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| US08823328B2 |
Charging apparatus that can recharge different types of batteries without overcharging them
A charging device can prevent overcharging by coping with a plurality of cell voltages without increasing a circuit area and current consumption. The charging device selects one of at least two judgment voltages in response to a select signal determined depending on a chargeable voltage of a secondary battery. The charging device compares a comparison voltage based on a voltage of a lower stream of a back flow prevention unit with the selected judgment voltage to detect a fully charged state of the secondary battery. The charging device interrupts supply of charging current to the back flow prevention unit upon detecting the fully charged state. |
| US08823327B2 |
Electrical device and battery management method thereof
A battery management method of an electrical device, including an internal power source and a battery management unit, includes the following steps. The battery management unit detects whether the electrical device is electrically connected with an external power source. If the electrical device is electrically connected with the external power source, the battery management unit utilizes a timer to determine whether the electrical device has been electrically connected with the external power source for a predetermined time. If the electrical device has been electrically connected with the external power source for the predetermined time, the battery management unit resets the timer and controls the internal power source to discharge fast. |
| US08823326B2 |
Method for determining the state of charge of a battery in charging or discharging phase
The method for determining the state of charge of a battery includes measurement of an electric parameter of the battery during a charging or discharging phase of the battery followed by placing the battery in open circuit during a rest period. During the rest period, at least two values of the voltage at the battery terminals are measured. An indicator is then calculated according to the electric parameter and to values of the voltage measured during the rest period, and the state of charge corresponding to this indicator is then determined by means of a calibration curve representative of the variations of the indicator as a function of the state of charge of the battery. |
| US08823325B2 |
Method for checking and modulating battery capacity and power based on discharging/charging characteristics
A method for checking and modulating battery capacity and power based on charging/discharging characteristics is provided. In terms of discharge, a relationship between an open circuit voltage and an output electric capacity of a battery is measured to obtain a first characteristic curve. A relationship between a voltage and the output electric capacity of a battery at a predetermined maximum charge/discharge current rate is measured to obtain a second characteristic curve. A characteristic boundary line passing the first and the second characteristic points respectively selected from the first and the second characteristic curves is established. A voltage value corresponding to the first characteristic point is higher than a voltage value corresponding to the second characteristic point. The first and the second characteristic curves, and the characteristic boundary line define an operation range. The battery is charged/discharged within the operation range. |
| US08823323B2 |
Batteries, battery systems, battery submodules, battery operational methods, battery system operational methods, battery charging methods, and battery system charging methods
Batteries, battery systems, battery submodules, battery operational methods, battery system operational methods, battery charging methods, and battery system charging methods are described. According to one aspect, a battery includes a first battery terminal, a second battery terminal, and a plurality of submodules individually comprising a first submodule terminal, a second submodule terminal, a plurality of rechargeable cells electrically coupled between the first and second submodule—terminals, and switching circuitry configured to electrically couple one of the first and second battery terminals with one of the first and second submodule terminals of one of the submodules during an engaged mode of operation of the one of the submodules and to electrically isolate the one of the first and second battery terminals from the one of the first and second submodule terminals of the one of the submodules during a disengaged mode of operation of the one of the submodules. |
| US08823322B2 |
Battery pack
A tool battery pack can include a current detection element for detecting a discharge current or a charge current, a monitoring section for inputting a current signal of the discharge current or the charge current through the current detection element and for inputting voltage signals of each cell battery, and a control microcomputer for performing discharge control or charge control based on the signals from the monitoring section. Further, the tool battery pack is constructed such that the current signal through the current detection element is input to both the monitoring section and the control microcomputer. |
| US08823321B2 |
Single wire battery pack temperature and identification method
Disclosed are techniques for identifying battery pack types and by inference battery chemistries by measuring a transient response of the battery pack to signal applied to the battery pack. |
| US08823320B2 |
Vehicle charging system and vehicle charging method
A vehicle charging system (1) includes: a connection cable (2) for supplying power from the external power source (12) such as a commercial power source; the drive battery (8); an auxiliary battery (9); and a drive battery charging device (3). The drive battery charging device (3) includes a power source circuit (7) connected to the external power source (12), the drive battery (8), and the auxiliary battery (9). Power from at least one of the external power source (12), the drive battery (8), and the auxiliary battery (9) is supplied to the control section (4). Operation of the control section (4) becomes possible with the supplied power. Accordingly, under control of the control section (4), a charge section (10) charges the drive battery (8) and the auxiliary battery (9) using power from the external power source (12). |
| US08823319B2 |
Adaptive power control for wireless charging of devices
Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power transfer. A transmit antenna generates an electromagnetic field having a region for wirelessly transferring power from the transmit antenna to a plurality of receiver devices. A controller is operably coupled to the transmit antenna. The controller determines a power allocation for a particular one of the plurality of receiver devices disposed within the region, and adjusts the power allocation based at least in part on a power requirement received from the particular one of the plurality of receiver devices. |
| US08823318B2 |
System and method for operating a mobile device
The present invention provides a mobile device including: a power receiver for wirelessly coupling with a power transmitter to receive power wirelessly from the power transmitter; and a function that automatically initiates upon the power receiver wirelessly coupling with the power transmitter. Also provided is a transmitter apparatus including a power transmitter for wirelessly coupling with a power receiver in a mobile device to provide power wirelessly to the power receiver, wherein, upon the power receiver wirelessly coupling with the power transmitter, data is transferred between the power transmitter and the power receiver and a function of the mobile device automatically initiates. The mobile device and transmitter apparatus together form a system for operating the mobile device. Methods and computer-readable media storing executable application programs associated with the system are also provided. |
| US08823311B2 |
System and method for controlling a step motor
In an embodiment, a method of controlling a step motor system includes operating the step motor system in a normal mode. In the normal mode, the step motor is advanced upon receipt of a step pulse. If a failure event is detected, the step motor is operated in a failure mode. In the failure mode, a failure counter is incremented upon receipt of the step pulse, and the step motor is not advanced. |
| US08823308B2 |
Software center and highly configurable robotic systems for surgery and other uses
Telerobotic, telesurgical, and/or surgical robotic devices, systems, and methods employ surgical robotic linkages that may have more degrees of freedom than an associated surgical end effector n space. A processor can calculate a tool motion that includes pivoting of the tool about an aperture site. Linkages movable along a range of configurations for a given end effector position may be driven toward configurations which inhibit collisions. Refined robotic linkages and method for their use are also provided. |
| US08823304B2 |
Power supply system and method for controlling a mechanically commutated electric motor
The invention relates to a method for providing a trigger signal in response to the commutation of a mechanically commutated electric motor (1). The method comprising the steps of providing a mechanically commutated electric motor (1), providing a power supply for said mechanically commutated electric motor via electrical supply leads (10, 11) from power supply circuitry, providing a filter (15) connected to said electrical supply leads (10, 11), detecting with said filter (15) a voltage spike occurring at commutation, outputting from said filter (15) said trigger signal. |
| US08823302B2 |
Control apparatus for switching circuit
A control apparatus for a switching circuit includes a controller, a target-rotational-speed acquiring device, a target-torque acquiring device, and an ON-time varying device. The controller is configured to turn on a bidirectional conduction switching device provided parallel to a reverse conducting device through which a commutation current flows. The target-rotational-speed acquiring device is configured to acquire a target rotational speed of an alternating current motor. The target-torque acquiring device is configured to acquire a target torque of the alternating current motor. The ON-time varying device is configured to vary, on a basis of the target rotational speed and the target torque, an ON time period during which the bidirectional conduction switching device provided parallel to the reverse conducting device through which a commutation current flows is turned on. |
