258 85 http://www.patentstorm.us/ http://www.patentstorm.us/images/logo.gif http://www.patentstorm.us/rss/class/applications/rss-250.xml Recent patent applications filings in USPTO Class 250 Radiant energy. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:02:37 patents@patentstorm.us en http://www.patentstorm.us/applications/20120035854/description.html

Application Number:  20120035854

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Robertsson, Johan; Miller, Douglas E.; Kragh, Ed; Hartog, Arthur H.; Muyzert, Everhard

A seismic acquisition system includes a distributed optical sensor (having an optical fiber) and an interrogation subsystem configured to generate a light signal to emit into the optical fiber. The interrogation subsystem receives, from the distributed optical sensor, backscattered light responsive to the emitted light signal, wherein the backscattered light is affected by one or both of seismic signals reflected from a subterranean structure and noise. Output data corresponding to the ...
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Application Number:  20120035465

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Patt, Bradley E.; Wagenaar, Douglas J.

A multi-modality imaging system for imaging of an object under study, e.g., a whole body or parts of the body of animals such as humans, other primates, swine, dogs, or rodents, that includes a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and a cadmium zinc telluride (CZT)-family semiconductor, single-photon imaging apparatus within a magnetic field produced by the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus such that sequential or simultaneous imaging can be done with the two modalities using the same ...
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Application Number:  20120035360

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Kim, Hwan Myung

Provided are a method for dual-color imaging of sodium/calcium activities using a two-photon fluorescent probe and a method for preparing the two-photon fluorescent probe. The disclosed two-photon fluorescent probe for detecting calcium ions near the cell membrane reacts with calcium cations to exhibit strong two-photon fluorescence and may be selectively and easily loaded into the cell membrane by forming a complex with a calcium ion. Further, it allows imaging of the distribution of calcium ...
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Application Number:  20120034710

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Yerramilli, Murthy V.S.N.; Yerramilli, Mahalakshmi; Atkinson, Michael

A method for determining the amount of NT-proBNP in blood samples from animals. The method includes detecting degradation products of NT-proBNP by various methods, including using antibodies, kits and ...
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Application Number:  20120034702

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Croud, Vincent Brian; McCallien, Duncan William John; Edworthy, Ian Stuart

A method of measuring the fluorescence of a fluorescent marker compound dissolved or dispersed in a bulk material includes: (a) measuring a characteristic of the fluorescence of a mixture of said bulk material and said fluorescent marker compound; (b) quenching the fluorescence of the fluorescent marker compound to produce a quenched mixture; (c) measuring the characteristic of the fluorescence of the quenched mixture; (d) comparing the fluorescent characteristic of the mixture with the ...
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Application Number:  20120034525

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Nagase, Ryuichi; Kajiya, Yoshio; Satoh, Hirohito

Disclosed is a positive electrode active material that provides an improved capacity density. Specifically disclosed is a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion battery with a layered structure represented by Li_x(Ni_yM_1-y)O_z (wherein M represents at least one element selected from a group consisting of Mn, Co, Mg, Al, Ti, Cr, Fe, Cu, and Zr; x is in the range from 0.9 to 1.2; y is in the range from 0.3 to 0.95; and z is in the range from ...
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Application Number:  20120033785

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Michel, Thilo; Anton, Gisela; Bartl, Peter

A detector arrangement is disclosed for performing phase-contrast measurements, including at least two transducer layers arranged one behind the other, wherein at least the first transducer layer arranged in the radiation direction includes alternate sensitive areas having a high absorptance for the conversion of incident radiation quanta into signals and less sensitive areas having a lower absorptance in comparison thereto. Further, a corresponding X-ray tomography device and a method for ...
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Application Number:  20120033784

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Nambu, Shuya; Matsuda, Keiji; Nakayama, Michito; Kanemaru, Takashi; Hashimoto, Atsushi; Sagoh, Tomoe

