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US07816715B2	Stacked organic photosensitive devices A device is provided having a first electrode, a second electrode, a first photoactive region having a characteristic absorption wavelength λ1 and a second photoactive region having a characteristic absorption wavelength λ2. The photoactive regions are disposed between the first and second electrodes, and further positioned on the same side of a reflective layer, such that the first photoactive region is closer to the reflective layer than the second photoactive region. The materials comprising the photoactive regions may be selected such that λ1 is at least about 10% different from λ2. The device may further comprise an exciton blocking layer disposed adjacent to and in direct contact with the organic acceptor material of each photoactive region, wherein the LUMO of each exciton blocking layer other than that closest to the cathode is not more than about 0.3 eV greater than the LUMO of the acceptor material.
US07816710B2	Packaging for an interferometric modulator with a curved back plate A package is made of a transparent substrate having an interferometric modulator and a back plate. A non-hermetic seal joins the back plate to the substrate to form a package, and a desiccant resides inside the package. A method of packaging an interferometric modulator includes providing a transparent substrate and manufacturing an interferometric modulator array on a backside of the substrate. A back plate includes a curved portion relative to the substrate. The curved portion is substantially throughout the back plate. The back plate is sealed to the backside of the substrate with a back seal in ambient conditions, thereby forming a package.
US07816703B2	Light-emitting diode device and manufacturing method thereof A light-emitting diode device includes an epitaxial layer, a current blocking layer and a current spreading layer. The current blocking layer is disposed on one side of the epitaxial layer and contacts with a portion of the epitaxial layer. The current spreading layer is disposed on one side of the epitaxial layer and contacts with at least a portion of the current blocking layer.
US07816702B2	Semiconductor device There are a silicon laser device having a IV-group semiconductor such as silicon or germanium equivalent to the silicon as a basic constituent element on a substrate made of the silicon, and the like by a method capable of easily forming the silicon laser device by using a general silicon process, and a manufacturing method thereof. The silicon laser device is an ultrathin silicon laser that includes a first electrode unit injecting electrons, a second electrode unit injecting holes, a light emitting unit electrically connected to the first electrode unit and the second electrode unit, wherein the light emitting unit is made of single-crystal silicon and has a first surface (top surface) and a second surface (bottom surface) opposed to the first surface, a waveguide made of a first dielectric, which is disposed in the vicinity of the light emitting unit, by setting surface directions of the first and second surfaces as a surface (100) and thinning a thickness of the light emitting unit in a direction perpendicular to the first and second surfaces, and a mirror formed by alternately adjoining the first dielectric and a second dielectric.
US07816701B2	Semiconductor light emitting device A semiconductor light emitting device is provided. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises: a first conductive semiconductor layer; an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer; a first quantum dot layer on the active layer; and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the first quantum dot layer.
US07816699B2	Polarized light emitting diode Disclosed is a polarized light emitting diode (LED) capable of emitting polarized light in the front direction thereof by forming a first grating layer on a quantum well layer and forming a second grating layer on a substrate. The polarized LED includes a nitride thin film formed on a substrate, a quantum well layer formed on the nitride thin film, a first grating layer formed on the quantum well layer to allow a part of light generated from the quantum well layer to pass through the first grating layer and to reflect remaining light, and a second grating layer formed on the substrate to rotate the light reflected from the first grating layer such that the reflected light passes through the first grating layer.
US07816697B1	System and method for mounting an optical component to an integrated circuit package A packaging structure and method are provided for packaging an optoelectronic device. Generally, the packaging structure includes: (i) an integrated circuit (IC) package to which the optoelectronic device is affixed; (ii) an optical plug mounted to the IC package, the optical plug positioned relative to the optoelectronic device to direct light to or from the optoelectronic device, the optical plug having an interior optical surface closest to the optoelectronic device that does not make physical contact with either the optoelectronic device or the IC package. Preferably, the packaging structure can further include air or an index matching fluid in a gap between the interior optical surface and the optoelectronic device or IC package. More preferably, both the IC package and the optical plug include features to facilitate alignment and mounting of the optical plug to the IC package during assembly. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US07816696B2	Nitride semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same An nitride semiconductor device according to the present invention is a nitride semiconductor device including: an n-GaN substrate 10; a semiconductor multilayer structure 100 formed on a principal face of the n-GaN substrate 10, the semiconductor multilayer structure 100 including a p-type region and an n-type region; a p-side electrode 32 which is in contact with a portion of the p-type region included in the semiconductor multilayer structure 100; and an n-side electrode 34 provided on the rear face of the n-GaN substrate 10. The rear face of the n-GaN substrate includes a nitrogen surface, such that a carbon concentration at an interface between the rear face and the n-side electrode 34 is adjusted to 5 atom % or less.
US07816693B2	Thin film transistor in which an interlayer insulating film comprises two distinct layers of insulating material According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display apparatus including a TFT array substrate on which TFTs are formed in an array, a counter substrate disposed so as to face the TFT array substrate, and a sealing pattern for adhering the TFT array substrate and the counter substrate to each other, wherein the counter substrate comprises a counter electrode, and the TFT array substrate comprises a first conductive layer, a first insulating film formed on the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed so as to intersect the first conductive layer via the first insulating film, a second insulating film formed on the second conductive layer and having at least two layers, and common electrode wiring provided below the sealing pattern and electrically connected to the counter electrode by the sealing pattern, and the sealing pattern overlaps the second conductive layer via the second insulating film.
US07816687B2	Driving transistor and organic light emitting diode display having the same Embodiments of a transistor capable of outputting uniform driving current despite deviations in manufacturing processes, and an organic light emitting diode display (OLED) capable of displaying high picture quality by employing the transistor are disclosed. The transistor comprises a semiconductor layer formed on a substrate and including a source connected to a source electrode through first and second contacts, a drain connected to a drain electrode through third and fourth contacts, a channel formed between the source and the drain. The transistor further comprises a gate aligned with the channel with a gate insulating layer interposed between the gate and the channel. The first to fourth contacts are formed along different parallel axes which are perpendicular to a direction along which a laser beam proceeds during transistor manufacture.
US07816679B2	Organic compound crystal and field-effect transistor A field-effect transistor includes a channel-forming region composed of an organic compound crystal including π-electron conjugated molecules each containing chalcogen atoms as a constituent, wherein the distance between chalcogen atoms of adjacent π-electron conjugated molecules is short, and the organic compound crystal has a periodic structure in which π-electron conjugated molecules are two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally linked together.
US07816677B2	Organic light emitting device An organic light emitting device includes first, second, and third pixels each displaying a different color. Each pixel includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an emission layer between the first and second electrodes. The first electrodes of the first and second pixels respectively include a first transparent conductive layer and a translucent conductive layer disposed on at least one of lower and upper portions of the first transparent conductive layer and forming microcavities together with the second electrodes, and the first electrode of the third pixel includes a second transparent conductive layer that is different from the first transparent conductive layer and a translucent conductive layer disposed on at least one of upper and lower portions of the second transparent conductive layer and forming a microcavity together with the second electrode.
US07816676B2	Hermetically sealed package and methods of making the same Hermetically sealed packages having organic electronic devices are presented. A number of sealing mechanisms are provided to hermetically seal the package to protect the organic electronic device from environmental elements. A metal alloy sealant layer is employed proximate to the organic electronic device. Alternatively, a metal alloy sealant layer in combination with primer layer may also be implemented. Further, superstrates and edge wraps may be provided to completely surround the organic electronic device.
US07816675B2	Organic thin film transistor comprising gate electrode of nanocrystalline conductive carbon layer, fabrication method thereof, and organic semiconductor device comprising the same Provided are an organic thin film transistor (OTFT) and a fabrication method thereof, an organic semiconductor device having the OTFT, and a flexible display device having the OTFT. The OTFT includes a substrate, a gate electrode, an insulating layer, an active layer, and a source/drain electrode. The gate electrode may be made of a nanocrystalline carbon layer.
US07816672B2	Wiring pattern, electronic device, organic semiconductor device, layered wiring pattern, and layered wiring substrate using the wiring pattern A wiring pattern is disclosed including: a variable wettability layer including a material whose critical surface tension changes in response to energy provided thereto, the wettability changing layer including a high surface energy part exhibiting a high critical surface tension and a low surface energy part exhibiting low critical surface tension; and a conductive pattern layer formed on the variable wettability layer at the high surface energy part. The conductive pattern layer has an elongated shape with a chamfered corner part in a plan view.
US07816670B2	Organic memory device and fabrication method thereof An organic memory device and a method for fabricating the memory device are provided. The organic memory device may include a first electrode, a second electrode, and an ion transfer layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic memory device may have lower operating voltage and current, and may be fabricated at lower costs.
US07816669B1	Light emitting system and methods for controlling nanocrystal distribution therein A light emitting system includes a polymer mixture, and a plurality of nanocrystals occupying a predetermined portion of the polymer mixture. The polymer mixture includes at least two polymers that phase-segregate. Method(s) for controlling nanocrystal distribution within the light emitting device are also disclosed.
US07816665B2	Use of electroactive monolayers in generating negative differential resistance behaviors and devices employing the same A negative differential resistance (NDR) device, and methods of making and using the NDR device. The NDR device includes a substrate comprising a conductor material or a semi-conductor material and a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) that includes a first electroactive moiety and a spacer moiety disposed on the substrate that defines a barrier between the electroactive moiety and the substrate, wherein the NDR device exhibits negative differential resistance in the presence of a varying applied voltage. Also provided are NDR in multilayers in which the peak to valley ratio of the NDR response can be controlled by the number of layers; modulation of NDR using binding groups to one of the electrical contacts or to the electroactive moiety itself; and NDR devices that display multiple peaks in the current-voltage curve that contain electroactive moieties that have multiple low potential electrochemical oxidations and/or reductions.
US07816664B2	Defect reduction by oxidation of silicon A high-quality, substantially relaxed SiGe-on-insulator substrate material which may be used as a template for strained Si is described. The substantially relaxed SiGe-on-insulator substrate includes a Si-containing substrate, an insulating region that is resistant to Ge diffusion present atop the Si-containing substrate, and a substantially relaxed SiGe layer present atop the insulating region. The insulating region includes an upper region that is comprised of a thermal oxide and the substantially relaxed SiGe layer has a thickness of about 2000 nm or less.
US07816663B2	Orange-yellow silicate phosphor and warm white semiconductor using same A silicate phosphor prepared from Mg2Me+20.5Ln3Si2.5O12-2yN−3yF−1y, in which Me+2=Ca, Sr, Ba, Ln=Sc, Lu, Er, Ho, excited by one single ion or an ion pair of d, f-elements such as Ak+n=Cu+1, Ce+3, Eu+2, Ag+1, Mn+2. The phosphor has a cubic garnet architecture prepared by solid phase synthesis, and radiates at green, green-yellow, yellow-orange spectrum regions. When mixed with (Y,Gd,Ce)3Al5O12 substrate-based phosphor, the compound mixture has warm white radiation and color temperature T<4000K with high luminous intensity and high luminescence efficiency. The invention also provides a warm white semiconductor using the silicate phosphor.
US07816662B2	RF nanoswitch An RF nanoswitch which can reduce a loss in RF signal. The RF nanoswitch includes a first electrode unit connected to one terminal of a driving power supply, a second electrode connected to the other terminal of the driving power supply, and a dielectric material selectively coming into contact with at least one of the first electrode unit and the second electrode, depending on whether or not power is applied from the driving power supply.
US07816661B2	Air cell thermal isolation for a memory array formed of a programmable resistive material A memory device includes, a first electrode element, generally planar in form, having an inner contact surface. Then there is a cylindrical cap layer, spaced from the first electrode element, and a phase change element having contact surfaces in contact with the first electrode contact surface and the cap layer, in which the lateral dimension of the phase change element is less than that of the first electrode element and the cylindrical cap layer. A second electrode element extends through the cap layer to make contact with the phase change element. Side walls aligned with the cap layer, composed of dielectric fill material, extend between the first electrode elements and the cap layer, such that the phase change element, the contact surface of the first electrode element and the side walls define a gas-filled thermal isolation cell adjacent the phase change element.
US07816659B2	Devices having reversible resistivity-switching metal oxide or nitride layer with added metal A layer of resistivity-switching metal oxide or nitride can attain at least two stable resistivity states. Such a layer may be used in a state-change element in a nonvolatile memory cell, storing its data state, for example a “0” or a “1”, in this resistivity state. Including additional metal atoms in a layer of such a resistivity-switching metal oxide or nitride compound decreases the current required to cause switching between resistivity states, reducing power requirements for an array of memory cells storing data in the resistivity state of such a layer. In various embodiments a memory cell may include a layer of resistivity-switching metal oxide or nitride compound with added metal formed in series with another element, such as a diode or a transistor.
US07816657B2	Particle therapy system A particle therapy system is provided. The particle therapy system includes at least two acceleration units, with each of which acceleration units particles can be accelerated to at least an energy necessary for the irradiation; and a common energy selection system, connected downstream of the at least two acceleration units, with which system the energy of particles that have been accelerated by one of the acceleration units can be reduced.
US07816653B2	Semiconductor radiation detector with a modified internal gate structure A semiconductor radiation detector device comprises a conductive backside layer (102) of first conductivity type and a bulk layer (103). Opposite to the conductive backside layer (102) there are a modified internal gate layer (104) of second conductivity type, a barrier layer (105) of the first conductivity type and pixel dopings (110, 112, 506, 510, 512) of the second conductivity type. The pixel dopings are adapted to be coupled to a pixel voltage, which is defined as a potential difference to a potential of the conductive backside layer (102), and which creates potential minima inside the detector material for trapping the signal charges.
US07816652B2	X-ray detector To reduce quality losses in edge areas of an X-ray image, caused by temperature fluctuations, an X-ray detector (1) is arranged with a scintillator (2) for converting X radiation into light and with an active matrix (3) of pixel readout elements, arranged behind it in the direction of X radiation, in such a manner that the active matrix (3) is shielded in an optically opaque manner with respect to the scintillator (2) in at least one edge area (6) of the cross-over area of the scintillator (2) and the active matrix (3); in particular, the optically opaque shielding is suitable for forming a dark reference zone (5) when the scintillator (2) is present.
US07816650B2	External variable aperture and relay for infra-red cameras An external optical relay assembly to allow an infrared camera with a fixed aperture to be used with a variety of fore optics, including refractive compound lenses, reflective telescopes, and reflective/refractive lenses, by providing an external, cooled aperture, that can be adjusted to provide effective f-number matching to the fore optic, allowing any f-number fore optic to be used with the infrared camera. This allows users of large families of similar telescopes, for example, to use their inventory of infrared Ritchie-Chrétien telescopes with a single infrared camera, regardless of f-numbers.
US07816649B2	Laser patterning apparatus A laser patterning apparatus for handling a donor film and improving compression uniformity between the donor film and an acceptor substrate is provided. The laser patterning apparatus includes: a stage that supports an acceptor substrate; a shielding mask that is placed on the acceptor substrate to form a pattern and is attached to a donor film on one surface thereof; a laser gun that is disposed at an upper part of the stage to radiate laser light to a portion of the donor film through the pattern of the shielding mask; a pressing member that corresponds to a portion of the shielding mask; and an actuator that is connected to one side of the pressing member to press the pressing member.
US07816647B2	Bi-directional system for mass spectrometry The present invention relates to a system and method for mass spectrometry (100) that allows for bi-directional introduction of collections of charged particles into the magnetic field of a mass spectrometer. More particularly, the present invention includes a system for mass spectrometry (100) (e.g., an FTMS mass spectrometer) with a cylindrical magnet (101) configured to receive and measure the cyclotron frequencies (104) of charged particles that are introduced (102, 103) into the cylindrical magnet (101) from either of the two axial ends thereof. Methods of the invention relate to performing mass spectrometry analysis on collections of charged particles that are introduced (102, 103), serially, simultaneously or both, into a cylindrical magnet (101) from opposing axial ends thereof. The present invention exhibits significantly increased magnet throughput relative to currently available devices, by allowing flow in the opposite direction to a second detector, e.g., during ion processing time of a first detector.
US07816645B2	Radial arrays of nano-electrospray ionization emitters and methods of forming electrosprays Electrospray ionization emitter arrays, as well as methods for forming electrosprays, are described. The arrays are characterized by a radial configuration of three or more nano-electrospray ionization emitters without an extractor electrode. The methods are characterized by distributing fluid flow of the liquid sample among three or more nano-electrospray ionization emitters, forming an electrospray at outlets of the emitters without utilizing an extractor electrode, and directing the electrosprays into an entrance to a mass spectrometry device. Each of the nano-electrospray ionization emitters can have a discrete channel for fluid flow. The nano-electrospray ionization emitters are circularly arranged such that each is shielded substantially equally from an electrospray-inducing electric field.
US07816641B2	Light guide array for an image sensor An image sensor pixel that includes a photoelectric conversion unit supported by a substrate and an insulator adjacent to the substrate. The pixel includes a light guide that is located within an opening of the insulator and extends above the insulator such that a portion of the light guide has an air interface. The air interface improves the internal reflection of the light guide. Additionally, the light guide and an adjacent color filter are constructed with a process that optimizes the upper aperture of the light guide. These characteristics of the light guide eliminate the need for a microlens.
US07816640B2	Polarization beam splitter and projection apparatus having the same The present invention provides a polarization beam splitter including a multilayer film formed by laminating a first layer having a refractive index in a first range, a second layer having a refractive index in a second range which does not overlap the first range, and a third layer having a refractive index in a third range which does not overlap the first or second range in the order of the first layer, the second layer, the first layer, and the third layer in succession, wherein the transmittance of s-polarized light is 60% or more higher than the transmittance of p-polarized light in a first wavelength region, the transmittance of p-polarized light is equal to or higher than 70% in a second wavelength region different from the first wavelength region, and each of the first wavelength region and the second wavelength region has a bandwidth equal to or larger than 30 nm.
US07816638B2	LED array having array-based LED detectors The present invention provides an optical system having an array of light emitting semiconductor devices to performing an operation that have multiple characteristics associated with performing the operation. The array includes at least one detector located within the array to selectively monitor multiple characteristics of the light emitting semiconductor devices and is configured to generate a signal corresponding to the selected characteristic. A controller is configured to control the light emitting semiconductor devices in response to the signal from the at least one detector. At least one of the multiple characteristics may be concentrated at an area of the array and the at least one detector may be located within the array at the area of the array to selectively monitor characteristic that is concentrated at the area of the array.
US07816637B2	Image display projector having a drive unit for moving either a Fresnel lens or a diffusion member An image display projector is provided so as to reduce scintillation. The image display projector comprises: an optical engine for emitting light according to an inputted imaging signal; a Fresnel lens disposed to receive the light emitted from the optical engine, for emitting the incident light as collimated one; a diffusion member, placed in front of the Fresnel lens in the light-traveling direction, for diffusing the collimated light emitted from the Fresnel lens; and a drive unit for moving either the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member, along a predetermined track (orbit), in a plane parallel to either the plane from which the collimated light or the diffused light is emitted. And then, the moving velocity of either the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member is at any moment larger than zero in any direction within the parallel plane.
US07816636B2	Image reading apparatus having a rearranging section providing addresses for accessing to a storage section An image reading apparatus that includes: an image sensor that outputs image signals in parallel from each block composed of an element group, photoelectric conversion elements arrayed in a main scanning direction being divided into the blocks; a serial transmission section that serializes and outputs the image signals outputted in parallel from the image sensor; a sampling section that samples the serialized image signals to add the blocks, to which the image signals belong, as block information to the respective image signals; a storage section that stores the image signals on the basis of a predetermined address; and a rearranging section that gives addresses for accessing to the storage section on the basis of the block information so that the image signals are arrayed from a head for the respective blocks in the main scanning direction of the image sensor, thereby to read/write the sampled image signals from/in the storage section.
US07816629B2	Vacuum heating device A vacuum heating device comprises: a pot body having an inner casing and an outer casing; a vacuum space being formed between the inner casing and the outer casing; a heat source installed at a lower outer side of the inner casing; a pot cover installed at a top of the pot body; the pot cover having a vent hole; the pot cover tightly covering the receiving space of the inner casing so as to have a preferred heat preservation effect; and an energy supply device for actuating the heat source to generate heat to heat the inner casing. The energy supply device is a conductor body which is connected to the heat source. Or the energy supply device is an electromagnetic generator installed at a lower side of the pot body.
US07816626B2	Method and apparatus for severing disks of brittle material, in particular wafers The invention is directed to a method in which disks, particularly wafers, of brittle material are severed along planned severing lines by a laser by introducing thermal stresses. The temperature gradient required for this and the compressive stresses and tensile stresses resulting from it are generated in that the disk is first cooled proceeding from its underside at least along the planned severing lines toward the upper side of the disk, and the upper side of the disk is then acted upon by a laser beam along the planned severing lines. The description also relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method.
US07816625B2	Method for the production of a hole and device Previous methods for the production of a hole in a component are very time-consuming and expensive, as special lasers having ultra short laser pulse lengths are used. The inventive method varies laser pulse lengths and ultra short laser pulse lengths are used exclusively in the region which is to be removed, wherein it is possible to have a noticeable influence on through flow and/or out-flow behavior. This, for example, the inner surface of a diffuser of a hole, which can be produced in a precise manner using ultra short laser pulse lengths.
US07816621B2	Interface for a laser processing head A material processing machine configured to process a workpiece with a processing head movable with respect to the workpiece, including a workpiece support, a processing head carrier movable with respect to the workpiece support, the carrier including a first half of a releasable head coupling, and a processing head carried by the head carrier and positioned to operably engage a workpiece supported by the support to process the workpiece, the processing head including a second half of the releasable head coupling. The releasable head coupling defines an adjustable head release force.
US07816620B2	Method and generator for electrical discharge machining The invention relates to a method and generator for generating a time sequence of EDM pulses having a predefined ignition voltage for electrical discharge machining. An AC voltage is generated from a DC voltage, furnished by a bipolar current source. The AC voltage is applied to an isolating transformer disposed between the bipolar current source and the spark gap. A first pulse capacitor is charged by the bipolar current source to a voltage corresponding to the ignition voltage. The ignition voltage provided by the isolating transformer is switched with a selected polarity to the spark gap.
US07816618B2	Gas insulated switchgear The invention secures superior performance by restraining carbon generation also when using as an arc extinguishing medium a gas comprising the element C and having a global warming potential lower than that of SF6 gas. A fixed contact section and a movable contact section are arranged opposite each other inside a sealed container filled with an insulating gas. A fixed arc contact and a movable arc contact are provided in the fixed contact section and the movable contact section. The insulating gas is a mixed gas of a gas comprising the element C, as the main constituent, and other gases. The presence of O2 gas in the mixed gas has the effect of restraining the amount of carbon generated. Adding H2 to the mixed gas has the effect of enhancing arc extinguishing performance, compensating for the diminished performance derived from not using actively the thermal energy of the arc.
US07816616B2	Sorting system using narrow-band electromagnetic radiation A system for sorting articles includes a detector system having a plurality of narrow bandwidth sources of electromagnetic energy sequentially illuminating articles passing through the detector system, the detector system further including a collector for collecting electromagnetic energy reflected from the articles; a deflector for deflecting selected articles toward an alternative destination; and a control system, operably connected to the collector and the deflector, for actuating the deflector in response to a sensed parameter of the electromagnetic energy collected in the collector.
US07816615B2	Push-switch A push switch includes a movable contact, and a drive body. The movable contact includes an annular part with a circular central hole and four leg parts inclined and extruded downward from the outer circumferential end of the annular part by way of a deflection part, formed in a shape bulging upward at the circular central hole side. The drive body includes a flat plate with the lower end abutting against the position of the inner side of the deflection part of the movable contact, and an operation part of a smaller diameter than the abutting position provided on the flat plate, if the operation part is pressed and manipulated at a position remote from the center, a light and responsive click feel is obtained.
US07816609B2	Wired circuit board A wired circuit board is provided having a reinforced part thickened to ensure a high rigidity when it is used, while having the reinforced part thinned for easy handling when it is not yet used to prevent a cost increase and a productivity reduction. When the wired circuit board is used, a folding portion is valley-folded to laminate a reinforcing portion on a second connecting portion to contact the back surface of a fourth reinforcing plate of the reinforcing portion with the back surface of a second reinforcing plate of the second connecting portion. This achieves to reinforce the second connecting portion with the second reinforcing plate and the reinforcing portion and ensure a high rigidity by thickening the reinforced part. Since the reinforcing portion is supported in the same plane as a wired circuit portion via the folding portion before it is used, the reinforced part can be thinned and easy handling is achieved.
US07816605B2	Seismic cable connection device A connection device for cables having an elongated, cylindrical body with first and second ends, a termination interface member attached to each end of the elongated cylindrical body, wherein the elongated, cylindrical body is made of a flexible, cylindrical substrate member extending between the termination interfaces, with a plurality of elongated tension members helically wound about the exterior of the flexible substrate member, the ends of the tension members being attached to respective termination interface members.
US07816604B1	Recessed low voltage mounting assembly A recessed low voltage mounting assembly including a low voltage mounting bracket and a trim plate for installing a low voltage electrical component in either old work or new construction. Two options are provided for mounting the assembly to the wall. In new construction, two captive fasteners in the mounting bracket are available to be driven into a stud or other framework of the building. In an old work situation, rotatable flags are provided for securing the assembly to the wall. Adjustment screws for rotating and tightening the flags are accessible through apertures in the trim plate. The assembly recesses the low voltage component behind the wall surface, thereby enabling placement of low voltage devices in close proximity to the wall and mounting assembly. A second embodiment provides a one-piece version of the low voltage mounting assembly in which the trim plate is integral with the bracket.
US07816603B2	Capsule housing extending in an essentially tubular manner comprising at least three housing sections A capsule housing has at least three housing sections, extends along an axis, and has a substantially tubular-shaped frame. The housing sections are connected together on the front side thereof and they surround a receiving chamber on the inside. The inside has an electric circuit device. The receiving chamber has a smaller transversal cross-section than the respective cross-section in the region of the second and the third housing section in the region of the first housing section which connects the second and the third housing sections.
US07816599B2	Tone synthesis apparatus and method Either a tone generation priority mode or a quality priority mode can be set. If the currently-set mode is the tone generation priority mode when a connecting tone is to be generated for connecting between two successive notes, the joint-portion waveform data is selected for synthesis of the tone, stored head-portion waveform data and tail-portion waveform data are selected, and at least one of a pitch and amplitude of at least one of the head-portion waveform data and tail-portion waveform data is processed so as to provide a smoothly-varying connecting tone. In accordance with the processing, a tone of a fall portion of a temporally preceding one of two successive notes and a temporally succeeding one of the two successive notes are separately synthesized on the basis of the tail-portion waveform data and head-portion waveform data, respectively, so that a connecting tone is realized by a combination of the synthesized tone of the fall portion of the preceding note and the synthesized tone of the rise portion of the succeeding note.
US07816589B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH408813 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH408813. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH408813, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH408813 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH408813.
US07816587B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH780761 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH780761. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH780761, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH780761 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH780761.
US07816586B1	Maize variety PHPDM A novel maize variety designated PHPDM and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHPDM with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHPDM through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHPDM or a trait conversion of PHPDM with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHPDM, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHPDM and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods.
US07816585B1	Maize variety X6F624 A novel maize variety designated X6F624 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety X6F624 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X6F624 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X6F624, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X6F624. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X6F624 and to the maize varieties derived by the use of those methods.
US07816584B2	Inbred sweet corn line R660K An inbred sweet corn line, designated R660K, the plants and seeds of inbred sweet corn line R660K, methods for producing a maize plant produced by crossing the inbred sweet corn line R660K with itself or with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred sweet corn line R660K with another maize line or plant.
US07816583B2	Sweet grape tomato The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line CHI 15-2113, tomato line CHD 15-2114 and hybrid tomato variety BX 0154 3756. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato line CHI 15-2113, tomato line CHD 15-2114 and hybrid tomato variety BX 0154 3756, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing a plant of tomato line CHI 15-2113, tomato line CHD 15-2114 or hybrid tomato variety BX 0154 3756 with itself or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another line or variety. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of tomato line CHI 15-2113, tomato line CHD 15-2114 or hybrid tomato variety BX 0154 3756, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US07816582B2	Arabinogalactan protein having activity of improving tolerance to heat or moisture stress It is intended to provide a gene encoding a protein having an activity of improving a tolerance to an environmental stress such as salt, moisture, or heat stress, in particular, a tolerance to water stress; a protein having an activity of improving a tolerance to an environmental stress; a transgenic plant having an enhanced tolerance to an environmental stress, and so on. A halophyte Salicornia europaea, which has a strong activity of improving a tolerance to water stress and can grow even in a dry area with much salt accumulation, was used to search genes participating in the salt tolerance of Salicornia europaea by a functional screening method using an Escherichia coli gene expression system, with the aim of isolating genes (cDNAs) participating in the salt-tolerance mechanism of Salicornia europaea. As a result, it was found out that an arabinogalactan protein consisting of 427 amino acids and having partial homology to a Fasciclin-like arabinogalactan protein of Arabidopsis thaliana has a function of enhancing salt tolerance, water stress tolerance (sorbitol tolerance), and heat tolerance.
US07816579B2	Metal resistant plants, methods of manufacture, and methods of use thereof Disclosed herein is a transgenic plant transformed with an isolated polynucleotide comprising a plant arsenate reductase coding sequence operatively linked to a plant-expressible transcription regulatory sequence. Also disclosed are methods to limit metal or metal ion accumulation in a harvested plant tissue comprising growing the transgenic plant; and harvesting plant tissue having reduced metal or metal ion accumulation. Further disclosed herein is method of making a transgenic plant transformed with an isolated polynucleotide comprising a plant arsenate reductase coding sequence operatively linked to a plant-expressible transcription regulatory sequence.
US07816577B2	Wound shield A preformed wound shield includes a frame formed of one or more layers of suitable material and any suitable covering. Exudate absorbing or transporting material may also be one of two or more layers of material forming the frame.
US07816571B2	Selective hydrogenation process using layered catalyst composition The use of a layered catalyst composition to selectively hydrogenate C5-C11 diolefins in a hydrocarbon mixture to one or more respective C5-C11 monoolefins is disclosed. The layered catalyst comprises an inner core having a first inorganic oxide and an outer layer bonded to the inner core. The outer layer has a non-refractory second inorganic oxide with at least one Group 1-2 metal and at least one Group 8-10 metal dispersed thereon.
US07816565B2	Direct and selective production of acetaldehyde from acetic acid utilizing a supported metal catalyst A process for the selective production of acetaldehyde by vapor phase reaction of acetic acid over a hydrogenating catalyst composition to form acetaldehyde is disclosed and claimed. In an embodiment of this invention reaction of acetic acid and hydrogen over platinum and iron supported on silica selectively produces acetaldehyde in a vapor phase at a temperature of about 300° C.
US07816561B2	Method of improving the crushing strength and reducing the dust formation and the caking tendency of urea, and urea composition The invention relates to a method of improving the crushing strength and reducing the dust formation and the caking tendency of urea particles by the addition of an organic compound to the molten urea, where at least one carbohydrate and optionally a polyvinyl compound is added to the urea. The invention also relates to a composition to be used as a urea additive.
US07816560B1	Long chain n-alkyl compounds and oxa-derivatives thereof Long chain N-alkyl amino and imino compounds, oxa-substituted derivatives thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds are described. The long chain N-alkyl group is a C8-C16 alkyl group. The long chain N-alkyl compounds and oxa-substituted derivatives thereof can be used in the treatment of viral infections, in particular hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus, in a cell or an individual. For example, the long chain N-alkyl compounds or oxa-substituted derivatives thereof can be derived from piperidines, pyrrolidines, phenylamines, pyridines, pyrroles, or amino acids.
US07816559B2	Method of producing unsaturated acid from olefin Disclosed is a shell-and-tube heat exchanger type reactor that can be used for a process of producing unsaturated acids from olefins via fixed-bed catalytic partial oxidation, which comprises at least one reaction tube, each including at least one first-step catalyst layer, in which olefins are oxidized by a first-step catalyst to mainly produce unsaturated aldehydes, and at least two second-step catalyst layers, in which the unsaturated aldehydes are oxidized by a second-step catalyst to produce unsaturated acids, wherein a first catalyst layer of the second-step catalyst layers, disposed right adjacent to the first-step catalyst layer, has an activity corresponding to 5˜30% of the activity of the catalyst layer having a highest activity among the second-step catalyst layers. A method of producing unsaturated acids from olefins by using the reactor is also disclosed.
US07816557B2	Glucagon receptor antagonists, preparation and therapeutic uses The present invention discloses novel compounds of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which have glucagon receptor antagonist or inverse agonist activity, as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods of using them to treat diabetic and other glucagon related metabolic disorders, and the like.
US07816555B2	Peroxycarboxylic acid compositions with reduced odor The present invention relates to compositions of peroxycarboxylic acid that have reduced odor compared to conventional peroxycarboxylic acid compositions, methods employing these reduced-odor compositions, and methods of making these compositions. Typically, the reduced-odor compositions include an amine oxide surfactant.
US07816554B2	Process for the production of esters of mono-, di- or polycarboxylic acids A process for the production of carboxylic acid esters by reaction of a carboxylic acid selected from mono-, di- and polycarboxylic acids, with an alcohol in the presence of water of solution comprising the steps of: (a) providing a solution comprising the carboxylic acid and the water of solution; (b) reacting the solution of the carboxylic acid in an esterification zone with an alcohol to form an ester and water of esterification; (c) removing the water of solution and the water of esterification; and (d) recovering the ester.