| US08823301B2 |
Method and device for detecting rotor position in a permanent magnet synchronous motor-driven washing machine
A device and method to determine the stopping rotor position of a washing machine motor includes an inverter, a permanent magnet synchronous motor, and an electronic motor controller. The controller determines the stopped rotor position of the motor by measuring induced currents in the stator field coils of the motor. While the motor is de-energized and slowly rotating, the controller directs the inverter to connect all of the stator field coils of the motor together. The stator field coils may be connected to a common D.C. rail, output from an A.C.-D.C. converter of the washing machine. In an embodiment, the controller determines the rotor position based on the polarities of current induced in the stator field coils. In another embodiment, the controller determines the rotor position based on the phase angle and angular frequency of the three phase currents, transformed into a stationary reference frame. |
| US08823296B2 |
Combined electric device for powering and charging
The invention relates to a combined method and device for powering and charging, wherein said device comprises an AC motor (6), a converter (2), storage means (5), and switching means (4) either for enabling the powering of the motor (6) or for enabling the charging of the storage means (5) by the converter (2). The switching means (4) is integrated in the converter (2) and includes at least one H-shaped bridge structure (3) for each phase of the motor (6). |
| US08823294B2 |
Commutation of an electromagnetic propulsion and guidance system
A method of commutating a motor includes calculating an adjustment electrical angle, and utilizing the adjustment electrical angle in a common set of commutation equations so that the common set of commutation equations is capable of producing both one and two dimensional forces in the motor. |
| US08823292B2 |
Electric compressor
An electric compressor, wherein an inverter device, which controls the operation of an electric motor by commands from an external control unit, is provided with a drive IC which computes drive signals of the electric motor based on the same, a switching circuit which converts the drive signals to rotation control signals of the electric motor, and an output signal control IC which cuts off input of the drive signals to the switching circuit at the time of an abnormality and wherein, furthermore, the drive IC is provided with a comparator which compares drive signals which are input to the switching circuit and computed values of the drive signals at a control unit inside the drive IC and, when the drive signals and the computed values do not match, the comparator makes the output signal control IC cut off input of the drive signals to the switching circuit. |
| US08823290B2 |
Light emitting diode replacement lamp
Thermal management and control techniques for light emitting diode and other incandescent replacement light technologies using a current controller are disclosed. |
| US08823289B2 |
Color coordination of electronic light sources with dimming and temperature responsiveness
A lighting system includes one or more methods and systems to control the color spectrum of a lamp in response to both temperature and dim levels. In at least one embodiment, the lighting system includes a controller to control a correlated color temperature (CCT) and intensity of the lamp by independently adjusting currents to electronic light sources based on a dim level of the lighting system and temperature of the lighting system. The controller controls a first current to a first set of LEDs and a second current to a second set of LEDs. The control of the first current by the controller is jointly dependent on a dim level and temperature in the lighting system. In at least one embodiment, the control of the second current is dependent on the dim level or the dim level and temperature. |
| US08823288B2 |
Discharge lamp ballast apparatus
A discharge lamp ballast apparatus includes an F/F 10 for maintaining the on or off operation of a high-side switching device Q1 of an inverter in synchronization with a rising edge and falling edge of a main signal, and a return unit 9 for generating a signal for returning, even if the output Q of the F/F is inverted owing an unforeseen situation, the output to the polarity to be output normally; and returns the output of the F/F 10 to the first polarity to be output normally using the return signal. |
| US08823287B2 |
System and method for non-linear dimming of a light source
In one embodiment, a light dimming module is disclosed. The light dimming module has a dimming engine coupled to a digital input interface and an output interface. The dimming engine is configured to provide a N-segment piecewise linear exponential digital control signal, and the output interface is configured to control the intensity of a light source. |
| US08823286B2 |
Dimming device and lighting system
According to one embodiment, a control section receives supply of control power from a control power supply section through a capacitive element and divides, a period of each half cycle of an alternating-current voltage into a first section, a second section, and a third section. In the first section, the control section subjects a switch section to conduction control to supply electric power to a load and stops a converting action of the control power supply section. In the second section, the control section subjects the switch section to non-conduction control to interrupt the power supply to the load and stops the converting action of the control power supply section. In the third section, the control section subjects the switch section to the non-conduction control to interrupt the power supply to the load and causes the converting action of the control power supply to operate. |
| US08823285B2 |
Lighting devices including boost converters to control chromaticity and/or brightness and related methods
A solid state lighting device may include a power supply, a light emitting device, and a boost converter. The boost converter may have an input node electrically coupled to the power supply and an output node with the light emitting device electrically coupled between the output node and a reference node. The boost converter may include a switch electrically coupled in a current shunting path between the input node and the reference node, and a controller. The switch may be configured to shunt current from the power supply around the light emitting device. The controller may be configured to generate a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal to control a duty cycle of the switch to provide a pulse width modulated electrical current through the switch and a continuous electrical current through the light emitting device. Related methods are also discussed. |
| US08823281B2 |
System and method for providing both power and control to circuits coupled serially to a single conductor
To power and control multiple different electronic circuit nodes, this document introduces a single-wire multiple-circuit power and control system. Specifically, individually controlled circuit node units are arranged in a series configuration that is driven by a power and control unit located at the head of the series. Each of the individually controlled circuit node units may comprise more than one output circuit that is also individually controllable. The head-end power and control unit provides both electrical power and control signals down a single wire to drive all of the individual circuit node units in the series in a manner that allows each individual circuit node unit to be controlled individually or in assigned groups. |
| US08823278B2 |
DC power source unit and LED lamp system
A DC power source unit 37 is provided which boosts source voltage from a power source portion 36. A lighting circuit 38 is provided which supplies DC voltage to loads, the DC voltage being obtained by stepping down output current of the DC power source circuit 37. A control circuit 39 is provided which controls the lighting circuit 38 in accordance with at least either voltage or current of LEDs 25 and controls the DC power source unit 37 so that a ratio of output voltage to voltage of the LEDs 25 becomes a preset fixed ratio. |
| US08823276B2 |
Light unit and driving method thereof
A light unit includes: an integrated power (“IP”) board which receives power supply and converts the power supply into a high voltage and a supply voltage; a lamp; and a terminal board (“T board”) which receives the high voltage from the IP board to turn on the lamp, receives the supply voltage from the IP board to transfer the supply voltage to the IP board, in which the IP board transfers the high voltage to the T board after the IP board receives the supply voltage from the T board. |
| US08823274B2 |
LED lighting device
An LED lighting device may include a first constant current source, a switched mode power supply, a plurality of LEDs between the switched mode power supply and the first constant current source, and powered by the switched mode power supply, and a voltage divider between the switched mode power supply and the plurality of LEDs. In various embodiments, the voltage divider may include a plurality of switches. Each switch may be configured to transition between open and closed based on a lighting state of an LED of the plurality of LEDs to vary a divided feedback voltage provided to the switched mode power supply. In various embodiments, the switched mode power supply may be configured to supply different output voltages based on the divided feedback voltage. |
| US08823268B2 |
Load control device that is responsive to different types of wireless transmitters
A load control system for controlling an electrical load includes multiple wireless transmitters and a load control device that is able to automatically adjust how the load control device operates in response to type of wireless transmitters that are associated with the load control device. The load control device automatically operates in a first mode of operation if only the first transmitter is associated with the load control device, and automatically operates in a second mode of operation if both the first and second transmitters are associated with the load control device. The first transmitter may comprise a daylight sensor, and the load control device may only turn on the electrical load in one of the two modes in response to the daylight sensor. |
| US08823266B2 |
