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US07667273B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a p-channel MIS transistor. A p-channel MIS transistor includes; an n-type semiconductor layer formed on the substrate; first source/drain regions being formed in the n-type semiconductor layer and being separated from each other; a first gate insulating film being formed on the n-type semiconductor layer between the first source/drain regions, and containing silicon, oxygen, and nitrogen, or containing silicon and nitrogen; a first gate electrode formed above the first gate insulating film; and a first interfacial layer being formed at an interface between the first gate insulating film and the first gate electrode, and containing a 13-group element. The total number of metallic bonds in the 13-group element in the interfacial layer being larger than the total number of each of oxidized, nitrided, or oxynitrided bonds in the 13-group element in the interfacial layer.
US07667269B2	Trench gate type semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer; a third semiconductor layer on the second semiconductor layer; a fourth semiconductor layer in a part of the third semiconductor layer; a trench penetrating the fourth semiconductor layer and the third semiconductor layer and reaching the second semiconductor layer; a gate insulation film on an inner wall of the trench; a gate electrode on the gate insulation film in the trench; a first electrode; and a second electrode. The trench includes a bottom with a curved surface having a curvature radius equal to or smaller than 0.5 μm.
US07667265B2	Varying mesa dimensions in high cell density trench MOSFET Circuits, methods, and apparatus for power MOSFETs having a high cell density for a high current carrying capability while maintaining a low pinched-base resistance. One device employs a number of transistor cells having varying mesa (regions between trench gates) sizes. A heavy body etch is utilized in larger cells to reduce the pinched-base resistance. This etch removes silicon in the mesa region, which is then replaced with lower-impedance aluminum. A number of smaller cells that do not receive this etch are used to increase device current capacity. Avalanche current is directed to the larger, lower pinched base cells by ensuring these cells have a lower BVDSS breakdown voltage. The large cell BVDSS can be varied by adjusting the critical dimension or width of the trench gates on either side of the wider mesas, or by adjusting the depth of the heavy body etch.
US07667263B2	Semiconductor structure including doped silicon carbon liner layer and method for fabrication thereof A semiconductor structure and related method for fabrication thereof includes a liner layer interposed between: (1) a pedestal shaped channel region within a semiconductor substrate; and (2) a source region and a drain region within a semiconductor material layer located upon the liner layer and further laterally separated from the pedestal shaped channel region within the semiconductor substrate. The liner layer comprises an active doped silicon carbon material. The semiconductor material layer may comprises a semiconductor material other than a silicon carbon semiconductor material. The semiconductor material layer may alternatively comprise a silicon carbon semiconductor material having an opposite dopant polarity and lower carbon content in comparison with the liner layer. Due to presence of the silicon carbon material, the liner layer inhibits dopant diffusion therefrom into the pedestal shaped channel region. Electrical performance of a field effect device that uses the pedestal shaped channel region is thus enhanced.
US07667256B2	Integrated circuit arrangement having a plurality of conductive structure levels and capacitor, and a method for producing the integrated circuit arrangement An integrated circuit arrangement is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit arrangement includes at least three conductive structure levels in which in each case elongated interconnects are arranged.
US07667252B2	Semiconductor nonvolatile storage element and method of fabricating the same To provide a semiconductor nonvolatile storage device capable of applying distributed voltage efficiently to a ferroelectric capacitor in a semiconductor nonvolatile storage device having an MFMIS structure without enlarging a memory cell area and a method of fabricating the same, a ferroelectric nonvolatile storage element is constructed by a structure successively laminated with a first insulator layer (3), a first conductor layer (4), a ferroelectric layer (5) and a second conductor layer (6) on a channel region and is constructed by a structure having a third conductor (9) and a fourth conductor (10) respectively laminated on a source region and a drain region, in which the third conductor (9) and the fourth conductor (10) are opposed to each other via the first conductor layer (4) and a second insulator thin film (11).
US07667247B2	Method for passivating gate dielectric films The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate, forming a dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate, treating the dielectric layer with a carbon containing group, forming a conductive layer over the treated dielectric layer, and patterning and etching the dielectric layer and conductive layer to form a gate structure. The carbon containing group includes an OCH3 or CN species.
US07667245B2	Driving circuit of a liquid crystal display panel A driving circuit of a liquid crystal display panel includes a substrate, a plurality of driver IC chips located on the substrate, a current supplier, and a first conductive wire set. The first conductive wire set has a plurality of conductive wire segments for connecting the driver IC chips in parallel to the current supplier. Furthermore, the conductive wire segments each have a form, such that paths formed of the conductive wire segments from the current supplier to the respective driver IC chips have an equal resistance, and, accordingly, each of the driver IC chips obtain the same input voltage. Hence, a problem of band mura is avoided.
US07667242B1	Systems and methods for maximizing breakdown voltage in semiconductor devices Systems and methods for maximizing the breakdown voltage of a semiconductor device are described. In a multiple floating guard ring design, the spacing between two consecutive sets of floating guard rings may increase with their distance from the main junction while maintaining depletion region overlap, thereby alleviating crowding and optimally spreading the electric field leading to a breakdown voltage that is close to the intrinsic material limit. In another exemplary embodiment, fabrication of floating guard rings simultaneously with the formation of another semiconductor feature allows precise positioning of the first floating guard ring with respect to the edge of a main junction, as well as precise control of floating guard ring widths and spacings. In yet another exemplary embodiment, design of the vertical separation between doped regions of a semiconductor device adjusts the device's gate-to-source breakdown voltage without affecting the device's pinch-off voltage.
US07667239B2	Phosphor-converted LED devices having improved light distribution uniformity A New Phosphor-converted LED Device (“NPCLD”) is disclosed. The NPCLD may include a lens over a phosphor body, in which the lens and the phosphor body each have a substantially convex upper surface. The NPCLD may alternatively include first and second lenses, the first lens having a substantially flat interface with a phosphor body.
US07667235B2	Crystalline semiconductor thin film, method of fabricating the same, semiconductor device, and method of fabricating the same There is provided a technique to form a single crystal semiconductor thin film or a substantially single crystal semiconductor thin film. A catalytic element for facilitating crystallization of an amorphous semiconductor thin film is added to the amorphous semiconductor thin film, and a heat treatment is carried out to obtain a crystalline semiconductor thin film. After the crystalline semiconductor thin film is irradiated with ultraviolet light or infrared light, a heat treatment at a temperature of 900 to 1200° C. is carried out in a reducing atmosphere. The surface of the crystalline semiconductor thin film is extremely flattened through this step, defects in crystal grains and crystal grain boundaries disappear, and the single crystal semiconductor thin film or substantially single crystal semiconductor thin film is obtained.
US07667233B2	Display device, flat lamp and method of fabricating the display device and flat lamp A display device and a flat lamp that have simple structures and can be fabricated using simple fabricating processes, and a method of fabricating the display device and the flat lamp. The display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other across a predetermined distance; barrier ribs defining light emitting cells with the first substrate and the second substrate; an anode electrode disposed in the light emitting cell; a conductive silicon layer disposed on an inner surface of one of the first and second substrates; an oxidized porous silicon layer, at least a part of which is disposed on the conductive silicon layer; and a gas contained in the light emitting cell. The fabrication method includes doping part of a silicon layer on the inner surface of the first or second substrate and changing another part of the silicon layer to an oxidized porous silicon layer.
US07667229B2	Electronic device including conductive members between a first workpiece and second workpiece An electronic device can include a first workpiece including at least 4,000 electronic components that each include a corresponding electrode and a second workpiece including at least one conductor. The electronic device can also include at least 4,000 conductive members that are substantially directly bonded to the corresponding electrodes and the at least one conductor.
US07667228B2	Metal complex compound and organic electroluminescent device using same A metal complex compound having a special structure containing metals such as iridium. An organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises the above metal complex compound, which emits light by applying an electric voltage between the pair of electrode. An organic EL device employing the novel metal complex compound emits various phosphorous lights including blue light having an enhanced current efficiency and prolonged lifetime.
US07667225B1	Light emitting device A light emitting device can be used for light emitting diodes and laser diodes. The light emitting device includes a substrate, a first semiconductor layer on the substrate, a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a multi-quantum well structure including at least one well layer and at least one barrier layer between the first and second semiconductor layers. A carrier trap portion is formed in at least one layer within the multi-quantum well structure. The carrier trap portion has a band-gap energy that gradually decreases from a periphery of the carrier trap portion to a center thereof.
US07667224B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and semiconductor light emitting apparatus A semiconductor light emitting device comprises: a substrate; a semiconductor stacked structure; a first electrode; a second electrode; and a reflective film. The substrate has a top face and a rear face electrode forming portion opposed thereto, and is translucent to light in a first wavelength band. The rear face electrode forming portion is surrounded by a rough surface. The semiconductor stacked structure is provided on the top face of the substrate and includes an active layer that emits light in the first wavelength band. The first electrode is provided on the semiconductor stacked structure, and the second electrode is provided on the rear face electrode forming portion. The reflective film is coated on at least a portion of the rough surface.
US07667222B2	Phase change memory featuring ferromagnetic layers in contact with phase change layer A phase change memory comprises a phase-change recording layer for recording information through changing between a crystal phase and an amorphous phase; and a means for applying a tensile strain onto the phase-change recording layer, thereby providing the memory having high reliability, as well as, high tolerance or durability against repetitive rewriting operation.
US07667219B2	Reduced current phase-change memory device A phase-change memory device more precisely controls electrical current required to accomplish a phase change by using contact holes that extend between phase change layers that are sized differently from each other.
US07667218B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed herein is a phase change memory semiconductor integrated circuit device using a chalcogenide film that solves a problem that the operation temperature capable of ensuring long time memory retention is low due to low phase change temperature is and, at the same time, a problem that power consumption of the device is high since a large current requires to rewrite memory information due to low resistance. A portion of constituent elements for a chalcogenide comprises nitride, oxide or carbide which are formed to the boundary between the chalcogenide film and a metal plug as an underlying electrode and to the grain boundary of chalcogenide crystals thereby increasing the phase change temperature and high Joule heat can be generated even by a small current by increasing the resistance of the film.
US07667217B2	Apparatus for observing and capturing latent images on objects, and method for using same An apparatus for easily shooting an invisible image (such as an invisible two-dimensional bar code) latent on an object. The operation of the apparatus is made intuitive and simple and may be incorporated into cameras peripheral to computers and mobile telephones. A novel framing and focusing system is also disclosed.
US07667214B2	Radiation attenuation system A radiation attenuation system for shielding from scatter radiation one or more portions of a patient that are not of primary interest to a particular radiological procedure (i.e., non-target areas, etc.). The radiation attenuation system may be configured to shield the head of a patient (such as the head of a pediatric patient), and/or any other portion of the patient that may benefit from being shielded from scatter radiation. The radiation attenuation system is preferably configured to conform to the contours of the patient. The radiation attenuation system may be a flexible member that can be reconfigured to accommodate patients of varying size.
US07667212B2	Method for depositing a film using a charged particle beam, method for performing selective etching using the same, and charged particle beam equipment therefor Certain film deposition and selective etching technology may involve scanning of a charged particle beam along with a deposition gas and etching gas, respectively. In conventional methods, unfortunately, the deposition rate or the selective ratio is oftentimes decreased depending on optical system setting, scan spacing, dwell time, loop time, substrate, etc. Accordingly, an apparatus is provided for finding an optical system setting, a dwell time, and a scan spacing. These parameters are found to realize the optimal scanning method of the charged particle beam from the loop time dependence of the deposition rate or etching rate. This deposition rate or etching rate are measurements stored in advance for a desired irradiation region where film deposition or selective etching should be performed. The apparatus displays a result of its judgment on a display device.
US07667210B2	Wide-area fluorescence detection system for multi-photon microscopy A multi-photon microscope has an illumination source, an objective lens unit arranged in an optical path of the illumination source, a first light collection system arranged to collect a first portion of light emitted from a sample when the sample is illuminated by light from the illumination source, and a second light collection system arranged to collect a second portion of light emitted from the sample when the sample is illuminated by light from the illumination source. The first portion of light when collected by the first light collection system and the second portion of light when collected by the second light collection system, together provide a means of collecting as much light from as many angles as possible emanating from an emitting point source. This collection scheme has the potential to approach the total emission collection of light from an emitting point source depending on the optical properties of the sample being imaged.
US07667206B1	Neutron source detector A neutron source detector is provided for detecting and determining an energy spectrum of a neutron source and a direction to the neutron source. The neutron source detector includes a detection system configured to detect and record the location and energy of interaction between a detector and a recoil proton produced by a scattering of a neutron emitted by the neutron source. A processor is configured to determine the energy of each of a plurality of recoil protons produced by respective scatterings of a neutron based on the recorded locations and energies of interactions of the recoil protons and determine and order scatter locations of the scattered neutron based on the determined energies of the recoil protons. A direction of the scattered neutron is determined based on the order of the scatter locations. The direction to the neutron source is determined based on the determined directions of a plurality of scattered neutrons, and the energy spectrum of the neutron source is determined based on the determined direction to the neutron source, the determined directions of the plurality of scattered neutrons, and the determined energies of the plurality of recoil protons produced by the respective plurality of scattered neutrons.
US07667204B2	Low-power positron emission tomography (PET) imaging system The power consumed by a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging system is substantially reduced by utilizing an analog memory, such as a switch-capacitor analog memory, to sample and store analog values for a number of gamma ray signals so that only the stored analog values that represent pairs of gamma rays with coincident emission and vectors that are opposite to each other are digitized. In addition, the digitization is performed at a much slower clock frequency.
US07667202B2	Multilayer-structured bolometer and method of fabricating the same Provided are a multilayer-structured bolometer and a method of fabricating the same. In the multilayer-structured bolometer, the number of support arms supporting the body of a sensor structure is reduced to one, and two electrodes are formed on the one support arm. Thus, the sensor structure is electrically connected with a substrate through the only one support arm. According to the multilayer-structured bolometer and method of fabricating the bolometer, the thermal conductivity of the sensor structure is considerably reduced to remarkably improve sensitivity to temperature, and also the pixel size of the bolometer is reduced to obtain high-resolution thermal images. In addition, the multilayer-structured bolometer can have a high fill-factor due to a sufficiently large infrared-absorbing layer, and thus can improve infrared absorbance.
US07667198B2	IR camera and a method for processing information in images The invention relates to a camera having optical systems for recording both IR images and visual images and a laser pointer. A method of determining the position of the laser spot in the IR image based on the position of the laser spot in the visual image is proposed. One or more parameters related to the displacement between the visual image and the IR image are used to determine the displacement of the laser spot in the IR image compared to the position detected in the visual image. In cameras providing functions for fusion or blending of IR and visual images, such parameters are determined during calibration to enable alignment of the images captured by the different optical systems. Hence, in such cameras, the displacement parameters are already present.
US07667194B2	Method of producing microarray A method of producing a microarray including: (A) ejecting a liquid sample from an outlet onto an inspection carrier to form inspection spots, inspecting the resultant inspection spots for their quality to determine whether the inspected spots are defective or successful, and detecting a defective discharge unit, if any; (B) making the detected defective discharge unit stop discharging the liquid sample to prevent formation of the defective sample spot; (C) forming successful sample spots on a carrier using successful discharge units to provide a successful microarray on which the successful spots are aligned in a predetermined pattern on the carrier; and (D) forming a successful spot to be formed originally on the successful microarray at the position of the defective spot where no spot is formed in step (B).
US07667192B2	Thermal neutron porosity from neutron slowing-down length, formation thermal neutron capture cross section, and bulk density A method for determining at least one formation property calculated from neutron measurements acquired with a downhole tool includes emitting neutrons from a source in the tool into the formation, detecting neutrons with at least one detector in the downhole tool, calculating a first slowing-down length (L1) based on the detected neutrons, and deriving a second slowing-down length (L2) based on the first slowing-down length (L1). Further steps include deriving a correlation function for relating slowing-down lengths from a first tool to slowing-down lengths associated with a different source, wherein the correlation function depends on formation properties such as bulk density; and applying the correlation function to the slowing-down length of the first tool to derive the slowing-down length of the second tool. A method for determining a thermal neutron formation porosity based on a slowing-down length from epithermal neutron measurements from an electronic neutron source includes converting the slowing-down length into a computed neutron slowing-down length from thermal neutron measurements from a chemical neutron source, wherein the converting uses a correlation function that depends on formation bulk density; deriving a thermal neutron countrate ratio based on the computed neutron slowing-down length, wherein the deriving uses a function that depends on the formation bulk density and formation sigma; and computing the thermal neutron formation porosity from the thermal neutron countrate ratio.
US07667191B2	Deformable phantom apparatus A deformable phantom apparatus for simulating motion of a patient's anatomy in 3D during breathing, the apparatus comprising a chamber fillable with a first fluid, a deformable member comprising tissue equivalent material of the anatomy being simulated, the deformable member being positionable within the chamber in the first fluid and having an open end in fluid communication with a second fluid outside the chamber in use; and a mechanism for causing the second fluid to flow through the open end to deform the deformable member between a normal state and a deformed state to simulate motion during breathing.
US07667187B2	Hollow-shaft encoder with motor-shaft protective cap The invention is concerned with a hollow-shaft encoder with a motor-shaft protective cap, wherein the connection between the motor-shaft protective cap and hollow-shaft encoder is accomplished by means of repeatedly releasable and connectable frictional and/or a form-fitting connection via a relative movement between the motor-shaft protective cap and hollow-shaft encoder. The hollow-shaft encoder incorporates all electrical and mechanical components for the pick-up and output of the measuring signals and no electrical or mechanical components for the pick-up and output of the measuring signals are fixed on the motor-shaft protective cap. The hollow-shaft encoder with the motor-shaft protective cap is more cost effective and simpler in its design, production, assembly, warehousing, maintenance and repair; as well as easier to manipulate.
US07667184B2	Optical information reader The invention aims to provide an optical information reader which can identify precisely, reliably, and with high sensitivity, even when the quantity or the wavelength of light from a measuring object from which optical information is to be read, extends over a wide range. The optical information reader comprises: a substrate on which one or more biological materials labeled by a combination of presence or extent of a plurality of kinds of optical labeling elements are immobilized at one or more different immobilized positions; one or more light-receiving ends capable of receiving light from the substrate; an optical information measuring unit which obtains optical information on a specific measuring object on the substrate based on an electric signal obtained by converting the light received by the light-receiving end by photoelectric elements having different characteristics determined depending on the measuring object; and a scanning unit which scans the substrate by moving the substrate and the light-receiving end relative to each other, and the optical information measuring unit has an optical waveguide.
US07667182B2	Semiconductor photodetector with converging structure on light receiving surface sealed with optical transmitting resin containing micro particles A semiconductor photodetector which can obtain spectral sensitivity characteristics close to relative luminous characteristics compared to a conventional semiconductor photodetector is obtained at low cost. The semiconductor photodetector includes a semiconductor light receiving element having high spectral sensitivity in wavelengths in a range from approximately 400 nm to 1,100 nm and an optical transmitting resin where micro particles is dispersed in a transparent resin with an amount which can be obtain photocurrent from the semiconductor light receiving element by transmitting light in wavelengths in the visible light region while blocking light in wavelengths in the infrared region. The semiconductor photodetector further includes a converging structure on a light receiving surface of the semiconductor photodetector.
US07667181B2	Method and circuit for obtaining a sample in an image sensor An image sensor and a method for acquiring images by sampling of the level of a voltage representative of the charge of a photodiode, in which a first sample is taken during a reset of the charge level of the photodiode; and a second sample is taken provided that the decrease slope of the voltage after the reset is lower than a threshold, said second sample replacing the first one.
US07667180B2	Image capturing system, image capturing method, and recording medium Provided is an image capturing system, including an image capturing section that includes a plurality of first light receiving elements that receive light in a specified wavelength region and light in a first wavelength region, which is different from the specified wavelength region, and a plurality of second light receiving elements that receive light in the specified wavelength region and light in a second wavelength region, which is different from the specified wavelength region; and a control section that controls a spectrum of the light received by the plurality of first light receiving elements and the plurality of second light receiving elements. The control section, at a first timing, causes the plurality of first light receiving elements to receive light in a wavelength region including the first wavelength region from a subject and causes the plurality of second light receiving elements to receive light in a wavelength region including the second wavelength region from the subject and, at a second timing, causes the plurality of first light receiving elements and the plurality of second light receiving elements to receive light in a wavelength region including the specified wavelength region from the subject.
US07667178B2	Image sensor, method of manufacturing the same, and method of operating the same An image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion section in a semiconductor substrate, the photoelectric conversion section having a capping layer of a first conductivity type and a photodiode of a second conductivity type below the capping layer, the photodiode having an upper surface deeper than about 1 μm, as measured from an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, a charge detection section receiving charges stored in the photoelectric conversion through a charge transfer section and converting the received charges into respective electrical signals, a voltage application section adapted to apply voltage to the capping layer and to a lower portion of the semiconductor substrate to control a width of a depletion layer on the photodiode, and a signal operation section adapted to generate red, green, and blue, signals according to signals from the charge detection section.
US07667176B2	Readout technique for increasing or maintaining dynamic range in image sensors The apparatus and method provide a readout technique and circuit for increasing or maintaining dynamic range of an image sensor. The readout technique and circuit process each pixel individually based on the magnitude of the readout signal. The circuit includes a gain amplifier amplifying the readout analog signal, a level detection circuit for determining the signal's magnitude, a second gain amplifier applying a gain based on the signal magnitude and an analog-to-digital converter digitizing the signal and a circuit for multiplying or dividing the signal. The method and circuit allow for a lower signal-to-noise ratio while increasing the dynamic range of the imager.
US07667173B2	Integrated electrooptic system An integrated circuit includes at least one photosensitive element capable of delivering an electrical signal when light of at least one wavelength of the visible spectrum reaches it, and an electrooptic system functioning as an electrochemical shutter. The electrooptic system is located in the path of at least one light ray capable of reaching the photosensitive element and possesses at least one optical property, dependent on electrochemical reaction, that can be modified by an electrical control signal. The optical property is preferably transmission.
US07667171B2	Solid-state imaging device In the case where a subject is captured with a high-luminance light, such as sunlight, for a background, a phenomenon that a portion of the high-luminance subject is detected as a no-signal level is prevented. The solid-state imaging device includes: a photoelectric transducer PD which converts incident light to charges; a voltage level detection circuit 50 in which pixel units 10an1 and 10bn1, each having a voltage conversion amplifying transistor Q13a which outputs a voltage by converting the charges accumulated in the photoelectric transducer PD, are arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally, and which detects a pixel output voltage outputted from each of the pixel units to the common column signal line Ln; and a column signal processing circuit 80 which receives a logic output voltage of the voltage level detection circuit 50 and the pixel output voltage and which outputs a voltage to a horizontal output circuit 90. The column signal processing circuit 80 outputs either a voltage identical to the pixel output voltage or a fixed voltage, depending on the logic output voltage.
US07667170B2	Backlight unit and display device having the same Provided are a backlight unit and a display device having the same. The display device according to an embodiment includes a display panel and a backlight unit for supplying light to the display panel. The backlight unit according to an embodiment includes a light guide plate, a light source disposed at a side of the light guide plate, a sensor sensing brightness or color temperature of natural light, an adaptive controller generating a voltage level signal to compensate for the brightness or color temperature of natural light, and a light source driver supplying a voltage corresponding to the voltage level signal to the light source. Thus, although the brightness or the color temperature of the natural light varies, uniform brightness or color temperature can be achieved by adjusting the brightness or the color temperature of the artificial light generated from the light source, thus displaying high-definition and high-quality images.
US07667169B2	Image sensor with simultaneous auto-focus and image preview Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a plurality of light sensor cells disposed in a substrate in a shared pixel arrangement. Common readout circuitry is used to simultaneously read out image information from a group of light sensor cells. The image information from the group of light sensor cells is added together simultaneously and coupled to auto-focus circuitry and/or preview circuitry to provide for better lens adjustments and preview display.
US07667168B2	Multi-level stack-a-plate arrangement A stackable cooking vessel arrangement for microwave ovens wherein the arrangement comprises a plurality of plate members suspended at multiple tiers by leg support members within the cooking cavity of microwave ovens.
US07667167B2	Microwave food heating package with removable portion Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and other constructs include a removable portion defined by one or more lines of disruption that enable the removable portion to be separated from the remainder of the blank, sleeve, container, or other construct.
US07667157B2	Portable plenum laser forming A laser forming system includes a motion system. A mounting fixture is affixed to the motion system for supporting a workpiece. A plenum is affixed to the fixture for surrounding the workpiece. A gas supply is joined in flow communication with the plenum for channeling thereto an inert gas under pressure to fill the plenum. A laser is aligned with the plenum for projecting a laser beam at the workpiece for laser forming thereof inside the plenum.
US07667156B2	Bidirectional thermal trimming of electrical resistance There are described various methods and circuits for trimming the parameter value of a thermally mutable electrical component in two directions. A sequence of heat pulses is selected as a function of thermal history using an adaptive trimming algorithm, where parameters of the sequence of heat pulses are based on a resulting impact of previous heating pulses. Direction of trimming, trimming increment, and remaining trimming distance can all be used to determine the parameters of succeeding heat pulses, wherein the parameters of the pulses can be, for example, amplitude, duration, and time interval between pulses.
US07667155B1	Electrical dimmer control switch An electrical rocker paddle switch assembly having a switch housing; a manually movable rocker paddle coupled to the housing; an actuator having a first end and a second end, the actuator being attached to the rocker paddle at the first end and the second end configured to activate a switch in response to a corresponding movement of the rocker paddle; a bored member having a first end that is attached to an underside of the rocker paddle near a pivot axis of the rocker paddle, and a second end that has an opening configured to retain a roller member and allow a portion of the roller member to extend beyond an end of the bored member, the bored member extending in a substantially perpendicular direction from the rocker paddle. A spring and a ball are configured to be retained in the bored member, the spring configured in the bored member to urge the ball towards the opening. A detent member is formed along a bottom of the housing, the detent member being configured to contact the ball when a force is exerted on the rocker paddle, the detent member being further configured to retain the rocker paddle in a pre-determined position corresponding to the force that is exerted on the rocker paddle when the rocker paddle reaches an end position in a direction of movement.
US07667147B2	Controller for a combination weigher A combination weigher of the present invention comprises a plurality of weighing hoppers (4) each of which includes two weighing chambers (4a, 4b) and is capable of weighing objects to be weighed which have been fed to the two weighing chambers, the weighing chambers being capable of independently discharging the objects to be weighed; a plurality of feeding hoppers (3) which are disposed above the weighing hoppers to respectively correspond to the weighing hoppers, for selectively feeding the objects to be weighed to each of the two weighing chambers of the corresponding weighing hopper; and a control unit (10) which is configured to perform combination calculation based on weight of the objects to be weighed which have been fed into the weighing chambers of each of the weighing hoppers (4) to select weighing chambers (4a, 4b) forming a combination which have been fed with the objects to be weighed whose total weight falls within a predetermined weight range, and is configured to cause the selected weighing chambers to discharge therefrom the objects to be weighed; and the control unit (10) is configured to perform the combination calculation in such a way that the number of weighing hoppers whose weighing chambers (4a, 4b) are both selected simultaneously to form the combination is limited to a predetermined number or less.
US07667143B2	Circuit board module and forming method thereof A circuit board module and a forming method thereof are provided. The circuit board module includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a conductive structure. The first circuit board has a first surface, a second surface and an opening. The opening passes through the first surface and the second surface. The first surface has a first solder pad. The second circuit board has a second solder pad. Part of the second circuit board passes through the opening from the first surface to the second surface, so that part of the second solder pad is exposed on the first surface. The conductive structure is electrically connected to the first solder pad and the second solder pad, so that the first circuit board is electrically connected to the second circuit board.
US07667140B2	Cable including helically twisted conductors A cable includes a cable sheath in which are embedded a plurality of insulated conductors at least two of which are helically twisted, the cable being provided with visible markings that indicate where one can electrically engage a selected one of the conductors by an insulation-piercing contact. The cable is formed by arranging a plurality of insulated conductors in a light-transmitting synthetic plastic sheath layer, two or more of the insulated conductors being helically twisted about a longitudinal axis, which cable is optically scanned to determine locations at which contiguous portions of the twisted insulated conductors are superposed orthogonally relative to a reference plane, whereupon markings are formed on the cable sheath layer at locations laterally spaced from the contiguous conductor portions, whereby a selected one of the twisted conductors may be engaged by an insulation-piercing contact.
US07667139B2	Radiation-resistant non-halogen flame-retardant resin composition as well as electric wire and cable using same An electric wire and cable according to the present invention comprises a sheath made of a radiation-resistant non-halogen flame-retardant resin composition in which the radiation-resistant non-halogen flame-retardant resin composition includes one to 30 parts by weight of aromatic amine antioxidant with a melting point of 40° C. or higher and 50 to 300 parts by weight of metal hydroxide blended into 100 parts by weight of ethylene polymer.
US07667136B2	Self cutting electrical outlet box The present invention is directed to a self-cutting electrical outlet box. The electrical outlet box is self cutting, allowing the box to be installed through an existing building surface. The box includes teeth or cutting members to assist in self-cutting. The box also includes features to assist in placement and securement of the box to a wall.
US07667130B2	Percussion detecting apparatus and electronic percussion instrument A percussion detecting apparatus and an electronic percussion instrument, which are capable of not only providing excellent percussion feeling, but also visually indicating a percussion pattern of a beat applied to a percussion surface, so as to serve for percussion practice as well as to increase interest in the percussion practice. A head of the percussion detecting apparatus is formed of an air-permeable material and has a light transmitting property. The head includes a percussion surface. A drum shell supports the head. A head sensor detects a beat applied to the percussion surface of the head and outputs a beat signal indicative of the sensed beat. A light radiating part is disposed on an opposite side from the percussion surface of the head so as to perform visual indication corresponding to a percussion pattern of the beat applied to the percussion surface, at least through the percussion surface, based on the beat signal output from the head sensor.
US07667126B2	Method of establishing a harmony control signal controlled in real-time by a guitar input signal The invention relates to a method of establishing a harmony control signal controlled in real-time by a guitar audio input signal (GAS), comprising the steps of providing a first input harmony input control signal (FIH) on the basis of said guitar audio input signal (GAS), providing a second input harmony control signal (SIH) on the basis of a voice audio input signal (VAS). providing an input audio extraction representation (IAER) on the basis of said first input harmony input control signal (FIH), establishing a harmony control signal (HCS) on the basis of said input audio extraction representation (IAER) and said second input harmony control signal (SIH).
US07667121B2	Kernel-mode audio processing modules Multiple kernel-mode audio processing modules or filters are combined to form a module or filter graph. The graph is implemented in kernel-mode, reducing latency and jitter when handling audio data (e.g., MIDI data) by avoiding transfers of the audio data to user-mode applications for processing. A variety of different audio processing modules can be used to provide various pieces of functionality when processing audio data.
US07667118B1	Mouthpiece for a woodwind musical instrument A mouthpiece for a single reed musical instrument, such as a clarinet, is made with a tubular body having an outer surface and having a facing angle. The mouthpiece is made so that its facing angle is 4 degrees or less to enable musicians to play music with much fuller and more pleasant sounds then in the prior art.
US07667115B2	Wheat variety 25R62 A wheat variety designated 25R62, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 25R62, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 25R62 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 25R62 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of variety 25R62. This invention also relates to methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 25R62 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods.
US07667113B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH934397 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH934397. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH934397, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH934397 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH934397.
US07667112B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV267821 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV267821. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV267821, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV267821 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV267821 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV267821.
US07667108B1	Inbred corn line G07-NPFA7278 Basically, this invention provides for an inbred corn line designated G07-NPFA7278, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line G07-NPFA7278 with plants of another corn plants. The invention relates to the various parts of inbred G07-NPFA7278 including culturable cells. This invention also relates to methods for introducing transgenic transgenes into inbred corn line G07-NPFA7278 and plants produced by said methods.
US07667107B2	Maize hybrid variety 34M78 A novel hybrid maize variety designated 34M78 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety 34M78 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 34M78 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize hybrid variety 34M78, the hybrid seed, the hybrid plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of hybrid maize variety 34M78. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from hybrid maize variety 34M78 and to the maize varieties derived by the use of those methods.
US07667102B2	Cotton variety FM 989B2R A novel cotton variety, designated as FM 989B2R, is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by crossing plants of variety FM 989B2R with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of FM 989B2R and to plants of FM 989B2R reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from FM 989B2R.
US07667100B2	Nucleic acid compositions conferring herbicide resistance The present invention relates to nucleic acid and amino acid sequences that confer herbicide resistance in plants, as well as herbicide resistance in plants, plant seeds, plant tissues and plant cells comprising such sequences. In a preferred embodiment, the sequences of the present invention confer a tolerant phenotype in plants in response to a chronic and/or acute inhibitin dose of auxinic herbicides. The present invention also provides homologous sequences with a high degree of functional similarity.
US07667099B2	Plastid division and related genes and proteins, and methods of use The present invention relates to genes encoding proteins involved in prokaryotic type or plastid division and/or morphology and the encoded proteins, and in particular to isolated Ftn2 (ARC6), ARC5, and Fzo-like genes and polypeptides. The present invention also provides methods for using Ftn2 (ARC6), ARC5, and Fzo-like genes, and polypeptides.
US07667094B2	Germ-responsive promoter The present invention relates to isolated promoter sequences responsive to germ infection and functioning in plants; vectors and DNA comprising the promoter sequences are also disclosed. The invention further relates to methods of transforming plants with a DNA construct comprising a germ responsive promoter operably linked to a pathogen resistant gene.