US07816548B2	Method of preparing a hydrocarbylated metal-organic compound The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a hydrocarbylated metal organic compound, comprising a hydrocarbyl group, a spectator ligand and optionally a ligand, by contacting a metal-organic reagent with a spectator ligand in the presence of at least 2 equivalents of a hydrocarbylating agent. The invention further relates to a hydrocarbylated metal organic compound according to the following formula containing a spectator ligand S equal to (Ar—Z—)sY(—Z-DR′n)q, wherein Y represents the an anionic moiety of S bonded to M of the metal-organic compound, Z an optional bridging group between the Y moiety and the DR′n and/or Ar group, D an electron donating hetero atom chosen from group 15 or 16, R′ an optional substituent, Ar an electron-donating aryl group, n the number of R′ groups bonded to D, q and s integers with q+s≧1, wherein Y is an imine radical, or wherein the electron donating hetero atom containing group DR′—n is a ketimide, phosphinimide, guanidine, or iminoimidazoline, or a combination thereof.
US07816547B2	Process for producing refined avocado oil rich in triglycerides, and oil obtainable by said process The present invention concerns a process for producing refined avocado oil rich in triglycerides. The invention also pertains to refined avocado oil rich in triglycerides obtainable by said process. Advantageously, the refined avocado oil of the invention contains a sterols-enriched unsaponifiable fraction. Advantageously, the refined avocado oil of the invention is substantially free of acetogenins and furanic lipids. The invention also concerns compositions containing said oil. The invention also pertains to such compositions for use as a medication, as a dermatological agent, as a cosmetic agent, or as a nutriceutical, for human or animal use.
US07816546B2	Process for the synthesis of high purity d-(17α)-13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-18,19-dinorpregn-4-ene-20-yn-3-one-oxime The invention relates to a process for the synthesis of d-(17α)-13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-18,19-dinorpregn-4-ene-20-yn-3-one-oxime (also known as norelgestromin) via acetylation of d-norgestrel at position 17; oximation of the oxo group at position 3 of the obtained d-(17α)-13-ethyl-17-(acetyloxy)-18,19-dinorpregn-4-ene-20-yn-3-one; and then hydrolyzing the acetyloxy group at position 17 of the obtained d-(17α)-13-ethyl-17-(acetyloxy)-18,19-dinorpregn-4-ene-20-yn-3-oxime derivative, thereby obtaining norelgestromin.
US07816544B2	Synthesis of rocaglamide natural products via photochemical generation of oxidopyrylium species The present invention provides new strategies for the synthesis of compounds of the rocaglamide family and related natural products. In particular, the new biomimetic synthetic approach involves photochemical generation of an oxidopyrylium species from a 3-hydroxychromone derivative followed by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the oxidopyrylium species to a dipolarophile. This approach can be used for the formation of adducts containing an aglain core structure. Methods for the conversion of aglain core structures to aglain, rocaglamide and forbaglin ring systems are also provided. The present invention also relates to the use of rocaglamide/aglain/forbaglin derivatives for the manufacture of medicaments for use in the treatment of cancer or cancerous conditions, disorders associated with cellular hyperproliferation, or NF-κB-dependent conditions.
US07816539B2	Derivatives of benzimidazole and imidazo-pyridine and their use as medicaments A subject of the present Application is novel derivatives of benzimidazole and imidazopyridine which have a good affinity for certain sub-types of melanocortin receptors, in particular the MC4 receptors. They are particularly useful for treating pathological conditions and diseases in which one or more melanocortin receptors are involved. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing said products.
US07816538B2	Dimeric small molecule potentiators of apoptosis Caspase activity and apoptosis are promoted using active, dimeric Smac peptide mimetics of the general formula M1-L-M2, wherein moieties M1 and M2 are monomeric Smac mimetics and L is a covalent linker. Target cancerous or inflammatory cells are contacted with an effective amount of an active, dimeric Smac mimetic, and a resultant increase in apoptosis of the target cells is detected. The contacting step may be effected by administering to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of The compoundic mimetic, wherein the individual may be subject to concurrent or antecedent radiation or chemotherapy for treatment of a neoproliferative pathology.
US07816537B2	Process for the manufacture of epoxybutanol intermediates Disclosed is a process for the manufacture of a compound of formula (I) wherein Hal represents fluoro or chloro, and R1 and R2 represent, independently from one another, hydrogen or Hal; in which process a compound of formula (II) is converted to a corresponding alkyl, fluoroalkyl or aryl sulfonic acid ester, which is then reacted with an alkali metal nitrite in the presence of a suitable crown ether in a polar non-nucleophilic solvent at a temperature of −10 to 50° C. to give the compound of formula (I).
US07816530B2	Piperazinyl compounds Disclosed are new dihydropteridinones of general formula (I) wherein the groups L and R1-R5 have the meanings given in the claims and specification, the isomers thereof, intermediates and processes for preparing these dihydropteridinones and the use thereof as pharmaceutical compositions.
US07816526B2	Condensed heterocyclic sulfonyl urea compound, a herbicide containing the same, and a method for weed control using the same The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein Q represents a fused heterocyclic group, X and Y are the same or different and each represent an optionally halogenated lower alkyl group, an optionally halogenated lower alkoxy group, etc., or a salt thereof, as well as a herbicide comprising the compound or a salt thereof, which exhibits a significant effect for control of sulfonylurea herbicide-resistant weeds in paddy fields and can reduce the number of active ingredients in a combined preparation and a method of controlling sulfonylurea herbicide-resistant weeds which comprises using the same.
US07816519B2	Derivatives of 1,2-dihydro-7-hydroxyquinolines containing fused rings The present invention describes novel dyes, including coumarins, rhodamines, and rhodols that incorporate additional fused aromatic rings. The dyes of the invention absorb at a longer wavelength than structurally similar dyes that do not possess the fused aromatic rings. Many of the dyes of the invention are useful fluorescent dyes. The invention includes chemically reactive dyes, dye-conjugates, and the use of such dyes in staining samples and detecting ligands or other analytes.
US07816517B2	Saccharide fluorescence labeling method and saccharide fluorescence labeling apparatus In one embodiment of the present invention, a first test tube including therein a dehydrated sample containing a sugar chain and a labeling agent solution made of 2-aminopyridine/acetic acid are stored in a well-closed container with the first test tube and the labeling agent solution secluded from each other. The labeling agent solution is heated, and the 2-aminopyridine is evaporated so as to be in contact with the sugar chain, thereby obtaining a pyridylamination sugar chain from the sugar chain. As a result, it is possible to provide the saccharide fluorescence labeling apparatus and the saccharide fluorescence labeling method whereby it is possible to simplify and ensure an operation for reacting saccharide into the pyridylamination sugar chain.
US07816512B2	siRNA targeting proto-oncogene MET Efficient sequence specific gene silencing is possible through the use of siRNA technology. By selecting particular siRNAs by rational design, one can maximize the generation of an effective gene silencing reagent, as well as methods for silencing genes. Methods, compositions, and kits generated through rational design of siRNAs are disclosed including those directed to nucleotide sequences for proto-oncogene MET.
US07816511B2	Remedies for heart failure The present invention provides methods for screening drugs inhibiting the expression of OSF-2 gene or the production or function of the protein encoded thereby and therapeutic agents for heart failure having such effects. Useful methods for diagnosing heart failure can be provided by monitoring the expression or variation of said gene or the production of the protein encoded thereby. The present invention also provides transgenic animals with forced expression of OSF-2 gene and methods for studying changes in gene expression or protein production or the functions of various genes or proteins with the progress of the pathology of heart failure using them and novel therapeutic agents for heart failure.
US07816510B2	Promoter from Zea mays The present invention provides non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from Zea mays useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, transgenic plants and seeds containing the Zea mays regulatory polynucleotide sequences, and methods for preparing and using the same.
US07816508B2	Promoters for expression in modified vaccinia virus Ankara The invention concerns promoters, in particular for the expression of genes and/or coding sequences in vaccinia viruses such as Modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA). The invention further concerns expression cassettes comprising said promoter, vectors comprising said expression cassettes as well as pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines.
US07816507B2	Methods and compositions for modifying plant biosynthetic pathways The invention provides bifunctional plant biosynthetic enzymes that increase the efficiency by which modification can be made to plant biosynthetic pathways. In certain aspects of the invention, bifunctional isoflavone biosynthetic enzymes are provided. The invention therefore allows the modification of plants for isoflavone content. The inventors have demonstrated increased isoflavone biosynthesis can be obtained even in non-legume plants.
US07816505B2	PUFA polyketide synthase systems and uses thereof The invention generally relates to polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) polyketide synthase (PKS) systems, to homologues thereof, to isolated nucleic acid molecules and recombinant nucleic acid molecules encoding biologically active domains of such a PUFA PKS system, to genetically modified organisms comprising PUFA PKS systems, to methods of making and using such systems for the production of bioactive molecules of interest, and to novel methods for identifying new bacterial and non-bacterial microorganisms having such a PUFA PKS system.
US07816503B2	Modified nucleosides and nucleotides and uses thereof The invention is directed to modified guanine-containing nucleosides and nucleotides and uses thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to modified fluorescently labelled guanine-containing nucleosides and nucleotides which exhibit enhanced fluorophore intensity by virtue of reduced quenching effects.
US07816499B2	Antibodies that selectively bind HDAC9 The present invention features, inter alia, purified antibodies that selectively bind an isolated or recombinant histone deacetylase polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2, which comprises a histone deacetylase catalytic domain at amino acids 635 to 953 of SEQ ID NO: 2, purified antibodies that selectively bind a biologically active fragment of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2, which fragment exhibits histone deacetylase activity, transcription repression activity, and the ability to deacetylate cellular substrates, purified antibodies that selectively bind an isolated or recombinant histone deacetylase polypeptide encoded by a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, purified antibodies that selectively bind an isolated or recombinant histone deacetylase polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 lacking a nuclear localization signal, and purified antibodies that selectively bind an isolated or recombinant histone deacetylase polypeptide having at least 95% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2 and which exhibits histone deacetylase activity, transcription repression activity, and the ability to deacetylate cellular substrates.
US07816486B2	Branched polyphosphonates Disclosed are branched polyphosphonates produced using a polycondensation process, that result in polyphosphonates having a Tg of at least 100° C., and which can be further processed to have improved hydrolytic stability compared to other polyphosphonates. The method and polyphosphonate compositions may be made from readily available starting materials providing lower cost fire retardant materials. Also disclosed are polymer compositions that comprise these branched polyphosphonates and at least one other polymer, wherein the resulting polymer compositions exhibit flame retardant properties.
US07816483B2	Amine functionalized polymer A functionalized polymer includes a polymer chain and, bonded thereto, a functional group having the general formula —NQOR1 where R1 is a hydrogen atom or —CH2Z where Z is a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkenaryl, aralkenyl, alkaryl, or aralkyl group and where Q is a moiety connected to the nitrogen atom of the functional group through a C, N, O, or S atom. The material can be the reaction product of a living polymer and a compound that includes nitroso functionality. The functional group can interact with particulate filler such as, e.g., carbon black.
US07816478B2	Polyethylene thick film and process for preparing polyethylene A thick film and process to prepare polyethylene useful for the film are disclosed. Ethylene is polymerized in two reaction zones with a C6-C10 α-olefin in the presence of a catalyst system comprising an activator, a supported bridged zirconium complex, and a supported non-bridged zirconium complex. The process yields medium density to linear low density polyethylene having a melt index from 0.20 to 1.0 dg/min. Thick films from the polyethylene have a superior combination of high impact strength and high modulus.
US07816477B2	Acrylic release agent precursor, release agent article, and process for producing release agent article The present invention provides an acrylic release agent precursor, which makes it possible to prepare an acrylic release agent efficiently as much as possible in a comparatively small ultraviolet dose, regardless of the component. An acrylic release agent precursor which contains a poly(meth)acrylate ester having a group capable of being activated by ultraviolet radiation and has a storage elastic modulus of 1×102 to 3×106 Pa at 20° C. and a frequency of 1 Hz, wherein said precursor, after irradiation with ultraviolet radiation, has a contact angle of 15° or more to a mixed solution of methanol and water (volume ratio of 90/10) having wetting tension of 25.4 N/m.
US07816475B2	Aminoalkoxystyrene, process for preparation thereof, polymer thereof, process for producing the polymer and use thereof An aminoalkoxystyrene represented by the formula (1) wherein R1 and R2 are C1-4 alkyl and n is 3-6. The aminoalkoxystyrene is prepared by reacting an aminoalkoxyphenylmagnesium halide with vinyl halide in the presence of a catalyst. A quaternized amino group-containing polymer made by quaternizing the amino groups of a polymer prepared from the aminoalkoxystyrene is useful as an anion exchanger.
US07816474B2	Copolymer containing functional group of sulfonic acid or its salt, and process for producing said copolymer A copolymer comprising (i) an olefin unit selected from the group consisting of an ethylene unit and an α-olefin unit having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and (ii) a unit of a compound represented by the formula, CH2═CH—(R1)m—SO3X; and a process for producing said copolymer comprising the step of contacting (i) the above-mentioned olefin, and (ii) the above-mentioned compound with a polymerization catalyst, wherein m is a number of 0 or 1, R1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbylene group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and X is a mono-valent cationic species.
US07816473B2	Diacetylenic materials for sensing applications Diacetylenic materials for the colorimetric detection of an analyte or exposure to certain environmental factors are disclosed as well as the polymerization reaction products of these diacetylenic compounds.
US07816470B2	Aqueous-based polymers for sound deadening applications Copolymers prepared in aqueous medium from macromonomers and one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers are disclosed. The copolymers are useful for sound and vibration dampening applications.
US07816468B2	Coagulation of fluoroelastomer dispersions with polyethylene oxide Fluoroelastomer gum or crumb is isolated from fluoroelastomer dispersions by the addition of a water-soluble polymeric coagulating agent to the dispersion. This coagulating agent comprises either a homopolymer of ethylene oxide (CH2CH2O—) or a copolymer of ethylene oxide. Specific examples of such copolymers include, but are not limited to ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymers and ethylene oxide-butylene oxide copolymers. The viscosity average molecular weight (Mv), determined by rheology, of the coagulant polymer must be at least 500,000 and preferably greater than 2,000,000.
US07816467B2	Processes for hydrazine addition to acrylic macromonomers and products therefrom Processes for forming adducts of hydrazines with acrylic macromonomers are provided. Also provided are processes for using ring-closing reactions of the adducts to form aminolactams. The adducts are useful, for example, for making adhesives, surfactants, viscosity modifiers, processing aids, and other products.
US07816466B2	Propylene polymer composition for injection molding A propylene polymer composition comprising (weight percentages being referred to the sum of A+B): (A) 75-95% by weight of a copolymer of propylene comprising from 0.5 to 3.0 mole % of comonomer units derived from ethylene and/or C4-C8 alpha-olefins; and (B) 5-25% by weight of a copolymer of propylene comprising from 25 to 45 mole % of ethylene units, said propylene polymer composition having a melt flow rate value according to ISO 1133 (230° C., 2.16 Kg) of from 20 to 40 g/10 min.
US07816460B2	Low polydispersity poly-HEMA compositions The present invention relates to compositions comprising poly-HEMA having a peak molecular weight between about 25,000 and about 100,000, preferably between 25,000 and 80,000 and a polydispersity of less than about 2 to less than about 3.8 respectively and covalently bonded thereon, at least one cross-linkable functional group. The present invention further relates to low polydispersity poly-HEMA suitable for making the crosslinkable prepolymers, processes for functionalizing and purifying said poly-HEMA to form said crosslinkable prepolymers, viscous solutions made from said crosslinkable prepolymers, hydrogels made from said viscous solutions and articles made from said crosslinkable polymers, hydrogels and viscous solutions.
US07816458B2	Aqueous dispersions containing ionomer resins and rust-preventive ionomeric coatings made therefrom The present invention is directed to an aqueous dispersion composition which comprises an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid ionomer resin (A) neutralized with a mixture of ions including at least one divalent metal ion and at least one ammonium ion, (B) a non-water soluble vapor phase corrosion inhibitor, and (C) water. The dispersion exhibits good shelf-life and excellent rust-prevention properties. Durable corrosion resistant ionomeric coatings can be easily formed therefrom, which when applied to metal surfaces and baked, can form a rust-preventive coating layer showing excellent coating adhesion both to the metal surface and to an over coat paint. Such coatings are particularly useful when applied to a vehicle body or part thereof.
US07816457B2	Method for producing crosslinked poly(meth)acrylate compound It is an object of the invention to provide a method of producing a crosslinked poly(meth)acrylic acid compound, in particular a method of producing a crosslinked poly(meth)acrylic acid nitroxide compound, which is a radical compound excellent in solvent stability.The invention is a method of producing a crosslinked poly(meth)acrylic acid compound resulting from crosslinking of a poly(meth)acrylic acid compound represented by the general formula (1): (in the formula, n Z1s represent a hydrogen atom(s) and/or an oxygen atom(s) having one unpaired electron, R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and n represents an integer of 5 to 1000000), which method is characterized by comprising a polymerization step of polymerizing a (meth)acrylic acid compound represented by the general formula (2): (in the formula, Z2 represents a hydrogen atom when Z1 is a hydrogen atom, or a hydrogen atom or an oxygen atom having one unpaired electron when Z1 is an oxygen atom having one unpaired electron; and R represents the same group as R in the above general formula (1)) in the presence of a crosslinking agent.
US07816454B2	Polyol-crosslinkable fluoro-rubber composition A polyol-crosslinkable fluororubber composition comprises 100 parts by weight of polyol-crosslinkable fluororubber; 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a perfluoroalkane represented by the general formula F(CF2)2nF (n: 5˜30), a 1H-perfluoroalkane represented by the general formula F(CF2)mH (m: 10˜30), or a mixture thereof; 0.5 to 2 parts by weight of basic magnesium aluminum hydroxycarbonate hydrate; and 1 to 5 parts by weight of an acid acceptor compound excluding Ca compounds. The fluororubber composition can simultaneously attain improvement in preservation stability of compounds, prevention of compounds from adhesion at time of kneading, short-time vulcanization, improvement of mold releasability at the time of vulcanization molding, prevention of contamination with metal ions and reduction in adhesiveness of crosslinking products due to increase of crosslinking density without substantially impairing the normal state physical properties or compression set characteristics and further advantage-ous properties inherent in the fluororubber, and contains no calcium compounds causing contamination of HDD.
US07816451B2	Polymer additives for powder coatings Star polymers prepared by reacting a highly branched polymer and either a lactone or lactam are disclosed. These star polymers find particular application as additives for powder coating compositions, to improve various performance properties thereof. Powder coating composition comprising the described star polymers are also disclosed.
US07816444B2	Glossy colored injection molded article An injection molded article comprising a polycarbonate composition. The polycarbonate composition is scratch resistant, flame retardant, has a low chlorine and bromine content and is dark colored.
US07816442B2	Surface-modified precipitated silicas A surface-modified precipitated silica, useful as a matting agent, contains the silica having a polymer on a surface thereof. The surface-modified precipitated silica improves the transmission of a clear coating material, having a refractive index of nD20=1.4492 and containing 5% by weight of said silica, by at least 20%, in comparison to the same clear coating material containing 5% by weight of a reference precipitated silica surface treated with a polyethylene wax.
US07816441B2	Dispersing assistant for emulsion and suspension polymerization The use of an addition polymer A composed in copolymerized form of 0.1% to 40% by weight of at least one C3 to C30 alkene, 40% to 99.9% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated C3 to C6 monocarboxylic acid, 0% to 50% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated C4 to C12 dicarboxylic acid and/or of the ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic monoalkyl esters or dicarboxylic anhydrides obtainable from said acid, and 0% to 30% by weight of at least one other ethylenically unsaturated compound which is copolymerizable with the aforementioned monomers, as a dispersing assistant in free-radically initiated aqueous emulsion or suspension polymerization.
US07816435B2	Halo-functional silane, process for its preparation, rubber composition containing same and articles manufactured therefrom A halo-functional silane possesses halogen functionality and alkanedioxysilyl functionality.
US07816434B2	UV-curing anti-fingerprinting coatings Process for the production on metal or plastic surfaces of thin, hydrolysis-resistant, scratch-resistant and stain-resistant coatings, wherein the coating material can be applied directly to the cleaned metal surface and subsequently cross-linked by high-energy radiation, in particular UV radiation. The substrates can be coated in the form of strip and only subsequently brought into the required external shape. Coated substrates such as these are no longer susceptible to staining by food, cleaning agents or fingerprints and can also be rendered antibacterial. Objects coated in this manner are thus suitable for use in architecture, for interior fittings of buildings, in furniture-making as well as for ornamental applications, and in particular in households, in sanitary applications, in hospitals and in the food-processing and pharmaceutical industries.
US07816430B2	Composition of polycyanate ester and biphenyl epoxy resin The present invention provides a resin composition for printed wiring board to be used for electronic devices in which operating frequency exceeds 1 GHz, and a varnish, a prepreg and a metal clad laminated board using the same. One invention of the present invention is a resin composition for printed wiring board containing a cyanate ester compound having 2 or more cyanate groups in the molecule and/or a prepolymer thereof, an epoxy resin containing at least one kind of an epoxy resin having a biphenyl structure in the molecule, and a varnish, a prepreg and a metal clad laminated board using the same.
US07816429B2	Modified asphalt binders and asphalt paving compositions A method for forming a modified asphalt binder composition, the method comprising preparing a phosphorus pentasulfide-binder concentrate by introducing and mixing phosphorus pentasulfide and asphalt binder, where the phosphorus pentasulfide-binder concentrate includes greater than 0.5 parts by weight phosphorus pentasulfide per 100 parts by weight asphalt, preparing a polymer-binder concentrate by introducing and mixing polymer and asphalt binder, where the polymer-binder concentrate includes greater than 5 parts by weight polymer per 100 parts by weight asphalt, and introducing and mixing the phosphorus pentasulfide-binder concentrate with the polymer-binder concentrate to form a modified asphalt binder composition.
US07816427B2	Gel compositions The invention relates to a composition which comprises a dispersion of micro spheres in a gel comprising an oily base and an organic polymeric gelling agent.
US07816424B2	Biodegradable plastics composition, molded article of the composition, and method of controlling biodegradation rate Provided are: a biodegradable plastics composition which controls a biodegradation rate with a synergistic controlling effect on three components, adjusts a hydrolysis rate, and shows significantly improved weatherability; a molded article of the composition; and a method of controlling the biodegradation rate of a biodegradable plastics. The biodegradable plastics composition includes: a biodegradable plastics; and a carbodiimide compound, an ultraviolet ray absorbent, and an antioxidant to be blended as essential ingredients into the biodegradable plastics, and the molded article of the composition is also provided.
US07816423B2	Hardenable self-supporting structures and methods Compositions, particularly for forming dental products, having a hardenable self-supporting structure with sufficient malleability to be subsequently customized into a second shape and then hardened, and methods.
US07816419B2	Photocurable and thermosetting coating composition and article having cured coating of such coating composition A photocurable and thermosetting coating composition which is solventless and liquid at room temperature is provided. This coating composition provides scratch resistance, crack resistance, smudge resistance, and removability of oil-base felted markers by wiping with the underlying substrate, and this coating composition contains a silicone resin represented by: (R1R2R3SiO1/2)a(R4R5SiO2/2)b(R6SiO3/2)c(SiO4/2)d(O1/2X)e (1) wherein X is hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R1 to R6 are respectively at least one monovalent organic group which is a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group or a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with a substituent such as a poly(hexafluoropropylene oxide) structure-containing group; a, b, d, and e are 0 or a positive number; c is a positive number; and a+b+c+d is 1. The silicone resin contains at least one group represented by: CH2═C(R7)COOCH2— (2) wherein R7 is hydrogen atom or methyl group.
US07816417B2	Water soluble photo-curable antistatic compound with improved wear resistance and high transparency and conductive hard tile flooring material coated with the same A water soluble photo-curable antistatic resin compound has developed to improve the wear resistance and high transparency comprising: 5˜15 wt % of fine conductive particles containing carbon nanotubes, 0.1˜5 wt % of fumed silica, 10˜20 wt % of water soluble acrylate based oligomer, 20˜75 wt % of mono-functional monomer or multi-functional monomer, 0.1˜5 wt % of photo-polymerization initiator, 0.1˜5 wt % of additive including at least one selected from a group consisting of adhesion enhancer, dispersing agent, defoaming agent, leveling agent; and 50˜150 parts by weight of pure water relative to the total 100 weight of the above ingredients. The water soluble photo-curable antistatic resin compound is coated to the conductive hard tile having double-layer lamination, such as a general rubber or PVC to improve the wear resistance. The antistatic resin compound has properties sufficient to overcome the restrictions of conventionally available conductive tile flooring, and express at least 80% of the original colors of the flooring.
US07816416B2	Polymer membrane for fuel cell, method of preparing the same, membrane-electrode assembly including the same, and fuel cell system including the same The present invention relates to a polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, a method for manufacturing the polymer electrolyte membrane, a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell including the polymer electrolyte membrane, and a fuel cell system including the membrane-electrode assembly. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes a proton-conductive polymer membrane including a polymer micelle inside a hydrophilic channel. Herein, the micelle includes a vinyl-based polymer obtained from polymerization of a vinyl-based monomer and an anionic surfactant surrounding the vinyl-based polymer.
US07816413B2	Carbon-based foam nanocomposite hydrogen storage material A carbon-based foam composite including a carbon-based foam and a solid state hydrogen storage material, methods for making the carbon-based foam composite, and methods for using the carbon-based foam composite. Representative carbon-based foams include cryogels, aerogels, and xerogels. Representative solid state hydrogen storage materials include metal hydrides and chemical hydrides.
US07816412B2	Electrically conductive hydrogels Electrically conductive adhesive hydrogels formed from a composition which generally includes a monomer, an initiator, an organic solvent, and a cross-linking agent are suitable for use as skin contact adhesives and, particularly, suitable for use as an electrical interface for disposable medical devices. The present hydrogels provide for reduced skin irritation and/or malodor properties, hydrate a subject's skin, readily wet around a subject's skin surface hair, and protect against burning of a subject upon or due to electrical stimulation through the hydrogel.
US07816410B2	Pesticidal compositions A pesticidal composition comprising (i) one or more essential oils selected from tagetes oil or a thymol containing oil such as thyme oil, or a mixture thereof, or components thereof which have insect repellent or deterrent properties, which have insect repellent or deterrent properties, wherein the total amount of such oil present does not exceed 10 % w/w; (ii) an agriculturally acceptable carrier oil and (iii) an emulsifier. In particular, the composition further comprises a compound, which remediates symptoms of viral infection, such as wintergreen oil. Use Of Compositions of this type in agriculture controls pests whilst reducing the amount of essential oil required. Furthermore, a combined effect of controlling insects, preventing reinfestation and viral symptom remediation is obtainable.
US07816400B2	Use of acacetin and related compounds as potassium channel inhibitors This invention provides a method for treating or preventing human atrial arrhythmia (fibrillation) using the leading flavone compound acacetin, and its derivatives and analogues that inhibit the ultra-rapidly-activating delayed rectifier potassium current (IKur or IKsus), transient outward potassium (Ito), and acetylcholine-activated potassium current (IK.ACh).
US07816398B2	Fatty alcohol drug conjugates The invention provides conjugates of fatty alcohols and pharmaceutical agents useful in treating cancer, viruses, psychiatric disorders. Compositions, pharmaceutical preparations, and methods of preparation of the fatty alcohols-pharmaceutical agent conjugates are provided.
US07816397B2	Phenylcarboxylic acid derivatives and use thereof for the treatment of diabetes The invention relates to compounds of general formula (1): in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, A, B, D and E are as defined in Claim 1, and also to the preparation process therefor and the therapeutic use thereof. These compounds can be used in the treatment of pathologies associated with hyperglycaemia.
US07816395B2	Pyrrolidinone anilines as progesterone receptor modulators The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, or a combination thereof, wherein R1, R2, and X are as defined herein. Compounds of the present invention are useful as progesterone receptor modulators.
US07816386B2	Cinnamic, phenylpropiolic and phenylpropanoic acid derivatives useful as anti-tumor agents Cinnamic and phenylpropiolic acid derivatives of formula (I) having antitumour and chemo sensitizing activity are described. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions containing the above-mentioned compounds, for the treatment of tumours.
US07816383B1	Methods of administering pirfenidone therapy The present invention relates to methods involving avoiding adverse drug interactions with fluvoxamine and pirfenidone or other moderate to strong inhibitors of CYP enzymes.
US07816380B2	1-hydroxycycloalkanecarboxamide derivatives α-Hydroxycycloalkanecarboxamide derivatives of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein formula (a) is a single or double bond; R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from H, halogen and OH; or R1 and R2 attached to the same carbon atom together represent oxo; R4 is H or methyl; R5 is Cl or I2; R6 is selected from —CO2—C1-4alkyl, —O—C1-4alkyl, —O—C1-4haloalkyl, 2-methyltetrazol-5-yl, 5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl, 3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl, 5-halomethyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl, 3-halomethyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl, tetrazol-5-yl, 5-halomethyl-1,2,3-triazolyl, and 5-methyl-1,2,3-triazolyl; R7 and R8 are each independently Cl or I2; and n is 0 or 1, are bradykinin B1 antagonists or inverse agonists useful in the treatment or prevention of symptoms such as pain and inflammation associated with the bradykinin B1 pathway.
US07816378B2	Cyclic ketal beta-secretase inhibitors for the treatment of alzheimer's disease The present invention is directed to cyclic ketal compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
US07816374B2	Method of treating neutrophil-related diseases with topical anesthetics A therapeutic method is provided to treat neutrophil-associated pulmonary diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, by locally administering to a mammal in need of such treatment, an effective amount of a topical anesthetic, such as lidocaine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US07816364B2	GRP119 receptor agonists in methods of increasing bone mass and of treating osteoporosis and other conditions characterized by low bone mass, and combination therapy relating thereto The present invention relates to the use of GPR119 receptor agonists for treating or preventing a condition characterized by low bone mass, such as osteoporosis, and for increasing bone mass in an individual. The present invention further relates to the use of a GPR119 receptor agonist in combination with a dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitor for treating or preventing a condition characterized by low bone mass, such as osteoporosis, and for increasing bone mass in an individual. A GPR119 receptor agonist and the combination of a GPR119 receptor agonist and a DPP-IV inhibitor promote bone formation in an individual.
US07816362B2	Serotonergic agents Novel piperazine derivatives are provided having the formula wherein R1 is cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl or halogen, or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, which are useful as 5-HT1A receptor antagonists.
US07816356B2	Aryl and heteroaryltetrahydrocyclobutapyrroles as nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligands Disclosed herein are compounds that bind to a neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. These compounds posses broad therapeutic use including the treatment of senile dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, attention deficit disorder, and the treatment of addictive disorders such as the use of tobacco in smoking or the use of other nicotine containing products. In addition, they have utility as cognitive enhancers, drug therapy for mental and neurological disorders related to a decrease in cholinergic function, for the treatment of obesity, Tourette's syndrome, or ulcerative colitis. Additionally, these compounds have utility as non-opioid analgesics for treatment of acute and chronic pain.
US07816353B2	P70S6 kinase modulators and method of use Compounds of formula III: wherein R5a, R3, X, Y, Q, R1a and R1b are as defined in the specification, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of use thereof.
US07816339B2	Treatments for Flaviviridae virus infection The present invention provides methods for treating infections, in a host, by viruses belonging to the Flaviviridae family, such as HCV, comprising administering an Ara-C homologue to the host.
US07816338B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting car gene expression by RNA interference The present invention provides short interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA), compositions and methods for inhibiting the CAR gene expression simply and rapidly, which can be used for evaluating toxicity of a chemical substance.
US07816336B2	Antisense modulation of hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase 1 expression Antisense compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase 1. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acids encoding hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase 1. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase 1 expression and for treatment of diseases associated with expression of hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase 1 are provided.
US07816335B2	Therapeutic compounds and methods Therapeutic agents and methods useful to modulate the activity of V3.
US07816331B2	Substituted indazole-O-glucosides Substituted indazole-O-glucosides, compositions containing them, and methods of using them, for example for the treatment of diabetes and Syndrome X are disclosed.
US07816330B2	Substituted benzimidazole-, benztriazole-, and benzimidazolone-O-glucosides This invention relates to substituted benzimidazole-O-glucosides, benztriazole-O-glucosides, and benzimidazolone-O-glucosides, compositions containing them, and methods of using them, for example, for the treatment or prophylaxis of diabetes and Syndrome X.
US07816327B2	Inhibition of allergic contact dermatitis by N-L-alpha-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester It has now been found that N-L-alpha-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester (APM) and/or one of its lower alkyl derivatives can be used to treat allergic contact dermatitis associated with irritating oils such as catechol-containing plant-derived antigens such as poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac and Asian lacquer tree and oils containing capsaicin. Topical application of APM and/or derivative can reduce or alleviate the symptoms associated with irritation of the skin and/or mucous membranes caused by contact or inhalation of these oils or fumes from burning vegetation containing these oils.
