Radiant energy inventions

20080099661 - Focusing method for the high-speed digitalisation of microscope slides and slide displacing device, focusing optics, and optical rangefinder: A focusing method is provided for the high speed digitalization of microscope slides using an imaging device, wherein the slide is divided into fields of view according to the imaging device and focusing is performed. During rough focusing, several images are captured within the focus range using large focus steps.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080099662 - Method for adjusting an object detection apparatus: A method for adjusting an object detection apparatus is disclosed and which includes the steps of providing an image intensifier tube having an electroluminescent screen, and which produces a screen current output when the image intensifier tube processes electromagnetic radiation; measuring the screen current output produced by the electroluminescent screen;... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080099663 - Controller for an electronic line-scan camera: A method for controlling an electronic line-scan camera having at least two lines with light-sensitive pixels by means of external trigger signals. A predetermined number of lines of the sensor are exposed due to a first external trigger signal and the image information of the first exposed line and that... Agent: Howson And Howson

20080099664 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device including a first element including a photodiode and an amplifier circuit which amplifies output current of the photodiode, over a first insulating film; and a second element including a color filter and an overcoat layer over the color filter over a second insulating film is manufactured. The... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080099665 - Vehicle panel with integral sensor: A proximity/motion sensor is formed so as to be integral with an interior vehicle panel, such as a dashboard, in which it is provided. Preferably, the sensor is molded behind a transparent or translucent portion of the panel and is sealed inside a plastic material. Preferably, the sensor is an... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080099666 - Photoelectric encoder, scale and method of manufacturing scale: A photoelectric encoder includes: a scale having a grating formed thereon along a measuring axis; a light source operative to emit light to the scale so as to form a light spot on the grating; and a photoreceiver operative to receive reflected light from the scale. The light source and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080099667 - Methods and apparatus for sensing a physical substance: Methods and apparatus for sensing a physical substance, in which the physical substance is positioned in close proximity to a first surface of at least one surface plasmon enhanced illumination apparatus. The first surface is irradiated with electromagnetic radiation, and a change in a resonance condition of the at least... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080099668 - Keypad with optical waveguide: A keypad is provided. The keypad includes an optical waveguide on the top surface of which at least one prism pattern is formed, a light source for generating light and causing the light to be incident to a side surface of the optical waveguide, and at least one optical detector... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20080099669 - Optical jog wheel with spiral coding element: A user navigational apparatus. The user navigational apparatus includes a dial, a coding element, and an encoder. The coding element is coupled to a dial. The coding element includes a track of alternating reflective and non-reflective sections, each having a substantially oblique leading edge relative to a direction of movement... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080099670 - Light receiving module: A light receiving module includes a substrate, a light receiving element mounted on the substrate, a resin package covering the light receiving element, and a shield cover into which the resin package is inserted in an insertion direction. The shield cover includes first and second press plates configured to press... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080099671 - Diagnosis and calibration system for icp-ms apparatus: A diagnostic system designed such that an aggregate of parameter combinations is stored, which is an aggregate of combinations of parameters consisting of a first parameter for determining the output of the high-frequency power source, a second parameter for determining the flow rate of the carrier gas in the aerosol,... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080099672 - Apparatus and method for improving fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer signal: Disclosed is apparatus and method for improving the signal by changing the voltage applied to an analyzing trap of a high resolving power Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer. More specifically, after the ion activation, a voltage different from that of a trap electrode is applied to an... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080099673 - Electron beam apparatus and electron beam inspection method: The present invention provides a charged-particle beam inspection technology that enables to acquire a shadow contrast enhanced image, and to detect a shallow roughness with sufficient sensitively, which is caused by a micro-scale or nano-scale foreign matter in an inspection of a semiconductor device having a circuit pattern or the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080099674 - Electron microscope for inspecting and processing of an object with miniaturized structures and method thereof: The disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing an object with miniaturized structures. The method involves processing the object by supplying reaction gas during concurrent directing an electron beam onto a location to be processed, to deposit material or ablate material; and inspecting the object by scanning the surface of... Agent: Jones Day

20080099675 - Inspection apparatus and an inspection method: An inspection apparatus includes an irradiation optical system for irradiating an inspection target with an electron beam, a scanning unit for scanning an irradiation position in the X direction and the Y direction, an electrification control electrode for controlling secondary electrons or reflected electrons generated on the inspection target by... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080099676 - Scanning electron microscope and a method for pattern composite inspection using the same: A scanning electron microscope capable of performing alone the critical dimension measurement and the defect inspection is provided. The scanning electron microscope has a reference image storage unit for storing a reference image transcribing a reference pattern, an inspected image pick-up unit for picking up, on the basis of the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080099677 - Method for measuring information transfer limit in transmission electron microscope, and transmission electron microscope using the same: A crystal thin film is adopted as a specimen for measurement. A change in the contrast of crystal lattice fringes is measured under a condition that a diffracted wave and other wave are caused to interfere with each other. Thus, an information transfer limit of a transmission electron microscope can... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP.

