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US07811603B2	Microfluidic device for forming monodisperse lipoplexes A method for forming monodisperse lipoplex assemblies includes providing a microfluidic device having a main microfluidic channel coupled to first and second reactant inlet channels. The first inlet channel is used to deliver a cationic lipid to the main channel while the second channel is used to deliver a nucleic acid. A droplet generation zone is provided in the main channel at the intersection of first and second carrier channels that contain a hydrophobic fluid. The cationic lipid, nucleic acid, and the hydrophobic fluid are then pumped through the device. In the droplet generation zone, shear force from the hydrophobic fluid pinches off droplets. The cationic lipid and nucleic acid are mixed in the generated droplets as the droplets move within a mixing region. A plurality of splitting channels may be coupled to the outlet of the device to produce smaller, monodisperse droplets having picoliter volumes.
US07811597B2	Garbage bag or container An article, such as a container or bag for garbage, which repels animals such as cats, dogs, rats, and crows. The article may be made from a synthetic resin composition including a synthetic resin and from 10 to 15,000 ppm by weight of a salicylic acid ester, menthol and/or camphor. The article may also be made from a synthetic resin composition including a synthetic resin and an odorant composition containing eucalyptus oil and one or more of a salicylic acid ester, menthol and camphor.
US07811596B2	Wet wipes (I) A cleansing article having a substrate capable of absorbing and retaining a fluid therein, the substrate being impregnated with a cleaning composition containing a hydroxy mixed ether.
US07811595B2	Prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors and methods of use The present disclosure relates to HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors, compositions which comprise the HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors described herein and to methods for controlling, inter alia, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), heart failure, ischemia, and anemia.
US07811594B2	Crosslinked oil droplet-based cosmetic or pharmaceutical emulsions The invention is a crosslinked water-in-oil emulsion that is useful in cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. The emulsion includes a water phase, oil phase, water-in-oil emulsifier, and one or more crosslinkers. The crosslinkers that are useful in the invention include molecules having at least one hydrophilic region and at least one hydrophobic region. The invention also includes a process for preparing the crosslinked emulsion.
US07811593B2	Pharmaceutical composition with combined active agents and methods for using the same The current invention involves a pharmaceutical composition containing a combination of two active agents. The invention also involves the use of the combination composition to the preparation of a drug combination intended to treat, control and prevent type 2 diabetes and other diseases and conditions that glucose abnormality, including abnormalities in glucose levels and glucose metabolism, is a component.
US07811592B2	Methods and compositions for vaccination comprising nucleic acid and/or polypeptide sequences of Chlamydia The instant invention relates to antigens and nucleic acids encoding such antigens obtainable by screening a Chlamydia genome. In more specific aspects, the invention relates to methods of isolating such antigens and nucleic acids and to methods of using such isolated antigens for producing immune responses. The ability of an antigen to produce an immune response may be employed in vaccination or antibody preparation techniques.
US07811584B2	Multivalent clostridial toxins The present invention is directed to multivalent Clostridial toxin comprising more than one binding domain directed to a cell surface molecule of a target cell. Such modified toxins are useful as therapeutic compositions to prevent exocytosis and secretion by the target cell. Conditions in which such compositions man be useful include, without limitation, disorders of the sensory or motor nervous system, acute or chronic pain, cancer, pancreatitis, hyperhydrosis, glandular disorders, viral infections, cystic fibrosis and the like. The invention is also directed to methods of using and administering such a composition, and methods of treating a given condition using such a composition.
US07811581B2	Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) tumor-associated latent membrane extracellular domain peptides Described are a method for the identification of extracellular epitopes of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) encoded membrane proteins, expressed on the outer cell surface of EBV-transformed mammalian cells, methods for the selection and preparation of antibody reagents specific for the said epitopes, as well as peptides, including extracellular domains of Epstein Barr Virus encoded tumour cell associated membrane proteins, the use of said peptide for immunization and therapeutic vaccination to induce antibodies and T-cells reactive with said domains, the use of said antibody reagents for the production of targeting cells, tumour cell purging and as diagnostic for and medicament against EBV-mediated malignant cell growth.
US07811579B2	Full-length genomic RNA of Japanese encephalitis virus, infectious JEV cDNA therefrom, and use thereof The present invention relates to a novel genomic RNA of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and an infectious JEV cDNA therefrom. Particularly, the present invention relates to a full-length genomic RNA of JEV represented by SEQ. ID. No 15 and an infectious JEV cDNA therefrom. JEV genomic RNA and infectious JEV cDNA of the present invention can be used not only for the identification of the JEV genes, but also for the molecular biological studies including JEV replication, transcription, and translation. Moreover, they can also be applied to the development of the therapeutic agents, vaccines, diagnostic reagents, and diagnostic devices for Japanese encephalitis, and can be used as an expression vector for the various foreign genes.
US07811575B2	Nucleic acids and corresponding proteins entitled 158P3D2 useful in treatment and detection of cancer A novel gene 158P3D2 and its encoded protein, and variants thereof, are described wherein 158P3D2 exhibits tissue specific expression in normal adult tissue, and is aberrantly expressed in the cancers listed in Table I. Consequently, 158P3D2 provides a diagnostic, prognostic, prophylactic and/or therapeutic target for cancer. The 158P3D2 gene or fragment thereof, or its encoded protein, or variants thereof, or a fragment thereof, can be used to elicit a humoral or cellular immune response; antibodies or T cells reactive with 158P3D2 can be used in active or passive immunization.
US07811572B2	Process for preparing purified drug conjugates The invention provides a process for preparing a cell-binding agent chemically coupled to a drug. The process comprises covalently attaching a linker to a cell-binding agent, a purification step, conjugating a drug to the cell-binding agent and a subsequent purification step.
US07811571B2	Polyallylamine conjugates and applications thereof for biological signal amplification Polyallylamine conjugates and applications thereof for biological signal amplification are provided by utilizing the essential amino group of polyallylamine to covalently bind with capture agents and signal molecules having the functional groups selected from a group consisting of —NHS, —CO, —S═O2 and —C═O—C═O. The resulting conjugates having more than one signaling entities can be further implemented for biological expression with enhancing effect on biological signal intensity, such that the sensitivity of detection for the variation between biological interactions is largely increased.
US07811559B2	Methods of reducing storage products using tripeptidyl peptidase I (CLN2) protein The present invention relates to a method for treating a patient having disorder characterized by a deficient amount of functional CLN2 protein in the affected cells, which comprises administering to the patient an amount of CLN2 protein effective to reduce or eliminate the symptoms caused by the deficiency in CLN2 protein.
US07811558B2	Use of stabilized platelets as hemostatic agent The present invention provides compositions comprising freeze-dried platelets, microparticles, or both for use as a hemostat, such as for treating bleeding or injuries associated with bleeding. It also provides methods of treating injuries or wounds, and methods of causing blood to clot. Likewise, it provides methods of promoting healing of wounds or of healing wounds.
US07811556B2	Polymeric modifiers and pharmaceutical compositions A copolymer or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof is provided, which contains, as constitutional units, (a) one or more structural units of formula (I): wherein m is an integer of from 3 to 100, Alk represents alkyline, and R1 and R2 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl, and (b) one or more structural units of formula (II): wherein R3 represents hydroxyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted aryloxy, or a group represented by the formula —NR4R5, wherein R4 and R5 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl. There is further provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising said copolymer, a protein modifier comprising said copolymer, a complex of said copolymer with a protein, and method of preventing or treating diseases using said complex, use of said complex in the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating diseases and methods for the synthesis of said copolymers and said complexes.
US07811551B2	Imaging agents The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): and their use as targeting vectors that bind to receptors associated with angiogenesis. Such compounds may thus be used for diagnosis or therapy of, for example, malignant diseases, heart diseases, endometriosis, inflammation-related diseases, rheumatoid arthritis and Kaposi's sarcoma.
US07811550B2	Method for making magnetic fluorescent core shell nanoparticles This invention comprises nanoparticles for use with biosensors. The nanoparticles have core/shell architecture. The nanoparticles can be detected by two means, magnetic and optical by virtue of the nanoparticles magnetic core and fluorescent semiconductor shell. Methods of making the nanoparticles and their composition are described.
US07811549B2	Methods, compositions, unit dosage forms, and kits for pharmacologic stress testing with reduced side effects Methods are presented that comprise the administration of a pharmaceutical composition comprising adenosine and dipyridamole, as well methods comprising the combined administration of dipyridamole administered as a bolus with adenosine given as an infusion, both at dosages below their respective single agent dosages, for detecting the presence and/or assessing the severity of myocardial ischemia during pharmacologic stress tests. The methods are useful for exploiting the vasodilating abilities of adenosine at doses at which side effects related to adenosine are substantially reduced while optimal coronary artery perfusion is achieved. Also presented are compositions, unit dosage forms, and kits that are useful in performing the methods.
US07811541B2	Silicide compositions containing alkali metals and methods of making the same The invention relates to a method of making alkali metal silicide compositions, and the compositions resulting from the method, comprising mixing an alkali metal with silicon and heating the resulting mixture to a temperature below about 475° C. The resulting compositions do not react with dry O2. Also, the invention relates to sodium silicide compositions having a powder X-ray diffraction pattern comprising at least three peaks with 2Theta angles selected from about 18.2, 28.5, 29.5, 33.7, 41.2, 47.4, and 56.2 and a solid state 23Na MAS NMR spectra peak at about 18 ppm. Moreover, the invention relates to methods of removing a volatile or flammable substance in a controlled manner. Furthermore, the alkali metal silicide compositions of the invention react with water to produce hydrogen gas.
US07811540B2	Method of preparing hydrophobic silica directly from an aqueous colloidal silica dispersion The invention provides a method of preparing hydrophobic silica particles comprising (a) providing an aqueous colloidal silica dispersion comprising about 5-70 wt. % of silica particles having an average overall particle size of about 10-1000 nm, wherein the silica particles comprise surface silanol groups, (b) combining the silica dispersion with about 3-75 μmole/m2 (based on the BET surface area of the silica) of a silyl amine treating agent and optionally with other ingredients to provide a reaction mixture, wherein the reaction mixture has a pH of about 7 or more, and comprises no more than about 50 wt. % of an organic solvent, and (c) drying the dispersion to provide hydrophobic silica particles. The invention further provides a method of preparing a toner composition comprising combining the hydrophobic silica particles as recited above with toner particles to provide a toner composition.
US07811537B2	Systems and methods for air purifications using supercritical water oxidation Systems and methods using the properties of supercritical water to allow raw air including a contaminant to be combined with water and to be purified in a supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) process. A supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) air purifier will generally take in a mixture of water and raw air which includes oxygen via a pumping and mixing apparatus, put the mixture into a supercritical water reactor (SCWR), and run the resultant effluent stream through a system for separating the water from the resultant clean air and the other relatively harmless outputs of the supercritical water reactor (SCWO).
US07811536B2	Nitrogen oxides storage catalysts containing cobalt Nitrogen oxides (NOx) storage catalysts comprising cobalt and barium with a lean NOx storage ratio of 1.3 or greater. The NOx storage catalysts can be used to reduce NOx emissions from diesel or gas combustion engines by contacting the catalysts with the exhaust gas from the engines. The NOx storage catalysts can be one of the active components of a catalytic converter, which is used to treat exhaust gas from such engines.
US07811531B2	Integrated decontamination/aeration system for vehicles An integrated duct system is utilized to admit an antimicrobial vapor into a vehicle to decontaminate the contents and surfaces of the vehicle and subsequently to remove the vapor. The ducts comprise an air conditioning and/or heating duct, a decontamination duct for admitting an antimicrobial vapor, an auxiliary circulation duct for diffusing the vapor throughout the vehicle, and an aeration duct for removing the vapor from the vehicle, as well as a catalytic converter for detoxifying the antimicrobial vapor before removal. The integrated decontamination system is suitable for the chemical or biological decontamination of vehicles, provides enhanced vapor delivery and distribution on a rapid basis and also provides for rapid aeration for removing the antimicrobial vapor.
US07811530B2	Sterilization cassette and packaging A cassette for a sterilizer has one or more cells containing a sterilant. Packaging for the cassette includes and outer fluid impermeable envelope and an absorbent web wrapped around the cassette to absorb and contain any sterilant which may leak out of the cassette. The absorbent web includes a superabsorbent polymer.
US07811529B2	Hydrogen generation apparatus and method for using same A compact hydrogen generator for use with fuel cells and other applications includes a hydrogen membrane reactor having a combustion chamber and a reaction chamber. The two chambers are have a fluid connection and a heat exchange relationship with one another. The hydrogen generation apparatus also includes a fuel supply, a fuel supply line for transporting fuel from the fuel supply to the reaction chamber, an oxygen supply, an oxygen supply line for transporting oxygen form the oxygen supply to the combustion chamber, as well as a tail gas supply line for transporting tail gas supply line for transporting tail gases form the reaction chamber, a combustion by-product line for transporting combustion by-products for the combustion chamber, and a reaction product line for transporting hydrogen from the reaction chamber.
US07811528B2	Process and apparatus for chemical conversion A process and reactor for chemical conversion is taught. The process allows the selective breaking of chemical bonds in a molecule by use of fast rise alternating current or fast rise pulsed direct current, each fast rise portion being selected to have a suitable voltage and frequency to break a selected chemical bond in a molecule. The reactor for carrying out such a process includes a chamber for containing the molecule and a generator for generating and applying the selected fast rise current.
US07811524B2	Reactor, reactor control system, and catalytic gas phase oxidation reaction method A multi-tubular reaction apparatus, a control system, and a method are provided for controlling temperature change of a heat medium in the reaction apparatus, and quickly adjusting fluctuation in temperature, to thereby properly control a reaction. In particular, the apparatus and system apply to a catalytic gas-phase oxidation reaction such as in producing (meth)acrylic acid or the like. The reaction apparatus includes a multi-tubular reactor having a plurality of reaction tubes in a shell in which a heat medium circulates, and a heat medium cooling apparatus outside the reactor. The reaction apparatus includes a process for primarily cooling the heat medium taken out outside the shell, a process for secondarily cooling a part of the primarily cooled heat medium, and a line for enabling the secondarily cooled heat medium and the primarily cooled heat medium, which is not secondarily cooled, to circulate in the shell.
US07811523B2	Microfluidic analytical apparatus A microfluidic analytical apparatus (10) comprising a microfluidic card pairing (12) with a corresponding circuit card (14) and the circuit card pairing (12) with corresponding conductive fingers (16). The microfluidic card (12) has a plurality of channels (32) and ports (54) on a top surface of the card in a desired configuration, the ports (54) in fluid communication with the channels (32). The circuit card (14) has a plurality of conductive pins (60) projecting from a bottom surface of the card and having a configuration that corresponds to the particular configuration of the ports (54) of the microfluidic card (12) that is paired with. The circuit card (14) is received within a holder (20) that provides that provides multiple functions. Conductive pads (18) are disposed on a top surface of the circuit card (14), the pads (18) in electrical communication with the conductive pins (60) and corresponding to a configuration of conductive fingers (16) connected to a power source to provide voltage to the microfluidic card (12) for analytical operations. Additionally, detection difficulties associates with non-uniformities present on the card surface are overcome using a detection system incorporating a compliantly mounted microscopic head.
US07811522B2	Sample reservoir kits with disposable liners A liquid sample or liquid reagent reservoir kit employs a reusable reservoir base and disposable liners made of a clear transparent plastic material. Graduation marks are located on the sidewall surface of the basin in the reusable reservoir base, and are calibrated to measure liquid volumes in a disposable liner placed within the reusable reservoir base. The transparency of the clear disposable liner allows the liquid volume graduation marks on the sidewall of the basin in the reusable base to be observed through the disposable liner. The disposable liners are configured so that the liners can also be used as a cover. The geometry of the disposable liners facilitates tight nesting of stacked liners to facilitate shipping as well as storage on the laboratory bench top.
US07811520B2	Integrated parafoil threat agent sensor system and methods A method for collecting and sensing a column of air in near real-time to detect one or more agents dispersed within the air column is described. The method includes passing the column of air through a port in a parafoil, the parafoil configured with a flow-through sensor suite located in the port and operable such that the column of air passes through the sensor suite, operating the sensor suite to test the column of air for the one or more agents, and receiving test results from the sensor suite.
US07811518B2	Sample slice preparation device and sample slice preparation method A sample slice preparation device of the present invention has a microtome which slices a solid specimen by a knife, a humidifier which imparts moisture to a carrier tape, slice conveyer means for adsorbing a slice by an adsorbing force of moisture imparted to the carrier tape to feed out the slice, transfer mechanism for applying water to the surface of a slide glass to transfer the slice from the carrier tape onto the slide glass by an adsorbing force of applied water, an extension unit which heats the slide glass having the slice adsorbed thereon to evaporate the moisture, thereby extending the slice, and slide glass conveyer means for conveying the slide glass provided with the slice.
US07811517B2	Method of tracing corrosive materials A method of using an inert fluorescent tracer in a system that contains liquids in contact with solid surfaces and wherein said system contains a corrosive environment, is described and claimed, as is a method of using an inert fluorescent tracer to trace the corrosive material itself. Combinations of inert fluorescent tracers in corrosive materials are also described and claimed.
US07811516B2	Sterilization challenge specimen holder A sterilization challenge specimen holder is used with a test indicator to challenge sterilization on a consistent basis. The holder includes a body having an internal chamber region. A cap is sealable on the holder. An opening is defined in the body or cap that forms a single tortuous ingress and egress path communicating the interior chamber with the environs. An insulating layer is disposed over the body and cap to fully insulate the body and cap other than over the opening so as to not interfere with the ingress and egress path. The insulating layer reduces the heat transference from the environs to the interior chamber region.
US07811515B2	Method and device for laminar flow on a sensing surface Methods and devices are provided for controlling a fluid flow over a sensing surface within a flow cell. The methods employ laminar flow techniques to position a fluid flow over one or more discrete sensing areas on the sensing surface of the flow cell. Such methods permit selective sensitization of the discrete sensing areas, and provide selective contact of the discrete sensing areas with a sample fluid flow. Immobilization of a ligand upon the discrete sensing area, followed by selective contact with an analyte contained within the sample fluid flow, allows analysis by a wide variety of techniques. Sensitized sensing surfaces, and sensor devices and systems are also provided.
US07811511B2	Particle dispersion copper alloy and method for producing the same Hard phase particles including Co alloy particles, carbide alloy particles, and silicide particles are dispersed substantially uniformly throughout a matrix composed of Cu self-fluxing alloy of a cladded portion. The cladded portion contains 6 to 15% by weight of Co, 3 to 8% by weight of one of Cr and Mo, 0.3 to 1% by weight of W, 0.5 to 1.8% by weight of Fe, 8 to 15% by weight of Ni, 0.08 to 0.2% by weight of C, 1.5 to 4% by weight of Si, 0.5 to 0.8% by weight of Al, and 0.1 to 0.3% by weight of P, and inevitable impurities and Cu as a balance. The hard phase particles have an average particle diameter of 8 to 20 μm and a particle size distribution width of 0.1 to 100 μm, and to occupy 10 to 20% in an arbitrary cross section of the cladded portion.
US07811506B2	Mold, molding assemblies and molding processes The invention discloses a mold, a molding assembly and a molding process for molding two tier array of containers of synthetic polymeric material. The process is particularly related to formed, filled and sealed molded containers.
US07811505B2	Method for fast filling of templates for imprint lithography using on template dispense A method of depositing material upon a substrate features filling recesses of a substrate with liquid and removing material present on the substrate, outside of the recesses using fluid, i.e., apply a vacuum of a jet of fluid. To that end, one method of the present invention includes depositing a measure of liquid upon a surface of a substrate having a recess formed therein to ingress into a volume of the recess with a portion of the liquid. A quantity of the liquid is disposed upon regions of the surface proximate to the recess. Thereafter, the quantity of liquid is removed while maintaining the portion within the volume. In this manner, the portion may be transferred onto an additional substrate. More specifically, the portion may be placed in contact with a layer of flowable material and cross-linking therewith by exposing the liquid and the flowable material to actinic radiation.
US07811504B2	Molded product and method of manufacturing the same A molded product includes a matrix formed of a polymer material and a plurality of capsules dispersed in the matrix. An unevenness is formed on a surface due to expansion of the capsules. Some of the capsules have expanded without bursting and include an exposed outer shell portion that protrudes from a surface, and/or some of the capsules have burst and include an outer shell protruding portion that protrudes outward from the surface. Finish processing is performed, which eliminates the outer shell protruding portions and/or the exposed outer shell portions from the surface. This results in a molded product in which a color difference due to frequency of contacting an object, etc. is not easily generated.
US07811499B2	Method for high density data storage and read-back An approach is presented for designing a polymeric layer for nanometer scale thermo-mechanical storage devices. Cross-linked polyaryletherketone polymers are used as the recording layers in atomic force data storage devices, giving significantly improved performance when compared to previously reported cross-linked and linear polymers. The cross-linking of the polyaryletherketone polymers may be tuned to match thermal and force parameters required in read-write-erase cycles.
US07811497B2	Multi-color injection molded door panel and process A tool for manufacturing a multi-colored plastic automotive part, such as a door panel, is manufactured using multiple molding shots without opening the mold between each shot. The door panel comes out finished with no scuffing, warping, or shrinkage. The process for manufacturing the panel includes selectively locating spacers within the tool to a first position and then injecting a first material. The parting line is held closed while the spacers are then advanced to a second position so as to set the inner insert to a desired second shot wall thickness position. A second shot of material is then introduced into the rear of the injection unit through an opening in the first shot part. The process can be repeated for additional colors and materials to create a multi-colored or even multi-material final assembly. Once the part is cured, it is ejected and the process is complete.
US07811494B2	Cable manufacturing process A process for manufacturing a cable which includes a conductor; an inner semiconductive layer surrounding the conductor and having a thickness lower than or equal to 0.4 mm; and an insulating layer surrounding the inner semiconductive layer. The process includes the step of co-extruding the inner semiconductive layer and the insulating layer and includes: a) providing a first annular flow of inner semiconductive material and a second annular flow of insulating material; b) contacting the outer surface of the first annular flow and the inner surface of the second annular flow at an axial distance from the contacting point where the inner surface of the first annular flow contacts the conductor; c) selecting in combination the predetermined feeding speed and the contacting point as a function of the dynamic viscosity of the inner semiconductive material and of the insulating material, so that a ratio between the shear stress of the inner semiconductive layer at the radially inner wall of the extrusion die and the shear stress of the insulating layer at the radially outer wall of the extrusion die, in proximity of the contacting point, is about 0.5 to 4; and d) compression extruding the insulating layer and the inner semiconductive layer onto the conductor.
US07811491B2	Method for manufacturing optical electronic component There is provided a method of sealing and molding an optical device with resin by employing a die including a top piece, a bottom piece, an intermediate piece, and a mold release film pinched between the bottom and intermediate pieces and thus tensioned as prescribed to cover the bottom piece's cavity, when the bottom piece is heated, and the mold release film expands and thus closely contacts the cavity's entire surface along the cavity's geometry so that the optical device can be sealed in transparent set resin shaped as desired.
US07811486B2	Method of manufacturing a hardenable dental article Methods of manufacturing hardenable dental articles, packaged hardenable dental articles, and methods of packaging hardenable dental articles are disclosed. In various embodiments, the manufacturing may involve molding a hardenable dental material in a mold cavity that may be lined with a mold liner. The mold body may also form the package of the hardenable dental article formed within the mold cavity. In other embodiments, the hardenable dental articles may be provided in mold cavities located in sacrificial mold bodies that may be torn, stretched, softened, dissolved, etc. to release the hardenable dental articles in the mold cavities.
US07811482B2	Curved optical device and method for making the same A method of constructing a curved optical device includes assembling of at least one cell having opposed flexible substrates with a controlled distance therebetween to form a gap adapted to receive a fluid. The process continues by holding only a portion of the cell in a fixture, positioning a curved mold surface proximal the cell and heating at least one of the curved mold surface and cell. Next, the cell is conformed to the mold surface so that the cell substantially retains the curved shape when the heat and the mold surface are removed.
US07811479B2	Polymer-nanocrystal quantum dot composites and optoelectronic devices Disclosed are compositions including semiconducting polymers and quantum dot nanocrystals. Also disclosed are optoelectronic devices prepared from semiconducting polymers and quantum dot nanocrystals. Also are disclosed methods of increasing the quantum efficiency in optoelectronic devices and methods of generating a photocurrent.
US07811476B2	Electrically conductive floor coverings A surface covering comprising a substrate and a top coating characterized in that the top coating comprises particles with a conductive coating having a mean size between 0.1 and 50 μm.
US07811473B2	Branched surfactant having fluoroalkyl group and hydrocarbon group The present invention relates to a surfactant represented by Formula (I):[Formula 1] wherein Rf represents a fluoroalkyl group which may have an ether bond; Rh represents an alkyl group; r represents 1 or 0; when r=0, Z1 and Z2 represent (CH2)n1—(X1)p1— and —(X2)q1—, respectively; and when r=1, Z1 and Z2 represent (CH2Y)p2—CH2— and —(CH2Y)q2—, respectively, wherein X1 and X2 may be the same or different and each represents a divalent linking group, p1 represents 0 or 1, q1 represents 0 or 1, n1 represents an integer of 1-10; Y represents O, S or NR, wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, or t-butyl; p2 and q2 each represent 0 or 1 but are not 0 at the same time; and M represents a hydrogen atom, alkali metal, ½ alkaline earth metal or ammonium.
US07811470B2	Water based colorants comprising semiconductor nanocrystals and methods of making and using the same A water based colorant that includes a polymer emulsion and semiconductor crystals capable of emitting light. The colorants include paints, inks and/or dyes can be applied to various substrates.
US07811466B2	Stabilizing membrane for water and nutrient This invention relates to a preparation and a method for reducing the consumption of water in agriculture and other activities in which plants are cultivated, and which at the same time helps to reduce the seepage of nutrient-rich, fertilizer-saturated water into the ground water. More particularly, the invention relates to an electronegative, antioxidizing powder mixture which, upon application to an upper layer of soil, is capable of forming a biologically degradable membrane in the upper layer of soil, preferably comprising the surface of the soil and a biologically active zone for root and plant formation, wherein the membrane has a combined effect in that it increases the retention time of water and nutrients in the root zone, has an antioxidizing effect on the environment in order to combat ozone and other free radical induced damage to the vegetation, and regulates the albedo of the top soil layer so that the temperature in the root zone is held within the temperature at which the plants thrive. This is obtained by a powder mixture comprising a water-soluble, dried and ground organic raw material from marine brown algae with at least one added pigment, and that the powder mixture is exposed to an E-field of negative polarity so that the material at least is saturated with electrons.
US07811461B2	Water treatment system, apparatus and method The invention relates to a water treatment apparatus, method and system for use in the treatment of an open or closed body of water including water in a vessel, pipe, reservoir, river, chamber, lake or similar bodies of water, the water being retained in a water containment means being referenced or tied to ground potential, the apparatus including an energisable material defined as an active electrode being configured and arranged for placement in the body of water, the active electrode being adapted to be energised or electrostatically charged with a negative electrostatic voltage charge from a power supply means, in use, to induce and set up an electrostatic field in the water causing contaminants in the water effected by the induced charge to bond and be removed from the water.
US07811459B2	Fatty acid containing compounds and methods of using same A novel series of compositions with aqueous chemicals decontamination activity and their uses is described. The preparation of esters of fatty acids with polyols that contain lactic acid is also described. These novel compositions release hydroxy acid and fatty acids slowly into water providing activity over long periods of time with the compounds exhibiting biodegradable characteristics and aiding in the biodegradation of contaminants.
US07811454B2	Displacement filter apparatus A method and apparatus for filtering a slurry utilizing a displacement filtering principle. The filter apparatus desirably includes an inner filter and an outer filter. Both the inner and outer filters are preferably substantially annular in shape and positioned concentrically with respect to each other. A particulate collection volume is at least partially defined between the inner and outer filter. The method includes directing a flow of slurry into the particulate collection volume under sufficient pressure to force fluid within the particulate collection volume through one of the inner and outer filters and any particulate matter blocking a filtering surface of the inner and outer filters.
US07811453B2	Hydrophilic polymer microparticle, filler for ion exchange liquid chromatography, and method for production of filler for ion exchange liquid chromatography An object of the present invention is to provide a hydrophilic polymer microparticle which shows reduced swelling in an aqueous medium and has an excellent dispersibility in an aqueous medium, a filler for ion-exchange liquid chromatography which can effectively suppress non-specific adsorption of protein and the like, a method for analyzing glycosylated hemoglobin using the filler for ion-exchange liquid chromatography, a method for production of a filler for ion-exchange liquid chromatography that can maintain suppressive effects on swelling, non-specific adsorption and the like for a long period of time, a filler for ion-exchange liquid chromatography produced by the method for production of a filler for ion-exchange liquid chromatography, and a filler for ion-exchange liquid chromatography for glycosylated hemoglobin analysis.
US07811449B2	Flow equalized rotating biological contactor A wastewater treatment system is provided that utilizes an equalization tank that stores hydraulic surge flows from the collection system and uses a waterwheel to transfer a maximum flow equal to plant design flow to the downstream treatment systems. The waterwheel aerates the raw wastewater in the equalization tank and prevents it from going septic and causing unacceptable odors. Because the waterwheel cannot transfer more than plant design flow to the downstream treatment elements, these elements will never experience a hydraulic overload.
US07811447B2	Method of transferring particles from one pressure zone to another pressure zone One exemplary embodiment can include a method of controlling a catalyst transfer vessel cycle of loading and unloading based on an expected level of a catalyst in a downstream vessel for a hydrocarbon conversion unit. The method can include calculating an expected catalyst level in the downstream vessel based on the unloading of the catalyst transfer vessel to adjust a setpoint to change the catalyst transfer vessel cycle of loading and unloading.
US07811442B2	Method and apparatus for anhydrous ammonia production A method and apparatus for synthesizing anhydrous ammonia utilizing proton conducting electrolyte having a water vapor dissociating electrocatalyst on one side and a nitrogen dissociating electrocatalyst on the other side. A voltage is provided across the proton conducting electrolyte, protons are separated from the water vapor and transferred through the middle of the proton conducting electrolyte to the second side of the proton conducting electrolyte. Nitride ions are formed from nitrogen and the electrons provided by the voltage on the second side of the proton conducting electrolyte. The protons are then reacted with the nitride ions on the second side of the proton conducting electrolyte to produce anhydrous ammonia. A preferred proton conducting electrolyte is barium cerium oxide doped with about 10% ytterbium with a water vapor dissociating electrocatalyst of Ni and Pd, and a nitrogen dissociating electrocatalyst of Co and Ru.
US07811440B2	Plating apparatus and plating method A plating apparatus performs a plating process while placing a work in a pod disposed in a plating bath storing a plating solution. The pod has a pair of meshes that allow the plating solution to pass but substantially inhibit the work from passing. The plating apparatus is provided with a solution flowing mechanism for flowing the plating solution out of the pod through one of the pair of meshes.
US07811438B2	Bio-enrichment device to enhance sample collection and detection A flow cell is disclosed for collecting and concentrating a sample dispersed in a flowing medium. The collected sample can be selectively manipulated within the cell by the use of one or more traveling wave grids. The cells are particularly useful as bio-enrichment devices and can be utilized upstream of conventional analytical or detection instruments.
US07811437B2	Conductive media for electrophoresis A series of low molarity conductive media based on non-buffering univalent cations, such as sodium chloride-sodium acetate (SCA), sodium boric acid (SB), lithium boric acid, and lithium acetate mitigate the “runaway” positive feedback heating loop produced by conventional media containing biological amine buffers and permit improved DNA electrophoresis under the conditions of low salt concentration. These media serve well in ultra-fast DNA electrophoresis and in high-resolution separations of RNA and DNA fragments.
US07811436B2	Electrophoresis apparatus having an outlet passage An electrophoresis apparatus is generally disclosed for sequentially analyzing a single sample or multiple samples having one or more analytes in high or low concentrations. The apparatus comprises a relatively large-bore transport capillary which intersects with a plurality of small-bore separation capillaries. Analyte concentrators, having antibody-specific (or related affinity) chemistries, are stationed at the respective inter-sections of the transport capillary and separation capillaries to bind one or more analytes of interest. The apparatus allows the performance of two or more dimensions for the optimal separation of analytes.
US07811428B2	Method and apparatus for an improved optical window deposition shield in a plasma processing system The present invention presents an improved optical window deposition shield for optical access to a process space in a plasma processing system through a deposition shield, wherein the design and fabrication of the optical window deposition shield advantageously provides an optically clean access to the processing plasma in the process space while sustaining substantially minimal erosion of the optical window deposition shield.
US07811425B2	Non-carbon anodes with active coatings An anode for electrowinning aluminium comprises an electrically conductive substrate that is covered with an applied electrochemically active coating comprising a layer that contains predominantly cobalt oxide CoO. The CoO layer can be connected to the substrate through an oxygen barrier layer, in particular containing copper, nickel, tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum and/or niobium.
US07811423B2	Proximity processing using controlled batch volume with an integrated proximity head A plating assembly for use in plating metallic materials onto a surface of a substrate is provided. The plating assembly comprising a delivery unit having a fluid chamber, a metallic source, and a porous insert. The plating assembly also comprising a receiving unit having a fluid chamber and a metallic receiver. The receiving unit also has a porous insert. The porous insert of the delivery unit being substantially aligned with, and spaced apart from, the porous insert of the receiving unit. The metallic receiver being substantially aligned with the porous insert of the delivery unit and a path being defined between the delivery unit and the receiving unit. Wherein a plating meniscus is capable of being defined in the path between the porous inserts of the delivery unit and the receiving unit and a substrate is capable of being moved through the plating meniscus to enable the plating of metallic materials onto the surface of the substrate. Examples for de-plating are also provided.
US07811422B2	Electro-chemical processor with wafer retainer A wafer plating apparatus has a rotor in a head including wafer retainers which properly hold a wafer on the rotor in position. A seal on the head seals plating bath liquid away from the edges of the wafer. After plating is completed and the wafer is moved away from the seal, the wafer retainers prevent the wafer from sticking to the seal. The rotor may include a backing plate adapted to support a wafer during processing, with the wafer retainers pivotally attached to the backing plate. Movement of the backing plate relative to a seal may move the wafer retainers between open and closed or engaged positions.
US07811417B2	Cross-machine direction actuators for machine clothing A method for affecting moisture content of a sheet of paper includes providing a moisture measuring device disposed in a papermaking machine to measure the moisture content of a sheet of paper and create a moisture profile of the sheet of paper, determining the moisture profile of the sheet of paper, and providing a water-spraying device to spray water on a press felt that contacts the sheet of paper during manufacturing. The method further includes selecting one or more zones on the press felt on which to spray water based on the moisture profile of the sheet of paper, and acting on the press felt by spraying water in the one or more selected zones on the press felt to affect the moisture content of the sheet of paper that contacts the press felt after the water has been sprayed.
