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A device and method are provided for needle penetrating and filling a chamber with a predetermined substance, and laser resealing a resulting needle hole in the device. A needle penetrable and laser resealable portion of the device is pierceable with a needle to form a needle aperture therethrough to fill the chamber through the needle, and is laser resealable to hermetically seal the needle aperture by applying laser radiation at a predetermined wavelength and power thereto. The needle penetrable and laser resealable portion defines a predetermined wall thickness in an axial direction thereof, and includes a thermoplastic that substantially prevents the formation of particles released into the chamber from the needle penetrable and laser resealable portion during penetration by and withdrawal of the needle. The thermoplastic includes a predetermined amount of pigment that allows the thermoplastic to substantially absorb laser radiation at the predetermined wavelength, substantially prevent the passage of radiation through the predetermined wall thickness thereof, and hermetically seal a needle aperture formed in the needle penetration region thereof in a predetermined time period.

A method for recovering lithium as lithium hydroxide by feeding an aqueous stream containing lithium ions to a bipolar electrodialysis cell, wherein the cell forms a lithium hydroxide solution. An apparatus or system for practicing the method is also provided.

A stamper / imprinter for use in performing thermal imprint lithography of a substrate / workpiece surface to form a pattern of features in first portions of the surface intended to receive the pattern, without incurring random formation of undesired, disordered features in second portions of the substrate / workpiece surface not intended to receive the pattern, comprising an imprinting surface configured to substantially prevent formation of gaps between the imprinting surface and the second portions of the surface during stamping / imprinting. Embodiments include stampers / imprinters with a multilevel imprinting surface comprises a first portion having a first level for forming the pattern of features in the first portions of the surface and a second portion having a second level for substantially preventing formation of gaps between the imprinting surface and the second portions of the surface during stamping / imprinting.

A method of making an OLED device includes forming a color filter array over one surface of a substrate; forming by an evaporation process an anode over the second surface of the substrate and a hole-transporting layer over the anode; moving one or more coated donor elements into a transfer position relative to the hole-transporting layer and transferring emissive material from the donor elements onto the hole-transporting layer to form a light-emitting layer which is capable of emitting white light; and coating by an evaporation process a cathode over the light-emitting layer.

Methods are provided for the use of gallium in the treatment or prevention of inflammatory arthritis conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis.

Methods of controlling calcium intake and phosphate metabolism and metabolic acidosis in patients suffering from renal failure and associated hyperphosphatemia or patients predisposed to development of a hyperphosphatemic condition are provided. The method in accordance with this invention comprises administering to a patient a calcium glutarate compound. Therapeutic benefit can be realized in accordance with such method by administering the compound orally to a patient to increase available calcium and contact and bind with ingested phosphate in the patient's digestive tract, and thereby prevent its intestinal absorption.

The present invention provides a stabilized pharmaceutical preparation of a 4-amino-3-substituted-butanoic acid derivative which can be obtained by incorporating an amino acid as a stabilizer.

A lock piston (13) of a locking mechanism (11) includes a flow path limiting-opening mechanism (14) provided on an outer peripheral side of a piston rod (7), an annular stopper (19) for supporting the flow path limiting-opening mechanism (14) from a piston (6) side, and a restriction ring (20) for restricting a fitting cylindrical body (15) of the flow path limiting-opening mechanism (14) from moving to a rod guide (9) side, the restriction ring (20) being fitted to a second annular groove (7B) of the piston rod (7). The restriction ring (20) is inserted along an outer peripheral side of the piston rod (7) from an upper end side of the piston rod (7), and fitted and fixed into the second annular groove (7B).

This invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising an acrylic or polyester resin (A); a curing agent (B); and a blocked isocyanate group-containing urethane resin emulsion (C) having a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 to 50,000, which is prepared using a polyisocyanate component and a polyol component as starting materials, the polyisocyanate component comprising an alicyclic diisocyanate, and the polyol component comprising a polycarbonate diol in an amount of 50 mass % or more, based on the total amount of the polyol component; (i) when the component (A) is an acrylic resin, the aqueous coating composition comprising the component (C) in an amount of, as solids content, 20 to 60 mass %, based on the total solids content of the components (A), (B) and (C); and (ii) when the component (A) is a polyester resin, the aqueous coating composition comprising the component (C) in an amount of, as solids content, 10 to 50 mass %, based on the total solids content of the components (A), (B) and (C).

A method of operating a gas turbine engine for testing, comprising: providing an aircraft on a tarmac, the aircraft having a gas turbine engine with an inlet; selecting a power setting for the engine that is capable of producing a vortex between the inlet and the tarmac; and inhibiting formation of the vortex. A suppressor for preventing a vortex between an inlet of a gas turbine engine on an aircraft and a tarmac. The suppressor comprises: a base facing the tarmac; and an inclined surface extending in a direction from the tarmac towards the inlet at an angle to the base. The suppressor prevents formation of the vortex.