According to one embodiment, an X-ray detector includes a plurality of detection packs and a plurality of heaters. Each of the detection packs includes a plurality of detection elements that detect X rays having passed through a subject and output a detection signal corresponding to the X rays and is arranged along a predetermined direction. Each of the heaters is provided corresponding to each of the detection packs and individually controls the temperature of each of the detection ...
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Application Number:  20120033408

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Nakajima, Hirokatsu; Inoue, Masatomo

A design panel is provided having a plate-like panel main body made of a synthetic resin, the panel main body including a light-transmitting portion having a light-transmitting property, the light-transmitting portion being adapted to be illuminated by a light for illumination from a backside of the light-transmitting portion, and a light-shielding portion adapted to prevent diffusion of a light that passes through the light-transmitting portion or a light-suppressing portion adapted to prevent ...
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Application Number:  20120033235

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  LEIPNITZ, Thomas

A system for measuring the thickness of substrates in a vacuum chamber is provided. The system includes a sender adapted to emit electromagnetic radiation and a receiver including a multi-zone sensor for detecting the electromagnetic radiation. The multi-zone sensor includes a first detection zone for measuring the thickness of the substrates and a second detection zone adapted to generate a signal indicative of an alignment between the sender and the receiver. The system further includes an ...
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Application Number:  20120033218

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Hokamura, Shigeyuki; Ohnishi, Toshikazu; Ido, Takuya

An air-driven shutter device is used in an optical analyzer. The optical analyzer includes a measurement field to which a sample is supplied, a light-emitting unit measurement field for emitting measuring light to the sample, a light-receptive unit for receiving the measuring light that has passed through the sample, and a purge air supplying unit for supplying purge air. The air-driven shutter device includes a shutter and a shutter opening and closing mechanism. The shutter is disposed ...
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Application Number:  20120033122

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  HIGASHI, Koichi

An imaging apparatus using a CCD image sensor in which a size of a circuit for generating a voltage to be applied to a substrate of the CCD image sensor is reduced. A partial range within a voltage range from a supply voltage Vcc to 0 V is divided by a resistance voltage divider and one of different voltage values obtained as a result of voltage division is selected by a selector according to external data and outputted to a high voltage amplifier. The high voltage amplifier generates a voltage ...
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Application Number:  20120033119

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Shinohara, Takekazu

A solid-state imaging device having a backside illuminated structure, includes: a pixel region in which pixels each having a photoelectric conversion portion and a plurality of pixel transistors are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix; an element isolation region isolating the pixels which is provided in the pixel region and which includes a semiconductor layer provided in a trench by an epitaxial growth; and a light receiving surface at a rear surface side of a semiconductor substrate which ...
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Application Number:  20120033117

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  MURATA, Takahiko; KASUGA, Shigetaka; KATO, Yoshihisa; YAMADA, Takayoshi

A plurality of pixel circuits arranged in rows and columns, and each of which outputs an electric signal according to an amount of received light; a first column signal line provided for each of the columns, and for sequentially transferring the electric signals from said pixel circuits in a corresponding column; and a holding circuit provided for each of the pixel circuits in each column, and which holds the electric signal transferred through the column signal line in the corresponding column ...
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Application Number:  20120033082

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Wo, Yei

A system and method for detecting and monitoring one or more targets uses surveillance monitors that are selectively aligned in pre-determined directions to form an integrated field of view (IFOV). The IFOV or portions thereof may be illuminated using a scanning laser beam. Information provided by the surveillance monitors is selectively processed in an order determined based on a pre-determined target search and monitoring algorithm. Embodiments are directed to increasing efficiency of ...
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Application Number:  20120032812

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Osako, Kazunori; Kozawa, Ryo

A multiple optical axis photoelectric sensor is provided that stops a control output according to light being obstructed in a detection area. First and second variable signals indicate the duration of an optical axis scan processing for which light entrance detection and light obstruction detection are obtained, respectively. The first and second variable signals are updated according to results of each scan in the optical axis scan processing. When the value of the first variable reaches a ...
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Application Number:  20120032121

