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An organic EL element includes an organometallic complex including a rhenium atom; one ligand which has a coordinated nitrogen atom and a coordinated oxygen atom, each coordinated with the rhenium atom, and has at least one π conjugation part; and the other ligand coordinated with the rhenium atom in such a way that the ligand saturates the coordination number of the rhenium atom and the charge of the whole organometallic complex is neutral.

A reduced area imaging device is provided which utilizes selected charge integration periods. Various configurations of the imaging device are provided which locate the elements of the imagine device at desired locations. Regardless of the particular arrangement or configuration of the imaging device, selected charge integration periods are incorporated. The imaging device can be defined as a CMOS-CID device wherein a user may select an appropriate integration period in order to enhance the viewed image to a desired level of brightness. Particularly in fluorescence guided endoscopy and fluorescence assisted surgery, the ability to vary and select particular charge integration periods improves these processes.

A neurological control system for modulating activity of any component or structure comprising the entirety or portion of the nervous system, or any structure interfaced thereto, generally referred to herein as a “nervous system component.” The neurological control system generates neural modulation signals delivered to a nervous system component through one or more neuromodulators to control neurological state and prevent neurological signs and symptoms. Such treatment parameters may be derived from a neural response to previously delivered neural modulation signals sensed by one or more sensors, each configured to sense a particular characteristic indicative of a neurological or psychiatric condition.

A method and apparatus of lighting a marine habitat for growth utilizing an LED light system. The light system includes an LED light source, a power supply for such light source and a controller for controlling the activation status and the intensity of the LED light source.

A system and method for endoscopic optical imaging using an endo-robot is provided. The method for performing endoscopic optical imaging using a capsule endoscope comprises: navigating the capsule endoscope through a lumen of a patient that has been introduced with an optical contrast agent; illuminating a portion of the lumen that is not penetrable by an external light source with light emitted from the capsule endoscope to enhance an image intensity of the portion of the lumen; and powering the capsule endoscope with an externally applied magnetic field.

A neurological control system for modulating activity of any component or structure comprising the entirety or portion of the nervous system, or any structure interfaced thereto, generally referred to herein as a “nervous system component.” The neurological control system generates neural modulation signals delivered to a nervous system component through one or more neuromodulators, comprising intracranial (IC) stimulating electrodes and other actuators, in accordance with treatment parameters. Such treatment parameters may be derived from a neural response to previously delivered neural modulation signals sensed by one or more sensors, each configured to sense a particular characteristic indicative of a neurological or psychiatric condition.

Disclosed is an apparatus for autonomously compressing, phase-compensating and waveform-shaping an ultrashort light pulse that is fast and high in sensitivity in compensating for phase fluctuations and allows the use of a usual laser light source that is low in light intensity and has large temporal fluctuations in phase. The apparatus comprises: a pulsed light source (2); a spectroscopic spatial dispersing device (4) for spatially dispersing a light pulse (3) emitted from the pulsed light source (2) into spectral components thereof; a spatial light modulator (5) for adding a phase to each of the spectral components of the spatially dispersed light pulse (3); a multiplexer (6) for combining the phase added spectral components of the light pulse (3) together to form a composite output light pulse (7); a modified SPIDER device (8) for forming a spectral interference figure from a portion of the composite output light pulse (7); and a feedback device (9) for detecting a spectral phase from the spectral interference figure and feeding a signal representing a difference between the detected spectral phase and a pre-established phase back to the spatial light modulator (5). The modified SPIDER device (8) comprises: a pulsed light source for a chirped light pulse (8a); a delay unit (8c) for delaying a light pulse (8b) from the pulsed light source (8a) with an adjustable delay time; a dispersive medium (28) for forming a chirped light pulse (29) from the light pulse whose delay time is adjusted by the delay unit (8c); a replica pulse former (24) for forming from a portion of the output light pulse (7) a pair of replica light pulses (24a, 24b) one delayed after the other; a nonlinear optical crystal (31) for frequency-mixing the two replica pulses (24a, 24b) with the chirped light pulse (29); a spectrometer (8e) for forming an interference figure of the resultant two frequency-mixed replica light pulses; and an image reader (8f) for reading the interference figure of the two frequency-mixed replica light pulses.