This invention relates to an apparatus and method to electrostatically charge or neutralize particles conveyed in a pneumatic stream. More particularly the invention is drawn to an apparatus that has at least two longitudinal chambers separated from each other with a plate electrode. Within each chamber is at least one corona charging electrode with multiple discharge points and at least one power level zone. The apparatus divides a single gas stream into a multiple streams where corona discharge polarizes or neutralizes particles with a similar or dissimilar polarity causing coalescing or separation of the particles as they exit the charging chambers.

The invention relates to the identification of pharmacological agents to be used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related pathological conditions. Methods and compositions for treatment of conditions caused by amyloidosis, Aβ-mediated ROS formation, or both, such as Alzheimer's disease, are disclosed.

An electrolytic cell or other containment structure having a permanent resin and Fiber Reinforced Polymer liner. The liner is permanently adhered to a cleaned and primed surface and contains one or both of woven fabric and chopped fibers.

A vertical Hall effect apparatus, including methods thereof. A substrate layer can be provided upon which an epitaxial layer is formed. The epitaxial layer is surrounded vertically by one or more isolation layers. Additionally, an oxide layer can be formed above the epitaxial layer. A plurality of Hall effect elements can be formed within the epitaxial layer(s) and below the oxide layer, wherein the Hall effect elements sense the components of an arbitrary magnetic field in the plane of the wafer and perpendicular to the current flow in the hall element. A plurality of field plates can be formed above the oxide layer to control the inherited offset due to geometry control and processing of the vertical Hall effect apparatus, while preventing the formation of an output voltage of the vertical Hall effect apparatus at zero magnetic fields thereof.

The compositions of this invention are microemulsions having a. a surfactant consisting essentially of a mixture of one or more alkoxylated amines or alkoxylated quaternary ammonium salts and one or more preferably branched carboxylic acids or salts thereof, b. a solvent or oil that is liquid at 25° C. and is insoluble in water, and c. water, wherein an optically clear isotropic microemulsion is formed.

A method for fabricating an isolation layer in a semiconductor device is disclosed. The disclosed method comprises steps of: forming a trench on a semiconductor substrate; forming a flowing insulating layer within the trench; making the insulating layer precise; and forming a precise insulating layer over an upper surface of the whole structure on which the flowing insulating layer is formed. According to the method of fabricating an isolation layer in a semiconductor device, occurrence of fine pores at adjacent active regions of sidewalls in a trench can be prevented.

Methods for making comb-type antithrombotic conjugate wherein substantially all side chains of water soluble poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) are extended by ring-opening polymerization to form a copolymer wherein substantially all terminals are conjugated to an antithrombotic molecule. In addition, a method is provided for applying a coating comprising a comb-type anti-thrombotic conjugate to at least a portion of an implantable device to prevent or reduce the formation of thrombosis on the surface of the device. A first or sub-layer of the coating is prepared by mixing a polymeric material and a biologically active agent with a solvent, thereby forming a homogeneous solution. A second or outer layer comprising a comb-type anti-thrombotic conjugate may be applied over the inner drug-containing layers using, for example, a dip coating or spray coating process. Alternatively the comb-type antithrombotic conjugate may be used as a matrix material to encapsulate a pharmaceutical agent to form microspheres or nanospheres before depositing the microspheres or nanospheres onto a medical device.

A heated flow conditioning system includes a flow conditioner comprising a plurality of apertures and a flange, the flange surrounding said plurality of holes and comprising a first open-ended groove; and a spacer ring comprising a second open-ended groove. The first and the second open-ended grooves are configured to be connectable to each other, thereby forming a fluid channel for at least one heating medium.

A selective segment via plating process for manufacturing a circuit board selectively interconnects inner conductive layers as separate segments within the same via. Plating resist is applied to a conductive layer of an inner core and then stripped off after an electroless plating process. Stripping of the electroless plating on the plating resist results in a plating discontinuity on the via wall. In a subsequent electroplating process, the plug non-conductive layer can not be plated due to the plating discontinuity. The resulting circuit board structure has separate electrically interconnected segments within the via.

A method for preventing the formation of watermark defects includes the steps of forming a pad oxide, a silicon nitride layer and a silicon oxynitride layer over a semiconductor substrate. A photoresist mask is formed over the resulting structure, with the silicon oxynitride layer being used as an anti-reflective coating during exposure of the photoresist material. An etch is performed through the photoresist mask, thereby forming a trench in the substrate. The photoresist mask is stripped, and the silicon oxynitride layer is conditioned. For example, the silicon oxynitride layer may be conditioned by a rapid thermal anneal in the presence of oxygen or nitrogen. A wet clean step is subsequently performed to remove a native oxide layer in the trench. The conditioned silicon oxynitride layer prevents the formation of watermarks during the wet clean process.