20080099678 - Camera with visible light and infrared image blending: A camera that can capture a visible light image and an infrared image of a target scene. The camera includes a focusable infrared lens and a display. The display provides the visible light and infrared images in a focus mode or an analysis mode. In the focus mode, the percentage... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20080099679 - Thermal-type infrared imaging device and operation method thereof: Thermal-type infrared imaging device comprises an infrared ray detection unit in which pixels, each of which includes a bolometer, are arranged two-dimensionally; and a signal processing unit that sequentially reads signal of each bolometer in synchronization with switching operation of a horizontal shift register and a vertical shift register, integrates... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080099680 - Systems, methods and apparatus for non-volatile storage of healthcare image data: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments a non-volatile storage medium is or can be operably coupled to a medical image acquisition device to reduce the risk of loss of medical image data.... Agent: Ramirez & Smith

20080099681 - Infrared detector and process for fabricating the same: First, an electrode is formed on an insulation layer that has been formed on a silicon substrate, when manufacturing an infrared detection device. The electrode has a shape matching that of a thermal resistance element constituting the infrared detection device. A semiconductor substrate is placed in a reaction chamber, given... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080099682 - Quantum nanodot camera: A quantum nanodot camera, comprising: a quantum nanodot camera sensor including: at least one visible pixel sensor configured to capture scenes including actors and/or objects in a visible band; and at least one IR pixel sensor configured to capture motions of at least one quantum nanodot (QD) marker tuned to... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080099683 - Multiple view infrared imaging system: An infrared imaging system used for providing images from a plurality of views. The multiple view infrared imaging system includes a plurality of lens and infrared focal plane array (FPA) pairings, wherein each pairing can be used to provide an image and/or sample scene data of a distinct view. A... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20080099684 - Radiation detection device: Barium chloride (BaCl2) is used as the scintillation crystal. A radiation detection device comprising a barium chloride (BaCl2) crystal as a scintillator and a photomultiplier tube to receive the light from the scintillator wherein the wavelength of the light emitted from the scintillator is between 250 nm and 350 nm... Agent: Gary C. Cohn, PLLC

20080099685 - Lanthanum halide scintillators for time-of-flight 3-d pet: A Lanthanum Halide scintillator (for example LaCl3 and LaBr3) with fast decay time and good timing resolution, as well as high light output and good energy resolution, is used in the design of a PET scanner. The PET scanner includes a cavity for accepting a patient and a plurality of... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080099686 - Discrete axial re-binning of time-of-flight positron emission tomography data: Axial rebinning methods are provided for 3D time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography (PET), based on 2D data rebinning. Rebinning is performed separately for each axial plane parallel to the axis of the PET scanner. An analytical approach is provided that is based on a consistency condition for TOF-PET data with... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080099687 - Radiation image detector: A radiation image detector comprising: a scintillator panel comprising a substrate having thereon a phosphor layer; a protective cover provided on a side of the substrate opposite the phosphor layer, wherein a radiation is incident on the side of the substrate opposite the phosphor layer; a light receiving element provided... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080099688 - Radiographic imaging substrate, radiographic imaging apparatus, and radiographic imaging system: A radiographic imaging apparatus, comprising: a photoelectric conversion substrate including a pixel area where there are arranged a plurality of pixels each formed of a photoelectric conversion element and a switching element connected to the photoelectric conversion element in a matrix formed on an insulating substrate, a bias line for... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080099689 - Photon counting imaging detector system: An imaging detector system includes a radiation detector having a plurality of pixels for generating a plurality of detection signals in response to radiation. Each of the pixels is used to generate a corresponding one of the detection signals. The imaging detector system includes a plurality of photon counting channels.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080099690 - Microscope with vacuum objective: A microscope for inspecting a surface in an evacuated volume, including an optical objective assembly which is located in the evacuated volume in proximity to the surface. The assembly is arranged to collect and convey radiation from the surface while focusing the radiation so as to form an image of... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc.

20080099692 - Improvised explosive device detection / destruction / disablement: Apparatus and accompanying methods for the detection and subsequent destruction or disablement of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) while maintaining a satisfactory level of human safety. Operationally, our inventive method and apparatus detects the IED using one or more methods including: detecting internal battery components; detecting magnetic signature(s) of the IED;... Agent: U.s. Army Tacom-ardec Attn: Amstra-ar-gcl

20080099693 - Charged-particle exposure apparatus: In a particle-beam projection processing apparatus a target (41) is irradiated by means of a beam (pb) of energetic electrically charged particles, using a projection system (103) to image a pattern presented in a pattern definition means (102) onto the target (41) held at position by means of a target... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20080099694 - Scintillator panel: A scintillator panel comprising a substrate having thereon a reflective layer and a scintillator layer, wherein a light absorbing layer having a maximum absorption wavelength of 560 to 650 nm is provided between the reflective layer and the scintillator layer.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080099695 - Sample preparation system: A sample preparation system in which an ion beam is made to hit the surface of a sample while rotating the sample about an axis perpendicular to the processed surface of the sample under the condition where the processed surface of the sample is not perpendicular to the beam. The... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080099696 - Shaped apertures in an ion implanter: This invention relates to shaped apertures in an ion implanter that may act to clip an ion beam and so adversely affect uniformity of an implant. In particular, the present invention finds application in ion implanters that employ scanning of a substrate to be implanted relative to the ion beam... Agent: Robert W. Mulcahy Applied Materials, Inc.

20080099697 - Charged particle beam apparatus, method of adjusting astigmatism using same and method of manufacturing device using same: [Means] A charged particle beam apparatus 300 for observing and estimating a sample W by applying a charged particle beam to sample W to detect secondary charged particles, such as electrons emitted from the sample, reflected electrons and backscattered electrons comprises astigmatism adjusting means 17 for adjusting astigmatism of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080099698 - Dendrimer based terahertz generator: A high efficiency electro-optic dendrimer based technology for nanophotonic integrated circuit devices is presented. In particular, a high power terahertz (THz) source is implemented using an electro-optic dendrimer via electro-optic rectification. Electro-optic rectification provides inherent power scalability, because, pump-THz conversion is not limited either by emission saturation or by heat... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20080099699 - Extreme ultraviolet radiation source device: An extreme ultraviolet radiation source device comprises a vessel; an electric discharge section including a pair of main discharge electrodes; a material supply unit which supplies an extreme ultraviolet radiating species to the electric discharge section; a high voltage generating section which impress high voltage to the pair of main... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080099700 - Optical module with integrated source of light: An optical module includes a lens arrangement which is used to project electromagnetic radiation to a semiconductor element and a light source disposed in the surrounding area of the radiation inlet area of the lens arrangement. The lens arrangement and the light source are provided with a covering which is... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080093529 - Methods, materials, and devices for the conversion of radiation into electrical energy: A rectifying nanoscale structure is disclosed, which, upon exposure to incident light, is induced to propagate electrons in an anisotropic fashion, with exceptionally low losses. A rectifying nanoscale structure which exploits the phenomena of plasmons to modify its light absorption and rectification properties is also disclosed.... Agent: Hahn And Moodley LLP