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a plasma electron source apparatus. The apparatus comprises a cathode discharge chamber in which a plasma is generated, an exit hole provided in said cathode discharge chamber from which electrons from the plasma are extracted by an accelerating field provided between said cathode discharge chamber and an anode, at least one plasma confinement device, and a switching mechanism for switching the at least one plasma confinement device between a first value allowing for electron extraction from the plasma and a second value prohibiting electron extraction from the plasma. Associated methods are also provided.

A system for direct injection of selected thermal-infrared (IR) wavelength radiation or energy into food items for a wide range of processing purposes is provided. These purposes may include heating, raising or maintaining the temperature of the food articles. The system is especially applicable to operations that require or benefit from the ability to irradiate at specifically selected wavelengths or to pulse or inject the radiation. The system is particularly advantageous when functioning at higher speeds and in a non-contact environment with the target.

An antenna apparatus used in a wireless communication medium or a wireless communication medium processing apparatus constructed by a constitution of including a magnetic member in which a magnetic ceramic powder is used as a major component thereof and which is provided with flexibility, an antenna formed at a surface or inside of the magnetic member, and a matching circuit of the antenna formed at the surface or the inside of the magnetic member.

A system and method for limiting emittance growth in an electron beam is disclosed. The system includes an emitter element configured to generate an electron beam and an extraction electrode positioned adjacent to the emitter element to extract the electron beam out therefrom, the extraction electrode including an opening therethrough. The system also includes a meshed grid disposed in the opening of the extraction electrode to enhance intensity and uniformity of an electric field at a surface of the emitter element and an emittance compensation electrode (ECE) positioned adjacent to the meshed grid on the side of the meshed grid opposite that of the emitter element and configured to control emittance growth of the electron beam.

The present invention provides methods for hermetically sealing luminescent nanocrystals, as well as compositions and containers comprising hermetically sealed luminescent nanocrystals. By hermetically sealing the luminescent nanocrystals, enhanced lifetime and luminescence can be achieved.

The present invention relates to a light-emitting device including a light source, a first light-emitting material spaced apart from the light source, and at least one additional light-emitting material. The first light-emitting material includes low reabsorbing semiconductor nanocrystals having an emission-center core, an exterior protective shell, and at least one inner light-absorbing shell. The device is useful for efficiently producing white light having a high color rendering index.

A method and apparatus of lighting a marine habitat for growth utilizing an LED light system. The light system includes an LED light source, a power supply for such light source and a controller for controlling the activation status and the intensity of the LED light source.

A security document with optically excitable dyes for authenticity checking. Dyes are applied to or embedded in the security documents. The dyes are advantageously embedded in a carrier material which in conjunction with the dyes forms a laser-active element. Certain optically excitable dyes are incorporated in a security document in such a way that when the security and / or sensitive document is optically excited, the dyes embedded in the security and / or sensitive document resonate with the material of the securities and secure documents, so that a well-defined narrow spectrum of all excited materials is emitted.

A touch device includes a patterned sensing electrode structure, an insulating layer and a patterned common electrode layer. The patterned sensing electrode structure is disposed on a surface of a substrate, defining a plurality of displaying regions and a light-shielding region. The patterned sensing electrode structure corresponds to the light-shielding region, and exposes the displaying regions. The insulating layer covers the patterned sensing electrode structure. The patterned common electrode layer is disposed on the insulating layer, and the patterned common electrode layer includes a plurality of electrode portions corresponding to the displaying regions and a plurality of connecting portions disposed between the adjacent electrode portions and electrically connected to the electrode portions.

