04th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140021348 | ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS - The present invention has for its object to provide an electron beam irradiation apparatus which can suppress influences the electric fields generated by a plurality of backscattered electron detectors have. To attain the above object, an electron beam irradiation apparatus equipped with a scanning deflector comprises a plurality of backscattered electron detectors, a power source for detectors which applies voltages to the plural backscattered electron detectors, respectively, and a controller device which adjusts application voltages the power source for detectors delivers, on the basis of an image shift when the voltages are applied to the plural backscattered electron detectors. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021349 | PATTERN MEASURING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide a pattern measuring apparatus which performs high-accuracy concavity/convexity determination (e.g., distinguishing between a line segment and space) while simultaneously reducing the dose of a beam falling onto a pattern to be measured. To attain the object, this invention proposes a pattern measuring apparatus which specifies a pattern in a measurement object area by scanning a tilted bean with respect to another area different from the measurement object area and then performs measurement based on the pattern-specifying result. With such arrangement, it becomes possible to perform measurement without the risk of wrong pattern designation while lowering the dose of a beam hitting the measurement object area. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021350 | PATTERN MEASURING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide a pattern measuring apparatus which performs high-accuracy concavity/convexity determination (e.g., distinguishing between a line segment and space) while simultaneously reducing the dose of a beam falling onto a pattern to be measured. To attain the object, this invention proposes a pattern measuring apparatus which specifies a pattern in a measurement object area by scanning a tilted bean with respect to another area different from the measurement object area and then performs measurement based on the pattern-specifying result. With such arrangement, it becomes possible to perform measurement without the risk of wrong pattern designation while lowering the dose of a beam hitting the measurement object area. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021351 | TERAHERTZ FREQUENCY DOMAIN SPECTROMETER WITH HETERODYNE DOWNCONVERSION - An apparatus for analyzing, identifying or imaging an target including first and second laser beams coupled to a pair of photoconductive switches to produce CW signals in one or more bands in a range of frequencies greater than 100 GHz focused on and transmitted through or reflected from the target; and a detector for acquiring spectral information from signals received from the target and using a multi-spectral heterodyne process to generate an electrical signal representative of some characteristics of the target. The lasers are tuned to different frequencies and a frequency shifter in the path of one laser beam allows the terahertz beam to be finely adjusted in one or more selected frequency bands. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021352 | CORROLATED CONTROL FOR CLOSE FOCUS STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING - Exceptionally crisp infrared images are provided by a binocular infrared imaging system for close in focusing that simultaneously directs the center lines of the optical channels to a close in point while at the same time providing auto focusing. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021353 | MEASUREMENT STRUCTURE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND MEASURING METHOD USING SAME - A measurement structure including an aperture array structure made of a metal and having a plurality of aperture portions, and a support base supporting the aperture array structure. The measurement structure is used in a measuring method by applying an electromagnetic wave to the measurement structure on which a specimen is held, detecting frequency characteristics of the electromagnetic wave transmitted through the measurement structure or reflected by the measurement structure, and measuring characteristics of the specimen. At least a first part of a surface of the aperture array structure proximal to the support base is joined to the support base, and at least a second part of the surface of the aperture array structure defines at least part of the plurality of aperture portions, the second part of the surface being proximal to the support base and not in contact with the support base. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021354 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANNEL COUNT REDUCTION IN SOLID-STATE-BASED POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY - An apparatus and method for channel count reduction in solid-state-based positron emission tomography that multiplexes read-outs from photo-detectors using a sum delay circuit, including a sum channel and a delay-sum channel. The sum channel sums signals from sensors in an array and is digitized to extract the timing and energy information. A delay-sum channel includes a discrete delay line that introduces a known delay after each sensor, creating a time signature for the sensor, followed by a summing circuit that adds the delayed signals. The delay-sum channel is digitized using a high speed counters to extract location information. Start and Stop signals for the counter are derived when the sum channel output and the delay-sum channel output cross a pulse ID threshold, respectively. The pulse ID threshold is chosen to minimize the Compton scatter and not clip the photo-peak events. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021355 | SCINTILLATOR, RADIATION DETECTOR, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RADIATION - The present invention aims at providing a scintillator for high temperature environments which has satisfactory light emission characteristics under high temperature environments; and a method for measuring radiation under high temperature environments. The scintillator for high temperature environments comprises a colquiriite-type crystal represented by the chemical formula LiM | 2014-01-23 |
20140021356 | DETECTOR ARRAY WITH TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION HAVING IMPROVED TEMPORAL ACCURACY - A detector ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140021357 | System for Uncollimated Digital Radiography - The inversion algorithm based on the maximum entropy method (MEM) removes unwanted effects in high energy imaging which result from an uncollimated source interacting with a finitely thick scintillator. The algorithm takes as an input the image from the thick scintillator (TS) and the radiography setup geometry. The algorithm then outputs a restored image which appears as if taken with an infinitesimally thin scintillator (ITS). Inversion is accomplished by numerically generating a probabilistic model relating the ITS image to the TS image and then inverting this model on the TS image through MEM. This reconstruction technique can reduce the exposure time or the required source intensity without undesirable object blurring on the image by allowing the use of both thicker scintillators with higher efficiencies and closer source-to-detector distances to maximize incident radiation flux. The technique is applicable in radiographic applications including fast neutron, high energy gamma and x-ray radiography using thick scintillators. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021358 | Radiation Dose Meter for Measuring Radiation Dose in an External Magnetic Field - The invention relates to a radiation dose meter for measuring radiation dose in a strong external magnetic field (100 m T-10 T) by means of charged particles generated in the radiation dose meter, the radiation dose meter provided with an alignment unit capable of auto aligning the radiation dose meter in the external magnetic field so that a path of the said charged particles inside the radiation dose meter is substantially parallel to a direction of the external magnetic field. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021359 | Neutron Detector and Neutron Image Detector with Scintillator - A neutron detector without | 2014-01-23 |
