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US07804258B2	Circuit for providing an approximately constant resistance and/or current and method therefor A circuit can provide an approximately constant resistance value that is virtually independent of process and temperature variations. A current control circuit may use a device that tracks the changes in a corresponding device over process and temperature variations. As a result, the behavior of device may be used to help determine the control information provided to device in order to maintain an approximately constant resistance Rm over process and temperature variations. The approximately constant resistance Rm may be used to provide an approximately constant current ILED. A wide variety of applications, not just LED drivers, may benefit from the use of an approximately constant resistance and/or current.
US07804257B2	Control circuit for identifying power adaptor and method for use thereof A control circuit (100) being adapted for identifying an adaptor of an electronic device includes an adaptor-side circuit (110) that is incorporated in the adaptor and a system-side circuit (120) that is incorporated in the electronic device. The adaptor-side circuit converts a high alternating voltage coming from a power source to a low direct voltage and has a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal. A voltage dividing circuit (30) is connected with the positive output terminal, and has a control terminal outputting a voltage. The system-side circuit includes a switching circuit (40) connected to the positive output terminal and the control terminal. The voltage outputted by the control terminal is used to switch on the switching circuit in order to energize the electronic device via the direct current voltage outputted by the positive and negative output terminals.
US07804253B2	Self-exciting step-up converter An electronic ballast includes a step-up converter, which includes a storage inductor, a diode, an intermediate circuit condenser and a switch element. According to the invention, a current passing through the storage inductor is used in the form of an indicator of turnon and turnoff times of the step-up converter oscillates in a self-exciting manner.
US07804249B2	Light-transmitting substrate provided with a light-absorbing coating, light absorbing coating as well as method of preparing a light-absorbing coating The present invention relates to a light-transmitting substrate (1) which is at least provided with a light-absorbing coating (3). The light-absorbing coating comprises stabilized pigments which are incorporated in a sol-gel matrix. The light absorbing coating comprises silica particles having a size between 5 and 100 nanometers and alumina particles having a size between 5 and 50 nanometers. The total volume concentration of pigments, silica and alumina particles in the light-absorbing coating is between 20 and 65 percent. The volume concentration of silica particles is between 5 and 40 percent and the volume concentration of alumina particles between 1 and 15 percent.
US07804241B2	Organic electro-luminescence display device An organic electro-luminescence display device emits light by applying a voltage by an image signal between an upper electrode (23) and a lower electrode which sandwich an organic electro-luminescence layer. The organic electro-luminescence layer comprises an electron transporting layer, a light emitting layer, and a hole transporting layer. The electron transporting layer includes an organic material and cesium, and has a moisture absorbing characteristic. A structure in which the same materials as the electron transporting layer are used and which has a different constituent composition and a greater amount of cesium is used as a desiccant (40) and placed in a region which does not overlap the organic electro-luminescence layer, to effectively remove moisture inside the organic electro-luminescence display device.
US07804238B2	Functional thin-film element, producing method thereof, and article using functional thin-film element A functional thin-film element comprises: a substrate (2); an anode (3) or cathode (5) formed on the substrate (2); a luminescent layer (4) formed on the anode (3) or cathode (5); a cathode (5) or anode (3) formed on the luminescent layer (4); and a doped layer formed by doping cations (6) into between the luminescent layer (4) and cathode (5). Alternatively, a functional thin-film element comprise: a substrate (13); an anode (14) or cathode (16) formed on the substrate (13); a luminescent layer (15) formed on the anode (14) or cathode (16); a cathode (16) or anode (14) formed on the luminescent layer (15); and a doped layer formed by doping anions (17) into between the luminescent layer (15) and anode (14).
US07804235B2	Electron emission device, light emission apparatus including the same, and method of manufacturing the electron emission device Electron emission devices include first electrodes on a substrate extending in a first direction and spaced apart from each other. Second electrodes are on the substrate alternating between the first electrodes and extending in a second direction opposing the first direction. First electron emitters and second electron emitters are on side surfaces of the first electrodes and the second electrodes, respectively. Gaps are formed between the first electron emitters and second electron emitters.
US07804233B1	Light bulb and method of use A light bulb includes two or more filaments. When one filament burns out another filament can be connected so that the light bulb is still operational and does not have to be discarded.
US07804231B2	Epitaxial oxide film, piezoelectric film, piezoelectric film element, liquid discharge head using the piezoelectric film element, and liquid discharge apparatus Provided are a piezoelectric film, a piezoelectric film element, a liquid discharge head using the piezoelectric film element, and a liquid discharge apparatus. A piezoelectric film element that can be suitably used for a discharge pressure-generating element of a liquid discharge head is obtained by using an epitaxial oxide film composed of a perovskite composite oxide constituted according to a general formula ABO3 as a piezoelectric film. The epitaxial oxide film has at least an A domain and a B domain having a crystal orientation deviation with respect to each other. The crystal orientation deviation between the A domain and the B domain is less than 2°.
US07804218B2	Rotating electrical machine winding, rotating electrical machine, and semiconductive insulating component used therein When a rotating electrical machine winding is inserted into a slot with a protective insulation intervening between them, a semiconductive insulating layer is lap-wound between an interlayer insulating layer of the rotating electrical machine winding and the protective insulation, the semiconductive insulating layer being formed by center-folding a continuous semiconductive sheet in the longitudinal direction. A thermal stress relaxation layer is provided inside the center-folded continuous semiconductive sheet so that thermal stress exerted in thickness direction of the insulating layers is absorbed.
US07804214B2	Bearing holder and motor having bearing the same A motor includes a bearing and a bearing holder. The bearing is employed for rotatably supporting a motor shaft. The bearing holder is formed of a resin material and adapted to retain the bearing. Further, the bearing holder includes a cylindrical portion to which the bearing is press-fitted and a planar portion which is formed integrally with the cylindrical portion and is adapted to be arranged perpendicularly to the motor shaft. The cylindrical portion includes a first slit extending in an axial direction. The planar portion includes a second slit extending continuously with the first slit of the cylindrical portion.
US07804209B2	Arrangement in an electrical machine The invention relates to an arrangement for indicating a fault in an electrical machine having a stator and a rotor with an air gap between it and the stator. In order to detect impurities or similar objects entering the air gap, a means of supervision is arranged on the stator surface facing the rotor. The means of supervision is at least partially protruding from the stator surface, and the integrity of the included detection element, such as a copper wire, is established using a supervision circuit connected to the detection element.
US07804204B1	Capacitive sensing system for power cutting tool A capacitive sensing system for use with a power cutting tool of the type which has an exposed, moveable blade adjacent a work surface is disclosed. The sensing system drives an excitation voltage onto the exposed blade and monitors the current drawn from the blade, detects changes in the amplitude and phase and analyzes the characteristics of the changes to selectively trigger a reaction system.
US07804202B2	Method and apparatus for mode selection for high voltage integrated circuits A method is disclosed to add functionality to a terminal of a high voltage integrated circuit without the penalty of additional high voltage circuitry. The benefit is that alternative modes of operation can be selected for testing, trimming parameters of the integrated circuit, or any other purpose without the cost of an additional terminal. In one embodiment, ordinary low voltage circuitry monitors the voltage on the terminal that normally is exposed to high voltage. The configuration of a simple voltage detector and an ordinary latch allows easy entry into the test and trimming mode when the integrated circuit is not in the intended application, but prohibits entry into the test and trimming mode when the integrated circuit operates in the intended application.
US07804201B1	Portable remote switch operator system A portable remote switch operator system for temporarily connecting an actuator near a switch for operating the switch. The system further contemplates using a portable remote switch operator for temporarily connecting an operator or a human, to engage a switch that does not place a human in danger when turning on a high voltage switch.
US07804200B2	Photosensor circuits including a switch mode power converter Photosensor circuits include a relay coil configured to control application of an alternating current (AC) power source to a load. A pulse width modulator circuit is configured to generate a pulse width modulated signal having a pulse width that varies responsive to an average voltage across the relay coil. A drive transistor controls the average voltage across the relay coil responsive to the pulse width modulated signal. A photo control circuit controls application of the pulse width modulated signal to the drive transistor responsive to a detected light level. A half-wave rectifier provide a power signal to the pulse width modulator circuit and the photo control circuit during one of the halves of the line cycle of the AC power source. The photo control circuit includes a phototransistor. A low pass filter circuit filters the output current of the phototransistor to provide a light level signal voltage. A select transistor couples the pulse width modulated signal to the drive transistor during one of the halves of the line cycle of the AC power source responsive to the light level signal voltage having a selected level. A capacitor coupled between the second terminal of the phototransistor and the neutral bus modulates an amount of positive feedback through the first terminal of the phototransistor proportional to a current flowing through the relay coil to provide hysteresis to control of the relay coil by the photosensor circuit.
US07804198B2	Electrical harmonic suppression system and enclosure for the same In an electrical distribution system for supplying power from an AC source to an adjustable-speed drive connected in a single-phase manner, a device for substantially eliminating harmonic currents in the supply lines of said system. The device includes a completely-passive parallel resonant circuit having three passive electrical branches connected in parallel and also having an almost infinite impendence at a third harmonic frequency of a fundamental frequency of said AC source to prevent the formation of only said third harmonic frequency so that there is no third harmonic current to remove or dissipate as heat. The three passive electrical branches comprise a first branch consisting of a capacitor, a second branch consisting of a reactor, and a third branch consisting of a resistor. The parallel resonant circuit is electrically connected to at least one supply line.
US07804197B2	Power transmission control device, power transmission device, electronic instrument, and non-contact power transmission system A power transmission control device provided in a power transmission device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a drive clock signal generation circuit that generates a drive clock signal, a driver control circuit that generates a driver control signal based on the drive clock signal, a waveform detection circuit, and a control circuit. The waveform detection circuit includes a pulse width detection circuit that measures a first pulse width period to detect first pulse width information, the first pulse width period being a period between a first edge timing of the drive clock signal and a first timing, the first timing being a timing when a first induced voltage signal that has changed from a low-potential-side power supply voltage exceeds a first threshold voltage. The control circuit detects the power-reception-side load state based on the first pulse width information.
US07804193B2	Energy recycle system for use with AC current power supply An energy recycle system for use with an AC current power supply, for example, an electronic ballast, is presented. The energy recycle system includes an energy recycle load connected to an output terminal of the AC current power supply, in which the energy recycle load includes a rectifier for rectifying the output AC current of the AC current power supply into a rectified DC current and a filter connected to the rectifier for removing the high-frequency harmonics from the rectified DC current. Also, the energy recycle system further includes a DC-AC converter connected to the energy recycle load for receiving the DC current outputted from the energy recycle load, which is in turn delivered to the utility grid to achieve energy recycling.
US07804192B2	High-frequency signal coupling device A device for coupling high-frequency signals between a first component and a second component is adapted to supply a first bias voltage-current pair to the first component and a second bias voltage-current pair to the second component.
US07804182B2	System and process for generating hydroelectric power A system and process for generating hydroelectric power within a body of water relying on the pressure head existing between two depths of the water. A vertically arranged conduit or penstock has an upper water intake and is in fluid communication with a reservoir situated at a lower depth. In a first cycle, water flow is established in the conduit or penstock between the water intake and lower reservoir when the reservoir is substantially full of air. A turbine housing is mounted adjacent the reservoir at a lower depth than the water intake and houses an electric turbine generator having blades mounted within the conduit or penstock to be driven by the flow of water to generate electricity. As water is introduced into the reservoir, air is exhausted out an air exhaust tube to a point above the surface of the body of water. After the reservoir is generally full of water valves are provided to cease the flow of water through the water intake and flow of air out the exhaust tube. An air pump thereafter introduces air into the reservoir to force water out of a reservoir water outlet port. The generating cycle is then repeated.
US07804181B2	Power control system and method This invention discloses a power control system comprising a prime mover and a generator driven by the prime mover. A control device is coupled with the generator to ascertain a change in speed of the generator and vary an output power of the generator according to the change. The control device applies a signal to reduce the generator output power and another signal to restore the generator output power. The power control system may include a transmission, a speed converter, and/or an accessory.
US07804175B2	Semiconductor structures including conductive vias continuously extending therethrough and methods of making the same Semiconductor structures are disclosed including a substrate comprising a semiconductor material and having opposed first and second surfaces, and at least one conductive via extending from the first surface to the second surface. The conductive vias can extend at angles relative to the first surface, such as acute angles or 90°. The conductive vias can include segments that extend at different angles. Methods of forming conductive vias in semiconductor structures are provided. In the methods, a thermal gradient is applied in combination with an electric field to form conductive vias.
US07804166B2	Integrated circuit package system with stacking module An integrated circuit package system includes: providing a module substrate having dimension predetermined for attachment adjacent a device; attaching a module die adjacent the module substrate; and applying a module molding material cantilevered from the module substrate and over the module die.
US07804164B2	Subminiature electronic device having hermetic cavity and method of manufacturing the same The invention discloses a subminiature electronic device with a hermetic cavity and method of manufacturing the same. It particularly relates to a chip type or chip scale packaged electronic device produced in substrate level. Firstly, a sacrificial layer is coated onto each of the identical microstructures disposed on a large substrate. A protective layer containing glass powders is then applied to encapsulate the sacrificial layer. Afterwards, the sacrificial layer is removed so as to form a cavity between the microstructure and the protective layer. The whole protective layer is then melted at elevated temperature to seal the cavity in an environment of specific gas. Finally, the large substrate is diced into a plurality of individual devices with a hermetic cavity over the microstructure. The applicable fields include micro-electronic circuits, micro-vibration systems, micro electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS), and gas discharge apparatuses.
US07804163B2	Seamless secured digital card manufacturing methods with male guide and female switch A secured digital (SD) card including a bottom plastic piece having a plurality of lateral sides, said bottom plastic piece further having a cavity interposed along said plurality of lateral sides, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The SD card further having a top cover and a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly positioned in said cavity, said top cover for covering said PCB assembly inside said cavity, one of said plurality of lateral sides of said bottom plastic piece having a notch, said SD card further having a male guide insertably positioned inside said notch, said SD card further having a female switch clamped onto said male guide to form a write-protect switch.
US07804159B2	Semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same and a mounting structure of a semiconductor device A semiconductor device is disclosed which includes a tab (5) for use in supporting a semiconductor chip (8), a seal section (12) as formed by sealing the semiconductor chip (8) with a resin material, more than one tab suspension lead (4) for support of the tab (5), a plurality of electrical leads (2) which have a to-be-connected portion as exposed to outer periphery on the back surface of the seal section (12) and a thickness reduced portion as formed to be thinner than said to-be-connected portion and which are provided with an inner groove (2e) and outer groove (2f) in a wire bonding surface (2d) as disposed within the seal section (12) of said to-be-connected portion, and wires (10) for electrical connection between the leads (2) and pads (7) of the semiconductor chip (8), wherein said thickness reduced portion of the leads (2) is covered by or coated with a sealing resin material while causing the wires (10) to be contacted with said to-be-connected portion at specified part lying midway between the outer groove (2f) and inner groove (2e) to thereby permit said thickness reduced portion of leads (2) and the outer groove (2f) plus the inner groove (2e) to prevent occurrence of any accidental lead drop-down detachment.
US07804155B2	Vertical resistors A vertical resistor. A substrate includes a trench filled by an isolation layer. A first doped-type region and a second doped-type region are formed on both sides of the trench. The first doped-type region receives a control bias, the second doped-type region receives a reference bias, and a resistance between the second doped-type region and the substrate is adjusted in response to a voltage difference between the control bias and the reference bias.
US07804151B2	Integrated circuit structure, design structure, and method having improved isolation and harmonics Disclosed are embodiments of a semiconductor structure, a design structure for the semiconductor structure and a method of forming the semiconductor structure. The embodiments reduce harmonics and improve isolation between the active semiconductor layer and the substrate of a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) wafer. Specifically, the embodiments incorporate a trench isolation region extending to a fully or partially amorphized region of the wafer substrate. The trench isolation region is positioned outside lateral boundaries of at least one integrated circuit device located at or above the active semiconductor layer of the SOI wafer and, thereby improves isolation. The fully or partially amorphized region of the substrate reduces substrate mobility, which reduces the charge layer at the substrate/BOX interface and, thereby reduces harmonics. Optionally, the embodiments can incorporate an air gap between the wafer substrate and integrated circuit device(s) in order to further improve isolation.
US07804148B2	Opto-thermal mask including aligned thermal dissipative layer, reflective layer and transparent capping layer An opto-thermal annealing mask stack layer includes a thermal dissipative layer located over a substrate. A reflective layer is located upon the thermal dissipative layer. A transparent capping layer, that may have a thickness from about 10 to about 100 angstroms, is located upon the reflective layer. The opto-thermal annealing mask layer may be used as a gate electrode within a field effect device.
US07804145B2	Semiconductor device, capacitor, and field effect transistor It is made possible to provide a semiconductor device that has the effective work function of the connected metal optimized at the interface between a semiconductor and the metal. A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor film; an oxide film formed on the semiconductor film, the oxide film including at least one of Hf and Zr, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, Nb, Mo, Tc, W, and Re being added to the oxide film; and a metal film formed on the oxide film.
US07804144B2	Low-temperature grown high quality ultra-thin CoTiO3 gate dielectrics A gate oxide and method of fabricating a gate oxide that produces a more reliable and thinner equivalent oxide thickness than conventional SiO2 gate oxides are provided. Gate oxides formed from alloys such as cobalt-titanium are thermodynamically stable such that the gate oxides formed will have minimal reactions with a silicon substrate or other structures during any later high temperature processing stages. The process shown is performed at lower temperatures than the prior art, which inhibits unwanted species migration and unwanted reactions with the silicon substrate or other structures. Using a thermal evaporation technique to deposit the layer to be oxidized, the underlying substrate surface smoothness is preserved, thus providing improved and more consistent electrical properties in the resulting gate oxide.
US07804137B2	Field effect transistor (FET) devices and methods of manufacturing FET devices In one aspect, a semiconductor substrate is provided having a cell area and a peripheral circuit area, and a mask layer is formed over the cell area and the peripheral circuit area of the semiconductor substrate. A FinFET gate is fabricated by forming a first opening in the mask layer to expose a first gate region in the cell area of the semiconductor substrate, and then forming a FinFET gate electrode in the first opening using a damascene process. A MOSFET gate fabricated by forming a second opening in the mask layer to expose a second gate region in the peripheral circuit area of the semiconductor substrate, and then forming a MOSFET gate electrode in the second opening using a damascene process.
US07804133B2	Semiconductor storage device and manufacturing method thereof Semiconductor storage devices in which a plurality of semiconductor element devices having different functions are disposed in the appropriate region of the partial SOI substrate and the interface between each gate insulator and each gate electrode is formed to be the same level, and manufacturing methods thereof are disclosed. According to one aspect, there is provided a semiconductor storage device includes a first semiconductor region provided in a semiconductor substrate including a buried insulator having opening portions, a second semiconductor region without including buried insulator, a plurality of first semiconductor element devices disposed above the buried insulator, a plurality of second semiconductor element devices each disposed in a region including a region above the opening portion of the buried insulator, and a plurality of third semiconductor element devices disposed in the second semiconductor region.
US07804119B2	Device structures with a hyper-abrupt P-N junction, methods of forming a hyper-abrupt P-N junction, and design structures for an integrated circuit Device structures with hyper-abrupt p-n junctions, methods of forming hyper-abrupt p-n junctions, and design structures for an integrated circuit containing devices structures with hyper-abrupt p-n junctions. The hyper-abrupt p-n junction is defined in a SOI substrate by implanting a portion of a device layer to have one conductivity type and then implanting a portion of this doped region to have an opposite conductivity type. The counterdoping defines the hyper-abrupt p-n junction. A gate structure carried on a top surface of the device layer operates as a hard mask during the ion implantations to assist in defining a lateral boundary for the hyper-abrupt-n junction.
US07804118B2	Semiconductor device having plural DRAM memory cells and a logic circuit and method for manufacturing the same A memory cell capacitor (C3) of a DRAM is formed by use of a MIM capacitor which uses as its electrode a metal wiring line of the same layer (M3) as metal wiring lines within a logic circuit (LOGIC), thereby enabling reduction of process costs. Higher integration is achievable by forming the capacitor using a high dielectric constant material and disposing it above a wiring layer in which bit lines (BL) are formed. In addition, using 2T cells makes it possible to provide a sufficient signal amount even when letting them operate with a low voltage. By commonizing the processes for fabricating capacitors in analog (ANALOG) and memory (MEM), it is possible to realize a semiconductor integrated circuit with the logic, analog and memory mounted together on one chip at low costs.
US07804114B1	Tiered gate device with source and drain extensions In one embodiment, a tiered gate device is provided including a source, a drain, and a gate foot therebetween. A gate head is attached to the gate foot. A source extension extends from on an uppermost surface of the source toward the gate foot along the substrate. In some embodiments a drain extension extends from on and uppermost surface of the drain toward the gate foot along the substrate.
US07804107B1	Thyristor semiconductor device and method of manufacture In a method of processing a semiconductor device, a silicide-blocking layer may be formed over a semiconductor material. After defining the silicide-blocking layer, impurities may be implanted into portions of the semiconductor material as defined by the silicide-blocking layer. After the implant, silicide may be formed in a surface region of the semiconductor material as permitted by the silicide-blocking layer. Regions of the impurity implant may comprise boundaries that are related to the outline of the silicide formed thereover. In a further embodiment, the implant may define a base region to a thyristor device. The implant may be performed with an angle of incidence to extend portions of the base region beneath a peripheral edge of the blocking mask. Next, an anode-emitter region may be formed using an implant of a substantially orthogonal angle of incidence and self-aligned to the mask. Epitaxial material may then be formed selectively over exposed regions of the semiconductor material as defined by the silicide-blocking mask. Silicide might also be formed after select exposed regions as defined by the silicide-blocking mask. The silicide-blocking mask may thus be used for alignment of implants, and also for defining epitaxial and silicide alignments.
US07804105B2	Side view type LED package In a side view type light emitting diode (LED) package, a lead frame portion and lead frame electrical contact portions are exposed outside a package body to serve as an additional heat dissipation path. The side view type LED package includes an LED chip, a package body having a side surface with an opening for receiving the LED chip, and lead frames for applying a current to the LED chip. The lead frames include inner leads electrically connected to the LED chip within the package body; electrical contact lower legs extending from the inner leads to a lower portion of the package body and exposed outside the package body in the vicinity of a lower surface of the package body perpendicular to the side surface; and a heat dissipation means extending, separately from the electrical contact lower legs, from at least one of the inner leads outside the package body.
US07804102B2	Illumination device and method for manufacturing the same An illumination device includes a circuit board (11), an LED element (12) mounted on the circuit board, a light-transmitting sealing resin (16) covering the LED element and containing a fluorescent material, a light reflector (14) covering the light-transmitting sealing resin and reflecting light emitted from the LED element, and a light-guiding part (13) comprising a light-transmitting plate connected to the light-transmitting sealing resin, the light-guiding part guiding the light emitted from the LED element and including a light emission surface (13a) configured to emit the light.
US07804101B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device A semiconductor light emitting device including a substrate, an electrode and a light emitting region is provided. The substrate may have protruding portions formed in a repeating pattern on substantially an entire surface of the substrate while the rest of the surface may be substantially flat. The cross sections of the protruding portions taken along planes orthogonal to the surface of the substrate may be semi-circular in shape. The cross sections of the protruding portions may in alternative be convex in shape. A buffer layer and a GaN layer may be formed on the substrate.
US07804100B2	Polarization-reversed III-nitride light emitting device A device structure includes a III-nitride wurtzite semiconductor light emitting region disposed between a p-type region and an n-type region. A bonded interface is disposed between two surfaces, one of the surfaces being a surface of the device structure. The bonded interface facilitates an orientation of the wurtzite c-axis in the light emitting region that confines carriers in the light emitting region, potentially increasing efficiency at high current density.
US07804097B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device comprises at least two insulating layers formed on a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer formed between the at least two insulating layers, a first contact hole penetrating an upper insulating layer of the at least two insulating layers on the second conductive layer, a second contact hole penetrating the at least two insulating layers and exposing a portion of the first conductive layer, and a contact part comprising a bridge electrode formed of a third conductive layer for connecting the first and second conductive layers through the first and second contact holes. The second contact hole comprises an internal hole penetrating the at least two insulating layers and an external hole surrounding the internal hole forming in the upper insulating layers.
US07804096B2	Semiconductor device comprising planarized light-shielding island films for thin-film transistors A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a plurality of island-shaped light shielding films formed on the substrate; a first insulating film formed between the plurality of light shielding films; a second insulating film formed on the first insulating film and the plurality of light shielding films; and semiconductor elements each having a semiconductor film. The step difference is not generated between an interface between the first insulating film and the second insulating film and an interface between each of the plurality of light shielding films and the second insulating film. Each of the plurality of light shielding films is disposed between each of the semiconductor films and the substrate.
US07804094B2	Process for fabricating a thin film semiconductor device, thin film semiconductor device, and liquid crystal display A process of fabricating a thin film semiconductor device is proposed, which is suitable for mass production and enables to lower the production cost. A first substrate is subject to anodization to form a porous layer thereon. Then, a thin film semiconductor layer is formed on the porous layer. Using the thin film semiconductor layer, a semiconductor device is formed, and wiring is formed between the semiconductor devices. After that, the semiconductor devices on the first substrate is bonded to a second substrate. The semiconductor devices are separated from the first substrate. Further, the semiconductor devices are electrically insulated by removing a part of the thin film semiconductor layer from the separated surface of the second substrate.
US07804088B2	Semiconductor device, manufacturing method of semiconductor device, display device, and manufacturing method of display device A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a semiconductor layer having a channel region, the channel region is made from an oxide semiconductor which satisfies Vc/Va>4 where Vc is a volume ratio of a crystalline component and Va is a volume ratio of a non-crystalline component.
US07804087B2	Configurationally controlled N,N'-Dicycloalkyl-substituted naphthalene-based tetracarboxylic diimide compounds as N-type semiconductor materials for thin film transistors A thin film transistor comprises a layer of organic semiconductor material comprising a configurationally controlled N,N′-dicycloalkyl-substituted naphthalene-1,4,5,8-bis-carboximide compound having a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic ring independently attached to each imide nitrogen atom with the proviso that at least one of the two alicyclic rings is necessarily a 4-substituted cyclohexyl ring in which a substituent at the 4-position is the sole substituent on the 4-substituted cyclohexyl ring other than the imide attachment; with such substituent being stereochemically disposed as only one of either an essentially trans or cis position, respectively, to the imide nitrogen substituent. Such transistors can further comprise spaced apart first and second contact means or electrodes in contact with said material. Further disclosed is a process for fabricating an organic thin-film transistor device, preferably by sublimation deposition onto a substrate, wherein the substrate temperature is no more than 100° C.
US07804086B2	Phase change memory device having decreased contact resistance of heater and method for manufacturing the same A phase change memory device includes a silicon substrate having cell and peripheral regions. A first insulation layer with a plurality of holes is formed in the cell region. Recessed cell switching elements are formed in the holes. Heat sinks are formed in the holes in which the cell switching elements are formed, and the heat sinks project out of the first insulation layer. A gate is formed in the peripheral region and has a stack structure of a gate insulation layer, a first gate conductive layer, a second gate conductive layer, and a hard mask layer. A second insulation layer is formed on the surface of the silicon substrate. The second insulation layer has contact holes exposing the heat sinks. Heaters are formed in the contact holes, and stack patterns of a phase change layer and a top electrode are formed on the heaters.
US07804085B2	Solid electrolyte switching element, and fabrication method of the solid electrolyte element, and integrated circuit The switching element of the present invention is of a configuration that includes: a first electrode (14) and a second electrode (15) provided separated by a prescribed distance; a solid electrolyte layer (16) provided in contact with the first electrode (14) and the second electrode (15); a third electrode (18) that can supply metal ions and that is provided in contact with the solid electrolyte layer (16); and a metal diffusion prevention film (17) that covers points of the surface of the solid electrolyte layer (16) that are not in contact with the first electrode (14), the second electrode (15) or the third electrode (18). This configuration prevents the adverse effect of metal ions upon other elements.
US07804082B2	Phase change memory system A thin film phase change memory may be provided with a layer which changes between amorphous and crystalline states. The threshold voltage of that layer may be increased in a variety of fashions. As a result of the threshold increase, it is possible to transition cells, initially fabricated in the set or low resistance state, into the reset or high resistance state. In one advantageous embodiment, after such initialization and programming, the threshold voltage increase is eliminated so that the cells operate thereafter without the added threshold voltage.
US07804081B2	Radiation conversion panel, and apparatus for and method of reading radiation image information from radiation conversion panel A radiation conversion panel allows recorded radiation image information to be read therefrom with high accuracy while reliably avoiding adverse effects of residual past radiation image information that remains in the radiation conversion panel. When a radiation conversion panel storing radiation image information therein is scanned by reading light from a reading light source, the radiation image information is read from first linear electrode layers, and scanned position information is read from a first linear electrode layer of a marker. A corrector corrects presently read radiation image information based on past radiation image information and scanned position information to acquire radiation image information free from the effect of a residue of the past radiation image information.
US07804079B2	Method and apparatus for using imperfections and irregularities in optical media for identification purposes A method for using optical media for identification purpose including the steps of exposing a portion of the optical media to a source of radiation; detecting an imperfection in the portion of the optical media; and, quantifying the imperfection to create a unique identifier. An apparatus for using an optical media for identification purposes, including a light source for exposing a portion of the optical media to a radiation; and, a receptor for receiving the radiation through the portion of the optical media, wherein the receptor measures a change in radiation that is received once the radiation has passed through the portion of the optical media.
US07804076B2	Insulator for high current ion implanters An insulator usable in high current ion implantation systems includes increased surface due to the configuration of an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder coupled to the inner cylinder at one end. A cylindrical cavity extends between the two cylinders increasing the surface area and making the insulator resistant to being coated by a coating that could produce a leakage path.
US07804071B2	Image detection device An image detection device includes a sensor panel and a light. The sensor panel includes a semiconductor layer, which is formed on a substrate formed of a member having a light transmitting property and generates charges in response to X-rays radiated thereto, two pairs of electrodes each pair disposed in confrontation with each other, and a plurality of accumulating portions formed between the semiconductor layer and the substrate to accumulate the charges generated to the semiconductor layer as the information of the pixels constituting an image. The light radiates light to the surface of the sensor panel on the substrate side thereof. The respective electrodes of the accumulating portions are formed so that light having at least a predetermined intensity is radiated from the light to the regions of the semiconductor layer where the accumulating portions are formed.
US07804070B1	Scanning device of multi-point simultaneous acquisition through diffuse optical tomography A scanning device processes a multi-point simultaneous acquisition. The acquisition is processed for an infra-red diffuse optical tomography. An intensity modulated light is used with a frequency domain analysis theorem to obtain a reconstructed scanning image. The fibers are capable of a vertical movement and a radial movement. Thus, a precise image showing optical-information data is obtained with a low cost, even through scanning at a minimal angle.
US07804069B2	Imaging apparatus and method A method for imaging a sample, the method comprising the steps of: (a) irradiating the surface of a sample with a source of coherent substantially continuous radiation with a frequency in the range 25 GHz to 100 THz; (b) detecting said radiation reflected from or transmitted by the sample; (c) providing and detecting a probe beam having a phase related to that of the radiation leaving the source; (d) analysing the detected radiation for at least one characteristic feature within the radiation and monitoring any change in phase of such at least one feature in order to derive structural information about the sample as a function of depth from the surface of the sample.
US07804067B2	Method of observing and method of working diamond stylus for working of atomic force microscope When a characterization of a tip of a diamond stylus for working is needed, the tip of the diamond stylus for working used is observed by a high resolution scanning electron microscope of a high acceleration voltage under a steam atmosphere. When the tip of the diamond stylus for working is worn or when a shape of the tip of the stylus needs to be changed, the tip of the diamond stylus for working is worked by selectively irradiating an electron beam only to a necessary region by increasing an amount of steam and an amount of a current of the electron beam. When a working chip is strongly adhered to the diamond stylus for working and needs to be removed, the electron beam is selectively irradiated only to the working chip adhered to the tip of the diamond stylus for working to be removed under a xenon fluoride atmosphere.
US07804064B2	In-situ droplet monitoring for self-tuning spectrometers A laser scattering based imaging technique is utilized in order to visualize the aerosol droplets in an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) torch from an aerosol source to the site of analytical measurements. The resulting snapshots provide key information about the spatial distribution of the aerosol introduced by direct and indirect injection devices: 1) a direct injection high efficiency nebulizer (DIHEN); 2) a large-bore DIHEN (LB-DIHEN); and 3) a PFA microflow nebulizer with a PFA Scott-type spray chamber. Moreover, particle image velocimetry (PIV) is used to study the in-situ behavior of the aerosol before interaction with, for example, plasma, while the individual surviving droplets are explored by particle tracking velocimetry (PTV). Further, the velocity distribution of the surviving droplets demonstrates the importance of the initial droplet velocities in complete desolvation of the aerosol for optimum analytical performance in ICP spectrometries. These new observations are important in the design of the next-generation direct injection devices for lower sample consumption, higher sensitivity, lower noise levels, suppressed matrix effects, and for developing smart spectrometers. For example, a controller can be provided to control the output of the aerosol source by controlling the configuration of the source or the gas flow rate via feedback information concerning the aerosol.
US07804060B2	Method and apparatus for fluid influx detection while drilling A C/O ratio is determined using measurements of inelastically scattered gamma rays with a pulsed neutron source. Combined with look-up tables, the C/O measurement is used as an indicator of formation fluid influx into wellbore such as gas kick.
US07804058B2	Optical tweezers controlling device An optical tweezers controlling device including a light source, an objective lens and a focus adjusting unit is provided. The focus adjusting unit disposed between the light source and the objective lens includes a mirror set and a zoom lens set. The mirror set has at least a mirror. The mirror is rotatable such that after a light of the light source is projected to the mirror, the reflective direction of the light reflected from the mirror is changeable. The zoom lens set has at least a zoom lens disposed in accordance with the mirror. By rotating the mirror or changing the focal length of the zoom lens, the focusing location of the light changes on the focal plane of the objective lens or in the front or the rear of the focal plane.
