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US07701359B2	Setting device of control system A setting device used in an illumination control system to realize a separate control, a group control, and a pattern control is disclosed. The object of the present invention is to enable a setting operation to be performed easily, and to prevent missing. In connection with the switch arranged on a wall side, the setting device sets a separate address of the separate control, a group number of the group control, and a pattern number of the pattern control by using an infrared ray communication. On the other hand, the corresponding relationships between each switch and the relay controlling the load actually is established by mounting the setting device on the operation terminal, and connecting it to the transmission unit via the communication line. Accordingly, it is possible to perform a setting operation easily by performing two kinds of setting as one pair. Further, missing can be prevented by mounting the movable setting device on the operation terminal arranged on the wall side.
US07701358B1	Vehicle childseat thermal safety alarm system A vehicle warning system uses a switch placed on a vehicle childseat to determine occupancy of the seat, and a temperature detector to determine if an unsafe temperature exists in the vehicle interior. The system alarms if both these conditions exist to warn of a hazard to a child. The system installation in the vehicle is simply to place the switch on the childseat connect it into the system and provide power to the system. The system also provides a reminder if the alarm is turned off.
US07701353B1	Individual system performance management Individual System Performance Management apparatus employs in one manifestation Sequential Empirical Optimization (SEO) in its illustrative version to manage a sequence of periodic readjustment to adjust inputs of an input/output system with the aim to maximize the cumulative sequence of overall value delivered by the system. SEO continually updates its learning from the stored run data. In this discussion, the term “adjusting” control inputs is used the same as “setting” control inputs, including adjusting or setting things by hand.
US07701350B2	IC tag and method for fabricating the same The RFID tag is composed of the first antenna of metal film layer on which the IC chip is mounted and at least one second antenna of metal film layer on which the IC chip is not mounted The metal film layer is formed on the base, and the metal film layer is formed on the base. The metal film layer partially overlaps the metal film layer with the base interposed between them, so that the first antenna and the second antenna are capacitively coupled to each other.
US07701348B2	Embedded system architecture for RFID tag emulation An apparatus for emulating multiple RFID tags in a supply chain/logistics network, comprising: an RFID transceiver for receiving an RF command from an interrogator, a controller for converting the received RF command into a digitized message, an RFID emulation unit for retrieving or storing identification data with respect to the multiple differing RFID tags, wherein the RFID emulation unit retrieves or stores identification data in one or more ID repositories with respect to one or more product RFID tags, one or more case RFID tags and a pallet RFID tag and the controller responding to the interrogator with a single ID retrieved from the one or more ID repositories contain information as to the one or more product RFID tags, one or more case RFID tags and a pallet RFID tag, wherein the RFID emulation unit retrieves or stores the identification data on a remote server over the Internet or locally in non-volatile memory of each apparatus. In addition, the apparatus can contain a housing, a handle and a display screen and an input device to allow a user at any point in the supply chain/logistic network to quickly determine information on the products, cases or pallet.
US07701347B2	System and method for monitoring assets, objects, people and animals utilizing impulse radio An asset, object, person or animal monitoring system and associated method for monitoring assets, objects, people or animals utilizing impulse radio techniques. The asset, object, person or animal monitoring system of the present invention can vary the duty cycles of the impulse radio transmitters, by both manual and automatic means, to adapt to varied requirements.
US07701345B2	Visual identification tag deactivation A device for deactivating an RFID portion on an identification tag and indicating that the RFID portion is deactivated. The present invention addresses current privacy concerns regarding potential use of RFID technology after the point of sale. The device for deactivating the RFID portion of an identification tag provides visual indication that the RFID portion is deactivated. The visual indication occurs without the use of additional equipment or electronics. The visual indication component of the present invention is easy to interpret, so that a viewer will be able to quickly determine whether the RFID portion of the identification tag has been deactivated.
US07701344B2	Radio direction finder for gaming chip and/or player tracking Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating tracking locations of players and/or wireless communication devices in a casino network. In at least one embodiment, an electronically switched Doppler antenna array may be utilized to detect a first wireless signal from a first signal source. Bearing information may be generated using information from the detected signal. In at least one embodiment, the bearing information may include a first directional bearing to the first signal source. Using at least a portion of the first bearing information, a first location of the first signal source may be determined. According to specific embodiments, the first signal source may correspond to a wireless communication device such as an RFID-enabled player tracking card or gaming chip. In at least one embodiment, a current location of the wireless communication device may be automatically tracked in real-time as the wireless communication device is moved through a first region of the casino.
US07701341B2	Device service provider interface The subject invention provides a system and/or a method that facilitates interacting with a device component to provide uniform communication, discovery, and management. A device service provider interface (DSPI) component can provide a uniform manner to communicate and/or manage a radio frequency identification (RFID) device. The DSPI component can include a receiver component that receives one or more RFID server data and RFID device data. The DSPI component can define an interface that facilitates communication of the one or more of RFID server data and RFID device data between an RFID device and an RFID server in a uniform manner. The interface(s) can be defined to handle discovery, configuration, communication, and connection management.
US07701339B2	System and method for securing and displaying items for merchandising A system and method for automatically advertising items put on display, as well as protecting those items against theft. The system and method include an event sensor associated with the item and connected to a monitoring and alarm transmitter for initiating an advertising experience on an associated and local graphic display whenever the item is manipulated or approached by a patron. Should the item be removed or taken from its display stand, a wireless alarm is automatically transmitted to a receiver of an authorized person. The system and method also perform a logging function when a patron approaches the item or removes it without taking it away. The system and method also include the ability to provide power to electronic items that are on display.
US07701338B2	Occupant detection system and method of determining occupant An occupant detection system for detecting an occupant on a seat of a vehicle includes an antenna electrode in a seat bottom of the seat, and an electronic unit connected to the antenna electrode and the vehicle. The electronic unit applies a load current to the antenna electrode so as to generate a weak electric field, and detects a potential current passing through the antenna electrode. The electronic unit detects an occupant based on an impedance and a phase difference, which are based on the load current and the potential current.
US07701336B1	Detection of nuclear materials hidden inside cargo shipments by using sensor fusion technique A method for identifying at least one nuclear threat to homeland security, wherein such each nuclear threat is either hidden inside at least one cargo container before transit, or is placed inside at least one cargo container while in transit. Each such nuclear threat while interacting with its surroundings generates a unique nuclear threat signature. The method comprises: (A) detecting at least one nuclear threat signature; (B) measuring a background nuclear threat signature distribution in a nuclear threat-free environment; (C) comparing each detected nuclear threat signature with the background nuclear threat signature distribution; (D) if deviation of the detected nuclear threat signature from the background nuclear threat signature distribution is statistically significant, selecting the detected nuclear threat signature to be a part of an array of statistically significant detected nuclear threat signatures; and (E) substantially continuously processing the array of selected statistically significant detected nuclear threat signatures in order to determine a likelihood of each such nuclear threat.
US07701334B1	Wireless tracking system and method for sterilizable object The present invention is a method for real-time location monitoring of a sterilizable object. The method includes tracking a location of a sterilizable object bearing a tag using a mesh network. The tag preferably includes a sealed housing, means for detecting a sterilization event and means for transmitting data concerning the sterilization event. The method also includes detecting a sterilization event. The method also includes transmitting a signal that the sterilization event has been detected by the tag.
US07701327B2	Wireless display panel having light status indicators A wireless display panel for an electronic system includes a plurality of light status indicators. Each light status indicator includes a first chamber attached to the wireless display panel and having an excitable gas inside an end of thereof and a second chamber attached to a surface of the electronic system. The first and second chambers being formed of conducting material and corresponding to each other, connecting with each other to form a sealed enclosure when the wireless display panel is connected with the electronic system. Each light status indicator also includes a generator attached to the surface of the electronic system and surrounded by the second chamber, outputting alternating current (AC) power inside the sealed enclosure for wirelessly transmitting AC current to excite the excitable gas, as determined by the electronic system.
US07701323B1	Low profile discrete electronic components and applications of same Disclosed are low profile discrete electronic component structures that are suitable for placement and use in a vertical interconnection mode either within an electronic interconnection substrate, between interconnection substrate and electronic component or within an IC package.
US07701320B2	Ferrite core and transformer using the same A ferrite core includes an end face portion, a pair of outer legs protruding from the end face portion, and a center leg protruding from the end face portion between the pair of outer legs. A width W1 close to one end portion of the center leg in a Y-axis direction perpendicular to a facing direction of the outer legs is smaller than a width W2 close to the other end portion. According to this configuration, a circuit component may be positioned close to the end portion. A transformer includes the ferrite core.
US07701312B2	Integrated device and fabricating method thereof An integrated device is constructed by integrating an FBAR and a tunable capacitor. The integrated device includes a substrate; a resonator formed on the substrate; a driving electrode layer formed on the substrate apart from the resonator; a first electrode layer formed upwardly apart from the substrate and facing the resonator; and a second electrode layer formed upwardly apart from the substrate and facing the driving electrode layer, the second electrode layer stepped from the first electrode layer. Accordingly, the integrated device can increase the tuning range and mitigate the parasitic resistance.
US07701311B2	Antenna duplexer, and RF module and communication apparatus using the same One of plurality of transmission terminals connected to a transmission filter and a receiving terminal connected to a receiving filter is a balanced type terminal, and another is an unbalanced type terminal. The transmission filter and the receiving filter includes surface acoustic wave resonators or film bulk acoustic resonators. The balanced type terminal is connected to a longitudinal mode coupled surface acoustic wave filter.
US07701309B2	Power inserter module A power inserter module includes an FIC male first port for a direct connection without use of cable to a female F-type output port of a DC source of power, an F-type female second port for connection to an RF amplifier to provide DC power thereto and receive RF signals therefrom, an F-type female connector third port for delivering the RF signals to a subscriber, and an electrical circuit for both connecting DC power from the first port to the second port while blocking RF signals from the first port, and connecting RF signals from the second port to the third port while blocking DC power from the latter.
US07701308B1	Radio frequency modulator A radio frequency modulator system having a radio frequency amplifier controlled by a pulse modulator. The pulse modulator includes: a first switching circuit response to an input pulse for coupling a dc voltage relative to a reference potential to the output electrode when the radio frequency signal is to be amplified by the radio frequency amplifier and for decoupling the dc voltage from the output electrode when the radio frequency signal is to be decoupled from the output electrode wherein charge is stored in the storage element when the dc voltage is coupled to the output electrode; and: a second switching circuit responsive to the input pulse for discharging the stored charge when the dc voltage is decoupled from the output electrode.
US07701299B2	Low phase noise PLL synthesizer A low phase noise PLL synthesizer is described in which an initial tuning mechanism uses a conventional divider loop to lock a VCO to a desired output frequency. Once initial lock is achieved, the divider loop is switched out of the circuit in favor of a low phase noise mixer loop. The local oscillator signal for the mixer is derived from the same low phase noise source as the phase comparison frequency.
US07701294B1	Apparatus and method for negative boost audio amplifier An audio amplifier with a negative DC/DC converter is provided. The audio amplifier receives VDD and VEE as power supply signals. The negative DC/DC converter is arranged to provide VEE from VDD, such that VEE is a negative voltage that is lower in magnitude than VDD. Accordingly, the power loss can be minimal with lower Vee, even though the audio power is increased. The audio amplifier further receives an audio input signal, and a reference voltage that is the arithmetic mean of VDD and VEE.
US07701291B2	Gain improved operational transconductance amplifier and control method thereof A variable bias current is provided for the differential pair of an operational transconductance amplifier to improve the gain performance, especially to overcome the slew rate limit of the operational transconductance amplifier. The bias current is adjusted according to the differential input to the differential pair, the difference between the currents of the differential pair, or any one of the currents of the differential pair.
US07701288B2	Variable gain amplifiers Variable gain amplifiers with wider linear range are provided, in which first and second loads are coupled to a power voltage, and a transconductor cell comprises first and second transistors, a gain control transistor, and first and second current sources. The first and second transistors comprise control terminals receiving a set of input signals, first terminals coupled to the first and second loads respectively, and second terminal coupled to first and second nodes respectively. The first and second current sources are coupled between the first node and a first voltage and between the second node and the first voltage respectively. The first gain control transistor is coupled between the first node and second node, receiving a gain control voltage, in which the grain control transistor has a threshold voltage lower than that of the first and second transistors.
US07701284B2	Line driver capable of automatically adjusting output impedance A line driver includes: a differential amplifier for amplifying an input signal to generate an output signal; first and second series resistors coupled respectively to output terminals of the differential amplifier and through which the output signal is output; first and second negative-feedback resistors each coupled between a respective input terminal and a respective output terminal of the differential amplifier; first and second positive-feedback variable resistors each coupled between a respective input terminal of the differential amplifier and a respective one of the first and second series resistors; and an adjusting unit coupled to the first and second positive-feedback variable resistors to adjust a resistance thereof with reference to the output signal.
US07701279B2	Driving circuit for an emitter-switching configuration An embodiment of the invention relates to a driving circuit for an emitter-switching configuration of transistors having at least one first and one second control terminal connected to the driving circuit to form a controlled emitter-switching device having in turn respective collector, source and gate terminals. Advantageously the driving circuit comprises at least one IGBT device inserted between the collector terminal and a first end of a capacitor, whose second end is connected to the first control terminal, the IGBT device having in turn a third control terminal connected, through a first resistive element, to the gate terminal, as well as a second resistive element inserted between the gate terminal and the second control terminal. Advantageously, the driving circuit further comprises an additional supply inserted between the first and second ends of the capacitor to ensure its correct biasing.
US07701275B2	Time-limiting protection and control circuit for protecting an element by limiting a pulse width of an input pulse A time limiter protects a light emitting diode coupled to an output of a current driver by preventing the light emitting diode from working overtime under a high current and from being overheated and burnt down, no matter whether a pulse width of an input pulse is larger or shorter than a delay time of the time limiter. The input pulse may be a periodic continuous input pulse, or a continuously-enabled pulse generated from a run-time error of software or hardware. The time limiter should be coupled with a discharging circuit for discharging the capacitor in the RC circuit while a periodic continuous input pulse was inputted, to keep the precise original pulse period and pulse width of the enabling signal to be outputted, and to prevent the time limiter from malfunctioning.
US07701274B2	Delay locked loop for controlling delay time using shifter and adder and clock delaying method A delay locked loop that controls a delay time period by using a shifter and an adder includes a master delay locked loop and a slave delay locked loop. The master delay locked loop outputs a first digital value corresponding to one clock cycle of a first input clock signal. The slave delay locked loop receives the first digital value and delays a second input clock signal for a time period smaller than the one clock cycle of the first input clock signal. The slave delay locked loop includes a shifter, an operator, and a variable delay circuit. The shifter shifts the first digital value to generate a second digital value. The operator adds or subtracts an offset value to or from the second digital value to generate a third digital value, wherein the offset value varies according to a process, a voltage, and a temperature (PVT). The variable delay circuit delays the second input clock signal for a time period corresponding to the third digital value.
US07701269B2	Method and system for managing voltage swings across field effect transistors A circuit for managing voltage swings across FETs comprising a reference precision resistor, a first FET and a second FET, wherein a gate of the first FET is tied to a gate of the second FET, wherein a drain to source resistance of the second FET is substantially equal to or is a multiple of a resistance of the reference precision resistor, and wherein a gate voltage of the second FET is applied to a gate of the first FET to set a bias point of the first FET, and a third FET cascoded to the first FET, wherein a source of the first FET is coupled to the drain of the third FET to extend a voltage range in which respective gate voltages of the first FET and the third FET maintain a linear relationship with respective drain to source voltages of the first FET and the third FET.
US07701264B2	Semiconductor output circuit To improve a depletion transistor provided between a control terminal of an output transistor and an output terminal coupled to a load not to enter a conductive state when the output transistor is in the conductive state. The output transistor is served as a source follower. Control voltages which controlling the conductive state/nonconductive state of the depletion transistor are supplied to both a control terminal (gate) and a substrate terminal (back gate) of the depletion transistor.
US07701256B2	Signal conditioning circuit, a comparator including such a conditioning circuit and a successive approximation converter including such a circuit A signal conditioning circuit for a latching comparator comprising first and second transistors arranged in a long tail pair, the long tail pair having an active load and configured to act as an integrator.
US07701252B1	Stacked die network-on-chip for FPGA A programmable device system includes one or more network-on-chip (NoC) die layers vertically connected to one or more programmable chip dice layers. The NoC die layer includes interconnects, a bus or non-blocking switches, and optionally memory blocks and direct memory access engines. The NoC die layer improves on-chip communications by providing fast and direct interconnection circuitry between various parts of the programmable chip die.
US07701249B2	IC output signal path with switch, bus holder, and buffer An electronic integrated circuit includes a signal path connected between the functional logic (15) thereof and an external output terminal. The signal path includes a switch (S), a bus holder circuit (121B), and an output buffer (19).
US07701245B1	Enhanced voltage regulation with power supply disable capability for low-power operation A method and apparatus is provided that facilitates low-power consumption during a suspend mode of operation of an integrated circuit (IC), while substantially eliminating current paths within the IC that may be created should any of the power supplies be deactivated during the suspend mode. Deactivation of one or more power supplies during a normal mode of operation is also facilitated, whereby current paths created by the deactivated power supplies are also eliminated. Voltage bias circuitry is added to certain voltage regulators within the IC, so as to maintain those voltage regulators inactive due to a drop in voltage magnitude that is sensed when one or more power supplies are disabled. In addition, a well bias circuit is employed to maintain the substrate bias potential of certain devices within the voltage regulators and associated amplifiers to a fixed potential depending upon the operational mode of the IC.
US07701241B2	Circuit for protecting DUT, method for protecting DUT, testing apparatus and testing method A circuit for protecting a DUT is disposed in parallel with a DUT which is supplied with current via wirings and switchable between conducting and non-conducting state. The circuit is switchable between conducting and non-conducing state and switched from non-conducting state to conducting state as the DUT is switched from conducting state to non-conducting state.
US07701240B2	Integrated circuit with error correction mechanisms to offset narrow tolerancing An integrated circuit 2 has a specified range of runtime-variable operating parameters. Data processing circuits 4 within the integrated circuit 2 have associated error detection and error repair mechanisms 6. When operating within a narrow typical-case range of runtime-variable operating parameters the data processing circuits 4 operate correctly and substantially without error. When operating outside of this typical-case range but inside the specified range of permitted values for the run-time variable operating parameters, then the error detection and error repair circuit 6 operate to repair the errors which occur.
US07701236B2	Each inspection units of a probe apparatus is provided with an imaging unit to take an image of a wafer A prove apparatus includes a first and a second loading port for mounting therein two carriers facing each other, a wafer transfer mechanism having a rotation center between the loading ports, and a first and a second inspection unit being symmetrical to each other and disposed in accordance with the arrangement of the loading ports. In this configuration, wafers are directly transferred between the carrier and a wafer chuck of the inspection unit by the wafer transfer mechanism. The wafer transfer mechanism has three arms for unloading two wafers from the carrier. The prove apparatus has a compact size and achieves a high throughput.
US07701233B2	Heat-resistant lens kit A heat-resistant lens kit configured within the pogo tower of the wafer tester is disclosed. The heat-resistant lens kit has two parallel lenses and a main body with a through hole. The main body and two parallel lenses enclose a vacuum room within the through hole.
US07701227B2	High precision voltage source for electrical impedance tomography An EIT system includes a plurality of voltage sources for supplying a corresponding plurality of voltages to a corresponding number of other structures, voltage source calibration means for calibrating each voltage source, and switching means for individually connecting the calibration means to each voltage source in succession during a period when each other structure is in an inactive condition. Calibrating respective voltages and currents for each voltage source compensates for shunt impedance of each voltage source. A method for calibrating the system includes individually connecting the calibration means to each voltage source in succession during a period when each other structure is in an inactive condition for calibrating all of said voltage sources in the same way.
US07701224B2	Wire abnormality detecting device A sensor switch 111a connected to a constant voltage Vc via a breeder resistor 114a and dropper diodes 112a and 113a is connected to a microprocessor 120 that configures a wire abnormality detecting device 100, and the electric potential of the connection point between the dropper diodes 112a and 113a is inputted to the microprocessor 120 as a switch logic signal D1 via a signal wire 105 and a series resistor 131a. The signal voltage level of the switch logic signal D1 is inputted to the microprocessor 120 via an AD converter 123, and the microprocessor 120 cooperates with a program memory 121 to perform a determination of whether or not the signal voltage is in an abnormal intermediate voltage state. However, during a transitional period when the switch logic signal is changing between high and low, mistaken determination is prevented by avoiding abnormality determination.
US07701223B2	Method for contact-free testing of antennas applied to a material web A method for contact-free testing of antennas applied to a material web, wherein the material web having the antennas is passed to a measurement device. The antennas are passed past an assigned measurement antenna arrangement of the measurement device in the region of the measurement device and the measurement antenna arrangement has a high-frequency signal Smess of a transmitter applied to it. This signal is correlated with a pre-determined working frequency fA of the antennas. The high-frequency signal Srück that returns from the measurement antenna arrangement is determined and compared with default values, and the adherence to production tolerances is determined by the comparison of the returning high-frequency signal Srück with the default values for each of the individual antennas.
US07701220B2	Methods and apparatuses for connecting receive coils in magnetic resonance imaging scanners A coils array (40, 40′) including a plurality of coils (71, 72, 73) receives magnetic resonance signals from an examination region of a magnetic resonance imaging scanner (10). Each coil has mixing circuitry (74, 75, 76, 80, 81, 82) that frequency-shifts the received magnetic resonance signal to a selected transmission channel frequency. The coils array further includes combining circuitry (90) that combines the frequency-shifted magnetic resonance signals to produce an analog frequency domain multiplexed transmission signal output of the coils array. Receiver electronics (56, 56″) receive the analog frequency domain multiplexed transmission signal from the coils array. The receiver electronics include an analog-to-digital converter (164) that digitizes the analog frequency domain multiplexed transmission signal and digital signal processing circuitry (166) that processes the digital frequency domain multiplexed transmission signal to recover digitized signals corresponding to the magnetic resonance signals received by the plurality of coils.
US07701219B2	Capacitor switches for NMR NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) capacitor switches allow for adjusting the resonant frequency ranges of NMR measurement circuits by inserting or removing capacitors having different values into the circuits. A change of position of a single switching member is used to change the contact state of at least two capacitors. In some embodiments, at least two pairs of external contacts are disposed at distinct longitudinal levels along a channel, and a slider including multiple longitudinally-spaced capacitors is moved longitudinally within the channel to establish electrical contact between the external contact pairs and different capacitors along the slider. In other embodiments, two capacitor columns are disposed along the channel, and a movable longitudinal member establishes electrical contact between the two columns at different longitudinal levels along the columns. In some embodiments, capacitor covers or intracapacitor blocks are provided to protect the capacitors. An auxiliary inductor may also be inserted into the circuits.
US07701217B2	NMR spiral RF probe coil pair with low external electric field RF electric fields produced by electric potential differences in NMR probe coil windings may penetrate the NMR sample and sample tube causing sensitivity loss and noise in NMR spectroscopy. Counter-wound spiral coils placed on the opposite surfaces of a planar substrate or on two adjacent planar substrates produce electric potentials that minimize the electric field over the sample region, thereby increasing the sensitivity of the NMR probe. Alternatively counter-wound spiral coils placed adjacent to each other on the outer surface of two concentric cylindrical surfaces that surround the NMR sample minimize the electric field over the sample region. The electric potential of the spiral coils is reduced by adjusting a length of at least one coil.
US07701215B2	MR compatible rotating anode x-ray tube An apparatus for use in a magnetic resonance (MR) system, which generates an external MR magnetic field, is provided. A rotor comprises a rotor shaft with an axis along a length of the rotor shaft and a plurality of coils on the rotor shaft. A housing supports and surrounds the rotor, where a part of the housing surrounds sides of the rotor and where the part of the housing surrounding sides of the rotor is magnet free. A mount allows for the mounting of the housing to the MR system in a location where the MR system provides a magnetic field, wherein a component of the MR magnetic field that is perpendicular to the axis of the rotor shaft is at least 100 Gauss. An active timer applies a voltage to the plurality of coils with alternating polarity. Contacts provide an electrical connection between the active timer and the plurality of coils.
US07701214B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus When a magnetic resonance signal is received more than once, while a table (transfer unit) is moved, a gradient magnetic field is applied in the table moving direction, and an application amount (intensity and application time) of the gradient magnetic field in the table moving direction is changed every acquisition of data. As for the encoding by the gradient magnetic field in the table moving direction, a series of phase encode is performed at different positions of an examination target, unlike a conventional phase encode. Therefore, the Fourier transform cannot be applied to the image reconstruction. Given this situation, a magnetization map of total FOV of the examination target is determined in such a manner that a sum of the square of an absolute value of a difference is minimized, the difference between a received signal and a signal calculated from the magnetization map set as a variable, and then, the reconstruction is performed. Even when a size of signal acquisition area in the table moving direction is narrow, the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus of the present invention is capable of taking an image of a wide field of view at high speed, by performing the imaging while the table is moved continuously.
US07701210B2	MRI apparatus, method and process generating diffusion weighted images using apparent diffusion coefficients and threshold values A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a unit which generates a diffusion weighted image based on a magnetic resonance signal from an object, a unit which calculates an apparent diffusion coefficient based on the diffusion weighted image, and a processing unit which subjects the diffusion weighted image to a process of indicating a region having the apparent diffusion coefficient of less than a threshold value with a highlight in contrast with other region.
US07701206B2	Method and a device for non-contact electromagnetic measurement of properties of objects A method for non-contact determination of sought properties of an object to be measured by using electromagnetic induction. An electromagnetic field is generated in a transmitter coil placed on one side of the object to be measured. The magnetic field penetrates through the object to be measured and is detected by a receiver coil placed on the other side of the object to be measured. A control coil is placed near the transmitter coil generating a change in the magnetic field of the transmitter coil. A field change in the detecting is detected in the control coil. The field is detected in the receiver coil. The difference in time is determined for the detection of the field change in the control coil and in the receiver coil, respectively. The time of penetration through the object to be measured is determined, and the thickness or electrical conductivity of the object to be measured is determined therefrom.
US07701205B2	Method and device for measuring the thickness and the electrical conductivity of electrically conducting sheets A method for non-contact measurement of a dimension and/or an electrical property in an electrically conducting object to be measured by using electromagnetic induction. An electromagnetic field is brought to penetrate through the object to be measured. A transmitter coil is place on one side of the object to be measured. A receiver coil is placed on the other side of the object to be measured. A magnetic field is generated in the transmitter coil. A sudden change is generated in the magnetic field generated in the transmitter coil from one level to another. The voltage induced in the receiver coil is detected. The period of time that elapses from the time of the change of the magnetic field in the transmitter coil up to the time when a voltage starts to be induced in the receiver coil is determined. The magnitude of the induced voltage is determined. The thickness and/or electrical conductivity of the object to be measured is calculated.
US07701204B2	Metal detector with reliable identification of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in soils with varying mineral content A pulse-induction type metal detector that reliably identifies ferrous and non-ferrous targets in soils with varying mineral content. The influence of the background signals from the soil is removed continuously, without the need for manual adjustment of controls by the operator, when the soil mineralization changes. The background signals are removed without affecting the sensitivity of the detector to metallic targets and the background signal removal process does not make the detector insensitive to targets whose time constant coincides with that of the soil.
US07701203B2	Method of sensing a position of a movable component of an operator interface in a machine A method of sensing a position of a movable component of an operator interface includes a step of receiving a first signal from a first Hall effect sensor and a second signal from a second Hall effect sensor. The method also includes a step of determining the position of the movable component based on the first signal and the second signal if the first and second signals represent expected values. The method includes a further step of determining the position of the movable component based on one of the first and second signals if the other of the first and second signals represents an unexpected value.
US07701200B1	Active test socket A test socket comprises a test socket body with a central opening configured to receive a device under test (DUT) including at least one arm opening in the test socket body; and at least one rotating arm disposed in the arm opening.
US07701182B2	DC-DC converter Disclosed is a low noise, non-isolated DC-DC converter for providing a non-inverted (i.e., the same polarity as an input voltage) output voltage of any desired voltage by stepping-up/down the input voltage. It comprises an input coil L1, an input capacitor C1 and a second intermediate coil Lm2 connected in series between both ends of the input voltage source, an output coil L2, an output capacitor C2 and a first intermediate coil Lm1 connected in series between both ends of a load Ro, a switching device S connected between a node a of the L1 and the C1 and a node b of the C2 and the Lm1, and a diode D connected between a node d of the C1 and the Lm2 and a node c of the C2 and the L2.
US07701178B2	Charge control that keeps constant input voltage supplied to battery pack A circuit for controlling charging includes a transistor provided on a charging path between a position of a charging terminal and a position of a battery, an input voltage detecting circuit configured to detect a potential of a point on the charging path coupled to the charging terminal's side of the transistor, and a drive circuit configured to control an ON resistance of the transistor between a conductive state and a nonconductive state in response to the potential detected by the input voltage detecting circuit.
US07701177B2	Battery pre-charging circuit comprising normal voltage and low voltage pre-charging circuits A battery pre-charging circuit includes a pre-charging path, a pre-charging switch and a low-voltage pre-charging circuit. The pre-charging path is coupled between a charger and a battery for providing a pre-charging current from the charger to the battery. The pre-charging switch is coupled to the pre-charging path for conducting along the pre-charging path. The low-voltage pre-charging circuit is coupled to the pre-charging switch for controlling the pre-charging switch. The low-voltage pre-charging circuit is configured to switch on the pre-charging switch when the battery voltage is below a first battery voltage level.
US07701174B2	Method and device for determining the charge that can be drawn from an energy accumulator A device for ascertaining the charge able to be drawn from an energy store, in particular a battery, up to a specified cutoff, is provided. A particularly precise charge prediction may be achieved if a mathematical energy store model is used, which mathematically represents the electrical properties of the energy store and with the aid of which a charge predictor calculates the charge able to be drawn in the case of a specified discharge current. The charge predictor is connected with an estimator for a state variable and parameter, which estimator ascertains state variables and/or parameters for the mathematical energy store model from current operating performance quantities of the energy store.
US07701172B2	Power driver and charger with flexible mounting system for battery pack A power tool may include a housing that supports an electrical circuit. The electrical circuit may include at least two terminal sets that are arranged in parallel to each other. The at least two terminal sets may include a first terminal set configured for engagement along a first axis to a battery pack having a first configuration and a second terminal set configured for engagement along a second axis to a battery pack having a second, different configuration. A battery charger may include a housing, and an interface that is electrically and mechanically compatible with at least two battery packs having different configurations and battery cell chemistries.
US07701171B2	System, method and apparatus for charging a worn device A wearable device has an internal rechargeable power source for supplying power to internal circuitry of the device. An external rechargeable battery pack is physically and electrically interfaced to the wearable device and provides power to recharge the internal rechargeable power source while the device is being worn, thereby eliminating the need to connect the wearable device directly to a source of electricity using wires. The rechargeable battery pack is recharged in a charging station connected to a source of electricity.
US07701166B2	Multiple input/output power supply device and operating method thereof A multi-functional power supply device comprises: a secondary cell, a charging circuit, a controller, and a first connection unit. The secondary cell is used to store electrical energy, and produces a first voltage and a second voltage. When the first connection unit is electrically connected to a solar board, the charging circuit receives the electrical energy which is transformed from the solar board and is then stored in the secondary cell. The controller controls the second voltage to produce at least one output voltage to an application apparatus. Moreover, when the first connection unit changes to connect with a lighting device, the secondary cell provides the first voltage to the lighting device directly. Hence, the present invention provides power to the application apparatus, and produces a light source through the lighting device at the same time.
US07701161B2	Motor balanced active user interface assembly An active user interface assembly includes a user interface, and one or more feedback motors coupled to the user interface. The one or more feedback motors, when energized, supply a feedback force to the user interface that opposes user interface movement. One of the feedback motors is disposed such that its center of gravity is located at a position relative to the user interface to mass balance the user interface when it is in the null position. The configurations allow for the center of gravity of a feedback motor to be positioned in a manner that alleviates the need for counterbalance weights.
US07701160B2	Operating method for a powered roller shutter, and device for implementing same The invention relates to an operating method for a roller shutter comprising an actuator which is used to move the shutter and which consists of: a motor, an electronic control unit for powering the motor, and a control box which is connected to the electronic unit and which is equipped with at least one control key. The inventive operating method comprises at least one configuration mode, during which values that are associated with specific positions can be recorded. The invention is designed such that a roller shutter movement command only occurs after a key has been pressed during a period of time greater than a first period t1 if the device is not at least partially configured, but the pressing of a control key can be immediately interpreted as a command to move the mobile element if the device is at least partially configured.
US07701155B2	Method for driving micro-oscillating element having comb-teeth electrodes A micro-oscillation element includes a movable main section, a first frame and a second frame, and a first connecting section that connects the movable main section and the first frame and defines a first axis of rotation for a first rotational operation of the movable main section with respect to the first frame. The element further includes a second connecting section that connects the first frame and the second frame and defines a second axis of rotation for a second rotational operation of the first frame and the movable main section with respect to the second frame. A first drive mechanism is provided for generating a driving force for the first rotational operation. A second drive mechanism is provided for generating a driving force for the second rotational operation. The first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation are not orthogonal.