US07816322B2	Biglycan and related therapeutics and methods of use The invention provides compositions and methods for treating, preventing, and diagnosing diseases or conditions associated with an abnormal level or activity of biglycan; disorders associated with an unstable cytoplasmic membrane, due, e.g., to an unstable dystrophin associated protein complex (DAPC); disorders associated with abnormal synapses or neuromuscular junctions, including those resulting from an abnormal MuSK activation or acetylcholine receptor (AChR) aggregation. Examples of diseases include muscular dystrophies, such as Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy, Becker's Muscular Dystrophy, neuromuscular disorders and neurological disorders.
US07816320B2	Formulations of human growth hormone comprising a non-naturally encoded amino acid at position 35 Formulations of modified human growth hormone polypeptides are provided.
US07816318B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for peptide treatment Disclosed are compositions and methods for treating a patient with a pharmaceutically active agent other than insulin selected from the group consisting of peptides, peptidomimetics, and proteins, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in the form of an emulsified nasal spray comprising: a macrocyclic permeation enhancer, a liquid carrier comprising water, and a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutically active agent; wherein the macrocyclic permeation enhancer is a Hsieh enhancer emulsified in the liquid carrier; and wherein the Hsieh enhancer has the following structure: wherein X and Y are oxygen, sulfur or an imino group of the structure or ═N—R with the proviso that when Y is the imino group, X is an imino group, and when Y is sulfur, X is sulfur or an imino group; A is a group having the structure and the remaining variables are defined herein.
US07816311B2	Ergonomic bar soap A cleansing bar includes a surfactant-containing body, which includes a top surface, a bottom surface that is substantially opposite to the top surface, first and second ends, and first and second sides extending horizontally and meeting at the first and second ends to together define a perimeter around the cleansing bar between the top and bottom surfaces. A first horizontally-extending groove is formed in at least the first side surface. According to one embodiment, the first horizontally-extending groove extends only partially between the first and second ends. A second horizontally-extending groove is formed in the second side surface, and also extends only partially between the first and second ends. According to another embodiment, the first horizontally-extending groove is further formed around the first and second ends and in the second side surface to encircle the cleansing bar.
US07816302B2	Printable identification medium for use with thermal printers An identification device in the form of a wristband, labels, tags or cards, including a clear thermal sensitive coating laminated between a clear plastic coating and a liner ply having colored regions or printed matter. The colored regions or printed matter is visible through the clear thermal sensitive coating and clear plastic coating until the thermal sensitive coating is activated and becomes selectively opaque. The clear plastic coating having a uniform thickness allows for reliable thermal printing on the thermal sensitive coating with the clear plastic coating in place.
US07816298B2	Hydroconversion processes employing multi-metallic catalysts and method for making thereof A catalyst precursor composition and methods for making such catalyst precursor is disclosed. The catalyst precursor comprises at least one of a Group IIB metal compound, a Group IVA metal compound, a Group IIA metal compound, and combinations thereof, at least one Group VIB metal, at least one organic, oxygen-containing ligand, and optionally a cellulose-containing material. Catalysts prepared from the sulfidation of such catalyst precursors are used in the hydroprocessing of hydrocarbon feeds. In one embodiment, the catalyst precursor is of the formula Av[(MP) (OH)x(L)ny]z(MVIBO4), wherein A comprises an alkali metal cation, an ammonium, an organic ammonium or a phosphonium cation, MP is selected from Group IIB, Group IVA and combinations thereof, having an oxidation state of either +2 or +4; L is at least one organic, oxygen-containing ligand, MVIB is at least one a Group VIB metal having an oxidation state of +6, MP:MVIB has an atomic ratio of 100:1 to 1:100; v−2+Pz−xz+nyz=0; and 0≦y≦−P/n; 0≦x≦P; 0≦v≦2; 0≦z.
US07816293B2	Ceramic material, sintered ceramic and component made therefrom, production method and use of the ceramic A ceramic mixed system is proposed that includes a two-phase mixture of pure components A and B, wherein phase A is based on the cubic to tetragonal modification of Bi3NbO7 and phase B is based on a monoclinic pyrochlore modification of Bi2(Zn2/3Nb4/3)O7. The electrical properties of ceramics produced therefrom make the material suitable for components having a multilayer structure in which capacitors and inductors are integrated and which can be used in data processing or signal processing.
US07816292B2	Nano glass powder and use thereof, in particular multicomponent glass powder with a mean particle size of less than 1 μm A glass powder or a glass-ceramic powder is provided that includes multicomponent glasses with at least three elements, where the glass powder or a glass-ceramic powder has a mean particle size of less than 1 μm. In some embodiments, the mean particle size is less than 0.1 μm, while in other embodiments the mean particle size is less than 10 nm.
US07816290B2	Nonwoven mat, method for production thereof and fibre composite The invention relates to a nonwoven mat as half-stuff which contains a high performance thermoplast as melt fiber and a reinforcing fiber, and also a method for producing a nonwoven mat of this type and fiber composites produced from the nonwoven mat.
US07816289B2	Fire resistant barrier laminates and articles made therefrom This invention relates to the production of durably liquidproof laminates and articles made therefrom, the laminates incorporating at least one barrier layer and at least one fire resistant woven textile layer, the textile layer having a weight of about 2.5 ounces per square yard or less. Garments, protective covers and other protective articles incorporating this laminate are also described.
US07816284B2	Method of forming pattern on group III nitride semiconductor substrate and method of manufacturing group III nitride semiconductor light emitting device There is provided a method of forming a pattern on a group III nitride semiconductor substrate. A method of forming a pattern on a group III nitride semiconductor substrate according to an aspect of the invention may include: irradiating a laser beam onto at least one first region for preventing etching in a group III nitride semiconductor substrate; and etching at least one second region exclusive of the first region using the first region irradiated with the laser beam as a mask.
US07816282B2	Method for forming SrTiO3 film A method is used for forming an SrTiO3 film on a substrate placed and heated inside a process chamber while supplying a gaseous Ti source material, a gaseous Sr source material, and a gaseous oxidizing agent into the process chamber. Sr(C5(CH3)5)2 is used as the Sr source material. The method performs a plurality of cycles to form the SrTiO3 film. Each cycle sequentially includes supplying the gaseous Ti source material into the process chamber and thereby adsorbing it onto the substrate; supplying the gaseous oxidizing agent into the process chamber and thereby decomposing the Ti source material thus adsorbed and forming a Ti-containing oxide film; supplying the gaseous Sr source material into the process chamber and thereby adsorbing it onto the Ti-containing oxide film; and supplying the gaseous oxidizing agent into the process chamber and thereby decomposing the Sr source material thus adsorbed and forming an Sr-containing oxide film.
US07816279B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a first conductor disposed on a semiconductor substrate; an oxygen-containing insulation film disposed on the semiconductor substrate and on the first conductor, the insulation film having a contact hole which extends to the first conductor and a trench which is connected to an upper portion of the contact hole; a zirconium oxide film disposed on a side surface of the contact hole and a side surface and a bottom surface of the trench; a zirconium film disposed on the zirconium oxide film inside the contact hole and inside the trench; and a second conductor composed of Cu embedded into the contact hole and into the trench.
US07816276B2	Substrate treatment system, substrate treatment method, and computer readable storage medium In the present invention, a plurality of heat treatment plates are provided side by side in a linear form on a base of a heat treatment apparatus in a coating and developing treatment system. In the heat treatment apparatus, three transfer member groups are provided which transfer a substrate in zones between adjacent heat treatment plates. At the time when performing a pre-baking treatment in the heat treatment apparatus, the substrate is transferred in order to the heat treatment plates at the same temperature, whereby the heat treatment is dividedly performed on the heat treatment plates. According to the present invention, substrates are subjected to heat treatment along the same route, so that the thermal histories are made uniform among the substrates.
US07816275B1	Gate patterning of nano-channel devices Methodologies and gate etching processes are presented to enable the fabrication of gate conductors of semiconductor devices, such as NFETs and/or PFETs, which are equipped with nano-channels. In one embodiment, a sacrificial spacer of equivalent thickness to the diameter of the gate nano-channel is employed and is deposited after patterning the gate conductor down to the gate dielectric. The residue gate material that is beneath the nano-channel is removed utilizing a medium to high density, bias-free, fluorine-containing or fluorine- and chlorine-containing isotropic etch process without compromising the integrity of the gate. In another embodiment, an encapsulation/passivation layer is utilized. In yet further embodiment, no sacrificial spacer or encapsulation/passivation layer is used and gate etching is performed in an oxygen and nitrogen-free ambient.
US07816271B2	Methods for forming contacts for dual stress liner CMOS semiconductor devices Semiconductor fabrication methods to forma of via contacts in DSL (dual stress liner) semiconductor devices are provided, in which improved etching process flows are implemented to enable etching of via contact openings through overlapped and non-overlapped regions of the dual stress liner structure to expose underlying salicided contacts and other device contacts, while mitigating or eliminating defect mechanisms such as over etching of contact regions underlying non-overlapped regions of the DSL.
US07816267B2	Method for forming inlaid interconnect After a groove is formed in an insulating layer formed on a semiconductor substrate, a barrier metal layer is formed on the insulating layer by an ALD process so as to cover the side walls and bottom of the groove, and an impurity layer is formed in or on the surface of the barrier metal layer by an ion implantation process or by an ALD process. Thereafter, the barrier metal layer and the impurity layer are alloyed, and then an inlaid interconnect layer, which is composed of a Cu seed layer and a Cu plating layer, is formed in the groove. Then, an impurity element in the alloyed barrier metal layer is thermally diffused into the inlaid interconnect layer.
US07816264B2	Wafer processing method A wafer processing method having a step of reducing the thickness of a wafer in only a device forming area where semiconductor chips are formed by grinding and etching the back side of the wafer to thereby form a recess on the back side of the wafer. At the same time, an annular projection is formed around the recess to thereby ensure the rigidity of the wafer. Accordingly, handling in shifting the wafer from the back side recess forming step to a subsequent step of forming a back side rewiring layer can be performed safely and easily.
US07816260B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor device A method for fabricating a semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: a step for forming a wiring layer on a semiconductor substrate; a step for patterning the wiring layer; and a step for covering the wiring layer with a protective insulating film. Moreover, after the step for forming the wiring layer, all required heat treatment steps to be performed prior to the step for covering the wiring layer with the protective insulating film are performed at a temperature lower than a temperature for plastic deformation of the wiring layer.
US07816259B2	Method of forming a contact in a semiconductor device Deterioration of yield may be prevented when a contact in a semiconductor device is made by a method including forming a contact hole by selectively removing an insulating layer from a semiconductor substrate, depositing a barrier layer on the insulating layer and on the surface of (or in) the contact hole, depositing an initial tungsten layer on the barrier layer to at least a predetermined thickness, removing particles generated during at least one of the depositing steps, and filling the contact hole with an additional tungsten layer.
US07816257B2	Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices including contact plugs having laterally extending portions In a method of forming an integrated circuit device, an opening is formed extending through a first and a second insulating layers and through a semiconductor layer therebetween to a surface of a substrate. The opening includes a recess in a sidewall thereof between the first and second insulating layers adjacent the semiconductor layer. A conductive plug is formed on the sidewall of the opening and on the surface of the substrate and laterally extending into the recess between the first and second insulating layers to contact the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer may be selectively etched at the sidewall without substantially etching the first and second insulating layers at the sidewall of the opening to form the recess between the first and second insulating layers. Related devices are also discussed.
US07816250B2	Composite solder TIM for electronic package A method includes providing a mixture of molten indium and molten aluminum, and agitating the mixture while reducing its temperature until the aluminum changes from liquid phase to solid phase, forming particles distributed within the molten indium. Agitation of the mixture sufficiently to maintain the aluminum substantially suspended in the molten aluminum continues while further reducing the temperature of the mixture until the indium changes from a liquid phase to a solid phase. A metallic composition is formed, including indium and particles of aluminum suspended within the indium, the aluminum particles being substantially free from oxidation.The metallic (solder) composition can be used to form an assembly, including an integrated circuit (IC) device, at least a first thermal component disposed adjacent to the IC device, and a solder TIM interposed between and thermally coupled with each of the IC device and the first thermal component.
US07816249B2	Method for producing a semiconductor device using a solder alloy In producing a semiconductor device, a solder alloy is prepared to contain antimony in a range of from 3 to 5 wt %, a trace amount of germanium, and a balance of tin. An insulative substrate having conductor patterns on both surfaces thereof is prepared, and a heat sink plate is mounted on a back surface of the insulative substrate by a soldering process using the solder alloy at a temperature ranging from 310 C.° to 320 C.° in a hydrogen reducing furnace. A semiconductor chip is mounted on a front surface of the insulative substrate.
US07816247B2	Optimization of routing layers and board space requirements for ball grid array package implementations including array corner considerations A method and apparatus for improved contact pad arrays and land patterns for integrated circuit packages are presented. A plurality of conductive pads are arranged in an array of rows and columns. At least one edge of a perimeter of the array is not fully populated with conductive pads. Spaces created in the edge by missing conductive pads create additional routing channels for signals from conductive pads within the array to be routed external to the array through the edge. A land pattern may have routing channels on one or more layers of a printed circuit board. In such a multi-layer land pattern, spaces can be created in edges on any number of the layers. Furthermore, corner pad arrangements having known routing channel characteristics can be used in any number of corners of a land pattern that incorporates spaces in an edge.
US07816244B2	Insulating buffer film and high dielectric constant semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes: an n-transistor including a first gate insulating film made of a high-dielectric-constant material and a first gate electrode fully silicided with a metal, the first gate insulating film and the first gate electrode being formed in this order over a semiconductor region; and a p-transistor including a second gate insulating film made of the high-dielectric-constant material and a second gate electrode fully silicided with the metal, the second gate insulating film and the second gate electrode being formed in this order over the semiconductor region. If the metal has a work function larger than a Fermi level in potential energy of electrons of silicon, a metal concentration of the second gate electrode is higher than that of the first gate electrode whereas if the metal has a work function smaller than the Fermi level of silicon, a metal concentration of the second gate electrode is lower than that of the first gate electrode.
US07816239B2	Technique for manufacturing a solar cell Techniques for manufacturing solar cells are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may comprise disposing a mask upstream of the solar cell, the mask comprising a plurality of filaments spaced apart from one another to define at least one aperture; directing a ribbon ion beam of desired species toward the solar cell to ion implant a portion of the solar cell defined by the at least one aperture of the mask; and orienting the ribbon ion beam such that longer cross-section dimension of the ribbon beam is perpendicular to the aperture in one plane.
US07816236B2	Selective deposition of silicon-containing films Chemical vapor deposition methods use trisilane and a halogen-containing etchant source (such as chlorine) to selectively deposit Si-containing films over selected regions of mixed substrates. Dopant sources may be intermixed with the trisilane and the etchant source to selectively deposit doped Si-containing films. The selective deposition methods are useful in a variety of applications, such as semiconductor manufacturing.
US07816235B2	Semiconductor package and method for producing the same A semiconductor package includes a rewiring substrate and a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes: a first face with an active surface including integrated circuit devices and chip contact pads, a second face lying in a plane essentially parallel to the first face and side faces. Each side face of the semiconductor chip lies in a plane essentially perpendicular to the first and second faces. At least one edge between two mutually essentially perpendicular faces of the semiconductor chip includes a surface.
US07816234B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device As a base substrate, a substrate having an insulating surface such as a glass substrate is used. Then, a single crystal semiconductor layer is formed over the base substrate with the use of a large-sized semiconductor substrate. Note that, it is preferable that the base substrate be provided with a plurality of single crystal semiconductor layers. After that, the single crystal semiconductor layers are cut to divide the single crystal semiconductor layers into a plurality of single crystal semiconductor regions by patterning. Next, the single crystal semiconductor regions are irradiated with laser light or heat treatment is performed on the single crystal semiconductor regions in order to improve the planarity of surfaces and reduce defects. Peripheral portions of the single crystal semiconductor regions are not used as semiconductor elements, and central portions of the single crystal semiconductor regions are used as the semiconductor elements.
US07816232B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor substrate and semiconductor substrate manufacturing apparatus An object is to provide a uniform semiconductor substrate in which defective bonding is reduced. A further object is to manufacture the semiconductor substrate with a high yield. A first substrate and a second substrate are bonded in a reduced-pressure atmosphere by placing the first substrate at a certain region surrounded by an airtight holding mechanism provided over a support to surround the certain region of a surface of the support; placing the second substrate so as to come to be in contact with the airtight holding mechanism to ensure airtightness of a space surrounded by the support, the airtight holding mechanism, and the second substrate; evacuating the space whose airtightness is secured, thereby reducing an pressure in the space; disposing the second substrate in close contact with the first substrate using difference between the pressure in the space and outside atmospheric pressure; and performing heat treatment.
US07816231B2	Device structures including backside contacts, and methods for forming same The present invention relates to device structures having backside contacts that extend from a back surface of a substrate through the substrate to electrically contact frontside semiconductor devices. The substrate preferably further includes one or more alignment structures located therein, each of which is sufficiently visible at the back surface of the substrate. In this manner, backside lithographic alignment can be carried out using such alignment structures to form at least one back contact opening in a patterned resist layer over the back surface of the substrate. The formed back contact opening is lithographically aligned with the front semiconductor device and can be etched to form a back contact via that extends from the back surface of the substrate onto the front semiconductor device. Filling of the back contact via with a conductive material results in a conductive back contact that electrically contacts the front semiconductor device.
US07816223B2	Alignment key, method for fabricating the alignment key, and method for fabricating thin film transistor substrate using the alignment key Provided are an alignment key, a method for fabricating the alignment key, and a method for fabricating a thin film transistor substrate using the alignment key. The method for fabricating the alignment key includes forming a first metal layer on a base substrate, forming a first alignment key and a first mark portion of a second alignment key by selectively patterning the first metal layer, forming a dielectric on the first metal layer, forming a second metal layer on the dielectric, and forming a second mark portion of the second alignment key on the dielectric by selectively patterning the second metal layer.
US07816222B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device having a capacitor A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes cylinder type bottom electrodes connected to a contact plug formed over a semiconductor substrate, and a supporting pattern formed between the cylinder type bottom electrodes, wherein a portion of sidewalls of the bottom electrodes is higher than the supporting pattern and the other portion of the sidewalls of the bottom electrode is lower than the supporting pattern.
US07816220B2	Laser-induced structuring of substrate surfaces In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of processing a substrate, e.g., a semiconductor substrate, by irradiating a surface of the substrate (or at least a portion of the surface) with a first set of polarized short laser pulses while exposing the surface to a fluid to generate a plurality of structures on the surface, e.g., within a top layer of the surface. Subsequently, the structured surface can be irradiated with another set of polarized short laser pulses having a different polarization than that of the initial set while exposing the structured surface to a fluid, e.g., the same fluid initially utilized to form the structured surface or a different fluid. In many embodiments, the second set of polarized laser pulses cause the surface structures formed by the first set to break up into smaller-sized structures, e.g., nano-sized features such as nano-sized rods.
US07816215B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method A semiconductor device manufacturing method comprises: forming a gate insulative film on a semiconductor substrate by: forming a first nitride film on the substrate; forming a first oxide film and a second oxide film, the first oxide film being between the substrate and the first nitride film, the second oxide film being on the first nitride film; and nitriding the second oxide film to form, on the first nitride film, one of either: a second nitride film or an SiON film; and forming a gate electrode on the gate insulative film; wherein the equivalent oxide thickness of the gate insulative film is equal to or less than 1 nm.
US07816214B2	Coupling well structure for improving HVMOS performance A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a first well region of a first conductivity type overlying the substrate, a second well region of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type overlying the substrate, a cushion region between and adjoining the first and the second well regions, an insulation region in a portion of the first well region and extending from a top surface of the first well region into the first well region, a gate dielectric extending from over the first well region to over the second well region, wherein the gate dielectric has a portion over the insulation region, and a gate electrode on the gate dielectric.
US07816210B2	Method for producing a trench transistor and trench transistor A method is disclosed for producing a trench transistor which has at least two trenches with in each case a field electrode arranged therein and a gate electrode arranged therein. In the method, it is provided to implement the trenches with different trench widths and then to produce the field electrodes by filling up the trenches with an electrode material and subsequent cutting back of the electrode material. The different trench width leads to different etching rates during the cutting back of the electrode material, and thus to field electrodes which are spaced apart from a top edge of the trenches by different amounts. Following this, the gate electrodes are produced which, due to the different dimensions of the field electrodes, extend into the trenches to a different depth, resulting in different gate capacitances for the gate electrodes in the two trenches.
US07816201B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device according to an example of the present invention includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a first MIS transistor of a second conductivity type formed in the first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, and a second MIS transistor of a first conductivity type formed in the second semiconductor region. A first gate insulating layer of the first MIS transistor is thicker than a second gate insulating layer of the second MIS transistor, and a profile of impurities of the first conductivity type in a channel region of the second MIS transistor has peaks.
US07816199B2	Method of forming a semiconductor structure comprising an implantation of ions of a non-doping element A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes providing a substrate having a first feature and a second feature. A mask is formed over the substrate. The mask covers the first feature. An ion implantation process is performed to introduce ions of a non-doping element into the second feature. The mask is adapted to absorb ions impinging on the first feature. After the ion implantation process, an annealing process is performed.
US07816198B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing thereof. The semiconductor device has at least one NMOS device and at least one PMOS device provided on a substrate. An electron channel of the NMOS device is aligned with a first direction. A hole channel of the PMOS device is aligned with a different second direction that forms an acute angle with respect to the first direction.
US07816197B2	On-chip adjustment of MIMCAP and VNCAP capacitors One or more on-chip VNCAP or MIMCAP capacitors utilize a variable MOS capacitor to improve the uniform capacitance value of the capacitors. This permits the production of silicon semiconductor chips on which are mounted capacitors having capacitive values that are precisely adjusted to be within a range of between about 1% and 5% of their design value. This optimization can be achieved by the use of a back-to-back connection between a pair of the variable MOS capacitors for DC decoupling. It involves the parallelization of on-chip BEOL capacitance of VNCAP and/or MIMCAP capacitors by the insertion in the FEOL of pairs of back-to-back variable MOS capacitors.
US07816192B2	Thin film transistor substrate and fabricating method thereof The present invention relates to a thin film transistor substrate and a fabricating method thereof. The thin film transistor according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a gate wire and a data wire formed to cross each other on an insulating substrate and define a pixel area; a thin film transistor formed on the intersection of the gate wire and the data wire; an inorganic insulating layer covering the thin film transistor and having a surface that a prominence and depression pattern formed on; and a reflective layer provided on the prominence and depression pattern. Thus, the present invention provides a thin film transistor substrate and a fabricating method thereof, which reduce the time required in the process and enhance the productivity.
US07816188B2	Process for fabricating a dielectric film using plasma oxidation A high density plasma oxidation process is provided in which a dielectric film is formed having a predetermined thickness. Plasma oxidation conditions are provided such that the growth rate of the dielectric film is limited in order to produce dielectric layer having a precise thickness and uniformity. The high density plasma oxidation process can be used to fabricate gate oxide layers, passivation layers and antifuse layers in semiconductor devices such as semiconductor memory devices and multi-level memory arrays.
US07816177B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same In a semiconductor device, via holes are formed around a chip buried in a package, one end of a conductor filled in the via hole is covered with a pad portion exposed to the outside, and a wiring layer connected to the other end of the conductor is formed. The portion (pad portion) of the wiring layer which correspond to the conductor is exposed from a protective film, or an external connection terminal is bonded to the top of the pad portion. Electrode terminals of the chip are connected to the wiring layer, and the opposite surface of the chip is exposed to the outside.
US07816175B2	Nano-elastic memory device and method of manufacturing the same A nano-elastic memory device and a method of manufacturing the same. The nano-elastic memory device may include a substrate, a plurality of lower electrodes arranged in parallel on the substrate, a support unit formed of an insulating material to a desired or predetermined thickness on the substrate having cavities that expose the lower electrodes, a nano-elastic body extending perpendicular from a surface of the lower electrodes in the cavities, and a plurality of upper electrodes formed on the support unit and perpendicularly crossing the lower electrodes over the nano-elastic bodies.
US07816174B2	Control element of an organic electro-luminescent display and manufacturing process thereof A control element of an organic electro-luminescent display includes a first transistor, a second transistor and a capacitor. The first gate electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to a scan line, and the first source/drain electrode of the first transistor is electrically connected to a data line. The second gate electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second source/drain electrode of the first transistor. The third source/drain electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to a working voltage, and the fourth source/drain electrode of the second transistor is electrically connected to a light emitting diode. One end of the capacitor is electrically connected to the second gate electrode. The material of the dielectric layer of the capacitor is different from the material of the gate dielectric of one of the first transistor and the second transistor.
US07816173B2	Organic light-emitting device with improved layer conductivity distribution An OLED comprises an anode, a hole source, an emissive region, an electron source and a cathode, wherein the materials for the electron source and the hole source are chosen such that the electrical conductivity of these charge carrier sources is greater than the electrical conductivity of the emissive region. In particular, the electrical conductivity of the source layers is between 10−8 to 102 S/cm. Furthermore, one or both of the hole source and the electron source are made substantially of one or more inorganic materials. The emissive region can have one or more layers of organic material. The materials for the emissive region are insulators. The cathode can be made of a metal such as Mg:Ag and Al, and the anode is made of ITO or the like. The electrical conductivity of the cathode and the anode is significantly higher than 102 S/cm.
US07816172B2	Organic thin-film transistor and fabrication method thereof and organic thin-film device An organic thin-film transistor having a higher carrier-mobility, a method of fabricating the organic thin-film transistor and an organic thin-film device including the organic thin-film transistor are provided. In an organic thin-film transistor having an organic semiconductor layer, the organic semiconductor layer contains a fluorinated acene compound which is represented by a formula of C4n+2F2n+4, wherein n is an integer of 2 or greater. The fluorinated acene compound is preferably tetradecafluoropentacene or dodecafluoronaphthacene.
US07816171B2	Component packaging apparatus, systems, and methods Dielectric materials comprising release agents are described. Also described are a process for improving the processability of dielectric materials during hot embossing, substrates prepared by hot embossing, and integrated-circuit packages comprising the improved substrate.
US07816165B2	Method of forming a device by removing a conductive layer of a wafer A method of forming a MEMS device provides a wafer having a base with a conductive portion. The wafer also has an intermediate conductive layer. After it provides the wafer, the method adds a diaphragm layer to the wafer. The method removes at least a portion of the intermediate conductive layer to form a cavity between the diaphragm layer and the base. At least a portion of the diaphragm layer is movable relative to the base. After it forms the cavity, the method seals the cavity.
US07816164B2	MEMS processing Methods for forming a MEMS display device are provided. In one embodiment, a transparent substrate comprising an array of MEMS devices (e.g., interferometric modulators) formed thereon is annealed following removal of a sacrificial silicon layer. The array is subsequently encapsulated with a backplate comprising a desiccant. MEMS devices disposed below the desiccant have an offset voltage substantially equal to zero.
US07816163B2	Radiation-emitting semiconductor body for a vertically emitting laser and method for producing same The present invention concerns a radiation-emitting semiconductor body with a vertical emission direction, a radiation-generating active layer, and a current-conducting layer having a current-blocking region and a current-permeable region, the semiconductor body being provided for a vertically emitting laser with an external resonator, and the external resonator having a defined resonator volume that overlaps with the current-permeable region.
US07816161B2	Dual panel type organic electroluminescent display device and method of fabricating the same An organic electroluminescent device includes: a switching element and a driving element connected to each other on a substrate including a pixel region; a planarization layer on the switching element and the driving element, the planarization layer having a substantially flat top surface; a cathode on the planarization layer, the cathode connected to the driving element; an emitting layer on the cathode; and an anode on the emitting layer.
US07816155B2	Mounted semiconductor device and a method for making the same A method for mounting a semiconductor device onto a composite substrate, including a submount and a heat sink, is described. According to one aspect of the invention, the materials for the submount and the heat sink are chosen so that the value of coefficient of thermal expansion of the semiconductor device is in between the values of coefficients of thermal expansion of the materials of the submount and the heat sink, the thickness of the submount being chosen so as to equalize thermal expansion of the semiconductor device to that of the surface of the submount the device is mounted on. According to another aspect of the invention, the semiconductor device, the submount, and the heat sink are soldered into a stack at a single step of heating, which facilitates reduction of residual post-soldering stresses.
US07816147B2	Biosensor comprising plant cells capable of exhibiting a state change measurable optically The illustrated embodiment comprises a biosensor utilizing plant cells and nutrient media for maintaining the plant cells in a live condition. A light source having desired optical characteristics is directed onto the plant cells and light spectra transmitted from the cells is detected by a photodetector. A controller analyzes signals from the photodetector to detect a state change in the plant cells in response to exposure to an agent.
US07816146B2	Passive electronic devices A passive electronic device includes layers of a layered structure on a support surface. The device can include a first layer part that includes electrically conductive or semiconductive material and that has a contact surface. The device can also include second layer parts that include electrically conductive material and are in electrical contact with the contact surface, with a subset electrically connectible to external circuitry. At least one of the parts of the two layers can be produced by a printing operation or can include a printed patterned artifact such as an uneven boundary or an alignment. The printing operation can be direct printing or printing of a mask for etching or liftoff or both. The device could, for example, be a resistive device, such as a device with resistance varying in response to non-electrical stimuli, or a conductive device, such as with a contact pad for a pogo pin.
US07816144B1	Evaluating mixtures of low molecular weight heparins by chain profiles or chain mapping Methods for analyzing mixtures of polysaccharides, for example heparin such as unfractionated heparin and enoxaparin are described. In some instances, the mixtures are analyzed using fast performance liquid chromatography (FPLC) and high liquid performance chromatography (HPLC), e.g., strong anion exchange HPLC.
US07816142B1	Lead testing system A system for testing multiple samples for the presence of lead includes a plurality of vessels, a plurality of plungers, a housing for removably storing the plurality of vessels, and a retainer for holding the plurality of plungers so that each of the plungers may be inserted into a respective vessel simultaneously. In order to use the system of the present invention, a sample is placed within each of the plurality of vessels and a reagent, such as nitric acid, is added to each sample. Each sample is then heated in a separate heating device and a filtering means, such as a cotton ball, is inserted into each vessel. Each plunger then pushes its respective cotton ball into its respective vessel simultaneously so that each liquid sample is located adjacent the top of each vessel. The plungers are removed and the housing is then placed into an analyzer.
US07816134B2	Method of extensive culture of antigen-specific cytotoxic T cells The present invention provides methods for inducing, maintaining and expanding CTL (cytotoxic T cell) having an antigen-specific cytotoxic activity at a high level, which is useful in the adoptive immunotherapy, by using as an effective ingredient at least one compound selected from the group consisting of acidic polysaccharides, acidic oligosaccharides, acidic monosaccharides, and salts thereof. The above-mentioned compounds include fucoidans, heparins, alginic acid, chondroitin sulfate A, chondroitin sulfate B, pectic acid, hyaluronic acid, degradation products of fucoidans, sulfated glucose, sulfated fucose and salts thereof.
US07816132B2	DNA encoding plexin polypeptides and kits thereof The present invention is directed to a novel plexin family like DNA, a gene containing the DNA, novel polypeptide encoded by the DNA, a recombinant protein containing the polypeptide or heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides, methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention. Conditions that can be diagnosed, screened, prevented, or treated by the compositions herein include prophylactic, angiogenesis and conservation of functions in various organs, angiogenesis at the time of tumor and regeneration of various organs, proliferation, differentiation and preservation of function of the cells in various organs, aging, and dysfunction of the present invention.
US07816130B2	Retroviral vectors expressing exogenous gene or exogenous nucleic acid sequences Provided are novel vectors and viral vectors capable of expressing exogenous gene or exogenous nucleic acid sequences in a target cell of interest, such as T cells, bone marrow cells, epithelial cells, liver cells and the like. The nucleic acid components of the vectors may include one or more native promoter/enhancer regions having modified sequence segments, one or more non-native promoter/enhancer or non-native promoter's gene or gene segment, and a native viral vector terminator or processing signal or segment thereof. The viral vectors comprise a virus or viral portion having on the surfaces or envelopes adsorption components, one for a packaging cell line and the other for delivery to a target cell. Other viral vectors provided by this invention have two components on their surfaces or envelopes, one of which is native to the virus and the other being non-native and capable of adsorbing to the target cell while being incapable of adsorbing to a native cell for the viral vector. Packaging cell lines for propagating the vectors and viral vectors are also provided, as are novel processes for propagating any of the disclosed vectors or viral vectors.
US07816129B2	Production and secretion of proteins of bacterial origin in filamentous fungi The present invention is related to an improved production of bacterial proteins in filamentous fungus, e.g. in Trichoderma and Aspergillus. The improvement is achieved by constructing expression vectors, which comprise the bacterial protein encoding DNA sequences fused in frame with a DNA sequence encoding a filamentous fungus secretable protein or one or more functional domains of said protein. Filamentous fungus hosts transformed with such expression vectors secrete the desired proteins or enzymes, especially xylanases or cellulases originating from bacteria or more preferably from actinornycetes into the culture medium of the host. The desired proteins or enzymes can be used directly from the culture medium after separation of host cells or recovered and treated using down-stream processes, which are appropriate for the respective application. Xylanases or cellulases from actinomycetes produced using the above expression vectors are most suitable for treating plant derived materials e.g. in pulp and paper industries.
