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| US08014284B2 |
Cellular network system and method
In a cellular network system, an add-on base station comprising: A. a first channel for connecting to a customer's phone; B. a second channel for connecting to a network; C. circuits for connecting the customer's phone to a destination on the network; and D. billing means for collecting a payment for services related to connecting the customer's phone to the network. The customer's phone may be connected through a wireless link. A method to establish a link between a caller and an addressee comprising the steps of: A. The caller sends a request to a cellular center requesting to connect to a specific addressee, using a message encrypted with the public key of the center; B. the center decrypts the message, identifies the caller and the addressee; C. the center composes a message for the addressee and encrypts it with the public key of the addressee. The message is then sent to base stations; D. the base station transmits the message “as is” or in a modified form; E. only the designated addressee will be capable to decrypt the message, and will be thus notified of the attempted connection. |
| US08014283B2 |
System and method for topology constrained QoS provisioning
A system and method for topology constrained Quality of Service (QoS) provisioning between a plurality of sites in a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is disclosed. The method comprises enabling graphical definition of relationships between the plurality of sites of the VPN and enabling graphical definition of at least one QoS rule for at least one pair of sites of the plurality of sites of the VPN based at least in part on the defined relationship. |
| US08014280B2 |
Admission control based on QoS performance in a wireless communication network
Techniques for performing admission control based on quality-of-service (QoS) performance in a wireless communication network are described. QoS performance (e.g., delay or throughput performance) of admitted data flows may be determined. Whether to admit or reject a new data flow may then be determined based on the QoS performance of the admitted data flows. The admitted and new data flows may have delay bounds. The QoS performance of the admitted data flows may be given by a measured sector delay, which may be determined based on actual delays of packets. A measured flow delay for each admitted data flow may be determined based on delays of packets for that flow. The measured sector delay may then be determined based on the measured flow delays for all admitted data flows. The new data flow may be admitted if the measured sector delay is less than a delay threshold. |
| US08014272B2 |
System and method for data scrambling to reduce the crest factor in an OFDM waveform
A method is provided for minimizing the peak power level in a combination of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) tones. The method is particularly effective when the information to be communicated is digital data consisting of long patterns of “1”s or “0”s. The digital data of the message is combined with a scrambling vector before the data is modulated. The randomization of data patterns, in turn, leads to a more random combination of OFDM tone amplitude being transmitted. The message is recovered at the receiver by removing the scrambling vector. A table of scrambling vectors is maintained at the transmitters and receivers. The table pointer to select the scrambling vector is selected in response to the position of the message in the communication structure. An OFDM communication system using the above-described method is also provided. |
| US08014270B2 |
Wireless receiver for sorting packets
A wireless receiver that sorts packets including a packet detector, multiple correlators, and multiple packet processors. Each correlator correlates a received signal according to packet type. Each packet processor processes the received signal according to packet type. A signal power detector may be provided to initially qualify the received signal as containing a packet, and the correlators determine whether a packet is present. The correlators may be configured for sequential or simultaneous correlation. For the simultaneous correlator configuration, a correlation monitor is provided to monitor correlation results to determine if the received signal contains a packet, and if so, to determine packet type. A low SNR packet detector may be provided which correlates the received signal to detect weak packet signals. The signal power detector may be omitted, where the correlators simultaneously monitor the received signal while a correlation monitor continuously monitors correlation results for packet detection. |
| US08014267B2 |
Methods and apparatus for backwards compatible communication in a multiple input multiple output communication system with lower order receivers
A method and apparatus are disclosed for transmitting symbols in a multiple antenna wireless communication system, such that the symbols can be interpreted by a lower order receiver (i.e., a receiver having a fewer number of antennas than the transmitter). For example, subcarriers from one or more symbols can be transmitted such that each of the subcarriers are active on only one of the antennas at a given time. In one implementation, the subcarriers are diagonally loaded across logically adjacent antennas. The symbols can include one or more long training symbols and optionally a SIGNAL field that indicates a duration that a receiver should defer until a subsequent transmission. In this manner, a transmitter in accordance with the present invention may be backwards compatible with a lower order receiver and a lower order receiver can interpret the transmitted symbols or defer for an appropriate duration. |
| US08014264B2 |
Methods and apparatus for communication with time-division duplexing
Methods and apparatus for an adaptable frame structure are disclosed, where a transmission frame consists of multiple subframes, each containing a downlink transmission period and an uplink transmission period. A downlink broadcasting signal is used to indicate the configuration of each subframe. The downlink and uplink period configuration in each subframe can be independently adapted to support applications with a variety of traffic patterns, from symmetric to highly asymmetric. A great variety of applications from normal two-way data communications to voice communications and video or data broadcasting can be supported efficiently in a single frequency band, while multiple frequency bands can be used to increase capacity or add more flexibility. |
| US08014262B2 |
Optical information recording medium
An optical information recording medium includes a substrate having a through-hole provided at the central portion thereof and a guiding groove provided on a surface at the light-incident side; a reflective layer provided on the surface of the substrate having the guiding groove; a recording layer provided on the reflective layer and made of an organic substance containing a dye; and a light-transmissive cover layer provided on the recording layer, wherein the cover layer is made of a curable resin, and a modulus of elasticity of at least a portion of the cover layer facing the recording layer is in the range of about 34 MPa to about 96 MPa at 25° C. |
| US08014261B2 |
Optically-readable disk with copy protection device
An optically-readable disk includes a device that disrupts readability of the disk when the disk is spun at an angular velocity substantially greater than required to play the disk in its intended playing device, or for when a defined integral of velocity and time is exceeded. The device may include a fluid container that disperses a data-disruptive fluid. The device may include a membrane or layer that is disrupted when the disk is rotated above a defined angular velocity, or when a defined integral of velocity and time is exceeded. |
| US08014258B2 |
Optical pickup having radially arranged lenses in a low profile construction
An optical pickup includes a first source which emits a first beam with a first wavelength; a second source which emits a second beam with a wavelength shorter than the first wavelength; a first collimate lens which collimates the first beam; a second collimate lens which collimates the second beam; a first objective lens which converges the first collimated beam onto an optical disc; and a second objective lens which converges the second collimated beam onto the disc. The first and second objective lenses are arranged in the disc radial direction. The second objective lens is arranged closer to the side of the disc outer circumference than the first objective lens. The first collimate lens is arranged on the right-hand side when the second objective lens is viewed from the first objective lens. The second collimate lens is arranged on the left-hand side when the first objective lens is viewed from the second objective lens. The gap between the first collimate lens and the first objective lens is larger than the gap between the second collimate lens and the second objective lens. |
| US08014255B2 |
Holographic recording apparatus, holographic reproducing apparatus, holographic recording method and holographic reproducing method
A holographic recording apparatus is provided and includes: a signal light generation section that generates signal light modulated according to digital data; a reference light generation section that generates reference light modulated by means of a pixel pitch; a adding section that adds, in proximity to a light-convergence position where the signal light and the reference light come close to each other or overlap each other, a low-order component of the signal light obtained by Fourier transform and a high-order component of the reference light obtained by Fourier transform, the high-order component of the reference light having a spatial frequency region differing from that of the low-order component of the signal light; and an illumination optical system that irradiate an optical recording medium with the added signal and reference light. |
| US08014252B2 |
Information reproducing apparatus and method, and computer program
An information reproducing apparatus (1) is provided with: a correcting device (18) for correcting waveform distortion occurring in a read signal corresponding to a long mark, of read signal (RRF) read from a recording medium (100); an amplitude limiting device (182) for limiting an amplitude level of the read signal in which the waveform distortion is corrected, by a predetermined amplitude limit value (L, −L), thereby obtaining an amplitude limit signal; and a filtering device (183) for performing a high-frequency emphasis filtering process on the amplitude limit signal, thereby obtaining an equalization-corrected signal. |
| US08014249B2 |
Method for gradually closing down a focus control loop of an optical drive system
The present invention relates to a method for operating an optical drive system (12) capable of reproducing/recording information from/to an optical carrier (1), wherein the optical drive system includes a focus controller (PID) for controlling a focus actuator (4), and a focus memory loop (ML) for applying a stored correction signal to the focus actuator (4). The method aims at avoiding impacts between the focussing means (3) and the optical carrier (1), by gradually stopping the focus control loop in response to an event, such as a user initiated ejection of the optical carrier. The gradual stop of the focus control loop is achieved by gradually reducing a memory loop parameter of the focus memory loop (ML), and by gradually reducing a controller parameter of an integrating part (I) of the focus controller (PID). It is an advantage of the invention that the phase of the stored correction signal is synchronized with the angular position of optical carrier (1) during the gradual stopping. |
| US08014246B2 |
Data storage system and method for calibrating same
Disclosed herein are aspects of optical tape technology, tape manufacturing, and tape usage. Methods and systems of tape technology disclose optical tape media including: configurations, formulations, markings, and structure; optical tape manufacturing methods, systems, and apparatus methods and systems including: curing processes, coating methods, embossing, drums, testing, tracking alignment stamper strip; optical tape methods and systems including: pick up head adapted for the disclosed optical tape; and optical tape uses including optical storage media devices for multimedia applications. |
| US08014242B2 |
Laser driving circuit, its recording compensation method and optical-disk apparatus
A laser driving circuit employing a recording compensation circuit configured to generate a light emission timing of a laser on the basis of recorded data and a recording clock signal which are supplied to the recording compensation circuit includes: a phase synchronization circuit; a skew determination circuit; and a data latching circuit. |
| US08014240B2 |
Optical disk device, method of controlling optical head, and control device for optical head
An optical disk device includes a DPDTE signal generating section that detects misalignment between a light spot and a mark or a pit, an FE signal generating section, an optical crosstalk correcting section which corrects a signal output by the FE signal generating section using the DPDTE signal generating section, and a focus control section which controls an actuator so that a light beam converges on an information layer. The DPDTE signal generating section detects the misalignment on the basis of phase information obtained from signals received from predetermined light receiving areas. The optical crosstalk correcting section performs a correcting operation of removing a signal component from predetermined receiving areas of a detector which component is used for a DPDTE signal, the signal component being contained in the signals from the predetermined light receiving areas of the detector which signals are used by the FE signal generating section. |
| US08014236B2 |
Optical disk, an optical disk barcode forming method, an optical disk reproduction apparatus, a marking forming apparatus, a method of forming a laser marking on an optical disk, and a method of manufacturing an optical disk
Disclosed is an optical disk barcode forming method wherein, as information to be barcoded, position information for piracy prevention, which is a form of ID, is coded as a barcode and is recorded by laser trimming on a reflective film in a PCA area of an optical disk. When playing back the thus manufactured optical disk on a reproduction apparatus, the barcode data can be played back using the same optical pickup. |
| US08014235B2 |
Optical output device, magnetic storage medium drive unit, and head slider
An optical device includes a clad composed of a material having a first refractive index, a core which is embedded in the clad, composed of a material having a second refractive index different from the first refractive index, and tapers toward the end-point thereof, and a light-transmitting layer which is composed of a material different from the material having the second refractive index and cuts across an optical path at the end-point thereof. |
| US08014229B2 |
Method for seismic exploration
The invention relates to a method for seismic exploration, comprising the steps of controlling a plurality of sources so that they emit a plurality of seismic waves in a subsurface zone to be explored, each source successively occupying a plurality of emitter positions, producing for each emission a signal representative of the emission, and recording the position of the source and the instant at which the emission starts, continuously recording by means of seismic sensors the composite signals reflected by the medium in response to said emissions, and carrying out shot point migration, on the one hand, from a reflected wave field constituted of said composite signals and respective sensor positions, and on the other hand, from an incident wave field constituted of signals representative of the emissions, source positions and start emission instants, so as to obtain a seismic image. |
| US08014224B2 |
Semiconductor device
There is provided a semiconductor device supplied with internal power generated by an internal power generation circuit to perform a stable operation and, also, suppress power consumption. A control circuit, a row/column decoder and a sense amplifier are driven by an internal buck voltage. On the other hand, a data path with high power consumption is driven by an external power supply voltage. A level conversion circuit receives an address signal or a command signal having a voltage level of the external power supply voltage, converts the voltage level to the internal buck voltage, and outputs a resultant signal to the control circuit. A level conversion circuit receives a control signal having a voltage level of the internal buck voltage from the control circuit, converts the voltage level to the external power supply voltage, and outputs a resultant signal to the data path. |
| US08014222B2 |
Control of inputs to a memory device
A memory device includes a command decoder and control interface logic. One or more external inputs, such as row and column address strobes, communicate with the command decoder through the control interface logic. A control signal is also in communication with the control interface logic. During operation of a drowsy mode in the memory device, a self-refresh signal causes the control signal to disable the external inputs. With the external inputs disabled, command hazards are reduced when exiting drowsy mode. |
| US08014220B2 |
Current mode data sensing and propagation using voltage amplifier
A method and a circuit for current mode data sensing and propagation by using voltage amplifier are provided. Example embodiments may include providing an output signal from a voltage amplifier in response to the voltage amplifier receiving an input signal. The method may include providing a current output signal from a voltage-to-current converter in response to the voltage-to-current converter receiving the output signal. The output signal may be used to drive a current sense amplifier. |
| US08014219B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell having a resistance which differs based on stored data, a bit line connected to the memory cell, a first MOSFET which clamps the bit line to a read voltage when reading data, a sense amplifier which detects the stored data in the memory cell based on a current flowing through the bit line, a first switch element which connects the sense amplifier to a drain of the first MOSFET, a second switch element which connects a source of the first MOSFET to the bit line, a third switch element which connects the drain of the first MOSFET to a ground terminal, and a fourth switch element which connects the source of the first MOSFET to a ground terminal. |
| US08014218B2 |
Capacitively isolated mismatch compensated sense amplifier
According to an embodiment of the invention, a sense amplifier for, e.g., an array of DRAM data storage cells includes one or more amplifier stages connected together in series. The amplifier stages together form the sense amplifier for the DRAM array. Each amplifier stage includes an isolation capacitor to reduce to a relatively small value any mismatch between the threshold voltages of the transistors within each amplifier stage. A bitline from the DRAM array of memory cells connects to the first amplifier stage. An output from the last amplifier stage connects to a write back switch, the output of which connects to the bitline at the input of the first amplifier stage. |
| US08014217B2 |
Serially loading programming information into a PSR CC/CV controller integrated circuit
A primary-side regulation (PSR) controller integrated circuit includes a PSR CC/CV controller and a non-volatile shift register. An assembled power supply that includes the integrated circuit is in-circuit tested to determine errors in power supply output voltage and/or current. Programming information is determined and shifted into the shift register. During programming, the power supply regulates to a different output voltage, and the different voltage is used for shift register programming. After programming, the power supply operates in a normal mode so that the output voltage and current are within specification. The voltage and current to which the power supply regulates are set by some of the bits of the programming information. Other of the bits set error correction circuits of the PSR CC/CV controller such as a primary inductance variation compensation circuit, a line input voltage variation compensation circuit, an efficiency variation compensation circuit, and a cord resistance compensation circuit. |
| US08014215B2 |
Cache array power savings through a design structure for valid bit detection
A mechanism is provided for gating a read access of any row in a cache access memory that has been invalidated. An address decoder in the cache access memory sends a memory access to a non-gated wordline driver and a gated wordline driver associated with the memory access. The non-gated wordline driver outputs the data stored in a valid bit memory cell to the gated wordline driver in response to the non-gated wordline driver determining the memory access as a read access. The gated wordline driver determines whether the data from the valid bit memory cell from the non-gated wordline driver indicates either valid data or invalid data in response to the gated wordline driver determining the memory access as a read access and denies an output of the data in a row of memory cells associated with the gated wordline driver in response to the data being invalid. |
| US08014213B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device is constituted of a plurality of fuses (or anti-fuses) used for internal voltage adjustment or timing adjustment after manufacturing, a selector for sequentially selecting the fuses, and a single-direction latch circuit for latching a fuse breakdown determination result which is produced by determining whether or not each fuse selected by the selector is broken down and which is varied in a single direction from the low level to the high level or in a single direction from the high level to the low level. The semiconductor memory device allows the fuse breakdown determination to progress with a high reliability by use of a relatively small chip area and to cope with a failure in which one or more fuses are accidentally short-circuited to an unwanted potential. |
| US08014209B2 |
Programming and selectively erasing non-volatile storage
A non-volatile storage system performs programming for a plurality of non-volatile storage elements and selectively performs re-erasing of at least a subset of the non-volatile storage elements that were supposed to remain erased, without intentionally erasing programmed data. |
| US08014208B1 |
Erase verification for flash memory
Example embodiments for verifying an erase operation for a flash memory device may comprise, for one or more embodiments, utilizing program operation verification circuitry to verify, at least in part, the erase operation. |
| US08014203B2 |
Memory device and methods for fabricating and operating the same
The memory device is described, which includes a substrate, a conductive layer, a plurality of charge storage layers and a plurality of doped regions. The substrate has a plurality of trenches formed therein. The conductive layer is disposed on the substrate and fills the trenches. The charge storage layers are disposed between the substrate and the conductive layer in the trenches respectively, wherein the charge storage layers are separated from each other. The doped regions are configured in the substrate under bottoms of the trenches, respectively. |
| US08014200B2 |
Semiconductor memory having volatile and multi-bit, non-volatile functionality and methods of operating
A semiconductor memory cell, semiconductor memory devices comprising a plurality of the semiconductor memory cells, and methods of using the semiconductor memory cell and devices are described. A semiconductor memory cell includes a substrate having a first conductivity type; a first region embedded in the substrate at a first location of the substrate and having a second conductivity type; a second region embedded in the substrate at a second location of the substrate and have the second conductivity type, such that at least a portion of the substrate having the first conductivity type is located between the first and second locations and functions as a floating body to store data in volatile memory; a trapping layer positioned in between the first and second locations and above a surface of the substrate; the trapping layer comprising first and second storage locations being configured to store data as nonvolatile memory independently of one another; and a control gate positioned above the trapping layer. |
| US08014199B2 |
Memory system with switch element
A memory system is provided forming a switch element having a first side and a second side, forming a cell transistor having a gate terminal, forming a memory cell, having the switch element and the cell transistor, with the gate terminal connected to the second side, connecting a word line and the memory cell at the first side, connecting a bit line and the memory cell, and connecting a reference source and the memory cell. |
| US08014196B2 |
Reduced-power programming of multi-level cell (MLC) memory
In one embodiment, a mobile electronic device has a host controller, an energy-saving encoder, an energy-saving decoder, and a multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory. The host controller provides raw user data to the energy-saving encoder in k-bit segments. The energy-saving encoder encodes each k-bit segment into an n-bit segment of encoded user data for programming the MLC NAND flash memory as a p-symbol codeword, where (i) k is smaller than n (ii) p(=n/log2 m) MLCs are used to store the p-symbol codeword (iii) each MLC stores one symbol of the codeword. The energy-saving decoder is adapted to read p-symbol codewords from the MLC NAND flash memory and decode each p-symbol codeword into a k-bit segment of raw user data for provision to the host controller. The host controller is adapted to vary k and n to conserve usage of power or memory-space, as needed. |
| US08014192B2 |
Method and device to detect the likely onset of thermal relaxation in magnetic data storage devices
Reference magnetic elements or bits with a range of magnetic volumes smaller than the minimum size used for actual data storage are written or patterned in the data storage device. The reference elements or bits have dimensions such that their magnetization will relax in a shorter time than that of the minimum expected relaxation time of the storage elements or bits. Probing of the magnetization of the reference elements or bits allows the detection of the probable onset of magnetization relaxation in the storage elements or bits therefore signaling that the re-writing (re-magnetizing) of the storage elements or bits is necessary. Such a scheme can be organized over rows, columns, or sectors. |
| US08014191B2 |
Semiconductor memory
In a semiconductor memory including word lines and bit lines arranged in a matrix and a plurality of memory cells provided at intersections of the word lines and the bit lines, a bit line precharge circuit is provided for controlling the potential of a low-data holding power supply coupled to memory cells provided on a corresponding one of the bit lines. In a write operation, the bit line precharge circuit controls the potential of a low-data holding power supply of a memory cell corresponding to a selected bit line to be higher than the potential of a low-data holding power supply of a memory cell corresponding to an unselected bit line. |
| US08014190B2 |
Resistance variable memory device and method of writing data
A method of programming a resistance variable memory cell to a given logic state includes applying a first programming current to the memory cell, executing a verify read of the memory cell by sensing a logic state of the memory cell, and applying a second programming current to the memory cell when the sensed logic state is different than the given logic state, where the second programming current is greater than the first programming current. |
| US08014189B2 |
Information recording/reproducing device
An information recording/reproducing device includes a recording layer, and a recording circuit which records data to the recording layer by generating a phase change in the recording layer. The recording layer includes a first chemical compound having a spinel structure. The recording layer is AxMyX4 (0.1≦x≦2.2, 1.0≦y≦2.0), where A includes one selected from a group of Zn, Cd and Hg, M includes one selected from a group of Cr, Mo, W, Mn and Re, and X includes O. |
| US08014186B2 |
Ferroelectric memory device and operating method for the same
A ferroelectric memory device includes: a plurality of memory banks configured to include a memory cell array composed of a ferroelectric memory; a cache bank configured to be bus-connected with the memory banks, and for copying data stored in the memory banks; and a memory bank/cache control sequencer for accessing and refreshing to the memory banks and the cache bank, wherein a random access control to the ferroelectric memory is possible during each memory cycle without delay of refresh operation. |
| US08014182B2 |
Power supply device of controlling feedback synchronization
A power supply device of controlling feedback synchronization is connected to an electric power source for obtaining an input power and includes first and second converters for modulating the input power. The first and second converters include first and second output terminals for providing first and second output power respectively. The power supply device further includes a feedback synchronization unit electrically coupled to the first and second output terminals of the first and second converters for obtaining first and second feedback signals, and producing and transmitting a synchronous feedback signal to the second converter according to a voltage difference of the first and second feedback signals to synchronizing output voltage level of the second converter with the first converter. The aforementioned circuit can control the synchronization of a voltage boost time and output time of the first and second converters. |
| US08014180B2 |
Voltage regulator with inductor banks
A voltage regulator coupled to an unregulated DC input voltage source by an input terminal, and to a load by an output terminal is disclosed. The voltage regulator converts an input voltage at the input terminal to an output voltage at the output terminal. The voltage regulator includes one or more slaves, and each slave includes a switching circuit which serves as a power switch for alternately coupling and decoupling the input terminal to an intermediate node. The voltage regulator also includes a filter coupled to the slaves, the filter including one or more inductor banks each of which having a predetermined number of inductors. |
| US08014176B2 |
Resonant switching power converter with burst mode transition shaping
A resonant switching power converter having burst mode transitioning operates during low or zero load conditions with reduced audible noise and component stresses, while improving efficiency. Pulse bursts are generated with a beginning and/or ending pulse duration that differs from mid-burst pulse durations, in order to reduce an amplitude of transients otherwise generated at the beginning and/or end of the bursts. Alternatively, the spacing between the pulses at the beginning and/or end of the bursts may differ from the spacing between the pulses in the middle of the bursts to reduce the transient(s). A number of pulses at the beginning and/or end of the burst can also be set with gradually varying durations, to further reduce component stress and audible vibration in a transformer that couples the resonant tank to the output of the converter. |
| US08014174B2 |
Image forming apparatus
The present invention can include an image forming apparatus having an electrical load, a supplying circuit configured to supply an electrical power to the electrical load, and an output circuit configured to output a voltage according to a current value of the electrical power being supplied to the electrical load. The present invention may also provide for a controller configured to control an electrical current flowing in the electrical load based on an output voltage value of the output circuit as a feedback value, and an inhibiting circuit configured to inhibit a reverse current to flow in the output circuit when the supplying circuit is turned off. |
| US08014172B2 |
Control arrangement for a resonant mode power converter
A resonant mode power converter is controlled with a control unit including a feedback circuit coupled to generate a first current representative of an output of the power converter. A current limiting circuit is coupled to receive the first current and a second current generated in response to a reference voltage. The current limiting circuit is coupled to limit the first current in response to the second current. An oscillator is coupled to receive the first current to generate a control signal having a control frequency in response to the first current. An output voltage of the power converter is controlled in response to the control frequency of the control signal. |
| US08014166B2 |
Stacking integrated circuits containing serializer and deserializer blocks using through silicon via
Methods and systems for stacking multiple chips with high speed serialiser/deserialiser blocks are presented. These methods make use of Through Silicon Via (TSV) to connect the dice to each other, and to the external pads. The methods enable efficient multilayer stacking that simplifies design and manufacturing, and at the same time, ensure high speed operation of serialiser/deserialiser blocks, using the TSVs. |
| US08014162B2 |
Flexible printed circuit board
A flexible printed circuit board wherein the insulative substrate 34 having a plurality of conductive layers 36b covered with a protective layer 38 is encircled by a mesh-cloth member 32. |
| US08014161B2 |
Communication device and electronic apparatus using the same
In a communication device, a ground plane disposed on the upper or lower surface of a board or inside the board includes a first ground region disposed on a semiconductor circuit and connected thereto, and a second ground region disposed under an amplifier and connected thereto. The first ground region and the second ground region do not overlap with each other. |
| US08014160B2 |
Universal serial bus memory device
A USB memory device includes a main body, a USB plug, and a circuit. The main body includes a front rigid section, a rear rigid section, and a middle flexible section connected to the front rigid section and the rear rigid section respectively. The USB plug is connected to the front rigid section. The circuit is received in the rear rigid section and electrically connected to the USB plug. |
| US08014159B2 |
Printed circuit board with optimized mounting holes and alignment pins
A mounting plane assembly (e.g., backplane or midplane) is provided for interconnecting a plurality of daughterboards in a server computer. The mounting plane assembly includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) that has a plurality of shared mounting holes for attaching connector alignment pins to a front side of the PCB as well as mechanical support elements to a back side of the PCB through the same mounting holes. |
| US08014154B2 |
Circuit substrate for preventing warpage and package using the same
In one embodiment, a circuit substrate comprises a substrate; and a warpage preventing pattern disposed on the substrate. The warpage preventing pattern comprises a first pattern at a first corner of the substrate and a second pattern at a second corner of the substrate. The first corner and the second corner are disposed adjacent to each other. An overall orientation of the first pattern is different from an overall orientation of the second pattern with respect to the substrate. The warping of a semiconductor package can be significantly reduced by cutting off stress lines in the corners of the circuit substrate. Various configurations and orientations of the warpage preventing pattern are provided in order to effectively block stress concentration in the corners of the circuit substrate. |
| US08014153B2 |
Floating front enclosure for pluggable module
In one example embodiment, a host device includes a front panel, a bezel assembly, a floating PCB, and two host guides. The front panel defines an opening configured to receive a pluggable module in a plugging direction. The bezel assembly defines an opening configured to align with the front panel opening and to receive the pluggable module, the bezel assembly rigidly secured to the front panel. The host guides are rigidly secured to the floating PCB and are configured to guide the pluggable module when it is plugged into the host device. The host guides and bezel assembly operate together to allow the floating PCB to float with respect to the front panel in the plugging direction while remaining substantially aligned with the front panel in directions normal to the plugging direction. |
| US08014152B2 |
Electronic substrate device
This invention is to provide an electronic substrate device which is capable of reliably and stably transferring heat generated by a heat generating component to a base member serving as a heat dissipater without intermediation of an electronic substrate. An electronic substrate device according to the present invention, in which a base member (10A) includes a central protruding portion (15A) which is accommodated in a penetrating portion (32A) while facing a die pad (42A) through an intermediation of a first gap (G1), and first separated protruding portions (17a and 17b) which are provided around the central protruding portion (15A) and have a height dimension smaller than that of the central protruding portion (15A), the first separated protruding portions (17a and 17b) having a top surface which abuts a rear surface portion of the electronic substrate (30A) to form a second gap (G2), and in which a first heat transfer bond (16A) which is a heat conductive adhesive is applied to the first gap (G1) and the second gap (G2) communicating with the first gap (G1). |
| US08014148B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device of the present invention is an electronic device including a box-shaped casing, a liquid crystal monitor 2 that is disposed on a front face 1a of the casing and on which visual information converted from an information signal can be displayed, and operation buttons 3 disposed near the liquid crystal monitor 2. A peripheral projection 11 projecting in the direction perpendicular to the front face 1a is provided on a peripheral edge portion of the front face 1a. The height of the peripheral projection 11 in the perpendicular direction is formed so as to be greater than the height of the operation buttons 3 with respect to the front face 1a. With this configuration, erroneous operation of the operating portion caused by the self-weight of the device can be prevented. |
| US08014144B2 |
Server device with a storage array module
A server device with a storage array module is provided. The server device includes a chassis, a motherboard module, and a storage array module. The motherboard module and the storage array module are disposed in the chassis. The storage array module includes a first tray removably disposed in the chassis, a hard disk back panel fixed to a bottom of the first tray, and several hard disks hot-pluggably disposed in the first tray. The hard disk back panel is electrically connected to the motherboard module, and the hard disks are electrically connected to the hard disk back panel and driven to move into/out the chassis with the first tray. |
| US08014142B2 |
Display window securing system
A display window assembly is mounted in the opening of a bezel of a housing, and a force is exerted against the assembly by a suitable resilient element urging it outward through the opening. The assembly may be mounted on a support or frame, from which depends one or more tabs extending inwardly of the housing. At least one of the tabs is fastened with a fastener that extends from the exterior of the housing, through a portion other than the bezel and through a surface not generally facing the user when the user is viewing the display. The advancement/withdrawal direction of the fastener is not substantially normal to the display window. However, advancement/withdrawal of the fastener causes movement of the tab, and therefore of the assembly, in an adjustment direction substantially normal to the display window to adjust the position of the display window relative to the bezel. |
| US08014141B2 |
Portable electronic device and computer with writing tablet
A portable electronic device includes a main body, a display and a writing tablet. The display pivotally connects to a rear wall of the main body to selectively locate in a first state and a second state. In the first state, the display covers a top wall of the main body. In the second state, the display rotates away from the top wall and is arranged on a rear side of the main body. The writing tablet pivotally connects to the main body to selectively locate at a first position and a third position. In the first position, the writing tablet is arranged between the display and the main body and covers the top wall of the main body, and electrically connected with the main body for receiving input signals. In the third position, the writing tablet is arranged on a front side of the main body. |
| US08014140B2 |
Electronic apparatus having an external connector
According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing and a hinge arm. The housing has peripheral wall having an opening. The hinge arm is made of metal and secured in the housing, extending along the peripheral wall. The hinge arm has a connector holding part that opposes the opening. An external connector is secured to the connector holding part. The external connector is exposed outside the housing through the opening. |
| US08014138B2 |
Bag computer manual character input device and cover
Disclosed is a manual character input device, such as a keyboard or electronic write pad, designed for removable mounting and operation on the front of a bag computer. A keyboard may be ten full size keys wide with thumb keys for missing keys to right and left, may have tactile finger guides and actuating keys adapted for vertical use. The input device attaches by its back or pivotally by one edge. Edge mounts may be a channel, clip, half hinge axle or bearing or clamp and may include a hinge means for non-pivoting bag front mounts. Alignment structures may be included and may form a cover to protect the bag computer/display. Electrical connection to the computer may lead from the input device's back or edge and may be a wire and plug or may be built into the attachments. Alternatively, the input device may have a wireless electrical connection. |
| US08014137B2 |
Electronic apparatus having movable parts
An electronic apparatus includes a display panel connected to a body and able to occupy a first and second position with respect to the body, and an input panel connected to the body and able to occupy a first and second position with respect to the body. When the display panel and the input panel both occupy their respective first position, the input panel hides part of the display panel. When the display panel occupies its first position and the input panel occupies its second position, the display panel hides at least part of the input panel. When the display panel occupies its second position, the input panel is movable from its first position to its second position and/or movable from its second position to its first position. |
| US08014133B2 |
Pendant mounting structure and portable electronic device using the same
A pendant mounting structure comprises a main body, a cantilever and two latching elements. The main body includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The cantilever protrudes from the first surface. The latching elements protrude from the second surface. The pendant mounting is separately manufactured and latched to a housing. Thus, when an external force exerted on the cantilever is more than the offset limit of the cantilever, the cantilever could be cracked to protect the housing from being damaged. |
| US08014132B2 |
Portable electronic device
A portable electronic device includes a housing, a battery cover detachably assembled to the housing, a power module, and a switch mounted in the housing. The switch is turned on by a portion of the battery cover pressing the switch when the battery cover is assembled to the housing. |
| US08014131B2 |
Riser bus bar positioning block
A positioning block and method for spacing riser bus bars includes an insulating material body forming recesses along a longitudinal axis of the block, each recess for receiving an electric riser bus bar therein. A binding feature is formed adjacent to at least one wall of the recesses for securing the riser bus bar within the recess. A locator feature is formed between the walls of each recess for aligning the riser bus bar within the recess. |
| US08014128B2 |
Method for forming oxide film on metal surface using ionic liquid, electrolytic capacitor and electrolyte thereof
The present invention provides means for forming an oxide film on a metal surface, means for repairing a defect of an oxide film, a high-performance electrolytic capacitor using the means, and an electrolyte of the capacitor. Namely, the prevent invention provides a method for easily forming an oxide film on the surface of a metal or an alloy thereof by anodization using a solution containing an ionic liquid. In an application of this method, an electrolytic capacitor having means for repairing a defect of an oxide film can be formed by a method using, as an electrolyte, an ionic liquid, a solution containing an ionic liquid and a salt, or a solution containing an ionic liquid and a conductive polymer or a TCNQ salt, and a valve metal or an alloy thereof as a metal. |
| US08014125B2 |
Chip capacitor
Various capacitors for use with integrated circuits and other devices and fabrication methods are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes forming a first capacitor plate that has at least two non-linear strips and forming a second capacitor plate that has a non-linear strip positioned between the at least two non-linear strips of the first capacitor plate. A dielectric is provided between the non-linear strip of the second capacitor plate and the at least two non-linear strips of the first capacitor plate. |
| US08014123B2 |
Multilayer ceramic electronic component and method for making the same
