Radiant energy inventions

20090278028 - Current detection circuit, light receiving device using the same, and electronic device: A first transistor is provided on a current path for a phototransistor. A first resistor is provided between one terminal of the first transistor and the power supply line. A second transistor forms a current mirror circuit in cooperation with the first transistor, which amplifies with a predetermined amplification factor... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090278029 - Pickup device: A pickup device includes an irradiation optical system containing an objective lens for forming a spot by converging a light beam onto a track of a recording surface of an optical recording medium having a plurality of laminated recording layers; and a detection optical system containing a photodetector for receiving,... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090278030 - Method of locating an object in 3-d: Methods and devices for calculating the position of a movable device are disclosed. The device may include multiple optical detectors (ODs) and the movable device may include light sources. Optics may be above the ODs. A controller may calculate the position of the light source based on data from the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090278031 - Solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus: There is provided a solid-state imaging device, including: a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of pixels, each having a photoelectric conversion portion, formed therein; and a laminated film formed on said semiconductor substrate; wherein said laminated film includes a hydrogen desorbing film for desorbing hydrogen, and a hydrogen blocking-off film... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090278032 - Method for regulating the backlighting of a display: A device for controlling the luminosity of an illuminating device, in particular for LC-display units in household appliances, includes a sensor which is used to detect the presence of a user, and a luminosity sensor. An exchange between two different luminosity values of the illuminating device according to the presence... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090278033 - Optical trace detecting module: An optical trace detecting module includes a light-pervious plate, a circuit board, and a light guiding element. The light-pervious plate contacts an object and allows the object to move on a surface thereof. The circuit board is electrically disposed with an optical sensor and a light source. The light guiding... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090278034 - Light module package: The invention relates to a mounting substrate (10) for mounting and electrically contacting at least one light emitting diode (20), a ceramic layer (40) disposed in a path of light emitted by the light emitting diode (20), wherein the ceramic layer (40) comprises a wavelength converting material, the light emitting... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property And Standards

20090278035 - Motion-detecting module for combining a light-emitting function and a light-sensing function together: A motion-detecting module for combining a light-emitting function and a light-sensing function together includes a chip unit, a cover unit, and a light-guiding unit. The chip unit has a PCB, a light-emitting chip, and an image-sensing chip, and both the light-emitting chip and the image-sensing chip are electrically disposed on... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090278036 - \"droplet pickup ion source\" coupled to mobility analyzer apparatus and method: An ion mobility analyzer includes at least one of a “differential mobility analyzer”, an “ion mobility spectrometer” and a “differential mobility spectrometer”, to which charged molecules of interest are fed. Ions are fed to the ion mobility analyzer from a “droplet pickup ion source” including an electrospray ion source at... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090278039 - Detection method for an ion migration spectrum and an ion migration spectrometer using the same method: This invention discloses a detection method for an ion migration spectrum which comprises: acquiring an ion migration spectrum of pure carrier gas and an ion migration spectrum of carrier gas containing a test substance sample; and performing differential process on the ion migration spectrum of said pure carrier gas and... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20090278037 - Estimation of ion cyclotron resonance parameters in fourier transform mass spectrometry: The present invention comprises a method and system for accurate estimation of the ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) parameters in Fourier-transform mass spectrometry (FTMS/FT-ICR MS). The parameters are essential to estimating the mass to charge ratio of an ion from FT-ICR MS data, the intended purpose of the instrument. Achieving greater... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP/los Angeles

20090278038 - Method and device for generating positively and/or negatively ionized gas analytes for gas analysis: This is achieved in that the positive and/or negative gas ions are generated by means of a plasma, which is brought about by means of a dielectrically inhibited discharge, whereby the dielectrically inhibited discharge is produced in that a noble gas is passed in through a capillary made of a... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090278040 - Multi-dimensional ion mobility spectrometry methods and apparatus: Various embodiments of a multi-dimensional ion mobility analyzer are disclosed that have more than one drift chamber and can acquire multi-dimensional ion mobility profiles of substances. The drift chambers of this device can, for example, be operated under independent operational conditions to separate charged particles based on their distinguishable chemical/physical... Agent: Ching Wu Excellims Corporation

