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US07894218B2	Switch-mode converter A switch-mode converter. One embodiment provides an inductive energy storage element. A rectifier arrangement is coupled to the inductive energy storage element for providing an output voltage. A switching arrangement regulates the inductive energy storage element on the basis of a control signal. A controller arrangement is configured to generate the control signal on the basis of the output voltage. The controller arrangement has a discrete-time band rejection filter and a frequency measuring arrangement.
US07894216B2	Switching power converter with efficient switching control signal period generation A power control system includes a switching power converter and a controller, and the controller responds to a time-varying voltage source signal by generating a switch control signal having a period that varies in accordance with at least one of the following: (i) the period of the switch control signal trends inversely to estimated power delivered to a load coupled to the switching power converter, (ii) the period of the switch control signal trends inversely to instantaneous voltage levels of the voltage source signal, and (iii) the period of the switch control signal trends directly with a line voltage level of the time-varying voltage source signal. In at least one embodiment, the controller achieves an efficient correlation between the switching period with associated switching losses and the instantaneous power transferred to the switching power converter while providing power factor correction (PFC).
US07894210B1	Apparatus and method for retaining circuit boards Apparatus for retaining a plurality of circuit boards includes a chassis that defines an array of mounting surfaces. Each mounting surface is configured to receive a bracket attached to one of the plural circuit boards. A retention bar is hingingly attached to the chassis at a first axis oriented transversely to the array. A lever is configured to rotate the bar about the first axis from an open position in which the brackets may be engaged with the mounting surfaces, to a closed position in which the bar retains the brackets against the mounting surfaces. An arm is configured to hinge at a second axis and to actuate the lever as the arm is rotated about the second axis.
US07894206B2	Modular protection housing A modular protection housing with a first housing module and a second housing module is provided. The first housing module comprises a first volume and a first potential rail, while the second housing module comprises a second volume and a second potential rail. In this arrangement the first housing module and the second housing module are coupleable to an operating state in such a way that the first volume and the second volume form a shared volume. In this arrangement the first potential rail and the second potential rail are coupleable such that in the coupled operating state the first potential rail and the second potential rail form a shared potential rail for the overall volume.
US07894201B2	Electronic component and method for manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing an electronic component includes the steps of a) forming a plurality of wiring boards that include first through holes penetrating through a semiconductor substrate and conductive material buried in the first through holes; b) providing conductive projections on the conductive material of any of the plurality of wiring boards; and c) bonding the plurality of wiring boards to each other and electrically connecting the conductive material of the respective wiring boards by the projections.
US07894199B1	Hybrid package The embodiments described herein provide for a packaging configuration that provides leads or connections for a packaging substrate from opposing surfaces of a package. Through silicon vias (TSV) are provided in order to accommodate additional input/output (I/O) pins that smaller dies are supporting. Various combinations of packages are enabled through the embodiments provided.
US07894196B2	Connecting module to be used in telecommunication and data technology A connection module that mounts to a frame includes a housing and electrical contacts positioned on different ends of the housing. A first fixing member defines a channel sized to receive at least a portion of a frame. A second fixing member is moveable relative to the first fixing member to extend at least partially across the channel of the first fixing member.
US07894193B2	Mechanism for saving space in desktop computer A mechanism for saving space in a desktop computer allows the number of groove holes of a back plate of a rack is less than the number of interface card slots of a motherboard to cause at least one of the interface card slots to be left unused so as to shorten the height of the back plate and further to shorten the height of the rack. Furthermore, a design allowing the rear end of a power support to be extended out of the back plate to the outside with a small distance by moving the back plate toward the front end of the rack further to shorten the length of the rack to allow a desktop computer to be lighter and handier.
US07894192B2	Integrated circuit package support system A system for supporting integrated circuit packages to prevent mechanical failure of the packages at their connection to a printed circuit board or card involves bracing the packages to the board or card, the packages may also be braced against one another. The structure is particularly well adapted to supporting vertical surface mount packages at a point spaced from the point where they connect to a printed circuit board or card.
US07894188B2	Equipment chassis shield An apparatus of an embodiment may include a network equipment chassis shield comprising a rectangular planar surface for mounting in front of a face of an equipment chassis, at least one supporting bracket for mounting the rectangular planar surface, and two or more fasteners for securing the rectangular planar surface to an anchoring structure. A first fastener may secure the rectangular planar surface to the at least one supporting bracket and a second fastener may secure the at least one supporting bracket to the anchoring structure.
US07894187B2	Portable electronic apparatus When a unit lock member (130) is engaged with a SIM card (220) mounted in a unit retention mechanism (120), a battery pack (210) can be mounted or removed. When the battery pack (210) is removed, the unit lock member (130) is permitted to slide thereby enabling mounting or removing the SIM card (220). Thus, the SIM card (220) cannot be mounted or removed while the battery pack (210) is mounted. Still, the battery pack (210) and the SIM card (220) are separately located in a plane, and hence a terminal main body (110) can be made thinner, and the presence of the SIM card (220) can be confirmed without the need to remove the battery pack (210).
US07894184B2	Portable electronic device with an actuating element to lift input/output modules A portable electronic device includes a screen module, a main body module and an input/output module. The screen module is pivotally connected with the body module. The input/output module is electrically connected with the main body module. An actuating element is disposed at a bottom of the screen module. When the screen module is opened respectively to the body module to be opened, the actuating element is driven to swing to push a front end of the input/output module to be lifted to drive the input/output module to be out of a state that the keyboard abuts against the main body module. Therefore, the portable electronic device is easy to be operated. Moreover, the heat dissipation is improved to keep the internal temperature low and reduce energy consumption.
US07894183B2	Shielded and insulated heat removing system Various embodiments disclose a shielded or isolated heat dissipating system comprising a case, a heat sink base, and a circuit board comprising at least one electronic device for which heat dissipation is desired. The heat sink base is attached to the case and together with the shielding case defines an enclosed space within which electromagnetic interference is reduced. Both heat-dissipation function and electromagnetic shielding function may be achieved by the combination of the heatsink base and the case while maintain electrical isolation with one or more specially treated components. The space required for mounting the system may also be reduced without adversely affecting normal and stable operation of the electronic device.
US07894179B2	Bag computer display panel Disclosed is a panel-like display meant for pivotally mounting near the top front corner of a matching bag by one edge so it can be pivoted into the line of sight of the bag wearer. It may electrically connect to the bags interior or may include its own computing unit. The display panel may be attached to the bag with a display edge clamp meant to match a short flap near the top front corner of a matching bag. The display panel may include an input device, such as a touch pad, and this may be on the back side of the panel opposite the display. The panel may be split in two parts with separate display and touch pad components on the separate part. The display back side may also have fixtures to match a bag front display prop which holds the display at various angles.
US07894176B1	Energy conditioner with tied through electrodes The application discloses energy conditioners that include A, B, and G master electrodes in which the A and B electrodes include main body electrodes with conductive paths that cross inside the energy conditioner and which has A and B tabs at one end of the main body electrodes conductively tied together and A and B tabs at another end of the main body electrodes conductively tied together, and the application also discloses novel assemblies of mounting, contacting, integrating those energy conditioners with conductive connection structures.
US07894169B2	High resistance ground protection employing AC drive characteristics A method and apparatus for identifying a ground fault in a motor drive system that includes at least one three phase power conditioner that is linked to three phase supply lines and to positive and negative DC buses, the method comprising the steps of controlling the power conditioner at an operating frequency to convert power, while controlling the power conditioner to convert power, controlling the power conditioner to apply a common mode signal on each of the three phase supply lines where the common mode signal has a frequency that is different than the operating frequency, sensing the common mode signal on at least one of the three phase supply lines and when the common mode signal on the at least one of the three phase supply lines is greater than a threshold level, indicating that a ground fault has occurred.
US07894163B2	Thin plate formation method, thin plate and suspension correction apparatus, and correction method Laser beam irradiation areas are provided in a load curve portion and an angle adjustment portion of a suspension. The laser beam irradiation areas are oriented in a direction in which the suspension is to be bent. A laser beam having a predetermined length and a predetermined shape is irradiated onto each laser beam irradiation area.
US07894162B2	Method to protect the magnetic recording head from thermal asperities during disk drive operation A slider mounted read/write head is protected from thermal asperities due to head-disk interactions by a ridge formed along an interfacial plane that extends above the ABS plane of the slider. The ridge is formed as part of a lapping process that is directed from the read/write head towards the slider substrate and uses an abrasive slurry to which may be added a strong base such as KOH. The height of the ridge is less than approximately 2 nm.
US07894161B2	Tape head assembly having a single beam and multiple modules coupled to the beam A tape head assembly according to one embodiment includes a single beam having an upper surface and a plurality of apertures into the upper surface, the beam defining a void positioned towards an inner portion thereof, the void being for receiving a cable; multiple modules coupled to the beam, at least one of the modules being coupled to the beam by members, the members extending into the apertures in the upper surface of the beam and being immovably coupled to the beam, each of the modules having at least one of readers for reading from a magnetic medium and writers for writing to a magnetic medium.
US07894153B2	Secure data disposal for disk drive When a disk sector is written to, a bit for the sector is set indicating that the sector will require secure data disposal (SDD) to be run on it. To save time during end of life disposal, SDD is executed only on sectors whose bits indicate that they have been written to. SDD can be executed on each dirty sector in one operation at end of life or incrementally during use as disk activity permits.
US07894150B2	Error compensation using a reserve track In one embodiment, a method includes simultaneously writing tracks of data on a magnetic medium in a first direction using less than all available writers in an array of magnetic writers. The method also includes determining that an error has occurred when writing one of the tracks and terminating writing with the writer associated with the track on which the error occurred. In addition, the method includes simultaneously writing tracks of data on the magnetic medium in the first direction using a previously unused writer in the array of magnetic writers.
US07894147B2	Lens module and electronic apparatus A lens module includes: an optical element focusing a subject on an imaging device; a driver moving the optical element forward and backward along the optical axis direction when electric power is applied; and a holding section holding the optical element in at least two positions along the optical axis direction when the driver moves the optical element forward and backward.
US07894144B2	High accuracy optical pointing apparatus In the subject three-axis pointing system, the elevation and tip mirror axes are permanently mounted with their rotation axes orthogonal to each other to eliminate gimbal lock over the hemisphere, to avoid high accelerations as the zenith or nadir pointing directions are approached, and to provide optimal two-axis beam pointing control.
US07894137B2	Omnidirectional antireflection coating An antireflective coating is disclosed having at least one layer of a first material with a first index of refraction and a first thickness, the first index of refraction and first thickness substantially conforming to a refractive index profile matching a reflectionless potential.
US07894133B2	Optical element and optical device A disclosed optical element includes: a transparent substrate; a subwavelength structure layer disposed on the transparent substrate, the subwavelength structure layer having a refractive index different from a refractive index of the transparent substrate; a minute concave and convex structure of one-dimensional grating formed on the subwavelength structure layer with a subwavelength period smaller than a wavelength to be used, where a concave portion reaches a boundary surface between the transparent substrate and the subwavelength structure layer; and an open hole portion formed on a subwavelength structure layer side of the transparent substrate so as to communicate with the concave portion of the minute structure and to be arranged with the same period as in the minute structure of one-dimensional grating. At least at the open hole portion, a refractive index relative to an incident light is changed in a direction orthogonal to the boundary surface.
US07894131B2	Laser microscope A laser microscope is provided wherein a drop in output power in a positive-dispersion element used as a pulse compressor is reduced, thus improving multiphoton-excitation efficiency. Also, a size of the positive-dispersion element is reduced, thereby making it easier to attach the pulse compressor to a microscope main body and to accommodate the pulse compressor therein, thus improving maneuverability. The invention provides a laser microscope including a laser light source for emitting ultrashort-pulsed laser light; a pulse expander for expanding the ultrashort-pulsed laser light emitted from the laser light source; a large-diameter single-mode fiber for transmitting the ultrashort-pulsed laser light expanded by the pulse expander; a pulse compressor for compressing the ultrashort-pulsed laser light transmitted by the single-mode fiber; and a microscope main body for irradiating a specimen with the ultrashort-pulsed laser light compressed by the pulse compressor.
US07894128B2	Real-time terahertz imaging system for the detection of concealed objects A terahertz imaging system and method of use including a compact Yb-doped fiber laser-pumped ZGP crystal as a THz source and an uncooled microbolometer array as a detector. According to the present invention, semiconductor lasers are also drive current modulated to produce desired laser pulsewidth, repetition rate and wavelengths needed for DFG THz generation in various non-linear crystals. The fiber-coupled semiconductor lasers provide at least two wavelengths that will produce THz radiation by DFG in non-linear converter. These two wavelengths are combined and amplified in a single Yb fiber amplifier chain. Yb amplifier is staged in continually increasing core diameters to provide significant signal amplification while suppressing deleterious non-linear effects.
US07894127B2	Optical transmission system and optical amplification method used in the system At an optical transmission system that uses plural light sources for Raman amplification, even when a failure occurred in a pumping light source in one of the light sources for Raman amplification, the signal light output level and its wavelength characteristic are not deteriorated at the final stage, and the number of components in the system is not made to be large and the cost of the system is not made to be high. This optical transmission system is provided. At an optical transmission system using “n” light sources for Raman amplification, a first to “n−1”th light sources for Raman amplification do not provide spare pumping light sources, and an “n”th light source for Raman amplification provides the spare pumping light sources. When a pumping light source in one of the “n” light sources for Raman amplification had a failure, the spare pumping light source in the “n”th light source for Raman amplification corresponding to the failure occurred pumping light source is worked. With this, the signal light output level and its wavelength characteristic are recovered to a normal state before the failure occurred.
US07894124B2	Electrophoretic display device and electronic apparatus An electrophoretic display device includes a display element including a pair of first and second substrates which are opposed to each other, and a microcapsule enclosing a display material changed in optical characteristics in response to an electric impulse, the microcapsule being sandwiched between the first and second substrates; and a protective film sealing the display element. In the display device, a first electrode is provided on the surface of the first substrate which faces the second substrate, a second electrode is provided on the surface of the second substrate which faces the first substrate, and a spacer is provided in the space between the periphery of the facing surface of the first substrate and the first electrode.
US07894123B2	Multilayer light modulator A multilayer light modulator includes, a light modulating stack operable to transform an electrical control signal into a modulated optical signal. The light modulating stack comprises one or more optically reflecting layers, optically transmitting layers, and optically variable layers. The optically variable layer comprises a plurality of electrophoretic particles supported in a fluid. The multilayer light modulator also includes a bias generator coupled to the optically variable layers. The bias generator is responsive to the electrical control signal, wherein the bias generator creates a bias that changes the reflectance of the light modulating stack by causing the electrophoretic particles to move within the fluid.
US07894122B2	Frequency-shifting micro-mechanical optical modulator An apparatus for shifting the frequency of light comprises a modulator comprising one or more light-reflective elements. The elements are arranged in N groups that are interleaved along the surface of the modulator. The elements are deflected in time in a periodic sawtooth or sinusoidal N-phase manner. The frequency shift can be varied continuously and quickly. Such a modulator may be operated at zero frequency shift, to produce an optical phase shift.
US07894120B2	Electrochemical and/or electrocontrollable device, of the glazing type, having variable optical and/or energetic properties An electrically controllable/electrochemical device, having variable optical and/or energy properties, including at least one carrier substrate including a first electronically conductive layer, a first electrochemically active layer capable of reversibly inserting ions such as cations, H+, or Li+, or anions, OH−, or anions made of an anodic (or respectively cathodic) electrochromic material, an electrolyte layer, a second electrochemically active layer capable of reversibly inserting the ions, or made of a cathodic (or respectively anodic) electrochromic material, and a second electronically conductive layer. At least one of the electrochemically active layers capable of reversibly inserting the ions, or made of an anodic or cathodic electrochromic material, has a sufficient thickness to allow all the ions to be inserted without electrochemically disfunctioning the active layers.
US07894119B2	Glass type electrochemical/electrically controllable device with variable optical and/or energetic characteristic An electrochemical/electrically controllable device having variable optical and/or energetic properties, including a first carrier substrate including an electrically conductive layer associated with a first stack of electrically active layers and a second carrier substrate including an electrically conductive layer associated with a second stack of electrically active layers. The first and second stacks each function optically in series on at least a portion of their surface and are separated by an electrically insulating mechanism.
US07894118B2	Electrochromic compound, electrochromic composition and display device An electrochromic compound having in the molecule at least an adsorbable group, a redox chromophore and a spacer portion, and represented by the following General Formula (1): wherein A represents the adsorbable group, C represents the redox chromophore, and X represents the spacer portion represented by the following formula; wherein R1 and R3 each represent an aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic derivative group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent group.
US07894113B2	Actuator, optical scanner, and image forming device An actuator includes: a first oscillatory system including a frame-shaped driving member and a pair of first axial members holding the driving member from both ends so as to allow the driving member to rotate around an X-axis; a second oscillatory system including a movable plate provided inside the driving member and a pair of second axial members holding the movable plate to the driving member from both ends so as to allow the movable plate to rotate around a Y-axis perpendicular to the X axis; and a driving unit including a permanent magnet provided on the driving member, a coil provided so as to face the permanent magnet, and a voltage applying unit applying a voltage to the coil.
US07894111B2	Method and system to determine preferred color management settings for printing documents The presently described embodiments generate a single job that tests multiple image path parameter combinations. The user first selects the part of the document that will be used for the test run. The system then determines all the available image path control parameters and settings that are compatible with the selected document parts. The system builds a menu, and the user chooses the image path control parameters and settings combinations that are to be tested. The user then sends the job to the printer which prints the selected parts of the documents using each of the selected image path parameter combinations. Appropriate labels are included in the printed output so the user can easily identify the combination that delivers the most satisfactory results.
US07894109B2	System and method for characterizing spatial variance of color separation misregistration A method is provided for characterizing color separation misregistration of a printer device, the method including receiving from the printer device an output image having marked calibration patches having a variety of color separation configurations, each using a first and second color separation, and a marked measurement patch having a predetermined color separation configuration. Measured colorimetric values are received corresponding to the calibration patches and the marked measurement patch, and a characteristic of a curve associated with the measured colorimetric values corresponding to the calibration patches is determined. A calibration function is generated based on the determined characteristic of the curve, providing expected colorimetric values for the predetermined color separation configuration as related to a misregistration characteristic value. A misregistration characteristic value is determined from the calibration function that corresponds to the measured colorimetric value of the marked measurement patch for characterizing misregistration between the first and second color separations.
US07894108B2	System for matching outputs of multiple digital printers A system controls multiple digital printers, each printer including a processor, which processes incoming image data to be printed, and an engine, which places marks on a print sheet. A system-wide database includes a software portion, which contains data relating to the processors in the various printers, and a hardware portion, which contains data relating to the various engines. A central control system can recognize, for each printer, whether a condition within the printer is primarily hardware- or software-related, and influence the printer accordingly.
US07894101B2	Color image forming apparatus and method of controlling the same A color image forming apparatus in which a positional displacement detection image and a light quantity adjustment image are formed within a one-rotation length of an image bearing member (intermediate transfer belt). A light-emission quantity when detecting density is determined on the basis of a detection result of a light quantity adjustment image formed within the one-rotation length using light-emission quantity that is provided when light is emitted to the positional displacement detection image. This allows, for example, image density control to be performed quickly while precision of the image density control is maintained.
US07894097B2	Image forming apparatus with controller to control operation based on open or closed state of upper portion of apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an upper portion that is openable/closeable relative to a main body of the imaging apparatus and an operation panel provided on the upper portion. The receiving unit is configured to receive an operational instruction input by a user through an operation panel. A sensor detects an open/close state of the upper portion. A controller is configured to control operation of the image forming apparatus, wherein in response to receiving an open state signal, the controller at least one of invalidates an operational instruction received by the operation unit within a predetermined period prior to receiving the open state signal and terminates an operation being executed.
US07894096B2	Image-forming method In an image-forming method, a device reads line data L for one line and determines whether the resolution of the line data L in the main scanning direction is greater than or equal to a threshold th. If the resolution is greater than or equal to the threshold th, then a multiple line process is performed on the line data L to divide this data into two sets of partial line data L1 and L2. The partial line data L1 and L2 are used to form two lines at locations shifted from each other in the sub-scanning direction. However, if the resolution of the line data L is smaller than the threshold th, then a single line process is performed to divide the line data L into two segments Q1 and Q2. The segments Q1 and Q2 of the line data L are used to form a single line at the same location in the sub-scanning direction by printing the segment Q1 in the first main scanning operation and by printing the segment Q2 in the second main scanning operation.
US07894092B2	Computer-readable recording medium storing print image generating program and print image generating method A print image generating program is capable of printing information that discourages fraudulent distribution of printed documents, irrespective of the type of printer. A print image generating apparatus has an application, a printer driver, a print management unit, and a virtual driver, and is designed to add tracking information that discourages distribution of printed documents when print data is printed. The print management unit monitors print requests from the application. When detecting a print request which was output from the application to the printer driver, the print management unit acquires and interrupts the print request destined for the printer driver. When the virtual driver receives a command from the print management unit, it acquires print data and tracking information, and generates tracking print image data by adding the tracking information to the print data, and gives the generated data to the printer driver.
US07894091B2	Communication apparatus and control method An apparatus is capable of executing a facsimile communication using an Error Correction Mode (ECM) function based on a facsimile procedure with a communication partner connected via an Internet Protocol (IP) network. In response to receiving, from the communication partner via the network, a communication start request including information indicating a transport protocol for use in the communication, if the apparatus determines that the transport protocol for use in the communication does not have the error correction function, the apparatus sends to the communication partner a notification indicating that the apparatus is capable of executing the communication using the ECM function. Otherwise, if the apparatus determines that the transport protocol for use in the communication has the error correction function, the apparatus sends to the communication partner a notification indicating that the apparatus is incapable of executing the communication using the ECM function.
US07894090B2	Method for ensuring reliable transmission of DCN signal by a gateway A method for ensuring reliable transmission of a DCN signal by a gateway is disclosed. When acting as a sending gateway, the gateway packs a DCN signal detected into an IFP packet and sends the IFP packet to the IP side, then, reports a fax end event to a Soft Switch after a designated delay period; and the Soft Switch issues a State Switching Command for switching the two gateways back to voice state after receiving the fax end event. When acting as a receiving gateway, the gateway modulates a DCN signal detected and sends the modulated DCN signal to a receiving facsimile machine; if a switching command issued by a Soft Switch is received during sending the DCN signal, the gateway delays the switching; if the gateway has not received a switching command after the DCN data is sent, the gateway initiatively reports a fax end event.
US07894089B2	System for processing print jobs in a network A system for processing print jobs in a network containing a plurality of client stations adapted to submit print jobs, and at least one printing device containing a control unit and a printer, the control unit including storage means for storing print jobs submitted to the printing device. In the system a print account job containing account information of a print job is generated and submitted, wherein the print account job is linked to the corresponding print job by a linking identifier. A stored print job is validated for printing when a corresponding valid account job has been received.
US07894085B2	Image forming apparatus and method of controlling same A image forming apparatus 100 has a network interface 103 for receiving data transmitted from an external apparatus, and a control unit 102 for interpreting content of data received by the network interface 103. The image forming apparatus 100 further has a printing unit 101 for executing print processing based upon print data if print data has been received by the network interface 103, and a restoration control unit 107 for exercising control so as to place the control unit 102 in an active state or inactive state. The restoration control unit 107 of the image forming apparatus 100 starts supplying a low-speed clock to the control unit 102 in the inactive state in response to receipt of data by the network interface 103, and starts supplying a high-speed clock in response to an interpretation by the control unit 102 that the content of the data is print data.
US07894084B2	Shared library in a printing system Provided are a method, system and article of manufacture wherein device configuration information is stored in a shared library. An application programming interface is provided to allow a plurality of page description language interpreters to access the device configuration information stored in the shared library. At least one of the plurality of page description language interpreters accesses the device configuration information stored in the shared library by calling the application programming interface.
US07894079B1	Linear displacement sensor using a position sensitive photodetector A position sensing device comprises a light source that radiates diffuse source light along an optical axis direction to a detector, and a moving aperture arrangement positioned between the source and detector, to move perpendicular to the optical axis direction. The moving aperture arrangement comprises first and second limiting apertures, which angularly filter and transmit the diffuse source light to form a measurement spot on the detector. At least one signal output by the detector is indicative of a position of the movable member along a measurement axis. The angular intensity distribution of the angularly filtered rays of light which form the measurement spot is more consistent as a function of position along the measurement axis than the angular intensity distribution of the source light. The resulting consistent intensity distribution within the measurement spot throughout the measurement range enhances measurement linearity and accuracy.
US07894076B2	Electro-optical measurement of hysteresis in interferometric modulators Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for testing interferometric modulators. The interferometric modulators may be tested by applying a time-varying voltage stimulus and measuring the resulting reflectivity from the modulators.
US07894075B2	Multiple-degree of freedom interferometer with compensation for gas effects The disclosure features multiple degree-of-freedom interferometers (e.g., non-dispersive interferometers) for monitoring linear and angular (e.g., pitch and/or yaw) displacements of a measurement object with compensation for variations in the optical properties of a gas in the interferometer measurement (and/or reference) beam paths. The disclosure also features interferometry systems that feature an array of interferometers (e.g., including one or more multiple degree-of-freedom interferometer), each configured to provide different information about variations in the optical properties of the gas in the system. Multiple degree-of-freedom interferometers are also referred to as multi-axis interferometers.
US07894073B2	Bias-instability reduction in fiber optic gyroscopes Apparatus for providing Bias-Instability reduction in Fiber Optic Gyroscopes are provided. In one embodiment, an optical circuit for a fiber optic gyroscope having a broadband light source and an optical fiber loop comprises: a PM fiber of length v; an IOC coupled to the PM fiber via a pigtail of length d1, a second pigtail with length of d2, and a third pigtail with length of d3; a splitter that splits light received from the first pigtail into a first and second beams directed to the second and third pigtails; and a depolarizer circuit coupled to said fiber loop including a first fiber section of length x, a second fiber section of length z, a third fiber section of length w and a fourth fiber section of length y; and wherein the lengths of v, x, y, d1 and d3 are proportioned to avoid regions of high bias instability.
US07894072B1	Laser-based gas differential spectral analysis A laser interferometer, such as a dual path Michelson interferometer, is used to generate fringe patterns resulting from one of a plurality of optical paths passing through a sample gas. An artificial neural network, such as, for example, a KASER neural network, is used to recognize patterns in the fringe interference patterns corresponding to known target gases.
US07894068B2	Producing filters with combined transmission and/or reflection functions A transmissive and/or reflective optical filter can receive input light, which can emanate from objects traveling along paths past the filter, e.g. from biological cells, viruses, colored spots or other markings on documents, and so forth. In response, the filter can provide output light in accordance with a combined transmission function that is approximately equal to a superposition or scaled superposition of a set of simpler transmission functions. The set can include two or more non-uniform transmission functions, a subset of which can be different from each other and positioned relative to each other so that the output light has time variation in accordance with each of the functions in the subset. The subset could include, for example, a random function and a periodic function, a chirp function and a periodic function, or any other suitable combination of two or more simpler functions.
US07894065B2	Ink splitting correction method A method for the correction of measurement errors caused by surface effects induced by ink splitting during the color measurement of a printed sheet on a running printing device, includes scanning the printed sheet photoelectrically point by point and forming color and/or density measured values from scanning signals from the scanned points. Those scanned points which have a brightness exceeding a limiting value are identified, and the measured values are corrected by using the identified scanned points. In particular, during the formation of the color and/or density measured values, the scanning signals from the identified scanned points are not taken into account.
US07894055B2	Flow-through, inlet-gas-temperature-controlled, solvent-resistant, thermal-expansion compensated cell for light spectroscopy Optical cells include a spacer formed of a hydrocarbon-resistant polymer, so that fluids such as hydrocarbons and alcohols can be introduced to a sample space, or include a fluid inlet and a heated inlet tube, so that a humid gas can be introduced to the sample space without condensation occurring. Optical cells can be used with, for example, solid, gel, and liquid samples. Measurements can be performed with various selected sample gaps of an optical cell.
US07894045B2	Optical air data systems and methods A method for remotely sensing air outside a moving aircraft includes generating laser radiation within a swept frequency range. A portion of the laser radiation is projected from the aircraft into the air to induce scattered laser radiation. Filtered scattered laser radiation, filtered laser radiation, and unfiltered laser radiation are detected. At least one actual ratio is determined from data corresponding to the filtered scattered laser radiation and the unfiltered laser radiation. One or more air parameters are determined by correlating the actual ratio to at least one reference ratio.
US07894043B2	Hand-held distance measuring device with static unit and drive element A distance measuring device (10) in the form of a hand-held unit includes a path (28, 34) for a measurement signal, an adjustable signaling means (36) for changing the measurement signal, and a drive unit (40) for adjusting the signaling means (36, 70). The drive unit is equipped with a static unit (52) and a drive element (46, 76) that the static unit (52) is able to directly drive to execute a movement in relation to the static unit (52). The drive element (46, 76) has the capacity to be driven into a rotation in relation to the static unit (52).
US07894042B2	Omni-directional imaging sensor A method comprises generating a laser signal; scanning the laser signal into a field of view; and processing the return signal.
US07894038B2	Device manufacturing method, lithographic apparatus, and a computer program A device manufacturing method includes exposing a substrate with a patterned beam of radiation formed by a reticle mounted on a displaceable reticle stage, determining a non-linear function for approximating a height and a tilt profile of a surface of the reticle with respect to the reticle stage, and controlling a displacement of the reticle stage during exposure of the substrate in accordance with the non-linear function.
US07894036B2	Exposure apparatus An exposure apparatus includes a projection optical system for projecting a pattern of a reticle onto a substrate to be exposed, via a liquid that is filled in a space between the substrate and a final lens that is closest to the substrate, a movement restricting part for restricting a movement of the liquid by forming a interval between the movement restricting part and the substrate, the interval is smaller than a interval of the space, and a moving part for moving the movement restricting part so that the interval between the movement restricting part and the substrate increases.
US07894035B2	Driving device and a liquid crystal display including the same A driving device including a board on which a timing controller for signal processing and a memory are mounted, the board having a conductive field, in which the conductive field has a non-contact region which is coated with an insulating material, and an exposed contact region which is not covered with the insulating material, the exposed contact region formed adjacent to the timing controller or the memory, a conductive member disposed in the exposed contact region, and a shield covering the board and electrically connected to the conductive field via the conductive member.
US07894031B2	Pixel structure of horizontal field liquid crystal display A pixel structure for a horizontal field LCD comprises a plurality of pixel units. Each of the pixel units comprises a gate line corresponding to the pixel unit, a data line corresponding to the pixel unit, and at least one TFT, wherein the TFT is electrically connected with the gate line and the data line, the gate line and the data line divide the pixel unit into four sub-pixels, the sub-pixel is provided with a pixel electrode which is electrically connected with the TFT, and the pixel electrode is provided with a plurality of slits in a predetermined direction.
US07894028B2	Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes first to N-th 1st retardation plates arranged on the first transparent substrate, and the second substrate includes first to N-th 2nd retardation plates arranged on the second transparent substrate. Assuming that a retardation plate among the first to N-th 1st retardation plates has an optical axis arranged at a first angle relative to a reference direction and a retardation plate among the first to N-th 2nd retardation plates, corresponding to the retardation plate among the first to N-th 1st retardation plates, has an optical axis arranged at a second angle relative to the reference direction, the first and second angles are different from each other by about 90 degrees.
US07894027B2	Thin film transistor display substrate and method of the fabricating the same A thin film transistor display substrate comprises a base substrate on which a pixel area including a first reflection area and a second reflection area is defined. A gate line formed on the base substrate and a data line formed on the base substrate. The data line is insulated from and intersected with the gate line to define the pixel area. A thin film transistor is formed in the pixel area and connected to the gate line and the data line. A first reflection layer is formed on the base substrate and corresponds to the first reflection area. A color filter is formed on the first reflection layer and corresponds to the pixel area. A second reflection layer is formed on the color filter and corresponds to the second reflection area. A pixel electrode is formed on the color filter and is electrically connected to the thin film transistor.
US07894026B2	Thin film transistor array panel and liquid crystal display including light shield A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a gate line; a data line intersecting the gate line; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a passivation layer formed on the data line; and a shielding electrode overlapping the data line at least in part and electrically disconnected from the data line.
US07894022B2	Peripheral light sensor and liquid crystal display device using the same A peripheral light sensor may include at least two transistors connected between an output line and a ground power source, a peripheral light sensing signal corresponding to an intensity of a peripheral light being output through the output line, and at least one color filter over a light receiving section of at least one of the transistors.
US07894021B2	Active matrix driving display device and image displaying method using the same wherein a thin film transistor corresponding to a border area is turned off LCD device includes two substrates, a first and second color filters, two liquid crystal layers. The first color filters are formed on portions of the second substrate corresponding to border area. The second color filters are formed on portions of the second substrate corresponding to the display area except the border area. A first liquid crystal layer between the first and the second substrate is comprised in border area, and a zero electric field is formed on the first liquid crystal layer so as to completely transmit light incident into the first liquid crystal layer therethrough. A borderline having various colors can be displayed by forming various patterns of color filters having various colors on portions of the second substrate corresponding to the border area under normally white mode, thereby producing picture frame effect while images are displayed on the screen.
US07894020B2	Polarizing device, method for manufacturing the same, liquid crystal device, and projection display device A polarizing device includes: a polarizing device unit composed of a metallic film formed on a base, the metallic film having a plurality of slit-shaped openings; and an etching sacrifice layer provided between the base and the polarizing device unit, so that the etching sacrifice layer is partly etched together with the metallic film during the etching of the polarizing device unit; wherein the etching sacrifice layer is composed of a material that has an etching rate equal to or greater than that of the metallic film.