US07701154B2	Electric drive system An electric drive system includes a multi-phase electric machine, multiple electrical power output stages, and devices for controlling and/or regulating the electric machine, which are connected to the electrical power output stages. At least two control units are provided for control and/or regulation, at least one power output stage group being assigned to each control unit.
US07701153B2	Visible indication of mistaken lamp use A lamp includes an arc tube and a lighting unit for lighting the arc tube. The lighting unit includes a rectifier circuit, a smoothing circuit for partial smoothing, and an inverter circuit having a pair of switching elements. The smoothing circuit smoothes portions of the output voltage of the rectifier circuit below the first voltage value and outputs a voltage that falls between the first voltage value and the second voltage value. The discharge sustaining voltage of the arc tube is set to fall between the first and second values of the voltage Vdc output from the smoothing circuit.
US07701149B2	Multiphase voltage sources driven AC—LED Multiphase voltage sources are used in driving an AC_LED; different light timing is achieved by changing the relative phase or frequency of the voltage sources. Different light color mixing is also achieved when more than one AC_LED with different colors are combined to use.
US07701146B2	Plasma display apparatus Provided is a plasma display apparatus. The apparatus comprises: a plasma display panel; an energy storing unit supplying or recovering energy; an energy supply controller forming a path for supplying the energy from the energy storing unit; a first resonance unit supplying the energy supplied from the energy supply controller, to the plasma display panel through resonance; a second resonance unit forming the resonance together with the first resonance unit, and recovering the energy from the plasma display panel to the energy storing unit; and an energy recovery controller positioned between the first resonance unit and the second resonance unit, and forming a path for recovering the energy.
US07701143B2	Plasma lamp with compact waveguide A plasma lamp for an electrodeless plasma lamp having a compact dielectric waveguide body. Example embodiments may use a shaped body to allow operation at a lower frequency (or at the same frequency with a body of smaller volume) than a solid cylindrical or rectangular waveguide body having the same dielectric constant. The diagonal or diameter of a cross section used for a particular frequency or range of frequencies may be reduced by shaping the waveguide.
US07701142B2	Ceramic HID arc tube assembly An arc tube assembly (10) for a protected high intensity discharge lamp. The assembly has a ceramic arc tube (12) with a short shroud (20) surrounding at least the arc chamber (14) of the arc tube. The short shroud (20) allows the frit seal areas (46) of the arc tube capillaries (18) to project beyond the shroud (20) and thereby operate at a lower temperature, thus increasing lamp life.
US07701137B2	Apparatus for evacuating a field emission display A vacuum container comprising: a first and second substrate of relatively the same dimensions and areas, a peripheral seal positioned about the outer periphery of each substrate for bonding the first substrate to the second substrate to form a composite stacked member; and a getter box having a vacuum aperture in one side with an evacuation tube of a given diameter opening to enclose the vacuum aperture, the tube joined to the box about the opening and having a sealed end remote from the box, the getter box having a getter source in the box hollow to absorb any residual gasses in the display hollow after the display hollow has been evacuated to a desired vacuum before sealing the end of the evacuation tube, wherein the area of the aperture is equal to or greater than π(D/2)2 where D is the diameter of the evacuation tube opening.
US07701134B2	Active matrix display device with improved operating performance An object of the present invention is to provide an EL display device having a high operation performance and reliability.The switching TFT 201 formed within a pixel has a multi-gate structure, which is a structure which imposes an importance on reduction of OFF current value. Further, the current control TFT 202 has a channel width wider than that of the switching TFT to make a structure appropriate for flowing electric current. Morever, the LDD region 33 of the current control TFT 202 is formed so as to overlap a portion of the gate electrode 35 to make a structure which imposes importance on prevention of hot carrier injection and reduction of OFF current value.
US07701133B2	Organic electroluminescent display device and method of repairing a defective pixel of the device The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent display device and a method of repairing a defective pixel of an organic electroluminescent display device which can realize the repairing a defective pixel to a light emitting pixel by electrically separating a leak portion which generates a defective pixel. To be more specific, a peeling suppression layer is formed between an anode and an organic light emitting layer formed on a main substrate, and a cavity is formed between the main substrate and the peeling suppression layer due to the evaporation generated by an absorption of laser beams thus electrically separating a defective portion so as to repair a black-dot defective pixel to form a light emitting pixel.
US07701130B2	Luminous device with conductive film Provided is a means for improving the capability of injecting electrons from a cathode in a luminous element and solving problems about the production process thereof. In the present invention, a material having a smaller work function than a cathode material is used to form an inorganic conductive layer between the cathode and an organic compound layer. In this way, the capability of injecting electrons from the cathode can be improved. Furthermore, the film thereof can be thicker than that of a conventional cathode buffer layer formed by using an insulating material. Therefore, the film thickness can easily be controlled, and a decrease in production costs and an improvement in yield can be achieved.
US07701129B2	Polymeric fluorescent substance and polymer light-emitting device using the same A polymeric fluorescent substance exhibiting fluorescence in the solid state, having a polystyrene reduced number-average molecular weight of 1×103 to 1×108, and comprising one or more repeating units of formula (1) and one or more repeating units of formula (8), —Ar1—(CR1═CR2)n— (1) —Ar2—(CR36═CR37)n— (8) wherein Ar1 represents a specific arylene or a divalent heterocyclic compound group, and Ar2 represent an arylene or a divalent heterocyclic compound group other than Ar1. By using the polymeric fluorescent substance, a high performance polymer LED can easily be obtained.
US07701127B2	Field emission backlight unit A field emission backlight unit includes: upper substrate and lower substrate separated from each other and facing each other; an anode formed on a bottom surface of the upper substrate; a phosphor layer formed on a bottom surface of the anode; a plurality of cathodes and gate electrodes alternately formed on a top surface of the lower substrate; and emitters formed on the cathodes; the gate electrodes include first gate electrodes formed of a conductive material on the top surface of the lower substrate and second gate electrodes having a greater thickness than that of the first gate electrodes and formed on a top surface of the first gate electrodes.
US07701121B2	Piezoelectric substance and piezoelectric element A piezoelectric substance has a substrate, an electrode formed on the substrate, and a piezoelectric film formed on the electrode. The piezoelectric film is formed of crystals having a main phase of (NaxKyLiz)NbO3 (0 and <110> crystalline axes in the direction normal to the substrate surface, and the axes of its crystals oriented to each crystalline axis are also formed in the same direction in the in-plane direction of the substrate.
US07701119B2	Piezoelectric actuator A piezo-electric actuator comprising: piezo-electric element 1a having piezo-electric body 3a which is provided with at least two opposing surfaces, wherein the surfaces perform an expanding and contracting motion in accordance with the state of an electric field; a constraint member 21a for constraining piezo-electric element 1a on at least one of the two surfaces, a supporting member disposed around constraint member 21a, and a plurality of beam members 22a each having both ends fixed to constraint member 21a and supporting member 4a, respectively, wherein each beam member has a neutral axis for bending in a direction substantially parallel with the constrained surface, wherein the constraint member vibrates by vibration which is generated by the constraining effect between the constraint member and the piezo-electric element, and is amplified by the beam members.
US07701117B2	Acoustic resonator and filter A first supporting section provided between a substrate section and a second supporting section. The first supporting section is structured by, e.g., a film formed from a material having a higher acoustic impedance than a piezoelectric body and the substrate section, or a film formed from a material having a smaller Q value than the piezoelectric body and substrate section. By inserting the first supporting section, most vibration from the second supporting section toward the substrate section is reflected, and also a vibration having been transmitted to the substrate section from the second supporting section is prevented from reflecting at the bottom of the substrate section 40 and then returning in a direction of the vibration section.
US07701110B2	Ultrasonic transducer and manufacturing method thereof A technique capable of obtaining an ultrasonic transducer at high sensitivity in which a plurality of ultrasonic oscillators M1 each comprising a lower electrode fixed above a substrate, a diaphragm opposed to the substrate with a cavity being put therebetween, and an upper electrode disposed to the diaphragm are arranged above one identical substrate to constitute an ultrasonic transducer and a concentric convex corrugated region having a center identical with the center for the diaphragm is disposed to the diaphragm in an outer side of the cavity exceeding 70% for the radius thereof.
US07701109B2	Rotating electrical machine It is an object of the present invention to make it possible to easily wind a stator winding, enhance an occupied ratio in a stator core, reduce a winding resistance because there is no coil end, and change a field magnetic flux in accordance with a use.Stator pawl magnetic poles of a stator core extend from both sides in an axial direction alternately at locations opposed to a rotor to form a plurality of magnetic poles. With this stator core, it is only necessary to annularly wind a stator winding. Therefore, it is possible to enhance operability and an occupied ratio, and since there is no coil end, it is possible to reduce winding resistance. Since the rotor is a Randall type rotor having a field winding and a rotor pawl magnetic pole, it is possible to change the field magnetic flux in accordance with a use.
US07701108B2	Combination-type collector ring unit A collector ring unit includes a base, and a plurality of insulated spacer rings sleeved onto the base respectively and each having a ring body, a plurality of through holes through the ring body, and a notch formed on the ring body. A plurality of conductive slip rings are respectively sleeved onto the ring bodies of the insulated spacer rings and each have a socket. A plurality of conductive trips each have one end inserted into the socket of one conductive slip ring and received in the notch of one insulated spacer ring, and the other end passing through the through holes of the other insulated spacer rings and protruded out of the outermost insulated spacer ring. By means of addition or reduction of the numbers of the spacer rings, slip rings and conductive strips, the dimension of the collector ring unit of the invention can be changed.
US07701107B2	Motor including a teeth section and a yoke section which are formed of mutually independent configuration members Included are a rotor, and a stator having a yoke section and a teeth section including multiple teeth. The teeth section and the yoke section are made of mutually independent configuration members, and connected to each other. At least one of the teeth section and the yoke section is formed by connecting each neighboring two of its multiple segments arranged one after another in a direction in which the rotor rotates. At least some neighboring teeth out of the multiple teeth are unified.
US07701105B2	Cryogenic pumping systems, rotors, and methods for pumping cryogenic fluids A cryogenic pumping system for pumping a cryogenic fluid generally includes a rotor having a plurality of slots. The rotor includes at least one endring defining a plurality of openings. Each opening is aligned with a different one of the slots. A plurality of rotor bars are each positioned within a different one of the slots. Each rotor bar includes an end portion received within a different one of the openings and welded to the endring. The cryogenic pumping system can be used to pump a cryogenic fluid from a first location to a second location.
US07701104B2	Double-excitation rotating electrical machine for adjustable defluxing The invention concerns a rotating electrical machine comprising a stator enclosing a rotor including permanent excitation magnets (20, 24, 26, 30) capable of producing magnetic fluxes, and excitation coils (22, 28), capable of being excited or not and generating flux constituents which can counter the fluxes generated in the magnets, wherein the number (Na) of magnets and the number (Nb) of excitation coils as well as the mutual arrangement of the coils and the magnets relative to one another from an elementary pattern (me), said numbers Na of magnets, Nb of coils and Nme of elementary patterns capable of being modified depending on the desired basic intensity (Ibase) in the machine, said basic intensity being determined when the coils are not excited and on the desired modulation intensity (Imod) in the machine, said modulation intensity being determined when the coils are excited.
US07701099B2	Axial-gap motor/generator An axial-gap motor/generator that has a stator equipped with a plurality of polyphase coils from which are led output lead wires, wherein wire connectors 16 for each of coil 12 are divided and arranged on the front side and rear side of the side surface of stator 10.
US07701094B2	Motor with terminal block integrally mounted on terminal block mounting part and manufacturing method therefor A motor may include a rotor having a rotor shaft and a magnet, at least a stator core disposed around the rotor and provided with a plurality of pole teeth, and at least a coil mounted on the stator core. The stator core includes a terminal block mounting part which is formed so as to protrude on an outer side from the stator core, and a terminal block supporting terminals for the coil is integrally mounted on the terminal block mounting part. The terminal block mounting part may be formed with at least an engaging protruded part and the terminal block is integrated with the engaging protruded part by insert molding or outsert molding.
US07701090B2	Active filter An active filter that can remove harmonic noises other than the fundamental wave in a system having many unspecified harmonics and can contribute to the stable operation of the system, and improvement in the quality of power is provided. Using the following power equation (1) for a single-phase circuit as a basic expression, an active power effective value P and a reactive power effective value Q are obtained by integration operation with an active power instantaneous value and a reactive power instantaneous value, an instantaneous voltage estimation value is calculated, the system side fundamental wave current is obtained based on these values, and then the system side fundamental wave current is subtracted from the load current to obtain compensation current as the output of the active filter.
US07701089B2	Power supply circuit A power supply circuit is disclosed that includes a first power supply for supplying first power to a load, a first constant voltage circuit part for changing the voltage input from the first power supply to a first constant voltage and outputting the first constant voltage to the load, a first switch part for controlling the input of the first constant voltage to the load, a second power supply for supplying second power to the load, a second constant voltage circuit part for changing the voltage input from the second power supply to a second constant voltage and outputting the second constant voltage to the load, and a second switch part for controlling the input of the second constant voltage to the load.
US07701088B2	Supply voltage selector An active diode includes a plurality of transistors and a built-in offset voltage. The built-in offset voltage size can be determined by sizing of at least one of the plurality of transistors to prevent supply current flow from one supply source into another supply source, thereby preventing current flow from a higher voltage source to a lower voltage source.
US07701086B2	Remote controlled extension cord with embedded housing for a remote control A remote controlled extension cord. The extension cord has a wire attached to a plug with an integrated base. The base serves to cradle a remote control, which is used to turn power on/off to the extensions on the cord. The remote control can snap inside the base and can be easily pushed out. The base thereby serves as a convenient storage for the remote control in order to discourage the remote from getting misplaced.
US07701085B2	Grid interconnection device, grid interconnection system and power control system The grid interconnection device connected to the bank where alternating-current power is transmitted and to the power supply device provided to a customer includes: a detector detecting start of the alternating-current power transmission based on a state of the alternating-current power; a receiver receiving a grid interconnection start instruction for starting grid interconnection between the bank and the power supply device; and a grid interconnection controller controlling the bank and the power supply device to be interconnected or separated, in which the grid interconnection controller starts grid interconnection between the bank and the power supply device upon receipt of the grid interconnection start instruction in a state where the start of the alternating-current power transmission is detected.
US07701075B2	Hybrid electrical power source combining stirling engine driven alternator with supplementing electrical energy storage An electrical power source including a free-piston Stirling engine driving an alternator to supply power through a bus to a user load and controlled by an engine/alternator controller. A bidirectional DC/DC converter is connected between a battery and the bus. The stroke of the engine piston is modulated between a maximum and a minimum stroke to maintain the bus voltage at a design nominal bus voltage (V1), and charge the battery if it is not charged, when and so long as the bus voltage does not fall below a design nominal bus voltage (V1). The Stirling engine is operated at its maximum piston stroke, and the battery is charged if it is not charged, when the bus voltage is in the range between the design nominal bus voltage (V1) and a design minimum battery charging bus voltage (V2). The Stirling engine is operated at its maximum piston stroke and the battery is disconnected from the bus so it can not charge when the bus voltage is in the range between the design minimum battery charging bus voltage (V2) and a design minimum bus voltage (V3). The Stirling engine is operated at its maximum piston stroke and power is applied from the battery to the bus for maintaining the bus voltage at the design minimum bus voltage (V3) when the power supplied from the alternator operating at its maximum stroke is less than the power demand of the load.
US07701074B2	Semiconductor device with a buffer region with tightly-packed filler particles An embodiment of a semiconductor device includes a supporting member, a semiconductor die mounted on a portion of the supporting member, a buffer region, and a plastic encapsulation. The buffer region covers a portion of the die, and includes a resin and filler particles packed within the resin. The filler particles have a mix of filler sizes and are tightly packed within the resin. The buffer region has a first dielectric constant and a first loss tangent. The plastic encapsulation encloses at least part of the supporting member and the die. The plastic encapsulation includes a plastic material of a second dielectric constant and a second loss tangent, where the second dielectric constant is larger than the first dielectric constant and the second loss tangent is larger than the first loss tangent.
US07701073B2	Locking feature and method for manufacturing transfer molded IC packages The invention discloses integrated circuits (ICs), molded IC packages, and to leadframe arrays, package arrays and methods for their manufacture. Leadframe arrays and package arrays used for the manufacture of IC packages by transfer molding processes include a locking feature adapted for encapsulation. The locking feature is situated in a strap of the leadframe array overlying a gate between mold cavities. The strap lock formed by curing encapsulant in the locking feature of the strap strengthens the resulting package array and provides improved mold extraction and handling characteristics.
US07701062B2	Semiconductor device and method for producing the same Provided, is a reliable semiconductor device with a layered interconnect structure that may develop no trouble of voids and interconnect breakdowns, in which the layered interconnect structure comprises a conductor film and a neighboring film as so layered on a semiconductor substrate that the neighboring film is contacted with the conductor film. In the device, the materials for the conductor film and the neighboring film are so selected that the difference between the short side, ap, of the rectangular unit cells that constitute the plane with minimum free energy of the conductor film and the short side, an, of the rectangular unit cells that constitute the plane with minimum free energy of the neighboring film, {\|ap−an\|/ap}×100=A (%) and the difference between the long side, bp, of the rectangular unit cells that constitute the plane with minimum free energy of the conductor film and the long side, bn, of the rectangular unit cells that constitute the plane with minimum free energy of the neighboring film, {\|bp−bn\|/bp}×100=B (%) satisfy an inequality of {A+B×(ap/bp)}<13. In this, the diffusion of the conductor film is retarded.
US07701061B2	Semiconductor device with solder balls having high reliability A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a metal layer, an alloy layer and a Sn—Ag—Cu-based solder ball. The metal layer is configured to be formed on the substrate. The alloy layer is configured to be formed on the metal layer. The Sn—Ag—Cu-based solder ball is configured to be placed on the alloy layer. The alloy layer includes Ni and Zn as essential elements.
US07701060B2	Wiring structure and method for manufacturing the same There are provided with a wiring structure and a method for manufacturing the same wherein in a wiring structure of multi-layered wiring in which a metal wiring is formed on a substrate forming a semiconductor element thereby obtaining connection of the element, no damage to insulation property between the abutting wirings by occurrence of leakage current and no deterioration of insulation resistance property between the abutting wirings are achieved in case that fine metal wiring is formed in a porous insulation film. The insulation barrier layer 413 is formed between an interlayer insulation film and the metal wiring, in the metal wiring structure on the substrate forming the semiconductor element. The insulation barrier layer enables to reduce leakage current between the abutting wirings and to elevate the insulation credibility.
US07701057B1	Semiconductor device having structures for reducing substrate noise coupled from through die vias A semiconductor device having structures for reducing substrate noise coupled from through die vias (TDVs) is described. In one example, a semiconductor device has a substrate, at least one signal through die via (TDV), and ground TDVs. The substrate includes conductive interconnect formed on an active side thereof. The conductive interconnect includes ground conductors and digital signal conductors. Each signal TDV is formed in the substrate and is electrically coupled to at least one of the digital signal conductors. The ground TDVs are formed in the substrate in a ring around the at least one signal TDV. The ground TDVs are electrically coupled to the ground conductors. The ground TDVs provide a sink for noise coupled into the substrate from the signal TDVs. In this manner, the ground TDVs mitigate noise coupled to noise-sensitive components formed on the substrate.
US07701055B2	Light emitter assembly A plurality of disc-shaped substrates carry light emitters and are axially stacked, spaced apart, in a metal housing to dissipate the heat produced by the light emitters. The housing comprises mutually connected elongate planar ribs that abut the light emitters or substrates for thermally connecting the light emitters to the housing. The ribs have shoulders. The substrates are received between the ribs and abut the shoulders. The shoulders are positioned proximate each light emitter in intimate contact with the substrate for efficient heat dissipation.
US07701054B2	Power semiconductor module and method for its manufacture A power semiconductor module 3 for mounting on a cooling element 4 has at least one substrate 2, on which one or more components 5, 6, 7 are mounted and a module housing 40. The module housing 40 surrounds at least partially the at least one substrate 2. The module housing 40 has opposite sides with a first side facing the cooling element 4, and a second side 42 having one or more openings and a surface turned away from the power semiconductor module 3. Each of the one or more openings has a border, which is sealed by an internal contact 16, 17, 18, 27, 28, which is electrically connected to the one or more components 5, 6, 7. The internal contact protrudes the module housing 40, such that the internal contact not extends beyond said surface of the second side 42 of the module housing 40.
US07701053B2	Electronic component and method for producing the same An electronic component has a portion adjacent to a surface of a base to which elements are mounted is immersed into a liquid resin or semi-solid resin such that an element surface of the base to which the elements are mounted is not immersed and in which the resin is then hardened. This causes a gap to be disposed between the hardened resin and the element surface of the base, such that a cover supported by some of the elements is formed.
US07701052B2	Power core devices A device comprising a power core wherein said power core comprises: at least one embedded singulated capacitor layer containing at least one embedded singulated capacitor wherein said embedded singulated capacitor comprises at least a first electrode and a second electrode and wherein said embedded singulated capacitor is positioned on the outer layer of the power core with both first and second electrodes of the capacitor on the outer layer of the power core so that at least one Vcc (power) terminal and at least one Vss (ground) terminal of a semiconductor device can be directly connected to at least one first and at least one second electrode, respectively.
US07701050B2	Side-view optical diode package and fabricating process thereof A side-view optical diode package is mounted on a printed circuit board with at least a solder bump. The side-view optical diode package includes a silicon substrate, a holding space, a bonding surface and a positioning structure. The silicon substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The holding space has a top opening in the first surface and a bottom for holding an optical diode thereon. The bonding surface is disposed at a lateral side of the silicon substrate and bonded onto the printed circuit board. The positioning structure has at least a solder-receiving portion beside the bonding surface and corresponding to the solder bump. The solder bump is molten during a soldering process and received in the solder-receiving portion, thereby facilitating positioning the silicon substrate on the printed circuit board.
US07701049B2	Integrated circuit packaging system for fine pitch substrates An integrated circuit packaging system comprising: forming a substrate including; patterning a bonding pad on the substrate, patterning a first signal trace coupled to the bonding pad, patterning a second signal trace on the substrate, and connecting a pedestal on the second signal trace; mounting an integrated circuit on the substrate; and coupling an electrical interconnect between the integrated circuit, the bonding pad, the pedestal, or a combination thereof.
US07701044B2	Chip package for image sensor and method of manufacturing the same A chip package for an image sensor includes a first semiconductor chip having a first surface where a photographing device and a first circuit pattern are formed and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface where a second circuit pattern is formed. The first and second circuit patterns are electrically connected. The chip package further includes a second semiconductor chip attached to a second circuit pattern on the second surface of the first semiconductor chip. A printed circuit board faces the second surface of the first semiconductor chip and transfers an electric signal between the first and second semiconductor chips and externally. A housing accommodates the first and second semiconductor chips. The housing allows light to pass through to the photographing device.
US07701038B2	High-gain vertex lateral bipolar junction transistor A lateral bipolar junction transistor having improved current gain and a method for forming the same are provided. The transistor includes a well region of a first conductivity type formed over a substrate, at least one emitter of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type in the well region wherein each of the at least one emitters are interconnected, a plurality of collectors of the second conductivity type in the well region wherein the collectors are interconnected to each other, and a plurality of base contacts of the first conductivity type in the well region wherein the base contacts are interconnected to each other. Preferably, all sides of the at least one emitters are adjacent the collectors, and none of the base contacts are adjacent the sides of the emitters. The neighboring emitter, collectors and base contacts are separated by spacings in the well region.
US07701037B2	Orientation-independent multi-layer BEOL capacitor A plurality of interdigitized conductive fingers are arranged to form a substantially square configuration in each of a plurality of layers separated by a high dielectric constant material, wherein each of the plurality of interdigitized conductive fingers includes at least one bend of substantially ninety degrees. The plurality of interdigitized conductive fingers includes a first set of fingers that are connected to an anode terminal, and a second set of fingers that are connected to a cathode terminal. The plurality of layers includes a bottommost layer that is in closest proximity to a substrate relative to other layers of the plurality of layers. The bottommost layer does not include any fingers connected to the anode terminal.
US07701034B2	Dummy patterns in integrated circuit fabrication An embodiment of the invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit device having a dummy pattern for improving micro-loading effects. The device comprises an active region in a substrate and an isolation region in the substrate adjacent the active region. A plurality of dummy patterns are formed over the isolation region, wherein each dummy pattern is aligned parallel to and lengthwise dimension of the active region. The dummy patterns may have non-uniform spacing or non-uniform aspect ratios. The dummy pattern may have, in plan view, a rectangular shape, wherein its length is greater than the lengthwise dimension of the active region. The spacing between the dummy pattern and the active region may be less than about 1500 nm.
US07701028B2	Image sensor with large-area, high-sensitivity and high-speed pixels The pixel for use in an image sensor comprises a low-doped semiconductor substrate (A). On the substrate (A), an arrangement of a plurality of floating areas e.g., floating gates (FG2-FG6), is provided. Neighboring floating gates are electrically isolated from each other yet capacitively coupled to each other. By applying a voltage (V2-V1) to two contact areas (FG1, FG7), a lateral steplike electric field is generated. Photogenerated charge carriers move along the electric-field lines to the point of highest potential energy, where a floating diffusion (D) accumulate the photocharges. The charges accumulated in the various pixels are sequentially read out with a suitable circuit known from image-sensor literature, such as a source follower or a charge amplifier with row and column select mechanisms. The pixel of offers at the same time a large sensing area, a high photocharge-detection sensitivity and a high response speed without any static current consumption.
US07701027B1	Method and apparatus for reduction of non-adaptive signals in photo-EMF sensors A method and apparatus for a photoinduced electromotive force sensor. The sensor has an active substrate formed of a semi-insulating photoconductor with sufficient carrier trap density to form an effective charge grating and pairs of electrodes disposed on the active substrate, where the sensor is configured to reduce the photovoltaic effect caused by the incident light in the vicinity of the electrodes. The shape or composition of the electrodes may be selected to reduce the photovoltaic effect or the electrodes may be disposed on the substrate to average out the photovoltaic effect arising from each one of the electrodes.
US07701022B2	Semiconductor device and method of producing the same A semiconductor device and a method of producing the same is disclosed, in which a through hole is formed in the upper surface of a semiconductor substrate from the lower surface thereof, and an opening of a desired size is formed in a desired position on the upper surface of the substrate. A guide that functions as an etching stopper is formed in the semiconductor substrate. An opening having a width W2 is formed in the guide. The opening faces an opening in a mask used in the formation of a through hole, and the width W2 thereof is narrower than a width W4 of the opening in the mask. The direction in which etching progresses is controlled by the opening formed in the guide as etching is conducted from a lower surface of the substrate to an upper surface of the substrate, and thus deviations in the width W1 and position of an opening in the upper surface of the substrate can be controlled.
US07701020B2	Semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the same, a method of manufacturing a vertical MISFET and a vertical MISFET, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device Vertical MISFETs are formed over drive MISFETs and transfer MISFETs. The vertical MISFETs comprise rectangular pillar laminated bodies each formed by laminating a lower semiconductor layer (drain), an intermediate semiconductor layer, and an upper semiconductor layer (source), and gate electrodes formed on corresponding side walls of the laminated bodies with gate insulating films interposed therebetween. In each vertical MISFET, the lower semiconductor layer constitutes a drain, the intermediate semiconductor layer constitutes a substrate (channel region), and the upper semiconductor layer constitutes a source. The lower semiconductor layer, the intermediate semiconductor layer and the upper semiconductor layer are each comprised of a silicon film. The lower semiconductor layer and the upper semiconductor layer are doped with a p type and constituted of a p type silicon film.
US07701018B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same A semiconductor device comprising a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region, (a) wherein a field effect transistor is comprised of the first semiconductor region comprising at least one semiconductor layer(s) protruding upward from a substrate, a gate electrode(s) formed via an insulating film such that the gate electrode(s) strides over the semiconductor layer(s) and source/drain regions provided in the semiconductor layer(s) on both sides of the gate electrode(s), whereby a channel region is formed in at least both sides of the semiconductor layer(s), (b) wherein the second semiconductor region comprises semiconductor layers protruding upward from the substrate and placed, at least opposing the first semiconductor region at both ends in the direction perpendicular to a channel current direction and the side surface of the semiconductor layers facing the first semiconductor region is parallel to the channel current direction.
US07701016B2	Semiconductor device having device characteristics improved by straining surface of active region and its manufacture method A trench is formed in the surface layer of a semiconductor substrate, surrounding an active region. A lower insulating film made of insulating material fills a lower region of the trench. An upper insulating film fills a region of the trench above the lower insulating film. The upper insulating film has therein a stress generating tensile strain in a surface layer of the active region.
US07701014B2	Gating configurations and improved contacts in nanowire-based electronic devices Methods, systems, and apparatuses for electronic devices having improved gate structures are described. An electronic device includes at least one nanowire. A gate contact is positioned along at least a portion of a length of the at least one nanowire. A dielectric material layer is between the gate contact and the at least one nanowire. A source contact and a drain contact are in contact with the at least one nanowire. At least a portion of the source contact and/or the drain contact overlaps with the gate contact along the nanowire the length. In another aspect, an electronic device includes a nanowire having a semiconductor core surrounded by an insulating shell layer. A ring shaped first gate region surrounds the nanowire along a portion of the length of the nanowire. A second gate region is positioned along the length of the nanowire between the nanowire and the substrate. A source contact and a drain contact are coupled to the semiconductor core of the nanowire at respective exposed portions of the semiconductor core.
US07701013B2	Nanoelectromechanical transistors and methods of forming same Nanoelectromechanical transistors (NEMTs) and methods of forming the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, an NEMT may include a substrate including a gate adjacent thereto, a source region and a drain region; an electromechanically deflectable nanotube member; and a channel member electrically insulatively coupled to the nanotube member so as to be aligned with the source region and the drain region, wherein electromechanical deflection of the nanotube member is controllable, in response to an electrical potential applied to the gate and the nanotube member, between an off state and an on state, the on state placing the channel member in electrical connection with the source region and the drain region to form a current path.
US07700996B2	Tunable antifuse elements A tunable antifuse element (102, 202, 204, 504, 952) includes a substrate material (101) having an active area (106) formed in a surface, a gate electrode (104) having at least a portion positioned above the active area (106), and a dielectric layer (110) disposed between the gate electrode (104) and the active area (106). The dielectric layer (110) includes a tunable stepped structure (127). During operation, a voltage applied between the gate electrode (104) and the active area (106) creates a current path through the dielectric layer (110) and a rupture of the dielectric layer (110) in a rupture region (130). The dielectric layer (110) is tunable by varying the stepped layer thicknesses and the geometry of the layer.
US07700994B2	Single poly CMOS logic memory cell for RFID application and its programming and erasing method An electrically erasable/programmable CMOS logic memory cell for RFID applications and other mobile applications includes a tunneling capacitor, a control capacitor, and a CMOS inverter that share a single floating gate. A two-phase program/erase operation performs an initial Fowler-Nordheim (F-N) injection phase using the capacitors, and then a Band-to-Band Tunneling (BBT) phase using the CMOS inverter. Both the F-N injection and BBT phases are performed using low currents and low voltages (i.e., 5V or less). The tunneling and control capacitors are fabricated in isolated P-wells (IPWs) including both N+ and a P+ regions to enable the use of both positive and negative programming voltages during the F-N and BBT programming/erasing operations.
US07700988B2	Metal-insulator-metal capacitor A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor having a top electrode, a bottom electrode and a capacitor dielectric layer is provided. The top electrode is located over the bottom electrode and the capacitor dielectric layer is disposed between the top and the bottom electrode. The capacitor dielectric layer comprises several titanium oxide (TiO2) layers and at least one tetragonal structure material layer. The tetragonal structure material layer is disposed between two titanium oxide layers and each tetragonal structure material layer has the same or a different thickness. Leakage path can be cut off through the tetragonal material layer between the titanium oxide layers. In the meantime, the tetragonal structure material layer can induce the titanium oxide layers to transform into a high k rutile phase.
US07700987B2	Ferroelectric memory device and method of manufacturing the same A ferroelectric memory device includes a top electrode, a bottom electrode, a ferroelectric film which is sandwiched between the top and bottom electrodes, includes a first portion having a side surface flushed with a side surface of the top electrode and a second portion having a side surface flushed with a side surface of the bottom electrode, and has a step formed by making the side surface of the second portion project outward from the side surface of the first portion, a top mask which is provided on the top electrode, and a side mask which is provided on part of a side surface of the top mask, the side surfaces of the top electrode and the first portion of the ferroelectric film and has a top at a lower level than a top of the top mask and at a higher level than a top of the top electrode.
US07700983B2	Transistor, memory cell, memory cell array and method of forming a memory cell array One embodiment of the present invention relates to a transistor that is at least partially formed in a semiconductor substrate having a surface. In particular, the transistor includes a first source/drain region, a second source/drain region, a channel region connecting said first and second source/drain regions. Said channel region is disposed in said semiconductor substrate. A channel direction is defined by a line connecting said first and said second source/drain regions. A gate groove is formed in said semiconductor substrate. Said gate groove is formed adjacent to said channel region. Said gate groove includes an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion being adjacent to said lower portion, and a gate dielectric layer disposed between said channel region and said gate groove. The lower portion of said gate groove is filled with polysilicon whereas the upper portion of said gate groove is filled with a metal or a metal compound thereby forming a gate electrode disposed along said channel region. Said gate electrode controls an electrical current flowing between said first and second source/drain regions.