20090278042 - Ion trap time-of-flight mass spectrometer: The main voltage generator (5) applies a rectangular-wave radio-frequency voltage to the ring electrode (21) in order to capture ions inside the ion trap (2). In the case where the TOFMS (3) is operated in the reflectron mode, the radio-frequency voltage is changed into a constant voltage value when the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090278041 - Method and apparatus for qualitatively analyzing high-molecular additives in metal plating solution: Disclosed herein is a method of qualitatively analyzing high-molecular additives in a metal plating solution, including: removing sulfate ions and metal ions from a metal plating solution; and qualitatively analyzing the metal plating solution, from which sulfate ions and metal ions are removed, using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectroscopy... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090278043 - Ion guide device, ion reactor, and mass analyzer: A charged particle reaction cell of the present invention has a serially-arranged plurality of ring electrodes, wherein a modulated radio frequency voltage obtained by modulating the amplitude of a radio frequency voltage is applied, whereby ions are captured at the bottom of the ups and downs of a formed pseudopotential... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090278044 - In-situ differential spectroscopy: A spectrometer having an electron beam generator for generating an electron beam that is directed at a sample. An electron beam positioner directs the electron beam onto a position of the sample, and thereby produces a secondary emitted stream from the sample, where the secondary emitted stream includes at least... Agent: Lng/kla Joint Customer C/o Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20090278045 - Substrate-examining apparatus: The invention provides a substrate-examining apparatus which is capable of measuring the detailed shape of a contact hole and the state of a hole bottom. A substrate-examining apparatus includes an electron source (21) for generating an electron beam, a deflector (22) for irradiating a surface of a substrate to be... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20090278046 - Sensor systems and methods using entangled quantum particles: An entangled quantum generator generates a signal including a plurality of entangled quanta. The wavelength of the signal is the sum of the wavelengths of the entangled quanta. A signal processor determines a characteristic of the target based on information derived from at least some of the entangled quanta in... Agent: Koestner Bertani LLP

20090278047 - Electronic device: A transportable electronic cassette and an image reading device carry out communication by laser light between themselves, with the separation distance to the casing of the opposing device detected by separation distance sensors provided respectively to the electronic cassette and the image reading device. The value of the separation distance... Agent: Moss & Burke, PLLC

20090278048 - Multilayer image sensor: An image sensor is provided which includes a multilayer structure having a first light receiving unit to extract a signal corresponding to color information of incident light of a visible region and a second light receiving unit to extract a signal corresponding to light of an infrared region and white... Agent: Mcneely Bodendorf LLP

20090278049 - Method for producing an attenuation map: A method is disclosed for producing an attenuation map for a component of an MR/PET system. In at least one embodiment, the method includes ascertaining attenuation values of the component, producing a basic map from the attenuation values, ascertaining a position of the component relative to an examination volume of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090278050 - Stacked detectors: A representation of an amount of energy incident on a radiation sensor formed from multiple sensing elements coupled together along a direction parallel to a direction of propagation of the incident radiation is received. The radiation sensor has an adjustable border positioned between any two of the multiple sensing elements.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090278051 - Radiographic image detecting apparatus and radiographic imaging system: A radiographic imaging system 1 of the present invention includes: a radiographic image detecting apparatus 6 to obtain radiographic image data; a console 7 to operate the radiographic image detecting apparatus, the console including a display unit 17 for displaying the obtained radiographic image data; and an image storage device... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090278052 - Radiation detector device having an electrically conductive optical interface: A radiation detector device is disclosed and includes a scintillation device having a scintillator crystal. The radiation detector device also includes a photosensor. Further, the radiation detector device includes an optical interface coupled between the scintillation device and the photosensor. The optical interface is electrically conductive.... Agent: Larson Newman & Abel, LLP

20090278053 - Plasma panel based ionizing-photon radiation detector: A plasma panel based ionizing-photon radiation detector includes an input and output substrate with gamma-ray to free-electron conversion occurring primarily on the input plate and a sealed discharge gas between the substrates. X-electrodes and Y-electrodes are formed on the two substrates and configured to form a plurality of pixels. Impedances... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090278054 - Methods for implementing highly efficient plasma traps: A method for minimizing microwave leakage into processing chamber of a microwave plasma system is provided. The method includes securing plasma traps to a plasma tube assembly, which is a cylindrical structure positioned upstream from the processing chamber and has a plasma-sustaining region. The plasma traps are electrically conductive disks... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20090278055 - Real-time, on-line analysis of haloacetic acid species and amounts thereof in drinking water supplies: Post-column reaction-ion chromatography (PCR-IC) analysis of drinking water samples for quantity measurements and species identification of haloacetic acid contaminants therein is provided. With the necessity to chlorinate drinking water to remove harmful bacteria and other potential toxins, haloacetic acid byproducts are generated that may harm humans after consumption as well.... Agent: Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP

20090278056 - Ase light source: There is provided, in a light source having at least an excitation light source, a rare-earth doped, fluoride optical waveguide, a multiplexing means and an optical fiber for output, an ASE light source characterized in that an ASE light that has a wavelength shorter than an excitation light and that... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090278058 - 3d two-photon lithographic microfabrication system: An imaging system is provided that includes a optical pulse generator for providing an optical pulse having a spectral bandwidth and includes monochiromatic waves having different wavelengths. A dispersive element receives a second optical pulse associated with the optical pulse and disperses the second optical pulse at different angles on... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20090278057 - Pulsed-laser systems and methods for producing holographic stereograms: Pre-sensitization techniques can be used in conjunction with holographic recording materials to allow high quality holographic stereograms to be recorded in those holographic recording materials using pulsed lasers. Additional hologram production system hardware and software designs for use with pulsed lasers are disclosed.... Agent: Campbell Stephenson LLP

20090278059 - Apparatus for detecting film delamination and a method thereof: A method and apparatus are described herein which allow the progression of delamination of a film to be monitored. An interferometer is used to detect the onset and progression of thin film delamination. By projecting one or more wavelengths at a surface, and measuring the reflectance of these projected wavelengths,... Agent: Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC

20090278060 - Photoirradiation apparatus, crystallization apparatus, crystallization method, and device: A photoirradiation apparatus includes an optical modulation element which phase-modulates light, an illumination system to illuminate the optical modulation element, and an imaging optical system which applies the phase-modulated light to a non-single-crystal semiconductor film to form a predetermined light intensity distribution with a strip-like repetitive region having long sides... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090278061 - Quick release containment and shielding apparatus: A containment medical apparatus for use in association with medical treatments requiring radioactive substances has a tubular housing with a cap configured for closing an open end of the tubular housing. A quick release mechanism holds the cap on an open end of the tubular housing.... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20090278062 - Methods of using radiopharmaceutical pigs: A pharmaceutical pig is used to transport a syringe containing a liquid radiopharmaceutical from a radiopharmacy to a medical facility for administration to a patient. The pharmaceutical pig includes an elongate polymer cap that is removably attached to an elongate polymer base. The elongate polymer cap includes a cap shell... Agent: Patent Docket Department Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090278063 - Structure element, in particular for radiation shielding constructions: There is a structure element, in particular for radiation shielding constructions, having at least one floor plate and at least one wall section and/or at least one ceiling section. The structure element is characterized in that the at least one wall section and/or the at least one ceiling section comprise/comprises... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090272877 - Method and apparatus of measuring backward light, and laser processing method: The present invention relates to a method of measuring backward light, which is constructed for checking, prior to laser processing, backward light that propagates backward through an isolator included in a laser processing apparatus. The present invention also relates to a laser processing method and the like. A laser processing... Agent: Venable LLP

20090272878 - Photodetection circuit: This photodetecting circuit 1 is capable of suppressing oscillation of an output, and operates as a zero bias circuit in a case of a small photoelectric current to an extent that a dark current is concerned about, and limits an output current in a case of a large photoelectric current... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090272881 - Apparatus, method, and system providing pixel having increased fill factor: A method, apparatus, and system providing a pixel having increased fill factor by removing the row select transistor. A reset transistor in the pixel is connected to a column line, and the column line is used alternatively as a pixel readout line and as a voltage supply line for resetting... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090272880 - Guided-mode-resonance transmission color filters for color generation in cmos image sensors: Imager pixel arrays and methods for forming imager pixel arrays. An image sensor pixel includes a photosensor and a waveguide grating resonance filter formed over the photosensor. The waveguide grating resonance filter is configured to pass light to the photosensor in a wavelength band and to block light outside of... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090272879 - High conversion gain image sensor: An image sensor includes a photosensitive element, a reset circuit, an amplifier transistor, and a current source. The photosensitive element is coupled to generate an image charge in response to incident light and transfer the image charge to a circuit node. The reset circuit is coupled to selectively reset a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090272882 - Method and device for detecting weak optical signals: An optical detection device is disclosed. The device comprises a photoelectric unit, configured to sense incoming photons and to produce electrical signals pertaining to at least a few of the photons within a plurality of temporally resolved time-windows; an analog-to-digital unit, configured to generate digital representation of the electrical signals;... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090272883 - Method and apparatus for blocking ambient light in a live fiber optic identifying device: Spurious light is prevented from entering a cover of an optical fiber identification device by placing an opaque, flexible medium such as brush bristles within optical fiber clearance openings in the cover to block the light path around the fiber. Short opposing lengths of strip brushes are placing on either... Agent: At & T Legal Department - Canavan