US07894018B2	Method for producing a liquid crystal material having a broadened light reflection band The invention relates to a method of producing a liquid crystal material that can be addressed by an electric field. The inventive method is characterised in that it comprises the following steps consisting in: forming a liquid crystal mixture having a helical structure comprising a first non-photoreactive liquid crystal and a second photoreactive liquid crystal, said first liquid crystal comprising first chiral liquid crystal molecules and having a positive dielectric anisotropy and said second liquid crystal being in a concentration of less than or equal to 5% of the mixture; applying a first treatment to the liquid crystal mixture, said first treatment being performed at a constant temperature and modifying a pitch of the helix of the mixture; and applying a second treatment to the mixture, such that the second liquid crystal forms a polymer network, said second treatment being performed during all or part of the first treatment such that the liquid crystal material retains a memory of the modifications to the pitch of the helix. The invention also relates to a liquid crystal device comprising a liquid crystal material that is produced using the inventive method.
US07894008B2	Display apparatus and driving method thereof A display apparatus including a plurality of gate lines, a data line intersecting the plurality of gate lines; a first pixel unit connected with a n-th gate line of the plurality of gate lines and the data line. A second pixel unit connected with a (n+1)-th gate line of the plurality of gate lines; and a coupling capacitor disposed between the first pixel unit and the second pixel unit, wherein the first pixel unit comprises a first liquid crystal capacitor and a first thin film transistor (TFT), the second pixel unit comprises a second liquid crystal capacitor and a second thin film transistor (TFT), and a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second TFT are connected with both electrodes of the coupling capacitor, respectively.
US07894007B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a display section which is composed of a plurality of display pixels, a driving unit which drives the display pixels, and a control unit which controls the driving unit. A first substrate includes pixel electrodes which are disposed in association with the plurality of display pixels. A second substrate includes a counter-electrode which is opposed to the plurality of pixel electrodes. A pair of alignment films are disposed on the plurality of pixel electrodes and the counter-electrode, and control an alignment state of liquid crystal molecules, which are included in the liquid crystal layer, by rubbing treatment. Dummy display pixels are disposed on a terminal end side of the display section in a rubbing direction. A driving unit includes circuit for cyclically applying a reverse transition prevention signal to the dummy display pixels.
US07894004B2	Liquid crystal display apparatus, manufacturing method thereof, and liquid crystal projector A highly moisture-resistant liquid crystal display apparatus which is capable of suppressing display deterioration due to occurrence of image retention without impairing properties including gap controllability and alignment stability maintenance, and a manufacturing method thereof, are provided. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes: a first sealing member 15 arranged at an outer periphery of a liquid crystal layer 17 sandwiched between a pair of substrates 11 and 12; and a second sealing member 16 arranged at an outer periphery of the first sealing member 15 in contact with the pair of substrates 11 and 12. The second sealing member 16 is formed from an alkylsiloxane compound as a main ingredient which is formed into an inorganic film by irradiation with an ultraviolet radiation. The alkylsiloxane compound is a di-alkylsiloxane compound or di-methyl-siloxane compound.
US07893998B2	Audio over a standard video cable A source unit has a video source, a digital audio source, a DDC/CI communications capability and a switch for coupling a pin of a standard video cable either to the digital audio source or to a non-audio conventional connection. A display device has a video consumer, a digital audio consumer, a DDC/CI communications capability and a switch for coupling the pin of the standard video cable either to the digital audio consumer or to a non-audio conventional connection. The switch in the display device is responsive to a DDC/CI command.
US07893995B2	Display apparatus and signal processing method thereof A display apparatus is provided that comprises an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter for converting an analog image signal containing additional information into digital data in accordance with a digital format, a vertical blanking interval (VBI) data processor for extracting VBI data corresponding to the additional information from the digital data input from the A/D converter, and a controller for decoding the extracted VBI data into additional information display data for displaying.
US07893994B2	Motion adaptive directional deinterlacing in a video decoder Presented herein are system(s), method(s), and apparatus for motion adaptive directional deinterlacing. In one embodiment, there is presented a method for interpolating a pixel for a pixel position. The method comprises receiving a plurality of pixels above the pixel position; receiving a plurality of pixels below the pixel position; and measuring gradients in a plurality of directions between the pixels above the pixel position and the pixels below the pixel position.
US07893991B2	Image reading apparatus An original is inclined with respect to an optical axis of a camera until the camera is positioned outside a reflected-image taking range by inclining a mounting surface of an original glass on which the original is placed. This makes it possible, when the original is taken by the camera, to prevent the camera from being reflected on the original and being taken in with the original. An imaging case formed of a diffusing member that is made of a high light-diffusing material or a high light-absorbing material is arranged in the reflected-image taking range. This makes it possible to prevent an object positioned in the reflected-image taking range from being reflected on the original and being taken by the camera. Consequently, clear image information can be more reliably obtained.
US07893988B2	Method for pre-focus of digital slides Methods and apparatus are provided for computing focus information prior to scanning digital microscope slides with a line scan camera. The methods include a point-focus procedure that works by moving the slide to the desired measurement location, moving the objective lens through a predefined set of height values, acquiring imagery data at each height, and determining the height of maximum contrast. The methods also include a ribbon-focus procedure whereby imagery data are acquired continuously, while the slide and objective lens are in motion. Both methods may be applied with either a static or a dynamic implementation.
US07893983B2	Manual focusing method and system in photographing device Disclosed are a manual focusing method and system in a photographing device, wherein the manual focusing method includes checking whether manual focusing mode for manually focusing is selected. If the manual focusing mode is selected, a window is captured which is a predetermined sized partial image taken from a photographed image. The capture image is output and displayed. Since a window captured out of the photographed image is displayed, the user is able to manually focus more accurately by reviewing the higher resolution captured image.
US07893981B2	Image sensor with variable resolution and sensitivity A charge-coupled device image sensor includes (a) a two-dimensional array of pixels having a plurality of rows and columns, the two-dimensional array includes: (i) a plurality of gates arranged as a charge-coupled device; wherein the array further includes a plurality of charge-coupled devices that are arranged to be clocked by one or more common timing signals; (ii) a transition region, electrically connected to the array, having a first and second row of gates in which the second row is electrically mated into a plurality of first and second pairs of gates in which first pairs of gates are clocked by a first common timing signal and second pairs of gates are clocked by a second common timing signal; wherein the first row of gates are all clocked with a third common timing signal; and (b) a horizontal shift register adjacent the second row of gates for receiving charge from the second row of gates.
US07893979B2	Solid-state imager apparatus which carries out both progressive scanning and interlace scanning in one frame by an arbitrary combination, and a camera using the solid-state imager apparatus In an XY address type solid-state imager apparatus comprising a solid-state imager having a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged, and horizontal and vertical scanning circuits to read signals of the pixels, the scanning circuits each have a progressive scanning circuit to progressively read pixel signals by a first scanning control signal, and an interlace scanning circuit to read pixel signals with an interlaced manner by a second scanning control signal different from the first scanning control signal, and arbitrarily carries out combining of progressive reading and interlace reading in one frame in accordance with a combination of the respective scanning control signals, and reads pixel signals.
US07893976B2	Light sensitivity in image sensors An image sensor is disclosed for capturing a color image, comprising a two-dimensional array of pixels having a plurality of minimal repeating unit wherein each repeating unit is composed of eight pixels having five panchromatic pixels and three pixels having different color responses.
US07893973B2	Image processor and image processing method using luminance value rate change Document image data is converted into luminance image data. Block image data is generated from the luminance image data. Start point block pixel data and end point block pixel data are set based on a change rate of luminance values of adjacent block pixel data. A luminance value of block pixel data between the start point block pixel data and the end point block pixel data is corrected based on a start point luminance value and an end point luminance value. The luminance value, of the block pixel data wherein each luminance value of an adjacent block pixel data cluster is less than an average value, is substituted by the average value. The luminance value of each pixel data is set based on the luminance value of the block pixel data. Post process luminance image data that includes each pixel data is reconverted into the document image data.
US07893961B2	Image pickup apparatus and image pickup method as well as program An image pickup apparatus and method is disclosed wherein image pickup intended by a person located remotely can be carried out readily and with certainty. An acquisition section acquires, from a transmission apparatus which transmits setting data to be used in image pickup, the setting data. An image pickup apparatus includes: an acquisition section configured to acquire, from a transmission apparatus which transmits setting data to be used in image pickup, the setting data; a setting section configured to set the setting data acquired by said acquisition section; and an image pickup section configured to carry out image pickup using the setting data set by said setting section.
US07893959B2	Video display system for correcting the position and size of mask images An OSD circuit superimposes a mask image on a video imaged by a camera main body in a camera device. A microcomputer performs processing for changing the position where a mask image is displayed (superimposed) within a range of imaging with the camera device on the basis of a signal representing the pan/tilt position of the camera device. At this time, when the mask image is moved in the pan direction from an area where the initial position of the mask image is set, the position and the size of the mask image are corrected depending on the amount of movement of the mask image and the tilt angle of the camera device.
US07893957B2	Retinal array compound camera system The present invention provides a camera system having a compound array of imaging sensors disposed in a retinal configuration. The system preferably comprises a concave housing. A first imaging sensor is centrally disposed along the housing. At least one secondary imaging sensor is disposed along the housing, adjacent to the first imaging sensor. The focal axis of the second imaging sensor, in the preferred embodiment, intersects with the focal axis of the first imaging sensor within an intersection area.
US07893953B2	Video conferencing lighting system A system for lighting at least one individual positioned about a piece of furniture during a video recording process includes a piece of furniture having a work surface and at least one non-work surface. A lighting source is arranged along either the work surface or the non-work surface of the piece of furniture to project non-visible light away from the piece of furniture toward an individual positioned proximate to the piece of furniture to light the individual or recording during a video recording process.
US07893952B2	Print head with uniform loading An improved print head assembly is disclosed that provides even pressure over the width of a print face across a platen roller. Accordingly, the print head assembly can perform edge-justified printing operations without portions of the print being faint or skewing due to uneven pressure across the print head.
US07893951B2	Image display apparatus and image display method Disclosed herein is an information display apparatus for displaying an image received from an image supplying source on an image display section after carrying out a conversion process on the image in an image conversion section employed in the information display apparatus on demand. The information display apparatus may include a timing storage section, an image determination section, and an output-path switching section.
US07893950B2	Color compositing using transparency groups Methods and apparatus, including computer programs, for processing transparency attributes of digital graphics objects. The techniques result in the color compositing of an arbitrary structure of artwork elements defining the appearance of a page to produce a result color at any position on the page that is continuous with respect to all inputs.
US07893948B1	Flexible pixel hardware and method A graphical display station of arbitrary shape such as channel letters or other shaped structures is populated with pixels which are components of flexible pixel strings which can be arranged to fit the arbitrary shape(s). The flexible pixel strings provide for straightforward and cost effective fabrication of channel letter or other shaped displays. The invention also includes pixel units which comprise lighting elements together with such control circuits as are needed to properly drive the lighting elements to form a graphical image. Addressing of the particular pixels is provided to accommodate the arbitrary arrangement of pixels of the flexible pixel strings. Methods of fabricating a channel letter display are also disclosed.
US07893947B2	Method for extracting edge in photogrammetry with subpixel accuracy A method for extracting edge with subpixel accuracy in photogrammetry, comprising steps of: a. capturing into a computer a picture, of which the edge is to be extracted; b. defining as a cell four neighboring pixels that form a square; c. recognizing the type of each cell composed of the four pixels; d. finding out side or sides of the cell that intersect with, the edge and figuring out the subpixel accuracy coordinates of the intersection points by linear interpolation; and e. connecting the intersection points to extract the edge. By this method edge curve is extracted rapidly and accurately. The edge determined in this way can be subpixel accurate.
US07893945B2	Color mapping techniques for color imaging devices Disclosed embodiments relate to techniques for color gamut mapping when an input signal transmitting color visual images has a different color gamut than does the output display device. Polynomial rubber-sheet mapping may be used to translate the input color gamut to the output color gamut on a hue-by-hue basis within a three-dimensional perceptual color space. Also, a memory color look-up table may be used to preserve memory colors in the input gamut which are capable of reproduction within the output gamut. By using such techniques alone or in combination, it may be possible to more effectively map an input color gamut to a different output color gamut with improved calorimetric accuracy.
US07893943B1	Systems and methods for converting a pixel rate of an incoming digital image frame A system and method for converting a pixel rate of a digital image frame is provided. The system includes a display controller with an embedded buffer and programmable input and output buffers. The input buffer writes lines of the frame at a source pixel rate while the output pointer reads out lines of the frame at a display pixel rate thereby allowing display of an image having a source pixel rate that is different, e.g., higher, than a display pixel rate.
US07893939B2	Method and apparatus for segmenting an image in order to locate a part thereof A method is disclosed to automatically segment 3D and higher-dimensional images into two subsets without user intervention, with no topological restriction on the solution, and in such a way that the solution is an optimal in a precisely defined optimization criterion, including an exactly defined degree of smoothness. A minimum-cut algorithm is used on a graph devised so that the optimization criterion translates into the minimization of the graph cut. The minimum cut thus found is interpreted as the segmentation with desired property.
US07893938B2	Rendering anatomical structures with their nearby surrounding area System and methods of displaying anatomical structures and their surrounding area, are disclosed. For a viewing point the anatomical structures are rendered separate from their surrounding and saved. The surrounding area of the anatomical structure within a viewing frustum is extracted, interpolated and rendered. The rendered anatomical structures and calculated image of the surrounding are combined into a complete rendering of the anatomical structures with its nearby surrounding areas.
US07893934B2	Three-dimensional finite element modeling of human ear for sound transmission A finite element model of an ear stored on a computer readable medium having logic representing a three-dimensional geometric model of the ear; logic for meshing individual anatomical structures of the ear accounting for whether the anatomical structures include at least one of air, liquid material and solid material; logic for assigning material properties for each anatomical structure based on at least one physical property of each anatomical structure; logic for assigning boundary conditions for some of the anatomical structures indicative of interaction between such anatomical structures; and logic for employing acoustic-structural coupled analysis to the anatomical structures of the ear to generate data indicative of the acoustic effect on mechanical vibration transmission in the ear.Various embodiments of “one-chamber” and “two-chamber” analyses and models are described.
US07893933B2	Panel module and the power saving method used thereon A panel module and the power saving method used thereon, which use a timing controller to receive and compare a first frame image data and a second frame image data in order to obtain an image data comparison result and accordingly determine whether a plurality of source drivers, a plurality of gate drivers and a DC-DC converter have to enter a power saving mode.
US07893929B2	Game program, game device, and game control method To be able to smoothly instruct a command from a command input region, in this game program, a plurality of commands is assigned to a command icon. Then, when a touch pen touched a contact input type of monitor, the coordinate data of the contact start position SS is recognized. Then, in the case that the coordinate data of the contact start position SS matched a coordinate data inside the command icon, the coordinate data of a subsequent contact position is recognized. Then, in the case that the coordinate data of the subsequent contact position did not match the coordinate data of the contact start position SS, based on the coordinate data of the contact start position SS and the coordinate data of the subsequent contact position, based on the track that is specified by the contact start position SS and the subsequent contact position of the touch pen 40, one command out of any of the plurality of commands is executed.
US07893928B2	Computer system and control method therefor A computer system includes a touch pad having plural key areas and generating a key signal according to a touch input with respect to the respective key areas, a display, a storing unit for storing a relation table of the character value corresponding to the key area, and a controller reading the character value corresponding to the concerned key area from the storing unit and displaying the same on the display if a key signal is generated in the touch pad, and if the key signals are successively generated with respect to the plural key areas, sequentially converting and displaying the character values corresponding to the successive key areas.
US07893927B2	Touch screen device with guiding surface In a display touch sensor, there configured a guide shape which protrudes from a surface of the touch sensor placed on a display surface of a display and fringes with the surface of the touch sensor with a line using a concave portion as a vertex, and a main CPU for setting a position of the touch sensor corresponding to the vertex of the line of the guide shape to a reference position and changing an adjustment value based on a direction of a slide operation from the reference position.
US07893923B2	Wireless control of multiple computers A system comprises a plurality of computers, a first wireless input device adapted to control any of the computers via wireless communication, and selection logic coupled to the first wireless input device. The selection logic enables a user to select one of the computers to be controlled by the first input device.
US07893922B2	Touch sensor with tactile feedback An input organ, being provided with means for detecting the touch of a fingertip, where said organ is provided with means for providing a tactile feedback to said fingertip to acknowledge an activation of said input organ, and where said means for providing a tactile feedback comprises an elongate object of shape memory metal.
US07893919B2	Display region architectures A bit depth of a pixel comprising multiple display elements, such as interferometric modulators, may be increased through the use of display elements having different intensities, while the lead count is minimally increased. An exemplary pixel with at least one display element having an intensity of 0.5 and N display elements each having an intensity of one can provide about 2N+1 shades (e.g., 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, [N+0.5]). In comparison, a pixel having N display elements, each having an intensity of one, can only provide about N+1 shades (e.g., 0, 1, 2, . . . , N). Thus, using at least one display element having an intensity lower than the intensity of each of the other display elements increases the number of shades provided by the pixel by an approximate factor of two and increases the bit depth of the pixel, while minimizing the number of additional leads.
US07893918B2	Electrophoretic display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof An electrophoretic display apparatus includes a first substrate including a thin film transistor, a second substrate attached to the first substrate and including electrophoretic particles and an electrophoretic dispersion medium, and a third substrate attached to the second substrate and including a color filter.
US07893917B2	Image display apparatus and image display method There is provided with an image display method including: creating a histogram indicating frequencies of pixels included in level-ranges associated with representative gray-scale levels; calculating differences between first brightnesses each predetermined for the each representative gray-scale level and second brightnesses each preliminarily obtained for the each representative gray-scale level displayed on an image display with each of a plurality of light-source levels of light-source luminance, accumulating, for each of the representative gray-scale levels, products of the differences by the frequency, selecting a selected light-source level having the smallest accumulated sum or the smaller accumulated sum than a threshold value; providing signals of one frame of an input video image to a light modulation device that displays an image by modulating a transmittance or a reflectance of light from a light source, and controlling so that the light source emits light in luminance corresponding to the selected light-source level.
US07893915B2	Liquid crystal display device and driving method thereof A liquid crystal display device includes a compensation data generating part for converting a source data signal into at least one of a conversion data signal and a compensation data signal; and a backlight unit, including a plurality of light sources, for performing a single irradiation of one of the plurality of light sources to display the conversion data signal and performing a simultaneous irradiation of at least two of the plurality of light sources to display the compensation data signal.
US07893911B2	Display panel and driving method thereof Display panels buffering display data from a data driver. The display panel comprises a first signal line, a first data line, a first scan line interlaced with the first data line, a first pixel coupled to the first data line and the first scan line, a first switching element comprising a first terminal coupled to the first data line, a first storage capacitor coupled between a second terminal of the first switching element and a ground, and a second switching element coupled to the first storage capacitor and the first signal line.
US07893910B2	Method for driving liquid crystal display via circularly reversing polarities of pixels thereof An exemplary method for driving a liquid crystal display (200) includes: (a) providing a liquid crystal panel (20) including a plurality of pixels (205) arranged in a matrix to define sub-matrices of pixels, each sub-matrix including a plurality of pixel blocks; (b) providing a predetermined polarity pattern for each pixel block for a first frame period, such that each pixel has a predetermined polarity; (c) reversing the polarity of one of the pixels of each pixel block of each sub-matrix in each successive frame period, wherein a different pixel of each pixel block has its polarity reversed with each succeeding frame period, such that in one cycle of frame periods the polarities of all the pixels in each pixel block are reversed once only, and after each pixel block has its polarity reversed, the polarity of the pixel block is maintained for at least four successive frames periods.
US07893908B2	Liquid crystal display device and liquid crystal panel drive method A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of liquid crystal cells, a common voltage generation circuit that supplies a common voltage to the liquid crystal panel, a liquid crystal drive circuit that implements control for supplying the plurality of liquid crystal cells with voltage that accords with a video signal to display an image on the liquid crystal panel, and for reversing a polarity of the voltage supplied to the plurality of liquid crystal cells, and an adjustment module that stores characteristics data for correcting fluctuations in brightness and, based on the characteristics data, adjusts the brightness of the image displayed on the liquid crystal panel.
US07893905B2	Apparatus and method for driving liquid crystal display device An apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display device is provided. The apparatus includes a converter for detecting a motion vector from externally input source data, converting one frame of an input original image of the input source data into at least two conversion frames, filtering images of the at least two conversion frames according to the motion vector, and generating modulated data; a gate driver for supplying a scan signal to the gate lines; and a data driver for converting the modulated data into an analog video signal and supplying the analog video signal to the data lines.
US07893902B2	Liquid crystal display having voltage change circuits An exemplary LCD (2) includes a glass substrate (29) having a display area (21); driving integrated circuits (ICs) (210) disposed at two adjacent sides of the glass substrate for providing image signals to the display area; first and second voltage change circuits (216, 217); and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) connected to the glass substrate at a corner for providing operating voltages to the driving ICs. The driving IC includes first reference voltage pins, second reference voltage pins, first voltage following pins, second voltage following pins, and an operating voltage input pin. The first voltage change circuits are respectively connected between the first reference voltage pins and the corresponding first voltage following pins. The second voltage change circuits are respectively connected between the second reference voltage pins and the corresponding second voltage following pins.
US07893888B2	Programmable antenna with programmable impedance matching and methods for use therewith A programmable antenna includes a fixed antenna element and a programmable antenna element that is tunable to one of a plurality of resonant frequencies in response to at least one antenna control signal. A programmable impedance matching network is tunable in response to at least one matching network control signal, to provide, for instance, a substantially constant load impedance. A control module generates the antenna control signals and the matching network control signals, in response to a frequency selection signal.
US07893886B2	Circularly polarized broadcast panel system and method using a parasitic dipole A bow-tie slot panel antenna is described, having a parasitic element positioned at an orientation from the slot to generate orthogonal fields. By adjusting the coupling ratios, dimensions and angle of orientation of the parasitic element, circularly polarized fields can be effectively produced, using the panel antenna as the primary radiator.
US07893881B2	Antenna device and portable radio communication device comprising such an antenna device An antenna device for a portable radio communication device operable in at least a first and a second frequency band, includes first and second electrically conductive planar radiating elements. The first radiating element has a feeding portion connectable to a feed device of the portable radio communication device. The second radiating element includes a grounding portion connectable to ground. A controllable switch is arranged between the first and second radiating elements for selectively interconnecting and disconnecting the radiating elements. The state of the switch is controlled by means of a control voltage input. A first filter is arranged between the feeding portion and the control voltage input, to block radio frequency signals. By providing a high pass filter between the first and second radiating elements above a ground plane, quad-band operation is provided with high efficiency in a physically small antenna device.
US07893880B2	Antenna installed on radar Disclosed is an antenna for a radar device which is available for angle measuring in a wide angle for both of the right and the left directions from a travelling direction of a vehicle.SOLUTION: An antenna for radar device 100 comprises an antenna unit 110 as a combination of one of antenna elements 102 and one of second bottom boards 103, wherein a plurality thereof are arrayed on a first bottom board 101. The antenna element 102 is bent as L-shaped, one end thereof is opened, another end thereof penetrates the first bottom board 101 as noncontact therewith, and is connected to a transmission line 104 with further penetrating a line substrate 105.
US07893873B2	Methods and systems for providing enhanced position location in wireless communications Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for providing improved position-location (e.g., time-of-arrival) measurement and enhanced position location in wireless communication systems. In an embodiment, an access point may replace information (e.g., data) transmission by a “known” transmission (or “reference transmission”) at a predetermined time known to access terminals in the corresponding sectors. The access terminals may use the received reference transmission to perform a position-location measurement, and report back the measured information. The access point may also send a reference transmission on demand, e.g., in response to a request from an access terminal in need for a location-based service.
US07893866B2	Dynamic replanning algorithm for aircrew display aid to assess jam effectiveness The invention generally relates to the field of computer software particularly to an improved method of providing aircrew decision aids for use in determining the optimum placement of an Electronic Attack (EA) aircraft. The core of the invention is a software program that will dynamically provide the EA flight crew situational awareness regarding a threat emitter's coverage relative to the position of the EA aircraft and to the position of any number of protected entities (PE). The software program generates information to provide visual cues representing a Jam Acceptability Region (JAR) contour, a Jam Assessment Strobe (JAS) and text for display on a number of flexibly configurable display formats posted on display units. The JAR and JAS graphics and text will aid the EA aircrew in rapidly assessing the effectiveness of a given jamming approach. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope of the claims.
US07893863B2	Enhanced aircraft transponder reliability An aircraft system includes a transponder and a processor. The processor is configured to determine if the aircraft is positioned in a predetermined restricted flying zone. If the aircraft is positioned in a predetermined restricted flying zone, the processor determines if the transponder is functioning in a transmit mode. If the transponder is not functioning in a transmit mode, the processor sets the transponder to function in a transmit mode.
US07893856B2	Digital-to-analog conversion circuit A digital-to-analog conversion circuit includes a first digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a second DAC, and a control circuit to select which DAC to use for digital-to-analog conversion of a digital signal. Concerned with the noise level produced at a given out-of-band frequency, the control circuit bases its selection of DACs, at least in part, on a frequency distance between the given out-of-band frequency and the digital signal's frequency. The control circuit, for example, may select the DAC producing the lowest noise level at that frequency distance, or, if both DACs are able to reduce noise to a level below a noise tolerance specified for the frequency distance, the DAC consuming the least power. To reduce the chip area required for the digital-to-analog conversion circuit, the first and second DACs advantageously have topologies that permit them to share common components (e.g., DAC unit elements).
US07893854B2	Optical digital to analog converter According to one embodiment of the invention, a digital to analog converter for converting a digital signal to an analog optical signal includes a light source and a plurality optical switches. Each optical switch is responsive to a respective one of a plurality of bits of a digital signal to selectively allow transmission of light from the light source through the switch. The digital to analog converter also includes a light combination system operable to combine the light passed through each of the switches and produce an analog optical signal indicative of the digital signal.
US07893853B2	DAC variation-tracking calibration A method of calibrating a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is provided. The DAC includes a least-significant bit (LSB) block, and dummy LSB block adjacent to the LSB block. The DAC has a most-significant bit (MSB) block, which includes MSB thermometer macros. The method includes measuring the dummy LSB block to obtain a dummy LSB sum; and calibrating the MSB block so that each of the MSB thermometer macros provides a substantially same current as the dummy LSB sum.
US07893851B2	Encoding apparatus, method, and processor Disclosed is an apparatus in which there are provided a first storage unit for storing signals to which indexes are given in order to distinguish each of a plurality of signals that are to be coded; a first index computing unit for computing first indexes of non-zero signals among the signals stored in the first storage unit; a second index computing unit for computing second indexes from a base index and the first indexes; a second index storage position search unit for searching for a storage position in a second storage unit in which the second indexes are to be stored based on values of the indexes stored in the second storage unit; a second index preserving unit for preserving the second index in the second storage unit based on a storage position searched for by the second index storage position search unit; and a control unit for giving the base index to the second index computing unit and for controlling operation of the first index computing unit, the second index computing unit the second index storage position search unit, and the second index preserving unit.
US07893850B2	Handheld electronic device with text disambiguation A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a particular output, but various features of the device provide additional variants that are not based solely on frequency and rather are provided by various logic structures resident on the device. The device enables editing during text entry and also provides a learning function that allows the disambiguation function to adapt to provide a customized experience for the user. The disambiguation function can be selectively disabled and an alternate keystroke interpretation system provided. Additionally, the device can facilitate the selection of variants by displaying a graphic of a special key of the keypad that enables a user to progressively select variants generally without changing the position of the user's hands on the device.
US07893847B2	Real time detection of parking space availability Methods, systems, and apparatuses for determining parking availability are described. A sensor system is configured to monitor a plurality of parking spaces. The sensor system includes at least one sensor element that generates a sensor data output signal. A parking availability determiner receives the sensor data output signal and generates parking availability information. The parking availability determiner is configured to determine from the received sensor data output signal at least one parking space of the plurality of parking spaces that is occupied, and to include an indication in the parking availability information that the determined at least one parking space is occupied. If one or more further parking space are included in the plurality of parking spaces other than the determined at least one parking space, an indication is included in the parking availability information that the further parking spaces are available for parking.
US07893846B2	Method and system for collecting traffic data, monitoring traffic, and automated enforcement at a centralized station A distributed individual vehicle information capture method for capturing individual vehicle data at traffic intersections and transmitting the data to a central station for storage and processing is provided. The method includes capturing individual vehicle information at a plurality of intersections (122) and transmitting the individual vehicle information from the intersections to a central station (124). Consequently, the individual vehicle information is available to be stored and processed by a device at the central station (126). Traffic intersection equipment for capturing individual vehicle data at traffic intersections and transmitting the data to a central station for storage and processing is also disclosed. The equipment includes a traffic detection device (159) for capturing individual vehicle data at an intersection (158) and a network connection to a central station (174). The traffic detection device (159) is operably configured to transmit to the central station (174) the individual vehicle information.
US07893842B2	Systems and methods for monitoring health care workers and patients Systems and methods are provided for monitoring one or more patients to ensure compliance with required hygienic procedures and/or to ensure only authorized persons are allowed to attend to such patients. One system includes detectors that may be sequentially activated as a person approaches a patient. Activation of the detectors, in sequence, causes a signal to be transmitted by a controller. If the person is wearing a monitor and has complied with the required hygienic procedure, the monitor transmits a responsive signal to the controller that is encoded to indicate such compliance. If the person is either not wearing a monitor or the monitor does not transmit an appropriate responsive signal, the controller can provide a warning signal and cause a violation of protocol to be recorded. The system may include a portable sanitizer that is capable of functioning as a monitor. The systems and methods do not, however, require monitors worn by health care workers or other persons. Sensors may be associated with a hospital bed and/or a patient.
US07893840B2	Interrogator and interrogation system employing the same An interrogator, methods of discerning the presence of an object, and interrogation systems employing the same. In one embodiment, the interrogation systems include multiple interrogators that communicate with a base command unit to track a location of an object. In another embodiment wherein the object is an RFID object (e.g., an object with an RFID tag), the interrogators employ signal processing techniques such as precharging the RFID object, and correlating a reference code with a reply code from the RFID object using selected techniques to increase a sensitivity of the interrogator, especially for adverse environments. In other embodiments, the interrogation systems include variations of metal instruments and sponges employed therewith. In yet another embodiment, the interrogation system includes metal interrogators capable of discerning the presence of a metal object, especially in a presence of another metal object.
US07893838B2	Electronic tag housing having shrink wrap support The present invention provides for an electronic tag housing used to support electronic tags to an article with a shrink wrap tube. The present invention provides an electronic tag assembly, including a housing, having a base and a cover attachable to the base. The housing includes a cavity for supporting an electronic tag. A heat shrinkable tube is supported by the housing between the cover and attachable base.
US07893832B2	Authenticity tag and method for operating an authenticity tag An authenticity tag includes a carrier for attachment to an object, a plurality of electrically conductive areas and a controller attached to the carrier. The controller includes a detector for detecting an electrically detectable quantity at the electrically conductive area, a memory for storing a comparative quantity and a communicator for communicating at least one of the comparative quantity, the electrically detectable quantity detected and a result of a comparison of the electrically detectable quantity detected and the comparative quantity to the outside.
US07893829B2	Device that includes a motion sensing circuit A dispensing device includes a dispenser configured to dispense a volatile material, a sensor configured to detect an environmental condition, and a nonlinear circuit element coupled to the sensor to establish a bias point. A voltage level at the bias point varies nonlinearly with respect to a current that flows through the sensor, wherein the current that flows through the sensor represents the environmental condition. The dispensing device further includes a controller coupled to the bias point. The controller controls the dispenser to dispense the volatile material in response to the environmental condition.
US07893822B2	Hybrid drive mode indicator A motorized vehicle that is capable of operating in a mode in which motive power is being supplied wholly or partially from electric power is provided with an exterior indicator showing this mode of operation to other vehicle operators. In this way other drivers are alerted to the fact that the vehicle is under electric power and is not likely to be accelerated, particularly uphill.
US07893821B2	Tire pressure monitoring system A tire pressure monitoring system includes receiving antennas installed in a vehicle corresponding to vehicle wheels, a monitoring main unit disposed near a driver's seat, tire pressure sensors respectively installed in the wheels of the vehicle to wirelessly transmit detected data in the form of a data packet for being received by one corresponding adjacent antenna, and a signal combining circuit formed of multiple combiners and having multiple input terminals electrically connected to the receiving antennas and an output terminal electrically connected to the monitoring main unit for combining data packets received from the receiving antennas and transmitting the combined data signal to the monitoring main unit by means of a wired transmission path.
US07893814B2	Method and apparatus for tracking items on a conveyer using capacitive RFID A method and apparatus are described for facilitation of radio frequency (RF) communication between a radio frequency identification (RFID) device and RFID tags for a conveyer system. The RFID device is positioned in proximity of the conveyor system. At least one conductive surface is coupled to the RFID device. The conveyer system transports articles, at least one which has one or more associated RFID tags. The conveyer system is operated such that the articles are brought in contact with the at least one conductive surface. The RFID device, the at least one conductive surface and one or more of the associated RFID tags are capacitively coupled allowing RF signals to be communicated between RFID device and the one or more associated RFID tags. This enables data to be electronically read from the one or more associated RFID tags.
US07893813B2	Automatic data collection device, method and article A radio frequency identification system comprises a radio-frequency identification substrate and an interrogator. In one embodiment, the radio-frequency identification substrate comprises a plurality of radio-frequency identification devices. In one embodiment, a controller on the substrate controls a first one of the plurality of radio-frequency identification devices based on a state of a second one of the plurality of radio-frequency identification devices. In one embodiment, an antenna system includes an S-shaped portion electrically coupled to an integrated circuit along a central portion of the S-shaped portion. Adjusting the parameters of the segments making up the S-shaped portion controls performance characteristics of a radio-frequency identification device.