US07700982B2	Magnetoresistive effect element and magnetic memory device Write characteristics and read characteristics can be improved at the same time by applying novel materials to ferromagnetic layers. In a magneto resistive effect element having a pair of ferromagnetic layers being opposed to each other through an intermediate layer to cause a current to flow in the direction perpendicular to the film plane to obtain a magnetoresistive change, at least one of the ferromagnetic layers contains a ferromagnetic material containing Fe, Co and B. The ferromagnetic material should preferably contain FeaCobNicBd (in the chemical formula, a, b, c and d represent atomic %. 5≦a≦45, 35≦b≦85, 0≦c≦35, 10≦d≦30, a+b+C+d=100).
US07700977B2	Integrated circuit with a subsurface diode An integrated circuit includes a first and second diode connected in parallel. The first diode has a first breakdown voltage and has first P type region and first N type region adjacent to each other at the surface of the substrate of a substrate to form a lateral diode. The second diode has a second breakdown voltage less than the first breakdown voltage and has a second P type region and second N type region lateral adjacent to each other in the substrate to form a lateral diode below the surface The first and second N type regions overlap and the first and second P type region being electrically connected whereby the first and second diodes are in parallel.
US07700971B2	Insulated gate silicon carbide semiconductor device An insulated gate silicon carbide semiconductor device is provided having small on-resistance. The device combines a static induction transistor structure with an insulated gate field effect transistor structure. The advantages of both the SIT structure and the insulated gate field effect transistor structure are obtained. The structures are formed on the same SiC semiconductor substrate, with the MOSFET structure above the SIT structure. The SIT structure includes a p+ gate region in an n-type drift layer on an n+ SiC semiconductor substrate, and an n+ first source region on the surface of the drift layer. The MOSFET structure includes a p-well region on the surface of the first source region, a second source region formed in the p-well region, and a MOS gate structure formed in a trench extending from the second source region to the first source region. The p+ gate region and a source electrode are conductively connected.
US07700968B2	Method of forming a light-emitting device with a triple junction A light-emitting device is provided that is excellent in light emission efficiency and stability. The light-emitting device has a first part of a first dielectric constant, a second part of a second dielectric constant and a third part of a third dielectric constant, and has a triple junction where they are in contact with one another. Moreover, a first and a second electrode are provided for applying a voltage for controlling an electric field at the triple junction and in the vicinity thereof. Further, at least one of the first, the second and the third parts is a constituted by light-emitting material, and the triple junction forms a closed line.
US07700967B2	Illumination device with a wavelength converting element held by a support structure having an aperture An illumination device includes a light source, such as one or more light emitting diodes and a wavelength converting element that is mounted on an opaque support structure. The support structure includes an aperture with which the wavelength converting element is aligned so that the converted light is emitted through the aperture. The wavelength converting element may be a rigid structure, such as a luminescent ceramic and the aperture may be a hole through the support structure. The support structure may hold the wavelength converting element so that it is physically separated from the light source, or alternatively, the support structure may place the wavelength converting element in physical contact with the light source.
US07700959B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device, semiconductor light-emitting apparatus, and method of manufacturing semiconductor light-emitting device A semiconductor light-emitting device capable of obtaining a high light reflectance through the use of a high-reflection metal layer formed on the side of an electrode on one side and capable of preventing migration of atoms from the high-reflectance metal layer is provided. Semiconductor layers of the opposite conduction types are formed on the opposite sides of an active layer, and an ohmic contact layer being a thin film for contriving a decrease in contact resistance, a transparent and conductive layer, and a high-reflection metal layer for reflecting light generated in the active layer are sequentially layered on one of the semiconductor layers. Since the transparent conductive layer functions also as a barrier layer and it transmits light, a high light take-out efficiency can be obtained through the reflection at the high-reflectance metal layer.
US07700955B2	Semiconductor device and optical apparatus A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, and an optically functional portion formed by using at least a portion of the semiconductor layer. The optically functional portion performs light emission or light reception. The semiconductor device further includes a first driving electrode that is electrically connected to a semiconductor layer on a surface of the optically functional portion, and the first driving electrode drives the optically functional portion. The semiconductor device further includes an encapsulating electrode that is formed on the semiconductor layer to surround periphery of the optically functional portion, and electrically connected to the first driving electrode.
US07700954B2	Transistor, method of fabricating the same and organic light emitting display including the transistor A transistor includes; at least two polycrystalline silicon layers disposed substantially parallel to each other, each polycrystalline silicon layer including a channel region and at least two high conductivity regions disposed at opposing sides of the channel region; a gate which corresponds to the channel region of the two polycrystalline silicon layers and which crosses the two polycrystalline silicon layers, and a gate insulating layer interposed between the gate and the two polycrystalline silicon layers, wherein low conductivity regions are disposed adjacent to one edge of the gate and are formed between the channel region and one high conductivity region of each polycrystalline silicon layer.
US07700950B2	Image sensor with compact pixel layout Solid-state image sensors, specifically the image sensor pixels, which have three or four transistors, high sensitivity, low noise, and low dark current, are provided. The pixels have separate active regions for active components, row-shared photodiodes and may also contain a capacitor to adjust the sensitivity, signal-to-noise ratio and dynamic range. The low dark current is achieved by using pinned photodiodes.
US07700949B2	Thin film transistor array substrate, method for manufacturing the same, liquid crystal display having the substrate, and method for manufacturing the liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display has, a plurality of pixel including a switching element, a plurality of gate lines extending transversally, a plurality of data lines extending longitudinally, a first storage electrode line extending transversally, a second storage electrode line extending longitudinally, a third storage electrode line connecting two of the adjacent second storage electrode line, a repair assistant formed in an area that the data line crosses over the third storage electrode line. The liquid crystal display can be repaired with good quality by shortening the repair path.
US07700943B2	In-situ functionalization of carbon nanotubes An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to functionalize carbon nanotubes in situ. A carbon nanotube (NT) array is grown or deposited on a substrate. The NT array is functionalized in situ with a polymer by partial thermal degradation of the polymer to form a NT structure. The functionalization of the NT structure is characterized. The functionalized NT structure is processed according to the characterized functionalization.
US07700942B2	Semiconductor device including an embedded contact plug A semiconductor device includes an active area isolated by an isolation area on a semiconductor substrate. A transistor includes a gate electrode extending across the active area, source/drain regions formed in the active area on both sides of the gate electrode, and impurity-containing contact plugs connected to the source/drain regions. The source/drain regions are formed by thermal diffusion of impurities from the impurity-containing contact plugs toward the active area.
US07700938B2	Adapting short-wavelength LED's for polychromatic, broadband, or “white” emission An adapted LED is provided comprising a short-wavelength LED and a re-emitting semiconductor construction, wherein the re-emitting semiconductor construction comprises at least one potential well not located within a pn junction. The potential well(s) are typically quantum well(s). The adapted LED may be a white or near-white light LED. The re-emitting semiconductor construction may additionally comprise absorbing layers surrounding or closely or immediately adjacent to the potential well(s). In addition, graphic display devices and illumination devices comprising the adapted LED according to the present invention are provided.
US07700930B2	Lithographic apparatus with rotation filter device A lithographic apparatus including a filter device is disclosed. The filter device has a plurality of foils attached to a holder which is able to rotate around a rotation axis. The foils are arranged substantially parallel to the rotation axis. The foils comprise a uni-directional carbon-fiber composite material selected from the group consisting of carbon-carbon composite (C-C composite) and carbon-silicon carbide composite (C—SiC composite). During operation, the filter device rotates and filters out debris from a radiation source, such as a Sn plasma source. Such a filter device per se may be provided.
US07700928B2	Apparatus and method for interleaving detection of fluorescence and luminescence An apparatus is provided that is capable of interleaving detection of fluorescence and luminescence signals emitted from a plurality of samples. The apparatus is suitable for analysis of samples containing single cells or tissues up to and including living organisms. It contains an optical assembly or “sandwich” for producing a spectrally pure and spatially dispersed light source for illuminating the sample. The invention also provides a plurality of optical sandwiches that can be variously geometrically arranged and their intensities programmed to create spatially uniform illumination over a large sample. The invention further provides an apparatus having at least one of the optical sandwich and a detector system capable of interleaving detection of fluorescent and luminescent signals when a suitable sample is illuminated by the light source of the optical sandwich. Methods for preparing samples and using the sandwiches, arrays and apparatus, are further provided by this invention. A method for interleaving detection of fluorescent and luminescent signals emitted from a plurality of samples is disclosed.
US07700927B2	Heating stage for a micro-sample The present invention achieves a heating stage for a micro-sample, capable of efficient heating and accurate observation of the micro-sample. A micro-sample mount is a heating portion in coil form and is fixed at both ends to a base for the heating stage for the micro-sample. The base can be divided into two members at a base cut line, and the mount is fixed at one end to the first member and is fixed at the other end to the second member. A sample subjected to micro-sampling is mounted on the mount. The base is removed from the tip of a holder, and is mounted on a stage for the sample stage. A current is fed to the micro-sample mount through the members to thereby apply heat to a micro-sample for observation.
US07700917B1	Specimen holder with integral ion beam screen and in situ adjustment An apparatus for holding a specimen to be viewed in a focused beam microscope, which can be an electron microscope or a focused ion beam microscope. The apparatus has a base and a specimen carriage with specimen mounting surface in a first plane and an ion beam screen or knife blade. The relative position between the ion beam screen and the specimen carriage are remotely adjustable while the apparatus is mounted in the focused beam microscope. In a further embodiment, the apparatus is transferable between an ion beam milling device and the focused beam microscope while the milling device and the microscope share a common vacuum.
US07700916B2	Logical CAD navigation for device characteristics evaluation system A navigation system for easily determining defective positions is provided. In the case of CAD navigation to defective positions, logical information for indicating defective positions is created in a CAD format, instead of CAD data of physical information indicating circuit design. Specifically, by attaching marks such as rectangles, characters, or lines, to an electron microscope image with software, quick navigation is performed with required minimum information. By using created CAD data, re-navigation with the same equipment and CAD navigation to heterogeneous equipment are performed.
US07700914B2	Substrate for mass spectrometry, mass spectrometry, and mass spectrometer Provided is a substrate for mass spectrometry, which enables a detection of a high molecular weight compound to be conducted at a high sensitivity, and can avoid the fragmentation so that there is substantially no obstacle to the analysis of a low molecular weight region. The substrate is a substrate for mass spectrometry for use in laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry, containing a metal and having a porous structure on a surface thereof, wherein at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a sulfonic group and an ammonium chloride group is covalently bonded to the surface of the substrate.
US07700905B2	Radiation detector with controlled spectral sensitivity distribution The invention concerns a radiation detector for detecting radiation having a defined spectral sensitivity distribution (14) that exhibits a sensitivity maximum at a defined wavelength λ0, wherein the radiation detector preferably contains a III-V semiconductor material and particularly preferably comprises at least one semiconductor chip (1) and at least one optical filter disposed after the semiconductor chip, the semiconductor chip containing at least one III-V semiconductor material and the optical filter absorbing radiation of a wavelength that is greater than the wavelength λ0 of the sensitivity maximum.
US07700903B2	Method and apparatus for the auto-focussing infinity corrected microscopes The invention is directed at a method and apparatus for auto-focusing an infinity corrected microscope. Light beams are directed and then converged towards a specimen of interest and at least one image is formed from the reflected light. The image, or images, are then reviewed and calibration measurements are retrieved from the image. These calibration measurement are then used to determine focusing measurements which are used to auto-focus the microscope.
US07700894B2	Heated food display A food display including a container for holding a product and having at least one translucent portion that facilitates viewing the product from outside the container, a sign panel that is coupled to the container and is at least partially translucent, and a light assembly that includes a light source positioned to provide light to both the container and the sign panel. Preferably, the sign panel and the light source are both positioned above an upper plane of the container to facilitate backlighting the sign panel. The food display may further include a fan positioned above the upper plane of the container, and an air circulation system that circulates air within the container. In one embodiment, the container includes a conduit, such as a hollow corner post that supports a side panel of the container, extending from the upper portion to the lower portion.
US07700889B2	Double-shot molded button and method for making the same A double-shot molded button includes a main portion including an operation surface and at least one inserted portion embedded in the main portion. The inserted portion includes an exposed surface exposed from the operation surface to configure a symbol for denoting an operation function and being pressed. An orthographic projection image of the inserted portion on the exposed surface is enclosed within the exposed surface. A method for making the double-shot molded button is also provided.
US07700878B2	Buss bar strip A buss bar strip for mounting to a solar panel to electrically connect to a series of electrical lines extending from solar cells. The buss bar strip can include a thin elongate flat flexible strip of insulative material having a longitudinal length. A predetermined pattern of elongate conductors can be longitudinally disposed on the insulative strip in at least two rows along the longitudinal length and electrically isolated from each other. Each conductor can have a predetermined position, length, and spacing from each other on the insulative strip for laterally electrically connecting to selected electrical lines from the solar cells at lateral electrical connection points located along the length of the conductor on exposed surfaces on the conductor.
US07700877B2	Wire management system with integrated DIN rail and selectively accessible wire A wiring system includes a first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket having respective mounting flanges configured to secure the first and second mounting brackets to a mounting surface. The first and second mounting brackets extend away from the mounting surface to a distal end where a hinge is formed. The wiring system also includes a DIN rail supported above the mounting surface by the first and second mounting brackets through the respective hinges such that the DIN rail is rotatable about the hinges along an axis of rotation extending between the first and second mounting brackets to provide access to a wire passage extending parallel to the axis of rotation under the DIN rail and through the first and second mounting brackets.
US07700868B2	Musical instrument and supporting system incorporated therein for music players A supporting system is provided on a saxophone for offering assistance to the player, and includes pressure sensors monitoring the touch pieces of the keys, power assisting units equipped with torque motors provided for the keys and a controller connected to the pressure sensors and the power assisting units; a conversion table for depressed touch pieces and another conversion table for released touch pieces are prepared in the controller, and different relations between the finger force and the amount of current to be supplied to the torque motor are respectively defined in the conversion tables, respectively; the amount of current to be supplied is read out from the conversion tables depending upon the increase and decrease of finger force so that the player quickly closes the tone whole with the padded cup without curious key touch.
US07700866B2	Electronic musical apparatus displaying network service items for selection and computer program therefor An electronic musical apparatus is of a data processing type and is connectable to an external server via a communication network. The apparatus comprises a display screen, item selecting keys arranged around the display screen, and a communication device to connect with the server via the communication network. The apparatus transmits a connection request to a server, receives a list of available service items from the server, displays the list for selection on the display screen, permits the user to select from the list an intended service by operating the item selecting key, transmits a request of the selected service, and receives from the server the service corresponding to the transmitted request.
US07700864B1	Lockable throw-off for snare drum An adjusting throw-off device for use on a drum having a side wall and a head, comprising a support body attachable to side wall of the drum, a hand manipulable lever having pivotal attachment to the body, a tensioning member operatively connectible to a strap that tensions release strands extending adjacent the drum head, the member having operative guided relation with the body in tilting and in endwise extension and retraction modes, and operative connection with the lever to tension the strap and strands to captivate the lever when the lever is swung toward the support body, and to de-tension the strap and strands when the lever is swung away from the support body.
US07700863B2	Instrument A wind instrument, includes: a hollow tube having an open lower or distal end; a mouth hole formed in an upper or proximal portion the tube; a first set of holes including three holes formed in the tube for application of an index finger, a middle finger and a ring finger of an upper hand of a user; and a second set of hole including five holes formed in the tube for application of a thumb, an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger and a pinky finger of a lower hand of the user. Another wind instrument, includes: a hollow tube having an open lower or distal end; a mouth hole formed in an upper or proximal portion the tube; a first finger support attached to and extending away from the tube; and a second finger support attached to and extending away from the tube.
US07700860B2	Keyboard instrument and fallboard structure thereof A fallboard structure of a keyboard instrument capable of selectively shielding or opening the inside of the instrument from or toward a player. A fallboard covers a keyboard section when it is closed, and permits the keyboard section to be operated for performance when it is open. A front plate pivotally supports the fallboard and shields a space upward and rearward of the keyboard section against a player when it is in a first state. When the fallboard is made open and engaging portions of the front plate are moved along displacement guides provided at supporting portions disposed at side portions of a keybed, the front plate is moved in unison with the fallboard and changed to a second state where the space upward and rearward of the keyboard section is open toward the player.
US07700857B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH677559 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH677559. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH677559, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH677559 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 CH677559.
US07700846B2	Soybean variety D5245143 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D5245143. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D5245143. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D5245143 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D5245143 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US07700844B2	Soybean variety 4991629 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4991629. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4991629. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4991629 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 4991629 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US07700836B2	Seed-preferred regulatory elements The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for a tissue preferred promoter isolated from the sorghum 16 kDa oleosin coding region. The sequences drive expression preferentially to seed tissue, and most preferably to embryo and/or aleurone tissue of a plant. Functional fragments of same are also provided. A method for expressing a nucleotide sequence in a plant using the regulatory sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant cell to comprise a nucleotide sequence operably linked to one or more of the regulatory sequences of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.
US07700835B2	AGPase promoter from rice and uses thereof An objective of the present invention is to provide promoters having seed-specific promoter activity, and methods of expressing foreign proteins in seeds. The present inventors isolated the promoter of ADP-Glucose pyrophosphorylase which is expressed in rice seeds, constructed binary vectors in which the ADP-Glucose pyrophosphorylase promoter is inserted upstream of the GUS reporter gene, and transformed rice using the Agrobacterium method. GUS expression level was used as an index to examine the site of expression, the expression pattern during seed maturation, and the level of expression in seeds for the ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase promoter. Expression was found in the embryo during early stage of maturation and in the entire seed during maturation. Expression in late stage of maturation in embryo was very high.
US07700833B2	Process for the production of unsaturated fatty acids The invention relates to processes for the production of unsaturated fatty acids, preferably of conjugated polyunsaturated fatty acids such as conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), by the recombinant expression of desaturases from insects of the order Lepidoptera. Expression preferably takes place in an organism selected from the group of the plant organisms, yeasts, fungi and algae. Also, according to the invention are recombinant expression cassettes for the recombinant expression of desaturases from insects of the order Lepidoptera, and the transgenic organisms transformed with these.
US07700831B2	Method for inducing resistance to fungal infection in transgenic plants using plant defense peptides The instant invention relates to a method of inducing resistance to pathogens including fungi in transgenic plants by introducing into the plants a first sequence encoding a plant defense peptide and a second sequence encoding a peptide delivery scaffold.
US07700828B2	Biological contamination-removal method The invention relates to a transgenic wild type plant species from Nicotiana glauca transformed with the phytochelatin synthase TaPCS gene from wheat for the phytoremediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals and other pollutants.
US07700827B2	Metal resistant plants and phytoremediation of environmental contamination The present disclosure provides a method of producing transgenic plants which are resistant to at least one metal ion by transforming the plant with a recombinant DNA comprising a nucleic acid encoding a bacterial arsenic reductase under the control of a plant expressible promoter, and a nucleic acid encoding a nucleotide sequence encoding a phytochelatin biosynthetic enzyme under the control of a plant expressible promoter. The invention also relates a method of phytoremediation of a contaminated site by growing in the site a transgenic plant expressing a nucleic acid encoding a bacterial arsenate reductase and a nucleic acid encoding a phytochelatin biosynthetic enzyme.
US07700821B2	Method and device for determining the need to replace an absorbent article A wetness monitoring system is provided for an absorbent article, the wetness monitoring system including a signaling device including a counter to count the number of discrete insults, a timer to monitor the elapsed time that the article has been worn, and an alarm to indicate that the number of discrete insults has reached an insult limit or that the elapsed time has reached an elapsed time limit, whichever occurs first. The signaling device can be adapted to indicate one of first, second, and third conditions, the first condition being that the number of discrete insults has reached an insult limit, the second condition being that the elapsed time has reached an elapsed time limit, and the third condition being the first to occur of either of the first and second conditions, and wherein the condition to be indicated is selected by the wearer or by a caregiver.
US07700816B2	Catalytic conversion of oxygenates to olefins An oxygenate conversion catalyst useful in the conversion of oxygenates such as methanol to olefinic products may be improved by the use of a catalyst combination based on a molecular sieve in combination with a co-catalyst comprising a mixed metal oxide composition which has oxidation/reduction functionality under the conditions of the conversion. This metal oxide co-catalyst component will comprise a mixed oxide of one or more, preferably at least two, transition metals, usually of Series 4, 5 or 6 of the Periodic Table, with the metals of Series 4 being preferred, as an essential component of the mixed oxide composition. The preferred transition metals are those of Groups 5, especially titanium and vanadium, Group 6, especially chromium or molybdenum, Group 7, especially manganese and Group 8, especially cobalt or nickel. Other metal oxides may also be present. The preferred molecular sieve components in these catalysts are the high silica zeolites and the SAPOs, especially the small pore SAPOs (8-membered rings), such as SAPO-34. These catalyst combinations exhibit reduced coke selectivity have the potential of achieving extended catalyst life. In addition, these catalysts have the capability of selectively converting the hydrogen produced during the conversion to liquid products, mainly water, reducing the demand on reactor volume and product handling.
US07700814B2	Manufacture of alcohols Acetals are formed from a mixture comprising alcohols and aldehydes and the product is distilled to yield purified alcohols and/or acetals and/or unsaturated ethers.
US07700811B2	Catalytic conversion of ethanol to a 1-butanol-containing reaction product using a thermally decomposed hydrotalcite/metal carbonate Hydrotalcite/metal carbonate combinations are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol.
US07700805B2	Process for preparing amines An amine is prepared by cleaving a carbamate of the formula I wherein R1=hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or phenyl group, R2=alkyl, aryl or phenyl group, wherein R1 and R2 are independently substituted or unsubstituted, wherein the cleaving of the carbamate is performed in the presence of an acid of the formula II wherein R3, R4 and R5 are independently alkyl or phenyl group, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are the same or different.
US07700803B2	Catalysts for producing carboxylic acid salts Catalysts for preparing carboxylic acid salts from alcohols which a) consist of copper or b) comprise from 99.9 to 10% by weight of copper and from 0.01 to 90% by weight of iron and from 0 to 50% by weight of one or more other metals, and may optionally be doped, the hydroxides being obtained by precipitation of copper salt solutions or by coprecipitation of copper and iron salt solutions optionally containing salts of other metals using a base, and being reduced by hydrogen.
US07700799B2	Method for producing (2-formyl-1-alkenyl) cyclopropane compound A method for producing a (2-formyl-1-alkenyl)cyclopropane compound represented by the formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, and independently represent a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted alkenyl group, an optionally substituted alkynyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group or an optionally substituted aralkyl group, which comprises reacting a formylcyclopropane compound represented by the formula (3): wherein R1 is the same as defined above, with an aldehyde compound represented by the formula (4): wherein R2 is the same as defined above, in the presence of a base.
US07700794B2	Fluorous tagging compounds and methods of increasing the fluorous nature of compounds A method of increasing the fluorous nature of a compound includes the step of reacting the compound with at least one second compound having the formula: wherein Rf is a fluorous group, Rs is a spacer group, d is 1 or 0, m is 1, 2 or 3, Ra is an alkyl group and X is a suitable leaving group. A compound has the formula: wherein Rf is a fluorous group, n is an integer between 0 and 6, m is 1, 2 or 3, Ra is an alkyl group and X is a leaving group.
US07700793B2	Systems and methods for esterification and transesterification of fats and oils Esterification and transesterification of fats and oils is conducted using one or more heterogeneous solid catalysts in the presence of an alcohol and a cosolvent. In one example, esterification of free fatty acids in fats and oils feedstock is conducted by contacting the feedstock with a solid catalyst having acidic groups. Transesterification of triglycerides in the feedstock is conducted by contacting the feedstock with a solid catalyst having basic groups. Single train continuous plant designs are described for near complete conversion of fats and oils by sequentially contacting the feedstock with heterogeneous acidic solid catalyst and basic solid catalyst.
US07700791B2	Exothermic reaction system A reactor and heat exchanger assembly is provided with the heat exchanger integrally affixed to the reactor exit head and adapted to immediately cool reactor gases from the reactor.
US07700789B2	Heterogeneous catalyst and process for producing oxirane compound with the catalyst Process for producing an oxirane compound includes treating with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of either an olefin oxidation catalyst prepared from an organic compound or a polymer compound of formula (1) a tungstic acid compound, a phosphoric acid, hydrogen peroxide and a quaternary ammonium salt of formula (2) or (3) or an olefin oxidation catalyst prepared from an organic compound or a polymer compound of formula (1), a tungsten compound and a quaternary ammonium salt of formula (2) or (3). The process is useful especially industrially.
US07700788B2	Hydroxymethyl furfural oxidation methods A method of oxidizing hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) includes providing a starting material which includes HMF in a solvent comprising water into a reactor. At least one of air and O2 is provided into the reactor. The starting material is contacted with the catalyst comprising Pt on a support material where the contacting is conducted at a reactor temperature of from about 50° C. to about 200° C. A method of producing an oxidation catalyst where ZrO2 is provided and is calcined. The ZrO2 is mixed with platinum (II) acetylacetonate to form a mixture. The mixture is subjected to rotary evaporation to form a product. The product is calcined and reduced under hydrogen to form an activated product. The activated product is passivated under a flow of 2% O2.
US07700787B2	Small molecular thiophene compound A small molecular thiophene compound consisting of a plurality of thiophene units, each thiophene unit being represented by structure (A) wherein each thiophene unit is bonded at either or both of the second ring position and the fifth ring position, wherein m is 0, 1, or 2, wherein each thiophene unit is the same or different from each other in terms of substituent number, substituent identity, and substituent position, wherein each R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of: (a) a hydrocarbon group, (b) a heteroatom containing group, and (c) a halogen, wherein there is at least one thiophene unit where R1 is present at the third ring position or the fourth ring position, or at both the third ring position and the fourth ring position, wherein for any two adjacent thiophene units as represented by structure (A1): there is excluded the simultaneous presence of the same or different R1 at the 3-position of one thiophene unit and at the 3′-position of the other thiophene unit wherein R1 is not part of a cyclic ring structure fused to the thiophene unit.
US07700777B2	Crystalline forms of a biphenyl compound The invention provides crystalline forms of biphenyl-2-ylcarbamic acid 1-(2-{[4-(4-carbamoylpiperidin-1-ylmethyl)benzoyl]methylamino}ethyl)piperidin-4-yl ester, and pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof. The crystalline form can be a freebase, or a salt such as a diphosphate, monosulfate or dioxalate salt. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these crystalline compounds or prepared using these compounds; processes and intermediates for preparing the crystalline compounds; and methods of using these compounds to treat a pulmonary disorder.
US07700775B2	Compounds and compositions for delivering active agents Compounds and compositions for the delivery of active agents are provided. Methods of administration and preparation are provided as well.
US07700774B2	Heterocyclic compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions The present invention provides, among other things, new bicyclic heterocyclic compounds, compositions comprising these heterocyclic compounds, methods of making the heterocyclic compounds, and methods of using these heterocyclic compounds for treating or preventing a variety of conditions or diseases associated with lipoprotein metabolism.
US07700771B2	Heterocyclic compound which may be used as a medicine having p38 MAP kinase inhibitory activity The present invention is to provide a novel heterocyclic compound of the formula [I]: wherein R1 is a halogen, nitro, an alkyl, etc.; R2 is hydrogen, an alkyl, etc.; Ring A is 2-oxo-4-imidazolin-3,4-diyl, etc.; Ring B is a cycloalkyl, monocyclic saturated heterocyclic group; X is CH, N; Y is a single bond, CO, SO2; Z is O, NH, etc.; and Ring C is an aryl, a heterocyclic group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is useful as a p38 MAP kinase inhibitor.
US07700770B2	Methods for isolating crystalline form I of 5-azacytidine The invention includes methods for isolating crystalline Form I of 5-azacytidine substantially free of other forms, wherein 5-azacytidine is represented by the formula: The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising Form I of 5-azacytidine.
US07700769B2	Dihydropteridione derivatives, process for their manufacture and their use as medicament Disclosed are new dihydropteridinones of the formula (I) wherein the groups L, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings provided herein, the isomers thereof, processes for preparing these dihydropteridinones and their use as pharmaceutical compositions.
US07700768B2	Compounds Novel substituted pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidin-2-one compounds and compositions for use in therapy as CSBP/p38 kinase inhibitors.
US07700767B2	System and process for purifying an aqueous solution of crude caprolactam A system for purifying an aqueous solution of crude caprolactam is provided, which includes a filtration zone (A), an inspection unit (B), a purification zone (C), and a first temporary storage tank (D). The filtration zone (A) contains a filtration apparatus though which an aqueous solution of crude caprolactam is filtered to remove ionic impurities therein, so as to obtain caprolactam-containing filtrate; the inspection unit (B) is used for judging the filtrate from the filtration zone (A) meets the preset inspection standards; the purification zone (C) is used for concentrating and further purifying filtrate meeting the preset inspection standards, thereby forming a final caprolactam product; and the first temporary storage tank (D) is used for receiving the filtrate not meeting the preset inspection standards, which is then mixed with the aqueous solution of crude caprolactam and delivered back to the filtration zone (A).
US07700766B2	Methanesulfonate salts of abiraterone-3-esters and recovery of salts of abirater one-3-esters from solution in methyl tert-butyl ether A salt of a compound of formula (I) may be made with methanesulfonic acid. The salt and salts with other acids may be prepared by recovering from methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE).
US07700763B2	3-triazolyl-galactoside inhibitors of galectins The present invention relates to novel compounds, the use of said compounds as a medicament as well as for the manufacture of a medicament for treatment of disorders relating to the binding of galectin to receptors in a mammal. Said galectin is preferably a galectin-3.
US07700758B2	Methods and compositions relating to gene silencing A method for obtaining a mixture of heterogenous short double-stranded RNA molecules suitable for use in gene silencing (hsiRNA) by subjecting large double-stranded RNA to enzymatic cleavage under specified conditions. The resulting mixture consistently includes enhanced representation of fragments having a size of 21-22 nucleotides absent any fractionation step. The fragments contain sequences that collectively span the entire length of the large double-stranded RNA from which they are derived. Double-stranded RNA with sequences that individually represent segments of a target mRNA may be analyzed using the methods described herein to identify the most active subset of hsiRNA fragments or individual siRNA fragments for achieving gene silencing for any gene or transcribed sequences. A method is additionally provided for preparing and cloning DNA encoding selected siRNA, hsiRNA mixtures or hairpin sequences to provide a continuous supply of a gene silencing reagent derived from any long double-stranded RNA.
US07700757B2	Antisense oligonucleotides (ODN) against Smad7 and uses in medical field thereof The invention relates to antisense oligonucleotidic sequences (ODN) against Smad7 suitably modified, and their uses in medical field as therapeutic biological agents, in particular in the treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
US07700755B2	Helicobacter pylori CAI antigen This invention provides polynucleotides encoding Helicobacter pylori cytotoxin associated immunodominant antigen. The polynucleotides can be used as probes to identify the presence of complementary target nucleotide sequences. The invention also provides kits and vectors containing the polynucleotides of the invention.
US07700751B2	Humanized antibodies that recognize β-amyloid peptide The invention provides improved agents and methods for treatment of diseases associated with amyloid deposits of Aβ in the brain of a patient. Preferred agents include humanized antibodies.
US07700748B2	VMGLOM gene and its mutations causing disorders with a vascular component The present invention relates to genes responsible for disorders with a vascular component, the identification of mutations in said genes and the detection of their sequences as well as methods for detection and treatment for disorders with a vascular component. This invention further relates to proteins encoded by said genes and their applications.
US07700747B2	Crosslinked polysaccharide sponge A process for producing a polysaccharide sponge comprises the steps of (A) freezing a photoreactive polysaccharide solution, and (B) irradiating the frozen photoreactive polysaccharide solution with light to crosslink the photoreactive polysaccharide, thereby obtaining the polysaccharide sponge. The process includes simplified steps requiring no removal of solvent, and has such an advantage that impurities are easily removed therefrom.
US07700744B2	Method for isolating proteins or protein and nucleic acid associations, or particle and protein complexes, reagent and uses The magnetic colloidal particles comprise a core and an envelope in which the core is magnetic and is coated with at least one polymer comprising functional groups X chosen from amine, hydroxyl, thiol, aldehyde, ester, anhydride, acid chloride, carbonate, carbamate, isocyanate and isothiocyanate groups, or mixtures thereof, at least one fraction of which has reacted with other functional groups of the envelope, and the envelope comprises a polymer bearing ionizable functional groups, Z and Z′, which may be identical or different, chosen from amine, carboxylic acid, ester, anhydride, aldehyde, thiol, disulfide, α-halocarbonyl, sulfonic acid, maleimide, isocyanate and isothiocyanate groups, which have partially reacted with the functional groups X of the core. These magnetic colloidal particles can be used to isolate biological material.
US07700738B2	Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies that neutralize botulinum neurotoxins This invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to and neutralize botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) and the epitopes bound by those antibodies. The antibodies and derivatives thereof and/or other antibodies that specifically bind to the neutralizing epitopes provided herein can be used to neutralize botulinum neurotoxin and are therefore also useful in the treatment of botulism.
