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20120241589 - Electromagnetic spectrally detectable plastic packaging components: A plastic packaging component is provided that is formed of a resin containing an electromagnetic spectrally detectable additive mixed with the resin. The resin formed into a plastic packaging component of an aerosol package lid, an aerosol spray button, an aerosol spray tube, a trigger sprayer, an integrated lid-sprayer, a... Agent:

20120241597 - Hot spot correction in a compressive imaging system: A compressive imaging system for optimizing dynamic range during the acquisition of compressed images. A light modulator modulates incident light with spatial patterns to produced modulated light. A light sensing device generates an electrical signal representing intensity of the modulated light over time. The system amplifies a difference between the... Agent:

20120241593 - Image capturing unit and image capturing device: An image capturing unit includes: a glass substrate having a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface, with a first wiring pattern being provided upon at least the first surface; an image sensor that is electrically connected to the first wiring pattern, and... Agent: Nikon Corporation

20120241594 - Image sensor with double integration time and conditional selection: An image sensor for gathering images at one and the same time at low illumination level and at high illumination level is described. The sensor operates with a double integration time at each frame. Two successive charge transfers from a photodiode to a storage node are performed, the first after... Agent: E2v Semiconductors

20120241595 - Image sensor with very high dynamic range: A image sensor includes active pixels for gathering images at very high and very low luminance level. Each pixel includes at least one photodiode, a charge storage node, an electron multiplication amplification structure, a unit for transferring electrons from the photodiode to the structure, a unit for transferring electrons from... Agent: E2v Semiconductors

20120241590 - Method for assembly of spectroscopic filter arrays using biomolecules: Spectroscopic filter arrays and methods for making spectroscopic filter arrays are provided. The arrays are formed using a dispersion of filter particles having selected moieties attached to the surface of the particles and a microarray having complementary moieties formed in an array on a substrate, such that each filter particle... Agent: Nanohmics, Inc.

20120241591 - Pumped pinned photodiode pixel array: The present invention relates to a pumped pixel that includes a first photo-diode accumulating charge in response to impinging photons, a second photo-diode and a floating diffusion positioned on a substrate of the pixel. The pixel also includes a charge barrier positioned on the substrate between the first photo-diode and... Agent: Aptina Imaging Corporation

20120241592 - Sensing pixel structure for generating sensed image with uniform resolution and light sensor: A sensing pixel structure for generating a sensed image with uniform resolution is applied in a light sensor. The sensing pixel structure includes a plurality of first sensing pixels and a plurality of second sensing pixels. The location of the plurality of first sensing pixels corresponds to a center region... Agent:

20120241596 - System for and method of performing multi-technique imaging: A system for and method of performing multi-technique imaging are disclosed. Such multi-technique imaging system includes a surface for supporting a specimen and at least two illumination sources for producing light radiation. The system also includes a plurality of reflective and refractive devices arranged to direct at least part of... Agent:

20120241598 - Optical module: The invention relates to an optical module 10) comprising a guiding element (30) adapted to guide optical radiation (P); a converting element (50, 200) adapted to convert received electrical energy into optical radiation or to convert received optical radiation into electrical energy; a mirror (70) arranged in the beam path... Agent: U2t Photonics Ag

20120241599 - Voltage output circuit, connector module, and active cable: According to one embodiment, a circuit comprises a first resistor configured to have one end to which a first voltage is input and the other end which outputs a second voltage and a first amplifier configured to have an inverting input connected to the other end of the first resistor... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120241600 - Optical electrical module: An optical electrical module includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a bearing portion and at least one optical electrical element. The second substrate is combined with the first substrate and has a reflective surface facing to the first substrate. The bearing portion is disposed between the first substrate and... Agent: Centera Photonics Inc.

20120241602 - method of screening a sample for the presence of one or more known compounds of interest and a mass spectrometer performing this method: A method of screening a sample for the presence of one or more known compounds of interest is disclosed. A fragmentation device is repeatedly switched between a fragmentation mode of operation and a non-fragmentation mode of operation. A determination is made whether a candidate parent ion of interest is present... Agent: Mircomass Uk Limited

20120241601 - Methods and apparatus for detecting airborne molecular contaminants: Methods and apparatuses for the removal, analysis and/or detection of harmful airborne molecular contaminants (AMCs). In one embodiment, an ionizing radiation source is utilized to remove the harmful AMCs from a flow stream via radiolytic particle generation and subsequent capture by filtration. The captured particles may be released, for example,... Agent:

20120241603 - Multiplexed tandem mass spectrometry method: The invention concerns a method for multiplexed tandem mass spectrometry of a sample to be analysed containing at least two precursors, wherein at least two simplified multiplexed MS-MS spectra are obtained each from at least two selected precursors of the sample, the method comprising: (d) for each selected precursor generating... Agent: Physikron Sa

20120241604 - Vacuum measurement device with ion source mounted: A vacuum measurement device includes a grid (10) and an electron source (20) provided inside a vacuum vessel, and an ion beam (100) extracted outside the grid is captured by an ion collector (40) and is converted into a current signal. The grid (10) is a grid-shaped cylinder, and an... Agent:

20120241605 - Method and system for enhancing resolution of a scanning electron microscope: A method for improving the resolution of a scanning electron microscope, the method including: defining an energy band in response to an expected penetration depth of secondary electrons in an object; illuminating the object with a primary electron beam; and generating images from electrons that arrive at a spectrometer having... Agent:

20120241608 - Interface, a method for observing an object within a non-vacuum environment and a scanning electron microscope: An interface, a scanning electron microscope and a method for observing an object that is positioned in a non-vacuum environment. The method includes: passing at least one electron beam that is generated in a vacuum environment through at least one aperture out of an aperture array and through at least... Agent:

20120241607 - Microfluidic blotless cryo tem device and method: A method and system is provided for automatically preparing transmission electron microscopy (TEM) samples for examination by depositing extremely small samples onto a grid without need for a blotting step. A sample liquid droplet is formed at the end of a capillary, wherein a portion of the liquid is transferred... Agent:

20120241606 - Multiple-beam system for high-speed electron-beam inspection: One embodiment disclosed relates to a multiple-beamlet electron beam imaging apparatus for imaging a surface of a target substrate. A beam splitter lens array is configured to split the illumination beam to form a primary beamlet array, and a scanning system is configured to scan the primary beamlet array over... Agent:

20120241609 - Electron detecting mechanism and charged particle beam system equipped therewith: An electron detecting mechanism having a plate provided with an opening permitting passage of the primary beam, an energy filter, a first light detector, and a second light detector. The plate has first and second scintillating surface on its opposite sides. The first scintillating surface faces a sample. The second... Agent: Jeol Ltd.

20120241612 - Electron beam biprism device and electron beam device: Disclosed are an electron beam biprism device and an electron beam device, in which, in order to implement a fringe scan method in an electron beam interferometer, a deflection function in one direction is added to the function of an electron beam biprism, and electron beams passing the left and... Agent: Hitachi Ltd

20120241611 - Electron microscope: An object of the present invention relates to measurement of a quantitative element image with a high S/N ratio and measurement of an electron energy loss spectrum with high energy precision and energy resolution. The present invention relates to measurement of a characteristic X-ray spectrum obtained by correcting dead time... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120241610 - System and method for detecting at least one contamination species in a lithographic apparatus: A system for detecting at least one contamination species in an interior space of a lithographic apparatus, including: at least one monitoring surface configured to be in contact with the interior space, a thermal controller configured to control the temperature of the monitoring surface to at least one detection temperature,... Agent: Asml Netherlands B.v.

