最新美国发明专利第2013-05-14期 - 专利汇|PatentHub专利检索|专利查询网|发明专利查询分析

Document	Document Title
US08441909B1	Disk drive increasing laser power at beginning of write in heat assisted magnetic recording A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk comprising a plurality of data tracks, wherein each data track comprises a plurality of data sectors. A head is actuated over the disk, wherein the head comprises a laser operable to heat the disk while writing data to the disk. When a write command is received to write data to a target data sector of a target data track, the head is positioned over the target data track. When the head reaches the target data sector, a power applied to the laser is increased to above a steady state value to compensate for a high fly height of the head. The power applied to the laser is decreased toward the steady state value while writing at least part of the data to the target data sector.
US08441906B2	Information recording medium, information recording apparatus, and information reproducing apparatus An information recording medium (100) of the present invention has a plurality of recording layers (110, 120, 130, and 140) for recording therein data. Each of the plurality of recording layers corresponds to one of a plurality of recording formats. A first recording layer number (SLN) assigned with each of the recording layers in accordance with a disposed position of each of the recording layer and a second recording layer number (LLN) assigned with corresponding recording format are included in the address area (14) for the data, with respect to each of the plurality of recording layer.
US08441901B2	Optical disc apparatus An optical disc apparatus includes an optical pickup, a signal generation section which generates a total reflection signal and a focus error signal, and a servo control section which controls optical pickup. The optical disc apparatus further includes a main control section which binarizes the track cross signal by using a predetermined threshold value and, by using the binarized track cross signal, checks the tracing state of a track. The main control section controls the servo control section to check, by tracing one turn of the track of an optical disc, whether or not a tracking servo deviation occurs. When a tracking servo deviation occurs during the tracing, the main control section controls the servo control section to make the check once again. When, in the check made once again, a tracking servo deviation is found to occur again, the main control section increases the threshold value used in binarization.
US08441900B2	Objective lens and optical pick-up device using the same Provided is an objective lens that allows securing of a long working distance for a laser beam with a long wavelength and has a predetermined thickness or larger, and an optical pickup apparatus including the objective lens. In an objective lens of the present invention, a first region that focuses laser beams of a BD, DVD, and CD standards, a second region that focuses the laser beams of the DVD and CD standards, and a third region that focuses the laser beams of the BD and the DVD standards are provided in this order from a center portion of the objective lens. An optical super resolution with the laser beam of the BD standard is achieved by preventing a portion of the laser beam of the BD standard transmitted through the second region from contributing to spot formation.
US08441898B2	Method and devices for copy protection, copy protected record carrier A method for copy protection includes providing audiovisual or audio data stored in sectors of a record carrier having a file system, and providing additional or modified data to be stored in further sectors. The method includes generating a first file of the file system referencing at least a part of the sectors and none of the further sectors, so when the first file is rendered by a playback device, the data is reproduced which is included in the part of the sectors. The method also includes generating a second file of the file system being another file than the first file and referencing at least a part of the sectors and further referencing at least one of the further sectors, such that when the second file is rendered by the playback device the part of the sectors and the at least one of the further sectors are reproduced.
US08441897B2	Optically-readable article with electro-optical access control 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 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. The device may include an electro-optical material that is activated by an electrical signal from a controller in response to an input from a sensor responsive to motion of the disk.
US08441894B2	Watch A watch, in particular a wristwatch, having a watch case that has a viewing opening oriented towards an observer, a movement, and one or more components with light-receiving regions on their surfaces. The movement and the components with regions of light-receiving surface are arranged in the watch case and are covered by a light-transmissive covering part in the direction of the observer. The covering part is transmissive for ultraviolet light and is at least largely opaque for light in the visible spectrum.
US08441893B2	System and method for indicating elapsed time An electronic timing device is disclosed for simply and easily indicating elapsed time since a food container was opened. The electronic timing device can be directly attached to the food container and can be activated when first opening the food container. Activation occurs via a simple one-button-press operation. Thereafter, the electronic timing device displays elapsed time in days. Additionally, via a further one-button-press operation, the electronic timing device can display elapsed time in hours within the current day. Thereafter, viewing the display readily indicates the elapsed time since the food container was first opened. The electronic timing device can be reused by directly attaching it to another food container and re-activating the electronic timing device. The electronic timing device can be used with any container or to indicate elapsed time of any event having occurred.
US08441892B2	Gas-filled bubble seismo-acoustic source A sound source includes a tubular resonator configured to be filled with a gas. The exterior of the resonator includes rigid and elastomeric portions. The interior of the resonator includes a first volume and a second volume. The volumes are separated by a rigid tubular wall containing at least one orifice. The at least one orifice enables a flow of gas between the volumes. The resonator also includes at least one rigid tubular member configured to move along the rigid tubular wall. The position of the at least one rigid tubular member regulates at least one dimension of the path between the volumes. The sound source also includes a volume velocity actuator disposed within the resonator. The sound source also includes a processing circuit configured to provide a control signal to cause the volume velocity actuator to perturb the gas within the resonator at a defined frequency.
US08441891B2	Seismic data acquisition and processing quality control The present invention relates to producing a quality control measure for use during data acquisition and/or data processing of, preferably, seismic data. While or after obtaining the data, a surface consistent decomposition of the data is performed. From the surface consistent decomposition, one may compute a decomposed logarithmic spectra, and from the decomposed logarithmic spectra, one may compute one or more residua. An error attribute based on the one or more residua can be formulated, analyzed, and output. The error attribute can be used as a quality control measure or the analysis result can be used to produce a quality control measure.
US08441889B2	Self-stabilizing dynamic diaphragm for broad bandwidth acoustic energy source An apparatus for estimating a property in a borehole penetrating the earth, the apparatus having: a carrier configured to be disposed in the borehole; and an acoustic transducer disposed at the carrier and configured to at least one of transmit and receive an acoustic wave used to estimate the property, the acoustic transducer comprising an acoustic diaphragm; wherein the acoustic diaphragm includes a surface in communication with a plurality of structural members configured to increase the rigidity of the surface, the surface being configured to interface with a medium that propagates the acoustic wave.
US08441887B2	Decoding circuit withstanding high voltage via low-voltage MOS transistor and the implementing method thereof A decoding circuit withstanding high voltage via a low-voltage MOS transistor, where negative high voltage that can be withstood can be as high as double what the transistor itself can withstand via two-stage CMOS inverters connected serially. When the negative high voltage is withstood, the source of a PMOS transistor in the CMOS inverter is switched to high resistance, and the substrate to the ground; the source of an NMOS transistor in the first CMOS inverter is connected with a half negative high voltage, and the source of an NMOS transistor in the second CMOS inverter with a negative high voltage; the first CMOS inverter, whose output is the half negative high voltage, is grounded at its input terminal, and output of the second CMOS inverter is the negative high voltage.
US08441881B1	Tracking for read and inverse write back of a group of thyristor-based memory cells Method and integrated circuit for tracking for read and inverse write back of a group of thyristor-based memory cells is described. The method includes: reading the group of memory cells to obtain read data, and writing back opposite data states for the read data to the group of memory cells. The group of memory cells includes data cells and at least one check cell for check data, where the check data indicates polarity of the read data. The integrated circuit includes a grouping of memory cells of an array of memory cells including data cells and at least one check cell, and sense amplifiers. The at least one check cell is to track inversion/non-inversion status of the data cells associated therewith, and the sense amplifiers are coupled to obtain read information from the grouping and to write back data states opposite of those of the read information.
US08441880B2	Nonvolatile memory, data processing apparatus, and microcomputer application system Operational stability of the nonvolatile memory in plural power supply voltage modes set up in advance corresponding to the power supply voltage level is realized. A nonvolatile memory is configured with a memory array, a charge pump, a distributor for selecting an output voltage of the charge pump, and a sequencer for controlling operation of the charge pump and the distributor. The nonvolatile memory is also provided with an analyzer which notifies the sequencer of a power supply voltage mode selectively specified among plural power supply voltage modes set up in advance corresponding to power supply voltage levels, and which detects mismatch between the power supply voltage mode notified to the sequencer and an actually supplied power supply voltage and limits the operation of the charge pump and the distributor with the use of the sequencer, based on the detection result. An operational stability of the nonvolatile memory is realized.
US08441874B2	Memory device with robust write assist A memory circuit includes a memory cell configured to be re-writable. A write enable circuit is configured to enable writing a signal via a pair of bit lines to the memory cell depending on a write signal. A charge supply circuit is configured to supply a charge to at least one of the pair of bit lines. A charge supply controller is configured to control the charge supply circuit to disable the supply of charge and couple the write enable circuit to at least one of the pair of bit lines after a first determined period following the reception of the write signal.
US08441873B2	Memory devices and methods of operating memory Methods and apparatus for synchronizing a delay locked loop, such as delay locked loops used with NAND memories are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, one or both of a clock and the delay locked loop are stopped for energy savings. A synchronization start signal can be provided by the NAND memory or a controller to start the clock and/or delay locked loop, and to synchronize the delay locked loop to the clock before competing the read operation.
US08441872B2	Memory controller with adjustable width strobe interface A method of operation in a memory controller comprising generating a mode control signal to specify at least one of a first and second mode is disclosed. In the first mode, the memory controller is configured to operate by issuing a memory access command to initiate a first data transfer between the memory controller and a first memory device, and generating a strobe signal to accompany data associated with the first data transfer. In the second mode, the controller is configured to operate by issuing a memory access command to initiate a second data transfer between the memory controller and at least first and second memory devices involving a full width that includes data widths of both the first and second memory devices, and issuing first and second strobe signals that accompany respective data transfers associated with each of the data widths of the first and second memory devices.
US08441869B2	Data storage systems and methods using data attribute-based data transfer Some embodiments of the present invention provide data storage systems including a plurality of memories and a control circuit coupled to the plurality of memories by a common channel. The control circuit is configured to sequentially transfer respective units of data to respective memories within each of a plurality of predetermined groups of the plurality of memories over the common channel and to transition from transferring units of data to a first one of the groups to transferring units of data to a second one of the groups based on an attribute of the units of data. The attribute may be related to a programming time associated with a unit of data. For example, the attribute may include a bit significance of the unit of data.
US08441868B2	Semiconductor memory having a read circuit The semiconductor device includes the read circuit which reads data written to a memory cell. The read circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a first switch, and a second switch. A first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor, and a second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to an output from the read circuit via the first switch. A first terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, and a second terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to the output from the read circuit via the second switch. A channel formation region of the first transistor can be formed using an oxide semiconductor, and a channel formation region of the second transistor can be formed using silicon.
US08441866B2	Method for programming a floating gate The invention provides methods for programming a floating gate. A floating gate tunneling device is used with an analog comparing device in a circuit having a floating reference node and an offset-mitigating feedback loop for iteratively programming a floating gate, or multiple floating gates.
US08441865B2	Non-volatile memory device with controlled discharge An electrically programmable non-volatile memory device being integrated on a chip of semiconductor material is proposed. The memory device includes a plurality of sectors of memory cells each one being formed in a respective well of the chip; each sector includes a plurality word lines each one for accessing a corresponding block of memory cells of the sector; the memory device includes a first biasing line of the wells and a second biasing line of the word lines, biasing circuitry for providing a first bias voltage to the first biasing line and a second bias voltage to the second biasing line, selection circuitry for selectively connecting the first biasing line to the well of at least one selected sector and for selectively connecting the second biasing line to at least one selected word line of each selected sector, first charge transfer circuitry for bringing the first biasing line from the first bias voltage to a target voltage according to a pilot transient trend, the target voltage being between the first bias voltage and the second bias voltage, second charge transfer circuitry for bringing the second biasing line from the second bias voltage to the target voltage. The second charge transfer circuitry includes circuitry for binding the second biasing line to bring itself from the second bias voltage to the target voltage according to a transient trend being scaled with respect to the pilot transient trend.
US08441863B2	Non-volatile memory device with reconnection circuit An electrically programmable non-volatile memory device includes a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of lines for selectively biasing the memory cells, reconnection circuitry for reconnecting a pair of selected lines having different voltages, and a controller for controlling the memory device. The reconnection means includes a discharge circuit for discharging one of the selected lines being at the higher voltage in absolute value, an equalization circuit for equalizing the selected lines, a comparator circuit for measuring an indication of a voltage difference between the selected lines, and an evaluation circuit responsive to an enabling signal from the controller for activating the discharge circuit until an absolute value of the voltage difference exceeds a threshold value and for disabling the discharge circuit and enabling the equalization circuit when the absolute value of the voltage difference reaches the threshold value.
US08441862B2	Program method of multi-bit memory device and data storage system using the same Provided is a program method of a multi-bit memory device with memory cells arranged in rows and columns. The program method includes a programming each memory cell of the first group of memory cells to a state within a first group of states according to a verify voltage level of a first group of verify voltage levels within a first range of levels, and programming each memory cell of the second group of memory cells to a state within a second group of states according to a verify voltage level of a second group of verify voltage levels within a second range of levels. The lowest verify voltage level in the second range of levels is higher than the highest verify voltage level in the first range of levels. A first voltage difference between adjacent verify voltage levels within the first range of levels is different from a second voltage difference between the highest verify voltage level of the second group of verify voltage levels and the lowest verify voltage level of the third group of verify voltage levels.
US08441857B2	Programming a nonvolatile memory device using a bias voltage to a well of a memory block A nonvolatile memory device is provided which includes a plurality of memory blocks, a bias block and a control logic block. The memory blocks are formed in wells, respectively. The bias block biases a well of a selected memory block. The control logic block controls the bias block to pre-charge doping regions of the selected memory block to a junction voltage before word line voltages are applied to the selected memory block in a programming operation.
US08441853B2	Sensing for NAND memory based on word line position In a NAND non-volatile memory system, a sensing process accounts for a relative position of a selected non-volatile storage element in a NAND string. In one approach, the storage elements are assigned to groups based on their position, and each group receives a common sensing adjustment during a verify or read process. A group which is closest to a source side of the NAND string may be the largest of all the groups, having at least twice as many storage elements as the other groups. The adjusting can include adjusting a sensing parameter such as body bias, source voltage, sensing time or sensing pre-charge level, based on the position of the sensed storage element or its associated word line position. The adjusting of the sensing may also be based on the control gate voltage and the associated data state involved in a specific sensing operation.
US08441850B2	Magnetic random access memory (MRAM) layout with uniform pattern A large scale memory array includes a uniform pattern of uniformly sized dummy bit cells and active bit cells. Sub-arrays within the large scale memory array are separated by the dummy bit cells. Signal distribution circuitry is formed with a width or height corresponding to the width or height of the dummy bit cells so that the signal distribution circuitry occupies the same footprint as the dummy bit cells without disrupting the uniform pattern across the large scale array. Edge dummy cells of a similar size or larger than the standard size bit cells may be placed around the edge of the large scale array to further reduce pattern loading affects.
US08441849B2	Reducing programming time of a memory cell The present invention provides methods and apparatus for adjusting voltages of bit and word lines to program a two terminal memory cell. The invention may include setting a first line connected to a memory cell to a first voltage from a first line standby voltage, charging a second line connected to the memory cell to a predetermined voltage from a second line standby voltage, and switching the first line from the first voltage to a second voltage. The voltage difference between the first voltage and the predetermined voltage is such that a safe voltage results that does not program the memory cell. A voltage difference between the second voltage and the predetermined voltage is such that a programming voltage operative to program the memory cell results.
US08441843B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device The invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit device provided with an SRAM that satisfies the requirements for both the SNM and the write margin with a low supply voltage. The semiconductor integrated circuit device include: multiple static memory cells provided in correspondence with multiple word lines and multiple complimentary bit lines; multiple memory cell power supply lines that each supply an operational voltage to each of the multiple memory cells connected to the multiple complimentary bit lines each; multiple power supply circuits comprised of resistive units that each supply a power supply voltage to the memory cell power supply lines each; and a pre-charge circuit that supplies a pre-charge voltage corresponding to the power supply voltage to the complimentary bit lines, wherein the memory cell power supply lines are made to have coupling capacitances to thereby transmit a write signal on corresponding complimentary bit lines.
US08441842B2	Memory device having memory cells with enhanced low voltage write capability A memory device includes a memory array comprising a plurality of memory cells. At least a given one of the memory cells comprises a pair of cross-coupled inverters and associated write assist circuitry. The write assist circuitry comprises first switching circuitry coupled between a supply node of a device of the first inverter and a supply node of the memory cell, and second switching circuitry coupled between a supply node of a device of the second inverter and the supply node of the memory cell. The first and second switching circuitry are separately controlled such that during a write operation of the memory cell the supply node of one of the devices is connected to the supply node of the memory cell while the supply node of the other device is not connected to the supply node of the memory cell but is instead permitted to float.
US08441840B2	Semiconductor device and data processing system A semiconductor device comprises a memory cell including a capacitor and a select transistor with a floating body structure, a bit line connected to the select transistor, a bit line control circuit, and a sense amplifier amplifying a signal read out from the memory cell. The bit line control circuit sets the bit line to a first potential during a non-access period of the memory cell, and thereafter sets the bit line to a second potential during an access period of the memory cell. Thereby, the data retention time can be prolonged by reducing leak current at a data storage node of the memory cell so that an average consumption current for the data retention can be reduced.
US08441839B2	Cross point variable resistance nonvolatile memory device A cross point variable resistance nonvolatile memory device includes memory cells having the same orientation for stable characteristics of all layers. Each memory cell (51) is placed at a different one of cross points of bit lines (53) in an X direction and word lines (52) in a Y direction formed in layers. In a multilayer cross point structure where vertical array planes sharing the word lines are aligned in the Y direction each for a group of bit lines aligned in a Z direction, even and odd layer bit line selection switch elements (57, 58) switch electrical connection and disconnection between a global bit line (56) and commonly-connected even layer bit lines and commonly-connected odd layer bit lines, respectively. A bidirectional current limiting circuit (92) having parallel-connected P-type current limiting element (91) and N-type current limiting element (90) is provided between the global bit line and the switch elements.
US08441838B2	Resistive-switching nonvolatile memory elements Nonvolatile memory elements are provided comprising switching metal oxides. The nonvolatile memory elements may be formed in one or more layers on an integrated circuit. Each memory element may have a first conductive layer, a metal oxide layer, and a second conductive layer. Electrical devices may be coupled in series with the memory elements. The first conductive layer may be formed from a metal nitride. The metal oxide layer may contain the same metal as the first conductive layer. The metal oxide may form an ohmic contact or a Schottky contact with the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer may form an ohmic contact or a Schottky contact with the metal oxide layer. The first conductive layer, the metal oxide layer, and the second conductive layer may include sublayers. The second conductive layer may include an adhesion or barrier layer and a workfunction control layer.
US08441835B2	Interface control for improved switching in RRAM A memory device has a crossbar array including a first array of first electrodes extending along a first direction. A second array of second electrodes extends along a second direction. A non-crystalline silicon structure provided between the first electrode and the second electrode at an intersection defined by the first array and the second array. The non-crystalline silicon structure has a first layer having a first defect density and a second layer having a second defect density different from the first defect density. Each intersection of the first array and the second array defines a two-terminal memory cell.
US08441833B2	Differential plate line screen test for ferroelectric latch circuits Non-volatile latch circuits, such as in memory cells and flip-flops, that are constructed for reliability screening. The non-volatile latch circuits each include ferroelectric capacitors coupled to storage nodes, for example at the outputs of cross-coupled inverters. Separate plate lines are connected to the ferroelectric capacitors of the complementary storage nodes. A time-zero test of the latch stability margin is performed by setting a logic state at the storage nodes, then programming the state into the ferroelectric capacitors by polarization. After power-down, the plate lines are biased with a differential voltage relative to one another, and the latch is then powered up to attempt recall of the programmed state. The differential voltage disturbs the recall, and provides a measure of the cell margin and its later-life reliability.
US08441831B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit having stacked semiconductor chips and vias therebetween A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first semiconductor chip including a first output circuit which is enabled in a first operation mode and outputs a first output signal and a second output circuit which is enabled in a second operation mode and outputs a second output signal; a second semiconductor chip including a first input circuit which is enabled in the first operation mode and receives the first output signal and a second input circuit which is enabled in the second operation mode and receives the second output signal; and a common through chip via arranged to vertically penetrate through the semiconductor chip, be coupled with the first and second output circuits in one end and coupled with the first and second input circuits in the other end, and interface transfer of the first and second output signals which are enabled in different operation modes, including the first and second operation modes.
US08441830B2	Manufacturing method for stacking memory circuits and for addressing a memory circuit, corresponding stacking and device The invention relates to a method for making a stack of memory circuits, wherein the method includes the step of testing the validity of at least two memory circuits. According to the invention, the method includes the phase of configuring each memory circuit, the configuration phase including the step of writing, within a configuration device of each memory circuit included in the stack, a piece of information on an identifier allocated to the memory circuit in the stack, and a piece of information on the results of the validity test of the memory circuit. The invention also relates to a method for addressing a memory circuit, to a stack of memory circuits, and to an electronic device including such a stack.
US08441826B2	Fast switching for power inverter An apparatus includes an inverter including a high-side switch coupled to a low-side switch, the inverter generating a time-varying drive current from a plurality of drive control signals, a positive rail voltage, and a negative rail voltage wherein controlling the switches to generate the time-varying drive current produces a potential transitory overshoot condition for one of the switches of the inverter; a drive control, coupled to the inverter, to generate the drive control signals and to set a level of each of the rail voltages responsive to a plurality of controller signals; and a controller monitoring one or more parameters indicative of the potential transitory voltage overshoot condition, the controller dynamically adjusting, responsive to the monitored parameters, the controller signals to reduce a risk of occurrence of the potential transitory voltage overshoot condition.
US08441822B2	Method of controlling a multiphase power factor correction stage, a power factor correction stage and a controller therefor In order to improve the efficiency of a Power Factor Convertor (PFC) first stage to a AC-DC converter the switching cell is split into two smaller ones (each comprising a switched inductor with an output diode). Below a certain load only one cell is active. The second cell only becomes active, out of phase with the first, but not generally in antiphase, after a predefined load level is surpassed in such a way that above that level the first cell has a fixed on time and the second cell a variable one.
US08441820B2	DC-link voltage balancing system and method for multilevel converters A control system for a multilevel converter includes a differential mode current regulator, a neutral point (NP) controller and a PWM controller for generating switching pulses for the multilevel converter. The differential mode current regulator generates reference voltage command signals based on a difference between reference current command signals and actual current command signals, and the NP controller determines a modified neutral point current signal in response to a DC link voltage unbalance. The NP controller utilizes the modified neutral point current signal to generate a common mode reference voltage signal. The switching pulses are generated by the PWM controller based on the reference voltage command signals and the common mode reference voltage signal.
US08441816B2	Controller for a switched mode power supply (SMPS), a SMPS, and a method of controlling a SMPS According to an example embodiment, a controller for a Switched Mode Power Supply having opto-coupler-based feedback from secondary to primary side, is disclosed, in which the optocoupler current varies inversely with the output voltage over a voltage control range. The converter is thereby enabled to consume less power than do conventional converters, when in lower-power standby mode. Also disclosed are low-voltage startup and over-voltage protection arrangements combined with such a controller. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
US08441815B2	Asymmetric switch forward converter A switching circuit for use in a power supply includes a first active switch coupled to a first terminal of a primary winding of a transformer. A second active switch is coupled to a second terminal of the primary winding of the transformer. An output capacitance of the first active switch is greater than an output capacitance of the second active switch. A first passive switch is coupled to the second active switch and to the second terminal of the primary winding. A second passive switch is coupled to the first active switch and to the first terminal of the primary winding. A reverse recovery time of the first passive switch is greater than a reverse recovery time of the second passive switch. A recovery circuit is coupled to receive a current from the first passive switch.
US08441811B2	AC-DC converter An AC-DC converter is disclosed. The AC-DC converter includes an OFF-time clamping circuit. The OFF time clamping circuit outputs a triggering signal when a main switch circuit of the AC-DC converter is switched from ON state to OFF state. When an input AC voltage is too small, and a terminal voltage at a first current-conducting terminal of the main switch circuit of the AC-DC converter is lower than a specific voltage such that a switching control circuit can not turn on the main switch circuit again, the switching control circuit can still turn on the main switch circuit again by the triggering signal. Therefore, the OFF time of the main switch circuit is clamped. The switching control circuit can control the switching operation of the main switch circuit.
US08441807B2	Electronic circuit An electronic circuit is obtained that has reduced EMI levels. The circuit includes an integrated circuit, which is a source of noise, a bypass capacitor, and a circuit substrate on which they are mounted. An electronic circuit one electrode terminal of the bypass capacitor and one connecting electrode of the integrated circuit are connected through a first wire interconnect formed in the circuit substrate, and, additionally, another electrode terminal of the bypass capacitor and another connecting electrode of the integrated circuit are connected through a second wire interconnect, and the gap between the first wire interconnect and the second wire interconnect is made smaller than either the gap between the one connecting electrode and the other connecting electrode on the integrated circuit or the gap between the one electrode terminal and the other electrode terminal of the bypass capacitor.
US08441799B2	Electronic component and electronic device To provide an improved solderability for mounting an electronic component onto a circuit board, a package of an electronic component (1) is formed by bonding together a base (3) made of glass and a lid (2). Outer electrodes (8) and (18) are formed on a bottom surface of the base (3), and the outer electrodes (8) and (18) are respectively connected to through electrodes (7) and (17). The outer electrodes (8) and (18) each have a laminated structure of three CrAu layers, that is, from a Cr layer (first layer) to an Au layer (sixth layer). When the outer electrodes (8) and (18) are soldered onto a circuit board, the Au layers as the second, fourth, and sixth layers are dissolved into solder, whereas the Cr layers as the third and fifth layers, which hardly form an intermetallic compound with solder, are separated to remain in solder.
US08441798B2	Mounting adapter for mounting electronic device on support rail A mounting adapter for mounting a device on a support rail includes a central body, at least one rail attaching member, and at least one detent. The rail attaching member projects rearward from the body and is configured for releasable attachment to at least one of the upper and lower flanges of the support rail. The detent projects forward from the body. The detent is resiliently deflectable relative to the body and configured for releasable attachment to the electronic device.
US08441797B2	Module connection structure According to one embodiment, a module connection structure designed to connect a module to other modules. The module includes a dielectric layer, a micro-strip path, a projection, and a plurality of gain adjusting lands. The dielectric layer is formed on a substrate. The micro-strip path is provided on the dielectric layer and configured to transmit a transmission signal input to one end portion, to the other end portion. The projection is formed at edges of the substrate, which are adjacent to the other modules, and protruding from the micro-strip path and the dielectric layer toward the other modules. The plurality of gain adjusting lands is formed adjacent to the micro-strip path, for use in adjusting an input/output gain of the module. The gain adjusting lands uncouple from the micro-strip path or other gain adjusting lands couple to the micro-strip path, thereby to adjust the input/output gain of the module.
US08441796B2	Electrical power substrate An electrical power substrate comprises a metallic body at least one surface of the body having a coating generated by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). The coating includes a dense hard layer adjacent the said surface of the metallic body, and a porous outer layer. Electrically conductive elements are attached to the said coating.
US08441793B2	Universal rack backplane system Disclosed is an embodiment of a rack system including a universal hardware platform having a frame, a module insertion area on a first side of the rack system and a universal backplane area on a second side of the rack system opposite to the first side, a power bus, a plurality of partitions, a plurality of module bays, and two or more service unit backplanes. The power bus may be configured to provide power to the modules coupled to the universal backplane area.
US08441791B2	Double hinge radial cams In embodiments of double hinge radial cams, a portable device includes a first housing integrated with a display device, and a second housing movably coupled to the first housing. The first housing is operable to open and close relative to the second housing, and the first and second housings can be rotated from a closed position at approximately zero degrees (0°) to an open position at approximately one-hundred and eighty degrees (180°). A double hinge is operable to movably couple the first housing and the second housing. The double hinge includes radial cams that apply a holding torque in the open position that resists the first and second housings closing.
US08441789B2	Data center module A module for data center is presented, which is used for heat sinking of a heat source. The module for data center includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a heat pipe. The heat source is positioned in the first chamber. The second chamber is adjacent to the first chamber. In addition, the heat pipe has an evaporation end positioned inside the first chamber and a condensation end positioned inside the second chamber. The heat pipe absorbs the heat energy in the first chamber with the evaporation end, transfers the heat energy to the condensation end, and eliminates the heat energy with the condensation end.
US08441780B2	Utility-grade enclosure for incorporation of network communication devices In one embodiment, an enclosure for electronic circuit boards and components is disclosed. The enclosure has a closable, weather-resistant housing that is sized and shaped to receive mounted circuitry in an enclosed space that is defined by a back wall and side walls extending outwardly from the back wall. The housing includes a detachable cover for covering and sealing the enclosed space. In one embodiment, the circuitry includes a planar electronic circuit board that is mounted within the enclosed space. The planar electronic circuit board has a subsection of power supply circuitry that is operative to receive electrical power from outside of the enclosure. The circuitry further includes power supply transformers and capacitors that operate from power received from outside the housing, and data processing and communications components that include a data processor and a data bus. The data bus is coupled to electronic circuit connectors. The enclosure is configured such that the electronic circuit board is exposed to an external environment when the cover is detached.
US08441777B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor with facedown terminations A solid electrolytic capacitor that contains a capacitor element that includes an anode body, dielectric layer, and solid electrolyte is provided. The capacitor also contains an anode lead that is electrically connected to the anode body by a refractory metal paste (e.g., tantalum paste). The use of such a refractory metal paste allows the anode lead to be sinter bonded to a surface of the anode body after it is pressed. In this manner, a strong and reliable connection may be achieved without substantially decreasing the surface area of the lead that is available for connection to a termination. Furthermore, because the lead is not embedded within the anode body, the capacitor may be configured so that little, if any, portion of the lead extends beyond the anode body. This may result in a highly volumetrically efficient capacitor with excellent electrical properties.
US08441775B2	Conformal deposition of dielectric composites by eletrophoresis Techniques are generally described herein for the design, manufacture and use of composite dielectric materials. Embodiments include, but are not limited to, methods, apparatuses, and systems. Other embodiments may also be disclosed and claimed. Some techniques described herein include electrophoretic deposition of dielectric particles to conformally form a thin layer of dielectric material for use in energy storage devices. Example energy storage devices include capacitor devices, which in some instances may be used to replace and/or assist in the operation of batteries, ultra-capacitors, and other similar devices.
US08441773B2	Electronic element, variable capacitor, micro switch, method for driving micro switch, and MEMS type electronic element Driving is made possible in a moving range equivalent to or wider than the conventional range, with a driving voltage having a range smaller than a pull-in voltage. An electronic element includes a fixed portion provided with a first driving electrode and a first signal electrode, and a movable portion provided with a second driving electrode and a second signal electrode, movable with respect to the fixed portion and provided to generate a spring force to make restoration to a predetermined position. An electrostatic force is generated between the first and second driving electrodes by a voltage applied therebetween so that the electrostatic force resists against the spring force; and the first and second driving electrodes and the first and second signal electrodes are arranged so that the electrostatic force is generated in a direction in which a spacing distance between the first and second signal electrodes is widened.
US08441771B2	Electronic weaponry with current spreading electrode An electronic weapon with an installed deployment unit, from which at least one wire-tethered electrode is launched, provides a stimulus current through a target to inhibit locomotion by the target. The wire tether, also called a filament, conducts the stimulus current. The one or more electrodes, according to various aspects of the present invention, perform one or more of the following functions in any combination: binding the filament to the electrode, deploying the filament from the deployment unit, piercing material or tissue at the target, lodging in material or tissue of the target, focusing an electric field prior to ionization or while conducting a stimulus current, forming an ionized path for a stimulus current across one or more gaps, and spreading a current density with respect to a region of target tissue and/or a volume of target tissue. For an electrode that includes a body, spear, and filament, spreading may be accomplished by an end portion of the filament that extends forward of the body and activates the spear by ionization of air or by conduction through target tissue.
US08441767B2	Overcurrent protection circuit An overcurrent protection circuit includes a load driver for driving a load, a controller for turning ON and OFF the load driver, a current sensor for measuring a load current flowing through the load, and an add/subtract circuit for performing both an addition operation and a subtraction operation on a previous calculation result or for performing only the subtraction operation on the previous calculation result so as to produce a present calculation result. The addition operation uses an added value depending on the presently measured current. The subtraction operation uses a subtracted value depending on the presently measured current. The controller turns OFF the load driver, when the present calculation result of the add/subtract circuit exceeds a predetermined determination value.
US08441763B2	Magneto-resistive effect element having spacer layer with thin central portion A magneto-resistive effect (MR) element includes first and second magnetic layers in which a relative angle formed by magnetization directions changes in response to an external magnetic field, and a spacer layer positioned between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The spacer layer, on an air bearing surface, has a larger film thickness at both side edge parts in a track width direction than a film thickness at a central part in a track width direction. When a region of the spacer layer on the air bearing surface is divided into quarters which are both side edge part regions and two central regions such that track width direction lengths are equivalent, an average film thickness of a region where the both side edge regions are combined is preferably larger than a region where the two central regions are combined.
US08441760B2	Suspension for supporting a magnetic head slider Provided that a distance between a distal edge of a supporting part and a dimple is represented by L1, a load beam part is bent around a first bending line within a center region away from the distal edge of the supporting part by more than or equal to 0.4L1 and less than or equal to 0.6L1 and also around a second bending line positioned closer to a proximal side in the suspension longitudinal direction than the first bending line. Paired leaf springs are bent around a third bending line. The second bending line is positioned within a proximal region within 0.22*L1 from the distal edge of the supporting part, and no paired flange portions exist at an area at which the second bending line is positioned.
