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US07817044B2	RFID enabled multiband antenna According to some embodiments, an antenna sub-assembly includes a multi-band antenna coupled to a radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC). The multi-band antenna is tuned to receive radio frequency (RF) signals of an RFID frequency band and RF signals of a non-RFID frequency band.
US07817041B2	Security system for preventing unauthorized removal of merchandise A security tag assembly and security system associated therewith to prevent the unauthorized removal of merchandise from a given area, such as a retail establishment. The security tag assembly comprises a base and at least one attachment member removably connected in an operative position on the merchandise being protected. A locking assembly including a locking member is structured to restrict detachment of the attachment member and is forcibly disposed out of movement restricting relation to said connector member when the base and the attachment member are separated. A detachment assembly and a data registering processor may include a two-way communication link which facilitates processing of the merchandise data disposed on the security tag assembly, such that the purchasing of the merchandise and the removal of the security tag assembly can be effectively accomplished without jeopardizing the security of the merchandise being sold.
US07817039B2	Dynamic display of RFID and sensor data Systems, methods and computer program products, implementing techniques for automatic data acquisition and the real-time display of automatically acquired data. A system implementing the techniques includes one or more automatic data acquisition devices that emit data; and a data integration system that receives data from the automatic data acquisition devices and processes the data. The data integration system includes a display system for displaying the data to a user. The display system is operable to generate a graphical display and to update the graphical display automatically and only when new data from the automatic data acquisition devices is available. The display system is operable to update only affected parts of the graphical display but not necessarily the entire display.
US07817031B2	Wireless transceiver A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base unit and provides data regarding the anomalous condition. The sensor unit receives instructions to change operating parameters and/or control external devices.
US07817030B2	Remote controller for in situ reaction device Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. In selected embodiments, a magnetic field, an electric field, or electromagnetic control signal may be used.
US07817026B2	Apparatus for detecting wheel positions of vehicle based on strengths of trigger signals received by wheel-mounted transceivers Four transceivers are attached to respective wheels of a vehicle. A pair of triggering devices transmit respectively different types of trigger signal, respectively directed toward the front wheels and toward the rear wheels. One triggering device is located closer to one rear wheel than to the other, while the other triggering device is located closer to one front wheel than to the other. Based on the received trigger signal type, a transceiver judges itself to be attached to either a front or a rear wheel, and based on the received trigger signal strength, judges whether it is attached to a right-side or left-side wheel.
US07817023B2	Wheel information acquiring system Acquired wheel information such as temperature data and inflation pressure data is surely transmitted from a transmitter in a status where the transmitter is not located in a dead space, by controlling timing wherein the transmitter acquires the wheel information, a transmission time width and transmitting timing of the data to be transmitted from the transmitter by radio.
US07817020B2	Optical user interface system for automotive modules A rearview assembly for a vehicle including a mounting structure for mounting to a vehicle, a rearward viewing device, and housing with a position sensor, is provided. The position sensor includes first and second radiation emitters, a radiation reception element, and sensor processing circuitry coupled to one of the position sensors and the radiation reception element. The position sensor determines the position of an object in the vicinity of the rearward viewing device.
US07817016B2	Screw-in LED light and sound bulb A combination light and sound producing fixture and combination screw-in light with speakers element is disclosed where the fixture is installed in a wall or ceiling or on a wall or ceiling. The light bulb/speaker can be screwed or secured into a standard light bulb socket. The sound producing elements is a coaxial arrangement of speakers having a low frequency transducer and one or more high frequency transducers that can be directed to emit sound in a particular direction. The fixture or bulb may further include digital signal processing to modify the sound to account for obstructions in or near the fixture. The surface of the sound transducer can be reflective in nature to provide focusing or diffusion of the light from the lighting elements. The lighting elements are incandescent, fluorescent or low voltage LED type that may include adjustment for lighting intensity and color.
US07817014B2	Scheduling in an RFID system having a coordinated RFID tag reader array A system and method of scheduling RFID tag interrogations by a plurality of RFID readers so as to mitigate the effects of interference within an RFID environment in which the readers are deployed, and to enhance the efficiency and reliability of the overall RFID system. The system includes a plurality of RFID receivers for receiving RFID tag data, a plurality of RFID tag interrogators for transmitting RF interrogation signals for interrogating RFID tags, and a controller for providing to at least one interrogator, at least one receiver, and at least one tag, a parameter associated with operational characteristics of the interrogator, the receiver, and the tag, respectively. The interrogator, the receiver, and the tag are operative, in response to receipt of the respective parameter, to modify its operational characteristics in accordance with the respective parameter, thereby avoiding interference at the receivers and the tags.
US07817013B2	Distributed stand-off ID verification compatible with multiple face recognition systems (FRS) A system for providing stand-off biometric verification of a driver of a vehicle while the vehicle is moving and/or a person on foot at a control gate, including an RFID vehicle tag reader, an RFID personal smart card reader and a facial detection and recognition (verification) system. The driver carries a RFID personal smart card that stores personal information of the driver and a face template of the driver. The vehicle carries a RFID vehicle tag that stores information regarding the vehicle. When the vehicle approaches the control gate, the RFID vehicle tag reader reads data from the RFID vehicle tag and the RFID personal tag reader reads data from the RFID personal smart card. The facial detection and verification system scans and reads a facial image for the driver. All the data and facial images detected by the readers are sent to a local computer at the control gate for further processing (final face verification). The local computer at the control gate decodes and retrieves the face template from the data read from the RFID personal smart card.
US07817012B2	Arrangement for indicating presence of individual When an entity (such as a customer using a communication device 131, 141, 151 . . . ) attempts to communicate with a target (such as an employee), an arrangement indicates to the customer, “status” information describing at least the employee's present and future ability to communicate with the entity (such as by returning his call). At least one sensing device 111-119 is configured to provide sensing information concerning the target employee's status in response to an action of the target employee with respect to the sensing device. A monitoring server 102 is configured to receive the sensing information and to govern communication to the entity (customer) of the target's “status.” In one implementation, a particular sensing device (such as a cash register 111, computer terminal 112, or time clock 113) is configured to perform both (A) a primary function that is not related to providing the sensing information, and (B) the secondary function of providing the sensing information. In this implementation, the particular sensing device provides the sensing information in response to the person's ordinary use of the particular sensing device as he goes about his job (performing the particular sensing device's primary function), so that the person does not have to explicitly perform any purely presence-related action in order to cause the particular sensing device to communicate the sensing information.
US07817011B2	Chip type variable electronic part and chip type variable resistor In a chip type variable electronic part including an insulating substrate, and an adjustment rotor made of a metal plate rotatably mounted on an upper surface of the insulating substrate, in which the rotor is constituted of a first plate formed in a bowl shape to receive a screwdriver that rotates the rotor, and a second plate superposed on an upper surface of the first plate and integrally coupled thereto via a fold-back joint, and the second plate includes a screwdriver engagement hole perforated therein for the screwdriver to be fitted in, the fold-back joint is bent downward from an upper surface of the second plate, thereby preventing deformation of the fold-back joint when the rotor is rotated with the screwdriver.
US07817010B2	Temperature probe and method of making the same A temperature probe assembly is provided. The temperature probe assembly may comprise a housing formed of a first thermally conductive material and having an inner diameter defined by an inner bore, an insert formed of a second thermally conductive material disposed in the inner bore and having an outer diameter that is substantially equal to the inner diameter of the housing at a first temperature and a temperature sensor mounted within the insert. The second thermally conductive material has a thermal coefficient of expansion that is greater than the first thermally conductive material, such that the insert is insertable into the inner bore at the first temperature and is tightly locked in the inner bore at a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature.
US07817007B2	Laminated inductor There is provided a laminated inductor including: a body where a plurality of magnetic layers are laminated; a coil part formed on the magnetic layers, the coil part including a plurality of conductor patterns and a plurality of conductive vias; first and second external electrodes formed on an outer surface of the body to connect to both ends of the coil part, respectively; and a non-magnetic conductor formed on at least one of the magnetic layers so as to relax magnetic saturation caused by direct current flowing through the coil part. The laminated inductor employs the non-magnetic conductor as a non-magnetic gap to be simplified in a manufacturing process and effectively improved in DC superposition characteristics.
US07817006B2	Apparatuses and methods relating to precision attachments between first and second components First and second components may be precisely attached to form an apparatus. In an example embodiment, a first component includes a first field emission structure, and a second component includes a second field emission structure. The first and second components are adapted to be attached to each other with the first field emission structure in proximity to the second field emission structure such that the first and second field emission structures have a predetermined alignment with respect to each other. Each of the first and second field emission structures include multiple field emission sources having positions and polarities relating to a predefined spatial force function that corresponds to the predetermined alignment of the first and second field emission structures within a field domain. The first and second field emission structures are configured responsive to at least one precision criterion to enable a precision attachment.
US07817003B2	Device and method for enabling a cover to be attached to and removed from a compartment within the device A device is described herein that incorporates correlated magnets which enable a cover to be easily and effectively attached to and removed from a compartment. Some examples of such a device include a remote control unit, a calculator, a clock-radio, a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a camera, a television, a portable media player, and a handheld electronic game unit.
US07817002B2	Correlated magnetic belt and method for using the correlated magnetic belt A belt is described herein that uses correlated magnets to enable objects to be secured thereto and removed therefrom. Some examples of such a belt include a construction work belt, a soldier belt, an astronaut belt a home handyman belt, a plumber's belt, an electrician's belt, a telephone repairman's belt, a lineman's belt, a fisherman's belt, a hunter's belt, a sports belt, and a scuba weight belt. For instance, the scuba weigh belt can have different types of objects secured thereto and removed therefrom such as a weight pouch, a utility pocket, a dive light (flash light), a camera, a scuba lanyard, a navigation board, a depth gauge, a spear gun, or any type of military equipment.
US07817001B2	Actuating device having means for blocking movements In actuating devices such as, e.g., multifunctional actuators, it is necessary in many cases to block at least one specific direction of movement. A simple and reliably operating device is proposed for this purpose, which uses an electromagnet to bring a ball from a rest position into a blocking position. In the blocking position, the ball mechanically blocks the relative movement between two parts.
US07816999B2	Single-pole double-throw MEMS switch MEMS switches of varying configurations provide individually acutatable contacts. The MEMS switches are sealed by an improved anodic bonding technique.
US07816998B2	Film bulk acoustic resonator and filter A film bulk acoustic resonator includes a lower electrode that is formed on a void of a substrate or is formed so that a void is formed between the lower electrode and the substrate, a piezoelectric film that is formed on the lower electrode, an upper electrode that is formed on the piezoelectric film so as to have a resonance region facing the lower electrode through the piezoelectric film, a support region that is provided around the resonance region, has a width of 0.35 times to 0.65 times a wavelength of a wave propagating in a lateral direction, and transmits the wave passes, and an adjacent region that is provided around the support region and blocks the wave.
US07816997B2	Antenna multiplexer with a Pi-network circuit and use of a Pi-network An antenna multiplexer with a pi-network circuit is described, having an inductance connected in series and, on each of the two connection sides of the inductance, a capacitance connected in parallel. The pi-network circuit is used for effecting an impedance mismatch of a signal path of the antenna multiplexer.
US07816994B2	Microwave circulator with thin-film exchange-coupled magnetic structure A microwave circulator uses a thin-film exchange-coupled structure to provide an in-plane magnetic field around the circulator. The exchange-coupled structure is a ferromagnetic layer having an in-plane magnetization oriented generally around the circulator and an antiferromagnetic layer exchange-coupled with the ferromagnetic layer that provides an exchange-bias field to the ferromagnetic layer. A plurality of electrically conductive ports are connected to the exchange-coupled structure. Each of the portions or legs of the circulator between the ports may have an electrical coil wrapped around it with each coil connected to an electrical current source. The ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) frequency of the exchange-coupled structure in the absence of an external magnetic field is determined by the properties of the material of ferromagnetic layer and the magnitude of the exchange-bias field due to the exchange-coupling of the ferromagnetic layer to the antiferromagnetic layer. If one or more of the optional coils is used, then the FMR frequency can be tuned by changing the current in the coil or coils to change the magnitude of the externally applied magnetic field.
US07816989B2	Differential amplifier A differential amplifier includes a first differential pair formed by transistors of a first conductivity type, to receive input signals and output first differential-mode currents, a first current amplifier section to output a first output source current and a first output sink current to a first output terminal and a second output terminal, respectively, based on the first differential-mode currents, a second differential pair formed by transistors of a second conductivity type, to receive the input signals and output second differential-mode currents, and a second current amplifier section to output a second output source current and a second output sink current to the first output terminal and the second output terminal, respectively, based on the second differential-mode currents.
US07816988B2	Amplifier An apparatus having means for amplifying a differential voltage signal. The means for amplifying includes at least an input stage and an output stage. The output stage includes means for preventing a trade off between a reduction in noise of an output voltage signal and an increase in a dynamic range of the output voltage signal.
US07816985B2	Switching amplifiers Systems and methods implemented in a switching amplifier for providing consistent, matching switching between top and bottom switching devices in a switching amplifier. One embodiment includes a half-bridge circuit output stage, a driver stage and a transformer. The driver stage, which drives the switches of the output stage, is very fast, has a low propagation delay, and has minimal input capacitance. The transformer drives the drive paths from the transformer inputs to the switches. The transformer avoids resonances within the audio band and at the amplifier switching frequencies, has low and spread free leakage inductance, has enough magnetizing inductance to keep transformer currents low in proportion to the total driver stage current drain, has low core losses at the switching frequency, has minimal inductance change and operates well below its saturation point. The amplifier stage provides a substantially constant amplitude drive signal to the output power switching devices.
US07816983B2	Fast switch for controlling a differential-pair amplifier A differential-pair amplifier comprising a transistor pair. The differential-pair amplifier includes a current source coupled to the transistor pair for providing a bias current to the transistor pair. The differential-pair amplifier also includes a switching mechanism coupled to the transistor pair for steering the bias current away from the transistor pair when disabling the amplifier operation. A system and method in accordance with the present invention allows fast enabling and disabling of a differential-pair amplifier. This fast switching technique can be used in the signal paths where the switching time is critical.
US07816979B2	Configurable demodulator and demodulation method A method and system for a frequency shift key demodulation is provided. The system includes a counting block for counting a reference clock within a window defined by a modulated signal, a detector for comparing a count value output from the counting block with digital multi-level thresholds and outputting baseband data based on the comparison, and a configurations block for configuring at least one of the counting block and the detector. The method includes counting a reference clock within a window defined by the FSK modulated signal and outputting a count value as a result of the counting, and comparing the count value with multi-level thresholds to output baseband data based on the comparison.
US07816975B2	Circuit and method for bias voltage generation A bias voltage generation circuit is provided which includes a voltage-to-current translation circuit configured to generate a first current that is positively related to a first voltage. A current mirror circuit is configured to generate a first bias voltage that is negatively related to the first current. The current mirror circuit also generates a second current that is positively related to the first current. Also employed is a current-to-voltage translation circuit configured to generate a second bias voltage that is positively related to the second current.
US07816974B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device A control target circuit formed by transistors is provided with a power supply level control circuit for controlling the power supply voltage supplied to the control target circuit, a substrate level control circuit for controlling the substrate voltages of the transistors, and a special substrate level control circuit for controlling the substrate voltages during transition of the power supply voltage through a different system. During transition of the power supply voltage, the special substrate level control circuit positively controls the substrate voltages such that desired substrate voltage levels are reached earlier, whereby the time for the substrate voltages to transfer to the desired substrate voltage levels is shortened. To suppress latch-up and breakdown voltage degradation, the special substrate level control circuit controls supply of voltages and currents so as to comply with the potential difference conditions defined between the power supply voltage and the substrate voltages.
US07816968B2	Signal-processing circuit, in particular operating as a rectifier and peak detector, with active elements and differential inputs A signal-processing circuit has a first and a second input, which receive a first and a second differential signal, a third input, which receives a common-mode signal, the first and second differential signals having an equal and substantially opposite trend with respect to the common-mode signal, and a first output supplying a first processed signal, equivalent to the first differential signal rectified with respect to the common-mode signal, and satisfying throughout its course a first relation of comparison with the common-mode signal. The processing circuit is provided with first formation means for formation of the first processed signal, which operate on the basis of the first differential signal, and second formation means for formation of the first processed signal, which operate on the basis of the second differential signal; the first and second formation means co-operate in the formation of the first processed signal.
US07816967B1	System and method for compensating pulse generator for process and temperature variations An apparatus for generating a pulse having a pulse width substantially independent of process variation in resistive and capacitive values. The apparatus includes a PTAT current source to generate a first current to charge a capacitor to produce a first voltage; a ΔVGS current source to generate a second current through a resistor to produce a second voltage V2; a comparator to generate the pulse in response to the first and second voltages; and a circuit to enable the charging and discharging of the capacitor. The use of the distinct current sources (e.g., PTAT and ΔVGS) enables the pulse generator to be configured substantially process independent of resistive value. The use of a MOSFET capacitor for the capacitor enables the pulse generator to be made substantially process independent of capacitive value. An additional bandgap current source in parallel with the ΔVGS current source reduces the pulse width dependency on temperature.
US07816966B1	Economy precision pulse generator A system includes an input device, an output device, a mechanical chassis, a printed circuit board, and a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a mechanical package, and a semiconductor die. The semiconductor die includes a semiconductor layer, a plurality of metal layers, a clock distribution network that distributes a clock signal within the die, and an economy precision pulse generating circuit. The economy precision pulse generating circuit includes a pre-charge circuit, a gate-to-the-partial-jam-latch-keeper circuit, a partial-jam-latch-keeper circuit, and a pull-down-against-the-up-keeper circuit. A source clock signal is derived from the clock signal. The source clock signal is provided to a first input of a logical AND circuit, the pre-charge circuit, and the gate-to-the-partial-jam-latch-keeper circuit. A common storage node is connected to a second input of the logical AND circuit. The logical AND circuit outputs an output pulse. The output pulse is fed back to the pull-down-against-the-up-keeper circuit.
US07816961B2	System and method for signal adjustment Embodiment of the present invention relate to a method for receiving a first signal, determining a first characteristic of the first signal, the characteristic being a time based characteristic, receiving a second signal and processing the second signal through a predetermined range of delay elements, an initial minimum number of delay elements in the predetermined range being adjustable, the processed second signal having a second characteristic substantially corresponding to the first characteristic of the first signal.
US07816960B2	Circuit device and method of measuring clock jitter In an embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving a clock signal at a delay chain of a circuit device and determining a value of the clock signal at a selected point within the delay chain. The method also includes adjusting the selected point when the value does not indicate detection of an edge of the clock signal.
US07816957B2	Power on reset generating circuit and method thereof The invention mainly relates to a power on reset signal generating circuit and method thereof wherein said reset signal remains as a constant being independent of rising or descending power or repeated switching. The power on reset signal circuit can be implemented by a conventional RC power on reset circuit together with a coupled N-type transistor switch to charge or discharge the capacitor inside the conventional RC power on reset circuit.
US07816953B2	Frequency dividing circuit and multimode radio device using the same A frequency dividing section is made up of a frequency divider for dividing output of a local oscillator, a frequency divider for dividing output of an in-phase local oscillation signal of the frequency divider, and a dummy circuit connected to the output terminal of a quadrature local oscillation signal of the frequency divider. At the first frequency band operation time, output of the frequency divider is used for modulation and demodulation and at the second frequency band operation time, output of the frequency divider is used for modulation and demodulation. Although the frequency divider is shared between the first and second frequency bands, the dummy circuit is made the same circuit as an input amplifier of the frequency divider at the first frequency band operation time, so that the phase difference between the in-phase local oscillation signal and the quadrature local oscillation signal output by the frequency divider can be kept. Accordingly, the frequency dividers are shared and combined for lessening the circuit scale.
US07816947B1	Method and apparatus for providing a non-volatile programmable transistor A method and apparatus of providing a programmable system using non-volatile programmable transistors are disclosed. A programmable logic circuit, in one embodiment, includes a first programmable transistor and a second programmable transistor. The first programmable transistor includes a first gate terminal, a first source terminal, a first drain terminal, and a first programming terminal. The second programmable transistor includes a second gate terminal, a second source terminal, and a second drain terminal, and a second programmable terminal. The first and second programmable transistors include non-volatile memory elements. The first and the second gate terminals are coupled to an input terminal, and the first drain terminal and the second source terminal are coupled to an output terminal to perform a logic function.
US07816943B2	Programmable cycle state machine interface A programmable cycle state machine interface to a microcontroller comprising a programmable cycle state machine, a first and second data bus, a first and second control output, and a control input for programming the cycle of the state machine. The programmable nature of the state machine allows for design and implementation changes without the need to redesign customized state machine logic on the microcontroller.
US07816941B2	Circuit and method for controlling termination impedance A termination impedance control circuit is capable of controlling a dynamic ODT operation in a DDR3-level semiconductor memory device. The termination impedance control circuit includes a counter unit configured to count an external clock and an internal clock to output a first code and a second code, respectively, and a dynamic controller configured to enable a dynamic termination operation by comparing the first code with the second code in response to a write command and disable the dynamic termination operation after a predetermined time, determined according to a burst length, has lapsed after the dynamic termination operation is enabled.
US07816938B2	Display apparatus and enable circuit thereof A display apparatus comprises a display array and an enable circuit. The enable circuit comprises a set of diodes and a set of transistors. The diode element comprises a first contact and a second contact. The set of transistors comprises a first contact, a second contact, and a third contact. The first contact of the set of transistors is connected to the display array. The second contact of the set of transistors receives a test signal to test the display array. The third contact of the set of transistors is connected to the first contact of the diode element. The second contact of the diode element receives an enable signal to activate the enable circuit.
US07816937B2	Apparatus for testing a semiconductor package An apparatus for testing an object includes a test chamber, a guiding member, testing units and a transferring unit. The test chamber is configured to receive the object. The guiding member is arranged extending along a first direction in the test chamber. The testing units are movably connected to the guiding member to test electrical characteristics of the object. The transferring unit is arranged in the test chamber to load the object into one of the testing units and unload the object from one of the testing units. The testing units may be transferred to a position for repair without suspension of the apparatus. The object may be tested using another testing unit while the other testing unit is being repaired.
US07816932B2	Test system with high frequency interposer An interposer with a conductive housing is disclosed. Conductive members pass through insulators positioned in openings in the conductive housing. The conductive housing may be grounded, providing a closely spaced ground structure for signal conductors passing through the conductive housing and therefore providing a desirable impedance to signals carried by the conductive members. Such an interposer may be used in a test system to couple high speed signals between instruments that generate or measure test signals and devices under test.
US07816925B1	Electrical continuity tester and tracer An electrical continuity tester for testing the continuity of a cable between one end to another end, includes a main housing having first and second ends; a first test port disposed at the first end, the first test port for being connected to one end of a cable being tested; a circuit disposed within the main body operably connected to the first test port, the circuit including a first indicator for indicating the continuity of a cable being tested; a coupler removably secured to the main housing; and a terminator removably secured to the coupler, the terminator for connecting to another end of a cable being tested, the terminator including a second indicator for indicating the continuity of the cable being tested when the first test port is connected to the one end of the cable.
US07816923B2	Enhanced passive ranging methodology for well twinning A method for drilling substantially parallel twin wells includes drilling a first well and deploying a casing string in the first well. A magnetized section of the casing string includes a plurality of magnetized wellbore tubulars having at least one pair of opposing magnetic poles located between longitudinally opposed ends of the wellbore tubular. A portion of a second well is drilled within sensory range of magnetic flux from the magnetized section of the casing string. The local magnetic field is measured in the second well and processed to determine a direction for subsequent drilling. Drilling proceeds along the direction for subsequent drilling.
US07816921B2	Resistivity tools with load-bearing azimuthally sensitive antennas and methods of using same The disclosure provides apparatus and method for estimating an electrical property downhole. The apparatus, in one aspect, includes an antenna that comprises a unitary metallic member that has a longitudinal axis and a radial axis, at least one slot made in the metallic member and an electrical conductor over the at least one slot to form an antenna. In one aspect, a high magnetic permeability material may be placed between the electrical conductor and a bottom of the slots. The antenna may be configured to operate as a transmitter for transmitting electromagnetic signals into a formation or a receiver for receiving electromagnetic signals from the formation.
US07816914B1	Built-in testing and transient avoidance for magnetic sensors A magnetic sensor assembly (100) uses printed circuit boards (PCB) (102) having a first surface (130) and an opposite, complementary second surface (132) to fabricate the sensor devices (104) and their associated processing circuitry. A trace or conductive element (106), or pair (108a, 108b) of complementary printed traces or conductor elements, on or within the board (102) are run beneath the magnetic sensor element (104), with the return trace or traces routed more remotely from the sensor (104).
US07816911B2	Electromagnetic sensor systems A variable inductance position sensor is described. The sensor includes a housing that is typically cylindrical in shape. The housing includes an open end and a closed end forming a cavity therein. A coil support member is affixed at one end to the closed end of the housing, or the coil support member may itself seal the housing at the closed end. The coil support member includes a coil assembly that includes a coil both of which are rigidly affixed to the coil support member. In this way, the coil is maintained in a fixed and predetermined orientation with respect to the housing. The combination of housing, coil support member and coil assembly and the coil forms an inner assembly. The coil support member includes a bore that forms a central annular region and the coil support member then forms an outer annular region as well. In addition, the housing may also include a passageway to allow the passage of lead wires from the coil assembly to the exterior of the sensor. The sensor further includes an actuator that includes inner surfaces on the outer and inner projection surfaces, respectively.
US07816910B2	Test handler having size-changeable test site A test handler (122) of the present invention includes a main body, a window (142) formed on a surface of the main body and having a size corresponding to a Hi-Fix board of M×N array (where M and N represent an integer greater than a value of =), a cover (170) detachably fixed to the main body t close a part of the window and convert the window into the test site having a size corresponding to a [M−A)×(n−B)] Hi-Fix board (where A is an integer equal to or greater than 0 but smaller than M, and B is an integer having a value other than 0). In the test handler, the size of window is easily modified to adapt that of the Hi-Fix board of M×N array by closing or opening a part of the window using the cover. Therefore, the test handler is capable of applying Hi-Fix boards having different sizes.
US07816907B2	Integrated circuit with a measuring circuit and method of configuring an integrated circuit with a measuring circuit An integrated circuit includes an output terminal to be coupled to a light-emitting diode, an output circuit coupled to the output terminal, the output circuit being configured to supply an operating signal to the light-emitting diode, a measuring circuit coupled to the output terminal and a control circuit coupled to the measuring circuit. The measuring circuit is configured to sense on the output terminal a signal value outside an operating regime of the light-emitting diode, the signal value being a voltage below a forward voltage of the light-emitting diode or a current below a threshold current of the light-emitting diode. The control circuit is configured to configure at least one function of the integrated circuit when the signal value as sensed by the measuring circuit corresponds to a voltage below the forward voltage of the light-emitting diode or a current below the threshold current of the light-emitting diode.
US07816905B2	Arrangements for a current sensing circuit and integrated current sensor An electronic circuit for sensing a current includes a circuit board having first and second major opposing surfaces and a current conductor for carrying the current. The current conductor includes a circuit trace disposed upon the circuit board. The electronic circuit also includes an integrated circuit disposed upon and electrically coupled to the circuit board at a position so as to straddle the current conductor.
US07816903B2	Single-phase 3-wire power line connection determination apparatus and connection determination method In a method for determining whether multiple power outlets in a 3-wire power line connection are connected to a same outer wire (P1 or P2), the hot terminal of a first power outlet is identified and a first zero cross time of the hot terminal to which AC voltage is applied is detected. The hot terminal of a second power outlet is identified, and second zero cross time of the hot terminal to which AC voltage is applied is detected. It is determined that the first power outlet and the second power outlet are connected to the same power line if the time elapsed ΔT from the first zero cross time of the first power outlet to the second zero cross time of the second power outlet is an integral multiple of the AC voltage cycle.
US07816900B2	Correction circuit for improved load transient response A correction circuit for use in a switched power supply wherein the correction circuit provides a correction signal indicating a duty cycle adjustment necessary to modify pulse width modulation of the power supply such that the output inductor current matches the load current drawn by a load connected to the power supply. The correction circuit may be used in conjunction with feed forward and/or feed back control circuits. The correction circuit may be implemented using either digital or analog circuit components.
US07816898B2	Switching regulator A switching regulator includes an input terminal, a first time delay circuit, a first switch circuit, and an output terminal. The input terminal is for receiving an input current. The first time delay circuit is for delaying the input current. The first switch circuit is for receiving a first power-on voltage, and allowing the input current to flow therethrough. The output terminal is for outputting the input current.
US07816894B2	Method and apparatus for regulating voltage An AC voltage regulator able to provide a desired voltage to any type of a given load within a predetermined range without any output power interruptions during any transition time, without distortion of the AC sine wave and without high current circulating through the circuit components during the voltage switching. The voltage regulator uses a single regulator transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding. The secondary winding of the regulator transformer is connected in series between a power source and the load, while the primary winding of the regulator transformer is connected with the power source so that the primary and secondary windings have opposite polarities. The position of a plurality of switches can be variably set by the control circuit to control current flow through the primary winding and to provide a normal mode, a step-down mode, or a step-up mode.
US07816886B2	Battery charger A battery charger (100) includes a base (102) which selectively receives first (104a) and second (104b) battery pods. The battery pods (104a, 104b), which are adapted to receive one or more batteries (212) for charging, have a form factor which facilitates the handling of the pods (104) and the batteries (212) received therein. Charging energy may be allocated between the pods (104) as a function of the temporal sequence in which the pods (104) are received by the base (102). Charging energy may also be allocated among the batteries (212) so that the batteries (212) are substantially charged at about the same time.
US07816881B2	Method and apparatus for utilizing commutation sensors for speed and position control One or more magnets are mounted on the rotor of a motor/actuator and analog Hall Effect sensors are mounted on the stator of the motor actuator to provide the necessary feedback for both speed and position control of the rotor. The feedback system includes signal conditioning circuitry for conditioning the sinusoidal signal produced by the magnet and the Hall Effect sensors and a tracking converter observer algorithm executing on the system microprocessor to produce controlled motion. The controller (and other electronics) may be integrated into the housing of the motor or actuator to provide a compact, efficient system for use in a number of applications.
US07816879B2	High torque movable barrier actuation at low speeds utilizing a hub motor The present invention is a system for high torque operation of a movable barrier utilizing a compact hub motor device, which may be directly coupled to a movable barrier without the use of additional gearing systems. The flat geometry provides high dynamic acceleration with short electrical and mechanical time constants, and its planetary gearing system implemented within the device allows for compact, more efficient access systems. Eliminating a gear system in accordance with the present invention lowers maintenance requirements, increases efficiency, and streamlines operation of movable barriers.
US07816874B2	Vehicle driving system In a four-wheel drive vehicle, front wheels 14L and 14R are driven by an engine 1, and rear wheels 15L and 15R are driven by an electric motor 5. A high-power alternator 2 is driven by the engine 1, and electric power generated from the alternator 2 drives the motor 5. In addition to controlling the power generation of the high-power alternator 2 and the driving of the motor 5, a 4WD CU 100 estimates an induced voltage E of the motor 5 from a voltage MHV of the motor and from an output current Ia of the high-power alternator, and estimates a rotating speed Nm of the motor from estimation results on the induced voltage E.
US07816872B2	Dimmable instant start ballast In an instant start ballast, dimming control is provided over a range of operation in which lamps driven by the ballast do not require external cathode heating. An interface circuit (92) includes a winding (90) that is inductively coupled to windings (68, 70) of an inverter circuit (12). The interface circuit (92) also includes a variable impedance in parallel with the winding (90) where the variable impedance includes a transistor (96) and a Zener diode (98). By varying an input voltage across control leads (94), the apparent inductance of the winding (90) is varied. This variance affects the switching frequency of the inverter circuit (12) affecting the frequency of a drive signal provided to the lamps. Thus the instant start ballast can be dimmed without use of multiple ballasts and/or external cathode heating.
US07816871B2	Projector and method of turning on light source device of projector To provide a projector using a light source device that is rapidly and reliably turned on and can stably obtain a desired amount of light and a method of rapidly and reliably turning on a light source device of a projector.A power control unit adjusts the amplification factor of an amplifying unit for microwaves such that microwave power having a pulse form that is higher than the microwave power radiated to keep an electrodeless lamp emitting light is radiated to turn on the electrodeless lamp. Therefore, a microwave having predetermined power is radiated to the electrodeless lamp at once.
US07816869B2	Plasma display panel and manufacturing method for the same A plasma display panel in which a first substrate having a protective layer formed thereon opposes a second substrate across a discharge space, with the substrates being sealed around a perimeter thereof. At a surface of the protective layer, first and second materials of different electron emission properties are exposed to the discharge space, with at least one of the materials existing in a dispersed state. The first and second materials may be first and second crystals, and the second crystal may be dispersed throughout the first crystal.
US07816867B2	Plasma display panel In a PDP having row electrode pairs and column electrodes formed on the front glass substrate placed parallel to the back glass substrate with a discharge in between, each of the column electrodes faces a central area between adjacent transparent electrodes of the row electrode in the row direction, and is placed in a position closer to the transparent electrode serving as its partner for initiating an address discharge than to the unrelated transparent electrode located on the opposite side of the column electrode.
