20th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110114821 | 3D CCD-Style Imaging Sensor with Rolling Readout - The presented readout structure provides charge transport based readout of a photosensitive device with a minimum number of transport gates. The structure uses the given charge storage buckets of the photosensitive device, separated by a minimum sized barrier-gate, to transport the charge out of the pixel field. This new readout schema allows for a fast readout speed based on a 2 phase transport chain and increases the pixel's optical fill factor by significantly reducing the transport gate size compared to state-of-the-art pixels using a 3 or 4 phase CCD readout chain. This readout structure can be exploited for standard photo-detecting elements such as e.g. pinned photo-diodes or any enhanced pixel structure that has additional intelligence incorporated as well. Typical applications are 2D- or 3D-imaging. The process used for manufacturing a sensor with such a readout scheme requires preferably charge transport mechanisms like charge-coupled gate devices as well as the possibility of integrating circuitries of high density. The exploitation of such a combination of process-related features results in a new sensor readout technique that allows for optimizing the pixel's dynamic range and optical fill factor. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114822 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM USING THE APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a first block line through which an optical signal is output and a second block line through which a noise signal superimposed on the optical signal is output. The photoelectric conversion apparatus also includes a switch used to control a connection between the first block line and the second block line. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114823 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HIGH-SENSITIVITY OPTICAL SCANNING AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT THEREFOR - An inspection system includes a CMOS integrated circuit having integrally formed thereon an at least two dimensional array of photosensors and providing an inspection output representing an object to be inspected. A defect analyzer is operative to receive the inspection output and to provide a defect report. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114824 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING CHARGE PUMPING IN SERIES CONNECTED DIODE STACKS - An ambient light sensor includes a first stack of at least two photodiodes, wherein a cathode of one of the at least two photodiodes is electrically connected to an anode of another of the at least two photodiodes. The ALS further includes a bias source for providing a bias voltage to the first stack, and at least one switch electrically connected to the first stack. The at least one switch is operative to periodically apply the bias voltage to and remove the bias voltage from the first diode stack. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114825 | Ambient Light Sensor - In an ambient light sensor according to the present invention, a current amplification portion which amplifies a light current obtained by a light receiving portion to generate an output signal includes: a current amplification stage that has: a first current mirror amplifier which is composed of a bipolar transistor, and a second current mirror amplifier which is composed of a field effect transistor connected in parallel with the first current mirror amplifier; and a changeover control circuit which monitors an amplified current input into the current amplification stage, and performs changeover control of the first and second current mirror amplifiers according to a value of the amplified current. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114826 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DARK CURRENT AND BLOOMING SUPPRESSION IN 4T CMOS IMAGER PIXEL - A method and apparatus for operating an imager pixel that includes the act of applying a relatively small first polarity voltage and a plurality of pulses of a second polarity voltage on the gate of a transfer transistor during a charge integration period. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114827 | VOLTAGE GENERATOR CIRCUIT, DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER, RAMP GENERATOR CIRCUIT, ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, IMAGE SENSOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING VOLTAGE - A resistor-ladder voltage generator circuit is provided, which controls so that k switches among consecutive (k+1) switches out of a plurality of switches connected to the resistor ladder circuit are simultaneously set to an ON state, and which temporally switches the value of k. This allows voltage waveforms having different slopes to be arbitrarily obtained, ranging from a voltage waveform having a small slope to a voltage waveform having a large slope, thereby improving the resolution of a generated voltage waveform without increasing the numbers of resistors and switches, while A/D conversion time is not increased even if the number of bits is increased. In addition, by using this voltage generator circuit as a ramp generator circuit, and by dynamically switching the slope of the ramp wave, acceleration of an image sensor is achieved. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114828 | NON-CONTACT PROBE AND MEASURING MACHINE - A measuring machine includes a non-contact probe that detects a step gauge without contact. The non-contact probe includes an emitting element that radiates light, a light receiving element that receives the light radiated from the emitting element, and an optical filter that covers an optical path to the light receiving element. The optical filter includes a transmission band in which the light radiated from the emitting element is transmitted and a blocking band in which light to which the light receiving element is sensitive is blocked. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114829 | High Resolution Optical Encoder Systems, Devices and Methods - Disclosed are various embodiments of front-end analog circuitry for use in conjunction with optical encoders. Highly accurate analog output signals are provided by front-end analog circuitry in incremental or absolute motion encoders to interpolation circuitry, which is capable of providing high interpolation factor output signals having high timing accuracy. The disclosed interpolation circuits may be implemented using CMOS or BiCMOS processes without undue effort. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114830 | ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION FOR DOWNHOLE NUCLEAR RADIATION GENERATOR - Systems, methods, and devices with improved electrode configuration for downhole nuclear radiation generators are provided. For example, one embodiment of a nuclear radiation generator capable of downhole operation may include a charged particle source, a target material, and an acceleration column between the charged particle source and the target material. The acceleration column may include several electrodes shaped such that substantially no electrode material from the electrodes is sputtered onto an insulator surface of the acceleration column during normal downhole operation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114831 | Holographic microfabrication and characterization system for soft matter and biological systems - A method and system for micromanipulation of objects of any shape. The method and system creates various forms of holographic optical traps for a variety of commercial purposes. Some alternate forms of traps include a dark form of optical traps, optical vortices with different helical winding numbers and optical traps with variable phase profiles imprinted thereon. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114832 | WATER DETECTION AND 3-PHASE FRACTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus enable monitoring a hydrocarbon well for water within a flow stream of the well. A water detector includes a light source for emitting into a flow stream infrared light that includes a water absorbent wavelength band. A detector detects attenuation of the water absorbent wavelength band upon the infrared radiation passing through at least a portion of the flow stream. The water detector outputs a presence of water and/or a phase fraction or quantification of water as determined based on the attenuation. Detecting attenuation of a substantially transmissive wavelength band with respect to water simultaneously with detection of the attenuation of the water absorbent wavelength band can enable correction for non-wavelength dependent attenuation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114833 | System and Method for Diversion of a Liquid Chromatography Eluant - In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for reducing or eliminating matrix interfering components in a biopharmaceutical product in a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry system. The method comprises diverting to waste the entire flow of an eluant emerging from liquid chromatography of a sample, for a time period to remove contaminants that cause matrix interference to a degree sufficient to allow a desired accuracy in detection of an extractable; and, after the time period, directing the entire flow of the eluant to a mass spectrometer to detect the presence of the extractable. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114834 | High Throughput Apparatus and Method for Multiple Sample Analysis - A high throughput apparatus for multiple sample analysis is disclosed. The high throughput apparatus for multiple sample analysis may include: a laser light source; a lens array configured to focus laser irradiated by the laser light source into a plurality of focused laser beams; and a focusing unit disposed between the lens array and a sample, the focusing unit configured to focus ions produced from the sample by the plurality of focused laser beams into a plurality of ion beams. A high throughput method for multiple sample analysis may include: producing a plurality of focused laser beams by focusing laser; ionizing a sample by irradiating the plurality of focused laser beams to the sample; and producing a plurality of ion beams by focusing ions, wherein the ions are produced from the sample by the plurality of focused laser beams. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114835 | Method Of Charge Reduction Of Electron Transfer Dissociation Product Ions - A mass spectrometer is disclosed wherein highly charged fragment ions resulting from Electron Transfer Dissociation fragmentation of parent ions are reduced in charge state within a Proton Transfer Reaction cell | 2011-05-19 |
20110114836 | Method for Identifying the Elution Time of an Analyte - A method for determining a time of elution of a peptide of interest from a liquid chromatography column includes a step of obtaining chromatographic data for each of a plurality of candidate fragment ions of the peptide of interest. A time along a common chromatographic time is scale determined corresponding to maximum overlay of the ion signals measured for each of the plurality of candidate fragment ions. Finally, the determined time is assigned as the time of elution of the peptide of interest from the liquid chromatography column. In particular, the chromatographic data is acquired during selective reaction monitoring of an eluate from the liquid chromatography column containing the peptide of interest. The chromatographic data includes ion signals measured along the common chromatographic time scale for each of the plurality of candidate fragment ions. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114837 | ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER - Disclosed is an ion mobility spectrometer. The ion mobility spectrometer comprises a sample injector ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110114838 | High-Sensitivity and High-Throughput Electron Beam Inspection Column Enabled by Adjustable Beam-Limiting Aperture - One embodiment relates to an electron-beam apparatus for defect inspection and/or review of substrates or for measuring critical dimensions of features on substrates. The apparatus includes an electron gun and an electron column. The electron gun includes an electron source configured to generate electrons for an electron beam and an adjustable beam-limiting aperture which is configured to select and use one aperture size from a range of aperture sizes. Another embodiment relates to providing an electron beam in an apparatus. Advantageously, the disclosed apparatus and methods reduce spot blur while maintaining a high beam current so as to obtain both high sensitivity and high throughput. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114839 | ELECTRON BEAM LAYER MANUFACTURING USING SCANNING ELECTRON MONITORED CLOSED LOOP CONTROL - A process (and apparatus for performing the process) for layer manufacturing a three-dimensional work piece comprising the steps of; feeding raw material in a solid state to a first predetermined location; exposing the raw material to an electron beam to liquefy the raw material; depositing the raw material onto a substrate as a molten pool deposit, the deposit having a forward edge region in an x-y plane with a forward edge region width and a trailing edge region in the x-y plane with a trailing edge region width, under at least one first processing condition; monitoring the molten pool deposit for at least one preselected condition using detecting of scatter from a scanning electron beam contemporaneously with the depositing step; solidifying the molten pool deposit; automatically altering the first processing condition to a different processing condition based upon information obtained from the comparing step; and repeating steps at one or more second locations for building up layer by layer, generally along a z-axis that is orthogonal to the x-y plane, a three-dimensional work piece. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114840 | ENCAPSULATING PACKAGE, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ENCAPSULATING PACKAGE - The present invention is: a package main body section having a hollow section; and an electronic device provided in the hollow section in the package main body section, in the package main body section, there being formed a through hole, through which the hollow section communicates with outside of the package main body section, and in the through hole, there being provided a sealing section in which a vicinity of the through hole is partly heated and a constituent material of the package main body section is melted to thereby block the through hole. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114841 | POWER CONTROL CIRCUIT OF A VARIABLE-FREQUENCY OPTO-INTERRUPTER FOR A PRINTER - A power control circuit of a variable-frequency opto-interrupter for a printer has a plurality of impedances electrically connected with a receiving terminal of the opto-interrupter in parallel for multi-stage variable adjustment, an IR photodiode having stronger penetration and adopted to a transmitting terminal, and a variable frequency generator generating variable frequency signal and electrically connected with a negative pole pin of the IR photodiode through a switching transistor. Accordingly, the emitting intensity of the opto-interrupter is significantly enhanced so that various printing media are penetrated through by infrared beams and the emitting intensity is adjusted to adapt to acquire a broader dynamic range of the load of the receiving terminal. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114842 | Infrared photocurrent front-end ADC for rain-sensing system with ambient light compensation - Systems and methods for a front-end circuit receiving a current from a photodiode receiving a signal light and ambient light have been disclosed. In a preferred embodiment the front-end circuit accommodates a photo diode current, generated by a signal light from an infrared LED diode in presence of a current generated by ambient light for a rain-sensing system. The circuit invented has a high dynamic range comprising a programmable transresistance amplifier, a switched capacitor programmable gain amplifier and a switched capacitor fourth-order oversampled sigma-delta ND converter including an optimized digital filter. Furthermore coarse and fine IDACs are used to successively subtract a current generated by ambient light. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114843 | RADIATION DETECTOR AND METHOD OF USING A RADIATION DETECTOR - A radiation detector can include a scintillating material to produce scintillation light in response to receiving neutrons, gamma radiation, potentially other targeted radiation, or any combination thereof. In a particular embodiment, the detector converts scintillating light to an electrical pulse and analyzes the shape of the electrical pulse to determine whether neutrons, gamma rays, or potentially other targeted radiation are detected. The detector can be configured to distinguish between neutrons and gamma rays. The scintillating material can extend over a length greater than approximately 1.1 meters. In an embodiment, the radiation detector can be used near a passageway to detect radioactive material passing through the passageway. More particularly, the radiation detector can be used to detect the radioactive material within a vehicle passing through the passageway. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114844 | GAMMA CAMERA SYSTEM - A gamma radiation detecting apparatus includes a gamma radiation collimator, a scintillation crystal, a charge coupled device, and an electronic device. The collimator receives and collimates gamma radiation. The scintillation crystal receives the gamma radiation from the gamma radiation collimator and converts the gamma radiation into visible light. The charge coupled device receives the visible light from the scintillation crystal and converts the visible light into an electrical charge. The electronic device converts the electrical charge into a digital image. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114845 | GAMMA RAY DETECTOR ELEMENTS WITH VARIABLE LIGHT GUIDE THICKNESS - A gamma ray detector module that includes at least one crystal element arranged in a plane, a plurality of light sensors arranged to cover the at least one crystal element and to receive light emitted from the at least one crystal element, and a light guide arranged between the at least one crystal element and the light sensors, the light guide being optically connected to the at least one crystal element. Further, the light guide includes a narrow portion that positions at least one light sensor of the plurality of light sensors closer to the at least one crystal element than other light sensors of the plurality of light sensors. In addition, the light guide may include an angled recessed portion that positions another light sensor at an oblique tilt angle with respect to the plane of the at least one crystal element. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114846 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiation imaging apparatus comprises a pixel region, on an insulating substrate | 2011-05-19 |
20110114847 | COMPOSITION FOR REFLECTIVE FILM, REFLECTIVE FILM, AND X-RAY DETECTOR - Provided is a composition for reflective film comprising a polyvinyl acetal resin, an epoxidized vegetable oil, a solvent, a coupling agent and titanium oxide. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114848 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IONIZING RADIATION DETECTION - An ionizing radiation detection system can include a self-quenching sensing element having a substantially sealed enclosure containing a plurality of gases. The plurality of gases can include an ionizing gas to ionize in response to receiving a particle of ionizing radiation. The plurality of gases can also include a halogen quenching gas. In a particular embodiment, the plurality of gases can include an oxygen-containing gas in an amount of at least approximately 5% by pressure of a total pressure of the plurality of gases. In another particular embodiment, the partial pressure of the oxygen-containing gas can be from approximately 2666 Pa to approximately 16000 Pa. In another embodiment, the radiation detection system can include an anode having a composition that is more resistant to erosion by gasses within the sensing element. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114849 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING AN ION BEAM - A system for manipulating an ion beam having a principal axis includes an upper member having a first and a second coil generally disposed in different regions of the upper member and configured to conduct, independently of each other, a first and a second current, respectively. A lower member includes a third and a fourth coil that are generally disposed opposite to respective first and second coils and are configured to conduct, independently of each other, a third and a fourth current, respectively. A lens gap is defined between the upper and lower members, and configured to transmit the ion beam, wherein the first through fourth currents produce a 45 degree quadrupole field that exerts a rotational force on the ion beam about its principal axis. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114850 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING A RIBBON-SHAPED ION BEAM - A ribbon-shaped ion beam is modified using multiple coil structures on a pair of opposed ferromagnetic bars. The coil structures comprise continuous windings which have predetermined variations along the length of the bar of turns per unit length. In an example, one coil structure may have uniform turns per unit length along the bar, so that energizing the coil structures forms a magnetic field component extending across the gap between the bars with a quadrupole intensity distribution. A second coil structure may have turns per unit length varying to produce a hexapole magnetic field intensity distribution. Further coil structures may be provided to produce octopole and decapole magnetic field distributions. The coil structures may be energized to produce magnetic fields parallel to the bars which vary along the length of the bars, to twist or flatten the ribbon-shaped beam. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114851 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING A RIBBON-SHAPED ION BEAM - A ribbon-shaped ion beam having an elongate cross-section normal to a beam direction is modified by generating, at a predetermined position along the ribbon-shaped beam, a magnetic field extending in an x-direction along an x-axis. The x-direction magnetic field has a non-uniform intensity which is a desired function of x. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114852 | Corrector for Axial Aberrations of a Particle-Optical Lens - Commercially available High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopes (HR-TEM) and Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopes (HR-STEM) are nowadays equipped with correctors for correcting the axial spherical aberration C | 2011-05-19 |
