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US08633637B2	Resonator element, resonator, physical quantity sensor, and electronic equipment that have steps on a side surface of a vibrating arm A resonator element includes: a base part; plural vibrating arms extended from the base part, each having a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposed to each other and a first side surface and a second side surface connecting the first principal surface and the second principal surface and opposed to each other, the first side surface of at least one vibrating arm of the plural vibrating arms having a first step part provided from the first principal surface side and a second step part provided from the second principal surface side; a first electrode provided on the second side surface of the vibrating arm; a second electrode provided in a position opposed to the first electrode of the first step part; and a third electrode provided in a position opposed to the first electrode of the second step part.
US08633635B1	Microelectromechanical resonators with thermally-actuated frequency tuning beams A microelectromechanical resonator includes a resonator body anchored to a substrate by at least a pair of tethers that suspend the resonator body opposite an underlying opening in the substrate. A first thermally-actuated tuning beam is provided, which is mechanically coupled to a first portion of the resonator body that is spaced apart from the pair of tethers. The first thermally-actuated tuning beam is configured to induce a mechanical stress in the resonator body by establishing a thermal expansion difference between the first thermally-actuated tuning beam and the resonator body in response to a passing of current through the first thermally-actuated tuning beam.
US08633630B2	Permanent magnet rotor of motor A permanent magnet rotor of a motor including a rotor core and permanent magnets. The rotor core includes a central core, a plurality of sectional cores, and a connecting mechanism. The sectional cores are integrated with the central core via the connecting mechanism to form a whole iron core. Grooves are formed between each sectional core and the central core and the permanent magnets are embedded in the grooves. The permanent magnet rotor has a simple structure, excellent manufacturability in terms of production and assembly, low manufacturing costs, excellent electromagnetic performance, and meanwhile is robust enough to avoid potential deformation.
US08633629B2	Dynamoelectric machine A U phase winding, an X phase winding, a V phase winding, a Y phase winding, a W phase winding, and a Z phase winding are configured by mounting conductor wires so as to alternate repeatedly between 5π/6 short-pitch windings and 7π/6 long-pitch windings, and are mounted into the stator core in that order so as to be stacked sequentially in a radial direction so as to be offset by one slot each in a first circumferential direction.
US08633626B2	DC motor A DC motor comprises: a tubular metal case; a magnet that is provided along the inner surface of the metal case and has four or more of magnet poles in the circumferential direction; an armature that is arranged to face the magnet and composed of a core and a coil; and a shaft. The magnet is formed of a material with a maximum energy product BHmax of 3 to 6 MGOe. When the thickness of the magnet in the radial direction of the armature is indicated by T [mm] and the outer diameter of the core is indicated by d [mm], the ratio T/d of the thickness T of the magnet to the outer diameter d of the core is 0.16 or more.
US08633625B2	Shaft-less energy storage flywheel Embodiments of the present invention include a shaft-less energy storage flywheel system. The shaft-less energy storage flywheel system includes a solid cylindrical flywheel having permanent motor magnets mounted about the flywheel. The shaft-less energy storage flywheel system also includes a motor stator having motor windings carrying electrical currents. The motor windings of the motor stator are aligned with the permanent motor magnets of the flywheel such that rotation of the flywheel is induced through interaction of the motor winding currents and the magnetic field of the permanent motor magnets. The flywheel provides a magnetic flux path for the permanent motor magnets. In certain embodiments, the shaft-less energy storage flywheel system includes a magnetic bearing assembly disposed directly adjacent an axial face of the flywheel. The magnetic bearing assembly controls positioning and alignment of the flywheel without physically contacting the flywheel during normal operation.
US08633623B2	Encapsulated submersible pump Apparatus is provided for use in a submersible pump, comprising; a stator having electrical windings and configured with a cavity to receive a rotor of a motor and to provide an electromotive force to drive the rotor arranged inside the cavity; a switch having circuitry configured to response to a level of fluid and control the operation of the stator; and electrical leads and connections configured to electrically couple the stator and the switch, and to provide power to operate the stator and the switch to drive the stator and to turn the electromotive force on and off to control the pumping of the fluid by submersible pump; the stator, the switch and electrical leads and connections being at least partly encapsulated in a material so as to form an encapsulated stator assembly with a watertight seal to prevent fluid from contacting the electrical windings, the circuitry of the switch and the electrical leads and connections.
US08633621B2	Electric motor for driving a motor vehicle component An electric motor for driving a motor vehicle component, in particular a fan motor for chilling cooling water, contains a rotor that includes a commutator, against which a brush rests in a contacting manner. A plastic-sheathed pressed screen for forming a current path that is embossed in an electric insulation is connected to the brush. The current path conducting a motor current is interrupted to form two spaced-apart current path ends. An interruption point is bridged by a contact spring that is used as a temperature fuse and consists of two spring legs, each of which has a fixing end and a free end. Each fixing end of the spring legs is connected to a current path end, while the free ends thereof are in contact with each other using a soldered connection so as to bias the spring.
US08633617B2	Filter circuit and communication apparatus A filter circuit according to the present invention includes a voltage-current conversion unit that converts a voltage signal input to an input end to a current signal, a capacitor group that is made up of a plurality of capacitors, where the current signal output from the voltage-current conversion unit is sequentially input to each capacitor at every cycle, a first switch that connects a set of capacitors to which the current signal is input with each other and adds charges accumulated in the set of capacitors together, and a second switch that connects at least one capacitor of the set of capacitors to an output end after charges are added by the first switch.
US08633612B2	Signal variance sensing power controller A signal variance sensing power controller is described. The power controller functions by measuring the power consumption of a first device, and detecting fluctuations in the power consumption. The power controller then determines a level of variability, based on measured changes in the first device. Based on the level of variability, the power controller then determines a state of the first device, and influences a second device based on that state.
US08633611B2	Motorcycle A motorcycle comprises an electricity accumulator configured to supply electric power to driving devices required for driving of the motorcycle and to non-driving devices; a voltage detector configured to detect a voltage of the electricity accumulator; and a power supply controller configured to control supply of the electric power; the non-driving devices including electric motor devices in an electric motor braking system configured to be electrically driven to assist braking and non-driving electric motor devices other than the electric motor devices in the electric motor braking system; and the power supply controller being configured to inhibit the electric power from being supplied to at least one specified non-driving electric motor device of the non-driving electric motor devices, when the voltage of the electricity accumulator which is detected by the voltage detector is not more than a first predetermined voltage.
US08633609B2	Sub sea central axis turbine with rearwardly raked blades A central axis water turbine is described which comprises a turbine body having a central axis; a rotor mounted on the turbine body for rotation about the central axis, the rotor comprising a central hub supporting a plurality of blades, each blade extending from a blade root mounted on the hub to a blade tip; a generator driven by the rotor; and a housing surrounding the rotor and adapted to direct water flow towards the rotor, the housing converging from a front opening forward of the rotor to a narrower throat adjacent the turbine body; wherein the blades are splayed rearward from the blade root to the blade tip by a tilt angle of 1° to 20° from a plane perpendicular to the central axis.
US08633607B2	Method, park controller and program element for controlling a wind farm The disclosure relates to a method for controlling a wind farm, the wind farm includes at least two wind turbines, the method includes determining the required power, determining fatigue load versus power curves for each wind turbine, and based on the determined fatigue load versus power curves attributing different power settings to the wind turbines such that sum of the power settings of all wind turbines is equal to the required power. Furthermore, the invention concerns a park controller for controlling a wind farm and a program element for controlling a wind farm.
US08633604B2	Engine An engine is provided that utilizes an active heat exchanger such as a heat pump to transfer heat into and remove heat from a low boiling point liquid that is disposed in a pair of diametrically opposed containers. The addition of heat into the low-boiling point liquid causes the liquid to move vertically from a bottom container to a top container, transforming the transferred heat energy into potential energy. The top container is allowed to fall under the weight of the transferred liquid, transforming the potential energy to kinetic energy which is used to perform the desired work. The expanding low-boiling point liquid can also be used to advance a magnetic back and forth through a wire coiling to produce an electric current, converting the transferred heat energy into electrical energy. The use of an active heat exchanger such as a heat pump permits the use of one unit of electrical energy to transfer 3 to 5 units of heat energy.
US08633596B2	Semiconductor package with bonding wires of reduced loop inductance A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor device including a plurality of signal pads and a plurality of auxiliary pads which are alternatively arranged in a predetermined direction, and a package board including a plurality of signal bond fingers, a plurality of first power supply voltage bond fingers, and a plurality of second power supply voltage bond fingers. The signal pads are connected respectively to the signal bond fingers by first wires. The first power supply voltage bond fingers and the second power supply voltage bond fingers are connected respectively to the auxiliary pads by second wires. The first wires are disposed between those of the second wires which are connected to the first power supply voltage bond fingers and those of the second wires which are connected to the second power supply voltage bond fingers.
US08633589B2	Dielectric trenches, nickel/tantalum oxide structures, and chemical mechanical polishing techniques A portion of a conductive layer (310, 910) provides a capacitor electrode (310.0, 910.0). Dielectric trenches (410, 414, 510) are formed in the conductive layer to insulate the capacitor electrode from those portions of the conductive layer which are used for conductive paths passing through the electrode but insulated from the electrode. Capacitor dielectric (320) can be formed by anodizing tantalum while a nickel layer (314) protects an underlying copper (310) from the anodizing solution. This protection allows the tantalum layer to be made thin to obtain large capacitance. Chemical mechanical polishing of a layer (610) is made faster, and hence possibly less expensive, by first patterning the layer photolithographically to form, and/or increase in height, upward protrusions of this layer.
US08633586B2	Mock bump system for flip chip integrated circuits A mock bump system includes: providing a first structure having an edge; and forming a mock bump near the edge.
US08633584B2	Electronic assembly with electronic compontent and interconnection assembly connected via conductive bump and mating well This specification describes techniques for manufacturing an electronic system module. The module includes flexible multi-layer interconnection circuits with trace widths as narrow as 5 microns or less. A glass panel manufacturing facility, similar to those employed for making liquid crystal display, LCD, panels is preferably used to fabricate the interconnection circuits. A multi-layer interconnection circuit is fabricated on the glass panel using a release layer. A special assembly layer is formed over the interconnection circuit comprising a thick dielectric layer with openings formed at input/output (I/O) pad locations. Solder paste is deposited in the openings using a squeegee to form wells filled with solder. IC chips are provided with gold stud bumps at I/O pad locations, and these bumps are inserted in the wells to form flip chip connections. The IC chips are tested and reworked. The same bump/well connections can be used to attach fine-pitch cables. Module packaging layers are provided for hermetic sealing and for electromagnetic shielding. A blade server or supercomputer embodiment is also described.
US08633582B2	Chip package and fabrication method thereof A chip package is disclosed. The package includes a carrier substrate and at least one semiconductor chip thereon. The semiconductor chip has a plurality of conductive pads, where a plurality of first redistribution layers (RDLs) is disposed thereon and is electrically connected thereto. A single-layer insulating structure covers the carrier substrate and the semiconductor chip, having a plurality of openings exposing the plurality of first RDLs. A plurality of second RDLs is disposed on the single-layer insulating structure and is electrically connected to the plurality of first RDLs. A passivation layer is disposed on the single-layer insulating structure and the plurality of second RDLs, having a plurality of openings exposing the plurality of second RDLs. A plurality of conductive bumps is correspondingly disposed in the plurality of openings to be electrically connected to the plurality of second RDLs. A fabrication method of the chip package is also disclosed.
US08633581B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a carrier, a chip attached to the carrier, and an encapsulation body disposed over the chip and the carrier. An exterior surface of the semiconductor device includes an exposed peripheral edge of at least two of the carrier, the chip, and the encapsulation body.
US08633578B2	Integrated circuit package system with laminate base An integrated circuit package system with laminate base includes: a base package including: a laminate substrate strip, an integrated circuit on the laminate substrate strip, a molded cover over the integrated circuit and the laminate substrate strip, and a strip test of the base package; a bare die on the base package; the bare die electrically connected to the laminate substrate strip; and the bare die and the base package encapsulated.
US08633575B1	IC package with integrated electrostatic discharge protection There is disclosed an integrated circuit (IC) package or semiconductor package including integrated spark or arc gaps which are uniquely configured to reduce the susceptibility of the package to being damaged from an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event. In an exemplary embodiment, each arc gap is collectively defined by an arc gap extension integrally connected to and protruding from the die pad of the package, and a corresponding lead thereof.
US08633574B2	Organic electronic packages having hermetically sealed edges and methods of manufacturing such packages Organic electronic packages having sealed edges. More specifically, packages having organic electronic devices are provided. A number of sealing mechanisms are provided to hermetically seal the edges of the package to completely protect the organic electronic device from external elements. A sealant may be implemented to completely surround the organic electronic device. Alternatively, edge wraps may be provided to completely surround the organic electronic device.
US08633570B2	Method for manufacturing SOI substrate and SOI substrate A method is demonstrated to form an SOI substrate having a silicon layer with reduced surface roughness in a high yield. The method includes the step of bonding a base substrate such as a glass substrate and a bond substrate such as a single crystal semiconductor substrate to each other, where a region in which bonding of the base substrate with the bond substrate cannot be performed is provided at the interface therebetween. Specifically, the method is exemplified by the combination of: irradiating the bond substrate with accelerated ions; forming an insulating layer over the bond substrate; forming a region in which bonding cannot be performed in part of the surface of the bond substrate; bonding the bond substrate and the base substrate to each other with the insulating layer therebetween; and separating the bond substrate from the base substrate, leaving a semiconductor layer over the base substrate.
US08633567B2	Devices including a P-I-N diode disposed adjacent a silicide in series with a dielectric material A device is provided that includes a vertically oriented p-i-n diode that includes semiconductor material, a silicide, germanide, or silicide-germanide layer disposed adjacent the vertically oriented p-i-n diode, and a dielectric material arranged electrically in series with the vertically oriented p-i-n diode. The dielectric material is disposed between a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, and is selected from the group consisting of HfO2, Al2O3, ZrO2, TiO2, La2O3, Ta2O5, RuO2, ZrSiOx, AlSiOx, HfSiOx, HfAlOx, HfSiON, ZrSiAlOx, HfSiAlOx, HfSiAlON, and ZrSiAlON. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US08633564B2	Semicondutor isolation structure A method of formation of an isolation structure for vertical semiconductor devices, the resulting isolation structure, and a memory device to prevent leakage among adjacent vertical semiconductor devices are described.
US08633563B2	High-voltage integrated circuit device A high-voltage integrated circuit device can include, in a surface layer of a p semiconductor substrate, an n region which is a high-side floating-potential region, an n− region which becomes a high-voltage junction terminating region, and an n− region which is an L-VDD potential region. A low-side circuit portion can be disposed in an n− region. Below a pickup electrode disposed in the high-voltage junction terminating region, a universal contact region in Ohmic contact with the pickup electrode can be disposed. The universal contact region has a p+ region and an n+ region that can be disposed in alternating contact along a surface of the p semiconductor substrate. By disposing the universal contact region in this way, the quantity of carriers flowing into the low-side circuit portion can be reduced when a negative surge voltage is input. Consequently, erroneous operation due to latchup of a logic portion can be minimized.
US08633553B2	Process for manufacturing a micromechanical structure having a buried area provided with a filter A process for manufacturing a micromechanical structure envisages: forming a buried cavity within a body of semiconductor material, separated from a top surface of the body by a first surface layer; and forming an access duct for fluid communication between the buried cavity and an external environment. The method envisages: forming an etching mask on the top surface at a first access area; forming a second surface layer on the top surface and on the etching mask; carrying out an etch such as to remove, in a position corresponding to the first access area, a portion of the second surface layer, and an underlying portion of the first surface layer not covered by the etching mask until the buried cavity is reached, thus forming both the first access duct and a filter element, set between the first access duct and the same buried cavity.
US08633547B2	Structure for spanning gap in body-bias voltage routing structure Structures for spanning gap in body-bias voltage routing structure. In an embodiment, a structure is comprised of at least one metal wire.
US08633541B2	Diode isolated drain extended NMOS ESD cell An integrated circuit contains a voltage protection structure having a diode isolated DENMOS transistor with a guard element proximate to the diode and the DENMOS transistor. The guard element includes an active area coupled to ground. The diode anode is connected to an I/O pad. The diode cathode is connected to the DENMOS drain. The DENMOS source is grounded. A process of forming the integrated circuit is also disclosed.
US08633536B2	Gate dielectric of semiconductor device A method of fabricating a semiconductor device having a different gate structure in each of a plurality of device regions is described. The method may include a replacement gate process. The method includes forming a hard mask layer on oxide layers formed on one or more regions of the substrate. A high-k gate dielectric layer is formed on each of the first, second and third device regions. The high-k gate dielectric layer may be formed directly on the hard mask layer in a first and second device regions and directly on an interfacial layer formed in a third device region. A semiconductor device including a plurality of devices (e.g., transistors) having different gate dielectrics formed on the same substrate is also described.
US08633535B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes control gates provided in an array form, the control gates passing through the first semiconductor layer, data recording layers between the first semiconductor layer and the control gates, two first conductive-type diffusion layers at two ends in the first direction of the first semiconductor layer, two second conductive-type diffusion layers at two ends in the second direction of the first semiconductor layer, select gate lines extending in the first direction on the first semiconductor layer, and word lines extending in the second direction on the select gate lines. The select gate lines function as select gates shared by select transistors connected between the control gates and the word lines arranged in the first direction. Each of the word lines is commonly connected to the control gates arranged in the second direction.
US08633531B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device may include, but is not limited to: a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film; a conductive film; and a semiconductor film. The semiconductor substrate has a first hole. The semiconductor substrate has a first region into which a first impurity is introduced. The first region is adjacent to a side surface of the first hole. The first insulating film covers at least the side surface and a bottom surface of the first hole. The first insulating film has a second hole adjacent to the side surface of the first hole. The conductive film fills a bottom portion of the first hole. The semiconductor film is positioned over the conductive film. The semiconductor film fills the second hole and is in contact with the first region.
US08633528B2	Methods and apparatus for increasing memory density using diode layer sharing A memory is described that includes a shared diode layer and a memory element coupled to the diode layer. The memory element has a pie slice-shape, and includes a sidewall having a carbon film thereon. Numerous other aspects are also disclosed.
US08633526B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method for manufacturing same According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a first stacked structure body, a first semiconductor layer, a first organic film, a first semiconductor-side insulating film, and a first electrode-side insulating film. The first stacked structure body includes a plurality of first electrode films stacked along a first direction and a first inter-electrode insulating film provided between the first electrode films. The first semiconductor layer is opposed to side faces of the first electrode films. The first organic film is provided between the side faces of the first electrode films and the first semiconductor layer and containing an organic compound. The first semiconductor-side insulating film is provided between the first organic film and the first semiconductor layer. The first electrode-side insulating film provided between the first organic film and the side faces of the first electrode films.
US08633523B2	Thin film transistor and pixel circuit having the same A thin film transistor which may be included in a pixel circuit includes: a substrate; a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate and including a source region, a first drain region spaced apart from the source region by a first current path, and a second drain region spaced apart from the source region by a second current path having a length different from that of the first current path; a gate electrode insulated from the semiconductor layer by a gate insulating layer; a source electrode connected to the source region of the semiconductor layer; a first drain electrode connected to the first drain region of the semiconductor layer; and a second drain electrode connected to the second drain region of the semiconductor layer. Currents having different magnitudes may be simultaneously provided through the first current path and the second current path.
US08633520B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes: a substrate; device isolation regions formed in the substrate; an impurity region formed in a region of the substrate between every two adjacent ones of the device isolation regions; a gate electrode formed on the substrate; first and second interlayer insulating films sequentially formed on the substrate; a metal interlayer insulating film formed on the second interlayer insulating film and comprising metal wiring layers; a first contact plug electrically connecting each of the metal wiring layers and the impurity region; and a second contact plug electrically connecting each of the metal wiring layers and the gate electrode, wherein the first contact plug is formed in the first and second interlayer insulating films, and the second contact plug is formed in the second interlayer insulating film.
US08633519B2	Group III nitride semiconductor device, production method therefor, power converter Provided is an HEMT exhibiting a normally-off characteristic and low on-state resistance, which includes a first carrier transport layer; two separate second carrier transport layers formed of undoped GaN and provided on two separate regions of the first carrier transport layer; and carrier supply layers formed of AlGaN and respectively provided on the two separate second carrier transport layers. The second carrier transport layers and the carrier supply layers are respectively formed through crystal growth on the first carrier transport layer. The heterojunction interface between the second carrier transport layer and the carrier supply layer exhibits high flatness, and virtually no growth-associated impurities are incorporated in the vicinity of the heterojunction interface. Therefore, reduction in mobility of 2DEG is prevented, and on-state resistance is reduced.
US08633517B2	Compound semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same An embodiment of a compound semiconductor device includes: a substrate; an electron channel layer and an electron supply layer formed over the substrate; a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on or above the electron supply layer; a first p-type semiconductor layer formed between the electron supply layer and the gate electrode; and a second p-type semiconductor layer formed between the electron supply layer and at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode. The one of the source electrode and the drain electrode on the second p-type semiconductor layer includes: a first metal film; and a second metal film which contacts the first metal film on the gate electrode side of the first metal film, and a resistance of which is higher than that of the first metal film.
US08633516B1	Source/drain stack stressor for semiconductor device The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The device includes a substrate, a fin structure formed by a first semiconductor material, a gate region on a portion of the fin, a source region and a drain region separated by the gate region on the substrate and a source/drain stack on the source and drain region. A low portion of the source/drain stack is formed by a second semiconductor material and it contacts a low portion of the fin in the gate region. An upper portion of the source/drain stack is formed by a third semiconductor material and it contacts an upper portion of the fin in the gate region.
US08633515B2	Transistors with immersed contacts Embodiments of a semiconductor structure include a first current electrode region, a second current electrode region, and a channel region. The channel region is located between the first current electrode region and the second current electrode region, and the channel region is located in a fin structure of the semiconductor structure. A carrier transport in the channel region is generally in a horizontal direction between the first current electrode region and the second current electrode region. A contact extends into the first current electrode region and is electrically coupled to the first current electrode region.
US08633512B2	Device and associated semiconductor package for limiting drain-source voltage of transformer-coupled push pull power conversion circuit A circuit is proposed for limiting maximum switching FET drain-source voltage (VDS) of a transformer-coupled push pull power converter with maximum DC supply voltage VIN—MAX. Maximum VDS is accentuated by leakage inductances of the push pull transformer and the power converter circuit traces. The limiting circuit bridges the drains of the switching FETs and it includes two serially connected opposing Zener diodes each having a Zener voltage Vzx. The invention is applicable to both N-channel and P-channel FETs. In a specific embodiment, Vzx is selected to be slightly ≧2*VIN—MAX with the maximum VDS clamped to about VIN—MAX+½Vzx. In another embodiment, a proposed power switching device with integrated VDS-clamping includes a switching FET; and a Zener diode having a first terminal and a second terminal, the second terminal of the Zener diode is connected to the drain terminal of the switching FET.
US08633510B2	IE-type trench gate IGBT The invention of the present application provides an IE-type trench IGBT. In the IE-type trench IGBT, each of linear unit cell areas that configure a cell area is comprised principally of linear active and inactive cell areas. The linear active cell area is divided into an active section having an emitter region and an inactive section as seen in its longitudinal direction.
US08633505B2	Light source having light emitting diode An LED includes an LED chip, a first package configured for packaging the LED chip, the first package including a flat first surface, and a second package including a second surface opposing the first surface. A micro-structure is defined in the second surface and protruding toward the first surface. A gap is maintained between the first and second surfaces. The gap is filled with a filler, and the refractive index of the filler is smaller than that of the first and second packages. Light generated by the LED chip radiates first through the first package, then the gap and the micro-structure, thereafter the second package to finally reach an outside of the LED. A light module including the LED is also provided.
US08633502B2	Lighting apparatus encapsulated with synthetic resin material having translucent illumination section and also having heat sink section mixed with thermal conductive material The invention of the present application provides a lighting apparatus that has superior waterproofing property, durability, impact resistance, and pressure resistance and that can be used in various places such as a construction site, a plastic greenhouse, a poultry house, water, or seawater.The invention of the present application provides a lighting apparatus in which electric wires are connected to a substrate 3 on which light-emitting diodes 31, 32, and 33 are mounted and synthetic resin material is used to closely cover the electric wires 52 and 53, the substrate 3, and the light-emitting diodes 31, 32, and 33 in an integrated manner.
US08633496B2	Optical device and semiconductor wafer Provided is an optical device including a base wafer containing silicon, a plurality of seed crystals disposed on the base wafer, and a plurality of Group 3-5 compound semiconductors lattice-matching or pseudo lattice-matching the plurality of seed crystals. At least one of the Group 3-5 compound semiconductors has a photoelectric semiconductor formed therein, the photoelectric semiconductor including a light emitting semiconductor that emits light in response to a driving current supplied thereto or a light receiving semiconductor that generates a photocurrent in response to light applied thereto, and at least one of the plurality of Group 3-5 compound semiconductors other than the Group 3-5 compound semiconductor having the photoelectric semiconductor has a heterojunction transistor formed therein.
US08633485B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof To provide a display device having a thin film transistor with high electric characteristics and excellent reliability and a manufacturing method thereof. A gate electrode, a gate insulating film provided over the gate electrode, a first semiconductor layer provided over the gate insulating film and having a microcrystalline semiconductor, a second semiconductor layer provided over the first semiconductor layer and having an amorphous semiconductor, and a source region and a drain region provided over the second semiconductor layer are provided. The first semiconductor layer has high crystallinity than the second semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer includes an impurity region having a conductivity type different from a conductivity type of the source region and the drain region between the source region and the drain region.
US08633484B2	Organic light emitting display and method of fabricating the same An organic light emitting display and method of fabricating thereof, the display including a substrate including a first thin film transistor region and a second thin film transistor region; a buffer layer on the substrate; a first and a second semiconductor layer on the buffer layer; a gate insulating layer on the substrate; gate electrodes on the gate insulating layer and corresponding to the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, respectively; source/drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode and being connected to the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, respectively; an insulating layer on the substrate; a first electrode connected to the source/drain electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; an organic layer on the first electrode; and a second electrode on the organic layer, wherein portions of the buffer layer corresponding to a source/drain region of the first semiconductor layer include a metal catalyst.
US08633481B2	Semiconductor device and process for production thereof A semiconductor device (1000) includes a thin film transistor having a gate line (3a), source and drain lines (13as, 13ad), and an island-like oxide semiconductor layer (7), and a capacitor element (105) having a first electrode (3b) formed from the same conductive film as the gate line (3s), a second electrode (13b) formed from the same conductive film as the source line (13as), and a dielectric layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. A gate insulating film (5) has a layered structure including a first insulating layer (5A) containing an oxide and a second insulating layer (5B) disposed on the side closer to the gate electrode closer than the first insulating film and having a higher dielectric constant than the first insulating film, the layered structure being in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer (7). The dielectric layer includes the second insulating film (5B) but does not include the first insulating film (5A). Accordingly, the deterioration of the oxide semiconductor layer due to oxygen deficiency can be suppressed without reducing the capacitance value of the capacitor element).
US08633480B2	Semiconductor device having an oxide semiconductor with a crystalline region and manufacturing method thereof An object of an embodiment of the present invention is to manufacture a semiconductor device with high display quality and high reliability, which includes a pixel portion and a driver circuit portion capable of high-speed operation over one substrate, using transistors having favorable electric characteristics and high reliability as switching elements. Two kinds of transistors, in each of which an oxide semiconductor layer including a crystalline region on one surface side is used as an active layer, are formed in a driver circuit portion and a pixel portion. Electric characteristics of the transistors can be selected by choosing the position of the gate electrode layer which determines the position of the channel. Thus, a semiconductor device including a driver circuit portion capable of high-speed operation and a pixel portion over one substrate can be manufactured.
US08633477B2	Organic light-emitting diode three-dimensional image display device Disclosed herein is an organic light-emitting diode three-dimensional image display device which comprises a first substrate, a cathode formed on the first substrate, an electron injection layer formed on the cathode, an electron transfer layer formed on the electron injection layer, an emission layer formed on the electron transfer layer, a hole transfer layer formed on the emission layer, a hole injection layer formed on the hole transfer layer, an anode formed on the hole injection layer, a wire grid polarizer formed on the anode and composed of a metal thin film pattern formed at a first angle and a method thin film pattern formed at a second angle perpendicular to the first angle, which are alternately arranged, and a second substrate arranged on the wire grid polarizer.
US08633476B2	Organic-light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting device including: an anode; a hole charging layer (HCL) comprising an oxide semiconductor and formed on the anode; at least one organic layer formed on the HCL; and a cathode formed on the organic layer. The HCL may be an oxide semiconductor including indium (In), gallium (Ga), and zinc (Zn), or an oxide semiconductor including In, Zn, and hafnium (Hf).
US08633475B2	Organic electroluminescence device and a method for producing the device An organic electroluminescence device includes: an anode; a cathode opposed to the anode; and a plurality of emitting units including at least a first emitting unit and a second emitting unit. The plurality of emitting units each includes: an emitting layer; and an intermediate unit between the first emitting unit and the second emitting unit. The intermediate unit includes an electron injecting layer, a zinc oxide layer and a hole injecting layer in this sequence from the anode. The electron injecting layer contains an electron donating material and is adjacent to the first emitting unit. The hole injecting layer contains an organic electron accepting material and is adjacent to the second emitting unit.
US08633470B2	Techniques and configurations to impart strain to integrated circuit devices Embodiments of the present disclosure describe techniques and configurations to impart strain to integrated circuit devices such as horizontal field effect transistors. An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first barrier layer coupled with the semiconductor substrate, a quantum well channel coupled to the first barrier layer, the quantum well channel comprising a first material having a first lattice constant, and a source structure coupled to the quantum well channel, the source structure comprising a second material having a second lattice constant, wherein the second lattice constant is different than the first lattice constant to impart a strain on the quantum well channel. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US08633467B2	Light emitting diode A light emitting diode includes a second electrode, a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, a second semiconductor layer, a reflector, and a first electrode. The second electrode, the first semiconductor layer, the active layer, the second semiconductor layer, and the reflector are stacked on the first electrode in that order. The first semiconductor layer defines a plurality of grooves on a surface contacting the second electrode. The plurality of grooves form a patterned surface used as the light extraction surface. A carbon nanotube layer is located on the patterned surface and embedded into the grooves.
US08633465B2	Multilevel resistive memory having large storage capacity The present invention discloses a multilevel resistive memory having large storage capacity, which belongs to a field of a fabrication technology of a resistive memory. The resistive memory includes an top electrode and a bottom electrode, and a combination of a plurality of switching layers and defective layers interposed between the top electrode and the bottom electrode, wherein, the top electrode and the bottom electrode are respectively contacted with a switching layer (a film such as Ta2O5, TiO2, HfO2), and the defective layers (metal film such as Ti, Au, Ag) are interposed between the switching layers. By using the present invention, a storage capacity of a resistive memory can be increased.
US08633459B2	Systems and methods for optics cleaning in an EUV light source An extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) light source is described herein comprising an optic; a primary EUV light radiator generating an EUV light emitting plasma and producing a deposit on said optic; and a cleaning system comprising a gas and a secondary light radiator, the secondary light radiator generating a laser produced plasma and producing a cleaning species with the gas.
US08633456B2	Method for centering an optical element in a TEM comprising a contrast enhancing element A method for adjusting or aligning one or more optical elements in a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) is disclosed. The TEM is equipped with an objective lens for guiding a beam of electrons to a sample, a diffraction plane in which at least a beam of unscattered electrons is focused and a structure to enhance the Contrast Transfer Function (CTF) which is situated in the diffraction plane or an image thereof.
US08633455B2	Optical system for dosimeter reader Described is an optical system for a dosimeter reader having reduced sensitivity to vibration and motion.
US08633453B2	Photoactivatable paint curing device and method Disclosed herein is a device for curing photoactivatable paint coatings. The device comprises a curing radiation source configured to emit radiation sufficient to cure a photoactivatable paint coating at a target location. The radiation source is located at a source location operably spaced from the target location where the photoactivatable paint coating is to be cured thereon. A motorized support for supporting the curing radiation source at the source location is provided where the motorized support is configured to advance the curing radiation source along a travel path. The motorized support is further configured to cycle the curing radiation source along the travel path between a first position and a second position in order to vary over time the angle of attack of the radiation emitted from the curing radiation source toward the target location.