US07893812B2	Authentication codes for building/area code address A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base unit and provides data regarding the anomalous condition. The sensor unit receives instructions to change operating parameters and/or control external devices.
US07893803B2	Correlated magnetic coupling device and method for using the correlated coupling device A compressed gas system component coupling device and method are described herein that use correlated magnets to enable a first component to be secured and removed from the second component. Some examples of components of the compressed gas system include a first stage regulator, a second stage regulator, an air pressure gauge, a dive computer, an air hose, a tank valve and a buoyancy control device. Furthermore the compression force created by the correlated magnets mounted on the first and second components create a hermetic seal therebetween.
US07893802B2	Position switch A position switch is disclosed with a device to generate a magnetic force, with at least a first coil and at least one armature, it being possible to magnetize and move the armature via the first coil. How the magnetic force, particularly at the start of movement of the movable components of the device, can be increased to reduce the necessary power consumption of the first coil, is a focus of at least one embodiment. For this purpose, at least one embodiment of the device to generate a magnetic force includes at least one device to premagnetize the armature. The result includes a series of advantages, e.g. a smaller design, lower power consumption and possible use with multiple different switching units with different counterforces.
US07893801B2	Magnetically biased magnetopropant and pump Provided is a system and method for enabling pressure or acoustic waves to induce magnetostrictive volume or shape change, providing greater control over magnetopropants. A coating material and the spacing between a magnetopropant and a magnetic particle are selected such that a certain pressure causes change in the relative distance of magnetopropant and magnetic particle, thereby changing the amount of magnetostriction. The coating material, magnetopropant, and magnetic particle are assembled to form a pressure sensitive magnetopropant. Given this structure, changes in pressure will cause a fluctuation of the amount of magnetostriction. In a pore space environment, this causes a change in pore space with resulting change in permeability and, hence, changes in fluid flow.
US07893798B2	Dual substrate MEMS plate switch and method of manufacture Systems and methods for forming an electrostatic MEMS plate switch include forming a deformable plate on a first substrate, forming the electrical contacts on a second substrate, and coupling the two substrates using a hermetic seal. The deformable plate may have at least one shunt bar located at a nodal line of a vibrational mode of the deformable plate, so that the shunt bar remains relatively stationary when the plate is vibrating in that vibrational mode. The hermetic seal may be a gold/indium alloy, formed by heating a layer of indium plated over a layer of gold. Electrical access to the electrostatic MEMS switch may be made by forming vias through the thickness of the second substrate.
US07893794B2	Branching filter package A branching filter package has a SAW filter chip housing area which houses a piezo electric base, on which a transmitting SAW filter and a receiving SAW filter having a different frequency passing band with each other, are formed, and an impedance matching circuit and a branching circuit for the transmitting SAW filter and the receiving SAW filter.
US07893787B2	DC offset cancellation circuit for modulator using 1-bit signal conversion A DC offset cancellation circuit used for compensating a carrier leak at an output signal of a modulator has a sign extraction unit for extracting sign of an information signal which is applied to the modulator, an envelope detecting unit for performing envelope detection on the output signal of the modulator to output the resulting envelope, a slope detecting unit for performing polarity detection on the slope of the envelope; and a signal processing unit for generating a DC offset cancellation signal for compensating the carrier leak based on the result of the sign extraction and the result of the polarity detection. The signal processing unit preferably calculates the DC offset cancellation signal by multiplying the sign of the information signal by the polarity of the slope of the envelope and accumulating the result of multiplication.
US07893785B2	Low-noise fine-frequency tuning Circuits, methods, apparatus, and code that provide low-noise and high-resolution electronic circuit tuning. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention adjusts a capacitance value by pulse-width modulating a control voltage for a switch in series with a capacitor. The pulse-width-modulated control signal can be adjusted using entry values found in a lookup table, by using analog or digital control signals, or by using other appropriate methods. The capacitance value tunes a frequency response or characteristic of an electronic circuit. The response can be made to be insensitive to conditions such as temperature, power supply voltage, or processing.
US07893784B2	Composite resonance circuit and oscillation circuit using the circuit There is provided a resonance circuit using piezoelectric vibrator such as a quartz resonator, a coil, a capacitor, or an element equivalent to them in combination. When two resonance circuits having different resonance frequencies are combined, it is possible to configure an oscillation circuit and a filter capable of freely adjusting the frequency characteristic by utilizing the phenomenon that by changing the excitation current or voltage of the respective resonance circuits independently from each other, antiresonance frequency of the entire composite resonance circuit can be changed.
US07893782B2	Voltage-controlled oscillator A voltage-controlled oscillator comprises an inductor and a group of variable capacitance elements forming a resonance circuit. The group of variable capacitance elements includes first and second variable capacitance elements connectable in parallel and having mutually different absolute values of a ratio of control-voltage sensitivity to capacitance. The first and second variable capacitance elements both have a first end supplied with a control voltage for controlling resonance frequency of the resonance circuit and have a second end selectively connected to the inductor by a band selection signal for deciding a band in which the resonance frequency exists.
US07893779B2	Modulated supply spread spectrum A system reduces a received RF signal from EMI generated by a digital electronic system that includes a clock. In the present invention the clock frequency, that generates signals and strobes data out, is purposely changed or modulated, by, illustratively, driving the power node of the clock. The typical filter circuit between the clock power node and the power supply is used to advantage in that the filter impedance allows a buffer to more easily drive the clock power node since the low impedance of the power supply is isolated by the filter circuit. The changing of the clock frequency spreads the EMI RF harmonics over a spectrum so that any harmonics received by an RF receiver will be short lived and therefore of small magnitude.
US07893775B2	Frequency diverse discrete-time phase-lock device and apparatus A discrete-time phase lock loop (DTPLL) includes an analog section comprising a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and an oscillator, operative to provide a clock signal based on an input from the DAC. The DTPLL also includes a digital signal processor (DSP). The DSP includes a loop controller state machine; a phase detector; a counter, operative to receive clock signals from the oscillator and to provide a count value to the phase detector; a divider, operative to receive a reference signal and to provide a reference pulse output to the phase detector; and a loop filter operative to provide a control effort value based on an output from the phase detector. Based on the phase error value, an output of the oscillator is changed to reduce the phase error to a steady state value.
US07893770B2	Power amplification device Provided is a power amplification device including: a DC power supply that outputs a drain voltage; a Doherty amplifier including a carrier amplifier and a peak amplifier, which are connected in parallel, and amplifies an RF signal; a voltage control circuit that outputs a first instruction to output a low voltage when an output power is equal to or lower than a given value, and outputs a second instruction to output a high voltage when the output power is larger than the given value; and a voltage converter circuit that converts the drain voltage to a voltage lower than the drain voltage and applies the converted voltage to drain terminals of the carrier amplifier and the peak amplifier according to the first instruction, and applies the drain voltage directly to the drain terminals of the carrier amplifier and the peak amplifier according to the second instruction.
US07893769B2	Power amplifier, method for controlling power amplifier, and wireless communication apparatus A power amplifier includes: a distortion compensating circuit that causes a bias circuit to have an output impedance so that a subsequent block bipolar transistor for signal amplification-use has a maximized saturated output power; and a distortion compensating circuit that causes a bias circuit to have an output impedance so that a distortion of an output power of the power amplifier 1 with respect to an input power is canceled by a distortion characteristic of an output power with respect to an input power of the subsequent block bipolar transistor for signal amplification-use which has a maximized saturated output power and a distortion characteristic of an output power with respect to an input power of the preceding block bipolar transistor for signal amplification-use. This makes it possible to provide a power amplifier that allows reduction in saturated output power brought by realization of a highly efficient low-distortion power amplifier.
US07893765B2	Current canceling variable gain amplifier and transmitter using same A current canceling CMOS variable gain amplifier includes a first leg and a second leg. The first leg has a first input line, a first output line, a first ON transistor, a first control transistor and a first subtracting transistor. The second leg has a second input line, a second output line, a second ON transistor, a second control transistor and a second subtracting transistor. The second input line can provide a second input current. The second output line can provide a second output current. The first input line is arranged to provide a first input current to each of the first ON transistor, the first control transistor and the first subtracting transistor. The second input line is arranged to provide a second input current to each of the second ON transistor, the second control transistor and the second subtracting transistor. The first output line is in electrical connection with each of the first ON transistor, the first control transistor and the second subtracting transistor. The second output line is in electrical connection with each of the second ON transistor, the second control transistor and the first subtracting transistor.
US07893759B1	Current conveyor based instrumentation amplifier Current conveyor based instrumentation amplifiers are disclosed. Such instrumentation amplifiers may have the higher common mode rejection ratios (CMRR), lower area requirements in integrated circuits, fewer resistors, fewer resistor matching requirements, less noise, and less distortion than prior art instrumentation amplifiers. One embodiment, with two input voltage lines and one output voltage line, comprises a single current conveyor and two resistors. Another embodiment, with two input voltage lines and two output voltage lines, comprises two current conveyors and four resistors, possibly in two matched pairs. Buffers may be used for impedance, frequency, and phase delay adjustment on any or all of the voltage lines.
US07893758B2	Quadrature modulator and calibration method A quadrature modulator and a method of calibrating same by applying a first test tone signal to an in-phase modulation branch input of the modulator and a ninety degree phase-shifted version of the first test tone signal to a quadrature modulation branch input of the modulator. The carrier leakage level in an output signal of the modulator is measured and in response base band dc offset voltages are adjusted to minimize the carrier leakage. A second test tone signal is applied to the in-phase modulation branch input and a ninety degree phase-shifted version of the second test tone signal to the quadrature modulation branch input. The level of an undesired upper sideband frequency component in the output signal is measured and in response base band gains the in-phase and quadrature modulation branches and a local oscillator phase error are adjusted to minimize the undesired side band.
US07893755B2	Internal voltage generation circuit An internal voltage generation circuit includes a signal generation unit which generates first and second level signals and first and second control signals from a reference voltage generated by voltage-dividing an internal power and generates first and second driving signals by comparing levels of the internal power and the reference voltage, a driving control unit which receives the first and second level signals and drives the internal voltage in response to an active signal, and a driving unit which receives the first and second driving signals and drives the internal voltage.
US07893754B1	Temperature independent reference circuit A temperature independent reference circuit includes first and second bipolar transistors with commonly coupled bases. First and second resistors are coupled in series between the emitter of the second bipolar transistor and ground. The first and second resistors have first and second resistance values, R1 and R2, and third and second temperature coefficients, TC3 and TC2, respectively. The resistance values being such that a temperature coefficient of a difference between the base-emitter voltages of the first and second bipolar transistors, TC1, is substantially equal to TC2×(R2/(R1+R2))+TC3×(R1/(R1+R2)), resulting in a reference current flowing through each of the first and second bipolar transistors that is substantially constant over temperature. A third resistor coupled between a node and the collector of the second bipolar transistor has a value such that a reference voltage generated at the node is substantially constant over temperature.
US07893748B1	Glitch-free clock multiplexer that provides an output clock signal based on edge detection Clock multiplexing techniques generate an output clock signal by detecting edges of a selected input clock signal and toggling the output clock signal based on detected edges of the selected input clock signal. Toggle signals are generated based on detected edges of the selected input clock signal. Toggle signals are used to control when the output clock signal is to toggle high or low. A latch holds the state of the output clock signal in its current state until changed by receipt of a toggle signal. Switching from use of a first clock signal to use of a second clock signal occurs regardless of whether the first input clock is operating. A delay is introduced that prevents glitches in the output clock signal that are less than one half clock period of the next selected input clock signal in duration.
US07893743B2	Controlled power converter A pulse modulated converter comprising an input stage (1) for generating a first control signal (2) based on an input signal (3) and a first feedback signal (4), and a comparator (5) for generating a pulse width modulated signal (6) based on said first control signal and a reference signal (7), means for providing a hysteresis when generating the pulse width modulated signal (6), a power stage (8) for generating an amplified pulse width modulated signal (9), an output filter (10) for filtering said amplified pulse width modulated signal (9), so as to create an analog output signal (11). In said pulse modulated converter, the first feedback signal (4) is formed as a combination of a second feedback signal (12) and a third feedback signal (13). The second feedback signal (12) is derived from the amplified pulse width modulated signal (9) using a first predetermined transfer function (14). The third feedback signal (13) is derived from the analog output signal (11) using a second predetermined transfer function (15). The second predetermined transfer function (15) comprises at least one zero.
US07893742B2	Clock signal dividing circuit A clock signal dividing circuit in which a dividing ratio is regulated by N/M (M and N are positive integers and satisfy M>N) includes: a variable delay circuit which gives a predetermined delay amount based on a control value to an input clock signal CKI to output an output clock signal CKO; and a variable delay control circuit which cumulatively adds values obtained by subtracting N from M every cycle of the input clock signal CKI, when the addition result is N or more, performs a calculation which subtracts N from the addition result to obtain a calculation result K, and calculates, to a maximum delay amount in the variable delay circuit corresponding to one cycle of the input clock signal CKI, a control value corresponding to a delay amount of K/N of the maximum delay amount to give the control value to the variable delay circuit.
US07893740B2	Data signal generating apparatus A data signal generating apparatus with a data output unit for outputting m-bit parallel data and a data synchronization clock signal synchronized with the parallel data in response to a data request signal produced by dividing the frequency of a reference clock signal by “m.” An m:1 multiplexer for receiving the parallel data in response to a latch signal produced by dividing the frequency of the reference clock signal by “m,” and outputting, at a rate of the reference clock signal, data synchronization serial data. Synchronization means for comparing the phases of the data synchronization clock signal and the latch signal, for synchronizing the parallel data with the latch signal, and for producing a control signal, and which delays, on the basis of the control signal, the reference clock signal or a divided clock signal (dividing the frequency of the reference clock signal by “m” or less).
US07893738B2	DLL circuit A DLL circuit including a first clock signal dividing block configured to selectively divide a frequency of a reference clock signal according to whether a lock completion signal is enabled, a phase comparing block configured to generate a phase comparison signal by comparing phases of a clock signal transmitted from the first clock signal dividing block with a feedback clock signal, and an operation mode setting block configured to generate the lock completion signal in response to the phase comparison signal is described herein.
US07893737B2	Charge pump for PLL/DLL A charge pump for use in a Phase Locked Loop/Delay Locked Loop minimizes static phase error through the use of an operational amplifier. The operational amplifier also mitigates the effects of low power supply voltage.
US07893736B2	Multiple input PLL with hitless switchover between non-integer related input frequencies A multi-branch frequency translation system converts a plurality of independent input clocks to a common frequency. One of the converted clock signals is selected as a dominant clock. The remaining converted clock signals are edge-synchronized with the dominant clock. When the system selects another converted clock signal for use as the dominant clock, the newly selected signal already is edge-synchronized with the dominant clock and, therefore, switchover losses can be avoided. The dominant clock can be subject of further frequency translation processes and output from the system.
US07893733B1	Voltage driver circuit A voltage driver circuit includes a first transistor. The first transistor includes a control terminal, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The second transistor includes a control terminal, a first terminal, and a second terminal. A first current source configured to provide a first bias current to the control terminal of the first transistor. A second current source configured to provide a second bias current to the control terminal of the second transistor. The first resistance includes a first terminal connected to the control terminal of the first transistor. The second resistance includes a first terminal connected to the control terminal of the second transistor. A capacitance connects the second terminal of the first transistor with the control terminal of the second transistor. A ratio of the first bias current to the second bias current is approximately equal to a ratio of the second resistance to the first resistance.
US07893732B2	Driver circuit An object is to provide a driver circuit as well as a level converting circuit, capable of reducing current consumption and accelerating an operation, and in the driver circuit that changes a voltage level of an output signal in correspondence with a change in voltage level of an input signal, when a transistor is turned on and a voltage level of an output signal changes, a positive feedback operation of raising a voltage of an output node of an input stage circuit that drives the transistor is performed, whereby a gate-source voltage of the transistor increases while an on-resistance thereof decreases, and a change in voltage level of the output node in the positive feedback operation is accelerated due to a bootstrap action in the input stage circuit.
US07893729B2	Voltage/current conversion circuit Provided is voltage/current conversion circuit including: first and second capacitors; first and second resistors each connected to input terminal; first and second current sources; third and fourth resistors connected to current sources; differential amplifier for controlling the current sources; control unit for performing control, in first state, the input terminal is connected to the first and second capacitors; one input of the differential amplifier is connected to the first resistor and output of the first current source; the other input of the differential amplifier is connected to the second resistor and output of the second current source, and in second state, the second capacitor is connected between the output of the first current source and the one input of the differential amplifier, the first capacitor is connected between the output of the second current source and the other input of the differential amplifier.
US07893728B2	Voltage-current converter and voltage controlled oscillator An exemplary aspect of an embodiment of the present invention is a voltage-current converter converting an input voltage input to an input terminal to a current to output the current, the voltage-current converter including a first current generating circuit including an input transistor having a gate connected to the input terminal and generating an output current according to a current flowing in the input transistor, and a second current generating circuit including a transistor having a gate having a potential different from potential of a source and a drain, the second current generating circuit generating a superimposed current according to the current flowing in the transistor to supply the superimposed current to the input transistor.
US07893723B2	Minimizing leakage in logic designs Devices and methods are disclosed for logic gate devices to provide reduced leakage while improving performance. The device is configured for low leakage logic application where high threshold voltage devices are used to reduce leakage at the expense of reduced logic speed. Better performance is achieved than a high threshold voltage stack.
US07893722B2	Clock control of state storage circuitry State storage circuitry is described comprising a master-slave latch having tristate inverter circuitry 2 at its functional input and tristate scan signal insertion circuitry 12 for inserting scan data. The tristate scan signal insertion circuitry 12 is controlled by a first clock signal nclk and a second clock signal bclk. The tristate inverter circuitry 2 is controlled by a third clock signal nfclk and a fourth clock signal flck. The clock generating circuitry holds the third and fourth clock signals at fixed values which tristate the tristate inverter circuitry 2 when in scan mode. This moves scan control logic out of the function path comprising the tristate inverter circuitry into the clock control circuitry.
US07893720B2	Bus low voltage differential signaling (BLVDS) circuit A differential signaling circuit and a control circuit. The differential signaling circuit includes a first positive driver and a first negative driver. The first negative driver has different impedance than the first positive driver. The first positive driver and the first negative driver together define a first current path between positive and negative power supply terminals. A first output is defined on the first current path intermediate the first positive driver and the first negative driver. The control circuit includes a first driver that drives a transmission line at a first output voltage, a feedback amplifier responsive to the first output voltage to generate a control signal and a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) driver coupled to the first driver and responsive to the control signal to make impedance of the first driver equivalent to impedance of the transmission line.
US07893717B1	Circuit die to circuit die interface system A circuit die to circuit die interface system includes a first circuit die with a first circuit having a first default signal, at least a second circuit die with a second circuit having a second default signal; and a logic circuit disposed on one of the first and second circuit dies and enabled by a default signal from all but one of the circuits to transmit a communication signal from the remaining circuit.
US07893713B2	Mixed signal integrated circuit This invention relates to mixed signal integrated circuits, that is, integrated circuits comprising both analog and digital circuitry. More particularly, it concerns reduction of noise in such a device. When a digital circuit is included in the same integrated circuit device as an analog circuit, the digital circuit may be an additional source of a considerable amount of noise. This results in cross-talk, electrical interference and signal distortion imposed on the analog signals. The invention provides an integrated circuit comprising analog circuitry (26) and digital circuitry (29, 30) wherein the digital circuitry includes an ASM (30). An ASM does not require a clock signal. Its operation is triggered by appropriate input conditions, but in contrast to an SSM it is idle when there in no change in its inputs, lowering the level of noise generated by the digital circuitry.
US07893711B2	Program circuit, semiconductor integrated circuit, voltage application method, current application method, and comparison method In a program circuit that can reduce exhaustion of a switching element that uses oxidation-reduction reactions of an electrolyte material, a voltage source (106) applies voltage to a switching element (100), a measurement circuit (107) measures a parameter that changes in accordance with the resistance value of the switching element (100), and a control circuit (104) causes the voltage source (106) to apply voltage to the switching element (100) while progressively increasing the voltage. The control circuit (104) further causes the voltage source (106) to halt the application of voltage when the parameter measured by the measurement circuit (107) reaches a prescribed value.
US07893710B2	Termination circuit and impedance matching device including the same An impedance matching device includes a calibration circuit configured to generate impedance calibration codes for modification of impedance; a code modification unit configured to modify the impedance calibration codes according to impedance setting information and output modified impedance calibration codes; and a termination impedance unit configured to terminate an interface node with impedance determined according to the modified impedance calibration codes.
US07893707B2	Physical property measuring method for TFT liquid crystal panel and physical property measuring apparatus for TFT liquid crystal panel There is provided a physical property measuring method for a TFT liquid crystal panel, includes an impedance setting step of setting the impedance between the source and drain of a TFT of the TFT liquid crystal panel to be less than or equal to a predetermined value, a voltage application step of applying a voltage that cyclically varies to a liquid crystal layer of the TFT liquid crystal panel. And the method further includes a physical property measuring step of measuring a transient current flowing through the liquid crystal layer to which the voltage that cyclically varies is applied in the voltage application step to measure physical properties of the liquid crystal layer.
US07893705B2	Module for test device for testing circuit boards A module for a tester for the testing of circuit boards is described. Such testers have a basic grid on which an adapter and/or a translator may be arranged in order to connect contact points of the basic grid with circuit board test points of a circuit board to be tested. The module comprises a support plate and a contact board. The contact board is formed by a rigid circuit board section which is described as the basic grid element, and at least one flexible circuit board section. Provided on the basic grid element are contact points which each form part of the contact points of the basic grid. The basic grid element is mounted at an end face of the support plate, and the flexible circuit board section is bent in such a way that at least part of the other section of the contact board is parallel to the support plate. Each of the contact points of the basic grid element is in electrical contact with conductor paths running in the contact board and extending from the basic grid element into the flexible circuit board section.
US07893704B2	Membrane probing structure with laterally scrubbing contacts A membrane probing assembly includes a support element having an incompressible forward support tiltably coupled to a rearward base and a membrane assembly, formed of polyimide layers, with its central region interconnected to the support by an elastomeric layer. Flexible traces form data/signal lines to contacts on the central region. Each contact comprises a rigid beam and a bump located in off-centered location on the beam, which bump includes a contacting portion. After initial touchdown of these contacting portions, further over-travel of the pads causes each beam to independently tilt locally so that different portions of each beam move different distances relative to the support thus driving each contact into lateral scrubbing movement across the pad thereby clearing away oxide buildup. The elastomeric member backed by the incompressible support ensures sufficient scrub pressure and reliable tilt recovery of each contact without mechanical straining of the beam. In an alternative embodiment, the contacts comprise conductive beams each supported on a loose U-shaped flap formed in the membrane assembly where each flap and beam is tiltably supported in inclined position by an elastomeric hub interposed between the flap and support.
US07893703B2	Systems and methods for controlling deposition of a charge on a wafer for measurement of one or more electrical properties of the wafer Systems and methods for controlling deposition of a charge on a wafer for measurement of one or more electrical properties of the wafer are provided. One system includes a corona source configured to deposit the charge on the wafer and a sensor configured to measure one or more conditions within the corona source. This system also includes a control subsystem configured to alter one or more parameters of the corona source based on the one or more conditions. Another system includes a corona source configured to deposit the charge on the wafer and a mixture of gases disposed within a discharge chamber of the corona source during the deposition of the charge. The mixture of gases alters one or more parameters of the charge deposited on the wafer.
US07893699B2	Method for identifying electronic circuits and identification device An identification device for electronic circuits comprises at least two electronic components having different electronic characteristics, a detection unit configured to detect at least one electrical parameter determining the electronic characteristics of the electronic components and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate a mismatch exhibited by the at least two electronic components with respect to each other. In order to distinguish different electronic circuits, the at least one electrical parameter of the electronic components is detected by the detection unit and is analyzed by the evaluation unit.
US07893698B2	Non-destructive method for detecting zones with non conductive materials in a composite part Non-destructive method for detecting zones with non-conductive materials, such as materials that include glass fibers, in a part made of a conductive composite, such as a composite whose reinforcing fibers are carbon fibers, provided with an organic coating, that includes the following stages: a) providing a device for applying an electric potential on the surface of said part; b) determining the dielectric breakdown potential Pr corresponding to the thickness E of the coating; c) applying said dielectric breakdown potential Pr with said device to the part for the purpose of identifying those zones that have non-conductive materials when dielectric breakdown does not occur in them.
US07893697B2	Capacitive distance sensing in semiconductor processing tools A sensor for sensing a gap between the sensor and an object of interest within a semiconductor processing chamber is provided. The sensor includes a housing, a power source inside the housing, wireless communication circuitry, a controller, measurement circuitry and a plurality of capacitive plate pairs. The controller and wireless communication circuitry are coupled to each other, and to the power source. The plurality of capacitive plate pairs are configured to form capacitors having a capacitance that varies with the gap. Measurement circuitry is coupled to the controller and to the plurality of capacitive plate pairs. The measurement circuitry is configured to measure the capacitance of the capacitive plate pairs and provide indications thereof to the controller. The controller is configured to provide an indication relative to the gap based, at least in part, upon the measured capacitances.
US07893693B2	Assymetric radio frequency magnetic line array An apparatus comprises a radio frequency magnetic field unit to generate a desired magnetic field. In one embodiment, the radio frequency magnetic field unit includes a first aperture that is substantially unobstructed and a second aperture contiguous to the first aperture. In an alternative embodiment, the radio frequency magnetic field unit includes a first side aperture, a second side aperture and one or more end apertures. In one embodiment of a method, a current element is removed from a radio frequency magnetic field unit to form a magnetic field unit having an aperture. In an alternative embodiment, two current elements located opposite from one another in a radio frequency magnetic field unit are removed to form a magnetic filed unit having a first side aperture and a second side aperture.
US07893690B2	Balancing circuit for a metal detector A balancing circuit for a metal detector. The metal detector includes an oscillating power source, a transmit coil connected to the oscillating power source, first and second receive coils inductively coupled to the transmit coil, a first amplitude balancing circuit connected to the first receive coil, and a first phase balancing circuit connected to the first receive coil. The first phase balancing circuit includes a capacitor and a variable resistor.
US07893685B2	RF meter with input noise suppression The invention provides a handheld RF meter with an improved isolation from EMI. The meter incorporates an interference barrier comprising a connecting cable and one or more ferrite cores possibly having different impedance characteristics.
US07893683B2	Device, probe, and method for the galvanically decoupled transmission of a measuring signal The invention relates to a device, a probe, and a method for the galvanically decoupling transmission of a measuring signal. A microwave signal is supplied by a transceiver (1) to a sensor (3) by means of a galvanically decoupled waveguide (2). The signal is partially reflected in the sensor (3), the amplitude, phase and/or polarization of the reflected microwave signal containing the information relating to the measuring value. The reflected microwave signal runs through the same waveguide (2) back to the transceiver (1) and is evaluated therein. The invention provides a more simple and economical structure than conventional devices of prior art, as a voltage supply is not required especially on the sensor side as a result of the reflection. In this way, the sensor (3) can also be produced in a very compact manner, minimizing the influence of the measuring signal through the sensor (3).
US07893682B2	For testability technique for phase detectors used in digital feedback delay locked loops A circuit for testing phase detectors in a delay locked loop is provided. The circuit uses a second phase detector arranged to receive the signals entering a first phase detector. Particularly, the circuit is routed such that a signal entering the D input of the first phase detector is inputted into the clock input of the second phase detector, and a signal entering the clock input of the first phase detector is inputted into the D input of the second phase detector. The circuit is also coupled to a test controller located on-die or at a high volume manufacturing (HVM) tester.
US07893680B2	Power control using at least 540 degrees of phase A circuit and method for generating an electrical alternating current power signal in which the alternating current signal is dropped once at a non-zero crossing point in every 540 plus N degrees, where N is a non-negative number. This manner of controlling power to a device enables wide ranges of power control while generating acceptable levels of power line harmonics and while conforming to existing international regulations governing voltage variations.
US07893673B2	Step-up switching power supply device, and electronic device provided therewith A step-up switching power supply device with synchronous rectification includes a first switch that is turned on at startup of the device and a second switch that is turned on when an output voltage reaches an input voltage, the first and seconds switches being connected in parallel between the back gate and the source of a synchronous rectifier transistor.
US07893671B2	Regulator with improved load regulation A regulator to provide an output voltage of a constant level at an output node. In an embodiment, the regulator contains a pass transistor to provide a conductive path between a pair of terminals, with the resistance offered by the path being determined by a control voltage on a third terminal of the pass transistor and the conductive path coupling a first reference potential (e.g., power supply) to the output node. An amplifier generates the control voltage based on a difference of a reference voltage and a voltage proportionate to the output voltage. A control unit turns on a current source when the voltage at the output node is below the desired constant level and turns on a current sink when voltage at said output node is above the constant level, to quickly correct for any variations in the output voltage due to load changes.
US07893667B2	PWM power supply apparatus having a controlled duty ratio without causing overall system oscillation A direct-current stabilized power supply apparatus according to the present invention includes offsetting means that keeps a slope voltage (Vslp) shifted from the ground potential to a higher potential by a predetermined offset voltage ΔV so that the lower limit level of the slope voltage (Vslp) is higher than that of an error voltage (Verr). With this configuration, it is possible to provide a direct-current stabilized power supply apparatus that can appropriately control a duty ratio without causing oscillation or the like in the overall system, and also to provide an electrical device incorporating such a power supply apparatus.
US07893665B2	Peak charging current modulation for burst mode conversion During burst mode operation of a four switch buck-boost converter, the input voltage and an output voltage can be detected and a preset peak charging current threshold level can be modulated when the difference between the input voltage and output voltage is within a prescribed range. A burst mode charging cycle will progress until the modulated peak charging threshold level is attained and cut off at the set peak level. A charge transfer cycle and discharge cycle may proceed thereafter.
US07893662B2	Method and related device for charging at the same voltage two or more capacitors connected in series A device, such as a pump capacitor or an energy storing inductor, is charged by coupling it to a voltage source. Thereafter, the device is connected in parallel to one of the capacitors or capacitance cells to be charged, and the charging of the device and successive connections of it in parallel to a selected capacitor of the series of capacitors for charging it are replicated for all the capacitors of the series. The sequence of different connections of the device to the charge voltage source and to the selected one of the capacitors of the series is actuated through a plurality of coordinately controlled switches that establish distinct current circulation paths, according to a switched-capacitor or switched inductor techniques driven by respective periodic control signals that may be generated from a master clock signal.
US07893659B2	Method and apparatus for amplitude limiting battery temperature spikes A method and apparatus for containing heat generated by a battery to reduce the amplitude of a temperature excursion to enhance safety in temperature critical applications, such as in implantable medical devices. The apparatus employs a heat absorber (38) closely thermally coupled to the battery (30). The heat absorber includes heat-absorbing material preferably exhibiting an endothermic phase change at a temperature below that produced by the battery.
US07893658B2	Methods and systems for battery charging management Methods and systems for battery charging are provided. A system includes a battery charger electrically coupled to at least one battery and a plurality of sensors configured to measure a voltage of the battery, a charging current supplied to the battery, and a temperature of the battery wherein the battery charger is configured to determine a state of charge of the battery using at least one of the plurality of sensors to control gassing of the battery during charging.
US07893656B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device for monitoring cell voltages A semiconductor integrated circuit device formed by a trench dielectric isolation technique has input terminals connected to positive and negative terminals of secondary cells of an assembled battery and includes monitor circuits for respectively monitoring cell voltages of the cells. Each monitor circuit includes a cell voltage detection circuit, a reference voltage generation circuit, and a comparison circuit. The cell voltage detection circuit divides a voltage between the input terminals connected to the positive and negative terminals of a corresponding cell and detects the cell voltage based on the divided voltage. The reference voltage generation circuit generates a reference voltage from the cell voltage. The comparison circuit is powered by the cell voltage of the corresponding cell and compares the divided voltage with the reference voltage.
US07893655B2	Charging and power supply for mobile devices Charging and power supply for mobile devices is disclosed. A USB-compliant charging and power supply circuit includes switch-mode battery charging circuitry for receiving power from an external power source and for supplying output power through an output node to an electronic system of an electronic communication device and a battery. Battery isolation circuitry includes a semiconductor switch connecting the output node to the battery. The battery isolation circuitry senses voltage at the output node and variably restricts current to the battery when the voltage is below a minimum voltage value by operationally controlling the semiconductor switch as current passes through it. During variable current restriction the electronic system is supplied required power with said battery being supplied any additional available power.
US07893654B2	Constant-current, constant-voltage and constant-temperature current supply of a battery charger Provided is a current supply for providing a charge current to a load. The current supply includes: a driving transistor, providing the charge current to the load; a sensing transistor, limiting the charge current; a pulling low transistor, pulling low a controlling node which controls the driving transistor and the sensing transistor; a constant voltage controller, pulling up the controlling node, controlling the conduction state of the driving transistor and accordingly maintaining the voltage across the load at the first reference voltage, when a voltage across the load rises up and comes close to a first reference voltage; and a constant current controller, controlling the controlling node and the pulling low transistor to limit the charge current to be constantly provided to the load, when the voltage across the load drops much lower than the first reference voltage.