20140021360 | RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A radiation detection device including a radiation detection unit, a profile information acquisition unit, a control condition determination unit and a controller. The radiation detection unit converts radiation irradiated from a radiation irradiation device to charges and accumulates the charges. The profile information acquisition unit acquires profile information representing a change per unit time of radiation amounts of the radiation irradiated from the radiation irradiation device. The control condition determination unit determines a control condition of the radiation detection unit on the basis of the profile information acquired by the profile information acquisition unit. The controller controls the radiation detection unit in accordance with the control condition determined by the control condition determination unit. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021361 | RADIATION DETECTOR - In the radiation detector, a capacitor is connected between a connecting wire which is connected with a preamplifier (amplifier) and another connecting wire. Specifically, the capacitor is connected between the connecting wire and another connecting wire which has the lowest electric resistance with respect to a signal wire among connecting wires connected with a radiation detecting element. This prevents electric current produced by static electricity from flowing to the signal wire and prevents the signal wire or the preamplifier from being damaged by static electricity. A circuit element for a countermeasure against static electricity is not provided at the signal wire, and therefore input capacitance of the preamplifier is kept low. Accordingly, the radiation detector is improved by a sufficient countermeasure against static electricity while input capacitance of the preamplifier is kept low. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021362 | GAMMA RAY DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING GAMMA RAY USING THE SAME - There are provided a gamma ray detecting apparatus, including: a secondary electron emitter causing a Compton scattering reaction with an incident gamma ray to emit secondary electrons in a progress direction of the gamma ray; a first radiation detector provided to be opposed to the secondary electron emitter with respect to an emission progress direction of the secondary electrons and detecting the position and transfer energy of the secondary electron; a second radiation detector provided to be opposed to the first radiation detector with respect to the emission progress direction of the secondary electron and detecting the position and the transfer energy of the secondary electron passing through the first radiation detector; a third radiation detector provided to be opposed to the second radiation detector with respect to the emission progress direction of the secondary electron and detecting residual energy of the secondary electron by absorbing the secondary electron passing through the second radiation detector; and a data processor having a coincidence circuit judging whether the secondary electrons simultaneously react in the first to third radiation detectors, and the data processor back traces trajectories of the secondary electrons detected by the first and second radiation detectors to detect the position of a ray source of the gamma ray, and a gamma ray detecting method. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021363 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING RADIOACTIVITY OF RADIOACTIVE SAMPLE WITHOUT LOSS OF RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES - Provided is an apparatus for measuring radioactivity without loss of radioactive particles. The apparatus includes a sampler that collects a radioactive sample from an exhaust pipe, a sample detector that is provided adjacent to the exhaust pipe and includes a particle collecting filter and a first radioactivity detector, sample transporting pipe that extends from the sample detector and transports the radioactive sample from which the radioactive particles have been removed, a sample transporting pump that is provided at the sample transporting pipe, and a gaseous radioactivity detector that is provided at the sample transporting pipe and detects a radioactivity of the radioactive sample from which the radioactive particles have been removed. The particle collecting filter filters out the radioactive particles from the radioactive sample and the first radioactivity detector detects a radioactivity of the radioactive particles filtered out by the particle collecting filter. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021364 | X-RAY ANALYSIS APPARATUS, X-RAY ANALYSIS SYSTEM, X-RAY ANALYSIS METHOD, AND X-RAY ANALYSIS PROGRAM - An X-ray analysis apparatus converts an X-ray intensity distribution of discrete data determined for each pixel, from a first plane where the distribution is known into a second plane where the distribution is not known. The X-ray analysis apparatus projects onto the second plane, a grid point which specifies a pixel on the first plane and an intermediate point between the grid points, as nodes, calculates an area of a region where a polygon expressing a projected pixel specified by the projected nodes overlaps with each pixel on the second plane, to thereby calculate an occupancy ratio of the polygon expressing the projected pixel to each pixel on the second plane and distributes X-ray intensity in the pixel on the first plane to the pixel on the second plane based on the occupancy ratio, to thereby convert the X-ray intensity distribution. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021365 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DEVICE, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING RADIATION DETECTION SENSITIVITY AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A radiographic imaging device including: a detector that detects an irradiation start of radiation irradiated in imaging of a radiographic image; a derivation unit that derives an irradiation amount of radiation that will be irradiated within a specific period of time based on input data; a controller that makes a power supply amount to the detector smaller and lowers detection sensitivity to radiation irradiation start in the detector the larger the radiation irradiation amount derived by the derivation unit; and an imaging unit that images the radiographic image after radiation irradiation start has been detected by the detector. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021366 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - The present invention provides a charged particle beam apparatus which is provided with a tilting deflector which is disposed between a charged particle source and an objective lens and tilts a charged particle beam, wherein a first optical element includes an electromagnetic quadrupole which generates dispersion to suppress the dispersion which is generated by deflection by the tilting deflector, and a second optical element is composed of a deflector for deflecting the charged particle beam which enters the first optical element or an electromagnetic quadrupole which causes the charged particle beam to generate a dispersion different from the dispersion generated by the first optical element. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021367 | POLARIZED LIGHT SPLITTING ELEMENT - Provided are a polarized light splitting element, a method of manufacturing the same, a light radiating device, a method of radiating light, and a method of manufacturing an ordered photo-alignment film. The polarized light splitting element has excellent durability with respect to UV rays and heat, and low pitch dependence of polarization characteristics, so that it is easily manufactured. In addition, the polarized light splitting element may realize a high polarization degree and extinction ratio even in a short wavelength region. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021368 | Quantum Dot Luminescent Materials - A quantum dot dispersed glass article is disclosed herein and associated articles, products, and methods of making thereof. In an aspect, a glass material can incorporate one or more quantum dot dispersed therein, wherein the one or more quantum dot luminesces upon excitation from an excitation source. In another aspect, the quantum dot can take a variety of shapes and sizes. In another aspect, the quantum dot can be water soluble. In yet another aspect, the quantum dot can be dispersed within one or more glass cavities. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021369 | ARTICLES, METHODS OF VALIDATING THE SAME, AND VALIDATION SYSTEMS EMPLOYING DECAY CONSTANT MODULATION - Articles, methods of validating the articles, and validating systems are provided herein. In an embodiment, an article includes a substrate and a security feature on the substrate. The security feature includes a first region that has a first ink composition and a second region that has a second ink composition. The first ink composition includes a first luminescent phosphor and the second ink composition includes a second luminescent phosphor that is different from the first luminescent phosphor. The first luminescent phosphor and the second luminescent phosphor have indistinguishable excitation energy wavelengths, indistinguishable emission wavelengths, and distinguishable temporal decay properties. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021370 | MICROPARTICLE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND MICROPARTICLE ANALYSIS METHOD - There is provided a microparticle measurement apparatus including a first light source configured to irradiate excitation light on a droplet containing a microparticle, the droplet being discharged from an orifice, a second light source configured to irradiate illumination light on the droplet for acquiring an image of the droplet, a light receiving element configured to detect fluorescence generated from the microparticle due to the irradiation of the excitation light, and to acquire an image of the droplet, and a filter member configured to be arranged between the droplet and the light receiving element. The filter member includes a first area through which the fluorescence and the illumination light pass, and a second area that is provided around the first area and that has a wavelength selectivity which lets the fluorescence pass through but blocks the illumination light. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021371 | TWO-PHOTON 3-D FIONA OF INDIVIDUAL QUANTUM DOTS - Microscopy is performed by imaging individual quantum dots (QD) using two-photon (2P) microscopy of in an aqueous environment with widefield and point-scan excitations at nanometer accuracy. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021372 | SCINTILLATOR PLATE - This scintillator plate | 2014-01-23 |