20120241613 - Infrared imaging device and infrared imaging apparatus using it: One embodiment provides an infrared imaging device, including: a substrate; connection wiring portions arranged in matrix form on the substrate; a first infrared detecting portion configured to convert intensity of absorbed infrared radiation into a first signal; and a second infrared detecting portion configured to convert intensity of absorbed infrared... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120241614 - Apparatus and method for multi-spectral imaging: An apparatus for multi-spectral imaging includes a microbolometer array comprising a two-dimensional array of microbolometer detectors that are configured to respond to energy having a first range of wavelengths comprising a first plurality of spectral bands. The apparatus also includes a wideband window configured to allow energy having a second... Agent: Raytheon Company

20120241615 - Terahertz wave detection device, terahertz wavelength filter, imaging device, and measurement device: A terahertz wave detection device includes a wavelength filter transmitting terahertz waves having a predetermined wavelength, and a detection portion detecting the terahertz waves having the predetermined wavelength that have passed through the wavelength filter by converting the terahertz waves into heat, wherein the wavelength filter includes a metal layer... Agent: Seiko Epson Corporation

20120241616 - Meta materials integration, detection and spectral analysis: A detector and modulator of electromagnetic radiation is 3-dimensional structure made of substantially 2 dimensional high impedance metamaterial surfaces stacked one above the other with a dielectric layer in between and located above a conducting ground plane. Each 2 dimension surface may be formed by an open continuous conductive trace,... Agent: Security Logic Ag

20120241617 - Device for inspecting small pharmaceutical products: The device for inspecting separately conveyed tablets or capsules has a guide device for guiding the separately conveyed tablets or capsules, which defines a predetermined tablet pathway, and a heating element designed as a hotplate, which is arranged in an area of the guide device. The device further has an... Agent: Uhlmann Pac-systeme Gmbh & Co. Kg

20120241620 - Optical control device, control device, and optical scope: An optical control device is provided in a scanning optical device that applies light emitted from a light source to an observation target as spot light, and detects return light from the observation target while scanning the spot light, and includes an irradiation section that applies white light and special... Agent: Olympus Corporation

20120241618 - Optical sensor capable of detecting ir light and visible light simultaneously: An optical sensor includes an image sensor, a proximity sensor and a visible light sensor. The image sensor includes a first pixel and a second pixel. The first pixel is coated with a first optical film for blocking light whose wavelength is outside a first predetermined range and a second... Agent:

20120241619 - Specimen identification system and specimen identification device: In a specimen identification system, an oscillator directs a THz wave toward a channel that accommodates a specimen. A receiver detects the THz wave transmitted through the specimen. A first controller controls the oscillator to sweep the oscillation frequency of the THz wave within a frequency band. A receiver generates... Agent:

20120241621 - Standoff explosives detection: The present invention may include methods and apparatus for the detection of explosives using near infrared or infrared spectroscopy to detect nitro or even carbonyl groups. Embodiments may include, at least one radiation emitter may emit at least one wavelength towards a target. At least one reflected wavelength may be... Agent: University Of Wyoming Research Corporation D/b/a Western Research Institute

20120241623 - Chemical species optical sensor operating in infrared: The invention relates to a chemical species optical sensor comprising: a fluorescent source (3) of incoherent infrared rays, including a chalcogenide glass matrix, doped with rare earth ions and combined with a pump source by means of a first optical fiber (2); and at least one infrared ray detector (5),... Agent: Centre National De Recherche Scientifique

20120241622 - Method for determining the 14c content of a gas mixture and arrangement suitable therefor: A method for determining the 14C content of a gas mixture in which 14C isotopes are present as molecule constituents, is provided. The gas mixture is provided in a measuring space, wherein infrared laser radiation is supplied to the measuring space as measurement radiation. The laser radiation to be supplied... Agent: Freie Universitaet Berlin

20120241624 - Tailgate detection using infra-red beams: A system, for calculating an object location within a portal, includes a portal map formed by a plurality of infra-red beams. The system further includes a broken beam detector for detecting and recording, in response to an object moving through the portal map, data indicative of one or more broken... Agent:

20120241625 - Human body sensing device and image forming apparatus having the same: A human body sensing device comprises: an infrared sensor which detects a human body; a rotatable group of lenses having a plurality of lenses arranged around the sensor, the lenses being configured to: generate unit sensing zones defined by a sensing distance extending radially outwardly from the group and a... Agent: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

20120241626 - Thermal-type infrared solid-state image sensing device and method of manufacturing the same: In the reference element employed in the thermal-type infrared solid-state image sensing device according to the present invention, a slit used for construction of a light receiving element is opened in insulating films between which a thermoelectric conversion element is tucked to such an extent that the slit pierces into... Agent:

20120241627 - Radiological image detection apparatus and method of manufacturing the same: A radiological image detection apparatus includes: a radiation image conversion panel including: a phosphor having a group of columnar crystals in which crystals of the fluorescent material have grown into columnar shape, the fluorescent material which emits fluorescent light when exposed to radiation and a protective film which covers at... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20120241628 - Detector for the detection of ionizing radiation: The invention relates to a detector (110) for the detection of ionizing radiation (116). The detector (110) comprises at least one scintillator (112) which is adapted to convert the ionizing radiation (116) to electromagnetic radiation (118), especially to visible, ultraviolet or infrared light. The detector (110) further comprises at least... Agent:

20120241630 - Materials, method, and apparatus for detecting neutrons and ionizing radiation: Embodiments of the invention provide a scintillator material, a scintillator system, and/or a method of detecting incident radiation using a scintillator material, or scintillator system, comprising a polymer material that comprises chromophores. Additional embodiments provide a scintillator material, scintillator system, and/or a method of detecting incident radiation using a scintillator... Agent: Nanoptics, Incorporated

20120241629 - Radiographic image capturing system, program storage medium, and method: A radiographic image capturing system includes a radiographic image capturing device, a grid, an acquiring unit, and a processor. The radiographic image capturing device includes a radiation detector in which pixels having a sensitivity with respect to radiation or light are disposed two-dimensionally at a predetermined pixel spacing. The grid... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20120241631 - Split gradient coil and pet/mti hybrid system using the same: A generally cylindrical set of coil windings includes primary coil windings and shield coil windings at a larger radial position than the primary coil windings, and an arcuate or annular central gap that is free of coil windings, has an axial extent of at least ten centimeters, and spans at... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20120241632 - Nano structural anodes for radiation detectors: Anodes for proportional radiation counters and a process of making the anodes is provided. The nano-sized anodes when present within an anode array provide: significantly higher detection efficiencies due to the inherently higher electric field, are amenable to miniaturization, have low power requirements, and exhibit a small electromagnetic field signal.... Agent: Savannah River Nuclear Solustions, LLC

20120241633 - Ultraviolet radiation detector and dosimeter: An ultraviolet radiation dosimeter apparatus for measuring an individual's ultraviolet radiation exposure from incoming ultraviolet rays, including an ultraviolet radiation dosimeter body; an ultraviolet filter in the ultraviolet radiation dosimeter body; a detector semiconductor substrate in the ultraviolet radiation dosimeter body connected to the ultraviolet filter for detecting the incoming... Agent:

20120241634 - Image pickup apparatus, image pickup system, and method of controlling them: In an image pickup apparatus, a detector includes a detection unit and a driving circuit; the detection unit including a plurality of pixels each including a conversion element having a semiconductor layer, and the driving circuit being configured to drive the detection unit whereby the detector performs an image pickup... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120241636 - Apparatus for measuring compound using photo-ionization detector: The present invention relates to an apparatus for measuring a compound using a photo-ionization detector. The apparatus comprises: an ultra violet (UV) lamp (10) which is filled with a krypton gas as an inert gas and emits UV light of 10.6 eV; a photo-ionization detector (PID) unit (100) which detects... Agent:

20120241635 - Irradiation method and device for performing the method: A method actuates a device for irradiating an object that has at least one target volume to be irradiated and at least one volume to be protected. The method includes defining at least one signal dose value for the volume to be protected and irradiating the object at least one... Agent: Gsi Helmholtzzentrum F&#xdc R Schwerionenforschung Gmbh

20120241637 - Scintillators and subterranean detectors: The present disclosure provides a protective scintillator package for enclosing a scintillator wherein at least one component in the package is at least partially formed from a viscoelastic material. The protective package may comprise both elastic and viscoelastic materials, which may both be included in one component or may be... Agent:

20120241638 - Apparatus for the extension and retraction of a peripheral device: The present invention provides an extendible support mechanism in which a counterbalance system allows extension and retraction of the arm to be carried out with the same level of mechanical effort. Embodiments of the present invention allow the system to be used in a plurality of orientations, and thus the... Agent: Elekta Ab (publ)

20120241639 - Image pickup apparatus, image pickup system, and method for controlling the same: An image pickup apparatus includes a detector that includes a detection unit having a plurality of pixels in which conversion elements are included and a driving circuit that drives the detection unit and that executes an image pickup operation for outputting electrical signals, and a temperature control unit that includes... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120241641 - Drawing apparatus and method of manufacturing article: A drawing apparatus performs drawing on a substrate with charged particle beams. The drawing apparatus includes an irradiation optical system including a collimator lens; an aperture array configured to split the charged particle beam into a plurality of charged particle beams; a converging lens array configured to form a plurality... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120241640 - Ion sources, systems and methods: Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the ion sources, systems and methods can exhibit relatively little undesired vibration and/or can sufficiently dampen undesired vibration. This can enhance performance (e.g., increase reliability, stability and the like).... Agent: Carl Zeiss Nts, LLC.