US07816126B2	Culture observation apparatus, sample tray heat-insulating device and lid A culture observation apparatus, which is used for observing a cultured cell while culturing the cell, includes a culture device that forms a culture space which is controlled to be an environment suitable for culturing the cultured cell; a sample tray that holds a container housing the cultured cell and a culture medium; a microscope that serves for observing the cultured cell; a tray holding mechanism that holds the sample tray in the culture space in a detachable manner with good reproducibility; and a shifting mechanism that relatively shifts the sample tray held by the tray holding mechanism and a light axis of the microscope along a plane that is orthogonal to the light axis, wherein the sample tray has a heater used for heating the sample tray, and is electrically connectable to an energy supplying unit that supplies energy to the sample tray.
US07816124B2	Diagnostic whole blood and plasma apparatus An apparatus suitable for measuring at least one plasma analyte in plasma extracted from a whole blood sample within the apparatus is provided. The apparatus can be adapted for insertion into a slot in a meter, which can preferably perform at least spectroscopic or biosensor measurement. The apparatus comprises a whole blood flow path, which begins at the inlet opening of the apparatus, and terminates at a vent or a suction chamber. Included in the blood flow path is a flow-through filtration chamber. The filtration chamber comprises at least one membrane separating a blood compartment from a plasma compartment. The apparatus further comprises a plasma flow path, which begins at the plasma compartment and terminates at a vent or a suction chamber. The plasma flow path includes a plasma analyte signal providing means. The signal is transmitted to a processor in the meter for preparing analyte measurements.
US07816122B2	Lateral flow device with onboard reagents Devices, methods and kits for conducting an assay to determine the presence or amount of an analyte in a fluid sample. The device includes a sample application element and a flow path matrix that facilitates fluidic flow by capillary action. The sample application element includes a non-absorbent or absorbent carrier that has a conjugate reagent that is readily solubilized by the liquid sample. In various aspects of the invention, the sample application element and the matrix are associated with a housing that allows for releasable contact between the element and the matrix. In other aspects, the invention includes methods using the device and kits including the device.
US07816120B2	Temperature controller for structure A temperature controller for controlling temperature of a first structure having a first flat face comprises a second structure having a second flat face for planar contact with the first flat face, a pressure-applying means for pressing the first structure, a second supporting means for supporting the second structure to be capable of changing inclination of the second flat face, a first supporting means for supporting the first structure by contact with a portion of the first structure other than the first flat face, and a temperature-controlling means, wherein the first structure is supported by pressing the first structure by the pressure-applying means, and the second structure is brought into contact with the temperature-controlling means with interposition of the second supporting means.
US07816118B2	Methods for the in vitro culture of Sporozoea sp. and uses thereof The invention relates to a method of excysting and growing protozoal oocysts by in vitro tissue culture resulting in production of a continuous culture of merozoites. The invention also provides an economical and reliable supply of cultured Eimeria sp. for vaccine production, assays and research. Domesticated avians that have been vaccinated using the provied Eimeria sp. are also provided.
US07816107B2	Method for producing an optically active 2-methyl-alkane-1-ol from the corresponding 2-methylalk-2-en-1-al, comprising carbonyl-selective reduction, enantioselective hydration and lipase-catalyzed, stereoselective acylation in order to enrich the desired A process for preparing optically active 2-methylalkan-1-ol of the general formula (III) comprising the following steps: (i) carbonyl-selective reduction of 2-methylalk-2-en-1-al of the general formula (I) to 2-methylalk-2-en-1-ol of the general formula (II), (ii) enantioselective hydrogenation of 2-methylalk-2-en-1-ol to the general formula (iii), (iii) increasing the optical yield of the optically active 2-methylalkan-1-ol (III) obtained in step (ii) by a lipase-catalyzed acylation reaction, where the radical R means C1-C10-alkyl.
US07816106B2	Manufacture of amides A method of producing an amide from the corresponding nitrile comprising the following steps, i) providing a microorganism capable of producing a nitrile hydratase biocatalyst, ii) culturing the microorganism in a growth medium, iii) storing the microorganism, iv) contacting the nitrile by the microorganism in an aqueous medium and thereby converting the nitrile to the amide, wherein the microorganism is stored as none actively growing free cells in a storage medium that comprises water. The stored microorganism may be as whole microbial cells, this may be in the form of a cell paste recovered from a fermentation medium; an aqueous suspension of the microbial cells, prepared using a suitable suspending medium such as water, physiological saline solution, or a suitable buffer solution, such as phosphate or comprises the fermentation broth that contains components of the fermentation culture medium and products of microbial culture. The microorganism exhibits no significant loss of activity, for example if stored even for at least 2 days, especially 3 to 28 days.
US07816105B2	Method for preparing a fluid absorber Disclosed are a fluid absorber, a method for preparing a fluid absorber, and a method for absorbing fluid from the skin. The disclosed method for preparing a fluid absorber generally comprises the steps of selecting a starch and an enzyme for hydrolysis of the starch, determining a fluid absorption optimum hydrolysis level for the starch, and enzymatically hydrolyzing the starch to approximately the optimum level thus determined. The starch alternatively may be hydrolyzed with acid hydrolysis without the use of an enzyme catalyst. The disclosed method for absorbing fluid from the skin includes the step of applying a fluid absorbing effective amount of a fluid absorber thus prepared. Absorption properties of the fluid absorber of the invention are comparable to or exceed those of commercially available skin fluid absorbers, such as talc and unmodified corn starch.
US07816103B2	Protein and process for preparing the same A protein having amino acid sequence in SEQ ID No.:1 of the Sequence Listing derived from human MP52, and a dimer protein thereof. A homodimer protein described above can be obtained by constructing a plasmid containing DNA coding amino acid sequence in SEQ ID No.:1 of the Sequence Listing with a methionine at the N-terminus, introducing the plasmid into E. coli for transformation, solubilizing inclusion bodies obtained by culturing the transformant, purifying the monomer protein from the solubilized solution, refolding the monomer protein into a dimer protein and purifying the same. The homodimer protein described above is useful as a pharmaceutical composition for treating cartilage and bone diseases.
US07816101B2	Apparatus for arbitrary peptide synthesis Methods, apparatus, systems, computer programs and computing devices related to biologically assembling and/or synthesizing peptides and/or proteins are disclosed.
US07816097B2	Nucleotide and protein sequence of Mammastatin and methods of use A nucleic acid sequence encoding Mammastatin, a specific mammary cell growth inhibitor. Mammastatin is encoded by a single nucleic acid sequence and has an approximate molecular weight of 44 kDa in its inactive, non-phosphorylated form. Normal mammary cells express functional phosphorylated forms having approximate molecular weights of 53 kDa and 49 kDa. Metastatic mammary cells either do not express Mammastatin at all, or do not express the 53 kDa or 49 kDa, phosphorylated forms. Mammary cancer cells are inhibited in their growth by the administration of phosphorylated mammastatin.
US07816095B2	Biomarkers and assays for myocardial infarction Presented herein are novel blood plasma/serum biomarkers related to cardiovascular disease. These newly identified biomarkers create the basis for multiple (single) assays using traditional bioassay technologies and when used in combination yield exceptional clinical sensitivity and specificity in the determination of myocardial infarction (MI). A multiplexed, mass spectrometric immunoassay (MSIA) able to simultaneously assay for the new/novel biomarkers as well other MI markers is also presented. Means and methods for evaluating data generated using multiple biomarkers in order to validate findings and further the use of the multiplexed MI assay in clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic uses is also included.
US07816090B2	Multiple immunochemistry assays on an element A method of analyzing a sample for one or more analytes of interest includes: providing an element having a base layer; a layer containing streptavidin; a spreading layer, wherein the streptavidin may or may not be in the spreading layer; providing immunocomponents and labeled immunoreactants which may be in the spreading layer or may be combined with the sample; dispensing the sample, and optionally the immunocomponents and a labeled immunoreactant onto the spreading layer at three or more areas, wherein each center of the three or more areas is substantially equidistance to the center formed by the three or more areas, and wherein each area contacts an adjacent area such that wash fluid flow in any direction will contact sample; washing the sample and label by directing the wash fluid at the center formed by the three or more areas, whereby the wash fluid equally flows over each of the three or more areas; and taking a measurement at each three or more areas to determine the presence or concentration of the one or more analyte. In a preferred embodiment, the element is a dry slide used on a diagnostic analyzer.
US07816087B2	Gene expressed in prostate cancer and methods of use A new polypeptide is disclosed that is specifically detected in the cells of the prostate, termed Novel Gene Expressed in Prostate (NGEP). Polynucleotides encoding NGEP are also disclosed, as are vectors including these polynucleotides. Host cells transformed with these polynucleotides are also disclosed. Antibodies are disclosed that specfically bind NGEP. Methods are disclosed for using an NGEP polypeptide, an antibody that specifically binds NGEP, or a polynucleotide encoding NGEP. Assays are disclosed for the detection prostate cancer. Pharamaceutical compositions including an NGEP polypeptide, an antibody that specifically binds NGEP, or a polynucleotide encoding NGEP are also disclosed. These pharmaceutical compositions are of use in the treatment of prostate cancer.
US07816077B2	Method of detecting colon cancer marker It is intended to provide a non-invasive and convenient method of detecting a tumor marker for diagnosing colon cancer which is superior in sensitivity and specificity to the existing fecal occult blood test. More specifically speaking, a method of detecting a tumor marker for diagnosing colon cancer which comprises collecting biological sample which is immediately frozen using liquid nitrogen in some cases, homogenizing the sample in the presence of an inhibitor of an RNA digesting enzyme to give a suspension, extracting RNA from the obtained suspension, subjecting the extracted RNA to reverse transcription to give cDNA, amplifying the obtained cDNA and then detecting the thus amplified cDNA. This method is characterized by involving no procedure of separating cell components from the biological sample.
US07816072B2	Positive resist composition and method for forming resist pattern A positive resist composition for producing MEMS using an electron beam, the composition comprising a resin component (A) that displays increased alkali solubility under the action of acid, and an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon irradiation, wherein the resin component (A) is a resin prepared by protecting a portion of all the hydroxyl groups within an alkali-soluble novolak resin with acid-dissociable, dissolution-inhibiting groups.
US07816071B2	Process of imaging a photoresist with multiple antireflective coatings A process for imaging a photoresist comprising the steps of, a) forming a stack of multiple layers of organic antireflective coatings on a substrate; b) forming a coating of a photoresist over the upper layer of the stack of multiple layers of organic antireflective coatings; c) imagewise exposing the photoresist with an exposure equipment; and, d) developing the coating with a developer.
US07816067B2	Coating-type underlayer coating forming composition for lithography containing naphthalene resin derivative To provide a coating-type underlayer coating forming composition containing a naphthalene resin derivative.A coating-type underlayer coating forming composition for lithography comprising a compound of formula (1): wherein A is an organic group having an aromatic group, R1 is hydroxy group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen group, a thiol group, an amino group or an amide group, m1 is the number of A substituted on the naphthalene ring and is an integer of 1 to 6, m2 is the number of R1 substituted on the naphthalene ring and is an integer of 0 to 5, a sum of m1 and m2 (m1+m2) is an integer of 1 to 6, in cases where the sum is an integer other than 6, the reminder is hydrogen atom, and n is the number of repeating units ranging from 2 to 7000.
US07816064B2	Image-forming method using heat-sensitive transfer system An image-forming method, containing the steps of: superposing a heat-sensitive transfer sheet on a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet so that the following receptor layer can be contacted with the following thermal transfer layer; and providing thermal energy in accordance with image signals, thereby to form a thermal transfer image;in which the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet comprises, on a support, a receptor layer containing a polymer latex, and a heat insulation layer containing hollow polymer particles, and the heat-sensitive transfer sheet comprises, on a support, a thermal transfer layer containing any one of compounds represented by formulas (1) to (7): in which, one of Z1 and Z2 represents ═N— and the other represents ═C(R95)—; Z3 and Z4 each independently represents ═N— or ═C(R96)—; R51 to R114 each independently represent a substituent, or a hydrogen atom or a substituent; n8 to n18 each independently represent an integer of 0 to 5, 0 to 4 or 0 to 2.
US07816062B2	Method and apparatus for semiconductor device production process monitoring and method and apparatus for estimating cross sectional shape of a pattern In an exposure process or etching process, an image feature amount useful for estimating a cross-sectional shape of a target evaluation pattern, process conditions for the pattern, or device characteristics of the pattern is calculated from an SEM image. The image feature amount is compared with learning data that correlates data preliminarily stored in a database, which data includes cross-sectional shapes of patterns, process conditions for the patterns, or device characteristics of the patterns, to the image feature amount calculated from the SEM image. Thereby, the cross-sectional shape of the target evaluation pattern, the process conditions of the pattern, or the device characteristics of the pattern are nondestructively calculated.
US07816059B2	Hologram recording material, hologram recording medium and hologram recording method A hologram recording material is used for recording information by at least irradiation with light. The hologram recording material includes photoresponsive molecules, liquid crystal molecules, and particles having an average particle diameter of one tenth or less of a wavelength of light used in the information recording.
US07816053B2	Membrane-electrode assembly for solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell A membrane-electrode assembly having superior hot water resistance has a membrane containing an aromatic polymer having a repeating unit expressed by general formula (1): in which A represents independently either —CO— or —SO2—; B represents independently an oxygen atom or sulfur atom; R1 to R8, which may be identical or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom, fluorine atom, alkyl group, phenyl group or nitrile group; R9 to R24, which may be identical or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom, alkyl group or phenyl group; and ‘a’ represents an integer of 0 to 4.
US07816050B2	Unit cell header flow enhancement A fluid flow field plate for an electrochemical fuel cell that includes a planar body having a first surface, a second surface. More than one header opening extends between the first surface and the second surface to define a flowpath. At least one open flow field channel with an inlet port and an outlet port is provided in the first surface. Each outlet port is in fluid communication with one of the one header openings. At least one of the outlet port or the inlet port has a baffle extending into the flow path.
US07816048B2	Fuel-cell power-generation system and method A condenser condenses an unused exhaust gas exhausted from a fuel cell and recovers water, condensation-capacity detection means always monitors the condensation capacity of the condenser, control means controls an output of heat-transport-medium circulation means, stores the exhaust heat of the fuel cell in heat-using means when a sufficient condensation capacity is left, and stops the heat-transport-medium circulation means to complete exhaust-heat recovery when the condensation capacity lowers. Moreover, a fuel cell, a cooling pipe through which a first heating medium of carrying the heat of the fuel cell circulates, a cooling-water pump of circulating the first heating medium, and a fuel-cell-temperature detector of detecting the temperature of the fuel cell are used to operate a cooling-water pump until the temperature detected by the fuel-cell-temperature detector becomes a predetermine threshold value or less even after supply of a fuel and an oxidant to the fuel cell is stopped.
US07816046B2	Fuel cell apparatus having fuel cell stack and controller, and method of manufacturing same A fuel cell apparatus includes a fuel cell stack of a plurality of fuel cells electrically connected in series with each other and a controller configured to control the fuel cell stack by using a part of electric power generated by the fuel cell stack. The controller is electrically connected in parallel with at least one of the fuel cells constituting the fuel cell stack, and short-circuit current of the at least one of the fuel cells is larger than that of at least one of the fuel cells constituting the fuel cell stack and not being electrically connected in parallel with the control means. With such a structure, a large electromotive force can be obtained by connecting the fuel cells in series and, simultaneously, the power generation characteristics of each fuel cell can be sufficiently utilized. Thus, the fuel cell apparatus having high power generation density can be provided.
US07816042B2	Metal-air battery system with programmed-timing activation This invention provides an actively controlled battery with a programmed-timing actuation capability. The battery comprises a first electrochemical assembly, at least a second electrochemical cell assembly electronically connected in parallel with the first assembly, and control means in control relation to the first assembly and the second assembly, wherein at least one of the assemblies comprises a metal-air cell comprising a cathode being isolated from outside air through a controllable air vent and at least one of the assemblies comprising an electrochemical cell comprising an anode active material being initially isolated from an electrolyte fluid through a control valve, with both the air vent and control valve being regulated by the control means in a programmed-timing fashion. The battery has an exceptionally long operating life and is particularly useful for powering microelectronic or communication devices such as mobile phones, laptop computers, and palm computers.
US07816041B2	Fuel cell A fuel cell includes a substrate having a pair of grooves, an electrolyte membrane lying on the substrate so as to define a pair of flow channels, and catalyst-bearing current collector layer sections disposed on the inner wall of the grooves or the inside surface of the electrolyte membrane defining the channels. A fuel liquid flows through the first channel to undergo anodic reaction, an oxidant liquid in the form of an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution flows through the second channel to undergo cathodic reaction, and hydrogen ions traverse the electrolyte membrane.
US07816040B2	Fuel cell A fuel cell includes a proton-conducting solid electrolyte, a fuel electrode provided on one side of the solid electrolyte, and an oxidant electrode provided on the other side of the solid electrolyte. The solid electrolyte includes at least one internal electrode therein. The fuel cell further includes a polarizing means for electrochemically polarizing the at least one internal electrode for oxidizing, or reducing, a fuel, or an oxidant, passing through an inside of the solid electrolyte.
US07816031B2	Nanowire battery methods and arrangements A variety of methods and apparatus are implemented in connection with a battery. According to one such arrangement, an apparatus is provided for use in a battery in which ions are moved. The apparatus comprises a substrate and a plurality of growth-rooted nanowires. The growth-rooted nanowires extend from the substrate to interact with the ions.
US07816029B2	Battery module A battery module is provided with a battery cell stack and a module case. The battery cell stack includes a plurality of stacked flat secondary battery cells. The module case includes an inwardly protruding section, a low rigidity section and a high rigidity section. The inwardly protruding section is disposed on at least one of two oppositely facing sides of the module case that faces in a battery cell stacking direction and protruding toward the interior area of the module case to apply pressure to an end surface of the battery cell stack. The low rigidity section elastically supports a periphery of the inwardly protruding section due the low rigidity section having a lower rigidity than the inwardly protruding section. The high rigidity section supports a periphery of the low rigidity section with the high rigidity section having a higher rigidity than low rigidity section.
US07816022B2	Composite structure for microlithography and optical arrangement A composite structure for microlithography, in particular a holding device for a wafer, has two or more components, the surfaces of which are bonded together at least at one bond. At least one of the components consists of cordierite (Mg2Al4Si5O18) or of silicon carbide (SiC). Also disclosed is an optical arrangement, in particular a projection illumination apparatus for microlithography, having at least one such composite structure, preferably a wafer stage.
US07816019B2	Compound and organic light emitting device using the same Disclosed is an organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device comprises a first electrode, organic material layer(s) comprising a light emitting layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode, the organic material layer(s), and the second electrode form layered structure and at least one layer of the organic material layer(s) include the compound of Formula 1 or the compound of Formula 1 into which a thermosetting or photo-crosslinkable functional group is introduced.
US07816018B2	Organic electroluminescent materials and organic electroluminescent device using the same An organic electroluminescent material having the formula and an organic electroluminescent material used for electroluminescent devices is characterized by emission with a high luminance, high illuminant efficiency, low drive voltage, favorable color purity and high thermal steadiness. The hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyanide group, alkyl group, alkylidene group, cycloalkane group, alkoxy group, amino group, aromatic hydroxy group, alkylaryl group as a substitutive group are used. Not only may it increase the material's glass transition temperature and inhibit the phenomenon of molecular split but also cause this organic electroluminescent device to show a high level of steadiness.
US07816017B2	Aromatic amine derivative and organic electroluminescence device using the same A aromatic amine derivative having an specific structure having a diphenyl amino group, and two or more of substituent bonding to benzene ring thereof, and in an organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer comprising a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, at least one of the organic thin film layer comprises the aromatic amine derivative singly or a component for a mixture thereof. The organic electroluminescence device exhibiting a long lifetime and high current efficiency as well as emitting blue light with high color purity, and also the aromatic amine derivative for realizing the organic EL device are provided.
US07816014B2	Liquid crystalline polyester and film using the same The present invention provides a liquid crystalline polyester comprising (a) a repeating unit derived from aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid, (b) a repeating unit derived from aromatic dicarboxylic acid and (c) a repeating unit represented by —X—Ar1-O—Ar1-Y—, wherein Ar1 represents 1,4-phenylene which may be substituted by a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and X and Y independently represent O or NH. The polyester in the preset invention has a sufficiently low dielectric constant and/or is a sufficiently high resistance in hydrolysis.
US07816012B2	Sheet paper material with the look and feel of plastic, and relative production method There is provided a sheet paper material, at least one face of which is provided with a coating; the coating is a substantially even layer of a composition containing a mixture of polyurethane-base polymer material and kaolin; the coating has the look and feel of plastic, and permits high-quality printing; and the paper material is particularly suitable for packing prestige products.
US07816011B2	Structural material of diamond like carbon composite layers A structural material of diamond like carbon (DLC) composite layers is provided. The structural material includes a composite material which is consisted of a metal layer, a first metal nitride layer, and a DLC thin film. The metal layer includes aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), zirconium (Zr), nickel (Ni), or vanadium (V). The first metal nitride layer includes aluminum nitride (Al—N), zirconium nitride (Zr—N), vanadium nitride (V—N), or nickel nitride (Ni—N). The DLC thin film of the structural material of DLC composite layers has high quality tetragonally bonded amorphous carbon (ta-C) with a sp3(C—C) bonding ratio of more than 30%. Therefore, it is suitable for the work pieces in the mechanical, chemical, electricity, photoelectric, and heat transfer fields.
US07816003B1	Adhesive film composition The present invention includes a translucent, heat-activated, water-based adhesive composition that contains water and an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer for use with polymeric films like ionic films. The present invention further includes a method of preparing an adhesive film composition that includes the translucent, heat-activated water-based adhesive composition coated onto the polymeric film, and a method of bonding the adhesive film composition to a bonding surface.
US07816001B2	Insulation board made of a mixture of wood base material and binding fibers The invention relates to an insulation material board composed of a wood material/binder fiber mixture and to a method for producing an insulation material board, in which an additive with a thermally resistant core and with a thermally activatable coating is added to the mixture, and the thermally activatable coating is activated by the supply of heat. An insulation material board may be composed of a wood material/binder mixture, including an additive having thermosetting and thermoplastic portions, wherein the thermosetting portion is a thermosetting plastic that forms a core and the thermoplastic portion forms a thermally activatable coating that at least partially encloses the core.
US07816000B2	Plastic sheet offering matte appearance and method of preparation A plastic sheet product having a matte finish comprises a core layer of a thermoplastic polymer and at least one layer of a capstock composition which overlies, and is bonded to, at least one face of the core layer. The capstock composition comprises the same or different thermoplastic polymer and contains a plurality of discrete particles immiscible with and dispersed in the thermoplastic polymer of the capstock composition. The sheet product may be prepared by the co-extrusion of the thermoplastic polymer and the capstock composition, and in a particular embodiment, such co-extrusion may be conducted by means of a feedblock. In a particular embodiment, the thermoplastic polymer of the core layer and that of the capstock composition may be the same, such as in the instance of a methylmethacrylate-methylacrylate copolymer. Sheet products prepared in accordance with the invention exhibit improved post-processability and ease of surface maintenance, and may be fabricated into a variety of products including light diffusers, projection screens, and the like.
US07815991B2	Concrete cure blanket having reflective bubble layer A lightweight multilayer heat reflective concrete cure blanket having a moisture-impervious top outer layer, a moisture-impervious bottom outer layer, and the top and bottom layers sealingly connected to each other at the boundaries of the layers to form a moisture-impervious chamber between the first and second layers. The chamber includes at least one bubble type insulative layer therein, and the bottom surface of the blanket comprises a heat reflective material to reflect heat emanating from the concrete when the blanket is placed over the concrete. In a further embodiment, heat reflective material is applied to at least one inner bubble type layer to reflect additional heat which radiates from the concrete through the insulative layer and back towards the concrete.
US07815990B2	Optical recording medium The optical recording medium according to the present invention comprises a transparent substrate, a recording layer, an optical reflective layer, and a protective layer, wherein the last three layers mentioned are formed on the substrate in this sequence, and enables recoding at a recording linear velocity of 27.9 m/s or more. The optical reflective layer is characterized in that the layer comprises any one of Ag and an alloy mainly made from Ag and a x-ray diffraction spectrum of the optical reflective layer satisfies the relational expression of 0.2
US07815988B2	Joining element and method for its attachment on a surface A joining element and a method for attaching the joining element on a surface of a component are disclosed. The joining element comprises a sleeve-shaped accommodation part for the accommodation of an element to be attached in the interior of the accommodation part. A flange-type extension having an indentation is provided wherein said indentation can be filled with suitable means of attachment for mounting the joining element onto surface.
US07815986B2	Blend of ionic (CO)polymer resins and matrix (CO)polymers The invention relates to polymeric resin blends containing polyelectrolyte resins blended into a polymer or copolymer matrix. Specifically, the polyelectrolyte resins are (co)polymers without hydrolyzable groups. The matrix polymer is a tough, and highly chemical-resistant (co)polymer, preferably a fluoropolymer. The polymeric resin blend is useful for forming films, and especially films useful for MEAs for use in fuel cells.
US07815985B2	Recording medium, production process of the recording medium and image forming process using the recording medium The invention provides a recording medium that prevents ink overflowing even when printing is conducted in an ink quantity exceeding 100%, permits forming an image high in density and bright in color tone and can settle the cause of the occurrence of curling or cockling, a production process of the recording medium, a substrate for the recording medium and a production process of the substrate. The recording medium comprising a substrate and an ink-receiving layer formed on the substrate, wherein the substrate is composed mainly of a fibrous material and has, at a position adjacent to the ink-receiving layer in the substrate, a surface coated part region in a state that the surface of the fibrous material has been coated with an alumina hydrate, and the ink-receiving layer comprises a porous inorganic pigment as a principal component, and a production process of the recording medium.
US07815977B2	Process for depositing a thin layer and product obtained thereby The purpose of the invention is a process for obtaining a material comprising a substrate at least part of whose surface and at least one of whose faces is based on organic compounds, the said process being implemented at atmospheric pressure comprises moreover the following stages. In the immediate vicinity of the said substrate a zone containing active species of a non-thermal plasma is created; into the said zone is injected at least one precursor of a chemical element so as to deposit upon at least one face of the said substrate (at least part of whose surface comprises an organic compound base), a first thin layer capable of protecting the said substrate against oxidation reactions, specifically those due to radicals. A further purpose of the invention is the material obtainable according to this process.
US07815976B2	Method for manufacturing organic resin-coated metal sheet and apparatus of manufacturing organic resin-coated metal sheet A method and apparatus for manufacturing a resin coated metal sheet. The method includes extruding a molten organic resin by heating from a T-die onto a metal sheet; dropping molten resin onto pre-rolls arranged between the T-die and lamination rolls, and bringing the molten resin in contact with the pre-rolls; and pressing the molten resin and the metal sheet by the lamination rolls to manufacture the resin-coated metal sheet. Electrically conductive bodies are arranged parallel to the widthwise direction of the pre-rolls, and the molten resin is dropped onto the pre-rolls in a state that an electric current is supplied to the conductive bodies, bringing the molten resin into contact with the pre-rolls by electrostatic pinning whereby an oligomer adhered to the pre-rolls is transferred to the surface of the molten resin and removed.
US07815967B2	Continuous process for duct liner production with air laid process and on-line coating A continuous method of making duct liner is provided, comprising the steps of: (i) forming at least one lane of duct liner insulation having a top and bottom surfaces and a pair of side edges, the duct liner insulation having a facing layer on at least a bottom surface thereof, wherein the bottom surface faces downward after the forming step; (ii) flipping the duct liner insulation and facing layer while the duct liner insulation is conveyed, whereby the top surface faces downward and the facing layer faces upward; and (iii) applying a water-resistant coating to the upwardly facing layer, wherein the duct liner insulation is conveyed as part of a continuous manufacturing process from the forming step to the applying step.
US07815964B2	Method of applying a burnable poison onto the exterior of nuclear rod cladding A method for applying a burnable poison onto the cladding of a nuclear fuel rod (2) which comprises, providing a nuclear fuel rod (2) and at least one application device (8), rotating the nuclear fuel rod, optionally removing one or more oxides and/or surface deposits on the outer surface of the nuclear fuel rod (2) by spraying an abrasive material onto the nuclear fuel rod via the application device (8) while adjusting the position of the application device in relation to the nuclear fuel rod (2), and applying burnable poison particles (33) onto the outer surface (6) of the nuclear fuel rod (2) by spraying the burnable poison onto the nuclear fuel rod via the application device while adjusting the position of the application device (8) in relation to the nuclear fuel rod, where the burnable poison particles are applied at a velocity sufficient to cause adhesion to the outer surface (6) of the cladding.
US07815956B2	Use of erythritol and D-tagatose in diet or reduced-calorie beverages and food products A combination of one or more non-nutritive sweeteners, a sugar alcohol and D-tagatose are included in a reduced-calorie beverage or food product to achieve a taste substantially similar to that of a full-calorie beverage or food product. The combination is suitable for use in reduced-calorie frozen carbonated beverages. Preferably, the one or more non-nutritive sweeteners include one or more steviosides, a Stevia glycoside, a derivative of a Stevia glycoside, a glycoside of steviol, or a Lo Han Guo extract.
US07815955B2	Processes for controlling the strength of an extractable beverage Processes for controlling strength of an extracted beverage including providing a pseudo packed bed of an extractable beverage material and contacting at least one liquid extraction stream with the pseudo packed bed of beverage material at a selected depth to obtain at least one zone of minimum extraction and at least one zone of maximum extraction. As the depth at which the liquid extraction stream is introduced into the pseudo packed bed increases, the zone of minimum extraction increases and the zone of maximum extraction decreases.
US07815951B2	Method for producing blasting fermentation-treated bagasse The invention is related to a method for producing a steamed, exploded, and fermented dietary fiber, comprising the steps of: subjecting a hemicellulose-containing plant resource to a steam treatment followed by an explosion treatment (2.5 Mpa, 70 seconds); mixing wheat bran into this steamed and exploded material; adjusting water content of this mixture to about 50%; subsequently preparing koji with the use of a koji fungus; adding water to the koji thus obtained; mixing the steamed and exploded material into a koji dispersion wherein koji is dispersed into water; adjusting water content of this mixture to about 50%; subsequently fermenting the mixture. This method produces a useful material as a food material and a health supplement, by a simple process, with efficiency, and at a low cost.
US07815950B2	Ketomethionine ketals and derivatives thereof Ketomethionine ketals and hemiketals and derivatives thereof are useful as feed additives, in particular for the nutrition of ruminants.
US07815949B2	Estrogenic extracts of Morus alba and uses thereof Extracts of various species of the Moraceae family have estrogenic properties. For example, aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Morus alba L. species possess estrogenic properties in both ERα+ and ERβ+ cells. These estrogenic effect include estrogen response element (ERE) stimulation as well as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) repression. Methods are provided for treating climacteric symptoms, breast and/or uterine cancer, and osteoporosis.
US07815942B2	Rasagiline formulations of improved content uniformity Disclosed are pharmaceutical preparations of R(+)-N-propargyl-1-aminoindan salts having enhanced content uniformity, processes for preparation of the compositions, and their uses.
US07815936B2	Use of granular materials based on pyrogenically produced silicon dioxide in pharmaceutical compositions The use of granular materials based on pyrogenically produced silicon dioxide in pharmaceutical compositions, the pharmaceutical compositions per se, as well as an adsorbate consisting of the granular material and at least one further substance selected from pharmaceutical active constituents and auxiliary substances, and the production of such adsorbates, are described.
US07815935B2	Orally distintegrating formulation and process for preparing the same An orally disintegrating formulation and its preparation are provided. The orally disintegrating formulation comprises an effective amount of a pharmaceutically active ingredient and a matrix, wherein the matrix contains an amino acid and pullulan. The orally disintegrating formulation can disintegrate rapidly in oral cavity and be taken without aid of water; Moreover, the formulation has a low hygroscopicity, so that the requirements for storing or producing the formulation is decreased, and the storage life is elongated to facilitate the administration by a patient and the preparation of the protein and vaccine drugs.
US07815933B2	Self emulsifying drug delivery system The present invention claims and discloses a pharmaceutical composition suitable for oral administration, in form of an emulsion pre-concentrate, comprising (i) one or more NO-releasing NSAID(s); (ii) one or more surfactants, of which at least one is phospholipid; said composition forming an in-situ oil-in-water emulsion upon contact with gastrointestinal fluids. The composition may optionally also comprise an additional oil or semi-solid fat. Further, one or more short-chain alcohols can optionally be included in the composition. Also within the scope of the invention is a combination with a proton pump inhibitor. The pharmaceutical composition is useful in the treatment of pain and inflammation. Further within the scope of the invention is kit comprising a pharmaceutical composition according to the invention in a unit dosage form, in combination with a proton pump inhibitor, and said proton pump inhibitor is enteric coated.
US07815925B1	Hair spray formula and method A hair spray formula for use on styled, wet or dry hair utilizing disiloxane for fast drying. The formula has a low VOC content to meet state regulations. The formula provides static control, UV protection and prevents the need for extensive re-spraying which can fade, load or dull the hair color.