US07893652B2	Battery control apparatus, electric vehicle, and computer-readable medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute processing for estimating a state of charge of a secondary battery The present invention can speedily and accurately estimate an SOC of a secondary battery immediately after a charge/discharge operation resumes. A determination unit determines whether a dormant period is longer than a predetermined time in response to an initiation of power supply from a secondary battery to a motor generator. The dormant period is equivalent to the duration from a previous stop of power supply to a present initiation of power supply. If the dormant period is longer than the predetermined time, a state-of-charge estimating unit sets an initial SOC based on a peak battery voltage drop ΔVs and a peak discharge current Is, wherein the peak battery voltage drop ΔVs represents a difference between a battery voltage Vo measured before initiating power supply and a lowest battery voltage Vs measured after initiating power supply and the peak discharge current Is represents a maximum current value measured after initiating power supply. The state-of-charge estimating unit estimates a state of charge of the secondary battery 30 based on the initial SOC as a value effective immediately after initiating power supply.
US07893645B2	System and method for compartment control A system and method for controlling at least one movable stowage compartment is provided. The method includes sensing an input indicative of a desired movement of the stowage compartment and determining a position of the compartment. The method also includes initiating a control signal and moving the compartment into either a closed position or an opened position using the control signal. In another embodiment, a method for controlling at least one movable stowage compartment on a mobile platform is provided. The method includes determining a status of the compartment, and transmitting a signal indicating the status of the compartment to at least one indicator display for displaying the status to an individual.
US07893643B2	Pair pole asymmetry compensation in back electromotive force zero cross detection Disk drive spindle jitter is comprised of electrical noise, error due to pair pole asymmetry, and random disk speed variances. Error caused by pair pole asymmetry can be identified and compensated for by detecting over a single rotation of a rotor a plurality of zero cross signals. These signals can be statistically analyzed over a period of a plurality of revolutions of the rotor so as to identify the systematic error caused by pair poles. Once identified, this pair pole error can be used to modify zero cross signals and/or modify commutation signal driving the disk so as to arrive at a more accurate determination of disk speed and to precisely control the speed of the disk.
US07893642B2	Driving apparatus A driving apparatus (100p, 100s) is provided with: a base portion (110); a stage portion (130) on which a driven object (12) is mounted and which can be displaced; an elastic portion (120) which has elasticity to displace the stage portion in one direction (Y axis); a first applying device (151-2, 152-2, 22) for applying an excitation force for displacing the stage portion such that the stage portion is resonated in the one direction at a resonance frequency determined by the stage portion and the elastic portion; and a second applying device (151-1, 152-1, 22) for applying a driving force for displacing, in a stepwise manner or in a continuous manner, the stage portion or the driven object mounted on the stage portion in other direction (X axis), wherein the stage portion or another stage portion mounted on the stage portion as the driven object is divided into a plurality of stage fractions.
US07893637B2	Motor drive system In a drive system of an AC motor in which a motor current is feedback-controlled, a motor current command is produced in a normal operation according to a torque command value on an optimum efficiency characteristic line so as to select an optimum current phase maximizing an output torque with a constant motor current amplitude. Conversely, when the AC motor produces an excessively generated power exceeding a regeneratable power quantity of the AC motor, a consuming operation is performed for intentionally increasing the power loss in the AC motor. In the consuming operation, the motor current command is produced according to the torque command value on a loss increase characteristic line to change the current phase from the above optimum value. Thereby, the power loss in the AC motor can be increased to consume the surplus power without causing instability in the motor control.
US07893636B2	Mobile machine with one or more electric propulsion motors A mobile machine may include one or more generator units, a plurality of electric propulsion motors, and a power-transfer system operable to transfer electricity from one or more of the generator units to one or more of the electric propulsion motors. The mobile machine may also include power-system controls that control the connection of the one or more electric propulsion motors to the power-transfer system. The power-system controls may selectively use a first motor-connection strategy for controlling when one or more groups of the electric propulsion motors are connected to the power-transfer system in series, and the power-system controls may selectively use a second motor-connection strategy for controlling when one or more groups of the electric propulsion motors are connected to the power-transfer system in series.
US07893632B2	LED luminaire with optical feedback by image mapping on segmented light sensors The present invention relates to a luminaire comprising an array of LEDs emitting light of at least one color, and a control system for controlling the light output of the luminaire. The control system comprises photosensor array for detecting light output of the luminaire. An imaging unit is arranged in front of the photosensor array such that it maps an image of said array of LEDs on said photosensor array. The photosensor array is divided into subareas each detecting light output from a single one of the LEDs. The control system uses the output of the subareas for controlling the luminaire light output. Thus, it is possible to act on different LED light colors or the light output of individual LEDs without having to separate them in time by means of a time pulsing method.
US07893630B2	Royer oscillator with discharge electronics The field of the invention is mainly that of light boxes used for the illumination of display screens using optical valves, notably for liquid crystal matrix displays also known as LCD screens. The light sources used are generally fluorescent tubes powered with a high voltage by devices comprising Royer electronic oscillators. These electronic oscillators do not allow wide dynamic ranges of luminance, which can be necessary for certain applications, to be easily attained. The oscillator according to the invention comprises an electronic device for discharging the stored electrical energy, said discharge device being controlled by an electronic control device using chopping modulation, thus enabling wide dynamic ranges of luminance to be attained.
US07893629B2	Backlight apparatus capable of short prevention and voltage feedback compensation The invention discloses a backlight apparatus. The backlight apparatus includes a power source, a lamp, a balance transformer, a detecting circuit, a judging module, and a controlling module. The balance transformer includes a primary winding electrically connected to the power source and a secondary winding corresponding to the primary winding and electrically connected to the lamp. The detecting circuit is used for detecting a current generated by the secondary winding and generating a first voltage according to the current. The judging module is used for judging whether the value of the first voltage is smaller than a default value. The controlling module is used for controlling the power source according to a judgment made by the judging module.
US07893625B2	Flat panel display device with compensated voltage drop A flat panel display device in which a cathode line and a power line are arranged such that voltage drops therein compensate each other. The flat panel display device of the present invention includes an insulating substrate having a pixel region in which pixels are arranged; a power line for supplying a power supply voltage to the pixels; and a cathode electrode having a cathode contact for supplying a cathode voltage to the pixels, wherein an input side of the power line and the cathode contact of the cathode electrode are arranged on the substrate opposite each other with respect to the pixel region. The cathode electrode further includes a cathode bus line for applying an external cathode voltage, the cathode electrode being in contact with the cathode bus line via the cathode contact to provide the external cathode voltage to the pixels.
US07893620B2	Traveling-wave tube turn-off body energy circuit An apparatus that includes a traveling-wave tube having an electron gun having a cathode. The apparatus also includes a first power supply for establishing a first electric potential between the cathode and an anode and for providing an operational current to the cathode to generate a beam of electrons. The apparatus also includes a slow-wave structure having a passage through which the beam of electrons passes. The apparatus also includes a second power supply for providing a voltage to a beam focusing electrode to establish an electric potential between the cathode and the beam focusing electrode. The apparatus also includes a switching module coupled to the first power supply and the second power supply, the switching module providing a current path between the cathode and the beam focusing electrode, wherein the current path is disabled when a biasing current is below a predetermined level.
US07893619B2	High intensity discharge lamp A lamp includes a discharge sustaining fill which includes mercury halide, cesium halide, optionally one of indium halide and thallium halide, and a rare earth halide component selected from dysprosium halide, holmium halide, and thulium halide. In operation without a jacket, the lamp may have a color temperature of about 5300K to 6000K, a color rendering index of at least about 92 and an efficacy of at least about 85 LPW.
US07893614B2	Organic light emitting display device and method of fabricating the same Disclosed is an organic light emitting display device (OLED). The OLED includes a substrate, an array of pixels, each pixel including a first electrode, an organic layer having an emission layer and a second electrode, an encapsulation substrate, a moisture absorbent layer and a spacer. The moisture absorbent layer is disposed in a predetermined region of the encapsulation substrate, and the spacer is disposed on the moisture absorbent layer. The spacer is formed on the encapsulation substrate or the moisture absorbent layer using a laser induced thermal imaging (LITI) process.
US07893606B2	Conductive composition and applications thereof A conductive composition and applications thereof are provided. The conductive composition comprises a mixture consisting of a metal powder and a glass powder. The diameter of the metal powder ranges from about 1 μm to about 3 μm. The diameter of glass powder ranges from about 0.5 μm to about 1 μm. The weight percentage of the metal powder to the mixture is from about 60% to about 98%. The conductive composition could be used to manufacture the electrodes of a flat lamp.
US07893597B2	Surface acoustic wave element and surface acoustic wave device A surface acoustic wave element 1 includes an IDT electrode 11 having an electrode finger 11a on a piezoelectric substrate 10. The electrode finger 11a is formed by laminating an intermediate layer 12 and an electrode layer 13 having a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than that of the intermediate layer 12. The electrode finger 11a has a cross section of a trapezoidal shape that widens nearer to the piezoelectric substrate 10. An angle α1 formed with a side surface of the intermediate layer 12 is formed larger than an angle β1 formed with a side surface of the electrode layer 13.
US07893595B2	Method for gap adjustment of two mechanical elements of a substantially planar micromechanical structure and corresponding electromechanical resonator The invention concerns a method for adjusting the operating gap of two mechanical elements of a substantially planar mechanical structure obtained by micro-etching. The method consists in attributing (A) to one of the elements (E) a fixed reference position (RF) in the direction of the residual gap separating said elements; connecting (C) the other element (OE) to the fixed reference position (RF) by an elastic link (S) and installing (D) between the fixed reference position (RF) and the other element (OE) at least a stop block defining an abutting gap, maximum displacement amplitude of the other element; subjecting (DE) the other element (OE) to a displacement antagonistic to the elastic link (S) up to the abutting position constituting the operating position, the residual gap being reduced to the difference between residual gap and abutting gap and less than the resolution of the micro-etching process. The invention is applicable to electromechanical resonators.
US07893592B2	Electric motor with hammer brushes The invention relates to an electric motor (10) and to a method for producing said electric motor, especially for adjusting mobile parts in a motor vehicle. Said electric motor comprises a collector (36), arranged on an armature (38) and electrically contacted via hammer brushes (12). The armature (38) is surrounded by a lower housing part (32) and an upper housing part (34) which can be assembled in a radial direction (50) in relation to the armature (38). The hammer brushes (12) comprise one fastening element (26) each which engages directly in a seat (30) of the lower or upper housing part (32, 34).
US07893583B2	Power tools with motor having a multi-piece stator A power tool has a motor having a stator made by separately forming pole pieces, return path pieces and field coils. The field coils are placed over necks of the pole path pieces and the return path pieces are affixed to the pole pieces. An armature having an outside diameter of at least 0.625 the outside diameter of the stator is placed in the stator. The field coils may be formed so that they extend beyond pole tips of the pole pieces.
US07893582B2	Hollow motor drive device with an offset magnet, shaft, and nut A hollow motor drive device includes a screw shaft provided with a spiral screw groove formed in an outer peripheral surface thereof, a nut member screw-engaged with the screw groove, a hollow drive shaft having an inner peripheral side on which the nut member is fixed and an outer peripheral side on which a permanent magnet is disposed, and a housing provided with a bearing portion rotatably supporting the hollow drive shaft and a coil portion. In the hollow drive shaft, the nut member and the permanent magnet are disposed so as not to be overlapped with each other in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the hollow drive shaft, and in the housing, the bearing portion is disposed to a position corresponding to the nut member, and the coil portion is disposed to a position corresponding to the permanent magnet.
US07893580B2	Positioning mechanism of resolver and electrically-driven power steering apparatus In the power steering apparatus, of the present invention, bobbins and a bus ring holder are coupled and fixed to a stator so as to be positioned at constant circumferential positions with respect to the stator, and a resolver stator is held by a groove portion of a bus ring holder so as to be positioned at a constant circumferential position with respect to the stator. A resolver rotor is positioned at a constant circumferential position with respect to a rotor.
US07893577B2	Rotor for an electrodynamic machine A rotor for an electrodynamic machine includes a laminated core having a plurality of lamination segments arranged in series in an axial direction, wherein the laminated core includes cooling ducts formed by duct spacers disposed between axially adjacent lamination segments, wherein the duct spacers are configured to resist centrifugal forces acting on the duct spacers and are supported by axial bolts extending through the laminated core in the axial direction.
US07893575B2	Rotor with field coils in optimized flux space slots The depth from the open end of a rotor slot closest to a magnetic pole of a rotary core to a slot bottom or the bottom of a subslot provided as a coolant ventilation path on a rotor slot bottom is made less than the depth of slots at and after a second slot counted from the magnetic pole side in the direction of internal circumference, and when a shortest distance between the bottoms of the rotor slots opposed to each other through a magnetic pole or a shortest distance between the bottoms of the subslots is assumed to be a magnetic pole width of the slots, a magnetic pole width Wp1 of a slot closest to the magnetic pole side is set to 85% or more of a magnetic pole width Wp2 of a second slot counted from the magnetic pole side in the direction of internal circumference.
US07893572B2	Motor attachment assembly for plastic post isolation system The invention provides for a motor attachment assembly that includes an electric motor having spring clips adapted to securely lock onto the isolation posts of a plastic post vibration isolation system. The motor includes an end cap that has notches which cooperate with locator tabs of the motor housing to lock the cap onto the housing with the spring clips therebetween. Each clip includes an axial slot that is expandable in an open direction to receive an isolation post and biased in the closed direction to retain the isolation post. Each clip also has an inner surface with barbs protruding into the channel to allow insertion of the isolation post into the channel in the direction of the output shaft and to resist movement of the isolation post in a direction opposite to the output shaft. The inner surface has a retention groove to receive plastically deformed portions of the isolation post.
US07893569B2	Primary part and linear electrical machine with force ripple compensation A linear electric motor including a primary part having a flux guiding element on the end faces of the primary part, a three-phase winding on the primary part that produces a first magnetic field and a permanent magnet on each end face that produces a second magnetic field that is superimposed on the first field to reduce force ripple is disclosed. The primary part has tooth modules and also end-tooth modules. The end-tooth modules have no winding, are located on the end face, and are smaller in volume than and shaped differently from the tooth modules. The primary part is separated from a secondary part by an air gap, and the end-tooth modules are separated from the secondary part by an additional air gap.
US07893565B2	Power saving hand-held electronic device A power-saving hand-held electronic device has a front side and a back side wherein each of the front side and the back side is provided with one light sensor, respectively, for controllably switching the hand-held electronic device between an operating mode and a power-saving mode. When the light sensor on the back side is blocked and the light sensor on the front side is triggered, the electronic device will be ushered into the operating mode or into the power-saving mode otherwise. The electronic device can determine whether the device should enter the power-saving mode, and it can effective control an automatic locking function with a view to achieving the synergistic effect of power saving and convenience.
US07893564B2	Phased array wireless resonant power delivery system A resonant power transmission system for wirelessly delivering electric power to a target device. A transmitter resonant phased array includes a power source operable to source alternating current power at a target frequency. A plurality of transmitting elements, each operable to produce a non-radiated magnetic field, produces a composite non-radiated magnetic field. A plurality of transmitter tuned circuit elements couple the alternating current power to the plurality of transmitting elements. Control circuitry controls the plurality of transmitter tuned circuit elements to direct the composite non-radiated magnetic field toward the target device. Communication circuitry communicates with the target device. The plurality of transmitting elements may be a plurality of coils with the control circuitry individually controlling phase of the non-radiated magnetic fields produced by the plurality of transmitting elements by control of the plurality of transmitter tuned circuit elements. The plurality of coils may be directed mechanically in other embodiments.
US07893562B2	Electric power supply system In an electric power supply system, a plurality of batteries (405, 406) are connected in series by a switch group (402 to 404, 407 to 409), and a higher voltage and a lower voltage are output through a terminal and a VOL terminal, respectively, and are respectively converted in the voltage thereof by two step-down DC-DC inverters (105, 106). During a discharge operation upon a serial connection, remaining content of the batteries is measured in a period other than the period of discharge from the batteries (105, 106), and the connection mode of the serial connection is controlled based on the remaining content, to control the discharge of the respective batteries up to the discharge capacity.
US07893558B2	On-vehicle power supply device An on-vehicle power supply device is connected to a vehicle battery with revealing. The on-vehicle power supply device is used for receiving a DC input power supplied by the vehicle battery, and the on-vehicle power supply device induces a plurality of high-frequency voltages through a single isolation transformer at the same time, and then transforms the high-frequency voltages to produce at least one AC output voltage and DC output voltage. In addition, the on-vehicle power supply device further includes a rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery can be charged when the DC input power is importing. When the DC input power stops importing, the rechargeable battery is used for supplying a backup power to the isolation transformer, and the rechargeable battery keeps producing AC output voltage and DC output voltage. Hence, the present invention can achieve the effects of multipurpose, safety, and continuity.
US07893556B1	Vertical axis wind turbine with direct drive generator A bearingless floating wind turbine has a tall narrow main support structure with a center of buoyancy located well above the center of gravity to provide stability to the wind turbine while supported for rotation in a body of water, a vertical axis turbine blade extends from the main support structure and rotates together under a wind, and a non-rotating shaft extends through the main support structure with a vertical axis direct drive generator connected between the main support structure and the non-rotating shaft to produce electricity when the main support structure rotates. An anchor line connected to the non-rotating shaft prevents the floating wind turbine from drifting in a body of water.
US07893555B2	Wind power current generator The invention relates to a wind power current generator comprising a bearing, a tubular stator that carries a race of the bearing, a tubular rotor coaxial with the tubular stator that can rotate in relation to the stator, a hub connected to the rotor, and at least two blades radially extending away from the hub. According to the invention, the stator and the rotor are formed with substantially tubular cross sections and are concentric to one another. The opposing surfaces of the rotor and stator carry permanent magnets and windings. The stator and rotor extend beyond either side of the magnets and the windings in order to accommodate an antifriction bearing on at least one side. The tubular nature of the rotor and stator allows easy passage of workers within the generator for maintenance thereof and of the blades. Additionally, the tubular nature facilitates air flow through the structure and out the blades, cooling equipment within the structure and aiding de-icing of the blades.
US07893554B2	Turbo compounding system A turbo compounding system may include a turbo generator having a switched reluctance machine having at least one pole-matched rotor and stator pair, a single phase inverter coupled to the turbo generator and further coupled to a direct current link, an inverter coupled to the direct current link, a motor generator coupled to the inverter.
US07893552B2	System and method for creating a networked infrastructure distribution platform of fixed and mobile solar and wind gathering devices A roadway system for energy generation and distribution is presented. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the roadway system comprises a plurality of ground-based wind energy generating devices, one or more roads, and a roadway system electricity grid. The roadway system may additionally include, for example, a plurality of ground-based solar energy generating devices, one or more vehicle-based solar energy generating devices and one or more vehicle-based wind energy generating devices. The energy generating devices are connected to the roadway system electricity grid and substantially all of the ground-based wind energy generating devices are positioned on part of one of the roads or near to one or more of the roads to thereby allow energy generation from wind created from passing vehicles in addition to energy generation from atmospheric wind.
US07893548B2	SiP substrate Disclosed in this specification is a system-in-a-package substrate that includes an interconnect substrate for permitting finely pitched connections to be made to an integrated circuit. The interconnect substrate includes a central region on its upper surface for receiving the integrated circuit. The interconnect substrate also has interconnections that electrically connect the finely pitched contacts on the upper surface to larger pitched contacts on the lower surface. The larger pitched contacts connect to a conductive trace frame. The resulting assembly is encased in a molding compound along with a plurality of other devices which are configured to interact with one other through the conductive trace.
US07893546B2	Ball grid array package enhanced with a thermal and electrical connector Ball grid array (BGA) packages are provided. A BGA package includes a substrate that has a surface and a stiffener that has a surface and a protruding portion. The surface of the substrate has an opening therein. The protruding portion is located on the surface of the stiffener. The surface of the stiffener is coupled to the surface of the substrate. The protruding portion extends through the opening. An area of the surface of the stiffener is less than an area of the surface of the substrate. A surface of the protruding portion is capable of attachment to a printed circuit board (PCB) when the BGA package is mounted to the PCB.
US07893545B2	Semiconductor device A module including a carrier and a semiconductor chip applied to the carrier. An external contact element is provided having a first portion and a second portion extending perpendicular to the first portion, wherein a thickness of the second portion is smaller than a thickness of the carrier.
US07893540B2	Semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor memory device has a plurality of core chips and an interface chip, whose specification can be easily changed, while suppressing the degradation of its reliability. The device has an interposer chip. First internal electrodes connected to core chips are formed on the first surface of the interposer chip. Second internal electrodes connected to an interface chip and third internal electrodes connected to external electrodes are formed on the second surface of the interposer chip. The interface chip can be mounted on the second surface of the interposer chip whenever desired. Therefore, the memory device can have any specification desirable to a customer, only if an appropriate interface chip is mounted on the interposer chip, as is demanded by the customer. Thus, the core chips do not need to be stocked in great quantities in the form of bare chips.
US07893539B2	Semiconductor apparatus and mobile apparatus A semiconductor apparatus includes: a wiring board; a first semiconductor device mounted on the wiring board; a second semiconductor device which is stacked on the first semiconductor device and a projection part projects from the outer edge of the first semiconductor device; and a sealing resin layer which seals each semiconductor device. And the second semiconductor device has thereon a first analog cell, and a second analog cell which reaches a higher temperature than the first analog cell, and the second analog cell is arranged so as to include the projection part of the second semiconductor device.
US07893538B2	Organic silica film and method for forming same, composition for forming insulating film of semiconductor device and method for producing same, wiring structure and semiconductor device An insulating-film-forming composition for a semiconductor device comprising an organic silica sol with a carbon atom content of 11 to 17 atom % and an organic solvent is disclosed. The organic silica sol comprises a hydrolysis-condensation product P1 and a hydrolysis-condensation product P2. The hydrolysis-condensation product P1 is obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing (A) a silane monomer comprising a hydrolyzable group and (B) a polycarbosilane comprising a hydrolyzable group in the presence of (C) a basic catalyst, and the hydrolysis-condensation product P2 is obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing (D) a silane monomer comprising a hydrolyzable group.
US07893535B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same In a semiconductor device including: an insulating film (6) formed over a substrate (1); a buried metal interconnect (10) formed in the insulating film (6); and a barrier metal film (A1) formed between the insulating film (6) and the metal interconnect (10), the barrier metal film (A1) includes a metal oxide film (7), a metal compound film (8) and a metal film (9) stacked in this order from a side in which the insulating film (6) exists to a side in which the metal interconnect (10) exists. Elastic modulus of the metal compound film (8) is larger than that of the metal oxide film (7).
US07893526B2	Semiconductor package apparatus A semiconductor package apparatus comprises: at least one semiconductor chip; and a circuit board on which the semiconductor chip is installed, wherein at least one conductive plane for improving power and/or ground characteristics is positioned on a side of the semiconductor chip. In this manner, fabrication cost for the semiconductor package apparatus can be mitigated, and power and/or ground characteristics can be improved so as to readily control impedance of signal lines. As a result, reliability of the operation of the semiconductor package apparatus can be improved, and noise and malfunction can be prevented.
US07893524B2	Wiring substrate and semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same In a wiring substrate of a semiconductor device, a hollow portion is provided under a pad wiring portion including a connection pad, and thus a wiring layer has a cantilever structure in which the pad wiring portion is formed as an aerial wiring, and a semiconductor chip is flip-chip connected to the connection pad. The pad wiring portion including the connection pad is formed on a sacrifice layer which is filled in a recess portion in an interlayer insulating layer of the wiring substrate, then the semiconductor chip is flip-chip connected to the connection pad, and then the hollow portion is provided by removing the sacrifice layer.
US07893512B2	Optoelectronic devices utilizing materials having enhanced electronic transitions An optoelectronic device that includes a material having enhanced electronic transitions. The electronic transitions are enhanced by mixing electronic states at an interface. The interface may be formed by a nano-well, a nano-dot, or a nano-wire.
US07893511B2	Integrated circuit, memory module, and method of manufacturing an integrated circuit An integrated circuit includes a plurality of magnetic tunneling junction stacks, each magnetic tunneling junction stack including a reference layer, a barrier layer and a free layer, wherein the plurality of magnetic tunneling junction stacks share a continuous common reference layer.
US07893509B2	Transistor and CVD apparatus used to deposit gate insulating film thereof In a transistor adapted to suppress characteristic degradation resulting from fluorine contained in a deposited film, the concentration of fluorine contained in a gate insulating film is reduced to 1.0×1020 atoms/cm3 or less. As a result, the transistor can provide excellent reliability even when it is continuously driven for a long period of time at a relatively high temperature.
US07893506B2	Field effect transistor with narrow bandgap source and drain regions and method of fabrication A transistor having a narrow bandgap semiconductor source/drain region is described. The transistor includes a gate electrode formed on a gate dielectric layer formed on a silicon layer. A pair of source/drain regions are formed on opposite sides of the gate electrode wherein said pair of source/drain regions comprise a narrow bandgap semiconductor film formed in the silicon layer on opposite sides of the gate electrode.
US07893505B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device In order to provide a semiconductor integrated circuit device such as a high-performance semiconductor integrated circuit device capable of reducing a soft error developed in each memory cell of a SRAM, the surface of a wiring of a cross-connecting portion, of a SRAM memory cell having a pair of n-channel type MISFETs whose gate electrodes and drains are respectively cross-connected, is formed in a shape that protrudes from the surface of a silicon oxide film. A silicon nitride film used as a capacitive insulating film, and an upper electrode are formed on the wiring. A capacitance can be formed of the wiring, the silicon nitride film and the upper electrode.
US07893495B2	Thin film transistor A thin film transistor is disclosed comprising comprises a substrate, a dielectric layer, and a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer, which is crystalline zinc oxide preferentially oriented with the c-axis perpendicular to the plane of the dielectric layer or substrate, is prepared by liquid depositing a zinc oxide nanodisk composition. The thin film transistor has good mobility and on/off ratio.
US07893492B2	Nanowire mesh device and method of fabricating same A semiconductor structure is provided that includes a plurality of vertically stacked and vertically spaced apart semiconductor nanowires (e.g., a semiconductor nanowire mesh) located on a surface of a substrate. One end segment of each vertically stacked and vertically spaced apart semiconductor nanowires is connected to a source region and another end segment of each vertically stacked and vertically spaced apart semiconductor nanowires is connected to a drain region. A gate region including a gate dielectric and a gate conductor abuts the plurality of vertically stacked and vertically spaced apart semiconductor nanowires, and the source regions and the drain regions are self-aligned with the gate region.
US07893491B2	Semiconductor superjunction structure Embodiments of semiconductor structures are provided for a semiconductor device employing a superjunction structure. The device includes interleaved regions of first and second semiconductor materials of, respectively, first and second conductivity types and first and second mobilities. The second conductivity type is opposite the first conductivity type and the second mobility exceeds the first mobility for a first carrier type. The first and second semiconductor materials are separated by substantially parallel PN junctions and form a superjunction structure. The device also includes electrical contacts coupled to the first and second materials so that, in response to applied signals, a principal current of the first carrier type flows through the second material.
US07893489B2	Semiconductor device having vertical MOSFET An ON-resistance of a semiconductor device including a vertical MOSFET whose source electrode, gate electrode, and drain electrode are formed on a single surface is reduced. A drift region which is lower in impurity concentration than a drain region is formed over the drain region. A gate trench and a drain contact trench are simultaneously formed in the drift region. A gate insulating film and a gate electrode are formed in the gate trench. A drain electrode is formed in the drain contact trench. A drain contact region which is higher in impurity concentration than the drift region is formed immediately under the drain contact trench.
US07893486B2	Field plate trench transistor and method for producing it A field plate trench transistor having a semiconductor body. In one embodiment the semiconductor has a trench structure and an electrode structure embedded in the trench structure. The electrode structure being electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by an insulation structure and having a gate electrode structure and a field electrode structure. The field plate trench transistor has a voltage divider configured such that the field electrode structure is set to a potential lying between source and drain potentials.
US07893482B2	Semiconductor devices having tunnel and gate insulating layers A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a surface, buried isolation regions protruding from the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a first insulating layer on the surface of the semiconductor substrate between the isolation regions and including a fluorine, nitrogen, and/or heavy hydrogen impurity. A floating electrode is on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer is on the floating electrode and the isolation regions, and a control gate electrode is on the second insulating layer. Related methods of forming semiconductor devices are also disclosed.
US07893480B2	Trench memory with self-aligned strap formed by self-limiting process A semiconductor structure is described. The structure includes a trench opening formed in a semiconductor substrate having a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) layer and a buried insulating (BOX) layer; and a filling material formed in the trench opening, the filling material forming a “V” shape within the trench memory cell, wherein the “V” shape includes a top portion substantially adjacent to a top surface of the BOX layer. A method of fabricating the semiconductor structure is also described. The method includes forming a trench opening in a semiconductor substrate having an SOI layer and a BOX layer; laterally etching the BOX layer such that a portion of the trench opening associated with the BOX layer is substantially greater than a portion of the trench opening associated with the SOI layer; filling the trench opening with a filling material; and recessing the filling material.
US07893474B2	Method and apparatus for imaging utilizing an ultrasonic imaging sensor array The subject invention pertains to a piezoelectric device structure for improved acoustic wave sensing and/or generation, and process for making same. The piezoelectric thin film field effect transducer can be a thin film transistor (TFT) with either a piezoelectric film gate or a composite gate having a dielectric film and a piezoelectric film. The TFT structure can be either a top gate device or a bottom gate device. In an embodiment, the piezoelectric device structure can be used to form an array of piezoelectric thin film field effect transducers. A TFT switch can drive each piezoelectric transducer in the array. The piezoelectric transducers can both generate and sense acoustic waves. In a sensing mode, a signal from an acoustic wave can be collected at a readout terminal of the piezoelectric transducer. In a generating mode, an excitation signal can be applied across the piezoelectric transducer while the switch is ‘on’.
US07893472B2	Ferroelectric memory device, ferroelectric memory manufacturing method, and semiconductor manufacturing method A ferroelectric memory device manufacturing method includes the steps of forming an interlayer isolating film for covering a transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate; forming a conductive plug in the interlayer insulating film to contact a diffusion region of the transistor formed on the semiconductor substrate; forming a ferroelectric capacitor including a lower electrode, a ferroelectric film and an upper electrode; and forming a compound film including silicon (Si) and a CH group on a surface of the interlayer insulating film and a surface of the conductive plug by depositing a Si compound containing Si atoms and the CH groups; wherein the compound film is formed after forming the conductive plug, and the compound film is formed before forming the lower electrode; and a self-orientation film is formed on a surface of the compound film.
US07893463B2	Integrated devices on a common compound semiconductor III-V wafer An integrated pair of HBT and FET transistors shares a common compound semiconductor III-V epitaxial layer. The integrated pair of transistors includes a semi-insulating substrate of a compound semiconductor III-V material, a first epitaxial structure disposed on top of the substrate, a second epitaxial structure on top of the first epitaxial structure, and a third epitaxial structure disposed on top of the second epitaxial structure. The first epitaxial structure forms a portion of the HBT transistor. A concentration profile of a first contaminant, which contributes electrical charge, decreases substantially smoothly across an interface between the semi-insulating substrate and the first epitaxial structure. In some cases, the interface is free of a second contaminant that was present, during formation of the epitaxial structures, in a chamber in which the epitaxial structures were formed.
US07893462B2	Transistor of semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same Provided are a transistor of a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same. The transistor of a semiconductor device includes an epitaxial substrate having a buffer layer, a first silicon (Si) planar doped layer, a first conductive layer, a second Si planar doped layer having a different dopant concentration from the first Si planar doped layer, and a second conductive layer, which are sequentially formed on a semi-insulating substrate; a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on both sides of the second conductive layer to penetrate the first Si planar doped layer to a predetermined depth to form an ohmic contact; and a gate electrode formed on the second conductive layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode to form a contact with the second conductive layer, wherein the gate electrode, the source electrode and the drain electrode are electrically insulated by an insulating layer, and a predetermined part of an upper part of the gate electrode is formed to overlap at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode. Therefore, a maximum voltage that can be applied to the switching device is increased due to increases of a gate turn-on voltage and a breakdown voltage, and decrease of a parallel conduction component. As a result of this improved power handling capability, high-power and low-distortion characteristics and high isolation can be expected from the switching device.
US07893460B2	Semiconductor light detecting element including first and second multilayer light reflective structures sandwiching and contacting a light absorptive layer A semiconductor light detecting element comprises: a semiconductor substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite each other; a first reflective layer, an absorptive layer, a phase adjusting layer, and a second reflective layer sequentially disposed, from the semiconductor substrate, on the first major surface of the semiconductor substrate; and an anti-reflection film on the second major surface of the semiconductor substrate. The first reflective layer is a multilayer reflective layer including laminated semiconductor layers having different refractive indices; the absorptive layer has a band gap energy smaller than band gap energy of the semiconductor substrate; the phase adjusting layer has a band gap energy larger than the band gap energy of the absorptive layer; and the first reflective layer contacts the absorptive layer, without intervention of other layers.
US07893458B2	Semiconductor device having lateral MOS transistor and zener diode A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a lateral MOS transistor disposed in the substrate; a Zener diode disposed in the substrate; and a capacitor disposed in the substrate. The transistor includes a drain and a gate, and the diode and the capacitor are coupled in series between the drain and the gate. This device has minimized dimensions and high switching speed. Further, both of a switching loss and a surge voltage are improved.
US07893454B2	Method for producing structured substrate, structured substrate, method for producing semiconductor light emitting device, semiconductor light emitting device, method for producing semiconductor device, semiconductor device, method for producing device, and device A semiconductor light emitting device or a semiconductor device produced using a nitride type III-V group compound semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of second regions made of a crystal having a second average dislocation density are regularly arranged in a first region made of a crystal having a first average dislocation density so as to produce the structured substrate, the second average dislocation density being greater than the first average dislocation density, a light emitting region of the semiconductor light emitting device or an active region of the semiconductor device is formed in such a manner that it does not pass through any one of the second regions.
