Abstract: A wall-mount hanger includes: a casing; an article-hanging piece connected slidably to the casing and having a stem portion extending into the casing, and an article-hanging end portion extending from the stem portion and disposed outwardly of the casing; and a cover mounted on the casing and having an extension that cooperates with the casing to define a protrusion-hiding recess therebetween such that the article-hanging end portion of the article-hanging piece is received in the protrusion-hiding recess when the article-hanging piece is moved to a predetermined position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vibration isolation system, comprising at least one fluid bearing having a first control device in order to control the fluid pressure and having at least one actuator in order to compensate for position changes of the load to be isolated, which actuator is controlled by at least one second control device, wherein the input of one control device is connected to the output of the other control device.

Abstract: A supporting base includes a base, a first supporting arm and a second supporting arm, wherein the supporting arms are installed on a surface of the base, and an object is clamped and mounted between the supporting arms, and a first gap is maintained at a portion of the connecting edge between the first supporting arm and the base, and a second gap corresponding to the first gap is maintained at a portion of the connecting edge between the second supporting arm and the base, so that the gaps can be used for appropriately reducing the strength between the supporting arms and the base and skillfully controlling the coefficient of friction between the supporting arms and the object, so as to securely install the object onto the supporting base without damaging the appearance or surface of the object.

Abstract: This support (6) is designed to receive an electronic module (4) and to be fixed to a rim (2) of a vehicle wheel. It includes a base (16, 18) and elements (10, 12) for fixing the housing (4) to the base. The latter is provided with stiffening elements produced by plastic deformation and suitable for giving this base different radii of curvature.

Abstract: An apparatus for the production of molded concrete building blocks (10), hollow concrete elements or the like, the apparatus having a mold frame (21) which has at least one mold cavity (14) into which concrete can be poured upright mold walls (15, 16) of the mold frame (21) bounding the mold cavity (14), and at least one scraping member (22) with which concrete can be scraped off on an exterior side of the molded piece, in order to form a roughened surface, preferably during an upward movement of the mold frame (21) while the molded pieces are being removed from the mold, with the scraping member (22), on a side facing the molded piece, having an exterior surface (24) which is at least partially curved in cross sections, and preferably of continuously curved design with a constant radius.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming concrete includes a form having a slot configured to closely receive a plate. The slot is defined by one or more annular surfaces having central axes perpendicular to a direction in which the slot receives the plate. A method for forming same includes providing a sheet of form material; disposing a release layer on the sheet; cutting the sheet into a plurality of forms having a predetermined form height; and cutting a slot in each of each of the plurality of forms. Another apparatus for forming concrete includes a plate having a first portion and a second portion. A coating is disposed on the first portion. When disposed in a joint defined by a first volume of concrete and a second volume of concrete, the first volume of concrete adheres only to the coating and the second volume of concrete adheres only to the second portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions that feature improved preferential adhesion and release characteristics with respect to a substrate and a mold having imprinting material disposed therebetween. To that end, the compositions facilitate bifurcation of the imprinting into a surfactant-component-rich sub-portion and a surfactant-component-depleted sub-portion located between said surfactant-component-rich sub-portion and said substrate. This surfactant-component-rich sub-portion attenuates the adhesion forces between the mold and the imprinting material, once solidified.

Abstract: A stand for a solar tracker firmly holds the solar tracker and is movable for easy positioning. Hence, when a place for setting a base for the stand is hard to obtain, a pillar does not need to be constructed to fix the solar tracker.

Abstract: An image sensor package and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. For example, a mount holder is directly attached on an image sensor die, not a substrate. Here, on the mount holder, a lens or a barrel having lens are attached. Also, the mount holder is interlocked by an encapsulant, so that it is not easily separated from the image sensor. Accordingly, the width of the mount holder can be smaller than that of the image sensor die, so that the entire width of the image sensor package becomes smaller. Moreover, the electrically conductive wire is located at the outside of the mount holder and is perfectly surrounded by the encapsulant, thereby preventing the oxidization of the wire.