US07804056B2	Energy signal processing system An energy signal processing system (10) includes a first shaft assembly (14) rotatable about an azimuth axis (16), and a second shaft assembly (18) coaxially mounted for rotation about the azimuth axis (16). The first shaft assembly (14) defines a zenith plane (20) inclined with respect to the azimuth axis (16). The system (10) includes an energy signal processing element (22) rotatable about a processing element axis (24) that intersects and is generally perpendicular to the azimuth axis (16), as well as a means for rotating the element (22) about the element axis (24) such that: energy signals travelling substantially along a preselected path axis (12) and impinging the energy signal processing element (22) are processed or deflected substantially along the azimuth axis (16); or vice versa; or energy signals generated by the energy signal processing element (22) are directed substantially along the preselected path axis (12).
US07804054B2	Wireless system and method for displaying the path traveled by a marker A low maintenance path tracing apparatus comprising at least one marker including an emitter of a tracer signal and a receiving medium for recording the path of the tracer signal. The apparatus further includes a power providing arrangement comprising a base unit which wirelessly provides power to the marker for powering the emitter.
US07804053B2	Multi-spectral direction finding sensor having plural detection channels capable of collecting plural sets of optical radiation with different bandwidths A method and apparatus for determining the position of a target are disclosed. The method includes collecting onboard the platform a first set optical radiation in a first bandwidth and a second set of optical radiation in a second bandwidth reflected from a field of view; and determining the position of the target from the difference between the detected first and second sets of optical radiation. The apparatus includes a pair of detection channels a pair of detection channels, each of which further includes at least three optical channels, each detection channel capable of collecting onboard the platform a first set optical radiation in a first bandwidth and a second set of optical radiation in a second bandwidth, respectively, reflected from a field of view. The apparatus further includes a plurality of electronics capable of determining the position of the target from the difference between the detected first and second sets of optical radiation.
US07804050B2	Linearly reciprocating tray for microwave oven A microwave oven in which a power transmission transmitting driving force of a motor moves a tray right and left without direct contact with the tray. The microwave oven includes a support disposed between a bottom plate and the tray to support the tray and the power transmission transmitting driving force of the motor to the support such that the support linearly travels. The shape of an oval guide hole formed in the support is changed to adjust the stopping time of the support at the rightmost or leftmost side. The tray linearly travels together with the support when the support linearly travels. The microwave oven further includes a tray restriction device or a tray moving device for guiding the linear movement of the tray. The tray restriction device and the tray moving device are implemented by locking steps, grooves, protrusions, or rollers.
US07804049B2	Electrically powered oven, in particular for baking or heating sliced bread, and heating procedure An electrical oven has a housing and a plurality of resistors in the housing electrically energizeable to radiate heat. At least one of the resistors subdivides the housing into an upper baking chamber and a lower baking chamber. A support frame in the housing including a pair of bars flanking the one resistor so as to deflect radiant energy therefrom into the upper and lower chambers. This support frame forms seats holding the one resistor.
US07804047B2	Temperature sensor diagnostic for determining water heater health status A method and apparatus for determining a health status of a water heating device is disclosed. The water heating device may have a controller that incorporates logic to regulate the heater responsive to water temperatures detected at different areas within the water heating device by first and second sensors. Unfortunately, the first and second sensors may fail. To detect fault conditions or otherwise determine the heath status of the water heating device, a logic unit in the controller may perform a test on the first and/or second sensors so as to provide a test output. The logic unit may also determine whether the test output satisfies one or more predetermined thresholds. These predetermined thresholds may be indicative of a properly-functioning sensor. When the test output does not satisfy the at least one predetermined threshold, the logic unit may then set a fault condition indicative of improperly functioning sensors.
US07804043B2	Method and apparatus for dicing of thin and ultra thin semiconductor wafer using ultrafast pulse laser The present invention relates to the apparatus, system and method for dicing of semiconductor wafers using an ultrafast laser pulse of femtosecond and picosecond pulse widths directly from the ultrafast laser oscillator without an amplifier. Thin and ultrathin semiconductor wafers below 250 micrometer thickness, are diced using diode pumped, solid state mode locked ultrafast laser pulses from oscillator without amplification. The invention disclosed has means to avoid/reduce the cumulative heating effect and to avoid machine quality degrading in multi shot ablation. Also the disclosed invention provides means to change the polarization state of the laser beam to reduce the focused spot size, and improve the machining efficiency and quality. The disclosed invention provides a cost effective and stable system for high volume manufacturing applications. An ultrafast laser oscillator can be a called as femtosecond laser oscillator or a picosecond laser oscillator depending on the pulse width of the laser beam generated.
US07804042B2	Pryometer for laser annealing system compatible with amorphous carbon optical absorber layer In a laser annealing system for workpieces such as semiconductor wafers, a pyrometer wavelength response band is established within a narrow window lying between the laser emission band and a fluorescence emission band from the optical components of the laser system, the pyrometer response band lying in a wavelength region at which the optical absorber layer on the workpiece has an optical absorption coefficient as great as or greater than the underlying workpiece. A multi-layer razor-edge interference filter having a 5-8 nm wavelength cut-off edge transition provides the cut-off of the laser emission at the bottom end of the pyrometer response band.
US07804040B2	Physical vapor deposition plasma reactor with arcing suppression A physical vapor deposition reactor includes a vacuum chamber with a sidewall, a ceiling and a retractable wafer support pedestal near a floor of the chamber, and a vacuum pump coupled to the chamber, the retractable wafer support pedestal having an internal electrode and a grounded base with a conductive annular flange extending from the base. A metal sputter target at the ceiling is energized by a high voltage D.C. source. The reactor has an RF plasma source power generator with a frequency suitable for exciting kinetic electrons is coupled to either the sputter target or to the internal electrode of the pedestal. A removable shield protects the sidewall and is grounded by plural compressible conductive tabs dispersed at generally uniform intervals on the annular flange and engaging a bottom edge of the shield whenever the retractable wafer support pedestal is in an unretracted position, each of the uniform intervals being less than a wavelength corresponding to the frequency of the RF plasma source power generator.
US07804034B2	Electrical appliance housing An electrical appliance housing including a hard plastic housing body defining a switch-actuating aperture. The aperture is sealed with a soft plastic membrane. An actuating button is fastened to a hard plastic base that is bonded to the membrane.
US07804028B2	Flexible flat cable and manufacturing method thereof A flexible flat cable and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The Flexible flat cable is manufactured by the following steps of: forming a metal layer on an insulated base layer, then forming a protective layer on the metal layer which had been formed above the insulated base layer, to make the metal layer be covered between the insulated base layer and the protective layer for forming a composite shelter, then preparing a conducting layer and an insulated substrate, and then spreading an insulated glue layer on the bottom of the composite shelter and then combining the composite shelter, the conducting layer and the insulated substrate by a thermo-compression bonding process to make the conducting layer be covered between the insulated base layer and the insulated substrate for forming a flexible flat cable having the composite shelter.
US07804026B2	Enclosure for wiring devices An enclosure for wiring devices such as switches and receptacles is provided. A housing member has a main front chamber, a main rear chamber and a central dividing wall separating the front chamber from the rear chamber. The housing has an open front leading to the front chamber. The rear chamber is divided into a plurality of electrical feed ports through which electrical power is provided to and may be taken from the enclosure. The feed ports each have an open back providing access to the ports but not to the main front chamber. A front plate member sized to completely cover and seal the open front of said front chamber is permanently attached to the housing to make a fully enclosed factory sealed enclosure in the front chamber. The front chamber contains a wiring device. Hot, neutral and ground busses extend between and interconnect the feed ports. These busses have segments extending through the dividing wall and connected to a wiring device. The present invention is designed primarily for safety but because of the use of fewer components and because of a greater ease of installation, significant labor savings also result from the present invention.
US07804025B2	Compact magnetic cable noise suppressor A compact magnetic cable noise suppressor may be provided for suppressing electromagnetic cable noise. The compact magnetic noise suppressor may be formed from a ferrite material or other magnetic material with a high permeability. The compact magnetic cable noise suppressor may be mounted within a chassis of a cable connector or may otherwise be attached to a cable. The magnetic cable noise suppressor may have portions that define a cable entrance, a cable exit, and a cable path. The cable path contains at least one bend. The cable path may contain multiple bends, may contain loops, may contain spirals, and may contain one or more vertically separated layers. The cable entrance and exit may be aligned or may be at different lateral or vertical positions. The cable entrance and exit may be on opposing sides of the noise suppressor or may be on adjacent sides of the noise suppressor.
US07804023B2	Bifacial thin film solar cell and method for making the same A bifacial thin film solar cell and method for fabricating the same are provided. The solar cell has a first and a second transparent substrates, a first and a second solar cell modules, and an insulating layer. The first solar cell module is formed on the first transparent substrate, and has a metal layer as one of the electrodes of the first solar cell module and as a light reflection layer. The insulating layer is formed on the metal layer of the first solar cell module. The second solar cell module is formed between the insulating layer and the second transparent substrate.
US07804018B2	Electric stringed musical instrument and pickup unit incorporated therein for converting vibrations to signal An electric cello is equipped with a pickup unit under a bridge, and strings are stretched to press the bridge; the pickup unit has a bridge tray where the bridge stands and a piezoelectric transducer provided beneath the bridge tray, and the bridge tray is bolted at a side portion under the thick string to the instrument body; however, the other side portion under the thin string is made freely vibrate; while a player is bowing on the strings, the vibrating strings give rise to rolling of the bridge, and the leg portions of bridge are alternately pressed on the side portion and the other side portion; only the vibration of the other side portion give rise to deformation of piezoelectric converter so that the piezoelectric converter is free from interference of the bolted side portion.
US07804017B2	Electronic musical instrument An electronic musical instrument includes a keyboard having a plurality of keys, a top board located in the rear of the keyboard and having a space for placing external equipment, a music stand that is erected on the top board, and a plurality of connection terminals that are located in the rear of the music stand and on a top surface of the top board, and that are freely connected with and disconnected from the external equipment.
US07804016B2	Method and device for selecting music to be recommended for user by using music reproduction device A music reproduction device for recommending music suitable for a taste of a user is provided. When the music reproduction device reproduces music, a motion of the user is measured. A range of a tempo in which a tempo of music is matched with a tempo of the motion of the user is determined as a range of a preferred tempo of the user. Pieces of music to be recommended for the user are selected based on the determined range of the tempo. Thus, it is possible to accurately recommend pieces of music suitable for the taste of the user without an additional input for generating a recommendation list by the user.
US07804015B1	Musical instrument assembly A musical instrument assembly including a support frame; at least a first lateral slide bar; a slide shaft and slide sleeve assembly interconnecting the at least first lateral slide bar and the support frame; a cable pull actuator having upwardly extended contact pedal; a “C” channel assembly interconnecting the cable pull actuator and the at least first lateral slide bar; a percussion instrument; an instrument striker; a striker driver operatively interconnecting the instrument striker and the percussion instrument; and a flexible tube and cable combination interconnecting the cable pull actuator and the striker driver for, upon foot driven retraction of the cable pull actuator's contact pedal, actuating the striker driver for percussive contact of the instrument striker against the percussion instrument.
US07804013B2	Snap away stringed musical instrument pick Snap away musical instrument picks. A sheet of material is provided that has a plurality of musical instrument picks formed therein by cut lines around the perimeter of the picks except for uncut web areas around each pick. The ends of the cut lines turn into the picks. A pick can be detached from the card body by severing the web to remove a pick when desired, and any rough edges formed by breaking the web are not located along the outer perimeter of the pick. The sheet of material can be sized to be carried in a purse or wallet and the like for easy access.
US07804011B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH075709 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH075709. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH075709, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH075709 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 CH075709.
US07804007B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV494896 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV494896. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV494896, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV494896 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV494896 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV494896.
US07804006B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV951318 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV951318. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV951318, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV951318 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV951318 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV951318.
US07804002B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH148845 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH148845. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH148845, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH148845 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 CH148845.
US07804000B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH602914 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH602914. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH602914, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH602914 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 CH602914.
US07803998B2	Methods and compositions for modifying flower development The present invention provided methods and compositions for modifying flower development and reproductive development in plants. The methods involve transforming a plant with a polynucleotide construct comprising a promoter operably lined to polynucleotide molecule encoding a short vegetative phase-like transcription factor. The compositions include transformed plants, plant cells, seeds, and expression cassettes comprising a polynucleotide molecule encoding a short vegetative phase-like transcription factor or fragment or variant thereof.
US07803996B1	Soybean variety RJS56001 According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated RJS56001. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety RJS56001, to the plants of soybean RJS56001 to plant parts of soybean variety RJS56001 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety RJS56001 with another soybean plant, using RJS56001 as either the male or the female parent.
US07803993B2	Bacillus thuringiensis cry gene and protein Compositions and methods for protecting a plant from an insect pest are provided. In particular, novel polynucleotides and the pesticidal polypeptides they encode are provided. Methods of using the novel polynucleotides and pesticidal polypeptides of the invention to protect a plant from an insect pest are further provided. Particular embodiments of the invention provide pesticidal compositions and formulations, DNA constructs, and transformed plants, plant cells, and seeds.
US07803992B2	Methods and compositions for expressing an herbicide-tolerant polynucleotide Methods and compositions are provided related to improved plants that are tolerant to more than one herbicide. Particularly, the invention provides plants that are tolerant of glyphosate and are tolerant to at least one ALS inhibitor, and methods of use thereof. The glyphosate/ALS inhibitor-tolerant plants comprise a polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide that confers tolerance to glyphosate and a polynucleotide that encodes an ALS inhibitor-tolerant polypeptide. In specific embodiments, a plant of the invention expresses a GAT polypeptide and an HRA polypeptide. Methods to control weeds, improve plant yield, and increase transformation efficiencies are provided.
US07803988B2	Plant transformation method The invention provides a transformation method comprising inoculation and co-cultivation of a target tissue, from a target plant, with Agrobacterium, at a time when the target tissue is in its natural plant environment, followed by generation of a transgenic plant via dedifferentiation and regeneration of the target tissue.
US07803983B2	Nucleotide sequences and corresponding polypeptides conferring modulated plant growth rate and biomass in plants The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides able confer the trait of modulated plant size, vegetative growth, organ number, plant architecture, growth rate, seedling vigor and/or biomass in plants. The present invention further relates to the use of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides in making transgenic plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having plant size, vegetative growth, organ number, plant architecture, growth rate, seedling vigor and/or biomass that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions.
US07803980B2	Multi-layered wound dressing A multi layered wound dressing which comprises an adhesive layer, an absorbent layer overlying said adhesive layer on the surface furthest from the wound, and a moisture transmitting cover layer overlying the absorbent layer, the dressing having a total thickness of less than 1.5 mm.
US07803978B2	Process and apparatus for oligomerization in multiple stages with single fractionation column In an oligomerization process comprising at least two oligomerization reactors, at least portions of product streams from two reactors are separated in the same separator vessel. In an embodiment, a liquid product stream from the first oligomerization reactor is fed to a fractionation column and a side cut from the fractionation column feeds the second oligomerization reactor.
US07803975B2	Process for separating a fluoroolefin from HF by liquid-liquid extraction Disclosed is a process for separating fluoroolefin from a composition comprising HF and fluoroolefin, said process comprising extracting said composition with an extractant. Also disclosed is a composition comprising HF, at least one fluoroolefin, and at least one extractant.
US07803971B2	Method for the production of cyclopentanone A process for preparing cyclopentanone, at least comprising the following steps (i) to (iii): (i) providing a mixture G(i) comprising cyclopentene; (ii) providing liquid or supercritical N2O or a liquid or supercritical gas mixture G(ii) comprising at least 20% by volume of N2O, based on the total volume of the mixture G(ii); (iii) contacting the mixture G(i) with the liquid or supercritical N2O or the liquid or supercritical mixture G(ii) to obtain a mixture G(iii) comprising cyclopentanone, wherein the mixture G(i) contains at least 25% by weight and at most 95% by weight, of cyclopentene, based on the total weight of the mixture G(i).
US07803964B2	Method for synthesizing t-butyl (meth)Acrylate Disclosed is a method for synthesizing t-butyl (meth)acrylate at low cost. Specifically, disclosed is a method for synthesizing a carboxylic acid ester by performing an addition reaction between isobutylene and (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of an acidic catalyst. This method includes the steps of: (A) performing a dehydration decomposition reaction of t-butyl alcohol in the presence of a first acidic catalyst; (B) obtaining crude isobutylene gas by separating at least water from a produced gas obtained in the step A; (C) absorbing the crude isobutylene gas in an absorption solvent containing (meth)acrylic acid; and (D) producing t-butyl (meth)acrylate by performing the addition reaction by bringing the absorption solvent which has absorbed the crude isobutylene gas into contact with a second acidic catalyst.
US07803961B2	Process for manufacturing dimethyl carbonate A method of forming a dialkyl carbonate stream, includes obtaining a byproduct stream from a diaryl carbonate formation reaction that has alkanol, residual dialkyl carbonate, and residual aromatic compound. This byproduct stream is introduced to a distillation column to produce an alkanol tops stream and a first dialkyl carbonate bottoms stream. The alkanol tops stream is reacted with oxygen, carbon monoxide, and catalyst to form a second dialkyl carbonate stream that is introduced to the distillation column. The alkanol tops stream from the column contains alkanol, dialkyl carbonate, and less than 20 ppm aromatic compound. The first dialkyl carbonate bottoms stream from the column contains dialkyl carbonate, water, aromatic compound, and less than 2,000 ppm alkanol and is introduced to a water separation device to produce a product dialkyl carbonate stream and a water stream.
US07803955B2	Method for preparing 2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(2′-carboxyethyl)-6-acetoxychroman-precursor- α-CEHC precursor The contemplated invention relates to the field of synthesis of biologically active substances, namely to the synthesis of an acetate derivative of the main water-soluble α-tocopherol metabolite known under the name of α-CEHC, which is prepared by the acid-catalyzed reaction of condensation of trimethyl hydroquinone with linalool in boiling octane, using n-toluenesulfonic acid or (+)-camphor-10-sulfonic acid as the catalyst. The reaction is carried out for 3 hours at the trimethyl hydroquinone:linalool:catalyst mole ratio of 1:1:0.1. The forming product is acetylated with acetic anhydride in pyridine at room temperature for 0.5 hour, and then ozonized in acetone in the presence of Ba(OH)2, oxidized with Jones' reagent in acetone, and isolated on silica gel column chromatography.Said compound is an acetate derivative of the main α-tocopherol metabolite—α-CEHC, for which high efficiency has been noted in treating disorders of the central nervous system.
US07803954B2	Mandelic acid derivatives and their use as thrombin inhibitors There is provided a compound of formula (I) wherein Ra, R1, R2, Y and R3 have meanings given in the description and pharmaceutically-acceptable derivatives (including prodrugs) thereof, which compounds and derivatives are useful as, or are useful as prodrugs of, competitive inhibitors of trypsin-like proteases, such as thrombin, and thus, in particular, in the treatment of conditions where inhibition of thrombin is required (e.g., thrombosis) or as anticoagulants.
US07803953B2	Catalyst for producing arylamine and process for producing arylamine by means thereof To provide a process for preparing an arylamine highly selectively and highly efficiently, which is also industrially superior without a fear of a side reaction when a strong base is employed. An aryl compound having an active group is reacted with an amine compound in the presence of a base by means of a catalyst for producing an arylamine which comprises a palladium compound having a tertiary phosphine group and a phase-transfer catalyst.
US07803949B2	Process for preparation of water-soluble azole prodrugs An object of the present invention is to provide a process, or the like, suitable for the industrialization of effective deprotection reaction without using a toxic solvent as well as to provide a process, or the like, for preparing a water-soluble azole prodrug effectively. The present invention provides a process for preparing a salt represented by Formula (I); (wherein X represents a fluorine atom bonded at position 4 or position 5 of a phenyl group) comprising the steps of: (a) carrying out a deprotection reaction of a compound represented by Formula (II); (wherein X represents a fluorine atom bonded at position 4 or position 5 of a phenyl group) in the presence of a carbocation scavenger.
US07803946B2	Tunable phenylacetylene hosts Disclosed herein is a class of tunable phenylacetylene compounds as well as compositions and methods for their use as host compounds for ligand binding. In certain examples the hosts report binding events by exhibiting altered spectroscopic properties, such as different fluorescent emission spectra.
US07803943B2	Methods of using dyes in association with nucleic acid staining or detection and associated technology Methods of using dyes and associated technology are provided. A dye, such as a monomeric dye or a dimeric dye, may be used in a nucleic acid gel staining application and/or a nucleic acid detection application. Such a dye and a salt that comprises an anion that is associated with a strong acid and a cation that is associated with a strong base may be used in such an application. A dimeric dye, such as a dimeric dye capable of forming a hairpin-like structure, may be used to stain and/or detect nucleic acids via a release-on-demand mechanism. A dimeric dye having low background fluorescence in the absence of nucleic acids and high fluorescence in the presence of nucleic acids, upon binding therewith, may be used to stain and/or detect nucleic acids.
US07803935B2	Nucleic acid adsorption under low-salt conditions Biscationic organic compounds are disclosed which promote adsorption of nucleic acids from an aqueous solution to a solid phase such as silica. Adsorption takes place under low salt conditions. Further disclosed are methods and kits suitable for nucleic acid isolation from aqueous solutions.
US07803929B2	Kits for diagnosis and monitoring of pathogenic infection by analysis of cell-free pathogenic nucleic acids in urine The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing and/or monitoring a bacterial or parasitic infection by detection and quantification of the transrenal nucleic acids, derived from bacterial pathogenic agents or from parasites, in urine. The detection method optionally includes the isolation and the purification of the nucleic acids from urine by methods known in the art including pairing with molecular probes that are specific for the pathogenic agents, PCR hybridization, PCR, nested PCR, SSCP, LCR, and SDA. Diagnostic kits based on these detection methods are also claimed.
US07803923B2	Polynucleotides encoding myostatin binding agents The present invention provides binding agents comprising peptides capable of binding myostatin and inhibiting its activity. In one embodiment the binding agent comprises at least one myostatin-binding peptide attached directly or indirectly to at least one vehicle such as a polymer or an Fc domain. The binding agents of the present invention produced increased lean muscle mass when administered to animals and decreased fat to muscle ratios. Therapeutic compositions containing the binding agents of the present invention are useful for treating muscle-wasting disorders and metabolic disorders including diabetes and obesity.
US07803918B2	Coronavirus, nucleic acid, protein, and methods for the generation of vaccine, medicaments and diagnostics A new coronavirus is disclosed herein with a tropism that includes humans. Means and methods are provided for diagnosing subjects (previously) infected with the virus. Also provided are among others vacines, medicaments, nucleic acids and specific binding members.
US07803917B2	Breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) and antibodies thereto The present invention provides a breast cancer resistance polynucleotide and protein of Macaca mulata (rhesus monkey) and uses thereof. The present invention also provides anti-BCRP antibodies and uses thereof, particularly as a hematopoietic stem cell marker.
US07803916B2	Gene expressed in prostate cancer A novel testis-specific gene expressed in human prostate cancer, designated 22P4F11, is described. Analysis of 22P4F11 mRNA expression in normal prostate, prostate tumor xenografts, and a variety of normal tissues indicates that the expression of this gene is testis specific in normal tissues. The 22P4F11 gene is also expressed in human prostate tumors, in some cases at high levels. A full length cDNA encoding 22P4F11 is provided. The 22P4F11 transcript and/or protein may represent a useful diagnostic marker and/or therapeutic target for prostate cancer.
US07803914B2	Methods for stabilizing protein solutions The present inventors examined use of citric acid buffers for suppressing cryoprecipitation of IgM at a pH range and salt concentration suitable for storing IgM. As a result, the present inventors discovered that citric acid buffers significantly suppress cryoprecipitation.
US07803910B2	Soluble CD164 polypeptides The present invention relates to sCD164 variants and therapeutic uses thereof, in particular for treating or preventing inflammatory or autoimmune disorders.
US07803907B2	c-MET kinase binding proteins Polypeptides comprising monomer domains that bind to c-MET, or portions thereof, are provided.
US07803904B2	Mucosal vascular addressing and uses thereof The present invention relates to fusion proteins comprising a naturally occurring primate MAdCAM, wherein said naturally occurring primate MAdCAM binds α4β7 integrin and has at least about 75% amino acid similarity to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4 and SEQ ID NO:6.
US07803893B2	Hydrosilylation process in the presence of ruthenium catalyzers Hydrosilylatable compositions employ ruthenium compounds with a ligand sphere comprising at least two independent carbon π-bonded ligands, at least one of these ligands being selected from the group consisting of η6-bonded arene ligands, η6-bonded triene ligands, η4-bonded 1,5-cyclooctadiene ligands and η4-bonded 1,3,5-cyclooctatriene ligands as a hydrosilylation catalyst.
US07803890B2	Fluorocopolymers A process for the preparation of a fluoroolefin polymer, including the step of: contacting in a reaction zone: an initiator; CF3CF═CH2, and optionally, at least one ethylenically unsaturated comonomer capable of copolymerizing therewith; wherein the contacting is carried out at a temperature, pressure and length of time sufficient to produce the fluoroolefin polymer.
US07803889B2	Granulated powder of low-molecular polytetrafluoro-ethylene and powder of low-molecular polytetrafluoro-ethylene and processes for producing both This invention provides a granulated powder of low-molecular-weight polytetrafluoroethylene reduced in the possibility of the powder being blown up or adhering to hoppers, a low-molecular-weight polytetrafluoroethylene powder obtainable by suspension polymerization, and methods of producing these. The present invention provides a low-molecular-weight polytetrafluoroethylene-based granulated powder which is obtained by a granulation treatment of a low-molecular-weight polytetrafluoroethylene particle comprising a low-molecular-weight polytetrafluoroethylene having a number average molecular weight of not higher than 600000.
US07803888B2	Olefin-based polymers and uses thereof A novel olefin-based polymer has excellent thermal resistance, as well as excellent balance among various properties. The olefin-based polymer is an olefin-based polymer comprising 50 to 100% by weight of a constituent unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene, and 0 to 50% by weight of a constituent unit derived from at least one olefin selected from olefins having 2 to 20 carbon atoms except 4-methyl-1-pentene, and having the following properties: i) the diad isotacticity is 70% or greater, ii) the ratio (Mw/Mn) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (Mn) as measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) is in the range of 1.0 to 3.5, and iii) the intrinsic viscosity [η] is 0.5 (dl/g) or greater.
US07803887B2	Metallocene compounds A bridged metallocene compound of formula (I) wherein: M is a transition metal; X, is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a hydrocarbon group optionally containing hetematoms; L is a divalent bridging group; R1 is a linear C1C40 hydrocarbon radical optionally containing hetexoatonis; T1, T2, T3 and T4 are an oxygen or sulfur atom or a C(R18)2 group with the proviso that at least one group between T1 and T2 is an oxygen or a sulfur atom; wherein R18, are hydrogen atoms or a C1-C4O hydrocarbon radical; n is 1, 2 or 3; R4 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-C40 hydro carbon radical; W is an aromatic 5 or 6 membered ring.
US07803883B2	Hydrogenation of diene-based polymer latex The present invention relates to a process for the selective hydrogenation of the carbon-carbon double bonds in a diene-based polymer latex using a water-soluble catalyst and simultaneously a water-insoluble co-catalyst.
US07803882B2	Sulfur-crosslinked hydrogenated vinyl polybutadienes, and use thereof for the production of technical rubber articles having good recovery behavior across a large temperature range The present invention relates to sulphur-crosslinked hydrogenated vinylpolybutadienes which serve for production of technical rubber items and of tyre components and have very good recovery performance over a wide temperature range.
US07803879B2	Formaldehyde free binder An aqueous, formaldehyde-free binder composition comprising a modified copolymer of maleic anhydride and a vinyl aromatic compound such as styrene, the copolymer being modified by reaction with a primary alkanolamine, such as monoethanolamine (MEA), to produce a modified copolymer that is self-curing and cures as a consequence of cross-linking, esterification reactions between pendant carboxyls and hydroxyl groups on the solubilized (hydrolyzed) modified copolymer chains; the invention also relates to the corresponding method of using the binder composition for making fiber products, especially fiberglass insulation.
US07803875B2	Curing of rubbers and thermoplastic vulcanizates in the absence of halogen donors Aspects of the invention include a method of curing a rubber composition comprising providing a rubber; intimately contacting a curative agent with the rubber; wherein the curative agent consists essentially of a phenol formaldehyde resin, a metal oxide and a carboxylic acid metal salt. Another aspect of the present invention is to a method of curing a rubber composition comprising providing a rubber; intimately contacting a curative agent with the rubber; wherein the curative agent comprises a phenol formaldehyde resin and carboxylic acid metal salt; and wherein halogen-donating species are absent from the rubber and curative agent.
US07803873B2	Method for making polyolefin graft polymers having improved adhesion properties A solution grafting method for making polyolefin graft polymers by grafting a phenolic ester monomeric compound on olefinic polymers in the presence of a radical initiator in an organic solvent is described. The grafted polymers provide improved adhesion properties, particularly to metal and polyester substrates.
US07803872B2	Halogen-resistant composition A water-soluble, halogen-resistant film-forming composition useful for packaging water treatment products is disclosed. The film can include an acid-stable, water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol polymer, an oxidizable organic material, a chelating agent, a free radical scavenger, and secondary additives such as plasticizers, lubricants, and surfactants. The resulting film has favorable solubility properties after having been exposed to halogenated (e.g., chlorinated and brominated) compositions such as water treatment and agricultural products for prolonged periods of time.
US07803870B2	Polymerizable composition and molded product thereof Disclosed are a cycloolefin resin molded product having excellent flame retardance and a polymerizable composition used for producing such a molded product. A polymerizable composition comprising the cycloolefin monomer, a flame retardant and a metathesis polymerization catalyst is characterized in that a monomer having a condensed ring formed of an aliphatic ring having one or more carbon-carbon double bonds and a ring with aromatic characteristics is used as the cycloolefin monomer. A molded product can be produced through bulk polymerization of this polymerizable composition.
US07803864B2	Associative thickener compositions and methods of use A method for improving the viscosity stability of an aqueous composition having a latex polymer and associative thickeners with at least one hydrophilic segment and at least two hydrophobic segments is provided. The associative thickeners are chosen such that one associative thickener has a lower molecular weight than the other associative thickener.
US07803859B2	Nano-silver infused container arrangements Nano-silver infused container arrangements are presented including: a nano-silver infused container body defining at least one opening; and a nano-silver infused container lid configured to close off the at least one opening. In some embodiments, the arrangement is a composition of a polymeric compound and a concentration of nano-silver particles. In some embodiments, the polymeric compound includes polyvinyl-pyrrolidione, polypropylene and polycarbonate. In some embodiments, the nano-silver infused container lid includes: a lid top disposed along a plane, a gasket channel disposed along the contiguous lid wall edge, a channel opening, two opposing concave surfaces disposed perpendicular to the channel opening, and a bottom surface disposed substantially perpendicular to the two opposing concave surfaces and a compressible gasket disposed within the gasket channel and retained by the two opposing concave surfaces; and wherein, the nano-silver infused container body includes: a container bottom, a container wall, and a sealing ridge.
US07803858B2	Anti-flocculant coating composition An aqueous composition containing pigment and an acrylic polymer and having reduced flocculation of pigment particles.
US07803854B2	Plant PR-5 proteins as mammalian therapeutic agents The Proteins of the PR-5 family having a lectin-like β barrel domain control apoptosis in yeast through receptor binding. Receptors that specifically bind to PR-5 proteins having a lectin-like β barrel domain have been found to be homologous to mammalian adiponectin receptors, and such PR-5 proteins can act as functional homologues of adiponectin and control adiponectin response in mammals. PR-5 proteins having a lectin-like β barrel domain, for example osmotin, can be used in the treatment of conditions in mammals which are the result of activation or inhibition of adiponectin receptor-mediated metaboloic pathways. PR-5 proteins having a lectin-like β barrel domain, nucleic acids encoding such proteins, and receptors that specifically bind such proteins, can also be used in screening and rational design of new therapeutic agents for use in mammals.
US07803849B2	Acrylic resin expanded beads, acrylic resin expandable beads, and method for manufacturing foamed molded article of acrylic resin expanded beads The present invention is to solve conventional problems, namely, that when an attempt is made to obtain a thick, in-mold foamed molded article with excellent fusibility between beads formed from an acrylic resin expanded beads, cooling takes an extremely long time and production efficiency is poor, and to provide acrylic resin expanded beads with which an in-mold foamed molded article with excellent fusibility between expanded beads can be manufactured in a short cooling time even with a thick foamed molded article such as a block foamed molded article, and the molding cycle can be improved. The acrylic resin expanded beads of the present invention are expanded beads in which an acrylic resin serves as a base resin, and the bead surfaces have continuous ridges in a mesh pattern.
US07803845B2	Method and system for gasifying biomass Method and device for cleaning synthesis gas obtained during gasification of biomass are disclosed. The synthesis gas is passed through a saturation device and an absorption device, both of which are fed with oil. In this way, the synthesis gas is scrubbed with oil and tar is substantially removed therefrom. The tar-containing oil which is released in this process is subjected to a cleaning step, as a result of which oil with a high percentage of tar and oil with a relatively low percentage of tar are formed. The first oil can be retuned to the gasification, and the remaining oil can be reused.
US07803837B2	4-oxo-4,5-dihydro-furan-2-carboxylic acid derivatives and methods of treatment of metabolic-related disorders thereof System for selecting a color shade comprising a very small number of color display cards with mixed shades of two or more colors. The system comprises means for selecting one shade among mixed shades, means for presenting the selected mixed shade as well as means for specifying the selected mixed shade for making paint in the desired color tone.
US07803831B2	3-(2-hydroxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid amide derivatives as HSP90 inhibitors for the treatment of cancer Compounds of formula (IA) or (IB) or salts, N-oxides, hydrates or solvates thereof are Inhibitors of HSP90, and useful in the treatment of, for example, cancer: formula (IA), formula (IB) wherein Ar is an aryl or heteroaryl radical which is linked via a ring carbon, and which is substituted by a hydroxy group on a carbon in the 2-position, and which is otherwise either unsubstituted or optionally substituted; R1 is hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl; R2 is hydrogen, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6alkenyl, or C1-C6 alkynyl; or a carboxyl, carboxamide or carboxyl ester group; and R3 is a carboxamide group.
US07803824B2	Use of inhibitors of Jun N-terminal kinases to treat glaucoma Compositions and methods for lowering IOP and/or providing neuroprotection are disclosed. The compositions and methods are particularly directed to the use inhibitors of Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) to lower IOP and/or provide neuroprotection.