US07893452B2	Optoelectronic component and package for an optoelectronic component Optoelectronic components with a semiconductor chip, which is suitable for emitting primary electromagnetic radiation, a basic package body, which has a recess for receiving the semiconductor chip and electrical leads for the external electrical connection of the semiconductor chip and a chip encapsulating eclement, which encloses the semiconductor chip in the recess. The basic package body is at least partly optically transmissive at least for part of the primary radiation and an optical axis of the semiconductor chip runs through the basic package body The basic package body comprises a luminescence conversion material, which is suitable for converting at least part of the primary radiation into secondary radiation with wavelengths that are at least partly changed in comparison with the primary radiation.
US07893451B2	Light emitting device having light extraction structure and method for manufacturing the same A nitride-based light emitting device capable of achieving an enhancement in emission efficiency and an enhancement in reliability is disclosed. The light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, and a light extracting layer arranged on the semiconductor layer and made of a material having a refractive index equal to or higher than a reflective index of the semiconductor layer.
US07893447B2	Nitride-based semiconductor light emitting diode A nitride-based semiconductor LED includes a substrate; an n-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the substrate; an active layer and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer that are sequentially formed on a predetermined region of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer; a transparent electrode formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer; a p-electrode pad formed on the transparent electrode, the p-electrode pad being spaced from the outer edge line of the p-type nitride semiconductor layer by 50 to 200 μm; and an n-electrode pad formed on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer.
US07893444B2	Light emitting diode and light source module having same An exemplary light emitting diode includes a substrate, a LED chip, a first heat conductor, and a second heat conductor. The substrate comprises a first surface and an opposite second surface. The LED chip is positioned on the first surface of the substrate and it has a first electrode and a second electrode. The first heat conductor is attached to the second surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the first electrode of the LED chip. The second heat conductor is extending through the first heat conductor and insulated from the second heat conductor, and electrically connected to the second electrode of the LED chip.
US07893443B2	Nitride based semiconductor light-emitting device Disclosed herein is a nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device. The nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device comprises an n-type clad layer made of n-type Alx1Iny1Ga(1-x1-y1)N (where 0≦x1≦1, 0≦y1≦1, and 0≦x1+y1≦1), a multiple quantum well-structured active layer made of undoped InAGa1-AN (where 0
US07893442B2	Schottky diode having low breakdown voltage and method for fabricating the same Provided are a schottky diode having an appropriate low breakdown voltage to be used in a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and a method for fabricating the same. The schottky diode includes a silicon substrate having a structure in which an N-type well is formed on a P-type substrate, an insulating layer surrounding a circumference of the N-type well so as to electrically separate the N-type well from the P-type substrate, an N+ doping layer partly formed in a portion of a region of an upper surface of the N-type well, an N− doping layer partly formed in the other portion of a region of the upper surface of the N-type well, a cathode formed on the N+ doping layer, and an anode formed on the N− doping layer.
US07893440B2	Thin film transistor array arrangement, and organic light emitting display device A thin film transistor (TFT) array arrangement, an organic light emitting display device that includes the TFT array arrangement and a method of making the TFT array arrangement and the organic light emitting display device. The method seeks to reduce the number of masks used in the making of the TFT array arrangement by employing half-tone masks that are followed by a two step etching process and by forming layers of the capacitor simultaneous with the formation of layers of the source, drain and pixel electrodes. As a result, individual layers of the capacitor are on the same level and are made of the same material as ones of the layers of the source, drain and pixel electrodes. The capacitor has three electrodes spaced apart by two separate dielectric layers to result in an increased capacity capacitor without increasing the size of the capacitor.
US07893436B2	Array substrate, display apparatus having the same An array substrate includes a base substrate which includes a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area, a plurality of fan-out lines arranged in the peripheral area to receive a driving signal from an exterior source, at least one fan-out line among the plurality of fan-out lines arranged on a different layer from a layer on which remaining fan-out lines of the plurality of fan-out lines are arranged, a plurality of signal lines arranged in the display area to receive the driving signal from the plurality of fan-out lines and a pixel array arranged in the display area to receive the driving signal from the plurality of signal lines.
US07893434B2	High frequency diode and method for producing same A high frequency diode comprising: a P type region, an N type region, and an I layer as a high resistivity layer interposed between the P type region and the N type region, wherein the I layer is made of a silicon wafer that has a carbon concentration of 5×1015 to 5×1017 atoms/cm3, interstitial oxygen concentration of 6.5×1017 to 13.5×1017 atoms/cm3, and a resistivity of 100 Ωcm or more.
US07893431B2	ZnO based semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device may include a composite represented by Formula 1 below as an active layer. x(Ga2O3)·y(In2O3)·z(ZnO) Formula 1 wherein, about 0.75≦x/z≦ about 3.15, and about 0.55≦y/z≦ about 1.70. Switching characteristics of displays and driving characteristics of driving transistors may be improved by adjusting the amounts of a gallium (Ga) oxide and an indium (In) oxide mixed with a zinc (Zn) oxide and improving optical sensitivity.
US07893430B2	OLED devices An OLED device having an emission layer formed of an ambipolar phosphine oxide host material and a dopant, a hole transport layer in electrical communication with an anode, an electron transport layer in communication with a cathode, wherein the HOMO energy of the hole transport layer is substantially the same as the HOMO energy of the ambipolar host in the emission layer, and the LUMO energy of the electron transport layer is substantially the same as the LUMO energy of the ambipolar host in the emission layer.
US07893425B2	Quantum well structure A quantum well structure according to the invention includes a quantum well layer (107) arranged between two barrier layers (109, 112). It is distinguished in that at least one of the barrier layers (109) includes nanostructures (110) which compensate or modulate a lateral homogeneity of the barrier layer (109), that exists without the nanostructures (110), that is to say a homogeneity in the directions extending perpendicularly to the stacking direction of the layers in the quantum well structure.
US07893423B2	Electrical circuit device having carbon nanotube fabrication from crystallography oriented catalyst A device and method associated with carbon nanowires, such as single walled carbon nanowires having a high degree of alignment are set forth herein. A catalyst layer is deposited having a predetermined crystallographic configuration so as to control a growth parameter, such as an alignment direction, a diameter, a crystallinity and the like of the carbon nanowire. The catalyst layer is etched to expose a sidewall portion. The carbon nanowire is nucleated from the exposed sidewall portion. An electrical circuit device can include a single crystal substrate, such as Silicon, and a crystallographically oriented catalyst layer on the substrate having an exposed sidewall portion. In the device, carbon nanowires are disposed on the single crystal substrate aligned in a direction associated with the crystallographic properties of the catalyst layer.
US07893419B2	Processing phase change material to improve programming speed A phase change material may be processed to reduce its microcrystalline grain size and may also be processed to increase the crystallization or set programming speed of the material. For example, material doped with nitrogen to reduce grain size may be doped with titanium to reduce crystallization time.
US07893413B1	Systems, devices, and methods for large area micro mechanical systems Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a first isogrid defining a first plurality of zones, each zone from said first plurality of zones comprising a plurality of ligaments, each zone from said first plurality of zones defining a plurality of spaces, each space bounded by a first sub-plurality of ligaments from said plurality of ligaments, each of said ligaments comprising a plurality of ligament surfaces.
US07893409B1	Transient photoluminescence measurements A photoluminescence mapping system and method for use in fabricating solar cells that eliminates the need for complex and expensive light sources, filters and high sensitivity cameras. Generally, the method includes: (i) irradiating a surface of the substrate with radiation having a predetermined energy for a first predetermined period of time to photogenerate carriers therein; (ii) stopping the irradiation; (iii) exposing the surface of the substrate to a camera for a second predetermined period of time; and (iv) capturing with the camera a photoluminescence (PL) signal emitted from the surface of the substrate.
US07893406B1	Electron gun with magnetic immersion double condenser lenses An electron gun comprises an electron emitter, an electrode surrounding the electron emitter, an extraction electrode, and a double condenser lens assembly, the double condenser lens assembly comprising a magnetic immersion pre-condenser lens and a condenser lens. In combination with a probe forming objective lens, the electron gun apparatus can provide an electron beam of independently adjustable probe size and probe current, as is desirable in electron beam applications. The electron emitter is immersed in the magnetic field generated by a magnetic type pre-condenser lens. When activated, the pre-condenser lens collimates the beam effectively to increase its angular intensity while at the same time enlarging the virtual source as compared with non-immersion case, due to geometric magnification and aberrations of its lens action. The pre-condenser lens is followed by a condenser lens. If the condenser lens is of the magnetic type, its peak magnetic field is far enough away and thus its action does not significantly affect the size of the virtual source. Independent adjustment of the lenses, combined with suitable selection of final probe forming objective aperture size, allows various combination of the final probe size and probe current to be obtained in a range sufficient for most electron beam applications.
US07893404B2	Electromagnetic wave sensor, imaging element and imaging device The present invention enables to provide a simple and inexpensive electromagnetic wave sensor that selectively detects sub-millimeter waves and millimeter waves in a specific frequency band, an imaging element and an imaging device. The distance of the gap between a plurality of antenna elements is smaller than the wavelength of infrared light. A capacitor electrically formed by the gap between the plurality of antenna elements, and an electrical resistor portion form parallel circuits electrically coupled to the antenna portion. The plurality of antenna elements are formed so that the impedance of the antenna portion is matched with the impedance of the parallel circuits against electromagnetic waves having a predetermined frequency, and is not matched against the higher harmonics of electromagnetic waves having the predetermined frequency.
US07893399B2	Methods for detecting dehydroepiandrosterone by mass spectrometry Provided are methods for determining the amount of underivatized dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing DHEA in a sample and detecting and quantifying the amount of the ion to determine the amount of DHEA in the sample.
US07893398B2	Compensated mineralogy tool and processing A method for estimating information about a formation, the method including obtaining a first set of radiation data substantially influenced by the formation and non-formation materials; obtaining a second set of radiation data substantially influenced by the non-formation materials; and correcting the first set of radiation data with the second set of radiation data to provide corrected formation radiation data.
US07893395B2	Optical delay lines This invention relates to optical delay lines, particularly to modifying an optical signal passing through an optical delay line. A method of applying a Doppler shift to an optical signal as it passes through an optical delay line is provided, the method comprising the step of progressively altering a property of the optical delay line during passage of the optical signal therethrough such that the time taken for the optical signal to pass therethrough is progressively lengthened or progressively shortened for successive portions of the optical signal. In addition, an optical delay line is provided that may be used in accordance with the above method.
US07893392B2	Light-receiving circuit having a photodiode made of thin films and a transferring thin film transistor A light-receiving circuit is provided which is capable of reducing component counts, improving light-receiving accuracy and increasing a dynamic range of an amount of received light. The light-receiving circuit includes a photodiode made of thin films formed on an insulating substrate, a transferring TFT (Thin Film Transistor) to transfer charges induced by the photodiode according to input light, a charge accumulating capacitor to accumulate transferred charges, and a reading TFT to transfer charges accumulated in the charge accumulating capacitor to a charge reading signal line.
US07893391B2	Positional sensor for solar energy conversion device A positional sensor for a solar energy collection device includes a fine sensing device having first light-sensitive sensors supported above a base so that adjacent first light-sensitive sensors are oriented in mutually orthogonal directions at a sensor height above the base. The first light-sensitive sensors are positioned at oblique angles relative to the base. The sensor also includes a coarse sensing device having a light-opaque shield surrounding the first light-sensitive sensors that extends outwardly from the base to a height that is greater than the sensor height. The shield includes second light sensing devices directed outwardly from the shield and arranged so that adjacent second light-sensitive sensors are oriented in mutually orthogonal directions.
US07893387B2	High rate method for stable temperature control of a substrate A method for multi-step temperature control of a substrate includes selecting a first set-point temperature and a second set-point temperature for the substrate, and selecting a first PID parameter set including a first proportional constant KP1, a first integral constant KI1 and a first derivative constant KD1, and selecting a second PID parameter set including a second proportional constant KP2, a second integral constant KI2 and a second derivative constant KD2. The substrate is placed on a substrate holder, the temperature of the substrate is adjusted to the first set-point temperature and the substrate is processed for a first period of time at the first set-point temperature. The temperature of a region of the substrate is changed from the first set-point temperature to the second set-point temperature using the first PID parameter set for a first ramp period of time and using the second PID parameter set for a second ramp period of time, the second ramp period of time following the first ramp period of time. The substrate is then processed for a second period of time at the second set-point temperature.
US07893382B2	Stud welder An appartus and method for a stud welder power source is disclosed. The power source has a control circuit connected to an inverter which converts an electrical signal from a power source into an electrical signal that can perform stud welding. The inverter conditions the power signal such that a current of at least 1000 amps can be generated nearly instantaneously. Additionally, having a power source that includes a control circuit with an inverter allows for a smaller and lighter appartus when compared to known stud welders.
US07893381B2	Welding set of metal member including permanent magnet and welding method thereof, as well as electric rotating machine A welding set and a welding method that suppresses the unnecessary magnetization of a permanent magnet member by a welding current when welding one metal member including a permanent magnet member and the other metal member together are obtained. The welding set is provided with a work retaining part 3 that retains a work 14; a pressure device 4 located over the work retaining part 3 with a work-providing space interposed; a first welding electrode 8 mounted on a moving part 4a of the pressure device 4; a second welding electrode 10; and a welding transformer 11 that supplies a welding current to both of the welding electrodes 8, 10. Both of the welding electrodes 8, 10 are located on one end side of the work 14 with respect to one metal member and the other metal member respectively, as well as are located so that there is no permanent magnet member 18 between respective abutment terminal of one metal member and the other metal member.
US07893380B2	Arc-extinguishing composition and articles manufactured therefrom An arc-interrupting compound, such as melamine, and to a method of extinguishing an arc by disposing the composition along the path of the arc, for contacting the arc. In one embodiment, the binder, or at least a portion of the binder, is a polymer that contains a functional group that binds to a coupling agent that is included in the arc-extinguishing composition. The coupling agent ties the polymeric binder to the arc-extinguishing compound, e.g., melamine, to provide new and unexpected physical strength and stability to the composition. In this embodiment, the molded composition, including the arc-interrupting compound coupled to the binder, maintains excellent arc-interrupting capability, while providing chemical stability and electrical insulating properties as well as unexpected physical strength.
US07893379B2	Generator circuit breaker with improved switching capacity The disclosure relates to an electrical switching device, e.g., a generator circuit breaker, and to a method for improved switching-gas cooling. Gas jets are formed by a nozzle body in the exhaust area, are directed against a baffle wall and are swirled. The baffle wall is a component of the switching chamber enclosure and has a high thermal capacity and/or thermal conductivity, so that the switching gas vortices produce a highly efficient switching gas cooling on the baffle wall by turbulent convection. Exemplary embodiments relate inter alia to the design of the baffle wall and of the nozzle body. Advantages include: protection of the switching chamber enclosure against hot gases, improved switching gas cooling, and increased breaking capacity.
US07893370B2	Module front for a switchgear assembly module, switchgear assembly module and electrical switchgear assembly The invention relates to a module front for a switchgear module, particularly a slide-in module, comprising a control device, the control device being integrated in the module front, and the module front forms an integral component of the switchgear module. The invention relates to a switchgear module, particularly a slide-in module provided with an inventive module front, and to a switchgear equipped with at least one switchgear module of this type.
US07893369B2	Ratchet wheel mechanism and turning switch with ratchet wheel mechanism In the present invention are disclosed a step type ratchet wheel mechanism and a turning switch with step type ratchet wheel mechanism, wherein comprising: camshaft circular disc, on its end surface is disposed at least one groove, on its rim is disposed at least one positioning slot; driving cam, on its end surface is disposed at least one groove, on its rim is disposed at least one angular shape tooth; first pawl and second pawl; one resilient element is contained in the chamber, which is formed from two corresponding grooves respectively disposed on the end surfaces of camshaft circular disc and driving cam. When said camshaft circular disc is at a control-position, first pawl falls into one positioning slot of camshaft circular disc; when said driving cam is being turned toward next control-position, said two grooves will be staggered, said resilient element is compressed; when said driving cam is turned to the next control-position, one angular shape tooth will push first pawl out from said positioning slot, the released resilient element will cause said camshaft circular disc turning to the next control-position, and then second pawl will fall into another positioning slot of camshaft circular disc. In use of the present invention, the acted force is even, the operation is steady, the hand handle is comfortable, and furthermore, the phenomenon of hung-up point between two adjacent control-positions also may be avoided.
US07893366B2	Method of weigh batching for selected batch formula and batch size A method of weigh batching for batch formulae using a number of ingredients conveyed to a weigh hopper by a number of different conveyers. Free fall weights and conveyor delivery speeds for each of the ingredients and each of the conveyors used to convey each ingredient are stored in a control system memory. The stored information is used to prepare batches of various formulated products optimizing both the weigh up time and the ingredient weight accuracy.
US07893365B2	Weather resistant variable enclosure frame A weather resistant variable enclosure frame configured to enclose at least one electronic component is provided. The weather resistant variable enclosure frame includes a top and bottom endplate each having a channel on at least one side surface, and at least one cut-to-length supporting structure attached to the top endplate and the bottom endplate to offset the top endplate from the bottom endplate. The supporting structure has at least one channel that extends the length of the supporting structure. At least one opening is formed by the endplates and the supporting structure, so that the channels in the endplates and the at least one supporting structure combine to form at least one continuous channel configured to hold at least one respective continuous seal. When panels are attached to cover the at least one opening, a weather resistant enclosure is formed.
US07893364B2	Electrical junction box An electrical junction box includes a casing body containing a bus bar that serves as an internal circuit. A bus bar terminal portion is disposed on an outer edge of an upper surface of the casing body to be connected to a terminal. An electrical wire, on which the terminal is caulked, is arranged horizontally along an outer side wall of the casing body. A terminal cover encloses an electrical wire pressing section of the terminal. The terminal cover is fitted in a depression provided in the outer side wall of the casing body.
US07893362B2	Smoke-resistant surface mount box for plenum space A plenum-rated surface mount box includes a main panel and a pair of side walls attached to opposite ends of the main panel. At least one of the side walls includes a recess configured to receive a connector adapter. The main panel and side walls are formed as a unitary structure and comprise a polymeric material. This configuration can simplify manufacture, installation of the box on a wall or to an existing electrical box, and/or installation of cables and adapters.
US07893360B2	Semiconductor element, method of manufacturing semiconductor element, multi-layer printed circuit board, and method of manufacturing multi-layer printed circuit board A transition layer 38 is provided on a die pad 22 of an IC chip 20 and integrated into a multilayer printed circuit board 10. Due to this, it is possible to electrically connect the IC chip 20 to the multilayer printed circuit board 10 without using lead members and a sealing resin. Also, by providing the transition layer 38 made of copper on an aluminum pad 24, it is possible to prevent a resin residue on the pad 24 and to improve connection characteristics between the die pad 24 and a via hole 60 and reliability.
US07893359B2	Embedded capacitor core having a multiple-layer structure An embedded capacitor core including a first set of capacitors, a second set of capacitors, and an inter-layer dielectric film between the first set of capacitors and the second set of capacitors. The first set of capacitors includes: a first conductive pattern comprising at least two conductive electrodes; a second conductive pattern comprising at least two conductive electrodes corresponding to the two conductive electrodes of the first conductive pattern; and a first dielectric film between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern. The second set of capacitors includes: a third conductive pattern comprising at least two conductive electrodes; a fourth conductive pattern comprising at least two conductive electrodes corresponding to the two conductive electrodes of the third conductive pattern; and a second dielectric film between the third conductive pattern and the fourth conductive pattern.
US07893356B2	Cable management accessories A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner to the top frame, thus permitting each door to be opened or hinged along either of its lateral sides or removed entirely. The double-spine assembly may support selectively repositionable mounting members, which may in turn support a large cable spool, a selectively repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly, and various other cable management accessories.
US07893353B2	Cable protection and guide device A general purpose mounting bracket of a specific length which can be easily mounted onto a cable protection and guide device. The cable protection and guide device includes a fine setting of the entire length can be made without increasing the number of parts. A bracket joint includes a coupling portion (124) at one end of the bracket joint and a male connecting plate (127) or a female connecting plate (128) at the other end thereof. The mounting brackets positioned at a mounting fixed end and a mounting movable end engage the coupling portion (124) which exists at one end of the bracket joint, from a cable accommodating space side so as to be fitted to the coupling portion (124) by a snap-fit mechanism.
US07893350B2	Low iron transmission float glass for solar cell applications and method of making same Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to a high transmission low iron glass, which is highly oxidized and made using the float process, for use in photovoltaic devices such as solar cells or the like. In certain example embodiments, the glass composition used for the glass is made via the float process using an extremely high and positive batch redox in order to reduce % FeO to a low level and permit the glass to consistently realize a combination of high visible transmission (Lta or Tvis), high infrared (IR) transmission, and high total solar (TS) transmission. The glass substrate may be patterned or not patterned in different example embodiments of this invention.
US07893344B2	Touch detecting device of keyboard instrument There is provided a touch detecting device of a keyboard instrument, which makes it possible not only to enhance the mounting density of a plurality of optical sensors, but also to detect touch information of a key with high accuracy without being affected by light from the other optical sensors. The touch detecting device comprises a shutter 6 that moves in accordance with pivotal motion of a key 4, a plurality of optical sensors 7 and 8 that are provided close to a pivotal path of the shutter 6 and have respective light emitting parts 7a and 8a and respective light receiving parts 7b and 8b for receiving light emitted from the light emitting parts, on respective opposite sides of the pivotal path, and touch information detecting means 23 for detecting, as the key 4 pivotally moves, the touch information based on presence or absence of light received by the light receiving parts of the optical sensors 7 and 8 in accordance with opening or closing of optical paths of light from the light emitting parts of the optical sensors 7 and 8, by the shutter 6. Adjacent two of the optical sensors 7 and 8 are arranged such that the light emitting part of one of the two and the light receiving part of the other of the two disposed adjacent to each other on the same side of the pivotal path of the shutter 6.
US07893340B2	Keyboard processing system and method Embodiments of the keyboard system that can determine accurate key operation. The system provides immediate processing of the data input streams from various strike sources, the key stroke depth data, the key strike speed data, the key strike acceleration data. The movement state volume V can be calculated using a formula shown below, based on the key strike depth D, the key speed S, the key acceleration A, the coefficient a, b, c, and constant d. V=aD+bS+c*A+d. When the volume level exceeds the predetermined level A, the system determines that the key has been pressed. When it is determined that the key has been pressed, the “note-on” information is outputted to the sound source. The velocity value included in the “note-on” information is calculated with reference to the velocity curve based on the key speed when it is determined that the key has been pressed.
US07893339B2	Audio reproduction apparatus and method and storage medium Audio reproduction apparatus and method for controlling audio data reproduction in accordance with a user operation or input extracts a predetermined musical characteristic, such as a rhythm, melody, etc., from audio data and generates a time information string indicating reproduction timings. During the audio data reproduction, a user operation/input on the apparatus based on a sensor output can be detected to generate detection information indicating a user operation/input timing, and determine whether or not the user operation/input timing coincides with a corresponding one of the reproduction timings indicated by the time information string. A sound system can reproduce the audio data as is, if both timings coincide with each other. Otherwise, predetermined effects can be added to the audio data or the audio data can be manipulated during reproduction.
US07893337B2	System and method for learning music in a computer game A system comprising means for receiving a first input from an electronic device, said first input pertaining to performance of music by a user, means for receiving a second input, said second input pertaining at least to music intended to be performed by the user; and a comparison module software executing on a computer and adapted to receive said first input and to receive said second input, wherein the comparison module compares the first input from a user to the second input to produce at least one indicia of the user's success in performing the intended music correctly, the comparison module sends to a display module associated with the user information including at least the music intended to be performed by the user and the indicia of the user's success in performing the intended music correctly, and the comparison module further sends to the display module associated with the user a timing signal suitable for indicating the speed at which the music should be shown on the display and played by the user, said timing signal computed according to one or more tempo modes selectable by the user, is disclosed.
US07893336B2	Illuminated musical control channel controller An illuminated controller for a musical control channel, having: a light transmitting body; a mounting system holding a bottom end of the light transmitting body such that the light transmitting body can be positioned at different angular positions; a handle at a top end of the light transmitting body; at least one light source positioned to illuminate the light transmitting body; and an actuator connected to the mounting system, wherein the actuator translates the angular position of the light transmitting body into a signal for controlling a musical control channel.
US07893335B2	Key leveler for musical instruments, computerized key leveling system, and methods of use A key leveler and method of use for leveling keys on a musical instrument keyboard. A horizontal guide rail holding a gauge holder and height indicator is leveled over the keyboard. The gauge holder includes a downward-extending push rod for contacting each key. An index cylinder and spring adjustment screw adjust the spring force applied to the push rod. The index cylinder is selectively positionable in park, rest, and depressed positions for each key. The system also includes an electronic height indicator, a laptop computer, and a software program for simultaneously calculating the optimal shimming for each key.
US07893326B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH080290 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH080290. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH080290, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH080290 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 CH080290.
US07893324B2	Compositions and methods for altering alpha- and beta-tocotrienol content using multiple transgenes Preparation and use of isolated nucleic acids useful in altering the oil phenotype of plants are described. Isolated nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides are described that alter alpha- and beta-tocotrienol content in transformed seeds and oil obtained from the transformed seeds. Expression cassettes, host cells and transformed plants are described that contain the foregoing nucleic acids.
US07893322B2	Transcription factor stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants A transgenic plant transformed by a transcription factor stress-related protein (TFSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated TFSRP, and isolated nucleic acid coding TFSRP, and vectors and host cells containing the latter. Further provided are methods of producing transgenic plants expressing TFSRP, methods of increasing expression of other genes of interest using the TFSRP, methods of identifying novel TFSRP, and methods of modifying the expression of TFSRP in plants.
US07893318B2	Nucleotide sequences mediating plant male fertility and method of using same Nucleotide sequences mediating male fertility in plants are described, with DNA molecule and amino acid sequences set forth. Promoter sequences and their essential regions are also identified. The nucleotide sequences are useful in mediating male fertility in plants. In one such method, the homozygous recessive condition of male sterility causing alleles is maintained after crossing with a second plant, where the second plant contains a restoring transgene construct having a nucleotide sequence which reverses the homozygous condition. The restoring sequence is linked with a hemizygous sequence encoding a product inhibiting formation or function of male gametes. The maintainer plant produces only viable male gametes which do not contain the restoring transgene construct. Increase of the maintainer plant is also provided by self-fertilization, and selection for seed or plants which contain the construct.
US07893316B1	Method for reconstructing a non-human mammal embryo with foetal adult differentiated cells The invention concerns the reconstruction in vitro of non-human mammal embryos by a method which consists in treating the nucleus of a somatic donor cell prior to its transfer into a receiver cytoplasm, said treatment comprising controlled proteolysis of non-histone proteins, and inducing an isomorphic swelling of said nucleus.
US07893315B2	Derivation of embryonic stem cells and embryo-derived cells This present invention provides novel methods for deriving embryonic stem cells and embryo-derived cells from an embryo without requiring destruction of the embryo. The invention further provides cells and cell lines derived without embryo destruction, and the use of the cells for therapeutic and research purposes. It also relates to novel methods of establishing and storing an autologous stem cell line prior to implantation of an embryo, e.g., in conjunction with reproductive therapies such as IVF.
US07893314B2	Breathable backsheet A breathable backsheet (1) includes a water vapor permeable first layer (2) and a water vapor permeable second layer (3) for an absorbent article (4), where the backsheet (1) is water vapor permeable in a Z-direction. The backsheet (1) includes a condensation zone (7) between the two layers (2, 3). The first layer (2) is adapted to allow a first amount m1 of mass flow water vapor to pass the first layer (2) in the Z-direction, wherein the second layer (3) is adapted to allow a second amount m2 of mass flow water vapor to pass the second layer (3) in the Z-direction. The condensation zone (7) is adapted to temporary condense and shore an amount t•.mc of water vapor such that no formation of condensed of water vapor will occur on the outside (6, 11) of the backsheet (1).
US07893313B2	Reusable incontinence product with insolubilized polyethylene glycol and DMDHEU Disclosed is a reusable incontinence products treated with a polyethylene glycol formulation in the form of a pad that is worn by a user for the control and collection of bodily fluids. The pad may include two or more layers, wherein one layer absorbs the bodily fluid and the other layer acts as a barrier layer to prevent the fluid from soiling a user's garments. Further embodiments are disclosed including a folder for conveniently carrying a supply of fresh pads and a waterproof pocket to contain soiled pads, and a pant for holding the pads in place next to the skin.
US07893312B2	C7+paraffin isomerisation process and catalyst therefore There is provided a process for selective isomerisation of C4+ paraffins using a catalyst comprising mixed aluminium, tungsten and zirconium oxides, and a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation component, such as palladium or other Group VIII metals. The feed may optionally also include shorter paraffins, aromatics or cycloparaffins.
US07893310B2	Method of separating condensed liquid from an olefin stream This invention is to a process for separating condensed water and entrained solids from an olefin stream so that fouling of the separation equipment by the entrained solids is reduced or eliminated. The process involves injecting an antifouling agent into a water condensing or quench system in an amount to maintain a zeta potential of fouling liquid and a zeta potential of the surface of the quench system both in a positive range or both in a negative range.
US07893309B2	Process for isomerizing an aromatic C8 cut in the presence of a catalyst based on a dealuminated EUO zeolite A process is described for isomerising an aromatic cut containing at least one aromatic compound containing eight carbon atoms per molecule, comprising bringing said cut into contact with a catalyst containing a zeolite with structure type EUO, said catalyst having been prepared using a process comprising at least the following steps: i) synthesizing at least one zeolite with structure type EUO having an overall Si/Al atomic ratio in the range 5 to 45; ii) dealuminating the zeolite obtained at the end of said step i) using at least one treatment with an aqueous solution of a mineral acid or an organic acid, such that at least 10% by weight of the aluminium atoms are extracted from said zeolite from said step i); iii) forming said dealuminated zeolite with a matrix; iv) depositing at least one metal from group VIII of the periodic table of the elements, the order of carrying out said steps iii) and iv) being inconsequential following on from said step ii).
US07893308B2	Production of aromatics from methane In a process for converting methane to aromatic hydrocarbons, a feed containing methane is contacted with a dehydrocyclization catalyst in a reaction zone under conditions effective to convert the methane to aromatic hydrocarbons. The reaction zone is contained within a reactor and the reactor or an internal component of the reactor has at least one surface that is chemically exposed to the feed and is formed from a refractory material that exhibits a carbon uptake (mass of carbon absorbed per unit of exposed metal surface area) of less than 25 g/m2 when exposed to mixture of 50 vol % methane and 50 vol % H2 at 900° C. for 168 hours.
US07893306B2	Process for production of biphenyl derivatives A process for producing biphenyl derivatives represented by formula (1), including reacting a chlorine atom of a benzene derivative represented by formula (2) with metallic magnesium to form a Grignard reagent, and coupling two molecules of the Grignard reagent with each other in the presence of a catalyst. (wherein A represents at least one member selected from the group consisting of trifluoromethyl and fluoro, and n is an integer of 1 to 4.) (wherein A represents at least one member selected from the group consisting of trifluoromethyl and fluoro, and n is an integer of 1 to 4.)
US07893305B2	Separation of diols from a mixture comprising diols and polyols The present invention relates to a process for separation of diols from a mixture comprising diols and polyols, for example, from a reaction mixture obtained from hydrogenolysis of sorbitol. In particular, the present invention relates to separation of diols from the mixture using a combination of a wiped-film evaporator and a molecular evaporator to obtain diols in a high yield.
US07893295B2	Hydrogenation of benzene polycarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof A process for hydrogenating benzenepolycarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, such as esters and/or anhydrides, by bringing one or more benzenepolycarboxylic acids or one or more derivatives thereof into contact with a hydrogen-containing gas in the presence of one or more catalytically active metal, such as platinum, palladium ruthenium or mixtures thereof, deposited on a catalyst support comprising one or more ordered mesoporous materials.
US07893294B2	Process for production of trans-2, 2-dimethyl-3-formylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid ester A process for production of a trans-2,2-dimethyl-3-formylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid ester comprising: (A) a step of obtaining a mixture containing a trans-2,2-dimethyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid ester, (B) a step of conducting an oxidation treatment of the mixture obtained in the step (A) to obtain a mixture containing a crude trans-2,2-dimethyl-3-formylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid ester, (C) a step of contacting the mixture obtained in the step (B) with an aqueous alkali metal hydrogen sulfite solution to obtain an alkali metal salt of a trans-2,2-dimethyl-3-[(hydroxy)(sulfo)methyl]cyclopropanecarboxylic acid ester, and (D) a step of contacting the alkali metal salt obtained in the above-mentioned step (C) with a base or the like to obtain a trans-2,2-dimethyl-3-formylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid ester.
US07893286B2	Method for the synthesis of phospholipid ethers Disclosed are improved methods for the synthesis of phospholipid ether analogs and alkyl phosphocholine analogs. The methods allow greater versatility of the reactants used and greater ease in synthesizing alkyl chains of varying length while affording reaction temperatures at room temperature or below. The methods disclosed herein provide reactants and conditions using alkyl halides and organozinc reagents and do not utilize Gringard reactions thus, allowing greater ease of their separation and purity of products. The PLE compounds synthesized by the methods disclosed herein can also be used for synthesizing high specific activity phospholipid ether (PLE) analogs, for use in treatment and diagnosis of cancer.