US07815921B2	Cytocapacity test for the prediction of the hematopoietic recovery, neutropenic fever, and antimicrobial treatment following high-dose cytotoxic chemotherapy The present invention relates to a method for determining the hematopoietic cytocapacity of a subject comprising the steps of: (a) determining the amount of leukocytes present in a blood sample obtained from a subject, wherein said subject has been subjected to administration of a single dose of G-CSF and has been maintained for a time sufficient to allow mobilization or release of the leukocytes from hematopoietic production and storage tissues and sites of margination into the blood; and (b) determining the hematopoietic cytocapacity by assessing the amount of leukocytes determined in step (a) with the amount of leukocytes which have been mobilized or released in a control subject wherein said control subject is selected from the group consisting of subjects having (i) a high risk for a disease, disorder or complication associated with high-dose cytotoxic chemotherapy and/or hematopoietic cell transplantation, (ii) an intermediate risk for a disease, disorder or complication associated with high-dose cytotoxic chemotherapy and/or hematopoietic cell transplantation or (iii) a low risk for a disease, disorder or complication associated with high-dose cytotoxic chemotherapy and/or hematopoietic cell transplantation.
US07815920B2	Method of preparing an antigen-containing formulation An antigen-containing formulation is provided, comprising: (a) an antigen; (b) a TH1-inducing adjuvant; and (c) a sparingly soluble amino acid or a derivative thereof. The adjuvant may be, for example, monophosphoryl lipid A, 3′-de-O-acetylated monophosphoryl lipid A, derivatives thereof, or any other adjuvant that enhances an individual's TH1 response to the antigen. Suitable amino acids include tyrosine, tryptophan, derivatives thereof, and the like. Methods for using the formulation are also provided; in a particularly preferred embodiment, the formulation is used as a vaccine.
US07815917B2	Botulinum neurotoxin serotype B activatable Botulinum neurotoxin serotype Bs The specification discloses modified Clostridial toxins comprising a Clostridial toxin substrate cleavage site located within the di-chain loop region; polynucleotide molecules encoding such modified Clostridial toxins comprising a Clostridial toxin substrate cleavage site located in the di-chain loop region; and method of producing modified Clostridial toxins comprising Clostridial toxin substrate cleavage site located within the di-chain loop region.
US07815915B2	Mixture of human papillomavirus virus-like particles The present invention relates to a vaccine composition comprising VLPs containing L1 proteins or functional L1 protein derivatives from HPV 16, HPV 18, HPV 31 and HPV 45 genotypes.
US07815913B2	Chimeric tymovirus-like particles and process thereof The present disclosure relates to chimeric tymovirus-like particles (TVLPs) comprising a fusion protein that further comprises of a first protein that is a truncated tymovirus coat protein and a second protein. These chimeric TVLPs are useful as antigens. The present disclosure provides a highly efficient means for differentiating Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) infected animals from vaccinated animals. The present disclosure further provides a process for the production of chimeric TVLPs and a diagnostic kit for the determination of specific antibodies of FMDV to differentiate FMDV infected from vaccinated animals. The present disclosure also provides the use of the chimeric TVLPs for diagnostic purposes.
US07815908B2	Methods and compositions for treating and preventing disease associated with αVβ5 integrin The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating and preventing disease associated with αvβ5 integrin by blocking binding to αvβ5 integrin.
US07815907B2	Antibodies to insulin-like growth factor I receptor The present invention relates to antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically bind to insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGF-IR), which is preferably human IGF-IR. The invention also relates to human anti-IGF-IR antibodies, including chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies or portions of fusion proteins. The invention also relates to isolated heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules derived from anti-IGF-IR antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding such molecules. The present invention also relates to methods of making anti-IGF-IR antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these antibodies and methods of using the antibodies and compositions thereof for diagnosis and treatment. The invention also provides gene therapy methods using nucleic acid molecules encoding the heavy and/or light immunoglobulin molecules that comprise the human anti-IGF-IR antibodies. The invention also relates to gene therapy methods and transgenic animals comprising nucleic acid molecules of the present invention.
US07815905B2	Methods of increasing insulin sensitivity or decreasing insulin secretion by administering corticotropin releasing factor receptor-2 inhibitors In some aspects, the invention relates to methods for increasing insulin-sensitivity and/or decreasing insulin secretion in an individual by reducing or inhibiting corticotropin releasing factor 2 (CRFR2) signaling. CRFR2 antagonists may block agonism by one or more CRFR2 agonist, for example Ucn 2 or Ucn 3. Methods according to the invention may be use to treat a variety of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, polycystic ovarian syndrome and obesity.
US07815903B2	Process for commercial production of biopesticides The invention relates to a process for producing biopesticides based on Trichoderma harzianum, Pochonia chlamydosporia and Pseudomonas fluorescens comprising preparing mass or stock culture of biocontrol fungi and bacteria on sawdust, soil and molasses mixture, and then immobilizing the bioagents in a flyable based carrier.
US07815902B2	Methods and compositions for cancer therapy using a novel adenovirus The invention comprises a novel virus that can kill mammalian cancer cells efficiently. The virus produces a novel protein that converts two non-toxic prodrugs into potent chemotherapeutic agents. These chemotherapeutic agents are produced locally and help the virus kill the cancer cells as well as sensitize them to radiation. In preclinical studies, the virus has proven effective at killing a variety of mammalian cancer cells either alone or when combined with prodrug therapy and/or radiation therapy. The invention may provide a safe and effective treatment for human cancer.
US07815901B2	Hair treatment method Disclosed herein is a method for treating keratinous fibers comprising coating the keratinous fibers with a reducing agent, rinsing the keratinous fibers, coating the keratinous fibers with a cosmetic composition comprising at least one non crystalline or semi-crystalline fixing polymer, and/or at least one cerid, and/or at least one sterid, raising the temperature of the keratinous fibers, and coating the keratinous fibers with an oxidizing agent. This method may make it possible to achieve a hair style with an excellent hold which is durable over time.
US07815900B1	Use of C3-C5 monosaccharides to protect keratinous fibers Methods of protecting keratinous fibers from extrinsic damage and/or repairing keratinous fibers damaged by extrinsic conditions by applying to keratinous fibers a composition comprising at least one sugar chosen from C3 to C5 monosaccharides and derivatives of these monosaccharides. Extrinsic damage is damage that is caused by conditions such as sun, chemical damage, e.g., from detergents, bleaching, relaxing, dyeing, and permanent waving, and heat, e.g., from hair dryers or curlers. Examples of keratinous fiber include hair, eyelashes, and eyebrows.
US07815899B2	Antiperspirant aerosol composition According to a first aspect, antiperspirant aerosol compositions are disclosed comprising antiperspirant active particulates, a propellant and at least 5% by weight of the entire antiperspirant aerosol composition of a silicone component, wherein (a) the antiperspirant active particulates are the only particulates in the antiperspirant aerosol composition; (b) the silicone component comprises one or more silicones and the or each silicone is a non-volatile silicone. According to a second aspect, packaged antiperspirant aerosol compositions according to the first aspect are disclosed.
US07815897B1	Therapeutic effervescent composition Disclosed is an effervescent composition that includes menthol, eucalyptus oil, and an effervescent agent and that dissolves in water to form a clear solution.
US07815893B2	Hydroxyalkyl starch derivatives The present invention relates to a method of producing a hydroxyalkyl starch derivative comprising reacting hydroxyalkyl starch of formula (I) at its reducing end which is not oxidized prior to said reaction, with a compound of formula (II) R′NH—R″ (II) wherein R1-R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen or a linear or branched hydroxyalkyl group, and wherein either R′ or R″ or R′ and R″ comprise at least one functional group X capable of being reacted with at least one other compound prior to or after the reaction of (I) and (II), as well as to the hydroxyalkyl starch derivative as such, obtainable by said method, and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said hydroxyalkyl starch derivative.
US07815892B2	Integration of hydrogen and power generation using pressure swing reforming The invention provides a method for generating power with a gas turbine which utilizes pressure swing reforming under conditions that facilitate CO2 capture. First a synthesis gas stream at a first pressure is produced in a pressure swing reformer. Next the synthesis gas stream is subjected to a high temperature water gas shift process to produce a CO2 containing hydrogen enriched stream from which hydrogen and CO2 each are separated. The separated hydrogen in turn is combusted with air to produce a gas turbine and the separated CO2 is easily sequestered.
US07815891B2	Device and method for producing hydrogen A hydrogen manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing hydrogen by utilizing heat generated in a nuclear plant. The apparatus has a heat exchanger or steam reformer to be brought into contact with cooling water containing tritium produced from the nuclear plant and a tritium permeation suppressing ceramic coating at least either the outer surface or the inner surface of the heat exchanger or steam reformer for suppressing permeation of tritium. Instead of coating with a tritium permeation suppressing ceramic, a structure prepared by combining at least two types of materials having different crystal structures may be used.
US07815889B2	Method and apparatus for pressurized calcination of gypsum A method for calcining gypsum in a pressurized reactor by injecting combustion gases and air into the pressurized reactor to create a fluidized bed of gypsum, and heating the fluidized bed of gypsum in the pressurized reactor sufficiently to form a calcined hemihydrate.
US07815887B2	Conductive nonwoven fabric The invention relates to a conductive nonwoven fabric that is carbonized and/or graphitized and possesses a bending rigidity <8 taber, a density of 0.1 g/m3 to 0.5 g/m3, a thickness of 80 μm to 500 μm, and an electrical conductivity of 10 to 300 S/cm in the nonwoven fabric strip and 30 to 220 S/cm2 perpendicular to the nonwoven fabric strip.
US07815886B2	Reactant liquid system for facilitating the production of carbon nanostructures A method includes isolating carbon atoms as conditioned carbide anions below a surface of a reactant liquid. The conditioned carbide anions are then enabled to escape from the reactant liquid to a collection area where carbon nanostructures may form. A carbon structure produced in this fashion includes at least one layer made up of hexagonally arranged carbon atoms. Each carbon atom has three covalent bonds to adjoining carbon atoms and one unbound pi electron.
US07815884B2	Method for producing polycrystalline silicon To provide a method for producing polycrystalline silicon at relatively low cost, wherein the amount of waste generated is reduced by decreasing the amount of waste generated in producing polycrystalline silicon from silicon chloride by a method of reduction and increasing the amount of reused auxiliary raw materials. In the production of polycrystalline silicon using a gas phase reaction of a silicon chloride gas and a reducing agent gas, a chlorine gas is blown into an exhaust gas discharged from a reaction device to initiate a reaction, an unreacted reducing agent and silicon particles contained in the exhaust gas are chlorinated, and then a reducing agent chloride contained in the exhaust gas is separated from the other impurities and recovered.
US07815883B2	Preparation of organic-functionalized mesoporous silica with platelet morphology and short mesochannels A facile synthesis route for preparing SBA-15 silica of platelet shape and very short mesochannels was developed by introducing a small amount of Zr(IV) ions in the first synthesis solution. The synthesis route can be easily extended to prepare SBA-15 materials with various organic functional groups in one pot.
US07815878B1	Aromatherapy puffer ball An air freshener device includes an open-cell, polyurethane foam body having a scent material interspersed in the foam body that is capable of diffusing out of the foam, and a flexible cover surrounding and conforming to the foam body having at least one hole in the cover to facilitate the release of scent. The foam body can be flexible and compressible, and also resilient and returnable to its original configuration. The flexible cover can have a fabric shell that is soothing to the touch, and may also have a non-porous inner liner to contain the scent material and prevent it from migrating out of the foam body. In addition, the air freshener can have a freestanding, self-supported, three-dimensional shape, and can be fashioned into the shape of a common sports ball, such as a baseball.
US07815875B2	Device for converting gaseous streams The invention relates to a device for the reactive conversion of gaseous streams at high temperatures in excess of 1000° C. Said device comprises a reaction chamber (8) with an inlet opening for the gaseous streams to be converted, in particular a burner head (2) and an outlet opening for the converted gaseous streams. In order to guarantee the highest possible conversion performance, the reaction chamber (8) has a narrow construction, extending longitudinally from the inlet opening to the outlet opening to form a controlled gaseous flow, thus preventing a circulatory flow in the reaction chamber (8). To achieve reaction conditions that are as adiabatic as possible, the reaction chamber (8) is thermally insulated with a layer (7) that has a porous foam and/or fiber structure. In the simplest embodiment, the reaction chamber (8) is cylindrical, thus achieving a tubular flow reactor construction for the entire device.
US07815873B2	Controlled combustion for regenerative reactors with mixer/flow distributor The overall efficiency of a regenerative bed reverse flow reactor system is increased where the location of the exothermic reaction used for regeneration is suitably controlled. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling the combustion to improve the thermal efficiency of bed regeneration in a cyclic reaction/regeneration processes. The process for thermal regeneration of a regenerative reactor bed entails (a) supplying the first reactant through a first channel means in a first regenerative bed and supplying at least a second reactant through a second channel means in the first regenerative bed, (b) combining said first and second reactants by a gas mixing means situated at an exit of the first regenerative bed and reacting the combined gas to produce a heated reaction product, (c) passing the heated reaction product through a second regenerative bed thereby transferring heat from the reaction product to the second regenerative bed.
US07815872B2	Reactor for generating moisture and moisture generating and feeding apparatus for which the reactor is employed A reactor for generating moisture, with which hydrogen and oxygen fed into the reactor contact with a platinum coating catalyst layer to activate reactivity so that hydrogen and oxygen react under conditions of non-combustion, wherein the reactor includes a cooler comprising a heat dissipation body substrate in which a heater insertion hole is made in the center to fix to the outer surface of the reactor structural component on the outlet side and a cooler on the outlet side made up of a plural number of heat dissipation bodies installed vertically in parallel on the part excluding the area where the afore-mentioned heater insertion hole of the heat dissipation body substrate exists, and a part of the heater to heat the reactor is inserted in the heater insertion hole so as to fix to the outer surface of the reactor structural component on the outlet side.
US07815863B2	Cartridge for containing a specimen sample for optical analysis An improved cartridge for holding a fluid sample with a small volume is disclosed herein. The cartridge has a test chamber and a vestibule through which the test fluids are inserted into the test chamber. Improved grips are flared-out to aid manipulation. The handle portion is reinforced to prevent flexing, and a prefabricated trough along the edge of the land surface prevents introduction of the adhesive into the region for analysis. The cartridge has a stopper having a dual sealing mechanism, which seals the test chamber inlet between the vestibule and the test chamber, and the mouth of the vestibule so that when the stopper is in place, the test chamber is closed to the admission of air or other contaminants. The vestibule is similarly closed against escape of the overflow from the test chamber. The stopper is composed of a single elastomer. An improved locking mechanism has two flexible walls on either side of the handhold that locks into their respective keepers on the cartridge to provide a secure lock. Additionally, an improved method for loading the cartridge allows for an even distribution of magnetically responsive particles contained within a fluid sample to be viewed in an array through the optically clear land surface portion of the cartridge.
US07815861B2	Analysis method, analysis device and production method therefor The present invention relates to a technique for analyzing the concentration of a specific component in a sample liquid, such as a method for analyzing a sample. The analyzing method includes a first detection step for irradiating light from a light source (50) onto a reaction system to detect a response from the reaction system (56) as a first detection result. The reaction system contains a sample liquid and a reagent. The method also includes a second detection step for irradiating light onto a reference board (54) to detect a response from the reference board as a second detection result. The response from the reference board under light irradiation is dependent on wavelength. The method further includes a calculation step for calculating the concentration of the specific component in the sample liquid based on the first and second detection results.
US07815860B2	Biosensor, biosensor system and method of using thereof A biosensor for detecting an analyte by using a variable voltage according to infrared radiation absorption is provided. The biosensor includes an infrared absorber having a variable resistance and bioreceptors immobilized onto the infrared absorber for selectively reacting and binding with an analyte, wherein an induced voltage at the infrared absorber varies depending on whether the bioreceptor reacts and binds with the analyte.
US07815853B2	Lateral flow quantitative assay method and strip and laser-induced fluorescence detection device therefor Disclosed is a lateral flow quantitative assay method which can measure one or more analyte species at the same time, with high sensitivity. Also, the present invention relates to a strip which can measure one or more analyte species at the same time, with high sensitivity and a package in which the strip is integrated with a laser-induced surface fluorescence detector. The present invention can quantify multiple analytes with a minimum detection limit of pg/ml. Therefore, the present invention provides an advantage capable of quantifying a plurality of analytes at the same time using a simple lateral flow assay strip.
US07815847B2	Mass production of tridimensional articles made of intermetallic compounds A process for mass production of three-dimensional articles made of intermetallic compounds based on titanium and aluminium by an electron beam melting technology. The articles are produced in successive sections from powders of the intermetallic compound with which the articles are to be produced. For each section, melting of the powders preceded by a preheating step is performed.
US07815846B2	Agitator and melting furnace with agitator An agitator for applying an alternating field to a melting furnace main body in order to melt a row material to form a melt includes a plurality of magnets, which are arranged so that magnetic lines of force emitted from one of the magnets pass through the melt in the melting furnace main body and return to another magnet, the magnets being fixed to an inclined surface which is inclined by an angle with respect to a horizontal surface, and being rotatable around an axis substantially perpendicular to the inclined surface.
US07815844B2	Metal, ceramic and cermet articles formed from low viscosity aqueous slurries A method for coating an inorganic substrate with an inorganic coating from low viscosity suspensions, and the articles produced thereby.
US07815838B2	Method of operating an injection molding machine with continuously operating plasticizing unit In a method of operating an injection molding machine of a type having an injection plunger for pushing melt from an injection space anteriorly of an injection plunger into an injection mold, a plasticizing screw of an extruder is continuously operated to continuously feed melt through a melt channel into the injection space. A passage through the melt channel is closed to allow backup of melt backwards into the extruder, and the injection plunger is moved forward to inject a shot amount from the injection space into the injection mold.
US07815837B2	Method for compression molding plastic articles Method for compression molding plastic articles. The method includes the step of providing a plurality of molds mounted for travel around a first axis. Each mold includes upper and lower mold sections, with at least one of the mold sections being moveable in a non-circular first endless path, and being moveable with respect to the other mold section to form a mold cavity. A mold charge delivery system is provided to deliver individual mold charges to the mold cavities and includes at least one delivery mechanism that travels in a second endless path around a second axis spaced from the first axis, wherein the second endless path overlies a portion of the first endless path. At least one of the mold sections is moved radially relative to the first axis during at least a portion of the first endless path wherein the second endless path overlies the first endless path.
US07815830B2	Method and device for extrusion pressing of bent extruded profiles The invention relates to a method for extruding curved extruded profiles. The extruded profile is formed in a matrix mounted upstream in a counter beam of an extruder system and is subsequently curved or bent due to the effect of external forces and separated, supported and arranged into partial lengths in the extrusion flow by means of a separating robot connected to a higher control mechanism and is discharged to a storage area with the aid of a handling robot. The handling robot is coupled to the separating robot by means of the control mechanism and, like the separating robot, is moved into a starting position in front of the extrusion press.
US07815828B2	Influence of each of the parameters on the foamed product strength A method for manufacturing thermoplastic resin expandable granules comprising the steps of: injecting a blowing agent under pressure into a thermoplastic resin which is melted in an extruder; extruding the melted resin containing the blowing agent as an extrudate from a plurality of small holes in a die attached to a distal end of the extruder directly into a coolant liquid, and directly cutting the extrudate by high-speed rotary blades; and cooling and solidifying the extrudate by contacting with the coolant liquid, and thereby obtaining the expandable granules wherein the melted resin containing the blowing agent passing through land parts of the small holes of the die is extruded such that a shearing speed is 12,000 to 35,000 sec−1, and an apparent melt viscosity of the resin is 100 to 700 poise.
US07815826B2	Manufacturing process, such as three-dimensional printing, including solvent vapor filming and the like Methods of manufacturing an article use three-dimensional printing for a portion of the manufacturing. Three-dimensionally printing is conducted onto a powder bed which contains both organic-solvent-soluble, water-insoluble particles and water soluble, organic-solvent-insoluble particles. The water-soluble particles which may be selected for properties such as size and may include more than one substance. The organic-solvent-insoluble particles may further include at least one substantially insoluble substance such as a member of the calcium phosphate family. Printing may be done using an aqueous binder liquid. After removal of unbound powder, the preform may be exposed to the vapor of an organic solvent which causes the particles of organic-soluble-polymer to fuse to each other. This may further be followed by dissolving out the water-soluble particles, if such particles were present in the powder. Solvent vapor fusing together with the use of porogen particles may also be used in manufacturing methods other than 3DP. Rather than using organic solvent, heat responsive particles can be used, and can be filmed by elevated temperatures. Articles that may be produced by the described methods exhibit features such as a high porosity and an ability to undergo large deformations without breaking, and by at least partial springback from such deformation. The springback may be substantially instantaneous or may be time-dependent involving a time period of at least several seconds.
US07815821B2	Additive for dielectric fluid A dielectric fluid comprising hydrocarbon liquid admixed with an ester-based compound, wherein the ester-based compound is present in an effective amount to impart breakdown inhibiting properties to a paper insulation material when the dielectric fluid is in contact with the paper material.
US07815818B2	Method for ameliorating the wide column gap defect in organic electronic devices Compositions comprising at least one conductive polymer and an organic cation are provided, and methods for making the same.
US07815816B2	Polyfluoroether-based phosphates A composition comprising one or more compounds of formula (I) or (II): wherein: Rf is a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, optionally interrupted by one to three oxygen atoms, r and q are each independently an integer of 1 to 3, j is 0 or 1, or a mixture thereof, x is from about 1 to about 2, Z is —O—, —S—, or —NR—, R is hydrogen or an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms X is hydrogen or M, and M is an ammonium ion, an alkali metal ion, or an alkanolammonium ion, and its use in providing surface properties to substrates is disclosed.
US07815810B2	Apparatus for disinfection of sea water/ship's ballast water and a method thereof The invention disclosed provides an apparatus and method for disinfection of ship's ballast water, such as sea water, based on hydrodynamic cavitation. The apparatus comprises a cavitating chamber of cross section such as circular or non circular shape housing a single or multiple cavitating element(s) in the form of plates of metallic, ceramic, plastic materials of varying thicknesses placed perpendicular to the direction of flow of liquid and positioned at uniform or non-uniform spacing. The cavitating elements are provided with single or multiple orifices of different cross sections, circular or non-circular, with or without sharp edges and with a fraction of cross-sectional open area of the passage. The disinfected water may be re-circulated through the system for additional disinfection or released from the tank into the surrounding waterways. The disinfection of seawater/ship's ballast water is achieved by hydrodynamic cavitation and the method does not involve use of any chemicals or any chemical reaction. The invented apparatus and method is simple, eco-friendly and can be fitted on to existing intake and discharge systems of any ship with minor modifications. It poses no risk to the health of the ship's crew unlike chemical methods and requires no special skill or additional manpower for its operation. The apparatus and method is capable of effectively sterilizing hazardous organisms contained in ballast water stored in a ballast tank.
US07815806B2	Purification of fluids with carbon nanotubes having attached functional group Disclosed herein is a nanostructured material comprising defective carbon nanotubes chosen from impregnated, functionalized, doped, charged, coated, and irradiated nanotubes, and combinations thereof. The defective carbon nanotubes contain a defect which is a lattice distortion in at least one carbon ring. Also disclosed is a method of purifying fluids, such as liquids, including water, as well as gases, including the air using, this nanostructured material.
US07815803B2	Preparation of samples for LC-MS/MS using magnetic particles The present invention provides a novel procedure of preparing samples for analysis by way of mass spectrometry, preferably LC-MS/MS. Accordingly, functionalized magnetic particles with a hydrophobic surface were used for extracting low molecular weight compounds from complex liquid biological samples such as plasma, serum, whole blood or hemolyzed blood. The method of the invention includes (a) contacting the sample with an amount of functionalized magnetic particles with a hydrophobic surface, (b) incubating the sample and the particles, thereby adsorbing the compound to the hydrophobic surface, (c) separating the particles by applying a magnetic field and removing the liquid, (d) optionally washing the particles, (e) eluting the compound from the particles.
US07815801B2	Removal of selenium in contaminated wastewater streams Compositions and methods for the removal of selenium species from water containing high-salt concentrations and/or petroleum contaminants are described. The compositions and methods use a selenium-reducing microorganism adapted to adverse environments.
US07815799B2	Continuous countercurrent chromatography system A continuous countercurrent chromatography system has several rotating chambers arranged around a rotational axis. The chambers are provided for receiving a liquid or liquid mixture to be examined, and the individual chambers are interconnected via liquid carrying connections in such a way as to relay two liquids in countercurrent, wherein one liquid first passes through several chambers and is then returned to the chambers first traversed.
US07815792B2	Selective naphtha desulfurization process and catalyst A process and catalyst for the selective hydrodesulfurization of a naphtha containing olefins. The process produces a naphtha stream having a reduced concentration of sulfur while maintaining the maximum concentration of olefins.
US07815791B2	Process and apparatus for using steam cracked tar as steam cracker feed A process and apparatus are provided for steam cracking heavy feeds, including steam cracked tars. The invention heats a steam cracked tar feed to provide a depolymerized steam cracked tar containing lower boiling molecules than the steam cracked tar feed, hydrogenates the depolymerized steam cracked tar using a hydrogenating catalyst, e.g., a downward flow fixed bed hydrotreater, to provide a hydrogenated steam cracked tar. At least a portion of the hydrogenated steam cracked tar is steam cracked in a steam cracking furnace comprising a convection zone and a radiant zone.
US07815789B2	Process to prepare a lubricating base oil A process to prepare a base oil having a viscosity index of above 80 and a saturates content of above 90 wt % from a crude derived feedstock by (a) contacting a crude derived feedstock in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst having at least one Group VIB metal component and at least one non-noble Group VIII metal component supported on a refractory oxide carrier; (b) adding to the effluent of step (a) or part of the effluent of step (a) a Fischer-Tropsch derived fraction boiling at least partly in the base oil range in an amount effective to achieve the target viscosity index of the final base oil; and (c) dewaxing the mixture as obtained in step (b).
US07815786B2	Copper electrodeposition in microelectronics An electrolytic plating method and composition for electrolytically plating Cu onto a semiconductor integrated circuit substrate having submicron-sized interconnect features. The composition comprises a source of Cu ions and a suppressor compound comprising polyether groups. The method involves superfilling by rapid bottom-up deposition at a superfill speed by which Cu deposition in a vertical direction from the bottoms of the features to the top openings of the features is substantially greater than Cu deposition on the side walls.
US07815783B2	Multi-compartment filter and method of filtering using same Each embodiment includes a central sample reservoir and a plurality of satellite reservoirs. In a first embodiment, a first electrode in electrical contact with the central reservoir is charged and second electrodes in electrical contact with the satellite reservoirs are sequentially charged, thereby pI filtering molecules in the central reservoir into the satellite reservoirs. In a second embodiment, the central reservoir is configured to rotate so that molecules in a sample in the central reservoir are centrifugally pI-filtered into the satellite reservoirs. In a third embodiment, first and second electrodes proximate opposite first and second satellite reservoirs, respectively, are charged. Some molecules in a sample are pI filtered into the first and second satellite reservoirs. Third and fourth electrodes proximate opposite third and fourth satellite reservoirs, respectively, are then charged. Some molecules in a sample are pI filtered into the third and fourth satellite reservoirs.
US07815781B2	Electrode for gas evolution and method for its production The invention relates to the production of multilayer electrodes on valve metal substrates, through a method comprising the application in alternate cycles of a solution containing precursors of noble metals, and of a second solution containing transition metals capable of forming protective coatings. The resulting electrodes are useful in several applications, among which copper and other metal plating and the treatment of waste or tap water.
US07815780B2	Pool chlorinator cell ultrasonic cleaner A device for removing mineral deposits from the electrode of a pool chlorinator cell, which has a housing with liquid inlet and outlet ports and in which the electrode is submerged, has: (a) a container having an opening, with this opening being affixed proximate an aperture that is placed in the housing, (b) an ultrasonic membrane which covers the aperture, (c) an ultrasonic transducer mounted in the container and coupled to the membrane in such a manner so as to cause specified, ultrasonic vibrations in the membrane and throughout the liquid contained in the housing, and (d) a frequency modulated power source that drives the transducer. In a preferred embodiment, this device is powered such that the energy projected to the electrodes is in range of 100 to 200 watts and the flux of energy supplied to the membrane is in the range of 4 to 25 watts per square inch of membrane surface area.
US07815778B2	Electro-chemical mechanical planarization pad with uniform polish performance A polishing pad includes at least one conductive polishing element supported by a compressible under layer having conductive patterning therein, the conductive patterning adapted to permit coupling of a potential to the conductive polishing element; a guide plate above the compressible under layer, the guide plate having a hole through which the polishing element passes and further having a cathodic element connected thereto; and a slurry distribution layer adhered to the guide plate opposite the compressible under layer. The polishing pad may further include a proton exchange membrane placed over the cathodic element. A semiconductor wafer having a metal film thereon may be polished using the polishing pad by placing the wafer in contact with the polishing element, applying anodic current to the polishing element and cathodic current to the cathodic element, and polishing with an anodic solution. For copper films, a sulfuric acid-copper sulfate solution may be used.
US07815777B2	Power supply device in a device for electrochemical treatment In order for electrical feeds (2, 3) of an electrical supply unit for material (1) to be treated, in a device for the electrochemical treatment thereof, to be protected against metal deposition, it is proposed that at least one electrically insulating shell (7, 8) should be provided, which encloses the at least one electrical feed (2, 3), over a particular length starting from contact means (12) for making contact with the material to be treated, so that no metal deposit of more than 0.04 mm is formed on the blank parts of the electrical feed when the electrical feed (2, 3) is immersed up to this particular length in a liquid during the electrochemical treatment of the material (1) to be treated.
US07815776B2	Desalinization by evaporation from capillary material A method and an apparatus for desalinizing raw water are disclosed. The method can include wicking the raw water into a porous material by capillary action and heating the raw water in the porous material with a heating element to form water vapor. The water vapor then can be condensed to form purified water. The apparatus can include a chamber for holding raw water, a heating element, a sheet of porous material and a chamber for collecting water vapor evaporated from the raw water in the porous material.
US07815775B2	Optimized coke cutting method for decoking substantially free-flowing coke in delayed cokers A method for coke removal in delayed coker drums is provided. The method comprises the steps of draining from the drum of substantially free-flowing coke, performing a vibration signature analysis on the drum to identify whether and where any coke remains attached to the interior wall of the drum after the draining step, and cutting the coke from the areas identified by the signature analysis step.
US07815774B2	Elements made by paper-making technique for the production of molded articles and production method thereof An element made by papermaking for use in the production of a casting cast which comprises an organic fiber, an inorganic fiber, and a binder. The contents of the organic fiber, the inorganic fiber, and the binder are preferably 10 to 70 parts by weight, 1 to 80 parts by weight, and 10 to 85 parts by weight, respectively. The binder is preferably an organic binder. The organic fiber is preferably pulp fiber.
US07815768B2	Multi-layer woven creping fabric A multi-layer woven creping fabric comprising a plurality of warp yarns and weft yarns or shutes. The multi-layer woven creping fabric has a machine or roll side and a sheet contacting side. A plurality of weft yarns or shutes on the machine or roll side of the fabric which are lobed or grooved yarns and/or having weft yarn or shute diameters which are less than the warp yarn diameter.
US07815766B2	Apparatus and method for applying adhesive sheet An apparatus for applying adhesive sheets includes a sheet applying base which is placed on a placement base so as to be withdrawable from the placement base and which has a sheet applying region to which adhesive sheets positioned closely before and after a junction portion are to be applied. In the sheet applying base, an upstream-side end portion of the sheet applying region in the adhesive sheet feed direction is placed so as to confront an end portion of the sheet applying head, and moreover a sheet escaping space opened downward is set in place.
US07815762B2	Method of forming an introducer sheath A method of forming an introducer sheath having a crease-free tapered distal tip portion. A mandrel is provided having an outer configuration comprising an elongated body and a tapered distal tip portion. A generally tubular inner liner comprising heat shrinkable PTFE, is positioned over the mandrel. The inner liner is heat shrunk to the outer configuration of the mandrel, in a manner that avoids the formation of creases along the inner diameter of the liner. A reinforcing member is positioned over a length of the inner liner, and an outer jacket is positioned over the reinforcing member and the inner liner. The liner, reinforcing member, and outer jacket are heated in a heat shrink enclosure, whereby the outer jacket melts and bonds to an outer surface of the inner liner.
US07815756B2	Build-up wear-resistant copper-based alloy This is to provide a build-up wear-resistant copper-based alloy, which is advantageous for enhancing the cracking resistance and machinability, which is appropriate for cases of building up to form built-up layers especially, and which is equipped with the wear resistance, cracking resistance and machinability combinedly in a well balanced manner. A build-up wear-resistant copper-based alloy is characterized in that it has a composition, which includes nickel: 5.0-20.0%; silicon: 0.5-5.0%; manganese: 3.0-30.0%; and an element, which combines with manganese to form a Laves phase and additionally to form silicide: 3.0-30.0%; by weight %, and inevitable impurities; and additionally the balance being copper. The element can be one member or two or more members of titanium, hafnium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium and tantalum.
US07815750B2	Method of production of steel soft nitrided machine part The present invention provides a method of production of a steel soft nitrided machine part comprising: preparing a steel material containing, by mass %, C: 0.15-0.30%, Si: 0.03-1.00%, Mn: 0.20-1.5%, S: 0.04-0.06%, Cr: 0.01-0.5%, Mo: 0.40-1.5%, Nb: 0.005-0.05%, Ti: 0.005-0.03%, V: 0.2-0.4%, Ni: 0.05-1.5%, N: 0.002-0.0048%, a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, limiting P to 0.02% or less, limiting Ceq. (equation (1)) to 0.65-0.85, controlling DI (equation (2)) to 80-155, log Kp (equation (3)) to 2.5-8, and Si and Mn contents according to equation (4), heating the steel material to 1150-1280° C., hot forging the steel material to the shape of the part, cooling the steel material at a 0.5-1.5° C/sec cooling rate to obtain a hot forged part having a micrometallic structure with more than 50% of bainite, machining the hot forged part, and soft nitriding the machined hot forged part at 550-650° C. for 30 minutes or more.