20090272886 - Absolute position length measurement type encoder: The absolute position length measurement type encoder is provided with a scale for forming bright and dark patterns by the ABS pattern based on a pseudorandom code; an edge position detection circuit for obtaining a position, at which an after-differentiated absolute value of a binarized value is locally maximized, for... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090272884 - Optical encoder with amplitude correction: According to one embodiment, there is provided an optical encoder having a photodetector array comprising motion detection photodetectors and at least one reference photodetector vertically offset from the motion detection photodetectors. The output signal generated by the at least one reference photodetectors is employed to correct undesired variations in the... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20090272885 - Optical encoder with code wheel misalignment correction and automatic gain control: According to one embodiment, there is provided a device and method for correcting code wheel misalignment which employs upper and lower code wheel misalignment photodetectors positioned above and below at least first and second motion detection photodetectors. According to other embodiments, there are provided a device and method for automatically... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20090272887 - Single-shot spatially-resolved imaging magnetometry using ultracold atoms: A method and system for remotely imaging a magnetic field within an atom cloud is provided. An atom sample held in a magneto-optical trap is released, and the released atom cloud is illuminated by a Raman beam. Resonant atoms having certain velocities will absorb photon momenta from the Raman beam.... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20090272889 - Method for measuring fiber digestibility: Described is a method of measuring fiber digestion in ruminants and calibrating spectrophotometers using the measured fiber digestion values. The method includes the steps of harvesting rumen fluid from at least one ruminant animal and combining the rumen fluid with a primer composition comprising a carbohydrate. The rumen fluid and... Agent: Intellectual Property Dept./dewitt Ross & Stevens Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

20090272888 - Thermal infrared imaging system and associated methods for radiometric calibration: A thermal infrared (IR) imaging system and associated calibration methods are described. In various illustrative embodiments, techniques are provided for the stabilization and radiometric calibration of a thermal IR imager without stabilization of the device's focal-plane-array (FPA) temperature. In one embodiment, a scene image is corrected for FPA temperature to... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090272890 - Mass spectrometer: A sample S is irradiated with a two-dimensionally spread ray of laser light to simultaneously ionize substances within a two-dimensional area on the sample. The resultant ions are mass-separated by a TOF mass separator 4 without changing the interrelationship of the emission points of the ions. The separated ions are... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090272892 - Laser ablation electrospray ionization (laesi) for atmospheric pressure, in vivo, and imaging mass spectrometry: The field of the invention is atmospheric pressure mass spectrometry (MS), and more specifically a process and apparatus which combine infrared laser ablation (LA) with electrospray ionization (ESI).... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090272893 - Laser ablation flowing atmospheric-pressure afterglow for ambient mass spectrometry: Disclosed is an apparatus for performing mass spectrometry and a method of analyzing a sample through mass spectrometry. In particular, the disclosure relates to an apparatus capable of ambient mass spectrometry and mass spectral imaging and a method for the same. The apparatus couples laser ablation, flowing atmospheric-pressure afterglow ionization,... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090272891 - Mass spectrometer: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion guide. The ion guide comprises a hollow tubular conductor (1) having a wall. One or more electrodes are provided in the wall of the tubular conductor (1). An exit aperture (3) is provided in the wall of the tubular conductor (1) downstream... Agent: Waters Technologies Corporation C/o Waters Corporation