Light regulatable LED illumination lamp
A dimming LED lamp having an LED light, an EMI circuit, a power-factor correction circuit, a digital switching power supply circuit, a dimming control circuit, a power supply circuit, a signal acquisition circuit, an MCU microcontroller, a RF wireless transmitter, a RF receiver circuit, an EEPROM memorizer, and a fan circuit. The brightness of the dimmable LED lamp can be dimmed through any conventional incandescent dimmers, or through any ordinary key switch, or through a wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter can also remotely turn on the lamps or turn off the lamps, at the same time the LED lamp also has the function of brightness saving. The fan circuit uses air convection to cool the LED which has the advantages of aesthetically pleasing appearance, small size, light weight, low cost, long life, and good cooling effect. |
| US08823264B2 |
Light source
A lamp has microwave resonant body (11) of transparent quartz. The body has a central bore (16), having a sealed plasma enclosing bulb (17) inserted in it. The bulb is of quartz also and has an external diameter which is a close fit in the bore. The bulb itself is of drawn quartz tube (18) and as such has a smooth internal bore (19). End caps (20) are fused to the tube and encapsulate a charge of a material excitable to form a light emitting plasma in the bulb when microwaves are fed into the body via an antenna (7) in a bore (21) in the body. The body is sized to establish resonance within the Faraday cage in the body (11), bulb (17) and fill containing void (22) within the bulb. There is negligible gap between the bulb and body, whereby they can be regarded as one for resonance purposes. The bulb is fixed in the body by welds (23). |
| US08823263B2 |
Microwave tube with device for extracting ions produced in the tube
An electron tube includes: a microwave structure having an evacuated envelope including two ends, the microwave structure being at a reference potential, an electron gun including a cathode for providing a beam of electrons, along an axis, at one end of the evacuated envelope, an electron collector for gathering electrons of the beam at the other end of the evacuated envelope, and at least one high-voltage power supply for applying to the cathode a negative high-voltage potential with respect to the reference potential. The tube includes between the cathode and the microwave structure a device for extracting the positive ions including at least one electrode carried to a negative potential with respect to the reference potential so as to extract positive ions from the evacuated envelope, these positive ions being produced by the impacting of the electrons of the electron beam with molecules of residual gas in the evacuated envelope. The invention has application to microwave electron tubes, klystron TWT etc. using a cylindrical electron beam. |
| US08823259B2 |
Graphene shield enhanced photocathodes and methods for making the same
Disclosed are graphene shield enhanced photocathodes, such as high QE photocathodes. In certain embodiments, a monolayer graphene shield membrane ruggedizes a high quantum efficiency photoemission electron source by protecting a photosensitive film of the photocathode, extending operational lifetime and simplifying its integration in practical electron sources. In certain embodiments of the disclosed graphene shield enhanced photocathodes, the graphene serves as a transparent shield that does not inhibit photon or electron transmission but isolates the photosensitive film of the photocathode from reactive gas species, preventing contamination and yielding longer lifetime. |
| US08823257B2 |
Light-emitting device, method for manufacturing the same, display device, and electronic apparatus
A light-emitting device is provided which includes: a cathode; an anode; at least one light-emitting layer which is provided between the cathode and the anode and which emits light when a voltage is applied between the cathode and the anode; a cathode terminal which is provided at a portion not in contact with the anode and the light-emitting layer and which supplies electrons to the cathode; and an electron adjust layer which includes a material having insulating properties and which adjusts the amount of electrons supplied from the cathode terminal to the cathode, and in the light-emitting device described above, the cathode is connected to the cathode terminal with the electron adjust layer interposed therebetween. |
| US08823254B2 |
Display panel apparatus and manufacturing method of display panel apparatus
A display panel apparatus includes pixels. Each pixel includes an organic luminescent layer between an upper electrode and a lower electrode and is configured to emit a red, a green, or a blue light. A glass substrate is above the upper electrode. A lens sheet is between the pixels and the glass substrate and includes lenses and a base. Each lens corresponds to a pixel and protrudes from the base. Partitions are between the glass substrate and the lens sheet for partitioning the lenses. The partitions have a first height that is greater than a second height of the lenses. The base includes trenches between the lenses. The trenches are recessed in a direction opposite the lenses. The partitions are in the trenches. Each partition has a cross-section that includes an upper side that has a different length than a bottom side and lateral sides that are tilted. |
| US08823252B1 |
Incandescent lamp having bent filament terminal ends
An incandescent lamp is provided having first and second attach lead wires and a filament having a coil portion between first and second end portions. The first and second end portions are crimped to the first and second wires, respectively. The first end portion has a bent portion and the second end portion has a second bent portion to prevent migration of the coil portion relative to the first and second lead wires. |
| US08823247B2 |
Piezoelectric vibrating devices including respective packages in which castellations include respective connecting electrodes
Piezoelectric vibrating devices are disclosed that lack base through-holes and that can be manufactured on a wafer scale. Also disclosed are methods for making same. An exemplary piezoelectric device has a package base having first and second opposing main surfaces. On the second (outer) first main surface is formed a pair of external electrodes. The first (inner) main surface defines a first recess and a peripheral first bonding surface. A pair of connecting electrodes are provided for connecting to the respective external electrodes via respective edge surfaces of the package base that extend between the first and second main surfaces. A piezoelectric vibrating piece is mounted in and contained within the package base. The vibrating piece includes a pair of excitation electrodes electrically connected to respective connecting electrodes. A package lid comprises first and second main surfaces, of which the second (inner) main surface defines a second recess that is larger than the first recess. The second main surface also defines a second bonding surface that peripherally surrounds the second recess. A sealing material is applied, over the width of the second bonding surface, circumferentially between the first bonding surface and the second bonding surface. |
| US08823244B2 |
Monolithic multi-layered actuator with external electrodes made of a metallic, porous, expandable conductive layer
A monolithic multilayer actuator made of a sintered stack of thin films of piezoceramio with embedded metallic internal electrodes. All metallic internal electrodes of one polarity are electrically connected in parallel by way of a base metallization applied to the stack and wherein an external electrode is connected in an electrically conducting manner to the base metallization for electrical contacting purposes. In order to provide that the external electrode can be applied to the base metallization using simple and cost-effective means so that said electrode is expandable such that it dissipates the cracks arising from cracking energy in the actuator without the external electrode disconnecting in the process that are sintered together, the layer being applied onto the base metallization. |
| US08823243B2 |
Nanoporous materials for use in intelligent systems
The present invention relates to volume and/or shape memory systems for which the volume and/or shape can be adjusted by controlling one or more variables such as applied voltage and temperature. In one embodiment, the volume and/or shape memory systems of the present invention are controlled and/or adjusted by way of a temperature mechanism. In another embodiment, the volume and/or shape memory systems of the present invention are controlled and/or adjusted by way of a voltage mechanism. In still another embodiment, the present invention provides a device that contains, in part, a smart volume and/or shape memory material that exhibits high energy densities, and can provide large displacements over broad temperature and/or voltage ranges. |
| US08823241B2 |
Segmented stator for an axial field device
An axial rotary energy device including a segmented stator assembly having a plurality of segments arranged in an annular array. Each stator segment is constructed by stacking a plurality of PCB power conductor layers and a plurality of PCB series layers. Each layer having radial conductors extending from an inner via to an outer via. The vias electrically connect selected radial conductors of the series conductor layer and power conductor layer. Each power conductor layer includes a pair of positive and negative terminal vias for one phase of the electric current connected to selected outer vias. A daughter PCB layer electrically connects two adjacent segments together by having a first portion electrically connected to a negative terminal via located in one segment and a second portion electrically connected to a positive terminal via located in an adjacent segment together with a current conductor electrically connecting the two terminal vias together. |
| US08823238B2 |
Winding arrangement for an electrical machine
A design for and method of winding an electric motor, generator or other electrical machine using multiple strands of wire preformed into a wave shape with a plurality of legs connected by shaped end turns. This results in efficient packing and improved machine performance in terms of both efficiency and power density without the need for flux concentrators. The conductors or windings may be preformed so as to be a self supporting structure, aiding assembly and eliminating the need for an iron core. |
