Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for a substrate transfer method, including positioning a tray handler device in a first position with i) cutouts of an aperture of the first tray in superimposition with respective pedestals of a pedestal platform and ii) a distal end of the pedestals extending away from a top surface of the first tray; increasing a distance between the top surface of the first tray and a top surface of the pedestal platform to transfer a first substrate from the pedestals to the tabs defined by the aperture of the first tray, while concurrently engaging the second tray handler with the second tray; and increasing a distance between the top surface of the second tray and the bottom surface of a chuck to transfer a second substrate from the chuck to the tabs defined by the second tray.

Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to device that use a Spectrum Modulated Frequency controlled LED source that strongly attracts a selected target insect or insect population to a trapping and/or killing system to facilitate the capture or disposal of selected genus of flying insects while limiting the attraction of other flying insects.

Abstract: An example system for molding a photocurable material into a planar object includes a first mold structure having a first mold surface, a second mold structure having a second mold surface, and one or more protrusions disposed along at least one of the first mold surface or the second mold surface. During operation, the system is configured to position the first and second mold structures such that the first and second mold surfaces face each other with the one or more protrusions contacting the opposite mold surface, and a volume having a total thickness variation (TTV) of 500 nm or less is defined between the first and second mold surfaces. The system is further configured to receive the photocurable material in the volume, and direct radiation at the one or more wavelengths into the volume.

Abstract: An example system is configured to photocure a photocurable material to form a polymer film. The system includes a first chuck configured to support a first substantially planar mold, a second chuck configured to support a second substantially planar mold, and an actuable stage coupled to the first chuck and/or the second chuck. The actuable stage is configured to position the first chuck and/or the second chuck so that the first and second molds are separated by a gap. The system also includes a sensor arrangement for obtaining measurement information indicative of a distance between the first and second molds and/or a pressure between the first and second chucks at each of at least three locations. The system also includes a control module configured control the gap between the first and second molds based on the measurement information.

Abstract: Received shot gathers are sorted to a common receiver gather. A target three-dimensional (3D) amplitude spectrum of seismic wavefield direct arrivals is computed from synthetic data. A 3D amplitude spectrum of seismic wavefield direct arrivals in field data is computed for each receiver. A matched filter is calculated from the 3D amplitude spectrum of field data to target response and applied to downgoing seismic wavefields separated from the common receiver gather to generate filtered downgoing seismic wavefields. Time-dependent smoothing of the filtered downgoing seismic wavefields is performed to generate smoothed downgoing seismic wavefields. A cross-correlation is calculated between upgoing seismic wavefields separated from the common receiver gather and the smoothed downgoing seismic wavefields.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for a substrate transfer method, including positioning a tray handler device in a first position with i) cutouts of an aperture of the first tray in superimposition with respective pedestals of a pedestal platform and ii) a distal end of the pedestals extending away from a top surface of the first tray; increasing a distance between the top surface of the first tray and a top surface of the pedestal platform to transfer a first substrate from the pedestals to the tabs defined by the aperture of the first tray, while concurrently engaging the second tray handler with the second tray; and increasing a distance between the top surface of the second tray and the bottom surface of a chuck to transfer a second substrate from the chuck to the tabs defined by the second tray.

Abstract: An imprint lithography method for positioning substrates includes supporting first and second substrates respectively atop first and second chucks, pneumatically suspending the first and second chucks laterally within first and second bushings, supporting the first and second chucks vertically within the first and second bushings, maintaining the first and second chucks respectively in first and second fixed rotational orientations, and forcing the first and second chucks in a downward direction independently of each other respectively against first and second vertical resistive forces until first and second top surfaces of the first and second substrates are coplanar, while maintaining the first and second chucks suspended laterally within the first and second bushings and while maintaining the first and second chucks in the first and second fixed rotational orientations.

Abstract: A power device including a power circuit assembly, a first plug assembly, and a second plug assembly is described herein. The first plug assembly is coupled to the power circuit assembly for transmitting power from a power source to the power circuit assembly at a first voltage. The second plug assembly is coupled to the power circuit assembly for controllably transmitting power from the power source to the power circuit assembly at a second voltage and at a third voltage.