Abstract: An imager has one or more pixel circuits arranged to receive negatively biased control signals at one or more gates associated with charge holding regions to reduce dark current generation and flow.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of light-receiving parts arranged in an array in a substrate and performing photoelectric conversion on incident light; and a plurality of color separators each provided for adjacent four of the light-receiving parts arranged in two rows and two columns. In each of the color separators, absorption color filters and transmission color filters are combined.

Abstract: An imaging system includes a pixel that does not require a row select transistor. Instead, an operating voltage is selectively provided to the pixel's readout circuitry, and the readout circuitry provides output signals based on charge or voltage of a storage node. The operating voltage can be selectively provided to each row of a pixel array by a row driver. Each pixel includes a source follower transistor that provides an output signal on a column output line for readout. An anti-blooming transistor may be linked to each pixel's photosensor to provide an overflow path for electrons during charge integration, prior to transfer of charge to the pixel's storage node by a transfer transistor. Electrons not produced by an image are introduced to the photosensor prior to image acquisition, filling traps in the photosensor to reduce image degradation.

Abstract: An ambient light sensor testing module running on an information handling system verifies that an ambient light sensor managing brightness of an information handling system display is active and responding correctly. The testing module sets the display at first and second manually-selectable brightness levels and compares the brightness set from the first and second manually-selectable brightness levels when the ambient light sensor is engaged to set display brightness. An excessive difference between the brightness set by the ambient light sensor from the first and second manually-selectable brightness levels indicates a faulty ambient light sensor.

Abstract: Since a peripheral part of the sapphire plate 2 is airtightly thermally crimped to an end face (window peripheral part) of a kovar metal tube 1A surrounding a light entering window via a seal ring 7 made of aluminum, a lattice defect is prevented from occurring on the sapphire plate 2 due to diffusion of impurities on the sapphire plate 2. As a result, the generation of phosphorescence or fluorescence from the sapphire plate 2 is prevented in detecting an ultraviolet ray, and dark noise is reduced.

Abstract: A streak apparatus includes: a vacuum container 10 having an electron beam source 20 provided on one end side to emit an electron beam E and an output section 60 provided on the other end side to convert the electron beam into an image; an accelerating section 30 provided in the vacuum container to accelerate the electron beam; an irradiation optical system 40 for collecting and applying to-be-measured light R to the electron beam accelerated by the accelerating section; and a sweep section 50 provided between the accelerating section and the output section to sweep the electron beam having interacted with the to-be-measured light in a direction approximately perpendicular to the direction of a displacement of the electron beam generated through the interaction. This allows the streak apparatus to have a higher temporal resolution.

Abstract: An optical module includes: a light emitting element; an optical member having a first lens surface that focuses light emitted from the light emitting element, a reflection surface that reflects a part of the light and passes another part of the light focused by the first lens surface, and a refracting surface that refracts the light reflected by the reflection surface; and a photodetector element that receives the light passed through the refracting surface, wherein the first lens surface and the refracting surface are defined by a coaxial surface of revolution, the first lens surface has a protruded section at a center section thereof, and the refracting surface is formed in a region that surrounds the first lens surface in a plan view.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed toward optical encoder systems and corresponding methods. One aspect of the invention is directed toward an optical encoder system that includes an optical encoder device having an input wheel. The optical encoder device further includes at least one light emitter and at least one light sensor to detect rotational movement of the input wheel. In a further aspect, the optical encoder device is coupled to a vehicle. In a still further aspect, the optical encoder device can be coupled to a control inceptor in a vehicle. In yet a further aspect, optical encoder device can include a housing so that the optical encoder device is couplable to structure as a single modular unit.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a plurality of pixels, color filters disposed on a light-receiving surface of at least part of the plurality of pixels, infrared filters disposed on a light-receiving surface of the rest of the plurality of pixels, and a cutoff filter provided on the light-receiving surface of the plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a photoelectric conversion element having photoelectric conversion sensitivity in a wavelength range including a visible light region and an infrared light region. Each color filter transmits visible light. Each infrared filter transmits infrared light. The cutoff filter shields light components in a wavelength range of approximately 650 nm to approximately 750 nm.

