Radiant energy inventions

20090266973 - Very small image sensor: An image sensor formed in a semiconductor stack of a lower region of a first conductivity type and of an upper region of a second conductivity type, including: a photodiode formed of a first portion of the stack; a read area formed of a second portion of the stack; a... Agent: Stmicroelectronics Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090266975 - Image sensor and image sensing apparatus: An image sensor comprises a photoelectric conversion unit; a transfer transistor which has a gate electrode; a multilayer wiring structure which defines an aperture region above the photoelectric conversion unit; and a waveguide which guides light entering the aperture region to the light receiving surface, wherein the multilayer wiring structure... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20090266974 - Wavelength-sensitive detector with elongate nanostructures: A wavelength-sensitive detector is provided that is based on elongate nanostructures, e.g. nanowires. The elongate nanostructures are parallel with respect to a common substrate and they are grouped in at least first and second units of a plurality of parallel elongate nanostructures. The elongate nanostructures are positioned in between a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090266976 - Amplification with feedback capacitance for photodetector signals: Signals from an imager pixel photodetector are received by an amplifier having capacitive feedback, such as a capacitive transimpedance amplifier (CTIA). The amplifier can be operated at a low or no power level during an integration period of a photodetector to reduce power dissipation. The amplifier can be distributed, with... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090266977 - Photonic proximity sensor and scalable photonic sensing system: A photonic proximity sensor and photonic sensor system are provided. The photonic proximity sensor includes a first light source, a second light source, and a magneto-optic device. The magneto-optic device receives light emitted from the first and second light sources, and is responsive to variations of a magnetic field to... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090266978 - Method and apparatus providing color filter array with non-uniform color filter sizes: Color filter arrays, methods of assembling color filter arrays, and systems containing color filter arrays. Color filter arrays are formed such that light entering through certain regions of the color filter array passes through multiple color filters to help prevent optical crosstalk and allow for tuning spectral responses.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090266979 - Ion attachment mass spectrometer and ion attachment mass spectrometry method thereof: An ion attachment mass spectrometer includes an attached ion generation unit which generates attached ions by attaching positively charged metal ions to the molecules of a measurement target substance, and a mass spectrometry unit which performs mass spectrometry of the attached ions. The mass spectrometry unit includes a mass separation... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090266981 - Internal standard material, resin composition, and measurement method: An internal standard material to be added to a specimen containing a material to be measured when measuring the content of the material to be measured by performing mass spectrometry on the specimen includes a hindered phenol compound.... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090266982 - Mass spectrometry substrate and mass spectrometry method: wherein the ionizing agent has a boiling point of equal to or higher than 150° C. and an object molecule to be measured on a substrate and irradiating the ionizing agent and the object molecule to be measured with a primary beam selected from ions, neutral particles, electrons, and a... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090266980 - Microchip, method for using such microchip and mass spectrometry system: A microchip 100 is employed as target board of mass spectrometry. The microchip 100 includes a substrate 120, a plurality of sample-distributing sections, provided in the substrate 120 and contains samples that serve as a target of a mass spectrometry distributed therein, and a reference material-supplying channel provided in the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090266983 - Method for processing mass analysis data and mass spectrometer: Intensity data of the signals produced by an ion detector are sequentially stored in a data processor, with each piece of intensity data being associated with time t required for each of the various ions ejected from an ion trap to fly through a time-of-flight space and reach the ion... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090266984 - Plasma ion source mass spectrometer: Provided is a plasma ion source mass spectrometer with an ion deflector lens having an improved removal ratio of photons and neutral particles as compared with the conventional art while an ion transmittance is maintained. The ion deflector includes an input side plate-like electrode, an output side plate-like electrode, and... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090266985 - Scanning type charged particle beam microscope and an image processing method using the same: Design data and sample characteristic information corresponding to individual areas on the design data are used to perform an image quality improvement operation to make appropriate improvements on image quality according to sample characteristic corresponding to the individual areas on the image, allowing a high speed area division on the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090266986 - Highly isolated thermal detector: A detector for detecting electromagnetic radiation includes a substrate and at least one microstructure including a radiation-sensitive membrane extending substantially opposite and away from the substrate. The membrane is mechanically attached to at least two longilinear, collinear retention elements, at least one of which is mechanically connected to the substrate... Agent: Burr & Brown

20090266987 - Infrared detector and solid state image sensor having the same: An infrared detector includes: a readout wiring portion provided on a semiconductor substrate; a support structure portion disposed over a concave portion formed in a surface portion of the semiconductor substrate, the support structure portion having connection wiring connected electrically to the readout wiring portion; and a cell portion disposed... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090266988 - Infrared detection unit using a semiconductor optical lens: An infrared detection unit includes a base carrying an infrared sensor element, and a cap configured to be fitted on the base to surround the infrared sensor element. The cap has a top wall with a window in which a semiconductor lens is fitted to collect an infrared radiation onto... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090266989 - Method and device for the optical assessment of welding quality during welding: In laser welding, the welding area is depicted coaxially in relation to the laser beam (3) through the laser optics (4), wherein not only a triangulation line and a grey or colour image of the solidified weld is recorded but also the process radiation of the welding process. From these... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090266990 - Radiation detector device: A radiation detector device is disclosed and includes a photosensor and a scintillation device coupled to the photosensor. The scintillation device includes a scintillator crystal enclosed within a casing. The scintillator crystal is optically coupled to a window at an end of the casing. The scintillation device includes a dielectric... Agent: Larson Newman & Abel, LLP

20090266991 - Method of authenticating tagged polymers: In one embodiment, a tagged polymer composition, comprises: a base polymer composition comprising a forensic polymer composition and a dynamic response authentication marker. The forensic polymer composition comprises a marked polymer having a forensic authentication marker. The forensic authentication marker is present in an amount sufficient to be detected by... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Sabic (lexan/cycoloy)

