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20120060522 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air conditioning method is provided. The method comprises when a refrigerant circuit is in operation and a temperature of an evaporator of the refrigerant circuit is lower than a temperature of a heat exchanger of a heating circuit, transferring heat from the heat exchanger to air passing through the heat exchanger, and when the refrigerant circuit is not in operation and the temperature of the evaporator is higher than the temperature of the heat exchanger, transferring heat from the air passing through the heat exchanger to the heat exchanger. In this way, the heat exchanger functions to augment the cooling capabilities of the evaporator. | 03-15-2012 |
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20110069312 | METROLOGY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various metrology systems and methods are provided. | 03-24-2011 |
20130229661 | Metrology Systems and Methods - Various metrology systems and methods are provided. One metrology system includes a light source configured to produce a diffraction-limited light beam, an apodizer configured to shape the light beam in the entrance pupil of illumination optics, and optical elements configured to direct the diffraction-limited light beam from the apodizer to an illumination spot on a grating target on a wafer and to collect scattered light from the grating target. The metrology system further includes a field stop and a detector configured to detect the scattered light that passes through the field stop. In addition, the metrology system includes a computer system configured to determine a characteristic of the grating target using output of the detector. | 09-05-2013 |
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20150036142 | Metrology Systems and Methods - Various metrology systems and methods are provided. One metrology system includes a light source configured to produce a diffraction-limited light beam, an apodizer configured to shape the light beam in the entrance pupil of illumination optics, and optical elements configured to direct the diffraction-limited light beam from the apodizer to an illumination spot on a grating target on a wafer and to collect scattered light from the grating target. The metrology system further includes a field stop and a detector configured to detect the scattered light that passes through the field stop. In addition, the metrology system includes a computer system configured to determine a characteristic of the grating target using output of the detector. | 02-05-2015 |
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20110178721 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT BACTERIA IN A SAMPLE - The present invention provides a method for detecting and/or identifying specific bacteria within an uncultured sample, comprising steps of: a. obtaining an absorption spectrum (AS) of said uncultured sample; b. acquiring the n dimensional volume boundaries for said specific bacteria; c. data processing said AS; i. noise reducing; ii. extracting m features from said entire AS; iii. dividing said AS into several segments according to said m features; iv. calculating m | 07-21-2011 |
20110184654 | Means and Methods for Detecting Bacteria in an Aerosol Sample - This disclosure provides a method for detecting and/or identifying uncultured bacteria. The sample is an aerosol sample selected from a group consisting of cough, sneeze, saliva, mucus, bile, urine, vaginal secretions, middle ear aspirate, pus, pleural effusions, synovial fluid, abscesses, cavity swabs, serum, blood and spinal fluid. The method comprises obtaining absorption spectra (AS) of the sample, extracting and processing the acquired data, thereby detecting and/or identifying the bacteria. | 07-28-2011 |