US07893285B2	Transdermal compositions The present invention is directed to transdermal compositions and the uses thereof. These compositions include at least one of the following components: a C1-C6 dialkyl, C12-C30 dialkyl quaternary ammonium salt, a C12-C30 fatty acid, a nitrogenous organic base, C12-30 fatty alcohol, monoglyceride or the reaction products thereof.
US07893276B2	Process for preparing triazolones The present process provides a improved method for the preparation of alkylsulfanyl substituted triazoles 2 which are useful intermediates in a new process for the preparation of triazolones 20.
US07893273B2	Preparation of N-substituted isothiazolinone derivatives Provided is a process for the preparation of an N-substituted isothiazolinone derivative having the general formula (I), comprising reacting N-substituted 3-mercaptopropionamides of formula (II) or N,N′-bis-substituted 3,3′-dithiodipropionamides of formula (III) with sulfuryl chloride in the absence of solvents. Also provided is a process for the preparation of a compound having the general formula (III), comprising reacting a methyl ester of formula (IV) with an amine of formula (V) in a solvent of methanol. As no addition solvent is used in the process of the invention, the cost of manufacturing and pollution to the environment can be reduced.
US07893269B2	Process for the manufacture of 3-hydroxy-N-alkyl-1-cycloalky1-6-alkyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-carboxamide and its related analogues The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of 1-alkyl or 1-cycloalkyl derivatives of 3-hydroxy-4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-carboxamide of formula (I). The process includes reacting an amine R2NH2 with a compound of formula (II) in a solution of metal hydroxide in water to give a compound of formula (III). Subsequent reaction of the compound of formula (III) with an acid chloride formation reagent in an inert solvent gives compounds of formula (I). The acid chloride formation reagent is selected from oxalyl chloride and dimethylformamide, dimethylchloromethylene-ammonium chloride and thionyl chloride and dimethylformamide. If desired, a compound of formula (I) where R5 is hydrogen may be formed when an intermediate substituent is used wherein R5 is an alcohol protective group removable by catalytic hydrogenation.
US07893267B2	Benzazole derivatives, compositions, and methods of use as β-secretase inhibitors The present invention is directed to benzazole compounds that inhibit β-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme (BACE) and that may be useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which BACE 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 prevention or treatment of such diseases in which BACE is involved.
US07893264B2	Antiviral phosphinate compounds The invention is related to anti-viral phosphinate compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
US07893262B2	Process for the preparation of 2H-chromenes The invention concerns a novel process for the preparation of 2H-chromenes of formula I and formula 5 and valuable intermediates of formulae 3 and 4 of this process.
US07893255B2	Process for the synthesis of lauryllactam (L12) by gas phase catalytic rearrangement of cyclododecanone oxime The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of lauryllactam in which a Beckmann rearrangement of cyclododecanone oxime is carried out. Said process is carried out in the gas phase at a temperature of between 180 and 450° C. in the presence of a microporous material having a three-dimensional inorganic main structure composed of tetrahedra connected via a common edge, called zeolite.
US07893254B2	Process for production of 3-alkenylcephem compounds A process for preparing 7-amino-3-[(E/Z)-2-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)vinyl]-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid of the formula (1) and an alkali metal salt thereof, said acid and said salt being improved in the content of 7-amino-3-[(Z)-2-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)vinyl]-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid of the formula (2) or an alkali metal salt thereof, the process being characterized in that an aqueous solution of an alkali metal salt of 7-amino-3-[(E/Z)-2-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)vinyl]-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid of the formula (1) is treated with a high porous polymer and/or active carbon as added thereto.
US07893253B2	Solid-phase oligosaccharide tagging: a technique for manipulation of immobilized carbohydrates The invention relates to methods of manipulating immobilised carbohydrates by derivatisation. Depending on the nature of the derivatisation, the carbohydrate may thereby be more easily detected and/or identified or handled. In particular, the invention relates to methods of preparing a reactive sugar comprising the steps of: i) providing a sample comprising a reducing sugar; ii) providing a solid support covalently attached to a linker comprising a capture group comprising an —NH2 group, wherein said linker optionally is attached to said solid support via a spacer; iii) reacting said reducing sugar with said —NH2 group, thereby obtaining an immobilised sugar; iv) reacting free —NH2 groups with a capping agent, wherein the capping agent comprises a reactive group capable of reacting with an —NH2 group; and v) reducing C═N bonds with a reducing agent, thereby obtaining an reactive sugar of the structure SugarCHn-NH— linked to a solid support via a linker and optionally a spacer, wherein n is 1 or 2.
US07893248B2	RNA interference mediated inhibition of Myc and/or Myb gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating Myc and/or Myb gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules. This invention also relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating the expression and activity of other genes involved in pathways of Myc and/or Myb gene expression and/or activity by RNA interference (RNAi) using small nucleic acid molecules. In particular, the instant invention features small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules and methods used to modulate the expression of Myc and/or Myb (e.g., c-Myc, N-Myc, L-Myc, c-Myb, a-Myb, b-Myb, and v-Myb) genes. The small nucleic acid molecules are useful in the treatment of cancer and other diseases and disorders.
US07893247B2	siRNA targeting spleen tyrosine kinase Efficient sequence specific gene silencing is possible through the use of siRNA technology. By selecting particular siRNAs by rationale design, one can maximize the generation of an effective gene silencing reagent, as well as methods for silencing genes.
US07893246B2	Sirna capable of inhibiting the expression of an oncogene involved in cervical cancer The present invention identifies the total nucleotide sequence of a novel oncogene from human, which is directly involved in such a cancerization mechanism as for cervical cancer induced by HPV infection of cervical epithelial cell and the amino acid sequence of an oncogenic protein encoded thereby, and to provide a full-length polynucleotide encoding a peptide chain of the oncogenic protein derived from the novel oncogene, which can be used for recombinant production of the oncogenic protein, and the peptide chain of the oncogenic protein produced recombinantly therewith. Specifically, the present invention provides a novel oncogene polynucleotide from human involving development of cervical cancer, comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence of SEQ. ID. No. 1, particularly a polynucleotide of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ. ID. No. 2.
US07893244B2	Composition and methods of RNAi therapeutics for treatment of cancer and other neovascularization diseases Compositions and methods are provided for treatment of diseases involving unwanted neovascularization (NV). The invention provides treatments that control NV through selective inhibition of pro-angiogenic biochemical pathways, including inhibition of the VEGF pathway gene expression and inhibition localized at pathological NV tissues. Tissue targeted nanoparticle compositions comprising polymer conjugates and nucleic acid molecules that induce RNA interference (RNAi) are provided. The nanoparticle compositions of the invention can be used alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents such as VEGF pathway antagonists. The compositions and methods can be used for the treatment of NV diseases such as cancer, ocular disease, arthritis, and inflammatory diseases.
US07893234B2	EPSP synthase highly tolerant of glyphosate An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 62% identical to SEQ ID NO:2. The polypeptide, when present in a cell, increases the cell's ability to tolerate glyphosate. Also disclosed are related nucleic acid, antibody, vector, transgenic plant, as well as uses thereof.
US07893232B2	Lipase The present invention provides a novel lipase with a molecular weight of about 32 kDa, which is produced by a strain belonging to the genus Tetrasphaera, as well as a gene encoding the same. This lipase has the ability to recognize a medium-chain fatty acid as a substrate. The present invention also provides a novel lipase with a molecular weight of about 40 kDa, which is produced by a strain belonging to the genus Tetrasphaera and has the ability to recognize both a medium-chain fatty acid and a long-chain fatty acid as substrates, as well as a polynucleotide encoding the same. The present invention further provides Tetrasphaera sp. strain NITE P-154. The lipase of the present invention can be used as an immobilized enzyme and is useful in fields such as production of digestants and/or flavorings, production of clinical laboratory reagents, detergent enzymes and/or fats, as well as production of optically active intermediates for agricultural chemicals and pharmaceutical preparations.
US07893227B2	3′-OH unblocked nucleotides and nucleosides base modified with non-cleavable, terminating groups and methods for their use in DNA sequencing Provided are novel nucleotides, nucleoside, and their derivatives described herein, that can be used in DNA sequencing technology and other types of DNA analysis. In one embodiment, the nucleotide or nucleoside with an unprotected 3′-OH group is derivatized at the nucleobase to include a fluorescent dye attached via a linker to a non-cleavable terminating group. The non-cleavable-fluorescent group is designed to terminate DNA synthesis so that DNA oligomers can be sequenced efficiently in a parallel format. These reagents and methods will lead to more accurate identification of polymorphisms and other valuable genetic information.
US07893224B2	Oligonucleotides comprising a ligand tethered to a modified or non-natural nucleobase One aspect of the present invention relates to a double-stranded oligonucleotide comprising at least one ligand tethered to an altered or non-natural nucleobase. In certain embodiments, the non-natural nucleobase is difluorotolyl, nitropyrrolyl, or nitroimidazolyl. In certain embodiments, the ligand is a steroid or aromatic compound. In certain embodiments, only one of the two oligonucleotide strands comprising the double-stranded oligonucleotide contains a ligand tethered to an altered or non-natural nucleobase. In certain embodiments, both of the oligonucleotide strands comprising the double-stranded oligonucleotide independently contain a ligand tethered to an altered or non-natural nucleobase. In certain embodiments, the oligonucleotide strands comprise at least one modified sugar moiety. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a single-stranded oligonucleotide comprising at least one ligand tethered to an altered or non-natural nucleobase. In certain embodiments, the non-natural nucleobase is difluorotolyl, nitropyrrolyl, or nitroimidazolyl. In certain embodiments, the ligand is a steroid or aromatic compound. In certain embodiments, the ribose sugar moiety that occurs naturally in nucleosides is replaced with a hexose sugar, polycyclic heteroalkyl ring, or cyclohexenyl group. In certain embodiments, at least one phosphate linkage in the oligonucleotide has been replaced with a phosphorothioate linkage.
US07893223B2	Multidentate AZA ligands able to complex metal ions and the use thereof in diagnostics and therapy Compounds of general formula (I): with substituents as defined herein and their chelates with bi-trivalent ions of the metal elements of atomic numbers 20 to 31, 39, 42, 43, 44, 49, and 57 to 83, and radioisotopes chosen among 203Pb, 67Ga, 68Ga, 72As, 111In, 113In, 90Y, 97Ru, 62Cu, 64Cu, 52Fe, 52mMn, 140La, 175Yb, 153Sm, 166Ho, 149Pm, 177Lu, 142Pr, 159Gd, 212Bi, 47Sc, 149Pm, 67Cu, 111Ag, 199Au, 161Tb, 51Cr, 167Tm, 141Ce, 168Yb, 88Y, 165Dy, 166Dy, 97Ru, 103Ru, 186Re, 99mTc, 211Bi, 213Bi, 214Bi, 105Rh, 109Pd, 177mSn, 177Sn and 199Au, as well as the salts thereof with physiologically compatible bases or acids.
US07893222B2	Introduction of structural affinity handles as a tool in selective nucleic acid separations The method is used for separating nucleic acids and other similar constructs. It involves selective introduction, enhancement, or stabilization of affinity handles such as single-strandedness in the undesired (or desired) nucleic acids as compared to the usual structure (e.g., double-strandedness) of the desired (or undesired) nucleic acids. The undesired (or desired) nucleic acids are separated from the desired (or undesired) nucleic acids due to capture by methods including but not limited to immobilized metal affinity chromatography, immobilized single-stranded DNA binding (SSB) protein, and immobilized oligonucleotides. The invention is useful to: remove contaminating genomic DNA from plasmid DNA; remove genomic DNA from plasmids, BACs, and similar constructs; selectively separate oligonucleotides and similar DNA fragments from their partner strands; purification of aptamers, (deoxy)-ribozymes and other highly structured nucleic acids; Separation of restriction fragments without using agarose gels; manufacture recombinant Taq polymerase or similar products that are sensitive to host genomic DNA contamination; and other applications.
US07893221B2	Protein folding The present invention concerns a method for folding a Transforming Growth Factor Beta, or a functional analogue thereof, into a dimeric, biologically active form. The method involves adding solubilized, unfolded monomeric growth factor to a solution containing 2-(cyclohexylamino)-ethanesulfonic acid (CHES) or a functional analogue thereof and a low molecular weight sulfhydryl/disulfide redox system. The solution is then incubated under conditions suitable for generating dimeric biologically active Transforming Growth Factor Beta.
US07893219B2	Protective anti-glucan antibodies with preference for β-1,3- glucans Anti-β-1,3-glucan antibodies have been found to be protective against systemic fungal infection with Candida albicans. The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies that bind to β-1,3-glucan, hybridoma cell lines producing the antibodies, compositions comprising the antibodies and methods of using such antibodies for treatment of microbial infections, particularly against Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatis infections. The antibodies of the present invention are not specific for β-1,6-glucan.
US07893217B2	Isolated human antibodies that bind epitopes on RG1 The present invention relates to novel human extracellular matrix polypeptides, designated RG1, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, methods for producing the polypeptides, expression vectors and genetically engineered host cells for expression of the polypeptides. The invention further relates to antibodies directed against the polypeptides and to methods for using the polynucleotides, and polypeptides, and antibodies in research, diagnosis, and therapeutic applications.
US07893211B2	Mammalian genes; related reagents and methods Nucleic acids encoding mammalian, e.g., primate or rodent, genes, purified proteins and fragments thereof. Antibodies, both polyclonal and monoclonal, are also provided. Methods of using the compositions for both diagnostic and therapeutic utilities are provided.
US07893209B2	Slo2, novel potassium channel proteins from human brain The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of Slo2 and Slo4, members of the Slo family of potassium channel proteins, also known as “maxi” or BK potassium channel proteins. Also provided herein are antibodies to Slo2 and Slo 4, methods of detecting Slo2 and Slo 4, methods of screening for potassium channel activators and inhibitors using biologically active Slo2 and Slo 4, and kits for screening for activators and inhibitors of voltage-gated potassium channels comprising Slo2 and Slo 4.
US07893206B2	Juvenile hemochromatosis gene (HFE2A) cleavage products and uses thereof Isolated fragments of the HFE2A protein able to bind and modulate HFE2A and other proteins, such as hepcidin, involved in the iron metabolism pathway are disclosed, such fragments being of molecular weight of approximately 7 kDa to 43 kDa. Also disclosed are corresponding isolated polynucleotides encoding the fragments of the HFE2A protein. The invention includes derivatives and analogs of the polypeptide fragments of HFE2A, along with compositions of these, that are functionally active, i.e., capable of interacting with the HFE2A, as well as methods of production of the HFE2A cleavage products, derivatives and analogs, e.g., by recombinant means. Methods for identifying modulators of HFE2A are provided. Also taught are methods of diagnosing an animal afflicted with or at risk of developing a disease of iron metabolism. Methods for treating and/or preventing a disorder in animals comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an HFE2A modulator are provided.
US07893203B2	Protein involved in G protein-coupled receptor mediated signal transduction with ability to mediate signal transduction from a dopamine D1 receptor or an adenosine A2A receptor to an adenylate cyclase and utilization thereof A novel protein (Gm1) includes an amino acid sequence part having a high homology with a domain having a high homology with a GTP binding site and a GTPase site conserved among G protein α subunits and a trimer forming domain conserved among G protein α subunits. The Gm1 protein is involved in signal transduction via a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) stimulation. The Gm1 protein is expressed intensively in human brain, thymus, testes, spleen, small intestine, uterus and heart. A method for screening for a substance capable of regulating a cellular signal transduction employs a polynucleotide encoding the Gm1 protein.
US07893201B2	Hemopoietin receptor protein, NR12 A novel hemopoietin receptor gene (NR12) was successfully isolated by extracting motifs conserved among the amino acid sequences of known hemopoietin receptors and by using the predicted sequence. The NR12 gene encodes two forms of proteins, a transmembrane type and a soluble type. The expression of the NR12 gene was detected in tissues containing hematopoietic cells. NR12 is a novel hemopoietin receptor molecule involved in the regulation of immune system and hematopoiesis in vivo. Thus, NR12 is useful in the search for novel hematopoietic factors that functionally bind to the NR12 receptor, and in the development of therapeutic drugs for diseases associated with immunity or hematopoiesis.
US07893200B2	Use of soluble forms of CD83 and nucleic acids encoding them for the treatment or prevention of diseases The present invention provides for the use of soluble forms of CD83 and nucleic acids encoding them for the treatment of diseases caused by the dysfunction or undesired function of a cellular immune response involving dendritic cells, T cells and/or B cells. The invention moreover provides soluble CD83 molecules specifically suited for said purpose, antibodies against said specific soluble CD83 proteins and assay methods and kits comprising said antibodies.
US07893197B2	Relaxin-3 chimeric polypeptides and their preparation and use Chimeric polypeptides of relaxin-3, prepropolypeptides thereof, polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides, and associated expression vectors and host cells are described. The polypeptides may be used to prepare receptor-ligand complexes with GPCR135 or GPCR142, which may be used in assay methods.
US07893192B2	Pi-conjugated polymer Provided are pi-conjugated polymer materials that are useful for photoelectric transducer elements having high hole transportability and excellent durability, that are useful for light-emitting elements having superior emitting properties and excellent durability, and that are useful for active layers of thin film transistors. The pi-conjugated polymers comprise a constitutional unit expressed by the General Formula (I) or (II): in which, Ar represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group that may have a substituent; R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group that may have a substituent; Ar1 represents a divalent group of an aromatic hydrocarbon or a heterocycle that may have a substituent; in which, Ar represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group that may have a substituent; R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group that may have a substituent.
US07893186B2	Process for preparing long-chain polymethylene halide telomers A process comprises combining in a batchwise, semi-continuous, or continuous manner, or a combination thereof, in the presence of at least one free radical initiator, and at a temperature sufficient to cause the initiator to fragment to form free radicals, (a) at least one telogen selected from (1) fluoroalkyl halides that comprise at least one halomethylene moiety (—CHX—) and, optionally, at least one non-fluorine heteroatom, and (2) perfluoroalkyl halides that comprise at least one halofluoromethylene moiety (—CFX—) and at least one non-halogen heteroatom, the halides being selected from iodides and bromides; and (b) ethylene; the telogen and the ethylene being combined in total amounts such that the number of moles of ethylene per mole of telogen is at least about 4.
US07893185B2	Polycarbonate copolymer, method for producing the same, molded body, optical material, and electrophotographic photosensitive body A polycarbonate copolymer contains: 0.1 to 50 mol % of a monomer unit represented by the following formula (1); and a monomer unit represented by the following formula (2). In the polycarbonate copolymer, the content of biphenols having a structure represented by the following formula (3) is 90 mass ppm or less. In the formula, R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or a halogen atom. In the formula: R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or a halogen atom; and X represents any one of bonding groups represented by —O—, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—, —CO— and 9,9-fluorenylidene group. In the formula, R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or a halogen atom.
US07893181B2	Bimodal film resin and products made therefrom A polymer, and a process of producing the polymer, that comprises at least one olefin and has a density of 0.955 g/cc to 0.959 g/cc and a secant modulus 140,000 psi to 220,000 psi. A film that comprises the polymer, that has a thickness of 0.5 mil to 10 mil, a drop dart impact of 10 g to 200 g, a tear strength of 10 to 1200 g and a secant modulus of 140,000 psi to 220,000 psi.
US07893176B2	Polydispersity-controlled isoolefin polymerization with polymorphogenates The disclosure provides for a process and polymerization system to produce isoolefin polymers (72) utilizing polymorphogenates (16, 26) in the catalyst system to control polydispersity (MWD). The disclosure also provides a catalyst system (20) comprising a plurality of active catalyst complex species (34) formed by combination of a Lewis acid (24), an initiator (22) and a polymorphogenate (26), as well as polymers made using the catalyst system or process. The polymorphogenate (16, 26) can promote or mimic the formation of different active catalyst complex species (34) having different polymerization rates, i.e. different rates of propagation, chain transfer, or termination, as observed by different polydispersities resulting from the presence of relatively different proportions of the polymorphogenate.
US07893175B2	Ziegler-natta catalyst, preparation, and use for the polymerization of alkenes A method for making a solid catalytic component for a Ziegler-Natta catalyst includes contacting a particulate porous support with a solution of a hydrocarbon soluble organomagnesium precursor compound in a hydrocarbon solvent; and reacting said hydrocarbon soluble organo-magnesium precursor compound with an amount of aliphatic or aromatic alcohol, said amount being within an acceptable range of a molar equivalent of aliphatic or aromatic alcohol calculated according to formula (I): Equ Alkanol = 2 · [ ( mmole ⁢ ⁢ MgR / g ⁢ ⁢ support ) - 2.1 - 0.55 · wt ⁢ ⁢ % ⁢ ⁢ ( H 2 ⁢ O ) / support ] [ mmole ⁢ ⁢ MgR / g ⁢ ⁢ support ] ( I ) wherein EquAlkanol=molar equivalents of aliphatic or aromatic alkanol relative to the molar amount of magnesium-organic precursor, (mmole MgR/g support)=mmoles of magnesium-organic precursor per gram of particulate solid support, wt % (H2O)/support=weight percent of physically adsorbed water on the solid support, and said magnesium organic precursor compound being converted to a magnesium-oxygen compound.
US07893174B2	Atom transfer radical polymerization process Embodiments of the polymerization process of the present invention are directed to polymerizing free radically polymerizable monomers in the presence of a polymerization medium initially comprising at least one transition metal catalyst and an atom transfer radical polymerization initiator. The polymerization medium may additionally comprise a reducing agent. The reducing agent may be added initially or during the polymerization process in a continuous or intermittent manner. The polymerization process may further comprise reacting the reducing agent with at least one of the transition metal catalyst in an oxidized state and a compound comprising a radically transferable atom or group to form a compound that does not participate significantly in control of the polymerization process. Embodiments of the present invention comprise reacting a reducing agent with at least one of catalyst in an oxidized state and a compound comprising a radically transferable atom or group to initiate and/or maintain catalytic activity throughout the polymerization process.
US07893173B2	Polymerization process with catalyst reactivation Polymerization processes of the present invention comprise low catalyst concentration. Embodiments include a polymerization process comprising polymerizing free radically (co)polymerizable monomers in a polymerization medium comprising one or more radically (co)polymerizable monomers, a transition metal catalyst complex capable of participating in a one electron redox reaction with an ATRP initiator; a free radical initiator; and an ATRP initiator; (wherein the concentration of transition metal catalyst complex in the polymerization medium is less than 100 ppm). Further embodiments include a polymerization process, comprising polymerizing one or more radically (co)polymerizable monomers in the presence of at least one transition metal catalyst complex; and an ATRP initiator; and a reducing agent; wherein the transition metal catalyst complex is present at less than 10″3 mole compared to the moles of radically transferable atoms or groups present on the ATRP initiator.
US07893169B2	Thermosetting powder paint composition comprising a crosslinker and thermosetting amorphous polyamide The invention is directed to a thermosetting powder paint composition comprising a thermosetting amorphous polyamide. The amorphous polyamide has a glass transition temperature between 20° C. and 200° C. The polyamide may be a carboxyl-, a hydroxyl- or an amine functional polyamide. A carboxyl functional polyamide has an acid number between 10 and 150 mg of KOH/gram of resin. The invention also relates to a thermosetting powder paint composition comprising a thermosetting amorphous polyamide and an additive comprising a copper halogenide and another halogenide. The invention further relates to a process for coating a substrate at low temperature cure (LTC) conditions and a composition suitable for LTC.
US07893164B2	Process for producing conjugated diolefin (Co) polymer rubber, conjugated diolefin (Co) polymer rubber, rubber composition, and tire There is provided a method for producing a conjugated diolefin (co)polymer rubber excellent in processability, independently of the kind and combination of filling agent incorporated, excellent in a balance among wet-skid characteristics, low hysteresis loss, wear resistance and breaking strength, when vulcanization treatment is performed to form a vulcanized rubber, and useful as a material for a tread or a sidewall member of a tire for low fuel consumption, a large sized tire or a high performance tire.A method for producing a conjugated diolefin (co) polymer rubber, which comprises polymerizing either a conjugated diolefin or a conjugated diolefin and an aromatic vinyl compound in a hydrocarbon solvent by anionic polymerization using at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an organic alkali metal and an organic alkali earth metal as an initiator, thereafter reacting a living polymer chain end thereof with a polyisocyanate compound, and then reacting a residual isocyanate group of the polyisocyanate compound bonded to the living polymer chain end with an alkoxysilane compound containing a functional group having active hydrogen; and a conjugated diolefin (co)polymer rubber obtained therefrom.
US07893163B2	Gradient copolymers soluble or at least dispersible in water as well as in organic solvents The invention concerns amphiphilic copolymers, in particular gradient amphiphilic copolymers obtained by controlled free radical solution or mass polymerization. The invention also concerns a method for aqueous dissolution of said copolymers. The inventive copolymers are useful in surface treatment techniques and can be used in formulations for paints, adhesives, glues as well as in cosmetics.
US07893162B2	Light-scattering compositions Light-scattering compositions comprising diffuser polymer particles are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the light-scattering compositions.
US07893154B2	Renewable binder for nonwoven materials A formaldehyde-free curable aqueous composition comprising an adduct of (a) carbohydrate polymer and (b) a multi-functional crosslinking agent such as a polybasic acid may be used as a binder for non-woven products such as fiberglass insulation.
US07893151B2	Liquid-applied sound damping A liquid applied sound damping composition with a binder having from 0.05 wt. % to 20 wt. %, based on the total weight of polymer solids, of carboxy acid monomers, present as copolymerized monomers in pendant polyacid sidechain groups.
US07893150B2	Polymer dispersions in polyester polyols The present invention relates to polymer dispersions in polyester polyols, a process for producing them and their use for the production of polyurethanes, in particular microcellular polyurethanes. These polyester polyols have sulfur atoms and are free of olefinically unsaturated groups.
US07893149B2	Liquid-applied sound dampening A liquid applied sound dampening composition with a binder having from 0.03% to 3% phosphorus present as copolymerized pendant phosphorus acid groups.
US07893141B2	Halogen-free flame retardant polyester Novel polyester composition comprising a polyester, wherein said polyester comprises structural units derived from substituted or unsubstituted diacid or diester, a substituted or unsubstituted diol; a phosphorus containing compound and at least one selected from a stabilizer and an organic compound comprising at least one functional group is been disclosed. In addition methods for the preparation of the polyester composition and articles derived from said composition is disclosed.
US07893140B2	Polyacetal resin composition The present invention provides a polyacetal resin composition having an excellent processability and stability, significantly suppressing the generation of formaldehyde from molded articles thereof, preventing exudation of components, and being excellent in weathering (light) resistance. Specifically, (A) a polyacetal copolymer having 1.0 mmol/kg or smaller quantity of a hemiformal terminal group, 2.0 mmol/kg or smaller quantity of a formyl terminal group, and 0.5% by weight or smaller quantity of an unstable terminal group is blended with (B) a hindered phenol-based antioxidant; (C) at least one compound selected from (c-1) a guanamine compound and (c-2) a hydrazide compound; (D) a hindered amine stabilizer in which the nitrogen in a piperidine derivative having a steric hindrance group is tertiary; and (E) a UV absorber in specified quantities and mixing ratios.
US07893139B2	Modified asphalt and two-component resin composition Modified asphalts have excellent dispersibility and compatibility with polar materials, are usable in applications including railroad track-filling materials, and are inexpensive.A modified asphalt includes an asphalt (A), a viscosity depressant (B) and a copolymer (C) containing a structural unit from a polyalkylene glycol allyl ether (c1), a structural unit from an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and/or an acid anhydride thereof (c2), and a structural unit from an aromatic vinyl compound (c3).
US07893137B2	Resin composition and molded article A resin composition includes (A) a polylactic acid and (B) polyarylate particles having a number average particle diameter of from 10 nm to 300 μm.
US07893136B2	Water soluble co-polyhydroxyaminoether and solution thereof A water soluble polymer comprising a copolyhydroxyaminoether having side-chains of polyalkylene oxides, an aqueous solution of said polymer and process for preparing the copolyhydroxyaminoether.
US07893134B2	Absorbent polymer made by two-step mixing process A process for producing an absorbent polymer including a first mixing event, in which a plurality of absorbent polymer particles (1) are mixed with a liquid (2) and a second mixing event, in which the liquid (2) is homogenized within the interior of the polymer particles. The polymer particles (1) in the first mixing event are mixed with a speed such that the kinetic energy of the individual polymer particles (1) is on average larger than the adhesion energy of the individual polymer particles (1), and the polymer particles (1) in the second mixing event are stirred at a lower speed than in the first mixing event. The different speeds effect a fluidization of the polymer particles (1), which prevents a clumping of the polymer particles (1) during the mixing event. The absorbent polymers thus produced are distinguished by a particularly rapid swelling behavior.
US07893126B2	Active ray curable ink-jet ink, image forming method and ink-jet recording apparatus An active ray curable ink-jet ink comprising at least one type of a photo acid generating compound, a cationic polymerizable compound and a pigment, wherein the active ray curable ink-jet ink contains a fatty acid amine salt comprising a fatty acid having a carbon number of 6-18 and a primary, a secondary or a tertiary amine having a carbon number of 4-12 in an amount of 0.01-0.70 weight % based on the total weight of the ink-jet ink.
US07893125B2	Method of forming a crosslinked polymer gel The present invention relates to a method of forming a crosslinked polymer gel, to a polymer gel produced by such method and to uses of such polymer gel.
US07893123B2	Method for the production of expanded polymeric materials and expanded polymeric material obtained by the method A method for the production of expanded polymeric materials; in particular for producing thermally insulating materials used in refrigerators. The method comprising the steps of providing a mixture of reagents based on isocyanate and polyol with the addition of expandable polystyrene-based microspheres, in which method the ratio by weight between the reagents and the expandable microspheres is between, about 7:1 and about 1:2.
US07893122B2	Chemical process for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste The present invention relates to a process for chemical recycling of PET waste that comprises, among other stages, a saponification reaction stage, wherein PET waste particles are reacted with stoichiometric or excessive amounts of a strong base metal in an alcoholic reaction media, the reaction being brought to the boiling temperature of the alcoholic reaction media, preferably at atmospheric pressure, thereby obtaining as reaction products a salt of terephthalic acid with the base metal and ethylene glycol, the latter being incorporated to the alcoholic reaction media. From this reaction it is possible to afford ethylene glycol, terephthalic acid and salts thereof, which are products with a high commercial value.
US07893120B2	Method for reclaiming pulverized synthetic resin product A pulverized thermoplastic resin product such as a pulverized thermoplastic product containing a black pigment, a mixture of a pulverized thermoplastic product containing a colored pigment and a pulverized thermoplastic product containing a colored pigment, or a pulverized thermoplastic product containing two or more different colored pigments can be converted into colored reclaimed resin particles by a method comprising the steps of mixing the pulverized resin product with a white pigment and a black pigment, melting the resulting mixture, and converting the molten mixture into solid particles. The colored reclaimed resin products can be utilized in various field.
US07893119B2	Polymer electrolyte membrane, method of preparing the same and fuel cell including the same A polymer electrolyte membrane including a polysilsesquioxane group-containing copolymer and an ionic conductive polymer is provided. A method of preparing the polymer electrolyte membrane and a fuel cell including the polymer electrolyte membrane is also provided. The polymer electrolyte membrane has improved ion conductivity and an improved ability to suppress methanol crossover, and therefore can be used as an electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, including a direct methanol fuel cell.
US07893115B2	Defoamer emulsion compositions for pulp mill applications An oil-in-water emulsion useful as a defoamer for pulp and paper mill applications is described. The defoamer has an oil blend (of a triglyceride oil or a mixture of triglyceride oils and silicone), a stabilizing agent (to make the oil blend stable in the emulsion), hydrophobic silica particles, surfactants, dispersants, and other components. The emulsion is usable directly at low concentrations to control foam.
US07893113B2	Materials and methods for modulating metabolism The subject invention provides materials and methods for modulating a variety of biological factors to treat biological conditions associated with the factors. In one embodiment of the invention, a cysteamine compound is administered to a patient to treat hypercholesterolemia and/or complications associated with hypercholesterolemia. In another embodiment, a cysteamine compound is administered to a patient to prevent the onset of diabetes in an at-risk patient and/or treat or prevent the onset of diabetes-associated complications.
US07893111B2	Process for enantioselective synthesis of single enantiomers of thio-substituted arylmethanesulfinyl derivatives by asymmetric oxidation The invention relates to a method for preparing a sulphoxide compound of formula (I) either as a single enantiomer or in an enantiomerically enriched form, comprising the steps of: a) contacting a pro-chiral sulphide of formula (II) with a metal chiral complex, a base and an oxidizing agent in an organic solvent; and optionally b) isolating the obtained sulphoxide of formula (I). wherein Ar, Y, R1 are as defined in claim 1.
US07893102B2	Fluoroalkoxy-substituted 1,3-dihydro-isoindolyl compounds and their pharmaceutical uses The invention encompasses novel compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, clathrates, enantiomers, diastereomers, racemates, or mixtures of stereoisomers thereof, pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds, and methods of using these compounds and compositions in mammals for treatment or prevention of diseases associated with PDE4.
US07893098B2	Pyrrole and pyrazole DAAO inhibitors Methods for increasing D-Serine concentration and reducing concentration of the toxic products of D-Serine oxidation, for enhancing learning, memory and/or cognition, or for treating schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, ataxia or neuropathic pain, or preventing loss in neuronal function characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases involve administering to a subject in need of treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof: wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen, halo, nitro, alkyl, acyl, alkylaryl, and XYR5; or R1 and R2, taken together, form a 5, 6, 7 or 8-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic group; X and Y are independently selected from O, S, NH, and (CR6R7)n; R3 is hydrogen, alkyl or M+; M is aluminum, calcium, lithium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, zinc ion or a mixture thereof; Z is N or CR4; R4 is from selected from hydrogen, halo, nitro, alkyl, alkylaryl, and XYR5; R5 is selected from aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl and substituted heteroaryl; R6 and R7 are independently selected from hydrogen and alkyl; n is an integer from 1 to 6; at least one of R1, R2 and R4 is other than hydrogen; and at least one of X and Y is (CR6R7)n. D-serine or cycloserine may be coadministered along with the compound of formula I.