US07816862B2	Electroluminescent device with enhanced color rendition To provide an electroluminescent device excellent in color rendition, the electroluminescent device has at least two luminescent local maxima in a visible range, the at least two luminescent local maxima including a first luminescent local maximum and a second luminescent local maximum, the first and second luminescent local maxima have the two largest values of the at least two luminescent local maxima, wherein the electroluminescent device has the first luminescent local maximum in a range of from 450 to 530 nm, and the electroluminescent device has the second local luminescent local maximum in a range of 605 nm or more.
US07816861B2	Display device and manufacturing method therefor A display device, includes: an insulating substrate; a common electrode which is formed on the insulating substrate; a common voltage applying layer which is formed between the insulating substrate and the common electrode, and comprises an upper surface which faces the common electrode and a side surface of the opposite sides of the upper surface; and an organic insulating layer which is formed between the insulating substrate and the common electrode, and is formed with a contact hole which exposes at least a part of the side surface of the common voltage applying layer, the common electrode electrically connected to a side surface contact portion of the common voltage applying layer which is exposed through the contact hole.
US07816860B2	Light-emitting device, method for manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus A light-emitting device includes a plurality of pixels constituting a screen, each of the pixels including four subpixels, which are a red subpixel, a green subpixel, a blue subpixel, and a remaining subpixel. The red subpixel has a light-emitting layer made of a white-light-emitting material and extending along the screen, and a color filter provided above the light-emitting layer to transmit red light, the white-light-emitting material emitting two-peak white light having an emission spectrum including a valley between a red peak residing in a wavelength range of red light and a blue peak residing in a wavelength range of blue light. The blue subpixel has a light-emitting layer made of the white-light-emitting material and extending along the screen, and a color filter provided above the light-emitting layer to transmit blue light. The remaining subpixel has a light-emitting layer made of the white-light-emitting material and extending along the screen. The green subpixel has a light-emitting layer made of a green-light-emitting material that emits green light and extending along the screen, and a color filter provided above the light-emitting layer to transmit green light.
US07816858B2	Display device and method of fabricating the same A display device and a method of fabricating the same, the display device including a first substrate having a display region, a light emitting layer disposed within the display region, a first voltage pad disposed outside the display region, on the first substrate outside of the display region and supplying a predetermined voltage to the display region, a second substrate provided above the first substrate and corresponding to the display region, a second voltage pad disposed on a surface of the first or second substrate provided opposite to a direction of light emitted from the light emitting layer and a flexible film electrically connecting the first voltage pad and the second voltage pad.
US07816857B2	Flat panel display with high efficiency and method of fabricating the same An organic light emitting device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the organic light emitting device includes red (R), green (G) and blue (B) lower electrodes formed on a substrate. R, G, B organic thin film layers are formed on the R, G, B lower electrodes, respectively. Additionally, an upper single or multilayer electrode is formed over the substrate. Portions of the upper electrode that correspond to the R, G, B organic thin film layers, respectively, are formed to each have a different thickness. Various methods for forming the upper electrode using a fine metal mask, a halftone mask, and single and multiple photolithography processes are also disclosed.
US07816854B2	Light emission device and spacers therefor A light emission device and a display device having the light emission device are provided. A light emission device includes first and second substrates facing each other to form a vacuum envelope. An electron emission unit is provided on the first substrate. A light emission unit is provided on the second substrate to emit light using electrons emitted from the electron emission unit. A spacer uniformly maintains a gap between the first and second substrates. The spacer has a surface resistivity within a range of 1012-1014 Ωcm.
US07816842B2	Patterned inorganic film formed of an inorganic material on a metal film having a surface which includes a plurality of surface-oxidized areas, piezoelectric device having the patterned inorganic film, and process for producing the inorganic film An inorganic film formed of an inorganic material on a metal film having a surface including surface-oxidized areas. The surface-oxidized areas are surface oxidized to different degrees. For example, the surface-oxidized areas are one or more lowly-surface-oxidized areas and one or more highly-surface-oxidized areas. The inorganic film includes regions which are respectively formed on the surface-oxidized areas, and the regions have different crystal structures according to the different degrees of surface oxidation. For example, a patterned inorganic film constituted by one or more protruding portions arranged on one or more lowly-surface-oxidized areas of the surface of the metal film can be produced by removing the portions of the inorganic film formed on highly-surface-oxidized areas.
US07816841B2	Piezoelectric driven MEMS apparatus and portable terminal A piezoelectric driven MEMS apparatus includes: a substrate; a support part provided on the substrate; a fixed electrode provided on the substrate; and an actuator having a first electrode film, a piezoelectric film formed on the first electrode film, and a second electrode film formed on the piezoelectric film, a first end of the actuator being supported by the support part, a second end of the actuator being disposed so as to be opposed to the fixed electrode. The second end of the actuator is divided into a plurality of electrode parts by a plurality of slits which pass through the first electrode film, the piezoelectric film and the second electrode film, at least a part of each electrode part is linked to parts of adjacent electrode parts, and each electrode part is capable of generating bending deformation individually.
US07816835B2	Tandem AC generator for vehicle and method of producing brush assembly thereof A brush holder in a tandem vehicle alternator for a vehicle is composed mainly of a primary brush holder and a secondary brush holder accommodating plural brushes, respectively. The primary and secondary brush holders are independently formed. During a step of producing a brush assembly and of mounting the brush assembly on the tandem vehicle alternator, both of the primary and secondary brush holders are integrated into a single brush holder and tightly fastened by welding using a connection metal member.
US07816832B2	Direct drive for large-scale drives The invention relates to a direct drive for large-scale drives, comprising a stator (1) which is configured, when seen from the peripheral direction, by a plurality of segments (3, 4, 5, 6), each having a self-contained winding arrangement, and a rotor which is configured from segments. The segments of the rotor are located on working elements that rotate with the rotor, and interact electromagnetically with a winding system of the stator (1). The inventive drive is especially suitable for ring motors and tube mill drives.
US07816830B2	Permanent magnet alternator with segmented construction A permanent magnet apparatus (10) for achieving electrical performance is provided. The apparatus (10) includes a cylindrical stator assembly (12) having a plurality of stator pole assemblies (92) and a cylindrical rotor assembly (14) having a plurality of rotor pole assemblies (20). Each stator pole assembly (92) includes a wire coil (102) and a laminated stack (98) of axially aligned stator segments (100). Each of the stator segments (100) has a center-post portion (106) that is detachably engaged to a back-iron portion (104). Each rotor pole assembly (20) is provided with a laminated stack (28) of axially aligned rotor segments (30) to which is secured a permanent magnet (32). Preferably, the stator pole assemblies (92) are secured to a base plate (26) by fastening rods (74) and the stator assembly (12) includes stacks (156) of back-iron portions (104) where each stack (156) is positioned to abut two stator pole assemblies (92). The rotor pole assemblies (20) are preferably secured to a rotor plate (24) by fastening rods (74) and magnet retention-stops (66,68) defined by stacked rotor segments (28,84) frictionally support the permanent magnet (32). The apparatus (10) is most desirably operated as a low-shaft-speed, permanent magnet alternator.
US07816826B2	Thermosyphon cooled superconductor A machine has a rotor, that can be rotated about an axis, with a superconductive winding that is coupled in a heat-conducting manner to a central coolant area of a fixed heat conducting body proturding into a hollow of the rotor via a winding carrier and a heat contact gas. The coolant area forms a line system with the line parts thereof, that are laterally connected thereto, and a condenser area of a cold unit, in which a coolant circulates in the line system as result of a thermosiphon effect. To maintain the supply of coolant to the central coolant area, even when the rotor encounters difficulties, the coolant area is provided with a lining of a porous material, preferably a sinter material, having high thermal conductivity.
US07816825B2	Heat transfer enhancement of ventilation chimneys for dynamoelectric machine rotors A cooling gas ventilation chimney is provided for enhancing the heat transfer of an end region of a dynamoelectric machine. The dynamoelectric machine includes a rotor having a plurality of radial slots. A plurality of coils are seated in the radial slots, and the coils form a plurality of radially stacked turns. The ventilation chimney includes one or more chimney slots defined in at least a portion of the radially stacked turns. The chimney slots extend in a substantially radial direction to the rotor, and some of the chimney slots have an axial or circumferential length different from other chimney slots.
US07816823B2	Cooling device of electric motor for vehicle A cooling device of an electric motor for a vehicle for receiving cooling air into the electric motor through a suction port according to the rotation of a rotor shaft on which a rotor core, which is disposed opposite to a stator core, is installed. The cooling device includes an air volume regulating mechanism regulating a cooling air volume received therein through the suction port according to an ambient temperature. Since the cooling air volume received in the cooling device through the suction port is regulated according to the ambient temperature, the cooling of the electric motor can be optimized, and noise generated can be efficiently reduced according to the ambient temperature.
US07816820B2	Compacted magnetic core with high resistance, manufacturing method thereof, and motor for electric car A compacted magnetic core with a high resistance, which comprises compacted magnetic powder of an iron powder or an alloy powder containing iron as a main ingredient and a layer of a rare earth metal fluoride or an alkaline earth metal fluoride on the surface of the powder, wherein the rare earth metal fluoride or the alkaline earth metal fluoride contains fluorine-depleted crystal lattice at a rate of 10% or less.
US07816817B2	Power supply circuit on motherboard A circuit includes a work-power module, an electronic component, a switching apparatus, and a power control unit. The power control unit includes an input pin connected to the work-power module, an output pin connected to the electronic component, and a control pin connected to the switching apparatus. The switching apparatus is capable of controlling the status of the power control unit. Upon the condition that the power control unit is turned on, the work-power module is capable of supplying power to the electronic component. Upon the condition that the power control unit is turned off, the work-power module is not capable of supplying power to the electronic component.
US07816814B1	Bi-directional power converters A bi-directional power converter for cryogenic operation based on a bi-directional cryo-MOSFET switch. Cryogenic power electronics lends itself easily to bi-directional topologies, and brings higher efficiencies, further reductions in switching speed, higher-frequency operation, reduction in size and weight of associated transformers and inductors, and reductions in overall size and weight. In addition, cryogenic power electronics operating around liquid nitrogen temperatures is easily integrated with superconducting motors, motor drives, and transformers, all of which can reduce size and weight of shipboard power systems, allowing for greater payload.
US07816809B2	Automatic sensing power systems and methods An automatic sensing power system automatically determines a power requirement for an electrical device, converts power to the required level, and outputs the power to the electrical device when the electrical device is connected to the automatic sensing power system.
US07816808B2	Automatic sensing power systems and methods An automatic sensing power system automatically determines a power requirement for an electrical device, converts power to the required level, and outputs the power to the electrical device when the electrical device is connected to the automatic sensing power system.
US07816807B2	Automatic sensing power systems and methods An automatic sensing power system automatically determines a power requirement for an electrical device, converts power to the required level, and outputs the power to the electrical device when the electrical device is connected to the automatic sensing power system.
US07816804B2	Power supply device and control method of the power supply device A power storage device is in parallel to a battery, and is connected to a power supply line and a ground line. A service plug internally includes a resistance and is attached to the power storage device for connecting the resistance between contacts of a relay circuit. The service plug is a member independent of an ordinary service plug arranged at the power storage device. When residual charges in the power storage device are substantially zero, an operator appropriately attaches the service plug to the power storage device in place of the ordinary service plug. Accordingly, when the power storage device enters an overdischarged state due to a maintenance or the like of the power storage device, a vehicle system to which the service plug internally having a current limiting device is attached is started so that occurrence of a rush current can be prevented.
US07816803B1	Power line control system A system and method for processing data includes coupling circuitry for connecting a system to a power line and receiving data from the power line, packet detection circuitry for detecting synch mark in the data, and a processor for processing data upon detecting a synch mark.
US07816801B2	Speed sensing circuit for a wind turbine generator A protection circuit for a wind turbine generator that includes a PWM Brake that works in conjunction with known Brake Relays is disclosed. The Brake Relay is used to short the generator output terminals at a first threshold voltage. The PWM Brake includes one or more switching devices, coupled across the generator output. The PWM Brake is under the control of a PWM Brake Control Circuit which actuates the PWM Brake at a second threshold voltage that is relatively lower than the first threshold voltage. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the PWM Brake Control Circuit includes a novel speed sensing circuit for providing a signal representative of the speed of the turbine generator The novel speed sensing circuit eliminates the need to mount a speed sensor on the pole top mounted turbine generator. As such, the need for adding cabling from the pole top mounted wind turbine generator is eliminated. The novel speed sensing circuit provides a signal representative of the rotational speed of the turbine generator based upon the duty cycle of a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal that is derived from the drive signal developed by the PWM Control Circuit. This signal is used to alternatively actuate and close the Brake Relay to minimize actuation of the centrifugal switch.
US07816800B2	Electric generation system including multiple motor/generators An electric generating system including a frame configured to couple to a tether system and at least one power generation module mounted to the frame. The at least one power generation module includes a holding structure attached to the frame, a rotating structure, including a rotor shaft, configured to rotate relative to the holding structure, a rotor attached to the rotor shaft, and a plurality of motor/generators attached to the holding structure, each including a drive shaft configured to engage with the rotor shaft. The electric generating system is configured to operate in a first mode wherein the motor/generators are configured to receive electrical energy from the tether system and drive the drive shafts to create a torque on the rotor shaft to thereby rotate the rotor and create lift to fly the electric generating system to an operating position within an air stream, and to operate in a second mode wherein the rotor is configured to be rotated by the air stream to provide lift to maintain the electric generating system within the air stream and to create a torque on the rotor shaft to thereby rotate the rotor shaft and the rotating structure so that the torque from the rotor is transmitted to the motor/generators via the drive shafts to generate electrical energy which is provided to the tether system.
US07816798B2	Power train for a wind power plant A power train for a wind power plant includes a rotor (1) for driving a gear (4), wherein the rotor blades (2) of the rotor are pivotally arranged around the longitudinal axis thereof on the hub of the rotor (1). A three-phase generator (5) is connected to the gear (4) and a power supply network (12). The gear (4) is also provided with an auxiliary variable speed drive (7). Each rotor blade (2) is provided with a drive for individually rotating around the longitudinal axis thereof for levelling the rotation speed and/or the torque of the power train.
US07816795B2	Semiconductor device and data processor Synchronization between command and address signals commonly coupled to a plurality of memory devices to be operated in parallel and a clock signal coupled to the memory devices is achieved, while suppressing an increase in the clock wiring length. A semiconductor device has a data processing device mounted on a wiring substrate and a plurality of memory devices accessed in parallel by the data processing device. The data processing device outputs the command and address signals as a first frequency from command and address terminals, and outputs a clock signal as a second frequency from a clock terminal. The second frequency is set to multiple times of the first frequency, and an output timing equal to or earlier than a cycle starting phase of the clock signal output from the clock terminal can be selected to the command and address signals output from the command and address terminals.
US07816794B2	Electronic device and method of fabricating the same An electronic device includes a package substrate made of an insulator, a device chip that is flip-chip mounted on the package substrate, and a seal portion sealing the device chip. The seal portion includes sidewalls made of solder. The whole seal portion including the sidewalls may be made of solder. The electronic device may include a metal layer provided on the seal portion.
US07816792B2	Semiconductor device with conductive interconnect One or more embodiments are related to a semiconductor structure, comprising: a semiconductor chip; a conductive layer comprising at least a first conductive pathway and a second conductive pathway spacedly disposed from the first conductive pathway, the first conductive pathway electrically coupled to the chip, at least a portion of the first conductive pathway disposed outside the lateral boundary of the chip, at least a portion of the second conductive pathway disposed outside the lateral boundary of the chip; and a conductive interconnect disposed outside the lateral boundary of the chip, the conductive interconnect electrically coupling the first conductive pathway to the second conductive pathway.
US07816790B2	Semiconductor device having low dielectric insulating film and manufacturing method of the same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and low dielectric film wiring line laminated structure portions which are provided in regions on the semiconductor substrate except a peripheral portion thereof. Each of the laminated structure portions has a laminated structure of low dielectric films and a plurality of wiring lines. An insulating film is provided on an upper side of the laminated structure portion. Connection pad portions for electrodes are arranged on the insulating film to be electrically connected to the connection pad portions of uppermost wiring lines of the laminated structure portion. Bump electrodes for external connection are provided on the connection pad portions for the electrodes. A sealing film is provided on the insulating film and on the peripheral portion of the semiconductor substrate. Side surfaces of the laminated structure portions are covered with the insulating film or the sealing film.
US07816789B2	Germanium-containing dielectric barrier for low-k process A semiconductor structure and methods of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a first dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate; a conductive wiring in the first dielectric layer; and a copper germanide nitride layer over the conductive wiring.
US07816782B2	Wiring substrate for mounting semiconductors, method of manufacturing the same, and semiconductor package A wiring substrate for mounting semiconductors is provided with an insulation film, wires formed in the insulation film, and a plurality of electrode pads that electrically connect to the wires through vias. The electrode pads are provided to have their surfaces exposed to both of the front surface and the rear surface of the insulation film, and at least a part of the side surface of the electrode pads is buried in the insulation film. The insulation film is formed by forming electrode pads on the respective two metallic plates, thereafter, laminating an insulation layer and wires on the respective metallic plates to cover the electrode pad, and adhering the insulation layers to each other for integration, and thereafter, removing the metallic plates.
US07816780B2	Semiconductor apparatus and manufacturing method of semiconductor apparatus A technique capable of improving reliability of a semiconductor apparatus is provided. A semiconductor device having a metal electrode on at least one principal surface and a die pad (a metal member) electrically connected to the metal electrode via conductive resin composed of base resin (an organic binder) mixed with a Ag particle (metal powder) including precious metal are provided, and a configuration is made so that a porous nano-particle coat film (a precious metal layer) having an Ag (precious metal) nano particle fired on a metal surface is formed on at least one of mutually opposed surfaces of the metal electrode and the die pad.
US07816779B2	Multimode signaling on decoupled input/output and power channels A multimode system with at least two end points may include a multimode signaling path that, in some embodiments, is a multimode cable or a multimode board and is pluggably connectable to packages at each end point. Each end point may include a processor die package coupled to a socket. The socket may also receive a connector that couples the cable to the package. Power supply signals and input/output signals may be decoupled at each end point.
US07816778B2	Packaged IC device comprising an embedded flex circuit on leadframe, and methods of making same A device is disclosed which includes a flexible material including at least one conductive wiring trace, a first die including at least an integrated circuit, the first die being positioned above a portion of the flexible material, and an encapsulant material that covers the first die and at least a portion of the flexible material. A method is disclosed which includes positioning a first die above a portion of a flexible material, the first die including an integrated circuit and the flexible material including at least one conductive wiring trace, and forming an encapsulant material that covers the first die and at least a portion of the flexible material, wherein at least a portion of the flexible material extends beyond the encapsulant material.
US07816774B2	Flexible semiconductor device and identification label A flexible device has an integrated circuit and an antenna incorporated or directly coupled to an interconnect structure of the integrated circuit. The interconnect structure extends outside of the active area. An electrically insulating or dielectric layer is present as support layer for both antenna and integrated circuit. The substrate is removed outside the active areas of the integrated circuit.
US07816773B2	Package structure and manufacturing method thereof A package structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The package structure includes a leadframe, a die, a solder layer and several connecting components. The leadframe includes a heat dissipation pad and several leads. The heat dissipation pad is disposed in a substantial center of the leadframe. The leads are surrounding the heat dissipation pad. The die having an active surface is disposed on the leadframe. The solder layer is disposed between the active surface and the heat dissipation pad. The connecting components are disposed between the active surface and the leads. The die is electrically connected to the leadframe through the solder layer and the connecting components.
US07816771B2	Stacked chip package structure with leadframe having inner leads with transfer pad The present invention provides a stacked chip package structure with leadframe having inner leads with transfer pad, comprising: a leadframe composed of a plurality of inner leads arranged in rows facing each other, a plurality of outer leads, and a die pad, wherein the die pad is provided between the plurality of inner leads arranged in rows facing each other and vertically distant from the plurality of inner leads; an offset chip-stacked structure formed with a plurality of chips stacked together, the offset chip-stacked structure being set on the die pad and electrically connected to the plurality of inner leads arranged in rows facing each other; and an encapsulant covering the offset chip-stacked structure and the leadframe, the plurality of outer leads extending out of said encapsulant; the improvement of which being that the inner leads of the leadframe are coated with an insulating layer and a plurality of metal pads are selectively formed on the insulating layer.
US07816769B2	Stackable packages for three-dimensional packaging of semiconductor dice An apparatus and a method for packaging semiconductor devices. The apparatus includes a substrate strip component of a leadless three-dimensional stackable semiconductor package having mounting contacts on, for example, four peripheral edges. The substrate strip may either be fabricated for mounting a single electrical component (e.g., an integrated circuit die) or a plurality of substrate strips may be laid out in an X-Y matrix pattern which may later be singulated into individual package strip for leadless packages. Three-dimensional stacking is achieved by a bonding area on an uppermost portion of the sidewall. The sidewall of the strip is high enough to enclose an encapsulant covering a later mounted integrated circuit die and associated bonding wires.
US07816765B2	Silicon epitaxial wafer and the production method thereof A silicon epitaxial wafer obtained by growing a silicon epitaxial layer on a surface of a silicon wafer having a diameter of at least 300 mm produced by slicing a silicon single crystal ingot doped with boron and germanium grown by the Czochralski method, wherein boron is doped to be at a concentration of 8.5×1018 (atoms/cm3) or higher and germanium is doped to satisfy a relational expression (formula 1) below.  3 × ( 4.64 × 10 - 24 · [ Ge ] - 2.69 × 10 - 23 · [ B ] ) 5.43 × r 2 × t epi ( t sub ) 2  ≤ 26. [ Forrmula ⁢ ⁢ 1 ]
US07816763B2	BJT and method for fabricating the same According to one embodiment, a collector electrode including metal is used for a sink region for connecting an n+ type buried layer, so that the sink region can be narrowly formed. Further, an interval between a base region and the collector electrode can be reduced, thereby considerably decreasing the size of the transistor. Furthermore, collector resistance is reduced, so that the performance of the transistor can be improved.
US07816761B2	Semiconductor device having fuse and protection circuit A semiconductor device having a semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer, a fuse, a diffusion layer and a resistor. The semiconductor substrate has a first conductivity type. The insulating layer is selectively formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate. The fuse is formed on the insulating layer. The diffusion layer has a second conductivity type. The diffusion layer is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to the fuse. The first resistor is electrically connected to the fuse.
US07816760B2	Semiconductor structure including laminated isolation region A semiconductor structure and a related method for fabrication thereof include an isolation region located within an isolation trench within a semiconductor substrate. The isolation region comprises; (1) a lower lying dielectric plug layer recessed within the isolation trench; (2) a U shaped dielectric liner layer located upon the lower lying dielectric plug layer and partially filling the recess; and (3) an upper lying dielectric plug layer located upon the U shaped dielectric liner layer and completely filling the recess. The isolation region provides for sidewall coverage of the isolation trench, thus eliminating some types of leakage paths.
US07816759B2	Integrated circuit including isolation regions substantially through substrate An integrated circuit including a substrate and trench isolation regions. The substrate supports a device. The trench isolation regions are configured to laterally isolate the device. The trench isolation regions extend substantially through the substrate.
US07816758B2	Integrated circuit having laterally dielectrically isolated active regions above an electrically contacted buried material, and method for producing the same An integrated circuit is disclosed that includes a first layer made of active semiconductor material and extending along a first side of a buried layer, and trench structures, which cut through the layer made of active semiconductor material and have dielectric wall regions, whereby the dielectric wall regions isolate electrically subregions of the layer, made of active semiconductor material in the lateral direction, and whereby the trench structures, furthermore, have first inner regions, which are filled with electrically conductive material and contact the buried layer in an electrically conductive manner. The integrated circuit is notable in that the first wall regions of the trench structures completely cut through the buried layer and the second wall regions of the trench structures extend into the buried layer, without cutting it completely. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing such an integrated circuit is disclosed.
US07816754B2	Ball grid array package construction with raised solder ball pads The present invention provides for a BGA solder ball interconnection to an outer conductive layer of a laminated circuit assembly having an underlying circuit layer. The invention includes a raised BGA solder ball pad substantially co-planar with the outer conductive layer, the raised pad having a raised face and a plurality of vertical conductive walls and a BGA solder ball having an average diameter of greater than the width of the raised face, the BGA solder ball being adhered to the raised face and to a substantial portion of the vertical conductive walls.
US07816753B2	IrOx nanostructure electrode neural interface optical device An optical device with an iridium oxide (IrOx) electrode neural interface, and a corresponding fabrication method are provided. The method provides a substrate and forms a first conductive electrode overlying the substrate. A photovoltaic device having a first electrical interface is connected to the first electrode. A second electrical interface of the photovoltaic device is connected to a second conductive electrode formed overlying the photovoltaic device. An array of neural interface single-crystal IrOx nanostructures are formed overlying the second electrode, where x≦4. The IrOx nanostructures can be partially coated with an electrical insulator, such as SiO2, SiN, TiO2, or spin on glass (SOG), leaving the IrOx distal ends exposed. In one aspect, a buffer layer is formed overlying the second electrode surface, made from a material such as LiNbO3, LiTaO3, or SA, for the purpose of orienting the growth direction of the IrOx nanostructures.
US07816750B2	Thin semiconductor die packages and associated systems and methods Thin semiconductor die packages and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A package in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a semiconductor die having die bond sites, a conductive structure positioned proximate to the semiconductor die and having first bond sites and second bond sites spaced apart from the first bond sites, and conductive couplers connected between the first bond sites of the conductive structure and the die bond sites of the semiconductor die. A cover can be positioned adjacent to the semiconductor die, and can include a recess in which the conductive couplers are received.
US07816747B2	Detector for detecting electromagnetic waves A detector for detecting electromagnetic waves, the detector having an antenna for receiving the electromagnetic waves, a semiconductor element, wherein a termination section of the semiconductor element establishes a termination resistor of the antenna, wherein the termination section is provided for heating a temperature-sensitive part of the semiconductor element, wherein the semiconductor element comprises a temperature-dependent characteristic that is dependent from the temperature of the temperature sensitive part and a measurement unit for measuring the temperature-dependent characteristic of the semiconductor element.
US07816745B2	Wafer level hermetically sealed MEMS device A hermetically sealed microelectromechanical system (MEMS) package includes a MEMS switch having a movable portion and a stationary portion with an electrical contact thereon. A glass lid is anodically bonded to the MEMS switch to form a sealed cavity over the movable portion of the MEMS switch. The glass lid includes a contact aperture to allow access to the electrical contact on the stationary portion of the MEMS switch. A family of body-implantable hermetically-sealed MEMS packages are provided according to certain aspects and embodiments of the present invention.
US07816741B2	Semiconductor device The semiconductor device of the present invention has a body layer of a P-type impurity region formed on an N− layer of an N-type impurity region. A plurality of trenches is formed through the body layer from the main surface thereof. A gate insulating film and a gate electrode are formed in each trench. A contact layer of a P-type impurity region and an emitter layer of an N-type impurity region are formed on the main surface of the body layer. A plurality of floating ring layers of P-type impurity regions is formed on the main surface of the N− layer, being spaced apart from the body layer. A well layer of an N-type impurity region is formed between the body layer and N− layer in an area contained in the body layer in plane view.
US07816739B2	Semiconductor device using SiGe for substrate A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer, an n-type/p-type second semiconductor layer, p-type/n-type third semiconductor layers and a first gate electrode. The second semiconductor layer is formed on the first semiconductor layer and has an oxidation rate which is lower than that of the first semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layers are formed in the second semiconductor layer and have a depth reaching an inner part of the first semiconductor layer. In case that the second and third semiconductor layers are n-type and p-type, respectively, a lattice constant of the second semiconductor layer is less than that of the third semiconductor layer. In case that the second and third semiconductor layers are p-type and n-type, respectively, the lattice constant of the second semiconductor layer is greater than that of the third semiconductor layer. A first gate electrode is formed on the second semiconductor layer.
US07816737B2	Semiconductor device with gate dielectric containing mixed rare earth elements A semiconductor device, such as a transistor or capacitor, is provided. The device includes a substrate, a gate dielectric over the substrate, and a conductive gate electrode film over the gate dielectric. The gate dielectric includes a mixed rare earth oxide, nitride or oxynitride film containing at least two different rare earth metal elements.
US07816733B2	SiC semiconductor having junction barrier schottky device A semiconductor device having a JBS diode includes: a SiC substrate; a drift layer on the substrate; an insulation film on the drift layer having an opening in a cell region; a Schottky barrier diode having a Schottky electrode contacting the drift layer through the opening and an ohmic electrode on the substrate; a terminal structure having a RESURF layer in the drift layer surrounding the cell region; and multiple second conductive type layers in the drift layer on an inner side of the RESURF layer contacting the Schottky electrode. The second conductive type layers are separated from each other. The second conductive type layers and the drift layer provide a PN diode. Each second conductive type layer has a depth larger than the RESURF layer.
US07816724B2	Memory device with barrier layer A memory device (100) may include a substrate (110), a dielectric layer (210) formed on the substrate (110) and a charge storage element (220) formed on the dielectric layer (210). The memory device (100) may also include an inter-gate dielectric (230) formed on the charge storage element (220), a barrier layer (240) formed on the inter-gate dielectric (230) and a control gate (250) formed on the barrier layer (240). The barrier layer (240) prevents reaction between the control gate (250) and the inter-gate dielectric (230).
US07816723B2	Semiconductor memory array of floating gate memory cells with program/erase and select gates A memory device, and method of making and operating the same, including a substrate of semiconductor material of a first conductivity type, first and second spaced apart regions in the substrate of a second conductivity type with a channel region therebetween, an electrically conductive floating gate having a first portion disposed over and insulated from the channel region and a second portion disposed over and insulated from the first region and including a sharpened edge, an electrically conductive P/E gate having a first portion disposed over and insulated from the first region and a second portion extending up and over the floating gate second portion and insulated therefrom by a first layer of insulation material, and an electrically conductive select gate having a first portion disposed laterally adjacent to the floating gate and disposed over and insulated from the channel region.
US07816722B2	Memory array A memory array has a multiplicity of row conductors and a multiplicity of column conductors, the row conductors and column conductors being arranged to cross at cross-points, and has a memory cell disposed at each cross-point, each memory cell having a storage element and a control element coupled in series between a row conductor and a column conductor, and each control element including a silicon-rich insulator. Methods for fabricating the memory array are disclosed.
US07816720B1	Trench MOSFET structure having improved avalanche capability using three masks process A trench MOSFET structure having improved avalanche capability is disclosed, wherein the source region is formed by performing source Ion Implantation through contact open region of a thick contact interlayer, and further diffused to optimize a trade-off between Rds and the avalanche capability. Thus, only three masks are needed in fabrication process, which are trench mask, contact mask and metal mask. Furthermore, said source region has a doping concentration along channel region lower than along contact trench region, and source junction depth along channel region shallower than along contact trench, and source doping profile along surface of epitaxial layer has Gaussian-distribution from trenched source-body contact to channel region.
US07816716B2	Semiconductor ferroelectric device, manufacturing method for the same, and electronic device Source/drain diffusion layers and a channel region are formed in a polysilicon thin film formed on a substrate made of glass or the like, and furthermore, a gate electrode 6 is formed via a gate insulating film. A silicon hydronitride film is formed on the interlayer dielectric film, whereby the hydrogen concentration in an active element region including a switching thin film transistor can be maintained at a high level, and Si—H bonds in the silicon thin film become stable. In addition, by providing a ferroelectric film on the silicon hydronitride film via a lower electrode formed of a conductive oxide film, whereby the oxygen concentration of the ferroelectric capacitive element layer can be maintained at a high level, and generation of oxygen deficiency in the ferroelectric film is prevented.
US07816714B2	Image sensor including an image sensing device above a readout circuitry and method for manufacturing an image sensor Provided is an image sensor. The image sensor can include a readout circuitry on a first substrate, an electrical junction region in the first substrate electrically connected with the readout circuitry, and an interconnection on the first substrate. The interconnection can be formed for connection to the electrical junction region. An image sensing device can be formed on the interconnection.
US07816713B2	CMOS image sensor having thiophene derivatives Provided is a CMOS image sensor that uses thiophene derivatives. The CMOS image sensor includes first through third photoelectric conversion units vertically and sequentially stacked on a semiconductor substrate. The first photoelectric conversion unit detects blue light and comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, and a p-type thiophene derivative layer between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US07816712B2	Thin film transistor array and method of manufacturing the same A thin film transistor array and method of manufacturing the same include a pixel electrode formed of a transparent conductive layer on a substrate, a gate line formed of the transparent conductive layer and an opaque conductive layer on the substrate, a gate electrode connected to the gate line and formed of the transparent conductive layer and an opaque conductive layer on the substrate, a gate insulating layer which covers the gate line and the gate electrode, a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating layer to overlap the gate electrode, a data line which intersects the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line to overlap a part of the semiconductor layer, and a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode to overlap a part of the semiconductor layer.