20140021373 | BEAMLINE ELECTRODE VOLTAGE MODULATION FOR ION BEAM GLITCH RECOVERY - An ion implantation system and method are disclosed in which glitches in voltage are minimized by use of a modulated power supply system in the implanter. The modulated power supply system includes a traditional power supply and a control unit associated with each power supply, where the control unit is used to isolate the power supply from an electrode if a glitch or arc is detected. The control unit then restores connectivity after the glitch condition has been rectified. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021374 | POWER SOURCES - Methods and systems are described for providing a high frequency high voltage source. For example, a power source for use in a particle accelerator, an arc welder or an inductive heater. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021375 | PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD - A particle beam irradiation system having a multi-energy extraction control operation that controls the extraction beam energy in a synchrotron within a short time, such that when the ion beam irradiation is halted, an operating cycle is updated within a short time and a dose rate is improved. To this end, operating control data for each of the devices constituting the synchrotron is constructed by multi-energy extraction control pattern data for controlling extraction of beams of a plurality of energy levels at one operating cycle, and a plurality of sets of deceleration control data that correspond to the extraction control of the beam of the plurality of energy levels. The devices are controlled by using the operating control data. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021376 | EXTREME ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - An extreme ultra violet light source device of a laser produced plasma type, in which charged particles such as ions emitted from plasma can be efficiently ejected. The extreme ultra violet light source device includes: a target nozzle that supplies a target material; a laser oscillator that applies a laser beam to the target material supplied from the target nozzle to generate plasma; collector optics that collects extreme ultra violet light radiated from the plasma; and a magnetic field forming unit that forms an asymmetric magnetic field in a position where the laser beam is applied to the target material. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021377 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS EMPLOYING MULTIPLE LAYERS FOR ATTENUATING IONIZING RADIATION - Radiation shields and radiation shielding systems for attenuating ionizing radiation include two or more attenuating elements, such as layers. The two or more attenuating elements may include different attenuating materials. The two or more attenuating elements may be configured to attenuate ionizing radiation differently than one another. In some embodiments, different attenuating elements may be configured for use with different energies or ranges of energies of ionizing radiation. The concurrent use of two or more layers or other attenuating elements may optimize the ability of a radiation shield to attenuating ionizing radiation. Systems and methods for attenuating ionizing radiation are also disclosed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021378 | SOLID-STATE PHOTODETECTOR WITH VARIABLE SPECTRAL RESPONSE - A solid-state photodetector with variable spectral response that can produce a narrow or wide response spectrum of incident light. Some embodiments include a solid-state device structure that includes a first photodiode and a second photodiode that share a common anode region. Bias voltages applied to the first photodiode and/or the second photodiode may be used to control the thicknesses of depletion regions of the photodiodes and/or a common anode region to vary the spectral response of the photodetector. Thickness of the depletion regions and/or the common anode region may be controlled based on resistance between multiple contacts of the common anode region and/or capacitance of the depletion regions. Embodiments include control circuits and methods for determining spectral characteristics of incident light using the variable spectral response photodetector. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021379 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR HAVING ALIGNMENT PORTIONS - An optical connector, includes a circuit board, at least one light emitter, at least one light receiver, and a transparent shell. The circuit board includes a mounting surface and an alignment portion formed on the mounting surface. The at least one light emitter and at least one light receiver are mounted on the mounting surface. The shell includes at least two lenses and an alignment portion. The alignment portion of the circuit board is engaged with the alignment portion of the shell, with each of the at least one light emitter and the at least one light receiver being aligned with a respective one of the at least two lenses. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021380 | SINGLE APERTURE COAXIAL THREE CHANNEL OPTICAL SYSTEM - A single aperture three channel optical system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the optical system includes a front optical group and a back optical group that is disposed in substantially close proximity to the front optical group. Further, the optical system includes a first sensor, a second sensor, and a third sensor. The front optical group and the second optical group receives an object beam and splits into a reflected beam having first wavelengths and a transmitted beam of second wavelengths. Furthermore, the front optical group and the second optical group splits the reflected beam having first wavelengths into a transmitted beam having third wavelengths and a reflected beam having fourth wavelengths. The first sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor receive the transmitted beam of second wavelengths, transmitted beam of third wavelengths, and reflected beam of fourth wavelengths, respectively and produce the coaxial three channel images. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021381 | BLOWOUT PREVENTER WITH PRESSURE-ISOLATED OPERATING PISTON ASSEMBLY - A ram-type blowout preventer including an operating piston assembly isolated from wellbore pressure effects is provided. In one embodiment, a blowout preventer includes piston coupled to a ram by a connecting rod, and the connecting rod is inserted into a recess in the ram. A pressure-isolating seal may be provided in the recess between the connecting rod and the ram to isolate the end of the connecting rod within the recess from wellbore pressure in the blowout preventer. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021382 | ASYMMETRICAL BUTTON FOR RAM-TYPE BLOWOUT PREVENTERS - An asymmetrical ram button is provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a blowout preventer including such a button. Particularly, the blowout preventer may include an actuation assembly having the asymmetric ram button attached to a connecting rod coupled to a piston. The asymmetric body of the button can engage an internal shoulder of the ram such that a retraction force on the actuation assembly causes the asymmetrical ram button to load against the internal shoulder. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021383 | DEVICE FOR REDUCING FLOW NOISE AND VALVE - Disclosed is a device for reducing flow noise. In order to achieve a low flow noise, the device includes inlet apertures for receiving a fluid flow, chambers into which one or more inlet apertures open up, a cross-sectional area of a single chamber being larger than a combined flow cross-sectional area of the inlet apertures opening up thereto, and chamber-specific outlet apertures for forwarding the fluid flow from the chamber, a flow cross-sectional area of each outlet aperture being smaller than the cross-sectional area of the chamber, and the combined flow cross-sectional area of all outlet apertures of the single chamber being larger than the combined flow cross-sectional area of the inlet apertures opening up into said chamber. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021384 | ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED VALVE ASSEMBLY - An electronically controlled valve assembly includes an electronically controlled linear actuator having a housing assembly and a rotor disposed within the housing assembly and controllably rotatable relative to the housing in response to a received motor control command. The rotor includes a drive shaft, and an annular bobbin circumferentially disposed about the drive shaft. The bobbin partially defines a receiving cavity between the bobbin and the drive shaft, and a first plurality of threads is disposed at an end portion of the drive shaft. The actuator further includes a stem that is rotationally stationary relative to the housing assembly, and which includes a second plurality of threads configured to cooperate with the first plurality of threads to translate the stem into the receiving cavity in response to the rotation of the rotor. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021385 | DIGITAL PROPORTIONAL WIRELESS CONTROL - Various embodiments are described herein for a system for controlling fluid systems and for remotely controlling fluid control devices. In some described embodiments, the system includes at least one fluid control device, a proportional valve driver coupled to the at least one fluid control device, a wireless network, and at least one user controller device coupled to the proportional valve driver through the wireless network. In some described embodiments, the proportional valve driver comprises a wireless transceiver, a proportional translation unit, and a parameter unit. The proportional valve driver comprises a wireless transceiver operable to establish a communication channel with a user controller, receive a request signal, transmit the request signal to a processor for deconstruction and execution, and transmit a response signal. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021386 | SOLENOID VALVE - A valve includes a valve housing and a linier solenoid. The linier solenoid includes a cylindrical yoke and is coupled with the valve. An open end of the yoke is crimped to a flanged crimping receiving part provided along an outer periphery of the valve housing, so that the linier solenoid and the valve are coupled together. The open end of the yoke includes a plurality of notches provided in a circumferential direction of the yoke, and the plurality of notches defines a plurality of crimping pieces. Each of the plurality of crimping pieces includes a large part and a small part. The large part is located on a base side of the each of the plurality of crimping pieces and has a larger circumferential width. The small part is located on an tip side of the each of the plurality of crimping pieces and has a smaller circumferential width. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021387 | VALVE FOR METERING FLUID - A valve for metering fluid includes: a piezoelectric actuator for metering control; two electrical connection elements for applying an electrical control voltage; and a discharge resistor integrated into the actuator, which resistor bridges the two connection elements. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021388 | ELECTRIC VALVE DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A DEVICE FOR FORMING ICE IN A FRIDGE - An electric valve device including a hollow body with an inlet and an outlet for a flow of fluid, in particular a liquid, between which, inside said body, there is defined a chamber in which there is provided a valve seat intended to cooperate with an associated closing member for controlling communication between the inlet and the outlet; and a tubular guiding formation which is nominally coaxial with the valve seat and inside which there is mounted, axially displaceably to and from the seat, a core which carries the closing member and the position of which with respect to the seat can be electromagnetically controlled by means of a winding or solenoid arranged around said tubular formation. The hollow body and the tubular guiding formation are made as a single piece of moulded plastic. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021389 | VALVE WITH AN ELECTROMAGNETIC DRIVE - A valve having an electromagnetic drive ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140021390 | Non-Interchangeable Connecting Valves for Fuel Cartridges - A non-interchangeable two-component connecting valve capable of connecting a fuel supply to a fuel cell or other device is disclosed. One component of the connecting valve comprises at least one center post and one internal elastomeric seal, which opens when moved or compressed by a correctly sized and dimensioned mating tube from the other component. In one embodiment, only one valve component has one or more internal seals. In alternate embodiments, both valve components have one or more internal seals, which can open simultaneously or sequentially. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021391 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATING FLANGED JOINT FOR A TEFLON DIAPHRAGM VALVE - Apparatus, including a diaphragm valve, is provided featuring a valve body, a diaphragm, a pressure ring, and at least one elastomeric member. The valve body may include a circumferential flange. The diaphragm may include a circumferential gasket portion configured to be seated on the circumferential flange so as to form a joint between the valve body and the diaphragm. The pressure ring may include concentric fluctuations, and may be configured to apply a sealing force against the joint so that the concentric fluctuations prevent radial movement of the circumferential gasket portion and the circumferential flange. The elastomeric member may be configured to respond to a compressive force and provide a substantially constant sealing force, transmitted through the pressure ring, regardless of small variations in the thickness or material dimensions of the circumferential gasket portion caused by temperature fluctuation or material flow and age. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021392 | TWO-STUD DIAPHRAGM FOR DIAPHRAGM VALVES - A diaphragm valve features a valve body having a fluid flow channel with a weir portion to control the flow of fluid through the fluid flow channel; a diaphragm that responds to a closing or force to make sealing contact with the weir portion to interrupt said flow, or to release the sealing contact with the weir portion to allow the flow; a compressor configured to apply the closing or force in order to interrupt or allow the flow; and two studs configured to: couple the compressor and the diaphragm together, attach to the diaphragm to provide attachment points on the diaphragm on each side of the weir portion, and respond to the closing or opening force so the attachment points on both sides of the weir portion cause the diaphragm to make sealing contact with the weir portion or cause the sealing contact to be released. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021393 | KEY FOR GAS CYLINDERS - There is a key for use with pressurized gas cylinders. The key includes a sleeve configured to fit over a lever arm of a gas cylinder. The key includes a handle extending from the sleeve, and having a body. The handle includes a first slot and a second slot extending through the body of the handle and configured to fit over a valve toggle of a gas cylinder. The handle includes a washer storage device extending substantially orthogonally from the body of the handle. The handle includes a flange coupled to an end of the washer storage device, opposite the body. The handle also includes a recess portion disposed about a base of the washer storage device of the handle and sized and shaped to receive a plurality of gas cylinder washers. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021394 | EMERGENCY CONTROL GAS BALL VALVE - An electrically insulating valve includes a body housing a valve mechanism. The body has first and second openings in communication with the valve mechanism. The body is adapted to attach to a first pipe so that the first opening is in communication with the first pipe. An electrically insulating insert having a passage there through is connected to the body so that the passage is in communication with the second opening. The electrically insulating insert is also adapted to he attached to a second pipe. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021395 | VACUUM VALVE - A vacuum valve includes a valve housing ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140021396 | VACUUM VALVE - A vacuum valve includes a valve housing with first and second valve openings, which have parallel axes, a first and a second valve plate, adjustable between an open position, an intermediate position and a closed position, and a carrying unit, which carries the valve plates between the intermediate position, in which the valve plates cover over the respective valve openings, but are raised up from the valve seat, and the closed position, and each include a cylinder, having at least one cylinder space, and at least one piston, arranged in the cylinder space and has a piston rod, connected to one of the valve plates. The carrying unit has at least first and second carrier rods, to which the cylinders of the drive elements are connected. The cylinders each span an interspace located between the carrier rods, arranged on opposite sides laterally alongside the piston rods of the drive elements. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021397 | SEALING ELEMENT FOR A GATE VALVE - An elastomeric sealing element for a gate valve is described, the sealing element being generally annular in shape and having a mounting region and an abutting region; and a narrowed portion being provided between the mounting region and the abutting region to allow deformation of the sealing element to facilitate introduction of a gate between the sealing element and another sealing element; and wherein the narrowed region of the sealing element includes an external annular recess disposed around an outer surface of the sealing element. Gate valves incorporating sealing elements are also described. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021398 | Tunable Valve Assembly - A tunable valve assembly reduces valve-generated vibration. One embodiment comprises a valve body and valve seat having substantially collinear longitudinal axes. A rebound characteristic frequency is associated with rebound of the elastic valve body base plate from forceful contact with the valve seat. A central cavity in the valve body encloses a spring-mass damper optionally immersed in a dilatant liquid and having a damper resonant frequency approximating a pump housing resonance. A lateral support assembly adjustably secured to the valve seat has a support resonant frequency designed in conjunction with the rebound characteristic frequency and the damper resonant frequency. Combined hysteresis heat loss associated with the above three vibration frequencies is reflected in lower closing energy impulse amplitude and damping of associated vibrations. Compliance of the elastic valve body base plate mating with the valve seat increases closing energy impulse duration and narrows the corresponding induced vibration spectrum. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021399 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A TERNARY OR HIGHER ZEOTROPIC REFRIGERANT MIXTURE - A method for preparing a ternary or higher zeotropic refrigerant mixture comprising components of different volatilities is described. The method comprises: mixing together the less volatile components of the mixture in a pre-blending process; and separately adding the most volatile component to the pre-blended mixture by pressure or mass flow control so that the desired initial liquid composition is attained. The liquid zeotropic refrigerant mixture that is prepared may be transferred from a container in which it is held to another container or to a piece of equipment that is to use the refrigerant mixture. This method comprises the steps of: removing at least a portion of the prepared liquid zeotropic refrigerant mixture from a container in which it is held; charging the liquid zeotropic refrigerant mixture that is removed to another container or to a piece of equipment in which it is to be used; and adding at least the most volatile component of the refrigerant mixture to the holding container to compensate for the removal of liquid refrigerant mixture therefrom. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021400 | PRINTABLE ETCHANT COMPOSITIONS FOR ETCHING SILVER NANOWARE-BASED TRANSPARENT, CONDUCTIVE FILM - The present invention relates to a novel printable paste composition and its use in etching conductive films formed by a plurality of interconnecting silver nano-wires. After etching, the conductive film has a pattern of conductive and non-conductive areas with low visibility. The etched films are suitable as a transparent electrode in visual display devices such as touch screens, liquid crystal displays, plasma display panels and the like. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021401 | Water Treatment Agent for Removing Contaminant Through Oxidation with High-Activity Intermediate-State Pentavalent Manganese - A water treatment agent for removing contaminants through oxidation with high-activity intermediate-state pentavalent manganese consists of a manganese-containing compound, a complexing agent, and a persulfate, wherein the manganese-containing compound is bivalent manganese ions, permanganate or manganese dioxide. The molar ratio of the bivalent manganese ions, the ligand, and the persulfate is 1:1-50:1-1000. The agent removes contaminants through oxidation with high-activity intermediate-state pentavalent manganese, and has the advantages of high oxidizing ability, being capable of fast removing organic contaminants in water, and having no toxic and harmful substance produced. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021402 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing, with excellent productivity, an anode active material having the composition of a mica group mineral. The object is attained by providing a method for producing a vitreous anode active material, comprising steps of: a heat treatment step of heat treating a raw material mixture having a composition that is capable of forming a mica group mineral, at a heat treatment temperature that is higher than or equal to the melting temperature of the raw material mixture, and thereby forming a raw material melt; and a cooling step of cooling the raw material melt and thereby vitrifying the raw material melt. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021403 | CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A carbon nanotube includes carbon nanotubes, and an entanglement member which is combined with the carbon nanotubes and has a three-dimensional shape. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021404 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANION-EXCHANGING LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE AND METHOD FOR SUBSTITUTING CARBONATE ION OF LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE - A method for producing an anion-exchanging LDH using a carbonate ion-type layered double hydroxide represented by general formula Q | 2014-01-23 |
20140021405 | MESOGENIC COMPOUNDS, LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIA AND COMPONENTS FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGY - The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal medium which comprises a component A which consists of one or more compounds of the formula IA (IA), in which the parameters have the respective meanings given in the claims or in the text, and to the corresponding, novel mesogenic compounds and to the preparation thereof. The present invention likewise relates to the use of these liquid-crystal media, in particular in components for high-frequency technology, and to components of this type which contain the media according to the invention, and to the production and use of these components. The components according to the invention are suitable, in particular, for phase shifters in the microwave and millimetre wave region, for microwave and millimetre wave array antennae and very particularly for so-called tuneable “reflectarrays”. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021406 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUND HAVING FLUOROVINYL GROUP, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal compound having a high stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and an excellent solubility in other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. The compound is represented by formula (1): | 2014-01-23 |
20140021407 | ORTHOESTER DERIVATIVE, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention is to provide a liquid crystal compound having a large dielectric anisotropy, a high voltage holding ratio and stability to heat, light and so forth, maintaining a nematic phase in a wide temperature range, having a suitable optical anisotropy and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, particularly, to provide a liquid crystal compound having a large dielectric anisotropy. The invention provides compound (1): | 2014-01-23 |