US07811415B2	Paper machine belt conditioning system, apparatus and method A belt conditioning method, apparatus and paper machine employing the method and apparatus are provided. The belt method and apparatus include multiple conditioning devices using chemicals to condition water impermeable surfaces of paper machine belts, such as transfer belts and prevent deposits from accumulating on the belts. In one embodiment, the belt supports a web at a first portion of the belt's loop and is separated from the web at a second portion. The conditioning apparatuses are placed in the second portion.
US07811406B1	Shape Bonding method The present invention is directed to a method of bonding at least two surfaces together. The methods step of the present invention include applying a strip of adhesive to a first surface along a predefined outer boundary of a bond area and thereby defining a remaining open area there within. A second surface, or gusset plate, is affixed onto the adhesive before the adhesive cures. The strip of adhesive is allowed to cure and then a second amount of adhesive is applied to cover the remaining open area and substantially fill a void between said first and second surfaces about said bond area. A stencil may be used to precisely apply the strip of adhesive. When the strip cures, it acts as a dam to prevent overflow of the subsequent application of adhesive to undesired areas. The method results in a precise bond area free of undesired shapes and of a preferred profile which eliminate the drawbacks of the prior art bonds.
US07811399B2	Tire component cutter apparatus and method of cutting A method of cutting an elastomeric strip of material is described. The method includes the step of advancing a strip of material 2 a predetermined distance by a conveyor means 30. Resisting reverse movement of the strip 2; tensioning the strip 2; and cutting simultaneously across the entire width of the strip 2 through the thickness of the strip 2 on a skive angle of 45 degrees or less preferably about 28 degrees to form a cut length of material thereby relaxing the tension in the strip as the skive cut ends 3 and 4 move apart. This method of cutting can be accomplished by providing an apparatus 100 for cutting an elastomeric strip of material 2 which has a frame assembly 50, a motorized feed conveyor 30 mounted onto the frame 50 for advancing the strip material 2, a cutter assembly 20 mounted on the frame assembly 50 including a guillotine cutter 22 oriented to move along a skive angle α, a second conveyor means 40 for supporting the strip 2, the second conveyor means 40 having rollers 42 having a one way directional movement in the forward direction resistant to movement in the reverse direction; a motor 32 connected to the feed conveyor 30 to drive the conveyor 30 in an advancing direction and having a reverse tensioning direction; and wherein the cutter assembly 20 is positioned between the second conveyor means 40 and the feed conveyor 30 to cut the strip 2 after a tension is applied to the strip by reverse motion of the feed conveyor 30.
US07811398B2	Method and apparatus for inspecting pneumatic tire during production An inspection method for inspecting beads provided on a tire building drum in process of production a pneumatic tire includes measuring a displacement amount in a radial direction on each of the beads lying axially on both sides of the drum with a distance sensor such as an eddy current sensor while rotating the drum, synthesizing displacement amounts so obtained on the beads on both the sides, calculating a harmonic of the displacement amounts in the radial direction of the beads by performing harmonic analysis on a resultant synthesized displacement amount, and determining whether the magnitude of the harmonic so calculated falls within a predetermined range.
US07811393B2	Shape memory alloy articles with improved fatigue performance and methods therefor Articles made of shape memory alloys having improved fatigue performance and to methods of treating articles formed from shape memory alloy materials by pre-straining the articles (or desired portions of the articles) in a controlled manner so that the resultant articles exhibit improved fatigue performance. The shape memory articles are preferably medical devices, more preferably implantable medical devices. They are most preferably devices of nitinol shape memory alloy, most particularly that is superelastic at normal body temperature. The pre-straining method of the present invention as performed on such articles includes the controlled introduction of non-recoverable tensile strains greater than about 0.20% at the surface of a desired portion of a shape memory alloy article. Controlled pre-straining operations are performed on the shape-set nitinol metal to achieve non-recoverable tensile strain greater than about 0.20% at or near the surface of selected regions in the nitinol metal article. The pre-straining operations result in a significant increase in fatigue life of the selectively treated regions and an overall improvement in the fatigue performance of the device.
US07811391B2	Composition and process for preparing protective coatings on metal substrates This invention comprises an acidic aqueous solution for treating metal substrates to improve the adhesion bonding and corrosion protection of the metal surface which comprises effective amounts of water soluble trivalent chromium compounds, fluorozirconates, effective amounts of at least one corrosion inhibitors such as benzotriazole, fluorometallic compounds, zinc compounds, thickeners, surfactants, and at least about 0.001 mole per liter of the acidic solution of a polyhydroxy and/or carboxylic compound as a stabilizing agent for the aqueous solution.
US07811388B2	Hydrolasing system for use in storage tanks A hydrolasing system for use in storage tanks includes a remotely-operated water lance having an elongated main body and an axle assembly that folds parallel to the main body so that it can be deployed and retrieved through a small-diameter riser of storage tank. After deployment, the system can be remotely operated within the tank to remove hardened salt cake.
US07811386B2	Method of controlling a dishwashing machine having a steam generator A method of controlling a dish washing machine capable of automatically washing items to be washed is disclosed. The method includes performing a steam spraying action defined to spray stream on a plurality of racks containing items to be washed, initiating a first water spraying action defined to spray on at least one first rack which is exposed firstly to the stream, and initiating a second water spraying action defined to spray water on at least one second rack, different from the first rack, wherein spraying water on the first rack begins prior to spraying water on the second rack.
US07811385B2	Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle washing installation The invention relates to a method for controlling a vehicle washing installation with the use of a light-section procedure, wherein at least one treatment device (1) and a vehicle (2) to be washed are moved relative to each other in the washing direction (L), the vehicle surfaces are illuminated by two light fans (11, 12) starting from different positions, a first (FIG. 7) and a second (FIG. 8) two-dimensional depiction of the vehicle surfaces illuminated by the light fans (11, 12) are recorded from shooting angles which are oblique with respect to the planes of the light fans, and are stored in a control unit (20) together with the relative position and/or relative movement of treatment devices (1) and vehicle (2), the preceding steps are repeated during a traversing operation from one end to the other end of the vehicle (2), and, during or after the end of the traversing operation, a three-dimensional representation of the vehicle surfaces is calculated from the two-dimensional depictions (FIG. 7, FIG. 8) stored in the control unit (20), and from the shooting angles, the relative position and/or relative movement and position data of the light fans (11, 12), and said three-dimensional representation is used in order to control the vehicle washing installation, in particular the treatment devices (1) arranged thereon.
US07811381B2	Antisolvent crystallization in porous hollow fiber devices and methods of use thereof Antisolvent crystallization systems and methods are provided that employ porous hollow fiber membranes. The porous hollow fiber membrane includes a plurality of porous hollow fibers positioned within a shell, each porous hollow fiber defining a lumen side and shell side. A crystallizing solution is introduced to one side of the hollow fibers and an antisolvent is introduced to the other side of the fibers, in either cocurrent or countercurrent flow. One of the antisolvent and the crystallizing solution permeates in part through the porous hollow fiber membrane to the other side and crystals are formed thereby. Permeation of the antisolvent or the crystallizing solution establishes advantageous radial mixing that facilitates crystal formation of a desired size distribution. Downstream mixing, e.g., a completely stirred tank or a static mixer, may be employed to further improve crystallization operations.
US07811379B2	Regenerated calcium aluminate product and process of manufacture The disclosed invention provides an improved method that utilizes a liquid ladle slag in combination with a crushed material, such as a refractory brick, and alumina ladle brick or an aluminum dross, to manufacture a calcium aluminate product that can be used in the steel refining process.
US07811378B2	Quickly disintegrating pigment concentrate The invention relates to a dispersible pigment concentrate, in particular for coloring of cement based building materials like concrete, and for coatings, paints and the like, that contains at least one pigment as well as, if necessary, bonding, dispersion and wetting agents, with a content of a disintegration agent, which, when contacting water (in sufficient amount), causes an essentially complete disintegration of the primary structure of the concentrate with subsequent release the pigment particle within one minute without any mechanical operation.
US07811376B2	Aqueous, oligoester-based pigment preparations, their production and use An aqueous pigment preparation containing: (A) at least one organic and/or inorganic pigment; (B) at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible non-ionic oligoester or polyester, which is obtained by the polycondensation of dicarboxylic acid and glycol components, said oligoester or polyester comprising I) one or more aromatic dicarboxylic acids, their esters or anhydrides, II) C2-C8 alkenediols, III) poly (C1-C4-alkene)glycols and/or methylpoly(C2-C4 alkene)glycols, IV) optional water-soluble addition products of alkene oxide on C1-C24 alcohols, C6-C18 alkylphenols or on C8-C24 alkylamines and V) one or more optional polyols; (C) optional additional dispersants and surfactants that are conventionally used to produce aqueous pigment dispersions; (D) optional additional additives that are conventionally used to produce aqueous pigment dispersions; and (E) water.
US07811375B2	Pigment A heated mixture comprising dehydroxylated kaolin and a high refractive index pigment is disclosed. When the dehydroxylated kaolin is metakaolin, the heated mixture has a GE brightness greater than 86% and a Hunter yellowness index of less than about 11. When the dehydroxylated kaolin is fully calcined kaolin, the heated mixture has a GE brightness greater than 89%. The heated mixture is advantageously used in decorative paper.Also disclosed are methods of using and making the decorative paper, and decorative laminates containing the decorative paper.
US07811374B2	Colored coating and formulation A composition for coating a surface includes a carrier and an indicator distributed throughout the carrier. The indicator is configured to modify an appearance of the coating. The indicator facilitates determining a thickness of the coating in response to the appearance of the coating.
US07811373B2	Incorporation of heat-treated recycled tire rubber in asphalt compositions Recycled tire rubber, either in the presence or the absence of carbonaceous waste solids such as those from petroleum refinery operations, is first subjected to a heat treatment to release volatile materials and then combined with a liquid asphalt composition to achieve an asphalt mastic that is storage stable and of uniform consistency.
US07811372B2	Rejuvenating agent and process for recycling of asphalt A rejuvenating agent having a viscosity of from 200 to 60000 cSt at 60° C. and comprising 10-90 weight % palm oil and 90-10 weight % bitumen, where the percentages are based upon the total weight of the composition, is disclosed. The rejuvenating agent is suitable for use in hot in-place and hot in-plant recycling processes.
US07811371B2	Rubber-polyolefin surface covering A surface covering comprising between 5 and 50% w/w of thermoplastic material, between 5 and 50% w/w of elastomer material, between 5 and 20% w/w of a high styrene resin, between 25 and 70% w/w of filler and between 1% and 10% w/w of vulcanisation system.
US07811369B2	Phthalocyanine dyes formulated with salts and anti-flocculent aromatic polyamines for ink-jet imaging The present invention is directed to ink-jet inks, ink sets, and methods of printing images. The ink-jet ink can comprise a cyan phthalocyanine dye, a divalent salt, an anti-flocculent aromatic polyamine, and a liquid vehicle. The cyan phthalocyanine dye can be susceptible to destabilization by the presence of the salt, and the anti-flocculent aromatic polyamine can be present at a concentration that stabilizes the cyan phthalocyanine dye in the presence of the divalent salt.
US07811358B2	Deaerator and deaerating method The present invention provides a deaerator and a deaerating method which enable the continuous deaeration of a liquid at a low cost. That is, with respect to a pipe which supplies a fluid by a supply means, a rip-out portion which rips out a fluid from an inner peripheral surface of the pipe is provided at a predetermined position in the inside of the pipe, and the fluid is supplied at a predetermined flow rate by a flow control means which adjusts the flow rate of the liquid which is supplied through the pipe so as to form a cavity on a downstream side of the rip-out portion. A through hole which communicates with the cavity is formed in the pipe, and deaeration of the liquid is performed by exhausting gases in the inside of the cavity by suction means such as a vacuum pump via the through hole.
US07811357B2	Method for recovering rare metals in zinc leaching process Sulphidic zinc concentrate usually also includes small amounts of rare metals such as indium and gallium. If the content of these metals in the raw material is sufficiently high, their recovery may be economically worthwhile. In the method according to the invention the recovery of indium and other desirable rare metals takes place in a zinc leaching process, in which at least part of the sulphidic concentrate is leached directly without roasting.
US07811355B2	Niobium powder for capacitor, niobium sintered body and capacitor The present invention relates to niobium powder for a capacitor, comprising a niobium layer and a mixed layer of silicon nitride and niobium, the mixed layer being present in the vicinity of the powder particle surface; granulated niobium powder thereof; a niobium sintered body using the niobium powder and the granulated powder; and a capacitor using the sintered body as one electrode. The niobium powder for a capacitor of the present invention enables to produce a niobium capacitor having a high capacitance, a low leakage current, a low ESR and good tan δ characteristics and being excellent particularly in the properties of the breakdown voltage and soldering heat resistance.
US07811353B2	Enhanced fertilizer and method for producing same The present invention relates to an enhanced fertilizer. In particular, the invention relates to an enhanced fertilizer comprising fertilizer particles, lactic acid bacteria and bacteria of the Baciliaceae family. The present invention also relates to an enhancer for a fertilizer and a soil additive to enhance plant growth. Also described herein are methods for increasing growth, development or yield of a plant and methods of enhancing a soil for increasing growth, development or yield of a plant. Methods for producing the enhanced fertilizer are also described.
US07811352B2	Fertilizer compositions and methods of using Provided are various embodiments of a fertilizer composition. The fertilizer compositions include one or more compounds having a high nitrogen content, which may be measured by a carbon to nitrogen atom ratio. Also provided are methods for increasing nitrogen content in soil, promoting crop production and fertilizing.
US07811348B2	Air cleaner airflow shaper An airflow shaper for use in an air cleaner is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The airflow shaper includes a body including a substantially central axis and a raised central region formed on the body. The raised central region transitions an impinging axial airflow into a substantially radial airflow or transitions an impinging radial airflow into a substantial axial airflow.
US07811344B1	Double-vortex fluid separator A fluid separator includes a side-by-side double-vortex fluid generator installed within a pressure vessel. The vortex generator separates the liquid and gas components of the incoming fluid mixture, and the vessel itself helps further separate the liquid into water and oil components, which makes the fluid separator particularly suited for processing fluids extracted from an oil well. The generator includes two diverging vortex tubes each having a polygonal cross-section. Such a cross-section allows the tubes to be formed using a conventional press brake. The vortex tubes also have diverging longitudinal centerlines to help spread the liquid flow pattern discharging into the vessel.
US07811342B1	Coated abrasive tools from non-blocked urethane prepolymer A polyurethane adhesive composition, formed by combining a non-blocked urethane prepolymer and a polymeric polyol, is used for preparing a coated abrasive tool. The polyurethane adhesive composition is applied over a substrate to thereby form a polyurethane-adhesive-composition-coated substrate. Curing the polyurethane-adhesive-composition-coated substrate forms a polyurethane-adhesive-coated substrate. An abrasive material is applied over the substrate at a time selected from the group consisting of prior to, after, and simultaneously with, the application of the polyurethane adhesive composition to the substrate, to thereby form the coated abrasive tool. The coated abrasive tool preferably includes a polyurethane adhesive resin coating over the substrate, the resin coating being formed from a polymerization reaction of a non-blocked urethane prepolymer and a phenoxy resin.
US07811338B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor element, method for manufacturing same, and solid electrolytic capacitor The invention produces a solid electrolytic capacitor using a solid electrolytic capacitor element by a method comprising forming a dielectric layer on the surface of an electric conductor, forming a semiconductor layer containing electrically conducting polymer on the dielectric layer and forming an electrode layer thereon, wherein the dielectric layer is formed by chemical formation in an electrolytic solution containing a dopant.
US07811335B2	Styryl sulfide dyes Disclosed are composition and method for dyeing keratin-containing fibers comprising or utilizing styryl sulfide dyes of formula (1), their salts, isomers, hydrates and other solvates, wherein R1, R′1, R2, R′2, R3, R′3, W1, W′1, W2, W′2, W3, W′3, W4, W′4, Q, Q′, Y1 and Y2 are defined in claims and disclosure.
US07811332B2	Reconstruction method for urological structures utilizing polymeric matrices A method for repairing defects and reconstructing urological structures in vivo has been developed using a fibrous, open, synthetic, biodegradable polymeric matrix which is configured to provide the desired corrective structure. The matrix is shaped to correct the defect, then implanted surgically to form a scaffolding for the patient's own cells to grow onto and into. The implantation of the matrix initiates an inflammatory reaction, resulting in urothelial cells, endothelial cells and mesenchymal cells migrating into the matrix. The polymer forming the matrix is selected to be biocompatible and degradable in a controlled manner over a period of one to six months, in the preferred embodiment. A preferred material is a poly(lactic acid-glycolic acid) in a fibrous form, such as a woven or non-woven mesh. Examples demonstrate the repair of defects in bladder and urethra in rabbits and defects in ureter in dogs.
US07811327B2	Expandable vertebral prosthesis The present invention relates to an expandable prosthetic implant device for engagement between vertebrae generally comprising an inner member, outer member, and gear member positioned coaxial with respect to each other such that the inner and outer members are moveable relative to each other along an axis. The gear member is axially fixed to the outer member and freely rotatable with respect to the outer member and the gear member threadedly engages a threaded portion of the inner member to translate inner member along the axis. The implant is configured to engage the vertebrae in a predetermined alignment and the gear member includes gear teeth exposed to the exterior and configured to be accessible by a tool member at a plurality of angular positions around the perimeter of the implant device.
US07811326B2	Posterior joint replacement device A prosthetic device for posterior placement in an intervertebral space defined between an upper vertebrae and a lower vertebrae may include an upper articular portion configured to be at least partially disposed in the intervertebral space and a lower articular portion configured to be at least partially disposed in the intervertebral space below the upper articular portion, the upper and lower articular portions being configured to provide articulating motion to the upper and lower vertebrae. The upper and lower articular portions each may include a posterior section configured to be disposed in a location posterior of the intervertebral space. The posterior section of one of the upper and lower articular portions may include a post, and the posterior section of the other of the upper and lower articular portions may include a receiving portion configured to interact with the post during articulation.
US07811322B2	Spinal prostheses An article including a spinal prosthesis having a unitary body with at least three attachment points attachable to spinal structure, the unitary body including a flexure assembly positioned between first and second attachment members, wherein flexure of the flexure assembly permits movement of the first attachment member relative to the second attachment member.
US07811321B2	Methods of performing embolism-free vertebroplasty and devices therefor This invention relates to improved vertebroplasty procedures for reducing embolisms, leakage and cement loosening.
US07811314B2	Methods and apparatus for stenting comprising enhanced embolic protection coupled with improved protections against restenosis and thrombus formation Apparatus and methods for stenting are provided comprising a stent attached to a porous biocompatible material that is permeable to endothelial cell ingrowth, but impermeable to release of emboli of predetermined size. Preferred stent designs are provided, as well as preferred manufacturing techniques. Apparatus and methods are also provided for use at a vessel branching. Moreover, embodiments of the present invention may comprise a coating configured for localized delivery of therapeutic agents. Embodiments of the present invention are expected to provide enhanced embolic protection, improved force distribution, and improved recrossability, while reducing a risk of restenosis and thrombus formation.
US07811311B2	Screw with deployable interlaced dual rods A medical device and methods of use thereof are provided for supporting a structure (e.g., bone). A screw assembly is provided that is comprised of a base, one or more arms, and an interconnection means for coupling the base to the one or more arms. The interconnection means allows the arm to be positionable in a first position that is parallel to a long axis of the base and positionable in a second position that is perpendicular to the long axis of the base. The base is configured for attachment to a structure and the one or more arms configured for attachment to one or more support structures. A support structure is provided that includes an aperture having locking means, which can be configured as an open-ended saddle for attachment to a medical device (e.g., a screw assembly) after installation in a patient.
US07811310B2	Multistage spinal fixation locking mechanism The present invention relates to a locking mechanism and method of locking the relative positions of a fixation device like a bone screw and of a stabilization device like a rod. The locking mechanism includes a seat, a washer and a cap. The seat includes a bottom portion configured to receive the fixation device such that a socket of the bottom portion engages part of the fixation device and prevents the fixation device from passing entirely therethrough. The seat further includes a side portion configured to receive the stabilization device, a washer and a cap. When the washer and cap are fully engaged with the seat, the fixation device may be locked independent of the stabilization device. The locking mechanism may also include a locking element for locking the stabilization device.
US07811309B2	Dynamic spine stabilization device with travel-limiting functionality Spinal stabilization devices, systems and methods are provided that include a stabilization member including a first structural member that mounts to a pedicle screw, a second structural member adjacent the first structural member and that can move away therefrom, a resilient element mounted between the structural members and that elongates to accommodate relative movement therebetween, and a travel-limiting structure mounted between the structural members and that defines and imposes upon the stabilization member a maximum distance by which the first and second structural members may be separated. The travel-limiting structure can include an axially inextensible, laterally flexible elongate element, e.g., wire-rope cable, disposed between the structural members. The resilient element extends between respective first ends of the structural members, while the travel-limiting structure can include terminations at opposite ends of the elongate element and mounted to respective second ends of the structural members opposite the first ends thereof.
US07811308B2	Spinal prostheses An article including a spinal prosthesis having a unitary body with at least three attachment points attachable to spinal structure, the unitary body including a flexure assembly positioned between first and second attachment members, wherein flexure of the flexure assembly permits movement of the first attachment member relative to the second attachment member.
US07811305B2	Stretch resistant embolic coil delivery system with spring release mechanism A medical device for placing an embolic device at a predetermined site within a vessel of the body including a delivery catheter and a flexible pusher member slidably disposed within the lumen of the catheter. An embolic device is retained within the delivery catheter by a mechanical interlocking mechanism which includes an engagement member attached to the distal end of the pusher member and extends through a retaining ring at the proximal end of the embolic device. A detachment member extends through an aperture at the distal end of the engagement member thereby locking the embolic device onto the pusher member. A kicker member, which takes the form of a helical spring, extends from the distal end of the pusher member and is biased so as to lift the retaining ring off of the engagement member to ensure the release of the embolic device when the detachment member is withdrawn from the aperture of the engagement member.
US07811304B2	Dual use catheter A catheter assembly and method includes a multi-lumen portion having a guide wire lumen and an inflation/deployment lumen. The guide wire lumen includes a distal guide wire lumen portion having a rapid exchange guide wire port, and a proximal guide wire lumen portion rotatable to selectively expose the rapid exchange guide wire port. The inflation/deployment lumen includes a rotatable seal which facilitates rotation of the proximal guide wire lumen portion.
US07811301B2	Device for aiding the percutaneous positioning of a guiding tube for a nephroscope in kidney surgery The invention relates to a device for positioning a guiding tube (1) for a nephroscope, said tube consisting of a long aspiration needle (2) which is provided with a closing mandrin (3) and on which an inflatable enlargement device (4) slides, said device especially comprising a cuff (25) which is positioned by sliding along the aspiration needle (2) that is previously inserted into the kidney of the patient. The operation is facilitated by a trocar consisting of cutting blades (19) which enlarge the opening without tearing any flesh. The cuff is then inflated so that the inflatable enlargement device (4) can be used as a guiding means for a guiding tube for a nephroscope during the positioning thereof in the kidney of the patient.
US07811299B2	Closure system for tubular organs In one embodiment, a surgically implantable adjustable ring comprises a ring body, which includes a closure system having first and second end parts. The ring body is designed to be closed around a tubular organ by the closure system, constricting the tubular organ by forming a loop. The first end part is shaped like a sleeve having a first and second end portions, and is designed to receive the second end part of the ring. The sleeve is substantially perpendicular to the main direction of the first end part of the ring, and the second end part of the ring includes a locking protrusion adapted to hold the sleeve in position, securing the ring in a closed position by engaging the locking protrusion in an opening disposed on the sleeve.
US07811297B2	Actuable structures and methods of fabrication and use An actuable truss with ordered or disordered planar or strut elements or pore walls may be seeded with tissue cells, wherein application of a magnetic field may result in mechanical strain on the cells and increased fluid flow in and out of the truss structure. Modified polymers, such as γ-Fe2O3/PLGA, may be used to form actuable scaffolds suitable for tissue engineering. It is also disclosed a device with a trap-door that may be remotely actuated by applying a magnetic field. Such a device may be employed to deliver and control the release of other micro-devices or materials such as drugs to a specific location inside the body of a human or an animal.
US07811296B2	Fixation devices for variation in engagement of tissue Devices, systems and methods are provided for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites, particularly in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations. Fixation devices are provided to fix tissue in approximation with the use of distal elements. In some embodiments, the fixation devices have at least two distal elements and an actuatable feature wherein actuation of the feature varies a dimension of the at least two distal elements. In other embodiments, the fixation devices have at least two pairs of distal elements wherein the pairs of distal elements are moveable to engage tissue between opposed pairs of distal elements. Systems are also provided having fixation devices and accessories.
US07811293B2	System and method for rapid placement of chest tubes A method and system are disclosed for rapid placement of tubes within a body cavity that includes placing a compliant cannula over a probe tip of a cutting device until the probe tip extends beyond the cannula, incising the tissue covering body cavity to create an opening therein, inserting the probe tip of the cutting device until the cannula placed thereon extends into the incision, removing the probe tip while leaving the cannula inserted within the incision, introducing a distal end or tip of a tube into the cannula a predetermined distance, and removing the cannula over the tube while retaining the tube in position within the body cavity. The device includes a sealing portion which attaches to the body without sutures and having an opening therethrough, and a tube which passes through the opening of the seal and mates thereto without sutures.
US07811291B2	Closed vertebroplasty bone cement injection system Methods and devices for augmenting bone, such as in performing vertebroplasty are disclosed. A bone cement injection needle is provided, having a laterally deflectable distal end. Systems are also disclosed, including the steerable injection needle, introducer and stylet. The system may additionally include a cement delivery gun, one-time use disposable cement cartridges and a cement mixing chamber. Methods are also disclosed.
US07811281B1	Excimer laser catheter A method and apparatus, of providing endovascular therapy. The steps include arranging optical fibers within a catheter, the catheter having a tip whose length is at least 1 cm and whose diameter of less than 1 millimeter, connecting an excimer laser to the optical fibers; and delivering laser energy from the excimer laser in excess of a fluence of 60-mJ/mm2 at 40 Hertz through the optical fibers. The delivering of the laser energy may be to non-calcified or calcified deposits of an atherosclerotic lesion to ablate the same. The method also includes the step of inserting the catheter through an artery by pushing the same until the tip is in within laser energy striking distance of the atherosclerotic lesion.
US07811280B2	System and method for laser ablation calibration Systems and method for determining ablation beam characteristics are provided. Methods include ablating an article with the ablation beam to form a test location having an ablation depth, transmitting a first beam through the test location of the article, transmitting a second beam through a reference location, and determining an ablation beam characteristic based on a phase relationship of the first beam and the second beam downstream of the article. Systems include a light source assembly transmitting a first beam through an ablated test location of an article and a second beam through a reference location disposed outside of the test location, a sensor assembly detecting a first beam and second beam superimposition downstream of the article, and a phase relationship code module for determining a phase relationship between the first beam and the second beam, based on the first beam and second beam superimposition.
US07811275B2	Methods of implanting an injection port A surgical fastening system for implantable devices is disclosed. The implantable device may contain a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, may have a housing fitted over or around it which contains a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, or may be a part of a two-part system into which it fits. Accordingly, the present invention also encompasses a deployment system or tool that optionally positions the implantable device, and which causes the fasteners to move into post-deployment position. The fasteners may be staples, metal loops, coils, springs or hooks formed of biocompatible materials, including shape memory alloys such as NiTi.
US07811274B2	Method for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease A ventilation bypass system which alleviates symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by allowing air to exit the lung of a patient through the thoracic wall bypassing the natural airways. A pleurodesis is formed between the visceral and parietal membranes surrounding a lung and an opening is made through the thoracic wall into the lung via the pleurodesis. The ventilation bypass system includes a conduit placed through the opening in the thoracic wall into the lung, a flange for securing the conduit to the thoracic wall and preventing over-insertion of the conduit, and a flow control device for controlling flow of material out of the lung.
US07811272B2	Nanofabricated gecko-like fasteners with adhesive hairs for disposable absorbent articles A disposable absorbent article has a nanofabricated attachment means having adhesive hairs disposed on a substrate wherein the hairs are effective to adhesively engage an opposing surface having a polymeric film or a fibrous web. In another embodiment, the absorbent article has a gecko-like fastener including a substrate and a plurality of adhesive hairs arising from the substrate having a base section, midsection, and top section, a height of about 0.5 microns to about 8 millimeters, and a diameter greater than about 0.05 microns.
US07811262B2	Systems and methods allowing for reservoir filling and infusion medium delivery A system includes a durable portion with a durable housing and a separable disposable portion with a disposable housing that selectively engage with and disengage from each other. The disposable housing secures to a patient and may be disposed of after it has been in use for a prescribed period. Components that normally come into contact with a patient or with an infusion medium may be part of the disposable portion to allow for disposal after a prescribed use. A reservoir for holding the infusion medium may be part of the disposable portion, and may be supported by the disposable housing. The durable portion may include other components such as electronics for controlling delivery of the infusion medium from the reservoir, and a drive device including a motor and drive linkage.
US07811259B2	Single-use pneumatic safety syringe providing gas-driven needle retraction A pneumatic retractable syringe has a plunger having an interior retraction lumen. The plunger and syringe barrel have cooperating locking elements so that the plunger is locked after use within the syringe barrel. After injection of medicament is completed, the needle is retracted into the lumen by compressed gas that is released from a gas cell within the syringe when the gas cell is ruptured just before the plunger reaches the end of its downstream path of travel.
US07811257B2	Medical device with adjustable epidermal tissue ingrowth cuff Methods and apparatus are disclosed for making and using adjustable epidermal tissue ingrowth cuff and catheter assemblies for transcutaneous placement to provide periodic or continuous external access for medical purposes to an interior body region of a patent who requires such medical treatment over an extended period of time.
US07811256B2	Vacuum aspiration handle A medical device is provided. The medical device includes a sheath with an extended distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a lumen defined therethrough. A handle is fixedly connected to the proximal end portion of the sheath, the handle includes an operator that is translatable between a first position and a second position. A flow path is defined within the handle in fluid communication with the proximal end portion of the sheath, wherein the operator is configured to substantially block the flow path in a second position and allow flow therethrough in a first position. The flow path includes a portion that is configured to communicate with a remote source of suction. The handle additionally includes a second inlet portion configured to receive a tool therethrough and allow the tool to extend through the lumen of the sheath.
US07811255B2	Method of controlling a surgical system based on a rate of change of an operating parameter A surgical system that is able to sense the onset of an occlusion or other surgical event as well as when an occlusion breaks. To help avoid overheating of the tip, the system of the present invention predicts the temperature of the eye using irrigation flow rate and reduces the power to the handpiece automatically if an overheating situation is predicted. Alternatively or in addition, the system of the present invention monitors the power drawn by the handpiece, which is indicative of the cutting load on the tip, and automatically adjusts the power or stroke of the tip to compensate for increased loads on the tip.
US07811254B2	Autoinjector with needle depth adapter An autoinjector useful for, inter alia, providing an injection of liquid medicament is disclosed, which includes a needle depth adapter for achieving a desired injection depth.
US07811249B2	Multi-lumen heat transfer catheters Heat transfer catheter apparatus and methods of making and using same are disclosed wherein fluid connection means is provided between the distal portions of two adjacent, thin-walled, high strength fluid lumens to define a closed loop fluid circulation system capable of controlled delivery of thermal energy to or withdrawal of thermal energy from remote internal body locations.
US07811245B2	Object-delivery shuttle An object-delivery shuttle for delivering an object over an elongate medical device, such as a wire guide, to a desired location within a body.
US07811243B1	Reverse applied pinpoint pressure system and method of use A system and method for applying therapeutic forces to the vertebrae contained within a section of a patient's spine. The system utilizes a flexible pressure blanket having two ends and both a top surface and a bottom surface that extend between those two ends. A patient is asked to lie in a supine position on an elevated platform. The flexible pressure blanket is draped over the patient, wherein a central section of the flexible pressure blanket contacts the patient and end sections dangle freely on opposite sides of said patient. Weight elements are attached to the flexible pressure blanket to effect therapeutic forces upon the spine of the patient. The weight elements can be attached in-line with individual vertebrae in the spine. In this manner, forces acting in different directions can be experienced by the spine, thereby manipulating the spine from the benefit of the patient.
US07811241B1	Method of using a therapeutic pillow A therapeutic pillow includes a flexible body with mated inner and outer layers. Such an inner layer has an outer perimeter that terminates inwardly of an outer perimeter of the outer layer. The apparatus further includes a plurality of spherical objects removably situated within the body and directly abutting an inner surface of the inner layer. Each of the spherical objects has a unique diameter. The body has right and left ends selectively folded along a centrally registered latitudinal axis registered orthogonal to a longitudinal length of the body wherein the right and left ends are directly engaged in such a manner that the spherical objects are prohibited from escaping beyond the respective outer perimeters of the inner and outer layers during operating conditions.
US07811240B2	Leg massage machine The invention provides a leg massage machine comprising recessed receiving portions and leg receiving portions which are made movable together rockingly for massaging the feet and calves of the user, respectively. The leg massage machine has recessed receiving portions (70) for inserting the respective feet of the user and leg receiving portions (74) for inserting the respective calves of the user, the recessed receiving portions (70) and the leg receiving portions (74) each having massage means on side walls and/or a bottom wall thereof. The massage machine has a base assembly (20) to be placed on the floor, and a reclining movable assembly (50) rockingly movable forward and rearward relative to the base assembly (20). The recessed receiving portions (70) and the leg receiving portions (74) are provided in the reclining movable assembly (50) and movable together rockingly.
US07811234B2	Remote-sensing method and device A remote-detection system is provided for monitoring changes in permittivity associated with physiological activity of a subject that is free to move. The system includes a source containing an oscillator configured to illuminate tissue of the subject with an electromagnetic signal beam. The system further includes a receiver configured to receive reflections of the electromagnetic signal beam from the subject. The reflections include amplitude variations indicative of motion of the illuminated tissue and amplitude variations indicative of time dependent variations in the permittivity of the illuminated tissue associated with electrical activity of the subject's heart. The system further includes a detector connected to the receiver and configured to extract from the reflected signal beam the variations in amplitude indicative of motion of the illuminated tissue or indicative of time dependent variations in the permittivity of the illuminated tissue associated with the electrical activity of the subject's heart.