US08441759B2	Fluid dynamic bearing unit and disk drive device including the same A first sleeve rotatably extends around a shaft. First and second flanges are fixed to the shaft. A second sleeve extending around the first sleeve is fixed thereto. A first annular member fixed to the second sleeve surrounds the first flange. A second annular member fixed to the second flange surrounds a portion of the second sleeve. A first capillary seal includes a clearance between the first flange and the first annular member. A second capillary seal includes a clearance between the second annular member and the second sleeve. Lubricant is provided in the clearances in the first and second capillary seals. The second annular member and the second sleeve are designed so that the lubricant in the clearance in the second capillary seal can be viewed from a point in a radial position which is outward of the second sleeve as seen in an axial direction.
US08441755B2	Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a main pole, a shield and a coil core part setback away from the medium facing surface a specified distance A magnetic head includes: a main pole; a coil; a first shield having an end face that is located in a medium facing surface at a position forward of an end face of the main pole along a direction of travel of a recording medium; and a first return path section disposed forward of the main pole along the direction of travel of the recording medium. The first return path section connects part of the main pole away from the medium facing surface to the first shield so that a first space is defined. The coil includes a first portion having a planar spiral shape and wound around a core part of the first return path section. The first portion includes first and second coil elements that each extend through the first space. No part of the coil other than the first and second coil elements exists in the first space.
US08441753B2	Systems and methods for reducing low frequency loss in a magnetic storage device Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for reducing low frequency loss in a magnetic storage device. For example, a data processing circuit is disclosed that includes an amplifier, two filters and a summation element. The amplifier provides an amplified output that is filtered using a first of the two filters to create a first filtered output. The first filtered output is then filtered using the second of the two filters to create a second filtered output. The summation element sums the first filtered output with the second filtered output to provide a pole altered output.
US08441746B2	Wide angle photographic lens assembly A wide angle photographic lens assembly comprises, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element with negative refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, a second lens element with positive refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, a third lens element, a fourth lens element with positive refractive power, a fifth lens element with negative refractive power, and a sixth lens element with positive refractive power. By adjusting the conditions among the above-mentioned lens elements, the wide angle photographic lens assembly can provide a wide-field of view and correct the aberration in order to obtain superior imaging quality.
US08441745B2	Optical lens assembly for image taking An optical lens assembly comprises, in order from an object side to an image side, a front lens group, a stop, and a rear lens group. The front lens group comprises a first lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface. The rear lens group comprises a second lens element with positive refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, a third lens element with positive refractive power, a fourth lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. At least one of two surfaces of the fourth lens element is aspheric. By adjusting the curvature radii of the object-side and the image-side surfaces of the first lens element and the focal lengths of the third lens element and the optical lens assembly, the length of the optical lens assembly is reduced, the aberration is corrected.
US08441741B2	Image pickup apparatus that drives plural lens units using motors different from each other and drive control method of lens An image pickup apparatus includes a first drive unit, a first lens unit configured to be driven by the first drive unit to perform a magnification-varying operation, a second drive unit, a second lens unit configured to be driven by the second drive unit, and a controller configured to control the first drive unit and the second drive unit so as to drive the second lens unit with reference to a position of the first lens unit in performing the magnification-varying operation. The controller controls the second lens unit so as to move only in a first direction in performing the magnification-varying operation.
US08441740B2	Zoom lens A zoom lens primarily includes, in order from an object side to an image-forming side, a first lens group having negative refractive power; a second lens group having positive refractive power and at least consisting of a first lens and a second lens; and a third lens group having positive refractive power. The refractive index of the first lens (Nd21), the refractive index of the second lens (Nd22), the total length of the first lens group, the second lens group, and the third lens group (TTL), and the shortest focal length of the zoom lens (fw) satisfy the following conditions: Nd21−Nd22>0.1 and TTL/fw≧1.3.
US08441736B2	Lens for projection and projection-type display apparatus A lens for projection substantially consists of a negative first-lens having a concave surface facing the reduction side, a positive second-lens having a convex surface facing the magnification side, a negative third-lens having a concave surface facing the magnification side, a positive fourth-lens having a convex surface facing the reduction side, and a positive fifth-lens, arranged in this order from the magnification side. Further, the following formulas (A) through (D) are satisfied: 1.2Bf/f≦2.5 (A); −3.0≦f3F/f≦−0.8 (B); 1.4≦f5F/f5≦8.5 (C); and 1.0≦d12/f≦2.7 (D), where Bf is a back focus in air of the entire system of the lens for projection, f is the focal length of the entire system of the lens for projection, f3F is the focal length of a magnification-side surface of the third lens, f5F is the focal length of a magnification-side surface of the fifth lens, f5 is the focal length of the fifth lens, and d12 is an air space between the first lens and the second lens.
US08441733B2	Pupil-expanded volumetric display A volumetric imaging apparatus has a volumetric image generator with a light source, a light modulator, and a display surface. The volumetric image generator is energizable to form, on the display surface, an image over a range of focal positions at the entrance pupil of an optical system. The optical system is disposed to direct light from the image to a one-dimensional pupil expander. A combiner surface is disposed in the path of output light from the pupil expander for displaying the volumetric image.
US08441728B2	Diffractive lens and image pickup device using the same A diffractive lens 11 that includes: a lens base 18, which has a second surface 13 with first and second groups of diffraction grating portions 20 and 21; and a protective coating 17, which is arranged on the first group of diffraction grating portions 20. The first group of diffraction grating portions 20 has a first group of diffraction steps and the second group of diffraction grating portions 21 has a second group of diffraction steps, which is lower in height than the first group of diffraction steps. One of the respective materials of the base 18 and the protective coating 17 has a higher refractive index and a greater Abbe number than the other material. And the second group of diffraction steps is not covered with the protective coating 17.
US08441727B2	Security Device with a zero-order diffractive microstructure A security Device comprises a zero order diffractive microstructure (5) buried within a substrate (3). One or more further optical structures, such as microlenses (1), may be formed on a surface (2) of the substrate (3). The further optical structures modify the optical characteristics of the zero order diffractive microstructure (5).Various alternatives or additional optical structures and methods of producing them are described in additional embodiments.
US08441721B2	System and method of Raman amplifier pump control An example method includes receiving power measurements for a plurality of optical channels. Deviation measurements representing a difference between respective power measurements and corresponding power targets for the plurality of optical channels are created. Correctable deviations for the plurality of optical channels are determined based on the deviation measurements. The correctable deviations may be determined by projecting the measured deviations into a space that defines Raman gain profiles achievable with a set of channels and pumps. Pump settings for a plurality of pumps are determining based upon the correctable deviations for each channel by solving an optimization problem. The pump setting so determined may be applied to the plurality of pumps.
US08441720B2	Methods and devices for generation of broadband pulsed radiation Methods and apparatus for non-collinear optical parametric ampliffication (NOPA) are provided. Broadband phase matching is achieved with a non-collinear geometry and a divergent signal seed to provide bandwidth gain. A chirp may be introduced into the pump pulse such that the white light seed is amplified in a broad spectral region.
US08441719B2	Photon pair generating apparatus and photon pair generating method In a photon pair generating apparatus for generating a pair of correlated photons by hyper-parametric scattering, a light-shaping section irradiates an optical resonator with two beams of light of equal wavelength from different directions, and the optical resonator is configured to emit two correlated photons of different wavelengths in one direction as a pair of correlated photons. This makes it possible to provide a photon pair generating apparatus capable of achieving generation of a pair of correlated photons by a simpler configuration.
US08441718B2	Spectrally beam combined laser system and method at eye-safer wavelengths Fiber-laser light is Raman shifted to eye-safer wavelengths prior to spectral beam combination, enabling a high-power, eye-safer wavelength directed-energy (DE) system. The output of Ytterbium fiber lasers is not used directly for spectral beam combining. Rather, the power from the Yb fiber lasers is Raman-shifted to longer wavelengths, and these wavelengths are then spectrally beam combined. Raman shifting is most readily accomplished with a “cascaded Raman converter,” in which a series of nested fiber cavities is formed using fiber Bragg gratings.
US08441717B2	PLC-type delay demodulation circuit The PLC-type delay demodulation circuit includes a planar lightwave circuit that is provided on one PLC chip and demodulates a DQPSK signal. The planar lightwave circuit includes a Y-branch waveguide that branches a DQPSK-modulated optical signal into two optical signals and first and second MZIs that delay the branched optical signals by one bit. A wave plate is provided in central portions of first and second arm waveguides of the first MZI and first and second arm waveguides of the second MZI in such a manner that the wave plate intersects all of the four arm waveguides, the four arm waveguides being close to one another in a portion where the wave plate is provided.
US08441710B2	Tunable thin-film filter An optical filter is provided, including a first plurality and second plurality of alternating first and second material layers, where the first plurality of layers is at a first angle to incident light and has a cut-on edge, and the second plurality of layers is at a second angle to the incident light and a cut-off edge; where polarization splitting of the first plurality of layers at the cut-on edge and polarization splitting of the second plurality of layers at the cut-off edge do not exceed approximately 1 percent for any first and second angle between approximately 0 and 40 degrees; and the s-stopband wavelength of the second plurality of layers is approximately less than or equal to the cut-on edge wavelength, which is less than the cut-off edge wavelength, which is approximately less than or equal to the s-stopband wavelength of the first plurality of layers.
US08441708B2	Electrochromic device and method of manufacturing the same An electrochromic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode disposed opposite the first electrode, a porous electrochromic layer disposed on the first electrode or the second electrode, and an electrolyte disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The porous electrochromic layer includes different sized nanoparticle clusters, and each nanoparticle cluster includes a plurality of nanoparticles and an electrochromic material.
US08441702B2	Scanning and capturing digital images using residue detection A mechanism for scanning and capturing digital images using residue detection. Upon detecting a document placed on a scanning surface of a scanning device, the illustrative embodiments detect a residue deposited on the document. The illustrative embodiments determine a portion of the document to be scanned based on a location of the residue on the document. The illustrative embodiments then scan the portion of the document.
US08441699B2	Image forming device having color density correction An image forming device includes an image forming unit forms an image based on image data by using at least one of a plurality of colors of developer. A test image forming unit controls the image forming unit to form a test image based on test image data. A measuring unit measures density of the test image. A color density correction data creating unit creates the color density correction data based on the measured density. A color order setting unit sets a color order. A performing unit performs a process to create color density correction data for the plurality of colors in the color order by controlling the test image forming unit, the measuring unit, and the color density correction data creating unit. A print image data acquiring unit acquires print image data while the performing unit is performing a color density correction data creating process for a current color.
US08441698B2	Compact housing for a scan bar assembly A scan bar assembly having a scan element including a length direction; a drive gear; a follower gear; and a housing having a mounting region for mounting the scan element onto the housing; a first mounting member for the drive gear; and a second mounting member for the follower gear, wherein the first and second mounting members and the housing are integrally formed as a single part.
US08441697B2	Phase estimation distortion analysis A method determines displacements between pixels in a captured image of a reference pattern and corresponding pixels in the reference pattern including the steps of capturing the image of the reference pattern having a source pattern modulated by a plurality of carrier frequencies in a corresponding plurality of directions in the source pattern, demodulating at least three of the carrier frequencies in the captured image to form an amplitude image and a wrapped phase image for each of the carrier frequencies, and combining the wrapped phase images weighted by the amplitude images to determine the displacements between pixels in the captured image and corresponding pixels in the reference pattern.
US08441696B2	Continuous scanning with a handheld scanner A computer peripheral that may operate as a scanner. The scanner captures image frames as it is moved across an object. The image frames are formed into a composite image based on computations in two processes. In a first process, fast track processing determines a coarse position of each of the image frames based on a relative position between each successive image frame and a respective preceding image determine by matching overlapping portions of the image frames. In a second process, fine position adjustments are computed to reduce inconsistencies from determining positions of image frames based on relative positions to multiple prior image frames. Processing of the image frames may allow a scan of an object to be suspended and resumed automatically when a user lifts the scanner, by deleting out of focus image frames and matching subsequent image frames to previously stored image frames.
US08441694B2	Method and an apparatus for adjusting a scanning target area of an image reproduction device An image reproduction apparatus includes a scanning unit, a transparent scanning bed optically coupled to the scanning unit, and an adjustable shade associated with the scanning bed, wherein the adjustable shade is configured to be selectively placed across the scanning bed to reduce a portion of the scanning bed.
US08441692B2	Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image processing method and computer readable medium An image processing apparatus includes a binarization section, a determination section and an area setting section. The binarization section binarizes a given image. The determination section determines whether or not a pixel to be determined is effective in accordance with the number of pixels of one value of a binary value in each of determination areas. Each of the determination areas are placed so as not to contain the pixel to be determined in the binarized image and so as not to overlap in a predetermined direction of the pixel to be determined. The area setting section sets an area including the pixel determined effective in the determination section.
US08441688B2	Image processing apparatus and method thereof A halftone screen applicable to an electrophotographic printer is created. Hence, minimum and maximum sizes of a halftone dot and a cluster size are input. When the halftone-dot size reaches the minimum size, the number of blackened pixels in the halftone dot is calculated. When the halftone-dot size is smaller than the minimum size, or when the number of blackened pixels doesn't reach the cluster size, and the halftone-dot size is smaller than the maximum size, the halftone dot is. When the number of blackened pixels becomes equal to or larger than the cluster size or when the halftone-dot size reaches the maximum size, a halftone screen is partitioned into polygons to have centroids of the halftone dots as kernel points. Then, each halftone dot is grown by blackening pixels to have the centroid as the center of growth.
US08441684B2	Between-segment discontinuity reduction for text vectorization using dominant point classification What is disclosed is a novel system and method for text vectorization for bitmap images with reduced artificial discontinuities. Dominant points are identified in a bitmap character image. An initial curve is fitted to edge points of the character image in a vicinity of a selected dominant point. A set of boundary parameters in a vicinity of the selected dominant point are estimated based upon the initial curve. The selected dominant point is then classified as one of a sharp dominant point and a smooth dominant point based upon the boundary parameters or alternatively upon predefined classifications produced by an optical character recognition process. Curves are fitted between the selected dominant point and adjacent dominant points. The fitted curves maintain the estimated boundary parameters in the vicinity of smooth dominant points. A vectorized representation of the text character image based upon the fitted curves is produced as output.
US08441682B2	Print controlling terminal and color correction method generating print data using monitor profile changed based on comparison of printed test image to expected print image displayed on monitor A color correction method includes displaying an expected print image of a test image of the image forming apparatus on a monitor, outputting the test image to the image forming apparatus, performing color matching between the output test image and an expected print image on the monitor, changing an ICC profile of the monitor according to the performed color matching, and generating a print data using the changed ICC profile. Also a print controlling terminal which performs the color correction method.
US08441679B2	Image forming device capable of completing access operation to RFID on recording medium There is provided an image forming device that includes a conveyor section, an image forming section, an accessing section and a control unit. The conveyor section conveys recording media in a conveying path, the recording media including a recording medium having a data storage unit attached thereto and a recording medium with no data storage unit attached thereto, the data storage unit storing data or being capable of storing data. The image forming section forms an image on the recording medium. The accessing section is disposed at an access position along the conveying path and accesses the data storage unit to execute an access operation to write data into or read data from the data storage unit. The control section is configured to control the conveyor section and the accessing section to bring the recording medium having passed the access position back to the access position and to access the data storage unit attached to the recording medium which has brought back to the access position to execute a re-access operation to write unprocessed data into or read unprocessed data from the data storage unit, the unprocessed data being such data that remained unprocessed with the access operation.
US08441673B2	Image forming apparatus with reduced start-up time A disclosed image forming apparatus forming a visible image on a recording medium includes: a functional element required for an image forming operation; a first control unit controlling the functional element; an input unit inputting an external instruction; and a second control unit communicating with the first control unit about information on the image, performing a process in accordance with the instruction input via the input unit, and outputting a return signal for starting the functional element required for performing the process in accordance with the instruction.
US08441671B2	Dynamic module configuration in a controller area network (CAN) with fixed sub-module board identification and plug-N-play support According to aspects of the embodiments, there is provided methods and systems for configuring modules and sub-modules in a control area network (CAN) of a printer system using machine data and network protocols. The machine data includes a file that describes the board types and application types for possible modules and sub-modules of a printer system. The machine data facilitates the process of identifying modules and the process of differentiating sub-module boards from other modules. Customization of printer configurations is enhanced through plug-and-play support allowing for dynamic sub-module re-configuration for the disconnection and reconnection of boards that may form part of replaceable units. A configuration process allows non-configured boards to be placed, when the printer system is idle, properly into the network and to be associated with the proper module.
US08441669B2	SG3-to-G3 fax spoof In one embodiment, an originating gateway receives a call menu (CM) signal from an originating fax machine. The CM signal may have been generated in response to an ANSam signal from a terminating fax machine. The originating gateway suppresses the CM signal after a preamble of the CM signal and generates a modified JM signal in response to receiving the CM signal. The modified JM signal indicates that V.34 half-duplex modulation is not an option. The originating gateway transmits the modified JM signal to the originating fax machine, which allows the transmission to continue across an unenhanced T.38 fax relay.
US08441666B2	Printing control device and printing control method A printing system and a printing control method for a printing system that enables automatically resumption of printing after recovering from a printing interrupt event without adding any changes to the conventional page printer, serial printer, line printer, or other type of printer and without needing to monitor which page is being printed when a printing interrupt event occurs. A reprint data management unit temporarily stores one page of print data to which page end information is added. A printing completion monitor monitors reception of a completion report that is sent by the printer when the printer reads the page end information. When the printing completion monitor detects the completion report, the reprint data management unit deletes the stored page of print data. A print interruption monitor detects if a printing interrupt event occurs during printing. If the print interruption monitor detects an interrupt and the cause of the interrupt is then corrected, the reprint data management unit sends the stored page of print data to the POS printer from the beginning again.
US08441664B2	Printing apparatus, detection system, and method computer readable medium for creating document A detection system includes: an acquiring unit that acquires document data representative of a document which includes a plurality of pages; a selector that selects, for each page of the document, a first printing sheet which contains a detected element or a second printing sheet which does not contain the detected element such that the first printing sheet is selected for at least one page; a supplier that supplies the first or the second printing sheet selected by the selector; a printer that sequentially prints the document acquired by the acquiring unit on the printing sheets supplied by the supplier; a detector that detects a detected element contained in a printing sheet on which the document is printed by the printer; and a reporter that reports detection of the detected element in a printing sheet by the detector.
US08441661B2	Image processing apparatus with power control unit An image processing apparatus includes a platform and plugins installed in the platform to cause devices to perform functions, wherein the platform includes a power control unit to control supply of power to the devices and a first power control interface to transmit to the plugins an advanced notice of shutdown, wherein each of the plugins includes a second power control interface to receive the advanced notice of shutdown and a power processing control unit to make a preparation for shutdown in response to the advanced notice of shutdown received through the second power control interface, and to send information about the preparation to the power control unit through the second power control interface, wherein the power control unit controls supply of power to at least one of the devices based on the information about the preparation received from at least one of the plugins.
US08441657B2	Print job management method and image forming apparatus In a system configured to enable a printing unit to execute another job preferentially to a job not prepared for printing, when no predetermined time has elasped from a timing in which it has been determined that the job was not prepared for printing, it is inhibited to execute the other job preferentially to the job. When the predetermined time has elapsed from the timing, it is permitted to execute the other job preferentially to the job. This configuration can prevent unconditionally executing the another job preferentially to the job not prepared for printing.
US08441653B2	Apparatus and method for batch non-contact material characterization An apparatus for performing non-contact material characterization includes a wafer carrier adapted to hold a plurality of substrates and a material characterization device, such as a device for performing photoluminescence spectroscopy. The apparatus is adapted to perform non-contact material characterization on at least a portion of the wafer carrier, including the substrates disposed thereon.
US08441652B2	Profile measuring apparatus, method for measuring profile, and method for manufacturing product There is provided a profile measuring apparatus which measures a profile of an object, including an imaging element; an image formation optical system including an objective lens; a measuring direction changing unit which is configured to change inclination of a surface of the object with respect to the objective lens based on information of the inclination of the surface of the object so that a light flux enters the objective lens with an aperture angle not less than a predetermined degree; and a measuring unit which is configured to measure the profile of the object based on the image, of the object on which the pattern is projected, obtained by the imaging element.
US08441649B2	Multi-beam interferometer displacement measuring system utilized in a large measuring range A multi-beam interferometer displacement measuring system has a light source module, a resonator module and a detecting device. The light source module has an emitter and a polaroid sheet. The emitter emits a non-polarizing beam. The polaroid sheet receives and transforms the non-polarizing beam into a polarizing beam. The resonator module receives the polarizing beam and has a coated glass panel, a corner cube prism and a wave-delay plate. The coated glass panel receives and reflects the polarizing beam. The corner cube prism receives and reflects the polarizing beam to the coated glass panel to form a resonant cavity. The wave-delay plate is mounted between the coated glass panel and the corner cube prism to receive the polarizing beam. The detecting device faces the coated glass panel to receive the interferential stripes formed in the resonator module and has a polarizing beam splitter, two power detectors and a signal processor.
US08441645B2	Polymer analysis chip A microfabricated analysis chip with integrated waveguides for evanescent field absorption detection is provided. Fabrication of the microfluidic device may be performed by micropatterning a layer of photoresist or other suitable material using a single step photoresist process to produce a microchannel and an optical structure (e.g., a U-bend waveguide) in the microfluidic device. The microfluidic device couples a micro-channel network with a waveguide in a collinear fashion to maintain higher path length and incurring little or no scattering, dispersion, and divergence losses. A sample can be passed through the microchannel while light is transmitted through the waveguide. Any change in refractive index as well as change in optical absorbance property of fluid flowing in the microchannel can be detected by detecting changes in light output power (e.g., changes in absorbance). A change in concentration of solution in the microchannel can be determined by detecting a change in light absorbance output.
US08441644B2	Method and apparatus for the photo-acoustic identification and quantification of analyte species in a gaseous or liquid medium A method and apparatus for the photo-acoustic identification and quantification of one or more analyte species present in a gaseous or liquid medium in low concentration utilizing a laser and a resonant optical cavity containing the medium and having within the cavity at least two partially transparent mirrors, one of which is a cavity coupling mirror and one of which is moveably mounted on an assembly responsive to an input signal.
US08441640B2	Non-contact substrate support position sensing system and corresponding adjustments A substrate processing system includes an optical measurement assembly coupled to an exterior of a processing chamber that has a portion that is transparent. The processing chamber includes a reference object and a pedestal for supporting a work piece. The optical measurement assembly measures a lateral location, a height and a tilt of the pedestal by transmitting light into the processing chamber through the transparent portion of the processing chamber and detecting a reflected light from both the reference object and the portion of the pedestal after the reflected light leaves the chamber through the transparent portion of the processing chamber. A method of adjusting a pedestal includes analyzing the reflected light and leveling the pedestal, translating the pedestal, calibrating the pedestal height to a preheat ring level, and checking the level and location of the pedestal in response to the analyzed reflected light.
US08441635B2	Mass sensor A mass sensor is provided for determining the mass of small objects. The mass sensor has a plurality of nanostructures attached to a substrate. The nanostructures and the substrate are irradiated with an electromagnetic wave to determine a first mechanical-electromagnetic resonant frequency of the mass sensor. After a particle is attached to the nanostructures, the substrate and the nanostructures to which the particle is attached are irradiated with an electromagnetic wave to determine a second mechanical-electromagnetic resonant frequency of the mass sensor. A mass of the particle is determined based on a difference between the first and second mechanical-electromagnetic resonant frequencies.
US08441634B2	Methods for calibrating a measurement device, and devices therefrom The invention provides a method of calibrating measurement device using a Raman-active composition, wherein the composition is active, in one embodiment, in a wavelength region that ranges from about 300 nm to about 1200 nm, and in another embodiment, from about 550 nm to about 650 nm. The method is especially useful in the calibration of fluorescent measurement devices. The method of the invention provides several advantages, such as, in facile identification of problems with the device when it occurs, in not having to tune and adjust the device very often, and neutralizing variations between different runs and different instruments. In another aspect, the invention also provides a device that is calibrated using the method of the invention. In one embodiment, the Raman-active composition useful in the invention is a derivative of 1,4-bis(2-methyl-styryl)-benzene.
US08441630B2	System and method for monitoring in-situ processing of specimens using coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy System and method are disclosed for in-situ monitoring of a specimen while undergoing a defined process. The system includes a processing system adapted to perform the defined process on the specimen, and a coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy system adapted to in-situ monitor the specimen. In another aspect, the CARS microscopy system is adapted to in-situ monitor the specimen simultaneous with the defined process being performed on the specimen by the processing system. In still another aspect, the CARS microscopy system is adapted to perform a measurement of the specimen while the defined process being performed on the specimen is paused or temporarily halted.
US08441626B2	Optical angle-of-arrival measurement system and method for multiple light sources An OAOA measurement system uses optical elements to converge incoming light from multiple sources onto an FPA as respective crosshair patterns made from lines which are oblique with respect to the FPA's axes, such that each pattern's location indicates the angular position of its corresponding source. The optical elements are arranged such that each crosshair's center point is at least twice as bright as the lines which form the crosshair's arms. The position of each crosshair is interpolated by defining regions around each arm of one of the crosshairs, determining the points of peak intensity in each row or column within each region, and curve-fitting the points to define each arm. Multiple crosshair patterns are accommodated by assigning a small magnitude value to each pixel of a defined arm, and then repeating the interpolation process for another crosshair.
US08441622B2	Lidar measurement device for vehicular traffic surveillance and method for use of same A Lidar measurement device for vehicular traffic surveillance and method for use of same are disclosed. In one embodiment, video circuitry acquires video of a field of view having a target therein. A steerable laser progressively transmits laser range-finding signals to the field of view in a horizontal and vertical step-wise manner and receives reflected laser range-finding signals from the target. A processing circuit portion determines target data of the target based upon range and time measurements associated with the reflected laser range-finding signals. The processing circuit then integrates the target data into the video such that the video may displayed with an image of the target and speed measurement associated therewith.
US08441618B2	Substrate transfer method and apparatus A substrate transfer apparatus, for transferring a substrate from a first module to a second module, includes a moving base having a Y-motion axis for moving the moving base in Y-direction, and a substrate holding member mounted to the moving base via X-motion axis so as to move relative to the moving base to be in an advanced position and a retracted position relative to the moving base. The X-motion axis operates when the Y-motion axis is operating, if the X-motion axis must be parallel to the Y-motion axis when transferring the substrate from the substrate holding member to the second module.
US08441616B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to condition a radiation beam; a support constructed to support a patterning device, the patterning device being capable of imparting the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam; a substrate table constructed to hold a substrate; and a projection system configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate. The substrate table and/or the support may be provided with an accelerometer to measure an acceleration of the substrate table and/or the support and the apparatus is provided with a calculator in communication with the accelerometer to calculate an acceleration based position signal from the acceleration measured by the accelerometer.
US08441610B2	Assembly comprising a conditioning system and at least one object, a conditioning system, a lithographic apparatus and methods An assembly including a conditioning system and an object moveable into and/or out of an area to be conditioned is disclosed. The conditioning system has fluid outlet passages to supply conditioning fluid to the area to be conditioned and is configured to adjust outflow of the conditioning fluid from the fluid outlet passages depending on a position of the object.
US08441609B2	Lithographic apparatus and a method of operating the lithographic apparatus A lithographic projection apparatus is disclosed that includes a substrate table, a positioner, a projection system and a fluid handling system. The substrate table is constructed and arranged to hold a substrate, the substrate having an edge feature. The projection system is configured to project a patterned beam of radiation onto the substrate. The fluid handling system is constructed and arranged to supply a liquid flow to a space between the projection system and the substrate table and to at least partly confine the liquid to the space. The positioner is configured to position the substrate on the substrate table so that the edge feature lies downstream of the substrate in the liquid flow.
US08441604B2	Liquid crystal display having circular shaped protrusions on the common electrode A VA mode LCD device is disclosed, to improve the viewing-angle properties by isotropically compensating for a viewing angle, in which the VA mode LCD device includes first and second substrates; a plurality of gate and data lines formed on the first substrate, and formed perpendicularly to define a plurality of pixel regions. A thin film transistor is formed in each pixel region of the first substrate. A pixel electrode and a common electrode are formed in each pixel of the respective first and second substrates, wherein the pixel and common electrodes generate an electric field. At least one first slit of a curved-stripe shape, such as a circular-stripe shape, is formed in the pixel electrode of the first substrate. At least one second slit is formed in the common electrode of the second substrate. A liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates.
US08441603B2	Liquid crystal display structure A liquid crystal display structure includes a first substrate panel, a second substrate panel, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate panel and the second substrate panel. Pixel portions, formed by respective electrodes for applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer, include a transparent substrate panel, an organic insulating layer, a patterned reflective layer, a dielectric layer, a transparent conductive layer and a thin film transistor. The organic insulating layer is formed over the transparent substrate panel. The patterned reflective layer is formed over the organic insulating layer exposing a portion of the organic insulating layer. The dielectric layer is formed over the patterned reflective layer. The dielectric layer has a smooth upper surface. The transparent conductive layer is over the dielectric layer. The transparent conductive layer is connected to the thin film transistor so that the thin film transistor can drive the transparent conductive electrode.
US08441602B2	Light guides and backlight systems incorporating prismatic structures and light redirectors Improved apparatus and method for collecting and directing light from a source via a light guide and modulated display assembly in an efficient manner through the design and use of prismatic optical structures, diffusers and/or light redirectors.
US08441599B2	Pixel unit and display device utilizing the same A pixel unit including a first sub-pixel is disclosed. The first sub-pixel includes a first display medium, a second display medium, a first driving device, and a second driving device. The first driving device drives the first display medium. The second driving device drives the second display medium.
US08441595B2	Light emitting device and display device having the same A light emitting device includes a vacuum vessel, a recess portion, a cathode electrode, an electron emission region, a gate electrode, and a gate terminal portion. The vacuum vessel includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a sealing member disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The recess portion is formed to be depressed along a direction on a surface of the first substrate facing the second substrate, and the cathode electrode is formed in the recess portion and extending along the one direction. The electron emission region is formed on the cathode electrode within the recess portion. The gate electrode includes a metal plate on the surface of the first substrate along a direction crossing the cathode electrode at an inner side of the sealing member. The gate terminal portion is formed on the surface of the first substrate on inner and outer sides of the sealing member, traversing under the sealing member and is electrically connected with the gate electrode. The gate terminal portion includes a conductive film having a thickness smaller than a thickness of the gate electrode.
US08441592B2	TFT-LCD array substrate and manufacturing method thereof A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) array substrate comprises: forming a gate line and a gate electrode on a base substrate, and then depositing a gate insulating layer on the base substrate; forming an active layer, a data line, a source electrode, and a drain electrode on the gate insulating layer, and removing the gate insulating layer in the region other than the regions of the active layer, the data line, the source electrode and the drain electrode; forming a first via hole, a second via hole and a third via hole in a photoresist layer by an exposing and developing process; and forming a pixel electrode, a first connection electrode and a second connection electrode on the photosensitive resin layer. The pixel electrode is connected with the drain electrode through the third via hole.
US08441588B2	Display apparatus including transformers A display apparatus includes a display panel, a transformer disposed under the display panel and including a primary winding and a secondary winding which are separated from each other and an insulating section between the primary winding and the secondary winding, and a lower housing member on which the display panel is placed and to which the transformer is fixed. A first region corresponding to the insulating section of the transformer is defined in the lower housing member, and at least one hole is disposed in the first region of the lower housing member.
US08441587B2	Display substrate, method of manufacturing the same and display panel having the same A display substrate includes a data line disposed on a base substrate, a first pixel electrode disposed at a first side of the data line, a second pixel electrode disposed at a second side of the data line and a storage electrode overlapping with the data line. The storage electrode overlaps with the first pixel electrode by a first overlapping width, and overlaps with the second pixel electrode by a second overlapping width larger than the first overlapping width.
US08441584B2	Stereoscopic image displaying apparatus A stereoscopic image displaying apparatus is provided. The stereoscopic image displaying apparatus, including: an image generation section having a plurality of pixels for a plurality of colors arranged in a two-dimensional matrix and adapted to drive the pixels for the colors to generate a color image; and a parallax applying section adapted to apply a parallax to the image to allow color display of a three-dimensional image and capable of changing over a parallax direction between a first direction of the color image and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The parallax applying section has a first parallel state and a second parallel state. The image generation section and the parallax application section are configured so that the rates of the colors at the pixels for the colors corresponding to light transmission regions between adjacent ones of the parallax barrier regions are uniform or got closer in both of the parallel states.
US08441582B2	Imaging displaying apparatus and 3-D image displaying apparatus applying the same therein An image displaying apparatus, comprising: a first light modulator unit, which is configured to modulate a light incident thereon, responding to a first video signal, thereby to form a first image; one or a plural number of second light modulator units, which is/are configured to modulate a light from a light source, responding to a second video signal; and an enlarged image forming unit, being disposed on a light incidence side of the first light modulator unit, upon which a light modulated within the second light modulator unit is projected, enlargedly, thereby to form a second image thereon, wherein upon the first light modulator unit is incident the light of the second image formed on the enlarged image forming unit, and the first image is formed through modulation of the light of the second image responding to the first video signal.