US07816711B2	Solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device having an arrangement in which well contact is achieved for each pixel is provided. In the solid-state imaging device, a well contact part is formed in an activation region of a photoelectric conversion portion. The well contact part fixes a well in which the photoelectric conversion portion and transistors of the pixel are provided at a predetermined potential.
US07816709B2	Single-walled carbon nanotube-ceramic composites and methods of use Composites of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and a ceramic support (e.g., silica) comprising a small amount of catalytic metal, e.g., cobalt and molybdenum, are described. The particle comprising the metal and ceramic support is used as the catalyst for the production of the single-walled carbon nanotubes. The nanotube-ceramic composite thus produced can be used “as prepared” without further purification providing significant cost advantages. The nanotube-ceramic composite has also been shown to have improved properties versus those of purified carbon nanotubes in certain applications such as field emission devices. Use of precipitated and fumed silicas has resulted in nanotube-ceramic composites which may synergistically improve the properties of both the ceramic (e.g., silica) and the single-walled carbon nanotubes. Addition of these composites to polymers may improve their properties. These properties include thermal conductivity, thermal stability (tolerance to degradation), electrical conductivity, modification of crystallization kinetics, strength, elasticity modulus, fracture toughness, and other mechanical properties. Other nanotube-ceramic composites may be produced based on Al2O3, MgO and ZrO2, for example, which are suitable for a large variety of applications.
US07816708B2	Semiconductor chip In a semiconductor chip in which external connection pads are arranged in three or more rows in a staggered configuration at the peripheral portion thereof, a first pad which is arranged in the outermost row is used as a power supply pad or a ground pad for an internal core circuit. To the first pad, a second pad which is arranged in the second outermost row is connected with a metal in the same layer as a pad metal. The resistance of a power supply line to the internal core circuit has a value of the parallel resistance of a resistance from the first pad and a resistance from the second pad, which is by far lower than the resistance from the first pad. Therefore, it is possible to prevent circuit misoperation resulting from an IR drop in the power supply of the internal core circuit.
US07816704B2	Method for packaging a light emitting device including a metal reflection layer and a metal heat dissipation layer A method for packaging a light emitting element includes a step of providing a carrier formed with an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, a step of providing a light emitting object by utilizing a light emitting diode chip having a positive and negative electrodes, a step of directly contacting the carrier and the light emitting diode chip to establish electrical communication among the anode and cathode electrodes and the positive and negative electrodes, and a step of firmly bonding the carrier and the light emitting diode chip by which to simplify assembling procedure and further to reduce manufacturing cost and enhance production efficiency.
US07816700B2	Light emitting diode employing an array of nanorods and method of fabricating the same Disclosed are a light emitting diode employing an array of nanorods and a method of fabricating the same. The light emitting diode comprises an array of semiconductor nanorods positioned on a substrate. An upper electrode layer is deposited on the array of the nanorods such that an empty space remains between adjacent ones of the nanorods. Since the space between adjacent ones of the nanorods is not filled with an insulating material, the light extraction efficiency of a light emitting diode can be improved and a method of fabricating the light emitting diode can be simplified.
US07816698B2	Heat dissipation package for heat generation element A heat dissipation package is provided. Conducting leads of the package are located between two dissipating parts of a heat dissipation carrier to form the heat dissipation package with a structure of heat outside and electricity inside. Consequently, there is no limitation caused by electrical elements surrounding the heat dissipation carrier, so as to enhance the expandability of the heat dissipation carrier and improve the efficiency for heat dissipation of the heat generation element.
US07816695B2	Light emitting device and method of forming the same An embodiment of present invention discloses a light-emitting device comprising a first multi-layer structure comprising a first lower layer; a first upper layer; and a first active layer able to emit light under a bias voltage and positioned between the first lower layer and the first upper layer; a second thick layer neighboring the first multi-layer structure; a second connection layer associated with the second thick layer; a connective line electrically connected to the second connection layer and the first multi-layer structure; a substrate; and two or more ohmic contact electrodes between the first multi-layer structure and the substrate.
US07816692B2	Organic light emitting display (OLED) having a gas vent groove to decrease edge open failures An Organic Light Emitting Display (OLED) and its fabrication method has a pixel defining layer provided on a first electrode which is formed with a gas vent groove to allow gas to vent when the pixel defining layer is being formed, so that gas is not left in a pixel but vented when a donor film is laminated by a Laser-Induced Thermal Imaging (LITI) method, thereby decreasing edge open failures.
US07816691B2	Light-emitting diode having a flexible substrate A light-emitting diode is provided which includes: a sheet-like substrate; a pair of electrode patterns formed to wrap round and cover substantially entire upper and lower surfaces of the substrate, said pair of electrode patterns comprising an upper electrode portion, a lower electrode portion and a side electrode portion; a light-emitting element mounted on at least one of the electrode patterns; and a translucent sealing resin body that seals the light-emitting element. The pair of electrode patterns are separated by spaces formed therebetween, and substantially the entire surfaces of the substrate, except the spaces, are covered with the electrode patterns.
US07816689B2	Embedded package structure module with high-density electrical connections and method for making the same An embedded package structure module with high-density electrical connections, including: a drive IC structure, an LED array structure and a plurality of conductive structures. The drive IC structure has at least one concave groove. The LED array structure is received in the at least one concave groove of the drive IC structure, and the LED array structure has a plurality of second open grooves formed on its lateral wall and close to the drive IC structure. The conductive structures respectively traverse the second open grooves in order to make the conductive structures electrically connect between the drive IC structure and the LED array structure.
US07816686B2	Forming silicides with reduced tailing on silicon germanium and silicon A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a gate stack on the semiconductor substrate; an epitaxial region having at least a portion in the semiconductor substrate and adjacent to the gate stack, wherein the epitaxial region comprises an impurity of a first conductivity type; a first portion of the semiconductor substrate adjoining the epitaxial region, wherein the first portion of the semiconductor substrate is of the first conductivity type; and a second portion of the semiconductor substrate adjoining the first portion. The second portion of the semiconductor substrate is of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type. A silicide region is formed on the epitaxial region and the first and the second portions of the semiconductor substrate.
US07816682B2	Liquid crystal display device and semiconductor device By increasing an interval between electrodes which drives liquid crystals, a gradient of an electric field applied between the electrodes can be controlled and an optimal electric field can be applied between the electrodes. The invention includes a first electrode formed over a substrate, an insulating film formed over the substrate and the first electrode, a thin film transistor including a semiconductor film in which a source, a channel region, and a drain are formed over the insulating film, a second electrode located over the semiconductor film and the first electrode and including first opening patterns, and liquid crystals provided over the second electrode.
US07816681B2	Capacitive gas sensor and method of fabricating the same A capacitive gas sensor and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The capacitive gas sensor includes an insulating substrate, a metal electrode and a micro thin-film heater wire integrally formed on the same plane of the insulating substrate, and an oxide detection layer coated on the metal electrode and the micro thin-film heater wire. The fabrication method includes depositing a metal layer on an insulating substrate, etching the metal layer so that a metal electrode and a micro thin-film heater wire form an interdigital transducer on the same plane, and forming a nano crystal complex oxide thin film or a complex oxide nano fiber coating layer on the metal electrode and the micro thin-film heater wire as a detecting layer. The capacitive gas sensor can be easily fabricated and can have excellent characteristics such as high sensitivity, high selectivity, high stability, and low power consumption.
US07816678B2	Organic light emitting display with single crystalline silicon TFT and method of fabricating the same Provided is an organic light emitting display, in which a semiconductor circuit unit of 2T-1C structure including a switching transistor and a driving transistor formed of single crystalline silicon is formed on a plastic substrate. A method of fabricating the single crystalline silicon includes: growing a single crystalline silicon layer to a predetermined thickness on a crystal growth plate; depositing a buffer layer on the single crystalline silicon layer; forming a partition layer at a predetermined depth in the single crystalline silicon layer by, e.g., implanting hydrogen ions in the single crystalline silicon layer from an upper portion of an insulating layer; attaching a substrate to the buffer layer; and releasing the partition layer of the single crystalline silicon layer by heating the partition layer from the crystal growth plate to obtain a single crystalline silicon layer of a predetermined thickness on the substrate.
US07816674B2	Organic thin-film transistor An organic thin-film transistor, including a layer exposing a benzene ring, having a surface separation of from 2.8 to 3.0 Å; and an organic semiconductive layer located overlying the layer exposing a benzene ring.
US07816673B2	Heteroacene compound, organic thin film comprising the compound, and electronic device comprising the thin film A heteroacene compound includes a di-thieno-benzo-thieno-thiophene derivative, in which all six rings may be fused together, an organic thin film including the same, and an electronic device that includes the thin film as a carrier transport layer. The compound of example embodiments may have a compact planar structure to thus realize improved solvent solubility and processability. When the compound is applied to electronic devices, a deposition process or a room-temperature solution process may be applied, and as well, intermolecular packing and stacking may be efficiently realized, resulting in improved electrical properties, including increased charge mobility.
US07816668B2	Spirofluorene derivative, material for light-emitting element, light-emitting element, light-emitting device, and electronic device It is an object of the present invention to provide a material having a high Tg and a wide energy gap. The present invention provides a spirofluorene derivative represented by General Formula 1. (In the formula, R1 is any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a group represented by General Formula 2. Each of R2 and R3 is either hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and may be identical or different. R4 is an aryl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms. Each of R5 and R6 is any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms and may be identical or different.)
US07816667B2	Silsesquioxane-based compound and organic light-emitting device including the same A silsesquioxane-based compound represented by Formula 1 and an organic light-emitting device including the same: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined in the specification. The use of the silsesquioxane-based compound enables to produce an organic light-emitting device with improvement in electrical characteristics such as brightness and efficiency. The silsesquioxane-based compound can exhibit good film smoothness and adhesion, and at the same time, good electrical characteristics such as current efficiency and brightness, and thus, is suitable for use in an organic light-emitting device.
US07816666B2	Preventing substrate deformation A substrate prevented from being deformed due to thermal stress or deposition stress includes a deformation preventing layer arranged on one surface of the substrate. The substrate can include a thin film transistor arranged on one surface of the substrate and the deformation preventing layer, arranged on the another surface of the substrate, and including at least one layer.
US07816660B2	Lateral phase change memory A lateral phase change memory includes a pair of electrodes separated by an insulating layer. The first electrode is formed in an opening in an insulating layer and is cup-shaped. The first electrode is covered by the insulating layer which is, in turn, covered by the second electrode. As a result, the spacing between the electrodes may be very precisely controlled and limited to very small dimensions. The electrodes are advantageously formed of the same material, prior to formation of the phase change material region.
US07816658B2	Extreme ultra-violet lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method An extreme ultra-violet lithographic apparatus for imaging a pattern onto a substrate includes a radiation system constructed and arranged to provide a beam of an extreme ultra-violet radiation, and an absorber arranged in the beam and constructed and arranged to absorb at least a portion of the radiation beam. The absorber has a volume configured to accommodate a flow of an absorbing gas. The flow is directed in a transverse direction with respect to the beam. The absorber includes a structure having an extreme ultra-violet radiation-transmissive beam entry area and an extreme ultra-violet radiation-transmissive beam exit area. The apparatus also includes a gas inlet actuator array configured to inject the gas into the volume and a gas outlet actuator array arranged to evacuate the gas from the volume.
US07816656B2	Method of implanting ion species into microstructure products by concurrently cleaning the implanter By operating an implantation tool with a source gas having a halogen fraction of 66 atomic percent or less relative to the total composition of the source gas, an in situ cleaning effect may be achieved while performing an implantation process.
US07816651B2	High detective quantum efficiency X-ray detectors An image acquisition apparatus includes a conversion layer for generating electrons in response to electromagnetic radiation photons, and a first semiconducting layer adjacent to the conversion layer for generating electron-hole pairs in response to electrons generated by the conversion layer.
US07816642B2	Pressure-induced counter with delay unit A pressure-induced counter includes a pressure acquisition unit, a delay unit and a counter unit. The pressure acquisition unit is electrically coupled to the counter unit via the delay unit. The pressure acquisition unit is configured for acquiring a pressure signal of an external pressure applied thereon to generate and output an original electrical signal corresponding to the pressure signal. The delay unit is configured for processing the original electrical signal outputted from the pressure acquisition unit to obtain a processed electrical signal by depressing the leading-edge jitter existing therein. The counter unit is configured for receiving the processed electrical signal transmitted from the delay unit and taking count of the received signals.
US07816630B2	Device for receiving ceramic heating elements and method for the manufacture thereof A device and a method for receiving ceramic heating elements (PTC elements, cold conductors) in a heating device use an insulating frame and at least one contact plate held by the latter and on which the heating elements can be placed. The contact plate is frictionally held in the frame. According to the method, at least on the contact plate side remote from the heating element reception side is molded on or sprayed a layer of the following materials: plastic, polymer ceramic, ceramic.
US07816628B2	Heated garment In an embodiment of the present invention, a garment includes a fabric having a channel, a heat conductive wire disposed in the channel, a power source coupled to the heat conductive wire and detachably attached to the garment, and a controller electrically coupled to the power source and detachably attached to the garment, wherein the controller is configured with a heat setting. In another embodiment of the present invention, a method of heating a garment includes providing a fabric, forming a channel, disposing a heat conductive wire within the channel, connecting the heat conductive wire with a power source, wherein the power source is a rechargeable battery, and adjusting the heating of the garment by operating the power source and the heat conductive wire using a controller.
US07816623B2	Method and apparatus for processing brittle material In a method for processing brittle material, a laser light from a laser light source irradiates the brittle material and transports an irradiating position of the laser light along a predetermined line, wherein the laser light L from a plurality of laser light sources 11, 12 . . . m1, m2 . . . mn is irradiated simultaneously onto the surface of the brittle material W, and an irradiating range of the laser light, which is set to a predetermined shape, is moved over the surface of the brittle material. Furthermore, a plurality of optical wave guides 10 . . . 10 that guide the laser light from the laser light sources 11, 12 . . . m1, m2 . . . mn to the brittle material are provided, and composite laser light L irradiates the surface of the brittle material, with these optical wave guides 10 . . . 10 bundled together.
US07816622B2	System and method for controlling laser shock peening A laser shock peening system including a workpiece is provided. The laser shock peening system includes a workholding fixture configured to hold the workpiece. The laser shock peening system also includes a laser source configured to emit multiple laser beam pulses on the workpiece. The laser shock peening system further includes an absorptive layer disposed on the workpiece, the absorptive layer configured to absorb the laser beam pulses from the laser source into the workpiece. The laser shock peening system also includes a transparent constraining layer disposed between the laser source and the absorptive layer. The transparent constraining layer is also configured to provide a pressure medium configured to direct multiple reflected laser generated shock waves from the workpiece back into the workpiece. The laser shock peening system also includes a transducer disposed on the workholding fixture and configured to detect multiple acoustic signals emitted from the workpiece.
US07816619B2	Methods and apparatus for manufacturing carbon nanotubes A process for manufacturing carbon nanotubes, including a step of creating an electric arc in an electric field between a carbonaceous anode and a carbonaceous cathode under conditions effective to produce the carbon nanotubes, wherein the carbonaceous anode and the carbonaceous cathode are immersed in dielectric liquid serving as a dielectric, coolant and for providing an oxygen-free environment. Preferably, one of the electric discharge machining dielectric oils is used as dielectric liquid. Preferably, an electric discharge machine is used to immerse the electrodes in the dielectric liquid, create an electric field, induce the arc, and adjust the gap between the electrodes thus optimizing the yield of carbon nanotubes. The process is cost-effective, easy to implement, and provides high-quality carbon nanotubes while eliminating the need for dedicated equipment and catalysts.
US07816608B2	CTS and inspecting method thereof A substrate for inspecting a thickness of contacts at least includes a dielectric layer, a first metal layer, and a second metal layer. The first metal layer which includes a circuit region and a testing region is formed on an upper surface of the dielectric layer, and the circuit region has a plurality of contacts. The second metal layer which has a hollowed region is formed on a lower surface of the dielectric layer, and the hollowed region is aligned with the testing region of the first metal layer to avoid the interference when the testing region is inspected.
US07816607B2	Process for the production of a multipolar cable, and multipolar cable produced therefrom A process for manufacturing a multipolar cable having at least one pair of cores, each core having at least one conductive element and at least one layer of electrical insulation in a position which is radially external to the at least one conductive element. The process includes the steps of: a) assembling the at least one pair of cores so as to form an assembled element having a plurality of interstitial zones between the cores, and b) depositing by co-extrusion an expandable polymeric material in a position which is radially external to the cores so as to fill the interstitial zone and to form a filling layer of substantially circular transverse cross section, and at least one containment layer of polymeric material in a position radially external to the filling layer. The multipolar cable obtained from the process.
US07816606B2	Telecommunication wire with low dielectric constant insulator A telecommunication wire having an electrical conductor is surrounded by an insulator. The insulator includes a main body made of a first polymeric insulator material. The main body defines a plurality of channels that run generally along a length of the electrical conductor. Each channel includes a first region and a second region. The first regions are filled with a second polymeric insulator material having a dielectric constant that is lower than the first polymeric insulator material. The second regions are filled with a gas such as air.
US07816600B2	Use of constant force spring in keyboard assembly An electronic keyboard that includes a plurality of keys including a first key. The keyboard further includes a key support supporting the first key for movement between a rest position and a depressed position. The keyboard also includes a first key return spring configured to apply a return force to the first key to bias the first key toward the rest position. In the keyboard, the first key return spring is configured such that the return force has a substantially constant magnitude throughout the movement of the first key between the rest position and the depressed position.
US07816595B1	Methods of constructing and tuning ocarinas Improved methods for tuning ocarinas to extend their capabilities, musical ranges, and ease of use. Ocarinas having enhanced fingering patterns using subholes, split toneholes, additional tonehole(s), and/or an additional thumbhole. Enhancements to cross-fingered ocarinas with one or two chambers and linear-fingered ocarinas with two or more chambers.
US07816594B2	Tuning peg A tuning peg for a stringed musical instrument is provided in accordance with the present invention having a shank with a first area which forms a string supporting area and at least one additional area which forms a mounting area for fixing the tuning peg to the stringed musical instrument. The first area is rotatable relative to the at least one additional area. A first gear wheel is connected non-rotatably to the first area. At least one additional gear wheel is connected non-rotatably to the at least one additional area. A head is arranged on the shank so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, and at least one drive gear wheel is arranged on the head and acts on the first gear wheel and the at least one additional gear wheel.
US07816588B2	Inbred sweet corn line R373D An inbred sweet corn line, designated R373D, the plants and seeds of inbred sweet corn line R373D, methods for producing a maize plant produced by crossing the inbred sweet corn line R373D with itself or with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred sweet corn line R373D with another maize line or plant.
US07816580B2	Promotion of somatic embryogenesis in plants by Wuschel gene expression The present invention relates to methods for promoting somatic embryogenesis from a tissue or organ of a plant, by overexpressing a Wuschel gene in said tissue or organ. In one embodiment, such overexpression can be used as a silent selectable marker for transgenic plants. In another embodiment, such expression can be used to confer apomixis to a plant. In another embodiment, such overexpression can be used to create haploid plants, which can be used to produce dihaploid plants.
US07816576B2	Method for catalytically dehydrating hydrocarbons The invention relates to a method for producing unsaturated hydrocarbons. According to said method, in a first step, a hydrocarbon, especially a mixture which contains alkanes, essentially no water, and can contain water vapour, is continuously guided through a first catalyst bed provided with standard dehydration conditions. Liquid water, water vapour and a gas containing oxygen are then added to the reaction mixture obtained in the first step and, in a second step, the reaction mixture obtained is then continuously guided through another catalyst bed for oxidising hydrogen and for further dehydrating hydrocarbons. The first catalyst bed can be heated and the heating in the first step is then preferably regulated in such a way that an essentially isothermic operating mode is created.
US07816572B2	Propylene and isoprene production A process for producing propylene and isoprene from a feed stream comprising 1-butene and isobutene is disclosed. The feed stream is reacted in a catalytic distillation reactor containing an olefin isomerization catalyst to produce an overhead stream comprising 2-butene and isobutene and a bottoms stream comprising 2-butene. The overhead stream is reacted in the presence of a metathesis catalyst to produce propylene and isoamylenes. Isoprene is produced by dehydrogenation of isoamylenes.
US07816570B2	Process for conversion of biomass to fuel A process for the direct conversion of lipid biomass fuel stock to combustible fuels include the steps of hydrolyzing a lipid biomass to form free fatty acids, catalytically deoxygenating the free fatty acids to from n-alkanes, and reforming at least a portion of the n-alkanes into a mixture of compounds having the correct chain length, conformations and ratio to be useful as transportation fuels. The process exhibits an overall energy efficiency of at least about 75%, wherein energy efficiency is calculated as the lower heating value of the produced transportation fuel over the sum of the lower heating value of the process reactants and the total energy input into the process.
US07816566B2	p-Menthan-3-ol alkylated derivatives and their use as refreshing agents The invention concerns a 3-alkylated crystallized (1R,4S)-p-menthan-(3)-ol derivative, of formula A or B, wherein: either when R<2> represents hydrogen or a methyl radical, R<1> represents a —(CH2)n-OH where n can be 1, 2 and 3, or when R<2> represents a hydroxy radical, R<1> represents a methyl radical or a —(CH2)n-OH group where n can be 1, 2 and 3. The invention also concerns methods for preparing same, and perfume, cosmetic or food compositions containing said derivative.
US07816564B2	Modified carbon nanoparticles, method for the production thereof and use thereof The present invention relates to novel carbon nanoparticles, especially to carbon nanoparticles which comprise or consist of carbon nanotubes and have been modified by means of acyl groups, to a novel process with which these modified carbon nanoparticles, especially carbon nanoparticles comprising or consisting of carbon nanotubes, are obtainable, and to the use of the modified carbon nanoparticles, especially carbon nanoparticles comprising or consisting of carbon nanotubes.
US07816562B2	Amido-organoborate initiator systems The invention is amido-borate compounds containing one or more anionic amido-borate moieties comprising an organoborate anion wherein the boron atom is bonded to a nitrogen atom of ammonia or an organic compound containing one or more nitrogen atoms, such as a hydrocarbyl amine, a hydrocarbyl polyamine, or an aromatic heterocycle containing one or more nitrogen atoms, and a cationic counter ion.
US07816556B2	Polycarboxylic acid production system employing enhanced multistage oxidative digestion Disclosed is an optimized system for more efficiently and economically producing terephthalic acid. The system includes a multi-stage oxidative digestion system for processing an improved initial slurry from primary oxidation. The multi-stage digestion system is capable of adequately purifying the improved initial slurry without requiring significant liquor exchange between primary oxidation and oxidative digestion.
US07816553B2	Cyclohexane polycarboxylic acid derivatives containing adjuvants Use of cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivatives in auxiliaries or as auxiliaries selected from the group consisting of the following auxiliaries:surface-active compositions selected from flow promoters, film-forming aids, defoamers, antifoams, wetting agents, coalescers, and emulsifiers; lubricants, selected from lubricating oils, lubricating greases, and lubricating pastes; calendering auxiliaries; rheology auxiliaries, quenchers for chemical reactions; phlegmatizers; pharmaceutical products; plasticizers in adhesives; in impact modifiers, and in other modifiers, and also surface-active compositions, lubricants, calendering auxiliaries, rheology quenchers for chemical reactions, phlegmatizers, pharmaceutical products, plasticizers in adhesives; impact modifiers, and other modifiers comprising cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivatives.
US07816552B2	Intermediate of 6-substituted 1-methyl-1-H-benzimidazole derivative and method for producing same A method for preparing a compound having the following formula (I) by reducing a nitro group of the following formula (III) followed by carrying out an intramolecular dehydration condensation, wherein R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic, and X is oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen.
US07816551B2	Method for producing dinitriles An adiponitrile/methylglutaronitrile preparation process includes distilling a reaction stream to obtain stream 3 depleted in pentenenitriles (bottom product) and stream 4 enriched in pentenenitriles (top product); extracting stream 3 obtaining stream 6 enriched with extractant (top product) and stream 7 depleted in extractant (bottom product); distilling stream 6 obtaining stream 8 comprising the catalyst (bottom product) and stream 9 comprising the extractant (top product); distilling stream 7 obtaining stream 10 (bottom product) and stream 11 comprising the extractant (top product); distilling stream 10 obtaining stream 12 comprising catalyst degradation products, at least one promotor, adiponitrile and methylglutaronitrile (bottom product) and stream 13 comprising pentenenitriles (top product); distilling stream 12 obtaining stream 14 comprising catalyst degradation products and the promotor(s) (bottom product) and stream 15 comprising adiponitrile and methylglutaronitrile (top product); distilling stream 15 obtaining stream 16 comprising adiponitrile (bottom product) and stream 17 comprising methylglutaronitrile (top product).
US07816545B2	Process 054 The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a diastereomerically pure dibenzoyl-L-tartrate salt of a compound of formula (III) and to products of said process.
US07816541B2	Process for producing an optically active compound The present invention provides a process for selectively producing an enantiomer at position 4 of an optically active compound in the cross aldol reaction of pyruvic acid and indole-3-pyruvic acid. The process comprises the step of reacting pyruvic acid with indole-3-pyruvic acid in the presence of an optically active α-amino acid containing a secondary amine and a metal ion.
US07816540B2	Carboxyl- or hydroxyl-substituted benzimidazole derivatives This invention relates to novel carboxyl- or hydroxyl-substituted benzimidazole derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1 to R6 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds bind to FXR and can be used as medicaments.
US07816536B2	4-substituted and 7-substituted indoles, benzofurans, benzothiophenes, benzimidazoles, benzoxazoles, and benzothiazoles and methods for making same Disclosed are 4-substituted and 7-substituted indoles, benzofurans, benzothiophenes, benzimidazoles, benzoxazoles, and benzothiazoles. Also disclosed are methods for making 4-substituted and 7-substituted indoles, benzofurans, benzothiophenes, benzimidazoles, benzoxazoles, and benzothiazoles, including those having the formulae. The methods include contacting a 4-substituted-6,7-dihydro indole, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzimidazole, benzoxazole, or benzothiazole compound or a 7-substituted-4,5-dihydro indole, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzimidazole, benzoxazole, or benzothiazole compound with a vinyldiazo compound in the presence of a dirhodium catalyst.
US07816535B2	Vinyl-phenyl derivatives for inflammation and immune-related uses The invention relates to compounds of structural formula (Ia): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, clathrate, or prodrug thereof, wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, X6, X10, R1, Y, Z, L, and n are defined herein. These compounds are useful as immunosuppressive agents and for treating and preventing inflammatory conditions, allergic disorders, and immune disorders.
US07816534B2	Substituted amides Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and cirrhosis of the liver.
US07816532B2	Biphenyl compounds useful as muscarinic receptor antagonists This invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, d, m, n, p, s, t, Ar1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7, R8, and W are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula I are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat pulmonary disorders.
US07816529B2	Pyrimidines useful as modulators of voltage-gated ion channels The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
US07816528B2	Preparation of aminopyrimidine compounds A 2-(N-methyl-N-methanesulfonylamino)pyrimidine compound of the formula (3): [R is a hydrocarbyl group], is prepared by the steps of: (I) reacting an isobutyrylacetate ester with 4-fluorobenzaldehyde and urea in the presence of a protonic compound and a metal salt; (II) oxidizing the reaction product of the step (I); (III) reacting the oxidation product of the step (II) with an organic sulfonyl halide or an organic sulfonyl anhydride; and (IV) reacting the reaction product of the step (III) with N-methyl-N-methanesulfonamide.
US07816527B2	Quinazoline-containing kits for labeling aldehyde or ketone moieties Kits including novel fluorescent derivitization reagents for labeling an aldehyde- and/or ketone-containing target substance in a sample are described. In one embodiment kits are provided the novel fluorescent derivitization reagents of which have the following formula: wherein Q is carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, or sulfonyl, and R5 is -L-Z; L is arylene, or a C1-6 perfluoroalkylene; Z is a carbonyl hydrazide, hydrazide, sulfonyl hydrazide, or a thiocarbonyl hydrazide; R11-R14 are independently H, C1-16 alkyl, C1-6 alkylamino, amino, or halogen; and R21-R24 are independently H, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 perfluoroalkyl, C1-6 alkylamino, di(C2-12-alkyl)amino, amino, carboxy, cyano, halogen, hydroxy, nitro, phenyl, sulfo, or -L-Z. The kits and reagents described are particularly useful for labeling glycoproteins or glycopeptides, nucleic acids, and lipopolysaccharides in electrophoresis gels.
US07816525B1	Process for the preparation of optically pure tetrahydropterins and derivatives, and specifically of optically pure tetrahydrofolic acid and derivatives thereof, by stereospecific hydrogenation Process for the preparation of tetrahydropterin and tetrahydropterin derivatives by hydrogenating pterin and pterin derivatives with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenating catalyst, in which the hydrogenation is carried out in a polar reaction medium and metal complexes that are soluble in the reaction medium are employed as the hydrogenation catalysts. The process is suited to the hydrogenation, particularly asymmetric hydrogenation, of folic acid, folic acid salts, folic acid esters, folic acid ester salts or dihydroforms thereof, with the proviso that in the event of using folic acid, carboxylic acid salts thereof or dihydroforms thereof the reaction medium is aqueous, and in the event of using folic acid esters, folic acid ester salts or dihydroforms thereof the reaction medium is an alcohol. The process opens up straightforward access to achiral and chiral pterin derivatives.
US07816520B2	5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazinic dimeric derivatives and the use thereof in the form of sun-protective agents The invention relates to 5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazinic compounds of general formula (I), wherein identical or different R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent a hydrogen, fluoride, chloride or bromine atom, C1 to C12 linear or branched alkyl, C1 A C18 linear or branched hydroxy, alkoxy poly(ethoxy)-alkoxy with a C1 to C4 alkyl fragment and an ethoxy number ranging from 1 to 4, amino or mono or di-alkylamino with a C1 to C4 alkyl fragment group, X is ortho-, meta- or paraphenylene, 4,4′-biphenylene, 2,4- or 2,6- or 3,4- or 3,5-pyridinylene, 2,2′-bipyridinylene, meta- or paraphenylenediamino, ethylenediamine, 2,2′-piperazinylene, diacyl of formula -(R4CO)2-, wherein r represents a phenyl radical, a 3 to 10 carbon, phenanthrene or anthracene atoms alkyl chain except 1,4-bis(5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)benzene of 2,4-bis(5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)pyridine and of 2,6-bis(5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)pyridine, to cosmetic compositions containing said compounds and to the use thereof in the form of sun filters or light-protective agents.
US07816515B2	Polysaccharide gum and process for its manufacture Processes are disclosed for the purification and recovery of polysaccharide gums from an aqueous solution, particularly xanthan gum from a fermentation broth. An aqueous solution of at least one polysaccharide gum is mixed with a non-solvent stream comprising water and a subprecipitant level of a non-solvent of the polysaccharide gum. The mixture is concentrated to increase the polysaccharide gum concentration, and optionally undergoes a heat treatment. Additional non-solvent is added to the concentrated mixture to precipitate the polysaccharide gum. The precipitated gum is dried after being separated from the liquid component of the mixture. The removed liquid component can be recycled to the earlier step in the process in which the polysaccharide gum solution is mixed with the non-solvent stream.
US07816513B2	Inosine derivatives and production methods therefor The present invention provides a method for producing an inosine derivative represented by the following general formula (1) including the steps of subjecting an inosine derivative of general formula (3) to dithiocarbonylation and carrying out radical reduction of the obtained compound. According to the present invention there can be produced compounds useful as anti-AIDS drugs on industrial scale. wherein R1 may be the same or different and are each benzyl group, benzhydryl group or trityl group, each of which may have a substituent in general formulas (1) and (3).
US07816509B2	Translational elongation factor promoter from Pichia pastoris and method for producing recombinant protein using the same Disclosed are a Pichia pastoris-derived translation elongation factor (TEF) promoter, a recombinant expression vector carrying the promoter and a heterologous protein encoding base sequence operably linked to the promoter, and a host cell transfected or transformed with the recombinant expression vector. Also, a method is provided for producing a heterologous protein. The method comprises culturing the host cell to express the Pichia pastoris-derived TEF promoter and isolating the promoter from the culture. The TEF promoter can be utilized for the mass production of heterologous proteins without the need for inducers.
US07816506B2	Methods and constructs for producing transgenic plants and methods of recovering expressed proteins This disclosure relates to a regulatory element useful for genetically engineering sugarcane or other monocots, to the transformation of the monocots with the regulatory element so that they produce a desired product, and to the regeneration of the monocots transformed with the regulatory element. In particular the present disclosure provides a nucleic acid encoding a promoter of a Sugarcane Elongation Factor (SEF), for example, as shown in SEQ ID NO: 5.
US07816502B2	Authentication of biologic materials using DNA-DNA hybridization on a solid support Provided are a method for preparing an array for authenticating biological samples and a method for authenticating the biological samples based on analysis of variable sequences of ribosomal RNA genes as well as a kit for authentication of the biological samples. The hybridization of probes of the samples to the array of overlapping fragments of authentic variable ribosomal RNA gene regions is quantified. The test enables distinction of species or prokaryotic strains and is unaffected by intra-species or strain polymorphism. The method disclosed is illustrated by authentication of traditional Chinese medicinal materials.