20120241642 - Laser desorption ionization ion source with charge injection: An innovative ion source is disclosed that in some embodiments provides an injected independent ion beam to increase the ionization efficiency of the ion source.... Agent:

20120241643 - Optically integrated microfluidic cytometers for high throughput screening of photophysical properties of cells or particles: Devices and methods for screening emissive properties of a cell, such as the resistance to photobleaching or other photophysical property. In one example, a device may include a microfluidic reservoir having at least an input channel for receiving the cell, a main channel fluidly coupled with the input channel, at... Agent:

20120241644 - Water purification apparatus comprising an uv source: Water purification apparatus, comprising an elongate UV source and a conduit for water to be purified formed of a UV transmissive material, wherein the conduit has an inlet and an outlet and positioned so that part of it is wrapped around at least part of the UV source thereby to... Agent:

20120241645 - Mask inspection apparatus and mask inspection method: According to one embodiment, a mask inspection apparatus includes a decompression chamber, a holder, a light irradiation unit, a detection unit, an electrode, and a control unit. The holder is provided in the decompression chamber and holds a mask. The light irradiation unit irradiates a major surface of the mask... Agent:

20120241647 - Multiphoton luminescence imaging of protein crystals: A method for detecting protein crystals comprises: illuminating a sample with a laser to produce multiphoton excitation; collecting an emission spectrum; and determining whether the sample comprises protein crystals.... Agent: Purdue Research Foundation

20120241646 - Polymer-conjugated quantum dots and methods of making the same: The present application relates to polymer-conjugated quantum dots. The quantum dots can include, for example, an inorganic core conjugated to a polymer. The quantum dots may, in some embodiments, be water-soluble and exhibit superior photoluminescence. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the quantum dots.... Agent: East China University Of Science And Technology

20120241648 - Heat lip seal for cryogenic processing: In an ion implanter, an elastomer seal is used for cryogenic processing and includes an internal cavity defined by a pair of opposing side walls and a bottom wall disposed therebetween. An electrically conductive spring is disposed within the cavity and extends along a length of the seal. The seal... Agent: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

20120241651 - Deep-ultraviolet light source capable of stopping leakage of harmful x-rays:

20120241649 - Extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus and extreme ultraviolet light generation method: An EUV light generation method includes: (1) a step of supplying a target material into a chamber; and (b) a step of generating EUV light from plasma generated by irradiating the target material with a laser beam. The spatial light intensity distribution of the laser beam may be arranged so... Agent: Institute For Laser Technology

20120241650 - Target supply unit and extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus: A target supply unit may include: a target storage unit for storing a target material thereinside; a target output unit having a through-hole formed therein, through which the target material stored inside the target storage unit is outputted; an electrode having a through-hole formed therein arranged to face the target... Agent: Gigaphoton Inc.

20120241652 - Radiation protective device: According to the invention, a radiation protective device for attachment to a patient table is provided. The radiation protective device comprises a carrier and a shielding element provided at the carrier, wherein the shielding element is mounted at the carrier by means of at least one double joint such that... Agent: Mavig Gmbh

20120235015 - Merocyanine dye and photoelectric conversion device: In the formula (1), A1 represents a divalent atomic group, n represents an integer of 1 to 3, A2 and A3 each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or a heterocyclic ring having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, and R11 and R12 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl... Agent:

20120235016 - System, method, and product for scanning of biological materials: An embodiment of a scanning system is described including optical elements that direct an excitation beam at a probe array, detectors that receive reflected intensity data responsive to the excitation beam, where the reflected intensity data is responsive to a focusing distance between an optical element and the probe array,... Agent: Affymetrix, Inc.

20120235017 - Counterbalanced dual axis solar tracking system: A high efficiency, environmentally friendly system comprising a plurality of photovoltaic solar collecting panels (PV panels) is disclosed. The system comprises an outer frame to which a plurality of inner frames are mounted to which the plurality of PV panels are attached. To minimize shadowing by the outer frame upon... Agent: Sedona Energy Labs, Limited Company

20120235018 - Optical touch system and method: An optical touch system and an optical touch method are provided. The optical touch system includes a scanning unit, a light source, a detector, a first light collecting unit and a second light collecting unit. The scanning unit provides an incident ray in a first direction. At least a portion... Agent: Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.

20120235019 - Position detection system and projection display system: An optical position detection system includes a light output unit that outputs lights toward a first detection target and a second detection target, and a first light receiving unit that receives a first reflected light from the first detection target and a second light receiving unit that receives a second... Agent: Seiko Epson Corporation

20120235020 - Clock gated power saving shift register: A gated-clock shift register including a series of clocked flip-flops with preceding outputs connected to subsequent inputs as a horizontal digital shift register. Each flip-flop (or other state holding device) includes a clock buffer between the respective flip-flop's clock, and the global clock. Each clock buffer propagates the clock signal... Agent: Analog Devices, Inc.

20120235023 - Solid-state image-sensing device and camera provided therewith: By feeding an appropriate voltage as a signal φTX to a transfer gate TG, a MOS transistor T1 is operated in a threshold region. A potential linearly or natural logarithmically converted by a buried photodiode PD is transferred to an N-type floating diffusion layer FD so as to be fed... Agent: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

20120235022 - Solid-state imaging device, drive method of solid-state imaging device, and imaging apparatus: A solid-state imaging device that includes: a pixel array section configured by an array of a unit pixel, including an optoelectronic conversion section that subjects an incoming light to optoelectronic conversion and stores therein a signal charge, a transfer transistor that transfers the signal charge stored in the optoelectronic conversion... Agent: Sony Corporation

20120235021 - Solid-state imaging device, imaging apparatus, electronic appliance, and method of driving the solid-state imaging device: A solid-state imaging device includes: a device portion in which unit constituent elements, each of which includes a charge detection unit detecting a charge that is generated on the basis of changes in physical information and a transfer unit transferring a signal charge detected by the charge detection unit, are... Agent: Sony Corporation

20120235024 - Coherent optical signal processing: Coherent optical signal processing is performed in a coherent receiver (or diagnostic/testing apparatus) that converts an amplitude and/or angle-modulated optical signal into two electrical signals. A simple receiver can only detect one phase of the signal and only the polarization that is aligned with a local oscillator laser polarization. To... Agent: Tektronix, Inc.

20120235025 - Switch: A slit is formed in a plunger of a limit switch in such a manner that an amount of light incident on a light receiving element is changed in accordance with displacement of the plunger. The limit switch is provided with a setting processing unit (123) for setting a voltage... Agent: Omron Corporation

20120235026 - Image sensor pixel and driving method thereof: An image sensor pixel and a driving method thereof are provided. The image sensor pixel comprises a photodiode, a sensing capacitor, a static transistor and a dynamic transistor. A first terminal of the photodiode is coupled to a bias line. A control terminal of the static transistor is coupled to... Agent: Chimei Innolux Corporation

20120235027 - optical element and a light detection device and an object sensing system: An optical element for condensing light is provided, wherein the optical element has a first cylindrical face and a second cylindrical face at one side and a third cylindrical face at an other side and a plane including an axis of the first cylindrical face and an axis of the... Agent:

20120235028 - Photodetector capable of detecting the visible light spectrum: Apparatuses capable of and techniques for detecting the visible light spectrum are provided.... Agent: University Of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation

20120235029 - Testing an infrared proximity sensor: A system for testing an IR proximity sensor has an infrared reflector that receives radiation transmitted from the proximity sensor under test. An electronically modulated IR-transmissive device is positioned between the sensor and the reflector. A tester is coupled to control the IR-transmissive device for testing the sensor. Other embodiments... Agent: Apple Inc.

20120235030 - Test formation apparatus for a downhole tool: An insert apparatus for use in a test formation for a downhole nuclear spectroscopy tool includes an outer liner, and an inner liner defining a cylindrical borehole having a diameter such that the downhole nuclear spectroscopy tool is receivable therein. There is fill material between the outer liner and the... Agent:

20120235033 - Differential mobility analyzer: The object of this invention is a differential mobility analyzer (DMA). Differential mobility analyzers allow classifying charged particles by their electrical mobility. The sample to analyze requires the use of a charging stage, which, in the state of the art, takes place outside of a classification region, so that the... Agent:

20120235031 - Interface for the rapid analysis of liquid samples by accelerator mass spectrometry: An interface for the analysis of liquid sample having carbon content by an accelerator mass spectrometer including a wire, defects on the wire, a system for moving the wire, a droplet maker for producing droplets of the liquid sample and placing the droplets of the liquid sample on the wire... Agent: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

20120235032 - Ionization method, ion producing device and uses of the same in ion mobility spectrometry: A method for ionizing, using pulses of ionization radiation, an analyte to be examined by way of ion mobility spectrometry using a pulse sequence is modulated with a known time-variable impression pattern is provided. An ionization device for carrying out the method and an ion mobility spectrometry method and an... Agent: Eads Deutschland Gmbh

20120235034 - Device for measuring mean free path, vacuum gauge, and method for measuring mean free path: The present invention provides a device for measuring a mean free path capable of measuring directly the mean free path of a charged particle, a vacuum gauge, and a method for measuring a mean free path. The device for measuring a mean free path according to one embodiment of the... Agent: Canon Anelva Corporation

20120235035 - Transmission electron microscope and sample observation method: A transmission electron microscope includes an electron gun 1 that irradiates a sample 5 with an electron beam 2; an electron detector 13 that detects electrons that are passed through the sample 5 and scattered; a first detection-side annular aperture 15 that is located between the electron detector 13 and... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120235036 - Inspection device: An inspection device for inspecting a surface of an inspection object using a beam includes a beam generator capable of generating one of either charge particles or an electromagnetic wave as a beam, a primary optical system capable of guiding and irradiating the beam to the inspection object supported within... Agent: Ebara Corporation

20120235037 - Optical identification module device and optical reader having the same: An optical identification module device has a light pipe integrally formed with transparent material, a lens holder, a lens, a sensing circuit board and a light emitting diode. A light source container and a guiding recess are arranged on one side of the light pipe. A first light channel is... Agent: Generalplus Technology Inc.

