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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8258485 | Source-collector module with GIC mirror and xenon liquid EUV LPP target system A source-collector module (SOCOMO) for generating a laser-produced plasma (LPP) that emits EUV radiation, and a grazing-incidence collector (GIC) mirror arranged relative to the LPP and having an input end and an output end. The LPP is formed using an LPP target sys... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8183540 | Droplet deformation A technique for shaping droplets is disclosed. Multiple optical traps, or at least one variable geometry trap, are used to deform a droplet. The surface tension of the droplet is lowered to be comparable with the force which can be applied using the optical traps, f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8129696 | Wastewater treatment system and method using high energy light Embodiments of systems including wastewater treatment systems that utilize high energy light to destruct organics in wastewater are provided. In some embodiments, such systems may include a gas purifier that is configured to purify a gas. The wastewater treatment sy... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7939811 | Microscale fluid transport using optically controlled marangoni effect Low energy light illumination and either a doped semiconductor surface or a surface-plasmon supporting surface are used in combination for manipulating a fluid on the surface in the absence of any applied electric fields or flow channels. Precise control of fluid fl... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7884335 | Water treatment system The present invention provides a system for water treatment. The system includes a chamber, a UV light source, and a housing. The chamber has an inlet for receiving ozone mixed water and a transparent portion configured to allow UV light to pass. The UV light source... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7847269 | Apparatus for and method of treating a fluid Apparatus and a method for treating a fluid. The apparatus includes a fluid passageway, at least one source of irradiation, and curved reflecting troughs for reflecting irradiation onto the fluid passageway. A space is defined between the closed ends of the troughs.... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7838845 | Ultraviolet irradiation water treatment apparatus An ultraviolet irradiation water treatment apparatus includes a vessel having a cylindrical side portion, and plural rod-shaped ultraviolet lamps are disposed in parallel with a central axis of the side portion in the vessel. A water inlet pipe through which water f... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838843 | Carbon nano tube processing method, processing apparatus, and carbon nano tube dispersion liquid, carbon nano tube powder An apparatus 1A for processing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) includes: a processing chamber 3 for housing to-be-processed liquid 2 with CNT raw material 5 to be fragmented being suspended in a solvent 4; and a pulse irradiation light sou... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7812322 | Radiation-shielding assemblies and methods The invention relates to the handling of radioactive material. For instance, a radiation shield of the invention may include a body having a cavity therein for receiving radioactive material. An opening to the cavity may be defined in the body. A base may be releasa... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7683343 | Treatment system comprising a dielectric barrier discharge lamp A treatment system or treatment reactor (1) comprising at least one dielectric barrier discharge lamp (2) with a first electrode (20) and a housing (10) for containing a medium (3) like a fluid and/or a gas and/or a solid material ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7659522 | Method of purifying the used O-18 enriched cyclotron target water and apparatus for the same A method of purifying the used O-18 enriched cyclotron target water contaminated by the various organic compounds, the method including: supplying gaseous oxygen into the target water to be purified; irradiating UV rays having wavelengths of 254 nm and 185 nm on the... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7586103 | High refractive index fluids for immersion lithography Provided are compositions suitable for use as immersion liquids in immersion lithography, and immersion lithography processes and apparatus for using the compositions. ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7511281 | Ultraviolet light treatment chamber This invention relates generally to methods and apparatuses for the treatment of liquids and gases using ultraviolet light. In one embodiment, a substantially enclosed chamber coated with a reflective material containing an ultraviolet lamp and an ultraviolet transm... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7432513 | Gas shower, lithographic apparatus and use of a gas shower A gas shower to condition at least one optical path in an optical apparatus, wherein the gas shower includes a gas distribution chamber having a shower outlet side to supply gas to the optical path, the gas distribution chamber being configured to distribute the gas... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7420181 | Liquid metal ion gun An emitter of a Ga liquid metal ion source is constituted to include W12 of a base material and Ga9 of an ion source element covering a surface as construction materials. By making back-sputtered particles become elements (W and Ga) of the Ga liquid metal ion sour s... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7404806 | Hemo-aide An apparatus and method for modifying viruses and bacteria in a closed loop system that irradiates the fluid multiple times through the same channel. The apparatus consists of a cuvette, an irradiation station, two ultraviolet light sources, a peristaltic pump, and ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7390417 | Portable ultraviolet water purification system A portable water-purification system includes a container for holding a liquid and an ultraviolet light source configured for immersion in the liquid. The ultraviolet light source is a straight low-cost tube controlled by electronic circuitry for providing hot-catho... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7391041 | Germicidal UV reactor and UV lamp A germicidal UV reactor for use in fluid purifiers is provided, in which the UV reactor comprises an UV lamp with an UV transparent primary envelope and also an UV transparent secondary envelope around the primary envelope. The outer surface of the secondary envelop... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381976 | Monochromatic fluid treatment systems Methods, systems and apparatus for photo-processing of fluids, particularly complex fluids, such as blood products, pharmaceuticals, injectables and vaccines, are provided. The disclosed methods and systems employ non-laser light source(s) to generate monochromatic ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372020 | Ion counter Ions in a steady flow sample are counted by colliding the ions in a mixing chamber with a numerical excess of uncharged or neutral aerosol particles, suitably glycerol, entrained in air, to transfer respective charges from the ions to charge individual aerosol parti... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364624 | Wafer handling apparatus and method of manufacturing thereof A wafer processing device or apparatus, i.e., a heater or an electrostatic chuck, comprises a planar support platen, a support shaft having centrally located bore, and a pair of electrical conductors located in the shaft. In one embodiment, the electrical conductors... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365348 | Adjusting device of an apparatus for generating a beam of charged particles An adjusting device of an apparatus for generating a beam of charged particles, wherein said beam is for interacting with a target and wherein said adjusting device comprises interface means for receiving, from a user of the apparatus, a set of desired values of cha... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361904 | UV water purification system A point of use water purifier for use in rural and under developed areas having a supply reservoir chamber in a first container and a treatment reservoir chamber in a second container underlying the first container and into which the first container is fitted, the w... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354553 | Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of elemental mercury in a gas sample An improved elemental mercury analyzer utilizes a fluorescence assembly in combination with a fluorescence quenching reduction mechanism to detect the concentration of elemental mercury within an emission gas sample, via fluorescence of the mercury within the gas sa... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355186 | Charged particle beam device with cleaning unit and method of operation thereof The invention provides a charged particle beam device, an emitter module for emitting charged particle beams and a method of operation thereof. Thereby, a charged particle beam emitter (15) emitting charged particles along an optical axis (1) is realiz... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338804 | Automated clinical analyzer reagent formulation This invention significantly reduces the frequency of hydraulic failure in the analytical line of a capsule chemistry sample liquid analysis system which can occur when the reagents required for the specific analytical test have an imperfect merger with the sample a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323694 | Fluid treatment system and radiation source module for use therein A radiation source module comprising a support member, a radiation source assembly connected to the support member, the radiation source assembly comprising at least one elongate radiation source having a source longitudinal axis and a module-to-surface seal dispose... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303612 | UV reflective cavity and method of providing same A UV reflective cavity may be provided in a duct by attaching a plurality of tiles to the interior surface of the duct, each of the tiles having UV reflective surface. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7291846 | Apparatus for and method of treating a fluid Apparatus and a method for treating a fluid. The apparatus includes a fluid passageway, at least one source of irradiation, and curved reflecting troughs for reflecting irradiation onto the fluid passageway. A space is defined between the closed ends of the troughs.... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7277527 | Moveable transparent barrier for x-ray analysis of a pressurized sample A technique is disclosed for presenting a sample to a radiation interface of an analysis engine employing x-ray, neutron ray, gamma ray or particle-beam radiation to analyze the sample. A protective barrier, transparent to the radiation, and separating the sample fr... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7250610 | UV light disinfection device A UV disinfection device having a contact chamber, the chamber being a container with an interior, a top portion and a bottom portion. A partition is positioned in the interior to form a first and second chamber, where the first and second chambers are in fluid comm... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7233888 | Monte Carlo criticality-mode systems and methods for computing neutron and gamma fluence in a nuclear reactor A method for simulating three-dimensional spatial distribution of neutron and gamma fluences in a nuclear reactor includes, in an exemplary embodiment, generating a detailed geometric configuration of a nuclear reactor core and surrounding components, generating det... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230255 | Photocatalyst sterilizer The present invention provides a photocatalyst sterilizer (200) which draws thereinto water, contained in a water tank (120) and polluted by bacilli and various organic substances, regardless of a water level in the water tank (120) and steriliz... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220747 | Method for preventing damage to or rejuvenating a cellular blood component using mitochondrial enhancer This invention provides methods for treating cellular blood components and other cells containing mitochondria to improve vital qualities of the cells by contacting the cells with a mitochondrial enhancer to the cells. Mitochondrial enhancers prevent damage to and r... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217936 | System and method for product sterilization using UV light source System and method for sterilization, using UV light source(s), of products, e.g., polymer-based products, whether positioned within or external to their packaging, using monochromatic, continuous wave, high-intensity, incoherent light in single and/or multiple light... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211805 | Liquid metal ion gun An emitter of a Ga liquid metal ion source is constituted to include W12 of a base material and Ga9 of an ion source element covering a surface as construction materials. By making back-sputtered particles become elements (W and Ga) of the Ga liquid metal ion sour s... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202487 | Apparatus for ion implantation Apparatus for ion implantation having an ion trap for stabilizing a beam current are disclosed. An illustrated apparatus for ion implantation includes an arc chamber to ionize an impurity to create an ion beam; an ion beam trapping device to extract the ion beam fro... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7173266 | Ultraviolet irradiating device In an ultraviolet irradiating device in which a controller section and plural head portions used to cure ultraviolet curable resin used in the adhesion of a part are connected by an electric cable, each of the plural head portions has a sleeve-shaped housing and a l... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160566 | Food surface sanitation tunnel This invention is a modular, adjustable, easy to maintain, portable or fixed food sanitation tunnel, comprising an enclosing means for subjecting food to sanitizers including UV light, ozone, hydroperoxides, superoxides and hydroxyl radicals, and a method for using ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7102140 | Radiation source assembly and radiation source module containing same The invention relates to radiation source assembly including a novel arrangement for protecting at least a portion of an optical radiation sensor from damage due to thermal build-up from the radiation being sensed while allowing the optical radiation sensor to funct... | 09/05/2006 |