US07816501B2	Compositions comprising a linked acceptor moiety This invention is directed to compositions comprising a linked acceptor moiety.
US07816498B2	Monoclonal antibody for hippuric acid antigen Provided is a monoclonal antibody specific for hippuric acid. In the present invention, a hippuric acid-carrier protein conjugate is prepared from hippuric acid and BSA or OVA as a carrier protein, using a coupling reagent and a cross-linker. The monoclonal antibody screened according to the present invention has a titer having a standard curve in the concentration range of mg/mL meeting requirements for the permissible exposure limit (PEL) of toluene. The monoclonal antibody exhibits no cross-reactivity with carrier proteins, exhibits higher competitive inhibition in response to an increasing concentration of hippuric acid, and exhibits no cross-reactivity with other proteins contained in the urine. Therefore, the disclosed monoclonal antibody can be usefully employed in a diagnostic kit for detection of hippuric acid which is capable of diagnosing toluene exposure.
US07816497B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting drusen complement components C3a and C5a for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration Activated C3 (C3a) and its receptor (C3aR) and activated C5 (C5a) and its receptor (C5aR) have been shown to induce vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in vitro and in vivo. Compositions and methods for inhibiting C3a, C3aR, C5a and C5aR for the treatment and/or prevention of neovascular disease are provided. Also provided are Novel therapeutic targets and diagnostic markers for choroidal neovascularization.
US07816494B2	SdrC protein from Staphylococcus aureus and diagnostic kits including same An isolated extracellular matrix-binding protein, designated as SdrC and its corresponding amino acid and nucleic acid sequences and motifs are described. The proteins, peptides, fragments thereof or antigenic portions thereof are useful for the prevention, inhibition, treatment and diagnosis of S. aureus infection and as scientific research tools. Further, antibodies or antibody fragments to the proteins, peptides, fragments thereof or antigenic portions thereof are also useful for the prevention, inhibition, treatment and diagnosis of S. aureus infection. In particular, the proteins or antibodies thereof may be administered to wounds or used to coat biomaterials to act as blocking agents to prevent or inhibit the binding of S. aureus to wounds or biomaterials.
US07816490B2	Specific inhibitors of NFAT activation by calcineurin and their use in treating immune-related diseases Isolated peptide fragments of the conserved regulatory domain of NFAT protein capable of inhibiting protein-protein interaction between calcineurin and NFAT, or a biologically active analog thereof are described. Isolated polynucleotides and gene therapy vectors encoding such peptide fragments are also described. In addition, methods for treating immune-related diseases or conditions and methods for high throughput screening of candidate agents are described. Pharmaceutical compositions are also provided.
US07816487B2	Die-attach films for chip-scale packaging, packages made therewith, and methods of assembling same A die-attach composition includes a resin such as a thermosetting resin, a hardener, and a low molecular weight oligomer diluent. A die-attach composition includes a polyimide in a major amount and a resin such as a thermosetting resin in a minor amount. The die-attach composition also includes a reactive polymer diluent. Combinations of the low molecular weight oligomer diluent and the reactive polymer diluent are included. The die-attach composition is applied to surface mount technology such as wire-bond dice. A computing system is also included that uses the die-attach composition.
US07816484B2	Method for making polyethylene glycol carbonates A method for preparing a polyalkylene glycol carbonate is disclosed comprising reacting a hydroxyl functional polyalkylene glycol and a reagent selected from carbonates and chloroformates in the presence of an aromatic solvent and an amine.
US07816480B2	Silole-based polymers and semiconductor materials prepared from the same The present teachings provide silole-based polymers that can be used as p-type semiconductors. More specifically, the present teachings provide polymers that include a repeating unit of Formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5R6, Z, x, and x′ are as defined herein. The present teachings also provide methods of preparing these polymers, and relate to various compositions, composites, and devices that incorporate these polymers.
US07816479B2	Polyoxyalkylene-alkyl functional siloxane resins and aqueous compositions thereof Siloxane resins containing both polyoxyalkylene M siloxy units and alkyl functional M and T siloxy units and aqueous compositions thereof are disclosed. The aqueous compositions contain dispersed particles stabilized by the siloxane resin, and are useful for the entrapment and delivery of various personal, household, and medical care actives.
US07816476B2	Polymerizable cyclopropyl acrylates Cyclopropyl acrylate of general formula (1), constitutional and stereoisomers thereof and their mixtures in which A is selected from:
US07816465B2	Process for producing polyethylene Process and apparatus for continuously producing olefin polymers in a slurry phase reactor in a hydrocarbon diluent or liquid monomer. The process comprises continuously withdrawing from the slurry phase reactor a polymer slurry containing polymer and a fluid phase, which contains hydrocarbons and optionally hydrogen, and concentrating the slurry with a self-cleaning screen by removing a part of the fluid phase to provide a concentrated slurry. The openings of the screen, which can have a planar or cylindrical configuration, are smallest at the inflow surface of the screen and increases towards the outflow surface. By the present invention, the need for service and maintenance is significantly reduced.
US07816459B2	Method for preparing polyolefins containing vinylidine end groups using polymeric nitrogen compounds Disclosed is a method for preparing polyolefins containing vinylidine end groups from quasiliving carbocationically terminated polyolefin polymers by contacting the quasiliving carbocationically terminated polymer with quenching agent selected from the group consisting of polypyrrole, polyvinylpyridine, polyphenothiazine, polyoxazine, and polypyrrole-co-thiophene and substituted derivatives thereof.
US07816455B2	Hydrogel contact lenses and package systems and production methods for same Contact lenses ready for use in an eye are provided including a contact lens body containing a hydrophilic polymeric component and a water soluble polymer component. Such contact lenses, which preferably are wet cast molded, are particularly useful as disposable or single use lenses. New contact lens packaging systems and production methods are also provided.
US07816452B2	At least two-stage process for preparing propylene polymer compositions The present invention relates to a process for preparing propylene polymer compositions in at least two-stage process wherein, in a first stage, a propylene homopolymer or a propylene copolymer comprising propylene and at least a CZ-CIO-1-alkenes other than propylene, containing at least 85% by weight of propylene, is prepared by polymerization and, in a second stage, ethylene and at least a comonomer selected from propylene and C4-C,o1alkenes are polymerized to give an ethylene polymer, comprising at least 90% by weight of ethylene, wherein the amount of the ethylene polymer in the propylene polymer composition ranges from 10 to 50% by weight and the propylene polymer composition has a melt flow rate MFR, in accordance with ISO 1133 at 230° C. and 2.16 kg, of from 2 to 50 g/10 min.
US07816448B2	High shear pressure sensitive adhesive composition A hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive composition includes ABA block copolymer(s), a midblock resin, a plasticizer, and optionally, an endblock resin. The A block is derived from styrene and B block is derived from butadiene or its hydrogenated version. The block copolymer(s) has an average styrene content of from about 15% to about 35%, an average diblock content of no less than about 20%, and an average solution viscosity of less than about 1,000 cps.
US07816443B2	Rubber compositions with activated sulfur cure Cured rubber compositions with reduced divalent metal levels and improved physical properties are prepared using methods that limit or avoid a deleterious side reaction, and that make activator compounds available only during cure and not earlier during mixing. Specifically, the presence of activator soap (or of components that can form the activator soap in situ) and silica filler together is avoided or minimized in process steps where the temperature would tend to be above 100° C. or 110° C. The use of ZnO for example can be reduced by as much as 90˜95% in a typical rubber compound.
US07816437B2	Polymide resin composition modified with bismaleimide and cyanate A polyimide resin composition modified with bismaleimide and cyanate, which comprises (a) polyimide resin, (b) cyanate, (c) bismalemide, and (d) nanometer filler. By using the present polyimide resin composition modified with bismalemide and cyanate, heat expansion coefficient of polyimide can be reduced. Also, heat resistance and dimension stability of the polyimide resin can be improved, and thus it is suitable for cladding with copper foil to produce printed circuit board.
US07816432B2	Curable composition, cured product thereof, molded product thereof and use as fuel cell separator A curable composition comprising: (A) a hydrocarbon compound having a plurality of carbon-carbon double bonds, and (B) a carbonaceous material. The hydrocarbon compound may preferably be 1,2-polybutadiene. The curable composition may be used for a fuel cell separator.
US07816428B2	Inorganic hollow particle, process for producing the same, and composition containing the same The present invention herein provides fine inorganic hollow powder having a high hollowness rate, which can be incorporated into, for instance, a low dielectric rubber or resin composition. The inorganic hollow powder has an average hollowness rate of higher than 70% by volume and an average particle size ranging from 3 to 20 μm and the powder preferably has an average hollowness rate ranging from 75 to 85% by volume, an average particle size ranging from 5 to 15 μm, a maximum particle size of not more than 25 μm, a specific surface area of not more than 10 m2/g, an average sphericity degree of not less than 0.90 and a purity of not less than 99% by mass. The inorganic hollow powder can be prepared by a method comprising the steps of forming a flame using a burner provided with at least a triplet-tubular portion comprising, in order from the outermost side, a combustion-improving gas-supply pipe, a combustible gas-supply pipe and an inorganic raw powder-supply pipe assembled together; injecting, into the flame at a high discharge speed, inorganic raw powder having a specific particle size through the inorganic raw powder-supply pipe, while the powder is entrained with a carrier gas having a specific relative humidity, to thus subject the powder to a heat-treatment.
US07816426B2	Superabsorbent polymer compositions having color stability The invention relates to absorptive, crosslinked polymeric compositions that are based on partly neutralized, monoethylenically unsaturated monomer carrying acid groups wherein the absorptive, crosslinked polymeric composition further includes an antioxidant and is color stable.
US07816422B2	Curable composition, ink composition, inkjet recording method, printed material, method of producing planographic printing plate, and planographic printing plate The present invention provides a curable composition comprising a compound having a partial structure represented by the following formula (I) and a partial structure represented by the following formula (II): wherein in formula (I), A represents a group capable of forming a four- or more-membered bivalent alicyclic alkyl group with neighboring carbon atoms; and in formula (II), R1 represents an alkylene, a cycloalkylene, or an arylene group, and n represents an integer of 1 or more.
US07816421B2	Radiation curable low gloss powder coating compositions A radiation curable powder coating composition for preparing low gloss coatings, comprises as a binder a mixture of 30 to 90 weight % of one or more (meth)acryloyl group containing amorphous polyester resins having an unsaturated equivalent weight of more than 700 g/double bond and 10 to 70 weight % of one or more (meth)acryloyl group containing acrylic copolymers having an unsaturated equivalent weight of less than 700 g/double bond.
US07816420B2	Radiation curable low gloss powder coating compositions A radiation curable powder coating composition for preparing low gloss coatings, comprises as a binder a mixture of 30 to 90 weight % of one or more (meth)acryloyl group containing amorphous polyester resins having an unsaturated equivalent weight of more than 700 g/double bond and an isophthalic acid content of from 65 to 100 weight %, calculated on all the acids, and 10 to 70 weight % of one or more (meth)acryloyl group containing acrylic copolymers having an unsaturated equivalent weight of up to 1250 g/double bond.
US07816415B2	Method and apparatus for synthesizing hydrocarbons using sonic mixing and solid catalysts Gasses containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen are converted into hydrocarbons using a reactor vessel having a liquid, a catalyst dispersed in the liquid, and a sonic mixing system interfaced with the reactor vessel. The sonic mixing system is used to agitate the mixture. In combination with the catalysts, the agitation increases reaction kinetics, thereby promoting chemical reactions used to efficiently convert gasses containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen into hydrocarbons.
US07816414B2	Synergistic combination of demulsifiers for enhancing demulsification properties in industrial lubricants A synergistic demulsifier composition for the improvement of demulsification properties and method of making said composition is disclosed along with a lubricant composition containing same. The demulsifier composition consists of effective amounts of one or more demulsifier additives and one or more dispersants. The demulsifier additives consist of a first copolymer of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide and a second copolymer of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide. The dispersant can be an untreated polyalkene succinimide type dispersant, preferably an untreated polyisobutylene succinimide type dispersant.
US07816411B2	Multiphase mixing process using microchannel process technology The disclosed invention relates to a process for making a multiphase mixture, comprising: flowing a first fluid stream through a process microchannel, the first fluid stream comprising at least one liquid and/or at least one gas, the process microchannel having an apertured section; flowing a second fluid stream through the apertured section into the process microchannel in contact with the first fluid stream to form the multiphase mixture, the second fluid stream comprising at least one gas and/or at least one microbody-forming material, the first fluid stream forming a continuous phase in the multiphase mixture, the second fluid stream forming a discontinuous phase dispersed in the continuous phase.
US07816409B2	Stable pharmaceutical composition of fluoroether compound for anesthetic use method for stabilizing a fluoroether compound, use of stabilizer agent for precluding the degradation of a fluoroether compound The present invention has as objective the stabilization of a fluoroether compound against degradation by acid substances. The stabilizers proposed are selected among propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, hexylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol and a saturated cyclic alcohol preferably menthol and are used for preparing stable pharmaceutical compositions of a fluoroether compound. Method for stabilizing a fluoroether compound and use of stabilizers agents for precluding the degradation of a fluoroether are also described.
US07816407B2	Agmatine and agmatine analogs in the treatment of epilepsy, seizure, and electroconvulsive disorders Pharmaceutical preparations containing of agmatine, congeners, analogs or derivatives thereof for use in preventing or treating epilepsy, seizures and other electroconvulsive disorders are provided. Embodiments include administering an effective amount of agmatine, an agmatine analog or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a human subject in need of treatment or prevention of epilepsy, seizure or other electroconvulsive disorder to treat, reduce, or prevent the disorder in the subject.
US07816406B2	Quinolone analogs The present invention provides quinolone analogs which may inhibit cell proliferation and/or induce cell apoptosis. The present invention also provides methods of preparing quinolone analogs, and methods of using the same.
US07816405B2	Calcium bis [(2S)-3-[3-[(2S)-3-(4-chloro-2-cyanophenoxy)-2-fluoropropoxy]phenyl ]-2-isopropoxypropionate] and intermediate thereof The present invention relates to calcium bis[(2S)-3-[3-[(2S)-3-(4-chloro-2-cyanophenoxy) -2-fluoropropoxy]phenyl]-2-isopropoxypropionate] represented by formula (I), a hydrate thereof, a crystal of the compound of formula (I), and a crystal of the hydrate of the compound of formula (I) which are useful as pharmaceuticals, and to processes for producing the same, and intermediates therefore, and processes for production thereof.There is need for (2S)-3-[3-[(2S)-3-(4 -chloro-2-cyanophenoxy)-2-fluoropropoxy]phenyl]-2-isopropoxypropionic acid, in the form of a drug substance, purified so as to minimize a residual solvent content and having a uniformized specification and a highly favorable workability, and a process for producing the same.Crystalline calcium bis[(2S)-3-[3-[(2S)-3-(4 -chloro-2-cyanophenoxy)-2-fluoropropoxy]phenyl]-2-isopropoxypropionate], a calcium salt of (2S) -3-[3-[(2S)-3-(4-chloro-2-cyanophenoxy)-2-fluoropropoxy]phenyl]-2-isopropoxypropionic acid, solves the above problem.
US07816403B2	Method of inhibiting ATF/CREB and cancer cell growth and pharmaceutical compositions for same There is provided a method for inhibiting ATF/CREB and cancer cell growth using disulfiram, administered in combination with heavy metals. It was found that disulfiram disrupts transcription factor DNA binding by forming mixed disulfides with thiols within the DNA-binding region, and that this process is facilitated by metal ions. Disulfiram administered to melanoma cells in combination with copper (II) or zinc(II) decreased expression of cyclin A, reduced proliferation in vitro, and inhibited growth of melanoma cells. The combination of oral zinc gluconate and disulfiram at currently approved doses for alcoholism stabilized tumor growth in two of three patients with Stage IV metastatic melanoma, with 12 and 17 month survivals, respectively, to date, and produced a >50% reduction in hepatic metastases in one individual.
US07816399B2	Medicines and medicinal kits It is intended to provide medicines having a higher ocular tension-lowering effect on ocular hypertension and glaucoma. Because of showing an excellent effect of lowering ocular tension, medicines comprising a combination of a prostaglandin compound with an NO-donating compound are useful in treating ocular hypertension and glaucoma.
US07816392B2	Crystalline modifications to pyraclostrobin The present invention relates to novel crystalline modifications of pyraclostrobin, to processes for their preparation and to the use of the novel modifications for preparing crop protection compositions.
US07816390B2	N-substituted tricyclic 3-aminopyrazoles as anti-mitotic tubulin polymerization inhibitors The invention is directed to compounds having the following structures: N-(3-ethoxyphenyl)-1,4-dihydro-6-ethoxy-7-(3-hydroxypropoxy)-1-methylindeno[1,2-c]pyrazole-3-amine; 3-[3-(3-Bromo-phenylamino)-6-ethoxy-1-methyl-1,4-dihydro-indeno[1,2-c]pyrazol-7-yloxy]-propan-1-ol; or 3-[3-(2-Chloro-pyridin-4-ylamino)-6-ethoxy-1-methyl-1,4-dihydro-indeno[1,2-c]pyrazol-7-yloxy]-propan-1-ol, and N-oxides, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, tautomers and stereochemical isomers thereof and the uses of such compounds as inhibitors of tubulin polymerization and for the treatment of solid tumors. The present invention is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention and to methods for treating conditions such as cancers and other cell proliferative disorders.
US07816389B2	Organic compounds 14-O—[(((C1-6)Alkoxy-(C1-6)alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O—[(((C1-6)Mono- or dialkylamino-(C1-6)alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[((Hydroxy-(C1-6)-alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[((Formyl-(C0-5)-alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[((Guanidino-imino-(C1-6)alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[((Ureido-imino-(C1-6)alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[((Thioureido-imino-(C1-6)alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins, 14-O-[((Isothioureido-imino-(C1-6)alkyl)-phenylsulfanyl)-acetyl]-mutilins and their use as pharmaceuticals.
US07816388B2	Biotin diaminoderivatives and their conjugates with macrocyclic chelating agents Formula (I) compounds are described: Formula (I) where the radicals are as defined in the description, processes for their preparation, and their uses for the preparation of conjugates with radionuclides for use in human and animal therapy and diagnostics, particularly for the diagnosis and therapy of pathological conditions such as tumors.
US07816387B2	β secretase inhibitor The present invention relates to a compound of the formula (1): wherein R1 is group of the formula (2): (wherein X is nitrogen atom or C(R5), Y is nitrogen atom or C(R6), R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen atom, etc.) etc., m is 1 to 6, L1 is single bond, etc., R2 is hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, etc., R3 is hydrogen atom, etc., L2 is single bond, etc., R4 is hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, etc., or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, being useful for preventing or treating Alzheimer's disease.
US07816384B2	Method for treating a demyelinating condition Methods for treating a demyelinating condition in a subject in need of treatment are provided. In some aspects the methods encompass administering to the subject an amount of a Ca2+-channel blocker effective to treat the demyelinating condition. In other aspects, the methods encompass administering to the subject an amount of a glutamate inhibitor effective to treat the demyelinating condition. In additional aspects, the methods encompass administering to the subject a Ca2+-channel blocker in combination with a glutamate inhibitor, in amounts effective to treat the demyelinating condition. In still other aspects, the methods encompass administering to the subject a Ca2+-channel blocker in combination with a hypertensive agent, in amounts effective to treat the demyelinating condition. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions having a Ca2+-channel blocker, a glutamate inhibitor, and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Additionally, pharmaceutical compositions having a Ca2+-channel blocker, a hypertensive agent, and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier are provided.
US07816376B2	Cyclic amides The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) and pharmaceutically usable derivatives, salts, solvates and stereoisomers and mixtures thereof, in which X, Y, Z, R1, R3, R4, R8, p, k, E, G, Z and Q are as defined in claim 1, which are employed as excitatory amino acid antagonists for combating neurodegenerative diseases, including cerebrovascular diseases, epilepsy, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or Huntington's disease, cerebral ischaemia, infarction or psychoses.
US07816372B2	6-cycloamino-2-quinolinone derivatives as androgen receptor modulator compounds The present invention is directed to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for modulating processes mediated by AR. Also provided are methods of making such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions.
US07816370B2	Use of epothilones in the treatment of neuronal connectivity defects such as schizophrenia and autism The present invention is about the use of at least one epothilone or derivative thereof as an active ingredient for manufacturing a medicament for use in the treatment of disease(s) involving a neuronal connectivity defect, such as schizophrenia or autism.
US07816367B2	Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in treating metabolic disorders The present invention provides compounds useful, for example, for modulating insulin levels in a subject and that have the general formula Q-L1-P-L2-M-X-L3-A wherein the definitions of the variables Q, L1, P, L2, M, X, L3 and A are provided herein. The present invention also provides compositions and methods for use of the compounds, for instance, for treatment of type II diabetes.
US07816365B2	Amine derivatives Disclosed are compounds of formula (I), which are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular TIE-2, and Raf kinases and which can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.
US07816363B2	Inhibitors of histone deacetylase This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein n, t, R1, R2, R3, R4, L, Q, X, Y, Z and have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
US07816361B2	Immuno inhibitory pyrazolone compounds Compounds of formula (IA) or (IB) are inhibitors of CD80 and useful in immunomodulation therapy: wherein Ar represents an optionally substituted monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic group having from 5 to 10 ring atoms; R1 and R2 independently represent H, or C1-C6 alkyl; R3 represents H; F; CI; Br, —NO2; —CN; C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted by F or CI; or C1-C6 alkoxy optionally substituted by F; R4 represents a carboxylic acid group (—COOH) or an ester thereof, or —C(═O)NR6R7, —NR7C(═O)R6, —NR7C(═O)OR6, —NHC(═O)NR7R6 or —NHC(═S)NR7R6 wherein R6 represents H, or a radical of formula -(Alk)m-Q wherein m is 0 or 1, Alk is an optionally substituted divalent straight or branched C1-C12 alkylene, or C2-C12 alkenylene, or C2-C12 alkynylene radical or a divalent C3-C12 carbocyclic radical, any of which radicals may be interrupted by one or more —O—, —S— or —N(R8)— radicals wherein R8 represents H or C1-C4 alkyl, C3-C4 alkenyl, C3-C4 alkynyl, or C3-C6 cycloalkyl, and Q represents H; —CF3; —OH; —SH; —NR8R8 wherein each R8 may be the same or different, or form a ring when taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached; an ester group; or an optionally substituted aryl, aryloxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or heterocyclic group; and R7 represents H or C1-C6 alkyl; or when taken together with the atom or atoms to which they are attached R6 and R7 form a monocyclic heterocyclic ring having 5, 6 or 7 ring atoms; and X represents a bond or a divalent radical of formula -(Z)n-(Alk)- or -(Alk)-(Z)n- wherein Z represents —O—, —S— or —NH—, Alk is as defined in relation to R6 and n is 0 or 1.
US07816360B2	MTP inhibiting aryl piperidines or piperazines substituted with 5-membered heterocycles The present invention is concerned with novel aryl piperidine or piperazine compounds substituted with certain 5-membered heterocycles having apoB secretion/MTP inhibiting activity and concomitant lipid lowering activity. The invention further relates to methods for preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as well as the use of said compounds as a medicine for the treatment of hyperlipidemia, obesity and type II diabetes. The invention further relates to methods for preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as well as the use of said compounds as a medicine for the treatment of atherosclerosis, pancreatitis, obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and type II diabetes.
US07816357B2	Azabicyclic heterocycles as cannabinoid receptor modulators The present application describes compounds according to Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound according to Formula I and optionally one or more additional therapeutic agents and methods of treatment using the compounds according to Formula I both alone and in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents. The compounds have the general Formula I. including all prodrugs, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and stereoisomers, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, m and n are described herein.
US07816354B2	Oxazolidinone compounds and their use as metabotropic glutamate receptor potentiators The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: Wherein R1, R2, Y, m and n are further defined in the description. The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds and to new intermediates employed in the preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and to the use of the compounds in therapy.
US07816351B2	5,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-di] pyrimidine derivatives, the preparation method thereof and the pharmaceutical composition comprising the same for anti-virus Disclosed herein are 5,β-dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives useful as antiviral agents. More particularly, disclosed are 5,β-dimethylthieno[2,3-djpyrimidine derivatives represented by Formula 1, having an excellent inhibitory effect on the proliferation of hepatitis C virus (HCV), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV), containing, as active ingredients, these compounds. The 5,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives represented by Formula 1 have an excellent effect of inhibiting the proliferation of hepatitis C virus and also have low toxicity. Thus, these compounds are available as agents for the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C.
US07816350B2	Substituted [1,2,3] triazolo[4,5-D]pyrimidines as cdk inhibitors The present invention relates to a compound of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid salt thereof. The invention further relates to the use of such compounds in the treatment of hyperproliferative skin disorders, viral infections, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, type I diabetes, multiple sclerosis, restenosis, polycystic kidney disease, graft rejection, graft versus host disease and gout, or for psoriasis, parasitoses such as those caused by fungi or protists, or Alzheimer's disease.Further aspects of the invention relate to the use of such compounds in the inhibition of cell proliferation, in the induction of apoptosis, to modulate the activity of adrenergic and/or purinergic receptors or to suppress immunostimulation. The invention also relates to the use of 2,6,9-trisubstituted 8-azapurines in maintaining mammalian ooctyes at the germinal vesicle stage.
US07816348B2	Viral polymerase inhibitors Compounds of formula I: wherein X, R2, R3, R5 and R6 are defined herein, are useful as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus NS5B polymerase.
US07816345B2	Phosphorus-containing prodrugs Novel cyclic phosphoramidate prodrugs of drugs of formula I their use in delivery of drugs to the liver, their use in enhancing oral bioavailability, and their method of preparation are described.
US07816344B2	Boron-containing small molecules This invention provides, among other things, novel oxaboroles which are monosubstituted at the 3-, 6-, or 7-position, or disubstituted at the 3-/6- or 3-/7- positions, which are useful for treating bacterial infections, pharmaceutical compositions containing such oxaboroles, as well as combinations of these oxaboroles with at least one additional therapeutically effective agent.
US07816342B2	Anti-obesity compositions The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating obesity. More particularly, the invention relates to a composition comprising a lipase inhibitor such as orlistat, and glucomannan such as konjac as well as methods for utilizing such compositions and kits for carrying out this method.
US07816334B2	Materials and methods relating to immune responses to fusion proteins The invention provides nucleic acid construct and nucleic acid expression vectors directing the expression of a fusion protein consisting of a disease peptide antigen and a first domain of FrC of tetanus toxin. The invention provides nucleic acid (DNA) vaccines for use in inducing an immune response against a disease. There is also provided methods of producing nucleic acid constructs and vectors for use as nucleic acid (DNA) vaccines.
US07816333B2	Oligonucleotide analogues and methods utilizing the same A method for the prevention or treatment in a mammal of a disease preventable or treatable by the pharmacologically useful antisense or antigene activity of an oligonucleotide analogue or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof in the body of said mammal, which method comprises administering to said mammal in need of such prevention or treatment a pharmaceutically effective amount of an oligonucleotide analogue comprising two or more nucleoside units, wherein at least one of said nucleoside units is a structure of the formula (2): wherein A is methylene; and B is an unsubstituted purin-9-yl, an unsubstituted 2-oxo-pyrimidin-1-yl or a substituted purin-9-yl; or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
US07816332B2	Stable aqueous solution of natamycin fungicide The present invention provides an aqueous composition comprising—water; —a water miscible solvent; —and a polyene fungicide which is dissolved in the water and water miscible solvent. The present invention further provides a method for the production of the composition of the invention. The composition of the invention may be used as an antifungal treatment for a variety of products including food, feed, agricultural products, growth substrates and in- or outsides of buildings.
US07816329B2	Therapeutic use for a group of sulphated polysaccharides The present invention relates to the use of a sulphated polysaccharide in acid form or as a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, selected from the group constituting of inulin sulphate, gellan sulphate, pullulan sulphate, curdlan sulphate, alginiq acid sulphate, laminarin sulphate, and pectin sulphate, for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of arthrosis in a mammal. Preferably, the sulphated polysaccharide is inulin sulphate, most preferably inulin polysulphate sodium salt. The present invention also relates to the use of a sulphated oligosaccharide derived from a polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of inulin, gellan, pullulan, curdlan, alginic acid, laminarin, and pectin, for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of arthrosis in a mammal.
US07816326B2	Sulfur compounds as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus NS3 serine protease The present invention discloses novel compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of using them to treat disorders associated with the HCV protease.
US07816323B2	Methods of using corticotropin-releasing factor for the use of the treatment of cancer Provided herein is a method for treating cancer in a human by administering a high dose of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF).
US07816317B2	Tripeptide prodrug compounds The prodrug of the invention is a modified form of a therapeutic agent and comprises a therapeutic agent, an oligopeptide of three amino acids, a stabilizing group and, optionally, a linker group. The prodrug is cleavable by a trouase enzyme such as Thimet oligopeptidase. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the prodrug compounds.
US07816310B2	Increased moisturization efficacy using hydroxyalkylurea and ammonium lactate A personal care composition having at least one hydroxyalkylurea (HAU) optionally in combination with at least one other moisturizing agent. The at least one HAU, alone or together with the at least one moisturizing agent, provides not only the perception of moisturization, but also actual increased moisturization efficacy. When the two are used in combination in a personal care composition, they are provided in a synergistically moisturizing effective ratio to provide that perception of moisturization and increased moisturization efficacy. Such personal care compositions provide an enhanced smooth feel as well as enhanced flexibility, elasticity, suppleness and firmness without leaving a heavy or greasy feel.
US07816309B2	Lubricating oil additive composition and method of making the same An oil-soluble lubricating oil additive composition prepared by the process which comprises reacting a copolymer, with at least one ether compound and with at least one aliphatic compound capable of reacting with at least one monocarboxylic acid or ester thereof, or dicarboxylic acid, anhydride or ester thereof.
US07816308B2	Ketone diarylamine condensates Disclosed herein is a composition comprising: A) a lubricant; and B) a mixture of antioxidants, wherein said mixture is prepared by the partial condensation of an alkylated diphenylamine with an aldehyde or ketone in the presence of an acidic catalyst to yield at least one acridan of the general formula: wherein: R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C3 to C32 alkyl, and C3 to C32 alkenyl, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, and R4 is not hydrogen, and R5 and R6 are independently selected from the group consisting of C1 to C20 hydrocarbyl and hydrogen; wherein, at the termination of said condensation, residual alkylated diphenylamine is not separated from the acridan product.
US07816305B2	Reversible surfactants and methods of use in subterranean formations Certain reversible surfactants, treatment fluids, and methods of use employing such reversible surfactants in subterranean applications are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and a reversible surfactant that comprises a hydrophobic portion and a nitrogen-containing functional group that is capable of reacting with carbon dioxide to form a salt; and introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation.
US07816303B2	Architecture for high temperature superconductor wire A laminated superconductor wire includes a superconductor wire assembly, which includes a first superconductor insert comprising a first high temperature superconductor layer overlaying a first substrate and a second superconductor insert comprising a second high temperature superconductor layer overlaying a second substrate. The first and second superconductor inserts are joined together at their respective substrates. An electrically conductive structure substantially surrounds the superconductor wire assembly.
US07816297B2	Chemical processing of nanoparticles Disclosed is a method of processing a polycrystalline nanoparticle. The method includes exposing a polycrystalline nanoparticle that includes at least two metal oxide crystallites bonded to each other to a chemical composition that includes a catalyst in order to at least partially separate the at least two metal oxide crystallites of the polycrystalline nanoparticle at an interface thereof.
US07816295B2	Hydrothermally stable Ag-zeolite traps for small olefin hydrocarbon molecules A hydrocarbon trap comprises an Ag-zeolite which is heated by a unique steaming regimen.
US07816294B2	Methods and configurations for catalyst regeneration A catalyst regenerator (100) has a first section (110) and a second section (120) and is operated such that carbon from a carbon-contaminated catalyst (140) is converted to carbon monoxide in the first section (110) and that carbon monoxide is converted to carbon dioxide in the second section (120). The residence time of the oxygen-containing gas in the first and second sections (110, 120) is regulated in preferred configurations by the shape (e.g., diameter) of the first and second sections (110, 120).
US07816291B2	Lithium silicate materials Lithium silicate materials are described which can be easily processed by machining to dental products without undue wear of the tools and which subsequently can be converted into lithium silicate products showing high strength.
US07816287B1	Flame retardant nonwoven fabric and bedding articles A flame retardant cellulosic-based nonwoven fabric is provided having a synergistic blend of cellulosic and acrylic fiber that imparts unexpectedly enhanced flame retardant performance. The flame retardant finished nonwoven fabric can have at least about 15 wt % and no greater than about 35 wt % acrylic fiber and at least about 65 wt % and no greater than about 85% cellulosic fiber, where the nonwoven fabric has a char strength of at least 0.9 Newtons and exhibits a basis weight loss of no more than 7 wt % when exposed to a gas flame for 240 seconds. Bedding articles including the flame retardant finished nonwoven fabric are also provided.