20080093530 - Illumination system: The illumination system has a plurality of light emitters (R, G, B) and a light collimator (1) for collimating light emitted by the light emitters. Light propagation in the light-collimator is based on total internal reflection (TIR) towards a light-exit window (4) of the light-collimator. At least one light sensor... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080093532 - Memory card having an information display function using an external light source: A memory card including a first memory responsible for the main memory of the memory card, a memory control unit adapted to control the operation of the first memory, a photoelectric voltage generating unit adapted to generate a voltage corresponding to light irradiated externally via photoelectric conversion, a display unit... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20080093531 - Structure of image integrated circuit: An image integrated circuit includes a light sensor layer and a semiconductor circuit layer. The light sensor layer receives and converts the light of a photographed image and into a corresponding light-induced electrical signal. The bottom of the light sensor layer form conductive terminals for supplying the light-induced electrical signal... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080093533 - Driving method for solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus: A driving method for a solid-state imaging device including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, VCCDs, a line memory, and an HCCD includes: transferring all of the electric charges, which are stored in the line memory in an array, to the HCCD; and transferring only an electric charge, which is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080093534 - Image sensor for low-noise voltage operation: The image sensor includes a conversion module for lowering a turn-on voltage of a signal or changing its waveform, a module for providing a negative voltage if necessary, and at least one module for limiting the slope of an output signal, and the characteristics of the image sensor are improved... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080093535 - Information handling system light sensor: A light sensor apparatus includes a support surface. A wall is located adjacent to and spaced apart from the support surface. A light aperture is defined by the wall. A light sensor is coupled to the support surface by an extendable member, whereby the extendable member is operable to adjust... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080093536 - Reduction of solar interference in an infrared touch system: An apparatus is provided for an infrared touch system that decreases solar interference. The infrared touch system includes a mounting board, which has a number of sides that encompass an area. The infrared touch system includes a number of optical detectors and optical sources mounted along the edges on the... Agent: Duke W. Yee Yee & Associates, P.C.

20080093537 - Machine for inspecting glass containers: A machine for inspecting glass containers rotating at an inspection station. A camera images an area of interest on the glass container and continuous illumination of that area is provided by strobing a light source a number of times while the area is imaged on a camera the entire period.... Agent: Emhart Glass Research, Inc.

20080093538 - Machine for inspecting glass containers: A machine for inspecting a rotating glass container for defects wherein the image evaluated for defects is a critical addition of a plurality of additions each defined by a plurality of time spaced images.... Agent: Emhart Glass Research, Inc.

20080093539 - Apparatus and method for chemical imaging of a biological sample: In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for determining illumination parameters for a stained sample, the method may include providing a stained sample and obtaining an absorption band of the sample; obtaining an emission band of the sample and determining the illumination parameters for the sample as a... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20080093540 - Optical detection sensor: One embodiment of the present invention provides an optical detection sensor configured so as to irradiate exit light emitted from a light source onto an object to be measured, the object being disposed a relative distance away from an end face of a first optical fiber, and receive the reflection... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080093541 - Fiber sensor and fiber sensor device: A fiber sensor comprising: an optical waveguide unit having a measurement surface formed at an end of an optical waveguide; and a channel unit through which a specimen, serving as a measurement object to be measured by contact with the measurement surface, is caused to flow in and out via... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080093542 - Device and method for optical touch panel illumination: An optical touch panel including a support defining a generally planar surface, an optical illumination assembly arranged along and above at least part of a periphery of the support to define a detection region, at least one light detector, arranged to detect changes in the light received from the optical... Agent: Klony Lieberman Lumio Inc.

20080093543 - Thermal management technology for polarizing xenon: A polarizing apparatus has a thermally conductive partitioning system in a polarizing cell. In the polarizing region, this thermally conductive partitioning system serves to prevent the elevation of the temperature of the polarizing cell where laser light is maximally absorbed to perform the polarizing process. By employing this partitioning system,... Agent: Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A.

20080093544 - Phantom for radiological system calibration: A phantom for use in measuring characteristics of a digital radiography imaging system has at least one substrate having a patterned foil layer. The pattern in the foil layer being defined by a plurality of apertures within which the substrate is exposed.... Agent: Carestream Health Inc,

20080093545 - System and method for calibrating an x-ray detector: A method and system are provided for generating high and low-frequency components for the pixels of a detector array. The method includes the act of generating a gain map image comprised of gain coefficients for one or more pixels of a detector array. A frequency-based transform is applied to the... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20080093546 - Ion source for electron transfer dissociation and deprotonation: In mass spectrometric analysis equipment, highly charged analyte fragment ions are obtained by electron transfer dissociation of highly charged analyte ions by radical anions and the dissociation products are then deprotonated with non-radical anions. Both the radical anions for electron transfer dissociation and the non-radical anions for deprotonation are produced... Agent: Law Offices Of Paul E. Kudirka

20080093547 - Top-down protein analysis in mass spectrometers with ion traps: Proteins with a molecular mass in the range from approximately 5 to 100 kilodaltons are structurally analyzed without prior enzymatic digestion to small peptides in a mass spectrometer that operates with an ion trap. The proteins are ionized by electrospraying or similar processes to create highly charged analyte ions, which... Agent: Law Offices Of Paul E. Kudirka