| US08823230B2 |
Spindle motor with fluid dynamic bearing and storage disk drive
A motor includes a stationary portion and a rotating portion. The rotating portion includes a sleeve portion. The sleeve portion includes a communicating hole. A dynamic pressure bearing is defined in a first gap between a shaft portion and the sleeve portion. An upper seal portion and a lower seal portion are arranged radially outward of the dynamic pressure bearing. The upper seal portion and the lower seal portion are arranged in communication with each other through the communicating hole. The communicating hole and a space extending from the upper seal portion to the lower seal portion through the first gap are filled with a lubricating oil. A fixing region where an outer tubular portion and a base portion are fixed to each other is arranged to overlap with the dynamic pressure bearing in a radial direction in plan view. |
| US08823229B2 |
Electro-mechanical actuator
A linear actuator is provided that includes a housing having an input member supported for rotation therein. An output member travels linearly along the input member when the input member is rotated relative to the output member. A guide rail extends along an inner surface of the housing. The output member engages the guide rail to prevent rotation of the output member. |
| US08823227B2 |
Drive unit having at least one transmission stage
In a drive unit having at least one transmission stage (Ü) and one drive element (4) for driving with high power density, having a drive element (4), and element (8), and an output element (14), wherein a translation and transmission of a drive torque occurs between the drive element (4) and the output element (14) via a plurality of radially movable toothed segments (10), the drive element (4) is to be embodied as an electrical drive for the transmission stage (Ü). |
| US08823224B2 |
Fan, electric motor, and machine tool
A fan having an air guide and a flywheel is provided, the flywheel being attached to a shaft, for cooling an electric motor. The electric motor has a rotor which can be attached to the shaft. The air guide is arranged in an interchangeable manner at a position between the flywheel and the rotor with respect to the axial direction, and has an air guide opening with an inner cross section for the purpose of forming a blowing channel. An air flow generated by the flywheel can be guided through the blowing channel in the axial direction. The inner cross section is smaller than an outer cross section of the rotor. |
| US08823215B2 |
Wireless power transmission and reception apparatus having resonance frequency stabilization circuit and method thereof
A wireless power transmission apparatus and method for wirelessly transmitting power to a wireless power reception apparatus electromagnetically coupled to the wireless power reception apparatus and supplying power for loads of the wireless power reception apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a power generator for generating power having a fixed oscillation frequency; a power transmission resonator, which has a resonance frequency identical to the oscillation frequency, for wirelessly transmitting the power generated by the power generator to the wireless power reception apparatus; and a power transmission resonance frequency controller for controlling the resonance frequency of the power transmission resonator in response to a change of the resonance frequency of the power transmission resonator. |
| US08823214B2 |
Wireless energy transfer
A system includes at least one active energy transfer coil and a first passive energy transfer coil. The active energy transfer coil is configured to couple with a power supply. The at least one active energy transfer coil has an active coupling range. The first passive energy transfer coil is magnetically coupled to the active energy transfer coil and is located within the active coupling range. The first passive energy transfer coil has a passive coupling range. The first passive energy transfer coil is configured to provide energy to a first device located within the passive coupling range and based on energy received from the at least one active energy transfer coil. |
| US08823213B2 |
Electric power selling system
It is an object of the present invention to suppress such a situation that electric power selling becomes impossible while the deterioration of supply power is prevented. The electric power selling system of the present invention comprises a solar battery 3 as a power generator, and a control unit 7 which is connected with the solar battery 3 and a distribution line and configured to convert output voltage of the solar battery 3 into variable voltage for electric power selling. The electric power selling system further comprises a transmitter 60 connected with the distribution line, said transmitter 60 being configured to measure voltage of the distribution line and to supply the control unit 7 with an instruction value obtained based on the measured voltage value. The control unit 7 is configured to convert the output voltage of the solar battery 3 into the voltage for electric power selling based on the instruction value. |
| US08823209B2 |
Control of semiconductor devices to selectively supply power to power domains in a hierarchical structure
A power controlling circuit is assigned to each of a plurality of power domains of which power may be on/off-controlled, and which have a first hierarchical structure included in a semiconductor device, and these power controlling circuits are connected in accordance with a second hierarchical structure corresponding to the first hierarchical structure, and thereby, a power management unit controlling power supply to the plurality of power domains is configured, as a result that the power management unit performing power supply control depending on power control specification may be designed easily. |
| US08823208B2 |
Self-energizing voltage regulator with improved transient recovery
A vehicle electrical system comprises a generator, voltage regulator, switch module, and control device. The generator includes a field coil and one or more stator windings coupled together via the switch module. The generator provides electrical current to one or more electrical loads. The voltage regulator maintains the generator output voltage at a constant voltage by varying the field current. The switch module may include low-power transistors. The control device monitors the field current, output voltage and stator current and applies control signals to the switch module to improve transient recovery due to sudden variations in the electrical load and increase system efficiency during normal operation. |
| US08823203B2 |
Controller for engine
A waste heat controller controls waste heat quantity of an engine according to a required heat quantity along with a heat-utilize requirement. When the heat-utilize requirement is generated, a fuel-increase-rate indicating a fuel increase quantity is computed. A reference fuel-increase-rate is established to be compared with the fuel-increase-rate. Based on this comparison result, it is determined whether the waste heat increase control will be executed. |
| US08823201B1 |
Horizontal ducted wind turbine
The horizontal ducted wind turbine includes a power generator assembly adapted to be rotatably mounted to an elongate pole. At least one wind funnel assembly extends from one side of the power generator assembly. The wind funnel assembly includes an elongate funnel with a relatively large inlet at one end and a relatively small outlet at the opposite end in communication with a housing of the power generator assembly. A turbine is rotatably mounted inside the housing and a pair of generators is disposed on opposite ends of the turbine. The funnel passively compresses incoming wind to maximize wind velocity acting on the turbine to rotate the same causing the generator to produce energy. The wind funnel assembly can be provided with wings that facilitate stabilized positioning and self-orienting in response to changes in wind direction. |
| US08823200B2 |
Drive unit for windmill
A cutaway portion is provided in a driving force transmission path and serves as a disconnection mechanism for disconnecting the driving force transmission path under the action of a torque of a predetermined magnitude or more, the driving force transmission path being a path through which a driving force is transmitted from an output shaft to a pinion. A partitioning portion is provided inside the body and disposed between the cutaway portion and a speed reduction portion so as to partition an area between the cutaway portion and the speed reduction portion. |
| US08823197B2 |
Diagonal solar chimney
Heated air rises in a long, diagonal chimney up the side of a mountain. The airflow in the chimney turns wind turbines. Air entering the chimney's feeder tubes is heated in stages, where each stage has its own solar concentration and thermal insulation needs. Water, water vapor and air can be preheated as they are shipped to a chimney's lower end. Both low heat for preheating and high heat can be stored for night electricity generation and for continuing the chimney's electric production during cloudy periods. Water vapor rising a considerable elevation in a diagonal chimney will condense, giving up latent heat to the chimney air as it produces distilled water or mountaintop snow. Artificial thunderstorm cells downwind from the chimney are discouraged through a reduction in negative ions in the outgoing air and through thorough mixing of chimney air with the atmosphere at the chimney's top. |
| US08823195B2 |
Hydro electric energy generation and storage structure
A hydro electric energy generation structure is disclosed. The structure comprises: a gravity wall forming a closed outer perimeter extending above an upper water level of an existing hydraulic reservoir, and extending below the reservoir floor; at least one water inlet hydraulically connecting a first penstock to a first turbine generator below the water inlet. The structure further comprises: at least one lower water storage reservoir within the perimeter of the gravity wall receiving water from the first turbine generator; at least one pump receiving water from the lower water storage reservoir and pumping it through a pump delivery conduit to at least one upper water storage reservoir above the gravity wall; at least one second penstock delivering water from the upper water storage reservoir to a second turbine generator below; and a tailrace for returning the water into the existing reservoir. |
| US08823192B2 |
Wind turbine control for a weak grid by reducing active power output