US07803822B2	Triazole derivative and use thereof The present invention relates to a thrombin receptor antagonist containing a compound represented by the formula (I) wherein R1a, R1b and R2 are each a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, or an optionally substituted alkoxy, R3 is a group represented by the formula —NHCOR4, —NHSO2R5, —NHCON(R6a)(R6b), —NHCOOR7 or —CONHR8 wherein R4, R5, R6a, R6b, R7 and R8 are each a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group and the like), ring A is monocyclic aromatic ring optionally further having substituent(s), R1a and R1b are optionally bonded to each other to form an optionally substituted nitrogen-containing non-aromatic heterocycle, or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof. The thrombin receptor antagonist of the present invention has a thrombin receptor (particularly PAR-1) antagonistic action and is useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of PAR-1 mediated pathological condition or disease.
US07803817B2	Composition and methods for inhibiting gastric acid secretion The present invention is related to oral compositions comprising an irreversible gastric H+/K+-ATPase proton pump inhibitor (PPI) as a gastric acid secretion inhibitor and succinc acid as a parietal cell activator in the gastric lumen. The compositions of the present invention are capable of enhancing the anti-acid activity of PPI in the stomach. The present invention further relates to a method of using such compositions to reduce gastric acid secretion in a mammal.
US07803816B2	MCH receptor antagonists Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of obesity, hyperphagia, anxiety, depression and related disorders and diseases.
US07803814B2	Tricyclic steroid hormone nuclear receptor modulators The present invention provides a compound of the formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) in combination with a suitable carrier, diluent, or excipient; and methods for treating physiological disorders, particularly congestive heart disease, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis or inflammation, comprising administering to a patient in thereof an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I).
US07803813B2	Substituted 2-carbonylamino-6-piperidinaminopyridines and substituted 1-carbonylamino-3-piperidinaminobenzenes as 5-HT1F agonists The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, wherein X is C(R3c)═ or N═; R1 is C2-C6 alkyl, substituted C2-C6 alkyl, C3-C7 cycloalkyl, substituted C3-C7 cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, heterocycle, or substituted heterocycle; R2 is hydrogen, C1-C3 n-alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl-C1-C3 alkyl, or a group of formula II provided that when R1 is C2-C6 alkyl or substituted C2-C6 alkyl, R2 is hydrogen or methyl; R3a, R3b and, when X is —C(R3c)═, R3c, are each independently hydrogen, fluoro, or methyl, provided that no more than one of R3a, R3b, and R3c may be other than hydrogen; R4 is hydrogen or C1-C3 alkyl; R5 is hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl, or C3-C6 cycloalkylcarbonyl, provided that when R3a is other than hydrogen, R5 is hydrogen; R6 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; and n is an integer from 1 to 6 inclusively. The compounds of the present invention are useful for activating 5HT1F receptors, inhibiting neuronal protein extravasation, and for the treatment or prevention of migraine in a mammal.
US07803807B2	Benzimidazole derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) wherein A, B and C are independently methine, said methine being optionally substituted; D is nitrogen; T, U, V and W are independently methine or nitrogen, said methine being optionally substituted and least two of T, U, V and W are said methine groups; X is —N(SO2R4)—, N(COR5)— or —CO—; Y is C(R6)(R7)—, —O— or —N(R8) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or N-oxide derivative thereof.
US07803806B2	Pyrimidinyl-thiophene kinase modulators The present invention provides novel pyrimidinyl-thiophene kinase modulators and methods of using the novel pyrimidinyl-thiophene kinase modulators to treat diseases mediated by kinase activity.
US07803804B2	Substituted pyrazines for use in the treatment of inflammatory or allergic conditions Disclosed herein are substituted pyrazine compounds and tautomers, stereoisomers, solvates, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for the treatment of conditions mediated by the blockade of an epithelial sodium channel, particularly an inflammatory or allergic condition, including compounds of formula I:
US07803803B2	Tetrahydrofuro[3,2-B] pyrrol-3-ones as cathepsin K inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: X is CH or N; one of R1 and R2 is H, and the other is selected from OR6, SR6, NR6R7, N3, Me, Et, CF3, SOR8 and SO2R8; R3 is selected from tert-butylmethyl, iso-propylmethyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl; R4 is optionally substituted C1-8 alkyl or optionally substituted C3-8 cycloalkyl; R6 and R7 are each independently selected from H, C1-8-alkyl and C3-8-cycloalkyl, or R6 and R7 are linked to form a cyclic group together with the nitrogen to which they are attached; and R8 is C1-8-alkyl or C3-8-cycloalkyl. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I), and the use of such compounds in the treatment of a disease selected from osteoporosis, Paget's disease, Chagas's disease, malaria, gingival diseases, hypercalaemia, metabolic bone disease, diseases involving matrix or cartilage degradation, and bone cancer disorders such as bone metastases and associated pain.
US07803802B2	Substituted amide beta secretase inhibitors Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and X are as defined in the specification. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I.Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.Also disclosed are methods of treating a cognitive or neurodegenerative disease comprising administering to a patient I need of such treatment a combination of at least one compound of formula I and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of β-secretase inhibitors other than those of formula I, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, gamma-secretase inhibitors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists, cholinesterase inhibitors and anti-amyloid antibodies.
US07803801B2	Aminopyridine compounds having Syk inhibitory activity The present invention relates to an aminopyridine compound represented by the following general formula (I) or a salt thereof and an Syk inhibitor containing the compound or a salt thereof as an active ingredient. Here, X1, X2, X3, Z, Y1, Y2 represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, R, R1, R5, R6 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, etc., and R7 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, —CpH2(p-1)(Ra1)(Ra2)—O—Ra3, —C(═O)—Rd1, a 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, —N(Rh1)(Rh2), etc. The aminopyridine compound of the present invention has not only high Syk inhibitory activity but also properties to selectively inhibit Syk.
US07803800B2	Histone deacetylases inhibitors New inhibitors of histone deacetylases having antitumor activity, and the process of preparation thereof are herein described. These compounds belong to the structural formula (I) where R1 is a linear or branched chain containing at least two conjugated double bonds, A is an optionally substituted phenyl or pyridyl ring, Ar is an aryl or heteroaryl group, and R3 is hydrogen or alkoxyalkyl. The application also describes the use of said compounds in the treatment of diseases associated to the deregulation of histone deacetylases activity, such as tumors, as well as the relevant pharmaceutical compositions for administration to patients requiring said treatment.
US07803798B2	Therapeutic compounds Compounds comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, are disclosed, wherein G, B, D, and Y are as described. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
US07803797B2	Substituted arylcyclopentenes as therapeutic agents Compounds comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, are disclosed, wherein G, B, Y, and A are as described. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
US07803794B2	Anti-inflammatory agents The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and uses of compounds and salts thereof of general formula (I), for the preparation of a medicament for treatment of an inflammatory disorder, but excluding (S)-3-(r-methylcyclohexyl-carbonylamino)-caprolactam: wherein z is 1, 2, 3 or 4; A is —CO— or —SO2-; Q is linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, oxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, haloalkyl, aryl or substituted aryl; T1 and T2 together constitute a cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or polycycloalkyl radical composed of n additional carbon atoms, where n is between 2 and 7; and each hydrogen atom bonded to the carbon atoms in the ring generated by T1 and T2 may be independently be substituted by a group R1, where R1 is independently selected from an alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl or alkylamino radical of 1 to 20 carbon atoms; or each R1 is independently selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, hydroxy, oxyalkyl, amino, aminoalkyl or aminodialkyl radical.
US07803791B2	Method for producing albumin conjugates containing gyrase inhibitors The present invention is directed to a Gyrase inhibitor-protein conjugate; in particular a Gyrase inhibitor-albumin conjugate. The present invention further provides methods of the treatment of inflammatory conditions and tumors. Methods of making and producing a Gyrase inhibitor-protein conjugate are also disclosed.
US07803782B2	Intravenous delivery of polynucleotides to cells in mammalian limb An intravenous delivery method is described that enables delivery of polynucleotides to extravascular cells of a mammalian limb. The method involves the injection of polynucleotides into a distal vein of a limb that is transiently occluded. Polynucleotide delivery is facilitated by rapid injection in sufficient volume to enable extravasation of the solution into surrounding tissue.
US07803777B2	Branched water-soluble polymers and their conjugates The present invention provides branched water-soluble polymers that allow two or more water-soluble polymers to be conjugated to another species. The branched polymers provide access to therapeutic agents that are conjugated at a single site to two or more water-soluble polymers. The branched polymers are based upon branch points that are simple branched alkyl structures, reactive side-chain amino acids and small peptides of reactive side-chain amino acids, and saccharides. Also provided is a method for preparing mono-disperse poly(ethylene glycol) of a well-defined and determinable molecular weight, and a method for the rational end-functionalization of poly(ethylene glycol). Conjugates of the branched water-soluble polymers with diverse species, e.g., peptides, lipids, glycolipids and small molecules are also provided.
US07803765B2	Methods of constructing biodiverse gene fragment libraries and biological modulators isolated therefrom The present invention provides novel methods for producing nucleic acid fragment libraries that express highly diverse peptides or protein domains and, in particular, methods for producing nucleic acid fragment libraries wherein the nucleic acid.
US07803764B2	Amphipathic glycopeptides Amphipathic glycopeptides, the amino acid sequence of which comprises an N-terminal opioid message sequence, a C-terminal helical address sequence, and a linker sequence between the message sequence and the helical address sequence, where the C-terminal helical address sequence has a length of nine amino acids, and at least one of the amino acid residues of the peptide is glycosylated. The peptides are useful for relieving pain, providing analgesia and treating anxiety, depression, obesity, anorexia nervosa, phobias, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
US07803754B2	Combination therapy for the treatment of diabetes and conditions related thereto and for the treatment of conditions ameliorated by increasing a blood GLP-1 level The present invention concerns combination of an amount of a GPR119 agonist with an amount of a dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitor such that the combination provides an effect in lowering a blood glucose level or in increasing a blood GLP-1 level in a subject over that provided by the amount of the GPR119 agonist or the amount of the DPP-IV inhibitor alone and the use of such a combination for treating or preventing diabetes and conditions related thereto or conditions ameliorated by increasing a blood GLP-1 level. The present invention also relates to the use of a G protein-coupled receptor to screen for GLP-1 secretagogues.
US07803753B2	Combination therapy for the treatment of diabetes and conditions related thereto and for the treatment of conditions ameliorated by increasing a blood GLP-1 level The present invention concerns combination of an amount of a GPR119 agonist with an amount of a dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitor such that the combination provides an effect in lowering a blood glucose level or in increasing a blood GLP-1 level in a subject over that provided by the amount of the GPR119 agonist or the amount of the DPP-IV inhibitor alone and the use of such a combination for treating or preventing diabetes and conditions related thereto or conditions ameliorated by increasing a blood GLP-1 level. The present invention also relates to the use of a G protein-coupled receptor to screen for GLP-1 secretagogues.
US07803750B2	Method of modulating melanin production The present invention relates, in general, to melanin production and, in particular, to a method of modulating melanin production and to compounds and compositions suitable for use in such a method.
US07803746B2	Antimicrobial foam hand soap comprising inulin or an inulin surfactant An antimicrobial foam hand soap composition includes a glutinous component to promote more thorough hand washing. The glutinous component may be selected from the group consisting of: cocamidopropyl PG-dimonium chloride phosphate; dimer dilinoleamido-propyl PG-dimonium chloride phosphate; sodiumgrapeseedamidopropyl PG-dimonium chloride phosphate; sodium olivamidopropyl PG-dimonium chloride phosphate; linoleamidopropyl PG-dimonium chloride phosphate; PEG-8 dimethicone sunfloweramidopropyl PG-dimonium complex; sunfloweramidopropyl phosphate PG-dimonium chloride, inulin, inulin-based surfactants and mixtures thereof. Polysaccharide-based or natural oil-based foaming agents and surfactants are suitably included in the compositions.
US07803744B2	Carbon dioxide foamed fluids An aqueous viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fluid foamed or energized with carbon dioxide, in which the VES is more compatible with the carbon dioxide, is made by the addition of one or more than one synergistic co-surfactant. The synergist co-surfactant includes quaternary amines and ethoxylated carboxylates having a hydrophobic chain shorter than the hydrophobic chain of the VES. Improved compatibility is evidenced for a given surfactant concentration either by formation and maintenance of a foam under conditions at which the foam could not otherwise have been formed or maintained, or by either higher viscosity of the foamed fluid at a given temperature or longer foam life at a given temperature or a higher temperature at which useful fluid viscosity can be generated or maintained for a useful time. The aqueous carbon dioxide foamed fluids may be used in acidizing, acid fracturing, gravel packing, diversion, and well cleanout.
US07803741B2	Thermoset nanocomposite particles, processing for their production, and their use in oil and natural gas drilling applications Thermoset polymer particles are used in many applications requiring lightweight particles possessing high stiffness, strength, temperature resistance, and/or resistance to aggressive environments. The present invention relates to the use of two different methods, either each by itself or in combination, to enhance the stiffness, strength, maximum possible use temperature, and environmental resistance of such particles. One method is the application of post-polymerization process steps (and especially heat treatment) to advance the curing reaction and to thus obtain a more densely crosslinked polymer network. In general, its main benefits are the enhancement of the maximum possible use temperature and the environmental resistance. The other method is the incorporation of nanofillers, resulting in a heterogeneous “nanocomposite” morphology. In general, its main benefits are increased stiffness and strength. Nanofiller incorporation and post-polymerization heat treatment can also be combined to obtain the benefits of both methods simultaneously. The present invention relates to the development of thermoset nanocomposite particles. It also relates to the optional further improvement of the heat resistance and environmental resistance of said particles via post-polymerization heat treatment. Furthermore, it also relates to processes for the manufacture of said particles. Finally, it also relates to the use of said particles in the construction, drilling, completion and/or fracture stimulation of oil and natural gas wells; for example, as a proppant partial monolayer, a proppant pack, an integral component of a gravel pack completion, a ball bearing, a solid lubricant, a drilling mud constituent, and/or a cement additive.
US07803740B2	Thermoset nanocomposite particles, processing for their production, and their use in oil and natural gas drilling applications Thermoset polymer particles are used in many applications requiring lightweight particles possessing high stiffness, strength, temperature resistance, and/or resistance to aggressive environments. The present invention relates to the use of two different methods, either each by itself or in combination, to enhance the stiffness, strength, maximum possible use temperature, and environmental resistance of such particles. One method is the application of post-polymerization process steps (and especially heat treatment) to advance the curing reaction and to thus obtain a more densely crosslinked polymer network. In general, its main benefits are the enhancement of the maximum possible use temperature and the environmental resistance. The other method is the incorporation of nanofillers, resulting in a heterogenous “nanocomposite” morphology. In general, its main benefits are increased stiffness and strength. Nanofiller incorporation and post-polymerization heat treatment can also be combined to obtain the benefits of both methods simultaneously. The present invention relates to the development of thermoset nanocomposite particles. It also relates to the optional further improvement of the heat resistance and environmental resistance of such particles via post-polymerization heat treatment. Furthermore, it also relates to processes for the manufacture of said particles. Finally, it also relates to the use of said particles in the construction, drilling, completion and/or fracture stimulation of oil and natural gas wells; for example, as a proppant partial monolayer, a proppant pack, an integral component of a gravel pack completion, a ball bearing, a solid lubricant, a drilling mud constituent, and/or a cement additive.
US07803739B2	Substrates and assays for β-secretase The present invention is directed to novel substrates for Hu-Asp. More particularly, the invention provides peptide substrates and fusion polypeptide substrates comprising a β-secretase cleavage site. Methods and compositions for making and using the peptides are disclosed.
US07803732B1	Compositions for improved ceramic armor The present invention contemplates the addition of zirconium compounds to well known ceramic ballistic materials to increase resistance to penetration by projectiles. In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the zirconium compound that is employed consists of ZrO2 and is provided in the range of about 0.1% to about 11%, by weight, of starting material before densification. Preferred ranges of proportion of ZrO2 in the finished ceramic material are in the ranges of about 0.30% to about 0.75%, by weight, or about 8-9%, by weight. The ballistic material using the combination of SiC with low volume of sintering aid and ZrO2 raises the theoretical density of the ceramic material to between 3.225 and 3.40 g/cc, which is slightly higher than the typical 3.22 g/cc theoretical density for hot pressed fully dense SiC. The unexpected result that accrues through combining silicon carbide and zirconia consists of the creation of controlled defects in the finished ceramic that increase the surface area that is fractured during a ballistic event, enhancing spreading of the forces imposed on the ceramic material by a projectile and, as a result, the ability of the ballistic material to withstand higher forces while resisting penetration.
US07803729B2	Insulating element from mineral fibers for shipbuilding Insulating element from mineral fibers for shipbuilding with an insulating element in form of a plate or roll felt for shipbuilding the composition of the mineral fibers of the insulating element points an alkali/alkaline-earth mass ratio of the fiber structure of the insulating element is determined by an average geometrical fiber diameter of ≦4 μm and a surface weight of 0.8 through 4.3 kg/m2 and a binding agent portion above 0.5 until 4 weight %.
US07803727B2	Vinyl floor covering system with woven or non-woven glass fiber mat segmented reinforcement A vinyl floor covering is provided with reinforcement of segmented woven or non-woven glass fiber mat located on the underside of the vinyl floor covering or at or near the neutral axis of the vinyl floor covering. This segmented mat reinforcement increases the stiffness and mechanical properties of the vinyl floor covering. A polymeric binder separates the segments of the glass fiber mat from each other. Expansion or contraction of the installed vinyl floor covering is restricted to this polymeric binder region. The segments may be aligned with the vinyl floor covering's show surface patterns, thereby preserving pattern integrity. The segmented mat is manufactured by applying and curing a polymeric binder to a woven or non-woven glass fiber mat, and creating segments by the passing the woven or non-woven glass fiber mat with polymeric binder through a set of embossing rollers. The segmented woven or non-woven glass fiber mat with polymeric binder is easily handled by vinyl floor covering machinery.
US07803724B2	Multilayer airbag using non-woven fabric and reinforced scrim Vehicular air bags formed from multilayer composites. The multilayer composites include a polymeric film and at least one tear resistant fabric attached to the polymeric film, and more particularly include a polymeric film, an open mesh, tear resistant fabric attached to the film and a fabric layer attached to the open mesh, tear resistant fabric. Air bags formed therefrom have low base weight, low elongation and high tear propagation resistance, protecting vehicle occupants from injury during and after air bag deployment.
US07803723B2	Polyolefin coated fabric reinforcement and cementitious boards reinforced with same The present invention provides glass fiber fabric reinforcements, cement boards, and glass fiber coatings for such reinforcements. The glass fiber fabric reinforcement includes a glass fabric containing multiple yarns containing glass filaments and a polymeric coating disposed onto the multiple yarns to form a coated glass fabric. The polymeric coating comprises a polyolefin based copolymer composition whereby the glass fabric has a Gurley Stiffness measurement of about 100-3000 mg and an ASTM D 638 (2% Secant) modulus of compression of about 1-100 MPa. The reinforcement is sufficiently drapable and lacking in shape memory so as to be curved around the edge of a cement board during the manufacture of same.
US07803712B2	Multilevel imprint lithography A mold with a protruding pattern is provided that is pressed into a thin polymer film via an imprinting process. Controlled connections between nanowires and microwires and other lithographically-made elements of electronic circuitry are provided. An imprint stamp is configured to form arrays of approximately parallel nanowires which have (1) micro dimensions in the X direction, (2) nano dimensions and nano spacing in the Y direction, and three or more distinct heights in the Z direction. The stamp thus formed can be used to connect specific individual nanowires to specific microscopic regions of microscopic wires or pads. The protruding pattern in the mold creates recesses in the thin polymer film, so the polymer layer acquires the reverse of the pattern on the mold. After the mold is removed, the film is processed such that the polymer pattern can be transferred on a metal/semiconductor pattern on the substrate.
US07803711B2	Low pH barrier slurry based on titanium dioxide The invention provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate. A substrate is contacted with a polishing pad and a polishing composition comprising an abrasive consisting of (A) particles consisting of titanium dioxide having a rutile structure and (B) particles consisting of titanium dioxide having an anatase structure, wherein an x-ray diffraction pattern of the particles has a ratio of X/Y of about 0.5 or more, wherein X is an intensity of a peak in an x-ray diffraction curve representing a d-spacing of about 3.24 Å, and Y is an intensity of a peak in an x-ray diffraction curve representing a d-spacing of about 3.51 Å, and water. The polishing component is moved relative to the substrate, and at least a portion of the substrate is abraded to polish the substrate.
US07803706B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method and semiconductor device Disclosed is a semiconductor device manufacturing method in which a silicon nitride film is formed to cover an n-channel transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate and to apply a tensile stress in a channel length direction to a channel of the n-channel transistor, the method includes: forming a first-layer silicon nitride film above the n-channel transistor; irradiating the first-layer silicon nitride film with ultraviolet radiation; and after the ultraviolet irradiation, forming at least one silicon nitride film thinner than the first-layer silicon nitride film above the first-layer silicon nitride film. Silicon nitride films formed to apply the tensile stress is formed by respective steps.
US07803705B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device and film deposition system A dielectric film (91) made of CF is deposited on a substrate. A protective layer comprising an SiCN film (93) is formed on the dielectric film (91). A film (94) serving as a hardmask made of SiCO is deposited on the protective layer by a plasma containing active species of silicon, carbon, and oxygen. When the protective layer is formed, an SiC film (92) is deposited on the dielectric film (91) by a plasma containing active species of silicon and carbon, and thereafter the SiCN film (93) is deposited on the SiC film (92) by a plasma containing active species of silicon, carbon, and nitrogen.
US07803702B2	Method for fabricating MOS transistors A method for fabricating metal-oxide transistors is disclosed. First, a semiconductor substrate having a gate structure is provided, in which the gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer and a gate. A source/drain region is formed in the semiconductor substrate, and a cleaning step is performed to fully remove native oxides from the surface of the semiconductor substrate. An oxidation process is conducted to form an oxide layer on the semiconductor substrate and the oxide layer is then treated with fluorine-containing plasma to form a fluorine-containing layer on the surface of the semiconductor substrate. A metal layer is deposited on the semiconductor substrate thereafter and a thermal treatment is performed to transform the metal layer into a silicide layer.
US07803700B2	Crystal imprinting methods for fabricating substrates with thin active silicon layers Methods of forming semiconductor structures characterized by a thin active silicon layer on an insulating substrate by a crystal imprinting or damascene approach. The methods include patterning an insulating layer to define a plurality of apertures, filling the apertures in the patterned insulating layer with amorphous silicon to define a plurality of amorphous silicon features, and re-growing the amorphous silicon features to define a thin active silicon layer consisting of regrown silicon features. The amorphous silicon features may be regrown such that a number have a first crystal orientation and another number have a different second crystal orientation.
US07803698B2	Methods for controlling catalyst nanoparticle positioning and apparatus for growing a nanowire A method for controlling catalyst nanoparticle positioning includes establishing a mask layer on a post such that a portion of a vertical surface of the post remains exposed. The method further includes establishing a catalyst nanoparticle material on the mask layer and directly adjacent at least a portion of the exposed portion of the vertical surface.
US07803695B2	Semiconductor substrate and process for producing it A process for producing a semiconductor substrate comprising a carrier wafer and a layer of single-crystalline semiconductor material:a) producing a layer containing recesses at the surface of a donor wafer of single-crystalline semiconductor material,b) joining the surface of the donor wafer containing recesses to the carrier wafer,c) heat treating to close the recesses at the interface between the carrier wafer and the donor wafer to form a layer of cavities within the donor wafer, andd) splitting the donor wafer along the layer of cavities, resulting in a layer of semiconductor material on the carrier wafer. Semiconductor substrates prepared thusly may have a single-crystalline semiconductor layer having a thickness of 100 nm or less, a layer thickness uniformity of 5% or less, and an HF defect density of 0.02/cm2 or less.
US07803693B2	Bowed wafer hybridization compensation A planarizing method performed on a non-planar wafer involves forming electrically conductive posts extending through a removable material, each of the posts having a length such that a top of each post is located above a plane defining a point of maximum deviation for the wafer, concurrently smoothing the material and posts so as to form a substantially planar surface, and removing the material. An apparatus includes a non planar wafer having contacts thereon, the wafer having a deviation from planar by an amount that is greater than a height of at least one contact on the wafer, and a set of electrically conductive posts extending away from a surface of the wafer, the posts each having a distal end, the distal ends of the posts collectively defining a substantially flat plane.
US07803690B2	Epitaxy silicon on insulator (ESOI) Methods and structures for semiconductor devices with STI regions in SOI substrates is provided. A semiconductor structure comprises an SOI epitaxy island formed over a substrate. The structure further comprises an STI structure surrounding the SOI island. The STI structure comprises a second epitaxial layer on the substrate, and a second dielectric layer on the second epitaxial layer. A semiconductor fabrication method comprises forming a dielectric layer over a substrate and surrounding a device fabrication region in the substrate with an isolation trench extending through the dielectric layer. The method also includes filling the isolation trench with a first epitaxial layer and forming a second epitaxial layer over the device fabrication region and over the first epitaxial layer. Then a portion of the first epitaxial layer is replaced with an isolation dielectric, and then a device such as a transistor is formed second epitaxial layer within the device fabrication region.
US07803681B2	Semiconductor device with a bulb-type recess gate When a recess of a bulb-type recess gate is formed, the recess formed in a device isolation region is formed to be separated from an edge of an active region. This structure thereby prevents damage of a semiconductor substrate of the edge of the active region and a defect during a Self Alignment Contact (SAC) process. As a result, characteristics and yield of devices improve.
US07803679B2	Method of forming a vertical diode and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same A method of forming a vertical diode and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device (e.g., a semiconductor memory device such as a phase-change memory device) includes forming an insulating structure having an opening on a substrate and filling the opening with an amorphous silicon layer. A metal silicide layer is formed to contact at least a portion of the amorphous silicon layer and a polysilicon layer is then formed in the opening by crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer using the metal silicide layer. A doped polysilicon layer is formed by implanting impurities into the polysilicon layer. Thus, the polysilicon layer is formed in the opening without performing a selective epitaxial growth (SEG) process, so that electrical characteristics of the diode may be improved.
US07803675B2	Gate-all-around type semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same The gate-all-around (GAA) type semiconductor device may include source/drain layers, a nanowire channel, a gate electrode and an insulation layer pattern. The source/drain layers may be disposed at a distance in a first direction on a semiconductor substrate. The nanowire channel may connect the source/drain layers. The gate electrode may extend in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The gate electrode may have a height in a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first and second directions and may partially surround the nanowire channel. The insulation layer pattern may be formed between and around the source/drain layers on the semiconductor substrate and may cover the nanowire channel and a portion of the gate electrode. Thus, a size of the gate electrode may be reduced, and/or a gate induced drain leakage (GIDL) and/or a gate leakage current may be reduced.
US07803672B2	Thin film transistor array panel and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: forming a semiconductor layer of polysilicon on an insulating substrate; forming a gate insulating layer on the semiconductor layer; forming a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer; forming a source region and a drain region by doping conductive impurities in the semiconductor layer; forming an interlayer insulating layer covering the gate electrode; forming a source electrode and a drain electrode respectively connected to the source and the drain regions; forming a passivation layer covering the source and the drain electrodes; forming a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode; and forming a first alignment key when forming one selected from the semiconductor layer, the gate electrode, the source and the drain electrodes, and the pixel electrode, wherein one selected from the semiconductor layer, the gate electrode, the source and the drain electrodes, and the pixel electrode is at least formed by photolithography process using a photoresist pattern as an etch mask, and a second alignment key completely covering the first alignment key is formed at the same layer as the photoresist pattern.
US07803665B2	Method for encapsulating a device in a microcavity Manufacturing a semiconductor device involves forming (200) a sacrificial layer where a micro cavity is to be located, forming (210) a metal layer of thickness greater than 1 micron over the sacrificial layer, forming (220) a porous layer from the metal layer, the porous layer having pores of length greater than ten times their breadth, and having a breadth in the range 10 nm-500 nanometers. The pores can be created by anodising, electrodeposition or dealloying. Then the sacrificial layer can be removed (230) through the porous layer, to form the micro cavity, and pores can be sealed (240). Encapsulating MEMS devices with a porous layer can reduce costs by avoiding using photolithography for shaping the access holes since the sacrificial layer is removed through the porous membrane.
US07803660B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device In the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that semiconductor chips are mounted facing-up on the printed wiring board on which a protective insulation film is formed by means of a film-like resist and a plurality of the semiconductor chips are collectively molded by a transfer mold technology, when transfer molding is performed, among the adsorption face of the printed wiring board and the lower die to make adsorb the printed wiring board, the through holes reaching the exterior space of the lower die from the vicinity of the end portion opposing the gate to pour mold resin of a mold cavity are formed as many as possible in order to prevent a short circuit and an open circuit by big deformation of a bonding wire connecting an electrode of the semiconductor chip and an conductor pattern of the printed wiring board.
US07803659B2	Method of encapsulating wire bonds A method encapsulating wire bonds that extend between a die and conductors on a supporting substrate, by contacting an edge of a profiling blade with the encapsulant material to form a bead of the encapsulant on the edge, positioning the edge such that the bead contacts the die and, moving the profiling blade relative to the die to cover the wire bonds with the encapsulant. Wiping the encapsulant over the wire bonds with a profiling blade provides control of the encapsulant front as well as the height of the encapsulant relative to the die. The movement of the profiling surface relative to the die can closely controlled to shape the encapsulant to a desired form. Using the example of a printhead die, the encapsulant can be shaped to present an inclined face rising from the nozzle surface to a high point over the wire bonds. This can be used by the printhead maintenance facilities to maintain contact pressure on the wiping mechanism. However, it will be appreciated that the encapsulant can be shaped to have ridges, gutters, grooves and so on by using a particular shape of profiling blade edge and relative movement with the die.
US07803652B2	Semiconductor device for image sensor Embodiments relate to a semiconductor device for an image sensor method of fabricating a semiconductor device for an image sensor having a micro lens. According to embodiments, the method may include forming a lower insulating film having cavities on a substrate, forming an upper insulating film having cavities on the lower insulating film, forming a protective insulating film having metal films on the upper insulating film, forming a number of color filters having a specified pattern on the protective insulating film, forming a planarization layer having a specified curvature on the color filters to bury the color filters in the planarization layer, and forming a number of micro lenses on the planarization layer at respective positions corresponding to the color filters.
US07803651B2	Method of manufacturing solar cell module and method of manufacturing solar cell A method of manufacturing the solar cell module 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: a step of forming the plurality of thin line-shaped electrodes and the connecting electrode connected to one end portion of each of the plurality of thin line-shaped electrodes; a step of disposing the first resin layer on the blanket; and a step of transferring the first resin layer onto the blanket by pressing the blanket against the photoelectric conversion part. In the disposing step, the plurality of concave portions is formed in the first resin layer along the outer edge of the connecting electrode. In the transferring step, each concave portion is disposed at one end portion of each thin line-shaped electrode.
US07803650B2	Sensor thin film transistor, thin film transistor substrate having the same, and method of manufacturing the same A sensor thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a gate insulation layer formed on the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer having a portion positioned above the gate electrode and on a side of the gate insulation layer opposite the gate electrode, and a source electrode and drain electrode having spaced apart ends positioned on the semiconductor layer, wherein the sensor thin film transistor is operative such that a signal-to-noise ratio is equal to or greater than about 200 when the gate-off voltage applied to the gate electrode is equal to or less than about 0V.
US07803648B2	Nitride semiconductor light-emitting device and method for fabrication thereof A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device includes a substrate, a nitride semiconductor layer incorporating therein a first electroconductive semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer and a second electroconductive semiconductor layer, a transparent electrode contiguous to at least part of a first surface of the second electroconductive semiconductor layer, and a second electrode contiguous to the first electroconductive semiconductor layer; wherein the substrate has a first surface thereof provided with a first region exposed by removal of a first part of the nitride semiconductor layer in a peripheral part of the device and a second region exposed by removal of at least a second part of the nitride semiconductor layer contiguous to the transparent electrode except the peripheral part of the device till the substrate. A method for the production of the device includes removing a first part of the nitride semiconductor layer in a peripheral part of the device till the substrate is exposed to form a first exposed region thereof and removing at least a second part of the nitride semiconductor layer contiguous to the transparent electrode except the peripheral part of the device till the substrate is reached to form a second exposed region thereof, wherein the steps are taken by combining the removal with a laser and the removal by wet etching.
US07803646B2	Method for producing a component having a semiconductor substrate and component A method for producing a component having a semiconductor substrate, in which porous semiconductor material is generated for the purpose of developing at least one thermally decoupled pattern. In the material that has been rendered porous, a recess or a plurality of recesses is/are etched to produce at least one region that is defined by the one recess or the plurality of recesses and is thermally decoupled. On the at least one region, the pattern to be thermally decoupled is then formed.
US07803645B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device and a method for manufacturing the same The present invention is to provide a light-emitting device, a laser diode, formed without using the mechanical cleavage, and a process for manufacturing the device. The process comprises, after stacking semiconductor layers of the first cladding layer, the active layer, and the second cladding layer, a forming of a groove to define the laser resonator, the depth of which reaches the substrate, and the mass-transportation, within the groove, from the side surface of the groove in a portion of the substrate and the first cladding layer to the facet of the active layer and the second cladding layer. Since the facet layer thus transported reflects the crystal orientation of the side of the groove, the crystal quality of the facet layer can be maintained.
US07803641B2	Mold structure for packaging LED chips and method thereof A mold structure for packaging LED chips includes a top mold and a bottom mold. The bottom mold is mated with the top mold. The bottom mold has a main flow channel, a plurality of receiving spaces formed beside the main flow channel, a plurality of secondary flow channels for respectively and transversely communicating the receiving spaces with each other, and a plurality of ejection pins penetrating through the bottom mold.
US07803637B2	Compositions and methods for treatment of neoplastic disease The present invention comprises the use of sickle cells or sickle cell precursors loaded with a therapeutic agent that localizes in tumors and induces a tumoricidal response.