20090272894 - Mass spectrometer and mass spectrometry method: A mass spectrometer includes an ionization chamber, a temperature control unit which controls the temperature in the ionization chamber to vaporize a sample in at least one of solid and liquid state in the ionization chamber, an introduction unit which introduces the sample into the ionization chamber, an ion supply... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090272895 - Mass spectrometer with ion storage device: A method of mass spectrometry having steps of, in a first cycle: storing sample ions in a first ion storage device, the first ion storage device having an exit aperture and a spatially separate ion transport aperture; ejecting the stored ions out of the exit aperture; transporting the ejected ions... Agent: Thermo Finnigan LLC

20090272896 - Pulsed ultraviolet ion source: A system and method for providing a pulsed atmospheric source of ions for chemical analysis includes a chamber containing a pair of electrodes and a second chamber with the sample gas. A narrow pulse of high voltage is applied between the electrodes to form an arc which emits ultraviolet light... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, LLC

20090272897 - Electrospray systems and methods: Electrospray systems, electrospray structures, removable electrospray structures, methods of operating electrospray systems, and methods of fabricating electrospray systems, are disclosed.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090272898 - Two-dimensional ion trap with ramped axial potentials: The invention provides a two-dimensional ion trap, comprising a plurality of elongate electrodes positioned between first and second end electrodes, the plurality of electrodes and first and second end electrodes defining a trapping volume. A controller in electrical communication with the plurality of elongate electrodes and the first and second... Agent: Thermo Finnigan LLC

20090272899 - Method for detecting information of an electric potential on a sample and charged particle beam apparatus: An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for measuring a potential on a surface of a sample using a charged particle beam while restraining a change in the potential on the sample induced by the charged particle beam application, or detecting a compensation value... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090272900 - Pattern invariant focusing of a charged particle beam: A method for focusing a scanning microscope, including scanning a primary charged particle beam across first sites of a reference die of a wafer, detecting a secondary beam emitted from the sites, and computing first focus scores for the sites based on the secondary beam. The method includes scanning the... Agent: Applied Materials, Inc. C/o Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090272901 - Semiconductor substrate, substrate inspection method, semiconductor device manufacturing method, and inspection apparatus: A semiconductor substrate inspection method includes: generating a charged particle beam, and irradiating the charged particle beam to a semiconductor substrate in which contact wiring lines are formed on a surface thereof, the contact wiring lines of the semiconductor substrate being designed to alternately repeat in a plane view so... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090272902 - Electron microscope and observation method: An electron microscope includes an electron gun for generating an electron beam, an accelerator for accelerating the electron beam to apply the electron beam to a sample, a spectroscope for selecting electrons having a specific energy out of the electron beam transmitted through the sample and losing an energy by... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090272903 - Infrared detector, infrared detecting apparatus, and method of manufacturing infrared detector: An infrared detector comprises: a reflection portion transmitting far- and middle-infrared rays and reflecting near-infrared and visible rays; a photo-current generating portion having a quantum well structure in which electrons are excited by the far- and middle-infrared rays having passed through the reflection portion so as to generate photo-current; a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090272904 - Small field of view detector head (\"spect\") attenuation correction system: A detector head having a small field of view, for example one which receives information from less than half a body imaged, is used to form a transmission attenuation map. The same detector head both receives information for the transmission attenuation map and also receives imaging information e.g. from a... Agent: Law Office Of Scott C Harris Inc

20090272905 - Wireless x-ray detector plate: The present disclosure provides for a wireless radiographic detector assembly. The assembly includes a detector plate having a first housing enclosing a radiation detector and a controller coupled to the radiation detector and a peripheral pack connected to the detector plate by a cable. The peripheral pack includes a second... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20090272906 - Method and apparatus for the identification of lithospheric or shielded material deposits by doppler-shifted response photon spectra from interrogation by ionizing radiation: A method and apparatus for the remote, non-invasive detection or characterization of materials manifests a controlled temperature perturbation to the sample material location concurrently with sample interrogation by ionizing radiation and with detection of the response emission energy spectra. This configuration induces and detects Doppler effects manifested at the sample... Agent: Dr. Luca Joseph Gratton