US07811230B2	Expansion mechanism for minimally invasive lumbar operation An expansion mechanism for minimally invasive lumbar operation has a support member, a plurality of sliders movably assembled on the support member, at least a couple of outside muscle hook members mounted on adjacent sliders, an inside muscle hook member assembled on the slider, and a nerve hook member assembled on the slider. The expansion mechanism for minimally invasive operation makes small incisions and hurts less tissues. Furthermore, the expansion mechanism protects nerve tissues from repeated stirring. Muscles can be drawn apart without the need of removing ligament, obtaining clear and large operation vision.
US07811228B2	Disposable endoscope sheath having adjustable length A disposable endoscope sheath includes an extendable sleeve sized to accommodate an endoscope shaft having a viewing end. The extendable sleeve has a variable length. A distal portion of the sleeve is configured to direct irrigation fluid onto the viewing end of the endoscope to flush surgical debris from the viewing end of the endoscope.
US07811224B2	Method for dealing with singularities in gravity referenced endoscopic imaging A method for avoiding rapid or sudden image rotation or reversal in a gravity leveled endoscopic imaging system is disclosed. A mathematical neighborhood of a singular viewing configuration is defined and within this neighborhood the endoscopic image orientation follows specified rules.
US07811219B2	Method and apparatus for making bags A method and apparatus for making bags is disclosed. It includes receiving a film and imparting a plurality of successive seals to the film to form bags. The location of the imparted seals is determined by monitoring at least two sensors. A plurality of perforations are imparted to the film at locations relative to a corresponding seal in response to the determination. The position of a perforator such as rotary position, of a knife may be controlled in response to determining the location. The seals may be formed by a rotary drum, and the perforation by a rotary knife. The sensors may be at the same or different cross machine direction and/or machine direction locations. Startup may include adjusting and recording the position of a prior perforation relative to a prior corresponding seal, and using that recording as a base relative location in another embodiment.
US07811218B2	Sheet or film-forming roll A sheet or film-forming roll 10 includes an inner cylinder member 20 having axial parts 21, 22 provided on both sides thereof and rotatably supported by bearing parts 26, 27 through the axial parts 21, 22, a rubber roll 40 fitted to an outer circumferential surface of the inner cylinder member 20, eccentric side plates 53, 54 rotatably fitted to the axial parts 21, 22 of the inner cylinder member 20 respectively, and an elastic outer cylinder member 50 rotatably supported by the eccentric side plates 53, 54. The elastic outer cylinder member 50, which is provided with a thin-walled structure and made from metal, has an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the rubber roll 40 to accommodate the rubber roll 40 in an interior 68 thereof, and has inner circumferential surface 50A coming into contact with an outer circumferential surface 40A of the rubber roll 40.
US07811217B2	Motorized apparatus and method for dynamic balancing exercise A method and apparatus for achieving dynamic balance exercise by using an elongated board that is tiltable in a longitudinal direction and energized by a set of motor-driven wheels which are connected to oppose the tilting action. A front to back (pitching) and side to side twisting (yawing) of the board is accomplished concurrently with the longitudinal tilting (rolling) movement to balance the exercise experience and improve the subjects fore-and-aft balance.
US07811202B2	Training apparatus A device for use with an exercise apparatus consisting of at least one hanging, length-adjustable and lockable rope (10, 11) which at its lower end has a gripping means (13, 14), e.g., a gripping loop. A vibration means (12; 16) is designed, when attached via a rope engaging member (8, 9) to a portion of such rope, to impart to the rope and thus its gripping means (13, 14) a vibratory motion.
US07811200B2	Multifunctional virtual-reality fitness equipment with a detachable interactive manipulator A multifunctional virtual-reality fitness equipment provide user to select mode of one user doing exercise alone or multiple users participating in on-line internet competition game with others through internet, which has a detachable interactive manipulator equipped with single-chip microcontroller and served as an interface for coupling conventional fitness equipment and personal computer to enable the conventional fitness equipment to become a novel man-machine interaction fitness equipment having function of internet 3-dimensional virtual simulation, and the communication between the detachable interactive manipulator and the personal computer is achieved by employing male-to-female plug-socket connecting means and according the International Standard Communication Protocol; when the detachable interactive manipulator is connected to a personal computer and a fitness equipment, an automatic detection to software program of personal computer shall be executed, if correct message is detected, the fitness equipment will be set in 3-dimensional virtual simulation mode capable of performing an internet 3-dimensional virtual simulation function, and the user may select this mode to execute an on-line internet competition game with others through internet, however, if no software program of personal computer was detected, the fitness equipment is still used as a conventional fitness equipment to provide user doing exercise alone.
US07811197B2	8-speed transmission The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets having five torque-transmitting mechanisms, two fixed interconnections and two grounded members. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to at least one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The five torque-transmitting mechanisms provide interconnections between various gear members, and are operated in combinations of three to establish at least eight forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio.
US07811195B2	8-speed transmission The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets having five torque-transmitting mechanisms, two fixed interconnections and a grounded member. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to at least one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The five torque-transmitting mechanisms provide interconnections between various gear members and are operated in combinations to establish eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio.
US07811192B2	Hydraulic control system of eight-speed automatic transmission for a vehicle A hydraulic control system of an eight-speed automatic transmission for a vehicle. Four clutches and two brakes can by independently controlled by six proportional control solenoid valves by employing pressure control valves and pressure switching valves.
US07811191B2	Control apparatus for vehicular drive system A vehicular power transmitting system including a transmission portion constituting a part of a power transmitting path, an electric motor connected to the power transmitting path, an electrically controlled differential portion connected to the electric motor and having a differential state controllable according to a change of an operating speed of the electric motor, a casing accommodating the transmission portion, the electric motor and the electrically controlled differential portion, and a support member for supporting a rotor of the electric motor, the support member including a support portion formed in one axial end portion thereof, at which the rotor is supported rotatably about its axis, and a tapered portion having a diameter increasing in an axial direction from the one axial end portion toward the other axial end portion at which the support member is fixed to the casing, and wherein a winding portion of a stator of the electric motor is disposed in a space formed radially outwardly of the tapered portion, while a fluid passage portion for supplying a working fluid to frictional coupling devices of the transmission portion is disposed in a space formed radially inwardly of the tapered portion.
US07811189B2	Deflector assembly A technique for deflecting an actuator belt includes applying a variable deflection force to the actuator belt. The technique may be used to construct actuators for active orthotics, robotics or other applications. Versions with passive clutches may also be used to construct variable-ratio motor gearheads, or may be scaled up to build continuously variable transmissions for automobiles, bicycles, or other vehicles.
US07811186B2	Arrow point alignment system An arrow apparatus is disclosed comprising an arrow point alignment structure having a tapered leading end disposed on an outer surface of an arrow shaft. The arrow point may also comprise a tapered aperture defined therein for receiving and mating with at least a portion of the tapered leading end of the arrow point alignment structure in order to bring the arrow point into axial alignment with the arrow shaft. The arrow point alignment structure may be integrally formed with, or affixed to, the outer surface of the arrow shaft or affixed to a portion of the arrow point. The arrow apparatus may also further comprise an insert at least partially disposed within the arrow shaft. The insert may comprise a first insert portion removably attached to a second insert portion that weighs less than the first insert portion. Various arrow points and corresponding methods are also disclosed.
US07811180B2	Multi-metal golf clubs A composite material golf club head is provided having a body made from a first metal and a face insert press fitted to a portion of the body and made from a second metal. The metals are chosen so that the first metal is heavier than the second metal. The second metal is disposed towards the front and top of the body, and is preferably hard-anodized. In addition, an interlocking structure, for example rectangular or dove tail shaped channels, is provided in the body so that the face insert becomes embedded in the interlocking structure to anchor the face insert to the body. Portions of the golf club head, such as the face insert or sole plate, are anodized to protect against corrosion. The anodized coating is colored to improve aesthetic characteristics or infused with a polymer to increase or reduce friction.
US07811179B2	Multi-metal golf clubs Disclosed herein is a golf club head having a body portion and a face insert. The front of the body portion further comprises a cutout sized and dimensioned to receive the face insert. The body portion is preferably made from a high-strength metal such as stainless steel, titanium or titanium alloy. The face insert is preferably comprised of a metal having a lower density than that of the body portion. The face insert comprises an aluminum metal matrix composite (MMC) containing an amount of scandium and zirconium. The golf club head may also include a top line insert made of a lightweight material and at least one heavy weight member disposed to the back of the club head.
US07811178B2	Golf head having a ported construction A golf club head has a face, a hosel, and a hollow body. The body includes an outer peripheral region, when viewed from above, and center portions on the upper surface and sole, respectively. The outer peripheral region has a weight-per-unit of surface area which is greater than the weight-per-unit of surface area of the center portions. The weight differential may be accomplished by molding ports into the hollow body around the periphery, which contain weight plugs. Alternately or in addition, a vertically oriented port may extend through the center portions to reduce weight.
US07811174B2	Method and apparatus for managing data in a gaming system A gaming system includes a hard disk drive for storing applications and other data. The hard disk drive has multiple regions for storing different types of data. Each application executed on the gaming system has an associated storage area on the hard disk drive. A console application executing on the gaming system prevents a particular application from accessing data in an area of the hard disk drive that is not associated with the particular application. The gaming system also maintains a list of recently used nicknames to simplify entry of nicknames by a user of the gaming system.
US07811170B2	Light emitting interface displays for a gaming machine A disclosed thin light-emitting interface displays may be mounted to a surface on the gaming machine. The light-emitting elements used in the interface displays may be provided from electro-luminescent elements, organic light emitting diode (OLED) elements and combinations thereof. The thin light-emitting interface displays may be used to input and output gaming information on the gaming machine. The gaming information that is input and output via the interface display may be used to provide: 1) a game of chance played on the gaming machine, 2) player tracking services, 3) game services available on the gaming machine and 4) attract features. In one embodiment, a game input interface display is provided with a plurality of input buttons where a number and a format of the input buttons are dynamically configurable for different types of games of chance played on the gaming machine.
US07811167B2	System and method for saving status of paused game of chance A game of chance involving a progression of events is conducted on one or more gaming machines. After receiving a wager from a player at a gaming machine, play of the game is initiated. If the game is paused, the status of the paused game is stored at a central database linked to and remote from the gaming machine. This game status is associated with a personal identifier of the player. To continue play of the game beginning from a point at which the game was paused, the personal identifier is provided to the central database via the same or another gaming machine and the game status associated with the personal identifier is retrieved from the central database.
US07811166B2	Products and processes for applying conditions to a lottery entry Products and processes are disclosed for receiving a lottery record associated with a sale of a lottery ticket. The lottery record includes a plurality of lottery numbers, and a condition for creating at least one entry that includes the lottery numbers in a lottery drawing. It is determined if the condition is satisfied. The at least one entry in the lottery drawing is created only if the condition satisfied.
US07811165B2	Multi-stage multi-bet dice game, gaming device, and method A game is comprised of a plurality of stages. Each operation of the game begins with the operation of a first stage. Depending on the outcome of the first stage the game may be over, or there may be an operation of a second stage. Depending on the outcome of the second stage, the game may be over or there may be an operation of another stage. This sequence continues until the game ends or until the final (nth) stage has been operated, at which time the game ends. Wagers are made on successive stages of the multi-stage game. Each stage of the game may typically have its own paytable or payout scheme, and its own expected return. A bet made on a stage of the game which is not played is lost in the preferred form of the invention. One embodiment is a three stage, multi-line, multi-coin video slot machine. The same game format (slots) with the same paytable is operated on three stages, with increasing payout multipliers at each stage providing an increasing amount to win at the higher stages. The “spin” at each stage is independent of the previous stages. The second embodiment is a multi-stage Five-Card Stud poker game. Each stage is again independent of the previous stage. A variation of this game is also shown which uses the same paytable on each stage, but combined with a mechanism to increase the “hit” rate. A third embodiment is a Draw poker game that combines the concepts of the Stud poker embodiment with the decisions and optimal play analysis that are integral to Draw poker. The fourth embodiment is a dice game which has been adapted to provide a high dependency between the first stage and the next stages.
US07811163B2	Transmitter tag A transmitter tag for a ball, the tag comprises a transmitter configured to issue a signal for location of the ball, a power source for powering the transmitter, activation means operable for activating the transmitter when the ball is in use, and deactivation means operable for remote manual deactivation of the transmitter after the ball is located.
US07811160B2	Operating device of vehicle air conditioner A mode selection unit, a blower unit and a temperature control unit are mounted on a cluster panel of a vehicle. The mode selection unit, the blower unit and the temperature control unit have a function of controlling the wind blow position, a function of controlling the wind blow rate and a function of controlling the wind blow temperature respectively, and are constituted by operating mechanisms mechanically separated from one another. Accordingly, the degree of freedom in the layout of the mode selection unit to the temperature control unit is improved so that it becomes easy to dispose them in accordance with the vehicle-side design.
US07811159B2	Apparatus for providing convenience services to stationary vehicles An apparatus for providing convenience services to a stationary vehicle independent of the vehicle's electrical system. At least one conduit is attached to a housing for transferring the services to a supply panel. The supply panel includes a face on which the various controls and connectors associated with the supplied convenience services, such as heating, cooling, electrical power, compressed air, computer network communications, telephone, video, and television, are disposed. The supply panel is dimensioned to interface with the stationary vehicle through an opening in the vehicle, such as a window or service door, and includes means for providing a substantially airtight seal for climate control.
US07811157B1	Peeler with self-adjusting rollers Peeling apparatus and a method for biasing lower idle rollers of a roller-type peeling machine against power rollers to maintain the rollers in contact as the rollers wear. The apparatus includes biasing means, such as a cylinder applying upward pressure against the upper ends of the lower rollers to keep the rollers in constant contact.
US07811153B1	High throughput servo load cup with integrated wet chemistry delivery A work piece handling apparatus moves workpieces with a plurality of independently movable load cups that have combined multiple axes of motion. The apparatus can load and unload work pieces from a wet process station and move work pieces between wet process stations and maintain wet chemistry delivery to the workpiece without involving a robot. A method of work piece handling using the apparatus provides a significant throughput improvement by reducing the inherent time lag of pneumatic systems and eliminating multiple steps involving the robot during inter-station wafer transfer.
US07811151B2	Toy airplane with foldable wings and a switch to activate a plane propeller A toy airplane with foldable wings. The wings can be folded before being launched by a launcher. When the toy airplane is launched the wind pressure maintains the wings in the folded position. When the toy airplane reaches a certain reduced speed, springs of the toy plane move the wings back into an unfolded position. Movement of wings into the unfolded position closes a switch and powers a propeller of the toy plane. The propeller can be powered by a battery within the toy plane fuselage. The combination of a motorized propeller, switch and folded wings provides a toy airplane that minimizes drag during launch and allows for extended flight after launch.
US07811149B2	Method for fabricating carbon nanotube-based field emission device An exemplary method for fabricating a carbon nanotube-based field emission device is provided. A substrate is provided. A catalyst layer is formed on the substrate. A carbon nanotube array is grown from the catalyst layer. The carbon nanotube array includes a root portion and an opposite top portion respectively being in contact with and away from the catalyst layer. A cathode base with an adhesive layer formed thereon is provided. The top portion of the carbon nanotube array is immersed into the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is solidified to embed the immersed top portion into the solidified adhesive layer. The root portion of the carbon nanotube array is exposed.
US07811144B2	Aquatic device with light-emitting surface An aquatic device is provided which has a light-emitting surface. The device (101) is equipped with a light guide (105) adapted to adsorb light impinging on a first surface (113) of the device, and to emit light from a second surface (115) of the device.
US07811132B2	Electromagnetic interference protective backshells for cables A backshell for providing electromagnetic interference shielding between a shielded cable and an electrical connector. The backshell includes a housing defined by a first housing member coupled to a second housing member by a releasable coupler.
US07811131B2	Electrical connector with improved EMI structure An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, first and second contact modules received in the insulative housing, a first metal shell covering the insulative housing and a grounding piece. The insulative housing includes a mating tongue and the first metal shell includes a plurality of peripheral walls enclosing the mating tongue to cooperatively form a mating opening therebetween. The grounding piece includes a number of side walls and a receiving opening through which the peripheral walls extend. The side walls include a number of half-spherical embosses stamped therefrom to abut against the front metal shell for EMI protection.
US07811127B2	Shield connector for printed circuit board The present invention provides a shield connector for a printed circuit board, in which the disengagement of an outer shield shell from a connector housing is prevented, and also an anti-noise performance is enhanced. The shield connector includes a resin connector housing having a rectangular solid shape including a top-surface, a right-side-surface, a left-side-surface, a back-surface, and an opening; a terminal provided in the connector housing so as to be connected a connector through the opening; and a shield shell including a top-plate covering the top-surface, a right-side-plate covering the right-side-surface, a left-side-plate covering the left-side-surface, and a rear-plate covering the back-surface. The each of the right-side-surface and the left-side-surface includes an engagement portion positioned at the front lower end portion thereof, and each of the right-side-plate and the left-side-plate includes a hook positioned at the front lower end portion thereof and engaged with the engagement portion.
US07811124B2	Communication terminal According to an embodiment, a communication terminal is discussed, by which a coaxial cable capable of carrying a pair of signals is provided to the communication terminal and by which the case performs a grounding function for the coaxial cable to enhance the grounding function.
US07811123B2	Upgradeable telecommunications patch panel and method of upgrading same An upgradeable patch panel assembly and associated method of upgrading a patch panel assembly. The upgradeable patch panel assembly including a panel base having an aperture sized to receive a scanner interface cable. The method including removing a first cover from the panel base, inserting a scanner interface cable through the existing aperture in the panel base, and attached an upgraded cover to the panel base. Upgrading the patch panel assembly is completed while the assembly remains mounted to a frame and without disconnecting rear cable connections. The upgraded patch panel assembly provides jack-occupancy monitoring capabilities.
US07811113B2	Electrical connector with fault closure lockout An electrical connector, such as a bushing insert, with a fault-closure lockout feature includes a housing with an inner bore having opposite ends. One end has an opening providing access to the inner bore. A piston-contact element is movable between first and second axially spaced positions within the inner bore. During fault conditions, the piston-contact element moves from the first position to the second position to accelerate connection with a male contact of another electrical connector, such as a cable connector, thereby inhibiting the formation of flashover or electrical arc. After fault closure, a lockout member on the piston-contact element prevents moving the piston-contact element from the second position to the first position.
US07811108B2	Rotary connector device There are provided a body, a rotor, a free motion spacer including a group of spacer sections arranged circularly between the body and the rotor and a reverse guide section in which a guide face is provided to be opposed to a roller in the group of spacer sections in the circumferential direction to form a reverse insert section and capable of turning with rotation of the rotor, and a flat cable which is reversed by inserting the reverse section into the reverse insert section in the free motion spacer and is wound around the outer and inner peripheral sides of the group of spacer sections where ribs 45 and 47 project from a wall face at the opposing side of a guide face toward the roller adjacent to the wall face in the circumferential direction of the reverse guide section, and a projection 49 for the stopper is provided in the rib, whereby when the reverse section of the flat cable is erroneously assembled between the wall face and the roller adjacent to the wall face, the reverse section runs on the rib and the projection can restrict the reverse section to fall down from the rib.
US07811104B2	Lever type connector Provided is a lever type connector for fitting connectors by swinging a lever 100, in which protrusions 115 and 116 are provided on an outer peripheral portion of the one end side of the lever side plate 102, a reception portion 15A for preventing the lever side plate from opening outward by engaging with the protrusions provided on the outer peripheral portion of the lever side plate in a male connector housing 10H for mounting the lever, and the protrusions 115 and 116 and the reception portion 15A are provided to engage with each other when the lever mounted on at least the male connector housing is set to a temporary locking position before connector fitting.
US07811103B2	Interrupter for an electrical wire The invention relates to an interrupter for an electrical wire 9, having a first terminal and a second terminal insulated electrically from the first terminal and also a contact 3, which takes the form of a separate component from the terminals and is provided to produce a conductive connection between the first and second terminals, the contact 3 being capable of being brought by a linear movement from a first position connecting the terminals into a second position in which the terminals are disconnected, an actuator being provided to move the contact and a lever 5 being provided, which acts on the contact 3 by means of a joint 14, 16, 17 and is provided to transmit force from the actuator to the contact 3.
US07811102B2	Connecting device and electronic device having same A connecting device is used in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing including a bottom plate, a sidewall and a pivot shaft. The sidewall extends perpendicularly from the bottom plate and defines an opening and a slot. The pivot shaft extends perpendicularly from the bottom plate and is aligned with the slot. The connecting device includes a driven gear, a main body and a driving member. The driven gear is disposed on the bottom plate, rotatably positioned by the pivot shaft, and fixed to the main body. The main body defines more than one connection port. The driving member is engaged with the driven gear and protrudes out from the slot. The driving member is operable to rotate the driven gear and the main body around the pivot shaft, thereby switches the connection ports to be exposed to the outside of the housing via the opening.
US07811101B2	Retractable memory drive A retractable memory drive in accordance with the present invention comprises a top casing, a middle carrier, an electronic device such as a USB thumb drive, and a bottom casing. There are guide rails that allow the middle carrier to remain in an appropriate position. There is also a metal spring clip coupled to the middle carrier for contacting a connector of a device coupled to the drive to provide for improved EMI and ESD protection.
US07811100B2	Electrical connector system having a continuous ground at the mating interface thereof A connector interface may include an arrangement of contacts in a first connector, and a corresponding, complementary arrangement of contacts in a second connector mating with the contacts of the first connector. The contacts may be signal contacts or ground contacts. When the connectors are mated, a ground may be established between the connectors by the mating of the ground contacts from the respective connectors. The ground contacts in the first connector may be shaped to bridge together an array of ground contacts in the second connector when the connectors are mated. Such bridging tends to establish a continuous ground along the array of ground contacts, creating a more robust ground than in an otherwise identical connector.
US07811096B2	IC socket suitable for BGA/LGA hybrid package An IC socket is provided with first and second contact pins and a socket body supporting said first and second contact pins. The first contact pin is used to establish a connection with a first terminal of a semiconductor package, while the second contact pin is used to establish a connection with a second terminal of said semiconductor package. The first and second terminals have different heights from a mount face of the semiconductor package.
US07811093B2	Telecommunications connectivity system A telecommunications connectivity system including a patch panel comprising a plurality of ports, each port including first and second electrical terminals, the first electrical terminal enabling at least one data communications standard not enabled by the second electrical terminal. The telecommunications connectivity system also includes a terminal selection system including a terminal selector that houses an electrical connector. The terminal selector may be installed in one of the ports such that the electrical connector connects to either the first or second electrical terminal, as preselected. The telecommunications connectivity system also includes a wall receptacle system electrically connected to each of the ports, the wall receptacle system including first and second jacks, the first jack enabling at least one data communications standard not enabled by the second jack.
US07811091B2	Rotary terminal mechanism A rotary terminal mechanism in which a first electroconductive ring is inserted, under a slightly collapsed state, between the circular internal peripheral surface of a first outside electrode and the circular external peripheral surface of a first inside electrode that are arranged concentrically. The first electroconductive ring is kept contacting the first outside electrode and the first inside electrode by the elastic restoring force. When the first outside electrode and the first inside electrode rotate relatively, the first electroconductive ring rolls along the circular internal peripheral surface and the circular external peripheral surface while being kept pressed against these surfaces by the elastic force. Consequently, electrical connection is formed constantly between them even if the first outside electrode and the first inside electrode rotate relatively. A rotary terminal mechanism of simple structure requiring fewer components and being advantageous to miniaturization can thereby be attained.
US07811086B2	Feeding device for a belt-type sintering machine The invention relates to a feeding device for a belt-type sintering machine, with a feeding container for receiving the material to be sintered, with a conveying device for filling the feeding container with material to be sintered, with a feeding drum and a drum chute for feeding the material to be sintered onto the sintering belt. The feeding container has two discharge openings, one of which is connected to a feeding drum and one of which is connected to a feeding chute.
US07811084B2	Steam shrink oven The present invention discloses a pre-shrink oven and a shrink oven are located at positions where a conveyer belt travels according to a labeling process of bottles. The pre-shrink oven has adjustable steam ejection ducts at two sides thereof. The shrink oven has steam nozzles at two sides. The steam generators are located at the periphery of the shrink oven to generate and deliver steam of different pressures through pipes to the adjustable steam ejection ducts of the pre-shrink oven and the steam nozzles of the shrink oven. When the steam is delivered to the pre-shrink oven heated air passes through apertures of the steam tube to partially preheat and shrink a shrink film without dropping before a final shrinking process is finished. Steam delivered through the steam nozzles can shrink the shrink film securely on bottle bodies of the bottles.
US07811082B2	Gas circuit and pilot light system for cooking range A gas circuit with a pilot light system for ranges includes pilot tubes from a gas manifold to burner assemblies. Quick connect couplings are provided between the pilot tubes and manifold so that the pilot tube can be removed easily. Two or more tubes can be connected to a single coupling. A master shutoff interrupts flow to the cooktop without interrupting flow to the oven.
US07811079B2	Mold for a container blow molding machine, comprising a grooved mold bottom Mold for a blow molding machine for manufacturing containers from parisons, the mold including a lateral wall and a mold bottom (7) together defining a cavity for receiving parison, the cavity being generally symmetrical with respect to a main axis, the mold bottom (7) being provided with a gas conduit (12) opening into the cavity for injecting into the same a pressurized gas in order to facilitate withdrawing of the blow molded container, wherein the mold further including a groove (16) provided on an internal face (15) of the mold bottom (7), the groove (16) extending along a closed contour around the main axis, and wherein the conduit (12) opens into the groove (16).
US07811078B2	Venting device for mold A mold blocking member for use in a vent bore of a mold for the manufacture of rubber products is provided. The mold blocking member has a tubular hollow body having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end has a cap with an inner portion surrounded by a recessed annular portion, wherein the inner portion is connected to the recessed annular portion by a sidewall, wherein the sidewall has one or more slots therein. The slots opening has a width dimension in the range of about 0.1 mm to about 0.6 mm and a thickness in the range of about 0.03 mm to about 0.15 mm. It is preferred that the inner portion is flat and recessed with respect to the outer rim of the first end.
US07811077B2	Stamper, imprinting method, and method of manufacturing an information recording medium There is provided a stamper on which stamper-side concave/convex patterns are formed and which is capable of manufacturing an information recording medium on which at least servo patterns are formed by concave/convex patterns. First convex parts that are continuously formed along a direction corresponding to a radial direction of the information recording medium are formed in the stamper-side concave/convex patterns. Each of the first convex parts is formed so that a height of a part of the first convex part from a reference plane, which is set between a front surface and a rear surface of the stamper, to protruding end of the first convex part increases as a length of the part of the first convex part in a direction corresponding to a circumferential direction of the information recording medium increases.
US07811070B2	Pneumatic vane motor with by-pass means A pneumatic vane motor with a stator cylinder having an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening, a rotor eccentrically journalled in the cylinder and carrying a number of sliding vanes which divide the cylinder into moving cells, wherein the cylinder comprises a by-pass passage located between the air inlet opening and the air outlet opening and arranged to leak air from a pressurized working cell into a preceding cell before the working cell reaches the outlet opening, thereby using a preceding cell as an expansion volume for sound attenuation.
US07811068B2	Methods and apparatus for transporting natural gas through a pipeline A compressor assembly for use in transporting natural gas is provided. The assembly includes a natural gas compressor comprising at least one stage of compression, a permanent magnet-type super-synchronous motor coupled to the natural gas compressor for powering said compressor, and a housing, the compressor positioned within the housing, and the compressor configured to facilitate increasing a pressure of natural gas being transmitted.
US07811067B2	Air driven pump with performance control An air driven diaphragm pump includes an performance control actuator having a housing with opposed air chambers. The pump includes pump chambers facing the air chambers and pump diaphragms extending between each air chamber and each pump chamber, respectively. The actuator further includes an air valve, an intake to the air valve and an engagement. The intake includes an intake passage and a performance control intake adjuster rotatably mounted. The intake adjuster has a helical channel and a closure element extending adjustably into the intake passage. The engagement engages the helical channel for control of the intake. The helical channel has varied pitch to provide a nonlinear relationship between rotation and axial advancement of the intake adjuster. The nonlinear relationship gives flow rate proportional to the angular rotation of the intake adjuster. The end points of the channel provide a practical minimum pump performance of about 40% of maximum pump flow rate and a maximum pump performance of about 97% of maximum pump flow rate.
US07811065B2	Vacuum pump for differential pumping multiple chambers A differentially pumped mass spectrometer system comprises a mass spectrometer having first and second pressure chambers through which, during use, ions are conveyed along a path. A pump assembly (10) for differentially evacuating the chambers (62, 66, 68) is attached to the mass spectrometer. The pump assembly comprises a housing (12) attached to the mass spectrometer and a cartridge (14) inserted into the housing. The cartridge has a plurality of inlets (16, 18, 20) each for receiving fluid from a respective pressure chamber (62, 68, 66) and a pumping mechanism (30, 32, 34) for differentially pumping fluid from the chambers. The cartridge is inserted into the housing such that the pumping mechanism (10) is inclined relative to the ion path (76), but with the cartridge protruding into the mass spectrometer to such an extent that at least one of the inlets (16, 18) at least partially protrudes into its respective chamber (62, 68) without crossing the ion path.
US07811063B2	Damping element for a wind turbine rotor blade A damping element for a wind turbine rotor blade is provided, the damping element comprising a laminate material made of at least one viscoelastic layer and at least one stiff layer adhered to said viscoelastic layer, wherein the damping element is adapted to be attached to a body of the rotor blade so that the at least one viscoelastic layer is in contact with the body of the rotor blade.
US07811061B2	Blade having an integral cuff, and a rotorcraft rotor provided with such a blade A rotorcraft blade is provided having at least one spar and an outer covering. At the root of the blade, the spar is subdivided into at least one bottom tape and at least one top tape. The blade further includes a hollow cuff whose outer wall includes the outer covering secured to the bottom and top tapes.
US07811060B2	VAWT cluster and individual supporting arrangements One or more vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT), preferably of the Savonius type, are mounted in a relatively simple and inexpensive manner. For a single VAWT a center pole may be disposed within a hollow shaft of the VAWT with at least upper and lower bearings acting between the shaft and center pole. Alternatively, a short tower or platform may mount a lower bearing (e. g. about 4-14 feet off the ground) for the VAWT shaft, and an upper bearing for the shaft may be mounted by an outrigger. The outrigger is connected at a number of different points (e. g. different arms) by strands (such as steel cables) to stationary supports. Where multiple VAWTs are provided, them may be in a cluster. Each VAWT in the cluster has a structural support in common with at least one other VAWT of the cluster, and each VAWT is operatively connected to a separate useful driven mechanism (such as an electricity or fuel gas generator). Each VAWT typically has an outrigger mounting an upper bearing, with strands, rods, or bars, connecting outriggers of adjacent VAWTs together. Different VAWTs in the cluster preferably rotate in different directions.
US07811059B2	Variable angle oscillating fan An adjusting mechanism for desired angle of an oscillating electric fan is disclosed. The adjusting knob is conveniently located about the top rear portion of the fan motor, adjacent the clutch knob. Adjusting the oscillating angle may be made when the fan is at rest, when it is running and oscillating at the same time, or when it is running at a fixed direction. Adjusting is fast and simple, only one hand is needed and no tools and mechanical know-how is necessary.
US07811055B2	Fan housing for a heat exchanger, particular for motor vehicles The invention relates to a fan housing for an air-flow heat exchanger having a fan blower comprising an axial-flow fan and a drive motor, the blower being connected to the fan housing by struts and the struts having a cross-sectional profile with a front edge and a rear edge. It is proposed that the struts, particularly their front and/or their rear edges, be arranged in a spherical or spheroidal surface enveloping them.
US07811054B2	Shroud configuration having sloped seal A stator shroud segment is provided that includes an outer shroud having a leading edge groove and a trailing edge groove; and a plurality of inner shrouds each having a leading edge hook and a trailing edge hook, the leading and trailing hooks of each of the inner shrouds being respectively engaged with the leading and trailing edge grooves of the outer shroud so as to axially and radially lock the inner shrouds to the outer shrouds. At least one of the trailing edge hook of the inner shroud and the trailing edge groove of the outer shroud includes a sloped surface disposed at an angle to an axial direction of the rotor and to a radial direction of the rotor and facing the other of the inner and outer shrouds whereby a radial inward force on the inner shroud is transformed into a force in axial and radial directions to force the inner shroud to tightly seal a radial gap between the inner and outer shrouds.
US07811053B2	Fan rotor design for coincidence avoidance A fan rotor capable of avoiding coincidence will include a fan hub comprising one or more slots each designed to receive a fan blade; and one or more fan blades disposed within the slots. One or more slots will comprise an RZ′ baseline and have one or more second fan blades disposed therein while another set of slots will have an RZ baseline having one or more first fan blades disposed therein. The tips of the second fan blades will be positioned at a distance farther from the fan hub than the tips of the first fan blades disposed, which when implemented in a turbofan engine will avoid coincidence occurrences.
US07811050B2	Operating line control of a compression system with flow recirculation A system for controlling the operating lines of a gas turbine engine comprising a compression system which compresses an incoming flow of a gas, a bleed system which extracts gas from a bleed location in the compression system prior to the gas entering a throttling orifice, a recirculation system which reintroduces at least a portion of the gas extracted by the bleed system into a feed location in the compression system or upstream from it, a control system which controls the recirculated gas such that the operating lines of the compression system are changed such that the stall margin of the compression system is increased.
US07811048B2	Turbine-intake tower for wind energy conversion systems A turbine-intake tower for delivering wind to a turbine has a hollow support column, an intake nozzle assembly rotatably coupled to the support column, and a tower nozzle disposed within the support column. The intake nozzle assembly is configured to receive and to accelerate wind. The tower nozzle is configured to receive the wind from the intake nozzle assembly and to further accelerate the wind received from the intake nozzle assembly for delivery to the turbine.
US07811045B2	Tilt rack A rack for vehicular applications is described that has a frame that is connected to a beam by a continuous hinge. In a first position the rack is approximately aligned with the ground surface and in a second position one side of the frame is in proximity to the ground. The rack includes a removable winch that that has an operational position and a stowed position under the rack. The winch is movable between the operational position and the stowed position. The height of the winch mechanism can vary relative to the plane defined by the frame.
US07811043B2	Belt loader extension ramp A belt loader assembly includes a belt loader and an extension assembly. The belt loader includes a conveyor belt and a frame. The extension assembly includes an extension portion, a connection portion, and a bumper portion. The extension portion includes a plate having a first end portion and a second end portion. The connection portion is engaged with the first end portion of the plate and with the frame of the belt loader. The bumper portion is engaged with the second end portion of the plate. An extension assembly includes a plate having a first end portion and an oppositely disposed second end portion. The extension assembly further includes a bumper portion engaged to the plate at the second portion. The bumper portion includes a bumper. A connection portion is engaged with the first end portion and adapted for engagement with a belt loader.
