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20110141445 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL UNIT FOR EUV MICROLITHOGRAPHY - An illumination optical unit for EUV microlithography includes a first optical element having a plurality of first reflective facet elements and a second optical element having a plurality of second reflective facet elements. Each first reflective facet element from the plurality of the first reflective facet elements has a respective maximum number of different positions which defines a set—associated with the first facet element—consisting of second reflective facet elements in that the set consists of all second facet elements onto which the first facet element directs radiation in its different positions during the operation of the illumination optical unit. The plurality of second reflective facet element forms a plurality of disjoint groups, wherein each of the groups and each of the sets contain at least two second facet elements, and there are no two second facet elements of a set which belong to the same group. This construction makes it possible to provide an illumination optical unit which can be used to provide a large number of different angle-dependent intensity distributions at the location of the object field. | 06-16-2011 |
20120206704 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL UNIT FOR PROJECTION LITHOGRAPHY - An illumination optical unit for projection lithography for illuminating an object field, in which an object to be imaged can be arranged, with illumination light has a field facet mirror having a plurality of field facets. A pupil facet mirror of the illumination optical unit has a plurality of pupil facets. The pupil facets serve for imaging the field facets respectively assigned individually to the pupil facets into the object field. An individual mirror array of the illumination optical unit has individual mirrors that can be tilted in driven fashion individually. The individual mirror array is arranged in an illumination light beam path upstream of the field facet mirror. This can result in flexibly configurable illumination by the illumination optical unit, this illumination being readily adaptable to predetermined values. | 08-16-2012 |
20120300195 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING AN ILLUMINATION OPTICAL UNIT - A method for setting an illumination optical unit involves determining an actual value of an intensity-weighted illumination parameter of the illumination optical unit for multiple field points and for multiple illumination angles. The influence of a deformation of at least one of the optical surfaces of the illumination optical unit on the at least one illumination parameter is then determined. A desired value of the illumination parameter is then predefined. A desired form of the at least one optical surface is determined so that the actual value of the illumination parameter corresponds to the desired value of the illumination parameter within predefined limits. Finally, the optical surface is deformed with the aid of at least one actuator so that an actual form of the optical surface corresponds to the desired form. | 11-29-2012 |
20130057844 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes a light source to produce projection light beam, and a first and a second diffractive optical element between the light source and a pupil plane of the illumination system. The diffractive effect produced by each diffractive optical element depends on the position of a light field that is irradiated by the projection light on the diffractive optical elements. A displacement mechanism changes the mutual spatial arrangement of the diffractive optical elements. In at least one of the mutual spatial arrangements, which can be obtained with the help of the displacement mechanism, the light field extends both over the first and the second diffractive optical element. This makes it possible to produce in a simple manner continuously variable illumination settings. | 03-07-2013 |
20150049321 | FACET MIRROR - Illumination optical unit for illuminating an object field in a projection exposure apparatus, comprising a first facet mirror with a structure, which has a spatial frequency of at least 0.2 mm | 02-19-2015 |
20150062549 | ASSEMBLY FOR A PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS FOR EUV PROJECTION LITHOGRAPHY - An assembly for a projection exposure apparatus for EUV projection lithography has an illumination optical unit for guiding illumination light to an illumination field, in which a lithography mask can be arranged. The illumination optical unit comprises a first facet mirror, which comprises a plurality of mirror arrays with respectively a plurality of individual mirrors. The individual mirrors provide individual mirror illumination channels for guiding illumination light partial beams to the illumination field. The mirror arrays of the first facet mirror are arranged in an array superstructure. Gaps extend along at least one main direction (HRα) between neighboring ones of the mirror arrays. Furthermore, the illumination optical unit comprises a second facet mirror, which comprises a plurality of facets, which respectively contribute to imaging a group of the individual mirrors of the field facet mirror into the illumination field via a group mirror illumination channel. | 03-05-2015 |
20150234291 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus includes a light source to produce projection light beam, and a first and a second diffractive optical element between the light source and a pupil plane of the illumination system. The diffractive effect produced by each diffractive optical element depends on the position of a light field that is irradiated by the projection light on the diffractive optical elements. A displacement mechanism changes the mutual spatial arrangement of the diffractive optical elements. In at least one of the mutual spatial arrangements, which can be obtained with the help of the displacement mechanism, the light field extends both over the first and the second diffractive optical element. This makes it possible to produce in a simple manner continuously variable illumination settings. | 08-20-2015 |