20140021408 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIUM COMPOSITION OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal medium composition of liquid crystal display includes: a negative liquid crystal material, reactive monomer, an initiator, and a stabilizer. The initiator functions to induce photo polymerization of the reactive monomer. The initiator has a molecular structure comprising aromatic rings, carbonyl groups connected to the aromatic rings, and substituted moieties connected to the aromatic rings. The initiator lowers the activation energy of chain initiation reaction of the polymerization of reactive monomer to allow the photo polymerization of the reactive monomer to take place in a wider wavelength range of 200-450 nm, so as to reduce the required intensity and luminance of ultraviolet light and to speed up the reaction of the reactive monomers and also to provide a uniform result of reaction, to reduce the destruction that the ultraviolet light causes on the material of alignment layer and the liquid crystal material, and to improve stability of the panel. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021409 | MESOGENIC COMPOUNDS, LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIA AND COMPONENTS FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGY - The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal medium which comprises a component A which consists of one or more compounds of the formula X | 2014-01-23 |
20140021410 | Mixed Halide Scintillators - A mixed halide scintillator material including a fluoride is disclosed. The introduction of fluorine reduces the hygroscopicity of halide scintillator materials and facilitates tuning of scintillation properties of the materials. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021411 | MANGANESE-CONTAINING LITHIUM TRIBORATE THERMOLUMINESCENT PHOSPHOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention aims to provide a thermoluminescent phosphor for obtaining a two-dimensional or three-dimensional dosimeter for measuring dose absorbed by biological tissues, the thermoluminescent phosphor exerting superior handleability, exhibiting superior biological tissue equivalence, and having superior precision. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021412 | BRICK AND BRICK MANUFACTURING METHOD - To present a brick the density of which is great, that is high strength, and that exhibits a superior radiation shielding effect, and a manufacturing method for this. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021413 | HIGHLY CRYSTALLINE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING POLYMERS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a composition comprising a regioregular polyalkylthiophene and/or a regioregular poly[2,5-bis(3-alkylthiophen-2-yl)thieno(3,2-b)thiophene]; where the composition is melted and then cooled to a temperature between a melting point and a glass transition temperature of the composition; the composition having an amount of crystallinity that is at least twice the amount of crystallinity of another identical composition that is crystallized by a method that does not involve melting and cooling to a temperature between the melting point and the glass transition temperature of the identical composition. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021414 | Pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-2,5-diones and their Use as Organic Semiconductors - The invention relates to novel compounds based on pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-2,5-dione, methods for their preparation and intermediates used therein, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the compounds, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these compounds, mixtures or formulations. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021415 | Silicon-carbon Composite for Negative Electrode of Lithium Secondary Battery - Disclosed is a silicon-carbon composite for a negative active material of a lithium secondary battery, including carbon nanofibers and silicon particles, wherein the silicon particles are coated with amorphous silica. In the silicon-carbon composite of the invention, silicon is provided in the form of a composite with carbon fibers and the surface of silicon particles is coated with amorphous silica, thereby reducing volume expansion upon lithium ion insertion and exhibiting superior ionic conductivity and electrical conductivity to thus maintain high capacity, and also, amorphous silica-coated silicon is positioned inside the carbon fibers having a one-dimensional structure, thus ensuring a large specific surface area and a stable composite structure. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021416 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION - The thermoplastic resin composition includes 30 to 80 parts by mass of a polyamide, 20 to 70 parts by mass of a thermoplastic fluorine resin, and a carbon fiber. Also, a total sum of the polyamide and the thermoplastic fluorine resin is 100 parts by mass, an amount of the carbon fiber is 5 to 50 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total sum of the polyamide and the thermoplastic fluorine resin. The thermoplastic fluorine resin has a tensile elongation of equal to or greater than 450%, and a tensile stress of equal to or greater than 5 MPa. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021417 | SILVER ELECTRODE-FORMING PASTE COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND SOLAR CELL - To provide a paste composition capable of forming a silver electrode having a high bond strength and a low contact resistance, and to provide a solar cell endowed with a high conversion efficiency and excellent reliability, the solar cell including an electrode formed using such a paste composition, a silver electrode-forming paste composition includes a silver powder, a glass component and an organic medium, and the glass component includes tellurium-loaded glass frit which is glass frit having a tellurium compound supported on surfaces thereof. This silver electrode-forming paste composition can be produced by a method which includes the steps of: preparing tellurium-loaded glass frit sintering the mixture in the temperature range of (Tm−35)° C. to (Tm+20)° C.; and dispersing the glass component and the silver powder in an organic medium using the tellurium-loaded glass frit as at least part of the glass component. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021418 | BI-SUBSTITUTED RARE EARTH IRON GARNET SINGLE CRYSTAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND OPTICAL DEVICE - A Bi-substituted rare earth iron garnet single crystal has a composition of R3-xBixFe5-wAwO12 (wherein R denotes one or more rare earth elements among Tb, Y, Eu, Gd, Ho, Yb, Lu, Nd, Tm, La, Sm, Dy, Er, Ce, and Pr and inevitably include Tb; A denotes one or more elements among Ga, Al, In, Sc, Co, Ni, Cr, V, Ti, Si, Ge, Mg, Zn, Nb, Ta, Sn, Zr, Hf, Pt, Rh, Te, Os, Ce, and Lu, 0.72014-01-23 | |
20140021419 | Method for Producing Foam Glass by Recycling a Waste Glass Mixture - Method for producing foam glass by recycling wasteglass mixture containing screen glass from television sets, computers, monitors and glass from fluorescent tubes, light bulbs and photovoltaic systems. Steps are: separately grinding individual fractions of wasteglass from various sources, forming glass powder; mixing a sintered glass composition including components of various glass powder fractions and an inorganic carbon carrier substance as activator in a dry process without adding water or liquids; and thermally treating the sintered glass composition. This composition is first subjected to a sintering process and later to a foaming process, at temperatures in a range of 855° C. to 890° C. The arising foam glass is subsequently cooled down. The sintered glass composition, which is thermally sintered glass powder and activator, is composed of at least 10 wt % of screen glass, with 85 to 90 wt % originating from screen glass and glass from fluorescent tubes, light bulbs and photovoltaic systems. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021420 | Lifting Device - Lifting device ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140021421 | TENSIONING DEVICE - A tensioning device ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140021422 | HYDRAULIC FLOAT DOWN VALVE FOR A CAMERA DOLLY OR CAMERA CRANE - A camera dolly or camera crane has an arm pivotably attached to a chassis, and a hydraulic system including a hydraulic cylinder for raising the arm, a hydraulic valve and a valve control. The hydraulic valve has a normal operation mode where opening and closing of the valve is controlled by the valve control. The hydraulic valve is also provided with a float down mode, where the valve remains partially open providing an intentional slight leakage, regardless of operation of the valve control. In float down mode, as soon as the arm reaches its highest point, the arm automatically and instantaneously reverses direction and starts to move back down, in a smooth continuous movement. The hydraulic system may optionally also include a fast down valve, to allow the arm to move down quickly, even when minimally loaded. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021423 | DECORATIVE RAILING ASSEMBLY - A railing assembly comprising at least one infill assembly formed from a top member, a bottom member and a barrier member extending between the top and bottom members. At least one post member is included having an upper support to engage the top member and a lower support to engage the bottom member. At least one of the upper support and the lower support is lockably engagable with the top member and the bottom member, respectively, to retain the at least one infill assembly on the at least one post. The assembly may also include a top rail adapted to lockably engage with the top member. The railing assembly provides a quickly constructed unit that does not require any fasteners to connect together the assembly components while still providing a rattle-free construction. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021424 | GUARDRAIL - A guardrail for protecting persons against accidentally falling out of open floors. The guardrail has a number of constructional elements and connectors for assembling a coherent guardrail. The connectors include at least one first connector which has a longitudinal shape and is formed with at least one longitudinal extending slot, and at least one second connector having a first connector part to be connected to the at least one constructional element and a second connector part to connect the first connector part to the at least one first connector while engaging the at least one longitudinal extending slot of that connector. The guardrail has a stable, inexpensive and simple structure which quickly and easily can be assembled to a coherent guardrail and be disassembled. The guardrail can be fitted too to the width and height required of the guardrail for a specific opening of a given open floor. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021425 | FENCE RAIL AND PICKET ASSEMBLY - A fence rail and picket assembly includes a retainer for joining a picket upright to a fence rail. The retainer includes a forward portion including locking heads and a tongue portion. A picket upright formed of sheet material including rear flanges and defining a retainer cavity for receiving the forward portion of the retainer therein. The picket upright includes apertures along rear flanges for receiving the retainer heads there through. A fence rail receives the tongue portion of the retainer there on for operably securing the tongue to the rail. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021426 | MAGNETIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A magnetic device comprises a memory cell comprising a magnetic resistance device and lower and upper electrodes with the magnetic resistance device interposed therebetween to apply current to the magnetic resistance device. The magnetic resistance device includes: a buffer layer for controlling a crystalline axis for inducing perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) in the magnetic resistance device, the buffer layer being in contact with the lower electrode; a seed layer being in contact with the buffer layer and being oriented to a hexagonal close-packed lattice (HCP) (0001) crystal plane; and a perpendicularly magnetized pinned layer being in contact with the seed layer and having an L1 | 2014-01-23 |
20140021427 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate and an interconnect region on the substrate. The interconnect region includes a first interconnect having a first contact portion whose plane shape is a ring-like plane shape, a second interconnect disposed below the first interconnect, and a contact electrode passing through the ling-like portion of the first contact portion and electrically connecting the first interconnect and the second interconnect. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021428 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A semiconductor device comprises a first transistor including a first diffusion region, a first body region, and a second diffusion region, formed to align in a direction orthogonal to a main surface; a second transistor including a third diffusion region, a second body region, and a fourth diffusion region, formed to align in a direction orthogonal to the main surface; a first variable resistance element provided in the second diffusion region of the first transistor; a second variable resistance element provided in the fourth diffusion region of the second transistor; a bit line commonly connected to the first variable resistance element and the second variable resistance element; a first word line arranged on a first side of the first body region; a second word line arrange between a second side of the first body region and a first side of the second body region; and a third word line arranged on a second side of the second body region. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021429 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nonvolatile memory element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a variable resistance layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. The variable resistance layer has a resistance state which reversibly changes based on an electrical signal applied between the first electrode and the second electrode. The variable resistance layer includes a first variable resistance layer having a first metal oxide and a second variable resistance layer having a second metal oxide. The second variable resistance layer includes a metal-metal bonding region including a metal bond of metal atoms included in the second metal oxide, and the second metal oxide has a low degree of oxygen deficiency and a high resistance value compared to the first metal oxide. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021430 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A nonvolatile memory device includes: a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer; a first resistance change layer provided between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and having an electrical resistance changing with at least one of an applied electric field and a passed current; and a first lateral layer provided on a lateral surface of the first resistance change layer and having an oxygen concentration higher than an oxygen concentration in the first resistance change layer | 2014-01-23 |
20140021431 | Semiconductor Constructions, Memory Cells, Memory Arrays and Methods of Forming Memory Cells - Some embodiments include a construction having oxygen-sensitive structures directly over spaced-apart nodes. Each oxygen-sensitive structure includes an angled plate having a horizontal portion along a top surface of a node and a non-horizontal portion extending upwardly from the horizontal portion. Each angled plate has an interior sidewall where an inside corner is formed between the non-horizontal portion and the horizontal portion, an exterior sidewall in opposing relation to the interior sidewall, and lateral edges. Bitlines are over the oxygen-sensitive structures, and have sidewalls extending upwardly from the lateral edges of the oxygen-sensitive structures. A non-oxygen-containing structure is along the interior sidewalls, along the exterior sidewalls, along the lateral edges, over the bitlines, and along the sidewalls of the bitlines. Some embodiments include memory arrays, and methods of forming memory cells. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021432 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method for fabricating a variable resistance memory device includes forming an insulating layer having a trench extending in a first direction over a substrate, forming first electrode conductive layers on both sidewalls of the trench, forming island-shaped first electrodes by patterning the conductive layers in a second direction crossing the first direction, forming variable resistance patterns over the first electrodes, and forming second electrodes over the variable resistance patterns. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021433 | MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY - A microelectronic device with programmable memory is provided having at least: a first electrode ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140021434 | MEMORY ELEMENT AND MEMORY DEVICE - A memory element and a memory device, the memory element including a first electrode, a memory layer, and a second electrode in this order. The memory layer includes a resistance change layer provided on the first electrode side, and an ion source layer provided on the second electrode side and is higher in resistance value than the resistance change layer. A resistance value of the resistance change layer is changeable in response to a composition change by applied voltage to the first and second electrodes | 2014-01-23 |
