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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173201 | Film-forming method and film-forming device A film-forming method includes: a) discharging a liquid including a film material on an object so as to form a liquid film made of the liquid; b) irradiating the liquid film with light and thus detecting light from the liquid film so as to measure distribution of an... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8133528 | Electron gun evaporation apparatus and film formation method using the electron gun evaporation apparatus An electron gun evaporation apparatus capable of efficiently using an evaporation source includes an electron beam position controller which determines, as an applicable range, a range within which the distribution of the film thickness growth rate is almost constan... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8088434 | Templated growth of graphenic materials A method is disclosed for producing graphenic materials by templated growth along a preformed graphenic material lattice edge, wherein at least one of the graphenic material or template is translated during growth of the graphenic material. A method for preparing CN... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8075942 | Microengineered optical filters that closely match predefined transmission curves and systems and methods of manufacture Disclosed are methods for producing optical filters on a substrate. In particular, methods for producing microengineered optical filters for the ultraviolet/visible/infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum are disclosed, as well as a computer-based system a... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7927651 | Biosensor having nano wire for detecting food additive mono sodium glutamate and manufacturing method thereof There is provided a biosensor capable of increasing a detecting sensitivity of a target substance of glutamate, by using a nano wire having excellent electrical characteristics and by immobilizing a receptor of glutamate to be detected on a substrate which is dispos... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7771777 | Apparatus and method for inspecting golf balls using infrared radiation A method for inspecting golf balls is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing at least one sensor capable of obtaining images of the infrared radiation emitted from the ball, obtaining at least one image of the ball using the sensor after paint or a c... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7645477 | Method for simultaneously coating and measuring parts using at least one digital camera An apparatus and method for simultaneously coating and measuring a part including a part support, a sprayer, a part measurer including a digital camera and a display device, all of which are positioned adjacent to the part support. The sprayer applies a coating to a... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7482035 | Method of coating a substrate by a thermal application of the coating material A method of coating a substrate by thermal application of the coating materials using a plasma jet is disclosed. The properties of the plasma jet are determined by controllable process parameters. The coating material and a process gas mixture are injected into the ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7449213 | Method for manufacturing plasma display panel, inspection method for inspecting phosphor layer and inspection apparatus for inspecting phosphor layer A phosphor paste is applied to inner surfaces of a cell. Then, a conveyer moves a substrate relative to a CCD camera at a constant speed. Simultaneously, two LEDs radiate visible light onto a portion, to be inspected, of the substrate. The visible light is light con... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7374791 | Method for making and measuring a coating on the surface of a medical device using an ultraviolet laser This invention relates to a method for manufacturing an implantable medical device, having a surface covered with a coating that can include a desired amount of a biologically active material, using an ultraviolet (UV) laser. The invention also pertains to a method ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7358199 | Method of fabricating semiconductor integrated circuits A method of fabricating semiconductor integrated circuits includes (1) providing a spin-on tool comprising a rotatable platen for holding and spinning a wafer disposed thereon, a fluid supply system for providing spin-on solution onto the wafer, and a detector fixed... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7339382 | Apparatuses and methods for nondestructive microwave measurement of dry and wet film thickness Wet and dry film thickness can be measured non-invasively on structures, such as surfaces associated with vessels, aircraft and buildings, using calibrated microwave sensors. The film is measured by directing microwave energy toward the film. The microwave energy pa... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336361 | Spectroscopic ellipsometer and polarimeter systems A spectroscopic ellipsometer or polarimeter system having a source of a polychromatic beam of electromagnetic radiation, a polarizer, a stage for supporting a material system, an analyzer, a dispersive optics and a detector system which comprises a multiplicity of d... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335611 | Copper conductor annealing process employing high speed optical annealing with a low temperature-deposited optical absorber layer A method of forming a conductor in a thin film structure on a semiconductor substrate includes forming high aspect ratio openings in a base layer having vertical side walls, depositing a dielectric barrier layer comprising a dielectric compound of a barrier metal on... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332051 | Method of binding a plurality of pages A method of binding a plurality of pages together is provided. The method comprises the steps of: conveying a plurality of pages along a paper path, each page being conveyed past a first adhesive applicator and a second adhesive applicator; applying a first part of ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328735 | Apparatus and method for forming phosphor layers on a display panel An apparatus for forming phosphor layers on a display panel includes a base plate on which a display panel is placed. The base plate is inclined at an adjustable angle. The display panel, having a panel plate and barrier ribs formed on the panel plate is placed on t... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323401 | Semiconductor substrate process using a low temperature deposited carbon-containing hard mask A method of processing a thin film structure on a semiconductor substrate using an optically writable mask includes placing the substrate in a reactor chamber, the substrate having on its surface a target layer to be etched in accordance with a predetermined pattern... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320734 | Plasma immersion ion implantation system including a plasma source having low dissociation and low minimum plasma voltage A system for processing a workpiece includes a plasma immersion ion implantation reactor with an enclosure having a side wall and a ceiling and defining a chamber, and a workpiece support pedestal within the chamber having a workpiece support surface facing the ceil... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316748 | Apparatus and method of dispensing small-scale powders An apparatus and method of dispensing small-scale powders for a variety of applications, including, for example, fabricating a three-dimensional heterogeneous small-scale device, includes using a feed mechanism that causes motion of the powder particles and the step... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312148 | Copper barrier reflow process employing high speed optical annealing A method of forming a barrier layer for a thin film structure on a semiconductor substrate includes forming high aspect ratio openings in a base layer having vertical side walls, depositing a dielectric barrier layer comprising a dielectric compound of a barrier met... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311938 | Ultra low residual reflection, low stress lens coating A method is provided for coating optical lenses and other optical articles with anti-reflection (AR) coatings. The lenses have low reflectivity, provide a substantially white light reflection and have a low stress AR coating and are ideally suited for optical lenses... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312162 | Low temperature plasma deposition process for carbon layer deposition A method of depositing a carbon layer on a workpiece includes placing the workpiece in a reactor chamber, introducing a carbon-containing process gas into the chamber, generating a reentrant toroidal RF plasma current in a reentrant path that includes a process zone... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309269 | Method of fabricating light-emitting device and apparatus for manufacturing light-emitting device In this embodiment, an interval distance between a desposition source holder 17 and an object on which deposition is performed (substrate 13) is reduced to 30 cm or less, preferably 20 cm or less, more preferably 5 to 15 cm, and a deposition source hol... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303781 | Thin film formation method by ink jet method, ink jet apparatus, production method of organic EL device, and organic EL device A method of forming a thin film by an ink jet method including the step of discharging a liquid containing thin film-forming materials and a solvent from liquid discharge ports to each position on a substrate while the liquid discharge ports are being moved relative... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303982 | Plasma immersion ion implantation process using an inductively coupled plasma source having low dissociation and low minimum plasma voltage A method for implanting ions in a surface layer of a workpiece includes placing the workpiece on a workpiece support in a chamber with the surface layer being in facing relationship with a ceiling of the chamber, thereby defining a processing zone between the workpi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304737 | Rotating or rotatable compensator system providing aberation corrected electromagnetic raadiation to a spot on a sample at multiple angles of a incidence Spectroscopic ellipsometer systems which include polarizer and analyzer elements which remain fixed in position during data acquisition while at least one continuously rotating or step-wise rotatable compensator imposes a continuously variable or plurality of sequen... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301277 | Electro-optical apparatus, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic instrument The invention achieves a reduction in a thickness while suppressing a thermal effect. An apparatus includes a light-emitting element and a sealing layer to hermetically seal the light-emitting element. The sealing layer includes a heat radiation layer having thermal... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294563 | Semiconductor on insulator vertical transistor fabrication and doping process A process for conformally doping through the vertical and horizontal surfaces of a 3-dimensional vertical transistor in a semiconductor-on-insulator structure employs an RF oscillating torroidal plasma current to perform either conformal ion implantation, or conform... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291545 | Plasma immersion ion implantation process using a capacitively couple plasma source having low dissociation and low minimum plasma voltage A method of ion implanting a species in a workpiece to a selected ion implantation profile depth includes placing a workpiece having a semiconductor material on an electrostatic chuck in or near a processing region of a plasma reactor chamber and applying a chucking... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291360 | Chemical vapor deposition plasma process using plural ion shower grids A chemical vapor deposition process is carried out in a reactor chamber having a set of plural parallel ion shower grids that divide the chamber into an upper ion generation region and a lower process region, each of the ion shower grids having plural orifices in mu... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288491 | Plasma immersion ion implantation process One method of performing plasma immersion ion implantation on a workpiece in a plasma reactor chamber includes initially depositing a seasoning film on the interior surfaces of the plasma reactor chamber before the workpiece is introduced, by introducing a seasoning... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288014 | Design, fabrication, testing, and conditioning of micro-components for use in a light-emitting panel A method of forming micro-components is disclosed. The method includes pretesting and conditioning of the micro-components. The micro-components that fail testing or conditioning are discarded, and those remaining are assembled into a panel. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284311 | Multilayer wiring board, manufacturing method therefor and test apparatus thereof A built-in component type multilayer wiring board includes at least one resin layer and at least one frame resin layer. The resin layer includes electronic components buried therein. The frame resin layer includes at least one of glass cloth, filler and nonwoven fab... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279194 | Thin film formation apparatus and method of manufacturing self-light-emitting device using thin film formation apparatus A means of effectively applying an organic EL material application liquid with good application liquid cut-off is provided. A heater and an ultrasonic oscillator are formed in a thin film formation apparatus when applying the application liquid, and heat and ultraso... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280883 | Substrate processing system managing apparatus information of substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus and an information storage server are connected with each other through a network. A storage part of the substrate processing apparatus stores set information and a control program, for controlling operation of the substrate processi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270712 | Industrial microdeposition system for polymer light emitting diode displays, printed circuit boards and the like A microdeposition system (20) and method deposits precise amounts of fluid material onto a substrate. A microdeposition head (50) includes a plurality of spaced nozzles. A positioning device controls a position of the microdeposition head relative to t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268876 | General virtual interface algorithm for in-situ spectroscopic ellipsometric data analysis A method of characterizing the outermost material on an article manufactured by deposition or removal of material from its surface, which requires no prior knowledge of the composition of the article. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263447 | Method and apparatus for electron density measurement and verifying process status An equipment status monitoring system and method of operating thereof is described. The equipment status monitoring system includes at least one microwave mirror in a plasma processing chamber forming a multi-modal resonator. A power source is coupled to a mirror an... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253109 | Method of depositing a tantalum nitride/tantalum diffusion barrier layer system We have discovered a method of providing a thin, approximately from about 2 Å to about 100 Å thick TaN seed layer, which can be used to induce the formation of alpha tantalum when tantalum is deposited over the TaN seed layer. Further, the ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253900 | Ellipsometer or polarimeter and the like system with multiple detector element detector in environmental control chamber including secure sample access A spectrophotometer, ellipsometer or polarimeter or the like system with a spectroscopic source of wavelengths and a detector with multiple detector elements for simultaneous monitoring of a number of wavelengths in an environmental control chamber which optionally ... | 08/07/2007 |