US07815749B2	Method for manufacturing semi-hard magnetic material and semi-hard magnetic material The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a semi-hard magnetic material comprising, sequentially: preparing a raw material consisting essentially of 10.0 to 25.0% of Ni, 2.0 to 6.0% of Mo and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in mass %; heat-treating or hot-working the raw material so that it has not less than 90% of martensitic structure; cold-working the material at a reduction of area of not less than 50% so that it has an extended structure including not less than 95% of a martensitic structure; and heat-treating the material in a range of 400 to 570° C. so as to generate more than 0% but less than 30.0% of reverse-transformed austenitic structure. The semi-hard magnetic material manufactured using this method can possess a coercive force of 1000 to 5600 A/m.
US07815748B2	Apparatus for cleaning stacked vessels with low head clearance An apparatus for cleaning vessels stacked on racks with a minimum of head clearance. The cleaning apparatus has a drive unit with a turbine wheel connected to a multi-stage gear train. The output motion of the gear train connects through an angular transmission within a fluid conveying elbow to a rotatable housing having a rotatable nozzle angularly assembled thereto. The elbow has a pressure channel and a suction channel there through. The length of the apparatus from the elbow to the housing is short enough to be passed into the bunghole of a vessel, e.g. a wine barrel, while racked. A flexible suction hose is connected to a suction line in the apparatus for removing spent cleaning fluid from within the vessel.
US07815745B2	Heater-mounting structure of dish washer, and the heater A heater-mounting structure of a dish washer includes a sump housing for storing a washing water inside, and a heater disposed inside the sump housing. A heating portion of a heater is disposed inside the sump housing and bent at least one times.
US07815740B2	Substrate mounting table, substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A substrate mounting table includes a plurality of passageways independently provided therein, a temperature control medium flowing through the passageways, and a gap formed between at least two of the passageways. In a substrate processing method for processing a substrate mounted on the substrate mounting table in a substrate processing apparatus while controlling a temperature thereof, a process is performed on the substrate while controlling the temperature of the substrate by flowing the temperature control medium through each of the passageways. The passageways are respectively provided in a central area of the substrate mounting table and a peripheral area located outside the central area, and the central area and the peripheral area are thermally isolated from each other by evacuating the gap so as to set the gap to a vacuum state.
US07815739B2	Vertical batch processing apparatus A semiconductor processing system includes a casing forming a handling area. The handling area includes a main-process area and a pre-process area divided from each other and connected through an openable port. The main-process area and the pre-process area are connected to their own lines for vacuum-exhausting gas therefrom and their own lines for supplying an inactive gas thereinto and adjust pressure independently. A transfer port unit is disposed on the casing to place a transfer container that stores target objects. The transfer port unit allows the transfer container to open to the main-process area while maintaining an airtightness of the main-process area. The system includes a vertical batch main-processing apparatus. The system also includes a vertical batch pre-processing apparatus connected to the pre-process area and that performs a pre-process on the target objects and transforms a semiconductor oxide film on the target objects into an intermediate film.
US07815736B2	Supporting apparatus for supporting a growing single crystal of semiconductor material, and process for producing a single crystal An apparatus for supporting a single crystal during Czochralski crystal pulling below a thickened crystal neck has lower bearing surface(s) with a central opening inscribable with a horizontal circle of diameter D1, centered on a vertical axis, the bearing surface(s) connected by connecting element(s) to minimally one securing element for securing to a crystal pulling lifting device, the connecting elements arranged to provide a clear-space in the region above the bearing surface(s) in which a circle of diameter D2 centered on the vertical axis (D2>D1) is inscribable over a length of the vertical axis. The unitary apparatus is useful for crystal ingot growth by immersion into the semiconductor melt prior to growth of a Dash neck and a thickening of the Dash neck. The apparatus is then raised to support the crystal by bearing against the bottom of the thickening.
US07815733B2	Method for producing hexagonal boron nitride single crystal and hexagonal boron nitride single crystal A method of growing hexagonal boron nitride single crystal is provided. Hexagonal boron nitride single crystal is grown in calcium nitride flux by heating, or heating and then slowly cooling, boron nitride and a calcium series material in an atmosphere containing nitrogen. Bulk hexagonal boron nitride single crystal can thereby successfully be grown.
US07815732B2	Continuous method for partially crystallising a solution and a device for carrying out said method The invention relates to a device for the partial crystallization of a phase in a solution, comprising at least one pump for circulation of the solution in a circuit of a heat exchanger formed from at least one tube in contact with a cooling circuit, characterized in that the circuit of the exchanger includes static means to mix the solution, so that the crystallized particles of the phase are continuously mixed with the solution during the circulation of said solution. The invention also relates to an assembly including several devices according to the invention or several parts of such a device. The invention also relates to a method to use such a device.
US07815731B2	Polyvinyl alcohol fluid loss additive with improved rheological properties A fluid loss additive for hydraulic cement which includes at least two highly hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol resins having different molecular weights, or a polyvinyl alcohol resin composition having a broad molecular weight distribution. The fluid loss additive is suitable for use in cement slurries which may be subjected to elevated temperatures, as is common in oil and gas drilling operations. By way of the invention, cement slurries are provided which have improved fluid loss properties at high temperatures, while maintaining manageable rheologies that are conducive to mixing, pumping, and the like across a broad range of temperatures.
US07815728B2	High SRI cementitious systems for colored concrete IR reflective cementitious systems comprising one or more IR reflective pigments are provided. The cementitious systems of the invention may be in the form of mixtures which increase the total solar reflectivity (TSR or albedo) and the Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) of concrete are provided. The cementitious systems are infrared reflective and may be toppings mixed with water for application to existing concrete surfaces, or dry-shake hardeners for application to freshly-placed plastic concrete. The formulations of the invention utilize one or more of cementitious binder(s), graded aggregates, super-plasticizers, one or more pigments selected for improving infrared reflectivity and color composition, and/or optionally other additives, such as dry redispersible polymers or fillers to provide decorative and LEED compliant, highly durable (sustainable) concrete hardscapes and other decorative concrete.
US07815726B2	Treating agent for forming a fluoride coating film and method for forming a fluoride coating film A fluoride coating film formed with a fluoride-containing solution wherein a rare earth fluoride or an alkaline earth metal fluoride, in particular, fluoride of Pr, Nd, Dy, Tb and Ho, is swollen in a solvent comprising a major amount of an alcohol, and the solution is a colloidal solution in which the rare earth fluoride or the alkaline earth metal fluoride is dispersed homogeneously in the solvent comprising a major amount of an alcohol improves magnetic properties of NdFeB rare earth magnets including not only sintered magnets but also bonded magnets.
US07815724B2	Ink composition An ink composition containing an α-hetero atom-containing methacrylic compound represented by the following general formula (I) as a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator (b): wherein Ra and Rb each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group or an organic group; X represents a group bonded to the α-carbon through a hetero atom, or a halogen atom; and Rc represents a secondary or tertiary hydrocarbon group having not less than 7 carbon atoms and including a ring structure, provided that X and Rc, Ra and Rb, or X and Ra or Rb may be linked together to form a ring structure.
US07815721B2	Gas filtering-buffering device The present invention relates to a gas filtering-buffering device, which comprises at least one gas filtering unit; a gas inlet, the gas to be processed flows into the at least one gas filtering unit from the gas inlet; and a gas outlet, the gas processed by the at least one gas filtering unit is discharged out of the at least one gas filtering unit via the gas outlet, wherein the at least one gas filtering unit comprising: a gas buffering cavity for performing buffering function for the gas, and a gas filtering part for performing filtering function for the gas. In the present invention, it is not only provided with a gas filtering part which is able to filter the moisture and organic substance in the gas, but also provided with a gas buffering cavity, which integrate the filtering and buffering functions together. The buffering cavity may expand the capacity and stabilize the pressure of the gas, and balance the concentration, pressure and flow rate of the gas, it is advantageous to reduce the on-way pressure lost and partially pressure lost, decrease fluctuation of the flow current and the pressure thus, the detecting performance of the detector is improved.
US07815719B2	Ionization detector for electrically enhanced air filtration systems A system and method for ionization detection in electrically enhanced air filtration systems is described. One embodiment includes a system for electrically enhanced air filtration, the system including an electrically enhanced filter having a filter and an ionizing electrode disposed on an upstream side of the filter; a control device connected to the electrically enhanced filter, wherein the control device can control the electrically enhanced filter; and an ionization detector, wherein the ionization detector is adjacent to the electrically enhanced filter and wherein the ionization detector is connected to the control device.
US07815718B2	Automated particle collection off of fan blades into a liquid buffer Fan blades within a fan assembly are rotated in a first rotational direction, thereby generating airflow from above the fan blades downward past the fan blades. Airborne particles adhere to the surface of the fan blades as the air flows past. The fan direction is then reversed maintained at a relatively low rotational rate. A fluid is dispensed onto the hub of the fan blades. Due to the centripetal force of the spinning fan blades, the fluid is spread thin across the top surface of the fan blades and the liquid film washes the blade of the fan, removing particulates from the fan blade. The solution is pushed outward against the inner wall of the fan housing forming a fluid meniscus. The fan speed is increased to push the fluid meniscus into an annular reservoir. The collected fluid is then vacuumed and consolidated into the collection vessel.
US07815716B2	Porous organo-metallic skeleton material containing an additional polymer The invention relates to a porous metal-organic framework material for taking up at least one substance, the framework material comprising at least one at least bidentate organic compound bound by coordination to at least one metal ion, and the framework material having at least in part pores which comprise a polymer which is suitable to adsorb the at least one substance. In addition, the invention relates to a method for producing the framework material, a method for taking up at least one substance by the framework material and also to the use of the framework material, in particular for the storage, separation, controlled release or chemical reaction of a substance taken up.
US07815712B2	Method of making high performance mixed matrix membranes using suspensions containing polymers and polymer stabilized molecular sieves The present invention discloses a novel method of making high performance mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) using stabilized concentrated suspensions of solvents, uniformly dispersed polymer stabilized molecular sieves, and at least two different types of polymers as the continuous blend polymer matrix. MMMs as dense films or asymmetric flat sheet or hollow fiber membranes fabricated by the method described in the current invention exhibit significantly enhanced permeation performance for separations over the polymer membranes made from the continuous blend polymer matrix. MMMs of the present invention are suitable for a wide range of gas, vapor, and liquid separations such as alcohol/water, CO2/CH4, H2/CH4, O2/N2, CO2/N2, olefin/paraffin, iso/normal paraffins, and other light gases separations.
US07815710B2	Metal oxide-containing green pellet for reducing furnace, method for production thereof, method of reduction thereof, and reduction facilities The present invention provides a method and facility for preventing crumbling and powderization of green pellets when producing high strength green pellets using a powder feedstock and using the pellets in a rotary hearth reducing furnace and for efficiently reducing the same. It comprises kneading by a kneader 5 a feedstock of a powder of a fine particle size (20 to 80 wt % having size of not more than 10 μm) including a metal oxide and carbon-bearing powder fed from a feed storage tank 1 and producing green pellets by a pan type pelletized 7. The green pellets are screened by a pellet screen 9, then dried by a pellet dryer 11 and reduced by firing in a rotary hearth reducing furnace 13. At that time, the green pellets are continuously conveyed to prevent crumbling.
US07815705B2	Air filter with composite end cap The air filter element may include an inner metal liner, an outer metal liner, a filter media, an annular end cap, and a composite end cap. The annular end cap is formed over the metal liners such that the metal liners are secured and at least a portion of the filter media is sealed. The composite end cap has a foamed urethane portion and a rigid urethane portion. The foamed urethane portion, which has a central aperture and stand-off apertures, is molded about the central aperture and the stand-off apertures such that the metal liners are secured, at least a portion of the filter media is sealed, and urethane flashing occurs proximate one or more of the central aperture and an outer liner periphery. The rigid urethane portion is molded over the foamed urethane portion such that the stand-off apertures are filled, blocked, and/or sealed.
US07815701B2	Portable apparatus for cleaning air filters A portable apparatus for cleaning an elongated air filter includes housing, a generally closed chamber which is formed within the housing and which has an irregular inner wall surface capable of providing resistance to a fluid flow discharged into the chamber and a hollow shaft mounted for rotation within the housing and extending through the chamber. One end of the shaft is connected to a source of fluid under pressure. A plurality of nozzles are secured to the elongated shaft and positioned within the chamber and a plurality of orifices are radially formed through a wall of the hollow shaft. Fluid which is supplied under pressure to the shaft exits through the plurality of jets forming the fluid flow that causes rotation of the shaft and exits the plurality of orifices toward an inner surface of a filtering medium of such air filter causing contaminants to exit such air filtering medium.
US07815698B2	Demulsifiers for mixtures of middle distillates with fuel oils of vegetable or animal origin and water The invention provides fuel oils comprising a major proportion of a mixture of A) a middle distillate fuel oil and B) a biofuel oil, and also a minor proportion C) of an oil-soluble, crosslinked block copolymer composed of C2- to C4-alkylene oxides.
US07815697B2	Fuel oils composed of middle distillates and oils of vegetable or animal origin and having improved cold flow properties The invention provides a fuel oil composition comprising a fuel oil of mineral origin and a fuel oil of vegetable and/or animal origin and as a cold additive, the constituents, at least one copolymer composed of ethylene and 8-21 mol % of at least one acrylic and vinyl ester having a C1-C18 alkyl radical and at least one comb polymer containing structural units composed of at least one olefin as monomer 1 which bears at least one C8-C18 alkyl radical on the olefinic double bond, and at least one ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid as monomer 2 which bears at least one C8-C16 alkyl radical bonded via an amide and/or imide moiety.
US07815693B2	Piezoelectric ultracapacitor Piezoelectric ultracapacitor is disclosed capable of converting the kinetic energy of ordinary motion into an electrical potential. The piezoelectric ultracapacitor of the present invention may be used in various contexts, including power generation, switching and control and memory.
US07815691B2	Compound and method to improve wrinkle resistance in fabrics, and fabric provided with said compound The invention relates to a compound to improve wrinkle resistance in fabrics, comprising: a wrinkle reducing agent, comprising at least one fusible elastomer, and a liquid carrier for carrying said agent and a salt composition for physical crosslinking said fusible elastomer. The invention also relates to a fabric provided with said wrinkle resistance improving compound. The invention further relates to a method of improving wrinkle resistance in a fabric by use of such a compound.
US07815686B2	Vascularization enhanced graft constructs An intestinal submucosa tissue graft construct for use in repairing diseased or damaged tissues is provided. The graft construct comprises vertebrate intestinal submucosa tissue, added endothelial cells, and at least one additional preselected, exogenous population of cells which enhances initiation of the formation of vessel-like structures in the graft. The preselected population of cells can be a population of non-keratinized or keratinized epithelial cells or a population of mesodermally derived cells selected from the group consisting of fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells, skeletal muscle cells, cardiac muscle cells, multi-potential progenitor cells, pericytes, osteogenic cells, and any other suitable cell type, preferably selected based on the tissue to be repaired. Methods for enhancing the vascularization in vivo of these intestinal submucosa tissue graft constructs and for preparing these graft constructs are also provided.
US07815685B2	Orthopaedic joint prosthesis An orthopaedic joint prosthesis which is intended for the replacement of damaged or diseased joints of the human or animal body comprises a first component with a rounded head portion and a second component which comprises a hollow cup for receiving the head portion of the first component. The radius of curvature of one or both of the bearing surfaces changes varies that the bearing surface has a spherical portion at the pole and a space between the bearing surfaces which increases in size towards the lip of the cup.
US07815684B2	Knee prosthesis A knee prosthesis comprises a femoral component, a tibial component and a bearing component between the femoral and tibial components. The femoral component defines medial and lateral condyles and an intercondylar box, and the bearing component has respective surfaces matching the condylar surfaces and engaging therewith when the knee is extended over a first range of flexion. The femoral component defines at the area of the intercondylar box a cam and a follower is defined by the bearing component, the cam and following engaging over a second range of flexion.
US07815683B2	Implants with helical supports and methods of use for spacing vertebral members The present application is directed to implants with inner and outer members positioned in a telescoping arrangement. The members may include helical supports to selectively adjust the height of the implant. The helical supports offer a large contact surface to prevent inadvertent reduction of the length due to application of a compressive force. In some embodiments, the helical support members may be shaped to facilitate movement of the members to increase the height. The shape may further prevent movement that would decrease the height. Some embodiments may also prevent relative rotation of the members. In use, the inner and outer members are moved apart to adjust the height of the implant to space apart the vertebral members. The members may further be constructed to prevent the members from moving together after insertion between the vertebral members.
US07815682B1	Spinal fusion implant and related methods A spinal fusion implant of non-bone construction for introduction into any variety of spinal target sites. The implant may include generally arcuate anterior and posterior sides. The implant may also include a wedged shaped distal end which can provide self-distraction of vertebral endplates during insertion and positioning of the spinal fusion implant.
US07815681B2	Orthopedic support locating or centering feature and method Spinal plate positioning system including a spinal plate, centering member and implant, is used to position and center a spinal plate over an implant in an intervertebral space. Implant may include a centering feature which may engage a surface of centering member or spinal plate to aid in placement of spinal plate.
US07815679B2	Modular motion preservation artificial spinal joint assembly A system of reconstruction for a spinal joint allows adjacent vertebrae to move relative to each other in a generally pivotal manner and in a limited sliding manner in either or both of the anterior-posterior direction and the medial-lateral direction. The system includes base components and a middle component. The base components are for attachment to adjacent vertebrae and support a pivoting cooperative engagement of a concave or cup-shaped component with a convex or dome-shaped component.
US07815675B2	Stent with protruding branch portion for bifurcated vessels A stent for use in a bifurcated body lumen having a main branch and a side branch. The stent comprises a radially expandable generally tubular stent body having proximal and distal opposing ends with a body wall having a surface extending therebetween. The surface has a geometrical configuration defining a first pattern, and the first pattern has first pattern struts and connectors arranged in a predetermined configuration. The stent also comprises a branch portion comprised of a second pattern, wherein the branch portion is outwardly expandable from the stent body.
US07815674B1	Self-expanding stent system An elongated generally cylindrical stent, fabricated of a resilient material, has a pair of side ends with a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end has a central spine along the entire extent of the stent. The central spine has a plurality of interleafing ribs. Each rib has a lower end coupled to the central spine and an upper free end. A holding sleeve shaped in an elongated, generally cylindrical configuration is fabricated of a resilient material. The sleeve is hollow with an inside cylindrical surface and an outside cylindrical surface and has an open application end.
US07815672B2	Apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure The present invention provides a stent comprising a tubular flexible body having a wall with a web structure that is expandable from a contracted delivery configuration to deployed configuration. The web structure comprises a plurality of neighboring web patterns, where each web pattern is composed of adjoining webs coupled by connection sections, neighboring web patterns interconnected by at least two transition sections.
US07815669B2	Stent delivery device A stent delivery device includes a distal-side tube having a guide wire lumen; a proximal-side tube whose distal portion is fixed to a proximal portion of the distal-side tube; a cylindrical member which encloses a distal side of the distal-side tube and is slidable toward a proximal end of the distal-side tube; a stent accommodated in the cylindrical member; and a pulling member 6 for moving the cylindrical member toward a proximal side of the stent delivery device. The distal-side tube has a proximal-side opening which is open at the proximal side of the distal-side tube; and a stent-locking portion for preventing the stent from moving to the proximal side of the stent delivery device. The outer diameter of the proximal-side tube is set smaller than that of a portion, having a maximum diameter, which is disposed in a region of the stent delivery device which is distal from the proximal-side tube.
US07815668B2	Methods and apparatus for light therapy In a first aspect, a therapy device is provided. The therapy device includes (1) a hyperbaric chamber adapted to expose at least a target tissue area of a patient to a hyperbaric environment; and (2) a light therapy device adapted to expose the target tissue area of the patient to one or more doses of light energy while the target tissue area is within the hyperbaric chamber. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US07815666B2	Dynamic cervical plate A dynamic cervical plate has a ratchet and pawl mechanism that allows the cervical plate to post operatively shorten the length of the plate and maintain compression between adjacent vertebrae. The plate has an elongated shaft with teeth on one surface and a groove along each longitudinal edge. A lateral plate is attached on one end of the shaft. The plate has screw holes for connecting with the head of a spinal screw. Another lateral plate is slidably engaged in the longitudinal grooves along the shaft and has a spring clip acting as a pawl with the teeth on the shaft. The lateral sliding plate has screw holes on each side of the shaft. The clip is configured to span the screw holes to automatically engage and prevent screws from backing out of the holes.
US07815665B2	Adjustable spinal stabilization system An adjustable spinal stabilization system having a flexible connection unit for non-rigid stabilization of the spinal column. In one embodiment, the spinal stabilization system includes a flexible connection unit having a tether running through a hollow portion of the flexible connection unit, wherein the tether limits bending of the flexible connection unit. In a further embodiment the tether is pre-tensioned. In a further embodiment, the tension upon or compression of the tether is adjustable.
US07815663B2	Vertebral rods and methods of use The present application is directed to vertebral rods and methods of use. In one embodiment, the rod includes upper and lower sections that are separated by an intermediate section. The intermediate section may include one or more members, and may have a variety of configurations. An elastic member may be positioned within the intermediate section. The intermediate section and the elastic member may provide for variable resistance during movement of the upper and lower sections. In one embodiment, the resistance increases the further away the upper and lower sections move from a first orientation. In one embodiment, the extent of movement of the upper and lower sections is limited.
US07815661B2	Method and apparatus for implanting an occlusive structure A method of treating a vein comprises accessing a vein at an access point spaced from a sapheno-femoral junction. A bioabsorbable fibrous body is implanted into the vein through the access point. The body is moved in the vein toward the sapheno-femoral junction.
US07815656B2	Method for endovascular bypass stent graft delivery The invention provides a method of providing an endovascular bypass. The method includes the steps of inserting an elastic needle carrying a guidewire adjacent an ostium via a catheter and extending the needle through a branch vessel wall. The method continues by extending the needle through the extravascular space and inserting the needle through a main vessel wall to create an opening. The needle is retracted, leaving the guidewire in place. A bypass stent graft is inserted along the guidewire to provide a pathway between the branch vessel and the main vessel, and the inserted bypass stent graft is expanded. The branch vessel is occluded between the ostium of the bypass stent graft and the main vessel, and a main stent graft is inserted in the main vessel proximate the opening in the main vessel wall.
US07815654B2	Placing sutures A suturing instrument is configured for to apply sutures to approximate, ligate, or fixate tissue in, for example, open, mini-incision, trans-vaginal, or endoscopic surgical procedures. The suturing instrument includes an elongate body member, a needle exit port, a needle receiving port, and a needle deployment mechanism. The suturing instrument eliminates the need for a preassembled needle and suture and reduces or eliminates the possibility of needle loss during suturing.
US07815653B2	Method for plicating and fastening gastric tissue A method of implanting a device to maintain a plication within a hollow organ. The method uses an elongated member having an end effector at its distal end. The end effector has an outer cylinder having at least one opening, and an inner cylinder having at least one opening. The inner cylinder is at least partially disposed within the outer cylinder and the cylinders are rotatable with respect to each other. The end effector is detachable from the elongated member such that it can remain within the body cavity. The method involves the step of inserting the end effector within the organ of a patient such that it is in contact with tissue. The method also involves the step of applying vacuum through the elongated member so as to dispose tissue within the inner cylinder. The method also involves the step of creating a plication by rotating the cylinders with respect to each other. The method also involves the step of detaching the end effector from the elongated member.
US07815652B2	Surgical fastener and instrument A surgical fastener including a filament formed into a generally helical shape around a fastener axis and having a plurality of coils. The proximal end of the filament has an engagement member and the distal end of the filament has a penetrating tip. The engagement member may be driven to rotate the penetrating tip about the fastener axis such that the coils screw into tissue held in the path of the penetrating tip.
US07815649B2	Insertion devices and method of use This invention relates to devices for inserting expandable structures, such as medical balloons, into interior regions of a human or animal body, as well as methods for their use. The insertion devices described herein are capable of directionally guiding and/or inhibiting expansion of an expandable structure within an interior region of an animal or human body to create optimally placed cavities for repair, augmentation and/or treatment of fractured and/or diseased bone.
US07815648B2	Surgical measurement systems and methods A measurement tool is designed to measure the relative displacements between two bony landmarks of a spine, such as pedicles and facet surfaces. The measurement tool may have a registration interface designed to be registered to a first bony landmark, and a contact feature shaped to contact a second bony landmark. The registration interface may be registered to a frame rigidly coupled relative to the first bony landmark. The measurement tool also has a displacement structure that permits motion of the contact feature relative to the registration interface along multiple dimensions. The displacement structure may have two or three sliding joints that enable relative translation along orthogonal axes. Each sliding joint may have a rod with a plurality of markings that can easily be read to acquire measurement from the displacement structure.
US07815646B2	Drill guide and method for placing a fixation device hole The invention relates to a drill guide and method for providing a drill guide, where the drill guide is for placing a fixation device hole proximate to a bone tunnel in a bone. The drill guide includes a foot for placement in the bone tunnel in the bone and a leg extending from the foot and having a recess. A locator is placed within the recess and, in a retracted position, the locator is inside the leg. The locator is also hingedly connected to the leg such that, in an unretracted position, the locator rotates and extends outwardly from the recess for locating a fixation device hole.
US07815641B2	Surgical instrument and method for use thereof A surgical instrument for treating a tissue includes a handpiece and a tissue engaging portion arranged to be received by the handpiece. The tissue engaging portion includes first and second opposed jaw members having an open position and a closed position for engaging the tissue therebetween, where the first and second jaw members are arranged to receive surgical energy from a surgical generator. The tissue engaging portion further includes at least one cooling member spaced from at least one of the first and second jaw members, where the cooling member has an open position and a closed position for engaging the tissue. Positioning the jaw members in their closed position and applying surgical energy to the tissue allows for treatment of the tissue, and positioning the cooling member in its closed position provides at least one of a pressure gradient or a thermal gradient between the jaw members and the cooling member.
US07815638B2	Applicator for an electrosurgical instrument An applicator for an electrosurgical instrument, alternatively for argon-plasma coagulation and cutting, also argon-supported. The applicator includes a gas and high frequency current terminal, a cutting electrode attached to a gas and high frequency current supply pipe, an insulating cap for detachably fastening the applicator on the instrument handle, and an insulating casing tube displaceable relative to the applicator common longitudinal axis for exposing or covering the cutting electrode and surrounding the gas and high frequency current supply pipe over a longitudinal section, and a collar or an external right-angle bend at the casing tube distal end. At least one radially surrounding gas-sealing inhibiting device is arranged between an inside of the casing tube and an outside of the gas and high frequency current supply pipe, allowing that a respective position be frictionally fixed at any location of the displacement path of the casing tube.
US07815636B2	Auto-safety shut-off for energy based devices Various methods and devices are provided for surgically treating tissue. In one embodiment, the device can include a shaft having proximal and distal ends and a conductive tip disposed within the distal end of the shaft and movable between a first and second position. In the first position, the conductive tip is disconnected from a conductive contact which is adapted to communicate with an energy source. In the second position, the conductive tip is in contact with the conductive contact such that energy can be delivered from an energy source through the conductive contact to the conductive tip. The conductive tip can have a variety of shapes and sizes, but in one exemplary embodiment, the conductive tip is a blunt tip. The conductive contact can include at least one lead extending therefrom and adapted to communicate with an energy source.
US07815635B2	Catheter and method, in particular for ablation and like technique The invention relates to a catheter, provided with an elongated body with an electrically conductive first end, wherein through said body at least one live wire extends which is connected to said first end and a channel for feeding a cooling fluid through said body, which channel is provided, in or near said first end, with at least one outlet opening and wherein, in said first end, a temperature sensor has been arranged, while said channel is thermally insulated from said first end.
US07815633B2	Hair removal using focused high intensity acoustic energy Hair is permanently removed from a patient's skin by transcutaneously focusing high intensity acoustic energy at a hair follicle and applying sufficient energy to destroy the follicle, whereby hair is removed and regrowth is prevented. Typically, a region of a patient's skin would be ultrasonically imaged to show the location of a plurality of individual hair follicles. The individual imaged hair follicles are then treated using a system which automatically directs the high intensity acoustic energy at each follicle.
US07815630B2	Target-close electromagnetic energy emitting device An apparatus having an excitation source that includes at least one laser diode and also having a handpiece with a disposable, bendable tip cannula is disclosed.
US07815628B2	Multilayer medical devices A medical device includes at least four layers including a first material and a second material having a different stiffness than a stiffness of the first material, wherein at least one of the layers varies in thickness axially along the device.
US07815625B2	Catheter having improved bonding region A catheter having a flexible outer tube and a lubricious inner tube bonded within the flexible outer tube. One catheter has a distal outer tube formed of a substantial portion of a first, flexible material, an inner tube having a lubricious inside wall surface formed of a second, lubricious material, and an outer tube wall surface compatible with heat bonding the inner tube outside wall surface to the outer tube wall surface. A preferred flexible material is polyether block amide (PEBA) and a preferred lubricious material is polyethylene. One catheter utilizing the invention includes a flexible distal outer tube having an orifice through the tube wall and an inner tube inserted through the orifice having a lubricious inner layer surrounded by a tie-layer, surrounded in turn by the same flexible material forming the outer tube. One catheter has a PEBA outer tube heat bonded to a tri-layer inner guide wire tube formed of a polyethylene inner layer, a PEBA outer layer, and a PLEXAR™ tie-layer disposed between the inner and outer layers.
US07815623B2	Stepped cannula Described herein are cannulas having a stepped exterior. Also described are methods of making and using these cannulas, for example to deliver one or more materials to the central nervous system of an animal.
US07815616B2	Device for treating a wound A medical device is provided that encloses a wound and promotes wound drainage by suction. The device includes an enclosure to be placed over a wound, adhesively connected to the skin around the wound by a flange. Gauze type packing cylinders can be placed in the wound, and suction is provided either by a bulb type pump, or by a pair of regulators. When regulators are used, one alternates the suction that it provides, and the other is continuous, such that the level of suction is periodically varied. The suction facilitates the transfer of liquid from the wound to the packing cylinders and from the packing out of the enclosure. A leak detector is optionally provided.
US07815613B2	Flexible conduit clamp A clamp (110) for releasably clamping a catheter body having a first portion (112), a second portion (122), and a hinge (132) connecting the first portion and the second portion, such that the first portion is disposed to face the second portion. The first portion (112) includes a tab (134) extending distal from the hinge (132) and wherein the second portion (122) includes a locking means (146) for releasably locking the tab (134) to the second portion (122). A method of releasably clamping a plurality of catheter lumens (100,102) during catheter insertion and a method of locating a catheter insertion distance based on the location of the clamp are also disclosed.
US07815612B2	Apparatus and method for preventing free flow in an infusion line An apparatus and method for preventing free flow through an infusion set utilizes an occluder disposed within the infusion set to selectively prevent flow therethrough. The occluder may be responsive to a pressure differential within the infusion set or may respond to compression of the infusion set. The occluder may also be configured to allow flow when the infusion set adjacent the occluder is moved sideways relative to the occluder or maintained at an angle relative to the occluder. When a pair of occluders are used in sequence, an in-line pump may be formed.
US07815611B2	Pen needle and safety shield system A safety shield system for a needle cannula of a pen needle injector or similar device, wherein the safety shield may be retracted from a first position enclosing the needle to a second position exposing the needle for injection. The safety shield system permits retraction of the safety shield during use, but extends the shield enclosing the needle in a locked position following use. The shield system is utilized with a pen needle injector having a double ended needle cannula mounted in a hub received on the open end of the pen needle injector. The assembly is disposed of by removing the assembly and needle cannula hub and storing the assembly in the cup-shaped cap enclosing the exposed end of the needle cannula within the cap. The cap includes internal radial ribs preventing retraction of the shield prior to removing the cap preventing inadvertently piercing the cap during assembly.
US07815604B2	Large volume bolus device and method A device and method for the infusion of medicinal fluid at a controlled flow rate to a wound site or the blood stream of a patient is disclosed. A pump delivers fluid under pressure from a fluid source through a continuous and substantially constant flow path and through a supplemental bolus dose flow path. A large volume bolus dose reservoir accumulates a large quantity of fluid from the bolus dose flow path and holds the fluid under pressure. A flow regulator controls the fill rate of the large volume bolus reservoir. The large volume supplemental bolus dose is released from the bolus reservoir upon patient activation of a valve. The release rate of the bolus dose is controlled by the decompression of an elastomeric sphere or spring chamber, by the pressure gradient at the valve and/or by optional flow control tubing. In one embodiment, a source of fluid under pressure is pumped at a continuous and substantially constant rate to a wound site or the blood stream of a patient and into a bolus syringe, which is capable of holding a large quantity of fluid under pressure. A plunger on the bolus syringe may be depressed to release a bolus dose of fluid into a chamber accumulator and then to the patient at a controlled release rate.