20090266993 - Arrangement with a medical gamma detector, optical module and kit: The invention relates to an arrangement with a medical gamma probe and an optical module arranged on the medical gamma probe, said optical module having a light source which emits light rays during operation and is configured to generate an optical pointer in a detection region of the medial gamma... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20090266994 - Imaging system for imaging an object: The present invention relates to an imaging system for imaging an object (20) comprising a polychromatic radiation source (2) and an energy resolving radiation detector (6). The imaging system comprises further a driving device for moving the object (20) and the radiation source (2) relatively to each other, in order... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090266992 - Radiation detection apparatus: The present invention provides a scintillation camera comprising a scintillation material which is capable of converting high-energy radiation incident thereon and having a wavelength of X-ray radiation or shorter into optical radiation, at least one position-sensitive detector capable of detecting the optical radiation, and at least one bundle of light... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090266996 - Lead shielding for a betatron: A lead shielding for a betatron in an X-ray generator is provided that includes at least four shielding parts of which two are semi-cylindrical and provided with recesses in the envelope surfaces thereof. The semi-cylindrical shielding parts are arranged in corresponding recesses of the remaining shielding parts by means of... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090266995 - X-ray attenuating compositions and methods: The present invention provides methods and compositions for modulating x-ray attenuation, where the x-ray attenuation compound can comprise a molecule having at least two conformational states, a first k-edge atom attached to the molecule at a first position, and a second k-edge atom attached to the molecule at a second... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20090266997 - Ion source with adjustable aperture: An ion implanter system including an ion source for use in creating a stream or beam of ions. The ion source has an ion source chamber housing that at least partially bounds an ionization region for creating a high density concentration of ions within the chamber housing. An ion extraction... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090266998 - Self-aligning radioisotope elution system: A radioisotope elution system including a radioisotope generator having an alignment structure. The alignment structure may be configured to interface with a complementary alignment structure of an auxiliary radiation shield assembly.... Agent: Mallinckrodt Inc.

20090266999 - Apparatus and method for fluorescent imaging: An apparatus and method for fluorescent imaging. The apparatus includes a light-generating means for generating at least one modulated fluorescence excitation beam, a light retransmitting means for retransmitting the fluorescence excitation beam onto an area that is to be examined, a light-imaging means for imaging a fluorescent beam from the... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090267000 - Method of making transparent conductive film: A method of making a transparent conductive film includes the steps of: providing a carbon nanotube array. At least one carbon nanotube film extracted from the carbon nanotube array. The carbon nanotube films are stacked on the substrate to form a carbon nanotube film structure. The carbon nanotube film structure... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090267002 - Apparatus and method for partial ion implantation using atom vibration: A partial ion implantation apparatus and method are provided. The partial ion implantation apparatus includes an ion beam generator, a wafer chuck, and a plurality of atom-vibrating devices. The ion beam generator is configured to generate an ion beam. The wafer chuck is disposed to support a wafer into which... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090267001 - Low contamination, low energy beamline architecture for high current ion implantation: An ion implantation system comprising an ion source that generates an ion beam along a beam path, a mass analyzer component downstream of the ion source that performs mass analysis and angle correction on the ion beam, a resolving aperture electrode comprising at least one electrode downstream of the mass... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20090267003 - Semiconductor exposure device using extreme ultra violet radiation: The exposure device is able to supply only EUV radiation to a mask, while eliminating radiation other than the EUV radiation. A multi layer made from a plurality of Mo/Si pair layers is provided upon the front surface of a mirror, and blazed grooves are formed in this multi layer.... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090267005 - Drive laser delivery systems for euv light source: An LPP EUV light source is disclosed having an optic positioned in the plasma chamber for reflecting EUV light generated therein and a laser input window. For this aspect, the EUV light source may be configured to expose the optic to a gaseous etchant pressure for optic cleaning while the... Agent: Matthew K. Hillman Cymer, Inc., Legal Dept.

20090267004 - Excimer radiation lamp assembly, and source module and fluid treatment system containing same: There is described an excimer radiation lamp assembly. The lamp assembly comprise a radiation emitting region and at least one substantially radiation opaque region. The radiation emitting region comprises a pair of dielectric elements disposed in a substantially coaxial arrangement.... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (c/o Patent Administrator)

20090267006 - Device for reading out exposed imaging plate cassettes: The invention relates to a readout device for exposed imaging plates. The inventive device is characterized in that the exposed plates are transported while lying in cassettes. A drive device moves the cassettes across a read gap at a constant speed and is configured as a wheel and disk drive... Agent: Factor & Lake, Ltd

20090261233 - Displacement detecting device: A displacement detecting device includes a non-contact sensor having a light source, an objective lens focusing output light from the light source onto a measurement surface, and a light receiving element detecting displacement information based on a focal length of the objective lens by using reflected light from the measurement... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090261234 - Light intensity controller and optical pickup device: A light intensity control device of the present invention includes a light source for outputting a plurality of types of light beams having different wavelengths; a light receiving section for receiving and converting the light beams into an electric signal in accordance with the intensity of the respective light beam;... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (pan) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090261235 - Cmos image sensor with high sensitivity wide dynamic range pixel for high resolution applications: A CMOS image sensor in which each pixel includes a conventional pinned diode (photodiode), a Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) detection (e.g., a simplified time-to-saturation (TTS)) circuit, a correlated double sampling (CDS) circuit, and a single output chain that is shared by both the CDS and WDR circuits. The pinned diode... Agent: Bever Hoffman & Harms, LLP 901 Campisi Way