US07803635B1	Purge and trap concentrator with sparge vessel A purge and trap concentrator system that includes a sparge vessel, and includes a variable gas flow valve for controlling the gas pressure in an analytic trap or the sparge vessel; a sensor that detects both a foaming sample state and a high liquid level in the sparge vessel, using one optical sensor; a control scheme that re-directs the purge gases to a second inlet of the sparge vessel during a foaming condition; a control scheme that uses a split flow to enhance the quantity of sample gases passed from an analytic trap; an electrically powered thermal energy source with a fan raising the sparge vessel temperature via thermal convection.
US07803632B2	Method for detecting substance in liquid and sensor for detecting substance in liquid A method for detecting a substance in a liquid with high accuracy and high sensitivity includes recording frequency drifts of output frequencies of oscillator circuit outputs of m sensing oscillator circuits respectively including sensing SAW elements and frequency drifts of output frequencies of oscillator circuit outputs of n reference oscillator circuits respectively including reference SAW elements; determining at least one of the sensing oscillator circuits whose frequency drifts fall within a predetermined range and at least one of the reference oscillator circuits whose frequency drifts fall within the predetermined range to be acceptable; selecting at least one of the sensing oscillator circuits from among the acceptable sensing oscillator circuits and at least one of the reference oscillator circuits from among the acceptable reference oscillator circuits; and comparing an oscillator circuit output of the selected at least one of sensing oscillator circuits with an oscillator circuit output of the selected at least one of reference oscillator circuits to thereby detect a detection target substance.
US07803626B2	Automatic analyzer and method for determining abnormality in dispensing of dispensing system An automatic analyzer is for analyzing a reaction liquid in which a specimen and a reagent have been reacted. The automatic analyzer includes a dispensing system, a detector, and a determiner. The dispensing system includes a dispensing nozzle by which the specimen and the reagent are dispensed; and a dispensing pipe connected to the dispensing nozzle and filled with a cleaning liquid. The dispensing nozzle is cleaned with the cleaning liquid discharged from the dispensing nozzle. The detector detects a discharge amount of the cleaning liquid discharged from the dispensing nozzle. The determiner determines whether the detected discharge amount of the cleaning liquid is over a predetermined value which is less than a pre-set discharge amount of the cleaning liquid. The determiner determines that the dispensing is abnormal if the detected discharge amount is equal to or less than the predetermined value.
US07803625B2	Method for determining the fatty acid profile of milk by infrared spectroscopy The nutritional quality of milk lipids is determined by a method for predicting percentages of minor fatty acids in milk. A database is created by correlating known fatty acid profiles of reference milk samples obtained by gas phase chromatography to mid-infrared spectra to obtain calibrations, wherein the calibrations vary in accuracy from one fatty acid to another. The determination of a milk fatty acid profile to be analyzed through infrared treatment is limited to some fatty acids with a satisfactory calibration. Equations to predict the percentages of minor fatty acids are developed using correlations of fatty acids with satisfactory calibrations.
US07803621B2	Virus envelope vector for gene transfer A gene transfer vector is prepared by introducing an exogenous gene into an inactivated virus envelope, through a freezing and thawing treatment or mixing with a detergent. There are also provided a pharmaceutical composition for gene therapy containing this gene transfer vector, a kit containing this gene transfer vector, and a gene transfer method employing this gene transfer vector.
US07803613B2	Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome and porcine circovirus from pigs The cloning of a novel PCVII viral genome is described as is expression of proteins derived from the PCVII genome. These proteins can be used in vaccine compositions for the prevention and treatment of PCVII infections, as well as in diagnostic methods for determining the presence of PCVII infections in a vertebrate subject. Polynucleotides derived from the viral genome can be used as diagnostic primers and probes.
US07803608B2	Integrated filtration and detection device An integrated filtration and detection device for collecting and detecting the growth of microorganisms in a specimen includes a container defining a chamber therein. The container has an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the chamber. A filter is mounted in the chamber between the inlet and the outlet. A sensor is mounted in the chamber. The sensor is operative to exhibit a change in a measurable property thereof upon exposure to changes in the chamber due to microbial growth.
US07803607B2	Molecular characterization with carbon nanotube control There is provided a first reservoir containing a liquid solution including a molecule to be characterized and a second reservoir for containing a liquid solution including a molecule that has been characterized. A solid state support structure is provided including an aperture having a molecular entrance providing a fluidic connection to the first reservoir and a molecular exit providing a fluidic connection to the second reservoir. One carbon nanotube is provided having a longitudinal sidewall disposed as a molecular contacting surface at the aperture. A voltage source is connected in series with the carbon nanotube for electrically biasing the carbon nanotube, and an electrical current monitor is connected in series with the carbon nanotube for monitoring changes in electrical current through the nanotube corresponding to translocation of a molecule through the aperture.
US07803604B2	Amylolytic enzyme extracted from Bacillus sp. A 7-7 (DSM 12368) and washing and cleaning agents containing this novel amylolytic enzyme The invention relates to a novel amylolytic enzyme extracted from the microorganism Bacillus sp. A 7-7 (DSM 12368), to sufficiently similar proteins having an amylolytic function, to methods for the production thereof and to diverse fields of application for these proteins. In addition, the aforesaid can be further developed beyond the implemented fields of application for other technical purposes. The invention particularly relates to washing and cleaning agents containing amylolytic proteins of the aforementioned type, to methods for cleaning textiles or hard surfaces that involve the use of the amylolytic proteins or analogous agents, and to their use for cleaning textiles or hard surfaces.
US07803600B2	Micromonospora species that produces a bafilomycin-like metabolite The invention provides a compound of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Processes for the isolating of this bafilomycin metabolite from a novel Micromonospora species, pharmaceutical compositions containing this metabolite and methods of treatment using said metabolite are also described.
US07803599B2	Steady streaming particle traps A microfluidic fluid flow system (100) is disclosed having a fluid chamber or channel (150) with inlet and outlet ports (104, 106), allowing the fluid channel to be filled with a fluid. One or more flow obstructions or perturbances, such as cylinders (152), are provided in the channel. An oscillatory boundary condition is applied, for example, with a piezoelectric driver (130), that is selected to induce a conservative, low-intensity steady streaming flow in the channel. The low-intensity streaming flow produces distinct eddies that can be utilized, for example, for fluid-dynamically trapping or retaining particles (90) such as cells (92) at well defined locations in the channel. The system may be used to trap and study individual cells or for concentrating or filtering particles in a fluid.
US07803597B2	Thermally-tolerant pectin methylesterase Enzymes accumulated in plant cell walls serve diverse physiological functions including metabolism, polysaccharide structure modification, and molecular communication in interactions with other organisms. Pectin methylesterases are economically important enzymes for their impact on quality and processing properties of fruit and vegetable food products. We have now purified TT-PME to homogeneity from sweet orange finisher pulp and determined the complete corresponding nucleic acid sequence. Purified TT-PME was observed by SDS-PAGE as two doublet bands with molecular masses of approximately 46,000 Da and 56,000 Da. Direct Edman sequencing from these proteins showed a common N-terminal peptide. De novo sequencing of eight TT-PME tryptic peptides determined by MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry provided additional internal sequences. TT-PME did not correspond to any previously reported Citrus spp. PME sequence. Our results show Citrus TT-PME is a distinctive new isoform with phylogenetic relationship closer to PME isoforms in other species rather than to previously described Citrus PME genes.
US07803595B2	Mammalian sphingosine kinase type 2 isoforms, cloning, expression and methods of use thereof Nucleic acids encoding mouse and human sphingosine kinase type 2 isoforms, methods for detecting agents or drugs which inhibit or promote sphingosine activity and therapeutic agents containing peptides or antibodies to peptides encoded by such nucleic acids.
US07803594B2	Type III T. brucei arginine methyltransferase The invention relates to enzymes in Trypanosoma brucei, and in particular, protein arginine methyltransferases. A unique, highly active recombinant arginine methyltransferase capable of monomethylation of peptides and proteins is described.
US07803592B2	Mutant glucose dehydrogenase Substrate specificity for glucose of a glucose dehydrogenase having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 is improved by substituting another amino acid residue for the amino acid residue at position 472 and/or 475.
US07803590B2	Family GH 61 polypeptides The present invention relates to use of an anti-staling GH-61 polypeptide for preparing an edible product.
US07803585B2	Process for preparing 2-Hydroxy-4-Substituted Pyridines A process for preparing a 2-hydroxy-4-substituted pyridine compound using a microbiological method, a novel microorganism, and a novel compound are provided.
US07803581B2	Alkaline shock-based preparation of nucleic acids Method of preparing a biological sample appropriate for use in a subsequent in vitro nucleic acid amplification reaction. The method involves a rapid, transient exposure to alkaline conditions which can be achieved by mixing an alkaline solution with a pH-buffered solution that includes a detergent and the biological sample to be tested for the presence of particular nucleic acid species using in vitro amplification. The invented method advantageously can improve detection of some target nucleic acids without substantially compromising detectability of others. The method is particularly useful for simultaneously preparing RNA and DNA templates that can be used in multiplex amplification reactions.
US07803576B2	Nucleic acid sequences encoding VEGF-like factors and uses thereof The invention relates to VEGF-like nucleic acid sequences, their use, and vectors and transformants containing such sequences.
US07803574B2	Medical device applications of nanostructured surfaces This invention provides novel nanofiber enhanced surface area substrates and structures comprising such substrates for use in various medical devices, as well as methods and uses for such substrates and medical devices. In one particular embodiment, a method of administering a composition to a patient is disclosed which comprises providing a composition-eluting device, said composition-eluting device comprising at least a first surface and a plurality of nanostructures attached to the first surface, and introducing the composition-eluting device into the body of the patient.
US07803571B2	Method for identifying IRS inhibitors or agonists The present invention relates to a method for the identification of an IRS protein kinase inhibitor, comprising the steps of a) bringing into contact PKC-ζ with at least one IRS peptide comprising at least one PKC-ζ-Ser-phosphorylation site in the presence of at least one possible inhibitor, and b) measuring the phosphorylation of the PKC-ζ-Ser-phosphorylation site.
US07803568B2	Carbodithioate ligands for nanotechnology and biosensing applications The present invention is directed to methods and products related to carbodithioate ligands bonded to surfaces. The invention is further directed to molecular and biomolecular sensing methods based on analyte recognition by carbodithioate ligands bonded to surfaces.
US07803563B2	Method for screening the receptor-ligand binding in live cell The invention relates to methods and system for detecting ligand binding to membrane receptors and endocytosis. A method for detecting ligand binding to a membrane receptor includes the steps of: incubating the cell with a dye and a ligand; and detecting dye-containing endocytic vesicles in the cell. A system for screening ligand binding to membrane receptors includes an automatic liquid handling device; an x-y stage for positioning a plate; a microscope configured to image endocytic vesicles of a cell; a software for automatic analysis of FM spots (endocytic vesicles); and a control unit configured to control the movement of the x-y stage and the microscope.
US07803561B2	GPR30 estrogen receptor in breast cancers The invention provides methods of identifying metastatic disease as well as ligands such as antibodies that bind to GPR30. These antibodies are useful in the detection or treatment of endocrine tumors.
US07803559B1	Protein aggregation regulators Disclosed herein is a high-throughput assay to measure intracellular polyglutamine protein aggregation using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). Three libraries of over 3000 biologically active small molecules were screened for inhibitory activity, and a lead compound was characterized in detail. Y-27632, an inhibitor of the Rho-associated kinase p160ROCK, diminished polyglutamine protein aggregation at micromolar concentrations, and reduced neurodegeneration in a Drosophila model of polyglutamine disease.
US07803554B2	Detection of binding factors with fluorescence polarization This invention relates to a simple and quick method for the detection, identification and/or quantitation of binding factors using fluorescence techniques. A fluorescent probe is incubated with a factor or group of factors, and the presence of a factor capable of binding the probe can be detected by fluorescence polarization. When coupled with a separation step, this invention allows on-line monitoring of binding complex formation.
US07803553B2	Methods of use of antibodies which recognize a protease cleavage site of an LAP fragment of TGF-β It is an object of the present invention to provide antibodies capable of detecting an active TGF-β generation reaction that is specific to pathogenesis, tissues, or isoforms. The present invention provides antibodies against an LAP fragment (or latent TGF-β) generated as a result of generation of active form of human TGF-β1, human TGOF-β2 and human TGF-β3. The antibodies are able to specifically recognize respective cutting edges within protease cleavage sites existing in the region from the amino acid residue glycine at position 51 to the amino acid residue arginine at position 110 of human TGF-β1, and corresponding regions of human TGF-β2 and human TGF-β3.
US07803549B2	Controls for primers in multiplex amplification reactions The present invention provides methods and compositions for confirming the integrity of primers and other components of amplification reactions, including multiplex amplification reactions.
US07803545B2	Induced heteroduplex generators Heteroduplex band resolution is found to be improved by modifying the induced heteroduplex generator (IHG) molecule such that the identifier is spaced apart from the nucleotide position immediately adjacent to the site of the polymorphism which is to be genotyped. Unexpectedly, it is found that, when such modified IHG molecules are used, the resolution of the induced heteroduplexes is significantly improved.
US07803544B2	Method of detecting amplification product or target nucleic acid A method of designing primers for use in a method of detecting an amplification product by hybridizing it with a probe, the amplification product is amplified from a target nucleic acid with the primers, including placing F3, F2 and F1 regions in this order from a 5′ terminal side and Bc, B2c and B1c regions in this order from a 3′ terminal side, and additionally an FP region in the region from the F2 to F1 regions and/or a BPc region in the region from the B2c to B1c regions in the target nucleic acid, determining the respective regions in such a manner that the FP and F2 regions and/or the BPc and B2c regions have an unoverlapping region of at least 10 bases or more and overlapping regions of 10 bases or less, and designing the primers according to the regions.
US07803543B2	Methods and kits for the detection of nucleotide mutations using peptide nucleic acid as both PCR clamp and sensor probe Disclosed herein is a method for determining whether a target polynucleotide sequence contained in a nucleic acid sample has nucleotide variation(s) in a selected region thereof, the steps of which involve the use of a pair of primers that allows the formation of a PCR product having a sequence covering that of the selected region of the target polynucleotide sequence via a PCR process, and a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) that acts as a PCR clamp as well as a sensor probe. Also disclosed herein is a kit for use in determining the presence of nucleotide variation(s) in the target polynucleotide sequence, which includes the pair of primers and the PNA.
US07803542B2	Signal-on architecture for electronic, oligonucleotide-based detectors The invention provides a general “signal-on” architecture for oligonucleotide-based detectors that leads to order of magnitude increases in signal gain and sensitivity as compared to prior art detectors. The detectors of the invention rely on base pairing between two oligonucleotide strands, the sensor strand and the blocker strand. In the ‘off’ position of the detector, i.e., in the absence of target, the blocker strand and sensor strand are base-paired. As shown in FIG. 1, the formation of comparatively rigid, duplex DNA prevents the redox moiety from approaching the electrode surface, thereby suppressing Faradaic currents. When target is added to the system, the target displaces the blocker strand, binds to the sensor strand, liberating the end of the redox-labeled oligonucleotide to produce a flexible element. This, in turn, allows the redox moiety to collide with the electrode surface, producing a readily detectable Faradaic current.
US07803541B2	Multiplex branched-chain DNA assays Methods of detecting two or more nucleic acids in a multiplex branched-chain DNA assay are provided. Different nucleic acids are captured through cooperative hybridization events on different, identifiable subsets of particles or at different selected positions on a spatially addressable solid support. Compositions, kits, and systems related to the methods are also described.
US07803540B2	Method of increasing discrimination for single base mismatch using hurdle DNA and artificially mismatched probe A method of increasing discrimination for a target DNA having a polymorphic site is provided. The method comprising immobilizing first and second probes on a substrate; hybridizing the immobilized first and second probes with first and second hurdle DNAs, respectively; and hybridizing the target DNA with the hybrids, and determining the ratio of a signal of the target DNA hybridized to the first probe to a signal of the target DNA hybridized to the second probe. The addition of a hurdle DNA and variation of a probe base can improve an ability of discriminating a single base mismatch.
US07803539B2	Method of isolating and purifying nucleic acids using immobilized hydrogel or PEG-hydrogel copolymer Provided is a method of isolating and purifying nucleic acids using an immobilized hydrogel or polyethylene glycol (PEG)-hydrogel copolymer. The method includes: immobilizing a functional group-containing hydrogel or PEG-hydrogel copolymer on a substrate; adding a mixed sample solution containing a salt and nucleic acids to the hydrogel- or PEG-hydrogel copolymer-immobilized substrate to bind the nucleic acids to the hydrogel or the PEG-hydrogel copolymer; washing the nucleic acid-bound hydrogel or PEG-hydrogel copolymer; and eluting the nucleic acids from the hydrogel or the PEG-hydrogel copolymer using an elution solvent. Therefore, binding and elution of nucleic acids can be performed even with no addition of a separate chemical substance, and an effect on a subsequent process such as PCR can be minimized. Furthermore, the amount and intensity for binding nucleic acids can be adjusted according to PEG concentration, and the presence of a hydrogel compound on a substrate enables patterning.
US07803536B2	Methods of detecting fluorescence with anthraquinone quencher dyes The invention provides novel anthraquinone compositions that are useful as broad-spectrum quenchers of fluorescence and provides methods for making and using them. The anthraquinone quenchers can be conjugated to a variety of biologically relevant compounds, including lipids, nucleic acids, polypeptides, and more specifically antigens, steroids, vitamins, drugs, haptens, metabolites, toxins, environmental pollutants, amino acids, peptides, proteins, nucleotides, oligonucleotides, polynucleotides, carbohydrates, and their analogs. The invention also provides kits comprising, in one or more containers, at least one anthraquinone quencher dye composition of the present invention, and instructions for using that composition.
US07803535B2	Polymorphisms in the NOD2/CARD15 gene The present invention relates to methods as well as to nucleotide sequences used in these methods for prognosis and/or diagnosis of diseases associated with at least one of the polymorphisms Nod2-SNP8, Nod2-SNP12, Nod2-SNP13 in the NOD2/CARD15 gene.
US07803531B2	Method of inducing apoptosis by reducing the level of thiamin The disclosure describes methods for inducing apoptosis of a selected group of vertebrate cells in vivo by reducing the level of thiamin in the cells. Included are methods for inducing apoptosis of cancer cells. Also described are compounds and compositions for use in methods of thiamin depletion and treating diseases such as cancer, and methods for identifying thiamin-depleting agents and for preparing pharmaceutical compositions.
US07803530B2	Detection and typing of human papillomavirus using PNA probes The invention provides methods for detection and typing of HPV infection using PNA probes. More specifically, methods are provided for detecting high-risk types of HPV infection with minimal numbers of PNA probes or using PNA probes to selectively amplify only high-risk types of HPV.
US07803529B1	Solid phase sequencing of biopolymers This invention relates to methods for detecting and sequencing target nucleic acid sequences, to mass modified nucleic acid probes and arrays of probes useful in these methods, and to kits and systems which contain these probes. Useful methods involve hybridizing the nucleic acids or nucleic acids which represent complementary or homologous sequences of the target to an array of nucleic acid probes. These probes comprise a single-stranded portion, an optional double-stranded portion and a variable sequence within the single-stranded portion. The molecular weights of the hybridized nucleic acids of the set can be determined by mass spectroscopy, and the sequence of the target determined from the molecular weights of the fragments. Nucleic acids whose sequences can be determined include DNA or RNA in biological samples such as patient biopsies and environmental samples. Probes may be fixed to a solid support such as a hybridization chip to facilitate automated molecular weight analysis and identification of the target sequence.
US07803527B2	Inactivated bovine herpes virus-1 and methods This invention related to a method of immunizing cattle to reduce the effects of infection by bovine herpes virus 1, including abortion and stillbirth, by administering inactivated bovine herpes virus 1 prior to breeding.
US07803525B2	Detection method for Ljungan virus The present invention relates to a method for specifically detecting Ljungan virus (LV). In particular, the present invention relates to a method of detecting LV using quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase PCR. The present invention also provides kits for performing the method of the invention.
US07803522B2	Elastin producing fibroblast formulations and methods of using the same The present invention describes therapeutic compositions comprising fibroblasts that have been stimulated to increase expression of extracellular matrix components or elastin, or to produce enhanced elastogenesis or the appearance thereof at a site of administration. The therapeutic fibroblast formulations can be prepared using a variety of elastogenic agents, including digests of mammalian elastin, chemically digested plant extracts comprising elastin-like peptides, and synthetic elastogenic peptides. The invention further comprises cosmetic and pharmaceutical treatment methods using the therapeutic fibroblast compositions of the invention.
US07803521B2	Photoresist compositions and process for multiple exposures with multiple layer photoresist systems A photoresist composition and methods using the photoresist composition in multiple exposure/multiple layer processes. The photoresist composition includes a polymer comprising repeat units having a hydroxyl moiety; a photoacid generator; and a solvent. The polymer when formed on a substrate is substantially insoluble to the solvent after heating to a temperature of about 150° C. or greater. One method includes forming a first photoresist layer on a substrate, patternwise exposing the first photoresist layer, forming a second non photoresist layer on the substrate and patterned first photoresist layer. Another method includes forming a first photoresist layer on a substrate, patternwise exposing the first photoresist layer, forming a second photoresist layer on the substrate and patterned first photoresist layer and patternwise exposing the second photoresist layer.
US07803518B2	Method for manufacturing micro structure A method for forming a pattern includes the steps of: (a) preparing a lower hard mask layer and an upper hard mask layer stacked on an etching target film; (b) forming a resist pattern above the upper hard mask layer; (c) etching the upper hard mask film by using the resist pattern as an etching mask to form an upper hard mask; (d) after the step (c), removing the resist pattern; (e) after the step (d), thinning the upper hard mask by etching; (f) etching the lower hard mask film by using the thinned upper hard mask as an etching mask to form a lower hard mask; and (g) etching the etching target film by using the upper hard mask and the lower hard mask as an etching mask. The method for forming a pattern can etch a fine pattern with good yield.
US07803516B2	Exposure method, device manufacturing method using the same, exposure apparatus, and substrate processing method and apparatus An exposure method for exposing a predetermined area on a substrate includes an operation for executing first exposure for the predetermined area by forming a liquid immersion area of a first liquid on the substrate, and an operation for executing second exposure for the predetermined area by forming a liquid immersion area of a second liquid different from the first liquid, on the substrate on which the first exposure has been executed, wherein the surface state of the substrate in the second exposure is allowed to differ from the surface state of the substrate in the first exposure. Even when the substrate is subjected to the first exposure and the second exposure by using the liquid immersion method, then the liquid immersion area of the liquid can be satisfactorily formed on the substrate in each of the exposure processes, and the substrate can be exposed satisfactorily.
US07803511B2	Positive resist composition for immersion exposure and pattern-forming method using the same A positive resist composition for immersion exposure comprises: (A) a resin capable of increasing its solubility in an alkali developer by an action of an acid, and (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic ray or radiation, wherein the acid satisfies conditions of V≧230 and V/S≦0.93 taking van der Waals volume of the acid as V (Å3), and van der Waals surface area of the acid as S (Å2).
US07803506B2	Methods of measuring critical dimensions and related devices A method of measuring a critical dimension may include forming an object pattern on a substrate and forming a plurality of reference patterns on the substrate, wherein each of the plurality of reference patterns has a different critical dimension. An optical property of each of the plurality of reference patterns may be measured to provide a respective measured optical property for each of the reference patterns, and an optical property of the object pattern may be measured to provide a measured optical property of the object pattern. The measured optical property of the object pattern may be compared with the measured optical properties of the reference patterns, and a critical dimension of the object pattern may be determined as being the same as the critical dimension of the reference pattern having the measured optical property that is closest to the measured optical property of the object pattern. Related devices are also discussed.
US07803501B2	Mask for light exposure Light exposure areas 103 and light masking areas 104 in a sole reticle are arrayed in alternation to one another in both the longitudinal and transverse directions. Substrate is exposed to light by multi-domain light exposure using this reticle so that the respective areas of the reticle exposed to light with respective shots A to B, B to C . . . , N to M are not adjacent to one another in the boundary portions of the reticle shifted for executing the respective shots, thus relaxing the difference in illuminance between the respective shots and the difference in finish of the boundary portions of the shots, such differences becoming imperceptible to human eyes upon displaying liquid crystal display apparatus.
US07803500B2	Photomask, photomask fabrication method, and semiconductor device fabrication method A photomask capable of preventing a pattern outside a chip region from being transferred onto a wafer. A non-circuit pattern (a monitor pattern for measuring the accuracy of the position of a mask pattern, for example) formed by making openings in which a phase shift layer is exposed only in a light shielding layer is located around the chip region where the light shielding layer is removed and where the phase shift layer in which openings corresponding to circuit patterns are made is exposed. This prevents the non-circuit pattern from being transferred onto the wafer by the influence of a flare.
US07803499B2	Super-hydrophobic composite bipolar plate A method for making a super-hydrophobic composite bipolar plate including providing a substrate comprising a composite material including carbon, and a surface layer on the substrate, and wherein the surface layer includes silicon and oxygen, and heating the substrate and surface layer to cause moieties including carbon from the substrate to diffuse outwardly through the surface layer so that the moiety is attached to one of the silicon or oxygen.
US07803496B2	Fuel cell, fuel cell power source system and electronic devices using the same Provided is a fuel cell having a membrane electrode assembly for generating power by oxidizing fuel at an anode electrode and reducing oxygen at a cathode electrode, an anode diffusion layer for allowing fuel to pass therethrough to the outside of the anode electrode of the membrane electrode assembly and transferring electrons generated by the oxidation, a cathode diffusion layer for removing water thus generated and transferring electrons to be used for the reduction to the outside of the cathode electrode, an anode current collector and anode endplate for transferring electrons generated by the oxidation to the outside of the anode diffusion layer, and a cathode current collector and a cathode endplate for transferring electrons to be used for the reduction to the outside of the cathode diffusion layer. The anode endplate or anode current collecting layer is hydrophilic or the end plate on the anode side has a constitution promoting discharge of a gas generated by the reaction.
US07803495B2	Polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cell, method for preparing the same, and fuel cell system comprising the same The polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell comprises a hygroscopic substrate and a proton conductive polymer disposed at the inside, one side, and/or both sides of the hygroscopic substrate.
US07803493B2	Fuel cell system with separating structure bonded to electrolyte A fuel cell assembly comprises a separating structure configured for separating a first reactant and a second reactant wherein the separating structure has an opening therein. The fuel cell assembly further comprises a fuel cell comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte interposed between the first and second electrodes, and a passage configured to introduce the second reactant to the second electrode. The electrolyte is bonded to the separating structure with the first electrode being situated within the opening, and the second electrode being situated within the passage.
US07803487B2	Non-aqueous liquid electrolyte and non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery using the same A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery comprising an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, having high charging capacity, capable of maintaining excellent characteristics over a long period of time and excellent in discharge capacity retention in particular, is provided. The non-aqueous liquid electrolyte contains at least, at least, a carbonate having at least either an unsaturated bond or a halogen atom, and a compound of formula (III-1) A-N═C═O where A represents an element or group other than a hydrogen.
US07803483B2	Hermetically sealed high capacity nonaqueous electrolyte battery and battery pack with the same A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a case formed of a film and including a heat sealed section formed on at least one edge portion of the case. The negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material having a lithium ion insertion potential not lower than 0.4V (vs. Li/Li+). The nonaqueous electrolyte battery also includes positive and negative electrode terminals. A first alumina layer having projections and recesses is formed on at least one part of a seal portion of the positive electrode terminal. A second alumina layer having projections and recesses is formed on at least one part of a seal portion of the negative electrode terminal. Further, the positive and negative electrode terminals have a cross sectional area S (mm2) which satisfies 0.6Q≦S≦2Q.
US07803474B2	Thermal stress tolerant fuel cell assembly within a housing A fuel cell assembly includes multi-cell modules disposed in series and in a stacking direction, and an external member provided along the plurality of multi-cell modules in the stacking direction, and an external restrainer member provided along the external member in the stacking direction. Each multi-cell module of the plurality of multi-cell modules has, a multi-cell assembly formed by stacking a plurality of cells, and a module frame having a first wall that surrounds the multi-cell assembly and that extends in the cell stacking direction of the multi-cell assembly, and wherein the external restrainer member is provided between an internal surface of the external member and an external surface of the first wall of the module frame of the multi-cell module, and contacts the internal surface of the external member and the external surface of the first wall.
US07803473B2	Integrated power plant and system and method incorporating the same A system and method for producing electricity is described. The system comprises a fuel cell assembly. The system may comprise a steam turbine and a generator. The fuel cell assembly may be used to provide heat to produce the steam used to power the steam turbine. The system may comprise a gasifier that is operable to produce a fuel for use in the fuel cell assembly. The system may comprise an air separation unit that is operable to supply oxygen to the gasifier and to the fuel cell assembly for reaction with the fuel. The oxygen that is not reacted in the fuel cell assembly may be recirculated through the fuel cell assembly. Spent fuel from the fuel cell assembly may be recirculated through the fuel cell assembly. A carbon dioxide removal system may be used to remove carbon dioxide from the fuel upstream of the fuel cell.
US07803470B2	High-frequency magnetic thin film and high-frequency electronic device One inventive aspect relates to a high-frequency magnetic thin film capable of working in a GHz-level band, and an electronic device comprising the film. The film comprises a magnetic layer and an insulating layer that are laminated alternately. The magnetic layer includes a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer has a higher anisotropic magnetic field than the second magnetic layer, and the second magnetic layer has a higher saturation magnetization than the first magnetic layer.
US07803467B2	Multi-tiered, expandable panel structures and methods of manufacturing the same A multi-tiered building structure. The multi-tiered building structure includes a panel member having a pattern of cuts, a pattern of legs, and a pattern of tabs configured to move the panel member between a nonexpanded position, wherein the panel member forms a substantially flat shape, and an expanded position, wherein the panel member forms a substantially stepped shape. The building structure also includes a support structure configured to accept at least one of the pattern of tabs of the panel member and maintain the panel member in the expanded position.
US07803461B2	Silicone-acrylic impact modifier having improved colorability and thermoplastic resin composition comprising the same The present invention relates to a silicone-acrylic impact modifier having multi-layer structure and a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same, more precisely a silicone-acrylic impact modifier which is composed of i) silicone rubber seed containing one or more vinyl copolymers; ii) acrylic rubber core covering the seed; and iii) a shell containing one or more vinyl copolymers covering the acrylic rubber core, and a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same. The thermoplastic resin having the silicone-acrylic impact modifier of the present invention has improved impact resistance and colorability.
US07803457B2	Composite coatings for groundwall insulation, method of manufacture thereof and articles derived therefrom Disclosed herein is an article comprising an electrical component; and an electrically insulating layer disposed upon the electrical component, wherein the electrically insulating layer comprises a thermosetting polymer and a nanosized filler. Disclosed herein too is a method of manufacturing an article comprising disposing an electrically insulating layer upon an electrical component, wherein the electrically insulating layer comprises a thermosetting polymer and a nanosized filler; and curing the thermosetting polymer.
US07803453B2	Laminated structure and method for producing a laminated structure A method for producing a laminated structure, where the method comprises the forming of a primary laminated structure from a plurality of layers; and the forming of an additional layer, the additional layer comprising an erosion-resistant material, on the primary laminated structure. In addition, such a laminated structure is disclosed.
US07803452B2	Release film A release film that can be used as a carrier film for a green sheet used in a laminated ceramic capacitor is provided. The release film includes a base material having both major surfaces, a releasing agent layer provided on one major surface of the base material, and an antistatic layer provided on the other major surface of the base material, wherein the releasing agent layer and the antistatic layer are mainly composed of the same material, and when the surface roughness of the outer surface of the releasing agent layer is defined as Ra1 [nm] and the surface roughness of the outer surface of the antistatic layer is defined as Ra2 [nm], the relations of Ra1≦15 and Ra1≦Ra2 are satisfied. The release film is capable of preventing occurrence of blocking when being wound in a rolled form for storage and generation of static electricity when being unwound.
US07803451B2	Optical composites between similar and between dissimilar materials Manufacturing techniques and composite structures that are able to meet increasing demanding requirements for large-scale crystal composites (e.g., greater than 100-200 mm in dimensions) that can be manufactured within reasonable time frames. A method of making an optical composite comprises providing first and second components to be bonded along respective surfaces, treating at least one component over at least a portion of the respective surface, and thereafter, bringing the first and second components into optical contact for bonding along the surface having the treated layer. Treating can include one or more of processing the component to provide a porous interface layer, processing the component to form a pattern of channels on the surface to be bonded, and providing an optical coating on the surface to be bonded.
US07803450B2	Production of UHMWPE sheet materials UHMWPE panels of large width may be prepared by a continuous ram extrusion process by employing a slit die which preferably narrows from both sides in a direction transverse to the machine direction, and/or which employs a plurality of transversely positioned cooling zones located on the top and the bottom of the die, proximate the exit thereof. The panel exits the die at a temperature lower than the crystalline melt temperature.
US07803449B2	Optical film and process for production the same, antireflection film and process for production the same, polarizing plate including the film, liquid crystal display device including the polarizing plate, and liquid crystal display device An optical film comprising a transparent support and a layer having internal scattering properties, wherein the optical film has an image sharpness, as measured in an optical comb width of 0.5 mm in conformity to JIS K7105, of from 30.0% to 99.9%, a haze value as caused by surface scattering of less than 3%, and a haze value as caused by internal scattering of from 15 to 40%.
US07803448B2	Nonwoven fabric A nonwoven fabric that is not easily damaged during use is provided. A fiber web supported by a predetermined supporting member from the lower face side is blown with fluid, mainly composed of gas, from the upper face side of the fiber web to move fibers that constitute the fiber web, thereby forming at least a plurality of open areas. The nonwoven fabric includes a plurality of open areas continuously formed along a predetermined direction with a predetermined interval and a plurality of joining portions, each of which are formed between the open areas adjacent to each other in a predetermined direction.
US07803444B2	Optical disk and method or producing optical disk An optical disk is disclosed. The optical disk includes a substrate having lands and pits arranged and formed along a recording track so that data are recorded; a reflective film deposited on the substrate; and a protective layer formed on the reflective film, where an edge of the pits in the array direction is irradiated with light from a side of the protective layer to deform the pits, so that pit data are rewritten and recorded, and the reflective film includes an alloy formed of AlFeX having Al as a main component, where X contains any one or more of Ti, Cu, Au, Pt, and Si.