US08441579B2	Motion judder cancellation in image sequences In a device for processing baseband signal images (BS), a film detector determines whether a same baseband signal image includes both information from a film image and information from a video source image, information from one film image being present in at least two baseband signal images while information from one video source image is present in only one baseband signal image. A processing unit processing the baseband signal images in such a manner that in the presence of both information from the film image and information from the video source image in the same baseband signal image, for each film image only one of the at least two baseband signal images is used to obtain a display signal image (DS).
US08441575B2	Audio clock regenerator with precise parameter transformer It is difficult to implement a conventional phase lock loop circuit in a sink device within an HDMI system because the low frequency input causes the conventional phase lock loop circuit to absorb unnecessary noise during a long waiting period. Therefore, the present invention provides a low jitter clock regenerator comprises: an input clock; a divider to divide said input clock into a slower clock; a phase lock loop circuit to regenerate said slower clock to a reference clock; and a parameter transformer to tune said divider and said phase lock loop circuit to increase the adjustment speed of said phase lock loop circuit. The present invention also provides a method to reorganize parameters in order to create new parameters which are better suitable for a clock recovery circuit in a sink device within an HDMI system.
US08441574B2	Visual identifier for images on an electronic display A system and method for displaying images or video on an electronic display. A unique identifier may be embedded within the frames of images or video and detected by a light sensor. The data from the light sensor is analyzed to determine if the proper image or video was actually shown at the display. Some embodiments analyze the data from the light sensor in real time and may stop displaying the image or video if the data is not in the format of a unique identifier. Using this embodiment, the system can prevent unintended images or video from being shown on the display.
US08441571B2	Image sensing apparatus having a power saving mode and control method therefor A control method for an image sensing apparatus is provided with an operation unit for receiving input from a user and a communication unit for communicating with an external processing device, and having a power saving mode for stopping the supply of electrical power to at least a part of the image sensing apparatus if no input to the operation unit is performed for a predetermined time period is disclosed. The control method selects one of a plurality of operation modes including at least image sensing mode and playback mode, and controls a shift to the power saving mode depending on the selected operation mode and a state of communication with the external processing apparatus using the communication unit.
US08441567B2	Digital photographing apparatus and method of controlling the same A digital photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus prevent a touch malfunction from occurring while holding the digital photographing apparatus by having a touch protection area in the digital photographing apparatus. The digital photographing apparatus includes a large-sized touch screen on one surface thereof, wherein the touch screen includes: a touch area which inputs a touch from a user and executes icons corresponding to the touch; and a touch protection area which is not activated by the touch when the touch from the user is input on the touch screen.
US08441565B2	Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus that makes it possible to achieve both high picture quality and a wide dynamic range is provided. Each pixel unit included in the image pickup apparatus includes: four photodiodes; four transfer transistors; a charge storage portion (four floating diffusions) for storing electric charges generated at the photodiodes; an amplification transistor; a select transistor; and a reset transistor. The image pickup apparatus further includes multiple coupling transistors. Each coupling transistor couples together the charge storage portions of two pixel units of the pixel units. A scanning circuit switches on or off the coupling transistors according to read mode.
US08441563B2	Photoelectric conversion device An electric conversion device may include A/D converters each of which includes a pulse delay circuit and an encoder, the pulse delay circuit including delay units each of which delaying a pulse signal with a delay time based on the difference between a voltage of a pixel signal and a reference voltage, the delay units being connected so that the pulse signal can circulate through the delay units, the encoder outputting a digital value based on the number of the delay units that the pulse signal passes through within a predetermined period of time. The encoder may include a latch circuit that includes latch units storing delay information, the delay information being output when the pulse signal passes through each of the delay units, an encoder unit that outputs the digital value based on the delay information, and a counter unit that counts the number of circulations.
US08441562B1	Color filter array alignment detection In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for determining a phase alignment of a Bayer color filter array is provided. A quincunx lattice of the color filter array corresponding to a first color component is determined from an input frame of image data. Elements of the color filter array corresponding to first and second rectangular lattices of the color filter array are selected. Second and third color components corresponding to elements of the first and second rectangular lattices are determined from the sample values in an input frame of image data.
US08441558B2	Solid state image pickup device and camera having arrayed pixels including amplifying units An solid state image pickup device including a plurality of photoelectric conversion regions (PD1, PD2) for generating carriers by photoelectric conversions to accumulate the generated carriers, an amplifying unit for amplifying the carriers, being commonly provided to at least two photoelectric conversion regions, a first and a second transfer units (Tx-MOS1, Tx-MOS2) for transferring the carriers accumulated in the first and the second photoelectric conversion regions, respectively, a first and a second carrier accumulating units (Cs1, Cs2) for accumulating the carriers flowing out from the first and the second photoelectric conversion regions through a first and a second fixed potential barriers, respectively, and a third and a fourth transfer units (Cs-MOS1, Cs-MOS2) for transferring the carriers accumulated in the first and the second carrier accumulating units to the amplifying unit, respectively.
US08441556B2	Image forming optical system and image pickup apparatus equipped with same An optical system including five lens units having, in order from the object side, positive, negative, positive, negative, positive refracting powers respectively. The distances between the lens units change during zooming. The first and third lens units are located closer to the object side at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end of the zoom range. The first lens unit includes a negative lens, a first positive lens, and a second positive lens. The second lens unit includes a plurality of negative lenses and at least one positive lens. The third lens unit includes a plurality of positive lenses and at least one negative lens. The fourth and fifth lens units each include two lenses or less. The refractive indices of the at least one negative lens in the first lens unit, the at least one positive lens in the second lens unit, and the at least one negative lens in the third lens unit are not lower than 1.9. The optical system satisfies a certain condition.
US08441554B2	Image capturing apparatus capable of extracting subject region from captured image An image capturing apparatus includes: a first image capturing unit that captures a subject existing image; a first nonflatness calculating unit that calculates nonflatness of a peripheral portion of the subject existing image; a first determination unit that determines whether the nonflatness of the peripheral portion of the subject existing image is higher than a threshold value; a background generating unit that generates an extracting background image from the peripheral portion of the subject existing image when the first determination unit determines that the nonflatness is not higher than the threshold value, the extracting background image serving to extract a subject region containing the subject in the subject existing image; and a subject extracting unit that extracts the subject region from the subject existing image based on difference information of each corresponding pixel between the extracting background image and the subject existing image.
US08441549B2	Video artifact suppression via rolling flicker detection A method for suppressing banding and rolling flicker in video acquired by a video camera. The method comprises acquiring a plurality of video frames and assessing an amount of rolling flicker in the plurality of video frames. The method further comprises configuring the video camera to quiet banding and rolling flicker responsive to periodic illumination at a first frequency if the amount of rolling flicker is above a threshold, and, configuring the video camera to quiet banding and rolling flicker responsive to periodic illumination at a second frequency if the amount of rolling flicker is below the threshold.
US08441544B2	Electronic camera and medium storing image processing program for skin color correction An electronic camera is characterized by including an imaging part shooting a figure image; an area detection part detecting a flesh-colored area including a face portion and a portion other than a face; a color judgment part judging color information of the flesh-colored area; a color difference calculation part determining a color difference between first color information of the face portion and second color information of the flesh-colored area of the portion other than the face; a correction coefficient calculation part determining color correction coefficients based on the color difference; an area appointment part appointing an area on which a color conversion is performed; and a color conversion part performing, when the color difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the color conversion on the area appointed by the area appointment part by using the color correction coefficients.
US08441542B2	Self-timer photographing apparatus and method involving checking the number of persons Provided is a digital photographing apparatus and method, and more particularly, provided is a self-timer photographing apparatus and method involving checking the number of persons using an image capturing device having a self-timer function. The self-timer photographing apparatus involving checking the number of persons as a digital image processing device, the apparatus includes a digital signal processing unit detecting a change in the number of faces of a live view image, detecting positions of faces of the live view image, and, when there is no change in the positions of faces during a predetermined period of time, controlling to perform self-timer photographing.
US08441535B2	System and method for independent image sensor parameter control in regions of interest An image sensing systems supports independently setting sensor parameters in two or more different regions of interest. In one implementation resolution, exposure time, and gain are independently selectable in each region of interest. Independently setting exposure time and gain in different regions of interest improves image recognition when there are large differences in the illumination of objects within an image. Independently setting resolution permits the resolution to be selectively increased in regions of interest requiring high resolution in order to reduce the pixel data bandwidth and processing requirements.
US08441532B2	Shape measurement of specular reflective surface A method of measuring a shape of a specular reflective surface is provided. A pattern displayed on a surface of a target positioned at a target plane is produced from a specular reflective surface positioned at a measurement plane. An image of the reflection is recorded at an imaging plane. Positions of a plurality of points on the specular reflective surface relative to the imaging plane are determined. A first relation between feature positions on the image of the reflection and feature positions on the pattern is determined. The shape of the specular reflective surface is determined from a second relation involving a surface profile of the specular reflective surface and the first relation using the positions of the plurality of points as an initial condition.
US08441528B2	Stereoscopic image display and driving method thereof A stereoscopic image display includes: a display device that time-division displays left-eye image data and right-eye image data; shutter glasses comprising a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter alternately turned on and off in synchronization with the display device; and a backlight unit that irradiates light to the display device and is periodically turned on and off such that the backlight unit is turned on when a predetermined time determined according to a response time of liquid crystal lapses from a start point of a frame period.
US08441525B2	Method for synchronizing remote device A method for synchronizing a function on a remote device with a function on a primary device includes selectively broadcasting, from a radio frequency (RF) transmitter of the primary device, data broadcast on channels at different times relative to a fixed period strobe signal of the primary device. Only the channels that have a noise level below a specified threshold level selectively broadcast the data and each of the channels have an associated fixed time frame offset relative to the fixed period strobe signal. Each of the channels is broadcast after their associated fixed time frame offset expires. An RF receiver of the remote device receives the data on one of the channels. The data on each of the channels is received at different times, depending on its associated fixed time frame offset, which results in the data on each received channel having an associated received time reference relative to a strobe signal of the remote device. The remote device strobe signal is synchronized to determine a received time reference and the fixed time frame offset. The remote device function is cyclically performed, which results in the remote device function being synchronized with the primary device function. The method may be used to synchronize a 3D video signal broadcast from a transmitter to sets of 3D glasses.
US08441519B2	Optical disk for high resolution and three-dimensional video recording, optical disk reproduction apparatus and optical disk recording apparatus The present invention has an objective of providing an optical disk having a high resolution picture and a system for reproducing data on the optical disk, which are compatible with a conventional system for reproducing an ordinary resolution picture. A high resolution signal is divided into a main signal and a sub signal by picture division means and MPEG-encoded. The main signal and the sub signal are divided into frames each having 1 GOP or more. The resultant first interleave block 54 and second interleave block 55 are recorded alternately on an optical disk. A high resolution reproduction apparatus reproduced both the first and second interleave blocks, so that a high resolution picture is obtained. A non-high resolution reproduction apparatus reproduces only the first or second interleave block, so that an ordinary resolution picture.
US08441516B2	Service level view of audiovisual conference systems In an embodiment, a machine-readable volatile or non-volatile storage medium stores one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform monitoring a plurality of video conference locations, each of the locations comprising one or more video conference rooms, resulting in creating and storing monitored data; generating service level view data which when displayed on a video display unit concurrently comprises graphical representations of all the locations and all the rooms, and graphical representations of faults associated with each of the rooms. Rooms can include coder-decoders (codecs), cameras, video monitors, and network packet data routing or switching elements. Embodiments provide a holistic view of all video conference rooms in a deployment, with aggregated call usage, quality and fault data, with highly useful graphical management displays.
US08441515B2	Method and apparatus for minimizing acoustic echo in video conferencing Embodiments of the present disclosure generally include a method and apparatus for minimizing acoustic echo in video conference. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method for minimizing acoustic echo in video conferencing comprises determining position information wherein the position information is derivable from a video stream and processing the position information using a computer to identify at least one direction wherein the one direction minimizes acoustic echo.
US08441514B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data using mobile terminal A method and apparatus for efficiently transmitting and receiving image data of a drawn sketch using a mobile terminal is disclosed. The method for transmitting data in the mobile terminal includes enabling a data transmission input mode to be selected, and compressing image data up to an allowable text transmission size and transmitting the compressed image data if the data transmission input mode is an image mode. The data may further include time information, and the time information provides a relative time when images are generated. The data may further include an identifier for identifying various transmission modes or reception modes, and malfunction of the system can be prevented by the identifier.
US08441513B2	Light source device and image forming apparatus A light source device includes a surface emitting laser, a surface emitting laser holding unit on which the surface emitting laser is mounted, a parallel plate that is arranged on a light path of a light flux from the surface emitting laser so that the light flux enters into one surface thereof, and that is made of a transparent material, and a holder having a through hole that functions as a light path of the light flux from the surface emitting laser, wherein the surface emitting laser holding unit is brought into contact with the holder, the parallel plate is fixedly bonded to the holder, and a part of the through hole of the holder is sealed with the surface emitting laser holding unit and the parallel plate.
US08441509B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and program An image forming apparatus includes: a transport unit that transports a recording medium; a thermal transfer sheet that has an ink layer, and a protective material layer thermally transferred onto the recording medium to form a protective layer; a reforming sheet that has a printing opening portion for causing the ink layer and the protective material layer to come into contact with a surface of the recording medium, and a surface property reforming portion for reforming surface properties of the protective layer; and a thermal head that heats and causes the surface property reforming portion to come into pressing contact with the recording medium through the thermally transferred protective material layer, wherein a temperature limitation area is set in an outer peripheral portion of an area where the surface properties are reformed, and heating of the surface property reforming portion in the temperature limitation area is restricted.
US08441508B2	Image erasing apparatus for erasing image on sheet while carrying sheet An image erasing apparatus includes: a first carrying section carrying a recording medium; a second carrying section carrying the recording medium; a branching section branching a carrying path into the first carrying section and the second carrying section; a first erasing section erasing an image of the recording medium in the first carrying section; a second erasing section erasing the image of the recording medium in the second carrying section; a third carrying section carrying the recording medium passing through the first erasing section to the second carrying section; and a control section selecting the carrying path of the recording medium depending on an image erasing mode.
US08441504B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium An image processing apparatus includes a control amount calculating unit configured to calculate an equivalent electric power value using a pixel value of an input video signal, the equivalent electric power value corresponding to an amount of energy involved when an image based on the video signal is displayed on a display unit, and to calculate a control amount for controlling display luminance of the display unit so that the equivalent electric power value becomes equal to a predetermined value, and a correction processing unit configured to control the display luminance using the control amount calculated by the control amount calculating unit.
US08441503B2	Lighting period setting method, display panel driving method, backlight driving method, lighting condition setting device, semiconductor device, display panel and electronic equipment Disclosed herein is a lighting period setting method for a display panel which permits control of the peak luminance level by controlling the total lighting period length which is the sum of all lighting periods per field period, the lighting period setting method including the steps of, calculating the average luminance level across the screen based on input image data, determining light emission mode based on the calculated average luminance level, and setting the number, arrangement and lengths of lighting periods per field period according to the setting conditions defined for the determined light emission mode so as to provide the peak luminance level which is set according to the input image data.
US08441502B2	Methods and apparatuses for resolving a CAD drawing conflict with an arm around The present invention is directed to methods, systems, and apparatuses for automatically determining an object type in a computer automated design application, and more particularly to automatically determining and drawing the pipe type of a pipe in a sprinkler system CAD drawing. The present invention allows a user to make various pipe parameter choices and decisions up front, and to then draw each individual pipe without having to each time make the numerous selections and decisions required to determine that pipe's proper type. The present invention may also be used to determine other component types in non-piping related CAD designs, such as electrical wiring, for example.
US08441499B2	User interface contrast filter A method of defining a dynamically adjustable user interface (“UI”) of a device is described. The method defines multiple UI elements for the UI, where each UI element includes multiple pixels. The method defines a display adjustment tool for receiving a single display adjustment parameter and in response adjusting the appearance of the UI by differentiating display adjustments to a first set of saturated pixels from the display adjustments to a second set of non-saturated pixels.
US08441493B2	Network hardware graphics adapter compression Systems and methods of compressing and displaying the contents of multiple display devices on a single display device are presented. The display content from each of a plurality of devices is contemporaneously displayed by placing each respective desktop display raster data into video memory in a sequential order for each of the plurality of monitors and setting the scan engine to scan a single, very wide, image having a horizontal value equal to the sum of the widths of the individual displays and a vertical value equal to the original height of the individual display.
US08441492B2	Methods and apparatus for image processing at pixel rate Embodiments of the present invention provide for improved timing control in 2-D image processing to maintain a constant rate of memory fetches and pixel outputs even when the processing operations transition to a new line or frame of pixels. A one-to-one relationship between incoming pixel rate and outgoing pixel rate is maintained without additional clock cycles or memory bandwidth as an improved timing control according to the present invention takes advantage of idle memory bandwidth by pre-fetching a new column of pixel data in a first pixel block of a next line or frame while a new column of an edge pixel block on a current line is duplicated or zeroed out. As the edge pixel block(s) on the current line are processed, the data in the first pixel block of the next line or frame become ready for computation without extra clock cycles or extra memory bandwidth.
US08441491B2	Method for performing undo and redo operations on a graphics processing unit One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for performing undo operations on a graphics processing unit. The graphics processing unit is configured to copy a current buffer prior to performing modifications to the current buffer. The copy of the buffer is subtracted from the modified current buffer to generate a difference buffer. An undo operation is performed by subtracting the difference buffer from the modified current buffer. A sequence of difference buffers may be generated to provide multiple undo levels. Adding a subsequent difference buffers to the current buffer, generated by performing an undo operation, has the effect of performing a redo operation. The difference buffers are compressed for efficient storage and transmission between memory local to the graphics processing unit and system memory.
US08441489B2	System and method for SIFT implementation and optimization A method is to implement a Scale Invariant Feature Transform algorithm in a shared memory multiprocessing system. The method comprises building differences of Gaussian (DoG) images for an input image, detecting keypoints in the DoG images; assigning orientations to the keypoints and computing keypoints descriptors and performing matrix operations. In the method, building differences of Gaussian (DoG) images for an input image and detecting keypoints in the DoG images are executed for all scales of the input image in parallel. And, orientation assignment and keypoints descriptions computation are executed for all octaves of the input image in parallel.
US08441484B2	Network trouble-tickets displayed as dynamic multi-dimensional graph In one embodiment, a technique for efficient display of trouble ticket information is provided. The technique involves presenting a single view of disparate sets of data as a multi-dimensional graph. A weighting function may be applied to branches of the graph and the graph updated to reflect the results of application of the weighting function.
US08441478B2	Image resource loading system and method which carries out loading of object for renewal of game screen Disclosed are image resource loading system and method, the system comprising a basic recording space for partitioning a game map into at least one cell and maintaining an object by unit of the cell, a loading target identification unit identifying a cell becoming a target for loading and an object associated with the cell in the basic recording space, in case that a loading event occurs, an order determination unit giving a loading order to the object associated with the cell in accordance with a predetermined determination criterion, and a processor unit loading the object by referring to the given loading order, wherein the order determination unit determines the loading order by considering the size of the object or whether the object is positioned within a predetermined range of the visual field.
US08441476B2	Image repair interface for providing virtual viewpoints A system and method for repairing an object in image data of an event. An image of the event is obtained from a camera, and an object is detected in the image. For example, the event may be a sporting event in which the object is a participant. Moreover, a portion of the object is occluded in a viewpoint of the camera. For instance, a limb of the participant may be occluded by another participant. The object is repaired by providing a substitute for the occluded portion. A user may perform the repair via a user interface by selecting part of an image from an image library and positioning the selected portion relative to the object. A textured 3d model of the event is combined with data from the repaired object, to depict a realistic virtual viewpoint of the event which differs from a viewpoint of the camera.
US08441475B2	Arrangements for enhancing multimedia features in a virtual universe In one embodiment, a method for operating a virtual environment is disclosed. The method can include receiving an interactive virtual universe feed from a network in coordinate format. The method can also include displaying an interactive virtual universe and providing a trigger to a client application responsive to a user interaction. The trigger can change a mode of a user's computer where the computer receives and displays video data or pixel data. Thus, the client machine can display higher quality video. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US08441473B2	Method for removing offset between channels of LCD panel A method of removing offsets between channels of a liquid crystal panel is provided. The method includes: alternately arranging first type output buffers and second type output buffers for driving the pixels in units of at least two rows of the pixels; and arranging the first type output buffers and the second type output buffers in units of at least two columns of the pixels so that the output buffers with types opposite to those of previous two columns are arranged. The second type output buffers are embodied by switching connections among the differential transistors and connections among the load transistors in the first type output buffers.
US08441462B2	Signal processing circuit for a capacitive touch panel capable of switching between a differential-input sensor circuit and a single-input sensor circuit This invention offers a signal processing circuit of an electrostatic capacity type touch panel which is capable of switching between a differential input mode and a single input mode and has an extended adjustable range of an offset in the single input mode. The signal processing circuit of this invention includes a first sensor circuit of a differential input type, a second sensor circuit of a single input type, a third and fourth electrostatic capacitors that are variable capacitors for calibration to adjust the offset in an output voltage of the first sensor circuit, and a switching control circuit to control so as to put in operation one of the first and second sensor circuits. The switching control circuit also controls so that the third and fourth electrostatic capacitors for calibration are connected in parallel to each other when the second sensor circuit is put in operation.
US08441460B2	Apparatus and method for providing side touch panel as part of man-machine interface (MMI) A touch sensitive apparatus for providing side touch panel as part of man-machine interface is provided. A front panel are disposed on the front surface. A first sensor being a resistive or capacitive type sensor is disposed on or under one of plurality of side surfaces for sensing a touch thereon. A first sensor controller coupling the first sensor is for generating one or more signals in response to the touch on the first sensor. An application module provides a plurality of applications each comprising a plurality of function handlers. A system framework provides registration information for each function handler associated with an action type on the first sensor, determines an action type in terms of the signal(s) from the first sensor controller, and drives one function handler to perform a specific function according to the determined action type and the registration information.
US08441459B2	In-cell capacitive touch panel An in-cell capacitive touch panel is disclosed. The present invention utilizes a sensing unit that comprises a sensing liquid crystal capacitor and three transistors to detect touch events. A first transistor is connected to a first gate line and the sensing liquid crystal capacitor and controlled by the first gate line to charge the sensing liquid crystal capacitor. A second transistor together with a third transistor functions as a capacitance-current converter. The second transistor generates an output current according to the voltage of a first electrode of the sensing liquid crystal capacitor. A second gate line controls the third transistor to transfer the output current through a readout line to a readout unit that determines the touch positions. Thus, the in-cell capacitive touch panel of the present invention can use a simple-structure readout circuit to achieve superior readout accuracy and is adaptive to various sizes of touch panels.
US08441457B2	Sensor device, method of driving sensor element, display device with input function and electronic unit A sensor device includes: one or more sensor elements each including first and second diode elements connected in series and a sensor driving section. The cathode of the second diode element is connected to the anode of the first diode element. The sensor driving section controls on-off state of the first diode element through changing a gate voltage under a fixed cathode voltage, and controls on-off state of the second diode element through changing a gate voltage under a fixed anode voltage. The sensor driving section drives the second diode element, maintaining a relationship of Vg2(off)
US08441455B2	Touch control device An exemplary touch control device includes a main body, a touch panel configured for generating a signal based on a user's touch instruction, and a display unit configured for displaying an image in response to the signal. The touch panel is adjacent to the main body. Light of the displayed image is viewable by the user without the light passing through the touch panel.
US08441453B2	Contact tracking and identification module for touch sensing Apparatus and methods are disclosed for simultaneously tracking multiple finger and palm contacts as hands approach, touch, and slide across a proximity-sensing, multi-touch surface. Identification and classification of intuitive hand configurations and motions enables unprecedented integration of typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting into a versatile, ergonomic computer input device.
US08441452B1	Multiple touch detection An apparatus for and method of detecting multiple presences on a touch sensor device are described.
US08441449B2	Handheld electronic device providing a learning function to facilitate correction of erroneous text entry, and associated method A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate text input. In addition to identifying and outputting representations of language objects that are stored in the memory and that correspond with a text input, the device provides a learning function which facilitates providing proposed corrected output by the device in certain circumstances of erroneous input.
US08441447B2	Touch sensor keypad with tactile feedback mechanisms and electronic device with the same An electronic device includes an input module, which has a plurality of first keys, a plurality of second keys, a first vibration element and a second vibration element. When any one of the first keys is pressed or touched, the first vibration element vibrates accordingly; and when any one of the second keys is pressed or touched, the second vibration element vibrates accordingly thereby providing a tactile feedback to a user.
US08441446B2	Wireless input device integrable with mobile device A wireless input device integrable with a mobile device which includes a wireless keyboard, a carrier and a retracting plate. The wireless keyboard has a top surface provided with a plurality of keys and two opposite sides each provided with a first rail element. The carrier has a top surface concavely provided with a receiving cavity so that the mobile device can be placed and secured in position in the receiving cavity. The retracting plate is movably embedded in a bottom surface of the carrier, and provided with a second rail element at each of two opposite positions for engaging with the first rail elements respectively, so that both the carrier and retracting plate are movable along the rail elements to a position where the wireless keyboard is completely covered by the carrier or where all the keys are exposed outside the carrier.
US08441445B2	Electrophoretic display keypad structure An electrophoretic display keypad structure utilizes a whole piece of electrophoretic display film to show a plurality of figures for keys. The electrophoretic display film is disposed on a printed circuit board having a patterned electrode and sealed by a sealant or a sealing material applied to entire periphery of the electrophoretic display film for preventing humidity or pollution, thereby to display excellent figures and be made relatively easily. The figures displayed may be changed by selecting a desired mode, and users may accordingly easily choose desired figures for pressing the keys.
US08441440B2	Position information detection device, position information detection method, and position information detection program A position information detection device, method, and program are provided, which are capable of detecting position information with high precision using simple and easily identified discrimination marks. A position information detection device has an image capture portion 203 which captures images of discrimination marks 102 arranged on a display 103, via a camera lens; a discrimination mark extraction portion 206 which extracts geometric figures from images captured by the image capture portion 203; a reference rectangle extraction portion 207 which extracts a reference rectangle image formed by connecting specific points in the geometric figures; a focal length calculation portion 213 which, based on a coordinate system specified by the reference rectangle image, calculates the focal length of the camera lens of the image capture portion 203 relative to the image display region of the display 103; and an indicated position calculation portion 210 which, based on the coordinate system and the focal length, calculates the indicated position of the image capture portion 203 relative to the image display region.
US08441438B2	3D pointing device and method for compensating movement thereof A three-dimensional (3D) pointing device capable of accurately outputting a deviation including yaw, pitch and roll angles in a 3D reference frame and preferably in an absolute manner is provided. Said 3D pointing device comprises a six-axis motion sensor module including a rotation sensor and an accelerometer, and a processing and transmitting module. The six-axis motion sensor module generates a first signal set comprising angular velocities and a second signal set comprising axial accelerations associated with said movements and rotations of the 3D pointing device in the 3D reference frame. The processing and transmitting module utilizes a comparison method to compare the first signal set with the second signal set to obtain an updated state of the six-axis motion sensor module based on a current state and a measured state thereof in order to output the resulting deviation in the 3D reference frame and preferably in an absolute manner.
US08441434B2	User operable pointing device such as mouse A user operable device for control of or communication with an electric appliance, in particular a user operable pointing device such as a mouse, including electrical components and circuits including sensor elements, processing elements and wireless communication elements for detecting movements including at least rotational movements of the device, producing data related to the movements and transmitting the data to the electric appliance, is characterized in that the device (1) is essentially a ball (2) including outer surface (2′) for free rolling and for receiving influences of physical effects on the surface and the device, and that the electrical components and circuits (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) are inside the ball (2) in integrated relationship with the ball. The invention concerns also a user interface including the user operable device of the invention.
US08441431B2	Backlight unit and liquid crystal display using the same A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a first transistor generating a power voltage supplied through a power line as a driving current based on a driving voltage supplied to a gate electrode of the first transistor, a light emitting element emitting light by the first transistor, a second transistor connected to the first transistor in a current mirror form, a capacitor storing, and at least two switching transistors that equally respond to a selection signal supplied through a selection line and form the same discharge path, so that the power voltage supplied through the power line is sunk to a constant current unit and the driving voltage is stored in the capacitor.
US08441430B2	Image display device An image display device comprises a liquid crystal display panel configured to selectively implement 2D images and 3D images, panel driving circuits configured to drive the liquid crystal display panel, a backlight configured to include a plurality of light sources and supply light to the liquid crystal display panel, and a controller configured to modulate input data to generate frame data synchronized with N (where N is a positive integer equal to or more than 4) multiple frame frequency, control the panel driving circuits such that the same frame data is displayed in the liquid crystal display panel every two consecutive frame periods, control the backlight to be turned off for a former frame period of the two frame periods allocated to display the same frame data, and control the backlight to be turned on for a latter frame period of the two frame periods.
US08441428B2	Power supply for liquid crystal display The invention relates to a power supply for a liquid crystal display using a light emitting diode for a backlight unit, and more particularly, to a power supply combining a DC power supply outside the liquid crystal display with a driving power supply inside the liquid crystal display into a single power supply. The power supply for a liquid crystal display according to an aspect of the invention may include: a power conversion section converting commercial AC power into at least one operating power having a predetermined voltage level through a switching operation; a backlight driving section switching the operating power from the power conversion section into backlight driving power; and a power switching control section controlling the switching operation of the power conversion section on the basis of a first feedback signal having a voltage level of the operating power from the power conversion section and a second feedback signal having a voltage level of the backlight driving power from the backlight driving section, wherein the power conversion section, the backlight driving section and the power switching control section are mounted on a single printed circuit board.
US08441426B2	Driving apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display panel A driving apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display panel includes a timing controller, a plurality of pairs of transmission lines, a plurality of source driving circuits, a plurality of terminal resistors, and a plurality of auxiliary resistors. The timing controller functions to generate a plurality of differential signals outputted via a plurality of output ports. Each output port includes two output ends for outputting a corresponding differential signal. Each pair of transmission lines is coupled to the timing controller for receiving a corresponding differential signal. Each source driving circuit is coupled to the pairs of transmission lines for receiving the differential signals so as to generate a plurality of data signals. Each terminal resistor is coupled between two terminals of a corresponding pair of transmission lines. Each auxiliary resistor is coupled between two output ends of a corresponding output port of the timing controller.
US08441418B2	Light-emitting device and driving method thereof Charge corresponding to a potential difference between electrodes of an electroluminescence element is accumulated in a period in which the electroluminescence element emits light; the potential difference is detected without decrease in the luminance at the time of light emission of the electroluminescence element; and a reference potential of one electrode of the electroluminescence element is changed based on the detected potential difference, so that reduction in luminance of the electroluminescence element due to deterioration of the electroluminescence element is compensated.
US08441417B2	Pixel circuit, active matrix apparatus and display apparatus A pixel circuit having a function of compensating for characteristic variation of an electro-optical element and threshold voltage variation of a transistor is formed from a reduced number of component elements. The pixel circuit includes an electro-optical element, a holding capacitor, a sampling transistor, a drive transistor, a switching transistor, and first and second detection transistors. The sampling transistor samples and supplies an input signal from a signal line so as to be held into the holding capacitor. The driving transistor drives the electro-optical element with current in response to the held signal potential. The first and second detection transistors supply a threshold voltage of the drive transistor into the holding capacitor in order to cancel an influence of the threshold voltage in advance.
US08441412B2	Mode indicator for interferometric modulator displays A method and apparatus for displaying data on bi-stable and non-bi-stable displays is provided. The apparatus includes a controller chip capable of being connected to a non-bi-stable display through a first interface channel and also capable of being connected to a bi-stable display via the first interface channel and an additional second interface channel. When connected the non-bi-stable display, the second interface channel is not connected. The second interface channel may carry mode information bits to the bi-stable display module to allow the bi-stable display to utilize power-saving features.
US08441410B2	Multi-antenna system feed device and wireless link terminal equipped with such a device A multi-antenna system feed device and a terminal including such a device is suggested.The device includes at least: a set of Wilkinson combiners, a branch of a combiner feeding an antenna, with the branches connected as inputs to a feed point; a set of switches connected between the antennas and the combiners with each switch switching a combiner branch to its corresponding antenna with the antenna being connected to the line when the switch is closed; A branch feeding an antenna, for instance, will be common to two consecutive combiners of the system. The suggested multi-antenna system feed device applies in particular to the extension of multi-antenna or sector antenna systems, used especially in devices with Multiple Inputs/Outputs of the MiMo type and more specifically to mesh network architectures.
US08441407B2	Mobile communication device The present invention is related to a mobile communication device. The device comprises a dielectric substrate, a first ground plane, an antenna element, a second ground plane, and an equivalent band-stop circuit. The first ground plane is disposed on the dielectric substrate. The antenna element is disposed on the dielectric substrate or nearby the dielectric substrate and is connected to a signal source disposed on the dielectric substrate. The second ground plane is disposed nearby one edge of the first ground plane and is connected to the first ground plane through a metal strip. The equivalent band-stop circuit is disposed on the second ground plane and includes a slit and a capacitive element. The open end of the slit is near the metal strip. The capacitive element is mounted across the slit.