US08633450B2	Apparatus for assisting determination of detective quantum efficiency An apparatus for determining MTF and DQE of an ionizing radiation imaging system/detector is provided, comprising a box having aligned windows transparent to an ionizing radiation beam. When the box is placed in front of the detector, the beam passes through the box. The apparatus further comprises: a KERMA module for measuring incident free-air KERMA; a backscatter baffle for preventing backscatter of the beam from the detector into the KERMA module; a scatter baffle for preventing scatter of the beam into the KERMA module, and to reduce backscatter from the backscatter baffle; at least one MTF module for enabling acquisition of at least one edge image. Each module and the at least one backscatter baffle are independently moveable in and out of the beam, such that open, dark and edge images may be independently acquired, and KERMA module measurements may be performed independent of image acquisition, to determine DQE.
US08633447B2	Radiation image detecting device and method for detecting start of irradiation An FPD has plural pixels arranged in two dimensions. The pixels include a short pixel directly connected to a signal line, and a comparative pixel connected to another signal line through a TFT. In irradiation detecting operation, a control section monitors a voltage signal from the short pixel. When the voltage signal is a predetermined threshold value or more, the control section detects the start of X-ray irradiation, and provisionally starts charge accumulation operation. Then, the control section calculates the difference in the voltage signal between the short pixel and the comparative pixel. When this difference is another threshold value or more, the detection of the start of X-ray irradiation is judged to be valid. When the difference is less than the threshold value, the detection is judged to be misdetection caused by shock noise. The charge accumulation operation is aborted, and the irradiation detecting operation is restarted.
US08633442B2	Terahertz wave generating device, camera, imaging device, and measuring device A terahertz wave generating device includes a plurality of light sources and an antenna. The light sources are configured to generate pulsed light. The antenna is configured to generate terahertz waves by being irradiated with the pulsed light generated by the light sources. The antenna has a plurality of pairs of electrodes with the electrodes in each of the pairs facing each other across a gap portion with a predetermined distance. The light sources is configured to irradiate the gap portions between the electrodes in the pairs with the pulsed light such that the gap portions between the electrodes of at least two of the pairs are irradiated with the pulsed light at mutually different timings.
US08633438B2	Ultrafast electron diffraction device An ultrafast electron diffraction device for irradiating a sample with a bunch of electrons in an ultrashort pulse in order to perform an ultrafast analysis of the sample. The ultrafast electron diffraction device includes: a) a laser emitter for delivering an ultrashort pulse laser having a pulse width of not more than 1 ps onto a target which is a material for generating electrons at an intensity of not less than 1017 W/cm2; and b) a pulse compressor for rotating, in a magnetostatic field, a bunch of electrons generated from the target onto which the ultrashort pulse laser has been delivered so as to suppress the spread of the bunch of electrons in their traveling direction. The pulse compressor is composed of an entrance-side parallel-plate static magnet, one end of which is placed on the course of the bunch of electrons, and an exit-side parallel-plate static magnet.
US08633430B2	Method for generating images with an expanded dynamic range and optical device for carrying out such a method, in particular a laser scanner microscope Method and apparatus for generating an at least two-dimensional image of at least part of a sample. The method involves scanning the sample. Acquiring at least one light signal by an optoelectronic detector for different areas of the sample. Converting the light signal into an electrical signal. Distributing the electrical signal onto several parallel evaluation channels whose signal evaluations differ from each other so that their dynamic ranges are different. Generating a result signal in each evaluation channel. Selecting at least one of the result signals as a function of one of the result signals in order to generate the image for the sample range concerned. It is also possible to generate one intermediate result signal for each channel, typically from the respective actual result signal and one or more other sources. Thus the signal selection depending on both the result signals and the intermediate result signals are possible.
US08633429B2	Image pick-up module with contact point circuit connection An image pick-up module and method for producing an image pick-up module. An image pick-up module, particularly for installation in an endoscope, the image pick-up module having an electronic image sensor, a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a cable.
US08633427B2	High-frequency heating device The high-frequency heating device, the subject of the present invention, is driven by an inverter and, by reducing the power losses in the mentioned inverter the operating efficiency is increased.
US08633426B2	Electrically heatable sheet of glass, method for production thereof and also window The invention relates to an electrically heatable sheet of glass (10), including at least one electrically conductive coating applied on at least one side of the sheet of glass and also to at least one contacting applied at least in regions on the coating, the contacting being configured as a spray coating.
US08633423B2	Methods and apparatus for controlling substrate temperature in a process chamber Methods and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a substrate during processing are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for retaining and controlling substrate temperature may include a puck of dielectric material; an electrode disposed in the puck proximate a surface of the puck upon which a substrate is to be retained; and a plurality of heater elements disposed in the puck and arranged in concentric rings to provide independent temperature control zones.
US08633417B2	Electrode for plasma torch with novel assembly method and enhanced heat transfer Embodiments of the present invention are related to an electrode for a plasma arc torch, the electrode comprising a generally tubular outer wall, an end wall, and a protrusion. The end wall is joined to a distal end of the outer wall and supports an emissive element in a generally central region. The protrusion extends from the generally central region of the end wall and is configured to connect with an electrode holder by a releasable connection, wherein the protrusion is configured such that at least one coolant passage forms between the protrusion and the electrode holder when the electrode is connected with the electrode holder. In some embodiments, the releasable connection comprises a threaded connection, wherein the protrusion is threaded to releasably connect to a threaded coolant tube of the electrode holder. In other embodiments, at least one coolant passage is defined by the threaded connection.
US08633416B2	Plasmas and methods of using them Plasma devices and methods for using such plasma devices in analytical measurements are disclosed. In certain examples, a low flow plasma may be operative using a total argon gas flow of less than about five liters per minute, and in some embodiments, a plasma argon gas flow of less than about four liter per minute. In other examples, a plasma produced using inductive and capacitive coupling is disclosed.
US08633406B2	Moisture resistant cord plate for a photovoltaic module This invention relates to a moisture resistant cord plate for a photovoltaic module, methods of manufacturing photovoltaic modules, and methods for generating electricity from photovoltaic modules.
US08633400B2	Multilayer printed wiring board and method for manufacturing multilayer printed wiring board A multilayer printed wiring board including a first interlayer resin insulation layer, a first conductive circuit formed on the first interlayer resin insulation layer, a second interlayer resin insulation layer formed on the first interlayer resin insulation layer and the first conductive circuit and having an opening portion exposing a portion of the first conductive circuit, a second conductive circuit formed on the second interlayer resin insulation layer, a via conductor formed in the opening portion of the second interlayer resin insulation layer and connecting the first conductive circuit and the second conductive circuit, and a coating layer having a metal layer and a coating film and formed between the first conductive circuit and the second interlayer resin insulation layer. The metal layer is formed on the surface of the first conductive circuit and the coating film is formed on the metal layer.
US08633399B2	Differential transmission circuit, optical module, and information processing system A differential transmission circuit includes a pair of transmission line conductors and a ground conductor layer, wherein the pair of transmission line conductors include a first straight line region where both the pair of transmission line conductors extend in parallel to each other in a first direction with a first width in a first layer, a first cross region where one of the pair of transmission line conductors is formed in the first layer, the other thereof is formed in a second layer, and the pair of transmission line conductors cross the each other in a three-dimensional manner, the first cross region being disposed on the front side of the first straight line region, and wherein each of the widths of the pair of transmission line conductors in the first cross region is smaller than the first width.
US08633398B2	Circuit board contact pads The present disclosure provides a circuit board with a first via and a second via, the first and second vias providing an electrical path from a top surface of the circuit board to a bottom surface of the circuit board. The circuit board also includes a first contact pad electrically coupled to the first via and a second contact pad electrically coupled to the second via. The first contact pad is disposed at an angle with respect to a reference line crossing through the center of the first and second vias, and the second contact pad is disposed on an opposite side of the reference line at the angle with respect to the reference line, such that a footprint that encompasses an area between the first and second contact pads does not cover the first and second vias.
US08633396B2	Die mounting substrate and method of fabricating the same Disclosed is a die mounting substrate, which includes a mounting substrate having a pad, a die having a terminal and surface-mounted on the mounting substrate, and a conductive paste bump formed on the pad or the terminal so as to connect the pad and the terminal to each other. When the die is connected and mounted on the mounting substrate using the conductive paste bump, shear stress is relieved thus preventing reliability from decreasing due to a difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion between the die and the mounting substrate, and also preventing the force of adhesion of the bump from decreasing due to the reduction in size of the pad of the mounting substrate.
US08633393B2	Printed circuit board, manufacturing method thereof and radio-frequency device A printed circuit board (PCB) is provided. The PCB includes a first microwave board material, a second prepreg, and a third ordinary board material that are pressed together. The first microwave board material, the second prepreg, and the third ordinary board material are provided with an opening respectively. At least two openings have different sizes. In a region between boundaries of the at least two openings having different sizes, a borehole is provided to pass through the board material in the region. A back-drilled hole is selectively used. A radio-frequency device and a method for manufacturing a PCB are further provided. Thus, it is suitable for designing different power modules and other circuit modules on the same single board, and is compatible with the existing basic PCB manufacturing technologies, which further has a low cost, and can meet the requirements of large-power radio-frequency circuits with different frequencies.
US08633384B1	Extending electrical box An electrical box including an outer shell having at least four sides extending from a rear wall to an open top at a front surface and a box mounting tab protruding from two of the at least four sides, an inner shell having at least four sides, a front surface, and at least two device securing protrusions each having an aperture adjacent to each of the at least two sides, each device securing aperture including an opening extending toward the open top of the electrical box, the inner shell movable within the outer shell in a direction away from the rear wall, and wherein the inner shell front surface and the outer shell front surface are coplanar when the inner shell is in a rearmost position.
US08633383B2	Electric junction box An electric junction box for preventing rattle between cassette blocks assembled to each other before being fixed to main body case, includes a first cassette block a second cassette block configured to be assembled to each other by locking structure, an electric distribution member for distributing power to the second cassette block from the first cassette block. The electric distribution member includes an input power source line, and a pair of connectors connected with both ends of the input power source line and engaged with the lower surface of the first cassette block and the lower surface of the second cassette block, respectively. A direction of drawing the input power source line out of each of the pair of connectors is arranged perpendicular to a direction engaging the pair of connectors with the first cassette block and the second cassette block.
US08633377B2	Light concentration apparatus, systems and methods An optical concentrator is disclosed which includes an imaging, aplanatic optical element having a front surface with a one-way light admitting portion, a back surface with a reflective portion, and an interior region of refractive material disposed between the front and backs surfaces.
US08633376B2	Photovoltaic concentrator assembly with optically active cover A photovoltaic concentrator assembly that includes a housing that defines an internal volume and includes a rim, wherein the rim defines an opening into the internal volume, a photovoltaic cell positioned in the internal volume, and an optical element that includes an optically active body and a flange extending outward from the body, wherein the flange is sealingly engaged with the rim of the housing to enclose the internal volume.
US08633374B2	Photovoltaic cell comprising contact regions doped through a lamina In aspects of the present invention, a lamina is formed having opposing first and second surfaces. Heavily doped contact regions extend from the first surface to the second surface. Generally the lamina is formed by affixing a semiconductor donor body to a receiver element, then cleaving the lamina from the semiconductor donor body wherein the lamina remains affixed to the receiver element. In the present invention, the heavily doped contact regions are formed by doping the semiconductor donor body before cleaving of the lamina. A photovoltaic cell comprising the lamina is then fabricated. By forming the heavily doped contact regions before bonding to the receiver element and cleaving, post-bonding high-temperature steps can be avoided, which may be advantageous.
US08633373B2	Sub-micrometer gap thermophotovoltaic structure (MTPV) and fabrication method therefor An MTPV thermophotovoltaic chip comprising a photovoltaic cell substrate, micron/sub-micron gap-spaced from a juxtaposed heat or infrared radiation-emitting substrate, with a radiation-transparent intermediate window substrate preferably compliantly adhered to the photovoltaic cell substrate and bounding the gap space therewith.
US08633370B1	Circuits to process music digitally with high fidelity The present invention provides a complementary bifurcated circuit to process and optimize music digitally with high fidelity yet with wireless elements. In a particular embodiment, an audio transducer in close proximity to a musical instrument or vocalist's mouth transforms audible music to analog electrical signals, which are digitized and then filtered to remove external noise at the frequencies of alternating current as well as internally generated noise. A FPGA encoder optimizes the signal's latency and formats the signal for wireless transmission, which is then accomplished with a transmitter and receiver. A transmitter control interface programs one or more of the digital encoder, digital processor, FPGA encoder and wireless transmitter. The signal received wirelessly at a remote location is stripped of formatting by a FPGA decoder, corrected to remove nonlinearities in amplification, further optimized for sound latency, and amplified as needed to drive an external audio apparatus such as a loud speaker, mixing board, or professional recording device. A receiver control interface programs one or more of a receiver, FPGA decoder, digital audio CODEC, and digital audio amplifier. The invention is particularly well suited for stringed instruments but is not so limited.
US08633364B1	Structural support for a stringed musical instrument and method of utilizing the same for fabrication of a musical instrument A musical instrument includes a top, a rigid front member with first and second seats and defining at least a portion of the front perimeter of the instrument, a back, a rigid rear member with first and second seats and defining at least a portion of the rear perimeter of the instrument, and a side extending between the rigid front member and the rigid rear member. The first seat of the rigid front member is adapted to receive an edge of the top, and the first seat of the rigid rear member is adapted to receive an edge of the back. The second seats of the rigid front member and rigid rear member are adapted to receive opposing edges of the side.
US08633356B2	Method for controlling root parasitic plants It is an objective to provide a method for controlling root parasitic plants. The present invention is directed to a method for protecting plants from root parasitic plants comprising regulating the activity of a protein associated with the strigolactone biosynthetic pathway (including the strigolactone biosynthetic and signalling pathway) in plants or expression of a gene encoding such a protein.
US08633354B2	Development of very early flowering and normal fruiting plum with fertile seeds To produce early flowering genotypes, plum (Prunus domestica) was transformed with the poplar (Populus trichocarpa) Flowering Locus T1 (PtFT1) gene. Ectopic expression of 35S::PtFT1 Induced early flowering in vitro from transgenic plantlets within two months of transformation. When the transgenic plum plants were rooted and transferred to soil and grown in posts in the growth chamber, a number of additional lines flowered. Normal flowering and fruiting were observed in the greenhouse within one year of transformation. While dormancy was not necessary for growth or fruiting, FT plums were still winter hardy and floral bud set and flowering responded normally to changes in temperature. By manipulating a single gene, temperate tree crops can be effectively engineered for cultivation in new growing areas and for entirely new modes of agricultural production that are continuous, sustainable, and adaptable to climate change.
US08633347B2	Absorbing element for sanitary products, having expandable pockets containing superabsorbent material and manufacturing process An absorbent element for the absorption of body fluids in sanitary articles comprises a first layer of sheet material presenting an array of hollowed formations (16) with respective mouth parts, as well as masses (18) of superabsorbent material that is able to expand as a result of the absorption of body fluid, which are set in the aforesaid hollowed formations (16). A second layer of sheet material (12) is applied on the first layer of sheet material (10) so as to cover the mouth parts of the hollowed formations (16). At least one of the layers of sheet material (10, 12) is permeable to body fluids to enable the body fluids themselves to penetrate into the hollowed formations and be absorbed by the masses of superabsorbent material (18) that expand in the hollowed formations (16), creating a first level of absorption of body fluids. The second layer of sheet material (12) is compliant in an area corresponding to the mouth parts of the hollowed formations (16) and enables further expansion of said masses of superabsorbent material (18) beyond said hollowed formations (16) so as to create a second level of absorption of body fluids. The first layer (10) and the second layer (12) of sheet material are connected to one another by adhesive formations (14c) that leave the mouth parts of the hollowed formations (16) at least partially free.
US08633336B2	Method for separating a carboxylic acid in salified form bearing at least one halogen atom The subject of the present invention is a method for separating a carboxylic acid in salified form bearing at least one halogen atom at the α position of the carbonyl group from a medium comprising it. The method according to the invention, for separating a carboxylic acid in salified form bearing at least one halogen atom at the α position of the carbonyl group from an aqueous medium comprising it, is characterized by the fact that the latter is brought into contact with an onium salt leading to the formation of two phases: an organic phase comprising the salt resulting from the reaction of the salt of the carboxylic acid bearing at least one halogen atom at the α position of the carbonyl group and of the onium salt leading to the displacement of the cation from the carboxylic acid by the onium, an aqueous phase comprising the various salts, in particular the one resulting from the reaction of the cation of the carboxylic acid with the anion of the onium, and by the fact that the organic and aqueous phases are then separated and that the onium salt of the carboxylic acid is recovered from the organic phase.
US08633335B2	Retinoid prodrug compound A compound represented by the following general formula (I): [R1 to R5 represent hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a trialkylsilyl group, X represents —NH—CO—, —CO—NH—, —N(COR6)—CO—, —CO—N(COR7)— (R6 and R7 represent a lower alkoxy group, or a carboxy-substituted phenyl group) etc.; and Z represents —Y—CH(R12)—COOH, —CHO, —CH═CH—COOH, or —COOR13 (Y represents a single bond, —CH2—, —CH(OH)—, —CO—, —CO—NH—, or —CO—NH—CH2—CO—NH—, R12 represents hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and R13 represents hydrogen atom, —CH(R14)—COOH(R14 represents hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or hydroxy group), —[CH2CH2—O]n—CH2—CH2—OH, —CH2—O—[CH2CH2—O]m—CH2—OH, or —[CH(CH3)—CO—O]p—CH(CH3)—COOH (m, n and p represent an integer of 1 to 100))], a salt thereof or an ester thereof, which has a property of being converted into a retinoid after absorption in vivo.
US08633333B2	Cosmetic compositions comprising esters based on 2-propylheptanol The invention relates to the use of esters of 2-propylheptanol with benzoic acid and/or benzoic acid derivatives in cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical preparations. The compounds are distinguished by their particularly light sensory impression.
US08633332B2	Efficient isolation of cimiracemate A, and methods of use A method for isolating cimiracemate A from a Cimicifuga species is disclosed, comprising the steps of a) providing a sufficient quantity of raw materials from the Cimicifuga species, b) mixing the raw materials from the Cimicifuga species with an aqueous polar solvent at a temperature of about 20° C. to about 28° C. to obtain a solvent extract comprising cimiracemate A, and c) isolating cimiracemate A from the solvent extract.
US08633330B2	Process for preparing monoalkyltin trihalides and dialkyltin dihalides The invention provides a process for producing monoalkyltin trihalide or a mixture of monoalkyltin trihalide and dialkyltin dihalide by: (a) contacting dialkyltin dihalide with an alkylation agent and, optionally, tin tetrahalide, to form a tetraalkyltin mixture comprising tetraalkyltin, trialkyltin halide, and dialkyltin dihalide; (b) reacting the tetraalkyltin mixture with tin tetrahalide to form a monoalkyltin trihalide mixture comprising monoalkyltin trihalide, dialkyltin dihalide and optionally triaklyltin halide; (c) processing the monoalkyltin trihalide mixture to separately recover the monoalkyltin trihalide and a dialkyltin dihalide stream optionally containing trialkyltin halide; and (d) recycling at least a portion of the dialkyltin dihalide stream recovered in step (c) to the contacting step (a).
US08633329B2	Titanium-containing precursors for vapor deposition Disclosed are titanium-containing precursors and methods of synthesizing the same. The compounds may be used to deposit titanium, titanium oxide, strontium-titanium oxide, and barium strontium titanate containing layers using vapor deposition methods such as chemical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition.
US08633318B2	Compounds for treatment or prevention of inflammation, an inflammatory disease, or an immune or an autoimmune disorder The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, geometrical isomers, tautomers, optical isomers or N-oxides, which are inhibitors of SSAO activity. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to the use of these compounds for the treatment of medical conditions wherein inhibition of SSAO activity is beneficial, such as such as inflammatory diseases and immune disorders.
US08633315B2	Substituted hydroxyethyl amine compounds as beta-secretase modulators and methods of use The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of Beta-secretase enzyme activity and for the treatment of Beta-secretase mediated diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related conditions. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, B, W, R3, R4 and R5 are defined herein. In another embodiment, the invention provides compounds of general Formula II wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, R1a, R1b, R1c, R2, R4, R5, W, X and Z are defined herein. The invention also includes use of these compounds in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment, prophylactic or therapeutic, of disorders and conditions related to the activity of beta-secretase protein. Such disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), cognitive deficits and impairment, schizophrenia and other similar central nervous system conditions. The invention also comprises further embodiments of Formula II, intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formulas I and II.
US08633313B2	Heterocyclic compounds and their uses Substituted bicyclic heteroaryls and compositions containing them, for the treatment of general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, including but not restricted to autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), myestenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, multiples sclerosis, Sjoegren's syndrome and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, allergic conditions including all forms of hypersensitivity, The present invention also enables methods for treating cancers that are mediated, dependent on or associated with p110δ activity, including but not restricted to leukemias, such as Acute Myeloid leukaemia (AML) Myelo-dysplastic syndrome (MDS) myelo-proliferative diseases (MPD) Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL) B-cell lymphoma and solid tumors, such as breast cancer.
US08633311B2	Topical application of porphyrins for killing or preventing the growth of bacteria or fungi on a mammal Described herein are methods and compositions for killing or preventing the growth of microbes. It has been discovered that a class of porphyrins can kill or prevent the growth of microbes. The porphyrins can be used in a number of different applications where microbes grow.
US08633310B2	Therapeutic substituted lactams Herein are described compounds having a structure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Y, A, and B are as described. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
US08633309B2	Nucleoside phosphoramidates Disclosed herein are nucleoside phosphoramidates and their use as agents for treating viral diseases. These compounds are inhibitors of RNA-dependent 5 RNA viral replication and are useful as inhibitors of HCV NS5B polymerase, as inhibitors of HCV replication and for treatment of hepatitis C infection in mammals.
US08633304B2	Oligonucleotide derivative comprising an aromatic compound The present invention provides an oligonucleotide derivative that enables to easily synthesize an oligonucleotide derivative chemically modified at the 3′-end with two moieties each having a benzene or pyridine structure with a few steps, an aromatic compound serving as a precursor for preparing the modification carrier for synthesizing oligonucleotide derivative, and the oligonucleotide derivative and the oligonucleotide construct using the same, that is chemically modified at the 3′-end with two moieties each having a benzene or pyridine structure, and has good permeability through a cell membrane and excellent nuclease resistance. The modification carrier for synthesizing oligonucleotide derivative, comprising a unit and a carrier carrying the unit directly or via a linker, wherein the unit is represented by the formula (a): wherein, R1 to R6 each independently represent hydrogen or a substituent other than hydrogen; Z1 and Z2 each independently represent CH or nitrogen; and X represents oxygen or sulfur.
US08633300B2	Selective reduction and derivatization of engineered proteins comprising at least one non-native cysteine The present invention relates to method for selective reduction and derivatization of recombinantly prepared engineered proteins comprising at least one non-native cysteine, wherein the reduction reaction is conducted in the presence of a redox buffer or in the presence of a triarylphosphine reducing agent.
US08633299B2	High density fibrous polymers suitable for implant This invention includes malleable, biodegradable, fibrous compositions for application to a tissue site in order to promote or facilitate new tissue growth. One aspect of this invention is a fibrous component that provides unique mechanical and physical properties. The invention may be created by providing a vessel containing a slurry, said slurry comprising a plurality of natural or synthetic polymer fibers and at least one suspension fluid, wherein the polymer fibers are substantially evenly dispersed and randomly oriented throughout the volume of the suspension fluid; applying a force, e.g., centrifugal, to said vessel containing said slurry, whereupon said force serves to cause said polymer fibers to migrate through the suspension fluid and amass at a furthest extent of the vessel, forming a polymer material, with said polymer material comprising polymer fibers of sufficient length and sufficiently viscous, interlaced, or interlocked to retard dissociation of said polymer fibers.
US08633297B2	Protein scaffolds The invention provides protein scaffolds and methods of preparing, screening, engineering and using such protein scaffolds.
US08633296B1	Composite hydrogels for delivery of biologically active materials A composite hydrogel comprises an amphiphilic triblock copolymer (ABA) and a loaded micelle bound by noncovalent interactions. The loaded micelle comprises a biologically active substance and an amphiphilic diblock copolymer (CD). The A blocks comprise a steroidal repeat unit (repeat unit 1) having both a backbone carbonate and a side chain bearing a steroid functional group. Each of the A blocks has a degree of polymerization of about 0.5 to about 4.0. The B block comprises a first poly(alkylene oxide) backbone. The C block comprises a second poly(alkylene oxide) backbone. The D block comprises a steroidal repeat unit (repeat unit 2) having both a backbone carbonate group and a side chain comprising a steroid functional group. The composite hydrogel is capable of controlled release of the biologically active substance.
US08633294B2	Lactic acid-isosorbide copolyesters and process for the preparation thereof Copolyester with improved transition temperature, melting temperature and crystallinity including units derived from lactic acid and isosorbide, where the ratio of lactic acid to isosorbide ranges from 99:1 to 50:50.
US08633291B2	Reactive liquid ceramic binder resin A reactive liquid ceramic binder suitable for the production of ceramic products from ceramic powders is provided. The reactive liquid ceramic binder contains organo-modified siloxane compounds, wherein the liquid organo-modified siloxane compounds contain organoalkoxysiloxane units according to general formula (I) wherein R1=alkyl radical and/or aryl radical, R2═H and/or alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a≧0 and ≦2, and b<0 and ≦3, with the proviso that a+b≧1 and ≦4.
US08633285B2	Method for producing water-absorbing polymer particles A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles, comprising the addition of a solid additive to a polymer gel by means of a conveying screw (1), wherein the solid additive and a gas volume flow are fed to the conveying screw (1) by means of an addition channel (2).
US08633281B2	Conjugated diene polymer, process for producing conjugated diene polymer, conjugated diene polymer composition and process for producing conjugated diene polymer composition The present invention provides a conjugated diene polymer, a method for producing a conjugated diene polymer, a conjugated diene polymer composition and a method for producing a conjugated diene polymer composition. The conjugated diene polymer is a conjugated diene polymer having a conjugated diene-based monomer unit and a group of the formula (I), wherein assuming the whole area of the molecular weight distribution curve obtained by gel permeation chromatography as 100%, the peak area of the molecular weight peak at the lowest molecular weight side is not less than 50%: wherein R1 and R2 represent independently a hydrocarbon group, hydrocarbon oxy group or hydroxyl group, m represents an integer of 0 to 10, and A1 represents a polar functional group free of an active hydrogen atom.
US08633279B2	Method for continuously producing thermoplastic resin from conjugated diene and thermoplastic resin produced by the same A method for continuously producing a thermoplastic resin from a conjugated diene includes: primarily polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer with an aromatic vinyl monomer in a first solvent in a first reactor, and feeding a hydroxyl group-containing polymerization inhibitor and a polar hydrocarbon to the first reactor to prepare a rubber solution; and adding an aromatic vinyl monomer and a monomer copolymerizable with the aromatic vinyl monomer to the rubber solution, and subjecting the mixture to secondary polymerization in a second solvent of the same kind as the first solvent in a second reactor. The method can provide a thermoplastic resin that can have excellent color and low gloss characteristics.
US08633276B2	Thermally conductive silicone composition and electronic device A thermally conductive silicone composition of the invention comprises: (A) an organopolysiloxane having a viscosity of at least 500 mPa·s at 25° C.; (B) a thermally conductive filler; (C) a fine silica powder; (D) an organopolysiloxane having a hydrolyzable group and having a viscosity of less than 500 mPa·s at 25° C.; and (E) a silane compound containing a hydrolyzable group. The composition possesses excellent handleability and workability at low viscosity and which, after application onto surfaces, is not subject to slipping-off when this surface assumes a vertically position, even under harsh temperature conditions.
US08633273B2	Process for production of a heat-stabilized acrylate polymer Polyamide-reinforced polyacrylate polymer compositions comprising a continuous polyacrylate polymer phase and a discontinuous polyamide phase are produced by a melt mixing process. When crosslinked with peroxide curatives the polyamide-reinforced polyacrylate polymer compositions exhibit enhanced resistance to heat aging compared to carbon black-reinforced polyacrylate polymer compositions.
US08633272B2	Rubber composition and pneumatic tire produced using same The present invention relates to a rubber composition containing carbon black for blending with rubber which is obtained in a reaction equipment comprising a combustion gas-generating zone, a reaction zone and a reaction-stopping zone by producing a high temperature combustion gas in the combustion gas-generating zone, subsequently spraying and introducing a raw material into the reaction zone to form a reaction gas stream containing carbon black and then quenching the above reaction gas stream by a multistage quenching medium-introducing means to terminate the reaction, wherein (1) the above carbon black for blending with rubber satisfies the following relational equations (1) and (2): 10
US08633264B2	Polyacetal resin composition The present invention provides a polyacetal resin composition having a metallic appearance, suppressing the generation of volatile organic compound (VOC), in particular formaldehyde from the molded article thereof to an extremely low level and giving excellent weathering (light) resistance. Specifically, (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyacetal copolymer containing 1.0 mmol/kg or smaller of a hemiformal terminal group, 2.0 mmol/kg or smaller of a formyl terminal group, 0.5 wt % or smaller of an unstable terminal group, (B) 0.03 to 0.30 part by weight of a hindered phenol-based antioxidant, (C) 0.01 to 1 part by weight of a guanamine compound, (D) 0.2 to 1 part by weight of a hindered amine-based stabilizer, and (E) 0.1 to 1 part by weight of an ultraviolet absorber, and (F) 1 to 20 parts by weight of a metallic pigment are blended together.
US08633263B2	Coating composition and method of making and using the same Compositions include an aqueous continuous liquid phase and core-shell particles dispersed in the aqueous continuous liquid phase. Each core-shell particle includes a polymer core surrounded by a shell consisting essentially of nonporous spherical silica particles disposed on the polymer core, wherein the nonporous spherical silica particles have a volume average particle diameter of 60 nanometers or less. Methods of making and using the compositions to coat a substrate are also disclosed.
US08633259B2	Polymer compositions for temporary bonding Embodiments in accordance with the present invention are directed to polymer compositions that are useful for forming temporary bonding layers that serve to releasably join a first substrate to a second substrate as well as methods of both forming such a temporary bond and methods of debonding such substrates. Some such polymer compositions encompass a casting solvent, a photoacid generator and optionally a sensitizer and/or an adhesion promoter.
US08633255B2	Saponified fatty acids as breakers for viscoelastic surfactant-gelled fluids Fluids viscosified with viscoelastic surfactants (VESs) may have their viscosities affected (increased or reduced, e.g. gels broken) by the indirect or direct action of a composition that contains at least one fatty acid that has been affected, modified or reacted with an alkali metal base, an alkali earth metal base, ammonium base, and/or organic base compound, optionally with an alkali metal halide salt, an alkali earth metal halide salt, and/or an ammonium halide salt. The composition containing the resulting saponification product is believed to either act as a co-surfactant with the VES itself to increase viscosity and/or possibly by disaggregating or otherwise affecting the micellar structure of the VES-gelled fluid. In a specific, non-limiting instance, a brine fluid gelled with an amine oxide surfactant may have its viscosity broken with a composition containing naturally-occurring fatty acids in canola oil or corn oil affected with CaOH, MgOH, NaOH and the like.
US08633253B2	Omega-3 diglyceride emulsions The present invention relates to omega-3 diglyceride emulsions characterized in that the lipid phase comprises at least about 40 wt.-% of diglycerides. Preferably about 70 wt.-% of the acyl-groups of said diglycerides, are eicoapentaenoic acid (EPA) groups and/or docasahexaenoic (DHA) groups. The invention further relates to methods of treatment using the omega-3 diglyceride emulsions.
US08633252B2	Use of pterosin compounds for treating diabetes and obesity This invention relates to the use of pterosin compounds of formula I for treating diabetes including type I and type II. Also disclosed is the use of the pterosin compounds for treating obesity.
US08633251B2	Derivatives of aminoalkanols, method of obtaining of aminoalkanols and their use The subject of the invention is a group of new derivatives of aminoalkanols, more specifically [(phenoxy)alkyl]aminoalkanols and [(phenoxy)acyl)aminoalkanols, their method of obtaining and their use for production of a medicine which is used in the prophylaxis, prevention and/or treatment of diseases or symptoms having neurological background and for production of a medicine with anticonvulsant activity, which is used in seizures of various origin, also in the limbic system, in myoclonic or sound-induced seizures, in psychomotor epilepsy, as well as in relieving neuropathic or inflammatory pain.