US07893094B2	Amphiphilic pyridinium compounds, method of making and use thereof The present invention is directed to the amphiphilic pyridinium compounds, such as for suppressing IL-8 secretion and production. The present invention further provides methods of making and using such compounds for the treatment of the IL-8 related diseases, such as cystic fibrosis.
US07893091B2	Combination therapy for the treatment of urinary frequency, urinary urgency and urinary incontinence This invention concerns compositions for the treatment of urinary frequency, urinary urgency and urinary incontinence comprising (R)-N-[4-[2-[[2-hydroxy-2-(pyridin-3 -yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl]phenyl]-4-[4-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl]benzenesulfonamide and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In another aspect, this invention concerns combination therapy for urinary frequency, urinary urgency and urinary incontinence wherein one of the active agents is (R)-N-[4-[2-[[2-hydroxy-2-(pyridin-3-yl)ethyl]amino]ethyl]phenyl]-4-[4-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)thiazol-2-yl]benzenesulfonamide and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
US07893089B2	IL-8 receptor antagonists This invention relates to novel compounds and compositions thereof, useful in the treatment of disease states mediated by the chemokine, Interleukin-8 (IL-8).
US07893084B2	Viral polymerase inhibitors An isomer, enantiomer, diastereoisomer or tautomer of a compound, represented by formula I: wherein: A is O, S, NR1, or CR1, wherein R1 is defined herein; represents either a single or a double bond; R2 is selected from: H, halogen, R21, OR21, SR21, COOR21, SO2N(R22)2, N(R22)2, CON(R22)2, NR22C(O)R22 or NR22C(O)NR22 wherein R21 and each R22 is defined herein; B is NR3 or CR3, with the proviso that one of A or B is either CR1 or CR3, wherein R3 is defined herein; K is N or CR4, wherein R4 is defined herein; L is N or CR5, wherein R5 has the same definition as R4; M is N or CR7, wherein R7 has the same definition as R4; Y1 is O or S; Z is N(R6a)R6 or OR6, wherein R6a is H or alkyl or NR61R62 wherein R61 and R62 are defined herein; and R6 is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, Het, alkyl-aryl, alkyl-Het; or R6 is wherein R7 and R8 and Q are as defined herein; Y2 is O or S; R9 is H, (C1-6 alkyl), (C3-7)cycloalkyl or (C1-6)alkyl-(C3-7)cycloalkyl, aryl, Het, (C1-6)alkyl-aryl or (C1-6)alkyl-Het, all of which optionally substituted with R90; or R9 is covalently bonded to either of R7 or R8 to form a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle; a salt or a derivative thereof, as an inhibitor of HCV NS5B polymerase.
US07893079B2	Substituted monocyclic CGRP receptor antagonists Compounds of formula I: (wherein variables A1, A2, A3, A4, m, n, J, Q, R4, Ea, Eb, Ec, R6, R7, Re, Rf, RPG and Y are as described herein) which are antagonists of CGRP receptors and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the CGRP is involved, such as migraine. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which CGRP is involved.
US07893076B2	Crystalline form F of Imatinib mesylate The invention relates to the F-crystal form, G-crystal form, H-crystal form, I-crystal form and K-crystal form of the methanesulfonic acid addition salt of 4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-ylmethyl)-N-[4-methyl-3-(4-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-2-ylamino)phenyl]-benzamide, certain processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these crystal forms, their use in diagnostic methods or for the therapeutic treatment of warm-blooded animals, and their use as an intermediate or for the preparation of pharmaceutical preparations for use in diagnostic methods or for the therapeutic treatment of warm-blooded animals, especially humans.
US07893074B2	2, 4-pyrimidinediamines useful in the treatment of neoplastic diseases, inflammatory and immune system disorders Novel pyrimidine derivatives of formula I to processes for their production, their use as pharmaceuticals and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
US07893071B2	Synthesis and evaluation of novel phthalimide mimics as anti-angiogenic The present invention is directed to novel thalidomide derivative compounds that have activity as anti-angiogenic compounds. More particularly the compounds have the general structure: where R1 is selected from the group consisting of H, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, —NH2, hydroxy and alkoxy; R2 is selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted bicyclic, optionally substituted aryl, and R6 is H, or C1-C8 alkyl; R19 is optionally substituted aryl; and m is 0-6.
US07893070B2	Method of treating parturient placental mammals in order to reduce maternal and/or uterine exhaustion The present invention relates to a method of facilitating the birth process of placental mammals, especially to a method of reducing delays in the birth process and, thereby, complications resulting there from that may negatively affect the health and wellbeing of the mother and increase the incidence of stillbirths and/or neonatal mortality. According to the present invention delays in parturition that result from maternal and/or uterine exhaustion may be prevented or reduced by the administration of an effective amount of one or more psychomotor stimulants to the parturient mammal prior to and/or during parturition. Said psychomotor stimulant is selected from the group comprising xanthines and amphetamines.
US07893057B2	Inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases, compositions and uses related thereto The invention pertains to novel cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors (cdks) and specifically, but not exclusively, as inhibitors of cdk/cyclin complexes. As described herein, the inhibitors of this invention are capable of inhibiting the cell-cycle machinery and consequently may be useful in modulating cell-cycle progression, ultimately controlling cell growth and differentiation. Such compounds would be useful for treating subjects having disorders associated with excessive cell proliferation.
US07893056B2	Peptide deformylase inhibitors The present invention is directed to certain {2-(alkyl)-3-[2-(5-fluoro-4-pyrimidinyl)hydrazino]-3-oxopropyl}hydroxyformamide derivatives, compositions containing them, the use of such compounds in the inhibition of bacterial peptide deformylase (PDF) activity, and in the treatment of bacterial infections. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of this invention are bacterial peptide deformylase inhibitors and can be useful in the treatment of bacterial infections.
US07893055B2	HIV integrase inhibitors The invention encompasses a series bicyclic pyrimidinone compounds of Formula I which inhibit HIV integrase and prevent viral integration into human DNA. This action makes the compounds useful for treating HIV infection and AIDS. The invention also encompasses pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating those infected with HIV.
US07893050B2	Fasudil in combination therapies for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension Preferred embodiments of the present invention are related to novel therapeutic drug combinations and methods for treating and/or preventing pulmonary arterial hypertension and/or stable angina. More particularly, aspects of the present invention are related to therapeutic combinations comprising a Rho-kinase inhibitor, such as fasudil, and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of prostacyclins, such as iloprost, endothelin receptor antagonists, PDE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, 5-HT2A antagonists, such as sarpogrelate, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as fluoxetine, statins, and vascular remodeling modulators, such as Gleevec.
US07893049B2	Thiazolyl-dihydro-indazole The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein R1 to R6 are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and the use thereof for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.
US07893047B2	Biocide composition comprising pyrithione and pyrrole derivatives The present invention is directed to a biocidal composition comprising a blend of one or more pyrithione compounds, and one or more pyrrole compounds of Formula I wherein said biocidal composition is copper free or low copper content.
US07893040B2	Cyclodextrin nanotechnology for ophthalmic drug delivery The invention provides an ophthalmic composition which is an aqueous suspension comprising drug, cyclodextrin and water, the composition having an aqueous phase of from about 0.1% (w/v) to about 90% (w/v) of the drug in solution, as dissolved free drug and as dissolved drug/cyclodextrin complex(es), and a solid phase of from about 10% (w/v) to about 99.9% (w/v) of the drug as solid drug/cyclodextrin particles, suspended in the aqueous phase; the size of the solid particles being from about 10 nm to about 1 mm, the drug/cyclodextrin particles being capable of dissolving in aqueous tear fluid within 24 hours of application to the eye surface. The aqueous eye suspension can be in the form of eye drops, eye gel or eye mist. Further, the invention provides a method for treating a condition of the posterior segment and/or anterior segment of the eye comprising applying to the eye surface, in an amount which delivers to said segment or segments a therapeutically effective amount of a drug suitable for treating said condition, an ophthalmic composition which is as defined above. Nasal compositions and methods and ophthalmic and nasal compositions in powder form are also provided.
US07893037B2	Pharmaceutical composition and process The present invention relates to a method of forming granules of (2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-amino-2-oxo-2H-pyrimidin-1-yl)-2-azido-3,4-bis-iso-butyryloxy-tetrahydro-furan-2-ylmethyl isobutyrate; hydrochloride salt (I), comprising mixing I, with a granulating amount of a granulating liquid, and a polyethylene glycol (PEG)/polypropylene glycol (PPG) block copolymer as a binder and solubility enhancer to form wet granules which are then dried to remove the granulating liquid.
US07893036B2	In vivo production of small interfering RNAs that mediate gene silencing The invention provides engineered RNA precursors that when expressed in a cell are processed by the cell to produce targeted small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that selectively silence targeted genes (by cleaving specific mRNAs) using the cell's own RNA interference (RNAi) pathway. By introducing nucleic acid molecules that encode these engineered RNA precursors into cells in vivo with appropriate regulatory sequences, expression of the engineered RNA precursors can be selectively controlled both temporally and spatially, i.e., at particular times and/or in particular tissues, organs, or cells.
US07893035B2	Multicistronic constructs with siRNA to inhibit tumors Multicistronic short interfering RNA constructs targeting in various combinations a human urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR), human urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), human matrix metalloprotease 9 (MMP-9) and cathepsin B (CB) inhibit tumors.
US07893033B2	Targeting proteins to deliver therapeutic or diagnostic reagents The present invention is directed to compositions comprising an angiogenesis inhibitor coupled to a therapeutic or diagnostic agent. In a specific embodiment, the composition is a fusion gene or fusion gene product encoding the angiogenesis inhibitor coupled to a therapeutic or diagnostic agent. In a particular embodiment, the composition is used for methods to treat angiogenesis-related diseases, such as cancer.
US07893031B2	Neuronal differentiation inhibitor peptide and use thereof Disclosed is a neuronal differentiation inhibitor which comprises at least one peptide capable of inhibiting or controlling the neuronal differentiation of at least one cell capable of being differentiated into a neuronal cell. The peptide is an artificially synthesized peptide which comprises a BC-box derived amino acid sequence comprising at least 10 contiguous amino acid residues selected from an amino acid sequence constituting the BC-box of at least one protein belonging to the elongin A family or comprises an amino acid sequence having a partial modification in the BC-box derived amino acid sequence.
US07893027B2	Treatment of ocular wounds and ulcers A method for treating ocular conditions such as bacterial keratitis, bacterial conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers and wounds, endophthalmitis, and blebitis in mammals, by using a native, synthetic, or recombinant CAP37, or effective peptide portions thereof including CAP37 peptides 20-44, 23-42, 102-122, and 120-146 and monocysteine derivatives of peptides 20-44 and 23-42. The CAP37, peptides, and peptide derivatives can also be used to store, clean, sterilize, or coat contact lenses, and may be used in media for storing mammalian corneal transplants.
US07893025B2	Use of growth hormone releasing factor analogs in treating patients suffering from wasting The present invention provides methods for using growth hormone releasing factor analogs of the formula (A), X-GRF Peptide, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for increasing muscle function in a subject. Also disclosed herein are corresponding methods, packages and compositions.
US07893024B2	Enhancement of iron chelation therapy The present invention provides methods of enhancing the rate of iron release from ferritin. By increasing the amount of iron available for chelation, the invention also provides methods of treating conditions associated with iron overload. The invention also provides in one embodiment agents which are useful for treating iron overload.
US07893021B2	Parathyroid hormone antagonists and uses thereof The present invention relates to parathyroid hormone (PTH) antagonists. More particularly, the present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions, kits and combinations comprising the PTH antagonist. The present invention also provides for methods for preventing, treating or delaying a disease or disorder associated with excessive bone mineral, e.g., calcium, loss or for preventing, treating or delaying the effect of a PTH agonist using the PTH antagonist. The present invention further provides for methods for identifying a subject having or at risk of having osteoporosis or decreased bone density, or for identifying a subject in need of PTH antagonist treatment, or for monitoring a subject undergoing treatment for osteoporosis or decreased bone density, by determining and/or monitoring PTH antagonist level or a comparative value between PTH agonist and PTH antagonist. The present invention further provides for methods for identifying an agent suitable for preventing, treating or delaying osteoporosis by identifying a compound that enhances the PTH antagonist activity.
US07893018B2	Method of treatment for ischemic heart disease The present invention provides a method of treatment for ischemic heart disease administering a scar formation accelerator containing at least one selected from SFRP2, SFRP4, Midkine, Pleiotrophin and Thymosin beta-10 as an effective ingredient to promote scar formation less fibrosis and retaining elasticity, and thereby improving cardiac function.
US07893015B2	Water soluble barrier film conformal coating composition and method of cleaning contaminated surfaces An alkaline composition is described having a first nonionic alkoxylated alcohol surfactant having an HLB value ranging from about 10 to about 15, a second nonionic alkoxylated alcohol surfactant having an HLB value ranging from about 16 to 20, an aqueous solvent, and a bio-film permeation agent. A total amount of the first surfactant and the second surfactant in the composition ranges from about 2 to about 20 percent by weight of a total weight of the composition.
US07893013B2	Glassware corrosion inhibitor Article for use in a dishwashing machine, which comprises a water-soluble glass or ceramic composition effective to reduce corrosion of glassware and at least one surfactant containing composition, wherein the amount of the glass or ceramic composition is within the range of 5 to 95 wt. % and the amount of the surfactant is in the range of 5 to 95 wt. %, both percentages based on the weight of the article.
US07893007B2	Directed evolution of novel binding proteins In order to obtain a novel binding protein against a chosen target, DNA molecules, each encoding a protein comprising one of a family of similar potential binding domains and a structural signal calling for the display of the protein on the outer surface of a chosen bacterial cell, bacterial spore or phage (genetic package) are introduced into a genetic package. The protein is expressed and the potential binding domain is displayed on the outer surface of the package. The cells or viruses bearing the binding domains which recognize the target molecule are isolated and amplified. The successful binding domains are then characterized. One or more of these successful binding domains is used as a model for the design of a new family of potential binding domains, and the process is repeated until a novel binding domain having a desired affinity for the target molecule is obtained. In one embodiment, the first family of potential binding domains is related to bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor, the genetic package is M13 phage, and the protein includes the outer surface transport signal of the M13 gene III protein.
US07893005B2	Receptor layer transfer material, transfer sheet, and coloring material receptor sheet with relief layer, and image forming method using the same A receiving layer transfer material which represents a free combination of a hologram and an image of various colors by an on-demand printing system such as thermal transfer method, onto a transfer layer which is transferred onto an object. The receiving layer transfer material is provided with a release layer 3, a relief forming layer 5 having a reflection layer 6 at a relief forming side and having a visual effect, and an adhesive layer 7, which are sequentially stacked on one surface of a substrate 2.
US07893004B2	Oxidation reaction catalyst and process for producing a compound using the same It is a problem to be solved by the present invention to provide an oxidation catalyst which, in oxidation of a compound, can efficiently effect oxidation using oxygen in the air as an oxygen source and can be used repeatedly.The above-mentioned problem was solved by an activated carbon in which the BET specific surface area S determined by a nitrogen adsorption method and the amount of surface oxygen which will leave in the form of carbon monoxide OCO (% by weight) satisfy formula (I) 4000
US07893002B2	Oxygen conducting membranes, preparation method thereof, and reactor and method using same The invention relates to an oxygen conducting membrane includes a dense, mixed-conducting, multi-metallic oxide membrane having one surface which is coated with dispersed particles based on noble metals or magnesium oxide.
US07893001B2	Semiconductor porcelain composition The invention intends to provide, in BaTiO3 semiconductor porcelain composition, a semiconductor porcelain composition that, without using Pb, can shift the Curie temperature to a positive direction and can significantly reduce the resistivity at room temperature. According to the invention, when Ba is partially substituted by an A1 element (at least one kind of Na, K and Li) and an A2 element (Bi) and Ba is further substituted by a specific amount of a Q element, or when Ba is partially substituted by an A1 element (at least one kind of Na, K and Li) and an A2 element (Bi) and Ti is partially substituted by a specific amount of an M element, the optimal valence control can be applied and whereby the resistivity at room temperature can be significantly reduced. Accordingly, it is optimal for applications in a PTC thermistor, a PTC heater, a PTC switch, a temperature detector and the like, and particularly preferably in an automobile heater.
US07892993B2	Water-dispersible and multicomponent fibers from sulfopolyesters Disclosed are multicomponent fibers derived from a blend of a sulfopolyester with a water non-dispersible polymer wherein the as-spun denier is less than about 6 and wherein the water dispersible sulfopolyester exhibits a melt viscosity of less than 12,000 poise measured at 240° C. at a strain rate of 1 rad/sec, and wherein the sulfopolyester comprising less than about 25 mole % of residues of at least one sulfomonomer, based on the total moles of diacid or diol residues. The multicomponent fiber is capable of being drawn at a relatively high fiber speed, particularly at least about 2000 m/min, and may be used to produce microdenier fibers. Fibrous articles may be produced from the multicomponent fibers and microdenier fibers. Also disclosed is a process for multicomponent fibers, nonwoven fabrics, and microdenier webs.
US07892988B2	Membrane materials with thermo-regulating properties for fabric structures Membrane materials for fabric structures consisting of a woven fabric which is coated on one or both sides with an elastomeric compound comprising finely divided phase change materials such as crystalline alkyl hydrocarbons or salt hydrates. The membrane materials facilitate thermo-regulation due to latent heat absorption and latent heat release in the phase transition range of the phase change material, which enhances the thermal comfort of the enclosed structure, they are applied to and leads to energy savings.
US07892985B1	Method for porogen removal and mechanical strength enhancement of low-k carbon doped silicon oxide using low thermal budget microwave curing Improved methods for preparing a low-k dielectric material on a substrate using microwave radiation are provided. The use of microwave radiation allows the preparation of low-k films to be accomplished at low temperatures. According to various embodiments, microwave radiation is used to remove porogen from a precursor film and/or to increase the strength of the resulting porous dielectric layer. In a preferred embodiment, methods involve (a) forming a precursor film that contains a porogen and a structure former on a substrate, (b) exposing the precursor film to microwave radiation to remove the porogen from the precursor film to thereby create voids within the dielectric material and form the porous low-k dielectric layer and (c) exposing the dielectric material to microwave radiation in a manner that increases the mechanical strength of the porous low-k dielectric layer.
US07892983B2	Substrate processing apparatus and producing method of semiconductor device Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus, comprising a processing chamber, a holder to hold at least a plurality of product substrates, a heating member, a supplying member to alternately supply at least a first reactant and a second reactant, and a control unit, wherein the control unit executes forming thin films on the substrates by supplying the first reactant, removing a surplus of the first reactant after the first reactant has been adsorbed on the product substrates, subsequently supplying the second reactant, to cause the second reactant to react with the first reactant adsorbed on the substrates, and executes the forming the thin films in a state where a number of the product substrates is insufficient when a number of the product substrates is less than a maximum number of the product substrates which can be held by the holder.
US07892982B2	Method for forming fine patterns of a semiconductor device using a double patterning process A method for forming fine patterns of a semiconductor device includes forming an etching film on a substrate having first and second areas, forming first mask patterns on the substrate to have a first pattern density in the first area and a second pattern density in the second area, forming first capping patterns between the first mask patterns, forming second capping patterns between the first mask patterns, such that recess areas are formed between second capping patterns, and such that a first etching pattern is defined to include the first and second capping patterns, forming second mask patterns in the recess areas to include the first and second mask patterns, removing one of the first and second etching patterns, such that a single etching pattern is remaining on the substrate, and etching the etching film using the remaining etching pattern as an etch mask to form etching film patterns.
US07892980B2	Apparatus and a method for controlling the depth of etching during alternating plasma etching of semiconductor substrates The present invention provides apparatus for controlling the operation of plasma etching a semiconductor substrate by an alternating etching method, the apparatus comprising: a process chamber (1) in which said substrate (2) is processed, means for generating a plasma (6); at least one first window (7) formed in a first wall (8) of said chamber (1) facing the surface (2a) to be etched of said substrate (2); at least one second window (10) formed in a second wall (11) of said chamber (1) lying in a plane different from said first wall (8); first means (18) coupled to said second window (10) to detect a light signal (17) relating to a selected wavelength emitted by said plasma (6); means (13, 15) for emitting a monochromatic light signal (14) through said first window (7) towards said surface (2a) in a direction (9) substantially perpendicular to said surface (2a) in such a manner that said incident signal (14a) is reflected on said surface (2a); second means (16) for detecting said reflected signal (14b); and transformation means (19) coupled to said first means (18) and to said second means (16) to transform the signal detected by said second means (16) as a function of the signal detected by said first means (18).
US07892978B2	Electron induced chemical etching for device level diagnosis A method of imaging and identifying materials, contamination, fabrication errors, and defects on and below the surface of an integrated circuit (IC) is described. The method may be used in areas smaller than one micron in diameter, and may remove IC layers, either selectively or non-selectively, until a desired depth is obtained. An energetic beam, such as an electron beam, is directed at a selected IC location. The IC has a layer of a solid, fluid or gaseous reactive material, such as a directed stream of a fluorocarbon, formed over the surface of the IC. The energetic beam disassociates the reactive material in or on the region into chemical radicals that chemically attack the surface. The surface may be examined as various layers are selectively removed in the controlled area spot etch, and SEM imaging may then be used to diagnose problems.
US07892972B2	Methods for fabricating and filling conductive vias and conductive vias so formed Methods for forming conductive vias include forming one or more via holes in a substrate. The via holes may be formed with a single mask, with protective layers, bond pads, or other features of the substrate acting as hard masks in the event that a photomask is removed during etching processes. The via holes may be configured to facilitate adhesion of a dielectric coating that includes a low-K dielectric material to the surfaces thereof. A barrier layer may be formed over surfaces of each via hole. A base layer, which may comprise a seed material, may be formed to facilitate the subsequent, selective deposition of conductive material over the surfaces of the via hole. The resulting semiconductor devices, intermediate structures, and assemblies and electronic devices that include the semiconductor devices that result from these methods are also disclosed.
US07892970B2	Alternative methods for fabrication of substrates and heterostructures made of silicon compounds and alloys The present invention relates to alternative methods for the production of crystalline silicon compounds and/or alloys such as silicon carbide layers and substrates. In one embodiment, a method of the present invention comprises heating a porous silicon deposition surface of a porous silicon substrate to a temperature operable for epitaxial deposition of at least one atom or molecule, contacting the porous silicon deposition surface with a reactive gas mixture comprising at least one chemical species comprising a group IV element and at least one silicon chemical species, and depositing a silicon-group IV element layer on the porous silicon deposition surface. In another embodiment, the chemical species comprising a group IV element can be replaced with a transition metal species to form a silicon silicide layer.
US07892967B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same include forming a second copper-plated layer over a second IMD layer and inside a second aperture formed in the second IMD by an electroplating process that uses the exposed first copper-plated layer as a seed layer. With the method, the copper-plated layer may be more simply and rapidly formed and achieve superior gap filling characteristics.
US07892964B2	Vapor deposition methods for forming a metal-containing layer on a substrate Atomic layer deposition methods as described herein can be advantageously used to form a metal-containing layer on a substrate. For example, certain methods as described herein can form a strontium titanate layer that has low carbon content (e.g., low strontium carbonate content), which can result in layer with a high dielectric constant.
US07892961B2	Methods for forming MOS devices with metal-inserted polysilicon gate stack A method for forming a semiconductor structure includes providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a gate dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate; forming a metal-containing layer on the gate dielectric; and forming a composite layer over the metal-containing layer. The step of forming the composite layer includes forming an un-doped silicon layer substantially free from p-type and n-type impurities; and forming a silicon layer adjoining the un-doped silicon layer. The step of forming the silicon layer comprises in-situ doping a first impurity. (or need to be change to: forming a silicon layer first & then forming un-doped silicon layer) The method further includes performing an annealing to diffuse the first impurity in the silicon layer into the un-doped silicon layer.
US07892960B2	Method for forming gate oxide of semiconductor device The method for forming a triple gate oxide of a semiconductor device includes the steps of defining a first region, a second region and a third region, forming a first oxide film and forming a second oxide film on the first oxide film, blocking the first region and selectively removing portions the second oxide film and the first oxide film, forming a third oxide film on the semiconductor substrate, blocking the first region and the second region and selectively removing a portion of the third oxide film and forming a fourth oxide film on the semiconductor substrate and then forming a nitride film thereon, wherein a gate oxide having a triple structure is formed in the first region, a gate oxide having a double structure is formed in the second region and a gate oxide having a double structure is formed in the third region.
US07892957B2	Gate CD trimming beyond photolithography A semiconductor device is fabricated with a selected critical dimension. A gate dielectric layer is formed over a semiconductor body. A gate layer comprised of a conductive material, such as polysilicon, is formed over the gate dielectric layer. The gate layer is patterned to form a gate electrode having a first horizontal dimension. One or more growth-stripping operations are performed to reduce a critical dimension of the gate electrode to a second horizontal dimension, where the second horizontal dimension is less than the first horizontal dimension.
US07892949B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method comprising a metal pattern and laser modified regions in a cutting region To divide a semiconductor wafer by stealth dicing, a test pad in a cutting region and an alignment target are collectively arranged along one side in a width direction of the cutting region, and a laser beam for forming a modified region is irradiated to a position away in plane from the test pad and the alignment target Am. In this manner, defects in cutting shape in a cutting process of a semiconductor wafer using stealth dicing can be reduced or prevented.
US07892948B2	Method for manufacturing SOI wafer and SOI wafer The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an SOI wafer in which a thickness of an SOI layer is increased by growing an epitaxial layer on the SOI layer of the SOI wafer having an oxide film and the SOI layer formed on a base wafer, wherein the epitaxial growth is performed in such a manner that a reflectivity of a surface of the SOI wafer on which the epitaxial layer is grown in a wavelength region of a heating light at the start of the epitaxial growth falls within the range of 30% to 80%. As a result, in the method for manufacturing the SOI wafer in which a thickness of the SOI layer is increased by growing the epitaxial layer on the SOI layer of the SOI wafer having the oxide film and the SOI layer formed on the base wafer, a method for manufacturing a high-quality SOI wafer with less slip dislocation and others is provided.
US07892946B2	Device and method for cutting an assembly A method is presented for cutting an assembly that includes two layers of material having a first surface and a second surface. The method includes providing a weakened interface between the two layers that defines an interface ring about the periphery of the assembly, providing a high-pressure zone at the interface ring, and providing at least one controllable low-pressure zone in the vicinity of at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The technique also includes supplying the high-pressure zone with a controllable high-pressure force, and attacking the interface ring with at least one mechanical force in combination with the high-pressure force to cut the assembly.
US07892945B2	Nanowire mesh device and method of fabricating same A semiconductor structure is provided that includes a plurality of vertically stacked and vertically spaced apart semiconductor nanowires (e.g., a semiconductor nanowire mesh) located on a surface of a substrate. One end segment of each vertically stacked and vertically spaced apart semiconductor nanowires is connected to a source region and another end segment of each vertically stacked and vertically spaced apart semiconductor nanowires is connected to a drain region. A gate region including a gate dielectric and a gate conductor abuts the plurality of vertically stacked and vertically spaced apart semiconductor nanowires, and the source regions and the drain regions are self-aligned with the gate region.
US07892944B2	Method of forming transistor in semiconductor device A method of forming a transistor in a semiconductor device includes forming device isolation structures in a substrate to define an active region. An oxide-based layer and a nitride-based layer are then formed between the active region and the device isolation structures. A predetermined gate region is etched in the active region to form a recess region. The damage layers are formed by a tilted ion implantation process using neutral elements on portions of the oxide-based layer exposed at the sidewalls of the recess region and other portions of the oxide-based layer below the recess region. The damage layers are then removed, thus causing a portion of the active region exposed at the bottom of the recess region to protrude.
US07892936B1	Self aligned integration of high density phase change memory with thin film access device Embodiments of the present invention provide a method that includes depositing a first electrode film on one or more wordline structures, depositing a phase change material (PCM) film on the first electrode film, depositing a second electrode film on the PCM film, depositing a third electrode film on the second electrode film, depositing an access device film on the third electrode film, and depositing a fourth electrode film on the access device film to form a stack of films, wherein the stack of films comprises the first electrode film, the PCM film, the second electrode film, the third electrode film, the access device film, and the fourth electrode film. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US07892935B2	Semiconductor process A semiconductor process is provided. The semiconductor process includes providing a substrate. Then, a surface treatment is performed to the substrate to form a buffer layer on the substrate. Next, a first pre-amorphous implantation is performed to the substrate.
US07892929B2	Shallow trench isolation corner rounding A method for rounding the corners of a shallow trench isolation is provided. A preferred embodiment comprises filling the trench with a dielectric and recessing the dielectric to expose a portion of the sidewalls of the trench adjacent to the surface of the substrate. The substrate is then annealed in a hydrogen ambient, which rounds the corners of the shallow trench isolation through silicon migration.
US07892922B2	Molecular electronic device including plurality of molecular active layers and method of manufacturing the molecular electronic device Provided are a molecular electronic device including a functional molecular active layer having a stack structure including oppositely charged first and second molecular active layers, and a method of manufacturing the molecular electronic device. The molecular electronic device includes: a first electrode; an organic dielectric thin layer comprising molecules each having a first end self-assembled on a surface of the first electrode and a second end having a cationic or anionic group; a functional molecular active layer stacked on the organic dielectric thin layer by selective self-assembly with positive and negative ions and comprising an electroactive functional group having a cyclic compound; and a second electrode formed on the functional molecular active layer.
US07892918B2	Method of fabricating a semiconductor device including formation of contact holes A wiring structure in a semiconductor device includes a first insulation layer formed on a substrate having first and second contact regions, and first and second pads extending through the first insulation layer and contacting the first and the second contact regions. The first and the second pads are higher than the first insulation layer. A blocking layer pattern is formed on the first insulation layer between the first and the second pads, the blocking layer pattern being higher than the first and the second pads. A second insulation layer is formed on the blocking layer pattern and the first and the second pads. A bit line structure is formed on the second insulation layer, the bit line structure electrically contacting the second pad. A third insulation layer is formed on the second insulation layer and the bit line structure. A plug extends through the second and the third insulation layers and contacts the first pad.
US07892917B2	Method for forming bismuth titanium silicon oxide thin film A bismuth titanium silicon oxide having a pyrochlore phase, a thin film formed of the bismuth titanium silicon oxide, a method for forming the bismuth-titanium-silicon oxide thin film, a capacitor and a transistor for a semiconductor device including the bismuth-titanium-silicon oxide thin film, and an electronic device employing the capacitor and/or the transistor are provided. The bismuth titanium silicon oxide has good dielectric properties and is thermally and chemically stable. The bismuth-titanium-silicon oxide thin film can be effectively used as a dielectric film of a capacitor or as a gate dielectric film of a transistor in a semiconductor device. Various electronic devices having good electrical properties can be manufactured using the capacitor and/or the transistor having the bismuth-titanium-silicon oxide film.
US07892916B2	Semiconductor device and fabricating method thereof An upper electrode layer is processed into plural electrode shapes with lithography and subsequent dry etching to pattern plural upper electrodes, followed by conducting an RTA treatment at a treatment temperature of a value in a range from 400° C. to 1000° C. and at an oxygen flow volume of a value in a range from 0.1 L/min to 100 L/min and, subsequently, by conducting an annealing treatment at a treatment temperature of 650° C. in an oxygen atmosphere for 60 minutes.
US07892915B1	High performance SiGe:C HBT with phosphorous atomic layer doping A base structure for high performance Silicon Germanium:Carbon (SiGe:C) based heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) with phosophorus atomic layer doping (ALD) is disclosed. The ALD process subjects the base substrate to nitrogen gas (in ambient temperature approximately equal to 500 degrees Celsius) and provides an additional SiGe:C spacer layer. During the ALD process, the percent concentrations of Germanium (Ge) and carbon (C) are substantially matched and phosphorus is a preferred dopant. The improved SiGe:C HBT is less sensitive to process temperature and exposure times, and exhibits lower dopant segregation and sharper base profiles.
US07892914B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, an insulating film is formed on an entire surface of a substrate having a device isolation region and a first and a second conductive region. Then, a semiconductor device structure having a gate electrode forming region is formed on each of the conductive regions, the insulating film being disposed between the gate electrode forming region and each of the conductive regions. A gate electrode groove is formed in the gate electrode forming region of the semiconductor device structure, the insulating film being removed in the gate electrode groove. Thereafter, a gate insulating film and a film of metal gate electrode material are deposited on a bottom surface and a side surface of the gate electrode groove and an alloy is formed by alloying the film of metal gate electrode material deposited in a gate electrode groove of the first conductive region.
US07892912B2	Method for forming vertical channel transistor of semiconductor device A method for forming a vertical channel transistor of a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of pillar patterns over a substrate, forming a gate insulation layer encapsulating the resultant pillar pattern structure, forming a surrounding gate electrode conduction layer surrounding the sidewalls of the pillar pattern including the gate insulation layer, filling a sacrificial layer to a predetermined height of a surrounding gate electrode in a gap region between neighboring pillar patterns having the surrounding gate electrode conduction layer, and forming the surrounding gate electrode by removing a portion of the surrounding gate electrode conduction layer exposed by the sacrificial layer.