US08441405B2	Slot antenna device including a transmission line to waveguide transformer having differential feed pins A transformer between a waveguide and a transmission-line includes a high-frequency circuit module, transmission-lines, a waveguide, and feed pins. The high-frequency circuit module has differential-pair terminals to input and output a differential signal. The transmission-lines are connected to the differential-pair terminals. The waveguide includes first to third metal walls. The feed pins are connected to the transmission-lines inside of the waveguide. The feed pins have a first distance of approximately (λg/2) from each other. One of the feed pins has a second distance of approximately (λg*(1+2α)/4) from the third metal plane. “λg” is a wavelength in the waveguide and “α” is an integer which is equal or larger than “0”. Each of the feed pins has a third distance of approximately (a/2) from the first or second wall. “a” is length of the waveguide along the third metal wall.
US08441403B2	Security document A security document (1) in the form of a booklet which has a large number of sheets (11, 12, 13) connected to one another to form the booklet. A first sheet (11) of the security document has a carrier layer (20), an antenna structure (21)—arranged in a first region (41)—for RF communication and an electronic circuit (22)—connected to the antenna structure (21)—with a memory device for storing data, and a communication device—connected to the antenna structure—for communicating data stored in the memory device to a reader via a radio interface by means of the antenna structure (21). A second sheet (13) of the security document has a carrier layer (30) and one or more electrically conductive layers shaped in a second region (43) for the formation of at least one LCR resonant circuit (3). The antenna structure (21) and the at least one LCR resonant circuit (3) are arranged on the respective carrier layer in such a way that, when the booklet is closed, the first region (41) of the first sheet (11) and the second region (43) of the second sheet (13) overlap at least in some regions and the at least one LCR resonant circuit (3) is electromagnetically coupled to the antenna structure (21).
US08441402B2	Measuring instrument A measuring instrument for measuring a measurand of an object under measurement is provided. The measuring instrument includes a functional member for converting the measurand into a metered value, a housing and an antenna, in which at least part of the housing and/or part of the functional member form a component part of the antenna.
US08441401B2	Vehicle antenna mounting apparatus, systems, and methods Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of apparatus, systems, and methods relating to mounting antenna components, modules, assemblies, etc. to mounting surfaces, such as vehicle roofs, hoods, trunk lids, etc. Other aspects relate to antenna assemblies including the mounting apparatus. An exemplary embodiment generally includes one or more contact parts, a clamping piece, and a fastener. The one or more contact parts, clamping piece, and fastener may be used for mounting an antenna assembly to a mounting surface, such as a vehicle body wall (e.g., a vehicle's roof, hood, trunk lid, etc.).
US08441395B2	Electronic scanning radar apparatus, receiving wave direction estimating method, and computer-readable storage media storing receiving wave direction estimation program An electronic scanning radar apparatus includes a transmission unit configured to transmit a transmission wave, a receiving unit including a plurality of antennas receiving an incoming wave coming from a target, a beat signal generation unit configure to generate beat signals in response to the transmission wave and the incoming wave, a frequency resolution processing unit obtaining complex number data calculated from beat frequencies having signal levels obtained by performing a frequency resolution for the beat signals based on a predetermined frequency width, a peak detector detecting an existence of a present target by detecting peak signal levels of the beat frequencies, a target link unit associating between the present target detected in a present detecting cycle and a past target detected in past detecting cycles; and a direction detecting unit calculating a direction of the incoming wave based on the weighted averaging process.
US08441393B2	Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) radio as radar An orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communication system is adapted for radar ranging and imaging. A radar system includes an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) radio communications transmitter configured to transmit information bits using one or more payload symbols in a transmitted signal; and a receiver configured to: construct the payload symbols from the information bits provided by the transmitter; receive the payload symbols in the transmitted signal reflected from a target; apply a matched filter to the received payload symbols using the constructed payload symbols as a template; and process a magnitude response at an output of the matched filter for estimating location and imaging of the target.
US08441392B2	Method and system for locating a target in an interrogation-response system (IFF) A method and system for locating a target, of azimuth Aestimatedtarget and of elevation angle Sestimatedtarget, in space by a carrier uses at least one first antenna array with electronic scanning ARRAY_H and at least one second antenna array with electronic scanning ARRAY_B. The target emits a signal in response to an interrogation from the carrier, each of said antenna arrays includes at least one antenna and the total number of antennas used is at least equal to three.
US08441391B2	Ultra-secure communication methods and apparatus A secure communication topology can be used for communications between a locator and one or more transponders to determine the location of the transponders. An example system may include a locator that is configured to transmit an interrogation signal that is encoded for receipt by one or more of the transponders. When a transponder receives and correlates the interrogation signal with an internally stored reference sequence, the transponder can transmit one or more reply transmissions at precisely determined time delay intervals. The time delay intervals are secretly known by both the locator and the transponder. The reply transmissions can each correspond to previously sampled noise signals that are also secretly known by both the transponder and the locator.
US08441389B2	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.
US08441387B2	Continuous ramp generator design and its calibration for CMOS image sensors using single-ramp ADCs Aspects of the invention provide a continuous ramp generator design and its calibration for CMOS image sensors using single-ramp ADCs. An embodiment of the invention comprises controlling a coarse gain, integer gain, and fine gain of the analog-to-digital converter. Gain of the analog-to-digital converter may be calibrated by tuning the integer gain based on reference voltages converted to equivalent digital values.
US08441384B2	Switched-capacitor circuit with low signal degradation A switched-capacitor circuit is disclosed. The switched-capacitor circuit includes a comparator having a first and second input, a first and second sampling capacitor, and a first and second switching circuitry. The first switching circuitry charges the first and second sampling capacitor with an input signal. The second switching circuitry selectively couples the first sampling capacitor with a reference voltage and selectively couples the second sampling capacitor and the first and second input of the comparator to a common voltage. The comparator performs a compare of the input signals against the reference voltage, and outputs a signal.
US08441381B2	Gate leakage compensation in a current mirror A method and apparatus is disclosed to compensate for gate leakage currents of thin oxide devices that have very thin oxide layers in a current mirror of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The DAC converts a digital input signal from a digital representation in a digital signaling domain to an analog representation in an analog signaling domain to provide an analog output signal. The DAC uses one or more transistors to convert the digital input signal from the digital representation to the analog representation. These transistors are typically implemented using thin oxide devices that have very thin oxide layers and corresponding gate leakage currents that are associated with these very thin oxide layers. The current-steering DAC provides these gate leakage currents independent of its corresponding reference source without any substantial affect upon its full scale output.
US08441377B2	Method of dynamically adjusting long-press delay time, electronic device, and computer-readable medium A method of dynamically adjusting a long-press delay time, an electronic device using the method, and a computer-readable medium are provided, wherein the electronic device has a plurality of keys. When a pressed time corresponding to a key of the electronic device exceeds a long-press delay time of the key, the electronic device executes a long-press function corresponding to the key. In the present method, a plurality of key inputs is first received. Then, the long-press delay time of the key is set according to the input rate related to the received key inputs. Thereby, the electronic device can respond appropriately according to the typing speed of a user, so as to offer the user a smooth operating experience.
US08441373B2	Utility usage measurement Pulses, including electrical waveforms, emitted light, and light reflected by a moving mechanical device, that are emitted by a standard utility meter may be received. A device may be controlled to vary its usage of the utility and that may be used to determine a usage per pulse. The usage per pulse information may be used to convert a pulse rate from a meter to emulate the pulse rate from another meter. Information about the other meter and/or services offered by the other meter may be provided to allow for emulation of the other meter.
US08441372B2	Wireless broadband communications network for a utility A communications network (12) for use by a utility (10) for communication, command, and control of the utility's distribution area for gas, water and electrical services including the utility's distribution system, security, workforce, and asset management. The network includes apparatus for obtaining information and data concerning usage of the electricity, gas, or water by each of the utility's customers, the operation of installations throughout the system, and how electricity, gas, or water is being distributed throughout the system. The information and data from each source (16) is processed to provide an up-to-date overview of the system and its operation to the utility's management and operating personnel. This includes identification of any current problems, including distribution or security, within the system, and asset monitoring and management to identify possible future problems which may occur within a predetermined period of time. Reports generated as a result of processing the information and data, besides providing current status information, also provide management and operating personnel with information as to ways of alleviating any current problems identified within the system, and steps which can be taken to forestall possible future problems which are identified.
US08441370B2	Actuating downhole devices in a wellbore A downhole tool system includes a first downhole tool and a second downhole tool. The first downhole tool includes a first controller operable to receive an actuation signal including a tone. The first controller actuates the first downhole tool if the tone is a first specified frequency and changes the first downhole tool to communicate the actuation signal to the second downhole tool if first downhole tool is not actuated in response to the actuation signal. A second downhole tool includes a second controller operable to receive the actuation signal. The second controller actuates the second downhole tool if the tone is a second specified frequency. The second frequency is different from the first frequency.
US08441369B2	Remote user interface system and method A remote user interface system and method for effectively controlling functions of a client device and remote user interface rendered on the client device by means of a client-specific or content-specific control user interface rendered on a remote control device is provided. A method for controlling a remote user interface device with a remote control device includes broadcasting, at the remote control device, a discovery message for discovering the remote user interface device; performing, when a response is received, a capability exchange and matching with the remote user interface device; rendering a control user interface transmitted by the remote user interface device and displaying the rendered control user interface on a screen; and transmitting, when an input is detected on the control user interface, a control command corresponding to the input to the remote user interface device.
US08441367B1	System and method of alerting users based on proximity An alert server is operative to notify users when they are in proximity within one another. The alert server may determine to alert a first user of the proximity of a second user when the second user is in an unusual location. The alert server may determine that the second user is in an unusual location when the second user is outside his or her routine geographic location. The alert server may determine whether the second user is outside his or her routine geographic location by assigning confidence values to geographic locations that the second user has previously visited. The alert sent to the first user may be in the form of a text message, e-mail, or other electronic communication. The first user may receive the alert on a mobile device, such as a cellphone, smartphone, netbook, or other mobile device.
US08441366B2	Device for arrangement of sensors for electronic activation of a vehicle hatch An arrangement of a sensor device with at least one sensor for a contactless activation of at least one moving part of a vehicle, especially a vehicle hatch, the sensor being arranged on at least one support element on the vehicle, in order to permit a detection of an object in at least one detection range adjacent to the vehicle, so that activation of the hatch can be activated via the detection, where the sensor is arranged in shape-mated and/or force-fit fashion on support element.
US08441365B2	Security systems and methods for continuously monitoring the weight of a container and determining a monetary value of the material therein Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to weight monitoring systems for recovering, processing, monitoring, and managing various commodities or products stored in a container.
US08441364B2	Inductive power outlet locator A power outlet locator for locating concealed inductive power outlet. A sensor is provided for detecting a signal emitted by an inductive power outlet. A processor uses the detected signal to compute location coordinates of the power outlet. A user interface is provided to communicate the location of the power outlet to a user.
US08441363B2	Rapid charging and power management of a battery-powered fluid analyte meter A system and method is described for rapid charging and power management of a battery for a meter. A charger component is operably associated with the meter and is capable of executing a rapid charge algorithm for a rechargeable battery. The algorithm includes monitoring for a connection to an external power source and implementing a charging routine of a battery at a first charge rate and then at a second charge rate. The second charge rate is lower than the first charge rate. A temperature rise in the rechargeable battery due to the first charge rate has a negligible heat transfer effect on the fluid sample. The meter can also include a power switch for controlling current flow to a battery fuel gauge. The power switch is open when the meter enters into a sleep mode. The state of battery charge is determined after the meter exits the sleep mode.
US08441361B2	Methods and apparatuses for detection of properties of fluid conveyance systems A system and method for monitoring and/or detecting the flow of one or more fluids in a fluid system including leak detection system integral to the fluid system (e.g., at any point along a conduit, at a connection between conduits such as at a fitting assembly, etc.) configured to detect incipient, early stage levels of the leak. Based on one or more factors related to the fluid and/or the leak, the methods, devices, and systems disclosed herein can provide an indication of a suitable action or process in response to the fluid or the leak including performing preventative maintenance or providing an indication of the need of maintenance in response to the leak.
US08441357B2	Alcohol concentration detecting device An alcohol concentration detecting device for a vehicle includes an alcohol sensor to detect alcohol component contained in an expiration of an occupant of the vehicle, a gas sensor to detect gas components other than the alcohol component contained in the expiration, and a controller to calculate alcohol concentration based on detection value of the alcohol sensor. The controller corrects the calculated alcohol concentration based on detection value of the gas sensor. The alcohol sensor and the gas sensor are configured to further detect a state of air in a passenger compartment of the vehicle.
US08441354B2	RFID-based enterprise intelligence An “RFID-Based Inference Platform” provides various techniques for using RFID tags in combination with other enterprise sensors to track users and objects, infer their interactions, and provide these inferences for enabling further applications. Specifically, observations are collected from combinations of RFID tag reads and other enterprise sensors including electronic calendars, user presence identifiers, cardkey access logs, computer logins, etc. Given sufficient observations, the RFID-Based Inference Platform automatically differentiates between tags associated with or affixed to people and tags affixed to objects. The RFID-Based Inference Platform then infers additional information including identities of people, ownership of specific objects, the nature of different “zones” in a workspace (e.g., private office versus conference room). These inferences are then used to enable various applications including object tracking, automated object ownership determinations, automated object cataloging, automated misplaced object alerts, video annotations, automated conference room scheduling, semi-automated object image catalogs, object interaction query systems, etc.
US08441341B2	System, apparatus, and method for PCB-based automation traceability A system, apparatus, and method are provided for using a PCB component as an antenna to allow for RFID communication in the UHF band. The present invention enables supply chain management of a PCB and products containing the PCB by enabling tracking of a PCB at the assembly level such that at each production stage of the board production it is known exactly where the product is and what is its present state of test. One embodiment uses an existing ground plane of a PCB, splitting the ground plane of all the layers of the PCB, allowing for a dipole structure that provides an adequate received energy level to power the circuit to the “on” state thereby allowing RFID/Electronic Product Code transactions. In alternative embodiments, existing or added traces are used in place of the split ground plane as an antenna for the RFID IC. The supply chain management can employ a dedicated RFID interrogator that is connected to an IT network and allows for bill of materials to be fulfilled in an automated fashion throughout the assembly of the PCB. The manufacturer of the end product can also use the RFID IC in an own end product item level supply management system that includes inventory, shipments, and returns.
US08441338B2	RFID enabled media system and method A digital media playing system includes, in one embodiment, a digital video and/or audio media object, such as a portable digital media container adapted to hold one or more digital storage mediums, that includes a radio frequency identification tag containing RFID tag information. The digital media playing system also includes a trusted media content playing device that has a radio frequency identification tag reader operatively coupled therewith, to read the RFID tag information from the RFID tag that is located on the portable media container and that securely downloads remotely stored audio and/or video media based on the RFID tag information. The RFID tag information that is in the RFID tag includes, in one embodiment, encrypted tag identification information and unencrypted remote content identification information as well as, if desired, portable digital media container authentication data (e.g. player ID). Other RFID enabled digital video and/or audio media objects include movie tickets, concert tickets, 3-D objects, clothing and other forms.
US08441336B2	System and method for secure shipment of high-value cargo A system for protecting high-value cargo enclosed in a container, while maintaining the container indistinguishable from similar low value shipments, includes an onboard identity module (OBIM) cooperative with an internal locking mechanism (ILM), both of which are externally undetectable. The OBIM can secure the ILM and prevent the container from being opened until a properly encoded unlocking signal from a Security Management System (SMS) is wirelessly received by the OBIM. The unlocking signal can be a composite including a plurality of species of wireless signals such as different frequencies of AM and FM encoded RF and acoustic signals, transmitted simultaneously and/or at specified intervals. In embodiments the OBIM enables remote tracking of the container, and in some embodiments the tracking is double-blind, whereby a Master Number (MN) recorded in shipping documents is associated with a “Random Number” (RN) used for tracking, the association being known only to the SMS.
US08441332B2	Inter-helix inductor devices The invention is directed to inter-helix inductor devices. The inter-helix inductor device includes a dielectric substrate. An input end is disposed on the first surface of the dielectric substrate. A clockwise winding coil has one end connecting to the input end and at least one winding turn through the dielectric substrate. A counter clockwise winding coil includes at least one winding turn through the dielectric substrate, wherein the clockwise and counter clockwise winding coils are connected by an interconnection. An output end is disposed on the dielectric substrate, connects one end of the counter clockwise winding coil, and is adjacent to the input end.
US08441330B2	Systems and methods for magnetic shielding Systems and methods for magnetic shielding are described. A magnetic shield formed of a material having a high magnetic permeability may be degaussed using a toroidal degaussing coil. The toroidal degaussing coil may enclose at least a portion of the shield. Magnetic field gradients may be actively compensated using multiple magnetic field sensors and local compensation coils. Trapped fluxons may be removed by an application of Lorentz force wherein an electrical current is passed through a superconducting plane.
US08441327B2	Printed circuit board A printed circuit board includes an insulation layer and a signal layer attached to the insulation layer. The signal layer includes a pair of differential transmission lines. Width W of each of the differential transmission lines is changed according to change of space S between the differential transmission lines, based on the following formula: W = C ⁢ ⁢ 1 × H × ( C ⁢ ⁢ 2 × H 0.8 ⁢ W 0 + T ) C ⁢ ⁢ 3 × ⅇ C ⁢ ⁢ 4 × S 0 H - 1 1 - C ⁢ ⁢ 3 × ⅇ C ⁢ ⁢ 4 × S H - 1.25 ⁢ T In above formula, C1=7.475, C2=5.98, C3=0.48, C4=−0.96, H is a thickness of the insulation layer, W0 is an original width of each of the differential transmission lines, and S0 is an original space between the differential transmission lines, and T is a thickness of each of the differential transmission lines.
US08441326B1	Method for designing an electronic circuit An electronic circuit and method for designing an electronic circuit is provided that includes a first source element, a second source element, a first matching network, and a second matching network. The first matching network and the second matching network are designed by means of a method using the Poincaré distance, in which the second source element is designed to output a signal with a center frequency, in which the load has a load impedance, in which the second matching network has line-like series elements that carry the signal. The line-like series elements only have line impedances less than the load impedance or a sum of the electrical lengths of the line-like series elements, each of which has a line impedance greater than the load impedance, is less than one quarter of a wavelength associated with the signal.
US08441324B2	Voltage-controlled oscillator and radar system A voltage-controlled oscillator circuit comprises an output terminal for providing an oscillatory output signal thereat, a first inductor, a varactor, and a negative-resistance element. The varactor's capacitance is a function of a tuning potential applied at a first terminal of the varactor. A bias branch is present for coupling a second terminal of the varactor to a bias potential. The bias branch comprises a second inductor or a transmission line. The bias branch may comprise a transmission line the length of which is one quarter wavelength associated with the resonance frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator circuit. A radar system including a VCO circuit is further disclosed.
US08441323B2	Signal processing using timing comparison A signal processing module with a timing comparator such as a time to digital converter is provided. The timing comparator comprises an error cancellation stage to remove a predicted effect of the imparted jitter from the timing comparator output signal. A jitter detector is used to detect the jitter from the comparator output signal, preferably residual jitter after the predicted effect of the jitter has been removed. Synchronous detection, such as correlation with the predicted jitter may be used to detect the jitter. The jitter detector adjusts a calibration factor of the timing comparator dependent on the detected jitter.
US08441315B2	Analog circuit and display device and electronic device The invention provides an analog circuit that decreases an effect of variation of a transistor. By flowing a bias current in a compensation operation, a voltage between the gate and source of the transistor to be compensated is held in a capacitor. In a normal operation, the voltage stored in the compensation operation is added to a signal voltage. As the capacitor holds the voltage according to the characteristics of the transistor to be compensated, the effect of variation can be decreased by adding the voltage stored in the capacitor to the signal voltage. Further, an analog circuit which decreases the effect of variation can be provided by applying the aforementioned basis to a differential circuit, an operational amplifier and the like.
US08441313B2	Current-mode analog baseband apparatus A current-mode analog baseband apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a current-mode low-order filter, a current-mode programmable gain amplifier (PGA) unit and a high-order filter. The input impedance is smaller than the output impedance in the current-mode low-order filter. An input terminal of the current-mode PGA unit is connected to an output terminal of the current-mode low-order filter. An input terminal of the high-order filter is connected to an output terminal of the current-mode PGA unit.
US08441312B2	Reference current generating circuit A reference current generating circuit has: first and second current mirror circuits and first and second output terminals. The first current mirror circuit has: a first transistor of a first polarity being an input-side transistor; and a first resistor connected between a gate of the first transistor and a power supply terminal. The second current mirror circuit has a second transistor of a second polarity being an input-side transistor. An output node of the first current mirror circuit is connected to an input node of the second current mirror circuit, and an input node of the first current mirror circuit is connected to an output node of the second current mirror circuit. A control voltage applied to the gate of the first transistor is output from the first output terminal. A control voltage applied to a gate of the second transistor is output from the second output terminal.
US08441311B2	Voltage regulation circuit A voltage regulation circuit includes: a first voltage divider that divides a regulation voltage with a predetermined division ratio to generate a division voltage; a first current driving force control unit configured to compare a reference voltage with the division voltage and generate a first control signal; a current driving unit configured to generate a driving current with a variable driving force based on the first control signal and a second control signal, and generate the regulation voltage; and a second current driving force control unit configured to generate the second control signal in accordance with a level variation of the regulation voltage.
US08441301B2	Cascoded level shifter protection A cascoded level shifter is subdivided into a first voltage section and a second voltage section, the first voltage section having a lower voltage supply than the second voltage section, and a combined voltage across the first voltage section and the second voltage section corresponding to the high voltage range. The shifter includes an input node receiving an input signal, a cascoded device disposed in one of the first voltage section and the second voltage section, the cascoded device includes a driver switch connected in series with a cascode switch at a midpoint node, the cascode switch switching in dependence on a reference voltage of a reference node and the input signal, and reference voltage perturbation circuitry configured to cause a transient perturbation to the reference voltage in response to a transition of the input signal to cause the cascode switch to switch.
US08441296B2	Timing generator and test apparatus A timing generator that outputs a timing signal obtained by delaying an input signal, comprising first and second period delay sections that each output a rate signal obtained by delaying the input signal by a delay amount corresponding to an integer multiple of a period of an operation clock supplied thereto; a first high-accuracy delay section that outputs the timing signal obtained by delaying a signal input thereto by a delay amount that is less than the period of the operation clock; and a mode switching section that switches between a low-speed mode, in which the rate signal output by the first period delay section is input to the first high-accuracy delay section, and a high-speed mode, in which a signal obtained by interleaving the rate signals output by the first period delay section and the second period delay section is input to the first high-accuracy delay section.
US08441289B2	Driving circuit, driving device and image forming device Each of a plurality of gate driving parts outputs a first potential (2 V) during a period in which the gates of a plurality of thyristors belonging to the corresponding set are driven (S1N=Low) and outputs a second potential (5 V) that is higher than the first potential at a rising part of the anode driving voltage during a period in which the gates of a plurality of thyristors belonging to the corresponding set are not driven (S1N=High). Each of a plurality of gate driving parts outputs a third potential (3 V) that is lower than the second potential at periods other than the rising part of the anode driving voltage during a period in which the gates of a plurality of thyristors belonging to the corresponding set are not driven (S1N=High).
US08441286B2	Four logic state voltage to two output decompressor IC Quad-state logic elements and quad-state memory elements are used to reduce the wiring density of integrated circuits. The resulting reduction in wiring interconnects between memories and logic elements results in higher speed, higher density, and lower power integrated circuit designs.
US08441276B2	Solar photovoltaic panel test platform A solar photovoltaic panel test platform includes a test section and a signal processing section. The test section has a frame, a light-emitting unit disposed on the frame, a first angle adjustment unit and a second angle adjustment unit arranged on the frame, an air-cooling unit mounted on the first angle adjustment unit for connecting with a first solar photovoltaic panel, and a water-cooling unit mounted on the second angle adjustment unit for connecting with a second solar photovoltaic panel. The signal processing section is connected to the first and second angle adjustment units, the light-emitting unit, the air-cooling unit, the water-cooling unit, and the first and second solar photovoltaic panels. The signal processing section serves to receive sensing signals and transmit control signals. The solar photovoltaic panel test platform can provide different illuminations, angles of incidence and heat dissipation modes to test the efficiency of the solar photovoltaic panels.
US08441274B2	Wafer unit manufacturing method for testing a semiconductor chip wafer A manufacturing method of manufacturing a wafer unit for testing includes forming a plurality of test circuits on a circuit wafer, forming a plurality of circuit pads on a predetermined surface of a connecting wafer, forming a plurality of wafer pads on a rear surface of the connection wafer opposing the predetermined surface, forming a plurality of long via holes to electrically connect the plurality of circuit pads and the plurality of wafer pads, and forming the wafer unit for testing, by overlapping the circuit wafer and the connection wafer to electrically connect the plurality of test circuits and the plurality of circuit pads.
US08441272B2	MEMS probe for probe cards for integrated circuits A MEMS probe adapted to contact a corresponding terminal of an integrated circuit, integrated on at least one chip of a semiconductor material wafer during a test phase of the wafer is provided. The probe includes a support structure comprising a first access terminal and a second access terminal; the support structure defines a conductive path between said first access terminal and said second access terminal. The probes further-includes a probe region connected to the support structure adapted to contact the corresponding terminal of the integrated circuit during the test phase for providing at least one test signal received from the first access terminal and the second access terminal to the integrated circuit through at least one portion of the conductive path, and/or providing at least one test signal generated by the integrated circuit to at least one between the first access terminal and the second access terminal trough at least one portion of the conductive path. The probe region is arranged on the conductive path of the support structure between said first access terminal and said second access terminal.
US08441267B2	Inductive conductivity-measuring cell and method for operating such A method for operating an inductive conductivity-measuring cell having a primary circuit with a sending coil, a secondary circuit with a receiver coil, and a short-circuit path, which passes through the sending coil and the receiver coil. The sending coil couples via the short-circuit path inductively with the receiver coil, wherein, in the case of closed short-circuit path, a first electrical signal present in the primary circuit is measured, and wherein the first signal is compared with, and/or weighed against, values, which are furnished or stored.
US08441266B1	Sensing circuit A sensing circuit for comparing current flow through a reference resistance with current flow through a resistive device under test (DUT) such as a fuse. The sensing circuit includes a comparator having a first PMOS transistor and a first NMOS transistor connected in series between a first input and a first node and a second PMOS transistor and a second NMOS transistor connected in series between a second input and the first node. The first PMOS and NMOS transistors are cross-coupled with the second PMOS and NMOS transistors. Specifically, a first output is connected to the first node to the gates of the second PMOS and second NMOS transistors and a second output is connected to the second node and to the gates of the first PMOS and first NMOS transistors. The reference resistance is connected to one of the inputs and the DUT is connected to the other input.
US08441265B2	Apparatus and method for screening electrolytic capacitors A method for screening electrolytic capacitors places a capacitor in series with a resistor, applying a test voltage and following the charge curve for the capacitor. A high voltage drop across the capacitor indicates high reliability and a low voltage drop is used to reject the piece. The leakage current is not adversely affected during the test.
US08441261B2	Determination of conductive formation orientation by making wellbore sonde error correction A method for determining orientation of an electrically conductive formation proximate an electrically substantially non-conductive formation includes measuring multiaxial electromagnetic induction response within the substantially non-conductive formation using an instrument disposed in a wellbore drilled through the formations. A difference from zero conductivity is determined for each component measurement of the multiaxial electromagnetic induction response. The differences are used to correct the measured response of each component measurement in the electrically conductive response. The corrected component measurements are used to determine the orientation of the conductive formation.
US08441252B2	Rotational angle measurement apparatus The object of the invention is to provide a rotational angle measurement apparatus that is capable of correcting an error due to pin-angle error with a small amount of calculation operation. The rotational angle measurement apparatus includes a magnetic sensor 301 and a signal processing unit 303M. The magnetic sensor includes two bridges comprising magneto-resistance elements each having a pinned magnetic layer. A ratio-calculation unit 381 of the signal processing unit 303M calculates a ratio Vy/Vx of output signals Vx and Vy. A parameter correction unit 382 subtracts a predetermined correction parameter β from the ratio Vy/Vx calculated by the ratio-calculation unit. An a tan-processing unit 383 conducts arctangent processing on the value calculated by the parameter correction unit and calculates an angle of magnetic field θ.
US08441251B2	Proximity sensor The present invention relates to a proximity sensor having a first transmission coil, a second transmission coil, at least one reception coil, an excitation device which is connected to the first and second transmission coils, and an evaluation unit which is connected to at least one transmission coil and/or to the excitation device as well as to the at least one reception coil.
US08441247B2	Continuous critical current measurement apparatus and method of measuring continuous critical current using the same The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for measuring the critical current of a superconducting tape. A continuous critical current measurement apparatus for measuring critical current of a superconducting tape while feeding a superconducting tape in a liquid nitrogen container includes wheel-type current terminals and wheel-type voltage terminals. The superconducting tape is continuously supplied and fed by a reel-to-reel device, and the critical current of the superconducting tape is measured in real time using the wheel-type current terminals and the wheel-type voltage terminals while the superconducting tape is fed at constant linear velocity in contact with the wheel-type current terminals and the wheel-type voltage terminals. Accordingly, current is applied using wheel-type current terminals and voltage is measured using wheel-type voltage terminals while a superconducting tape is continuously supplied by a reel-to-reel device, thus continuously measuring critical current without burning out the superconducting tape.
US08441245B2	Hysteretic voltage converter with offset voltage correction A hysteretic power converter wherein an additional adjustment circuit, implemented as an offset correction loop, adds an offset to the comparator detection function to reduce the difference between the average output voltage and the regulation set point voltage. The adjustment circuit lies outside the main hysteretic regulation loop and therefore does not substantially impact the response time of the hysteretic loop, and is slow acting responsive to a low pass filter.
US08441244B2	Control system for switching DC-DC converters A control system for a switching DC-DC converter is proposed. The converter includes an input terminal for receiving an input voltage from a source, a control terminal adapted to receive a switching control signal, and an output terminal for providing to a load an output voltage generated from the input voltage according to the control signal. The control system includes detecting means for detecting a reaching condition of a predetermined value by a current provided to the load by the converter and control means for controlling the control signal according to the output voltage. The control system further includes disabling means for disabling the supply of the control signal to the control terminal according to the detection of the reaching condition. The disabling means includes selection means for controlling the disabling according to a time relationship between the detection of the reaching condition and the control signal.
US08441243B2	Power control circuit, switching power converter, and method for reducing noise and switching loss Power control circuit with reducing noise and switching loss includes a first gate driver for driving a first switch, an additional gate driver for driving the first switch, and a managing circuit for controlling the first and the additional gate driver to drive the first switch according to a switching signal and turning off the additional gate driver according to a switching voltage on a first end of the first switch, wherein the first end of the first switch is coupled to a load, second end of the first switch is coupled to an input power source, a third end of the first switch is coupled to the first and the additional gate drivers.
US08441242B2	Digitally controlled integrated DC-DC converter with transient suppression A fully integrated DC-DC converter utilizes digitally controlled dual output stages to achieve fast load transient recovery is presented. The DC-DC converter includes a main converter output stage connected in parallel with an auxiliary output stage. The main output stage is responsible for steady-state operation and is designed to achieve high conversion efficiency using large inductor and power transistors with low on-resistance. The auxiliary stage is responsible for transient suppression and is only active when a load transient occurs. The auxiliary output stage performs well with inductor and power transistors much smaller than those of the main switching stage and thus achieves well balanced power conversion efficiency and dynamic performance with a much smaller area penalty than previously described dual-output-stage converters.
US08441231B2	Bidirectional hysteretic power converter A novel switching hysteretic bidirectional power converter is presented. The converter includes the generation of a synthetic ripple signal and feedback networks to hysteretically control the power converter both when the converter operates as a boost converter with the flow of power in one direction, and when the converter operates as a buck power converter with the flow of power in the opposite direction.The presented approach provides a switching converter with a much simpler control method with respect to conventional inductive bidirectional power converters. The hysteretic control provides stable operation in all conditions with excellent load and line transient response. Furthermore this allows the operation of the bidirectional power converter with much higher switching frequencies with respect to state of the art conventional approaches, thus reducing the cost and size of the passive components storing energy during the conversion.Since bidirectional switching power converters are used mainly when the flow of power is bidirectional, the typical application involves the charging and discharging of batteries, and as part of this novel approach, an hysteretic battery charger including hysteretic constant current and constant voltage control is introduced as part of a larger bidirectional switching power converter.
US08441229B2	System for recharging plug-in hybrid vehicle and control method for the same A system for recharging a plug-in hybrid vehicle and a control method are provided to recharge a battery with exterior AC electricity plugged in. The system includes a motor operated as an electric motor or a generator, a battery in which DC voltage is stored, an inverter disposed between the motor and the battery, a plugged in exterior AC electric power source supplying electrical energy, a single phase inductor disposed between the inverter and the AC electric power source, a switch which electrically connects or disconnects the motor, a current sensor that detects current value supplying to the motor, and a controller which controls the switch to disconnect electric connection between the inductor and the motor and controls the inverter not to supply current to the phase which is not connected to the inductor when the AC electric power source is plugged in.
US08441227B2	Portable terminal A portable terminal includes a cover movably coupled to a body, a first solar cell on the body; and a second solar cell on the cover. The first and second solar cells may be oriented in the same or different directions. When oriented in the same direction, both solar cells may receive light when the cover is opened relative to the body. The solar cells output voltages for simultaneously charging a battery when the cover is opened and when voltages from the first and second solar cells exceed a predetermined reference voltage.