US08633249B2	Adjuvant chemotherapy for anaplastic gliomas The present invention involves the use of 2,4-disulfonyl phenyl tert-butyl nitrone (2,4-ds-PBN) in the treatment and prevention of gliomas. The 2,4-ds-PBN may be used alone or combined with other traditional chemo- and radiotherapies and surgery, to treat or prevent glioma occurrence, recurrence, spread, growth, metastasis, or vascularization.
US08633241B2	Nebivolol and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, process for preparation and pharmaceutical compositions of nebivolol The present invention provides an improved process for the synthesis of nebivolol or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, more particularly hydrochloride salt of formula (I). The present invention further provides a new Form T1 of nebivolol and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts.The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions and process for the preparation of a solid oral dosage form of nebivolol hydrochloride of formula (I), without the use of wetting agent, and optionally using binder and/or disintegrant.
US08633238B2	Lactams and uses thereof The present invention provides novel lactams extracted from an alcohol extract of dehulled adlay seeds. The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of the lactams and a method for treating breast cancer in a subject, which method comprises administering to said subject an effective amount of the lactam and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.
US08633234B2	Rifaximin Amorphous rifaximin, methods of making it, and pharmaceutical compositions containing it. Also described are methods of converting amorphous rifaximin to crystalline rifaximin and vice versa.
US08633231B2	Substituted imidazolones, compositions containing such compounds and methods of use The present invention relates to compounds of the general structure shown in Formula (A): (A): and includes pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, esters, prodrugs, tautomers, and isomers of said compounds. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
US08633218B2	8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-ene derivatives and their use as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors The present invention relates to novel 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-ene derivatives useful as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors. In other aspects the invention relates to the use of these compounds in a method for therapy and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention.
US08633216B2	Imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine derivatives, method for preparing same and pharmaceutical compositions containing same The invention concerns compounds of formula I, a method for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing same and the therapeutic uses thereof.
US08633213B2	Crystalline form F of imatinib mesylate Crystalline forms of imatinib mesylate (F, G, H, I and K) and their respective characterization are disclosed.
US08633209B2	Hydrobromide salts of a pyrazolylaminoquinazoline Provided herein are hydrobromide salts of a pyrazolylaminoquinazoline, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are methods of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a proliferative disease.
US08633207B2	Quinazoline compounds and methods of use thereof Provided herein are quinazoline compounds for treatment of JAK kinase mediated diseases, including JAK2 kinase-, JAK3 kinase- or TYK2 kinase-mediated diseases. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds and compositions.
US08633206B2	Pyrrolo[2,3-D]pyrimidine compounds Described herein are pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine compounds, their use as Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods for their preparation.
US08633205B2	Substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines as inhibitors of protein kinases The present invention relates to compounds of the following formula: which are useful as inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
US08633204B2	4-methylpyridopyrimidinone compounds The present invention is directed to novel 4-methylpyridopyrimidinone compounds of Formula (I), and to salts thereof, their synthesis, and their use as inhibitors of phosphoinositide 3-kinase alpha (PI3-Kα).
US08633201B2	Thienopyrimidines having Mnk1/Mnk2 inhibiting activity for pharmaceutical compositions The present invention relates to novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising thienopyrimidine compounds. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of the thienopyrimidine compounds of the invention for the production of pharmaceutical compositions for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases which can be influenced by the inhibition of the kinase activity of Mnk1 and/or Mnk2 (Mnk2a or Mnk2b) and/or variants thereof.
US08633198B1	Small molecule inhibitors of influenza A RNA-dependent RNA polymerase Antiviral compositions and methods are contemplated that are especially effective in the treatment and prevention of influenza A viruses. Also presented are cellular assays to identify small molecule compounds having antiviral properties, particularly as it relates to detection of influenza A RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity in a mammalian cell independent of other influenza A components. Preferred assays allow for identification of viral replication inhibitors that do not disrupt normal cellular activity.
US08633197B2	Piperidine/piperazine derivatives The invention relates to a DGAT inhibitor of formula including any stereochemically isomeric form thereof, a N-oxide thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, and methods for preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as well as the use as a medicine of said compounds.
US08633193B2	Pyrrolo-pyridine, pyrrolo-pyrimidine and related heterocyclic compounds Pyrrolo-pyridine, pyrrolo-pyrimidine and related heterocyclic compounds analogues of the formula: wherein R, R2, R5, E, Z1, Z3, Z4, and Ar are defined herein. Such compounds are ligands of C5a receptors. Preferred pyrrolo-pyridine, pyrrolo-pyrimidine and related heterocyclic compounds of the invention bind to C5a receptors with high affinity and exhibit neutral antagonist or inverse agonist activity at C5a receptors. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and to the use of such compounds in treating a variety of inflammatory, cardiovascular, and immune system disorders. In addition, the present invention provides labeled pyrrolo-pyridine, pyrrolo-pyrimidine and related heterocyclic compounds, which are useful as probes for the localization of C5a receptors.
US08633191B2	Anti-microbial and anti-fungal shampoo for mammals especially humans and dogs A composition for use as a topical treatment for mammals that is both anti-fungal and anti-bacterial, and that is produced preferably in the form of a shampoo. Ketoconazole is the preferred anti-fungal agent used in the composition, and chloroxylenol is the preferred anti-microbial agent.
US08633186B2	Modulation of chemosensory receptors and ligands associated therewith The present invention includes methods for identifying modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands, e.g., by determining whether a test entity is suitable to interact with one or more interacting sites within the Venus flytrap domains of the chemosensory receptors, and modifiers capable of modulating chemosensory receptors and their ligands. The present invention also includes modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands having Formula (I), its subgenus, and specific compounds. Furthermore, the present invention includes ingestible compositions comprising the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands and methods of using the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands to enhance the sweet taste of an ingestible composition or treat a condition associated with a chemosensory receptor. In addition, the present invention include processes for preparing the modifiers of chemosensory receptors and their ligands.
US08633176B2	Pharmaceutical formulation containing choline alfoscerate The present invention provides choline alfoscerate-containing pharmaceutical preparations which have improved storage-stability and are easily taken. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing pharmaceutical preparations comprising choline alfoscerate, which is easy and simple and is performed by normal manufacturing equipments.
US08633175B2	Compounds as antagonists or inverse agonists at opioid receptors Novel compounds which are antagonists or inverse agonists at one or more of the opioid receptors, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation.
US08633168B2	Inhibitors of S-adenosyl-L-methionine decarboxylase Novel mechanism-based inhibitors of S-adenosyl-L-methionine decarboxylase are provided. These compounds of formula (1) inhibit the life cycle of trypanosomes, and are useful to treat subjects infected with African trypanosomes. The invention includes pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the compounds of formula (1).
US08633163B2	Template-fixed peptidomimetics Template-fixed β-hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula (I) wherein Z is a template-fixed chain of 4 α-amino acid residues which, depending on their positions in the chain (counted starting from the N-terminal amino acid) are Gly, or of certain types which, as the remaining symbols in the above formula, are defined in the description and the claims, and salts thereof, have the property to agonize or to antagonize GPCR receptors such as CXCR3, urotensin and CCR10. They can be used as medicaments to treat or prevent diseases such as cardiovascular disorders, dermatological disorders, endocrine system and hormone disorders, metabolic diseases, inflammatory diseases, neurological diseases, respiratory diseases, haematological diseases and cancer. These β-hairpin peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.
US08633162B2	Methods of providing therapeutic effects using cyclosporin components Methods of treating an eye of a human or animal include administering to an eye of a human or animal a composition in the form of an emulsion including water, a hydrophobic component and a cyclosporin component in a therapeutically effective amount of less than 0.1 % by weight of the composition. The weight ratio of the cyclosporin component to the hydrophobic component is less than 0.8.
US08633160B2	Small molecule inhibitors of PDZ interactions The present invention relates to compositions for use in the modulation of PDZ domain interactions with cognate ligands. Methods of assessing and characterizing PDZ domain interactions from various polypeptides also are provided.
US08633159B2	Apparatus and method for transdermal delivery of parathyroid hormone agents An apparatus and method for transdermally delivering a biologically active agent comprising a delivery system having a microprojection member (or system) that includes a plurality of microprojections (or array thereof) that are adapted to pierce through the stratum corneum into the underlying epidermis layer, or epidermis and dermis layers. In one embodiment, the PTH-based agent is contained in a biocompatible coating that is applied to the microprojection member.
US08633158B1	Angiotensin in treating brain conditions The present invention provides, among other things, methods and compositions for treating brain conditions. In some embodiments, the methods include administering to a subject suffering from or susceptible to a brain condition an angiotensin (1-7) peptide via either an intravenous or subcutaneous route of administration.
US08633153B2	Transthyretin variants The present invention provides a means for increasing the serum half-life of a selected biologically active agent by utilizing transthyretin (TTR) as a fusion partner with a biologically active agent. Specifically, the present invention provides substantially homogenous preparations of TTR (or a TTR variant)-biologically active agent fusions and PEG-TTR (PEG-TTR variant)-biologically active agent fusions. As compared to the biologically active agent alone, the TTR-biologically active agent fusion and/or PEG-TTR-biologically active agent fusion has substantially increased serum half-life.
US08633149B2	Targeting PAX2 for the treatment of breast cancer The present application provides methods of prevention and/or treatment of breast cancer in a subject by inhibiting expression of PAX2. In the cancer treatment methods disclosed, the method of inhibiting expression of PAX2 can be by administration of a nucleic acid encoding an siRNA for PAX2. A method of treating cancer in a subject by administering DEFB1 is also provided. Similarly, provided is a method of treating cancer in a subject by increasing expression of DEFB1 in the subject.
US08633147B2	Modified silicone polymer as anti foam agent and detergent composition having the same A modified silicone polymer as an anti foam agent, its preparation and detergent formulations involving selective organopolysiloxane antifoam composition/agent for use as fabric wash detergent adapted for excellent antifoaming effect in rinsing cycle with preferred defoaming effect in washing cycles. The anti foam agent for detergent formulations and the like is directed to not only save huge amount of waste water but also help to preserve massive amount precious clean water for desirable favorable use and application. It would provide for detergent formulations and the like which would favor both the washing and rinsing cycles and make washing of clothes/fabrics more convenient and user friendly apart from taking care of avoiding unnecessary wastage of valuable water and saving the environment from unnecessarily wastage of water in hand wash and/or semi automatic machine washing and the like.
US08633146B2	Non-fluoropolymer surface protection composition comprising a polyorganosiloxane-silicone resin mixture The present invention encompasses a surface treatment composition which comprises a polyorganosiloxane fluid-silicone resin mixture and a carrier. The polyorganosiloxane fluid-silicone resin mixture comprises about 50% to about 99.99% by weight of one or more polyorganosiloxane fluid compounds, at least 0.01% by weight of one or more silicone resin, and a maximum of 5% by weight of water.
US08633144B2	Octahydro-1H-4,7-methano-indene-5-aldehydes and their use in perfume compositions The present invention is directed to a novel fragrance compound of octahydro-4,7-methano-1H-indene-5-acetaldehyde, octahydro-6-methyl-4,7-methano-1H-indene-5-carboxaldehyde, or a mixture thereof.
US08633141B2	Thermally stable subsea control hydraulic fluid compositions An aqueous hydraulic fluid composition comprising of one or more lubricants such as a monovalent metal salt, ammonium, or amine salt of a dicarboxylic acid, such as a C21 dicarboxylic acid is described in which the aqueous hydraulic fluid composition demonstrates increased thermal stability when exposed to elevated temperatures for a prolonged period of time while being able to tolerate the presence of 10% v/v synthetic seawater. The aqueous hydraulic fluid composition contains less than about 20% by weight (preferably none or substantially none) of an oil selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, synthetic hydrocarbon oils, and mixtures thereof. The hydraulic fluid hereof preferably comprises a cyclical or ring base tertiary amine with no hydroxyl functionality such as 1,4-dimethyl piperazine.
US08633137B2	High-temperature superconducting tape Disclosed herein is a high-temperature superconducting tape, including: a substrate; a buffer layer formed on the substrate; and a high-temperature superconducting layer formed on the buffer layer, wherein the substrate is made of SUS310s or stainless steel containing 0.01-1% of silicon (Si) and 1-5% of molybdenum (Mo) and has an average metal crystal grain size of 12 μm or less, and the high-temperature superconducting layer is made of a ReBCO (ReBa2Cu3O7, Re=Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Y)-based superconductive material. The high-temperature superconducting tape is advantageous with the result that a high-grade superconducting layer can be deposited on the thin buffer layer and thus the critical current density of the high-temperature superconducting tape can be improved, thereby remarkably improving the characteristics of the high-temperature superconducting tape.
US08633135B2	Herbicidal composition At present, many herbicidal compositions have been developed and used, but there are a variety of types of weeds to be controlled, and their development lasts for a long period of time. Thus, a high active and long-residual herbicidal composition having a broad herbicidal spectrum has been desired.The present invention provides a synergistic herbicidal composition comprising (A) flazasulfuron or its salt and (B) at least one urea compound selected from the group consisting of tebuthiuron, diuron and metobromuron or its salt. According to the synergistic herbicidal composition of the present invention, a high active and long-residual herbicidal composition having a broad-spectrum can be provided.
US08633132B2	Hydrocarbon reforming catalyst, method of preparing the same and fuel cell including the hydrocarbon reforming catalyst A hydrocarbon reforming catalyst, a method of preparing the hydrocarbon reforming catalyst, and a fuel cell including the hydrocarbon reforming catalyst. The hydrocarbon reforming catalyst includes an oxide support as well as a nickel active catalyst layer, a metal oxide, an alkali metal supported by the oxide support.
US08633131B2	Mesoporous oxide-catalyst complex and method of preparing the mesoporous oxide-catalyst complex A mesoporous oxide-catalyst complex including: a mesoporous metal oxide; and a catalyst metal supported on the mesoporous metal oxide, wherein the catalyst on the mesoporous metal oxide has a degree of dispersion of about 30 to about 90 percent.
US08633129B2	Method for producing vanadium traps by means of impregnation and resulting vanadium trap The invention relates to a method for preparing a chemical composition obtained by co-impregnating water-soluble salts Ba/Mg and phosphoric acid H3PO4 on boehmite alumina which has been calcined in the presence of water vapor. Said chemical composition is used as an additive in the catalytic cracking process in order to capture metals originating from the charge, particularly vanadium, in the presence of SO2 and thus to protect the activity and selectivity of the catalytic cracking catalyst.
US08633125B2	Catalyst composition for preparation of polyethylene Catalysts suitable for preparation of a polyethylene which comprises ethylene homopolymers and/or copolymers of ethylene with 1-alkenes and has a molar mass distribution width Mw/Mn of from 5 to 30, a density of from 0.92 to 0.955 g/cm3, a weight average molar mass Mw of from 50000 g/mol to 500 000 g/mol and has from 0.01 to 20 branches/1000 carbon atoms and a z-average molar mass Mz of less than 1 million g/mol.
US08633123B2	Catalysts and methods for polymer synthesis The present invention provides unimolecular metal complexes having increased activity in the copolymerization of carbon dioxide and epoxides. Also provided are methods of using such metal complexes in the synthesis of polymers. According to one aspect, the present invention provides metal complexes comprising an activating species with co-catalytic activity tethered to a multidentate ligand that is coordinated to the active metal center of the complex.
US08633115B2	Methods for atomic layer etching Provided are methods of etching a substrate using atomic layer deposition apparatus. Atomic layer deposition apparatus including a gas distribution plate with a thermal element are discussed. The thermal element is capable of locally changing the temperature of a portion of the surface of the substrate to vaporize an etch layer deposited on the substrate.
US08633114B2	Methods for manufacturing high dielectric constant films Provided are methods for depositing a high-k dielectric film on a substrate. The methods comprise annealing a substrate after cleaning the surface to create dangling bonds and depositing the high-k dielectric film on the annealed surface.
US08633112B2	Thermal anneal of block copolymer films with top interface constrained to wet both blocks with equal preference Methods for fabricating sub-lithographic, nanoscale microstructures utilizing self-assembling block copolymers, and films and devices formed from these methods are provided.
US08633111B2	Composition for polishing surfaces of silicon dioxide A composition for polishing surfaces comprises the following components: a) at least one inorganic abrasive component (S) comprising a lanthanide oxide, b) at least one organic dispersing-agent component based on polymer (P), c) at least one organic gelling agent (G) such as gellan gum, d) water as solution or dispersing medium, and e) if appropriate further auxiliary and additive materials and has high stability.
US08633110B2	Titanium nitride films The use of a monolayer or partial monolayer sequencing process to form conductive titanium nitride produces a reliable structure for use in a variety of electronic devices. In an embodiment, a structure can be formed by using ammonia and carbon monoxide reactant materials with respect to a titanium-containing precursor exposed to a substrate. Such a TiN layer has a number of uses including, but not limited to, use as a diffusion barrier underneath another conductor or use as an electro-migration preventing layer on top of a conductor. Such deposited TiN material may have characteristics associated with a low resistivity, a smooth topology, high deposition rates, excellent step coverage, and electrical continuity.
US08633107B2	Method of producing a semiconductor device and semiconductor device having a through-wafer interconnect A substrate (1) of semiconductor material is provided with a contact pad (7). An opening (9) is formed through the semiconductor material from an upper surface to the contact pad, the opening forming an edge (18) at or near the upper surface. A dielectric layer (10) is applied on the semiconductor material in the opening. A metallization (11) is applied, which contacts the contact pad and is separated from the substrate by the dielectric layer. A top-metal (12) is applied, which contacts the metallization at or near the edge. A protection layer (13) is applied, which covers the top-metal and/or the metallization at least at or near the edge, and a passivation (15) is applied.
US08633105B2	Method of fabricating a self-aligning damascene memory structure A method of forming a memory cell is provided. The method includes forming a first pillar-shaped element that includes a first semiconductor material, forming a first opening self-aligned with the first pillar-shaped element, and depositing a second semiconductor material in the first opening to form a second pillar-shaped element above the first pillar-shaped element. Other aspects are also provided.
US08633104B2	Methods of manufacturing three-dimensional semiconductor devices According to example embodiments, a methods includes forming a peripheral structure including peripheral circuits on a peripheral circuits region of a substrate, recessing a cell array region of the substrate to form a concave region having a bottom surface lower than a top surface of the peripheral structure, forming a stacked layer structure conformally covering the concave region, the stacked layer structure including a plurality of layers sequentially stacked and having a lowest top surface in the cell array region and a highest top surface in the peripheral circuits region, forming a planarization stop layer that conformally covers the stacked layer structure, and planarizing the stacked layer structure using the planarization stop layer in the cell array region as a planarization end point to expose top surfaces of the thin layers between the cell array region and the peripheral circuits region simultaneously with a top surface of the peripheral structure.
US08633099B1	Method for forming interlayer connectors in a three-dimensional stacked IC device A method is used with an IC device including a stack of dielectric/conductive layers to form interlayer connectors extending from a surface of the device to the conductive layers. Contact openings are created through a dielectric layer to a first conductive layer. N etch masks, with 2N−1 being less than W, 2N being greater than or equal to W, have spaced apart open etch regions and mask regions elsewhere. The stack of layers are etched only through W−1 contact openings to create extended contact openings extending to W−1 conductive layers; 2n−1 conductive layers are etched for up to half of the contact openings for each etch mask n=1, 2 . . . N. The contact openings are etched with different combinations of the etch masks' open etch regions. Interlayer connectors are formed in the contact openings.
US08633098B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device The present invention relates to the field of semiconductor manufacturing. The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, which comprises: providing a semiconductor substrate; forming an interface layer, a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode on the substrate; forming a metal oxygen absorption layer on the gate electrode; performing a thermal annealing process on the semiconductor device so that the metal oxygen absorption layer absorbs oxygen in the interface layer and the thickness of the interface layer is reduced. By means of the present invention, the thickness of the interface layer can be reduced on one hand, and on the other hand the metal in the metal oxygen absorption layer is made to diffuse into the gate electrode and/or the gate dielectric layer through the annealing process, which further achieves the effects of adjusting the effective work function and controlling the threshold voltage.
US08633097B2	Single-junction photovoltaic cell A method for forming a single-junction photovoltaic cell includes forming a dopant layer on a surface of a semiconductor substrate; diffusing the dopant layer into the semiconductor substrate to form a doped layer of the semiconductor substrate; forming a metal layer over the doped layer, wherein a tensile stress in the metal layer is configured to cause a fracture in the semiconductor substrate; removing a semiconductor layer from the semiconductor substrate at the fracture; and forming the single junction photovoltaic cell using the semiconductor layer. A single-junction photovoltaic cell includes a doped layer comprising a dopant diffused into a semiconductor substrate; a patterned conducting layer formed on the doped layer; a semiconductor layer comprising the semiconductor substrate located on the doped layer on a surface of the doped layer opposite the patterned conducting layer; and an ohmic contact layer formed on the semiconductor layer.
US08633096B2	Creating anisotropically diffused junctions in field effect transistor devices A method of forming a transistor device includes implanting a diffusion inhibiting species in a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate comprising a bulk substrate, a buried insulator layer, and a semiconductor-on-insulator layer, the semiconductor-on-insulator substrate having one or more gate structures formed thereon such that the diffusion inhibiting species is disposed in portions of the semiconductor-on-insulator layer corresponding to a channel region, and disposed in portions of the buried insulator layer corresponding to source and drain regions. A transistor dopant species is introduced in the source and drain regions. An anneal is performed so as to diffuse the transistor dopant species in a substantially vertical direction while substantially preventing lateral diffusion of the transistor dopant species into the channel region.
US08633095B2	Semiconductor device with voltage compensation structure A semiconductor device with a high voltage compensation component is manufactured by etching a trench into an epitaxial semiconductor material doped with n-type dopant atoms and p-type dopant atoms and disposing a first semiconductor or insulating material along one or more sidewalls of the trench. The first semiconductor or insulating material has a dopant diffusion constant which is at least 2× different for the n-type dopant atoms than the p-type dopant atoms. A second semiconductor material is disposed in the trench along the first semiconductor or insulating material. The second semiconductor material has a different dopant diffusion constant than the first semiconductor or insulating material. More n-type dopant atoms or p-type dopant atoms are diffused from the epitaxial semiconductor material through the first semiconductor or insulating material into the second semiconductor material than the other type of dopant atoms so that a lateral charge separation occurs between the second semiconductor material and the epitaxial semiconductor material.
US08633088B2	Glass frit wafer bond protective structure A bonded semiconductor device comprising a support substrate, a semiconductor device located with respect to one side of the support substrate, a cap substrate overlying the support substrate and the device, a glass frit bond ring between the support substrate and the cap substrate, an electrically conductive ring between the support substrate and the cap substrate. The electrically conductive ring forms an inner ring around the semiconductor device and the glass frit bond ring forms an outer bond ring around the semiconductor device.
US08633087B2	Method of manufacturing GaN-based semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a GaN-based semiconductor device includes the steps of: preparing a composite substrate including: a support substrate having a thermal expansion coefficient at a ratio of not less than 0.8 and not more than 1.2 relative to a thermal expansion coefficient of GaN; and a GaN layer bonded to the support substrate, using an ion implantation separation method; growing at least one GaN-based semiconductor layer on the GaN layer of the composite substrate; and removing the support substrate of the composite substrate by dissolving the support substrate. Thus, the method of manufacturing a GaN-based semiconductor device is provided by which GaN-based semiconductor devices having excellent characteristics can be manufactured at a high yield ratio.
US08633084B1	Methods of forming a memory cell having programmable material that comprises a multivalent metal oxide portion and an oxygen containing dielectric portion A method of forming a memory cell includes forming one of multivalent metal oxide material or oxygen-containing dielectric material over a first conductive structure. An outer surface of the multivalent metal oxide material or the oxygen-containing dielectric material is treated with an organic base. The other of the multivalent metal oxide material or oxygen-containing dielectric material is formed over the treated outer surface. A second conductive structure is formed over the other of the multivalent metal oxide material or oxygen-containing dielectric material.
US08633071B2	Silicon device on Si: C-oi and Sgoi and method of manufacture A semiconductor structure and method of manufacturing is provided. The method of manufacturing includes forming shallow trench isolation (STI) in a substrate and providing a first material and a second material on the substrate. The first material and the second material are mixed into the substrate by a thermal anneal process to form a first island and second island at an nFET region and a pFET region, respectively. A layer of different material is formed on the first island and the second island. The STI relaxes and facilitates the relaxation of the first island and the second island. The first material may be deposited or grown Ge material and the second material may deposited or grown Si:C or C. A strained Si layer is formed on at least one of the first island and the second island.
US08633068B2	Vertical transistor actuation A method of actuating a semiconductor device includes providing a transistor including a substrate and a first electrically conductive material layer stack positioned on the substrate. The first electrically conductive material layer stack includes a reentrant profile. A second electrically conductive material layer includes first and second discrete portions in contact with first and second portions of a semiconductor material layer that conforms to the reentrant profile and is in contact with an electrically insulating material layer that conforms to the reentrant profile. A voltage is applied between the first discrete portion and the second discrete portion of the second electrically conductive material layer. A voltage is applied to the first electrically conductive material layer stack to modulate a resistance between the first discrete portion and the second discrete portion of the second electrically conductive material layer.
US08633067B2	Fabricating photonics devices fully integrated into a CMOS manufacturing process Disclosed are process enhancements to fully integrate the processing of a photonics device into a CMOS manufacturing process flow. A CMOS wafer may be divided into different portions. One of the portions is for the CMOS devices and one or more other portions are for the photonics devices. The photonics devices include a ridged waveguide and a germanium photodetector. The germanium photodetector may utilize a seeded crystallization from melt process so there is more flexibility in the processing of the germanium photodetector.
US08633065B2	Method for manufacturing mother substrate and array substrate The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a mother substrate, the mother substrate comprising: a substrate comprising at least one display region and pre-cutting regions in a periphery of the display region, wherein the display region comprises gate scanning lines and data scanning lines, the pre-cutting regions comprise a gate-line connecting line and a data-line connecting line electrically connected to each other, and the gate-line connecting line is electrically connected to all of the gate scanning lines in the display region, and the data-line connecting line is electrically connected to all of the data scanning lines in the display region substrate.
US08633064B1	Methods of manufacture of top port multipart surface mount silicon condenser microphone package The present invention relates to a surface mount package for a silicon condenser microphone and methods for manufacturing the surface mount package. The surface mount package uses a limited number of components which simplifies manufacturing and lowers costs, and features a substrate that performs functions for which multiple components were traditionally required, including providing an interior surface on which the silicon condenser die is mechanically attached, providing an interior surface for making electrical connections between the silicon condenser die and the package, and providing an exterior surface for surface mounting the package to a device's printed circuit board and for making electrical connections between package and the device's sprinted circuit board.
US08633063B2	Integrated circuit packaging system with pad connection and method of manufacture thereof A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: forming a peripheral lead having a peripheral lead bottom side, a peripheral lead top side, a peripheral lead non-horizontal side, a peripheral lead horizontal ridge, and a peripheral lead conductive plate, the peripheral lead horizontal ridge protruding from the peripheral lead non-horizontal side; forming a central lead adjacent to the peripheral lead; forming a first top distribution layer on the peripheral lead top side; connecting an integrated circuit to the first top distribution layer; applying an insulation layer directly on a bottom extent of the first top distribution layer and a peripheral lead ridge lower side of the peripheral lead horizontal ridge; and attaching a heatsink to the central lead under the integrated circuit.
US08633059B2	Integrated circuit packaging system with interconnect and method of manufacture thereof A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing a base carrier; providing a first integrated circuit having a first integrated circuit inactive side and a first integrated circuit active side; coupling a second integrated circuit, having a second integrated circuit inactive side and a second integrated circuit active side, to the first integrated circuit in an active-to-active configuration; attaching the first integrated circuit over the base carrier; attaching a redistribution structure over the first integrated circuit; and forming a base encapsulation over the redistribution structure, the base encapsulation having a recess partially exposing the redistribution structure.
US08633057B2	Semiconductor package and method of fabricating the same Provided is a semiconductor package and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor package includes: a package body including a plurality of sheets; semiconductor chips mounted in the package body; and an external connection terminal provided on a first side of the package body, wherein the sheets are stacked in a parallel direction to the first side.
US08633052B2	Wedge imprint patterning of irregular surface Patterned substrates for photovoltaic and other uses are made by pressing a flexible stamp upon a thin layer of resist material, which covers a substrate, such as a wafer. The resist changes phase or becomes flowable, flowing away from locations of impression, revealing the substrate, which is subjected to some shaping process, typically etching. Portions exposed by the stamp being are removed, and portions that protected by the resist, remain. A typical substrate is silicon, and a typical resist is a wax. Workpiece textures include extended grooves, discrete, spaced apart pits, and combinations and intermediates thereof. Platen or rotary patterning apparatus may be used. Rough and irregular workpiece substrates may be accommodated by extended stamp elements. Resist may be applied first to the workpiece, the stamp, or substantially simultaneously, in discrete locations, or over the entire surface of either. The resist dewets the substrate completely where desired.
US08633048B2	Method for fabricating package structure having MEMS elements A fabrication method of a package structure having MEMS elements includes: disposing a plate on top of a wafer having MEMS elements and second alignment keys; cutting the plate to form therein a plurality of openings exposing the second alignment keys; performing a wire bonding process and disposing block bodies corresponding to the second alignment keys, respectively; forming an encapsulant and partially removing the encapsulant and the block bodies from the top of the encapsulant; and aligning through the second alignment keys so as to form on the encapsulant a plurality of metal traces. The present invention eliminates the need to form through holes in a silicon substrate as in the prior art so as to reduce the fabrication costs. Further, since the plate only covers the MEMS elements and the encapsulant is partially removed, the overall thickness and size of the package structure are reduced.
US08633047B2	Method for manufacturing a sensor chip The present sensor chip comprises a substrate. A plurality of electrode elements is arranged at a first level on the substrate with at least one gap between neighbouring electrode elements. A metal structure is arranged at a second level on the substrate, wherein the second level is different from the first level. The metal structure at least extends over an area of the second level that is defined by a projection of the at least one gap towards the second level.
US08633044B2	Display device and method for fabricating same In a display region of an active matrix substrate, an interlayer insulating film made of a photosensitive organic insulating film, an insulating film different from the interlayer insulating film, and a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on a surface of the interlayer insulating film are provided. In a non-display region of the active matrix substrate, a lead line extended from the display region is formed. In a formation region for a sealing member, the interlayer insulating film is removed, the insulating film is provided to cover part of the lead line, and the sealing member is formed directly on a surface of the insulating film.
US08633042B2	Light emitting diode A light emitting diode includes a substrate, a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, a second semiconductor layer, a first electrode, a transparent conductive layer, a second electrode and a metal grating. The first semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the second semiconductor layer are orderly stacked on the substrate. The first electrode is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer. The transparent conductive layer is located on a surface of the second semiconductor layer away from the substrate. The second electrode is electrically connected to the transparent conductive layer. The metal grating is located on a surface of the transparent conductive layer away from the substrate. The metal grating is a two-dimensional array of a plurality of metal micro-structures.
US08633040B2	Method for synthesising semiconductor quantum dots The invention can be used for producing different luminescent materials and as a basis for producing subminiature light-emitting diodes, white light sources, single-electron transistors, nonlinear optical devices and photosensitive and photovoltaic devices. The inventive method for producing semiconductor quantum dots involves synthesizing nanocrystal nuclei from a chalcogen-containing precursor and a precursor containing a group II or IV metal using an organic solvent and a surface modifier. The method is characterized in that (aminoalkyl)trialkoxysilanes are used as the surface modifier, core synthesis is carried out at a permanent temperature ranging from 150 to 250 C for 15 seconds to 1 hour and in that the reaction mixture containing the nanocrystal is additionally treated by UV-light for 1-10 minutes and by ultrasound for 5-15 minutes.
US08633037B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a main surface and a rear surface, a transistor formed over a side of the main surface, an insulator layer formed over a side of the main surface, an inductor formed over the insulator layer and a side of the main surface, a tape overlapping the inductor and formed over a side of the main surface, and a bonding pad formed over the insulating layer and a side of the main surface. The tape is selectively formed over an area without the bonding pad.