A processing method for fabricating silicide is provided. First of all, a semiconductor structure having a semiconductor surface and an insulation surface is provided. Next, an epitaxial layer on the semiconductor surface is formed. And, the semiconductor structure is treated. The treat step is that the removal rate of the insulation surface is faster than the removal rate of the epitaxial layer. Then, a metal layer on the epitaxial layer is formed. Finally, heating the epitaxial layer forms silicide. The treatment step prevents the insulation surface from the formation of the silicide so as to reduce the degradation of device characteristics.

A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a liquid crystal area defined within a display area by a sealant, and a non-display area formed in an outer part of the display area, and at least one bubble trap arranged in the outer part of the sealant within the non-display area and patterned to have a concave surface facing toward outside of the non-display area.

A method of fabricating a shallow trench isolation structure is disclosed. On a substrate, a pad oxide layer and a mask layer are successively formed. The pad oxide layer, the mask layer and a portion of the substrate are patterned to form a trench. After performing a rapid wet thermal process, a liner layer is formed on the exposed surface of the substrate, including the exposed silicon surface of the substrate in the trench and sidewalls and the surface of the mask layer. An oxide layer is deposited over the trench and the substrate and fills the trench. A planarization process is performed until the mask layer is exposed. The mask layer and the pad oxide layer are removed to complete the shallow trench isolation structure.

A method for fabricating an NMOS transistor is disclosed. First, a substrate having a gate structure thereon is provided. A carbon implantation process is performed thereafter by implanting carbon atoms into the substrate for forming a silicon carbide region in the substrate. Subsequently, a source / drain region is formed surrounding the gate structure. By conducting a carbon implantation process into the substrate and a corresponding amorphorized implantation process before or after the carbon implantation process is completed, the present invention eliminates the need of forming a recess for accommodating an epitaxial layer composed of silicon carbide while facilitates the formation of silicon carbide from the combination of both implantation processes.

A conductive layer is formed in or on a substrate. A first metal film is then formed on the substrate including the conductive layer. The substrate is then subjected to heat treatment to allow the first metal film to react with the conductive layer to thereby form a silicide film selectively on the conductive layer. A second metal film is then formed only on the silicide film by selective CVD. An insulating film is then formed over the substrate including the second metal film. A predetermined region of the insulating film is removed to form a contact hole reaching the second metal film. The inside of the contact hole is cleaned to remove a degenerated layer formed on the surface of the second metal film existing on the bottom of the contact hole.

Inoculation alloys for treating cast iron castings containing, by weight, 0.005% to 3% of an element selected from the group consisting of bismuth, lead and antimony, 0.3 to 10% of metals of the rare-earth group and optionally aluminum up to 5%, and calcium up to 1.5%, the remainder being ferro-silicon, lanthanum constituting more than 90% of the rare-earth metals contained in the composition. The inventive alloys enable efficient inoculation of cast iron and avoid occurrence of micro-shrinkage cracking in the cast parts. The alloys are conditioned in the form of slugs or powder.

A TMR element includes: a free layer formed on a lower gap layer; a tunnel barrier layer formed on the free layer; and a pinned layer formed on the tunnel barrier layer. The pinned layer and the tunnel barrier layer have sidewalls formed through etching. The TMR element further comprises a deposition layer made of a material that is separated by etching and deposits on the sidewalls and undergoes oxidation.

A double glazing window having built in blinder has developed for electrically controlling, which is comprising a control unit (10), an outer frame (20), an inner frame (30), four slim rectangular frame containers between the outer and inner frames, double glazed plate glasses with a closed vacuum space (S), a plurality of blinding strips (50) disposed in the closed vacuum space (S), first operating unit (60) installed in the left frame container, second operating unit (70) connected to the first operating unit (60) for operating by magnetic force, first tilt angle adjusting unit (80) installed in the right frame container, and second tilt angle adjusting unit (90) connected to the first tilt angle adjusting unit (80) for tilting by magnetic force. The sensors are installed for detecting upper and lower limits of an actuator of the operating unit and the tilt angle limit of the actuator of the tilt angle adjusting unit.

A moth-eye mold fabrication method of an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) anodizing a surface of an aluminum film to form a porous alumina layer which has a plurality of minute recessed portions; (b) after step (a), bringing the porous alumina layer into contact with an etching solution, thereby enlarging the plurality of minute recessed portions of the porous alumina layer; and (c) after step (b), further anodizing the surface to grow the plurality of minute recessed portions, wherein a voltage applied in step (c) is higher than a voltage applied in step (a). According to an embodiment of the present invention, a mold fabrication method is provided which is capable of preventing formation of a plurality of tiny pores in one micropore.