20090272909 - Imaging apparatus, radiation imaging system, controlling method of imaging apparatus, and recording medium recording control program of imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes a transmitting path transmitting the output electric signal, and a read out circuit performing a sampling and holding operation for holding the electric signal read out through the transmitting path, and performing a reset operation for reset of the transmitting path,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090272907 - Radiographic imaging apparatus: A control device of a breast image radiographing apparatus relating to the present invention controls a driving device, in response to a press-down of a position adjustment switch of an input device, so as to adjust the position of a subject table. The position of compression board is adjusted by... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090272908 - X-ray detector assemblies and related computed tomography systems: X-ray detector assemblies and related computed tomography systems are provided. In this regard, a representative X-ray detector assembly includes: a scintillator assembly having a scintillation component and an optical fiber; the scintillation component being operative to emit light responsive to X-rays being incident thereon; the optical fiber being positioned to... Agent: O''shea Getz P.C.

20090272910 - Method of detection of fast neutrons: A simple method is developed for detection of fast neutrons for systems of detection of radioactive materials, which does not involve moderator systems, operates on the real time scale and ensures high detection efficiency. The method includes conversion of the cascade of gamma-quanta formed as a result of inelastic scattering... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090272911 - Method for inspecting settling time of deflection amplifier, and method for judging failure of deflection amplifier: A method for inspecting a settling time of a deflection amplifier includes setting a settling time, performing shooting a plurality of times alternately to project two patterns of different types which are shaped by making a charged particle beam pass through a first and a second apertures while deflecting the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090272912 - Ion generator: An ion generator is capable of efficiently generating ions and includes a case accommodating an ion-generating element that generates ions by discharging electricity from a discharging needle electrode and a cover having openings for ion discharge. Resistive elements are disposed at peripheral portions of the openings, and the resistive elements... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090272914 - Compensator for multiple surface imaging: A system and method for imaging biological samples on multiple surfaces of a support structure are disclosed. The support structure may, for instance, be a flow cell through which a reagent fluid is allowed to flow and interact with the biological samples. Excitation radiation from at least one radiation source... Agent: Illumina, Inc.

20090272913 - Fluorescent organic nanoparticles: A nanoparticle having a surfactant shell with a hydrophilic outer surface and a hydrophobic inner surface and an organic chromophore and a polymer having aromatic groups within the surfactant shell. A method of making nanoparticles by: emulsifying an aqueous composition of a surfactant and an organic solution of a monomer... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20090272917 - Radiation source: A radiation source includes a radiation emitter configured to emit radiation, a collector configured to collect the radiation, and a contamination trap configured to trap contamination emitted by the radiation source. The contamination trap includes a plurality of foils that extend substantially radially, a first magnet ring configured to lie... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20090272916 - Radiation source and lithographic apparatus: A radiation source is configured to generate extreme ultraviolet radiation. The radiation source includes a plasma formation site located at a position in which a fuel is contacted by a beam of radiation to form a plasma, a collector constructed and arranged to collect extreme ultraviolet radiation formed at the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20090272915 - Soft x-ray generation apparatus and static elimination apparatus: The present invention aims to suppress calorific value and prolong a lifetime of an apparatus that generates soft X-rays. Thus, the present invention provides a static elimination apparatus that includes an emitter as an electron emitting portion and a target, in which a thin film formed of diamond particles each... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090272918 - System and method of performing uniform dose implantation under adverse conditions: An ion implantation system and associated method includes a scanner configured to scan a pencil shaped ion beam into a ribbon shaped ion beam, and a beam bending element configured to receive the ribbon shaped ion beam having a first direction, and bend the ribbon shaped ion beam to travel... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20090272919 - Exreme ultraviolet light source apparatus: An extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus in which only particles having a high transmittance for EUV light adhere to an EUV collector mirror even if fast ions emitted from plasma collide with a structural member in a vacuum chamber, and thereby, the reflectance thereof is not easily degraded. The apparatus... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090272920 - Systems and methods for storage and processing of radioisotopes: In various embodiments, the system comprises a system for storing radioactive material, wherein the system includes a storage pool for storing a plurality of radioactive objects submersed in a radiation shielding and cooling liquid. The system additionally includes an assembly building located above the storage pool for constructing one or... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090272921 - Laminated lead-free x-ray protection material: wherein the individual composite layers (2) are arranged in the radiation protection material (10, 12, 14) in such a way that a barrier layer (8) is arranged on both surfaces (18, 20) of the radiation protection material (10, 12, 14), and the respective secondary radiation layer (8) is arranged at... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

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.