Abstract: A vehicle occupant detection device includes light-receiving elements for receiving light from a vehicle interior, and a signal processing part for processing a signal detected by the light detecting elements. A vehicle occupant in the vehicle interior is detected by the signal detecting part on the basis of an image signal obtained by the light-receiving elements. The vehicle occupant detection device has a band-pass filter, which has a frequency range whose transmission band is substantially the same as a sunlight absorption spectrum band, and in which a wavelength of the light received by the light-receiving element is selected in accordance with the transmission band. An object that is to be detected and is present in the vehicle interior is accordingly imaged/detected by the vehicle occupant detection device using a certain wavelength region of near infrared light, and decreases in contrast in relation with sunlight are eliminated.

Abstract: A light source includes: a light source system includes: a light source unit producing a first pulsed light beam having a plurality of frequency components; a splitter splitting the first pulsed light beam into second and third pulsed light beams; a first photonic crystal fiber converting the split second pulsed light beam into a wider bandwidth; a second photonic crystal fiber converting the split third pulsed light beam into a wider bandwidth; a first adjuster adjusting a spectrum of the second pulsed light beam converted into the wider bandwidth; a phase adjuster matching phases of the second and third pulsed light beams converted into the wider bandwidth; and a superimposing unit superimposing the second pulsed light beam having the adjusted spectrum and the third pulsed light beam converted into the wider bandwidth.

Abstract: A backlight may include a light guide and a light input. The light guide may have a light reflection surface and a light emission surface. The light input may include a diverging wedge having a narrow end and opposing side surfaces extending to the narrow end. A light source well may be formed in the light input, and a light source may be disposed within the light source well. An encapsulant may be disposed about the light source, within the light source well. A specularly reflective film or layer may be disposed adjacent to but not in intimate contact with the opposing side surfaces and may reflect more than 80% of visible light incident on the multilayer polymeric mirror film.

Abstract: An optical encode includes: a rotary slit plate having a rotation angle detection track including an optical slit; a light source for applying light to the optical slit; light detecting elements for rotation angle detection and arranged at positions to which light emitted from the light source is applied to the optical slit, to detect the light emitted from the light source and passing through the optical slit; and light detecting elements for light amount monitoring arranged at locations on a circumference in corresponding relationship with positions to which light emitted from the light source is applied to the optical slit, to detect the light emitted from the light source and passing through the optical slit. The light detecting elements for light amount monitoring have an angular width that is an integer multiple of the angular interval of the light intensity distribution on surfaces of the light detecting elements for light amount monitoring.

Abstract: A scanned beam imager or laser scanner is operable to scan an object moving through its field-of-view. The system may include means for detecting direction and/or speed of the object. The velocity detection means may include sensors, an interface for receiving velocity information from other system elements, or image analysis that examines the skew, stretch, or compression in images. Responsive to object movement direction and speed, the scanned beam imager may alter its pixel capture rate and/or its scan rate to compensate. Alternatively or in combination, the imager may perform software-based image motion compensation. In some embodiments, the system may allow the image capture region to pace objects moving rapidly through its field-of-view.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for analyzing biological samples by means of a scanning microscope. According to said method, at least one screen dot is repeatedly and successively illuminated with a manipulating light beam and an exciting light beam. The interval between the time of illumination with the manipulating light beam and the time of illumination with the exciting light beam is modified, and the fluorescent light yield is measured in accordance with said interval.

Abstract: The invention provides a confocal microscope comprising a light source; a light scanning unit; an array device; a line-beam generating unit for imaging illumination light in the form of a straight line extending, on the array device, in a direction intersecting the scanning direction of the light scanning unit; an objective lens for imaging the illumination light reflected or transmitted at the array device on a specimen; a beamsplitter, between the array device and the light scanning unit, for splitting off from the illumination light detection light from the specimen; a two-dimensional image-acquisition unit for acquiring the split off detection light; and a control unit for controlling the light scanning unit and the array device, wherein the array device is disposed in an optically conjugate positional relationship with a focal plane of the objective lens, and the control unit performs control so as to synchronize the light scanning unit and the array device.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring light properties includes a housing defining a light input port; as well as a first light detector; a second light detector; and a coupling element. The first light detector is a single channel light detector or a multiple channel light detector. The second light detector is a multiple channel light detector. The coupling element is configured and arranged to selectively couple light incident from the light input port to one of the first light detector and the second light detector. As an alternative, a beam splitting element can be used instead of the coupling element. The beam splitting element receives light from the light input port and then splits the light and delivers a portion of the light to the first light detector and a portion of the light to the second light detector.