20140021435 | PHASE CHANGE CURRENT DENSITY CONTROL STRUCTURE - A phase change memory element and method of forming the same. The memory element includes first and second electrodes. A first layer of phase change material is between the first and second electrodes. A second layer including a metal-chalcogenide material is also between the first and second electrodes and is one of a phase change material and a conductive material. An insulating layer is between the first and second layers. There is at least one opening in the insulating layer providing contact between the first and second layers. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021436 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A memory cell comprises a diode layer, a variable resistance layer, a first electrode layer. The diode layer functions as a rectifier element. The variable resistance layer functions as a variable resistance element. The first electrode layer is provided between the variable resistance layer and the diode layer. The first electrode layer comprises a titanium nitride layer configured by titanium nitride. Where a first ratio is defined as a ratio of titanium atoms to nitrogen atoms in a first region in the titanium nitride layer and a second ratio is defined as a ratio of titanium atoms to nitrogen atoms in a second region which is in the titanium nitride layer and is nearer to the variable resistance layer than is the first region, the second ratio is larger than the first ratio. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021437 | RESISTANCE VARIABLE MEMORY CELL STRUCTURES AND METHODS - Resistance variable memory cell structures and methods are described herein. One or more resistance variable memory cell structures include a first electrode common to a first and a second resistance variable memory cell, a first vertically oriented resistance variable material having an arcuate top surface in contact with a second electrode and a non-arcuate bottom surface in contact with the first electrode; and a second vertically oriented resistance variable material having an arcuate top surface in contact with a third electrode and a non-arcuate bottom surface in contact with the first electrode. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021438 | ORGANIC MOLECULAR MEMORY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic molecular memory for controlling a current flowing through a memory cell and achieving stable operation and high degree of reliability is provided. The organic molecular memory includes a first electrode, a second electrode made of a material different from the first electrode, and an organic molecule layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein one end of a resistance change-type molecular chain constituting the organic molecule layer is chemically bonded with the first electrode, and an air gap exists between the other end of the resistance change-type molecular chain and the second electrode. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021439 | Semiconductor Constructions, Memory Arrays, Methods of Forming Semiconductor Constructions and Methods of Forming Memory Arrays - Some embodiments include methods of forming semiconductor constructions. Carbon-containing material is formed over oxygen-sensitive material. The carbon-containing material and oxygen-sensitive material together form a structure having a sidewall that extends along both the carbon-containing material and the oxygen-sensitive material. First protective material is formed along the sidewall. The first protective material extends across an interface of the carbon-containing material and the oxygen-sensitive material, and does not extend to a top region of the carbon-containing material. Second protective material is formed across the top of the carbon-containing material, with the second protective material having a common composition to the first protective material. The second protective material is etched to expose an upper surface of the carbon-containing material. Some embodiments include semiconductor constructions, memory arrays and methods of forming memory arrays. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021440 | LIGHTING DEVICE INCLUDING QUANTUM DOTS - A lighting device including an emissive material comprising quantum dots and a liquid medium disposed within a sealed container with at least a portion of a light guiding member disposed within the sealed container. Products including a lighting device in accordance with the invention are also disclosed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021441 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS - A semiconductor light emitting device includes: a stacked structure unit including first and second semiconductor layers and a light emitting layer between the first and second semiconductor layers; a first electrode on a first major surface of the stacked structure unit on the second semiconductor layer side to connect to the first semiconductor layer; and a second electrode on the first major surface of the stacked structure unit to connect to the second semiconductor layer. The second electrode includes: a first film on the second semiconductor layer and a second film on a rim of the first film. The first film has a relatively lower contact resistance with the second semiconductor layer, compared to the second film. A distance from an outer edge of the second film to the first film is smaller at a central portion than at a peripheral portion of the first major surface. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021442 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT - An active layer including an AlGaN semiconductor layer having a band gap energy of 3.4 eV or higher and a p-type cladding layer configured of a p-type AlGaN semiconductor layer and located above the active layer are formed in a first region on the n-type cladding layer, the first region being in a plane parallel to a surface of the n-cladding layer configured of an n-type AlGaN semiconductor layer. An n-electrode metal layer making Ohmic contact with the n-type cladding layer is formed on an adjacent region to the first region in a second region which is a region other than the first region on the n-type cladding layer. A first reflective metal layer reflecting ultraviolet light emitted from the active layer is formed on a surface of the n-type cladding layer in the second region other than the adjacent region. The n-electrode metal layer is arranged between the first region and a region in which the first reflective metal layer contacts the surface of the n-type cladding layer. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021443 | NANO RESONATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A nano resonator includes a substrate, a first insulating layer disposed on the substrate, a first source disposed on the first insulating layer at a first position, a first drain disposed on the first insulating layer at a second position spaced apart from the first position so that the first drain faces the first source, a first nano-wire channel having a first end connected to the first source and a second end connected to the first drain, and having a doping type and a doping concentration that are identical to a doping type and a doping concentration of the first source and the first drain, and a second nano-wire channel disposed at a predetermined distance from the first nano-wire channel in a direction perpendicular to the substrate or a direction parallel to the substrate. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021444 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device includes a carbon layer including graphene or graphite and a thin film formed on the carbon layer. The electronic device may further include a drain electrode, a source electrode and/or a gate electrode formed on the thin film. A method of manufacturing an electronic device includes preparing a carbon layer including graphene or graphite, forming a nanostructure on the carbon layer, and forming a thin film to cover the nanostructure. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021445 | GRAPHENE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - The graphene electronic device may include a gate oxide on a conductive substrate, the conductive substrate configured to function as a gate electrode, a pair of first metals on the gate oxide, the pair of the first metals separate from each other, a graphene channel layer extending between the first metals and on the first metals, and a source electrode and a drain electrode on both edges of the graphene channel layer. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021446 | TRANSISTORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Transistors, and methods of manufacturing the transistors, include graphene and a material converted from graphene. The transistor may include a channel layer including graphene and a gate insulating layer including a material converted from graphene. The material converted from the graphene may be fluorinated graphene. The channel layer may include a patterned graphene region. The patterned graphene region may be defined by a region converted from graphene. A gate of the transistor may include graphene. | 2014-01-23 |
20140021447 | Diarylamino Substituted Metal Complexes - Heteroleptic complexes having at least one diarylamino or carbazole group, as shown in Formula (I), are provided: | 2014-01-23 |