US08633033B2	Volumetric induction phase shift detection system for determining tissue water content properties A method and apparatus of determining the condition of a bulk tissue sample, by: positioning a bulk tissue sample between a pair of induction coils (or antennae); passing a spectrum of alternating current (or voltage) through a first of the induction coils (or antennae); measuring spectrum of alternating current (or voltage) produced in the second of the induction coils (or antennae); and comparing the phase shift between the spectrum of alternating currents (or voltages) in the first and second induction coils (or antennae), thereby determining the condition of the bulk tissue sample.
US08633025B2	Generation of neuronal cells from embryonic stem cells The invention relates to in vitro methods for differentiating mammalian pluripotent stem cells into cells displaying a neuronal phenotype, more particularly into cortical-type neurons including inter alia pyramidal neurons and cortical inhibitory interneurons. The invention further encompasses so-obtained neuronal cells and cell population, compositions comprising such, and further uses of said neuronal cells and cell population.
US08633023B2	Method of liquid nitrogen surface vitrification A method of liquid nitrogen surface vitrification requiring an embryo washed in a rinsing medium, then incubated in a base medium and incubated in a hold medium before being washed in a vitrification medium and produced into a vitrification droplet (270). For forming the droplet, vitrification medium (210), an intermediary fluid such as air, followed by vitrification medium containing at least one embryo (250) are aspirated into the channel. The vitrification droplet consequently can contain an air bubble (220). The vitrification droplet can be produced from an instrument with a channel and dropped directly into liquid phase nitrogen producing a vitrified droplet. The vitrified droplet can be stored in cryo-vessels, and warmed for revitalization of biological function of vitrified biological cell mass or tissues, such as oocytes and/or embryos.
US08633022B2	Dual-terminal amide hydrogelling agent The invention relates to a benzamide derivative represented by formula (1): wherein k1 represents an integer from 0-4, m1 represents an integer from 1-100, and n1 represents an integer from 1-6. In addition, R1 represents a hydrocarbon group with 8-22 carbon atoms bonded to an oxygen atom wherein the oxygen atom is bonded to the adjacent ring of said derivative; R2 represents H or a hydrocarbon group with 1-22 carbon atoms bonded to an oxygen atom wherein the oxygen atom is bonded to the adjacent ring of said derivative; R3 represents H or a hydrocarbon group with 1-22 carbon atoms bonded to an oxygen atom wherein the oxygen atom is bonded to the adjacent ring of said derivative; and R2 and R3 are not H at the same time.
US08633021B2	Stem cells treated by in vitro fucosylation and methods of use A method of in vitro fucosylation of selectin ligands on cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells for bone marrow transplantation is disclosed. In this method, an effective amount of an α1,3-fucosyltransferase, e.g., α1,3-fucosyltransferase VI, is used in vitro to treat cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells to convert non-functional PSGL-1 or other ligands on the cell surface into functional forms that bind selectins, especially P-selectin or E-selectin. The treated cells have enhanced effectiveness in reconstituting bone marrow in patients in need of such therapy.
US08633020B2	Allorestricted peptide-specific T cells The present invention is directed to a T cell receptor (TCR) recognizing antigenic peptides derived from tumor-associated antigen FMNL1/KW13 and being capable of inducing peptide specific killing of a target cell. The present invention is further directed to one antigenic peptides derived from tumor-associated antigen FMNL1/KW13, to an antigen specific T cell, comprising said TCR, to a nucleic acid coding for said TCR and to the use of the antigen specific T cells for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of malignancies characterized by overexpression of FMNL1/KW13.
US08633019B2	Methods for treating spinal muscular atrophy The present invention provides nucleic acid constructs, methods for identifying and validating compounds that increase the inclusion of exon 7 of SMN2 into mRNA transcribed from the SMN2 gene, compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that increase levels of SMN protein produced from the SMN2 gene, and methods for use thereof in treating of SMA.
US08633013B2	Assays A method for assaying a sample for each of multiple analytes is described. The method includes contacting an array of spaced-apart test zones with a liquid sample (e.g., whole blood). The test zones disposed within a channel of a microfluidic device. The channel is defined by at least one flexible wall and a second wall which may or may not be flexible. Each test zone comprising a probe compound specific for a respective target analyte. The microfluidic device is compressed to reduce the thickness of the channel, which is the distance between the inner surfaces of the walls within the channel. The presence of each analyte is determined by optically detecting an interaction at each of multiple test zones for which the distance between the inner surfaces at the corresponding location is reduced. The interaction at each test zone is indicative of the presence in the sample of a target analyte.
US08633011B2	Biomass production and processing and methods of use thereof The present invention provides methods and systems for the production of macroalgae in a manner to provide a sustained, economical source of biomass that may be used in various end-use processes, including energy production. The invention provides specific combinations of macroalgae types, saltwater growth medium compositions, and open pond water containers that results in biomass production beyond what may occur naturally without the required manipulation. Specifically, macroalgae that produce an exoskeleton in the presence of brackish water (e.g., stoneworts) have been found to provide excellent biomass production under the conditions of the invention.
US08633009B2	Production of quinone derived compounds in oleaginous yeast and fungi The present invention provides systems for producing engineered oleaginous yeast or fungi that express quinone derived compounds.
US08633008B2	Bacterium that can perform complete dechlorination of trichloroethene and the method to dechlorinate soils or ground water contaminated with trichloroethene using the bacterium The bacterium that can perform complete dechlorination of trichloroethene, and the bacteria consortium containing the bacterium are provided, and the method to dechlorinate soils or ground water contaminated with trichloroethene using the bacterium is also provide.
US08633006B2	Polypeptides having alpha-glucosidase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-glucosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
US08633005B2	Isocyclomaltooligosaccharide(s), isocyclomaltooligosaccharide-forming enzyme, their preparation and uses A non-reducing saccharide by providing a novel non-reducing saccharide composed of glucose as constituents, a novel enzyme forming the non-reducing saccharide, a method and process for producing the same, a DNA encoding the enzyme, a recombinant DNA and transformant comprising the DNA, a composition comprising the non-reducing saccharide, and uses thereof are provided by use of an isocyclomaltooligosaccharide(s) having a structure represented by Formula 1, Cyclo{→6)-[α-D-Glcp-(1→4)]n-α-D-Glcp-(1→}, wherein “n” is 4 or 5.
US08633002B2	Microbial production of fatty alcohols Genes and strains of recombinant microorganisms are provided that are engineered to produce fatty alcohols and fatty alcohol derivatives. The organisms can include one, two, three or more transgenes that direct the biosynthesis of one or more fatty alcohols or derivatives. Methods of producing fatty alcohols using transgenic microorganisms are also provided.
US08633001B2	Process for producing optically active succinimide derivatives and intermediates thereof A process for producing optically active succinimide derivatives as key intermediates of (3R)-2′-(4-bromo-2-fluorobenzyl)spiro{pyrrolidine-3,4′(1′H)-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine}-1′,2,3′,5(2′H)-tetraone, which comprises the following reaction steps.
US08632998B2	Nucleic acid isothermal amplification method A nucleic acid isothermal amplification method includes: performing a reverse transcription reaction to reverse-transcribe a target RNA strand into a template DNA strand; irradiating a reaction solution with light to dissociate a photodegradable protecting group bound to a nucleotide in a sequence of an oligonucleotide primer; and performing an amplification reaction for the template DNA strand.
US08632988B1	Pathogen hemoglobin receptor specificity for human hemoglobin A method of measuring binding between hemoglobin and a microbe of interest includes: providing hemoglobin from a source of interest; contacting the hemoglobin with a microbe of interest; and measuring the binding affinity between the hemoglobin and the microbe, wherein the binding affinity is indicative of microbe virulence in the presence of the hemoglobin.
US08632986B2	Methods and kits for detection of toxemia Various embodiments of methods and kits are disclosed for prognosis, detection, and/or diagnosis of toxemia in a subject patient by analyzing an aliquot of the subject patient's extracellular fluid (e.g., blood serum) that contains carrier proteins.
US08632982B2	Biomarkers for liver injury Fourteen markers not previously known to be associated with liver injury have been identified. Methods to diagnose a subject for liver injury using these markers are described.
US08632980B2	Gene expression markers for prediction of patient response to chemotherapy The present invention relates to gene sets useful in assessing prognosis and/or predicting the response of cancer, e.g. colorectal cancer to chemotherapy. In addition, the invention relates to a clinically validated cancer test, e.g. colorectal test, for assessment of prognosis and/or prediction of patient response to chemotherapy, using expression analysis. The present invention accommodates the use of archived paraffin embedded biopsy material for assay of all markers in the relevant gene sets and therefore is compatible with the most widely available type of biopsy material.
US08632978B2	Soybean event pDAB9582.814.19.1 detection method Soybean Event pDAB9582.814.19.1 comprises genes encoding Cry1F, Cry1Ac (synpro), and PAT, affording insect resistance and herbicide tolerance to soybean crops containing the event, and enabling methods for crop protection and protection of stored products. The invention provides PCR event detection methods.
US08632975B2	Nucleotide transient binding for sequencing methods Provided herein are compositions and systems for use in polymerase-dependent, nucleotide transient-binding methods. The methods are useful for deducing the sequence of a template nucleic acid molecule and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analyses. The methods rely on the fact that the polymerase transient-binding time for a complementary nucleotide is longer compared to that of a non-complementary nucleotide. The labeled nucleotides transiently-binds the polymerase in a template-dependent manner, but does not incorporate. The methods are conducted under any reaction condition that permits transient binding of a complementary or non-complementary nucleotide to a polymerase, and inhibits nucleotide incorporation.
US08632969B2	Method and a device for detecting genes A method and a device for detecting nucleic acid are disclosed, wherein impurities in a sample can be easily removed. The method comprises injecting a sample containing an adsorption medium with nucleic adsorbed thereon into a chamber; washing the sample; heating the sample to denature the nucleic acid; cooling down; and detecting nucleic acid by using the biomolecule detection device. The device includes: a source and a drain region; a gate electrode layer; a chamber formed over the semiconductor substrate including the gate electrode layer; and a heating means, wherein a gate adsorption layer to which a nucleic acid is adsorbed is formed on the gate electrode layer. A single-stranded nucleic acid is adsorbed to the gate adsorption layer, and a channel is formed between the source and the drain region. The current in the channel provides a basis to detect a gene.
US08632967B2	Cancer marker, method for evaluation of cancer by using the cancer marker, and evaluation reagent The present invention provides a novel cancer marker for evaluating the onset, the preclinical stage, the clinical stage, or the prognosis of a cancer in a subject, and an evaluation method using the same. A cancer marker containing at least one miRNA selected from hsa-miR-92 and hsa-miR-494 is used as a marker for cancers excluding breast cancer. A method for evaluating the possibility of cancers excluding breast cancer includes the step of detecting the expression level of a cancer marker in a biological sample collected from a subject. In this method, the cancer marker contains at least one miRNA selected from hsa-miR-92 and hsa-miR-494.
US08632964B2	Detection system The present invention relates to methods of making nanoarrays for use in detecting species formed on the surface of the array using SE(R)RS. The methods can involve nanolithographic printing of a compound by dip pen nanolithographic printing. A SE(R)RS substrate can be used for the array and which can be selected from surfaces roughened by the oxidation-reduction cycle (ORC), island films, colloidal nanoparticles and surface-confined nanostructures. A coating or intermediate layer, such as a layer formed of nitrocellulose, can be provided between the compound and the SE(R)RS substrate. There are also provided arrays themselves and methods of using such arrays.
US08632962B2	PLKS as modifiers of the beta catenin pathway and methods of use Human PLK genes are identified as modulators of the beta catenin pathway, and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective beta catenin function. Methods for identifying modulators of beta catenin, comprising screening for agents that modulate the activity of PLK are provided.
US08632953B2	Process for making lithographic printing plate A process for making a lithographic printing plate, comprising: an exposure step of imagewise exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor that comprises, above a hydrophilic support, a photosensitive layer comprising (A) a compound that generates a radical upon the application of light or heat, (B) a polymer having an aromatic carboxy group in a side chain, (C) a polymerizable compound, and (D) an infrared absorber; and a development processing step using one type of processing liquid, wherein the processing liquid has a pH of 8.5 to 10.8.
US08632952B2	Photosensitive resin composition, photosensitive resin cured matter, photosensitive resin film, photosensitive resin film cured matter and optical waveguide obtained by using the same Provided are a photosensitive resin composition which is soluble in an alkaline aqueous solution and which has a good propagation loss in a visible light wavelength region, a photosensitive resin cured matter, a photosensitive resin film, a photosensitive resin film cured matter and an optical waveguide obtained by using the same.Provided are, to be specific, a photosensitive resin composition comprising (A) a vinyl polymer having at least one chain-polymerizable functional group in a molecule, (B) a polymerizable compound and (C) a polymerization initiator, wherein the component (C) is at least one selected from the group consisting of 2-[2-oxo-2-phenylacetoxyethoxy]ethyl oxyphenylacetate, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl oxyphenylacetate and oligo{2-hyroxy-2-methyl-1-[4-(1-methylvinyl)phenyl]}propanone, a photosensitive resin cured matter, a photosensitive resin film, a photosensitive resin film cured matter and an optical waveguide obtained by using the same.
US08632947B2	Thermally reactive infrared absorption polymers and their use in a heat sensitive lithographic printing plate The invention provides a near infrared absorption polymer comprising at least two different pendent infra-red chromophoric moieties covalently bonded to the backbone of an alkali-soluble resin, at least one of which is an indole cyanine dye and the other of which is a benz[e]-indole cyanine dye. When used in the coating of a heat sensitive positive working lithographic printing plate precursor the stabilization time needed after manufacture is significantly reduced, avoiding further conditioning processes before use. The precursors are preferably imagewise exposed with a near-infrared laser emitting at between 780 nm and 850 nm.
US08632944B2	Method of using mask film to form relief images A mask-forming film has a transparent layer between the imageable layer and the carrier sheet, which transparent layer has a refractive index that is lower (by at least 0.04) than that of the carrier sheet or any immediately adjacent layer between it and the carrier sheet. This lower refractive index layer modifies the path of incident radiation during mask image transfer so as to provide steeper shoulder angles in the relief image solid areas. This mask film is used to form a relief image such as in a flexographic printing plate.
US08632943B2	Near-infrared sensitive, positive-working, image forming composition and photographic element containing a 1,1-di[(alkylphenoxy)ethoxy]cyclohexane An infrared sensitive, positive-working, image forming composition and element are disclosed. The image forming composition comprises a 1,1-di[(alkylphenoxy)ethoxy]cyclohexane, an infrared absorbing dye having a maximum absorption peak in the range of from about 700 nm to about 1100 nm, and a novolac polymer. The composition is applied and dried on a planar, hydrophilic substrate to form an image forming element, in particular, a planographic printing plate. Upon imagewise exposure to a near-infrared radiation source, the infrared dye absorbs light in the exposed areas and converts it to heat, which causes a disruption in the matrix of the image forming composition. Upon development with an aqueous alkaline developer, the exposed areas are removed while the nonexposed areas remain, thus forming a positive image.
US08632942B2	Method of forming patterns A method of forming patterns includes (a) coating a substrate with a resist composition for negative development to form a resist film having a receding contact angle of 70 degrees or above with respect to water, wherein the resist composition for negative development contains a resin capable of increasing the polarity by the action of an acid and becomes more soluble in a positive developer and less soluble in a negative developer upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, (b) exposing the resist film via an immersion medium, and (c) performing development with a negative developer.
US08632937B2	UV-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor with benzoxazole derivative and analogues thereof as sensitizer Lithographic printing plate precursor comprising (a) a lithographic substrate with a hydrophilic surface and (b) a radiation-sensitive coating on the hydrophilic surface comprising (i) one or more types of monomers and/or oligomers and/or polymers, each comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated group accessible to a free-radical polymerization, (ii) at least one sensitizer, and (iii) at least one coinitiator capable of forming free radicals together with the sensitizer, said coinitiator being other than metallocenes, characterized in that the at least one sensitizer comprises a compound of formula (I) wherein at least one of the groups R9 to R12 is a bulky group which has a van der Waals volume of at least 55 Å3.
US08632935B2	Method for producing electrophotographic photosensitive member The present invention provides a method for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member including a surface layer, the method including the steps of: forming a coat for the surface layer on the support by applying a surface-layer coating solution and forming the surface layer by drying the coat, wherein the surface-layer coating solution includes a resin α, a resin β, a solvent γ and a compound δ.
US08632934B2	Image forming method Provided is a method for forming an image containing the sequential steps of: forming a foil adhesion toner image on an image supporting substrate with a foil adhesion toner (α) which comprises at least a binder resin containing a thermoplastic resin using an electrophotographic method; forming a foil image on the foil adhesion toner image by contacting a transfer foil on the foil adhesion toner image with applying heat; and forming a visible toner image on the image supporting substrate which has been formed with the foil image with at least one image forming toner (β) using an electrophotographic method, followed by fixing the visible toner image by applying heat and pressure thereto, wherein Δ(Tsp(α)−Tsp(β)) is 5 to 50° C., provided that Tsp (α) is a softening point of the foil adhesion toner (α) and Tsp (β) is a softening point of the image forming toner (β).
US08632929B2	Oxygen reduction electrode and fuel cell including the same An oxygen reduction electrode and a fuel cell including the same are provided. A catalyst layer of the oxygen reduction electrode includes a metalloporphyrin derivative as an additive. Accordingly, the oxygen reduction electrode can increase oxygen concentration and can easily form a triple phase boundary by reducing a flooding phenomenon caused by an electrolyte. A fuel cell including the same is also provided.
US08632925B2	Apparatus and methods for making high performance fuel cell An electrolyte-free, oxygen-free, high power, and energy dense single fuel cell device is provided, along with methods for making and use. The fuel cell device is based on an electron-relay function using a nanostructured membrane prepared by cross-linking polymers, and having embedded within the membrane, a reactant. Use of the fuel cell device does not produce water, or CO2, and no oxygen is needed. The rechargeability of the fuel cell device revealed it can function as a portable battery.
US08632923B2	Battery pack A battery pack includes at least one battery cell, an evaporator disposed adjacent the at least one battery cell in thermal communication therewith, the evaporator including porous media and a collector in communication with the porous media, and a coolant storage unit in incoming and outgoing fluid communication with the evaporator.
US08632916B2	Lithium ion polymer battery The lithium ion polymer battery includes a positive electrode plate formed with a positive electrode mixture layer having a lithium composite oxide as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode plate, a separator, and a gel nonaqueous electrolyte, the positive electrode active material having an average particle diameter of 4.5 to 15.5 μm and a specific surface area of 0.13 to 0.80 m2/g, the positive electrode mixture layer containing at least one of aluminum, titanium, or zirconium based coupling agent having an alkyl or an alkoxy groups having 1 to 18 carbon atoms at a content of 0.01% or more and 5% or less by mass with respect to the mass of the positive electrode active material, and the gel nonaqueous electrolyte being formed from a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a monomer having a (meth)acrylic end group. Thus improved nail penetration characteristics and superior cycle characteristics are obtained.
US08632915B2	Nanocomposite protective coatings for battery anodes Modified surfaces on metal anodes for batteries can help resist formation of malfunction-inducing surface defects. The modification can include application of a protective nanocomposite coating that can inhibit formation of surface defects. such as dendrites, on the anode during charge/discharge cycles. For example, for anodes having a metal (M′), the protective coating can be characterized by products of chemical or electrochemical dissociation of a nanocomposite containing a polymer and an exfoliated compound (Ma′Mb″Xc). The metal, M′, comprises Li, Na, or Zn. The exfoliated compound comprises M′ among lamella of Mb″Xc, wherein M″ is Fe, Mo, Ta, W, or V, and X is S, O, or Se.
US08632911B2	Rechargeable battery A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly in a battery case, the electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator, a cap plate connected to the battery case, the cap plate including a short member configured to deform and electrically connect the positive and negative electrodes, and a current collecting portion including at least one fuse, the at least one fuse being electrically connected to one of the negative and positive electrodes of the electrode assembly.
US08632907B2	Method and design for externally applied laser welding of internal connections in a high power electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell includes components that are welded from an external source after the components are assembled in a cell canister. The cell canister houses electrode tabs and a core insert. An end cap insert is disposed opposite the core insert. An external weld source, such as a laser beam, is applied to the end cap insert, such that the end cap insert, the electrode tabs, and the core insert are electrically coupled by a weld which extends from the end cap insert to the core insert.
US08632905B2	Battery module and battery pack A battery module 100 includes a plurality of cells aligned and accommodated in a case 10, wherein a positive electrode external terminal 20 and a negative electrode external terminal 21 which are connected to electrodes of the plurality of cells are disposed in parallel on a first side surface 11 of the case 10 at a predetermined interval, a pair of recessed sections 30, 31 are formed on a second side surface 12 adjacent to the first side surface 11 of the case 10 at a same interval as the predetermined interval, a first portion 51 of an L-shaped electrode piece 50 is selectively attachable to the positive electrode external terminal 20 or the negative electrode external terminal 21, and a second portion 52 of the electrode piece 50 is selectively attachable to any one of the pair of recessed sections 30, 31.
US08632898B2	Battery system including batteries that have a plurality of positive terminals and a plurality of negative terminals A lithium battery for use in a vehicle includes a container, a plurality of positive terminals extending from a first end of the lithium battery, and a plurality of negative terminals extending from a second end of the lithium battery. The plurality of positive terminals are provided in a first configuration and the plurality of negative terminals are provided in a second configuration, the first configuration differing from the second configuration. A battery system for use in a vehicle may include a plurality of electrically connected lithium cells or batteries.
US08632897B2	Multilayer hard magnet and data storage device read/write head incorporating the same A hard magnet may include a seed layer including a first component including at least one of a Pt-group metal, Fe, Mn, and Co, a cap layer comprising the first component, and a multilayer stack between the seed layer and the cap layer. In some embodiments, the multilayer stack may include a first layer of including the first component and a second component including at least one of a Pt-group metal, Fe, Mn, and Co, where the second component is different than the first component. The multilayer stack may further include a second layer formed over the first layer and including the second component, and a third layer formed over the second layer and including the first component and the second component.
US08632891B2	Aluminium composite sheet material Automotive body sheet in the form of an aluminum composite sheet material wherein a clad sheet is applied to at least one side of a core material, and wherein the core material is of an aluminum alloy selected from the group consisting of AA2xxx, AA5xxx and AA7xxx-series alloys, and wherein the clad sheet includes an AA6xxx-series alloy having less than 0.2 wt. % Cu or an AA5xxx-series alloy having less than 3.6 wt. % of Mg.
US08632890B2	Nickel aluminide coating systems and coated articles A method for forming a nickel aluminide based coating on a metallic substrate includes providing a first source for providing a significant portion of the aluminum content for a coating precursor and a separate nickel alloy source for providing substantially all the nickel and additional alloying elements for the coating precursor. Cathodic arc (ion plasma) deposition techniques may be utilized to provide the coating precursor on a metallic substrate. The coating precursor may be provided in discrete layers, or from a co-deposition process. Subsequent processing or heat treatment forms the nickel aluminide based coating from the coating precursor.
US08632887B2	Interlayer for laminated glass, and laminated glass The present invention provides an interlayer film for a laminated glass which can suppress bubble formation and bubble growth in the laminated glass. An interlayer film 1 for a laminated glass includes a first layer 2 and a second layer 3 laminated on one face 2a of the first layer 2. Each of the first layer 2 and the second layer 3 contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer. In the case of measuring viscoelasticity of a resin film (glass transition temperature: Tg (° C.)) formed from the first layer 2 or a resin film (glass transition temperature: Tg (° C.)) formed with 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the first layer 2 and 60 parts by weight of a plasticizer of triethylene glycol di-2-ethylhexanoate (3GO), the resin film has an elastic modulus of G′(Tg+80) at (Tg+80)° C. and an elastic modulus of G′(Tg+30) at (Tg+30)° C., and provides a ratio (G′(Tg+80)/G′(Tg+30)) of 0.65 or higher.
US08632885B2	Bundle of long thin carbon structures, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic device In the bundle of long thin carbon structures of the present invention, end parts of the bundle are interconnected in a carbon network. The interconnected end parts form a flat surface. By this, an electrical connection structure with low resistance and/or a thermal connection structure with high thermal conductivity are obtained. The bundle of long thin carbon structures can be used suitably as a via, heat removal bump or other electronic element.
US08632883B2	Separation media for biomolecules comprising porous hybrid particles containing inorganic metal oxide nanoparticles The present invention relates to separation of biomolecules. More closely, the invention relates to a method for production of a separation medium comprising hybrid particles of inorganic and organic material as well as the hybrid particles produced by this method. Finally, the invention relates to use of the hybrid particles for separation of biomolecules, preferably phosphoproteins. The method comprises the following steps: addition of inorganic metal oxide particles to an organic solution to form a mixture; and emulsification of the mixture to form porous hybrid particles, wherein the density of the porous hybrid particles is between 1.0 and 1.5 g/ml, and wherein the inorganic particles have a shape and size that maximizes their active surface area enabling the inorganic particles to interact with biomolecules.
US08632881B2	Glass fiber product A glass fiber product comprises glass fibers treated with a coating composition comprising a synthetic resin and a mixture of an acetylene glycol or an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block or random adduct thereof and a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether having an HLB of 8 to 18 or a sulfur-containing surfactant.
US08632878B2	Laser markable microporous material Provided is a microporous material including a polyolefin matrix material; finely divided, substantially water-insoluble filler distributed throughout the matrix material, where the filler includes a positive amount of titanium dioxide; a network of interconnecting pores communicating throughout the microporous material; and optionally, a contrasting enhancing amount of a contrast enhancing material. The sum of the weight percent of the titanium dioxide and the weight percent of the optional contrast enhancing material is at least 3 weight percent based on total weight of the microporous material. Multilayer articles having a layer of the microporous material also are provided.
US08632876B2	Laminated polyester film for solar cell backsheets In a laminated polyester film for solar cell backsheets, which includes a surface layer (A) and a substrate layer (B), the surface layer (A) is made of a polyester composition including 10 to 30 wt % of rutile-type titanium dioxide particles and 70 to 90 wt % of a polyester, the substrate layer (B) is made of a polyester composition including 0.1 to 4 wt % of rutile-type titanium dioxide particles and 96 to 99.9 wt % of a polyester, the substrate layer (B) has a thickness of 70% to 97% of the total film thickness, the weight average molecular weight and COOH end group concentration of polyester in the laminated film are 47,000 to 65,000 and 6 to 25 eq/ton, respectively, and the average content of rutile-type titanium dioxide particles in all layers of the laminated film is 3 to 8 wt %. As a result, a laminated polyester film for solar cell backsheets, which has excellent weatherability and hydrolysis resistance and is capable of maintaining strength over a long period of time, is provided.
US08632875B2	Method for producing panels and panel produced according to the method A method for producing panels and a panel produced according to the method is provided. The method includes the following steps: a) providing a large-format, press blank particle board made of wood material including a press skin created during production at least on the top side thereof; b) grinding off a part of the press skin from the top side of the particle board; c) applying a base coat made of a liquid melamine-based resin to the top side of the particle board, wherein the resin diffuses at least partially into the top edge layer of the particle board, and at least penetrates and treats the remaining area of the press skin; d) drying the base coat; e) applying a primer over the base coat; f) drying the primer; g) applying at least one water-based paint enriched by pigments for generating a decoration; h) drying the decoration; i) applying a seal made of at least one melamine-based resin enriched with wear-resistant particles and cellulose fibers; j) drying the seal; k) applying a base coast made of a liquid melamine-based resin to the bottom side of the particle board, wherein the resin diffuses at least partially into the bottom edge layer of the particle board; l) drying the base coat; m) applying a counterpart to the bottom of the particle board; n) pressing the layer construction under the effect of pressure and temperature; o) cutting the particle board into panels of the desired width and length; p) applying binding agents and locking elements to opposite side edges for binding and locking a plurality of panels into a floating laid composite floor.
US08632874B2	Dielectric materials, methods of forming subassemblies therefrom, and the subassemblies formed therewith A circuit subassembly, comprising a dielectric layer formed from a dielectric composition comprising, based on the total volume of the composition: about 15 to about 65 volume percent of a dielectric filler; and about 35 to about 85 volume percent of a thermosetting composition comprising: a poly(arylene ether), and a carboxy-functionalized polybutadiene or polyisoprene polymer.
US08632869B2	Metal alloys for the reflective or the semi-reflective layer of an optical storage medium A silver-based magnesium alloy thin film is provided for the semi-reflective coating layer of optical discs. This alloy has moderate to high reflectivity and reasonable corrosion resistance in the ambient environment.
US08632868B2	Integrated insulation extrusion and extrusion technology for window and door systems Extruded plastic profiles with integrated insulation, the method for extruding such products, and the windows and doors made with such plastic extrusions. The plastic extrusions may additionally include a low heat build-up capstock system comprising an acrylic cap and pigment system that is substantially IR transparent. The extruded plastic profiles with integrated insulation are recyclable using conventional plastic extrusion process and are fully weldable in conventional window and door manufacturing.
US08632867B2	Extruded PET parison, container, and method An extruded PET parison includes a first extruded polymer comprising PET, and a second extruded polymer comprising PET. In embodiments, the first extruded polymer and the second extruded polymer are co-extruded, and the first extruded polymer has an intrinsic viscosity that is higher that the intrinsic viscosity of the second extruded polymer. A monolayer embodiment is also disclosed. In embodiments, a monolayer extruded PET container is comprised of bottle grade PET resin that has been solid stated and may have an IV from about 0.96 to about 1.4.
US08632861B2	Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device Providing a liquid crystal composition satisfies at least one of characteristics like high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and high stability to heat or has a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics. Providing an AM device has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition has a negative dielectric anisotropy and contains a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component, a specific two-ring compound having low minimum temperature and negative dielectric anisotropy as a second component and a specific two-ring compound having low viscosity as a third component. The liquid crystal display device contains the composition.
US08632859B2	Method for the transparent coating of a substrate with plasma at atmospheric pressure The invention relates to a method for improving the properties of coatings on transparent materials by plasma treatment, preferably by an atmospheric pressure plasma.
US08632858B2	Methods of photocuring and imaging The photocuring efficiency of a photoinitiator is increased by mixing it with an organic phosphite and an aldehyde. This mixture or photoinitiator composition can be used to cure acrylates or other photocurable compounds, particularly in an oxygen-containing environment.
US08632857B2	Bisphenol A and aromatic glycidyl ether-free coatings Disclosed are Bisphenol A (BPA), Bisphenol F, Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE), and Bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE)-free coating compositions for metal substrates including an under-coat composition containing a polyester (co)polymer, and an under-coat cross-linker; and an over-coat composition containing a poly(vinyl chloride) (co)polymer dispersed in a substantially nonaqueous carrier liquid, an over-coat cross-linker, and a functional (meth)acrylic (co)polymer. Also provided is a method of coating a metal substrate using the BPA, BPF, BADGE and BFDGE-free coating system to produce a hardened protective coating useful in fabricating metal storage containers. The coated substrate is particularly useful in fabricating multi-part foodstuffs storage containers with “easy-open” end closures.
US08632845B2	Method of drying bioabsorbable coating over stents Various embodiments of methods for coating stents are described herein. Applying a composition including polymer component and solvent to a stent substrate followed by exposing the polymer component to a temperature equal to or greater than a Tg of the polymer component is disclosed. Repeating the applying and exposing one or more times to form a coating with the result that the solvent content of the coating after the final exposing step is at a level suitable for a finished stent is further disclosed.
US08632843B2	Methods and systems of controlled coating of nanoparticles onto micro-rough implant surfaces and associated implants The invention provides methods and systems that control the application of a material onto micro-rough implant surfaces. Thus, the present invention provides method of applying crystalline nanoparticles onto the surface of an implant to produce an implant with a crystalline nanoparticle layer on its surface, the method comprising: providing an implant substrate body; applying crystalline nanoparticles onto the surface of the implant; and rotating the implant, to produce an implant with a crystalline nanoparticle layer on its surface. This method of nanoparticle application is designed to promote the integration of implants, such as dental and orthopedic screws, into living tissue, and offers the ability to control the thickness and uniformity of the nanoparticle layer, in one or several layers, while simultaneously retaining the microroughness of the implant. Further provided are systems for applying crystalline nanoparticles onto the surface of an implant and implants having a crystalline nanoparticle layer on their surfaces.