Abstract: A system for optical navigation includes an optical navigation sensor integrated circuit (IC) configured to generate image information for use in navigation sensing and a collapsible structure which sets the distance between the optical navigation sensor IC and a navigation surface and which can be expanded or collapsed as needed. The collapsible structure includes a collapse system configured to allow the collapsible structure to be in an expanded state or a collapsed state. The collapse structure has a smaller profile dimension in the collapsed state than in the expanded state. The collapsible structure is placed in the expanded state for navigation sensing and in the collapsed state for storage and/or charging.

Abstract: An image chip package structure includes a carrier member, an image sensing die, a protective shield and a plurality of wires. The image sensing die has a side connected to the carrier and an opposite side with an image sensing region and a plurality of die bonding pads around the image sensing region. The protective shield has a connecting portion and a top shield portion. The connecting portion is connected to the image sensing die between the image sensing region and the die bonding pads to isolate the image sensing region and the die bonding pads and to surround the image sensing region. The top shield portion is connected to the connecting portion and above the image sensing region. The wires electrically connect the die bonding pads of the image sensing die and the carrier member.

Abstract: The invention describes a system and method to separate ions (and charged particles) suspended in gas based on their ion electrical mobility. Most common ion mobility analyzers involve two parallel plate (or concentric cylinder) elements (electrodes) between which is imposed an electrical field perpendicular to a sheath gas flow field between the cylinders. Separation occurs because high mobility ions tend to follow the electrical field while low mobility ions tend to follow the flow field. This invention describes various configurations of electrical elements and sheath gas flow fields for ion mobility separation devices with unique performance characteristics. These characteristics include devices in which: the ion inlet and outlet are on the same element; the inlet and outlet are at the same voltage; the outlet is upstream from the inlet; the outlet is on the axis; the inlet is on the axis; and the ions are focused on the outlet.

Abstract: In a time-of-flight mass spectrometer with orthogonal ion injection performed by a pulser to which the ions are fed by an RF ion guide, compensation is provided for mass discrimination that occurs when the ions are injected into the pulser. This is accomplished by designing at least a part of the ion guide as an ion storage device, by emptying the filled ion storage device mass-selectively in ion groups, group-by-group, and by serially feeding the ion groups to the pulser with correct timing, using the mass selectivity of the pulser filling process to compensate for the mass discrimination.

Abstract: The invention provides an ultra-sonic jet multi-photon resonance ionization type mass analyzing device. The laser beam ionization mass analyzing device includes a pulsed gas ejecting device 12 for ejecting in pulse mode carrier gas containing sample molecules into a vacuum vessel 17, a laser beam irradiation system for irradiating laser beam for selective photo-reaction of sample molecules in said pulsed gas, repeller and extraction electrodes 18 and 19 generating an electric field for extraction of sample molecular ions generated by the photo reaction and a mass analyzing device 26 for mass analysis of extracted sample molecular ions. The laser beam irradiation system is set to irradiate laser beam to sample molecules near a position whereat a pressure time distribution of pulsed gas translating in the vacuum vessel 17 transitions from a flat-top pressure distribution to a triangular pressure distribution.

Abstract: A digester-evaporator interface for partially digesting a sample mixed in a solvent with an acid and for evaporating the solvent and the acid after partial digestion, said digester-evaporator including a digester portion and an evaporator portion.

Abstract: A device for modifying and/or rebalancing ionization in a fluid environment, both gaseous and liquid, capable of rebalancing some vital function of biological matter contained in the fluid environment itself, applicable to an electrical load powered by an electrical power source; the device is provided with a pair of inputs designed to be connected to the electrical power source, a pair of outputs designed to be connected to the electrical load, and at least one pair of electrical conductive elements mutually crossingly arranged and electrically insulated one from the other so that each is extended between an input (2) and a respective output and is crossed by at least one part of an electrical current absorbed by the electrical load.