US07667092B2	Processes and vectors for amplification or expression of nucleic acid sequences of interest in plants This invention discloses a biologically safe process of causing amplification and/or expression of one or more nucleic acid sequences of interest in a plant, plant tissue, plant cell or cell culture, characterized in that a plant cell is provided with at least two precursor vectors designed for undergoing processing by site-specific recombination in said cell, whereby due to said processing said plant cell is endowed with at least one replicon which provide(s) for said amplification and/or expression.
US07667089B2	Transgenic mammal secreting B-domain deleted human FVII in its milk Hemophilia A is one of the major inherited bleeding disorders caused by a deficiency or abnormality in coagulation factor VIII (FVIII). Hemophiliacs have been treated with whole plasma or purified FVIII concentrates. The risk of transmitting blood-borne viruses and the cost of highly purified FVIII are the major factors that restrict prophylaxis in hemophilia therapy. One of the challenges created by the biotechnology revolution is the development of methods for the economical production of highly purified proteins in large scales. The present invention provides improved mammary expression cassettes useful for the expression of genes at high levels in the milk of transgenic animals. In particular, the present invention provides recombinant signal peptide sequences derived from a-lactalbumin and aS1-casein milk genes suitable for leading protein secretion in the mammary gland. These gene cassettes are capable of delivering different transgenic constructs which result in the production of full-length or B domain-deleted therapeutic levels of biologically active human FVIII in the transgenic animals in vivo. Within the scope of the invention are also method for producing the transgenic non-human mammal, such as mouse, rat, rabbit, goat, sheep, pig and bovine species, capable of expressing human FVIII, and methods of making milk and methods of identifying protein from the transgenic milk.
US07667088B2	Autoimmune disease model animal Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune disease with a possible fatality of the skin and mucosae which is induced by an antibody against desmoglein 3 (Dsg3). Persistent production of anti-Dsg3 IgG can be induced by adoptively transferring spleen cells of a DSG3−/− mouse immunized with rDsg3 into an RAG2−/− immunodeficient mouse expressing Dsg3 protein. This IgG in the blood binds to the Dsg3 protein in vivo, induces the breakage of intercellular adhesion of keratinocytes and thus brings about the phenotype of pemphigus vulgaris involving the formation of blisters in the oral mucosa and the disappearance of resting hair. These effects are sustained over 6 months. By using this method, active disease model animals relating to various autoimmune diseases can be constructed.
US07667081B2	Method for purification of glycerol A method for purification of glycerol, especially crude glycerol from biodiesel production. The method uses gel-type acidic ion exchange resin beads to separate fatty acid salts and inorganic salts from the crude glycerol.
US07667073B2	Preparation of catalytically active multielement oxide materials which contain at least one of the elements Nb and W and the elements Mo, V and Cu A process for making acrylic acid from acrolein; a process for making methacrylic acid from methacrolein; and a process for making acrylic acid from propane.
US07667072B2	Method for vapor phase catalytic oxidation An object of the present invention is to provide a method for vapor phase catalytic oxidation which is almost free of variations in reaction states in respective reaction tubes of the fixed bed multi-tube heat-exchanger type reactor.Provided is a method for vapor phase catalytic oxidation for obtaining a reaction product gas by using a fixed bed multi-tube heat-exchanger type reactor provided with a plurality of reaction tubes and by feeding a raw material gas inside the reaction tubes packed with a catalyst, wherein the method comprises:adjusting pressure losses of the respective reaction tubes so that the pressure losses of the respective reaction tubes after catalyst packing is within ±20% of an average pressure loss of the reaction tubes by: packing an inert substance at a raw material gas inlet portion of the reaction tubes or removing and re-packing the catalyst packed, for a reaction tube having a pressure loss lower than the average pressure loss of the reaction tubes; and removing and re-packing the catalyst packed, for a reaction tube having a pressure loss higher than the average pressure loss of the reaction tubes.
US07667069B2	Ibopamine maleate, method for preparing it and pharmaceutical compositions containing it Ibopamine malcate salt (1:1), method for preparing it and pharmaceutical composition containing it.
US07667068B2	Process for reactive esterification distillation A process for producing organic acid di- or tri-esters, particularly citric acid tri-esters, with the available acid groups esterified using countercurrent reactive distillation using acid catalysts in a structured packing is described. In the reactive distillation an organic acid di- or tri-ester is formed by chemical reaction and purified to its final state within the single column. Organic acid di- or tri-esters are produced at relatively low cost, with less waste production in by-products of the reaction, and in a less complicated manner than prior processes. Organic acid di- and tri-esters have uses as solvents, as plasticizers and in conversion products.
US07667065B2	High nucleation density organometallic compounds This invention relates to high nucleation density organometallic ruthenium compounds. This invention also relates to a process for producing a high nucleation density organometallic ruthenium compound comprising reacting a bis(substituted-pentadienyl)ruthenium compound with a substituted cyclopentadiene compound under reaction conditions sufficient to produce said high nucleation density organometallic ruthenium compound. This invention further relates to a method for producing a film, coating or powder by decomposing a high nucleation density organometallic ruthenium compound precursor, thereby producing the film, coating or powder.
US07667057B2	Cosmetic composition comprising a complex of cyclodextrin and vitamin F Cosmetic or dermatological preparations are based upon vitamin F, and the vitamin F is present in the form of a complex with a cyclodextrin which includes alpha-cylodextrin, beta-cyclodextrin, and gamma-cyclodextrin.
US07667054B2	Cytotoxic agents comprising new taxanes The invention relates to novel cytotoxic agents comprising taxanes and their therapeutic use as a result of delivering the taxanes to a specific cell population in a targeted fashion by chemically linking the taxane to a cell binding agent.
US07667053B2	Bicyclic amides Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and cirrhosis of the liver.
US07667052B2	Bioactive substance The present invention provides a novel bioactive substance having an antitumor activity and a process for producing it, and a medical use thereof. Namely, it provides a 12-membered ring macrolide compound represented by the following formula obtained from the incubation solution of Streptomyces sp. Mer. 11107 or a variant thereof, a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or a hydrate of them, and a process for producing it.
US07667041B2	Cinnamide compound The present invention relates to a compound represented by Formula (I): (wherein Ar1 represents an imidazolyl group which may be substituted with 1 to 3 substituents; Ar2 represents a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, or a phenyl group which may be substituted with 1 to 3 substituents; X1 represents (1) —C≡C— or (2) a double bond etc. which may be substituted; R1 and R2 represent, for example, a C1-6 alkyl group or C3-8 cycloalkyl group which may be substituted) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof and to the use thereof as pharmaceutical agents. The object of the present invention is to find a therapeutic or preventive agent for diseases caused by Aβ. According to the present invention, a therapeutic or preventive agents for diseases caused by Aβ can be provided.
US07667037B2	Processes for preparation of ziprasidone Provided are processes for preparing ziprasidone from CEI and BIPT.
US07667036B2	Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives The Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine derivatives represented by formula I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts exhibit excellent MAPKAP-K2 inhibiting activity. Drugs comprising the compounds as effective ingredients are therefore expected to be useful as therapeutic or prophylactic agents for MAPKAP-K2 mediated disorder, such as inflammatory disease, autoimmune disease, destructive bone disorder, cancer and/or tumour growth.
US07667033B2	Compositions and methods for the use of FMOC derivatives in DNA/RNA synthesis Methods of nucleic acid preparation are described, including preparation of MnRNA, using FMOC derivatives to synthesize oligonucleotides in addition to applying FMOC protocols to various therapeutic and diagnostic methods. In some embodiments a single stranded oligonucleotide is synthesized bound to a polymer support (such as optic fiber glass filters) using said FMOC derivatives.
US07667032B2	Method of manufacturing a microarray A method of manufacturing a microarray includes providing a substrate having a surface that is immobilized with a functional group protected with an acid-labile protecting group and capable of coupling with an oligomer probe, providing a photoacid generator onto the substrate, disposing on the substrate an imprint template comprising a convex region and a plurality of concave regions surrounding the convex region so that the convex region contacts with or is adjacent to an upper surface of the substrate to define a plurality of reaction zones by the upper surface of the substrate and the convex region and the concave regions of the imprint template, exposing one or more of the reaction zones to light so that an acid is generated by the photoacid generator in the one or more exposed reaction zones and a functional group in the one or more exposed reaction zones is deprotected by the acid, and providing an oligomer probe onto the substrate so that the oligomer probe couples with the deprotected functional group.
US07667031B2	Nucleic acid base pair A novel artificial nucleic acid base pair which is obtained by forming a selective base pair by introducing a group having steric hindrance (preferably a group having steric hindrance and static repulsion and a stacking effect) and can be recognized by a polymerase such as DNA polymerase; a novel artificial gene; and a method of designing nucleic acid bases so as to form a selective base pair with the use of steric hindrance, static repulsion and stacking effect at the base moiety of the nucleic acid. An artificial nucleic acid comprising these bases; a process for producing the same; a codon containing the same; a nucleic acid molecule containing the same; a process for producing a non-natural gene by using the same; a process for producing a novel protein by using the above nucleic acid molecule or non-natural gene, and the like.
US07667026B2	Population scale HLA-typing and uses thereof The present invention provides a portable system for real-time population-scale HLA genotyping and/or allelotyping in a field environment and methods of such population-scale HLA genotyping. The individual components of the system are portable to and operable within a field environment thereby providing high throughput with real-time geno- or allelotyping. Also provided are HLA gene-specific primers and HLA allele-specific or single nucleotide polymorphism-specific hybridization probes. In addition the present invention provides a microarray comprising the hybridization probes. Further provided is a kit comprising the HLA gene-specific primers and the microarray.
US07667022B2	Promoter for high-throughput screening for inhibitors against Mycobacteria under low carbon conditions The present invention relates to a promoter for high-throughput screening for inhibitors against Mycobacteria under low carbon or starved conditions. Further, the use of this novel 200 bp promoter open new vistas and provides a new system that would enable the TB drug developers to isolate and develop highly efficient inhibitors or medicines against ever evolving and changing M. tuberculosis mycobacteria.
US07667021B2	Neutralizing human anti-IGFR antibody The present invention includes isolated nucleic acids encoding fully human, neutralizing, monoclonal antibodies against human Insulin-like Growth Factor Receptor-I (IGFR1). Also included are methods of using and producing the antibodies of the invention.
US07667020B2	Composition and method for treating lupus nephritis The present invention provides novel isolated BFLP1698 polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded by the BFLP1698 polynucleotides. Also provided are the antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a BFLP1698 polypeptide or any derivative (including fusion derivative), variant, mutant or fragment of the BFLP1698 polypeptide, polynucleotide or antibody. The invention additionally provides methods in which the BFLP1698 polypeptide, polynucleotide and antibody are utilized in the detection and treatment of a broad range of pathological states, as well as to other uses.
US07667018B2	Nucleic acid and corresponding protein entitled 161P2F10B useful in treatment and detection of cancer A novel gene 0161P2F10B (also designated 161P2F10B) and its encoded protein, and variants thereof, are described wherein 161P2F10B exhibits tissue specific expression in normal adult tissue, and is aberrantly expressed in the cancers listed in Table I. Consequently, 161P2F10B provides a diagnostic, prognostic, prophylactic and/or therapeutic target for cancer. The 161P2F10B gene or fragment thereof, or its encoded protein, or variants thereof, or a fragment thereof, can be used to elicit a humoral or cellular immune response; antibodies or T cells reactive with 161P2F10B can be used in active or passive immunization.
US07667017B2	Isolated mevalonate pathway enzyme nucleic acids Methods for synthesizing isopentenyl pyrophosphate are provided. A first method comprises introducing into a host microorganism a plurality of heterologous nucleic acid sequences, each coding for a different enzyme in the mevalonate pathway for producing isopentenyl pyrophosphate. A related method comprises introducing into a host microorganism an intermediate in the mevalonate pathway and at least one heterologous nucleic acid sequence, each sequence coding for an enzyme in the mevalonate pathway necessary for converting the intermediate into isopentenyl pyrophosphate. The invention also provides nucleic acid sequences, enzymes, expression vectors, and transformed host cells for carrying out the methods.
US07667016B2	Fluorescent proteins from Aequorea coerulscens and methods for using the same The present invention provides nucleic acid compositions encoding a novel colorless GFP-like protein, acGFP, from Aequorea coerulscens and fluorescent and non-fluorescent mutants and derivatives thereof, as well as peptides and proteins encoded by these nucleic acid compositions. The subject protein and nucleic acid compositions of the present invention are colored and/or fluorescent and/or can be photoactivated, and can be used in a variety of different biological applications, particularly for labeling. Finally, kits for use in such biological applications are provided.
US07667013B2	Gene encoding a guanine nucleotide exchange factor and the gene product thereof A gene encoding a novel protein that works as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for a Rho family protein being one group of small GTP-binding proteins, namely, a polynucleotide shown by the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, or SEQ ID NO: 5, or the complementary strand, the equivalents of the polynucleotide, a protein encoded by the polynucleotide, a vector containing the polynucleotide, a transformant containing the vector, an antibody against the protein encoded by the polynucleotide, a method of identifying a compound that inhibits the function of the protein encoded by the polynucleotide and/or the expression of the polynucleotide, a method of determining a disease, a pharmaceutical composition, and a reagent kit are provided.
US07667011B2	Method for the use of [11C] carbon monoxide in labeling synthesis of 11C-labelled acids by photo-induced free radical carbonylation Methods and reagents for photo-initiated carbonylation with carbon-isotope labeled carbon monoxide using alkyl/aryl iodides with water pretreated by a base are provided. The resultant carbon-isotope labeled acids are useful as radiopharmaceuticals, especially for use in Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Associated kits for PET studies are also provided.
US07667007B2	αvβ3-specific antibodies The invention provides enhanced LM609 grafted antibodies exhibiting selective binding affinity to αvβ3, or a functional fragment thereof. The invention also provides nucleic acid molecules encoding the enhanced LM609 grafted antibodies. Additionally provided are methods of inhibiting a function of αvβ3 by contacting αvβ3 with an enhanced LM609 grafted antibody.
US07667000B2	Antibodies to Zcytor 16 Cytokines and their receptors have proven usefulness in both basic research and as therapeutics. The present invention provides a new human cytokine receptor designated as “Zcytor16.”
US07666995B2	Interferons, uses and compositions related thereto The present disclosure provides isolated Interferonα nucleic acids and polypeptides. The disclosure also provides antibodies which specifically recognize the subject Interferonα polypeptides, expression vectors containing the subject nucleic acids, and host cells expressing the subject polypeptides. In addition, methods of treatment using Interferonα are provided.
US07666993B2	Cynomolgus prostate specific antigen Isolated polynucleotides encoding Cynomolgus monkey prostate specific antigen and polypeptides obtainable from the polynucleotides and uses are disclosed.
US07666992B2	Pancreatic cancer genes The present invention provides the art with the DNA coding sequences of polynucleotides that are up-or-down-regulated in cancer and dysplasia. These polynucleotides and encoded proteins or polypeptides can be used in the diagnosis or identification of cancer and dysplasia. Inhibitors of the up-regulated polynucleotides and proteins can decrease the abnormality of cancer and dysplasia. Enhancing the expression of down-regulated polynucleotides or introducing down-regulated proteins to cells can decrease the growth and/or abnormal characteristics of cancer and dysplasia.
US07666988B1	BASB082 Polypeptides The invention provides BASB082, BASB083, BASB091, BASB092 and BASB101 polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding BASB082, BASB083, BASB091, BASB092 and BASB101 polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic uses.
US07666986B2	Biologically active peptide comprising tyrosyl-seryl-valine (YSV) The tripeptide Tyrosyl-seryl-valine is disclosed with its use as a nutritional supplement. A method of making a nutritional supplement comprising obtaining the tripeptide Tyrosyl-seryl-valine and mixing the tripeptide with a biologically or therapeutically acceptable carrier is also disclosed.
US07666983B2	Peptides and peptidomimetics with structural similarity to human p53 that activate p53 function The present invention provides peptides and peptidomimetics corresponding to part or to the entirety of the region encompassed by residues 360-386 of human p53, said peptides and peptidomimetics characterized by the ability to activate DNA binding of wild-type p53 and of select tumor-derived p53 mutants. Pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds of the invention and methods of using these compositions therapeutically are also provided.
US07666982B2	Notch-origin polypeptides and biomarkers and reagents using the same It is intended to provide extracellular markers whereby Notch signal transduction can be detected. Polypeptides (Nβ), which are novel peptides originating in Notch protein and released form cells in the step of the nuclear migration of NICH (Notch intracellular cytoplasmic domain) due to the extracellular digestion and the subsequent protein digestion in the membrane during a series of the Notch protein digestion, are referred to as markers. These peptides (Nβ) are released from the cells in proportion to the Notch signal depending on presenilin. By detecting these peptides, the Notch signal transduction, cell differentiation, cell tumorigenesis, apoptosis, Alzheimer's disease, etc. can be monitored.
US07666978B2	Method of preparing derivatives of polyarylene vinylene and method of preparing an electronic device including same A technique is described for the preparation of polymers according to a process in which the starting compound of formula (I) is polymerized in the presence of a base in an organic solvent. No end chain controlling agents are required during the polymerization to obtain soluble precursor polymers. The precursor polymer such obtained comprises structural units of the formula (II). In a next step, the precursor polymer (II) is subjected to a conversion reaction towards a soluble or insoluble conjugated polymer by thermal treatment. The arylene or heteroarylene polymer comprises structural units of the formula III. In this process the dithiocarbamate group acts as a leaving group and permits the formation of a precursor polymer of structural formula (II), which has an average molecular weight from 5000 to 1000000 Dalton and is soluble in common organic solvents. The precursor polymer with structural units of formula (II) is thermally converted to the conjugated polymer with structural formula (III).
US07666977B2	Poly(carbonate-co-urea) copolymers and melt transesterification method of preparing these copolymers Disclosed herein is a process to prepare a poly(carbonate-co-urea) copolymer comprising reacting in the melt: (a) a dihydroxy reaction component comprising a dihydroxy compound, (b) a diaryl carbonate reaction component comprising a diaryl carbonate, (c) a urea reaction component comprising a urea compound in the presence of (d) a transesterification catalyst during at least part of the reaction and removing a phenolic byproduct to produce a poly(carbonate-co-urea) copolymer, wherein the urea and dihydroxy compounds are reacted in a molar ratio: (total moles of urea compound)/((total moles of urea compound)+(total moles of dihydroxy compound)) of less than or equal to 0.5.
US07666975B2	Polyketone and method for producing the same There is provided a polyketone comprising repeating units, 95-100 mole % of which are 1-oxotrimethylene and having an intrinsic viscosity of 2.5-20 dl/g, wherein the content of Pd element is 0-20 ppm, terminal structures include an alkyl ester group (terminal group A) and an alkyl ketone group (terminal group B), and the equivalent ratio of terminal group A/terminal group B is 0.1-8.0. The polyketone of the present invention can be used in any forms, such as fibers and films, and can be applied to a wide variety of the uses such as clothing, reinforcing materials for rubbers, resins, cements, and optical fibers, electronic materials, battery materials, civil engineering materials, medical materials, daily commodities, fishery materials, and packaging materials.
US07666972B2	Isosorbide-based polycarbonates, method of making, and articles formed therefrom Disclosed herein is an isosorbide-based polycarbonate polymer comprising: an isosorbide unit, an aliphatic unit derived from a C14-44 aliphatic diacid, C14-44 aliphatic diol, or combination of these; and optionally, an additional unit different from the isosorbide and aliphatic units, wherein the isosorbide unit, aliphatic unit, and additional unit are each carbonate, or a combination of carbonate and ester units. Also disclosed are a thermoplastic composition and an article comprising the isosorbide-based polycarbonate.
US07666968B2	Acene-thiophene copolymers with silethynly groups Acene-thiophene copolymers with attached silylethynyl groups are provided that can be used in electronic devices. The copolymers are often soluble in common organic solvents and can be part of a coating composition.
US07666966B2	Method of manufacturing thermoplastic resin, crosslinked resin, and crosslinked resin composite material The invention relates to a process for the production of post-crosslinkable thermoplastic resins by bulk-polymerizing a polymerizable composition (A) comprising (I) a monomer fluid containing a cyclic olefin (α) having two or more metathetical ring-opening reaction sites in the molecule in an amount 10 wt % or above based on the total amount of the monomers or a monomer fluid containing a norbornene monomer and a crosslinking agent, (II) a metathetical polymerization catalyst, and (III) a chain transfer agent; thermoplastic resins obtained by this process; and a process for producing crosslinked resins or crosslinked resin composite materials which comprises laminating such a thermoplastic resin with a substrate at need and then crosslinking the thermoplastic resin. According to the invention, thermoplastic resins which are free from odor due to residual monomers and excellent in storage stability can be efficiently obtained by a simple process of bulk-polymerizing the composition (A). The process is not only easy and simple but also applicable to continuous production, thus being industrially advantageous. The crosslinked resins and crosslinked resin composite materials obtained according to the invention are excellent in electrical insulation properties, mechanical strengths, heat resistance, dielectric characteristics and so on, thus being useful as electrical materials or the like.
US07666964B2	Fluoroacrylate-mercaptofunctional copolymers A copolymer comprises repeating units derived from at least one co-reactant comprising two or more mercapto functional groups, and repeating units derived from a fluoroacrylate comprising the reaction product of: (a) at least one fluorochemical alcohol represented by the formula: C4F9—X—OH wherein: R=hydrogen or an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, m=2 to 8, Rf=CnF2n+1, n=1 to 5, y=0 to 6, and q=1 to 8; (b) at least one unbranched symmetric diisocyanate; and (c) at least one hydroxy-terminated alkyl (meth)acrylate or 2-fluoroacrylate monomer having 2 to about 30 carbon atoms in its alkylene portion.
US07666962B2	Polymerization with living characteristics This invention concerns a free radical polymerization process, selected chain transfer agents employed in the process and polymers made thereby, in which the process comprises preparing polymer of general Formula (A) and Formula (B) comprising contacting: (i) a monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl monomers (of structure CH2=CUV), maleic anhydride, N-alkylmaleimide, N-arylmaleimide, dialkyl fumarate and cyclopolymerizable monomers; (ii) a thiocarbonylthio compound selected from Formula (C) and Formula (D) having a chain transfer constant greater than about 0.1; and (iii) free radicals produced from a free radical source; the polymer of Formula (A) being made by contacting (i), (ii) C and (iii) and that of Formula (B) by contacting (i), (ii) D, and (iii); and (iv) controlling the polydispersity of the polymer being formed by varying the ratio of the number of molecules of (ii) to the number of molecules of (iii); wherein Q, R, U, V, Z, Z′, m, p and q am as defined in the text.
US07666958B2	Catalyst system consisting of a carrier and of a co-catalyst The invention relates to methods for producing cesium hydroxide solutions during which: cesium-containing ore is disintegrated with sulfuric acid while forming a cesium aluminum sulfate hydrate, which is poorly soluble at low temperatures; the formed cesium alum is separated away in the form of a solution from the solid ore residues; the aluminum is precipitated out of the cesium alum solution while forming a cesium sulfate solution; the formed cesium sulfate solution is reacted with barium hydroxide or stontium hydroxide while forming a cesium hydroxide solution, and; the formed cesium hydroxide solution is concentrated and purified.
US07666955B2	Methods for producing branched-polyether resin composition and acid pendant branched-polyether resin composition A method for producing a branched-polyether resin composition of the present invention includes a first step of obtaining a reaction mixture including: (1-A) a branched-polyether resin (X) containing a hydroxyl group, an acryloyl group, and an epoxy group and (1-B) at least one resin component selected from the group consisting of (1-B-1) a diacrylate (A2) of an aromatic difunctional epoxy resin, (1-B-2) a monoacrylate (A1) of an aromatic difunctional epoxy resin, and (1-B-3) an aromatic difunctional epoxy resin (B) other than (A1) and (A2); and a second step of mixing the reaction mixture and an unsaturated monocarboxylic acid, and reacting the epoxy group in the reaction mixture and a carboxyl group in the unsaturated monocarboxylic acid.
US07666952B2	Powder coating of polyepoxide and polyisocyanate-amine reaction product Low-cure powder coating compositions are disclosed. The compositions comprise a polyepoxide and a material having the structure wherein R1 is an organic radical having 6 to 25 carbon atoms; R2 is an organic radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R3 and R4 are independently alkyl or phenyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; Z is oxygen or nitrogen, and when Z is oxygen R5 is absent and when Z is nitrogen R5 is hydrogen or is and n is 1 to 4. The material can optionally be reacted with an acidic hydrogen-containing compound. The compositions are curable without the use of crosslinking agents or accelerators. Methods for coating a substrate using these compositions, and substrates coated thereby, are also disclosed, as are additional catalysts useful for the same purpose.
US07666948B2	Elastomer composition and molded body The present invention provides an elastomer composition comprising a mixture of (A) a perfluoroelastomer and (B) at least one elastomer selected from fluorine rubbers, silicone rubbers and ethylene-propylene based rubbers, in a mixing ratio (A/B) of from 0.5/99.5 to 80/20 in terms of weight ratio.
US07666936B2	Coating film forming method, coating material, releasing agent and rubber material A coating film is formed on a surface of rubber by applying a coating material containing a solvent which swells a rubber and a resin on the surface of the rubber material.
US07666935B2	Stabilisation of aqueous solutions of homopolymers and copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidones Aqueous solutions comprising: one or more polymeric components selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone, and mixtures thereof; and hydrogen peroxide; wherein the hydrogen peroxide is present in an amount of 100 to 5000 ppm; and methods of stabilizing aqueous solutions containing one or more polymeric components selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone, and mixtures thereof.
US07666930B2	Master batch containing heat radiation shielding component, and heat radiation shielding transparent resin form and heat radiation shielding transparent laminate for which the master batch has been used In a master batch containing a heat radiation shielding component, which is used to produce heat radiation shielding transparent resin forms, the master batch has as chief components a thermoplastic resin and a hexaboride represented by XB6, wherein X is at least one selected from La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Y, Sm, Eu, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Sr and Ca. The hexaboride, which is a heat radiation shielding component, is contained in an amount of from 0.01 part by weight or more to less than 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of said thermoplastic resin. The use of this master batch enables simple production of heat radiation shielding transparent resin forms having a high visible-light transmission power and a high heat radiation shielding performance, without relying on any high-cost physical film formation methods.
US07666921B2	Biomedical devices containing internal wetting agents This invention includes a wettable biomedical device containing a high molecular weight hydrophilic polymer and a hydroxyl-functionalized silicone-containing monomer.
US07666920B2	Radiation curable resin composition for lens sheet and lens sheet The present invention relates to a radiation curable resin composition which comprises epoxy (meth)acrylate, a monofunctional (meth)acrylate, a bifunctional (meth)acrylate having a specific structure, and a bifunctional (meth)acrylate obtained from an aliphatic dihydric alcohol having an oxyalkylene structure and (meth)acrylic acid and further contains a thermoplastic resin, thereby causing satisfactory adhesion to plastic substrates, sufficient shape retention, and excellent shape recovery properties, and satisfaction in moldability including casting efficiency and shape reproducibility, as well as a high refractive index and appropriateness for use as a lens sheet.
US07666919B2	Aromatic diacid ester diols and substituted carbamates thereof for minimizing deterioration of polyurethane foams A composition for making a polyurethane foam includes a non-fugitive tertiary amine urethane catalyst and an aromatic diacid ester diol or substituted carbamate thereof. Foams prepared from the reaction of a polyol and an organic isocyanate in the presence of these ingredients show excellent resistance to deterioration of physical properties upon humid ageing.
US07666911B2	Self assembled nanostructures and methods for preparing the same The present invention provides amphiphilic diacetylene compounds, and compositions and self-assembled nanotubes containing the same. Also provided are methods of producing the compounds, compositions, and nanotubes of the invention, and methods of destroying or inhibiting the growth or proliferation of microorganisms using the nanotubes of the present invention.
US07666905B2	Compositions comprising hepoxilin analogs and their use in the treatment of cancer Methods and pharmaceutical compositions comprise at least one hepoxilin analog of the formula (I) wherein X and R3 are as defined herein. The methods are directed to treatment of a cancer and for promotion of a apoptosis in a cancer cell.
US07666899B2	Pharmaceutical composition for treatment of lipid metabolism disorder The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention or treatment of lipid metabolism disorders. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising, as an active ingredient, (2S)-2-benzl-3-(cis-hexahydro-2-isoindolinylcarbonyl)propionic aid (generic name: mitiglinide) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof exert remarkable lipid metabolism improving effect, and are useful for, for example, hyperlipidemia such as hypertriglyceridemia of diabetic patients or the like.
US07666898B2	Multivalent indole compounds and use thereof as phospholipase-A2 inhibitors Indole and indole-related compounds, compositions and methods are disclosed. The compounds of the invention are useful as phospholipase inhibitors. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful for treatment of phospholipase-related conditions, such as insulin-related, weight-related and/or cholesterol-related conditions in an animal subject.
US07666894B2	Therapy for the treatment of disease Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising oxybutynin, or a free base thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and pilocarpine, or a free base thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed are methods of treating a patient suffering from overactive bladder comprising administering to the patient the above pharmaceutical composition.
US07666893B2	Method for treatment of neurodegenerative disorders A method for treatment of multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases, disorders or conditions. An alkyl ester of imidazole carboxylic acid, preferably methyl 4-imidazolecarboxylate, is administered in a therapeutic amount. It is hypothesized that the alkyl ester of imidazole carboxylic acid serves to restore and/or maintain the intracellular/extracellular osmolyte gradient in the central nervous system (CNS). The methyl 4-imidazolecarboxylate may be administered transdermally, using PLO gel or other suitable transdermal carrier. The compound may also be administered orally, inhaler or by injection. The treatment is advantageously performed on a three day cycle, with a period of two days intervening between each day on which the compound is administered. Dosage ranges may be from about 0.01 mcg to about 3.0 mcg, with dosages in the range from about 0.1 mcg to about 0.2 mcg in generally preferred when using transdermal administration.
US07666891B2	Heterocyclic antiviral compounds The present invention relates to a compounds according to formula I, methods for treating diseases mediated by human immunodeficiency virus by administration of a compound according to formula I and pharmaceutical compositions for treating diseases mediated by human immunodeficiency virus containing a compound according to formula I where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, are as defined herein.
US07666886B2	Compounds and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of amyloid associated diseases The invention is in general directed to compounds and methods for diagnosing, preventing or alleviating the symptoms of amyloid-associated diseases, for example, neuronal diseases, such as, for example, Alzheimer's disease, methods of screening for compounds useful in preventing or alleviating the symptoms of amyloid-associated diseases, methods of diagnostic imaging of A-beta fibrils, and compounds and methods useful for studying normal or disease-associated cellular mechanisms relating to amyloid proteins.
US07666884B2	N-(2-substituted phenyl)-N-methoxycarbamates and their preparation and use thereof The present invention belongs to the field of agricultural fungicide and in particular disclosed N-(2-substituted phenyl)-N-methoxycarbamates and their preparation as well as use. Compounds according to the present invention are shown as the general formula I. Compounds according to the present invention have very good fungicidal activities and can be used for the control of plant fungicidal diseases, such as wheat powdery mildew, melon powdery mildew, apple powdery mildew, grape powdery mildew, strawberry powdery mildew, wheat rust, soybean rust, wheat Pythium root rot, cucumber Alternaria blight, rice “bakanae” disease, rice sheath blight, cucumber Fusarium wilt, cucumber anthracnose, rice blast, rice false smut, corn southern leaf blight.
US07666883B2	Antimalarial Baylis-Hillman adducts and a process for the preparation thereof The present invention is directed towards the synthesis of novel and new chloropyridine skeleton based compounds and these are Bayllis Hillman adducts having a remarkable in vitro anti-malarial activity. These compounds have been found to possess anti-malarial activity against chloroquine sensitive and chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum. The anti-malarial compounds of the present invention inhibit the mature schizonts in vitro.
US07666881B2	Methods of treating allergic reactions using hydrated forms of antihistaminic piperidine derivatives The present invention is related to novel processes for preparing anhydrous and hydrated forms of piperidine derivatives, polymorphs and pseudomorphs thereof of the formulas which are useful as antihistamines, antiallergic agents and bronchodilators.
US07666871B2	Oxazole derivatives as histamine H3 receptor agents, preparation and therapeutic uses The present invention discloses novel aryl oxazole compounds of Formula I (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which have histamine-H3 receptor antagonist or inverse agonist activity, as well as methods for preparing and using such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods of using these compositions to treat obesity, cognitive deficiencies, narcolepsy, and other histamine H3 receptor-related diseases. Formula I (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: m is independenlly at each occurrence 1, 2, or 3, Z independently represents carbon (substituted with hydrogen or the optional substituents indicated herein) or nitrogen, provided that when Z is nitrogen then R6 is not attached to Z; R1 and R2 are independently —(C1—C7) alkyl (optionally substituted with one to three halogens), or R1 and R2 and the nitrogen to which they are attached form an azetidinyl ring, a pyrrolidinyl ring, or a piperidinyl ring, wherein further the azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, or piperidinyl ring so formed may be optionally substituted one to three times with R5; R6 is independently at each occurrence —H, -halogen, or —CH3.
US07666870B2	Phthalazinone derivatives A compound of formula (I): for use in treating cancer or other diseases ameliorated by the inhibition of PARP, wherein: A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring; X can be NRX or CRXRY; if X═NRX then n is 1 or 2 and if X═CRXRY then n is 1; RX is selected from the group consisting of H, optionally substituted C1-20 alkyl, C5-20 aryl, C3-20 heterocyclyl, amido, thioamido, ester, acyl, and sulfonyl groups; RY is selected from H, hydroxy, amino; or RX and RY may together form a spiro-C3-7 cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl group; RC1 and RC2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-4 alkyl, or when X is CRXRY, RC1, RC1, RC2, RX and RY, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, may form an optionally substituted fused aromatic ring; R1 is selected from H and halo; and Het is selected from: where Y1 is selected from CH and N, Y2 is selected from CH and N, Y3 is selected from CH, CF and N, where only one or two of Y1, Y2 and Y3 can be N; and where Q is O or S.