US07816286B1	Thermoplastic composition for wallpaper and the wallpaper including the same Disclosed is a thermoplastic composition that includes at least about 40% by weight a polyester and at least about 10% by weight a thermoplastic polymer that is different from the aforesaid polyester. The polyester includes at least one of an aliphatic-aromatic copolyester, a polylactic acid polyester, and a compound of an aliphatic-aromatic copolyester and a polylactic acid polyester. The thermoplastic polymer has a melt index of at least about 40 g/10 min, The thermoplastic composition has a melt index of at least about 10 g/10 min. Also disclosed are articles (e.g., wallpaper) that include a substrate and the thermoplastic composition disposed on the substrate.
US07816280B2	Semiconductor device, semiconductor wafer, and methods of producing the same device and wafer A method of forming a multi-layered insulation film includes forming a first insulation layer using a first feed gas, the first insulation layer including methyl silsesquioxane (MSQ), forming a second insulation layer using a second feed gas, the second insulation layer including a polysiloxane compound having an Si—H group such that the second insulation layer is in contact with a top of the first insulation layer, and forming a third insulation layer including an inorganic material such that the third insulation layer is in contact with a top of the second insulation layer.
US07816278B2	In-situ hybrid deposition of high dielectric constant films using atomic layer deposition and chemical vapor deposition An in-situ hybrid film deposition method for forming a high-k dielectric film on a plurality of substrates in a batch processing system. The method includes loading the plurality of substrates into a process chamber of the batch processing system, depositing by atomic layer deposition (ALD) a first portion of a high-k dielectric film on the plurality of substrates, after depositing the first portion, and without removing the plurality of substrates from the process chamber, depositing by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) a second portion of the high-k dielectric film on the first portion, and removing the plurality of substrates from the process chamber. The method can further include alternatingly repeating the deposition of the first and second portions until the high-k dielectric film has a desired thickness. The method can still further include pre-treating the substrates and post-treating the high-k dielectric film in-situ prior to the removing.
US07816274B2	Methods for normalizing strain in a semiconductor device The electrical performance enhancing effects of inducing strain in semiconductor devices is made substantially uniform across a substrate having a varying population density of device components by selectively spacing apart the strain-inducing structures from the effected regions of the semiconductor devices depending upon the population density of device components. Differing separation distances are obtained by selectively forming sidewall spacers on device components, such as MOS transistor gate electrodes, in which the sidewall spacers have a relatively small width in regions having a relatively high density of device components, and a relatively larger width in regions having a relatively low density of device components. By varying the separation distance of strain-inducing structures from the effected components, uniform electrical performance is obtained in the various components of the devices in an integrated circuit regardless of the component population density.
US07816272B2	Process of cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A process of cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing system, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The cleaning process includes, for example, positioning a ceramic cover on the electrostatic chuck in tight contact with the chuck, and feeding a fluoride-based cleaning gas into a chamber. After the cleaning process, a process of forming a semiconductor film (deposition process) is performed. It is possible to prevent fluorine degasification from a substrate-supporting electrode (electrostatic chuck) during the deposition process. A semiconductor film can be formed without causing a temperature drop near the substrate. This prevents irregular film thickness, defective etching, film flaking, etc.
US07816265B2	Method for forming vias in a substrate A method for forming vias in a substrate, including the following steps: (a) providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; (b) forming a groove on the substrate; (c) filling the groove with a conductive metal; (d) removing part of the substrate which surrounds the conductive metal, wherein the conductive metal is maintained so as to form an accommodating space between the conductive metal and the substrate; (e) forming an insulating material in the accommodating space; and (f) removing part of the second surface of the substrate to expose the conductive metal and the insulating material. In this way, thicker insulating material can be formed in the accommodating space, and the thickness of the insulating material in the accommodating space is even.
US07816261B2	MOSFETS comprising source/drain recesses with slanted sidewall surfaces, and methods for fabricating the same The present invention relates to improved metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) devices with stress-inducing structures located at the source and drain (S/D) regions. Specifically, each MOSFET comprises source and drain regions located in a semiconductor substrate. Such source and drain regions comprise recesses with one or more sidewall surfaces that are slanted in relation to an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. A stress-inducing dielectric layer is located over the slanted sidewall surfaces of the recesses at the source and drain regions. Such MOSFETs can be readily formed by crystallographic etching of the semiconductor substrate to form the recesses with the slanted sidewall surfaces, followed by deposition of a stress-inducing dielectric layer thereover.
US07816252B2	Method for forming bumps on under bump metallurgy A method for forming a bump on under bump metallurgy according to the present invention is provided. A bonding pad is first formed on the active surface of a wafer. Subsequently, a passivation layer is formed on the active surface of the wafer and exposes the bonding pad. An under bump metallurgy is formed on the bonding pad. A layer of film is formed on the passivation layer and overlays the under bump metallurgy. Afterward, the portion of the film on the under bump metallurgy is exposed to a UV light and the exposed portion of the film is removed to expose the under bump metallurgy. A solder paste is applied to the under bump metallurgy and the remaining film on the wafer is removed. Finally, the solder paste is reflowed to form a spherical bump.
US07816248B2	Solder connector structure and method Disclosed are embodiments of a far back end of the line solder connector and a method of forming the connector that eliminates the use aluminum, protects the integrity of the ball limiting metallurgy (BLM) layers and promotes adhesion of the BLM layers by incorporating a thin conformal conductive liner into the solder connector structure. This conductive liner coats the top of the via filling in any divots in order to create a uniform surface for BLM deposition and to, thereby, protect the integrity of the BLM layers. The liner further coats the dielectric sidewalls of the well in which the BLM layers are formed in order to enhance adhesion of the BLM layers to the well.
US07816245B2	Method of forming semiconductor devices in which a cell gate pattern and a resistor pattern are formed of a same material A semiconductor device is formed by providing a semiconductor substrate comprising a cell region, a peripheral circuit region, and a resistor region, forming a device isolation layer on the semiconductor substrate so as to define an active region, forming a first insulating layer and a polysilicon pattern on the active region of the peripheral circuit region, forming a second insulating layer, a charge storage layer, and a third insulating layer on the active region of the cell region, forming a conductive layer on the semiconductor substrate, and patterning the conductive layer to form conductive patterns on the third insulating layer of the cell region, the polysilicon pattern of the active region of peripheral circuit region, and the semiconductor substrate of the resistor region, respectively.
US07816242B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a plate of semiconductor layer, an insulator layer formed on the plate of semiconductor layer and brought into contact with the plate of semiconductor layer by at least two adjacent faces, a thickness of the insulator layer in the vicinity of a boundary line between the two adjacent faces being larger than that of the insulator layer in a region other than the vicinity of the boundary line, and a band of conductor layer formed facing a middle portion of the plate-like semiconductor layer via the insulator layer.
US07816241B2	Method for preparing compound semiconductor substrate Provided is a method for preparing a compound semiconductor substrate. The method includes coating a plurality of spherical balls on a substrate, growing a compound semiconductor epitaxial layer on the substrate coated with the spherical balls while allowing voids to be formed under the spherical balls, and cooling the substrate on which the compound semiconductor epitaxial layer is grown so that the substrate and the compound semiconductor epitaxial layer are self-separated along the voids. The spherical ball treatment can reduce dislocation generations. In addition, because the substrate and the compound semiconductor epitaxial layer are separated through the self-separation, there is no need for laser lift-off process.
US07816240B2	Method for making semiconductor insulated-gate field-effect transistor having multilayer deposited metal source(s) and/or drain(s) A metal source/drain field effect transistor is fabricated such that the source/drain regions are deposited, multilayer structures, with at least a second metal deposited on exposed surfaces of a first metal.
US07816238B2	GaN substrate, substrate with epitaxial layer, semiconductor device, and method of manufacturing GaN substrate A GaN substrate having a large diameter of two inches or more by which a semiconductor device such as a light emitting element with improved characteristics such as luminance efficiency, an operating life and the like can be obtained at low cost industrially, a substrate having an epitaxial layer formed on the GaN substrate, a semiconductor device, and a method of manufacturing the GaN substrate are provided. A GaN substrate has a main surface and contains a low-defect crystal region and a defect concentrated region adjacent to low-defect crystal region. Low-defect crystal region and defect concentrated region extend from the main surface to a back surface positioned on the opposite side of the main surface. A plane direction [0001] is inclined in an off-angle direction with respect to a normal vector of the main surface.
US07816237B2	Ultra shallow junction formation by epitaxial interface limited diffusion A method of forming a field effect transistor creates shallower and sharper junctions, while maximizing dopant activation in processes that are consistent with current manufacturing techniques. More specifically, the invention increases the oxygen content of the top surface of a silicon substrate. The top surface of the silicon substrate is preferably cleaned before increasing the oxygen content of the top surface of the silicon substrate. The oxygen content of the top surface of the silicon substrate is higher than other portions of the silicon substrate, but below an amount that would prevent epitaxial growth. This allows the invention to epitaxially grow a silicon layer on the top surface of the silicon substrate. Further, the increased oxygen content substantially limits dopants within the epitaxial silicon layer from moving into the silicon substrate.
US07816233B2	Method of manufacturing composite wafer structure The invention provides a method of manufacturing a composite wafer structure. In particular, the method, according to the invention, is based on the fracture mechanics theory to actively control fracture induced during the manufacture of the composite wafer structure and to further protect from undesired edge damage. Thereby, the method, according to the invention, can enhance the yield rate of industrial mass production regarding the composite wafer structure.
US07816229B2	Semiconductor device with channel stop trench and method A semiconductor device is provided which includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface, an active area and a peripheral area. The semiconductor device further includes least one channel stop trench formed in the semiconductor substrate, wherein the channel stop trench extends from the first surface at least partially into the semiconductor substrate and is arranged between the active area and the peripheral area. At least one electrode is arranged in the channel stop trench. The semiconductor substrate includes at least a peripheral contact region, which is arranged in the peripheral area at the first surface of the semiconductor substrate. A conductive layer is provided and in electrical contact with the electrode arranged in the channel stop trench and in electrical contact with the peripheral contact region. The conductive layer is electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate merely in the peripheral area and electrically insulated from the semiconductor substrate in the active area.
US07816226B2	Method for forming self-alignment insulation structure A method for forming a self-align insulation of a passing gate is disclosed. First, a substrate is provided. A deep trench filled with silicon material and a shallow trench isolation adjacent to the deep trench are formed in the substrate. A patterned pad oxide and a patterned hard mask are sequentially formed on the substrate. The patterned pad oxide and the patterned hard mask together define the opening of the deep trench. Then, an oxidation step is carried out to form a first oxide layer serving as the insulation of a passing gate on the top surface of the silicon material of the deep trench. Later, a first Si layer is formed to cover the first oxide layer. Afterwards, the hard mask is removed.
US07816225B2	Methods and apparatus for producing semiconductor on insulator structures using directed exfoliation Methods and apparatus provide for forming a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) structure, including subjecting a implantation surface of a donor semiconductor wafer to an ion implantation step to create a weakened slice in cross-section defining an exfoliation layer of the donor semiconductor wafer; and subjecting the donor semiconductor wafer to a spatial variation step, either before, during or after the ion implantation step, such that at least one parameter of the weakened slice varies spatially across the weakened slice in at least one of X-and Y-axial directions.
US07816221B2	Dielectric ledge for high frequency devices High frequency performance of (e.g., silicon) bipolar devices (40, 100, 100″) is improved by reducing the capacitive coupling (Cbc) between the extrinsic base contact (46) and the collector (44, 44′, 44″). A dielectric ledge (453, 453′) is created during fabrication to separate the extrinsic base contract (46) from the collector (44, 44′, 44″) periphery (441). The dielectric ledge (453, 453′) underlies the transition region (461) where the extrinsic base contact (46) is coupled to the intrinsic base. (472) During device fabrication, a multi layer dielectric stack (45) is formed adjacent the intrinsic base (472) that allows the simultaneous creation of an undercut region (457, 457′) in which the intrinsic base (472) to extrinsic base contact (46) transition region (461) can be formed. The transition region (461) formed in the cavity (457, 457′) overlies the dielectric ledge (453, 453′) which separates it from the collector (44, 44′, 44″) periphery (441), thereby reducing the base-collector junction capacitance (Cbc). fMAX of the device is significantly increased.
US07816219B2	Field effect transistors (FETs) with multiple and/or staircase silicide A semiconductor structure and method for forming the same. First, a semiconductor structure is provided, including (a) a semiconductor layer including (i) a channel region and (ii) first and second source/drain (S/D) extension regions, and (iii) first and second S/D regions, (b) a gate dielectric region in direction physical contact with the channel region via a first interfacing surface that defines a reference direction essentially perpendicular to the first interfacing surface, and (c) a gate region in direct physical contact with the gate dielectric region, wherein the gate dielectric region is sandwiched between and electrically insulates the gate region and the channel region. Then, (i) a first shallow contact region is formed in direct physical contact with the first S/D extension region, and (ii) a first deep contact region is formed in direct physical contact with the first S/D region and the first shallow contact region.
US07816218B2	Selective deposition of amorphous silicon films on metal gates A microelectronic device includes a metal gate with a metal gate upper surface. The metal gate is disposed in an interlayer dielectric first layer. The interlayer dielectric first layer also has an upper surface that is coplanar with the metal gate upper surface. A dielectric etch stop layer is disposed on the metal gate upper surface but not on the interlayer dielectric first layer upper surface.
US07816217B2	Multi-step epitaxial process for depositing Si/SiGe A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate comprising silicon, cleaning the substrate, performing a first low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) process using a first source gas to selectively deposit a seeding layer of silicon (Si) over the substrate, performing a second LPCVD process using a second source gas to selectively deposit a first layer of silicon germanium (SiGe) over the layer of Si, the second source gas including hydrochloride at a first flow rate, and performing a third LPCVD process using a third source gas including hydrochloride at a second flow rate. The first flow rate is substantially lower than the second flow rate.
US07816216B2	Semiconductor device comprising transistor structures and methods for forming same A method for forming an opening within a semiconductor material comprises forming a neck portion, a rounded portion below the neck portion and, in some embodiments, a protruding portion below the rounded portion. This opening may be filled with a conductor, a dielectric, or both. Embodiments to form a transistor gate, shallow trench isolation, and an isolation material separating a transistor source and drain are disclosed. Device structures formed by the method are also described.
US07816213B2	Semiconductor device having transistors each having gate electrode of different metal ratio and production process thereof A semiconductor device with integrated MIS field-effect transistors includes a first transistor containing a first gate electrode having a composition represented by MAx and a second transistor containing a second gate electrode having a composition represented by MAy, wherein M is at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of W, Mo, Ni, Pt, Ta, Pd, Co and Ti; A is silicon and/or germanium; 0
US07816212B2	Method of high voltage operation of a field effect transistor A high voltage operating field effect transistor has a substrate and a semiconductor channel formation region disposed in a surface of the substrate. A source region and a drain region are spaced apart from each other with the semiconductor channel formation region disposed between the source region and the drain region. A gate insulating film region is disposed on the semiconductor channel formation region. A resistive gate region is disposed on the gate insulating film region. A source side electrode is disposed on a source region side of the resistive gate region and is operative to receive a signal electric potential. A drain side electrode is disposed on a drain region side of the resistive gate region and is operative to receive a bias electric potential an absolute value of which is equal to or larger than that of a specified electric potential and which changes according to an increase or decrease in a drain electric potential.
US07816208B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device having trench-gate transistor A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: a first step of forming an STI region and an active region surrounded by the STI region on a semiconductor substrate; a second step of forming a protection film protecting a shoulder part of the STI region in a boundary between the active region and the STI region; a third step of forming a gate trench in the active region so as to leave a part of the semiconductor substrate located between a side surface of the STI region and a side surface of the gate trench;a fourth step of forming a gate insulating film on the side surface of the gate trench; a fifth step of forming a gate electrode, at least a part of the gate electrode being buried in the gate trench; and a sixth step of forming a source region and a drain region in regions located on both sides of the gate trench in an extension direction of the gate trench, respectively, so that the part of the semiconductor substrate functions as a channel region.
US07816206B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same The semiconductor device comprises a silicon substrate 14 having a step formed in the surface which makes the surface in a flash memory cell region 10 lower than the surface in a peripheral circuit region 12; a device isolation region 20a formed in a trench 18 in the flash memory cell region 10; a device isolation region 20c formed in a trench 24 deeper than the trench 18 in the peripheral circuit region 12; a flash memory cell 46 including a floating gate 32 and a control gate 40 formed on the device region defined by the device isolation region 20a; and transistors 62, 66 formed on the device regions defined by the device isolation region 20c.
US07816200B2	Hardware set for growth of high k and capping material films The present invention generally includes a method and an apparatus for depositing both a high k layer and a capping layer within the same processing chamber by coupling gas precursors, liquid precursors, and solid precursors to the same processing chamber. By coupling gas precursors, liquid precursors, and solid precursors to the same processing chamber, a high k dielectric layer, a capping layer for a PMOS section, and a different capping layer for a NMOS may be deposited within the same processing chamber. The capping layer prevents the metal containing electrode from reacting with the high k dielectric layer. Thus, the threshold voltage for the PMOS and NMOS may be substantially identical.
US07816196B2	Laser mask and crystallization method using the same An embodiment of a laser crystallization method includes providing a substrate on which an amorphous silicon thin film is deposited, positioning a laser mask over the substrate, the laser mask including a mask pattern that contains transmitting regions and a blocking region, irradiating a first laser beam onto a surface of the substrate through the pattern of the laser mask to first crystallize a predetermined region of the silicon thin film, moving the laser mask or a stage on which the substrate is loaded in an X-axis direction to perform second crystallization using the laser mask, repeatedly performing the crystallization to an end of the substrate in the X-axis direction, moving the laser mask or the stage in a Y-axis direction, and repeatedly performing the crystallization in the Y-axis direction to complete crystallization.
US07816195B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A TFT having a high threshold voltage is connected to the source electrode of each TFT that constitutes a CMOS circuit. In another aspect, pixel thin-film transistors are constructed such that a thin-film transistor more distant from a gate line drive circuit has a lower threshold voltage. In a further aspect, a control film that is removable in a later step is formed on the surface of the channel forming region of a TFT, and doping is performed from above the control film.
US07816193B2	Method for fabricating a pixel structure of a liquid crystal display A method for fabricating a pixel structure of a liquid crystal device is provided. The method comprises providing a substrate defining a thin film transistor (TFT) region and a display region thereon. An opaque conductive layer is formed on the TFT region, and a transparent pixel electrode is formed on the display region. A patterned photoresist passivation layer is formed by backside exposure process on the TFT region, wherein the opaque conductive layer serves as the photo-mask during the backside exposure process. The photoresist passivation layer is subjected to a middle bake process to be reflowed, resulting in a complete covering of the opaque conductive layer.
US07816191B2	Wiring material, semiconductor device provided with a wiring using the wiring material and method of manufacturing thereof By using a high purity target as a target, using a single gas, argon (Ar), as a sputtering gas, setting the substrate temperature at 300° C. or less, setting the sputtering power from 1 kW to 9 kW, and setting the sputtering gas pressure from 1.0 Pa to 3.0 Pa, the film stress of a film is made from −1 ×1010cm2 to 1×1010 dyn/cm2. By thus using a conducting film in which the amount of sodium contained within the film is equal to or less than 0.3 ppm, preferably equal to or less than 0.1 ppm, and having a low electrical resistivity (equal to or less than 40 μΩ•cm), as a gate wiring material and a material for other wirings of a TFT, the operating performance and the reliability of a semiconductor device provided with the TFT can be increased.
US07816190B2	E-ink display and method for repairing the same An E-ink display and method for repairing the same is provided. The method is for repairing a thin film transistor array substrate of the E-ink display. The thin film transistor array substrate having a plurality of pixel units is provided initially. Each of the pixel unit includes a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode. The thin film transistor has a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The gate electrode, the source electrode and the drain electrode are connected electrically to a scan line, a data line and the pixel electrode respectively. A portion of the pixel electrode is located above the data line. Next, a repairing portion is formed at the space between the data line and the pixel electrode. The repairing portion is utilized to electrically connect the pixel electrode and the data line.
US07816189B2	Vertically stacked field programmable nonvolatile memory and method of fabrication A very high density field programmable memory is disclosed. An array is formed vertically above a substrate using several layers, each layer of which includes vertically fabricated memory cells. The cell in an N level array may be formed with N+1 masking steps plus masking steps needed for contacts. Maximum use of self alignment techniques minimizes photolithographic limitations. In one embodiment the peripheral circuits are formed in a silicon substrate and an N level array is fabricated above the substrate.
US07816182B2	Simplified multichip packaging and package design A multichip integrated circuit apparatus includes first and second integrated circuit die mounted on opposite sides of a leadframe die paddle, with at least one of the integrated circuit die extending further toward the leads than does the die paddle. With this arrangement, the active circuit areas of both integrated circuit die can face in the same direction, and can be wire bonded to the same surfaces of the leads. This avoids wire bonding complications that are often encountered in multichip integrated circuit package designs.
US07816181B1	Method of under-filling semiconductor die in a die stack and semiconductor device formed thereby A method of under-filling semiconductor die in a die stack and a semiconductor device formed thereby are disclosed. Once the semiconductor die are formed, they may be stacked and interconnected. The interconnection may leave a small space between semiconductor die in the die stack. This space is advantageously completely filled using a vapor deposition process where a coating is deposited as a vapor which flows over all surfaces of the die stack, including into the spaces between the die in the stack. The vapor then deposits on the surfaces between and around the die and forms a film which completely fills the spaces between the die in the die stack. The material used in the vapor deposition under-fill process may for example be a member of the parylene family of polymers, and in embodiments, may be parylene-N.
US07816179B2	Method and apparatus for flip-chip bonding Provided are a laser flip-chip bonding method having high productivity and excellent bonding reliability and a flip-chip bonder employing the same. The flip-chip bonder includes: a bonding stage on which a substrate rests; a bonding head picking up a semiconductor chip and attaching the semiconductor chip to the substrate; and a semiconductor chip heating unit heating the semiconductor chip to a bonding temperature. The semiconductor chip heating unit includes: a laser light source; and a lens assembly refracting a laser beam emitted by the laser light source to a top surface of the semiconductor chip so that a central position of the laser beam varies across the top surface of the semiconductor chip.
US07816167B2	Method of fabricating a differential doped solar cell A method of fabricating a differential doped solar cell is described. The method includes the following steps. First, a substrate is provided. A doping process is conducted thereon to form a doped layer. A heavy doping portion of the doped layer is partially or fully removed. Subsequently, an anti-reflection coating layer is formed thereon. A metal conducting paste is printed on the anti-reflection coating layer and is fired to form the metal electrodes for the solar cell.
US07816166B1	Method to form a MEMS structure having a suspended portion A method to form a MEMS structure is described. In an embodiment, a structure having a first release layer between a substrate and a member is provided. A second release layer is adjacent to a sidewall of the member. At least a portion of each of the first and the second release layers is then removed. In one embodiment, the member is formed by a damascene process. In another embodiment, the member is formed by a subtractive process. In a specific embodiment, the second release layer formed adjacent to a sidewall of the member has sub-lithographic dimensions.
US07816154B2	Semiconductor device, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a testing method of the same A semiconductor device for SiP or PoP for downsizing, a method of manufacturing it, and a testing method suitable for SiP and PoP in which the simplification of a system and the enhancement of its efficiency are achieved are provided. A first semiconductor device including a first memory circuit determined as non-defective and a second semiconductor device including a second memory circuit and a signal processing circuit carrying out signal processing according to a program, determined as non-defective are sorted. The sorted devices are assembled as an integral semiconductor device. On a board for testing, a clock signal equivalent to the actual operation of the semiconductor device is supplied. A test program for conducting a performance test on the first memory circuit is written from a tester to the second memory circuit of the second semiconductor device. In the signal processing circuit, a performance test is conducted on the first memory circuit according to the written test program in correspondence with the clock signal. The result of failure/no-failure determination in this performance test is outputted to the tester.
US07816153B2	Method and apparatus for producing a dislocation-free crystalline sheet A dislocation-free sheet may be formed from a melt. A sheet of material with a first width is formed on a melt of the material using a cooling plate. This sheet has dislocations. The sheet is transported with respect to the cooling plate and the dislocations migrate to an edge of the sheet. The first width of the sheet is increased to a second width by the cooling plate. The sheet does not have dislocations at the second width. The cooling plate may have a shape with two different widths in one instance. The cooling plate may have segments that operate at different temperatures to increase the width of the sheet in another instance. The sheet may be pulled or flowed with respect to the cooling plate.
US07816152B2	In situ, ex situ and inline process monitoring, optimization and fabrication Methods and systems for in situ process control, monitoring, optimization and fabrication of devices and components on semiconductor and related material substrates includes a light illumination system and electrical probe circuitry. The light illumination system may include a light source and detectors to measure optical properties of the in situ substrate while the electrical probe circuitry causes one or more process steps due to applied levels of voltage or current signals. The electrical probe circuitry may measure changes in electrical properties of the substrate due to the light illumination, the applied voltages and/or currents or other processes. The in situ process may be controlled on the basis of the optical and electrical measurements.
US07816151B2	Nanoporous membrane reactor for miniaturized reactions and enhanced reaction kinetics Reactors and methods for miniaturized reactions having enhanced reaction kinetics. In particular the subject matter is directed to chemical and biological reactions conducted in a nanoporous membrane environment. The subject matter contemplates methods for modifying the kinetics of reactions and devices for conducting reactions having modified kinetics. The subject matter also provides systems for rapid miniaturized reactions. Further the subject matter includes methods and kits for conducting a reaction with enhanced throughput and methods of conducting miniaturized, high throughput analyses of reaction products, and the like. Reactions performed on or within a nanoporous membrane exhibits improved kinetic characteristics.
US07816150B2	Fabrication process of semiconductor device A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a first ferroelectric film over a lower electrode, crystallizing the first ferroelectric film, forming a second ferroelectric film in an amorphous state over the first ferroelectric film so as to fill voids existing on a surface of the first ferroelectric film, and forming an upper electrode over the second ferroelectric film of the amorphous state, wherein the crystallizing step of the first ferroelectric film is conducted by a thermal annealing process at a temperature of 585° C. or higher.
US07816149B2	Nanobioprocessor for protein and cell therapy A nanobioprocessor for protein and cell therapy comprises a selectively coated quantum dot having selected band gap energies, characteristic absorption, emission spectra and outer coatings for therapy and diagnostic purposes in biophotonics and nanomedicine, and an electromagnetic radiation and detector source configured to remotely heat and/or selectively excite the quantum dot to associate with target specific misfolded or anomalous proteins, diseased cells and tissue.
US07816145B2	Method, device and apparatus for measuring the concentration of creatinine, and method, device and apparatus for measuring the amount of salt using the same A method for measuring a concentration of creatinine includes the steps of: (A) mixing a sample containing creatinine with a creatinine quantitative reagent containing a metal complex of at least one of hexacyanoferrate and hexacyanoruthenate in the absence of picric acid and any enzyme responsive to creatinine, to cause the creatinine to reduce the metal complex; (B) electrochemically or optically measuring the amount of the metal complex reduced in the step (A); and (C) determining the concentration of the creatinine contained in the sample from the amount of the reduced metal complex measured in the step (B).
US07816143B2	Oral detection test for cannabinoid use A method for confirming the active intake of marijuana and its active component Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (“Δ9-THC”) by detecting the amount of 11-nor-Δ9-THC carboxylic acid (“THCA”) in oral fluid at the picogram per milliliter (pg/ml) level using chromatography/mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (“GC/MS/MS”).
US07816141B2	Modified freeze fracture direct imaging apparatus and technique A modified freeze direct imaging of a viscous surfactant mesophase method. A chamber is provided having controlled temperature and solvent partial pressure. The chamber has two copper planchettes at the top and bottom thereof. A sample is placed in the chamber on a grid and is squeezed between the planchettes into a thin film. The thin film is placed in a liquid to vitrify the sample. The sample is removed from the planchettes to fracture the sample. The sample is then placed on a cold stage; and imaged.
US07816139B2	Compositions and method for modulation of plant cell division The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating cell division in plants. In particular, the present invention provides polynucleotides that encode REVOLUTA. In addition, REVOLUTA vectors and transformed plants are provided wherein plant cell division is modulated by expression of a REVOLUTA transgene as compared to a control population of untransformed plants. The present invention also provides methods for the isolation and identification of REVOLUTA genes from higher plants.
US07816138B2	Bioreactor system and method for the production and collection of blood cells from engineered bone marrow tissue Methods and apparatus for a bioreactor system for growing cells are provided. The bioreactor system includes a reaction chamber for cultivating harvested tissue in a culture medium, and a hydrodynamic apparatus connected to the reaction chamber that generates a cyclic negative pressure differential in the bioreactor. Additionally, the apparatus includes a collection enclosure for collecting cells produced by tissue in the reaction chamber. Also encompassed are embodiments for harvesting and preparing cells and tissue sections, combining the cells and the tissue sections in a culture medium to cultivate tissue, maintaining the tissue under conditions that permit production of cell products, applying cyclic negative pressure to the culture over a period of time, and collecting cell products discharged. Further disclosed are embodiments for placing harvested tissue and cells in a diffusion chamber, creating an oscillating negative pressure differential in the bioreactor over a period of time, and collecting the cell products.
US07816137B2	Method for isolating and culturing multipotent progenitor cells from umbilical cord blood Since the multipotent progenitor/stem cells isolated and cultured from the cord blood-derived mononuclear cells according to the method of the present invention are capable of differentiating into several types of cells including neurons, osteoblasts, myoblasts, endothelial cells, hepatocytes and dendritic cells, they can be effectively used for a cell therapy, a cell restoration technique or an organ production.
US07816136B2	Method for growing stem cells on genetically modified supporter cells A method for growing stem cells comprising the steps of a providing stem cells with supporters said supporters being genetically modified in order to provide externally regulatable interactions between the supporters and the stem cells; supporters and stem cells are interchangeable upon genetic modification and interaction; applying an external signal for starting or stopping the interactions.
US07816131B2	Cancer specific promoters The present invention regards cancer-specific control sequences that direct expression of a polynucleotide encoding a therapeutic gene product for treatment of the cancer. Specifically, the invention encompasses breast cancer-, prostate cancer-, and pancreatic cancer-specific control sequences. Two breast cancer-specific sequences utilize specific regions of topoisomerase IIα and transferrin receptor promoters, particularly in combination with an enhancer. The prostate cancer-specific and pancreatic cancer-specific control sequences utilize composites of tissue-specific control sequences, a two-step transcription amplification sequence, and a post-transcriptional control sequence. In more particular embodiments, these polynucleotides are administered in combination with liposomes.
US07816127B2	Waste treatment apparatus A waste treatment apparatus decomposes waste by the microorganisms to perform annihilation treatment. The waste treatment apparatus includes a treatment tank which accommodates the microorganisms together with the waste, and an agitation device arranged to agitate the microorganisms together with the waste. The agitation device includes a plurality of agitating tools arranged at predetermined intervals in the axial direction of a rotation shaft. The agitating tools have paddle arms, respectively, which are disposed so as to be opposed to each other in a diameter direction of the rotation shaft, and blades, respectively, which are disposed at predetermined distances apart from an inner wall of the treatment tank and are inclined with respect to the axis of the paddle arms. The blade on one side is inclined forward in a direction in which the front side thereof with respect to the rotation direction of the paddle arm approaches the rotation shaft. The blade on the other side is inclined backward in a direction in which the rear side thereof with respect to the rotation direction of the paddle arm 70b approaches the rotation shaft.
US07816116B2	Modified creatinine amide hydrolase having improved affinity for substrate, and reagent composition for determination of creatinine To overcome disadvantages of a known creatinine amide hydrolase, and provide a creatinine amide hydrolase having improved affinity for creatinine or having a decreased Km value for creatinine, and also provide a reagent composition for use in the determination of creatinine, which is adapted to an automated analysis apparatus and is excellent in accuracy, preciseness and economic efficiency.Disclosed is a modified creatinine amide hydrolase having improved affinity for a substrate compared to an unmodified one. Also disclosed is a creatinine determination reagent comprising the modified creatinine amide hydrolase, a creatinine amidino hydrolase, sarcosine oxidase and a reagent for detection of hydrogen peroxide.
US07816113B2	Starch debranching enzymes The invention relates to a genetically engineered variant of a parent starch debranching enzyme, i.e. a pullulanase or an isoamylase, the enzyme variant having an improved thermostability at a pH in the range of 4-6 compared to the parent enzyme and/or an increased activity towards amylopectin and/or glycogen compared to the parent enzyme, to methods for producing such starch debranching enzyme variants with improved thermostability and/or altered substrate specificity, and to a method for converting starch to one or more sugars using at least one such enzyme variant.
US07816110B2	Process for producing pellets containing entrapped microorganisms A process for storing entrapping immobilization pellets in which microorganisms are entrapped and immobilized in an immobilizing material until the entrapping immobilization pellets are used in a treatment tank, the process comprising: storing a large pellet block in water at 15° C. or less or in air at a relative humidity of 90% or more and a temperature of 15° C. or less until the pellet block is cut into the entrapping immobilization pellets and used.