US07803440B2	Bottles comprising polyester compositions which comprise cyclobutanediol Described are bottles comprising polyester compositions comprising polyesters which comprise (a) a dicarboxylic acid component having terephthalic acid residues; optionally, aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues or ester residues thereof; 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues; and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues.
US07803439B2	Blood therapy containers comprising polyester compositions formed from 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol Described are blood therapy containers comprising polyester compositions comprising polyesters which comprise (a) a dicarboxylic acid component having terephthalic acid residues; optionally, aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues or ester residues thereof; 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues; and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues.
US07803438B2	Polymeric shell adherently supported by a liner and a method of manufacture An article comprising at least one cured, liquid-impervious polymeric shell substantially free from defects, at least one liner, and a non-tacky, thermoplastic adhesive layer between the shell and the liner, wherein the adhesive layer is melted and solidified to create a non-tacky bond between the shell and the liner, which can be moisture-absorbing or cut-resistant, whereby the liner supports and limits stretch ability of the shell, thereby preventing adhesive delamination between the adhesive layer and either of the shell and/or the liner; a method for the manufacture of an article comprising a supported, polymeric shell, such as a glove, a gauntlet, an apron, or a boot, comprising providing a cured, liquid-impervious, polymeric shell, providing a knitted/woven liner, incorporating a non-tacky, thermoplastic adhesive layer between the shell and the liner, such as by hot-melt spraying, dry-powder spraying or fiber-coating, creating intimate contact between the shell, the adhesive layer, and the liner, subjecting the shell, the adhesive layer, and the liner to infrared radiation to melt the adhesive layer and create a bond between the shell and the liner, and cooling the shell; as well as other methods.
US07803437B2	Intrinsically stable shirred plastic food casing Disclosed is a shined tubular food casing based on a thermoplastic blend of at least one polyamide and/or copolyamide and at least one hydrophilic component. The casing is biaxially stretch-oriented and impregnated on the inside and/or outside with a component which allows the pleats which are formed during shining of the casing to adhere to each other. The component preferably comprises at least one polymer. The casing is preferably shirred at a ratio of 80:1 to 500:1. The inventive shined casing is particularly stable from a mechanical perspective and can therefore be used especially for the production of cooked sausages, scalded-emulsion sausages, and small sausages on fully automatic sausage stuffing and clipping apparatuses.
US07803433B2	Amorphous carbon film forming method and device An amorphous carbon film forming apparatus according to the present invention is characterized by being provided with a film forming furnace 11; plural workpiece fixtures 23 for supporting plural plate-like workpieces 22 in a state that the same are piled up vertically in parallel with the interval between facing surfaces of two vertically adjoining of the plate-like workpieces 22 being in a range of 2 to 30 millimeters, the plural workpiece fixtures 23 being arranged within the film forming furnace 11 at a regular angular interval on a circle and being connected to a negative electrode; nozzles 31, 32 provided for supplying a processing gas and including at least one nozzle arranged at a center of the circle on which the plural workpiece fixtures 23 are arranged and plural nozzles arranged at a regular angular interval on another circle which surrounds the workpieces fixtures 23 radially outside thereof; and a plasma power supply connected to at least the workpiece fixtures 23. By controlling the supply gas pressure to be in a range of 13 to 1,330 Pa and a sheath width to be made in a range of 2 to 30 mm, the discharge is kept stably. As a consequence, it can be realized to form amorphous carbon films efficiently at a low cost.
US07803429B2	Method of coating fibers Disclosed are fiber coating sizing applicator apparatus having a member to remove unused sizing and foreign objects from the fiber coating element of the applicator on a continuous or intermittent basis. Also disclosed are sizing applicators having as part of the drive, a servo motor for reduced variation in sizing application. Unused sizing is filtered to remove foreign objects and returned the applicator right away, or stored in a temperature controlled area until ready to feed back to a sizing applicator. Also disclosed are methods of using the sizing applicator apparatus to produce sized fibers. The apparatus and methods of the invention produce a substantial reduction in the fiber break rate, sizing usage and applicator maintenance.
US07803424B2	Method for manufacturing metal-carrying carbonaceous material A method for manufacturing a metal-carrying carbonaceous material is provided. The method comprises immersing a carbonaceous material in a metal-containing aqueous solution under vacuum, with stirring, and/or in the presence of a polar solvent, and then thermally treating the immersed carbonaceous material at a temperature ranging from 120° C. up to a temperature not higher than the melting point of the involved metal under vacuum or in the presence of a protective gas. According to the method, the metal can be effectively carried on a carbonaceous material so as to enhance the applicability of the metal-carrying carbonaceous material.
US07803422B2	Water-in-oil capsule manufacture process and microcapsules produced by such process A novel method of forming water in oil microcapsules is disclosed. According to the invention microcapsules are obtained by steps comprising dispersing an oil soluble amine modified polyfunctional polyvinyl monomer and an oil soluble bi- or polyfunctional vinyl monomer along with a thermal or UV free radical initiator (optionally included in one or both of the oil or water phases) and an organic acid into an internal phase oil; heating or UV exposing for a time (and temperature) sufficient to oligomerize the amine modified polyfunctional polyvinyl monomer and oil soluble bi- or polyfunctional vinyl monomer forming a pre-polymer. Thereafter the process involves adding to the oil phase oil a water phase comprising a dispersion in water of an anionic emulsifier (and optionally initiator), and adding an emulsifying agent. Emulsifying the water phase into the oil phase (W/O) is controlled through the quantity of water employed. The emulsion is then UV exposed or heated for a time (and temperature) sufficient to decompose the free radical initiators in the oil and/or water phases; thereby forming microcapsule wall material at the interface of the water and oil phases.
US07803419B2	Apparatus and method for rapid cooling of large area substrates in vacuum The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for rapid cooling of a large substrate in a vacuum environment. A first cooled plate is brought into close proximity with one surface of a flat substrate. The spatial volume between the first cooling plate and the substrate is sealed and brought to a higher pressure than the surrounding vacuum level to increase the cooling efficiency. A second cooled plate is brought into close proximity with the opposite surface of the flat substrate. A second spatial volume between the second cooling plate and the substrate is sealed and the gas pressure is equalized to the gas pressure in the first spatial volume. The equalization of the gas pressure on both sides of the flat substrate eliminates deflection of the substrate and bending stress in the substrate.
US07803417B2	Nut butter variegate and process for preparing In a first embodiment, the invention is directed to a process for making a variegated nut spread comprising (a) forming an enclosure from a film, b) pumping a nut spread into the enclosure; and (c) before, during, or after step (b), pumping in a separate stream of an inclusion to form a variegated nut spread; and (d) sealing the enclosure to form a container without homogenizing the nut spread and inclusions. The inclusion is generally another food component which is desirably eaten with peanut butter, such as fruit filling variegate, banana, marshmallow filling, chocolate, bacon bits, etc. The invention is also directed to a nut spread, comprising discrete inclusions selected from the group consisting of chocolate syrup, fruit and mixtures thereof. The inclusions in the nut butter of the inventions are discrete so that consumers can experience simultaneously organoleptic properties both of the inclusions and the nut butter.
US07803415B2	Methods for coating food cans A composition for coating food cans is disclosed. The composition comprises a polyester, an acrylic copolymer and a crosslinker; the polyester and acrylic copolymer have been compatibilized in some way, such as through graft copolymerization. Methods for compatibilizing acrylics and polyesters are also disclosed as are methods for coating cans using compositions comprising acrylic and polyesters.
US07803414B2	Encapsulation of readily oxidizable components A stabilized emulsion is mixed with plasticizable matrix material to produce shelf stable, controlled release, discrete, solid particles or pellets which contain an encapsulated and/or embedded component, such as a readily oxidizable component, such as omega-3 fatty acids. An oil encapsulant component which contains an active, sensitive encapsulant, dissolved and/or dispersed in an oil is admixed with an aqueous component and a film-forming component, such as a protein, to form an emulsion. The emulsion is admixed with a matrix material for obtaining a formable mixture or dough. An acidic antioxidant for prevention of oxidation of the active, sensitive encapsulant, and a plasticizer which solubilizes the acidic antioxidant are included in the matrix material which encapsulates film-coated oil droplets containing the readily oxidizable component. The plasticizer, such as glycerol, provides mobility for the acidic antioxidant within the matrix material of the pellets for reaction with any ambient oxygen and malodorous amines.
US07803413B2	Encapsulation of readily oxidizable components A stabilized emulsion is employed to produce shelf stable, controlled release, discrete, solid particles or pellets which contain an encapsulated and/or embedded component, such as a readily oxidizable component, such as omega-3 fatty acids. An oil encapsulant component which contains an active, sensitive encapsulant, dissolved and/or dispersed in an oil is admixed with an aqueous component and a film-forming component, such as a protein, to form an emulsion. The emulsion is admixed with a matrix material for obtaining a formable mixture or dough. An acidic antioxidant for prevention of oxidation of the active, sensitive encapsulant, and a plasticizer which solubilizes the acidic antioxidant are included in the matrix material which encapsulates film-coated oil droplets containing the readily oxidizable component. The plasticizer, such as glycerol, provides mobility for the acidic antioxidant within the matrix material of the pellets for reaction with any ambient oxygen and malodorous amines.
US07803408B2	Method of treating endothelial injury The use of human erythropoietin (EPO) to prevent or treat endothelial injury due to chemotherapy, radiation therapy, mechanical trauma, or to a disease state which damages the endothelium (such as inflammation, heart disease or cancer) is described. The use of EPO in conjunction with the administration of chemotherapeutic agents is described.
US07803406B2	Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of coating implantable medical devices Methods of forming coatings comprising a polycationic peptide for medical devices are disclosed. Also disclosed is a coating comprising a polycationic peptide.
US07803403B2	Low-irritation compositions and methods of making the same Provided are compositions comprising a low molecular weight, non-crosslinked, linear acrylic copolymer and at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and combinations of two or more thereof, and methods of using such compositions.
US07803398B2	Targeted delivery system A targeting delivery system. The targeted delivery system includes a carrier for a drug and a targeted ligand modifying the carrier to target the encapsulated drug to a sigma receptor over-expressed cell.
US07803389B2	Toxoplasma gondii mutant with enhanced homologous recombination and uses thereof The present invention relates to a mutant Toxoplasma gondii which exhibits enhanced homologous recombination. The mutant of the present invention is a knockout in the KU80-dependent nonhomologous end-joining pathway which finds application in generating T. gondii gene knockouts and gene replacements for use in vaccine and drug development.
US07803386B2	Poly-gamma-glutamic conjugates for eliciting immune responses directed against bacilli Immunogenic compositions and methods for eliciting an immune response against B. anthracis and other bacilli are provided that include immunogenic conjugates of a poly-γ-glutamic acid (γPGA) polypeptide of B. anthracis, or of another Bacillus that expresses a γPGA polypeptide. The γPGA conjugates elicit an effective immune response against B. anthracis, or against another Bacillus, in mammalian hosts to which the conjugates are administered.
US07803385B2	Reoviruses having modified sequences The invention provides for modified reovirus nucleic acid sequences and modified reovirus polypeptide sequences as well as reoviruses containing such modified nucleic acid or polypeptide sequences. The invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions that include reoviruses having a modified sequence as well as methods of making and using such reoviruses.
US07803380B2	Compositions and methods for diagnosis and treatment of tumors Based on the observation of the cooperation of osteopontin (OPN) and matrixmetalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in the promotion of the metastatic phenotype, therapies and diagnostic assays are disclosed for the treatment of a tumor that overexpresses OPN, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), for example metastatic HCC. In one example, methods of treating a tumor include administration of an agent that reduces cellular invasion resulting from the interaction between a fragment of OPN (OPN-5kD) generated by MMP-9 cleavage and CD44 receptor. Examples of such agents include fragments of OPN-5kD and antibodies specific for OPN-5kD. Therapeutic compositions are also provided that include such agents. Also provided are methods of diagnosing or prognosing a tumor, for example by detecting expression of OPN-5kD peptide or OPN-c mRNA in a biological sample obtained from the subject. Also provided are antibodies that specifically bind OPN-5kD.
US07803379B2	Tumour-specific animal proteins CASB7439 polypeptides and polynucleotides, immunogenic compositions comprising them and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing CASB7439 polypeptides and polynucleotides in diagnostics, and vaccines for prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of cancers, particularly colorectal cancers, autoimmune diseases, and related conditions.
US07803378B2	Antigen imitating extracellular areas of membrane proteins of type III produced from intracellular pathogenic micro-organisms, derived conformational antibodies and the use thereof An antigen derived from an intracellular pathogenic micro-organism characterized in that it comprises at least on peptidic fragment which essentially consists of the concatenation of sequences of at least two extracellular adjacent areas in the native structure of a membrane protein of type III of said intracellular pathogenic micro-organism, derived conformational antibodies and the application hereof.
US07803375B2	Methods and compositions for treating conditions of the eye Provided are methods and compositions for treating ocular conditions characterized by the presence of unwanted choroidal neovasculature, for example, neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The selectivity and sensitivity of, for example, a photodynamic therapy (PDT)-based approach can be enhanced by combining the PDT with an anti-FasL factor, for example, an anti-FasL neutralizing antibody.
US07803373B2	Chemokine panec-1 antibodies The present invention provides nucleotide and amino acid sequences that identify and encode novel expressed chemokines (PANEC-1 and PANEC-2) from human pancreas cells. The present invention also provides for antisense molecules to the nucleotide sequences which encode PANEC-1 and PANEC-2, expression vectors for the production of purified PANEC-1 and PANEC-2, antibodies capable of binding specifically to PANEC-1 and PANEC-2, hybridization probes or oligonucleotides for the detection of PANEC-1- or PANEC-2-encoding nucleotide sequences, genetically engineered host cells for the expression of PANEC-1 and PANEC-2, diagnostic tests for chemokine activation based on PANEC-1- and PANEC-2-encoding nucleic acid molecules and antibodies capable of binding specifically to the protein.
US07803370B2	Method for treating synovial sarcoma Methods of detecting synovial sarcoma using differentially expressed genes are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of identifying agents for treating synovial sarcoma. Further, a method for treating or preventing a disease that is associated with Frizzled homologue 10 (FZD10) in a subject is provided.
US07803369B2	Devices and method for repair of larynx, trachea, and other fibrocartilaginous tissues Provided herein are methods and devices for inducing the formation of functional replacement nonarticular cartilage tissues and ligament tissues. These methods and devices involve the use of osteogenic proteins, and are useful in repairing defects in the larynx, trachea, interarticular menisci, intervertebral discs, ear, nose, ribs and other fibrocartilaginous tissues in a mammal.
US07803365B2	Ex vivo and in vivo expression of the thrombomodulin gene for the treatment of cardiovascular and peripheral vascular diseases The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treatment of cardiovascular and peripheral vascular diseases using ex vivo and in vivo gene delivery technologies. One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for treating a vascular disease by introducing a DNA sequence encoding a TM protein or its variant into a segment of a blood vessel in vivo using a gutless adenovirus vector. Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a method to deliver a gutless adenovirus vector carrying a DNA sequence encoding a TM protein or its variant using a stent.
US07803363B2	Attenuated Francisella bacteria In one embodiment, there is disclosed a method of inducing an immune response in a subject comprising administering to the subject a Francisella bacterium that includes an alteration in the nucleic acid sequence encoding the mglA, iglA, iglB, iglC, or iglD gene of the bacterium.
US07803362B2	Glycosylated interferon alpha The invention relates to interferon-α molecules having certain O-linked oligosaccharide structures.
US07803358B2	MQ and T-propyl siloxane resins compositions Siloxane resin compositions obtained by mixing a MQ siloxane resin with a propyl silsesquioxane resin are disclosed. These siloxane resins are useful in a variety of personal, household, automotive and medical care applications, and in particular, as a resin additive in pigmented cosmetic formulations.
US07803357B2	Topical and transdermal treatments using urea formulation Various medical conditions, some previously treated by injection or surgery, are effectively treated by a topical application of a composition of urea and a chemotherapeutic agent. Such agents include sclerosing agents, vasodilators, botulinum toxin and minoxidil. Conditions as diverse as spider veins, erectile dysfunction, facial wrinkles, hair loss and baldness can be effectively treated with the compositions.
US07803356B2	Compositions containing at least one silicone resin and a volatile non-cyclic silicone oil The present invention generally relates to compositions containing at least one silicone resin, and at least one volatile non-cyclic silicone oil.
US07803351B2	Blood brain barrier permeation peptides Novel blood-brain barrier permeant amyloid-targeting peptides and peptide conjugates are described. The peptide conjugates include a radioisotope or other label in a stable complex that translocates across brain capillary endothelial cell monolayers. The labeled peptide conjugate binds to amyloid plaques (Aβ) associated with Alzheimer's disease, and is useful for the targeted delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic molecules into the brain.
US07803348B1	Complex cobalt oxide catalysts for oxygen reduction electrodes in alkaline fuel cells Oxygen is reduced in the presence of a catalyst at the cathode of an alkaline-electrolyte fuel cell. Catalysts of the formula Sr3−xA1+xCo4−yByO10.5−z wherein −0.6≦x≦1.0; 0≦y≦3; and −1.5≦z≦0.5; wherein A represents Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, or Y; and wherein B represents Fe, Ga, Cu, Ni, Mn, and Cr, demonstrate high catalytic activity and high chemical stability when used as the oxygen-reduction catalyst in alkaline fuel cells.
US07803341B2	Fine dry silica particles Fine dry silica particles are produced by combustion by using a burner of a multiple-pipe structure, feeding a mixed gas of a gas of a siloxane compound without containing halogen in the molecules thereof and an oxygen gas at a ratio of 0.3 to 1.5 into the center pipe of a burner, and feeding a combustible gas into the first annular pipe on the outer side of the center pipe of the burner. The fine dry silica particles has a BET specific surface area of 20 to 55 m2/g, and wherein the water suspension containing the fine silica particles at a concentration of 1.5% by weight has an optical absorbance τ for the light of a wavelength of 700 nm satisfying the following formula (1): τ≦240S−1.4−0.07 (1) wherein S is the BET specific surface area (m2/g) of the fine dry silica particles. The fine dry silica particles do not almost contain coarse particles or aggregated particles, have a sharpe grain size distribution, excellently disperse in the resins, suppress a rise in the viscosity when highly filled, and impart sufficiently large strength to the resin compound.
US07803339B2	Method for disposal of di-sulphide compounds The invention provides a method for disposal of di-sulphide compounds having the general formula of R—S—S—R, wherein R is an alkyl group, the method comprising the steps of: (a) combusting said di-sulphide compounds in the presence of an oxygen-containing gas in a sulphur dioxide generation zone, whereby at least part of the di-sulphide compounds is converted to sulphur dioxide to obtain a gas stream comprising sulphur dioxide; (b) reacting the gas stream comprising sulphur dioxide with hydrogen sulphide to obtain elemental sulphur.
US07803338B2	Method and apparatus for combination catalyst for reduction of NOx in combustion products A method and apparatus for catalytically processing a gas stream passing therethrough to reduce the presence of NOx therein, wherein the apparatus includes a first catalyst composed of a silver containing alumina that is adapted for catalytically processing the gas stream at a first temperature range, and a second catalyst composed of a copper containing zeolite located downstream from the first catalyst, wherein the second catalyst is adapted for catalytically processing the gas stream at a lower second temperature range relative to the first temperature range.
US07803333B2	Apparatus for catalytically processing slurry In a method and apparatus for thermal processing of slurry, slurry is combined with a bio-mass to produce a mixture. The mixture is subjected in a heated mixer pump to a cracking temperature, thereby allowing the mixture to catalytically undergo a cracking reaction to produce a reaction mixture which is directly outgased in the mixer pump to produce an outgased portion and a solid portion. The outgased portion and the solid portion are separately discharged from the mixer pump; with the low boiling fraction of the outgased portion allowed to cool down for further processing, and the solid portion collected in a residual matter container for further processing.
US07803327B2	Exhaust gas treatment device and the respective manufacturing process An exhaust gas treatment device for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, includes a housing and at least one exhaust gas treatment insert arranged in the housing and sheathed by bearing material on the circumference. To improve the axial fixation of the position of the exhaust gas treatment insert in the housing, at least one frictional structure is provided between the bearing material and the housing.
US07803324B2	Catalyst slurry feeding assembly for a polymerization reactor A catalyst slurry for a polymerization reactor can be prepared in a mixing tank and the catalyst slurry fed to one or more storage tanks. The storage tanks can include agitators so that the catalyst slurry is maintained at an essentially homogeneous solids-to-liquid ratio. From the storage tank(s), the catalyst slurry can be pumped to the polymerization reactor along a fluid passage having a flow meter. The flow of the catalyst slurry can be continuous and/or adjusted based on a measured parameter. The catalyst slurry may be continuously and reliability fed to the polymerization reactor.
US07803321B2	Formulating chemical solutions based on volumetric and weight based control measurements A system and method for formulating a chemical solution using both volumetric and weight based measurements of components of the chemical solution is disclosed. The components of the chemical solution include water and at least one other component, which may take any form, such as, without limitation, liquid, solid, powder or gaseous form. Formulation of the chemical solution is administered by combining water with the one or more other components at an output port, from which this combination is dispensed to a solution storage tank. In response to a user's request to formulate a specified amount of the chemical solution, the volume of water provided to the output port is monitored by a flow meter and the weight of the other component(s) provided to the output port is monitored by one or more load cells. Based on such monitoring, appropriate amounts of water and the other component(s) are combined together to formulate the specified amount of the chemical solution in the solution storage tank.
US07803312B2	Ceramic honeycomb structural body and method of manufacturing the same A ceramic honeycomb structural body is manufactured by molding silicon carbide raw powders into a honeycomb pillar shape and then firing it to form a sintered body. The silicon carbide raw powders are comprised of about 60 to about 80% by mass of particles of first particle group having one frequency peak in the particle size distribution and a particle size of 1.0 μm to about 100 μm, and about 20 to about 40% by mass of particles of a second particle group having a particle size of about 0.1 μm or more and less than 1.0 μm.
US07803307B2	Ultra high-temperature plastic package and method of manufacture A package for microelectronic circuits includes a frame made of a high molecular weight plastic material, such as a liquid crystal polymer (LCP), attached to a flange, or leadframe. The plastic material is injection molded to the flange. Initial polymerization of the plastic material can occur in a liquid state and results in an intermediate material having an initial melting temperature. After the frame is injection molded, the frame is heated and undergoes further (secondary) polymerization, thereby lengthening polymer chains in the plastic material. These longer polymer chains have higher molecular weight, and the resulting final material has a higher melting temperature, than the intermediate material. The resulting ultra-high molecular weight polymer can withstand high temperatures, such as those encountered during soldering. Thus, after the further (secondary) polymerization, a die can be soldered to the flange, without damaging the plastic frame.
US07803304B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing plate-like structure A method for manufacturing a plate-like structure, the method including a step of transferring concave and convex patterns on a master to a surface of a transferred substrate by sandwiching the master provided with the concave and convex patterns and the transferred substrate, between a press surface of a hollow cylindrical upper and a press surface of a lower mold, and pressurizing central parts of the upper and lower molds to apply pressure to the master and the transferred substrate, wherein a compressive load imposed on inner peripheral portions of the upper and lower molds is blocked and distributed toward outer peripheries of the upper and lower molds.
US07803298B2	Molding material, molded part, and method for manufacturing them A method for manufacturing a molded part with an improved convenience and a high degree of efficiency in molding is provided, the molded part containing a biodegradable resin composite, which has the heat resistance in a wide temperature range and which is provided with the flexibility and the elongation in accordance with the use. A kneaded product of a biodegradable resin component and a cross-linkable monomer is prepared. The biodegradable resin component is cross-linked and ground to prepare a biodegradable resin cross-linking product powder. An impregnant at a temperature of 60° C. or higher, and lower than or equal to the melting point or degradation temperature of the biodegradable resin component is impregnated to prepare a molding material composed of a biodegradable resin composite powder. The molding material is heated to a temperature higher than or equal to the melting point of the biodegradable resin component to mold into pellets.
US07803297B2	Composite material and method of producing the same, and composite metal material and method of producing the same A method of producing a composite material which includes a carbon-based material and a particulate or fibrous metal material Z. The method includes steps (a) to (c). In the step (a), at least a first carbon material and the metal material Z mixed into an elastomer, and dispersing the first carbon material and the metal material Z by applying a shear force to obtain a composite elastomer, the metal material Z having a melting point lower than a melting point of the first carbon material. In the step (b), the composite elastomer is heat-treated to vaporize the elastomer to obtain an intermediate composite material including a second carbon material and the metal material Z. In the step (c), the intermediate composite material is heat-treated together with a substance including an element Y having a melting point lower than the melting point of the metal material Z to vaporize the substance including the element Y.
US07803295B2	Method and apparatus for forming nano-particles Nano-scale particles of materials can be produced by vaporizing material and allowing the material to flow in a non-violently turbulent manner into thermal communication with a cooling fluid, thereby forming small particles of the material that can be in the nano-scale size range. A raw material feeder can be configured to feed raw material toward a heater which vaporizes the raw material. The feeder can include a metering device for controlling the flow of raw material toward the heater. A gas source can also be used to cause gas to flow through a portion of the raw material feeder along with the raw material.
US07803292B2	Optical film, optical film manufacturing method and optical film manufacturing device An optical film producing method, comprises steps of: extruding a melted material including a melted cellulose ester resin from a casting die by using an extruding device; forming a film by pressing the extruded melted material between a first rotating member and a second rotating member; and winding up the formed film, wherein the following formulas are satisfied: 30° C.≦T1−T2≦60° C., 0° C.≦T2−T3≦20° C., Tg
US07803291B2	Plastic lens, manufacturing method thereof, production tracing management method thereof, and optical pickup device A lens has a flange part at the outer periphery of its surface. A flange surface of the flange part is higher than the lens surface. The flange surface has a marking to identify a production jig, for example.
US07803288B2	Neutron shielding material composition, shielding material and container A neutron shield material that exhibits high heat resistance and ensures neutron shielding capacity. A composition for neutron shield material excelling in heat resistance and ensuring neutron shielding capacity is provided by comprising a hydrogenated bisphenol type epoxy of the formula: (1) (wherein each of R1 to R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of CH3, H, F, Cl and Br, and n=0 to 2), a hardening agent component having at least one cyclic structure and two or more amino groups, a density increasing agent and a boron compound.
US07803287B2	Phosphor material of phosphate compound The present invention is a yellow-green phosphor material with a high luminescence intensity. The present invention is suitable for excitation by ultraviolet or blue light. The phosphor material is made of a phosphate compound with a chemical formula of LiZn1-xPO4:Mx(0
US07803286B2	Phosphor and manufacturing method for the same, and light source To provide a phosphor having an emission spectrum with a broad peak in a range from yellow color to red color (580 nm to 680 nm) and an excellent excitation band on the longer wavelength side from near ultraviolet/ultraviolet of excitation light to visible light (250 nm to 550 nm), and having an improved emission intensity. The phosphor is provided, which is given by a general composition formula expressed by MmAaBbOoNn:Z, (wherein element M is more than one kind of element having bivalent valency, element A is more than one kind of element having tervalent valency selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In, Tl, Y, Sc, P, As, Sb, and Bi, element B is more than one kind of element having tetravalent valency, O is oxygen, N is nitrogen, and element Z is more than one kind of element selected from rare earth elements or transitional metal elements, satisfying m>0, a>0, b>0 o≧0, and n=2/3m+a+4/3b−2/3o), and further containing boron and/or fluorine.
US07803280B2	Method for finishing surface of preliminary polished glass substrate The invention provides a method in which waviness generated on a glass substrate surface during pre-polishing is removed, thereby finishing the glass substrate to have a surface excellent in flatness. The method for finishing a pre-polished glass substrate uses ion beam etching, gas cluster ion beam etching or plasma etching, the method including: a step of measuring flatness of the glass substrate surface using a shape measurement unit, and a step of measuring a concentration distribution of the dopant contained in the glass substrate. Processing conditions of the glass substrate surface are set up for each site of the glass substrate based on the results obtained from the step of measuring flatness and the step of measuring a concentration distribution of the dopant. Finishing includes keeping an angle formed by a normal line of the glass substrate and an incident beam onto the glass substrate at from 30° to 89°.
US07803279B2	Method of concentrating a component from a fluid A concentrator is used for concentrating a fluid, particularly a plasma component out of blood, for treatment of a patient. The concentrator apparatus includes a main housing defining a centrifuge chamber, that also holds the filter. The concentrator allows viewing of the fluid after centrifuging, with an outlet port positionable at a height corresponding to the level of the fraction of the fluid to be further concentrated. Once the fluid is centrifuged, a portion of the fluid is drawn through the outlet, and then pressured past the filter to further concentrate the fluid using the same vessel as used for centrifuging. The same plunger is preferably used to draw centrifuged fluid from the centrifuge chamber as to pressure the centrifuged fluid past the filter.
US07803270B2	Process for the extractive oxidation of contaminants from raw fuel streams catalyzed by iron oxides A process is described for the extractive oxidation of contaminants present in raw fuel streams rich in heteroatomic polar compounds and catalyzed by iron oxides contained in natural limonitic goethite, said process comprising contacting said streams with an oxidation pair which is a peroxide in solution/organic acid in amount of at least 3 and an amount between 0.01 and 10 wt % of an iron oxide, both based on the feed, the iron oxide being made up of a reduced natural limonitic goethite. The goethite reduction by a hydrogen stream has the advantage of lowering the migration of non-contaminating polar hydrocarbons from the fuel stream to the aqueous phase, at the same time obtaining higher mass yield of final product fuel while the level of target contaminants to be removed is maintained relative to the state-of-the-art process. Process yields attain 98% weight/weight.
US07803268B2	Method and plant for producing low-temperature coke The present invention relates to a method and a plant for producing low 15 temperature coke, in which granular coal and possibly further solids are heated to a temperature of 700 to 1050° C. in a fluidized-bed reactor (2) by means of an oxygen-containing gas. To improve the utilization of energy it is proposed to introduce a first gas or gas mixture from below through at least one gas supply tube (3) into a mixing chamber region (8) of the reactor (2), the gas supply tube (3) being at least partly surrounded by a stationary annular fluidized bed (6) which is fluidized by supplying fluidizing gas. The gas velocities of the first gas or gas mixture and of the fluidizing gas for the annular fluidized bed (6) are adjusted such that the Particle-Froude-Numbers in the gas supply tube (3) are between 1 and 100, in the annular fluidized bed (6) between 0.02 and 2 and in the 25 mixing chamber (8) between 0.3 and 30.
US07803267B2	Gasoline sulfur reduction in fluid catalytic cracking The sulfur content of liquid cracking products, especially the cracked gasoline, of the catalytic cracking process is reduced by the use of a sulfur reduction catalyst composition comprising a porous molecular sieve which contains a metal in an oxidation state above zero within the interior of the pore structure of the sieve as well as a cerium component which enhances the stability and sulfur reduction activity of the catalyst. The molecular sieve is normally a faujasite such as USY. The primary sulfur reduction component is normally a metal of Period 3 of the Periodic Table, preferably vanadium. The sulfur reduction catalyst may be used in the form of a separate particle additive or as a component of an integrated cracking/sulfur reduction catalyst.
US07803252B2	Fabric structure for use in paper machine and manufacturing method thereof The invention relates to a flexible and porous fabric structure comprising a support structure (1) and a coating material for use in a paper machine. The coating material (2) is arranged solely on the surface of the support structure (1) at a predefined location(s) so that the coating material (2) does not substantially alter the permeability properties of the support structure (1). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a fabric structure.
US07803246B2	Etching system An etching system. An etching chamber includes an exhaust port. A gas input pipe is connected to the etching chamber, inputting etching process gas thereinto. A top RF electrode is disposed above the etching chamber. A bottom RF electrode is disposed under the etching chamber and opposite the top RF electrode. The etching process gas is transformed into plasma by operation of the top and bottom RF electrodes. An exhaust pump is connected to the exhaust port, expelling the plasma from the etching chamber. A base is disposed in the etching chamber. A focus ring is disposed on the base, accommodating a wafer. The wafer is etched by the plasma. A barricade is disposed on the focus ring and corresponds to the exhaust port, regulating the plasma flowing through the wafer.
US07803242B2	Apparatus and method for splicing an elongate multi-layered workpiece An apparatus for splicing an elongate multi-layered workpiece includes: (a) drives and guides cooperating to drive the workpiece along a working path; (b) a cutter for severing the workpiece; (c) a layer manipulator for separating layers; (d) an applicator for applying adhesive; and (e) a deflector unit for deflecting the workpiece from the working path. The cutter effects the severing to present first and second workpiece segments. The layer manipulator effects inter-layer separation in one segment to present an interlayer zone in the one segment. A drive inserts the other segment in the interlayer zone. The layer manipulator urges the layers together to capture the other segment within the interlayer zone to establish a multi-layer structure. A drive and at least one of the workpiece deflector unit and the applicator situate the multi-layer structure adjacent to the applicator for finishing the splicing by applying adhesive to the multi-layer structure.
US07803238B2	Al—Ni-rare earth element alloy sputtering target An Al-base alloy sputtering target consisting Ni and one or more rare earth elements, wherein there are 5.0×104/mm2 or more compounds whose aspect ratio is 2.5 or higher and whose equivalent diameter is 0.2 μm or larger, when a cross sectional surface perpendicular to the plane of the target is observed at a magnification of 2000 or higher.
US07803237B2	Nickel-base alloy and articles made therefrom A wear and oxidation resistant nickel-base alloy, exhibiting resistance to thermal cracking in high-stress elevated temperature environments, comprises, in weight percentages based on total alloy weight: 53 to 67 nickel; 20 to 26 chromium; and 12 to 18 tungsten. The alloy optionally further comprises, in weight percentages based on total alloy weight, at least one of: up to 3 cobalt; up to 3 molybdenum; up to 6 iron; 0.1 to 0.5 manganese; 0.1 to 0.7 silicon; 0.1 to 0.6 aluminum; and less than 0.05 carbon. Components of a seamless tube manufacturing apparatus fabricated from the alloy also are provided. The components may be, for example, tools for one of a piercing mill, a high mill, and a rotary expander, such as piercer points, piercing mill guide shoes, rotary expander guide shoes, reeler guide shoes, and high-mill plugs.