US08632842B2	Severable support for a stent and method of coating A stent with at least one severable supporting device and methods of coating using the same are disclosed. The severable supporting device can be an end tube or a tab attached to some portion of the stent by at least one “gate” or attachment. The end tube or tab may be part of the design of the stent when it is originally manufactured, or it may be attached to the stent in a secondary process by a biocompatible glue or solder. The end tube or tab can be used to support a stent during a coating process eliminating the need for a mandrel which would otherwise contact the stent during the coating process.
US08632840B2	Compression device with wear area A method of making a compression device having a pressure applicator for applying a compression to a wearer's body part when the device is placed on the wearer's body includes applying a colorant having a first color to at least a portion of a loop material having a second color that is different than the first color. The step of applying colorant includes applying colorant to loops of the loop material so that repeated connection and disconnection of hook material attached to the device with the loop material causes loops having the first color of the colorant thereon to break so that the second color of the loop material is revealed by breakage of loops of the loop material having the colorant applied thereto.
US08632836B2	Nanosurface The invention relates to a method for modification of a biocompatible component comprising the steps of a) providing a biocompatible component at least partly covered by metallic oxide; and b) treating at least a part of said component, which part is covered by said metallic oxide, with an aqueous composition comprising oxalic acid; whereby a modified metallic oxide is obtained. The invention also relates to a biocompatible component comprising a substrate having a surface comprising a) a microstructure comprising pits separated by plateus and/or ridges; and b) a primary nanostructure being superimposed on said microstructure, said primary nanostructure comprising depressions arranged in a wave-like formation.
US08632833B2	Low starch extrusion The present invention includes methods for producing an extruded food particle by extruding through an extruder having a screw within a barrel, a composition containing nutritional food components, essentially no starch and a gum in an amount sufficient to act as a binder once the composition exits the extruder. The present invention also includes extruded food particles that do not use starch as a binder.
US08632831B2	Microwave batter product Shelf stable microwave dessert packaged food products for individual servings comprise a novel, shielded packaging or container including a microwave shielded cup; a shelf-stable ready-to-heat uncooked product disposed within the cup, a modified low oxygen atmosphere in the headspace above the batter, and a peelably removable, low gas permeability sealing membrane. The articles provide high preparation abuse tolerance notwithstanding the low, controlled portion quantities (100 calorie) of batter.
US08632829B2	Methods for extracting cocoa procyanidins and extracts thereof A cocoa extract which is rich in procyanidin monomers and oligomers is made by extracting de-fatted, unroasted, unfermented cocoa beans with organic solvents. The yield of procyanidins in an extract varies with type of solvent used, reaction temperature, reaction pH and whether or not the solvent is an aqueous solution. Extraction parameters can be optimized to increase procyanidin yield, and different conditions result in the preferential extraction of the higher or lower oligomers. A preferred extraction method is counter-current extraction method.
US08632827B2	Modulation of thymosin beta-4 in skin Methods for preventing, ameliorating, or reducing dermatological signs of aging are provided which employ active agents, other than a retinoid, that stimulate thymosin beta-4 expression in the skin. Also provided are methods for screening for substances which stimulate thymosin beta-4 expression levels and the methods of using active agents identified by the screening protocol in the treatment of skin.
US08632826B2	Cosmetic wrinkle treatment method based on a zanthoxylum bungeanum extract The present invention relates to a cosmetic wrinkle treatment method which comprises the topical application of a Zanthoxylum bungeanum extract obtainable by extraction with carbon dioxide under hypercritical conditions. The present invention also relates to the use of such Zanthoxylum bungeanum extract for the preparation of topical compositions for the cosmetic treatment of skin wrinkles.
US08632823B2	Treatment of infected tissues with hypochlorous acid Super-oxidized water based on hypochlorous acid, such as is obtained by the electrochemical treatment of a saline solution, may be used in the treatment of leg ulcers or other open wounds. Preferably, the pH of the super-oxidized water is in a range of 4 to 7, and the water has a redox potential of >950 mV. Medicaments based on the super-oxidized water may be in liquid or gel form. The super-oxidized water is able to control the microbial population within the wound and at the same time permit cell proliferation.
US08632821B2	Use of xenon for treating hypersensitivity to pain The invention relates to a gaseous mixture containing oxygen (O2) and a volume proportion of 20 to 70% of xenon (Xe) for use as an inhalable drug for preventing or treating hypersensitivity to pain in humans or animals, in particular hypersensitivity to pain expressed as hyperalgesia or allodynia.
US08632819B2	Microcrystalline cellulose and calcium carbonate compositions useful as recompactible pharmaceutical excipients Coprocessed compositions containing microcrystalline cellulose and calcium carbonate, wherein the weight ratio of microcrystalline cellulose to calcium carbonate is relatively high, are useful as excipients in the preparation of solid dosage forms containing active pharmaceutical ingredients, particularly those prepared by processes involving multiple compaction steps. Such compositions may be obtained, for example, by preparing aqueous slurries or wet masses of microcrystalline cellulose and calcium carbonate and drying such slurries or wet masses to produce particulate products. The coprocessed products exhibit improved recompactibility, as compared to coprocessed products having lower microcrystalline cellulose:calcium carbonate weight ratios or as compared to physical dry blends of the two excipients.
US08632817B2	Process for dispersing amino acids A coated proteinaceous material can be produced by contacting the proteinaceous material with de-oiled phospholipids or mixtures thereof containing less than 20% triglycerides. The coating has between 0.1 and 1.5% by weight of the total proteinaceous material, of de-oiled lecithin. The proteinaceous material is hydrophobic, especially amino acids having a hydrophobicity of higher than 1.0 kJ/mol. In particular, the amino acids are leucine, isoleucine, valine, phenylalanine, tryptophan and/or methionine. The coated amino acids can be incorporated into food product and medicaments.
US08632811B1	Silica-based antibacterial and antifungal nanoformulation A silica-based nanoformulation and method is used to treat citrus canker, inhibit the growth of mold and mildew, and add nutrients to soil used for agricultural purposes. The nanotechnology-enabled copper-loaded, silica nanoformulation (CuSiNP/NG) design is a “revolutionary re-invention” of Cu for safe application because it provides a formulation with maximum abundance of ionic Cu, provides sustained and optimal Cu ion release for long-term disease protection, better adherence to plant surfaces and structural surfaces due to gel-based nanostructure of CuSiNG, thus avoiding multiple spray applications and reducing the amount of Cu used in comparison to existing Cu compounds without compromising antibacterial activity. Thus, the silica-based nanoformulation releases copper in non-toxic quantities to the environment and the silica matrix provides an environmentally safe host material with a flexible design that is optimized to provide specific antifungal and antibacterial remediation using infrequent applications.
US08632807B2	Pharmaceutical composition The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing rosuvastatin calcium of formula (I) and processes for their manufacture.
US08632804B2	Lipid-based compositions of antiinfectives for treating pulmonary infections and methods of use thereof A system for treating or providing prophylaxus against a pulmonary infection is disclosed comprising: a) a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a mixture of free antiinfective and antiinfective encapsulated in a lipid-based composition, and b) an inhalation delivery device. A method for providing prophylaxis against a pulmonary infection in a patient and a method of reducing the loss of antiinfective encapsulated in a lipid-based composition upon nebulization comprising administering an aerosolized pharmaceutical formulation comprising a mixture of free antiinfective and antiinfective encapsulated in a lipid-based composition is also disclosed.
US08632803B2	System for delivery of protein in insoluble fibrillar or aggregate form A pharmaceutical composition containing a therapeutic protein which is particularly amenable to oral administration by providing stability in the gastrointestinal tract. Insoluble fibrils or aggregates of the therapeutic protein in the pharmaceutical composition are encapsulated in a lipidated glycosaminoglycan particle, coated with a multi-layer of lipids and lipid-glycosaminoglycan conjugates, or present as unencapsulated and uncoated insoluble fibrils or aggregates.
US08632801B2	Stable therapeutic formulations Compositions of and methods for formulating and delivering biologically active agent formulations having enhanced physical stability, and wherein deterioration from the presence of oxygen and/or water is minimized and/or controlled, to yield a stable formulation. The compositions of and methods for formulating and delivering biologically active agents of the present invention further facilitate their incorporation into a biocompatible coating which can be employed to coat a stratum-corneum piercing microprojection, or a plurality of stratum-corneum piercing microprojections of a delivery device, for delivery of the biocompatible coating through the skin of a subject, thus providing an effective means of delivering the biologically active agents.
US08632794B2	Biocides and apparatus There are provided methods for controlling microbial or biofilm growth, comprising mixing a hypochlorite oxidant and at least one nitrogen-containing compound or salt thereof selected from a particular group of nitrogen-containing compounds and salts to form a biocide, and applying the biocide. Apparatus for practicing the methods are also provided.
US08632793B2	Top-biased beneficial components on substrates A treated substrate with improved availability of a beneficial component for transfer to a target surface and methods for making the same are described. The substrate has a contacting surface with a beneficial component that is transferred from the contacting surface to a target surface during use of the article. The beneficial component is applied to the article in such a way as to “Top-Bias” the component on or near the contacting surface of the article.
US08632791B2	Silicone microparticles comprising silicone elastomer spherical microparticles coated with polyorganosilsesquioxane, and method of producing same Provided are silicone microparticles including 100 parts by mass of silicone elastomer spherical microparticles having a volume average particle diameter within a range from 0.1 to 100 μm, and 0.5 to 25 parts by mass of a polyorganosilsesquioxane that coats the surface of the silicone elastomer spherical microparticles, in which the silicone elastomer is capable of absorbing not less than 30 parts by mass of at least one oily substance selected from the group consisting of sebum, hydrocarbon oils and ester oils per 100 parts by mass of the silicone elastomer. These silicone microparticles are capable of absorbing a large amount of the above oily substances, are able to ameliorate various problems caused by sebum such as changes in cosmetic make-up properties, changes in the color of cosmetic materials and increased shininess of cosmetic materials, and are also able to suppress the greasiness, stickiness, and oily film feeling of cosmetic materials containing at least one of liquid oils composed of hydrocarbon oils and ester oils. The silicone microparticles can be produced by hydrolyzing and condensing an organotrialkoxysilane in a water medium, in the presence of the above silicone elastomer spherical microparticles and an alkaline material, thereby coating the surface of the silicone elastomer spherical microparticles with a polyorganosilsesquioxane.
US08632790B2	Skin care pad The invention relates to a skin care pad comprising exfoliating elements (4) which are distributed between at least one first fibrous layer (2) and a second fibrous layer (6), said second layer having a lower basis weight than the first fibrous layer. In this way, the inventive pad can be used daily, in order to exfoliate and massage the skin and to remove make-up.
US08632787B2	Methods using immunomodulatory compounds for treatment of certain leukemias Methods of treating, preventing or managing leukemias are disclosed. The methods encompass the administration of an immunomodulatory compound of the invention. The invention further relates to methods of treatment using an immunomodulatory compound with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy or immunotherapy. Pharmaceutical compositions and single unit dosage forms suitable for use in the methods of the invention are also disclosed.
US08632783B2	Compositions for immunising against Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus Hla polypeptides having various deletions, insertions, and/or mutations which are useful for immunization are provided herein. Also provided herein are Hla heptamers which are non-haemolytic. Additionally, an effective Staphylococcus aureus vaccine may require several antigenic components, and so various combinations of S. aureus antigens, including Hla polypeptides having deletions, insertions, and/or mutations, are identified for use in immunization. These polypeptides may optionally be used in combination with S. aureus saccharides.
US08632782B2	Recombinant attenuated dengue viruses comprising mutations in NS5 and the 3′ untranslated region The invention features novel attenuated dengue virus mutants and compositions thereof.
US08632778B2	Stabilized anti-interleukin-6 antibody-containing preparations The present invention provides stabilized preparations containing an antibody in a glycine buffer and/or a histidine buffer and also provides processes for preparing a protein-containing stabilized preparation, comprising adjusting the pH with a basic amino acid or a basic amino acid derivative or a salt thereof.
US08632774B2	Antagonists of IL-6 A binding domain polypeptide and fusion proteins thereof that recognize an IL6/IL6 receptor complex, as well as compositions and methods of use thereof.
US08632772B2	Methods of treating multiple myeloma using combination therapies based on anti-CS1 antibodies Compositions and methods for treating MM are provided herein.
US08632769B2	Proteolytic enzyme formulations Preferred embodiments of the present invention relate to proteolytic enzyme formulations. More specifically, several embodiments relate to a proteolytic formulation to facilitate digestion, metabolism, degradation of target compounds, and systemic enzymatic action. Embodiments for improving oxygenation and reducing plaque are also provided.
US08632768B2	Human facilitating cells The present disclosure relates to human facilitating cells (hFC), and methods of isolating, characterizing, and using such hFCs.
US08632765B2	Modified factor VIII and factor IX genes and vectors for gene therapy The present invention relates to a modified and optimized Factor VIII or Factor IX nucleic acid for inclusion in a chimeric virus vector. Use of such vector can be used for treatment of hemophilia.
US08632752B2	In vivo copper-free click chemistry for delivery of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents The present application discloses compositions and methods of synthesis and use involving click chemistry reactions for in vivo or in vitro formation of therapeutic and/or diagnostic complexes. Preferably, the diagnostic complex is of use for 18F imaging, while the therapeutic complex is of use for targeted delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs or toxins. More preferably, a chelating moiety or targetable construct may be conjugated to a targeting molecule, such as an antibody or antibody fragment, using a click chemistry reaction involving cyclooctyne, nitron or azide reactive moieties. In most preferred embodiments, the click chemistry reaction occurs in vivo. In vivo click chemistry is not limited to 18F labeling but can be used for delivering a variety of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents.
US08632748B2	Compositions of high specific activity 117mSn and methods of preparing the same Compositions of high specific activity 117mSn with specific activity of greater than 100 Ci/g Sn and methods of producing the same. The method includes exposing 116Cd to an α-particle beam of sufficient incident kinetic energy and duration to convert a portion of the 116Cd to 117mSn to form an irradiated material. The irradiated material is dissolved to form an intermediate solution containing 117mSn and 116Cd. The 117mSn is separated from the 116Cd to yield high specific activity 117mSn.
US08632745B1	Method and apparatus for controlling stoichiometry in multicomponent materials A method of controlling stoichiometry in a multicomponent material includes providing a solid sample comprising N elements and having a first composition in a main chamber, which is connected to at most N−1 reservoirs. Each of the reservoirs is configured to contain a vapor comprising one of the N elements, where N≧2. The solid sample is heated to a first temperature in the main chamber, and each of the reservoirs is heated to a first reservoir temperature (T1, T2 . . . TN-1) sufficient to achieve a predetermined vapor pressure of the vapor contained therein. The reservoirs are placed in gaseous communication with the main chamber, and thermodynamic equilibrium is achieved between the vapor from each of the reservoirs and the solid sample in the main chamber. Consequently, a stoichiometry of the solid sample is changed to arrive at a second composition thereof.
US08632738B2	Syringe actuating method and assembly A syringe, defined by a cylinder and by a piston slidingly engaged in the cylinder itself, is actuated after having inserted the cylinder within a gripper and having axially fed the syringe through the gripper so as to move an outer flange of the cylinder into contact with the gripper and/or the piston in a stop position within the cylinder.
US08632732B2	Device and method for measuring the water activity of foods Example embodiments relate a device for measuring the water activity of foods and method for obtaining a water activity measurement. The device includes a container housing the food sample, a disc of permeable material to support a reactive substance which in turn is used to record the water activity level of the food sample (23) being studied. The substance is positioned in the center of the disc. A threaded cover is disposed at a free end of the container. When insulation is provided between the interior and exterior of the container, any water contained in the food sample evaporates and as it passes through the disc. As the water comes into contact with the reactive substance, a color scale records the water activity of the study sample.
US08632730B2	Assaying test strips having different capture reagents In one aspect, a diagnostic test system includes a receptacle, optical detectors, and a logic circuit. Each of the optical detectors has a corresponding view in the receptacle and produces an electrical signal at a respective detector output in response to light from the corresponding view. The logic circuit includes logic inputs that are respectively coupled to the detector outputs and that produce an output logic signal corresponding to a logical combination of signals received at the logic inputs. In another aspect, respective detection signals are produced in response to light received from respective ones of multiple views of the test strip, and at least one output logic signal corresponding to a respective logical combination of the detection signals is generated.
US08632727B2	Self-supporting insulating end cone liner and pollution control device The invention provides a flexible and self-supporting insulating end cone liner comprising resilient and compressible intumescent or non-intumescent material molded into a single, continuous piece having a three dimensional cone shape, with the insulating material comprising inorganic fibers and an organic binder, and a pollution control device that includes such an end cone liner.
US08632725B2	Automatic analyzer An automatic analyzer according to the present invention is compact, mounting great number of reagents, having high processing ability. Reagent disks are arranged at inside and outside of a reaction disk. A reagent probe can inject a reagent into the position which is common position of both reagent disks. One of plural reagent probes approaches to one of reagent disks at one cycle. Plural reagent probes alternatively approach to the reagent disk. Therefore, the first reagents and the second reagents can be placed on both reagent disks. The mounting number of reagents can be increased without enlarging an analyzer. The cycle time can be shortened to make an automatic analyzer to have high processing ability.
US08632724B2	Method and apparatus for forming titanium-aluminium based alloys Disclosed herein are reactors and methods for forming alloys based on titanium-aluminium or alloys based on titanium-aluminium inter-metallic compounds. The reactor comprises a first section having an inlet through which precursor material comprising titanium subchlorides and aluminium can be introduced. The first section is heatable to a first temperature at which reactions between the titanium subchlorides and aluminium can occur, and further comprises a gas outlet via which any gaseous by-product formed can be removed. The reactor also comprises a second section which can be heated to a second temperature at which reactions of material transferred from the first section can occur to form the titanium-aluminium based alloy, a gas driver adapted in use to cause any gaseous by-product formed in the reactions in the second section to move in a direction towards the first section, and an intermediate section between the first and second sections. The intermediate section can be heated to an intermediate temperature at which at least a portion of material transferred from the first section can accrete and form a cake on a surface of the intermediate section and at which gaseous by-product formed in the reactions in the second section can be received and condensed. The reactor also comprises a removing apparatus for removing caked material from the surface of the intermediate section and transferring it to the second section.
US08632719B2	Method for manufacturing an injection-molded object A method for producing an injection-molded product includes steps of placing, in an injection mold, a heat-shrinkable resin sheet having region A and region B which have different surface temperatures when irradiated with infrared rays; integrating the resin sheet with an injection molding resin by injecting the injection molding resin into the mold; and, before the resin sheet is placed in the injection mold or before the integration step after the placing of the resin sheet in the injection mold, irradiating the resin sheet with infrared rays so that the surface temperatures of region A and region B are different from each other and the surface temperature of at least region A is equal to or higher than an orientation release stress inflection point temperature T of the resin sheet, thereby forming a difference in thickness between regions A and B.
US08632717B2	Method of nanoimprinting a piezoelectric polymeric material for forming high aspect ratio nanopillars A method of nanoimprinting a piezoelectric polymeric material includes: heating a surface of the piezoelectric polymeric material to an imprinting temperature greater than (Tc−25)° C. and less than Tc, in which Tc is the Curie temperature of the piezoelectric polymeric material; and pressing the heated surface of the piezoelectric polymeric material using a nanoimprinting template having a nanopillar structure so as to form the piezoelectric polymeric material with high aspect ratio nanopillars.
US08632715B2	Contoured flat mold Particular embodiments of the present invention include a contoured tire tread, and a mold and method for forming the contoured tread. In a particular embodiment, a mold is provided for forming a contoured tread, the mold including a first mold member and a second mold member. The first and second mold members are reversibly displaceable from each other from a first, closed position in which the first and second members substantially enclose a mold cavity, to a second open position in which the first and second members are displaced from each other. The first mold member contains a mold cavity adapted to contain a polymeric material and having inner wall members and sipe-forming members. The first mold member having a contoured mold cavity bottom surface, and the second mold member having a contoured molding surface.
US08632712B2	Method of supporting a structural box beam An internal stiffening member of varying configurations in which the stiffening elements support the skin using a compression-only load path is disclosed. A rib can be inserted into an assembled structural box beam, and a filler material can be used to fill any gaps between the slip-in rib and the interior surface of the structural box beam. The filler material is preferably an expandable material, such as an expandable foam-type material. However, in situations where a slip-in rib forms a primary structural rib, the filler material is preferably a structural adhesive or liquid shim material. A solid adhesive or filler would not crush under the clamping forces from fasteners or bolts at localized fitting attachments.
US08632711B2	Method for manufacture of information handling system laminated housings An information handling system housing is manufactured from a laminate material having a stainless steel exterior and magnesium interior that are encapsulated with injection molding. A thin sheet of stainless steel is formed to have a lip that meets against the magnesium and is secured in place with injection molding material. In one embodiment, an injection molding tool holds the laminate material in place to encapsulate the perimeter of the material with injection molding material and also activates an adhesive that holds the laminate material together, such as by applying pressure and heat to the laminate material.
US08632710B2	Method for the manufacture of a composite article The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a composite article comprising a composite plate (1) and at least one fitting (4). The method is characterized by the steps of arranging at least one former on said composite plate (1), arranging at least one fitting (4) on said composite plate (1), producing a lay-up by applying a composite material layer (9) least partly covering an external surface of the former and of the fitting, and curing the layup in a curing process. After curing, said composite material layer (9) forms the walls of a stiffener and at least partly encloses the fitting so as to support it in a predetermined position.
US08632708B2	Fiberglass reinforced plastic products having increased weatherability, system and method A method for making a ladder rail includes the steps of using a central reinforcement to carry structural resin and maintain distribution of structural resin through an impregnation process, wherein the central reinforcement is fed to a curing die at a rate of greater than 5 ft/min. There is the step of forming the rail.
US08632704B2	Dielectric fluid composition containing vegetable oils and free of antioxidants A dielectric fluid composition containing of 60% to 63% in weight of mono-unsaturated fatty acid, of 20% to 23% in weight of di-unsaturated fatty acid, of 5% to 7% in weight of tri-unsaturated fatty acid, and of 6% to 8% in weight of saturated fatty acid, such that the dielectric fluid is free of antioxidants and/or external additives and has the following properties: a dielectric strength of 40 kV to 70 kV at a separation of 2 mm, a dielectric constant of 2.5 to 3.1 at 25° C., and a dissipation factor of 0.05% to 0.15% at 25° C. The dielectric fluid composition can be obtained by a combination of 95.5% to 99.25% in weight of at least one high oleic vegetable oil, of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of grape seed oil, of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of sesame seed oil, and of 0.25% to 1.5% in weight of rice bran oil.
US08632703B2	Azeotropic and azeotrope-like compositions of E-1,1,1,4,4,5,5,5-octafluoro-2-pentene Azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions are disclosed. The azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions are mixtures of E-1,1,1,4,4,5,5,5-Octafluoro-2-pentene with methyl formate, n-pentane, 2-methylbutane, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, dimethoxymethane, cyclopentane or Z-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene. Also disclosed is a process of preparing a thermoplastic or thermoset foam by using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as blowing agents. Also disclosed is a process of producing refrigeration by using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions. Also disclosed is a process of using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as solvents. Also disclosed is a process of producing an aerosol product by using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as propellants. Also disclosed is a process of using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as heat transfer media. Also disclosed is a process of extinguishing or suppressing a fire by using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions. Also disclosed is a process of using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions as dielectrics. Also disclosed is a process for the separation of a chemical compound from a mixture of two or more chemical compounds using such azeotropic or azeotrope-like compositions.
US08632702B2	Silicon/germanium particle inks, doped particles, printing and processes for semiconductor applications Highly uniform silicon/germanium nanoparticles can be formed into stable dispersions with a desirable small secondary particle size. The silicon/germanium particles can be surface modified to form the dispersions. The silicon/germanium nanoparticles can be doped to change the particle properties. The dispersions can be printed as an ink for appropriate applications. The dispersions can be used to form selectively doped deposits of semiconductor materials such as for the formation of photovoltaic cells or for the formation of printed electronic circuits.
US08632700B2	Methods and compositions for ink jet deposition of conductive features Disclosed is an electrically conductive feature on a substrate, and methods and compositions for forming the same, wherein the electrically conductive feature includes metallic anisotropic nanostructures and is formed by injetting onto the substrate a coating solution containing the conductive anisotropic nanostructures.
US08632697B2	Method for processing Fischer-Tropsch off-gas A method for producing a gas comprising at least 80 vol % carbon monoxide from a Fischer-Tropsch off-gas comprising: (1) feeding Fischer-Tropsch off-gas through a column comprising an adsorbent bed at high pressure and discharging effluent; (2) reducing the pressure in the column and the bed slightly; (3) rinsing the column and the adsorbent bed with methane or carbon dioxide; (4) rinsing the column and the adsorbent bed with carbon dioxide; (5) reducing the pressure of the column and adsorbent bed to a low pressure; (6) rinsing the column and adsorbent bed with a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen; (7) pressurizing the column and adsorbent bed to a high pressure using a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen. The carbon monoxide rich product stream obtained in step (3) can be sent as feed to a Fischer-Tropsch reaction. In an embodiment, a gas comprising at least 80 vol % hydrogen is also produced.
US08632695B2	Negative electrode active material for nonaqueous secondary battery A negative electrode active material for nonaqueous secondary batteries containing a silicon solid solution. The silicon solid solution has one or more than one of a group 3 semimetal or metal element, a group 4 semimetal or metal element except silicon, and a group 5 nonmetal or semimetal element incorporated in silicon. The solid solution shows an XRD pattern in which the position of the XRD peak of the solid solution corresponding to the XRD peak position assigned to the (422) plane of silicon shifts to the smaller or greater angle side relative to the position of the XRD peak assigned to the (422) plane of silicon peak by 0.1° to 1°. The solid solution has a lattice strain of 0.01% to 1% as determined by XRD.
US08632692B2	Compositions for use in semiconductor devices An improved composition and method for cleaning a surface of a semiconductor wafer are provided. The composition can be used to selectively remove a low-k dielectric material such as silicon dioxide, a photoresist layer overlying a low-k dielectric layer, or both layers from the surface of the wafer. The composition is formulated according to the invention to provide a desired removal rate of the low-k dielectric and/or photoresist from the surface of the wafer. By varying a fluorine ion component, and the amounts of the fluorine ion component and an acid component, and controlling the pH, a composition can be formulated in order to achieve a desired low-k dielectric removal rate that ranges from slow and controlled at about 50 to about 1000 angstroms per minute, to a relatively rapid removal of low-k dielectric material at greater than about 1000 angstroms per minute. The composition can also be formulated to selectively remove the photoresist layer, leaving the underlying low-k dielectric layer essentially intact.
US08632690B2	Method and apparatus for preventing native oxide regrowth A method for combinatorially processing a substrate is provided. The method includes introducing a first etchant into a reactor cell and introducing a fluid into the reactor cell while the first etchant remains in the reactor cell. After initiating the introducing the fluid, contents of the reactor cell are removed through a first removal line and a second removal line, wherein the first removal line extends farther into the reactor cell than the second removal line. A level of the fluid above an inlet to the first removal line is maintained while removing the contents. A second etchant is introduced into the reactor cell while removing the contents through the first removal line and the second removal line. The method includes continuing the introducing of the second etchant until a concentration of the second etchant is at a desired level, wherein the surface of the substrate remains submerged.
US08632685B2	Multistage DAF-advanced oxidation system A multistage dissolved air flotation and advanced oxidation (MDAF-AO) system/method with multi-functions in oil recovery, solids removal, emulsion breaking, and advanced oxidation. Influent, with oil and suspended solids, enters a first stage for oil recovery includes a gas ionizer and an air dissolving pump. A second stage includes of two coagulation/flotation compartments connected in serial to enhance solids removal efficiencies. Micro air bubbles are created by air dissolving pumps in each compartment. A third stage is for the emulsion breaking unit to further remove or recover the emulsified oils. A fourth stage includes advanced oxidation by using ultraviolet (UV) and hydrogen peroxide to oxidize and disinfect the bacteria and microorganisms.
US08632681B2	Forward osmosis device The invention relates to a forward osmosis (FO) device (10) with a semipermeable membrane (5, 5a) capable of performing forward osmosis between a first (F1) and a second fluid (F2). In a first fluid confinement (4a), a first swirl generator (7a) is positioned and in a second fluid confinement (4b) positioned on the other second side of the membrane, a second swirl generator (7b) is positioned. The swirl generators are arranged to create a circular flow pattern (S2, S3) for the first and the second fluid, respectively, wherein the first (7a) and second (7b) swirl generator, upon engagement, are arranged to create a circular flow pattern for the first and the second fluid, respectively, by rotating motion (RA1, RA2). The invention is advantageous by obtaining FO device that is capable of reducing the concentration polarization (CP) near the membrane by creating a cross flow velocity over the membrane and facilitate control of the cross flow velocity independent of the through flow of the membrane. The external concentration polarization can thereby be controlled and further reduced.
US08632680B2	Column for liquid chromatography Chromatography column comprising a column tube and at least one adjustable adapter assembly with a plunger that may be positioned at a plurality of longitudinal positions in the column tube, wherein the piston is arranged at the end of a threaded piston rod arranged with the threads engaged by a rotable end cap for enabling longitudinal movement of the piston by turning the end cap, and wherein the adaptor assembly comprises rotation prevention means arranged to prevent rotation of the plunger rod in response to turning of the end cap.
US08632679B2	Chromatography column and method of maintenance A chromatography column and method of maintenance is described which does not require the use of a hoist or crane for disassembly. The method provides improved operator safety by reducing the need for the operator to work below a suspended or supported load within the column. Furthermore, the removal or replacement of column components is facilitated by providing access to the interior of the column and by the provision of a handling device.
US08632675B2	Co-processing of diesel biofeed and heavy oil Processes are provided for producing a diesel fuel product having a sulfur content of 10 ppm by weight or less from feed sources that include up to 50% by weight of a biocomponent feedstock. The biocomponent feedstock is co-processed with a heavy oil feed in a severe hydrotreating stage. The product from the severe hydrotreatment stage is fractionated to separate out a diesel boiling range fraction, which is then separately hydrotreated.
US08632674B2	Heavy metal passivator/trap for FCC processes The present invention provides a catalyst mixture comprising FCC catalysts and a metal passivator/trap and use thereof in trapping metal contaminants during the catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstocks.
US08632672B2	Stainless steel anodes for alkaline water electrolysis and methods of making The corrosion resistance of stainless steel anodes for use in alkaline water electrolysis was increased by immersion of the stainless steel anode into a caustic solution prior to electrolysis. Also disclosed herein are electrolyzers employing the so-treated stainless steel anodes. The pre-treatment process provides a stainless steel anode that has a higher corrosion resistance than an untreated stainless steel anode of the same composition.
US08632669B2	Method and system for concentrating particles from a solution Methods and systems are provided for concentrating particles (e.g., bacteria, viruses, cells, and nucleic acids) suspended in a liquid. Electric-field-induced forces urge the particles towards a first electrode immersed in the liquid. When the particles are in close proximity to (e.g., in contact with) the first electrode, the electrode is withdrawn from the liquid and capillary forces formed between the withdrawing electrode and the surface of the liquid immobilize the particles on the electrode. Upon withdrawal of the electrode from the liquid, the portion of the electrode previously immersed in the liquid has particles immobilized on its surface.
US08632663B2	Hydrogen production device and method for producing hydrogen There is provided a hydrogen production device high in light use efficiency and capable of producing hydrogen with high efficiency.The hydrogen production device according to the present invention includes a photoelectric conversion part having a light acceptance surface and a back surface, a first gas generation part provided on the back surface, and a second gas generation part provided on the back surface, in which one of the first gas generation part and the second gas generation part is a hydrogen generation part to generate H2 from an electrolytic solution, another one thereof is an oxygen generation part to generate O2 from the electrolytic solution, the first gas generation part is electrically connected to the back surface, and the second gas generation part is electrically connected to the light acceptance surface via a first conductive part.
US08632661B2	Wet-end manufacturing process for bitumen-impregnated fiberboard A process for manufacturing fiberboard by preparing a fiber slurry mixture including containing cellulose fibers and water then atomizing a liquid bituminous material, such as asphalt. The liquid bituminous material is atomized by mixing it with a pressurized gas, such as compressed air, forming a mist comprising droplets of bituminous material having a diameter between 20 microns and 50 microns. A water spray solidifies the bituminous material droplets thereby forming bituminous particles which fall into the fiber slurry within the spray chamber. From there the slurry is sheared, dewatered, and dried, forming a finished fiberboard.