A method is provided for controlling a wind turbine connected to a node connected to a utility grid. The node also has a plurality of other wind turbines connected to it. The method includes measuring a quantity indicative of a slope of a voltage at the node in dependence of active power delivered to the node, determining that the slope is smaller than a negative slope limit, and performing a measure, in order to increase the slope above the slope limit. |
| US08823191B2 |
Method and arrangement for controlling a wind turbine using oscillation detection
A method for controlling a wind turbine is provided. The method includes monitoring an electrical quantity at an output terminal of the wind turbine. The electric quantity has an amplitude and periodically varying with a grid frequency. The method further includes detecting an oscillation of the amplitude and decreasing active power output from the wind turbine at the output terminal depending on the detected oscillation. |
| US08823189B2 |
Power recovery system using a rankine power cycle incorporating a two-phase liquid-vapor expander with electric generator
A power recovery system using the Rankine power cycle incorporating a two-phase liquid-vapor expander with an electric generator which further consists of a heat sink, a heat source, a working fluid to transport heat and pressure energy, a feed pump and a two-phase liquid-vapor expander for the working fluid mounted together with an electric generator on one rotating shaft, a first heat exchanger to transport heat from the working fluid to the heat sink, a second heat exchanger to transport heat from the heat source to the working fluid. |
| US08823185B2 |
Semiconductor packages
Provided is a semiconductor package including: a semiconductor chip mounted on a die pad; at least one lead connected electrically to the semiconductor chip; and a flexible film substrate including a metal wiring, which electrically connects the semiconductor chip and the at least one lead, wherein the semiconductor chip is electrically connected to the film substrate through a first connection member which contacts the semiconductor chip and the metal wiring; and the film substrate is electrically connected to the at least one lead through a second connection member which contacts the metal wiring and the at least one lead. |
| US08823181B2 |
Stack semiconductor apparatus having a through silicon via and method of fabricating the same
In a semiconductor apparatus, a plurality of semiconductor chips including through-silicon vias are stacked in a vertical direction, wherein the through-silicon via formed in each semiconductor chip protrudes beyond heights of each semiconductor chip. |
| US08823175B2 |
Reliable area joints for power semiconductors
A power semiconductor module includes an electrically insulating substrate, copper metallization disposed on a first side of the substrate and patterned into a die attach region and a plurality of contact regions, and a semiconductor die attached to the die attach region. The die includes an active device region and one or more copper die metallization layers disposed above the active device region. The active device region is disposed closer to the copper metallization than the one or more copper die metallization layers. The copper die metallization layer spaced furthest from the active device region has a contact area extending over a majority of a side of the die facing away from the substrate. The module further includes a copper interconnect metallization connected to the contact area of the die via an aluminum-free area joint and to a first one of the contact regions of the copper metallization. |
| US08823174B2 |
Electronic device
In a conventional electronic device and a method of manufacturing the same, reduction in cost of the electronic device is hindered because resin used in an interconnect layer on the solder ball side is limited. The electronic device includes an interconnect layer (a first interconnect layer) and an interconnect layer (a second interconnect layer). The second interconnect layer is formed on the undersurface of the first interconnect layer. The second interconnect layer is larger in area seen from the top than the first interconnect layer and is extended to the outside from the first interconnect layer. |
| US08823173B2 |
Semiconductor device having plurality of wiring layers and designing method thereof
A semiconductor device includes first and second wirings formed in a first wiring layer and extending parallel to an X direction, third and fourth wirings formed in a third wiring layer and extending parallel to a Y direction; fifth and sixth wirings formed in a second wiring layer positioned between the first and second wiring layers, a first contact conductor that connects the first wiring to the third wiring; and a second contact conductor that connects the second wiring to the fourth wiring. The first and second contact conductors are arranged in the X direction. Because the first and second contact conductors that connect wiring layers that are two or more layers apart are arranged in one direction, a prohibited area that is formed in the second wiring layer can be made narrower. |
| US08823169B2 |
Semiconductor manufacturing method and semiconductor structure thereof
A semiconductor manufacturing method includes providing a carrier; forming a first photoresist layer; forming plural core portions; removing the first photoresist layer; forming a second photoresist layer; forming a plurality of connection portions, each of the plurality of connection portions includes a first connection layer and a second connection layer and connects to each of the core portions to form a hybrid bump, wherein each of the first connection layers comprises a base portion, a projecting portion and an accommodating space, each base portion comprises an upper surface, each projecting portion is protruded to the upper surface and located on top of each core portion, each accommodating space is located outside each projecting portion, the second connection layers cover the projecting portions and the upper surfaces, and the accommodating spaces are filled by the second connection layers; removing the second photoresist layer to reveal the hybrid bumps. |
| US08823167B2 |
Copper pillar bump with non-metal sidewall protection structure and method of making the same
This description relates to an integrated circuit device including a conductive pillar formed over a substrate. The conductive pillar has a sidewall surface and a top surface. The integrated circuit device further includes an under-bump-metallurgy (UBM) layer between the substrate and the conductive pillar. The UBM layer has a surface region. The integrated circuit device further includes a protection structure on the sidewall surface of the conductive pillar and the surface region of the UBM layer. The protection structure is formed of a non-metal material. |
| US08823166B2 |
Pillar bumps and process for making same
Apparatus and methods for providing solder pillar bumps. Pillar bump connections are formed on input/output terminals for integrated circuits by forming a pillar of conductive material using plating of a conductive material over terminals of an integrated circuit. A base portion of the pillar bump has a greater width than an upper portion. A cross-section of the base portion of the pillar bump may make a trapezoidal, rectangular or sloping shape. Solder material may be formed on the top surface of the pillar. The resulting solder pillar bumps form fine pitch package solder connections that are more reliable than those of the prior art. |
| US08823165B2 |
Memory module in a package
A microelectronic package can include a substrate having first and second opposed surfaces, at least two pairs of microelectronic elements, and a plurality of terminals exposed at the second surface. Each pair of microelectronic elements can include an upper microelectronic element and a lower microelectronic element. The pairs of microelectronic elements can be fully spaced apart from one another in a horizontal direction parallel to the first surface of the substrate. Each lower microelectronic element can have a front surface facing the first surface of the substrate and a plurality of contacts at the front surface. A surface of each of the upper microelectronic elements can at least partially overlie a rear surface of the lower microelectronic element in its pair. The microelectronic package can also include electrical connections extending from at least some of the contacts of each lower microelectronic element to at least some of the terminals. |
| US08823162B2 |
Integrated circuit die stacks with translationally compatible vias
An integrated circuit die stack including a first integrated circuit die mounted upon a substrate, the first die including pass-through vias (‘PTVs’) composed of conductive pathways through the first die with no connection to any circuitry on the first die; and a second integrated circuit die, identical to the first die, shifted in position with respect to the first die and mounted upon the first die, with the PTVs in the first die connecting signal lines from the substrate through the first die to through silicon vias (‘TSVs’) in the second die composed of conductive pathways through the second die connected to electronic circuitry on the second die; with the TSVs and PTVs disposed upon each identical die so that the positions of the TSVs and PTVs on each identical die are translationally compatible with respect to the TSVs and PTVs on the other identical die. |
| US08823161B2 |
Semiconductor chip, semiconductor package, and method for manufacturing semiconductor chip for reducing open failures
A semiconductor chip includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a chip pad disposed on the first surface of the substrate, and a through-silicon via (TSV) including a plurality of sub vias electrically connected to the chip pad at different positions. |
| US08823159B2 |
Stacked microelectronic devices
Microelectronic devices, stacked microelectronic devices, and methods for manufacturing microelectronic devices are described herein. In one embodiment, a set of stacked microelectronic devices includes (a) a first microelectronic die having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, (b) a first substrate attached to the first side of the first microelectronic die and electrically coupled to the first microelectronic die, (c) a second substrate attached to the second side of the first microelectronic die, (d) a plurality of electrical couplers attached to the second substrate, (e) a third substrate coupled to the electrical couplers, and (f) a second microelectronic die attached to the third substrate. The electrical couplers are positioned such that at least some of the electrical couplers are inboard the first microelectronic die. |
