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Array for the contact-less transmission of electrical signals or energy

What is described here is an array for the contact-less transmission of electrical signals or energy, respectively, from at least one transmitter to several receivers. The invention is characterised by the provisions that each transmitter comprises an AC voltage or current source, respectively, as well as a plurality of inductive coupling elements supplied from said source, which elements are supplemented by at least one capacitor to form elements capable of resonating, and that furthermore one control element is that controls said AC voltage or current source, respectively, in such a way that the latter operates on a resonant frequency of said elements capable of resonating
Owner:SCHLEIFRING & APPBAU

Deep reactive ion etching process and microelectromechanical devices formed thereby

A process for forming a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device by a deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) process during which a substrate overlying a cavity is etched to form trenches that breach the cavity to delineate suspended structures. A first general feature of the process is to define suspended structures with a DRIE process, such that the dimensions desired for the suspended structures are obtained. A second general feature is the proper location of specialized features, such as stiction bumps, vulnerable to erosion caused by the DRIE process. Yet another general feature is to control the environment surrounding suspended structures delineated by DRIE in order to obtain their desired dimensions. A significant problem identified and solved by the invention is the propensity for the DRIE process to etch certain suspended features at different rates. In addition to etching wider trenches more rapidly than narrower trenches, the DRIE process erodes suspended structures more rapidly at greater distances from anchor sites of the substrate being etched. At the masking level, the greater propensity for backside and lateral erosion of certain structures away from substrate anchor sites is exploited so that, at the completion of the etch process, suspended structures have acquired their respective desired widths.
Owner:GOOGLE LLC

Underwater propelling device for underwater vehicle

The present invention relates to an underwater propelling device (10) ia stator (20) comprising circumferential arrayed coils (35) and being adapted to generate a controlled electromagnetic field along an axial direction,a shaftless propellant rotor (30) comprising:at least two magnetized ring-shaped plates, respectively an upper magnetized plate (31) and a lower magnetized plate (32), coaxially spaced-apart along said axial direction and perpendicular thereto such that said circumferential arrayed coils (35) are positioned therebetween, each plate (31, 32) defining a central aperture (31a, 32a) and having a circumferential array of radially extended magnetized poles (34) embedded therein, said magnetized poles (34) generating a magnetic field which interacts with the electromagnetic field of the stator (20) so as to cause the rotation of said plates (31, 32) about a central axis (ZZ′) parallel to said axial direction,at least one ring-shaped propeller (33) defined by its outer periphery and its inner periphery, said propeller being received inside the central apertures (31a, 32a) of said plates (31, 32) and fixedly secured thereto,a plurality of propeller blades (35) projecting inward from the inner periphery of said propeller (33), said blades (35) producing a thrust along the central axis (ZZ′) when the plates (31, 32) rotate,wherein the rotor (30) is axially separated from the stator (20) by a gap, preferably less than 3 mm, so as to permit the formation of a hydraulic film inside said gap, said hydraulic film being adapted to provide lubrication of the rotor, thus reducing friction between the rotor and the stator, and to transmit the axial thrust force of the rotor to the stator.
Owner:ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL)

Keyboard musical instrument equipped with automatic top board spacer

A keyboard musical instrument such as a grand piano has a front top board and a rear top board with which an upper opening of a piano case is closed, and the rear top board is confronted with the front top board at the closing position; an automatic board spacer is provided between the front top board and the piano case, and automatically increases the gap after the rear top board leaves the closing position and decreases the gap at the arrival of the rear top board at the closing position, thereby preventing the user's fingers from pinch between the front and rear top boards.
Owner:YAMAHA CORP

Method of forming semiconductor device with non-conformal liner layer that is thinner on sidewall surfaces

A method of forming a contact opening is provided. First, a substrate having a plurality of conductive structures formed thereon is provided. An ion implantation is performed. Thereafter, a thermal treatment is carried out to form a liner layer on the sidewall of the conductive structure and the exposed substrate. The liner layer on the sidewall of the conductive structure has a thickness smaller than the liner layer on the substrate surface. A spacer is formed on each side of the conductive structure and then an insulation layer is formed over the substrate. The insulation layer is patterned to form a contact opening between two neighboring conductive structures. Since the liner layer on the sidewall of the conductive structures is already quite thin, there is no need to reduce thickness through an etching operation and uniformity of the liner layer on the substrate can be ensured.
Owner:PROMOS TECH INC

Device and method for optically scanning a machine-readable marking

ActiveUS20120138687A1Transfer reliably and safelySimple transferIndoor gamesConveying record carriersTransport engineeringOptical scanning
The invention relates to a device for optically scanning a machine-readable device applied to an object, comprising a transport apparatus for transporting the object in a transport direction, the object being supported on the transport apparatus on an underside, the transport apparatus containing a first transport belt with a first upper strand and a second transport belt with a second upper strand, wherein a gap is formed between the first transport belt and the second transport belt which is arranged ahead of the first transport belt in the transport direction, and comprising a scanning apparatus for scanning the machine-readable marking, wherein the scanning apparatus has at least one scanning element associated with the gap, wherein the first upper strand and the second upper strand are arranged so as to have a height offset relative to each other in such a way that the underside of the object can be scanned by tipping the object when the object is transferred from the first transport belt to the second transport belt.
Owner:DIEBOLD NIXDORF SYST GMBH

Heterobipolar transistor and method of fabricating the same

The present invention realizes a heterobipolar transistor using a SiGeC base layer in order to improve its electric characteristics. Specifically, the distribution of carbon and boron within the base layer is controlled so that the concentration of boron is higher than the concentration of carbon on the side bordering on the emitter layer, and upon the formation of the emitter layer, both boron and carbon are dispersed into a portion of the emitter layer that comes into contact with the base layer.
Owner:FUJITSU SEMICON LTD
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