Abstract: A power device including a power circuit assembly, a first plug assembly, and a second plug assembly is described herein. The first plug assembly is coupled to the power circuit assembly for transmitting power from a power source to the power circuit assembly at a first voltage. The second plug assembly is coupled to the power circuit assembly for controllably transmitting power from the power source to the power circuit assembly at a second voltage and at a third voltage.

Abstract: A pre-paid debit or credit card account, and an associated pre-paid debit or credit card, is provided to a consumer for use with one or more check conversion stations. The check conversion stations include a card reader for obtaining user account data associated with the consumer's pre-paid debit or credit card account from the pre-paid debit or credit card and a paper check scanner for obtaining check data from a paper check provided by the consumer. At least part of the user account data and the check data is then subjected to analysis, verification, and/or approval of a transfer of at least part of the funds indicated by the check data to the balance of the pre-paid debit or credit card.

Abstract: Refund issuing stations that can be accessed by users/taxpayers include a user interface for obtaining user ID data associated with users/taxpayers and a card/cash dispenser for providing the users/taxpayers with a prepaid tax refund debit or credit card, or currency, based on user tax and/or refund data provided by a financial management system used to prepare user's tax returns and tax related documents, and/or file the user's tax returns.

Abstract: N-(phenylethyl)succinamic acid or its salts is applied as a seed treatment or applied directly on or near the root zone of the seedling or growing plant to protect plant growth in the presence of selected herbicides.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing isolation between components in microfabricated devices is provided. In one embodiment, a microfabricated device comprises: a base layer; a microfabricated component; and a non-sacrificial aerogel layer in contact with the microfabricated component and supporting the microfabricated thermal component on the base layer. The non-sacrificial aerogel layer is positioned to provide at least one of thermal, electrical or acoustic isolation between the microfabricated thermal component and the base layer.

Abstract: Systems, program product, and methods of suppressing residual water bottom energy in seismic data, are provided. An example of a system, program product, and method can be applied to post-stack datasets and can combine multi-channel deconvolution with novel sorting keys to efficiently identify and suppress residual water bottom energy in common depth point (CDP) stacked seismic data, thereby increasing the resolving power of seismic data leading to an improved interpretation of seismic signals reflected from oil reservoirs.

Abstract: Systems, program product, and methods of suppressing residual water bottom energy in seismic data, are provided. An example of a system, program product, and method can be applied to post-stack datasets and can combine multi-channel deconvolution with novel sorting keys to efficiently identify and suppress residual water bottom energy in common depth point (CDP) stacked seismic data, thereby increasing the resolving power of seismic data leading to an improved interpretation of seismic signals reflected from oil reservoirs.

Abstract: A method and system for providing coupons to select consumers includes a process for providing coupons to select consumers whereby a coupon provider defines one or more coupon eligibility criterion that must be met by a consumer in order for the consumer to be eligible to receive one or more coupons. Access to data representing the one or more coupon eligibility criterion is then provided. A consumer's financial data is then obtained from one or more sources using a computing system implemented financial management system. In one embodiment, using the consumer's financial data and the data representing the one or more coupon eligibility criterion, one or more coupons are identified that the consumer is eligible to receive. In one embodiment, the consumer is then provided access to the one or more coupons identified that the consumer is eligible to receive.

Abstract: A method for reconstructing seismic data signals of poor quality to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the data for display and analysis in connection with the selection of drilling sites for recovery of hydrocarbons. The method includes providing a signal model by applying a Karhunen-Loeve transform to selected input seismic data collected for the target zone, to form a co-variance matrix from the dot products of all pairs of input data. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors for the matrix are computed, and the most significant eigenvectors are inversely transformed to provide a coherent estimate of the signal. The input data is combined with the model data based on the determination that the model data lacks continuity, wherein the good quality signal-to-noise ratio data experiences little change and discontinuous data is enhanced by a contribution of the signal estimate data. The reconstructed seismic data of the target zone can be displayed for analysis.