US07666868B2	N-sulphonylpyrroles and their use as histone deacetylase inhibitors Compounds of a certain formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 have the meanings indicated in the description, are novel effective HDAC inhibitors.
US07666863B2	Benzofuran compounds, compositions and methods for treatment and prophylaxis of hepatitis C viral infections and associated diseases The present invention relates to benzofuran derivatives and analogs, as well as compositions containing the same and to the use thereof for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections and diseases associated therewith, particularly those viral infections and associated diseases caused by the hepatitis C virus.
US07666858B2	Pharmaceutical composition for treatment of phimosis using topical corticosteroid This invention addresses the pharmaceutical composition for topical corticosteroid use in association with diffusing enzyme for treatment of phimosis. A pharmaceutical composition for treatment of phimosis using topical corticosteroid characterized by including around 0.025 to 5 percent in weight in relation to the total weight of the mixture composition of one or more corticosteroids and/or hormone steroids, whether or not associated with non-hormonal anti-inflammatory agents and around 25 UTR to 4000 UTR/g of one or more proteolytic diffusing enzymes in proper medium, in different pharmaceutical forms, accompanied with additives known to the technical man. Topical corticosteroid application in association with diffusing enzyme for treatment of phimosis in which 90 percent of the patients had improvements over their clinical complaints, with the prepuce being easily retracted.
US07666855B2	2′-C-methyl nucleoside derivatives Compounds of Formula I, stereoisomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, their preparation, and their uses for the treatment of hepatitis C viral infection are described:
US07666853B2	siRNA targeting connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) Efficient sequence specific gene silencing is possible through the use of siRNA technology. By selecting particular siRNAs by rational design, one can maximize the generation of an effective gene silencing reagent, as well as methods for silencing genes. Methods, compositions, and kits generated through rational design of siRNAs are disclosed including those directed to CTGF.
US07666849B2	Ribosome structure and protein synthesis inhibitors The invention provides methods for producing high resolution crystals of ribosomes and ribosomal subunits as well as crystals produced by such methods. The invention also provides high resolution structures of ribosomal subunits either alone or in combination with protein synthesis inhibitors. The invention provides methods for identifying ribosome-related ligands and methods for designing ligands with specific ribosome-binding properties as well as ligands that may act as protein synthesis inhibitors. Thus, the methods and compositions of the invention may be used to produce ligands that are designed to specifically kill or inhibit the growth of any target organism.
US07666844B2	Dry mouldable drug formulation Solid pharmaceutical compositions for parenteral injection comprising a binder and at least one therapeutic agent. The pharmaceutical composition has the strength to be injected directly with the need of using cannulas or the like.
US07666842B2	Elastin peptide analogs and uses thereof Compositions used to enhance the elasticity and/or appearance of tissue are described. The compositions include peptides and/or peptide-like compounds and combinations thereof having low molecular weights and which substantially correspond to sequences found in elastin. The compositions may be applied to human skin in a cosmetic or therapeutic formulation and may result in enhanced elasticity and turgor of the skin.
US07666841B2	Peptides with the capacity to bind to transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) The described peptides possess the capacity to bind to Transforming Growth Factor TGF-β1 (TGF-β1), and are potential inhibitors of the biological activity of TGF-β1 through direct binding to this cytokine. These peptides can be used in the treatment of diseases or pathological alterations based on excessive or deregulated TGF-β1 expression.
US07666838B2	Analogs of gastric inhibitory polypeptide and their use for treatment of diabetes The present invention provides peptides which stimulate the release of insulin. The peptides, based on GIP 1-42 include substitutions and/or modifications which enhance and influence secretion and/or have enhanced resistance to degradation. The invention also provides a process of N terminally modifying GIP and the use of the peptide analogues for treatment of diabetes.
US07666837B2	Methods and compositions for producing secreted trimeric receptor analogs and biologically active fusion proteins Methods and compositions for producing secreted soluble receptors and biologically active polypeptides in trimeric forms are disclosed. The process involves fusing the DNA template encoding a soluble receptor with a ligand binding domain or biologically active polypeptide to a DNA sequence encoding a C-propeptide of collagen, which is capable of self-assembly into a covalently linked trimer. The resulting fusion proteins are secreted as trimeric soluble receptor analogs, which can be used for more efficient neutralization of the biological activities of their naturally occurring trimeric ligands.
US07666836B2	Method for the therapeutic management of endometriosis The present inventions provides a method for therapeutic management of extrauterine proliferation of endometrial tissue, chronic pelvic pain and fallopian tube obstruction by short term induction treatment with an LH-RH antagonist for 4 to 12 weeks. According to another aspect of the present invention, the short term LH-RH treatment is followed by the combined or separate administration of one or more active agents selected from the group consisting of a contraceptive, preferably an oral contraceptive, a non-steroidal anti-rheumatic agent, an analgetic, an androgen other than a 17-alpha-alkyl substituted testosterone or any combinations thereof. According to a further aspect of the present invention a pharmaceutical composition comprising an LHRH antagonist and one ore more active agents selected from the group consisting of a contraceptive, preferably an oral contraceptive, a non-steroidal anti-rheumatic agent, an analgetic, an androgen other than a 17-alpha-alkyl substituted testosterone or any combinations thereof are provided.
US07666832B2	Methods of treatment using specific binding agents of human angiopoietin-2 Disclosed are peptides that bind to Ang-2. Also disclosed are peptibodies comprising the peptides, methods of making such peptides and peptibodies, and methods of treatment using such peptides and peptibodies.
US07666818B2	Combinatorial synthesis of ceramic materials A combinatorial library includes a gelcast substrate defining a plurality of cavities in at least one surface thereof; and a plurality of gelcast test materials in the cavities, at least two of the test materials differing from the substrate in at least one compositional characteristic, the two test materials differing from each other in at least one compositional characteristic.
US07666815B2	Thermal donor for high-speed printing A dye-donor element, a method of printing using the dye-donor element, and a print assembly including the dye-donor element are described, wherein the dye-donor layer of the dye-donor element includes ethyl cellulose as a binder. The dye-donor element is capable of printing a defect-free image on a receiver element at a line speed of 2.0 msec/line or less while maintaining a print density of at least 2.0.
US07666813B2	Absorption medium and deacidification of fluid streams An absorption medium for deacidifying fluid streams which has improved oxidation stability includes at least one aliphatic amine, and at least one non-hydroquinoid antioxidant. The absorption medium may be employed in deacidifying a fluid stream, in particular an oxygen-containing fluid stream, when the fluid stream is brought into intimate contact with the absorption medium in at least one absorption step.
US07666811B2	Ionic liquid catalyst having enhanced activity A process for producing acidic ionic liquid catalyst having enhanced activity comprising combining fresh acidic ionic liquid catalyst, a metal and a Broensted acid in a reaction zone for a time sufficient to increase the activity of the ionic liquid catalyst is disclosed.A process for producing acidic ionic liquid catalyst having enhanced activity comprising the steps of combining fresh ionic liquid catalyst, a metal and HCl in a reaction zone for a time sufficient to increase the activity of the fresh ionic liquid catalyst; removing reaction product from the reaction zone and recovering at least a portion of the treated ionic liquid catalyst is also disclosed.
US07666808B2	Denitrification catalyst regeneration method A denitrification catalyst regeneration method comprises heat-treating a used denitrification catalyst, then cleaning the denitrification catalyst with an aqueous solution of oxalic acid, and then finish washing the denitrification catalyst with water to regenerate the denitrification catalyst.
US07666807B2	Hollow porous-wall glass microspheres for hydrogen storage A porous wall hollow glass microsphere is provided having a diameter range of between 1 to 200 microns, a density of between 1.0 to 2.0 gm/cc, a porous-wall structure having wall openings defining an average pore size of between 10 to 1000 angstroms, and which contains therein a hydrogen storage material. The porous-wall structure facilitates the introduction of a hydrogen storage material into the interior of the porous wall hollow glass microsphere. In this manner, the resulting hollow glass microsphere can provide a membrane for the selective transport of hydrogen through the porous walls of the microsphere, the small pore size preventing gaseous or liquid contaminants from entering the interior of the hollow glass microsphere.
US07666805B1	Spunbond fabrics and laminates from ultra low viscosity resins This invention relates to a new non-woven fabric or laminate produced in a spunbond process using ultra low polymeric resins above 100 MFR as the raw materials using filament speeds above 5,000 meters per minute. The new materials produced possess an excellent combination of the softness and the strength resulting from ultra fine filaments attained through high spinning speed and the favorable filament structure allowing for strong binding achieved. One spunbond process that can be used for producing the fabric using the ultra low polymeric resins as raw materials is the process described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,688,468 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,183,684 that provides for filament speeds above 5,000 meters per minute.
US07666795B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a SiGe layer on a Si substrate, forming a dummy pattern to expose a surface of the Si substrate, and wet etching the SiGe layer while an etchant is contacted with, the dummy pattern.
US07666791B2	Systems and methods for nanowire growth and harvesting The present invention is directed to systems and methods for nanowire growth and harvesting. In an embodiment, methods for nanowire growth and doping are provided, including methods for epitaxial oriented nanowire growth using a combination of silicon precursors. In a further aspect of the invention, methods to improve nanowire quality through the use of sacrificial growth layers are provided. In another aspect of the invention, methods for transferring nanowires from one substrate to another substrate are provided.
US07666788B2	Methods for forming conductive vias in semiconductor device components A method for forming conductive vias in a substrate of a semiconductor device component includes forming one or more holes, or apertures or cavities, in the substrate so as to extend only partially through the substrate. A barrier layer, such as an insulative layer, may be formed on surfaces of each hole. Surfaces within each hole may be coated with a seed layer, which facilitates adhesion of conductive material within each hole. Conductive material is introduced into each hole. Introduction of the conductive material may be effected by deposition or plating. Alternatively, conductive material in the form of solder may be introduced into each hole.
US07666787B2	Grain growth promotion layer for semiconductor interconnect structures An interconnect structure of the single or dual damascene type and a method of forming the same, which substantially reduces the electromigration problem that is exhibited by prior art interconnect structures, are provided. In accordance with the present invention, a grain growth promotion layer, which promotes the formation of a conductive region within the interconnect structure that has a bamboo microstructure and an average grain size of larger than 0.05 microns is utilized. The inventive structure has improved performance and reliability.
US07666785B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor device with interface barrier A method for fabricating a semiconductor memory device includes forming a first layer, injecting a tungsten source gas and a silicon source gas simultaneously to form a tungsten silicide layer over the first layer, forming a tungsten nitride layer over the tungsten silicide layer without a post purge process of additionally supplying the silicon source gas, and forming a second layer over the tungsten nitride layer.
US07666783B2	Method and arrangement for contacting terminals In a method of contacting terminals, a substrate having a first terminal and a second terminal is provided, a terminal surface of the first terminal being located at a shorter distance from a substrate surface than a surface of the second terminal. A first insulating layer, in which a contact via is formed for exposing the terminal surface of the first terminal, is formed on the substrate surface. The contact via is filled with a conductive material, and a second insulating layer is formed on the first insulating layer and on the contact via filled with the conductive material. Using an etching mask, a first recess for exposing the conductive material filling the contact via, and a second recess are etched through the second and first insulating layers for exposing the second terminal surface. A conductive material for producing first and second contact terminals is introduced into the first and second recesses. This is to achieve that the second terminal is contacted in the production of the second contact terminal.
US07666782B2	Wire structure and forming method of the same A wire structure, having: a first insulating layer having a lower layer trench formed in an outer surface thereof; a first diffusion preventing film formed on an inner surface of the lower layer trench; a lower layer wire filled in the lower layer trench over the first diffusion preventing film; an interlayer diffusion preventing film formed on the lower layer wire, the interlayer diffusion preventing film made of a high melt point metal or a high melt point metal compound; a second insulating layer formed over the first insulating layer and the interlayer diffusion preventing film, a second insulating layer having a via hole that penetrates through the second insulating layer and the interlayer diffusion preventing film so as to reach the lower layer wire; a conductive second diffusion preventing film formed on an inner surface of the via hall; a conductor filled in the via hole over the second diffusion preventing film, and an adhering film made of the material that forms the interlayer diffusion preventing film, wherein the adhering film is formed so as to extend from an upper surface of the lower layer wire to a side surface of the second insulating layer within the via hall.
US07666779B2	Fabrication method of a semiconductor device A semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof are provided. A semiconductor substrate having a plurality of bonding pads is prepared, and a first passivation layer, a second passivation layer and a metallic layer are successively formed on the semiconductor substrate. A third passivation layer is further applied on the semiconductor substrate and has a plurality of openings for exposing a portion of the metallic layer, wherein each of the openings is shifted in position from a corresponding one of the bonding pads by a distance not exceeding a radius of the bonding pad. A plurality of solder bumps are bonded to the exposed portion of the metallic layer and have a larger contact area with the third passivation layer. This provides better buffer to reduce stress exerted on the solder bumps, thereby preventing problems of cracking and delamination as in the prior art.
US07666778B2	Method of arranging solder balls for ball grid array packages A method of arranging solder balls in a hexagonal array on an integrated circuit package is disclosed. Arranging the solder balls in a hexagonal array may increase the solder ball density, reducing solder ball fatigue. In some embodiments, the solder balls are arranged in the hexagonal array under the die shadow and in an orthogonal array outbound of the die shadow.
US07666773B2	Selective deposition of noble metal thin films Processes are provided for selectively depositing thin films comprising one or more noble metals on a substrate by vapor deposition processes. In some embodiments, atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes are used to deposit a noble metal containing thin film on a high-k material, metal, metal nitride or other conductive metal compound while avoiding deposition on a lower k insulator such as silicon oxide. The ability to deposit on a first surface, such as a high-k material, while avoiding deposition on a second surface, such as a silicon oxide or silicon nitride surface, may be utilized, for example, in the formation of a gate electrode.
US07666770B2	Method of controlling impurity doping and impurity doping apparatus A method is provided for controlling a dose amount of dopant to be doped into an object to be processed in plasma doping. According to the method, the doping control is formed of the following processes: determining the temperature of the object, the amount of ions having dopant in plasma that collide with the object, and types of gases in plasma during doping; calculating a dose amount by neutral gas according to the temperature of the object, and a dose amount by ions from the determined amount of ions containing dopant that collide with the object; and carrying out doping so that the sum of the dose amount by neutral gas and the dose amount by ions equal to a predetermined dose amount.
US07666769B2	Method for fabricating image display device There is provided a method for fabricating an image display device having an active matrix substrate including high-performance transistor circuits operating with high mobility as drive circuits for driving pixel portions which are arranged as a matrix. The portion of a polysilicon film formed in a drive circuit region DAR1 provided on the periphery of the pixel region PAR of the active matrix substrate SUB1 composing the image display device is irradiated and scanned with a pulse modulated laser beam or a pseudo CW laser beam to be reformed into a quasi-strip-like-crystal silicon film having a crystal boundary continuous in the scanning direction so that discrete reformed regions each composed of the quasi-strip-like-crystal silicon film are formed. In virtual tiles TL composed of the discrete reformed regions, drive circuits having active elements such as thin-film transistors or the like are formed such that the channel directions thereof coincide with the direction of crystal growth in the quasi-strip-like-crystal silicon film.
US07666768B2	Through-die metal vias with a dispersed phase of graphitic structures of carbon for reduced thermal expansion and increased electrical conductance A method, apparatus and various material-architectures in an electrically conductive through die via formed of a composite material with a continuous phase of matrix metal and a dispersed phase of graphitic structures of carbon, wherein bulk material properties of the composite material differ from similar bulk material properties of the matrix metal.
US07666763B2	Nanosilicon semiconductor substrate manufacturing method and semiconductor circuit device using nanosilicon semiconductor substrate manufactured by the method This invention provides a substrate structure capable of controlling the threshold voltage of a MOS transistor independently of the substrate concentration and easily suppressing a short channel effect caused by reducing the channel length. A first nanosilicon film formed from nanosilicon grains having the same grain size is formed on a silicon oxide film on the surface of a silicon substrate. A silicon nitride film is formed on the first nanosilicon film. Then, a second nanosilicon film having an average grain size different from that of the first nanosilicon film is formed. A semiconductor circuit device is formed on a thus manufactured nanosilicon semiconductor substrate.
US07666761B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof In manufacturing a semiconductor device, the first gettering layer is formed on the backside of a wafer, and the second gettering layers are then formed on the backside and side surfaces of a chip, allowing these gettering layers to serve as trapping sites against metallic contamination that generated after backside grinding in assembly processes.
US07666759B2	Method and system for high-speed, precise micromachining an array of devices A method and system for high-speed, precise micromachining an array of devices are disclosed wherein improved process throughput and accuracy, such as resistor trimming accuracy, are provided. The number of resistance measurements are limited by using non-measurement cuts, using non-sequential collinear cutting, using spot fan-out parallel cutting, and using a retrograde scanning technique for faster collinear cuts. Non-sequential cutting is also used to manage thermal effects and calibrated cuts are used for improved accuracy. Test voltage is controlled to avoid resistor damage.
US07666758B2	Process for fabricating a substrate of the silicon-on-insulator type with thin surface layer A process for fabricating a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate by forming a weakened zone within a semiconductor donor substrate to define a thick layer having a thickness of greater 150 nm and form a boundary between the thick layer and a remainder of the donor substrate, bonding the donor substrate to a semiconductor receiver substrate, with one of the substrates including an oxide layer that is present between the donor and receiver substrates after bonding; detaching a remainder of the donor substrate along the weakened zone to obtain a semifinished SOI substrate comprising the receiver substrate, the oxide layer and the thick layer; and finishing the semifinished SOI substrate by thinning the thick layer to obtain a silicon layer having a thickness is less than that of the thick layer but greater than 150 nm; long annealing the semifinished SOI substrate in a gaseous atmosphere comprising hydrogen and/or argon; and thinning the thin layer to obtain an ultrathin layer with a thickness of 150 nm or less and the finished substrate.
US07666746B2	Semiconductor transistors having high-K gate dielectric layers, metal gate electrode regions, and low fringing capacitances A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The structure includes (i) a semiconductor substrate which includes a channel region, (ii) first and second source/drain regions on the semiconductor substrate, (iii) a gate dielectric region, and (iv) a gate electrode region, (v) a plurality of interconnect layers on the gate electrode region, and (vi) first and second spaces. The gate dielectric region is disposed between and in direct physical contact with the channel region and the gate electrode region. The gate electrode region is disposed between and in direct physical contact with the gate dielectric region and the interconnect layers. The first and second spaces are in direct physical contact with the gate electrode region. The first space is disposed between the first source/drain region and the gate electrode region. The second space is disposed between the second source/drain region and the gate electrode region.
US07666745B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, has forming a gate insulating film over a surface of a substrate, eliminating a portion of the gate insulating film in a region, forming a gate electrode over the gate insulating film and a drain electrode on the region, implanting first impurities into the substrate using the gate electrode and the drain electrode as a mask, forming an insulating film to fill the space between the gate electrode and the drain electrode, and implanting second impurities into the substrate to form a source region using the gate electrode, the drain electrode and the insulating film as a mask.
US07666740B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device to realize multi-bit cell and method for manufacturing the same A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device that realizes a multi-bit cell and a method for manufacturing the same includes manufacturing the nonvolatile semiconductor memory device to be capable of storing multi-bit data, for example, 4-bit data, in a single memory cell and, as a result, the integration degree of a NOR type nonvolatile semiconductor memory device can be improved.
US07666739B2	Methods for fabricating a split charge storage node semiconductor memory Methods are provided for fabricating a split charge storage node semiconductor memory device. In accordance with one embodiment the method comprises the steps of forming a gate insulator layer having a first physical thickness and a first effective oxide thickness on a semiconductor substrate and forming a control gate electrode having a first edge and a second edge overlying the gate insulator layer. The gate insulator layer is etched to form first and second undercut regions at the edges of the control gate electrode, the first and second undercut region each exposing a portion of the semiconductor substrate and an underside portion of the control gate electrode. First and second charge storage nodes are formed in the undercut regions, each of the charge storage nodes comprising an oxide-storage material-oxide structure having a physical thickness substantially equal to the first physical thickness and an effective oxide thickness less than the first effective oxide thickness.
US07666735B1	Method for forming semiconductor devices with active silicon height variation A method for forming different active thicknesses on the same silicon layer includes masking the silicon layer and exposing selected regions of the silicon layer. The thickness of the silicon layer at the exposed regions is changed, either by adding silicon or subtracting silicon from the layer at the exposed regions. Once the mask is removed, the silicon layer has regions of different active thicknesses, respectively suitable for use in different types of devices, such as diodes and transistors.
US07666734B2	Semiconductor device having a fuse A fuse used for redundancy function in a semiconductor device includes a pair of fuse terminals formed as a common layer with top interconnect lines by using a damascene technique, and a fuse element made of refractive metal and bridging the fuse terminals. The fuse element is formed as a common layer with the protective cover films covering the interconnect lines.
US07666733B2	Method for making a vertical MOS transistor with embedded gate According to the invention, a transistor of vertical MOS type is produced in which an insulating assembly (28) formed above the drain (26) comprises insulating zones (42, 44) either side of the drain; cavities extend under the insulating assembly, either side of the channel (69); the gate (77a, 77b) is formed either side of this insulating assembly; and portions of the gate are located inside the cavities. The invention applies to microelectronics.
US07666730B2	Method for forming a dual metal gate structure A method for forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a channel region layer over a semiconductor layer where the semiconductor layer includes a first and a second well region, forming a protection layer over the channel region layer, forming a first gate dielectric layer over the first well region, forming a first metal gate electrode layer over the first gate dielectric, removing the protection layer, forming a second gate dielectric layer over the channel region layer, forming a second metal gate electrode layer over the second gate dielectric layer, and forming a first gate stack including a portion of each of the first gate dielectric layer and the first metal gate electrode layer over the first well region and forming a second gate stack including a portion of each of the second gate dielectric layer and the second metal gate electrode layer over the channel region layer.
US07666726B2	Semiconductor element, semiconductor device, and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a semiconductor element includes: (a) preparing a first substrate provided with a plurality of protruding sections formed on a surface of the first substrate and a second substrate provided with a semiconductor film formed on a surface of the second substrate; and (b) executing a heat treatment on the semiconductor film while the plurality of protruding sections and the semiconductor film are in contact with each other.
US07666722B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device, and IC card, IC tag, RFID, transponder, bill, securities, passport, electronic apparatus, bag, and garment The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device used as an ID chip, by which data can be written with improved throughput. According to the manufacturing method of a semiconductor device having a modulation circuit, a demodulation circuit, a logic circuit, a memory circuit, and an antenna circuit over an insulating substrate, the memory circuit is a nonvolatile memory circuit of which data is written in the manufacture of the semiconductor device, and elements in a data portion are formed by electron beam exposure or laser exposure while the other portions are formed by mirror projection exposure, step and repeat exposure, or step and scan exposure.
US07666718B2	Wiring and manufacturing method thereof, semiconductor device comprising said wiring, and dry etching method A dry etching method for forming tungsten wiring having a tapered shape and having a large specific selectivity with respect to a base film is provided. If the bias power density is suitably regulated, and if desired portions of a tungsten thin film are removed using an etching gas having fluorine as its main constituent, then the tungsten wiring having a desired taper angle can be formed.
US07666717B2	Non-volatile memory devices including fuse covered field regions A non-volatile device includes a semiconductor substrate having a fuse window region. At least one fuse crosses the fuse window region. Field regions are arranged outside of the fuse window region and arranged under end portions of the at least one fuse. An isolation layer is configured to isolate the field regions. A fuse insulating layer is interposed between the at least one fuse and the field regions.
US07666710B2	Method of manufacturing photo couplers A method of manufacturing photo couplers is provided. At first, a receiver lead-frame array is cut from a lead-frame matrix having a transmitter lead-frame array and the receiver lead-frame array. Then, the receiver lead-frame array is overturned and placed on the lead-frame matrix to allow light-receiver elements on the receiver lead-frame array to face light-emitting elements on the transmitter lead-frame array of the lead-frame matrix. Finally, the receiver lead-frame array and the lead-frame matrix are connected.
US07666699B2	Semiconductor strain gauge and the manufacturing method A high-density impurity diffused layer of an identical conduction type to the semiconductor substrate on which the impurity is doped higher in density than the semiconductor substrate around the diffuse resistance region is provided, one side of the electrodes is formed extending to the high-density impurity diffused layer and the diffused resistance region and the high-density impurity diffused layer are connected in a semiconductor strain gauge that is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate of a fixed conduction type and is provided with the diffused resistance region of opposite conduction type to the semiconductor substrate and is provided with electrodes on both ends of the diffused resistance region.
US07666697B2	Thin film transistor substrate and method of manufacturing the same A thin film transistor (TFT) substrate having an improved wire structure without an under-cut phenomenon that may occur during formation of a gate wire having a double-layered structure and a method of manufacturing the same are provided, where the method includes forming a first metal layer made of at least one low resistance material selected from the group consisting of Al, AlNd, Cu, and Ag, forming a second metal layer made of at least one heat-resistant, etch-resistant material selected from the group consisting of Cr, CrNx, Ti, Mo, and MoW on the first metal layer, forming an etch mask on the second metal layer, sequentially etching the second metal layer and the first metal layer using the etch mask, and forming a second metal layer pattern and a first metal layer pattern, respectively, and selectively re-etching the second metal layer pattern using the etch mask to make a width of the second metal layer pattern smaller than or substantially equal to a width of the first metal layer pattern, and completing a gate wire.
US07666695B2	Array substrates of liquid crystal display and fabrication method thereof Provided is an array substrate of an LCD that includes a substrate, an active layer, a first insulating layer, and a gate electrode sequentially formed on the substrate. A source region and a drain region reside in predetermined regions of the active layer and each is doped with impurity ions. A second insulating layer overlies an entire surface of the substrate including the gate electrode. A pixel electrode resides on the second insulating layer. First and second contact holes reside in the first and second insulating layer and expose portions of the source region and the drain region, respectively. A portion of a source electrode contacts the source region through the first contact hole and a first portion of a drain electrode contacts the drain region and a second portion contacts the pixel electrode.
US07666690B2	System, apparatus and method of selective laser repair for metal bumps of semiconductor device stack Exemplary embodiments of the selective laser repair apparatus and method may allow the repair of metal bumps in a semiconductor device stack by applying a laser beam to a damaged and/or defective bump. Metal bumps may be repaired and individual chips and/or packages forming a device stack need not be separated. The operation of a control unit and a driving unit may position a laser unit such that a laser beam may be irradiated at the damaged and/or defective metal bump. An X-ray inspection unit may obtain information about the damaged and/or defective metal bump.
US07666687B2	Miniaturized fluid delivery and analysis system A method for combining a fluid delivery system with an analysis system for performing immunological or other chemical of biological assays. The method includes a miniature plastic fluidic cartridge containing a reaction chamber with a plurality of immobilized species, a capillary channel, and a pump structure along with an external linear actuator corresponding to the pump structure to provide force for the fluid delivery. The plastic fluidic cartridge can be configured in a variety of ways to affect the performance and complexity of the assay performed.
US07666686B2	Method for sample preparation by solid phase extraction An method for sample preparation using solid phase extraction. Using an apparatus comprising a SPE cartridge and a sorbent-containing gas filter which contains a sorbent and is detachably connected to the SPE cartridge the gas used to dry the SPE cartridge is purified by passage through the gas filter, thereby preventing contamination of the SPE sorbent by airborne contaminants.
US07666680B2	Osmotic reaction detector for detecting biological and non-biological reactions A method and apparatus for measuring the presence or absence of interaction between at least a first and second material of interest by measuring osmotic pressure changes in an osmotic cell. Changes in osmotic pressure are determined by measuring the amount of compression exhibited by a compressible, semi-permeable material positioned in the cell.
US07666675B2	Nestin-expressing hair follicle stem cells Hair follicle stem cells are isolated from mammals by isolating nestin-expressing cells. These hair follicle stem cells are a source of adult stem cells for autologous or heterologous stem cell therapy. The stem cells can be systemically implanted into the mammal or directly implanted into the organ. In addition, the stem cells may be further differentiated in vitro and then implanted systemically or directly into the mammal.
US07666671B2	Methods for fixing cytological samples A method of fixing a biological sample on a slide for cytological analysis, includes transferring a sample to a slide, applying a material having a slide-fixing amount of an inactivated, fixative to the slide, and activating the fixative. By way of example, the material may comprise a tape impregnated with the inactivated fixative, which tape may be removed from the slide after the fixative is activated.
US07666664B2	Instrument for heating and cooling An instrument and method is provided that conveniently allows rapid amplification of nucleic acids. The instrument comprises in the following order at least one substantially flat temperature sensor element; a heat conducting substrate and a heater layer, whereby the heat conducting substrate comprises one or more channels permeable for fluid.
US07666662B2	Chemical reaction device, chemical reaction system and chemical reaction method A chemical reaction device is provided for a chemical reaction between molecules immobilized on a solid phase and molecules in a solution, and a chemical analysis device is also provided to capture molecules in the solution by molecules immobilized on the solid phase through a chemical reaction and subsequent measurement of the captured molecules. Reaction efficiency as well as sample throughput are thereby improved. The chemical reaction device and the chemical analysis device use a channel of a microfluidic device for a reaction vessel, and at least a particular molecule is immobilized on an interior surface and a fixed structure or a non-fixed obstacle against a flow is provided in the channel. In a typical reaction vessel having an enzyme immobilized on an interior surface of a capillary and glass beads functioning as an obstacle for the flow filled in the channel of the capillary, a reaction solution can move either in one direction or back and forth in two directions to thereby undergo a reaction with the enzyme immobilized on the interior surface. The flow of the reaction solution is not a laminar flow so that a reaction between the particular molecule immobilized and the reaction solution proceeds at high efficiency.
US07666661B2	Substrates, devices, and methods for quantitative liquid crystal assays The present invention relates to the field of molecular diagnostics, and in particular to diagnostics based on a liquid crystal assay format. In particular, the present invention provided improved substrates and methods of using liquid crystal assays for quantitating the amount of an analyte in a sample. The present invention also provides materials and methods for detecting non-specific binding of an analyte to a substrate by using a liquid crystal assasy format.
US07666660B2	Method for mixing inside a capillary and devices for achieving same The present invention provides a method for mixing three or more fluids inside a capillary. The present invention further provides a method for optimizing efficient mixing of two or more fluids inside a capillary, and a computer-readable medium for use by a processor to carry out this method. Additionally, the present invention provides an automated system for mixing two or more fluids inside a capillary. Also provided is a system for optimizing efficient mixing of two or more fluids inside a capillary.
US07666659B2	Process for producing optically active 3-hydroxypropionic ester derivative The present invention is to provide a process for simply producing an optically active 3-hydroxypropionic ester derivative useful as a medicament intermediate from an inexpensive material. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a process for producing an optically active 3-hydroxypropionic ester derivative comprising reacting an acetic ester derivative available at low cost with a base and a formic ester, thereby converting the acetic ester derivative into a 2-formylacetic ester derivative, and thereafter, stereospecifically reducing the formyl group of the derivative by use of an enzymatic source capable of stereoselectively reducing the formyl group of the derivative.
US07666658B1	Antibody catalysis of enantio- and diastereo-selective aldol reactions Nine efficient aldolase antibodies were generated using hapten 2. This hapten combines, in a single molecule, structural components employed for reactive immunization with structural components employed for forming a transition state analog of the aldol reaction. Characterization of two of these antibodies reveals that they are highly proficient (up to 1000-fold better than any other antibody catalyst) and enantioselective catalysts for aldol and retro-aldol reactions and exhibit enantio- and diastereo-selectivities opposite that of antibody 38C2.
US07666657B2	Method for production of arachidonic acid The present invention relates to a process for producing arachidonic acid. In one embodiment, Mortierella sect. schmuckeri microorganisms are cultured in fermentation medium, preferably containing a component of a complex nitrogen source. Further disclosed is a food product which includes Mortierella sect. schmuckeri microorganisms or lipid isolated from such microorganisms to enhance the arachidonic acid content of the food product.
US07666654B2	Method for preparing viral material The invention relates to a method for preparing viral suspensions. The invention relates in particular to a method for preparing high-titer viral suspensions in cell cultures. Preferred methods include increasing the volume of the cell culture prior to infection with viral material and subsequent further steps of expanding the volume to a final volume which is distinctly larger than the maximum culture volume prior to infection.
US07666651B2	Polypeptide having heparanase activity A polynucleotide (hpa) encoding a polypeptide having heparanase activity, vectors including same, genetically modified cells expressing heparanase, a recombinant protein having heparanase activity and antisense oligonucleotides and constructs for modulating heparanase expression.
US07666649B2	Polypeptides of Botryospaeria rhodina The invention relates to functional polypeptides secreted from Botryospaeria rhodina CBS 274.96.