| US08823151B2 |
Semiconductor device
An object is to provide a semiconductor device having a plate electrode adapted to a plurality of chips, capable of being produced at low cost, and having high heat cycle property. A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a plurality of semiconductor chips formed on a substrate, and a plate electrode connecting electrodes of the plurality of semiconductor chips. The plate electrode has half-cut portions formed by half-pressing and the raised sides of the half-cut portions are bonded with the electrodes of the semiconductor chips. |
| US08823144B2 |
Semiconductor package with interface substrate having interposer
An interface substrate is disclosed which includes an interposer having through-semiconductor vias. An upper and a lower organic substrate are further built around the interposer. The disclosed interface substrate enables the continued use of low cost and widely deployed organic substrates for semiconductor packages while providing several advantages. The separation of the organic substrate into upper and lower substrates enables the cost effective matching of fabrication equipment. By providing an opening in one of the organic substrates, one or more semiconductor dies may be attached to exposed interconnect pads coupled to through-semiconductor vias of the interposer, enabling the use of flip chips with high-density microbump arrays and the accommodation of dies with varied bump pitches. By providing the opening specifically in the upper organic substrate, a package-on-package structure with optimized height may also be provided. |
| US08823143B2 |
Electrodeposition method for forming Ge on semiconductor substrates
Methods for electrodepositing germanium on various semiconductor substrates such as Si, Ge, SiGe, and GaAs are provided. The electrodeposited germanium can be formed as a blanket or patterned film, and may be crystallized by solid phase epitaxy to the orientation of the underlying semiconductor substrate by subsequent annealing. These plated germanium layers may be used as the channel regions of high-mobility channel field effect transistors (FETs) in complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuits. |
| US08823142B2 |
GaN single crystal substrate having a large area and a main surface whose plane orientation is other than (0001) and (000-1)
A GaN single crystal substrate has a main surface with an area of not less than 10 cm2, the main surface has a plane orientation inclined by not less than 65° and not more than 85° with respect to one of a (0001) plane and a (000-1) plane, and the substrate has at least one of a substantially uniform distribution of a carrier concentration in the main surface, a substantially uniform distribution of a dislocation density in the main surface, and a photoelasticity distortion value of not more than 5×10−5, the photoelasticity distortion value being measured by photoelasticity at an arbitrary point in the main surface when light is applied perpendicularly to the main surface at an ambient temperature of 25° C. Thus, the GaN single crystal substrate suitable for manufacture of a GaN-based semiconductor device having a small variation of characteristics can be obtained. |
| US08823138B1 |
Semiconductor resistor including a dielectric layer including a species creating fixed charges and method for the formation thereof
A semiconductor structure includes a resistor. The resistor includes a semiconductor region, a dielectric layer, a first electrical connection and a second electrical connection. The dielectric layer is provided on the semiconductor region and includes a high-k material having a greater dielectric constant than silicon dioxide. The dielectric layer includes a species creating fixed charges. A first electrical connection is provided at a first end of the semiconductor region and a second electrical connection is provided at a second end of the semiconductor region. |
| US08823132B2 |
Two-portion shallow-trench isolation
A shallow trench isolation (STI) and method of forming the same is provided. The STI structure comprises an upper insulating portion and a lower insulating portion, wherein the lower insulating portion includes a first insulator and an insulating layer surrounding the first insulator, the upper insulating portion includes a second insulator and a buffer layer surrounding the second insulator. A part of the buffer layer interfaces between the first insulator and the second insulator, and the outer sidewall of the buffer layer and the sidewall of the first insulator are leveled. |
| US08823131B2 |
Semiconductor devices having a trench isolation layer and methods of fabricating the same
Semiconductor devices including a trench isolation layer are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a trench therein, a liner insulation layer that covers a bottom surface and sidewalls of the trench and includes micro trenches located at bottom inner corners of the liner insulation layer, a first isolating insulation layer filling the micro trenches and a lower region of the trench that are surrounded by the liner insulation layer, and a second isolating insulation layer filling the trench on the first isolating insulation layer. The liner insulation layer on sidewalls of an upper region of the trench having a thickness that gradually increases toward a bottom surface of the trench, and the liner insulation layer on sidewalls of the lower region of the trench having a thickness that is uniform. Related methods are also provided. |
| US08823129B2 |
Latch-up prevention structure and method for ultra-small high voltage tolerant cell
A latch-up prevention structure and method for ultra-small high voltage tolerant cell is provided. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit includes an input and/or output pad, a floating high-voltage n-well (HVNW) connected to the input and/or output pad through a P+ in the floating HVNW and also connected to a first voltage supply, a low-voltage n-well (LVNW) connected to a second voltage supply through a N+ in the LVNW, a HVNW control circuit, and a guard-ring HVNW, where the first voltage supply has higher voltage level than the second voltage supply, guard-ring HVNW is inserted in between the floating HVNW and LVNW to prevent a latch-up path between a P+ in HVNW and N+ in LVNW by using the HVNW control circuit that controls the guard-ring HVNW's voltage level. The guard-ring HVNW's voltage level is matched by the floating HVNW's voltage level. |
| US08823127B2 |
Multijunction photovoltaic cell fabrication
A multijunction photovoltaic (PV) cell includes a bottom flexible substrate and a bottom metal layer located on the bottom flexible substrate. The multijunction photovoltaic cell also includes a semiconductor layer located on the bottom metal layer and a stack having a plurality of junctions located on the semiconductor layer, each of the plurality of junctions having a respective bandgap. The pluralities of junctions are ordered from the junction having the smallest bandgap being located on the substrate to the junction having the largest bandgap being located on top of the stack. |
| US08823123B2 |
Solid-state image sensor
According to one embodiment, there is provided a solid-state image sensor including a photoelectric conversion layer, and a multilayer interference filter. The multilayer interference filter is arranged to conduct light of a particular color, of incident light, selectively to the photoelectric conversion layer. The multilayer interference filter has a laminate structure in which a first layer having a first refraction index and a second layer having a second refraction index are repeatedly laminated, and a third layer which is in contact with a lower surface of the laminate structure and has a third refraction index. A lowermost layer of the laminate structure is the second layer. The third refraction index is not equal to the first refraction index and is higher than the second refraction index. |
| US08823122B2 |
Semiconductor and optoelectronic devices
An integrated device, the device including a first crystalline layer covered by an oxide layer, a second crystalline layer overlying the oxide layer, wherein the first and second crystalline layers are image sensor layers, and the device includes a third crystalline layer, wherein the third crystalline layer includes single crystal transistors. |
| US08823121B2 |
Waveguide photo-detector
Provided is a waveguide photodetector that may improve an operation speed and increase or maximize productivity. The waveguide photodetector includes a waveguide layer extending in a first direction, an absorption layer disposed on the waveguide layer, a first electrode disposed on the absorption layer, a second electrode disposed on the waveguide layer, the second electrode being spaced from the first electrode and the absorption layer in a second direction crossing the first direction, and at least one bridge electrically connecting the absorption layer to the second electrode. |
| US08823118B2 |
Spin torque transfer magnetic tunnel junction fabricated with a composite tunneling barrier layer
A STT-RAM MTJ is disclosed with a composite tunnel barrier comprised of a CoMgO layer that contacts a pinned layer and a MgO layer which contacts a free layer. A CoMg layer with a Co content between 20 and 40 atomic % is deposited on the pinned layer and is then oxidized to produce Co nanoconstrictions within a MgO insulator matrix. The nanoconstrictions control electromigration of Co into an adjoining MgO layer. The free layer may comprise a nanocurrent channel (NCC) layer such as FeSiO or a moment dilution layer such as Ta between two ferromagnetic layers. Furthermore, a second CoMgO layer or a CoMgO/MgO composite may serve as a perpendicular Hk enhancing layer formed between the free layer and a cap layer. One or both of the pinned layer and free layer may exhibit in-plane anisotropy or perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. |
| US08823117B2 |
Magnetic device fabrication
The present disclosure provides for magnetic devices and methods of fabricating such a device. In one embodiment, a magnetic device includes a first elliptical pillar of first material layers; a second elliptical pillar concentrically disposed over the first elliptical pillar, the second elliptical pillar includes second material layers. The second elliptical pillar is smaller than the first elliptical pillar in size. |
| US08823116B2 |