20090261236 - Optical vend-sensing system for control of vending machine: A transparent-front vending machine includes an optical vend-sensing system with an article sensing subsystem arranged athwart a vend space. The article sensing subsystem has two emitter/detector arrays, each having at least one emitter and a plurality of detectors. The emitter/detector arrays are arranged so that at least some electromagnetic radiation... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20090261237 - Optical sensor device: An optical sensor device has a sensor unit which includes a light emitter (24), a light receiver (26), and a lens plate (12) that is used for coupling a pencil of rays, radiated by the light emitter (24), into and out of the pane and directing it onto the light... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090261238 - Radiation detecting system using solid-state sensors with electronic cooling and method of preventing condensation using the same: The invention provides a radiation detector that can efficiently cool solid-state sensors used in collecting photons produced during conversion of radiation to light. The radiation detector can achieve an excellent cooling effect by transferring heat, which is produced during the cooling process, through a housing. The radiation detector comprises of... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20090261240 - Calibration jig for optical tomographic imaging apparatus and method for generating a calibration conversion table: A calibration jig allowing simple and repeatable calibration of a probe optical tomographic apparatus is disclosed. The jig includes a holding member removably attachable to an attachment section of the apparatus and a reflective surface held by the holding member. The reflective surface reflects measurement light emitted from an emitting... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090261239 - Self calibrating irradiation system: A self calibrating irradiation system is provided. The system includes sources for providing a calibration beam and a radiation beam, one or more detectors and a processor. A method of calibrating an irradiation system is also provided. The method includes measuring the energy of a calibration beam and periodically updating... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090261241 - Single molecule mass spectroscopy enabled by nanoelectromechanical systems (nems-ms): The present invention relates to an apparatus for measuring a mass of a sample, using a nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS) arranged to receive the sample added onto a resonator of the NEMS and a microfluidic sample delivery and sample ionization system. The nanoelectromechanical system is located at an output of the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090261242 - Apparatus for and method of withdrawing ions in euv light production apparatus: An ion withdrawal apparatus that withdraws ions emitted from a plasma in an EUV light production apparatus in which a target at an EUV light production point is irradiated with laser light to be made in a plasma state and the target emits EUV light, the ion withdrawal apparatus which... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090261243 - Imaging mass spectrometry principle and its application in a device: A method of imaging mass spectroscopy and a corresponding apparatus are provided, wherein the m/z-ratio of ions as well as the location of said ions on a sample surface are detected simultaneously in a time of flight mass spectrometer. The detector is a semiconductor array detector comprising pixels, that each... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090261245 - Gc-ms analyzer switchable between one-dimensional and two-dimensional modes: One-dimensional GC-MS/olfactory analysis and two-dimensional GC-MS/olfactory analysis can be freely performed in one analyzer by a simple switching operation, without changing the device configuration. An odor component analyzer is used which includes a sample injection port equipped with a pressure control device, a GC first dimensional column connected to the... Agent: Hammer & Associates, P.C.

20090261244 - Microengineered nanospray electrode system: This invention provides a method of aligning a nanospray capillary needle, a set of electrodes, and a capillary input to a mass spectrometer. The electrode system is formed using microengineering technologies, as an assembly of two separate chips. Each chip is formed on an insulating plastic substrate. The first chip... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP Attn:IPDepartment

20090261246 - Compact superconducting magnet configuration with active shielding having a shielding coil contributing to field formation: A superconducting magnet configuration (4; 14) for generating a homogeneous magnetic field B0 in an examination volume (4b), has an interior radial superconducting main field coil (1) which is disposed rotationally symmetrically about an axis (z-axis) and an oppositely driven coaxial radially exterior superconducting shielding coil (2) is characterized in... Agent: Kohler Schmid Moebus

20090261247 - Linear ion trap with four planar electrodes: A rectilinear ion trap includes a first pair of spaced planar RF electrodes, mounted in parallel and a second pair of spaced planar electrodes, mounted in parallel and orthogonal to the first pair of electrodes. The configuration of the pairs of electrodes define an axial direction and a radial direction.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090261248 - Ion beam apparatus and method employing magnetic scanning: A multipurpose ion implanter beam line configuration comprising a mass analyzer magnet followed by a magnetic scanner and magnetic collimator combination that introduce bends to the beam path, the beam line constructed for enabling implantation of common monatomic dopant ion species cluster ions, the beam line configuration having a mass... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (c/o Patent Administrator)

20090261249 - Scanning probe microscope apparatus: A driving signal having a frequency close to the resonant frequency of the cantilever (4) is supplied from the signal generator (9) to the oscillation exciting means (10) to separately (forcibly) oscillate the cantilever (4). And the frequency of the driving signal or the resonant frequency of the cantilever is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090261250 - Plasmonic structure lens and its application for online inspection: A surface plasmonic polariton lens is disclosed that has an optical plate having incident thereupon waves of electromagnetic radiation. The plate also has a thin metal film of a metal having a negative permittivity. There are slits in the thin film, the slits being of decreasing radial width, and decreasing... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20090261251 - Inspection apparatus and inspection method: Inspection apparatus and method adapted to inspect a sample by irradiating it with an electron beam and detecting defects on the sample from an image formed based on a secondary signal generated from the sample. The inspection apparatus includes: a scanning deflector for scanning the sample with a beam having... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090261252 - Method and apparatus for pattern inspection: Because a mirror electron imaging type inspection apparatus for obtaining an inspection object image with mirror electrons has been difficult to optimize inspection conditions, since the image forming principles of the apparatus are different from those of conventional SEM type inspection apparatuses. In order to solve the above conventional problem,... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20090261255 - Fluorescent material, a method of manufacturing the fluorescent material, a radiation detector using the fluorescent material, and an x-ray ct scanner: An aspect in accordance with the present invention provides, a fluorescent material with garnet structure containing Gd, Al, Ga, and O at least, containing Lu and/or Y, and also containing Ce as an activator, wherein said fluorescent material is expressed as (Gd1-x-zLxCez)3+a(Al1-uGau) 5-aO12, wherein L is Lu and/or Y, wherein... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090261254 - Radiation image converting panel: The present invention relates to a radiation image converting panel with a structure capable of arbitrarily controlling the luminance distribution of the panel surface after formation of a protective film according to usage conditions. The radiation image converting panel comprises a support body and a radiation converting film formed on... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090261253 - Scintillation detector and method of making: A method of assembling a detector includes conditioning a rare-earth halide scintillator crystal in a sealed container, wherein the conditioning process includes heating the scintillator crystal, reducing the pressure within the sealed container for an evacuation period while heating, and flowing a purging gas through the sealed container for a... Agent: Larson Newman & Abel, LLP

20090261256 - Imaging system for nuclear medicine: A imaging system for acquiring an image of a subject comprising a gantry (810) having a plurality of detection modules (812). Each detection module comprising a radiation detector and a collimator adjacent a radiation receiving face of the detector. The collimator comprises a plurality of spaced slats and a body... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090261257 - Radiation detector device: A radiation detector device is disclosed that includes a photosensor and a scintillator coupled to the photosensor. The scintillator includes a scintillator crystal having a first end proximal to the photosensor, a second end distal from the photosensor, and a length extending between the proximal end and the distal end.... Agent: Larson Newman & Abel, LLP

20090261258 - System and method of modulating electrical signals using photoconductive wide bandgap semiconductors as variable resistors: A system and method for producing modulated electrical signals. The system uses a variable resistor having a photoconductive wide bandgap semiconductor material construction whose conduction response to changes in amplitude of incident radiation is substantially linear throughout a non-saturation region to enable operation in non-avalanche mode. The system also includes... Agent: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

20090261259 - Digital radiography panel with pressure-sensitive adhesive for optical coupling between scintillator screen and detector and method of manufacture: A digital radiography panel has a scintillator screen having a light-exiting surface from a material with a first index of refraction n1 and a photosensor array having a light-accepting surface from a material with a second index of refraction n2. A pressure-sensitive adhesive couples the light-exiting surface of the scintillator... Agent: Carestream Health, Inc.