US07666648B2	Isolated polypeptide having arabinofuranosidase activity Described herein are novel gene sequences isolated from Trichoderma reesei. Two genes encoding proteins comprising a cellulose binding domain, one encoding an arabionfuranosidase and one encoding an acetylxylanesterase are described. The sequences, CIP1 and CIP2, contain a cellulose binding domain. These proteins are especially useful in the textile and detergent industry and in pulp and paper industry. cip1 cDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1) GACTAGTTCA TAATACAGTA GTTGAGTTCA TAGCAACTTC50 ACTCTCTAGC TGAACAAATT ATCTGCGCAA ACATGGTTCG CCGGACTGCT100 CTGCTGGCCC TTGGGGCTCT CTCAACGCTC TCTATGGCCC AAATCTCAGA150 CGACTTCGAG TCGGGCTGGG ATCAGACTAA ATGGCCCATT TCGGCACCAG200 ACTGTAACCA GGGCGGCACC GTCAGCCTCG ACACCACAGT AGCCCACAGC250 GGCAGCAACT CCATGAAGGT CGTTGGTGGC CCCAATGGCT ACTGTGGACA300 CATCTTCTTC GGCACTACCC AGGTGCCAAC TGGGGATGTA TATGTCAGAG350 CTTGGATTCG GCTTCAGACT GCTCTCGGCA GCAACCACGT CACATTCATC400 ATCATGCCAG ACACCGCTCA GGGAGGGAAG CACCTCCGAA TTGGTGGCCA450 AAGCCAAGTT CTCGACTACA ACCGCGAGTC CGACGATGCC ACTCTTCCGG500 ACCTGTCTCC CAACGGCATT GCCTCCACCG TCACTCTGCC TACCGGCGCG550 TTCCAGTGCT TCGAGTACCA CCTGGGCACT GACGGAACCA TCGAGACGTG600 GCTCAACGGC AGCCTCATCC CGGGCATGAC CGTGGGCCCT GGCGTCGACA650 ATCCAAACGA CGCTGGCTGG ACGAGGGCCA GCTATATTCC GGAGATCACC700 GGTGTCAACT TTGGCTGGGA GGCCTACAGC GGAGACGTCA ACACCGTCTG750 GTTCGACGAC ATCTCGATTG CGTCGACCCG CGTGGGATGC GGCCCCGGCA800 GCCCCGGCGG TCCTGGAAGC TCGACGACTG GGCGTAGCAG CACCTCGGGC850 CCGACGAGCA CTTCGAGGCC AAGCACCACC ATTCCGCCAC CGACTTCCAG900 GACAACGACC GCCACGGGTC CGACTCAGAC ACACTATGGC CAGTGCGGAG1000 GGATTGGTTA CAGCGGGCCT ACGGTCTGCG CGAGCGGCAC GACCTGCCAG1050 GTCCTGAACC CATACTACTC CCAGTGCTTA TAAGGGGATG AGCATGGAGT1100 GAAGTGAAGT GAAGTGGAGA GAGTTGAAGT GGCATTGCGC TCGGCTGGGT1150 AGATAAAAGT CAGCAGCTAT GAATACTCTA TGTGATGCTC ATTGGCGTGT1200 ACGTTTTAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA1250 AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAG GGGGCGGCCG C1271
US07666647B2	Inhibitors of GSK-3 and crystal structures of GSK-3β protein and protein complexes The present invention relates to inhibitors of GSK-3 and methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors and methods of utilizing those compositions in the treatment and prevention of various disorders, such as diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. In addition, the invention relates to molecules or molecular complexes which comprise binding pockets of GSK-3β or its homologues. The invention relates to a computer comprising a data storage medium encoded with the structure coordinates of such binding pockets. The invention also relates to methods of using the structure coordinates to solve the structure of homologous proteins or protein complexes. The invention relates to methods of using the structure coordinates to screen for and design compounds that bind to GSK-3β protein or homologues thereof. The invention also relates to crystallizable compositions and crystals comprising GSK-3β protein or GSK-3β protein complexes.
US07666645B2	Sso7-polymerase conjugate proteins This invention provides Sso7-polymerase conjugates that exhibit improved activity in a polymerase reaction.
US07666636B2	Process for producing poly-β-hydroxybutyrate A process for producing poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) involves contacting maple sap with bacteria (e.g Alcaligenes latus) that convert sugars into poly-β-hydroxybutyrate. The use of maple sap is comparable to or better than the use of pure sucrose, and the use of maple sap results in PHB having higher weight average molecular weight than PHB produced from pure sucrose, making maple sap-derived PHB more suitable for commercial utilization.
US07666634B2	Fermentation process for the preparation of L-amino acid using modified Escherichia coli wherein the ytfP-yjfA gene region is inactivated The present invention relates to a fermentation process for the preparation of L-amino acids in which the following steps are carried out: (a) fermentation of the microorganisms of the family Enterobacteriaceae producing the desired L-amino acid, in which microorganisms' open reading frames of yjfA and ytfP are individually or jointly inactivated by one or more methods of mutagenesis selected from the group consisting of deletion, insertional mutagenesis due to homologous recombination, and transition or tranversion mutagenesis with incorporation of a non-sense mutation in the yjfA and ytfP gene region; (b) concentration of the fermentation broth to eliminate water and increase the concentration of said L-amino acids; and (c) isolation of the L-amino acids.
US07666633B2	Enzymes having alpha amylase activity and methods of making and using them The invention relates to alpha amylases and to polynucleotides encoding the alpha amylases, and methods of making and using them. In addition methods of designing new alpha amylases and methods of use thereof are also provided. The alpha amylases have increased activity and stability at increased pH and temperature.
US07666630B2	Polypeptides having lipase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lipase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
US07666629B2	Method for producing recombinant trypsin The present invention concerns a method for producing recombinant trypsin from porcine pancreas in Pichia pastoris which is soluble and secreted into the culture medium, whereby expression at pH 3.0-4.0 substantially prevents activation of trypsinogen to β-trypsin and autolysis of β-trypsin by α-trypsin into ε-trypsin and from there into inactive peptides.
US07666628B2	Preparation of heterologous proteins on oil bodies The present invention relates to the use of a class of genes called oil body protein genes that have unique features. The discovery of these features allowed the invention of methods for the production of recombinant proteins wherein a protein of interest can be easily separated from other host cell components. The invention is further exemplified by methods for exploitation of the unique characteristics of the oil body proteins and oil body genes for expression of polypeptides of interest in many organisms, particularly plant seeds. Said polypeptides may include but are not limited to: seed storage proteins, enzymes, bioactive peptides, antibodies and the like. The invention can also be modified to recover recombinant polypeptides fused to oil body proteins from non-plant host cells. Additionally the invention provides a method of using recombinant proteins associated with seed oil bodies released during seed germination for expression of polypeptides that afford protection to seedlings from pathogens. Finally, the persistent association of oil body proteins with the oil body can be further utilized to develop a biological means to create novel immobilized enzymes useful for bioconversion of substrates.
US07666621B2	Methods of producing recombinant protein D A novel surface exposed protein of Haemophilus influenzae or related Haemophilus species is described. The protein named protein D is an Ig receptor for human IgD and has an apparent molecular weight of 42,000. Protein D can be detected in all of 116 encapsulated and non-encapsulated isolates of H. influenzae studied. The protein from all strains shows in addition to the same apparent molecular weight immunogenic similarities since protein D from all strains interacts with three different mouse monoclonal antibodies and monoclonal human IgD. A method for purification of protein D is described. Cloning of the protein D gene from H. influenzae in E. coli is described as well as the nucleotide sequence and the deduced amino acid sequence.
US07666620B2	Rapid tissue processing system A method for processing a biological tissue specimen using either manual or automated processing. The tissue specimen is sequentially contacted with components of a reagent system in the presence of increased temperature and/or agitation and in the absence of exogenous microwave radiation to facilitate processing in less than one working day.
US07666619B2	Compounds and methods for regulating bacterial growth and pathogenesis The invention provides autoinducer-2 analogs that regulate the activity of autoinducer-2 and methods of using such analogs for regulating bacterial growth and pathogenesis.
US07666616B2	Nucleic acid sequences encoding luciferase for expression in filamentous fungi The present invention relates to genetic reporters. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a modified gene encoding a luciferase for high level expression in an organism with a bias for cytosine (C) or guanine (G) in the third position of the codon.
US07666607B1	TRAF family proteins In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel TRAF-Protein-Binding-Domain polypeptides (TPBDs). The invention also provides nucleic acid molecules encoding TPBDs, vectors containing these nucleic acid molecules and host cells containing the vectors. The invention also provides antibodies that can specifically bind to invention TPBDs. Such TPBDs and/or anti-TPBD antibodies are useful for discovery of drugs that suppress autoimmunity, inflammation, allergy, allograph rejection, sepsis, and other diseases.
US07666606B2	Protein- protein interaction detection system using fluorescent protein microdomains The invention provides a protein labeling and interaction detection system based on engineered fragments of fluorescent and chromophoric proteins that require fused interacting polypeptides to drive the association of the fragments, and further are soluble and stable, and do not change the solubility of polypeptides to which they are fused. In one embodiment, a test protein X is fused to a sixteen amino acid fragment of GFP (β-strand 10, amino acids 198-214), engineered to not perturb fusion protein solubility. A second test protein Y is fused to a sixteen amino acid fragment of GFP (β-strand 11, amino acids 215-230), engineered to not perturb fusion protein solubility. When X and Y interact, they bring the GFP strands into proximity, and are detected by complementation with a third GFP fragment consisting of GFP amino acids 1-198 (strands 1-9). When GFP strands 10 and 11 are held together by interaction of protein X and Y, they spontaneous association with GFP strands 1-9, resulting in structural complementation, folding, and concomitant GFP fluorescence.
US07666605B2	Method for prognostic evaluation of carcinoma using anti-P-LAP antibody The present invention provides a reagent for prognostic evaluation of carcinoma patients, comprising an anti-P-LAP antibody as an active ingredient. Also, the present invention provides a method for determination of P-LAP which is a prognostic factor in carcinoma patients comprising (a) a step of contacting carcinoma tissues obtained from carcinoma patients by surgical operation with an anti-P-LAP antibody and (b) a step of measuring the intensity of the specific antigen-antibody reaction between P-LAP present in the carcinoma tissues and anti-P-LAP antibody.
US07666602B2	Method for agitating the fluid contents of a container An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations, or modules, in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in reaction receptacles. The analyzer includes stations for automatically preparing a specimen sample, incubating the sample at prescribed temperatures for prescribed periods, performing an analyte isolation procedure, and ascertaining the presence of a target analyte. An automated receptacle transporting system moves the reaction receptacles from one station to the next. The analyzer further includes devices for carrying a plurality of specimen tubes and disposable pipette tips in a machine-accessible manner, a device for agitating containers of target capture reagents comprising suspensions of solid support material and for presenting the containers for machine access thereto, and a device for holding containers of reagents in a temperature controlled environment and presenting the containers for machine access thereto. A method for performing an automated diagnostic assay includes an automated process for isolating and amplifying a target analyte. The process is performed by automatically moving each of a plurality of reaction receptacles containing a solid support material and a fluid sample between stations for incubating the contents of the reaction receptacle and for separating the target analyte bound to the solid support from the fluid sample. An amplification reagent is added to the separated analyte after the analyte separation step and before a final incubation step.
US07666601B2	Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) taste receptor The invention provides isolated nucleic and amino acid sequences of a taste cell receptor that serves as a sensor for the bitter taste of phenylthiocarbamide (PTC), antibodies to such PTC taste receptor, methods of detecting such nucleic and amino acid sequences, and methods of screening for modulators of such PTC taste receptor.
US07666598B2	Recombinase polymerase amplification This disclosure describes related novel methods for Recombinase-Polymerase Amplification (RPA) of a target DNA that exploit the properties of recombinase and related proteins, to invade double-stranded DNA with single stranded homologous DNA permitting sequence specific priming of DNA polymerase reactions. The disclosed methods have the advantage of not requiring thermocycling or thermophilic enzymes, thus offering easy and affordable implementation and portability relative to other amplification methods. Further disclosed are conditions to enable real-time monitoring of RPA reactions, methods to regulate RPA reactions using light and otherwise, methods to determine the nature of amplified species without a need for gel electrophoresis, methods to improve and optimize signal to noise ratios in RPA reactions, methods to optimize oligonucleotide primer function, methods to control carryover contamination, and methods to employ sequence-specific third ‘specificity’ probes. Further described are novel properties and approaches for use of probes monitored by light in dynamic recombination environments.
US07666597B2	Marker for tardive dyskinesia The present invention discloses markers for tardive dyskinesia. Also disclosed is a method of determining the risk of tardive dyskinesia from antipsychotic medication in a subject, the method comprising the step of genotyping a sample obtained from the subject for the rs905568 polymorphism, wherein a subject comprising a CC, CG or GC genotype is at increased risk for tardive dyskinesia as compared to a subject comprising the GG genotype. Kits for practicing the method are also disclosed.
US07666594B2	Methods for assaying a sample for an aggregant This invention relates to an aggregation sensor useful for the detection and analysis of aggregants in a sample, and methods, articles and compositions relating to such a sensor. The sensor comprises first and second optically active units, where energy may be transferred from an excited state of the first optically active unit to the second optically active unit. The second optically active unit is present in a lesser amount, but its relative concentration is increased upon aggregation, increasing its absorption of energy from the first optically active units. This increase in energy transfer can be detected in variety of formats to produce an aggregation sensing system for various aggregants, including for quantitation. Other variations of the inventions are described further herein.
US07666593B2	Single molecule sequencing of captured nucleic acids The invention provides methods and devices for detecting, enumerating or identifying target nucleic acid molecules using immobilized capture probes and single molecule sequencing techniques.
US07666586B2	Gene expression in biological conditions The present invention relates to a method of determining the presence or absence of a biological condition in animal tissue, wherein the expression of genes in normal tissue and tissue from the biological condition is examined and correlated to standards. The invention further relates to the treatment of the biological condition and an assay for determining the condition. More particularly the invention concerns gene expression in epithelial tissue, such as urianry bladder under both normal and abnormal conditions.
US07666581B2	Methods for preparing compositions comprising heat shock proteins useful for the treatment of cancer and infectious disease The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, and cancers. The methods of the invention comprises complexing a population of antigenic proteins or antigenic peptides derived from antigenic cells or viral particles to one or more different heat shock proteins in vitro. The population or the protein preparation used to produce the antigenic peptides comprises at least 50% of the different proteins or at least 50 different proteins of the antigenic cells or viral particles. Methods for making antigenic peptides comprise digesting a protein preparation of antigenic cells, a cellular fraction thereof, or of viral particles with one or more proteases, or exposing the protein preparation to ATP, guanidium hydrochloride, and/or acidic conditions.
US07666575B2	Antireflective coating compositions The present invention relates to an antireflective coating composition comprising, (i) a thermal acid generator; (ii) a crosslinkable polymer comprising at least one aromatic group; and, (iii) a polymeric crosslinker comprising at least one unit of structure (6), where R11 to R13 is independently selected from H, (C1-C6) alkyl and aromatic group, R14 and R15 are independently (C1-C10) alkyl. The invention also relates to a process for imaging the antireflective coating composition of the present invention.
US07666571B2	Polymer, resist composition and patterning process A polymer of which dissolution rate in an alkaline developer increases under the action of acid comprises recurring units having formulae (1) and (2) wherein R1, R2, and R4 are H or methyl, R3 is difluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl, and X is tertiary alkyl. A resist composition comprising the polymer has a high sensitivity and resolution, decreased pattern collapse during development, and minimized MEF and is best suited as micropatterning material for the VLSI manufacture.
US07666569B2	Positive resist composition and method for forming resist pattern A positive resist composition including a resin component (A) containing an acid dissociable dissolution inhibiting group whose alkali solubility increases under action of acid and an acid generator component (B) that generates acid on exposure, wherein the resin component (A) is a copolymer comprising a first structural unit (a1) derived from a hydroxystyrene and a second structural unit (a2) derived from a (meth)acrylate ester containing an alcoholic hydroxyl group, in which 10 mol % or more and 25 mol % or less of a combined total of hydroxyl groups within the structural units (a1) and alcoholic hydroxyl groups within the structural units (a2) are protected with the acid dissociable dissolution inhibiting groups, and a weight average molecular weight of the copolymer prior to protection with the acid dissociable dissolution inhibiting groups is 2,000 or more and 8,500 or less.
US07666567B2	Negative imaging method for providing a patterned metal layer having high conductivity Disclosed is a method negative imaging method for making a metal pattern with high conductivity comprising providing a patterned substrate comprising a patterned catalyst layer on a base substrate by a thermal imaging method followed by plating to provide the metal pattern. The metal patterns provided are suitable for electrical devices including electromagnetic interference shielding devices and touchpad sensors.
US07666562B2	Image forming media containing reflecting pigment The invention relates to an image forming media composition including an infrared reflecting pigment. The infrared reflecting pigment may be one that substantially absorbs light in the visible spectrum of about 400-700 nanometers and reflects greater than about 5.0% of light within the wavelength of about 700-2500 nanometers. The infrared reflecting pigment may therefore be combined with pigments such as carbon black in a toner formulation and provide the ability to control toner thickness level within a device such as a toner patch sensor.
US07666561B2	Imaging member having an undercoat layer comprising a surface untreated metal oxide The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrophotographic imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor structures, and processes for making and using the same. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to a photoreceptor undercoat layer that includes titanium oxide with untreated surface to improve image quality.
US07666555B2	Pellicle, methods of fabrication and methods of use for extreme ultraviolet lithography Embodiments of a pellicle, methods of fabrication and methods of use in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photolithography are disclosed. The pellicle may include a wire mesh with a square or hexagonal geometric configuration. A thin film of a material with a high Young's modulus may be coated on at least one surface of the wire mesh. A method of fabrication may include forming at least one sacrificial layer on a surface of the wire mesh, forming a thin film on another surface of the wire mesh, and removing the sacrificial layer to form a pellicle. A method of use may include positioning a pellicle relative to a photomask to protect the photomask from particulate accumulation during an EUV photolithography process.
US07666551B2	Positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, production method thereof, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same A positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of this invention includes: a lithium nickel composite oxide containing lithium, nickel, and at least one metal element other than lithium and nickel; and a layer containing lithium carbonate, aluminum hydroxide, and aluminum oxide, the layer being carried on the surface of the lithium nickel composite oxide. The lithium nickel composite oxide is composed such that the ratio of the nickel to the total of the nickel and the at least one metal element is 30 mol % or more. The layer is composed such that the amount of the lithium carbonate is 0.5 to 5 mol per 100 mol of the lithium nickel composite oxide. The total of aluminum atoms contained in the aluminum hydroxide and the aluminum oxide is 0.5 to 5 mol per 100 mol of the lithium nickel composite oxide.
US07666549B2	Enclosed nickel-metal hydride storage battery An alkaline storage battery of the present invention includes a battery case and a group of electrodes. The battery case is provided with a resin case and a coating layer made of a resin formed on at least one surface selected from an inner surface and an outer surface of the resin case. The hydrogen permeability coefficient of the resin that is the material of the coating layer is 1×10−15 mol·m/m2·sec·Pa or less.
US07666546B2	Lithium secondary battery A lithium secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having first and second electrodes wound together with a separator interposed between them and an insulation case positioned on the electrode assembly. The insulation case is made of a resin or resin composite material having a tensile strength of at least 500 kg/cm2.
US07666545B2	Jelly-roll type electrode assembly and secondary battery including the same An electrode assembly including a first electrode strip having a first electrode collector coated with at least a first electrode active material, an exposed portion of the first electrode collector attached with a first electrode tab; a second electrode strip having a second electrode collector coated with at least a second electrode active material and is rolled together with the first electrode strip, an exposed portion of the second electrode collector is attached with a second electrode tab; and at least one inter-electrode strip separator is positioned between the first and second electrode strips, wherein at least one sheet of protective separator, which is extended from the inter-electrode strip separator, is further positioned on a side of the first electrode strip attached with the first electrode tab.
US07666544B2	Connection device for electric accumulator A connection device for an electric accumulator 10 a first connection subassembly 16 associated with one of the electrodes 12. It comprises a metallic conducting strip 20 provided with several pins that will be embedded in the electrode 12 to make the electrical contact, and temperature and/or electrical protection means housed in a fixed module 25 electrically connected to one of the ends of the strip 20.
US07666543B2	Battery A battery including unit-cell layers stacked on one another. Each of the unit-cell layers comprises: an array of unit cells; and a frame member which holds the array of unit cells therein. At least one of the frame members is formed to have an inlet for introducing a coolant into the inside of the battery and an outlet for discharging the coolant which has flown through the inside of the battery.
US07666542B2	Flat battery and battery pack The invention is directed towards flat battery for use in a battery pack. The flat battery includes an electrode terminal that conducts to the exterior of the exterior member and connects to the battery elements within the interior region. Electrode terminals of the flat battery are formed using a connection section, and a voltage detection section that connects a voltage detection line to a control device that detects an output voltage. A notch established between the connection section and the voltage detection section mutually separates the connection section and the voltage detection section. Because of a difference in thickness between spacer sections between the connection sections and the voltage detection section, the connection section is moveable in the lamination direction of the flat battery between the spacers, while the voltage detection section is fixed.
US07666541B2	Ultrasonic metal welding techniques and batteries manufactured using such techniques Batteries are disclosed having a vent opening that is sealed by a metal foil. Methods and tooling for manufacturing such batteries and methods of venting sealed batteries are also disclosed. In some implementations, sealing is performed using ultrasonic metal welding.
US07666538B2	Fuel cell device A fuel cell device has a small and compact structure as a whole. The fuel cell device employs a fuel cell (e.g., direct methanol fuel cell of an MEA structure) using liquid fuel. Diluted liquid fuel is prepared by diluting the liquid fuel (methanol-contained liquid in the case of DMFC) with dilution liquid, and is supplied to the fuel cell. A first pump unit stacked on the fuel cell supplies the diluted liquid fuel to the fuel cell while diluting the liquid fuel by mixing the liquid fuel and the dilution liquid together. A second pump unit stacked on the fuel cell collects liquid (water usable as dilution liquid in DMFC) produced by an electrochemical reaction in the fuel cell.
US07666537B2	Fuel cell system for preventing hydrogen permeable metal layer degradation A technology for preventing degradation of a hydrogen permeable metal layer in a fuel cell 210 is provided. A fuel cell system 200 including a fuel cell 210 with an anode which has the hydrogen permeable metal layer comprises a fuel cell controller 230 for controlling the operation status of the fuel cell system 200, a temperature parameter acquisition section for acquiring a temperature parameter of the hydrogen permeable metal layer, and a hydrogen permeable metal layer degradation prevention section which reduces the hydrogen partial pressure in an anode channel 212 for supplying fuel gas to the anode. If a temperature of the hydrogen permeable metal layer represented by the temperature parameter deviates from a specified temperature range, the fuel cell controller 230 cause the hydrogen permeable metal layer degradation prevention section to operate for preventing degradation of the hydrogen permeable metal layer.
US07666536B2	Membrane electrochemical generator The present invention relates to a membrane electrochemical generator (200) formed by a multiplicity of reaction cells (201) mutually connected in electrical series and assembled according to a bipolar configuration. In accordance with the present invention, the thermal management of the membrane electrochemical generator (200) and the hydration of the membrane (204) are ensured by the injection of a cooling fluid, preferably liquid water, in the gaseous reactant feed. Such an injection takes place through a multiplicity of calibrated fluid injection holes (230) obtained in conductive bipolar plates (203) delimiting the reaction files (201). The cooling fluid can be preheated by passing through a collector/distributor structure (206) located in an additional cell (202).
US07666535B2	Fuel cell system and method of operating a fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes a control device for setting an oxygen-containing gas operating pressure target value on the cathode side using a relative pressure relative to atmospheric pressure, setting a fuel gas operating pressure target value on the anode side using an absolute pressure, and controlling a power generation current of the fuel cell using as command values the relative pressure and the absolute pressure. The control device controls operation of the entire fuel cell system.
US07666533B2	Determination of the lambda value of reformate A process and device for determination of the lambda value (λactual) of reformate (10) which is to be supplied to a fuel cell stack (12), by determining the lambda value (λactual) of the no-load voltage (U0) of the voltage on at least one fuel cell element (14). Furthermore, a process and device for lambda control of a reformer, utilizes the process and device for determining the lambda value to controller an actuator of a lambda-controlled reformer (16) for reaction of at least fuel (20) and air (22) into reformate (10), the reformer being connected to a fuel cell stack (12) to supply reformate (10) form the reformer (16) to the fuel stack (12).
US07666529B2	Anti-ferromagnetically coupled soft underlayer A magnetic recording medium having a first magnetic layer, a spacer layer, and a second magnetic layer, in this order, wherein the spacer layer includes a non-magnetic layer and a thickness of the spacer layer is selected to establish anti-ferromagnetic coupling between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, and a thickness of both the first and second magnetic layers are less than a critical thickness for formation of stripe domains in the magnetic layers is disclosed.
US07666528B2	Protection of thermal barrier coating by a sacrificial coating According to an embodiment of the invention, an article of manufacture for use in a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The article comprises a part having a surface covered with a ceramic thermal barrier coating. The thermal barrier coating has an outer surface covered with a sacrificial phosphate coating, wherein the sacrificial phosphate coating reacts with contaminant compositions to prevent contaminant infiltration into the thermal barrier coating.
US07666527B2	Absorption type multi-layer film ND filter In an absorption type multi-layer film ND filter having a thin substrate and provided thereon first and second absorption type multi-layer films which attenuate transmitted light, the first and second absorption type multi-layer films are constituted of multi-layer films each consisting essentially of dielectric layers formed of SiO2, Al2O3 or a mixture of these and metal film layers formed of Ni alone or an Ni alloy; the layers being alternately layered on the substrate; and the first and second absorption type multi-layer films are so formed on one side and the other side, respectively, of the substrate as to have a film structure in which they are symmetrical to each other interposing the substrate between them, and the warpage of the substrate has been controlled at a curvature of radius of 500 mm or more.
US07666517B2	Isolation, formulation, and shaping of macrocyclic oligoesters Processes for isolating, formulating, and shaping macrocyclic oligoesters were developed which allow efficient production of macrocyclic oligoesters substantially free from solvent, which may include additives, fillers, and catalysts.
US07666514B2	Antifouling condensation curing organopolysiloxane composition and underwater structure An anti-fouling condensation curing organopolysiloxane composition is provided comprising in admixture, (A) 100 parts by weight of a base polymer in the form of a diorganopolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydroxyl or hydrolyzable groups in a molecule, at least 2 mol % of entire substituent groups being phenyl groups, (B) 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of a silane having at least two hydrolyzable groups or a partial hydrolytic condensate thereof, and (C) 5 to 100 parts by weight of a non-reactive dialkylpolysiloxane. The composition cures at room temperature to form a coating which is non-toxic, non-detrimental to the environment, and effective for preventing aquatic organisms from depositing and growing thereon over a long term.
US07666512B2	Thermal resistant environmental barrier coating A process for preparing a silicon based substrate with a protective coating having improved thermal resistance at temperature up to at least 1500° C., and the resulting article.
US07666508B2	Glass article having a laser melted surface A glass article having at least one edge of which at least a portion has been laser melted. The laser melted portion scatters light, thus enabling the glass article to be properly aligned. In some embodiments, the laser melted portion also provides a roughened edge having a coefficient of friction that facilitates handling of the glass article. The laser melted portion is formed by irradiating the peripheral surface with a laser beam to cause localized melting.
US07666507B2	Activated carbon product in sheet form and element of device for preventing transpiration of fuel vapor To provide an activated carbon sheet molding that can reduce a leak amount of fuel vapor, realize small ventilation resistance, and is excellent in moldability and strength, and an element for a fuel evaporative emission preventing device for preventing evaporative emission of fuel vapor from a fuel tank system and an intake system by using the activated carbon sheet molding. The object can be achieved by an activated carbon sheet molding made of activated carbon that satisfies b/a=0.3 through 0.55 provided that a 100%-concentration n-butane adsorbing amount per 100 parts by weight of activated carbon at 40° C. is defined as a parts by weight, and a 1%-concentration n-butane adsorbing amount is defined as b parts by weight.
US07666506B2	Surface-modified metal oxides prepared by precipitation in the presence of a copolymer having N-vinylamide units, production processes and use thereof in cosmetic preparations The present invention relates to surface-modified nanoparticulate metal oxides where the metal is chosen from the group consisting of aluminum, cerium, iron, titanium, zinc and zirconium, wherein the surface modification comprises a coating with a copolymer P comprising, as monomers, A) 1 to 99 mol % of a N-vinylamide N-vinylpyrrolidone and B) 99 to 1 mol % of a monomer comprising, per molecule, a free-radically polymerizable α,β-ethylenically unsaturated double bond and an anionogenic and/or anionic group, with the proviso that the copolymer P must comprise no further monomers chosen from the group consisting of C8-C30-alkyl esters of monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids, N-alkyl- or N,N-dialkyl-substituted amides of acrylic acid or of methacrylic acid with C8-C18-alkyl radicals, or vinyl esters of aliphatic C8-C30-carboxylic acids.
US07666504B2	Nanoporous fiber with unconnected pores for improved adsorptivity The present invention provides a nanoporous fiber being substantially free from coarse pores and having homogeneously dispersed nanopores, unlike conventional porous fibers. A porous fiber has pores each having a diameter of 100 nm or less, in which the area ratio of pores each having a diameter of 200 nm or more to the total cross section of the fiber is 1.5% or less, and the pores are unconnected pores, or a porous fiber has pores each having a diameter of 100 nm or less, in which the area ratio of pores each having a diameter of 200 nm or more to the total cross section of the fiber is 1.5% or less, the pores are connected pores, and the fiber has a strength of 1.0 cN/dtex or more.
US07666502B2	Multi-component fibers having enhanced reversible thermal properties Multi-component fibers having enhanced reversible thermal properties and methods of manufacturing thereof are described. In one embodiment, a multi-component fiber includes a fiber body formed from a set of elongated members, and at least one of the set of elongated members includes a temperature regulating material having a latent heat of at least 40 J/g and a transition temperature in the range of 22° C. to 40° C. The temperature regulating material provides thermal regulation based on at least one of absorption and release of the latent heat at the transition temperature. The multi-component fiber can be formed via a melt spinning process or a solution spinning process and can be used or incorporated in various products where a thermal regulating property is desired. For example, the multi-component fiber can be used in textiles, apparel, footwear, medical products, containers and packagings, buildings, appliances, and other products.
US07666500B2	Multi-component fibers having enhanced reversible thermal properties Multi-component fibers having enhanced reversible thermal properties and methods of manufacturing thereof are described. In one embodiment, a multi-component fiber includes a fiber body formed from a set of elongated members, and at least one of the set of elongated members includes a temperature regulating material having a latent heat of at least 40 J/g and a transition temperature in the range of 22° C. to 40° C. The temperature regulating material provides thermal regulation based on at least one of absorption and release of the latent heat at the transition temperature. The multi-component fiber can be formed via a melt spinning process or a solution spinning process and can be used or incorporated in various products where a thermal regulating property is desired. For example, the multi-component fiber can be used in textiles, apparel, footwear, medical products, containers and packagings, buildings, appliances, and other products.
US07666494B2	Microporous article having metallic nanoparticle coating A metallic nanoparticle coated microporous substrate, the process for preparing the same and uses thereof are described.
US07666489B2	Weather strip and method for manufacturing the same A weather strip is mounted at the peripheral part of a door opening of a door for an automobile. The weather strip includes a sectionally nearly U-shaped trim part and a hollow seal part. A design lip is extended out from the trim part. A decoration layer of a non-woven fabric is formed on the design surface of the weather strip such as the outer surface of the design lip through a resin bonding layer of polyethylene (PE). The non-woven fabric constituting the decoration layer contains fibers subjected to “crimping processing” and has predetermined elasticity (stretch of 5 mm or more when load of 20 N is applied).
US07666488B2	Honeycomb structure and method of manufacturing the same A honeycomb structure includes a plurality of honeycomb segments each having a polygonal cross section with an adhesive agent interposed between each two honeycomb segments, the plurality of honeycomb segments each having a plurality of channels which are partitioned from one another by porous partition walls, the plurality of channels penetrating through the honeycomb segment in a uniaxial direction. The plurality of honeycomb segments are arrayed in a way that adhesive agent-applied surfaces and adhesive agent-unapplied surfaces respectively of the plurality of honeycomb segments are arranged alternately along bonded lines each joining bonded surfaces respectively of abutting honeycomb segments. In each of the honeycomb segments, an adhesive agent is applied to at least one side surface, and the honeycomb segments and at least one honeycomb segment, in each of which the adhesive agent is applied to no side surface.
US07666486B2	Multi-layered biaxial stretch blow molded bottle and method for production thereof A multi-layer biaxially stretched blow bottle having a 3-layer structure of PET/nylon MXD6/PET or a 5-layer structure of PET/nylon MXD6/PET/nylon MXD6/PET, wherein the oxygen gas transmission coefficient of the nylon MXD6 layer is at most 6.0×10−14 cm3·cm/cm2·sec·cmHg as measured under conditions of a temperature of 23° C. and a relative humidity of 80%, and a production process of the bottle by biaxial stretch blow molding at a low stretching temperature and high draw ratios.
US07666482B2	Retardation film, polarizing plate and vertical alignment mode liquid crystal display A retardation film manufactured as a long roll film having a slow axis in a lateral direction of the long roll film, wherein an elastic modulus in an in-plane slow axis direction εs and an elastic modulus in an in-plane fast axis direction εf meet Condition (1), the in-plane fast axis direction being perpendicular to the in-plane slow axis direction: 1.26≦εs/εf≦2.60 Condition (1).
US07666474B2	Plasma-enhanced pulsed deposition of metal carbide films Methods of forming a metal carbide film are provided. In some embodiments, a substrate is exposed to alternating pulses of a transition metal species and plasma-excited argon. The transition metal species is reacted with a carbon species to deposit a metal carbide film. The substrate is exposed to the carbon species simultaneously with the transition metal species, or the substrate is exposed to the carbon species in pulses temporally separated from the pulses of the transition metal species. In some embodiments, the carbon species and the transition metal species form parts of the same precursor compound, e.g., a metal organic compound.
US07666473B2	Optical recording medium and method for producing such an optical recording medium The present invention relates to a method for producing an optical recording medium. In the method, on the surface of a recording layer formed by spin-coating a first coating solution containing a photo-isomerizable component, a second coating solution that contains a photo-isomerizable component that can be isomerized by radiation having the same wavelength as radiation used for isomerizing the photo-isomerizable component contained in the recording layer and incapable of dissolving the recording layer is spin-coated to form an intermediate layer. Since the intermediate layer thus formed cannot be dissolved by the first coating solution, a recording layer is further laminated on this layer. Thus, it becomes possible to make the recording layer thicker and also to provide a high-density recording characteristic.