US07815603B2	Ophthalmic injection method A method of delivering a substance into an eye includes recognizing a connection between a tip segment and a limited reuse assembly; receiving dosage information from the tip segment; activating a temperature control device to alter a temperature of a substance to be delivered into an eye; receiving temperature information from a thermal sensor; using the temperature information to control the temperature control device; receiving an input indicating that the substance is to be delivered; and based on the dosage information, controlling an actuator to move a plunger to deliver the substance.
US07815598B2	Auto-pen for a two-chamber ampoule An injection device for use with a two-chamber ampoule, wherein the device includes a front casing part with which the two-chamber ampoule can be associated, a rear casing part, a threaded drive accommodated by the rear casing part, a piston rod which, during a blending movement, is moved by the threaded drive toward a dispensing end of the device and slaves at least a closing piston of the two-chamber ampoule in the process, wherein a spring element presses the piston rod toward the dispensing end during a delivery movement.
US07815596B2	Localized fluid delivery having a porous applicator and methods for using the same Fluid delivery devices having a porous applicator, as well as methods for using the same in the highly localized delivery of fluid to a target site, are provided. The subject devices have a porous applicator through which fluid must flow in order to contact the target delivery site. The subject devices find use in a variety of fluid delivery applications in which the localized delivery of a fluid to a target site is desired. Also provided are systems and kits that include the subject fluid delivery devices.
US07815592B2	Ocular pressure regulation This invention comprises a flexible ocular device for implantation into the eye formed of a biocompatible elastomeric material, foldable to a diameter of 1.5 mm or less, comprising a fluid drainage tube having at one end a foldable plate adapted to locate the device on the inner surface of the sclera in a suprachoroidal space formed by cyclodialysis, said drainage tube opening onto the disc at one end and opening to the anterior chamber when implanted into the eye at its other end, so as to provide aqueous pressure regulation. Also provided are methods for the treatment of glaucoma utilizing the flexible ocular device, and an ocular pressure spike shunt.
US07815591B2	Atraumatic gastrointestinal anchor The present invention relates to methods and articles for anchoring within a natural bodily lumen. An anchor is adapted to provide differing radially-outward forces along its length, a securing force and a transitional force. Production of these forces can be controlled by varying a physical property of the anchor, such as its stiffness, thickness, or shape. For example, the stiffness of an elongated anchor can be varied from a relatively soft value at its proximal and distal ends to a relatively stiff value at its center by varying the diameter of wire forming the anchor, thereby tailoring it to an intended application. Such force tailoring can be combined with external barbs and used to reliably anchor other instruments, such as feeding tubes and intestinal sleeves.
US07815586B2	Adjustable restraint for the lower leg and/or foot Adjustable restraint includes a plantar plate surrounded by a peripheral element about which a plurality of supports can be positioned; a support system attachable to that plate or element for providing vertical and horizontal support; and a lower leg securing housing. The housing is attachable to the support system through adjustable fastener(s) such it can be adjusted vertically and secured in position with respect to the plantar plate. A sole portion of the plantar plate may be removable. The support system can include first support(s) and second support(s) attachable to the plate or element, and, through first adjustable fastener(s) and second adjustable fastener(s), respectively, the first adjustable fastener(s) and second adjustable fastener(s) be attachable to the housing.
US07815585B2	Adjustable orthosis A lower back orthosis bandage includes a middle piece having a first flat end and a second flat end, a first end piece having a mouth-like end and a second end piece having a mouth-like end. The first end piece is releasably connected to the first flat end of the middle piece by the mouth-like end of the first end piece. The second end piece is releasably connected to the second flat end of the middle piece by the mouth-like end of the second end piece. The first end piece and the second end piece are connectable to each other to close the bandage.
US07815581B1	Cellular exercise method A method for exercising cells within a body is provided, including selecting a portion of the body to receive cellular exercise, enclosing the portion of the body with a covering to form an essentially watertight space in contact with the portion of the body, introducing into the watertight space a liquid, such that the liquid is in contact with the portion of the body, and introducing sound waves into the liquid. Various embodiments of the present invention include pressurizing the essentially watertight space.
US07815573B2	Method and device for spectral analysis of an echographic signal A description is given of a method of spectral analysis of a radio frequency ultrasonic signal reflected by a structure subjected to echographic examination, comprising the steps of: a) transmitting an ultrasonic excitation signal into a portion of said structure under examination; b) receiving a radio frequency response signal from said structure; c) applying a time-frequency transform to said radio frequency response signal, dividing the radio frequency response signal into a plurality of frequency bands; d) calculating a local spectral parameter from the values of the time-frequency transform.
US07815571B2	Rigid delivery systems having inclined ultrasound and needle A delivery system includes a rigid shaft, an imaging core, and an interventional core. The rigid delivery shaft has a proximal end, an angled distal tip, and an axial passage therethrough. The imaging core comprises an ultrasound imaging insert disposed within the axial passage. The imaging insert has an ultrasound array within a distal portion thereof, wherein the ultrasound array is tilted relative to a shaft axis. The interventional core comprises a curved ablation needle coupled to the rigid shaft. An angle of needle curvature may be inversely proportional to the ultrasound array tilt and tip angle.
US07815569B2	Method, system and computer program product for evaluating the accuracy of blood glucose monitoring sensors/devices Continuous Glucose Error-Grid Analysis (CG-EGA) method, system or computer program product designed for evaluation of continuous glucose sensors providing frequent BG readings. The CG-EGA estimates the precision of such sensors/devices in terms of both BG values and temporal characteristics of BG fluctuation. The CG-EPA may account for, among other things, specifics of process characterization (location, speed and direction), and for biological limitations of the observed processes (time lags associated with interstitial sensors).
US07815567B2	Split hoop wound retractor An incrementally adjustable wound retractor, which provides access to a body cavity, includes an inner ring having a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision, an outer ring having an annular axis and a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision, and a flexible sleeve disposed in a generally cylindrical form between the inner and outer rings. The outer ring includes first and second circular tubes spaced apart axially with each including a lumen having a rigid, noncompliant split hoop placed therein. The outer ring may be rolled over itself and around the annular axis to retract the sleeve with sufficient force to stretch the incision to the desired diameter. A gel cap seal may be coupled to the outer ring outside of the biological body to seal the opening produced by the wound retractor between the body cavity and outside the body cavity.
US07815566B2	Methods for stabilizing and positioning an endoscope and surgical procedures Methods for stabilizing and positioning an endoscope using various braided devices and suture techniques. Related endoscopic surgical procedures are also disclosed. A surgical method comprises introducing an endoscope into a patient's natural orifice. The endoscope is guided in a patient's alimentary tract lumen, the alimentary tract lumen being defined by the alimentary tract wall. One or more sutures are anchored at the target site of the surgical procedure. The sutures are tensioned to position the endoscope while the sutures pass through a working channel of the endoscope.
US07815559B1	Apparatus and method for forming a stackable containers Apparatus and method for forming a stackable container from a container blank. The apparatus generally includes a blank feeder configured to place the blank on a conveyor, an index folder configured to pre-fold a plurality of inner fold-down flaps and an index flap over each of two opposing sidewall flaps of the blank, and a pressure former configured to attach a first leading extension to a leading wall of the blank and a first trailing extension to a trailing wall of the blank, wherein the first leading extension and the first trailing extension are foldably attached at an angle of about 90 degrees to one of the inner fold-down flaps or one of the sidewall flaps. Embodiments of the present the present invention can advantageously provide a reliable approach for forming a container from a blank with relatively fewer folding defects.
US07815557B1	Chest and arm exercising apparatus A chest and arm exercising apparatus includes a frame with a pair of front legs, pair of rear legs and a pair of arms extending between the front and rear legs. The rear legs each have an upper end positioned vertically above the arms. A rear bar is attached to and extends between the upper ends of the rear legs. A front bar is attached to and extends between the front legs. A foot engaging member includes an elongated rod and a support plate that is attached to the rod to receive feet of a person performing pushups. The rod is horizontally mounted to and extends between the rear legs. A supporting assembly is positioned adjacent to the front legs and is graspable by a person doing pushups while the person's feet are positioned on the foot engaging member.
US07815556B1	Modular exercise apparatus The modular exercise apparatus has a semicircular modular base with a first swingarm selectively affixed to the second swingarm, a first arc selectively affixed to the first swingarm, a second arc selectively affixed to the second swingarm, a plurality of vertically disposed spaced apart arc orifices disposed on the arcs, a center vertical selectively inserted into the selectively affixed first swingarm and second swingarm, a plurality of spaced apart center vertical orifices disposed along the center vertical, a pair of identical verticals, the verticals selectively inserted into any one of the plurality of arc orifices, at least one elastic cable having a pair of identical spaced apart removable handles comprising a first handle and a second handle, each cable selectively passed through one or more of the center vertical orifices and through one or more of the vertical orifices of the verticals.
US07815555B2	Dual action weightlifting machine A dual action weightlifting machine has a stationary main frame assembly comprising a right side frame and a left side frame on opposite sides of an exercise area, and a traveling frame movably supported on the stationary frame assembly and having right and left sides and a cross bar connecting the right and left sides above the exercise area, each side of the traveling frame having a vertical guide. A weight bearing exercise bar is movably supported on the traveling frame and has spaced first and second vertical slides slidably mounted on the right and left vertical guides. A horizontal slide assembly has dual horizontal guides on each side frame which engage dual slides on each side of the traveling frame. The horizontal slide assembly is located in a lower portion of the stationary frame assembly completely below the vertical travel path of a user engaging portion of the weight bearing exercise bar.
US07815547B2	Exercise system capable of providing heart rate detection warning and control method thereof An exercise system has an operating unit, an input unit, a detector, a control unit and a display unit. The operating unit is an operation device that receives forces exerted by a user. The input unit is for setting a personal physical parameter set of the user. The detector senses a heart rate of the user. The control unit receives the personal physical parameter set from the input unit, receives the heart rate from the detector, defines a boundary heart rate according to the personal physical parameter set and generates a display command by comparing the heart rate with the boundary heart rate. The display unit receives the display command to accordingly generate a safety indication signal. The user can prevent injuries or over-training fatigue by perceiving the safety indication signal and then adjust the exercise intensity.
US07815545B2	Hydraulic control system for automatic transmission An automatic transmission hydraulic control apparatus includes an oil pump driven by an engine, a forward clutch arranged to be engaged by an engagement pressure from the oil pump at a start of the vehicle, a hydraulic pressure sensing section configured to sense a hydraulic pressure in the automatic transmission, a filling start judging section configured to judge a start of filling to the forward clutch in accordance with the sensed hydraulic pressure; and an engagement pressure control section configured to control the engagement pressure to go through a filling phase and an engagement phase. The engagement pressure control section shifts from the filling phase to the engagement phase when a predetermined time elapses from the judgment of the start of the filling to the forward clutch.
US07815543B2	Creep control device for vehicle A creep control device for a vehicle having an automatic transmission including a torque converter with a lock-up clutch. The creep control device includes a throttle angle sensor for detecting a throttle angle, a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a running speed of the vehicle, a slope sensor for detecting a road surface slope, and a lock-up clutch engagement control unit for controlling the degree of engagement of the lock-up clutch. When the throttle angle is detected to be nearly zero by the throttle angle sensor and the running speed is detected to be vary small or zero by the vehicle speed sensor in the condition where the shift position is in a running range, the degree of engagement of the lock-up clutch is controlled to decrease with an increase in the road surface slope by the lock-up clutch control unit.
US07815535B2	Compact axial flux motor drive A drive (A) for imparting rotation about an axis (X) includes an axial flux motor (4) having a stator (38) and a rotor (44), an output drive element (8), an epicyclic gear system (6) located between the rotor of the axial flux motor and the drive element. The gear system is located within and surrounded by the motor, thus rendering the drive highly compact along its axis.
US07815534B2	Arrangement of a planetary gearset in a transmission An arrangement is proposed for a planetary gearset (2) with an axially adjacent shift element in a housing (1) of a transmission of a vehicle, such that the planetary gearset (2) is connected to the shift element for torque transfer, and such that a non-destructively detachable connection is provided between the shift element and the planetary gearset (2).
US07815533B2	Camshaft drive system for internal combustion engine A camshaft drive system for an internal combustion engine includes a drive sprocket fixed upon a crankshaft of the engine and a driven sprocket fixed upon a camshaft of the engine. A flexible power transmission element extends between the drive sprocket and driven sprocket. A tensioning device for the flexible power transmission element includes a linear actuator and a number of movable contactors for engaging and tensioning both the slack side and the tight side of the power transmission element, such that proper phasing of the camshaft with respect to the crankshaft is maintained.
US07815532B2	Practice hockey puck A practice hockey puck to be used by a young player to learn how to pick up a hockey puck off the ice with the blade of his hockey stick or to stickhandle on pavement or asphalt. The puck is like an ordinary puck but with a lower, outer, annular portion removed, thereby moving the outer peripheral edge of the bottom surface of the puck inwardly from the outer peripheral edge of the top portion of the puck. The outer peripheral edge of the bottom surface acts as a pivot edge. A portion of the puck lies outside this pivot edge. Pressing on this portion of the puck with the blade of the stick allows the player to easily pivot the puck about the pivot edge onto its side starting the process of picking the puck up with the stick. When the practice puck is inverted it can be used to practice stickhandling on a non-ice surface such as pavement or asphalt. The puck, in its inverted position, is contacted by the stick at a lower height on the puck making it less easy to tilt or tumble than a regular puck and thus easier to stickhandle on a difficult surface.
US07815529B2	Adjustable golf tee assembly An adjustable golf tee assembly includes a golf tee, which has a plurality of positioning portions formed in the periphery of a shank thereof at different elevations, an elastically deformable tee holder having an upright stub tube perpendicularly upwardly extending from a flat base thereof and a center through hole cut through top and bottom sides of the flat base and surrounded by the upright stub tube and a positioning portion formed on the inside wall of the upright stub tube for engagement with one of the positioning portions of the golf tee selectively, and a locating ring for sleeving onto the upright stub tube of the tee holder to lock the golf tee and the tee holder.
US07815528B2	High performance golf ball having a reduced-distance A golf ball including a core and a cover layer, wherein the golf ball has a weight of about 1.39 oz to about 1.62 oz, and at a Reynolds number of about 230,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.085, the golf ball has a lift-to-weight ratio of greater than about 1.9 and a drag-to-weight ratio of greater than about 3.0.
US07815527B2	High performance golf ball having a reduced-distance A golf ball including a core and a cover layer, wherein the golf ball has a weight of about 1.39 oz to about 1.62 oz, and at a Reynolds number of about 161,000 and a non-dimensional spin ratio of about 0.122, the golf ball has a lift-to-weight ratio of greater than about 1.2 and a drag-to-weight ratio of greater than about 1.5.
US07815525B2	Traceable playing ball and tracking system for the same Disclosed are a ball for use in a sporting activity, and a tracking system for tracking the ball. The ball comprises a microchip embedded in the ball. The microchip is adapted to transmit an information specific to a location of the ball to the tracking system. The tracking system is configured to locate the ball based on the information specific to the spatial location of the ball.
US07815523B2	Variable density golf club A golf club head having portions of varying density is disclosed and claimed. The club head includes a body with a recess in the back between the heel and toe and extending toward the sole. An insert that is configured to matingly correspond to the recess is positioned within the recess. The insert has a lower specific gravity than the club head body, biasing the club head mass toward the club head perimeter. The insert can form a muscle of the club head. The club head is forged, and the recess is formed by machining. After the insert is positioned within the recess, the club head-insert combination is subjected to additional forging and finishing steps. The present invention increases the club head moment of inertia and/or enlarges the club head sweet spot while retaining the golfer's ability to work the golf ball and shape the golf shot. The present invention can be used with forged, blade, and muscle back clubs, which have not heretofore been enhanced in these manners.
US07815519B2	Golf club head and method of manufacturing A golf club head is composed of a first body having mass concentrations at the heel and toe ends joined by a relatively thinner central web portion that is recessed from the front, top and rear surfaces of the club head. A second body member selected from a plurality of second body members composed of a relatively less dense material is temporarily attached to the web portion of the first body to form a face portion that extends from the sole to the top rail of the club as well as the central portion of the top rail.
US07815517B1	Mirrored feedback system for revealing head movement during golfer's backswing A feedback device, for use by a golfer to indicate head movement during a backswing. The device has a base, a forward plate having a transparent portion with a printed horizontal line thereupon, and a parallel mirrored surface located behind the forward plate. A reflected horizontal line is selectively viewed through the transparent portion. When the device is viewed at a first viewing angle, only a single line is visible, such that the reflected horizontal line is blocked from the golfer's view by the printed horizontal line. When the device is viewed at a second viewing angle, both lines are visible. Accordingly vertical head movement during the backswing is immediately apparent to the golfer when both lines become visible during the backswing.
US07815513B2	Enclosed slide An enclosed slide extending between a deck located above a ground surface and the ground surface. The enclosed slide includes a number of elongate sections extending between the deck and the ground surface. The sections are connected together in abutting end-to-end relations respectively. Each section includes a body and one or more flanges extending outwardly from the body and ending in notched edges, each flange being positioned substantially at one of the ends. The enclosed slide also includes a number of clamp rings. Each clamp ring includes one or more notched portions for mating with the notched edges of each pair of adjacent flanges respectively. Each clamp ring is adapted for securing the adjacent flanges in each pair to each other respectively.
US07815511B2	Automotive shock absorbing propeller shaft apparatus In an automotive shock absorbing propeller shaft apparatus, when a first yoke stub provided in an end portion of a first propeller shaft, and a second yoke stub provided in an end portion of a second propeller shaft are coupled with each other by a cross pin so as to be bendable, the first and second yoke stubs are bent with each other to a fixed maximum bending angle via the cross pin, bending angle control portions coming into collision with each other are provided respectively in shoulder surfaces of fork-shaped protruding portions opposing to each other in an axial direction.
US07815507B2	Game machine user interface using a non-contact eye motion recognition device A gaming machine having a non-contact user interface and methods for receiving input to the gaming machine using the non-contact user interface are described. The gaming machine described can receive player tracking information associated with a player, where the player tracking information can include personalization information associated with the player. The gaming machine can receive a signal provided by the player at a non-contact interface device. Next, the gaming machine can decode the signal.
US07815506B2	Player reward system for activity on a computer system A system and method for rewarding a player for activity through a computer system relating to a racetrack track event. The computer system is operatively connected with a remote device to display a player interface to transmit and receive information and requests from the player. The request may be for various player activity through the computer system, including wagers, purchases for products or services, and various other activities relating to wagering on a racetrack event. The computer system tracks the player activity and determines an award amount for the player activity. The award amount is dependent on the reward level of the player as determined by a set of predetermined criteria inputted into the computer system. The player can accumulate the award amount in an award total or redeem the award total for prizes, products, services or a cash value.
US07815504B2	Slot machine and playing method thereof When a start condition of a special game is established during a base game, payout amount of credits for occurrence of an award accompanied by payout of credits due to a specific symbol during a predetermined number of times of a special game is varied in accordance with the number of rearranged specific player-selected symbols at the start of the special game. Alternatively, payout amount of credits when the predetermined number of times of the special game terminate is varied in accordance with the number of times of occurrence of the award accompanied by payout of credits due to the specific symbol.
US07815496B2	Polishing pad of a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and method of manufacturing the same The surface(s) of a polishing pad for polishing an object has a first portion including hydrophilic material and a second portion including hydrophobic material. The first portion of the polishing surface is located in a first region of the polishing pad and the second portion of the polishing surface is located in a second region of the polishing pad juxtaposed with the first region in the radial direction of the pad. The hydrophilic material may be a polymer resin that contains hydrophilic functional groups having OH and/or ═O at bonding sites of the polymer. The hydrophobic material may be a polymer resin that contains hydrophobic functional groups having H and/or F at bonding sites of the polymer. The polishing pad is manufactured by extruding respective lines of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic materials. The extruders and a backing are moved relative to each other such that the lines form concentric rings of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic materials.
US07815495B2	Pad conditioner A pad conditioner is provided for conditioning a polishing pad in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP). The pad conditioner comprises a plastic abrasive portion having a first hardness and optionally a brush portion having a second hardness less than the first hardness. The plastic abrasive portion comprises a base plate and a plurality of plastic nodules formed on a surface of the base plate, each of the plastic nodules having a planar top surface, wherein the planar top surface is positioned to substantially contact a polishing pad. The brush portion may be positioned adjacent to the plastic abrasive portion, the brush portion having a plurality of brush elements positioned to substantially contact the pad.
US07815483B2	Soft sculpture and method of making the same A method of creating a soft sculpture by assembling a plurality of compositional units, wherein each compositional unit comprises a core made of a first material covered by a covering of a second material which covering is held in proximity to the core, either neatly or sloppily, and wherein at least two of the plurality of compositional units are connected to each other.
US07815480B2	Methods and apparatus for packaging electronic components Packages for elements, e.g., OLEDs, that are temperature sensitive are provided. The packages have a first glass substrate (12), a second glass substrate (16), and a wall (14) that separates the first and second substrates (12,16) and hermetically seals at least one temperature sensitive element (18,28,36) between the substrates (12,16). The wall (14) comprises a sintered frit and at least a portion of the wall is laser sealed to the second substrate (16) by melting a glass component of the sintered frit. The minimum width (40) of the laser-sealed portion of the wall (14) at any location along the wall (14) is greater than or equal to 2 millimeters so as to provide greater hermeticity and strength to the package. The laser sealing is performed without substantially degrading the temperature sensitive element(s) (18,28,36) housed in the package.
US07815476B1	Amphibious utility trailer that receives marine propulsive power and/or steering control from a ferried vehicle An amphibious utility trailer to haul a load over land and/or to ferry a motorized vehicle over water. The trailer is adapted to receive marine propulsive power and/steering control from wheel torque and/or steering mechanism of a vehicle, such as an ATV. A propulsor such as a paddle wheel, propeller, or water jet propels the trailer through water when engaged with ATV wheel torque. A friction coupling such as a treadmill or set of rollers in the trailer bed removably interconnects the propulsor with ATV tires. The trailer may also include a rudder operable through a removable coupling with the ATV handlebars to steer the trailer in water. The arrangement enables the trailer to be “driven” over water utilizing the ATV and yet still provide a plain and simple utility trailer for hauling traditional items over land.
US07815473B2	Contact and connecting apparatus A contact and a connecting apparatus are provided to enable miniaturization and shortening and cost reduction in response to further miniaturization and finer pitch of inspection objects. The contact is one electrically for contacting a terminal of a wire and includes a one-side plunger portion, an other-side plunger portion, and an elastic deformation portion provided between the plunger portions. The elastic deformation portion is made of an annular and conductive elastic member integrally connected to the one-side plunger portion and the other-side plunger portion. The plurally arranged elastic deformation portions are disposed in a zigzag shape in the up-down direction with their adjacent heights different from each other. The connecting apparatus includes the plurality of contacts electrically contacting terminals disposed on an inspection object and a contact plate for integrally supporting the respective contacts to make the contacts contact with the respective terminals of the inspection object.
US07815472B2	Jack mount with jacks with normal contacts and vertically staggered jack bores The present disclosure relates to a jack assembly including a jack mount having a front side and a rear side. A jack of the assembly is adapted to be slidably mounted in a jack receiving region of the jack mount. The jack assembly also includes a plurality of cross-connect contacts, and a rear interface assembly. The rear interface assembly includes a dielectric cover piece and a plurality of rear connectors that project outward from the dielectric cover piece.
US07815469B1	Dual-personality extended USB plugs and receptacles using with PCBA and cable assembly An extended universal serial bus (USB) storage device is described herein. According to one embodiment, an extended USB storage device includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) having a flash memory device and a flash controller mounted thereon, and an extended USB connector plug coupled to the PCBA for providing a USB compatible interface between an external device and the flash memory device and the flash controller, wherein the extended USB connector plug includes a first end used to couple to the external device and a second end coupled to the flash memory device and the flash controller.In one embodiment, a front piece (1701) includes a metal case (1706) for shielding and a tongue (1709) with contact pins (1781, 1782) and a rear piece (1702) includes a tip portion (1713) with contacts (1783). When the rear tip portion (1713) is inserted into the front piece the contact pins (1783) engage the contact pins (1781, 1782). The rear piece may also include locking pieces (1715) that are to enter slots (1714) in the front piece.
US07815466B2	Coaxial cable to printed circuit board interface module In one embodiment, an interface module is provided for connecting a plurality of signal paths to a high signal density interface. The interface module includes a board having axial conductor receptacles. The axial conductor receptacles have at least one ground via extending through the board to an interface side of the board and a shield receiving hole in the board extending into the board from a cable side of the board. At least a portion of the at least one ground via being exposed within the shield receiving hole, the shield receiving hole having a plating therein contacting the portion of the at least one ground via exposed within the shield receiving hole. The axial conductor receptacles have a plated center conductor receiving hole in the board, which extends to a signal via. The signal via extends from the center conductor hole to the interface side of the board. A non-plated hole in the board is located between the plated center conductor hole and the shield receiving hole.
US07815464B2	Storage device having a memory module, cover, and light-transmission elements A storage device has a memory module, a cover, and light-transmission elements. In one such storage device, a cover has light-transmission elements extending from opposing exterior surfaces of the cover. In a configuration of the memory module and the cover, the light-transmission elements are optically coupled to the light source.
US07815463B2	Spring force connector A spring-force connection with a current rail piece with at least two mutually independent clamping points which interact with in each case one spring end for clamping electrical conductors is described. The current rail piece has on both sides of a center piece two end pieces bent away in each case from the center piece, the interior angle of which end pieces is located in the bending area on the same top of the current rail piece. The end pieces in each case have conductor through-openings into which associated clamping springs are inserted, wherein the clamping springs are supported with one clamping spring end on the current rail piece and, in the conductor-less inoperative state rest with the other clamping spring end on a clamping point formed at the associated conductor through-opening.
US07815460B2	Connector with an anti-loose fastening device A connector with an anti-loose fastening device has a housing, a socket module mounted inside the housing, and a plug module. The housing has a front opening for the plug module to insert in the socket module so as to electrically connect therewith. The housing has an elastic finger. The elastic finger has a tooth extending downwardly from one end thereof, and an inwardly slanted surface facing the front opening. When the plug module inserts in the socket module, the tooth of the elastic finger inserts in a recess formed on the plug module so as to prevent the plug module from disengaging with the socket module inside the housing.
US07815458B2	Power source coupling and coupler having a power source coupling The present invention relates to a power source coupling for connecting two power coupling parts (5, 6): a first power coupling part (5) which is mounted on a first component (1) so as to be longitudinally displaceable and has a first connecting plate (16) with one or more first power coupling elements (18), and a second power coupling part (6) which is mounted on a second component (4) so as to be displaceably mounted between a first and a second position. The second power coupling part (6) has a second connecting plate (17) with one or more second power coupling elements (19) which are able to cooperate with the first power coupling elements (18) when the first power coupling part (5) is in the first position. A protective element (51) is provided on the first power coupling part (5) so as to be adjustable in position, and which in the first position of the power coupling part (5) covers the first power coupling elements (18) when the second power coupling part (6) is not attached, and in the second position of the power coupling part (5) is in an open position.
US07815446B2	Flash memory device with retractable plug A flash memory device (100) includes a movable housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (15), a control board (2) having a circuit board (21) and a plug (22) connecting with the circuit board (21), an outer shield defining an opening (64), and a sleeve (3) movably ringed on one side of the movable housing (1) and enclosing the plug (22). The circuit board (21) is retained in the receiving cavity (15). The plug (22) extends out of the receiving cavity (15). The movable housing (1) is movably mounted in the outer shield. The movable housing (1) has an elastic section (141) with a button (18) coupled thereon. The button (18) pushes the plug (22) moving in or out of the sleeve (3) and the outer shield.
US07815442B2	Burn-in socket with improved contacts A burn-in socket for electrical connecting with package having solder balls, includes a base and a number of contacts received in the base. Each contact has a spring section movable in the base, a contact section extending upwardly from the spring section and a retention section extending downwardly from the spring section. The contact section includes three tips at a top end thereof for contacting with the solder balls of the package thereby supporting the solder balls.
US07815441B2	Rigid-flexible board and method for manufacturing the same A rigid-flexible board and a method for manufacturing the same can be provided, whereby the material yield ratio can be enhanced and the productive yield can be also enhanced. A rigid board with a step for connection and a flexible board with a connector at the edge thereof are formed independently. Then, the connecting area is spot facing processed so that the depth of the thus obtained depressed portion is equal to or lower than the thickness of the flexible board. The connector of the flexible board is electrically connected to the vertical wiring area of the depressed portion.
US07815434B2	Dental coating kit The invention provides a dental coating kit with high adhesiveness to teeth that contains a primer composition including an acidic group-containing polymeric monomer (a), water (b) and a water-soluble solvent (c) and a surface smoothing composition including a polyfunctional polymeric monomer (f), a volatile solvent (g) and a photopolymerization initiator (h); and a dental coating kit with high adhesiveness to teeth and minimally suffering from chipping and peeling off that contains a primer composition including an acidic group-containing polymeric monomer (a), water (b) and a water-soluble solvent (c), a coating composition including a polymeric monomer (d) and a photopolymerization initiator (e), and a surface smoothing composition including a polyfunctional polymeric monomer (f), a volatile solvent (g) and a photopolymerization initiator (h). Either dental coating kit is particularly useful as a kit for preventing stain and color return of a bleached tooth.
US07815433B2	Adjustable tool drive arrangement The invention relates to an improved dental tool drive arrangement for a handpiece with a drive head, the tool drive arrangement permitting length adjustment of the tool in the drive head by concentrically supporting the tool in the drive head at any position from a fully inserted position to a maximum retracted position. The tool drive arrangement preferably includes a tool and a rotatable tool supporting element for concentrically supporting the tool from the fully inserted to the maximum retracted position, the tool preferably including a maximum retraction indicator for indicating to a user when the tool has been retracted to the maximum retraction position. This provides a significant advantage over the prior art by allowing a user to adjust the exposed length of a rotatable tool, preferably a dental bur, without exceeding safe operating limits. The invention also relates to an improved drive spindle which allows depth adjustment of a tool in a dental handpiece while maintaining efficient torque transfer and concentricity during high speed rotation.
US07815430B2	Mold, production process of mold, imprint apparatus, and imprint method A mold for imprinting a pattern onto a resin material applied onto a substrate is constituted by a mold substrate formed of a material transparent to light in at least a part of a wavelength range of light used for alignment, an alignment structure area having an alignment structure comprising a recess portion, a pattern forming area having a pattern, and a coating layer is formed of a material having an optical characteristic different from that of the mold substrate. The coating layer is on a side wall of the recess portion.
US07815429B1	Snowball slinger A device has a first arm with a cup at a first distal end and a handle at a second proximal end with a second similarly configured arm pivoted thereto. The second cup forms an obtuse angle with its arm. Each of the first and second arms has an slight elbow bend so that the hurling cup trails the handles by a slight amount. Drawing the handles apart in a scissor-opening motion compacts the snow into a cohesive snowball that may then be slung.
US07815428B2	Apparatuses and processes for packaging products An apparatus comprises an operating device and a die suitable for interacting to form containers from a sheet material, a cutting device for separating said containers from said sheet material, said cutting means being so shaped as to be removably connectable to said operating device.
US07815425B2	Processing apparatus A processing apparatus for transferring a relief pattern on a mold to a resist on a substrate through a compression of the mold against the resist, includes a supplier for supplying the resist between the substrate and the mold, and an illumination optical system for illuminating ultraviolet light onto the resist via the mold so as to cure the resist.
US07815423B2	Compressor with fluid injection system A scroll compressor includes a housing, a non-orbiting scroll member including a first spiral wrap, and an orbiting scroll member including a second spiral wrap. The first and second spiral wraps are interleaved to define at least one moving fluid pocket that decreases in size as it moves from a radially outer position to a radially inner position. A vapor-injection system may include a shell fitting in fluid communication with a fluid passageway of the non-orbiting scroll member via a vapor injection tube. The vapor injection tube may be fixed for movement with the non-orbiting scroll member for communicating vapor into the moving fluid pockets.
US07815421B2	Channel form for a rotating pressure exchanger A pressure exchanger transferring pressure energy from a liquid in a first liquid system to a liquid in a second liquid system, having a housing with inlet and outlet connection openings for each liquid and a rotor arranged in the housing for rotation about a longitudinal axis. Through rotor channels are arranged around the rotor longitudinal axis with openings on each axial end face of the rotor. The rotor channels are arranged for connection through opposing flow openings facing the housing to the connection openings of the housing. During rotor rotation high pressure liquid and low pressure liquid are alternately introduced into the respective systems. Liquid flowing to the rotor through the openings generates a circumferential force (cu) for driving the rotor, and starting at or following the openings a flow guiding configuration formed as a rotor channel flow diverting contour is arranged in the rotor channels.
US07815416B2	Steam turbine In a steam turbine having a cross-over duct for delivering steam discharged from an intermediate pressure turbine to low pressure turbines, the intermediate pressure turbine provides two outlets for discharging exhaust steam, the low pressure turbine provides two inlets, and the outlets and the inlets are arranged on the same straight line as viewed from a planar direction. One of the outlets and one of the inlets which are close to each other are connected through a cross-over duct, the other of the outlets and the other of the inlets which are far from each other are connected through another cross-over duct, and the cross-over ducts are arranged to be at two stages in the up-down direction.
US07815412B2	Substrate distribution method A glass substrate distribution system includes a cassette, a first transmission mechanism, and a second transmission mechanism. The first transmission mechanism transmits the glass substrate to several standby positions outside the cassette. The second transmission mechanism transmits the glass substrate between the standby positions and the glass substrate.