US08632660B2	Wet-end manufacturing process for bitumen-impregnated fiberboard A process for manufacturing fiberboard by preparing a fiber slurry mixture including containing cellulose fibers and water then atomizing a liquid bituminous material, such as asphalt. The liquid bituminous material is atomized by mixing it with a pressurized gas, such as compressed air, forming a mist comprising droplets of bituminous material having a diameter between 20 microns and 50 microns. A water spray solidifies the bituminous material droplets thereby forming bituminous particles which fall into the fiber slurry within the spray chamber. From there the slurry is sheared, dewatered, and dried, forming a finished fiberboard.
US08632659B2	Paper sizing composition A stable paper sizing composition comprising a dispersion of ketene dimer and a pH adjusted vinylamine containing polymer is disclosed. The method of preparing the stable sizing composition and the method of using the stable sizing composition is also disclosed.
US08632658B2	Multi-ply wiper/towel product with cellulosic microfibers A multi-ply wiper/towel product includes at least one wet laid web having at least 10% fibrillated cellulosic microfiber, and at least about 40% wood pulp derived papermaking fibers. The at least one wet laid web has formed therein (i) a plurality of fiber-enriched hollow domed regions on the upper side of the at least one wet laid web having a relatively high local basis weight, (ii) connecting regions having a relatively lower local basis weight forming a network interconnecting the relatively high local basis weight domed regions of the one wet laid web, and (iii) transition areas with upwardly and inwardly inflected consolidated fibrous regions transitioning from the connecting regions into the domed regions.
US08632654B2	Hardener for epoxy resins The present application is directed to use of a thioether compound, obtainable from a first educt that comprises at least two thiol groups and from a second educt that comprises at least one α,β-unsaturated amide group as well as at least one tertiary amine group, for the hardening of reactive resins.
US08632647B2	Method of controlling tread shrinkage during curing In particular embodiments, a method of forming a retreaded tire includes the steps of: applying a tread to a tread-engaging portion of a tire carcass, the tread having an initial width and a layer of cushion gum interposed between the tread and tire carcass; placing a curing membrane about the tread to form a tire curing assembly having a compartment between the membrane and tread; placing the tire curing assembly in a vessel chamber; pressurizing the chamber to a predetermined pressure; heating the chamber to a predetermined temperature; pressurizing the compartment to a pressure greater than 14.7 psia and less than the chamber pressure to provide a pressure differential, the step initializing after the step of pressurizing the chamber initializes and whereby a final tread width is provided that is equal to 98.0% or more of the initial tread width when the initial tread width is approximately 290-500 mm.
US08632643B2	Alternative to tetrazene Embodiments of materials suitable for use as a replacement for Tetrazene and methods of preparing such materials are described. In one embodiment, the material comprises MTX-1, as well as simple salts or complexes derived therefrom. The methods of preparing such materials include combining Tetrazene and an acid to form a suspension, where the acid is nitric acid, sulfuric acid, perchloric acid, or hydrochloric acid. A nitrite salt may be added to the suspension, where the nitrite salt is sodium nitrite, lithium nitrite, potassium nitrite, an aqueous solution of sodium nitrite, an aqueous solution of lithium nitrite, or an aqueous solution of potassium nitrite. In some embodiments, the suspension is stirred until the suspension has a white appearance.
US08632639B2	Mobile cleaning device and method A mobile cleaning device for cleaning parts of a burner is provided. The mobile cleaning device includes a closable pressure vessel, wherein a nozzle end of the burner is located inside the pressure vessel. An end of the burner, which is used for supplying fuel and is arranged opposite from the nozzle end, is located outside the pressure vessel. Further, a method for cleaning parts of the burner is provided.
US08632637B2	Method and apparatus for plasma processing A plasma processing apparatus is disclosed for minimizing the non-uniformity of potential distribution around wafer circumference. The apparatus includes a focus ring formed of a dielectric, and a conductor or a semiconductor having RF applied thereto. A surface voltage of the focus ring is determined to be not less than a minimum voltage for preventing reaction products caused by wafer processing from depositing thereon. The surface height, surface voltage, material, and structure of the focus ring are optimized so that the height of an ion sheath formed on the focus ring surface is either equal or has a height difference within an appropriate tolerance range to the height of the ion sheath formed on the wafer surface.
US08632632B2	Apparatus and method for crystallization of silicon An apparatus for crystallization of silicon includes a crucible for containing silicon, a heating and heat dissipating arrangement provided for melting the silicon contained in the crucible and for subsequently solidifying the molten silicon, and an electromagnetic stirring device provided for stirring the molten silicon in the crucible during the solidification of the molten silicon. A control arrangement is provided for controlling the heating and heat dissipating arrangement to solidify the molten silicon at a specified solidification rate and for controlling the electromagnetic stirring device to stir the molten silicon in response to the specified solidification rate of the molten silicon such that the ratio of a speed of the molten silicon and the specified solidification rate is above a first threshold value.
US08632628B2	Solutions and methods for metal deposition One aspect of the present invention is a deposition solution to deposit metals and metal alloys such as for fabrication of electronic devices. According to one embodiment, the deposition solution comprises metal ions and a pH adjustor. The pH adjustor comprises a functional group having a general formula (R1R2N)(R3R4N)C═N—R5 where: N is nitrogen; C is carbon; and R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are the same or different and represent hydrogen, alkyl group, aryl group, or alkylaryl group. Another aspect of the presented invention is a method of preparing deposition solutions. Still another aspect of the present invention is a method of fabricating electronic devices.
US08632621B2	Method for melting a solid charge A simple, compact burner achieves a more optimal melting of a solid charge followed by performance of combustion under distributed combustion conditions. The burner achieves this by fluidically bending the flame towards the solid charge during a melting phase with an actuating jet of oxidant, redirecting the flame in a direction away from the charge, and staging injection of oxidant among primary and secondary portions during a distributed combustion phase.
US08632620B2	Holding sealing material, exhaust gas purifying apparatus, and method for manufacturing exhaust gas purifying apparatus A holding sealing material includes inorganic fibers, a mat shape, a first and a second end faces, a contact section and a void-forming section. The first end face and the second end face are approximately parallel in a width direction. The contact section includes a first distance between the first and the second end faces. The first distance is longest in a length direction. The void-forming section includes a second distance between the first and the second end faces. The second distance is shorter than the first distance. The holding sealing material has a structure to provide a void in a vicinity of the first and the second end faces of the void-forming section in a state where the holding sealing material is rolled up so that the first end face is made in contact with the second end face of the contact section.
US08632617B2	Filter having a drainage connection The invention relates to a filter (1) having a drainage outlet (31), which can be tightly connected to a connecting head (12). It is proposed to use an insertion seal having radially opposite sealing surfaces of an outer seal (23) and an inner seal (24).
US08632615B2	Method and system for producing synthetic gas from biomass by high temperature gasification The invention relates to a method and a system for producing synthetic gas from biomass by high temperature gasification, including: feeding raw material, carbonizing, pulverizing the charcoal, and transporting charcoal powder to the gasification furnace for gasification. Prior to pulverizing, the charcoal is reduced to a normal pressure by a decompression feeding system of charcoal, pulverized into powders, and transported to a supercharging feeding system of charcoal powder by normal pressure transport gas. The pressurized charcoal powder is transported to gasifier. The high-temperature charcoal at an outlet of carbonization furnace is cooled to 60-200° C. by a cooler, and transported into the decompression feeding system to be depressurized. The charcoal powder with pressurized is ejected to gasifier by an ejector, pyrolysis gas produced from carbonization furnace is used as carrier gas, and the ratio of solid to gas in the transportation pipe for charcoal powder is controlled at between 0.03 and 0.45 m3/m3 by adjusting the amount of pyrolysis gas for transportation. The temperature of the carbonization furnace is controlled at between 400° C. and 600° C. by adjusting the amount of oxygen.
US08632609B2	Bleaching composition The present invention relates to bleaching composition for keratin fibers, especially human hair, comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect and a lipidic compound.
US08632603B2	Implant positioning systems for orienting prosthesis A system for securing a prosthesis in a bone includes a reference anchor for insertion into a cavity of a bone to define a reference point during prosthesis implantation, the reference anchor including a body having a mating feature and a gripping projection for engaging an inner surface of the bone cavity. The system also includes a stem having a terminal end adapted to mate with the engagement feature of the reference anchor such that the stem is disposed at a desired position relative to the reference point.
US08632602B2	Hip resurfacing implant An implant meant for hip resurfacing arthroplasty, a surgical reconstruction performed on patients with diseased hips, during which the surgeon replaces the surface of the femoral head with a polished metallic hemispherical shell is disclosed. The implant includes a metallic shell with a polished hemispherical outer surface and an inner hemispherical concave surface, from which extends a trunnion having internal threads and thin meridian fins. The inner concave surface of the implant is fully metal porous coated for osseointegration between implant and bone. The presented implant is fitted onto the appropriately contoured femoral head and is stabilized by means of a preload tension wire which drills the femoral head and neck and exits the greater trochanter. The wire attaches proximally to the thread of the trunnion of the shell and distally to a nut-washer combination, by the tightening of which establishment of preload is achieved.
US08632598B2	Convertible glenoid implant A shoulder implant assembly constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes a frame member, a cup, and a glenosphere. The frame member can have a central hub and a first arm extending therefrom. The frame member can be configured to selectively and alternatively couple with first shoulder implant components in a traditional shoulder configuration and with second shoulder implant components in a reverse shoulder configuration. The cup can have a concave surface that is configured to articulate with a humeral head component. The cup can be selectively coupled to the frame member in the traditional shoulder configuration. The glenosphere can have an outer articulating surface that is configured to articulate with a second cup. The glenosphere can be selectively coupled to the frame member in the reverse shoulder configuration.
US08632597B2	Rotatable reverse metaglene A metaglene assembly for use in a shoulder prosthesis includes a metaglene body, an augment, a void, at least one fastener hole, and at least one fastener. The metaglene body has a lateral, prosthesis-facing side, and a medial, bone-facing side. The augment extends medially from the medial, bone-facing side of the metaglene body. The void is defined by a portion of the medial, bone-facing side of the metaglene body and a lateral portion of the augment. The fastener hole extends from the void through the augment. The fastener is configured to extend within the fastener hole.
US08632596B2	Temporomandibular joint replacement apparatus and methods Embodiments of the invention are related to temporomandibular joint replacement apparatus and methods, amongst other things. In an embodiment, the invention includes an apparatus for treating dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint including a base plate comprising a bottom surface defining a tongue, and a surface plate comprising a substantially convex surface. The surface plate can be configured to be fastened to the base plate. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US08632595B2	Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a central ramp, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the central ramp capable of being moved in a first direction to move the first and second endplates outwardly and into an expanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed down an endoscopic tube.
US08632589B2	IOL insertion system with semi-automatic trailing haptic configuration management A system and method for performing an ocular surgical procedure is provided. The system is configured to provide an IOL having a trailing haptic to an eye and includes a pair of interlockable telescoping elements, having generally an inner and outer component configured to hold the IOL and be brought together into a locking position, the locking position maintaining the trailing haptic in an advantageously altered orientation. The system also includes a plunger configured to receive force and transmit the force to the IOL and the trailing haptic in the advantageously altered orientation.
US08632588B2	Mitral valve cerclarge annuloplasty appratus and method thereof A mitral cerclage annuloplasty apparatus comprises a tissue protective device and a cap device having a cerclage suture disposed within a first protective tube and a second protective tube, the proximal portions of the two tubes being attached side-by-side longitudinally to define a stem portion, the distal portions of the two tubes being separated thereafter, and a cap device that covers the stem portion wherein the stem portion and the cap device interlock, so that once the cerclage suture is knotted on the outer surface of the cap device, cap device can be pulled outwardly to enhance and maintain tension applied to the mitral annulus thus successfully treating the mitral regurgitation.
US08632586B2	Implantable prosthetic valve A method of replacing a deficient native aortic valve with a self-expandable prosthetic valve is disclosed. The method involves advancing a self-expandable prosthetic valve through a tapered tube for crimping the prosthetic valve into a crimped diameter. The prosthetic valve is then advanced into a restriction tube for maintaining the prosthetic valve in the crimped diameter. The prosthetic valve is then advanced into a body and is positioned within the deficient native aortic valve. The prosthetic valve is then released from the restriction tube such that the prosthetic valve self-expands to an expanded diameter for anchoring within the deficient native aortic valve. The prosthetic valve comprises an expandable tubular support frame and a valve assembly positioned within the support frame. The valve assembly is formed with pericardial tissue and has three leaflets for providing blockage to a reverse flow of blood.
US08632583B2	Implantable medical device having enhanced endothelial migration features and methods of making the same An implantable medical device having enhanced endothelial migration features, generally comprises: a structural member including a leading edge and a trailing edge interconnected by a third surface region, the leading edge including a second surface region in a generally curvilinear cross-section, and the trailing edge including a fourth surface region in a generally curvilinear cross-section, whereby blood flow over the second surface region generate shear stress at the second surface region without an eddy region in the second surface region.
US08632580B2	Flexible medical devices including metallic films Medical devices, such as endoprostheses, and methods of making the devices are disclosed. The medical device can include a stent body and a cover including a deposited metallic film. The medical device can be delivered using a delivery device along a tortuous body passage to a treatment site without damaging the medical device, delivery device, or the body passage. In some cases, the stent body is a flexible helical stent body, which may be threaded through one or more fenestrations of the cover. The cover may include longitudinally extending slits or seams, which help the cover to pass through small radii passages without buckling.
US08632572B2	Method and associated instrumentation for installation of spinal dynamic stabilization system In one embodiment, a spinal stabilization apparatus includes a vertebral anchor having a head portion and a bone attachment portion. An elongate, flexible guide is removably coupled to the head portion of the vertebral anchor and has a channel extending longitudinally thereof and communicating with a slot in the head portion of the anchor. An elongate cord may be received within the channel to facilitate inserting and securing a spacer between pairs of anchors installed into adjacent vertebrae of a person's spine.
US08632569B2	Soft tissue repair device and associated methods A fibrous tissue repair device includes first and second tubular anchors having corresponding longitudinal passages. The tissue repair device includes corresponding first and second inserters. Each inserter has a shaft with a distal portion received in the longitudinal passage of the corresponding tubular anchor. A flexible strand couples the first and second anchors.
US08632567B2	Compound barb medical device and method A compound barb medical device is provided which includes an elongated body having at least one barb formed along the length of the body, the barb defining an inner surface with a first portion disposed at a first orientation relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongated body, and a second portion disposed at a second orientation relative to the longitudinal axis. Optionally, the barb defines a third portion disposed at a third orientation relative to the longitudinal axis. A method for forming a compound barb on a medical device is also provided.
US08632566B2	Colored suture construction A colored suture includes an elongate woven braid of filaments including one or more ends made of an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The suture also includes second and third ends which can be colorable or dyeable before or after incorporation into the elongate woven braid. This invention provides surgeons with improved recognition of suture ends in surgery by construction of a bi-colored co-braid with at least two ends of different color schemes or patterns braided into a UHMWPE construction. One of the colored ends runs continuously from one end of the suture to the other end. The other colored end can be colored only on one half of the end. This provides a suture with two distinguishable ends, while still maintaining a continuous line of color along the length of the suture.
US08632565B2	Bonding tissues and cross-linking proteins with naphthalimide compounds Naphthalimide compounds are used in tissue bonding and protein cross-linking applications. When activated by an activating agent, such as light in the 400-500 nm absorption range, the naphthalimide compounds form chemically-reactive species that cross-link proteins, bond connective tissues together, and bond tissues and other biomaterials together. A naphthalimide-labeled biomolecule, such as a naphthalimide-labeled chitosan, is also capable of bonding tissues without subsequent direct illumination of the contacted tissue area. The naphthalimide compounds may be used in tissue or arterial repair, stabilization of an expanded arterial wall after angioplasty, tethering pharmaceutical agents to tissue surfaces to provide local drug delivery, and for chemically bonding skin care products, sunscreens, and cosmetics to the skin.
US08632564B2	Apparatus, system, and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure An electrosurgical forceps adapted to connect to an electrosurgical energy source is provided. The electrosurgical forceps includes a housing having a shaft that extends therefrom that defines a longitudinal axis therethrough. The electrosurgical forceps includes an end effector assembly operatively connected to a distal end of the shaft and includes a pair of first and second jaw members. One or both of the jaw members being partially manufactured from a shape memory alloy (SMA). Each of the first and second jaw members adapted to connect to a heat source and an electrical electrosurgical energy source. One or both of the jaw members is movable relative to the other from a normally open spaced configuration to a closed configuration upon transition of the SMA from a martensite phase to an austenite phase as a result of selectively supplying heat from the heat source thereto.
US08632563B2	Surgical instrument A surgical instrument having including a fixed handle and a pivoting handle, an elongated treatment part operating rod connected to the pivoting handle which advances and retracts with the operation of the pivoting handle, an insertion part through which the operating rod is inserted, a pivoting base supported on the distal end portion of the insertion part via a pivoting shaft so that the pivoting base is free to pivot, an elongated pivoting base operating rod whose distal end portion is connected to the pivoting base which causes the pivoting base to pivot about the pivoting shaft, a treatment part base which is connected to the pivoting base, and on which a surgical treatment part which performs an opening-and-closing action is disposed, and a joint member having a plurality of universal joints connects the treatment part operating rod and the surgical treatment part disposed on the treatment part base.
US08632560B2	System for breaking up thrombi and plaque in the vasculature A system includes a generator with a grinder subgenerator and an ultrasonic subgenerator, a grinder handpiece, and an ultrasonic handpiece. The grinder handpiece is connected in electrical communication with the grinder subgenerator. The grinder handpiece includes a motor and a grinding tool connected mechanically to the motor. The rotational speed of the grinding tool is associated with electrical energy provided by the grinder subgenerator to the motor. The ultrasonic handpiece is connected in electrical communication with the ultrasonic subgenerator. The ultrasonic handpiece includes a transducer and a ball tip connected mechanically to the transducer. The amplitude of the vibrations at the ball tip is associated with electrical energy provide by the ultrasonic subgenerator to the transducer.
US08632559B2	Method and system for treating valve stenosis A valvuloplasty catheter comprises a balloon or other expansible shell which carries a plurality of scoring elements, typically formed in an elastic, self-closing metal cage. The expansible shell and scoring elements are positioned inside an aortic or other cardiac valve, and the shell expanded to engage the scoring elements against stenotic material which covers the valve leaflets and valve annulus. The scoring elements uniformly distributed force to break up the stenotic material, and the cage further contributes to rapid balloon deflation allowing shortening of the treatment time.
US08632556B2	Methods and devices for crossing chronic total occlusions The present disclosure is directed to a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method may include providing an intravascular device having a distal portion and a longitudinal axis and inserting the intravascular device into the vascular lumen. The method may further include positioning the distal portion in the vascular wall, rotating the intravascular device about the longitudinal axis, and advancing the intravascular device within the vascular wall.
US08632555B2	Medical graft connector and methods of making and installing same A medical graft connector for connecting an end of a tubular graft conduit to a side wall of a patient's existing tubular body conduit via an aperture in the side wall thereof has a first plurality of fingers configured to engage an interior surface of the side wall of the existing conduit. A second plurality of fingers is configured to engage an exterior surface of the side wall of the existing conduit. A third plurality of fingers is received in an interior lumen of the graft conduit, and a fourth plurality of fingers is configured to pierce the graft conduit. The connector is radially deformable between a first size and a second size.
US08632553B2	Ligature and suture device for medical application, and ligaturing and suturing method for medical application A ligature and suture device for medical application includes a distal end insertion portion, a needle body, a ligature tool, and an operation section. The operation section includes a housing that is provided in a base end portion of the distal end insertion portion, a puncture handle that is provided in the housing so as to be able to move freely backwards and forwards and that drives the needle body, a pressing handle that is provided in the housing so as to be able to move freely backwards and forwards and that drives a pressing member, a ligature tool operation unit that is provided in the housing so as to be able to move freely backwards and forwards and that drives a ligature sheath, and a ligature handle that is provided in the ligature tool operation unit so as to be able to move freely backwards and forwards and that drives an engaging portion.
US08632543B2	Composite intramedullary nail An intramedullary nail for use in a medullary canal of an epiphysis and a diaphysis of a long bone is provided. The nail includes a body having a length in a longitudinal direction and a width in the transverse direction normal to the longitudinal direction. The body has a diaphyseal portion and a first epiphyseal portion. The diaphyseal portion has an external periphery configured for placement in the medullary canal of the diaphysis of the long bone. The diaphyseal portion defines a longitudinally extending first surface of the diaphyseal portion. The first surface defines a longitudinally extending first void. The first epiphyseal portion extends from the diaphyseal portion. The first epiphyseal portion is configured for placement in the medullary canal of the first epiphysis of the long bone. The nail also includes a first insert positioned in the longitudinally extending first void of the diaphyseal portion. The first insert and the diaphyseal portion of the body are made from different materials.
US08632540B2	Surgical instrument for tissue removal An electrosurgical instrument for removal of tissue from a patient. The electrosurgical instrument includes a handle portion having a pair of end effectors configured to remove tissue, connected to and supported by the handle portion for relative movement generally toward one another. One of the end effectors includes a conductive cutting portion that is configured to receive electrical energy from an electrical energy source. The other of the end effectors includes an opposing portion. The opposing portion is brought into a position generally opposing the conductive cutting portion during relative movement of the end effectors toward one another. When electrical energy is conducted through the conductive cutting portion, removal and cauterization of the tissue from the patient is facilitated.
US08632539B2	Vessel sealer and divider A bipolar endoscopic forceps including an elongated shaft having opposing jaw members at a distal end thereof and a blade guide operatively disposed between the jaw members. The jaw members are movable relative to one another about a pivot from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in a spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. Each jaw member includes an electrically conductive sealing surface. The blade guide is configured to facilitate translation of a knife through a knife channel defined in the jaw members. The blade guide has an aperture defined therethrough for housing the pivot.
US08632536B2	Electrosurgical pencil including improved controls The present disclosure relates to electrosurgical devices having a plurality of hand-accessible variable controls. An electrosurgical device configured for connection to a source of electrosurgical energy is provided and includes a housing; an electrical circuit supported within the housing, the electrical circuit being connectable to the source of electrosurgical energy; and a controller slidably supported on the housing, wherein the controller is configured to exert a force on the electrical circuit to affect a change in the electrical circuit and to exert a force on a surface of the housing to provide a tactile feedback to a user of the electrosurgical device as the controller is moved relative to the housing.
US08632534B2	Irreversible electroporation (IRE) for congestive obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) A method for treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or chronic bronchitis to alleviate the discomforts of breathing by using non-thermal electroporation energy to ablate diseased portions of the lung including the bronchus, airways and alveoli which, in effect, opens the restrictive diseased portions thereby maximizing the overall surface area thereof causing improved airflow and uninhibited breathing.
US08632531B2	Indirect fluid flow measurement A system is for thermal ablation and includes (a) a heating element heating an ablation fluid flowing through an ablation device and to a target region of a body and (b) a computing arrangement controlling power supplied to the heating element supplying power to heat the ablation fluid to a desired temperature. The computing arrangement reduces the supplied power when a detected ablation fluid temperature exceeds a desired temperature and increases the supplied power when the detected ablation fluid temperature is below the desired temperature. The computing arrangement monitors a percentage of heat supplied by the heating arrangement to heat the fluid to the desired temperature as a function of a maximum amount of heat which the heating element is capable of supplying.
US08632528B2	Methods for nonablative photorejuvenation Methods for treatment of photoaging signs and skin texture includes precooling a surface of the skin to be treated, applying a beam of radiation to the surface of the skin having a wavelength between about 515 nm to about 1200 nm and a fluence less than about 26 j/cm2. The beam includes two or more pulses have different wavelengths wherein each pulse has a pulse width and a duration of a pulse (i.e., pulse duration), and wherein the second pulse is superimposed on the first pulse over the same treatment area. Also, the method includes applying dynamic cooling to the surface of the skin simultaneous with applying the beam of radiation to the surface of the skin.
US08632525B2	Power control arrangements for surgical instruments and batteries Various embodiments are directed to battery unit for use with surgical instruments. The battery units may comprise a plurality of cells and include a translatable discharge drain. When attached to the surgical instrument, the discharge drain may electrically connect an anode of the battery unit to a cathode of the battery unit, for example, via a resistive element in order to drain the battery unit.
US08632523B2	Wound treatment device employing negative pressure The present invention provides a device for wound treatment, comprising a chamber that includes an inner surface and defines a treatment space, the chamber being made of a flexible, impermeable material. The device further includes a plurality of structures configured to exert mechanical stress on a wound, the plurality of structures intruding from the inner surface of the chamber into the treatment space. The device further includes a tube having a first end connected to the chamber, the tube being in fluid communication with the treatment space so as to enable at least one selected from the group of applying negative pressure to the treatment space and applying a therapeutic modality.
US08632519B2	Syringe having a collapsible plunger rod A syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel having an exterior surface, an inside surface defining a chamber, an open proximal end, a distal end, and an outlet disposed adjacent the distal end in fluid communication with the chamber; and a plunger assembly disposed at least partially within the syringe barrel. The plunger assembly includes an elongated plunger rod and a plunger head. The elongated plunger rod is associated with the plunger head to move the plunger head within the chamber of the syringe barrel through an injection cycle. The plunger rod is adapted to move from a collapsed position extending alongside the exterior surface of the syringe barrel to an extended position engaging the plunger head to move the plunger head through the injection cycle.
US08632518B2	Absorbent articles and method for manufacturing same An absorbent product comprises a seal along one or more edges. The seal may be formed using a cohesive or selective adhesive. The seal prevents contamination of the wearer-facing surface of an individual absorbent product without requiring an overwrap or other individual unit packaging. The absorbent product may also comprise one or more removable trim regions for sealing and shaping the absorbent product.
US08632517B2	Two bar stitch bonded loop fastener for diaper and related method A tear away diaper fastening system including a segment of loop material having a plurality of outwardly projecting loop elements adapted to engage cooperating hooking elements in juxtaposed contacting relation. The loop material includes a composite sheet of stitch bonded construction including a polymer film substrate layer. A first plurality of yarn elements extends in stitched relation through the substrate layer to define a plurality of parallel stitch lines of flat stitches extending along the machine direction of the sheet material to form a ground layer substantially covering an upper surface of the substrate layer. A second plurality of yarn elements extends in stitched relation through the substrate layer in zigzag crossing relation between parallel needle lines to define a plurality of raised loops extending above the ground layer.
US08632516B2	Pant-like disposable garment having improved fastener systems Disposable pant like garments are disclosed. Pant like garments of the present invention generally comprise a main absorbent portion and a pair of side portions. One or more sections of the pant-like garments are provided with one or more cohesive areas which allow for cohesive fastening and refastening of portions of the garment. The cohesives chosen may have the same properties or may be of the selective adhesive type. Pant like garments may be provided with cohesive fasteners and not other types of refastening means. In other variations, cohesive fasteners may be supplemented with one or more frangible bonds. Also disclosed are side portions having cohesive areas which may be converted in use from an abutting facing relationship to an overlapping facing relationship. Multiple cohesive areas of varying types for providing differential bond properties during use are also disclosed.
US08632513B2	Systems and methods for removing ingested material from a stomach When a patient is fitted with an external gastrostomy connection to the stomach, ingested food can be removed through the gastrostomy connection using a pump-based or siphon-based system to achieve weight loss. The process of removing ingested food can be improved by alternating the infusion of liquid into the stomach with the removal of material from the stomach. Optionally, stomach acid may be captured and returned to the stomach. Optionally, nutritional supplements or medicines may be added to the infused liquid. Optionally, a flush mount connectorized system with a built in valve may be used to simplify the interface with the gastrostomy hardware that remains installed in the patient. Optionally, the system may be configured to disable itself from further use after a triggering event (e.g., the passage of time or a predetermined number of uses) has occurred.
US08632511B2	Multiple thermal sensors in a multiple processor environment for temperature control in a drug delivery device In various embodiments, an ophthalmic injection device may include a dispensing chamber, a first thermal sensor coupled to the dispensing chamber, a temperature control layer coupled to the dispensing chamber, a second thermal sensor coupled to the dispensing chamber, and a first processing device. The first processing device may be configured to receive temperature information from the first thermal sensor and the second thermal sensor and control the temperature control layer using the received temperature information. In some embodiments, the first processing device may receive temperature information directly from the second thermal sensor (e.g., in analog form) and may compare the temperature information from the first thermal sensor (e.g., received from the second processing device in digital form) and the second thermal sensor to detect temperature offsets between the two sensors.
US08632507B2	Auto-injector An auto-injection device has a housing with a medicament container disposed within; a dose setting mechanism for setting a dose of a medicament; a drive nut and a plunger rod operably connected, with an energy accumulator operably connected to the dose setting mechanism; and an activating mechanism and a positioning mechanism operably connected to the plunger rod for locking the plunger rod from being displaced. The positioning mechanism includes a locking nut arranged to cooperate with fixed, flexible locking features for locking the locking nut from rotation. A resilient member arranged inside the plunger rod is configured to allow the plunger rod to be resiliently and axially displaced when the locking nut is unlocked.
US08632504B2	Drug container and delivery mechanism A device for storing and administering drug includes a housing, a sealing element (3) and a separate low friction plunger (4) which is substantially-permeable to gas over time. The sealing element (3) is typically broken to allow delivery of the drug. The housing (2) may be filled with the drug through an opening other than the opening through which the pusher (13) enters the housing to move the plunger so as to expel the drug during administration to a patient.
US08632500B2	Catheter needle tip shielding device The present invention discloses a catheter instrument 1000 comprising a needle tip shielding device 100, a catheter hub 200 and a needle unit 300, wherein the needle unit 300 is provided with connecting means 301 for connection to the catheter hub 200, and with connecting means 302 for connection to an external device. The needle tip shielding device 100 is comprising a body with a rear side 106, a front side 107, an outer surface 108 connecting the rear side 106 and the front side 107, a hole 102 extending from the rear side 106 to the front side 107, and a resilient arm 103 extending at an attachment point 105 from the front side 107 of the body; wherein the resilient arm 103 has a resting stale from which it may be forced to yield free passage through the hole 102 in an axial direction of the body, the resilient arm 103 being adapted for clamping a needle tip 304 of a hollow needle 303 extending through the hole 102 in a direction from the rear side 106 to the front side 107, when being in the resting state.
US08632497B2	Skin securable drug delivery device with a shock absorbing protective shield Elements are provided for absorbing shock, pressure, impact and/or other external forces exerted upon a therapeutic fluid delivery device during use to protect the device from physical and internal damage and, thereby, according to some embodiments, maintain (for example) regulated and continuous administration of therapeutic fluid into the body.
US08632496B2	Modular medical pump assembly A medical pump subassembly comprises a magnetic cup forming a recess. The magnetic cup includes a protrusion within the recess. The cup forms a central aperture through the protrusion. The medical pump subassembly further comprises an electromagnetic coil within the recess and circumscribing the protrusion, a weld ring surrounding the recess, a barrier plate covering the recess, and a seal between the weld ring and the barrier plate to fluidically separate an interior of the cup from an external surface of the barrier plate.
US08632492B2	Enteral feeding tube and housing An enteral feeding tube provides a conduit for the flow of liquid nutritional material. Most of the enteral feeding tube that is external to the patient is generally horizontal when the device is positioned in a stoma of a user lying in a prostrate position. A housing surrounds the horizontal portion enteral feeding tube, provides a low profile, aids in holding the enteral feeding tube in place, and protects the enteral feeding tube. The bottom surface of the housing comprises a resilient material that contacts the skin of the patient. The enteral feeding tube comprises a balloon that is positioned in the stomach to retain the device in the stomach. An air conduit extends generally vertically from an upper portion of the housing and through the enteral feeding tube to communicate with the balloon.
US08632488B2	Fluid filled implants for treating medical conditions An implant for treating medical disorders includes a first chamber having a flexible outer layer that surrounds a flexible inner layer, a second chamber in communication with the first chamber, and a fluid transfer assembly adapted for transferring fluid between the second chamber and the first chamber for selectively modifying the rigidity of the first chamber. The implant includes at least one restraining element in contact with the flexible outer and inner layers for at least partially restricting volume expansion of the first chamber as the fluid is transferred into the first chamber. The first chamber is adapted to become more rigid as the fluid is transferred into the first chamber and more flexible as the fluid is removed from the first chamber. The first chamber is implantable within the soft tissue of a patient such as a tongue, soft palate, pharyngeal wall, urinary tract, rectum, trachea, or stomach.