US07666472B2	Sealing material and method of applying the same Disclosed is a sealing material formed of a powdered material into which a rubber base sealing material with a viscosity of 20 to 200 Pa·s/100° C. is pulverized at a temperature lower than, or equal to, a brittle temperature of the rubber base sealing material, and a method of applying the sealing material, which includes applying the powdered material to a surface to be coated with the powdered material, by a spray coating process.
US07666470B1	Process for manufacturing enhanced thermal conductivity oxide nuclear fuel and the nuclear fuel A nuclear fuel and a method to produce a nuclear fuel wherein a porous uranium dioxide arrangement is provided, the arrangement is infiltrated with a precursor liquid and the arrangement is thermally treated such the porous uranium dioxide arrangement is infiltrated with a precursor liquid, followed by a thermal treating of the porous uranium dioxide arrangement with the infiltrated precursor liquid such that the precursor liquid is converted to a second phase.
US07666468B2	Method for manufacturing optical element A method for manufacturing an optical element having a metal wire grid containing a plurality of metal wires on a substrate includes forming the metal wire grid with an LSP (Liquid Self-patterning Process).
US07666463B1	Methods for manufacturing porous nuclear fuel elements for high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors Methods for manufacturing porous nuclear fuel elements for use in advanced high temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors (HTGR's). Advanced uranium bi-carbide, uranium tri-carbide and uranium carbonitride nuclear fuels can be used. These fuels have high melting temperatures, high thermal conductivity, and high resistance to erosion by hot hydrogen gas. Tri-carbide fuels, such as (U,Zr,Nb)C, can be fabricated using chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) to simultaneously deposit each of the three separate carbides, e.g., UC, ZrC, and NbC in a single CVI step. By using CVI, a thin coating of nuclear fuel may be deposited inside of a highly porous skeletal structure made, for example, of reticulated vitreous carbon foam.
US07666462B2	Method of controlling a drug release rate A method of controlling the drug release rate of a drug coated endovascular stent by depositing a drug material layer on the stent and then modifying the drug material using gas cluster ion beam irradiation to create a carbon matrix with interstices containing the original drug. The rate at which the drug elutes through the interstices can be controlled by processing parameters. Multiple layers may be employed to create time varying release rates.
US07666459B2	Pet food compositions Disclosed herein are pet food compositions. In one embodiment, pet food compositions which are described comprise a component selected from 2-deoxy-D-glucose; 5-thio-D-glucose; 3-O-methylglucose; 1,5-anhydro-D-glucitol; 2,5-anhydro-D-mannitol; mannoheptulose; and mixtures thereof. In yet another embodiment, pet food compositions which are described comprise an extract of plant matter selected from avocado, alfalfa, fig, primrose, and mixtures thereof. The pet food compositions may be prepared by any of a variety of processes including, but not limited to, optional processes described herein.
US07666457B1	Dry mixes comprising glycerine Dry mixes for forming dough and batters are provided comprising homogenous dispersions of glycerine on one or more ingredients in particulate form. The dry mixes are rendered more resistant to microbial growth due to the presence of glycerine. Food products prepared from the dry mixes exhibit several benefits including improved moisture retention and/or increased shelf-life.
US07666455B2	Method for enhancing resveratrol content of peanut compositions Methods for increasing the amount of resveratrol in a peanut material are provided, comprising the steps of providing a peanut kernel, size-reducing the peanut kernel, abiotically stressing the size-reduced peanut kernel, and incubating the abiotically stressed size-reduced peanut kernel under conditions capable of increasing the amount of resveratrol in the size-reduced peanut kernel. Resveratrol-enhanced peanut compositions prepared according to these methods are also provided.
US07666453B2	Topical composition and method for the treatment and prophylaxis of dermal irritations A composition and method for the prevention and therapeutic treatment of skin conditions and disorders are disclosed. The composition and method of the invention are particularly directed to the treatment and prevention of dermal irritations. These irritations include, for example, psoriasis, eczema, ichthyosis, pruritus, dryness and dermatitis, which may cause skin to crack, chap or chafe. The composition and method are particularly useful in treating and preventing diaper dermatitis. A therapeutic composition according to the invention includes an agent, which is an enzyme constituent, promoting the synthesis of collagen and the reproduction of cells, particularly skin cells. Such therapeutic agents include, for example, zinc oxide. This agent is generally nonprescription and capable of effectively preventing and treating diaper dermatitis through local or topical application. Therapeutic compositions according to the invention also include both natural and synthetic components, which aid in application, use and treatment.
US07666451B2	Method of treating dyshidrosis(pompholyx) and related dry skin disorders A method of use for a topical herbal formulation alone or in combination with oral administration of niacin (preferably a flush preparation) to prevent and/or treat dyshidrosis (pompholyx) and related skin diseases. The formulation may also be used to treat contact dermatitis, eczema, palmoplantar pustulosis and skin infections incurred by invasive pathogens such as mold, fungus and bacteria. The formulation is comprised of plant extracts and niacin, that when combined yield an effective multi-faceted pharmaceutical approach to treating dry skin disorders. The active ingredients within the formula include a combination of dry, aqueous, acid and alcohol extracts of black walnut hull (Juglans Nigra), wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), tumeric rhizome (Curcuma Longa), garlic (Allium sativum), two or more herbal antibacterial agents from the group consisting of chamomile (Matricaria Chamomile), licorice root (Glycyrrhiza Glabra), St Johns wort (Hypericum perforatum), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), nutmeg (Myristica fragans), ginger (Zingiber officinale), frankincense (Boswellia carteri) and myrrh (Commiphora molmol), further combined with aloe vera and niacin.
US07666449B2	Anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical compositions for reducing inflammation and the treatment or prevention of gastric toxicity The invention provides hops (Humulus lupulus) extracts or derivatives thereof for use in treating a patient prophylactically and/or therapeutically for ulcerogenic-type disorders of the stomach and/or intestines. The ulcerogenic disorders can be of the type chemically induced, environmentally-induced, infection-induced, and/or stress-induced. The invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an active amount of hops extracts or derivatives thereof, in combination with an analgesic compound and/or an anti-inflammatory compound. The invention further provides for use of hops extracts or derivatives thereof, significantly reducing and/or therapeutically treating ulcerogenic-type disorders of the stomach and/or intestines.
US07666445B2	Polymer-based surgically implantable haloperidol delivery systems and methods for their production and use Surgically implantable drug delivery systems for long-term delivery of haloperidol containing a biodegradable polymer and haloperidol fabricated into the surgically implantable drug delivery systems via solvent casting and compression molding are provided. Also provided are methods for producing the surgically implantable drug delivery systems and methods for using these systems in the treatment of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia.
US07666444B2	Antiparasitic composition There is provided an improved antiparasitic composition comprising an antiparasitically effective amount of an organic amine salt of closantel optionally a macrocyclic lactone and a non-irritating solvent system consisting essentially of an alcohol and a glycol derivative. Also provided are a method for obtaining increased levels of closantel in the blood of a homeothermic animal and a method for the enhanced protection of said animal from parasitic infection.
US07666443B2	Dispersed particle compositions for enhancing post wash hydration comprising amphiphiles and moisturization additives of defined HLB The invention relates to compositions having enhanced post wash hydration by ensuring component or components of the composition meet selected defined criteria.
US07666442B2	Topical compositions comprising benfotiamine and pyridoxamine The present invention provides a composition comprising an effective amount of benfotiamine and an effective amount of pyridoxamine in a suitable vehicle for topical application. The present compositions are useful in improving the appearance of aged skin characterized by wrinkles, loss of elasticity, and hyperpigmentation caused by chronoaging and/or photoaging of skin, by inhibiting particularly skin damage resulting from reactive carbonyl species (RCS), glycation of skin proteins, formation of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) and formation of advanced lipoxidation endproducts (ALEs).
US07666440B2	Dermatomycosis vaccine The present invention relates to the preparation of universal inactivated vaccines and their use in preparing compositions for the prophylaxis and therapy of dermatomycosis. Vaccines according to the present invention have the advantage of conferring immunity against all important causes of dermatomycosis in animals and are characterized by stable immunogenic properties, easy preparation, high content of microconidia and lack of side reactions in animals.
US07666439B2	Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin vaccine The invention provides an improved Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin vaccine composition, which advantageously provides immunity from infection after a single administration. The composition comprises an inactivated Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin and an adjuvant mixture, which, in combination, provide immunity from Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection after a single administration, and elicit an immune response specific to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin and including cell-mediated immunity and local (secretory IgA) immunity. In a preferred embodiment, the adjuvant mixture comprises an acrylic acid polymer, most preferably CARBOPOL®, and a mixture of a metabolizable oil such as one or more unsaturated terpene hydrocarbons, preferably squalene or squalane, and a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block copolymer such as PLURONIC®. The vaccine composition may optionally include a preservative, preferably thimerosol and/or EDTA.
US07666437B2	Intranasal vaccine for use against disease caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli The disclosure relates to an intranasal peptide vaccine for use against infection caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), containing a common linear protein epitope known as CLE which is recognized by sera of patients infected with the bacteria and which is associated with a mucosal adjuvant comprising cholera toxin subunit B, known as CTB. The disclosure relates to a peptide containing twenty amino acids, which is located in the linear sequence of the CFA/I fimbria of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.
US07666436B1	Pertussis toxin mutants, Bordetella strains capable of producing such mutants and their use in the development of antipertussis vaccines New pertussis toxin (PT) mutants are described being immunologically active and having reduced or no toxicity, characterized in that at least one of the amino acid residues Glu129, Asp11, Trp26, Arg9, Phe50, Asp1, Arg13, Tyr130, Gly86, Ile88, Tyr89, Tyr8, Gly44, Thr53 and Gly80 of subunit S1 amino acid sequence is deleted and substituted by a different amino acid residue selected in the group of natural amino acids; Bordetella strains capable of providing and secreting said PT mutants and means and methods for obtaining them are also described. The Bordetella strains and the PT mutants produced by them are particularly suitable for the preparation of effective cellular and acellular antipertussis vaccines.
US07666434B2	Rapid, efficient purification of HSV-specific T-lymphocytes and HSV antigens identified via same Described is a method of identifying an immunologically active antigen of a virus that attacks skin, as well as a method of enriching a population of lymphocytes for T lymphocytes that are specific to a virus that attacks skin. Also provided are HSV antigens and epitopes that are useful for the prevention and treatment of HSV infection that have been identified via the methods of the invention. T-cells having specificity for antigens of the invention have demonstrated cytotoxic activity against cells loaded with virally-encoded peptide epitopes, and in many cases, against cells infected with HSV. The identification of immunogenic antigens responsible for T-cell specificity provides improved anti-viral therapeutic and prophylactic strategies. Compositions containing antigens or polynucleotides encoding antigens of the invention provide effectively targeted vaccines for prevention and treatment of HSV infection.
US07666433B2	Recombinant RSV strains with altered G protein The construction of recombinant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) strains deleted of the region of G protein most likely to induce unwanted type 2 T cell responses in susceptible recipients is disclosed. Using reverse genetics, recombinant RSV strains were engineered with deletions of amino acids 151-221 and 178-219. Both RSV strains replicated in the respiratory tract of BALB/c mice and elicited serum neutralization and anti-F protein IgG titers that were equivalent to cp-RSV and contributed to a 3.9 log10 reduction in RSV A2 four days after challenge. Importantly, pulmonary eosinophilia was significantly diminished in BALB/c mice primed with native G protein and challenged with either recombinant RSV strain. These findings are important for the development of immunogenic compositions against RSV.
US07666431B2	Compositions and methods for the inhibition of membrane fusion by paramyxoviruses Fusion of the membrane of enveloped viruses with the plasma membrane of a receptive host cell is a prerequisite for viral entry and infection and an essential step in the life cycle of all enveloped viruses, such as paramyxoviruses. The instant invention is directed to providing polypeptides which are a heptad portion of a Henipavirus F protein effective against fusion between a membrane of a paramyxovirus and a plasma membrane of a cell. The instant invention also provides nucleic acids, compositions, and methods effective against paramyxovirus infection. Accordingly, the instant invention provides therapeutic agents and vaccines effective against paramyxoviruses viruses, especially HeV or NiV.
US07666428B2	Recombinant allergen with reduced IgE binding but undiminished T-cell antigenicity The present invention relates generally to reagents useful in the immunotherapeutic or immunoprophylactic treatment of allergic diseases. More particularly, the present invention provides modified allergens exhibiting reduced IgE interactivity including reduced IgE production-stimulatory activity, while retaining T-cell antigenicity, which are useful in the immunomodulation of type I allergic disease conditions. The present invention further contemplates a method of immunomodulation of allergic diseases such as type I allergic disease conditions by the administration of modified allergens exhibiting reduced IgE interactivity while retaining T-cell antigenicity.
US07666427B2	HIV vaccines based on Env of multiple clades of HIV In one embodiment, the invention provides a multiclade HIV plasmid DNA or viral vector vaccine including components from different clades of Env (optionally Env chimeras) and Gag-Pol-(optionally)Nef from a single clade. The vaccine of the invention may further include V1, V2, V3, or V4 deletions or combinations thereof. In another embodiment, the invention provides multiclade HIV envelope immunogens.
US07666424B2	Methods of preparing and using single chain anti-tumor antibodies This invention provides a method for identifying cells expressing a target single chain antibody (scFv) directed against a target antigen from a collection of cells that includes cells that do not express the target scFv, comprising the step of combining the collection of cells with an anti-idiotype directed to an antibody specific for the target antigen and detecting interaction, if any, of the anti-idiotype with the cells, wherein the occurrence of an interaction identifies the cell as one which expresses the target scFv. This invention also provides a method for making a single chain antibody (scFv) directed against an antigen, wherein the selection of clones is made based upon interaction of those clones with an appropriate anti-idiotype, and heretofore inaccessible scFv so made. This invention provides the above methods or any combination thereof. Finally, this invention provides various uses of these methods.
US07666419B2	Anti-CCR5 antibody The invention is directed an anti-CCR5 antibody which comprises (i) two light chains, each light chain comprising the expression product of a plasmid designated pVK:HuPRO14O-VK (ATCC Deposit Designation PTA-4097), and (ii) two heavy chains, each heavy chain comprising an expression product of either a plasmid designated pVgl:HuPRO140 HG2-VH (ATCC Deposit Designation PTA-4098) or a plasmic designated pVgl:HuPRO140 (mutB+D+I)-VH (ATCC Deposit Designation PTA-4099) or a fragment thereof which binds to CCR5 on the surface of a human cell.
US07666417B2	Methods and compositions for treating autoimmune diseases or conditions The present invention relates to methods of treating immune disorders, particularly autoimmune and inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, and methods of producing antibodies for use in therapeutic strategies for treating such disorders. Generally, the present methods involve the use of antibodies that specifically bind to NKG2D receptors present on the surface of cells underlying the disorders.
US07666415B2	Production and use of novel peptide-based agents for use with bi-specific antibodies The present invention relates to a bi-specific antibody or antibody fragment having at least one arm that is reactive against a targeted tissue and at least one other arm that is reactive against a targetable conjugate. The targetable conjugate encompasses a hapten to which antibodies have been prepared. In preferred embodiments, the hapten is histamine-succinyl-glycine (HSG). In more preferred embodiments, the at least one arm comprises the CDR sequences of the HSG-binding 679 antibody. The targetable conjugate is attached to one or more therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents. The invention provides constructs and methods for producing the bispecific antibodies or antibody fragments, as well as methods for using them and kits comprising them.
US07666407B2	Lactobacillus paracasei-containing product A Lactobacillus paracasei-containing product used for inhibiting dental diseases caused by bacteria is provided, which comprises a plurality of Lactobacillus paracasei for inhibiting the growth of bacteria of dental diseases. Particularly, foods, oral hygiene products or oral treatment medicine containing the Lactobacillus paracasei when being administered or applied to a user can inhibit or reduce the number of pathogens of dental caries and periodontal diseases in oral cavity of the user, thereby achieving the efficacy of preventing dental diseases, such as dental caries and periodontal diseases.
US07666405B2	Deleted adenovirus vectors and methods of making and administering the same The present invention provides deleted adenovirus vectors. The inventive adenovirus vectors carry one or more deletions in the IVa2, 100K, polymerase and/or preterminal protein sequences of the adenovirus genome. The adenoviruses may additionally contain other deletions, mutations or other modifications as well. In particular preferred embodiments, the adenovirus genome is multiply deleted, i.e., carries two or more deletions therein. The deleted adenoviruses of the invention are “propagation-defective” in that the virus cannot replicate and produce new virions in the absence of complementing function(s). Preferred adenovirus vectors of the invention carry a heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a protein or peptide associated with a metabolic disorder, more preferably a protein or peptide associated with a lysosomal or glycogen storage disease, most preferably, a lysosomal acid α-glucosidase. Further provided are methods for producing the inventive deleted adenovirus vectors. Further provided are methods of administering the deleted adenovirus vectors to a cell in vitro or in vivo.
US07666404B2	Glanders/meliodosis vaccines The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding B. mallei and B. pseudomallei AHL synthases and LuxR transcriptional regulators, and methods for use, as well as describes the construction, characterization and use of avirulent strains of B. mallei and methods of use.
US07666397B2	Peptide-based conditioners and colorants for hair, skin, and nails Peptides have been identified that bind with high affinity to hair, skin, and nails. Peptide-based hair conditioners, hair colorants, skin conditioners, skin colorants, and nail colorants are described. The peptide-based hair conditioners and hair colorants consist of a hair-binding peptide coupled to a hair conditioning agent or a coloring agent, respectively. The peptide-based skin conditioners and skin colorants consist of a skin-binding peptide coupled to a skin conditioning agent or a colorant, respectively. The peptide-based nail colorants consist of a nail-binding peptide coupled to a coloring agent. In all these compositions, the peptide may be directly coupled to the active agent or the coupling may be via a spacer. Personal care compositions containing these peptide-based conditioners and colorants are also described.
US07666396B2	Single-use moisturizing product A single-use lip treatment product is disclosed. The single-use lip treatment product comprises a moisturizer and dissolves rapidly when applied to the lips providing a moisturizing benefit to the lips.
US07666392B2	Click chemistry-derived cyclopeptide derivatives as imaging agents for integrins The present application is directed to radiolabeled cyclic polypeptides, pharmaceutical compositions comprising radiolabeled cyclic polypeptides, and methods of using the radiolabeled cyclic polypeptides. Such polypeptides can be used in imaging studies, such as Positron Emitting Tomography (PET) or Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT).
US07666390B2	DTPA derivatives and metal complexes thereof, and radiation source and contrast agent including the metal complexes The present invention relates to diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) derivates and metal complexes thereof, and radiation sources and contrast agents including the metal complexes. More particularly, the present invention relates to DTPA derivatives, which contain iodine and are useful as contrast agents for diagnosing renal function, metal complexes of the DTPA derivatives with 99mTc, 166Ho, 111In, 90Y, 153Sm, 186Re, 188Re, 68Ga, or 177Lu, which are useful as liquid radiation sources for treating vascular stenosis and contrast agents for diagnosing renal function, and radiation sources and contrast agents including the metal complexes. The DTPA derivatives and metal complexes thereof are safe because the metal complexes are excreted via the kidneys and bladder within several minutes from the time of use as liquid radiation sources for treating vascular stenosis, and are cost-effective because they are potentially useful as contrast agents and as agents for diagnosing renal function.
US07666386B2	Solid chemical hydride dispenser for generating hydrogen gas A device for generating hydrogen gas is provided. The device (101) comprises a first hydrogen-containing composition (107) that reacts with a second composition to evolve hydrogen gas; a dispenser (105) adapted to apply the first composition to a first porous member (109); and a conduit (111) adapted to supply the second composition to the first porous member. In a preferred embodiment, the first composition is selected from the group consisting of hydrides, borohydrides and boranes, the second composition is water, and the dispenser is spring-loaded and is charged with the first composition. As the first composition reacts with water at the interface to evolve hydrogen gas, the dispenser forces the reaction product across the interface and out of the dispenser, where it will not interfere with the progress of the hydrogen evolution reaction.
US07666385B2	Nanostructured zinc oxide photocatalyst for visible light and manufacturing method of the same A powdered photocatalyst and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The manufacturing method of the photocatalytic nanopowders is achieved by the non-transferred DC plasma apparatus in an atmosphere of nitrogen at around 1 atm. The nitrogen-containing gas is used as the plasma-forming gas. After the generation of the nitrogen-plasma in the non-transferred DC plasma apparatus, a plurality of solid Zn precursors are introduced to the nitrogen-plasma for vaporization and oxidization. The solid Zn precursors are vaporized and oxidized through homogeneous nucleation and are rapidly cooled down by a large amount of cooling gas (i.e. mixture of nitrogen and oxygen). After the cooling process, the tetrapod-shaped and nitrogen-doped photocatalytic ZnO nanopowders having wurtzite structure are formed.
US07666373B2	Alumina recovery using aluminum containing layered double hydroxide A process for recovering alumina values from a first liquor having an initial concentration of aluminate ions and hydroxyl ions in solution is described. The first liquor is treated with a hydroxide of a metal other than aluminium to form an aluminium-bearing layered double hydroxide and produce a treated stream of first liquor, the treated stream of first liquor having a final concentration of aluminate ions less than the initial concentration of aluminate ions. The aluminium-bearing layered double hydroxide is separated from the treated stream of first liquor. Thereafter the clarified treated stream of first liquor is returned to a first location within an alumina refinery. The separated aluminium-bearing layered double hydroxide is contacted with a solution containing carbonate ions to form a slurry comprising an insoluble salt of the metal other than aluminium and a second liquor comprising aluminate ions released from the aluminium-bearing layered double hydroxide.
US07666372B2	Process for the treatment of electric and other furnace dusts and residues containing zinc oxides and zinc ferrites The present invention is a method of recovering valuable metals from a quantity of furnace dust consisting the following steps. A first leaching step wherein the furnace dust is leached at atmospheric pressure in a first leaching solution to produce a first leach liquor and a first leach residue, the first leaching solution consisting of an aqueous mineral acid solution. The first leach liquor is then separated from the first leach residue. A second leaching step is then performed wherein the first leach residue is atmospherically leached in a second leaching solution to form a second leach liquor and a second leach residue, the second leaching solution comprising a solution of aqueous HCl with a reductant. The second leach liquor is then separated from the second leach residue. A zinc precipitation step is then performed wherein zinc is precipitated from the second leach liquor by treating the second leach liquor with a quantity of alkali, the quantity of alkali selected to adjust the pH of the second leach liquor sufficiently to precipitate out the zinc in the form of a zinc salt in a third residue leaving a third liquor and then separating the third residue containing zinc from the third liquor.
US07666366B2	Internal loop reactor and Oxo process using same The invention relates to improvements in internal loop reactors. The reactor of the invention is characterized by a plurality of cooling tubes which form the annulus between the riser and the downcomer path of said internal loop reactor. The reactor also provides improvements in hydroformylation reactions using the improved reactor.
US07666365B2	Perfluoride processing apparatus A plurality of etchers such as poly-etchers 3 or the like are installed within a clean room 2. A duct 7 that is connected to all the etchers is connected to a PFC decomposition device 9, which is installed outside of the clean room 2. An exhaust gas which contains PFC as drained out of all the etchers within the clean room 2 is supplied by the duct 7 to the inner space of PFC decomposition device 9. After having heated up within the PFC decomposition device 9, the PFC is decomposed by the action of a catalyst which is filled within the PFC decomposition device 9. It is no longer required to provide a space for installation of the PFC decomposition device 9 in the clean room 2 with the semiconductor fabrication apparatus or the liquid crystal manufacturing apparatus installed therein, thus enabling size reduction or “downsizing” of the clean room. It is possible to reduce the size of a clean room in which a semiconductor fabricating apparatus or a liquid crystal manufacturing apparatus is installed.
US07666363B2	Reagent cartridge A reagent cartridge for a assay device comprises a frame and at least one reagent container. A reagent cartridge frame comprises a plurality of sidewalls, one of the sidewalls includes at least one detent to engage with a flange on a reagent container, and another sidewall includes at least one notch to engage with a rib on the reagent container. The reagent cartridge frame permits various numbers of reagent containers to be placed in the frame at any position and in any order depending on the assay being performed. The reagent cartridge may also be used with as few as one reagent container.
US07666358B2	Cell block cassette device A tissue cassette assembly includes a housing having a recess formed therein, and a compressible reservoir disposed partially or wholly inside of, or otherwise attached in fluid communication with, the housing recess, the compressible reservoir containing a tissue embedding material. The tissue cassette further includes a port disposed in the housing, the port in fluid communication with the compressible reservoir at one end and terminating in a sample cavity at another end. During operation, the compressible reservoir is compressed or squeezed to release the tissue embedding material into the sample cavity containing the biological sample.
US07666357B2	System for automatic opening of reagent vessels The invention relates to an analysis system which, by means of a reagent cartridge opening module, permits automatic opening of reagent vessels which are closed by screwing. The reagent cartridge opening module for this purpose has catch elements which can lock securely against rotation in correspondingly configured catch elements of a reagent vessel lid. In addition, the reagent cartridge opening module and the reagent vessel lid are connected via snap-in elements, so that transport of the reagent vessel lid perpendicular to the plane of the rotational movement is possible.
US07666351B2	Method of producing a magnesium-alloy material The invention offers (a) a method of producing a magnesium-alloy material, the method being capable of obtaining a magnesium-alloy material having high strength, (b) a magnesium-alloy material having excellent strength, and (c) a magnesium-alloy wire having high strength. A molten magnesium alloy is supplied to a continuous casting apparatus provided with a movable casting mold to produce a cast material. The cast material is supplied to between at least one pair of rolls to perform an area-reducing operation (a rolling operation). The rolling operation is performed such that pressure is applied to the cast material using the rolls from at least three directions in the cross section of the cast material. A magnesium-alloy material obtained through the above-described production method has a fine crystal structure and is excellent in plastic processability.
US07666350B2	Low carbon composite free-cutting steel product excellent in roughness of finished surface and method for production thereof The present invention provides a low-carbon resulfurized free machining steel product excellent in machinability typified by finished surface roughness even though toxic Pb or special elements such as Bi or Te are not added, and a suitable production method thereof. A steel product has a specific composition, has contents of Mn and S satisfying the following conditions: 0.40≦MnS≦1.2 and Mn/S≧3.0, and contains a ferrite-pearlite structure as the metallographic structure, in which the average width (μm) of sulfide inclusions in the steel product is 2.8(log d) or more, wherein d (mm) is the diameter of the steel product, and pro-eutectoid ferrite in the metallographic structure has a hardness HV of 133 to 150 or a difference in deformation resistance at a strain of 0.3 between 200° C. and 25° C. is 110 MPa or more and 200 MPa or less, the deformation resistances being determined in a compression test at a deformation rate of 0.3 mm/min.
US07666349B2	Method of gel-casting a cemented carbide body slurry and gelled body The present invention provides a method of gel-casting WC—Co cemented carbide powder, where the resulting gelled body can be of complex shape and has a high green density, a good homogeneity and sufficiently good mechanical properties for the gelled body to be demolded and dried without significant shape-distortions and cracking. The method relates to the forming of a gelled body through the gelling of an aqueous slurry of WC—Co cemented carbide powder with good dispersion characteristics, where the gelling is achieved by the temperature induced polymerization reaction between a monomer and a cross-linker, catalyzed by a free-radical initiator. By further subjecting the body to drying, heating, and sintering, a dense cemented carbide body is obtained.
US07666347B2	Melting apparatus and method A melting apparatus facilitates the melting of pieces of solid metal in a bath of molten metal (10). The melting apparatus comprises a device (18) having a lower portion (22), an upper portion (20), and a body portion (24) extending therebetween. Solid metal is introduced into the device (18) through the upper portion (20). A flow inducer, such as an impeller (28) induces flow of molten metal through the device (18). Flow straighteners, such as baffles (38) encourage axial flow of molten metal through the device (18). The body portion (24) is formed with a plurality of apertures (36) therein and the device (18) is arranged, in use, with the lower portion (22) and the plurality of apertures (36) positioned within the bath (10) and the upper portion (20) positioned above the upper surface (12) and the molten metal bath (10).
US07666342B2	Method of manufacturing a stent from a polymer tube A blow molding apparatus for expanding a polymer tube and a method for fabricating a stent using the apparatus is disclosed. The polymer tube is disposed within a tubular mold, over which a heated ring is made of a material having thermal conductivity greater than the tubular mold is translated. The ring is heated with heated fluid streams applied directly onto an outer surface of the ring, or heated fluid circulated within the ring, or an electrically resistive coil within the ring, or combinations thereof. The heated ring uniformly heats a circumference of the tubular mold that, in turn, uniformly heats a circumferential band of the polymer tube. The heated polymer tube is progressively expanded radially and axially while the ring is translated longitudinally over the polymer tube. The expanded polymer tube can be heat set and cooled prior to removal from the tubular mold.
US07666336B2	Process for the production of monolithic mouldings The invention relates to a method for producing monolithic molded elements e.g. as sorbents for chromatographic columns or capillary vessels. The aim of the invention is for said molded elements to be able to remain directly in the gel mold thereof following the production process. Said aim is achieved by the inventive method, according to which the surface of the gel mold is activated by etching, increasing the surface, or chemically modifying the surface before the gelling mold is filled with the monomer sol.
US07666333B2	Embolization Embolization, as well as related particles and methods, are described.
US07666325B2	Liquid crystal orientation layer and liquid crystal display element A liquid crystal orientation layer contains at least one polymer selected from polyamic acids and polyimides and at least one epoxy compound having a chemical structure represented by the following formula (1) or (2), the X moieties in the formulae containing an alicyclic epoxy group or a glycidyl group represented by the following formula (a) or (b): with the substituents as defined herein the specification.
US07666324B2	Snow removal agent and preparation method thereof Disclosed is a preparation method of a snow removal agent comprising: a crushing step of crushing halite using a crusher; an aging step of aging the crushed halite; a first mixing step of mixing the aged halite with magnesium chloride in a stirring machine and stirring the mixture; and a second mixing step of adding sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium metasilicate and urea and stirring the resultant mixture. The snow removal agent prepared by the present invention is not hardened even when stored for a long period of time and is environment-friendly with no negative effects to plants, fish and shellfish.
US07666323B2	System and method for increasing the emissivity of a material A system and method is disclosed for increasing the emissivity of solid materials, wherein first the surface of the material is mechanically worked to create micro-level defects, and then etched to create a deep micro-rough surface morphology. In this manner, higher efficiencies and lower energy consumption can be obtained when these modified materials are used for heating elements. Heating elements made in accordance with this process thus operate at lower temperatures with longer lifetimes, when the improved heating elements are used with various heating devices.
US07666313B2	Groundwater and subsurface remediation A method of treating a site containing contaminants and apparatus are described The method and apparatus sparges the site with an air/ozone gas stream delivered with a hydroperoxide, which is a substantial byproduct of a reaction of a contaminant present in the aquifer or soil formation with the ozone.
US07666307B2	Particle size reduction of bioactive compounds The invention provides a method for reducing the average size of biologically active compound particles or agglomerates suspended in a fluid by flowing one or more times said fluid having biologically active compound particles or agglomerates suspended therein through one or more magnetic fields to reduce the average size of a substantial portion of the biologically active compound particles or agglomerates by at least 25%. This method may be incorporated into a process for manufacturing a 10 biologically active compound formulation.
US07666305B2	Rotor for generating vortex water flow, and filtering apparatus employing the same Disclosed are a rotor for generating vortex water flow that creates shear intensity for removing solid material adhered to the separation membranes during the processing of water containing pollutant material, and a filtering apparatus employing the same. The rotor consists of a first rotor having first blades and a second rotor having second blades. The first and the second blades are extended in a radial direction from a rotational axis thereof, and are disposed at positions different from each other in the rotational axis direction. The first blades and the second blades have widths different from each other in a circumferential direction around the rotational axis, or disposed at positions different from each other in a circumferential direction. Protrusions can be attached on outer surfaces of the first blades and/or second blades. The pollutant material adhered to the separation membrane can be removed effectively since various types of vortex water flow are generated over wide range, and the energy loss of the filtering apparatus is reduced.
US07666298B2	Desulfurization system with enhanced fluid/solids contacting A method and apparatus for removing sulfur from a hydrocarbon-containing fluid stream wherein desulfurization is enhanced by improving the contacting of the hydrocarbon-containing fluid stream and sulfur-sorbing solid particulates in a fluidized bed reactor.
US07666296B2	Process for the hydroconversion in a slurry of heavy hydrocarbonaceous feedstocks in the presence of a dispersed phase and an alumina-based oxide The invention relates to a process for converting heavy hydrocarbonaceous feedstocks carried out in a slurry reactor in the presence of hydrogen and in the presence of a catalytic composition obtained by: injecting a catalytic precursor of at least one metal of Group VIB and/or Group VIII in at least part of the feedstock to be treated in the absence of an oxide substrate, thermal treatment at a temperature of 400° C. or below, in the presence of H2S so as to form the dispersed sulphur-containing catalyst, bringing said catalyst into contact with particles of alumina oxide free from silica, said oxide particles having a polymodal porous structure composed of a plurality of juxtaposed agglomerates and each formed from a plurality of acicular platelets, the platelets of each agglomerate being oriented radially in relation to one another and relative to the centre of the agglomerate, said particles having an irregular non-spherical shape and being mainly in the form of fragments obtained by crushing with alumina balls, introducing the catalyst composition obtained into the reactor.