A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body including a plurality of ceramic layers, the ceramic body having a first main surface and a second main surface and a plurality of side surfaces that connect the first main surface to the second main surface, an internal conductor including nickel, the internal conductor being disposed in the ceramic body and having an exposed portion exposed at least one of the side surfaces, and an external terminal electrode disposed on at least one of the side surfaces of the ceramic body, the external terminal electrode being electrically connected to the internal conductor. The external terminal electrode includes a first conductive layer including a Sn—Cu—Ni intermetallic compound, the first conductive layer covering the exposed portion of the internal conductor at least one of the side surfaces of the ceramic body. |
| US08014122B2 |
Electrostatic guiding structure with metal oxide generated through anodic oxidation
An electrostatic guiding structure with metal oxide generated through anodic oxidation includes a metallic case, an oxide layer, a system ground layer, and at least one conductor. The metallic case has an accommodating space, and the system ground layer and the conductor are both located in the accommodating space. The metallic case has an oxide layer formed on a surface thereof after an anode processing. The conductor is electrically connected to the oxide layer on an inner surface of the metallic case and the system ground layer, such that the static electricity is released from the metallic case to the system ground layer. |
| US08014120B2 |
Networked series of sensors having distributed measurement and control for use in a hazardous environment
The invention is a networked system of devices positioned in a hazardous environment to monitor/control process conditions. The devices include sensors and controls such as valves. The sensors detect process conditions/control device settings and are monitored by a slave devices having, generally microprocessor controlled and having associated memory to receive and record the sensor/control device data. The network includes master devices, each master device may be associated with one or more slaved devices and associated sensors, where the master device communicates to is associated slave devices through a digital communication bus. The master device can automatically detect its associated slave devices and detect the communication and data characteristics of the slave devices. The master may also set parameters for detected slave devices, such as needed for computations performed by the master (using its own microprocessor) using data received form the slave device(s). The master device receives slave device data by requesting or polling the data from the slave device over a digital communication bus. |
| US08014115B2 |
Circuit breaker having separate restrained and unrestrained zone selective interlock setting capability
A circuit breaker system and method having zone selective interlock features with separate restrained and unrestrained setting capability is provided. The system and method include the transmission of a selective interlock signal from a downstream circuit breaker to an upstream circuit breaker in the event of a fault condition. The upstream circuit breaker upon receipt of this signal changes the tripping response of the second circuit breaker to a restrained mode. The circuit breakers include features enabling the user to modify and adjust both the restrained and unrestrained trip curves associated with both the restrained and unrestrained modes of operation. |
| US08014108B2 |
Magnetoresistive device of the CPP type, utilizing insulating layers interposed in shield layers to form a closed magnetic path usable in a disk system
The invention provides a magnetoresistive device of the CPP (current perpendicular to plane) structure, comprising a magnetoresistive unit, and a first shield layer and a second shield layer which are located and formed such that the magnetoresistive unit is sandwiched between them from above and below, with a sense current applied in the stacking direction, wherein said magnetoresistive unit comprises a non-magnetic intermediate layer, and a first ferromagnetic layer and a second ferromagnetic layer stacked and formed such that said nonmagnetic intermediate layer is sandwiched between them. |
| US08014106B2 |
Method and apparatus for modifying a dynamic pitch of a slider to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systems
An apparatus and method for modifying a slider to increase head to disk interface reliability for contact recording systems. The method provides a suspension for reaching over a disk. A slider having a read/write head element on a trailing edge (TE) portion is also provided, the slider coupled with the suspension. In addition, an increased dynamic pitch of the slider is provided, the increased dynamic pitch increasing the height of a leading edge (LE) portion of the slider with respect to the disk and reducing the height of the TE portion of the slider with respect to the disk, wherein vertical motion of the TE portion does not collapse an air bearing provided by the LE of the slider flying above the disk. |
| US08014103B2 |
Suspension board with circuit
A suspension board with circuit includes a metal supporting board, an insulating layer formed on the metal supporting board, a conductive layer formed on the insulating layer, and a pedestal for supporting a slider. The pedestal includes a lower pedestal made of the insulating layer, and formed in a continuous frame shape so as to surround a bonding surface of the metal supporting board to the slider, and an upper pedestal made of the conductive layer, and formed in a discontinuous frame shape on the lower pedestal. |
| US08014102B2 |
Data storage tape for minimized damage
A data storage device has a cartridge with tape having data and landing zones. One of the landing zones is aligned with a head during stopping of advancement of the tape to minimize damage. A data storage system is provided with a data storage device with data and landing zones, a read/write head, a motor for driving the tape and a processor for identifying the landing zone locations. A method for minimizing damage to data tape conveys base film along a coating head while intermittently dispensing a magnetic layer and a rougher coating layer to form landing zones. A method for minimizing damage to data storage tape provides a cassette with tape having intermittent data and non-data regions, that is inserted into a tape drive and a read or write function is performed. The tape is advanced to align a non-data region with a head and advancement is discontinued. |
| US08014101B2 |
Near-field light generator plate, thermally assisted magnetic head, head gimbal assembly, and hard disk drive
A near-field light generator plate 36 of the present invention is arranged to face a medium 10, and one portion 36b and other portion 36a in a medium-facing surface S thereof are made of their respective electroconductive materials different from each other. Since the one portion and the other portion in the medium-facing surface are made of the electroconductive materials different from each other, this medium-facing surface is formed by a surface removing step such as polishing or etching from the medium-facing surface side so that a difference between heights of the one portion and the other portion is readily made based on the difference of the materials. |
| US08014097B1 |
Disk drive with adaptive counting of writes to the data tracks for minimizing the effect of adjacent track encroachment
A hard disk drive (HDD) uses adaptive counting of writes to the data tracks to minimize the effect of adjacent track encroachment (ATE). The tracks are grouped into segments and a counter is associated with each segment, but the number of tracks in a segment varies or adapts depending on the number of writes to the segment. When the count for the number of writes to a segment reaches a threshold, the segment is divided into a number of segments with fewer tracks. The original segment no longer exists and does not require memory to store its count. This process continues until a segment reaches a predetermined minimum number of tracks. When the count for the number of writes to a segment with the minimum number of tracks reaches a threshold, all of the tracks in that segment, and tracks radially adjacent to and on both sides of the segment, are read and rewritten. |
| US08014093B2 |
Hard disk sector/track remapping for transparent wear leveling
The present principles provide methods for storing the write counts for each track on the track or alternatively in NVRAM in the hard disk. Most hard disks already have a mechanism to remap a sector that becomes un-writable. This mechanism is used to remap entire tracks when a track write count becomes too high. A track with an excessively high write count can be mapped by the hard disk firmware to a track with a very low write count. By automatically remapping these tracks based on the number of write the wear can be more evenly distributed across the platter thus increasing the service life of the hard disk without modification to the application software. |
| US08014083B2 |
Imaging lens
The present invention is an imaging lens of which optical performance does not deteriorate even in a high temperature environment, various aberrations are well corrected, optical length is short, and back focus is sufficiently secured, the imaging lens comprising a first junction type compound lens, an aperture stop S, a second junction type compound lens, and a third junction type compound lens, which are arranged in this sequence from an object side to an image side. The first junction type compound lens comprises a first lens L1, a second lens L2 and a third lens L3 arranged in this sequence from the object side to the image side, the second junction type compound lens comprises a fourth lens L4, a fifth lens L5 and a sixth lens L6 arranged in this sequence from the object side to the image side, and the third junction type compound lens comprises a seventh lens L7, an eighth lens L8 and a ninth lens L9 arranged in this sequence from the object side to the image side. The first lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the sixth lens, the seventh lens and the ninth lens are formed of a curable resin material, and the second lens, the fifth lens and the eighth lens are formed of a high softening temperature optical glass material. |
| US08014080B1 |
Optical photographing system
This invention provides an optical photographing system comprising four lens elements with refractive power, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element; a second lens element with positive refractive power, and at least one of the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof being aspheric; a third lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, and both of the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof being aspheric; a fourth lens element with positive refractive power, and both of the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof being aspheric; wherein the optical photographing system further comprises an aperture stop positioned between an object and the second lens element. By such arrangement, total track length of the optical photographing system can be effectively reduced. Wide view-angle and high image resolution are also obtained. |
| US08014078B2 |
Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus equipped with same
A zoom lens is composed, in order from the object side thereof, of a front side lens unit having a negative refracting power at the wide angle end and a rear side lens unit having a positive refracting power at the wide angle end. The front side lens unit includes a first lens unit located closest to the object side and having a positive refracting power and a second lens unit located on the image side of the first lens unit and having a negative refracting power. The distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit is larger at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. The rear side lens unit includes a third lens unit located closer to the object side at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end and having a positive refracting power, the distance between the third lens unit and the second lens unit being smaller at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. The third lens unit satisfies the following condition: 0.01 |
| US08014077B2 |
Variable power optical system and imaging device
On condition that a first lens group adopts at least one plastic lens; a second lens group adopts at least any two adjacent plastic lenses; the first lens group monotonously moves from an object side to an image plane side in a zooming; the second lens group monotonously moves from the image plane side to the object side; wherein fw/fpi represents a ratio of refractive power of the entire system achieved at a wide angle end to refractive power of the respective lenses; P1 represents a total of fw/fpi of the plastic lenses of the first lens group; and P2 represents a total of fw/fpi of the plastic lenses of the second lens group, the following conditional expressions −0.22 |
| US08014071B2 |
Light selective transmission filter
The present invention provides a light selective transmission filter which selectively shields light and has a high transmittance of light at a specific wavelength such as visible rays, and which has a sufficiently reduced thickness and excellent heat resistance. The present invention further provides a lens unit including such a light selective transmission filter. The light selective transmission filter selectively reducing a transmittance of light has a thickness of less than 200 μm and includes a base material containing a functional film with reflow resistance. The lens unit includes such a light selective transmission filter and a lens. |
| US08014068B2 |
Wire grid polarizer and method of manufacturing the same
A wire grid polarizer and a method of manufacturing the wire grid polarizer are provided. The wire grid polarizer includes: a substrate; and a plurality of core-shell nano wires arranged on the substrate and including wire cores and polymer shells enclosing the wire cores to a predetermined thickness. |
| US08014066B2 |
Reflection-type projection screen
A reflection-type projection screen is provided having uniformly high gain over a wide range of viewing angles. The projection screen includes a dual-purpose light reflective, supportive substrate including at least one unpigmented flash-spun plexifilamentary film-fibril sheet having a light reflectance of greater than about 85% and a gloss of less than about 10% when measured at a 60° incident angle, and an optical diffusion layer of a light transmissive melt-processible polymer containing diffusion-enhancing particles covering at least one surface of the substrate. The projection screen has an optical gain of between about 0.90 and about 2.0 and the optical gain deviates by no more than about 8% over viewing angles between −60° and +60°. The projection screen has good drapeability, rollability the ability to lay and hang flat. The projection screen can also be recycled. |
| US08014064B2 |
Microscope illumination device
A microscope illumination device comprising: a light source; an objective for illuminating a specimen; a collector lens for converting light from the light source into parallel light; a fly-eye lens placed near to rear focal point of the collector lens; an epi-illumination projection lens for projecting light source images generated by the fly-eye lens onto the objective pupil; a tube lens for imaging an observation light from the objective; and a fluorescence cube placed between the objective and projection lens and comprised a filter, satisfies the expression γ2*ffly*D<γ*ffly*φ−h*p, where γ is defined as the magnification of the projection lens, ffly as the focal distance of the fly-eye lens, D as the effective diameter of the fly-eye lens, φ as the effective diameter of the filter, h as the distance between the filter and the pupil, and p as the pitch of the fly-eye lens. |
| US08014061B2 |
Variable-focal length lens
To provide a variable-focal length lens capable of altering its focal length at high speed. The variable-focal length lens has an electrooptic material and electrodes formed on an incident surface of light and on an exit surface of the light of the electrooptic material. An optical axis is set so that the light is inputted into a gap where the electrodes of the incident surface are not formed and is outputted from a gap where the electrodes of the exit surface are not formed. A focus of the light that is transmitted through the electrooptic material becomes variable by varying an applied voltage between the electrodes of the incident surface and the electrodes of the exit surface. |
| US08014054B2 |
Dual display
A dual display is disclosed, including a first electrowetting display device and a second electrowetting display device, and a reflection transmission switching device therebetween, wherein the first electrowetting display device and the second electrowetting display device have a function of displaying images and can be switched to a transmissive mode. The invention further provides a dual display, comprising a first substrate, a second substrate opposite the first substrate, a first patterned electrode and a second patterned electrode disposed on the first substrate, a reflective layer disposed on the first patterned electrode, a first patterned hydrophobic layer over the first patterned electrode, a second patterned hydrophobic layer over the second patterned electrode, a wall defining a pixel of the dual display, a first non-polar liquid disposed on the first patterned hydrophobic layer, and a second non-polar liquid disposed on the second patterned hydrophobic layer. |
| US08014052B2 |
System and method for illumination attenuation
Generally speaking, the output brightness of an illuminator is varied by chopping an output light beam such that the beam is alternately interrupted and unhindered. An interrupter can be rapidly moved into and out of the transmission path of a light beam. The brightness of the light beam received at a site will be attenuated based on the amount of time per cycle the light beam remains obstructed versus unhindered. |
| US08014045B2 |
Image scanner with image scanning device positioning
An image scanner in which in scanning an image of a document placed on a scanner body, an image scanning device moves and scans the image of the document. In scanning an image of a document fed by a document feeder to the scanner body, the image scanning device moves to a predetermined scanning position and then scans the image of the document in the scanning position. When the image scanning device arrives at the scanning position, the image scanning device is pressed against a stopper that is positioned relative to the document feeder. |
| US08014042B2 |
Image reading apparatus
An image reading apparatus including an image reading portion reading an image of an original placed on an original stand; an original cover pressing the original on the original stand; a plurality of hinge portions pivotally supporting the original cover with respect to the image reading portion; a plurality of opening and closing drive portions arranged in the plurality of hinge portions, respectively to open-drive and close-drive the original cover; and a control portion open-driving and close-driving the plurality of opening and closing drive portions based on different drive profiles, respectively. |
| US08014030B2 |
Image processing and formation with line thininng by reducing intensity of target pixel based on extracted contour pixel and area connectedness information
An image processing apparatus includes a contour pixel extraction unit configured to extract a contour pixel component from a bit plane. The bit plane is a set of bits, the number of which is equal to the number of pixels, and each of which is 1 bit of a plurality of bits representing an intensity of each of pixels. Also provided is a connectedness detection unit configured to detect equivalent bits adjacent to each other in a window including a bit corresponding to a target pixel on the bit plane. Also provided is a filter unit configured to reduce an intensity of the target pixel by a reduction amount determined in accordance with the contour pixel component extracted by the contour pixel extraction unit and the equivalent bits adjacent to each other detected by the connectedness detection unit. |
| US08014028B2 |
Intent preservation when constructing measurement-based color transforms from transform-based profiles
Preservation of rendering intent when a rendering model encapsulated in a transform-based profile is used in a measurement-based CMS. Source device color values are converted to generate perceptually rendered values using a perceptual transform of the transform-based color profile. Perceptually rendered appearance values of a color appearance space are generated by converting the perceptually rendered values using predefined ICC viewing conditions. Using a gamut mapping model (GMM), the generated appearance values are converted to generate destination device color values within a color gamut of a destination device. The GMM uses a PRMG boundary description and a gamut boundary description of the destination device to perform the mapping. A transform is constructed from the source device color values and the corresponding destination device color values. Color values of an image generated by the source device are converted to color values of a destination device using the constructed transform. |
| US08014026B2 |
Image encoding and/or decoding system, medium, and method
An image encoding/decoding system, medium, and method. The image encoding system includes a residue production unit arranged to produce first residues corresponding to differences between color components of a current image and color components of a predicted image, a unit arranged to perform spatial transform and quantization with respect to the first residue of a first color component and perform de-quantization and inverse spatial transform with respect to the quantized first residue of the first color component so as to reconstruct the first residue of the first color component, a residue prediction unit arranged to predict second residues with respect to the first residues of the other color components by using the reconstructed first residue of the first color component, and an encoding unit arranged to encode the first residue of the first color component and the second residues of the other color components. |
| US08014022B2 |
Mobile phone having pagewidth printhead
A mobile phone is provided having an elongate body defining a transverse print media path along which print media can be fed, a pagewidth printhead positioned in the body so as to extend transverse to the path, and a feed mechanism positioned in the body to feed the print media along the path during printing. |
| US08014018B2 |
Printing apparatus
A printing apparatus is provided. The printing apparatus includes at least two print heads, at least two print head drive units, and a cooperation controlling system to control printing operations in the printing apparatus. When a first printing operation and a second printing operation are conducted successively, the cooperation controlling system controls at least one of a second print head and the second print head drive unit so that a second pre-print operation is conducted at least partially simultaneously with the first printing operation and a first after-print operation is conducted at least partially simultaneously with the second printing operation, and the first print head and the first print head drive unit so that a first pre-print operation is conducted at least partially simultaneously with the second printing operation and a second after-print operation is conducted at least partially simultaneously with the first printing operation. |
| US08014013B2 |
Systems and methods for segmenting pages and changing settings for graphical elements in printing
A method for modifying settings in printing a document is disclosed. Document data is provided that comprises multiple graphical elements. The document data is converted into printing instructions. At least one setting is applied to the printing instructions. A preview is presented of the printing instructions to a user through a graphical display. The method enables the user to select a specific graphical element from the preview and to change the setting to a new setting. A device specific rendering is simulated using the new setting. The user is provided with the option of saving the new setting. |
| US08014012B2 |
Software upgrades from a printer module with on-board intelligence
An intelligent on-board monitoring system for replaceable module for a printing apparatus includes a memory element, an input for receiving information either from sensors on the replaceable module, or from the printing apparatus concerning printing operations performed, and a microprocessor connected to the memory for performing calculations upon data stored in the memory and upon the input information. By expanding this intelligent on-board monitoring system with expanded memory, either on board the replaceable module, or by way of network access, the capability to enable software upgrades is provided. The software upgrades may relate to the performance of the replaceable module or to the machine into which it is installed. These software upgrades may be accomplished without requiring computational resources of the printing apparatus itself and by proper scheduling without impacting customer machine utilization. |
| US08014009B2 |
System and method for printing at least one digitized image to a digital multimedia presentation appliance
A digital multimedia presentation appliance is provided having a display for displaying at least one digitized image. The digital multimedia presentation appliance further includes a processor configured to communicate and receive commands, including a digital multimedia presentation appliance print job command, from an external processor capable of executing a software application program for displaying a printing utility. The processor executes a program having instructions for processing the print job command and displaying the at least one digitized image by the display of the digital multimedia presentation appliance. The print job command is transmitted after selection of a digital multimedia presentation appliance printing icon corresponding to the digital multimedia presentation appliance following selection of the printing utility to print the at least one digitized image. |
| US08014005B2 |
Method for using an imaging apparatus to generate image panels for assembly as a poster
A method to generate a plurality of image panels for assembly as a poster includes determining an individual image boundary for each of a plurality of image data portions; associating a corresponding incising boundary with each individual image boundary, wherein at least a portion of each individual image boundary is coincident with the corresponding incising boundary; printing an image portion at a location on a sheet of media in accordance with the individual image boundary of an image data portion that corresponds to the image portion; incising the sheet of media with the incising unit along the corresponding incising boundary to form an individual image panel of the plurality of image panels; and repeating the printing and the incising until all of the plurality of image data portions are processed to form the plurality of image panels. |
| US08014004B2 |
Determining physical property of substrate
A method of determining a physical property of a substrate includes recording a first spectrum obtained from a substrate, the first spectrum being obtained during a polishing process that alters a physical property of the substrate. The method includes identifying, in a database, at least one of several previously recorded spectra that is similar to the recorded first spectrum. Each of the spectra in the database has a physical property value associated therewith. The method includes generating a signal indicating that a first value of the physical property is associated with the first spectrum, the first value being determined using the physical property value associated with the identified previously recorded spectrum in the database. A system for determining a physical property of a substrate includes a polishing machine, an endpoint determining module, and a database. |
| US08014001B2 |
Scanner system and method of measuring a surface topography
A system and method for measuring and developing a topography of a surface of a person or an object. The system includes a container having a flexible outer surface against which the person is to be placed. A deformable material located in the container can be rendered rigid while the person is positioned thereagainst to hold a shape of the outer surface of the container after the person is removed from against the container. A contact free measuring device is operatively connected to a memory device and arranged to measure distances from the measuring device to a plurality of points on the surface of the container and to store those distances in the memory device in digital form. A mounting mechanism may orient or couple the container to the measuring device, permitting the measuring device to be positioned and at least temporarily held fixed relative to the container within a predetermined distance range. |
| US08014000B2 |
Broad band referencing reflectometer
A spectroscopy system is provided which is optimized for operation in the VUV region and capable of performing well in the DUV-NIR region. Additionally, the system incorporates an optical module which presents selectable sources and detectors optimized for use in the VUV and DUV-NIR. As well, the optical module provides common delivery and collection optics to enable measurements in both spectral regions to be collected using similar spot properties. The module also provides a means of quickly referencing measured data so as to ensure that highly repeatable results are achieved. The module further provides a controlled environment between the VUV source, sample chamber and VUV detector which acts to limit in a repeatable manner the absorption of VUV photons. The use of broad band data sets which encompass VUV wavelengths, in addition to the DUV-NIR wavelengths enables a greater variety of materials to be meaningfully characterized. Array based detection instrumentation may be exploited to permit the simultaneous collection of larger wavelength regions. |
| US08013999B2 |
Beam characterization monitor for sensing pointing or angle of an optical beam
The divergence of an optical beam is determined. An optic is configured to provide internal reflection of at least a part of a beam of radiation scanned over varying angles of incidence on the optic. The optic has a film configured to provide a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect. A detector is arranged relative to the optic and configured to electronically detect radiation reflected from the optic. The divergence angle of the beam of radiation is calculated based on a change in reflectance relative to angle of incidence. |
| US08013997B2 |
Sample analyzing method, sample analyzing apparatus, manufacturing method of organic EL element, manufacturing equipment, and recording medium
Light is irradiated onto a glass substrate of an organic EL element, and the characteristics of an organic film are analyzed. In the sample analyzing apparatus, in such a way that the glass substrate is located on the upper side, the organic EL element is placed on a stage. The light is irradiated towards the glass substrate, and an amplitude ratio and a phase difference which are related to the organic EL element are measured. Also, the sample analyzing apparatus selects a model of a structure corresponding to reflected lights K1 to K3 of the irradiated light and calculates the amplitude ratio and the phase difference. The sample analyzing apparatus compares the measured result and the result calculated from the model, and properly executes the fitting, and determines the best model among the several models and then analyzes the characteristics related to the organic EL element. |
| US08013994B1 |
Particle state and flux sensor
A method of measuring parameters of a particle includes providing a particle, wherein the particle has a first portion and a second portion. The process includes providing a column of photo-detectors including a first photo-detector and a second photo-detector, wherein the first photo-detector and the second photo-detector are sensitive to the same range of light frequencies. Light is projected from the particle onto the column of photo-detectors wherein the column of photo-detectors is oriented so the light from the first portion is projected onto the first photo-detector and light from the second portion is projected onto the second photo-detector. Light measured by the first photo-detector differs from light measured by the second photo-detector. The process further includes using the different first and the second photo-detector measurements to determine at least one from the group consisting of particle temperature and particle diameter. |
| US08013992B2 |
Methods of fabricating surface enhanced raman scattering substrates
A method of fabricating a surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate. In one embodiment, the method has the steps of simultaneously evaporating a metal at a first evaporation rate and a polymer at a second evaporation rate different from the first evaporation rate, to form a nanocomposite of the metal and the polymer, depositing the nanocomposite onto a substrate, and applying an etching process to the deposited nanocomposite on the substrate to remove the polymer material, thereby forming an SERS substrate. |
| US08013989B2 |
Defects inspecting apparatus and defects inspecting method
An inspecting apparatus and method including first and second illuminating units for illuminating a surface of a specimen to be inspected with different incident angles and first and second detecting optical units arranged at different elevation angle directions to the surface of the specimen for detecting images of the specimen illuminated by the first and second illuminating units. |
| US08013986B2 |
Measuring brillouin backscatter from an optical fibre using channelisation
Methods and apparatus for measuring Brillouin backscattering from an optical fiber. A pulse of light with a first frequency is launched into an optical fiber. Backscattered light is received from the fiber, which includes Brillouin spectral line at a second frequency shifted from the first. The Brillouin spectral line varies with time and distance along the fiber. A signal representative of the backscattered light is obtained. The signal is divided into several components, each with a different frequency. The components are further treated, and one or more properties of the Brillouin spectral line are determined. |
| US08013980B2 |
Exposure apparatus equipped with interferometer and exposure apparatus using the same
An exposure apparatus includes a projection optical system for projecting an exposure pattern, onto an object to be exposed, and a measuring apparatus for measuring, as an interference fringe, optical performance of the projection optical system, wherein the measuring apparatus includes an optical element having opposing first and second surfaces, wherein the first surface has a first measurement pattern, and the second surface has a second measurement pattern and is closer to the projection optical system than the first measurement pattern, and wherein the measuring apparatus introduces light into the projection optical system via first and second measurement patterns. |
| US08013972B2 |
Display device and method of fabricating the same
A method of fabricating a driver circuit for use with a passive matrix or active matrix electrooptical display device such as a liquid crystal display. The driver circuit occupies less space than heretofore. A circuit (stick crystal) having a length substantially equal to the length of one side of the matrix of the display device is used as the driver circuit. The circuit is bonded to one substrate of the display device, and then the terminals of the circuit are connected with the terminals of the display device. Subsequently, the substrate of the driver circuit is removed. This makes the configuration of the circuit much simpler than the configuration of the circuit heretofore required by the TAB method or COG method, because conducting lines are not laid in a complex manner. The driver circuit can be formed on a large-area substrate such as a glass substrate. The display device can be formed on a lightweight material having a high shock resistance such as a plastic substrate. Hence, a display device having excellent portability can be obtained. |
| US08013970B2 |
Array substrate for in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same
An array substrate for an in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device and its fabrication method are discussed. According to an embodiment, the array substrate includes a gate line and a data line crossing the gate line on a base substrate, so as to define a pixel region; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed in the pixel region and connected to the thin film transistor; a common line extending substantially parallel to the gate line; and a plurality of common electrodes alternately arranged with the plurality of pixel electrodes in the pixel region, wherein the plurality of common electrodes include at least one first common electrode adjacent to the data line and connected to the common line, and at least one second common electrode extending substantially parallel to the date line and not directly connected to the common line. |
| US08013969B2 |
Liquid crystal display device comprising a protective film so that the protective film borders with one end of a transparent conductive pattern
A thin film transistor substrate for applying a horizontal electric field and a fabricating method thereof for simplifying a process are disclosed. In a liquid crystal display device according to the present invention, a gate line on a substrate; a data line crossing the gate line having a gate insulating film there between to define a pixel area; a thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a semiconductor layer to define a channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode; a common line on the substrate; a common electrode in the pixel area; and a pixel electrode in the pixel area to form a horizontal electrode field with the common electrode, wherein the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode have an opaque conductive pattern and a transparent conductive pattern, the pixel electrode is formed by an extension of the transparent conductive pattern of the drain electrode, and a protective film borders with the transparent conductive pattern and in the remaining area thereof. |
| US08013962B2 |
LCD apparatus having particular color filters configuration
An LCD apparatus includes an LCD panel having a color filter for a plurality of color components and having a plurality of pixels each associated with one of the color components of the color filter, and a side lighting-type backlight unit disposed under the LCD panel. The backlight unit includes a light guide and a light source disposed at least at one lateral end of the light guide, and further includes a reflecting layer on a side opposite to a side facing the LCD panel to reflect light coming towards the reflecting layer from the light guide. The color filter is configured to compensate a change in color spectrum in the ambient light that has passed through the LCD panel and the light guide and that has been reflected by the reflecting layer back to the light guide and the LCD panel so that the color temperature of white display of the LCD panel by the ambient light remains substantially the same as the color temperature of the original ambient light. |
| US08013949B2 |
Liquid crystal display device with optoelectronic component and method for controlling backlighting of such a display device
An LC display is disclosed that comprises a light source (5) that provides the background illumination, that emits light of only a part of the spectrum and that is disposed on the back (9) of the liquid crystal layer (10) so as to be protected and covered while it still is able to detect or emit light through the liquid crystal layer (10). The detected light is evaluated to control the background illumination and the inventive device enables data communication with an external device. |
| US08013947B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method of the same
Conventionally, when a protective/insulation film is present above a film to be corrected, only a defect of the film to be corrected below such an upper-layer film is corrected without damaging the upper-layer film. A display region of a display device has an insulation film, a semiconductor film and a conductive film formed in a given pattern and stacked on a substrate. When at least one of a correction portion out of a correction portion which separates a short-circuit defect, a correction portion which connects an opening defect, a correction portion which removes a standard deviation defect, and a correction portion which separates a standard deviation defect of the pattern is corrected, at least one upper-layer film is present above a film to be corrected at the correction portion and the correction is applied to the film to be corrected while leaving the upper-layer film intact. |
| US08013946B2 |
Method for fabrication liquid crystal display device and diffraction mask therefor
An LCD is fabricated using a diffraction mask with transmissive, semi-transmissive, and opaque regions. The semi-transmissive region permits formation of a transmission, reflection, or pixel electrode, depending on the type of LCD being fabricated, using the same masking process as that to produce contact holes in an insulating film and a conductive layer. Photoresist exposed through the semi-transmissive region is partially removed during developing that completely removes photoresist in the transmissive or opaque region. The contact holes are formed in the region in which the photoresist is completely removed, the photoresist and underlying conductive layer in the semi-transmissive region are then removed, and the remaining photoresist is stripped. |
| US08013941B2 |
DTV receiver and method of processing a broadcast signal in DTV receiver
A DTV receiver includes a tuner, an information detector, a demodulator, and a channel equalizer. The tuner receives a broadcast signal including valid data in which a known data sequence is periodically repeated. The information detector detects location information of the known data sequence and a coarse frequency offset value of the broadcast signal. The demodulator demodulates the broadcast signal by estimating a fine frequency offset value using the detected location information and by compensating a frequency offset of the broadcast signal using the course and fine frequency offset values. Finally, the channel equalizer compensates channel distortion of the demodulated signal using the detected location information. |
| US08013938B2 |
Method of audio-visual communication using a television and television using the same
A method of audio-visual communication using a television and a television using the same are provided, wherein the broadband network and television technologies are used to achieve services of audio-visual communication over a network, such that a user uses the television to conduct audio-visual communications. |
| US08013937B2 |
Apparatus for providing multiple screens and method of dynamically configuring multiple screens
An apparatus for providing multiple screens and a method of dynamically configuring multiple screens are provided. The apparatus for providing multiple screens includes a digital signal processing module which receives video information, audio information, or data information and restores a service based on the video information, the audio information or the data information, a service processing module which generates a plurality of logical screens and an overlay screen for displaying the restored service, and an output module which maps the plurality of logical screens generated by the service processing module to different locations on a display screen and allows the overlay screen to overlay the display screen. |
| US08013931B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and image capture apparatus with anti-blooming pre-shutter operation
There is provided a solid-state imaging device having a pixel array section in which pixels including photoelectric conversion elements are arranged in a matrix form, and sweeping out unnecessary charges by setting a predetermined number, two or more, of adjacent rows or a predetermined number, two or more, of adjacent columns, in the pixel array section, to a single group, and by applying a shutter pulse in units of groups before storing signal charges, and sequentially reading the signal charges in the units of groups. In the solid-state imaging device, a pre-shutter pulse is applied to pixels belonging to at least a single row or a single column within a succeeding group and adjacent to a preceding group, prior to the shutter pulse, before a reading timing for the preceding group, to sweep out unnecessary charges stored in the pixels. |
| US08013924B2 |
Electronic motion picture camera
The invention relates to an electronic motion picture camera having an optical receiving system and a beam splitter which splits the receiving beam path into a taking beam path leading to an optoelectronic taking sensor and a viewfinder beam path leading to an optical viewfinder. The camera has an electronic display for the reproduction of an additional image. An optical vision mixer is arranged in the viewfinder beam path by which the taken image and the additional image can be directed in the direction of the viewfinder such that the taken image or the additional image, or the taken image and the additional image as a uniform image, can be observed in the viewfinder. |
| US08013923B2 |
Picture display controlling apparatus and picture display controlling method
Disclosed herein is a picture display controlling apparatus capable of improving the user's ease of operation upon selecting picture data on a small-size screen of digital cameras or the like. Picture data items held in a data holding unit (310) are sorted into picture groups. The location of the picture data item most recently displayed from any of the picture groups is held as a picture resume pointer in a resume pointer holding unit (320). With an operation input accepted from the user by an operation inputting device (340), a display controlling unit (390) causes a displaying unit (350) to display the picture designated by the operation input while effecting transition from the current display status retained in a status holding unit (330). If the operation input designates transition from a first picture group to a second picture group, the location of the picture data item currently displayed from the first picture group is placed into the resume pointer holding unit (320), and the location of the picture data item to be displayed anew from the second picture group is retrieved from the resume pointer holding unit (320). |