US07803236B2	Valve spring retainer made of titanium To provide a valve spring retainer made of titanium, capable of reduction in raw material cost and processing cost, a valve spring retainer is formed out of a titanium alloy raw material composed of 0.8 wt %≦Fe≦1.2 wt %, 0.24 wt %≦O≦0.32 wt %, 0.02 wt %≦N≦0.05 wt %, and balance Ti containing unavoidable impurities through cold forging.
US07803233B2	Arrangement for the cleaning of a pipe separator A device or arrangement for cleaning a pipe separator (1) in which the separator body (2) includes an extended, tubular body with an inlet (4) and an outlet (5) having essentially the same diameter as the separator body. At the outlet, there is a bend or a loop (3) designed to maintain a fluid level in the separator. Just before the bend, there is an outlet (6) with an outlet pipe (9) for conducting fluid, e.g. water, from the separator. Sand or other particulate materials introduced into the outlet (6) are returned, using a pump (7) arranged on the outlet pipe (9), together with the fluid from the outlet, to the separator after the bend (3) by means of reversal with a valve (8) via a return pipe (11). In connection with the outlet (6), there is a flushing device having a pipe loop (12) connected to the outlet pipe (9) for the return of fluid from the outlet to the nozzles (14) arranged in the outlet. The nozzles are designed to flush, in a direction downstream of the outlet, any particles having accumulated in the outlet chamber.
US07803230B2	Substrate cleaning apparatus, substrate cleaning method, and medium for recording program used for the method In a substrate cleaning method and a substrate cleaning method according to the present invention, a brush 3 is brought into contact with a substrate W while rotating the same, and a cleaning position Sb of the brush 3 is moved relative to the substrate W from a center part of the substrate W toward a peripheral part thereof. A process fluid formed of liquid droplets and a gas is sprayed by a two-fluid nozzle 5 onto the substrate W, and a cleaning position Sn of the two-fluid nozzle 5 is moved relative to the substrate W from a center part of the substrate W toward a peripheral part thereof. During the movement of the cleaning position Sb of the brush 3 from the center part of the substrate W toward the peripheral part thereof, the cleaning position Sb of the two-fluid nozzle is positioned nearer to a center P0 than the cleaning position Sb of the brush 3. Since contaminations of the brush are prevented from adhering again to the wafer, it can be avoided that the wafer W is contaminated.
US07803228B2	Process for producing high-resistance silicon wafers and process for producing epitaxial wafers and SOI wafers By using oxygen-containing silicon wafers obtained by the CZ method and by combining the first heat treatment comprising controlled heat-up operation (ramping) with the second heat treatment comprising high-temperature heat treatment and medium temperature heat treatment in accordance with the process for producing high-resistance silicon wafers according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain high-resistance silicon wafers capable of maintaining their high resistance even after heat treatment in the process of device manufacture while efficiently inhibiting the formation of oxygen donors and preventing changes in resistivity. Further, excellent epitaxial wafers and SOI wafers can be produced using those high-resistance silicon wafers and, therefore, they can be applied in a wide field including high-frequency communication devices and analog/digital hybrid devices, among others.
US07803227B2	Means and method for sealing constructions A flexible seal for constructions and method of using such seals where the seals include a mixture of soil and a polymeric additive including polymeric methacrylamide, which additive opens a water casing around soil grains, wherein 1 m3 of soil contains up to 0.5% by volume of the additive wherein the additive also contains saponified paraffins or further contains between 15 kg and 25 kg of cement and/or lime per 1 m3 of soil which cement and/or lime in turn contains 1% by weight to 10% by weight of the additive or wherein a proportion of between 20% by weight and 50% by weight of water is added to the mixture to make it capable of flow.
US07803217B2	Bubble trap for high flow rate infusion A bubble trap for separating and collecting air and bubbles from a high flow rate stream of infusate includes multiple flow chambers to collect air, a sensor support mounted to one of the chambers, an air vent disposed in one of the chambers, and a valve in fluid communication with the chambers to control the flow of infusate therethrough.
US07803216B2	Pressurized high-temperature gas cooler A compact pressurized high-temperature gas cooler having superior heat exchange performance and excellent economical efficiency is provided. A return-flow structure is formed in which a flue through which high-temperature gas flows is formed in a pressure container, a heat exchanger is disposed in the flue, and a partition dividing the internal cross-sectional area of the flue is provided so that the high-temperature gas supplied from a bottom or a top portion of the pressure container flows back in a return direction. The cross-sectional-area division ratio dividing the internal cross-section of the flue is set so that the flow rate of the high-temperature gas flowing in one direction matches that flowing in the direction opposite thereto.
US07803215B2	Adsorber for pretreatment of natural gas containing bulk hydrogen sulfide The invention relates to a process for removing heavy hydrocarbons and hydrogen sulfide from natural gas. The combination of a silica-gel and an activated carbon adsorber allow for a significant reduction in the overall bed volume required for removal of hydrocarbons.
US07803214B2	Asymmetric hollow-fiber gas separation membrane, gas separation method and gas separation membrane module The present invention relates to an asymmetric hollow-fiber gas separation membrane made of a polyimide having a specific repeating unit, an improved tensile elongation at break of 15% or more as a hollow-fiber membrane itself, an oxygen gas permeation rate (P′O2) of 4.0×10−5 cm3(STP)/cm2·sec·cmHg or more and a gas ratio of permeation rate of oxygen to nitrogen (P′O2/P′N2) of 4 or more that are measured at 50° C., a gas separation method and a gas separation membrane module using the asymmetric hollow-fiber gas separation membrane.In addition, the present invention relates to an asymmetric hollow-fiber gas separation membrane obtained by heat-treating the asymmetric hollow-fiber gas separation membrane at a maximum temperature of from 350 to 450° C. The asymmetric hollow-fiber gas separation membrane has sufficient mechanical strength even after the heat-treatment at a maximum temperature of from 350 to 450° C.
US07803210B2	Method for producing spherical particles having nanometer size, crystalline structure, and good sphericity The present invention provides a method for producing nanometer-size spherical particles. The method includes a first step for producing intermediate spherical particles. The intermediate spherical particles include a polycrystalline or single-crystalline region, having a particle size of 1 to 300 μm. The method of the present invention further includes a second step for producing final spherical particles. The second step uses a swirling plasma gas flow having the central axis thereof, the central axis running through an area between an anode and a cathode of a plasma generator. The intermediate spherical particles are discharged along the axis to subject the intermediate spherical particles to a plasma atmosphere of the area to form the final spherical particles.
US07803208B2	Dust collecting mechanism A dust collecting mechanism for an air pump, in particular, an electromagnetic vibrational pump having a compact structure, capable of realizing the efficiency of dust collecting ability is disclosed. The mechanism is simple in assembly work. An inlet and an outlet for fluid are provided in the mechanism at a barrier chamber of the mechanism provided in at least one portion of a housing. A plurality of cross walls at which 1 or 2 or more of vent holes are provided are arranged in the mechanism. At least the position of the vent hole of the adjacent cross wall is different among a plurality of the cross walls.
US07803205B2	Multi-cyclone dust separating apparatus having a filter assembly A multi-cyclone dust separating apparatus includes a cyclone unit and a separable filter assembly adapted to be disposed at least partially in a discharge path of the cyclone unit. The cyclone unit includes a main cyclone, a secondary cyclone adapted to be disposed at substantially a same plane as the main cyclone, and a dust collecting casing adapted to substantially surround the main cyclone and the secondary cyclone. The dust collecting casing includes a dust chamber to collect dust separated at the main cyclone and the secondary cyclone.
US07803199B2	Electrode structure for lithium secondary battery and secondary battery having such electrode structure An electrode structure for a lithium secondary battery including: a main active material layer including a metal powder selected from silicon, tin and an alloy thereof that can store and discharge lithium by electrochemical reaction, and a binder of an organic polymer; and a current collector. The main active material layer includes a powder of a support material for supporting the electron conduction of the main active material layer in addition to the metal powder and the powder of the support material are particles having a spherical, pseudo-spherical or pillar shape with an average particle size of 0.3 to 1.35 times the thickness of the main active material layer. The support material is one or more selected from graphite, oxides of transition metals and metals that do not electrochemically form alloy with lithium. Organic polymer compounded with a conductive polymer is used for the binder.
US07803197B2	Thiol derivative dyes Disclosed are thiol dyes of formula (1) wherein L1 is hydrogen; C1-C12alkyl; or phenyl-C1-C4alkyl; X is C1-C12alkylene, C2-C12alkenylene, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene, or C5-C10arylene-C1-C10alkylene, which may by interrupted by —O—, —NH—, —S—, —CO—, o-SO2—; Y is the residue of an organic dye Z is a group of formula (1b) or —C≡N; wherein A is O; S; or N-L2; B is L3; —OL3; —NL3L4; or —SL3; and L2, L3 and L4, independently from other are hydrogen; C1-C12alkyl; C5-C12aryl-C1-C12alkyl. The compounds are useful for the dyeing of organic materials, such as keratin fibers, preferably human hair.
US07803194B2	Sintered body of titanium compound The present invention provides a sintered body of titanium compound obtained by sintering the titanium compound and a method for producing the same. A titanium compound represented by the formula (1) or (2) below is sintered. [Ca10(PO4)6]TiO3.nH2O (1) [Ca10(PO4)6]TiO2(OH)2 (2) (In the formulae, n is an integer of from 0 to 3). The obtained sintered body substantially consists of perovskite and whitlokite.
US07803191B2	Spacer for insertion between two vertebrae A spacer for insertion between two vertebrae includes a variable axial length and comprises a first member having a hollow interior and a tubular wall and a second member having a hollow interior and a tubular wall the second member being slidable within the first member in an axial direction for adjusting an overall length. At least the first member or the second member comprises an access opening in its wall, the opening having a size which is adapted for inserting bone grafts through the opening into the interior. The spacer further comprises a length adjustment structure being engageable with an expansion tool for telescoping the second member relative to the first member and a locking structure for fixing the axial length. The access opening, the length adjustment structure and the locking structure are arranged so as to be accessible from the same side of the spacer. The spacer allows in situ filling of bone grafts into its interior and an improved handling.
US07803190B2	Interspinous process apparatus and method with a selectably expandable spacer The present invention is an interspinous process implant with a selectably expandable spacer that can be placed between adjacent spinous processes.
US07803189B2	Prosthetic facet and facet joint replacement device Spinal stabilization devices, systems, and methods are described. Foramenal spacers including a rigid member adapted to maintain the integrity of the foramenal space. Facet joint stabilizing members and prosthetic facet joints that augment or replace the native facet joint are also described. Lateral spinal stabilization systems that may be attached to the lateral surfaces of adjacent vertebral bodies are described. Also described are anterior spinal stabilization systems that are to be attached to the anterior surfaces of adjacent vertebral bodies. Several variations of dynamic spinal stabilization devices and systems are described. Each of the foregoing devices, systems, and methods may be used independently, in combination with the other devices, systems, and methods described herein, and/or in combination with prosthetic intervertebral discs.
US07803184B2	Percutaneous aortic valve The present invention provides a valve configured for insertion on the proximal and distal sides of a heart valve annulus to replace the heart valve of a patient. The valve comprises a first substantially annular portion adapted to be positioned on a proximal side of the annulus of a patient and a second substantially annular portion adapted to be positioned on a distal side of the annulus of a patient, wherein at least one of the first and second substantially annular portions is movable towards the other portion to a clamped position to clamp around the annulus. The second portion has a flow restricting portion extending therefrom and is movable between a first position to permit the flow of blood and a second position to restrict the flow of blood. In one embodiment, the valve has a suture joining the first and second portions to draw the first and second portions into closer proximity and a cinch member to secure the suture to maintain the first and second portions in the clamped position. In another embodiment, the first and second portions are connected by a first segment which biases the first and second portions toward the clamped position.
US07803179B2	Intravascular stents Stent designs for use in vessels, such as the carotid and coronary arteries, are disclosed. The stents consist of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements generally aligned on a common longitudinal stent axis and interconnected by one or more interconnecting members placed so that the stent is flexible in a longitudinal direction. The cylindrical elements form a generally serpentine wave pattern transverse to the longitudinal axis between alternating valley portions and peak portions. The interconnecting members are attached to the double-curved portions to connect a cylindrical element to an adjacent cylindrical element and interconnecting members are attached to the inverted double-curved portions to connect the cylindrical element to the other adjacent cylindrical element. The stent designs include both a six crown and an eight crown stent which exhibit flexibility and sufficient radial strength to support the vessel.
US07803177B2	Trigger wire system A trigger wire guide for a prosthesis deployment device. The prosthesis deployment device has a proximal end extending to a proximal nose cone dilator and having a trigger wire or wires and trigger wire release mechanism to retain the proximal end of a prosthesis adjacent the nose cone dilator. The trigger wire guide retains the trigger wire or wires to prevent fouling of the trigger wire with a prosthesis when the prosthesis is carried on the deployment device. The guide can be crimped or soldered to a guide wire catheter or concentric with it.
US07803175B2	Devices and methods for attaching a rod to a vertebral member Connection devices and methods for connecting a rod to a vertebral member. The device may include a receiver mounted to a proximal end of an anchor. The receiver includes a receiving section size to accommodate the rod and adjustable between open and closed orientations. One or more members are mounted to the receiver to adjust the size of the receiving section. In some embodiments, the movable members may be rotated and/or are rotatable to accommodate a rod at different angular positions relative to the anchor.
US07803174B2	Dorsal adjusting multi-rod connector An orthopedic implant is disclosed having at least one passage for an elongated member that is compressible. In certain embodiments, multiple compressible elongated member passages may be provided, or an elongated member passage may be U-shaped and closable by a closure member. Split ring members may be provided in compressible passages and around elongated members. A bone anchor may be connected to the implant so that locking the anchor to the implant compresses one or more of the elongated member passages.
US07803166B2	Method for plicating and fastening gastric tissue A method for creating a plication within a hollow organ. The method uses an elongated member having an end effector at its distal end. The end effector has an outer cylinder having at least one opening in its cylindrical wall, and an inner cylinder having at least one opening in its cylindrical wall. The inner cylinder is at least partially disposed within the outer cylinder such that the apertures can at least partially overlap. The cylinders are rotatable with respect to each other. The method includes the step of inserting the end effector within an organ of a patient such that it is in contact with tissue. The method also involves applying vacuum through the elongated member so as to dispose tissue within the inner cylinder. The method also involves creating a plication by rotating the cylinders with respect to each other.
US07803161B2	Methods and instruments for interbody surgical techniques This invention relates to methods and instruments for performing a surgical procedure in a disc space between adjacent vertebrae. The instruments include a distractor and a cutting instrument. In one embodiment the distractor includes a body portion and a pair of flanges extending along opposite sides of the body portion such that a slot is formed between the flanges and the body portion. The cutting instrument is positionable over the body portion and into the slots of the distractor so that the flanges are positioned between the cutting instrument and the adjacent tissue.
US07803160B2	Surgical instrument for grinding the cotyloid cavity A surgical instrument for grinding the cotyloid cavity includes an instrument head and a drive shaft. In order to offer easier access during a minimally invasive operation, the drive shaft, which can include an optionally provided shank, is located at an angle with respect to the rotation axis of the instrument head. In order to facilitate the alignment of the instrument head and the exertion of the advancing force, a handle can be provided that is located in the direction of the rotational axis of the instrument head but is connected to the instrument head or to the shank at a location outside of the rotational axis.
US07803158B2	Navigated pin placement for orthopaedic procedures Systems and methods are provided for navigated placement of bone engaging elements, such as support pins used to support a cutting block on a bone for resection. In one embodiment, a guide apparatus is configured to be mounted to a bone and provides multi-degree of freedom gross and fine adjustments of a pin guide. The pin guide carries a position tracking element so that its real-time spatial position relative to a location on the bone can be evaluated.
US07803156B2	Method and apparatus for surgical electrocautery The invention provides a surgical electrocautery method and apparatus that achieves sealing along the entire tissue length, and that also is able to deliver adequate force to produce an effective electrocautery seal. This problem is solved by using an incompressible fluid contained in a sac or sacs positioned to support the one or more electrodes used for electrocauterization. The profile of the electrodes thus conforms to the tissue surface and thickness variations, while exerting an optimized pressure along the entire length of the surface.
US07803151B2	System and method for calibrating a surgical instrument A calibration system for a surgical instrument. The calibration system includes an actuator, such as a motor system and a flexible shaft. The calibration system also includes a surgical instrument actuatable by the actuator. The calibration system also include calibration data corresponding to the surgical instrument. A processor is configured to process the calibration data for determining a position of the surgical instrument. The calibration system may include a sensor configured to provide a signal corresponding to a movement of the actuator, the processor being further configured to process the signal for determining a position of the surgical instrument.
US07803150B2	Devices, systems and methods useable for treating sinusitis Sinusitis and other disorders of the ear, nose and throat are diagnosed and/or treated using minimally invasive approaches with flexible or rigid instruments. Various methods and devices are used for remodeling or changing the shape, size or configuration of a sinus ostium or duct or other anatomical structure in the ear, nose or throat; implanting a device, cells or tissues; removing matter from the ear, nose or throat; delivering diagnostic or therapeutic substances or performing other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Introducing devices (e.g., guide catheters, tubes, guidewires, elongate probes, other elongate members) may be used to facilitate insertion of working devices (e.g. catheters e.g. balloon catheters, guidewires, tissue cutting or remodeling devices, devices for implanting elements like stents, electrosurgical devices, energy emitting devices, devices for delivering diagnostic or therapeutic agents, substance delivery implants, scopes etc.) into the paranasal sinuses or other structures in the ear, nose or throat. Specific devices (e.g., tubular guides, guidewires, balloon catheters, tubular sheaths) are provided as are methods for manufacturing and using such devices to treat disorders of the ear, nose or throat.
US07803146B2	Sweat-absorbent sheet and process for making the same A sweat-absorbent sheet includes a first surface layer, a second surface layer lying on the opposite side of the first surface layer and an intermediate layer sandwiched between these two layers. Each of the first and second surface layers comprises a mixture layer of first and second hydrophobic fibers made of thermoplastic synthetic resin as main constituent and first and second hydrophilic fibers. The intermediate layer comprises third hydrophilic fibers extending into at least one of the first and second hydrophobic fibers. The first and second hydrophobic fibers are bonded to the crimped to hydrophobic composite fibers mixed in the respective layers. The first, second and third hydrophilic fibers are impregnated with antibacterial or bactericidal medicinal ingredient and such medicinal ingredient is left behind on these hydrophilic fibers after these hydrophilic fibers have been dried.
US07803145B2	Drapeable absorbent article An absorbent article including a cover layer, a barrier layer and an absorbent system arranged between the cover layer and the barrier layer, the absorbent article being drapeable and possessing the absorbency attributes required of a sanitary napkin.
US07803139B2	Medical connector with closeable male luer A luer connector comprising a housing with a hollow bore having first and second ends. The hollow bore also has a male luer tip and a tapering interior surface. The luer connector also comprises a rigid valve member configured to at least partially extend through the housing. The valve member has a first opened end and a second closed end. The valve member also comprises a passageway within the valve member and an outwardly extending flange near the second end adapted to seal the hollow bore at the second end of the housing when placed in contact with a tapering interior surface of the housing. The valve member further comprises at least one opening near the closed end of the valve member extending outward from the passageway through the valve member and at least one strut attached to the valve member. At least a portion of the strut extends substantially parallel to the central axis of the valve member. The luer connector also comprises a retaining member configured to couple the valve member and the housing and a sealing element disposed within the housing. The sealing element is configured to inhibit fluid communication through the hollow bore of the housing between the interior of the male luer tip of the housing and the first end of the housing.
US07803136B2	Myocardial injector A device is provided for performing intra myocardial injections. The device comprises a needle, a catheter formed with a lumen, and an abutment member mounted within the lumen for axial movement. The abutment member is movable between a first configuration, wherein it is substantially tube-like and is positioned within the lumen of the catheter, and a second configuration, wherein it extends beyond the distal end of the catheter and is substantially radially flared. Before the needle is advanced to perform an injection, the abutment member is moved to its second configuration to prevent contact between the catheter and the myocardial tissue during the injection.
US07803135B2	Insertion device with floating housing and method of use An insertion device configured for providing access to a treatment site within a body cavity is provided herein. In general, the device includes an elongate cannula configured to receive and allow passage therethrough of a surgical instrument to a treatment site. Additionally, a proximal end of the cannula is movably coupled to a housing thereby facilitating delivery of the instrument therethrough. Additionally, various embodiments of a method for delivering (e.g., laprascopically, endoscopically, etc.) various surgical instruments to various treatment sites via an elongate cannula wherein the cannula includes a proximal end movably coupled to a housing are provided herein.
US07803129B2	Needleless syringe for the subcutaneous injection of droplets of liquid substances Described are a method and device for needleless injection of a liquid substance in the skin or other target tissue of a patient, in which droplets of the liquid substance are produced, and the droplets of liquid substance are directed toward the surface of the patient's skin or other target tissue at a velocity sufficiently high to inject the droplets of liquid substance in the patient's skin or other target tissue. The droplets of the liquid substance are accelerated toward the surface of the patient's skin or other target tissue in order to inject the accelerated droplets of liquid substance in the patient's skin or other target tissue. A high velocity jet of gas is produced, droplets of the liquid substance are produced and supplied in the high velocity jet of gas, the droplets of liquid substance are conveyed within the high velocity jet of gas, and the high velocity jet of gas is guided toward the surface of the patient's skin or other target tissue in order to inject the conveyed droplets of liquid substance in the patient's skin or other target tissue.
US07803128B2	Needle insertion sensor This invention relates to a doser comprising a syringe (2) with a needle (3) which extends beyond the doser (1), which comprises an engagement face (4) in the vicinity of the needle so that the engagement face rests against the surface of the tissue into which the needle is inserted. Detector means (5) are provided on said engagement face to sample signals on the skin of the patient. The invention further provides means (13) for receiving external information related to health monitoring of a patient. This provides a doser that may record heart rate, EKG, BGM and hypo-alarm administered medicine. The doser may further be arranged to calculate an appropriate dose of medication on the basis of a number of acquired inputs.
US07803127B2	Supporting device A supporting device is worn on the human body to counteract the weight force of the torso in a bent-over posture. The weight force of the human torso in a bent-over posture is to be taken up wholly or partly by the supporting device. The user is not to be restricted in his body movements by wearing this supporting device and using its switching functions, as is the case with known models. The use of differently positioned articulation embodiments on the supporting device which is designed ergonomically and adjustable for different body dimensions and is equipped with switching functions is to ensure practical and functional usability for the user. The device is a preventive device for people working in sectors such as building and agriculture who have to perform upward and downward movements of the torso or adopt a bent-over posture very frequently, as strain-relief for the spinal column and to reduce occupational disorders.
US07803125B2	Walking and balance exercise device A pelvic support unit is coupled to a base by a powered vertical force actuator mechanism. A torso support unit, which is affixed to the patient independently of the pelvic support unit, is connected to the base by one or more powered articulations which are actuable around respective axes of motion. Sensors sense the linear and angular displacement of the pelvic support unit and the torso support unit. A control unit is coupled to these sensors and, responsive to signals from them, selectively control the displacement actuator and articulation(s).
US07803124B2	Guidewire mounted balloon modulation device and methods of use An apparatus for modulating the pressure of a fluid such as a gas within the expandable portion of a guide wire catheter. A preferred embodiment apparatus features a mechanism for controllably gripping and releasing the open, proximal end of a tubular guide wire, a mechanism for introducing a fluid to a desired pressure and volume into the expandable portion of the tubular guide wire through the open end, and, while maintaining the pressure and volume of fluid in the tubular guide wire, a mechanism for introducing a sealing member into the chamfered, open end of the tubular guide wire to consistently seal the fluid in the tubular guide wire. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the apparatus also features a deflation tool for piercing the seal and letting the fluid out. Using this apparatus, the tubular guide wire can be re-sealed and re-opened as necessary.
US07803120B2	Bilateral device, system and method for monitoring vital signs The invention features a monitoring device that measures a patient's vital signs (e.g.). The device features a first sensor configured to attach to a first portion of the patient's body that includes: i)a first electrode configured to generate a first electrical signal fron the first portion of the patient's body; ii)a first light-emitting component; and iii)a first photodetector configured to receive radiation from the first portion of the patient's body after the radiation is emitted by the first light-emiting component and in response generate a first optical waveform. The device also features a second sensor that includes essentially the same components. An amplifier system, in electrical contact with the first and second electrodes, receives first and second electrical signal from the two sensors to generate an electrical waveform. A processor, in electrical contact with the amplifier system, receives the electrical waveform, the first optical waveform, and the second optical waveform. The processor runs computer code that processes the input waveforms with an algorithm to determine at least one of the patient's vital signs.
US07803119B2	Respiration-based prognosis of heart disease A method for diagnosis includes receiving a signal associated with respiration of a patient during sleep, and processing the signal to detect occurrences of a pattern corresponding to multiple cycles of periodic breathing. A cumulative duration of the occurrences is computed, and a prognosis of the patient is determined based on the cumulative duration.
US07803117B2	Method, device and computer program product for monitoring the physiological state of a person The invention relates to a method, device, and computer program product for monitoring the physiological state of a person. In the method, the heartbeat of the person is detected in order to obtain a pulse signal, and at least one parameter depicting the respiration of the person is determined in the time domain with the aid of time stamps made of the basis of the pulse signal. With the aid of the method, it is possible to calculate an estimate of the person's energy consumption during exercise, without complicated calculations or preliminary data based on measurements.
US07803115B2	Method and apparatus for multiple transmit contrast imaging A method for measuring a non-linear response from a target using an imaging apparatus includes transmitting a signal towards a region of interest from a transducer at a first amplitude and measuring a first response thereto, and transmitting, from the transducer towards the region of interest, at least one additional signal of the same phase as the first amplitude signal but at one or more different, lower amplitudes and measuring at least one additional response thereto. A difference of a function of the measured additional response or responses from the first response is determined, thereby obtaining a non-linear response of the object of interest, and a representation of the non-linear response is displayed.
US07803113B2	Ultrasound imaging of rotation Rotations at multiple longitudinal levels (e.g., rotations from different short axis views) are determined. Three-dimensional representations are generated as a function of the rotations, such as distorting the representation to show rotation and/or modulating the display values as a function of the rotations. Twist and/or torsion of the heart may be calculated from the rotations.
US07803105B2	Method for making a blood pump and pumping blood A method of making a blood pump comprises selecting a desired flow pattern in a pumping chamber defined by an extensible bladder wherein the flow pattern is based generally on blood flow in a natural heart, using an initial computer model of the desired flow pattern to determine the material composition and dynamic operation conditions of each portion of the bladder, designing a bladder and pump operating system, computer modeling the actual design, testing and refining the design, and constructing a prototype based thereon. The desired flow pattern includes guiding and directing the flow of blood through the pumping chamber by reason of the action of an expansile bladder on the blood flow. A continuous circular or spiral fluid path is obtained that more effectively washes all areas of the bladder including the inlet and discharge ports with blood to reduce thrombosis.
US07803099B2	Carton opening device for opening cartons of differing geometries A device for opening pre-glued, pre-folded sleeves into cartons. The device includes a cam wheel (20) to which are connected one or more suction arms (22). The cam wheel can be controlled to rotated at different angular velocities. A first angular velocity allows sleeves comprising a certain number of panels to be opened, and a second angular velocity allows sleeves of a different number of panels to be opened.
US07803097B2	Exercise apparatus for strengthening abdominal muscles An exercise apparatus that lies flat on the floor having a back rest rises up when supported by two springs. The lower part of the back and buttocks lie horizontal while the upper part of the back is inclined at an angle to the horizontal. When not in use, the upper back rest folds down flat so that the device can be stored under a bed. The two springs provide back support when the individual is in the reclining position. However, as a person goes from a sitting position to a reclining position, when his or her shoulders contact the back rest, the springs compress and then expand to assist the individual in rising up. The device has two specially designed positionable foot rests with straps to provide a place for the individual to place his or her feet.
US07803095B1	Exercise machine An exercise machine that enables a user to perform a variety of repetitive exercises in reclined, sitting and standing positions. The machine permits a user to perform exercises not possible on a traditional Pilates Reformer machine. The machine includes a frame with parallel side rails formed of extrusions, with a carriage that is mounted for rolling movement along the frame. A plurality of tension springs are selectively detachable/attachable to the end of the frame, to allow the user to decrease/increase the tension on the carriage. Angularly adjustable crossbars are mounted at both the head and foot ends of the frame, as are stationary platforms for the user's feet and/or hands; in addition, a raised transverse bar is mounted at the head end of the rolling platform. The combination of platforms and bars enables the user to perform a variety of exercises in standing positions. The frame includes legs that raise the side rails above the floor. A barbell rack and storage tray are mounted between the rails so as to be positioned generally beneath the frame, and are accessible vertically through the open space between the rails when the rolling platform is retracted by the springs to the foot end of the assembly.
US07803092B2	Fitness development system having an exercise chamber with an inclined floor One embodiment relates to a fitness development system. The fitness development system generally comprises an exercise chamber and an object. The exercise chamber may comprise a base, an inclined floor, and one or more barriers. The base may define a substantially horizontal axis to support the exercise chamber, while the inclined floor may comprise an angle of inclination that defines a degree of separation of the inclined floor from the base, wherein the angle of inclination maximizes fitness development of an individual advancing the object up the inclined floor against a gravitational pull on the object. The barriers may substantially enclose the exercise chamber. The object may comprise a configuration enabling maximum fitness development of the individual advancing the object up the inclined floor.
US07803089B2	Flexible pedal Described is an exercise apparatus that includes reciprocating foot pedal structures where the pedal structures include various mechanisms for absorbing foot impact or forces on the foot. The pedal structures can also include a mechanism for generating a biasing force generally normal to the upper surface of the foot pedal effective to restore the pedal to its normal position after foot impact. The impact absorbing mechanisms can include resilient members, fluid filled bladders and hinge arrangements.
US07803088B2	Golf car with fuel injected engine and method for starting same A system and method of operation for golf cars or the like employing electrically operated fuel injected engines for that can be operated in substantially the same manner as electrically powered cars to effect rapid restarting of the engine after stopped and with the main switch left on without excessively depleting the battery power.
US07803079B2	Power transmission apparatus fabrication method and power transmission apparatus fabricated by the method A power transmission apparatus is disclosed. A pulley is journalled through a ball bearing on the outer periphery of a bearing support portion arranged on a housing, and a metal ring is fitted on the inner periphery of the pulley. The outer ring of the ball bearing is press-fitted into the inner periphery of the metal ring, and a punch is forcibly pushed into a front-side end surface of the ring. In this way, punched holes each having a sectional area progressively increased from the rear to front side are formed, and the portions of the metal ring near to the inner periphery than the punched holes are pushed out and caulked. Thus, caulked portions are formed to fixedly caulk the outer ring.
US07803076B2	Belt type continuously variable transmission A belt type continuously variable transmission is provided with two pulley shafts arranged in parallel a predetermined distance apart from each other, a movable sheave provided on each pulley shaft and being able to slide in an axial direction thereof, a fixed sheave arranged on each pulley shaft so as to face the moveable sheave, the fixed sheave and the movable sheave that face each another on each pulley shaft together forming a groove therebetween, and a belt wound around the grooves. At least one of the movable sheaves and a motor serving as a driving source for the moving sheave are integrally provided.
US07803072B2	Strong, lightweight article, containing a fine-grained metallic layer Articles for automotive, manufacturing and industrial applications including shafts or tubes used, for example, as golf club shafts, ski and hiking poles, fishing rods or bicycle frames, skate blades and snowboards are at least partially electroplated with fine-grained layers of selected metallic materials. Parts with complex geometry can be coated as well. Alternatively, articles such as conical or cylindrical golf club shafts, hiking pole shafts or fishing pole sections, plates or foils and the like can also be electroformed of fine-grained metallic materials on a suitable mandrel or temporary substrate to produce strong, ductile, lightweight components exhibiting a high coefficient of restitution and a high stiffness for use in numerous applications including sporting goods.
US07803071B2	Sports system A sports system may include a base and a support structure that is sized and configured to support a goal, such as a netball goal or a basketball goal, at a height above a playing surface. The base may be constructed from plastic and may include a hollow interior portion that is sized and configured to receive ballast. The base may also include a protrusion that is sized and configured to abut a support surface and the protrusion may have an at least substantially solid construction. The sports system may further include a brace that may be connected to the support structure and the base. The brace may be disposed through an opening formed in the base and it may be connected to the base by a sleeve and a pin that is disposed within a receiving portion formed in the base.
US07803070B2	Golf ball and golf ball mold The invention provides a golf ball manufactured using a mold having a top half and a bottom half, which ball has formed on a surface thereof, near a seam line corresponding to a parting line between the top and bottom halves of the mold, a recessed and/or raised mark serving as an indicator for detecting the direction or position of the seam line. The invention also provides a golf ball mold composed of a top half and a bottom half that detachably join together so as to form therein a spherical cavity into which a material is injected to mold a golf ball, which mold bears, near a parting line between the top and bottom halves on a wall of the cavity, a raised or recessed feature for forming a mark as an indicator for detecting the direction or position of the parting line. The invention enables the direction and position of the seam line on the surface of the ball to be easily identified and enables the subsequent steps of visually inspecting the ball and applying indicia to the surface of the ball to be carried out more smoothly and advantageously, making it possible in particular to greatly shorten the time devoted to these operations.
US07803069B2	Negative hardness gradient inner core for dual core golf ball A golf ball includes an inner core having an outer surface and a geometric center and being formed from a first substantially homogenous composition such that the inner core has a hardness of 45 Shore C to 65 Shore C. An intermediate layer is disposed about the inner core and has an outer surface and an inner surface and is formed from a thermoplastic composition comprising an ionomer whose acid groups are 100% neutralized such that the intermediate layer has a hardness of 20 Shore D to 80 Shore D. A cover layer is disposed about the outer core layer. The inner core outer surface hardness is lower than the hardness of the geometric center to define a negative hardness gradient, and the hardness of the outer surface of the intermediate layer is the same as the hardness of the inner surface to define a zero hardness gradient.
US07803067B2	Golf club head A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention comprises a sole portion, a crown portion, and a stiffening element associated with at least one of the crown portion and the sole portion. The stiffening element has a survey length and at least one welded portion, comprising less than about 70% of the survey length. The stiffening element further comprises a plurality of welded portions. The welded portions adjacent each other are separated by a distance between about 10 mm and about 100 mm. A method of producing a golf club head comprises identifying a plurality of high-deflection regions having a plurality of ranges and providing a stiffening element, at least in part coupled with the plurality of high-deflection regions. The stiffening element comprises a plurality of heights and/or widths corresponding to the plurality of deflection ranges. At least one of the plurality of heights and/or widths is different from at least another of the plurality of heights and/or widths.
US07803064B2	Golf club head with multiple undercuts The present invention relates to a golf club head having multiple undercuts. The club head includes a body defining a striking face, a top line, a sole, and a back, and having a heel and a toe. The back contains a cavity. Multiple undercuts in the form of a plurality of recesses are provided within the cavity. The recesses extend away from the cavity. The recesses may be oriented in a variety of ways. In a first arrangement, the recesses are aligned longitudinally to the striking face in a heel-to-toe direction. In a second arrangement, the recesses are recesses are aligned transverse to the striking face in a front-to-back direction and extend in a heel-to-toe direction. In a third arrangement, the plurality of recesses includes both longitudinally arranged and transversely arranged recesses. An insert, such as a weight insert, a dampening insert, or a combination insert, is preferably positioned within each of the recesses.
US07803063B2	Golf club shaft A golf club shaft (10) having a weight not less than 30 g nor more than 60 g. The golf club shaft (10) includes a bias layer (B1) composed of a prepreg whose reinforcing fibers have an orientation angle of not less than ±10° nor more than 80° to an axis of the golf club shaft (10) and a straight layers (A1 through A6) each composed of a prepreg whose reinforcing fibers have an orientation angle within 0°±10° to the axis of the golf club shaft (10). At least one partial reinforcing hoop layer whose reinforcing fibers have an orientation angle of within 90°±10° to the axis of the golf club shaft (10) is disposed in only an important reinforcing region in a range from a point (P) spaced at 15% of a full length (L) of the golf club shaft (10) from a grip-side butt (12) thereof to a point (Q) spaced at 45% of the full length (L) of the golf club shaft (10) from the grip-side butt (12) thereof.
US07803057B2	Expansible amusement device The expansible amusement device is a compressed package formed from paper goods, plastic goods or the like, which, under selective decompression, disperses confetti and generates acoustic effects. A plurality of elastically expandable members are stacked together and compressed between a pair of bases. A plurality of confetti strips are positioned between adjacent elastically expandable members when the expansible amusement device is in the compressed configuration, and a deployment strip is peripherally wrapped about the compressed device. The deployment strip has a free end and a fixed end, and at least one retaining member releasably secures the fixed end of the deployment strip to the pair of bases when the expansible amusement device is in the compressed configuration.
US07803055B2	Wall-mountable video game A wall mounted video game has a cabinet. A relatively thin monitor is received in the upper portion of the cabinet. The lower portion of the cabinet is deeper than the upper portion. Manual controls are set in the lower portion. The cabinet has a back hingedly connected to the body of the cabinet. The back of the cabinet is mounted on the wall and the cabinet is locked in a closed position mounted on the wall. Circuitry for the video game is connected to the back of the cabinet and is in the interior of the cabinet, connected by an electrical harness to the controls and the monitor.
US07803047B1	Method for managing accounting A method for managing game accounting on at least one gaming machine comprising one or more active games is provided. The method comprises providing a memory means operatively connected to the gaming machine, wherein the memory means comprises a set of active game meters for each active game on the gaming machine, and one set of removed game meters accumulating data corresponding to all games removed from the gaming machine. Active game data is received and stored in applicable active game meters. For any removed game, the game state data is captured prior to the game's removal and is stored in the applicable accumulating removed game meters. The stored game data is accessed in the active and removed game meters and a theoretical win value is used to determine the overall gaming machine performance.
US07803042B2	Card game with common card removal A method of managing a card game, a computer implementation thereof, and a card game kit, according to which a hand of cards is dealt to each of a plurality of players. Each hand includes one or more cards, and each card bears a designated value and suit. A plurality of common cards are dealt into a common card zone, and all players know the designated value and suit of each common card. The players then have the option of placing a wager or withdrawing from the game, after the hands and common cards have been dealt. For those players remaining in the game, at least one common card is removed from the common card zone and wagering or withdrawing continues until a winner is determined based at lest in part on remaining cards in the common card zone.
US07803038B2	Knife maintenance apparatus A knife maintenance apparatus has a substantially rectangular hone body, a length with an open end and a base end, a width, a top surface covered with an abrasive material, and a bottom surface. There is a first hone edge extending along the length of the hone body and has a first radius. The opposite edge has a second radius and is parallel to and approximately the length of the first hone edge. The first hone edge and the second hone edge are approximately the hone body width apart. There is also a rectangular base portion that has a base top surface, a base bottom surface, a base width approximate the width of the hone body. The base portion has a sliding portion adjacent to and parallel to the base top surface. The base portion is hingably attached to the hone body along the base end and has at least one adjustment hole disposed through both the base portion and the sliding portion. There is at least one adjustment pin that extends through the adjustment hole. There is an adjustment arm hingably attached at one end to the open end of the hone body and hingably attached at a second end to the sliding portion. There is at least one knife maintenance tool removeably fixed on the adjustment arm. When the knife sharpening apparatus is in a closed position, the hone body, the base portion, and the sliding portion are substantially parallel. When the hone body is opened, the sliding portion slides along and parallel to the base top surface and can be latched in position by placing the adjustment pin through one of the adjustment holes to lock the hone body at an angle appropriate for sharpening a knife.
US07803033B1	Pop action toy A pop action toy assembly having an elastomeric body that is defined primarily by a first surface and a second surface. The elastomeric body is selectively positionable between a normal orientation, where the first surface faces outwardly, and an inverted orientation, where the second surface faces outwardly. An activator assembly having an impact disc and a knob extends through the elastomeric body at its apex. The impact disc strikes the ground when the toy assembly pops from an inverted orientation back into its normal orientation. The knob is used to grasp, spin and throw the toy assembly when inverted. A plurality of tabs symmetrically protrude from the base rim of the elastomeric body. If the toy assembly is inverted and strikes the ground, the protruding tabs act to concentrate the force of the impact and cause the toy assembly to pop back into its normal orientation.
US07803032B2	Remote-control toy and extension unit A remote-control toy is provided that includes: a controller that transmits a control signal containing an operating instruction based on an operation instruction by a user; a driving device that is driven and controlled based on the control signal; and an extension unit that is capable of receiving the control signal. The extension unit includes: a unit main body and a signal processing device that can be detachably connected to the unit main body. In the unit main body, the received control signal is output to the signal processing device, and processing according to an instruction signal output from the signal processing device is performed. In the signal processing device, the contents of the operating instruction contained in the control signal that is output from the unit main body are discriminated, and an instruction signal based on the operation corresponding to the contents is output to the unit main body.
US07803031B1	Vehicle having non-circular wheels propelled by a moving weight The vehicle (10) includes a frame (12) having at least three non-circular wheels (20, 22, 24) secured to a frame (12), wherein the wheels are mechanically secured to each other so that whenever one non-circular wheel moves, the other wheels (20, 22, 24) move. An offset arm (76) powered by a motor (78) rotates a weight (84) around a geometric center adjacent the wheels to sequentially tip them so that their sequential tipping moves the vehicle (10). The non-circular wheels (20, 22, 24) are sequentially aligned with respect to each other so that whenever one wheel is tipped from a collapse alignment (32) into a contact alignment (34), sequentially the next non-circular wheel (20, 22, 24) is moved into a collapse alignment (32). Any driving force may be used to sequentially tip the non-circular wheels (20, 22, 24, 26), instead of the rotating weight (84).
US07803024B2	Fuel efficient power system for electric boat Fuel efficient power system for electric boat is provided. In starting a clutch is not activated if a drive shaft of an electric motor does not rotate at a predetermined speed, a power controller gradually increases a current output to the motor until the drive shaft rotates at the predetermined speed, the third clutch is activated to transmit rotation of the drive shaft to an electrical generator, and the activated generator charges one low rechargeable battery. In response to activating a first clutch rotation of the drive shaft is transmitted to a first shaft, a bevel gear clutch is activated to transmit rotation of the first shaft to a propeller via a reduction gear. In response to moving the boat the first clutch is disengaged and a second clutch is engaged for transmitting rotation of the drive shaft to the second shaft, and a gearbox for increasing propeller speed.
US07803021B1	Implantable electrical stimulation systems with leaf spring connective contacts and methods of making and using An implantable control module of an electrical stimulation system includes a housing, an electronic subassembly disposed in the housing, and a plurality of conductors. The housing defines a connector receptacle configured and arranged to receive a proximal end of a lead. The housing further defines, within the connector receptacle region, a plurality of spaced-apart leaf spring connective contacts. Each leaf spring connective contact is corrugated and wrapped around at least a portion of an inner surface of the connector receptacle. Each conductor couples the electronic subassembly with at least one of the leaf spring connective contacts.
US07803018B1	Inner conductor end contacting coaxial connector and inner conductor adapter kit A coaxial connector is provided with a connector body dimensioned to couple with the outer conductor, an insulator supporting an inner contact coaxial within a bore of the connector body. A spring contact may be positioned to contact an end of the inner conductor. Alternatively, an adapter may be mountable in an adapter bore of the inner contact, the adapter bore open to a cable end of the inner contact. The spring contact mountable within the adapter bore, the spring contact biasing the adapter against an end of the inner conductor.
US07803013B2	Apparatus and method for monitoring connectivity status of communication ports According to some embodiments of the invention, a connectivity apparatus is provided. The connectivity apparatus may comprise signal-terminals associated with respective sockets. These signal-terminals may form a portion of a connectivity path for transmission of scanning signals. Accordingly, the connectivity apparatus may enable central mapping of interconnections of the ports.
US07803008B2	Press-clamping structure and press-clamping terminal A press-clamping structure includes: a wire; and a press-clamping terminal which includes a conductor press-clamping portion having a generally U-shaped cross-section. The conductor press-clamping portion includes a bottom plate and a pair of conductor caulking pieces which are bent inwardly to embrace the conductor of the wire and caulk the conductor. Distal end portions of the conductor caulking pieces are bent outwardly in a opposite direction to each other. When P1 represents a point closest to the bottom plate on an area in which the outer surfaces of the conductor caulking pieces are contacted with each other, and P2 represents a point closest to the bottom plate on the distal end portion of each of the conductor caulking piece, a formula Lh
US07802999B2	High density connector and method of manufacture Electrical connectors capable of being mounted on circuit substrates by BGA techniques are disclosed. Also, disclosed is a method of manufacturing such connectors. There is at least one recess on the exterior side of the connector elements. A conductive contact extends from adjacent the interior side into the recess on the exterior side of the housing. A controlled volume of solder paste is introduced into the recess. A fusible conductive element, in the form of solder balls is positioned in the recess. The connector is subjected to a reflow process to fuse the solder ball to the portions of the contact extending into said recess. Contacts are secured in the insulative housing of the connector by deformable sections that minimize stress imposed on the central portions of the contacts to promote uniformity of solder volume.
US07802997B2	Structure for USB bluetooth wireless connectors An improved structure for a USB bluetooth wireless connector includes a circuit board, a body, and a housing. The circuit board includes a top surface and a bottom surface. The body includes an upper board and a lower bracket, and that the circuit board is interposed between the upper board and the lower bracket. The housing includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and two side surfaces. The body is provided with at least one anchoring hole; and the housing is provided with at least one engaging portion for engaging and securing together the body and the housing. A plurality of connecting terminals are integrally arranged on the circuit board so as to greatly reduce volume of the USB bluetooth wireless device and to lower the possibility of damage on the device or USB receptacle due to impact thereon.
US07802996B2	Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus may include a camera module having a camera body with an imaging optical system, an image sensing element, a signal processor, a substrate, and connection pieces formed on the substrate; and a socket on which the camera module is mounted. The socket may include an insulating socket body acceptable the camera module and having a bottom wall, four side walls, and connection terminals. The side wall may have an elastic piece for elastically supporting the camera module inside the four side walls while securing spaces to the four side walls and the connection pieces may be connected to the connection terminals. The elastic piece may be elastically deformable in the thickness direction of the side wall and an elastic deformation notched portion may be formed on the side wall corresponding to the elastic piece for the elastic piece in elastically.
US07802994B1	Combination of connector assembly and two printed circuit boards A combination of connector assembly and two printed circuit boards includes a first printed circuit board defining a guiding gap at one edge thereof and a second printed circuit board, a receptacle connector including a receptacle insulating housing and a plurality of receptacle terminals, a plug connector including a plug insulating housing and a plurality of plug terminals. The receptacle insulating housing defines a plurality of assisting channels penetrating through a bottom surface of the receptacle insulating housing in order to communicate with the guiding gap of the first printed circuit board. Each of the receptacle terminals has a pair of contact portions face-to-face stretching into the corresponding assisting channel. Each of the plug terminals has a contact arm stretching out of the plug insulating housing so as to pass through the guiding gap to be electrically clamped by the contact portions of the corresponding receptacle terminals.
US07802993B2	Surface mount coaxial connector assembly A disclosed coaxial connector can be surface-mounted on a circuit board without degradation in signal transmission characteristics. The coaxial connector includes a center conductor, a surrounding conductor by which the center conductor is surrounded, and an insulating housing. The center conductor has a leg portion at its base end. The surrounding conductor has six lugs at its base end that extend radially. The leg portion and the lugs are exposed on a bottom surface of the housing. The coaxial connector is mounted on the circuit board with the leg portion pressed against a signal pad on the circuit board for electrical connection and the lugs pressed against a ground pad for electrical connection.
US07802987B1	Methods and systems for lubricating dental appliances A system for repositioning teeth comprises a plurality of individual appliances that are treated with a lubricious composition. The appliances are configured to be placed successively on the patient's teeth and to incrementally reposition the teeth from an initial tooth arrangement, through a plurality of intermediate tooth arrangements, and to a final tooth arrangement. The system of appliances is usually configured at the outset of treatment so that the patient may progress through treatment without the need to have the treating professional perform each successive step in the procedure.
US07802984B2	System and method for combustion-air modulation of a gas-fired heating system A system and method for providing a gas-fired heating system with improved thermal efficiency includes modulating a quantity of combustion air flow to a combustion mixture in response to a measured change in fuel-gas pressure using a DC (e.g., brushless) motor to drive a combustion air blower. A pressure transducer in a manifold transporting fuel-gas into the combustion mixture outputs a signal proportional to the measured pressure to the motor. The motor speed and thus the resultant quantity of combustion air flow are modulated in proportion to the quantity of fuel-gas to the mixture. Accordingly, a constant fuel-gas to combustion air ratio is maintained. The system and method may further provide for adjusting the output signal to accommodate measured intake air temperature, and/or measured atmospheric pressure in order to maintain a constant, good thermal efficiency (preferably ≧80%) regardless of air temperature and altitude at the system's installation location.
US07802983B2	Configurable manifold An injection molding apparatus includes a manifold having a melt channel for receiving a melt stream of moldable material from a source. A nozzle having a nozzle channel is coupled to the manifold for receiving the melt stream from the manifold melt channel. The nozzle includes a heater. A mold cavity is in communication with the nozzle channel, the mold cavity for receiving the melt stream from the nozzle channel through a mold gate. A temperature sensor is disposed at the manifold for use in adjusting the heater of the nozzle or for use in adjusting a heater of an inlet body.
US07802980B2	System, method and apparatus for configuring an end of arm tool in a molding system According to embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a system, a method and an apparatus for configuring an end of arm tool within a molding environment. The end of arm tool comprises a base structure attachable, in use, to an actuator of the molding system, the base structure comprising a mounting structure interface; a mounting structure configured to be releasably accepted, in use, within the mounting structure interface; the mounting structure for receiving, in use, a part receptacle; the base structure comprising a service connecting interface configured to connect, in use, a service to the part receptacle via the mounting structure.
US07802978B2	Imprinting of partial fields at the edge of the wafer The present invention is directed towards several aspects of imprint lithography that have to be improved to address imprinting of partial fields and dies at the edge of the wafer.
US07802972B2	Rotary type compressor A valve guard for restricting the amount of deformation of a valve disc has a main body part abuttable with the back surface of the valve disc, and a fixation part extending to outside of a receding part. Upon mounting the valve guard to an end plate part, the fixation part is firmly attached to the outside of the receding part of the end plate part.
US07802971B2	Controller for a variable displacement feed pump The disclosure relates to a feed pump for hydraulic media having an input and an output. A pressure-reducing element is connected to the output, at the output of the element the system pressure being present and the output being connected to a consumer, wherein the output is connected to the first input of a pump controller, the second input being connected to the output of the pressure-reducing element, and wherein the pump controller adjusts the feed pump toward maximum delivery if the system pressure is smaller than a minimum pressure or if the system pressure is smaller than the feed pressure, and wherein parallel to the pump controller a pressure limiter is switched such that at the first input thereof the feed pressure is present and at the control input the system pressure is present, wherein the pressure limiter opens if the feed pressure is greater than a desired value.
US07802970B2	Micropump for electronics cooling A micropump including one or more microchannels for receiving a fluid and a plurality of electrodes arranged on a diaphragm and energized in a manner to provide an enhanced electrohydrodynamic flow of fluid through the one or more microchannels. The micropump may be used for pumping a working fluid for removing heat from a heat-generating electronic component or for delivery of a drug, medicine, or other treatment agent as or in a fluid to a patient.
US07802967B2	Vertical axis self-breaking wind turbine A vertical axis wind turbine which includes a rotor having three radially extending blades spaced at even intervals about a central axis. Each radially blade having an outer edge that lies on an imaginary circle of a first diameter. Each radially extending blade including a plurality of spaced airfoil sub-blades separated by gaps for the passage of air therethrough. Each of sub-blade having a leading vertical edge, and a trailing vertical edge and being positioned with the trailing vertical edge along a common radius line of the imaginary circle. Each sub-blade is skewed such that its cord line is rotated negative 45 degrees with respect the radius of the imaginary circle. The airfoil sub-blades maximize energy production by creating a secondary wind flow of a higher velocity for impingement upon blades of the rotor, and utilize backpressure during the second half of a rotation cycle to efficiently break the rotor against overspeed.
US07802966B2	Rotary blood pump Various “contactless” bearing mechanisms including hydrodynamic and magnetic bearings are provided for a rotary pump as alternatives to mechanical contact bearings. In one embodiment, a pump apparatus includes a pump housing defining a pumping chamber. The housing has a spindle extending into the pumping chamber. A spindle magnet assembly includes first and second magnets disposed within the spindle. The first and second magnets are arranged proximate each other with their respective magnetic vectors opposing each other. The lack of mechanical contact bearings enables longer life pump operation and less damage to working fluids such as blood.
US07802965B2	Cooling fan A cooling fan with high heat-dissipating performance includes a plurality of blades; and a frame for receiving the blades therein, wherein the frame has a reduced height for exposing the blades to outside of the frame so as to allow air to enter into the frame via a top portion and a peripheral portion of the blades to improve air introduction and heat dissipating efficiency of the cooling fan. A cover may be mounted to a top surface of the frame, and formed with a plurality of openings for allowing air to enter into the frame through the openings; such an arrangement cam effectively enhance air intake and working efficiency of the cooling fan.
US07802960B2	Device and method for suction pipe A method and device for reducing noise and vibrations in a suction pipe (1) in a reaction-type hydropower turbine. The suction pipe (1) comprises one or more nozzles (2) for injection of a working medium through the nozzles (2) into the suction pipe (1). Each nozzle is arranged at an angle γ relative to a horizontal plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (4) of an inlet (3) of the suction pipe (1) and at an angle β relative to a horizontally defined tangent (6) at the point of intersection between each nozzle (2) and the suction pipe (1).
US07802957B2	Tape feeder, electronic component mounting apparatus using the same, and method of feeding electronic components A tape feeder feeds electronic components by advancing a tape intermittently. The tape feeder includes a motor controller for controlling a motor, which rotatively drives a sprocket to advance the tape, and a communication unit for receiving a control signal from a control unit of an electronic component mounting apparatus and transmitting a control parameter such as a rotating speed, an amount of rotation, and acceleration and deceleration pattern to the motor controller. The tape feeder has such a structure that a tape advancing speed and an amount of tape advancement are easily changeable according to a type of the electronic components by changing the control parameter of the rotating speed and the amount of rotation of the motor. In addition, the tape feeder is adaptable for correction of the amount of rotation according to a result of measurement of pin position of the sprocket, so as to properly interrupt turning of the sprocket at the correct stop position for accurate positioning of the electronic components into the right pick-up location all the time.
US07802956B2	Apparatus for automatically unloading agricultural material from a storage bag An unloading mechanism capable of automatically unloading agricultural materials from a storage bag is disclosed. The unloading mechanism includes a collection mechanism, discharge mechanism and a sensor arrangement configured to engage the storage bag. The sensor arrangement controls the unloading mechanism so that it automatically advances in a direction towards the storage bag as material is unloaded therefrom.
US07802954B2	Plastic nut with retaining elements to hold the nut in a socket of a tool A plastic nut has raised regions forming retaining elements for retaining the nut in a socket of a tool. The retaining elements are formed at corners or faces of a polygonal tool engagement region. Tapered rib retaining elements may be formed at alternate corners, or wedge retaining elements may be formed at alternate faces.
US07802946B2	Throwaway insert and milling tool equipped with the same A throwaway insert enabling the use of a holder for a long period and having excellent chip evacuation is provided. The throwaway insert is formed in a substantially polygonal plate shape and includes a rake face formed on an upper surface thereof, a relief face formed on a side surface thereof, a main cutting edge formed along a ridge representing an intersection of the rake face and the relief face, which is divided into a plurality of main cutting edge divisions by at least one groove formed on the relief face, and a projection formed so as to protrude from the rake face in correspondence with each of the main cutting edge divisions.
US07802944B2	Tool for chip removing machining as well as a basic body and an indexable cutting insert therefor A tool for chip removing machining, including a basic body having a connecting surface included in an insert seat, and an indexable cutting insert mounted in the basic body and having a connecting surface in mechanical engagement with the connecting surface of the basic body, and fixed by a tightening element. The connecting surface of the basic body includes a solitary, polygonal elevation that protrudes from a bottom surrounding the elevation from all sides. The elevation includes two external side support surfaces orientated at an angle to each other. The connecting surface of the cutting insert includes a solitary depression that is wider and deeper than the elevation. The depression is surrounded by a frame in which there are included at least three banks running at an angle to each other and including internal shoulder surfaces, two of which are pressed against the two side support surfaces of the elevation, and lower base surfaces, which are situated in a common plane, three of which rest against the bottom. In addition, the invention relates to a basic body and a cutting insert as such.
US07802939B2	High axial stiffness swivel joint A swivel joint is provided comprising a first base member, a second base member, and a spider positioned between the first and second base members. The spider includes a center support and first and second bearing support elements. Each bearing support element has an arcuate surfaces adapted to form joints with the first and second base members. In one embodiment, at least one shim element disposed is between at least one of the first and second bearing support elements and the center support.
US07802937B1	Sample applicator A method for filling a personal care product applicator comprises flowing an amount of said personal care product into a one piece body of the applicator through a first end thereof. The flowing leaves the product in a first location within the body atop a transverse web. A closure is secured to the body at the first end. The web is displaced to shift the product from the first location.
US07802934B2	Image generating apparatus having axially movable roller gear An image generating apparatus includes a rotatable roller for carrying a paper, provided movably in an axial direction, a roller gear fixedly mounted on the roller, a drive gear meshing with the roller gear and driven by a driving source, and a position adjustment member regulating an axial position of the roller gear so as to hold the roller gear from axial both sides while capable of moving the roller gear to a separate position for separating the roller gear and the drive gear from each other in a state of applying no pressing force to the roller gear and to a mesh position for meshing the roller gear and the drive gear with each other in carrying the paper.
US07802932B2	Printing system and method A printing system capable of executing printing using printing medias of different types is provided. In the system, a first designation unit designates a paper type used to print a first page group in a document. A selection unit selects paper types which can be used to print the second page group in the document from paper types available in the system based on the designated paper type. A second designation unit designates a paper type used to print the second page group from the selected paper types. Then, a printing unit prints the first page group on paper sheets of the type designated by the first designation unit, and prints the second page group on paper sheets of the type designated by the second designation unit.
US07802929B2	Monolithic shell for an optical electrical device An optoelectronic transceiver module. The optoelectronic module is a monolithic, one-piece module shell that includes a top portion, a bottom portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and a front portion. The top portion, bottom portion, first side portion, second side portion and the front portion define a cavity configured to enclose electro-optical circuitry. In addition, the top portion and the bottom portion are configured such that the top portion is not separable from the bottom portion. Further, the front portion defines at least one of an optical transmit port or an optical receive port.
US07802922B2	Retaining structure for rolling elements An improved retaining structure for a rolling element comprises a plurality of separated pieces, two pairs of connecting ribbons, two pull-resisting ribbons, and a plurality of rolling elements. The separated pieces respectively have a plurality of contacting surfaces on the front and rear surfaces thereof. A partially wrapped containing space for receiving the rolling elements is defined between each two contacting surfaces. The two pairs of connecting ribbons are installed in pairs on two sides of the separated pieces. The two pull-resisting ribbons are installed on the two sides of the separated pieces respectively and connect with the two pairs of connecting ribbons. Thereby, the rolling elements are kept in a central position between the separated pieces in a partial wrapping manner to prevent the rolling elements from being improper clipped or from escaping when performing circumrotation motions. Furthermore, the uniform flexibility of the pull-resisting ribbons is increased.
US07802921B2	Sliding-assistance unit for a linear motion apparatus A linear motion apparatus has a linear track, a slider and two sliding-assistant units for a linear motion apparatus. The sliding-assistant units for a linear motion apparatus is mounted between the track and the slider to enhance ease of movement between the track and the slider, and each sliding-assistant unit has two roller rings to receive rollers. The roller rings are elongated rectangular rings, are selectively mounted oppositely crossly around each other. Each roller ring is designed with reduced components to make manufacturing and assembling the sliding-assistant unit easier. Moreover, the roller ring is designed as one unity so no seam will be formed due to assembling two different pieces, such that ensures contact between the rollers and the roller ring smooth.
US07802920B2	Static-pressure gas bearing mechanism A first and a second static-pressure gas bearings supporting a rod at two locations in the axial direction in the non-contact manner are provided, in which the first static-pressure gas bearing is fixedly supported by a bearing housing, while the second static-pressure gas bearing is supported capable of displacement through a movable support mechanism. And this movable support mechanism has an actuator and suppresses contact of the rod with the static-pressure gas bearings by displacing the shaft center of the second static-pressure gas bearing with respect to the first static-pressure gas bearing by this actuator according to a load acting on the rod.
US07802918B2	Heat detector An object is to build a protective structure which can protect a ferroelectric material from a surrounding environment when the ferroelectric material is used as a heat detecting element of a heat detector, thereby enhancing the reliability of the heat detector.A heat detector includes a heat detecting unit 11 that senses heat in a monitoring area, and a casing 81 that holds the heat detecting unit 11, and the heat detecting unit is held by the casing 11 via a laminating portion 60 which serves to protect the heat detecting unit 11.
US07802917B2	Method and apparatus for chuck thermal calibration Wafer temperature is measured as a function of time following removal of a heat source to which the wafer is exposed. During the wafer temperature measurements, a gas is supplied at a substantially constant pressure at an interface between the wafer and a chuck upon which the wafer is supported. A chuck thermal characterization parameter value corresponding to the applied gas pressure is determined from the measured wafer temperature as a function of time. Wafer temperatures are measured for a number of applied gas pressures to generate a set of chuck thermal characterization parameter values as a function of gas pressure. A thermal calibration curve for the chuck is generated from the set of measured chuck thermal characterization parameter values and the corresponding gas pressures. The thermal calibration curve for the chuck can be used to tune the gas pressure to obtain a particular wafer temperature during a fabrication process.
US07802911B2	Backlight device and liquid crystal display A backlight apparatus of a sidelight type includes a light guide plate having an incident face on a lateral face and a light source unit having a plurality of substrates. The plurality of the substrates are respectively disposed on the incident face side of the light guide plate such that each of substrate faces of the substrates is parallel with a light exit face of the light guide plate, and the substrates are adjacent to one another in a thickness direction of the light guide plate. A plurality of light emitting devices that emit light along the substrate faces are mounted in columns on each of the substrate faces of the plurality of the substrates such that emitting directions of the light emitting devices are directed to the incident face.
US07802909B2	Multifunctional medical examination instrument Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a medical instrument used for conducting eye, ear, mouth examinations of a patient. The instrument is connectable with a remote power supply. In an exemplified embodiment, instrument comprises an elongated, rigid body defining a first end and a second end, a light emitting member disposed at the first end, and an input/output connector disposed at the second end and adapted for selective connection with the remote power supply, so as to enable operation of the light emitting member free of connection with the remote power supply. The instrument may also be used for sensitivity testing of skin areas of the patent.
US07802905B2	Light diffuser plate The present invention provides a light diffuser plate, the surface of which is less likely to be scratched, capable of laminating a film base material (3) with a high lamination strength.The light diffuser plate (1) of the present invention includes a transparent material and a light diffusing agent dispersed in the transparent material, wherein one or both surfaces are rough surfaces (1a) having a ten-point average roughness (Rz) of 20 to 40 μm. A film-laminated light diffuser plate (4) can be obtained by laminating an adhesive film (5) comprising the film base material (3) and an adhesive layer (2) formed on at least one surface of the film base material on the rough surface.
US07802904B2	Electronic stroboscope An electronic stroboscope including a generally longitudinal light discharge tube and a reflector comprising a first reflecting part which reflects light radiated from the light discharge tube and a second reflecting part which reflects light directly radiated from the light discharge tube and light reflected from the first reflecting part to exit out of an opening. The first reflecting part includes first curved parts formed on an opposite side of the light discharge tube from the opening, planar parts connected to the first curved parts and disposed closer to the opening than the first curved parts, and circular parts connected to the planar parts and disposed closer to the opening than the planar parts, and the second reflecting part includes second curved parts connected to the circular parts of the first reflecting parts and disposed closer to the opening than the first curved parts.
US07802902B2	LED lighting fixtures A lighting fixture (20-23) mechanically encloses a LED module (30), which includes at least one LED (40) and can further include a LED driver (50) in electrical communication with the LED(s) (40) to operably provide a LED drive signal to the at least one LED (40), a thermal management system (60) in thermal communication with the LED(s) (40) and the lighting fixture (20-23) to facilitate a heat transfer from the LED(s) (40) to the lighting fixture (20-23), and/or a beam shaper (70) in optical communication with the LED(s) (40) to modify an illumination profile of a radiation beam emitted by the LED(s) (40).
US07802901B2	LED multi-chip lighting units and related methods Light emitting device multi-chip lighting units and related methods are disclosed. According to one aspect, a white LED chip, a red LED chip, a blue LED chip, and a green LED chip are operably configured to a semiconductor substrate positioned within a lighting unit housing. The lighting unit can therefore provide a white light beam, a red light beam, a green light beam, and a blue light beam. The LED chips can be configured on the substrate such that the emitted light beams can overlap. Thus, in addition to the white LED chip providing a white light beam, the red LED chip, the blue LED chip, and the green LED chip can be actuated simultaneously with the white LED chip to combine and emit a more powerful and intense white light beam. Additionally, the red LED chip, the blue LED chip and the green LED chip can be actuated simultaneously to emit an intermediary intensity white light beam from the lighting unit.
US07802891B2	Faceted mirror apparatus A faceted mirror apparatus includes a support plate having a plurality of stepped reception bores into which are fitted the base portions of respective ones of a plurality of mirror facets having mirrored surfaces. An outer surface of each of the facets bears on an inner wall to provide a stable alignment of the optical axes of the mirrored surfaces such that the apparatus generates a beam of rays from impinging rays.
US07802888B2	Illumination field blending for use in subtitle projection systems A projection system that projects a text or subtitle box onto an image minimizes the contrast between the text box and the image. A transition region surrounding the text box minimizes visual disruption to the image onto which the text box is projected. The positions of optical elements of a text projector enable the text box to gradually fade out. The text projector has a lamp that defines an object plane and a light path modifier. The light path modifier is offset from the object plane, toward the lamp to blend the borders of the text box into the image projected by an image projector.
US07802885B2	Imaging unit for ophthalmological devices, in particular, for fundus cameras and method for the use thereof A stripe pattern of known distance is imaged on the ocular fundus by the imaging unit for opthalmological devices. This makes it possible to carry out absolute measurements of distances and objects at the ocular fundus with knowledge of the initial values serving as a basis. The imaging unit for opthalmological devices, particularly fundus cameras, according to the invention comprises a device for generating and imaging any, but a known, stripe pattern or line pattern on the retina of an eye to be examined, a camera for recording the stripe pattern or line pattern on the retina, and an evaluating unit for determining the distances on the retina. The imaging unit is constructed in such a way that the stripe pattern or line pattern to be imaged is coupled into the beam path between the opthalmological device and the eye to be examined. The use of an imaging unit of this kind as an accessory to opthalmological devices also expands the possibilities for its use in measurements at the ocular fundus. Although the proposed solution is particularly suited to fundus cameras, it can also be used for other opthalmological device.
US07802881B2	Ink set for ink-jet recording, ink-jet recording method, and ink-jet recording apparatus A water-based ink set for ink-jet recording includes: the infrared absorptive ink that contains the antimony-tin composite oxide fine particles and water; and the color ink that contains the coloring agent and water. The water-based ink set for ink-jet recording is applicable to an ink-jet recording method for recording an image by ejecting the inks onto a recording medium to cause the inks to adhere to the recording medium. When an image having infrared absorptivity is recorded, at least the infrared absorptive ink is ejected onto a recording medium to cause the infrared absorptive ink to adhere to the recording medium.
US07802878B2	Liquid droplet ejection mechanism and image forming apparatus The liquid droplet ejection mechanism includes: a first ink tank and a second ink tank which store ink; a plurality of ink chamber units which are capable of ejecting the ink; a first common flow channel which connects the first ink tank with the plurality of ink chamber units; and a second common flow channel which connects the second ink tank with the plurality of ink chamber units, wherein: the ink supplied from the first ink tank circulates in such a manner that the ink flows through the first common flow channel, the ink chamber units that do not eject the ink, and the second common flow channel to the second ink tank to be recovered in the second ink tank; the plurality of ink chamber units include a nearest connection ink chamber unit which is connected to the first ink tank at the shortest distance from the first ink tank, of the plurality of ink chamber units, and is also connected to the second ink tank at the shortest distance from the second ink tank, of the plurality of ink chamber units; and taking pressure in the first ink tank to be Pi, taking pressure in the second ink tank to be Po, taking volume of the ink circulated per unit time from the first ink tank to the second ink tank when the plurality of ink chamber units do not eject the ink to be Uo, taking the ratio between volume of the ink supplied per unit time from the ink supply channel and volume of ink supplied per unit time from the ink circulation channel when the ink is being ejected from at least one of the ink chamber units to be αi:αo, taking total volume of the ink ejected per unit time from all of the ink chamber units which are ejecting ink to be Q, taking flow channel resistance from a connection section with the first ink tank to a connection section with the nearest connection ink chamber unit in the first common flow channel to be Ri, taking the flow channel resistance from a connection section with the second ink tank to a connection section with the nearest connection ink chamber unit in the second common flow channel to be Ro1, taking flow channel resistance in the first common flow channel between mutually adjacent ink chamber units to be R1, taking the flow channel resistance in the second common flow channel between mutually adjacent ink chamber units to be R2, and taking the total number of ink chamber units to be Z, both following conditions are satisfied: {Pi−Ri×(αi×Q+Uo)}≧{Po−Ro1×(αo×Q−Uo)}, and [Pi−Ri×(αi×Q+Uo)−R1×(Z−1)×{(α1×Q)/2+Uo/2}]≧[Po−Ro1×(αo×Q−Uo)−R2×(Z−1)×{(αo×Q)/2−Uo/2}].
US07802875B2	Liquid ejection head and recording apparatus An ink jet recording head includes a plurality of ejection outlets for ejecting liquid; individual liquid chambers communicating with the plurality of ejection outlets; ejection energy generating elements, provided correspondingly to associated ones of the individual liquid chambers, for generating energy for ejecting the liquid; a common liquid chamber for supplying the liquid to the plurality of individual liquid chambers; and communicating paths constituting flow paths for communicating associated ones of the individual liquid chambers and the common liquid chamber with each other. At least adjacent ones of the flow paths have communicating positions, at different portions as seen in a direction perpendicular to a direction of ejection of the liquid through the ejection outlets, with said common liquid chamber.
US07802874B2	Restrictors with structure to prevent back flow and inkjet head having the same A restrictor with a structure to prevent a back flow of ink and an inkjet head including the restrictor. In the inkjet head, an ink channel is formed in a channel plate, and the ink channel includes an ink inlet, a plurality of pressure chambers, a manifold, a plurality of restrictors respectively connecting the pressure chambers to the manifold, and a plurality of nozzles. Piezoelectric actuators are formed on the channel plate. Each of the restrictors includes a plurality of protrusions formed on an inner surface thereof in a structure suitable to increase a flow resistance of the restrictor when ink flows from the pressure chamber to the manifold through the restrictor. Each of the protrusions includes a first surface facing a flow of ink moving through the restrictor in a direction from the manifold to the pressure chamber, and a second surface facing a flow of ink moving through the restrictor in a direction from the pressure chamber to the manifold. The first surface has a low flow resistance, and the second surface has a high flow resistance. Therefore, a black flow of ink is restricted when ink is ejected, and sufficient ink can be supplied through the restrictor during an ink refill process.
US07802872B2	Ink jet printhead and its manufacturing process Ink jet printhead comprising one or more ejection module, each with a silicon chip, a plurality of ejector nozzles arranged adjacent to a front of the module, ejection cells for the nozzles and delivery channels for the ink of the cells. The module or modules each include a distribution channel adjacent to the front and in fluid communication with the delivery channels and a nozzle layer integrated with the relative chip and in which the ejector nozzles parallel to the front are made. The head also comprises a support on which the module or modules are mounted and which defines a feeding duct for the ink in fluid communication with the delivery channels and sealing means between the module or modules and the support to guarantee fluid tightness between the feeding duct and the ejection cells.
US07802870B2	Scalable expandable rotojet rotating spray jet printhead A scalable expandable spray ink printer machine for use with paper roll stock is disclosed. A series of three or four print heads are place serially in proximity to paper stock. The configuration of the cylindrical print head allows the heads to be expanded for printing on wider paper stock. The print heads include a combination of fixed, turning and sliding components to align or block ink flow from the print ink reservoir. The printer is in fixed position perpendicular to the travel direction and rotates internally on an axis parallel to the paper or media to be printed. The print head is sectional and lengthwise expandable in fixed unit lengths. The printing machine is ideally suited for advertising or other elongated print media. Due to the use of standard paper, roll stock and speed of the printing, signs can be printed on demand and displayed in real-time.
US07802862B2	Printhead having sequenced nozzle firing on integrated circuit A printhead is provided having an integrated circuit having at least one row including a plurality of sets of n adjacent nozzles, each of the nozzles being configured to expel ink in response to fire signals, and a controller for supplying the fire signals to the integrated circuit such that (a) a fire signal is provided to nozzles at a first and nth position in each set of nozzles, then (b) a fire signal is provided to the next inward pair of nozzles in each set, then in the event n is an even number, (b) is repeated until all of the nozzles in each set has been fired, or in the event n is an odd number, (b) is repeated until all of the nozzles but a central nozzle in each set have been fired, and then the central nozzle is fired.
US07802860B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and method for determining liquid depletion to maintain a pressure differential between an ink jet head and ink cartridge A liquid-ejecting apparatus includes a liquid-ejecting section that ejects a liquid onto an object, a liquid container containing the liquid and detachably attached to the liquid-ejecting section, and a depletion-determining section. The liquid container supplies a predetermined amount of liquid to the liquid-ejecting section by a pressure corresponding to the amount of ink remaining in the liquid container. The depletion-determining section determines depletion of the liquid if the amount of ink remaining falls below a threshold depending on temperature.
US07802858B2	Element board for printhead, printhead and printhead control method In a printhead having a plurality of printing elements, a shift register which serially receives printing data corresponding to the number of printing elements, a latch which latches the printing data input to the shift register, and a driving circuit which selectively drives the printing elements in accordance with the printing data latched by the latch and a signal representing a driving period, the latch state of the latch is controlled by the signal representing the driving period. The signal representing the driving period and a signal for controlling the latch state of the latch are commonly used to decrease the number of input terminals of the printhead.
US07802856B2	Drawer slide with push-latch device A drawer slide includes an outer slide, an inner slide moveable relative to the outer slide between a closed position and an extended position, a first engagement member, a second engagement member moveable by engagement with the first engagement member between a latched position to latch the inner slide in the closed position and an unlatched position disengaged from the second engagement member, and a first spring coupled to any one of the outer slide and the inner slide and configured to bias the inner slide to the extended position when the inner slide is proximate to the closed position.
US07802855B2	Home appliance having a door A front face for an appliance that is one of a washing machine and a clothes dryer includes a door panel having a transparent window defined thereon, a door handle including a handle body having an inner surface, an outer surface, and two end portions. The handle is coupled to the door panel and is configured such that a portion of the handle does not contact the door panel and defines an opening between the inner surface of the handle body and the door panel.
US07802854B1	System for removing shingles from a roof The invention is directed towards a system and method for removing shingles from a roof comprising a shingle removal head, a boom arm assembly, a vacuum, and a containment bin. The head includes a frame that defines a shingle disposal area and includes a prying member having a lifting surface for engaging the underside of shingles and lifting them from the roof and directing them to the shingle disposal area. The head also includes a cutting member for receiving and decreasing the size of the removed shingles for removal from the head by the vacuum into the containment bin, both of which may be carried by a transportation unit. The head may be attached to the boom arm assembly that is carried by a transportation unit so that the assembly causes the head to engage and lift shingles from a roof, allowing operation of the head frame from the ground.
US07802851B2	Method and apparatus for adjusting mutual position of constructional elements of a patient chair The object of the invention is a method and an apparatus for adjusting mutual position of two structural elements of a patient chair, like the back rest and the head rest, articulated with each other, in which method the mutual position of the two structural elements (3, 4, 5) connected with each other by articulation is adjusted by a drive device (13). With the help of the drive device (13) it is possible to produce, for example, an essentially high rotational motion that can be converted to a linear motion with the help of a thread. The linear motion is converted to an essentially slow rotational motion with the help of a thread element (9) functionally connected to an articulated shaft (6, 7) belonging to the position adjustment mechanism.
US07802850B2	Adjustable seat and method for use A seat for a motor vehicle, includes a backrest part and a seat part. The backrest part is configured to fold relative to the seat part from a normal position into a folded position and vice-versa. A lower seat structure is included and the seat is configured to move relative to the lower seat structure. At least one front first fastening, one rear second fastening and one diagonal fastening are provided to fasten the seat part to the lower seat structure. The seat is configured to adjust at least into an entry position and into a lowered position distinguishable from the normal position, and the second fastening is configured to release in the entry position. The diagonal fastening is configured to release in the lowered position.
US07802848B2	Bleacher seat A seat module that forms a seat portion and an upright lumbar and thoracic support portion in one piece as a commercial grade seat that can be retro-fitted to any stadium bleacher easily to conform with building safety codes and provide comfortable seating to the patrons of the stadium.
US07802843B2	Flexible noise cover for a ventilated seat This invention relates to a vehicle seat assembly having a lower seat assembly and a seat back assembly, the lower seat and seat back assemblies having an exterior surface and an interior region. The vehicle seat includes a ventilation system configured to move air through body-side openings in the exterior surface, the ventilation system comprising a fan and one or more fan openings, the fan openings providing fluid communication between the fan and an exterior of the seat assembly through the exterior surface. The vehicle seat also includes a flexible noise cover, mounted on the vehicle seat assembly, defining the fan openings.
US07802842B2	Roof module of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a roof module of a motor vehicle, which can be fastened to the chassis of the motor vehicle and defines a roof area. The aim of the invention is to improve the utility of the roof module or the motor vehicle. For this purpose, the roof module (9) is a planar full roof that is non-transparent or at least partially transparent, or the roof module (9) is a panoramic roof that projects towards the top and/or is at least partially transparent and/or comprises a roof box fixed to the top thereof, or comprises a bearing device (18) for detachably fixing a roof box (19) to the top of the roof module (9).
US07802839B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure is provided capable of reducing load borne by front-rear members.A vehicle front portion structure 10 includes: a pair of side frames 12, each extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and arranged parallel to each other at positions in the vehicle width direction; a dash panel 20, disposed at a position that is separated toward the rear in the vehicle front-rear direction from the front end portions 12A of the pair of side frames 12, and extending in the vehicle width direction and in the vehicle vertical direction; a division plate 25, disposed toward the front in the vehicle front-rear direction from the dash panel 20; an impact absorbing member 26, provided between the dash panel 20 and the division plate 25 so as to be able to transmit load in the vehicle front-rear direction; and support pillars 14, provided so as to be able to transmit load toward the rear in the vehicle front-rear direction to each of the side frames 12 and the division plate 25.
US07802836B2	Anti-dazzle sun visor for motor vehicles An anti-dazzle sun visor for use in the upper part of a windshield of a motor vehicle. The anti-dazzle sun visor is characterized by a screen which is hinged to a suspension, mounted so as to be movable to be displaced along the windshield, and a curtain which is extensible below a part of the windshield considered to be shadable, the curtain extending between the mobile suspension and the upper edge of the windshield.
US07802835B2	Vehicle entertainment system with flush supporting cradle A vehicle includes a ceiling with a headliner. A cradle is secured within the ceiling of the vehicle such that it is substantially flush with the headliner, the cradle being shaped and dimensioned for selectively receiving and securely holding a video system.
US07802833B2	Tunnel console for passenger compartment of a vehicle A console of a tunnel for the passenger compartment of a vehicle has an outer structure that houses, in a fixed position, a glove compartment fitted with a hatch; the console has a wall, which is positioned outside of said compartment and is movable, in response to an action by the user, with respect to an upper surface of the structure, between a lowered position and a raised position, so as to project upwards with respect to this upper surface and define an outer compartment when located in the raised position.
US07802832B2	Reconfigurable console mount having a plurality of interchangeable tongue-and-groove blank and equipment mounting panels and quick disconnect clamps A reconfigurable vehicle console having a plurality of interchangeable tongue-and-groove blank and equipment mounting panels and quick disconnect clamps associated with each panel.
US07802831B2	Locking structure Locking structures each include a locking claw portion formed on a desired object, and a locking clamp mechanism formed on at least one of left and right wall portions of a console device. The clamp mechanism has a fitting hole portion formed in the wall portion for fitting therein of the locking claw portion, a locking support portion for lockingly supporting the claw portion fitted in the fitting hole portion, and a pair of opposed movement-preventing projecting portions formed on opposite ends of the support portion for preventing movement of the object between the opposite ends. The clamp mechanism also having a resiliently-deformable elastic portion formed integrally with the wall portion to extend into the hole portion for resiliently pressing the claw portion against the support portion.
US07802828B2	Child safety cover Various embodiments of the present invention are illustrated. A first embodiment is a safety cover for a deadbolt of a door. The cover includes a housing having a first open end and a second open end. The housing is mounted to the door and positioned to substantially surround the deadbolt with the first open end and to contain a deadbolt actuator knob of the deadbolt within a cavity formed from the housing. The safety cover includes a cap mountable, via the second open end, into snug mating engagement with the interior of the housing. The cap is positioned such that upon actuation the cap slides axially within the housing until an inner wall of the cap meets the deadbolt actuator knob and wherein upon further actuation the inner wall grips and rotates the deadbolt actuator knob.
US07802827B2	Closing ring for lid and container combination A closing ring for a container and lid combination for securing the lid to the container includes a ring body having first and second free ends to be drawn together in order to secure the lid to the container. A link clevis and a lever clevis are welded to the free ends. A link is pivotally connected to the link clevis. A lever is pivotally connected to the lever clevis. The linkage arrangement is completed by connecting the link to the lever at a third pivot connection. A movable locking projection is assembled to the lever clevis for engaging the lever during an opening attempt wherein this engaging prevents the opening of the ring body until the movable locking projection is moved out of its engaging position relative to the lever.
US07802826B2	Latch assembly A latch assembly includes at least one latch unit having a latch unit housing, a latch notch provided in the latch unit housing, a lock bracket pivotally mounted in the latch unit housing adjacent to the latch notch and positional between latched and unlatched positions and an actuating arm engaging the lock bracket; a torque shaft coupled to the actuating arm; a handle unit having a handle housing and a handle plate pivotally mounted in the handle housing and coupled to the torque shaft; and at least one position indicator lip provided on the handle plate.
US07802822B2	Coupling with an indicator A quick connector including a female part, a male part, and a latch. The latch includes a latching ring which slides within a housing of the female part, and a backing ring which is fitted on the latching ring and is slidable relative thereto. As the male part is inserted into the female part, the latching ring locks the parts and a folded tab of the backing ring is raised to provide a visual indication that male part is locked in the female part.
US07802820B2	Book with embossed leaves A book includes a book body and at least one leaf. The book body is provided with two spaced folding lines to divide an outer side of the book body into a front face, a back face, and a spine interconnecting the front and the back face, and an inner side of the book body into a first and a second inner surface corresponding to the front and the back face, respectively, and a connecting surface corresponding to the spine and interconnecting the first and the second inner surface. The leaf is attached to one of the first and the second inner surface, and includes an illustration printed on a top surface of the leaf, a first embossed portion corresponding to the illustration, and at least one second embossed portion spaced from and higher than the first embossed portion to protect the latter against collapse by external pressure.
US07802819B2	Vehicle seat belt guiding device A vehicle seat belt guiding device is basically provided with a support portion and a seat belt guiding portion. The seat belt guiding portion includes a first seat belt guide surface extending for a prescribed length that is equal to or greater than a vehicle seat belt width, and a second guide portion includes a second seat belt guide surface extending for a prescribed length that is equal to or greater than half of the vehicle seat belt width. The second seat belt guide surface is angled upwardly with respect to the first seat belt guide surface to form a first acute angle and angled laterally with respect to the first seat belt guide surface to form a second acute angle, when the vehicle seat belt guiding device is in a seat belt in-use position.
US07802817B1	Building truss transport trailer device A building truss transport trailer device adapted for transporting upright or inverted building trusses. The base of the transport trailer device comprises a horizontal bed frame section, having top and bottom sides and a longitudinal axis. The bed frame section is supported on a set of wheels attached to the bottom side thereof. The bed frame section includes a tongue and hitch member adapted for attachment to a towing vehicle. A vertical support frame section extends from the top side of the bed frame section and is positioned along the longitudinal axis thereof. A fastening system is attached to the bed frame and adapted for fastening a plurality of upright or inverted building trusses, positioned on the bed frame section and against the vertical support frame section, to the trailer device for transport thereof.
US07802814B2	Stabilized pad for vehicles A stabilizer pad construction is shown in which a pair of resilient laminated pad assemblies are mounted outboard on a weldment that is pivotally supported from a stabilizer arm of a vehicle. A latch device is also illustrated in two different embodiments that prevent self-flipping of the pad, particularly from the grouser side to the resilient pad side. The latch device uses either a capture recess or a capture tab for preventing rotation and includes a handle to permit the user to manually rotate the pad.
US07802813B2	Tubular part A tubular part for fixing and holding a fixing object part inserted therein, the fixing object part being fixed by inwardly crimping a circumferential wall on a side of one end opening of the tubular part, including: the tubular part having a chamfered corner on an inner peripheral side of the circumferential wall on the side of one end opening, a degree of chamfering being such that chamfering is performed between a point at a thickness T1 measured from an outer circumferential surface of the one end opening and a point at a length L1 measured from an end surface of the opening, and when a thickness of the circumferential wall of the opening is represented as T, (T−T1)/T being 0.05 to 0.9 and (T−T1)/L1 being 0.8 to 1.2.
US07802811B2	Safety system for vehicle occupants A safety system for vehicle occupants includes at least one sensor, at least one actuator, and at least one control unit having output stages for controlling the at least one actuator. The safety system includes an arrangement for the activation of actuators not activated during an accident.
US07802809B2	Occupant protection system System and method for protecting an occupant in a vehicle seat, through the use of an occupant protection system is disclosed, wherein the vehicle seat includes a backrest section and a seat section. The occupant protection system includes a first airbag assembly having a first inflatable airbag, wherein the first airbag assembly is containable within an airbag recess located within a vehicle roof portion. A second airbag assembly is included having a second inflatable airbag and a deployment location. The second airbag assembly is mounted to a frame that is integrated with the seat while being external to a seat cushion. The first inflatable airbag is configured to extend downward from the roof portion to below a passenger shoulder-thorax protection region while in an inflated state. The second inflatable airbag is configured to extend upward from the deployment location through a passenger pelvic-thorax protection region while in an inflated state.
US07802805B2	Steering damper mounting structure for vehicle A steering damper mounting structure of a vehicle includes a head pipe, a front fork, a fork bridge, and a steering damper. The front fork, which suspends a front wheel, is steerably disposed on the head pipe. The fork bridge connects left and right members of the front fork. The steering damper is mounted on the fork bridge and the head pipe. The steering damper dampens a steering directional movement transmitted from a road surface to a handlebar via the front wheel and the front fork. A lower mounting portion on a side of the head pipe is disposed on a side of an axis as a center of pivotal motion of the front fork relative to the fork bridge, more specifically, an upper mounting portion on a side of the top bridge. The resulting configuration reduces the size of a front portion of a vehicle and a steering damper.
US07802801B2	Mass transit vehicle A mass transit vehicle includes one or a combination of the following: floor portions that are angled for creating an incline of a floor of the buss; a door or entranceway that is angle relative to a fore-aft axis of the vehicle; and/or an entranceway that opens a relatively low height relative to the ground.
US07802800B2	Motor vehicle with leaning system controlled by load sensor and method therefor A vehicle with lean control has a frame with a steering assembly. An arm assembly is connected to the frame. A pair of first and second shock absorbers is mounted between the frame and the arm assembly on opposite sides of the frame. Each shock absorber has a fluid-filled chamber and floating piston. A load sensor is mounted to the steering assembly for detecting changes of pressure on the steering assembly. The load sensor has a housing, a pressure sensing area disposed in the housing, and provides an electrical signal in response to the pressure sensing area. The load sensor detects pressure applied to the top plate of the housing. An electronic control unit is coupled to the electrical contact of the load sensor. A motor and pump assembly is responsive to the electronic control unit for transferring fluid between the chambers of the first and second shock absorbers.
US07802796B2	Composite material and seals formed thereof A seal is formed of a material including about 80.0% to about 95.0% by weight fluoropolymer, about 1.0% to about 10.0% by weight aromatic polymer, and graphite fiber.
US07802789B2	Sheet conveying device, sheet punching device, sheet processing device, image forming apparatus, and method for determining mounting state of measuring unit A sheet conveying device includes a conveying unit that conveys a sheet in a sheet conveying direction; a measuring unit that measures a position of a side edge of the sheet in a measurement area; a shielding unit having an end portion that is projected into the measurement area for shielding the sheet; a first determining unit that determines whether the shielding unit is detectable in the measurement area; and a second determining unit that determines whether the measuring unit has been mounted in the sheet conveying device based on a result obtained in the first determining unit.
US07802788B2	Sheet post-process apparatus A sheet post-process apparatus includes a waiting tray and a processing tray. The waiting tray is provided in the middle of a conveying path and makes standby sheets in the case where a post-process is required. The processing tray has a function which causes the sheets made standby on the waiting sheet to be dropped by self-weight. With this function, the processing tray receives the sheets moved to be dropped and the sheets conveyed from the conveying path without intervening the waiting tray, before carrying out the post-process. Sheet bundles formed on the processing tray are stacked on a storage tray by a sheet conveying mechanism after they have been post-processed.
US07802786B2	Duplex automatic document feeder and duplex document scanning method using the same A duplex automatic document feeder includes first, second, third, and fourth paths, an ejecting path, a scanning module, first and second reversing roller units, a feeding tray, and an ejecting tray. A document is moved from the feeding tray to the scanning module for scanning of a first side surface thereof. Subsequently, the document is moved along a second-side scanning path defined by the first reversing roller unit, the third path, a portion of the first path, the fourth path, and the first reversing roller unit to allow for scanning of a second side surface thereof. After the first and second side surfaces are scanned, the document is moved along a document-inverting path defined by the second reversing roller unit, a portion of the fourth path, the ejecting path, a portion of the second path, the first reversing roller unit, and the ejecting tray.
US07802784B2	Sheet feeding apparatus and image reading apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus has a liftable stacking member on which a sheet is stacked, a feeding member which feeds the sheet in abutment against the uppermost one of the sheets placed on the stacking member, the feeding member moving from a separation position to an abutment position, a driving portion which lifts the stacking member, a sensor to detect that an uppermost sheet is below a predetermined position, and a control portion configured to control the driving portion so as to lift the stacking member when a signal from the sensor is received in sequence a plurality of times, which the control portion receives from a sensor due to the feeding member moving from the separation position to the abutment position repeatedly, indicate that the uppermost one of the sheets placed on the stacking member is located below a predetermined position.
US07802779B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming device having the same A sheet processing apparatus staples a bundle of sheets, folds the sheets into two to make a book, and presses the folded sheets.A stitch bookbinding unit moves a press unit having press rollers and, a press holder, and the like constituting a creasing unit along the fold of a bundle of sheets subjected to the folding process by the press rollers and so as to reliably nip-press the fold by the nip between the moving press rollers and for pressing it. The press holder performs intermittent movement in which it is stopped during movement.
US07802778B2	Paper folding apparatus An accordion folding mechanism folds a sheet fed from an image forming apparatus in an accordion shape by repeating a mountain fold and a valley fold in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction. A size setting unit sets a folding size of the mountain fold and the valley fold. A size adjusting unit compares a size of the sheet fed from the image forming apparatus with the folding size, and adjusts the folding size of a predetermined number of folds at a trailing end of the sheet.
US07802776B2	Pneumatic spring damper unit Disclosed is a pneumatic spring shock absorber unit having working chambers (2, 3), which are filled with compressed air and which are partially delimited by rolling or folding bellows (7, 8, 9). These working chambers are situated one above the other and are interconnected via throttle valves that can be flowed through. Both working chambers are located inside a common pot-shaped housing (4) and are separated by a piston (6) so that one working chamber (2) is located on the front side of the piston and the other working chamber (3) is located on the rear side of the piston and at least partially surrounds the piston rod (5) so that the piston and the piston rod are sealed and guided inside the housing by rolling bellows (7, 8, 9).
US07802773B2	Reusable fall restrain supports and fall arrestor A system for providing re-usable safety support fences and fall restraints for the construction industry. The system comprises a plurality of disposable bases which are welded to I-beams or otherwise permanently attached to a floor or roof, and a plurality of removable support posts that screw into the disposable bases. The support posts form the posts of a safety fence through which steel cables are threaded to form a fence. Also, a fall arrestor, comprising an eye hook onto which a construction or maintenance worker on the perimeter of a building may attach, can be screwed into the permanently mounted disposable base. Additional embodiments for use with concrete construction instead of steel I-beams are disclosed.
US07802768B2	Telescoping pole mount A telescoping pole mount formed of an elongated male tube member that is slidable within an elongated female tube member. An internal locking mechanism for securing the telescoping pole at a selected elevation is provided as first and second cooperating wedges that are each structured to slide along a plane of mutual contact that is inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the female tube member, the wedges are sized to slide within the female tube member with the first wedge being positioned within the female tube member exterior to a portion of the male tube member that is positioned within the female tube member. A lengthwise drive mechanism is coupled for driving the second wedge against the first wedge along the plane of contact and into an interlocked relationship therewith. A disengaging mechanism is provided for disengaging the wedges from their interlocked relationship.
US07802763B2	Topping tool A topping tool assembly comprises a bag support defining a tapered receptacle having an open bag receiving end and an open dispensing end narrower than the bag receiving end, a mounting bracket fixed to the bag support, and an anchor bracket, wherein the mounting bracket and the anchor bracket are adapted such that the mounting bracket removably mounts onto the anchor bracket. The topping tool assembly is installed in a kitchen or other food preparation area by attaching the anchor bracket to a suitable supporting surface, and it receives and supports a pastry bag in a generally vertical orientation such that a top of the pastry bag is exposed through the bag receiving end of the bag support and a bottom decorative tip of the pastry bag protrudes from the bottom dispensing end of the bag support. When a pastry bag is supported in this manner, a user may manually apply pressure at the top of the pastry bag and locate a pastry, cake, or other item just beneath the dispensing end while the dispensing tip of the pastry bag remains at a constant position and orientation.
US07802762B2	Automobile cable/conduit retainer A retainer for a conduit, cable or the like, preferably a fluid conduit in an automobile, includes a retainer body having attaching portions to be mounted to an automobile body part, damping portions for dampening conduit vibrations, an insertion portion that constricts from the outside to the inside, and a receiving portion for the conduit. The retainer body is integrally molded of a plastic material. The receiving portion has three or more engaging portions which are arranged circumferentially of and engage the conduit and which are connected by resilient arms to the retainer body in a manner that, in the event of conduit vibrations, the resilient arms shall yield easily and elastically like leaf springs in all axial and radial directions and shall decouple the vibration-induced forces from the automobile body part.
US07802759B2	Aircraft wing, aircraft wing composite material, and method of manufacture thereof To provide an aircraft wing which has both high bending flexibility in the wing chord direction and high capacity to maintain the wing shape in the wing span direction, and to which morphing aircraft technology can be applied in the high-speed regime where aerodynamic forces are high.The wing is formed by arranging a plurality of CFRP rods having maximum anisotropic stiffness in the axial direction, so as to be parallel to the wing span direction, and filling the gaps between the CFRP rods with an elastic material.
US07802757B2	Method and system for taxiing an aircraft The system is used for taxiing an aircraft and comprises at least one multi-spool gas turbine engine, the engine having an electrical motor in a torque-driving engagement with a low pressure spool of the engine. The low pressure spool has a propulsor connected thereon to generate thrust when rotated. A controller is connected to the electrical motor and an electrical power source to control an amount of electrical power provided from the power source to the electrical motor so as to drive the propulsor and cause at least a major portion of the thrust to be generated by the propulsor for moving the aircraft during taxiing.
US07802756B2	Aircraft control system A span-loaded, highly flexible flying wing, having horizontal control surfaces mounted aft of the wing on extended beams to form local pitch-control devices. Each of five spanwise wing segments of the wing has one or more motors and photovoltaic arrays, and produces its own lift independent of the other wing segments, to minimize inter-segment loads. Wing dihedral is controlled by separately controlling the local pitch-control devices consisting of a control surface on a boom, such that inboard and outboard wing segment pitch changes relative to each other, and thus relative inboard and outboard lift is varied.
US07802750B2	Rolled sheet support mechanism and printer A rolled sheet support mechanism has two spaced-apart guide plates for accommodating therebetween a rolled sheet. A displacement member carries a pair of opposed, axially slidable bobbins and pivots between an attachment position wherein the rolled sheet can be inserted between and held by the bobbins and an accommodation position wherein the rolled sheet is ready for use. A pair of biasing members compressed between the guide plates and bobbins elastically press the bobbins to the rolled sheet. The spacing between the guide plates is larger in the region of the attachment position than in the region of the accommodation position so that when the displacement member pivots from the attachment position to the accommodation position, the biasing members slide along the guide plates and further compress to increase the force at which the bobbins press against the rolled sheet.
US07802749B2	Creel magazine supply system and method A creel magazine for delivering packaged stranded material to a creel. The magazine includes magazine frame having guides for directing stranded materials to a creel or manufacturing process. Movable magazine cartridges rotatably support packages of stranded materials and are positioned on either side of the magazine frame. The apparatus and method provide for sequential delivery of stranded materials by alternating delivery sources between cartridges, intermediate replenishment of spent packages by rotation of a full package to a delivery position, and replenishment of spent cartridges.
US07802748B2	Core feeding method in a rewinding machine for making logs of sheet material A method for rewinding a web of sheet material for making a log wound on a core in a winding zone formed between an upper winding roller and a lower winding roller. Upstream of the winding zone a cradle is provided for feeding the core connected to the support of the lower roller and located beneath the upper winding roller. At least a portion of the cradle is movable with respect to the support of the lower roller and is capable of lowering or rising towards/away from the upper winding roller. For each step of feeding a core, the movable portion can be displaced from a first position of load of the core to a second position wherein the core contacts the upper roller. When the upper roller contacts the core for reaching the winding zone it moves first on the movable portion and then on a fixed portion of the cradle that is integral to the support wherein the axle rotates of the lower roller.
US07802747B2	Line length adjustment device for mooring lines and the like A line length adjustment device includes a strap having a rope loop attached to one end, the other end wound up on a winder core in a housing which has a rope loop at an end opposite a slot receiving the strap. A gripper element normally engages the strap to lock it in any adjusted length, which is manually releasable to allow unwinding of the strap.
US07802742B2	Multipurpose cassette for adjusting a grinder on a mechanical or electrical condiment mill or on a device for finely breaking foodstuff A device for adjusting a condiment grinder or a foodstuff breaking unit includes a cassette having an adjusting ring (3), a dish-supporting slide (2) and a fixing washer (1).
US07802741B2	Pump assemblies having a quick-release latching mechanism and methods for securing pump assemblies in a tank A pump assembly supportable in a tank having an opening includes a pump such as a grinder pump and a cover attachable to the pump. The cover has a peripherally-extending portion extending outwardly from the pump and the peripherally-extending portion is sized to rest on a first surface of the portion of the tank defining the opening. A quick-release latching mechanism may include a plurality of members such as arms or pawls which are movable generally radially between a retracted position wherein the outer ends of the plurality of members are disposed inwardly of the peripherally-extending portion of the cover allowing the pump assembly to be lowered into the opening in the tank, and an extended position wherein the outer ends of a plurality of members are positionable against a second opposite side of the portion of the tank defining the opening to compress the portion of the tank forming the opening between the cover and the plurality of members.
US07802740B2	Shredding machine A shredding machine having a plastics loading section and a paper loading section. The two loading sections feed material to be shred into a single cutting section. The plastics loading section may include a ram that urges loaded materials into the cutting section for shredding. The cutting section may include a plurality of cutters mounted on a pair of adjacent cutting shafts. The cutters on one shaft are intermeshed with the cutters on the other shaft. The cutting shafts rotate in opposite directions to cut apart materials fed into the cutting head. The teeth of one cutter are offset from the those of adjacent cutters to evenly distribute the forces generating during cutting. The machine may include a material collection/filtration system having a vacuum that creates a negative pressure in the cabinet and a filtration bag for collecting the shredded material. The filtration system may also include a HEPA filter for collecting airborne particles that are not captured in the filtration bag.
US07802732B2	Device and process for temperature regulation of sections of the interior of an aircraft A device for temperature regulation of sections of the interior of an aircraft includes a controlled mixer valve for the mixing of engine bleed air and air that is cooler than the engine bleed air in order to obtain pre-tempered mixed air flowing out of the mixer valve; a distribution line connected to the outlet of the mixer valve which is connected to the respective sections by at least two supply lines; individual heating units assigned to the respective sections; sensors assigned to the individual sections for the respective actual temperatures; transmitters for the respective nominal temperatures; and a regulator unit which controls the mixer valve dependent upon the respective nominal temperatures and the respective actual temperatures in the individual areas.
US07802731B2	Surface having coded data layers A surface is provided having disposed therein or thereon a plurality of coded data layers. The coded data layers include a raw data layer having at least one raw data portion, a fault-tolerant data layer having at least one fault-tolerant data portion, and an alignment data layer having alignment data indicative of at least two registration positions. The registration positions are indicative of a relative position of the raw and fault-tolerant data portions with respect to the surface.
US07802724B1	Identifications and communications methods The invention relates to improved methods and forms for automatically and non-unobtrusively to detect, without human interpretation, the identification of people(s), object(s), and other, with various methods utilized in connection to creating, storing, adding, connecting, modifying, sharing, inputting, recalling, authorizing, approving, tracking, generating, formatting, monitoring, accessing, locating, deleting, controlling, linking, collecting all types of data and information, and generating at least one type of identifiable communications information related to anyone or anything, and in and/or around any type of environment, such as an airport(s), airline(s), and/or other aviation location(s), theme park, amusement park, aquarium, cruise ships, tourist location, hospitals, buildings, government complex, malls, customs boards, sports events, parking, manufacturing, hotels, resorts, clubs, retail, elevators, utilities, museums, libraries, as well as other types of location(s), among other environments.

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