20110114853 | ELECTRON BEAM APPARATUS - An electron beam lithography apparatus includes a beam current detector which detects, during drawing of the drawing data, fluctuation of an irradiation position of the electron beam at non-irradiation on the substrate; a beam position error detector which detects a beam position error of the electron beam based on the fluctuation of the irradiation position; a drive position error detector which detects a drive position error of the stage due to rotation and translation drive during drawing of the drawing data; and a corrector which corrects the irradiation position of the electron beam during the drawing based on the beam position error and the drive position error. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114854 | SLIDE TRANSFER MECHANISM FOR A LASER SCANNER DEVICE - A slide transfer mechanism for a laser scanner device ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110114855 | LASER ANNEALING METHOD AND DEVICE - A laser annealing method for executing laser annealing by irradiating a semiconductor film formed on a surface of a substrate with a laser beam, the method including the steps of, generating a linearly polarized rectangular laser beam whose cross section perpendicular to an advancing direction is a rectangle with an electric field directed toward a long-side direction of the rectangle or an elliptically polarized rectangular laser beam having a major axis directed toward a long-side direction, causing the rectangular laser beam to be introduced to the surface of the substrate, and setting a wavelength of the rectangular laser beam to a length which is about a desired size of a crystal grain in a standing wave direction. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114856 | ALL-OPTICAL CONTROL OF THZ RADIATION IN PARALLEL PLATE WAVEGUIDES - The invention relates to control of THz radiation in parallel plate waveguides (PPWG) by forming components in the waveguide by use of optical radiation pulses. Patterns of excited regions induced in the PPWG by an optical excitation pulses changes the electromagnetic properties of the waveguide medium in the THz regime, thereby forming transient passive and active components for controlling THz radiation signals. The excitation can be generation of free charge carriers in a semiconductor material in the PPWG, to create metallic regions that form mirrors, lenses or photonic crystal structures in the PPWG. The photo-induced pattern can be modulated in time in response to an incoming signal, to frequency-, phase- or amplitude-modulate the THz signal. The systems can be integrated on chip-scale components and can be applied in e.g. THz communication, digital computing, sensors, and lab-on-a-chip applications. The optical and THz radiation can be ultrashort pulses with picosecond or femtosecond pulse durations. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114857 | OPTICAL PROJECTOR WITH BEAM MONITOR - Optical apparatus includes a device package, with a radiation source contained in the package and configured to emit a beam of coherent radiation. A diffractive optical element (DOE) is mounted in the package so as to receive and diffract the radiation from the radiation source into a predefined pattern comprising multiple diffraction orders. An optical detector is positioned in the package so as to receive and sense an intensity of a selected diffraction order of the DOE. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114858 | Digital input circuit - A digital input circuit includes a pair of input terminals that an input signal of a digital voltage signal is inputted; a photocoupler for transmitting the input signal from the input terminals to an input port of a microcomputer and having one light emitting diode and one phototransistor, wherein the light emitting diode of the photocoupler is connected between the input terminals, a collector of the phototransistor is connected to a positive side of a power supply, and an emitter of the phototransistor is connected to ground via a first resistor; and a bipolar transistor provided between the ground and a second resistor, wherein a collector thereof is connected to the second resistor for pulling up the input port of the microcomputer, an emitter thereof is connected to the ground, and a base thereof is connected to a connection node between the emitter of the phototransistor and the first resistor. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114859 | SENSOR CHIP, SENSOR CARTRIDGE, AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS - A sensor chip includes: a substrate that has a planar portion; and a diffraction grating, on which a target substance is placed, that includes a plurality of first protrusions periodically arranged in a period equal to or greater than 100 nm and equal to or less than 1000 nm in a first direction that is parallel to the planar portion, a plurality of base portions that is located between two of the first protrusions adjacent to each other and configures a base of the substrate, and a plurality of second protrusions that is formed on upper faces of the plurality of the first protrusions, has a surface formed from a metal, and is formed on the planar portion. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114860 | COUPLING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH ELECTRIC ACTUATORS - Coupling apparatus for use with electric actuators are described herein. An example coupling apparatus described herein includes a coupling assembly to operatively couple a fluid flow control member of a fluid valve and a drive system of the electric actuator. Rotation of the drive system in a first rotational direction causes the coupling assembly to move in a first rectilinear direction and rotation of the drive system in a second rotational direction causes the coupling assembly to move in a second rectilinear direction opposite the first direction. The coupling assembly includes a biasing element that is to be deflected to provide a seat load to the fluid flow control member when the fluid flow control member is in sealing engagement with a valve seat of the fluid valve and electric power to the electric actuator is removed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114861 | ACTUATOR WITH PRE-DETERMINED FAILURE MODE - An actuator with a predetermined failure mode comprises two carriers which are each moveable in a common direction. A detent is engageable to couple the carriers to move in unison. An electrically operated actuating device causes extension of the toggle linkage to operate the detent and collapse of the toggle linkage when de-energised. There is a prime mover for the first carrier and a return mover for causing return movement of the second carrier on the release of the detent. In an example, the detent comprises a pivoted arm disposed on the first carrier and positioned to engage a part of the second carrier; and the toggle linkage comprises a pair of relatively pivoted links connected between a pivot on the first carrier and a pivot on the arm. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114862 | MAGNETIC FLUID COUPLING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - Fluid coupling assemblies and methods are discussed. The fluid coupling assemblies include a first coupling member, a second coupling member magnetically engageable with the first coupling member, and a seal member disposed between a portion of the first coupling member and a portion of the second coupling member. A magnetic engagement of the first coupling member and the second coupling member unseals a fluid flow path therebetween. In certain examples, the first coupling member is sealed by a valve member and the second coupling member includes an activation member. When engaged, the valve member is moved from a closed position to an open position by the activation member, thereby unsealing the fluid flow path. A magnetic force between the first coupling member and the second coupling member can be chosen such that the members disengage when a predetermined fluid flow path pressure is reached. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114863 | Butterfly Valve, Valve Seat and Valve Seat Retainer - Butterfly valves comprise a valve seat comprising a generally S-shaped cross-section and a valve seat retainer configured with appropriately shaped cooperating surfaces. Fluid control systems comprising such a butterfly valve are also disclosed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114864 | Watering Control Valve - A watering control valve comprises a housing including two opposite elongated outlets fixed on a middle section of a peripheral side thereof; a shaft member inserted to the housing and an upper end thereof extends out of the housing; an upper ceramic member received in the housing and located at a lower side of the shaft member, and including two openings fixed on two symmetrical positions thereof, and including two recesses formed on a peripheral side thereof; a lower ceramic member contacting with the upper ceramic member and including two bores secured on two symmetrical positions thereof, and including two tabs formed on a peripheral side thereof to be retained in the housing; characterized in that the shaft member includes a watering chamber having a cavity to receive a spring, and includes a check element and a sealing pad installed therein. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114865 | Unfreeze Faucet Structure - An unfreeze faucet structure includes a watering control valve having a body; a control shaft, an upper ceramic member, and a lower ceramic member connected with the body; a valve seat locked to the body; wherein the control shaft includes a watering cavity and a positioning groove mounted in a lower section thereof, the watering cavity includes a check element and a stopping unit installed therein, the check element includes a disk-shaped cover arranged on a bottom end thereof, the cover includes a first stop loop fitted to a peripheral side thereof, between the cover and the watering cavity is defined with a spring, the stopping unit includes a trench disposed therearound to contact with the first stop loop, the control shaft includes a second stop loop fitted on an outer periphery thereof and a third stop loop arranged therearound to engage with an inner wall of the watering cavity. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114866 | Device for Driving a Double Seat Valve Capable of Seat Cleaning - The invention relates to a device ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110114867 | PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE - A pressure reducing valve ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110114868 | Diaphragm For a Valve - A diaphragm ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110114869 | MICRO-VALVE AND SEALING DEVICE FOR USE IN A MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A micro-valve for controlling fluid flows and a sealing device for sealing off cavities in a microfluid system, in particular in a lab-on-a-chip system, and also a method for the production thereof. A valve body or a sealing element bears with a sealing surface against a sealing surface of a substrate, the valve body or the sealing element is pressed with the sealing surface thereof in a fluid-tight manner against the sealing surface of the substrate by means of a pressure-exerting ring, and the pressure-exerting ring is cohesively connected to the substrate. The pressure-exerting ring and/or the valve body or the sealing element are at least partially elastic. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114870 | SUPERINSULATION WITH NANOPORES - This invention relates to the field of thermal insulation. In particular, the invention describes superinsulation articles having a desired porosity, reduced pore size and cost-effective methods for manufacturing such articles. In one aspect of the present invention, the article may comprise a material system with at least about 20% porosity. In a further aspect of the invention, an article may comprise greater than about 25% of nanopores having a pore size no greater than about 1500 nanometers in its shortest axis. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114871 | HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC SOLVENT-DISPERSED SOL OF ANHYDROUS ZINC ANTIMONATE COLLOIDAL PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided a hydrophobic organic solvent-dispersed sol of anhydrous zinc antimonate colloidal particles and a method for producing the same. A hydrophobic organic solvent-dispersed sol of anhydrous zinc antimonate colloidal particles, wherein surface-modified anhydrous zinc antimonate colloidal particles are dispersed in a hydrophobic organic solvent having a water solubility of 0.002 to 12% by mass, the surface-modified anhydrous zinc antimonate colloidal particles being formed by coating outer surfaces of anhydrous zinc antimonate colloidal particles (A) serving as cores with at least one substance (B) of colloidal particles of a composite oxide containing silica and stannic oxide or silica and antimony pentoxide at a silica/stannic oxide or silica/antimony pentoxide mass ratio of 0.1 to 10, an oligomer of the colloidal particles, and a mixture of the colloidal particles and the oligomer to form modified anhydrous zinc antimonate colloidal particles (C), and by bonding an organosilicon compound and an amine compound to surfaces of the colloidal particles (C). A method for producing the hydrophobic organic solvent-dispersed sol. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114872 | Process For Polishing A Silicon Surface By Means Of A Cerium Oxide-Containing Dispersion - Process for polishing silicon surfaces, in which a dispersion which comprises cerium oxide particles, at least one polymeric, anionic dispersing additive and at least one oxidizing agent and which has a pH of 7 to 10.5 is used, said cerium oxide particles having a positive charge and polymeric, anionic dispersing additive and oxidizing agent being soluble in the liquid phase of the dispersion. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114873 | MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY OF HIGH PERFORMANCE - Provided is a lithium mixed transition metal oxide having a composition represented by Formula I of Li | 2011-05-19 |
20110114874 | METHOD OF PREPARING MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY OF HIGH PERFORMANCE - Provided is a method for preparing a lithium mixed transition metal oxide, comprising subjecting Li | 2011-05-19 |