US07816108B2	Methods for using polypeptides having amylase activity and nucleic acids encoding them The invention relates to uses of polypeptides having amylase activity, nucleic acids encoding them, and methods for making and using them. For example, in one aspect, the invention provides methods for making alcohol using polypeptides of the invention. In one aspect, the polypeptides having amylase activity have increased activity and stability at acidic, neutral and alkaline pH and increased temperature. In one aspect, the invention provides methods for producing an alcohol, for producing a high-maltose or a high-glucose syrup or a mixed syrup, for liquifying a starch-comprising composition, for hydrolyzing a starch, comprising use of polypeptides of the invention, or polypeptides encoded by the nucleic acids of this invention.
US07816102B2	Protein kinase-inducible domains Applicants have used protein design to develop novel functional protein architectures, termed protein kinase-inducible domains, whose structures are dependent on phosphorylation by specific protein kinases or are dependent on dephosphorylation by specific protein phosphatases. Applicants have designed kinase-inducible domains based on a modular architecture, which allows kinase-inducible domains to be responsive to any specific serine-threonine kinases. Kinase-inducible domains can consist of canonical amino acids, allowing their use as expressible tags of protein kinase activity.
US07816100B2	Apparatus and method for detecting live cells with an integrated filter and growth detection device A device for rapid concentration and detection of live cells in fluids includes a filter to capture a cell sample. The filter includes a first physical barrier with apertures of a first size and a second physical barrier with apertures of a second size smaller than the first size to isolate the cell sample on the filter. Growth detection circuitry associated with the filter electrically measures a cell growth rate associated with the cell sample in less than 2 days. The growth detection circuitry includes a mechanical filter for concentration of cells. The filter and growth detection circuitry are integrally formed within the device, which is sealed.
US07816096B2	Assay solution compositions and methods for GPCR arrays Buffered assay solutions for performing 1) binding or 2) functional assays on GPCR arrays, along with methods for their use are described. The buffered assay solution has an underlying composition having: a buffer reagent with a pH in the range of about 6.5 to about 7.9; an inorganic salt of either a monovalent or divalent species, at a concentration from about 1 mM to about 500 mM; and optionally a combination of: c) a blocker reagent at a concentration of about 0.01 wt. % to about 2 wt. % of the composition, or d) protease-inhibitor at a concentration of about 0.001 mM to about 100 mM. In an embodiment for functional assay uses, the composition is modified to also include a GTP-analogue, a guanosine 5′-diphosphate (GDP) salt, and/or an anti-oxidant reagent.
US07816094B2	Method for quantitative analysis of interactions between HIF-1alpha C-terminal peptides and CBP or p300 proteins and method of screening inhibitors using the same A method for quantitative analysis of interactions between fluorescein-labeled HIF-1α (alpha) C-terminal peptides and cAMP-responsive element binding protein (CBP) or p300 proteins, and a method of screening inhibitors against the formation of HIF-1α-p300 or HIF-1α-CBP protein complexes using the above method is described.
US07816093B2	Assays for identifying human bitter taste modulators The present invention relates to the discovery of a specific human taste receptor in the T2R taste receptor family, hT2R54 that responds to particular bitter compounds The present invention further relates to the use of this receptor in assays for identifying ligands that modulate the activation of this taste receptor. These compounds may be used as additives and/or removed from foods, beverages and medicinals in order to modify (block) T2R-associated bitter taste. A preferred embodiment is the use of the identified compounds as additives in foods, beverages and medicinals for blocking bitter taste.
US07816092B2	Rapid C-ELISA process and related compositions The present invention provides improved and rapid detection methods for an antigen such as a chemical compound, a peptide, a nucleic acid, or a protein released from cells or virus particles in situ. The detection time for an antigen can be dramatically reduced relative to conventional technologies. The technology can particularly be used, for example, to modify and reduce the detection time significantly in traditional ELISA, and also Western blot or Dot blot assays. The improved ELISA method is rapid, economical, reproducible, simple and automatable. Also provided are compositions and kits for using the improved ELISA methods for the rapid detection of antigens.
US07816091B2	Method of identifying a binding partner to a cytokine receptor common gamma chain like polypeptide The present invention relates to a novel human gene encoding a polypeptide which is a member of the Cytokine Receptor family. More specifically, the present invention relates to a polynucleotide encoding a novel human polypeptide named Cytokine Receptor Common Gamma Chain Like, or “CRCGCL.” This invention also relates to CRCGCL polypeptides, as well as vectors, host cells, antibodies directed to CRCGCL polypeptides, and the recombinant methods for producing the same. Also provided are diagnostic methods for detecting disorders related to the immune system, and therapeutic methods for treating diagnosing, detecting, and/or preventing such disorders. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of CRCGCL activity.
US07816088B2	Identification, isolation and elimination of cancer stem cells Isolated populations of leukemic stem cells are provided. The cells are useful for experimental evaluation, and as a source of lineage and cell specific products, and as targets for the discovery of factors or molecules that can affect them. Detection of leukemic stem cells is useful in predicting disease progression, relapse, and development of drug resistance. Proliferation of LSC may be inhibited through interfering with activation of the bcatenin pathway. Methods are provided for the clinical staging of pre-leukemia and leukemias by differential analysis of hematologic samples for the distribution of one or more hematopoietic stem or progenitor cell subsets.
US07816085B2	Method for in vitro molecular evolution of protein function The invention provides a method for generating a polynucleotide sequence or population of sequences from parent single stranded polynucleotide sequences encoding one or more protein motifs, comprising the steps of a) providing single stranded DNA constituting plus and minus strands of parent polynucleotide sequences; b) digesting the single stranded polynucleotide sequences with a nuclease other than DNase I to generate populations of single stranded fragments; c) contacting the fragments generated from the plus strands with fragments generated from the minus strands and optionally, adding primer sequences that anneal to the 3′ and 5′ ends of at least one of the parent polynucleotides under annealing conditions; and d) amplifying the fragments that anneal to each other to generate at least one polynucleotide sequence encoding one or more protein motifs having altered characteristics as compared to the one or more protein motifs encoded by the parent polynucleotides.
US07816084B2	TLE3 as a marker for chemotherapy Methods of using TLE3 as a marker for predicting the likelihood that a patient's cancer will respond to chemotherapy. Methods of using TLE3 as a marker for selecting a chemotherapy for a cancer.
US07816081B2	Method of minimizing reagent consumption in microplate-based reactions A method is provided for performing a reaction, such as the synthesis of concentrated cDNA, in the wells of a microplate while minimizing the volume of the solution of reagents required to perform the reaction. In the method, a pestle is inserted into the well of a microplate to which a substance has been immobilized. A volume of reagent solution is introduced into the well that is insufficient to cover the portion of the well onto which the substance is immobilized. The insertion of the pestle displaces reagent solution and increases the surface area of the solution in contact with the portion of the well to which the substance has been immobilized when the pestle is inserted.
US07816079B2	Method of DNA sequencing using cleavable tags The present invention provides novel systems for sequencing nucleic acid molecules using dNTPs that are 3′ end labeled with cleavable tags that block further extension and uniquely identify the bases to which they are attached. Removal of the tags liberates the 3′ ends of the extension products for further extension. In related embodiments, oligonucleotides containing sequence-related cleavable tags are employed in a ligation reaction to determine the sequence of a particular DNA sample.
US07816075B2	Methods and compositions using stearoyl-CoA desaturase to identify triglyceride reducing therapeutic agents The use of screening assays based on the role of human stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (“hSCD1”) in human diseases, disorders or conditions relating to serum levels of triglyceride, VLDL, HDL, LDL, total cholesterol, or production of secretions from mucous membranes, monounsaturated fatty acids, wax esters, and the like, is disclosed. Also disclosed are conventions useful in the prevention and/or treatment of such diseases.
US07816074B2	α4 β2 δGABA-A receptors as a strategy for PMS and alcoholism The present invention is directed to a screening mechanism for identifying members of the general population at increased risk for alcoholism and premenstrual syndrome. The screening mechanisms may be used to measure the expression of the α4β2δ GABAA receptors, in order to identify members of the general population as having an increased sensitivity to lower concentrations alcohol coupled with a decrease sensitivity to higher concentrations of alcohol, a scenario frequently found in patients suffering from alcoholism and premenstrual anxiety. Methods of screening for drugs which decrease expression of the α4β2δ subunit of GABAA are also provided.
US07816073B2	Method for inhibiting bacterial growth in a leuko-reduced platelet concentrate by adding L-carnitine Cell membrane maintenance of red blood cells and platelet concentrates is improved by the addition of 1 mM-10 mM L-carnitine and derivatives. This improvement allows extension of the period of viability of packed red blood cells and platelet concentrations beyond current periods. Additionally, the materials so treated exhibit extended circulation half life upon transfusion to a patient. Improvements in membrane maintenance achieved by this method permit irradiation of sealed containers of blood products so as to substantially sterilize and destroy leukocytes in the same.
US07816061B2	Lithography masks for improved line-end patterning In one embodiment, a mask for use in semiconductor processing comprises a first region formed from a first material that is primarily opaque, a second region formed from a second material that is primarily transmissive, and a third region in which at least a portion of the second material is removed to generate a phase shift in radiation applied to the mask.
US07816054B2	Electronic equipment containing a fuel cell In order to provide small electronic equipment which can be used for a long time, electronic equipment includes a casing, a hold portion provided as part of the casing, for holding the equipment, and a fuel cell, in which a recessed portion provided in the hold portion has a vent hole formed therein for supplying air to the fuel cell. A fuel cell mounting chamber for containing the fuel cell is provided inside the hold portion. At least a part of the fuel cell mounting chamber and the vent hole provided in the recessed portion adjoin each other such that air is supplied from the vent hole to the fuel cell.
US07816052B2	Portion conductive electrolyte, method of preparing the same, electrode for fuel cell, method of manufacturing the electrode, and fuel cell including the same A proton conductive electrolyte including a polymerized polyurethane, polyethylene(metha)acrylic acid (PEAA), and a cross-linking agent mixture; a method of preparing the same; an electrode including a support and a catalyst layer, the catalyst layer including a supported catalyst and a polymerized mixture of a polyurethane based compound and a polyethylene(metha)acrylic acid; a method of preparing the electrode; and a fuel cell including the proton conductive electrolyte and/or the electrode. The proton conductive electrolyte can be prepared at lower costs than conventionally used polybenzimidazole and NAFION and can be easily formed into a membrane with a controlled thickness by casting. The polymer electrolyte membrane has high mechanical strength, flexibility, and excellent ionic conductivity. The electrode remains stable under high temperature operation, a strong binding force is maintained between the support and the catalyst layer, and the electrode has excellent ionic conductivity. The fuel cell produced using the proton conductive electrolyte and/or the electrode can operate at 100° C. or higher under non-humidified conditions and exhibits an improved performance.
US07816051B2	Fuel cell system A plate type fuel cell system includes: an electric generator including a membrane-electrode assembly having a plurality of anode electrodes and a plurality of cathode electrodes arranged on opposite surfaces of a proton-exchange membrane and spaced apart from each other; an anode separator facing the plurality of anode electrodes and having a fluid channel adapted to receive a hydrogen containing fuel; a cathode separator facing the plurality of cathode electrodes and having an air ventilating hole; a fuel distributor having an accommodating part defined by a rib to accommodate the anode separator and adapted to distribute the hydrogen containing fuel to each of the plurality of anode electrodes, the rib being partially cut out to define a rib cutting part; and a sealing member contained within the rib cutting part. With this configuration, reaction fluid, such as a hydrogen containing fuel, is effectively prevented from leaking through the rib cutting part or a frame cutting part, thereby enhancing the stability of a stack and the power generation efficiency of the fuel cell system.
US07816043B2	Water disposal system, method of disposing water, and power generation apparatus Water disposal systems, apparatuses and methods that employ same, and methods for disposing water produced during power generation are provided. A separator of a fuel cell has an air supply groove formed therein for supplying air as an oxidizer gas to a cathode. The separator is also provided with water-absorbing cloths on the midway portion of the air supply groove. More specifically, the water-absorbing cloth is provided on the separator (110), as a water absorbing member for absorbing the water, so as to cover at least a part of the surface on which the air supply grooves is formed and the water-absorbing clothes is provided along the sidewall of the air supply grooves. Water generated during power generation by the power generator of the present invention is disposed in efficient and reliable manners, under a simple configuration.
US07816039B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium battery and lithium battery including the same A non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, the organic solvent including one or more of a carbonate-based solvent, an ester-based solvent, an ether-based solvent, and/or a ketone-based solvent, a lithium salt, and a hexafluoroacetylacetone in an amount of about 0.02 parts by weight to about 10 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the non-aqueous organic solvent.
US07816038B2	Lithium ion secondary battery and method for producing the same A method for producing a lithium ion secondary battery includes the steps of: forming a positive electrode mixture layer on a positive electrode substrate to obtain a positive electrode; forming a negative electrode mixture layer on a negative electrode substrate to obtain a negative electrode; forming an electronically insulating porous film that is bonded to a surface of at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode; interposing a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode to form an electrode plate assembly; and impregnating the electrode plate assembly with a non-aqueous electrolyte. The step of forming a porous film includes the steps of: preparing a porous film paste that contains a film binder comprising a thermo-cross-linkable resin and a particulate filler; and applying the porous film paste onto a surface of at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode and heating the resultant applied film.
US07816034B2	High-power battery A method of forming battery electrodes with high specific surface and thin layers of active material is disclosed. The method enables low series resistance and high battery power.
US07816032B2	Energy device and method for producing the same A negative active material thin film provided on a collector layer directly or via an underlying layer has a multi-layered configuration including at least two silicon thin films containing silicon as a main component. Because of this, even when the thickness of the negative active material thin film is increased, the increase in thickness of one silicon thin film can be prevented by increasing the number of silicon thin films. Thus, the diameter of silicon particles substantially in an inverse truncated cone shape is not enlarged in the silicon thin film. Accordingly, in an energy device having a thin film mainly containing silicon as a negative active material, even when the thickness of the negative active material layer is increased to obtain a larger capacity, cycle characteristics are not degraded.
US07816030B2	Electrolyte composition for nickel-zinc batteries Electrodes and electrolytes for nickel-zinc secondary battery cells possess compositions that limit dendrite formation and other forms of material redistribution in the zinc electrode. In addition, the electrolytes may possess one or more of the following characteristics: good performance at low temperatures, long cycle life, low impedance and suitability for high rate applications.
US07816028B2	Accumulator battery container with plate insertion system, and plate inserting method An accumulator battery container is constituted by a box-like structure that comprises internally at least one containment cell for at least one plate and adaptable guides provided for inserting and fixing in position the at least one plate, the cell being formed between opposite walls or between opposite walls and partitions of the container, and the guides being arranged at opposite ends of the cell and being formed so that they can undergo elastic deformation gradually when the at least one plate is inserted between them by pushing.
US07816025B2	Enzyme electrode, enzyme electrode producing method, sensor and fuel cell each using enzyme electrode An amino acid capable of coordinately binding to a metallic complex is introduced to an active site within the enzyme or another controlled position near the active site. Therefore, when a mediator is introduced into the enzyme, a mediator-introduced position is controlled to be held at or near the active site.
US07816024B2	Power generation device utilizing living plant nutrients A power generation device includes a gas producing section for the extraction and utilization of living plant nutrients to produce a hydrogen containing gas and a hydrogen utilizing section coupled to the gas producing section, wherein the hydrogen content of the gas is used to generate electrical energy. The gas producing section includes a housing adapted to be connected to a living plant and placed in communication with a nutrient containing region of the plant, a chamber within the housing containing a bacterium capable of converting the plant nutrients into the hydrogen containing gas, and a pathway adapted to bring the plant nutrients into contact with the bacterium.
US07816008B2	Compartmentalized resin pellets This invention discloses a process and a necessary article to simultaneously thermally treat at least two thermoplastics. The process utilizes the necessary compartmentalized or zoned pellet construction wherein the major amount of each thermoplastic component is located within individual compartments or zones of the pellet such that the components of the reaction during thermal processing and/or reactions with compounds in the atmosphere such as oxygen are less than the reaction if the thermoplastics were homogeneously dispersed in the pellet. This invention allows the components of the multi-component pellets to be thermally treated together without significant degradation and/or stored in air or in the presence of oxygen without significant degradation.
US07816006B2	Non-stoichiometric nanomaterial compositions with distinctive shape and morphology Nanoscale materials with domain sizes less than 100 nanometers and unusual shapes and morphologies are disclosed. A broad approach for manufacturing oxide and non-oxide nanomaterials with aspect ratio different than 1.0 is presented. Methods for engineering and manufacturing nanomaterials' size, shape, surface area, morphology, surface characteristics, surface composition, distribution, and degree of agglomeration are discussed. The methods taught includes the use of surfactants, dispersants, emulsifying agents in order to prepare precursors, which are then processed into novel nanoscale particle morphologies.
US07815997B2	Window film assembly and method of installing An assembly, method, and kit particularly adapted for use in mounting a window film structure in spaced apart and juxtaposed relationship to a window of a window assembly.
US07815995B2	Textured fabrics applied with a treatment composition A textured fabric having at least one surface that contains peaks and valleys is provided. Greater than about 90% of the peaks and less than about 10% of the valleys are disposed with a treatment composition, the treatment composition comprising a latex polymer. In one embodiment, for example, the textured fabric is a hydraulically entangled composite fabric formed from a spunbond nonwoven web and pulp fibers. When coated onto the fabric, the treatment composition may form a thin film layer on the fiber surface that prevents fibers or zones of fibers from breaking away from the surface as lint. Further, because the coating is applied only to the peaks, the valleys may remain free of the latex polymer and substantially maintain the absorbency of the uncoated fabric.
US07815994B2	Method for producing porous body, porous body, and honeycomb structure The invention provides a method for producing a porous body comprising: a starting material mixing step of mixing ceramic particles serving as an aggregate and a sintering aid which includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements, alkaline earth elements, Al and Si such that the amount of the sintering aid is about 1.0% by weight or less relative to the total amount of the ceramic particles and the sintering aid to form a puddle; and a molding and firing step of molding the puddle into a molded body and firing the molded body.
US07815993B2	Honeycomb from paper having flame retardant thermoplastic binder This invention relates to an improved flame retardant honeycomb comprising high modulus fiber and a flame retardant thermoplastic binder having a melt point of from 120° C. to 350° C. and a limiting oxygen index of 26 or greater, methods for making the honeycomb, and articles comprising the honeycomb. In a preferred embodiment the paper in the honeycomb has a flame classification of UL-94 V-0.
US07815992B2	Attachment device A vehicular seat trim cover attachment device having a plurality of female attachment portions interconnected to one another by at least one connecting portion. The attachment device is preferably flexible in at least two independent planes. Each female attachment portion has a receptacle portion and a base portion. Each base portion is connected to the connecting portion. Each base portion has a lateral dimension greater than a lateral dimension of the receptacle portion. At least a portion of the connecting portion is disposed in an exoplanar relationship with respect to a pair of female attachment portions that have substantially coplanar base portions. Preferably, the connecting portion extends below the bottom surfaces of the adjacent base portions.
US07815987B2	Polyamide membrane with coating of polyalkylene oxide and polyacrylamide compounds A polyamide membrane and method for making and using the same, including use within a spiral wound module. While many different embodiments are described, one embodiment includes a polyamide membrane including a coating comprising a combination of a polyalkylene oxide compound and a polyacrylamide compound.
US07815983B2	Gas-barrier film, substrate film, and organic electroluminescent device A gas-barrier film comprising a gas-barrier laminate on a substrate film, wherein the gas-barrier laminate comprises at least one three-layer unit consisting of a silicon oxinitride layer, an organic interlayer and a silicon oxinitride layer disposed in this order being adjacent with each other. The film has excellent transparency, gas-barrier performance and bending resistance.
US07815982B2	Gas barrier film, substrate film, and organic electroluminescence device A gas barrier film comprising a gas barrier laminate on a substrate film, in which the gas barrier laminate comprises at least one three-layer unit consisting of a silicon nitride layer, a silicon carbide compound layer, and a silicon nitride layer disposed in this order being adjacent with each other.
US07815981B2	Gas barrier film, substrate film, and organic electroluminescence device A gas barrier film comprising a gas barrier laminate on a substrate film, wherein the gas barrier laminate comprises at least one three-layer unit consisting of a silicon nitride layer, a silicon oxynitride layer adjacent to the silicon nitride layer, and a silicon nitride layer adjacent to the silicon oxynitride layer. The gas barrier film has excellent transparency and gas barrier property.
US07815979B2	Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display including same Disclosed is a liquid crystal display that includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a pair of field generating electrodes formed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer comprises a liquid crystal composition that includes a first class having at least one fluorine atom, and a second class containing a neutral compound. The second class includes a first sub-class and a second sub-class. The first sub-class contains a liquid crystal compound having at least one selected from an alkyl group and an alkoxy group having C1 to C5 in a terminal group thereof. The second sub-class contains a liquid crystal compound having an alkenyl group having C1 to C5 in terminal groups thereof. The second sub-class is contained in a content of about 7 wt % or less of a total content of the liquid crystal composition.
US07815978B2	Method for controlling a functional property of an industrial fabric A method for manufacturing a papermaker's or industrial fabric requires the application of a polymeric resin material onto preselected locations on a base substrate using an array which deposits the polymeric resin material in droplets having an average diameter of 10μ (10 microns) or more. The preselected locations, for example, may be knuckles formed by the interweaving of the yarns making up the fabric or interstices between the yarns. The purpose of such precise application of the resin is to control functional properties of the fabric, such as permeability and abrasion resistance. The polymeric resin material is set by means appropriate to its composition, and, optionally, may be abraded to provide the polymeric resin material above the surface plane of the base substrate with a uniform thickness.
US07815973B2	Condensed phase conversion and growth of nanorods and other materials instead of from vapor Compositions, systems and methods are described for condensed phase conversion and growth of nanorods and other materials. A method includes providing a condensed phase matrix material; and activating the condensed phase matrix material to produce a plurality of nanorods by condensed phase conversion and growth from the condensed phase matrix material instead of from vapor. The compositions are very strong. The compositions and methods provide advantages because they allow (1) formation rates of nanostructures necessary for reasonable production rates, and (2) the near net shaped production of component structures.
US07815972B2	Method for manufacturing polarizing film and polarizing film and optical film manufactured by using the method A polarizing film is provided that prevents display unevenness and can form a liquid crystal display and an electroluminescence display that exhibit excellent display characteristics. The polarizing film is produced in the following manner. That is, a hydrophilic polymer film is conveyed by means of a guide roll so as to be impregnated in an aqueous solvent in a swelling bath and is allowed to swell. In this swelling step, at least a first guide roll is arranged in the swelling bath, and when the polymer film is impregnated in and allowed to travel in the aqueous solvent, the polymer film is brought into contact with the first guide roll within a time up to when swelling reaches a saturation state. Further, the polymer film is dyed using a dichroic substance and stretched.
US07815969B2	Diamond shell with a geometrical figure and method for fabrication thereof This invention provides a method for fabricating geometrical diamond/matrix composites where all or a part of surfaces of the matrix are covered with a diamond film, and to fabricate hollow diamond shells using the composites where a part is uncoated with a diamond film. Hollow diamond shells were prepared by etching out of the matrix soluble with chemicals through an opening, a zone on the matrix, uncoated with diamond film. By changing the shape and the size of the geometrical matrixes, various kinds of diamond/matrix composites and diamond shells in shape and in size can be fabricated. The sizes available are between 200 nm and 2 mm.
US07815966B2	Production process of light amount adjustment member, light amount adjustment member, light amount adjustment device and photographing apparatus A production process of a light amount adjustment member, by which a light amount adjustment member that can sufficiently satisfy optical properties can be economically produced at low production cost and high yield by a simple operation is provided. In addition, a wide variety of light amount adjustment devices and photographing apparatus equipped with a light amount adjustment member are cheaply provided while achieving satisfactory optical properties. The production process of the light amount adjustment member comprises the step of applying a coloring liquid containing a coloring material to a transparent base material using a liquid jet recording process to form a light amount adjustment region having a particular optical density.
US07815965B2	Industrial microdeposition system including masking to reduce the impact of droplet alignment and droplet volume tolerances and errors A microdeposition system microdeposits droplets of fluid material to define a feature pattern on a substrate. The feature pattern for the substrate is defined. A mask is created for the feature pattern that reduces a density of defects that occur due to a malfunctioning nozzle of the microdeposition head. The droplets of fluid material are microdeposited onto the substrate based on the mask to define sub-features of the feature pattern. One of the nozzles of the microdeposition head is assigned to each of the sub-features in the feature pattern. The nozzles may be assigned randomly or using other functions. The assigned nozzles in the mask are assigned to one of a plurality of passes of the microdeposition head.
US07815963B2	Enhanced bonding layers on titanium materials The present invention provides a dense-coverage, adherent phosphorous-based coating on the native oxide surface of a material. Disclosed phosphorous-based coatings include phosphate and organo-phosphonate coatings. The present invention also provides further derivatization of the phosphorous-based coatings to yield dense surface coverage of chemically reactive coatings and osteoblast adhesion-promoting and proliferation-promoting coatings on the native oxide surface of a titanium material.
US07815961B2	Process for concentrating fruit and vegetable juices, and concentrates thereby obtained The invention relates to a process for concentrating vegetable juice or fruit juice, wherein a permeate stream and a retentate stream are formed by subjecting the juice to an ultrafiltration step and subjecting the permeate stream to evaporative concentration. Further, the invention relates to the use of the thus obtainable concentrated juice for preparing a vegetable or fruit juice by diluting the concentrate with water.
US07815960B2	Green tea formulations Green tea formulations and methods for the preparation thereof are shown and described. Generally speaking, the method of preparation includes the mixing of fresh tea leaves in an amount of cold water, followed by pulverization of the leaves to release their intracellular material from the cells of the green tea leaves into the water and form an aqueous extract component. The remaining cellular material forms a leaf residue component which is removed from the mixture. Once the leaf residue is removed, the aqueous extract component is collected and may be dried or further processed to produce a final tea extract that has good natural color, robust natural flavor, and pleasant organoleptic properties, which also is high in polyphenol content, and may be used for various purposes such as the creation of a green tea beverage.
US07815959B2	Low-mycotoxin coffee cherry products A coffee cherry is harvested, preferably in a sub-ripe state, and quick-dried to provide a basis for numerous nutritional products. Such coffee cherries and portions thereof may be particularly characterized by their extremely low concentration of mycotoxins, including various aflatoxins, fumonisins, ochratoxins, and/or vomitoxin (DON, deoxynivalenol).
US07815958B2	Carotenoids color emulsion preparation The present invention provides a carotenoids color preparation which itself has a high emulsion stability, so that there are no problems such as precipitation of an insoluble matter or neck ring formation even when this preparation is used in water-based products. The preparation is obtained by emulsifying a carotenoids color of natural origin, which has an acid value of 10 or less and an acetone-insoluble content of 5 wt % or less when adjusted so that the color value E10%1cm is 2550.
US07815952B2	Process for producing fermented breads comprising rice flour as the main component A process is provided for producing bakery products using rice flour as a major ingredient, which products have improved qualities, such as appearance, crumb, taste, and shelf life as well as satisfactory handleability, as well as excellent qualities. Premixed flours containing rice flour, gluten and a saccharide such as an oligosaccharide or a sugar alcohol, are provided for making these bakery products. Fermented doughs for making the bakery products from the premix are also provided.
US07815948B2	Method of obtaining a firming active principle, active principle thus obtained and uses thereof The invention relates to a method of obtaining a firming active principle resulting from the solubilization of Cucurbita pepo seed meal treated by means of enzymatic hydrolysis. The invention also relates to the active principle thus obtained and to the uses thereof in cosmetics.
US07815945B2	Medicament for the prevention and treatment of influenza The invention relates to the use of an extract from plants of the genus Cistus for the preparation of a medicament for the prevention and treatment of influenza, in particular of the avian flu and viral strains derived from the avian flu in the course of an impending pandemic.
US07815944B2	Anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical compositions for reducing inflammation and the treatment of prevention of gastric toxicity The invention provides hops (Humulis lupulus) extracts or derivatives thereof for use in treating a patient prophylactically and/or therapeutically for ulcerogenic-type disorders of the stomach and/or intestines. The ulcerogenic disorders can be of the type chemically induced, environmentally-induced, infection-induced, and/or stress-induced. The invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an active amount of hops extracts or derivatives thereof, in combination with an analgesic compound and/or an anti-inflammatory compound. The invention further provides for use of hops extracts or derivatives thereof, significantly reducing and/or therapeutically treating ulcerogenic-type disorders of the stomach and/or intestines.
US07815941B2	Nucleic acid microspheres, production and delivery thereof Nucleic acids are prepared by dissolving compounds containg them in a suitable solvent or solvent system and forming microspheres from the resulting solution. The microspheres are administered to an individual as protection from conditions where delivery of nucleic acids is useful, such as in treatment of autoimmune disease.
US07815939B2	Coated fine particles containing drug for intrabuccally fast disintegrating dosage forms Regarding an object of sufficient suppression of unpleasant taste in the oral cavity and quick dissolution in the gastrointestinal tract, which is generated when a drug having a strong unpleasant taste such as bitterness, astringency and the like is applied to a quickly disintegrating preparations in the oral cavity, this invention has achieved the aforementioned object for the first time by employing a constitution of coating a coat of a water-soluble polymer and a specified ratio of a pH-independent water-insoluble polymer and hydroxypropylcellulose.
US07815931B2	Artificial skin substitute An improved skin substitute is presented comprised of non-biological materials produced with a series of regularly-spaced pores and a nylon weave netting. The top component is a thin (approximately 0.001″ thick) silicone elastomer in which pore holes have been vacuum-pulled; physically attached to the silicone elastomer is a fine knitted nylon fabric (12/1, 15/1 denier); incorporated into the silicone/nylon structure are collagen peptides [about 10 micrograms per square centimeter of Porcine type 1—“the active component”] without cross-linking agent to enable a quick interaction with fibrin in the wound to achieve acute adherence. The vacuum-pulled holes provide a range of porosities to ensure minimum fluid accumulation beneath the skin substitute without wound desiccation. The range of hole diameters preferred in the present invention is 0.75 mm to 1.05 mm and at holes centered at ¼″-⅓″. Providing a structure that has better acute adherence and minimal fluid accumulation beneath the Temporary Skin Substitute, which will reduce infection complications and maximize wound healing. Larger pieces of this skin substitute can be made to cover larger wounds, unlike previous skin substitutes.
US07815929B2	Container and kit for the preparation, storage and dispensing of compounded suppositories A container suitable for the preparation, storage and dispensing of compounded suppositories is provided. Methods of preparing, storing and dispensing compounded suppositories utilizing such a container and related kits are also provided.
US07815928B2	Device for local administration of solid or semi-solid formulations and delayed-release formulations for proposal parenteral administration and preparation process A method for implanting or inserting a solid or semisolid formulation containing at least one active principle uses a device comprising one part set inside the body of the patient and which conditions the solid or semisolid form, brings these conditioning action to the deposit site, injects or inserts in this deposit site, and withdraws after injection or insertion, with one part remaining outside and activating the functions of the device. The invention also concerns a sustained-release solid formulation for parenteral administration comprising a homogeneous mixture of an active principle in non-dispersed state and of a biologically compatible and biodegradable excipient, in which the amount of active principle is at least 50% by weight.
US07815926B2	Implant for articular cartilage repair An implant for articular cartilage repair includes (1) a three-dimensional body formed of cancellous bone having a demineralized section that contains bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP's) that are released by the demineralization but retained in the body, and (2) a cartilage layer formed on a surface of the demineralized section. The cartilage layer is formed by a method including the steps of (a) isolating chondrocytes from articular cartilage of a donor; (b) cultivating the isolated chondrocytes in a medium; (c) suspending the cultivated chondrocytes in agarose; (d) adding the cultivated chondrocytes to the demineralized section of the body, whereby the cultivated chondrocytes are stimulated by the BMP's retained in the body; and (e) incubating the cultivated chondrocytes to form a plurality of layers of chondrocytes on the demineralized section, wherein the plurality of layers of chondrocytes forms the cartilage layer.
US07815922B2	Articles having bioactive surfaces and solvent-free methods of preparation thereof Methods for preparing articles having a bioactive surface comprising treating a substrate to form free reactive groups, depositing a monomer onto the treated substrate, and covalently immobilizing a biologically functional molecule onto the deposited monomer. Additional embodiments include methods for the deposition of the monomer onto the treated substrate in a solvent-free environment. Further embodiments include articles having surfaces prepared using the methods described herein. Additional embodiments include articles prepared using the methods described herein.
US07815919B2	Fungus-induced inflammation and eosinophil degranulation This document relates to methods and materials involved in fungus-induced inflammation and eosinophil degranulation. For example, isolated nucleic acids encoding fungal polypeptides, fungal polypeptides, methods for assessing fungus-induced inflammation, methods for assessing eosinophil degranulation, and methods for identifying inhibitors of fungus-induced inflammation and/or eosinophil degranulation are provided.