US07811039B2	Screw loosening prevention structure and gas pressure device including same A screw loosening prevention structure and a gas-pressure device are provided. The structure includes a first member that is formed with a container space filled with gas, and includes a first threaded portion, a second member that includes a second threaded portion, wherein the second member is threadedly coupled with the first member by threadedly engaging the second threaded portion with the first threaded portion, and receives a pressure from the gas in the container space of the first member, and a spring member provided between the first and second members in a deformed state in which the displacement of the spring member is greater than a relative displacement of the first and second members due to a loosening factor including the gas pressure that is received by this second member.
US07811036B2	Load anchor A load anchor has a support 103 with an upper surface. A tongue 105 with an aperture 113 for receipt of a tie down strap is pivotable relative to the support 103 from a first position wherein the tongue 105 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the support 103 to a second position extending above the support so that the aperture 113 is exposed. The load anchor may have a lever arrangement 111 accessible through the aperture 113 in the tongue when the tongue is in the first position, so that downward force applied to part of the lever arrangement 111 through the aperture 113 pivots the lever arrangement 111 which lifts the tongue 105 from the first position. The tongue 105 may be pivotally connected relative to the support member 103 by an integrally formed shaft or shafts 107.
US07811034B1	Simultaneous pipe cutting, chamfering and grooving device A mobile device for simultaneously cutting, chamfering and grooving a pipe. The device having a frame, at least one pipe collet-clamp attached to the frame and defining a principal axis, a split carriage rotatably mounted with respect to the frame about the axis and adjacent to the clamp(s), a router affixed to the split carriage and having a cutting-chamfering bit, a grooving router and a drive motor for rotating the carriage. The routers orbit around the pipe and simultaneously cuts the pipe into two chamfered pipes with grooves. A method is also provided for cutting through a pipe, chamfering the cut ends thereof and grooving the pipe.
US07811030B2	Water drainage system for a field having a water impermeable layer The tubular element is made with a sleeve formed of a spun bonded polyester material that allows the passage of water and prevents the passage of soil when used for a drainage element. The tubular element is made with small diameters that allows the element to be coiled about a three-dimensional object when used as a cushioning device.
US07811020B2	Writing instrument The writing instrument comprises a first hollow tube body, a second hollow tube body and a refill. The first hollow tube body comprises a passing hole. The second hollow tube body comprises a protrusion end to correspondingly, tightly fit with the first hollow tube body, and an air inlet at the other end. The first hollow tube body comprises scale holes, at least two semitone holes near the passing hole, first air outlets, the first air outlets being between the two semitone holes. The second hollow tube body further comprises a second air outlet. Via combination of the first hollow tube body and the second hollow tube body, different tones are generated by covering the scale holes and the semitone holes. The refill can be disposed into the writing instrument, and a nib of the refill can protrude outside of the writing instrument from the passing hole.
US07811017B2	Media path crossover for printing system A non-gated print media crossover for a printing system includes crossover pathways which intersect at a crossover junction. A control system controls arrival of sheets of print media at the crossover junction whereby a sheet conveyed on the first crossover pathway traverses the junction in an intersheet gap between sheets traversing the junction on the second crossover pathway. The printing system includes print media processing units, such as marking engines, paper sources, and output destinations, which are connected by a conveyor system incorporating the crossover.
US07811016B2	Flatbed printing machine A flatbed printing machine is provided with a printing table and a pressing device for a medium to be printed. The pressing device features parallel guide rails on both sides of the printing table, through which a pressing rail that is moveable above the printing table is guided. The pressing device is particularly applicable to a digital ink-jet flatbed printing machines.
US07811015B2	Printing apparatus and conveyance control method This invention relates to a printing apparatus and a conveyance control method capable of simultaneously operating plural encoder sensors and executing more accurate printing medium conveyance control. A first encoder sensor provided adjacent to a first conveyance roller detects the conveyance amount of a printing medium by the first conveyance roller provided in the conveyance path of the printing medium. A second encoder sensor provided adjacent to a second conveyance roller detects the conveyance amount of the printing medium by the second conveyance roller provided in the conveyance path of the printing medium at the downstream side from the first conveyance roller in the conveyance direction of the printing medium. For example, conveyance of the printing medium is controlled on the basis of the output signals from the first and second encoder sensors when a tail end of the printing medium is located adjacent to the first conveyance roller.
US07811014B2	Ink-jet recording apparatus An image recording apparatus, including a carriage which is reciprocated in a reciprocating direction; a pair of guide frames which extend parallel to each other in the reciprocating direction and which cooperate with each other to guide a reciprocating movement of the carriage, wherein the two guide frames are separate from each other in a conveying direction in which a recording medium is conveyed and which is perpendicular to the reciprocating direction, and wherein the carriage includes a main frame which is supported by the two guide frames such that the main frame bridges the two guide frames, and additionally includes at least two sliding members each of which has a sliding surface which slides on a corresponding one of the two guide frames in the reciprocating direction; an image recording head which is mounted on the main frame of the carriage and which records an image on the recording medium; a driving device which reciprocates the carriage in the reciprocating direction; and a gap adjusting device which changes, by utilizing a portion of the reciprocating movement of the carriage, a distance between the sliding surface of said each of said at least two sliding members and the main frame in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to the reciprocating direction and the conveying direction and thereby adjusts, in the perpendicular direction, a gap between the recording medium and the image recording head mounted on the main frame.
US07811009B2	Camera and control method therefor, and camera cradle system A camera that has an acquisition unit which acquires an identifier via a cradle apparatus connected to the camera, a comparison unit which compares the identifier acquired by the acquisition unit with an identifier stored in a memory, and a camera controller which controls access of the apparatus connected via the cradle apparatus based on comparison results by the comparison unit.
US07811008B2	Camera control system and associated pan/tilt head An apparatus for controlling one or more cameras is provided. The apparatus includes: a mounting sled, a tilt drive motor, a tilt drive train, a pan drive motor, and a pan drive train. The mounting sled includes a camera platform between two sled runners. A lower surface of each sled runner is formed by a circular arc. The tilt drive train includes a tilt drive shaft having an axis perpendicular to the camera platform. The pan drive train includes a pan drive shaft extending along the axis of the tilt drive shaft such that it receives the tilt drive shaft and turns independently and concentrically about the tilt drive shaft. The camera platform receives a camera such that the center of gravity of the camera is aligned with the diameter of the circular arc of the sled runners and the vertical axis of the tilt and pan drive shafts.
US07811007B2	Single-fiber bidirectional optical transmitter/receiver A single-fiber bidirectional optical transmitter/receiver includes a single-fiber bidirectional optical transmission/reception device. A circuit board has a signal processing circuit and a drive circuit configured to drive the single-fiber bidirectional optical transmission/reception device. A main housing accommodates the single-fiber bidirectional optical transmission/reception device and the circuit board. A ground part of a reception side of the single-fiber bidirectional optical transmission/reception device is electrically connected to a ground part of a transmission side of the single-fiber bidirectional optical transmission/reception device through a ground wiring pattern formed on a flexible printed board.
US07811006B2	Field installable fiber optic connector and installation tool A connector for reversibly terminating a cable comprising a buffer cladding surrounding an optical fiber wherein an end portion of the cable is exposed to reveal the optical fiber. The connector comprises a clamping assembly comprising a splice anvil comprising a fiber clamping surface positioned facing a member surface and overlapping a stub splicing face and an optical fiber splicing face. The clamping assembly is adapted for opening by applying a tangential force to the splice anvil, illustratively through engaging an actuating boss with a tool inserted through the opening and applying a force to the actuating boss such that the clamping surface is moved away from the member surface against a spring.
US07811005B2	Thrust bearing device for a vehicle suspension The invention concerns a vehicle thrust bearing comprising a rolling bearing forming a stop element (8), a support spring retainer (11), and an elastic support block (2), the rolling bearing including an upper race (12) arranged in an annular upper cap (16) forming a contact surface between said upper race (12) and the elastic block (2), a lower race (13). The device comprises an annular lower cap (17) forming a contact surface between the lower race (13) and the support spring retainer (11). The caps (16, 17) comprise each a thick portion (18, 22) and a thin portion (19, 23), the thin portion (19, 23) being located axially opposite the thick portion (22, 18) of the other cap, the lower (13) and upper (12) races being urged to be pressed on the thick portions (22, 18) of the lower (17) and upper (16) caps forming a rolling bearing with oblique contact.
US07811002B2	Rolling device A rolling device in which damage such as seizure or wear is less liable to occur and which has a long life, even when used under severe conditions such as high speed, heavy load, high temperature and insufficient lubrication. A thrust needle roller bearing includes an inner ring 1, outer ring 2, and a plurality of rolling elements 3 rollably arranged between a raceway surface 1a of inner ring 1 and a raceway surface 2a of outer ring 2. A lubricant film consisting of a solid lubricant is coated over an area equivalent to an area ratio of 75% or more of at least one member of the group consisting of raceway surface 1a of inner ring 1, raceway surface 2a of outer ring 2, and a rolling contact surface 3a of rolling element 3. The thickness of the lubricant film is preferably 0.05 μm or more and 8 μm or less.
US07811001B2	Bearing housing A bearing housing is disclosed herein. The bearing housing includes a chamber with out-take for oil scavenging. The out-take extends across a chordal arc of the chamber. A portion of an outer wall adjacent to the out-take has a spiral divergence.
US07811000B2	Rolling bearing device for supporting pinion shaft In a bearing device, a double row rolling bearing for supporting a pinion gear-side portion of a pinion shaft on a case (annular wall) is formed by a tandem-type double row angular contact ball bearing. A first row of balls having a larger pitch circle diameter are disposed between inner and outer rings of the double row angular contact ball bearing at a region near to the pinion gear, and a second row of balls having a smaller pitch circle diameter are disposed between the inner and outer rings at a region remote from the pinion gear. A bearing internal space is divided into a first bearing internal space containing the first ball row and open toward the pinion gear and a second bearing internal space containing the second ball row and sealed by partition walls formed respectively by bearing seals, lubricating grease being sealed in the second bearing internal space.
US07810996B1	Dual fluoroscopy systems and methods A method for constructing a dual fluoroscopy system according to embodiments of the present invention includes providing a first c-arm and a second c-arm, each of which include an x-ray generator and an imaging device, synchronizing exposure timing of the two x-ray generators, decoupling the x-ray generators from the imaging devices and mounting them on a gantry system, aligning one x-ray generator with an imaging device and aligning the other x-ray generator with the other imaging device, and performing a calibration test to determine the dual fluoroscopy system configuration, and attaching a triggering and visualization device. An imaging system of the imaging device may be upgraded to permit faster data capture rates, according to embodiments of the present invention.
US07810995B2	Displacement for an X-ray C-arm The present embodiments relate to a displacement apparatus for a C-arm arranged on a trolley. The displacement apparatus includes at least a first and at least a second guide element arranged in a plane, whereby the first and second guide elements are arranged at right angles to one another, a first displacement device which can be moved along the first guide element, and a second displacement device, which can be moved along the second guide element. A linking device connects the first and second displacement device in such a way that any movement of the first displacement device will result in the second displacement device being moved along the second guide element. This avoids the possibility of any jamming which may arise as a consequence of the leverage forces generated when a C-arm is moved.
US07810991B2	Method to analyze economics of asset management solutions for nuclear steam generators A method to determine corrective actions of a nuclear steam generator, having the steps of modeling of steam generator tube and deposit heat transfer characteristics by analytically deriving specific deposit characteristics and descriptive model parameters, wherein the modeling uses historical thermodynamic data for an operating plant under evaluation, identifying a set of one of preventive and corrective maintenance alternatives to accomplish steam generator deposit objectives, determining through the modeling a power production impact of each of the set of one of preventative and corrective maintenance alternatives to determine an economic cost for each of the set of preventative and corrective maintenance alternatives, and initiating a maintenance alternative with a lowest economic cost as compared to the maintenance evaluation alternatives with higher economic costs.
US07810986B2	Systems and methods for liquid dosing of material in a blender system Systems and methods for liquid dosing in blender systems are disclosed. An exemplary system includes one or more individual metering devices, each metering device including an individual material hopper for containing a granular material ingredient to be blended, a starve-fed mixing chamber coupled to the metering devices for receiving granular material ingredients from each metering device and mixing the ingredients, and a liquid ingredient dosing device disposed within the starve-fed mixing chamber for injecting a liquid ingredient into the path of the granular material ingredients as they fall through or out of the mixing chamber.
US07810985B2	Multiple function night light A multiple function night light includes at least one night light receptacle and a swivel or rotating prong as a basic unit which may further incorporate additional functions as desired to prevent the electric wall outlet receptacle from being occupied by just one single function night light. The night light includes a light source such as a gas filled light, neon or black tube, fluorescent tube, LED, OLED, EL, or OEL with appropriate circuit means to provide a predetermined light performance, duration, and timing for illumination. The swiveling or rotating prong offers universal installation to wall outlets. The additional functions may selected from fragrance, bluetooth device, insect repellant device, sensor device, infrared device, remote control device, power failure light, emergency light, or other electric device(s).
US07810982B2	Edge-lit optical system having optical elements on two surfaces Optical assembly includes a light source adjacent a light input edge and generally parallel and planar first and second surfaces each comprising respective patterns of well defined optical elements that are quite small in relation to the length and width of the optical assembly. At least some of the optical elements of each pattern include a respective sloped surface for directing at least some light emitted from the light source. The respective slope angle of the sloped surface of at least some of the optical elements of one of the patterns is different from the respective slope angle of the sloped surface of at least some of the optical elements of the other pattern such that more of the light is emitted from one of the surfaces than is emitted from the other surface.
US07810980B2	Multi-colored illuminator An apparatus for providing a multicolored illuminator is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a first sheet comprising a plurality of columnar illuminators stacked side by side, and a plurality of colored light sources placed along an edge of the first sheet. The plurality of columnar illuminators diffuse light generated by the plurality of colored light sources. The light emanates in a predetermined pattern.
US07810979B2	Illuminating device with primary color LED and fluorescent light sources, and liquid crystal display device An illumination device including a first light source for emitting light of a first primary color, a second light source for emitting light of a second primary color, and a third light source for emitting light of a third primary color, wherein the first light source is a light emitting diode, the second light source is a fluorescent tube, and the third light source is either a light emitting diode or a fluorescent tube. The illumination device generates white light by mixing the light emitted by the first, second and third light sources. A liquid crystal panel is illuminated with the white light generated by the illumination device.
US07810978B2	Spread illuminating apparatus A spread illuminating apparatus includes: a light conductor plate having a light inlet surface and a light outlet surface; a point light source disposed at the light inlet surface of the light conductor plate; and a light diffuser sheet disposed on the light outlet surface of the light conductor plate, wherein the light diffuser sheet has one end thereof extending beyond the light inlet surface and thereby covers at least a part of the point light source, whereby light which conventionally does not enter the light conductor plate directly from the light inlet surface is adapted to impinge on the light diffuser sheet and to fall incident on the light inlet surface and is efficiently utilized. A recess may be formed at the one end of the light diffuser sheet so as to expose a part of the light exit surface of the light conductor plate.
US07810976B2	Surface emitting apparatus and image display apparatus using the surface emitting apparatus A surface emitting apparatus and image display apparatus using this surface emitting apparatus that enables improved luminance uniformity and smaller apparatus sizes. The surface emitting apparatus has a light source section that emits light, a light guide plate that guides light incident from an inlet face such that the light is emitted from a surface of an outlet face and a scanning section that scans the light emitted from the light source section on the inlet face of the light guide plate. The image display apparatus has the surface emitting apparatus and a display panel that is arranged on a side of the outlet face of the light guide plate.
US07810969B2	Ambient lighting for vehicle interior floor console A floor console to provide ambient lighting in the interior of a vehicle is disclosed. The floor console includes lighting elements strategically positioned to illuminate the footwells of the vehicle, the cupholders, and the storage bin. The same lighting element may be used to illuminate one or more of the cupholders and the storage bin. The preferred lighting element is an LED while other lighting elements may be used. The floor console is also provided with wiring and an ECU and may be readily connected to the vehicle's power system.
US07810967B2	Adjustable grill light and methods of use thereof An adjustable grill light having a lamp portion with light emitting diodes, a lens and a reflector, a gooseneck extension, and an adjustable clamp comprised of two members hingedly joined and locked together. After unlocking, the two members are secured in a selected position by a slidable plate, a fixed plate and a brace hingedly joined therebetween. Further, a timer controls the period during which the grill light is illuminated.
US07810965B2	Heat removal system and method for light emitting diode lighting apparatus A heat removal assembly for a light emitting diode lighting apparatus is described. One embodiment of the heat removal assembly includes a plurality of fins configured to receive heat from a light emitting diode. In the plurality of fins, two adjacent fins are separated by a gap width, and each fin has a fin length. The heat removal assembly also includes a duct configured to draw a stack-effect airflow through the plurality of fins to remove heat from the plurality of fins. The gap width separating two adjacent fins and the fin length of each of the fins are configured to prevent boundary layer choking the plurality of fins. In one embodiment, the heat removal assembly also includes a conductor and a thermal storage system configured to receive heat from the light emitting diode. A lighting apparatus including the heat removal assembly, a light emitting diode, and a connector plug is also described. In one embodiment, the lighting apparatus can be installed in a recessed can in which incoming and outgoing flows of a stack-effect airflow are separated. Methods for removing heat from a light emitting diode are also described.
US07810964B2	Light fixture A light fixture comprises a housing configured to store a plurality of light bulbs therein, wherein at least one of the light bulbs is located in a non-illumination position within the housing. The light fixture may also comprise an openable door such that at least one light bulb is coupled to the door. The light fixture may also comprise an actuatable mechanism that releases the light fixture from a fixed position when actuated to enable variable positioning of the light fixture.
US07810962B2	Lens assembly A lens assembly (4) comprises a body (6) formed from a transparent material. The body (6) is mounted on an LED chip (8) comprising an LED (10). The LED (10) is disposed in a recess (12) formed in the body (6) such that the LED 10 is positioned on the longitudinal axis Z of the lens assembly (4). A convex lens (14) is formed in the aperture (12). The outer surface (16) of the lens assembly (4) comprises a plurality of flat surfaces in concentric rings that form a plurality of optical steps (18). The length of the respective steps increases towards the base (7) of the body (6). A central dimple (20) is disposed on axis Z. The dimple (20) prevents a black spot appearing when the lens assembly (4) is viewed along axis Z.
US07810961B2	Energy-saving light-emitting module An energy-saving light-emitting module is provided, comprising: a light guide plate having a light-incident surface, a bottom surface intersecting the light-incident surface and a light-emitting surface opposite the bottom surface, wherein a plurality of recesses are provided at the bottom surface; a light source placed at one side of the light-incident surface of the light guide plate; and a reflective plate placed at the bottom of the light guide plate for reflecting light rays from the light source into the light guide plate. The light rays emitted by the light source reach the arc surface of each recess at the bottom side of the light guide plate, and the light rays are then reflected to the light-emitting surface. Meanwhile, during the light-emitting process, light rays are concentrated at the arc surface of each recess. The concentration of light rays increases overall luminance produced by the module, and thus, energy is saved effectively.
US07810956B2	Light source including reflective wavelength-converting layer A light source configured to emit first light is combined with a wavelength-converting layer. The wavelength-converting layer is disposed in a path of first light, is spaced apart from the light source, and includes at least one wavelength-converting material such as a phosphor configured to absorb first light and emit second light. The wavelength-converting layer is disposed between a reflective layer and the light source. In some embodiments, the wavelength-converting layer is a thick layer.
US07810952B2	Method and apparatus for modulating particular light source used for laser display A method and apparatus for modulating a particular light source used for laser display are provided. The apparatus includes a digital modulator digitally modulating light output from a semiconductor laser to a frequency higher than a repetition frequency required for laser image display; and a pixel brightness adjustor inserting at least one high-speed pulse into a period of the modulated output light, which is required for a single pixel, and adjusting a brightness of the pixel by adjusting the number of the inserted high-speed pulses.
US07810950B2	LED lamp having a vapor chamber for dissipating heat generated by LEDS of the LED lamp A heat dissipation device includes a heat conductive member, a fin unit coupled to a bottom surface of the heat conductive member and a plurality of LED modules attached to a top surface of the heat conductive member. The heat conductive member consists of a first plate, a second plate parallel to the first plate and a plurality of posts sandwiched between the first and second plates. Peripheries of the first and second plate are in a hermetical conjunction with each other to form a chamber containing a phase-changeable working fluid therein. The first and second plates therein define a plurality of through orifices. The posts each define therein a screwed orifice which is in alignment with corresponding through orifices of the first and second plates respectively and threadedly receives a screw extending through the LED module.
US07810947B2	White LED light source device and LED backlight using the same A white LED light source device and an LED backlight using the white LED light source can produce, among other features, white light with sufficient luminous intensity, uniform color tone, and high luminous utilization efficiency. A light path for producing white light with favorable color mixture can be shortened. The white LED light source device can be configured to include a bluish green LED lamp which can emit bluish green light by the combination of a blue LED device and a green phosphor material and a purple LED lamp which can emit purple light by the combination of a blue LED device and a red phosphor material. The bluish green light from the bluish green LED lamp and the purple light from the purple LED lamp are subjected to additive color mixture to produce white light with a spectrum containing three primary color wavelength components.
US07810945B2	Adjustable light connection An adjustable light connection comprising a flexible member having a first end and a second end, a contact base connected to the first end of the flexible member, a mounted socket connected to the second end of the flexible member, and an electrical connection disposed within the flexible member and having a first end connected to the contact base and a second end connected to the mounted socket. The contact base is engageable with a light socket and the mounted socket is engageable with a light bulb.
US07810944B2	Illuminated cap having optical fiber strand and removable pouch An illuminated cap includes a crown having a visor, with a folding member on an inner surface of the crown proximate an ear portion thereof. A light source assembly includes a circuit board, two light emitting members connected to the circuit board, a switch on the circuit board, and at least one cell mounted on the circuit board. A receiving assembly, with the circuit board mounted therein, is fastened on the crown by the folding member which is adapted to separate the head of a wearer from the receiving assembly. A flexible optical fiber strand is disposed on the visor and/or along at least one stitch of the crown and has both ends electrically connected to the light emitting members respectively. The light emitting members (e.g., LEDs) are adapted to light or flash for warning surrounding persons or vehicles.
US07810942B2	Sanitary fitting comprising an assembly of several light sources The invention relates to a sanitary fitting containing an assembly of several light sources for illuminating water that flows out of or into the sanitary fitting, said light sources generating light of different colors. According to the invention, collecting optics are positioned upstream of the light sources to focus and mix the light that is generated by the light sources. This permits the generation of intensive mixed colors, which, for example, can illuminate the interior of a shower jet.
US07810937B2	Control of an automatic darkening filter A protective automatic darkening filter (ADF) and an associated tool, such as a welding torch, are controlled by a corresponding communication unit. The invention helps to ensure that the tool is not activated before the ADF has reached its dark state. A communication channel between the communication unit and the ADF may be established using a wired or wireless medium.
US07810935B2	Display unit and light-emitting unit A display unit includes: a light modulation unit that includes an effective area, and modulates an illumination light entering to the effective area; a light-emitting unit that includes a plurality of light-emitting areas that can be made to emit a light or stop emitting a light, and are substantially similar in outline shape to a plurality of effective image modulation areas set in the effective area; and a critical illumination system that guides, as the illumination light, a luminous flux as a result of light emission of the light-emitting unit onto the effective image modulation areas in the effective area of the light modulation unit.
US07810934B2	Projection device having a built-in adjustment mechanism A projection device, having an optical engine device and an adjusting device is provided. The optical engine device has an optical engine and a fixing device coupled to the optical engine. A first thread hole is formed in the optical engine along a Z-axis direction. An image is projected parallel to the Z-axis. The adjusting device further has an adjusting frame in which a second thread hole is formed along the Z-axis direction and an adjusting bolt screws through the second thread hole and the first thread hole. The operation of the adjusting bolt, the fixing device as well as the optical engine is moved relatively to the adjusting frame along the Z-axis. Thereby, the optical engine has a built-in adjustment mechanism to ensure the focal length maintained as the design value after assembly, such that the image quality of the projection device is enhanced.
US07810932B2	Display device and method thereof Disclosed is a display device adapting a resolution improvement device capable of effectively improving a resolution in a projecting display device and a method thereof. A display device according to the present invention comprises: a light source; an image forming means for forming an image using a light emitted from the light source and an input image signal; a projection means for projecting an image formed in the image forming means on a screen; a displacement means for displacing an image displayed on the screen to be displaced; a driving means for driving the displacement to be moved; and an input signal applying means for applying an input signal to the driving means for the displacement means to be rotated in a predetermined direction.According to the present invention, different images are displayed on a screen periodically. It seems that the greater number of pixels is used than the real number in a sense of sight. Thus, the present invention has an effect of improving a resolution with the same number of pixels.
US07810930B2	Projection-type display apparatus and control method for projection-type display apparatus as well as control program for projection-type display apparatus Exemplary embodiments provide a projection-type display apparatus, which can address or realize a reduction in weight and size, a reduction in power consumption, and a reduction in noise, and address or realize a reduction in price, and a control method for the projection-type display apparatus, as well as a control program for the projection-type display apparatus. The projection-type display apparatus includes a solid-state light source that emits light, a mirror device that controls an emitting direction of the incident light to thereby subject the incident light to temporal modulation, and a projecting device that projects the modulated light.
US07810927B2	Refractive treatment device with slit illumination A solution by which an examination of the cornea for possible encapsulations, air bubbles, or other irregularities following a refractive surgery can be carried out directly at the treatment device instead of the patient having to be transferred to an examination device.The additional slit illumination system includes two slit projector units substantially symmetrically mounted at an angle of about 40° to the optical axis of the refractive treatment device, and fixed and focused on the eye of the patient to be examined. The slit projector units include a light source, a projection optical system, and beam forming and/or conducting optical components.Although intended for surgical microscopes, it can also be used for other opthalmologic treatment devices that would benefit from a slit projection system for the examination before, during, or after the treatment procedure.
US07810923B2	Ink jet printer In an ink jet printer, a plurality of transport belts are disposed at a predetermined interval in a direction intersecting a transport direction of a printing medium, the printing medium is absorbed on the transport belts to be transported, and an ink jet head ejects an ink droplet on the printing medium transported by the transport belts to perform a printing operation, and a support member that gradually lifts the end portions of the transported printing medium in the direction intersecting the transport direction up to the height of circumferential surfaces of the transport belts is disposed between the plurality of transport belts and below the circumferential surfaces of the transport belts.
US07810921B2	Printing apparatus To allow continuous paper to be printed a plurality of times with a time difference by ink jet printer equipment and dried each time of printing while preventing condensation from occurring on an ink discharge surface of print head at and after the second time of printing, there is provided a printing apparatus comprising: a plurality of trains of printing units each of which has print heads arranged along a direction in which a continuous sheet of paper travels and which are arranged parallel to one another as shifted mutually in position in a direction of width of the continuous sheet of paper; a dryer section in which a plurality of continuous sheets of paper from the plural printing unit trains can travel as mutually shifted in position in a direction of width of the continuous sheet of paper; a cooling roller unit disposed downstream of the dryer section and having a cooling roller on which the plurality of continuous sheets of paper from the dryer section can be wound as mutually shifted in position in a direction of width of the continuous sheet of paper; and a turnover unit disposed between the cooling roller unit and a train of printing units for shifting the continuous sheet of paper in position into a direction of its width while reversing the direction in which it travels.
US07810919B2	Recording ink, ink cartridge, ink record, inkjet recording apparatus, and inkjet recording method The object of the invention to provide a recording ink with excellent discharge stability and storage stability, which rapidly penetrates into a recording medium and forms a coating, and which will never generate smearing upon high-speed printing or double-sided printing, and which excels in marker resistance, and which enables high quality image recording with less bleeding, and the ink cartridge, the ink record, the inkjet recording apparatus, and the inkjet recording method using the recording ink. The recording ink containing at least water, a colorant, a resin fine-particle, a water-soluble organic solvent and a penetrant, in which the penetrant is a diol compound whose carbon number is 7 to 11 and the resin fine-particle is a silicone modified acrylic resin not containing a hydrolyzable silyl group.
US07810917B2	Printing device fluid reservoir with alignment features Various embodiments of a printing device fluid reservoir with alignment features and various embodiments of a printing device fluid reservoir chassis with alignment features are disclosed. According to some aspects of these embodiments, the alignment features are grouped together near an ultimate connection point between a fluid reservoir and a chassis to increase design freedom on other regions of the fluid reservoir/chassis. Other aspects of these embodiments include specially designed and located alignment features of a fluid reservoir that engage specially designed and located alignment features of a chassis in sequence throughout the process of inserting the fluid reservoir into the chassis in order to facilitate simple and effective engagement.
US07810911B2	Thermal inkjet printhead A thermal inkjet printhead includes a plurality of bonding pads to which an external voltage is applied, a plurality of common wires connected to the each of the bonding pads, respectively, a plurality of individual wires connected to each of the common wires, respectively, and heaters connected to each of the individual wires, respectively, to generate ink bubbles by heating ink, wherein each of the common wires includes a first metal layer and a first metal bump which are formed on the first metal layer.
US07810910B2	Fluid-ejecting device with simplified connectivity A fluid-ejecting device with simplified connectivity is disclosed herein. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a common lead is provided such that a plurality of electrical contacts on a fluid-ejecting chip are connected to the common lead, which is located on a single-layer-flex circuit. Because a common lead is provided at an edge of the single-layer-flex circuit adjacent the fluid-ejecting chip, fewer signals need to be routed through the single-layer-flex circuit to such edge, thereby reducing the complexity of such circuit. Further, bond sites at the edge of the single-layer-flex circuit adjacent the fluid-ejecting device are arranged in a manner that minimizes the required length of wire bonds for connecting such contacts to the contacts on the fluid-ejecting chip.
US07810906B2	Printhead assembly incorporating heat aligning printhead modules The present invention relates to a printhead assembly for a printer. The assembly includes a support member. A plurality of printhead modules is mounted to the support member. Each printhead module includes an integrated circuit manufactured using micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) techniques. The printhead modules are configured to move into alignment with each other upon heating of the printhead assembly.
US07810904B2	Ink jet recording head, producing method therefor and composition for ink jet recording head A method for producing an ink jet recording head having high durability and high ink resistance can enable high-quality image recording by employing a material capable of reducing the internal stress and having satisfactory patterning characteristics. Such an ink jet recording head can be produced with high precision. A cationically photopolymerizable resin composition containing a condensate of a hydrolysable organosilane compound, employed as a material for forming a flow path forming member, enables a reduction of internal stress and a highly precise pattern in the flow path forming member, thereby providing an ink jet recording head having a high durability and a high ink resistance and capable of high-quality printing over a prolonged time.
US07810903B2	Head unit, liquid droplet discharging apparatus, method for discharging liquid, and methods for manufacturing color filter, organic EL element and wiring substrate A head unit includes a plurality of nozzle groups. Each group has a plurality of nozzles discharging liquid as liquid droplets. The nozzles are arranged at an approximately equal distance from one another when viewed from a first direction. The nozzle groups are arranged at the distance when viewed from the first direction and in a direction intersecting with the first direction, and adjacent nozzles of the nozzle groups adjacent when viewed from the first direction discharge an approximately equal amount of the liquid droplet.
US07810901B2	Driving apparatus A driving apparatus, including a driving device which moves an object along a predetermined path; a linear encoder including a linear scale and a detector one of which is moved relatively to the other when the object is moved along the predetermined path; a control device which controls, based on an output of the detector, the driving device to move the object along the predetermined path; and at least one stopper which engages, when the object is moved along the predetermined path, the object and thereby stops a further movement of the object. The linear scale includes at least one first scale portion having a plurality of first detectable portions provided at a predetermined pitch, and at least one second scale portion having a plurality of second detectable portions including at least one pair of adjacent second detectable portions which are adjacent to each other and which are distant from each other by a predetermined distance smaller than the predetermined pitch. The first scale portion and the second scale portion are located relative to each other such that when the object is moved toward the stopper, the detector first detects the first detectable portions and then detects the second detectable portions, while sequentially outputting a plurality of detection signals, and the control device controls, based on the detection signals, the driving device to move the object along the predetermined path.
US07810900B2	Liquid ejection apparatus A printer including a recording head, a flushing box and a movement mechanism is disclosed. The recording head has a nozzle-forming surface in which nozzle openings are defined and ejects a liquid through the nozzle openings. The flushing box has an opening corresponding to the nozzle openings and is capable of receiving the liquid ejected from the nozzle opening as a waste liquid. The movement mechanism moves the flushing box between a receiving position at which the flushing box is capable of receiving the waste liquid and a non-receiving position at which the flushing box is incapable of receiving the waste liquid. The receiving position is a position at which the opening is closely opposed to the nozzle-forming surface, and the non-receiving position is spaced from the receiving position.
US07810898B2	Liquid ejection apparatus and maintenance method for liquid ejection head The liquid ejection apparatus includes: a liquid ejection head having a nozzle forming surface formed with nozzles from which a first liquid is ejected; a wiping processing device which carries out a wiping process of the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejection head; and a movement device which causes relative movement between the liquid ejection head and the wiping processing device, wherein the wiping processing device includes: a wiping member which wipes the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejection head; and a second liquid supply device which supplies a second liquid which has undergone a deaeration process, to a vicinity of a contact region between the wiping member and the nozzle forming surface of the liquid ejection head, on a side of forward travel of the wiping member, in the wiping process.
US07810896B2	Systems and methods for monitoring jets with full width array linear sensors Systems and methods are provided for monitoring jets of an image device. The detection is implemented using a data processor that monitors information sent to a jet and using an image sensor that monitors an image being printed or an image after being printed. A detector detects the difference between the image being printed and/or the image after printing to the information sent to the jet, and identifies a faulty jet based on the difference detected.
US07810895B2	Ink jet recording head and ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording head configured to perform recording by discharging at least two types of ink onto a recording medium while scanning the recording medium. The head includes a first discharge port group and a second discharge port group configured to discharge a first ink, and a third discharge port group and a fourth discharge port group configured to discharge a second ink different from the first ink. The fourth discharge port group discharges a smaller amount of ink at a time from a single discharge port than the third discharge port group, the second discharge port group discharges a smaller amount of ink at a time from a single discharge port than the first discharge port group. The fourth discharge port group discharges a smaller amount of ink at a time from a single discharge port than the first discharge port group, and discharges a larger amount of ink at a time from a single discharge port than the second discharge port group.