20090261260 - X-ray imaging apparatus: An exemplary X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source for emitting X-rays towards an object, a phosphor layer for converting the X-rays to visible light, an optical leveling element, an image sensor, an image processing module, a display, and a wireless module. The optical leveling element includes a plurality of... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090261263 - Radiation detector device: A radiation detector device is disclosed that includes a scintillator including a scintillator crystal and a hybrid photodetector (HPD) coupled to the scintillator. The HPD includes an electron tube having an input window and a photocathode adapted to emit photoelectrons when light passing through the input window strikes the photocathode.... Agent: Larson Newman & Abel, LLP

20090261262 - Scintillation detector reflector: A scintillation detector and system includes a scintillation crystal having a surface and a reflector surrounding at least a portion of the scintillation crystal. The reflector includes an organic substrate and an inorganic material fixed to the organic substrate, wherein at least a portion of the inorganic material contacts at... Agent: Saint-gobain/gtpp

20090261261 - Scintillation-based continuous monitor for beta-emitting radionuclides in a liquid medium: A scintillation-based detection device and method for continuous monitoring of flowing liquids for the presence of radionuclides. A side-stream pipe directs a portion of the monitored liquid from the main flow transfer pipe through and/or around the detector. Within the side-stream pipe is a scintillation detector assembly, having) either a... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20090261264 - Device for sterilizing a fluid: The invention relates to a device (1) for sterilizing a fluid (7), comprising a container (2) provided for receiving the fluid (7), at least one UV light source (3) for the sterilization of the fluid (7), and at least one measuring device (11) for determining absorption properties and/or cloudiness of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090261265 - Apparatus and method for array gem digital imaging radiation detector: An array gas electron multiplier (GEM) digital imaging radiation detector and a control method thereof are disclosed. The array gas electron multiplier (GEM) digital imaging radiation detector includes an array GEM detector. The array GEM detector includes: an ionized electron generation unit for generating ionized electrons in internal filling gas... Agent: Lrk Patent Firm

20090261267 - Projection lens arrangement: A projection lens arrangement for a charged particle multi-beamlet system, the projection lens arrangement including one or more plates and one or more arrays of projection lenses. Each plate has an array of apertures formed in it, with projection lenses formed at the locations of the apertures. The arrays of... Agent: Howrey LLP-eu

20090261266 - Multi-axis lens, beam system making use of the compound lens, and method of manufacturing the compound lens: The invention provides a lens system for a plurality of charged particle beams. The lens system comprises an excitation coil providing a magnetic flux to a pole piece unit having a first pole piece, a second pole piece and at least two openings for charged particle beams, wherein the two... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090261268 - Ionic fluid flow accelerator: An electrohydrodynamic fluid accelerator apparatus includes a corona electrode having an axial shape and configured to receive a first voltage. The electrohydrodynamic fluid accelerator apparatus includes a collector electrode disposed coaxially around the at least one corona electrode and configured to receive a second voltage. Application of the first and... Agent: Zagorin O'brien Graham LLP (149)

20090261270 - Monitoring cleaning of surfaces: A method for monitoring cleaning of a surface includes applying an amount of transparent indicator material to an area of a surface and measuring the amount of transparent indicator material remaining on the surface. The transparent indicator material may be fixed on the surface by drying and, when a fluorescent... Agent: Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

20090261269 - Optical signal detection method, apparatus, sample cell and kit: A sensor chip includes a dielectric plate and a sensor portion having a metal layer deposited on a predetermined area on the dielectric plate. A photo-reactable labeling-substance of an amount corresponding to the amount of a substance to be detected in a sample binds to the sensor portion by contacting... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090261271 - Sample observing method and microscope: A method for observing a sample containing photochromic molecules having a quantum state of at least a first stable state S0 and a second stable state S3. Used are first light for exciting the photochromic molecules from the first stable state S0 to a first excited state S1 enabling optical... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090261272 - Radiation image converting panel: The present invention relates to a radiation image converting panel that effectively prevents deterioration in fluorescence lifetime by a simpler structure. The radiation image converting panel comprises a support body, and a radiation converting film formed on the support body. The radiation converting film is formed on a film forming... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090261273 - Radiation image converting panel: The present invention relates a radiation image converting panel with a structure capable of arbitrarily controlling a change in luminance distribution of an entire panel surface after formation of a moisture-resistant protective film. The radiation image converting panel comprises a radiation converting film doped with Eu and covered with a... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090261274 - Radiation image converting panel: The present invention relates to a radiation image converting panel with a structure to realize an improvement in moisture resistance in the periphery of the panel. The radiation image converting panel comprises a support body and a radiation converting film formed on the support body. The radiation converting film is... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090261276 - Method and apparatus for excimer curing: An apparatus for An apparatus for generating excimer radiation is provided. The apparatus includes a housing having a housing wall. An electrode is configured within the housing. A tubular body is around the electrode. The tubular body includes an outer wall and an inner wall. At least one inert gas... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090261275 - Particle therapy system, method for determining control parameters of such a therapy system, radiation therapy planning device and irradiation method: A method for determining control parameters of a therapy system for an irradiation sequence of a target volume to be irradiated from an irradiation direction is provided. The method includes automatically splitting up the target volume into a number of subvolumes, each of the subvolumes being no greater than the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090261277 - Extreme ultra violet light source apparatus: In an extreme ultra violet light source apparatus of a laser produced plasma type, charged particles such as ions emitted from plasma are promptly ejected to the outside of a chamber. The extreme ultra violet light source apparatus includes a chamber in which extreme ultra violet light is generated, a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090256058 - Automatic focus control unit, electronic device and automatic focus control method: Disclosed herein is an automatic focus control unit including: a first light-emitting element; a line sensor; a second light-emitting element; a slit member; a shifting mechanism; and a controller.... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090256057 - Systems and methods for implementing an interaction between a laser shaped as line beam and a film deposited on a substrate: A laser crystallization apparatus and method are disclosed for selectively melting a film such as amorphous silicon that is deposited on a substrate. The apparatus may comprise an optical system for producing stretched laser pulses for use in melting the film. In still another aspect of an embodiment of the... Agent: Matthew K. Hillman Cymer, Inc., Legal Dept.