US07700735B2	High potency recombinant antibodies and method for producing them High potency antibodies, including immunologically active fragments thereof, having high kinetic association rate constants and optional high affinities are disclosed, along with methods for producing such antibodies. The high potency antibodies disclosed herein are of either the neutralizing or non-neutralizing type and have specificity for antigens displayed by microorganisms, especially viruses, as well as antigenic sites present on cancer cells and on various types of toxins, and the products of toxins. Processes for producing high potency neutralizing antibodies and increasing the potency of already existing neutralizing antibodies are also described. Methods of using said antibodies in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases, especially diseases induced or caused by viruses, are disclosed.
US07700733B2	Factor VII or VIIa polypeptide variants The present invention relates to novel polypeptide variants of factor VII (FVII) or factor VIIa (FVIIa) polypeptides, where said variants comprise an amino acid substitution in position 10 and 32 and where said variants further comprise a sugar moiety covalently attached to an introduced in vivo N-glycosylation site located outside the Gla domain. Such polypeptide variants are useful in therapy, in particular for the treatment of a variety of coagulation-related disorders, such as trauma.
US07700731B2	Prokaryotic collagen-like proteins and uses thereof The present invention provides recombinant triple helical proteins or collagen-like proteins comprising a prokaryotic protein or one or more domains of a prokaryotic protein comprising a collagen-like peptide sequence of repeated Gly-Xaa-Yaa triplets and, optionally, one or more domains from a mammalian collagen. Also provided are expression vectors and host cells containing the expression vectors to produce these recombinant proteins and methods of producing the same. Additionally, antibodies are provided that are directed against a recombinant collagen-like protein that, preferably, binds an integrin. Furthermore, a method of screening for potential therapeutic compounds that inhibit the integrin-binding or integrin-interacting activities of recombinant collagen-like proteins.
US07700729B2	Modified bacteriocins and methods for their use Modified forms of naturally occurring bacteriocins, such as the R-type pyocins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, are disclosed as are methods for producing them in GRAS organisms. The bacteriocins are modified at the ends of their tail fibers in a region responsible for binding specificity and affinity to their cognate binding partners, or receptors, such as those on the surface of bacteria. Methods for the use of the modified bacteriocins, such as to bind receptors, including virulence or fitness factors, on the surfaces of bacteria, are also described.
US07700727B2	Compositions and kits for detecting pathogen infection The present invention generally features therapeutic and diagnostic compositions and methods for increasing or decreasing the binding of a lysozyme polypeptide to a Treponema pallidum P17 polypeptide (Tp17) or a Tp17-like polypeptide. More particularly, the invention relates to compositions and methods for detecting, treating, or preventing a pathogen infection or a chronic disorder; and to binding assays using a Tp17-like polypeptide and a lysozyme polypeptide.
US07700726B2	HIV antisense proteins Disclosed is a novel HIV gene comprising a set of open reading frames encoded with the template as the plus strand of the proviral DNA, and located in the region of HIV-1 long terminal repeat. The genes encode a set of antisense proteins, (HAPs) as well as smaller proteins, related to, and containing structural motif resembling that of chemokine proteins. Depending upon the ribosomal frameshift, a plurality of proteins may be translated from the antisense RNA. The smaller proteins have similarity with chemokine SDF-1 and may play a role as a cofactor with gp120 in the binding to and entry of HIV to a target cell.
US07700718B2	Material for promoting the freezing of water or hydrous substance A novel material having ice nucleation activity or activity to promote freezing is provided. The present invention related to a carrier upon which polypeptides are immobilized for promoting the freezing of water or a hydrous substance. That is a carrier upon which polypeptides having side chains for binding to water molecules on the molecular surfaces of the polypeptides are integrated and immobilized; and a carrier upon which antifreeze proteins are integrated and immobilized.
US07700717B2	Photo-active backbone cyclized somatostatin analogs for photodynamic therapy and imaging Novel photo-active labeled diagnostic and therapeutic peptides which are conformationally constrained backbone cyclized somatostatin analogs, having improved somatostatin receptor subtype affinity and selectivity are disclosed. The backbone cyclized peptide analogs disclosed possess unique and superior properties over other analogs, such as chemical and metabolic stability, selectivity, increased bioavailability and improved pharmacokinetics. Furthermore, the unique patterns of receptor subtype selectivity provide compounds having improved diagnostic and therapeutic utilities. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the photo-active backbone cyclized somatostatin analogs, reagents for synthesizing same, and methods of using such compositions for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes including optical imaging and photodynamic therapy are also disclosed.
US07700716B2	Polytetrafluoroethylene binding peptides and methods of use Combinatorially generated peptides are provided that have binding affinity for Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The peptides may be used to deliver benefit agents to various PTFE surfaces.
US07700715B2	Diagnostic tumor markers, drug screening for tumorigenesis inhibition, and compositions and methods for treatment of cancer The invention provides a series of compositions, methods, kits, articles and species associated primarily with the diagnosis and/or treatment of cell proliferation, specifically cancer. Cell proliferation associated with aberrant expression of MUC1 is particularly focused upon. Mechanisms associated with MUC1 cell proliferation are discussed.
US07700712B2	Allylsilane containing composition The invention provides a method to reduce evolution of hydrogen gas especially during pouring gypsum models from addition cured silicones. In this respect the invention relates to an addition curable silicone composition, comprising an addition-curable siloxane compound, a siloxane crosslinker, a catalyst and an unsaturated silane compound with at least one methylene group directly attached to the unsaturation in an amount effective to reduce the amount of hydrogen gas evolved in the reaction of said composition.
US07700711B2	Manufacturing method of ladder-like phosphorous-containing polysilsesquioxanes nanocomposite material A manufacturing method of ladder-like phosphorus-containing polysilsesquioxanes nanocomposite material is disclosed. The method uses a reaction between ladder-like phosphorus-containing polysilsesquioxanes and modified epoxy. Besides improved char yield and limiting oxygen index, thermal degradation rate of the nanocomposite material is lowered dramatically so that the nanocomposite material possesses excellent flame retardance and thermal stability. Moreover, optical transparency of the nanocomposite material according to the present invention is still good, not being reduced by increased amount of polysilsesquioxanes. Thus the nanocomposite material is applied to decorative paints or protective paints.
US07700710B2	Pyrolytic formation of metallic nanoparticles A method and a ceramic made therefrom by: providing a composition of a compound having the formula below and a metallic component, and pyrolyzing the composition. R is an organic group. The value n is a positive integer. Q is an acetylenic repeat unit having an acetylene group, crosslinked acetylene group, (MLx)y-acetylene complex, and/or crosslinked (MLx)y-acetylene complex. M is a metal. L is a ligand. The values x and y are positive integers. The metallic component is the (MLx)y-acetylene complex in the compound or a metallic compound capable of reacting with the acetylenic repeat unit to form the (MLx)y-acetylene complex. The ceramic comprises metallic nanoparticles.
US07700708B2	Ethylene polymer and application thereof to moldings An ethylene polymer containing 0.01 to 1.20 mol % of a constitutional unit derived from α-olefin having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein with respect to cross fractionation chromatography (CFC), either (1) the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the components eluted at 73 to 76° C. does not exceed 4,000, or (2) the ethylene polymer satisfies the following relationship (Eq-1), provides a molded product having excellent moldability and therefore excellent mechanical strength and appearance: Sx/Stotal≦0.1 (Eq-1) wherein Sx is the sum of the total peak areas related to the components eluted at 70 to 85° C., and Stotal is the sum of the total peak areas related to the components eluted at 0 to 145° C.
US07700705B2	Latex accelerator composition Accelerator composition for a rubber latex derived from a conjugated diene and optionally a vinyl aromatic comonomer comprising: (i) a diethyl dithiocarbamate (like e.g. ZDEC), and (ii) diphenylguanidine (DPG), and substantially free of any thiazole derivative, a curable aqueous synthetic rubber latex composition comprising said accelerator composition, and a process for the water-based solvent-free manufacture of synthetic shaped synthetic elastomeric articles, prepared by using said accelerator composition.
US07700704B2	Method for producing an (meth)acrylate syrup The present invention provides a method for producing an (meth)acrylate syrup by bulk polymerization which is characterized by: a) using (meth)acrylate ester monomer; and b) using 2,4-diphenyl-4methyl-1-pentenol singly or together with a thiol chain transfer agent as a chain transfer agent, c) initiating polymerization by adding an initiator having the half-life of up to 30 minutes at 55-80° C. of initial reaction temperature, so as to maintain the peak reactor temperature below 95° C. and the reactor conversion rate as 5-50 weight %. The method for producing an (meth)acrylate syrup of the present invention has such advantages that reaction runaway does not occur, the control of molecular weight and conversion rate is possible even at low exothermic temperature without stirring failure, and a partially polymerized (meth)acrylate syrup can also be prepared therefrom.
US07700699B2	Polymerization process This invention is directed to processes of making polymer in the presence of a fluorinated hydrocarbon and recovering the polymer. The processes provided enable polymerization processes to be practiced with minimal fouling in the reaction system, and allows for the recovery of the fluorinated hydrocarbon and other hydrocarbons such as hydrocarbons for re-use in the process or hydrocarbon by-products from the polymerization process. The invention is particularly beneficial in the production of propylene polymers and copolymes using bulky ligand metallocene-type catalyst systems.
US07700698B2	Process for producing ring-opening metathesis polymer A process of producing a ring-opening metathesis polymer characterized in that a treatment to decrease the amount of oxygen and/or peroxide in at least one kind of polymerization starting material is performed prior to the ring-opening metathesis polymerization reaction of a cyclic olefin performed in the presence of a ruthenium carbene complex (catalyst). Treatments to decrease the amount of oxygen and/or peroxide include applying an adsorbent to a polymerization starting material to remove oxygen and/or peroxide by adsorption, applying an antioxidant to a polymerization starting material to decompose oxygen or peroxide, and the like.
US07700684B2	Graft functionalized olefin polymer dispersant and uses thereof A novel highly grafted, functionalized olefin polymer is provided comprising the reaction product of a method comprising reacting an acylating agent with a mixture comprising an olefin polymer having a number average molecular weight of between about 5,000 to about 100,000 and a diluent in the presence of a free radical initiator to provide an acylated olefin polymer which is further reacted with a polyamine to provide the grafted functionalized olefin polymer dispersant. Lubricating oil concentrates and compositions containing the highly grafted, functionalized olefin polymer and uses thereof also are provided.
US07700683B2	Colourable binder composition A colourable binder composition with both excellent durability and application properties when used in coloured paving is provided. It contains 20-40 weight % in total of hydrogenated petroleum resin and non-hydrogenated petroleum resin, 1-10 weight % of hydrogenated thermoplastic elastomer of percentage hydrogenation 95% or more and 0.1-5 weight % in total of tall oil derivative of acid value 50-300 and/or tall oil fatty acid of acid value 50-300, the remainder being made up of petroleum solvent-extracted oil, has a composition wherein the ratio of the aforesaid hydrogenated petroleum resin to the aforesaid non-hydrogenated petroleum resin (hydrogenated petroleum resin/non-hydrogenated petroleum resin) (weight ratio) is 10-30%, moreover, the viscosity at 150° C. is 500 mPa·sec or less, and the DS value of a mixture of dense granularity (13) is 1 500 times/min or more.
US07700682B2	Glass filler for polycarbonate resin, and polycarbonate resin composition A glass filler for a polycarbonate resin, whereby the refractive index of the glass filler can be improved to the same level as a polycarbonate resin, and the transparency of a molded product after reinforced with such a filler can be maintained without coloration, and a polycarbonate resin composition employing such a filler, are provided. The polycarbonate resin composition comprises a polycarbonate resin and a glass filler which comprises, as inorganic components in the entire glass filler, from 50 to 60 mass % of silicon dioxide (SiO2), from 7 to 15 mass % of aluminum oxide (Al2O3), from 10 to 20 mass % of calcium oxide (CaO), from 0 to 5 mass % of magnesium oxide (MgO), from 2 to 8 masse of zirconium is oxide (ZrO2), from 0 to 10 mass % of zinc oxide (ZnO), from 0 to 10 mass % of strontium oxide (SrO), from 0 to 18 mass % of barium oxide (BaO), from 0 to 2 mass % of lithium oxide (Li2O), from 0 to 2 mass % of sodium oxide (Na2O), and from 0 to 2 mass % of potassium oxide (K2O), provided that the total content of the lithium oxide (Li2O), the sodium oxide (Na2O) and the potassium oxide (K2O) is from 0 to 2 mass % based on the entire glass filler.
US07700681B2	Resonance decoupling device for protecting a human or animal body and method of protecting against electromagnetic signals A resonance decoupling device for protecting a human or animal body including a support adapted to be placed in contact with a portion of a body under conditions of use, the support comprising at least one complex of colloidal systems in dispersant phase, the colloidal systems including treated and modulated polymers.
US07700680B2	Polyester compositions flame retarded with halogen-free additives The present invention relates to halogen-free flame retarded thermoplastic moulding compositions based on a polyester resin, a process for their preparation and halogen-free flame retarded corresponding articles.The composition according to the invention comprises at least from 0.1 to 30% by weight of aluminium hypophosphite as halogen free flame retardant additive, in case in addition to a mixture of other halogen free flame retardant additives and at least from 5 to 95% by weight of a polymer based on polyester, particularly a linear polyester resin.
US07700678B2	Silver-based powder, method of preparation thereof, and curable silicone composition A silver-based powder is surface-treated with an oxidation inhibitor by means of a mechanochemical reaction. A method of preparation of the silver-based powder includes using an organic solution of the oxidation inhibitor as a lubricating agent, applying mechanical energy to the silver-based powder, and subjecting the silver-based powder to surface treatment with said oxidation inhibitor by means of a mechanochemical reaction.
US07700664B2	Polymer compositions of carbonyl-hydrated ketone-aldehyde resins and polyisocyanates in reactive solvents The invention relates to polymer compositions of carbonyl-hydrogenated ketone-aldehyde resins and polyisocyanates in reactive solvents, to a process for their preparation and to the use, particularly in radiation-curable coating materials and adhesives.
US07700660B2	Method of treating chronic ulcers The invention provides a method of treating a chronic ulcer, such as a diabetic ulcer, comprising administering a therapeutic amount of a hydrogel matrix to the ulcer, the matrix composition comprising gelatin and a long chain carbohydrate. The matrix may further include polar amino acids, nitric oxide inhibitors and super oxide inhibitors. Injection is a preferred method of administration. The matrix may be injected into one or more locations within the ulcer, underneath the ulcer and/or around the periphery of the ulcer.
US07700659B2	Implantable devices formed of non-fouling methacrylate or acrylate polymers Implantable devices formed of or coated with a material that includes a polymer having a non-fouling acrylate or methacrylate polymer are provided. The implantable device can be used for treating or preventing a disorder such as atherosclerosis, thrombosis, restenosis, hemorrhage, vascular dissection or perforation, vascular aneurysm, vulnerable plaque, chronic total occlusion, patent foramen ovale, claudication, anastomotic proliferation for vein and artificial grafts, bile duct obstruction, ureter obstruction, tumor obstruction, or combinations thereof.
US07700657B2	Vitamin D analogs Novel vitamin D analogs, markedly active in the fields of cell proliferation and differentiation, are selected from among (4E,6E)-7-{3-[2-(3,4-bis-hydroxymethylphenyl)-ethyl]phenyl}-3-ethylnona-4,6-dien-3-ol, (E)-6-[3-(3,4-bis-hydroxymethylbenzyloxy)phenyl]1,1,1-trifluoro-2-trifluoromethyloct-5-en-3-yn-2-ol, (3E,5E)-6-[3-(3,4-bis-hydroxymethylbenzyloxy)-phenyl]-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-trifluoromethylocta-3,5-dien-2-ol, (E)-6-{3-[2-(3,4-bis-hydroxymethylphenyl)ethyl]phenyl}-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-trifluoromethyloct-5-en-3-yn-2-ol, and (3E,5E)-6-{3-[2-(3,4-bis-hydroxymethylphenyl)-ethyl]phenyl-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-trifluoromethylocta-3,5-dien-2-ol, and the geometric isomers thereof and these compounds in which one or more of the hydroxyl functions are protected by a protective group —(C═O)—R, in which R is a linear or branched alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl radical having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl radical having from 7 to 11 carbon atoms, the aryl radical or the aralkyl radical optionally being mono- or disubstituted by a hydroxy group, an alkoxy radical having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, a nitro function or by an amino function, and mixtures thereof.
US07700656B2	Organic compounds The invention relates to the use of aminoacetonitrile compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R8, R9, A, m and n have the significances given in claim 1, in the control of endoparasites, especially helminths, in warm-blooded productie livestock and domestic animals.
US07700648B2	Ester compound and its use (5-Benzyl-3-furyl)methyl 2,2-dimethyl-3-((E)-2-cayano-3-methoxy-3-oxo-1-propenyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate has an excellent pesticidal activity, and a pesticidal composition comprising it as an active ingredient is useful for controlling pests.
US07700647B2	Fluorinated bis (phthalic anhydride) and method for producing the same It is an object of the present invention to provide fluorinated bis(phthalic anhydride) which has less coloration and higher solubility in comparison with conventional compounds, and a method for producing the same. Further, it is also an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing a fluorinated bis(phthalonitrile) compound, which is an intermediate raw material compound of the method for producing the fluorinated bis(phthalic anhydride), and a polyamic acid and a polyimide, which are produced from the fluorinated bis(phthalic anhydride). A fluorinated bis(phthalic anhydride) of the present invention is the fluorinated bis(phthalic anhydride) represented by the following formula (I1), wherein its specific surface area is 3.0 m2/g or larger. It is also characterized in that its molar absorption coefficient is 0.6 L/mol·cm or less at a wavelength of 360 nm. [wherein, m and n independently represent integers of 1 to 3, and Z1 represents a single bond group or a bivalent organic group.]
US07700645B2	Pseudopolymorphic forms of a HIV protease inhibitor New pseudopolymorphic forms of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-yl(1S,2R)-3-[[(4-aminophenyl)sulfonyl](isobutyl)amino]-1-benzyl-2-hydroxypropylcarbamate and processes for producing them are disclosed.
US07700643B2	Polymerisable thieno[3,2-b]thiophenes The invention relates to novel polymerisable thieno[3,2-b]thiophenes, to their use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, in optical, electro-optical or electronic devices like for example liquid, crystal displays, optical films, organic field effect transistors (FET or OFET) for thin film transistor liquid crystal displays and integrated circuit devices such as RFID tags, electroluminescent devices in flat panel displays, and in photovoltaic and sensor devices, and to field effect transistors, light emitting devices or ID tags comprising the novel compounds.
US07700641B2	Spiro-oxindole compounds and their uses as therapeutic agents This invention is directed to spiro-oxindole compounds of formula (I): wherein k, j, Q, R1, R2a, R2b, R2c, R2d, R3a, R3b, R3c, and R3d are as defined herein, as a stereoisomer, enantiomer, tautomer thereof or mixtures thereof; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, which are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of sodium channel-mediated diseases or conditions, such as pain. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of preparing and using the compounds are also disclosed.
US07700640B2	Process for making phenoxy benzamide compounds A process for making a compound of formula (I), said process comprising a) reacting a compound of formula (II) with: i) a compound of formula (III) by nucleophilic aromatic substitution of X2 and ii) a compound of formula (IV) for example by nucleophilic aromatic substitution b) where necessary, converting X1 to a carboxylic acid; and c) coupling of the carboxylic acid group to an appropriate heterocyclic amine; wherein all variables are as defined in the description.
US07700632B2	Biaryloxymethylarenecarboxylic acids as glycogen synthase activator The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, m, n, p and s are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases that are associated with the activation of the glycogen synthase enzyme, such as diabetes.
US07700630B2	Heterocyclic compounds, methods for the preparation thereof, and uses thereof The compounds of the present invention are of formula I: wherein A, R3, R4 is as defined herein, are useful as ligands for nicotinic receptors.
US07700629B2	Use of a non-racemic mixture of bupivacaine enantiomers, for improving the anesthesia profile The present invention describes a new method for the separation of bupivacaine enantiomers consisting in a continuous separation process performed without heating, by the selective precipitation of their diastereomeric salts with tartaric acid. This heatless process avoids the degradation of the reagents granting a continuous process feature to the procedure.Another embodiment of the present invention is related to the enantiomeric manipulation of bupivacaine enantiomers in order to obtain pharmaceutical compositions presenting several enantiomeric excess of levobupivacaine to quantify and determinate the role of the dextrobupivacaine on its anesthetic and cardiotoxic effects. These enantiomeric manipulated compositions showed to present an expressive improvement on its anesthetic properties that had shown to be similar to racemic bupivacaine presenting a cardiotoxic profile similar to enantiomeric pure levobupivacaine.
US07700627B2	Therapeutic substituted lactams Disclosed herein is a compound having a structure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, or bioisostere thereof. Therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
US07700624B2	3-aminocyclopentanecrboxamides as modulators of chemokine receptors The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: which are modulators of chemokine receptors. The compounds of the invention, and compositions thereof, are useful in the treatment of diseases related to chemokine receptor expression and/or activity.
US07700623B2	Arylamidine derivative, salt thereof, and antifungal containing these An arylamidine derivative represented by the general formula (wherein R1 represents optionally protected or substituted amidino; and R2 and R3 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or halogeno) or a salt of the derivative. The derivative and salt have potent activity against fungi including ones having tolerance to azole type drugs and further have high safety and excellent properties in a repeated dose toxicity test. They are hence useful as an excellent antifungal.
US07700622B2	p-38 kinase inhibitors Compounds and compositions for modulating the activity of p38 kinases are provided, including p38α and p38β kinase. Methods for treating, preventing or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a p38 kinase mediated disease or disorder are also provided.
US07700621B2	6-alkenyl-, 6-alkinyl- and 6-epoxy-epothilone derivatives, process for their production, and their use in pharmaceutical preparations This invention describes the new 6-alkenyl- and 6-alkinyl-epothilone derivatives of general formula (I) in which R1a, R1b, R2a, R3a, R3b, R4, R5, R6, R7, A, Y, D, E, G, Y and Z have the meanings that are indicated in the description. The new compounds interact with tubulin by stabilizing microtubuli that are formed. They are able to influence the cell-splitting in a phase-specific manner and thus find use in treating diseases or conditions associated with the need for cell growth, division and/or proliferation. Thus the compounds are suitable for treating malignant tumors, for example, ovarian, stomach, colon, adeno-, breast, lung, head and neck carcinomas, malignant melanoma, acute lymphocytic and myelocytic leukemia. In addition, they are suitable for anti-angiogenesis therapy as well as for treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases (such as psoriasis, arthritis). Methods of use and preparation of the compounds are also described.
US07700620B2	C-linked cyclic antagonists of P2Y1 receptor useful in the treatment of thrombotic conditions The present invention provides novel C-linked cyclic compounds and analogues of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate form thereof, wherein the variables A, B, D and W are as defined herein. These compounds are selective inhibitors of the human P2Y1 receptor which can be used as medicaments.
US07700616B2	Compounds and amyloid probes thereof for therapeutic and imaging uses The present invention provides compounds and amyloid probes thereof that allow for an antemortem method of diagnosing AD and quantitating the extent or progression of amyloid deposits (plaques) by in vivo imaging of amyloid and/or amyloid deposits in the regions of the brain. Preferably, an amyloid probe of the invention can cross the blood-brain barrier and distinguish AD brain from normal brain. An amyloid probe can be administered to a patient in amounts suitable for in vivo imaging of amyloid deposits. Amyloid probes of the invention can also be used to detect and quantitate amyloid deposits in diseases including, without limitation, Down's syndrome, familial AD and homozygotes for the apolipoprotein E4 allele. In one aspect, the compounds may be used in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases that include, without limitation, AD and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The compounds and amyloid probes of the invention include analogs, salts, pharmaceutical compositions, derivatives, prodrugs, racemic mixtures or tautomeric forms thereof.
US07700614B2	One pot synthesis of tetrazole derivatives of rapamycin A single-step, one-pot process to obtain zotarolimus and other rapamycin derivatives on large scale is presented, which improves currently available synthesis schemes. In one embodiment, dried rapamycin is dissolved in isopropylacetate (IPAc). The solution is cooled, and 2,6-Lutidine is added, followed slowly adding triflic anhydride at −30° C. Salts are then removed by filtration. Tetrazole, followed by a tert-base diisopropylethylamine (DIEA) is added to the triflate solution. After incubation at room temperature, the product is concentrated and purified by a silica gel column using THF/heptane as eluant. The fractions containing the product are collected, concentrated, and purified again using an acetone/heptane column. The product containing fractions are concentrated. The product is dissolved in t-BME and precipitated with heptane. The solids are dissolved in acetone, treated with butylated-hydroxy toluene (BHT), and the solution concentrated. The process is repeated twice with acetone to remove solvents. At least one stabilizing agent is added, such as BHT at 0.5% before drying.
US07700607B2	Substituted pyridone compounds and methods of use The present invention comprises a new class of compounds capable of modulating the c-kit receptor and, accordingly, useful for treatment of c-kit mediated diseases, including various inflammatory, fibrotic and/or mast cell mediated diseases such as mastocytosis. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein R1-6 are defined herein. The invention further comprises pharmaceutical compositions, methods for treatment of c-kit mediated diseases, and intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of the invention.
US07700606B2	Imidazole amines as inhibitors of β-secretase The present invention provides a compound of formula I and the use thereof for the therapeutic treatment, prevention or amelioration of a disease or disorder characterized by elevated β-amyloid deposits or β-amyloid levels in a patient.
US07700600B2	Methods for treating cardiac arrhythmia Disclosed are methods of preventing or treating cardiac arrhythmia comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof, such as a human, an effective amount of vanoxerine (GBR 12909) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, derivative or metabolite thereof.
US07700594B2	Fused bicyclic mTOR inhibitors Compounds represented by Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are inhibitors of mTOR and useful in the treatment of cancer.
US07700593B2	Imidazo- and triazolo-pyridine compounds and methods of use thereof The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of protein kinase mediated diseases, including inflammation and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein A, B, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined herein. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, uses of such compounds and compositions for treatment of P38 map kinase mediated diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and other inflammation disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
US07700577B2	Carbohydrate based anti-bacterials A method of inhibiting bacterial growth by contacting a bacteria with at least one disaccharide compound of General Formula I,
US07700571B2	Compositions and methods for liver growth and liver protection The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for liver proliferation and protection. Specifically useful are VEGFR modulating agents capable of promoting liver growth. Disclosed compositions and methods may be useful for promoting proliferation or treating pathological conditions in other organs of significant biological functions.
US07700568B2	Uses of DNA-PK This invention provides methods for increasing the susceptibility of cells to DNA-damaging agents, and for treating tumors in a subject, comprising introducing antisense that prevent expression of DNA dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit Ku70 or Ku80, wherein the antisense is in an amount sufficient to increase the sensitivity of the cells and tumors to heat, chemical, or radiation-induced DNA damage.
US07700566B2	Mosquito control method A method of controlling or eradicating mosquito populations in aqueous environments, the method comprising the creation of an aqueous environment having greater than about 2% of sugars such as dextrose, sucrose and fructose in varying ratios. Mosquito larvae fail to develop beyond the second instar stage in solutions of approximately 2% or more, and the time period for the larval stage is prolonged beyond the naturally occurring larval stage time period. Pupation and development into adulthood is reduced in solutions of lesser concentration.
US07700564B2	Glutathione based delivery system A delivery system. The delivery system includes a carrier or an active compound and a glutathione or a glutathione derivative grafted thereon. The invention also provides a compound including a moiety comprising a vitamin E derivative or a phospholipid derivative, a polyethylene glycol (PEG) or a polyethylene glycol derivative bonded thereto, and a glutathione (GSH) or a glutathione derivative bonded to the polyethylene glycol or the polyethylene glycol derivative.
US07700561B2	Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs The invention describes compounds, compositions, and methods of using the same comprising a chemical moiety covalently attached to amphetamine. These compounds and compositions are useful for reducing or preventing abuse and overdose of amphetamine. These compounds and compositions find particular use in providing an abuse-resistant alternative treatment for certain disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), ADD, narcolepsy, and obesity. Oral bioavailability of amphetamine is maintained at therapeutically useful doses. At higher doses bioavailability is substantially reduced, thereby providing a method of reducing oral abuse liability. Further, compounds and compositions of the invention decrease the bioavailability of amphetamine by parenteral routes, such as intravenous or intranasal administration, further limiting their abuse liability.
US07700559B2	Gonadotropin releasing hormone analogues conjugates with steroid hormones A compound comprising a gonadotrophin releasing hormone analogue conjugated to a hormone moiety, or a derivative thereof, which is able to bind to a plasma hormone binding protein. The compounds may be used to treat hormone-dependent disorders such as cancer, or as a contraceptive.
US07700558B2	Methods for treating diabetes using fibroblast growth factor-like polypeptides The present invention provides methods for treating diabetes using Fibroblast Growth Factor-like (FGF-like) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same.
US07700557B2	Recombinant proteins containing Shiga-like toxin and vascular endothelial growth factor fragments The present invention is directed to an isolated polypeptide including: (1) the A subunit of Shiga-like bacterial toxin, wherein said subunit has the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:9; and (2) human vascular endothelial growth factor wherein the growth factor has the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:10; wherein the isolated polypeptide possesses ribosome inactivating activity. The present invention is also directed to compositions for inhibiting endothelial cell growth in a patient.
US07700551B2	Hydrolysable polymeric FMOC-linker The invention relates to Fmoc (9-fluorenyl-methoxycarbonyl)-based polymeric conjugates. These conjugates are useful for extending the in-vivo circulation of protein and peptide drugs.
US07700547B2	Preventing airway mucus production by administration of EGF-R antagonists Hypersecretion of mucus in the lungs is inhibited by the administration of an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R) antagonist. The EGF-R antagonist may be in the form of a small organic molecule, an antibody, or portion of an antibody that binds to and blocks the EGF receptor. The EGF-R antagonist is preferably administered by injection in an amount sufficient to inhibit formation of goblet cells in pulmonary airways. The degranulation of goblet cells that results in airway mucus production is thereby inhibited. Assays for screening candidate agents that inhibit goblet cell proliferation are also provided.
US07700543B2	Use NF-κB inhibition in combination therapy for cancer The use of NF-κB inhibitors to enhance the cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy or radiation therapy in the treatment of neoplastic conditions is described. When chemotherapeutic compounds and radiation activate NF-κB within cells, the cells are more resistant to the cytotoxic effects of these treatments. Inhibition of NF-κB activation is disclosed to provide a method to improve the efficacy of these cancer therapies.
US07700540B2	Hard surface cleaning composition Cleaning compositions which enhance hard surfaces to exhibit excellent water-spreading and oil-repellency and therefore provide a “next time easier cleaning” consumer benefit contain selected copolymers capable of forming invisible, extremely thin hydrophilic films on treated surfaces. The cleaning compositions feature a water-soluble or water-dispersible copolymer having a first monomer capable of forming a cationic charge on protonation and a second monomer that is acidic and that is capable of forming an anionic charge in the compositions, and may contain an optional third monomer having an uncharged hydrophilic group and/or an optional fourth monomer that is hydrophobic. The cleaning compositions may further contain functional ingredients including surfactants, organic solvents and/or other optional adjuvants to enhance the cleaning performance and aid in preparation of the surface for effective delivery of the copolymer during a cleaning operation.
US07700539B2	Particulate laundry detergent composition comprising a detersive surfactant, carbonate and a cellulosic polymer The present invention relates to a solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition comprising a detersive surfactant, carbonate and a cellulosic polymer.
US07700537B2	Cleaning solvent for silicone caulk A joint area formed by intersecting surfaces is provided with a caulk seal using a conventional caulking gun to apply an initial bead of silicone-based caulk to the joint. Thereafter, a spray of cleaning solvent is immediately applied to the caulk bead and the surrounding surfaces of the joint area to provide complete covering. Excess caulk is removed from the joint such as through finger wiping, to provide a smoothed caulk joint corner. A cloth fiber patch is soaked to saturation in cleaning solvent and is smoothly stroked across the smoothed joint surface to further finish the caulk material surface and to remove traces of excess caulk material from the adjoining or intersecting surfaces. In an exemplary embodiment, the cleaning solvent is used to caulk a tub and wall joint area of a typical bathroom facility and includes a formula of soft distilled water, glycol ether DPM, a surfactant and an antifoaming agent.
US07700535B1	Wafer/Ingot cleaning in wire saw cutting comprising an ethoxylated alcohol/polyalkylsiloxane mixture There is provided a method and composition for rinsing sliced ingots into wafers from a wire saw cutting operation. The method uses an alkoxylated alcohol diluted in water alone or with a polyalkyl siloxane when the bath has a dynamic flow of water to prevent foaming.
US07700534B2	Process for removing contaminant from a surface and composition useful therefor description Particulate and metal ion contamination is removed from a surface, such as a semiconductor wafer containing copper damascene or dual damascene features, employing a fluo-ride-free aqueous composition comprising a dicarboxylic acid and/or salt thereof; and a hydroxycarboxylic acid and/or salt thereof or amine group containing acid.