US07815409B2	Integral joining A method for joining bodies by melting down a joining element. The joining element acts on a surface of one of the bodies and penetrates the surface as a result of a directed force. Once in a penetrated condition, a mechanical excitation is generated such that during further penetration of the joining element into the one body, the advance is maintained through the directed force and the melting down is maintained through the mechanical excitation. Molten or melted material is hydraulically displaced into the bodies.
US07815408B2	Fastener assembly retention and alignment element A fastener assembly including a retention and alignment element used in combination with a first component having a cylindrical wall defining a bore and a second component having an elongated shaft for insertion into the bore of the first component. The retention and alignment element comprises a plurality of elongated polymeric protuberances, each having (i) a base fixed to the cylindrical wall of the first component, (ii) a height sufficient so that together the free ends of the protuberances define a passageway that creates an interference fit with the shaft of the second component, and (iii) a length sufficient to maintain the shaft of the second component generally collinear with the axis of the bore of the first component.
US07815406B2	Element attachable by riveting to a sheet metal part and also a component assembly and a method for the production of the component assembly An element attachable to a sheet metal part by riveting, in particular an element in the form of a centering bolt, having a shaft part and a head part, wherein the head part has at its side confronting the sheet metal part an at least approximately ring-like ring recess which merges at the radially inner side into a cylinder section of the head part which in turn merges into the shaft part and into a tubular rivet section which surrounds the shaft part in the region of the head part, is disposed within a ring-like contact surface arranged radially outside of the ring recess and merges at the radially outer side via an at least approximately conical wall into the ring-like contact surface, is characterized in that at least one local recess and preferably a plurality of in particular uniformly distributed local recesses is or are provided in the conical wall of the ring recess and/or in an optionally present ring-like base surface of the ring recess. A component assembly comprising the element and a sheet metal part and also a method for the manufacture of such a component assembly are also described.
US07815405B2	Tie-down cleat and method for a vehicle article carrier A vehicle article carrier system employing a pair of support rails adapted to be secured to the sidewalls of a bed of a pick-up truck. Attached to the sidewalls are a pair of tie-down assemblies that can be fixedly secured at various points along each of the support rails. A load bar assembly is also included that can be quickly and easily attached to and detached from the tie-down assemblies. When the load bar is not in use, the tie-down assemblies can be used in connection with external bungee cords, nylon straps or other fastening implements to help restrain articles within the bed of the vehicle.
US07815399B2	Method of mechanized construction for earth wire under-bracing and extendable excavating unit for auger crane A method of mechanized construction has developed for installing an earth wire under-bracing by using an auger crane and adjustable excavating unit with an auger crane. The extendable excavating unit is mounted to the lower end of an auger shaft of the auger crane and excavation teeth extendable and retractable are mounted to the excavating unit, thereby allowing excavation of a burial hole suitable to the size of the earth wire under-bracing. Whether it is needed to bury the earth wire under-bracing having a larger diameter than the diameter of excavation existing on the auger crane, or bury small-sized earth wire under-bracing, a method for mechanized construction of the earth wire under-bracing is enabled without difficulty by using an auger crane and adjustable excavating unit.
US07815396B2	Reflecting wave generator apparatus and method A wave generating apparatus and method in which a chamber is at least partially submerged beneath a body of water in a pool and is connected to a gas supply for at least partially filling the chamber with gas, displacing water in the vicinity of the chamber. A vent valve is arranged to vent gas rapidly from the chamber so that the water level in the vicinity of the chamber falls, forming a wave trough. A wave reflecting wall is positioned in the pool adjacent the chamber and in the vicinity of the wave trough formation so as to reflect the wave away from the chamber and across the body of water. The chamber may have a flexible wall for displacing water or may be a rigid chamber communicating with the water through a submerged passageway. This apparatus forms a wave trough followed by a wave peak which travels across the pool.
US07815394B2	Device for a watercraft for picking up and launching boats The invention relates to a device for a watercraft for picking up and launching boats. The device comprises an extension arm that is coupled in such a manner that it can swing freely on the watercraft, that extends at an acute angle in relation to the surface of the water and floats in water by means of floats. The extension arm comprises guide tracks for a boat retrieving device that is maintained on the extension arm in a longitudinally displaceable manner. The boat retrieving device comprises a holding head that is articulated in a displaceable manner on a running part guided on the guide rails, about an axis that is horizontal and approximately transversal in relation to the extension arm. The running part is connected to the drive means for longitudinally displacing the boat retrieving device. The holding head comprises at least one adjusting means that acts upon its adjusting movement about the horizontal axis.
US07815393B2	Mounting adapter for concrete surface processing tool A mounting assembly for rotatably mounting a surface processing tool holder on at least one motor driven rotatable arm of a surface processing apparatus, such that the tool can spin freely as the arm is driven by the motor, includes an elongate shank having a smooth surfaced, cylindrical portion intermediate its ends adapted for positioning within an aperture in the tool holder with one threaded end portion projecting through the aperture for attachment to an elongate mounting bar adapted for attachment to the arm. A bearing supported by the tool body and surrounding the smooth surfaced portion of the shank is rotatable relative to the shank. The mounting bar includes a threaded aperture for receiving the threaded end portion of the shank and the threaded aperture includes a counterbore for receiving the end portion of the smooth surfaced shank portion which is adjacent the threaded end portion.
US07815389B2	Hand rail system railing connector A rail system includes a cap rail defining a slot. Within the slot may be positioned expansion brackets that permit the cap rail to be mounted to a wall or a post. The expansion bracket is configured to engage an end of a fixture to position and secure the fixture within the slot. The expansion bracket defines a cable way for wires extending to or from the fixture. Other expansion brackets may be mounted within the slot to position and secure ends of fixtures when the mounting expansion brackets are not correctly positioned with respect to the end of the fixture. A rail system includes a pair of rails extending between a pair of posts. An in-fill panel is positioned within slots of each rail and extends between the rails. Expansion brackets within the slots engage the panel.
US07815388B2	Retractable writing surface A retractable writing surface system including a binding mechanism and a pocket directly bound to the binding mechanism, the pocket having an inner cavity. The system further includes a polymer writing surface at least partially received in the pocket. The writing surface is movable between an extended position wherein at least part of the writing surface is exposed for writing upon by a writing instrument, and a retracted position wherein less of the writing surface is exposed for writing upon by the writing instrument compared to when the writing surface is in the extended position. At least part of the writing surface is located in the cavity when the writing surface is in the retracted position.
US07815386B2	Device for storing and extrusion of a flowable substance A device for the storage and extrusion of a flowable substance (A) includes a loading unit (13) for an application tool (14). The loading unit has a pot-shaped insert (15) for a holder (17). Through axial pressure on the holder (17) the flowable substance A can be extruded from a chamber (12) of the holder through openings (20A) made on the perimeter of the insert (15) into a chamber (16) of the loading unit (13), so that the application tool (14) set at right angles to the axis of the insert (15) is loaded with the substance (A).
US07815381B2	Computer keyboard Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer keyboard having user-manipulable components for multi-media applications and additional computer interface and control purposes that are desirably designed for ease of manufacturing and cost effectiveness. A preformed roller module has a small top cover and base forming an enclosure to hold the entire roller mechanism, including the electronic components. The roller module is then attached to the keyboard. A volume control dial is provided for audio volume control. The dial desirably is also preformed and then attached to the keyboard. Keyboard feet may be provided on the rear edge of the keyboard for tilting the keyboard without taking up space at the bottom of the keyboard, so that the keyboard height profile can be kept low. An opaque keyboard frame may be placed over the key mechanisms of the keys to hide them from sight, and a translucent top case may be placed over the opaque keyboard frame. The keys protrude through openings of the opaque keyboard frame and the translucent top case.
US07815376B2	Fixture for shape-sensing optical fiber in a kinematic chain Localized strain is effectively eliminated in a shape sensing optical fiber where the fiber exits a link in a kinematic chain. In one aspect, the fiber is positioned in a channel within a fiber fixture portion of the link, and a surface of a lip of the channel is curved. The curved surface of the lip begins tangent to a wall of the channel and has a maximum radius of curvature that is less than the minimum bend radius that the fiber will experience during shape sensing. In another aspect the fiber is positioned within a shape memory alloy tube that extends from the link.
US07815371B2	X-ray emitter The invention relates to an X-ray emitter 1 comprising an X-ray tube 2 disposed in an oil-tight housing 3 containing a high-tension transformer 2.1, wherein an electrical supply line 4 for the heater voltage for X-ray tube 2 is provided, which is led through the housing 3. Read-out and storage electronics 5 including a microcontroller 5.4 and a data storage device 5.2 are provided on or in the housing 3, and at least one period of operation of the X-ray tube 2 can be acquired and stored in the data storage device 5.2 by means of the read-out and storage electronics 5.
US07815369B2	Method of measuring temperature of tunnel magnetoresistive effect element A method of measuring temperature of a TMR element includes a step of obtaining in advance a temperature coefficient of element resistance of a discrete TMR element that is not mounted on an apparatus, by measuring temperature versus element resistance value characteristic of the discrete TMR element in a state that a breakdown voltage is intentionally applied to the discrete TMR element and a tunnel barrier layer of the discrete TMR element is brought into a stable conductive state, a step of bringing a tunnel barrier layer of a TMR element actually mounted on the apparatus into a stable conductive state by intentionally applying the breakdown voltage to the mounted TMR element having the same structure as that of the discrete TMR element whose temperature coefficient has been measured, a step of measuring an element resistance value of the mounted TMR element with the tunnel barrier layer that has been brought into a stable conductive state, and a step of obtaining a temperature corresponding to the measured element resistance value from the previously measured temperature coefficient of element resistance.
US07815368B2	Temperature detector and fixing material transfer suppressing structure The temperature detector comprises a thermistor embedded in varnish, a connector, a lead wire connecting the thermistor and the connector to each other, and a transfer suppressing portion provided between the thermistor and the connector and suppressing the movement of the varnish on the surface of the lead wire. The suppressing portion comprises a protection tube surrounding the lead wire and a grommet filled in a space inside the protection tube.
US07815364B2	Mechanism to avoid rate variations due to gravitation in a sprung balance regulating organ, and timepiece provided with such a mechanism The mechanism avoids the rate variations due to the effect of gravitation on a regulating organ of a timepiece whose regulating organ includes a sprung balance and an escape wheel mounted onto a platform. The platform includes an unbalance and is mounted so as to freely rotate about at least a first axis relative to a plate of the movement so that this platform will rotate about the first axis under the effect of terrestrial gravitation. This mechanism includes a wheelwork with a driving kinematical chain linking the escape wheel to a barrel system of the timepiece, and a corrective kinematical chain compensating the movements and speed of the platform relative to the plate, so that these movements of the platform will not perturb the chronometry of the timepiece, this wheelwork including one or several epicycloidal gear trains, each of which contains wheels with straight toothing exclusively.
US07815361B2	Method and arrangement for automated color mixing In a method for automated colour mixing in a customer-operated and enclosed arrangement, a container with colour base component can be inserted and shaken, the tin with the shaken colour base component is provided with a hole, one or more doses of colour pigment are added via the hole, the hole is closed and shaking is then carried out again. Devices for carrying out the said functions are controlled by microcomputer equipment that is arranged to work interactively with the customer. The making of the hole is carried out using a knife edge or injection device that penetrates the material of the container. The dosing of the colour pigments is carried out by means of a pump and valve arrangement in which one or more valves are opened and closed or by means of a pressure or piston arrangement. The dosing is initiated in the open state of the valve or by activation of the pressure or piston device. The invention also relates to an arrangement and has the advantages provided by optimal hole-making and dosing functions.
US07815357B2	Light guide for surface light source device and surface light source device A high quality surface light source in which various kinds of unevenness in luminance due to use of small number of spot-like primary light sources for reducing power consumption is eliminated, and a light guide for use therein. The planar light guide (4) guides light emitted from a plurality of spot-like primary light sources (2) and has an incoming end face (41) of lights emitted from the primary light source (2) and an outgoing face (43) of guided light. A high light diffusion region (431) extends substantially along the direction of directivity of light entering the light guide (4) in a plane extending along the outgoing face (43), in the vicinity of the incoming end face of at least one of the outgoing face (43) and its rear surface (44) on the opposite side. The high light diffusion region (431) has a mean inclination angle larger than that of an adjacent region (434).
US07815355B2	Direct-lit backlight having light recycling cavity with concave transflector Direct-lit backlights and associated methods and components are disclosed in which a transflector that partially transmits and partially reflects incident light is shaped to form at least one concave structure facing a back reflector of the backlight. This provides at least one recycling cavity therebetween, the at least one recycling cavity substantially filling the output area of the backlight. At least one light source is disposed behind the output area to inject light into each cavity, and can be positioned in the recycling cavity or behind an aperture in the back reflector. The cavities are preferably shallow and wide, having a width-to-depth ratio of at least 5 or 10, and can provide uniform brightness and color at the output area with sparsely distributed light sources and in a thin profile backlight.
US07815352B2	Vehicular headlamp A vehicular headlamp includes a light source for illuminating light from the vehicular headlamp in an illumination direction; a swivel mechanism capable of changing the illumination direction horizontally rightward and leftward; a leveling mechanism capable of changing the illumination direction vertically upward and downward; and electronic control unit capable of controlling the swivel mechanism and the leveling mechanism so as to change the illumination direction toward an oncoming vehicle lane side during linear travel of a vehicle. A method of illumination control for a vehicular headlamp includes illuminating light from the vehicular headlamp in an illumination direction; and changing the illumination direction toward an oncoming vehicle lane side during linear travel of a vehicle.
US07815345B2	Vehicle-purpose lighting tool A vehicle-purpose lighting tool is featured by comprising: a light-conducting member having a front light-emitting plane, a rear plane having a concave/convex shape, and a side edge plane; and a light source arranged at a position opposite to the side edge plane; in which within external light which is entered via the front light-emitting plane into the light-conducting member, a portion of the external light which is directly traveled to the side edge plane is totally reflected on a boundary plane of the side edge plane portion; a plurality of reflecting portions are formed on the rear plane and are coupled to each other via a coupling portion in such a direction that the reflecting portions are separated apart from the side edge plane side; and distances between the plurality of reflecting portions and the front light-emitting plane are changed in a discontinuous manner along the separating direction.
US07815344B2	Device and method for high visibility emergency signaling A high visibility emergency signaling device includes a base configured to be secured to an external support raised above ground level, light-emitting means mounted thereto for generating at least one light beam, and power supply means for such light-emitting means. Optical means are further provided, operating on the at least one light beam to model and orient it in such a manner as to illuminate a substantially circular area in space and/or on the ground.
US07815341B2	Strip illumination device A low-profile strip illumination device comprises a substrate supporting an elongate heat conductor and positively and negatively energized elongate rails. A plurality of spaced apart light emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted so as to be powered by the elongate rails. The LEDs are arranged generally adjacent the elongate heat conductor so that a heat flow path is defined from each LED to the elongate heat conductor and to the environment.
US07815335B2	Uni-planar focal adjustment system A uni-planar focal adjustment system involving no reflector housing rotation for use in high-intensity discharge (HID) lighting systems. A simple mechanical drive system allows a user to manually adjust the focal point by turning a focal adjustment ring, which in turn moves a HID lamp assembly back and forth along an optical axis relative to a stationary reflector. The system utilizes only linear motion along the optical axis and does not involve rotational reflector movement. The system allows for a significantly smaller reflector through-hole, which increases the percentage of HID generated light capable of being reflectively used in the focused light beam. Finally, the focal adjustment system allows for separation of the HID lamp assembly inductor/igniter coil from the remaining ballast circuit board components, thereby further improving heat management of the lighting system, while maintaining the optimum alignment of the lamp in regards to the parabolic optic and increasing light production efficiency.
US07815330B2	Backlight assembly and display device having the same A backlight assembly, which can provide enhanced light emitting efficiency, and a display device, are provided. The backlight assembly includes a light generating unit comprising a substrate and a point light source connected to the substrate, and a receiving container positioned to receive light from the light generating unit, the receiving container comprising an embossing that corresponds to the point light source.
US07815329B2	Waterfall unit A waterfall unit for use in a spa includes a body defining a bowl, a beveled arcuate outer edge surface which curves over the bowl and a water entrance port in communication with the bowl. The water entrance port is located in the bottom of the bowl. A deflector cap is spaced away from and over the water entrance port. Water flows upwardly through the water entrance port in a fountain-like manner. This water contacts the deflector cap which deflects the water and causes it to flow laterally and into the bowl. When the bowl fills with water, the water flows over the beveled outer edge surface to create a waterfall. The body further defines a flat back wall for mounting the waterfall unit against a spa wall. The body has a substantially curved body profile formed by the bowl and the beveled outer edge surface.
US07815328B2	Light A decorative light and a method for making a decorative light having layers of distinct flexible materials on a bulb are disclosed.
US07815326B2	Interior rearview mirror system An interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly, a casing, a transflective reflective element, a compass sensor and a control. An information display disposed behind said reflective element whereby information displayed by the information display is viewable through the transflective reflector by a driver of a vehicle when the information display is displaying information. At least a portion of the control is disposed within the mirror casing and behind the reflective element, and another portion of the control is disposed at the mounting structure. The other portion of control may include a forward facing imaging array that is part of at least one of (a) a headlamp controller of the vehicle, (b) an object detection system of the vehicle, (c) a rain sensor of the vehicle and (d) a lane departure warning system of the vehicle.
US07815318B2	Projector capable of adjusting brightness and brightness uniformity A projector capable of adjusting brightness and brightness uniformity includes a light module, a light pipe, a first lens module, a second lens module and an image module. The light module generates a light ray. The light pipe includes an entrance and an exit. The light ray is converged onto the entrance of the light pipe and outputted through the exit of the light pipe. The first lens module has a first focal surface, which overlaps the exit of the light pipe, and receives the light ray outputted through the exit of the light pipe. The second lens module has a second focal surface and receives the light ray outputted through the first lens module. The image module is disposed on the second focal surface of the second lens module and receives the light ray outputted through the second lens module.
US07815312B2	Ocular light stimulus apparatus Stimulus light is projected from a stimulus light source onto an ocular fundus of an eye under examination to locally stimulate the retina in order to perform a biological examination. During a biological examination, first background light is projected from an illumination light source via an objective lens, and second background light is projected from a light source from the periphery of the objective lens onto the ocular fundus. During alignment prior to a biological examination, the first background light is turned off and the second background light is projected onto the ocular fundus. During observation of the ocular fundus, the first background light projected onto the fundus is blocked, so that fundus observation or eye fixation is not disturbed by the background light. This enables accurate alignment to be carried out. Since the examinee's eye is irradiated with the second background light from the periphery of the objective lens in preparation for a biological examination, the examinee's eye can sufficiently adapt to the light during a biological examination, ensuring a reliable biological examination.
US07815311B2	Alertness sensing spectacles Spectacles for use in an eye monitoring system include a pair of ocular frames and a sensor unit adapted to be positioned adjacent an eye of the wearer. A nose bridge connects the ocular frames and incorporates an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the vertical position of the sensor unit relative to the eye. A frame arm extends from the outer edge of each ocular frame and is adapted to fit over the ear of a wearer. The sensor unit incorporates two infra red emitters at different angles and an infra red detector recessed into the surface of the unit to reduce the proportion of signal received by said detector which is not from the signal emitter reflected by the eye or eyelids.
US07815306B2	Magnetic locker for spectacle frame A locker of a spectacle frame, adapted for connecting a first member and a second member of the spectacle frame, includes a receiving portion, an inserting portion and a locking mechanism. The receiving portion is adapted for providing at an end of the first member of the spectacle frame. The inserting portion, which is adapted for providing at an end of the second member of the spectacle frame, is arranged to be freely slide into the receiving portion. The locking mechanism includes a locking member movably disposed between the receiving portion and the inserting portion as a locking position to lock up the inserting portion from being detached from the receiving portion. The locking member is able to be driven from the locking position to an unlocking position that the inserting portion is able to be slid out of the receiving portion for separating the first and second members. The locker can be used in spectacle frame for exchanging and adjusting temples, end-pieces, hinges as well as the bridge.
US07815303B2	Inkjet recording method An inkjet recording method is provided that includes (a) a step of applying an undercoat liquid onto a recording medium, (b) a step of carrying out image formation by discharging a colored liquid onto the undercoat liquid, and (c) a step of curing the colored liquid, the colored liquid being a multiple color ink set comprising a plurality of ink compositions, and the colored liquid comprising an ink composition of at least one color selected from the group consisting of violet, blue, green, orange, and red.
US07815301B2	Water-based pigment dispersion, production method thereof, water-based pigment ink, production method thereof, ink record, inkjet recording apparatus, and inkjet recording method The object of the present invention is to provide a water-based pigment dispersion containing a pigment, a dispersing agent, a resin emulsion, and water, the water-based pigment dispersion is subjected to a heat treatment. The present invention also provides a water-based pigment ink containing the water-based pigment dispersion, a dispersing agent, a resin emulsion, and water.
US07815300B2	Cartridge unit having multiple ink storage capacity A cartridge unit arranged for use in a print engine for an inkjet printer is provided. The cartridge unit has a body portion having ink storage compartments and a pagewidth printhead assembly configured to receive ink from ink storage compartments and distribute it to nozzles arranged in use to deliver the ink onto passing print media. The print engine has a cradle which has a body which removably receives the cartridge unit and is configured to control the operation of the printhead assembly for printing. The ink storage compartments comprise absorption material which stores the ink therein under capillary action for supply to the nozzles. The cradle is configured to be secured to the inkjet printer to receive print media from a media input tray and to deliver printed media to a media output tray.
US07815299B2	Ink cartridges An ink cartridge includes a frame having an opening formed therethrough, and at least one film connected to the frame. The frame and the at least one film define an ink chamber therein. The film comprises a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, and the second portion is positioned between the first portion and the third portion, and the first portion and the third portion are raised with respect to the second portion. A line intersecting a peak of a first end of the first portion and a peak of a second end of the first portion is slanted with respect to a center line of the opening, and a line intersecting a peak of a first end of the third portion and a peak of a second end of the third portion is slanted with respect to the center line of the opening.
US07815298B2	Ink cartridge for ink jet recording device An ink cartridge for an ink jet recording device, includes: a container having an ink supply port; at least two ink chambers partitioned in the container, one being located substantially in an upper section and the other being located substantially in a lower section; an ink suction passage connecting a bottom region of the lower section ink chamber to a bottom region of the upper section ink chamber; and a negative pressure generating mechanism provided to a flow passage connecting the upper section ink chamber to the ink supply port.
US07815297B2	Ink jet recording head and ink jet recording apparatus having a plurality of ink flow paths An ink jet recording head for ejecting, through an ink ejection outlet, ink introduced through an ink supply port includes a first ink flow path in fluid communication with the ink supply port; a second ink flow path which is branched from the first ink flow path at a branch portion and which is in fluid communication with the ink ejection outlet; and a third ink flow path for fluid communication between the branch portion and an outside.
US07815296B2	Ink cartridge holding device An ink cartridge holding device includes: a holder holding the ink cartridge and having an opening so as to allow the ink cartridge to be inserted and withdrawn through the opening; a door which is attached to the holder and is pivotable between (a) an open position at which the opening is uncovered for permitting insertion and withdrawal and (b) a closed position at which the opening is covered for inhibiting the insertion and withdrawal; a locking member which is attached to the door and is displacable between (A) an engaging position in which the locking member is engaged with the holder for locking the door at the closed position and (B) a releasing position in which the locking member is released from the holder so as to allow the door to be pivoted from the closed position. The locking member is displaced, when the door is pivoted from the open position to the closed position, from the releasing position to the engaging position via a transitional state in which a pressing portion presses a pressing-force receiving surface while the pressing portion is moved relative to and along the pressing-force receiving surface. The pressing-force receiving surface of the locking member is a curved surface whose inclination continuously varies in a direction in which the pressing-force receiving surface and the pressing portion are moved relative to each other.
US07815292B2	Liquid ejection head The liquid ejection head includes: a piezoelectric body which generates pressure for ejecting liquid; a spacer member which forms a space allowing the piezoelectric body to be displaced; and an electrical connection member which connects the piezoelectric body with a substrate having a wire, the electrical connection member being provided inside the space, wherein the following formula is satisfied: σmin×L/δLmin≦E≦σmax×L/δLmax, where a range from σmin through σmax represents a range of a pressing force when the piezoelectric body and the substrate is connected via the electrical connection member, L represents a thickness of the spacer member, a range from δLmin through δLmax represents a range of an amount of compressive deformation of the spacer member when the pressing force is applied within the range of the pressing force, and E represents a Young's modulus of the spacer member.
US07815288B2	Ink jet printing apparatus The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus capable of improving reliability of an electrical connecting portion between a carriage side and head cartridge side. When an ink tank is mounted on a head cartridge, a hook of a set lever is obstructed to be operated in a lock releasing direction by a restricting surface of the ink tank. This prevents the head cartridge from being removed from the carriage, and maintains an electrical connecting condition between the carriage and the head cartridge. Therefore, for removing the head cartridge, it is necessary to remove the ink tank.
US07815286B2	Mist ejection head and image forming apparatus The mist ejection head comprises: a nozzle ejecting a liquid in a form of a mist; a liquid chamber connected to the nozzle; an ultrasonic wave generating element which is disposed on a side wall of the liquid chamber and which generates an ultrasonic wave in such a manner that the ultrasonic wave is applied to the liquid inside the liquid chamber; and a reflector having a reflecting surface which reflects the ultrasonic wave generated by the ultrasonic wave generating element in such a manner that the ultrasonic wave is directed toward a center of the liquid chamber and concentrated at a focal point situated in a vicinity of the nozzle inside the liquid chamber.
US07815278B2	Droplet discharge-condition detecting unit, droplet-discharging device, and inkjet recording device A detection unit to optically detect a discharge condition of a droplet is disclosed. The detection unit includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element disposed on opposite sides of an area through which a droplet discharged from a droplet-discharger passes. A diaphragm plate having an aperture and another diaphragm plate having at least two apertures arranged at a pitch in a discharge direction are respectively disposed near front surfaces of the two elements. When light emitted from the light emitting element passes through the apertures, two light beams are received by the light receiving element. When the droplet is discharged and passes in front of the apertures, the two light beams are blocked sequentially by the ink droplet, which causes the quantity of light received by the light receiving element to change, thereby inducing a change in an output from the light receiving element. Based on the change in the output, a discharge-condition of the droplet is determined.
US07815277B2	Image recording device An image recording device include a control section. The control section circulates the ink in the ink path by section of a circulation driving section, sets at least one of the heads selected based on a temperature of the heads as a temperature measurement head, and controls the temperature of the ink based on an output value from a corresponding one of the temperature sensors provided in the temperature measurement head.
US07815271B2	Recording medium driving device and recording medium driving method A recording medium driving device includes a recording and/or playback unit for performing at least one of recording of a data signal on the recoding surface of a recording medium, and playback of a data signal from the recording surface, a printing unit for printing visible information on the main surface different from the recording surface of the recording medium using an inkjet method, a driver for performing driving as to the recording medium, and a drive control unit for switching the driving speed of the driver by a printing mode for printing visible information on the main surface or a recording/playback mode for recording or playback of the data signal on/from the recording surface.
US07815270B2	Printer cradle for various print speed printheads A printer cradle is provided which has a body for removably receiving each of a range of inkjet printheads and a controller for determining a print speed of an inserted printhead. The printheads within the range are able to operate at print speeds different than one another. Each printhead has printhead contacts for receiving data and power for operating the printhead. The body has complementary contacts for establishing electrical connection with the printhead contacts of each printhead upon insertion thereof into the body. The controller has a plurality of separate integrated circuits. Each integrated circuit has a memory buffer for print data and the controller is configured to determine how many of the integrated circuits are needed to operate the inserted printhead at the determined print speed.
US07815265B2	Rack apparatus of dishwasher A rack apparatus of a dishwasher disclosed, the apparatus comprising a rack disposed in the dishwasher for washing targets to be washed contained in a wash tub and configured to receive the targets to be washed, rack rails fixedly installed at the rack, and rail guides each having a plurality of rail supporting portions longitudinally disposed at the wash tub and configured to slidably support the rack rails. A rack apparatus of a dishwasher disclosed in another aspect comprises a rack disposed in the dishwasher for washing targets to be washed contained in a wash tub and configured to receive the targets to be washed, rack rails fixedly installed at the rack, and rail guides each having a plurality of rail supporting portions longitudinally disposed at the wash tub and configured to slidably support the rack rails, wherein the rack rails are simultaneously coupled to two or more rack rail supporting portions. Accordingly, the height of the rack can easily be adjusted according to requirements, such as dishes to be contained in the rack, the rack can move more safely, and the weight of dishes to be contained in the rack can increase.
US07815263B1	Candle box A candle box for displaying a variety of themes and for safely burning items such as a candle comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a back panel. A front panel is removably attached to the first side panel and the second side panel. Attached to the first side panel and the second side panel is a first trim component and a second trim component, wherein the trim components are for covering a storage compartment disposed in the first side panel and the second side panel.
US07815262B2	Track belt assembly A track chain assembly (22) has a track shoe (25) and a pair of parallel links (26) that are fixed to a non ground-engaging surface of the track shoe (25) with bolts (36). A connecting shaft (27) is fixed to shaft holes (31) that are provided on end portions each of which is included in the links (26). A reinforcing member (48) connects the links (26) with the bolts (36) so as to reinforce an open side between the links (26). Therefore, the links (26) are prevented from being damaged due to concentration of stress on a specific portion of each link (26).
US07815260B2	Method of cutting bristles of a cosmetic applicator brush In order to apply mascara and comb they eyelashes, the invention proposes carrying out a selective, clean and adaptable cutting of the bristles twisted along a core by selecting some of the bristles located, along the wire, in angular sectors of adjustable amplitude and by continuously cutting the bristles thus selected at a predetermined height. The implementing guiding module has a guiding inlet head (69a) and a cylindrical tube body (69c), the head being for bristles remain curved. The cutting (70) and guiding (45) groove formed by an end piece with a conical outline extended by a hollow tube having a central channel (31) of the same diameter, cutting (70) and guiding (45) grooves being formed in the channel. The cutting grooves (70) are distributed longitudinally in order to select the brush bristles to be left untouched, alternating with the grooves (45) for guiding brush bristles to be protected from being cut, the cutting grooves (70) forming, in the tube body, cutting slots (57) and guiding grooves (45) having a depth such that the selected grooves from indentations (45a, 74a) on the end of the end piece. The present invention is mainly applicable to the cosmetic industry.
US07815259B2	Arm assembly for a chair An office chair is provided with includes a chair arm assembly on each opposite side thereof for supporting the arms of a user. The arm assemblies each include a latching assembly to permit adjustment of the height of an arm cap thereof while maintaining the arm cap at a selected elevation. The latch assembly is engageable with an inner liner provided within a support post. Further, the armrest assembly has a plurality of interconnected and relatively movable plates which permit adjustment of the angular orientation of the arm cap along with adjustment of the arm cap in the front-to-back direction and the side-to-side direction.
US07815257B2	Adjustment device for adjustable chairs Adjustment device for chairs, comprising a back support capable of rotating around a shaft fastened to a support base, said support for the backrest being provided with a blocking plate having a plurality of openings, an insert capable of limited movement in a defined track in the support base to engage and disengage said openings, and an actuator connected to said insert, in which the actuator is operated by a rod connected to a handle that can be operated by the user, said actuator being movable between a release position and a lock position, in which said insert is selectively engaged in one of said openings.
US07815255B1	Seat for combat vehicle A seat for a combat vehicle includes a generally rectangular rigid base including front and rear ribs disposed on opposite, longer sides of the base, the base including a pair of slot openings disposed adjacent opposite, shorter sides of the base; a generally rectangular inner cushion disposed on a top surface of the base; a generally U-shaped outer cushion disposed on a top surface of the inner cushion and along outer surfaces of the front and rear ribs; a cover disposed over the outer cushion; and a pair of support assemblies for supporting the seat in the vehicle.
US07815254B2	Canopy chair An exemplary embodiment providing one or more improvements includes a frame which attaches to outdoor furniture, in particular to a chair, and a canopy. Embodiments can be moved from an overhead position to a behind the chair position. The frames can be moved from a collapsed to a fully extended position. In embodiments the canopy can be positioned to contain the collapsed frame and chair in the carrying position.
US07815238B2	Closed two-wheel motorcycle with retractable floors A closed two-wheel motorcycle including a closed cab with a door arranged around the motorcycle structure and having retractable floors for the driver's feet, separated from each the other, which can be depressed toward the ground and are resettable by spring members is presented. Each retractable floor is connected with an external rocker arm hinged at a rear section of the motorcycle and a sliding member guided by a sleeve at a front section of the cab. The spring members operate between an upper portion of the sliding members and the front section of the cab, while locking brakes cooperate, at rest, with the sliding members for holding depressed the floor portions against the action of the spring members.
US07815237B2	Covers for vehicle instrument panels An instrument panel for a vehicle includes an IP substrate and an IP skin with foam disposed there between. The instrument panel may include openings for receiving accessories. The IP skin material may extend into the opening. The portion of the skin material extending into the opening may include a opening datum. A cover for the opening in the instrument panel may include one or more datum ribs. When the cover is inserted in the opening in the instrument panel, the datum rib engages with the opening datum pushing the cover towards the instrument panel thereby improving the fit of the cover in the instrument panel.

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