20090256061 - Image sensors with enhanced charge transmission characteristics: An image sensor includes photoelectric conversion elements formed adjacent to each other on a substrate. Two transmission elements transmit charge accumulated in two adjacent photoelectric conversion elements to a first floating diffusion region, and another two transmission elements transmit charge accumulated in the other two photoelectric conversion elements to a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090256060 - Pixel array with global shutter: A pixel comprises a photo-sensitive element for generating charges in response to incident radiation and a sense node. A transfer gate is positioned between the photo-sensitive element and the sense node for controlling transfer of charges to the sense node. A reset switch is connected to the sense node for... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090256059 - Solid state focal plane array for hyperspectral imaging applications: A focal plane array suitable for use in hyperspectral imaging applications is provided. The focal plane array comprises pixels comprising arrays of photodiodes, wherein each photodiode in each array is selectively sensitive to a different wavelength of a set of wavelengths.... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20090256062 - Optical communication device and electronic equipment: An optical communication device includes a one-chip light receiving element having a plurality of light receiving sections having light receiving sensitivity to different wavelength ranges in a visible light spectrum. The photodiode has a light receiving surface, which is divided into nine blocks. For each light receiving section group in... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090256063 - Image intensifying device: An image intensifying device includes a lens that is positioned at a light input that forms an image of a scene. The image intensifying device also includes an image intensifier tube that includes a photocathode that is positioned to receive the image formed by the lens. The photocathode generates photoelectrons... Agent: Rauschenbach Patent Law Group, LLC

20090256064 - Electronic component, illuminating device, contact-type image sensor, and image reading device: An electronic component capable of effectively dissipating heat generated in an LED chip and other elements is provided. A light emitting unit 1 includes a substrate 2 made of copper or aluminum, an insulating layer 3 formed on the surface thereof, a circuit pattern 4 formed on the insulating layer... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090256065 - Absolute position length measurement type encoder: An absolute position length measurement type encoder includes: a scale which has an ABS pattern based on a pseudorandom code and forms bright and dark patterns by the ABS pattern; a light-receiving element for receiving the bright and dark patterns; a binarization circuit for dividing a digital signal in accordance... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090256066 - Method for calibrating detected mass in mass spectrometry: In a mass spectrometry system designed so as to feed a solution to an interface 20 between a separation analysis instrument (10) and amass spectrometer 50, an internal standard for mass calibration is mixed with the solution (an electrophoresis buffer solution 16 of capillary electrophoresis apparatus 10, a mobile phase... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090256067 - Electron capture dissociation in radiofrequency ion traps: A system and method that includes injecting low-energy electrons in a radiofrequency (RF) ion trap in order to dissociate positive ions by electron capture. The system includes an ion trap, a controller to provide RF that can be switched on and off rapidly, and a source of low-energy electrons that... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20090256069 - Apparatus for desorption and ionization of analytes: This invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for desorption and ionization of analytes for the purpose of subsequent scientific analysis by such methods, for example, as mass spectrometry or biosensors. More specifically, this invention relates to the field of mass spectrometry, especially to the type of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization,... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090256070 - Ion trap, mass spectrometer, and ion mobility analyzer: A compact, low-cost, and simple ion trap capable of operating at a low vacuum level is provided along with technology for utilizing that ion trap to perform mass spectroscopy and analyzing ion mobility without a drop in measurement accuracy. Ions are trapped in a one dimensional potential formed by a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090256071 - Laser and environmental monitoring method: A laser and monitoring system is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, the system includes a laser, pulse shaper and detection device. A further aspect of the present invention employs a femtosecond laser and binary pulse shaping (BPS). Still another aspect of the present invention uses a laser... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090256068 - Solution fragmentation systems and processes for proteomics analysis: A solution-phase digestion process is described. Intact proteins are digested to obtain parent peptides, which are separated and subsequently mass analyzed. Individual parent peptides are digested to obtain daughter peptides, which are also subsequently mass analyzed. Accurate mass data obtained from mass analysis of both parent and daughter peptides are... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute Attn:IPServices, K1-53

20090256073 - Chemical noise reduction for mass spectrometry: In various aspects, the present teachings provide systems and methods for reducing chemical noise in a mass spectrometry instrument that use a neutral chemical reagent and one or more mass filters to reduce interfering chemical background ion signals that are generated by ionization sources of mass spectrometers. In various embodiments,... Agent: Rauschenbach Patent Law Group, LLC

20090256072 - Mass independent kinetic energy reducing inlet system for vacuum environment: A particle inlet system comprises a first chamber having a limiting orifice for an incoming gas stream and a micrometer controlled expansion slit. Lateral components of the momentum of the particles are substantially cancelled due to symmetry of the configuration once the laminar flow converges at the expansion slit. The... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser PC

20090256074 - Apparatus and method for inspection: Method and apparatus capable of observing a liquid sample. An optical image of the sample and an image using a primary beam, such as an electron beam or charged-particle beam, can be obtained at the same time. The apparatus has a film including a first surface on which the liquid... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090256075 - Charged particle inspection method and charged particle system: The present invention relates to a charged particle system comprising: a charged particle source; a first multi aperture plate; a second multi aperture plate disposed downstream of the first multi aperture plate, the second multi aperture plate; a controller configured to selectively apply at least first and second voltage differences... Agent: Jones Day

20090256076 - Charged particle beam apparatus permitting high-resolution and high-contrast observation: A lower pole piece of an electromagnetic superposition type objective lens is divided into an upper magnetic path and a lower magnetic path. A voltage nearly equal to a retarding voltage is applied to the lower magnetic path. An objective lens capable of acquiring an image with a higher resolution... Agent: Juan Carlos A. Marquez C/o Stites & Harbison PLLC