US07700531B2	Cleaning agent There is provided a cleaning agent comprising a lactone represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 is an alkylene group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms. The cleaning agent is useful for cleaning an organic electroluminescence material, photosensitive resin, liquid crystal or wax.
US07700528B2	Multi-phase personal care composition comprising a stabilizing perfume composition A method of stabilizing a multiphase composition is described. The composition comprises a structured surfactant phase, a benefit phase and a perfume comprising perfume raw materials. The method comprises a step of selecting at least 70% of the perfume raw materials that have a ClogP of greater than 1.8.
US07700526B2	Process for machining metal and high performance aqueous lubricant therefor A water-dilutable emulsion lubricant for machining, exhibiting improved dispersibility and emulsion stability, by emulsifying an oil system, composed of a base oil and an effective amount of fine particles of boron nitride of a crystalline turbostratic structure, dispersed in the base oil, in a water system, using an emulsifier. The lubricant is free from heavy metals, e.g., molybdenum disulfide and useful for machining difficult-to-cut materials such as Ti alloys and Inconel. The lubricant is effective even at a diluted state comprising 0.001% up to 0.1% by weight of crystalline t-BN.
US07700523B2	Nucleic acid binding polypeptide library The invention relates to a zinc finger polypeptide library in which each polypeptide comprises more than one zinc finger which has been at least partially randomized, and to a set of zinc finger polypeptide libraries which encode overlapping zinc finger polypeptides, each polypeptide comprising more than one zinc finger which has been at least partially randomized, and which polypeptide may be assembled after selection to form a multifinger zinc finger polypeptide.
US07700513B2	Supported catalyst for olefin polymerization Disclosed are catalyst systems and methods of making the catalyst systems for the polymerization of an olefin containing a solid titanium catalyst component containing an inorganic titanium compound, a magnesium alcohol adduct made from an inorganic magnesium compound and an alcohol, and a porous support having at least one of a certain specific surface area, a certain pore volume, and a certain median particle size. The catalyst system may further contain an organoaluminum compound and optionally an organosilicon compound. Also disclosed are methods of making polyolefins.
US07700511B2	Aromatic transalkylation using a modified LZ-210 zeolite A process for converting polyalkylaromatics to monoalkylaromatics, particularly cumene, in the presence of a modified LZ-210 zeolite catalyst is disclosed. The process attains greater selectivity, reduced formation of undesired byproducts, and increased activity.
US07700509B2	Method of producing semiconductor porcelain composition A method of producing a semiconductor disk represented by a composition formula [(Bi0.5Na0.5)x(Ba1−yRy)1−x]TiO3, in which R is at least one element of La, Dy, Eu, Gd and Y and x and y each satisfy 0≦x≦0.14, and 0.002≦y≦0.02 includes carrying out a sintering in an inert gas atmosphere with an oxygen concentration of 9 ppm to 1% and wherein a treatment at an elevated temperature in an oxidizing atmosphere after the sintering is not carried out.
US07700508B1	Low conductivity and high toughness tetragonal phase structured ceramic thermal barrier coatings A composition for thermal barrier coatings exhibiting improved thermal conductivity and toughness is provided. The composition is comprised of a base majority oxide, a first dopant oxide, at least one small rare earth oxide, at least one large rare earth oxide and at least one toughening oxide. Compared to traditional thermal barrier coatings, a composition of the present invention provides approximately twice the toughness one-third to one-half the thermal conductivity.
US07700507B2	Optical glass, preform for precision press-molding, process for the production of the preform, optical element, and process for the production of the element An optical glass which has an Abbe's number (νd) of 50 to 59, has the property of not easily reacting with a press mold, a low-temperature softening property, excellent glass stability and high refractivity, and is suitable for precision press-molding. The optical glass comprising B2O3 and SiO2 as essential components and having a B2O3 and SiO2 total content (B2O3+SiO2) of 45 to 70 by mol % and an SiO2 content/B2O3 content molar ratio (SiO2/B2O3) of from 0.1 to 0.5, the optical glass further comprising, by mol %, 5 to 15% of La2O3, 0.1 to 8% of Gd2O3, provided that the total content of La2O3 and Gd2O3 is 8% or more, 0 to 10% of Y2O3, 3 to 18% of Li2O, provided that the molar ratio of the content of Li2O to the total content of B2O3 and SiO2 [Li2O/(B2O3+SiO2)] is over 0 but not more than 0.2, 0.1 to 15% of ZnO, 2 to 20% of CaO, 0 to 5% of BaO, provided that the content of BaO is smaller than the content of ZnO, 0 to 5% of SrO, 0 to 5% of MgO, provided that the molar ratio of the total content of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO to the total content of B2O3 and SiO2 [(MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO)/(B2O3+SiO2) is from 0.1 to 0.4, and 0 to 5% of ZrO2, and having a refractive index (nd) and an Abbe's number (νd) which satisfy the equation (1), νd≧308.5−150×nd (in which 50≦νd≦59) (1).
US07700505B2	Gypsum board and systems comprising it The invention relates to a new plasterboard having a facer comprising two plies, and uses of such plasterboards in EIS or EFS.
US07700502B2	Antimicrobial textile A textile finished with a biocidally active component is provided. The textile is characterized in that the biocidally active component is contained in the textile and comprises 2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and also, optionally, one or more other biocides and the biocidally active component is enclosed in microparticles composed of an aminoplast resin. The enclosure of the biocidally active component in the microparticles causes the biocidally active component to stay on the textile during the drying and curing involved in the finishing process. In addition, in practical use, the biocidally active component is only released slowly and is not washed off by exposure of the textile to rain or water. This stops a large part of the biocidally active component escaping during the finishing of the textile or being washed off the tenting, awnings, filters, tarpaulins, shower curtains and the like after just a few (rain) showers.
US07700500B2	Durable hydrophilic treatment for a biodegradable polymeric substrate The present invention relates to a biodegradable substrate having a durable hydrophilic surface prepared from a biodegradable polymeric substrate having a surface, wherein the biodegradable polymeric substrate has been rendered hydrophilic by subjecting the substrate to a corona glow discharge and/or coating the substrate with a hydrophilic polymeric material in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 2.0 percent by weight, based on the dry weight of the substrate. The biodegradable substrate can be used in absorbent personal care product, biomedical devices and food packaging.
US07700499B2	Multilayer silicon nitride deposition for a semiconductor device A method for making a semiconductor device is provided which comprises (a) providing a semiconductor structure equipped with a gate (209) and a channel region, said channel region being associated with the gate; (b) depositing a first sub-layer (231) of a first stressor material over the semiconductor structure, said first stressor material containing silicon-nitrogen bonds and imparting tensile stress to the semiconductor structure; (c) curing the first stressor material through exposure to a radiation source; (d) depositing a second sub-layer (233) of a second stressor material over the first sub-layer, said second stressor material containing silicon-nitrogen bonds and imparting tensile stress to the semiconductor structure; and (e) curing the second sub-layer of stressor material through exposure to a radiation source.
US07700496B2	Transistor having a metal nitride layer pattern, etchant and methods of forming the same A transistor having a metal nitride layer pattern, etchant and methods of forming the same is provided. A gate insulating layer and/or a metal nitride layer may be formed on a semiconductor substrate. A mask layer may be formed on the metal nitride layer. Using the mask layer as an etching mask, an etching process may be performed on the metal nitride layer, forming the metal nitride layer pattern. An etchant, which may have an oxidizing agent, a chelate agent and/or a pH adjusting mixture, may perform the etching. The methods may reduce etching damage to a gate insulating layer under the metal nitride layer pattern during the formation of a transistor.
US07700495B2	Thin film transistor device and method of manufacturing the same, and liquid crystal display device The present invention relates to a thin film transistor device formed on an insulating substrate of a liquid crystal display device and others, a method of manufacturing the same, and a liquid crystal display device. In structure, there are provided the steps of forming a negative photoresist film on a first insulating film for covering a first island-like semiconductor film, forming a resist mask that has an opening portion in an inner region with respect to a periphery of the first island-like semiconductor film by exposing/developing the negative photoresist film from a back surface side of a transparent substrate, etching the first insulating film in the opening portion of the resist mask, forming a second insulating film for covering the first insulating film and a conductive film thereon, and forming a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode by patterning the conductive film.
US07700494B2	Low-pressure removal of photoresist and etch residue A method is provided for low-pressure plasma ashing to remove photoresist remnants and etch residues that are formed during preceding plasma etching of dielectric layers. The ashing method uses a two-step plasma process involving an oxygen-containing gas, where low or zero bias is applied to the substrate in the first cleaning step to remove significant amount of photoresist remnants and etch residues from the substrate, in addition to etching and removing detrimental fluoro-carbon residues from the chamber surfaces. An increased bias is applied to the substrate in the second cleaning step to remove the remains of the photoresist and etch residues from the substrate. A chamber pressure less than 20 mTorr is utilized in the second cleaning step. The two-step process reduces the memory effect commonly observed in conventional one-step ashing processes. A method of endpoint detection can be used to monitor the ashing process.
US07700493B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor device A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a first pattern over a substrate, forming an oxide-based layer over the first pattern, forming a hard mask layer over the oxide-based layer, etching the hard mask layer at a first substrate temperature, and etching the oxide-based layer to form a second pattern, wherein the oxide-based layer is etched at a second substrate temperature which is greater than the first substrate temperature using a gas including fluorine (F) and carbon (C) as a main etch gas.
US07700491B2	Stringer elimination in a BiCMOS process A method of preventing formation of stringers adjacent a side of a CMOS gate stack during the deposition of mask and poly layers for the formation of a base and emitter of a bi-polar device on a CMOS integrated circuit wafer. The stringers are formed by incomplete removal of a hard mask layer over an emitter poly layer over a nitride mask layer. The method includes overetching the hard mask layer with a first etchant having a higher selectivity for the emitter poly material than for the material of the hard mask, determining an end point for the overetching step by detection of nitride in the etchant and applying a poly etchant that is selective with respect to nitride to remove any residual emitter poly.
US07700490B2	Semiconductor manufacturing method for removing residue generated by dry etching A residue treatment system includes a treatment tank which treats residue with etching fluid, the residue being generated in a trench formed in an insulating film by dry etching; a measurement unit which measures a characteristic amount of the etching fluid; and a control unit which calculates treatment time for removing the residue on the basis of a value obtained by measuring the characteristic amount, the control unit calculating the treatment time by using correlation between an etching rate of the insulating film and the characteristic amount.
US07700489B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes depositing a SiO2 film on the substrate having formed thereon a wiring pattern; coating a SOG film on the SiO2 film; and polishing the SOG film using a slurry containing cerium oxide and cationic surfactant with a chemical-mechanical polishing process.
US07700485B2	Electro- and electroless plating of metal in the manufacture of PCRAM devices Non-volatile, resistance variable memory devices, integrated circuit elements, and methods of forming such devices are provided. According to one embodiment of a method of the invention, a memory device can be fabricated by depositing a chalcogenide material onto a first (lower) electrode, sputter depositing a thin diffusion layer of a conductive material over the chalcogenide material, diffusing metal from the diffusion layer into the chalcogenide material resulting in a metal-comprising resistance variable material, and then plating a conductive material to a desired thickness to form a second (upper) electrode. In another embodiment, the surface of the chalcogenide layer can be treated with an activating agent such as palladium, a conductive metal can be electrolessly plated onto the activated areas to form a thin diffusion layer, metal ions from the diffusion layer can be diffused into the chalogenide material to form a resistance variable material, and a conductive material plated over the resistance variable material to form the upper electrode. The invention provides a process for controlling the diffusion of metal into the chalcogenide material to form a resistance variable material by depositing the mass of the upper electrode by a metal plating technique.
US07700484B2	Method and apparatus for a metallic dry-filling process An iPVD system is programmed to deposit uniform material, such as a metallic material, into high aspect ratio nano-sized features on semiconductor substrates using a process that enhances the feature filling compared to the field deposition, while maximizing the size of the grain features in the deposited material opening at the top of the feature during the process. Sequential deposition and etching are provided by controlling DC and high density power levels and other parameters.
US07700483B2	Method for fabricating pixel structure A method for fabricating a pixel structure is provided. First, a substrate having an active device formed thereon is provided. The active device has a gate, a gate dielectric layer, and a semiconductor layer having a channel, a source, and a drain region. Then, a dielectric layer is formed to cover the active device, and a photo-resist layer having a first photo-resist block and a second photo-resist block thinner than the first photo-resist block is formed on the dielectric layer. The second photo-resist block has openings above the source and the drain region, respectively. The source and the drain regions are exposed by removing part of the dielectric layer with the photo-resist layer as a mask. A second metal layer is formed after removing the second photo-resist block. A source and a drain are formed after removing the first photo-resist block. A pixel electrode connected to the drain is formed.
US07700477B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor device In a method for fabricating a semiconductor device, interconnect grooves are formed in an insulating film on a substrate, and then a copper film is formed on the insulating film to fill the interconnect grooves. Subsequently, portions of the copper film existing outside the interconnect grooves are polished to form interconnects, and then a cleaning process is performed on the resulting substrate. Thereafter, moisture remaining around a portion of the insulating film exposed between the interconnects is removed in a vacuum.
US07700474B2	Barrier deposition using ionized physical vapor deposition (iPVD) An iPVD system uses a high density inductively coupled plasma (ICP) at high pressure of at least 50 mTorr to deposit uniform ultra-thin layer of a tantalum nitride material barrier material onto the sidewalls of high aspect ratio nano-size features on semiconductor substrates, preferably less than 2 nm thick with less than 4 nm in the field areas. The process includes depositing an ultra-thin TaN barrier layer having a high nitrogen concentration that produces high resistivity, preferably at least 1000 micro-ohm-cm. The ultra-thin TaN film is deposited by a low deposition rate process of less than 20 nm/minute, preferably 2-10 nm/min, to produce the high N/Ta ratio layer without nitriding the tantalum target. The layer provides a barrier to copper (Cu) diffusion and a high etch resistant etch-stop layer for subsequent deposition-etch processes.
US07700473B2	Gated semiconductor device and method of fabricating same A method for fabricating a gated semiconductor device, and the device resulting from performing the method. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes forming a hard mask for use in gate formation on one or more layers of alternately insulating and conducting material that have been formed on a substrate. The hard mask preferably includes three layers; a lower nitride layer, a middle oxide, and an upper nitride layer. In this embodiment, the middle oxide layer is formed with the rest of the hard mask, and then reduced in a lateral dimension, preferably using a DHF dip. A dielectric layer formed over the gate structure, including the hard mask, then etched back, self-aligns to be reduced-dimension oxide layer. In addition, where two conducting, that is gate layers are present, the lower layer is laterally reduced in dimension on at least one side to create an undercut.
US07700467B2	Methodology of implementing ultra high temperature (UHT) anneal in fabricating devices that contain sige Exemplary embodiments provide methods for implementing an ultra-high temperature (UHT) anneal on silicon germanium (SiGe) semiconductor materials by co-implanting carbon into the SiGe material prior to the UHT anneal. Specifically, the carbon implantation can be employed to increase the melting point of the SiGe material such that an ultra high temperature can be used for the subsequent anneal process. Wafer warpage can then be reduced during the UHT anneal process and potential lithographic mis-alignment for subsequent processes can be reduced. Exemplary embodiments further provide an inline control method, wherein the wafer warpage can be measured to determine the litho-mis-alignment and thus to control the fabrication process. In various embodiments, the disclosed methods can be employed for the fabrication of source/drain extension regions and/or source/drain regions of transistor devices, and/or for the fabrication of base regions of bipolar transistors.
US07700466B2	Tunneling effect transistor with self-aligned gate In one embodiment, a mandrel and an outer dummy spacer may be employed to form a first conductivity type region. The mandrel is removed to form a recessed region wherein a second conductivity type region is formed. In another embodiment, a mandrel is removed from within shallow trench isolation to form a recessed region, in which an inner dummy spacer is formed. A first conductivity type region and a second conductivity region are formed within the remainder of the recessed region. An anneal is performed so that the first conductivity type region and the second conductivity type region abut each other by diffusion. A gate electrode is formed in self-alignment to the p-n junction between the first and second conductivity regions. The p-n junction controlled by the gate electrode, which may be sublithographic, constitutes an inventive tunneling effect transistor.
US07700464B2	High-throughput printing of semiconductor precursor layer from nanoflake particles Methods and devices are provided for transforming non-planar or planar precursor materials in an appropriate vehicle under the appropriate conditions to create dispersions of planar particles with stoichiometric ratios of elements equal to that of the feedstock or precursor materials, even after selective forces settling. In particular, planar particles disperse more easily, form much denser coatings (or form coatings with more interparticle contact area), and anneal into fused, dense films at a lower temperature and/or time than their counterparts made from spherical nanoparticles. These planar particles may be nanoflakes that have a high aspect ratio. The resulting dense films formed from nanoflakes are particularly useful in forming photovoltaic devices.
US07700462B2	Laser irradiation method, laser irradiation apparatus, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device When the CW laser oscillator is employed in the manufacturing process of the semiconductor device, it is expected to obtain the device of high performance. However, the CW oscillator provides only a small beam spot and forms an inferior crystalline region when it is scanned on the semiconductor film. It is necessary to minimize such an inferior crystalline region because it gives a problem in terms of high integration of the semiconductor element. In view of the problem, the present invention is to form a long crystalline region as suppressing the formation of the inferior crystalline region by irradiating the fundamental wave with the harmonic supplementarily (refer to FIG. 1). The present invention also includes a constitution in which a part having high energy density in the fundamental wave is irradiated to a part having low energy density in the harmonic.
US07700460B2	Semiconductor device fabrication method and electronic device fabrication method The present invention provides a semiconductor device fabrication method capable of reducing the thermal load on the substrate. The present invention also provides a semiconductor device fabrication method capable of improving the characteristics of a semiconductor element. The semiconductor device fabrication method according to the present invention comprises a step of thermally processing a semiconductor layer that is deposited on a substrate by using, as a heat source, the flame of a gas burner that uses a mixed gas of hydrogen and oxygen as fuel. As a result of thermal processing, the semiconductor layer is re-crystallized and an oxide film is formed on the surface of the semiconductor layer. The oxide film can be used as a gate insulation film and a capacitive insulation film.
US07700457B2	Method and zone for sealing between two microstructure substrates The invention concerns a sealing zone between two microstructure substrates. Said sealing zone comprises at least the following parts: on a first wafer level (20), a lower edging (22A) made of an adhesive material capable of causing the first substrate (20) to adhere to a sealing material, said sealing material being adapted to spontaneously diffuse jointly with the material of the second wafer level (30); on said lower edging (22A), a layer of said sealing material; and on said layer of sealing material, a protuberance (36) formed on said second wafer level (30) containing a certain amount of sealing material. The invention is applicable to microstructures comprising vacuum-operated components.
US07700456B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes a step of defining an element region by etching a semiconductor substrate using a first dielectric film as a mask, a step of reducing the first dielectric film by isotropic etching, a step of forming a side wall on a side surface of the reduced first dielectric film, a step of removing the first dielectric film, and a step of forming a trench in the element region by etching using the side wall as a mask to form a plurality of fin portions at the element region.
US07700455B2	Method for forming isolation structure in semiconductor device A method for forming an isolation structure in a semiconductor device includes preparing a semi-finished substrate including a trench. An oxide layer is formed over sidewalls of the trench. A multiple layer structure of liner layers is formed over the oxide layer. An insulation layer is formed over the multiple layer structure such that the insulation layer fills an inside of the trench. The insulation layer is planarized.
US07700453B2	Method for forming hyper-abrupt junction varactors Method of fabricating a varactor that includes providing a semiconductor substrate, doping a lower region of the semiconductor substrate with a first dopant at a first energy level, doping a middle region of the semiconductor substrate with a second dopant at a second energy level lower than the first energy level, and doping an upper region of the semiconductor substrate with a third dopant at a third energy level lower than the second energy level.
US07700452B2	Strained channel transistor A semiconductor device, such as a PMOS or an NMOS transistor, having a stressed channel region is provided. The semiconductor device is formed by recessing the source/drain regions after forming a gate stack. The substrate is removed under the gate stack. Thereafter, an epitaxial layer is formed under the gate stack and in the source/drain regions. The epitaxial layer may be doped in the source/drain regions. In an embodiment, a lower portion of the epitaxial layer and the epitaxial layer under the gate stack may be doped with a conductivity type opposite of the conductivity type of the source/drain regions. In another embodiment of the present invention, a lower portion of the epitaxial layer is left undoped.
US07700450B2	Method for forming MOS transistor A method for forming a MOS transistor includes providing a substrate having at least a gate structure formed thereon, performing a pre-amorphization (PAI) process to form amorphized regions in the substrate, sequentially performing a co-implantation process, a first ion implantation process, and a first rapid thermal annealing (RTA) process to form lightly doped drains (LDDs), forming spacers on sidewalls of the gate structure, and forming a source/drain.
US07700449B2	Forming ESD diodes and BJTs using FinFET compatible processes A method of forming an electrostatic discharging (ESD) device includes forming a first and a second semiconductor fin over a substrate and adjacent to each other; epitaxially growing a semiconductor material on the first and the second semiconductor fins, wherein a first portion of the semiconductor material grown from the first semiconductor fin joins a second portion of the semiconductor material grown from the second semiconductor fin; and implanting a first end and a second end of the semiconductor material and first end portions of the first and the second semiconductor fins to form a first and a second implant region, respectively. A P-N junction is formed between the first end and the second end of the semiconductor material. The P-N junction is a junction of an ESD diode, or a junction in an NPN or a PNP BJT.
US07700448B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device The performance of the semiconductor device which formed the metal silicide layer in the salicide process is improved. An element isolation region is formed in a semiconductor substrate by the STI method, a gate insulating film is formed, a gate electrode is formed, n+ type semiconductor region and p+ type semiconductor region for source/drains are formed, a metallic film is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a barrier film is formed on a metallic film. And after forming the metal silicide layer to which a metallic film, and a gate electrode, n+ type semiconductor region and p+ type semiconductor region are made to react by performing first heat treatment, a barrier film, and an unreacted metallic film are removed, and the metal silicide layer is left. An element isolation region makes compressive stress act on a semiconductor substrate. A barrier film is a film which makes a semiconductor substrate generate tensile stress, and the metal silicide layer which consists of mono-silicide MSi of metallic element M which forms a metallic film is formed in the first heat treatment.
US07700444B2	Post-lithography misalignment correction with shadow effect for multiple patterning Misalignment created during a multiple-patterning process is a serious challenge for critical dimension (CD) control and layout design in continuing integrated-circuit device scaling. A number of post-lithography misalignment correction technologies based on the shadow effect are invented for multi-patterning lithographic applications. When applied to transfer patterns from a top layer to an underneath layer, the subtractive shadow effect in anisotropic plasma etching combined with a hard-mask process, will shift the position of features such that the previously produced misalignment can be corrected. Also, additive shadow effect in a sputtering/evaporation process can be used. Misalignment correction methods allow the semiconductor industry to print sub-32 nm (half-pitch) features using the double-patterning technique with currently existing lithographic tools (e.g., 193-nm DUV scanner), therefore postponing the need of expensive next-generation lithography (NGL). The misalignment correction methods can be applied to existing lithography technologies to print features smaller than their physical resolution limits.
US07700436B2	Method for forming a microelectronic structure having a conductive material and a fill material with a hardness of 0.04 GPA or higher within an aperture A microelectronic substrate and method for removing adjacent conductive and nonconductive materials from a microelectronic substrate. In one embodiment, the microelectronic substrate includes a substrate material (such as borophosphosilicate glass) having an aperture with a conductive material (such as platinum) disposed in the aperture and a fill material (such as phosphosilicate glass) in the aperture adjacent to the conductive material. The fill material can have a hardness of about 0.04 GPa or higher, and a microelectronics structure, such as an electrode, can be disposed in the aperture, for example, after removing the fill material from the aperture. Portions of the conductive and fill material external to the aperture can be removed by chemically-mechanically polishing the fill material, recessing the fill material inwardly from the conductive material, and electrochemically-mechanically polishing the conductive material. The hard fill material can resist penetration by conductive particles, and recessing the fill material can provide for more complete removal of the conductive material external to the aperture.
US07700434B2	Trench widening without merging A semiconductor fabrication method. First, a semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a trench in the semiconductor substrate. The trench includes a side wall which includes {100} side wall surfaces and {110} side wall surfaces. The semiconductor structure further includes a blocking layer on the {100} side wall surfaces and the {110} side wall surfaces. Next, portions of the blocking layer on the {110} side wall surfaces are removed without removing portions of the blocking layer on the {100} side wall surfaces such that the {110} side wall surfaces are exposed to a surrounding ambient.
US07700430B2	Phase-changeable memory device and method of manufacturing the same A phase changeable random access memory (PRAM) and methods for manufacturing the same. An example unit cell of a non-volatile memory, such as a PRAM, includes a MOS transistor, connected to an address line and a data line, where the MOS transistor receives a voltage from the data line. The unit cell further includes a phase change material for changing phase depending on heat generated by the voltage and a top electrode, connected to a substantially ground voltage.
US07700425B2	Raised source drain mosfet with amorphous notched gate cap layer with notch sidewalls passivated and filled with dielectric plug A method is provided for forming an SOI MOSFET device with a silicon layer formed on a dielectric layer with a gate electrode stack, with sidewall spacers on sidewalls of the gate electrode stack and raised source/drain regions formed on the surface of the silicon layer. The gate electrode stack comprises a gate electrode formed of polysilicon over a gate dielectric layer formed on the surface of the silicon layer. A thin amorphous silicon cap layer is formed in the top surface of the gate electrode by implanting dopant into the surface thereof. A notch is etched into the periphery of the cap layer. A plug of dielectric material is formed in the notch. The sidewalls of the gate electrode are covered by the sidewall spacers which cover a portion of the plug for the purpose of eliminating the exposure of the gate polysilicon so that formation of spurious epitaxial growth during the formation of raised source/drain regions is avoided.
US07700423B2	Process for manufacturing epitaxial wafers for integrated devices on a common compound semiconductor III-V wafer A method of fabricating an epitaxial compound semiconductor III-V wafer suitable for the subsequent fabrication of at least two different types of integrated active devices (such as an HBT and a FET) on such wafer by providing a substrate; growing a first epitaxial structure on the substrate; and growing a second epitaxial structure on the first epitaxial structure.
US07700421B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device using a crystalline semiconductor film is manufactured. The crystalline semiconductor film is formed by providing an amorphous silicon film with a catalyst metal for promoting a crystallization thereof and then heated for performing a thermal crystallization, following which the crystallized film is further exposed to a laser light for improving the crystallinity. The concentration of the catalyst metal in the semiconductor film and the location of the region to be added with the catalyst metal are so selected in order that a desired crystallinity and a desired crystal structure such as a vertical crystal growth or lateral crystal growth can be obtained. Further, active elements and driver elements of a circuit substrate for an active matrix type liquid crystal device are formed by such semiconductor devices having a desired crystallinity and crystal structure respectively.
US07700420B2	Integrated circuit with different channel materials for P and N channel transistors and method therefor A substrate includes a first region and a second region. The first region comprises a III-nitride layer, and the second region comprises a first semiconductor layer. A first transistor (such as an n-type transistor) is formed in and on the III-nitride layer, and a second transistor (such as a p-type transistor) is formed in and on the first semiconductor layer. The III-nitride layer may be indium nitride. In the first region, the substrate may include a second semiconductor layer, a graded transition layer over the second semiconductor layer, and a buffer layer over the transition layer, where the III-nitride layer is over the buffer layer. In the second region, the substrate may include the second semiconductor layer and an insulating layer over the second semiconductor layer, where the first semiconductor layer is over the insulating layer.
US07700417B2	Methods for forming cascode current mirrors A cascode amplifier (CA) (60) is described having a bottom transistor (T1new) with a relatively thin gate dielectric (67) and higher ratio (RB) of channel length (Lch1new) to width (W1new) and a series coupled top transistor (T2new) with a relatively thick gate dielectric (68) and a lower ratio (RT) of channel length (Lch2new) to width (W2new). An improved cascode current mirror (CCM) (74) is formed using a coupled pair of CAs (60, 60′), one (60) forming the reference current (RC) side (601) and the other (60′) forming the mirror current side (602) of the CCM (74). The gates (65, 65′) of the bottom transistors (T1new, T3new) are tied together and to the common node (21) between the series coupled bottom (T1new) and top (T2new) transistors of the RC side (601), and the gates (66′, 66′) of the top transistors (T2new, T4new) are coupled together and to the top drain node (64) of the RC side (601). The area of the CCM (74) can be substantially shrunk without adverse affect on the matching, noise performance and maximum allowable operating voltage.
US07700416B1	Tensile strained semiconductor on insulator using elastic edge relaxation and a sacrificial stressor layer The process uses a sacrificial stressor layer to provide tensile strained surface regions for bulk silicon or silicon on insulator (SOI) substrates. The process deposits a sacrificial layer of silicon germanium on the surface of the substrate and then patterns the workpiece to form trenches extending through the silicon germanium stressor layer into the semiconductor substrate. The process fills the trenches with insulating materials and then removes the silicon germanium stressor layer, for example using wet etching, leaving a strained silicon or SOI substrate with a pattern of shallow trench isolation structures. The trench fill material is selected to stress the regions of silicon between the trenches to provide a tensile strained surface region to the semiconductor substrate. Such a strained semiconductor surface region can have improved mobility properties and so is advantageous for forming devices such as MOSFETs.
US07700415B2	Stacked bit line dual word line nonvolatile memory An arrangement of nonvolatile memory devices, having at least one memory device level stacked level by level above a semiconductor substrate, each memory level comprising an oxide layer substantially disposed above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of word lines substantially disposed above the oxide layer; a plurality of bit lines substantially disposed above the oxide layer; a plurality of via plugs substantially in electrical contact with the word lines and, an anti-fuse dielectric material substantially disposed on side walls beside the bit lines and substantially in contact with the plurality of bit lines side wall anti-fuse dielectrics.
US07700414B1	Method of making flip-chip package with underfill A method for the manufacture of a package to encapsulate at least one integrated circuit device includes the steps of: (1) providing a dielectric substrate having a first plurality of bond pads formed on a first side thereof and at least one aperture; (2) electrically interconnecting the integrated circuit device to the plurality of bond pads forming a substrate/integrated circuit device assembly; (3) gravitationally aligning the substrate/integrated circuit assembly such that the integrated circuit device is lower than said substrate; (4) introducing a volume of a low viscosity dielectric into the at least one aperture, wherein the volume is effective to coat a surface of the integrated circuit device and substantially fill the at least one aperture; and (5) encapsulating the integrated circuit device and the first side of said substrate with a dielectric polymer.
US07700413B2	Production method of compound semiconductor light-emitting device wafer The inventive production method of a compound semiconductor light-emitting device (LED)s wafer comprises a step of forming a protective film on the top and/or bottom surface of a compound semiconductor LEDs wafer, where the devices being regularly and periodically arranged with separation zones being disposed; a step of forming separation grooves by means of laser processing in the separation zones of the surface on which the protective film is formed, while a gas is blown onto a laser-irradiated portion; and a step of removing at least a portion of the protective film, which steps are performed in the above sequence.
US07700405B2	Microelectronic assembly with improved isolation voltage performance and a method for forming the same A method for forming a microelectronic assembly and a microelectronic assembly are provided. First and second semiconductor devices (72) are formed over a substrate (20) having a first dopant type at a first concentration. First and second buried regions (28) having a second dopant type are formed respectively below the first and second semiconductor devices with a gap (34) therebetween. At least one well region (64, 70) is formed over the substrate and between the first and second semiconductor devices. A barrier region (48) having the first dopant type at a second concentration is formed between and adjacent to the first and second buried regions such that at least a portion of the barrier region extends a depth (82) from the first and second semiconductor devices that is greater or equal to the depth of the buried regions.
US07700404B2	Large die package structures and fabrication method therefor A method for fabricating large die package structures is provided wherein at least portions of the leadtips of at least a plurality of leadfingers of a leadframe are electrically insulated. A die is positioned on the electrically insulated leadtips. The die is electrically connected to at least a plurality of the leadfingers.
US07700401B2	Image sensor and method for manufacturing the same An image sensor according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate having a CMOS circuit formed therein; an interlayer dielectric layer formed on the semiconductor substrate and including a trench formed therein; a metal wiring and a first conductive layer formed within the trench of the interlayer dielectric layer; an intrinsic layer formed on the semiconductor substrate including the first conductive layer and the interlayer dielectric layer; and a second conductive layer formed on the intrinsic layer.
US07700391B1	Method of fabricating optical device using multiple sacrificial spacer layers The present invention is a method of fabricating an optical device using multiple sacrificial spacer layers. The first step in this process is to fabricate the underlying base structure and deposit an optical structure thereon. A facet is then created at the ends of the optical structure and alternating sacrificial and intermediate layers are fabricated on the device. A mask layer is deposited on the structure, with openings created in the layers to allow use of an etchant. User-defined portions of the spacer layers are subsequently removed with the etchant to create air gaps between the intermediate layers.