Abstract: A sample analyzer including a MALDI ionization source, an ion mobility based filter for receiving ions from the MALDI ionization source and for providing a time-varying electric field through which select ions are passed, and a mass spectrometer for measuring the ion intensity of ions received from the ion mobility based filter.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer and a method of operating and building same is provided in which a hexapole component is deliberately added to a substantially quadrupole field. This can result in unwanted octopole and dipole fields also being added to the substantially quadrupole field. Modifications to the mass spectrometer as well as ways of operating the mass spectrometer are provided for dealing with the unwanted octopole and dipole fields.

Abstract: Methods of extracting a TEM sample from a substrate include milling a hole on the sample and inserting a probe into the hole. The sample adheres to the probe, and can be processed on transferred while on the probe. In another embodiment, the sample is freed from a substrate and adheres to a probe by electrostatic attraction. The sample is placed onto a TEM sample holder in a vacuum chamber.

Abstract: A scanning probe microscope probe is produced by depositing a raw-material film on the surface of a cone made of Si, etc. and growing a needle-like crystal by using the raw-material film by irradiating an energy beam to a point on the cone at a predetermined distance along the side surface from the cone tip under such conditions as not to melt the cone. Also, a charge density wave quantum phase microscope is provided which uses a probe made of a charge density wave crystal. Also, a charge density wave quantum interferometer is provided which uses the needle-like crystal formed from the charge density wave crystal. Also, the scanning probe microscope probe is formed from a pressure-induced superconducting substance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of inspecting a specimen surface. The method comprises the steps of generating a plurality of primary beams directed towards the specimen surface, focussing the plurality of primary beams onto respective loci on the specimen surface, collecting a plurality of secondary beams of charged particles originating from the specimen surface upon incidence of the primary beams, converting at least one of the collected secondary beams into an optical beam, and detecting the optical beam.

Abstract: Because a mirror electron imaging type inspection apparatus for obtaining an inspection object image with mirror electrons has been difficult to optimize inspection conditions, since the image forming principles of the apparatus are different from those of conventional SEM type inspection apparatuses. In order to solve the above conventional problem, the present invention has made it possible for the user to examine such conditions as inspection speed, inspection sensitivity, etc. intuitively by displaying the relationship among the values of inspection speed S, inspection object digital signal image pixel size D, inspection object image size L, and image signal acquisition cycle P with use of a time delay integration method as a graph on an operation screen. The user can thus determine a set of values of a pixel size, an inspection image width, and a TDI sensor operation cycle easily with reference to the displayed graph.

Abstract: It is to provide a technology that can quickly process many measurement points on a substrate by a primary charged particle beam. In a control system, with respect to each measurement point (irradiation position of the primary charged particle beam) on a wafer, a calculator obtains a probability of a surface potential at a relevant measurement point that is obtained from a surface potential distribution function of the wafer and is stored in a data storage unit. Based on the probability, the calculator determines an amplitude of a set parameter (for example, retarding voltage) of charged particle optics at the relevant measurement point. Then the calculator checks the focus state of the primary charged particle beam by changing the set parameter in the range of the determined amplitude, and determines the set parameter to be used for measurement.

Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide an improved electron beam apparatus with improvements in throughput, accuracy, etc.. One of the characterizing features of the electron beam apparatus of the present invention is that it has a plurality of optical systems, each of which comprises a primary electron optical system for scanning and irradiating a sample with a plurality of primary electron beams; a detector device for detecting a plurality of secondary beams emitted by irradiating the sample with the primary electron beams; and a secondary electron optical system for guiding the secondary electron beams from the sample to the detector device; all configured so that the plurality of optical systems scan different regions of the sample with their primary electron beams, and detect the respective secondary electron beams emitted from each of the respective regions. This is what makes higher throughput possible.