To provide a phosphor having an emission characteristic such that a peak wavelength of light emission is in a range from 580 to 680 nm, and having a high emission intensity, and having a flat excitation band with high efficiency for excitation light in a broad wavelength range from ultraviolet to visible light (wavelength range from 250 nm to 550 nm). For example, Ca3N2(2N), AlN(3N), Si3N4(3N), Eu2O3(3N) are prepared, and after weighing and mixing a predetermined amount of each raw material, raw materials are fired at 1500° C. for 6 hours, thus obtaining the phosphor including a product phase expressed by a composition formula CaAlSiN3:Eu and having an X-ray diffraction pattern satisfying a predetermined pattern.

A direction in which a drive transmission acts on a driving member and a coupling member at a coupling portion is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a direction in which the drive transmission acts on the coupling member and a driven member at a coupling portion. In both of the coupling portions, spaces are provided so that the driving member and the coupling member, and the coupling member and the driven member, can be respectively coupled to each other under a state in which mutual displacement is permitted in a direction that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to each drive transmission action direction.

A system for detecting and analyzing chemical and biological aerosols. A beam of radiation is used to radiate a target cloud including the aerosol. The radiation energy that is absorbed by the cloud is thermalized by collisional energy transfer between the molecules that absorb the radiation to generate heat. The wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation is selected to be in resonance with the absorption lines of water or oxygen molecules in the cloud, or to be in resonance with absorption lines of known target molecules in the cloud to generate the heat. An increase in the cloud temperature increases the emission intensity of the molecules against the background, resulting in improved detection of the target molecules in the aerosol. A tracking telescope collects the thermal emissions generated by the radiation beam. A spectrometer receives the emissions from the cloud and generates an emission spectrum.

A reduced sodium salty taste composition for reduction of sodium chloride in food contains sodium chloride, at least one of a food acid and a salt of a food acid, at least one of an amino acids and a salt of an amino acid, and can additionally contain potassium chloride, yeast extract, sweeteners, and flavors. A food containing the reduced sodium salty taste composition and a process for making the reduced sodium salty taste composition are disclosed.

To provide a phosphor having a broad emission spectrum in a range of blue color (peak wavelength from 400 nm to 500 nm), having a broad and flat excitation band in the range of near ultraviolet / ultraviolet, and having excellent emission efficiency and emission intensity / luminance. The phosphor is expressed by a general composition formula MmAaBbOoNn:Z (where element M is more than one kind of element having bivalent valency, element A is more than one kind of element having tervalent valency, element B is more than one kind of element having tetravalent valency, O is oxygen, N is nitrogen, and element Z is more than one kind of element acting as an activator.), satisfying 5.0<(a+b) / m<9.0, 0≦a / m≦2.0, 0≦o<n, n=2 / 3m+a+4 / 3b−2 / 3o, and having an emission spectrum with a maximum peak wavelength from 400 nm to 500 nm under an excitation of the light in a wavelength range from 350 nm to 430 nm.

A spatial light modulator has: a support substrate that has an electrode layer; and a movable thin film that has at least an electrode layer, and that is opposingly placed above the support substrate with being separated by a predetermined gap distance in a manner that the movable thin film is flexurally deformable toward the support substrate, and in which a predetermined driving voltage is applied between the electrode layer of the support substrate and the electrode layer of the movable thin film to cause the movable thin film to be deflected toward the support substrate by an electrostatic force acting between the electrode layers. A returning electrode is disposed on an side of the movable thin film opposite to the side which is opposed to the support substrate to apply an electrostatic force of attracting the movable thin film when a driving voltage is applied.

A light guide assembly, as a linear light source, includes a light guide bar connected to a light source assembly and a reflective housing encasing the light guide bar. One surface of the light guide bar is a light-scattering / light-emission surface, and other surfaces are all reflective. The emission plane has gradually changing indentations for adjusting the light refractive and reflecting indexes to ensure the light uniformity. The reflective housing covering the light guide bar is used for enhancing the light reflection and intensity. An opening is formed in the reflective housing corresponding to the emission plane of the light guide bar, and a reflecting flange is formed at one side of the opening. Combined with the sloping and notched emission plane, light with high intensity and uniformity can be obtained, and the uniformity of beaming light within the beaming light's effective focal range can also be improved.