US08632477B2	Method for determining position of lower jaw, apparatus and program thereof A normal lower jaw position of an examinee is determined. A lower jaw position determining method for determining a normal lower jaw position of an examinee, includes: center calculating for obtaining measurement data by measuring movement of a head of the examinee, and calculating a center of movement resulting from approximating the movement of the head as rotational movement of a rigid body; lower jaw orbit measuring for measuring a plurality of orbits of masticatory movement of the lower jaw, for a plurality of lower jaw positions of the examinee; and position determining for (i) approximating the masticatory movement of the lower jaw as rotational movement of a rigid body to find one of the plurality of measured orbits of the lower jaw whose center of movement in the approximation matches the calculated center of movement of the head, (ii) determining a lower jaw position that corresponds to the found orbit of the lower jaw to be a normal lower jaw position for the examinee, and (iii) outputting the determined normal lower jaw position.
US08632476B2	Filter for fine needle biopsy A biopsy needle comprises a first lumen open to a tissue penetrating distal tip of the needle for receiving a tissue sample therein and a second lumen in combination with a filter separating the first and second lumens from one another, the filter being configured to permit fluids to pass therethrough while preventing the sampled tissue from passing therethrough.
US08632471B2	Pulsimeter sensor using hall device The present invention relates to a noninvasive medical pulsimeter sensor using a hall device. By forming a pulse-sensing part array with a hall device as a magnetic sensor, over the skin-contacting part which consists of a magnetic material, the present invention increases the integrity of sensors, enables to understand the spatial characteristics of the pulse which cannot be determined by the conventional pressure sensors, minimize the time for searching the pulse, and is applicable widely to portable pulsimeters and the likes.
US08632469B2	Devices, systems, and methods for mapping organ profiles Devices, systems, and methods for the localization of body lumen junctions and other intraluminal structure are disclosed. Various embodiments permit clinicians to identify and locate lesions and/or anatomical structures within a lumen and accurately place leads and/or devices within a lumen, through determining the intralumen conductance and/or cross-sectional area at a plurality of locations within the body lumen.
US08632468B2	Method, system and devices for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedures Systems and methods for assisting/performing image-guided transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedures in a portion of an anatomy of a patient include a guide needle portion having a hollow tube with a bend toward its distal tip, and a puncture needle portion that includes at least one position indicating element at its tip. The puncture needle is slidably mounted within the hollow tube of the guide needle such that a distal tip of the puncture needle can be extended from an opening in the distal tip of the guide needle and used to place a shunt between the portal and hepatic veins of a patient. The position indicating element of the puncture needle is used to produce a display of the puncture needle relative to a target vessel, including a projected path of the puncture needle that can be adjusted to accurately locate a shunt.
US08632467B2	Rotational shape-memory actuators and associated devices, systems, and methods Rotational shape-memory actuators and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a rotational shape-memory actuator includes a first anchor, a second anchor, a spring element extending between the first and second anchors, a first shape memory element extending between the first and second anchors, a second shape memory element extending between the first and second anchors, and a communication line wrapped around the first and second shape memory elements. The first and second shape memory elements are configured to transition between a first configuration in which the first and second shape memory elements are twisted together and a second configuration in which the first and second shape memory elements are less twisted together such that transitions of the first and second shape memory elements between the first and second configurations cause the second anchor to rotate with respect to the first anchor.
US08632465B1	Physiological signal denoising Physiological signals are denoised. In accordance with an example embodiment, a denoised physiological signal is generated from an input signal including a desired physiological signal and noise. The input signal is decomposed from a first domain into subcomponents in a second domain of higher dimension than the first domain. Target subcomponents of the input signal that are associated with the desired physiological signal are identified, based upon the spatial distribution of the subcomponents. A denoised physiological signal is constructed in the first domain from at least one of the identified target subcomponents.
US08632464B2	System and method for monitoring orthopaedic implant data A system and method for monitoring implant sensor data includes an orthopaedic implant, a patient exercise machine, and an antenna coupled to the patient exercise machine. The orthopaedic implant includes a sensor and a transmitter configured to transmit implant sensor data. The antenna is selected from a group of antennas based on the data rate and/or carrier frequency used by the transmitter. A controller is coupled to the antenna and configured to display the implant data, or indicia thereof, on a display device such as a computer monitor.
US08632463B2	Gateway platform for biological monitoring and delivery of therapeutic compounds The invention relates to methods and devices for remote or distributed continuous monitoring of physiologically relevant states. The invention provides for methods to automatically detect deviations or other states in physiological parameters and automatically alert a measured subject, user or other authorized party. The device provides for a universal platform for sensors, and further provides for the automatic compensation or distribution of devices or bioactive agents at appropriate levels and/or intervals in response to deviations or other states sensed in various physiological parameters.
US08632455B2	Gastric band with asymmetrical member An apparatus comprises a strap and an inflatable bladder secured to the strap. The apparatus is sized and configured to wrap along a first plane to encompass an anatomical feature such as an esophagus or stomach. The bladder may have a cross-sectional profile that is asymmetric about the first plane, such as a tapered profile or a contoured profile. The wall thickness of the bladder may be substantially uniform or may vary about the perimeter of the bladder. The bladder may include an expansion section that allows the bladder to transition from having a substantially flat cross-sectional configuration in a non-inflated state to having a substantially tapered cross-sectional configuration an inflated state. The expansion section may include folds, pleats, gussets, or the like. The strap may have a cross-sectional profile that is asymmetric about the first plane. Such a strap may include annular ribs of varying sizes.
US08632451B2	Magnetic incontinence treatment device An incontinence treatment device includes a band, magnets, and a power source. The band has a length extending between a first end and a second end. A first magnet is connected to a first end portion of the band and a second magnet is connected to a second end portion of the band. The band is implantable around a urethra and configured to constrict a lumen of the urethra when the first magnet is coupled to the second magnet. The power source is electrically coupled to the first and second magnets and configured to electromagnetically couple and decouple the first magnet relative to the second magnet.
US08632449B2	Heart pump controller A heart pump including first and second cavities, each cavity including a respective inlet and outlet, a connecting tube extending between the first and second cavities, an impeller including: a first set of vanes mounted on a first rotor in the first cavity portion; a second set of vanes mounted on a second rotor in the second cavity portion; and, a shaft connecting the first and second rotors, the shaft extending through the connecting tube, a drive for rotating the impeller and a magnetic bearing including at least one bearing coil for controlling an axial position of the impeller, at least one of the drive and magnetic bearing being mounted outwardly of the connecting tube, at least partially between the first and second cavity portions.
US08632439B2	Control device for vehicular lockup clutch A control device for a vehicular lockup clutch, including a lockup clutch that directly connects an input rotation member and an output rotation member of a hydraulic transmission device constituting part of a power transmission path between an engine and drive wheels, a linear solenoid valve that controls an engagement hydraulic pressure for engaging and actuating the lockup clutch, and a controller that is configured to perform a flexible start control for slip-engaging the lockup clutch when a vehicle starts moving, and to perform, before starting the flexible start control, a precharge control for establishing a standby state in which a predetermined preparation pressure is indicated to the linear solenoid valve.
US08632438B2	Hybrid vehicle driving system The present invention provides a hybrid vehicle driving system which can implement sufficient lubrication while a vehicle is being driven. A hybrid vehicle driving system 1 of the invention includes a lubrication pump 122 which is connected to a first input shaft 11 and which is adapted to lubricate a transmission 20 and a lubricated state determination unit 55 which determines a lubricated state of the transmission 20. When the lubricated state determination unit 55 determines that lubrication is necessary, the first input shaft 11 is rotated by an electric motor 7 so as to drive the lubrication pump 122, or the first input shaft 11 is rotated by an internal combustion engine 6 by engaging a first engaging and disengaging unit to thereby drive the lubrication pump 122.
US08632437B2	Drive system for a wind turbine A drive system has a transmission unit comprising at least one planet wheel stage, which has a hollow wheel, several planet wheels, a planet carrier and a sun wheel. Furthermore, a first shaft associated with the transmission unit is provided, which has a coupling flange that can be connected to a work machine shaft or rotor shaft and is mounted via the planet carrier. The transmission unit and a motor unit or generator unit connected to a second shaft of the transmission unit are enclosed by a gear housing which has a cardanic circumferentially symmetric or partially symmetric suspension for connection to a supporting structural element of the wind turbine.
US08632435B2	Multi-speed transmission gear and clutch arrangement A transmission includes an input member, an output member, at least four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes that are actuated in various combinations to establish a plurality of forward gear ratios and a reverse gear ratio.
US08632428B2	Ball bat with internal impact dampening means Industry regulatory organizations have created performance restrictions for ball bats. The present invention relates to a ball bat with an internal impact dampening means. More particularly, the present invention relates to a ball bat with a handle, a barrel, and a central tube positioned coaxially within the barrel. The central tube includes at least one restriction member capable of limiting the deformation experienced by the ball bat upon impact of a ball. Precisely limiting the deformation of the ball bat allows the present invention to achieve, but not exceed, performance substantially equal to the maximum performance allowed by industry regulatory organizations and maintain that level of performance over a substantial length of the ball bat.
US08632424B2	Golf ball with improved flight performance A golf ball is provided that has improved aerodynamic efficiency, resulting in increased flight distance for golfers of all swing speeds, and more particularly for golfers possessing very high swing speeds, such as those who can launch the balls at an initial speed greater than 160 miles per hour and more particularly at initial ball speed of about 170 miles per hour or higher. The golf ball of the present invention combines lower dimple count with multiple dimple sizes to provide higher dimple coverage and improved aerodynamic characteristics.
US08632422B2	Multi-piece solid golf ball The invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core, a cover of at least one layer encasing the core, and a layer of paint applied to a surface of an outermost layer of the cover, wherein the outermost cover layer or an inner cover layer adjacent to the outermost layer is formed of a resin composition which includes: (a) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin, (b) from 0.003 to 2 parts by weight of a color pigment or dye, and (c) from 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of spherical inorganic fine particles as a reflective material. The golf ball has a novel appearance that is bright and highly visible, and also has an excellent durability.
US08632415B1	Putter In one embodiment of a putter the putter comprises a head, a cap, at least one brush insert, and a handle. The brush insert(s) may be positioned between the head and cap and retained by the engagement of the cap with the head. The head and cap may be formed with respective ball apertures such that a golf ball may pass through those apertures. The brush insert, which is replaceable, may be formed with a plurality of radially oriented brushes having distal ends extending inward. The putter may be used to retrieve a golf ball from a golf cup by lowering the putter into the cup and forcing the golf ball into the brush insert. Subsequently removing the golf ball coupled with inserting the golf ball into the brush insert cleans the golf ball.
US08632413B2	Torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper (1) having a damping element disposed between a first element (4) and a second element (5), in which the first element and the second element can rotate relative to each other, with or without a coupling part (3) that is located in a housing (2) and is axially displaceable along an axis (A) between the first and second elements, in which, if a coupling part is present, a) the coupling part is displaceable along the axis (A) against the spring force of at least one spring element (6, 7) and/or b) the coupling part is displaceable along the axis (A) against a medium which acts on both sides of the coupling part, with the medium located in internal or external partial spaces. Alternatively, in a damping element not having a coupling part, c) resilient elements are integrated in third coupling elements, and the coupling elements are connected to the first and second elements.
US08632411B1	Exchanging virtual rewards for computing resources Systems and methods for exchanging virtual rewards for computing resources are provided herein. Exemplary methods may include receiving access to a portion of computing resources of an end user computing system and providing a virtual reward within a networked gaming environment to an end user in exchange for utilizing an amount of the portion of the computing resources of the end user computing system.
US08632410B2	Method for user session transitioning among streaming interactive video servers A method by which a streaming interactive video user session is handed off from one streaming interactive video server to another without noticeable disruption to the video stream or the user interactivity.
US08632409B2	Method and apparatus for online rendering of game files A method and apparatus for automatically rendering a game file to an audio/video file format to allow the action recorded in the game file to be viewed without requiring the corresponding game and game system.
US08632406B2	Player tracking communication mechanisms in a gaming machine A disclosed a player tracking unit provides a multimedia interface with a display and an interface to one or more sound projection devices and a multimedia board for processing digitally formatted program files for output on the multimedia interface. The player tracking unit may provide menus of audio and video programs, such as a menu for a musical jukebox or a menu for a video-on-demand service. Using a “TV-like” interface, a user may be able to select a program to output on the multimedia interface and control playback features of the program.
US08632398B2	Wagering game machine cabinet license compliance A cabinetmaker can create an electronic license that governs 1) components allowed to be connected to a wagering game machine and 2) functionality enabled on the wagering game machine. The electronic license (cabinet license) is bound to a wagering game machine cabinet. The cabinetmaker can load the electronic license into a secure memory area bound to the cabinet of a wagering game machine. A process (application, daemon, etc.) can perform various operations that ensure the wagering game machine complies with the cabinet license. The executable code that implements this process (license compliance code) can execute to disable components and/or functionality that do not comport with the electronic license, can execute to place the wagering game machine in a limited operation state, can execute to generate a notification of the license violation and freeze the wagering game machine, etc.
US08632397B2	Method for player purchasing using funds associated with player accounts A system and method of providing purchase of gaming and non-gaming services or items while continuing to use a gaming machine. The purchase activity is unrelated to the gambling activities provided by the gaming machine.
US08632396B2	Gaming system and method for normalizing average expected payouts to players The gaming system disclosed herein accounts for game play over a gaming session in determining a bonus game attribute for a triggered bonus game. The gaming system maintains a plurality of different bonus game attributes. Each different bonus game attribute is associated with a different bonus game attribute modification event and an initial probability of that bonus game attribute being selected for a play of a bonus game. For each bonus game attribute modification event that occurs, the gaming system modifies the probability that the associated bonus game attribute will be selected for a play of a bonus game. Upon an occurrence of a bonus game triggering event, the gaming system randomly selects one of the maintained bonus game attributes. The gaming system then displays a bonus game and determines a bonus game award utilizing the selected bonus game attribute.
US08632395B2	Enriched game play environment (single and/or multi-player) for casino applications A gaming system is provided. The gaming system provides players a rich (i.e. akin to leading home- and arcade-based video games) single-player, multi-player cooperative and/or head to head environment in which the participant(s) win cash and credits as a result of their play activity within the environment, based on the wagers which they make entering and playing a game of the gaming system.
US08632394B2	Methods and apparatus for auctioning an item via a gaming device Methods and apparatus for auctioning an item via a gaming device are disclosed. The methods and apparatus enable a gaming device player (e.g., a slot machine player) to select one or more auction items the player is interested in bidding on. As the player plays the gaming device, a portion of each bet and/or a portion of each win is allocated to an accumulating bid on the selected auction item(s). In one embodiment, other players, connected via a network, also bid on the auction item(s) in a similar fashion. At the end of an auction, the highest bidder is awarded with the auction item. In one embodiment, the auction item is a physical auction item physically displayed at the gaming device.
US08632392B2	Systems and methods for enabling remote device users to wager on micro events of games in a data network accessible gaming environment A method and system for micro-betting. A control function can be designated for managing a series of micro-bets with respect to one or more events. The control function can be configured to determine when said series of micro-bets are set and when no more micro-bets among said series of micro-bets can be placed with respect to said event(s). Additionally, a multiple display screen method and system for the placement of micro-bets includes one or more display screens for displaying a micro-betting GUI for placing and managing micro-bets with respect to one or more macro-events and/or micro-events thereof. At least one other display screen can be utilized to provide video of the macro-event and/or micro-event(s). Available micro-bets among said micro-bets can be randomized to prevent cheating.
US08632391B2	Card game machine An object is to provide a card game machine capable of enhancing gameplay. A card game machine has a game board including a plurality of reader/writers configured to communicate with a semiconductor device which is mounted on a card and capable of wireless communication, and a control device connected to the reader/writer and configured to determine the position or orientation of the card or whether the card is put face up or down based on a signal from the reader/writer. By arrangement of a plurality of reader/writers and RF chips in the game board, not only data of the card but also signal strength can be detected, and the detailed position of an RF chip of the card which is placed on the game board can be specified.
US08632389B2	Gaming system and a method of gaming A gaming system comprising a selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display in a display area at a plurality of display positions and to select a plurality of win line elements. The gaming system is arranged to define a special win line when a plurality of win line elements are contiguously displayed across the display area, and an outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on symbols displayed along the special win line if a special win line is defined. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
US08632386B2	Select and drag method for a gaming machine A method for playing a casino gaming device including a select and drag feature is disclosed. In one embodiment, a player selects values for multiple positions or spots on a game of chance, such as a lottery style game. The player initially selects a value in one of the game positions. The player touches a touch-screen display or other input device located above the game position displaying the initially selected value, and then touches any other game position to copy the initially selected value into the other game positions. In one method, the player touches the touch-screen display located above the touch-screen display, and then drags the initially selected value across the remaining game positions with his finger to set the values for the remaining game positions to the initially selected value.
US08632378B2	Micro-abrasive blasting device for dental applications and methods A micro-abrasive blasting device comprises a mixing chamber, a delivery conduit extending from external the mixing chamber to the mixing chamber and a discharge conduit extending from the mixing chamber. Abrasive material may selectively be sealed in the chamber by positioning the discharge conduit to abut the inlet port. The chamber may be spherical to deliver consistent powder perturbation at all mixing chamber orientations. Methods of using the device are disclosed. Methods of making the device by blow molding are disclosed.
US08632377B2	Ultrasonic trimming method An ultrasonic trimming method is composed of steps, driving a cutter blade having a flat plate shape and supported by an arm at an end of an articulated robot via an ultrasonic oscillator, the cutter blade being driven by the arm while the cutter blade is ultrasonically vibrated; cutting a workpiece secured by a workpiece securing portion; and during, operation for cutting, moving the cutter blade held attached to the articulated robot to the position at where the cutting edge is brought into contact with the grindstone, maintaining the cutter blades attitude such that a plane containing the cutting edge thereof contacts the grindstone, and grinding the cutter blade by pressing the cutter blade against a grinding member by the arm while the cutter blade is ultrasonically vibrated, the grinding member being disposed within a movable range of the cutter blade driven by the articulated robot.
US08632375B1	Toy fort apparatus and methods A children's self-contained toy fort building apparatus has a malleable rod terminated at both ends with a connector. In one embodiment, the connectors couple directly with like connectors to form a multi-point connection with one or a plurality of rods. In a different embodiment, each rod is terminated with spuds, and a separate connector is provided which is operative to couple with and secure the spuds thereto. A method of constructing a structure such as a fort includes engaging a plurality of like longitudinally extensive elements together at terminations thereof, and forming at least one of said plurality of like longitudinally extensive elements into a non-linear shape.
US08632371B1	Kayak paddle The kayak paddle is a transformative device capable of becoming an oar or a paddleboard paddle. The kayak paddle includes a first paddle blade that includes a notched end on a distal end, which is characterized for use in pushing off of a stationary object. The first paddle blade also includes a pull notch that is oriented opposable of the notched end, and is suited for pulling action with respect to a stationary object. An extension shaft and a second shaft member are included in order to transform the kayak paddle to a paddleboard paddle. A second paddle blade is provided on the second shaft member and features a finger grip opening that enables an end user to articulate the device as a paddleboard paddle.
US08632369B2	Terminal connecting device for energy storage module Disclosed is a terminal connecting device for an energy storage module including a busbar having a body portion formed of a plate having a predetermined length stepped at both ends, and a cell terminal mounting portion having an insert hole at each end of the body portion, and a fastening member formed of a plate to secure the busbar by a screw connection with a cell terminal through the insert hole of the busbar, the fastening member having a nut body portion with a hollow at the center and the outer periphery processed in the shape of a nut, and a nut screw portion having a screw thread formed along the inner periphery of the hollow of the nut body portion, wherein the height of the step of the body portion of the busbar corresponds to the thickness of the nut body portion of the fastening member.
US08632365B2	Electrical card-edge connector A card-edge connector has a housing that includes a housing body, and a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the housing body. The housing is devoid of mounting ears that would extend out from the housing body. Rather, the housing includes opposing mounting guides carried by opposed housing side walls that are configured to receive a complimentary circuit board that the card-edge connector is mounted to.
US08632357B2	High data rate electrical connector and cable asssembly An electrical connector has a first shell, an opposing second shell and a circuit board between the first shell and the second shell. The circuit board has a first side and an opposing second side and includes a plurality of differential pair conductive traces on each side. A first drain wire termination device is provided on the first side and includes at least one separator between at least one of the differential pair conductive traces on the first side and another of the differential pair conductive traces on the first side. A second drain wire termination device is connected to the second side and includes at least one separator between at least one of the differential pair conductive traces on the second side and another of the differential pair conductive traces on the second side.
US08632356B2	Electrical plug connector The invention relates to a plug connector having a main part, comprising a contact blade basket or skirt having at least one first and one second contact zone. Said contact zones are disposed one after the other in the longitudinal direction of the plug connector and have a plurality of contact blades. Adjacent contact blades are separated from each other by a gap. An intermediate wall is provided between the contact zones disposed one after the other, forming a conductive contact both between the contact blades of the first contact zone and the contact blades of the second contact and between the individual contact blades of the first contact zone and the individual contact blades of the second contact zone.
US08632355B2	Spring-loaded connection and conductor connection unit The invention describes a spring-loaded connection with a busbar piece and a bent clamping spring, which has a bearing limb, a spring bend adjoining the bearing limb and a clamping limb which adjoins the spring bend opposite the transition between the bearing limb and the spring bend. The clamping limb is aligned with the busbar piece so as to form a clamping point for an electrical conductor. An actuating lug extends away from the clamping limb. The actuating lug extends from the clamping limb past the bearing limb into an actuating region located behind the bearing limb, when viewed from the clamping limb in the direction of the bearing limb. The actuating lug has, in this actuating region, an abutment for an actuating element which can be arranged in the actuating region between the bearing limb and the abutment.
US08632354B2	Interconnection systems Interconnection systems are shown that include communication contacts, and a guide. Configurations are shown with a guide that locates a male portion with respect to a female portion and guides their engagement before any communication contacts are engaged. Configurations are also shown with a guide that includes one or more power contacts.
US08632349B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector comprises a first connector element (2) and a second connector element (4) carrying respective contacts, and interconnected so as to be movable, along a coupling direction, between an uncoupled state and a coupled state. A sliding element (5) is mounted in the first connector element (2) so as to be slidable, in a direction orthogonal to said direction of coupling, between an extended position and a retracted position in the first connector element (2). The sliding element (5) has one or more cam tracks (5T), each engaged by an element (4P) of the second connector element (4) in such a way that a movement of the sliding element (5) from the extended position thereof to the retracted position thereof in said first connector element (2) causes the second connector element (4) to move into the coupled state. Each of said cam follower elements (4P) of the second connector element (4) engages the respective cam track (5T) via a cog (4W) mounted rotatably on said cam follower element (4P).
US08632345B2	Low profile connection system Accordingly, the board-to-board connector of the Present Disclosure comprises a first connector mounted on a surface of a first board and a second connector mounted on a surface of a second board and mating with the first connector. The first connector includes a flat-shaped main body part, a first conductive body placed on the mating surface of the main body part, and a plurality of male terminals protruding from the surface of the first conductive body. The second connector is a flat-shaped material formed from flat-shaped metal, and includes a plurality of female terminals flexibly retaining the male terminals. Positioning of the male and female terminals is accomplished by the male terminals being retained by the female terminals.
US08632344B2	Method of model scaling for an automated essay scoring system A method and system for customizing an automated essay scoring system are disclosed. Relative weights may be assigned to a plurality of features for a plurality of benchmark essay responses. Based on the relative weights, automated scores may be determined for one or more first essay responses to a first prompt. The automated scores may be scaled based on one or more scoring standards for the first prompt. A scaled automated score may be assigned for a second essay response to the first prompt based on the scaled automated scores for the one or more first essay responses.
US08632340B1	Internet-based educational framework for the correlation of lessons, resources and assessments to state standards An apparatus assists educators in selecting achievement tools to meet an applicable one of a plurality of sets of educational standards. A first table holds a plurality of educational standards and a plurality of linked keywords. A second table holds a plurality of achievement tools, such as lesson plans, assessments and resources, and a plurality of linked keywords. A table manipulator program permits an educator to select an educational standard and shows achievement tools applicable to the selected educational standard by having a matching of keywords linked to the achievement tools to keywords linked to the educational standards.
US08632335B2	Injection molding apparatus with heat insulation assembly An injection molding apparatus includes an injecting device, a platform, a mold, and two heat insulation assemblies. The injecting device melts plastic and injects molten plastic into the mold. The platform loads and controls the mold and the injecting device. Each of the heat insulation assemblies includes a metallic plate and a pipe member. The pipe member is mounted in the metallic plate for receiving hot liquid to heat the metallic plate. The mold is sandwiched between two metallic plates of the two heat insulation assemblies. One of the metallic plates is mounted between the mold and the injecting device. The other metallic plate is mounted between the mold and the platform.
US08632333B2	Apparatus and method for handling a container product An apparatus and a method for handling a container product, in particular a container or a preform for producing a container, where the product is provided with an orientation mark and adapted to be rotated to a predetermined rotary angle position relative to a holder by an orienting means. To do so in a structurally simple and reliable manner, the orienting means are arranged at a transfer site between a holder of a first conveying unit and a holder of a second conveying unit, at which the holders move relative to one another in an accompanying movement, and the rotary movement of the product to the predetermined rotary angle position is derived from the relative movement of the holders.
US08632331B2	Stamping apparatus for stamping shading film A stamping apparatus for stamping a shading film includes a stamping head, at least one locking member and a sleeving ring. The sleeving ring defines an axial sleeving hole and includes a stamping portion formed on a distal end thereof and surrounding the axial sleeving hole. The sleeving ring is detachably sleeved on and locked to the stamping head via the at least one locking member. The stamping portion matches with the stamping head for cooperatively stamping the shading film.
US08632329B2	Injection mold having an elastic member located between a fastening member and a mold core An injection mold includes a first mold base, a first mold core, a second mold base, a fastening member, a second mold core and at least one elastic member. The first mold core is fixed to the first mold base, and the fastening member is fixed to the second mold base. The second mold core is movably mounted on the second mold base for engaging with the first mold core to fabricate a workpiece. The at least one elastic member acts as a shock absorber between the fastening member and the second mold core.
US08632328B2	Device for arranging a dough layer on a conveyor The invention relates to a device for arranging a dough layer on a conveyor, comprising a funnel with a receiving chamber for receiving dough, a discharge opening into which the receiving chamber debouches, and means for applying an oil film to at least a part of the inner side of the receiving chamber, wherein at least a part of the inner wall of the receiving chamber is convex on the interior of the funnel in a section parallel to a direction of the receiving chamber toward the discharge opening. The invention also relates to a method for arranging a dough layer on a conveyor.
US08632327B2	Apparatus to apply a variable surface texture on an airfoil A drum is provided having a peripheral surface with texture features thereon. The texture features may be a plurality of grooves for applying riblets to an airfoil surface. Methods of using the drum are also provided.
US08632326B2	Manufacturing device of spherical magnesium fine powder A device for manufacturing finely powdered spherical magnesium includes a gas compressor that compresses argon gas, a gas heating unit that heats the compressed argon gas, and a tundish that receives molten magnesium. The device further includes a reactor having a nozzle injection unit that injects heated argon gas into the reactor, a recovery unit that recovers magnesium powder produced in the reactor, and a first gas cooler that cools the argon gas passing through the recovery unit. The device further includes a filtering unit that filters the cooled argon gas, a buffer tank that receives the filtered argon gas, and a compression blower that adiabatically compresses the argon gas. The device further includes a second gas cooler that cools the compressed argon gas, an adiabatic expansion duct that adiabatically expands the cooled argon gas, supplies the expanded argon gas to the reactor, and cools the magnesium powder.
US08632322B2	Plunger pump with atmospheric bellows A plunger pump including an airtight bellows surrounding a portion of a drive shaft to protect the drive shaft and associated seals and/or bearings from harmful fluids that are being pumped. No counter-pressure fluid exists inside the bellows, other than air, and the bellows is sufficiently rigid to withstand the pressure of the pumped fluid without collapsing. The interior of the bellows is in fluid communication with the atmosphere, negating the need for a reservoir to accommodate varying quantities of counter-pressure fluid as the pump operates.
US08632318B2	Pumping mud by electrohydrodynamic propulsion A section of riser casing urges drilling mud through the riser, either upward from the sea floor to reduce head pressure or downward toward the wellbore. The section of riser casing may use an electromagnet, two or more electrodes, or a combination of electromagnets and electrodes to urge drilling mud having electrohydrodynamic properties through the riser casing.
US08632317B2	Air motor having a modular add on regulator A pump assembly including an air motor includes a pressure regulator assembly connected to a motive fluid inlet of the air motor. The pressure regulator assembly has a housing that contains an actuator assembly, a ball valve assembly, a bleed valve, a first pressure adjustment assembly, and a second adjustment assembly. The housing includes a motive fluid inlet port, a pressure regulator outlet, a bleed valve port, an actuator support, a pressure adjustment chamber, and a ball valve chamber. The pressure regulator assembly includes at least one gauge that displays at least one measurement parameter.
US08632306B2	Wind turbine blade with lightning receptor and method for protecting the surface of a wind turbine blade A wind turbine blade has at least one lightning receptor, wherein at least part of a surface of the wind turbine blade close to the lightning receptor is covered by a protective layer having electrical and thermal insulating material. Moreover, a method for protecting the surface of a wind turbine blade close to a lightning protector against temperature increase resulting from lightning impact is disclosed. At least part of the surface of the wind turbine blade is covered with a protective layer having electrical and thermal insulating material.
US08632304B2	Turbocharger diffuser A housing (410, 510, 610, 700, 800, 900) for a turbocharger (400, 500, 600) is provided. The housing (410, 510, 610, 700, 800, 900) has an impeller chamber (403, 503, 603), diffuser (450, 550, 650, 750, 850, 950) and scroll (420, 520, 620, 720, 820, 920) in fluid communication with each other. The diffuser (450, 550, 650, 750, 850, 950) can have a curved shape and/or a bend (455) in proximity to a tip (408, 508, 608, 609) of the impeller (405, 505, 605). The curved shape can be defined by one or more radii of curvature (RC, RC1, RC2). The diffuser (450, 550, 650, 750, 850, 950) can extend in a radial direction that is non-orthogonal to the center line of the turbocharger (400, 500, 600). The housing (410, 510, 610, 700, 800, 900) can be for a compressor section of the turbocharger (400, 500, 600).
US08632302B2	Compressor performance adjustment system A compressor performance adjustment system includes a compressor chassis defining an inlet passageway, a diffuser passageway coupled to the inlet passageway, and a return passageway extending from the diffuser passageway. At least one inlet vane is located in the inlet passageway. At least one diffuser vane is located in the diffuser passageway. At least one return vane is moveably coupled to the compressor chassis and located in the return passageway. The return vanes may be adjusted without disassembling the compressor chassis in order to adjust the flow incident on compressor components and adjust the performance of a compressor.
US08632300B2	Energy absorbing apparatus in a gas turbine engine A gas turbine includes a casing, a first diaphragm assembly, a second diaphragm assembly, and first energy absorbing apparatus. The casing has a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface including an annular slot extending circumferentially therein. The first diaphragm assembly includes a first inner structure, a first outer structure and a plurality of airfoils extending between the first inner and outer structures. The second diaphragm assembly includes a second inner structure, a second outer structure and a plurality of airfoils extending between the second inner and outer structures. The first energy absorbing apparatus engages a first end portion of the first outer structure so as to absorb at least portions of unsteady aerodynamic loads and steady rotational loads generated by the first diaphragm assembly.
US08632299B2	Engine case with wash system A gas turbine engine includes a structure defining a circumferential passage in fluid communication with an internal passage in at least one strut radially extending into the engine, circumferential passage also in fluid communication with a plurality or nozzles or jets to provide a wash manifold integrated with the engine casing structure. One or more nozzles are provided in the manifold for directing a washing fluid injected into the duct.