20120235038 - Infrared gas detector and infrared gas measuring device: An infrared gas detector includes an infrared reception member, a package configured to accommodate the infrared reception member, and an optical filter. The infrared reception member includes a plurality of thermal infrared detection elements each configured to detect infrared based on heat caused by received infrared. The thermal infrared detection... Agent:

20120235039 - Mems sensor: A MEMS sensor has a frame portion 2 formed in a rectangular frame shape and a convexoconcave shaped membrane 3 that is constructed within the frame portion 2, the convexoconcave shape of the membrane 3 extend to two direction where a concave and a convex are orthogonal to each other,... Agent: Pioneer Corporation

20120235040 - Photoconductive element: Provided is a photoconductive element which solves a problem inherent in an element for generating/detecting a terahertz wave by photoexcitation that terahertz wave generation efficiency is limited by distortions and defects of a low temperature grown semiconductor. The photoconductive element includes: a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor low temperature growth layer;... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120235041 - Absolute cavity pyrgeometer: Implementations of the present disclosure involve an apparatus and method to measure the long-wave irradiance of the atmosphere or long-wave source. The apparatus may involve a thermopile, a concentrator and temperature controller. The incoming long-wave irradiance may be reflected from the concentrator to a thermopile receiver located at the bottom... Agent: Alliance For Sustainable Energy, LLC

20120235042 - Mwir sensor for flame detection: A system for detecting a flame. The system may discriminate between a detected hot object and flame. The system may be a camera-like structure incorporating an infrared sensor, a lens, and an element that could filter out some of the long-wave infrared radiation. The sensor may receive radiation of a... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20120235043 - Measurement apparatus and measurement method: There is provided a measuring apparatus including a space arrangement structure that includes space regions surrounded by conductors in a plane, an electromagnetic wave emitter that emits electromagnetic waves towards an object held by the space arrangement structure, and an electromagnetic wave detector that measures the electromagnetic waves that have... Agent: Advantest Corporation

20120235044 - Infrared sensor module: An infrared sensor module includes: an infrared sensor device disposed on a substrate and configured to receive infrared signals; a signal processing circuit device configured to process an output from the infrared sensor device; a metal case which is provided at a predetermined distance from the infrared sensor device, which... Agent: Panasonic Corporation

20120235045 - Bolometer-type thz wave detector: The bolometer-type THz wave detector according to the present invention has a thermal isolation structure in which a temperature detecting portion including a bolometer thin film connected to electrical wirings is supported in a state of being raised from the substrate by a supporting portion including the electrical wirings connected... Agent:

20120235046 - Radiation detection element: Disclosed is a radiation detection element which can inexpensively be manufactured. The detection element including, as a main component, a base resin not containing any fluorescent substance at all is used for radiation measurement.... Agent: National Institute Of Radiological Sciences

20120235047 - Optical-interface patterning for radiation detector crystals: A radiation detector is disclosed that includes a scintillation crystal and a plurality of photodetectors positioned to detect low-energy scintillation photons generated within the scintillation crystal. The scintillation crystals are processed using subsurface laser engraving to generate point-like defects within the crystal to alter the path of the scintillation photons.... Agent: University Of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization

20120235049 - Euv actinic reticle inspection system using imaging sensor with thin film spectral purity filter coating: An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) actinic reticle imaging system suitable for discharge produced plasma (DPP) or laser produced plasma (LPP) reticle imaging systems using a thin film coating spectral purity filter (SPF) positioned on or proximate to the EUV imaging sensor; an EUV imaging sensor carrying this SPF; and methods for... Agent: Kla-tencor Corporation

20120235048 - Flat panel display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same: A flat panel display apparatus includes a panel including an image region on which an image is realized, a window covering the panel, a black matrix formed in the window along a side edge of the image region, and a resin layer that is ultraviolet (UV) curable and that bonds... Agent: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.

20120235050 - Ultraviolet irradiation system: An ultraviolet irradiation system includes: an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus including a plurality of ultraviolet lamps; a flowmeter configured to measure a flow rate of the water to be treated that passes through the ultraviolet irradiation apparatus; and an ultraviolet-dose monitoring and controlling apparatus configured to monitor an ultraviolet dose of... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120235051 - Method, apparatus, and systems for remotely monitoring the location and usage history of radioactive materials stored with a shielded container or overpack: A radioactive source information tracking and reporting system and method is disclosed. The system and method include a device operable to detect a presence of a radioactive source contained within a shielded container. The device is further operable to detect a location of the shielded container. A message is generated... Agent: Geoforce, Inc

20120235052 - Method for detecting x-ray radiation and detector system with direct conversion detectors: A method and a detector system are disclosed for the photon-counting detection of x-ray radiation with direct conversion detectors. In at least one embodiment of the method, as a function of the existing radiation energy, current and/or voltage pulses which are largely proportional thereto are generated, and the generated current... Agent: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

20120235053 - Mass analyzer apparatus and systems operative for focusing ribbon ion beams and for separating desired ion species from unwanted ion species in ribbon ion beams: The present invention is an apparatus and multi-unit assembly which is able to achieve two different and highly desirable functions: A focusing of a charged particle beam; and a mass separation of desired ion species from unwanted ion species in traveling ion beams. The apparatus is a simply organized and... Agent:

20120235054 - Electron beam irradiation apparatus and electron beam drawing apparatus: According to one embodiment, an electron beam irradiation apparatus comprises an objective lens configured to irradiate a specimen surface with an electron beam, an electron detector which is provided between the objective lens and the specimen surface and which is configured to detect reflected electrons or secondary electrons emitted from... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120235055 - Focused ion beam device and focused ion beam processing method: Disclosed is an operation for an optical system which achieves observation of focused ion beam processing equivalent to that in a case wherein a sample stage is tilted mechanically. In a focused ion beam optical system, an aperture, a tilting deflector, a beam scanner, and an objective lens are controlled... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120235056 - Multi-needle multi-parallel nanospray ionization source for mass spectrometry: An electrospray ion source for a mass spectrometer for generating ions of an analyte from a sample comprising the analyte dissolved in a liquid solvent comprises: an electrode receiving the sample and comprising at least a first plurality of protrusions protruding from a base, each protrusion of the at least... Agent:

20120235057 - Apparatus and method for forming a solid immersion lens using a binary bitmap milling pattern: A method for forming a solid immersion lens (SIL) includes generating a focused ion beam, and projecting the focused ion beam onto an optical medium at locations defined by a binary bitmap milling pattern, wherein the locations at which the focused ion beam impact a surface of the optical medium... Agent: Avago Technologies EnterpriseIP(singapore) Pte. Ltd.

20120235058 - Method for extending lifetime of an ion source: This invention relates in part to a method for preventing or reducing the formation and/or accumulation of deposits in an ion source component of an ion implanter used in semiconductor and microelectronic manufacturing. The ion source component includes an ionization chamber and one or more components contained within the ionization... Agent:

20120235059 - Ultraviolet irradiation apparatus: A ultraviolet irradiation apparatus includes: an ultraviolet-irradiation water tank; a protection pipe provided in the ultraviolet-irradiation water tank; an ultraviolet lamp provided in the protection pipe to be lit up with high-frequency discharge at a frequency of 10 kHz to 10 MHz, inclusive; protection covers respectively provided on the two... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120235060 - Ultraviolet irradiator and ultraviolet irradiating apparatus using the same: An ultraviolet irradiator including a housing having an ultraviolet irradiation port through which the target is irradiated with the ultraviolet light, an ultraviolet lamp that emits ultraviolet light, a water-cooling jacket in which the ultraviolet lamp is mounted, a reflection plate that reflects light emitted from the ultraviolet lamp, the... Agent: Iwasaki Electric Co., Ltd.

20120235061 - Lighting design of high quality biomedical devices: The invention relates to a plurality of light sources to power a variety of applications including microarray readers, microplate scanners, microfluidic analyzers, sensors, sequencers, Q-PCR and a host of other bioanalytical tools that drive today's commercial, academic and clinical biotech labs.... Agent: Lumencor, Inc.