US07700386B2	Packaging method of LED of high heat-conducting efficiency and structure thereof A packaging method of LED of high heat-conducting efficiency and a structure thereof firstly is to provide a copper substrate having a plurality of indentations. An insulating layer is formed on the surface of the substrate and the bottom of the indentations. Meanwhile, a set of metallic circuits is formed on the insulating layer of the substrate, and a layer of insulating lacquer is coated on the surface of the metallic circuits, where there is no electric connection and no enclosure. A tin layer is coated on the insulating layer of the indentation and the metallic circuits, where there is no insulating lacquer. Furthermore, a set of light-emitting chips are die bonded on the tin layer of the indentation. Next, the light-emitting chips and the metallic circuits are electrically connected by a set of gold wires. Moreover, a ringed object is arranged on the surface of the substrate, such that the light-emitting chip set, the gold wires and the metallic circuits are enclosed therein. Meanwhile, a fluorescent glue is attached to the light-emitting chip set, the gold wires and the metallic circuits. Eventually, an epoxy resin is filled into the interior of the ringed object to be dry for forming an epoxy resin layer. Thus, a packaging manufacture of LED is completed.
US07700384B2	Nitride semiconductor light emitting device and manufacturing method thereof An object is to provide a nitride semiconductor light emitting device capable of attaining high light emission output while lowering Vf, as well as to provide a manufacturing method thereof. The invention relates to a nitride semiconductor light emitting device, including at least an n-type nitride semiconductor, a p-type nitride semiconductor and an active layer formed between said n-type nitride semiconductor and said p-type nitride semiconductor, wherein the n-type nitride semiconductor includes a multi-layered nitride semiconductor layer having at least twice repeated stacked structure consisting of a first nitride semiconductor layer and a second nitride semiconductor layer, the multi-layered nitride semiconductor layer is formed in contact with the active layer, the first nitride semiconductor layer is a layer containing an n-type impurity, and the second nitride semiconductor layer is an undoped layer or a layer containing said n-type impurity to a concentration lower than said first nitride semiconductor layer.
US07700383B2	Manufacturing method for semiconductor device and determination method for position of semiconductor element A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device comprises: mounting a semiconductor element, having an alignment mark, on a substrate; forming a composite of metal film and insulating film such that the surface of the semiconductor element is covered therewith; and removing a part of the composite of metal film and insulating film so as to expose the alignment mark. The position of each electrode of the semiconductor element mounted on the substrate is determined based upon detection results obtained by detection of the exposed alignment mark.
US07700382B2	Impurity introducing method using optical characteristics to determine annealing conditions A subject of the present invention is to realize an impurity doping not to bring about a rise of a substrate temperature.Another subject of the present invention is to measure optically physical properties of a lattice defect generated by the impurity doping step to control such that subsequent steps are optimized.An impurity doping method, includes a step of doping an impurity into a surface of a solid state base body, a step of measuring an optical characteristic of an area into which the impurity is doped, a step of selecting annealing conditions based on a measurement result to meet the optical characteristic of the area into which the impurity is doped, and a step of annealing the area into which the impurity is doped, based on the selected annealing conditions.
US07700377B2	Method for reducing etch-induced process uniformities by omitting deposition of an endpoint detection layer during patterning of stressed overlayers in a semiconductor device During the patterning of respective contact etch stop layers having a different type of intrinsic stress, the deposition of an etch indicator layer between the first and the second contact etch stop layer may be omitted in order to avoid any undue effects of this layer during the subsequent processing. Local removal of the second stressed layer may be performed on the basis of an etch time controlled etch process, which in some aspects may include the provision of an etch indicator material, wherein feed forward and feed back measurement data may be used in an appropriately designed process controller.
US07700373B2	Assay method and apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for use in an assay comprising: (a) at least one first receptacle comprising a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, (b) a porous membrane, and (c) at least one analyte-specific binding agent, characterised in that said at least one analyte-specific binding agent is immobilised on the underside of said porous membrane relative to the fluid inlet; and to methods of performing said assay.
US07700365B2	Vitamin D deficiencies Methods for determining the amount of vitamin D compounds in a sample are provided. The methods can employ LC-MS/MS techniques and optionally the use of deuterated internal standards. Methods for diagnosing vitamin D deficiencies are also provided.
US07700363B2	Method for screening crystallization conditions in solution crystal growth A method of screening protein crystal growth conditions with picogram to microgram amounts of protein in picoliter or nanoliter volumes is provided. A preferred method comprises a microarray with a plurality of microchambers in the microarray. A protein solution is placed into the micro-chambers by an automated dispensing mechanism. The protein crystal growth conditions of each of the micro-chambers is adjusted so that the protein crystal growth conditions in at least two of the micro-chambers differs. Crystallization of the protein solution in the micro-chambers is effected. For example, crystallization can be effected by a precipitate solution and/or placing an oil barrier over the protein solution. Protein crystal growth in the micro-chambers is then observed.
US07700360B2	Optical method and system to determine distribution of lipid particles in a sample The system and method of the present invention relate to characterizing lipoproteins in a sample. The system includes a light source that delivers electromagnetic energy in a predetermined range of wavelengths to the sample and a sensor that senses an intensity spectrum which emerges from the sample when the sample is illuminated by the light source. A processor determines a chemical composition of the sample to determine the presence of lipoprotein particles. The processor then characterizes lipoproteins that are within in the sample by deconvoluting the intensity spectrum into a scattering spectrum and absorption spectrum. The method includes illuminating the sample with electromagnetic energy having a predetermined range of wavelengths and sensing the electromagnetic energy that emerges from the sample. The method further includes transducing the sensed electromagnetic energy which emerges from the sample into an intensity spectrum that determines the types of lipoproteins that are within the sample.
US07700357B2	Method for treating small volumes with electrical current Disclosed is a method for treating biological material via electrical current, in which the biological material is added to a small volume of a buffer solution having relative high ionic strength. A strong electrical field is generated in the buffer solution by a high voltage pulse having a preset duration.The biological material is added to at most 50 μl of a buffer solution with an ionic strength of at least 100 mmol/l. By at least one voltage pulse having a preset duration of at least 10 μs, an electrical field with a field strength of at least 1 kV/cm is generated in the buffer solution. The voltage pulse is hereby interrupted at least once for a duration of at least 100 μs and is then again continued.
US07700355B2	Methods of producing a porous matrix for culturing and recovering cells A porous matrix, preparation thereof, and methods of using the same. The porous matrix of calcium alginate is prepared using a plurality of particles containing a multivalent cation, admixing the particles with ionic cross-linked polysaccharides and water to form a mixture, introducing a cross linker to solidify the mixture, dissolving the particles of the mixture in an acid to form a porous structure, and neutralizing and cross-linking the porous structure.
US07700344B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing the immunogenicity of antigens The present invention includes compositions, methods and kits for enhancing the immunogenicity of an antigen via fusion to a Listerial protein. The present invention further encompasses Listeria vaccine strains for enhancing the immunogenicity of an antigen.
US07700343B2	Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria and their use in bioleaching processes for sulfured copper minerals The present invention is related to an isolated chemolithotrophic bacterium belonging to species Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans named Licanantay, deposited in Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH-DSMZ with number DSM 17318, and its use in pure form or in mixtures that contains it for bioleaching processes of minerals or sulfured metallic species concentrates. This Licanantay strain DSM 17318 has sulfur-oxidizing activity in both primary and secondary sulfured minerals, especially in the case of chalcopyrite, covellite, bornite, chalcocite, enargite and tennantite.
US07700341B2	Nucleic acid molecules encoding transmembrane serine proteases, the encoded proteins and methods based thereon Provided herein is are polypeptides that include the protease domain of a type II transmembrane serine protease (MTSP) as a single chain. Methods using the polypeptides to identify compounds that modulate the protease activity of an MTSP are provided. Also provided are MTSPs designated MTSP3 and MTSP4 and a form of an MTSP designated MTSP6.
US07700339B2	Gene defects and mutant ALK kinase in human solid tumors In accordance with the invention, novel gene deletions and translocations involving chromosome 2 resulting in fusion proteins combining part of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) kinase with part of a secondary protein have now been identified in human solid tumors, e.g. non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Secondary proteins include Echinoderm Microtubule-Associated Protein-Like 4 (EML-4) and TRK-Fusion Gene (TFG). The EML4-ALK fusion protein, which retains ALK tyrosine kinase activity, was confirmed to drive the proliferation and survival of NSCLC characterized by this mutation. The invention therefore provides, in part, isolated polynucleotides and vectors encoding the disclosed mutant ALK kinase polypeptides, probes for detecting it, isolated mutant polypeptides, recombinant polypeptides, and reagents for detecting the fusion and truncated polypeptides. The disclosed identification of this new fusion protein enables new methods for determining the presence of these mutant ALK kinase polypeptides in a biological sample, methods for screening for compounds that inhibit the proteins, and methods for inhibiting the progression of a cancer characterized by the mutant polynucleotides or polypeptides, which are also provided by the invention.
US07700333B2	Immobilization of cells in a matrix formed by biocompatible charged polymers under laminar flow conditions This invention relates to a method for immobilizing cells under laminar flow conditions in a matrix formed by biocompatible charged polymers, to a flow device for the use with the method of the present invention, and to uses of the polymer matrices containing the cells immobilized using the method of the present invention.
US07700330B2	Method of purifying amide compound The invention is to provide a process for effectively removing impurities contained in an amide compound-containing solution by making an amide compound-containing solution, particularly an amide compound-containing solution produced by a hydration reaction of a nitrile compound by using a microorganism fungus body containing nitrile hydratase or a processed product of the microorganism fungus body, in contact with activated carbon under acidic conditions.
US07700329B2	Methods for making simvastatin and intermediates The invention provides synthetic chemical and chemoenzymatic methods of producing simvastatin and various intermediates. In one aspect, enzymes such as hydrolases, e.g., esterases, are used in the methods of the invention.
US07700326B2	RT-PCR detection for differential diagnosis of field isolates or lapinized vaccine strain of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) in samples The present invention provides a rapid RT-PCR detection method and a diagnostic kit for differentiating field isolates of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) from lapinized CSF vaccine viruses in samples. In order to detecting different genotypes of CSF virus, this invention uses a pair (or pairs) of CSF virus specific primers designed from the conserved sequences within the 3′-untranslated region of CSFV which contains an insertion of 12˜13 nucleotides (poly T) in the region of the lapinized CSF vaccine virus, in comparison with the corresponding region of field isolates of CSFV. By the RT-PCR or the RT-PCR followed by a nest-PCR, field isolates of CSFV and lapinized CSF vaccine viruses in samples could be detected directly and quickly and/or differentiated in electrophoresis without further enzymatic digestion or DNA sequencing.
US07700325B2	Haplotype analysis The present invention provides an efficient way for high throughput haplotype analysis. Several polymorphic nucleic acid markers, such as SNPs, can be simultaneously and reliably determined through multiplex PCR of single nucleic acid molecules in several parallel single molecule dilutions and the consequent statistical analysis of the results from these parallel single molecule multiplex PCR reactions results in reliable determination of haplotypes present in the subject. The nucleic acid markers can be of any distance to each other on the chromosome. In addition, an approach wherein overlapping DNA markers are analyzed can be used to link smaller haplotypes into larger haplotypes. Consequently, the invention provides a powerful new tool for diagnostic haplotyping and identifying novel haplotypes.
US07700324B1	Methylated CpG island amplification (MCA) The present invention provides a method for identifying a methylated CpG containing nucleic acid by contacting a nucleic acid with a methylation sensitive restriction endonuclease that cleaves unmethylated CpG sites and contacting the sample with an isoschizomer of the methylation sensitive restriction endonuclease, which cleaves both methylated and unmethylated CpG sites. The method also includes amplification of the CpG-containing nucleic acid using CpG-specific oligonucleotide primers A method is also provided for detecting an age associated disorder by identification of a methylated CpG containing nucleic acid. A method is further provided for evaluation the response of a cell to an agent A kit useful for detection of a CpG containing nucleic acid is also provided. Nucleic acid sequences encoding novel methylated clones.
US07700320B2	Schizochytrium fatty acid synthase (FAS) and products and methods related thereto Disclosed are a fatty acid synthase (FAS) from Schizochytrium, biologically active fragments and homologues thereof, a nucleic acid sequence encoding such FAS, fragments and homologues thereof, the gene encoding Schizochytrium FAS, host cells and organisms that recombinantly express the FAS, host cells and organisms in which the expression and/or activity of the endogenous FAS has been attenuated, and various methods for making and using any of these proteins, nucleic acid molecules, genes, host cells or organisms.
US07700318B2	Chimeric polypeptide and use thereof A chimeric polypeptide comprising a TNF neutralizer domain, an IL-1 receptor antagonist domain, and a dimerization domain, wherein the three domains are operably linked to each other. Within the scope of this invention are (i) nucleic acids encoding the polypeptide; (ii) expression vectors and host cells containing the nucleic acids; (iii) related pharmaceutical compositions; and (iii) related preparation and treatment methods.
US07700316B2	CD109 nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides and methods of use The invention is a CD109 nucleic acid molecule and its corresponding polypeptide. The invention also includes biologically functional equivalent nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. The invention also relates to methods of using these nucleic acid sequences and polypeptides in medical diagnosis and treatment and in drug screening.
US07700309B2	Methods for aiding in the diagnosis of alzheimer's disease by measuring amyloid-β peptide (X->41) and tau This invention provides methods useful in aiding in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. The methods involve measuring the amount of amyloid-β peptide (x-≧41) in the cerebrospinal fluid of a patient. High levels of the peptide generally are inconsistent with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. Low levels of the peptide are consistent with the disease and, with other tests, can provide a positive diagnosis. Other methods involve measuring the amounts of both Aβ(x-≧41) and tau. Low levels of Aβ(x-≧41) and high levels of tau are a positive indicator of Alzheimer's disease, while high levels of Aβ(x-≧41) and low levels of tau are a negative indication of Alzheimer's disease.
US07700307B2	Mitochondrial stress-70 protein markers for colorectal cancer Provided are previously uncharacterised markers of cancers, for example colorectal cancers, and uses of these as diagnostic and prognostic markers of cancers, and in particular colorectal cancers. The markers are SEQ ID NO: 1—hnRNP-K; SEQ ID NO:2—HMG-1; SEQ ID NO:3—proteasome subunit alpha type 1; SEQ ID NO:4—bifunctional purine biosynthesis protein; SEQ ID NO:5—ST11; SEQ ID NO:6—annex in IV; SEQ ID NO:7—60 kDa heat shock protein; SEQ ID NO:8—T complex protein 1 beta subunit; SEQ ID NO:9—T complex protein 1 epsilon subunit; SEQ ID NO: 10—mortalin; and SEQ ID NO: 11—TER-ATPase. The invention further provides related methods and materials for the use of the markers in therapeutic intervention in colorectal and other cancers e.g. to specifically target neoplastic cells without causing significant toxicity in healthy tissues, and to provide methods for the evaluation of the ability of candidate therapeutic compounds to modulate the biological activity of cancerous cells from the colon, rectum and other tissues.
US07700306B2	Method for charcterising analytes Provided is a method for characterizing an analyte by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry, which method comprises: (a) labelling the analyte with a light-absorbing label that absorbs light at a pre-determined frequency, to form a labelled analyte; (b) embedding the labelled analyte in a matrix formed from at least one compound that absorbs light, to form an embedded labelled analyte; (c) desorbing the embedded labelled analyte by exposing it to light having the pre-determined frequency, to form a desorbed analyte; and (d) detecting the desorbed analyte by mass spectrometry to characterize the analyte.
US07700305B2	Analyte detection The present invention relates to analyte detection test systems, including test systems for the oral detection of analytes in saliva. The present invention also provides compositions and methods for storing multiple assay tests and compositions and methods for measuring the concentration of analytes in a sample.
US07700301B2	Methods for screening for compounds that modulate PD-1 signaling Disclosed are screening assays for identifying compounds which modulate the activity of, or signaling via, B7-4, or PD-1, especially which modulate the binding of B7-4 or PD-1 to a target molecule.
US07700298B2	Methods for determination of an analyte The invention relates to analytical methods in which the partition of a labeled substance between a liquid and a solid phase is determined. The assays include solid-phase reagents which can be particulate or monolithic such as, for example, a coated tube. Assays of this type are known per se to the person skilled in the art and include immunoassays and immunometric assays.
US07700297B2	Artery- and vein-specific proteins and uses therefor Arterial and venous endothelial cells are molecularly distinct from the earliest stages of angiogenesis. This distinction is revealed by expression on arterial cells of a transmembrane ligand, called EphrinB2 whose receptor EphB4 is expressed on venous cells. Targeted disruption of the EphrinB2 gene prevents the remodeling of veins from a capillary plexus into properly branched structures. Moreover, it also disrupts the remodeling of arteries, suggesting that reciprocal interactions between pre-specified arterial and venous endothelial cells are necessary for angiogenesis.
US07700291B2	Genetic test for the identification of dwarfism in cattle Genetic markers for identifying bovine carriers of dwarfism in cattle, particularly Angus cattle is described. The genetic markers, including the microsatellite markers BMS4311 and AFR227 and the bovine PRKG2, BMP2K, BMP3, FGF5 genes, are located on bovine chromosome BTA6. One SNP, a polymorphism is located in the protein kinase domain within exon 15 of the bovine PRKG2 gene and is identified as being causative and diagnostic for dwarfism.
US07700286B2	Method for the detection of cancer The present invention relates to a method for the diagnosis and/or the follow up of the evolution of cancer, which includes the analysis and quantification of over expressed and amplified genes in the plasma/serum of cancer patients or persons suspected to harbor cancer. This is achieved by analyzing together the amount of DNA and RNA of certain genes in the plasma/serum of cancer patients that are the reflection of a gene amplification and/or a gene over expression in comparison to healthy controls.
US07700285B1	PCV2 immunogenic compositions and methods of producing such compositions An improved method for recovering the protein expressed by open reading frame 2 from porcine circovirus type 2 is provided. The method generally involves the steps of transfecting recombinant virus containing open reading frame 2 coding sequences into cells contained in growth media, causing the virus to express open reading frame 2, and recovering the expressed protein in the supernate. This recovery should take place beginning approximately 5 days after infection of the cells in order to permit sufficient quantities of recombinant protein to be expressed and secreted from the cell into the growth media. Such methods avoid costly and time consuming extraction procedures required to separate and recover the recombinant protein from within the cells.
US07700281B2	Hot start nucleic acid amplification Methods and compositions for performing nucleic acid duplication and amplification reactions are provided. A single-stranded nucleic acid binding protein is selected and provided in the reaction mixture which is assembled at a low, nonstringent temperature to include all of the necessary reagents for successful nucleic acid duplication or amplification reactions. By incorporating a single-stranded nucleic acid binding protein into the reaction mixture at low temperature, the generation of nonspecific products such as amplification products is improved despite the reaction mixture having been fully assembled at a nonstringent temperature.
US07700275B2	Detection system A method for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid sequence in a sample, said method comprising: performing nucleic acid amplification on the sample in the presence of (a) a DNA duplex binding agent, (b) a nucleic acid polymerase and (c) a reagent comprising an amplification primer which can hybridize to said target sequence when in single stranded form and which is connected at its 5′ end to a probe which carries a label by way of a chemical linking group, said labeled probe being of a sequence which is similar to that of the said target nucleic acid sequence, such that it can hybridize to a complementary region in an amplification product, and wherein the label is able to absorb fluorescence from or donate fluorescent energy to the DNA duplex binding agent; and monitoring fluorescence of said sample.
US07700274B2	Compositions and methods in cancer associated with altered expression of KCNJ9 The present invention relates to novel sequences for use in diagnosis and treatment of carcinomas, especially breast cancers. In addition, the present invention describes the use of novel compositions for use in screening methods.
US07700271B2	Method of diagnosis and treatment and agents useful for same The present invention relates generally to a method for detecting an aberrant cell, and more particularly an aberrant epithelial cell, in a subject or in a biological sample from said subject and agents useful for same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of deleting an aberrant mammary epithelial cell. The presence of the aberrant cell or group of aberrant cells provides an indication of a particular disease or condition or a propensity for development of a disease or condition.
US07700267B2	Immersion fluid for immersion lithography, and method of performing immersion lithography An immersion lithographic system 10 comprises an optical surface 51, an immersion fluid 60 with a pH less than 7 contacting at least a portion of the optical surface, and a semiconductor structure 80 having a topmost photoresist layer 70 wherein a portion of the photoresist is in contact with the immersion fluid. Further, a method for illuminating a semiconductor structure 80 having a topmost photoresist layer 70 comprising the steps of: introducing an immersion fluid 60 into a space between an optical surface 51 and the photoresist layer wherein the immersion fluid has a pH of less than 7, and directing light preferably with a wavelength of less than 450 nm through the immersion fluid and onto the photoresist.
US07700263B2	Substantially solvent-free and photoinitiator-free curable ink A non-aqueous, substantially solvent-free and photoinitiator-free, particle beam curable ink having a viscosity less than 30 m Pa·s at 60° C., comprising: (i) a colorant; and (ii) a mixture of (meth)acrylate compounds; wherein: (a) the colorant is present in the ink in an amount of 0.1 to 14.9% by weight relative to the total weight of ink; and (b) the mixture of (meth)acrylate compounds comprises c % of one or more mono (meth)acrylate compounds, d % of one or more di (meth)acrylate compounds and e % of one or more compounds having three or more (meth)acrylate groups, wherein the values of c %, d % and e % are by weight relative to the total weight of the mono (meth)acrylate compounds, di (meth)acrylate compounds and compounds having three or more (meth)acrylate groups and are such that the value of Formula (1) is less than or equal to 60: c ⁢ ⁢ % + 0.628 ⁢ ( d ⁢ ⁢ % sin ⁢ ⁢ 60 + e ⁢ ⁢ % tan ⁢ ⁢ 60 ) Formula ⁢ ⁢ ( 1 ) Said inks are especially useful as ink jet printing inks. The inks are especially suitable for food contact applications and when printed and cured demonstrate good fat resistance and low levels of leaching to foodstuffs.
US07700261B2	Positive photosensitive composition and a pattern-forming method using the same A positive photosensitive composition comprises: (A) a compound that generates an acid upon irradiation with actinic ray or radiation; and (B) a resin that increases its solubility in an alkali developer by action of an acid, wherein the resin (B) has a repeating unit that has an acid-decomposable group and is represented by formula (I): wherein Xa1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cyano group, or a halogen atom; Ry1 and Ry2 each independently represents an alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group; Rx represents an alkyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group; and Z represents an alkylene group.
US07700259B2	Polymer compound, photoresist composition containing such polymer compound, and method for forming resist pattern A polymer compound that, within a chemically amplified positive resist system, exhibits a significant change in alkali solubility from a state prior to exposure to that following exposure, as well as a photoresist composition that includes such a polymer compound and a method for forming a resist pattern, which are capable of forming fine patterns with a high level of resolution. The polymer compound includes, as an alkali-soluble group (i), a substituent group in which a group selected from amongst alcoholic hydroxyl groups, carboxyl groups, and phenolic hydroxyl groups is protected with an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group (ii) represented by a general formula (1) shown below: (wherein, A represents an organic group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms with a valency of at least n+1, and n represents an integer from 1 to 4).
US07700258B2	Color forming compositions with improved marking sensitivity and image contrast and associated methods Compositions and methods for production of color images which are developable with improved marking sensitivity and image contrast are disclosed and described. Specifically, a color forming composition can comprise a polymeric activator phase including a polymer matrix and an activator dissolved therein, a color former phase including a color former, and a radiation absorber in thermal contact with the color former phase. Particularly, the color former phase can be finely dispersed within the polymeric activator phase at an average particle size of less than 2 μm.
US07700257B2	Photoresist composition and resist pattern formation method by the use thereof A photoresist composition containing a polymer (A) containing an alkali-soluble constituent unit (a1) containing an alicyclic group having both a fluorine atom or a fluorinated alkyl group (i) and an alcoholic hydroxyl group (ii), whose alkali-solubility is changeable by an action of an acid; an acid generator (B) which generates an acid by light irradiation; and a dissolution inhibitor (C) having a fluorine atom(s) and/or a nitrogen-containing compound (D) selected from a tertiary amine (d1) having a polar group, a tertiary alkylamine (d2) having 7 or more and 15 or less of carbon atoms or an ammonium salt (d3). The composition has a resist property capable of accomplishing line and space (1:1) of 90 nm or less in good shape as a pattern processing accuracy of a semiconductor integrated circuit by lithography.
US07700256B2	Phenolic/alicyclic copolymers and photoresists The present invention relates to new polymers that contain repeat units of phenol and photoacid-labile esters that contain an alicyclic group, preferably a bulky group that suitably may contain 7 to about 20 carbons, such as an alkyladamantyl, ethylfencyl, tricyclo decanyl, or pinanyl group. Polymers of the invention are useful as a component of chemically-amplified positive-acting resists.
US07700253B2	Electrophotographic toner An electrophotographic toner is disclosed, comprising a binding resin, a colorant and a releasing agent, wherein the releasing agent comprises a first releasing agent component of a monoester compound represented by formula (1) and a second releasing agent component composed of a hydrocarbon compound having a branched chain structure, and the first releasing agent component accounting for 40% to 98% by mass of the total amount of the first and second releasing agent components: R1—COO—R2 (1) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrocarbon group having 13 to 30 carbon atoms.
US07700252B2	Dual pigment toner compositions Dual pigment compositions are provided that include a first pigment based upon a xanthene dye and a second pigment based upon a monoazo dye. The pigment compositions of the present disclosure may be combined with a binder resin to form a toner, in embodiments a magenta toner.
US07700251B2	Electrophotographic photoconductor and image-forming apparatus An electrophotographic photoconductor having an excellent crack resistance and wear resistance as well as excellent sensitivity characteristics, while keeping good image characteristics of the photoconductor is provided. In addition, an image-forming apparatus equipped with such an electrophotographic photoconductor is also provided. The electrophotographic photoconductor includes a photosensitive layer containing at least a charge-generating agent, a hole-transfer agent, and a binder resin on a conductive substrate. The hole-transfer agent has a solubility of 5 to 35% by weight with respect to triglyceride oleate and the photosensitive layer contains a compound represented by the following general formula (1) as an additive:
US07700249B2	Single layered photoconductors A photoconductor that includes a supporting substrate, and an active layer in contact with the substrate, and which active layer contains a photogenerating pigment of a hydroxygallium phthalocyanine, at least one charge transport component, and a mixture of a metal oxide and a chelating agent, where the phthalocyanine is, for example, prepared by hydrolyzing a gallium halide phthalocyanine.
US07700247B2	Differential critical dimension and overlay metrology apparatus and measurement method A method is described for measuring a dimension on a substrate, wherein a target pattern is provided with a nominal characteristic dimension that repeats at a primary pitch of period P, and has a pre-determined variation orthogonal to the primary direction. The target pattern formed on the substrate is then illuminated so that at least one non-zero diffracted order is detected. The response of the non-zero diffracted order to variation in the printed characteristic dimension relative to nominal is used to determine the dimension of interest, such as critical dimension or overlay, on the substrate. An apparatus for performing the method of the present invention includes an illumination source, a detector for detecting a non-zero diffracted order, and means for positioning the source relative to the target so that one or more non-zero diffracted orders from the target are detected at the detector.
US07700245B2	Reflective mask blank, reflective mask, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A reflective mask blank and a reflective mask each have, on a multilayer reflective film, a protective film that protects the multilayer reflective film from etching during pattern formation of an absorber layer or a buffer layer formed on the protective film. The protective film is formed by a ruthenium compound containing ruthenium (Ru) and at least one selected from the group consisting of molybdenum (Mo), niobium (Nb), zirconium (Zr), yttrium (Y), boron (B), titanium (Ti), and lanthanum (La). A reflection enhancement film of Ru may be further formed on the surface of the protective film.
US07700244B2	Mask blank providing system, mask blank providing method, mask blank transparent substrate manufacturing method, mask blank manufacturing method, and mask manufacturing method A mask blank manufacturing department manufactures a mask blank by forming a thin film to be a mask pattern on a mask blank transparent substrate. When providing the mask blank to a mask manufacturing department, the mask blank manufacturing department provides optical characteristic information (transmittance variation) of the mask blank transparent substrate and optical characteristic information (transmittance variation and/or phase difference variation) of the mask blank to the mask manufacturing department. The optical characteristic information of the mask blank transparent substrate is provided to the mask blank manufacturing department from a materials processing department that manufactures mask blank transparent substrates.
US07700243B2	Electrolyte solution and nonaqueous electrolyte lithium secondary battery An electrolytic solution for use in nonaqueous electrolytic lithium secondary cells which contains a room temperature molten salt, i.e., an aliphatic quaternary ammonium salt of the formula (1), an organic solvent and a lithium salt of the formula (2), the electrolytic solution being characterized in that the organic solvent contains vinylene carbonate in an amount of 1 to 5 wt. % based on the electrolytic solution, and a lithium secondary cell using the electrolytic solution wherein R1 to R3 are each a chain hydrocarbon having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R4 is methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, propoxymethyl or isopropoxymethyl, and X1 and X2 are each a fluorine-containing anion.
US07700241B2	Polymer electrolyte; and an electrochemical device equipped with such a polymer electrolyte Disclosed is a polymer electrolyte for use in an electrochemical device. Said polymer electrolyte comprises at least one polymer having ion-exchangeable functional groups. The polymer also comprises ionic liquid functional groups. The ion-exchangeable functional groups comprise a polymer-bound anionic group, such as a sulfonate, a carboxylate, and a phosphonate or any anionic surfactant group. Also disclosed is an electrical device that comprises said polymer electrolyte material. Such electrical device preferably consists of a fuel cell, an electrical battery, a super capacitor, an electrochromic window or a solar cell.
US07700240B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte for use in a battery A non-aqueous electrolyte is disclosed. Exemplary embodiments include at least one ionically conducting salt, especially a lithium salt, a non-aqueous, anhydrous solvent for the ionically conductive salt, the solvent being selected to achieve a degree of dissociation of the ionically conductive salt in the non-aqueous solvent, at least one oxide in a particulate form, the oxide being selected such that it is not soluble in the solvent and such that it is water-free. The electrolyte can be used in a primary or secondary lithium battery, in a supercapacitor, in an electro-chromic display or in a solar cell.
US07700237B2	Hydrogen storage alloy and alkaline secondary battery using the same The composition of hydrogen storage alloy particles used in a negative plate of an alkaline secondary battery is expressed by a general formula: (Laa Prb Ndc Zd)1-w Mgw Niz-x-y Alx Ty. In the formula, Z is an element selected from the group consisting of Ce and others, and T is an element selected from the group consisting of V and others. Subscripts a, b, c and d fall in ranges of 0≦a≦0.25, 0
US07700236B2	Cathode material for manufacturing a rechargeable battery A cathode material has one of olivine and NASICON structures and includes micrometer-sized secondary particles having a particle size ranging from 1 to 50 μm. Each of the micrometer-sized secondary particles is composed of crystalline nanometer-sized primary particles of a metal compound having a particle size ranging from 10 to 500 nm.
US07700234B2	Binder for electrode of lithium ion secondary battery A binder for electrode of lithium ion secondary battery, comprised of a copolymer composed of 15 to 80 weight % of units from ethylenically unsaturated monomer (A) whose homopolymerization yields a polymer soluble in N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) and 20 to 85 weight % of units from ethylenically unsaturated monomer (B) whose homopolymerization yields a polymer insoluble in NMP, which copolymer exhibits a swelling degree of 4 or below, in an electrolyte obtained by dissolving LiPF6 in the concentration of 1 mol/liter into a solvent of 1:2 (volume ratio at 20° C.) mixture of ethylene carbonate (EC) and diethyl carbonate (DEC). This binder for electrode of lithium ion secondary battery enables obtaining an electrode having a flexible electrode layer excelling in binding properties with industrial advantage.
US07700233B2	Battery and method of producing the same A battery having an electrode unit in which edges of electrode plates are mechanically and electrically connected to a fixing and conducting plate is obtained. A projection is formed at an edge of each electrode plate, and projections are inserted into a grove formed on the fixing and conducting plate. Energy beam is radiated to the fixing and conducting plate along a wall defining the groove, and metal forming the groove is melted and fills a gap between the projection and the groove. The filling metal is solidified at a condition that the melted metal surrounds the projection. The electrode plate is firmly connected to the fixing and conducting plate by a combination of the projection and the surrounding metal. The electrode plates are stably maintained at a positional relationship that the electrode plates extend parallel with each other leaving a gap between adjacent electrode plates, and the electrode plates are connected to the fixing and conducting plate with a reliable electric conductivity.
US07700231B2	Battery and battery assembly A battery, suitable for forming a battery pack, includes an electrode assembly having a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, and a separator wound or laminated together, core materials of the negative and positive electrode plates being bared respectively at either end. A bottomed cylindrical outer case having a bottom is connected to either end face of the electrode assembly to serve as a battery terminal. Electrolyte is impregnated in the electrode assembly and a lid connected to the other end face of the electrode assembly and fixedly attached to the outer case with a sealer and an insulator interposed therebetween. A connecting part is a part of the lid so that the connecting part engages with and connects to a bottom part of the outer case of another battery.
US07700230B2	Generally oval battery A generally oval battery including a battery case (2) having a generally oval cross section, a generally oval sealing plate (3) and an electrode plate assembly, the sealing plate (3) having a U-shaped cross section and the battery having a thickness of 4 mm or more and an aspect ratio of 3 or more, whereby the control of a vent for discharging gas that is generated in the battery is made easy and a battery is provided which has a discharge mechanism capable of discharging gas easily and safely, without requiring expensive equipment or many processing steps.