Color purity of a light emitting element is improved without an adverse effect such as reduction in voltage and luminance efficiency. The light emitting element has a light emitting laminated body including a light emitting layer between a pair of electrodes. A buffer layer is provided to be in contact with at least one of the electrodes. One of the electrodes is an electrode having high reflectance and the other is a translucent electrode. By employing a translucent electrode, light can be transmitted and reflected. An optical distance between the electrodes is adjusted in accordance with a thickness of the buffer layer, and accordingly, light can be resonated between the electrodes. The buffer layer is made of a composite material including an organic compound and a metal compound; therefore, voltage and luminance efficiency of the light emitting element is not affected even if a distance between the electrodes becomes long.

A two step method of coloring hair is described. The hair is first contacted for a period of time with a dye precursor mixture containing an oxidative dye, specific fatty components and one or more water miscible organic solvents. Color is then developed in a second step by contacting the hair with one or more oxidizing agents. Greater color intensity and longevity are achieved when the fatty component in the dye precursor mixture contains at least one fatty amine and the fatty ingredients and organic solvents satisfy the relationship, ΣFC<0.037(ΣOS)2−3.35(ΣOS)+63, where ΣFC and ΣOS are respectively the total weight of fatty ingredients and the total weight of water miscible organic solvents in the precursor mixture.

An Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization (APCI) source interfaced to a mass spectrometer is configured with a corona discharge needle positioned inside the APCI inlet probe assembly. Liquid sample flowing into the APCI inlet probe is nebulized and vaporized prior to passing through the corona discharge region all contained in the APCI inlet probe assembly Ions produced in the corona discharge region are focused toward the APCI probe centerline to maximize ion transmission through the APCI probe exit. External electric fields penetrating into the APCI probe exit end opening providing additional centerline focusing of sample ions exiting the APCI probe. The APCI probe is configured to shield the electric field from the corona discharge region while allowing penetration of an external electric field to focus APCI generated ions into an orifice into vacuum for mass to charge analysis. Ions that exit the APCI probe are directed only by external electric fields and gas flow maximizing ion transmission into a mass to charge analyzer. The new APCI probe can be configured to operate as a stand alone APCI source inlet probe, as a reagent ion gun for ionizing samples introduced on solids or liquid sample probes or through gas inlets in a multiple function ion source or as the APCI portion of a combination Electrospray and APCI multiple function ion source. Sample ions and gas phase reagent ions are generated in the APCI probe from liquid or gas inlet species or mixtures of both.

A light guide assembly as a linear light source for enhancing the uniformity of beaming light within the beaming light's effective focal range comprising a light guide bar connected to a light source assembly and a reflective housing encasing the light guide bar. One surface of the light guide bar is a light-scattering / light-emission surface, and other surfaces are all reflective. The emission plane has gradually changing indentations for adjusting the light refractive and reflecting indexes to ensure the light uniformity. The reflective housing covering the light guide bar is used for enhancing the light reflection and intensity. An opening is formed in the reflective housing corresponding to the emission plane of the light guide bar, and a reflecting flange is formed at one side of the opening. Combined with the sloping and notched emission plane, light with high intensity and uniformity can be obtained, and the uniformity of beaming light within the beaming light's effective focal range can also be improved.

An image capturing system, image processing system, and camera in which color can be precisely corrected to realize invariability of color through simple calibration while decreasing the area of a reference image part. The system comprises a camera having a lens, an image capturing system device, and a reflecting surface. Reference signal values (rn, gn, bn) are determined by averaging the intensities of the reflected lights of a reference scene received by the image capturing system device from the respective color channels of a plurality of pixel parts. The reference signal values represent the light source color, and a main image is corrected using the reference signal values.