US08441225B2	Direct-current to three-phase alternating-current inverter system A DC to three-phase AC inverter system includes a three-phase motor, an inverter circuit, switching elements, a capacitor, a DC power source and a control circuit. The DC power source is connected to the three-phase motor at a neutral point thereof. The control circuit calculates voltage commands, first through third divided boost commands by dividing a boost command, and first through third drive signals based on the voltage commands and the first through third divided boost commands. The second and third divided boost commands are used when the PWM control is performed by turning on and off the switching elements for the second and third phases while the switching elements for the first phase continues to be on or off state is set larger than those used when the PWM control is performed by turning on and off the switching elements for the first through third phases.
US08441224B2	Driving apparatus for a vehicle-mounted electric motor An inverter circuit for a motor outputs three-phase AC currents, which are outputted from common connection points to stator coils, based on output voltage of a DC power source and a power supply capacitor by a switching operation of transistors. An inverter control circuit determines that a system main relay is turned off, upon receiving a main relay-off signal from an electronic control unit. The inverter control circuit turns on the low-side transistors, while turning off the high-side transistors. A discharge current flows from the positive electrode to the negative electrode of the power supply capacitor through the stator coil and the low-side transistors, so that electric charge stored in the power supply capacitor is discharged.
US08441223B2	Torque control method for high-speed switched reluctance motor Disclosed herein is a torque control method for a high-speed Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM), which controls a torque in the high-speed operation of a 2-phase SRM. In the torque control method for a high-speed SRM, a positive torque (T*mA) of an active phase (A phase) of the two phases of the SRM is compensated for based on a negative torque attributable to an inactive phase (B phase) of two phases during a compensation control enable interval (ENA) ranging from a time point at which the active phase (A phase) is turned on to a time point at which tail current of the inactive phase (B phase) remains. Accordingly, the present invention can remarkably reduce a torque ripple occurring in high-speed operation mode in consideration of the influence of a negative torque attributable to tail current.
US08441220B2	Control device for electric rotating machine A control device has a predicting unit for predicting a first current flowing through a motor in a next control period, at a predicting time during a predetermined period after a change of switching state in an inverter by using a current detected before the change and for predicting a second current of a control period later than the next control period by one control period by using the predicted first current, a determining unit for determining a next operating state of the inverter by using the predicted second current and an instructed value so as to reduce a change of switching state in the change of the operating state, and a control unit for controlling the inverter to be set in the determined operating state in the next control period and controlling the current of the motor depending on the operating state of the inverter.
US08441217B2	Oscillator circuit with frequency sweep function With an oscillator circuit with a frequency sweep function, a first counter counts a reference clock for a number of counts that corresponds to a digital first setting signal, and generates a first count completion signal which is asserted on completion of the count. A D/A converter converts a digital second setting signal into an analog control voltage. A VCO oscillates with a frequency according to the control voltage. When the first count completion signal is asserted, the VCO is reset. An output combining unit receives the output signal of the VCO, generates the output signal of the oscillator circuit, and generates the first setting signal and the second setting signal.
US08441216B2	Power supply system for a building An electrical system, which includes a light switch housing and an AC-to-DC converter carried by the light switch housing. The electrical system includes an input power line which provides an AC signal to an input of the converter and an output power line coupled to an output of the converter. An electrical device operates in response to receiving an output signal from the output power line, wherein the output signal is a DC signal.
US08441215B1	Time based high intensity discharge lamp control Apparatus and a method for operating high intensity discharge (HID) lamps at a predetermined substantially constant luminous flux output. A power-time characteristic is developed using a test lamp of similar type and rating to the HID lamps. This characteristic defines the power required at different times, which may be regularly spaced intervals of for example 20 hours, during the operating life of the HID lamps to operate the lamps at the predetermined luminous flux output. The power time characteristic is then “played back” in real time via a microprocessor based master controller for the HID lamps. The communications to the HID lamps may be wireless or hard wired. The result is that the HID lamps are operated at substantially constant lumens resulting in significant energy savings and improved lamp performance.
US08441214B2	Light array maintenance system and method A lighting system includes a plurality of LED lights having at least two different color LED lights. A controller is coupled to the LED lights for independently controlling the intensity of sets of different color LED lights. A program stored on a storage device is operable on the controller to control the intensity of each of the different sets of different color LED lights to produce light representative of color and intensity changes of outdoor daylight conditions.
US08441208B2	Light emitting module and illuminating device To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules.
US08441207B2	LED streetlight circuit An LED streetlight circuit includes an AC power supply, a switching circuit, an output controller and an LED array connected to the output controller. The switching circuit includes an EMI filter connected to the AC power supply, a power factor corrector connected to the EMI filter, a transformer connected to the power factor corrector, a rectifier/filter connected to the transformer, a standby power supply connected to the power factor corrector, a controller connected to the transformer, an luminance regulator connected to the controller, an optical coupler controlling loop connected to the controller and the rectifier/filter, and an optically controlled switch for connecting the standby power supply to the optical coupler controlling loop. The output controller includes a CC/CV controller connected to the rectifier/filter and the optical coupler controlling loop, an output voltage regulator connected to the CC/CV controller, and an output current regulator connected to the CC/CV controller.
US08441206B2	Lighting devices and methods for lighting A lighting device comprises groups of solid state light emitters, a sensor and circuitry. If the emitters are illuminated, the sensor is exposed to combined light from the groups, and senses only a portion of the combined light. The circuitry adjusts current applied to at least one of the emitters based on an intensity of the light sensed. Also, a device comprising emitters, a circuit board and a sensor, at least one of the emitters being positioned on the first circuit board and the sensor being spaced from the circuit board. Also, a lighting device comprising emitters, a sensor, and circuitry which adjusts current applied an emitters based on detection by the first sensor, the circuitry comprising a differential amplifier circuit. Also, a lighting device, comprising light emitters and circuitry which adjusts current applied to only some of the emitters based on ambient temperature. Also, methods of lighting.
US08441202B2	Apparatus and method for LED light control An illumination apparatus comprises a plurality of LEDs and a control system connected to receive dimmer-modulated AC line voltage and control the LEDs. The control system is configured to operate in a plurality of different modes wherein changes in dimmer-modulated AC line voltage adjust various characteristic of the LEDs.
US08441201B2	LED driving apparatus An LED driving apparatus comprises a power supply unit that includes a transformer having a primary coil and a plurality of secondary coils and outputs alternating power from the plurality of secondary coils; a current balancing unit and a first rectification smoothing unit connected to a first secondary coil of the plurality of secondary coils; an LED load group that includes a plurality of LEDs connected in series and to which power smoothed from the first rectification smoothing unit is supplied; a power control unit that controls power to be supplied to the first and second LED loads, based on currents flowing in the first and second LED loads; and a direct current load that is connected to both ends of a second secondary coil of the plurality of secondary coils. The power supplying unit controls the alternating power, based on the power supplied to the direct current load.
US08441197B2	Method of striking a lamp in an electronic dimming ballast circuit A method of striking a gas discharge lamp involves the steps of generating a high-frequency square-wave voltage having an operating frequency, generating a sinusoidal voltage from the high-frequency square-wave voltage, controlling the operating frequency to a low-end frequency, and increasing the amplitude of the sinusoidal voltage during successive pulse times and then decreasing the amplitude of the sinusoidal voltage towards the low-end amplitude at the end of each of the successive pulse times until the lamp has struck, where the length of each of the successive pulse times being greater than the length of the previous pulse time. A maximum amplitude of the sinusoidal voltage during each pulse time may be greater than a maximum amplitude of the sinusoidal voltage during the previous pulse time.
US08441195B2	Illumination adjustment circuit An illumination adjustment circuit includes a light sensitive unit, an amplification unit, a switch unit, and a light emitting unit. The switch unit includes a plurality of electronic switches with increasing threshold voltages. The light emitting unit includes a plurality of sets of light emitting diodes corresponding to the electronic switches. Each set of the light emitting diodes is connected to the amplification unit through one of the electronic switches corresponding thereto. The light sensitive unit detects the brightness of ambient light, outputting a first voltage to the amplification unit accordingly. The amplification unit amplifies the first voltage to a second voltage and outputs the second voltage to the switch unit, so that the electronic switches with the threshold voltages lower than the second voltage are turned on, and the set of light emitting diodes connected to the electronic switch becomes luminous.
US08441193B2	Electronic frequency tuning magnetron A highly-reliable electronic frequency tuning magnetron comprises an anode for forming a resonant cavity which is segmented into a plurality of spaces in an inner periphery side of a cylindrical anode shell, a cathode provided at the center of the anode shell along its cylindrical axial direction and an exhausted structure having a coaxial central conductor which is connected to the inside of the cavity of the anode shell and is coupled thereto in a high-frequency manner, wherein the coaxial central conductor is externally led through a wall of the exhausted structure via a through-hole and the through-hole is covered by a dielectric portion placed between an external conductor for constituting the coaxial central conductor and the central conductor, wherein a portion of the led coaxial central conductor is conductively connected to a switching element.
US08441190B2	Vehicular discharge lamp A vehicular discharge lamp that emits light by a DC lighting system, the vehicular discharge lamp includes: an outer tube; a light emitting tube disposed in the outer tube and including a light emitting portion and fine tube portions connected to the light emitting portion; cathode-side and anode-side electrodes disposed in the light emitting tube; two lead wires connected to the electrodes; and a metal film or a metal oxide applied on an outer peripheral surface of the fine tube portion on an anode side of the light emitting tube, or the metal wire being wound on the outer peripheral surface. Inert gas having negative pressure is filled in a space outside the light emitting tube in the outer tube, and a negative high-voltage pulse is applied to the anode-side electrode at a time of start-up.
US08441189B2	Dielectric barrier discharge lamp with discharge spaces Two or more separate discharge spaces (8, 9) are provided in the discharge vessel (2) of a dielectric barrier discharge lamp (1), said discharge spaces (8, 9) each being filled with a discharge medium. This provides the possibility of producing radiation with two or more wavelengths which are characteristic of the respectively used discharge media using a single lamp (1).
US08441188B2	Organic light emitting diode display having substrate spacers of differing heights and method for manufacturing the same An organic light emitting diode display and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The organic light emitting diode display includes a display substrate having an organic light emitting diode, an encapsulation substrate arranged opposite to the display substrate, and a sealant is applied between the display substrate and the encapsulation substrate to bond and form a hermetically sealed enclosed space therein. A filler may also be provided in some of the enclosed space. Spacers are formed on at least one of the display substrate and the encapsulation substrate to maintain a predetermined gap between the display substrate and the encapsulation substrate. The heights of the spacers are gradually increased from a central portion of the display substrate toward edges of the display substrate.
US08441184B2	Lighting system The present invention provides a lighting system which uses a stacked light emitting element provided with a plurality of light emitting units and causes little change in emission color even after a long time of usage. A lighting system is provided, including a first light emitting element including a plurality of light emitting units; a second light emitting element; a first control means which controls light emission of the first light emitting element; and a second control means which controls light emission of the second light emitting element, where the first light emitting element emits light of a first emission color that is an initial emission color and a second emission color that is an emission color after change over time, and the second light emitting element emits light of a complementary color of the second emission color. The above structure suppresses color shift due to change over time.
US08441183B2	Organic electroluminescent device An organic electroluminescent device includes an optical substrate, a transparent electrode, an organic electroluminescent structure, and a back electrode. The optical substrate includes a base and a plurality of scattering particles. The scattering particles are mixed in the base. The transparent electrode is directly disposed on the optical substrate. The organic electroluminescent structure is disposed on the transparent electrode. The back electrode is disposed on the organic electroluminescent structure.
US08441181B2	Organic light emitting display and manufacturing method thereof An organic light emitting display resulting in an improved aperture ratio and a manufacturing method thereof. The organic light emitting display that includes a plurality of pixels arranged between first and second substrates, each of said pixels includes a plurality of thin film transistors, an organic light emitting diode, and a capacitor. The thin film transistors and the organic light emitting diode are formed on the first substrate and the capacitor is formed on the second substrate, and the thin film transistors and the capacitor are electrically connected with each other upon the first substrate being bonded to the second substrate.
US08441179B2	Lighting devices having remote lumiphors that are excited by lumiphor-converted semiconductor excitation sources Lighting devices include a semiconductor light emitting device and first and second spaced-apart lumiphors. The first lumiphor has a first surface that is positioned to receive radiation emitted by the semiconductor light emitting device and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second lumiphor has a first surface that is positioned to receive radiation emitted by the semiconductor light emitting device and radiation emitted by the luminescent materials in the first lumiphor. The first lumiphor is a leaky lumiphor in that the luminescent materials therein wavelength convert less than 90% of the radiation from the semiconductor light emitting device light that is incident on the first lumiphor.
US08441173B2	Wake-up unit for waking up an electronic device and method of waking up an electronic device A wake-up unit for waking up an electronic device is provided. The wake-up unit comprises a resonating unit (C) for resonating at least one specific frequency, at least one first electrode (TE), at least one piezoelectric material (PM) and at least one second electrode (BE). The piezoelectric material (PM) is sandwiched between the at least one first and the at least one second electrode (TE, BE) such that an electronic current is provided to the at least one first and at least one second electrode (TE, BE) when the resonating unit (C) resonates at the at least one specific frequency.
US08441172B2	Nonlinear oscillator for vibration energy harvesting An oscillator apparatus and method for vibration energy harvesting includes a nonlinear oscillator (e.g. piezoelectric, magnetic or liquid oscillator) configured in association with a potential energy profile to enhance a desirable nonlinear effect with a larger displacement and a wider spectrum response. A cantilever beam associated with a vibrating structure generates a mechanical energy in response to vibration forces. A mechanical-to-electrical power converter can be coupled to the nonlinear oscillator to convert the mechanical power into an electrical power. The frequency response of the nonlinear oscillator adapts to varying ambient vibrations and auto-tunes with respect to the ambient vibration change for wireless and MEMS applications.
US08441170B2	Stator and ultrasonic motor using the same An ultrasonic motor includes a stator. The stator includes a seat and a driving unit. The driving unit includes a generally semi-elliptical driving mechanism formed integrally with the seat, and two spaced-apart piezoelectric actuators disposed between the seat and the driving mechanism. Each of the piezoelectric actuators has a first end abutting against the driving mechanism, and a second end opposite to the first end and abutting against the seat.
US08441168B2	Saw sensor tags with enhanced performance The subject of the present invention is a set of SAW (surface acoustic wave) based sensor tag device embodiments system for remotely sensing and/or providing identification information. These sensor/tag devices would operate in a system which consists of one or more uniquely identifiable sensor/tag devices and a wireless interrogator. The sensor device incorporates an antenna for receiving incident RF energy and re-radiating the tag identification number and the sensor measured parameter(s). Since there is no power source in or connected to the sensor, it is a passive sensor. As such the device is elegantly simple, low-cost, and rugged. The device is wirelessly interrogated by the interrogator which is described elsewhere.
US08441165B2	Motor for compressor and hermetic compressor having the same Disclosed are a motor for a compressor and a hermetic compressor having the same. An aluminum coil cheaper than a copper coil is used in the motor for the compressor, a ratio between the aluminum coil and a stator core is set, and sectional areas of main and sub slot portions of the stator core and the numbers thereof are adjusted to be suitable for usage conditions, whereby fabricating costs of the motor for the compressor and the hermetic compressor can drastically be reduced and efficiencies thereof can be improved.
US08441164B2	Outer rotor motor An outer rotor motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator core having a plurality of teeth, coils and insulators retaining the coils. The insulators are connected to each other in an annular configuration such that the teeth are inserted into the insulators. Each of the insulators includes a body portion and an outer peripheral flange. Each of the insulators further includes an auxiliary tooth portion on at least one of two axial ridge portions. The axial ridge portions include bonding portions between the body portion and the outer peripheral flange. The auxiliary tooth portion includes a rotor-facing surface facing the rotor and a tooth-contacting surface contacting one of the side surfaces in the circumferential direction.
US08441161B2	Electric motor drive device An electric motor drive device (1) includes a motor (11), a speed reducing part (31) to reduce speed of a rotation outputted from the motor (11) and transmit it to the side of a wheel, and a connection/disconnection part (21) to disconnect or connect rotation transmission of the speed reducing part, a motor side rotation member (18) serving as an input shaft to input the rotation from the motor (11), an output shaft (34) to output the rotation to the side of the wheel, a double shaft (33) arranged coaxially with the input shaft and including a tube-shaped outer side rotation shaft (33o) and an inner side rotation shaft (33i) inserted into the outer side rotation shaft.
US08441159B2	Self-latching sector motor for producing a net torque that can be backed-up or doubled A self-latching sector motor for producing a net torque from two integral independent sources where one can serve as a spare backup or paralleled for double net torque or used alternately for extended life operation. The self-latching sector motor includes a housing, a magnet-shaft assembly, and two pair of electromagnetic poles. The magnet-shaft assembly rotates within the housing. The two pair of electromagnetic poles extend fixedly and radially inwardly from the housing, towards the magnet-shaft assembly. The electromagnetic poles of an associated pair of electromagnetic poles are diametrically and magnetically opposed to each other, and each pair of electromagnetic poles are similarly poled to each other for North and South poles so as to provide the net torque to the magnet-shaft assembly that can be backed-up or doubled. The self-latching torque at the stops is achieved by restraining the magnet-shaft assembly from seeking a position of maximum flux.
US08441153B2	Contactless power transfer system A system comprising a contactless power transfer system is presented. The system includes a primary element, a secondary element, and at least one field-focusing element interposed between the primary element and the secondary element and configured to focus a magnetic field. A partition is disposed between the primary element and the secondary element. The contactless power transfer system is disposed within pressure isolation cavities of a sub-sea assembly and configured to transfer power between a power source and a load.
US08441151B2	Power supply with arc flash protection mechanism and data-processing system employing same A power supply with arc flash protection mechanism for providing power to a load is disclosed. The power supply comprises a first power connector including a plurality of power terminals and a first detecting terminal, a power conversion circuit, a control unit and a connection status detection circuit. The power terminals of the first power connector are configured to couple with a plurality of power terminals of a second power connector, and the first detecting terminal is configured to couple with a second detecting terminal of the second power connector and provide a detecting signal indicative of whether the second power connector is being disconnected with the first power connector. When the first detecting terminal is disconnected with the second detecting terminal, a power connection status signal of the connection status detection circuit is under disable status and the control unit controls the power conversion circuit not to generate or output the output voltage to the load.
US08441150B2	Device for connection to an impedance having a mainly inductive character A device for connection to an impedance having a mainly inductive character. The device comprises a reactive element. Furthermore, the device is provided with inputs for inputting output signals of electric inverters for parallel supply and at least one output for connection to a supply terminal for a phase of the impedance, such that the device is composed to substantially filter out a high-frequency differential component of at least two output signals during use.
US08441146B2	Power supply arrangement with a first voltage supply device and a second voltage supply device A current supply arrangement for, e.g., producing polysilicon, with a first current supply device and a second power supply device, including two AC current regulators and a voltage sequence controller for controlling the AC current regulators, with a terminal group having two terminals for connecting a load. A terminals is connected directly, i.e., without an interconnected switch, with an output terminal of the second current supply device, and with a first switching group associated with the terminal group, with switches for connecting and disconnecting the terminals of the terminal group with or from output terminals of the first current supply device. The current supply arrangement also includes an additional current supply device having two AC current regulators and a voltage sequence controller for controlling the AC current regulators, additional terminal groups comprising two terminals for connecting one load.
US08441143B2	Method and system for rail vehicle power distribution and management A rail vehicle system and a method for managing distribution of power in the rail vehicle system are provided.
US08441141B1	Wind power system A wind power system including a first pulley, a second pulley spaced from the first pulley, a continuous loop structure engaged with the first and second pulleys, a plurality of airfoils fixedly connected to the continuous loop structure, wherein the airfoils extend outward from the continuous loop structure, and a fairing positioned to direct airflow to the airfoils.
US08441140B2	Method and system for air velocity generated electrical power A new and useful concept is provided for utilizing an air flow in connection with a primary function, that is not a waste function and uses the flow of air for a useful purpose to produce electricity. A fluid driven turbine is located in the path of the flow of air, the turbine having turbine blades rotatable about an axis of rotation, the turbine blades located in the path of the air flow, and the axis of rotation of the turbine oriented transverse to the flow of air, to rotate the turbine from the flow of air in the primary system, and generating electricity from the rotation of the turbine.
US08441134B2	Chip stacking structure A chip stacking structure includes a first chip and a second chip. The first chip includes a surface having a first group of pads formed thereon, and the second chip includes a surface having a second group of pads formed thereon. The second group of pads is bonded onto the first group of pads to define a plurality of capillary passages extending in a same direction. The chip stacking structure further includes an underfill filling up interspaces between the first chip and the second chip. The chip stacking structure is capable of avoiding chip deformation and cracking during a bonding process.
US08441132B2	Packaged microelectronic devices recessed in support member cavities, and associated methods Packaged microelectronic devices recessed in support member cavities, and associated methods, are disclosed. Method in accordance with one embodiment includes positioning a microelectronic device in a cavity of a support member, with the cavity having a closed end with a conductive layer, and an opening through which the cavity is assessable. The microelectronic device can have bond sites, a first surface, and a second surface facing opposite from the first surface. The microelectronic device can be positioned in the cavity so that the second surface faces toward and is carried by the conductive layer. The method can further include electrically coupling the bond sites of the microelectronic device to the conductive layer. In particular embodiments, the microelectronic device can be encapsulated in the cavity without the need for a releasable tape layer to temporarily support the microelectronic device.
US08441131B2	Strain-compensating fill patterns for controlling semiconductor chip package interactions Generally, the subject matter disclosed herein relates to sophisticated semiconductor chips that may be less susceptible to the occurrence of white bumps during semiconductor chip packaging operations, such as flip-chip or 3D-chip assembly, and the like. One illustrative semiconductor chip disclosed herein includes, among other things, a bond pad and a metallization layer below the bond pad, wherein the metallization layer is made up of a bond pad area below the bond pad and a field area surrounding the bond pad area. Additionally, the semiconductor device also includes a plurality of device features in the metallization layer, wherein the plurality of device features has a first feature density in the bond pad area and a second feature density in the field area that is less than the first feature density.
US08441125B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device, including: a semiconductor layer having an active region; a first conductive layer formed above the semiconductor layer and having a first width; a second conductive layer connected to the first conductive layer and having a second width smaller than the first width; an interlayer dielectric formed above the semiconductor layer; an electrode pad formed above the interlayer dielectric and covering the active region when viewed from a top side; and a forbidden region provided in the semiconductor layer in a specific range positioned outward from a line extending vertically downward from an edge of at least part of the electrode pad. A connection section at which the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are connected is not provided in the forbidden region.
US08441123B1	Semiconductor device with metal dam and fabricating method A semiconductor device has a first semiconductor die having at least one metal pillar formed along an inner perimeter and at least one bond pad formed along an outer perimeter. A second semiconductor die has at least one metal pillar. A conductive bump connects the at least one metal pillar of the first semiconductor die to the at least one metal pillar of the second semiconductor die. At least one metal dam is formed on the first semiconductor die between the at least one metal pillar of the first semiconductor die and the at least one bond pad.
US08441117B2	Semiconductor device In some aspects of the invention, an insulating substrate fixed onto a metal base plate can include an insulating plate and metal foils. A semiconductor element can be disposed on each of the metal foils. External connection terminals can be fixed to a set of ends of terminal holders, respectively. The other ends of the terminal holders can be bonded to the metal foils, respectively. External connection terminals which are main terminals through which main current flows are disposed on a lid. By preparing a plurality of lids having different layouts of the external connection terminals, in which the external connection terminals are connected to the terminal holders in the resin case, respectively, and exchanging the lids, the positions of the external connection terminals can be easily changed.
US08441113B2	Elimination of RDL using tape base flip chip on flex for die stacking A flexible film interposer for stacking a flip chip semiconductor die onto a second (bottom) semiconductor die, semiconductor devices and stacked die assemblies that incorporate the flexible film interposer, and methods of fabricating the devices and assemblies are provided. The incorporation of the flexible film interposer achieves densely packaged semiconductor devices, without the need for a redistribution layer (RDL).
US08441111B2	Stub minimization for multi-die wirebond assemblies with parallel windows A microelectronic package can include a substrate having first and second opposed surfaces and first and second apertures extending between the first and second surfaces, first and second microelectronic elements each having a surface facing the first surface of the substrate, a plurality of terminals exposed at the second surface in a central region thereof, and leads electrically connected between contacts of each microelectronic element and the terminals. The apertures can have first and second parallel axes extending in directions of the lengths of the respective apertures. The central region of the second surface can be disposed between the first and second axes. The terminals can be configured to carry address information usable by circuitry within the microelectronic package to determine an addressable memory location from among all the available addressable memory locations of a memory storage array within the microelectronic elements.
US08441107B2	Gate structures An apparatus includes a first device. The first device includes a first projection and a first gate structure, the first projection extending upwardly from a substrate and having a first channel region therein, and the first gate structure engaging the first projection adjacent the first channel region. The first structure includes an opening over the first channel region, and a conformal, pure metal with a low resistivity disposed in the opening. The apparatus also includes a second device that includes a second projection and a second gate structure, the second projection extending upwardly from the substrate and having a second channel region therein, and the second gate structure engaging the second projection adjacent the second channel region. The second structure includes a silicide disposed over the second channel region, wherein the silicide includes a metal that is the same metal disposed in the opening.
US08441100B2	Capacitor with pillar type storage node and method for fabricating the same A capacitor includes a pillar-type storage node, a supporter disposed entirely within an inner empty crevice of the storage node, a conductive capping layer over the supporter and contacting the storage node so as to seal an entrance to the inner empty crevice, a dielectric layer over the storage node, and a plate node over the dielectric layer.
US08441095B2	Semiconductor device having a ring oscillator and MISFET for converting voltage fluctuation to frequency fluctuation A semiconductor integrated circuit device having a control signal system for avoiding failure to check an indefinite signal propagation prevention circuit, for facilitating a check included in an automated tool, and for facilitating a power shutdown control inside a chip. In the semiconductor integrated circuit device, power shutdown priorities are provided by independent power domains (Area A to Area I). A method for preventing a power domain having a lower priority from being turned OFF when a circuit having a high priority is turned ON is also provided.
US08441093B2	Shared membrane thermopile sensor array A thermopile sensor array is provided. The thermopile sensor array may include multiple pixels formed by multiple thermopiles arranged on a single common shared support membrane. A separation between the edge of the shared support membrane and the outermost thermopile(s) may be included to provide additional thermal isolation between the thermopile and an underlying silicon substrate.
US08441089B2	Multilayer bispectral photodiode detector This bispectral detector comprises a plurality of unitary elements for detecting a first and a second electromagnetic radiation range, consisting of a stack of upper and lower semiconductor layers of a first conductivity type which are separated by an intermediate layer that forms a potential barrier between the upper and lower layers; and for each unitary detection element, two upper and lower semiconductor zones of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type, are arranged respectively so that they are in contact with the upper faces of the upper and lower layers so as to form PN junctions, the semiconductor zone being positioned, at least partially, in the bottom of an opening that passes through the upper and intermediate layers. The upper face of at least one of the upper and lower layers is entirely covered in a semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type. Cuts are made around each unitary detection element from the upper face of the stack and at least through the thickness of each semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type, entirely covering one or other of the upper and lower semiconductor layers of the first conductivity type, so as to form semiconductor zones of the second conductivity type.
US08441088B2	Manufacturing method of solid-state imaging device and solid-state imaging device A manufacturing method of a solid-state imaging device includes: preparing a photoelectric conversion device; forming an insulating layer on a surface of the photoelectric conversion device; forming a wire-grid polarizer on a support base; bonding a forming surface of the wire-grid polarizer on the support base to the insulating layer on the surface of the photoelectric conversion device and removing the support base from the wire-grid polarizer.
US08441085B2	Method of manufacturing electronic apparatus and electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus having a substrate with a bottom gate p-channel type thin film transistor; a resist pattern over the substrate; and a light shielding film operative to block light having a wavelength shorter than 260 nm over at least a channel part of said thin film transistor.
US08441083B2	Semiconductor device including a magnetic tunnel junction and method of manufacturing the same To provide a semiconductor device that has an improved adhesion between a bottom conductive layer and a protection film protecting an MTJ element.This semiconductor device includes a bottom electrode formed over a semiconductor substrate, an MTJ element part formed over a part of the bottom electrode by lamination of a bottom magnetic film, an insulating film, a top magnetic film, and a top electrode in this order, and a protection film formed over the bottom electrode so as to cover the MTJ element part, wherein the bottom electrode is formed by amorphized metal nitride and the protection film is formed by an insulating film containing nitrogen.
US08441080B2	Sensing device A sensing device includes: a semiconductor layer of a field effect semiconductor having upper and lower surfaces; a conductive layer formed on the lower surface of the semiconductor layer; and a sensor layer of an insulator formed on the upper surface of the semiconductor layer. The insulator is made from lanthanide-titanium oxide.
US08441072B2	Non-planar semiconductor structure and fabrication method thereof A non-planar semiconductor structure includes a substrate, at least two fin-shaped structures, at least an isolation structure, and a plurality of epitaxial layers. The fin-shaped structures are located on the substrate. The isolation structure is located between the fin-shaped structures, and the isolation structure has a nitrogen-containing layer. The epitaxial layers respectively cover a part of the fin-shaped structures and are located on the nitrogen-containing layer. A non-planar semiconductor process is also provided for forming the semiconductor structure.
US08441071B2	Body contacted transistor with reduced parasitic capacitance A body contacted semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) metal gate containing transistor that has a reduced parasitic gate capacitance is provided in which a metal portion of a gate stack is removed over the body contact region and a silicon-containing material is formed that contacts the gate dielectric in the body contact region of an SOI substrate. This causes an increase of the effective gate dielectric thickness on the body contact region by greater than 5 angstroms (Å). This results in a lower parasitic capacitance at the body contact region.
US08441070B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A sinker layer is in contact with a first conductivity-type well, and is separated from a first conductivity-type collector layer and a second conductivity-type drift layer. A second conductivity-type diffusion layer (second second-conductivity-type high-concentration diffusion layer) is formed in the surface layer of the sinker layer. The second conductivity-type diffusion layer has a higher impurity concentration than that of the sinker layer. The second conductivity-type diffusion layer and the first conductivity-type collector layer are isolated from each other with an element isolation insulating film interposed therebetween.
US08441067B2	Power device with low parasitic transistor and method of making the same The power device with low parasitic transistor comprises a recessed transistor and a heavily doped region at a side of a source region of the recessed transistor. The conductive type of the heavily doped region is different from that of the source region. In addition, a contact plug contacts the heavily doped region and connects the heavily doped region electrically. A source wire covers and contacts the source region and the contact plug to make the source region and the heavily doped region have the same electrical potential.
US08441065B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same A semiconductor device which combines reliability and the guarantee of electrical characteristics is provided. A power MOSFET and a protection circuit formed over the same semiconductor substrate are provided. The power MOSFET is a trench gate vertical type P-channel MOSFET and the conduction type of the gate electrode is assumed to be P-type. The protection circuit includes a planar gate horizontal type offset P-channel MOSFET and the conduction type of the gate electrode is assumed to be N-type. These gate electrode and gate electrode are formed in separate steps.
US08441059B2	Memory devices including vertical pillars and methods of manufacturing and operating the same A semiconductor device includes a substrate of semiconductor material extending in a horizontal direction. A plurality of interlayer dielectric layers are provided on the substrate. A plurality of gate patterns are provided, each gate pattern being between a neighboring lower interlayer dielectric layer and a neighboring upper interlayer dielectric layer. A vertical channel of semiconductor material extends in a vertical direction through the plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and the plurality of gate patterns, a gate insulating layer between each gate pattern and the vertical channel that insulates the gate pattern from the vertical channel, the vertical channel being in contact with the substrate at a contact region that comprises a semiconducting region.
US08441053B2	Vertical capacitor-less DRAM cell, DRAM array and operation of the same A vertical capacitor-less DRAM cell is described, including: a source layer having a first conductivity type, a storage layer disposed on the source layer and having a second conductivity type, an active layer disposed on the storage layer and having the first conductivity type, a drain layer disposed on the active layer and having the second conductivity type, an address gate disposed beside the active layer and separated from the same by a first gate dielectric layer, and a storage gate disposed beside the storage layer and separated from the same by a second gate dielectric layer. The DRAM cell can be written by turning on the MOSFET formed by the storage layer, the active layer, the drain layer, the first gate dielectric layer and the address gate to inject carriers into the storage layer from the active layer.
US08441047B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same An object is to provide an n-channel transistor and a p-channel transistor having a preferred structure using an oxide semiconductor. A first source or drain electrode which is electrically connected to a first oxide semiconductor layer and is formed using a stacked-layer structure including a first conductive layer containing a first material and a second conductive layer containing a second material, and a second source or drain electrode which is electrically connected to a second oxide semiconductor layer and is formed using a stacked-layer structure including a third conductive layer containing the first material and a fourth conductive layer containing the second material are included. The first oxide semiconductor layer is in contact with the first conductive layer of the first source or drain electrode, and the second oxide semiconductor layer is in contact with the third and the fourth conductive layers of the second source or drain electrode.
