FreshPatents.com: Radiant energy - USPTO Class 250 Patent Applications UpdateUSPTO Class 250 - Radiant energyApparatus and method for analyzing contaminants on wafer- July 3, 2008 Provided is an apparatus and method for analyzing contaminants on a wafer. The apparatus includes: a wafer holder for supporting a wafer on which contaminants to be analyzed are located, a laser ablation device for irradiating a laser to the wafer to extract a discrete specimen from the wafer, an...http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-and-method-for-analyzing-contaminants-on-wafer-dt200... Light gathering apparatus- July 3, 2008 Devices, systems and methods for radiation treatment are disclosed herein. The device may include a light gathering element having an outer surface, a portion of the outer surface of the light gathering element being substantially omni-directional. A portion of the outer surface of light gathering element is coupled to an...http://www.freshpatents.com/Light-gathering-apparatus-dt20080626ptan20080149841.php Tandem differential mobility spectrometers and mass spectrometer for enhanced analysis- July 3, 2008 The invention relates generally to systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples and, more particularly, to systems using tandem differential mobility spectrometers in combination with a mass analyzer to enhance the analysis process of constituents of a sample....http://www.freshpatents.com/Tandem-differential-mobility-spectrometers-and-mass-spectromet... Beam apparatus- July 3, 2008 A beam apparatus has a beam source producing a primary electron beam, an objective lens focusing the beam onto an observed sample, and at least one condenser lens mounted between the beam source and the objective lens. The condenser lens operates such that the beam forms one crossover point between...http://www.freshpatents.com/Beam-apparatus-dt20080626ptan20080149831.php Illumination system, lithographic apparatus, mirror, method of removing contamination from a mirror and device manufacturing method- July 3, 2008 An EUV illumination system, for example, for use in a photolithographic apparatus is configured to condition a radiation beam. A hydrogen radical source configured to supply gas containing hydrogen or hydrogen radicals into the illumination system. The hydrogen gas is effective to remove carbonaceous contamination from the surface of a...http://www.freshpatents.com/Illumination-system-lithographic-apparatus-mirror-method-of-re... Electron microscope and combined illumination lens- July 3, 2008 An object of the present invention is to provide an electron microscope that employs a hologram of a diffraction pattern to reconstruct a microscopic image involving no imaging aberration due to image forming lenses, as well as a combined illumination lens used for such an electron microscope. The electron microscope...http://www.freshpatents.com/Electron-microscope-and-combined-illumination-lens-dt20080626p... Dial-phoswich hybrid system for remote sensing of radioactive plumes in order to evaluate external dose rate- July 3, 2008 An interactive combination of Phoswich detector array (PDA) and differential absorption lidar (DIAL) is proposed to trace the unknown radioactive plumes released into the atmosphere from a reactor stack, containment of the nuclear power plants, radioisotope separation laboratories, reprocessing plants or the uranium conversion facilities. The hybrid system represents a...http://www.freshpatents.com/Dial-phoswich-hybrid-system-for-remote-sensing-of-radioactive-... Method and apparatus for providing radiation shielding for non-invasive inspection systems- July 3, 2008 Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for providing radiation shielding for non-invasive inspection systems. An embodiment of the apparatus may include a radiation shield having a plurality of slats, where each of the plurality of slats comprises a radiation attenuating material. The radiation shield may further include a support...http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-providing-radiation-shielding-for-non... Optical frost sensor- July 3, 2008 The present invention relates to a device and method for operating a fully automatic, on demand refrigeration defrost cycle and controlling the frost build-up on the evaporative surfaces of both medium temperature (above freezing), and low temperature (below freezing) refrigeration devices or on any system or device requiring control by...http://www.freshpatents.com/Optical-frost-sensor-dt20080626ptan20080149837.php External light shielding film and optical filter for display apparatus having the same- July 3, 2008 Disclosed is an external light shielding film. The external light shielding film comprises a transparent substrate; and an external light shielding pattern formed on a surface of the transparent substrate and including a plurality of external light shielding parts. Each of the plurality of external light shielding parts has a...http://www.freshpatents.com/External-light-shielding-film-and-optical-filter-for-display-a... |