Abstract: An electron beam inspection apparatus in which the order of inspection is determined to shorten the inspection time is disclosed. The order of inspection is determined by minimizing the total of the moving time and the inspection time as well as by simply optimizing the covered distance. At the time of preparing a recipe to determine the inspection points and the order of inspection, the sequence of a series of inspection points sequentially inspected is changed to optimize the order of inspection. Not only the sequence which minimizes the covered distance is determined but also the order of inspection of the inspection points is optimized in accordance with the charged state, warping of the wafer, the delivery position and other situations.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technique enabling to control fringe spacing s and an interference width W independently of each other, which are important parameters for an interferometer using an electron biprism. In the present invention, two electron biprisms 9u, 9b are used in two stages along the optical axis, and fringe spacing s and an interference width W are controlled independently of each other by controlling a voltage applied to an electrode of each of the electron biprisms. Also Fresnel diffraction can be suppressed.

Abstract: The described method and device serve to remotely communicate or control by using photoluminescent or thermoluminescent molecules. A number of samples containing the photoluminescent or thermoluminescent molecules are irradiated simultaneously and together by gamma, X, ultraviolet or visible rays emitted in a cascading manner from an atomic source or from the target of a linear particle accelerator or of a nonlinear crystal. When the samples are separated, one of them is stimulated, i.e. the master, by a conventional method of infrared or white illumination or by heating, and the partially correlated luminescence of the other(s), i.e. the slaves, is measured. No method exists for interfering between the master and slaves. The slave(s) is/are the only one(s) that can instantaneously receive the signal of the master across all media and at all distances. The method and devices are provided, in particular, for use in communications or control applications.

Abstract: An infrared sensor manufacturing method according to this invention includes a step of forming a bridge structure of an insulating material on an Si substrate, a step of forming a vanadium oxide thin film on the bridge structure by a dry film forming method, a step of irradiating laser light onto the vanadium oxide thin film to thereby change material properties thereof, a step of forming the vanadium oxide thin film with the changed material properties into a bolometer resistor having a predetermined pattern, and a step of forming a protective layer of an insulating material so as to cover the bolometer resistor having the predetermined pattern and the bridge structure.

Abstract: A microbolometer sensor has a first cantilever supported above a substrate and formed of a bimaterial so as to deform in a first direction in response to incident radiation, and a second cantilever supported above the substrate and formed of a bimaterial so oriented as to cause the second cantilever to deflect oppositely to the first cantilever in response to radiation. The first and second cantilevers have a spacing therebetween that varies as a function of radiation incident on said first and second cantilevers. Means for sensing the deflection of the first and second cantilevers to provide an indication of the incident radiation is provided. A process of forming a micromechanical cantilever structure is also providing by irradiating a cantilever with an ion beam, whereby the cantilever is flattened. Also, the cantilever can be annealed in a rapid thermal annealing process to flatten the cantilever.

Abstract: A light control system and method for a film viewer (10). The viewer (10) includes an infrared emitter (50) with an infrared detector (52) in communication with a microprocessor (34). When a radiograph (40) is inserted within the film viewer (10), the radiograph (10) is interposed between the emitter (50) and detector (52). The microprocessor (34) detects a change in the emissions sensed by the detector (52) and illuminates the viewer (10). The invention also provides a film holder (16) that includes a plurality of rollers (60) interposed between the holder (16) and the screen (14).

Abstract: A gas sensor apparatus for detecting the presence of selected or target gases which has a Quantum Ferroelectric Copolymer sensing element, which is bombarded with infrared radiation and in the presence of a target gas provides an electrical output dependent upon the infrared absorption band of the target gas.

Abstract: In a radiation image phosphor or scintillator panel having as a layer arrangement of consecutive layers upon a support layer or a support, a phosphor or scintillator layer comprising needle-shaped phosphor or scintillator crystals, and a protective layer, the said support layer is a polished pure titanium sheet or titanium alloy sheet, or the said support comprises a polished pure titanium layer or titanium alloy layer.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for determination of positron-emission measurement information about a body area which is affected by at least one periodic movement process of an examination object during the course of positron-emission tomography. In at least one embodiment, the method includes a positron-emission measurement being carried out in the body area to be examined of the examination object in order to determine functional positron-emission measurement information, and recording, at the same time as the positron-emission measurement, anatomical measurement information about the body area to be examined is recorded, restricted to one recording plane, for at least one measurement time period, using an anatomical imaging method with high time resolution, in particular using a computed-tomography method.