US08441044B2	Methods for manufacturing low noise chemically-sensitive field effect transistors Methods and apparatus relating to very large scale FET arrays for analyte measurements. ChemFET (e.g., ISFET) arrays may be fabricated using conventional CMOS processing techniques based on improved FET pixel and array designs that increase measurement sensitivity and accuracy, and at the same time facilitate significantly small pixel sizes and dense arrays. Improved array control techniques provide for rapid data acquisition from large and dense arrays. Such arrays may be employed to detect a presence and/or concentration changes of various analyte types in a wide variety of chemical and/or biological processes. In one example, chemFET arrays facilitate DNA sequencing techniques based on monitoring changes in hydrogen ion concentration (pH), changes in other analyte concentration, and/or binding events associated with chemical processes relating to DNA synthesis.
US08441041B2	Memory device peripheral interconnects An integrated circuit memory device, in one embodiment, includes a substrate and first and second inter-level dielectric layers successively disposed on the substrate. One or more contacts in the peripheral extend through the first inter-level dielectric layer to respective components. One or more vias and a plurality of dummy vias extend through the second inter-level dielectric layer in the peripheral area. Each of the one or more peripheral vias extend to a respective peripheral contact. The peripheral dummy vias are located proximate the peripheral vias.
US08441040B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes: a cell array block having, above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of first and second wirings intersecting with one another, and a plurality of memory cells, the first and second wirings being separately formed in a plurality of layers in a perpendicular direction to the semiconductor substrate; and a first via wiring, connecting the first wiring in an n1-th layer of the cell array block with the first wiring in an n2-th layer, the semiconductor substrate or another metal wiring, and extending in a laminating direction of the cell array block. The first via wiring has a cross section orthogonal to the laminating direction of the cell array block. The cross section has an elliptical shape and a longer diameter in a direction perpendicular to the first wiring direction.
US08441039B2	Nanopillar E-fuse structure and process Techniques for incorporating nanotechnology into electronic fuse (e-fuse) designs are provided. In one aspect, an e-fuse structure is provided. The e-fuse structure includes a first electrode; a dielectric layer on the first electrode having a plurality of nanochannels therein; an array of metal silicide nanopillars that fill the nanochannels in the dielectric layer, each nanopillar in the array serving as an e-fuse element; and a second electrode in contact with the array of metal silicide nanopillars opposite the first electrode. Methods for fabricating the e-fuse structure are also provided as are semiconductor devices incorporating the e-fuse structure.
US08441038B1	Nano relay with floating bridge A nano-electric switch includes a cavity base, a confinement wall, and a cavity top defining a cavity. A floating conductive bridge movable within the cavity completes an electrical circuit between a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact in a first selectable position, and breaks the electrical circuit in a second selectable position.
US08441033B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device A semiconductor device is provided in which a stress can be effectively applied from a semiconductor layer having a different lattice constant from a semiconductor substrate to a channel part, whereby carrier mobility can be improved and higher functionality can be achieved. In a semiconductor device 1 including a gate electrode 7 provided on a semiconductor substrate 3 via a gate insulating film 5 and semiconductor layers (stress applying layers) 9 formed by epitaxial growth in parts formed by digging down the surface of the semiconductor substrate 3 on both sides of the gate electrode 7, the semiconductor layers 9 are a layer having a different lattice constant from the semiconductor substrate 3, and the gate insulating film 5 and the gate electrode 7 are provided in a state of filling a part formed by digging down the surface of the semiconductor substrate 3 between the semiconductor layers 9. It is supposed that a depth position d2 of the gate insulating film 5 with respect to the surface of the semiconductor substrate 3 is shallower than a depth position d1 of the semiconductor layers 9.
US08441029B2	Light emitting element including side surface dielectric layer for avoiding impurity adhesion To suppress adhesion of impurities to a semiconductor light emitting element, there is provided a nitride-based semiconductor light emitting element including: a laminated body having a first cladding layer, an active layer formed over the first cladding layer, and a second cladding layer formed over the active layer; and a dielectric film with a thickness of 3 μm or more that is formed on the side surface of the laminated body on the side where light is emitted and that covers at least a first side surface of the active layer.
US08441028B2	Light emitting device including a lighting emitting chip attached on a heat conductive layer via an undercoating and method of manufacturing the light emitting device A light emitting device comprising a heat sink, a dielectric layer arranged on the heat sink, a heat conductive layer arranged on the dielectric layer, an undercoating arranged on at least a part of the heat conductive layer, and a light emitting chip attached to the heat conductive layer by means of the undercoating.
US08441026B2	Red emitting SiAlON-based material The invention relates to a red emitting material of the composition a(MIIN2/3)b(MIIIN)c(MIVN4/3)d1CeO3/2d2EuOxMIVO2yMIIIO3/2 with Cerium and Europium present in the material. This material has been found to have an increased lumen equivalent and absorption efficiency of blue light.
US08441022B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device An outer lead connected to an inner lead penetrating a molded resin section, and another outer lead connected to another inner lead penetrating the molded resin section are provided on an outer wall surface of the molded resin section. The outer lead has a surface area greater than that of the another outer lead.
US08441018B2	Direct bandgap substrates and methods of making and using An indirect bandgap thin film semiconductor circuit can be combined with a compound semiconductor LED such as to provide an active matrix LED array that can have high luminous capabilities such as for a light projector application. In another example, a highly efficient optical detector is achievable through the combination of indirect and direct bandgap semiconductors. Applications can include display technologies, light detection, MEMS, chemical sensors, or piezoelectric systems. An LED array can provide structured illumination, such as for a light and pattern source for projection displays, such as without requiring spatial light modulation (SLM). An example can combine light from separate monolithic light projector chips, such as providing different component colors. An example can provide full color from a single monolithic light projector chip, such as including selectively deposited phosphors, such as to contribute individual component colors to an overall color of a pixel.
US08441015B2	Liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof A method for fabricating an LCD device includes providing first and second substrates; forming an active layer on the first substrate and forming first and second ohmic contact layers on the active layer; forming a first insulation film on the first substrate; forming a gate electrode on the first substrate; forming a second insulation film on the first substrate; forming a pixel electrode on the first substrate; forming a third insulation film on the first substrate; removing a portion of the first to third insulation film to form first and second contact holes, wherein the first contact hole exposes a portion of the first ohmic contact layer and the second contact hole exposes a portion of the second ohmic contact layer; forming a source electrode electrically connected with the first ohmic contact layer within the first contact hole; forming a drain electrode electrically connected with the second ohmic contact layer and the pixel electrode within the second contact hole; and attaching the first and second substrates.
US08441013B2	TFT substrate including divided display screens and/or separated data lines, display panel including the TFT substrate, and method for manufacturing the TFT substrate The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a TFT substrate, in which method a data signal line is separated into upper and lower regions at a separating point(Q) that is not around above a scan signal line but in a region where an i-layer and an n+ layer formed on a gate insulating film are removed away in a flattened region of a gate insulating film.
US08441011B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same It is an object to manufacture and provide a highly reliable display device including a thin film transistor with a high aperture ratio which has stable electric characteristics. In a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device having a thin film transistor in which a semiconductor layer including a channel formation region is formed using an oxide semiconductor film, a heat treatment for reducing moisture and the like which are impurities and for improving the purity of the oxide semiconductor film (a heat treatment for dehydration or dehydrogenation) is performed. Further, an aperture ratio is improved by forming a gate electrode layer, a source electrode layer, and a drain electrode layer using conductive films having light transmitting properties.
US08441009B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof In a semiconductor device using a nonvolatile memory, high speed erasing operation and low power consumption are realized. In a nonvolatile memory in which a channel formation region, a tunnel insulating film, and a floating gate are stacked in this order, the channel formation region is formed using an oxide semiconductor layer. In addition, a metal wiring for erasing is provided in a lower side of the channel formation region so as to face the floating gate. With the above structure, when erasing operation is performed, charge accumulated in the floating gate is extracted to the metal wiring through the channel formation region. Consequently, high speed erasing operation and low power consumption of the semiconductor device can be realized.
US08441005B2	Light-emitting material comprising photoactive group-bonded polysilsesquioxane having a ladder structure, thin film using the same and organic electronic device comprising the same Disclosed is a light-emitting material including a polysilsesquioxane having a ladder structure with photoactive groups bonded to a siloxane backbone. In addition to superior heat resistance and mechanical property, the light-emitting material provides improved cotability and film property when prepared into a thin film. Further, it provides higher luminous efficiency than the existing organic-based light-emitting material.
US08440993B2	Ultrahigh density patterning of conducting media A reconfigurable device and a method of creating, erasing, or reconfiguring the device are provided. At an interface between a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer, an electrically conductive, quasi one- or zero-dimensional electron gas is present such that the interface presents an electrically conductive region that is non-volatile. The second insulating layer is of a thickness to allow metal-insulator transitions upon the application of a first external electric field. The electrically conductive region is subject to erasing upon application of a second external electric field.
US08440992B2	Ultrahigh density patterning of conducting media A reconfigurable device and a method of creating, erasing, or reconfiguring the device are provided. At an interface between a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer, an electrically conductive, quasi one- or zero-dimensional electron gas is present such that the interface presents an electrically conductive region that is non-volatile. The second insulating layer is of a thickness to allow metal-insulator transitions upon the application of a first external electric field. The electrically conductive region is subject to erasing upon application of a second external electric field.
US08440983B2	Radiation image conversion panel, its manufacturing method, and X-ray radiographic system Disclosed are a radiation image conversion panel, which provides high luminance, an image without white or black defects, an image free from cracks and an image with reduced unevenness, and its manufacturing method. Also disclosed is an X-ray radiographic system employing the radiation image conversion panel. The radiation image conversion panel of the invention comprises a substrate and provided thereon, a reflection layer, a phosphor layer and a protective layer in that order, wherein the phosphor layer is composed of a phosphor crystal in the form of column, and the reflection layer is formed by vapor phase deposition of two or more kinds of metals.
US08440982B1	Cryo transfer holder for transmission electron microscope The present invention relates to a cryo transfer holder for TEM including: a specimen support having a specimen rod with a specimen cradle provided on one side end thereof, while being airtightly inserted reciprocatingly on the other side end thereof into a cooling tube of a thermal insulating container, and a thermal insulating pipe configured to be fixed to the thermal insulating container on one side thereof and to surround the specimen rod except the specimen cradle at the time of observation. The thermal insulating container in which a cooling medium is contained has the cooling pipe penetrated thereinto. A specimen rod-reciprocating means is configured to be coupled to the side of the thermal insulating container to allow the specimen rod to be reciprocated relative to the thermal insulating container.
US08440981B2	Compact pyroelectric sealed electron beam A non-radioactive source for Atmospheric Pressure Ionization is described. The electron-beam sealed tube uses a pyroelectric crystal(s). One end of the crystal is grounded while the other end has a metallic cap with sharp feature to generate an electron beam of a given energy. The rate of heating and/or cooling of the crystal is used to control the current generated from a tube. A heating and/or cooling element such as a Peltier element is useful for controlling the rate of cooling of the crystal. A thin window that is transparent to electrons but impervious to gases is needed in order to prolong the life of the tube and allow the extraction of the electrons. If needed, multiple crystals with independent heaters can be used to provide continuous operation of the device. Dielectric shielding of the pyroelectric crystal is used to minimize discharge of the crystal.
US08440978B2	Method and apparatus for multi-layered high efficiency mega-voltage imager A multi-layered mega-voltage digital imager is disclosed. In one embodiment, the radiation to particle conversion and particle to electricity conversion is paired as a modular entity. The entity is replicated on top of each other as a layered unit to build an imager with increased resolution and efficiency. Due to this paired replication, sub-images from each replicated pair may be selectively combined and processed to enhance the quality of the image. By varying and adding components at each layer, a different dose rate, and increased resolution, energy sensitivity and efficiency are achieved. The multilayered approach is cost effective and removes problems associated with traditional high efficient MV imagers used for high energy radiations.
US08440977B2	Manufacturing method of radiation detecting apparatus, and radiation detecting apparatus and radiation imaging system The object of the invention is to realize a light radiation-detecting apparatus including a step of preparing a matrix array including a substrate, an insulating layer arranged on the substrate, a plurality of pixels arranged on the insulating layer, wherein the pixel includes a conversion element converting an incident radiation into an electric signal, and connection electrode arranged at a periphery of the plurality of pixels, fixing a flexible supporting member for covering the plurality of pixels to the matrix array at a side opposite to the substrate, and releasing the substrate from the matrix array.
US08440976B2	Method for optimizing step size in a multi-step whole-body PET imaging A method of imaging a region of interest (ROI) in an object, the ROI having an axial extent greater than an axial FOV of a PET scanner. The method includes determining a number of overlapping scans of the PET scanner necessary to image at least the axial extent of the ROI, wherein each scan has a same axial length equal to the axial FOV, and each scan overlaps an adjacent scan by a predetermined overlap percentage of the axial length of each scan. The method includes determining a total amount of excess scanning length of the scans based on the number, the axial extent of the ROI, and the axial FOV, and determining a new overlap percentage so that a new total amount of excess scanning length is zero.
US08440975B2	Scintillator, radiation detecting apparatus, and radiation imaging apparatus A scintillator includes a scintillator layer which converts radiation into light, the scintillator layer having a first end forming part of a contour of the scintillator layer and a second end forming another part of the contour, wherein the first end and the second end are located on opposite sides of the scintillator layer when viewed from the center of the scintillator layer, wherein an efficiency of conversion from radiation into light decreases from the first end to the second end.
US08440970B2	Characterization of nanoscale structures using an ultrafast electron microscope The present invention relates to methods and systems for 4D ultrafast electron microscopy (UEM)—in situ imaging with ultrafast time resolution in TEM. Single electron imaging is used as a component of the 4D UEM technique to provide high spatial and temporal resolution unavailable using conventional techniques. Other embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for convergent beam UEM, focusing the electron beams onto the specimen to measure structural characteristics in three dimensions as a function of time. Additionally, embodiments provide not only 4D imaging of specimens, but characterization of electron energy, performing time resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS).
US08440965B2	Sampling system for use with surface ionization spectroscopy The invention provides for efficient collection of analyte ions and neutral molecules from surfaces for their subsequent analysis with spectrometry. In an embodiment of the invention, a ‘multiple desorption ionization source’ includes a tube which can contain ions for subsequent sampling within a defined spatial resolution from desorption ionization at or near atmospheric pressures. In an embodiment, electrostatic fields are used to direct ions a plurality of tubes positioned in close proximity to the surface of the sample being analyzed. In an embodiment of the present invention, either narrow inside diameter capillary tubes or wide diameter tubes can be used in combination with a vacuum inlet to draw ions and neutrals into the spectrometer for analysis. In an embodiment of the invention, a dopant is introduced into a tube to analyze the sample. In an embodiment of the invention, a plurality of ionization sources is used to analyze the sample.
US08440964B2	Multiple ion guide operating at elevated pressures A device and method for transporting ions along a longitudinal direction in an elevated gas pressure region. The device includes a multipole ion guide having a set of rods positioned along the longitudinal direction on an inscribed diameter equal to or less than 3.5 mm, a voltage source which provides alternating voltages to at least a subset of the rods to create a trapping field in a transverse direction, and a conductance limit having an opening d and placed at the exit of the multipole ion guide. At the end of this configuration near the opening of the conductance limit, a converging continuum gas flow through the conductance limit is provided that transfers the ions collimating near a center of the ion guide into a low gas pressure region. The method injects ions into the elevated gas pressure region of the ion guide, and transports the ions in the converging continuum gas flow into the low gas pressure region.
US08440963B2	System and process for pulsed multiple reaction monitoring A new pulsed multiple reaction monitoring process and system are disclosed that uses a pulsed ion injection mode for use in conjunction with triple-quadrupole instruments. The pulsed injection mode approach reduces background ion noise at the detector, increases amplitude of the ion signal, and includes a unity duty cycle that provides a significant sensitivity increase for reliable quantitation of proteins/peptides present at attomole levels in highly complex biological mixtures.
US08440960B2	Salt concentration logging systems and methods Water salinity and water saturation measurements are enhanced by systems and methods for logging salt concentration in formation fluids. Some tool embodiments augment a neutron porosity logging tool with a gamma ray detector configured to measure the rate at which hydrogen nuclei capture neutrons from a neutron source. The ratio of the hydrogen-capture gamma ray count rate to the neutron flux can be combined with a porosity measurement to derive the salt concentration in the formation fluids. When the salt concentration is further combined with resistivity measurements, the water salinity and water saturation can be derived. Some tool embodiments employ a continuous neutron source, Helium-3 filled neutron detectors, and a gamma ray detector that is the same distance from the source as one of the neutron detectors.
US08440959B2	Method and apparatus for automated spectral calibration A method and apparatus for automated spectral calibration of a spectroscopy device. A method for simultaneous calibration and spectral imaging of a sample by: simultaneously illuminating the sample and a calibrant with a plurality of illuminating photons; receiving, at the spectrometer, a first plurality of photons collected from the sample and a second plurality of photons collected from the calibrant; forming a calibrant spectrum from the first plurality of collected photons and a sample spectrum from the second plurality of collected photons; comparing the calibrant spectrum with a reference spectrum of the calibrant to determine a wavelength-shift in the calibrant spectrum; applying the wavelength-shift to the sample spectrum to obtain a calibrated sample spectrum.
US08440955B2	Method for spatial smoothing in a shader pipeline for a multi-projector display A device, computer-readable medium or method for adjusting pixels of a source image prior to being output to a display device comprising: segmenting the pixels of the source image into spatial groups; assigning an adjustment method to each pixel in a group; creating an adjustment matrix set with rows (or columns) corresponding to the plurality of adjustment methods, and columns (or rows) corresponding to a range of pixel values that exceed a discrete output device value, and adjustment values as entries; receiving a pixel of the source image in a graphics processing unit (GPU) and using the GPU to: determine the pixel's relative location in its spatial group and its corresponding adjustment method; determine the range of pixel values that the value of the pixel exceeds a discrete output device value: select an adjustment value from the adjustment matrix set; and adjust the value of the pixel by the adjustment value.
US08440951B2	Wavelength conversion laser light source having dual optical receiver and a temperature control unit, and projection display device, liquid crystal display device and laser light source provided with same A wavelength conversion laser light source includes: a fundamental light source for outputting fundamental light; a wavelength conversion element with a nonlinear optical effect for converting the fundamental light into harmonic light of a different wavelength; a first optical receiver for receiving light of a specific polarization direction contained in the fundamental light output from the fundamental light source and converting an amount of light thereof into an electrical signal; a second optical receiver for receiving the harmonic light output from the wavelength conversion element and converting an amount of light thereof into an electrical signal; a temperature holding unit for holding a temperature of the wavelength conversion element constant; a fundamental light control unit for performing first control of controlling an amount of light of the fundamental light output from the fundamental light source based on the electrical signal from the second optical receiver, and second control of controlling an amount of light of the fundamental light based on the electrical signal from the first optical receiver; and a temperature control unit for performing third control of controlling a holding temperature of the temperature holding unit based on the electrical signal from the second optical receiver.
US08440950B1	Rooftop solar panel deployment and tracking system A roof has a fixed roof section with a bottom, a top, sides and an exposed face. A solar panel has an exterior edge, an interior edge and side edges. The side edges have midpoints intermediate the interior and exterior edges. The solar panel has an outer face and an inner face. Tubing movably couples the solar panel with respect to the fixed roof section. A drive member is adapted to move the solar panel with respect to the fixed roof section. A control sub system includes a processor and a sensor. The processor is operatively coupled to the sensor. In this manner the position of the sun is determined. Also in this manner the drive member is activated and inactivated. Further in this manner the angular orientation of the solar panel may be varied. Finally in this manner the efficiency of the solar panel may be maximized.
US08440947B2	Microwave heating package with removable portion Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and other constructs include a removable portion defined by one or more lines of disruption that enable the removable portion to be separated from the remainder of the blank, sleeve, container, or other construct.
US08440944B2	Induction heater comprising a circular inductor coil An induction heating element including a circular inductor coil that has a circular outer contour and a ferrite element arrangement that has at least one ferrite element with a radially outer edge. At least at one curvature point, the radially outer edge of the ferrite element is curved to a greater degree than the circular outer contour of the inductor coil.
US08440935B2	Automatic welding equipment A welding control unit has a common power section for detecting contact of a welding material and for welding. A material contact detector for detecting contact of the welding material and a workpiece, and a power controller are built in the welding control unit. This stabilizes a bead shape in starting welding. The number of components can also be reduced, resulting in more inexpensive equipment. In addition, only a space for installing the welding control unit is needed without any additional space.
US08440933B2	Systems and methods for enhanced control of laser drilling processes Systems and methods are provided for monitoring and/or controlling laser drilling processes based on atomic emission spectral emissions that are collected in real time during laser drilling. The systems and methods may be used to monitor and control laser drilling operations across a range of materials, e.g., metals (including alloys) and ceramics, and may be used to identify spectral characteristics that signify hole completion and to manage/discontinue laser drilling operations based thereon. The ability to precisely monitor for hole completion provides the important advantage of reducing unnecessary laser pulses, which otherwise could reduce manufacturing efficiency and/or increase thermal or mechanical damage to the component material. The systems and methods may also be employed to control laser drilling operations so as to enhance hole quality and/or to implement corrective action when/if necessary to ensure that laser drilling operations yield high quality drilled holes.
US08440932B2	Manipulator at low inertia for laser cutting machines for flat sheet metals A manipulator at low inertia for laser cutting machines of flat sheet metals is described, which comprises a longitudinal movement axis X and a transversal movement axis Y perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and parallel to the plane of the sheet metal, and a supporting equipment (15) for a laser cutting head (14) which is displaceable along said axes. The supporting equipment (15) comprises two sliding blocks (5, 6) driven by respective independent actuators (7, 8) to move along the axis Y at a variable mutual distance, and rods (9, 10) for the articulated connection of said sliding blocks (5, 6) to said laser cutting head (14).
US08440931B2	Electrode for electrical-discharge surface treatment and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing an electrode for electrical-discharge surface treatment includes kneading a first electrode material composed of at least one of metal powder and insulating powder and a second electrode material composed of conductive organic bonding agent in which a conductive resin is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent, to fabricate a slurry; molding the slurry, to form a compact; and desiccating the compact at a temperature below a thermal decomposition initiating temperature at which a thermal decomposition of the conductive organic bonding agent starts.
US08440919B2	Cable gland seal A seal (300) for use in a cable gland (301) is disclosed. The seal (300) has a body portion (308) formed from a first rubber material having a first hardness and seals against a cable (320). The seal (300) also has one or more support portions (302,304) formed from a second material that is harder than the first material and supports the structure of the body (308) against excessive deformation as well as forming a mechanical grip with the cable (320).
US08440916B2	Method of forming a substrate core structure using microvia laser drilling and conductive layer pre-patterning and substrate core structure formed according to the method A method of fabricating a substrate core structure comprises: providing first and second patterned conductive layers defining openings therein on each side of a starting insulating layer; providing a first and a second supplemental insulating layers onto respective ones of a first and a second patterned conductive layer; laser drilling a set of via openings extending through at least some of the conductive layer openings of the first and second patterned conductive layers; filling the set of via openings with a conductive material to provide a set of conductive vias; and providing a first and a second supplemental patterned conductive layer onto respective ones of the first and the second supplemental insulating layers, the set of conductive vias contacting the first supplemental patterned conductive layer at one side thereof and the second supplemental patterned conductive layer at another side thereof.
US08440909B2	Data cable with free stripping water blocking material A data cable with free stripping water blocking material includes a first conductor substantially surrounded by a first foam, a second conductor longitudinally adjacent the first conductor and substantially surrounded by a second foam, a solid coat substantially surrounding the first foam of the first conductor, a filler material, a shielding member, a water swellable tape, and a jacket. The first conductor with the first foam and the solid coat and the second conductor with the second foam are substantially placed within the filler material. The shielding member is placed substantially around the filler material. The water swellable tape is placed substantially around the shielding member. The jacket is placed substantially around the water swellable tape.
US08440908B2	Solar cell and method for preparation thereof The present invention relates to a dye sensitized solar cell comprising a semiconductor formed of a particulate metal oxide, a dye adsorbed onto the semiconductor wherein the semiconductor interface with the dye is formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) of a semiconductor material onto the particulate metal oxide.
US08440903B1	Method and structure for forming module using a powder coating and thermal treatment process The present invention provides a solar module formed using a powder coating and thermal treatment process. The solar module includes a substrate having a surface region and a photovoltaic material overlying the surface region. The solar module further includes a barrier material overlying the photovoltaic material. Moreover, the solar module includes a coating overlying the barrier material and enclosing the photovoltaic material to mechanically protect the photovoltaic material. In certain embodiments, photovoltaic material is a thin film photovoltaic cell and the coating is provided by a powder coating substantially free of bubbles formed by electrostatic spraying and cured with a thermal treatment process.
US08440895B2	Pedal for drum To provide a drum pedal with a suppressed deflection and no fluctuation in beat timing or beat force of a beater, which allows the player to perform with a desired well-modulated tone, and to obtain the direct feeling, which is a sense of the depressing force being directly transferred to the beater attained by the good operability and the maintained stable attitude of the entire pedal, without inviting an increase in weight or material cost.A drum pedal includes at least: a pedal frame 2 having a base portion 20, a right and left pair of strut portions 21 and a heel portion 22; a rotation shaft 3 to which a beater 5 that beats a drumhead is mounted, and that is horizontally pivotally supported between respective top end portions 21a of the strut portions 21; and a foot board 4 that has its base end side rotatably supported by the heel portion 22, and that rotates the rotation shaft 3 through a coupling member 40 extending from its tip end side in accordance with the depressing operation of the player.
US08440894B2	Device for supporting a string musical instrument Device for supporting a guitar (1) or another string instrument, with a support (2) which is fastened on its upper part to a guitar body (9) in a lockable hinge (4). In an unfolded position the support (2) creates an angle at approximately 45° to the length axis through the guitar body (9), in such manner that the guitar can rest on the support (2). When mounted on an electric guitar the support is placed in grooves at the back of the guitar, and can be pivoted from the guitar body when the locking mechanism is released.
US08440888B1	Maize variety hybrid 10084890 A novel maize variety designated 10084890 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing maize variety 10084890 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 10084890 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety 10084890, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 10084890. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 10084890.
US08440884B1	Soybean variety XBP44002 A novel soybean variety, designated XBP44002 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP44002, cells from soybean variety XBP44002, plants of soybean XBP44002, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP44002. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP44002 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP44002, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP44002, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP44002. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP44002 are further provided.
US08440882B2	Methods and compositions for controlling plant pests Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a delta-endotoxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated delta-endotoxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:13-24 or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1-12 and 25-44, as well as variants and fragments thereof.
US08440879B2	Flavonoid-3′,5′-hydroxylase gene of commelina communis To provide a highly expressed F3′5′H gene, whereby a blue moth orchid can be produced and a method using the gene for producing Orchids having blue flowers.A gene encoding a flavonoid 3′,5′-hydroxylase of Commelina communis, which has an amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID No: 2 or an amino acid sequence having at least 90% of homology to the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID No: 2. A method for producing an orchid having a blue flower, which comprises transfecting a white moth orchid with the gene, a gene encoding a dihydroflavonol 4-reductase of Torenia or Gerbera; a gene encoding a flavanone 3-hydroxylase; and a gene encoding an anthocyanidin synthase and expressing the genes.
US08440877B2	Alignment aids for a sensing article Presented is a sensing absorbent article system including an absorbent article having a liner and an outer cover, the absorbent article including a sensing means, an article design scheme, and an attachment zone having an attachment zone design scheme, wherein the attachment zone design scheme is visually differentiable from the article design scheme. Also presented is a sensing absorbent article system including an absorbent article having a liner and an outer cover, the absorbent article including a sensing means, an article design scheme, and an attachment zone adapted to indicate the proper position for a signaling device.
US08440872B2	Process for preparing poly alpha olefins and lubricant basestocks from Fischer-Tropsch liquids A process for preparing poly alpha olefins from a Fisher-Tropsch product. The process comprising the steps of contacting a C5-C18 fraction of an alpha-olefinic hydrocarbon mixture produced from thermal cracking a C16-C40 Fisher-Tropsch product with an oligomerization catalyst under conditions to produce an oligomerized product; and fractionating the oligomerized product to obtain a fractionated product having an average carbon number greater than 30. A process for preparing lubricant base stocks from a Fisher-Tropsch product is also provided.
US08440870B2	One-step catalytic conversion of biomass-derived carbohydrates to liquid fuels The invention relates to a method for manufacture of hydrocarbon fuels and oxygenated hydrocarbon fuels such as alkyl substituted tetrahydrofurans such as 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran and mixtures thereof. The method generally entails forming a mixture of reactants that includes carbonaceous material water, a metal catalyst and an acid reacting that mixture in the presence of hydrogen. The reaction is performed at a temperature and for a time sufficient to produce a furan type hydrocarbon fuel. The process may be adapted to provide continuous manufacture of hydrocarbon fuels such as a furan type fuel.
US08440864B2	Process for producing sec-butylbenzene In a process for producing sec-butylbenzene, a C4 olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprising isobutene and at least one n-butene is contacted with methanol and/or water in the presence of an acid catalyst to selectively oxygenate isobutene to produce an effluent stream rich in n-butene and containing less isobutene than the feedstock. The effluent stream is then contacted with benzene under alkylation conditions and in the presence of an alkylation catalyst to produce alkylation stream comprising sec-butylbenzene.
US08440857B2	Sulfonate- or sulfate-capped anti-misting agents Sulfonate- or sulfate-capped, alkoxylated anti-misting agents having the structures: R((AO)nX)m((AO)nH)p and R3C(O)NH(CH2)zN+(CH3)2CH2CHR4CH2SO3−, and to methods of suppressing mist from electrolyte solutions by adding a mist-suppressing amount of one or more of said compounds to electrolyte solutions.
US08440853B2	Ester compound and use thereof An ester compound represented by formula (1): wherein R2 represents hydrogen, fluorine, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxymethyl, or C1-C4 alkylthiomethyl; and R2 represents C1-C4 alkyl, has an excellent pest control effect and is therefore useful as an active ingredient of a pest control agent.
US08440850B2	Polyarylacetylenes containing siloxane, silane, and carborane moieties Disclosed herein are the compounds shown below. Each R is an organic group, Cb is a carborane group, and —C6H4— is phenylene. The value of each m is a nonnegative integer, q is 0 or 1, with the proviso that if q is 0 then m is 0 or 1, p is a positive integer, r is a positive integer, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 10. Also disclosed are methods of making and crosslinking the compounds. —{SiR2—([O]q—SiR2)m-[Cb-SiR2—([O]q—SiR2)m]p—C≡C—C6H4—C≡C}— —{SiR2—(O—SiR2)m—C≡C—C6H4—C≡C}n—; —{SiR2—([O]q—SiR2)m—[C≡C—C6H4—C≡C—SiR2—([O]q—SiR2)m]p-Cb-[SiR2—([O]q—SiR2)m-Cb]r}-
US08440849B2	Use of nitroaniline derivatives for the production of nitric oxide The present disclosure relates to the use of a nitroaniline derivative of Formula (I) for the production of nitric oxide and for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of a disease wherein the administration of nitric oxide is beneficial. The present disclosure furthermore relates to a method for the production of NO irradiating a nitroaniline derivative of Formula (I), a kit comprising a nitroaniline derivative of Formula (I) and a carrier and to a system comprising a source of radiations and a container associated to a nitroaniline derivative of Formula (I). In Formula (I), R and RI are each independently hydrogen or a C1-C3 alkyl group; RII is hydrogen or an alkyl group.
US08440838B2	Aryl (1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl) compound and process for production thereof An aryl (1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl) compound is useful for producing a 3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)phenylsulfide compound (useful, e.g., as an insecticide). Also disclosed is a process for producing the compound. The aryl (1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl) compound is represented by the general formula (1), below, wherein R represents a C1-C6 alkyl group or a cyclic C3-C6 alkyl group; A1 represents a hydrogen atom, an amino group, a mono(C1-C6 alkyl amino group or a di (C1-C6 alkyl) amino group; A2 represents a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group or a cyclic C3-C6 alkyl group; and Z represents a hydrogen atom, a halo-sulfonyl group or a mercapto group.
US08440834B2	1-phenyl-2-pyridinyl alkyl alcohol compounds as phosphodiesterase inhibitors 1-Phenyl-2-pyridinyl alkyl alcohol compounds are effective as inhibitors of the phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme and may be used to prevent and/or treat certain diseases or conditions.
US08440826B2	Light emitting Cu (I) complexes Electroneutral metal complexes of the formula I L Cu A (I) wherein L stands for an, especially bidentate, neutral ligand and A stands for an, especially bidentate, monoanionic ligand binding to Cu by at least one heteroatom selected from N, P, S; or wherein the ligands L and A with the above features are interconnected by at least one chemical bond to form one common tetradentate ligand; or protonated or alkylated forms or salts thereof show good light emitting efficiency in electroluminescent applications.
US08440825B2	Fumaric acid salt of varenicline This invention provides a novel dicarboxylic acid salt forms of varenicline, namely varenicline fumarate, and methods for making same. Varenicline salts are useful for treating smoking addition. In one embodiment of the instant invention, the varenicline fumarate shows an XRD pattern (2θ)) (±0.2° having characteristic peaks at 10.6, 11.9, 13.2, 16.2, 16.6, 18.0, 21.5, 22.6, 25.7, 28.5 and 29.1°. In another embodiment, the varenicline fumarate is prepared by (i) contacting varenicline with fumaric acid, optionally in the presence of a suitable solvent, and removing the solvent when necessary, or (ii) contacting varenicline fumarate salt with a suitable solvent, and removing the solvent.
US08440817B2	Method for producing methyl cellulose The present invention relates to a process for efficiently producing methyl cellulose in an industrially convenient manner. The production process of the present invention includes the step of reacting cellulose with methanol in a subcritical state.