Hybrid integrated component and method for the manufacture thereof
A hybrid integrated component includes: at least one ASIC element having integrated circuit elements and a back-end stack; an MEMS element having a micromechanical structure, which extends over the entire thickness of the MEMS substrate; and a cap wafer. The hybrid integrated component is provided with an additional micromechanical function. The MEMS element is mounted on the ASIC element, so that a gap exists between the micromechanical structure and the back-end stack of the ASIC element. The cap wafer is mounted above the micromechanical structure of the MEMS element. A pressure-sensitive diaphragm structure having at least one deflectable electrode of a capacitor system is implemented in the back-end stack of the ASIC element, which diaphragm structure spans a pressure connection in the rear side of the ASIC element. |
| US08823109B2 |
Transistor structure
A transistor structure is provided in the present invention. The transistor structure includes: a substrate comprising a N-type well, a gate disposed on the N-type well, a spacer disposed on the gate, a first lightly doped region in the substrate below the spacer, a P-type source/drain region disposed in the substrate at two sides of the gate, a silicon cap layer covering the P-type source/drain region and the first lightly doped region and a silicide layer disposed on the silicon cap layer, and covering only a portion of the silicon cap layer. |
| US08823105B2 |
Electronic device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
There is provided an electronic device including at least a first electrode, a second electrode disposed to be spaced apart from the first electrode, and an active layer disposed over the second electrode from above the first electrode and formed of an organic semiconductor material. A charge injection layer is formed between the first electrode and the active layer and between the second electrode and the active layer, and the charge injection layer is formed of an organic material having an increased electric conductivity when the charge injection layer is oxidized. |
| US08823104B2 |
Epitaxy silicon on insulator (ESOI)
Methods and structures for semiconductor devices with STI regions in SOI substrates is provided. A semiconductor structure comprises an SOI epitaxy island formed over a substrate. The structure further comprises an STI structure surrounding the SOI island. The STI structure comprises a second epitaxial layer on the substrate, and a second dielectric layer on the second epitaxial layer. A semiconductor fabrication method comprises forming a dielectric layer over a substrate and surrounding a device fabrication region in the substrate with an isolation trench extending through the dielectric layer. The method also includes filling the isolation trench with a first epitaxial layer and forming a second epitaxial layer over the device fabrication region and over the first epitaxial layer. Then a portion of the first epitaxial layer is replaced with an isolation dielectric, and then a device such as a transistor is formed second epitaxial layer within the device fabrication region. |
| US08823097B2 |
Protection device with a thin-film resistance connected to plural drain regions
A transistor-type protection device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a well of a first-conductivity-type formed in the semiconductor substrate; a source region of a second-conductivity-type formed in the well; a gate electrode formed on the well via a gate insulating film at one side of the source region; plural drain regions of a second-conductivity-type formed apart from each other and respectively separated at a predetermined distance from a well part immediately below the gate electrode film; and a resistive connection part connecting between the plural drain regions with a predetermined electric resistance. |
| US08823096B2 |
Vertical power MOSFET and methods for forming the same
A device includes a semiconductor region in a semiconductor chip, a gate dielectric layer over the semiconductor region, and a gate electrode over the gate dielectric. A drain region is disposed at a top surface of the semiconductor region and adjacent to the gate electrode. A gate spacer is on a sidewall of the gate electrode. A dielectric layer is disposed over the gate electrode and the gate spacer. A conductive field plate is over the dielectric layer, wherein the conductive field plate has a portion on a drain side of the gate electrode. A deep metal via is disposed in the semiconductor region. A source electrode is underlying the semiconductor region, wherein the source electrode is electrically shorted to the conductive field plate through the deep metal via. |
| US08823095B2 |
MOS-power transistors with edge termination with small area requirement
It is the purpose of the invention to provide a MOS transistor (20) which guarantees a voltage as high as possible, has a required area as small as possible and which enables the integration into integrated smart power circuits. It results there from as an object of the invention to form the edge structure of the transistors such that it certainly fulfils the requirements on high breakthrough voltages, a good isolation to the surrounding region and requires a minimum of surface on the silicon disc anyway. This is achieved with an elongated MOS power transistor having drain (30) and source (28) for high rated voltages above 100V, wherein the transistor comprises an isolating trench (22) in the edge area for preventing an early electrical breakthrough below the rated voltage. The trench is lined with an isolating material (70, 72), wherein the isolating trench terminates the circuit component. |
| US08823087B2 |
Semiconductor device including auxiliary structure and methods for manufacturing a semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a trench region extending into a drift zone of a semiconductor body from a surface. The semiconductor device further includes a dielectric structure including a first step and a second step along a lateral side of the trench region. The semiconductor device further includes an auxiliary structure of a first conductivity type between the first step and the second step, a gate electrode in the trench region and a body region of a second conductivity type other than the first conductivity type of the drift zone. The auxiliary structure adjoins each one of the drift zone, the body region and the dielectric structure. |
| US08823083B2 |
Semiconductor device with vertical semiconductor element
A semiconductor device includes a vertical semiconductor element having a super junction structure constructed of a first conductivity-type drift layer disposed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate and second conductivity-type regions having a stripe shape defining a longitudinal direction in one direction and being arranged at a predetermined column pitch in the drift layer. When a surplus concentration obtained by dividing a difference between an electrical charge of the second conductivity-type region and an electrical charge of a first conductivity-type region by the column pitch is i, a depth of the super junction structure is z, a surplus concentration gradient as a change of the surplus concentration i per unit depth dz is di/dz, and a central withstand voltage in which a margin is added to a desired withstand voltage is Vmax, the super junction structure is configured such that the surplus concentration gradient di/dz satisfies a relation of 0 > ⅆ i ⅆ z > - ( 7.97 × 10 11 V max ) 2 · 1 10000 . |
| US08823079B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a foundation structure, a first insulating film, and a second insulating film. The foundation structure is provided on the substrate. The foundation structure includes a plurality of circuit components and a gap provided between the circuit components. The first insulating film is provided on the foundation structure. The second insulating film is provided on the first insulating film. A Young's modulus of the second insulating film is lower than a Young's modulus of the first insulating film and a Young's modulus of a silicon oxide film. |
| US08823076B2 |
Dense arrays and charge storage devices
There is provided a monolithic three dimensional array of charge storage devices which includes a plurality of device levels, wherein at least one surface between two successive device levels is planarized by chemical mechanical polishing. |
| US08823071B2 |
Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus
Disclosed is a pixel electrode which is electrically connected to a scanning line electrically connected to a gate electrode, a data line electrically connected to a data line side source and drain region, and a pixel electrode side source and drain region; and a capacitance element which has a first capacitance electrode which is electrically connected to a capacitance line, a second capacitance electrode which is provided to oppose the first capacitance electrode, and a dielectric layer which is interposed between the first capacitance electrode and the second capacitance electrode, where the first capacitance electrode is arranged to be covered with the dielectric layer and the second capacitance electrode between a layer where the transistor, the scanning line, and the data line are provided and a layer where the pixel electrode is provided. |
| US08823066B2 |
Method for producing semiconductor device and semiconductor device
A method for producing a semiconductor device includes a step of forming a first insulating film around a fin-shaped silicon layer and forming a pillar-shaped silicon layer in an upper portion of the fin-shaped silicon layer; a step of implanting an impurity into upper portions of the pillar-shaped silicon layer and fin-shaped silicon layer and a lower portion of the pillar-shaped silicon layer to form diffusion layers; and a step of forming a polysilicon gate electrode, a polysilicon gate line, and a polysilicon gate pad. The polysilicon gate electrode and the polysilicon gate pad have a larger width than the polysilicon gate line. After these steps follow a step of depositing an interlayer insulating film, exposing and etching the polysilicon gate electrode and the polysilicon gate line, and depositing a metal layer to form a metal gate electrode and a metal gate line, and a step of forming a contact. |
| US08823065B2 |
Contact structure of semiconductor device