| US08013921B2 |
Solid-state imaging device, electronic camera
A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels disposed in a two-dimensional array that individually output analog pixel signals corresponding to amounts of light received thereat, a vertical scanning circuit that selects a pixel row, vertical signal lines each installed in correspondence to a pixel column, through which the pixel signals output from pixels belonging to the row selected by the vertical scanning circuit are transmitted, a horizontal scanning circuit that selects a plurality of pixel columns simultaneously, a composition circuit that combines pixel signals corresponding to the columns selected simultaneously by the horizontal scanning circuit, among the pixel signals output to the vertical signal lines, a first conversion circuit that converts the analog composite pixel signal generated at the composition circuit to a digital signal and a horizontal signal line through which the pixel signal digitized at the first conversion circuit is transmitted. |
| US08013917B2 |
Noise filter for bayer pattern image data
A method of filtering an image filter is disclosed. The filter is provided for a digital camera including image sensors sensitive to light, a color filter placed over sensitive elements of the sensors and patterned according to a Bayer mosaic pattern layout and an interpolation algorithm joining together the digital information provided by differently colored adjacent pixels in said Bayer pattern. The filter is adaptive and includes a noise level computation block for operating directly on a said Bayer pattern data set of for each color channel thus removing noise while simultaneously preserving picture detail. |
| US08013914B2 |
Imaging apparatus including noise suppression circuit
There is an imaging apparatus including a noise suppression circuit. The noise suppression circuit includes sorting of one signal of a central pixel and four signals of peripheral pixels having the same color which are close to the central pixel in the image signals in order of magnitude, calculating of an average value from the one signal of the central pixel and the four signals of the peripheral pixels, calculating of a difference value from a maximum value and a minimum value of the one signal of the central pixel and the four signals of the peripheral pixels, comparing of the difference value with an assumed noise level, and substituting of the one signal of the central pixel by an average value of two or more pixel values excluding the maximum or minimum values when the first difference value is larger than the noise level. |
| US08013913B2 |
Image recording method, image recording device, and storage medium
An image recording comprising: an initialization step of generating a predetermined number of search points in a specified region of an image, a filtering step of updating coordinates of a plurality of search points, comparing a characteristic value of the specified region with a characteristic value of each of the search points after updated in the image, assigning to the search points weights determined so as to be increased in proportion to a degree of similarity therebetween, screening the search points according to the weights, calculating a variance and a weighted average of the coordinates of the screened search points, and an image recording determination step of determining, based on the variance and weighted average of the coordinates of the screened search points, and the tracking range, whether or not to record the image, and recording the image if it is determined to record the image. |
| US08013904B2 |
View projection matrix based high performance low latency display pipeline
A projection system uses a transformation matrix to transform a projection image p in such a manner so as to compensate for surface irregularities on a projection surface. The transformation matrix makes use of properties of light transport relating a projector to a camera. A display pipeline of user-supplied image modification processing modules are reduced by first representing the processing modules as multiple, individual matrix operations. All the matrix operations are then combined with, i.e., multiplied to, the transformation matrix to create a modified transformation matrix. The created transformation matrix is then used in place of the original transformation matrix to simultaneously achieve both image transformation and any pre and post image processing defined by the image modification processing modules. |
| US08013903B2 |
Color processing method, program therefor, and image pickup apparatus
A color processing method which sets viewing conditions easily and properly from shooting conditions added to an image. Shot image data and shooting conditions of the image data are obtained. Input side viewing conditions from the obtained shooting conditions are set. The image data with a color appearance model based on the set input side viewing conditions are converted. |
| US08013900B2 |
Method and apparatus for camera shake compensation
The invention provides a method for providing an image, the method includes: exposing a first group of pixels located at a first location to light, during an intermediate exposure period, to provide analog signals representative of the light; and transferring the analog signals to a second group of pixels located at a second location; whereas a relationship between the first and second locations is responsive to an estimated inter-image shift; then further exposure of the second group of pixels etc. The invention provides an apparatus for camera shake compensation, the apparatus includes: (i) a two dimensional array pixels, whereas multiple pixels of the array are adapted to receive light during an intermediate exposure period, and in response to provide analog signals representative of the light; and are further adapted to alter their condition in response to a reception of a right-back signals representative of previously received light; (ii) an analog memory, adapted to receive and store analog signals representative of light received a first group of pixels within the pixel array; and (iii) a write back circuitry, adapted to write back stored analog signals received from the first group to a second group of pixels located at a second location; whereas a relationship between the first and second locations is responsive to an estimated inter-image shift. |
| US08013899B2 |
Camera arrangement and method
A camera arrangement comprising a plurality of camera elements and a corresponding method of arranging camera elements is described. The camera arrangement improves the resolution of a stitched image by maintaining a uniform overlap between the fields of view of adjacent camera element. The uniform overlap is achieved. This is because the amount of unnecessary overlap required to achieve the required degree of overlap is reduced. |
| US08013895B2 |
Optical motion sensing
Optical motion sensing systems and methods are described. In one aspect, light from subfields of a scene is focused onto respective capture areas of a focal plane. Successive sets of contemporaneous local images are captured from the focused light. Respective saliency measures are derived from respective ones of the local images. Respective local motion measures are determined from comparisons of corresponding ones of the local images in ones of the contemporaneous local image sets. A respective global motion measure is produced for each of the contemporaneous local image sets based on the respective ones of the local motion measures and the respective ones of the saliency measures. |
| US08013894B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and control method thereof with attitude control
An image capturing apparatus includes an image capture unit for capturing an image, a reproducing unit for reproducing and displaying an image, an attitude detecting unit for detecting an attitude, and a control unit for executing a preset and predetermined operation if a predetermined attitude change pattern is detected with the attitude detecting unit. |
| US08013893B2 |
Information processing apparatus, data storage device, data transfer system and data transfer method, program and recording medium
A personal computer holds data of a plurality of types in a content storage unit and transfers items of data related across the types of data to a digital camera as group data. The digital camera stores the group data, which is received from the personal computer, in a content memory unit. |
| US08013891B2 |
Illuminance acquiring device, illuminance acquiring method, and illuminance acquiring program
An illuminance acquiring device calculates the intensity of light sensed by the image pickup device acquired every different exposure time, and acquires the calculated intensity of light. The illuminance acquiring device including a noise-model data calculating section calculating noise-model data for modeling an influence of a noise generated in the image pickup device by using image pickup data obtained by means of the image pickup at different exposure time; and an illuminance calculating section calculating the output value of the image pickup device in consideration of the influence of the noise from the noise-model data and the output value of the image pickup device, acquiring the light energy by using the calculated output value, and calculating the intensity of the sensed light. |
| US08013884B2 |
Device and method for printing information on glass surfaces
A printing device transfers slide dependent information onto glass surfaces such as a glass slide for holding a medical specimen. A single slide is transferred from a storage section, passing under a thermal print head. The thermal print head defines and transfers an image from an ink media onto the slide as the slide passes across the print head. The print head utilizes pixel like heating elements to apply the desired image. The ink media moves in tandem with the motion of the slide, presenting a continuously fresh section of ink between the print head and the slide throughout the printing process. The information on the slide should be both human and machine readable to reduce any chances of misidentification of the specimen as to the patient. The ink media is endures any chemical processes and handling encountered throughout the expected life of the slide. |
| US08013880B2 |
Apparatus and method for driving a display device
An apparatus for driving a display device including a plurality of four color pixels is provided, which includes: an input unit receiving input three-color image signals; an image signal modifier converting the three-color image signals into output four-color image signals such that a maximum gray of the input three-color image signals is equal to a maximum gray of the output four-color image signals; and an output unit outputting the output four-color image signals. |
| US08013875B2 |
Color signal adjustment module in image display apparatus
Storage areas for storing four types of correction data tables for each color, which are configured by data to which gradation level data of a color is corrected, are provided as RAM1 to RAM4. A first selector selects three types of correction data tables, from which correction data for gradation level data of each of three primary colors of a color image is to be obtained, from among the correction data tables stored in the RAM1 to the RAM4. A second selector obtains correction data for gradation level data of each of the three primary colors from the correction data tables selected by the first selector. A CPU makes a RAM other than RAMs storing the correction data tables selected by the first selector among the RAM1 to the RAM4 store a correction data table, which is configured by data to which the correction data is changed. |
| US08013874B2 |
Digital image albums
To better realize the great potential of amateur digital photography, the present invention introduces an integrated system for the acquisition, organization, manipulation, and publication of digital images by amateur digital photography enthusiasts. The system of the present invention first acquires images from a number of different image sources. Images acquired in the same image importing session are marked as coming from the same conceptual film roll. Next, a user is empowered to organize and manipulate the acquired images. The images may be organized by tagging the images with informative keywords and grouping images together into conceptual photo albums. Furthermore, the images may be manipulated by rotating, cropping, and removing red-eye. Finally, the system of the present invention provides simple intuitive image publish systems. A selected group of images may be published in a photobook, published onto the World Wide Web, or published as individual image prints with minimal computer knowledge on the part of the user. |
| US08013869B2 |
Color selection interface
Displaying colors in a color selection interface is disclosed. Displaying includes identifying a first plurality of colors associated with a color selection interface, mapping each color in the first plurality of colors to an allowed color in an allowed color set of one or more colors to obtain a second plurality of colors, wherein mapping is performed based at least in part on a color lookup table, and visually displaying the second plurality of colors in the color selection interface, wherein the color selection interface is configured to receive a color selection from the second plurality of colors. |
| US08013855B2 |
Method and program for generating boundary surface information
A method includes: an input step of inputting boundary surface information 11 on an object to a computer using the computer; a grid sampling step of determining cutting points 13 where the boundary surface cuts across edges of a predetermined rectangular parallelepiped grid 12 and normal vectors 14 of the boundary surface at the cutting points, and storing them in a storage unit as primary data 15; a D-polyhedron data generation step of connecting adjacent cutting points with a line segment to form a triangle one by one for generating D-polyhedron data 16 constituted of triangles only; and a V-polyhedron data generation step of generating V-polyhedron data 17 constituted of intersections of a plurality of infinite planes passing through the cutting points and whose normals coincide with the normal vectors. Any one of the D-polyhedron data and the V-polyhedron data is generated from the primary data 15, and the other is generated as a dual. |
| US08013851B2 |
System and method for lightweight polygonal topology representation
A system, method, and computer program for storing a polygonal topology, comprising representing a primitive with a plurality of vertices, internal half-edges and external half-edges; and storing said plurality of vertices in a vertex array and said plurality of external half-edges in a half-edge array, wherein said arrays are indexed and parallel to one another; whereby said primitive is re-created from said parallel array with said internal half-edges that are implicit from a primitive structure and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions. |
| US08013850B2 |
Electrooptic device, driving circuit, and electronic device
A driving circuit of an electrooptic device includes: a plurality of scanning lines; a plurality of data lines; first and second capacitor lines; a common electrode; pixels; a scanning-line driving circuit; a capacitor-line driving circuit; and a data-line driving circuit. The pixels each include: a pixel switching element; a pixel capacitor disposed between the pixel switching element and the common electrode; and a storage capacitor. When the one scanning line is selected, the capacitor-line driving circuit shifts the voltage of a first (or second) capacitor line corresponding to one scanning line to one of higher and lower levels from a predetermined voltage by a predetermined value, and holds the predetermined voltage after a scanning line apart from the one scanning line by a predetermined number of lines is selected until the one scanning line is selected again. |
| US08013846B2 |
Touch detection
A touch detection device for detecting touches on a given surface. The inventive device includes a surface where a touch generates acoustic waves, transducers that detect these waves, a controller that calculate the location of the touch and a host device where the touch position is used to communicate with the application program. The screen is formed from any material that is capable of propagating acoustic waves. Plurality transducers are placed on the screen. These transducers detect acoustic waves generated on the screen. The screen is calibrated by touching it once and a map of arrival time ratios are generated and saved in the storage unit. During the real time operation, a touch on the screen generates acoustic waves that are detected by transducers. The output of each transducer is sent to a controller unit where the time differences and their ratios are calculated and compared to time ratios in the storage unit to detect the touch location. |
| US08013837B1 |
Process and apparatus for providing a one-dimensional computer input interface allowing movement in one or two directions to conduct pointer operations usually performed with a mouse and character input usually performed with a keyboard
The apparatus and method help physically-disabled persons perform point-and-click activities or input text or control characters, which typically require the user to simultaneously control two independent dimensions to select options presented on a computer display. Computer users operate a control in a single dimension (i.e., two directions—first embodiment) or in just one direction (second embodiment). Different input strategies allow a person using the one- or two-directional control method to emulate pointer functions and input characters or character strings. An embodiment augments antagonistic muscle groups for persons exhibiting adequate control in one direction but not the other. An additional embodiment uses available two-dimensional pointers but restricts their operation to one dimension. The output of existing sensors is converted to a form that can be input directly to a computer to be used with a one-dimensional control strategy. |
| US08013832B2 |
Liquid crystal display
A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix array; a plurality of gate lines applying a same gate signal to at least two rows of the pixels; a plurality of data lines crossing the gate lines; a TFT disposed at an intersection of each gate line and each data line; and a light source part sequentially providing at least two colors of light to each pixel every frame, thus enhancing a charging rate of each. |
| US08013825B2 |
Video system including a liquid crystal matrix display having a precharge phase with improved addressing method
In a method for addressing rows and columns in a liquid crystal display, each phase for addressing rows and columns in the display includes precharging pixels of the display before a row write, to apply a precharge voltage to all pixels. Depending on the selected black or white precharge level, the light box is either switched on permanently, or is switched on during each addressing phase immediately after the precharge or immediately after the row write. The display brightness is thus improved. The display may be of sequential color type. |
| US08013824B2 |
Sequence control unit, driving method thereof, and liquid crystal display device having the same
A sequence control unit includes a voltage input/output unit to receive a driving voltage, and to output the driving voltage after a delay time. A memory stores an output time corresponding to the driving voltage, a clock generating unit generates a clock, a clock counter counts the clock in response to a counting signal, and a sequence controller supplies the counting signal corresponding to the output timing to the clock counter from the memory. The sequence controller receives the number of clock cycles or time associated with the number of clock cycles counted by the clock counter as clock counting information, and controls the delay time output of the driving voltage according to the clock counting information. A driving method for driving the sequence control unit is disclosed, and the sequence control unit may be included in a liquid crystal display device. |
| US08013820B2 |
Pulse width driving method using multiple pulse
A method, device and computer program are detailed for modulating write light. For a plurality of pixel locations of an electro-optic layer of an optical write valve and across each of a plurality of consecutive frames, a set of pixel data bits is modulated across a first and a second pulse width period of the frame. The first and second pulse width periods, and adjacent pulse periods of sequential frames, are separated from one another by a pulse-off period that is at least equal to a response time of the electro-optic layer during which no bits are modulated. Separately in each frame, write light is output from each of the plurality of pixel locations according to the modulated pixel data bits in the frame. In an embodiment, the set of pixel data bits are modulated by applying a voltage at a pixel location of the electro-optic layer in synchronism with illuminating a light source that illuminates that pixel location. |
| US08013816B2 |
Light emitting display
A light emitting display includes a scan driver for generating a selection signal and applying it to a scan line, and a data driver for generating a data signal and applying it to a data line. The scan and data drivers are formed on the same substrate with the display area in which pixels are arranged in a matrix format. The data driver includes a shift register for generating shift signals shifted to sequentially have a first level and for outputting the shift signals through a plurality of output terminals, a plurality of test pads formed to be coupled to the plurality of output terminals of the shift register, and a demultiplexer for selectively applying the data signal input through a plurality of data buses to the data line in response to the first level of the shift signals. |
| US08013805B2 |
Automatic adjustment of display settings for remote viewing by an administrator
A system and method automatically scale the resolution of video output of a selected workstation blade so that an administrator can view the video output by the selected workstation blade in the same format as it is displayed at the user terminal associated with the selected workstation blade. The video is automatically switched from a multi-screen display to a single-screen display for both the user and the administrator so that the administrator may see the video output regardless of differences between the displays the user and the administrator each have. |
| US08013804B2 |
System and method for graphics remapping in hypervisor
A hypervisor operating system instantiates a virtual video driver to a main operating system that supports only one type of graphics adapter. The virtual driver handles graphics remapping among plural different display drivers associated with plural different display monitors to enable a computer to output data on multiple different monitors even though the main O.S. supports only one type of display driver. |
| US08013801B2 |
Ultra-wideband antenna with excellent design flexibility
An ultra-wideband antenna includes a zone, an excitation means, and an adapting means. The zone is defined between first and second shaped surfaces such as to form a radiating element. The first and second shaped surfaces are also rotationally symmetrical in relation to a longitudinal axis of the antenna, and are disposed opposite one another in respect of a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and that contains a horizontal axis. The first and second shaped surfaces are configured to control the characteristics of an electromagnetic field in the zone such that the antenna has an essentially-constant gain in the frequency band along an azimuth plane. The excitation means is configured to supply a signal in a localized manner in a central region of the zone. The adapting means is configured to promote a localized coupling between the excitation means and the zone. |
| US08013800B2 |
Multiband conformed folded dipole antenna
A multiband comformed-slotted-folded dipole antenna (200) having a unitary conformed shape conductor conforming to an internal communication device configuration (400). The antenna can include a folded dipole (203, 205, 209, 206, 204) forming a part of the unitary conformed shape and having a first portion (212 or 213) forming at least one slot in a slotted plane (220) and a second portion (210 or 211) forming at least one slot in a second plane (230) substantially perpendicular to the slotted plane. The at least one slot in the second plane controls high band antenna resonance and a length (209) of a metal portion in the slotted plane controls lower band resonance. Additional embodiments are disclosed. |
| US08013798B2 |
Below horizon antenna aiming
According to the invention, a system for aiming an antenna in a direction below-horizon is disclosed. The system may include a support member, a spherical structure, and at least one arm. The support member may be coupled with a surface. The spherical structure may be coupled with the support member and the spherical structure may be at least partially spherical in shape about a central point. The at least one arm may be rotatably coupled with the spherical structure. The at least one arm may be coupled with the antenna. The at least one arm may at least partially defines a void. And the support member may be at least partially disposed within the void when the antenna is aimed in the direction below-horizon. |
| US08013794B2 |
Surface mount antenna and antenna module
A surface mount antenna with small size and broadband is provided. The surface mount antenna includes: a substrate including a dielectric material or a magnetic material as a main material; a feed radiation conductor formed on the substrate, one end of the feed radiation conductor being a first feed end to be supplied with power, and the other end being a first open end; and a parasitic radiation conductor formed on the substrate at a distance from the feed radiation conductor, one end of the parasitic radiation conductor being a second feed end to be supplied with power from the feed radiation conductor through electromagnetic coupling, and the other end being a second open end. A region having a dielectric constant or a magnetic permeability lower than that of the main material of the substrate is provided between the feed radiation conductor and the parasitic radiation conductor. |
| US08013793B2 |
Multi-band antenna
A multi-band antenna, being made from an integrated metal patch, includes a grounding element, a first antenna and a second antenna, both of which are works in wireless local area net, and a third antenna working in wireless wide area net. The first, second, and third antennas extends from the grounding element and substantially along a lengthwise direction. |
| US08013792B2 |
Method and apparatus to minimize antenna backside signal response and ambiguity
Method and apparatus for minimizing antenna backside signal response and ambiguity in low frequency applications, particularly low frequency synthetic aperture radar (SAR). Various time delay elements are selectably switched into the signal path so as to cause a null to be placed in the antenna response pattern in the direction of undesired radar returns. The means for selectably switching may be dithered so as to introduce modulation onto the undesired radar return to aid in the discrimination and removal of the undesired radar return from the SAR image during post processing. |
| US08013787B2 |
Control and features for satellite positioning system receivers
Control and feature systems for processing signals from a satellite positioning system include an expert system receiver manager; a joint detection, carrier centering and bit sync acquisition subsystem; peak detection; a multi-dimensional measurement interpolation subsystem; a subsystem for mode switching between a navigational signal; and power control module for a receiver. |
| US08013785B2 |
Positioning system and positioning method
It is an object of the present invention to perform positioning at favorable positioning precision and in a favorable positioning time, according to whether a receiver is indoors or outdoors. A positioning server 10 comprises a reception state information acquisition component 12 that acquires reception state information indicating the reception state of a radio wave at a cellular terminal 20, a base station positioning calculator 13 that estimates the position of the cellular terminal 20 on the basis of the reception state information, an end decision component 14 that decides whether or not to end the position estimation on the basis of a specific end condition, and, if it is decided not to end, estimates the position of the cellular terminal 20 on the basis of new reception state information, an indoor/outdoor determination component 15 that determines whether the cellular terminal 20 is indoors or outdoors on the basis of the reception state information, and an end condition determination component 16 that determines the specific end condition on the basis of a result of determination by the indoor/outdoor determination component 15. |
| US08013784B2 |
Butler matrix for 3D integrated RF front-ends
A radar apparatus comprises a substrate having first and second sides, an antenna including radiative elements disposed on the first side of the substrate, a Butler matrix supported by the substrate having input and output ports, where each output port of the Butler matrix is electrically connected to a group of radiative elements, and input connections between a radio-frequency (RF) circuit and the input ports of the Butler matrix. The RF circuit may be supported by the second side of the substrate. |
| US08013783B2 |
Phased array antenna having integral calibration network and method for measuring calibration ratio thereof
A phased antenna arrangement and a method for estimating the calibration ratio of an active phased antenna having a plurality of phased array antenna elements are described. The phased antenna arrangement includes a plurality of antenna elements, a plurality of receiving channels, an injection unit for injection of calibrating signals into the receiving channels, a point RF-source, located in a far field zone, a distance measurement unit, an amplitude and phase measurement unit and a data processing unit. The method comprises injecting an internal calibrating signal having a known amplitude and phase to each antenna element. An external calibration signal from a stationary RF-source is sequentially injected to all of the phased array antenna elements so that different phases of the external calibration signal arrive at each of the antenna elements. The differences in phases of the external calibration signal reaching the antenna elements are compensated so as compute an effective signal amplitude that would reach all of the antenna elements at zero phase difference. Calibration ratio is calculated as the ratio between the amplitude of the internal calibrating signal to the effective signal amplitude of the external calibration signal. |
| US08013777B2 |
Electromagnetic wave absorber using resistive material
An electromagnetic wave absorber includes a ground layer made of a metal conductor, a dielectric layer formed on the ground layer, and a unit cell pattern made of a resistive material, and formed on the dielectric layer. The unit cell pattern includes a fundamental patch having a regular square shape, in which a rectangular recess is formed on the center of each of the respective sides, the fundamental patch being located at the center of each of the unit cell pattern, and half cross dipole patches, which are respectively disposed at the four sides of the fundamental patch at a regular angle so as to be engaged with the recesses formed on the respective sides of the fundamental patch at a regular interval. |
| US08013775B2 |
Radio frequency absorber
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a radio frequency absorber that is operative for absorbing electromagnetic energy, scattering electromagnetic signals, and/or attenuating electromagnetic signals. In accordance with certain aspects of the invention, the radio frequency absorber is substantially flat and comprises an absorbing surface. The absorbing surface is operative to absorb electromagnetic energy, scatter electromagnetic signals, and/or attenuate electromagnetic signals. In exemplary embodiments of the invention, the radio frequency absorber comprises a plurality of holes disposed within the radio frequency absorber. The radio frequency absorber, according to various embodiments of the present invention, is configured to reduce cavity oscillations and/or cavity modes and resonances within an integrated circuit device, such as a device that houses a monolithic microwave integrated circuit. |
| US08013774B2 |
Remote control device with directional mode indicator
Methods, systems, and products disclose a remote control device that controls multiple consumer electronics devices based on orientation. |
| US08013773B2 |
Rail to rail flash
An analog lo digital converter comprising: a first set comprising nodes defined by circuitry such that each node is at a respective voltage, the voltages on the nodes being in an orderly progression between the voltage of a first current source and the voltage of a first input node; a second set comprising nodes defined by circuitry such that each node is at a respective voltage, the voltages on the nodes being in an orderly progression between the voltage of a second current source and the voltage of a second input node; a plurality of comparators, each comparator being arranged to compare the voltage on a node in the first set with the voltage on a respective node in the second set; and a pair of switching devices arranged between the first current source and the first set of nodes, the first switching device of the pair connected so as to supply the current from the first current source to all said nodes in the first set, and the second switching device of the pair connected so as to supply the current from the first current source to a subset of said nodes in the first set which are closest in voltage to the voltage of the first input node. |
| US08013767B2 |
Analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) dynamic range and gain control
The present invention relates to a method for using the peak-to-average power ratio (PAR) of signals received by a receiver to control the gain of the receiver for an analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) and/or to control the dynamic range of the ADC. |
| US08013763B2 |
Method and apparatus for unit interval calculation
A method is provided. In this method, a clock signal and an input signal are received, where the input signal is a Manchester encoded signal. A unit interval (UI) number is incremented for each UI received upon receipt of a valid UI. The UI number is compared to a plurality of threshold values after the each increment of the UI number, where each threshold value is associated with at least one of a plurality of sum values. For each threshold value, once exceeded by the UI number, its sum value is incremented for each cycle of the clock signal, and a plurality of window lengths are calculated, where each window is calculated based at least in part on at least one of the sum values at predetermined values of the UI number. |
| US08013758B2 |
Warning device and method for vehicle
An obstacle detecting portion (11) on a vehicle detects an obstacle behind the vehicle. A CPU (20) detects the direction of the driver's line of sight based on a driver's face image captured by a camera (12). The CPU (20) determines whether the direction of the driver's line of sight directed to mirrors (51L, 51R) reflecting an image of the obstacle behind the vehicle. According to the result of the determination, the CPU (20) sets the level of an alarm to be outputted by warning signal outputting portions (15, 16). |
| US08013752B2 |
Weighted output sensor
A sensor comprises a sensing element to generate output signals corresponding to receiving signals received from an object and an evaluation unit coupled to the sensing element and weighting the output signals from the sensing element with at least one switching threshold to generate object detection signals. The evaluation unit includes a key adapted to selectively reset the at least one switching threshold to higher and lower values through differences in activation of the key. |
| US08013743B2 |
Marker for a magnetic theft protection system and method for its production
Disclosed are markers for a magnetic theft protection system, which markers contain at least one oblong alarm strip made of an amorphous ferromagnetic alloy and at least one activation strip made of a molybdenum-free semi-hard magnetic alloy consisting essentially of NiaMbFeRest, wherein M is one or more of the elements from the group including Cr, W and V, and wherein a and b are weight percentages such that 15% by weight≦a≦25% by weight, and 2% by weight≦b≦8% by weight. The activation strip has a coercive force Hc of 10 A/cm to 25 A/cm and a remanence Br of at least 0.9 T. |
| US08013740B2 |
System and method for securing and displaying items for merchandising
A system and method for automatically advertising items put on display, as well as protecting those items against theft. The system and method include an event sensor associated with the item and connected to a monitoring and alarm transmitter for initiating an advertising experience on an associated and local graphic display whenever the item is manipulated or approached by a patron. Should the item be removed or taken from its display stand, a wireless alarm is automatically transmitted to a receiver of an authorized person. The system and method also perform a logging function when a patron approaches the item or removes it without taking it away. The system and method also include the ability to provide power to electronic items that are on display. |
| US08013738B2 |
Hierarchical storage manager (HSM) for intelligent storage of large volumes of data
The present invention is a video surveillance, storage, and alerting system having the following components. One or more surveillance cameras capture video data having attribute data, the attribute data representing importance of the surveillance cameras. One or more video analytics devices process the video data from one or more of the surveillance cameras and detect primitive video events in the video data. A network management module monitors network status of the surveillance cameras, and the video analytics devices, and generates network events reflective of the network status of all subsystems. A correlation engine correlates two or more primitive video events from the video analytics devices weighted by the attribute data of the surveillance cameras used to capture the video data, and network events from the network management module weighted by attribute data of device corresponding to the network event. An alerting engine generates one or more alerts and performs one or more actions based on the correlation performed by the correlation engine. |
| US08013736B2 |
Alarm and alarm management system for remote tracking devices
A system and method of implementing an alarm hierarchy in a remote tracking device tracked by a monitoring center is described. The remote tracking device is worn by a wearer and includes a location determining mechanism, a wireless communication mechanism and a processor operable to monitor the status of the remote tracking device and to compare the location of the remote tracking device to a set of programmed rules. Detected alarm conditions and corresponding automated responses are escalated, respectively, in response to detecting the alarm conditions remain unresolved. |
| US08013734B2 |
Personal safety mobile notification system
Described embodiments provide a method of alarm notification. An alert mode of a mobile device is activated based on an emergency situation in an area. The mobile device transmits an indication of the emergency situation to a communication network control system. The communication network control system confirms the indication of the emergency situation to the mobile device and notifies emergency personnel of the indication of the emergency situation. The communication network control system transmits an indication of the emergency situation to one or more additional mobile devices in the area. |
| US08013731B2 |
Apparatus and method for processing data collected via wireless network sensors
An apparatus for processing data collected via a wireless network sensor includes modules for receiving and processing the data. The wireless network sensor includes a plurality of sensors for detecting events occurring proximate the sensors, a processor for receiving and processing data from the sensors, and a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting data. The apparatus also includes modules for parsing events, episodes, vectors, links, and paths based upon the received data. The paths can be used to generate a representation of traffic patterns in a space monitored by wireless network sensors. |
| US08013730B2 |
Customization of personal emergency features for security systems
The inventive system and method comprises a processor operable to detect an event, storage having detailed data corresponding to the event, an input device operable to receive the detailed data, one or more display devices, and an audio output device, wherein when an event is detected, a display is produced on one or more of the display devices and output on the audio output device in accordance with the detailed data corresponding to the event. In one embodiment, the detailed data includes a list of emergency telephone numbers corresponding to the event and an emergency message. In one embodiment, the input device is a graphics keypad that houses the processor, the storage, and at least one of the one or more display devices. The audio output device can be a speaker, and a microphone audio circuit. In one embodiment, the storage has battery backup. |
| US08013714B2 |
RFID sensor using pulse processing
A radio frequency identification device having sensing elements incorporated in its tags, and the sensing value determines the width of a sensing pulse in its RFID code. Through a pulse-processing unit, during communication, digital sensing values are obtained by measuring the width of the sensing pulse. Since only discrete signals exist, the tag device is insensitive to the fluctuation in its power supply voltage, which is derived from a continuous wave RF carrier. |
| US08013712B2 |
Overvoltage protection
An overvoltage protection device includes a slide-in protective member and at least one non-linear resistance element in the slide-in protective member. A cable is connected to the at least one non-linear resistance element by solder, and a sliding member is biased against the cable. The sliding member is capable of reciprocal movement in the slide-in protective member. A visual indicator lever is engaged with the sliding member so that movement of the sliding member moves the visual indicator. A positioning element is engaged with the sliding member so that movement of the sliding member moves the positioning element. |
| US08013706B2 |
System for contactless energy transmission
System for contactless energy transmission includes a primary side winding and a secondary side winding that is rotatable relative to the primary side winding, a coil core being provided on the primary side winding, whose sectional view in at least one sectional plane containing the axis of rotation is formed as a U shape or C shape around the winding region of the primary side winding. |
| US08013692B2 |
Boundary acoustic wave device
A boundary acoustic wave device includes an electrode structure that is provided at the interface between a piezoelectric substrate and a dielectric layer. The electrode structure defines a ladder filter in which at least two ground pads of a plurality of ground pads, to be connected to a ground potential, provided on the piezoelectric substrate are electrically connected by a connection conductor provided on the dielectric layer, and all of the ground pads are electrically connected. |
| US08013691B2 |
Device and connecting method for connecting power-supply terminals to a power-supply bus based on noise intensities
One end of a power-supply bus is connected to a power supply through a ferrite bead. The power-supply bus is connected to power-supply terminals. The power-supply terminals are connected at positions in such a manner that a terminal with a higher intensity is connected closer to the other end of the power-supply bus. Ground terminals are connected to ground. Capacitors are bypass capacitors or decoupling capacitors, for example, and connected between respective power-supply terminals and ground. |
| US08013690B2 |
Electronically tunable, absorptive, low-loss notch filter
An electronically tuned, absorptive, low-loss notch filter with high RF power handling capability is obtained using a four-port quadrature hybrid coupler connected to a matched pair of band pass resonator devices and resistive terminations. The notch filter design uses series-only tuning elements for the band pass resonator devices to raise the RF power handling of the band pass resonators far above conventional techniques while also being tunable at high speeds. The notch filter architecture and method can be used for interference cancellation in a wide range of wireless technologies, such as cellular phone, wireless routers, hand-held radios, satellite communications, and any other environments where there are a number of wireless technologies in close signal proximity. |
| US08013688B2 |
Liquid crystalline polymer and multilayer polymer-based passive signal processing components for RF/wireless multi-band applications
The present invention provides all organic fully-packaged miniature bandpass filters, baluns, diplexers, multiplexers, couplers and a combination of the above manufactured using liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) and other multilayer polymer based substrates. These devices are manufactured using one or more LCP layers having integrated passive components formed thereon to provide the density and performance necessary for multi-band wireless devices. In the designs involving multiple LCP layers, the LCP layers are separated by prepeg layers. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, coplanar waveguide, hybrid stripline/coplanar waveguide and/or microstrip topologies are utilized to form the integrated passive components, and the devices can be mass produced on large area panels at least 18 inches by 12 inches with line widths smaller than 10 um. |