20090256077 - Health monitoring through a correlation of thermal images and temperature data: A method of correlating thermal sensors data with temperature sensor data is disclosed. The method may include generating one or more temperature sensor data points and receiving the one or more temperature sensor data points at a remote location. The method may also include generating one or more thermal sensor... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090256078 - Method and apparatus for emission guided radiation therapy: An apparatus comprising a radiation source, coincident positron emission detectors configured to detect coincident positron annihilation emissions originating within a coordinate system, and a controller coupled to the radiation source and the coincident positron emission detectors, the controller configured to identify coincident positron annihilation emission paths intersecting one or more... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090256079 - Imaging apparatus, method for driving the same and radiation imaging system: For reducing extremely conspicuous line noise appearing in a picked up image with a simple configuration without complicating the configuration of an apparatus, an imaging apparatus a first sampling and holding circuit for sampling and holding an electric signal from pixels in one column of the detection unit and a... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090256080 - Identification and localization of radioisotopes: A radiation detection, localization, and identification system uses a searching algorithm to identify geometric correlation of hypothetical solutions to Compton Imaging. Geometric correlation of correct associations of gamma ray energies with each detected event yields the identity and location of radiation sources. The system's detector is an array of radiation... Agent: Utah State University Technology Commercialization Office

20090256081 - Focused ion beam apparatus: An object of the present invention is to provide a focused ion beam apparatus that is capable of obtaining a much larger beam current and forming a focused ion beam with smaller aberration than a conventional focused ion beam apparatus no matter whether the level of acceleration is high or... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090256082 - Ion implanting apparatus: An ion implanting apparatus is provided. The ion implanting apparatus includes a beam scanner, a beam collimator and a unipotential lens which is disposed between said beam scanner and said beam collimator, and which includes first, second, third, and fourth electrodes arranged in an ion beam traveling direction while forming... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090256083 - Zirconium dioxide luminescence oxygen sensor: A method of measuring oxygen partial pressure in gases, such as hot engine exhaust gases, uses a calibrated luminescence sensor and comprises the steps of bringing nanocrystalline zirconinum dioxide ZrO2 (2) in said sensor into contact with a gas to be measured, illuminating the zirconium dioxide with a UV-VIS light... Agent: Horst M Kasper

20090256084 - Process and apparatus for retrieving information projected image-wise on a photo-stimulable phosphor imaging substrate: These and other objects of the present invention are achieved by a process and apparatus for interrogating or scanning a photo-stimulable phosphor substrate containing projected image-wise information wherein a laser beam is directed towards a lens to produce a planar light beam directed onto the storage substrate as a focused... Agent: Clifford G. Frayne

20090256086 - Production method of liquid crystal display device and exposure device: The present invention provides a production method of a liquid crystal display device, and an exposure device, which can inhibit the deterioration of display quality even when the aligning treatment of an alignment layer is performed using an optical alignment method. The present invention pertains to a production method of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090256085 - Ultra-violet sponge holder: A ultra-violet sponge holder that emits sufficient radiation to eradicate germs, bacteria, viruses and other pathogens and microorganisms on a kitchen sponge with a ultra-violet light located on a holder top which is powered by a rechargeable battery with a on/off/auto switch with a safety mechanism whereby only turning the... Agent: Devaraj Thiruppathi

20090256087 - Measuring apparatus having a movable measuring device in a press: A measuring apparatus for scanning moving, preferably sheet-like, printing materials in a printing material-processing machine, such as a press for processing sheet material. The apparatus has a measuring device which can be moved, at least in the transport direction of the printing materials. The measuring apparatus is set up in... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090250590 - Laser irradiation method and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using the same: The present invention is to provide a laser irradiation method for performing homogeneous laser irradiation to the irradiation object even when the thickness of the irradiation object is not even. In the case of irradiating the irradiation object having uneven thickness, the laser irradiation is performed while keeping the distance... Agent: Eric Robinson

20090250591 - System, device, and method for optical wavefront control: An optical wavefront control system by which the number of optical components or costs can be reduced. If an optical wavefront control system comprising an optical wavefront control section for controlling, in accordance with a wavefront control signal for controlling a phase of a wavefront of input light inputted and... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090250592 - Radiation imaging apparatus and radiation imaging system: A radiation imaging apparatus including: a plurality of conversion elements being arranged in one-dimensional or two-dimensional array on a substrate, and converting an incident radiation into an electric signal; and a light source for calibration emitting a light to the conversion elements. During a light output adjustment period for driving... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090250593 - Safety system for a vehicle with optical signal transmission: A safety system for a vehicle is provided, which comprises signalling means associated with a seat of the vehicle for emitting an optically detectable signal carrying information related to the seat and detecting means for remotely detecting the optically detectable signal and for providing a corresponding signal to a control... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090250594 - Solid-state image sensor and manufacturing method thereof: A solid-state image sensor that has a high pixel count and includes a color filter having high color reproducibility is provided. The solid-state image sensor includes: light-collecting elements each of which is a medium containing dispersant particles; light-receiving elements each of which is provided for a corresponding one of the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090250595 - System for detecting one or more predetermined optically derivable characteristics of a sample: A field use optical grain characterising system (101) includes a generally rectangular prismatic composite body (102) that defines a component cavity (103). A substantially vertical elongate channel (104) extends within cavity (103) for housing a grain sample (not shown). An electromagnetic radiation source, in the form of a 12 Volt... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090250598 - Light guide mechanism for guiding a light to an illuminance sensor: A light guide mechanism for an illuminance sensor includes: a lighting window configured to pass through an external light; the illuminance sensor configured to detect an illuminance of the light passed through the lighting window; and a light-blocking part provided between the lighting window and the illuminance sensor and configured... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090250597 - Optical fiber assembly wrapped across roll-nod gimbal axes in a dircm system: A control mechanism pins an optical fiber assembly on and off gimbal and between gimbals to route the assembly from an off-gimbal optical source across the gimbal axis/axes to an on-gimbal optical element so that the fiber assembly moves with the rotation of the gimbals. To accommodate a relatively large... Agent: Eric A. Gifford (raytheon Company)

20090250599 - Nuclear gauges and related methods of assembly: Nuclear gauges, their components and method for assembly and adjustment of the same are provided. The nuclear gauges are used in measuring the density and/or moisture of construction-related materials. The nuclear gauge can include a gauge housing having a vertical cavity therethrough and at least one radiation detector located within... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20090250601 - Apparatus and method for fabricating, sorting, and integrating materials with holographic optical traps: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device able to reduce the number of manufacturing steps and attain the rationalization of a manufacturing line is disclosed. The semiconductor device is a high-frequency module assembled by mounting chip parts (22) and semiconductor pellets (21) onto each of wiring substrates (2) formed on... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090250600 - Device and method for characterizing surfaces: m

