Author: claimsbot

That which is claimed is:

1. A method for monitoring a local reaction due to an injection at an injection site on a subject’s body, said method comprising:
placing a temporary tattoo on the subject’s body adjacent to the injection site, wherein the temporary tattoo comprises at least one indicium spaced from, and centered on, the injection site; and
observing the local reaction that may occur associated with the injection relative to at least one indicium;
wherein at least one indicium is a normal reaction indicium which represents the extent of a normal local reaction to the injection; wherein, if the local reaction remains within the normal reaction indicium, the local reaction is considered within normal parameters; and wherein, if the local reaction extends beyond the normal reaction indicium, the local reaction is considered outside of normal parameters.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the indicium comprises a plurality of indicia surrounding the injection site.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of indicia comprises three concentric indicia, including an inner indicium, a middle indicium, and an outermost indicium, with the inner indicium representing the extent of the normal local reaction.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of indicia comprises three concentric indicia, including an inner indicium, a middle indicium, and an outermost indicium, with either the middle or outermost indicium representing the extent of the normal local reaction.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of indicia comprises at least three concentric indicia, including an inner indicium representing the extent of the normal local reaction.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one indicium is circular.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the injection is a vaccination or immunization shot.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the injection is an allergy test.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the injection is an insect sting or bite.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one indicium is labeled.
11. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of indicia are color coded.
12. A method for monitoring a local reaction due to an injection at an injection site on a subject’s body, said method comprising:
placing a temporary tattoo on the subject’s body adjacent to the injection site, wherein the temporary tattoo comprises a plurality of concentric indicia spaced from, and centered on, the injection site; and
observing the local reaction that may occur associated with the injection relative to the plurality of concentric indicia;
wherein at least one of the plurality of concentric indicia comprises a normal reaction indicium which represents the extent of a normal local reaction to the injection; wherein, if the local reaction remains within the normal reaction indicium, the local reaction is considered within normal parameters; and wherein, if the local reaction extends beyond the normal reaction indicium, the local reaction is considered outside of normal parameters.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of concentric indicia consists of three concentric circular indicia, including an inner indicium, a middle indicium, and an outermost indicium, with the inner indicium representing the extent of the normal local reaction.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the injection is a vaccination or immunization shot.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein the injection is an allergy test.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein the injection in an insect sting or bite.
17. A method for monitoring a local reaction due to an injection at an injection site on a subject’s body, said method comprising:
placing a temporary tattoo on the subject’s body adjacent to the injection site, wherein the temporary tattoo has at least one indicium spaced from, and centered on, the injection site; and
observing the local reaction that may occur associated with the injection relative to the indicium;
wherein the indicium is placed in a relationship to the injection site that assesses a statistically normal reaction to the injection.
18. A kit for assessing an inflammatory response to an injection, comprising:
a temporary transfer tattoo substrate; and
instructions for transferring the tattoo from the substrate to skin adjacent an injection site, such that the tattoo measures the inflammatory response.
19. The kit of claim 18, wherein the tattoo on the substrate comprises an indicium to be spaced from the injection site a distance which corresponds to a normal inflammatory response to the injection.
20. The kit of claim 19, wherein the indicium surrounds the injection site symmetrically, and is centered on the injection site.
21. The kit of claim 18, wherein the indicium comprises plural indicia spaced at different distances from the injection site, to calibrate the inflammatory response to the injection.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of manufacture of an article combining photovoltaic cell structure and a conductive material pattern suitable for collecting current from a top light incident surface of a photovoltaic cell, said method comprising,
providing photovoltaic cell structure to a positioning process, said cell structure having a top light incident surface and comprising semiconductor material,
providing a flexible structure to said positioning process, said flexible structure comprising a pattern comprising electrically conductive material arranged on a flexible sheet, said flexible structure being manufactured absent said cell structure,
said positioning process comprising,
positioning said flexible structure relative to said cell structure such that said pattern extends over a preponderance of said light incident cell surface and at least a portion of said pattern is between said sheet and said top light incident cell surface, said portion of said pattern having a first surface facing said cell top light incident cell surface,
causing said first surface of said portion of said pattern to become electrically and mechanically attached to said light incident cell surface,
removing a portion of said flexible sheet from said pattern portion after which said pattern portion remains on said top light incident surface.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said flexible structure comprises a layer of release material.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said flexible structure comprises a layer of polymer based material.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said photovoltaic cell structure further comprises a self supporting metal based foil.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said top light incident cell surface comprises a transparent or translucent conductive metal oxide.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein said cell structure is provided to said positioning process as a continuous form.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein said flexible structure is provided to said positioning process as a continuous form.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein said pattern comprises a continuous monolithic metal based material extending throughout substantially the continuous length of said continuous form of flexible structure.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein said pattern is joined to additional conductive material which extends outside a terminal edge of said cell structure after said positioning process, and wherein said pattern and said additional conductive material both comprise a common monolithic material which reaches throughout the extent of said pattern.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein said first surface of said portion of said pattern brought into attachment with said light incident cell surface by said positioning process is formed by a metal based material, said metal based material being absent a polymeric binder material.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein said metal based material comprises nickel.
12. The method of claim 10 wherein said metal based material melts during said positioning process.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein said positioning process comprises a step of roll lamination.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein said portion of said pattern comprises an electrically conductive polymer.
15. The method of claim 1 wherein said positioning process comprises applying an adhesive to said first surface of said pattern portion, said adhesive exhibiting adhesive affinity for said top light incident surface.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein said adhesive is characterized as a conductive adhesive.
17. The method of claim 1 wherein said portion of said pattern is defined by printed material and wherein said printed material is further overlayed by a layer of metallic material said layer of metallic material positioned between said printed material and said top light incident surface following said positioning process.
18. The method of claim 1 wherein said flexible sheet comprises a layer of polymer based material, and wherein said polymer based material is caused to soften and flow during said positioning process.
19. The method of claim 1 wherein a product of said positioning process is a combination of said photovoltaic cell structure and said pattern, and wherein said combination has a continuous form.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein said product is accumulated onto a roll.