US07810892B2	Element substrate, printhead, head cartridge, and printing apparatus An element substrate includes a plurality of printing elements, a plurality of driving circuits which drive the plurality of printing elements, an input unit which inputs an enable signal to define the driving period of each printing element, a shift register which inputs a print data, a latch circuit which stores, in accordance with an externally input latch signal, the print data output from the shift register and outputs a print data signal, a time-divisional selection circuit which generates a block selection signal to divide the plurality of printing elements into a plurality of blocks and time-divisionally drive the printing elements, and a delay unit which changes the drive timing between the printing elements in a single block. The delay unit delays the enable signal and the print data signal.
US07810888B2	Portable rock crusher and scarifier A portable rock crusher and scarifier for in-situ and on-site crushing, milling, grinding and preparation of road beds having a crusher frame defining a crusher channel journaling a reversibly rotatable arbor carrying plural automatically centering tooling implements in symmetrically spaced V-shaped axial keyways and a power pack releasably attachable to a road maintenance vehicle. An anvil weldment channel defined by spaced apart strongbacks communicates with the crusher channel and carries an adjustably positionable anvil weldment carrying two vertically spaced adjacent anvils proximate the arbor. A canting mounting structure provides attachment to a variety of road maintenance vehicles to provide carriage, support and movement. Milling implements may be installed on the arbor for grinding surfaces at depths below the crusher frame, and the crusher frame and power pack may be attached to a base for stationary operation.
US07810880B2	Vehicle seat mount equipment rack A vehicle equipment rack and methods for removably holding equipment on a shelf that is removably and preferably releasably mounted within a vehicle. A hook bar assembly has a guide portion, and at least one sliding portion telescopically engaged with the guide portion. The hook bar assembly is attached to the shelf. Two end hooks are on distal longitudinally outward ends of the hook bar assembly, and each end hook is configured for hooking on a headrest post of the vehicle. The end hooks may have hooks that open forward, rearward, or outward and are biased with respect to each other. Preferably, a hook portion is releasably attached to the hook bar assembly for releasing in response to a laterally directed force.
US07810879B2	Vehicle sun roof system In a sun roof system, a panel bracket (13) attached to a sun roof panel (11) is provided with a guide slot (14) having a prescribed profile and extending in a fore-and-aft direction, and is slidably supported on a guide rail (21) by a front slider (15) and a rear slider (16). The rear slider is provided with a pin (17c) engaged by the guide slot. The panel bracket is also provided with a front cam piece (41) and a rear cam piece (42) slidably supported by the guide rail. The guide rail is provided with a horizontal main cam groove (21b, 21d), a front cam groove (43) for smoothly guiding the front cam piece into and out of the main cam groove and a rear cam groove for smoothly guiding the rear cam piece into and out of the main cam groove. The cooperation between the front and rear cam pieces and the front and rear cam grooves, respectively, is effective in preventing the undesired fore-and-aft movement of the sub roof panel not only when the sun roof is fully closed but also when tiling up and tiling down the sun roof panel.
US07810878B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure, includes: a pair of front side members, front ends of which are joined to both ends of a front bumper via impact absorbing portions, respectively; front-side-member upper members, which are arranged above the front side members, and front ends of which are connected to the front side members, respectively; front-side-member lower members, which are arranged below the front side members, and front ends of which are connected to the front side members, respectively; and a dash cross member, which extends in a widthwise direction of a vehicle body, and to which rear ends of the front-side-member lower members are joined. The dash cross member includes wall portions with which parts of the rear ends of the front-side-member lower members can be brought in contact, on a rear side of the vehicle body.
US07810874B2	Instrument panel support structure An instrument panel support structure is configured for locating an instrument panel assembly in a fore/aft direction and an up/down direction within a passenger compartment of a vehicle. The support structure includes a lateral support bracket and an end bracket. The lateral support bracket is attached to a body panel of the vehicle and presents a support surface that defines an up/down datum feature and includes a rear edge that presents a fore/aft datum feature. The end bracket is attached to an end of the instrument panel assembly. The end bracket presents a first edge and a projection that extends from the first edge. The first edge abuts the support surface of the up/down datum feature to locate the instrument panel assembly in the up/down direction. The projection abuts the rear edge of the fore/aft datum feature to locate the instrument panel assembly in the fore/aft direction.
US07810873B2	Dashboard support A dashboard support extending between the A-pillars of a motor vehicle includes a passenger-side beam member constructed to suit a load exposure on a passenger side, a driver-side beam member which is constructed to suit a load exposure on a driver side and connected to the passenger-side beam member; and an air guiding channel which is made of plastic and arranged in the driver-side beam member. The air guiding channel is supported on the inside by the driver-side beam member so as to be aligned in its three rotary degrees of freedom and its translational degrees of freedom in travel direction and vertical direction. The air guiding channel has a sidewall which is formed, for securement in a direction transversely to the travel direction, with an outwardly directed protuberance for engagement in a receiving member in the driver-side beam member when the air guiding channel is displaced transversely to the travel direction.
US07810869B2	Glove box knee bolster assembly for vehicle and method of manufacturing A glove box and knee bolster assembly for a vehicle panel, such as an instrument panel, can include a storage bin, an energy absorbing panel, and a lid. The energy absorbing panel can include a rib wall, a first plurality of ribs, a second plurality of ribs, and a plurality of openings formed in at least one of the first plurality of ribs. The lid can include a plurality of hooks. The rear surface of the lid can be secured to the plurality of ribs by a weld. The weld can cooperate with the plurality of ribs and the rear surface to define a first load path that extends from the lid to the energy absorbing panel. The plurality of hooks can extend from the rear surface and pass through respective ones of the plurality of openings. The plurality of hooks can engage the at least one rib via the respective openings and cooperate with the at least one rib to define a second load path from the lid to the energy absorbing panel that is separate from the first load path.
US07810868B2	Motor vehicle frame structure and crashbox therefor A crashbox is provided for connecting a bumper carrier and a longitudinal beam in a frame structure of a motor vehicle. The crashbox has a section that is compressible in a longitudinal direction and a first fixing element for attachment to the longitudinal beam and a second fixing element for attachment to the bumper carrier at opposite ends of the section. The first fixing element is in the form of a spigot member that is insertible into a cavity in the longitudinal beam and a support strut extends between two rigid side flanks of the spigot member through an internal cavity of the spigot member.
US07810866B2	Reconfigurable travel trailer A travel trailer is provided. The travel trailer may include first and second bed platforms. The platforms are capable of being positioned in a travel configuration for use during transport of the travel trailer. A camping pod is included that has tent fabric. The camping pod is capable of being positioned in a travel configuration in which the camping pod is located above the first bed platform and the second bed platform when the platforms are positioned in the travel configuration. Also, the first bed platform and second bed platform are capable of being positioned in a camping configuration for use when the tent fabric is positioned to form a tent.
US07810865B2	Rod pass through for vehicle door A locking rod flange and a vertical locking rod for a vehicle door, and method of assembling a vehicle door. The locking rod flange may be integral with a glass run channel or an integrated channel and regulator, and may include a locking rod carrier with a rod pass through hole through which the vertical locking rod extends. A rod pass through seal may be mounted on the locking rod carrier, and the locking rod carrier may include a bridge portion over which a water deflector seal is applied.
US07810863B2	Molding method, molded product and instrument panel An instrument panel includes a panel body and a joint member. The panel body includes a core member and an outer layer that covers the core member, and is formed by reaction injection molding. The panel body includes a meter installed portion. A recess of the meter installed portion becomes an undercut at the time of molding. A core member is provided with a deformable portion which is elastically deformable. The molded panel body can be demolded by deforming the deformable portion. There is no need to provide a slide core with a molding die. A deformation of the deformable portion is prevented by installing the joint member onto the demolded panel body. According to the instrument panel, it is possible to improve a product quality and reduce manufacturing cost.
US07810861B1	Hoisting device, transporting system, and methods A hoisting device includes a sling and first and second fork-pocket adaptors interconnected to the sling for engaging first and second fork pocket sets on opposite sides of a palletized structure. The first fork-pocket adaptor includes a first locking mechanism for mating with a corresponding locking feature of the first fork pocket set. In an exemplary embodiment, the first locking mechanism includes a retractable first engagement member at one end of the first fork-pocket adaptor for engaging a corresponding first locking feature of the first fork pocket set. The opposite end of the first fork-pocket adaptor includes a second locking mechanism with a second engagement member for engaging a corresponding second locking feature of the first fork pocket set.
US07810858B2	Hybrid energy absorber for automobile bumper An automobile bumper system including an isolator disposed adjacent a cross beam of an automobile frame, and a bumper edge guard strip mounted adjacent upper and/or lower edges of the cross beam. The bumper edge guard strip may include an upper extension fixedly engaged with an upper surface of the cross beam and a lower extension fixedly engaged with a frontal surface of the cross beam, with the upper extension having a length greater than the lower extension for distributing impact energy in a predetermined manner.
US07810855B2	Bidirectional slide lock and method of using same A bidirectional slide lock includes a first clip and a second clip that are slid and locked together. The first clip has a longitudinal axis, a pair of pawls, and a pair of flanges. The second clip has a longitudinal axis, a pair of pawl stops, and a pair of clip flanges. Both pair of flanges retentively engaging one another to hold the clips together to prevent movement away from one another. The pawls engage the pawl stops to hold clips against longitudinal movement. The bidirectional slide lock also has springs biasing the pawls toward the second clip so as to retain pawls in retentive engagement with the pawl stops. The method of use includes moving the first and second clips longitudinally relative to one another so that the flanges move into retentive engagement and cause each of the pawl ends to engage one of the pawl stops.
US07810847B1	Sleeve coupling A waterproof sleeve coupling for use in a partition for preventing liquid from leaking through a penetration in the partition either adjacent to or through the sleeve coupling. The sleeve coupling has a flexible water stop mounted in sealing contact with a sleeve so that a waterproof seal is formed between the water stop and the sleeve. The sleeve coupling optionally includes an extension coupling and an extension sleeve mounted on the sleeve. When the sleeve coupling is mounted in the partition, the extension sleeve extends beyond the surface of the partition to prevent liquid on the surface of the partition from leaking into the passageway of the sleeve coupling.
US07810845B2	Pipe thread sealant sheath A pipe thread sealant sheath for producing a seal at a junction between a male threaded pipe and a female threaded pipe once the pipe thread sealant sheath covered male threaded pipe is interthreaded into the female threaded pipe comprising a hollow body having an open and a spaced apart and opposite closed end, the pipe thread sealant sheath having thickness sized for remaining intact while being applied to a male threaded pipe and having the closed end easily breached once the pipe sealant sheath has been applied to the male threaded pipe, the pipe thread sealant sheath being rolled upon itself prior to being applied to the male threaded pipe.
US07810844B2	Method and apparatus for notification of guardians of location of lost persons A method and device for identifying a lost person and providing contact information to directly communicate with their guardian. Indicia applied to the skin of a child or other person who might get lost includes the telephone number for directly contacting the guardian. The indicia may also include the name of the person on which it is imparted and directions on contacting a third party if the phone number displayed receives no response. When used with the cellular phone number of the guardian, the indicia can also include instructions to identify the responding guardian using that unique number by matching it to the cellular phone of the responding guardian. The indica may be applied to the skin using a tattoo or other means to impart the indicia temporarily to the skin.
US07810841B2	Airbag apparatus An airbag apparatus includes an airbag with a first hole and a second hole; a tube vent disposed outside the airbag, wherein a proximal end portion of the tube vent is connected to a portion of the airbag, which is located around the first hole, so that communication is provided between an inside of the tube vent and an inside of the airbag through the first hole, and a distal end portion of the tube vent is inserted from the outside of the airbag into the inside of the airbag through the second hole; and a holding portion that holds the distal end portion of the tube vent from the inside of the airbag, wherein when the airbag is inflated and deployed, and the holding portion releases the tube vent, the distal end portion of the tube vent moves out of the second hole.
US07810840B2	Airbag with a venting regulation device An airbag for automotive vehicles with a gas venting regulation device assembled around a venting opening (11) comprising a first part (15) joined to the inflatable cushion (13) covering the venting opening (11), formed by an elastic area (31) and a non-elastic area (33) with a plurality of openings (17, 19) for the passage of gas; a second rigid part (21) joined to the inflatable cushion (13) and to the first part (15), with a projecting neck (23) forming a gas outlet mouth; and in which at least one part of the non-elastic area (33) is arranged such that when the first part (15) is deformed as a result of the internal pressure in the inflatable cushion during its deployment, the passage of gas through the openings (17) is completely or partially sealed by the projecting neck (23).
US07810839B2	Side airbag with an adaptive venting device The present invention relates to a side airbag for an automotive vehicle comprising a venting regulation device formed by a part made of a flexible material (21) joined to the inflatable cushion (11) such that it can completely or partially close or free the venting opening (17), and a tension belt (23) joined by one part to said part made of a flexible material (21) and by another part to the inflatable cushion (11), the geometric configurations of said tension belt (23) and said part made of a flexible material (21) being determined such that the degree of closing/freeing of the venting opening (17) varies according to the width of the inflatable cushion (11) during its different deployment phases during the collision, being closed in the initial and end phases and freed in the intermediate phase.
US07810835B2	Sport trailer A sport trailer including a center load supporting rail, wheels, mounting assemblies for the wheels, and a stowable towing tongue, the wheel mounting assemblies include a shock absorber connected to each wheel and to a bifurcated strut that extends outward from the center rail. Upper and lower dual swing arms pivot and extend from the center rail to a mounting bracket attached to the wheels. The upper swing arms are shorter than the lower swing arms to achieve negative camber. The towing tongue is removably received within an inner channel of the center rail and telescopes relative to the center rail to achieve different length configurations of the trailer. A rear tongue is removably received within the center rail inner channel at the back end of the trailer. The rear tongue telescopes relative to the center rail and includes a taillight assembly.
US07810832B2	Tow behind steerable caddy trailer A steerable caddy trailer is provided that has an improved structure including a main frame assembly, spindle assemblies attached to each end of the main frame for attachment of a wheel, a pair of swinging arms forwardly extending from the main frame and pivotally attached to the main frame, and tie rods connecting the swinging arms with the spindle assembly such that pivoting of the swinging arms steers the wheels.
US07810830B2	Boat trailer with storage compartments A boat trailer that includes a first front sidewall and a second front sidewall connected to a frame. The front sidewalls include at least one compartment to store equipment, tools, gear, or other items. The front sidewalls may be comprised of fiberglass and may include at least one toe socket. The boat trailer may include a rear sidewalls connected to the frame. The first front sidewall and the second front sidewall may be substantially contoured to the hull of a boat. An adapter sidewall may be attachable to the front sidewalls so that the front sidewalls are substantially contoured to the hull of a second boat. The boat trailer may include a nose cone with a recessed step connected to each front sidewall. The boat trailer may include means to selectively connect the boat trailer to the motorized vehicle in addition to a typical tongue and hitch.
US07810829B2	Fender assembly and adjustable mounting bracket therefor A fender assembly comprising a fender and an adjustable bracket assembly that is adapted to adjustably mount the fender to the vehicle. The bracket assembly includes an arm with a longitudinal axis offset from and a fastener for rotationally mounting the bracket to a vehicle frame through and adjustable link. A vibration decoupler is mounted between the arm and the fender.
US07810822B2	Stretcher having hand actuated caster braking apparatus A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the frame, and a push handle that is coupled to the frame and that is gripable to maneuver the patient support apparatus along a floor. The patient support apparatus also has a brake handle that is coupled to the push handle and that is movable to brake at least one of the casters.
US07810811B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus Provided is a sheet conveying apparatus including: a first sheet conveying rotary member; a second sheet conveying rotary member provided upstream of the first sheet conveying rotary member; and a third sheet conveying rotary member provided upstream of the second sheet conveying rotary member, in which: the first sheet conveying rotary member, the second sheet conveying rotary member, and the third sheet conveying rotary member can convey the same sheet at the same time; a relationship between a peripheral speed V1 of the first sheet conveying rotary member, a peripheral speed V2 of the second sheet conveying rotary member, and a peripheral speed V3 of the third sheet conveying rotary member is V3>V1>V2; and a velocity of a sheet at a portion where the sheet is ejected from the second sheet conveying rotary member is equal to or lower than the peripheral speed of the first sheet conveying rotary member.
US07810810B2	Apparatus for pressing flat materials onto a transport module An apparatus for pressing flat materials onto a transport module includes pressing elements acting on the flat material with a spring force through an opening in a feed table for flat materials. The feed table is mounted above a lower housing shell. The pressing elements are configured as spring elements which can be lowered and are anchored in the lower housing shell. An actuating element is disposed in an indentation of a front wall of the lower housing shell in order to actuate a lowering apparatus disposed in the lower housing shell. The lowering apparatus has a lever connected mechanically to the actuating element and a slide coupled to the lever for lowering the spring elements upon actuation of the actuating element.
US07810809B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus in which with a guide surface that is disposed upstream of a reference guide and is oblique so as to come close to a central portion in a width direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction of a re-conveying path as it extends from upstream to downstream, a sheet having been conveyed with deviated on the opposite side to the central portion side in the re-conveying path from a reference surface of the reference guide, is guided while being changed its orientation to the direction of the reference guide side. Furthermore, with a guide portion disposed along the guide surface, there is formed with respect to the guide surface a space acting to flex an edge portion of the sheet when the sheet is contacted with the guide surface.
US07810806B2	Paper feed mechanism and image generating apparatus with reversely driven feed roller This paper feed mechanism includes a paper feed cassette integrally having a paper contact portion on a position deviating from the center of a rear-side inner wall surface in the cross direction by a prescribed distance in the cross direction and an apparatus body mountable with the paper feed cassette, and the apparatus body includes a driving portion rotating a paper feed roller in a paper feed direction and a paper discharge direction and a control portion bringing the rear end of the paper into contact with the paper contact portion for generating torque for the paper and thereafter transporting the paper to the apparatus body in paper feeding.
US07810805B2	Sheet discharging apparatus and image forming apparatus There is provided a sheet discharging apparatus and an image forming apparatus, in which even a curled sheet can properly be discharged to and stacked on a sheet stacking portion. A projection is provided in a central portion in a width direction of a tailing end regulating portion while projected toward an upstream side in a sheet discharge direction. The tailing end regulating portion regulates a tailing end position of the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking portion. The tailing end position of the sheet discharged to the sheet stacking portion is supported by the projection, and the both end portions in the width direction of the sheet are pushed down below an upper surface of the projection by pressing portions at both ends of a full load detecting flag, thereby bending the sheet.
US07810803B2	Sheet constraint An apparatus in an example comprises a sheet holder, a separator surface, a feed head, and one or more arms. The sheet holder supports one or more sheets of media. The separator surface receives a leading edge of a sheet of the one or more sheets of media. The feed head is selectively positionable against a face of the sheet. The one or more arms extend toward an intermediate location of the separator surface to constrain the sheet from movement away from the separator surface.
US07810801B2	Apparatus and method for separating and aerating a stack of sheet material An apparatus and method for separating and aerating sheets of material arranged in a stack include a stack support member on which the stack is retained in a generally flat condition, and a clamping member which clamps onto an edge portion of the stack. Upper and lower rollers are positioned above and below the stack of sheet material, and an adjustment member converges and diverges the same into and out of engagement with the stack. A conveyor member shifts the stack of sheet material between the upper and lower rollers. The upper roller and lower roller are arranged in a staggered relationship, such that an imaginary plane extending between the two rollers is disposed at an angle with respect to both the horizontal and the vertical.
US07810798B2	Electromagnetic actuator for active vibration damping device An electromagnetic actuator having: a stator and a movable member disposed in a central hole of a coil member of the stator movable in an axial direction; a coupling rod fixed to the movable member; and an elastic stopper having a ring shaped sealing unit at its outer periphery part, a first stopper unit at its center part, a coupling unit that mutually couples the sealing unit and the first stopper unit, and second stopper units located radially between the sealing unit and the first stopper unit at respective circumferential positions. The sealing unit is compressed between the bottom wall of a housing and a lid member to form a sealing mechanism that fluid-tightly close an opening of an adjustment hole. The first stopper unit axially faces the coupling rod bottom with a first separation distance, and the second stopper units axially face the movable member bottom with a second separation distance greater than the first.
US07810795B2	Method and device for the foaming of at least one liquid or viscous substance In a method for the foaming of at least one liquid or viscous substance, provision is made such that the substance is introduced into at least one closed chamber and that the chamber is set into an oscillatory motion during the introduction. A device for the foaming of at least one liquid or viscous substance, with a mixing apparatus, preferably for the performance of the method, is characterized in that a drive device for generating an oscillatory motion is arranged on the mixing apparatus. With the method and the device, the possibility arises, to particular advantage, of foaming a liquid or viscous substance without, for example, a rotating stirring tool heating the substance to be foamed or a stirring tool being present that projects into the mixing apparatus.
US07810791B2	Hoist controls with compensation for dynamic effects A servo motor driven hoist includes a float mode in which a load is raised lowered in response to manually applied forces on the load exerted by an operator in which forces applied to the load as a result of accelerations of the load generated by hoist movement of said load are compensated for by sensing the accelerations and computing the forces resulting therefrom, and subtracting those forces from the sensed total magnitude of forces acting on the load to eliminate the effects of dynamically generated forces when in the float mode.
US07810790B2	Vehicle with on-board cargo handling system A vehicle, configured to transport an object, said vehicle among other components, comprising: a load bearing member; a line; an actuator coupled to said vehicle and adapted for applying a tensile force to said line in response to an actuator command, and disposed and adapted for transmitting at least a portion of said tensile force to said load bearing member; an end-effector mechanically coupled to said line and adapted for transmitting said tensile force and an operator force to said object and for generating an operator input signal; and a controller adapted for generating said actuator command from said operator input signal.
US07810785B2	Undersea hydraulic coupling with hydrostatic pressure energized metal seal A female undersea hydraulic coupling member is equipped with a pressure-energized seal configured to seal between the body of the female member and the probe of a corresponding male hydraulic coupling member in response to ambient hydrostatic pressure. In one particular preferred embodiment, the pressure-energized seal is a metal J seal retained within a removable seal cartridge.
US07810781B2	Imaging device mounting apparatus An imaging device mounting apparatus providing three-point stabilization is described.
US07810778B1	Height adjustment assembly for furniture A height adjustment assembly for furniture has a control member automatically engaging a movable member of a piece of furniture by gravity, so as to hold the movable member at a desired height. When operated, the control member releases the movable member so that the height of the furniture can be readjusted and reset.
US07810777B2	Suction device and bases for kitchenware, small appliances, and other applications A suction device that may be configured and conformed to a multitude of different types of kitchenware, small appliances, and other devices. The suction device comprises a base, a handle, a pivot, a plate, and a suction pad. The suction pad is connected to the plate. Two bridge-like structures with sloped undersides extend from the plate. The handle extends from the underside of one of the bridge-like structures, through the pivot, to the underside of the second bridge-like structure, and out through an elongated slot in the base. The handle is in sliding contact with the sloped undersides of the bridge-like structures.
US07810774B2	Goods display hook A goods display hook which enables salespersons to quickly and easily get information on the empty state of the goods display hooks. In a goods display hook comprising a main body engageable with a horizontally extending bar assembled in a goods display furniture and an arm including a base end supported by the main body and a goods hanging section extending from the base end section, the goods display hook further comprises a bias means for urging the arm in the direction that the goods hanging section tilts upwardly, the goods hanging section of the arm having a lamp at a free end thereof, the main body having a power source for the lamp, a switch device for the lamp and a shaft providing the arm with a pivotal movement, wherein the switch device is actuated by the arm to turn on the lamp when all the goods hung on the arm are removed which causes a pivotal movement of the arm in the direction that the goods hanging section tilts upwardly by the action of the bias means.
US07810772B2	Column suction-holding head and column mounting method A column suction-holding head capable of inserting columns into all the holes of a mounting jig collectively at once. The body of the column suction-holding head has elongate holes at the same positions as those of electrodes installed on a ceramic substrate of a ceramic column grid array, and suction holes are provided at the bottoms of the elongate holes. The column suction-holding head is superimposed on an alignment jig having columns aligned therein, and suction is applied from the suction holes. Consequently, the columns in the alignment jig are sucked into the elongate holes of the column suction-holding head.
US07810768B2	Support stand and display device using the same A display device includes a display monitor, a supporting portion formed on a bottom surface of the display monitor, and a support stand fixed on the display monitor. The supporting portion and the support stand cooperatively support the display monitor. The support stand includes a connecting member fixed on the display monitor and a sliding member sleeved on the connecting member. The sliding member slides along the connecting member to change the length of the support stand, thus adjusting the viewing angle of the display monitor.
US07810767B1	Medical procedure armrest method and apparatus A medical procedure armrest includes a base and a post that is attached to and extends upwardly from the base. An upper end of the post supports a blood pressure reading apparatus. A bar has a first end and a second end. A coupler is attached to the first end of the bar. The coupler is attached to the post. A housing has a top wall, a bottom wall and peripheral wall extending between the top and bottom walls. The second end of the bar is coupled to the housing. A cushioning member is attached to an upper surface of the top wall of the housing.
US07810765B2	Device for guiding a hose containing at least one supply line In order to allow, in particular in the case of an industrial robot for a hose assembly to be used, a simply constructed guide element which is flexible is provided. The guide element has longitudinal compensation for the hose assembly and is formed by preferably four guide rods which are distributed uniformly on a circular line and are respectively fastened at their ends to a holding ring. The supply lines running in the hose assembly can be flexibly guided laterally out from the guide element, to any desired sides, between the guide rods. A helical spring which surrounds the hose assembly in the guide element, is provided for a restoring movement.
US07810764B2	Device for guiding a flexible hose and robot with the device A device for guiding a hose of an industrial robot, having at least one supply line, with a guide element wherein the hose can move against the restoring force of a restoring element. The guide element has an axial guide segment for guiding the hose in its longitudinal direction and a compensation segment adjoining the guide segment. The compensation segment is formed by a housing configured such that a lateral deflection of the supply line—in relation to the longitudinal direction—is made possible in the housing across an axial section. The guide element is formed so that it can swing open. At the entry side into the guide element the hose is surrounded by an abutment for the restoring element. The abutment may be inserted in the guide element or mounted in a fastening clamp block.
US07810762B2	Bi-dimensional folding insulator An insulator comprises at least three sections hingedly connected to one another, including a center section and a pair of outer sections. The sections are shaped so that if the outer sections are folded in a first direction relative to the center section, the insulator can be used with a first tube of a first diameter, and if the outer sections are folded in a second direction relative to the center section the insulator can be used on second tube of a different diameter from the first diameter.
US07810761B2	Decoder for a stationary switch machine A method for controlling a model railroad stationary switch machine comprising sensing whether a train occupies a main track section near a track switch that connects between said main track section and at least two diverging track sections. An automatic switch control function for the track switch is inhibited in response to sensing that a train occupies the main track section near the track switch when a train is determined to be approaching the track switch on at least one of the diverging track sections. In addition, a method is provided for controlling a model railroad track switch comprising changing a position of the track switch, and automatically returning the track switch to a home position after expiration of a time interval following the changing of the track switch position.
US07810760B2	Decoder for a stationary switch machine An accessory decoder for a stationary switch machine is provided. The decoder comprises a printed circuit board including a plurality of input and output connectors in communication with a microcontroller. The microcontroller includes software that allows a user to designate at least one primary address and multiple route addresses for the decoder. The decoder receives digital control commands and, via the microprocessor, executes the commands to alter the output of the switch machine. In operation, one or more switch machines, each connected to a decoder, are coupled to the tracks of a railway system. A user transmits commands to the decoder, controlling the overall output of the system.
US07810754B2	Filament winding automated system The present invention makes it possible to increase production efficiency while reducing costs. A filament winding automated system according to the present invention includes a winding device winding a fiber bundle R paid out from a head portion 12, 13, around a mandrel M1, an installing device 5 installing the mandrel around M1 which no fiber bundle has been wound yet, at a winding position, a discharging device 5 discharging the mandrel around which the fiber bundle has already been wound, from the winding position, a delivery device 3 holding and delivering the fiber bundle R from the mandrel around which the fiber bundle has already been wound to a mandrel M1 around which no fiber bundle has been wound yet, and a cutting device cutting the fiber bundle R, and after winding is completed, the delivery device 3 holds the fiber bundle R paid out from the head portion 12, 13, the cutting device cuts and separates the fiber bundle R from the mandrel around which the fiber bundle has already been wound, the discharging device 5 discharges the mandrel around which the fiber bundle has already been wound, the installing device installs the mandrel M1 around which no fiber bundle has been wound yet, and the winding device starts winding the fiber bundle R held by the delivery device 3, around the mandrel M1 around which no fiber bundle has been wound yet.
US07810748B2	Scrapping machine The present invention provides a multi-purpose scrapping machine suitable for the scrapping work for not only discarded automobiles but also various kinds of wastes such as construction wastes and piping wastes. The scrapping machine is equipped with a hydraulic-actuated arm/boom assembly mounted on an automotive vehicle, a nibbling pincher for scrapping work mounted to the tip of the arm/boom assembly, and a pair of right and left power-driven clamp arms mounted at the front or rear of the vehicle. The scrapping machine comprises a peeling tool to clamp a covered electric wire to be scrapped from the periphery thereof by the closing motion of the clamp arms and to slash and peel off the outer sheath of the wire in the state of clamping the wire in accordance with the drawing operation of the core of the wire with the nibbling pincher.
US07810747B2	Inducer comminutor A device for reducing solids and increasing pressure in a fluid handling system has comminution and inducer sections in a housing upstream of a pump impeller. A rotor has a hub with a small inlet diameter and a larger outlet diameter and a helical rotor blade with its blade pitch angle progressively increasing from inlet to outlet as a polynomial function. The comminutor section has a larger diameter than the inducer section and comminutor vanes extending inward forming a vane edge effective diameter equal to the inducer section diameter. The rotor blade turning within the closing fitting cage of vane edges provides a crushing and shearing action to solids in the fluid flow. Cutouts on the blade edge provide additional crushing and shearing action against the vanes. The fluid passageway sectional area at the outlet is bigger than the throat of the downstream main impeller.
US07810744B2	Fluid reservoir for a paint spray gun The invention relates to a fluid reservoir for a paint spray gun, comprising a receptacle (1) and a lid that can be placed thereupon and is provided with a connecting element (3) in order to mount the fluid reservoir on the paint spray gun or an adapter. The receptacle (1) is provided with a ventilation hole (4) which can be sealed using a valve. In order to improve the tightness of the valve, said valve encompasses two valve seats for sealing the ventilation port (4), which are disposed one behind another in the direction of flow.
US07810743B2	Ultrasonic liquid delivery device An ultrasonic liquid delivery device has an elongate housing with an internal chamber, an inlet in fluid communication with the internal chamber of the housing, and an outlet in fluid communication with the internal chamber of the housing. An elongate ultrasonic waveguide is disposed at least in part within the internal chamber of the housing to ultrasonically energize liquid within the internal chamber prior to the liquid being exhausted from the housing through the outlet. The ultrasonic waveguide has an agitating member extending outward from the ultrasonic waveguide within the internal chamber of the housing intermediate the inlet and the outlet. The agitating member and the ultrasonic waveguide are constructed and arranged for dynamic motion of the agitating member relative to the ultrasonic waveguide upon ultrasonic vibration of the ultrasonic waveguide. An excitation device is operable to ultrasonically excite the ultrasonic waveguide and the agitating member.
US07810738B2	Constant air volume/variable air temperature zone temperature and humidity control system A method for providing energy-efficient temperature and humidity control with uniform ventilation air distribution in a constant-volume zoned heating and cooling systems. The method utilizes an air-to-air heat exchanger that regulates the temperature of the supply air to a space, using the temperature differential between supply air and return (room) air and regulating the flow of return air through the heat exchanger.
US07810733B2	Optical media sensing arrangement for a mobile telephone having internal and external media pathways The invention provides for an optical sensing arrangement for use in a mobile telephone. The sensing arrangement allows the telephone to decode tags of coded data printed on media present in internal and external pathways of the telephone. The sensing arrangement includes a beam splitter configured to deflect incoming light onto an image sensor of the telephone. The arrangement also includes a first infrared LED operatively directing light onto media present in the external pathway, with a filter and lens arrangement configured to receive and direct light reflected from the external media onto the beam splitter. Also included is a second infrared LED operatively directing light onto media present in the internal pathway, with a mirror arrangement configured to direct light reflected from the internal media into the beam splitter.
US07810732B2	Barcode reading mechanism and barcode reading method A reading unit having a light emitting portion for irradiating a barcode with irradiation light and a light receiving portion for receiving reflected light of the irradiation light from the barcode, a supporting member for turnably supporting the reading unit on a rotating shaft so that the position of the optical axis of the irradiation light is moved in the length direction of bars constituting the barcode, and a roller and a slanting surface for moving the optical axis of the irradiation light in the bar length direction by turning the reading unit.
US07810731B2	System and method of utilizing barcodes A system and method of monitoring a print manufacturing process which may include a raster image processor for imaging proofs, plates and press sheets for a printing press based on raster and vector data and generating a two-dimensional barcode where the data is translated into a homogenous messaging format, a plate imager for imaging a printing plate based on the data received from the raster image processor wherein the printing plate also comprises a two-dimensional barcode, a computer-to-plate device capable of transmitting the data from the raster image processor to the plate imager where the two-dimensional barcode is utilized to monitor the printing plate during the print manufacturing process and/or to image replacement printing plates.
US07810727B2	Card and host device A host device is configured to read and write information from and into a card and to supply a supply voltage that belongs to a first voltage range or a second voltage range which is lower than the first voltage range, and issues a voltage identification command to the card. The voltage identification command includes a voltage range identification section, an error detection section, and a check pattern section. The voltage range identification section includes information indicating which one of the first voltage range and the second voltage range the supply voltage belongs. The error detection section has a pattern configured to enable the card which has received the voltage identification command to detect errors in the voltage identification command. The check pattern section has a preset pattern.
US07810719B2	Transaction product with inflatable article A transaction product includes a housing, an article and an account identifier. The article is selectively maintained within the housing. Following removal of the article from the housing, the article is configured to self-inflate upon activation of the article by a bearer of the transaction product. The account identifier is associated with the housing and links the transaction product to an account or record having a value configured to be used toward one or more of a purchase and a use of goods or services.
US07810715B2	Self-service terminal A fascia for a self-service terminal. The fascia comprises a first component located in fixed spatial relation to a plurality of devices mounted within the self-service terminal, and a second component mounted in movable spatial relation to at least one other device mounted within the self-service terminal. The second component is movable relative to the first component to provide access to the devices mounted within the self-service terminal when the second component is opened. The first and second components provide a unitary sealed fascia when the first and second components are in the closed position.