US08440816B2	Branched polymers The present invention is directed to branched reactive water-soluble polymers comprising at least two polymer arms, such as poly(ethylene glycol), attached to a central aliphatic hydrocarbon core molecule through ether linkages. The branched polymers bear at least one functional group for reacting with a biologically active agent to form a biologically active conjugate. The functional group of the branched polymer can be directly attached to the aliphatic hydrocarbon core or via an intervening linkage, such as a heteroatom, -alkylene-, —O-alkylene-O—, -alkylene-O-alkylene-, -aryl-O—, —O-aryl-, (—O-alkylene-)m, or (-alkylene-O—)m linkage, wherein m is 1-10.
US08440809B2	RNA antagonists targeting Hsp27 The present invention relates to oligomer compounds (oligomers), which target Hsp27 mRNA in a cell, leading to reduced expression of Hsp27. Reduction of Hsp27 expression is beneficial for the treatment of certain medical disorders, such as cancer. The invention provides therapeutic compositions comprising oligomers and methods for modulating the expression of Hsp27 using the oligomers, including methods of treatment.
US08440808B2	Nucleic acid fragments and specific detection method by molecular identification of different bacteria species of the genus Acinetobacter RpoB gene sequences of various species of Acinetobacter bacteria, and a method of detection by molecular identification of various species of Acinetobacter bacteria using rpoB gene sequences.
US08440803B2	Tetrahydropyran nucleic acid analogs The present disclosure describes tetrahydropyran nucleoside analogs, oligomeric compounds prepared therefrom and methods of using the oligomeric compounds. More particularly, tetrahydropyran nucleoside analogs are provided, having one or more chiral substituents, that are useful for enhancing properties of oligomeric compounds including nuclease resistance and binding affinity. In some embodiments, the oligomeric compounds provided herein hybridize to a portion of a target RNA resulting in loss of normal function of the target RNA.
US08440801B2	Aptamer against IL-17 and use thereof The invention provides an aptamer possessing an inhibitory activity against IL-17, as well as a complex comprising an aptamer possessing a binding activity or inhibitory activity against IL-17 and a functional substance (for example, affinity substances, substances for labeling, enzymes, drug delivery vehicles, drugs and the like). The invention also provides a pharmaceutical drug, cell migration inhibitor, diagnostic reagent, detection probe, carrier, labeling agent, and the like comprising the aforementioned aptamer or complex, and methods of detecting and purifying IL-17 by using the aforementioned aptamer or complex.
US08440800B2	Compositions for reducing cell adhesion to bubbles Compositions and methods for reducing gas-cell surface interface damage include a protective composition having at least sugar moiety where the sugar moiety provides a hydrophilic component to the protective composition.
US08440797B2	Human monoclonal antibody The present invention provides an anti-CD81 antibody usable as a pharmaceutical product for human. Specifically, the present invention provides an anti-human CD81 antibody capable of binding to a peptide region consisting of the amino acid sequence of the amino acid numbers 80 to 175 in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:22.
US08440791B2	Thimerosal removal device A device for the removal of heavy metals and heavy metal complexes, such as thimerosal, from medications is provided wherein the device comprises a solid support having at least one substantially purified metallothionein protein associated therewith.
US08440790B2	Crystal structure of the CCZ-LZ domain of NEMO The invention relates to a crystal of the CC2-LZ domain of the NEMO protein, in which the three-dimensional structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction at a resolution of about 3.25 A. The invention also relates to methods for the crystallization of the CC2-LZ domain. The CC2-LZ crystals and the information derived from the crystalline structures thereof are used for identifying and designing compounds interacting with CC2-LZ.
US08440784B2	Process for producing polyarylene sulfide Provided is a production process by which polyarylene sulfide can be obtained at a low temperature and in a short time, which production process is a process for producing polyarylene sulfide, comprising heating a cyclic polyarylene sulfide in the presence of a zero-valent transition metal compound. Examples of zero-valent transition metal compounds include complexes comprising, as metal species, nickel, palladium, platinum, silver, ruthenium, rhodium, copper, silver, and gold, and heating is preferably carried out in the presence of 0.001 to 20 mol % of the zero-valent transition metal compound based on sulfur atoms in the cyclic polyarylene sulfide.
US08440781B2	Epdxy resin composition and cured article thereof, semiconductor encapsulation material, novel phenol resin, and novel epdoxy resin The object of the present invention is to provide an epoxy resin composition capable of realizing low dielectric constant and low dielectric dissipation factor, which is suited for use as a latest current high-frequency type electronic component-related material, without deteriorating heat resistance during the curing reaction. A phenol resin, which has the respective structural units of a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group (P) derived from phenols, an alkoxy group-containing condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group (B) derived from methoxynaphthalene and a divalent hydrocarbon group (X) such as methylene and also has a structure represented by -P-B-X- wherein P, B and X are structural sites of these groups in a molecular structure, is used as a curing agent for the epoxy resin, or a phenol resin as an epoxy resin material.
US08440779B2	Carbodiimide compound and compositions for rendering substrates oil and water repellent The invention relates to a carbodiimide compound or mixture of carbodiimide compounds derived from a carbodiimidization reaction of at least one oligomer having at least one isocyanate group and comprising at least two repeating units deriving from one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers.
US08440777B2	Addition-cure fluoropolyether adhesive composition A fluoropolyether adhesive composition comprising (A) a linear polyfluoro compound having at least two alkenyl groups and a perfluoropolyether structure in its main chain, (B) a fluorinated organohydrogensiloxane containing at least two SiH groups, but not alkoxy and epoxy groups, (C) a platinum group metal-based catalyst, (D) an organosilicon compound having at least one silicon-bonded alkoxy group, and (E) a hydrolytic catalyst can be cured to metal and plastic substrates through addition reaction.
US08440772B2	Methods for terminating olefin polymerizations Catalyst deactivating agents and compositions containing catalyst deactivating agents are disclosed. These catalyst deactivating agents can be used in methods of controlling polymerization reactions, methods of terminating polymerization reactions, methods of operating polymerization reactors, and methods of transitioning between catalyst systems.
US08440771B2	Phosphorus-containing compounds useful for making halogen-free, ignition-resistant polymers Phosphorus-containing compounds useful for flame retardant epoxy resins are disclosed. The flame retardant epoxy resins may be used to make electrical laminates. This invention is particularly useful in end use applications in which a low bromine or low halogen content is required or desired.
US08440767B2	Multi-layer golf ball providing improved speed The present invention is directed to a multi-layer golf ball comprising at least one core or core layer, at least one intermediate layer, and at least one cover layer. The core has a diameter of about 1.20 to about 1.56 in. and a PGA compression of about 40 to about 90. The intermediate layer comprises a modified ionomeric polymer, and it has a thickness of about 0.01 to about 0.10 in. and a Shore D hardness of about 30 to about 70. The cover layer has a Shore D hardness of about 40 to about 75. The multi-layer golf balls of the present invention provide high driver ball speed and/or a high Coefficient of Restitution, while maintaining excellent shot feel.
US08440765B2	Nanostructured polymer membranes for selective alcohol transport The present invention relates to copolymer compositions for alcohol-selective membranes and methods of selectively separating an alcohol such as ethanol from an aqueous solution using such membranes. The copolymer compositions may be block copolymers of polystyrene-polybutadiene-polystyrene (hereafter “SBS”) having cylindrical morphologies; graft diblock copolymers synthesized by ring-opening metathesis polymerization of two cycloalkene monomers, wherein at least one of the cycloalkene monomers is substituted with one or more polydialkylsiloxane groups; or triblock copolymers comprising a middle block comprising a polymerized cycloalkene monomer and two end groups. The synthesized graft and triblock copolymer compositions may have a spherical, lamellar, cylindrical, double diamond, or gyroid morphologies. The copolymer compositions may contain a structural block that imparts essential mechanical properties to the membrane (e.g., polystyrene) and may also contain an alcohol transporting block (e.g., polydimethylsiloxane or polybutadiene). The copolymer compositions may have a domain spacing and a flux, where the flux increases as the domain spacing increases. The copolymer compositions may also have an alcohol separation factor that increases as the domain spacing increases. The separation method may be carried out using pervaporation or vapor permeation techniques.
US08440763B2	Cosmetic composition comprising silicone particles Disclosed herein is a composition comprising concave particles of a silicone material and a fatty phase comprising at least one oil and at least one non-spherical silicone elastomer. The composition may make it possible to obtain a make-up for the skin and/or lips which is non-drying and/or which does not exhibit tightness and/or which is comfortable.
US08440762B2	Polymer compositions, method of manufacture, and articles formed therefrom Disclosed herein is a thermoplastic composition comprising, based on the total weight of the composition: (a) from 10 to 80 wt. % of a polybutylene terephthalate; (b) from 10 to 80 wt. % of a copolyestercarbonate component, comprising a first copolyestercarbonate having a number average molecular weight of 15,000 to less than 28,000 Daltons, and a second copolyestercarbonate having a number average molecular weight of more than 28,000 to 40,000 Daltons, wherein a weight ratio of the first polyestercarbonate to the second polyestercarbonate is 95:5 to 20:80; (c) from 3 to 30 wt. % of a particulate filler; (d) from 0.1 to 10 wt. % of a fluoropolymer; and (e) from 3 to 25 wt. % of a polymeric impact modifier. A method of making the composition and an article comprising the thermoplastic composition are also disclosed.
US08440761B2	Lighting elements composed of polyesters Lighting elements composed of thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 10 to 99.9% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyester, B) from 0.1 to 50% by weight of at least one terpolymer, obtainable from b1) at least one vinylaromatic monomer, b2) at least one C1-C4-alkyl (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylonitrile, and b3) from 0.1 to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the components b1) to b3), of at least one monomer which comprises an α,β-unsaturated anhydride, and C) from 0 to 60% by weight of other additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to C) is 100%.
US08440760B2	Methacrylic copolymer, method for preparing the same, and methacrylic resin composition including the same Disclosed herein is a methacrylic copolymer which is a polymer of a monomer mixture comprising about 20 to about 99.9% by weight of a C6-20 aromatic methacrylate, an aliphatic methacrylate, or a combination thereof, and about 0.1 to about 80% by weight of a mono-functional unsaturated monomer. The methacrylic copolymer can have a high refractive index of about 1.495 to about 1.59, and thus when it is blended with polycarbonate resin, it is possible to obtain a methacrylic resin composition having improved compatibility without any other compatibilizer.
US08440757B2	Rubber composition for a tire tread and pneumatic tire using the same A rubber composition for a tire tread including a diene rubber component and silica and carbon black, and a pneumatic tire provided with a tread manufactured from this rubber composition, the diene rubber component including: (A) from 30 to 80 mass % of a hydroxy group-containing aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene copolymer including from 20 to 30 mass % of aromatic vinyl units and from 0.1 to 10 mass % of isoprene units, and having an amount of vinyl bonds in a conjugated diene part from 40 to 60 mol %; (B) from 10 to 50 mass % of a high-cis butadiene rubber having an amount of 90 mol % or more of cis-1,4 bonds; and (C) from 10 to 50 mass % of natural rubber; wherein a total amount of the silica and the carbon black is from 90 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber component.
US08440755B2	Method of making hydroxyaryl-functionalized interpolymer Cationic techniques can be used to polymerize monomers that include a class of hydroxyaryl compounds so as to provide polymers that exhibit desirable properties including, but not limited to, reduced hysteresis. Compositions such as vulcanizates in which such polymers can be utilized and products such as tire components that incorporate and/or are manufactured from such compositions also are provided.
US08440754B2	Use as a rheology agent in a filled plastic paste of a dry-ground calcium carbonate with a copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid with an alkoxy or hydroxy polyalkyleneglycol group The invention resides in the use, as an agent reducing the viscosity of a thermoplastic or thermosetting paste filled with a calcium carbonate, of a calcium carbonate characterized in that it is obtained by dry-grinding, firstly, and in that it is dry-ground in the presence of a grinding aid agent which is a copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid with a monomer containing an alcoxy or hydroxy polyalkyleneglycol group, secondly. The invention also concerns the filled thermoplastic and thermosetting pastes obtained in this manner.
US08440753B2	Polycarbonate compositions, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same Disclosed herein is a polycarbonate composition comprising polycarbonate; a colorant composition that comprises a white colorant in an amount of about 1 to about 15 wt %, based on the total weight of the polycarbonate composition; a fibrous composition; and an acid composition; wherein the weight ratio of the acid composition to the colorant composition is about 0.0001:1 to about 1:1. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising blending a polycarbonate composition that comprises polycarbonate; a colorant composition that comprises a white colorant in an amount of about 1 to about 15 wt %, based on the total weight of the polycarbonate composition; a fibrous composition; and an acid composition; wherein the weight ratio of the acid composition to the colorant composition is about 0.0001:1 to about 1:1.
US08440750B2	Specialized silica, rubber composition containing specialized silica and products with component thereof The invention relates to allyl functionalized precipitated silica, rubber compositions containing such silica, particularly sulfur cured rubber compositions, and articles of manufacture having a component thereof such as, for example tires. The invention particularly relates to synthetic amorphous silica, particularly a precipitated silica, treated with an allyl silane, particularly to a precipitated silica containing allyl functional groups.
US08440745B2	Nonaqueous inkjet ink composition Disclosed is a nonaqueous inkjet ink composition having excellent ink ejection stability, which does not clog a nozzle of a printer head portion when used for printing by an inkjet printer, thereby enabling achievement of a printed matter having excellent print quality. The nonaqueous inkjet ink composition is characterized by containing a pigment, a resin, a pigment dispersing agent, an organic solvent, and additionally a rust inhibitor.
US08440743B2	Oil-based ink composition for ink-jet recording The present invention provides an oil-based ink composition for ink-jet recording comprising at least a coloring material, an organic solvent and a non-aqueous resin emulsion.
US08440742B2	Polymer colloid-containing ink-jet inks for printing on non-porous substrates The present invention is drawn toward an ink-jet ink, comprising an aqueous liquid vehicle having acid-functionalized polymer colloid particulates and polymer-attached pigment colorants dispersed in the liquid vehicle. The liquid vehicle can include at least one volatile co-solvent, each volatile co-solvent present having a boiling point at or below about 285° C. The total amount of volatile co-solvent present in the ink-jet ink can be from 5 wt % to 50 wt %. These ink-jet inks can be printed on traditional as well as non-porous substrates. Optionally, heat can be applied to an image printed with the ink-jet ink to drive off at least a portion of the volatile co-solvent(s).
US08440738B2	Silicone hydrogels and methods of manufacture Embodiments of silicone hydrogels, ophthalmic lenses made therefrom, and methods of making the same are described. Fully hydrated silicone hydrogels have relatively high water content and oxygen permeability, along with relatively low modulus of elasticity. Embodiments of the silicone hydrogels in substantially dehydrated condition are adapted to lathe cutting at or above room temperature. Variations of the silicone hydrogels include silicon-containing monomers in an amount greater than 25% by weight, a hydrophilic substituted N-vinyl acetamide monomer in an amount greater than 30% by weight, and a hydrophilic non-acetamide monomer in an amount resulting in a hydrophilic substituted N-vinyl acetamide monomer to hydrophilic non-acetamide monomer weight to weight ratio of greater than 2.1 to 1.
US08440737B2	Composition for injectable cement useful as bone replacement The invention relates to a composition for injectable cement, comprising a mineral sold phase, a separate liquid phase and, optionally, microparticles of a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer. The mineral solid phase comprises a mixture of powders with the molar composition: (CP)6 (CaO)y (SrCO3)z, [CP being CaHPO42H2O, CaHPO4, Ca1-xSrxHPO4, an equimolar mixture of bis(Ca(H2PO4)2, H2O and CaO, or a mixture of two or three of said compounds] and y+z=4?1. The liquid phase comprises pure apyrogeneic water or a saline aqueous solution with pH 4 to 9. The ratio L/P [volume of liquid phase/mass of solid mineral phase] is at least 0.4 ml/g. The above is of application as bone replacement.
US08440736B2	Photocuable thiol-ene low gas permeability membranes The present invention provides modified multifunctional thiol-ene monomers wherein one or more thiols are reacted with a Michael addition reactive double bond compound. The present invention further discloses photocurable thiol-ene formulations comprising thiol-ene monomers including the modified multifunctional thiols. The present invention further discloses photocurable thiol-ene formulations comprising thiol-ene monomers and Michael addition reactive double bond molecules and a Michael catalyst. The formulations of the present invention can be photocured to make films or coatings. In a further disclosure, the formulations, including those comprised of unmodified multifunctional thiols and multifunctional enes, are photocured to form films applied to non-flexible or flexible polymer or non-polymer substrates suitable for food packaging, electronic products, optical products and other applications and free-standing films. The present invention further discloses photocurable thiol-ene formulations comprising thiol-ene monomers and Michael addition reactive double bond molecules and a Michael catalyst. These formulations are disclosed to form free-standing films and coatings on substrates when applied to flexible substrates. Such materials are suitable for use in the packaging of food products and other products which are to be maintained in a hermetically sealed relationship to the atmosphere.
US08440735B2	Method for making contact lenses The instant invention pertains to a method and a fluid composition for producing contact lenses with improved lens quality and with increased product yield. The method of the invention involves adding a phospholipid into a fluid composition including a lens-forming material in an amount sufficient to reduce an averaged mold separation force by at least about 40% in comparison with that without the phospholipids.
US08440732B2	Polymeric foams with nanocellular morphology and methods for making them A foamable polymeric composition can comprise a polymer, a blowing agent cage material, and a blowing agent. The blowing agent cage material is selected from the group consisting of zeolite imidazolate framework, metal organic framework, carbon cage structure, and combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing. In one embodiment, the composition can be formed by mixing the polymer with the blowing agent cage material to form a mixture, introducing a blowing agent to the mixture, and forming the mixture into pellets.
US08440731B2	Method for producing functional material, functional material, sheet-like structure and sanitary product Provided is a method for producing a functional material, including the steps of: bringing a polyvalent metal cation aqueous solution into contact with a base material; bringing a polyanion aqueous solution containing a functional component into contact with the base material previously in contact with the polyvalent metal cation aqueous solution to bond the polyvalent metal cations and the polyanions to each other, and thereby forming an insoluble compound containing the functional component; and drying the base material including the insoluble compound.
US08440728B2	Method for increasing the yield of a slurry bed reactor Disclosed is a method for increasing the yield of a slurry bed reactor. The method provides a slurry bed reactor with a recycling unit or a replacing unit. An absorbing agent is fed into the slurry bed reactor. The absorbing agent is a substance that can react with at least one product of a primary reaction or at least one reactant of a side reaction. Then, the absorbing agent is transmitted into the recycling unit or the replacing unit. The recycling unit renews the absorbing agent and sends the renewed absorbing agent back into the slurry bed reactor for reuse. The replacing unit replaces the absorbing agent with new absorbing agent and sends the new absorbing agent into the slurry bed reactor for use.
US08440727B2	Hydrocarbon extraction by oleophilic beads from aqueous mixtures A method and system for recovering fluid (e.g. liquid) hydrocarbons from both naturally-occurring and man-made mixtures of hydrocarbons and mineral substrates by the exploiting of buoyant beads.
US08440719B2	Preservatives based on carboxylic anhydrides Carboxylic anhydrides are highly suitable as additive for industrial materials, cosmetics, pharmaceutics and foodstuffs, in particular beverages, for protecting them against attack and/or destruction by microorganisms.
US08440718B2	Modulation of inflammation related to columnar epithelia This invention provides pharmaceutical compositions containing lipoxin compounds and therapeutic uses for the compounds in treating or preventing a disease or condition associated with columnar epithelial inflammation. The invention also discloses methods for screening for compounds useful in preventing columnar epithelial inflammation.
US08440714B2	Acid-labile lipophilic prodrugs of cancer chemotherapeutic agents The present application discloses an acid labile lipophilic molecular conjugate of cancer chemotherapeutic agents and methods for reducing or substantially eliminating the side effects of chemotherapy associated with the administration of a cancer chemotherapeutic agent to a patient in need thereof.
US08440713B2	[1]benzothieno[3,2-B][1]benzothiophene compound and method for producing the same, and organic electronic device using the same A [1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene compound expressed by General Formula (I): General Formula (I) where X and Y are each independently a hydrogen atom; a halogen atom; or a functional group having a straight or branched aliphatic alkyl group optionally having a halogen atom, a functional group having an alicyclic alkyl group optionally having a halogen atom, a functional group having a straight or branched aliphatic alkenyl group optionally having a halogen atom, a functional group having an alicyclic alkenyl group optionally having a halogen atom, a functional group having a carboxyl group, or a functional group having a thiol group, as a partial structure; and X and Y are the same or each independently different, provided that at least one of X and Y has a straight or branched aliphatic alkenyl group, an alicyclic alkenyl group, a carboxyl group or a thiol group, as a partial structure.
US08440711B2	2-aryl-2-fluoropropanoic acids and derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions containing them The present invention relates to (R,S) 2-aryl-2-fluoropropanoic acids, their single enantiomers (R) and (S), their derivatives amides and acylsulfonamides and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, which are used in the prevention and treatment of tissue damage due to the exacerbated recruitment of polymorphonucleated neutrophils (PMN leukocytes) at inflammation sites. The present invention provides compounds for use in the treatment of psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, melanoma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bullous pemphigo, rheumatoid arthritis, idiopathic fibrosis, glomerulonephritis and in the treatment of damages caused by ischemia and reperfusion.
US08440706B2	Inhibitors of serine proteases The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or mixtures thereof that inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A protease.
US08440705B2	Compounds, compositions and methods of inhibiting alpha-synuclein toxicity Compounds and compositions are provided for treatment or amelioration of one or more symptoms of α-synuclein toxicity, α-synuclein mediated diseases or diseases in which α-synuclein fibrils are a symptom or cause of the disease. In one embodiment, the compounds for use in the compositions and methods are heteroaryl acylguanidines, heteroarylhydrazones, dihydropyridones, heteroaryl and aryl styryl ketones, and heteroarylpyrazoles.
US08440704B2	Quercetin-containing compositions This invention relates to a composition containing quercetin, vitamin B3, and vitamin C. Also disclosed is a method of using the composition for enhancing physical or mental performance or treating various diseases or disorders.
US08440698B2	3-(4-((1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl)phenyl)-5-aryl-1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives as sphingosine-1 phosphate receptors modulators Substituted 3-(4-((1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl)phenyl)-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives which are useful as sphingosine-1-phosphate modulators and useful for treating a wide variety of disorders associated with modulation of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
US08440697B2	Treatment of heart failure The invention relates to perhexiline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of HfnEF, as well as to a method of treating HfnEF, which comprises administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of perhexiline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to treat said HFnEF. The invention further relates to a treatment program for treating HFnEF, which involves the co-use or co-administration of perhexiline with one or more other compounds that are advantageous in treating HFnEF or the symptoms thereof.
US08440695B2	Use of chloroquine to treat metabolic syndrome The present invention provides methods and compositions for modulating certain metabolic processes and for treating a variety of disorders associated with metabolic syndrome, including insulin related disorders, ischemia, oxidative stress, atherosclerosis, hypertension, obesity, abnormal lipid metabolism, and stroke by administering an effective dose of a chloroquine compound. The invention also provides methods and compositions relating to administering an effective dose of a chloroquine compound in combination with at least a second pharmaceutically active ingredient or compound including an antihyperglycemic diabetes treatment, an antihypertensive agent, an antithrombotic agent, and/or an inhibitor of cholesterol synthesis or absorption.
US08440694B2	Quinoline compounds suitable for treating disorders that respond to modulation of the serotonin-5-HT6 receptor The present invention relates to novel quinoline compounds of the formula (I) and to the salts thereof. The compounds possess valuable therapeutic properties and are particularly suitable, for treating diseases that respond to modulation of the serotonin 5-HT6 receptor. In formula (I) R is a moiety of the formula (R) wherein * indicates the binding site to the quinolinyl radical and wherein A, B, X′, Y, Q, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, m, n, p, q, Ra, Rb, X and Ar are as defined in claim 1.
US08440690B2	Quinuclidine carbonate salts and medicinal composition thereof Quinuclidine carbonate derivatives act as muscarinic receptor antagonists and are effective for the prevention and/or treatment of a broncho-obstructive or inflammatory diseases.
US08440685B1	Method for treatment of neurologic dysfunction A method for treatment of the symptoms of neurologic dysfunctions, including major depression, an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and schizophrenia. The patient is administered an amount of a compound that increases the catalytic activity of MAO-A. The effective compound is preferably reserpine, administered in a dosage of less than about 0.03 mg per day. The reserpine may be administered topically or transdermally at a dosage in the range from about 0.002 mg per day to about 0.02 mg per day.
US08440684B2	Polycyclic pyrrolidine-2,5-dione derivatives as -formyl peptide receptor like-1 (FPRL-1) receptor modulators The present invention relates to novel polycyclic pyrrolidine-2,5-dione derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of the N-formyl peptide receptor like-1 (FPRL-1) receptor.
US08440682B2	4-benzylamino-1-carboxylacyl-piperidine derivatives as CETP inhibitors The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): wherein the variants R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 are as defined herein, and wherein said compound is an inhibitor of CETP, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by CETP or responsive to the inhibition of CETP.
US08440681B2	2-biphenylamino-4-aminopyrimidine derivatives as kinase inhibitors The invention provides novel pyrimidine derivatives of formula (1) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for using such compounds. For example, the pyrimidine derivatives of the invention may be used to treat, ameliorate or prevent a condition which responds to inhibition of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1R) or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK).
US08440679B2	Bicyclic compounds and their uses as dual c-SRC / JAK inhibitors The present invention relates to substituted aromatic bicyclic compounds containing pyrimidine and pyridine rings of formula (I) having the structure as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of the present invention are useful as tyrosine kinase inhibitors, preferably SRC family kinases (SFKs) inhibitors, in particular as multi SFK/JAK. kinases inhibitors and even preferably as dual c-SRC/JAK kinases inhibitors, thereby inhibiting the STAT3 activation and therefore abnormal growth of particular cell types. Notably, the compounds of the present invention are useful for the treatment or inhibition of certain diseases that are the result of deregulation of STAT3.
US08440677B2	Atropisomers of 2-purinyl-3-tolyl-quinazolinone derivatives and methods of use The invention provides compounds, compositions and methods to treat certain inflammatory conditions and/or oncology by administering a compound that inhibits PI3K isoforms, particularly the delta isoform. It further provides specific stereoisomers of a compound useful for these methods. In particular, the compound is an optically active atropisomer of 2-((6-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)methyl)-5-methyl-3-o-tolylquinazolin-4(3H)-one.
US08440674B2	Substituted pyrimidine compounds as RAF inhibitors and methods of use The present invention comprises a new class of compounds capable of modulating Raf kinase and, accordingly, useful for treatment of Raf kinase mediated diseases, including melanomas, tumors and other cancer-related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein R1 is and A1, A2, A3, A4, X, Z, Z′, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are defined herein. The invention further comprises pharmaceutical compositions, methods for treatment of Raf kinase mediated diseases, and intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of the invention.
US08440673B2	Pyrazole-substituted arylamides as P2X3 and P2X2/3 antagonists Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is optionally substituted pyrazolyl, and R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonists and methods of making the compounds.
US08440671B2	Compositions comprising a phoshodiesterase-5 inhibitor and their use in methods of treatment The invention relates generally to novel pharmaceutical methods for the treatment of various conditions. Compositions comprising: at least one phosphodiesterase-5-inhibitor in combination with one or more of the following medications: a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor; a cholinesterase inhibitor; a dopamine agonist; or a medication suitable to increase the chemical concentrations of the neurotransmitters, selected from amino acids, monoamines, neuropeptides and other agents capable of primary neurotransmission in the synaptic clefts, and their use for treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject. The invention also relates to: Compositions comprising: at least one phosphodiestersa-5-inhibitor in combination with one or more of the following medications: a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; or a cholinesterase inhibitor, and their use for treating damaged skin in a subject.
US08440659B2	Termite-proofing agent and its application method The present invention is a composition comprising a neonicotinoid-based compound having a high degree of insecticide activity, an organic solvent and a surfactant. The present invention is also a method that allows the obtaining of lumber that does not require termite-proofing treatment following production of lumber by injecting this composition into a tree trunk and allowing the chemical to circulate and disperse within the tree trunk.
US08440657B2	Substituted piperidines The invention relates to novel substituted piperidines, to processes for preparation thereof, to the use thereof for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to the use thereof for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially of cardiovascular diseases and tumour diseases.
US08440651B2	Pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidine PI3K delta inhibitor compounds and methods of use Formula I compounds, including stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, metabolites and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful for inhibiting the delta isoform of PI3K, and for treating disorders mediated by lipid kinases such as inflammation, immunological disorders, and cancer. Methods of using compounds of Formula I for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions, are disclosed.
US08440650B1	Methods of treating hypertriglyceridemia In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of blood lipid therapy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
US08440648B2	Methods and compositions for treatment of intraepithelial neoplasia The present invention provides for compositions, kits and methods for treatment of intraepithelial neoplasia, where the compositions include catecholic butanes, which include NDGA derivatives.
US08440647B2	2α-methyl and 2β-methyl analogs of 19,26,27-trinor-(20S)-1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 and their uses This invention discloses 2α-methyl and 2β-methyl analogs of 19,26,27-trinor-(20S)-1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 and pharmaceutical uses therefor. These compounds exhibit pronounced activity in arresting the proliferation of undifferentiated cells and inducing their differentiation to the monocyte thus evidencing use as an anti-cancer agent and for the treatment of skin diseases such as psoriasis as well as skin conditions such as wrinkles, slack skin, dry skin and insufficient sebum secretion. These compounds also have little, if any, calcemic activity and therefore may be used to treat autoimmune disorders or inflammatory diseases in humans as well as renal osteodystrophy. These compounds may also be used for the treatment or prevention of obesity.
US08440645B2	Ceramide production promoter Provided are a drug, a cosmetic, etc. for promoting production of ceramide.Provided is a ceramide production promoter including a compound represented by the formula (1) or salts thereof as an active ingredient (in the formula, R1 represents a phosphono group or a hydrogen atom, R2 represents an alkyl group having 8 to 24 carbon atoms or an acyl group having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, and R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms when R1 represents a phosphono group or represents a phosphono group when R1 represents a hydrogen atom, or a salt thereof as an active ingredient.
US08440643B2	Inhibitors of beta-lactamase This invention provides novel β-lactamase inhibitors of the aryl- and heteroaryl-sulfonamidomethylphosphonate monoester class having nitrogen-based cations or quarternary ammomium groups. The compounds inhibit three classes of β-lactamases and synergize the antibacterial effects of β-lactam antibiotics (e.g., imipenem and ceftazimdime) against those micro-organisms normally resistant to the β-lactam antibiotics as a result of the presence of the β-lactamases.
US08440638B2	Compositions and methods for modulating calcium flux, glucose homeostasis and apoptosis Compositions and methods are disclosed which are effective for modulating glucose homeostasis, calcium ion flux and cell death in target cells.
US08440636B2	Micro-RNA family that modulates fibrosis and uses thereof The present invention relates to the identification of a microRNA family, designated miR-29a-c, that is a key regulator of fibrosis in cardiac tissue. The inventors show that members of the miR-29 family are down-regulated in the heart tissue in response to stress, and are up-regulated in heart tissue of mice that are resistant to both stress and fibrosis. Also provided are methods of modulating expression and activity of the miR-29 family of miRNAs as a treatment for fibrotic disease, including cardiac hypertrophy, skeletal muscle fibrosis other fibrosis related diseases and collagen loss-related disease.
US08440630B2	Akt activity specifically inhibiting polypeptide The present invention is to provide a polypeptide specifically inhibiting the activity of Akt (Protein Kinase B), the DNA thereof, the antibody thereof, an inhibitor of Akt activity or an antitumor agent, and the like. The polypeptide comprises polypeptides (SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 of the sequence listing) that contain an amino acid sequence corresponding to any of the position of amino acid residue 10-24 of human TCL1, amino acid residue 8-22 of human TCL1B, amino acid residue 5-19 of human MTCP1, and amino acid residue 9-24 of mouse or rat TCL1; and the derivatives. Further, the present invention includes DNA encording the polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 of the sequence listing), and the antibodies specifically binding to the polypeptides. The polypeptide of the present invention can be used for an inhibitor of Akt activity, an antitumor agent, or the like.
US08440628B2	Medical compositions containing ghrelin It is provided a pharmaceutical composition stably containing ghrelin or its derivative, which is an endogenous growth hormone secretagogue (GHS) to a growth hormone secretagogue-receptor (GHS-R), comprising a aqueous solution containing the ghrelins having pH range of 2 to 7, wherein the aqueous solution having pH range of 2 to 7 is a buffer solution, especially, glycine hydrochloride buffer, acetate buffer, citrate buffer, lactate buffer, phosphate buffer, citric acid-phosphate buffer, phosphate-acetate-borate buffer or phthalate buffer, and the concentration of the ghrelins in the solution is from 0.03 nmol/mL to 6 μmol/mL.
US08440624B2	Peptide whitening agents and cosmetic compositions comprising the same The present invention relates to novel peptide compounds having the following formula [R1R2N—CH(Ra)—CO]a-(AA1)m-(AA2)b-X1—X2—X3—Y1—Y2—Y3—X4-(AA3)n-[NH—CH(Rb)—COOR3]c. It also pertains to cosmetic and dermatological compositions comprising one or more of these peptide compounds and to their uses in the cosmetic whitening of human skin and for the manufacture of a dermatological preparation intended to depigment human skin.