20160026091 | Radiation Collector, Radiation Source and Lithographic Apparatus - A radiation collector comprising a first collector segment comprising a plurality of grazing incidence reflector shells configured to direct radiation to converge in a first location at a distance from the radiation collector, a second collector segment comprising a plurality of grazing incidence reflector shells configured to direct radiation to converge in a second location at said distance from the radiation collector, wherein the first location and the second location are separated from one another. | 01-28-2016 |
20160048083 | REFLECTING COATING WITH OPTIMIZED THICKNESS - An illumination system for an optical arrangement such as an EUV lithography apparatus, having: at least one optical element which has at least one optical surface, on which a coating which reflects illumination radiation is applied, and an actuator device aligning the optical surface in at least two angular positions in the radiation path. The coating either has a thickness (d | 02-18-2016 |
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20120040354 | METHODS OF CLASSIFYING THE SEVERITY OF DISEASES OR DISORDERS - The present invention relates to methods of classifying the severity of a non-specific disease or disorder in a subject, wherein a determined level of YKL-40 is compared to one or more reference levels of YKL-40, and the severity of said non-specific disease or disorder is deduced from said comparison. The present invention furthermore relates to a method of classifying the severity of a disease or disorder in a subject, wherein a determined level of YKL-40 is compared to one or more previously determined levels of YKL-40 from the same subject. In both methods, the subject may suffer from a variety of diseases or disorders. In addition the present invention relates to a kit and a device that may be used in the methods of the present invention comprising means for measuring the level of YKL-40 in a sample; and means for comparing the measured level of YKL-40 with one or more reference levels of YKL-40. | 02-16-2012 |
20120040355 | YKL-40 AS A MARKER FOR SELECTION OF TREATMENT AND MONITORING OF A DISEASE - The present invention relates to a methods for selecting a treatment for a specific disease or disorder, together with a method of monitoring therapeutic treatment of a specific disease or disorder and a method of determining a prognosis for a subject before, during and after administering a treatment by determining the level of YKL-40 in a sample obtained from the subject and comparing said level with one or more reference levels of YKL-40. The reference level is typically a level obtained from healthy individuals or a level previously obtained from the same subject. The present invention further relates to a kit and a device that may be used in the methods of the present invention. | 02-16-2012 |
20120070853 | YKL-40 AS A MARKER FOR GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS - The present invention relates to gastrointestinal cancers and methods for selecting a treatment for said gastrointestinal cancer in a subject. The present invention further relates to a methods of diagnosing the presence of and/or classifying the severity of a gastrointestinal cancer; together with methods for determining the effect of a therapy administered and/or the prognosis for a subject suffering from a gastrointestinal cancer, before, during or after administering the treatment. For all the methods applies that a determined level of YKL-40 above one or more reference levels indicates the treatment, the severity of the disease, the effect of the treatment and/or the prognosis of the subject. The reference level is typically a level obtained from healthy individuals or a level previously obtained from the same subject. The subject may suffer from any one or more gastrointestinal cancers, such as upper gastrointestinal cancers, and metastatic colorectal cancer. The present invention further relates to a kit and a device that may be used in the method of the present invention. | 03-22-2012 |
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20140090549 | JACKET FOR A LENGTHY BODY - A jacket for a load-bearing, lengthy body, wherein the jacket is comprised of a plurality of braid elements which, when braided, enclose at least a portion of the lengthy body, and wherein the braid element is comprised of a braided ribbon. A method of forming the jacket is also described. | 04-03-2014 |
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20160115976 | Actuator Assembly - An actuator assembly includes a first actuator and a hydraulic unit. The first actuator comprises an actuator housing, a piston in the actuator housing, and an actuator rod. The actuator assembly further includes a second actuator. The second actuator comprises an actuator housing, a piston in the actuator housing, and an actuator rod. The piston side of the first actuator faces the piston side of the second actuator and the actuator rods are coaxial. | 04-28-2016 |
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20090045142 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING POLLUTANTS IN A BODY OF WATER - During collection of pollutants having a density lower than that of water and carried by a surface layer of a body of water, water of the surface layer is caused to flow into and through a collection vessel having a separation compartment with a top wall, pollutants entrained by the inflowing surface layer water are allowed to collect gravimetrically as a supernatant layer carried beneath the top wall of the separation compartment on water in the separation compartment, and changes of the weight of the collection vessel in the body of water are monitored. Intake and discharge phases may be initiated and terminated to in response to the said weight reaching predetermined values. | 02-19-2009 |