US07815918B2	Polypeptides and immunogenic conjugates capable of inducing antibodies against pathogens, and uses thereof A number of immunologically active agents are described, including an isolated protein or polypeptide that includes the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, immunogenic conjugates containing either the protein or polypeptide, a full-length Pneumocystis kexin, or a full length Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA), antibodies recognizing the protein or polypeptide or the immunogenic conjugates (particularly the epitope of SEQ ID NO: 1), and nucleic acid molecules that encode the protein or polypeptide, as well as DNA constructs, expression vectors, and host cells that contain the nucleic acid molecules. Disclosed uses of the antibodies, immunogenic conjugates, and DNA constructs include inducing passive or active immunity to treat or prevent pathogen infections, particularly by a Pneumocystis organism, in a patient.
US07815916B1	Cloning and expression of HTLV-III DNA The determination of the nucleotide sequence of HTLV-III DNA; identification, isolation and expression of HTLV-III sequences which encode immunoreactive polypeptides by recombinant DNA methods and production of viral RNA are disclosed. Such polypeptides can be employed in immunoassays to detect HTLV-III.
US07815912B2	Method of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and pharmaceutical kit for use in such method One aspect of the present invention is concerned with a method of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in a mammalian female, said method comprising the co-administration to said female of —a substance having follicle stimulating hormone activity (FSH substance) in an amount effective to stimulate multiple follicular development; —gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist in an amount equivalent to a daily subcutaneous dose of at least 0.5 mg ganirelix to prevent a premature LH-surge; and —a LH substance in an amount effective to prevent or suppress symptoms of luteinising hormone (LH) deficiency resulting from the administration of the GnRH antagonist; followed by administering a meiosis and luteinisation inducing substance (ML substance) in an amount effective to stimulate resumption of meiosis and luteinisation, and wherein the LH substance is not obtained from the urine of human females. Another aspect of the to invention relates to a pharmaceutical kit for use in a method of controlled hyperstimulation, which kit comprises: —at least one parenteral or oral dosage unit containing one or more FSH substances in an amount equivalent to a subcutaneous dose of 50-1500 I.U. FSH; —at least one parenteral dosage unit containing one or more GnRH antagonists in an amount equivalent to a subcutaneous dose of 0.5-25 mg ganirelix; —at least one parenteral dosage unit containing one or more LH substances in an amount equivalent to a subcutaneous dose of 50-3000 I.U. recombinant LH; wherein the LH substance is not obtained from the urine of human females.
US07815909B2	Anti-TNF antibodies, compositions, methods and uses The present invention relates to inhibiting TNF in patients having rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis or ankylosing spondilitis, by administering anti-TNF antibodies comprising the heavy chain variable region of SEQ ID NO: 7 and the light chain variable region of SEQ ID NO:8, specific for at least one human tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) protein or fragment thereof.
US07815904B2	Method of treating a pathological syndrome and a pharmaceutical agent A method of treating a pathological syndrome is disclosed, including administration of an activated form of ultra-low doses of antibodies to an antigen, which activated form is obtained by repeated consecutive dilution combined with external impact, and the antigen is a substance or a pharmaceutical agent exerting influence upon the mechanisms of formation of pathological syndrome. Pharmaceutical agents for treatment of pathological syndrome are also disclosed.
US07815898B2	Oral compositions for absorption of phosphorus compounds The present invention provides medicaments useful for reducing phosphorus serum level, especially in those subjects affected from hyperphosphatemia. More specifically, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions to be administered by oral route in fasting periods, in order to absorb phosphorus compounds from fluids of the enteric tract, especially from saliva.
US07815895B2	Method for activating efferent sympathetic nerves innervating adipose tissues to improve obesity and symptoms associated therewith A method for activating an efferent sympathetic nerve innervating an adipose tissue and improving obesity-associated symptoms is provided, comprising stimulating an afferent vagal nerve from the liver without directly enhancing peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ2 function in the liver.
US07815885B2	Method and apparatus for producing carbon nanostructures A method includes liberating carbon atoms from hydrocarbon molecules by reaction with or in a reactant liquid and maintaining the liberated carbon atoms in an excited state. The chemically excited liberated carbon atoms are then enabled to traverse a surface of the reactant liquid and are directed across a collection surface. The collection surface and the conditions at and around the collection surface are maintained so that the liberated carbon atoms in the excited state phase change to a ground state by carbon nanostructure self-assembly.
US07815881B2	Selective catalytic reduction of NOx enabled by urea decomposition heat-exchanger bypass Disclosed are a process and apparatus for selective catalytic reduction of NOx. The process is enabled by bypassing a heat exchanger section, such as an economizer, of the boiler in advance of an SCR unit at low load conditions to enable NOx reduction even at low loads using urea instead of ammonia. In a preferred form, under high load conditions, the bypass can be almost fully closed and the economizer can be operated normally without excessively cooling the combustion gases, using only a portion of bypassed gases which are hot enough to decompose the urea into its active components including ammonia.
US07815880B2	Reduced-carbon footprint concrete compositions Reduced-carbon footprint concrete compositions, and methods for making and using the same, are provided. Aspects of the reduced-carbon footprint concrete compositions include CO2-sequestering carbonate compounds, which may be present in the hydraulic cement and/or aggregate components of the concrete. The reduced-carbon footprint concrete compositions find use in a variety of applications, including use in a variety of building materials and building applications.
US07815879B2	Method and apparatus for use of reacted hydrogen peroxide compounds in industrial process waters Methods and apparatuses are described for contacting an oxidizing solution such as an aqueous hydrogen peroxide composition of hydrogen peroxide and at least one additive that catalyzes the decomposition of the hydrogen peroxide into hydroxyl radicals with an atmospheric effluent containing odorous and/or noxious components. These components are absorbed by the aqueous hydrogen peroxide composition to produce an atmospheric effluent having reduced amounts of the odorous and/or noxious components. Various methods are described for adding the hydrogen peroxide and the decomposition additive.
US07815874B2	Reactor A reactor including a reactor vessel and heat exchange tubes provided in the reactor vessel. The reactor vessel includes a tubesheet and is configured to receive a reaction fluid. The tubesheet has a first plate member configured to contact the reaction fluid and a second plate member configured to not contact the reaction fluid. Heat exchange tubes are provided in the reactor vessel and fixed to the first plate member. The heat exchange tubes are configured to receive a heat exchange medium. At least a portion of the first plate member configured to contact the reaction fluid is made of a metal that has a high corrosion-resistance against the reaction liquid, and the second plate member is made of a metal that has a low corrosion-resistance against the reaction liquid. The second plate member is detachably fixed to a remainder of the reactor vessel.
US07815870B2	Ebullated bed hydroprocessing systems An ebullated bed hydroprocessing system, and also a method for upgrading a pre-existing ebullated bed hydroprocessing system, involves introducing a colloidal or molecular catalyst, or a precursor composition capable of forming the colloidal or molecular catalyst, into an ebullated bed reactor. The colloidal or molecular catalyst is formed by intimately mixing a catalyst precursor composition into a heavy oil feedstock and raising the temperature of the feedstock to above the decomposition temperature of the precursor composition to form the colloidal or molecular catalyst in situ. The improved ebullated bed hydroprocessing system includes at least one ebullated bed reactor that employs both a porous supported catalyst and the colloidal or molecular catalyst to catalyze hydroprocessing reactions involving the feedstock and hydrogen. The colloidal or molecular catalyst provides catalyst in what would otherwise constitute catalyst free zones within the ebullated bed hydroprocessing system. Asphaltene or other hydrocarbon molecules too large to diffuse into the pores of the supported catalyst can be upgraded by the colloidal or molecular catalyst. A slurry phase reactor may be positioned upstream from one or more ebullated bed reactors or converted from a pre-existing ebullated bed reactor.
US07815865B2	Liquid dispensing device A liquid dispensing device. The liquid dispensing device has a tray for holding a liquid at a relatively constant level. A syringe is used for drawing fluid from the tray. A liquid container containing a liquid is positioned upside-down in the tray. Atmospheric pressure on the liquid in the tray and a vacuum inside the liquid container prevents liquid from draining from the container except when the liquid level in the tray drops to a level sufficient to allow air into the liquid container and to allow fluid to flow from the liquid container into the tray. The fluid flows from the liquid container into the tray until the level of liquid in the tray returns to the relatively constant level. The positioning of the syringe for drawing fluid is simplified in that the level of fluid in the tray is maintained at an approximately constant level despite withdrawal of quantities of fluid from the tray.
US07815862B2	Wafer characteristics via reflectometry Various exemplary methods (800, 900, 1000, 1100) are directed to determining wafer thickness and/or wafer surface characteristics. An exemplary method (900) includes measuring reflectance of a wafer and comparing the measured reflectance to a calculated reflectance or a reflectance stored in a database. Another exemplary method (800) includes positioning a wafer on a reflecting support to extend a reflectance range. An exemplary device (200) has an input (210), analysis modules (222-228) and optionally a database (230). Various exemplary reflectometer chambers (1300, 1400) include radiation sources positioned at a first altitudinal angle (1308, 1408) and at a second altitudinal angle (1312, 1412). An exemplary method includes selecting radiation sources positioned at various altitudinal angles. An exemplary element (1650, 1850) includes a first aperture (1654, 1854) and a second aperture (1658, 1858) that can transmit reflected radiation to a fiber and an imager, respectfully.
US07815859B2	Method and apparatus for determining the oxygen permeability of a polymer membrane The present invention is relates to an apparatus and method for the determination of the oxygen gas permeability of a polymer. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for determining the oxygen gas permeability of a polymer membrane (e.g., a polydimethylsiloxane and/or polysiloxane polymer or copolymer). In still another embodiment, the present invention relates to oxygen gas permeable polymer compositions.
US07815858B2	Automated sampling system A sample carrier including a lower support wall, a base joined to or in fixed proximity to a bottom end of the lower support wall, and sample tube receiving areas in fixed proximity to the lower support wall for receiving and holding a plurality of sample tubes in substantially vertical orientations. The sample carrier further includes a blocking wall joined to a top end of the support wall which extends laterally over portions of sample tubes held by the sample carrier, thereby limiting vertical movement of the sample tubes during automated sampling procedures. The contents of sample tubes held by the sample carrier can be accessed by a robotic pipetting device. Additionally, a drip shield having a cover plate, a pair of through-holes for accessing sample tubes held by a the sample carrier, and a depending runner for maintaining the sample carrier on a sample carousel.
US07815855B2	Test element with nanofibers The invention concerns test elements, in particular diagnostic test elements, for determining the presence or concentration of biological, medical or biologically or medically effective substances including nucleic acids, proteins, viruses, microorganisms and cells, characterized in that these test elements contain nanofibers.
US07815851B1	Steam sterilization system for sterilizing medical waste An integrated sterilization and materials handling system for sterilizing and handling items such as medical waste, paper, or other things comprises a cart for carrying a removable bin for holding the items to be sterilized, and a sterilization chamber that receives the bin when it is removed from the cart. The various embodiments include a bin that is dumpable with the cart using existing dumping apparatus, a bin that pivots on the cart to permit dumping of the items from the bin by tilting the bin, and a bin used primarily in a dry heat sterilization process of the invention when sterilizing items that are not to be discarded after sterilization to facilitate loading and unloading of the bin. The system has thermal energy booster plates mounted in the sterilization chamber for providing dry radiant heat to the chamber, and the system may vary process times, process pressures, and process temperatures to predetermine settings that correlate to the weight of the items to be sterilized.
US07815850B2	High-strength nanostructured alloys Biphasic alloys, formed through a spinodal decomposition process, are disclosed. The alloys have improved strength and hardness, over single phase alloys, due to coherency strain between the phases. They are prepared from readily available transition metals, and they can be used to make large, high-strength parts, for example, of types that cannot be made by extrusion, forging or cold working techniques.
US07815849B2	Doped iridium with improved high-temperature properties An iridium alloy is produced having at least 85% by weight iridium, at least 0.005% by weight molybdenum, 0.001 to 0.6% by weight hafnium and, optionally, rhenium, the sum of molybdenum and hafnium being between 0.002 and 1.2% by weight. The iridium alloy is produced in a process, in which an IrMo and an IrHf master alloy, respectively, are created in an electric arc and immersed into an iridium melt, optionally together with Re.
US07815848B2	Corrosion resistant alloy and components made therefrom A corrosion resistant alloy is provided which includes, in percent by weight: (a) 16 to 24% Ni; (b) 18 to 26% Cr; (c) 1.5 to 3.5% Mo; (d) 0.5 to 1.5% Si; (e) 0.001 to 1.5% Nb; (f) 0.0005 to 0.5% Zr; (g) 0.01 to 0.6% N; (h) 0.001 to 0.2% Al; (j) less than 0.2% Ti; and (k) less than 1% Mn, trace impurities, and the balance Fe. Articles, such as flexible automotive exhaust couplings, including the present alloys are also provided.
US07815845B2	Method of degassing molten metal To degas a molten metal, a receptacle containing the molten metal and a layer of slag over the molten metal is positioned in a chamber, and the chamber is evacuated. As the pressure in the chamber reduces, gas is generated at the interface between the molten metal and the slag, which causes the slag to foam. To inhibit overflowing of slag from the receptacle, a gauge outputs a signal indicative of the level of the surface of the slag, and the rate of evacuation of the chamber is reduced to reduce the rate of gas generation.
US07815842B2	Method for producing conducting polymer fibers with vinyl and conducting polymer fibers with vinyl produced thereby The vinyl-type conducting polymer precursor is dissolved in solution containing volatile solvent such as methanol, and the precursor fibers are produced by electrospinning. The vinyl-type conducting polymer fibers are produced by heat treatment of the precursor fibers at certain temperature and time in a vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere, or by zone reaction method, followed by doping with dopant.
US07815839B2	Hybrid mandrels A mandrel comprising a rigid inner core and an elastomeric outer layer that at least partially surrounds the rigid inner core, wherein the elastomeric outer layer is adapted to expand during a molding process to seal a cavity to prevent incursion of material injected during the molding process.
US07815836B2	Packaging apparatus for optical-electronic semiconductors A packaging apparatus for optical-semiconductors includes a mold base having a longitudinal receiving space, an encapsulating module attached to the mold base, and a fixing member attached to the encapsulating module. The bottom of the mold base has at least one air-vent and the mold base has a predetermined width. The encapsulating module includes a plate engaged with the mold base, a plurality of molding bodies penetrating the plate and received in the receiving space, and a plurality of supporting members connected to the molding bodies. The fixing member has a plurality of holding slots to hold the supporting members so that the supporting members are more stable. Furthermore, the width of the mold base is optimized with the dimension of a furnace so that the production rate is increased and the stability of the packaging structure is improved.
US07815835B2	Rapid prototyping method and radiation-curable composition for use therein The invention relates to a method for producing three-dimensional objects, comprising producing a three-dimensional structure by sequential selective curing of layers of a composition curable with visible and/or ultraviolet light into a solid polymeric material by sequential exposure of the individual layers to UV and/or visible light, whereafter a three-dimensional object is produced by use of the three-dimensional structure thus formed, followed by removing the three-dimensional structure from or of the three-dimensional object, characterized in that removing the three-dimensional structure is accomplished by chemically cleaving the polymeric material as well as simultaneously or subsequently dissolving the material in a solvent or mixed solvent and/or melting the material.
US07815834B2	Molding apparatus and method An apparatus and method for making a mold or mold face includes a container having at least one opening. The apparatus also includes a flexible membrane that is retained to the container that extends across the opening of the container. The apparatus for making a mold further includes support media that is disposed within the container along with a vacuum valve that is connected to the container.
US07815829B2	Process and device for producing horizontally tamped coal cakes A process and device are disclosed for producing horizontally tamped coal cakes for coking in the oven chamber of a coking oven, the coal cakes being formed in a compression mold by stationary compression tools which work in the horizontal direction and with a stroke having a strictly limited length. The compression mold has a sliding stop wall which is moved away from the compression tools as the coal cake grows, under the effect of a suitable antagonistic braking force.
US07815825B2	Microporous polyolefin membrane, and method of producing the same The present invention provides a microporous polyolefin membrane of high permeability and novel structure, and also provides a method of producing the same, wherein its average pore size is gradually decreases from at least one membrane surface towards its center. The method of producing the microporous polyolefin membrane comprises the steps of extruding the solution, composed of 10 to 50 weight % of (A) a polyolefin having a weight-average molecular weight of 5×105 or more or (B) a composition containing this polyolefin and 50 to 90 weight % of a solvent, into a gel-like formed article and removing the solvent therefrom, wherein a treatment step with a hot solvent is incorporated.
US07815824B2	Real time imprint process diagnostics for defects Defects and/or particles during an imprint lithography process may provide exclusion zones and/or transition zones in the patterned layer. Exclusion zones and/or transition zones in the patterned layer may be identified to provide a region of interest on a template.
US07815823B2	Optical film, manufacturing method of optical film, optical compensating film, manufacturing method of optical compensating film, polarizing plate, and liquid crystal display An object is to provide an optical film in which retardation variation is less even after a long period of duration of use, to provide an optical compensating film in which transparency and flatness are not deteriorated in a stretching process by using the foregoing film as a support, and to provide a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display exhibiting reduced visibility variation caused by heat generation of an optical LED backlight, and excellent color reproducibility. Disclosed is a manufacturing method of an optical film formed by melt-casting a composition containing a cellulose resin and a plasticizer, wherein the cellulose resin has a residual sulfuric acid content of 0.1-50 ppm, and the composition contains a polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 500-30000 prepared via polymerization of ethylenic unsaturated monomers, or an acrylic polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 500-30000.
US07815822B2	Forming sheet, lenticular lens sheet production method, and their production apparatus A method and an apparatus for producing a pattern forming sheet efficiently. The method and apparatus for producing a sheet having a first pattern formed on at least one side by a first roll forming die and a second pattern formed by a second roll forming die is characterized in that the rotational angular speeds of the first and second roll forming dies are substantially equalized and relative positional variation of the first and second patterns is substantially minimized by synchronizing the phases of the periodic positional variation caused by the rotation of the rolls.
US07815820B2	Electromagnetic interference shielding polymer composites and methods of manufacture An electromagnetic interference shielding composite is provided. The electromagnetic interference shielding composite comprises: a high permittivity polymer having a permittivity of at least about 5; a plurality of magnetic particles dispersed within the high permittivity polymer; and a plurality of dielectric particles dispersed within the high permittivity polymer. In another embodiment, an article comprising a device susceptible to electromagnetic radiation and a shielding material disposed to shield the device from electromagnetic radiation is provided. The shielding material comprises, a high permittivity polymer; a plurality of magnetic particles dispersed within the high permittivity polymer; and plurality of dielectric particles dispersed within the high permittivity polymer.
US07815819B2	Electrode materials with high surface conductivity The present invention concerns electrode materials capable of redox reactions by electrons and alkali ions exchange with an electrolyte. The applications are in the field of primary (batteries) or secondary electrochemical generators, super capacitors and light modulating system of the super capacitor type.
US07815817B2	Phosphor and process for producing the same A green phosphor that exhibits a green luminance higher than those of conventional rare-earth-activated sialon phosphors, having durability higher than those of conventional oxide phosphors, and that emits light by ultraviolet or visible light. There is provide a phosphor comprising a crystal of oxynitride or nitride with β-type Si3N4 crystal structure and, solid dissolved therein, Eu, which phosphor emits a fluorescence having a peak at a wavelength falling within the wavelength region of 500 to 600 nm upon excitation source irradiation. The luminous intensity within the wavelength region of 500 to 600 nm is high, so that the phosphor is excellent as a green phosphor.
US07815815B2	Method and apparatus for processing the peripheral and edge portions of a wafer after performance of a surface treatment thereon A surface processing method includes supporting a wafer in a vacuum chamber and generating a plasma in a confined portion of the chamber over only a selected portion of the wafer to thereby perform a surface processing treatment (e.g., an ashing process) on the selected portion of the wafer. While the plasma is being generated, the wafer and the confined portion of the chamber are displaced with respect to one another to thereby perform the surface processing treatment on a second selected portion of the wafer.
US07815813B2	End point detection method, end point detection device, and gas phase reaction processing apparatus equipped with end point detection device An end point detection method in the case where a catalyst arranged in a treatment chamber of a gas phase reaction processing apparatus is heated at high temperature by supplying electric power thereto and the treatment is carried out by cracking a reaction gas by the catalyst heated at high temperature, comprises the steps of supplying the electric power to the catalyst from a constant current source, detecting electric potential difference between both ends of the catalyst, performing primary differentiation of the detected electric potential difference, and determining an end point of the treatment based on obtained primary differential value.
US07815812B2	Method for controlling a process for fabricating integrated devices A method for controlling a process for fabricating integrated devices on a substrate. The method includes ex-situ and in-situ measurements of pre-etch and post-etch dimensions for structures formed on the substrate and uses the results of the measurements to adjust process recipes and to control the operational status of etch and external substrate processing equipment. In one exemplary application, the method is used during a multi-pass process for fabricating a capacitive structure of a trench capacitor.
US07815811B1	Trash rake system for clearing intake racks and the like A powered trash rake system for clearing debris from intake racks used for screening debris from water intakes and other similar structures. The trash rake system includes a telescoping boom mounted to a movable carriage support structure. Electric motors are provided to move the carriage support structure to desired positions along the intake rack to be cleaned and to operate the telescoping boom to move a trash rake structure under power vertically along the trash rack to remove debris therefrom.
US07815808B2	Hot-gas pressure-filter apparatus A pressure-filter is disclosed along with its peripheral equipment that permit the automatic controlled operation of the filter for extracting liquids from a fluid liquid/solid slurry and for the formation of a substantially dry filter cake. The efficiency of the filter apparatus is increased by the use of hot gas as a material for treating the cake within the filter for extracting the liquids as filtrate. The hot gas may be hot air, hot inert gas, steam, or combinations thereof in controlled sequences. The filter is adapted to be able to operate under vacuum or elevated pressure and at elevated temperatures.
US07815807B2	Surfactant-based water treatment for irrigated soils The disclosure is directed to methods of making and using a water treatment composition for improved water infiltration during irrigation of agriculture. These methods include combining additives with an aqueous fluid to create a treated irrigation water, wherein the additives comprise a preselected amount of a surfactant and a preselected amount of a displacement ion. The improved infiltration is obtained through a constant, or substantially constant, application of the treated irrigation water to the soil during the irrigation.
US07815805B2	Connector apparatus and system including connector apparatus A connector apparatus is provided which is configured to replace a separation module in a system for dispensing a fluid. When it is desired to purge the system of a dispensed fluid, the connector apparatus, having the same configuration of an inlet and an outlet as the separation module, replaces the separation module and a purging fluid is passed through the system.
US07815804B2	Method for treating wastewater or produced water A method or process for treating wastewater containing high organics, silica, boron, hardness, and suspended and dissolved solids. The method includes degasifying the wastewater for the removal of dissolved gases and thereafter chemically softening the wastewater. After the chemical softening step, the wastewater is directed through a media filter or membrane which removes additional solids and precipitants. Thereafter the wastewater is directed through a sodium ion exchange that further softens the wastewater. The effluent from the ion exchange is directed through a cartridge filter and the effluent from the cartridge filter is directed through one or more reverse osmosis units. At a selected phase of the process, prior to the wastewater reaching the reverse osmosis unit or units, the pH of the wastewater is raised and maintained such that the pH of the wastewater reaching a reverse osmosis unit is at a pH greater than 10.5.
US07815800B2	Refuse/oil removing device and refuse/oil recovery bag A refuse/oil removing device and a refuse/oil recovery bag are provided which can remove refuse and oil contained in drainage discharged from a restaurant in a simple manner without contact with the refuse and oil. A support base of a support unit is disposed in the interior of a grease trap at a position higher than the water level. A recovery bag is attached to the support unit and plural layers of bag portions of the recovery bag are put on the support base. The bag portions are each formed of a material which permits the adhesion of oil thereto and a large number of water passing holes are formed in each of the bag portions. Drainage is introduced inside the innermost one of the plural layers of bag portions and is passed through the bag portions, allowing refuse and oil to adhere to the bag portions. In this way, the job of replacing the recovery bag can be simplified and the amount of oil accumulated within the grease trap can be decreased.
US07815796B2	Pool filter A pool filter for use in pool piping or other fluid conveyance system. The pool filter may include a housing defining a fluid chamber for receiving one or more filters. Multiple openings may be defined in the housing for receiving and removing fluid from the fluid chamber. The openings may be approximately the same size and may be located on the housing at similar elevations and/or radial sectors. One or more footings may be joined to the housing. Each footing may include a base portion for receiving anchor members to anchor the housing to a support surface. The footings may be designed to transfer to the support surface predetermined lateral or other forces imposed upon the pool filter by events such as earthquakes and hurricanes. The footings may be separate components joined to the housing by tabs and/or mechanical fasteners.
US07815794B2	Water softener salt loading system Remote delivery of water softener pellets into a water softener by a vacuum. By using a vacuum the delivery system allows salt to be delivered to great distances to point of use (existing brine tank). This invention will allow people to drive into their garage close to the inventive salt loading hopper and either dump a bag of salt pellets or scoop out of it into the loading hopper, which is located a convenient minimized height off the floor. The current state prior to this invention was to carry the heavy bag of salt to the location of the water softener brine tank, which in most cases is located down the stairs in a basement.
US07815793B2	Process for reducing bromine index of hydrocarbon feedstock The present invention relates to a process for reducing the Bromine Index of a hydrocarbon feedstock having at least 50 wt. % of C8 aromatics, comprising the step of contacting the hydrocarbon feedstock with a catalyst at conversion conditions, wherein the catalyst includes a molecular sieve having a zeolite structure type of MWW.
US07815788B2	Creatinine sensor calibration In a method for calibrating a biosensor for the amperometric determination of creatinine in biological liquids, consisting of one electrode system each for measuring the concentrations of creatinine and creatine, with at least two calibration solutions being used, the electrode system for measuring the creatinine concentration is calibrated with a creatinine solution which, prior to the calibration measurement, was mixed in the form of an acidic solution with an alkaline buffer solution, and the electrode system for measuring the creatine concentration is calibrated with a solution in which creatinine and creatine are at a thermodynamic equilibrium.
US07815785B2	Direct metallization of electrically non-conductive polyimide substrate surfaces The present invention relates to an improved method for the direct metallization of non-conductive substrate surfaces, in particular polyimide surfaces, that is characterized by the process steps of etching the substrate surface with an acidic etching solution that contains peroxide; contacting the etched substrate surface with an acidic treatment solution that contains permanganate; activating the treated substrate surface in an acidic activation solution that contains peroxide; contacting the activated substrate surface with an acidic catalytic solution that contains at least a thiophene derivate and at least a sulfonic acid derivate; metallization of the thus treated substrate surface in an acidic galvanic metallization bath.
US07815782B2	PVD target A physical vapor deposition target assembly is configured to isolate a target-bonding layer from a processing region. In one embodiment, the target assembly comprises a backing plate, a target having a first surface and a second surface, and a bonding layer disposed between the backing plate and the second surface. The first surface of the target is in fluid contact with a processing region and the second surface of the target is oriented toward the backing plate. The target assembly may include multiple targets.
US07815779B2	Water treatment device The invention relates to a water treatment device comprising a metallic sleeve inside which at least one metallic sacrificial anode is disposed, said sacrificial anode being connected to the sleeve in an electrically conducting manner. At least one metallic swirling member which generates eddies within the water flow is arranged upstream of a sacrificial anode in the sleeve, particularly in order to cause the sacrificial anode to be cleaned by means of the turbulent water flow.
US07815773B2	Dewatering apparatus in a paper machine A method of manufacturing a fibrous web in a papermaking machine including the steps of forming, carrying and transferring the fibrous web. The forming step includes forming the fibrous web in a forming device. A first carrying step includes carrying the fibrous web from the forming device through an extended nip press apparatus. A second carrying step includes carrying the fibrous web from the extended nip press apparatus to a transfer point. The transferring step includes transferring the fibrous web at the transfer point to a drying cylinder.
US07815772B2	Wet-end manufacturing process for bitumen-impregnated fiberboard A process for manufacturing fiberboard by preparing a fiber slurry mixture including containing cellulose fibers and water then atomizing a liquid bituminous material, such as asphalt. The liquid bituminous material is atomized by mixing it with a pressurized gas, such as compressed air, forming a mist comprising droplets of bituminous material having a diameter between 20 microns and 50 microns. A water spray solidifies the bituminous material droplets thereby forming bituminous particles which fall into the fiber slurry within the spray chamber. From there the slurry is sheared, dewatered, and dried, forming a finished fiberboard.
US07815771B2	Process for the manufacture of paper and board A process for the manufacture of paper, board or similar products, comprises first of all, adding, to the paper pulp fibrous suspension, at least one main retention aid composed of a cationic (co)polymer. Then optionally the flocs obtained are sheared. Subsequently there is added to the suspension, separately or as a mixture, in any order: at least one secondary retention aid chosen from the group consisting of silica derivatives and anionic or amphoteric organic polymers, and at least one tertiary retention aid composed of a crosslinked anionic organic polymer with a size of greater than or equal to 1 micrometer and exhibiting an intrinsic viscosity of less than 3 dl/g.
US07815770B2	Papers having borate-based complexing and method of making same The invention involves papers having either an internal starch or a size press applied starch and a boron-containing compound which is added in proportion to the starch and which is believed to interact with the starch to provide improved physical and mechanical properties in the paper. Method of forming the papers are also disclosed.
US07815763B2	Porous membranes for medical implants and methods of manufacture The present invention involves porous polymer membranes, suitable for use in medical implants, having controlled pore sizes, pore densities and mechanical properties. Methods of manufacturing such porous membranes are described in which a continuous fiber of polymer is extruded through a reciprocating extrusion head and deposited onto a substrate in a predetermined pattern. When cured, the polymeric material forms a stable, porous membrane suitable for a variety of applications, including reducing emboli release during and after stent delivery, and providing a source for release of bioactive substances to a vessel or organ and surrounding tissue.
US07815760B2	Method of manufacturing hermetically sealed container A method of manufacturing a hermetically sealed container including a pair of substrates disposed in opposition to each other, a frame member disposed between the pair of substrates, and a bonding member bonding the substrate to the frame member, includes a bonding step of heating the bonding member for bonding the substrate to the frame member. The bonding step includes a measuring process for measuring a height of the bonding member in a direction perpendicular to the substrate, and a heating and pressing process for partially pressing the substrate to the bonding member while partially heating the bonding member. The heating and pressing process is conducted by scanning, along the bonding member, an area of the bonding member partially heated and an area of the substrate partially pressed. During the heating and pressing process, the pressure exerted on the substrate is controlled based on the measured height of the bonding member measured such that a constant pressure is exerted between the substrate and the bonding member.
US07815755B2	Seamless steel pipe and manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to the following seamless steel pipes excellent in strength, toughness and weldability, particularly suitable for submarine flow lines, and a manufacturing method thereof. An as-quenched seamless steel pipe having a chemical composition consisting of, by mass%, C: 0.03 to 0.08%, Mn: 0.3 to 2.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.10%, Cr: 0.02 to 1.0%, Ni: 0.02 to 1.0%, Mo: 0.02 to 0.8%, Ti: 0.004 to 0.010%, N: 0.002 to 0.008%, Ca: 0.0005 to 0.005%, and the balance Fe and impurities, with not more than 0.25% of Si, not more than 0.05% of P, not more than 0.005% of S, less than 0.005% Nb, and less than 0.0003% of B as the impurities, and having a microstructure consisting of not more than 20 volume% of polygonal ferrite, not more than 10 volume% of a mixed microstructure of martensite and retained austenite, and balance bainite. B can be 0.0003 to 0.001%. Mg and/or REM can be contained. The manufacturing method is characterized by the cooling rate during quenching.
US07815754B2	Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet superior in core loss characteristic Grain-oriented electrical steel sheet superior in core loss characteristic containing Si: 0.8 to 7 mass % and having a secondary recrystallized texture with a {110}<001> orientation as the main orientation, characterized in that average deviation angles α, β, and γ from the {110}<001> ideal orientation of the secondary recrystallized texture satisfy (α2+β2)1/2≦γ, where α: average deviation angle from {110}<001> ideal orientation around rolling surface normal direction (ND) of secondary recrystallized texture, β: average deviation angle from {110}<001> ideal orientation around traverse direction (TD) of secondary recrystallized texture, and γ: average deviation angle from {110}<001> ideal orientation around rolling direction (RD) of secondary recrystallized texture.
US07815752B2	Magnetic alloy and method for producing same Disclosed is a novel process for producing an NaZn13 magnetic alloy which enables to obtain a magnetic alloy having higher characteristics than ever before. Specifically disclosed is a magnetic alloy represented by the following composition formula: (La1−xRx)a(A1−yTMy)bHcNd (wherein R represents at least one or more elements selected from rare earth elements including Y; A represents Si, or Si and at least one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, Ge and Sn; TM represents Fe, or Fe and at least one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn; and x, y, a, b, c and d respectively satisfy, in atomic percent, the following relations: 0≦x≦0.2, 0.75≦y≦0.92, 5.5 ≦a≦7.5, 73≦b≦85, 1.7≦c≦14 and 0.07≦d<5.0; with unavoidable impurities being included).