US08440623B2	Polymer stabilized neuropeptides A substantially hydrophilic conjugate is provided having a peptide that is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier covalently linked to a water-soluble nonpeptidic polymer such as polyethylene glycol. The conjugate exhibits improved solubility and in vivo stability and is capable of passing the blood-brain barrier of an animal.
US08440622B2	Use of gelsolin to treat multiple sclerosis and to diagnose neurologic disease (stossel) The invention relates to the use of gelsolin to treat neurologic diseases (e.g., multiple sclerosis) and to the use of gelsolin to diagnose, monitor, and evaluate therapies of neurologic diseases.
US08440619B2	Utilization of hypertension/hypercardia-preventing effect of D-allose The object is to provide a novel application of D-allose (e.g., use for prevention of hypertension or hypercardia). Thus, disclosed is a composition for preventing the increase in blood pressure which comprises D-allose as an active ingredient; or a composition containing D-allose and/or a derivative thereof, preferably in an amount of 0.1 to 50% by weight. Preferably, the composition is in a form selected from the group consisting of a food additive, a food material, a beverage/food, a health beverage/food, a pharmaceutical and a feeding stuff which can be used for the prevention and treatment of a cardiovascular system disorder (e.g., hypertension, hypercardia). The increase in blood pressure may be caused by salt-sensitive hypertension. Also disclosed is use of D-allose for preventing the increase in blood pressure (excluding medical practices).
US08440617B2	Hyperbaric treatment in wound healing This invention relates to methods for treating chronic dermal ulcers using hyperbaric treatment in combination with progenitor cells and chemokine homing factors. Specifically, the invention relates to treatment of chronic wounds resulting from diabetes mellitus using compositions comprising EPC and SDF-1A, under hyperbaric condition to accelerate wound healing.
US08440616B2	Methods for treatment of insulin-like growth factor-1 deficiency The present invention provides a method comprising administering to a patient suffering from an endocrine disorder characterized by partial endogenous growth hormone activity or signaling an amount of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and an amount of growth hormone (GH) that in combination are effective to improve growth or metabolism in the patient, where the patient receives IGF-1 in a single daily administration and receives GH in a single daily administration, and where the single administrations are administered to the patient substantially contemporaneously each day.
US08440613B2	Controlling diseases caused by trichomonadida The present invention relates to the use of nifurtimox for the treatment of diseases caused by trichomonads, such as, for example, histomoniasis, in particular in turkeys.
US08440612B2	Controlling giardiosis The present invention relates to the use of nifurtimox for the treatment of giardiosis, in particular in dogs and cats.
US08440610B2	Mapkap kinase-2 as a specific target for blocking proliferation of P53-defective cells The present invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for treating cellular proliferative disorders, e.g., in patients having one or more p53-deficient cells, screening assays for identifying such compounds, and methods for treating such disorders.
US08440608B2	Beta-substituted tetrandropyrana (on) s and method for the synthesis and the use thereof The invention relates, in particular to a tetrahydropyran(on) compound which is substituted in position beta with respect to a cycle oxygen of formula (I), wherein a substituent R is a linear alkyl radical in C2:C10 including, (CH3)2CH— or C6H5—(CH2)m—, with m=0 or 1, or formula (II), wherein A is —CH2— or —CO—, in the form of an odorant and to a method for the synthesis thereof by reducing oxo-ester. The use of the inventive compound in composition such as perfumery compositions in the ordinary sense of the term i.e. topic, in particular cosmetic compositions and care products.
US08440604B2	Liquid hard surface cleaning composition A liquid hard surface cleaning composition comprising melamine foam fibers and a formaldehyde scavenger. The liquid hard surface cleaning composition comprises melamine foam fibers that comprise less than about 100 ppm of formaldehyde in solution after 7 days of storage at 50° C. A process of cleaning a hard surface using a liquid hard surface cleaning composition that comprises melamine foam fibers and a formaldehyde scavenger. The use of a formaldehyde scavenger in a liquid hard surface cleaning composition comprising melamine foam fibers, to provide a liquid hard surface cleaning composition showing no or low levels of formaldehyde generation upon storage of the composition over prolonged periods of time.
US08440602B2	Liquid cleaning and/or cleansing composition comprising a divinyl benzene cross-linked styrene polymer The present invention relates to a liquid, cleaning and/or cleansing composition comprising abrasive cleaning particles, wherein said abrasive cleaning particles comprise a divinyl benzene cross-linked styrene polymer, wherein said abrasive cleaning particles are non-spherical and have a mean particles size D(v,0.9) of at least about 10 μm and wherein said liquid, cleaning and/or cleansing composition comprises from about 0% to about 30% by weight of the composition of an organic solvent.
US08440601B2	Detergent formulations for machine dishwashing comprising hydrophilically modified polycarboxylates A mixed powder or mixed granule for use in detergent formulations for machine dishwashing contains the following components: a) from 10 to 95% by weight of a copolymer of a1) from 50 to 93 mol % of acrylic acid and/or of a water-soluble salt of acrylic acid, a2) from 5 to 30 mol % of methacrylic acid and/or of a water-soluble salt of methacrylic acid, and a3) from 2 to 20 mol % of at least one nonionic monomer, wherein monomers a1) to a3) are copolymerized in a random or block manner, b) from 5 to 80% by weight of a complexing agent selected from the group consisting of a glycine-N,N-diacetic acid derivative and glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid and salts thereof, c) from 0 to 20% by weight of a polyethylene glycol, of a nonionic surfactant or of a mixture thereof.
US08440600B2	Array of self-adhering articles and merchandise display system for identifying product types to users An array of self-adhesive cleaning products, the array having a first self-adhesive cleaning product, the product being a gel, and a second self-adhesive cleaning product, the second product being a solid.
US08440598B2	Ink cleaning composition and methods for use An environmentally-friendly cleaning composition for industrial and consumer applications comprising (a) a blend of dibasic esters, (b) one or more surfactants (c) and, optionally, (d) water or a solvent. The dibasic esters are be derived from a blend of adipic, glutaric, and succinic diacids, and, in one particular embodiment, the blend comprises dialkyl adipate, dialkyl methylglutarate and dialkyl ethylsuccinate, wherein the alkyl groups individually comprise a C1-C12 hydrocarbon group. The one or more surfactants are typically chosen from alcohol alkoxylate, an alkyl phenol ethoxylate, a terpene, a terpene alkoxylate or any derivates thereof. Optionally, additional components or additives including delaminates such as pinene and d-limonene, fragrances, whiteners, stabilizers, thickeners and the like can be added to the composition. The industrial or consumer application selected from the group consisting of a graffiti cleaner, a painted-substrate cleaner, an ink cleaner, a metal substrate cleaner, a plastic substrate cleaner, an environmentally friendly cleaner, a stain-spot cleaner, an industrial hand cleaner, a resin cleaner, a tar resin cleaner, a textile cleaner, a paint stripper and any combination thereof.
US08440596B2	Settable compositions comprising unexpanded perlite and methods of cementing in subterranean formations An embodiment of the present invention comprises a method of cementing comprising: placing a settable composition into a well bore, the settable composition comprising unexpanded perlite, cement kiln dust, and water; and allowing the settable composition to set. Another embodiment of the present invention comprises a method of cementing comprising: placing a settable composition into a well bore, the settable composition comprising ground unexpanded perlite, Portland cement interground with pumicite, and water; and allowing the settable composition to set. Yet another embodiment of the present invention comprises a settable composition comprising: ground unexpanded perlite; cement kiln dust; and water.
US08440595B2	Fungicides Fungicidal compounds of the general formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1.
US08440580B2	Method of fabricating silicon nitride gap-filling layer A method for fabricating a silicon nitride gap-filling layer is provided. A pre-multi-step formation process is performed to form a stacked layer constituting as a dense film on a substrate. Then, a post-single step deposition process is conducted to form a cap layer constituting as a sparse film on the stacked layer, wherein the cap layer has a thickness of at least 10% of the total film thickness.
US08440578B2	GCIB process for reducing interfacial roughness following pre-amorphization A method for amorphizing a layer on a substrate is described. In one embodiment, the method includes treating the substrate with a first gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) using a first beam energy selected to yield an amorphous sub-layer within the substrate of a desired thickness, which produces a first interfacial roughness of an amorphous-crystal interface between the amorphous sub-layer and a crystalline sub-layer of the substrate. The method further includes treating the substrate with a second GCIB using a second beam energy, less than the first beam energy, to reduce the first interfacial roughness of the amorphous-crystal interface to a second interfacial roughness.
US08440577B2	Method for reducing metal, multilayer interconnection structure and manufacturing method for the same, and semiconductor device and manufacturing method for the same To provide a reliable, efficient method for reducing oxidized metals used upon manufacturing of the multilayer interconnection structure, semiconductor device, etc. With this method vapor containing at least a carboxylic acid ester is hydrolyzed by water vapor to reduce oxidized metal. The multilayer interconnection manufacturing method of the present invention includes at least film formation step, interconnection formation step, and reduction step using the metal reduction method of the present invention. The multilayer interconnection structure of the present invention is manufactured by the multilayer interconnection structure manufacturing method of the present invention. The semiconductor device manufacturing method of the present invention includes at least film formation step, patterning step, interconnection formation step, and reduction step using the metal reduction method. The semiconductor device of the present invention includes at least multilayer interconnection structure of the present invention and is formed using the semiconductor device manufacturing method of the present invention.
US08440568B2	Substrate etching method and system The etching method includes etching the silicon oxide film by supplying a halogen-containing gas and a basic gas to the substrate so that the silicon oxide film is chemically reacted with the halogen-containing gas and the basic gas to generate a condensation layer; etching silicon by supplying a silicon etching gas, which includes at least one selected from the group consisting of an F2 gas, an XeF2 gas, and a ClF3 gas, to the substrate; and after the etching of the silicon oxide film and the etching of the silicon, heating and removing the condensation layer from the substrate.
US08440567B2	Semiconductor processing methods Some embodiments include methods in which insulative material is simultaneously deposited across both a front side of a semiconductor substrate, and across a back side of the substrate. Subsequently, openings may be etched through the insulative material across the front side, and the substrate may then be dipped within a plating bath to grow conductive contact regions within the openings. The insulative material across the back side may protect the back side from being plated during the growth of the conductive contact regions over the front side. In some embodiments, plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition may be utilized for the deposition, and may be conducted at a temperature suitable to anneal passivation materials so that such annealing occurs simultaneously with the plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition.
US08440566B2	Method for forming an aluminum nitride thin film The method is adapted for forming an aluminum nitride thin film having a high density and a high resistance to thermal shock by a chemical vapor deposition process and includes steps of mixing a gas containing aluminum atoms (Al) and a gas containing nitrogen atoms (N) with a gas containing oxygen atoms (O) and feeding the mixture to a member to be covered by an aluminum nitride thin film.
US08440563B2	Film forming method and processing system Provided is a film-forming method for performing a film-forming process on a surface of a target substrate to be processed in an evacuable processing chamber, a recessed portion being formed on the surface of the target substrate. The method includes a transition metal-containing film processing process in which a transition metal-containing film is formed by a heat treatment by using a source gas containing a transition metal; and a metal film forming process in which a metal film containing an element of the group VIII of the periodic table is formed.
US08440558B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same There is provided a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same. The method comprises: providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a transistor structure on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the transistor structure comprises a gate region and a source/drain region, and the gate region comprises a gate dielectric layer provided on the semiconductor substrate and a sacrificial gate formed on the gate dielectric layer; depositing a first interlayer dielectric layer, and planarizing the first interlayer dielectric layer to expose the sacrificial gate; removing the sacrificial gate to form a replacement gate hole; forming first contact holes at positions corresponding to the source/drain region in the first interlayer dielectric layer; and filling a first conductive material in the first contact holes and the replacement gate hole respectively to form first contacts and a replacement gate, wherein the first contacts come into contact with the source/drain region. Thereby, the replacement gate and the first contacts can be made in one same step of depositing the same material, and thus the process flows are simplified.
US08440557B2	Method for fabricating a semiconductor device by considering the extinction coefficient during etching of an interlayer insulating film The present invention is directed to a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device by forming an ultraviolet radiation absorbing film of a silicon-rich film above a semiconductor substrate, measuring an extinction coefficient of the ultraviolet radiation absorbing film of a silicon-rich film for ultraviolet radiation, and etching the ultraviolet radiation absorbing film of a silicon-rich film under an etching condition using an oxygen gas flow rate corresponding to the extinction coefficient.
US08440556B2	Forming conformal metallic platinum zinc films for semiconductor devices Forming conformal platinum-zinc films for semiconductor devices is described. In one example, a conformal film is formed by heating a substrate in a reaction chamber, exposing a desired region of the substrate to a precursor that contains platinum, purging excess precursor from the chamber, exposing the desired region of the substrate to a co-reactant containing zinc to cause a reaction between the precursor and the co-reactant to form a platinum zinc film on the desired region, and purging the chamber of excess reaction by-products.
US08440554B1	Through via connected backside embedded circuit features structure and method A method includes forming through vias in a substrate of an array. Nubs of the through vias are exposed from a backside surface of the substrate. A backside passivation layer is applied to enclose the nubs. Laser-ablated artifacts are formed in the backside passivation layer to expose the nubs. Circuit features are formed within the laser-ablated artifacts. By forming the circuit features within the laser-ablated artifacts in the backside passivation layer, the cost of fabricating the array is minimized. More particularly, the number of operations to form the embedded circuit features is minimized thus minimizing fabrication cost of the array.
US08440553B2	Method of producing a vertically inhomogeneous platinum or gold distribution in a semiconductor substrate and in a semiconductor device Method of producing a vertically inhomogeneous platinum or gold distribution in a semiconductor substrate with a first and a second surface opposite the first surface, with diffusing (100) platinum or gold into the semiconductor substrate from one of the first and second surfaces of the semiconductor substrate, removing (102) platinum- or gold-comprising residues remaining on the one of the first and second surfaces after diffusing the platinum or gold, forming (104) a phosphorus- or boron-doped surface barrier layer on the first or second surface, and heating (105) the semiconductor substrate for local gettering of the platinum or gold by the phosphorus- or boron-doped surface barrier layer.
US08440552B1	Method to form low series resistance transistor devices on silicon on insulator layer A method includes providing an ETSOI wafer having a semiconductor layer having a top surface with at least one gate structure having on sidewalls thereof a layer of dielectric material. A portion of the layer of dielectric material extends away from the gate structure on the surface of the semiconductor layer. The method further includes faulting a raised S/D on the semiconductor layer adjacent to the portion of the layer of dielectric material, removing the portion of the layer of dielectric material to expose an underlying portion of the surface of the semiconductor layer and applying a layer of glass containing a dopant to cover at least the exposed portion of the surface of the semiconductor layer. The method further includes diffusing the dopant through the exposed portion of the surface of the semiconductor layer to form a source extension region and a drain extension region.
US08440550B2	Method for forming strained layer with high Ge content on substrate and semiconductor structure A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure may comprise a substrate (110); an insulation layer (120) formed on the substrate (110); a strained layer (130) formed on the insulation layer (120); a strained layer (140) with high Ge content formed on the strained layer (130); and a gate stack (160) formed on the strained layer (140) with high Ge content.
US08440548B2	Manufacturing method of microcrystalline silicon film and manufacturing method of thin film transistor An object is to provide a manufacturing method of a microcrystalline silicon film with improved adhesion between an insulating film and the microcrystalline silicon film. The microcrystalline silicon film is formed in the following manner. Over an insulating film, a microcrystalline silicon grain having a height that allows the microcrystalline silicon grain to be completely oxidized by later plasma oxidation (e.g., a height greater than 0 nm and less than or equal to 5 nm), or a microcrystalline silicon film or an amorphous silicon film having a thickness that allows the microcrystalline silicon film or the amorphous silicon film to be completely oxidized by later plasma oxidation (e.g., a thickness greater than 0 nm and less than or equal to 5 nm) is formed. Plasma treatment in an atmosphere including oxygen or plasma oxidation is performed on the microcrystalline silicon grain, the microcrystalline silicon film, or the amorphous silicon film, so that a silicon oxide grain or a silicon oxide film is formed over the insulating film. A microcrystalline silicon film is formed over the silicon oxide grain or the silicon oxide film.
US08440544B2	CMOS structure and method of manufacture CMOS structures with a replacement substrate and methods of manufacture are disclosed herein. The method includes forming a device on a temporary substrate. The method further includes removing the temporary substrate. The method further includes bonding a permanent electrically insulative substrate to the device with a bonding structure.
US08440542B2	Semiconductor device and structure A method of manufacturing a semiconductor wafer, the method comprising: providing a base wafer comprising a semiconductor substrate; preparing a first monocrystalline layer comprising semiconductor regions; preparing a second monocrystalline layer comprising semiconductor regions overlying the first monocrystalline layer; and etching portions of said first monocrystalline layer and portions of said second monocrystalline layer as part of forming at least one transistor on said first monocrystalline layer.
US08440540B2	Method for doping a selected portion of a device A method includes forming a protective layer with an opening over a substrate, thereafter implanting a dopant into a substrate region through the opening, the protective layer protecting a different substrate region, and reducing thickness of the protective layer. A different aspect includes etching a substrate to form a recess therein, thereafter implanting a dopant into a substrate region within the recess and through an opening in a protective layer provided over the substrate, and reducing thickness of the protective layer. Another aspect includes forming a protective layer over a substrate, forming photoresist having an opening over the protective layer, etching the protective layer through the opening to expose the substrate, etching the substrate to form a recess in the substrate, implanting a dopant into a substrate portion, the protective layer protecting a different substrate portion thereunder, and etching the protective layer to reduce its thickness.
US08440539B2	Isolation trench processing for strain control A semiconductor fabrication process includes forming a hard mask, e.g., silicon nitride, over an active layer of a silicon on insulator (SOI) wafer, removing a portion of the hard mask and the active layer to form a trench, and forming an isolation dielectric in the trench where the dielectric exerts compressive strain on a channel region of the active layer. Forming the dielectric may include performing a thermal oxidation. Before performing the thermal oxidation, semiconductor structures may be formed, e.g., by epitaxy, on sidewalls of the trench. The structures may be silicon or a silicon compound, e.g., silicon germanium. During the thermal oxidation, the semiconductor structures are consumed. In the case of a silicon germanium, the germanium may diffuse during the thermal oxidation to produce a silicon germanium channel region.
US08440537B1	Adsorption site blocking method for co-doping ALD films A method for doping a dielectric material by pulsing a first dopant precursor, purging the non-adsorbed precursor, pulsing a second precursor, purging the non-adsorbed precursor, and pulsing a oxidant to form an intermixed layer of two (or more) metal oxide dielectric dopant materials. The method may also be used to form a blocking layer between a bulk dielectric layer and a second electrode layer. The method improves the control of the composition and the control of the uniformity of the dopants throughout the thickness of the doped dielectric material.
US08440533B2	Self-aligned contact for replacement metal gate and silicide last processes A high-K/metal gate semiconductor device is provided with larger self-aligned contacts having reduced resistance. Embodiments include forming a first high-k metal gate stack on a substrate between source/drain regions, a second high-k metal gate stack on an STI region, and a first ILD between the metal gate stacks, forming an etch stop layer and a second ILD sequentially over the substrate, with openings in the second ILD over the metal gate stacks, forming spacers on the edges of the openings, forming a third ILD over the second ILD and the spacers, removing the first ILD over the source/drain regions, removing the etch stop layer, the second ILD, and the third ILD over the source/drain regions, adjacent the spacers, and over a portion of the spacers, forming first trenches, removing the third ILD over the second high-k metal gate stack and over a portion of the spacers, forming second trenches, and forming contacts in the first and second trenches.
US08440530B2	Methods of forming highly scaled semiconductor devices using a disposable spacer technique In one example, a method disclosed herein includes the steps of forming a first liner layer above a substrate and above gate structures for both a PMOS transistor and an NMOS transistor, and, after forming extension implant regions and halo implant regions, forming a first spacer proximate the gate structures of both the PMOS and NMOS transistors, forming deep source/drain implant regions in the substrate for the PMOS and NMOS transistors, removing the first spacer and, after removing the first spacer, forming a layer of material between the adjacent gate structures, wherein the layer of material occupies at least the space formerly occupied by the first spacer.
US08440528B2	Method for manufacturing a vertical nonvolatile semiconductor memory device including forming floating gates within the recesses created on the interlayer insulating films A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: forming a stacked body by alternately stacking a plurality of interlayer insulating films and a plurality of control gate electrodes; forming a through-hole extending in a stacking direction in the stacked body; etching a portion of the interlayer insulating film facing the through-hole via the through-hole to remove the portion; forming a removed portion; forming a first insulating film on inner faces of the through-hole and the portion in which the interlayer insulating films are removed; forming a floating gate electrode in the portion in which the interlayer insulating films are removed; forming a second insulating film so as to cover a portion of the floating gate electrode facing the through-hole; and burying a semiconductor pillar in the through-hole.
US08440521B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a p-type field effect transistor and an n-type field effect transistor includes the steps of: forming an interface insulating layer and a high-permittivity layer on a substrate in the stated order; forming a pattern of a sacrifice layer on the high-permittivity layer; forming a metal-containing film containing metal elements therein on the high-permittivity layer in a first region where the sacrifice layer is formed and a second region where no sacrifice layer is formed; introducing the metal elements into an interface between the interface insulating layer and the high-permittivity layer in the second region by conducting a heat treatment; and removing the sacrifice layer by wet etching, wherein in the removing step, the sacrifice layer is etched easily more than the high-permittivity layer. With this configuration, the semiconductor device excellent in reliability is obtained.
US08440520B2	Diffused cap layers for modifying high-k gate dielectrics and interface layers Method of forming a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate with defined NMOS and PMOS device regions and an interface layer on the NMOS and PMOS device regions, depositing a high-k film on the interface layer, depositing a first cap layer on the high-k film, and removing the first cap layer from the high-k film in the PMOS device region. The method further includes depositing a second cap layer on the first cap layer in the NMOS device region and on the high-k film in the PMOS device region, performing a heat-treating process to diffuse a first chemical element into the high-k film in the NMOS device region and to reduce or eliminate the interface layer by oxygen diffusion from the interface layer into the second cap layer, removing the first and second cap layers from the high-k film, and depositing a gate electrode film over the high-k film.
US08440514B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. A gate structure is formed on a substrate. A first dopant implantation and a first strain atom implantation are performed. Thereafter, spacers are formed on sidewalls of the gate structure. A second dopant implantation and a second strain atom implantation are performed. A solid-phase epitaxy annealing process is performed to form source and drain regions made of a semiconductor compound solid-phase epitaxial layer beside the gate structure.
US08440508B2	Hydrogen barrier for ferroelectric capacitors An integrated circuit containing a FeCap array. The FeCap array is at least partially surrounded on the sides by hydrogen barrier walls and on the top by a hydrogen barrier top plate. A method for at least partially enclosing a FeCap array with hydrogen barrier walls and a hydrogen barrier top plate.
US08440507B1	Lead frame sulfur removal A packaged electronic component and method of forming. The packaged electronic component is formed with a lead frame. The lead frame includes at least one silver structure. The silver structure attracts sulfur so as to inhibit sulfur contamination on the rest of the lead frame. In one example, the silver of the at least one silver structure has an average grain size thickness of one micron or less. In one embodiment, a sulfur removal process can be performed to remove sulfur from the silver structure.
US08440504B2	Method for aligning and bonding elements and a device comprising aligned and bonded elements The present invention is related to a method for aligning and bonding a first element (1) and a second element (2), comprising: obtaining a first element (1) having at least one protrusion, the protrusion having a base portion (12) made of a first material and an upper portion (13) made of a second, deformable material, different from the first material; obtaining a second element (2) having a first main surface and second main surface (8) and at least one through-hole between the first and second main surface; placing the first and second element onto each other; receiving in the through-hole of the second element (2) the protrusion of the first element (1), the protrusion being arranged and constructed so as to extend from an opening of the through-hole in the first main surface to a position beyond an opening of the through-hole in the second main surface (8); deforming the deformable portion (13) of the protrusion, such that the deformed portion mechanically fixes the second element (2) on the first element (1).
US08440498B2	Thin-film devices formed from solid particles Methods and devices are provided for forming thin-films from solid group IIIA-based particles. In one embodiment of the present invention, a method is described comprising of providing a first material comprising an alloy of a) a group IIIA-based material and b) at least one other material. The material may be included in an amount sufficient so that no liquid phase of the alloy is present within the first material in a temperature range between room temperature and a deposition or pre-deposition temperature higher than room temperature, wherein the group IIIA-based material is otherwise liquid in that temperature range. The other material may be a group IA material. A precursor material may be formulated comprising a) particles of the first material and b) particles containing at least one element from the group consisting of: group IB, IIIA, VIA element, alloys containing any of the foregoing elements, or combinations thereof.
US08440494B2	Single-crystalline silicon alkaline texturing with glycerol or ethylene glycol additives Alternative additives that can be used in place of isopropyl alcohol in aqueous alkaline etchant solutions for texturing a surface of a single-crystalline silicon substrate are provided. The alternative additives do not have volatile constituents, yet can be used in an aqueous alkaline etchant solution to provide a pyramidal shaped texture surface to the single-crystalline silicon substrate that is exposed to such an etchant solution. Also provided is a method of forming a textured silicon surface. The method includes immersing a single-crystalline silicon substrate into an etchant solution to form a pyramid shaped textured surface on the single-crystalline silicon substrate. The etchant solution includes an alkaline component, silicon (etched into the solution as a bath conditioner) and glycerol or ethylene glycol as an additive. The textured surface of the single-crystalline silicon substrate has (111) faces that are now exposed.
US08440493B2	Solid-state imaging apparatus and manufacturing method thereof A solid-state imaging apparatus and a manufacturing method of a solid-state imaging apparatus are provided. Metal wirings 102 and 103 are formed in an effective pixel region A and out-of effective pixel region B of a semiconductor substrate 100, and an etch stop layer 118 is formed over the metal wirings 102 and 103. Moreover, an insulating film 119 is formed on the etch stop layer 118, and another metal wiring 104 is formed on the insulating film 119 in the out-of effective pixel region B. Next, the insulating film 119 in the effective pixel region A is removed by using the etch stop layer 118, and interlayer lenses 105 are formed in the step in the effective pixel region A where the insulating film 119 is removed.
US08440489B2	Method of manufacturing solar cell A method of manufacturing a solar cell includes providing a semiconductor substrate; disposing a reflection layer on one side of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the disposing the reflection layer comprises implanting gas into a surface of the one side of the semiconductor substrate and heating the gas; disposing an n+ region and a p+ region separated from each other on the other opposite facing side of the semiconductor substrate; disposing a first electrode connected to the n+ region; and disposing a second electrode connected to the p+ region.
US08440484B2	Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof For forming a gate electrode, a conductive film with low resistance including Al or a material containing Al as its main component and a conductive film with low contact resistance for preventing diffusion of Al into a semiconductor layer are laminated, and the gate electrode is fabricated by using an apparatus which is capable of performing etching treatment at high speed.
US08440483B2	Method of fabricating array substrate A method of fabricating an array substrate including forming a first metal layer; forming a gate insulating layer and an active layer; forming a second metal layer; forming a gate line, an etch-stopper and a gate electrode by patterning the first and second metal layers; forming an interlayer insulating layer including an opening, wherein the opening corresponds to the etch-stopper such that the opening is divided into first and second semiconductor contact holes respectively exposing both sides of the active layer; forming first and second ohmic contact layers, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a data line, the first and second ohmic contact layers respectively contacting both sides of the active layer through the first and second semiconductor contact holes; removing an exposed portion of the etch-stopper; and forming a pixel electrode contacting the drain electrode.
US08440482B2	Transflective liquid crystal display panel and manufacturing method thereof A method for manufacturing a transflective liquid crystal display panel includes providing an array substrate having a plurality of pixel regions, each of the pixel regions includes a device region, a transmission region and a reflection region defined therein; forming a first metal layer on the array substrate; patterning the first metal layer to simultaneously form a gate electrode in the device region and a plurality of metal bumps in the reflection region; forming a first insulating layer having a rough surface and covering the gate electrode and the metal bumps on the array substrate; forming a patterned semiconductor layer on the gate electrode; forming a reflective layer covering the first insulating layer and having a rough surface in the reflection region; and sequentially forming a patterned second insulating layer and a transparent pixel electrode on the array substrate.
US08440477B1	Method for manufacturing LED A method for manufacturing an LED (light emitting diode) includes following steps: providing a first electrode, a second electrode and a Zener diode, the Zener diode being electrically connected to the first and second electrodes; providing a mold; the first electrode, the second electrode and the Zener diode being received in the mold; injecting a liquid molding material into the mold, thereby integrally forming a base, a dam, and a reflective cup, the Zener diode being encapsulated in the dam; setting first and second LED chips respectively on the first and second electrodes; filling an encapsulation material in the reflective cup to encapsulate the first and second LED chips. The first and second LED chips are separated from each other by the dam.
US08440475B2	Alignment calculation Alignment data from an exposure tool suitable for exposing a plurality of semiconductor wafers are provided, the alignment data including alignment values applied by the exposure tool to respective ones of the plurality of semiconductor wafers at a plurality of measured positions.
US08440470B2	Fabrication process of a biosensor on a semiconductor substrate The disclosure relates to a fabrication process of a biosensor on a semiconductor wafer, comprising steps of: making a central photosensitive zone comprising at least one pixel-type biological analysis device comprising a photosensitive layer, and a first peripheral zone surrounding the central photosensitive zone, comprising electronic circuits. The first peripheral zone is covered by a hydrophilic coating, and the central photosensitive zone is covered with a hydrophobic coating. A barrier of a bio-compatible resin is formed on the second peripheral zone.
US08440467B2	Electronic switching, memory, and sensor devices from a discontinuous graphene and/or graphite carbon layer on dielectric materials Electronic devices comprising a dielectric material, at least one carbon sheet, and two electrode terminals are described herein. The devices exhibit non-linear current-versus-voltage response over a voltage sweep range in various embodiments. Uses of the electronic devices as two-terminal memory devices, logic units, and sensors are disclosed. Processes for making the electronic devices are disclosed. Methods for using the electronic devices in analytical methods are disclosed.
US08440466B2	Nitrogen oxide analyzer and method for setting parameter applied to nitrogen oxide analyzer The nitrogen oxide analyzer obtains the ozone concentration-luminescence response characteristics that show the relationship between the ozone concentration and the light intensity by chemiluminescent response obtained by varying the ozone concentration alone in a steady state, and sets the relationship of the parameter that determines an average period of the sample gas passing the reactor so that the luminescence response is generated in the reactor alone even though the ozone concentration of the ozone-containing gas changes within a predetermined range based on the ozone concentration-luminescence response characteristics.
US08440463B2	Predicting renal failure in diabetes patients based on placental growth factor and soluble FLT-1 Disclosed is a method for predicting the risk of developing renal failure or mortality for a subject suffering from diabetes mellitus. More specifically, a method is disclosed for predicting the risk of developing renal failure for a subject suffering from diabetes mellitus, the method including the steps of determining the amounts of PLGF and sFlt-1 in a sample of a subject suffering from diabetes mellitus and comparing the amounts of PLGF and sFlt-1 determined with reference amounts of PLGF and sFlt-1, whereby the risk of developing renal failure is predicted. Also disclosed are diagnostic devices and kits for carrying out the aforementioned methods.
US08440455B2	Plasmic production and expression of recombinant proteins in cells grown without antibiotics The invention relates to a mutated cell such as a bacteria or yeast in which the thyA gene coding thymidylate synthase includes a nonsense codon, preferably the amber codon, said nonsense codon replacing a codon coding an amino acid and inducing the interruption of thyA gene translation and the auxotrophy of the cell for the thymidine. Advantageously, the endA gene coding the endonuclease 1 and/or the recA gene coding the recombinase is inactivated in said mutated cell. The invention also relates to an expression plasmid including a transgene and a sequence of a suppressing ARM structural gene containing an anticodon that can be paired with the nonsense codon of the thyA gene and is specific of an amino acid capable of restoring the translation of the mutated thyA gene and thereby obtaining a protein of the wild or mutated type having a thymidylate synthase activity. The invention also relates to a method for the multiplication of the expression plasmid.
US08440454B2	Pasting edge heater An apparatus and method for thermal cycling including a pasting edge heater. The pasting edge heater can provide substantial temperature uniformity throughout the retaining elements during thermal cycling by a thermoelectric module.
US08440453B2	Functionalization of nanofluidic channels A functionalized nanofluidic channel and method for functionalization that provides control over the ionic environment and geometry of the nanofluidic channel with the immobilization of biomolecules on the inner surface of the channel and use of high ionic concentration solutions. In one embodiment, the surface charge of the nanochannel is controlled with the immobilization of a protein such as streptavidin in the nanochannel. In another embodiment, the biomolecules are receptors and changes in nanochannel conductance indicates ligand binding events. The functionalized nanofluidic channel can be easily adapted for use with microchannel arrays.
US08440451B2	Genetically modified yeast species, and fermentation processes using genetically modified yeast Yeast cells are transformed with an exogenous xylose isomerase gene. Additional genetic modifications enhance the ability of the transformed cells to ferment xylose to ethanol or other desired fermentation products. Those modifications include deletion of non-specific or specific aldose reductase gene(s), deletion of xylitol dehydrogenase gene(s) and/or overexpression of xylulokinase.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10