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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7984702 | Plug-in-piston assembly and method of using the same The combination of a piston with an integrated spark plug to be used in an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The plug-in-piston configuration allows for maximum combustion and fuel efficiency as well as increased power output. Further, the configuration minim... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7372056 | LPP EUV plasma source material target delivery system An EUV light generation system and method is disclosed that may comprise a droplet generator producing plasma source material target droplets traveling toward the vicinity of a plasma source material target irradiation site; a drive laser; a drive laser focusing opt... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368741 | Extreme ultraviolet light source The present invention provides a reliable, high-repetition rate, production line compatible high energy photon source. A very hot plasma containing an active material is produced in vacuum chamber. The active material is an atomic element having an emission line wit... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365351 | Systems for protecting internal components of a EUV light source from plasma-generated debris Systems and methods are disclosed for protecting an EUV light source plasma production chamber optical element surface from debris generated by plasma formation. In one aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a shield is disclosed which comprises at least ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365349 | EUV light source collector lifetime improvements An apparatus and method for cleaning a plasma source material compound from a plasma produced EUV light source collector optic which may comprise reacting the plasma source material compound with hydrogen to form a hydride of the plasma source material from the plas... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7355191 | Systems and methods for cleaning a chamber window of an EUV light source Systems and methods are disclosed for cleaning a chamber window of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source. The window may have an inside surface facing a chamber interior and an opposed outside surface and the light source may generate debris by plasma formation.... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7317196 | LPP EUV light source An apparatus and method is described for effectively and efficiently providing plasma irradiation laser light pulses in an LPP EUV light source which may comprise a laser initial target irradiation pulse generating mechanism irradiating a plasma initiation target wi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7291853 | Discharge produced plasma EUV light source An DPP EUV source is disclosed which may comprise a debris mitigation apparatus employing a metal halogen gas producing a metal halide from debris exiting the plasma. The EUV source may have a debris shield that may comprise a plurality of curvilinear shield members... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7247870 | Systems for protecting internal components of an EUV light source from plasma-generated debris Systems and methods are disclosed for protecting an EUV light source plasma production chamber optical element surface from debris generated by plasma formation. In one aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a shield is disclosed which comprises at least ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7217941 | Systems and methods for deflecting plasma-generated ions to prevent the ions from reaching an internal component of an EUV light source A system is disclosed for protecting an internal EUV light source component from ions generated at a plasma formation site. In one aspect, the system may comprise a plurality of foil plates and an arrangement for generating a magnetic field to deflect ions into one ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7196342 | Systems and methods for reducing the influence of plasma-generated debris on the internal components of an EUV light source Systems and methods are disclosed for reducing the influence of plasma generated debris on internal components of an EUV light source. In one aspect, an EUV meteorology monitor is provided which may have a heater to heat an internal multi-layer filtering mirror to a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193228 | EUV light source optical elements Apparatus and methods are disclosed for forming plasma generated EUV light source optical elements, e.g., reflectors comprising MLM stacks employing various binary layer materials and capping layer(s) including single and binary capping layers for utilization in pla... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182076 | Spark-based igniting system for internal combustion engines A spark-based igniting system for internal combustion engines includes a cylinder, at least one piston, a combustion chamber, a spark insert, and a RF energy source. The piston is disposed within the cylinder for moving slidably between a top dead center position an... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180083 | EUV light source collector erosion mitigation An EUV light source collector erosion mitigation system and method is disclosed which may comprise a collector comprising a multilayered mirror collector comprising a collector outer surface composed of a capping material subject to removal due to a removing interac... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7141806 | EUV light source collector erosion mitigation An EUV light source collector erosion mitigation method and apparatus for a collector comprising a multilayered mirror collector comprising a collector outer surface composed of a capping material subject to removal due to a removing interaction with materials creat... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7122816 | Method and apparatus for EUV light source target material handling An EUV light source plasma source material handling system and method is disclosed which may comprise a droplet generator having a droplet generator plasma source material reservoir in fluid communication with a droplet formation capillary and maintained within a se... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7109503 | Systems for protecting internal components of an EUV light source from plasma-generated debris Systems and methods are disclosed for protecting an EUV light source plasma production chamber optical element surface from debris generated by plasma formation. In one aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a shield is disclosed which comprises at least ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7004120 | Opposed piston engine A four-stroke opposed piston engine includes a rotating cylinder with a circumference and an aperture defined through the circumference, first and second opposing pistons, optional first and second opposing cylindrical spacers, first and second opposing piston caps,... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6972421 | Extreme ultraviolet light source The present invention provides a reliable, high-repetition rate, production line compatible high energy photon source. A very hot plasma containing an active material is produced in vacuum chamber. The active material is an atomic element having an emission line wit... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6922057 | Device to provide a regulated power supply for in-cylinder ionization detection by using a charge pump A charge pump is used to supply current to the ionization detection circuit. To detect in-cylinder ions generated during the combustion process, a DC bias voltage needs to be applied. There are two ways to generate the DC bias: conventional DC power supply (large el... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6883507 | System and method for generating and sustaining a corona electric discharge for igniting a combustible gaseous mixture The invention relates to a system for igniting a fuel-air mixture in a combustion chamber with a corona discharge. The system comprises an electrode inside of the combustion chamber, an electric circuit which provides radio frequency electric power to the electrode,... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6712033 | Spark electrodes with adjustable gap In an ignition electrode arrangement for a cylinder in an internal combustion engine, for example an Otto engine, a cylinder head (3) bears a first electrode (7) and a second electrode (8) which interact with one another. At least the first elec... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6634331 | Piston with integrated spark electrode A piston is disclosed, for use in an internal combustion engine, including an insulating guide formed therein for receiving an electrode. The electrode has a body, and at least one spark lead coupled to the body for inserting into a channel formed in the ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6453862 | Ignition device for piston-type internal combustion engines An ignition device for piston internal combustion engines with a moving piston electrode disposed in the piston face and a counter-electrode arranged in the cylinder head, and with a spark gap forming between the two electrodes wherein the spatial arrange... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6267107 | Squishinduced turbulence generating colliding flow coupled spark discharge in an IC engine An improved ignition-combustion system for internal combustion engines comprising a compact combustion chamber zone (4) in the engine cylinder head (6) mainly under the exhaust valve (8) and with large air-squish zones (124a, 124b) formed at the edge of t... | 07/31/2001 |
| 5915349 | Gasoline internal combustion engine In a gasoline internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection a spark plug with a center electrode is mounted in the cylinder top so as to project into the combustion chamber. A mass electrode is disposed on the piston so as to project upwardly into... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5590629 | Spark ignition system of an internal combustion engine A spark ignition system of an internal combustion engine has a plurality of electrodes operating at high voltages to produce a plurality of sparks across the combustion zone. The construction of the system permits the formation of long length sparks while... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5311854 | Two-cycle internal combustion engine with reduced unburned hydrocarbons in the exhaust gas A two-cycle internal combustion engine configuration and control strategy in which the unburned hydrocarbon emissions in the exhaust gas are measured by a sensor in the exhaust manifold. The information from the sensor is used to control the outflow of ai... | 05/17/1994 |
| 4848287 | Method and system for controlling spark ignition in internal combustion engine Disclosed is a method for controlling the spark ignition in an Otto engine, of the type including an ignition voltage-generating ignition system with a spark plug electrode fixedly arranged in the combustion chamber of the engine and with an earth electro... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4774914 | Electromagnetic ignition--an ignition system producing a large size and intense capacitive and inductive spark with an intense electromagnetic field feeding the spark An Electromagnetic Ignition system suitable for adaptation to standard automobile engines including diesel engines, which has been improved by means of a high efficiency RF capacitive spark plug with a projecting antenna tip used for forming very large sp... | 10/04/1988 |