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Tanaka, Kenta; Higashimura, Hideyuki; Iijima, Takayuki; Fujioka, Masahiro

A metallic composite in which a conjugated compound having a molecular weight of 200 or more is adsorbed to a metallic nanostructure having an aspect ratio of 1.5 or more, for example, a metallic composite in which a compound having a group represented by the formula (I) or a repeating unit represented by the formula (II) or both of them is adsorbed to a metallic nanostructure having an aspect ratio of 1.5 or more, is useful for electronic devices such as a light-emitting device, a solar cell ...
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Application Number:  20120032097

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Lang, Scott R.; Murphy, James M.

A flame detector includes a sensor module, which carries a plurality of pyroelectric sensors, and a filter module which carries a plurality of replaceable filters with one filter being associated with each sensor. The modules are coupled together and carried in an exterior housing. A cover can overlay the filters to retain them in predetermined positions relative to the respective ...
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Application Number:  20120032096

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Marka, Szabolcs; Marka, Zsuzsanna; Bartos, Imre

A device generates a light barrier that can be used for different purposes. The barrier consists of one or more surfaces (or volume) exhibiting an abrupt change in light intensity. In some embodiments the change in intensity affects animals, including insects, approaching or crossing it. In some embodiments, the light generates thermal or density variations in the air that cause air movements that perturb particles, such as pollen, or other pests to human activity. In some embodiments, an ...
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Application Number:  20120032095

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Andersson, Per Ola; Nicholls, Ian A.; Karlsson, Bjorn C.G.; Rosengren, Annika M.

A method and apparatus for measuring a vitamin K antagonizing anticoagulant present in a sample (116), arranged to: irradiate (304) the sample (116) with light from a light source (114) for exciting the anticoagulant through its absorption of the light, the excitation of the sample (116) resulting in a fluorescent emission from the sample (116); measure (306) the fluorescent emission from the sample (116); determine (308) a ...
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Application Number:  20120032094

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Montcuquet, Anne-Sophie; Herve, Lionel; Mars, Jerome

A method for locating at least one fluorescent tag in a scattering medium, wherein: a) at least one tag is introduced into the medium, b) a fluorescence image is performed by an infrared excitation of the medium along a first axis, the image including a fluorescence component due to the tag, and an auto-fluorescence component due to a medium part other than the tags, c) the image is processed by factorizing into two non-negative matrices, and d) an image of the distribution of the tag(s) is ...
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Application Number:  20120032093

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Moore, Lucas; Clapp, Laura

Scale inhibitor compositions and methods of inhibiting scale formation generally include a tagged scale inhibiting (co)polymer including at least one scale inhibiting moiety and an imidazole moiety. The imidazole moiety fluoresces at a wavelength of about 424 nm and can be used to detect the amount of scale inhibitor ...
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Application Number:  20120032092

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Kellogg, Sean; Graupera, Anthony; Miller, Tom; Laur, Dustin; Zhang, Shouyin; Dirriwachter, Antonius Bastianus Wilhelmus

A focused ion beam (FIB) system is disclosed, comprising an inductively coupled plasma ion source, an insulating plasma chamber containing the plasma, a conducting source biasing electrode in contact with the plasma and biased to a high voltage to control the ion beam energy at a sample, and a plurality of apertures. The plasma within the plasma chamber serves as a virtual source for an ion column comprising one or more lenses which form a focused ion beam on the surface of a sample to be ...
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Application Number:  20120032091

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Baturin, Nikolay; Kulik, Alex; Esin, Alexander Joseph; Brosseau, Michael G.

An analyzer having a detector and a neutron source assembly adjacent to the detector is disclosed, wherein the neutron source assembly has a neutron source and a shielding source ...
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Application Number:  20120032090

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Lustig, James Michael; Glesius, Frederick L.

Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for providing anode and cathode electrical separation in detectors. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is presented for providing a neutron detector tube. The method may include applying a conductive layer to at least a portion of an inner surface of a non-conductive cathode tube associated with a neutron detector; applying a neutron sensitive cathode coating to at least a portion of the ...
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Application Number:  20120032089

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Baturin, Nikolay; Kulik, Alex; Esin, Alexander Joseph

A method for measuring high-energy radiation flux, comprising applying a low voltage to electrodes in an ion chamber filled with a fluid capable of forming ions through the interaction of the fluid with high energy radiation; measuring an ion current signal related to an ion current induced by the low voltage; determining a leakage current; determining a gain; determining a magnitude of the high-energy radiation flux based on the ion current signal, gain, and leakage current; and outputting the ...
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Application Number:  20120032088

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Watanabe, Minoru; Mochizuki, Chiori; Kawanabe, Jun; Fujiyoshi, Kentaro; Ishii, Takamasa; Wayama, Hiroshi

A stacked-type detection apparatus including a plurality of pixels arranged at small intervals is configured to have low capacitance associated with signal lines and/or driving lines. With this novel configuration, small time constant and high-speed driving capability can be achieved in the signal lines and/or driving lines. The plurality of pixels in the detection apparatus are arranged in a row direction and a column direction on an insulating substrate. Each pixel includes a conversion ...
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Application Number:  20120032087

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Sugihara, Hiroshi

A light collecting optical fiber improves light injection efficiency into the optical fiber. The light collecting optical fiber is equipped with a plurality of optical waveguide portions and light collecting portions between the adjacent optical waveguides. The optical waveguide portion includes a core and a cladding layer surrounding the core and constitutes an optical fiber. The light collecting portion is formed in a shape bulging out in radial direction from the optical waveguide portion ...
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Application Number:  20120032086

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Daghighian, Farhad

A hand held gamma ray scanner comprises a one dimensional array of SSPM detectors coupled to a scintillator slab or an array of scintillators. A position tracker is attached to this “scanner” enabling software in a support system to acquire the position of the scanner, as well as 1-D images of the distribution of gamma rays received from radiation labeled tissue and generate an output signal in real ...
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Application Number:  20120032085

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Ruetten, Walter; Baeumer, Christian; Steadman, Roger; Herrmann, Christoph

An imaging system includes a scintillator array (202) and a digital photomultiplier array (204). A photon counting channel (212), an integrating channel (210), and a moment generating channel (214) process the output signal of the digital photomultiplier array (204). A reconstructor (122) spectrally resolves the first, the second and the third output signals. In one embodiment, a controller (232) activates the photon counting channel ...
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Application Number:  20120032084

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Sheridan, Rosemarie; Sapp, Joshua; Cattell, JR., Charles L.; Nemenz, Terrance; Dong, Shufang; Bremenour, Ted A.

A curved linear induction motor direct drive is provided. The rotor of the motor drive is mechanically attached to a rotating frame which in turn holds other components. The rotor may comprise two layers, an aluminum ring to provide the principal magnetic interaction with the stator, and a steel ring to provide mechanical strength. Such a rotor ring may be manufactured with a compression ...
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Application Number:  20120032083

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Itsuji, Takeaki

A terahertz wave transceiver configured to generate and detect terahertz waves based on time-domain spectroscopy includes a photoconductive device having a photoconductive film, a first electrode, and a second electrode. An excitation light illumination region is formed between the first and second electrodes. A bias applying unit applies a bias between the first electrode and the second electrode to generate the terahertz wave in the excitation light illumination region. A current detection ...
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Application Number:  20120032082

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Pradere, Christophe; Batsale, Jean-Christophe; Chassagne, Bruno; Caumes, Jean-Pascal

The present invention relates to a terahertz imaging device comprising a terahertz source, a converter for converting terahertz radiation into thermal radiation, and a thermal detector. The converter has at least one zone sensitive to terahertz radiation, designed to absorb the terahertz radiation and vconvert the absorbed radiation into heat. This sensitive zone is close to a reference zone, of known absorption capacity, and the thermal detector is designed to measure the heat generated by the ...
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Application Number:  20120032081