20090250602 - Single-use external dosimeters for use in radiation therapies: Methods, systems, devices, and computer program products include positioning single-use radiation sensor patches that have adhesive means onto the skin of a patient to evaluate the radiation dose delivered during a treatment session. The sensor patches are configured to be minimally obtrusive and operate without the use of externally extending... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090250603 - Magnetic analyzer apparatus and method for ion implantation: In a magnetic analysis apparatus, high voltage insulation (86, 94) isolates the magnet excitation coil (40), power leads (90) and cooling fluid lines (92) from the ferromagnetic assembly (26, 28, 30, 32, 34) of a sector magnet, and the coil supply is disposed in a grounded housing (E). A sleeve... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (c/o Patent Administrator)

20090250606 - Aerosol mass spectrometry systems and methods: A system according to one embodiment includes a particle accelerator that directs a succession of polydisperse aerosol particles along a predetermined particle path; multiple tracking lasers for generating beams of light across the particle path; an optical detector positioned adjacent the particle path for detecting impingement of the beams of... Agent: Llnl/zilka-kotab John H. Lee, Assistant Laboratory Counsel

20090250604 - Analysis method for biological sample and screening method for disease marker: The present invention provides a method for obtaining structural information conveniently and rapidly by generating a negative ion without adding an acidic substance to matrix, thereby improving sensitivity of measurement by a mass spectrometer, and by generating structural specific ions with high reproducibility, and a method for screening disease marker... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090250607 - Method and apparatus to increase throughput of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry: An apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of sample spraying devices, each of which connects to an LC column. The apparatus includes an electrical circuit that can turn a high voltage between 1 and 5 KV on and off on the time-scale of nanoseconds to milliseconds. The... Agent: Leason Ellis LLP

20090250605 - Method and system of tandem mass spectrometry without primary mass selection for multicharged ions: The invention proposes a method of tandem mass spectrometry for use in a mass spectrometer having a known characteristic function of the mass-to-charge ratio of the ions to be analysed, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: (a) providing a primary ions source to be analysed, (b) generating a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090250608 - Ion sources for improved ionization: Improved apparatuses and methods are provided for ionizing samples and analyzing the samples with mass spectrometry.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090250609 - Inspection method and reagent solution: An electron microscope method for inspecting a liquid specimen and a reagent solution therefor. A culture medium and biological cells are put in the sample holder. A plugging agent is mixed into the liquid sample. The cells can be irradiated with a primary beam via a film. An image of... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090250610 - Sample inspection apparatus: A sample inspection apparatus in which a fault in a semiconductor sample can be measured and analyzed efficiently. A plurality of probes are brought into contact with the sample. The sample is irradiated with an electron beam while a current flowing through the probes is measured. Signals from at least... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090250611 - Ir camera and a method for processing information in images: The invention relates to a camera having optical systems for recording both IR images and visual images and a laser pointer. A method of determining the position of the laser spot in the IR image based on the position of the laser spot in the visual image is proposed. One... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090250612 - Post-supported microbolometer pixel: A post-supported bolometer pixel and a process for manufacturing it comprising the steps of depositing a sacrificial layer over a substrate with readout integrated circuit pads that connect to the integrated circuit; forming vias through the sacrificial layer to the metal pads connecting to the readout integrated circuit; filling the... Agent: Shinshung International Patent & Law Firm

20090250613 - Chemically-selective detector and methods relating thereto: In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for adjusting the spectral detectivity of a thermal detector is described. The method includes coating the light sensitive portion of a thermal detector with a first material to reduce the response of the detector. The first material is coated... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090250614 - Image sensor system: An image sensor system includes a detector having a plurality of detector elements and optics having a beam path from an optical element on to the detector. Calibration of the detector can be rapidly effected where the image sensor system has a reference radiating device fixed within the beam path... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090250615 - scanning system and method for imaging and sequencing: A scanning detection system is provided wherein emissions from locations in a flow cell are detected. In some embodiments, the system can comprise an excitation source, a photocleavage source, and modulating optics configured to cause an excitation beam generated by the excitation source to irradiate a first group of the... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20090250616 - Integrated multi-channel time-to-digital converter for time-of-flight pet: In a radiation detector (10) for a time of flight positron emission tomography (PET) scanner (2), a radiation sensitive member (20) generates a signal (22) indicative of a radiation detection event. A time to digital converter (34) includes digital delay elements (40) operatively interconnected as a ring oscillator (36, 36′)... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090250617 - tomographic sampling for spect with cone-beam or multifocal collimation: An apparatus and method for nuclear medical imaging (e.g., SPECT imaging) using cone-beam or multifocal collimators is disclosed. According to the embodiment of the invention, the detector/collimator is tilted in a fore-aft direction, with the tilt angle varying as a function of the orbital position of the detector assembly. The... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090250618 - Three dimensional dosimetry using solid array geometry: A dosimeter comprising an ionizing radiation detector array is used to generally encompass a three dimensional geometric shape such as that employed as a phantom in radiation dosimetry measurements. The ionizing radiation detector array may include passive or active detectors. The active detectors in the array may comprise diodes, ionization... Agent: Carl M. Napolitano, Ph.d. Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.

20090250620 - Neutron and gamma-ray detection system: The present invention is a radially symmetric imaging detector that measures an incident neutron's or gamma-ray's energy and identifies its source on an event-by-event basis.... Agent: Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A.