20090311656 | STATE SPACE MODEL OF A HEART - A state space model (SSM), being a computer-calculated model, adapted to represent the pumping and controlling functions of a heart that have been determined by a heart cluster state machine simulating the heart, and optionally the circulatory system, of an individual. The state space model includes two groups of separate interacting state machines, the heart muscle cell state machines and the displacement pump state machines. | 12-17-2009 |
20100030094 | STATE MACHINE INTERFACE SYSTEM - State machine interface system, heart state machine analyzer and/or stimulator, comprising state machine algorithms and a graphical user interface, adapted to receive signals from a sensor device that are related to physiological activities of the heart and/or the circulatory system of a living being and the state machine algorithms determine states of heart cycles based upon the signals. The determined heart cycle states are graphically presented at the graphical user interface such that the temporal relation between the different states are illustrated. The graphical user interface may be circular diagrams or bar graphs including parts representing the temporal relation between the different states. | 02-04-2010 |
20100281413 | STATE MACHINE USER AND VALIDATION INTERFACE SYSTEM - State machine interface system, comprising state machine algorithms and a graphical user interface, adapted to receive signals from at least one sensor device, that are related to physiological activities of the heart and/or the circulatory system of a living being. The state machine algorithms are adapted to determine phases of heart cycles based upon said signals. The different phases of the heart cycle are determined by said state machine algorithms in a heart cluster state machine simulating the heart, and optionally the circulatory system, achieved by fusions of finite heart muscle cell state machines to form a ΔV-pump state machine. The determined heart cycle phases are evaluated by determining their respective local state diagram based upon said signal such that the respective correct time duration is determined for each heart cycle phase, and then determining the most representative global state diagram. The determined local and global state diagrams are presented at the graphical user interface such that the temporal relations between the different phases are illustrated. | 11-04-2010 |
20130236347 | Energy Transforming Unit and Energy Transforming System Comprising Such a Unit - The present invention relates to an energy transforming unit adapted to convert reciprocating forces (Fl) into rotating axle movements on at least one force transmitting axle and/or into electrical power. The unit comprises at least one restriction device ( | 09-12-2013 |
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20110028803 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE DETERMINATION OF THE CONCENTRATION OF A SUBSTANCE IN A BODY FLUID - The present invention relates generally to the field of measuring glucose levels in a body fluid of a subject, in particular to non-invasive measuring of blood glucose in blood of a subject. A device is disclosed comprising an electrically conducting probe comprising a plurality of electrodes adapted for measuring electrical impedance of the tissue of a subject, typically skin, a sensing device adapted for sensing at least one concentration of an ion in the tissue, typically acidity (pH), wherein said electrically conducting probe and said sensing device are adapted to obtain said electrical impedance of the tissue and said concentration of an ion in the tissue simultaneously. The device further comprises a blood glucose determining unit adapted for determining an estimate, typically a concentration, of blood glucose based on said electrical impedance of the tissue and said concentration of an ion in the tissue. Further, a device is disclosed comprising an electrically conducting probe comprising a plurality of electrodes adapted for measuring electrical impedance of the tissue of a subject, typically the skin, wherein at least one of said plurality of electrodes is adapted to, when being in voltage mode, sense a signal representative of a concentration of an ion in the tissue, typically acidity (pH), wherein said electrically conducting probe is adapted to simultaneously obtain said impedance of the tissue and said concentration of an ion in the tissue, the device also comprising a blood glucose determining unit adapted for determining an estimate, typically a concentration, of blood glucose based on said electrical impedance of the tissue and said concentration of an ion in the tissue. Furthermore, methods for non-invasive determination of an estimate of blood glucose in blood of a subject are disclosed. | 02-03-2011 |
20150196224 | Implantable Sensor and Method for Such Sensor - The present invention relates to an implantable sensor configured to be implanted within the body of the subject and being configured to measure impedance within a body tissue of the subject resulting from an electrical current flowing through the body tissue, wherein the body tissue is sub-dermal or subcutaneous tissue of the subject. One pair of injection electrodes is configured for injection of electrical current into the body tissue and one pair of sensing electrodes is configured to detect the resulting voltage. A detector is operatively connected to the sensing electrodes and is configured to receive the voltage detected by the sensing electrodes, wherein the detector is configured to measure the impedance of the body tissue based on the voltage detected by the pair of sensing electrodes. A microcontroller is operatively connected to the detector and is configured to receive impedance signals from the detector and to provide control signals to the current signal output circuit and a powering and communication circuit including a coil configured to be powered by an electromagnetic field produced by an external coil. | 07-16-2015 |