20080093549 - Ion mobility spectrometer: An ITMS includes an inlet for receiving a sample that will be tested for a substance of interest. The inlet communicates with an ionization chamber and a drift chamber communicates with the downstream end of the ionization chamber. A first grid electrode extends across the downstream end of the ionization... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20080093548 - Sample preparation plate for mass spectrometry: Disclosed herein is a sample preparation plate used to prepare a sample for mass spectrometry. In particular, a sample plate used to concentrate a sample as well as remove contaminants from the sample while providing easy manipulation of small liquid droplets on a surface with minimal sample loss.... Agent: Waters Investments Limited C/o Waters Corporation

20080093551 - Electric charged particle beam microscopy and electric charged particle beam microscope: An electric charged particle beam microscope measures a geometric distortion at an arbitrary magnification with high precision, and corrects the geometric distortion. A geometric distortion at a first magnification is measured as an absolute distortion based on a standard specimen having a cyclic structure. A microscopic structure specimen is photographed... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080093550 - Method for adhering nanostructures to end of probe of microscope and microscope having probe made by the same method: There is provided a method for selectively adsorbing nano-structures on the end of the probe of a scanning probe microscope. The method includes the steps of: forming the adsorbing prevention coating layer on the probe surface of the scanning probe microscope; removing the adsorbing prevention coating layer formed on the... Agent: Venable LLP

20080093552 - Motion detector module: A motion detector comprises a housing having a front side and a back side. Conductors are disposed on the back side so as to electrically connect to a wiring module installed within an electrical box. An infrared (IR) sensor is mounted within the housing and configured to receive IR radiation... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080093553 - Conduction structure for infrared microbolometer sensors: A conduction structure for infrared microbolometer sensors and a method for sensing electromagnetic radiation may be provided. The microbolometer may include a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer. The microbolometer further may include a bolometer layer between the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer.... Agent: Frank Cona Tyco Fire And Security

20080093554 - Dual band imager with visible or swir detectors combined with uncooled lwir detectors: Methods and apparatus (10) are disclosed for handling pallets (S) to be inspected and sorted. The method can include tipping a substantially vertically oriented pallet (L) in a forward rotational direction to expose and allow inspection of a trailing major (17) surface of the pallet. A lower portion of the... Agent: Raytheon Company 2000 East El Segundo Boulevard

20080093555 - Method to determine water content in a sample: This invention provides a method to determine the content of water in a sample by liberating the water from the sample followed by capturing the liberated water in a gas flow and measuring cumulatively the water vapour content in the gas flow by spectroscopy, preferably frequency modulated spectroscopy.... Agent: Organon Usa, Inc. Patent Department

20080093556 - Infrared gas analyzer: An infrared gas analyzer includes: a sample cell through which a sample gas containing a measurement component that absorbs an infrared light flows; one or a plurality of light sources that emits the infrared light; and a detector that detects a concentration of the measurement component contained in the sample... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080093558 - Radiographic image detector and preparation method of the same: A radiographic image detector which incorporates a scintillator panel provided with a substrate, on which a fluorescent substance layer comprised of a prismatic crystal structure is formed, and a receptor element, on which surface plural receptor pixels, to perform photoelectric conversion of light from the scintillator panel, are two-dimensionally arranged,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080093557 - Nanocomposite scintillator, detector, and method: A compact includes a mixture of a solid binder and at least one nanopowder phosphor chosen from yttrium oxide, yttrium tantalate, barium fluoride, cesium fluoride, bismuth germanate, zinc gallate, calcium magnesium pyrosilicate, calcium molybdate, calcium chlorovanadate, barium titanium pyrophosphate, a metal tungstate, a cerium doped nanophosphor, a bismuth doped nanophosphor,... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, LLC

20080093559 - Arrangement of a scintillator and an anti-scatter-grid: The invention relates to the production of a scintillator system which comprises an Anti-Scatter-Grid (20) and an arrangement of scintillator cells. In a first processing step, a rectangular pattern of slots (11, 12) is cut into the top surface of a scintillator crystal (10). An Anti-Scatter-Grid (20) is then inserted... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080093560 - Circuit substrate and method: Embodiments of the invention are concerned with semiconductor circuit substrates for use in a radiation detection device, said radiation detection device comprising a detector substrate having a plurality of detector cells arranged to generate charge in response to incident radiation, each of said detector cells including at least one detector... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080093563 - Aberration corrector and method of aberration correction: A chromatic aberration corrector has a relatively simple correction system capable of correcting the electron optical system of a transmission electron microscope for chromatic aberration. Furthermore, high-resolution imaging is enabled. The correction system uses a first multipole element for producing a quadrupole field to produce a concave lens effect. However,... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080093562 - Beam recording method and device: A recording device including a beam deflection section for relatively moving an irradiation position of an exposure beam with respect to a substrate on which a resist layer is formed; a substrate velocity adjustment section for adjusting a moving velocity of the substrate based on a deflection amount of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080093561 - Dual-mode electron beam column: A dual-mode electron beam column (10) for selectably providing, in an electron beam lithography machine, a Gaussian beam for enhanced writing resolution and a variable shaped beam for enhanced writing throughput comprises a first aperture (13) for confining the beam, a first lens (14) for focussing the beam at a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080093564 - Systems and methods for radioisotope generation: Systems and methods are disclosed for producing customized, predictable and reproducible supplies of radioisotopes using, for example, a reactor housing that is fabricated from a radioactive shielding material and has both an internal volume and a surface that comprises an entry port and an exit port, a chromatographic column that... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080093565 - Charged particle beam system and its specimen holder: In a charged particle beam device and a specimen holder for the charged particle beam device each of which comprises a mechanism for blowing with a gas at least partially a specimen to be observed, the mechanism includes small flow rate gas spout openings arranged opposed to each other through... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080093566 - System for spore detection: A method for detecting the presence of bacterial spores in a sample comprises non-destructively to the spores carrying out the steps of assessing the fluorescence of the sample, subjecting the sample to UV radiation, and reassessing the fluorescence of the sample to determine the presence of spores. An increase in... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20080093567 - Charged particle radiation therapy: Among other things, an accelerator is mounted on a gantry to enable the accelerator to move through a range of positions around a patient on a patient support. The accelerator is configured to produce a proton or ion beam having an energy level sufficient to reach any arbitrary target in... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080093568 - Lower shield for radiation protection system: A radiation protection shield for protecting medical personnel from radiation being applied to a patient positioned on a table. The shield includes a frame and a primary screen including a radiation-resistant material connected to said frame.... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080093569 - Optical pickup apparatus and optical disc apparatus using same: An optical pickup apparatus includes a semiconductor laser for emitting a laser light, an objective lens for irradiating the light flux emitted from the semiconductor laser onto an optical disc, and a light detector for receiving the light flux reflected from the optical disc. The light detector has a light... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080087796 - Photo detector array with thin-film resistor-capacitor network: A photo detector device configured for use with a display device, the photo detector device comprising a photosensitive transistor formed on a substrate of the display device, the photosensitive transistor being capable of detecting an optical signal and converting the optical signal into a current signal, and a converter formed... Agent: Akin Gump LLP - Silicon Valley