| US08013687B2 |
Ortho-mode transducer with TEM probe for coaxial waveguide
An ortho-mode transducer may include an annular common waveguide defined by an outside surface of an inner conductor and an inside surface of an outer conductor, the outside surface and the inside surface concentric about a waveguide axis. A first port may couple a first TE11 mode to the annular common waveguide. A second port may couple a second TE11 mode to the annular common waveguide, the second TE11 mode orthogonal to the first TE11 mode. A TEM probe may suppress resonance of a TEM mode within the annular common waveguide. |
| US08013686B2 |
Miniaturized multilayer hybrid-phase signal splitter circuit
A miniaturized multilayer hybrid-phase signal splitter circuit is proposed, which is fully equivalent in function to a conventional rat-race coupler, but with a specialized circuit layout structure that allows its IC implementation to be more miniaturized than the conventional rat-race coupler. The proposed hybrid-phase signal splitter circuit features the use of a multilayer substrate for the layout of six transmission lines in such a manner that the transmission lines in the middle layer are inductively coupled to the transmission lines on the overlying layer as well as the transmission lines on the underlying layer to form a Marchand balun. In IC implementation, the required layout area is only about 10% of the layout area for the conventional rat-race coupler. |
| US08013685B2 |
Broadband transition from a via interconnection to a planar transmission line in a multilayer substrate
According to one embodiment, a broadband transition to joint a via structure and a planar transmission line in a multilayer substrate is formed as an intermediate connection between the signal via pad and the planar transmission line disposed at the same conductor layer. The transverse dimensions of the transition are equal to the via pad diameter at the one end and strip width at another end; The length of the transition can be equal to the characteristic dimensions of the clearance hole in the direction of the planar transmission line or defined as providing the minimal excess inductive reactance in time-domain according to numerical diagrams obtained by three-dimensional full-wave simulations. |
| US08013684B2 |
Radio frequency noise and interference suppression in an integrated circuit
In an integrated circuit having a number of circuit units on a single semiconductor chip, particularly in a system-on-chip integrated circuit including an integrated transceiver, interference between the circuit units is suppressed using on-chip resonant elements. Each resonant element has at least one on-chip capacitor and at least one on-chip conductive line constituting an inductance. The capacitance-inductance combinations are arranged to be resonant at one or more frequencies at which radio frequency energy is generated by the circuit units. The capacitive part of each series resonant combination is formed as a plurality of capacitor elements forming in an array to minimise self-inductance. Also disclosed is a filtering arrangement in which each circuit unit is individually supplied from the tap of a series resistive-capacitance combination to provide low-pass filtering. The resistance of such a combination may be configured as an FET to allow the circuit unit to be individually powered down to a low leakage state. |
| US08013681B2 |
Wide spectrum radio transmit architecture
A communications device (100) includes a frequency divider circuit (106) having a plurality of frequency division ratios. The device also includes at least one phase-lock loop (PLL) circuit (101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 112) coupled to at least a signal input of the frequency divider circuit. The PLL circuit includes a local oscillator (LO) circuit (104) including a plurality of voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs) having different frequency tuning ranges. The device further includes at least one control input (105) coupled to at least the frequency divider circuit and the PLL circuit for specifying one of the plurality of VCOs and one of the plurality of frequency division ratios of the frequency divider circuit. |
| US08013679B2 |
Operational amplifier
An operational amplifier capable of suppressing power consumption and noise generation includes an offset modifier including a differential amplification circuit, and an offset memory for storing an offset voltage using a latch circuit. The differential amplification circuit includes first and second NMOS transistors connected to an input terminal, first and second PMOS transistors respectively connected to drains of the first and second NMOS transistors, a third NMOS transistor connected to sources of the first and second NMOS transistors, a third PMOS transistor connected to a source of the second PMOS transistor, a fourth NMOS transistor connected to the third PMOS transistor, to form an output to be applied to the offset memory, and left and right modification blocks each connected to an associated one of the first and second NMOS transistor in parallel. |
| US08013672B2 |
Programmable gain amplifier and embedded filter
There is provided an integrated circuit having a programmable gain amplifier and an embedded filter. The programmable gain amplifier and the filter comprise a gain element having an inverting input for receiving an input and a feedback signal, a non-inverting input coupled to ground, and an output. The gain element also has one or more feedback loops coupling the output of the gain element to the inverting input of the gain element. Each feedback loop has a switch coupled in series with at least one passive component. Each switch has a first state to connect the corresponding feedback loop and a second state to disconnect the corresponding feedback loop. Each switch is programmatically configurable to provide a first gain and a first bandwidth and a second gain and a second bandwidth such that the first bandwidth is substantially equal to the second bandwidth. |
| US08013668B1 |
Bias current compensation device and method
A compensation device that can include a bias-able device, a bias circuit that provides the bias-able device with a bias current, a signal conditioner selectively coupled to the bias-able device, and an emulator. The signal conditioner and emulator can divert current from the bias-able device in an operational and calibration mode, respectively. In calibration mode, the emulator generates a compensation current that is combined with a sense current so that the sense current equals the bias current. |
| US08013663B2 |
Preventing reverse input current in a driver system
In one embodiment, a method is provided for preventing reverse input current from flowing into a power source. The method includes: providing a system having a plurality of operating modes for driving a load, wherein in each operating mode the power delivered to the load is a multiple of the power output from the power source; transitioning the system from one operating mode into another operating mode under predetermined conditions; if the power delivered to the load is greater than the power delivered to the power source, delaying the transition of the system from the one operating mode into the other operating mode |
| US08013662B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating internal voltage in semiconductor integrated circuit
An internal voltage generating apparatus includes: a voltage detector that detects the level of the internal voltage and outputs a fixed level detection signal and a variable level detection signal. An oscillation controller generates an oscillation enable signal according to whether the fixed level detection signal and the variable level detection signal are enabled. An internal voltage generator generates the internal voltage in response to the oscillation enable signal. |
| US08013659B2 |
Programmable signal routing
A distributed signal multiplexer circuit programmably routes electronic signals. The circuit includes at least two distributor subcircuits. Each distributor subcircuit is configured to connect an input port to an output port through a switch, with a state of each switch being controlled by information received at a control port. The first and second distributor subcircuits are part of a first and second power domain, respectively. The distributed multiplexer circuit also includes an aggregator subcircuit. The aggregator subcircuit is configured to have a first input port connected with the output port of the first distributor subcircuit, a second input port connected to the output port of the second distributor subcircuit, and the output port signal being a signal selected from among the signals received at the input ports of the distributor subcircuits. |
| US08013654B1 |
Clock generator, pulse generator utilizing the clock generator, and methods thereof
A clock generator for generating a first target clock signal includes: a control circuit, receiving a reference clock signal, and for generating a first clock enable signal and a first delay selecting signal according to the reference clock signal; a first clock gating unit, coupled to the control circuit, for receiving the reference clock signal and the first clock enable signal, and for passing the reference clock signal according to the first clock enable signal to generate a first clock gated signal; and a first delay module, coupled to the first clock gating unit, for delaying the first clock gated signal according to the first delay selecting signal to generate the first target clock signal. |
| US08013653B2 |
Method, system and device for eliminating intra-pair skew
A method, system and device for eliminating intra-pair skew are disclosed. The method includes: measuring a phase difference between the received differential signals as a transmission delay difference; and compensating delays of the differential signals using the transmission delay difference, to eliminate intra-pair skew of the differential signals. A phase difference measuring apparatus is used to measure a phase difference between the differential signals as the transmission delay difference, so that the transmission delay difference may be adjusted according to the phase difference. Therefore, the procedure for eliminating intra-pair skew is effectively simplified, and the effect of adjusting the transmission delay difference is improved. |
| US08013651B2 |
Signal converter for wireless communication and receiving device using the same
The present invention relates to a signal converting device and receiving device in a wireless communication system. The receiving device of the wireless communication system includes a differential signal converter for receiving a single ended radio frequency signal and converting it into a differential radio frequency signal, and a frequency down converter for down converting the differential radio frequency signal to down frequency signal. |
| US08013649B2 |
Dynamic clock feedback latch
A dynamic clock feedback latch includes a feedback path that generates a data value on an output as a function of data inputs in response to a clock input going low and generates a latching value on the output after a delay from the clock input going high. A first transistor pre-charges a node high while the clock input is low. A second transistor provides a drain path for draining the node low from the pre-charged value while the clock input is high. The output controls a third transistor during the delay to drain the node to a low value if the data value is high and to retain the high value if the data value is low. The feedback path generates the predetermined latching value on the output after the delay to cause an inverted value of the data value to be latched onto the node. |
| US08013643B2 |
Source driver
A source driver, which has a first resistor string, a first digital-to-analog converter, and a channel buffer, is provided. The first resistor string has a plurality of resistors connected in series, wherein each of the resistors of the first resistor string provides a corresponding gamma voltage. The first digital-to-analog converter is coupled to the resistors of the first resistor string. The digital-to-analog converter selectively outputs one of gamma voltages provided by the resistors as a first output voltage according to a data code. The channel buffer is coupled to an output terminal of the first digital-to-analog converter to output a second output voltage by shifting a voltage level of the first output voltage. |
| US08013639B2 |
MOS integrated circuit and electronic equipment including the same
A MOS integrated circuit includes: a voltage-to-current conversion circuit configured to convert first and second voltages to a first current having a current value corresponding to the first voltage and a second current having a current value corresponding to the second voltage; and a current comparison circuit configured to compare the respective current values of the first and second currents and to output a voltage showing the comparison result. Oxide films of MOS transistors of the current comparison circuit are thinner than oxide films of MOS transistors of the voltage-to-current conversion circuit. |
| US08013635B2 |
Multi-mode circuit and a method for preventing degradation in the multi-mode circuit
Multi-mode circuit (the circuit) and a method for preventing degradation in the circuit. The circuit includes a first transistor that enables functioning of the circuit in a first mode. The first transistor is responsive to a first signal to become inactive when the circuit enters into a second mode, thereby preventing degradation of the first transistor when the circuit enters into the second mode. A second transistor is coupled to the first transistor. The second transistor is responsive to a second signal to generate a third signal. A third transistor is coupled to the second transistor. The third transistor is responsive to the third signal to become inactive when the circuit enters into the second mode, thereby preventing degradation of the third transistor when the circuit enters into the second mode. |
| US08013633B2 |
Thin film transistor logic
A thin-film logic circuit, which can be fabricated entirely of TFTs of the same conductivity type, includes a logic stage connected to a supply voltage and a level shifter connected to a wider voltage range provided by the supply voltage and ground. The logic circuit produces output signals with full rail-to-rail signal range from ground to the supply voltage and can implement or include a basic logic component such as an inverter, a NAND gate, or a NOR gate or more complicated circuits in which many basic logic components are cascaded together. Such logic circuits can be fabricated directly on flexible structures or large areas such as in flat panel displays. |
| US08013632B1 |
Integrated circuit with global hotsocket architecture
Integrated circuits such as programmable logic devices are provided with hotsocket detection circuitry. The hotsocket detection circuitry monitors signals on data pins and power supply voltages. If the data pins become active before the power supply voltages have reached appropriate levels, a hotsocket condition is identified. When a hotsocket condition is identified, driver circuitry on the integrated circuit can be disabled by a hotsocket signal. The integrated circuit may include multiple blocks of input-output circuitry, each of which includes a local hotsocket circuit that uses global hotsocket and power-on-reset signals in disabling input-output circuitry in that input-output block. A power supply circuit in each input-output block may ensure that the local hotsocket circuit in that input-output block is powered. |
| US08013629B2 |
Reconfigurable logic automata
A family of reconfigurable asynchronous logic elements that interact with their nearest neighbors permits reconfigurable implementation of circuits that are asynchronous at the bit level, rather than at the level of functional blocks. These elements pass information by means of tokens. Each cell is self-timed, and cells that are configured as interconnect perform at propagation delay speeds, so no hardware non-local connections are needed. A reconfigurable asynchronous logic element comprises a set of edges for communication with at least one neighboring cell, each edge having an input for receiving tokens from neighboring cells and an output for transferring tokens to at least one neighboring cell, circuitry configured to perform a logic operation utilizing received tokens as inputs and to produce an output token reflecting the result of the logic operation, and circuitry. A reconfigurable lattice of asynchronous logic automata comprises a plurality of reconfigurable logic automata that compute by locally passing state tokens and are reconfigured by the directed shifting of programming instructions through neighboring logic elements. |
| US08013628B2 |
Circuit having an active clock shielding structure and semiconductor intergrated circuit including the same
A circuit having an active clock shielding structure includes a logic circuit that receives a clock signal and performs a logic operation based on the clock signal, a power gating circuit that switches a mode of the logic circuit between an active mode and an sleep mode based on a power gating signal, a clock signal transmission line that transmits the clock signal to the logic circuit, and at least one power gating signal transmission line that transmits the power gating signal to the power gating circuit and functions as a shielding line pair with the clock signal transmission line. |
| US08013626B2 |
Test apparatus and driver circuit
Provided is a test apparatus that tests a device under test, comprising a driver circuit that generates an output signal according to a prescribed input pattern and supplies the output signal to the device under test; and a measuring section that judges acceptability of the device under test by measuring a response signal output by the device under test. The driver circuit includes an input terminal that receives the input pattern; a switching section that operates according to a logic value of the input pattern to generate the output signal; and an emphasized component generating section that is provided between the input terminal and the switching section, and that (i) generates an emphasized component according to a prescribed high frequency component of the input pattern and (ii) superimposes the emphasized component onto a voltage supplied to the switching section. |
| US08013624B2 |
Electronic device test apparatus and method of mounting of performance board in electronic device test apparatus
An electronic device test apparatus comprising: a test apparatus body for testing IC devices formed on a wafer for electrical characteristics; a probe card for electrically connecting the IC devices and the test apparatus body; a prober for pushing the wafer against the probe card so as to electrically connect the IC devices and the probe card; an abutting mechanism extending toward the back surface of the probe card and abutting against the back surface of the probe card; and a lock mechanism fixing the extension of the abutting mechanism in the state with the abutting mechanism abutting against the back surface of the probe card. |
| US08013623B2 |
Double sided probing structures
A test configuration for double sided probing of a device under test includes a holder to secure the device under test in a first orientation, a calibration substrate secured in a second orientation and a probe capable of calibration using the calibration substrate and probing the device under test. |
| US08013620B2 |
Test handler and loading method thereof
When a test handler loads semiconductor devices of user trays onto a test tray, the test handler adjusts a front/rear pitch or a right/left pitch between the semiconductor devices, adjusts the right/left pitch or the front/rear pitch, and loads the semiconductor devices. The test handler can sequentially adjust individually the front/rear pitch and the right/left pitch between the semiconductor devices, thereby reducing the apparatus weight and the loading time. |
| US08013616B2 |
Type A USB receptacle with plug detection
A modified Series A universal serial bus (USB) receptacle connector is equipped with the functionality to allow the electronic system in which it resides to be configured either as a host device or a peripheral device. The modified USB Series A receptacle connector, according to one embodiment of the invention may include a mechanism such as an additional pin or a mechanical switch to detect the presence of a standard USB Series A plug being inserted into it. Upon detection of a plug, an algorithm may allow the system to determine whether it is to act as a host device or a peripheral device and to determine which device supplies power. |
| US08013615B2 |
Diagnostic circuit and method of testing a circuit
A diagnostic circuit is configured for connecting to a unit under test that has a load and a sinusoidal source. The diagnostic circuit includes a voltage sensing device that has an input for sensing a signal, a first terminal for connecting to the load, a second terminal for connecting to the sinusoidal source, and a relay connected between the first and second terminals for connecting the sinusoidal source to the load. Clamping diodes are provide for clamping a sinusoidal signal and include a first clamping diode connected between a D/C voltage source and the input and a second clamping diode connected between ground and the input. A resistor is connected between the D/C voltage source and the first terminal. The diagnostic circuit verifies the operational functionality of the load, related wiring and connections. |
| US08013614B2 |
System and method for enhanced accuracy in cable diagnostics of cable length
A system and method for enhanced accuracy in cable diagnostics of cable length. Conventional cable diagnostics such as time domain reflectometry can be used to determine cable length. This conventional technique can have accuracy limitations in certain situation such as with perfectly terminated cable. A cable length can also be determined through the use of link delay measurements that are based on clock synchronization between nodes in a network. Notwithstanding the accuracy issues of these link delay measurements, overall accuracy can be increased through the combination of the two cable length delay measurements into a final estimate. |
| US08013613B2 |
Voltage indicator test mechanism
An electrical safety monitor includes line inputs for an L1, an L2, an L3, and a GND three-phase connections, a line monitoring circuit having a plurality of light indicators and configured to produce light if voltage exists between any two of the line inputs to thereby indicate presence of voltage to a user, and a current generating circuit electrically connected to the line monitoring circuit and adapted to generate a test current to the line inputs to transition the device from dead to live thereby allowing the user to discern between a failure state of the line monitoring circuit and an off state of the line monitoring circuit. The current inducing circuit can include a magnet which induces the test current, stored energy, a photocell, an electroactive material or other means for generating the test current. |
| US08013610B1 |
High-Q self tuning locating transmitter
A high-Q human-portable, battery-powered self-correcting tunable resonator in a transmitter apparatus for inducing alternating currents of high quality in buried conductors to facilitate their location. The transmitter apparatus employs an FET-driven capacitive tuning circuit and a coil design that achieves high precision, high-quality transmission signals, and which is equipped with a high-voltage booster for facilitating fault-localization applications. |
| US08013609B2 |
Detuning circuit and detuning method for an MRI system
The present invention relates to a magnetic resonance imaging system and a corresponding method having a transmit phase and a receive phase. Further, the present invention relates to a detuning circuit and a corresponding detuning method for detuning an RF receive coil during the transmit phase in such a magnetic resonance imaging system. In high-field MRI systems the transmit mode operating frequency is higher than normal high breakdown voltage rectifiers can handle when they are used to forward bias a passive detuning circuit PIN diode switch. The proposed circuit uses a current-limiting capacitor (C5) in series with a fast (e.g. schottky) rectifier diode (V2) with a reverse breakdown voltage of e.g. 20 volts and a fast reverse recovery time to generate a DC current. The rectifying circuit is isolated from the PIN diode (V1) with a relatively high-value inductor (L2), which ensures that no harmful transient current spikes can flow from the PIN diode anode to the rectifying circuit. The inductor (L2) still passes and maintains the DC current generated by the rectifying circuit through the PIN diode, thus enabling the robust forward-biasing of the PIN-diode during transmit mode. The use of a fast (and thus low-power) rectifier results in less dissipation on the detuning circuit, and helps in fulfilling the surface temperature limits posed on receiver coils. |
| US08013602B2 |
NMR clinical analyzers and related methods, systems, modules and computer program products for clinical evaluation of biosamples
Methods, computer program products and apparatus automate clinical NMR in vitro diagnostic analyzers. The clinical analyzer can automatically electronically monitor selected parameters and automatically electronically adjust parameters to maintain the analyzer within desired operational ranges.The clinical NMR analyzers can be configured as a networked system with a plurality of clinical NMR analyzers located at different use sites; and at least one remote control system in communication with one or a plurality of clinical NMR analyzers, the at least one remote system configured to monitor selected local operating parameters associated with a respective clinical NMR analyzer. |
| US08013601B2 |
Methods for determining in situ the viscosity of heavy oil using nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation time measurements
The viscosity η (in centipoise) of a heavy oil sample is determined according to an equation of the form ln η η g = - C 1 * ( T - c ′ 246 ) c ″ 47.10 + ( T - c ′ 246 ) , where T is the temperature of the heavy oil, T2LM is the logarithmic mean of the T2 distribution of the sample obtainable from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements, c′=1.0±0.05, c″=1.0±0.04, ηg is the glass transition temperature viscosity of the heavy oil and a function of T2LM, and C1 is a variable which is a constant for the heavy oil and is a function of T2LM. Both C1 and ηg are considered functions of certain NMR values associated with the heavy oil sample, with ηg and C1 preferably estimated by empirically fitting data to the equations ln T2LM=a′+b′ ln ηg and ln T2LM=a″+b″C1, where a′, b′, a″ and b″ are constants. |
| US08013592B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting the phase wiring of an arbitrary unknown phase voltage relative to a reference phase voltage
The technology relates to detecting the wiring phase of an unknown phase voltage relative to a reference phase voltage in an electric power distribution system having a polyphase power line. In order to reliably detect the wiring phase at the remote location relative to a reference wiring phase even if the remote location is at a larger distance from the reference location, at least one relay location is arranged between the reference location and the remote location and connected to the wiring phase of the polyphase power line. A first phase relation is detected between the reference wiring phase voltage at the reference location and the wiring phase voltage at the relay location. A second phase relation is detected between the wiring phase voltage at the relay location and the wiring phase voltage at the remote location. The wiring phase of the remote location relative to the wiring phase at the reference location is detected based on the first phase relation and the second phase relation. The technology is advantageous in that a direct communication channel between the remote location and the reference location for detecting the phase relation is not required. |
| US08013589B2 |
Semiconductor device
A device includes a measurement target circuit including a first circuit, a switch provided to a measurement node of the first circuit and a second circuit connected to the measurement node of the first circuit through the switch; and a current measuring circuit including a reference current source group connected to the measurement node through the switch and making a reference current of a predetermined value flow into the first circuit, a sample hold circuit connected to the measurement node, and sampling and holding the potential of the measurement node when the first circuit is connected to the second circuit by the switch, and a comparator connected to the measurement node and an output of the sample hold circuit and comparing an output of the sample hold circuit with the potential of the measurement node when the first circuit is connected to the reference current source group by the switch. |
| US08013588B2 |
Reference voltage circuit
Provided is a reference voltage circuit capable of generating a temperature-independent reference voltage more stably. Each of N-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistors (1) and (2) has a source and a back gate that are short-circuited, and hence threshold voltages (Vth1) and (Vth2) of the NMOS transistors (1) and (2) respectively depend only on process fluctuations in the NMOS transistors (1) and (2) and not on process fluctuations in other elements. As a result, a temperature-independent reference voltage (Vref) may be generated more stably. |
| US08013585B2 |
DC-DC converter and DC-DC power conversion method employing overcurrent protection
An overcurrent detection circuit (50 in FIG. 1) in a DC-DC converter is connected to a switching control circuit (1), and detects an inductor current flowing through an inductor (L) during the ON control of a switching element (Mn), so as to decide whether the inductor current has decreased down to a prescribed value. The switching control circuit (1) alters the switching timing of a control signal to extend the OFF state of a switching element (Mp) until the decrease of the inductor current to a predetermined magnitude is decided by the overcurrent detection circuit (50). Even when a delay is involved in an overcurrent detection operation, the DC-DC converter is still capable of overcurrent limitation. |
| US08013583B2 |
Dynamic switch power converter
The present invention provides a dynamic switch power conversion circuit to improve the efficiency of a solar cell array, and specifically to operate the solar cell array under various sunlight intensities, especially under low light conditions. In an embodiment of the invention, the dynamic switch power conversion circuit comprises: a processor to continuously monitor the power output of a solar panel under varying sunlight conditions, and a switching converter circuit comprising a plurality of circuit operations for different optimum power conversion. The processor gathers the output power from the solar panel and then uses predetermined power curves related to maximum generated power versus sunlight conditions of that particular solar panel to switch the switching converter circuit to a circuit operation particular suited to that sunlight condition to achieve the maximum power generated from the solar panel. |
| US08013578B2 |
Alternator
The present invention relates to an alternator comprising: an alternator stator (2) comprising a main secondary winding (7) delivering an output voltage; at least one auxiliary winding (3); and an exciter field winding (5) powered by the auxiliary winding(s); a regulator (20) for regulating the output voltage of the alternator; and an alternator rotor (8) comprising an exciter secondary winding (6); a rotary field winding (4) powered by the exciter secondary winding (6); and a control circuit (10) for controlling the power supply to the rotary field winding (4) and configured to maintain the amplitude of the output voltage from the alternator at a predetermined level by controlling the power supply to the rotary field winding (4) in response to a control signal coming from the voltage regulator (20), the auxiliary winding(s) (3) generating a voltage because they are exposed to a varying magnetic field generated by the rotary field winding (4) in rotation. |
| US08013577B2 |
Charging system, charging apparatus and battery pack
A charging system includes a secondary battery which includes a heat-resistant member between a negative electrode and a positive electrode thereof, a charging-voltage supply section which conducts a constant-voltage charge of the secondary battery, a charge control section which controls the operation of the charging-voltage supply section, and a mode-setting acceptance section which chooses and accepts the setting of either of an ordinary charge mode and a high-voltage charge mode. When the ordinary charge mode is accepted, the charge control section conducts a constant-voltage charge of the secondary battery by supplying a voltage equal to, or below, the reference voltage, and when the high-voltage charge mode is accepted, the charge control section conducts a constant-voltage charge of the secondary battery by supplying a voltage above the reference voltage. |
| US08013574B2 |
Discharge controller
There is provided a discharge controller for a multiple cell battery that has a plurality of storage cells connected in series with each other. A discharge path from the storage cell is connected a load. The discharge controller includes: cell voltage detection units for detecting respective cell voltages of the storage cells; a switch group comprising a plurality of switches each connected between the storage cells; and a control unit for performing ON/OFF control on the respective switches individually in response to detection results detected by the cell voltage detection units so as to form the discharge path from the storage cell to the load. |
| US08013569B2 |
Renewable energy vehicle charging station
A renewable energy system for directly charging electric and hybrid vehicles is shown for areas with modest wind resources and/or solar resources. The invention consists of a composite stanchion for mounting on a base in a parking lot that is both capable of supporting a medium sized wind turbine (or solar array) and serving as a battery storage and charging control station. Significant improvements in blade pitch adjustment and cost reduction for wind turbine blades allow the system to operate at an acceptable cost in areas with modest winds and avoid the need for remotely supplied renewable electricity in areas of high population density. In turn, this will allow for increased electrical grid stability through increased use of distributed generation. |
| US08013565B2 |
Motor control device, control method, and control program
The temperature of a stator coil is measured by a temperature sensor (14), amplified by a stator coil temperature amplifier (21), and transmitted to a vehicle control section (23). Further, motor cooling oil (17) for cooling the outer periphery of the stator cools the stator coil (16) along an end coil section of the stator coil (16). The temperature of the motor cooling oil raised by the stator coil (16) is measured by a temperature sensor (15) and transmitted also to the vehicle control section (23) via a motor cooling oil temperature amplifier (22). The vehicle control section (23) estimates the temperature of a rotor magnet based on a thermal model (relationship between temperature, a heat production amount, and heat resistance) of the motor cooling oil, the stator coil, and the rotor magnet by using the motor cooling oil temperature and the stator coil temperature as input values and sends a control instruction to a motor control section (24). |
| US08013564B2 |
Multi-phase AC motor driving device
A multi-phase AC motor driving device in which occurrence of failure is not erroneously determined is provided. In a multi-phase AC motor driving device including an inverter circuit; current detecting resistances Ru, Rv, and Rw, respectively arranged on lower arm of the respective phase of the inverter circuit, for detecting phase current of the motor; and a control portion and a PWM circuit for controlling ON/OFF operation of switching devices of the inverter circuit, the determination on the occurrence of failure based on the current values detected by the current detecting resistances is not made if relays connected between the inverter circuit and the motor are turned ON and all the switching devices of the lower arms of the respective phases are turned OFF. |
| US08013562B2 |
Driving mechanism having position encoder for two-dimensional positioning
A driving mechanism comprises a fixed housing, a movable housing on which an object to be driven is mounted and a driving motor which is operative to drive the movable housing to move linearly as well as to rotate relative to the fixed housing. An inductance-type encoder determines both linear and rotary displacement of the movable housing relative to the fixed housing, whereby to provide closed-loop control of the position of the object in both linear and rotary directions. |
| US08013555B2 |
Drive system for a tap changer
A drive system for operation of a tap changer for voltage regulation of a transformer on load. An electric motor is connectible to a movable part of the tap changer for moving the movable part for carrying out a tap change operation. An electric converter connects an electric power supply to the electric motor. A control arrangement is adapted to control the electric converter for controlling the operation of the motor and by that of the tap changer. |
| US08013553B2 |
Rotary electric system with neutral-point powering system
In a rotary electric system, a controller works to turn high-side and low-side switching elements of first and second multiphase inverters on and off to thereby cause: the first multiphase inverter to intermittently supply a first phase current to the first star-connected multiphase stator windings per phase to charge first electromagnetic energy in first star-connected multiphase stator windings per phase, the first electromagnetic energy charging a capacitor; the second multiphase inverter to intermittently supply a second phase current to the second star-connected multiphase stator windings per phase to charge second electromagnetic energy in the second star-connected multiphase stator windings per phase, the second electromagnetic energy charging the capacitor. The first phase current for each phase and the second phase current for a corresponding one phase have a predetermined second phase difference from each other, and the first phase difference is matched with the second phase difference. |
| US08013550B1 |
Model train remote control system having realistic speed and special effects control
The model train control system includes a remote control device that receives user input with respect to various train functions such as desired speed and effects, and that generates commands based on that input in order to cause the model train to perform in a desired manner. In an embodiment of the invention, the model train controller comprises control input devices that permit user control over corresponding control features of the model train. A touch screen display may be coupled to the housing and adapted to receive user selections regarding the control features. A processor is operatively coupled to the control input devices and the touch screen display. The processor is adapted to generate at least one model train command to be transmitted to the model train based at least in part on a user input received from either one of the control input devices or the touch screen display. |
| US08013542B2 |
Electronic ballast for a low-pressure discharge lamp with a micro-controller
The invention relates to an electronic ballast for a lamp, supplied with electrical energy from a power source, different to the mains AC network, comprising at least one electronic switch element for conversion of the supplied electrical power. According to the invention, a microcontroller controls the electronic switch element. |
| US08013534B2 |
Electro-optic device and electronic apparatus
An electro-optic device includes a substrate on which a plurality of electro-optic elements are configured, a plurality of IC chips that drive the electro-optic elements, and a plurality of wiring patterns. Each of the IC chips includes a first power terminal and a second power terminal connected to each other in the IC chip, a third power terminal sandwiching the first power terminal with the second power terminal and placed on a first side opposite to the second power terminal, and a fourth power terminal sandwiching the second power terminal with the first power terminal and placed on a second side opposite to the first power terminal. The wiring patterns include a first power trunk line connecting the second power terminal in a first IC chip among from the IC chips and the first power terminal in a second IC chip placed on the second side of the first IC chip, a second power trunk line connecting the fourth power terminal in the first IC chip and the third power terminal in the second IC chip, a first electric supply line that supplies a first potential for driving the electro-optic elements from a power supply circuit to the first power terminal in the first IC chip, and a second electric supply line that supplies a second potential for driving the electro-optic elements from the power supply circuit to the third power terminal in the first IC chip. |
| US08013533B2 |
Method and driver for determining drive values for driving a lighting device
The present invention relates to a method for determining drive values for driving a lighting device at a desired brightness and color. The method comprising the steps of determining a first luminous flux weight ratio based on the desired color and a first drive current for driving each of the differently colored LEDs, determining a first luminous flux for each of the differently colored LEDs based on the desired brightness and the first luminous flux weight ratio, comparing, for each of the differently colored LEDs, the first luminous flux with a nominal luminous flux for a plurality of different drive currents, selecting, for each of the differently colored LEDs, a preferred drive current that at least can produce the first luminous flux, determining a second luminous flux weight ratio based on the desired color and the selected drive currents for each of the differently colored LEDs, determining a second luminous flux for each of the differently colored LEDs based on the desired brightness and the second luminous flux weight ratio, and determining a duty cycle for each of the differently colored LEDs at the selected drive currents, wherein the selected currents at the determined duty cycles produces the second luminous flux for each of the differently colored LEDs. The present invention provides for the possibility to limit the number of necessary computational steps for determining preferred drive currents. Furthermore, an increase in number of current level and/or differently colored LEDs would only slightly increase the computational cost. |
| US08013532B2 |
Extra-high pressure discharge lamp
An extra-high pressure discharge lamp, comprises an optical transparent light emitting section, sealing sections connected to the light emitting section, a pair of electrodes which face each other in the light emitting section, wherein one of the electrodes having a thick portion, a thin portion and an intermediate portion which is formed between the thick portion and the thin portion, wherein 0.15 mg/mm3 of mercury is enclosed in the light emitting portion, and wherein the number of crystal grains which exist on a cross section perpendicular to an axis of the one of the electrodes is three. |
| US08013529B2 |
Plasma display device
A plasma display device includes a plasma display panel having a front panel, a rear panel, and a plurality of address electrodes therebetween, a chassis base affixed to the rear panel of the plasma display panel, a plurality of printed circuit boards which on the chassis base, each printed circuit board electrically connected to the electrodes via a flexible printed circuit, and an insert member between the chassis base and the printed circuit boards. |
| US08013527B2 |
Organic light emittig diode unit and method for manufacturing the same
The present invention provides an organic light emitting diode unit including: a bar-shaped organic light emitting diode body; a glass protective tube having at least one opening and housing the organic light emitting diode body; and at least one seal cover provided with a moisture absorbent at the side facing the opening and closes at least one opening of the glass protective tube, and a method of manufacturing the organic light emitting diode unit. |
| US08013525B2 |
Flexible OLED display with chiplets
A flexible emissive device, includes a flexible rough substrate having a rough substrate surface and defining a display area; an organic low-temperature adhesion layer formed on the rough substrate surface, at least a portion of the organic low-temperature adhesion layer having a thickness greater than or equal to five microns; a plurality of chiplets distributed in the display area and adhering to the organic low-temperature adhesion layer, each chiplet having one or more connection pads; a plurality of patterned bottom electrodes formed over the organic low-temperature adhesion layer in the display area, each bottom electrode being electrically connected to only one connection pad of a corresponding chiplet; one or more layers of light-emitting material formed over the bottom electrode; and a top electrode formed over the one or more layers of light-emitting material; and a flexible encapsulating layer located over the top electrode and adhered to the rough substrate surface. |
| US08013523B2 |
Organic light emitting device and manufacturing method thereof
An organic light emitting device including a substrate, a first electrode formed on the substrate and including a recess portion, a partition formed on the first electrode and including an opening exposing the recess portion of the first electrode, an organic light emitting member formed in the recess portion of the first electrode and the opening of the partition, and a second electrode formed on the partition and the organic light emitting member. A gap is formed between a lower portion of the partition and the recess portion of the first electrode and at least a portion of the organic light emitting member is disposed in the gap. |