20110114875 | ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE MATERIALS AND PRECURSORS THERETO - The invention provides unique methods and compositions useful for preparing high-quality, nano-scale powdery precursor materials that are efficiently converted to electrochemically active materials, for example those useful in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries as electrode materials and various applications. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114876 | BIOMASS PRETREATMENT PROCESS - A process is disclosed for pretreating lignocellulosic biomass. The process comprises swelling the lignocellulosic biomass with an aqueous liquid. The pretreated lignocellulosic biomass may be used as a feedstock for the enzymatic conversion to ethanol, or in a thermal conversion process to produce bio-oil. The pretreatment results in a greater yield and, in the case of a thermal conversion process, a better quality of the bio-oil. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114877 | Plasmid DNA Isolation - The invention provides apparatus, reagents, and methods for rapidly isolating plasmid DNA from a bacterial alkaline lysate. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114878 | Plasmid DNA Isolation - The invention provides apparatus, reagents, and methods for rapidly isolating plasmid DNA from a bacterial alkaline lysate. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114879 | Method of Producing Mixed Powder Comprising Noble Metal Powder and Oxide Powder, and Mixed Powder Comprising Noble Metal Powder and Oxide Powder - Provided are a method of producing mixed powder comprising noble metal powder and oxide powder, wherein powder of ammonium chloride salt of noble metal and oxide powder are mixed, the mixed powder is subsequently roasted, and ammonium chloride is desorbed by the roasting process in order to obtain mixed powder comprising noble metal powder and oxide powder, and mixed powder comprising noble metal powder and oxide powder, wherein chlorine is less than 1000 ppm, nitrogen is less than 1000 ppm, 90% or more of the grain size of the noble metal powder is 20 μm or less, and 90% or more of the grain size of the oxide powder is 12 μm or less. Redundant processes in the production of noble metal powder are eliminated, and processes are omitted so that the inclusion of chlorine contained in the royal water and nitrogen responsible for hydrazine reduction reaction is eliminated as much as possible. Consequently, the present invention aims to omit the drying process at a high temperature and thereby prevent grain growth and aggregation, and further eliminate the pulverization and classification processes in order to considerably reduce the production cost. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114880 | METHOD OF SYNTHESIS OF A FULLERIDE OF METAL NANO-CLUSTER AND MATERIAL COMPRISING A FULLERIDE OF METAL NANO-CLUSTER - A method of synthesis of a fulleride of metal nano-cluster is provided. The method is characterised in mechanically alloying metal nano-clusters with fullerene-type clusters. Fullerene molecules in the fulleride of metal nano-cluster are preserved. The alloying is done by milling in a planetary mill. A material including a fulleride of a metal nano-cluster is also provided. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114881 | Water absorbing agent and production method thereof - The present invention provides a water absorbing agent, and a method for producing the water absorbing agent. The water absorbing agent includes water absorbent resin particles, an organic acid and/or salt thereof having carbon number of 10 or more and not more than 30 in its molecule, and a water-soluble polyvalent cation. The method includes the step (i) of mixing the water absorbent resin particles, the organic acid and/or salt thereof having carbon number of 10 or more and not more than 30 in its molecule, and the water-soluble polyvalent cation with one another. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114882 | POLYMERIZABLE OXETANE DERIVATIVE - The invention provides a compound represented by formula (1). | 2011-05-19 |
20110114883 | LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION FOR CAMERA MODULE - A liquid crystal polyester resin composition includes, based on 100 parts by mass of a liquid crystal polyester, 15 to 60 parts by mass of talc having a number average particle size of 10 to 50 μm, 25 to 50 parts by mass of a glass fiber having a number average fiber length of 100 to 200 μm and a number average fiber diameter of 4 to 8 μm, and 2 to 10 parts by mass of carbon black, wherein a melt viscosity as determined at a shear rate of 100 sec | 2011-05-19 |
20110114884 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER COMPOSITION FOR CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a liquid crystalline polyester composition comprising a liquid crystalline polyester, a fibrous filler, a plate-like filler and a granular filler. The connector obtained using the liquid crystalline polyester composition has poor filling suppressed and is excellent in warp resistance and crack resistance. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114885 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITIONS, POLYMER NETWORKS DERIVED THEREFROM AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME - The invention relates to compounds of Formula (I): | 2011-05-19 |
20110114886 | RARE-EARTH PHOSPHATE COLLOIDAL DISPERSION, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF AND A TRANSPARENT LUMINESCENT MATERIAL OBTAINABLE FROM SAID DISPERSION - The invention relates to a colloidal dispersion comprising rhabdophane-structured rare-earth phosphate particles (Ln) and a polyphosphate. Said dispersion is prepared by a method consisting in forming a medium comprising at least one type of rare-earth salt and a poly phosphate in such quantities that the P/Ln ratio is equal to or higher than 3, in heating the thus obtained medium and in removing residual salts, thereby obtaining said dispersion. Said invention also relates to a transparent luminescent material which is obtainable from said dispersion and based on the rare-earth phosphate particles and a polyphosphate and whose P/Ln ratio is higher than 1, to a luminescent system comprising said material and to an excitation source. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114887 | Gd2O2S MATERIAL FOR USE IN CT APPLICATIONS - The invention relates to a Gd | 2011-05-19 |
20110114888 | PHOSPHORESENCE-EMITTING COMPOSITION, AND LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT UTILIZING THE COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a composition comprising a compound having residues of at least two nitrogenated polycyclic compounds selected from the group consisting of nitrogenated polycyclic compounds represented by formulae (1-1), (1-2), (1-3) and (1-4) [wherein R's independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent and may be the same as or different from one another] and a phosphorescence-emitting compound. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114889 | COMPOUNDS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1), to the use thereof in electronic devices, and to electronic devices, particularly organic electroluminescence devices, comprising said compounds according to the invention, particularly as blue emitting material in an emitting layer. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114890 | COMPOSITION CONTAINING A METAL COMPLEX AND ORGANIC COMPOUND, AND LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT USING SAID COMPOUND - Disclosed is a composition containing a metal complex and an organic compound, wherein the difference between the absolute value of the energy level of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbit of said metal complex and the absolute value of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbit of said organic compound, as calculated with a computational technique, is less than 0.40 eV. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114891 | INK COMPOSITION - An ink composition comprising a microparticulate fluorescent material which can emit a high brightness fluorescent light by ultraviolet ray and has a predetermined nanosize is provided. The ink composition comprises a microparticulate fluorescent material represented by the formula YVO | 2011-05-19 |
20110114892 | CATALYST FOR PREPARING SYNTHESIS GAS FROM NATURAL GAS AND CARBON DIOXIDE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a catalyst for preparing synthesis gas from natural gas and carbon dioxide, and a method for preparing the same. More particularly, a combined reforming process is performed as an economical way of using carbon dioxide, wherein steam reforming of natural gas is carried out simultaneously with carbon dioxide reforming of methane in such a manner that a predetermined ratio of carbon monoxide/carbon dioxide/hydrogen (H | 2011-05-19 |
20110114893 | CIRCUIT-CONNECTING MATERIAL AND CIRCUIT TERMINAL CONNECTED STRUCTURE AND CONNECTING METHOD - A circuit-connecting material which is interposed between circuit electrodes facing each other and electrically connects the electrodes in the pressing direction by pressing the facing electrodes against each other; the circuit-connecting material comprising as essential components (1) a curing agent capable of generating free radicals upon heating, (2) a hydroxyl-group-containing resin having a molecular weight of 10,000 or more and (3) radical-polymerizable substance. Also provided are a circuit terminal connected structure and a circuit terminal connecting method which make use of such a material. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114894 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A composite structure and a method of manufacturing the composite structure. The composite structure includes a graphene sheet; and a nanostructure oriented through the graphene sheet and having a substantially one-dimensional shape. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114895 | Fiber Composite Part for an Aircraft or Spacecraft - In a fibre composite component for an aircraft or spacecraft which has electrically conductive fibres at least in portions, the fibres are coupled with an electrical energy source for charging with current to heat up the fibres and/or for measuring the electrical resistance of the fibres. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114896 | Dry-particle packaging systems and methods of making same - A dry particle packaging system and method for making is disclosed. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114897 | FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE SHEETS HAVING HIGH CARBON TO OXYGEN RATIOS - Functionalized graphene sheets having a carbon to oxygen molar ratio of at least about 23:1 and method of preparing the same. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114898 | CONDUCTOR PASTE FOR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AND ELECTRIC CIRCUIT - A conductor paste for a ceramic substrate contains a) a conductive metal powder comprising a silver powder and a palladium powder; b) a glass powder; and c) an organic solvent, wherein the conductive metal powder has an average particle diameter of not more than 1.2 μm, and the glass powder is a Bi | 2011-05-19 |
20110114899 | Nano-Positive Electrode Material of Lithium Cell and Method for Preparation thereof - The present invention relates to a nano-positive electrode material of lithium cell and preparation thereof. And the material comprising Lithium iron phosphate as substrate, conductive doping ion and voltage-boosting doping ion, have the general chemical formula: (Li | 2011-05-19 |
20110114900 | COMPOSITE CARBONATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a method for producing a nickel atom-, manganese atom- and cobalt atom-containing composite carbonate that is high in specific surface area and large in tap density, and useful as a raw material for producing a lithium nickel manganese cobalt composite oxide to be used in a positive electrode active material for use in a lithium secondary battery. The composite carbonate includes nickel atoms, manganese atoms and cobalt atoms, and has an average particle size of 5 μm or more and less than 20 μm, a BET specific surface area of 40 to 80 m | 2011-05-19 |
20110114901 | Cellulose Acetate Film - Provided is a cellulose acetate film for optical compensation, which has a low retardation value R | 2011-05-19 |
20110114902 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT AND THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PARTICLE COMPOSITION - A process for producing a thermoplastic resin molded product, comprising: a placement step of placing a thermoplastic resin particle composition | 2011-05-19 |
20110114903 | Ultraviolet shielding compound - The ultraviolet shielding compound is highly transparent in the visible light spectrum and shields approximately 100% of ultraviolet A (UVA), ultraviolet B (UVB) and ultraviolet C (UVC) radiation. The ultraviolet shielding compound is formed from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) doped with phosphotungstic acid (H | 2011-05-19 |
20110114904 | COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OF FIBER MATERIALS BY EXHAUST METHOD IN PARTICULAR - Compositions useful for conferring a flame-retardant finish on polyester materials by means of an exhaust process comprise a triester of phosphoric acid, a polyester and an amine or ammonium salt as well as water. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114905 | TELESCOPICALLY COLLAPSIBLE SCISSOR CAR JACK - A scissor car jack includes a spindle, a base, a support head, a cross-member, and a spindle support with a threaded bore for holding the spindle. The base and support head are rotatably connected to the crossmember and the spindle support by way of a respective support arm, and wherein the support arms are connected with one another in the area of the base and the support head and/or in the area of the crossmember and the spindle support, and the spindle is coupled to the crossmember and the spindle support so that when the spindle is rotated, the distance between the spindle support and the crossmember can be changed. The length of the support arms can be changed telescopically and can be locked in the extended state by way of locking pins so that the scissor jack can be collapsed into a smaller volume, in particular for purposes of stowage. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114906 | JACK MOUNT/SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME - A jacking apparatus including a jack mount, the apparatus for use with a vehicle such as a riding lawn mower. The jack mount is, in one embodiment, configured to be attached to and removed from the vehicle without the use of tools. In one embodiment, the jack mount includes two jaws that effectively clamp to a frame of the mower. The clamping force is generated by the weight of the mower acting against a jacking force applied to the jack mount by an extensible jacking device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114907 | SINGLE CABLE DESCENT CONTROL DEVICE - A single cable descent control device comprises a pair of rotors with corresponding frames of conductive material mounted on a common central axle on either side of a drive pulley. The pulley is adapted to sit above a single descent cable. An enclosure is suspended from the device. Disposed along at least one surface of each of the rotors or of the corresponding frames or both, is a series of magnets such that rotation of the rotors relative to the frames induces eddy currents that oppose the magnetic field and create a rotational braking force providing precise and controllable descent of the enclosure with little or no mechanical wear or risk of overheating. In this configuration, constraints on the size of the enclosure are dispensed with, as are corresponding limitations on the positioning and angle of descent of the cable. Further, significant labor and material savings in manufacturing the enclosure may be obtained from the resulting simplicity of design. The device may be used in numerous other applications, including without limitation, permitting controlled descent of gondolas or chairs from ski lift operations when normal lift operation is temporarily precluded. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114908 | WEAR AND CORROSION RESISTANT COATING HAVING A ROUGHENED SURFACE - An exemplary method of making a first component for contacting another component includes applying a wear and corrosion resistant material layer onto a surface of the first component. The wear and corrosion resistant material layer is then roughened subsequent to having been applied to the surface. A component comprises an exemplary elevator sheave that includes a metallic body having a sheave surface that is adapted to contact an elevator tension member. A corrosion resistant material layer on the sheave surface has a thickness that is greater than about 5 microns. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114909 | GUARD RAIL INCLUDING NOISE-REDUCING MEASURES - A guard rail is provided with noise-reducing measures and includes a plurality of substantially vertical posts supporting a longitudinal guard rail beam. Furthermore the guard rail is provided with plate-shaped noise-reducing modules attached to the supporting, substantially vertical posts. Advantageously, the guard rail may be perforated so that the sound is allowed to pass into the noise-reducing modules at the rear. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114910 | Modular Fence System - A modular landscaping and gardening fence system having a plurality of panels which fasten together by a rod which also serves to stake the fence into the ground, is disclosed. The panels include first and second edges with alternating hooked and open sections such that the two opposing edges of separate panels may be joined together via a rod. The fence system may be readily erected, altered and removed. The fence system may be easily expanded or contracted by changing the number of panels used. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114911 | Programmable Resistance Memory Element and Method for Making Same - A programmable resistance memory element. The active volume of memory material is made small by the presence of a small area of contact between the conductive material and the memory material. The area of contact is created by forming a region of conductive material and an intersecting sidewall layer of the memory material. The region of conductive material is preferably a sidewall layer of conductive material. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114912 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110114913 | HETEROJUNCTION DEVICE COMPRISING A SEMICONDUCTOR AND A RESISTIVITY-SWITCHING OXIDE OR NITRIDE - In the present invention, a metal oxide or nitride compound which is a wide-band-gap semiconductor abuts a silicon, germanium, or alloy of silicon and/or germanium of the opposite conductivity type to form a p-n heterojunction. This p-n heterojunction can be used to advantage in various devices. In preferred embodiments, one terminal of a vertically oriented p-i-n heterojunction diode is a metal oxide or nitride layer, while the rest of the diode is formed of a silicon or silicon-germanium resistor. For example, a diode may include a heavily doped n-type silicon region, an intrinsic silicon region, and a nickel oxide layer serving as the p-type terminal. Many of these metal oxides and nitrides exhibit resistivity-switching behavior, and such a heterojunction diode can be used in a nonvolatile memory cell, for example in a monolithic three dimensional memory array. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114914 | FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND CIRCUIT DEVICE - An end portion ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110114915 | Light emitting device and method of fabricating the same - A light emitting device may include a plurality of nano-structures having a strip shape, each including a first nano-structure and a second nano-structure, the first nano-structures being the same height on the buffer layer. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114916 | III-NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL DEVICE AND EPITAXIAL SUBSTRATE - A III-nitride semiconductor optical device has a support base comprised of a III-nitride semiconductor, an n-type gallium nitride based semiconductor layer, a p-type gallium nitride based semiconductor layer, and an active layer. The support base has a primary surface at an angle with respect to a reference plane perpendicular to a reference axis extending in a c-axis direction of the III-nitride semiconductor. The n-type gallium nitride based semiconductor layer is provided over the primary surface of the support base. The p-type gallium nitride based semiconductor layer is doped with magnesium and is provided over the primary surface of the support base. The active layer is provided between the n-type gallium nitride based semiconductor layer and the p-type gallium nitride based semiconductor layer over the primary surface of the support base. The angle is in the range of not less than 40° and not more than 140°. The primary surface demonstrates either one of semipolar nature and nonpolar nature. The p-type gallium nitride based semiconductor layer contains carbon as a p-type dopant. A carbon concentration of the p-type gallium nitride based semiconductor layer is not less than 2×10 | 2011-05-19 |
20110114917 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A light emitting device includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface not parallel to the first surface, and a light emission layer disposed over the second surface to emit light. The light emission layer has a light emission surface which is not parallel to the first surface. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114918 | FABRICATION OF GRAPHENE NANOELECTRONIC DEVICES ON SOI STRUCTURES - A semiconductor-on-insulator structure and a method of forming the silicon-on-insulator structure including an integrated graphene layer are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method comprises processing a silicon material to form a buried oxide layer within the silicon material, a silicon substrate below the buried oxide, and a silicon-on-insulator layer on the buried oxide. A graphene layer is transferred onto the silicon-on-insulator layer. Source and drain regions are formed in the silicon-on-insulator layer, and a gate is formed above the graphene. In one embodiment, the processing includes growing a respective oxide layer on each of first and second silicon sections, and joining these silicon sections together via the oxide layers to form the silicon material. The processing, in an embodiment, further includes removing a portion of the first silicon section, leaving a residual silicon layer on the bonded oxide, and the graphene layer is positioned on this residual silicon layer. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114919 | SELF-ALIGNED GRAPHENE TRANSISTOR - A graphene field effect transistor includes a gate stack, the gate stack including a seed layer, a gate oxide formed over the seed layer, and a gate metal formed over the gate oxide; an insulating layer; and a graphene sheet displaced between the seed layer and the insulating layer. | 2011-05-19 |
20110114920 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF QUANTUM COMPUTING USING THREE-STATE REPRESENTATION OF A QUBIT - A method (and structure) of quantum computing. Two independent magnitudes of a three-state physical (quantum) system are set to simultaneously store two real, independent numbers as a qubit. The three-state physical (quantum) system has a first energy level, a second energy level, and a third energy level capable of being degenerate with respect to one another, thereby forming basis states for the qubit. | 2011-05-19 |