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Itsuji, Takeaki

A terahertz-wave generating device including an optical waveguide containing an electrooptic crystal includes: first and second optical waveguides through which first and second light beams respectively propagate; a propagation portion through which a first terahertz wave propagates, the first terahertz wave being generated from the second optical waveguide in a direction different from a direction of the second light beam; and a delay portion arranged at incidence sides of the first and second ...
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Application Number:  20120032080

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Kajiki, Kousuke; Koyama, Yasushi

An optical frequency converter includes a waveguide including a core made of a nonlinear optical medium having a refractive index n_1,light in a wavelength region of light, and cladding disposed so as to cover the core and made of a material whose refractive index n_2,light in the wavelength region of light is lower than the refractive index n_1,light, and a coupling section made of a material whose refractive index n_3,THz in a wavelength region of a ...
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Application Number:  20120032079

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Nagai, Takamitsu; Hatakeyama, Masahiro; Kimba, Toshifumi; Nagahama, Ichirota; Nakasuji, Mamoru; Noji, Nobuharu; Satake, Tohru; Watanabe, Kenji; Yoshikawa, Shoji; Oowada, Shin; Saito, Mutsumi; Murakami, Takeshi; Yamazaki, Yuichiro; Karimata, Tsutomu; Sobukawa, Hirosi

An inspection apparatus by an electron beam comprises: an electron-optical device 70 having an electron-optical system for irradiating the object with a primary electron beam from an electron beam source, and a detector for detecting the secondary electron image projected by the electron-optical system; a stage system 50 for holding and moving the object relative to the electron-optical system; a mini-environment chamber 20 for supplying a clean gas to the object to prevent ...
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Application Number:  20120032078

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Schuurmans, Frank Jeroen Pieter; Henderson, Richard; Lof, Joeri; Stekelenburg, Michael Alwin William; Van Hoften, Gerrit Cornelis; Turchetta, Renato Andrea Danilo; Guerrini, Nicola Carlo; Faruqi, Abdul Raffey; McMullan, Gregory James

In a direct electron detector, backscattering of electrons into the detector volume from below the sensor is prevented. In some embodiments, an empty space is maintained below the sensor. In other embodiments, a structure below the sensor includes geometry, such as multiple high aspects ratio channels, either extending to or from the sensor to trap electrons, or a structure of angled surfaces to deflect the electrons that pass through the ...
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Application Number:  20120032077

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Matsumoto, Jun

A pattern measurement apparatus and a pattern measurement method are capable of easily distinguishing a line pattern and a space pattern from one another, without being affected by the luminance of the pattern. The pattern measurement apparatus includes: irradiation unit for irradiating a sample with an electron beam; first electron detector and second electron detector arranged with an optical axis of the electron beam in between; image processor for generating image data of the pattern; line ...
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Application Number:  20120032076

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  WANG, YOU-JIN; KUAN, CHIYAN; FANG, WEI

A method of inspecting an EUV reticle is proposed, which uses an electron beam (EB) with low density and high energy to scan the surface of an EUV reticle for inspecting the EUV reticle. A step of conditioning surface charge is followed by a step of inspecting surface of the EUV reticle. The step of conditioning surface can neutralize the surface charge and the step of inspecting can obtain an image of the EUV reticle. The present invention uses a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to provide a ...
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Application Number:  20120032075

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  De Chambost, Emmanuel

An achromatic magnetic mass spectrometer, for example of the SIMS type with double focusing, comprises means for canceling the four aberrations of the second order, and means for canceling the off-axis achromatism and for modulating the dispersion in ...
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Application Number:  20120032074

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Kenny, Daniel James

A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion trap and a fragmentation device. Ions are fragmented in the ion trap to form first generation fragment ions. The ion trap has a relatively high mass cut-off. The first generation fragment ions are then transferred to a fragmentation device which is arranged to have a substantially lower low mass cut-off. The first generation fragment ions are fragmented within the fragmentation device any may optionally be stored in an ion accumulation region ...
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Application Number:  20120032073

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Bateman, Robert H.; Rand, Kasper D.; Engen, John R.