20080087797 - Optical user interface system for automotive modules: A rearview assembly for a vehicle including a mounting structure for mounting to a vehicle, a rearward viewing device, and housing with a position sensor, is provided. The position sensor includes first and second radiation emitters, a radiation reception element, and sensor processing circuitry coupled to one of the position... Agent: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt, & Litton, LLP/gentex Corporation

20080087798 - Optoelectronic security system: The invention relates to an optoelectronic security system comprising a plurality of light transmitters in a light grid arrangement for the transmission of light signals into a monitored zone, at least one spatially resolving light reception unit for the reception of the light signals transmitted by the light transmitters and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080087799 - Light sensor and pixel selecting method for light sensor: An optical sensor able to make a pixel area small without degrading an increase of the speed of detection of the change of light intensity and reduction of the power consumption, therefore able reduce the size of a chip at the time of an increase of pixels and a method... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20080087800 - Solid-state image capturing device, image capturing device, and manufacturing method of solid-state image capturing device: A solid-state image capturing device, includes a semiconductor board, upon which same semiconductor board are disposed in a predetermined order: a first detecting unit for detecting a first wavelength region component within an electromagnetic wave; and a second detecting unit for detecting a second wavelength region component which is longer... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20080087801 - Apparatus for processing an input signal: Apparatus for processing an input signal comprises a first switching means and a second switching means, the first switching means comprises a first photoconductive switch and the second switching means comprises a second photoconductive switch, wherein the first switching means is switchable between an open state and a closed state... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080087802 - Optical pickup device: In an optical pickup device, a side surface parallel in the optical axis direction of an optical component is respectively fixed with an adhesive at wall surfaces (internal walls) provided opposing with each other of an accommodation case. In a part of the wall surfaces of the accommodation case, a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080087803 - Photosensor, target detection method and display panel: A photosensor includes first and second light receiving elements which detect light, and a light source which is disposed behind the first and second light receiving elements and which emits light containing a predetermined color component. A first filter is disposed in front of the first light receiving element and... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080087804 - Noise-reducing image sensor: In an embodiment example of the present invention, an image sensor comprises a filter used for an extraction of a specific color component of an incident light, a light receiving element which observes the incident light via the filter, a compensating filter having a transmission restraining characteristic in a visible... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080087806 - Optical encoder: An optical encoder having a structure for preventing water or the like from adhering to a V-shaped groove of a code plate of the encoder. The optical encoder has a protective plate made from an optically transmissive material, the protective plate being positioned adjacent to a surface of the code... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080087805 - Optical encoder with encoder member having one or more digital diffractive optic regions: An optical encoder uses an encoder member with one or more digital diffractive optic regions to optically manipulate an incident beam of light to extract relative displacement information of the encoder member.... Agent: Wilson & Ham

20080087807 - Volume calibration phantom and calibration method thereof: A volume calibration phantom is disclosed in the present invention, which comprises a container; a plurality of plates stacking up inside the container; and at least one slab of radioactive source, each of which is disposed between the adjacent plates and comprises a plurality of radionuclides. With the volume calibration... Agent: Wpat, PC

20080087808 - Method and system for controlling beam scanning in an ion implantation device: A method and apparatus for controlling ion beam scanning in an ion implanter is disclosed. Before an implant process is commenced, a scan waveform to create a uniform distribution along a magnetic scan axis is determined, using a travelling Faraday detector (24). Charge data from the travelling Faraday (24) is... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20080087809 - Mass spectrometry system having ion deflector: A tandem mass spectrometer and method for calibrating a tandem mass spectrometer. The tandem mass spectrometer comprises first and second mass analyzers. The first and second mass analyzers form an ion path. The second mass analyzer is positioned downstream from the first mass analyzer and is arranged to receive ions... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080087810 - Methods and apparatus for time-of-flight mass spectrometer: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for compensating for mass error for a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. A reference flight distance for a pulse of ions corresponding to a reference temperature of one or more components of an ion flight path assembly is determined, and the temperature of one or more components... Agent: Applied Biosystems

20080087811 - Nanostructured surfaces as a dual ionization ldi-desi platform for increased peptide coverage in proteomic analysis: Embodiments of the invention include methods and devices for the analysis of proteins utilizing a gold coated nanoporous alumina surface for dual ionization mode mass spectrometric analysis using desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) and laser desorption ionization (LDI). Combined use of DESI and LDI gives increased sequence coverage in peptide mixture... Agent: Musc Foundation For Research Development

