Image Insight, Inc.

Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.

Mks Instruments, Inc.

Adavanced Fuel Research, Inc.

Joseph E Cosgrove

Michael A Serio

Eric P Rubenstein

Peter R Solomon

Marek A Wojtowicz

Gordon A Drukier

James R Markham

Kenneth W Wang

William M Pramenko

Marek A Wójtowicz

Andrew E Carlson

Peter Rosenthal

Sylvie Charpenay

Jiazhan Xu

High purity carbon sorbent monoliths, particularly effective for the removal of trace-contaminants such as ammonia, formaldehyde, and methyl mercaptan from a gas flow, are fabricated by 3D-printing polymer monoliths, pre-oxidizing them in a flow of air at a temperature below the melting point of the polymer precursor, carbonizing them, and subsequently activating them to a weight loss of about 20 percent. The pre-oxidation step effectively prevents polymer-monolith swelling and melting during carbonization.

Polymer-monolith pre-oxidation to improve shape retention during subsequent heat treatment, and monolith produced

High purity carbon sorbent monoliths that are particularly effective for the adsorption and subsequent desorption of trace-contaminants, such as ammonia, are produced by 3D-printing polymer monoliths, carbonizing them, and subsequently activating them to produce an effective amount of at least one type of oxygen species on exposed carbon surfaces. The high purity carbon sorbent monoliths are vacuum-regenerable on a time scale of a few minutes.

Monolithic trace-contaminant sorbents fabricated from 3D-printed polymer precursors

A medical imaging system for detecting ionizing radiation. The system includes one or more pixilated imagers positioned to acquire patient image data and one or more position sensors positioned to acquire patient position data. Once the patient image data and patient position data are acquired, one or more processors operably connected to each of the one or more pixilated imagers and one or more position sensors calculate a three-dimensional mass distribution based on patient image data and patient position data.

Medical devices for diagnostic imaging

A sorbent that is particularly effective for the efficient adsorption and subsequent desorption of ammonia is produced from a high-purity carbon material which is exposed to an oxidizing environment so as to produce an effective amount of at least one oxygen species on its exposed surfaces. The high purity carbon material may be produced by carbonizing a polymer material, and the sorbent may comprise a support having an open-cell, three dimensional, lattice-like structure.

Carbon sorbent for reversible ammonia sorption

High-strength porous carbon and a method of its manufacture are described for multifunctional applications, such as ballistic protection, structural components, ultracapacitor electrodes, gas storage, and radiation shielding. The carbon is produced from a polymer precursor via carbonization, and optionally by surface activation and post-treatment.

High-strength porous carbon and its multifunctional applications

The method measures the temperature, emissivity, and other properties of relatively smooth surfaces radiating thermal energy, and is especially adapted for monitoring semiconductor fabrication processes. Temperature is determined by relating measured radiance to the predictions of the Planck radiation law, using knowledge of the emissivity determined from an analysis of the polarization of the thermally emitted radiance. Additional information regarding the properties of thin films, such as thickness and composition, can be computed from the emissivity or the ratio of the emissivities measured at two independent polarizations. Because the data are obtained from the intrinsic thermal radiance, rather than from an extrinsic light source, the measurement can be performed when it is inconvenient or impossible to provide a light source for reflectance measurements.

Thermal imaging for semiconductor process monitoring

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Joseph E Cosgrove