US07892911B2	Metal gate electrodes for replacement gate integration scheme Metal gate electrodes for a replacement gate integration scheme are described. A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a dielectric layer disposed thereon. A trench is disposed in the dielectric layer. A gate dielectric layer is disposed at the bottom of the trench and above the substrate. A gate electrode has a work-function-setting layer disposed along the sidewalls of the trench and above the gate dielectric layer at the bottom of the trench. The work-function-setting layer has a thickness at the bottom of the trench greater than the thickness along the sidewalls of the trench. A pair of source and drain regions is disposed in the substrate, on either side of the gate electrode.
US07892908B2	Integration scheme for changing crystal orientation in hybrid orientation technology (HOT) using direct silicon bonded (DSB) substrates Optimizing carrier mobilities in MOS transistors in CMOS ICs requires forming (100)-oriented silicon regions for NMOS and (110) regions for PMOS. Methods such as amorphization and templated recrystallization (ATR) have disadvantages for fabrication of deep submicron CMOS. This invention is a method of forming an integrated circuit (IC) which has (100) and (110)-oriented regions. The method forms a directly bonded silicon (DSB) layer of (110)-oriented silicon on a (100)-oriented substrate. The DSB layer is removed in the NMOS regions and a (100)-oriented silicon layer is formed by selective epitaxial growth (SEG), using the substrate as the seed layer. NMOS transistors are formed on the SEG layer, while PMOS transistors are formed on the DSB layer. An integrated circuit formed with the inventive method is also disclosed.
US07892907B2	CMOS latch-up immunity Latch-up of CMOS devices (20, 20′) is improved by using a structure (40, 40′, 80) having electrically coupled but floating doped regions (64, 64′; 65, 65′) between the N-channel (44) and P-channel (45) devices. The doped regions (64, 64′; 65, 65′) desirably lie substantially parallel to the source-drain regions (422, 423; 432, 433) of the devices (44, 45) between the Pwell (42) and Nwell (43) regions in which the source-drain regions (422, 423; 432, 433) are located. A first (“N BAR”) doped region (64, 64′) forms a PN junction (512) with the Pwell (42), spaced apart from a source/drain region (423) in the Pwell (42), and a second (“P BAR”) doped region (55, 55′) forms a PN junction (513) with the Nwell (43), spaced apart from a source/drain region (433) in the Nwell (43). A further NP junction (511) lies between the N BAR (64) and P BAR (65) regions. The N BAR (64) and P BAR (65) regions are ohmically coupled, preferably by a low resistance metal conductor (62), and otherwise floating with respect to the device or circuit reference potentials (e.g., Vss, Vdd).
US07892906B2	Method for forming CMOS transistors having FUSI gate electrodes and targeted work functions A method for making CMOS transistors that includes forming a NMOS transistor and a PMOS transistor having an undoped polysilicon gate electrode and a hardmask. The method also includes forming a layer of insulating material and then removing the hardmasks and a portion of the layer of insulating material. A layer of silicidation metal is formed and a first silicide anneal changes the undoped polysilicon gate electrodes into partially silicided gate electrodes. Dopants of a first type and a second type are implanted into the partially silicided gate electrode of the PMOS and NMOS transistors and a second silicide anneal is performed to change the doped partially silicided gate electrodes into fully silicided gate electrodes.
US07892899B2	Hybrid orientation substrate and method for fabrication thereof A method for fabricating a hybrid orientation substrate provides for: (1) a horizontal epitaxial augmentation of a masked surface semiconductor layer that leaves exposed a portion of a base semiconductor substrate; and (2) a vertical epitaxial augmentation of the exposed portion of the base semiconductor substrate. The resulting surface semiconductor layer and epitaxial surface semiconductor layer adjoin with an interface that is not perpendicular to the base semiconductor substrate. The method also includes implanting through the surface semiconductor layer and the epitaxial surface semiconductor layer a dielectric forming ion to provide a buried dielectric layer that separates the surface semiconductor layer and the epitaxial surface semiconductor layer from the base semiconductor substrate.
US07892898B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor apparatus and method for manufacturing electro-optical apparatus A method for manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus includes forming a step layer in a first region on a substrate; forming a first semiconductor thin film on the top surface and sidewalls of the step layer; removing part of the first semiconductor thin film from the top surface while leaving part of the first semiconductor thin film on the sidewalls; removing the step layer; and forming a fin-type transistor that includes the first semiconductor thin film disposed on the sidewalls as a channel.
US07892897B2	TFT-LCD pixel unit and method for manufacturing the same A thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) pixel unit and a method for manufacturing the same. The pixel unit comprises a gate line and a gate electrode formed on a substrate and a first gate insulating layer, an active layer, and a doped layer sequentially that are formed on the gate line and the gate electrode. An intercepting trench is formed on the gate line to cut off the doped layer and the active layer on the gate line. A second insulating layer covers the intercepting trench and the substrate where the gate line and the gate electrode are not formed. A pixel electrode is formed on the second insulating layer and is integrated with the second source/drain electrode.
US07892895B2	Diode junction poly fuse System and method for providing an electrical fuse having a p-n junction diode. A preferred embodiment comprises a cathode, an anode, and one or more links formed between the cathode and the anode. The cathode and the portion of the cathode adjoining the link are doped with a first impurity, preferably a p-type impurity. The anode and the portion of the link adjoining the anode are doped with a second impurity, preferably an n-type impurity. The junction of the first impurity and the second impurity in the link forms a p-n junction diode. A conductive layer, such as a silicide layer, is formed over the p-n junction diodes. In an alternative embodiment, a plurality of p-n junction diodes may be formed in each link. One or more contacts may be formed to provide electrical contact to the cathode and the anode.
US07892891B2	Die separation Techniques for dicing wafer assemblies containing multiple metal device dies, such as vertical light-emitting diode (VLED), power device, laser diode, and vertical cavity surface emitting laser device dies, are provided. Devices produced accordingly may benefit from greater yields and enhanced performance over conventional metal devices, such as higher brightness of the light-emitting diode and increased thermal conductivity. Moreover, such techniques are applicable to GaN-based electronic devices in cases where there is a high heat dissipation rate of the metal devices that have an original non- (or low) thermally conductive and/or non- (or low) electrically conductive carrier substrate that has been removed.
US07892885B2	Techniques for modular chip fabrication Techniques for modular chip fabrication are provided. In one aspect, a modular chip structure is provided. The modular chip structure comprises a substrate; a carrier platform attached to the substrate, the carrier platform comprising a plurality of conductive vias extending through the carrier platform; and a wiring layer on the carrier platform in contact with one or more of the conductive vias, wherein the wiring layer comprises one or more wiring levels and is configured to divide the carrier platform into a plurality of voltage islands; and chips, chip macros or at least one chip in combination with at least one chip macro assembled on the carrier platform.
US07892882B2	Methods and apparatus for a semiconductor device package with improved thermal performance A package assembly 200 includes a semiconductor die (e.g., an RF power amplifier) 208 fixed within the cavity of a conductive leadframe 204 using a thermally and electrically-conductive adhesive material 209. The semiconductor die 209 has a first side and a second side, wherein the first side includes at least one active area, and the second side includes at least one contact region. The conductive leadframe (e.g., a copper leadframe) 204 has two planar surfaces and a cavity formed therein. The adhesive material 209 is configured to couple the semiconductor die 208 within the cavity of the conductive leadframe 204 such that the first side of the semiconductor die is substantially coplanar with the first surface of the conductive leadframe.
US07892881B2	Fabricating a device with a diamond layer In one aspect, a method includes forming a silicon dioxide layer on a surface of a diamond layer disposed on a gallium nitride (GaN)-type layer. The method also includes etching the silicon dioxide layer to form a pattern. The method further includes etching portions of the diamond exposed by the pattern.
US07892877B2	Method of manufacturing image sensor Provided is a method of manufacturing an image sensor which may include forming a plurality of photoelectric converters on a semiconductor substrate, forming a silicon nitride (SiN) film on the plurality of photoelectric converters, supplying plasma gas including hydrogen to the SiN film, and performing a heat treatment on the semiconductor substrate.
US07892875B2	MEMS resonator and manufacturing method of the same A method is for manufacturing a microelectromechanical system resonator having a semiconductor device and a microelectromechanical system structure unit formed on a substrate. The method includes: forming a lower electrode of an oxide-nitride-oxide capacitor unit included in the semiconductor device using a first silicon layer; forming, using a second silicon layer, a substructure of the microelectromechanical system structure unit and an upper electrode of the oxide-nitride-oxide capacitor unit included in the semiconductor device; and forming, using a third silicon layer, a superstructure of the microelectromechanical system structure unit and a gate electrode of a complementary metal oxide semiconductor circuit unit included in the semiconductor device.
US07892873B2	Fabrication method of nitride-based semiconductor device A fabrication method of a nitride-based semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a stacked structure constituted of a nitride-based semiconductor on a support substrate, depositing a first bonding metal on the stacked structure, depositing a second bonding metal on a retention substrate, bonding the first bonding metal and the second bonding metal in a state where the first bonding metal and the second bonding metal face each other to unite the retention substrate and the stacked structure, wherein the first bonding metal and the second bonding metal constitute the bonding metal, and separating the support substrate from the stacked structure for removal. The area of the surface of the retention substrate is set smaller than the area of the surface of the support substrate. Accordingly, cracking, fracture, chipping, and the like at the retention substrate can be prevented.
US07892870B2	Thermal management for LED A method and system for removing heat from an LED facilitates the fabrication of LEDs having enhanced brightness. A thermally conductive interposer can be attached to the top of the LED. Heat can flow through the top of the LED and into the interposer. The interposer can carry the heat away from the LED. Light can exit the LED though an at least partially transparent substrate of the LED. By removing heat from an LED, the use of more current through the LED is facilitated, thus resulting in a brighter LED.
US07892868B2	LED packaging method using a screen plate A LED packaging method includes a procedure of placing a screen plate having stepped holes on a substrate carrying LED chips, a procedure of reversing the screen plate with respect to the substrate, and a procedure of packaging the LED chips with a first packaging adhesive and a second packaging adhesive by means of applying the first packaging adhesive to the small diameter portion of each stepped hole when the first side of the screen plate is attached to the substrate and then applying the second packaging adhesive to the big diameter portion of each stepped hole after the screen plate is reversed.
US07892866B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor laser using end-face-processing jig The invention provides an end-face-processing jig that allows the formation of a reflectance control film on an end face of a semiconductor laser body while preventing possible degradation due to catastrophic optical damage (COD) of a semiconductor laser, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor laser employing such an end-face-processing jig. A window part of the end-face-processing jig is made of at least one of an oxide and a nitride, and semiconductor laser bars are fixed by the end-face-processing jig so that their end faces are exposed through a window of the window part. In this condition, a reflectance control film is formed on the end faces of the semiconductor laser bars for the manufacture of a semiconductor laser. This prevents a metal from being taken in the reflectance control film, thus preventing the absorption of light caused by a metal taken in the reflectance control film. It is thus possible to form a reflectance control film on the end faces of semiconductor laser bars while preventing possible degradation due to COD of a semiconductor laser.
US07892865B2	Method of manufacturing a single chip semiconductor integrated circuit device including a mask ROM in a short time In a state of a first semiconductor integrated circuit device on which a first semiconductor integrated circuit board including a first mask ROM and a programmable ROM are mounted, an ultimate program determined by using the programmable ROM is stored in a second ROM of a second semiconductor integrated circuit board which is substantially similar in structure to the first semiconductor integrated circuit board, thereby manufacturing a second semiconductor integrated circuit device as an ultimate product.
US07892863B2	Measuring apparatus Measuring apparatus for monitoring the position of the center of mass of a semiconductor wafer is disclosed. The apparatus includes a wafer support (14) with a ledge for supporting an edge of a wafer (2) when it is lifted at a detection point by a probe (16). The probe (16) is connected to a force sensor (18) which senses a force due to a moment of the wafer about a fulcrum (4) on the wafer support (14). Moment measurements are taken at a plurality of detection points and a processing unit calculates the position of the center of mass from the moment measurements. Changes in wafer mass distribution (e.g. due to faulty treatment steps) which cause movement of the center of mass can be detected.
US07892859B2	Device and method for switching electric signals and powers A device for switching an electric signal having a first member having a p-doped area with a first terminal and an n-doped area with a second terminal and a second member coupled to the first member to cause a mechanical deformation of the first member in an area of a transition from the p-doped area into the n-doped area.
US07892854B2	Multianalyte molecular analysis using application-specific random particle arrays The present invention provides methods and apparatus for the application of a particle array in bioassay format to perform qualitative and/or quantitative molecular interaction analysis between two classes of molecules (an analyte and a binding agent). The methods and apparatus disclosed herein permit the determination of the presence or absence of association, the strength of association, and/or the rate of association and dissociation governing the binding interactions between the binding agents and the analyte molecules. The present invention is especially useful for performing multiplexed (parallel) assays for qualitative and/or quantitative analysis of binding interactions of a number of analyte molecules in a sample.
US07892850B2	Apparatus and method for measuring immature platelets An apparatus for measuring immature platelets is described that includes (a) a sample preparation unit for preparing an assay sample by adding a reagent to a blood specimen; (b) a detection unit having a semiconductor laser light source for irradiating the assay sample with laser light, and a detector for detecting optical information emitted from particles within the assay sample irradiated by laser light; and (c) a controller for differentiating and counting immature platelets based on the detected optical information. A method for measuring immature platelets is also described.
US07892846B2	Phosphopeptide analysis method According to the present invention, a matrix reagent prepared by adding methylenediphosphonic acid (MDPNA) having two phosphonic acid groups as an additive to a matrix of 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHBA) is used for the preparation of a sample. By using the sample according to the present invention, it is possible to achieve a higher peak intensity of phosphopeptide as compared with a sample in which DHBA is solely used as a matrix without using an additive, or a sample in which phosphoric acid (PA) is used as an additive in addition to DHBA. Further, use of the sample according to the present invention enables the detection of peptides that cannot be detected in a case of the phosphoric acid-added sample.
US07892845B2	Methods for measuring the metabolism of neurally dervied biomolecules in vivo The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing, monitoring, and assessing treatment effects for neurological and neurodegenerative diseases and disorders, such as Alzheimer's Disease, early in the course of clinical disease or prior to the onset of brain damage and clinical symptoms. Methods of measuring the in vivo metabolism of biomolecules produced in the CNS in a subject are provided.
US07892844B2	Differentiation of cardiac and pulmonary causes of acute shortness of breath The present invention relates to a method for differentiating in a subject suffering from acute shortness of breath (dyspnea) between (i) a pulmonary disease, (ii) a cardiovascular complication, (iii) a cardiovascular complication accompanied by a pulmonary disease or (iv) acute dyspnea without cardiovascular or pulmonary causes comprising the steps of determining the amount of pulmonary surfactant protein B (SP-B) in a sample of a subject, determining the amount of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in a sample of the subject, and differentiating between (i) a pulmonary disease, (ii) a cardiovascular complication, (iii) a cardiovascular complication accompanied by a pulmonary disease or (iv) acute dyspnea without cardiovascular or pulmonary causes by comparing the determined amounts with reference amounts.
US07892843B2	Nickel crucible for melting analytical sample, method of preparing analytical sample and method of analysis A nickel crucible used for melting an analytical sample in the pretreatment of the analytical sample, characterized in that the purity of the nickel crucible is 99.9999 wt % or higher. Also provided is a method of analysis, comprising melting a sample by the use of the nickel crucible for melting having a purity of 99.9999 wt % or higher, and analyzing the melt to thereby obtain an analytical result in which the respective lower limits of determination of Mn, Al, Si, Mg, Pb, Fe, Co, Ti, Cu, Cr, Zr, Mo, and W are Mn: 5 wtppm, Al: 10 wtppm, Si: 10 wtppm, Mg: 5 wtppm, Pb: 5 wtppm, Fe: 5 wtppm, Co: 5 wtppm, Ti: 20 wtppm, Cu: 20 wtppm, Cr: 10 wtppm, Zr: 5 wtppm, Mo: 2 wtppm, and W: 10 wtppm. In light of the recent analytical technology demanded of fast and accurate measurement of high purity materials, high purity analysis is attained through inhibition of mixing of impurities from the crucible.
US07892839B2	Method of checking the hermeticity of a closed cavity of a micrometric component and micrometric component for the implementation of the same In order to check the hermeticity of a closed cavity of at least one micrometric component, said component includes a structure made over or in one portion of a substrate, a cap fixed to one zone of the substrate to protect the structure, and an indicator element whose optical or electrical properties change in the presence of a reactive fluid. The indicator element may be a copper layer for an optical check or a palladium resistor for an electrical check. The micrometric component is placed in a container which is then hermetically closed. This container is filled with a reactive fluid under pressure, which is oxygen for the optical check and hydrogen for the electrical check. The component in the container is subjected to a reactive fluid pressure higher than 10 bars for a determined time period, and to thermal (T>100° C.) or optical (λ<500 nm) activation. After this time period, an optical or electrical check of the indicator element determines the hermeticity of said cavity.
US07892830B2	Clonal culture of human pluripotent stem cells While culture medium and systems have been described that permit the culture and proliferation of human embryonic stem cells in feeder free and animal product free conditions, these conditions will not readily support cloning of an embryonic stem cell culture meaning, at least here, the initiation of a sub-culture using one or a very few originating cells. It has been found here that a class of small molecules that are inhibitors of kinase enzymes will increase the efficiency of cloning of stem cell cultures sufficiently to make such cloning practical in the defined medium and in other media as well.
US07892821B2	Culture chamber, culture apparatus and liquid supplying method for cell or tissue cultivation A culture chamber which cultivates a culture object by using a culture liquid has a culture space part which houses the culture object together with the culture liquid, an introducing part (an introducing port) which introduces the culture liquid into the culture space part, a discharging part (a discharging port) which discharges the culture liquid from the culture space part, and a flow arrangement part (a vertical wall, a small space part). The flow arrangement part is formed in a side of the introducing part of the culture space part, and causes a liquid flow, which reaches to the discharging part, to the culture liquid introduced into the culture space part from the introducing part by diffusing from inner wall surfaces of the culture space part toward a direction which intersects a virtual line connecting the introducing part and the discharging part.
US07892820B1	Solar composting assembly A cylindrical composting drum which is 6′, 8′, or 10′ in diameter, extends between 40′ and 140′ in length. The drum is rotated and internal helical blades move the material from inlet end to a screen separator at an outlet end. Partially arcuate solar reflectors underlie the drums and reflect solar energy onto the outer surface of the drums which have been blackened to enhance energy absorption. The use of the available solar energy accelerates the composting process. A microprocessor controls the addition of moisture and the timing and rate of rotation of the drums.
US07892819B2	Mesoscale polynucleotide amplification devices Disclosed are devices for amplifying a preselected polynucleotide in a sample by conducting a polynucleotide amplification reaction. The devices are provided with a substrate microfabricated to include a polynucleotide amplification reaction, chamber, having at least one cross-sectional dimension of about 0.1 to 1000 μm. The device also includes at least one port in fluid communication with the reaction chamber, for introducing a sample to the chamber, for venting the chamber when necessary, and, optionally, for removing products or waste material from the device. The reaction chamber may be provided with reagents required for amplification of a preselected polynucleotide. The device also may include means for thermally regulating the contents of the reaction chamber, to amplify a preselected polynucleotide. Preferably, the reaction chamber is fabricated with a high surface to volume ratio, to facilitate thermal regulation.
US07892818B2	Method and kit for the determination of cellular activation profiles A method for obtaining an activation profile of a biological sample by disposing onto a solid support in a pre-determined spatial arrangement a subset of capture molecules able to interact with one or more activated transcription factor(s) present in the biological sample, contacting the biological sample upon the solid support under conditions allowing their interaction, monitoring signals resulting from their interaction, and providing a cellular activation profile from the detected signals.
US07892816B2	Electrochemical detection of substrates The present invention provides a method for detecting probe-target substrate binding. In particular, the present invention provides a method for detecting a surface bound target complex by detecting the redox reaction of a redox transition metal complex that is catalyzed by a redox-catalyst complex.
US07892814B2	Heat-stable carbonic anhydrases and their use The present invention relates to use of heat-stable carbonic anhydrase in CO2 extraction, e.g., from flue gas, natural gas or biogas. Furthermore, the invention relates to isolated polypeptides having carbonic anhydrase activity at elevated temperatures and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides.
US07892811B2	Controlled lysis of bacteria The present invention relates to the simple, gentle, and efficient extraction of biological material from Escherichia coli (E. coli). The use of E. coli in research laboratories depends on the ability to prepare lysates to isolate the desired products under investigation. The present invention includes methods and engineered E. coli strains that are capable of rapid controlled lysis or herein “autolysis”. The XJa strains were made from JM109 and the XJb strains from BL21 by insertion of the λ R or (λ SR) lytic endolysin gene to replace the tightly regulated araB gene. Thus, arabinose becomes a non-metabolizable inducer and the controlled autolysis phenotype is induced by the PBAD promoter by the presence of saturating arabinose. Upon induction of the bacteriophage λR endolysin, the E. coli remains intact but is efficiently lysed after one freeze-thaw cycle. The present invention is usable with many different buffer systems and is flexible in this regard. The controlled autolysis phenotype shows increased yields and purity of extracted protein compared to detergent based lysis or traditional sonication lysis methods. The present invention is useful for routine protein expression or nucleic acid extraction and also for high-through-put manipulation involving protein or nucleic acid from E. coli.
US07892810B2	Corynephage integrase-based site-specific insertion vector system The present invention provides a system for site-specific directed gene insertion of desired genes or foreign DNA into cellular genomes. The system includes novel vectors for integrating DNA into the genome of different hosts. Methods of using the vectors and transformed hosts are described.
US07892806B2	Fungal alpha-amylase variants The inventors have developed a method of altering the amino acid sequence of a fungal alpha-amylase to obtain variants, and they have used the method to construct such variants. The variants may be useful for anti-staling in baked products. Accordingly, the invention provides a method of constructing fungal alpha-amylase variants based on a comparison of three-dimensional (3D) structures of the fungal alpha-amylase and a maltogenic alpha-amylase. One or both models includes a substrate. The invention also provides novel fungal alpha-amylase variants.
US07892804B2	Arabinitol dehydrogenases from Neurospora crassa Stable and active arabinitol dehydrogenases (LAD) from Neurospora crassa and mutants thereof are disclosed. Arabinitol dehydrogenases are useful in the production of xylitol and ethanol from an arabinose containing substrate. Recombinant and heterologously expressed arabinitol dehydrogenases are useful in converting biomass into biofuels and other industrial food products.
US07892803B2	Gene and uses therefor to modify pasture qualities of crops The invention relates generally to isolated leucoanthocyanidin reductase LAR polypeptides of the Reductase-Epimerase-Dehydrogenase (RED) protein family, and nucleic acid molecules encoding same and their use in regulating the biosynthesis and accumulation of proanthocyanidins in plants. The invention is further directed to isolated nucleic acid molecules of plants which encode leucoanthocyanidin reductases of the RED protein family. The isolated polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules of the present invention are useful for modifying the pasture quality of legumes, and, in particular, for producing bloat-safe forage crops. or crops having enhanced nutritional value, enhanced disease resistance or pest resistance, or enhanced malting qualities.
US07892800B2	Composite support material for bacteria The present invention relates to a composite material made of non-metallic inorganic grains and plastics particles. The composite material is particularly suitable as a carrier material for bacteria for use in sewage treatment plants. It is characterized by a large surface suitable for the colonization of bacteria and also by a density which allows the composite material to be suspended in the medium present in the sewage treatment plant. A further advantage of the composite material according to the invention is the property that due to the surface structure of the composite material adhering sludge and saturated bacteria can fall off its surface, and this thus allows regeneration of the material.
US07892799B2	Method for in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro repair and regeneration of cartilage A method for in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro regeneration of cartilage, collagen and bone remodeling by intermittently applied hydrostatic pressure consisting of repeated periods of applied hydrostatic pressure followed and interrupted by periods of recovery. The intermittent hydrostatic pressure is applied at physiological levels 5-10 MPA for an interval of 4 hours followed by a recovery period up to about 20 hours. The interval loading results in the selective inhibition of matrix degrading enzymes, pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines that attract inflammatory cells into the joint cavity and in selective decrease of gene expression of growth factors that are inhibitory to type II collagen expression.
US07892797B2	Single enzyme system for fast, ultra long PCR The present invention provides methods, formulation and kits for the synthesis of long nucleic acid fragments. An improved PCR method is provided for amplifying long DNA fragments. In particular, a single thermostable DNA polymerase is used for the rapid amplification of over 10 kb long DNA fragments. Also provided is a method for extending long complementary DNA strands using this single enzyme formulation.
US07892793B2	Allele-specific RNA interference Human diseases caused by dominant, gain-of-function mutations develop in heterozygotes bearing one mutant and one wild-type copy of a gene. Because the wild-type gene often performs important functions, whereas the mutant gene is toxic, any therapeutic strategy must selectively inhibit the mutant while retaining wild-type gene expression. The present invention includes methods of specifically inhibiting the expression of a mutant allele, while preserving the expression of a co-expressed wild-type allele using RNAi, a therapeutic strategy for treating genetic disorders associated with dominant, gain-of-function gene mutations. The invention also includes small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and small hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) that selectively suppress mutant, but not wild-type, expression of copper zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1), which causes inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The present invention further provides asysmmetric siRNAs and shRNAs with enhanced efficacy and specificity and mediating RNAi.
US07892791B2	Fluorescent protein and chromoprotein It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel chromoprotein and a novel fluorescent protein. The present invention provides chromoproteins derived from Anthopleura inornata, which have certain property, and fluorescent proteins from Trachyphyllia geoffroyi and Scolymia vitiensis, which have certain fluorescent property.
US07892789B2	Method of increasing cell permeability to trehalose by recombinantly producing a trehalose transporter There are provided trehalose transporter gene and a method of introducing trehalose into cells by using the gene. Candidates for the trehalose transporter genes were searched in P. vanderplanki EST, resulting in being obtained cDNA designated as Tret1. Tret1 encodes a 504 amino acid protein with 12 trans-membrane structures. Tret1 expression was induced by desiccation stress and predominant in the fat body. Functional expression of TRET1 in Xenopus oocytes showed that transport activity was specific for trehalose and independent of extracellular pH and electrochemical membrane potential. The direction of transport of TRET1 was reversible depending on the concentration gradient of trehalose. Apparent Km and Vmax of TRET1 for trehalose were extraordinarily high values. These results indicate that TRET1 is a facilitated, high-capacity trehalose-specific transporter. Tret1 is widespread in insects. Furthermore, TRET1 conferred trehalose permeability upon cells including those of vertebrates as well as insects.
US07892780B2	Method for screening antioxidant using mutant bacteria and chlorophyllide, and antioxidant screened by the method Disclosed is a method for screening an antioxidant using mutant bacteria and chlorophyllide, and an antioxidant screened by the same method. The method provides for screening of an antioxidant by monitoring growth profiles of specific mutant bacteria in filter discs or medium blocks containing chlorophyllide added thereto, and an antioxidant screened by the same method. By monitoring growth profiles of mutant bacteria using mutant bacteria and chlorophyllide, screening of an antioxidant is possible on an industrial scale. In particular, the antioxidant screening method is useful for selective screening of an amphiphilic antioxidant. Therefore, it is possible to screen and commercialize low-toxic and effective antioxidants used in various food and cosmetic additives, as well as therapeutic medicines.
US07892779B2	Method of determining chymase activity with secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor It is now discovered that human chymase cleaves human SLPI at a specific site and that this cleavage can be used as an indicator of chymase activity. The present invention provides methods of diagnosing a chymase-associated disease or evaluating the efficiency of a treatment of a chymase-associated disease in a human subject by measuring SLPI processing, as well as other related methods and compositions.
US07892774B2	Diagnostic method for determining the susceptibility to delivery and reagent kit for use therefor The invention relates to a diagnostic method for detecting susceptibility to delivery, and to a test kit for this purpose. A low, but higher than baseline level concentration of Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 (IGFBP-1), which is due to leakage from decidual cells, is detected by an immunological assay in a vaginal secretion sample.
US07892772B2	Targeted ubiquitination of proteins and screening methods using a new class of ubiquitin ligase proteins Members of the IpaH superfamily constitute a novel class of E3 ubiquitin ligases which are useful for engineering products which modulate trafficking and destruction of target proteins inside a cell and useful targets for identifying new antimicrobial molecules which modulate, especially inhibit, E3 ligases.
US07892770B2	Monoclonal antibody which binds cMet (HGFR) in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues and related methods In a wide variety of human solid tumors, an aggressive, metastatic phenotype and poor clinical prognosis are associated with expression of the receptor tyrosine kinase Met. Disclosed herein are (a) a monoclonal antibody named Met4, which antibody is specific for Met, and (b) a hybridoma cell line that produces Met4. The Met4 antibody is particularly useful for detecting Met in formalin-fixed tissue. Methods of using the Met4 antibody for detection, diagnosis, prognosis, and evaluating therapeutic efficacy are provided.
US07892769B2	Processing of EphA4 polypeptide by γ-secretase activity The present invention provides EphA4 polypeptides which encode EphA4 fragments cleaved by γ-secretase, especially intracellular fragments of such cleaved fragments, polynucleotides which encode such polypeptides, and antibodies specific to such polypeptides. Also disclosed is a method of screening for compounds which affect the processing of EphA4 by γ-secretase; a method of screening for compounds which affect dendritic spine formation by EphA4 processed by γ-secretase (γ-secretase-processed EphA4); and a method of screening for compounds which affect Rac activity mediated by γ-secretase-processed EphA4.
US07892768B2	Diagnosis of collagen IX destruction A method for detecting or monitoring the presence of protein fragments, cleaved at novel cleaving sites near the N-terminal part of the collagen IX alpha 1 chain, close to the C-terminal part of the NC4 domain, and at the COL3 domain close to the NC3 domain. Neoepitope antibodies against the neoepitopes were created by the cleavages and an epitope in the cleaved N-terminal part of the NC4 domain unique to collagen IX. A diagnostic kit and antibodies useful in carrying out such methods are also presented.
US07892766B2	Continuous flow chamber device for separation, concentration, and/or purification of cells The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for cell separation. In particular, the invention relates to separation of a particular cell type from a mixture of different cell types based on the differential rolling property of the particular cell type on a substrate coated with molecules that exhibits adhesive property with the particular cell type. This technology is adaptable for use in implantable shunts and devices for cell trafficking or tumor neutralization.
US07892765B2	Methods of screening modulators of hetero-oligomeric sweet taste receptors Newly identified mammalian taste-cell-specific G protein-coupled receptors which function as hetero-oligomeric complexes in the sweet taste transduction pathway, and the genes and cDNA encoding said receptors are described. Specifically, T1R G protein-coupled receptors active in sweet taste signaling as hetero-oligomeric complexes, and the genes and cDNA encoding the same, are described, along with methods for isolating such genes and for isolating and expressing such receptors. Methods for identifying putative taste modulating compounds using such hetero-oligomeric complexes also described, as is a novel surface expression facilitating peptide useful for targeting integral plasma membrane proteins to the surface of a cell.
US07892760B2	Lung cancer markers, and uses thereof Methods and compositions are provided for assessing (e.g., diagnosing), treating, and preventing diseases, especially cancer, and particular lung cancer, using lung cancer markers (LCM). Individual LCM and panels comprising multiple LCM are provided for these and other uses. Methods and compositions are also provided for determining or predicting the effectiveness of a treatment or for selecting a treatment using LCM. Methods and compositions are further provided for modulating cell function using LCM. Also provided are compositions that modulate LCM (e.g., antagonists or agonists), such as antibodies, proteins, small molecule compounds, and nucleic acid agents (e.g., RNAi and antisense agents), as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Further provided are methods of screening for agents that modulate LCM, and agents identified by these screening methods.
US07892750B1	Cathepsin E as a marker of colon cancer Elevated levels of cathepsin E (catE) are demonstrated to be diagnostic of intestinal forms of cancer, such as colorectal cancer. Elevated levels of cathepsin E (catE, monomeric forms) are demonstrated to be detectable in the urine of animals having colorectal cancer, and a diagnostic/screening method for identifying and/or detecting colorectal in an animal from a urine sample is provided. Specific tissue immunohistochemcial staining for catE (monomeric forms) in dysplastic tissue is also disclosed, and is shown to correlate with the level of dysplastic lesion severity. Hence, a method for determining and identifying dysplastic lesion severity is provided. Cathepsin E mRNA transcription and expression levels are also demonstrated to be upregulated in dysplastic tissue, relative to non-dysplastic tissue. Hence, a method for transcriptionally profiling an animal to monitor the progression of colorectal disease is provided.
US07892744B2	Analysis and use of PAR1 polymorphisms for evaluating the risk of cardiovascular disorders The invention relates to polynucleotide sequences comprising genetic variations of the PAR1 gene at positions 3090 and/or 3329. The occurrence of these variants in humans correlates with increased occurrence of particular cardiovascular disorders. The invention furthermore relates to methods for detecting said genetic variations for the purpose of patient diagnosis.
US07892743B2	Subtractive single label comparative hybridization Provided are methods of determining differences between nucleic acids in a test sample and a reference sample. In certain embodiments the methods are used for detecting and mapping chromosomal or genetic abnormalities associated with various diseases or with predisposition to various diseases, or to detecting the phenomena of large scale copy number variants. In particular, provided are advanced methods of performing array-based comparative hybridization that allow reproducibility between samples and enhanced sensitivity by using the same detectable label for both test sample and reference sample nucleic acids. Invention methods are useful for the detection or diagnosis of particular disease conditions such as cancer, and detecting predisposition to cancer based on detection of chromosomal or genetic abnormalities and gene expression level. Invention methods are also useful for the detection or diagnosis of hereditary genetic disorders or predisposition thereto, especially in prenatal samples. Moreover, invention methods are also useful for the detection or diagnosis of de novo genetic aberrations associated with post-natal developmental abnormalities.

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