US07666291B2	Method for fabricating metal wires A method for fabricating metal wires is disclosed. A substrate is first provided, and a first metal layer is formed over the surface of the substrate. Next, a mask with patterns is formed on the surface of the substrate, in which the first metal layer is partially exposed. Next, an electroplating process is performed to form a second metal layer on top of the partially exposed first metal layer. Next, the mask with patterns is removed and an etching process is performed to remove part of the first metal layer by utilizing the second metal layer as a mask for forming a metal wire.
US07666286B2	Gas sensor A gas sensor includes a first space for a measurement gas from a gas-introducing hole via a first diffusion rate-determining section, a main pumping means for controlling a partial pressure of oxygen in the measurement gas introduced into the first space to have a predetermined value, a second space for the measurement gas from the first space via a second diffusion rate-determining section, and a measuring pumping means for reducing or decomposing a NOx component in the measurement gas introduced from the second space via a third diffusion rate-determining section so that oxygen produced thereby is pumped out to detect a current generated by pumping out the oxygen. A ratio (Wc/We) between a width (We) of an end of a sensor element and a width (Wc) of the gas-introducing hole is not less than 0.3 and less than 0.7.
US07666284B2	Electrodes with multilayer membranes and methods of using and making the electrodes A sensor including a sensing layer is disposed over an electrode or an optode and a layer-by-layer assembled mass transport limiting membrane disposed over the sensing layer. The membrane includes at least one layer of a polyanionic or polycationic material. The assembled layers of the membrane are typically disposed in an alternating manner. The sensor also optionally includes a biocompatible membrane.
US07666278B2	Systems and methods for remotely determining and changing cutting modes during decoking A decoking system that not only enables an operator to remotely switch the coke-cutting process from boring to cutting mode without removing the drill stem from the coke drum, but also to remotely determine the drill stem's mode so that efficiency, safety and convenience are not compromised, is provided.
US07666276B2	Apparatus for producing tissue paper A paper machine includes a dryer and a reel; at least one blow box located between the dryer and the reel; and a blower supplying a source of dry air to the at least one blow box.
US07666274B2	Durable paper The present invention relates to a durable paper or paperboard substrate containing an effective amount of synthetic fibers and having enhanced strength in the machine direction and the cross direction, as well enhanced strength through the cross section of the sheet. The present invention further relates to methods of making and using the substrate.
US07666269B2	Methods for edge-wrapping a panel An edge-wrapped panel and methods for edge-wrapping a panel. The panel comprises a substrate layer, a laminate layer, and at least one retainer. The laminate wraps around the substrate first edge and around the retainer first edge and sandwiches the substrate and the retainer between a first portion of the laminate and a second portion of the laminate. A method for edge-wrapping the panel includes the steps of securing the retainer to the laminate and then snap-wrapping the laminate flap around the edge of the panel. A stiffness and curvature in the retainer facilitates the swift snap-wrap movement.
US07666268B2	Green sheet coating material, green sheet, production method of green sheet and production method of electronic device A coating material, green sheet and the method capable of producing a green sheet without a pin hole, having enough strength to be peeled from a support body and excellent surface smoothness even when the green sheet is extremely thin, and being suitable to make an electronic device thin and multilayered, are provided. The present invention provides a green sheet coating material comprising a ceramic powder, a binder resin including a butyral based resin as a main component thereof, and a solvent. The solvent includes a first solvent having an SP value as a solubility parameter of 10 or larger and a second solvent having the SP value of 8 or larger but smaller than 10. The second solvent is included by 20 to 60 wt % and, preferably, 25 to 60 wt % with respect to 100 wt % of the solvent as the entire weight.
US07666267B2	Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy with improved damage tolerance-strength combination properties An Al—Zn—Mg—Cu alloy with improved damage tolerance-strength combination properties. The present invention relates to an aluminium alloy product comprising or consisting essentially of, in weight %, about 6.5 to 9.5 zinc (Zn), about 1.2 to 2.2% magnesium (Mg), about 1.0 to 1.9% copper (Cu), preferable (0.9Mg−0.6)≦Cu≦(0.9Mg+0.05), about 0 to 0.5% zirconium (Zr), about 0 to 0.7% scandium (Sc), about 0 to 0.4% chromium (Cr), about 0 to 0.3% hafnium (Hf), about 0 to 0.4% titanium (Ti), about 0 to 0.8% manganese (Mn), the balance being aluminium (Al) and other incidental elements. The invention relates also to a method of manufacturing such as alloy.
US07666266B2	Surface conditioning prior to chemical conversion treatment of a steel member By subjecting a threaded joint for OCTG (oil country tubular goods) to surface conditioning with an aqueous solution of potassium tetraborate or sodium tetraborate prior to manganese phosphate chemical conversion treatment, a manganese phosphate chemical conversion coating having coarse crystal grains with an average crystal grain diameter of 10-110 micrometers is formed on the surface of the steel member which may be any steel including a high Cr steel. This manganese phosphate chemical conversion coating can hold a large amount of a liquid lubricant, and it is effective at preventing the occurrence of galling at the time of makeup of a threaded joint for OCTG.
US07666265B2	Dish washer Sump assembly in a dishwasher holds washing water and supplies the washing water to spray nozzles. The sump assembly includes a sump housing for holding washing water, a heater assembly fastened to an inside of the sump housing for heating the washing water, and a pump fastened to the sump housing for pumping washing water heated by the heater assembly.
US07666257B2	Storage-stable coating composition for abrasion-resistantly and weathering-stably providing smooth inorganic surfaces with easy-to-clean properties The present invention relates to a special coating composition based on components a) at least one hydrolysable fluoroalkylsilane of the formula (I) CF3(CF2)n(CH2)2Si(CH3)yX3-y, in which X is a group from the series chlorine, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, and n-propoxy and n is a number from the series 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, and y is 0 or 1, b) HCl, c) water, d) isopropanol, and e) at least one further solvent and/or diluent from the series of the alcohols, glycols, glycol ethers, ethers, esters, ketones, and aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, wherein the silane component (a):water molar ratio of 1:4.5 to 1:9. The invention further relates to a process for preparing such a composition and also to its use for providing smooth, inorganic substrate surfaces with an abrasion-resistant and weathering-stable easy-to-clean coating.
US07666255B2	Ink-jet inks having surfactants below the critical micelle concentration and associated methods Compositions and methods for ink-jet printing having increased slewing decap time and reduced clogging are disclosed and described. An ink-jet ink composition can include a colorant and a liquid vehicle having a surfactant. The surfactant can have a critical micelle concentration with respect to the ink-jet ink composition. In addition, the surfactant can be present in the ink-jet ink composition at a concentration from about 0.4 to about 0.95 times the critical micelle concentration. Further, the surfactant can also have an aromatic-containing portion. Using the ink-jet inks of the present invention during printing can allow for reduced clogging and increased stewing decap time during ink-jet printing on a variety of substrates with improved reliability, faster printing, and more efficient use of the ink.
US07666253B2	Test fixture for collecting particulate material A test fixture for collecting particulate matter carried in the exhaust gas stream of an engine has a pair of coaxially aligned mounting plates, each having a filter cartridge holder mounted thereon. One of the mounting plates is moveable with respect to the other along a predefined longitudinal axis of the test fixture between an open position, whereat a filter cartridge is easily placed or removed, and a closed position at which a filter media mounted in the filter cartridge is sealed during a prescribed test sequence. An actuator mounted on a third coaxially aligned mounting plate has an extendable rod connected to the second mounting plate to effect movement of the second mounting plate between the open an closed positions.
US07666249B2	Linear hearth furnace system and methods regarding same Systems and methods for use in processing raw material (e.g., iron bearing material) include a linear furnace apparatus extending along a longitudinal axis between a charging end and a discharging end (e.g., the linear furnace apparatus includes at least a furnace zone positioned along the longitudinal axis). Raw material is provided into one or more separate or separable containers (e.g., trays) at the charging end of the linear furnace apparatus. The separate or separable containers are moved through at least the furnace zone and to the discharging end where the processed material is discharged resulting in one or more empty containers. One or more of the empty containers are returned to the charging end of the linear furnace apparatus to receive further raw material.
US07666247B2	Methods for spherically granulating and agglomerating metal particles, and the metal particles prepared thereby, anodes made from the metal patricles A method for spherically granulating and agglomerating metal particles such as tantalum and/or niobium powders is described in the present invention, which includes the steps of: a). comminuting the metal particles to form fine particles having D50 less than 50 μm; b). granulating the comminuted metal particles comprising volatile liquid, for example, tantalum and/or niobium particles comprising volatile liquid, to form wet spherical particles; c). still drying the wet spherical particles and removing volatile liquid to form flowable pre-agglomerated particles with increased bulk density; d). heat treating the pre-agglomerated particles; e). screening the heat treated powder to obtain the flowable agglomerated particles. The present invention provides a flowable spherical agglomerated metal particles, and especially tantalum and/or niobium particles having improved properties. The present agglomerated tantalum powder have a flow rate of at least about 2.0 g/sec, a BET surface area of from about 0.2 to about 6.0 m2/g, a FSSS of at least 1.0 μm, a Scott bulk density of from about 1.2 g/cm3 to about 5.5 g/cm3. The present agglomerated niobium powder have a flow rate of at least about 1.0 g/sec, a BET surface area of from about 0.5 to about 8.0 m2/g, a FSSS of at least 1.0 μm, a Scott bulk density of from about 0.7 g/cm3 to about 3.5 g/cm3. Said tantalum and/or niobium metal particles have improved pore size distribution of the sintered anodes and increased pellet crush strength. The present invention further provides an electrolytic capacitor anodes made from the tantalum and/or niobium particles according to the present invention having a capacitance of from about 5,000 μFV/g to about 300,000 μFV/g.
US07666243B2	Fine grain niobium sheet via ingot metallurgy A method of making a silicon-containing alloy of niobium that includes: A) forming a blend comprising niobium powder and silicon powder and pressing the blend to form pressed blend; B) attaching the pressed blend to an electrode comprising niobium; C) melting the electrode and pressed blend under vacuum arc remelting conditions, such that the blend mixes with the melted electrode; D) cooling the melted electrode to form an alloy ingot; and E) applying thermo-mechanical processing steps to the alloy ingot to form a wrought product. The method provides a fully recrystalized niobium wrought product with a grain size finer that ASTM 5, that can be used to make deep drawn cups and sputtering targets.
US07666242B2	Adjuvant blend for spray on fruit or foliage An adjuvant that is applied to foliage or fruit or both of a plant and comprises an effective amount ammonium sulfate, an effective amount of an alkyl polysaccharide and n effective amount of a mono, di or polysaccharide. The adjuvant is dispersed in a selected amount of water along with a selected amount of micronutrients or secondary nutrients such that when applied to foliage or fruit or both of the plant, the adjuvant causes an increase in the intake of the micronutrients or secondary nutrients applied to foliage or fruit.
US07666241B2	Fertilizer-polymer mixtures which inhibit nitrification in soils Improved, low-pH aqueous polymer mixtures are provided which can be applied directly to soils or incorporated within ammoniacal nitrogen-containing fertilizers to inhibit nitrification in soils, thus enhancing plant uptake of ammonium and yields. The polymers are advantageously used as metal (e.g., Ca) salts or complexes at pH levels of up to about 2. The polymers have anionic functional groups and are highly water dispersible.
US07666237B2	Reformate cooling system and method for use in a fuel processing subsystem A cooling system (10) is provided for use with a fuel processing subsystem (12) for reducing a level of carbon monoxide in a reformate flow (14) for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell system (16). The fuel processing subsystem (12) includes first and second preferential oxidizers (18, 20) to oxidize the carbon monoxide carried in the reformate flow. The reformate cooling system (10) includes a coolant flow path (30), a reformate flow path (32), and first, second, third, and fourth heat exchanger core portions (34, 36, 38, 40). The core portions (36-40) are arranged in numbered sequence along the reformate flow path (32) with the first and second core portions (34, 36) located upstream of the first preferential oxidizer (18), and the third and fourth core portions (38, 40) located downstream of the first preferential oxidizer (18) and upstream of the second preferential oxidizer (20). The first and second core portions (34, 36) are arranged in numbered sequence along the coolant flow path (30), one of the third and fourth core portions (38, 40) is arranged upstream of the first core portion (34) along the coolant flow path (30), and the other of the third and fourth core portions (38, 40) is arranged downstream of the second core portion along the coolant flow path (30).
US07666233B2	Active metal/aqueous electrochemical cells and systems Alkali (or other active) metal battery and other electrochemical cells incorporating active metal anodes together with aqueous cathode/electrolyte systems. The battery cells have a highly ionically conductive protective membrane adjacent to the alkali metal anode that effectively isolates (de-couples) the alkali metal electrode from solvent, electrolyte processing and/or cathode environments, and at the same time allows ion transport in and out of these environments. Isolation of the anode from other components of a battery cell or other electrochemical cell in this way allows the use of virtually any solvent, electrolyte and/or cathode material in conjunction with the anode. Also, optimization of electrolytes or cathode-side solvent systems may be done without impacting anode stability or performance. In particular, Li/water, Li/air and Li/metal hydride cells, components, configurations and fabrication techniques are provided.
US07666227B2	Devices for limiting the movement of material introduced between layers of spinal tissue Devices for limiting the movement of flowable material introduced into or between tissue layers of the human spine. The devices can include at least one generally elongated member having a pre-deployed configuration for insertion into or between tissue layers of the human spine and a deployed configuration in which the elongated member forms a barrier that limits the movement of flowable material introduced into or between the tissue layers.
US07666226B2	Spinal tissue distraction devices Spinal tissue distraction devices that include at least one guide member for guiding a distraction device to a location between layers of spinal tissue. The guide member has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The distal end portion is adapted for insertion between the tissue layers and defines a shape of a desired support structure. The distraction device is slidably mounted on the guide member for advancing the distraction device distally along the guide member for insertion of the distraction device between the tissue layers. The distraction device substantially conforms to the shape defined by the distal end portion of the guide member to form a support structure that separates, supports or both separates and supports the tissue layers.
US07666225B2	Spinal disc nucleus pulposus implant A prosthetic spinal disc nucleus pulposus formed from a hydrogel formed by crosslinking a macromer having a polymeric backbone comprising units with a 1,2-diol or 1,3-diol structure and at least two pendant chains bearing crosslinkable groups and an amphiphilic comonomer.
US07666222B2	Methods and devices for delivering therapeutic agents to target vessels Methods of preparing intravascular stents with a polymeric coating containing macrocyclic lactone (such as rapamycin or its analogs), stents and stent graphs with such coatings, and methods of treating a coronary artery with such devices. The macrocyclic lactone-based polymeric coating facilitates the performance of such devices in inhibiting restenosis.
US07666219B2	Prosthesis deployment system retention device An introducer for an expandable endovascular prosthesis having a self a self-expanding stent includes a proximal prosthesis positioning mechanism that has a retention device to retain the self-expanding stent and a control member to selectively release the retention device from the prosthesis. The retention device includes an opening forming a tapered cavity. The control member includes a plurality of loops coupled to the prosthesis and a trigger wire. The trigger wire passes through a first aperture of the retention device, through the plurality of loops, and through and a second aperture of the retention device to retain the loops.
US07666213B2	Apparatus for altering the body temperature of a patient An apparatus for adjusting the body temperature of a patient comprises an enclosure defining an interior space for receiving at least a portion of a patient's body therein. The enclosure is adapted for substantially sealingly enclosing the portion of the patient's body within the interior space with the enclosure. Heat transfer liquid may then be circulated through the interior space of the enclosure via an inlet and an outlet for flow over the patient's body in direct liquid contact therewith to promote heat transfer between the patient's body and said heat transfer liquid. The heat transfer liquid may be either warmer or cooler than the patient's body temperature, to either warm or cool the portion. Controlled cooling may be employed to induce therapeutic hypothermia, while controlled warming may be employed to counteract unintended hypothermia. The apparatus further comprises a portable control unit that includes a liquid delivery system, a power source, a control system and a user interface for powering and controlling the liquid delivery system.
US07666208B1	Posterior cervical vertebral stabilizing system A posterior cervical vertebral stabilizing system is disclosed. The system includes a device comprising an upper portion for positioning adjacent to a relatively superior vertebra of a patient's spine and a lower portion for positioning adjacent to a relatively inferior vertebra of the patient's spine. The upper portion forms a support for abutting the posterior surface of the superior vertebra and the lower portion forms a saddle for engaging a spinous process of the inferior vertebra. The device has an anterior face that, at each of the upper and lower portions, has a radius of curvature about an axis. The system includes a method of affixing the device to a spine of a patient by positioning the device posteriorly of the relatively superior and relatively inferior vertebrae, and looping cable about the device and the lamina of the vertebrae. The method may also include promoting fusion of the vertebrae together.
US07666206B2	Surgical instrument A surgical instrument has an insertion section, an operation section disposed in a proximal end of the insertion section, and a treatment section disposed in a distal end of the insertion section. First and second driving rods are disposed in the insertion section. The operation section is opened/closed and rotated to transmit an opening/closing force to the first driving rod, and a rotating force to the second driving rod. The treatment section comprises a pair of jaws. The treatment section is connected to the distal end portions of the first and second driving rods disposed in the insertion section to rotate and open/close the pair of jaws with respect to the insertion section.
US07666205B2	Inflatable device and method for reducing fractures in bone and in treating the spine The present invention is directed to an inflatable device for use in restoring the anatomy of diseased or fractured bone. The inflatable device may be a balloon of varied size or shape to conform to the bone to be treated and may be deployed in any type of bone where collapsed fractures of cortical bone may be treated by restoring the bone from its inner surface. Once the bone has been sufficiently restored the balloons may be deflated and removed, or may remain inside the bone. The balloon may have multiple layers to provide desired surface characteristics, resistance to puncture and tearing, or other beneficial properties, as appropriate for the particular application of the device.
US07666204B2	Multi-catheter steerable guiding system and methods of use Devices, systems, methods and kits are provided for endoscopically accessing a body cavity and providing a directed pathway toward a target tissue within the cavity. The directed pathway is provided by a multi-catheter guiding system which is positioned in a desired configuration, generally directed toward the target tissue. Interventional devices may then be passed through the guiding system to the target tissue. Depending on the location of the target tissue and the desired angle of approach, the guiding system may be required to maintain one or more curves in one or more planes to properly direct the interventional devices. The multi-catheter guiding system of the present invention comprises an outer guiding catheter and a coaxially positioned inner guiding catheter, each of which independently form curvatures so that together the curves properly direct the interventional device.
US07666203B2	Transseptal puncture apparatus Devices and methods for performing a transeptal puncture procedure are described. In certain embodiments, the device includes a blunt outer needle, and a second inner needle disposed longitudinally through the lumen of the outer needle, wherein the inner needle is flexible, e.g., has a flexible portion and/or a bend or other non-traumatic conformation at its tip.
US07666202B2	Orbital atherectomy device guide wire design A guide wire for assisting in implantation and balancing of an orbital atherectomy device is disclosed. The guide wire is generally configured to be received within a driveshaft and cutting region of the orbital atherectomy device. The guide wire is sufficiently flexible to minimize trauma to the vessel walls is positioned within a patient. The distal end of the guide wire can include on or more weighted elements movable along the distal region of the guide wire to permit the balancing of an a rotating drive shaft and cutting region of an orbital atherectomy device. The guide wire can also include an atraumatic tip located on the end of the guide wire to reduce trauma to the vessels during implantation. Lubricious coatings are also provided to reduce friction between the driveshaft and cutting region of the atherectomy device and guide wire.
US07666200B2	Endoscopic cutting instrument with axial and rotary motion Disclosed herein is an endoscopic surgical assembly having improved cutting efficiency. In particular, the present invention provides an endoscopic shaver assembly configured for automated axial as well as rotational motion so as to enhance tissue resection.
US07666199B2	Device and method for temporary vessel occlusion A method of occluding a vessel, comprises forming an incision through tissue covering the vessel to expose a portion of the vessel and looping a first suture around the vessel such that ends of the first suture extend out of the incision in combination with closing the incision with the ends of the first suture protruding through the closed incision, placing a force distribution element over the incision and tightening the first suture over the force distribution element to form a kink in the vessel.
US07666198B2	Mechanical anastomosis system for hollow structures A system for making anastomoses between hollow structures by mechanical means is provided with a device in the shape of an annular or tubular element comprising circumferentially provided means, such as pin-shaped elements, for joining the abutting walls of the hollow structures together. An applicator is intended for moving said annular or tubular element in position and activating the joining means thereof, so as to make the anastomosis. Possibly, intraluminal joining means can be inserted without using an annular or tubular element.
US07666197B2	Method and apparatus for anastomosis Apparatus and methods for performing a surgical anastomotic procedure are disclosed herein. Apparatus according to the present disclosure include at least one fastener including a first fastener portion having an anchoring leg portion, a second fastener portion including an anchoring leg portion, wherein the first and second fastener portions are operatively associated with one another to selectively fix the position of the first fastener portion relative to the second fastener portion. The apparatus has a first member for engaging the first fastener portion and a second member for engaging the second fastener portion. The first member and the second member are movable with respect to one another to move the first fastener portion and second fastener portion with respect to one another.
US07666191B2	Robotic surgical system with sterile surgical adaptor A sterile drape with integrated sterile adaptor, a telerobotic surgical system, and method of use are provided for draping portions of a telerobotic surgical system to maintain a sterile barrier between the sterile surgical field and the non-sterile robotic system while also providing an interface for transferring mechanical and electrical energy and signals.
US07666185B2	Translatable carriage fixation system Translational bone fixation assemblies, kits containing such assemblies, and methods of use are described herein. The described assemblies may be used in spinal fusion procedures in which a damaged or diseased disc (or part of a disc) is removed from between a pair of vertebrae and a spinal fusion spacer is placed between the vertebrae. The assemblies may be applied to an anterior portion of the affected vertebrae to span the affected disc space, and may be fixed to the vertebrae using bone screws. The assemblies may function to maintain the vertebrae aligned during the initial period following fixation in which fusion of the spacer to the adjacent vertebrae occurs. The assemblies may also function to share some of the axial spinal load applied to the fusion spacer to prevent extreme subsidence of the spacer into the vertebral body, such as where the patient has poor bone quality.
US07666184B2	Planetary roll system, in particular for a device for extending bones A planetary roll system, in particular for a device for extending bones. The system comprises two elements that can be displaced in opposition to one another and that are interconnected by at least one drive element. A hosing is designed to receive at least one planetary roll which comprises at least one radial cavity.
US07666183B2	Electrode arrangement for surgical instrument The invention concerns an electrode arrangement for a surgical instrument for the electrothermal coagulation of human or animal tissue, comprising an elongate carrier, at least two electrodes which extend in the longitudinal direction of the carrier and which are connectable to an external ac voltage, and a plurality of self-supporting metal bar profile members which extend in the longitudinal direction of the carrier and which are connected together by means of one or more insulating spacer elements and form the electrodes. It is achieved in that at least one bar profile member is in the form of a hollow profile member or a solid profile member.
US07666173B2	Disposable wearing article having a transverse partition A disposable wearing article includes a partition provided in a front half of a crotch region divided by a transverse centerline bisecting a longitudinal dimension of the article so that the partition extends in the transverse direction on a topsheet. During use of the article, the partition curves in the transverse direction so as to describe a generally circular arc which is convex upward above the topsheet. The partition is thus spaced upward from the topsheet and the wearer's genital organ in contact with an outer surface of the partition is also spaced from the topsheet. In this way, the genital organ is protected from soiling with loose passage.
US07666172B2	Medical needle having a closed tip A needle is provided, having a closed tip configured to minimize tissue damage from penetration of the needle. The needle includes a tubular side wall defining an internal bore. The needle further includes an end wall angled relative to the needle's longitudinal axis and disposed at the distal end of the needle. The needle defines a distal opening spaced from the closed tip, providing access to the internal bore to facilitate fluid transfer. Preferably, the needle is configured to create a crescent-shaped penetration mark. The number and positioning of openings can be varied across embodiments of the invention, while maintaining a closed tip. For example, in certain embodiments, the needle comprises two distal openings defined by the side wall. A distal opening can also be provided by the end wall singly or in combination with additional distal openings.
US07666166B1	Bloodless intravenous integrated catheter An intravenous catheter system having a retractable needle system and a body system is disclosed. The retractable needle system includes a housing, a needle, a docking feature, and an optional anti-shearing mechanism. The body system includes a body, at least one hub, a catheter connector, at least one plug, a plug recoil mechanism, a locking mechanism, a flash chamber, and a flash window.
US07666163B2	Microfabricated surgical device for interventional procedures An actuator for an interventional surgical procedure is described. The actuator may include an actuator body having a distal end and a proximal end. A central expandable section is located between the distal end and the proximal end. The expandable section is operable between an unactuated condition in which the expandable section is in a furled state and an actuated condition in which the expandable section is in an unfurled state. A needle is located at the expandable section. The needle is moveable in an approximately perpendicular direction relative to a central longitudinal axis of the actuator body from a position within the actuator body to a position outside of the actuator body.
US07666161B2	Thrombectomy and soft debris removal device A device suitable for removing material from a living being is provided, featuring an infusate pump, and an aspiration pump, both powered by a motor. The aspiration pump and infusate pump preferably feature a helical pumping mechanism, and operate at a high rate of rotation, thereby ensuring adequate pumping performance and flexibility. Additionally, a narrow crossing profile is maintained, ensuring that the device may reach more tortuous regions of the vasculature. In one embodiment, the system comprises a wire-guided mono-rail catheter with a working head mounted on a flexible portion of the catheter that can laterally displace away from the guide wire to facilitate thrombus removal. The working head may be operated to separate and move away from the guide wire to come within a closer proximity of the obstructive material to more effectively remove it from the vessel.
US07666160B2	Delivery device An applicator for introducing a therapeutic substance into a body cavity of a subject in need of the therapeutic substance is provided. The applicator has the look and feel of a conventional tampon applicator but delivers a therapeutic substance. Generally, the applicator has a first outer member having a shape suitable for insertion into a body cavity of a mammal and has a dispensing end and a second end distal to the dispensing end. A second inner member is coaxially and slidably housed within the first member such that one end of the second inner member is within the first member. The applicator of the present invention also has at least one aperture located in a side wall of the outer member. The aperture is located on the side wall of the outer member between the dispensing end and the second end of the outer member.
US07666158B2	Methods and devices for reducing a foot drop condition Embodiments are provided to reduce a foot drop condition. In an embodiment, an adjustable apparatus includes a lower leg member that can be secured to a lower leg portion of a user. The lower leg member can be adjustably and releasably coupled to a user's footwear to assist in orienting the user's foot at a desired orientation. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a molded brace member that can be secured to a user's lower leg below the calf. The molded brace member can be sized and dimensioned to correspond to the associated measurements of the lower leg of a user afflicted with a foot drop condition. A lacing member can be coupled to the user's footwear and coupled to the molded brace member to orient the user's foot at a desired orientation.
US07666155B1	Systems and methods for off-weighting a limb Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for limb off-weighting, including a sleeve operable to wrap at least partially around a leg, a support strut coupled to the sleeve to receive weight applied to the sleeve, and a foot assembly configured to support and protect the bottom of a foot, wherein the foot assembly is coupled to the support strut and operable to receive weight applied to the sleeve and transfer the weight to underlying surfaces, thus off-weighting and reducing pressure and shearing forces on the foot and ankle. According to some embodiments, foot assembly pivots around the support strut providing an assembled mode and a storage mode. According to other embodiments, sleeve is an open-ended conical shape. According to various other embodiments, the support strut may be tilted to accommodate legs and/or calves of varying sizes, and the foot assembly may adjust to feet of varying sizes.
US07666154B2	Public access CPR and AED device with varying levels of access A system for resuscitation of a heart attack victim. The system includes CPR device which compresses the victim's chest, a defibrillator which may be used to defibrillate the patient, and an identification system for identifying the person operating the system. Depending on the identity of the operator, the system permits varying degrees of access to components and enablement of the functions of the various subsystems.
US07666151B2	Devices and methods for passive patient monitoring Devices, systems and methods provide passive patient monitoring of such parameters as body motion, body position, respiratory rate and/or heart rate. Passive monitoring generally involves a sensor device having at least two piezoelectric sensors, provided on a surface, such as a bed, chair, operating table or the like, so that a patient may be coupled with the device by simply allowing the patient to lie, sit, lean, stand on or wear the surface. In one embodiment, multiple patients in a general care area of a hospital may be continuously monitored via multiple passive monitoring devices. If a patient fails to meet one or more predefined threshold criteria or has a negative physiological trend, the system may activate an alarm.
US07666143B2	Array rotation for ultrasound catheters A transducer array is connected with a catheter housing. As the transducer array is rotated, the catheter housing also rotates. As a result, at least a portion of the catheter housing twists about a longitudinal axis. By applying rotation in a controlled way, such as with a motor, a plurality of two-dimensional images for three-dimensional reconstruction may be obtained. The rotation of the catheter housing may limit the total amount of rotation of the array, such as rotating the array through a 90 degree or less amount of rotation about the longitudinal axis. The housing of the catheter is formed with a soft section. The softer material allows for a greater amount or increased ease for twisting the catheter.
US07666142B2	Ultrasound doppler diagnostic apparatus and image data generating method An ultrasonic Doppler diagnostic equipment comprising a spectrum measurement unit which measures a Doppler spectrum, a decision unit which determines processing conditions of an average process on the basis of power values of spectral components in the Doppler spectrum, an average process unit which performs the average process of the Doppler spectrum on the basis of the processing conditions determined by the decision unit, and a display unit which displays a Doppler spectral image on the basis of the Doppler spectrum subjected to the average process by the average process unit. According to the configuration, the ultrasonic Doppler diagnostic equipment can improve discontinuities in those spectral components of small power values which are susceptible to interference noise, in the Doppler spectral image, and it can generate image data of high resolution.
US07666137B2	Method for analyzing mitochondrial function A method for analyzing the mitochondrial function of a subject involves: conducting a first test wherein the average oxygen consumption of the subject during exercise is measured while the subject is breathing air having a first oxygen concentration, preferably room air having a concentration of 20-21% by weight; conducting a second test wherein the average oxygen consumption of the subject during exercise is measured while the subject is breathing air having a second oxygen concentration, preferably air having an oxygen concentration of 30-33% by weight; measuring first and second energy quotients obtained from the first and second tests, respectively; and then using the energy quotients to calculate the subject's Mitochondrial Factor. The Mitochondrial Factor is directly proportional to the subject's mitochondrial efficiency and function. If conducted periodically, the method can be used to determine whether the subject's mitochondrial efficiency is increasing or decreasing over time. The rate of increase or decrease will indicate the subject's risk of developing one or more age-related diseases.
US07666134B2	System and method for transplantation of dermal tissue A dermal tissue transplantation system combining a tissue particle harvester, a tissue particle collector, and a chambered dressing. The system provides a harvester capable of harvesting tissue from a donor site on the order of about 100 microns. The integrated tissue particle collector provides a means for collecting the harvested tissue for in situ cultivation in a chambered dressing at the wound site.
US07666131B2	Peri-arterial blood flow booster A peri-arterial blood flow booster apparatus for improving blood pressure and flow, to be implanted around a blood vessel of a patient. The booster comprises a pressure applying device (56) comprising at least one balloon (44), placed alongside a portion of the blood vessel and a restrainer (54) for restraining the balloon and providing counter-forces. It further comprises a control console (60) comprising: an inflating unit (66) for rapidly inflating and deflating the balloon, the inflating unit connected to the balloon; sensing means (68) for sensing electrocardiograph signals of the patient; a control unit (72) for controlling the operation of the inflating unit correlating to the electrocardiograph signals detected by the sensing means. When the balloon is inflated the restrainer forces it to compress the portion of the blood vessel preventing backflow and exerting forces on the blood vessel forcing blood within the portion of the blood vessel to flow antegradely.
US07666129B2	Paper folder utilizing sheet inversion to develop auxiliary fold types A method and apparatus for folding inserts by inverting the insert sheet after the first fold is made and reintroducing the folded insert sheet into a first buckle chute from the opposite end. The second fold is then made in a second buckle chute which results in either a bottom address or a middle address appearing on the folded insert in a manner that the address will appear through the window of the envelope.
US07666123B2	Upper torso exercise machine The subject invention provides an upper body exercise machine with increased joint range of motion along with more consistently applied torque to the joint throughout the entire range of exercise. The exercise machine includes dual axis, dual hinge mechanisms enabling a user emulate the natural biomechanical motion associated with free weights, while maintaining the stability of an exercise machine and providing more consistent loading than free weights. The dual axis, dual hinge mechanisms permit the handles to be independently or in combination moved longitudinally and laterally in a relationship selected by the user.
US07666119B1	Hurdle assembly A hurdle assembly includes spaced-apart left and right legs, a cross bar having two longitudinally opposite ends connected respectively to top ends of the legs, and at least one top frame including a vertical support section, a barring section extending longitudinally and horizontally parallel to the cross bar and having an end connected to a top end of the vertical support section, and a clamp element connected to a bottom end of the vertical support section and clamping releasably the cross bar in proximity to one end thereof.
US07666115B2	Control system for hybrid vehicles A control system for a hybrid vehicle, in which an engine is connected to a first motor generator and to an output shaft through a power distributing mechanism (12), in which a second motor generator is connected to the output shaft through a transmission (6) wherein a torque capacity is varied in accordance with an oil pressure, and which has an electric oil pump (OPM) for generating an oil pressure, comprising: an oil pressure judging means for judging whether or not the oil pressure established by operating OPM is raised higher than a preset value; an electric oil pump output lowering device for lowering an output of OPM in case the oil pressure judging device judges that the oil pressure is raised higher than the preset value; and a cranking device for carrying out a cranking of E/G by the first motor generator.