| US08013517B2 |
Phosphor material, coating phosphor composition, and light emitting device
Disclosed are a phosphor, a coating phosphor composition, a method for preparing the phosphor, and a light emitting device. A silicate-based phosphor is expressed in a chemical formula of (4-x-y-z)SrO.xBaO.zCaO.aMgO.2(SiO2).bM2O3:yEu, wherein M is at least one of Y, Ce, La, Nd, Gd, Tb, Yb or Lu, in which 0 |
| US08013515B2 |
Light-emitting module, and display unit and lighting unit using the same
A light-emitting module (1) includes a substrate (10), a plurality of light-emitting elements (14) formed on the substrate (10), and phosphor layers (15) covering each of the light-emitting elements (14). Each of the phosphor layers (15) includes a first phosphor region (15a) and a second phosphor region (15b) that are divided in the direction substantially parallel to the surface of the substrate (10). Each of the first phosphor region (15a) and the second phosphor region (15b) includes a phosphor that absorbs light emitted from the light-emitting element (14) and emits fluorescence. The maximum peak wavelength of fluorescence emitted from the first phosphor region (15a) is longer than that of fluorescence emitted from the second phosphor region (15b). |
| US08013514B2 |
Electroluminescent display device provided with a photonic crystal layer incorporating voids in a vacuum state
The invention is directed to an organic electroluminescent (EL) display device having an improved light extracting efficiency due to a photonic crystal layer formed proximate one side of a stack. Among other elements, the stack may include a first electrode formed on a substrate, an organic light emitting layer formed above the first electrode, and a second electrode formed above the organic light emitting layer. Additionally, the photonic crystal layer may be configured to correspond to a wavelength of colored light. An organic EL display device having an improved light extracting efficiency may be manufactured using a thermal transfer donor film to adhere the photonic crystal layer to the stack. |
| US08013505B2 |
Field emission electron source having a carbon nanotube needle
A field emission electron source includes a CNT needle and a conductive base. The CNT needle has an end portion and a broken end portion; the end portion is contacted with and electrically connected to a surface of the conductive base. The CNTs at the broken end portion form a taper-shape structure, wherein one CNT protrudes and is higher than the adjacent CNTs. |
| US08013503B2 |
Spark plug for internal combustion engine having ground electrode with thick, thin and stepped portion and method for producing the spark plug
A spark plug including: a ground electrode including a thick portion provided on a base end side, a thin portion provided on a distal end side, and a stepped portion provided on an inner peripheral surface between the thick portion and the thin portion; a noble metal tip partially embedded in an inner peripheral surface of the thin portion; and a bulge portion provided on the inner peripheral surface of the thin portion between the stepped portion and the noble metal tip. When viewed from a side surface of the ground electrode, a relationship [a protruding height of the noble metal tip from the inner peripheral surface of the thin portion]≧[a protruding height of the bulge portion from the inner peripheral surface of the thin portion]. |
| US08013500B2 |
Piezoelectric device, electronic device using the same, and automobile
A piezoelectric device according to the present invention includes lead wires (12) each having one end electrically connected to a circuit pattern, and a piezoelectric oscillator (13) made of quartz and having terminals (13a) electrically connected to the other ends of the lead wires (12), wherein the terminals (13a) of the piezoelectric oscillator (13) and the lead wires (12) are respectively capacitively coupled with each other via an insulation layer (14). According to the structure, the piezoelectric device can reduce its vertical height. |
| US08013498B2 |
Electronic device having a piezoelectric vibrating reed with a discontinuous electrode film
A piezoelectric vibrating reed includes a piezoelectric plate having a pair of vibrating arms provided parallel to each other, a base portion to integrally fix the pair of vibrating arms at a base end side thereof, and groove portions formed on both principal surfaces of the pair of vibrating arms in a constant length from base end portions toward tip end portions of the vibrating arms, and an electrode film formed of a base metal layer and a finishing metal layer laminated on outer surfaces of the piezoelectric plate and configured to vibrate the pair of vibrating arms when a predetermined voltage is applied thereon. The finishing metal layer of the electrode film is removed either partially or entirely at least in regions from the base end portions to the tip end portions of the vibrating arms. |
| US08013495B2 |
Stator and piezo ultrasonic motor including the same
A stator and a piezo ultrasonic motor including the same. The piezo ultrasonic motor includes a stator including an elastic body having a flat portion at its outer surface and a central hole penetrating the center of the stator with a predetermined size, and a piezoelectric body including a first internal piezoelectric body and a second internal piezoelectric body integrally disposed parallel to each other in a longitudinal direction of the flat portion and providing an external force deforming the elastic body when an AC voltage is applied, a rotor inserted in the central hole and including a contact frictionally contacting an inner surface of the central hole, an elastic part providing an elastic force maintaining close attachment of the contact to the stator. Accordingly, the manufacturing cost decreases by reducing the number of elements and simplifying a structure, and a stable driving characteristic can be achieved. |
| US08013494B2 |
Vibration actuator driving device, lens barrel, camera, method of manufacturing electromechanical conversion element, method of manufacturing vibration actuator, and method of driving vibration actuator
A vibration actuator driving device includes a plurality of wiring sections and a supply controller. The plurality of wiring sections are disposed correspondingly to a plurality of electrically independent electrodes of an electromechanical conversion element. The wiring sections input driving signals to drive the electromechanical conversion element. The supply controller is capable of independently supplying a driving signal for each respective wiring section. |
| US08013493B2 |
MEMS resonators
A MEMS piezoresistive resonator (8, 78) is driven at a higher order eigenmode (32) than the fundamental eigenmode (31). The route of flow of a sense current (22) is arranged in relation to a characteristic of the higher order eigenmode (32), for example by being at a point of maximum displacement (50) or at a point of maximum rate of change with respect to distance (x) of displacement of the higher order eigenmode (32). The route of flow of the sense current (22) may be arranged by fabricating the MEMS piezoresistive resonator (8, 78) with a trench (15) formed between two beams (11, 12) of the MEMS piezoresistive resonator (8, 78), the end of the trench being located at the above mentioned position. |
| US08013491B2 |
Stator for an electric drive motor
The invention relates to a stator (1) for an electric drive motor having a number of stator teeth separated by grooves, wherein the stator teeth are wound by a multi-strand winding, and wherein one strand comprises several coils (5, 6), and wherein individual coils (5) each comprise multiple stator teeth, and preferably multiple stator teeth are combined at the height of their tooth necks into a collective stator tooth (4) having a tooth base (3) and multiple tooth heads (2), characterized in that two stator teeth each are combined into a collective stator tooth (4). |
| US08013490B2 |
Armature
An armature includes a plurality of armature elements, wherein each of the armature elements has an armature element core that has a predetermined core length and has end faces spaced apart in a core length direction and side faces connecting the end faces, a first coil that is formed by winding a wire over the side faces and the end faces, a second coil that is formed, after forming the first coil, by winding a wire over the side faces and the end faces so that on the side faces the second coil is formed contiguously to the first coil, and an end structure member that is provided on each of the end faces, has a first-winding face and a second-winding face on which the wires of the first coil and the second coil are wound, respectively, and has a riser formed between the first-winding face and the second-winding face, the end structure member in which a vicinity of the riser on the second-winding face is positioned farther from the each of the end faces than the first-winding face. |
| US08013489B2 |
Small DC motor
A small DC motor includes a motor frame having a cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion having a constant thickness and having a cross section in a shape that comprises four sides and connecting portions, each of the connecting portions connecting adjacent two of the four sides and being located inward from a corresponding corner in a quadrangle comprising the four sides; and a magnet having a circumferential surface on an inside thereof and having conformable contact with the motor frame on an outside thereof. |
| US08013486B2 |
Vibration motor holding structure and vibration motor
There is provided a holding structure to hold a vibration motor on a circuit board with a sufficient holding strength using an inexpensive and simple means such as caulking and bonding and a vibration motor held on a circuit board using the holding structure. The holding structure having a holder clamps a vibration motor body having an eccentric weight at an end of the rotation shaft around the outer periphery from the outside and supports the vibration motor at the lower part. |
| US08013485B2 |
Motor with an electromagnetic brake
A motor with an electromagnetic brake is provided that is capable of sufficiently reducing influence of leakage magnetic flux on a magnetic sensor. A second ball bearing is configured to be ferromagnetic. An inner circumferential surface of a bearing stopper member that faces the shaft is disposed in proximity to the outer circumferential surface of the shaft. The bearing stopper member, which is ferromagnetic, is fixed to the second bearing holder in order to prevent the second ball bearing from getting out of a bearing fitting portion. A magnetic shield member is fixed to a portion of the shaft between the bearing stopper member and a magnetic sensor. The magnetic shield member guides leakage magnetic flux, which has been generated by an electromagnetic coil and leaked through the shaft, from the shaft to the bearing stopper member, thereby reducing influence of the leakage magnetic flux on the magnetic sensor. |
| US08013481B2 |
Detuner for tuning torsional mode of a rotating body
A solution is provided for tuning the frequency of a torsional mode of interest of a rotating body (such as a generator rotor torsional mode) by adding a detuner to act as an undamped torsional vibration absorber. The detuner may be coupled to an overhung shaft extending from the rotating body. The detuner may be modular, therefore weight can be added or subtracted easily from the detuner in order to adjust the stiffness and/or inertia of the overhung shaft. This change in stiffness and/or inertia yields a torsional frequency of oscillation in the overhung shaft substantially similar to the natural frequency of the torsional mode of interest of the rotating body, therefore forcing the frequency of the torsional mode of interest of the rotating body above or below its torsional natural frequency. |
| US08013474B2 |
System and apparatuses with multiple power extractors coupled to different power sources
In some embodiments, an apparatus or system may include multiple power extractors each coupled to a different power source. The power extractors may be in parallel or in series. The extractors and power supplies may be joined together in a frame. A power source and power extractor may be included in an integrated circuit. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US08013473B2 |
Detector based combination regulator
Methods and apparatus provide multiple input voltage regulation in which one regulator is selected for operation based on input power conditions. In one example, a dual input voltage regulator system in a combination smart card selects between contact and contactless (e.g., RF) operation based on which power source provides the highest available voltage level. A single transistor drop architecture provides low drop-out voltage regulation capability without substantially increased transistor size. In some implementations, multiplexed control of the regulators for each of a number independent power source inputs may be arranged to substantially reduce or prevent reverse current flow through regulators connected to inactive power inputs. |
| US08013466B1 |
POE power tapping device and method of use
A POE tapping device for extracting power from a data cable. The POE tapping device includes an input connector, an output connector, a flow through connection, a bridge circuit, and a remote accessory connector. The flow through connection is between the input connector and the output connector, such that there is a direct feed from the first data cable to the second data cable. The bridge circuit is connected to the flow through connection to tap electrical current from the flow through connection, where the bridge circuit has a positive output and negative output to provide electrical current. The remote accessory connector is to be connected to a remote accessory, where the remote accessory connector is connected to the positive output and the negative output of the bridge circuit to receive electrical current from the bridge circuit that was tapped from the flow through connection. |
| US08013465B2 |
Energy recovery system and method for exhaust energy capture and electrical generation
An exhaust energy recovery and electrical generation system includes a conduit having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the conduit is configured to receive a gas flow transmitted by a gas flow channel of a gas flow source and wherein the conduit is configured to transmit the received gas flow from the first end thereof toward the second end thereof. A first blade assembly is coupled to the conduit, wherein the first blade assembly is configured to be moved when the received gas flow is transmitted from the first end of the conduit; and an electrical generator coupled to the first blade assembly to generate electricity when the first blade assembly moves. A cross-sectional area of the first end of the conduit may be less than a cross-sectional area of the gas flow channel. |
| US08013464B2 |
Power generating system including modular wind turbine-generator assembly
A power generating system for generating electricity from the kinetic energy of a wind flow. The power generating system includes a turbine assembly, and a generator assembly, and may be also provided with a main brake assembly, as well as an emergency brake assembly. The system includes a series of modular components which can be built and adjusted in a modular manner so as to alter the configuration of the system, and thus maximize a generation of electricity by the system, depending on the particular conditions of the wind flow. Other improvements reside in the mounting spokes and aerodynamic blades of the system, as well as in its main brake assembly. |
| US08013463B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating electricity while a user is moving
The present disclosure provides for systems and methods for generating electricity while a user is moving. More particularly, the present disclosure provides for improved systems and methods for generating electricity while a user is walking or running. In exemplary embodiments, the present disclosure provides for improved systems and methods for generating electricity while a user is moving, wherein the systems and methods for generating electricity while a user is moving are portable, and wherein the systems and methods provide for a high output of auxiliary power to electronic devices and/or loads. |
| US08013462B2 |
Wave energy converter
A wave energy converter has a primary body interconnected to a secondary body such that the bodies may oscillate longitudinally relative to one another. A slug mass is visco-elastically connected to the primary body. The slug mass has effective mass, stiffness and damping characteristics. A generator is drivingly connected between the primary and secondary bodies. The generator has a load damping characteristic. At least one of the characteristics is dynamically controllable, allowing the bodies' longitudinal motion to be varied in response to wave motion changes of the wave environment in which the wave energy converter is deployed, to maintain out-of-phase oscillation of the bodies, thus increasing the driving force imparted to the generator and thereby increasing the generator's electrical energy output. |
| US08013460B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling noise levels of a turbine with minimal loss in energy yield
A method for controlling a tip speed of a blade of a wind turbine. The method includes determining the wind speed proximate the wind turbine; maintaining a first substantially constant rotational speed of the tip of the blade during variable wind speeds above a first predetermined nominal wind speed and below the second predetermined nominal wind speed; maintaining a second substantially constant rotational speed of the tip of the blade during variable wind speeds above a second predetermined nominal wind speed. The noise generated by wind at the second predetermined nominal wind speed is greater than noise generated by the blade at the second constant rotational speed of the tip of the blade. |
| US08013459B2 |
Wind power generator
When a wind velocity sensor detects a wind velocity higher than a predetermined level, a timer device starts a waiting timer function during an operation timer period shorter than the waiting timer period. After the waiting timer period is over, the waiting timer function is switched to an operation timer function, and a switching relay switches a generator to a motor only during an operation timer period. Then, a driving circuit performs a start assisting rotation. After the operation timer period is over, the waiting timer period re-starts. This process is repeated. When during this period, the number of rotations of a rotor monitored by a rotation number measuring device, based on the output voltage Vm of a three-phase conduction coil exceeds a predetermined number of rotations, the charging of a battery by a three-phase generator is started. |
| US08013458B2 |
Vehicle heat exchanger arrangement
A vehicle heat exchanger arrangement is provided basically with a heat exchanger, a pusher fan and a power recovery device. The heat exchanger has a first side and a second side. The pusher fan is disposed on the first side of the heat exchanger to push air through the heat exchanger to the second side. The power recovery device is disposed on the second side of the heat exchanger to receive the air pushed through the heat exchanger by the pusher fan such that the power recovery device generates electricity. |
| US08013453B2 |
Leadless alignment of a semiconductor chip
There is disclosed a mounting technique for mounting a semiconductor chip of the leadless or so-called flip chip type to a header. The header has an insert made of glass or other suitable non-conductive material within the header hollow. Mounted into the glass insert are a series of conductive metal pins which are placed in areas so that when a chip is mounted in the header, the chip makes contact with these conductive pins and allows one to make outside connections. Also positioned in the header are a series of nonconductive guide pins. These pins are placed in suitable positions in the header to enable one to contact the outside surfaces of the chip when the chip is placed in the header. In this manner, the chip is constrained from movement from side to side or from rotation. However, due to the positioning of the nonconductive pins within the header, it is possible to move the chip up and down while mounting. |
| US08013452B2 |
Wire-bonded semiconductor component with reinforced inner connection metallization
Consistent with an example embodiment, there is a semiconductor component comprising a semiconductor chip made of a doped silicon substrate. The chip is doped into a semiconductor device and structured, and includes an inner connection metallization in a contact window. The inner connection metallization of said semiconductor chip is connected to the respective outer connection metallization by a wire bond connection, wherein the inner connection metallization comprises a reinforcing system having an open grid structure on the doped silicon substrate. |
| US08013451B2 |
Interconnect structure to reduce stress induced voiding effect
An interconnect structure that may reduce or eliminate stress induced voids is provided. In an embodiment, a via is formed below a conductive line to provide an electrical connection to an underlying conductive region. The conductive line includes a widened region above the via. The widened region serves to reduce or eliminate stress induced voids between the via and the underlying conductive region. In another embodiment, one or more redundant lines are formed extending from a conductive region, such as a contact pad, such that the redundant line does not electrically couple the conductive region to an underlying conductive region. In a preferred embodiment, the redundant lines extend from a conductive region on a side adjacent to a side having a conductive line coupled to a via. |
| US08013450B2 |
Semiconductor component with terminal contact surface
At least one terminal contact surface (1) is formed on a topmost metal plane (2). Under it, in a secondmost metal plane (3), is a reinforcement region (8), in which the secondmost metal plane (3) is structured within its two-dimensional extent such that a part of the area of the vertical (with respect to the metal plane) projection of the terminal contact surface (1) onto the secondmost metal plane (3) that is occupied by the metal of the secondmost metal plane (3) amounts to at least one third of the area. |
| US08013448B2 |
Multiple selectable function integrated circuit module
An integrated circuit module has a common function known good integrated circuit die with selectable functions. The selectable functions are selected during packaging of the known good integrated circuit die. The known good integrated circuit die is mounted to a second level substrate. The second level substrate has wiring connections to the input/output pads of the known good integrated circuit die that select desired input functions and output functions. Further, the wiring connections on the second level substrate provide signal paths to transfer signals to the desired input function and signals from the desired output function, and signals to and from the common functions. Also, the wiring connections form connections between the input/output pads and external circuitry. To select the desired input functions and the desired output functions, appropriate logic states are applied to input/output pads connected to a function selector to configure a functional operation of the integrated circuit module. The second level module substrate has connector pins to provide physical and electrical connections between the external circuitry and the wiring connections on the second level substrate. |
| US08013446B2 |
Nitrogen-containing metal cap for interconnect structures
An interconnect structure is provided that has enhanced electromigration reliability without degrading circuit short yield, and improved technology extendibility. The inventive interconnect structure includes a dielectric material having a dielectric constant of about 3.0 or less. The dielectric material has at least one conductive material embedded therein. A nitrogen-containing noble metal cap is located predominately (i.e., essentially) on an upper surface of the at least one conductive region. The nitrogen-containing noble metal cap does not extend onto an upper surface of the dielectric material. In some embodiments, the nitrogen-containing noble metal cap is self-aligned to the embedded conductive material, while in other embodiments some portion of the nitrogen-containing noble metal cap extends onto an upper surface of a diffusion barrier that separates the at least one conductive material from the dielectric material. A method of fabricating such an interconnect structure utilizing a low temperature (about 200° C. or less) chemical deposition process is also provided. |
| US08013438B2 |
Semiconductor package with a stiffening member supporting a thermal heat spreader
A semiconductor package includes a substrate board and a semiconductor die attached to a top surface of that substrate board. A heat spreader is provided over the semiconductor die. A stiffening ring is positioned surrounding the semiconductor die, the stiffening ring being attached to the top surface of the substrate board and attached to a bottom surface of the plate portion of the heat spreader. Space is left on the board outside of the stiffening ring to support the installation of passive components to the substrate board. An external ring may be included, with that external ring being interconnected to the stiffening ring by a set of tie bars. Alternatively, the heat spreader includes an integrally formed peripheral sidewall portion. |
| US08013437B1 |
Package with heat transfer
A semiconductor package includes an encapsulant, a semiconductor die within the encapsulant, and a terminal for electrically coupling the semiconductor die to a node exterior to the package. The package further includes solder coupling the semiconductor die to the terminal. The semiconductor package is configured to dissipate heat through a top surface of the package. To directly dissipate heat via the top surface of the package, a portion of the semiconductor die is preferably exposed at the top surface of the package. Alternatively, instead of having a semiconductor device or die directly exposed at a surface of the package, a layer of thermally conductive material is coupled to the semiconductor device, and the layer is exposed at a surface of the package. |
| US08013436B2 |
Heat dissipation package structure and method for fabricating the same
A heat dissipation package structure and method for fabricating the same are disclosed, which includes mounting and electrically connecting a semiconductor chip to a chip carrier through its active surface; mounting a heat dissipation member having a heat dissipation section and a supporting section on the chip carrier such that the semiconductor chip can be received in the space formed by the heat dissipation section and the supporting section, wherein the heat dissipation section has an opening formed corresponding to the semiconductor chip; forming an encapsulant to encapsulate the semiconductor chip and the heat dissipation member; and thinning the encapsulant to remove the encapsulant formed on the semiconductor chip to expose inactive surface of the semiconductor chip and the top surface of the heat dissipation section from the encapsulant. Therefore, the heat dissipation package structure is fabricated through simplified fabrication steps at low cost, and also the problem that the chip is easily damaged in a package molding process of the prior art is overcome. |
| US08013434B2 |
Thin double-sided package substrate and manufacture method thereof
The present invention discloses a package substrate comprising an insulative carrier having a through-hole penetrating the top and bottom surfaces thereof; at least one first and second conductive layers comprising circuits respectively formed on the top and bottom surfaces and covering an opening of the through-hole; a conductive element set in the through-hole for electrically connecting the first and second conductive layers; a first metal layer formed on the first and/or the second conductive layer; and at least one chip receiving bay formed by removing a portion of the carrier from the upper to the lower surfaces until the second conductive layer is exposed for accommodating at least one chip therein on the exposed second conductive layer. The package structure has a reduced overall thickness and an enhanced heat-dissipation effect for the chip and prevents from humidity penetration. A manufacturing method for the package structure is also disclosed. |
| US08013432B2 |
Package substrate, semiconductor package having the package substrate
A package substrate includes an insulating substrate having a mount region including external terminals mounted to the insulating substrate and a clamp region having an opening receiving a molding material therein, the clamp region disposed adjacent to the mount region in a first direction, a circuit pattern formed on the insulating substrate, and a blocking member blocking the molding material from moving from the clamp region to the mount region when the package substrate loaded in a mold die is pressurized to form a molding member, wherein the blocking member is disposed on at least one side of the package substrate in the clamp region, and the blocking member receives the molding material therein. |
| US08013430B2 |
Semiconductor device including DC-DC converter
The present invention provides a non-insulated type DC-DC converter having a circuit in which a power MOS·FET for a high side switch and a power MOS·FET for a low side switch are connected in series. In the non-insulated type DC-DC converter, the power transistor for the high side switch, the power transistor for the low side switch, and driver circuits that drive these are respectively constituted by different semiconductor chips. The three semiconductor chips are accommodated in one package, and the semiconductor chip including the power transistor for the high side switch, and the semiconductor chip including the driver circuits are disposed so as to approach each other. |
| US08013427B2 |
Wiring board and electrical signal transmission system
A wiring board equipped with differential lines which compensate for differences in via lengths to minimize signal deterioration is disclosed. Two conductors are couple to different substrate levels through vias of different lengths. Compensation means are provided to correct for the phase difference caused by the different lengths. |
| US08013420B2 |
Electrical fuse device
The invention relates generally to a fuse device of a semiconductor device, and more particularly, to an electrical fuse device of a semiconductor device. Embodiments of the invention provide a fuse device that is capable of reducing programming error caused by non-uniform current densities in a fuse link. In one respect, there is provided an electrical fuse device that includes: an anode; a fuse link coupled to the anode on a first side of the fuse link; a cathode coupled to the fuse link on a second side of the fuse link; a first cathode contact coupled to the cathode; and a first anode contact coupled to the anode, at least one of the first cathode contact and the first anode contact being disposed across a virtual extending surface of the fuse link. |
| US08013414B2 |
Gallium nitride semiconductor device with improved forward conduction
A gallium nitride based semiconductor diode includes a substrate, a semiconductor body including a first heavily doped GaN layer and a second lightly doped GaN layer. The semiconductor body includes mesas projecting upwardly from a lower surface where each of the mesas includes the second GaN layer and a portion of the first GaN layer. Schottky contacts are formed on the upper surface of the mesas and ohmic contacts are formed on the lower surface of the semiconductor body. An insulating layer is formed over the Schottky and ohmic contacts and vias are formed in the insulating layer to the Schottky and Ohmic contacts. An anode electrode is formed in a first metal pad in electrical contact with the Schottky contacts. A cathode electrode is formed in a second metal pad in electrical contact with the ohmic contacts. |
| US08013407B2 |
Magnetic memory device having a recording layer
There is provided a magnetic memory device stable in write characteristics. The magnetic memory device has a recording layer. The planar shape of the recording layer has the maximum length in the direction of the easy-axis over a primary straight line along the easy-axis, and is situated over a length smaller than the half of the maximum length in the direction perpendicular to the easy-axis, and on the one side and on the other side of the primary straight line respectively, the planar shape has a first part situated over a length in the direction perpendicular to the easy-axis, and a second part situated over a length smaller than the length in the direction perpendicular to the easy-axis. The outer edge of the first part includes only a smooth curve convex outwardly of the outer edge. |
| US08013404B2 |
Folded lead-frame packages for MEMS devices
The MEMS package comprises a first and a second pre-molded lead-frame substrate, at least one of them having a cavity formed by plastic sidewalls along its periphery. The first and second pre-molded lead-frame substrates are interconnected with metal leads. At least one MEMS device is attached to one of the substrates. The first pre-molded lead-frame substrate is folded over and joined to the second pre-molded lead-frame substrate to house the at least one MEMS device. In one embodiment, the first pre-molded lead-frame substrate has metal leads extending outside of sidewalls of the cavities. The extended metal leads are folded over the top of the second pre-molded lead-frame substrate to form surface mounting pads. In some embodiments, extended metal leads are folded along the sidewalls and connected to ground for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding. |
| US08013403B2 |
Sensor apparatus for detecting variations in a dynamic quantity while suppressing detection deviations that are caused by bending deformation of a sensor chip
A miniaturized sensor such as a micro-accelerometer includes a sensor chip having a sensor element mounted thereon, with the sensor element being oriented with its central axes passing through the corners of the sensor chip. The corners of the sensor element are thereby located substantially apart from the corners of the sensor chip, so that bending deformation which displaces corners of the sensor chip is substantially prevented from causing displacement of corners of the sensor element. Detection inaccuracy resulting from such displacement can thereby be prevented or reduced. |
| US08013401B2 |
Selectively depositing aluminum in a replacement metal gate process
A method for carrying out a replacement metal gate process comprises providing a transistor in a reactor, wherein the transistor includes a gate stack, removing at least a portion of the gate stack to expose a surface of a barrier layer, causing a temperature of the reactor be less than or equal to 150° C., introducing methylpyrrolidine:alane (MPA) proximate to the surface of the barrier layer, and carrying out a CVD process to deposit aluminum metal on the barrier layer using a bottom-up deposition mechanism. |
| US08013400B1 |
Method and system for scaling channel length
A method for scaling channel length in a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes increasing a pitch to reduce a development inspection critical dimension (DICD) for a plurality of polysilicon lines. The polysilicon lines are trimmed to provide a reduced-size channel length, based on the reduced DICD, for each polysilicon line. For a particular embodiment, the semiconductor device is fabricated using a photolithography tool having a wavelength of 248 nm, the pitch is about 800 nm, and the reduced-size channel length is about 0.11 μm. |
| US08013399B2 |
SRAM memory cell having transistors integrated at several levels and the threshold voltage VT of which is dynamically adjustable
A static random access memory cell which, on a substrate surmounted by a stack of layers, including: a first plurality of transistors situated at a given level of the stack of which at least one first access transistor and at least one second access transistor are connected to a word line and are arranged between a first bit line and a first storage node and a second bit line and a second storage node, respectively; and a second plurality of transistors forming a flip-flop and situated at least one other level of the stack, beneath said given level, wherein the transistors of the second plurality of transistors each comprising a gate electrode situated opposite a channel region of a transistor of the first plurality of transistors and separated from this channel region by an insulating region provided to enable coupling of said gate electrode and said channel region. |
| US08013398B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a first pMISFET region having an Si channel, a second pMISFET region having an Si channel and an nMISFET region having an Si channel. First SiGe layers which apply first compression strain to the Si channel are embedded and formed in the first pMISFET region to sandwich the Si channel thereof and second SiGe layers which apply second compression strain different from the first compression strain to the Si channel are embedded and formed in the second pMISFET region to sandwich the Si channel thereof. |
| US08013396B2 |
Semiconductor component and semiconductor device
A semiconductor component includes a mixed crystal layer of silicon and germanium having a first main surface, containing a III-group impurity, and having a first face orientation alone represented as a face (11N) by using N satisfying 1.2 |
| US08013395B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
The distance between a substrate contact portion and an active region in a p-type MIS transistor is greater than the distance between a substrate contact portion and an active region in an n-type MIS transistor. Alternatively, the length of a protruding part of a gate electrode of the p-type MIS transistor that protrudes from the p-type MIS transistor's active region toward the p-type MIS transistor's substrate contact portion is shorter than the length of a protruding part of a gate electrode of the n-type MIS transistor that protrudes from the n-type MIS transistor's active region toward the n-type MIS transistor's substrate contact portion. Alternatively, a part of the p-type MIS transistor's substrate contact portion that is located opposite the p-type MIS transistor's gate electrode has a lower impurity concentration than the other part thereof. Alternatively, a protective film is formed only on the protruding part of the p-type MIS transistor's gate electrode that protrudes from the p-type MIS transistor's active region toward the p-type MIS transistor's substrate contact portion. |
| US08013393B2 |
Electrostatic discharge protection devices
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. According to this method, a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode are formed overlying a first portion of a silicon substrate, and ions of a first conductivity-type are implanted into a second portion of the silicon substrate to define a first conductivity-type diode region within the silicon substrate. Ions of a second conductivity-type are implanted into a third portion of the silicon substrate to define a second conductivity-type diode region within the silicon substrate. During one of the steps of implanting ions of the first conductivity-type and implanting ions of the second conductivity-type, ions are also implanted into at least part of the first portion to define a separation region within the first portion. The separation region splits the first portion into a first well device region and a second well device region. The separation region is formed in series between the first well device region and the second well device region. |
| US08013388B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that is adapted to improve the production yield. The method generally includes etching a semiconductor substrate to form a trench, filling the trench with a conductive material, separating the filled conductive material to form a plurality of gate patterns and a bit line contact region, and etching the substrate to define an isolation region. |
| US08013386B2 |
Semiconductor device having trench-gate transistor with parallel channel regions in gate trench
A semiconductor device includes, on a semiconductor substrate, an active region surrounded by an STI region, a gate trench formed in one direction transverse to the active region, a gate insulating film formed on a side surface of the gate trench, an insulating film formed on a bottom of the gate trench and thicker than the gate insulating film, and a gate electrode having at least a part of the gate electrode formed in the gate trench. Portions of the semiconductor substrate present in the active region and located on both sides of the gate trench in an extension direction of the gate trench function as a source region and a drain region, respectively. A portion of the semiconductor substrate located between the side surface of the active region (the side of the STI region) and the side surface of the gate trench functions as a channel region. |
| US08013377B2 |
Method for producing an integrated circuit and arrangement comprising a substrate
Embodiments of the invention relate to an integrated circuit comprising a carrier, having a capacitor with a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode has a dielectric layer A layer sequence is arranged on the carrier, the capacitor being introduced in said layer sequence, wherein the layer sequence has a first supporting layer and a second supporting layer arranged at a distance above the first supporting layer, wherein the first and the second supporting layer adjoin the first electrode of the capacitor. Methods of manufacturing the integrated circuit are also provided. |
| US08013376B2 |
Memory arrays, semiconductor constructions and electronic systems with transistor gates extending partially over SOI and unit cells within active region pedestals
Some embodiments include DRAM having transistor gates extending partially over SOI, and methods of forming such DRAM. Unit cells of the DRAM may be within active region pedestals, and in some embodiments the unit cells may comprise capacitors having storage nodes in direct contact with sidewalls of the active region pedestals. Some embodiments include 0C1T memory having transistor gates entirely over SOI, and methods of forming such 0C1T memory. |
| US08013371B2 |
Ultra thin TCS (SiCl4) cell nitride for DRAM capacitor with DCS (SiH2Cl2) interface seeding layer
A method for forming silicon nitride films on semiconductor devices is provided. In one embodiment of the method, a silicon-comprising substrate is first exposed to a mixture of dichlorosilane (DCS) and a nitrogen-comprising gas to deposit a thin silicon nitride seeding layer on the surface, and then exposed to a mixture of silicon tetrachloride (TCS) and a nitrogen comprising gas to deposit a TCS silicon nitride layer on the DCS seeding layer. In another embodiment, the method involves first nitridizing the surface of the silicon-comprising substrate prior to forming the DCS nitride seeding layer and the TCS nitride layer. The method achieves a TCS nitride layer having a sufficient thickness to eliminate bubbling and punch-through problems and provide high electrical performance regardless of the substrate type. Also provided are methods of forming a capacitor, and the resulting capacitor structures. |
| US08013367B2 |
Structure and method for compact long-channel FETs
A compact semiconductor structure including at least one FET located upon and within a surface of a semiconductor substrate in which the at least one FET includes a long channel length and/or a wide channel width and a method of fabricating the same are provided. In some embodiments, the ordered, nanosized pattern is oriented in a direction that is perpendicular to the current flow. In such an embodiment, the FET has a long channel length. In other embodiments, the ordered, nanosized pattern is oriented in a direction that is parallel to that of the current flow. In such an embodiment, the FET has a wide channel width. In yet another embodiment, one ordered, nanosized pattern is oriented in a direction perpendicular to the current flow, while another ordered, nanosized pattern is oriented in a direction parallel to the current flow. In such an embodiment, a FET having a long channel length and wide channel width is provided. |
| US08013359B2 |
Optically controlled electrical switching device based on wide bandgap semiconductors
A power switching device includes an optically controlled component using a semiconducting carbon nanotube. An optical signal transmitted over an optical fiber controls the conductivity of the nanotube. The nanotube transmits a signal controlled by the optical signal to a wide-bandgap semiconductor power switch, which switches the power. |
| US08013354B2 |
Light emitting device having multi-pattern structure and method of manufacturing same
A semiconductor light emitting device having a multiple pattern structure greatly increases light extraction efficiency. The semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate and a semiconductor layer, an active layer, and an electrode layer formed on the substrate, a first pattern defining a first corrugated structure between the substrate and the semiconductor layer, and a second pattern defining a second corrugated structure on the first corrugated structure of the first pattern. |
| US08013352B2 |
Chip coated light emitting diode package and manufacturing method thereof
A chip coated LED package and a manufacturing method thereof. The chip coated LED package includes a light emitting chip composed of a chip die-attached on a submount and a resin layer uniformly covering an outer surface of the chip die. The chip coated LED package also includes an electrode part electrically connected by metal wires with at least one bump ball exposed through an upper surface of the resin layer. The chip coated LED package further includes a package body having the electrode part and the light emitting chip mounted thereon. The invention improves light efficiency by preventing difference in color temperature according to irradiation angles, increases a yield, miniaturizes the package, and accommodates mass production. |
| US08013349B2 |