US07815747B2	System and method for washing eggs A system for washing a stream of eggs which are uniformly distributed on m feed rows of a transport device and assume well-defined positions thereon, comprising—a feeding section, having, at least at the location of the washing of the eggs, m feed rows with the eggs on diabolos which are attached to cross axes whose ends are connected to endless chains, a washing device through which the eggs on the feed rows are passed and washed,—a dirt detection device for testing the washed eggs for residues of dirt, whereby, according to a well-determined procedure carried out by, for instance, a computer, each egg is assigned a dirt grade, while the washed eggs are passed on the feed rows along the detection device, a discharge device to which are allocated, in accordance with and following said procedure, those eggs whose dirt grade has exceeded a predetermined limit, and which discharges them as dirty eggs from the feed rows, while the other eggs proceed as clean eggs on a follow-on conveyor virtually from the discharge device, the follow-on conveyor being composed of n rows, and—a replacing device for replacing these discharged eggs into the feed section, wherein the discharge device discharges the dirty eggs immediately after the detection device and returns them along at least a single return row, parallel to and in upstream direction relative to the feed rows, and the replacing device replaces these discharged dirty eggs virtually immediately before the washing device. Such a system enables far-reaching optimization of the associated washing process.
US07815746B2	Dishwasher and method of supplying water of dishwasher Provided are a dishwasher and a method of supplying water in the dishwasher. The dishwasher includes a tub enclosing a washing chamber, a sump holding washing water to be supplied to the tub, and an air brake assembly having a steam generating unit that heats the washing water to be supplied to the tub.
US07815741B2	Reactor pump for catalyzed hydrolytic splitting of cellulose A reactor for hydrolytic splitting of cellulose under high pressure and heat has an inlet and outlet each with a cross-sectional area smaller than the cross-sectional area of the reactor. The pressure and heat in the reactor forms a cellulose plug within the inlet and the outlet. The inlet plug stops cellulose from escaping out the inlet. Cellulose begins to breakdown under heat, pressure, and if required an acid or a lubricant. The outlet plug slows downstream movement of cooking cellulose. Cellulose may be pre-treated by the addition of water, a weak acid, a lubricant, or a combination of the foregoing. The outer surface of the plug cooks faster than the inner core of the plug, becomes a liquefied slurry, and slides faster towards the outlet than the inner core.
US07815738B2	Deposition tool cleaning process having a moving plasma zone The present invention provides, in one embodiment, a process for cleaning a deposition chamber (100). The process includes a step (100) of forming a reactive plasma cleaning zone by dissociating a gaseous fluorocompound introduced into a deposition chamber having an interior surface and in a presence of a plasma. The process (100) further includes a step (120) of ramping a flow rate of said gaseous fluorocompound to move the reactive plasma cleaning zone throughout the deposition chamber, thereby preventing a build-up of localized metal compound deposits on the interior surface. Other embodiments advantageously incorporate the process (100) into a system (200) for cleaning a deposition chamber (205) and a method of manufacturing semiconductor devices (300).
US07815737B2	Source for thermal physical vapor deposition of organic electroluminescent layers The present invention disclosed the deposition source installed in a chamber, heated by applied electric power to transfer heat to a vapor deposition material received therein and applying a vaporized deposition material generated therein to a substrate to form deposition organic electroluminescent layers onto the substrate, and comprising a vessel consisted of a top plate on which a vapor efflux aperture is formed, a side wall, and a bottom wall; a heating means for supplying heat to the deposition material received in the vessel, the heating means being capable of moving vertically; and a means for moving the heating means (or the bottom wall), the moving means (or the bottom wall) being operated in response to the signal of a sensing means on varied distances between the heating means and the surface of said deposition material. Thus, the heating means is moved downward (or the bottom wall) is moved upward by the moving means to maintain the distance between the heating means (or the substrate to be coated) and the surface of the deposition material at an initially-set value when the thickness of the deposition material is decreased.
US07815735B2	Body having a smooth diamond layer, device and method therefor The invention refers to a method and apparatus for CVD coating and to a coated body. To improve the mechanical properties of the structure and surface of the body and to make the method and apparatus as simple and cost-effective as possible, it is suggested in the method, in which a layer is deposited on a substrate in a carbon-containing gas atmosphere: that the process parameters be varied during the coating period in such a way that during the coating period a first operating mode and a second operating mode are repeatedly alternated, wherein in the first operating mode a higher carbon over-saturation of the gas atmosphere occurs near the substrate, and in the second operating mode a lower carbon over-saturation of the gas atmosphere occurs near the substrate. In this way, a body can be produced with a substrate and at least one layer deposited on the surface of the substrate, wherein the layer consists of nano-crystalline diamond.
US07815730B2	Siloxane polymerization in wallboard Polymerization of siloxane is improved using a gypsum-based slurry that includes stucco, Class C fly ash, magnesium oxide and an emulsion of siloxane and water. This slurry is used in a method of making water-resistant gypsum articles that includes making an emulsion of siloxane and water, then combining the slurry with a dry mixture of stucco, magnesium oxide and Class C fly ash. The slurry is then shaped as desired and the stucco is allowed to set and the siloxane polymerizes.The resulting product is useful for making a water-resistant gypsum panel having a core that includes interwoven matrices of calcium sulfate dihydrate crystals and a silicone resin, where the interwoven matrices have dispersed throughout them a catalyst comprising magnesium oxide and components from a Class C fly ash.
US07815725B2	Warm asphalt binder compositions containing lubricating agents The present invention provides a functionally dry warm mix asphalt binder composition modified with lubricating agents or additives that can be mixed with aggregate and compacted at temperatures substantially below asphalt binder compositions that do not contain the disclosed lubricating additives.
US07815720B2	Dual-filter electrically enhanced air-filtration apparatus and method A dual-filter electrically enhanced air-filtration apparatus and method are described. One embodiment includes an upstream electrically enhanced filter; a downstream electrically enhanced filter; a first control electrode adjacent to an upstream side of the upstream electrically enhanced filter; a second control electrode adjacent to a downstream side of the downstream electrically enhanced filter; and an ionizing electrode disposed between the upstream and downstream electrically enhanced filters, the ionizing electrode having an electrical potential with respect to the first and second control electrodes. Optional field electrodes may be included to enhance the electric fields associated with the upstream and downstream electrically enhanced filters.
US07815717B1	Method and apparatus for renewing gas-entry faces of a panel for gas and granular material contacting There is provided an improved method and apparatus for renewal of a plurality of faces across which gas enters a panel of a granular material. The panel is for contacting the gas and granular material with each other to effect physical or chemical treatment of at least one of them (for example, to filter dust from a gas or to remove a constituent from a gas by means of adsorption or absorption). In the panel, gas-entry faces are transversely disposed, upwardly spaced, and held in place by supporting members. These supporting members are subjected to a sharp motion in a direction toward the gas-entry faces, causing body movement of the granular material toward the faces, thereby causing moieties of granular material to fall away therefrom. Removal of these moieties and exposure of previously underlying granular material renew the faces. Flat-plate louvers are preferred supporting members.
US07815715B2	Mounting configuration for a filtration canister An enclosure system for a device includes an enclosure having an outer surface and an inner surface. The system includes an aperture that extends between the outer surface and the inner surface of the enclosure. The aperture has a larger cross-section adjacent the outer surface than adjacent the inner surface. A filter is positioned within the aperture.
US07815714B2	Systems and methods for removal of particulate matter in a filtration system A particulate filtration system for removing particulates suspended in a fluid that includes: 1) a filter element; 2) a pre-collector body component operably connected to the filter element and capable of receiving an electrical charge to attract and remove particles suspended in the fluid; and 3) means for cooling the pre-collector body component. The means for cooling the pre-collector body component may include a convective cooling channel through which a coolant flows. The system may further include a discharge electrode spaced apart from the pre-collector body component. The discharge electrode may be capable of receiving an electrical charge causing a difference in the electronic potential between the pre-collector body component and the discharge electrode.
US07815713B2	Landfill gas purification method and system The present disclosure provides a method for separating and purifying a landfill gas stream. In one embodiment, the method includes a step of collecting a crude landfill gas stream which includes at least methane, carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nitrogen gases. The method also includes a step of separating the crude landfill gas stream into at least an intermediate landfill gas stream and a first waste gas stream using a membrane separation unit, wherein the intermediate landfill gas stream is enriched in methane and depleted in carbon dioxide relative to the crude landfill gas stream. The method further includes a step of separating the intermediate landfill gas stream into at least a final landfill gas stream and a second waste gas stream using a pressure swing adsorption separation unit, wherein the final landfill gas stream is enriched in methane and depleted in carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nitrogen relative to the intermediate landfill gas stream. In some embodiments. VOCs in the waste gas streams are destroyed using a thermal oxidizer.
US07815707B2	Metal powder composition comprising a drying oil binder A powder metallurgical composition for making compacted parts is provided. Such composition comprises iron or an iron based powder, and a binder comprising a drying oil and a drying agent. In a preferred embodiment graphite also is present.
US07815706B2	Method and apparatus for recovering platinum group elements A method for recovering platinum group elements comprises charging into a closed electric furnace and melting, together with flux components and a reducing agent, a platinum group element-containing substance to be processed and a copper source material containing copper oxide, sinking molten metal of primarily metallic copper below a molten slag layer of primarily oxides, and enriching the platinum group elements in the molten metal sunk below, and is characterized in that molten slag whose copper content has decreased to 3.0 wt % or less is discharged from the electric furnace and that the copper source material charged into the electric furnace is a granular copper source material of a grain diameter of not less than 0.1 mm and not greater than 10 mm.
US07815704B2	Device for detachably securing a dust filter bag in dust aspirating equipment A device for detachably securing a dust filter bag in dust aspirating equipment, comprises a flange part of rigid material seated externally on the bag wall and having a passage opening aligned with an inlet opening in the bag wall, and an equipment specific adapter plate of rigid material, which on the one hand is able to be secured to the dust aspirating equipment and on the other hand is able to be detachably connected with the flange part by means of a plug and detent joint. The adapter plate has a through opening which in the connected state is flush with the passage opening in the flange part and together with same has a through opening constituting a flow opening with the same and an annular seal and in the connected state effective between the adapter plate and the flange part for sealing off the through opening from the outside. The flange part in a oblique position inclined away from the adapter plate, is able to be plugged to the adapter plate and in the plugged state is connected with the adapter plate so that the flange part is able to be pivoted toward the adapter plate into a position of use connected by detent means with the adapter plate and arranged coaxially in relation to the adapter plate, in which position a sealing face on the flange part or of the adapter plate is held against the annular seal arranged on the adapter plate or, respectively, the flange part.
US07815703B2	Dust collecting unit of vacuum cleaner A dust collecting unit of a vacuum cleaner has a dust collecting body including a first dust separating unit for separating dust from air and a first dust storing unit for storing the separated dust. A cover member is coupled to the dust collecting body and a second dust separating unit for further separating dust from the air is formed in the cover member. A second dust storing unit for storing dust separated by the second dust separating unit is formed in the dust collecting body. A dust passage for guiding the dust separated by the second dust separating unit to the second dust storing unit is also provided on the dust collecting body.
US07815700B2	Fluid mixing device inserted in or combined with a reactor A device, system and method of mixing two fluids are described herein. A gaseous first fluid is distributed through a distribution zone to a mixing zone by a bundle of pipes parallel to an axis inside which the first fluid is uniformly distributed. A second fluid is uniformly distributed outside the pipes in the distribution zone. The mixing zone is separated from the distribution zone by a pipe-plate supporting the pipes. The pipe-plate has slits or openings to uniformly discharge the second fluid in an axial flow direction into the mixing zone. The pipes extend beyond the pipe-plate into the mixing zone to partialize an outlet flow of the first fluid. In one aspect, the pipes have different lengths to partialize the outlet flow. In another aspect, a terminal portion of the pipes partializes the outlet flow axially, radially, transversally or a combination thereof in the mixing zone.
US07815699B2	Method for starting a primary reactor A preferred method for starting a primary reactor of a fuel cell system includes performing lean combustion within the primary reactor during a first phase of a start sequence and autothermal reforming during a second phase of the start sequence. In another aspect of the present invention, partial oxidation is performed within the primary reactor during the first phase of the start sequence and autothermal reforming is performed during the second phase of the start sequence.
US07815692B1	Hair coloring compositions A hair coloring composition comprises a N,N′-alkylurea, a hair dye, and a solvent.
US07815690B2	Perfluoroamidated and hydrolyzed maleic anhydride copolymers A composition which provides stain resistance and soil resistance to substrates comprising a copolymer of Formula 1 is disclosed, wherein D, M, R, Rf, x, k, h, i and j are defined as in claim 1.
US07815687B2	Method of promoting cell proliferation and ingrowth by injury to the native tissue The present invention relates to methods of treating tissue of the human body, specially, methods of promoting cell proliferation and ingrowth around implantable medical devices. The methods include inserting an apparatus comprising asperities adapted to injure native tissue at a desired anchoring location, injuring the native tissue at the desired anchoring location with the apparatus to initiate an injury response in the native tissue to thereby promote cell proliferation and ingrowth; and implanting the medical device at the treatment location.
US07815678B2	Accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL), and AIOL assemblies including same An accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL) including a biasing mechanism for elastically deforming an elastically deformable shape memory disk-like optical element for affording the AIOL a natural positive diopter strength for near vision. The AIOL is intended to be implanted in a human eye such that relaxation of its ciliary body causes its capsular diaphragm to apply an accommodation force for overcoming the biasing mechanism to reduce the AIOL's natural positive diopter strength for distance vision.
US07815677B2	Reinforcement device for a biological valve and reinforced biological valve A reinforcement device for a biological valve includes an arrangement of supports configured to establish a double-trigone geometry in the valve and coupled to a base upon which the valve may be mounted. A plurality of commissural supports establish the geometry of a commissural trigone, and a plurality of intercommissural supports establish the geometry of an intercommissural trigone. A method for reinforcing a biological valve includes using commissural supports in conjunction with intercommissural supports, both sets of supports coupled to a base upon which the valve is mounted.
US07815676B2	Apparatus and method for assisting in the removal of a cardiac valve An apparatus and method for endovascular removal of a cardiac valve having at least two valve cusps is disclosed. The apparatus is insertable through a blood vessel to access the cardiac valve. The apparatus includes a first catheter assembly for insertion into a blood vessel, deployable cutting means for cutting at least one valve cusp of the cardiac valve, and a deployable filter assembly disposed adjacent the distal end of the first catheter assembly. The first catheter assembly has a longitudinal axis and a distal end. The cutting means is attached to the distal end of the first catheter assembly. The filter assembly is operable to collect the severed valve cusps and is collapsible for removal from the blood vessel with the severed valve cusps retained therein.
US07815673B2	Double-walled stent system A double walled stent system particularly suited for treating abnormalities of the right ventricular outflow tract is disclosed having an exterior stent component and an interior stent component. The exterior stent component includes a plurality of longitudinally-extending connectors such as straight or sinusoidal bands. The interior stent component has a generally tubular cylindrical body and is centered within the exterior stent component. The stent system has a contracted delivery configuration and a radially expanded configuration for contacting the vessel wall. When deployed, the longitudinally-extending connectors of the exterior stent component come in contact with the vessel wall and fix the stent system to the treatment site. The interior stent component also radially expands but remains centered inside the exterior component and makes little to no contact with the vessel wall.
US07815662B2	Surgical suture anchors and deployment device A suture anchor is provided which includes a hollow member having an outer surface defining an enclosure, the member having a longitudinal axis and a slot through a portion of the outer surface in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, the slot providing an opening into the enclosure. The suture anchor further includes a one-way valve positioned within the enclosure at the slot to allow entry of a suture through the slot into the enclosure and to prevent the exit of the suture from the enclosure. A device is provided for deploying the suture anchor. The deployment device includes an elongate hollow member having a suture anchor release zone positioned at the distal end, a launch bar having at least a portion positioned in the release zone. The launch bar is movable within the release zone between a resting position and a launching position and is operatively connected to an actuation member positioned proximally to the elongate member. The hollow elongate member defines a housing for receiving a plurality of suture anchors in tandem.
US07815660B2	Guide wire with embolic filtering attachment A separate deliverable embolic protection device filter that attaches to a helical coil at a distal end of a conventional guide, for use in a blood vessel when an interventional procedure is being performed to capture any embolic material which may be created and released into the bloodstream during the procedure. The device includes a filter assembly with a proximal end and a distal end, and a guide wire connector attached to the distal end of the filter assembly. The guide wire connector is able to couple with the helical coil of the guide wire. A restraining sheath placed over the filter assembly in a coaxial arrangement maintains the filter assembly in a collapsed position and delivers the filter assembly separately to the helical coil of the guide wire, and then the guide wire connector is joined to the helical coil. Alternatively, the guide wire can include a rotatable coil section forming a portion of the distal tip coil on the guide wire which is adapted to be coupled to the filter assembly. This arrangement allows the filter assembly to be rotatably mounted onto the guide wire.
US07815659B2	Suture anchor applicator A medical instrument is provided including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end that define an axis, wherein the distal end is penetratable into tissue. The instrument also includes a tissue stop disposed on the shaft near the distal end and changeable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein the distal end is penetratable into the tissue approximately to a predetermined depth when the tissue stop is in the expanded configuration.
US07815657B2	Corneal surgical apparatus A corneal surgical apparatus for incising a cornea in a flap shape, includes: a body portion; and a cutting head unit that is movable back and forth with respect to the body portion and includes a blade holder for holding a blade oscillationally. The cutting head unit includes a cornea applanater mounted through an applanater support for applanating the cornea substantially flatly, the cornea applanater moving forward as the cutting head unit moves forward, and the applanater support includes a movable portion for moving the cornea applanater in a direction apart from the blade holder.
US07815647B2	Intramedullary nail and targeting instrument An intramedullary nail and targeting and/or nailing instrument are provided, whereby a connection end of the targeting and/or nailing instrument has an axially parallel protrusion and a connection end of the nail has an axially parallel recess in order to couple the targeting and/or nailing instrument. The coupling system couples the targeting/nailing instrument and nail in their rotational position when they contact axially and whereby a connector is also provided in order to connect the targeting and/or nailing instrument and the nail in an axially fixed but also releasable manner. The connection end of the targeting and/or nailing instrument has an end section that engages approximately in one end of the bore-hole section of the nail and the end section and bore-hole section have a deformable element for a releasable snap connection of the parts with the simultaneous contact of the axially parallel protrusion and the axially parallel recess.
US07815643B2	Transverse cavity device and method A surgical instrument and method is provided for creating and preparing a cavity in a bony intervertebral body. Asymmetrical cutting structures selectively open a cavity which has a relatively large surface area in the vertical direction. One method pertains to the treatment of a vertebral compression fracture.
US07815639B2	Urological resectoscope fitted with an insulating element at its external stem A urological resectoscope (1) including a tubular, metallic external stem (2) fitted with holes (3) in its distal end zone, a tubular insulating element (7, 27, 37, 47) being affixed distally to the external stem, further including a tubular internal stem (8) configured within the external stem and resting against it in a sealing manner and an electrode support (13) longitudinally displaceable inside the internal stem and supporting a cutting loop (15) in the region of the insulating element (7, 27, 37, 47). The insulating element (7, 27, 37, 47) is configured in a longitudinally mutually overlapping manner within an affixation zone (6) and the insulating element (7, 27, 37, 47) exhibiting a wall thickness distally from the affixation zone (6) larger than the wall thickness of the external stem (2), wherein the inside diameter of the insulating element (27, 47) is the same as the inside diameter of the external stem (2).
US07815637B2	Radio-frequency-based catheter system with improved deflection and steering mechanisms A RF catheter system includes a catheter with a proximal portion, a distal portion having a distal end and a lumen extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion. Inner and outer coaxially aligned conductors extend within the catheter and are coaxial with the lumen. A deflectable catheter guide is disposed within the catheter lumen and extends proximally within the catheter lumen and terminates distally of the distal end of the catheter to define a biological ablation pathway. A radio-frequency antenna is disposed at the distal portion of the catheter and is in electrical communication with the inner and outer coaxially aligned conductors. The radio-frequency antenna is adaptable to receive and transmit radio-frequency energy for ablating biological tissue along the ablation pathway.
US07815632B2	Laser induced liquid jet generating device A laser induced liquid jet generating device comprising: a main body 6 adapted to be filled with a specified laser beam absorbing liquid and configured such that it can contain a laser irradiating part 4 of an optical fiber from which laser beams are emitted to generate jet streams J of said liquid W by irradiating said liquid W with laser beams, with said jet streams J ejected from said main body 6 to the outside; said main body 6 comprising: a catheter mounting unit mounted integrally or in a removable manner on a catheter member 13 into which said jet stream J is introduced; a jet generating tube unit 10 in which said laser irradiation part 4 is adapted to be positioned; and a heat transfer inhibition means 11 for inhibiting thermal effect due to laser beams irradiated by said laser irradiating part 4 from being transferred outside through said jet generating tube unit 10. Thus, it provides a laser induced liquid jet generating device that is safe for both the operator and the patient as it can apply irradiation of powerful laser beams for a long period of time without the catheter being thermally affected by the laser beams.
US07815631B2	Eye registration system for refractive surgery and associated methods An orientation method for corrective eye surgery that registers pairs of eye images taken at different times and with the patient in different positions includes retrieving reference digital image data on an eye of the patient, including image data on an extracorneal eye feature. Real-time image data are collected that include image data on the extracorneal eye feature. A combined image is displayed of a superposition of the data sets, and a determination is made as to whether the combined image indicates an adequate registration between them based upon the extracorneal eye feature data in the two data sets. If the registration is not adequate, one of the data sets is manipulated until an adequate registration is achieved. A system is directed to apparatus and software for orienting a corrective program for eye surgery.
US07815627B2	Catheter having plurality of stiffening members The invention includes a catheter having an elongate main body having a proximal section and a distal section. The elongate main body further includes a plurality of stiffening members disposed along the length of the elongate main body. At least one stiffening member includes a plurality of clusters including helical turns or rotations disposed circumferentially about a tubular member and along the length of the cluster. The clusters can be configured to vary flexibility along the length of the tubular member. The catheter can include a sheath having a stationary section and a retractable section.
US07815624B2	Medical devices and methods of making the same A medical device including a catheter having a first component having a first color and a wall thickness and a second component having a second color different from the first color and a wall thickness. The first component and the second component are joined by a lap weld having a wall thickness such that the wall thickness of the lap weld is greater than the first component wall thickness and also greater than the second component wall thickness. The first component wall thickness is spaced apart from the lap weld and the second component wall thickness is spaced apart from the lap weld. The first component is disposed over the second component and the first color is selected from the group consisting of blue, green, orange, yellow, or purple.
US07815622B2	Modular external infusion device A modular external infusion device that controls the rate a fluid is infused into an individual's body, which includes a first module and a second module. More particularly, the first module may be a pumping module that delivers a fluid, such as a medication, to a patient while the second module may be a programming module that allows a user to select pump flow commands. The second module is removably attachable to the first module.
US07815621B2	Recovery system A system allows for the safe, rapid, efficient recovery of a drug solution from sealed vials. The system is closed so that highly potent compounds can later be recovered and reworked without large investment in further engineering controls. The system includes three main components: a recovery device that holds sealed vials containing a solution, and provides means to access the contents of the vials; a peristaltic pump that pumps solution out of the vials; and a recovery tank that receives the pumped solution.
US07815620B2	Protective absorbent article with attached adjustable belt with button fasteners An adjustable absorbent article is provided according to exemplary aspects of this invention. The absorbent article includes a body portion configured to be positioned adjacent a wearer of the absorbent article. The absorbent article includes at least one belt having end portions, at least one of which end portions is configured to be engaged to the body portion. A first means is positioned on at least one of the end portions of the belt for releasable engagement of the end portion to the body portion, and a second means is positioned at a location spaced from the end portions of the belt for releasable engagement to the belt or the body portion to adjust the length of the belt.
US07815610B2	Injection apparatus Injection apparatus having a pre-filled syringe provided with a safety needle assembly, and a sleeve open at one end for containing the syringe with the safety needle assembly projecting from the open end of the sleeve. A cap is fitted to the open end and is configured to receive the projecting part of the safety needle assembly. A seal secures the cap to the sleeve. Following breaking of the seal, the syringe is removed from the sleeve and the cap is removed from the safety needle assembly so permitting the syringe to perform an injection. Thereafter, the syringe is reinserted into the sleeve with the safety needle assembly nearer the closed end of the sleeve, an internal rib in the sleeve co-operating with the safety needle assembly to retain that assembly in the sleeve.
US07815606B2	Syringe adapter system and method of cleaning the adapter A syringe adapter assembly comprises an adapter body and a ram extender. In one embodiment, the adapter body (12) is attached to an injector by a rear connector plate (50). In a second aspect, the adapter body (12, 122) may comprise a drain hole (130) and/or sealing ring (140). In another aspect, the invention comprises a cleaning member (200) having a body (204) and a plurality of cleaning members (210, 220, 230) extending therefrom.
US07815602B2	External infusion device with remote programming, bolus estimator and/or vibration alarm capabilities An infusion system for infusing a liquid into a body includes an external infusion device and a remote commander. The external infusion device includes a housing, a receiver, a processor and an indication device. The receiver is coupled to the housing and for receiving remotely generated commands. The processor is coupled to the housing and the receiver to receive remotely generated commands and to control the external infusion device in accordance with the commands. The indication device indicates when a command has been received and indicates when the command is being utilized to control the external infusion device so that the external infusion device is capable of being concealed from view when being remotely commanded. The remote commander includes a commander housing, a keypad for transmitting commands, and a transmitter for transmitting commands to the receiver of the external infusion device.
US07815600B2	Rapid-exchange balloon catheter shaft and method A rapid-exchange balloon catheter or stent delivery system, for medically treating a patient, has a proximal hub, a balloon, and an improved shaft design. The catheter shaft has a tubular outer body that includes a hypotube extending from the catheter proximal end to a position at or near the proximal leg of the balloon. An inner tubular body defines a guidewire lumen and extends from a distal guidewire port at the catheter distal end to proximal guidewire port located between the balloon and the proximal hub. The hypotube has an aperture for accepting the inner body proximal end and a circumferential cut pattern. The cut pattern adds flexibility and may have any desired shape, including a spiral, a helical undulating path, or an overlapping serpentine path with inflection points, for example. The proximal guidewire port may be positioned on or in between the individual portions of the cut pattern.
US07815599B2	Catheter having an ultra soft tip and methods for making the same An intravascular balloon catheter having an ultra soft tip. The catheter includes a braided reinforcement member extending substantially the length of the elongate shaft. A balloon is disposed at the distal end of the elongate shaft. An ultra soft tip is formed from a distal portion of balloon material extending distal of the distal end of the elongate shaft.
US07815595B2	Automated dialysis pumping system A peritoneal dialysis system includes: (i) a hardware unit, the hardware unit including a pump actuator; (ii) a disposable unit received by the hardware unit, the disposable unit having a moveable membrane operable with the pump actuator, the pump actuator moveable towards and away from the disposable unit; and (iii) the hardware unit and disposable unit configured to hold a negative pressure between the pump actuator and the moveable membrane of the disposable unit, the negative pressure causing the moveable membrane to follow the pump actuator as the actuator is moved away from the disposable unit, the pump actuator and membrane positioned relative to each other such that the membrane moves with the pump actuator as the actuator is moved into the disposable unit.
US07815587B2	Below-knee orthosis A below-knee orthosis with fastening devices for fastening the orthosis to the foot and to the lower leg includes an L-shaped support spring made of a resilient material. The L-shaped support spring has an upright branch that defines a contact plane, and is intended to bear on the dorsal aspect of the lower leg. The lower end of the upright branch is adjoined by a horizontal branch designed to engage under the foot. The below-knee orthosis allows for an improved heel-to-toe behavior in the material of the support spring which takes into account the natural outward position of the foot by the upright branch being twisted in the lower area in such a way that the horizontal branch continuing the lower end is turned outward by an angle α from the plane lying perpendicular to the contact plane of the upright branch above the twisted lower area.
US07815582B2	Networkable personal care device A massager (12) includes an inductively chargeable battery (48), avoiding the need to deal with batteries and cords while providing a pleasant exothermic warmth. Different embodiments of sealing and skinning (13) make the massager (12) hygienically safe and fluid- and water-resistant. Sophisticated controls (50) provide the massager with the ability to respond to direct-mounted user controls (20, 22), wireless communication controls such as remote controls (30) and a plethora of other protocol-compatible devices, systems and media. A mating base (14) supports the massager (12) for inductive charging in a stable, aesthetically pleasant and safe relationship.
US07815576B2	Method for determining haemodynamic parameters A method for determining haemodynamic parameters from patient pressure signals includes receiving patient pressure signals from a measurement receiver to which vessel pressures measured in the body of a patient are supplied, selecting and determining a patient pressure signal as reference pressure signal from the patient pressure signals sent from the measurement receiver, dividing the patient pressure signals and reference pressure signal into segments, and examining these segments for artifacts with methods in the time range by using the first derivative with respect to time of the pressure signals wherein artifact afflicted segments are discarded. The method further includes determining the start and end of a heart beat by the reference pressure signal and using the non-discarded segments of the patient pressure signals for calculating haemodynamic parameters.
US07815575B2	Ultrasonic monitor with a biocompatible oil based transmission medium An ultrasonic monitor implemented on a PCB includes a transmission medium. The transmission medium may be biocompatible and implemented as an oil-based transmission medium, a gel pad, or a combination thereof. Ultrasonic signals are transmitted between the ultrasonic monitor and a living subject through the transmission medium. An air gap is formed in the PCB underneath transducer elements to provide for more efficient signal transmission. The entire ultrasonic monitor may be encapsulated in plastic, a transmission medium, or both to provide water resistant properties.
US07815572B2	Flow spectrograms synthesized from ultrasonic flow color doppler information An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system and method are described by which a user can delineate a region of interest (122, 128) in a colorflow Doppler image. The ultrasound system processes the Doppler pixel information of the region of interest (122, 128) to produce a spectrogram illustrating motion at the region of interest (122, 128) as a function of time. In a preferred embodiment the Doppler pixel information is processed by histograms to produce the spectrogram data.
US07815565B2	Endcap for use with an endoscope A guide system for use with an endoscope, and a method of use is disclosed. The guide system can include a track, in the form of a rail, and a mating member for engaging the rail. The guide system can also include an accessory, such as an accessory guide tube through which a medical instrument can be carried external of the endoscope. An end cap can be provided to support the track relative to the distal end of the endoscope.
US07815563B2	Detecting system of position and posture of capsule medical device A detecting system of the position and the posture of a capsule medical device includes a main body of the capsule medical device that is inserted in a living body, a coil in a capsule that is arranged to the main body of the capsule medical device and forms a resonant circuit, a magnetic field generating device that is arranged around the living body and generates the Alternating magnetic field for generating an induced magnetic field in the coil in the capsule, and a plurality of magnetic field detecting devices that detect the strength of the induced magnetic field generated by the coil in the capsule by the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating device.
US07815562B2	Tubular implantable sling and related delivery systems, methods and devices The invention generally relates to surgically implantable supportive slings. More specifically, in various embodiments, the invention is directed to systems, devices and methods relating to a surgically implantable supportive sling having an adjustable shape.
US07815558B2	Method and storage medium for replacing process instrument in processing apparatus Disclosed is a method for replacing a process instrument in a processing apparatus, in which a target object is loaded by a transfer mechanism into a processing unit and is subjected to a process by use of the process instrument. The method includes confirming that a process on the target object is finished in a processing unit designated as a process instrument replacement target, and providing information that a process instrument replacing operation is permitted to start. The method further includes, when a shutter of the processing unit designated as the process instrument replacement target is closed to perform a process instrument replacing operation and an operation prohibition state is thereby applied to the transfer mechanism, canceling the operation prohibition state to allow the transfer mechanism to perform a load/unload operation relative to a processing unit not designated as a process instrument replacement target.
US07815552B2	Exercise device Aspects of the present invention involve an exercise device configurable to allow a user to perform various exercises. The exercise devices include an adjustable bench assembly connected with a frame supporting adjustable arm and cable-pulley assemblies providing a user interface with a resistance system. In some embodiments of the invention, the adjustable bench assembly includes a bench seat and a pivotal back support supported on an adjustable bench frame. The exercise devices also utilize various configurations of adjustable arm assemblies that are selectively positionable for numerous exercises and to suit a user's particular body size and shape. Other embodiments of the exercise devices include a resistance system with a transmission supporting a plurality of resistance packs. The transmission allows a user to conveniently engage any number of resistance packs to change the resistance level for a particular exercise.
US07815546B2	Method and device for activating an electric parking brake A method and a device are for activating an electric parking brake of a motor vehicle, e.g., a road motor vehicle. Initiation of a connection process is recognized for disconnecting a drive motor of the vehicle when the vehicle is parked. The electric parking brake is initially activated after the initiation of the parking step, and the drive motor is disconnected thereafter. As a result, the drive motor may be used to activate the parking brake.

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