20080087812 - Sampling system for containment and transfer of ions into a spectroscopy system: The invention provides for efficient collection of analyte ions and neutral molecules from surfaces for their subsequent analysis with spectrometry. In an embodiment of the invention, a ‘multiple desorption ionization source’ includes a tube which can contain ions for subsequent sampling within a defined spatial resolution from desorption ionization at... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080087814 - Multi path tof mass analysis within single flight tube and mirror: An apparatus for analyzing ions by determining times of flight of the ions includes a flight tube. The apparatus includes a pulser for redirecting ions into the flight tube. The apparatus includes a first detector located at a first position within the flight tube. The apparatus includes a second detector... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080087813 - Multi source, multi path mass spectrometer: A mass spectrometer system includes a first mass spectrometer channel. The mass spectrometer system includes a second mass spectrometer channel. A housing is configured to enclose the first and second mass spectrometer channels within the same chamber. A mass analyzer is coupled with the first and second channels and configured... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080087815 - Time division multiplexing ms with beam converging capillary: A mass spectrometer system includes a first ion source that produces ions in a first ion stream. The mass spectrometer system includes a second ion source that produces ions in a second ion stream. A capillary receives the first and second ion streams and separately introduces ions in the first... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080087816 - Pulsed ion source for quadrupole mass spectrometer and method: A variable duty cycle ion source assembly is coupled to a continuous beam mass spectrometer. The duty cycle can be adjusted based on previous scan data or real time sampling of ion intensities during mass analysis. This provides the ability to control the total number of ions formed, mass analyzed... Agent: Thermo Finnigan LLC

20080087817 - Icp/esi mass spectrometry systems and methods of use thereof: Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include mass spectrometry systems and methods of performing molecular mass spectrometry and elemental mass spectrometry using a single mass spectrometry system.... Agent: Agilent Technologies, Inc. Legal Department, Dl429

20080087818 - Ion trap mobility spectrometer calibration method and system: An ion trap mobility spectrometer calibration system and method wherein the maximum response of the spectrometer is determined. A quantity Q0 is chosen representing a response which is a predetermined percentage of the maximum response. Input to the ion trap mobility spectrometer are at least two known quantities Q1 and... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20080087821 - Electron beam system and method of operating the same: An electron beam system (such as a scanning electron microscope or an electron probe microanalyzer) capable of displaying backscattered electron (BSE) images at the same brightness and same contrast at all times if the atomic number differences are the same when illumination conditions including accelerating voltage and emission current are... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080087822 - High-density fib-sem tomography via real-time imaging: A method and an apparatus are for three-dimensional tomographic image generation in a scanning electron microscope system. At least two longitudinal marks are provided on the top surface of the sample which include an angle therebetween. In consecutive image recordings, the positions of these marks are determined and are used... Agent: Walter Ottesen

20080087819 - Method for analyzing a fluid sample: The invention relates to a method for analyzing a fluid sample, such as a body fluid sample in which, after loading a test element with a sample of a fluid, the fluid sample passes into a detection area of the test element and spreads out in the detection area, and... Agent: Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc.

20080087820 - Probe control method for scanning probe microscope: This probe control method is applied to the scanning probe microscope having a probe section with a probe pointed at a sample, a detection section for detecting physical quantity between the sample and the probe, a measurement section for measuring the surface of the sample to obtain the surface information... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080087823 - Infrared sensor and method for driving the same: An infrared sensor includes a plurality of reference pixel units 2 arranged in a matrix pattern and series capacitor elements 14 provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the reference pixel units 2. The reference pixel units 2 each include an output line 30, a reference capacitor element 13 connected via... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080087824 - Infrared sensor: A small infrared sensor has a wide infrared light-receiving area (viewing angle), high electromagnetic shielding characteristics, and excellent electromagnetic-wave resistance characteristics. In the infrared sensor, supporting portions are disposed at four corners of a substantially rectangular opening in a package. The supporting portions support an optical filter, disposed so as... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080087825 - Thermally excited near-field source: A high resolution material observation system includes an object having at least one spatial dimension sufficient to support production of near-field infrared emissions, a holder adapted to receive a sample to be observed, the holder further adapted to position the sample in the near-field infrared emissions, and a thermal excitation... Agent: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini & Bianco Pl

20080087826 - Optical train and method for tirf single molecule detection and analysis: In one aspect the invention relates to an apparatus for analyzing the presence of a single molecule using total internal reflection. In one embodiment an apparatus for single molecule analysis includes a support having a sample located thereon; two sources of light at distinct wavelengths, a collimator for directing the... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080087827 - Apparatus and method pertaining to provision of a substantially unique aircraft identifier via a source of power: A vehicle such as an aircraft (400) is provided (101) with a source of power having a power output such as a source of light (401). This power output can then be combined with an identifier (103, 416) that is substantially unique to the aircraft. An optical conduit (405) can... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080087829 - Single-photon emission computed tomography (spect) using helical scanning with multiplexing multi-pinhole apertures: The reconstruction of artifact free images is made possible by the implementation of a SPECT imaging device that employs helical scanning. The SPECT imaging device includes a detector configured to detect photons, such as photons, that are projected onto it. A collimator is axially aligned with the detector and includes... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080087830 - Apparatus and method for radiation imaging: The radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation source for irradiating an object, a radiation image detector having a radiation-receiving plane that receives radiation from the radiation source through the object, for detecting a radiation image of the object, a shape information acquiring device for acquiring shape information that represents a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080087828 - Collimator for radiation detectors and method of use: A device and method for acquiring Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) data. In particular, a method of acquiring data using a gamma camera detector with a collimator, such as a slotted, inverse fan beam collimator, for example. An example collimator that can be used for the method is one... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080087831 - Photomultiplier: The present invention relates to a photomultiplier that realizes significant improvement of response time properties with a structure enabling mass production. The photomultiplier comprises a sealed container, and the sealed container includes a hollow body section, extending along a tube axis, and a faceplate. The faceplate has a light incidence... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080087832 - Radiation detector: [SOLUTION] A glass substrate 11 having an X-ray sensitive semiconductor 14 for converting incident X rays into carriers, and a planar light emitting mechanism 28 disposed on a side opposite from an X-ray incidence side of the glass substrate 11, are provided to remove carriers remaining in the X-ray sensitive... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20080087833 - Modular multi-modal tomographic detector and system: A multi-modality detection system and method for detecting medically-related conditions is disclosed. In some respects, the system and methods rely on at least two different modalities for imaging a region of interest including a patient organ such as the breast, brain, or other object within the region of interest. The... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20080087834 - Radiation image detector: A radiation image detector including: a plurality of image sensing sections, disposed on a substrate in an array, for converting radiation to electrical signals; a plurality of data lines for transferring electrical signals converted by the image sensing sections; a charge amplifier circuit for integrating electrical signals transferred by the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080087835 - Radiation image detector and driving method for the same: A radiation image detector including the following layers stacked on top of another: a charge generation layer that generates charges by receiving radiation; and a detection layer which includes: multitudes of pixels, each having a collection electrode for collecting charges generated in the charge generation layer, a storage capacitor for... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080087836 - Optical radiation sensor system and method for measuring radiation transmittance of a fluid: There is disclosed a process for measuring transmittance of a fluid in a radiation field comprising polychromatic radiation—i.e., radiation at a first wavelength and radiation at a second wavelength different from the first wavelength. The process comprises the steps of: (i) positioning a polychromatic radiation source and a polychromatic radiation... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080087837 - Non-invasive method for measuring soil water content or snow water equivalent depth using cosmic-ray neutrons: The present invention is directed toward the determination of soil water content and the water equivalent depth of snow deposited on top of the ground. The apparatus for measuring soil water content consists of one or more cosmic-ray neutron detectors located above the soil surface. The detectors record neutrons in... Agent: Darin Desilets