Light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: forming a plurality of independent light emitting portions on a growth substrate; separating the light emitting portions from the growth substrate; mounting the light emitting portions onto a receiving substrate; and dicing the receiving substrate, onto which the light emitting portions are mounted, into a light emitting unit. Residual stress, which occurs when the light emitting portions are separated from the substrate, can be reduced, and the light emitting portions can be mounted onto the receiving substrate in a fluid state, whereby the light emitting device can be easily mass produced with excellent quality, and its manufacturing costs can be reduced. |
| US08013346B2 |
Light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same
There is provided a light emitting device in which low power consumption can be realized even in the case of a large screen. The surface of a source signal line or a power supply line in a pixel portion is plated to reduce a resistance of a wiring. The source signal line in the pixel portion is manufactured by a step different from a source signal line in a driver circuit portion. The power supply line in the pixel portion is manufactured by a step different from a power supply line led on a substrate. A terminal is similarly plated to made the resistance reduction. It is desirable that a wiring before plating is made of the same material as a gate electrode and the surface of the wiring is plated to form the source signal line or the power supply line. |
| US08013344B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device and semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes steps of forming a semiconductor device layer on an upper surface of a substrate including the upper surface, a lower surface and a dislocation concentrated region arranged so as to part a first side closer to the upper surface and a second side closer to the lower surface, exposing a portion where the dislocation concentrated region does not exist above on the lower surface by removing the substrate on the second side along with at least a part of the dislocation concentrated region, and forming an electrode on the portion. |
| US08013339B2 |
Thin film transistors and arrays with controllable threshold voltages and off state leakage current
Thin film transistors and arrays having controlled threshold voltage and improved ION/IOFF ratio are provided in this invention. In one embodiment, a thin film transistor having a first gate insulator of high breakdown field with positive fixed charges and a second gate insulator with negative fixed charges is provided; said negative fixed charges substantially compensate said positive fixed charges in order to reduce threshold voltage and OFF state threshold voltage of said transistor. In another embodiment, a thin film transistor having a first passivation layer with negative fixed charges is provided, the negative charges reduce substantially unwanted negative charges in the adjacent active channel and hence reduce the OFF state current and increase ION/IOFF ratio, which in turn reduce the threshold voltage of the transistor. |
| US08013338B2 |
Display device and electronic device having the display device, and method for manufacturing thereof
To provide a display device including a thin film transistor in which high electric characteristics and reduction in off-current can be achieved. The display device having a thin film transistor includes a substrate, a gate electrode provided over the substrate, a gate insulating film provided over the gate electrode, a microcrystalline semiconductor film provided over the gate electrode with the gate insulating film interposed therebetween, a channel protection layer which is provided over and in contact with the microcrystalline semiconductor film, an amorphous semiconductor film provided over the gate insulating film and on a side surface of the microcrystalline semiconductor film and the channel protection layer, an impurity semiconductor layer provided over the amorphous semiconductor film, and a source electrode and a drain electrode provided over and in contact with the impurity semiconductor layer. The thickness of the amorphous semiconductor film is larger than that of the microcrystalline semiconductor film. |
| US08013329B2 |
Organic field effect transistor
An organic field effect transistor comprising a gate electrode 2, a gate insulating layer 3, a semiconductor layer 4, a source electrode 7, and a drain electrode 8, wherein the source electrode 7 and the drain electrode 8 are composed of conductive layers 6 and 6′, and compound layers 5 and 5′ comprising an acceptor compound, respectively, wherein the compound layers 5 and 5′ are each located in contact with the semiconductor layer 4, and wherein the semiconductor layer 4 contains a polymer compound having an ionization potential of 5.0 eV or more. |
| US08013328B2 |
Active matrix optical device
An active matrix organic optical device comprising a plurality of organic thin film transistors and a plurality of pixels disposed on a common substrate, wherein a common bank layer is provided for the organic thin film transistors and the pixels, the common bank layer defining a plurality of wells, wherein some of the wells contain the organic semiconducting material of the organic thin film transistors therein and others of the wells contain organic optically active material of the pixels therein. |
| US08013321B2 |
Composite comprising array of needle-like crystal, method for producing the same, photovoltaic conversion element, light emitting element, and capacitor
A composite of a base and an array of needle-like crystals formed on the surface of the base is provided, in which the base side and the opposite side to the base with respect to the array can be isolated in a satisfactory manner. A composite 10 includes a transparent electrode 2 serving as the base, an array 4 of needle-like crystals 3 formed thereon, and a coating film 15 covering the surface of the needle-like crystals 3. The needle-like crystals 3 are made of, for example, zinc oxide, and the coating film 15 contains, for example, titanium oxide. The array 4 includes a first region R1 on the transparent electrode 2 side and a second region R2 on the opposite side to the transparent electrode 2 with respect to the first region R1. A proportion of the cross section of the needle-like crystals 3 in a plane parallel to the surface of the transparent electrode 2 is lower in the second region R2 than in the first region R1, and the surface of the transparent electrode 2 is substantially covered with the needle-like crystals 3 in the first region R1. |
| US08013319B2 |
Phase change memory device having a bent heater and method for manufacturing the same
A phase change memory device includes heaters which are formed in their respective memory cells and vertically positioned stack patterns having phase change layers and top electrodes which are formed to come into contact with the heaters. The heaters have horizontal cross-sectional bent shapes which can have any number of shapes such as a shape similar to that of a boomerang. The horizontal cross-sectional bent shapes of the heaters are for minimizing the contact area between the heaters and the phase change layer so that programming currents can be reduced or minimized. |
| US08013318B2 |
Phase change random access memory for actively removing residual heat and method of manufacturing the same
A phase change random access memory for actively removing residual heat and a method of manufacturing the same are presented. The phase change random access memory includes a semiconductor substrate, a phase change pattern, a heating electrode and a cooling electrode. The phase change pattern is on the semiconductor substrate. The heating electrode is electrically coupled to the phase change pattern for heating the phase change pattern. The cooling electrode is electrically coupled to the phase change pattern for removing residual heat from the phase change pattern. |
| US08013317B2 |
Nonvolatile storage device and method for manufacturing same
A nonvolatile storage device having a plurality of unit memory layers, and a plurality of layer selection transistors is provided. The plurality of unit memory layers are laminated in a direction perpendicular to a layer surface of the unit memory layers. Each of the unit memory layers includes a plurality of first wirings, a plurality of second wirings provided non-parallel to the plurality of first wirings, and a recording layer provided between the plurality of first wirings and the plurality of second wirings. The plurality of layer selection transistors are connected to at least one of the plurality of first wirings and the plurality of second wirings of each of the unit memory layers, and collectively selects the at least one in the same plane. |
| US08013313B2 |
Laser scanner apparatus for fluorescence measurements
Laser scanner and method images or measures fluorescent samples on specimen slides treated with different fluorescent dyes. Motor-driveable sample table for the slides includes a laser and first optical system creating two laser beams of differing wavelength, a scanner with movable head and an optical deflection element for deflecting the beams toward the sample. Scanner has second optical system for forwarding emission beam bundles to two detectors for detecting emission beam bundles coming from the samples. A drive and counter oscillator connected to the drive by connecting rods drives the head for rapid back-and-forth movement and the counter oscillator has a mass at least equivalent to the head for compensation by opposite movement to the head. The optical deflection element causes spatial separation of two resulting focal points and a spatial separation of the two beam bundles in the direction of the detectors. |
| US08013312B2 |
Vapor delivery system useful with ion sources and vaporizer for use in such system
Vapor delivery systems and methods that control the heating and flow of vapors from solid feed material, especially material that comprises cluster molecules for semiconductor manufacture. The systems and methods safely and effectively conduct the vapor to a point of utilization, especially to an ion source for ion implantation. Ion beam implantation is shown employing ions from the cluster materials. The vapor delivery system includes reactive gas cleaning of the ion source, control systems and protocols, wide dynamic range flow-control systems and vaporizer selections that are efficient and safe. Borane, decarborane, carboranes, carbon clusters and other large molecules are vaporized for ion implantation. Such systems are shown cooperating with novel vaporizers, ion sources, and reactive cleaning systems. |
| US08013307B2 |
Truncation compensation algorithm for iterative reconstruction
An imaging system (10) includes at least one radiation detector (20) disposed adjacent a subject receiving aperture (18) to detect and measure at least one of emission and transmission radiation from a subject, the detector (20) at a plurality of projection angles. A processor (64) determines which radiation data belong to a field of view of the radiation detector (20) at each projection angle. An image processor (70, 72) iteratively reconstructs the radiation detected only in the determined field of view into image representations. Truncated data is compensated by supplying the untruncated data from the projections taken at different angles at which the truncated data is untruncated. |
| US08013305B2 |
Infrared wavelength imaging applications based on quantum well devices
An apparatus for detecting images in a first selected bandwidth includes a probe light source to generate a probe beam in a second selected bandwidth, an optical path including input imaging optics to capture an image in the first selected bandwidth and form an image beam and a beam combiner to optically combine the probe beam with the image beam to form a combined beam, and an optical readout quantum well device in the optical path of the combined beam, which simultaneously passes in an optical readout beam an intensity level of at least one wavelength within the probe beam in the second selected bandwidth in proportion to an intensity level of at least one wavelength within the image beam in the first selected bandwidth; and a detector sensitive to light in the second selected bandwidth and not sensitive to light in the first selected bandwidth. |
| US08013301B2 |
Measurement system and a method
The invention provides a method and a measurement system. The method includes: providing a measurement model that includes measurement image information; locating a measurement area image area by utilizing the measurement image information; and performing at least one measurement to provide measurement result information. |
| US08013298B2 |
Electrostatic electron spectrometry apparatus
An apparatus for spectrometry that includes a spectrometer configured for second order focusing and capable of 2π azimuthal collection. |
| US08013297B2 |
Ion gate for dual ion mobility spectrometer and method thereof
Disclosed is an ion gate for a dual IMS and method. The ion gate includes an ion source, a first gate electrode placed on one side of the ion source, a second gate electrode placed on the other side of the ion source, a third gate electrode placed on the side of the first gate electrode away from the ion source, a fourth gate electrode placed on the side of the second gate electrode away from the ion source, wherein during the ion storage, the potential at the position on the tube axis of the ion gate corresponding to the first gate electrode is different from the potentials at the positions on the tube axis corresponding to the ion source and the third gate electrode, and the potential at the position on the tube axis corresponding to the second gate electrode is different from the potentials at the positions on the tube axis corresponding to the ion source and the fourth gate electrode. According to the present invention, after sample gas enters the ion gates, charge exchange with reaction ions occurs between the first gate electrode and the second electrode, and positive and negative ions are continuously stored into the storage regions for the positive and negative ions. This leads to an improvement of utility rate of ions. Then, the ions are educed in a step-wise manner from the storage regions for the positive and negative ions by a simple control of a combination of the electrodes. |
| US08013296B2 |
Charged-particle condensing device
Ions and charged droplets move from the nozzle (6) towards the orifice (22) of a charged-particle transport device or the desolvation pipe (7). This particle motion is governed by the distribution of the pseudo-potential along particle trajectories. There are RF-voltages applied to neighboring electrodes (241-246) of the electrode array (24) cause the charged particles to substantially hover above the electrode array (24). Right before the ions come to the electrode array (24) they thus experience a repelling force “F” perpendicular to the surface of the electrode array (24). This force “F” causes an effective barrier (B) right before the electrode array (24) and consequently a pseudo-potential well (A) where the charged particles stop their motion parallel to the plume axis (D). Thus they accumulate around the center line (C) of this well (A). Applying additionally to the RF-potentials also DC-potentials to neighboring electrodes within the electrode array (24) small DC-fields can be formed within the well area (23). These additional DC-fields drive the charged particles towards the axis of symmetry (C) and thus towards the orifice (22) of a charged-particle transport device or the desolvation pipe (7). Thus, many of the charged particles which would normally impinge on the wall (21) around the orifice (22) can now be analyzed. |
| US08013293B2 |
Time-of-flight mass spectrometer
A shift of mass axis that occurs when the temperature of a vacuum container consisting of a vacuum chamber (15) and IT block (16) or that of a TOF power unit (20) for applying an ion acceleration voltage is changed, is respectively measured beforehand, and parameters expressing a transfer function based on its response are stored in a transfer function memory (24). During an analysis, a mass shift predicting operation section (25) estimates the current shift length of the mass axis from the current temperatures of the IT block (16) and TOF power unit (20) obtained by first and second temperature sensors (34 and 35) as well as from the two transfer functions stored in the memory (24). A mass shift correcting section (29) corrects the mass axis of the mass spectrum according to the estimated shift length. Thus, if the ambient temperature suddenly changes, the shift of the mass axis of the mass spectrum due to the temperature change is corrected with high accuracy, so that a mass spectrum with a high level of mass accuracy can be created. |
| US08013290B2 |
Method and apparatus for avoiding undesirable mass dispersion of ions in flight
In a mass spectrometer a target volume is filled with ions of different mass but substantially the same energy from a distant storage device by forming a plurality of spatially-limited ion swarms consisting of ions having the same mass. The ion swarms are ordered either by a mass-sequential extraction from the storage device or by rearranging the order of flight as the ions are in flight, so that swarms of different mass ions simultaneously enter the target volume despite having different flight velocities. A mass-sequential extraction in the order of decreasing mass can be achieved in one embodiment by decreasing a pseudopotential barrier at the storage device which causes the heavy ions to emerge first. In another embodiment, the ions can be rearranged in flight by applying a bunching potential. A second reverse bunching potential then restores the energy of the ions to their original values. |
| US08013288B2 |
Method for correcting a control of an optical scanner and the optical scanner
In a method for correcting a control of an optical scanner (14) which has a beam deflecting element (31) for deflecting a beam of optical radiation and a drive unit (30, 30′) for moving the beam deflecting element (31), said drive unit deflecting a beam of optical radiation directed at the beam deflecting element (31) according to a predetermined target movement using at least one parameter and/or a transfer function, preferably optical, said parameter or transfer function being used to control or regulate the system. In a determination step at least one current value of a drive unit transfer function that reproduces the response of the drive unit (30, 30′) to a predetermined target movement or a change in a target movement is ascertained for at least one frequency, and in a correction step at least one parameter and/or the transfer function is corrected as a function of the current value of the drive unit transfer function. |
| US08013283B2 |
Projector having a communication unit which communicates with at least one other projector different from the projector and multiple projection control method of the projector
There is provided a projector including a projection control unit which controls a projection of a background window and computes location information of at least one projection window projected on the background window, a performance sensing unit which senses an object performance on the background window and the at least one projection window, a communication unit which communicates with at least one other projector different from the projector, and an information control unit which controls an operation of each of the at least one other projector, the operation corresponding to the object performance. |
| US08013281B2 |
Systems and methods for calibrating light output by light-emitting diodes
A system and method for calibrating light output from an LED is provided. The system includes a support on which an LED is positioned, a photosensor to measure the light output from the LED, and means for calibrating and adjusting the light output of the LED. Calibration is accomplished by measuring the light output from the LED, comparing such output against a reference value, and adjusting the measured output against the reference value. |
| US08013280B2 |
Microwave interactive flexible packaging
A package configured to receive a food item for storage and heating therein is disclosed. The package includes an opening and a closure mechanism and comprises an insulating microwave material. A plurality of packages in a stacked relation also is provided. |
| US08013274B2 |
Hair iron
A hair iron 1 includes a pair of grips 9 being rotatably connected to a base end so as to be openable and closable; and a heating part 11 being provided to be opposed to a tip end side of each grip 9 wherein each heating part 11 has a flat opposing surface, a rear surface side of the heating part 11 has a curved curling part 13, and at least one curling part 13 has an auxiliary case 15 with a curved surface having a different curvature from that of the curling part 13 so as to be attachable and detachable thereto and therefrom. |
| US08013272B2 |
Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus
A sheet processing apparatus having a laser processing unit, a collecting portion, and a detecting portion. The collecting portion is disposed below a laser processing position of the laser processing unit. The collecting portion collects a scrap of the sheet produced when the sheet is processed by the laser processing unit. The detecting portion is configured to detect the scrap collected into the collecting portion and reaching a predetermined height. A detection position of the detecting portion is lower than a processing range of the laser beam where processing by the laser beam is possible. |
| US08013271B2 |
Soldering method and apparatus
To improve the quality of the products that are manufactured by soldering, through enabling highly reliable soldering while suppressing damages to the bonding targets caused due to the soldering. Provided is a soldering method for bonding each of bonding pads formed in respective bonding targets with solder. The method comprises: a bonding target placing step for placing each of bonding targets to a bonding position; a soldering step for placing solder between each of the bonding pads formed in each of the bonding targets, and for performing soldering by irradiating a heating beam to the solder; and a bonding target heating step for heating at least one of the bonding targets, which is executed before the soldering step and/or simultaneously with the soldering step. |
| US08013267B2 |
Macro sorting system and method
A system and method for feeding and sorting mail pieces, and for moving the mail pieces to sorter bins according to delivery information on the mail pieces, includes a plurality of feeders, and a plurality of sorters configured to receive and sort the mail pieces from the feeders. A separating mechanism is configured to separate the feeders from the sorters in order to provide a plurality of pathways, so that each of the feeders is connectable by pathways to substantially all of the sorters. Each sorter includes sorter bins, and each sorter bin receives a subset of the mail pieces. Also included is a mechanism for selecting the pathways according to the delivery information read from each of the mail pieces. |
| US08013263B2 |
Multi-deck transformer switch
A transformer switch, such as a multi-deck tap changer, includes an assembly with a first housing coupled to a first cover. The first cover holds at least a first stationary electric contact. A second housing is formed integrally with the first cover, and is coupled to a second cover, the second cover holding at least a second stationary electric contact. The first housing and first cover together define a first interior volume within which the first stationary electric contact is disposed. The second cover and the second housing together define a second interior volume within which the second stationary electric contact is disposed. Each housing-cover coupled pair includes an interior rotor rotatable relative to the stationary electric contact in the cover of the pair. At least one movable contact is coupled to each rotor. The covers and housings can be molded from a non-conductive plastic. |
| US08013260B2 |
Electrical bushing, pressure applications, and method for manufacturing such a bushing
Electrical bushing, in particular for pressure applications, with a housing with at least one housing passage and with at least one electrical conductor, which is passed through the housing passage, protrudes at both ends on two housing sides, which are spaced apart from one another, out of in each case one opening of the housing passage out of the housing and is fixed in the housing by means of a tightly sealing material which fills at least the majority of the housing passage. |
| US08013258B2 |
Shielding device
A shielding device for serving as an electromagnetic shield includes a shield body having a top piece and a plurality of sidewall pieces, and an electromagnetic band-gap (EBG) structure disposed on the top piece of the shield body. |
| US08013255B2 |
Printed circuit board with high density differential pairs
An exemplary PCB includes a first reference layer, a first signal layer, and a second signal layer in that order. A first differential pair is arranged in the first signal layer in an edge-coupled structure referencing the first reference layer. A second differential pair is arranged in the second signal layer in edge-coupled structure. A first ground part and a second ground part are symmetrically arranged in the second signal layer and at opposite sides of the second differential pair. The first differential pair is arranged above the first ground part such that a projection of the first differential pair onto the second signal layer having an area coincident with the first ground part. The second differential pair references the first and second ground parts. |
| US08013254B2 |
Printed circuit board
The present disclosure provides a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a first ground layer extended in one direction a first dielectric layer laminated on the first ground layer and extended in the same direction as that of the first ground layer; a signal transmission line laminated on the first dielectric layer and extended in the same direction as that of the first dielectric layer; and a plurality of first ground patterns formed by etching a surface of the first ground layer in an axial direction thereof at a predetermined interval in a line, wherein the plurality of first ground patterns expose the first dielectric layer. |
| US08013249B2 |
Shield conductor and shield conductor manufacturing method
A shield conductor Wa comprises: a metallic pipe 20, a wire 10 to be inserted into the pipe 20, and a groove-like fitting member 22 provided in the pipe 20 as extending along the direction of axis of the wire 10, and at the same time, attached tightly to the circumference of the wire. With the inner surface of the groove-like fitting member 22 in the pipe 20 attached tightly to the circumference of the wire 10, the heat generated in the wire 10 is transmitted directly to the pipe 20, and then released to the air from the circumference of the pipe 20. This improves radiation performance of the shield conductor Wa. |
| US08013247B2 |
Carbon nanotube-based electronic devices
Carbon nanotube-based devices that can be used to meet the growing miniaturization and performance needs of electronic systems, are provided. In particular, a transmission line and inductor that include nanotube bundles is disclosed. In a further embodiment a method for isolating nanotubes with proteins is disclosed. In another embodiment a nanoswitch using nanotubes is disclosed. In a final embodiment a low loss, high permeability material is disclosed that includes a conductive coil and a set of nanotube toroids. |
| US08013245B2 |
Weatherproof cover assembly for an electrical box having a water intrusion barrier
A cover assembly for attaching to an electrical box includes housing and a cover hinged to the housing. The assembly is mounted to the electrical box to protect an electrical device from moisture while allowing access to the electrical device. The housing has an inner chamber, an outer chamber and an access opening into the outer chamber for the electrical cord that can be connected to the electrical device. The cover assembly is provided with a water barrier member between the inner chamber and the outer chamber to inhibit water and debris from entering the housing of the cover assembly through the access opening. |
| US08013240B2 |
Organic photovoltaic cells utilizing ultrathin sensitizing layer
A photosensitive device includes a plurality of organic photoconductive materials disposed in a stack between a first electrode and a second electrode, including a first continuous layer of donor host material, a second continuous layer of acceptor host material, and at least one other organic photoconductive material disposed as a plurality of discontinuous islands between the first continuous layer and the second continuous layer. Each of these other photoconductive materials has an absorption spectra different from the donor host material and the acceptor host material. Preferably, each of the discontinuous islands consists essentially of a crystallite of the respective organic photoconductive material, and more preferably, the crystallites are nanocrystals. |
| US08013239B2 |
Electrode for photovoltaic cells, photovoltaic cell and photovoltaic module
An electrode for contacting an electrically conductive surface of a photovoltaic element includes an electrically insulating optically transparent film, an adhesive layer provided on a planar surface of the film, and a plurality of substantially parallel, electrically conductive wires embedded into the adhesive layer. The plurality of wires lies over the planar surface of the film. A part of the surfaces of the wires protrude from the adhesive layer. At least the part of the surfaces protruding from the adhesive layer are covered by a coating consisting of an alloy having a low melting point to solder the wires to the electrically conductive surface and to a first terminal bar. The adhesive layer has a thickness less than the thickness of the wires embedded therein. |
| US08013237B2 |
Integrated photovoltaic modular panel for a curtain wall glass
An integrated photovoltaic modular panel for a curtain wall glass is used to build integrated photovoltaic material. This invention provides standardized photovoltaic units, so that electrodes in a photovoltaic panel main body can be connected internally in parallel. The connector may be a metal piece of stamping or casting with a plug 1 and a socket 2 on two ends, a waist b in the middle, an inward concave straight strip 4 on both sides of the waist, an electrode plug-in socket 3 in the waist for firmly clamping solar cell, a plastic injection molding crust 5 for fixing and securing the connector, thus forming a module. It can be combined with different kinds of glass to form different kinds of photovoltaic curtain wall glass. The solar cell here may be an amorphous silicon solar cell. |
| US08013232B2 |
Music session system, music session system server, and program for implementing method of controlling the server
A music session system which makes it possible to expand the functions of electronic musical apparatuses. The server is connected to a first electronic musical apparatus belonging to a first user and capable of executing music sessions, a first personal computer (PC) belonging to the first user and capable of executing additional functions, a second electronic musical apparatus belonging to a second user and capable of executing music sessions, and a second PC belonging to the second user and capable of executing additional functions via a network so as to perform transmission and reception of information to and from these apparatuses. When the first electronic musical apparatus requests the apparatuses belonging to the second user to execute a music session and an additional function, the first and second electronic musical apparatuses are instructed to execute the music session, and the first and second PCs are instructed to execute the additional function. |
| US08013230B2 |
Method for music structure analysis
Methods for music structure analysis of a piece of music includes determining predetermined features for a plurality of sections of the piece of music. The sections are longer than a shortest time span corresponding to a meaningful part of the piece of music. At least two sections are compared based on the predetermined features, and a chorus of the piece of music is determined based on a comparison result of the comparing. First and second groups of the sections are determined, such that a similarity among sections of the first and second groups lie within respective first and second ranges. The first range has a higher level than the second range. |
| US08013228B2 |
Electronic keyboard musical instrument having key actuators
A musical instrument comprises a keyboard assembly including juxtaposed keys and juxtaposed swing weight mechanisms, each of the keys correspondingly linked with each of the swing weight mechanisms. The keyboard assembly is supported on a key bed having an aperture which is elongate in the direction of the key juxtaposition. Actuating members are provided corresponding to the respective swing weight mechanisms each of which in turn actuates each corresponding key. The actuating members are disposed in a lower yoke having a channel member and flanges integrally manufactured by bending a metal plate. The flanges are fastened to the key bed across and over the aperture so that the actuating members penetrate the aperture toward the swing weight mechanism. The height of the channel member determines a relative position between the actuating members and the swing weight mechanism. |
| US08013227B2 |
Toy piano
In order to be able to salvage toy pianos that have become damaged during shipping, a structure and process for manufacture of toy pianos has been developed wherein (1) stop piece (or block members) are permanently affixed to certain side forming members, allowing certain other side forming members to be non-permanently affixed thereto via connectors non-permanently anchored to said block members; (2) horizontal slits are provided near the bottom of certain side members to fit over edges of the bottom member, allowing the edges of said bottom member to firmly but non-permanently nest therein; and (3) vertical grooves are provided near ends of certain side members to fit over ends of certain other side members, allowing the ends of said certain other side members to firmly but non-permanently nest therein. These innovations each assist, and together greatly facilitate, the production of a toy piano that is solid and durable in structure while simultaneously allowing easy replacement of damaged parts. Rather than the entire piano needing to be discarded the damage part can simply be removed and a new piece put in its place. |
| US08013224B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV332045
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV332045. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV332045, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV332045 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV332045 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV332045. |
| US08013220B2 |
Soybean variety D5638947
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D5638947. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D5638947. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D5638947 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D5638947 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US08013214B2 |
Maize having an improved digestibility
The invention relates to a maize plant having a decrease in the CCR enzyme activity due to the presence of the 3318 allele and its use for ensilage. |
| US08013211B2 |
Compositions and methods comprising stinging capsules/cells for delivering a biologically active agent into a plant cell
The invention relates to stinging cells or isolated capsules and to their use in compositions and methods for efficient delivery of biologically active agents into a plant cell or plant tissue. The biologically active agent to be delivered by the methods of the present invention is selected from a nucleic acid, a peptide, a polypeptide, a plant hormone, an enzyme, an herbicidal agent, an anti-viral agent, an anti-bacterial agent and an anti-fungal agent. Particularly, the invention is related to compositions and methods for the efficient transformation of polynucleotide construct into a plant cell or tissue, to obtain transgenic plants. |
| US08013196B2 |
Process for the production of ethylene
The invention relates to a process for the production of ethylene, comprising the steps of a) thermally converting, by a pyrolysis or a partial oxidation process, a feed charge containing methane into an acetylene containing effluent, and b) in situ hydrogenating, by a non-catalytic reaction, the acetylene produced in the first step into ethylene by intimately mixing the acetylene containing effluent with an ethane feed. The process according to the invention is more efficient than other synthesis schemes, while simplifying the overall process design. This process thus offers an economically attractive scheme for mass production of ethylene from natural gas, based on a well-known and proven acetylene route. |
| US08013193B2 |
Method for producing alcohol by hydrogenating lactone and carboxylic acid ester in liquid phase
Disclosed is a method for producing an alcohol from a lactone or a carboxylic acid ester, which enables to produce an alcohol from a lactone or a carboxylic acid ester under relatively mild conditions with high yield and high catalytic efficiency. This method also enables to produce an optically active alcohol from an optically active lactone or an optically active carboxylic acid ester. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing an alcohol by hydrogen reducing a lactone or a carboxylic acid ester in the presence of a catalyst containing ruthenium and a phosphine compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 represents a spacer; R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-12 carbon atoms, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; and R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 independently represent an alkyl group having 1-12 carbon atoms, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group. |
| US08013191B2 |
Method for removing impurities from phenol
A two-step method of crude phenol treatment from impurities, wherein a first step comprises oxidizing hydroxyacetone and aldehydes impurities, in phenol medium by air oxygen with the use of a heterogeneous catalyst which contains transition metals, and a second step comprises treating the unoxidized impurities with the use of a heterogeneous acidic catalyst. The separation of treatment by-products compounds produced during said phenol treatment may then be carried out by a conventional fractionation, distillation, or equivalent method, to produce highly purified product phenol. |
| US08013190B2 |
Chemical composition with borane clusters for use as an HIV protease inhibitor
The present invention provides novel HIV protease inhibitors containing substituted borane, carborane or metallacarborane clusters with 6 to 12 boron atoms in each cluster. The charge of each borane, carborane or metallacarborane cluster is 0, −1 or −2. The number of borane, carborane or metallacarborane clusters in the inhibitor molecule is 1 to 9, and the carborane clusters in metallacarborane inhibitors are coordinated to transition metal atom, selected from the group containing cobalt, iron, nickel and ruthenium. In the cluster, heteroatoms can be present, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, silicon, germanium, tin and sulphur. The present invention covers pharmaceutical compositions containing these inhibitors and their use, both in vitro and in vivo. They are characterized by high effectiveness and stability. |
| US08013188B2 |
Iminecalixarene derivatives and aminocalixarene derivatives, method of preparation thereof, and self-assembled monolayer prepared by the method, fixing method of oligo-DNA by using the self-assembled monolayer, and oligo-DNA chip prepared by the method
The present invention relates to novel iminecalixarene derivatives, method of preparation thereof, and self-assembled monolayer prepared by the method, fixing method of oligo-DNA by using the self-assembled monolayer, and oligo-DNA chip prepared by the method. Also, the present invention relates to novel aminocalixarene derivatives, method of preparation thereof, and self-assembled monolayer prepared by the method, fixing method of oligo-DNA wherein the oligo-DNA is voluntarily fixed by molecular recognition on said self-assembled monolayer in a liquid phase, and oligo-DNA chip prepared by the method. |
| US08013187B2 |
2-cyclopenten-1-one oxime derivatives inhibiting production of TNF-α
2-cyclopenten-1-one oxime derivatives represented by Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof inhibit the production of TNF-α or PDE4, and therefore show therapeutic effect in inflammatory or immunological disorders mediated through TNF-α or PDE4. |
| US08013183B2 |
Alpha ketoamide compounds as cysteine protease inhibitors
The present invention is directed to compounds that are inhibitors of cysteine proteases, in particular, cathepsins B, K, L, F, and S and are therefore useful in treating diseases mediated by these proteases. The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and processes for preparing them. |
| US08013182B2 |
Carboxylic acid ester, use of the same, and method for producing the same
The present invention provides a process for producing a novel compound, i.e., α-chloromethoxycarboxylic acid ester represented by General Formula (1): (CF3)2C(OCH2Cl)COOR, wherein R is a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted with at least one atom selected from the group consisting of halogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur atoms, comprising reacting an α-methoxycarboxylic acid ester represented by General Formula (2): (CF3)2C(OCH3)COOR, wherein R is as defined above, with molecular chlorine; and a process for producing 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropyl fluoromethyl ether represented by a chemical formula (CF3)2CH(OCH2F), comprising fluorinating and decarboxylating the α-chloromethoxycarboxylic acid ester.According to the present invention, 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropyl fluoromethyl ether (sevoflurane), which is known as a compound having an anesthetic property, can be produced efficiently and at a low cost. |
| US08013181B2 |
Preparation of rivastigmine and its salts
There are provided processes for making rivastigmine. In one embodiment, the process includes reacting S-(−)-[1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]dimethylamine with N-ethyl-N-methyl carbamoyl chloride in the presence of an organic base to obtain a free base of rivastigmine. |
| US08013177B2 |
Method and system for forming a precursor compound for non-bridged unsymmetric polyolefin polymerization catalyst
The present techniques relates generally to polyolefin catalysts and, more specifically, to preparing a precursor compound for an unsymmetric metallocene catalyst, for using the precursor compound to prepare catalysts, and for employing the precursor compounds to prepare catalysts for polyolefin polymerizations. |
| US08013175B2 |
Method of refining episesamin
There is disclosed an episesamin refining method in which a mixture of sesamin components that contains sesamin, episesamin and the like is brought into contact with an aqueous medium to form a slurried mixture, and thereafter the solids are separated from the mixture or the slurried mixture is dissolved in a suitable aqueous medium under heating and, thereafter, the solution is slowly cooled to recrystallize, thereby yielding an episesamin-enriched composition with an increased relative episesamin content. By the present invention, episesamin can be conveniently and efficiently refined from a mixture of sesamin components that mainly comprises sesamin and episesamin. |
| US08013174B2 |
Photochromic spirodihydrophenanthropyrans
Specific photochromic spirodihydrophenanthropyrans and their use in synthetic resin materials of all kinds, particularly for ophthalmic purposes. The compounds of the invention are photochromic pyran compounds derived from 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene in which at least one of the two carbon atoms at positions 9 and 10 belongs to a further ring system and thus forms a spiro linkage point. |
| US08013172B2 |
Cycloalkylphenyl substituted cyclic ketoenols
The disclosure relates to novel cycloalkylphenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols of the formula (I) in which J, X, Y, m and CKE are as defined above, to processes and intermediates for their preparation and to their use as pesticides and/or herbicides. Moreover, the disclosure relates to selective herbicidal compositions comprising, firstly, the cycloalkylphenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols and, secondly, a crop plant compatibility-improving compound.The disclosure furthermore relates to increasing the activity of crop protection compositions comprising compounds of the formula (I) by adding ammonium or phosphonium salts and, if appropriate, penetrants. |
| US08013171B2 |
Axially asymmetric ester compound and production method thereof
To provide an axially asymmetric optically active biaryl ester compound that can easily produced without the step of optical resolution which was almost indispensable in conventional methods. There is provided a method for producing an axially asymmetric ester compound, comprising a cycloaddition of a compound having a triple bond with the use of a catalyst containing rhodium metal and an optically active bisphosphine. |
| US08013170B2 |
Substituted pyrrolo[1,2-d][1,4]-diazonines and treatment of brain damage
Embodiments of this invention provide novel peptidomimetics that contain a macrocycle, an embodiment of which is 2S,9′S,12′S)-2-{[(1′,4′-Diaza-2′-oxobicyclo[7.3.0]dodecyl)-12′-carbonyl]amino}-1,5-pentanedioic acid trifluoroacetate. Such compounds are neuroprotective and have utility as therapeutic agents for treatment of diseases, injuries and other conditions characterized by neuronal degeneration and/or neuronal cell death caused by in embodiments, toxicity or hypoxia. Compounds are also useful for manufacture of medicaments useful for treatment of such conditions. |
| US08013168B2 |
2-{(R)-2-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)-1H-benzimidazole-4-carboxamide crystalline form 2
2-((R)-2-Methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)-1H-benzimidazole-4-carboxamide Crystalline Form 2, ways to make it, compositions comprising it and made using it, and methods of treating patients having disease using it are disclosed. |