20150196225 | Health Monitoring System - The present invention relates to a health monitoring system comprising an implantable sensor configured to measure impedance within a body tissue of the subject resulting from an electrical current flowing through said body tissue, wherein the body tissue is sub-dermal or subcutaneous tissue of said subject, the sensor including a powering and communication circuit having a coil configured to be powered by an electromagnetic field and to communicate with external devices. Further, the system comprises a reader module including a coil configured to produce the electromagnetic field for powering the powering and communication circuit and for communicating with the powering and communication circuit, a computing device comprising a display device, a processing device and at least one storage device, the computing device being configured to communicate with other devices via at least one wireless network and a monitoring engine for determining or monitoring at least one physiological parameter based on measured impedance, wherein the reader module and the computing device and the monitoring engine are configured to communicate with each other. | 07-16-2015 |
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20100072066 | Process for electrokinetic migration through liquid membranes - Device and Process for isolating, purifying, concentrating and/or enriching at least one organic compound by electrokinetic migration through liquid membranes by use of an electronic potential and chambers with a preset pH value is described in the present application. The liquid membranes contain an organic solvent capable of transporting an ionized form of said at least one organic compound. | 03-25-2010 |
20150132746 | SAMPLING MEDIUM - Provided herein is technology relating to the collection of biological samples and particularly, but not exclusively, to compositions, methods, and uses related to using a biopolymer substrate to collect biological samples for analysis. | 05-14-2015 |
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20080304048 | Methods and Apparatus For Measuring the Concentration of a Substance in a Solution - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for detecting and measuring the concentration of a substance in a solution, the substance having an absorption at 300 nm or less. The methods and apparatus have particular utility in detecting and measuring the concentration of proteins and nucleic acids. | 12-11-2008 |
20100273384 | METHOD FOR ALIGNING A LAMP ARC IN AN OPTICAL DEVICE - In a method for aligning the arc of a lamp with the optical axle of an optical device the lamp is inserted in a housing of a solid material, said housing having an outer configuration unambiguously adapted to a holder of the unit. The lamp is thereafter adjusted to its correct position with regard to said optical axle and fixed in said position. | 10-28-2010 |
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20120127456 | FLOW CELL OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a flow cell optical detection system comprising a light source, a flow cell and a light detector, wherein the light detector is arranged in a separate detector unit that is arranged to be releasably attached to a detector interface, the detector interface being in optical communication with the light source and comprises optical connectors for optically connecting the flow cell and the detector unit in the light path from the light source, and wherein the flow cell is an interchangeable unit arranged to be held in position by the detector unit when attached to the detector interface. | 05-24-2012 |
20120301872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASED FLUORESCENCE DETECTION - The invention relates to systems and methods for improving optical detection and sensitivity in situations in which emission of luminescent light is monitored. It is provided a sample carrier which achieves increased sensitivity of luminescent light detection. The sample carrier comprises a sample carrying part and a light reflecting part; wherein the light reflecting part is positioned to allow an optical collection and detection system to collect not only luminescent light emitted from the sample positioned on the sample carrying part in a direction of the optical collection and detection system, but also luminescent light emitted from the sample in a direction away from the optical collection and detection system and reflected in the direction of the optical collection and detection system via the light reflecting part. When an excitation light source is needed, the light reflecting part also allows the excitation light rays passing through the sample to hit the light reflecting part, and reflect back in the opposite direction thus the reflected excitation light also passes through the sample. Also provided are methods of using such a sample carrier. | 11-29-2012 |
20120327397 | OPTICAL FLOW CELL DETECTOR - Optical flow cell detector comprising a sample inlet and outlet in fluidic communication through a flow cell channel of cross sectional area A, an input light guide with an light exit surface arranged adjacent and in optical alignment with a light entrance surface of an output light guide, wherein the input light guide and the output light guide protrudes into the flow cell channel and wherein the distance between the light exit surface and the light entrance surface is less than 1.0 mm, and wherein the cross sectional area of the protruding portions of the input light guide and the output light guide in the flow direction is less than A/2. | 12-27-2012 |