US07810714B2	Check processing method, check processing program medium, and check processing apparatus Check processing involves scanning a back of a check having no authorization data printed thereon, electronically generating authorization data indicating that processing a check payment has been completed, and generating an electronic merged image by electronically combining back image data captured during the scanning of the back of the check with generated authorization data, such that, in the electronic merged image, the authorization data appears outside of an endorsement area. Moreover, these operations are performed in a single pass of the check in one direction through a transportation path of a check processing apparatus. No printing of any data is required. The check processing can be embodied in a method, apparatus, or instructions embodied on a machine-readable medium.
US07810709B2	Copy preventing device and preventing method thereof The present invention relates to a copy preventing device and a copy preventing method thereof which is capable of preventing copy illegally of products using a semiconductor stored a password therein. The copy of the product can be prevented by ALPU (Algorithm License Permittion Uniwide) or random value. The present invention also relates to a device and method thereof which is capable of being changed an operation, structure and information of the semiconductor by constructing the ALPU and RF Reader therein.
US07810706B2	Gradationally stacked cake-like assembly composed of individual gift box units A gradationally stacked cake-like assembly includes a plurality of annular stories overlaid with one another to form a cake-like assembly or tower, wherein each annular story is formed by centripetally fastening a plurality of individual gift box units and each gift box unit may be taken out from each annular story very conveniently.
US07810701B2	Method for bonding metallic terminals by using elastic contact A connection electrode that is formed of solder on an electronic component side and a tip portion of an elastic contact each other at a contact portion. Regarding the elastic contact, a resistive layer is formed in the tip portion, and the tip portion is placed in a clearance of an induction coil. When a predetermined high-frequency current is passed through the induction coil, electromagnetic induction causes the resistive layer to generate heat. Solder that forms the connection electrode is melt, and flows onto the tip portion of the elastic contact. Thus, the tip portion of the elastic contact and the connection electrode can be strongly bonded together at the contact portion that is a single point therebetween.
US07810700B2	Heat treating friction stir welded aluminum alloy members and joined product A method of joining aluminum alloy members, including the steps of: obtaining a joined body including: (a) contacting aluminum alloy members each made of a 6000 series aluminum alloy with T4 temper; and (b) performing a friction stir welding operation on a contact portion of the aluminum alloy members at which they are held in contact with each other, so as to form a stir zone at the contact portion; and performing, on the obtained joined body, an underaging treatment which is an artificial aging treatment and which is completed before hardness of the stir zone reaches maximum hardness, the underaging treatment being performed before GP zones are formed at the stir zone of the joined body.
US07810690B2	Surgical stapling instrument A surgical stapling instrument including a staple fastening assembly with a curved cartridge device and a curved anvil. The cartridge device has at least one curved open row of staples which are formed by a staple forming face of the anvil (12). The anvil can be moved relatively with respect to the cartridge device (10) the device further includes a handle in the proximal end region of the instrument and is operatively connected to the staple fastening assembly. A flexible backbone, preferably an endoscope, is arranged between the handle and the staple fastening assembly and guides force transmitters of the moving device and the staple driving device.
US07810688B2	Nail gun switch mechanism A nail gun switch mechanism includes a gun body and a trigger. A safety slidable bar has a bottom part which extends outside of a hitting mouth at a bottom of the gun body. The trigger has a trigger lever being pivotably disposed therein. A top part of the safety slidable bar extends near to an end of the trigger and a swing arm is pivotably disposed on the top part of the safety slidable bar. The swing arm includes an arm part extending from a pivotal center of the swing arm and a push part extending from the arm part toward outside. The push part is configured to be switched to a first or a second swing position and thus driven by the safety slidable bar to touch the trigger lever so as to operate the nail gun in a sequential or a contact actuation mode.
US07810687B2	Self-aligning nip for web feeding mechanism A feeding mechanism for feeding a web of paper in a paper handling system includes a feeding nip assembly having a driven roller structured to be rotatably driven about a first axis, and an idler roller structured to rotate about a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis. In addition, the feeding nip assembly is structured to apply a force to the idler roller to push the idler roller toward the driven roller. The force is applied in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis. The idler roller is also structured to pivot about a third axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis, the second axis, and the direction of the force.
US07810685B2	Actuable load carrier cradle Method and apparatus for providing a load carrier arrangement for transporting a bicycle when secured thereupon. The load carrier arrangement including a frame assembly adapted to be mounted to the carrying vehicle. The frame assembly has at least one elongate arm configured to receive a bicycle cradle thereupon. The bicycle cradle is mounted upon the arm and is operator configurable between a bicycle transporting configuration and a non-transporting configuration. The cradle has a through-passage within which the elongate arm is received and the cradle is operator reciprocal on the elongate arm in the non-transporting configuration thereby facilitating variable longitudinal positioning of the cradle by the operator upon the arm. The cradle has an increased resistance to longitudinal reciprocation on the elongate arm in the bicycle transporting configuration in comparison to the non-transporting configuration. In this manner, the cradle is effectively longitudinally fixed on the elongate arm in the bicycle transporting configuration to an extent that a secured portion of a carried bicycle in the cradle is longitudinally fixed relative to the elongate arm during transport on the load carrier arrangement.
US07810684B2	Percussion instrument carrier with expandable shoulder supports Percussion instrument carriers where the shoulder straps include an expandable cushioning feature. The feature allows the shoulder straps to be adjusted for the comfort of the user. Each shoulder strap may have one or more expandable cushions that will allow the top of the shoulder strap to be expanded. Multiple expandable cushioning features can be linked to allow more than one feature to fill at the same time. Expandable cushion can allow the carrier to be adjusted foreword and aft of the user to allow positioning of the carrier on the user as well as adjusted for users of different widths. An additional expandable cushion can be located on the back member.
US07810681B2	Internal container bore mount fitment In an embodiment of the invention there is provided a membrane fitment designed and sized to be inserted into the orifice defined by a container. Retention structure on the fitment cooperates with complimentary structure on the internal wall of the container orifice to secure the fitment within the orifice such that the combination forms an excellent primary seal. Tamper evidence is offered by the normal requirement for initial membrane removal. Novel designs for the membrane, its associated pull ring, and the frangible removal structure are taught in various embodiments. The novel designs may promote facile initial removal suitable for a child. In addition, the novel designs avoid the potential hazards presented by prior art membranes.
US07810679B2	Beer dispensing system with gas pressure reservoir A home beer dispensing apparatus has a keg having a self-contained bag filled with a beer and a pressure system. The pressure system creates a pressurized air space between the keg inner walls and the bag to assist in the dispensing of the beer. The pressure system has a keg one-way air valve mounted to a top wall of the keg to permit entry of pressurized air into the keg. The pressure system has a pressure reservoir mounted in the dispensing apparatus outside the keg and in fluid flow communication with the keg one-way valve. The reservoir stores a charge of pressurized air and supplies at least a portion of this charge to the keg through the keg air valve when the dispensing apparatus is operated to dispense the beer. The reservoir provides a reserved charge of pressurized gas that is on hand to reduce dampening pressure fluctuations during beer dispensing which can result in beer frothing, especially during the early stages of beer dispensing when the air head space in the keg is small. Further, the apparatus may also have a pressure sensing system adapted to measure time rate of pressure change in the keg. The apparatus has a signaling device responsive to the time rate of pressure change in the keg to produce a signal related to volume of beer remaining in the bag. Preferably, the signal is displayed visually on the dispensing apparatus.
US07810675B2	Liners for aerosol packages and articles comprising same Liners for use within aerosol containers are provided. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, a liner includes a body having a first closed end and an opposing second end; a flange disposed proximate the opposing second end; and a neck intermediately disposed between the body and the flange. The neck comprises a shoulder for interaction with a valve cup upon assembly of the liner with an aerosol container and a valve cup.
US07810674B2	Liquid dispensing system with enhanced mixing A dispense apparatus and system for dispensing suspensions or emulsions. The system ensures uniformity of distribution of the dispersed phase within the continuous-phase liquid by moving the fluid through the dispense cartridge, such as with a continuous or pulsating flow. In one embodiment, peristaltic pumps are positioned upstream and downstream of the dispense cartridge, in fluid communication with and forming a single loop with a fluid source. Circulation between the fluid source and the dispense cartridge is maintained. In a second embodiment, a pump circulates fluid into and out of the dispense cartridge and is also in fluid communication with a fluid source such as with a pinch valve to allow proper filling of the dispense cartridge from the fluid source. In a third embodiment, a reversing pump is placed between the dispense cartridge and fluid source to continually or continuously pump fluid into and out of the dispense cartridge.
US07810671B2	Portable manway cover hinge device and methods A method of handling the removal and installation of a manway cover to a manway flange includes removing a plurality of cover bolts from a portion of the cover, providing a flange hinge plate of a portable cover hinge device with an aperture therethrough, inserting the first end of a fastening pin through the aperture and into an aligned bolt opening of the flange, where the pin first end has a bore transverse to the longitudinal axis of the pin, inserting a transverse rod into the bore of the pin, securing the flange hinge plate to the flange, inserting a first end of another fastening pin through the cover hinge plate aperture and into an aligned bolt opening in the cover and securing the cover hinge plate to the cover, pivotally connecting the flange hinge plate to the cover hinge plate, and removing any remaining cover bolts.
US07810666B2	Fuel tank seam with lead-through means The invention concerns a fuel tank (1) of thermoplastic material comprising at least one peripherally extending seam (3) in the form of a welded or squeeze seam, at least one filling opening, air intake and venting means and means for delivering and removing fuel in relation to an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, wherein the fuel tank has at least one lead-through means (5) for lines which are to be passed out of the tank. The fuel tank (1) according to the invention is distinguished in that the lead-through means (5) passes through the seam (3) of the tank and extends at an angle relative to the course of the seam (3).
US07810660B1	Model railroad coupler A model railroad coupler for use with model railroad rolling stock includes a coupler head and a coupler knuckle carried pivotally on the coupler head; an elongate coupler shank having one end thereof fixed to the coupler head; a coupler mounting structure carried at the other end of the coupler shank, the shank having a shank longitudinal axis; wherein the coupler head includes a coupler head side flange thereon for preventing over rotation of the coupler knuckle, the coupler head side flange having a flat, inner-facing surface which is parallel to the shank axis; and wherein the coupler mounting structure includes a coupler centering surface adjacent an end thereof, wherein the coupler centering surface has a first, co-linear portion and a second, angled portion wherein a first fulcrum point is located between the first, co-linear portion and the second, angled portion and a second fulcrum point located at an outer margin of the coupler centering surface.
US07810654B1	Hanging rack assembly A hanging rack assembly includes a hanging strap having transverse pin holes at different elevations, a hanging hook for hooking the hanging strap on a support and having an angled hook portion at one end, an arched hook portion at the other end and a transverse slot on the middle for the passing of the hanging strap, hanging racks respectively formed of two vertical bars, two transverse bars and multiple hanger bars and respectively fastened to the hanging straps at different elevations for hanging things, each hanging rack defining a vertically extending passage for the passing of the hanging strap, and positioning pins respectively fitted into the transverse pin holes of the hanging strap to secure the hanging hook and the hanging rack to the hanging strap.
US07810653B2	Apparatus and method for mounting a device to a rack system Apparatus and method for mounting a device to a rack system. One embodiment of a system comprises a frame assembly. At least two rails mounted on opposite sides of the frame assembly. A plurality of hangers provided on opposite sides of the device retracting to fit the device into the frame assembly between the at least two rails. The plurality of hangers engaging the at least two rails to support the device on the at least two rails in the frame assembly.
US07810647B2	Method and apparatus for assembling portions of a data file received from multiple devices To facilitate instant playback of an ordered title (e.g., a movie), a file pertaining to the title is fragmented into a header and segments. The header is seeded in all boxes in service and none, one or more segments are distributed to the network of boxes. When the title is ordered, the header is instantly played back while the segments, if not locally available, are streamed in respectively from the boxes having the segments to enable continuous playback of the ordered title. Should one of the boxes fails to deliver the segment according to a certain requirement (e.g., a lower transmission rate), the box gets immediately replaced by a substitute machine that continues to supply the segment from where it was stopped.
US07810642B2	Packaging cushion assembly having one foldable/unfoldable side A packaging cushion assembly includes two cushion modules each including a main cushion unit and a foldable cushion plate. The main cushion unit has a base, two first sidewalls extending from two first sides of the base, a second sidewall extending from a second side of the base and having two ends connected to the first sidewalls, and an extension side spaced apart from the second sidewall and extending between the first sidewalls. The foldable cushion plate is adhered to the base, and has a movable wall projecting from the extension side and turnable relative to the base to move to an unfolded or folded position so that the cushion modules can be assembled together to form a first or second packaging configuration.
US07810641B2	Parallelepipedal flexible packaging with breakable zone The invention relates to a flexible packaging of parallelepipedal form for flexible, superposed flat elements, which may or may not be interlinked, forming a stack of axis XX, comprising a breakable zone (1) capable of constituting a dispensing opening that is initially closed and delimited by a line of weakening (2), said zone (1) extending over three faces (11, 12, 13) of the packaging. The breakable zone (1) is circular, or substantially circular, of diameter D, the greater part of the zone (1) is centred on one (11) of the faces of the packaging perpendicular to the stacking axis XX, and the other two parts of the breakable zone (1) being arranged on two faces (12, 13) of the packaging that are parallel to the axis XX of the stack.
US07810640B2	Lockable container with integral internal tray Taught herein is a package for holding and securing various types of portable items. An inner slide card with integral tray (12) is loaded with items, and inserted into an outer sleeve (200). Receiving apertures (38) and securing tabs (40) hold and secure the items in the tray. An engaging element (42), integral to the slide card or tray cooperatively engages locking elements and stopping elements (240, 216) integral to the outer sleeve. The cooperative engagement of the elements provides an optional child-resistant feature and an optional spill-resistant feature. A release button (224) integral to the outer sleeve disengages the child-resistant feature.
US07810636B2	Conveyor chain A conveyor chain has outer and inner first link plates which run on the same side of the conveyor chain and second outer and inner link plates which run on a second side of the conveyor chain, the second side being opposite the first side, wherein the outer first link plates have a larger area than the inner first link plates.
US07810634B2	Sensor system for a conveyor belt A monitoring system is provided for a moving conveyor belt having a plurality of embedded reinforcing cords and identification tags. A tag reader detects and identifies the identification tags passing by the tag reader while a belt monitor scans the cords to detect a plurality of magnetic reference points and a damage event of at least one cord. A control unit in communication with the belt monitor and the tag reader analyzes the belt monitor to identify the plurality of magnetic reference points and the damage event. The control unit also acquires a belt location on the moving conveyor belt from a belt map based on the detected and identified identification tag and a magnetic reference point from the plurality of magnetic reference points. When a damage event is identified, a location of the damage event is determined by the control unit based on the acquired belt location.
US07810633B2	Belt meandering correction apparatus and image forming apparatus employing the same A belt meandering correction apparatus is provided and includes: belt extending rolls that extend an endless-shaped belt member, including a belt meandering correction roll, at least one end part of which is supported in a manner movable in a direction defined by joining a revolving shaft center of the correction roll to a point of contact with the belt member so that meandering of the belt member is corrected; a revolving body which is arranged at least at the one end part of the correction roll in a manner movable along an axial direction of the correction roll and which has a surface abutting against an end part of the belt member and an inclined surface whose outer diameter varies along the axial direction; and a fixed member arranged at a fixed position such as to abut against an outer peripheral surface of the revolving body.
US07810632B2	Vibratory conveying apparatus A vibratory conveying apparatus has a simple structure and can align and sort parts to a desired posture. The vibratory conveying apparatus comprising a conveying chute having a first conveying surface that is connected to a driving source by a leaf spring that is reciprocatingly vibrated by the driving source. The vibratory conveying apparatus also comprises a linear return chute having a second conveying surface to return sorted parts dropped from the conveying chute during alignment or another sorting process performed on the conveying chute. A deflectable motion transmitter transmits vibration from the first conveying surface of the conveying chute to the second conveying surface of the return chute.
US07810628B2	Apparatus for receiving and distributing cash The present invention relates to methods and systems for receiving and distributing currency. In particular, the present invention provides a novel apparatus for the inflow and outflow of a variety of currency. The systems of the present invention are capable of recycling a variety of currency from multiple countries and multiple denominations. The systems of the present invention have the added advantage of compact size.
US07810623B2	Centrifugal friction clutch with improved thermal management A centrifugal friction clutch providing for a separation between the pressure and/or fixed plates and the friction surfaces of the clutch discs to provide for reduced heat transfer to said pressure and fixed plates, reduced risk of deformation of said plates, and improved distribution of axial forces to maintain maximum frictional engagement. Said pressure plates and fixed plates further including air impeller vanes or similar structures on their interior surface to further improve heat dissipation and reduce the risk of deformation.
US07810614B1	Swivel device for bicycles A swivel device for bicycles includes a first ring adapted to be mounted on a head tube of a bicycle. The first ring has a plurality of first protrusions formed thereon. Each first protrusion connects to a first brake cable. A second ring is adapted to be mounted on the head tube. The second ring has a plurality of second protrusions formed thereon. Each second protrusion connects to a second brake cable. A positioning sleeve encloses the first and the second rings for positioning the first and the second rings in place. The first ring is able to pivotally swivel relative to the second ring. When braking, the second brake cables dragged to lift the second ring upwardly and the first ring moved upwardly to drag the first brake cables upwardly.
US07810612B2	Braking assembly A vehicle braking assembly for a wheel includes a braking member arranged to move relative to the main body of the wheel between an inoperative position, a blocking member for preventing the braking member from moving to an operative position, a trigger device operable by coded message passed by a separate transmitter as electromagnetic radiation, and an EMR sensor.
US07810608B2	Steering apparatus for vehicle An electronic control unit inputs a side slip angle β of a vehicle body. The unit calculates a dynamic zero point δo for reducing a lateral force generated in the vehicle due to the side slip angle β of the vehicle body. The unit calculates a steering angle δa, which is represented by the difference between the dynamic zero point δo and a steering angle δ detected by a steering angle sensor. The unit calculates a reaction torque Tz having a predetermined relation with the steering angle δa. The unit drives and controls an electric motor to generate the calculated reaction torque Tz. Thus, the unit guides a driver to a proper steering-wheel rotating direction.
US07810607B2	Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus including a steering system into which steering torque is inputted, an electric motor for imparting steering assist force to the steering system, a controller for controlling a energizing state of the electric motor according to the steering torque, a terminal board electrically connected to the electric motor, and a control unit provided with a connector, wherein a mounting face of the electric motor with respect to the control unit, a mounting face of the terminal board with respect to the control unit, and a mounting face of the connector with respect to the control unit are arranged on a same plane.
US07810604B2	Stub axle apparatus for a model vehicle A mechanism for connecting a drive shaft to a stub axle of a vehicle is provided, comprising a drive shaft having a Cardan joint for driving a wheel, the Cardan joint having an inner and an outer yoke. The mechanism further comprises a wheel drive shaft for transmitting torque from the outer yoke to the wheel, wherein at least a portion of the wheel drive shaft engages at least a portion of the outer yoke, an opening formed though at least a portion of the wheel drive shaft and at least a portion of the outer yoke when a portion of the wheel drive shaft engages at least a portion of the outer yoke, a drive pin for insertion into the opening to secure the wheel drive shaft for rotation with the outer yoke, and a bearing surrounding at least a portion of the outer yoke and retaining the drive pin within the opening.
US07810601B2	All terrain or utility vehicle having selectable drive configurations and method therefore An all-terrain or utility vehicle having various combinations of left and right front wheels, left and right rear wheels, a differential rotationally variably coupling the left and right front wheels together with a variable coupling torque and a source of motive power being selectively coupled to the left and right rear wheels in one configuration and coupled to the left and right front wheels as well as to the left and right rear wheels in a second configuration. The coupling torque is relatively stronger when a speed of the vehicle is relatively slower and is relatively weaker when the speed of the vehicle is relatively faster. The second configuration is selectable from the first configuration while the vehicle is in motion and (1) a rotational difference in speed exists between at least one of the left and right front wheels and at least one of the left and right rear wheels and (2) a rotational speed of at least one of the left and right rear wheels exceeds a rotational speed of at least one of the left and right front wheels.
US07810598B2	Engine cover An engine cover which can improve the assembly work and prevent noise generated at a joint between divisional bodies is provided. A first divisional body of the engine cover includes a first cover main body and a first mounting end portion provided to one end portion of the first cover main body, and a second divisional body of the engine cover includes a second cover main body and a second mounting end portion provided to one end portion of the second cover main body. The first mounting end portion is provided with a first engaging end portion arranged in a down direction of the first cover main body and extending in a diametric direction outwardly thereof. The second mounting end portion is provided with a second engaging end portion arranged in a down direction of the second cover main body and extending in a diametric direction outwardly thereof. At least one portion of the second engaging end portion is arranged in an inner circumferential side of the second cover main body from an outer circumferential end portion thereof. The first engaging end portion is held between the second engaging end portion and a main body side engaging portion which is one portion of the second cover main body to integrate the first divisional body and the second divisional body. A cushion body formed of an elastic material is mounted between the first engaging end portion and the main body side engaging portion and/or between the first engaging end portion and the second engaging end portion.
US07810597B2	Battery placement and support on the body frame of a construction machine A concave portion is provided on a front surface side of a counterweight provided in a rear end portion of an upper rotating body in a vertically penetrating state, a battery is housed in the concave portion in a state where a weight of the battery is supported by a body frame, thereby maintenance devices including the battery can be simultaneously given maintenance in a state where a hood is opened.
US07810596B2	Cooling structure for secondary battery In a cooling structure for the secondary battery, a first exhaust duct is connected to a first battery pack. The first exhaust duct includes a first center exhaust duct extending between the driver seat and the front passenger seat towards a vehicle rear side, and a first under seat exhaust duct extending under the driver seat. A second exhaust duct is connected to a second battery pack. The second exhaust duct includes a second center exhaust duct and a second under seat exhaust duct extending under the front passenger seat. By this structure, a cooling structure for a secondary battery that can ensure a favorable environment of interior comfort in the vehicle, free from any negative effect caused by the cooling air discharged from the battery pack, can be provided.
US07810589B2	Kinetic energy vehicle A main body portion has a front, a rear, a top, a bottom and laterally spaced sides and an air intake. A housing in the vehicle contains a turbine/flywheel adapted to be rotated in response to air entering the housing from the air intake. A starter generator in the housing is adapted to be rotated by the rotation of the turbine/flywheel. A main drive generator in the housing is adapted to be rotated by the rotation of the turbine/flywheel. An electric drive motor in the vehicle is powered from the main drive generator.
US07810588B2	Multi-layer encapsulation of diamond grit for use in earth-boring bits A method of constructing an earth-boring, diamond-impregnated drill bit has a first step of coating diamond grit with tungsten to create tungsten-coated diamond particles. These coated particles are then encapsulated in a layer of carbide powder held by an organic green binder material. The encapsulated granules are then mixed along with a matrix material and placed in a mold. The matrix material includes a matrix binder and abrasive particles. The mixture is heated in the mold at atmospheric pressure to cause the matrix binder to melt and infiltrate the encapsulated granules and abrasive particles.
US07810587B2	Drill bits comprising dual-phase tungsten carbide material The invention relates to a drill bit containing tungsten carbide powder having powder particles which have a core of cast tungsten carbide and a shell of tungsten monocarbide.
US07810586B2	Sectional drive and coupling system A sectional drive and coupling system for transmitting rotational power to an output, which system includes multiple, splined drive and receiving segments that are connected, nested and interlocked in the ends of successive segment housings to define a drive string that is rotatable in a selected straight or curved path. The top one of the segments cooperates with a drive mechanism to effect rotation of the drive string in concert and the bottom one of the segments connects to an output such as a drill bit. Multiple, tapered and truncated exterior splines on the drive segments mesh with complementary interior splines on the adjacent receiving segments in the segment housings to enable slight angular positioning of the sets of drive and receiving segments on each other and facilitate dampening of drive vibration and bending of the drive string in or out of the chosen path in any desired direction as the drive string transmits rotational power in a curved path of desired magnitude from the drive mechanism to the output. The drive and receiving segments are typically connected internally by a bolt, nuts and belleville springs at the ends of the housings to form the drive string. In one embodiment a drill bit is mounted on the bottom one of the segments on the drive string for interval drilling. In another embodiment a selected number of drive and receiving segments and connected segment housings replace the flexible drive shaft coupling in a mud motor.
US07810585B2	Bi-directional rotary steerable system actuator assembly and method Methods and apparatuses to direct a drill bit of a directional drilling assembly are disclosed. The methods and apparatuses employ the use of bi-directional actuators that are capable of displacing a hybrid steering sleeve in positive and negative directions. The bi-directional actuators are capable of greater control and precision in their actuations than traditional “engaged-disengaged” unidirectional actuators, thereby allowing for more precise directional drilling operations. The bi-directional actuators are preferably driven by drilling fluids and may optionally be shielded to lessen the erosive effects thereof.
US07810582B2	Counterbalance enabled power generator for horizontal directional drilling systems An electrical generating system is used for a horizontal directional drilling system. The drilling system has a generally horizontal drill stem that rotates. A generator has first and second components. The first component rotates with the drill stem, while the second component is able to rotate with respect to the first component. An eccentric mass is rotatably mounted inside of the drill stem and is coupled to the second component, wherein as the drill stem rotates, relative rotational motion is produced between the first and second components and the generator produces electrical power. The eccentric mass is mounted on two spaced apart mounting points inside of the drill stem. The generator provides power to a sonde. The generator is in a housing which has flow channels that allow drilling fluid to flow through the drill stem.
US07810577B2	Fire sensor, fire detection system, fire suppression system, and combinations thereof A combination fire detection and fire suppression system may include a fire detection system configured to detect an undesirably high temperature associated with an area. The fire detection system may include a temperature sensor including a temperature sensor array and a fire alerting system associated with the temperature sensor. The fire alerting system may be configured to receive information from the temperature sensor and generate a warning signal based on an undesirably high temperature associated with the area. The fire detection system may include a fire control panel configured to receive the warning signal. The system may also include a fire suppression system including a fire suppressant delivery system configured to provide at least one fire suppressant agent to the area associated with the undesirably high temperature.
US07810576B2	Mobile smoke control and fire protection device A mobile smoke control and fire protection device for buildings is provided. The device comprises a sealing unit that can be applied to, or inside, an opening of a wall, a ceiling or a floor, is adapted to the opening in terms of the shape and size thereof, and is provided with at least one passage for people and/or at least one passage for tools, firefighting equipment, and the like. The passage for people and/or the passage for equipment can be least partially covered.
US07810575B2	Isolation system comprising a plug and a circulation valve and method of use An isolation system for an oil and gas well is described wherein the system comprises an isolation section and a first isolation device integral with the section and a second isolation device sealingly engaged to the section. The first isolation device may be a pressure-actuated valve and the second isolation device may be a plug.
US07810573B2	Method for retrofitting a downhole drill string with a flow through subassembly and method for making same A method for retrofitting a downhole drill string with a flow through subassembly having a hollow outer body or barrel with a plurality of outwardly extending blades. Fluid flow inlets are provided in the lower section of the body below the blade openings and flow outlets are provided in an upper section above the blades. A fluid flow bypass channel is formed in the outer body and extends between said blades and from said fluid inlet to said fluid outlet. Drilling fluids outside of the subassembly may flow through the inlet, up the fluid flow bypass channel and out the outlet thereby bypassing any plug or pack-off formed between the subassembly and the well bore. Thus, an existing subassembly may be retrofitted to provide a fluid flow bypass channel around the blades.
US07810572B2	Method for delivering a multi phase mixture and pump installation The object of the invention is to improve delivery of the multi-phase mixture, in particular hydrocarbons from a well, and to limit the free gas volume. According to the invention, this object is attained in that a partial liquid flow (13) is split off on the pressure side from the main delivery flow and guided to the high-pressure side of at least one ejector pump (2) arranged on the suction side as an auxiliary delivery device. The pump installation provides a feed line (7) connecting the pressure chamber of the displacement pump (1) with the high-pressure side of at least one ejector pump (2), whereby the ejector pump (2) is arranged on the suction side in the delivery direction of the displacement pump (1).
US07810568B2	Method of making a window in a tubular using an expandable watermelon mill A watermelon mill has a smaller dimension for run in and a larger one for reaming out the window made by a window mill and passes through a smaller drift and then gets larger for more effective widening of the window. The cutters are preferably tungsten carbide or polycrystalline diamond inserts and they are mounted to blades that are ramped outwardly by a cone upon relative movement between the two. The body can be in multiple pieces that are rotationally locked and movable relative to each other longitudinally. Actuation to the larger dimension can be by setting down weight or by fluid pressure with the dimension getting smaller as a return spring allows the cutters to retract upon removal of applied pressure.
US07810567B2	Methods of producing flow-through passages in casing, and methods of using such casing Methods of making and using wellbore casing are described, one method comprising providing a plurality of flow-through passages in a portion of a casing while the casing is out of hole; temporarily plugging the flow-through passages with a composition while out of hole; running the casing in hole in a wellbore intersecting a hydrocarbon-bearing formation; and exposing the composition to conditions sufficient to displace the composition from the flow-through passages while in hole. Methods of using the casing may include pumping a stimulation treatment fluid through the casing string and into a formation through the flow-through passages in the first casing joint; plugging the flow-through passages in the first casing section; and exposing a second casing joint of the casing string to conditions sufficient to displace the composition from the flow-through passages in the second casing joint.
US07810563B2	Method of controlling water condensation in a near wellbore region of a formation A method for controlling water condensation in the pores of a near wellbore region of a permeable formation through which wet natural gas flows into an inflow section of an oil and/or gas production well, the method comprising controlling fluid transfer through the near wellbore region such that development of a water bank resulting from condensation of water in said region is inhibited or promoted. If the well is a gas production well then development of a water bank may be inhibited by controlling pressure drawdown, cyclic well shut in, fracturing and/or injection of heat generating and/or water transporting chemicals.
US07810561B2	Method and product to consolidate a formation A product is described, the product is in liquid state and comprises: a first electrically non-conductive susceptor; a second electrically conductive susceptor; monomer molecules; and an initiator, suitable to trigger polymerization chain reaction of the monomer molecules, when activated by the first and/or the second susceptor. Further, a method is described to treat a wellbore including a zone, the method comprising the steps of: pumping the product above into the wellbore; placing the product in the vicinity of the zone; and applying an alternating magnetic field on the product.
US07810560B2	Expansion joint with communication medium bypass An expansion joint with one or more communication medium bypass paths is described herein. At least some illustrative embodiments include a first axially flexible cylinder, one or more additional axially flexible cylinders positioned within the first cylinder, and first and second annular members each positioned at a opposite ends of, and each coupled to, the first cylinder and the one or more additional cylinders (the first and second annular members each including one or more apertures through each member). All cylinders concurrently extend and contract in axial length when the first and second annular members are respectively moved away from and towards each other. Annular spaces formed by each of the one or more additional cylinders and an externally adjacent cylinder, together with corresponding apertures of each of the first and second annular members, each provides at least one path for at least one communication medium.
US07810553B2	Coiled tubing wireline cutter A wireline cutter comprises a primary housing with a first axial bore configured to receive a wireline positioned within a well bore, and a first blade mounted within the primary housing and operable to cut the wireline. A method of cutting a wireline in a well bore comprises running a wireline cutter into the well bore, receiving the wireline within the wireline cutter, and cutting the wireline with the wireline cutter. A one-trip cutting system for use in a well bore comprises a wireline cutter, and a coiled tubing cutter. A method for cutting a coiled tubing with a wireline disposed therein comprises running a system comprising a wireline cutter and a coiled tubing cutter into the well bore, cutting the coiled tubing with the coiled tubing cutter, and cutting the wireline with the wireline cutter, wherein both cutting steps are performed in one trip into the well bore.
US07810552B2	Method of making a heat exchanger In one embodiment, a method of making a heat exchanger is provided, comprising the steps of generating a stereolithography file from design data, slicing the stereolithography file into two-dimensional patterns, and depositing at least one layer of a material having a high thermal conductivity onto a top surface of a substrate to form a heat exchanger. Preferably, the heat exchanger does not require assembly of separate pieces to form the heat exchanger. In another embodiment a heat exchanger made by this embodiment of the method is provided wherein the heat exchanger may have a design comprising tapered fins and/or alternating airfoil cross-sections.
US07810551B2	Vapor-lift pump heat transport apparatus A vapor-lift pump heat transport apparatus having a small heat resistance and a large heat transport capacity. A heat exchange circulating solution container has a first space and a second space communicating with the first space through a communication opening and contains a heat exchange circulating solution, and vapor thereof, in each space. A circulating solution transport passage includes a pipe connected to the solution outlet of the container and provided with a sensible heat releasing heat exchanger, a pipe disposed in the container, and a pipe connected to a vapor-liquid two-phase fluid inlet and provided with a heating heat exchanger. A vapor-liquid two-phase fluid flows into only the first space through the vapor-liquid two-phase fluid inlet. When the entrance of the vapor-liquid two-phase fluid has caused a pressure difference between the first and second spaces, a difference occurs between the positions of the vapor-liquid interfaces in the first and second spaces.
US07810549B2	Adaptive and universal hot runner manifold for die casting A method and apparatus for the casting of metal components is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plunger for drawing molten metal from a crucible of hot metal and for forcing the drawn molten metal through the system, a hot runner assembly having a nozzle tip positioned adjacent the mold cavity, and a machine nozzle disposed between the plunger and the hot runner assembly. An adaptive and universal hot runner manifold having removable hot runner injectors fitted thereto is provided for use with a variety of castings.
US07810547B2	Single crystal seed A single crystal seed for use in casting a single crystal article, consisting essentially of, in weight %, about 5.0% to about 40.0% Mo, up to 0.1% C and balance essentially Ni wherein the seed is disposed in a casting mold for casting a single crystal article.
US07810541B2	Anvil for ultrasonic welding and device for ultrasonic welding An ultrasonic welding apparatus is provided having an anvil preferably connected to a lever assembly. The lever assembly is preferably connected to a carrier via a holder, wherein the holder is pivotable with respect to the carrier, and the lever assembly is pivotable with respect to the holder. An urging device may also be provided to urge the anvil toward an ultrasonic hammer, more preferably away from the carrier.
US07810535B2	Pneumatic radial tire Provided is an ultra-low profile pneumatic radial tire for SUV or the like having an aspect ration of 55% or less and a tire outer diameter of 720 mm or more, which has improved load durability while managing a weight reduction without deteriorating driveability. A carcass layer (4) thereof is configured as a single ply, and both ends thereof are folded back around left and right bead cores (7) so as to wrap bead fillers (8). A folded-back portion (4t) is wrapped on the inner side of an end of a belt layer (5) in a range not greater than 10% of the maximum width of the belt layer (5). The hardness of the bead fillers is 65 to 80 in terms of JIS durometer A hardness, and a height hb of the bead fillers (8) from a bead base is brought to 10 to 20% of the height H of a tire cross-section.