| US08013161B1 |
Fluoroalkyl tetrabenazine carbinol compounds as imaging agents and probes
The present invention provides novel fluoroalkyl tetrabenazine carbinol compounds having structure I wherein R1 is a C1-C10 fluorinated aliphatic radical; R2 is a C1-C10 aliphatic radical; R3 is hydrogen or a C1-C10 aliphatic radical; R4 is hydrogen or a C1-C10 aliphatic radical; and R5 is hydrogen, a C1-C10 aliphatic radical, a C2-C10 cycloaliphatic radical, or a C2-C20 aromatic radical. In a particular embodiment, —OR5 is an ester moiety. The fluoroalkyl tetrabenazine carbinol compounds are provided in both racemic and enantiomerically enriched forms and may comprise either or both of fluorine-18 and fluorine 19. The fluoroalkyl tetrabenazine carbinol compounds are shown to possess high affinity for VMAT-2, a biomarker implicated in human diabetes. The fluoroalkyl tetrabenazine carbinol compounds comprising a fluorine-18 group are useful as PET imaging agents targeting the VMAT-2 biomarker. The non-radiolabled fluoroalkyl tetrabenazine carbinol compounds are useful as probes for the discovery of PET imaging agents. |
| US08013151B2 |
Process for the preparation of galanthamine hydrobromide
A process for the purification of galanthamine (I) comprising precipitation of galanthamine hydrobromide from a mixture of alkaloids obtained from a plant of the Amaryllidaceae family containing galanthamine, treatment of the hydrobromide with alkali, extraction and crystallization of galanthamine with a solvent of general formula (II), in which R1 is hydrogen or methyl and R2 is selected from n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and t-butyl. The resulting pure galanthamine can be conveniently used for the preparation of galanthamine hydrobromide. |
| US08013147B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds and their use in the detection of nucleic acids
The invention concerns compounds of the general formula (I) in which the residues R1 to R7 have the meanings given in the application as well as methods for their preparation. The compounds are in particular suitable as substrates for RNA or DNA polymerases and can thus be incorporated into RNA or DNA oligonucleotides and are especially suitable for labelling and detecting nucleic acids or for DNA sequencing. |
| US08013144B2 |
hnRNP K expression-inhibiting compound and siRNA sequence thereof
The present invention discloses an hnRNP K expression-inhibiting compound and a siRNA sequence thereof, wherein a siRNA sequence partially or completely complementary to the sequence of hnRNP K is used to inhibit hnRNP K expression, whereby is effectively reduced the survival rate of cancer cells in an anoxic environment. |
| US08013142B2 |
Compositions for use in identification of bacteria
The present invention provides compositions, kits and methods for rapid identification and quantification of bacteria by molecular mass and base composition analysis. |
| US08013138B1 |
Chimeric promoters capable of mediating gene expression in plants upon pathogen infection and uses thereof
Described are synthetic promoters capable of mediating gene expression in plants upon pathogen infection. Furthermore, recombinant genes and vectors comprising said chimeric promoters as well as host cells transformed with such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes or vectors are provided. Additionally, diagnostic compositions and kits comprising such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors or cells are described. Provided are further methods for the identification of compounds being capable of activating or inhibiting genes that are specifically expressed in plants upon pathogen infection employing the above described means. Furthermore, transgenic plant cells, plant tissue and plants containing the above-described chimeric promoters, recombinant genes and vectors as well as the use of the aforementioned chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors and/or compounds identified by the method of the invention in plant cell and tissue culture, plant breeding and/or agriculture are described. |
| US08013137B2 |
Modified enteropeptidase protein
Disclosed are novel enteropeptidase polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, nucleotide constructs, vectors, host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods for producing the polypeptides and polynucleotides. Such polypeptides are useful as protein engineering tool for enzymatic cleavage of fusion proteins. Also provided are kits comprising the polypeptides of the invention. |
| US08013136B2 |
Oligonucleotides comprising a non-phosphate backbone linkage
One aspect of the present invention relates to a ribonucleoside substituted with a phosphonamidite group at the 3′-position. In certain embodiments, the phosphonamidite is an alkyl phosphonamidite. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a double-stranded oligonucleotide comprising at least one non-phosphate linkage. Representative non-phosphate linkages include phosphonate, hydroxylamine, hydroxylhydrazinyl, amide, and carbamate linkages. In certain embodiments, the non-phosphate linkage is a phosphonate linkage. In certain embodiments, a non-phosphate linkage occurs in only one strand. In certain embodiments, a non-phosphate linkage occurs in both strands. In certain embodiments, a ligand is bound to one of the oligonucleotide strands comprising the double-stranded oligonucleotide. In certain embodiments, a ligand is bound to both of the oligonucleotide strands comprising the double-stranded oligonucleotide. 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 non-phosphate linkage. Representative non-phosphate linkages include phosphonate, hydroxylamine, hydroxylhydrazinyl, amide, and carbamate linkages. In certain embodiments, the non-phosphate linkage is a phosphonate linkage. In certain embodiments, a ligand is bound to the oligonucleotide strand. In certain embodiments, the oligonucleotide comprises at least one modified sugar moiety. |
| US08013133B2 |
Genetic modification of targeted regions of the cardiac conduction system
Disclosed are methods and systems for preventing or treating cardiac dysfunction, particularly cardiac pacing dysfunction by genetic modification of the conduction system of the heart. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of genetically modifying the cells by delivering to the cells one or more coding sequence in a genetic construct capable of modifying the expression of ion channels of the cells. |
| US08013125B2 |
Metalloproteinase 9 and metalloproteinase 2 binding proteins
Proteins that bind to matrix metalloproteinase 9 and to matrix metalloproteinase 2 and methods of using such proteins are described. |
| US08013122B2 |
Method of purifying apolipoprotein A-1
A first method of purifying apolipoprotein A-1 includes mixing plasma fraction IV with a 1-8 M urea solution to form a pretreatment solution; loading the pretreatment solution to a first anion chromatography column, and then eluting to obtain an apoA-1 protein solution; and loading the apoA-1 protein solution to a second anion chromatography column, and eluting to obtain pure apoA-1 protein. A second method includes dissolving plasma fraction IV in a buffer to produce a pretreatment solution; adding NaCl to the pretreatment solution and cooling it to form apoA-1 precipitate; collecting and reconstituting the apoA-1 precipitate; loading the reconstituted apoA-1 to an anion exchange column; and eluting apoA-1 from the column. |
| US08013119B2 |
Fluorescent protein
It is an object of the present invention to provide a fluorescent protein, which allows an acceptor for fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) to appear in a stimulating light-dependent manner, thereby enabling the marking of any given cell organelle, cells, or tissues, with multiple colors. The present invention provides a fluorescent protein which consists of a fused protein of a donor fluorescent protein and an acceptor fluorescent protein, wherein before irradiation with stimulating light, the donor protein is able to emit fluorescence as a result of irradiation of the donor protein with excitation light; and after irradiation with stimulating light, intramolecular FRET occurs between the donor fluorescent protein and the acceptor fluorescent protein as a result of irradiation of the donor protein with excitation light, and the acceptor protein is able to emit fluorescence, and wherein the fluorescence of the donor protein and the fluorescence of the acceptor protein have wavelengths that are different from each other. |
| US08013118B2 |
Lynx polypeptides
The present invention provides a novel family of polypeptides which are ligand-gated channel receptor accessory molecules or ligands, denoted Lynx. This invention provides an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence of a Lynx polypeptide in which the amino acid sequence is set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, or SEQ ID NO:15, including fragments, mutants, variants, analogs, homologs, or derivatives of the amino acid sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, or SEQ ID NO:15. This invention further provides an isolated immunogenic polypeptide; an isolated nucleic acid; pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic and therapeutic methods of use of the isolated polypeptides and nucleic acids of the present invention; assays for compounds which mimic, alter or inactivate the polypeptides of the present invention for use in therapy; and methods of isolating Lynx polypeptides and the nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides. |
| US08013116B2 |
Therapeutic peptides and method
A polypeptide comprising one or more sequences derived from CDR2 or CDR3 of a TREM-1 protein, characterized by the ability to treat, ameliorate, or lessen the symptoms of conditions including sepsis, septic shock or sepsis-like conditions and IBD. |
| US08013115B1 |
Use of stabilised synthetic compounds in immunoassay
The invention concerns the use of at least a synthetic compound comprising: a carrier molecule having at least a hydrocarbon chain comprising at least 10, advantageously at least 12, preferably at least 14 and not more than 300, advantageously not more than 100, preferably not more than 50, selected'among C, N, O, S, P and Si, and comprising at least two reactive functions, or capable of reacting, for grafting lateral arms on said chain, and at least two different epitopes carried by said lateral arms grafted on said carrier molecule, as standard or control for immunoassay of said biological molecules, in particular of polypeptides or proteins. |
| US08013114B2 |
Fusion proteins based upon somatostatin receptors
The present invention is directed to fusion proteins that can be used to assay gene transfer and expression both in vitro and in vivo. The fusion proteins contain a reporter protein, e.g. a somatostatin receptor, fused to a second protein, which may be a protein fusion tag. Alternatively, a fusion protein may be fused to a leader sequence. A leader sequence may localize an expressed protein, e.g localize a fusion protein to the cell membrane. The invention includes nucleic acids encoding the fusion proteins and methods of assaying for gene expression. |
| US08013111B2 |
Removal of catalyst and/or cocatalyst residues in a polyolefin manufacturing process
The invention relates to an improved process for the manufacture of an olefin polymer composition in which corrosive trace cocatalyst and catalyst residues are removed from the hydrocarbon gas recycle stream prior to compression and re-use in the polymerization zone(s). |
| US08013105B2 |
Flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition, polycarbonate resin molded article, and method for producing the polycarbonate resin molded article
Provided are a polycarbonate resin composition containing a glass filler, which is excellent in transparency, strength, and heat resistance and provided with high flame retardancy, and a polycarbonate resin molded article obtained by molding the resin composition. The flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition contains a combination including (A) 55 to 95 mass % of an aromatic polycarbonate resin and (B) 45 to 5 mass % of a glass filler having a refractive index smaller or larger than a refractive index of the aromatic polycarbonate resin by 0.002 or less, and further contains, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the combination, (C) 0.05 to 2.0 parts by mass of a silicone compound having a reactive functional group and (D) 0.03 to 0.4 part by mass of an organic alkali metal salt compound and/or an organic alkaline earth metal salt compound. The polycarbonate resin molded article has a thickness of 0.3 to 10 mm which is obtained by molding the composition. |
| US08013102B2 |
Golf ball
The present invention aims to improve spin performance and abrasion resistance for a golf ball having a cover using a nonionic polyurethane as a resin component. The golf ball of the present invention is a golf ball including a core and a cover covering the core and in which the cover contains a nonionic polyurethane as a resin component and the nonionic polyurethane has a hard segment content of 24.5% to 34.7% by mass. |
| US08013096B2 |
Perfluoroether moiety-containing polymer and a surface treating agent comprising the same
The present invention relates to a perfluoropolyoxyalkylene group-containing polymer represented by the following formula (1), wherein Rf is a group having a perfluoropolyoxyalkylene group; W1 is a divalent organosiloxane group having at least one group represented by the following formula (2); W2 is a monovalent group selected from an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkenyloxyalkyl group, an aryl group and an organosiloxane group represented by the following formula (3), and the combinations thereof, the monovalent group having 1 to 300 carbon atoms and being optionally substituted with one or more fluorine atoms; Q is, independently of each other, a divalent linking group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, optionally containing one or more oxygen atoms, nitrogen atoms, or fluorine atoms; and p is an integer of from 1 to 20, wherein X is a hydrolysable group; R1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group; y is an integer of from 1 to 5; and a is 2 or 3, wherein, R2 and R3 each are, independently of each other, a group selected from an alkyl group and an aryl group, have 1 to 200 carbon atoms and may optionally be substituted with one or more fluorine atoms and; and n is an integer of from 0 to 50. |
| US08013094B2 |
Gelling agents and gelatinous compositions
A gelling agent comprising an organopolysiloxane having a silicon-bonded organic group represented by general formula: R1—X—CO—NH—[X—N(—CO—X—R1)]p—X— (1) (wherein R1 designates a group containing metal salt of a carboxylic acid represented by formula —COO− (Mn+)1/n (where M is a metal that has a valence of 1 or higher); X's designate the same or different C2 to C14 bivalent hydrocarbon groups; and p designates an integer from 0 to 10.). Preferably, the organosiloxane has an optionally substituted C9 or more univalent hydrocarbon group. And a gelatinous composition comprising:(A) 1 to 99 wt. % of aforementioned gelling agent; and (B) 99 to 1 wt. % of a compound selected from the group consisting of a silicone oil, a no-polar organic compound, or a low-polar organic compound, or mixtures thereof. The gelatinous composition has excellent thermal stability, temporal stability, and properties of thixotropic rheology. |
| US08013091B2 |
Resin for optical component, raw material composition used for resin for optical component, and optical component
Provided are a resin for an optical component, which has heat resistance, does not suffer from yellowing because of its stability against heat, and is excellent in transparency and workability; a raw material composition used for the resin for an optical component; and an optical component. Specifically, provided is a resin for an optical component containing a (meth)acrylate compound unit (A1), in which a hydrocarbon group containing an adamantane structure is ester-bonded, and a (meth)acrylate compound unit (B1) having a polyfunctional group, which is other than the unit (A1). Also, provided is a raw material composition used for a resin for an optical component, which contains a (meth)acrylate compound (A2) in which a hydrocarbon group containing an adamantane structure is ester-bonded, and a (meth)acrylate compound (B2) having a polyfunctional group, which is other than the compound (A2). Further, provided is an optical component which is obtained by polymerizing and molding the raw material composition. |
| US08013088B2 |
Cationic polymerization of biological oils
A polymerization reaction mixture for the cationic polymerization of unsaturated biological oils (e.g. vegetable oils and animals oils) based on the cationic reaction of double bonds initiated by superacids is provided. The polymerized oils have a viscosity about 10 to 200 times higher than the initial oil and relatively high unsaturation (only about 10-30% lower than that of initial oils). |
| US08013078B2 |
Heterodiamondoids
This invention is related to heteroatom containing diamondoids (i.e., “heterodiamondoids”) which are compounds having a diamondoid nucleus in which one or more of the diamondoid nucleus carbons has been substitutionally replaced with a noncarbon atom. These heteroatom substituents impart desirable properties to the diamondoid. In addition, the heterodiamondoids are functionalized affording compounds carrying one or more functional groups covalently pendant therefrom. This invention is further related to polymerizable functionalized heterodiamondoids. In a preferred aspect of this invention the diamondoid nuclei are triamantane and higher diamondoid nuclei. In another preferred aspect, the heteroatoms are selected to give rise to diamondoid materials which can serve as n- and p-type materials in electronic devices can serve as optically active materials. |
| US08013077B2 |
Insulating film forming composition and production method of insulating film
An insulating film forming composition, includes: a polymer compound obtained by polymerizing a cage-type silsesquioxane compound having two or more unsaturated groups as substituents; a heat-resistant organic polymer compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond; and an organic solvent, and a method for producing an insulating film, includes: coating the insulating film forming composition on a substrate; and then curing the coating. |
| US08013075B2 |
Curable composition
A curable composition includes (A) a (meth)acrylate, (B) a radical polymerization initiator, (C) an epoxidized polyisoprene containing an epoxy group at 0.15 to 2.5 meq/g in the molecule and having a number-average molecular weight of 15000 to 200000, and (D) a curing accelerator. The curable composition shows high elongation and excellent rubber elasticity even in a cured state and has superior compatibility, transparency, waterproofness and flexibility, so that cracks and separation of cured products are reduced. Accordingly, the composition is suitable for use as adhesives, coating agents, encapsulating materials, inks, sealing materials and the like. |
| US08013074B2 |
Toner process
The present disclosure relates to a toner process comprising providing a resin miniemulsion comprising polymeric particles comprising at least one free radical polymerizable monomer compound and at least one alkylene anhydride; blending the miniemulsion with at least one colorant, at least one amine, and optionally at least one wax; heating the resulting mixture below or about equal to the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the resin emulsion; and heating the resulting mixture above or about equal to the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the resin emulsion. |
| US08013073B2 |
Method for preparing polyolefins containing vinylidine end groups using nonaromatic heterocyclic compounds
Disclosed is a method for preparing polyolefins containing vinylidine end groups from quasiliving carbocationically terminated polyolefin polymers by contacting the quasiliving carbocationically terminated polymer with a suitable nonaromatic heterocyclic ring quenching agent and substituted derivatives thereof. |
| US08013071B2 |
Composition for aqueous coating material and process for its production, and two-component curable aqueous coating material kit
A composition for aqueous coating material which has a low content of an organic solvent and presents little burden on the environment and which is excellent in storage stability. A composition for aqueous coating material, which comprises a synthetic resin containing a fluorinated copolymer (A) comprising from 40 to 60 mol % of a fluoroolefin unit, from 3 to 50 mol % of an alkyl vinyl ether or alkyl vinyl ester unit, from 4 to 30 mol % of a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl ether unit and 0.4 to 7 mol % of a structural unit of the following formula (a4): |
| US08013070B2 |
Crosslinkable compositions, thermoplastic elastomers obtainable therefrom and their use
Novel crosslinkable compositions are provided and are based on thermoplastic polymers and elastomers, these compositions comprising, as crosslinking system, specific organic salts of metal ions. Ionically crosslinked thermoplastic elastomers can be obtained therefrom and have excellent physical properties, high-temperature resistance extending above 150° C., and also oil resistance. They can be used for production of moldings. |
| US08013069B2 |
Polymer blends and pellets and methods of producing same
Blends of at least two polymers incorporating propylene-derived units and processes for producing such blends are provided. The first polymer of the blend is a low crystallinity polymer including propylene-derived units. The second polymer is a high crystallinity polymer including propylene-derived units. The polymer blends exhibit the beneficial performance characteristics of low crystallinity propylene polymers while minimizing certain processing and handling problems associated with low crystallinity propylene polymers. Low crystallinity propylene polymer pellets often exhibit a tendency to agglomerate because of the softness of such particles. Agglomeration of the pellets creates problems in handling and processing the particles. The polymer blends disclosed reduce the tendency of polymer pellets to agglomerate while maintaining the desirable physical properties, such as elastomeric properties, exhibited by low crystallinity propylene polymers. Various processes for producing the polymer blends are also provided. |
| US08013067B2 |
Curable thermoplastic elastomeric blend, method of manufacture, and use thereof
A curable thermoplastic elastomeric blend comprising: (a) from 15 to 60 weight percent of a polyalkylene phthalate polyester polymer or copolymer and; (b) from 40 to 85 weight percent of a poly(meth)acrylate or polyethylene/alkyl (meth)acrylate rubber in combination with an effective amount of peroxide free-radical initiator and an organic multiolefinic coagent to cross-link which upon extrusion or injection molding dynamically cross-link producing a melt processible thermoplastic elastomeric composition having a polyalkylene phthalate polyester polymer or copolymer continuous phase and of a cross-linked polyacrylate or polyethylene/acrylate rubber dispersed phase. Such compositions are useful in the manufacture of rubber parts having excellent resistance to lubricating oils and greases. |
| US08013064B2 |
Perfluoroelastomer composition and sealing material
To provide an elastomer composition that can be easily prevented from being blocking to a substrate. A perfluoroelastomer composition comprising (A) a perfluoroelastomer and (B) a fluorosilane compound. |
| US08013063B2 |
Acryl-silicone hybrid impact modifiers and vinyl chloride resin compositions having the same
The present invention relates to acryl-silicone hybrid impact modifiers, the method of their manufacture, and vinyl chloride resin compositions containing the above. The acryl-silicone hybrid impact modifier of the present invention contains a seed obtained through emulsion copolymerization of vinyl monomers and hydrophilic monomers; an acryl-silicone hybrid rubber core covering the seed in which a polyorganosiloxane rubber phase is dispersed locally onto the inner part and surface of the acrylic rubber core containing alkyl acrylate polymers and a shell covering the above rubber core and containing alkyl methacrylate polymers. Thermoplastic resins containing the above, particularly by being added to vinyl chloride resins, they have effects of granting superior impact resistance, weatherability, and high gloss. |
| US08013057B2 |
White thermosetting silicone resin composition for molding an optical semiconductor case and optical semiconductor case
A white thermosetting silicone resin composition for molding an optical semiconductor case and a case for an optical semiconductor such as LED are provided. The composition comprises (A) a thermosetting organopolysiloxane, (B) a white pigment, (C) an inorganic filler (excluding the white pigment), (D) a condensation catalyst, and (E) a coupling agent represented by the following formula: R3dSi(OR2)e wherein R3 represents an organic group containing a mercapto group, a glycidyl group, or an amino group, R2 represents a C1-4 organic group, d represents 1 or 2, and e represents 2 or 3; wherein content of the white pigment (B) is 1 to 50% by weight in the entire composition, and total content of the white pigment (B) and the inorganic filler (C) is 70 to 93% by weight in the entire composition. When cured, it has excellent whiteness, consistency, and resistance to heat, light, yellowing, and warping. |
| US08013046B2 |
Methods of vulcanizing elastomers using tall oil heads
Tall oil heads may be used in lieu of, or in combination with, conventional fatty acids in the compounding and curing of vulcanizable rubber. Tall oil heads inherently contain a significant amount of neutral materials, and their incorporation into a pre-vulcanized rubber composition allows the compounder to incorporate less aromatic oil into the composition. The composition may be made by a method comprising compounding a mixture comprising a vulcanizable elastomer, a sulfur source, and Tall Oil Heads (TOH), the TOH comprising 40-75 wt % fatty acids and greater than 10 wt % neutral materials, and heating the compounded mixture to a temperature sufficient to cause substantial crosslinking of the elastomer. |
| US08013044B2 |
Liquid hardening
The present invention relates to a curing agents for air-drying alkyd-based resins, coatings, such as paint, varnish or wood stain, inks and linoleum floor coverings, based on an iron/manganese complex containing tetradentate, pentadentate or hexadentate nitrogen donor ligands. |
| US08013042B2 |
Process of producing a particle having a core-shell structure
A multiple particle (e.g., a spherical particle) comprising an organic solid component (A) containing a plurality of organic solid materials (e.g., polymers) is produced by eluting a water-soluble auxiliary component (B) containing at least an oligosaccharide (B1) from a composition having a disperse system, in which a particulate dispersed phase comprising the organic solid component (A) is dispersed in a matrix comprising the auxiliary component (B). The organic solid materials may be different in affinity relative to the auxiliary component (B) from each other. The particle may have a core-shell structure which comprises a core containing a first organic solid material (e.g., a hydrophobic polymer) and a shell containing a second organic solid material (e.g., a hydrophilic polymer) immiscible with the first organic solid material. |
| US08013039B2 |
Encapsulant composition for a light-emitting diode
An encapsulant composition for a light-emitting diode is provided. One embodiment of the encapsulant composition comprises: (a) about 100 parts by weight of at least one liquid bi-functional epoxy resin containing about 40˜50 weight % of aromatic ring; (b) about 55˜120 parts by weight of a curing agent comprising at least one bi-functional thiol curing agent containing aromatic ring and at least one aliphatic tetra-functional thiol curing agent, wherein the curing agent contains about 10˜50 weight % of aromatic ring and about 20˜35 weight % of sulfur; and (c) about 0.05˜0.5 parts by weight of a catalyst. The encapsulant composition having a high refractive index can be used for a solid state light emitting device to enhance light extraction efficiency. |
| US08013038B2 |
Method for the high-pressure dispersion of reactive monomers
The object of the invention is a method for the dispersion of reactive monomers, wherein a monomer emulsion (8) is fed at a first pressure through a dispersion jet (7) and a second dispersion (9) is fed laterally behind the dispersion jet at a second pressure that is less than the first pressure, both the emulsion and the dispersion being dispersed with one another in a mixing chamber. Using the method, nanoparticle-laden monomer emulsions may be produced that, after polymerization, produce polymer-coated nanoparticles. |
| US08013036B2 |
Modified rubber particles and compositions including the same
Modified scrap rubber particles, a method for forming the modified rubber particles and compositions including the modified rubber particles. The rubber particles are impregnated with at least one polymerizable monomer and polymerized to impregnate the rubber particles with a polymer. The impregnated polymer provides the modified rubber particles with improved properties which increase the potential uses for recycled scrap rubber. The modified rubber particles are useful in surface coatings, such as latex paint or powder coatings and can be used as a soil substitute. |
| US08013033B2 |
Water tolerant emulsion stabilizers
An emulsion stabilizer is disclosed having a water tolerance value of between more than about 1.0 and equal or less than about 11.0. |
| US08013032B2 |
Photopolymerizable dental composition with suppressed change in color tone by monomer
Disclosed is a dental composition comprising 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of at least one kind of (a) a visible light-photopolymerization catalyst compound and one or more kinds of (b) di(meth)acrylate compounds represented by the general formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent hydrogen or a methyl group, and a repeating unit number n of an ethylene oxide group is from 9 to 50. |
| US08013031B2 |
Extruded polylactide foams blown with carbon dioxide
This invention provides a process for extruding a PLA resin using high levels of CO2. Excellent quality, low density foam is produced easily and reproducibly. The foams arc capable of being heat-annealed to induce significant crystallinity, even when an ordinarily amorphous PLA resin is used. |
| US08013026B2 |
Proton-conducting membrane and the use of the same
The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazoles which can, because of its excellent chemical and thermal properties, be used in a variety of ways and is particularly useful as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) to produce membrane electrode units for PEM fuel cells. |
| US08013020B2 |
1-adamantyl chalcones for the treatment of proliferative disorders
The present invention relates to the compounds of the general formula (I), a composition for and a method of treating breast cancer or other proliferative disorders in a subject using a compound of general formula [I], wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification. |
| US08013016B2 |
Use of acetyl L-carnitine for the treatment of fibromyalgic syndrome
The use of acetyl L-carnitine or one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts is described for the preparation of a medicament and/or dietetic product for the treatment of fibromyalgic syndrome. |
| US08013015B2 |
Small molecule inhibitors of ghrelin O-acyltransferase
Ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT) is inhibited with designed small molecules. Methods comprise contacting the GOAT with an inhibitor and detecting a resultant inhibition. |
| US08013014B2 |
Aza-peptide epoxides
Methods for treatment and/or prevention of nerve degeneration in mammals using aza-peptide epoxide caspase inhibitors are provided. Aspects of the present disclosure include aza-peptide epoxide compositions to treat or prevent diseases, for example stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, neuropathies, Huntington's disease, dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy, spinocerebellar atrophies, spinal bulbar muscular atrophy, diabetes, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other motor neuron diseases. The disclosed methods can be used in combination with calpain inhibitors to treat disease or pathological conditions related to the activity of caspases and calpain associated with a specific disease or condition. Such treatable conditions include stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, neuropathies, Huntington's disease, dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy, spinocerebellar atrophies, spinal bulbar muscular atrophy, nerve degeneration associated with diabetes, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other motor neuron diseases, nerve degeneration secondary to primary demyelinating disorders, among others. |
| US08013013B2 |
Formulation and delivery method to enhance antioxidant potency of vitamin E
A formulation to deliver a full-spectrum of Vitamin E isomers for improved antioxidant capacity, bioavailability, dissolution and efficacy. The formulation includes dl-α-tocopheryl acetate or dl-α-tocopheryl succinate (synthetic Vitamin E), natural Vitamin E and mixed tocopherols, such as α-, β-, γ- and δ-tocopherol, as well as four isomers (α, β, γ and δ) of tocotrienols. This formulation is designed to deliver at least 17-times the antioxidant capacity of synthetic Vitamin E (dl-α-tocopheryl acetate), and at least twice the antioxidant capacity of natural Vitamin E (d-α-tocopherol) as measured by oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay. The potent antioxidant capacity of this formula affords protection against oxidative damage of cell membranes, heart disease, cancer and eye and skin disease. |
| US08013012B2 |
Spiroketals
The present invention relates to spiroketal compounds that are useful in methods of treating or preventing protozoal infections, parasitic infections, bacterial infections, cell proliferative disorders and anti inflammatory disorders. The spiroketal compounds are also useful as immunosuppressive agents, and also in methods of controlling pests. |
| US08013011B2 |
Treatment and prevention of benign pigmented moles (naevi) using artemisinine and the derivatives thereof
A method of treating a benign pigmented mole or a dermatomycosis. The method comprises locally applying to a subject in need thereof artemisinine and/or one or more structurally related compounds. Also disclosed is a plaster which comprises a topical formulation comprising artemisinine and/or one or more structurally related compounds. |
| US08013006B2 |
Methods for treating hepatitis C
In accordance with the present invention, compounds that inhibit viral replication, preferably Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) replication, have been identified, and methods for their use provided. In one aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of a viral infection are provided. In another aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of HCV infection are provided. |
| US08013005B2 |
Dual-acting antihypertensive agents
The invention is directed to compounds having the formula: wherein: Ar, r, Y, Z, Q, W, X, and R5-7 are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds have AT1 receptor antagonist activity and neprilysin inhibition activity. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds. |
| US08013004B2 |
Modulators of the glucocorticoid receptor, AP-1, and/or NF-κB activity and use thereof
A class of novel non-steroidal compounds are provided which are useful in treating diseases associated with modulation of the glucocorticoid receptor, AP-1, and/or NF-κB activity including obesity, diabetes, inflammatory and immune diseases, and have the structure of formula (I) or (II): including a stereoisomer thereof, a tautomer thereof, a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where Q is selected from N, O, and S; Y is aryl or heteroaryl; Z is H, C2-6alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, or alkoxy; and A, B, R, Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating obesity, diabetes and inflammatory or immune associated diseases comprising said compounds. |
| US08013002B2 |
Methods of administering pirfenidone therapy
The present invention relates to methods involving avoiding adverse drug interactions with fluvoxamine and pirfenidone or other moderate to strong inhibitors of CYP enzymes. |
| US08012995B1 |
Pharmaceutically active sulfonamide derivatives
The present invention is related to sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I0 notably for use as pharmaceutically active compounds, as well as to pharmaceutical formulations containing such sulfonamide derivatives. Said sulfonamide derivatives are efficient modulators of the JNK pathway, they are in particular efficient and selective inhibitors of JNK 2 and 3. The present invention is furthermore related to novel sulfonamide derivatives as well as to methods of their preparation. The compounds of formula (I) according to the present invention being suitable pharmaceutical agents are those wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are independently from each other substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl groups, X is O or S, preferably O; R1 is hydrogen or a C1-C6-alkyl group, or R1 forms a substituted or unsubstituted 5-6 membered saturated or unsaturated ring with Ar1; n is an integer from 0 to 5, preferably between 1-3 and most preferred 1; Y within formula (I) is an unsubstituted or a substituted 4-12-membered saturated cyclic or bicyclic alkyl containing at least one nitrogen atom, whereby one nitrogen atom, whereby one nitrogen atom within said ring is forming a bond with the sulfonyl group of formula (I) thus providing a sulfonamide. |
| US08012994B1 |
Method for the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss with donepezil hydrochloride (ARICEPT®)
A method for treating sensorineural hearing loss caused by different factors, such as hyperbilirubinemia, birth injuries, viral and bacterial infections, ototoxic medications, Usher's syndrome, craniocerebral trauma with a fracture of the base of the scull and the pyramid of the temporal bone, and neurinomas. The method includes administering donepezil hydrochloride (ARICEPT®) in a dosage of 2.5 to 5 mg for an adult, one to two times a day, for 3 to 15 courses of treatment of 20-25 days each. For a child, the dosage is reduced to a range of 0.625 to 1.25 mg. |
| US08012993B2 |
Stable S-nitrosothiols, method of synthesis and use
The present invention relates to stable S-nitrosothiols derivatives of formula (I) having vasodilating effect and which inhibit the aggregation of the platelets and which therefore are useful for the preparation of medicaments for treatment of NO related diseases. The invention also relates to a process for the synthesis of the compounds of formula (I). |
| US08012992B2 |
Aza-indoles and related compounds having sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor antagonist biological activity
The present invention provides compounds are disclosed herein having the formula: Wherein n is 1 or 2; m is 0 or 1; p is 0, 1 or 2; R1 is aryl, heteroaryl or alkyl; R2 is C1-6 hydrocarbyl, alkylacyl or hydroxyalkyl; R3 is aryl, heteroaryl, or alkyl; R4 is H, OH, —O—(C1-6 alkyl), —NH—(C1-6 alkyl), or oxide; R5 is H, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, O—(C1-6 alkyl), aryl, heteroaryl, —C(═O)(C1-6 alkyl), substituted or un-substituted oxazolin-2-yl; X═O, NH, —C(═O)— or —N═CH—; and Each L is independently alkylene and carbonyl. Therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed. |
| US08012991B2 |
Pyridoindolone derivatives substituted in the 3-position by a phenyl, their preparation and their application in therapeutics
The present disclosure relates to pyridoindolone derivatives of general formula (I): to processes for preparing the same and to their use in therapeutics. |
| US08012989B2 |
Substituted pyrimidine compounds and their utility as CETP inhibitors
A compound represented by the following general formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 represent hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group and the like, R6 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group and the like, R7 and R8 represent hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a (lower cycloalkyl)(lower alkyl) group and the like, R9 represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkoxy group and the like, R10 and R11 represent hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a halo(lower alkyl) group and the like, and A represents a heterocyclic ring constituted by 6 to 10 atoms, which has potent inhibitory activity on cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP). |
| US08012987B2 |
Indolo[2,1-b] quinazole-6,12-dione antimalarial compounds and methods of treating malaria therewith
Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for treating malaria parasites in vitro and in vivo by administering indolo [2,1-b]quinazoline-6,12-dione compounds of Formula I. wherein A, B, C, D, B, F, G and H are independently selected from carbon and nitrogen, or A and B or C and D can be taken together to be nitrogen or sulfur, with the proviso that not more than three of A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are other than carbon; wherein R1 through R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of, but not limited to H, the halogens (F, Cl, Br, and I), alkyl groups, trifluoromethyl groups, methoxyl groups, the carboxy methyl or carboxy ethyl group (COOCH3 or COOCH2CH3), nitro, aryl, heteroaryl, cyano, amino, dialkylaminoalkyl, 1-(4-alkylpiperazinyl), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and wherein X is independently selected from the group consisting of any atom especially oxygen, or any side chain necessary to make the indolo[2,1-b]quinazoline-6,12-dione compound a “prodrug” as the term is understood by one of ordinary skill in the art of medicinal chemistry. In other words, a side chain having a structure where a carbon-nitrogen double bond bears substituents that make the prodrug more water soluble and bioavailable. |
| US08012983B2 |
Substituted triazolopyrazines useful for the treatment of degenerative and inflammatory diseases
Novel [1.2.4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, pain, inflammation, and others. |
| US08012981B2 |
Benzylpiperazine derivatives as motilin receptor agonists
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of conditions or disorders which are mediated via the GPR38 receptor. |
| US08012978B2 |
Prodrugs of CC-A1065 analogs
The present invention provides prodrugs of analogs of the anti-tumor antibiotic CC-1065 having a cleavable protective group containing a sulfonic acid containing phenyl carbamate, in which the protecting group confers enhanced water solubility upon the prodrug, and in which the prodrug also has a moiety, such as a sulfide or a disulfide, that can conjugate to a cell binding reagent such as an antibody, and for the therapeutic use of such prodrug and conjugates, and for processes for preparing such prodrugs and conjugates. |
| US08012974B2 |
Pyrrolopyrazinyl urea kinase inhibitors
The present invention relates to the use of novel pyrrolopyrazinyl urea derivatives of Formula I, wherein the variables R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are defined as described herein, which inhibit JAK and are useful for the treatment of auto-immune and inflammatory diseases. |
| US08012972B2 |
Pyridinecarboxylic acid (2-aminophenyl) amide derivative having urea structure
Objects of the present invention are to study the synthesis of a novel pyridinecarboxylic acid (2-aminophenyl)amide derivative having a novel urea structure and to find a pharmacological effect of the derivative. The invention provides a compound represented by the formula (1) or a salt thereof. In the formula, R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or the like; R3 represents a hydroxy group, a lower alkoxy group, a lower cycloalkyloxy group, an aryloxy group, a carboxy group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group, —OCONRaRb, —NRcRd or the like; R4 and R5 represent a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy group, a lower alkoxy group or the like; Ra and Rb represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group or the like; Rc and Rd represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or the like; X represents a lower alkylene group; Y represents a single bond, a lower alkylene group; W1-W2 represents N—C or C—N; and l and m represent 0, 1, 2 or 3. |
| US08012970B2 |
Derivatives of 1-{[1,5-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2-methyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]methyl}-4-methylpiperazine, synthesis process and uses thereof
The present invention concerns pyrrole compounds, derivatives of 1-{[1,5-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2-methyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]methyl}-4-methylpiperazine (BM212). The invention concerns the use of the described compounds as antitubercular agents having high activity and low toxicity and process to obtain intermediates and final compounds. |
| US08012967B2 |
Minor groove binders
There is provided compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R11, R12, Qa, X, Qb, Qc, A and D have meanings given in the description, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, which compound, salt or solvate binds to the minor groove of DNA. |
| US08012964B2 |
9-substituted 8-oxoadenine compound
The present invention provides an 8-oxoadenine compound having immunemodulating activities such as an interferon inducing activity and useful as an antiviral agent and antiallergic agent, which is represented by the following formula (1): [wherein the ring A represents a 6-10 membered aromatic carbocyclic ring and the like, R represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group and the like, n represents an integer of 0-2, Z1 represents alkylene, X2 represents oxygen atom, sulfur atom, SO2, NR5, CO, CONR5, NR5CO and the like, Y1, Y2 and Y3 represent independently a single bond or an alkylene group, X1 represents oxygen atom, sulfur atom, NR4 (R4 is hydrogen atom or an alkyl group) or a single bond, R2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, R1 represents hydrogen atom, hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group or a haloalkyl group] or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt. |
| US08012961B2 |
Tricyclic antibiotics