20090250621 - Radiation detecting cassette and radiation image capturing system: A radiation detecting cassette includes an IC card detector which detects insertion of an IC card in a slot, outputs a detection signal representing that the IC card is inserted in the slot, and reads ID information stored in the IC card. An ID checker of the radiation detecting cassette... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090250619 - Radiation detector: A radiation detector comprises a voltage applying electrode, a photo-conductor layer, and a charge collecting electrode, which are overlaid one upon another. A selective charge transporting layer is located between the voltage applying electrode and the photo-conductor layer, the selective charge transporting layer having characteristics such that the selective charge... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090250622 - Design structure for alpha particle sensor in soi technology and structure thereof: The invention relates to a design structure, and more particularly, to a design structure for an alpha particle sensor in SOI technology and a circuit thereof. The structure is a silicon-on-insulator radiation detector which includes: a charge collection node; a precharge transistor that has a source from the charge collection... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090250623 - Method for generating a pulsed flux of energetic particles, and a particle source operating accordingly: A method for generating a pulsed flux of energetic particles comprises the following steps: —initiating an ion plasma at a first electrode (111) in a vacuum chamber (110) and allowing said plasma to develop towards a second electrode (112) in said vacuum chamber, —at a time at which said ion... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20090250624 - Installation and method for the purification of an aqueous effluent by means of oxidation and membrane filtration: A system and method is provided for utilizing ultraviolet light to disinfect water. The system includes a plurality of ultraviolet lights with each ultraviolet light including a sheath that is transparent to ultraviolet radiation. Mounted adjacent the ultraviolet lights is a drive that moves back and forth with respect to... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20090250625 - Specimen stage apparatus and specimen stage positioning control method: A specimen stage apparatus has a braking structure which can generate a braking force enough to stop a specimen stage while keeping a movable table from increasing in its weight. The specimen stage apparatus has an X guide fixed on an X base and representing a guide structure in X... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090250626 - Liquid sanitization device: The present invention includes a liquid sanitization device including one or more light emitting diodes (LED) that emit electro-magnetic radiation primarily at two or more distinct wavelengths. These wavelengths should be less than about 300 nm, preferably between about 210 to about 300 nm. The radiation from the light emitting... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090250627 - Arrangement for processing signals at the output of a multichannel detector: An arrangement for signal processing at the output of a multichannel detector in the spectrally resolved acquisition of time-variable fluorescence phenomena in a microscope, particularly lifetime measurements, is characterized in that an FPGA (free programmable gate array) is arranged downstream of the output of the multichannel detector.... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20090250628 - Fluorescence detecting apparatus and fluorescence observation system: A fluorescence detecting apparatus includes a light detecting device disposed in a light path of fluorescence generated in an illuminated area of a specimen and a barrier filter disposed in the light path toward the light detecting device to exhibit transparency for each of a plurality of fluorescences having separated... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090250631 - Apparatus and method for fluorescence imaging and tomography using spatially structured illumination: An imaging system is disclosed for imaging an object. More specifically, an improvement is disclosed in an imaging system enabling depth sectioned fluorescence imaging in a turbid medium, such as human or animal tissue, in such a manner as to substantially minimize the excitation radiation from reaching the detection beam... Agent: Susan L. Parulski Patent Legal Staff

20090250632 - Method and arrangement for collimated microscopic imaging: A method and arrangement for collimated microscopic imaging, including a first illumination of a sample in at least one region for exciting fluorescence, and a spatially resolving detection of the sample light by detector elements, the detection being associated with the region, wherein by means of a second illumination a... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - Ny Patent Department

20090250629 - Methods for detecting fluorescent signals in a biological sample: Operational means for automatic microscopic detection and analysis of fluorescent signals from a treated biological sample.... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20090250630 - Photodiode for detection within molecular diagnostics: A photodiode (200), for instance a PN or a PIN photodiode, is disclosed. The photodiode receives incident radiation having first and second spectral distributions, where the first spectral distribution is spectrally shifted from the second spectral distribution. The photodiode has a first semiconductor layer (211) capable of absorbing incident radiation... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090250633 - Radiation image conversion panel and manufacturing method thereof: An objective is to provide a high quality radiation image conversion panel and a manufacturing method thereof in which strength and heat resistance of an undercoat resin layer, and no cracks are generated in a stimulable phosphor layer. Disclosed is a radiation image conversion panel comprising a support and provided... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090250634 - Back illumination method for counter measuring ir guided missiles: Commercial aircraft are protected from attack by infrared seeking guided missiles through the utilization of a ground-based directed infrared countermeasure system in which the deployment of an IR guided missile is detected off-aircraft and more particularly on the ground. An infrared laser beam is projected towards the detected missile such... Agent: Bae Systems

20090250636 - Charged particle supplying apparatus: A charged particle supplying apparatus includes a discharging unit that generates charged particles and discharge the charged particles toward a predetermined position of a human body as an object, and an electric potential holding unit that holds electric potential of the human body so that the discharged charged particles are... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090250635 - Method and apparatus for processing multiphoton curable photoreactive compositions: A method including providing a substrate having thereon a layer including a multiphoton polymerizable composition, applying a light beam to at least one region of the layer, wherein the light beam cures or initiates cure of the multiphoton curable photoreactive composition; and processing a portion of the light beam reflected... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090250637 - System and methods for filtering out-of-band radiation in euv exposure tools: In a first aspect, an apparatus for exposing a substrate with EUV radiation is described herein which may comprise a target material; a laser source generating a laser beam having a wavelength, λ, for irradiating the target material to generate EUV radiation, the laser beam defining a primary polarization direction;... Agent: Matthew K. Hillman Cymer, Inc., Legal Dept.

20090250638 - Euv plasma discharge lamp with conveyor belt electrodes: The present invention relates to a plasma discharge lamp for generating EUV radiation and/or soft X-rays by means of an electrically operated discharge. The proposed lamp comprises at least two electrodes arranged in a discharge space at a distance from one another to form a gap which allows the ignition... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090250640 - Process for manufacturing a thick plate electroformed monobloc microwave source: Microwave source and polarizer which is formed of an electroformed monobloc comprising a thick plate or septum, greater than 1 mm in thickness. Frequencies of application include the 7.25 GHz and 8.4 GHz frequency bands.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090250639 - Radiation source: A radiation source includes a chamber, a supply constructed and arranged to supply a substance to the chamber at a location that allows the substance to pass through an interaction point within the chamber, a laser constructed and arranged to provide a laser beam to the interaction point so that... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20090250641 - Extreme ultra violet light source apparatus: An extreme ultra violet light source apparatus in which debris moving within a chamber are prevented from reducing reflectance or transmittance of optical elements of an EUV collector mirror, etc, and extreme ultra violet light can stably be generated in a long period. The apparatus includes: a target supply unit... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090250642 - Image detecting apparatus: An image detecting apparatus includes an illumination system and a sensing system. The illumination system is for providing a light beam to a working surface to generate a reflected light beam by the working surface. The sensing system includes a sensing unit and a condensing unit. The sensing unit is... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services