A mass spectrometer (MS) that is adapted to allow rapid gas-phase hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) labeling of ions in one or more traveling wave ion guides (TWIGs) with or without ion mobility separation. The addition of isotopic labeling by gas-phase HDX offers a sensitive alternative dimension for conformational detection, which enables high resolution detection of gaseous conformations based on shape and surface reactivity. Gas-phase, isotopic HDX labeling or “curtain” labeling, can be ...
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Application Number:  20120032072

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  SENKO, Michael W.; QUARMBY, Scott T.

A method and apparatus involve: performing a plurality of analytical scans during normal operation of a mass spectrometer having a detection section, wherein data is generated during the analytical scans in a manner that includes use of the detection section; and automatically evaluating the data from the analytical scans to monitor whether an actual gain of the detection section changes over ...
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Application Number:  20120032071

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  GUHARAY, Samar K.

Systems, methods and computer program products for the multi-modal detection of particles are described herein. An embodiment of the present invention is a particle detector that includes a first chamber wherein analyte particles are subjected to a first particle detection mechanism, and a second chamber coupled to the first chamber, wherein the analyte particles are subjected to a second particle detection mechanism, and wherein the detection characteristics of second particle detection ...
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Application Number:  20120032070

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  UEDA, Kenji; OTAKI, Hiroyuki

The major object of the invention is to provide a volume-type hologram resin composition and a surface relief-type hologram resin composition having a high effect of preventing forgery and excellent in foil cutting, as well as a hologram layer and a hologram transfer foil using thereof. To achieve the object, there is provided a volume-type hologram resin composition having at least one kind of photopolymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator and fine particles, wherein the fine ...
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Application Number:  20120032069

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Nishiwaki, Daisuke; Hayashi, Shinichi; Miyazono, Yuya

A scanning microscope is provided with a scan unit that scans a sample, the scanningmicroscope including: a transmissive VPH grating for dispersing light from the sample; and a photodetector for detecting the light diffracted by the VPH ...
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Application Number:  20120032068

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  ISHIZUKA, Ko

An absolute encoder includes a scale in which plural marks are arranged at a first pitch; a detector configured to detect a predetermined number of marks corresponding to one of the absolute codes; and a calculator configured to calculate an absolute position of the scale based on an output of the detector. The calculator is configured to generate a data sequence constituted by the predetermined number of data by respectively quantizing the predetermined number of periodic signals output from ...
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Application Number:  20120032067

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Goodwin, Eric Peter; Smith, Daniel Gene

An encoder system and method are provided, that is designed to improve 2D encoder systems and methods in areas such as accuracy, compactness, stability, resolution, and/or light efficiency. Moreover, the system and method of this invention provides a new concept in a retroreflector that while particularly useful in applicants' system and method, is believed to have more general utility in optical imaging systems and ...
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Application Number:  20120032066

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Yin, Ping-Hung; Hsiao, Shuenn-Ren

A sensing device is provided. The sensing device includes a sensing pixel array and a memory unit. The sensing pixel array is formed in a substrate and includes a plurality of pixels for sensing light. The substrate has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side and receives the light through the first side for sensing the light. The memory unit is formed on the second side of the substrate for ...
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Application Number:  20120032065

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Armstrong, J. Joseph

The present invention is directed to a laser system in which a current laser wavefront performance of the laser system may be monitored. Further, the laser system embodiments disclosed herein may be configured for correcting the laser wavefront internally via correction system(s) within the laser system. Still further, the correction system(s) disclosed herein may provide a long lifetime of performance and may be configured for having a minimal impact on ...
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