US08632298B1	Turbine vane with endwall cooling A turbine stator vane with an endwall cooling circuit that includes a first ten-pass serpentine flow cooling circuit and a second ten-pass serpentine flow cooling circuit. Each serpentine circuit is connected to cooling air feed holes supplied from an endwall impingement cavity, where cooling air serpentines along the leading edge section of the endwall, along the two mate faces, and then serpentines along the trailing edge section where the cooling air is discharged from exit holes spaced along the trailing edge side of the endwall.
US08632294B2	End effector with multiple pick-up members An end effector for use with a moving device has a frame and a plurality of operational members mounted for movement on the frame. The effector also has an actuation mechanism directly connected to a first operational member and is operable to move the first operational member from a first position to a second position, and from the second position to the first position. A linking apparatus is provided for linking the first operational member to a second operational member. The actuation mechanism moves the first operational member from the first position to the second position, and results in the second operational member being moved by the linking apparatus from a third position to a fourth position. The operational members can be pick up members for picking up items at one pitch and releasing them at a second pitch.
US08632292B2	Retractable crane built into hybrid trailer load bed A hybrid trailer with a built in retractable hydraulic crane to handle different configurations of platform surface bodies. It will raise the platform surface body vertically away from the chassis frame placing the platform surface body in the desired location. Two telescoping arms extend out to lift and retract into a recessed area in the bed of the trailer for storage. It is operated by remote voice control. A solar collector enables operation in remote locations and use of the crane for external lifting operations.
US08632291B2	Apparatus for positioning tyred wheels on a tyre changer machine An apparatus is provided for positioning a tired wheel 14 onto an upright rotary wheel holder unit 1 of a tire changer machine. A first frame 3 is driven by a first actuator 8 to move the wheel 14 between a lower position and an upper position from which the wheel 14 is brought onto the rotary wheel holder unit 1. A second frame 2 is connected with a second actuator 9 to be driven between a lower position to an end position above the upper position to remove the wheel 14 from the first frame 3, and to support the wheel 14 with the wheel axis 15 in alignment with a rotation axis 16 of the rotary wheel holder unit 1. The second frame 2 is lowered by the action of the second actuator 9 for positioning the tired wheel 14 onto the rotary wheel holder unit 1.
US08632290B2	Automated parking system An automated parking system for a parking structure includes a controller which receives a vehicle loading request from a vehicle customer. A loading bay accepts the vehicle and transfers to the parking system. Equipment is provided for transferring the vehicle horizontally and vertically through the parking system. The vehicle parking system includes a rack structure that is integrated as part of the parking structure.
US08632288B2	Anti cross-thread bolt An anti cross-thread bolt which prevents the bolt from being cross-threaded without the need for correcting its posture by a pilot portion. The bolt is screwed into a female screw having a nominal diameter D and an inner diameter D1. At the tip of a regular thread part formed on the bolt shank, a small-diameter thread part is formed by one pitch or more, the small-diameter thread part having an outer diameter d which is larger than an inner diameter D of the female screw and smaller than (D+D1)/2. When the bolt is obliquely screwed into the female screw, the small-diameter thread part is brought into contact with the female screw at one point, but the bolt is allowed to rotate around the point. Thus, the occurrence of cross-threading is prevented.
US08632284B2	Device and method for machining an electrical cable A device for machining an electrical cable having a cylindrical part and a conical part adjoining the cylindrical part. The device includes a fixture arranged to receive the cable and to hold the cable in a fixed position, the fixture defines an elongated space for accommodating the cable, a tool for removing material from the cable including at least one cutter, and rotational guiding means for guiding a first rotation of the cutter about a longitudinal axis of the space. The cutter is elongated and the longitudinal axis of the cutter is arranged inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the space so that the angle between the longitudinal axes of the cutter and the space is between 10 and 80 degrees. The device further includes drive means for providing a second rotation of the cutter about a rotational axis through the tool in order to cause the machining.
US08632278B2	Mechanically stabilized earth welded wire facing connection system and method A system and method of constructing a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) structure. A wire facing is composed of horizontal and vertical elements. A soil reinforcing element has a plurality of transverse wires coupled to at least two longitudinal wires where the longitudinal wires are coupled to a coil and a threaded rod is configured to extend through both the vertical facing and the coil. A washer engages the vertical facing and prevents the threaded rod from passing completely through the vertical facing and a nut is threaded onto the threaded rod to prevent its removal from the coil. Multiple systems can be characterized as lifts and erected one atop the other to a desired MSE structure height.
US08632271B2	Painting apparatus A painting apparatus comprising a paint module, an applicator assembly having an applicator surface, and a pump, the paint module having a container receiving section, the applicator assembly being fluidly connectable to the container receiving section such that the pump can supply liquid contained in the container receiving section to the applicator assembly, in which the apparatus can operate in a painting cycle where the container receiving section receives a paint container with a supply of paint such that the paint can be supplied to the applicator assembly, and in a cleaning cycle where the container receiving section receives a liquid in the form of a cleaning fluid, such that the cleaning fluid can be supplied to the applicator assembly (FIG. 1).
US08632256B2	Rocking bearing outer ring, rocking bearing, air disc brake device, and fitting structure of rocking bearing outer ring A rocking bearing outer ring (12) includes an arcuate track member (13) having a track surface on its inner diameter surface, and a flange portion (14) projecting radially inward from each widthwise end portion of the track member (13). In addition, when it is assumed that L1 represents a circumferential length of the track member (13) and L2 represents a circumferential length of the flange portion (14), 0.2≦L2/L1≦8 is satisfied.
US08632249B2	Free ball bearing, support table, carrying equipment, and turntable A free ball bearing includes a retainer ball-pressing ring, the retainer ball-pressing ring including a substantially cylindrical pressing member inserted in an internal space between the semispherical recessed surface and the main ball toward the base end; the retainer ball-pressing ring being moved from a pressing position to a standby position along the unit center axis by the ring moving mechanism; the pressing member restricting or preventing rotation of the plurality of retainer balls by pressing the plurality of retainer balls when the retainer ball-pressing ring is at the pressing position; and the plurality of retainer balls of which the rotation is restrained or prevented by the pressing member being released when the retainer ball-pressing ring is at the standby position.
US08632248B2	Linear guide device A seal member is a member including a lip, a seal base, a first extension section smaller in thickness than the seal base, and a first locking section, all of which are formed to be continuous in the cross-sectional direction. A retainer plate includes a base accommodating concave section for accommodating the seal base, and a first engagement concave section for accommodating the first locking section, and controls the first locking section to prevent the seal member from falling off. The first locking section is accommodated in the first engagement concave section with gaps left in the thickness and cross-sectional directions.
US08632244B2	In-service monitoring of steam pipe systems at high temperatures A system and method for monitoring the properties of a fluid, such as water, in a steam pipe without mechanically penetrating the wall of the pipe. The system uses a piezoelectric transducer to launch an ultrasonic probe signal into the pipe. Reflected ultrasonic signals are captured in a transducer, which can be the same transducer that launched the probe signal. The reflected signals are subjected to data processing, which can include filtering, amplification, analog-to-digital conversion and autocorrelation analysis. A result is extracted which is indicative of a property of the fluid, such as a height of the condensed fluid, a cavitation of the condensed fluid, and a surface perturbation of the condensed fluid. The result can be recorded, displayed, and/or transmitted to another location. One embodiment of the system has been constructed and tested based on a general purpose programmable computer using instructions recorded in machine-readable non-volatile memory.
US08632242B2	Method to impregnate a porous bone replacement material A method to impregnate a porous bone replacement material (1) with a liquid impregnating agent (5), wherein a) the bone replacement material (1) is or will be enclosed in a chamber (2) with two openings (3, 4) that can be closed, b) the impregnating agent (5) is introduced into the chamber (2) until the bone replacement material (1) is at least partly immersed in the impregnating agent (5), c) one of the two openings (3, 4) will be closed, d) the chamber (2) is evacuated at least partly via the other, open, opening (4, 3), so that the air contained in the pores of the bone replacement material (1) is at least partly removed from it, e) the vacuum produced in the chamber is terminated again by supplying air or a gas through one of the openings (3, 4), and f) the vacuum produced in the pores of the bone replacement material (1) is terminated by the impregnating agent (5) penetrating into the pores of the bone replacement material (1) immersed into the impregnating agent (5).
US08632241B2	Night light electrical end plate Disclosed is a standard size electrical end plate with a built in photosensor and light emitting diode (LED), which connect to a power supply/trigger circuit that taps electrical power from a standard electrical box. The photosensor in conjunction with a transistor in the trigger circuit, controls the LED so that when sufficient light is present, no current flows to the LED and it is turned off, and also to insure that when low light conditions are present, current now flows to the LED and it is turned on.
US08632240B2	Fixed structure of modularized light guide plate and backlight module having the same The patent application relates to a fixed structure of modularized light guide plate and a backlight module, wherein the fixed structure includes a back board, a display panel, a light source, an optical module arranged between the back board and the display panel for receiving the light of the light source, and an aluminum extrusion. The aluminum extrusion is located on the upper part of the back board and is fixed on the back board. The optical module is clamped and fixed on the aluminum extrusion. By setting a clamping mechanism between the optical module and the aluminum extrusion, wherein the optical module is arranged between the back board and the display panel for receiving the light of the light source, the patent application realizes the limiting in Z-axis direction for the optical module in order to limit the movement of the optical module, prevents the optical module from being drooped and deformed due to its own weight when the liquid crystal display is inverted, and from colliding the other components in the backlight module and damaging the backlight module. Meanwhile, the ultrathin design is beneficial for guaranteeing the light incidence surface of the light source aligned with the light emission surface thereof centrally and avoiding light lose.
US08632239B2	Backlight system and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a backlight system of flat panel display device, which includes a back frame and a circuit board; the back frame includes primary assembling pieces and secondary assembling pieces; the primary assembling pieces are of a number of at least two, the at least two primary assembling pieces being connected through joining; the secondary assembling pieces are arranged inside the back frame and joined to the back frame; and the circuit board is releasably mounted to the back frame. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing a backlight system of flat panel display device. Through above arrangement, the back frame mold is made simple in structure and the expenditure of the back frame mold is reduced, and the material used for back frame is saved so as to lower down the manufacturing cost of flat panel display device and also simplify removal and mounting of a circuit board.
US08632238B2	Surface light source device A surface light source device has a point light source disposed opposite a light incident surface of a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a light introduction part, and a light guide plate body having a thickness smaller than a maximum thickness of the light introduction part. The light introduction part includes an inclined surface inclined from a surface in a portion having a thickness larger than the thickness of the light guide plate body toward an end of the surface of the light guide plate body. The light guide plate body has a light exit pattern for reflecting the light in the light guide plate body to output the light from a light exit surface. In a region close to the point light source of the light guide plate body, the thickness of the light guide plate body increases gradually with distance from the point light source.
US08632231B1	Mechanic's light A mechanic's light incorporating illuminating light emitting diodes; a support frame having a light supporting end and a light covering end; a first hinge pivotally interconnecting the support frame's light supporting end and light covering end; and a second hinge pivotally interconnecting the illuminating light emitting diodes and the support frame's light supporting end, the support frame's ends being pivotably moveable between a protective “clam shell” position and an opened use position.
US08632226B2	Lighting system There is provided a lighting system capable of suppressing a decrease in light output while preventing occurrence of glare. The lighting system of the present invention includes a light-emitting device and a jig for light control. The light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged so as to be distributed on a substrate, and the jig for light control is made up of a resin plate having a plurality of discrete openings for light-emitting surface partitioned by a louver. The light-emitting device and the jig for light control are overlaid so that a light-emitting portion is exposed from the plurality of discrete openings for light-emitting surface.
US08632224B2	Light emitting device and projector A light emitting device includes: a first light emission element which emits a first light; a second light emission element which emits a second light; a first reflection surface which reflects the first light; and a second reflection surface which reflects the second light, wherein the first light emission element and the second light emission element are laminated in a first direction and disposed in such positions that the emission direction of the first light and the emission direction of the second light become parallel with each other and that the first light emission element and the second light emission element do not overlap with each other as viewed in the first direction, and the traveling direction of the first light reflected by the first reflection surface and the traveling direction of the second light reflected by the second reflection surface become parallel with each other.
US08632223B2	Multi-functional illuminator A multi-functional illuminator comprising a directional illuminator and a removably attachable optic. The directional illuminator is typified by a flashlight projecting light forward to illuminate an object in front of the flashlight. The present invention discloses an optic removably attached to the directional illuminator intersecting and redistributing the light emitted by the directional illuminator to provide illumination satisfactory for tasks not achievable with the directional light beam. The optic employs reflection, refracting and/or diffusing optics to efficiently redirect the light. The optic can be designed so that the redirected light is distributed throughout the hemisphere, concentrated about a plane perpendicular to the axis of the directed light beam or to effect any one of a plurality of possible illumination patterns. If the directional illuminator comprises a covert design minimizing its lateral visibility, the optic can change this characteristic making it highly laterally visible.
US08632220B2	LED street lamp and a street lamp fixing device A street lamp fixing device includes a LED module, a heat dissipation device, a lamp holder, a metal plate and a connector. The heat dissipation device has a lamp holder mounting recess cooperating with the metal plate for locking the lamp holder. Moreover, an LED street lamp with natural convection devices accelerates the airflow within the street lamp to a faster speed to enhance heat exchange, whereby the lifespan of the LED street lamp is extended and the weight and size of the street lamp are reduced.
US08632219B2	Luminaire having a tubular housing A luminaire (1) comprising a one-piece, transparent, tubular housing (3) with an annular wall (5). Said housing comprising an elongated light emission window (9), a reflector area (11) inside the housing and adjacent the light emission window, an electrical contacting support (13) inside the housing and remote from the light emission window, and two open ends. Elongate reflectors (21) extend towards the electrical support in a direction transverse to the axis. Two end parts (53) close the tubular housing (3) as each end part is provided at a respective open end and is electrically connected to a respective electrical contact. The lamp (17), together with the electrical contacts, can be replaced in the housing without the necessity to remove the reflectors as well.
US08632216B2	LED homogenizer One embodiment of an optical system described herein comprises a source including light emitting diode chip and a homogenizer. One embodiment of the homogenizer comprises an entrance face positioned to receive light from the source, the entrance face having a first shape, a body configured to homogenize the received light and an exit face, the exit face parallel to the primary emitting face of the source. The homogenizer can emit light with a half angle that is at least 80% of the half angle of light entering the homogenizer.
US08632213B2	Lighting fixture with flow-through cooling A lighting fixture including a housing having an inner surface and open first and second ends formed by closed-perimeter first and second edges, respectively, and defining an elongate top-to-bottom open space. The first end forms a light opening. A light-emitting arrangement is positioned in the open space. The arrangement includes (a) at least one light emitter positioned for directing light toward the light opening and (b) a heat sink connected to the light emitter(s). The heat sink preferably has a plurality of heat-dissipation surfaces extending away from the light opening. The heat sink is configured and positioned in the open space to facilitate fluid-flow therealong and through the open space.
US08632212B2	Light-emitting device and illumination device According to one embodiment, a light-emitting device comprises a substrate on which a plurality of light-emitting elements are arranged and mounted in two lines; and sealing members of two lines each sealing the plurality of light-emitting elements of each line. A distance between the lines of the sealing members is equal to 0.5 times or more but 2 times or less a width of the sealing member of each line.
US08632211B2	Flat LED lighting device A flat LED lighting device may include a flat LED light source having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) devices, a diffuser for scattering a light from the LED devices, a glare preventive member for preventing as a side glare, and an intermediate layer provided between the diffuser and the glare preventive member. The intermediary layer may have a different refractive index than the diffuser. The glare preventive member may include a transparent plate and a plurality of micro-lenses on the transparent plate for changing a distribution of the light.
US08632207B2	LED lighting apparatus and housing A lighting apparatus and method for making the same are presented. In some aspects the apparatus includes a plurality of LED light sources mounted to a metal circuit board in a housing of the apparatus. In other aspects a light-permissive potting compound is disposed in the space between the LEDs and circuit board and the housing of said apparatus so as to permit exit of light from said LEDs while providing mechanical protection for the circuit board and LEDs and removing heat generated from said LEDs.
US08632204B2	Solar powered lighting arrangement A solar powered lighting arrangement (1), comprising a solar cell (2); a light source (8) adapted to be at least partly powered by electrical power derived from the solar cell (2); and a structural member (3) having a first side (4) provided with a first reflective surface (5) arranged to direct sunlight (6) towards the solar cell (2) and a second side (7) onto which the light source (8) is thermally coupled for dissipating heat generated by the light source (8) when emitting light (9). With the provision of a solar powered lighting arrangement in accordance with the present invention, the structural member may consequently function not only as a reflecting surface directing sunlight towards the solar cell, but additionally as a heat sink for the light source.
US08632202B2	White LED, backlight using same, and liquid crystal display device conforming to EBU standard In a embodiment, a white LED for a backlight of a liquid crystal display device conforming to the EBU standard includes an ultraviolet (purple) light-emitting element, and a phosphor layer which contains 1 to 10 wt % of a green phosphor including a divalent europium-activated silicate phosphor, 40 to 80 wt % of a blue phosphor including at least one selected from a divalent europium-activated halo-phosphate phosphor and a divalent europium-activated aluminate phosphor, and 10 to 50 wt % of a red phosphor including at least one selected from a europium-activated lanthanum oxysulfide phosphor and a europium-activated yttrium oxysulfide phosphor.
US08632196B2	LED lamp incorporating remote phosphor and diffuser with heat dissipation features An LED lamp or bulb is disclosed that comprises a light source, a heat sink structure and a remote phosphor carrier having at least one conversion material. The phosphor carrier can be remote to the light sources and mounted to the heat sink so that heat from the phosphor carrier spreads into the heat sink. The phosphor carrier can have a three-dimensional shape, and can comprise a thermally conductive transparent material and a phosphor layer, with an LED based light source mounted to the heat sink such that light from the light source passes through the phosphor carrier. At least some of the LED light is converted by the phosphor carrier, with some lamp embodiments emitting a white light combination of LED and phosphor light. The phosphors in the phosphor carriers can be arranged to operate at a lower temperature to thereby operate at greater phosphor conversion efficiency and with reduced heat related damage to the phosphor. The lamps or bulbs can also comprise a diffuser over the phosphor carrier to distribute light and to conceal the phosphor carrier.
US08632192B2	Image projection kit and method and system of distributing image content for use with the same An image projection kit and an imagery content distribution system and method. In one aspect, the invention is a method of distributing projection clip files and/or displaying imagery associated with projection clip files on an architecture comprising: a) storing a plurality of projection clip files on a server that is accessible via a wide area network; b) authenticating a user's identity prior to allowing downloading of projection clip files stored on the server; c) identifying the projection clip files downloaded by the authenticated user; and d) charging the user a fee for the projection clip files downloaded by the user.
US08632187B1	Progressive multifocal rigid gas permeable contact lens A contact lens is provided. It is a rigid gas permeable, corneal-scleral progressive, multifocal, vision lens that covers the cornea and a portion of the sclera of an eye. It is particularly beneficial for use on patients who have undergone refractive surgery and/or on patients experiencing presbyopia. The lens is designed to have dual touch contact with an eye. One contact point is the central portion of the cornea and the other contact point is a portion of the sclera.
US08632182B2	Interface using eye tracking contact lenses Methods of eye gaze tracking are provided using magnetized contact lenses tracked by magnetic sensors and/or reflecting contact lenses tracked by video-based sensors. Tracking information of contact lenses from magnetic sensors and video-based sensors may be used to improve eye tracking and/or combined with other sensor data to improve accuracy. Furthermore, reflective contact lenses improve blink detection while eye gaze tracking is otherwise unimpeded by magnetized contact lenses. Additionally, contact lenses may be adapted for viewing 3D information.
US08632174B2	Ink jet recording method A method of ink jet recording including forming an uncured first ink layer of a first ultraviolet curable ink A on a recording medium, forming an uncured second ink layer having a recording pattern inside the uncured first ink layer of the ink A by discharging a second ultraviolet curable ink B from an ink jet head, and curing the uncured first ink layer by irradiating the uncured first ink layer with ultraviolet light after forming the uncured second ink layer, wherein the ink A contains a photoradical generator and the ink B contains a photobase generator and a coloring agent.
US08632171B2	Ink cartridges and outputting ink from ink cartridges An ink cartridge has a container to contain ink and a valve member. The container has an outlet to output ink contained in the container. The valve member is moveable transverse to the outlet to open and close the outlet and carries a seal to seal the outlet when closed by the valve member.
US08632170B2	Liquid ejecting head A liquid ejecting head according to the present invention comprises a passage unit and an actuator unit. The passage unit includes a first opening and a plurality of second openings. One end of a dummy passage extends from and is connected to one or more third openings formed within a fix area of the actuator unit on a surface of a first plate, and an other end of the dummy passage is connected to one or more fourth openings formed on a surface of any of plates, via a space formed in a plate other than the first plate. The dummy passage is opened to the atmosphere through the one or more fourth openings.
US08632167B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A piezoelectric element includes a first electrode which is an individual electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode which is a common electrode. The piezoelectric element is provided with a piezoelectric active section and a piezoelectric nonactive section so as to face the pressure generating chambers. The piezoelectric nonactive section extends to the outside of the pressure generating chambers. On the piezoelectric layer of the piezoelectric nonactive section, a stress controlling layer is provided which has the same direction of internal stress as internal stress of the second electrode and is electrically insulated from the second electrode.
US08632165B2	Liquid-ejecting head and liquid-ejecting apparatus A liquid-ejecting head includes a channel which is in communication with a nozzle opening and which includes a pressure-generating chamber, a circulation channel that serves to circulate a liquid in the channel, and a pressure generator that serves to generate pressure change. The circulation channel has a narrow portion including a first wall and a second wall, the first wall tilting with respect to a forward direction of a liquid flows and serving to gradually decrease the cross-sectional area, the second wall tilting with respect to the flow direction and serving to gradually increase the cross-sectional area. The tilt angle of the first wall with respect to the inner surface of the circulation channel is larger than the tilt angle of the second wall with respect to the inner surface of the circulation channel at the downstream side.
US08632155B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a stacking unit, a first detection unit, a second detection unit, and a control unit. The image forming unit forms an image on a recording medium. The stacking unit stacks recording media on which images are formed. The first detection unit detects a conveyance interval between a trailing edge of a first recording medium and a leading edge of a second recording medium conveyed subsequent to the first recording medium conveyance. The second detection unit is disposed downstream of the first detection unit and detects the conveyance interval and detects whether an amount of recording media stacked on the stacking unit exceeds a predetermined amount. The control unit changes, according to a result of comparing detected conveyance intervals, conveyance timing of the second recording medium to widen the conveyance interval detected by the first detection unit.
US08632154B2	Ink jet recording method and recording apparatus An ink jet recording method includes a first process in which a coloring ink is recorded on a recording medium using an ink jet head so as to form a first image, a second process in which a background ink is recorded using the ink jet head so as to form a background image that covers the first image, and a third process in which a coloring ink is recorded using the ink jet head so as to form a second image, and a drying process is included between the first process and the third process.
US08632152B2	Method and device for printing image Disclosed is a method for printing an image, comprising a step of rasterizing an image to be printed in view of a first resolution to generate a first data bitmap; a step of splitting the first data bitmap according to a ratio of the first resolution to a second resolution to generate second data bitmaps; and a step of outputting the second data bitmaps to a printer with the second resolution for printing. Disclosed is also a device for printing images. The method and device for printing an image may solve the problem in the prior art that the definition of an image printed from a printer is too low and improve the definition of an image printed from a printer.
US08632150B2	Printhead substrate, printhead and printing apparatus A printhead substrate comprises: a plurality of printing elements arrayed in a predetermined direction; first logic circuits arranged in correspondence with respective groups each assigned to a predetermined number of adjacent printing elements, and configured to select a printing element to be driven from the printing elements belonging to each of the groups; driving circuits configured to drive the printing elements based on signals output from the first logic circuits; second logic circuits configured to supply externally input printing data to the first logic circuits corresponding to the respective groups; and electricity storage units arranged in the respective groups, connected to a power supply line for supplying power to at least one of the first logic circuits, the second logic circuits, and the driving circuits, and configured to store charges in accordance with a voltage applied through the power supply line.
US08632146B2	Printing apparatus, printing method, printing control method, and computer program A printing head configured to apply white light-blocking ink, specialty gloss ink, and color ink is controlled, and the inks are applied so that the color ink, the specialty gloss ink, and the white light-blocking ink are formed in this order onto a printing medium having light-transmissive properties. When the printing medium is viewed from the surface on which ink has not been formed, a white ink layer is formed behind the color ink layer and the metallic ink layer, and light-blocking properties can be ensured. Because the amount of the metallic ink can be reduced, adequate expression of the color ink can be ensured.
US08632144B2	Food storage drawer and container Here is disclosed a nearly air tight storage container for storing goods. The container includes a drawer having walls, an open top and a circumscribing rim surrounding the open top. The container further includes a housing for containing the drawer. The housing has a top wall and opposite side walls. The top wall has an underside with a peripheral rim. The side walls of the housing and the side walls of the drawer permitting the drawer to slide in and out of the housing between an open position and a closed position wherein the drawer is fully contained within the housing. The top wall of the housing is inclined such that when the drawer is in its closed position the top wall of the housing closes off the open top of the drawer with the circumscribing rim of the drawer sealing against the peripheral rim of the housing.
US08632141B2	Sliding apparatus with self-closing means A sliding apparatus with a self-closing unit. The apparatus includes a rail bracket provided on each of opposite sides of a main body to face a movable rail, having a cover space spaced apart from the main body, and supporting a fixed rail in a direction towards the movable rail. A self-closing unit is provided at a predetermined position on the fixed rail and secured to the rail bracket. A cover protrudes from each of the opposite sides of the storage part to surround the sliding apparatus and the self-closing unit, and moves along with the storage part to be inserted into the cover space when the storage part is closed. A drive part is provided at a predetermined position on the cover, protrudes towards the self-closing unit, and moves along with the storage part to be latched by the self-closing unit.
US08632134B2	Carriage for a recovery plough A traction carriage for an underground mining plow, comprising a traction carriage body which can be inserted into a cavity in a plow body and which on the rear side of a guide recess has a front part whose ends pointing in the direction of travel form stop surfaces for interacting with counterstop surfaces in the cavity of the plow body. According to the invention, a damping device having a damping action in both directions of travel is integrated into the front part of the traction carriage. In order to provide a low-maintenance damping device which allows a more favorable transmission of force between the stop surface on the traction carriage and the counterstop surface on the plow body, the coupling piece can be moved relative to the stop surfaces counter to the restoring force of a damping system of the damping device that is arranged between the stop surfaces.
US08632131B2	Tensioning apparatuses for occupant restraint systems and associated systems and methods Tensioning apparatuses for occupant restraint systems and associated systems and methods. In one embodiment, an occupant restraint system for a vehicle can include a flexible web configured to extend across at least a portion of an occupant seated in the vehicle and an electrically actuated web retractor operably coupled to a proximal end portion of the web. The web retractor is configured to automatically wind and unwind the web. The system also includes an acceleration sensor operably coupled to the electrically actuated web retractor. The acceleration sensor is configured to send an electrical signal to the web retractor in response to a vehicle acceleration above a preset magnitude. In response to the signal, the web retractor is configured to (a) retract the web, and/or (b) at least temporarily prevent the web from moving inwardly or outwardly.
US08632122B2	Construction machine A floor member is formed by a seat support platform on a rear side and a footrest area located on a front side of the seat support platform, and a cab box is formed by a front panel, a rear panel, a left front side panel, a left rear side panel, a right side panel, and a top panel. A right reinforcing panel is provided at a right side position of the floor member and rises upwardly of the footrest area. The right side panel of the cab box corresponding to this right reinforcing panel is provided with a notched portion for avoiding interference with the right reinforcing panel. Accordingly, since the strength at the right side position of the floor member can be enhanced by the right reinforcing panel, it is possible to prevent deformation such as torsion and distortion when the floor member is tilted up.
US08632119B2	Fold out camping trailer Disclosed is a fold out camping trailer which is generally in a tear drop shape, and which expands from a towing or storage configuration into a sleeping or camping configuration. The camping trailer is split into two sections, and the two sections pull apart to extend and provide sleeping space. The frame to which the two sections are attached has a telescoping portion which allows the two body sections to expand.
US08632118B2	Body panel assembly and a method for manufacturing a body panel assembly A body panel assembly and a method for manufacturing a body panel assembly are disclosed herein. In a non-limiting embodiment, the body panel assembly includes, but is not limited to, an inner panel having a lower portion. The body panel assembly further includes an outer panel that is connected to the inner panel. The outer panel has a main portion, a transitional portion, and a bent portion. The main portion and the bent portion are positioned on opposite sides of the lower portion. The main portion, the transitional portion, and the bent portion are arranged to form a cavity having an elongated configuration below the inner panel. The bent portion defines an opening extending therethrough. The opening is positioned at least partially below the lower portion of the inner panel. The opening provides ventilation to the cavity.
US08632114B2	Composite tonneau cover of pick-up truck A composite tonneau cover of a pick-up truck is disclosed. The composite tonneau cover has at least one frame section and is releasably secured on a side wall of a cargo bed of the pick-up truck. Each of the frame section comprises: a flexible cover material; a rigid metal panel covered by the flexible cover material and having at least two end edges; and a plurality of outer rails covered by the flexible cover material. Each of the outer rails has an inner side formed with an installation groove, and each of the end edges of the rigid metal panel is inserted into the installation groove of one of the outer rails. Thus, the composite tonneau cover can provide dual advantages of hard-top type tonneau cover and soft-top type tonneau cover.
US08632110B2	Gripping device The invention relates to a gripping device for picking up and transporting a product. An elastic belt that is provided on the gripping device lies against a surface section of the product when the product is picked up by the gripping device. The elastic belt can thereby be pressed against the surface section of the product by at least one spring element in order to hold the product securely in the gripping device during transport.
US08632107B2	Rear structure of vehicle A vehicle includes a rear bumper that extends in a vehicle width direction at a rear section of a vehicle body and that has a recess bulging toward a front side of the vehicle body, and a reflector attached to the recess. The recess has an opening for fixing the reflector to the rear bumper. The reflector has an attachment portion attached to the opening and a guide wall portion extending in the vertical direction. The recess has a first return hole at a position corresponding to an area below the vertical wall portion.
US08632104B2	Pipe joint construction A lock member capable of contacting an engaging projection of an inserted pipe section from a direction of the pipe axis and relatively rotatably attachable between an annular wall portion of a receiving pipe section and the engaging projection of the inserted pipe section includes engaging stopper portions projecting therefrom for contacting an inward surface of the annular wall portion from the direction of the pipe axis. The annular wall portion has attachment/detachment recesses formed therein for allowing inserting and removing movements of the engaging stopper portions in the direction of the pipe axis. An elastic urging member is provided between an extending portion projecting from the lock member to the outside of the pipe through an inner peripheral surface of the annular wall portion and the outer peripheral surface of the inserted pipe section, and an outward surface of the annular wall portion.
US08632097B1	Systems and methods for hand wheel translational vibration attenuation Methods and apparatus are provided for attenuating translational vibration in a steering system. The apparatus can include a housing having a fluid chamber, a recess and a mounting bracket that couples the housing to a hand wheel of the steering system. The fluid chamber can be in communication with the recess. The apparatus can include a mass disposed in the recess of the housing, which can have a fixed stiffness. The apparatus can include a damping fluid disposed in the housing so as to flow between the fluid chamber and the recess. The mass can be movable in the damping fluid, and the damping fluid can have a variable stiffness. The apparatus can further include a control module that determines a translational vibration experienced at the hand wheel and outputs a signal to vary the stiffness of the damping fluid in response to the translational vibration in substantially real-time.
US08632095B2	Air bag with adaptive tether An apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant (20) of a vehicle (12) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) having a deflated condition and an inflated condition. An anchor tether (102) is secured to the vehicle (12). A shaping tether (104) is secured to a first portion (116) of the protection device (14). A releasable connection (132) connects the anchor tether (102) and shaping tether (104). The shaping tether (104) secured to the vehicle (12) via the connection (132) with the anchor tether (102) restricting deployment of the first portion (116) of the protection device (14). The connection (132) is configured to withstand tension between the anchor tether (102) and shaping tether (104) when the protection device (14) is fully pressurized. A trigger tether (106) is secured to a second portion (122) of the protection device (14) and is configured to release the connection (132) between the anchor tether (102) and shaping tether (104) when tension in the trigger tether reaches a predetermined level.

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