US07810530B2	Assembly for raising and lowering a rotary cutter An adjustment assembly for raising and lowering a rotary cutter includes a table plate, a carriage assembly there below for supporting the rotary cutter and a lift handle which mounts on the carriage assembly and extends above the table plate to provide rapid manual raising and lowering of the carriage assembly. The carriage assembly is mounted on a support assembly and is disengageable therefrom to allow the rapid raising and lowering. Preferably, the lift handle is insertable through an opening in the table plate and into an opening in the carriage assembly and rotatable to disengage an engaging member of the carriage assembly from the support assembly via a camming engagement. A vertical adjustment mechanism for finely adjusting the carriage assembly height may include an adjusting screw which the engaging member engages for fine vertical adjustment and disengages for rapid vertical adjustment.
US07810529B2	Device with needle penetrable and laser resealable portion A device defining a chamber for receiving a substance and a thermoplastic portion in fluid communication with the chamber is provided along with a method of filling and sealing the substance within the chamber. The thermoplastic portion defines a penetrable region that is penetrable by a filling member and is heat resealable to hermetically seal an aperture therein by applying laser radiation at a predetermined wavelength and power. The thermoplastic portion comprises a thermoplastic body defining a predetermined wall thickness and includes a styrene block copolymer, an olefin and a predetermined amount of pigment allowing the body to absorb laser radiation at the predetermined wavelength, substantially prevent the passage of radiation through the predetermined wall thickness, and hermetically seal the aperture in the penetrable region in a predetermined time period. The body includes a predetermined amount of lubricant that reduces friction forces at an interface of the filling member and body during penetration thereof.
US07810525B2	Trimming strip for the shaping of cigarettes and/or filters A garniture tape for forming cigarettes and/or filters. The garniture tape having at least one warp thread and having a plurality of weft threads. The at least one warp thread has at least one liquid crystal polymer thread and at least one further thread which has greater roughness than the liquid crystal polymer thread.
US07810518B2	Sub-sea solenoid valves A solenoid-operated valve comprises an inlet valve member which is disposed to close in response to fluid pressure at an inlet port. A venting valve member is disposed relative to the inlet valve member so that closure of either valve member lifts the other. The valve includes at least one coil within which is a tubular assembly that forms a chamber with an operating space for the venting valve member and contains an armature for striking a rear part of the venting valve member when the coil is energised. The chamber includes a flux tube which provides a path for magnetic flux in parallel with the armature, the flux tube terminating before a region where the armature strikes the rear part of the venting valve member. A non-magnetic ring surrounds this region so that the density of the magnetic flux is increased in this region to increase the force with which the armature can strike the rear part of the venting valve member.
US07810507B2	Smokeless tobacco composition A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product is provided, the tobacco product including a water-permeable pouch containing a tobacco formulation, the tobacco formulation including a tobacco material and a plurality of microcapsules dispersed within the tobacco material, the plurality of microcapsules including an outer shell encapsulating an internal payload. The internal payload may include an additive such as water, flavorants, binders, colorants, pH adjusters, buffering agents, fillers, disintegration aids, humectants, antioxidants, oral care ingredients, preservatives, additives derived from herbal or botanical sources, and mixtures thereof. Microencapsulated flavorants include tobacco-containing flavorants, such as tobacco extracts or a particulate tobacco material, sweeteners (e.g., sweeteners containing neotame), and vanillin (optionally in a complexed form).
US07810504B2	System and method for wearable user interface in computer assisted surgery A computer assisted surgery system includes a display for visual rendering of surgical data, a processor for receiving a control signal and performing operations associated with the control signal and for controlling the surgical data rendered by the display, and a wearable input device in communication with the processor. The wearable input device in one embodiment includes a mounting surface on a first side of the input device for mounting to a body portion of a user and a sensor assembly located on the side of the input device opposite the mounting surface.
US07810500B2	Female condom An improved female condom apparatus includes a pouch that has a wall, an open end, a closed end and a frame. The frame is positioned proximate the open end of the pouch and extends around a perimeter of the open end. An anchoring device is located within the pouch proximate the closed end to secure the condom in position during use. A harness includes a center strap and may include side straps. One end of each strap is secured to the open end of the pouch. Further, one or more of the straps may be detachable from the pouch. At least the center strap may be constructed of a resilient and/or pliable material. As such, during use the center strap extends between a user's legs and resiliently engages the user's back in a clamping or tensioning action. This clamping action assists in securing the condom in position during use.
US07810496B2	Method and apparatus for providing positive airway pressure to a patient A system including methods and apparatus for treatment of a medical disorder such as obstructive sleep apnea or congestive heart failure. The system involves applying a gain to flow rate of pressurized gas delivered to a patient during inspiratory and/or expiratory phases of a respiratory cycle to deliver the pressurized gas in proportion to the respective gains during inspiration and/or expiration. A base pressure may be applied in addition to the gain-modified pressures and an elevated pressure profile may be employed to assist or control inspiration. The system may be fully automated responsive to feedback provided by a flow sensor that determines the estimated patient flow rate. A leak computer can be included to instantaneously calculate gas leakage from the system. The system may be utilized in connection with conventional continuous positive airway pressure treatments, such as CPAP or bi-level positive airway pressure equipment to effect various beneficial treatment applications.
US07810492B2	Respirator A respirator helmet (10′) or other helmet adapted to receive, by means of a plug (66) and socket arrangement (70), a pivotable bar (62) carrying a protective screen (63) such that the screen may be moved between a lowered position in front of the face of the wearer of the helmet and a raised position.
US07810491B2	Evacuable flat panel solar collector In a flat panel solar collector adapted to be evacuable and vacuum-tight, at least one absorber is provided. At least one conduit is provided which is at least partially thermally associated with the at least one absorber. A holding structure is provided comprising a perimetric frame. At least one first transparent wall is provided, the first transparent wall and the holding structure having a overlapping area. At least one side of the first transparent wall comprises at least partially at said overlapping area a metal coating forming at least one metallized area on the transparent wall. A first soft metal ribbon is provided sealing the junction between the first transparent wall and the holding structure and which is soldered to the holding structure and to the metallized area of the first transparent wall.
US07810482B2	Tile cutting machine A machine is provided for cutting tiles and similar objects of various materials. The tile cutting machine includes a tub having at least one sidewall and a bottom for holding water. A holding mat is received within the tub that includes a number of nubs extending upwardly therefrom for supporting a tile to be cut using the tile cutting machine. A cutting head assembly movable relative to the tub includes a blade and a motor for powering the blade. The blade is positionable to a depth that allows full penetration through the tile and into contact with water received within the tub, thereby providing lubrication, cooling, and dust control while the tile is being cut.
US07810481B2	String splitter sight for a bow A rear sight for mounting on a multifilament bowstring of an archery bow for sighting a target, including a body having a pair of sides with at least one end extending therebetween, each of the sides having a groove for tightly receiving at least one filament of the multifilament bowstring for mounting the sight within the bowstring, a pair of spaced-apart legs extending from the body end, the legs being either parallel to or diverging from each other and being substantially the same length, the facing surfaces of the spaced-apart legs and the end of the body defining therebetween a generally U-shaped sight window, the sight window being located between the filaments which extend in the side grooves.
US07810473B2	Control device and method for internal combustion engine This control device for an internal combustion engine includes a variable intake valve device and a variable exhaust valve device; and it performs fuel cut-off for a plurality of cylinders of the internal combustion engine. And it further includes: an intake valve control means which, when the fuel cut-off execution condition has come into effect, controls the variable intake valve device, so as to keep in a closed state the intake valve of a cylinder, for which an exhaust valve is not kept in a closed state; and an exhaust valve control means which, when the fuel cut-off execution condition has come into effect, controls the variable exhaust valve device, so as to keep in an open state an exhaust valve of at least a pair of cylinders, between which gases in the pair of cylinders come and go via an exhaust passage as the pistons operate.
US07810472B2	Fuel pressure sensor/sensor mount assembly A fuel pressure sensor/sensor mount assembly for use in a fuel injection system equipped with fuel injectors which inject fuel, as supplied from an accumulator through fuel pipes, into a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine mounted in an engine compartment of a vehicle. The assembly includes a connector unit and fuel pressure sensors. The connector unit has formed therein a plurality of communication paths each of which is to establish a connection between one of the fuel injectors and the accumulator through one of the fuel pipes. The connector unit also has formed therein sensor mounts exposed to the communication paths. Each of the fuel pressure sensors is disposed in the sensor mount to measure the pressure of the fuel in the communication path. This structure permits steps of installing the fuel pressure sensors within the engine compartment to be decreased and ensures desired measurement accuracy of the fuel pressure sensors.
US07810467B2	Oil supplying apparatus for engine An oil supplying apparatus includes a first oil path supplying working oil from an outlet port to a portion to be supplied with the working oil, a second oil path supplying the working oil to an oil pressure control valve, a relief oil path, and a valve body oil path. Depending on first, second, third, and fourth ranges of the oil pressure of the working oil in the first oil path, the working oil is supplied to the first oil path, is supplied to the first oil path and to the relief oil path via the valve body oil path, is directly supplied to the first oil path and is supplied to merge into the first oil path via the oil pressure control valve, and is supplied to the first oil path and to the relief oil path via the oil pressure control valve respectively.
US07810457B2	System and method for controlling oil temperature of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle A system and method for controlling the temperature of the engine oil of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle are provided. The system includes an engine oil circuit for controlling the temperature of the engine oil, which engine oil circuit includes the internal combustion engine and a coolant/engine-oil heat exchanger; and a coolant circuit for controlling the temperature of the internal combustion engine, which coolant circuit in a main branch, includes the internal combustion engine, a coolant cooler and a first coolant pump and, in an auxiliary branch downstream of the coolant cooler, includes the coolant/engine-oil heat exchanger and a second coolant pump. The heat of the engine oil can thereby be dissipated via the coolant/engine-oil heat exchanger to the coolant and further via the coolant cooler to the environment. Specifically, in the case of a limited cooling capacity of the air/engine-oil cooler, it is thereby possible by the low temperature coolant and by the pumped coolant quantity to ensure suitable engine oil temperature control.
US07810456B2	Storage water heater To provide a storage water heater capable of increasing thermal efficiency and quickly boiling when tap water is supplied into a hot-water tank. A storage water heater can heat low-temperature water having a high density because hot water in a hot-water tank is led from a lead-in pipe positioned at the bottom of the hot-water tank to a gas heater. Also, a water supply pipe outlet and a lead-in pipe inlet are provided so as to be opposed to each other on the same axis. Therefore, when tap water is supplied from a water supply pipe, the tap water lower in temperature than the hot water in the hot-water tank is preferentially led to the gas heater. With this, hot water at the lowest temperature in the hot-water tank can be selectively heated, thereby increasing thermal efficiency.
US07810453B2	Poultry flooring system A poultry flooring system, comprising a housing structure having four walls and a floor; a substantially inelastic film member raised above the floor to provide a raised floor structure. The inelastic film member comprises apertures to permit waste products and ventilation to pass through the inelastic film member; wherein the inelastic film structure is maintained under tension to reduce need for independent support structures between the film member and the floor. In a preferred embodiment, an air bag system or other mechanical support system is used to reduce sag in the inelastic film supported under tension, whereby the inelastic film may be easily raised and lowered during use and harvest.
US07810449B2	Plasma processing system with locally-efficient inductive plasma coupling A low inductance RF antenna is provided for producing a high-density plasma in a vacuum chamber for semiconductor wafer coating or etching. The antenna has a planar segmented configuration having high and low efficiency segments and produces a generally ring-shaped array of energy concentrations in the plasma around the periphery of the chamber. The antenna has closely spaced conductor segments through which current flows in one or more small cross-section conductors to produce high magnetic fields while alternating widely spaced conductor segments produce low strength magnetic fields.
US07810441B2	Coal burner assembly A burner assembly including a housing having an air inlet, a burner end having an opening, a longitudinal axis extending generally from the air inlet toward the burner end, a motor, an impeller mounted in the housing and being in fluid communication with the air inlet, operatively connected to the motor and adapted to direct air from the air inlet toward the burner end, a coal tube adapted to convey coal toward the burner end, a coal inlet adapted to convey coal to the coal tube, a first bluff body ring, a second bluff body ring and a third bluff body ring mounted at the burner end, a flame bridge disposed between the first bluff body ring and the second bluff body ring, and an igniter mounted in the burner end and being adapted to ignite the air and fuel mixture in the burner end to produce a main flame.
US07810440B2	Wire shelf cover system A shelf cover for open-wire shelving is provided, comprising a semi-rigid sheet adapted to cover the top panel and front panel of the shelving, wherein the sheet further includes an extended portion adapted to wrap under the front panel, the extended portion further including a securing device for securing the extended portion to wires on the front panel. In one embodiment, the extended portion includes a plurality of tabs adapted to fit securely behind the wires of the front panel. In another embodiment, the extended portion includes a plurality of retaining buttons adapted to fit securely between adjacent wires of the front panel.
US07810438B2	Slot channel overhead storage platform An overhead storage platform supported by vertical members that includes slotted support beams supporting the platform deck. The vertical support members are affixed to a ceiling or other overhead structure on one end and to the slotted support beams on the other end with a cradle clamp, where they are adapted to be adjustably moved and affixed within a slot channel in the slotted support beams. The vertical support members can be adjustable in length as well. These two adjustment dimensions allow more adaptability to affixing the platform to overhead supports of varying configurations. Multiple platforms may be abutted to provide a larger and substantially continuous platform deck.
US07810436B2	Hinge system for pivotally connecting a first member to a second member A hinge system including a universal adapter for allowing a first member to be pivotally mounted to a second member having stationary brackets defining pivot axes arranged at different distances relative to the second member. The universal adapter defines multiple openings disposed in spaced, generally parallel relation relative to each other.
US07810431B2	Explosive charge An explosive charge is disclosed which has a spatial shape comprising explosive material and, in the course of the explosion, unfolds a spatially anisotropic pressure action in at least one main action direction, in which the pressure action is greater than in the other action directions. The spatial shape comprising the explosive material has a surface area facing toward the at least one main action direction and extends in the at least one main action direction, particles are applied and/or a material layer disintegrating into particles during the explosion is applied to the surface area, the particles comprise a nonexplosive material, and a total mass of the particles is less than a mass of the explosive material.
US07810430B2	Wireless detonator assemblies, corresponding blasting apparatuses, and methods of blasting A wireless or partially wireless detonator assembly (10) and corresponding blasting apparatus, that may be “powered Up” by a remote source of power (13) that is entirely distinct from the energy used for general command signal communications (16). In one embodiment, the detonator assembly (10) may include an active power source (25) with sufficient power for communications, but insufficient power to cause intentional or inadvertent actuation of the detonator (10).
US07810416B2	Lockable torque-limiting driver and method A lockable torque-limiting driver that includes, a body, a sleeve, a shaft carried by the body for rotation relative thereto and having a fastener-engaging tip at one end that projects from the body, a torque-limiting mechanism coupled to the shaft and housed within said body, a torque-adjusting mechanism within the body and coupled to the torque-limiting mechanism for adjusting the torque-limiting mechanism to a desired torque value, a torque-locking mechanism operably coupled with the torque-adjusting mechanism and the body or the sleeve for preventing movement of the torque-determining means and locking the settable torque-limiting driver at the desired torque value.
US07810413B2	Hexagon spanner handle for increasing turning force A hexagon spanner handle of the present invention includes a handle whose three edges are inwardly concaved respectively so as to form three shaft-like bodies at three triangle points. The handle has plural hexagonal apertures in different sizes arranged along the three shaft-like bodies. One plane surface of the handle has three position-limiting slots which are respectively located in three shaft-like bodies and outwardly extended along the shaft-like body and are communicating with the hexagonal apertures. The bottom of each position-limiting slot has plural indentations in different widths, and a magnetic body is located at the end of the position-limiting slot. Thereby, each hexagonal aperture can be inserted by the short leg of corresponding hexagon spanner, and the position-limiting slot can receive the long leg of the hexagon spanner with the magnetic body attracts thereof for fixing, so that the handle can be assembled with hexagon spanners in different standards.
US07810412B2	Gearbox In a gearbox including three or more shaft holes, a vibration suppressor is formed with the gearbox and extends from at least one of shaft hole in a radial direction of the shaft hole. The vibration suppressor ensures a width which is greater than or equal to one fourth of the shaft hole diameter of the shaft hole, and a height that is greater than or equal to one sixth of the shaft hole diameter at a highest portion of the bivration suppressor.
US07810409B2	Steering column apparatus When a telescopic gear base 6 and a telescopic gear member 8 are relatively brought close to each other, although their centers shift from each other, even when a tooth tip of a tooth (first tooth) 6a on one surface and a tooth tip of a tooth (second tooth) 8a on one surface contact with each other (at C-point in FIG. 5(b)), the telescopic gear base 6 and the telescopic gear member 8 can continue the relative movement in direction of an arrow (FIG. 5(b)) from such the state, because they contact with each other and intermeshed so that each angle with their tooth continuing directions is set larger than 0° and smaller than 90°. Therefore, since the telescopic gear base 6 and the telescopic gear member 8 intermesh gradually to slide, the tooth 6a and the tooth 8s readily intermesh during slide (at D-point in FIG. 5(c)).
US07810407B2	Fixed type constant velocity joint A fixed type constant velocity joint has a plurality of torque transmitting ball tacks, the torsional angle at the input torque 0 Nm in a torque-torsional angle diagram be approximately 0. Further, the torsional rigidity in the vicinity of input torque 0 Nm in the torque-torsional angle diagram is placed in a range of 1.5 Nm/deg to 6 Nm/deg.
US07810404B2	Synchronizing mechanism and transmission having the same A synchronizing mechanism includes a synchronizer hub, a coupling sleeve, a clutch gear and a synchronizer ling. The synchronizer hub is fixedly coupled to a rotational shaft. The coupling sleeve is coupled to an outer circumference of the synchronizer hub with a spline engagement to slide with respect to the rotational shaft in an axial direction upon an operation of a shift fork. The clutch gear is rotatably supported on the rotational shaft. The synchronizer ring is configured and arranged to produce a synchronized load between the coupling sleeve and the clutch gear. The coupling sleeve includes a guide section configured and arranged to guide at least a portion of lubricating oil supplied from a shift fork engagement part of the coupling sleeve toward at least one of the clutch gear and the synchronizer ring.
US07810401B2	Apparatus and method for operation in the laminar, transition, and turbulent flow regimes An apparatus for determining fluid flow in a pipe apparatus includes a fluid nozzle in contact with the pipe having a contour without negative pressure gradients along the nozzle's surface as fluid flows through the nozzle. The apparatus includes a transit time ultrasonic flow meter employing at least one acoustic path in communication with the fluid in the pipe and disposed downstream of the nozzle. An apparatus for determining fluid flow in a pipe. The apparatus includes a fluid nozzle in contact with the pipe having a contour defined by a compound cubic. The present invention includes a transit time ultrasonic flow meter employing at least one acoustic path in communication with the fluid in the pipe and disposed downstream of the nozzle. A fluid nozzle for a pipe. A method for determining fluid flow in a pipe.
US07810400B2	Velocity based method for determining air-fuel ratio of a fluid flow A method for determining one or more fluid flow parameters for a fluid flowing within a pipe is provided. The fluid is a mixture of solid particles and gas. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a meter operable to determine the velocity of the fluid flow through the pipe, which meter is substantially insensitive to the particulate/gas mass ratio of the fluid flow; b) determining the velocity of the fluid flow within the pipe using the meter; and c) determining a particulate/gas mass ratio using a density value for the gas within the flow and the determined fluid flow velocity.
US07810399B2	Ultrasonic flowmeter An ultrasonic flowmeter with a measuring tube through which flows a medium and which, viewed in cross section, has a split circumference forming two halves with two ultrasonic converter pairs, each with an associated ultrasound reflector. The converters of each pair are mounted on a common circumferential half in a mutually offset position as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the tube, while the reflector for each pair is positioned on the other, opposite circumferential half in the longitudinal direction of the measuring tube between the two converters, so that an ultrasound signal emitted by one converter of a pair travels along a V-shaped signal path via the reflector of the associated pair to the other converter of that pair. The first pair and the second reflector are positioned on one circumferential half of the tube while the second pair and the first reflector are positioned on the other, opposite circumferential half of the tube.
US07810397B2	Tuft gripping strength test method and apparatus for carpet primary backing mats A test method for measuring yarn and tuft or loop gripping strength characteristics and capability of tufted nonwoven primary backing mats for making tufted carpets, the tufted primary backing mat having no additional binder or adhesive on the backside of the mat prior to making tufted carpet is disclosed. The test apparatus and test method can be used for quality control purposes and for evaluation of experimental or new candidates for primary backing mats for making interim tufted products for carpets that are more resistant to tuft or loop defects. Revealed is a new and critical Quality Knee characteristic of primary backing mats that is crucial for minimizing tuft or loop defects during the tufting process and also the force magnitude on the yarn necessary to pop the tuft completely out of the primary backing mat sample.
US07810395B2	Ultrasonic pressure sensor and method of operating the same An ultrasonic pressure sensor and a method of detecting ultrasonic pressure. In one embodiment, the ultrasonic pressure sensor includes: (1) an interferometer having a reference arm and a signal arm that includes a probing fiber, the probing fiber having a reflective coating at a distal end thereof and configured to couple to ultrasonic waves proximate the distal end, the interferometer configured to receive laser light and produce two output beams based on the ultrasonic waves and (2) a photodetector coupled to the interferometer and configured to generate electronic signals based on the two output beams.
US07810393B2	Method for determining linear acceleration and device for its implementation The present technical solution for determining linear acceleration, the vector whereof is considered to be at a tangent to a trajectory of movement of a moving object, is based on determining new differences of accelerations. It is considered to be the basis for efficient, accurate, with the threshold of sensitivity equal to zero in small-size option solving the tasks of autonomous navigation, piloting, stabilization and etc. Said solution is irrespective of disturbance factors, in particular, cross-axis and centrifugal accelerations, vibrations, temperature and others, and can be used without any gyroscopes.
US07810387B2	Electronic module designed to be incorporated in a tire system comprising such a module, tire fitted with such a system and method of obtaining such a system An electronic module designed to be incorporated in a tire, comprising a functional device, a support and at least one device for electrically connecting a wire and a device for mechanically fixing the wire, separate from the electrical connection device, for mechanically fixing the wire to the support.
US07810381B2	Hydrostatically compensated deep sea probe with shear strain gauges A hydrostatically compensated soil resistance probe includes a cylindrical body having a distal tip for insertion into a material, a plurality of load gates for transitioning an axial load on said cylindrical body to a shear load, and a plurality of shear load sensors to measure a transverse loading on said probe due to an axial loading. The axial loading can be the result of the resistance on the probe tip to the insertion of the probe in the soil, or the frictional forces acting on a friction sleeve as the probe passes through the soil.
US07810377B2	Method and device for testing the sealing tightness of tear-off lids In a linear transport device (30) for tear-off lids (20), the latter are tested for the impermeability of the seal and the foil in a test device (9) that is integrated into the linear transport device. The lid is fixed between a pressure chamber (43) and a measuring chamber (47, 48, 49) in an airtight manner and a test pressure is applied to the lid from the underside. An air-permeable support (47) in the measuring chamber exerts pressure on the upper face of the lid and any increase in air pressure in the measuring chamber caused by a degree of permeability is detected and evaluated by a sensor (55). A burst test can be carried out in the same test device.
US07810375B2	Sensor A sensor, in particular a gas sensor for determining a physical characteristic of a measuring gas, in particular the temperature of the concentration of a gas component, in particular in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, includes a sensor element which protrudes with a gas-side end section from a sensor housing and having a double protecting tube, which encloses the gas-side end section, and has an outer tube and an inner tube. For improved protection of the sensor element against thermal shock, a reduction in the heating power for the sensor element, and sufficiently high dynamics of the sensor, a cup-shaped central protecting tube is placed over the gas-side end section, the central protecting tube being provided with gas passage apertures in the tube casing, the gas passage apertures being positioned offset to the tube bottom with respect to the gas passage apertures present in the inner tube.
US07810372B1	Payout-glide-flakeoff apparatus for characterizing deodorant and antiperspirant sticks An apparatus and system for characterizing and quantifying certain attributes of antiperspirants and deodorants is provided, such as payout, friction, and flakeoff. The apparatus is capable of reproducibly applying antiperspirants and deodorant to a substrate.
US07810370B1	Accelerometer calibrator resonance damper and methods A calibrator includes a moving element having a structural member having a mounting feature for mounting the device to be calibrated. The moving element includes first and second coils at first and second ends. A fixed element supports the moving element and includes at least one magnet magnetically cooperating with the first and second coils. In at least one mode of operation, an amplifier is coupled to the first and second coils in parallel.
US07810369B2	Forming tool with immobilizing means for the actuating member of the safety member The invention relates to a device for forming, such as a press tool comprising: a body having a receiving structure end for receiving into a receiving structure of a folding press, which end is connected via a central portion to a tool end, at least one safety member which can protrude beyond a surface plane of the receiving structure end, and an actuating member which is movable in a first direction and which is coupled to a safety member, comprising immobilizing means for making the actuating member inoperative.
US07810367B2	Method of shaping a metallic hollow member in a shaping tool at increased temperature and under internal pressure The subject matter of the present invention is a method of shaping a metallic hollow member in a shaping tool (1, 20, 50) at increased temperature and under internal pressure, said hollow member (5) protruding at one end at least from said shaping tool (1), the configuration of the tool mold and/or the shaping parameters acting onto said hollow member being selected in such a manner that said hollow member (5, 59) substantially keeps its original shape outside said tool (1, 20, 50), with said tool being heated in the region of the cavity and a tool, said tool being completely made from a homogeneous ceramic material with the component part being heated inductively, the cavity having a tribological additional coating in order to minimize friction of the component part against the wall and/or the affinity of the component part with the material of the cavity wall.
US07810365B2	Lock cylinder with locking member A lock cylinder that includes a housing and a plug. The housing defines a cylindrical cavity, and an outer pin chamber in communication with the cavity. The plug is rotatable within the cavity, and includes a key slot, a cylindrical outer surface, and an inner pin chamber aligned with the outer pin chamber when the plug is in a locked position. An outer pin is housed in the outer pin chamber, and an inner pin is housed in the inner pin chamber. The inner pin is engageable with a key inserted into the key slot, and further engageable with the outer pin. The lock cylinder also includes a lock member in communication with the housing and the plug that selectively disables the lock cylinder in response to partial rotation of the plug from the locked position without an appropriate key in the key slot.
US07810364B2	Lock and key system with extra code combinations A high security lock and key system with an increased number of code combinations wherein the blade of the key has a wave-like guiding surface at the side of the key blade which, upon insertion into an associated lock having a rotatable key plug, engages with one or more side locking tumblers in the lock cooperating with a side locking mechanism for locking the key plug against rotation. In order to provide an even higher number of possible code combinations, while preserving the overall dimensions of the locks and the keys of the system, an extra code level located at a longitudinally extending shelf surface, viz. at the upper boundary of the side material region where the wave-like guiding surface is cut at the side of the key blade. The invention also relates to a key and a key blade and to a lock for use in such a system.
US07810361B2	Washing apparatus A washing apparatus includes an outer casing being disposed to contain liquid for washing, a cylindrical basket-like washing tub, a rotating mechanism, a sensor, a controller, and a plurality of slits. The cylindrical basket-like washing tub is disposed in the outer casing and disposed to contain clothing. The plurality of protruding portions are disposed on an inner surface of the cylindrical basket-like washing tub. The plurality of protruding portions protrude in a radial direction and extend along an axial direction. The rotating mechanism is disposed to rotate the cylindrical basket-like washing tub. The sensor is disposed to detect the level of the liquid in the outer casing. The controller is disposed to start rotating the cylindrical basket-like washing tub when the cylindrical basket-like washing tub is confirmed to be full of the liquid. The plurality of slits penetrate through the cylindrical basket-like washing tub.
US07810359B2	Headband with tension indicator A headband with a tension indicator having an elastic segment sized to fit around a wearer's head; and a non-elastic segment being smaller than and attached with the elastic segment. The non-elastic segment is sized to span a portion of the elastic segment when the elastic segment is stretched, and the non-elastic segment is larger than the portion of the elastic segment it spans when the elastic segment is not stretched. The non-elastic segment is attached with the elastic segment in such a manner that the non-elastic segment projects out from the surface of the elastic portion when the headband is not sufficiently tight, thus creating a loop which provides a visual indication that the headband needs re-tightening.
US07810358B2	Latch-type needle with sliding surface A latch-type needle that is particularly suitable for knitting machines that work without sinkers includes a latch that preferably carries on its outermost end a cam or extension, the cam or extension is provided with a sliding surface. The sliding surface may move along a complementary sliding or runner surface and temporarily prevent the latch from pivoting out of its open position, for example. A corresponding wear of material is concentrated on the sliding surface. A damage, deformation or impairment of other parts of the spoon or latch head, in particular of either of its edges, is prevented.
US07810357B2	Knitting machine without holding-down sinkers A knitting machine in accordance with the invention includes a thread guide that is associated with a runner. The runner is disposed to hold open the latches of driven out needles of a first group while the needles of a second group are being driven out. Due to the time-staggered driving-out of the latch-type needles and of a first group and a second group, and due to the alternating arrangement of the needles of the first group and the second group, a rising of the knit fabric while the needles are being driven out is prevented without the assistance of holding-down/knock-over sinkers. Inasmuch as a runner that is separate from the thread guide is used for holding open the latches, the position of said runner can be optimally adjusted independent of the position of the thread guide.
US07810352B2	Heat exchange having adsorbing core for use in refrigerating system A heat exchanger having an adsorbing core is advantageously applied to a refrigerating system mounted on an automotive vehicle. The adsorbing core absorbs heat from coolant and gives heat to the coolant thereby to perform heat-exchanging operation. The adsorbing core is composed of a heat exchanging member such as tubes or fins of the heat exchanger and a attracting layer connected to the surface of the heat exchanging member. A seed crystal retaining layer is firmly connected to the surface of the heat exchanging member, and the attractant crystals forming the attractant layer are grown on the seed crystals by a hydrothermal crystal growth method. Since the attracting layer is uniformly formed and firmly connected to the surface of the heat exchanging member, heat is quickly transferred between the attractant layer and the heat exchanging member.
US07810351B2	Multiple outlet vertical oil separator An oil separator for separating oil from a refrigerant gas and oil mixture on the high side of a refrigeration/chiller system comprising, a housing having an upper chamber with an inlet for the refrigerant gas and oil mixture, and having a refrigerant gas outlet therefrom, the outlet conduit being connected to multiple outlets for delivery of refrigerant gas to multiple condenser circuits in the system, and said housing also having a lower chamber with an oil outlet therefrom, and at least one oil filter in said upper chamber for removing oil out of the mixture for transfer to the lower chamber.
US07810350B2	Beverage dispensing cooler A wearable cooler device for the transport of consumables having multiple access ports near the bottom thereof and containing pathways that direct the consumables to areas proximate the access ports, thereby allowing easy removal while preventing the unintended egress of the consumables from the wearable cooler.
US07810349B2	Rapid fluid cooling apparatus and method An apparatus and method are provided for rapidly cooling small volumes of fluids. The apparatus includes a plurality of cooling elements each including a housing forming a sealable cooling fluid chamber which can house a cooling fluid. At least one spacer is arranged to separate opposed cooling elements and provide a separation distance between the opposed cooling elements. Each of the plurality of cooling elements is arranged to be independently separable to allow ready assembly, disassembly, and cleaning. The plurality of cooling elements can include a stack of disc-shaped cooling elements or concentric cylinders that can be situated in a container and rotated by a motor.
US07810342B2	Air conditioning system A refrigerant circuit (10) is provided with two adsorption heat exchangers (31, 32) in addition to an outdoor heat exchanger (21) and an indoor heat exchanger (22). An adsorbent is carried on the surface of each of the adsorption heat exchangers (31, 32). In the adsorption heat exchanger (31, 32) serving as an evaporator, moisture in the air is adsorbed by the adsorbent. In the adsorption heat exchanger (31, 32) serving as a condenser, moisture is desorbed from the adsorbent and then applied to the air. Then, the air dehumidified or humidified by the adsorption heat exchanger (31, 32) is supplied to a room to cope with latent heat load in the room. On the other hand, in the indoor heat exchanger (22), air is cooled or heated. Then, the air cooled or heated by the indoor heat exchanger (22) is supplied to the room to cope with sensible heat load in the room.
US07810337B2	Method to re-engage start of dynamoelectric machine A method of starting a gas turbine engine with a synchronous multiphase alternating current (AC) dynamoelectric machine with a rotor and a stator that allows re-engagement of a starting operation at non-zero rotor speeds comprises the steps of: applying electrical excitation to the rotor; measuring electromotive force (EMF) generated in the stator; determining rotor speed, acceleration and position from the measured EMF by sensorless means; initiating closed-loop sensorless position controlled power to the stator if the determined rotor speed is at least a pre-determined minimum closed-loop sensorless re-engagement speed; initiating open-loop position controlled power to the stator if the determined rotor speed is less than the pre-determined minimum closed-loop sensorless re-engagement speed but at least a predetermined minimum open-loop re-engagement speed and the determined rotor acceleration is no more than a pre-determined maximum open-loop re-engagement acceleration; and initiating open-loop zero-speed start power to the stator if the determined rotor speed is less than the predetermined minimum open-loop re-engagement speed.
US07810334B2	Transition duct for gas turbine engine A transition duct having an inlet opening and an outlet opening and a body portion extending between the inlet and outlet openings at respective inlet and outlet ends. The inlet opening defines a generally circular cross-section for the body portion and has a geometric center, and the outlet opening defines a generally rectangular arc-like cross-section. The body portion has an internal profile substantially in accordance with coordinate values X, Y and Z at an angle θ, as set forth in Table 1, where each of the X, Y and Z coordinate values are taken at a sweep angle θ passing through the section origin and measured from a first plane defined by the inlet end and increasing toward a second plane defined by the outlet end.
US07810321B2	Relief pressure switching apparatus for hydraulic working machine In a relief pressure switching apparatus for hydraulic working machine for switching a relief pressure of a hydraulic actuator circuit in accordance with a specification of a compression crushing apparatus or a breaker to be installed, electromagnetically variable relief valves for determining the relief pressure are provided, and a controller commands the relief pressure selected by an operator from a plurality of relief pressures preliminarily set and stored in combination with a flow rate as matching a working apparatus to the relief valves.