1. A thermal interposer comprising:
a test probe guide and insulator top;
a thermal conductor, the test probe guide and insulator top affixed to a top surface of the thermal conductor;
a test probe; and
a test probe guide and insulator bottom affixed to a bottom surface of the thermal conductor, the test probe guide and insulator bottom configured in a ring-like shape to enable the thermal conductor to pass through and make contact with a bottom of a package on package (PoP) integrated circuit (IC).
2. The thermal interposer of claim 1 wherein the test probe guide and insulator comprises:
a generally rectangular ring;
apertures positioned at corners in the ring; and
alignment pins positioned through the apertures.
3. The thermal interposer of claim 1 wherein the thermal conductor comprises:
a generally rectangular ring composed of thermally conductive and electrically isolitive materials and adapted to receive the test probe guide and insulator top through an upper portion of the ring and the test probe guide and insulator bottom through a lower portion of the ring.
4. The thermal interposer of claim 3 wherein the thermally conductive material is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, and aluminum nitride.
5. The thermal interposer of claim 3 wherein the electrically isolitive material is selected from the group consisting of an amorphous thermoplastic polyetherimide (PEI) resin, a ceramic-filled polyetheretherketone (PEEK) compound, a ceramic, and an engineered plastics.
6. A system comprising:
a thermal device plunger linked to a thermal control unit (TCU); and
a thermal interposer, the thermal interposer linked to the thermal device plunger and a test socket through a TCU latch adapter, the thermal interposer transferring electrical connections between a top package and a bottom package of a package on package (PoP) integrated circuit (IC), the thermal interposer transferring temperature between the thermal device plunger and the bottom package.
7. The system of claim 6 wherein the top package is a memory.
8. The system of claim 7 wherein the bottom package is a logic.
9. The system of claim 6 wherein the thermal interposer comprises one or more thermal conductive materials and one or more electrically isolating materials.
10. The system of claim 9 wherein the one or more thermal conductive materials is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, and aluminum nitride.
11. The system of claim 10 wherein the one or more electrically isolating materials is selected from the group consisting of an amorphous thermoplastic polyetherimide (PEI) resin, a ceramic-filled polyetheretherketone (PEEK) compound, a ceramic, and an engineered plastics.
12. The system of claim 6 wherein the thermal interposer comprises:
a test probe guide and insulator top;
a thermal conductor, the test probe guide and insulator top affixed to a top surface of the thermal conductor;
a test probe; and
a test probe guide and insulator bottom affixed to a bottom surface of the thermal conductor, the test probe guide and insulator bottom configured in a ring-like shape to enable the thermal conductor to pass through and make contact with a bottom of a package on package (PoP) integrated circuit (IC).

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A resist composition, comprising a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, and an acid generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, wherein
the base component (A) comprises a polymeric compound (A1) having a structural unit (a5) represented by general formula (a5-1) shown below:
wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a halogenated alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, X represents a single bond or a divalent linking group, W represents a cyclic alkylene group which may include an oxygen atom at an arbitrary position, each of Ra and Rb independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group which may include an oxygen atom at an arbitrary position, or alternatively, Ra and Rb may be bonded to each other to form a ring together with a nitrogen atom in the formula, and p represents an integer of 1 to 3.
2. The resist composition according to claim 1, wherein the polymeric compound (A1) further comprises a structural unit (a1), which is derived from an acrylate ester in which a hydrogen atom bonded to a carbon atom on an \u03b1-position may be substituted with a substituent, and comprises an acid-degradable group that exhibits increased polarity under action of acid.
3. The resist composition according to claim 2, wherein the polymeric compound (A1) further comprises at least one structural unit selected from the group consisting of a structural unit (a0), which is derived from an acrylate ester in which a hydrogen atom bonded to a carbon atom on an \u03b1-position may be substituted with a substituent, and comprises an \u2014SO2-containing cyclic group, and a structural unit (a2), which is derived from an acrylate ester in which a hydrogen atom bonded to a carbon atom on an \u03b1-position may be substituted with a substituent, and comprises a lactone-containing cyclic group.
4. A method of forming a resist pattern, the method comprising: forming a resist film on a substrate using the resist composition according to any one of claims 1 to 3, conducting exposure of the resist film, and developing the resist film to form a resist pattern.