US07666114B2	Electric variable inertia apparatus An electric variable inertia apparatus uses a servo drive device to drive a planetary gear mechanism to which a load assembly is attached to provide variable and wide-ranging rotational inertia. A planetary frame and a ring gear of the planetary gear mechanism act as two input ends of the electric variable inertia apparatus, and a rotated shaft of a sun gear assembly of the planetary gear mechanism acts as a load terminal. The load assembly is rotated at a controlled rotational velocity with the ring gear to generate a widely ranging rotational inertia to change a dissipating degree of an input energy from the planetary frame. The electric variable inertia apparatus can be used in different fields such as shock absorbers, stabilizers, dampers or vibrators in the automotive field, etc.
US07666108B2	Golf club head and method of manufacturing A golf club head is composed of a first body having mass concentrations at the heel and toe ends joined by a relatively thinner central web portion that is recessed from the front, top and rear surfaces of the club head. A second body member selected from a plurality of second body members composed of a relatively less dense material is temporarily attached to the web portion of the first body to form a face portion that extends from the sole to the top rail of the club as well as the central portion of the top rail.
US07666107B2	Putting track A golf stroke training device includes a base that has a first section and a second section, and a vertical guide coupled to the base. The vertical guide is substantially perpendicular to the base. The first section has an arc extending from an approximate midpoint of the device to a first end of the device, and the second section comprises a substantially straight edge extending from the approximate midpoint of the device to a second end of the device.
US07666100B2	Power transmission device A power transmission device (10) comprises a rotatable rotary part (1, 2) to which a rotational drive force is transmitted from a drive source and a power transmission shut-off member (3) that shuts off transmission of an excessive torque between the rotary part and a rotating shaft (4) of a device to be driven. The power transmission shut-off member is threadedly coupled to the rotating shaft and can rotate with the rotating shaft. The rotary part is installed so as to be sandwiched between the power transmission shut-off member and the rotating shaft. A disc spring (8), installed between the power transmission shut-off member and the rotary part, is further provided. A caulked part (204a) for preventing a part of the power transmission shut-off member from dropping is provided on the front end side of the rotating shaft.
US07666099B2	Multi-system gaming terminal communication device A gaming machine with a communication multiplexer device that allows communications between the gaming machine and one or more game service servers all within a single network interface is described. The single network interface may be a wireless or wired network interface. The communication multiplexer device converts messages in native communication protocols used by the gaming machine to a network communication protocol such as TCP/IP for transmission over the single wired or wireless network interface. The communication multiplexer is designed such that the gaming machine may receive messages that have been transmitted using the native communication protocols without modifying regulated gaming software on the gaming machine.
US07666092B2	Gaming system having multiple gaming devices that share a multi-outcome display A gaming device system in which a plurality of gaming devices are linked by a common bonus event is provided. In one embodiment, the linked gaming device system includes a shared symbol generation display that is positioned adjacent to each of a plurality of associated gaming devices and has a plurality of sections and values displayed at each section. Upon a triggering of the bonus event, any player eligible to participate in the bonus may achieve an outcome generated from the bonus event including the shared display. When the shared display is activated, it simultaneously generates a separate or individual outcome associated with each of the gaming devices. The outcomes are spatially related to one another so that a random generation of an outcome associated with one gaming device automatically generates random outcomes associated with each gaming device. Each gaming device however receives the outcome only if it has participated in the random generation.
US07666087B2	Gaming device having an input-output value bonus scheme A gaming device with a bonus scheme which includes at least one input value; a plurality of selections and at least one modifier associated with a selection. The gaming device enables a player to apply input values to desired selections and depending upon which modifiers are associated with the selections, the player can gain a relatively high or low output value. This type of bonus scheme adds excitement to bonus rounds and increases player entertainment.
US07666084B2	Game of chance and system and method for playing games of chance A game of chance is provided in which a predetermined fixed number of winning cell content drawn from a predetermined set of cell content. The drawn content is matched to the content on game cards and if the matched game card content covers a predetermined winning pattern then the game card is a winner. In one example, numerous winners may occur per game session because the game continues until the predetermined fixed number of winning cell content is drawn and not until a win occurs.
US07666080B2	Wagering game with concealed elements continuously revealed A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for implementing a bonus round of a slot machine game. A plurality of concealed elements are displayed, and a player can reveal each element one by one, until a terminating symbol is revealed. Combinations are formed and a player is awarded a highest combination upon revealing a terminating symbol.
US07666077B1	Paint booth arrangement and method for directing airflow A paint booth arrangement maximizes floor space and efficiency of a painting operation. The arrangement comprises an equipment enclosing structure and certain air handling equipment specifically configured within the structure. The structure comprises forward and rearward sections, opposed wall sections, a centralized roof section, and opposed wall-to-roof sections, which sections define open space having varied elevation for receiving paintable equipment. The air handling equipment comprises an air intake and exhaust assemblies and an air replacement system. The air intake and exhaust assemblies extend coextensively intermediate the wall sections at the rearward section and function to support portions of the air replacement system. The air replacement system comprises conduit extending intermediate the forward and rearward sections as defined by the wall-to-roof sections. The air intake assembly communicates with the conduit for directing inlet airflow to the open space, and the air exhaust assembly comprises exhausts airflow from the open space.
US07666069B2	Wafer holder and wafer conveyor equipped with the same The present invention is directed to a wafer holder and a related wafer conveyor system. The wafer holder holds a wafer and moves horizontally within a chamber. A contact area between the wafer and the wafer holder is reduced, and potential contaminants generated by ear between components of the wafer holder are trapped by an airtight cover. Since the wafer holder moves horizontally while being fixed to a guide rail, the wafer conveyor system reduces friction between the guide rail and the wafer holder.
US07666068B2	Retainer ring A retainer ring and a method of using the retainer ring are provided. The retainer ring has openings along a bottom surface. Grooves encompass the openings and extend to an interior portion of the retainer ring wherein a semiconductor wafer may be held. In operation, a semiconductor wafer is placed inside the retainer ring. As the retainer ring and the semiconductor wafer are moved relative to an underlying polishing pad, slurry is dispensed through the openings in the retainer ring. The grooves in the retainer ring allow the slurry to flow from the openings to the interior portion of the retainer ring and the semiconductor wafer.
US07666065B2	Shaping apparatus A shaping apparatus for shaping a flotation core includes a worktable. At least one support is adjustably mounted on the worktable to be adjustable at least along a z-axis and configured to support the core. At least one engagement mechanism is mounted on the worktable and is displaceable relative to the worktable to engage and retain the core in position on the worktable. A gantry supports a rotary shaping machine so that a tool of the machine rotates in a y-z plane. The worktable and the gantry are displaceable relative to each other along x-, y- and z-axes. A displacement mechanism displaces the worktable and the gantry relative to each other on receipt of suitable control signals.
US07666061B2	Method for conditioning processing pads Embodiments of a flexible pad conditioner for conditioning a processing pad are provided. The pad conditioner includes an arc-shaped member having an abrasive bottom surface configured for conditioning the processing pad. Means are provided to apply a downward force as well as to oscillate the pad conditioner. Further means may be provided to vary the downward force along the length of the pad conditioner. In one embodiment, a plurality of actuators may be coupled to a top surface of the member and adapted to selectively provide an independently controllable force against the member to finely control the conditioning profile.
US07666060B2	Safety bra support The present disclosure provides a safety bra support comprising an arc-shaped steel wire in which the special characteristic is that at least two ends of the underwire are enclosed with at least one set of thermally contractible cases made of polymeric materials. The external end of the thermally contractible case is a soft tube which protrudes outwardly beyond the end of the arc-shaped underwire, and such a soft tube is bendable and flexible, ensuring the tips of the underwire be placed at the end stitches of the sleeve. Because the above described structure is used, the present disclosure not only can effectively prevent injuries to users caused by the ends of the underwire poking through the sleeve of the bra support, but can also provide a seamless and natural fit, and the utmost comfort to wear.
US07666058B2	Synmastia compression bra A compression bra for addressing and/or correcting synmastia complications in reconstructive breast surgeries has: (i) a wide, cotton-lined, unidirectional elastic, torso band adjustably encircling a woman's thoracic torso immediately below the inframammary skinfold; (ii) a trapezoidal shaped, sternum compression panel secured at its base to the upper edge of torso band below the inframammary skinfold and at the top by a pair of adjustable over-the-shoulder straps for elastically compressing sternum tissues while restraining, shaping and separating the inside conically rising, side portions of a woman's breasts; (iii) a pair of breast support cups/flaps also fastened to the upper edge of the torso band each similarly secured at the top by an adjustable over-the-shoulder support strap; and (iv) elastic side panels fastened to the breast cup/flaps and the upper edge of the torso band for anchoring the respective shoulder straps of the sternum compression panel and breast cups/flaps supporting, restraining and shaping the outside, conical rising side portions of the woman's breasts.
US07666056B2	Streamer launching system An apparatus for launching streamers is disclosed in which the streamers remain connected to the user's hand during and after launch.
US07666054B2	Offset matrix adapter for toy construction sets An offset matrix adapter for integrating existing components of K'nex construction toys with existing components of Lego-style brick systems, notwithstanding that the spacing matrices of the systems are incompatible. Adapter bricks or bases are provided, having adapter sockets with the same spacing matrix as the studs of the Lego-style bricks. Special K'nex offset matrix adapters are provided, consisting of a pair of spaced-apart mounting stems for reception in a pair of spaced-apart adapter sockets. An offset rod is rigidly supported at the tops of the mounting stems but is offset laterally from the axes of the mounting stems by a distance which is preferably about one-third of the spacing between adapter sockets. By orienting a pair of matrix adapters with the rods offset alternatively inward or outward, the spacing differences between K'nex and Lego-style systems can be reduced to insignificance, allowing the two systems to be easily integrated.
US07666051B2	Device and method for achieving enhanced field emission utilizing nanostructures grown on a conductive substrate A device and method is presented for achieving a high field emission from the application of a low electric field. More specifically, the device includes a substrate wherein a plurality of nanostructures are grown on the substrate. The relationship of the nanostructures and the substrate (the relationship includes the number of nanostructures on the substrate, the orientation of the nanostructures in relationship to each other and in relationship to the substrate, the geometry of the substrate, the morphology of the nanostructures and the morphology of the substrate, the manner in which nanostructures are grown on the substrate, the composition of nanostructure and composition of substrate, etc) allow for the generation of the high field emission from the application of the low electric field.
US07666050B2	Method of manufacturing display device To provide a method of manufacturing a display device having an excellent impact resistance property with high yield, in particular, a method using a plastic substrate. The method of manufacturing a display device includes metal film, an oxide film, and an optical filter on a first substrate; separating layers including the optical filter from the first substrate; attaching layers including the optical filter to a second substrate; forming a layer including a pixel on a surface of a third substrate; attaching the layer including the pixel to a fourth substrate; and attaching layers including the optical filter to another surface of the third substrate.
US07666045B2	Buoyant device A buoyant device has a body and an elongate tail. The body carries a payload. The tail is moveable, e.g. by pivoting, between a closed and an open position. This movement changes the position of the center of mass of the device relative to the center of buoyancy. As a result the device can move through the water, with the tail in the closed position, with minimal drag. However, when the tail moves to the open position, the body pivots in the water so that the body, and hence the payload is supported in a stable manner.
US07666043B1	Automatic heat exchanger flushing maintenance system An automatic heat exchanger flushing and maintenance system includes a heat exchanger having coolant circulation passages and raw water circulation passages disposed in thermal contact with the coolant circulation passages, an engine disposed in fluid communication with the coolant circulation passages, a raw water inlet conduit disposed in fluid communication with the raw water circulation passages of the heat exchanger, a flush fluid supply disposed in fluid communication with the raw water circulation passages of the heat exchanger, at least one flush fluid valve disposed between the flush fluid supply and the raw water circulation passages of the heat exchanger and a valve controller disposed in communication with the at least one flush fluid valve and operable to open and close the at least one flush fluid valve.
US07666038B2	Steering arm structure of outboard motor An outboard motor is steerably mounted to a hull via a bracket and a steering arm is mounted to a steering bracket unit attached to the outboard motor. The steering arm includes a shift grip as a shift operating unit, a throttle grip as a throttle operating unit and a throttle adjusting knob as a throttle adjusting operating unit. These units are adjacently disposed in the described order in a forward direction of a hull.
US07666033B1	Power plug with over temperature and over current protection A power plug with over temperature and over current protection comprises a housing, a plurality of terminals partially embedded in the housing, and a plurality of power cables. The housing is provided with an over temperature and over current protection unit therein. A live terminal of the power plug is directly and electrically connected with the protection unit by either pressing the live terminal immediately against the protection unit or directly welding the live terminal to the protection unit without any wire therebetween. The power plug provides a more direct and efficient heat transfer from the live terminal of the power plug to the protection unit, thereby response sensitivity of the protection unit can be enhanced.
US07666029B2	Burn-in socket A burn-in socket for testing an integral circuit package includes a base defining a cavity, an adapter received in the cavity of the base, an alignment plate secured to the adapter, and a cover movable mounted to the base. The alignment plate is detachable assembled to the adapter so as to the burn-in socket can apply to different IC package when the alignment plate is replaced with another.
US07666027B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a first connector including a first interlock terminal, a first connecting terminal, and a first interlock connector for holding the first interlock terminal, and a second connector including a second interlock terminal electrically connected to the first interlock terminal, and a second connecting terminal engaged with the first connecting terminal. The second connector further includes a second interlock connector engaged with the first interlock connector and holding the second interlock terminal, a fit detecting portion movable in conjunction with the second interlock connector for detecting a fit state of the first connector and the second connector, and a rod for connecting the second interlock connector to the fit detecting portion. The second interlock connector includes an interlock female connector including a U-shaped portion substantially U-shaped in a side cross sectional view.
US07666025B2	Power connector assembly A power connector assembly is provided which comprises a plug connector and a mating receptacle connector. The plug connector includes an insulative plug housing having a plurality of passageways divided by division walls and a plurality of plug terminals accommodated in the corresponding passageways of the plug housing. The receptacle connector includes an insulative receptacle housing having a receiving space for receiving a part of the plug housing inserted therein and a plurality of receptacle terminals accommodated in the receptacle housing for mating with the plug terminals. Airflow channels are formed between the outer surface of the part of the plug housing in the receiving space and the inner surface of the receiving space for dissipation of heat.
US07666022B2	Electrical connector having improved load plate An electrical connector is for electrically connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate. The connector includes a housing having a plurality of conductive terminals, a fastening device including a load plate for pressing the electronic package and a retaining member for securing the load plate. The load plate defines a first edge, a second edge opposite to the first edge, a third edge pivoted to the fastening device and a fourth edge adjacent to the first edge and the second edge. The four edges jointly define an opening in the middle thereof with the first and second edges each having a pressing portion. Corners of the opening near the third edge extend upwardly. During the rotation of the load plate, the pressing portions will abut against the electronic package prior to the corners near the third edge, and thereby prevent the corners from abutting against the electronic package.
US07666017B2	SIM card securing device A SIM card securing mechanism applied to a casing of a mobile phone is provided. The SIM card securing mechanism includes a SIM card holder used for carrying a SIM card, a restoring element, an elastic element, and a tenon structure. One end of the SIM card holder is connected to the casing, and the other end thereof has a first blocker. The SIM card holder may be rotated to be held in the casing or be exposed from a recess. One end of the elastic element is fixed on the casing. One end of the tenon structure is connected to the elastic element, and the other end thereof has a second blocker. The SIM card holder is rotated to allow the first blocker to be fastened with the second blocker via the resilience of the elastic element, and the SIM card holder may be held in the casing.
US07666010B2	Modular wiring system with locking elements A modular wiring system comprising a functional unit and a wiring unit. There is also a system for coupling the functional unit to the wiring unit in a rotational manner. This system can be formed from at least one locking prong comprised of electrically conductive material. When the functional unit is coupled to the wiring unit, the locking prong is both electrically and physically coupled to the functional unit at a first end and to the wiring unit at a second end. Alternatively, or in addition, the system for coupling the functional unit to the wiring unit in a rotational manner can include at least one flange coupled to the functional unit and at least one flange coupled to the wiring unit. These flanges operate such that when the functional unit and the wiring unit are coupled together, they are rotated to form a locking connection between the flange on the functional unit and the flange on the wiring unit.
US07666008B2	Conductive elastomeric and mechanical pin and contact system A conductive elastomeric and mechanical pin and contact system for creation of a Elastomechanical Connector (1) that combines Mechanical Pins, an Insulator Array with Conductive Elastomeric Memory Material. One embodiment includes mechanical pins (2), installed in an insulator (3), each mechanical pin is topped with conductive elastomeric compound (4). A mechanical pin is used for each connection point, the insulator positions the mechanical pins in an array pattern appropriate to the interconnection requirement. A conductive elastomeric compound is added to each metal pin to create the Z axis electrical coplanality to the mating unit. Another embodiment substitutes a metal plated through hole for the pin and uses elastomeric flex dots on both ends of the through hole.
US07666001B2	Circuit connection structure and printed circuit board To prevent damage to equipment due to the oblique insertion of a fat cable, a capacitor-connection line having a capacitive circuit element is disposed adjacent to a power supply line of a printed circuit board and connected to a ground of the printed circuit board. When a flat cable is obliquely inserted, the capacitor-connection line which comes into erroneous contact with the power supply line works as high impedance in the case of a direct current, and the current does not flow. Damage generated when a flat cable is obliquely inserted into a connector of a printed circuit board is prevented in this manner.
US07665999B2	Land grid array (LGA) interposer structure of a moldable dielectric polymer providing for electrical contacts on opposite sides of a carrier plane A module arrangement which includes a land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, including an electrically insulating carrier plane, and at least one interposer mounted on a first surface of said carrier plane. The interposer possesses a hemi-toroidal configuration in transverse cross-section and is constituted of a moldable dielectric elastomeric material. A plurality of electrically-conductive elements are arranged about the surface of the at least one hemi-toroidal interposer and extend radically inwardly and downwardly from an uppermost end thereof into electrical contact with at least one component located on an opposite side of the electrically insulating carrier plane.
US07665997B1	Rotatable electric plug A rotatable electric plug has a bottom case, a rotatable brace, a plug head, a limit cover and a top cover. The rotatable brace is rotatably mounted in the bottom case and has a top surface and two connectors being mounted on the top surface of the rotatable brace. The plug head is detachably mounted on the bottom case and is connected with the rotatable brace. Two pins of the plug head is electronically connected to the connectors respectively. The limit cover is mounted in the bottom case to position the rotatable brace. The top cover is mounted on the bottom case to hold the rotatable brace and the limit cover inside the bottom case.
US07665996B2	Rotating power connector for electric welding torch unicables A rotating power connector for an electric welding torch unicable includes a generally cylindrical outer housing having a longitudinal axis. A connector pin is fixedly, axially disposed within the outer housing and extends from one end thereof. A rotating stud is rotatably, axially disposed within the outer housing and extends from another end thereof. The connector pin and the rotating stud have ends in contact within the outer housing. A secondary electrical contact ring also is disposed within the outer housing. The secondary electrical contact ring includes at least one contact portion contacting the rotating stud. At least one biasing member is disposed between the rotating stud and the contact ring. The biasing member urges the rotating stud into engagement with the connector pin and urges the contact ring into engagement with the rotating stud.
US07665994B2	Device and method for demonstrating stagger In one embodiment a device is provided for visually demonstrating stagger. In this embodiment, the device includes first and second tires coaxially mounted on an axle, wherein the first tire has a smaller diameter than the second tire. The device also includes a member configured to be pushed or pulled by a person. The device may be pushed or pulled on a flat surface, such as a paved road. When the device is pushed or pulled in a forward direction, the first and second tires will rotate at the same rotational speed, but because the second tire has a larger diameter than the first tire, the second tire will travel a greater distance than the first tire during each tire rotation. Thus, the device will move in a curved path.
US07665992B2	Three part dental bonding compositions and methods of use Three part bonding compositions that include an etching solution, a preparative solution, and a curable composition, as well as packaged products and methods of use for the treatment of bone substrate, i.e., teeth, are described. The etch solutions generally include an inorganic acid, an organic acid, an ethylenically unsaturated functional monomer and, optionally a solvent, and water. The preparative solutions generally include an ethylenically unsaturated functional monomer, at least one polyethylenically unsaturated functional crosslinking monomer, a photo initiator, and at least one solvent. The curable composites include reactive monomers and crosslinking agents that are effective to adhere to the surface of the treated substrate. The methods of the invention provide the ability to modify a bone or bone-like surface so that the curable composition, such as an adhesive resin, can be used in combination with a restorative material.
US07665991B1	Endodontic obturator An endodontic obturator for filling an endodontically prepared root canal of a tooth. The endodontic obturator includes an elongated shaft of having a proximate portion and a distal portion. The proximate portion has a handle portion connected thereto or is suitable for being releasably connected to a handle portion. A layer of filler material is coated about the shaft. The filler material has a low operating temperature at which it becomes plasticized or partially molten. The filler material in the layer disposed close to the distal end can have a higher viscosity at the operating temperate than the filler material close to the distal end.
US07665990B2	Dental implant with positioning means The present invention relates to an intraosteal dental implant (1) including a bore (14) in the form a blind hole, the bore (14) being shaped and devised such as to rotationally secure an abutment (6) receivable in the dental implant (1), wherein the bore (14) is provided with a substantially cylindrical sleeve (15) extending coaxially to the dental implant (1), wherein the dental implant (1) includes an inner neck surface (18), and wherein an intersection curve (20) between the inner neck surface (18) of the dental implant (1) and the sleeve (15) does not lay in a plane perpendicular to the axis (7) of the dental implant (1) or wherein the inner neck surface (18) of the dental implant (1) has a substantially conical shape with an imaginary tip (19) offset from the axis (7) of the dental implant (1).
US07665986B1	System and method of repairing a wax candle having a diminished wick A system and method of repairing a wax candle having a diminished wick. A kit is provided having a coring device, a ramrod for displacing wax from the coring device and a length of replacement wick. The coring device is used to cut a core from the candle around the diminished wick. The coring device removes a core of wax from the candle, therein creating a bore in the candle. A length of replacement wick is then placed into the bore. The removed core of wax is then reinserted into the bore, thereby locking the replacement wick in place. The replacement wick extends above the wax and is trimmed to the proper height for use in lighting the candle.
US07665985B1	Apparatus for distributed ignition of fuels by light sources An apparatus for distributed ignition is disclosed wherein a combustion fuel and an ignition mixture are combined where the ignition mixture comprises ignition agents and fuel and where ignition agents can be nano-metallic particles in combination with single-walled carbon nano-tubes (SWCNTs). The combination of ignition mixture and combustion fuel in the presence of oxygen are exposed to light causing heating of the ignition agents and combustion of the fuel within which the ignition agents are interspersed. A system for igniting fuels using the method is also disclosed.
US07665979B2	Device and method for the production of three-dimensional objects by means of generative production method A device and a method for layerwise, generative production of three-dimensional objects are provided. Multiple objects are produced in parallel in distinct process chambers (11, 12, 13, 14) by means of successive application of layers of a building material and subsequent solidifying of a layer and interconnecting of the layer with the previously applied layer, respectively, by means of radiation. The radiation is supplied to a part of the process chambers by a radiation source which is arranged outside of the process chambers, while an application of a layer takes place in another part of the process chambers.
US07665978B2	Injection molding machine having a centering device for centering a nozzle hole A mold is mounted with a locating ring mated into a hole in a stationary platen. A distance measuring unit is disposed to the side of the injection nozzle. The distance A between the sprue hole and the outer circumference of the locating ring and the distance B between the distance measuring unit and the outer circumference of the locating ring are both known. The distance C between the central axis of the nozzle hole and the side of the injection nozzle is also known. If the distance D to the side of the injection nozzle is measured by means of the distance measuring unit, the displacement between the central axis of the sprue hole and the central axis of the nozzle hole is obtained by calculating {(A+B)−(C+D)}. The injection nozzle is centered by being moved manually or automatically by the amount corresponding to the displacement.
US07665977B2	Steam heated vulcanization apparatus Disclosed herein is an apparatus for vulcanizing rubber, particularly for vulcanizing the ends of endless rubber belts. The apparatus disclosed herein is a lightweight and portable steam heated vulcanization apparatus which comprises upper and lower platens comprising hollow bodies having a rigid outer wall and a flexible inner wall and adapted to receive steam therein and transmit heat and pressure to a rubber belt placed between the flexible inner walls of the platens. A steam source is connected to the platens for delivery of steam and a plurality of connecting bolts pass through apertures in the platens and the belt material therebetween to align the platens and secure them together so as to apply pressure to the belt in combination with heat for optimal vulcanization.
US07665973B2	Apparatus for changing capacity of multi-stage rotary compressor An apparatus for changing capacity of a multi-stage compressor comprises: a first cylinder provided with a first suction and a first discharge port, and divided into a first suction chamber and a first compression chamber by a first rolling piston which orbits and a first vane which makes a linear movement in contact with the first rolling piston; a second cylinder provided with a second suction port and a second discharge port, and divided into a second suction chamber and a second compression chamber by a second rolling piston which orbits and a second vane which makes a linear movement in contact with the second rolling piston; a middle bearing inserted between the first cylinder and the second cylinder, having a bypass hole to allow communication between the compression chambers of the first cylinder and the second cylinder, and having a valve hole for communication in the middle of the bypass hole; a sliding valve slidingly coupled to the valve hole of the middle bearing, and selectively opening or closing the bypass hole; and a pressure switching unit for selectively supplying discharge pressure to one side of the sliding valve, thereby changing a capacity using all the plural compression units, and obtaining power saving effect suitable for the saving mode.
US07665971B1	Method of obtaining required power on demand from an engine A control system and method for obtaining power on demand from a diesel engine in order to operate vehicle functions and accessories. The method comprised of: (1) determining a flow rate necessary to operate each of a plurality of function hydraulic pumps and an vehicle drive pump associated with the engine; (2) comparing the flow rates of the various hydraulic pumps to determine the greatest flow rate; (3) establishing an engine speed necessary to deliver the greatest flow rate; (4) comparing the engine speed necessary to deliver the greatest flow rate with a current engine speed; and (5) adjusting the current engine speed to provide the greatest flow rate required.
US07665969B2	Assembly for providing flexure to blade system An assembly for providing flexure to a blade of a rotary blade system, the assembly including an upper support plate having an upper curved surface, a lower support plate having a lower curved surface, and a yoke positioned therebetween. At least one of the upper and lower yoke surfaces having a layer of cushioning material positioned thereon and secured thereto. The layer of cushioning material extending along and following the general contour of yoke surface, and the layer of cushioning material directly contacting a support plate. Another embodiment is an assembly for providing flexure to a blade of a rotary blade system, including, an upper support plate having an upper curved surface, a lower support plate having a lower curved surface, and a yoke positioned therebetween and directly contacting the support plates wherein one of the curved surfaces is a non-circular arc that does not form part of the circumference of a circle.
US07665967B1	Efficient traditionally appearing ceiling fan blades with aerodynamical upper surfaces Efficient traditionally appearing ceiling fan blades with aerodynamical upper surfaces and wide tip ends for ceiling fans with blades formed from plastic and/or wood and/or separately attached surfaces that run at reduced energy consumption that move larger air volumes than traditional flat shaped ceiling fan blades. And methods of operating the novel ceiling fans blades for different speeds of up to and less than approximately 250 rpm. The novel blades twisted blades can be configured for ceiling fans having any diameters from less than approximately 32 inches to greater than approximately 64 inch fans, and can be used in two, three, four, five and more blade configurations. The novel fans can be run at reduced speeds, drawing less Watts than conventional fans and still perform better with more air flow and less problems than conventional flat type conventional flat and planar upper and lower surface blades.
US07665966B2	Flow-controlled wind rotor A flow-controlled wind motor rotor has one or more blades which are parallel to a central vertical axis. The blades are orientable to the direction of the wind. The rotor is equipped with a wind vane for detecting of a wind direction and also with a primary control mechanism which is controlled by the wind vane, and a secondary control mechanism, which is subordinate to the first control mechanism. The primary control mechanism is driven by a V-belt, while the secondary control mechanism is driven by a stepping engine with a worm gear.
US07665964B2	Turbine A gas turbine engine turbine comprises an annular array of nozzle guide vanes and an annular array of turbine blades mounted within its annular casing. An array of radially extending protrusions are positioned axially upstream of said array of said nozzle guide vanes and protruding inwardly from the inner casing wall so as to mix the tangential momentum component of the overtip leakage fluid flow before it reaches the array of nozzle guide vanes.
US07665963B2	Curved variable pitch wedge retention in vane outer base A method for repairing or replacing a mechanically retained vane is provided. The method comprises the steps of forming an oversized cavity in an outer base, inserting a flared end of a vane in the oversized cavity, and inserting a wedge for mechanically retaining the flared end of the vane in the oversized cavity. The wedge has a first surface with a constant pitch angle to match the outer base cavity and a second surface with a variable pitch angle to match the vane tip dovetail.
US07665961B2	Turbine outer air seal A turbine outer air seal includes, in a radially inner major surface thereof, at least one circumferential groove accommodating a plurality of holes which supply air for film cooling the radially inner surface of the air seal.
US07665960B2	Turbine shroud thermal distortion control A shroud suitable for use in a gas turbine engine exhibits substantially uniform thermal growth.
US07665959B2	Rack and pinion variable vane synchronizing mechanism for inner diameter vane shroud An inner diameter vane shroud of a variable vane assembly accommodates a synchronization mechanism for coordinating rotation of an array of variable vanes. The inner diameter vane shroud has a gear track that runs circumferentially through the vane shroud. An array of variable vanes is rotatably mounted in the vane shroud at an inner end. Each vane has a gear pinion at its inner end, which interfaces with the gear track. As one of the individual variable vanes is rotated by an actuation source, the other variable vanes of the variable vane array are rotated a like amount by the rack and pinion gear interface.
US07665958B2	Heat accumulation segment A heat accumulation segment for local separation of a flow duct inside a turbo engine, from a stator housing that radially surrounds the flow duct is provided. The heat accumulation segment includes two axially opposed joining contoured elements that are engagable with two components that are axially adjacent along the flow duct. A first one of the two joining contoured elements has a radially oriented recess with a contoured surface against which a securing pin having an external contour complementary to the contoured surface acts radially under force action from a component that adjoins the first joining contoured element. The first joining contoured element has a collar portion having radially upper and lower collar surfaces, and the collar portion is connected within a counter-contoured receiving contoured element in the axially adjacent component by a joining force that acts between the securing pin and the conical contoured surface.
US07665947B2	Transfer chamber for flat display device manufacturing apparatus A transfer chamber for a flat display device manufacturing apparatus is provided. The transfer chamber may provide a combination of the functions of a transfer and a load-lock chamber. A robot may be provided aside from a center of the transfer chamber, a buffer may be provided and be driven without interference with the robot, and an aligner may be provided to adjust a position of a substrate mounted on the buffer. A sealing member may be provided to seal a hole formed at a predetermined portion of the transfer chamber.
US07665946B2	Transfer chamber for flat display device manufacturing apparatus A transfer chamber for a flat display device manufacturing apparatus is provided. The transfer chamber may combine functions of a transfer chamber and a load-lock chamber. A robot may be provided aside from a center of the transfer chamber, and a buffer may be provided so as to avoid interference with the robot. An aligner may adjust a position of a substrate mounted on the buffer.
US07665944B2	Pipe pick-up and laydown apparatus and method A method for lifting, stacking or otherwise manipulating a length of pipe is provided which includes the steps of providing a longitudinally orientated base frame; providing a movable carriage supported on the base frame, and providing a pipe lifting structure mounted to the carriage for independently supporting a length of pipe in a longitudinal position with respect to the base frame. The pipe lifting structure has first and second telescopically extendable lifting arm assemblies that are pivotally mounted to a longitudinally orientated pipe trough for supporting a length of pipe in the pipe trough. A means for pivotally raising and lowering the lifting arm assemblies and thereby said pipe trough and support length of pipe is provided. The method includes providing means for pivotally raising and lowering the lifting arm assemblies remotely located from the pipe lifting structure. Hydraulic cylinders and rams are provided to move the lifting structure.
US07665934B2	Cutting tap and method of making a cutting tap A cutting tap that has an elongate tap body with a fluted section at the axial forward end thereof wherein the fluted section includes a chamfered fluted section and a finishing fluted section. Each cutting thread in the chamfered fluted section has a cutting face disposed at a cutting face angle that becomes more negative the more axially rearward the cutting thread is from the axial forward end of the chamfered fluted section. Each cutting thread in the finishing fluted section has a cutting face disposed at a finishing cutting face angle that is essentially equal. The finishing cutting face angle is more negative than the cutting face angle for the cutting thread at the axial rearward termination of the chamfered fluted section.
US07665929B2	Starting gate for BMX and mountain bike racing A starting gate apparatus and method for use in bicycle races is provided. The starting gate includes a main platform, a plurality of gates connected to the main platform and a gate actuation arrangement to drive the gates from a bike stopping position to a bike releasing position. The gate actuation arrangement permits variations in at least one gate actuation parameter including an intermediate stopping position along a gate travel path, the driving force of the gate along the gate travel path, and/or an interval between initiation of an actuation sequence and actuation of the gate of the starting gate. Embodiments of the gate actuation arrangement permit a gate to independently act on an obstruction, provide for reversing, momentarily actuation of the gate during gate actuation or varying the duration or disposition of the interval of the gate actuation sequence.
US07665923B2	Laterally-actuated dispenser with one-way valve for storing and dispensing metered amounts of substances A dispenser comprising a body defining a variable-volume storage chamber and a dispensing portion defining a bore coupled in fluid communication with the storage chamber, an outlet aperture coupled in fluid communication with the bore, and a one-way valve. The valve includes an axially-extending valve seat and flexible valve cover seated on the valve seat, defining a normally-closed, axially-extending seam therebetween forming a fluid-tight seal. The valve cover is movable relative to the valve seat and the seam is connectable in fluid communication with the outlet aperture. The dispenser further comprises an actuator and piston assembly including a piston receivable within the bore, a manually-engageable actuator connected to the piston for moving the piston between first and second positions relative to the bore to dispense substance within the bore through the outlet aperture and out of the dispenser.
US07665921B2	Offset pen structure for rapid assembling In an offset pen structure for rapid assembling, a holding portion is disposed, and an offset portion extends from the side at the front part of the holding portion, and a writing device base is disposed at the end of the offset portion, wherein the offset portion together with the holding portion has a hollow passage formed therein such that the hollow passage has an opening formed at the front end of the offset portion; the opening being used for mounting a recording device and covered by a lid; the writing device base is disposed at the front end of the lid; a fixing portion is disposed at the rear end of the lid, the fixing portion being fixed at the end of the offset portion to fix and position the writing device base on the holding portion; and further a cap is disposed on the writing device base to form a protection, with a clip disposed on the side thereof, the clip being used to be inserted into a pocket of the user for convenient carry.
US07665919B2	Recording apparatus and recording control device including temperature detector A recording control device includes a head driving circuit, a temperature detector, and a controller. The head driving circuit includes a power supply that supplies a driving current to a plurality of driving coils used for driving a plurality of recording wires provided in a recording head. An induced current flows through a circuit which is connected to the plurality of driving coils when the driving current to the driving coils stops. The temperature detector detects a temperature of heat generated in the circuit due to the induced current, and the controller controls an operation of the recording head based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector.
US07665916B2	Coater/developer and coating/developing method Accurate coating and developing having high intrasurface uniformity is achieved by suppressing the influence of components of a resist that may be eluted while a substrate coated with the resist is processed by immersion exposure. A coating unit coats a surface of a substrate with a resist. then, a first cleaning means including a cleaning nozzle cleans the substrate and then the substrate is subjected to an exposure process. Since only a small amount of components of the resist dissolves in a transparent liquid layer formed on the substrate for exposure, an exposure process can form lines in accurate line-widths. Consequently, a resist pattern of lines having accurate line-widths having high intrasurface uniformity can be formed on the substrate by developing the exposed resist.
US07665913B2	Portable terminal with camera cover Disclosed is a portable terminal with a camera lens provided on the housing of the terminal. The portable terminal includes a first guide member installed on the housing of the terminal at a position adjacent to the camera lens; a cover member having one or more guide rods, which are slidably joined with the first guide member, whereby the cover member slides on the housing so as to open or close the camera lens; one or more first stoppers formed on the first guide member; and second stoppers formed at the opposite ends of the cover member. When the cover member completely opens or closes the camera lens, the second stoppers formed on one of the opposite ends of the cover member are engaged with the first stoppers, thereby restricting the movement of the cover member.
US07665910B2	Positioning plate for optical subassembly In one example, an optical subassembly positioning plate is provided that includes a substantially flat body that defines at least one edge. A port is defined in the body. The port is configured to receive and secure an optical subassembly in an x-direction and a y-direction when said optical subassembly positioning plate is positioned within an optoelectronic transceiver module. A plurality of fingers is defined along at least one edge of the body. Each of the plurality of fingers is configured to contact a shell of the optoelectronic transceiver module so as to bias a flange of the optical subassembly against a portion of the shell of the optoelectronic transceiver module such that the optical subassembly is substantially retained in a z-direction when the optical subassembly positioning plate is positioned within the optoelectronic transceiver module.
US07665908B2	Integrating optoelectronic components into a molded communications module having integrated plastic circuit structures Integrated optical subassemblies (OSA) such as integrated transmit and receive optical subassemblies that may be implemented with an optical transceiver module that includes a molded body. The integrated OSA includes a mounting surface defined on a vertical portion of the molded body, a wall extending about the mounting surface, at least one optoelectronic device, such as a laser diode or a photodiode mounted on a transimpendence amplifier, positioned on the mounting surface, a plurality of bond pads included on the mounting surface in electrical connection with the at least one optoelectronic device, a plurality of conductive feedthroughs defined through the mounting surface, each feedthrough being in electrical communication with a corresponding one of the bond pads; and an optical fiber port that engages the wall extending about the mounting surface, wherein the optical fiber port is configured for receiving an optical fiber cable.
US07665905B2	Optical module and method for making the same The optical module includes a ferrule having a fiber holding hole, a flexible printed circuit (FPC) board provided to one end of the ferrule, an optoelectric device connected to an electric circuit of the FPC board, and a built-in fiber held in the fiber holding hole in a state in which one end of the fiber faces the optoelectric device, and another end of the fiber is flush with an end surface of another end of the ferrule. The method includes insert-molding a ferrule having a fiber holding hole with one end of the ferrule being positioned with respect to a FPC board; connecting an optoelectric device to an electric circuit of the FPC board; inserting and securing a built-in fiber into the fiber holding hole; and polishing an end surface of the fiber so that an end surface of another end of the ferrule is flush with the end surface of the fiber.
US07665903B2	Optical receptacle having an electrically isolating ring for electrically isolating the signal ground and the chassis ground in an optical transceiver module A receptacle is provided that is suitable for use in smaller and larger format transceivers and that eliminates problems associated with electrically isolating the signal ground and chassis ground from each other. The receptacle is identical in shape to the receptacle currently used in the transceiver module, but the portion of the receptacle that comes into physical contact with metallic housing of the transceiver module is made of an electrically insulating material rather than metal so that no electrical current passes between the metallic portions of the receptacle and the metallic transceiver module housing. Thus, the signal ground of the TO header on which the transmitter or receiver package is based is electrically isolated from the chassis ground attached to the housing of the transceiver module. Because the shape of the receptacle is not altered from its current shape, the assembly process for assembling the transceiver module is not further complicated.
US07665902B2	Modified pre-ferrulized communication cable assembly and installation method Disclosed is a modified pre-ferrulized cable assembly that facilitates installation of an optical fiber communication cable through narrow cable guides having sharp bends. The pre-ferrulized cable assembly includes a communication cable having a free, front end, a semi-finished communication connector, and a suction plug. The invention further relates to efficient methods for installing the modified pre-ferrulized cable assembly through a cable guide.
US07665899B2	Outer ring, drawn cup needle roller bearing, drawn cup needle roller bearing structured body, piston pin supporting structure of engine, crankshaft supporting structure of engine, and 2-cycle engine The straightness and parallelism of a track surface on which rollers roll are measured within a range “L2” as a range for measuring the straightness and parallelism. The range “L2” is a range such that L2≧0.8×L when a roller length is “L”. When the dimension from the corner P of the flange on the inner diameter side to the starting point of the range “L2” is “L1”, the dimension “L1” is ranged such that 0.8 mm≦L1≦2 mm. In this range, the straightness of the track surface of the outer ring in the axial direction is not more than 0.008 mm and the parallelism thereof is not more than 0.015 mm.
US07665896B1	Plastic bag to facilitate evacuation prior to sealing A plastic bag formed from two panels of substantially rectangular plastic film that includes an oxygen barrier and a heat sealable surface. The panels are joined by three edges with the heat sealable surfaces facing one another. At least one of the panels includes a number of air channels. Each of the air channels has first and second opposing ends. The first end of each air channel is adjacent an unjoined edge of the panel. Each air channel extends toward the joined edges from the first end to the second end. The second end of each air channel is closer to the unjoined edge than the joined edges. Each air channel is spaced apart from an adjacent air channel by no more than a first distance. Each second end is spaced apart from an adjacent second end by a second distance that is greater than the first distance.
US07665894B2	Flexible bag having a handle which facilitates hanging from a plurality of different outside structures A flexible bag comprising an outer panel assembly, a cavity sealing assembly, a spout assembly, and a handle area. The outer panel assembly comprises a first panel and a second panel positioned in an overlaying orientation. The cavity sealing assembly includes opposing side seals, a top cavity seal and a bottom cavity seal which cooperate to form a cavity. Two extension regions extend away from the top cavity seal. The spout assembly is attached to the first panel and provides fluid communication with the cavity. The handle area includes a top handle seal spaced apart from the top cavity seal and the first and second extension regions. The first extension region in cooperation with the top handle seal defines a first side opening slot, and, the second extension region in cooperation with the top handle seal defines a second side opening slot. A hanging opening extends through the first panel and the second panel between the top cavity seal and the top handle seal.
US07665890B2	Temperature sensor assembly and method of manufacturing thereof A temperature sensor assembly and method of manufacturing thereof having a temperature probe, a mounting connector, a wire set, a transition component, a housing, and a circuit is provided. The temperature probe includes a probe body, a temperature sensor and at least one conductor configured for providing a temperature signal indicative of a temperature over the at least one conductor. The circuit is enclosed within the housing and configured for receiving the temperature signal from the temperature probe and generating the temperature characteristic in response to the received temperature signal.
US07665885B2	Dispensing blender A dispensing blender for blending foodstuff and dispensing foodstuff therefrom. The dispensing blender includes a base enclosing a motor, a jar removably mountable to the base, a collar removably mountable between the base and the jar and a dispensing spout mounted to the collar. At least a portion of the dispensing spout is movable to an open position wherein foodstuff within the jar is able to flow from the jar, through the collar and out of the dispensing spout and a closed position wherein the foodstuff is blocked from flowing out of the dispensing spout. A cup actuation lever mounted to the base is movable to a dispensing position wherein the dispensing spout is urged to the open position and a resting position wherein the dispensing spout is urged to the closed position. A switch is mounted to the base proximate to the cup actuation lever so that when the cup actuation lever is moved to the dispensing position, the switch is actuated to a closed condition by the cup actuation lever, the switch being electrically connected so that actuation of the switch to the closed condition causes the motor to operate to thereby rotate the tool when the dispensing spout is in the open position and foodstuff is flowing out of the dispensing spout.
US07665884B2	Mixing system A mixing system should, while effecting a homogeneous mixing with a low loss of pressure, have a short intermixing distance. The mixing system contains mixing elements disposed in a flow channel and have mixing blades disposed around a respective central axis. Adjacent mixing blades each have an overlap in their plane of projection to the normal plane of the central axis. An injection location for supplying a reaction medium is connected upstream from some or all of the mixing elements. The injection location is dimensioned such that the reaction medium, at its discharge from the injection location, has a discharge velocity that is increased by an excess factor with regard to the flow medium inside the flow channel. The mixing elements are dimensioned such that the quotient of the degree of overlap of adjacent mixing blades (in percent) and of the excess factor ranges from 0.1 to 5.
US07665880B2	Backlight assembly and display apparatus having the same The backlight assembly includes a lamp unit, a light guide plate and a receiving container. The light guide plate includes a light exiting surface, a light reflecting surface facing the light exiting surface, and side surfaces. The receiving container includes a frame plate and sidewall protruding from an outer edge of the frame plate to form a receiving space for receiving the lamp unit and the light guide plate. The first distance between an inner surface of the sidewall and an outer surface of the light guide plate at a first region is greater than a second distance between the inner surface of the sidewall and the outer surface of the light guide plate at a second region. The light guide plate is more spaced apart from the sidewall at the corners where much noise was made, in a general backlight assembly, so that the noise is reduced.
US07665879B2	Light emitting unit and back plate thereof A back plate of a light emitting unit includes a bottom plate, a plurality of first extruding elements, a plurality of second extruding elements and a plurality of connecting elements. The first extruding elements are respectively disposed on two opposite edges of the bottom plate, and the second extruding elements are respectively disposed on the other two opposite edges of the bottom plate. Each of the connecting elements connects the corresponding first and second extruding elements. The first extruding elements, the second extruding elements and the connecting elements form a closed region.
US07665878B2	Backlight module with shock-protection elastic member and liquid crystal display using same A backlight module (200) typically used in a liquid crystal display (LCD) (20) includes at least one light emitting unit (250), and a frame (260) receiving the at least one light emitting unit therein. The frame includes a main body (261), and at least one elastic member provided at an outer side surface of the main body. The LCD employing the backlight module can be prevented from being damaged if the LCD falls to the ground or is bumped.
US07665875B2	Articulating dental operatory light An articulating dental operatory light having an electrically powered light source and a mounting assembly with at least a ball and socket joint, and optionally an additional joint, for multi-axial and multi-directional positioning and adjusting of the lamp head assembly, and a rotational stop for preventing damage to electrical wires passing through the joints. The rotational stop comprises a keyed shaft containing the electrical wires, that cooperates with the ball portion of the joint, and a first stop member connected to a remote end of the keyed shaft that interferes with a second stop member, thereby preventing a full 360 degree rotation of the ball portion relative to the socket member of the joint and minimizing twisting damage to the electrical wires.
US07665874B2	Method and apparatus for delivering visual information An information display device illuminates a light pipe, and includes a controller to regulate the power levels delivered to a light source, thereby regulating the amount of light delivered to the light pipe. Alternatively, the information display device delivers visual data, including alpha-numeric characters, predetermined images, or a controlled phasing. The information display device may be utilized to illuminate information associated with the structure. The illumination system provides the ability to phase between different colors, as well as blended colors. Accordingly, an information display device phases between varying colors, and may blend colors to create color schemes. The illumination system includes a control module disposed within the structure to control device parameters. The illumination system further includes landscape lights that are in communication with the control module and the information display device, such that the landscape lights may phase with the information display device, thereby providing a unified phasing effect.
US07665872B2	Vehicle headlamp A first LED unit, a first reflector, a second LED unit, a second reflector, and a light source mount which supports the first LED unit and the second LED unit are provided in a light chamber. The first reflector is formed integrally with a projection lens and forwardly reflects direct light outputted from a first LED to the central axis of the lens. The second reflector is formed integrally with the projection lens and forwardly reflects direct light outputted from a second LED. The light source mount has a fixing portion adapted to perform the positioning of the projection lens, the first reflector and the second reflector, which are formed integrally with a connecting member, in the direction of the central axis of the lens. The light source mount also has a positioning projection and positioning recesses, which are adapted to perform the positioning of the projection lens, the first reflector and the second reflector in a direction perpendicular to the central axis.
US07665868B2	Vehicle lamp The disclosed subject matter can include a vehicle lamp having a favorable light distribution and an effective heat dissipation structure. The vehicle lamp can include a light source and a casing in which the light source is sealed. The casing can be configured in a tubular shape and a reflector can be configured in a hollow of the casing. The casing can be sealed between the reflector and a front lens configured to allow light emitted from the light source to pass therethrough. The inner surfaces of the casing and the reflector can be configured to form a predetermined light distribution via the front lens. The outer surfaces of the casing and the reflector can be exposed to the outside and can be configured to radiate heat generated from the light source to the outside using heat conductive material. Thus, the lamp can be miniaturized and provide favorable light distribution.
US07665867B2	Light source unit, method of manufacturing light source unit, and projector A light source unit including an arc tube having a light emitting section, sealed sections, an elliptic reflector, and a secondary reflecting mirror to cover the front side of the light emitting section and reflect a luminous flux radiated from the light emitting section toward the elliptic reflector. The center of discharging emission from the arc tube is disposed at a first focal position of the elliptic reflector, and the secondary reflecting mirror is configured as a separate member from the arc tube, so that the outer peripheral portion of the secondary reflecting mirror is accommodated within a circular cone connecting a second focal position of the elliptic reflector and the distal end of the front sealed section of the arc tube when being mounted to the front sealed section of the arc tube.
US07665866B2	LED luminaire for generating substantially uniform illumination on a target plane A luminaire includes a fixture housing, a plurality of LEDs disposed on a mounting surface in the fixture housing, and at least one reflector disposed in the housing. A center of each LED is positioned along a line and each LED faces towards an associated target surface that is vertically spaced from the luminaire. The at least one reflector includes first and second reflective surfaces. Each reflective surface is configured with respect to the line on which the LEDs are positioned so that the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface each reflect light from each of the LEDs in a substantially same direction that is offset from a vertical axis.
US07665865B1	Lighting system with color adjustment means A lighting system include a point light source, a tubular color adjustment means, and a light-collecting and mixing element. The color adjustment means has a color-converting tubular structure and an adjusting rod. The tubular structure is made of a light-transmitting medium doped with a wavelength-converting material. The adjusting rod is operably connected to and for adjusting the tubular structure. In operation, the point light source emits light of a first wavelength or hue. The color adjustment means adjustably intersects, through the use of the adjusting rod, the light of the first hue and converts at least a portion of the light of a first hue into a light of another hue. The light-collecting and mixing element collects and mixes the light of a first hue and the light of another hue, and directs the mixed light out the open end.
US07665863B2	Light-emitting diode and a fairy light with the light-emitting diode A light-emitting diode (LED) has a body and two terminals protruding from a bottom of the body. Each terminal has at least one distal and proximal positioning protrusions. A fairy light of the LED has a casing, two wires being mounted in the casing and a partition being mounted between the wires. The distal and proximal positioning protrusions of the terminals of the LED hold insulating shells and electric cords of the wires. Thus, the LED is easily, securely and stably to be electrically connected to the wires so an assembling procedure can be done with automatic machines. Furthermore, the LED is held in position with the partition being mounted between the wires. Therefore, not only assembling processes but also assembling components of the LED and the fairy light with the LED are saved. Consequently, manufacturing costs are saved.
US07665861B2	Led module for illumination systems An LED module for illumination systems is provided that can be installed in and connected to an illumination system in a simple way both electrically and mechanically, and that ensures the greatest possible flexibility with reference to its possible uses. The LED module has a plurality of light-emitting diodes (2) arranged on a carrier plate (1), the carrier plate (1) being provided with at least one electrical connecting device (12) for electrically connecting the LED module, and with a fastening device (5) for fastening the LED module in an illumination system.
US07665860B2	Illuminated product display with consumer interaction and product synchronization An illuminating product display providing customer interaction and product synchronization is disclosed. The product display may include an upright display member having an illuminating member and lighting niches through which dynamic light shows may be projected. A product may be positioned in a lighting niche. A product experience shelf may also be coupled to the upright display member. The product experience shelf may include translucent recesses for holding and illuminating demonstration products. The product experience shelf may also incorporate an illuminated ring or border lining the outer edge of each recess for additional lighting effects. An interactive customer interface may allow customers to adjust a control module which coordinates synchronized dynamic light shows throughout the display. The customer interface may also be illuminated and positioned on the product experience shelf. Furthermore, the dynamic light shows may be synchronized with the lighting products.
US07665859B2	Backlight assembly having fluorescent and LED light sources, and liquid crystal display device including the same A backlight assembly for a liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of first light sources at a first distance from an optical sheet, a plurality of second light sources at a second distance from the optical sheet, and a reflecting sheet disposed behind the first and second light sources, in which the first distance and the second distance are substantially different.
US07665857B2	Illumination device for an indicating needle An illumination device for an indicating needle includes a plurality of light sources, an indicating needle, a guiding member, and a luminance control unit. The indicating needle includes a needle body and a needle base. The base has an entrance surface and a reflection surface. A luminance control unit controls luminance of the light sources in response to turning of the indicating needle such that the luminance is lowest when a light emitted perpendicularly from a center of an emitting surface of the light source is reflected off a reflection surface's region which a longitudinal central line of the needle body intersects with, and that the luminance gradually increases as the light emitted by the light source from the center of the emitting surface thereof is reflected off a region that is more distant from the region which the longitudinal central line of the needle body intersects with.
US07665853B2	Arrangement for, and method of, enhancing image projection by holding scan mirror steady during part of mirror drive cycle A scan mirror is held steady during a holding period interval between forward and return scans in a lightweight, compact image projection module operative for causing selected pixels in a raster pattern to be illuminated to project an image in color.
US07665847B2	Eye mapping A method of providing an eye diagnosis. The method includes displaying stimuli to a patient, receiving indications of locations in which the stimuli were perceived by the patient, analyzing the spatial relationship between at least some of the received indicated locations and classifying the patient with regard to a retinal related disease, at least partially based on the spatial analysis.
US07665844B2	High-resolution adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope with multiple deformable mirrors An adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopes is introduced to produce non-invasive views of the human retina. The use of dual deformable mirrors improved the dynamic range for correction of the wavefront aberrations compared with the use of the MEMS mirror alone, and improved the quality of the wavefront correction compared with the use of the bimorph mirror alone. The large-stroke bimorph deformable mirror improved the capability for axial sectioning with the confocal imaging system by providing an easier way to move the focus axially through different layers of the retina.
US07665843B2	Method and the associate mechanism for stored-image database-driven spectacle frame fitting services over public network A method of spectacle frame fitting over public network, such as Internet, based upon database of product information and digitized user images as acquired via devices connected to computer. Particularly, consumers can take advantage of present method to choose spectacle frames from wide variety of selections, expeditiously by the use of public computer network (Internet). Consumers may use digital cameras, network cameras or scanned photos to submit facial image, and by way of calibration steps such as the gap between two pupils aligned to the marked pupil point of the stored spectacle images, the suitable size of the spectacle frame can then be determined for best fit to the facial image. With the accessibility and availability of the Internet, just a few clicks on the mouse enable the consumers to choose spectacle frames of their preference and in a way that affords wide selections at low costs and easy access.
US07665840B2	Protective eyewear with detachable frame The present invention provides protective eyewear, also referred to as sport goggles, where the lens and the flexible frame are easily separated and interchangeable. The lens and the flexible frame are both available in a variety of colors. Therefore, the wearer can select and easily assemble a preferred color combination. More specifically, the protective eyewear includes a lens received within a flexible frame and a strap that is permanently attached to the lens for securing the eyewear to a wearer's face. There are at least two connection apertures spaced around an outer perimeter of the lens. The flexible frame has at least two connection protrusions that are aligned with the connection apertures in the lens for removably receiving the connection apertures.
US07665834B2	Print roll with ink reservoir and print media roll sections A print roll includes an ink reservoir section. The ink reservoir section includes a plurality of bladder type containers for storing respective types of ink. A pair of print media roll sections is provided for carrying a wound length of print media. The print media roll sections can be fastened together to receive the ink reservoir section. A pair of outer casing sections can be fastened together to receive the print media roll sections.
US07665832B2	Printer having self-referencing printhead An inkjet printer having a body configured to receive a printhead assembly of at least one printhead integrated circuit having ink ejection nozzles and an ink distribution support mounting the integrated circuit(s) to distribute ink to the nozzles, and a plurality of mounting features on the body configured to cooperate with corresponding complementary reference features of the ink distribution support upon mounting of the printhead assembly to the printer, where the cooperation provides information on the location of the nozzles. The printhead assembly is incorporated in a printing cartridge and the body of the printer has a cartridge receiving slot. The mounting features include a mesa feature and protrusions arranged in the slot The reference features include a slot in the ink distribution support which cooperates with the mesa feature and a flat surface of a plurality of corners of the ink distribution support which cooperates with the protrusions.
US07665829B2	Liquid solution ejecting apparatus Liquid ejecting apparatus 20 for ejecting electrically charged droplets of the liquid solution onto base member K, which includes liquid ejecting head 26 to eject the droplets from top end 21a of nozzle 21, with the inner diameter equal to or less than 100 μm, liquid solution supplying section 29 to supply the liquid solution into nozzle 21, and ejection voltage applying section 25 to apply the ejection voltage onto the liquid solution in nozzle 21. In liquid ejecting apparatus 20, nozzle 21 projects toward the droplet ejecting direction from nozzle plane 26e on nozzle plate 26c facing base member K, whereby the projecting length of nozzle 21 is equal to or less than 30 μm.
US07665828B2	Drop generator A drop generator including a fluid channel substructure having a pressure chamber and an inlet formed therein, a diaphragm layer overlying the fluid channel substructure, a transducer substructure attached to the diaphragm layer, and an ink feed aperture formed in the diaphragm layer.
US07665821B2	Inkjet printer and maintenance method thereof In an inkjet printer according to an aspect, a print head includes a nozzle and ejects ink through the nozzle. A maintenance unit performs a maintenance operation to recover an ejection state of the nozzle. A sealing unit selectively exposes and seals the nozzle. A first timer unit measures a sealing time when the sealing unit seals the nozzle. A second timer unit measures an exposing time when the sealing unit exposes the nozzle. A dryness obtaining unit obtains a dryness level of the nozzle based on the sealing time and the exposing time. A limit level storing unit stores a predetermined dryness level as a limit level. A control unit activates the maintenance unit when the obtained dryness level is equal to or above the limit level.
US07665820B2	Liquid ejection apparatus A printer functioning as a liquid ejection apparatus includes a recording head having nozzles, a flushing sheet feeding mechanism, and a cleaning mechanism. The flushing sheet feeding mechanism feeds a flushing sheet for absorbing ink, which is ejected from the nozzles, from a non-flushing position separated from the recording head to a flushing position facing the recording head and from the flushing position to the non-flushing position during flushing. The cleaning mechanism removes the ink absorbed in the flushing sheet after flushing.
US07665812B2	Locking system for drawers A locking system for drawers may include a lock with a lock driver that is configured for engaging a drive actuator. The drive actuator may have a lock bar slider in communication with a lock bar. A slave actuator may also be provided in communication with the drive actuator through a shaft. The drive actuator and slave actuator may be respectively positioned so as to lock opposite ends of a drawer. The locking system may also provide the lock with a lock driver that is prevented from being moved into a locked position when the drawer is opened. One of several different resulting arrangements prevents unintentional or inadvertent locking until the drawer is placed into engagement with a drive actuator.
US07665808B2	Method and device for automatically releasing the automatic parking brake when starting A method and a device for automatically releasing an automatic parking brake at start-up. A transmitted torque estimation threshold value is determined that enables the vehicle movement to be balanced. Then, at start-up a loop for calculating the transmitted torque estimation is carried out so long as the calculated value does not exceed the threshold value. When the threshold is exceeded, an automatic parking brake-release command is produced.
US07665806B2	Containment wall closure device for milling machine cutter drum assembly A closure device for a containment wall shaft opening is for a milling machine cutter drum assembly including a drum and a drive shaft for rotating the drum, the shaft extending through the wall opening to connect the drum with a mainframe and the shaft and or wall be relatively displaceable. A barrier member is movably coupled with the mainframe so as to be pivotable about an axis fixed with respect to the drum shaft and is disposeable against the containment wall prevent material flow through the wall opening. A coupler is configured to movably couple the barrier member with the containment wall such that relative vertical displacement between the drum shaft and the containment wall angularly displaces the barrier member about the axis as the position of the shaft within the opening is varied so that the barrier member extends across and obstructs the wall opening.
US07665802B2	Sliding roof system A sliding roof system includes at least one guide rail, a carriage that is shiftable in the guide rail, and a cover support which together with a cover can be adjusted by shifting the carriage between a closed position, a lifted venting position, and a lowered open position. The cover support is provided with studs that engage in the carriage. The carriage is located outside a contour of the cover as seen in a top view of the sliding roof system.
US07665797B1	Braced fairing for drag and vibration reduction of round tubing An optimized aerodynamic drag and vibration reducing geometry is described for round cylindrical tubing or pipe exposed to a flow stream at right angles to its direction of travel. The base drag reduction of the tube or pipe is maximized by providing a shaped fairing which intersects the cylindrical tube at the point of would-be flow separation and by means of a turbulator strip along the leading edge of the fairing geometry at the juncture, ensures a smooth flow transition to avoid asymmetric vortices and large negative pressures from forming in the remainder of the wake flow. A direct application would be to improve fuel economy of a semi-tractor trailer vehicle with large exposed vertical exhaust pipes operating at freeway speeds. By reducing the wake turbulence behind the exhaust pipes, a secondary reduction of trailer fore body pressure drag will ensue. By lowering the wake turbulence, ambient noise levels into the tractor cab are reduced, as are reduced vibrations transmitted directly into the cab from the pipe mount.
US07665794B2	Drive arrangement for motorized actuation of a functional element in a motor vehicle Drive arrangement for motorized actuation of a functional element in a motor vehicle, having at least one drive, the drive having a drive motor and a spindle-spindle nut gear connected downstream of the drive motor for producing linear drive movements, the spindle-spindle nut gear having a spindle with an outside thread and a spindle nut with an inside thread, the linear drive movements being a motion of the spindle nut parallel to a spindle axis. the spindle-spindle nut gear has at least one telescoping sleeve with an inside thread and an outside thread. The at least one telescoping sleeve, spindle and spindle nut are arranged in a telescoping manner being screwed into one another with each outside thread forming a thread pairing with an respective inside thread. An alternative spindle-spindle nut gear has the outside thread and form a ball groove thread pairing with a variable thread pitch.
US07665793B2	Roller blind system for a vehicle roof A shade system for a motor vehicle roof, with at least one first and one second shade arrangement which are arranged in line with one another in the lengthwise direction of the roof and each have a take-up shaft, a shade on which can be taken up thereon, and a pull which acts on the free end of the shade, and at least one compressively stiff drive cable which is driven by a drive and which is securely coupled at a first location to the pull of the first shade arrangement. The drive cable is securely coupled at a second point to the pull of the second shade arrangement in a first segment of motion of the second point and in a subsequent second segment of motion of the second point is decoupled from the pull of the second shade arrangement, the coupling or decoupling taking place automatically a locking element.
US07665792B1	Foldable windshield assembly with compound hinge A foldable windshield assembly comprises upper and lower pillar supports, upper and lower windshield members connected thereto, and a hinge disposed between the upper and lower pillar supports. The hinge comprises a first connector rigidly connected to one pillar support, a second connector slidably connected within the other pillar support, and a pivot member pivotally connected to one of the connectors by a pivot connector defining a pivot axis and rigidly connected to the other of the connectors, the pivot member received within a pillar support associated with the second connector. The pivot axis intersects one of the pillar supports to maintain the upper windshield member in a use position, and the upper windshield member is moveable between use and folded positions by separating the upper pillar from the lower pillar to reveal the pivot connector and folding the upper windshield member over the lower windshield member.
US07665790B2	Partition A partition which can fully prevent a luggage from moving is provided. A partition which divides the luggage room of a vehicle two dimensionally has a main partition member which divides the luggage room in one direction and sub partition members which divide the luggage room in another direction. The main partition member has connection parts detachably connected to respective anchors provided in the luggage room. The sub partition member has a connection part provided at one end thereof, and the other end thereof is coupled to the main partition member. The main partition member has the connection parts at both side ends thereof, and the sub partition members divide the luggage room in a direction orthogonal to the main partition member.
US07665787B2	Thin plate supporting container clamping device The invention provides a thin plate supporting container clamping device for fixing a thin plate supporting container when the thin plate supporting container in which semiconductor wafers are stored therein for transportation is placed on a loading port at a destination thereof for unloading and loading the semiconductor wafers automatically, including a hook member to be engaged with a retaining member of the thin plate supporting container; a drive unit for supporting the retracted thin plate supporting container in a state in which the hook member is supported so as to be capable of moving in the vertical direction and the hook member is engaged with the retaining member; and a control unit for adjusting a force to retract the hook member. The control unit adjusts the force to retract the hook member on the basis of detection values of a thickness sensor, a position sensor, and a retracting force detection sensor.
US07665784B2	Container gripping device having contact elements for braking A device for gripping containers from above, which includes a frame which has a number of corners, twist-locks arranged close to each of the corners of the frame for gripping an upper corner of the containers, and contact elements connected to the frame, which elements are biased to a position located at least partly under the frame and which are adapted to brake the movement of the frame in the vicinity of a container when the frame is placed on the container. The presence of these contact elements allows loads on the frame to be reduced and noise nuisance to be minimized. The contact elements, which may be arranged in or on the frame and may protrude through openings formed in the frame, may be elastically deformable or may be pivotally connected to the frame. Compression springs and/or hydraulic cylinders may be arranged between the frame and the contact elements.
US07665774B2	Lock unit for foldable housing and electronic apparatus having the same A lock unit used for an electronic apparatus that includes a foldable and unfoldable housing that has a first surface that is foldable, and a second surface orthogonal to the first surface includes a lock member that locks the housing in a folded state, an operation member that moves the lock member and releases a lock of the housing by the lock member, and a transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force applied to the operation member to the lock member by changing an operating direction of the operation member to another direction, and moves the lock member in the other direction, wherein the operation member is provided on the second surface, and an operating direction of the operation member is a first direction perpendicular to the second surface, the lock member projecting in a second direction orthogonal to the first surface, and a moving direction of the lock member being a third direction orthogonal to the first and second directions.
US07665767B2	Collapsible steering column assembly An adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle preferably has a bracket for rigid attachment to the vehicle with a first slot defining a longitudinal adjustment path of the assembly. A steering shaft is journaled to a jacket of the assembly for rotation about an axis. A shuttle attaches rigidly to the jacket and adjustably to the bracket for telescoping and tilt adjustment of the assembly. The shuttle has a second slot that defines a collapse path with said second slot preferably having a first portion restraining said steering shaft in a normal state and a second portion that allows said steering shaft to move through said collapse path when in a collapsed state. A pin extends through said first and second slots for coupling said shuttle to said bracket.
US07665762B2	Gas generator A gas generator for a vehicle occupant restraint system a rigid outer housing (12), a chamber (14) formed in the outer housing (12), in which a compressed gas is present at least upon activation of the gas generator (10), a component immovable (20; 34; 62) relative to the outer housing (12), at least one outflow opening (22) formed in the immovable component (20; 34; 62), and a least one resilient element (26), which is clamped inside the outer housing (12) and rests against the immovable component (20; 34; 62) at least in its normal position. In its normal position, the resilient element (26) closes a flow path between the chamber (14) and external surroundings of the gas generator (10) and is deformed elastically under the influence of compressed gas, whereby it clears a flow cross-section (30) whose size is increasing with increasing pressure.
US07665760B2	Mounting structure of a curtain air bag for a vehicle The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a curtain airbag for a vehicle. An airbag cushion which is deployed by deploying pressure of an inflator is mounted between an inner side panel so as to stably deploy toward a cabin through a portion where a head lining and a pillar trim are matched. The inflator is installed between the inner side panel and an outer side panel, and the airbag cushion is installed between the head lining and the inner side panel.

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