US07700223B2	Battery cover assembly for portable electronic device A battery cover assembly for coupling to a housing of an electronic device, the battery cover assembly comprising: a cover (10) comprising an inner surface (106) and a button slot (101) defined therein; a movable member (20) comprising a main body (21), a button (211) formed on the main body and extending through the button slot, and a catch assembly extending from the main body; and a fixing plate (30) coupled to the cover, with the movable member being sandwiched between the fixing plate and the cover, the fixing plate defining at least one opening, the catch assembly of the movable member extending through the opening and being adapted for engageably securing the cover assembly to the housing (40). The battery cover assembly has a steady structure. The battery cover assembly is convenient to open and close.
US07700222B2	Sealed rechargeable battery A sealed rechargeable battery has an electrode group formed by winding together a positive electrode and a negative electrode via a separator. A plurality of radial slits are provided in a welding section that is formed by an exposed section of a collector of at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode exposed at both ends of the electrode group. In the welding section, the exposed section is folded from the winding axis side toward the outer periphery to form a flat welding face.
US07700215B2	Clad current carrier for a solid oxide fuel cell stack A current carrier for a solid oxide fuel cell system comprising a current-carrying core formed of a high-conductivity metallic material such as copper, brass, bronze, silver, silver-copper alloys, molybdenum, tungsten, or the like, and a protective jacket surrounding the core material. Preferably, the jacket is metallurgically bonded to the core. The jacket is formed of a high temperature alloy such as stainless steel, nickel, or a nickel alloy. The jacket is structurally competent to maintain the form of the electrical carrier at elevated temperatures at which the core material may be structurally incompetent. The current carrier may be sized comparable to conventional copper cables. The carrier is attached to a fuel cell current collector by a clamp assembly having a large surface contact area. Preferably, a contact paste consisting of fine silver particles forms a diffusion bond between the clamp and the carrier jacket, resulting in a low-loss connection.
US07700214B1	Metal hydride fuel cell cartridge and electrolyzer electrode A cartridge comprises a housing that can be easily attached and detached from an electrolyzer so that the hydrogen generated can be stored within the cartridge. The housing is further configured to easily attach and detach from a fuel cell so that the stored hydrogen can be released to the fuel cell for power generation. In preferred embodiments, the cartridge comprises a cathode that serves to generate hydrogen when joined to the electrolyzer, as well as to store hydrogen. With this arrangement, a single device (the fuel cell cartridge) can function to generate hydrogen when connected to form part of the electrolyzer, to store hydrogen (whether attached to either the fuel cell or electrolyzer or neither—in stand alone form), and/or to supply hydrogen to the fuel cell, when connected thereto.
US07700212B2	Bipolar plate with enhanced stability An enhanced stability and inexpensive bipolar plate for a fuel cell is disclosed. The enhanced stability bipolar plate includes a bipolar plate substrate and a corrosion-resistant coating thermally sprayed on the bipolar plate substrate. A method for enhancing corrosion resistance of a bipolar plate is also disclosed.
US07700211B2	Fuel cell, fuel cell electrode and method for fabricating the same An adhesion layer containing a second solid polymer electrolyte is disposed between a solid polymer electrolyte membrane and a fuel electrode and/or an oxidant electrode containing a first solid polymer electrolyte and a catalyst substance. The solid polymer electrolyte membrane and the adhesion layer are made of the same solid polymer electrolyte. In this manner, the adhesion at the interface between the electrode surface and the solid polymer electrolyte membrane is enhanced to implement the elevation of the cell characteristics and the elevation of the reliability of the cell.
US07700205B2	Process for manufacturing glass substrate for magnetic recording medium, glass substrate for magnetic recording medium obtained by the process, and magnetic recording medium obtained using the substrate A process for manufacturing a glass substrate for a magnetic recording medium comprising polishing a crystallized glass substrate using abrasive grains, and then washing the substrate using an aqueous organic carboxylic acid solution; a glass substrate for a magnetic recording medium which is manufactured by the process; and a magnetic recording medium obtained using the substrate. A glass substrate for a magnetic recording medium is manufactured, whereby the surface roughness is low and the surface defects are minimal for washing after polishing of a crystallized glass substrate, and wherein the Read-Write performance are not impaired when a recording layer including a magnetic film is formed on the magnetic recording medium substrate for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium.
US07700203B2	Vicinal gallium nitride substrate for high quality homoepitaxy A III-V nitride, e.g., GaN, substrate including a (0001) surface offcut from the <0001> direction predominantly toward a direction selected from the group consisting of <10-10> and <11-20> directions, at an offcut angle in a range that is from about 0.2 to about 10 degrees, wherein the surface has a RMS roughness measured by 50×50 μm2 AFM scan that is less than 1 nm, and a dislocation density that is less than 3E6 cm−2. The substrate may be formed by offcut slicing of a corresponding boule or wafer blank, by offcut lapping or growth of the substrate body on a corresponding vicinal heteroepitaxial substrate, e.g., of offcut sapphire. The substrate is usefully employed for homoepitaxial deposition in the fabrication of III-V nitride-based microelectronic and opto-electronic devices.
US07700201B2	Organic electroluminescent device Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device including a substrate, a first and a second electrode, and an emitting layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The emitting layer includes a plurality of materials which is a blue emitting material using a following chemical formula as dopant. In this case, at least one of A1 and A2 is selected from a substituted or non-substituted aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, an aliphatic group, and hydrogen.
US07700199B2	Seamless master and method of making same Hollow, cylindrical, seamless metal master for producing seamless diffuser sheets of preselected length and width. Additional aspects of the invention include a hollow cylindrical seamless invertable elastomeric master and method of making the same and an apparatus and process for effecting variable diffuser recording in photosensitive medium.
US07700197B2	Oil-resistant sheet material An oil-resistant sheet material having low resistance to air permeability and being excellent oil resistance, and particularly, being able to be suitably used as a packaging material for food containing edible oil. The oil-resistant sheet material includes at least one coating layer that contains starch and/or polyvinyl alcohol and a fatty acid on at least one side of a substrate in a solid content of 0.5 to 20 g/cm2. When the coating layer further contains a crosslinking agent, the oil resistance is improved. A coating layer that contains a fatty acid as a main component or a coating layer that contains polyvinyl alcohol as a main component may be further applied to the above-mentioned coating layer to form at least two coating layers.
US07700195B2	Cutting tool and process for the formation thereof A cutting tool and process for the formation thereof. The cutting tool comprises a basic body (1) presenting an active end portion (2) coated with a diamond film obtained by the CVD growth technique, having superficial accidents (10) that are arranged and dimensioned to produce a substantial increase of the seating area for the diamond film and an increased degree of mechanical interference with the latter. This invention refers to the cutting tool above and to the process of obtaining said tool, to be generally used for cutting, drilling, abrading and trimming, and particularly to be coupled to ultrasonic systems.
US07700192B2	Fluorinated carbon nanostructures of CFx where 0.05 A method for the production of fluorinated carbon nanostructures such as carbon black is disclosed, wherein a plasma is generated in a plasma chamber and a fluorocarbon, or a fluorocarbon containing mixture, is supplied to the plasma to convert at least some of the fluorocarbon into a fluorinated carbon material. Direct pyrolysis of a fluorocarbon, or a mixture containing this, provides a one-step method for producing fluorinated carbon nanostructures with a formula CFx, where 0.06
US07700190B2	Flame resistant spun staple yarns made from blends of fibers derived from diamino diphenyl sulfone and textile fibers and fabrics and garments made therefrom and methods for making same This invention relates to a flame-resistant spun staple yarns and fabrics and garments comprising these yarns and methods of making the same. The yarns have 25 to 90 parts by weight of a polymeric staple fiber containing a structure derived from a monomer selected from the group consisting of 4,4′diaminodiphenyl sulfone, 3,3′diaminodiphenyl sulfone, and mixtures thereof; and 10 to 75 parts by weight of a textile staple fiber having limiting oxygen index of 21 or greater, based on 100 parts by weight of the polymeric fiber and the textile fiber in the yarn.
US07700189B2	Heat shrinkable film with (meth)acrylate resin curable adhesive A heat shrinkable label comprises (A) a heat shrinkable film comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, and (B) a curable adhesive comprising (1) at least one urethane (meth)acrylate resin having an average of about 1 to about 1.6 (meth)acrylate groups per resin molecule, (2) at least one tackifier, and (3) at least one photoinitiator, where the film has an ultimate shrinkage at 135° C. of at least 15%, and the adhesive has sufficient precure tack, wherein the loop tack of the uncured adhesive is at least 4.3 g/cm2. The heat shrinkable label is useful in high-speed industrial processes such as beverage container labeling.
US07700188B2	In-mold labels and users thereof This invention relates to an in-mold label comprising a core layer with a first and second surface and a heat seal layer on the first surface of the core layer, wherein the heat seal layer comprises a polyolefin, having a peak melt temperature of less than about 110° C. and where less than about 25% of the polyolefin melts at a temperature of less than 50° C. as measured by differential scanning calorimetry. The label may also contain a skin layer on the second surface of the core layer. The invention also relates to plastic substrates bonded to the label. In another aspect, the present invention also relates to a process for in-mold labeling and a process for preparing an in-mold label.The labels and processes provide reduced amounts of one or more of the following: blisters, both before and after bonding, shrinkage, bagginess and gage bands.
US07700186B2	Cemented carbide body According to the present invention there is now provided a body cemented carbide provided with at least one wear resistant layer, which body contains a toughness increasing surface zone. Increase in toughness is obtained due to the presence of a surface zone having increased WC grain size and/or increased Co content. The invention is most suitable for WC—Co cemented carbides.
US07700183B2	Closed cell surfaces with enhanced drag-reduction properties An apparatus, comprising a plurality of closed cells disposed on a surface of a substrate. Each of the closed cells has at least one dimension that is less than about 1 millimeter and are configured to hold a medium therein. The apparatus also comprises a foam that contacts the closed cells. The foam has fluid walls that include a surfactant, and bubbles of the foam layer are filled with the medium.
US07700182B2	Microporous polyolefin membrane, its production method, and battery separator A microporous polyolefin membrane comprising a polyethylene resin, and polypropylene having a weight-average molecular weight of 6×105 or more and a heat of fusion of 90 J/g or more (measured by a differential scanning calorimeter), a fraction having a molecular weight of 1.8×106 or more being 10% or more by mass of the polypropylene.
US07700181B2	Shaped composite material for breaking applications and a method for the preparation thereof A shaped composite material for braking applications can be produced by a method comprising the steps of: a) providing a mixture comprising bundles of filaments constituted substantially by carbon and having lengths no greater than 30 mm and an organic binder in a mould of the said shape and, at the same time, incorporating in the mixture a plurality of reinforcing fibres which extend along the shape in a manner such as to prevent the propagation of cracks, b) forming the mixture comprising the reinforcing fibres to produce a semi-finished product, c) subjecting the semi-finished product to a first firing at a temperature such as substantially to bring about pyrolysis of the organic binder and to a second firing in the presence of silicon.
US07700180B2	Components integrating structure An exemplary components integrating structure (10) includes a metallic member (12) defining a locking groove (126) and a plastic member (14) integrally formed with the metallic member. A portion of the plastic member is received in the locking groove of the metallic member.
US07700177B2	Resin molded component A resin molded component includes a flange having a through-hole. A concave portion is formed on the surface of the flange that faces the component on which the flange is fitted. Flows of a molten resin material meet each other at a meeting portion in a region around the through-hole during a molding process, and a weld line is formed at the meeting portion. The concave portion is formed upstream of the meeting portion at which the flows of the molten resin material meet each other, and in the vicinity of the through-hole. The thickness of the resin material in the bottom portion of the concave portion is greater than the thickness of the resin material in the thinnest portion of the wall of the concave portion.
US07700176B2	Porous carpeting for vehicles and methods of producing same Porous carpeting for use within vehicles, and methods of making same, are provided. A carpet backing is heated to achieve a fluid or semi-fluid state and then subjected to intense vacuum to draw air through the carpet backing to create a porous structure. A layer of porous thermoformable material may be applied to the porous carpet structure to provide mechanical strength.
US07700172B2	Articles prepared from biodegradable compositions and manufacturing methods A biodegradable container includes a body structure made of a foamed hydrocolloid gelling matrix system having a fibrous material and a firming agent embedded therein and a water-resistant coating disposed on a surface of the body structure.
US07700168B2	Liquid crystal display element with conducting layers treated with surface electromagnetic wave A liquid crystal display element includes two substrates each covered with a transparent conducting layer and having a liquid crystal layer therebetween, in which the liquid crystal layer is a pure nematic electrooptical matrix or sensitized electrooptical mixture with nanoobjects and in which the conducting layers have been treated with a surface electromagnetic wave. The present invention increases a response speed of the liquid crystal display element due to a decrease of the switching time of electrooptical liquid crystal layer up to 1 ms or less; decreases the number of layers in the liquid crystal display element because an alignment layer is absent, and thus increases the transparency of element; decreases a supply voltage amplitude; and increases a possibility to develop different configurations of the liquid crystal display element.
US07700167B2	Erosion-protective coatings on polymer-matrix composites and components incorporating such coated composites A stator vane is provided that includes an airfoil and a coating. The airfoil comprises a polymer matrix fiber composite having a melting point, glass transition temperature, or maximum exposure temperature that is less than about 150° C. The coating is formed over the airfoil and comprises a material that is more erosion-resistant than the polymer matrix fiber composite, where the material is the selected from a group of constituents consisting of titanium, chromium, vanadium, and zirconium, and nitrides, carbides, mixed carbonitrides, oxides, oxynitrides, oxycarbides, and oxycarbonitrides thereof. Methods for making the stator vane are provided as well.
US07700162B2	Method for coating graphite foil A method for applying a thin coating to a flat side (front side) and edge surfaces of a two-dimensional formation of graphite foil, includes applying the coating material to the flat side (front side) to be coated by electrostatic powder spraying followed by a sintering cycle or melting cycle. During the spraying, the two-dimensional formation is electrically contacted on a limited area virtually in the middle of its rear side, facing away from the spraying direction, on a limited area at a distance of at least 5 mm from the edges. A method for heat dissipation in electronic equipment, is also provided.
US07700156B2	Method and apparatus for forming silicon oxide film In a method of forming a silicon oxide film, a target substrate that has a silicon layer on a surface is loaded into a process area within a reaction container, while setting the process area to have a loading temperature of 400° C. or less. Then, the process area that accommodates the target substrate is heated, from the loading temperature to a process temperature of 650° C. or more. Water vapor is supplied into the reaction container during said heating the process area, while setting the water vapor to have a first concentration in an atmosphere of the process area, and setting the process area to have a first reduced pressure. After said heating the process area to the process temperature, an oxidation gas is supplied into the reaction container, thereby oxidizing the silicon layer to form a silicon oxide film.
US07700154B2	Selective aluminide coating process A method for coating internal surfaces of a turbine engine component comprises flowing an aluminide containing gas into passages in the turbine engine component so as to coat the internal surfaces formed by the passages, allowing the aluminide containing gas to flow through the passages and out openings in external surfaces of the turbine engine component, and flowing a volume of a gas selected from the group consisting of argon, hydrogen, and mixtures thereof over the external surfaces to minimize any build-up of an aluminide coating on the external surfaces.
US07700152B2	Liquid feed flame spray modification of nanoparticles Nano- and micron sized metal oxide and mixed metal oxide particles are injected into a high temperature region wherein the temperature is between about 400° C. and less than 2000° C., and collected as particles or as coatings wherein a particulate nature is substantially maintained. The particles are altered in at least one of phase, morphology, composition, and particle size distribution, and may achieve further changes in these characteristics by coinjection of metal oxide precursor in liquid form.
US07700148B2	Electroluminescent device A method of forming an electroluminescent device comprising the steps of: providing a substrate comprising a first electrode for injecting charge carriers of a first type; forming an electroluminescent layer having a surface by depositing onto the substrate a composition comprising a host material and a light-emitting dopant monomer of formula (I): A-C—(X)n (I) wherein X represents a polymerisable group; A represents a light-emitting group; C represents a bond or a spacer group and n is an integer; rendering at least some of the electroluminescent layer insoluble in a solvent by polymerising the monomer of formula (I); exposing the electroluminescent layer to the solvent; and depositing a second electrode capable of injecting charge carriers of a second type over the electroluminescent layer.
US07700146B2	Low-trans for confectionery fat compositions The present invention relates to a process for the production of a fat composition suitable for use as a confectionery fat, wherein a starting fat composition which contains between 20 and 95 wt % of S2U, less than 75 wt % of SU2+U3, less than 20 wt % of S3 between 1 and 12 wt % of diglycerides, between 10 and 100 wt % of at least one interesterified fat, the interesterified fat containing less than 15 wt % of C-12 with respect to the total amount of interesterified fat, is subjected to a catalytic hydrogenation so as to obtain a first fat and in that the first fat is incorporated in the fat composition. Thereby the glyceride contents are expressed as wt % with respect to the total amount of d- and triglycerides, S means a saturated fatty acid with a hydrocarbon chain length of 14-24 carbon atoms, U means unsaturated fatty acid with a hydrocarbon chain length of 14-24 carbon atoms.
US07700145B1	Methods of making a low-carbohydrate dairy beverage and dairy beverages made from such methods Methods of making a low-carbohydrate dairy beverage are provided. The method includes the steps of adding specific ingredients in order to obtain a low-carbohydrate dairy beverage having certain nutritional and overall quality characteristics, including one or more of at least the following characteristics: high protein; high calcium; low calories; satisfying flavor, taste, aroma, and/or appearance; and/or extended shelf life. Low-carbohydrate dairy beverages made by such methods are also provided.
US07700135B2	Cerebral protection with a xenon-containing gas Xenon or xenon-containing gases and, where appropriate, an NO source are employed as medicament for cerebral protection. Cerebral protection is defined as reducing or preventing impairments of cerebral function of various causes, but especially secondary to perfusion impairments of unclear etiology. The medicament can be used for cerebral protection for the prophylaxis of impairments of cerebral perfusion and for therapy after cerebral disorders have occurred, irrespective of the cause (e.g. cognitive, sensory or motor in nature).
US07700134B2	Prevention of cisplatin induced deafness The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the protection and restoration of hearing. In particular, the present invention relates to methods and compositions for the prevention of chemical (e.g., cisplatin) induced deafness. The present invention thus provides methods of improving the outcome of subjects treated with cisplatin.
US07700132B2	Isolated material having an anti-organotrophic effect An endogenous mammalian material has been found which has the biological effect of causing a reduction in the mass of mammalian organs including the heart and prostate. The material has physico-chemical properties such that it appears as a compound of molecular weight between 10 and 20 kD when subjected to a purification process using membrane filtration followed by gel filtration. This material has therapeutic uses including the treatment of organ or tissue hypertrophy and hyperplasia.
US07700131B2	Powders having contact biocidal properties Powders having contact biocidal properties comprise a polysaccharide carrying atomic/metallic silver. The preferred polysaccharide is chitin, although other polysaccharides including chitosan, carboxymethyl celluloses and carrageenans can be used. The chitin may be obtained from deproteinated crustacean shells without demineralisation, thus being admixed with calcium carbonate and other naturally occurring minerals present in the shells, and may be enzyme deacetylated. The powders of the invention can be used as biocidal dusting powders, formulated into pastes, gels, hydrogels, creams, foams and aerosol sprays for pharmaceutical applications, or dissolved to form solutions for coating substrates such as skin, fabrics, glass, leather and paper to give a bactericidal surface. A particular application of such a solution is as a protective, post-wash treatment for workwear in a laundering process. The powders of the invention may be prepared by slurrying a polysaccharide, which is capable of interacting with silver ions and which is in powder form, in a liquid in which the polymer is insoluble, which liquid contains silver ions, filtering off the powder, washing the powder, reducing the silver ions which have interacted with the polysaccharide to atomic/metallic silver, and drying the powder. According to the polysaccharide chosen, the liquid is suitably water or aqueous ethanol. The silver ions may derive from silver nitrate. The reduction of the silver ions which have interacted with the polysaccharide to atomic/metallic silver can be effected photochemically through exposure to light. To hasten the reduction, however, the washed powder is preferably slurried in a solution of an alkali metal halide, irradiated under stirring with natural or artificial light containing an ultraviolet component, and again filtered off and washed, before drying it.
US07700128B2	Solid preparation comprising an insulin sensitizer, an insulin secretagogue and a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester A solid preparation useful as a diabetes-treating agent or the like and excellent in the dissolution properties of an insulin sensitizer and an insulin secretagogue, which comprises an insulin sensitizer, an insulin secretagogue and a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester is provided.
US07700125B2	Moisture resistant container systems for rapidly bioavailable dosage forms Provided are rapidly bioavailable solid oral dosage forms of acute pain medications, and moisture resistant packaging that enables the formulation of such rapidly bioavailable dosage forms.
US07700121B2	Gene associated with leishmania parasite virulence The invention relates to the field of combating leishmaniases. Said invention results from the isolation, from wild isolates of Leishmania major, of a protein-coding gene known as LmPDI which has two regions that are identical to the sequence (Cys-Gly-His-Cys) of the potential active site of the protein disulphide isomerases (PDI). The LmPDI protein is predominantly expressed in the most virulent isolates of the parasite. Said protein forms a novel therapeutic target for developing anti-leishmaniasis medicaments and a novel element that can be used in the composition of immunogenic, and possibly vaccinating, preparations which are intended to protect a human or animal host against Leishmania.
US07700120B2	Adjuvancy and immune potentiating properties of natural products of Onchocerca volvulus The present invention relates to a method for potentiating a specific immune response to an antigen in a mammal in need thereof. The method comprises administering to the mammal an effective amount of Ov-ASP, or at least one subunit of Ov-ASP, and an antigenic moiety.
US07700117B2	Camp factor of Streptococcus uberis The CAMP factor gene of Streptococcus uberis (S. uberis) is described, as well as the recombinant production of CAMP factor therefrom. Also disclosed are chimeric CAMP factor constructs, including CAMP factor epitopes from more than one bacterial species. The CAMP factors and chimeras including the same can be used in immunogenic compositions for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections.
US07700115B2	Therapeutic peptides and vaccines Compositions are disclosed that induce broadly HIV therapeutic and vaccine inducing antibodies against diverse HIV clades and relate to the ability to identify HIV gp120-derived short peptide sequence immunogens and various therapeutic compositions made from the identified peptides which compose CCR5 binding sites. Also disclosed are methods of selecting peptide sequences that are likely candidates for drugs which will offer effective treatment in such areas as Alzheimer's disease, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis and other diseases associated with the human inflammatory cascade as well as related retroviruses such as HTLV-1, the cause of tropical spastic paraparesis.
US07700109B2	Biomolecule transduction motif Mph-1-BTM and the use thereof This invention relates to a novel Biomolecule Transduction Motif (BTM), Mph-1 peptide (Mph-1-BTM), which has the potential to transduce many biological response modifiers effectively into the cytoplasm, intracellular organelles or nucleus of prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells in vivo and in vitro, and the related technological methods using Mph-1-BTM. This Mph-1-BTM can be used in the development of new recombinant protein vaccines or DNA/RNA vaccines, gene and protein therapy, production of pharmacologically or medicinally useful proteins, or pharmaco-medicinal drug therapy.
US07700106B2	Therapeutic agent for ulcerative colitis Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions of treatment for a patient with ulcerative colitis comprising a drug which can selectively kill Fusobacterium varium cells, or a drug which can neutralize the toxin produced by Fusobacterium varium cells, a method for screening such a drug, a method for treating a patient with the disease, a vaccine for the disease, a diagnostic drug, a diagnostic method, an experimental model for the disease and an experimental animal for the disease.
US07700102B2	Nucleic acids encoding CD100 molecules Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding novel CD100 molecules which stimulate a leukocyte response, such as a B cell response, including B cell aggregation, B cell differentiation, B cell survival, and/or T cell proliferation are disclosed. These novel molecules have a certain homology to semaphorins, proteins which are growth cone guidance molecules that are critical for guiding growing axons of neurons to their targets. In addition to isolated nucleic acids molecules, antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing a nucleic acid molecule of the invention, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced are also described. The invention further provides isolated CD100 proteins, fusion proteins and active fragments thereof. Diagnostic and therapeutic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided.
US07700101B2	Reagents and method for modulating Dkk-mediated interactions The present invention provides reagents, compounds, compositions, and methods relating to novel interactions of the extracellular domain of LRP5, HBM (a variant of LRP5), and/or LRP6 with Dkk, including Dkk-1. The various nucleic acids, polypeptides, antibodies, assay methods, diagnostic methods, and methods of treatment of the present invention are related to and impact on Dkk, LRP5, LRP6, HBM, and Wnt signaling. Dkk, LRP5, LRP6, HBM, and Wnt are implicated in bone and lipid cellular signaling. Thus, the present invention provides reagents and methods for modulating lipid levels and/or bone mass and is useful in the treatment and diagnosis of abnormal lipid levels and bone mass disorders, such as osteoporosis.
US07700098B2	Anti-interferon gamma antibodies and methods of use thereof The invention relates to fully human antibodies, and fragments thereof, that bind to human interferon gamma (hIFNγ), thereby modulating the interaction between IFNγ and its receptor, IFNγ-R, and/or modulating the biological activities of IFNγ. The invention also relates to the use of such anti-IFNγ antibodies in the prevention or treatment of immune-related disorders and in the amelioration of a symptom associated with an immune-related disorder.
US07700095B2	Detection, isolation and uses of renalase (monoamine oxidase c) The present invention provides for the identification, isolation and uses of mammalian Monoamine Oxidase C (MAO-C), also known as renalase.
US07700083B2	Skin care composition for accelerated production of collagen proteins and method of fabricating same A liquid solution for topical application to the skin of an animal consists of solutes and a solvent, where the solutes include ascorbate, tropocollagen factors, copper, and zinc gluconate. The tropocollagen factors include L-proline, glycine and L-lysine.
US07700078B2	Stabilization of body-care and household products A description is given of the use of light stabilizers of formulae (1) and/or (2) for protecting body-care and household products from photolytic degradation.
US07700075B2	Virtual colonoscopy with radiolabeled phospholipid ether analogs The present invention provides agents and methods for dual modality virtual colonoscopy that gives both anatomical and functional information using hybrid CT/PET scanning. In preferred embodiments, the present invention provides radiolabeled tumor-specific agents and methods for distinguishing benign polyps from malignant tumors. In further embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods useful for distinguishing morphological and functional subregions of a selected region of tissue based on relative levels of phospholipid metabolism. Preferred radiolabeled tumor-specific agents are phospholipid ether analogs labeled with a halogen radioisotope. In certain preferred embodiments, the compositions including radiolabeled phospholipid ether analogs have therapeutic actions in addition to functionally identifying malignant tissue.
US07700074B2	Method and system for diagnosis of neuropsychiatric disorders including chronic alcoholism Chronic alcoholism is a diverse and heterogeneous disorder that can be dichotomized into cognitively intact and cognitively impaired subgroups. At a molecular level, ethanol has been shown to have both acute and chronic effects on: Membrane biophysical properties, Membrane composition and metabolism, Protein phosphorylation, Lipid metabolic signaling, Lipoprotein transport of cholesterol. Actual molecular underpinnings are determined for cognitive impairment seen in some chronic alcoholism subjects including molecular/metabolic alterations of phospholipid and ganglioside metabolisms.
US07700073B2	Use of NF-κB inhibition in combination therapy for cancer The use of NF-κB inhibitors to enhance the cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy or radiation therapy in the treatment of neoplastic conditions is described.
US07700070B2	Process and apparatus for catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons for generating a gas rich in hydrogen The present invention relates to the catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons for generating a gas that is rich in hydrogen, to the use of said apparatus and to a process for generating hydrogen. The apparatus comprises a reforming catalyst (5), as well as a means (8) for supplying hydrocarbons to the catalyst. The reforming catalyst is arranged in an exhaust pipe (3) through which the exhaust gases of combustion processes are passed.
US07700058B2	Process for denitration of exhaust gas A denitration process for removing nitrogen oxides contained in low-temperature exhaust gas at a high denitration rate; namely, a denitration process for reductively removing nitrogen oxides contained in an exhaust gas (x) containing nitrogen monoxide and sulfur dioxide. The process comprises a preliminary step 2 of partially oxidizing nitrogen monoxide in the exhaust gas to form nitrogen dioxide, a radical formation step 3 of adding a nitrogen compound and a hydrocarbon compound to a high-temperature zone 22 to form amine radicals (r), and a denitration step 4 of mixing the amine radicals (r) with the pretreated gas (p) containing nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide that was discharged from the preliminary step 2. As a result, nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas (x) are reductively decomposed.
US07700054B2	Substrate processing apparatus having gas side flow via gas inlet An object of the present invention is to improve substrate processing efficiency. A substrate processing apparatus has a reaction tube that processes a substrate inside, and a heating apparatus disposed so as to surround an external periphery of the reaction tube, so that at least a gas inlet tube is disposed on a side surface in an area in which the substrate is processed inside the reaction tube, and the heating apparatus has a heat insulator that surrounds the reaction tube, an inlet opening formed in the shape of a groove in the heat insulator from the lower end of the heating apparatus so as to avoid the gas inlet tube, and a heating element disposed between the heat insulator and the reaction tube.
US07700051B2	Apparatus and method of treating exhaust gas An exhaust gas treating apparatus 1 includes; a case body 2 and a plasma producing means 3 capable of producing plasma inside the case body 2 and treats the substances to be treated contained in the exhaust gas by the plasma producing means 3. The plasma producing means 3 has one or more each of a pulse electrode 4 and a ground electrode 5 that are oppositely disposed in the case body 2 and has a pulse power source 6 capable of feeding a pulse current to the pulse electrode 4 by switching frequency and/or voltage for different values at predetermined time intervals. The substances to be treated contained in the exhaust gas can selectively be treated by switching frequency and/or voltage value for different values at predetermined time intervals so that plasma of a kind adequate for the substances to be treated contained in an exhaust gas is produced between the pulse electrode 4 and the ground electrode 5.
US07700050B2	Coated honeycomb body assembly with measurement sensor and exhaust system having the assembly A honeycomb body assembly includes a honeycomb body with channels through which a fluid can flow. The channels extend between two end faces. At least one sensor extends at least partly into the honeycomb body. A first partial volume of the honeycomb body is defined between a first end face and the at least one first sensor. The honeycomb body has a lower capacity for oxygen in the first partial volume than in at least one further partial volume. An exhaust system with a space-saving configuration of such a honeycomb body is also disclosed.
US07700049B2	Methods and apparatus for sensing characteristics of the contents of a process abatement reactor In certain embodiments, an apparatus is provided for use in removing pollutants from a gas stream. The apparatus includes a thermal reaction unit formed from a plurality of stacked porous ceramic rings. At least one of the stacked ceramic sections may be adapted to allow sensing of a characteristic of contents of the central chamber. In some embodiments, waste gas inlets to the thermal reaction unit may be angled to create a helical vortex within the thermal reaction unit. Other aspects are provided.
US07700046B2	Controlled additive/reactant delivery system A system for controlled delivery of a predetermined volume of an additive (e.g., a liquid, solid, etc.) to a vacuum sealed container is provided and includes a delivery device that includes a housing having a chamber defined therein for holding the predetermined volume of additive and a piston or the like that is axially moveable within the chamber. The system includes a connector that is detachably connected to or formed as integral part of the delivery device. The connector has a hollow piercing element for piercing through a stopper of the vacuum sealed container. The attached apparatus and connector are mated with the vacuum sealed tube for delivering the additive such that the piercing element pierces through the stopper and one end of the element is in fluid communication with an interior of the container causing the chamber in the apparatus to be exposed to the vacuum resulting in the predetermined volume of additive being drawn from chamber through the connector and into the container without releasing a vacuum seal that exists between the stopper and container.
US07700043B2	Analyzer system having sample rack transfer line A plurality of analyzer units for serum, a plurality of analyzer units for blood plasma and a plurality of analyzer units for urine are arranged along a main transfer line for transferring a sample rack from a rack providing portion to a rack storage portion. A reagent bottle for inspecting liver function is contained in each reagent delivery mechanism of two analyzer units among the plurality of analyzer units for serum. When the reagent for inspecting liver function in one of the two analyzer units is to be short, analysis for the liver function analysis item to samples can be continued by transferring a sample rack from the rack providing portion to the other analyzer unit.
US07700038B2	Formed articles including master alloy, and methods of making and using the same A formed article for making alloying additions to metal melts includes particles of at least one master alloy and a binder material binding the particles of the master alloy in the formed article. The binder material changes form and frees the master alloy particles when the formed article is heated to a predetermined temperature, preferably a temperature greater than 500° F. A method for making an alloy also is provided. The method includes preparing a melt comprising a predetermined quantity of a master alloy wherein the master alloy is added to the melt or the melt starting materials in the form of particles of the master alloy bound into at least one formed article by a binder material that decomposes at a predetermined temperature, preferably a temperature greater than 500° F., and releases the particles of master alloy.
US07700032B1	Formation of microspheres through laser irradiation of a surface A laser ablation process is applied to a semiconductor substrate causing the semiconductor material surface and subsurface to be superheated to the point where material is ablated from the material substrate. Optional subsequent laser pulse(s) liquefy the particles, preferably while suspended in air, and the material surface tension causes the liquefied droplet of semiconductor material to form a sphere. The droplet preferably solidifies in air before reaching the substrate of its origin or another substrate for collection.
US07700026B2	Process and apparatus for the production of articles made of plastic material with at least one overmoulded component Described herein is a process and apparatus for the production of an article made of moulded plastic material with a first component and at least one second component overmoulded on the first component, in which, in the second injection step for overmoulding the second component, the moulding cavity is at least in part delimited by at least one resting surface that is independent of and mobile with respect to the mobile surface of mould and is set in contact with the first component.
US07700020B2	Methods for producing an object through solid freeform fabrication A method of producing an object through solid freeform fabrication preferably includes ejecting drops of different volumes to form a layer of the object. The drops may be binder drops ejected into a build material or may include the build material used to form the object.
US07700019B2	Co-extrusion manufacturing process of thin film electrochemical cell for lithium polymer batteries and apparatus therefor A process of co-extrusion of a thin electrode sheet with a thin electrolyte polymer sheet directly onto a current collector sheet for a lithium polymer battery. The process includes the steps of: (a) mixing a polymer with active electrode material, lithium salt and electronic conductive material in a first mixing chamber to form an electrode slurry; (b) mixing a polymer with a lithium salt in a second mixing chamber to form an electrolyte slurry; (c) feeding the electrode slurry through a first flow channel and the electrolyte slurry through a second flow channel; (d) extruding the electrode slurry in the form of a thin electrode sheet through a first die opening connected to the first flow channel, the electrode slurry being extruded directly onto a current collector sheet; and (e) concurrently extruding the electrolyte slurry in the form of a thin electrolyte sheet through a second die opening adjacent to the first die opening and connected to the second flow channel, the thin electrolyte sheet being extruded directly onto the thin electrode sheet.
US07700018B2	Positive electrode films for alkali metal polymer batteries and method for making same A process for extruding a thin positive electrode sheet having at least 40%/wt of solid content for a lithium polymer battery through a single or twin screw extruder is disclosed as well as a positive electrode sheet produced therefrom. A mixture of active cathodic intercalation material, lithium salt and electronic conductive material is mixed with a polymer of the polyether family in a ratio of at least 40% of total weight into the mixing chamber of an extrusion machine and extruded through a classical sheet die into a thin cathode sheet or film onto a substrate in sheet form.
US07700016B2	Method and apparatus for fabricating three dimensional models An apparatus and method for fabricating a three dimensional model from a composite model formed or a plurality of successive layers of model material and sacrificial mold material. Each successive layer is constructed by depositing, drop-by-drop, at least one line of sacrifical mold material delineating at least one boundary of the model material within the layer and thereafter depositing the model material onto all delineated regions of the layer by spray deposition. Each successive layer is completed by a planing process which removes the undesired thickness of both the sacrificial and the model materials. Following completion of the composite model, the sacrificial mold material is removable from the composite model, by a process effecting only the sacrificial mold material, to produce the three dimensional model. A device, for depositing the model material at the rate faster than the rate that the mold material is deposited, is also described.
US07700010B2	Binary optical compound and method of manufacture A binary optical compound formed from a preparation of proteorhodopsin, is provided. The preparation is prepared by dissolving proteorhodopsin in distilled water, where the pH is adjusted to be above 11 either by using sodium hydroxide or an appropriate buffer. The preparation is then illuminated with either white light sources, lasers, or irradiation provided from light-emitting diodes. The necessary duration is intensity dependent, varying from a few seconds to a few minutes, depending upon the source and actinic wavelength. The resulting compound has a long lifespan and may be efficiently transitioned between states.
US07700009B2	Method for producing positive electrode active material of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell A method for producing a positive electrode active material that realizes a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell having high discharge capacity and excellent high temperature preservation characteristic is provided. The method includes: an underwater kneading step of kneading lithium nickel composite oxide (LixNi1-yMyOz, 0.9
US07700007B2	Anisotropic conductive film forming composition Disclosed herein is an anisotropic conductive film forming composition, including at least one polymer comprising a polymer containing a silane group; at least one polymerizable compound; and a plurality of conductive particles. The at least one polymer may include an elastomeric polymer and a filler polymer, at least one of which contains a silane group. The at least one polymerizable compound may include a cross-linking agent and/or a polymerization reaction enhancer. The cross-linking agent may also have a silane group. In addition, the film forming composition may include a solvent. The film forming composition is advantageous in that the resulting anisotropic conductive film exhibits enhanced peel and adhesive strength and low electrical contact resistance.
US07700003B2	Composition, article, and method A method is provided that includes heating a powder to a temperature that is below the melting point of the scintillator composition but is sufficiently high to form a coherent mass. The powder includes a scintillator composition. The coherent mass is polycrystalline and has a pulse height resolution that is less than 20 percent at 662 kilo electron volts; a light yield of more than 5000 photons per milli electron volt; or both a pulse height resolution that is less than 20 percent at 662 kilo electron volts and a light yield of more than 5000 photons per milli electron. A sintered body is provided also.
US07700001B2	Light-emitting apparatus, phosphor and method of producing it A light-emitting apparatus composed of a light source that emits primary light and a phosphor that absorbs the primary light and emits secondary light offers high brightness, low power consumption, and a long lifetime while minimizing adverse effects on the environment. The phosphor is formed of a III-V group semiconductor in the form of fine-particle crystals each having a volume of 2 800 nm3 or less. The light emitted from the fine-particle crystals depends on their volume, and therefore giving the fine-particle crystals a predetermined volume distribution makes it possible to adjust the wavelength range of the secondary light.
US07700000B2	Silicon derivative, liquid crystal composition comprising the same and compensation film using the same liquid crystal composition Disclosed are a silicon derivative, a liquid crystal composition comprising the same, and a compensation film for a liquid crystal display device using the same liquid crystal composition. More particularly, the silicon derivative is a liquid crystal material of a high-quality view angle compensation film, which improves a contrast ratio measured at a tilt angle when compared to a contrast ratio measured from the front surface and minimizes color variations in a black state depending on view angles.
US07699999B2	Thick film getter paste compositions for use in moisture control The invention is directed to a screen-printable getter composition comprising: (a) glass frit; dispersed in (b) organic medium. The invention is further directed to a screen-printable thick film getter composition comprising: (a) glass frit; and (b) desiccant material; dispersed in (c) organic medium.The present invention further relates to a getter composition utilizing low-softening temperature glasses comprising, based on weight %, 1-50% SiO2, 0-80% B2O3, 0-90% Bi2O3, 0-90% PbO, 0-90% P2O5, 0-60% Li2O, 0-30% Al2O3, 0-10% K2O, 0-10% Na2O, and 0-30% MO where M is selected from Ba, Sr, Ca, Zn, Cu, Mg and mixtures thereof. The glasses described herein may contain several other oxide constituents that can substitute glass network-forming elements or modify glass structure.
US07699998B2	Method of substantially uniformly etching non-homogeneous substrates A method of substantially uniformly etching oxides from non-homogeneous substrates is provided. The method utilizes a substantially non-aqueous etchant including an organic solvent and a fluorine-containing compound. The fluorine containing compound may include HF, HF:NH4F, (NH4)HF2, or TMAF:HF and mixtures thereof. The etchant may be applied to chemically non-homogeneous layers such as shallow trench isolation fill oxide layers, or to layers having a non-homogeneous composition or density at different depths within the layers, such as spin-on-glass or spin-on-dielectric films.
US07699986B2	Method for activated sludge wastewater treatment with high dissolved oxygen levels An activated sludge wastewater treatment method is provided. The disclosed method includes: receiving a stream of wastewater into a mixed liquor in an uncovered activated sludge basin; introducing high purity oxygen to the mixed liquor in the activated sludge basin to produce euoxic conditions (i.e. a dissolved oxygen level in the range of between about 5 mg to 15 mg) in the activated sludge basin; passing a portion of the mixed liquor in the activated sludge basin through a clarifier to separate activated sludge and produce an effluent stream and an activated sludge stream; and recycling a portion of the activated sludge stream to the activated sludge basin to produce a mixed liquor having a solids loading of between about 3000 mg and about 10000 mg of suspended solids per liter of mixed liquor and a solids retention time of between about 7 days and 40 days.
US07699985B2	Process for providing oxygen to a liquid A membrane supported biofilm reactor uses modules having fine, hollow fibers, for example, made from melt spun thermoplastic polymers treated after spinning to increase their permeability to oxygen, used, for example, in tows or formed into a fabric. In one module, one or more sheets of the fabric are potted into a module to enable oxygen containing gas to be supplied to the lumens of the hollow fibers. Various reactors and processes, for example to treat wastewater, using such modules are described. In one process, oxygen travels through fibers, optionally through an attached biofilm, to oxygenate surrounding water. Mechanical, chemical and biological methods, for example endogenous respiration, are used to control the thickness of the biofilm.
US07699983B2	Swimming pool skimmer comprising two independent pieces fixed to one another orientably A swimming pool skimmer which has two independent pieces, a first piece and a second piece, fixed to one another orientably. The first piece forms a first guide tunnel for water in the swimming pool and has a first axis of symmetry in its longitudinal direction. The second piece has a body with a cylindrical wall and has a second axis of symmetry in its longitudinal direction. The first and second pieces are suitable for being fixed to one another in several possible angular positions in which the inclination, between the first and second axes at the level of the first and second pieces, varies from 90° to 90°+α max when the first axis, at the level of the first piece, has an inclination varying from the horizontal to an angle α max below the horizontal, the second axis being vertical.
US07699977B2	Assembling unit for filtration and adsorption of waste and sewage water Wastewater and sewage filtering and adsorbing unit includes sewage reservoir, clean water reservoir, active coke powder storage, filtering and adsorbing tank, control cabinet, saturated active coke sludge settling tank, filtering and adsorbing material. The sewage reservoir and the clean water reservoir are on one side, and the filtering and adsorbing tank and the active coke powder storage are on other side. Active coke powder storage is above and connected to filtering and adsorbing tank by conduits; inlet pipes in rows and an outlet branch pipe are mounted into the filtering and adsorbing tank. Filtering and adsorbing material is active coke powder. The sewage reservoir is connected with the filtering and adsorbing tank. An active coke sludge discharge port and an active coke sludge conveyor, which are connected to the saturated active coke sludge settling tank by transporting pipelines, are at the bottom of the filtering and adsorbing tank.
US07699975B2	Method and system of heating a fluid catalytic cracking unit for overall CO2 reduction In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a method of heating a FCC unit having a regenerator and a reactor for over CO2 reduction is provided. The method comprises compressing syngas to define compressed syngas. CO2 is separated from the compressed syngas to provide a first stream of gas comprising CO2. The first stream of gas is expanded with a second stream of gas comprising O2 to define a feed gas. The feed gas and an injected hydrocarbon feed are introduced to the regenerator having spent catalyst from the reactor. The regenerator is at gasification conditions to burn the injected hydrocarbon feed and coke from the spent catalyst producing the syngas and heat for operating the reactor at reaction temperatures.
US07699973B2	Rapid analyte measurement assay The present the invention provides methods, devices and systems for rapidly measuring analytes within a biological sample.
US07699971B2	Microstructure and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a microstructure, wherein an aluminum substrate is subjected to, in order, (1) a step of subjecting a surface of the aluminum substrate to a first anodizing treatment to form an anodized film having micropores on the surface of the aluminum substrate; (2) a step of partially dissolving the anodized film using an acid or alkali; (3) a step of performing a second anodizing treatment to grow the micropores in their depth direction; and (4) a step of removing a part of the anodized film above inflection points in cross section of the micropores, whereby the microstructure having the micropores formed at a surface of the anodized film is obtained and a microstructure manufactured by the method. The method is capable of obtaining in a short period of time a microstructure having an ordered array of pits without using highly toxic chromic (VI) acid.
US07699964B2	Membrane suitable for use in an analyte sensor, analyte sensor, and associated method A multifunctional membrane is provided. The multifunctional membrane is suitable for use in an analyte sensor. In a particular application, the multifunctional membrane may be used in connection with an amperometric biosensor, such as a transcutaneous amperometric biosensor. Some functions of the membrane are associated with properties of membrane itself, which is comprised of crosslinked polymers containing heterocyclic nitrogen groups. For example, the membrane, by virtue of its polymeric composition, may regulate the flux of an analyte to a sensor. Such regulation generally improves the kinetic performance of the sensor over a broad range of analyte concentration. Other functions of the membrane are associated with functional components, such as a superoxide-dismutating/catalase catalyst, either in the form of an enzyme or an enzyme mimic, that can be bound to the scaffold provided by the membrane. The effect of any such enzyme or enzyme mimic is to lower the concentration of a metabolite, such as superoxide and/or hydrogen peroxide, in the immediate vicinity of the sensing layer of the biosensor. Lowering the concentrations of such metabolites, which are generally deleterious to the function of the sensor, generally protects or enhances biosensor integrity and performance. The membrane is thus an important tool for use in connection with analyte sensors, amperometric sensors, biosensors, and particularly, transcutaneous biosensors. A membrane-covered sensor and a method for making same are also provided.
US07699962B2	Processes utilizing extractive distillation The invention relates to methods for separating mixture components such as reactor effluent components. In particular, the invention relates to the use of an extractive agent such as a hydrocarbon in an extractive distillation process to separate monomers such as a C4-C7 isoolefins such as isobutylene from mixtures such as reactor effluents including one or more hydrofluorocarbon(s) (HFC).
US07699961B2	Apparatus for concentrating water-soluble organic material A water-soluble organic material condensation apparatus equipped with a distillation column for distilling an aqueous solution of a water-soluble organic material, wherein a vapor generated at the top of the distillation column or a condensed liquid from the vapor is introduced to a device other than the distillation column which has the function to separate water from the water-soluble organic material to thereby condense the water-soluble organic material through separating water and then the condensed water-soluble organic material is recycled to the distillation column. The device other than the distillation column is desirably a separating film such as a zeolite film. The apparatus is improved in the operation of the upper portion of the condensation section of the distillation column and allows energy savings during distillation.
US07699959B2	Enhanced multi-ply tissue products Tissues are provided as multi-ply tissue products having greater tactile sensation and resiliency in hand. Improved tissues may have a thickened and reduced density middle layer. The tissues may serve as applicators for chemical agents to be released during use of the tissue. A tissue having an improved tactile impression to the consumer, with enhanced resilience and high external bulk is disclosed. In one embodiment, a multi-ply structure having at least three plies is desirable. A middle or intermediate ply is comprised an increased thickness and a greater bulk is employed. In general, the exterior plies of the tissue are smooth and desirable to the consumer.
US07699950B2	Rubber/resin ultrasonic bonding method A roughened rubber bonding surface having a predetermined roughness of a rubber member and a roughened resin bonding surface having a predetermined roughness of a resin member made of a thermoplastic resin are connected to constitute a bonding interface, and ultrasonic vibrations are applied to the bonding interface from the rubber member side. Only the resin member is fused by friction heat generated in the bonding interface so as to force fused resin into the rubber member, and the fused resin that has been so forced into the rubber member is solidified therein, whereby both the rubber member and the resin member are mechanically bonded by virtue of an anchoring effect produced by the two members which are entangled together.
US07699945B2	Substrate treatment method and film forming method, film forming apparatus, and computer program There is provided a substrate treatment method performed on a substrate before forming a Cu film on a surface of a base material of the substrate. In the substrate treatment method, a substrate on which a Cu film is to be formed is prepared; and a specific treatment is performed on the substrate so that a crystalline orientation of the surface of the base material of the substrate has a small lattice mismatch with the Cu film.
US07699944B2	Intermetallic braze alloys and methods of repairing engine components Intermetallic braze alloys and methods of repairing an engine component are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, an intermetallic braze material includes between about 10% to about 15% chromium, by weight, between about 1% to about 3% aluminum, by weight, between about 0.1% to about 0.5% zirconium, by weight, between about 18% to about 25% hafnium, by weight, and a balance of nickel. In another embodiment, by way of example only, an intermetallic braze material includes between about 10% to about 15% chromium, by weight, between about 1% to about 3% aluminum, by weight, between about 10% to about 13% zirconium, by weight, between about 0.3% to about 0.7% hafnium, by weight, and a balance of nickel.
US07699943B2	Method for manufacturing high-strength spring The present invention intends to provide a method for manufacturing a high-strength spring, which is capable of generating a higher level of compressive residual stress than that given by conventional methods. This object is achieved as follows: After the final heating process, such as the tempering (in the case of a heat-treated spring) or removing-strain annealing (in the case of a cold-formed spring), a shot peening process is performed on the spring while the surface temperature of the spring is within the range from 265 to 340° C. (preferably from 300 to 340° C.). Subsequently, the spring is rapidly cooled. Preferably, a prestressing process is performed before the shot peening process, or after the shot peening process and before the rapid cooling process. The rapid cooling process may be either a water-cooling process or an oil-cooling process. A forced-air cooling process may be used if the wire diameter of the spring is small.
US07699942B2	Dish washer and drain hose fixing assembly thereof A drain hose fixing assembly of a dishwasher includes a holder body provided at an outer circumference with at least one hook and an interference preventing rib formed on an inner circumference of the holder body to prevent a drain hose from interfering with the hook.
US07699940B2	Flushing solutions for coatings removal A flushing composition comprising 50% to 95% by weight n-butanol, 0.1% to 3% by weight of a primary amine alkoxylate, and one or more secondary solvents. The flushing composition can also include 0.005% to 0.5% by weight of an aminated organic fatty acid compound formed from the addition of an organic fatty acid. The flushing compositions can be used to remove coatings that adhere to spray coating equipment.
US07699938B2	Cleaning method and dishwasher using same A cleaning method includes a first operation step of allowing a mist of a first cleaning fluid atomized in the order of microns to permeate into and remain in a food debris stuck on a to-be-cleaned item for a predetermined period of time; and a second operation step of removing the food debris on the to-be-cleaned item by using a second cleaning fluid. The second operation step is to be performed after the first operation step.
US07699937B2	Method for controlling dish washing machine A method for controlling a dish washing machine is disclosed. The disclosed method includes turning off a heater of a steam generator when a water level sensor for the steam generator indicates a minimum water level, supplying water to the steam generator for a first time, to remove air bubbles around the water level sensor, and counting the number of repetition times of the water supplying step when the water level sensor still indicates the minimum water level after the execution of the water supplying step, and again executing the water supplying step, based on the counted value.
US07699930B2	Apparatus and method for feeding materials to a cement mill A flow enhanced calcium sulfate product includes a calcium sulfate source material, such as a flue gas desulphurization by-product, is pre-blended with a granular feedstock exhibiting good cementitious properties. The flow enhanced calcium sulfate is fed to a cement mill where it is combined with clinker during a finishing grinding process for portland cement. The flow enhanced calcium sulfate exhibits good flowability without changing the properties of the cement.
US07699929B2	Lightweight concrete compositions A lightweight concrete composition containing from 10 to 90 volume percent of a cement composition, from 10 to 90 volume percent of particles having an average particle diameter of from 0.2 mm to 8 mm, a bulk density of from 0.03 g/cc to 0.64 g/cc, an aspect ratio of from 1 to 3, and from 0 to 50 volume percent of aggregate; where the sum of components used does not exceed 100 volume percent, and where after the lightweight concrete composition is set it has a compressive strength of at least 1700 psi as tested according to ASTM C39 after seven days. The concrete composition can be used to make concrete masonry units, construction panels, road beds and other articles.
US07699924B2	Aqueous ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge, recording unit and ink jet recording apparatus Provided herein is an aqueous ink, which is excellent in both image density and fixing ability irrespective of the kind of a recording medium even when the volume of an ink droplet is small and has such excellent properties that white stripes are not caused even when high-speed recording is conducted. The aqueous ink comprises at least water, a water-soluble organic solvent, a water-insoluble coloring material, a surfactant and a poor medium for the water-insoluble coloring material and/or a salt. The dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 50 milliseconds determined by a maximum bubble pressure method is higher than 47 mN/m, and the dynamic surface tension at a lifetime of 5,000 milliseconds determined by the maximum bubble pressure method is 38 mN/m or lower.
US07699922B2	Organic phase change carriers containing nanoparticles, phase change inks including same and methods for making same Disclosed is an organic phase change carrier and a method for forming same, and a phase change ink including same. The organic phase change carrier comprises a colloidal dispersion of nanoparticles exhibiting a substantially uniform distribution of said nanoparticles discretely distributed therewithin, at least one curable monomer; a phase change inducing component, and an initiator. The organic phase change carrier exhibits a substantially uniform distribution of the nanoparticles so that they are discretely distributed therewithin, and are substantially resistant to the aggregation of the nanoparticles distributed therewithin.
US07699919B2	Ink composition, recording method and recorded image utilizing the same, ink set and ink head An ink composition is prepared in such a manner that a difference between a dynamic surface tension (mN/m) measured by a maximum bubble pressure method at a temperature of 24 to 26° C. and a static surface tension (mN/m) is within a range from 0 to 7 (mN/m). The ink composition is stored in an ink tank of an ink head, and is supplied from the ink tank to an ink chamber having a discharge port, and a voltage is applied to partitions formed by a piezoelectric material to apply a pressure by the partitions to the ink composition stored in the ink chamber, whereby a liquid droplet of the ink composition is discharged from the discharge port and the liquid droplet is deposited on a recording material to record an image.
US07699915B2	Liquid impingement unit A modified liquid impingement unit is configured to automatically maintain a volume of buffer solution within a determined range, the buffer solution used to collect airborne particles from an impinging airflow. The liquid impingement unit includes a first end of an air nozzle and a first end of a vacuum tube sealed within collection vessel. A fluid delivery tube is positioned within the vacuum tube such that a first end of the fluid delivery tube is also positioned within the sealed collection vessel. External to the sealed collection vessel, the fluid delivery tube branches from the vacuum tube through an aperture in the vacuum tube. The vacuum tube is coupled to a vacuum pump and the fluid delivery tube is coupled to a fluid pump. A control module provides control signals to the fluid pump such that the fluid pump delivers a second volume of buffer solution from a buffer solution container to the collection vessel via the fluid delivery tube.
US07699911B2	Ozone resistant O2/N2 separation membranes Ozone resistant O2/N2 gas separation membranes comprise a polymer membrane and an ozone reacting component, such as an antioxidant. The antioxidant may be included in the support layer of a composite membrane or included in the entire structure of an asymmetric membrane. The antioxidants in the separation membrane reduce oxidation and deterioration of the actual separation layer of the membrane.
US07699904B2	Functionally graded cemented tungsten carbide The present invention is a method for producing functionally graded materials that contain a hard phase that is embedded in a metal matrix phase. The material have a continuous gradient of a matrix metal phase. An example of these types of materials include functionally graded cemented tungsten carbide (the hard phase) that has a continuous gradient of cobalt (the matrix metal) from one reference position, for example, one surface of a part, to another reference position, for example, the opposite surface of the part or within the part. The functionally graded materials are sintered via a liquid phase sintering (LPS) technique. In order to achieve the desired continuous gradient of the matrix metal, an initial gradient of one of the chemical elements of the hard phase is designed and built into the part prior to liquid phase sintering. The exact gradient of the composition material elements that will be required depends on factors such as the desired final matrix metal gradient, the dimension of the part to be made, and the sintering time and temperature.
US07699903B2	Porous ceramic body and method for production thereof The present invention relates to a method for production of a porous ceramic body and a corresponding porous ceramic body which can find application, in particular, as filter, or filter membrane in cross-flow filtration. According to the method of the invention, a bimodal ceramic powder mixture is moulded to give a moulded body, which is subsequently recrystallised by conditioning at high temperature, such that the fine particles melt and link the large particles firmly together by deposition thereon, such that, in defined regions (2,3), a porous ceramic body with a homogeneous structure of almost uniform particle size and pore size is formed, whereby the pores provide an interconnected, open, three-dimensional network.
US07699896B1	Surface pretreatment of fabrics for laser writing applications Pretreatment of a fabric using a material that binds to the fabric and changes some characteristic of the fabric. In an embodiment, the characteristic that is changed can be at least one of stain and flash for wrinkle resistance. The material can be Permafresh material. The material can bind to the fabric, and intends to be maintained within the fabric for the life of the fabric. After pretreatment, the pretreated material is processed by a laser which intends to change the look of the material without undesirably damaging the material. The treatment may make the treatment by lasers more consistent and allow the lazed graphic to maintain its quality after repeated washings and wearing.
US07699895B2	Multi-formed collagenous biomaterial medical device The invention involves a submucosa tissue that has the capability of being shape formed or shape configured. The submucosa involves a purified form of submucosa tissue. Optionally, the submucosa can be packaged in such a manner to permit sterility or maintain sterility of the submucosa.
US07699893B2	Flexible tibial sheath A radially expandable sheath is provided having a substantially closed distal end with at least two sidewalls extending proximally therefrom and defining a central lumen. Each sidewall can have a substantially concave outer surface adapted to seat a graft member, and each side wall is at least partially separated by a longitudinally oriented slot that extends from a proximal end along a substantial length of each sidewall. The slot preferably terminates at a position just proximal to the distal end. The device can also include a sheath expander that is adapted to be disposed in the central lumen of the radially expandable sheath and that is configured to flex the sidewalls to radially expand the sheath so as to fix a graft member within a bone tunnel.
US07699886B2	Implantable tubular device An implantable tubular device is formed as a substantially tubular body and has a deformable portion formed on a peripheral surface thereof, with the deformable portion forming a predetermined angle with respect to an axial direction of the implantable tubular device. The implantable tubular device includes a plurality of wavy annular members each formed of a wavy element and arranged in an axial direction of the implantable tubular device; and connection portions each connecting the wavy annular members to each other in the axial direction of the implantable tubular device. Each of the wavy annular members has a deformable portion 11 formed on a bent portion thereof not connected to the other wavy annular members in such a way that the deformable portion crosses the wavy annular member.
US07699885B2	Apparatus for engrafting a blood vessel The present invention relates to an apparatus for deploying an endoluminal prosthesis for engrafting a blood vessel. The apparatus includes a bifurcated graft that is able to conform to the interior surface of the blood vessel and can be deployed through a single entry site.
US07699884B2	Method of stenting with minimal diameter guided delivery systems Medical devices and methods for delivery or implantation of prostheses within hollow body organs and vessels or other luminal anatomy are disclosed. The subject technologies may be used in the treatment of atherosclerosis in stenting procedures or be used in a variety of other procedures.
US07699881B2	Bone screw The invention concerns a bone screw comprising a head (2), a stem (3) and a thread (4) provided in the form of turns on the stem (3). A plurality of first turns (6) comprising smooth cutting edges (7) extend towards the head (2) from the free end (5) of the stem (3). Second turns (8) adjacent to the first turns (6), arranged in steps towards the head (2), comprise recesses (9) provided in the cutting edges (7). The size of the recesses (9) of the second turns (8) gradually increases from the free end (5) while the are of the edges in the peripheral direction gradually decreases.
US07699879B2	Apparatus and method for providing dynamizable translations to orthopedic implants The present invention generally relates to orthopedic devices and methods for treating bone defects. The orthopedic devices can provide sufficient support to the bone defect while allowing bone ingrowth and minimizing the risk to stress shield and/or pseudo-arthrodesis. The bone fixation devices include a biodegradable material or component that further resists relative motion of attached bones and allows the device to gradually transfer at least some load from the device to the growing bone structure in vivo and permitting an increase in the relative motion of bones attached to the device.
US07699876B2	Multi-axial bone fixation apparatus A bone fixation device. The bone fixation device includes a receiver having a deformable portion, a bone fastener having a head, the head insertable into the receiver from the deformable portion, and a retaining member couplable to the deformable portion. The retaining member deforms the deformable portion and angulatably retains the fastener relative to the receiver.
US07699873B2	Spinous process anchoring systems and methods Devices and methods for anchoring one or more elongate connecting members along the spinal column include a transverse linking member positionable through a spinous process in a generally orthogonal orientation to the sagittal plane. At least one coupling assembly is engageable about an end of the linking member extending from the spinous process. The elongate connecting member is engaged to the coupling assembly in a transverse orientation to the transverse linking member.
US07699866B2	Emboli filtration system and methods of use An emboli filtration apparatus is provided comprising a guide wire having a filter element captured thereon, so that the guide wire is free to rotate and translate while the filter element remains stationary. The apparatus allows for movement and rotation of the guide wire as devices are advanced over it to treat occlusive disease, substantially without dislodging the filter element. In a preferred embodiment, the guide wire comprises a proximal stop configured to reposition the filter element during a medical procedure without having to remove or insert additional interventional devices.
US07699861B2	Conduit harvesting instrument and method A surgical instrument for harvesting vessels from the body includes an elongated shaft having distal and proximal ends and a plurality of lumens disposed therethrough. The shaft also includes a tip having a dissecting portion disposed at a distal end thereof and a cradle section. The tip is movable from a first position proximate the distal end of the shaft to at least one additional position distally further from the distal end of the shaft to expose the cradle section. The instrument also includes an endoscope disposed in one of the plurality of lumens and at least one additional surgical instrument disposed in one of the remaining lumens. Methods are disclosed for utilizing the surgical instrument.
US07699859B2	Method of performing anastomosis A method for anastomosing a first vessel to a second vessel may include connecting an end of the first vessel to the side of the second vessel and creating an opening in the wall of the second vessel from within the lumen of the second vessel, where that opening allows fluid communication between the lumen of the first vessel and the lumen of the second vessel.
US07699858B2	Surgical fastener A surgical fastener having a first and a second end for securing at least two surfaces together. The surgical fastener has a first configuration where the fastener is coupled to a restraining device that holds the fastener and a second configuration wherein the fastener is released from said restraining device. The second configuration has a substantially spiral shape and is spring biased along an axis perpendicular to the surfaces that it is securing. The surgical fastener also includes a rib that extends along the longitudinal axis of the fastener.
US07699854B2	Trajectory guide with angled or patterned guide lumens or height adjustment This document discusses trajectory guides that include an instrument guide with at least one lumen angled with respect to an orthogonal or other through-axis. In one example, patterned lumens on the instrument guide provide a mirror image pattern of trajectory axes intersecting a target plane. In another example, height adjustment of the instrument guide extends these or other targeting techniques to a three-dimensional volume. This document also describes a method of manufacturing such an instrument guide, which is also applicable to manufacturing an instrument guide providing parallel lumens.
US07699852B2	Fenestrated bone tap and method A bone tap may be used to deliver fluid into bone to stabilize and/or strengthen the bone. The bone tap may include a passage. A distal portion of the bone tap may be threaded. In some embodiments, openings in a distal portion of the bone tap may communicate with the passage. The bone tap may be driven into bone, and material may be introduced to the passage. Material introduced to the passage may enter the bone through the openings. Thread flights of the bone tap proximal to the openings may inhibit retrograde backflow of material during introduction of the material into the bone. Material deposited in the bone may strengthen a bone and/or augment fixation of a bone fastener in the bone.
US07699851B2	Bone cutting jig system for spinal implant A bone cutting jig system for forming and shaping spinal implants is shown. The system includes a first cutting jig having a bed with a clamp mechanism for clamping donor bone positioned on the bed. A cutting guide insert or plate is received in fixed orientation on the bed and is further provided with two spaced cutting blade cutting guides which are configured for transversely cutting out a segment of the donor bone with a reciprocating saw or router to a predetermined shape to provide a custom fit lumbar, cervical or thoracic inter-body fusion implant. A second cutting jig is provided for making additional cuts to the preformed implant for custom fit to particular implant applications.
US07699845B2	Ablation device and method with connector A tissue ablation device includes an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end, an array of ablation elements located at the distal end, and a connector configured to releasably engage the tissue ablation device with at least one medical device. The body is preferably flexible, and may form a wand-type device. The connector may be a magnetic element that magnetically engages the tissue ablation device with the medical device or a hook, for example a plastic hook, that extends outwardly from the array of ablation elements to hook the tissue ablation device to the medical device. The connector may be removably coupled to the ablation elements. The medical device may also be a tissue ablation device, and the connector may engage the two devices such that their respective ablation elements are substantially aligned to form a substantially continuous lesion.
US07699844B2	Method for treating fecal incontinence A sphincter tissue region is treated using a support structure sized for advancement into the anal canal. At least one electrode is carried by the structure. A mechanism is coupled to the electrode to move the electrode between a first position retracted in the support structure and a second position extended from the support structure through surface tissue to penetrate a subsurface tissue region at or near a sphincter in the anal canal. A cable is coupled to the electrode to conduct energy for application by the electrode to form a lesion in the subsurface tissue region.
US07699843B2	Instrument for the unipolar ablation of heart tissue An instrument for the unipolar ablation of heart tissue comprises: an electrically conductive shaft tube (20) that is electrically insulated on the outer lateral surface; an electrical connection, which is placed at the proximal end of the shaft tube (20) and which is connected to the shaft tube (20) in a conductive manner; a flushing connection, which is situated at the proximal end of the shaft tube (20) and which communicates with the bore of the shaft tube (20), and; an electrode (14), which is inserted into the distal end of the shaft tube (20), is connected to the shaft tube (20) in an electrically conductive manner, and which has at least one discharge opening (34) that communicates with the bore of the shaft tube (20). The electrode (14) is detachably connected to the distal end of the shaft tube (20).

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