20120235062 - Device and a process for mass monitoring of radiation exposure: A radiation detection device with at least one self indicating radiation sensor and at least one machine readable sensor.... Agent:

20120235064 - Radiation control and minimization system and method: A radiation control system and method are provided in which radiation delivered to a patient and/or the operator of the equipment is minimized. The radiation control system may be used in a large variety of applications including applications in which radiation source is used to inspect an object, such as,... Agent: Intellirad Control, Inc.

20120235065 - Radiation control and minimization system and method: A radiation control system and method are provided in which radiation delivered to a patient and/or the operator of the equipment is minimized. The radiation control system may be used in a large variety of applications including applications in which radiation source is used to inspect an object, such as,... Agent: Intellirad Control, Inc.

20120235063 - Systems and methods providing electron beam writing to a medium: A method for electron-beam writing to a medium includes positioning the medium within an e-beam writing machine so that the medium is supported by a stage and is exposed to an e-beam source. The method also includes writing a pattern to the medium using a plurality of independently-controllable beams of... Agent: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

20120235066 - Drive laser delivery systems for euv light source: An EUV light source is disclosed herein which may comprise a droplet generator producing a stream of target material droplets, a first optical gain medium amplifying light on a first beam path without a seed laser providing a seed laser output to the first beam path, a second optical gain... Agent: Cymer, Inc.

20120235067 - Tunable infrared emitter: Provided are methods of tuning the emission wavelength from a tunable infrared plasmonic emitting structure, which structure comprises: (a) a perforated or patterned first conductive layer having a plurality of relief features provided in a periodic spatial configuration, wherein the relief features are separated from each other by adjacent recessed... Agent:

20120235068 - 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

20120228469 - Position reference sensor: A position reference sensor for a marine vessel comprises an optical assembly including a pulsed laser device for emitting laser light, a lens arrangement comprising a lenticular lens for producing a vertically fanned beam (18) of the laser light emitted by the pulsed laser device and a photodiode (32) comprising... Agent: GuidanceIPLimited

20120228470 - Minimizing ambient light in a feedback circuit in pulse oximeter test instruments: Generally described, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to pulse oximeter test instruments for testing pulse oximeters. The pulse oximeter test instruments are configured to linearize a relationship between an input signal and an output signal of a light emitting diode (LED). In some embodiments, the... Agent: Fluke Corporation

20120228471 - Primary light converter for converting primary light into secondary light: The invention relates to a primary light converter (1) for converting primary light (3) into secondary light (4). An electrical light conversion unit (2) converts at least a part of the primary light (3) into the secondary light (4), and an energy converter (5) converts at least a part of... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.v.

20120228472 - High strength optical window for radiation detectors: The invention provides a hermetically sealed scintillation crystal package with a window made of a ruggedized material such as ALON (aluminum Oxynitride) or Spinel ceramic (MgAl2O4) where the window is sealed to an external metallic housing part by a brazing or soldering process and the external housing part is welded... Agent:

20120228474 - Solid-state imaging device: While a drain power source of a reset transistor and a drain power source of an amplifying transistor are separated, the load of drain power source can be reduced by sharing a drain diffusion layer of the reset transistor and a drain diffusion layer of the amplifying transistor and a... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120228476 - Solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus: A solid-state imaging device according to the present invention includes a pixel cell having a photodiode, a charge detection unit, an amplification transistor, a transfer transistor which transfers a signal charge to the charge detection unit in accordance with a transfer control signal, and a reset transistor which resets the... Agent:

20120228473 - Solid-state imaging device, method of manufacturing solid-state imaging device, and imaging apparatus: There is provided a solid-state imaging device including a semiconductor substrate having an effective region in which a photodiode performing a photoelectric conversion is formed and, an optical black region shielded by a light shielding film; a first film which is formed on the effective region and in which at... Agent: Sony Corporation

20120228475 - Talbot imaging devices and systems: Talbot imaging systems comprising a Talbot element, a phase gradient generating device, a light detector, and a processor. The Talbot element repeats a Talbot image at a distance from the Talbot element. The phase gradient generating device scans the Talbot image at a plane at the distance from the Talbot... Agent: California Institute Of Technology

20120228477 - Detector: A detector contains a housing with at least one window for allowing radiation to enter, at least one outlook sensor for sensing entered radiation, a unit for processing outlook sensor signals, and outlook mirrors that are shaped and mounted in the housing for reflecting onto the outlook sensor radiation from... Agent: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

20120228478 - Portable electronic device, particularly an electronic card, provided with an optical switch: A portable electronic device, for example an electronic card, includes at least one electronic unit associated to an optical switch which can be actuated by a user and which includes two photo-detectors arranged sufficiently far from each other in the electronic device to enable the user to cover only one... Agent: Nagrald Security S.a.

20120228479 - Control circuit and operation method for projector: A control circuit is applied into a projector and an operation method is provided for the projector. The projector includes a photo sensor provided for generating a sensing voltage according to light intensity sensed by the photo sensor. The control circuit includes a first voltage-comparing unit, a reference voltage generating... Agent: Coretronic Corporation

20120228481 - Lens sheet and photoelectric conversion module: A lens sheet is provided which is configured to create, below the lens sheet, a region not irradiated with light when light is incident on the lens sheet from above. A photoelectric conversion element is efficiently irradiated with light incident on the lens sheet. In addition, a high-efficiency photoelectric conversion... Agent: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

20120228480 - Optically-controlled shunt circuit for maximizing photovoltaic panel efficiency: An optically-controlled shunt (OCS) circuit includes a switch and a light sampler. The light sampler is coupled to the switch and is configured to sample light at a photovoltaic (PV) cell corresponding to the OCS circuit and to turn on the switch when the sampled light comprises insufficient light for... Agent: National Semiconductor Corporation

20120228482 - Systems and methods for sensing light: A device for sensing light comprises a light sensor, one or more intermediate mirrors, a micromirror array including a plurality of independently positionable micromirrors, wherein a first micromirror in the micromirror array is positionable in a first position such that light reflected by the first micromirror while in the first... Agent:

20120228483 - Optical lift apparatuses and methods thereof: A method for optical lift includes receiving illumination in a first direction on at least one of two different surface profiles of one or more cambered refractive objects. The one or more cambered refractive objects are rotated to a position of stable rotational equilibrium in response to the received illumination.... Agent: Rochester Institute Of Technology

20120228485 - Maintenance method of radiological image detection apparatus: An maintenance method of a radiological image detection apparatus including: a phosphor containing a fluorescent material which emits fluorescent light when exposed to radiation and a thin-film type sensor portion which is disposed adjacent to the phosphor on a radiation incidence side and supported by the phosphor and detects fluorescent... Agent: Fujifilm Corporation

20120228484 - Method for improved correction of sipm non-linearity in multplexed radiation detectors: A system and method for determining correction factors used to determine energy of an event detected by a gamma ray detector having nonlinear photosensors arranged over a scintillation array of crystal elements, the gamma ray detector using optical multiplexing or analog electronic multiplexing. The method includes acquiring, for each nonlinear... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120228486 - Radiation detector assembly with test circuitry: A radiation detector assembly (20) includes a detector array module (40) configured to convert radiation particles to electrical detection pulses, and an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (42) operatively connected with the detector array. The ASIC includes signal processing circuitry (60) configured to digitize an electrical detection pulse received from... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20120228490 - Apparatus and method for ion mobility spectrometry and sample introduction: The IMS apparatus and methods described in this invention involve setting the ion detector at the highest potential of the drift tube and setting the ionization source at ground or near ground potential. The methods allow significantly simple sample introduction without the limitation of the high potential (voltage) concern of... Agent: Excellims Corporation

20120228489 - Assessing the contamination in a mass-spectrometric maldi ion source: The invention relates to a method by which the operator of a mass spectrometer with a MALDI ion source, particularly one which operates with delayed extraction of the ions, is provided with a technique for determining the degree of contamination, in particular to determine when the ion source must be... Agent:

20120228491 - High performance ion mobility spectrometer apparatus and methods: An ion mobility spectrometer wherein ions are separated along a drift axis while providing a drift gas flow in a direction that is substantially neither in the direction of the drift axis nor opposite to the drift axis. An ion mobility spectrometer and operation methods use a cross-directional gas flow... Agent: Excellims Corporation

20120228487 - Mass spectrometry assay for congenital adrenal hyperplasia: Methods are provided for detecting the amount of one or more CAH panel analytes (i.e., pregnenolone, 17-OH pregnenolone, progesterone, 17-OH progesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), androstenedione, testosterone, deoxycorticosterone, 11-deoxycortisol, and cortisol) in a sample by mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing one or more CAH panel analytes in a sample and... Agent: Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated

20120228488 - Processing of ion current measurements in time-of-flight mass spectrometers: Methods and instruments are provided for processing individual spectra of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer to form a sum spectrum. According to an aspect of the invention, a peak position on a flight time scale and a total intensity are determined for each peak in the individual spectrum. Intensity entries of... Agent:

20120228492 - Utilizing gas flows in mass spectrometers: The invention relates to ions guided by gas flows in mass spectrometers, particularly in RF multipole systems, and to RF quadrupole mass filters and their operation with gas flows in tandem mass spectrometers. The invention provides a tandem mass spectrometer in which the RF quadrupole mass filter is operated at... Agent: Bruker Daltonik Gmbh

20120228494 - Method for inspecting euv reticle and apparatus thereof: A method of inspecting an EUV reticle is proposed, which uses an original design layout information to align the plurality of patterns on an image, which is got by scanning the surface of an EUV reticle, such that the defect can be identified and classified according to the aligned patterns.... Agent: Hermes Microvision, Inc.