The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula (I) wherein U represents CH or N; W represents CH or N; R1 represents alkoxy, halogen or CN; ring A represents a pyrrolidin-1,3-diyl-, a piperidin-1,3-diyl or a morpholin-2,4-diyl group and B represents CH2; or ring A is selected from the groups drawn below: wherein R2 represents H, F or hydroxymethyl, and B is absent; G represents a group selected from the group consisting of —CH═CH-E, wherein Y1, Y2, Y3 and Z independently represent CH or N; Q represents O or S; and E represents phenyl which is mono- or di-substituted wherein the substituents are each independently halogen; and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds. |
| US08012960B2 |
Heterocyclic aspartyl protease inhibitors
Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein Ar, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed is the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic m1 agonist or m2 antagonist. |
| US08012959B2 |
Diaminopyrimidinecarboxamide derivative
A compound which may be used for the prevention or treatment of respiratory diseases in which STAT 6 is concerned, particularly asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the like is provided.A pyrimidine derivative or a salt thereof, which has an arylamino or arylethylamino group which may be substituted with a specified substituent, at the 2-position, amino group substituted with benzyl group or the like, at the 4-position, and carbamoyl group which may be substituted, at the 5-position, is provided. |
| US08012951B2 |
7-N-substituted phenyl tetracycline compounds
7-substituted tetracycline compounds, methods of treating tetracycline responsive states, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the 7-substituted tetracycline compounds are described. |
| US08012949B2 |
Bisphosphonate compounds and methods with enhanced potency for multiple targets including FPPS, GGPPS, and DPPS
The disclosure provides, inter alia, novel bisphosphonate compounds and methods of making and using such compounds. In certain embodiments, compounds of the invention include bisphosphonates that are capable of selectively inhibiting one or more of farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS), geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPPS), and decaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase (DPPS). In preferred embodiments, compounds of the invention are capable of selectively inhibiting two or more of FPPS, GGPPS, and DPPS. In embodiments, compounds and methods of the invention demonstrate superior activity levels, such as in the anti-cancer context, immunostimulation context, and other contexts, which in several cases exceed the activity levels of previous generation bisphosphonate drugs by orders of magnitude. In embodiments, the invention provides compounds and methods in connection with research and therapeutic applications, e.g., for tumor or cancer cell growth inhibition, activation of gammadelta T cells, inhibition of certain enzymes related to the mevalonate metabolic pathway, bone resorption diseases, cancer, immune disorders, immunotherapy, and infectious diseases. |
| US08012947B2 |
Methods and compositions for promoting wound healing
Provided herein are compositions and methods that inhibit expression of Adam12 gene products, such as ADAM12 mRNA and/or ADAM12 polypeptides, as a therapeutic approach for the treatment of, or promotion of healing of, wounds. |
| US08012946B1 |
Anti-angiogenic methods and compositions
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for treatment of conditions requiring inhibition of angiogenesis. Such conditions include those characterized by neovascularization, such as retinopathies, macular degeneration and various malignancies. |
| US08012943B2 |
Antibacterial agents
Described herein are novel macrolides, the preparation of novel macrolides, the use of novel macrolides for preventing, treating, or ameliorating various conditions, and the use of novel macrolides as antibacterial agents. |
| US08012938B2 |
Dermatological and/or cosmetic composition containing polypeptides
The present invention relates to the use of proteins of the UCP family, or UCP protein polypeptide or peptide fragments, as an active agent, alone or in association with at least one other active agent, in or for the preparation of a pharmaceutical and/or dermatological and/or cosmetic composition. The invention also relates to any composition containing the aforementioned active ingredient, as well as its use as a slimming agent. |
| US08012936B2 |
Tau fragments for immunotherapy
The present invention relates to methods of treating and preventing Alzheimer's Disease or other tauopathies in a subject by administering a tau protein, its immunogenic epitopes, or antibodies recognizing the tau protein or its immunogenic epitopes under conditions effective to treat or prevent Alzheimer's Disease of other tauopathies. Also disclosed are methods of promoting clearance of aggregates from the brain of the subject and of slowing progression of tangle-related behavioral phenotype in a subject. |
| US08012935B2 |
Synthetic peptides and methods for treating cancer invasion and metastasis
The present invention relates to synthetic oligopeptides that exhibit inhibitory activity towards cancer invasion and metastasis. The peptides of the invention comprise PRKPKWDK (SEQ ID:2) peptide corresponding to amino acids of 85 to 92 of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-2), and fragments, analogs and homologs. The invention also relates to the uses of such peptides as inhibitory of human cancer invasion and metastasis and further to their therapeutic use in preventing and treating other pathological conditions related to the degradation of extracellular matrix by MMPs. |
| US08012927B2 |
Platelet promoting protein and the usage thereof
The present invention discloses a protein that has strong affinity to thrombopoietin receptor (C-MPL) and the nucleotide sequences of the protein. The protein is capable of increasing the numbers of platelets and enhancing the blood clotting in vivo and is named as platelet promoting protein (PPP). The protein and its nucleotide sequences can be used for the treatment of blood diseases including thrombocytopenia. |
| US08012925B2 |
Agent for inducing apoptosis comprising MSX1 or a gene encoding the same as an active ingredient
The present invention relates to a novel use of Msx1 protein or a nucleotide encoding the same for inducing apoptosis. The Msx1 of the present invention induces apoptosis through direct interaction with p53 via a homeodomain and such interaction leads to increased stability, and/or nuclear localization of p53 in cells. The Msx1 or homeodomain thereof can be effectively used for the treatment of tumors, in which wild-type p53 protein has lost its function by some mechanism that inactivates p53 proteins. |
| US08012924B2 |
Amino acid composition and supplementary liquid containing the same
An amino acid composition comprises alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, valine, and glutamine. The amino acid composition of the present invention has such an effect that it can improve the action of promoting the process wherein the body fat is converted into the energy required for the physical exercise during and/or after the anoxic motions performed under an extremely high load. |
| US08012920B2 |
Lubricant for magnetic disks, method for producing the lubricant used in the magnetic disks, and method for manufacturing the same
The present invention provides a lubricant for forming a lubricating layer which is useful in preventing fly and stiction and/or corrosion at an extremely small flying height of 10 nm or less, which is prevented from migrating at a high rotational speed of 5400 rpm or more, which has high adhesion, and which is suitable for a load/unload method. A crude lubricant containing at least one perfluoropolyether is degassed and then purified. Alternatively, a liquid crude lubricant containing at least one perfluoropolyether is purified by vaporizing the crude lubricant and then liquefying the vapor of the perfluoropolyether within a distance less than the mean free path of molecules of the perfluoropolyether. A magnetic disk is prepared in such a manner that a carbonaceous protective layer is formed above a substrate and a lubricating layer is formed on the protective layer using of the lubricant. The lubricant contains the perfluoropolyether and has a molecular weight distribution of 1.3 or less. |
| US08012917B2 |
Crosslinked polymer
The present invention provides a lubricating composition comprising: (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; and (b) a crosslinked polymer derived from monomers comprising: (i) 0.001 wt % to 7 wt % of a di- or higher functional crosslinking monomer; (ii) 30 wt % or higher of a hydrocarbyl-substituted (meth)acrylic monomer, wherein each hydrocarbyl contains greater than 8 carbon atoms; and (iii) 0 wt % to 40 wt % of a hydrocarbyl-substituted (meth)acrylic monomer, wherein each hydrocarbyl contains 8 or fewer carbon atoms. The invention further provides a method of preparing the crosslinked polymer and its use in a lubricating composition for lubricating an internal combustion engine. |
| US08012915B2 |
Fuser fluid
The present invention is a release oil of the general formulae: wherein (Z) is an amine. The solvent extracted portion of the release oil has a ratio of A:B less than 1:5. Less than 10% of the molecular weight distribution of the release oil is less than m/z 1000. The release oil preferably has a viscosity of between 200 and 500 centistokes. |
| US08012912B1 |
Method of increasing the yield of sugar from sugarcane
A method of increasing the recoverable sugar content in sugarcane. The method comprises an efficient nitrogen fertilization practice, and a monitoring system to allow assessment of the nitrogen status of the sugarcane plant, to more effectively predict maturation of sugarcane for applying a ripener prior to harvest. |
| US08012911B2 |
Methods to increase crop yield
Provided herein are exemplary methods for increasing crop yield. One exemplary method for increasing a yield of a crop includes controlling plant tissue stress by at least partially coating a plant tissue with a composition comprising an agricultural sunscreen formulation and a second agricultural chemical. The agricultural sunscreen formulation and the second agricultural chemical may be applied to the plant tissue from separate containers, wherein each container either contains the agricultural sunscreen formulation or the second agricultural chemical. Further, the agricultural sunscreen formulation and the second agricultural chemical may be applied to the crop at or near the same time. Alternatively, the agricultural sunscreen formulation and the second agricultural chemical may be applied to the crop from a shared container, wherein the shared container contains both the agricultural sunscreen formulation and the second agricultural chemical. |
| US08012910B2 |
Printing method using thermal diffusion transfer, and image formed object
There is provided a printing method that can provide an image formed object which can suppress a change in density of a visible dye image and a lowering in fluorescence intensity and, at the same time, is free from concave/convex of the image surface and has a latent image invisible even under visible light. The printing method comprises a first step of forming a latent image of a fluorescent dye by thermal diffusion transfer; and a second step of providing a visible dye on the latent image by thermal diffusion transfer. |
| US08012909B2 |
Heat-sensitive transfer image-forming method
An heat-sensitive transfer image-forming method which uses a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet and a heat-sensitive transfer sheet, in which the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet includes at least one receptor layer; and the heat-sensitive transfer sheet includes at least one yellow dye layer, at least one magenta dye layer, and at least one cyan dye layer: the method including superposing the heat-sensitive transfer sheet on the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, and then heating to form an image on the receptor layer; and controlling the maximum value of E value represented by formula (1) having the range from 52 to 72, based on a* value and b* value in the region of L* value of the formed magenta monochromatic image ranging from 45 to 90: Formula (1) E=√(a*2+b*2). |
| US08012908B2 |
Heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet and method of producing image
A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, which is used in an image formation system that continuously produces printed outputs at intervals of 5 seconds or below between the end of ejection of one sheet printed and the start of ejection of the next sheet printed, and which has on a support at least one receptor layer containing a latex polymer comprising repeating units of vinyl chloride component and at least one heat insulation layer containing hollow polymer particles; and a method of forming an image, which uses utilizes the above heat-sensitive image-receiving sheet. |
| US08012905B2 |
Process for preparing platinum based electrode catalyst for use in direct methanol fuel cell
A method for preparing platinum (Pt) based nano-size catalyst which is useful as an electrode catalyst of a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). This method includes the implementation of a reduction reaction of a platinum precursor and an optional ad-metal precursor with a reducing agent in a solvent and in the presence of a stabilizer to form a suspension containing colloidal particles of platinum or platinum/ad-metal; mixing the suspension with a co-solvent; subjecting the resultant mixture to a centrifugal treatment to form a platinum or platinum/ad-metal colloidal particle portion and a liquid portion, repeating the co-solvent mixing and centrifugal treatment to the platinum or platinum/ad-metal colloidal particle portion until the resultant liquid portion no longer contains the product of the reduction reaction; and drying the resultant platinum or platinum/ad-metal colloidal particle portion to obtain a platinum based nano-size catalyst. |
| US08012904B2 |
Acid resistant ceramic materials, filter using the same, and preparation of them
The present invention provides porous ceramic materials having good resistance to heat, acid and base, comprising three or more oxides selected from an oxide of silicon (SiO), an oxide of aluminum (AlO), an oxide of a transition metal, MxOy, [wherein M represents a 4B, 5B or 6B-group transition metal which can be selected from Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W or Ce, x represents an integer of 1 to 3, and y represents an integer of 1 to 3] and its preparation. By applying ceramic materials prepared according to the present invention that are structurally, thermally and chemically stable to a porous honeycomb support for the purification of exhaust gas or to a filter (DPF, Diesel Particulate Filter) for the purification of diesel engine exhaust gas, it is possible to prevent or remarkably reduce any structural destruction caused by corrosive gas, which results from employing a cordierite material as a structural support. |
| US08012903B2 |
Methods to prepare catalyst compositions comprising small silica support materials
Methods are provided to prepare a catalyst system that includes at least one titanium compound, at least one magnesium compound, at least one electron donor compound, at least one activator compound, and at least one silica support material, the at least one silica support material having a median particle size in the range of from 20 to 50 microns with no more than 10% of the particles having a size less than 10 microns and no more than 10% of the particles having a size greater than 50 microns and average pore diameter of at least ≧220 angstroms. |
| US08012902B2 |
Partially deactivated metal catalysts and methods for preparing the same
Disclosed are partially deactivated metal catalysts useful for modifying structures of nanomaterials. The present invention is also directed to a method for preparing the partially deactivated metal catalysts, which comprises patterning a substrate with micelles containing iron nanoparticles, removing the micelles from the patterned substrate to deposit the iron nanoparticles thereon, nitriding the iron nanoparticles using a nitrogen plasma, and exposing the nitrided iron nanoparticles to a mixture of ethanol and nitric acid to remove iron from the surface of the nitrided nanoparticles. The iron nitride metal catalyst with a nano-size according to the present invention comprises a core that includes deactivated iron nitride and an active shell surrounding the core. Thus, when preparing a carbon nanotube, the metal catalyst can be effectively used to control the number of walls formed in the carbon nanotube. |
| US08012900B2 |
Nano-linked metallocene catalyst compositions and their polymer products
The present invention provides polymerization catalyst compositions employing novel dinuclear metallocene compounds. Methods for making these new dinuclear metallocene compounds and for using such compounds in catalyst compositions for the polymerization and copolymerization of olefins are also provided. |
| US08012899B2 |
Recycling of ionic liquid catalyst
Provided is a process for safely transporting or recycling an ionic liquid catalyst based on chloroaluminates. The process comprises mixing a secondary alcohol with an ionic liquid based on a chloroaluminate and allowing a reaction to occur forming an aluminum chloride adduct precipitate. The precipitate is filtered and the secondary alcohol removed, leaving a solid salt. This solid salt is the ionic liquid catalyst absent aluminum chloride, for example, Nbutylpyridinium chloride. This salt is recycled to the reactor. AlCl3 is added to the salt prior to introduction into the reactor to remake the ionic liquid catalyst, for example, Nbutylpyridinium heptachloroaluminate. |
| US08012897B2 |
Alumina ceramic products
The invention provides a sintered, yttria stabilized zirconium-toughened alumina ceramic product comprising about 80-94 w/w % Al2O3, about 5-19 w/w % ZrO2 and about 0.18-0.72 w/w % Y2O. |
| US08012895B2 |
Sealing material for solid oxide fuel cells
A sealing material for solid oxide fuel cells is provided, which is composed of around 60% to 80% by weight of glass, around 20% to 30% by weight of alcohol, around 0.5% to 3% by weight of ethyl celluloid as a binder, and around 0.01% to 0.1% by weight of polyethylene glycol as a plasticizer. |
| US08012894B2 |
Glasses having low OH, OD levels
A fused silica glass and a fused silica article having a combined concentration of at least one of OH and OD of up to about 50 ppm. The fused silica glass is formed by drying a fused silica soot blank or preform in an inert atmosphere containing a drying agent, followed by removal of residual drying agent from the dried soot blank by heating the dried soot blank in an atmosphere comprising an inert gas and of oxygen. |
| US08012884B2 |
Semiconductor device manufacturing method and semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus
A predicted film formation rate value is computed based on a film formation rate prediction formula obtained in advance and apparatus parameters obtained during a previously-performed film formation process. A processing time required for an amount of film formed on a wafer to reach a predetermined target film thickness is computed based on the computed predicted film formation rate value and the target film thickness. Then, according to the computed processing time, a film-formation process is performed on wafers. In addition, it is determined whether the computed predicted film formation rate value is within a predetermined range, and only when it is determined to be within the predetermined range, the film formation process may be performed. |
| US08012883B2 |
Stripping method
Methods are provided for manufacturing optical display devices which remove an etch resist and residual post-etch metal in a single step. These methods are particularly useful in the manufacture of LCDs. |
| US08012879B2 |
Etching method using an at least semi-solid media
An etching method that uses an etch reactant retained within at least a semi-solid media (120, 220, 224, 230). The etch reactant media is applied to selectively etch a surface layer (106, 218, 222). The etch reactant media may be applied to remove metal shorts (222), smearing and eaves resulting from CMP or in failure analysis for uniform removal of a metal layer (218) without damaging the vias, contact, or underlying structures. |
| US08012878B2 |
Atomic layer volatilization process for metal layers
A two-stage method to remove a metal layer from a substrate surface comprises using a CMP process to remove a first portion of the metal layer from the substrate surface, and using an ALV process to remove a second portion of the copper layer from the substrate surface. The ALV process comprises pulsing a co-reactant into a reactor housing the substrate, wherein the co-reactant reacts with the metal layer to form a volatile metal-containing product, and then evacuating the reactor to volatize and remove the metal-containing product. |
| US08012876B2 |
Delivery of vapor precursor from solid source
A method is disclosed that uses solid precursors for semiconductor processing. A solid precursor is provided in a storage container. The solid precursor is transformed into a liquid state in the storage container. The liquid state precursor is transported from the storage container to a liquid holding container. The liquid state precursor is transported from the liquid holding container to a reaction chamber. The molten precursor allows the precursor to be metered in the liquid state. The storage container can be heated only when necessary to replenish the liquid holding container, thereby reducing the possibility of thermal decomposition of the precursor. |
| US08012875B2 |
Method and apparatus for workpiece surface modification for selective material deposition
In some embodiments, a workpiece-surface-influencing device preferentially contacts the top surface of the workpiece, to chemically modify the surface at desired field areas of the workpiece without affecting the surfaces of cavities or recesses in the field areas. The device includes a substance which is chemically reactive with material forming the workpiece surface. The substance can be in the form of a thin film or coating which contacts the surface of the workpiece to chemically modify that surface. The workpiece-surface-influencing device can be in the form of a solid state applicator such as a roller or a semi-permeable membrane. In some other embodiments, the cavities are filled with material that prevents surface modification of the cavity surfaces while allowing modification of the field areas, or which encourages surface modification of the cavity surfaces while preventing modification of the field areas. The modified surface facilitates selective deposition of materials on the workpiece. |
| US08012874B2 |
Semiconductor chip substrate with multi-capacitor footprint
Various methods and apparatus for coupling capacitors to a chip substrate are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes forming a mask on a semiconductor chip substrate that has plural conductor pads. The mask has plural openings that expose selected portions of the plural conductor pads. Each of the plural openings has a footprint corresponding to a footprint of a smallest size terminal of a capacitor adapted to be coupled to the semiconductor chip substrate. A conductor material is placed in the plural openings to establish plural capacitor pads. |
| US08012871B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided for the improvement of the reliability of copper damascene wiring in which a film between wiring layers and a film between via layers are comprised of an SiOC film with low dielectric constant. A film between wiring layers, a film between wiring layers, and a film between via layers are respectively comprised of an SiOC film, and stopper insulating films and a cap insulating film are comprised of a laminated film of an SiCN film A and an SiC film B. By doing so, it becomes possible to reduce the leakage current of the film between wiring layers, the film between wiring layers, and the film between via layers, and also possible to improve the adhesion of the film between wiring layers, the film between wiring layers, and the film between via layers to the stopper insulating films and the cap insulating film. |
| US08012870B2 |
Wiring structure between steps and wiring method thereof
In a wiring structure between steps in which a step portion is covered by an insulating slope formed by providing and drying droplets of an insulating ink in which an insulating material is dispersed in a dispersion medium and a wiring line formed by drying and firing provided droplets of a conductive ink in which a conductive material is dispersed in a dispersion medium is laid out between the steps and passes on a top surface of the insulating slope, the structure includes a liquid repellent layer formed of a liquid repellent material repelling the dispersion medium in the insulating ink, and a plurality of dot lines including a plurality of dots that is formed by hardening arranged droplets of a resin ink including a resin material. In the structure, the liquid repellent layer covers a surface including the step portion where the wiring line to be laid out. The droplets for forming the dot lines are arranged on a surface of the liquid repellent layer so as not to contact with each other in a region partitioned by a side serving as a start point and a side serving as an end point in a direction in which the wiring line is laid out. The insulating slope is formed by drying the droplets of the insulating ink provided to the step portion so as to connect the plurality of dot lines. |
| US08012867B2 |
Wafer level chip scale package system
A wafer level chip scale package system is provided including placing a first integrated circuit over a semiconductor wafer having a second integrated circuit; connecting a second electrical interconnect between the first integrated circuit and the second integrated circuit; forming a stress relieving encapsulant on the outer perimeter of the second integrated circuit for covering the second electrical interconnect; and singulating a chip scale package, from the semiconductor wafer, through the stress relieving encapsulant and the semiconductor wafer. |
| US08012864B2 |
Manufacturing method for interconnection having stress-absorbing layer between the semiconductor substrate and the external connection terminal
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate including a first face and a second face on a side opposite to the first face; an external connection terminal formed on the first face of the semiconductor substrate; a first electrode formed on the first face of the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to the external connection terminal; an electronic element formed on or above the second face of the semiconductor substrate; a second electrode electrically connected to the electronic element and having a top face and a rear face; a groove portion formed on the second face of the semiconductor substrate and having a bottom face including at least part of the rear face of the second electrode; and a conductive portion formed in the groove portion and electrically connected to the rear face of the second electrode. |
| US08012862B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device using plasma doping
A fin-shaped semiconductor region is formed on a substrate, and then the substrate is placed in a chamber. Then, an ignition gas is introduced into a chamber to thereby turn the ignition gas into a plasma, and then a process gas containing an impurity is introduced into the chamber to thereby turn the process gas into a plasma. Then, a bias voltage is applied to the substrate so as to dope the semiconductor region with the impurity after confirming attenuation of an amount of the ignition gas remaining in the chamber. |
| US08012861B2 |
Systems and methods for preparing epitaxially textured polycrystalline films
The disclosed subject matter relates to systems and methods for preparing epitaxially textured polycrystalline films. In one or more embodiments, the method for making a textured thin film includes providing a precursor film on a substrate, the film includes crystal grains having a surface texture and a non-uniform degree of texture throughout the thickness of the film, wherein at least a portion of the this substrate is transparent to laser irradiation; and irradiating the textured precursor film through the substrate using a pulsed laser crystallization technique at least partially melt the film wherein the irradiated film crystallizes upon cooling to form crystal grains having a uniform degree of texture. |
| US08012858B2 |
Method of fabricating semiconductor device
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device according to one embodiment includes: removing a native oxide film and adhering silicon nitrides on an area of a Si based substrate in hydrogen gas atmosphere under a condition in which a pressure is a first pressure and a temperature is a first temperature, a silicon nitride-containing member being formed on the Si based substrate, the area being a area not covered by the member; lowering the temperature to a second temperature from the first temperature while maintaining the pressure at the first pressure in hydrogen gas atmosphere; lowering the pressure to a second pressure from the first pressure while maintaining the temperature at the second temperature in hydrogen gas atmosphere; and epitaxially growing a crystal on the area of the Si based substrate in a precursor gas atmosphere after the pressure is lowered to the second pressure, the crystal including at least one of Si and Ge, the precursor gas atmosphere including at least one of hydrogen, Si and Ge. |
| US08012856B2 |
Method of producing semiconductor components
A method is provided for producing a semiconductor component (1) comprising at least one semiconductor body (2) and one connection carrier region (5). A semiconductor layer sequence (20) with an active region (23) intended for generating radiation is deposited on a substrate (25). The semiconductor layer sequence is arranged on a first auxiliary carrier (3) and the substrate is removed. A plurality of semiconductor bodies are formed from the semiconductor layer sequence. A second auxiliary carrier (4) is arranged on the side of the semiconductor layer sequence remote from the first auxiliary carrier. The first auxiliary carrier is removed. A connection carrier (50) with a plurality of connection carrier regions (5) is provided. The second auxiliary carrier is positioned relative to the connection carrier in such a way that at least one of the semiconductor bodies overlaps an associated connection carrier region when viewed in plan view. The at least one semiconductor body is transferred onto the connection carrier region. |
| US08012854B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
It is an object of the present invention to provide a peeling method that causes no damage to a layer to be peeled and to allow not only a layer to be peeled with a small surface area but also a layer to be peeled with a large surface area to be peeled entirely. Further, it is also an object of the present invention to bond a layer to be peeled to various base materials to provide a lighter semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. Particularly, it is an object to bond various elements typified by a TFT, (a thin film diode, a photoelectric conversion element comprising a PIN junction of silicon, or a silicon resistance element) to a flexible film to provide a lighter semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. |
| US08012852B2 |
Controlled process and resulting device
A technique for forming a film of material (12) from a donor substrate (10). The technique has a step of introducing energetic particles (22) through a surface of a donor substrate (10) to a selected depth (20) underneath the surface, where the particles have a relatively high concentration to define a donor substrate material (12) above the selected depth. An energy source is directed to a selected region of the donor substrate to initiate a controlled cleaving action of the substrate (10) at the selected depth (20), whereupon the cleaving action provides an expanding cleave front to free the donor material from a remaining portion of the donor substrate. |
| US08012850B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device and semiconductor device
According to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a short-circuit wiring is formed in a region on a wafer including a dicing region, and electrode pads for input and output signals of a plurality of devices disposed in a semiconductor device forming region are electrically short-circuited by the short-circuit wiring, so that occurrence of plasma damage is suppressed even if the wafer is subjected to various plasma processes. When the wafer subjected to the plasma processes is cut along the dicing region to separate a semiconductor device, the electrical short-circuit of the electrode pads by the short-circuit wiring is released, so that the functionally unwanted short-circuit of the devices or the like is appropriately released. |
| US08012849B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A channel stop region is formed immediately under an STI, and thereafter, an ion implantation is performed with conditions in which an impurity is doped into an upper layer portion of an active region, and at the same time, the impurity is also doped into immediately under another STI, and a channel dose region is formed at the upper layer portion of the active region, and another channel stop region is formed immediately under the STI. |
| US08012845B2 |
Insulating film pattern, method for manufacturing the same, and method for manufacturing thin film transistor substrate using the same
In an insulating film pattern, a first pattern part is formed at one surface of the insulating film pattern to form a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor. The first pattern part is recessed in one surface of the insulating film pattern. The insulating film pattern is formed on a substrate through an imprint scheme, and is deposited on a base substrate having a gate electrode and a gate line through a contact print scheme. A source electrode, drain electrode, and semiconductor layer of a thin film transistor are formed through an inkjet print scheme using a first pattern part of the insulating film pattern. A gate electrode and gate line may be formed using a second pattern part of the insulating film pattern. |
| US08012844B2 |
Method of manufacturing an integrated circuit
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit comprises depositing a electrically resistive layer of a material for serving as a thin film resistor (TFR), depositing an electrically insulating layer on the resistor layer, removing the electrically insulating layer from outside an electrically active area of the resistor layer corresponding to a target TFR area, and depositing an electrically conductive layer of an electrically conductive material such that the conductive layer overlaps the target TFR area and the conductive layer electrically contacts the resistor layer outside the target TFR area. |
| US08012838B2 |
Method for fabricating lateral double diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) transistor
Disclosed is a method for fabricating a lateral double diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) transistor, which includes implanting impurity ions onto a semiconductor substrate to form a drift region and a body region, forming a photoresist pattern to expose a region where an insulating oxide film is to be formed on the semiconductor substrate, implanting first impurity ions through the photoresist pattern to form a first impurity region, where the insulating oxide film is to be formed, in the semiconductor substrate, forming an insulating oxide film and an outer insulating oxide film on the semiconductor substrate by an oxidation process, and forming a gate electrode on the semiconductor substrate. |
| US08012823B2 |
Methods of fabricating stack type capacitors of semiconductor devices
Provided are methods of fabricating capacitors of semiconductor devices, the methods including: forming a lower electrode on a semiconductor substrate, performing a pre-process operation on the lower electrode for suppressing deterioration of the lower electrode during a process, forming a dielectric layer on the lower electrode using a source gas and an ozone gas, and forming an upper electrode on the dielectric layer, wherein the pre-process operation and the forming of the dielectric layer may be performed in one device capable of atomic layer deposition. |
| US08012818B2 |
Method for improving inversion layer mobility in a silicon carbide MOSFET
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device based on a SiC substrate involves forming an oxide layer on a Si-terminated face of the SiC substrate at an oxidation rate sufficiently high to achieve a near interface trap density below 5×1011 cm−2; and annealing the oxidized SiC substrate in a hydrogen-containing environment, to passivate deep traps formed in the oxide-forming step, thereby enabling manufacturing of a SiC-based MOSFET having improved inversion layer mobility and reduced threshold voltage. It has been found that the density of DTs increases while the density of NITs decreases when the Si-face of the SiC substrate is subject to rapid oxidation. The deep traps formed during the rapid oxidation can be passivated by hydrogen annealing, thus leading to a significantly decreased threshold voltage for a semiconductor device formed on the oxide. |
| US08012815B2 |
Array substrate and method for fabricating thereof
The invention provides a method for manufacturing an array substrate utilizing a laser ablation process. A conductive layer can be selectively patterned by the laser ablation process without a photo mask due to different adhesions between the conductive layer and other materials. The patterned conductive layer thus formed adjoins an inorganic passivation layer to provide a substantially continuous surface. |
| US08012809B2 |
Method for making advanced smart cards with integrated electronics using isotropic thermoset adhesive materials with high quality exterior surfaces
Advanced Smart Cards and similar form factors (e.g. documents, tags) having high quality external surfaces of Polyvinylchloride (PVC), Polycarbonate (PC), synthetic paper or other suitable material can be made with highly sophisticated electronic components (e.g. Integrated Circuit chips, batteries, microprocessors, Light Emitting Diodes, Liquid Crystal Displays, polymer dome switches, and antennae), integrated in the bottom layer of the card structure, through use of injection molded thermosetting or thermoplastic material that becomes the core layer of said Advanced Smart Cards. A lamination finishing process can provide a high quality lower surface, and the encapsulation of the electronic components in the thermosetting or thermoplastic material provides protection from the lamination heat and pressure. |
| US08012808B2 |
Integrated micro-channels for 3D through silicon architectures
Some embodiments of the present invention include apparatuses and methods relating to integrated micro-channels for removing heat from 3D through silicon architectures. |
| US08012807B2 |
Method for producing chip packages, and chip package produced in this way
A method for producing chip packages is disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of chips is provided. The chips each have first pads. Second connection pads are applied on the wafer, wherein each second pad is electrically connected to a first pad. |
| US08012805B2 |
Manufacturing method for semiconductor chips, and semiconductor chip
In a manufacturing method for performing plasma etching on a second surface of a semiconductor wafer that has a first surface where an insulating film is placed in dividing regions and the second surface which is opposite from the first surface and on which a mask for defining the dividing regions is placed thereby exposing the insulating film from etching bottom portions by removing portions that correspond to the dividing regions and subsequently continuously performing the plasma etching in the state in which the exposed surfaces of the insulating film are charged with electric charge due to ions in the plasma thereby removing corner portions put in contact with the insulating film in the device-formation-regions, isotropic etching is performed on the semiconductor wafer at any timing. |
| US08012803B2 |
Vertically stacked pre-packaged integrated circuit chips
Prepackaged chips, such a memory chips, are vertically stacked and bonded together with their terminals aligned. The exterior lead frames are removed including that portion which extends into the packaging. The bonding wires are now exposed on the collective lateral surface of the stack. In those areas where no bonding wire was connected to the lead frame, a bare insulative surface is left. A contact layer is disposed on top of the stack and vertical metalizations defined on the stack to connect the ends of the wires to the contact layer and hence to contact pads on the top surface of the contact layer. The vertical metalizations are arranged and configured to connect all commonly shared terminals of the chips, while the control and data input/output signals of each chip are separately connected to metalizations, which are disposed in part on the bare insulative surface. |
| US08012800B2 |
Method of fabricating a stacked type chip package structure and a stacked type package structure
A method of fabricating a stacked type chip package structure is provided. The method includes following steps. First, a substrate, a first chip, and a second chip are provided. A number of bumps are disposed on a surface of the second chip. The second chip is then fixed on a surface of the first chip. Next, the second chip and the first chip on the substrate are turned upside down, and then the second chip is electrically connected to the substrate through the bumps by using a flip chip bonding technique. After that, the first chip is electrically connected to the substrate. Finally, a molding compound is formed on the substrate for encapsulating the first chip, the second chip, and the bumps. |
| US08012799B1 |
Method of assembling semiconductor device with heat spreader
A method for packaging a semiconductor die or assembling a semiconductor device that includes a heat spreader begins with attaching the heat spreader to a film and dispensing a mold compound in granular form onto the film such that the mold compound at least partially covers the film and the heat spreader. The film with the attached heat spreader is placed in a first mold section. A substrate having a semiconductor die attached and electrically coupled to it are placed in a second mold section and then the first and second mold sections are mated such that the die is covered by the heat spreader. The granular mold compound is then melted so that the mold compound covers the die and sides of the heat spreader. The first and second mold sections then are separated. The film, which adheres to the substrate, is removed to expose a top surface of the heat spreader, and thus a semiconductor device is formed. |
| US08012798B2 |
Method of fabricating stacked semiconductor chips
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first opening in a substrate to expose an interconnect structure, forming a seed film on the substrate, forming a first projecting electrode buried inside the first opening protruding outward from the substrate, forming a first metal film on the first projecting electrode, attaching a first supporting substrate to the substrate with a first adhesion layer, forming a second opening in the substrate to expose the interconnect structure, forming a second projecting electrode buried inside the second opening and protruding outward from the substrate, forming a second metal film on the second projecting electrode, attaching a second supporting substrate to the substrate with a second adhesion layer, removing the first supporting substrate, the first adhesion layer, and an exposed part of the seed film, removing the second supporting substrate and the second adhesion layer, and cutting the substrate into the plurality of chips. |
| US08012792B2 |
Composite phosphor powder, light emitting device using the same and method for manufacturing composite phoshpor powder
The invention provides a high quality composite phosphor powder which ensures diversity in emission spectrum, color reproduction index, color temperature and color, a light emitting device using the same and a method for manufacturing the composite phosphor powder. The composite phosphor powder comprises composite particles. Each of the composite particles includes at least two types of phosphor particles and a light transmitting binder. The phosphor particles have different emission spectrums. In addition, the light transmitting binder is formed between the phosphor particles and binds them together. |
| US08012791B2 |
Electronic components and methods for producing same
The invention relates to a method for producing electronic components comprising adjacent electrodes interspaced at distances ranging between 10 nanometers and several micrometers on a substrate of any type. According to the invention, the electrodes are structured by means of overlapping edges on the deposited layer or by undercutting the deposited layers. The electronic components are then produced either in the conventional manner or using a lithographic process from the underside of the transparent substrate and finally by means of a succession of known method steps for the production of electronic components. |
| US08012783B2 |
Semiconductor element and method for manufacturing same
The object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor element containing an n-type gallium nitride based compound semiconductor and a novel electrode that makes an ohmic contact with the semiconductor.The semiconductor element of the present invention has an n-type Gallium nitride based compound semiconductor and an electrode that forms an ohmic contact with the semiconductor, wherein the electrode has a TiW alloy layer to be in contact with the semiconductor. According to a preferable embodiment, the above-mentioned electrode can also serve as a contact electrode. According to a preferable embodiment, the above-mentioned electrode is superior in the heat resistance. Moreover, a production method of the semiconductor element is also provided. |
| US08012780B2 |
Method of fabricating semiconductor laser
There is provided a method of fabricating a semiconductor laser including a two-dimensional photonic crystal. The method comprises the steps of growing an InX1Ga1−X1N (0 |