20080087838 - Gamma-ray laser; induced gamma emission system and method: 2] during the lifetime of its excited state, abruptly moving the first source through a distance equal to ½ the wavelength of the radiation emitted therefrom, thereby inducing a π-phase-shift gamma radiation transparency in the second source whereby the π-phase-shifted gamma radiation stimulates the excited nuclear resonant state of the... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080087841 - On-chip reflectron and ion optics: A microelectronics apparatus comprising a substrate, a pair of grid electrodes coupled to the substrate on opposing sides of a central axis, wherein the grid electrodes are substantially parallel to each other and extend substantially perpendicular from the substrate, and a plurality of ion reflection lenses each coupled to the... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080087840 - Extreme ultra violet light source apparatus: An extreme ultra violet light source apparatus having relatively high output for exposure, in which debris are suppressed to be produced as much as possible in stead of disposing debris that has been once produced. The extreme ultra violet light source apparatus includes: a chamber in which extreme ultra violet... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080087839 - Technique for confining secondary electrons in plasma-based ion implantation: A technique for confining secondary electrons on a wafer is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as an apparatus and method for confining secondary electrons in plasma-based ion implantation. The apparatus and method may comprise a magnetic field portion of a magnetic field configuration placed... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP/varian Semiconductor, Equipment Associates, Inc.

20080087842 - Source of generating multicharged ions and charged particle beam apparatus using such ion generating source: A multicharged ions generating source that is easy to manufacture, excellent in controllability and maintainability, high in degree of ionization and large in beam intensity and a charged particle beam apparatus using the same are disclosed. The multicharged ions generating source includes an ion source electrode (3) comprising an electron... Agent: Masao Yoshimura, Chen Yoshimura, LLP

20080087843 - Method of controlling quantum dot photoluminescence and other intrinsic properties through biological specificity: A method of controllably changing an intrinsic property of a quantum dot by using a biological entity, either attached or in close proximity to the quantum dot, and changing the state of biological entity with a controllable mechanism. The change in state of the biological entity controllably changes the intrinsic... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20080087844 - Technique for matching performance of ion implantation devices using an in-situ mask: A technique for matching performance of ion implantation devices using an in-situ mask. In one particular exemplary embodiment, ion implantation is performed on a portion of a substrate while the remainder is masked off. The substrate is then moved to a second implanter tool. Implantation is then performed on another... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080087846 - Sensor for ion implanter: A Faraday cup structure for use with a processing tool. The cup structure has a conductive strike plate coupled to a circuit for monitoring ions striking the strike plate to obtain an indication of the ion beam current. The electrically conductive strike plate is fronted by a mask for dividing... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080087845 - Central dryer for electron beam curing: A central dryer for electron beam curing is described which includes a first application unit for the application of a first coating to a web. The central dryer for electron beam curing also includes an irradiation unit in which a first electron beam generator and a second electron beam generator... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080087847 - 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.

20080087848 - Anti-radiation structure: The invention provides an anti-radiation structure comprising a substrate, a reflective layer adjacent to the substrate, and a periodic grating adjacent to the reflective layer. The invention also provides another anti-radiation structure comprising a substrate and a periodic grating adjacent to the substrate. The described structures may reflect or diffract... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20080087849 - Container for fissile material and a method of making the same: The annular container (10) is impact resistance. The outer chamber (18) acts as a buffer to protect the inner chamber (16). If the outer chamber (18) ruptures the fissile contents of the inner chamber (16) are contained. The outer chamber (18) also acts to contain any spillage of the fissile... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20080087851 - Current transfer ratio temperature coefficient compensation method and apparatus: An optocoupler system includes a buffer, isolation, and a detector. The system includes a current transfer ratio (CTR) with a temperature coefficient. The buffer includes a light source that generates light that passes through the isolation. A detector receives light that passes through the isolation and generates an output signal... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd.