20120228493 - Water equivalent depth measurement: A method for determining a water equivalent depth between an entrance point and a reference point is disclosed. The method may comprise sending to a charged particle beam detector placed at a reference point within or beyond a body a charged particle beam whose energy is modulated between a minimum... Agent:

20120228495 - Method of analyzing a substance: An embodiment of the invention relates to a method of analyzing a substance comprising the steps of: fabricating a structure comprising said substance and at least one graphene layer; carrying out at least one measurement step with respect to said structure; and analyzing the measurement result of said measurement step... Agent: Humboldt-universitat Zu Berlin

20120228497 - Infrared imaging element: An infrared imaging element according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor substrate including a stacked structure of a silicon first substrate, and a first insulation film, first cavities being provided on a surface of the first substrate; an infrared detection unit provided in the semiconductor substrate and including, detection cells... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120228496 - Uncooled infrared imaging element and manufacturing method thereof: An uncooled infrared imaging element includes a pixel region, a device region, and a support substrate. The pixel region includes heat-sensitive pixels. The heat-sensitive pixels are arranged in a matrix and change current-voltage characteristics thereof in accordance with receiving amounts of infrared. The device region includes at least one of... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120228499 - Radiographic imaging apparatus: A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a radiographic-image detecting unit configured to detect radiation and convert the detected radiation to an image signal; a wireless transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit the image signal to an external device; and a housing configured to cover the radiographic-image detecting unit and the wireless... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120228498 - Sensor head for an x-ray detector, x-ray detector with sensor head and sensor arrangement: A sensor head for an X-ray detector is specified. The sensor head includes a first conductor carrier having a frontal face, and a sensor element sensitive to X-ray radiation. The sensor element is arranged on the frontal face of the first conductor carrier, is electrically conductively connected to conductors of... Agent:

20120228502 - Circuit and method for controlling an ir source for an analytical instrument: A pulse-width-modulated voltage is applied to an IR emitter during the on-time of a primary drive voltage having a frequency of about 2.5 Hz in order to control the power to a predetermined desired level. The secondary modulation is at about 800 Hz. The lower response time of the emitter... Agent: Leco Corporation

20120228500 - Electromagnetic wave receiving antenna: An electromagnetic wave receiving antenna includes a spiral element configured to selectively attenuate electromagnetic waves having a predetermined wavelength, selected wavelengths, or range of wavelengths, and to concentrate electromagnetic waves having a predetermined wavelength, selected wavelengths, or range of wavelengths other than the attenuated wavelengths.... Agent:

20120228501 - Single-shot pulse contrast measuring device based on non-harmonic long-wavelength sampling pulse: A single-shot pulse contrast measuring device based on non-harmonic long-wavelength sampling pulse includes a long-wavelength sampling light generation unit, a large-angle non-collinear sum-frequency cross-correlation unit and a high sensitivity signal receiving unit. The long-wavelength sampling light sum-frequency cross-correlator can allow that the beams are interacted with each other at the... Agent: Fudan University

20120228503 - Infrared sensor: The infrared sensor in accordance with the present invention includes a pyroelectric element, an IC device, and a surface-mounted package. The IC device is configured to process an output signal of the pyroelectric element. The package houses the pyroelectric element and the IC device. The package includes a package body... Agent: Panasonic Corporation

20120228504 - Mems sensor and sensor array having the same: A MEMS sensor has a membrane 3 in a polygon released via a support portion 2, and the membrane 3 has a reinforcement rib portion 6 made up of a plurality of radially extending rib portions 6a and a plurality of divisional membranes 7 constructed between adjacent two rib portions... Agent: Pioneer Corporation

20120228505 - Optical sensor: An optical sensor includes a visible light sensor includes a visible light sensing transistor and an infrared light sensor includes an infrared light sensing transistor, wherein the visible light sensing transistor receives a first driving voltage through a first driving voltage line, the infrared light sensing transistor receives a second... Agent: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

20120228506 - Solid state imaging device: According to one embodiment, a solid state imaging device includes an infrared detection pixel configured to change an output potential by receiving infrared light, a non-sensitive pixel, a row select line, and a differential amplifier. An amount of change in an output potential when the non-sensitive pixel receives infrared light... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120228507 - Terahertz scanning reflectometer: A terahertz scanning reflectometer is described herein. A high sensitivity terahertz scanning reflectometer is used to measure dynamic surface deformation and delamination characteristics in real-time. A number of crucial parameters can be extracted from the reflectance measurements such as dynamic deformation, propagation velocity, and final relaxation position. A terahertz reflectometer... Agent:

20120228508 - Actuating and display plate: An actuating and display plate for a flushing device consists of a non-conductive transparent material, wherein the plate has at least one viewing window, behind which are disposed: an infrared light source, a proximity sensor, which works on a light-reflection basis and is sensitive to the wavelength zone and with... Agent: Geberit International Ag

20120228509 - Radiation imaging device and method of manufacturing the same: A radiation imaging device includes: a sensor substrate having a pixel portion including a photoelectric conversion element; a scintillator layer provided on the pixel portion of the sensor substrate; and a sealing layer with which at least a part of the scintillator layer is sealed, in which the sealing layer... Agent: Sony Corporation

20120228510 - Shifting scintillator neutron detector: Provided are sensors and methods for detecting thermal neutrons. Provided is an apparatus having a scintillator for absorbing a neutron, the scintillator having a back side for discharging a scintillation light of a first wavelength in response to the absorbed neutron, an array of wavelength-shifting fibers proximate to the back... Agent: Ut Battelle, LLC

20120228511 - Positron emission computed tomography apparatus: A positron emission computed tomography apparatus according to an embodiment includes a detector, a buffer, and a regulating unit. The detector detects annihilation radiation. The buffer stores therein event data generated based on an output signal from the detector. The regulating unit regulates the amount of the event data read... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

20120228512 - Method and system for assembly of glass substrate-based radiological imaging sensor: A method and system of constructing and assembling a radiological imaging sensor having a transparent crystalline substrate plate, such as a glass or sapphire plate, for use in assembling the radiological imaging sensor using either a clear fiber optic plate of a dark fiber optic plate with ultraviolet curable adhesives.... Agent:

20120228513 - Neutron detector cell efficiency: Neutron detection cells and corresponding methods of detecting charged particles that make efficient use of silicon area are set forth. Three types of circuit cells/arrays are described: state latching circuits, glitch generating cells, and charge loss circuits. An array of these cells, used in conjunction with a neutron conversion film,... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20120228514 - Proton irradiation using spot scanning: In one embodiment of the invention, a method for irradiating a target is disclosed. A proton beam is generated using a cyclotron. A first information is provided to an energy selection system. An energy level for the protons is selected using an energy selection system based on the first information.... Agent:

20120228515 - Apparatus and method for maskless patterned implantion: A method of implanting a workpiece in an ion implantation system. The method may include providing an extraction plate adjacent to a plasma chamber containing a plasma, such that the extraction plate extracts ions from the plasma through at least one aperture that provides an ion beam having ions distributed... Agent: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.

20120228516 - Charged particle beam drawing apparatus and article manufacturing method using same: The charged particle beam drawing apparatus of the present invention is a charged particle beam drawing apparatus that renders a pattern on a substrate using a charged particle beam and includes a detector that detects charge amount depending on the irradiation of the charged particle beam; first and second deflectors... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120228517 - Method for the inactivation of pathogens in donor blood, blood plasma or erythrocyte concentrates in flexible containers under agitation: The invention relates to a method for the inactivation of pathogens such as bacteria and viruses in donor blood, blood plasma and erythrocyte concentrates by photodynamic treatment and/or irradiation with ultraviolet light in flexible irradiation bags under intense movement.... Agent:

20120228518 - Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy system for analyzing particles in a medium: The present invention relates to a fluorescence correlation spectroscopy system (1) for analyzing particles in a medium (2), including a means (3) for detecting the light (7) emitted by the particles in the medium (2), said means (3) being coupled to a waveguide (4), for which purpose the end piece... Agent: Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique - Cnrs

20120228519 - System and method for fluorescence and absorbance analysis: A system or method for analyzing a sample include an input light source, a double subtractive monochromator positioned to receive light from the input light source and to sequentially illuminate the sample with each of a plurality of wavelengths, a multi-channel fluorescence detector positioned to receive and substantially simultaneously detect... Agent: Horiba Jobin Yvon Inc.

20120228520 - Photoregulated reversible hydrogels for delivery and releasing of drugs and other therapeutical reagents: A novel hydrogel delivery systems useful for encapsulating and releasing pharmaceuticals or chemicals is disclosed where water soluble polymers containing crosslinker repeating units that associate or dissociate with complementary crosslinking repeating units or separate linkers to reversibly crosslink the hydrogel. In an exemplary embodiment, a DNA crosslinked hydrogel displays photoreversibility.... Agent:

20120228522 - Charged particle beam irradiation system and neutron beam irradiation system: A charged particle beam irradiation system includes: an accelerator which accelerates charged particles along an orbit, thereby emitting a charged particle beam; a gantry on which the accelerator is mounted and which can rotate or oscillate around a given axis; and an irradiation section which is mounted on the gantry... Agent: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20120228521 - Particle beam therapy system: The objective is to obtain a particle beam therapy system that can suppress the effect of a leakage dose. There are provided a scanning nozzle that irradiates in a predetermined direction a particle beam emitted from an accelerator; an irradiation control unit that controls operation of the irradiation nozzle in... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

20120228523 - Biological laser plasma x-ray point source: The invention provides targets coated with structured biological materials, which are employed in laser produced plasma systems. The biological materials selected from cells of microbial, protozoan or plankton origin are applied on a portion of a solid target, like polished glass plate which then form a target system that absorbs... Agent: Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research

20120228524 - Led light source device: An LED light source device capable of making the amount of light of an emitting region a predetermined amount of light or more and uniformizing the amount of light is provided. The LED light source device 1 includes an ultraviolet LED array 3 including an LED juxtaposition region R in... Agent: Hamamatsu Photonics K.k.

20120228527 - Extreme ultra violet light source apparatus: An extreme ultra violet light source apparatus prevents debris staying and accumulating within a chamber from contaminating the chamber and deteriorating the performance of an important optical component. The extreme ultra violet light source apparatus includes: a chamber in which extreme ultra violet light is generated; a driver laser for... Agent: Komatsu Ltd./gigaphoton, Inc.

20120228526 - Laser produced plasma euv light source: Methods and apparatus for producing EUV from plasma are disclosed. The apparatus includes a plasma generating system comprising a source of target material droplets and a laser producing a beam irradiating the droplets at an irradiation region. The plasma produces EUV radiation, wherein the droplet source comprises a nozzle having... Agent:

20120228528 - Led oral illuminator using a bite block: Disclosed herein are intraoral illumination devices. More specifically, the LED intraoral illumination device in accordance with the present invention has an improved battery for providing power supply and structure of a bit block for opening a mouth using the bit block.... Agent:

20120228525 - System and method for generating extreme ultraviolet light: Systems and methods are provided in which an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light generation apparatus used with a laser apparatus is configured to detect an image of a laser beam by which a target has been irradiated. The EUV light generation apparatus may also be configured to control the position at... Agent: Gigaphoton Inc.

20120228529 - Contactless coupling and method for use with an electrical appliance: The present invention relates to a coupling and various methods of use of the coupling. In one embodiment the invention provides a coupling for use with an appliance operated by a power supply, which coupling allows mounting/dismounting of the appliance without electrical isolation from the supply said coupling comprising: a)... Agent:

20120223213 - Physiological sensor having reduced sensitivity to interference: A physiological sensor having reduced sensitivity to interference includes a light source, a light detector in optical communication with the light source, and a sensor pad at least partially housing the light source and the light detector. The sensor pad is configured to be capacitively isolated from a patient. Moreover,... Agent:

20120223215 - Cmos image sensor with wide dynamic range: The present invention relates a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor capable of improving dynamic range by using an additional driver transistor. The CMOS image sensor according to the present invention has a pixel array which has a plurality of unit pixels each of which includes a photodiode and... Agent: Intellectual Ventures Ii LLC

20120223214 - Light guided pixel: A light guided pixel having a guide layer and a light detector layer. The guide layer has a light guide. The light detector layer has a light detecting element that receives light channeled by the light guide. The light guide may include a filter for channeling emissions to the light... Agent: California Institute Of Technology

20120223216 - Sterilization system with ultraviolet emitter for eradicating biological contaminants: An exemplary sterilization system includes a self-propelled robotic mobile platform for locating and eradicating infectious bacterial and virus strains on floors (and objects thereon), walls, cabinets, angled structures, etc., using one or more ultraviolet light sources. A controller allows the system to adjust the quantity of ultraviolet light received by... Agent:

20120223217 - E-petri dishes, devices, and systems: An e-Petri dish comprising a transparent layer having a specimen surface and a light detector configured to sample a sequence of sub-pixel shifted projection images of a specimen located on the specimen surface. The sub-pixel shifted projection images associated with light from a plurality of illumination angles provided by an... Agent: California Institute Of Technology

20120223218 - Diffractive optical element and measuring apparatus: A diffractive optical element includes first and second diffractive optical parts to generate diffracted lights two-dimensionally with respect to incident light. The diffracted lights generated by inputting the incident light to the first diffractive optical part are input to the second diffractive optical part in order to generate the diffracted... Agent: Asahi Glass Company, Limited

20120223219 - Extended and knotted optical traps in three dimensions: The present invention is directed toward a system and method for projecting holographic optical traps whose intensity maxima are extended along specified paths in three dimensions with specified amplitude and phase profiles along those paths. Specifying paths that constitute knotted loops and phase profiles that direct radiation pressure along the... Agent: New York University

20120223220 - Calibration method of uv sensor for uv curing: A method for managing UV irradiation for treating substrates in the course of treating multiple substrates consecutively with UV light, includes: exposing a first UV sensor to the UV light at first intervals to measure illumination intensity of the UV light so as to adjust the illumination intensity to a... Agent: Asm Japan K.k.

20120223221 - Nanofiber spectral analysis: Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to transmit energy to a nanofiber sampling coil and/or a nanofiber reference coil. Further activity may include receiving the energy as modified by evanescent interaction with a sampled material located proximate to the sampling coil and/or as modified by propagation through the reference coil,... Agent: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.

20120223222 - Isolation of ions in overloaded rf ion traps: In an RF quadrupole ion trap having electrodes to which RF voltages are applied, ions having m/z ratios outside of a predefined narrow range of charge-related masses m/z are removed from the trap by applying a DC voltage pulse to at least one of the trap electrodes to remove from... Agent: Bruker Daltonik Gmbh

20120223223 - Mass spectrometer method and mass spectrometer: A variation in an ionization efficiency and the amount of sample which is introduced into an ion trap is corrected and quantified. Ions of an internal standard and ions of a sample are trapped in the ion trap at the same time, and a concentration of the sample is quantified... Agent: Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

20120223224 - Method for simultaneous calibration of mass spectra and identification of peptides in proteomic analysis: The invention relates to a mass spectrometry calibration system that may be performed in real-time using the information contained within a sample without the addition of specific calibrants. When applied to a sample, such as a proteomic sample, the calibration system may identify the exact masses of peptides in the... Agent: Cedars-sinai Medical Center

20120223225 - Integrated electrospray ionization emitter and detection cell for parallel measurements by fluorescence and mass spectrometry: An integrated mass spectrometer electrospray emitter and fluorescence detector allows improved volumetric measurements of separate components from a liquid chromatography column by improving correlation between the readings of these instruments and reducing dead volume and sample size requirements.... Agent:

20120223226 - Introducing an analyte into a chemical analyzer: A chemical pre-concentrator includes a conduit defining a flow path between two ends and having a heating element disposed within the conduit, such that the heating element has at least one sorbent material deposited directly on at least a portion of a conductive surface of the heating element. Some such... Agent: 1st Detect Corporation

20120223227 - Apparatus and methods for real-time three-dimensional sem imaging and viewing of semiconductor wafers: One embodiment relates to a method of real-time three-dimensional electron beam imaging of a substrate surface. A primary electron beam is scanned over the substrate surface causing electrons to be emitted therefrom. The emitted electrons are simultaneously detection using a plurality of at least two off-axis sensors so as to... Agent:

20120223228 - Microtome utilizing a movable knife in a retardation field scanning electron microscope and a retardation field scanning electron microscope including the same: A microtome for in situ residence within a chamber of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a SEM including the microtome is disclosed. The microtome includes a specimen holder for holding a specimen thereon at high voltage to produce a retardation field thereat and a movable knife. The SEM includes... Agent: Gatan, Inc.

20120223229 - Image forming apparatus: An apparatus visualizing internal information of an object includes a detection unit of terahertz wave, a generating unit of a time waveform of the terahertz wave, a modulation unit, an adjustment unit, and an addition unit. The modulation unit sequentially performs spatial modulation on a propagation distance for each pixel... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120223230 - Monodispersed and spherical zns for nano-grain optical windows: A method is provided for producing an article which is transparent to infrared radiation. The method includes the steps of (a) disposing a population of nanoparticles on a substrate, wherein the population of spherical nanoparticles has a population variance of less than 10% in at least one parameter selected from... Agent: Texas Biochemicals, Inc.

20120223231 - Proximity sensor having electro-less plated shielding structure: The instant disclosure relates to a proximity sensor having an electro-less plated optical shielding structure. The sensor includes a substrate panel having an emitter region and a receiver region; an emitter unit disposed on the emitter region and configured to emit electromagnetic signals at a particular wavelength; a receiver unit... Agent: Lite-on Singapore Pte. Ltd.

20120223232 - Gas detection device: A gas detection device of the present invention includes: a laser light source which emits wavelength-variable laser light to an optical waveguide; a bolometer which obtains a detection signal by detecting output light from the optical waveguide, and has a microbridge structure having a temperature detection unit and a dielectric... Agent: Nec Corporation

20120223233 - Distance detecting induction device: A distance detection induction device comprises a housing, a condensing lens, a circuit board bearing multiple electronic components, an infrared light emitting means for emitting the infrared light, and a light receiving means for receiving and sensing the reflected infrared light. The housing comprises a main body and two round... Agent: Shanghai Kohler Electronics, Ltd.

20120223236 - Mixed garnet oxide scintillators and corrsponding systems and methods: Scintillator materials based on mixed garnet compositions, as well as corresponding methods and systems, are described.... Agent: Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc.

20120223235 - Systems and methods for determining fluid mobility in rock samples: Systems and methods for determining fluid mobility in rock samples using time-lapse position emission particle tracking.... Agent: Landmark Graphics Corporation

20120223237 - Radiation detection apparatus, radiation detection system and method of manufacturing radiation detection apparatus: A radiation detection apparatus includes a scintillator panel having a scintillator layer which converts radiation into light and a scintillator protective layer which protects the scintillator layer, and a sensor panel having a sensor array in which a plurality of photoelectric converters which detect light from the scintillator layer are... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120223238 - X-ray detector and medical x-ray device: An X-ray detector having an active array comprising pixel elements for detecting X-ray radiation is provided to enable high-quality X-ray imaging, wherein each pixel element has a scintillator layer for converting X-ray radiation into light and a photodiode produced by means of CMOS technology for converting light into a measurable... Agent:

20120223239 - Radiation detector, in particular x-ray radiation detector: A radiation detector, in particular an X-ray radiation detector, in the form of a flat-panel detector, may comprise a scintillator layer applied to a substrate and comprising elongated needles made from a scintillator material forming the scintillator layer, and an actively readable pixel array composed of photodiodes, wherein the thickness... Agent:

20120223240 - Radiation detection apparatus, scintillator panel, method for manufacturing same and radiation detection system: A radiation detection apparatus comprising a sensor panel and a scintillator panel is provided. The scintillator panel including a substrate, a scintillator disposed on the substrate, and a scintillator protective film that has a first organic protective layer and an inorganic protective layer, and covers the scintillator. The scintillator protective... Agent: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

20120223241 - Large-scale x-ray detectors: An X-ray detector including a plurality of chips on a printed circuit board, each of the plurality of chips including a plurality of pixel pads on a center portion of the printed circuit board and a plurality of pin pads surrounding the plurality of pixel pads, a plurality of pixel... Agent: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

20120223242 - High efficiency proportional neutron detector with solid liner internal structures: A tube-style neutron detector, a panel-style neutron detector incorporating a plurality of tube-style neutron detectors, and a panel-style neutron detector including a plurality of anode wires are provided. A plurality of channels is provided in a neutron detector such that each channel has an inner surface of a coating layer... Agent: Ut-battelle, LLC

20120223243 - 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.

20120223245 - Electron beam source system and method: An embodiment includes an electron beam source system having a first electron beam source unit with a substrate having a substrate-top end and a substrate-bottom end; and a first lens coupled to the substrate-bottom end defining a first aperture and having a lens-top end and a lens-bottom end. Further embodiments... Agent:

20120223247 - Particle beam irradiation system: A particle beam irradiation system comprises deflection electromagnets which scan by deflecting the particle beam in two dimensions in the lateral direction which is perpendicular to an irradiation direction of the particle beam, and an energy width expanding device through which the particle beam passes so as to expand an... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

20120223246 - System and method for automated cyclotron procedures: Systems and methods are provided to perform efficient, automatic cyclotron initialization, calibration, and beam adjustment. A process is provided that allows the automation of the initialization of a cyclotron after overnight or maintenance imposed shutdown. In one embodiment, five independent cyclotron system states are defined and the transition between one... Agent:

20120223244 - Electrostatic lenses and systems including the same: A system includes an electrostatic lens in a path between a charged particle source and a detector. The electrostatic lens includes: a first electrode having a first aperture in the path aligned with a first axis; a second electrode in the path between the first electrode and the detector, having... Agent: Perkinelmer Health Sciences, Inc.

20120223248 - Photo-responsive layer and layer assembly: The present invention relates to a photo-responsive layer and layer assembly which can be used for controlling a flow of liquid for example in a water-purification device. The photo-responsive layer according to the invention comprises a first domain comprising a first material comprising molecules having a photo-responsive moiety, wherein the... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20120223249 - Scanner for gcib system: Disclosed are an apparatus, system, and method for scanning a substrate or other workpiece through a gas-cluster ion beam (GCIB), or any other type of ion beam. The workpiece scanning apparatus is configured to receive and hold a substrate for irradiation by the GCIB and to scan it through the... Agent: Tel Epion Inc.

20120223250 - Luminescent solar concentrator: The present invention relates to a luminescent solar concentrator for a solar cell, comprising a collector with a luminescent substrate, and a wavelength selective filter, wherein the wavelength selective filter is arranged above the surface of the collector, wherein the luminescent substrate has an absorption edge which corresponds to a... Agent: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

20120223251 - Analyte detector and method: Instrument and method for detecting pesticides and other analytes. A sample to be tested is mounted on a cassette and inserted into a housing which is substantially impervious to light, and light from a source within the housing is directed toward the sample to induce fluorescent emission from analyte on... Agent: Bio-chek LLC

20120223252 - System, method and apparatus for an imaging array using non-uniform septa: An imaging array has imaging pixels, non-uniform septa, an axial center and a radial perimeter. The septa are positioned in the array such that there is a septum between adjacent ones of the imaging pixels. At least one parameter of the septa varies at least once from the center to... Agent: Saint-gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.

20120223253 - System and method for reducing trapped energetic proton flux at low earth orbits: A system and method for reducing energetic proton flux trapped in the inner radiation belt by injecting Ultra Low Frequency (ULF) electromagnetic waves is disclosed. The ULF electromagnetic waves is generated by space or ground based transmitters and the frequency range is selected such that the injected waves are in... Agent: Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration Inc.

20120223254 - Ri manufacturing apparatus: An RI manufacturing apparatus includes: an accelerator which accelerates charged particles; a target which is irradiated with the charged particle accelerated by the accelerator, thereby manufacturing a radioactive isotope; a built-in shield that may be a wall body which surrounds the accelerator and the target to shield radiation; and a... Agent: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

20120223255 - Precision approach path indicator: A Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) unit comprises first and second light sources and a projection lens assembly. Light emitted by the first and second light sources is collected by first and second solid waveguides respectively and is guided by said waveguides to an intermediate plane. The intermediate plane is... Agent: Aeronautical & General Instruments Limited

20120223257 - Extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus: An apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet light used with a laser apparatus and connected to an external device so as to supply the extreme ultraviolet light thereto includes a chamber provided with at least one inlet through which a laser beam is introduced into the chamber; a target supply unit... Agent: Gigaphoton, Inc.

20120223256 - Systems and methods for optics cleaning in an euv light source: An extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) light source is described herein comprising an optic; a primary EUV light radiator generating an EUV light emitting plasma and producing a deposit on said optic; and a cleaning system comprising a gas and a secondary light radiator, the secondary light radiator generating a laser produced plasma... Agent: Cymer, Inc.

20120223258 - Metal nanoparticles: Provided herein are metal nanoparticles, metal nanopowders, methods of synthesizing the same, and radiation shields using the same.... Agent: Meridian Research And Development, Inc

20120223259 - Optical coupling element and method for manufacturing the same: An optical coupling element includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element which receives emitted light from the light emitting element. The optical coupling element contains a silicone resin and includes a light transparent resin which covers the light emitting element and the light receiving element and transmits... Agent: Renesas Electronics Corporation

20120223260 - Method and a system for determination of particles in a liquid sample: A method for the assessment of quantity and quality parameters of biological particles in a liquid analyte material. The method comprises applying a volume of a liquid sample to an exposing domain from which exposing domain electromagnetic signals from the sample in the domain can pass to the exterior, and... Agent: Chemometec A/s