US07810320B2	Atmospheric temperature detecting apparatus and exhaust emission purification apparatus An intake air temperature detected by an airflow sensor is corrected based on a rotation speed of an engine and a fuel supply amount to thereby estimate an atmospheric temperature. The atmospheric temperature is estimated by calculating a dynamic temperature error caused by heat generated around an engine and a correction factor in regard to thermal influence which changes according to the flow rate of an intake air, and correcting the intake air temperature detected by the airflow sensor with the temperature error corrected with the correction factor. On the basis of the atmospheric temperature, an electric heater is controlled, which is provided on at least a part of a system of supplying a reducing agent or its precursor, for example, a supply pipe mutually communicating a reducing agent container with a reducing agent supplying apparatus.
US07810318B2	Electrically heated particulate filter regeneration methods and systems for hybrid vehicles A control system for controlling regeneration of a particulate filter for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The system generally includes a regeneration module that controls current to the particulate filter to initiate regeneration. An engine control module controls operation of an engine of the hybrid vehicle based on the control of the current to the particulate filter.
US07810315B2	LNT regeneration strategy to reduce NOx spike Systems and methods are disclosed for ameliorating NOx slip from a lean NOx trap by reducing the amount of hydrocarbons reaching the lean NOx trap during the early stages of, or in a period immediately preceding, a rich regeneration. In one embodiment, a hydrocarbon absorber is configured downstream from a fuel reformer, but upstream from the lean NOx trap, in order to reduce the quantity of hydrocarbons that reach the lean NOx trap during lean reformer warm-up and rich regeneration phases. In another embodiment, the fueling rate to a fuel reformer configured in an exhaust line upstream from the lean NOx trap is limited to reduce NOx slip.
US07810309B2	Fuel system utilizing dual mixing pump The present invention provides a fuel system for an engine including a water supply source for providing water and a fuel supply source for providing fuel. A centrifugal pump is fluidly connected to the water and fuel supply sources, respectively at water and fuel inputs. The pump receives the water and the fuel from the inputs and produces a homogeneous mixture without using other pumps or mixing devices. A metering device is arranged between the pump and one of the supply sources, preferably the water supply source, to produce the desired ratio of water and fuel. The speed of the pump is varied to deliver the desired total volume and pressure of fuel and water to the engine through the pump output. The water metering device may be closed to deliver only fuel to the engine during special conditions such as engine startup and rapid load dumps. Operation of the system is simplified because only one pump and metering device is used.
US07810308B2	Method of producing a low twist towel The invention relates to a method for producing a towel, specifically a low twist towel, comprising the following steps: Z twisting a thick yarn and separately Z twisting a fine count yarn; unevenly S twisting the Z-twisted yarns to make the volume of the thick yarn more than that of the fine count; weaving the yarn to produce a fabric; processing the fabric with hot water to reduce inner tension in the yarn and make the fabric become fluffy. Fabric produced by this method can solve the dependency on PVA, reduce energy consumption and material consumption, and prevent water pollution. This method for producing a low twist towel is environmentally friendly, healthy, and energy saving.
US07810306B2	Vibrating tongs with an adaptable clamping force for fruit harvesting The invention relates to vibrating tongs, including two opposing jaws in which the closing or opening movements are achieved through one or several hydraulic jacks, referred to as clamping jacks. These tongs are especially remarkable in that the oil intake chamber or pressure chamber of the clamping jacks that control the closing motion of the jaw or jaws, is linked to a mechanism fitted to detect any pressure rise inside the chamber that occurs when the tong jaws come into contact with the trunk of a tree. Blocking devices are controlled by the detection mechanism, and any increase in the pressure of the jaws on the trunk is opposed as soon as such a pressure rise occurs in the oil intake chamber.
US07810305B2	Automated fruit harvesting apparatus A harvesting apparatus for harvesting generally spherical fruit by severing each fruit from its stem and conveying it using air flow into a receptacle. The harvesting apparatus includes a tubular body with a clamshell cutter for severing items of fruit from their stems, and a retractable throat that is able to restrict and then allow passage of the fruit. The apparatus further includes a control unit that can control the clamshell cutter and the throat. A funnel-shaped orifice is preferably included at the harvesting end of the tubular body. When a piece of fruit enters the harvesting end, it contacts the throat and blocks the airflow. The control unit senses the resulting pressure drop, and then activates the clamshell cutter while causing the throat to open so as to allow the piece of fruit to pass through the tubular body and into the receptacle.
US07810298B1	Paving riser assembly for supporting rebars in stacked and/or intersection relationship A bar support apparatus has a first body with a first clamping structure and a second clamping structure extending from a top thereof, and a second body having a first clamping structure and a second clamping structure extending downwardly from a bottom thereof. The clamping structures of the second body engage the clamping structures of the first body. The second body also has a third clamping structure and a fourth clamping structure extending upwardly from a top thereof. A rebar is received within first and second clamping structures of the first and second bodies.
US07810296B1	Sheathing assembly and method of sheathing a roofing structure A sheathing assembly and method of sheathing for a roofing structure including at least one lower layer comprising at least one, but more practically a plurality of panels. The lower layer may be disposed in at least partially overlying relation to a framing assembly of the roofing structure. The sheathing assembly may further include at least one upper layer comprising at least one or more panels. The sheathing assembly may also include a substantially flat central member or layer disposed in an at least partially clamped orientation between the lower layer and the upper layer.
US07810295B2	Hurricane and storm protection large windows and doors An improved method and system of temporarily attaching a frame to a masonry building structure. A circular base mount is inserted into a circular sleeve, that has been pre-drilled into masonry by a coring bit. The masonry core is left in place. The circular base has contact with the inner surface of the core, the outer surface of the core, and the top of the core. Adhesive is used to permanently cement the base mount to the masonry core, providing abundant surface area for extra holding power. The base mount has a hooked top web for permanent or temporary connection to a female mount that is held in place to the base mount by rotation and locking. The female mount can be attached to a shutter, providing protection against hurricane winds.
US07810294B2	Housing construction system A wall surfacing system for providing a secondary ceiling or wall covering structure adjacent a primary structure. The system provides a plurality of elongated structural support rails, each of these support rails have a coupling web with a bearing surface for attachment to the primary structure, a coupling mechanism, and a stringer portion integrally formed with and connecting the coupling web to the coupling mechanism. A plurality of generally planar surface panels are provided. Each panel has an integral interlocking member configured to mate with the coupling mechanism on the support rail. The elongated support rails are secured to primary structures, thereby extending the surface panels to form an aesthetically pleasing covered surface.
US07810287B2	Arrangement of elements for producing a panel An arrangement of elements includes a plurality of edging elements and a plurality of components consisting of a flexible material, the edging elements being assembled to form a structure on which a component consisting of a flexible material is placed. The edging elements include assembly members whose ends are respectively fixed in recesses, and the arrangement of elements includes connection elements provided with assembly members which are complementary to those of the edging elements. A connection element can be connected to two consecutive edging elements, once the edging elements have been assembled together with a flexible component, so as to ensure the positioning of the two edging elements without the direct and rigid assembly of the adjacent ends of two edging elements, such that the adjacent ends of two edging elements are simply held by the connection elements.
US07810286B2	Photovoltaic membrane system A photovoltaic membrane system is provided for use on a building and, optionally, incorporated into the building envelope. One or more photovoltaic cells are provided at an upper layer of the system. A thermal barrier is disposed between the one or more photovoltaic cells and the building, isolating the two from one another. The thermal barrier may be provided as a series of wedges that are shaped and oriented to optimize electrical performance of the photovoltaic cells. An air channel assembly may be provided to ventilate heated air from beneath the one or more photovoltaic modules away from the system and the building. The system may be integrally associated with the building or removably coupled therewith. Components may be provided for assembly during installation or preassembled modules may be provided for installation.
US07810280B2	Automatic opening/closing apparatus for vehicle The force from a drive rod driven by an electric motor is transmitted via a link arm pivotally linked to the drive rod and a back door. When the back door is operated in an open direction, the link arm is supported by an open-side support slider and the acting direction of the force applied to the link arm by the drive rod is shifted to the opening direction of the back door. When the back door is operated in a closing direction, the link arm is supported by a closed-side support slider and a closed-side support roller and the acting direction of the force applied to the link arm by the drive rod is shifted to the closing-direction of the back door. The open-side and closed-side support sliders are pressed against the link arm by leaf spring members so that the link arm is prevented from oscillating between the sliders.
US07810275B2	Root growth barrier and method A root growth barrier and method for use with transplantable plants is provided. The barrier is a bilayer, comprising an inner layer of a root-tip-trapping material bonded to an outer layer of a root-impenetrable material. The inner layer faces the roots of a plant and serves to trap root tips to promote root branching. When a black or dark-colored inner layer is bonded to a white or light colored reflective outer layer, soil temperatures are lower and water retention is promoted. Such a barrier may be used as a freestanding container for plants or be manufactured into preformed rolls for use in plant pots and containers.
US07810274B2	Custom rod with sensor ring handle A handle for a fishing rod is disclosed which provides increased sensitivity to vibration. In particular, the handle is formed from a plurality of cork rings and a plurality of sensor disks having a relatively higher flexural stiffness than cork, such as graphite rings. The principles of the present invention may be used with virtually any type of fishing rod handle, such as a handle with a reel seat for a bait caster reel; a handle with a reel seat for use with a spinning reel and a handle without a reel seat, also known as a Tennessee style handle and assembled to a rod blank to form a fishing rod. Since the handle is formed from both cork rings and sensor disks having a relatively higher flexural stiffness than cork, the handle in accordance with the present invention provides increased sensitivity to vibration relative to a cork handle while at the same time provides the same feel as a handle formed from cork that is not as brittle or susceptible to breakage as an all graphite handle.
US07810273B2	Firearm sight having two parallel video cameras A sighting mechanism for a firearm, including two video cameras, a video screen, a digital sighting distance meter, a sensor for measuring environment, cartridge and/or weapon parameters, a biometric sensor, a memory module for biometric data and/or munitions data and a digital computer. The video cameras are arranged parallel to each other to capture the target sighting field. The computer has video inputs and an image processing unit enabling the video image data to be superimposed in real time in a pixel precise manner in relation to the target field on the screen. The computer includes a ballistic computer which enables the target image to reproduce on the screen. A graticule arranged on the screen can be positioned automatically and in real time according to the incoming data, such that the position of the graticule in the target field corresponds to a real projectile point of impact.
US07810269B2	Frame-mounted trigger safety and well extension A trigger safety for a firearm having a frame and slide. The safety includes a safety assembly frame mountable within the firearm frame. The safety also includes at least one actuator operatively attached to the safety assembly frame, the actuator being capable of selectively moving the safety assembly frame between a first position and a second position. The assembly frame also has an abutment surface. In the first position the abutment surface contacts a trigger bar of the firearm preventing movement of the trigger and discharge of the firearm while allowing the slide to be cycled and in the second position the abutment surface is not in contact with the trigger bar and the firearm can be discharged.
US07810265B2	System, method, and devices for installation of banners A system, method and bracket for installing banners, including an improved bracket useful for mounting banners to a supporting structure is provided. The bracket is configured with a magnetic feature for facilitating installation of the bracket to a metallic support structure, and may receive banner mounting hardware, such as, for example, banner mounting arms and fastening members, and may be positioned and held on the structure to allow mounting straps to be installed in order to securely mount the bracket to the structure, and complete installation.
US07810261B2	Animated foldable card An animated foldable card that includes a base page, shield page, first intermediate page and second intermediate page all having top, bottom, left and right edges. The shield page includes a window defined therein and its bottom edge is hingedly connected to the top edge of the base page. The right edge of the first intermediate page is hingedly connected to the left edge of the base page, and the right edge of the second intermediate page is hingedly connected to the left edge of the first intermediate page. The card also includes a moveable page having top, bottom, left and right edges. The right edge of the moveable page is hingedly connected to the left edge of the second intermediate page, and the moveable page includes one of either a plurality of shutter elements or at least one coded image associated therewith. Either the base page or the shield page includes the other of the plurality of shutter elements and the at least one coded image associated therewith.
US07810260B2	Control system for tool coupling A control system for a tool coupling of the type that attaches a tool to an excavator dipper stick and provides for rotation of the tool with respect to the dipper stick about an axis, and further provides for tilting of the tool, includes a rotation sensor and a tilt sensor. The rotation sensor is mounted on the coupling for determining the amount of rotation of the tool with respect to the dipper stick about an axis. The tilt sensor is mounted on the coupling for determining the amount of tilt of the tool with respect to gravity. A control is responsive to the rotation sensor and to the tilt sensor for determining the orientation of the tool.
US07810259B1	Snow pusher with a removable friction-reducing edge Various embodiments provide an improved snow pusher with a removable friction-reducing edge. An example embodiment includes a blade having a generally rectangular shape and being of rigid material, the blade including an angled lower portion; a slider for removable attachment to the angled lower portion of the blade, the slider being fabricated from a friction-reducing material; a handle attachment mechanism for removable attachment to the blade; and a handle for removable attachment to the handle attachment mechanism.
US07810257B2	Article of footwear with removable upper An article of footwear includes a sole assembly having a midsole having an upper surface, a frame recess and a first registration recess being formed in the upper surface. A frame member is seated in the frame recess, and has a first end secured to the midsole, a second end free of the midsole, and a first registration member extending downwardly from a lower surface of the frame member. The first registration member is received in the first registration recess. An upper is removably attached to the sole assembly, and has a pocket on a bottom surface thereof, with the second end of the frame member being received in the pocket.
US07810246B2	Bolt as-builter survey cone Survey tool for performing as-built survey measurements with improved accuracy by engaging with and centering on stationary fasteners. The survey tool has a substantially conical receiver with a narrow end and a wide end, the wide end adapted for centering on stationary fasteners of various sizes. A connector is coupled to the narrow end of the conical receiver and is adapted for engaging a rod.
US07810244B2	Vehicle wheel optical target mounting assembly A machine vision vehicle wheel alignment system optical target assembly which incorporates an adaptor for attachment of an optical target to a vehicle wheel assembly. The adaptor includes a circular sinusoidal edge for seating in a non-determined position against surfaces of a vehicle wheel assembly, and a pair of pivoting arm assemblies capable of independent movement which are configured to position tire hooks for gripping the tread surfaces of a tire mounted to the wheel rim. Forces exerted between the pivoting arms are transferred to the tire hooks to hold the optical target assembly in contact with the wheel assembly surface. The optical target is integrated into the adaptor, and maintained in a stationary relationship to the wheel assembly thereby during a vehicle wheel alignment procedure.
US07810242B1	Slicing scissors A pair of scissors has first and second cutting panels operationally interconnected with both pins and pin guide slot\s so that the first and second cutting edges of these panels simultaneously pivot and slide longitudinally when closing together onto an item to be cut to enhance the effectiveness of the cutting action.
US07810241B2	Shielded scalpel A scalpel is provided with a shield that is detachably connected to the handle of the scalpel and covers the blade of the scalpel. The scalpel includes a sliding assembly disposed on a portion of the handle of the scalpel. Movement of the sliding assembly causes the shield to rotate between a first position and a second position, wherein the blade is at least partially exposed.
US07810239B2	Engine mount bearing sleeve repair Bearing bores for engine mount components must be periodically repaired. A component is disassembled and a bearing is removed from the bearing bore. An inner surface of the bearing bore is machined to remove any damage. A sizing sleeve is selected to have a press fit with the machined inner surface of the bearing bore and with the outer surface of a new bearing. The bearing is press fit into the sizing sleeve and the sizing sleeve is press fit into the bearing bore. The outer surfaces of the sizing sleeve and the bearing are swaged to assist in retaining and preventing relative movement between the bearing, sizing sleeve and engine mount component.
US07810238B2	Optimum number of teeth setting method for helical gear pair and helical gear pair manufactured by this method In optimum number of teeth setting method for a helical gear pair and the helical gear pair manufactured on the basis of the set optimum number of teeth of each helical gear of the helical gear pair, a sound pressure level of a gear sound is compared with the sound pressure level of an audible limit with respect to a meshing frequency of the helical gear pair at a predetermined vehicle speed of an automotive vehicle in which the helical gear pair is mounted to select a frequency region in which the calculated sound pressure of the gear sound is relatively low to the sound pressure level of the audible limit, and number of teeth of each helical gear of the helical gear pair corresponding to the selected frequency region is set to an optimum number of teeth of each helical gear of the helical gear pair.
US07810233B2	System of fabricating a flexible electrode array An image is captured or otherwise converted into a signal in an artificial vision system. The signal is transmitted to the retina utilizing an implant. The implant consists of a polymer substrate made of a compliant material such as poly(dimethylsiloxane) or PDMS. The polymer substrate is conformable to the shape of the retina. Electrodes and conductive leads are embedded in the polymer substrate. The conductive leads and the electrodes transmit the signal representing the image to the cells in the retina. The signal representing the image stimulates cells in the retina.
US07810232B2	Method of manufacturing a circuit board A printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof. A printed circuit board has an insulation substrate, which includes an insulation layer, a circuit pattern formed on one side of the insulation layer, and an interlayer passage joined to the insulation layer and configured to electrically connect with the circuit pattern, and a heat-release layer, which is stacked on the other side of the insulation layer to be stacked on the insulation substrate, can provide a high heat-releasing effect and high bending strength, by means of inner layers or ground layers formed by the heat-release layers.
US07810228B2	Method for manufacturing a magneto-resistance effect element An example method for manufacturing a magneto-resistance effect element involves irradiating inert gas ions to enhance an adhesive force between an area around an oxide layer and a metallic layer.
US07810226B2	Method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head having an element having a lower layer with a narrower width A manufacturing method of a thin-film element having a lower layer with a narrower width is provided, which comprises steps of: forming a first film and a second film on the first film; forming a second layer having a width WUP obtained by trimming the second film; forming a mask film having a smaller etching rate than the first film so as to cover the second layer; forming a pattern having a width WTR larger than the width WUP, obtained by collectively trimming the mask film covering the second layer and at least an upper portion of the first film; and forming a first layer having a width WLO smaller than the width WUP or having a portion with a width WLO smaller than the width WUP, obtained by trimming the first film without changing the width WUP of the second layer.
US07810225B2	Method for winding brushless DC motors A method of making a wound field for a brushless direct current motor, direct current generator, alternating current motor or alternating current generator, includes steps of providing a base mold and a press mold. Another step comprises determining a number of phases. At least one strand of conductive material per phase is formed between the base mold and press mold into a conductive coil that has a shape that indicates the number of poles required. Each conductive coil is inserted into the stator core, and the stator core is installed into one of a brushless direct current motor, direct current generator, alternating current motor or alternating current generator.
US07810224B2	Electrostatic loudspeaker stators and their manufacture A method for manufacturing a stator (24) for an electrostatic loudspeaker in which at least a part of a structure (28) for forming the stator (24) is moulded from an electrically insulating material. This structure (28) may be a frame of the stator. To complete the stator (24), electrically conductive portions (30) are combined with the moulded structure to form a complete structure that includes an electrically conductive grid (29). The electrically conductive portions (30) may be a preformed grid (29). The frame (28) and the grid (29) may be press-fitted together. Alternatively the moulded structure may be electrically conductive, and electrically insulating portions may be combined with it to form a complete stator. Manufacture of electrostatic loudspeaker stators using a moulding process allows for relatively low cost production methods that can repeatedly achieve a required high degree of accuracy.
US07810223B2	Method of attaching radiopaque markers to intraluminal medical devices, and devices formed using the same A method of attaching radiopaque markers to an intraluminal medical device frame formed from a shape memory metal or alloy thereof, the process conducted during the shape recovery process of said shape memory metal or alloy thereof.
US07810222B2	Method for protecting a connection interface in a computer-docking assembly A method for protecting a connection interface in a computer-docking assembly in which a computer-support assembly is partially rotated about an arm assembly while moving the computer-support assembly toward a connection interface of the base station. The computer-support assembly is generally aligned with the connection interface of the base station to posture the computer-support assembly in proximity to the interface connection of the base station for protecting the interface connection.
US07810212B2	Furniture hinge with damping device Furniture hinge with damping device which is insertable into the box of the hinge and fixable therein before the box is assembled with the other components of the hinge. In this way the damping device is protected against external actions, such as impact or pressure that can damage or affect the functioning of the device, by the same box made of steel or of another rigid material.
US07810210B2	Cleaner having a handle for carrying a dust container and a cleaner body A cleaner is provided in which a handle for a dust receptacle can also be used as a handle for a cleaner body. The cleaner includes a cleaner body which includes a dust receptacle receiving unit, a dust receptacle which is detachably mounted on the dust receptacle receiving unit and includes a handle, a moving unit which moves the dust receptacle on the dust receptacle receiving unit to be fixed to the cleaner body, and a connection unit which fixes the dust receptacle to the cleaner body at two or more places according to the movement of the dust receptacle. Since the dust receptacle is firmly connected to the cleaner body by the connection unit, the handle can be used to carry the cleaner body as well as the dust receptacle.
US07810208B2	Combined axially and radially loaded dirt excluder An improved rod wiper for excluding dirt and other environmental materials from a linear actuator is described. The annular wiper element includes an outwardly extended lip that is in constant engagement with the front face of the actuator housing. Not only does the lip assist in creating a seal with the housing, it redirects axial forces to have a radial component on the inwardly extended lips of the wiper element in contact with the rod to improve the seal of the wiper element and rod.
US07810205B2	Rubber blade for wiper Provided is a rubber blade for an automotive wiper capable of autonomously pressing firmly and resting securely against a windshield surface by altering the structure of the rubber blade. The rubber blade has a head portion forming an upper portion of the rubber blade. The head portion includes a pair of mounting slots for mounting the rubber blade along a wiper frame. The pair of mounting slots has a sectional offset angle (θ1), dependant on the disposition of the wiper frame. A central axis in a center between the pair of mounting slots in a sectional view of the blade is offset by an angle (θ3) from a vertical axis (L1). A wiping portion forms a lower portion of the rubber blade for contacting the windshield, and is disposed in the direction of the vertical axis (L1).
US07810199B2	Electric toothbrush and toothbrush head for the same A toothbrush head of an electric toothbrush, the toothbrush extending longitudinally and having a hand part, the toothbrush head including a drive rocker, a brush-head carrier coupled to the drive rocker, a main bristle carrier and an additional bristle carrier, both carriers bearing a bristle arrangement and moveably attached to the brush-head carrier and driven in oscillation by the drive rocker, and a drive-coupler affixed to at least one of the bristle carriers and coupled to the drive rocker. The head can include two separately mounted bristle carriers, supporting bristle arrangements, which are driven about different movement axes by the drive rocker to enhance the cleaning action of the toothbrush.
US07810197B1	Illuminated cable ramp Cable ramps are illuminated in an effort to increase awareness of the ramp thereby decreasing the risk of a person tripping or entanglement with the ramp. Light sources (e.g., light emitting diodes) are placed at various locations on a cable ramp and illuminate the cable ramp helping users to see it, particularly in dark conditions. In one exemplary embodiment, the cable ramp has a movable lid, and at least one light source is positioned such that light emitted from the light source passes through the movable lid.
US07810194B2	Mattress for adjustable bed A mattress for use with an adjustable bed frame having a carriage, a head support section and a thigh support section connected to the carriage and a foot support section connected to the thigh support section includes a foam layer, a rigid planar retainer member fastened to an underside portion of the foam layer, a fabric layer arranged to cover the retainer member and a fastener connected to the retainer member for connecting the retainer member to the carriage. The mattress may include a plurality of channels formed in the foam layer and arranged to allow airflow through the foam layer. A fan may be mounted in the foam layer to force air through the channels. Loudspeaker system components may also be mounted in the channels.
US07810188B2	Nursing bed with improved lifting mechanism A height-adjustable nursing bed is provided that includes a pedestal in which the upper frame and the lower frame are connected to one another by a total of four toggle lever pairs. The toggle lever pairs on each side of the bed are additionally connected to one another by horizontally and diagonally extending coupling braces. The horizontal coupling brace connects the toggle levers in the region of the toggle link while the diagonal coupling brace connects a lower toggle lever arm to an upper toggle lever arm. The motor for raising and lowering the upper frame relative to the lower frame extends directly between these two frames such that the toggle levers and their coupling braces act as a parallel linkage of sorts.
US07810185B2	Device for adjusting an operating table A device (24) for adjusting an operating table 10 having a column 12 on which an adjustable bed 16 is to be fastened releasably is shown. The device comprises an operating implement 26 for the input of adjustment commands for adjusting the operating table 10. The device 24 comprises means 20, 28 for the direct transmission of the adjustment commands from the operating implement 26 to the adjustable bed 16.
US07810184B2	Fitted sheet system The fitted sheet system is adapted for ship bunk systems and comprises either a single flat sheet or two single sheets sewn together. The sheet includes two opposed top ends and two opposed sides. The opposed ends include hospital corners to provide a tight fit. The top sheet is sewn along a side edge of the bottom sheet and is adapted to fold over the mattress top. Four equally spaced matching slots, two on each longitudinal side, are disposed on the bottom edges of the two sides for receiving straps. Alternatively, straps are provided at the bottom of the sheet for tightening the sheet over the mattress. A pillowcase is attached to the sheet. A decorative hem displaying a logo is disposed on the fitted sheet.
US07810183B2	Bed equipped with side rails A bed in which a gap between back and leg side-rails is kept constant when a back bottom is raised. A first link and a second link (2, 3) are rotatably supported at lower ends thereof on a frame (1). A coupling (6) is fixed to the base end part of a deck (7), and upper ends of the first and second links (2, 3) are rotatably connected to the coupling (6). An L-shaped rotator (4) is rotatably supported by the frame (1), and one end of a third link (5) is rotatably connected to an upper end (1c) of the rotator (4). The other end of the third link (5) is rotatably connected to the coupling (6). An actuator (13) is supported by the frame (1), and a piston rod (13a) is rotatably connected to a central portion (1b) of the rotator (4). The rotator (4) is turned by an advancing of the piston rod (13a); the relative positions of the fourth, fifth, and sixth links are changed; and the leg side-rail slides along the frame (1).
US07810182B1	Animated-figures-rocked cradle for amusing and rocking an infant An animated-figures-rocked cradle for amusing and rocking an infant. The animated-figures-rocked cradle includes a cradle and a pair of animated figures. The cradle is pivotally mounted to the pair of animated figures and holds the infant. The pair of animated figures amuse the infant and support and rock the cradle.
US07810181B2	Infant sleep positioner A device for stabilizing the position of an infant while sleeping features a shell assembly including a base panel having two longitudinal sides and two lateral sides, an end wall extending generally upwardly from one of the lateral sides, two side walls extending generally upwardly from the longitudinal sides, a shell cover comprising an outer surface and conforming generally to the shell assembly, and a removable positioner insert disposed atop the base panel and comprising left and right nacelles attached to an insert base and separated by a distance selected to accommodate the width of an infant placed between the nacelles, to inhibit lateral motion of the infant while sleeping.
US07810180B2	Baby bathtub chair & kit An infant high chair adapted for feeding, entertaining, cleaning, and attending to an infants waste evacuation needs within the safe confines of a bathtub. The chair has four telescoping legs for variable elevation of and supporting a seat with an orthogonal back disposed thereon and having an enlarged hole centered on the seat for passage of the infant's waste to a potty slidably disposed thereunder. A pair of telescoping arms depend orthogonally from the back to a distal cross member from which depend a pair of telescoping legs for support of the arms, thereby providing an enclosure for the infant while seated or standing therein. The arms of the enclosure concomitantly provide a structure to support a play and or eating table/tray.
US07810179B2	Scalp washing device In a scalp washing device a droplet preventing plate is provided positioned between a user's scalp and face, a nozzle having a single discharge port which discharges hot water to the scalp side of the droplet preventing plate is disposed, and hot water discharged from the discharge port of the nozzle is dispersed along the droplet preventing plate so as to be supplied to the user's scalp. For this reason, the flow rate of the hot water is reduced during the dispersion along the droplet preventing plate, and at the time when the hot water is separated from the edge of the droplet preventing plate and is supplied to the user's scalp, the hot water is supplied slowly to the entire scalp, and droplets are not generated. Even if a small gap is generated between the droplet preventing plate and the user's face, the droplets do not leak to the user's face, wetting it.
US07810178B2	Dual toilet tank system The dual toilet tank system is toilet flushing system that efficiently uses the water in the tank depending on the waste being flushed. The tank body has a divider separating the tank into two compartments, one compartment has a smaller volume than the other; a flushing valve assembly with two flapper valves, one flapper valve disposed vertically higher than the other with each disposed in respective compartments; and independently operated actuators that flush the water in respective compartments or all of the tank. The smaller volume compartment is mostly used for liquid wastes while the larger volume compartment is used for solid wastes. For larger loads, both compartments are utilized.
US07810177B2	Hygienic apparatus including a toilet bowl and a urinal A hygienic apparatus includes a urinal, a toilet bowl, and a water-storing device including a housing body interconnecting the urinal and the toilet bowl, a water tank disposed in the housing body, a water-feeding tube allowing flow of water into the water tank therethrough. A drain tube unit is in fluid communication with the urinal and the toilet bowl. A flush unit includes a urinal-flushing tube in fluid communication with the water tank and the urinal, and a toilet-flushing tube in fluid communication with the water tank and the toilet bowl. A swivel mechanism includes a base, a vertical shaft disposed fixedly on the base and extending into an assembly of the urinal, the toilet bowl, and the water-storing device, and a driving unit operable to drive rotation of the assembly of the urinal, the toilet bowl, and the water-storing device relative to the base about the vertical shaft.
US07810176B2	Compact drain-cleaning device with hair-snagging pad A compact, smooth surfaced, flexible and formable, elongate apparatus that has a hair-clog snagging end portion for insertion into drains for snagging and removing the common hair clogs that exist in the upper portion of drains typically around the drain pop-up mechanism and drain trap. The elongate shaft (10) may be bent along its complete length into any shape and remain fixed in that shape to accommodate compact storage as well as forming a grasping and twisting handle for the shaft while it is in the drain or bending the hair-snagging end of the shaft for easier insertion and navigation within the drain. The hair-clog snagging portion, which is at the distal end of the shaft, is in the form of a pad (12), which maximizes the surface area of hair hooking members (38). The hair-snagging pad consists of the hook portion of hook-and-loop fasteners and contains a multitude of miniature, hook formed, polymeric elements which aggressively entangle hair-clogs for quick retrieval from the drain without dismantling the drain and without using dangerous chemicals in the drain.
US07810170B1	Protective outerwear apparatus The protective outerwear apparatus is a collapsible suit with a dual function bottom compartment. The compartment provides for insertion of accessory heat, for surface grip, and for a carrying case when the suit is collapsed. The suit is bonded to the inside of the compartment and extends therefrom. Other than the compartment cover, the apparatus comprises only one piece. Optional elastic cuffs are provided for sealing out inclement conditions. The full zipper suit forms a loose fitting body bag, with hood. Chemical heating pads and other warmers are provided for placement in the compartment bottom pouch. The outer bottom of the compartment is provided with a plurality of grips for aiding traction. The suit is provided in a variety of materials, which include neoprene and other rubberized materials. The apparatus thereby provides a rapidly deployed weatherproof suit which is easily stored and conveyed after use.
US07810168B2	Method and apparatus for mounting a vision system An adjustable mounting arrangement is provided for mounting a vision system to a helmet. The mounting system includes a mount assembly having a latch pivot that can be removably affixed to a helmet mount. The mounting assembly further includes a base that is rotatable about the latch pivot. The base includes a tilt adjustment mechanism positioned to bear against a paddle portion extending from the latch pivot for adjusting the tilt angle of the base relative to the helmet mount.
US07814566B2	Tip array structure and fabricating method of tip structure A fabricating method of a structure having nano-hole is provided. The fabricating method includes: providing a substrate, forming a photoresist layer on the substrate, forming an opening, and performing a heat treatment process on the photoresist layer to shrink the opening to form a nano-hole. The structure having nano-hole fabricated by the method of the present invention can be used to fabricate a nano-tip having a diameter of tip-body of no more than 10 nm, high aspect ratio, and a uniform diameter of tip-body.
US07814563B2	Recording/playback system for medium compliant to copy control By introducing a new copy control system into video signals subjected to picture quality restriction satisfactory only in small-sized PMP displays, a new business model in which copyrighters, consumers and makers can have mutual prosperity is created. “A new copy control rule of prohibiting a video signal output with a picture quality equivalent to that at time of recording from being copied, but permitting a video signal sufficiently degraded in picture quality as compared with time of recording to be copied” is added to the copy-never, copy-one-generation, and copy-free states belonging to the conventional copy control rule. The quality for which the copyrighter can permit copying corresponds to half the current number of DVD pixels. If a quality restricting scheme of thinning out pixels to half compared with time of recording is used, therefore, needs of consumers desiring to enjoy PMPs are satisfied while protecting rights of copyrighters.
US07814561B2	Managing device access in a software partition A system and method to manage device access in a software partition are provided. The illustrative embodiments provide a mechanism for exporting resources/devices from an administrator partition to a software partition in its purview. A trusted device list data structure is provided that identifies which devices are permitted to be exported into a software partition from an administrative partition. This trusted device list data structure also identifies which of the devices in the list of devices should be exported by default when exporting devices to a software partition, i.e. if no overrides are specified. In addition, a user-specifiable mechanism to override the entries in the trusted device list data structure is provided. For security purposes, this mechanism may not be used to export devices not listed in the trusted device list data structure. The mechanism may also be used to prevent the exporting of devices which are exported by default.
US07814560B2	Online publishing portal for controlling brand integrity An online publishing portal enables geographically-spaced common-brand users to publish locale-specific, content-controlled messages. The online publishing portal provides selective access to pre-constructed, digital, plate-ready macrotemplates. A dynamic document server stores the macrotemplates and authorizes selective access thereto based upon user-supplied credentials. The user, having authenticated credentials, may access a select macrotemplate, which necessarily comprises a plurality of digital, plate-ready microtemplates, including at least one restricted access template and at least one open access template. Authorized users may edit a select microtemplate as dictated by the user's level of authorization. The user may thus send the content-controlled digital, plate-ready file to a publisher for publishing information or messages compiled upon the macrotemplate. The portal thereby enables geographically-spaced common-brand users to publish locale-specific, content-controlled messages.
US07814557B2	IC card and access control method A folder containing at least one file can be created in a file storage (17) in response to a folder creation request from an owner (30) of an IC card (10), and an access authority to the folder can be set as an access control list (18A) of the folder in response to an access authority setting request from the owner (30). Then access to the file is controlled not only on the basis of the access authority to the file set by an issuer of a voucher (issuer of the file), but also on the basis of the access authority to the folder set by the owner (30).

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