20080087850 - Optoelelctronic apparatus: The apparatus includes: At least one light-emitting, optoelectronic, functional element, which, during operation, activated by an electrical signal, emits light, at least at times; at least one light-sensitive, optoelectronic, functional element, which, during operation, activated by light falling thereon, delivers, at least at times, an electrical signal; and at least... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080087852 - Positronium-mediated method for identifying a contaminant gas in a gaseous mixture: A monitor is provided for measuring the presence of a small concentration of at least one hazardous material within a vessel. A positron source emits positrons into an annihilation region of the vessel. A plurality of species of positronium are formed from the positrons as they interact with a sample... Agent: Duane Morris LLPIPDepartment

20080083868 - Monitoring devices and surveillance devices: P

20080083869 - Encoder: In the encoder 1, a bright portion 19 in which the light to be detected is irradiated to an area containing half rounds of arrangement lines L1 and L2 of a scale plate 11 is formed and also a dark portion 20 to which no light to be detected is... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080083871 - Method and apparatus for calibrating a radiation therapy treatment system: A radiation treatment system and method of commissioning the system, the system including a gantry, a radiation source operable to produce a beam of radiation, and a measurement device. The measurement device is physically connected to the gantry, and includes a multi-dimensional scanning arm, and a detector. The method includes... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080083870 - Self-adaptive tuning of gamma camera: An improved system and method for tuning individual sensors (e.g., photomultiplier tubes) of a multi-sensor imaging system such as, e.g., a gamma camera having an array of photo-multiplier tubes is provided that produces a uniform response over the entire system. Individual sensors of a multi-sensor imaging system are tuned based... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080083872 - Measurement of standoff corrected photoelectric factor: It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.c.

20080083873 - Device and method for introducing multiple liquid samples at atmospheric pressure for mass spectrometry: A method and apparatus introduces a secondary spray of uncharged liquid droplets into a primary stream of electrosprayed droplets. Droplets and/or components dissolved in the secondary liquid become charged through interaction with the primary electrospray stream. This results in formation of gaseous ions of the secondary solution susceptible to electrospray... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20080083874 - Vacuum interface for mass spectrometer: A system includes a vacuum manifold for a mass spectrometer. The vacuum manifold defines an orifice. A vacuum valve is joined to the manifold at the orifice. A load-lock adapter is joined to the vacuum valve. A transfer line may be introduced to the mass spectrometer and withdrawn therefrom via... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080083875 - Active night vision thermal control system using wavelength-temperature characteristic of light source: A thermal control system (11) for a light source (46) of a vision system (10) includes a heater (63) that is thermally coupled to the light source (46). A thermal sensor (60) is thermally coupled to the light source (46) and generates a temperature signal. A controller (50) is coupled... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080083876 - 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

20080083877 - Radiation detection apparatus and scintillator panel: A radiation detection apparatus of the present invention includes an optical detector disposed on a substrate and having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements which convert light into an electrical signal, and a scintillator layer disposed on the optical detector and having a columnar crystal structure which converts radiation into... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080083878 - Cleaning method, apparatus and cleaning system: A method to clean optical elements of an apparatus, the apparatus being configured to project a beam of radiation onto a target portion of a substrate, the apparatus comprising a plurality of optical elements arranged in sequence in the path of the radiation beam, wherein the cleaning method comprises: cleaning... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080083879 - Electronic device for detecting intensity of rays: An electronic device for detecting intensity of rays includes a housing having a hole, a filter lens installed on the hole for filtering light and passing through a specific ray, a photosensor installed at a position corresponding to the hole in the housing for receiving the specific ray and generating... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080083880 - Tissue irradiation device with at least one electron source and numerous radiation heads: A device for irradiating tissue encompassing at least one electron source for generating an electron beam, numerous radiation heads that are firmly and annularly arranged in a supporting frame around an isocenter of the device and emit radiation towards the isocenter, and one beam guidance system to guide the electron... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.a.

20080083881 - Plasmon wave propagation devices and methods: Nanoantennas are formed on a substrate (e.g., silicon) and generate light via interactions with a charged particle beam, where the frequency of the generated light is based in large part on the periodicity of the “fingers” that make up the nanoantennas. Each finger has typical dimensions of less than 100... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20080083882 - Laser desorption assisted field ionization device and method: n

20080083883 - Methods of and apparatus for accessing a process chamber using a dual zone gas injector with improved optical access: An injector provides optical access into a process chamber along an axial path from a diagnostic end point outside the process chamber through an optical access window. A hollow housing body receives first and second process gases, and surrounds the axial path. A sleeve in the body is urged against... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20080083884 - Mesh and method of observing rubber slice technical field: Left and right sides of the mesh sandwiching the placing region therebetween are set as left and right to-be-fixed portions to be fixed to sample holder separation portions respectively to be moved in a stretch direction. A slit for dividing use is formed from a portion of the periphery of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080083885 - Lithographic apparatus, and device manufacturing method: A lithographic apparatus configured to project a patterned beam of radiation onto a target portion of a substrate is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first radiation dose detector and a second radiation dose detector, each detector comprising a secondary electron emission surface configured to receive a radiation flux and to... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080083886 - Optical system suitable for processing multiphoton curable photoreactive compositions: An optical system comprises a beam splitter apparatus capable of producing a plurality of laser beamlets that have substantially equal energy and substantially equal optical path lengths. In one application, the beamlets of the optical system may be directed at a multiphoton curable photoreactive resin to fabricate a plurality of... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080083887 - Extreme ultra violet light source apparatus: In an extreme ultra violet light source apparatus that exhausts debris including fast ions and neutral particles by the effect of a magnetic field, neutral particles emitted from plasma are efficiently ionized. The extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus includes: a plasma generating unit that generates plasma, that radiates at least... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080083888 - Moving object detection photointerrupter and electric device using the same: An embodiment of the present invention comprises: at least one light-emitting portion that emits light; a plurality of light-receiving portions, disposed at intervals in the passing direction of the moving object, that receive and detect light emitted from the light-emitting portion and reflected by the moving object; a holding portion... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch