26th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 14 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130161477 | Hoist pickup bar - A hoist pick up bar, which has its entire clamp system inside the footprint of the truss. A benefit of placing the hoist inside the truss allows designers to raise the truss structure itself higher since the hoist is no longer above it. In embodiments, the device has clamps that move out of the way so that the device can be lowered on to the truss. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161478 | Sensor Carrier and Sensor Module, in Particular for Use in a Local Control Unit for Motor Vehicles - The invention discloses a sensor carrier ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130161479 | SUPPORT APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SUPPORT APPARATUS - A support apparatus supports an electronic device on a supporting surface. The support apparatus includes a first support leg and a second support leg. One end of the first support leg is rotatably connected to the electronic device, and the first support leg defines a receiving space therein. One end of the second support leg is rotatably connected to an opposite end of the first support leg. When in a closed state, the support apparatus is completely stowed in the electronic device. When the support apparatus is in a first inclined state, the second support leg is received in the receiving space but the support apparatus is oriented in a position obliquely unfolded from the electronic device. When in a second inclined state, the support apparatus is oriented in the position obliquely unfolded from the electronic device, but the second support leg is unfolded from the receiving space. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161480 | STANDOFF ASSISTANT SYSTEMS FOR PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A standoff device for assisting in maintaining a handheld portable communications device a predetermined distance away from a user's head. Some embodiments use one or more rigid members stowable on the communication device and deployable there from to contact the user's head to establish and indicate a predetermined spaced-apart distance. Some embodiments incorporate panels of resilient materials or fabric for communications privacy. Some embodiments use an electronic range finder on the communications device to alarm when the device is held too close to the head. The standoff device may be attached to or built into the housing of the communications device or may be attached to or built into a case for the communications device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161481 | FLEXIBLE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE FOR MAGNETIC COUPLING - An illustrative composite structure for magnetic coupling includes a non-rigid bendable, flexible and optionally easily bendable member such as urethane that is molded into a desired shape and embeds a pliable strip such as woven fiberglass and a series of spaced apart magnets positioned along the fiberglass strip. Some embodiments are formed to serve as magnetically coupling devices for forming voids in precast concrete, including a chamfer form, a magnetic coupler for frame and other shaped voids, and a magnetic coupler and protective plug for attachment channel inserts. Another embodiment provides coupling of other metallic objects, for example, holding of small loose parts in an abrasive blasting or other industrial processes. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161482 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LASER LIGHTS IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - In a method for controlling laser lights in an electronic device, a laser light function of the electronic device is enabled by switching on a first switch. The method samples predetermined pixels from a background color of a current slide displayed on a display screen at each predetermined time interval, and obtains RGB values of the predetermined pixels. A first average of R values and a second average of G values of the predetermined pixels are calculated. If the first average is greater than a predetermined color threshold value, the second laser light is enabled to emit laser with a second color. If the first average is less than or equal to the predetermined color threshold value and the second average is greater than the predetermined color threshold value, the first laser light is enabled to emit the laser with a first color. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161483 | OPTICAL CONTROL SENSOR SYSTEM - A optical control sensor system includes a driver controlling an operation of a light source coupled to an end of an optical fiber, an orthogonal signal generator, generating a set of different orthogonal signals controlling the driver, a terminal sensor coupled to another end of the optical fiber selecting a predetermined set of input orthogonal signals for converting them into component combinations, constituting output signals, and directing the output signals back to the optical fiber, a device coupled to the light sources and to the first end of the optical fiber for extracting output signals that have passed through a return path in the optical fiber, a detector converting optical output signals into electrical signals, and a selector and a decoder connected to the orthogonal signal generator indicating a current state of the optical control sensor system based on an analysis of the selected combinations of components in the output signals. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161484 | AUTO-FOCUSING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH TIMING-SEQUENTIAL LIGHT SPOTS - An auto-focusing apparatus with timing-sequential light spots includes a light source, a lens, a timing-sequential light dividing module, a focusing element and a processing module. The light source produces an incident beam. The lens collimates the incident beam that is an unsymmetrical beam relative to the lens to a collimation beam. The timing-sequential light dividing module divides the collimation beam into multiple sub-beams in timing sequence. The focusing element focuses the sub-beams to an observed object. The processing module senses energy distribution of multiple reflected beams of the observed object corresponding to the sub-beams to accordingly calculate energy centroids of the reflected beams. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161485 | Image Sensor and Methods of Driving and Fabricating the Same - An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the pixels includes a storage unit configured to electrically connect with a floating diffusion region and store photocharges therein, and a selector configured to selectively connect and disconnect the storage unit to and from the floating diffusion region in accordance with selection signals. The storage unit includes a capacitive element electrically connected to the floating diffusion region. The selector includes a switching element for selecting the pixel for connection to the floating diffusion region. The switching element is operated by the selection signals to selectively drive the capacitive element. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161486 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes: a plurality of first pixels, each including a photodiode and in-pixel transistors and having a light-blocking metal film blocking part of light entering the respective first pixels; and a plurality of second pixels, each including a photodiode and in-pixel transistors and having no light-blocking metal film; and each of the photodiodes included in the first pixels or the second pixels is surrounded with a metal frame. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161487 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND SIGNAL READING METHOD - A solid-state image pickup device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a first substrate including first pixels arranged in a matrix; and a second substrate electrically coupled to the first substrate and including second pixels arranged in a matrix. The first pixel including a photoelectric conversion element configured to generate a color signal corresponding to an m-th color is the first pixel corresponding to the m-th color where m is an integer equal to one of 1 to n. The second pixel including the signal storing circuit configured to store the color signal corresponding to the m-th color is the second pixel corresponding to the m-th color. At least two second pixels of the second pixels corresponding to the same color are arranged in the same column on the second substrate. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161488 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of AD conversion units respectively provided in a plurality of columns and each configured to convert a pixel signal converted by unit pixels provided in an associated column into digital data of N bits, and a plurality of data storage units respectively provided in the columns. The data storage units each include N flip-flop circuits. The solid-state imaging device further includes data switching units each configured to switch between a first state in which the digital data converted by the AD conversion unit is stored in the data storage unit of the associated column, and a second state in which the N flip-flop circuits in each of the data storage units are serially connected. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161489 | DISPLAY DEVICE CONTROL BASED ON INTEGRATED AMBIENT LIGHT DETECTION AND LIGHTING SOURCE CHARACTERISTICS - Systems and methods are provided for a display device including one or more methods for modifying the display brightness by automatically adapting to ambient lighting conditions. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161490 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, DEFECT INSPECTING APPARATUS, AND DEFECT INSPECTING METHOD - Provided are a photoelectric conversion element, wherein the processing speed can be increased and resolution can be changed without increasing cost, and a defect inspecting apparatus and a defect inspecting method using the photoelectric conversion element. A photoelectric conversion element having a plurality of sensor pixels has a multiplexer and a plurality of horizontal transfer registers. Sensor pixels are divided into a plurality of blocks such that the sensor pixels correspond to each of the horizontal transfer registers. The photoelectric conversion element is configured such that charges of the blocks are read by means of the multiplexer via respective corresponding horizontal transfer registers, and are outputted via the multiplexer. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161491 | OPTICAL TOUCH CONTROL MODULE - An optical touch control module for providing at least one sensing area includes: a light-reflecting unit, a first light-sensing unit and a second light-sensing unit. The light-reflecting unit includes a light-reflecting element for partially surrounding the sensing area. The first light-sensing unit is disposed beside one edge of the at least one sensing area and adjacent to one end of the light-reflecting element. The first light-sensing unit includes at least one first light-emitting element, at least one first light-detecting element, and at least one first oscillating reflecting element oscillating depending on time. The second light-sensing unit is disposed beside another edge of the at least one sensing area and adjacent to another end of the light-reflecting element. The second light-sensing unit includes at least one second light-emitting element, at least one second light-detecting element, and at least one second oscillating reflecting element oscillating depending on time. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161492 | SWITCHING CIRCUIT, CHARGE SENSE AMPLIFIER INCLUDING SWITCHING CIRCUIT, AND PHOTON COUNTING DEVICE INCLUDING SWITCHING CIRCUIT - A switching circuit, a charge sense amplifier, and a photon counting device are provided. The switching circuit configured to close and open a connection between a first terminal and a second terminal of a predetermined circuit element, includes: a first transistor comprising a source connected to the first terminal, a drain connected to the second terminal, and a gate; a second transistor comprising a drain, a source, and a gate connected to the drain of the second transistor; a current source configured to supply a current flowing through the drain and the source of the second transistor, to generate a gate voltage of the gate of the second transistor; and a multiplexer configured to receive the gate voltage, a reference voltage, and a control signal, and selectively apply the gate voltage or the reference voltage to the gate of the first transistor based on the control signal. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161493 | SWITCHABLE REFLECTIVE LAYER FOR WINDOWS & OTHER OPTICAL ELEMENTS - Reflective systems include a reflective element secured to an optical element. The reflective element is a switchable reflective layer that is switched by an alignment mechanism electrically coupled to a controller that sends data instructing the alignment mechanism that various light conditions exist. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161494 | SIGNAL SAMPLING CIRCUIT AND IMAGE SENSOR HAVING THE SAME - A signal sampling circuit includes: a signal output unit configured to output a level signal to an output node in response to a control signal; a signal sampling unit coupled to the output node and configured to sample the level signal in a sampling period; a first current sinking unit configured to sink a constant current from the output node; and a second current sinking unit configured to sink a current from the output node after a time point where the control signal is deactivated. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161495 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTER - A photoelectric converter includes a circuit board, a laser diode, a plurality of optical sensors mounted on the circuit board, a transmission body, and a first lens set, a second lens set, and a plurality of optical fibers mounted on the transmission body. The transmission body defines a reflection groove and a plurality of optical signal splitting holes. A first sidewall of the reflection groove is inclined relative to the transmission direction of the optical signals. A bottom surface of each optical signal splitting hole is inclined relative to the first sidewall and to the second surface. The optical signals transmitted by the first lens set are reflected by the first sidewall. Most of the reflected optical signals are transmitted to the optical fibers via the second lens set, and a small remaining portion of optical signals are reflected by the bottom surface to the optical sensors. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161496 | DEMULTIPLEXER AND OPTICAL DEMULTIPLEXING METHOD - An optical switch includes a substrate, a ring resonator formed on the substrate, a first waveguide formed on the substrate in optical coupling with the ring resonator, the first waveguide being configured to guide a WDM signal, an optical detector configured to detect an optical signal component in said ring resonator, a temperature regulator driven in response to an output signal of the optical detector, the temperature regulator being configured to change a temperature of the ring resonator, the ring resonator having a resonant wavelength corresponding to a wavelength of an optical signal component that constitutes the WDM signal, the ring resonator, the optical detector and the temperature regulator constituting together a feedback control system that locks the resonant wavelength of the ring resonator to the wavelength of the optical signal component in the WDM signal. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161497 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module includes a light-receiving element configured to convert an incident optical signal to an electric signal. The light-receiving element includes a mesa part configured to laminate at least a first semiconductor layer, a light absorption semiconductor layer that absorbs an optical signal entering from a light reception surface, and a second semiconductor layer. The light-receiving element also includes an electrode part disposed on a top of the mesa part and a wiring part that covers a part of a side surface of the mesa part. The optical module includes a lens configured to condense an optical signal from an optical fiber onto the light reception surface. The wiring part is disposed at a position based on an intensity distribution of the optical signal on the light reception surface. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161498 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus according to the present invention, comprises: a display panel displaying an image on a screen; and a photometric unit measuring light incident from the screen, wherein the photometric unit includes: a sensor measuring the incident light; and a light guide unit refracting the incident light and guiding the refracted light to the sensor. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161499 | ADAPTABLE RESOLUTION OPTICAL ENCODER - A flexible optical displacement encoder configuration uses a source grating to illuminate a scale with structured light such that light from the scale is modulated with a beat frequency envelope which may have a relatively coarse pitch that matches a desired detector pitch. An imaging configuration provides spatial filtering to remove the high spatial frequencies from the modulation envelope to provide a clean signal in the detected fringe pattern. This combination of elements allows an incremental scale track pattern with a relatively finer pitch (e.g., 4, 5, 8 microns) to provide fringes with a coarser pitch (e.g., 20 microns) at a detector. Various scale resolutions can use a corresponding source grating such that all combinations can produce detector fringes that match the same economical detector component. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161500 | ILLUMINATION PORTION FOR AN ADAPTABLE RESOLUTION OPTICAL ENCODER - An illumination portion is used in an optical encoder which comprises a scale grating, an imaging portion, and a detector portion. A light source outputs light having a wavelength λ. A structured illumination generating portion inputs the light and outputs structured illumination. The structured illumination comprises an illumination fringe pattern oriented transversely to the measuring axis direction. A first filtering lens focuses the structured illumination proximate to a plane of the spatial filter aperture configuration. A spatial filtering aperture configuration includes a central portion that blocks zero-order portions of the structured illumination and an open aperture portion that outputs +1 order and −1 order portions of the structured illumination to a second filtering lens. The second filtering lens outputs the structured illumination to a plane of the scale grating with an illumination fringe pitch P | 2013-06-27 |
20130161501 | Systems and Methods for Determining Property of A Geological Formation from Gravitational Potential Difference - Systems and methods are provided for determining a property, e.g., density, of a geological formation based on Einstein's theory of gravitation. A gravitational potential difference is determined between two positions of the geological formation by measuring a frequency shift of a radiation travelling from a source to an absorber of a differential gravimeter. The gravitational potential difference determined can be converted to a density of the geological formation, e.g., based on a concentric spherical shell model. The systems can be a part of a downhole tool. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161502 | METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF THE HEAVY FRACTION OF PETROLEUM - The chemical composition of petroleum samples is measured using orbitrap mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization (ESI). The orbitrap measurement is used in a screening to determine if one or more higher resolution (but more expensive) compositional analyses are justified. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161503 | Systems and Methods Using Tunable Differential Gravimeter - Systems and methods are provided for determining a property, e.g., density, of a geological formation based on Einstein's theory of gravitation. A gravitational potential difference is determined between two positions of the geological formation by measuring a frequency shift of radiation travelling from a source to an absorber of a differential gravimeter. The differential gravimeter can be a part of a downhole tool. The gravitational potential difference determined can be used to determine the property of the geological formation. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161504 | Systems and Methods Using Tandem Gravimeter - Systems and methods are provided for determining a property, e.g., density, of a geological formation based on Einstein's theory of gravitation. A tandem-structured gravimeter uses two gamma radiations emitted to two directions to determine a gravitational potential difference between two positions of the geological formation. The gravimeter can be a part of a downhole tool. The gravitational potential difference determined can be used to determine the property of the geological formation. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161505 | METHODS OF FORMING LAYERS - A system that includes an ion source, the ion source configured to produce ions having a first energy; an extractor to extract the ions; an accelerator configured to accelerate the ions; a focusing and steering device configured to focus and/or steer the accelerated ions; and a decelerator configured to decelerate the accelerated ions so that the ions have a second energy when they impact a substrate, wherein the second energy is less than the first energy. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161506 | DATA ACQUISITION MODES FOR ION MOBILITY TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY - Methods, apparatus and systems for acquiring spectrometric data from analyte ions implement a combination of drift-type ion mobility (IM) separation and time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF MS). Both separation techniques are carried out in tandem while applying mass filtering with a wide window of ion isolation. One mode of operation entails utilizing a mass filter to limit ion packets to ions in a selected m/z range that remains constant over the entire course of data acquisition. Another mode entails utilizing the mass filter to limit ion packets to an m/z range that varies over the course of data acquisition. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161507 | MASS SPECTROMETER AND MASS SPECTROMETRY - A mass spectrometer featured in including an ion source including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a dielectric unit having a sample introducing unit and a sample discharging unit and provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, a power source of ionizing a sample by a discharge generated between the first electrode and the second electrode by applying an alternating current voltage to either one of the first electrode and the second electrode, a mass spectrometry unit of analyzing an ion discharged from the sample discharging unit, and a light irradiating unit of irradiating an area of generating the discharge with light. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161508 | METHOD OF MASS-SPECTROMETRY AND A DEVICE FOR ITS REALIZATION - The present invention relates to the analytical electronics used to identify compositions and structures of substances, in particular, to the analyzers comprising at least one mass-spectrometer (MS) and may be applied in such fields as medicine, biology, gas and oil industry, metallurgy, energy, geochemistry, hydrology, ecology. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161509 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING GASES BY MEANS OF ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY - The invention relates to a method for identifying gases, which are ionized and the drift times of the positive and negative product ions through drift spaces are measured and the measured drift times are evaluated, wherein for measuring the drift times the product ions are accelerated to drift velocities by a resulting electrical field. It is provided that the positive and negative product ions move synchronously and in parallel in the same direction. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161510 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING RADIATION SPOT SIZE - An apparatus can include a first beam cropper configured to crop a portion of a radiation pulse having a first spot size to form an intermediate cropped radiation pulse having an intermediate cropped spot with an intermediate cropped spot size less than the first spot size; and a second beam cropper configured to crop the intermediate cropped spot to form a second cropped radiation pulse having a second cropped spot with a second cropped spot size less the intermediate cropped spot size. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161511 | SAMPLE OBSERVING DEVICE AND SAMPLE OBSERVING METHOD - An electron beam inspection device observes a sample by irradiating the sample set on a stage with electron beams and detecting the electron beams from the sample. The electron beam inspection device has one electron column which irradiates the sample with the electron beams, and detects the electron beams from the sample. In this one electron column, a plurality of electron beam irradiation detecting systems are formed which each form electron beam paths in which the electron beams with which the sample is irradiated and the electron beams from the sample pass. The electron beam inspection device inspects the sample by simultaneously using a plurality of electron beam irradiation detecting systems and simultaneously irradiating the sample with the plurality of electron beams. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161512 | ION GENERATOR - An ion generator | 2013-06-27 |
20130161513 | THERMAL IMAGER WITH PROTECTIVE GRID - A protective enclosure for a thermal imager having a window and protective grid. The protective grid is designed in relation to the lens of the thermal imaging device such that the grid pattern geometry and size accommodate the thermal imaging device's pupil size. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161514 | HIGH-SPEED GIGA-TERAHERTZ IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD - A high-speed room-temperature imaging system, especially for electromagnetic radiation in the GHz and THz frequency range, is based on the sensor consisting of a matrix of plasmonic semiconductor detectors. The imaging system comprises a radiation source module, a terahertz beam director module, a plasmonic imaging sensor module, and a signal processing module. Entire image is formed simultaneously providing for high-speed image acquisition. Images can be acquired either at a single frequency (discrete spectrum) or wide frequency bands (continuous spectrum). The imaging system can be used in defectoscopy, inspection, medical and other applications. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161515 | INFRARED RAY DETECTOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING INFRARED RAYS BY USING THE SAME - A infrared ray detector includes a first metal layer; a second metal layer on the first metal layer and configured to absorb infrared rays; a thermistor layer below the second metal layer, the thermistor layer having a resistance that changes according to infrared rays absorbed in the second metal layer; a thermal leg below the thermistor layer and separated from the first metal layer; and a control unit configured to control a gap between the first metal layer and the thermal leg. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161516 | OPTICAL PULSE TESTER USING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - To provide a small and high-performance optical pulse tester using a light emitting device including semiconductor light emitting element capable of emitting light beams with wavelengths in a plurality of wavelength ranges with a high optical output. An optical pulse tester includes: a light emitting device including a semiconductor light emitting element having first and second light emitting end facets formed by cleavage respectively, and a light emitting element driving circuit which applies a driving current to each of a plurality of active layers; a light receiving section which converts returned light of the optical pulse from the optical fiber to be measured into an electric signal; and a signal processor which analyzes a loss distribution characteristic of the optical fiber to be measured on the basis of the electric signal converted by the light receiving section. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161517 | ADJUSTABLE APERTURE DEVICE WITH INTEGRAL APERTURE HOLES - An adjustable aperture device for an electromagnetic radiation detecting apparatus includes a position adjustment body configured for adjusting a position of a selected aperture hole of multiple selectable aperture holes, where electromagnetic radiation propagates through the selected aperture hole. The adjustable aperture device further includes a guide unit configured for guiding the position adjustment body along a predefined guide direction, and an aperture body defining the aperture holes and including multiple engagement sections, where the adjustment body is engagable in a selectable one of the engagement sections to thereby select the selected aperture hole. The adjustable aperture device further includes a pre-loading element configured for pre-loading the position adjustment body towards the aperture body, and a drive unit configured for driving the aperture body to move so that the position adjustment body is engaged in a respective one of the plurality of engagement sections. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161518 | IMAGE STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING STORAGE PHOSPHOR POWDER, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE STORAGE DEVICE, AND COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY APPARATUS - An image storage device includes a substrate including a plurality of voids and a septum disposed between the voids, and cells including a storage phosphor powder within the voids. In an embodiment, a computed radiography apparatus includes an image storage device, a stimulating radiation device to generate stimulating radiation, and a photosensor to detect light. In another embodiment, a method of forming an image storage device includes providing a patterned substrate that includes a plurality of voids and a septum disposed between the voids, adding a storage phosphor powder into the voids of the patterned substrate to form cells, and applying a topcoat layer that is substantially free of the storage phosphor powder. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161519 | COLQUIRIITE-TYPE CRYSTAL, SCINTILLATOR FOR NEUTRON DETECTION AND NEUTRON DETECTOR - [Problems to be Solved] A colquiriite-type crystal preferred for a scintillator for neutron detection, which has high sensitivity to neutron and which is reduced in background noise attributed to γ rays; a scintillator for neutron detection which comprises this crystal; and a neutron detector are provided. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161520 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLIMATION IN IMAGING SYSTEMS - A system and method for collimation in imaging systems are provided. One system includes a collimator a collimator body and at least one set of pinholes within the collimator body defining a cluster of pinholes, wherein bores defining the pinholes within the cluster are aligned to a point in substantially the same direction. Additionally, a spacing between bores is less than four times a diameter of a largest bore. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161521 | DETECTOR ARRAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A detector unit for a detector array includes a photo sensor array, a light guide, and a plurality of scintillator elements formed unitarily with the light guide, the scintillator elements configured to emit absorbed energy in the form of light, the light guide being configured to transmit the light received from at least one of the scintillator elements to a photo sensor, the light guide and the plurality of scintillators being formed from the same material, an area covered by the photo sensors being smaller than an area covered by the scintillator elements and a number of photo sensors being less than a number of scintillator elements. A detector array and a method of manufacturing a detector array are also described herein. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161522 | SCINTILLATOR PANEL, RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS, AND RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A scintillator panel includes a scintillator that converts radiation into light of a wavelength detectable by photoelectric conversion elements. The scintillator panel has a surface including a plurality of protrusions adjacent to each other. The adjacent protrusions are arranged at a pitch below a diffraction limit for the wavelength of the light emitted by the scintillator. Thus, a scintillator panel with improved availability of light emitted by a scintillator is provided. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161523 | RADIATION DETECTOR WITH VOLTAGE-BIASED FOCUS GRID - A radiation detector is provided employing a focus grid electrode. The focus grid electrode is biased relative to one or more anode electrodes. In this manner, movement of electrons to the anode electrodes may be enhanced, such as due to a higher electrical field strength in a conversion material and/or due to focusing of the resulting electrical field on the anode electrodes. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161524 | HE-3 TUBE ARRAY ALIGNMENT MOUNT - An arrangement for detecting energy particle impingement includes a support frame and a multi-tube detector pack. Each pack includes multiple detector tubes. Each tube contains at least one sensitive material. Each tube is elongate along a respective axis. The tubes extend parallel with the respective axes being co-planar. Each pack includes mounting tabs located at each axial end. The tabs provide support for the tubes within the pack. At least one of the tabs has at least one securing portion and at least one adjusting portion. Each pack includes at least one operable securing member extending from the respective securing portion to the frame. Operation of the securing member secures the pack to the support frame. Each pack includes at least one operable adjusting member extending from the respective adjusting portion to the frame. Operation of the adjusting member changes an orientation of the pack. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161525 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE DETECTOR, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a radiographic image detector that may maintain even resolution in 6 directions before and after 3-pixel binning process. Namely, out of plural pixels with hexagonal shaped pixel regions in a radiation detector, for plural pixel groups respectively configured from 3 pixels, 3 pixels worth of charges in the radiation detector are read together, the charge signals of these 3 pixels combined, and integrated in sequence with a charge amplifier. For specific pixel groups, out of 3 pixels configuring the specific pixel groups, the charge signals of 2 pixels worth, and the charge signal of the remaining 1 pixel worth are summed with the same charge amplifier using shifted integration timings. 3-pixel binning is thereby performed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161526 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - If a control unit of a radiation image capturing apparatus acquires dark image data before photographing and at the same time detects initiation of irradiation of radiation based on image data read out by carrying out a readout process of the image data, the control unit applies off-voltage to all the scanning lines and shifts to an electric charge accumulation mode, and after the irradiation is over, sequentially applies on-voltage to each of the scanning lines, causes the scanning lines to carry out readout process of main image data from each of radiation detection elements, and subsequently acquires offset data in a condition where radiation is not irradiated to correct the main image data read out by the photographing or main image data read out by a photographing carried out after the former photographing based on offset lag part calculated from the offset data and the dark image data. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161527 | X-RAY ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR (APS) READOUT CIRCUIT AND READOUT METHOD - An APS readout circuit includes a pixel sensing unit, an integrating unit, and a voltage offset unit. The pixel sensing unit senses an X-ray irradiation amount to obtain a current signal in varying. The current signal is obtained by subtracting a sensing current in varying from a base current. The integrating unit is coupled with the pixel sensing unit to receive the current signal and convert the current signal into a voltage signal. The integrating unit includes a short circuit switch with a switch-on state for resetting the integrating unit and a switch-off state for directly outputting the current signal. The voltage offset unit is connected to an output terminal of the integrating unit and generates an offset voltage. In a sampling period, a base voltage of the voltage signal output from the pixel sensing unit is substantially removed by the offset voltage. An amplified sensing voltage is then obtained. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161528 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AMPLITUDE DIGITIZATION OF NUCLEAR RADIATION PULSES - Disclosed are methods and systems for amplitude digitization of nuclear radiation pulses. The method includes: applying a constant fraction discrimination (CFD) timing process on a subject current signal and outputting a CFD timing signal; applying a shaping process on the subject current signal to obtain a subject shaped signal; comparing, from a time To, values taken at the same time by the subject shaped signal and a dynamic threshold signal, and taking a time Tot as an over-threshold time if the value of the dynamic threshold signal changes from less than the value of the subject shaped signal to not less than the value of the subject shaped signal at the time Tot, wherein a time length between the time To and the arrival time Td of the subject current signal is preset as ΔT; converting a time length between the time Td and the time Tot into a digital quantity as a digitized value of the amplitude of the nuclear radiation pulse; wherein for any two subject shaped signals having amplitudes Vot | 2013-06-27 |
20130161529 | SWITCHING MICRO-RESONANT STRUCTURES BY MODULATING A BEAM OF CHARGED PARTICLES - When using micro-resonant structures, a resonant structure may be turned on or off (e.g., when a display element is turned on or off in response to a changing image or when a communications switch is turned on or off to send data different data bits). Rather than turning the charged particle beam on and off, the beam may be moved to a position that does not excite the resonant structure, thereby turning off the resonant structure without having to turn off the charged particle beam. In one such embodiment, at least one deflector is placed between a source of charged particles and the resonant structure(s) to be excited. When the resonant structure is to be turned on (i.e., excited), the at least one deflector allows the beam to pass by undeflected. When the resonant structure is to be turned off, the at least one deflector deflects the beam away from the resonant structure by an amount sufficient to prevent the resonant structure from becoming excited. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161530 | LASER ION SOURCE - According to one embodiment, a laser ion source is configured to generate ions by application of a laser beam, the laser ion source including a case to be evacuated, an irradiation box disposed in the case and including a target which generates ions by irradiation of laser light, an ion beam extraction mechanism which electrostatically extracts ions from the irradiation box and guides the ions outside the case as an ion beam, a valve provided to an ion beam outlet of the case, the valve being opened at ion beam emission and being closed at other times, and a shutter provided between the valve and the irradiation box, the shutter being intermittently opened at ion beam emission and being closed at other times. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161531 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CURING NAIL GELS - Novel nail gel curing devices and methods of their use are disclosed. Novel shields for nail gel curing devices and methods of their use are also disclosed. The devices and shields are useful for curing nail gels and more particularly where light emitting diode “LED” equipped devices are used to cure UV-VIS curable nail gel resins. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161532 | ELECTRON BEAM STERILIZER FOR CAP - An electron beam cap-sterilizer radiates an electron beam onto caps while the caps are continuously conveyed. The caps are conveyed in the restricting conveying section while the movements of the caps are restricted, so that the caps roll down freely and separately from each other in the free conveying section. The electron beam radiating device emits electron beams onto the inside of the caps in the lateral direction while the caps are conveyed in the free conveying section. A deflecting device is provided in the free conveying section. The deflecting device is located at the opposite side of the electron beam radiating device to deflect the electron beams emitted by the electron beam radiating device onto the outside of the caps. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161533 | BIOCHIP ANALYSIS DEVICE - Disclosed is a biochip analysis device which includes first and second spatial light modulators; and a spatial light modulation driver configured to drive the first and second spatial light modulators, wherein the first spatial light modulator varies a wavelength of light to be irradiated to a biochip in response to a control of the spatial light modulation driver and the spatial light modulator passes a fluorescence signal selected from fluorescence signals generated by the biochip in response to a control of the spatial light modulation driver. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161534 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE (LED) AND APPARATUS MEASURING PHOSPHOR FILM - A method of manufacturing a white light emitting device includes dividing a phosphor sheet into phosphor film units to be applied to individual light emitting diode (LED) devices, measuring light conversion characteristics of the respective phosphor film units, classifying the phosphor film units of the phosphor sheet into a plurality of groups according to measurement results of the light conversion characteristics and combining the phosphor film units classified into the plurality of groups and an LED device having predetermined light characteristics so as to obtain target color characteristics. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161535 | FIBRE OPTIC PHOSPHOR SCREEN COMPRISING AN ANGULAR FILTER - An optical fiber phosphor screen including a thin film phosphor layer and an optical fiber faceplate, allowing interfering light in a cladding of the optical fibers to be reduced. The phosphor screen includes an angular filter including at least one layer arranged between the thin film phosphor layer and the optical fiber faceplate. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161536 | MICROORGANISM DETECTING APPARATUS CALIBRATION METHOD AND MICROORGANISM DETECTING APPARATUS CALIBRATION KIT - A method for calibrating a microorganism detecting apparatus including drawing, into a microorganism detecting apparatus, polystyrene particles that, when exposed to light produce fluorescence of essentially the same intensity as the intensity of fluorescence produced by microorganisms; exposing the polystyrene particles to light from a light source of the microorganism detecting apparatus and detecting, using a fluorescence detector of the microorganism detecting apparatus, the fluorescence produced from the polystyrene particles; and calibrating the microorganism detecting apparatus based on the intensity of the detected fluorescence. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161537 | Solar Simulator - A solar simulator includes a light source having an optical axis linearly elongated, a feed means for feeding a long continuous film-shaped irradiation object, and a position regulating means for regulating the long continuous film-shaped irradiation object in position to surround the light source so that a center of the long continuous film-shaped irradiation object is coaxial with the optical axis. The long continuous film-shaped irradiation object regulated in position is irradiated with light from the light source. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161538 | OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR EXAMINING OR PROCESSING AN OBJECT - The invention relates to an optical arrangement ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130161539 | ALL-OPTICAL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ULTRASHORT CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM - A method for generating an ultrashort charged particle beam, comprising creating a high intensity longitudinal E-field by shaping and tightly focusing, in an on-axis geometry, a substantially radially polarized laser beam, and using the high intensity longitudinal E-field for interaction with a medium to accelerate charged particles. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161540 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION APPARATUS - An apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) includes a chamber, a target supply unit, a collector mirror, an exhaust device, a gas supply device and an ultraviolet light source. The target supply unit supplies a target material to a predetermined region inside the chamber. The collector mirror collects EUV light generated from the target material. The exhaust device is connected to the chamber. The gas supply device is connected to the chamber to supply an etchant gas into the chamber. The ultraviolet light source irradiates a reflective surface of the collector mirror with ultraviolet light. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161541 | TERAHERTZ WAVE GENERATOR AND METHOD OF GENERATING TERAHERTZ WAVE - Disclosed is a terahertz wave generator which includes a first light source outputting a first light having a first frequency; a second light source outputting a second light having a second frequency different from the first frequency; a second harmonic generation unit performing second harmonic conversion on the first and second lights to generate a third light and a fourth light; and a photomixer converting a mixing light of the third and fourth lights into a terahertz wave alternating signal and outputting a terahertz wave. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161542 | RADIATION SOURCE WITH CLEANING APPARATUS - A radiation source includes an uncapped Mo/Si multilayer mirror, and a cleaning apparatus configured to remove a deposition comprising Sn on the uncapped Mo/Si multilayer mirror. The cleaning apparatus is configured to provide a gas comprising one or more of H | 2013-06-27 |
20130161543 | ZONEPLATE AND MASK PATTERN MEASURING DEVICE COMPRISING THE ZONEPLATE - A zoneplate includes a first pattern having a first thickness, the first pattern including a first material, and a second pattern adjacent to the first pattern and having a second thickness larger than the first thickness, the second pattern including a second material, incident light incident on the first pattern from the outside passing through the first pattern, and incident light incident on the second pattern from the outside passing through the second pattern. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161544 | GAS ANALYZING APPARATUS - A gas analyzing apparatus includes a probe for measuring a concentration of sample gas flowing in a pipe by an optical measurement system. Influence of a thermal lens effect phenomenon is suppressed so that measurement accuracy is improved. The apparatus includes a probe tube disposed to cross a flow path of the sample gas in the pipe to introduce the sample gas flowing in the pipe to a predetermined hollow measurement region. A light emission portion and a light receiving portion for project measurement light to the measurement region in the probe tube and receive the measurement light after passing through the sample gas in the measurement region. A purge gas feed tube disposed in the probe tube supplies purge gas to a region between the optical system members and the measurement region, with a gap to the inner wall surface of the probe tube. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161545 | Electromagnetic Valve - An electromagnetic valve for use in controlling fluid flow between first and second passageways in a hydraulic valve block includes a valve body. The valve body defines a central axis, has a central opening therethrough, and has a lower end adapted to be inserted into a bore of the valve block. A hollow valve dome is attached to an upper end of the valve body. An armature is axially moveable within the valve dome. A spring biases the armature in one axial direction. A closing element is coupled to a lower end of the armature. An electromagnetic coil coaxially surrounds the armature and is operable to effect axial movement of the armature in an axial direction opposite the one axial direction. A valve seat member is carried by a lower end of the valve body and has an orifice providing fluid flow between the first and second valve block passageways. The valve seat member defines a valve seat that surrounds the orifice and cooperates with the closing element for selectively closing the orifice. The valve seat member is formed as a deep drawn part and includes a tubular portion having one end defining a valve seat, and an opposite end connected to the valve body. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161546 | Solenoid Actuator With Magnetic Sleeving - The present disclosure relates to an electromagnetic actuator. The actuator comprises a casing, a sleeve, coils, a permanent magnet, cores and a movable plunger. The present disclosure is unusual in that the sleeve is made of magnetic material. The sleeve enables a single component to mechanically and hydraulically isolate the plunger from the coils. The sleeve is also made of a material having a lower saturation induction than that of the materials used in other parts of the magnetic circuit. The actuator is also suitable for incorporation into a submerged cryogenic valve. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161547 | CONTROL VALVE - Provided is a control valve that hardly generates noise from vibration applied thereto, while achieving compactization and power consumption saving of the valve. The valve is incorporated in a coolant circulatory passageway for circulating coolant between an engine and a heat exchanger via a pump. The valve includes a main body having a coolant channel and a valve seat, a valve body movable between a position away from the valve seat and a position in, contact with the valve seat, and a solenoid configured to cause the valve body to be adhered to the valve seat with a magnetic force generated in response to supply of electric power thereto. The control valve is configured such that the power supply to the solenoid is started when an ignition key of the engine is under its ON state and the pump is stopped. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161548 | FLUID CONTROL VALVE - A fluid control valve includes an inflow channel for introducing fluid, an outflow channel for discharging the fluid, a valve seat, a valve body for blocking/allowing communication between the inflow channel and the outflow channel in association with a movement thereof into contact with or away from the valve seat, and a solenoid configured to apply a magnetic force to the valve body, the magnetic force being generated in response to supply of electric power to the solenoid. The inflow channel is formed through the core of the solenoid so that the core and the fluid comes into contact with each other in the inflow channel. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161549 | FLOW ADJUSTING DEVICE WITH A BUTTON - A flow adjusting device includes a fixation unit with a waterway and a button; the fixation unit is disposed with a movable shaft, a pushing rod and a spring, the movable shaft and the pushing rod can move relatively to the fixation unit, the motion direction is parallel to the flowing direction of the water in the waterway, the discharge area of the waterway is changed by the relative motion of the movable shaft and the fixation unit to adjust the flow rate, thereinto, the fixation unit, the movable shaft, the pushing rod and the spring are cooperated to form an automatic ball-point pen like movable mechanism; the button is connected to the fixation unit in a sliding way, the sliding direction of the button is vertical to that of the movable shaft, the button and the end of the pushing rod are formed a linkage construction. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161550 | SPRING LOAD ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A sleeve has a female thread, which is formed in an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve. An adjust screw adjusts a spring load of a spring, which is placed in an inside of the sleeve. The adjust screw has a male thread, which is formed in an outer peripheral surface of the adjust screw and is threadably engaged with the female thread. The sleeve has at least one protrusion that is formed integrally with the rest of the sleeve and is urged against the adjust screw toward the spring in an axial direction to urge the male thread against the female thread and thereby to provide a predetermined degree of sealing between the male thread and the female thread. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161551 | FLUID VALVE - The invention relates to a fluid valve, in particular for the exhaust gas from a motor vehicle, comprising: a body ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130161552 | BUTTERFLY VALVE - A butterfly valve ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130161553 | VALVE VENTED REDUNDANT STEM SEAL SYSTEM - A valve includes a stem seal assembly that prevent fluid flow in a first direction and vents in a second direction opposite the first direction. The assembly includes a packing assembly positioned within a valve stem opening of a valve body of the valve to seal a valve stem to the valve body. The packing assembly includes a first seal and a second seal preventing passage of fluid from a body cavity of the valve body to an exterior of the valve body along the valve stem while venting fluid from an exterior of the valve body to the body cavity along the valve stem. The packing assembly isolates the first seal and the second seal so that a load applied to the first seal ring is not transferred to the second seal ring. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161554 | STABILIZED HYDROCHLOROFLUOROOLEFINS AND HYDROFLUOROOLEFINS - Disclosed is a combination of hydrofluoroolefins and/or hydrochlorofluoroolefins with stabilizers wherein the stabilizers minimize the degradation of the hydrofluoroolefins and hydrochlorofluoroolefins during storage, handling and use yet allow for atmospheric degradation. The combinations exhibit low or zero ozone depletion potential and lower global warming potential making them of interest as replacements for chlorofluorocarbons and hydrfluorocarbons. The combinations of the present invention comprise hydrofluoroolefins and/or hydrochlorofluoroolefins in combination with a stabilizer or stabilizers selected from free radical scavengers, acid scavengers, oxygen scavengers, polymerization inhibitors and combinations thereof. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161555 | ADDITIVE FOR ELECTROLYTIC COMPOSITION, ELECTROLYTIC COMPOSITION USING THIS ADDITIVE, AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - Provided are an additive for an electrolytic composition which can suppress the decrease of a short-circuit current and improve an open circuit voltage as compared to the case when conventional 4-TBpy is used as an additive for an electrolytic composition, and an electrolytic composition using this additive and a dye-sensitized solar cell. The additive for an electrolytic composition for use in a dye-sensitized solar cell contains a pyridine derivative having a pyridine ring into which an alkylsilyl group is introduced, and it is preferable that this pyridine derivative has an alkylsilyl group at the 4-position of the pyridine ring, and it is more preferable that the pyridine derivative is 4-(trimethylsilyl)pyridine. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161556 | LEAD-FREE PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL BASED ON BISMUTH ZINC TITANATE-BISMUTH POTASSIUM TITANATE-BISMUTH SODIUM TITANATE - A lead-free piezoelectric ceramic material has the general chemical formula xBi(Zn | 2013-06-27 |
20130161557 | Nano-Sulfur Composite Anode Material for Rare Earth Lithium-Sulfur Battery and its Preparation Method Thereof - A nano-sulfur composite anode material for rare earth lithium-sulfur battery and its preparation method thereof, wherein the preparation method includes the steps of providing a carbon nanotube and sublimed sulfur, adjusting concentration based on percentage weight, mixing by milling, burning under negative pressure in Argon gas for 5 hours at 200° C.˜300° C. and 300° C.˜400° C. respectively, and obtaining a final product of nano-sulfur composite anode material for rare earth lithium-sulfur battery. By means of the preparation method of the present invention, the nano-sulfur composite anode material has a particle size <1 micron, a high capacity which is greater than 1000 mAh/g, and a long cycle life (>1000 times). The preparation method has the advantages of simple, low cost and high performance, thereby suitable for industrial production. The rare earth lithium-sulfur battery with the nano-sulfur composite anode material has the advantageous features of high energy density, high cycle performance, environmental friendly and low cost. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161558 | LITHIUM-TITANIUM COMPLEX OXIDE, AND BATTERY ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING SAME - A lithium-titanium complex oxide in a particulate form whose main ingredient is Li | 2013-06-27 |
20130161559 | HYDROGEN STORAGE COMPOSITES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of forming a hydrogen storage composite, including uniformly covering catalyst particles on the surface of a support to form a hybrid catalyst, and embedding the hybrid catalyst on the surface of a hydrogen storage material to form a hydrogen storage composite. Furthermore, the disclosed also provides a method for manufacturing the same. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161560 | THERMOLUMINESCENT PHOSPHOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided a thermoluminescent phosphor characterized in that a distribution of the emission intensity of thermoluminescence is present in a visible range that does not overlap the peak of the heating-caused emission intensity of the thermoluminescent phosphor itself and also has one peak within a temperature range in which a resin to be used as a binder can resist heat optically. There is also provided a method of producing the thermoluminescent phosphor. More specifically, there are provided a thermoluminescent phosphor that comprises lithium heptaborate as a base material and copper as a luminescent center present in the base material and which is characterized in that the distribution of the emission intensity of thermoluminescence versus temperature is a sole and monomodal distribution within the range of from 45° C. to 130° C., and a method of producing the thermoluminescent phosphor. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161561 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING PHOSPHOR MATERIAL - The present invention is a method of producing an ultraviolet light emitting phosphor material. This method includes a step of heat-treating a composition containing zinc and oxygen as main components and at least one selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gallium and indium as a sub-component, in the presence of at least two coexisting substances selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, gallium oxide and phosphorus oxide under a non-oxidizing atmosphere. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161562 | NOVEL COMPOSITION FOR PREPARING POLYSACCHARIDE FIBERS - This invention pertains to a novel solution composition useful for preparing fibers from poly(α(1→3) glucan). The fibers prepared according to the invention, have“cotton-like” properties, are useful in textile applications, and can be produced as continuous filaments on a year-round basis. The solution comprises a 5-20% solids concentration of poly(α(1→3) glucan) in an aqueous alkali metal hydroxide, in particular NaOH at concentration of 2 to 10 weight-%. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161563 | SUPPLEMENTAL FUEL TO COMBUSTOR OF DUAL FLUIDIZED BED GASIFIER - A method of gasification by introducing a feed material to be subjected to gasification into a dual fluidized bed gasifier comprising a pyrolyzer fluidly connected with a combustor such that a circulation stream comprising a heat transfer material can be continuously circulated between the pyrolyzer, in which the temperature of the circulation stream is reduced, and the combustor, in which the temperature of the circulation stream is increased, wherein the pyrolyzer is operable to convert at least a portion of the feed material into a gasifier product gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide, and wherein the combustor is operable to increase the temperature of the circulation stream via combustion of char introduced thereto with the circulation stream and at least one supplemental fuel. A system for carrying out the method is also provided. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161564 | NanoStructured Additives to High-Performance Polymers for Use in Radiation Shielding, Protection Against Atomic Oxygen and in Structural Applications - The invention discloses the incorporation of nanostructured additives into high-performance, hydrogen-rich polymeric materials to provide radiation shields for use against Galactic Cosmic Radiation and Solar Energetic Particles as well as secondary particulate and electromagnetic radiation resulting from nuclear reactions within the shield. Nanostructured materials are defined as having at least one dimension in the nanometer range, and may include metallic and metal-oxide nanoparticles, nanotubes, nanoclays, coated polymeric nanoparticles and pairs of materials forming a nanostructured interface. Functionalization of additives is performed to increase their compatability with polymeric materials. Hydrogen-rich polymers refer to those having interstitial hydrogen or hydrogen-containing materials pendant to the polymer backbone. One embodiment of the invention comprises a radiation shield in which a nanostructured additive capable of shielding against electromagnetic radiation is incorporated with a hydrogen-rich polymer capable of slowing energetic particles. Multifunctional structural shields may also protect against atomic oxygen degradation and control electrostatic discharge. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161565 | High Molecular Weight Steric Barrier for Electrophoretic Particles - The present invention is directed to a pigment particle comprising a core pigment particle the surface of which is covered by a barrier layer formed of a polymer having an average molecular weight of more than about 200 kDa. Such pigment particle used in an electrophoretic fluid can reduce residual image. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161566 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING COMPOSITION FOR ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE FILM OR ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE FILM - An electronic device includes an anisotropic conductive adhesive film as a connection material, wherein the anisotropic conductive adhesive film has a flowability of 50% or more after preliminary pressing at 80° C. and 1 MPa for 1 second and final pressing at 180° C. and 3 MPa for 5 seconds, and a connection resistance increment greater than 0% but not greater than 25%, as calculated by Expression 1: | 2013-06-27 |
20130161567 | CONJUGATED POLYMERS - The invention relates to novel polymers containing repeating units based on benzo[2,1,3]thiadiazole-5,6-dicarboxylic acid bis-ester, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161568 | Anthra[2,3-b:7,6-b']dithiophene Derivatives and their Use as Organic Semiconductors - The invention relates to novel anthra[2,3-b:7,6-b′]dithiophene derivatives, methods of their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising these derivatives. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161569 | GLASS FOR USE IN FORMING ELECTRODES, AND ELECTRODE-FORMING MATERIAL USING SAME - Provided is a glass for electrode formation, comprising, as a glass composition in terms of mass %, 65.2 to 90% of Bi | 2013-06-27 |
20130161570 | MANGANESE OXIDE/GRAPHENE NANOCOMPOSITE AND PRODUCING METHOD OF THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a method for producing a manganese oxide/graphene nanocomposite including synthesizing a manganese oxide/graphene nanocomposite through liquid phase reaction at a room temperature, a manganese oxide/graphene nanocomposite produced by the method, and an electrode material and a super-capacitor electrode including the manganese oxide/graphene nanocomposite. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161571 | COPPER ORGANIC METAL, METHOD FOR PREPARING COPPER ORGANIC METAL AND COPPER PASTE - Disclosed herein are a copper organic metal, a method for preparing a copper organic metal and a copper paste. The copper organic metal is constituted to combine a copper atom, [R—CO | 2013-06-27 |
20130161572 | CONDUCTIVE PASTE COMPOSITION WITH SYNTHETIC CLAY ADDITIVE AND ITS USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A conductive paste composition contains a source of an electrically conductive metal, a fusible material, a synthetic clay additive, and an optional etchant additive, dispersed in an organic medium. An article such as a photovoltaic cell is formed by a process having the steps of deposition of the paste composition on a semiconductor substrate by a process such as screen printing and firing the paste to remove the organic medium and sinter the metal and fusible material. The synthetic clay additive aids in establishing a low resistance electrical contact between the front side metallization and underlying semiconductor substrate during firing. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161573 | LEAD-FREE CONDUCTIVE PASTE COMPOSITION AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES MADE THEREWITH - A lead-free conductive paste composition contains a source of an electrically conductive metal, a fusible material, an optional additive, and an organic vehicle. An article such as a high-efficiency photovoltaic cell is formed by a process of deposition of the lead-free paste composition on a semiconductor substrate (e.g., by screen printing) and firing the paste to remove the organic vehicle and sinter the metal and fusible material. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161574 | Cobalt-Free NTC Ceramic and Method for Producing a Cobalt-Free NTC Ceramic - The invention relates to a cobalt-free NTC ceramic having the composition Ni | 2013-06-27 |
20130161575 | DIELECTRIC FLUID COMPOSITION CONTAINING VEGETABLE OILS AND FREE OF ANTIOXIDANTS - A dielectric fluid composition containing of 60% to 63% in weight of mono-unsaturated fatty acid, of 20% to 23% in weight of di-unsaturated fatty acid, of 5% to 7% in weight of tri-unsaturated fatty acid, and of 6% to 8% in weight of saturated fatty acid, such that the dielectric fluid is free of antioxidants and/or external additives and has the following properties: a dielectric strength of 40 kV to 70 kV at a separation of 2 mm, a dielectric constant of 2.5 to 3.1 at 25° C., and a dissipation factor of 0.05% to 0.15% at 25° C. The dielectric fluid composition can be obtained by a combination of 95.5% to 99.25% in weight of at least one high oleic vegetable oil, of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of grape seed oil, of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of sesame seed oil, and of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of rice bran oil. | 2013-06-27 |
20130161576 | DIELECTRIC FLUID COMPOSITION CONTAINING VEGETABLE OILS AND FREE OF ANTIOXIDANTS - A dielectric fluid composition containing of 60% to 63% in weight of mono-unsaturated fatty acid, of 20% to 23% in weight of di-unsaturated fatty acid, of 5% to 7% in weight of tri-unsaturated fatty acid, and of 6% to 8% in weight of saturated fatty acid, such that the dielectric fluid is free of antioxidants and/or external additives and has the following properties: a dielectric strength of 40 kV to 70 kV at a separation of 2 mm, a dielectric constant of 2.5 to 3.1 at 25° C., and a dissipation factor of 0.05% to 0.15% at 25° C. The dielectric fluid composition can be obtained by a combination of 95.5% to 99.25% in weight of at least one high oleic vegetable oil, of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of grape seed oil, of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of sesame seed oil, and of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of rice bran oil. | 2013-06-27 |