The invention relates to a contact structure of a semiconductor device. An exemplary structure for a contact structure for a semiconductor device comprises a substrate comprising a major surface and a trench below the major surface; a strained material filling the trench, wherein a lattice constant of the strained material is different from a lattice constant of the substrate; an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer having an opening over the strained material, wherein the opening comprises dielectric sidewalls and a strained material bottom; a semiconductor layer on the sidewalls and bottom of the opening; a dielectric layer on the semiconductor layer; and a metal layer filling an opening of the dielectric layer. |
| US08823057B2 |
Semiconductor devices including implanted regions for providing low-resistance contact to buried layers and related devices
Methods of fabricating a semiconductor device include forming a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and having a first dopant concentration, and forming a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer has a second dopant concentration that is less than the first dopant concentration. Ions are implanted into the second semiconductor layer to form an implanted region of the first conductivity type extending through the second semiconductor layer to contact the first semiconductor layer. A first electrode is formed on the implanted region of the second semiconductor layer, and a second electrode is formed on a non-implanted region of the second semiconductor layer. Related devices are also discussed. |
| US08823055B2 |
REO/ALO/A1N template for III-N material growth on silicon
A method of forming a template on a silicon substrate includes providing a single crystal silicon substrate. The method further includes epitaxially depositing a layer of rare earth oxide on the surface of the silicon substrate. The rare earth oxide being substantially crystal lattice matched to the surface of the silicon substrate. The method further includes forming an aluminum oxide layer on the rare earth oxide, the aluminum oxide being substantially crystal lattice matched to the surface of the rare earth oxide and epitaxially depositing a layer of aluminum nitride (AlN) on the aluminum oxide layer substantially crystal lattice matched to the surface of the aluminum oxide. |
| US08823046B2 |
Light emitting diode with a current concentrating structure
A light emitting diode (LED) includes a transparent insulating layer; and at least one transparent conductive oxide layer substantially enclosing the transparent insulating layer, wherein the transparent insulating layer and the at least one transparent conductive oxide layer are configured to distribute a current through the LED more concentrated toward a peripheral region of the LED. |
| US08823045B2 |
Light emitting diode with graphene layer
A light emitting diode includes a graphene layer, a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, a second semiconductor layer, a first electrode and a second electrode. The first semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the second semiconductor layer are stacked with each other in sequence. The first electrode is located on and electrically connected with the second semiconductor layer. The second electrode is located on and electrically connected with the first semiconductor layer. The graphene layer is located on at least one of the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. |
| US08823042B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display including a display panel, a chip on film, and a printed circuit (PCB) is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display panel includes a display area having an OLED and a pixel circuit, and a pad area in an outer side of the display area. The chip on film is connected to the pad area, is bent toward a non-luminescent surface of the display panel, and include an integrated circuit chip. The PCB includes at least a part overlapping with the chip on film in an outer side of the non-luminescent surface of the display panel, and an opening for receiving the integrated circuit. |
| US08823030B2 |
Light-emitting device and lighting device
A light-emitting device which has various emission colors and can be manufactured efficiently and easily is provided. A first conductive layer formed of a semi-transmissive and semi-reflective conductive film is provided in a first light-emitting element region, so that the intensity of light in a specific wavelength region is increased with a cavity effect. As a result, the light-emitting device as a whole can emit desired light. When the first conductive layer is formed using a material with low electric resistance, voltage drop in a transparent conductive layer in the light-emitting device can be prevented. Accordingly, a light-emitting device with less emission unevenness can be manufactured. By applying such a structure to a white-light-emitting device, desired white light emission or white light emission with an excellent color rendering property can be obtained. Further, a large-area lighting device including a white-light-emitting device with less emission unevenness can be provided. |
| US08823029B2 |
Light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same
Provided are a light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. A light emitting device includes an active layer; a first conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer; a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer so that the active layer is disposed between the first and second conductive semiconductor layers; and a photonic crystal structure comprising a first light extraction pattern on the first conductive semiconductor layer having a first period, and second light extraction pattern on the first conductive semiconductor layer having a second period, the first period being greater than λ/n, and the second period being identical to or smaller than λ/n, where n is a refractive index of the first conductive semiconductor layer, and λ is a wavelength of light emitted from the active layer. |
| US08823028B2 |
Light emitting diode and method of manufacturing the same, and light emitting device and method of manufacturing the light emitting device
A light emitting device including a conductive support substrate; an electrode layer on the conductive support substrate, and including side portions such that a center upper portion of the electrode layer protrudes upward from the conductive support substrate; a protective layer on the side portions of the electrode layer, the protective layer including an insulating material having a higher resistance than that of the electrode layer and a top surface of the protective layer is in line with a top surface of the protruding center upper portion of the electrode layer; and a light emitting structure including a second conductive semiconductor layer on the electrode layer and at least a portion of the protective layer, an active layer on the second conductive semiconductor layer and a first conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer. |
| US08823025B1 |
III-N material grown on AIO/AIN buffer on Si substrate
III-N material grown on a silicon substrate includes a single crystal buffer positioned on a silicon substrate. The buffer is substantially crystal lattice matched to the surface of the silicon substrate and includes aluminum oxynitride adjacent the substrate and aluminum nitride adjacent the upper surface. A first layer of III-N material is positioned on the upper surface of the buffer. An inter-layer of aluminum nitride (AlN) is positioned on the first III-N layer and an additional layer of III-N material is positioned on the inter-layer. The inter-layer of aluminum nitride and the additional layer of III-N material are repeated n-times to reduce or engineer strain in a final III-N layer. |
| US08823023B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
The present invention provides a manufacturing technique of a semiconductor device and a display device using a peeling process, in which a transfer process can be conducted with a good state in which a shape and property of an element before peeling are kept. Further, the present invention provides a manufacturing technique of more highly reliable semiconductor devices and display devices with high yield without complicating the apparatus and the process for manufacturing. According to the present invention, an organic compound layer including a photocatalyst substance is formed over a first substrate having a light-transmitting property, an element layer is formed over the organic compound layer including a photocatalyst substance, the organic compound layer including a photocatalyst substance is irradiated with light which has passed through the first substrate, and the element layer is peeled from the first substrate. |
| US08823022B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a serially-connected LED array of a plurality of LED cells epitaxially formed on a substrate. The LED array includes a first LED cell, and a second LED cell adjacent to each other, and a serially-connected LED sub-array including at least three LED cells intervening the first and the second LED cells. Each LED cell includes a first semiconductor layer formed on the substrate; a second semiconductor layer formed on the first semiconductor layer; and an active layer formed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; wherein the distance between the first semiconductor layer of the first LED cell and that of the second LED cell is larger than 30 μm, and one of the first semiconductor layers and/or one of the second semiconductor layers of the LED cells includes a round corner with a radius of curvature not less than 15 μm. |
| US08823018B2 |
Semiconductor module including a switching element formed of a wide bandgap semiconductor
Provided is a semiconductor module having high inrush-current tolerance. A semiconductor module includes a switching element formed of a wide bandgap semiconductor, and a free wheel diode connected in antiparallel with the switching element, wherein the free wheel diode is made of silicon and has negative temperature characteristics. |
| US08823017B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
An electrode layer lies on a silicon carbide substrate in contact therewith and has Ni atoms and Si atoms. The number of Ni atoms is not less than 67% of the total number of Ni atoms and Si atoms. A side of the electrode layer at least in contact with the silicon carbide substrate contains a compound of Si and Ni. On a surface side of the electrode layer, C atom concentration is lower than Ni atom concentration. Thus, improvement in electrical conductivity of the electrode layer and suppression of precipitation of C atoms at the surface of the electrode layer can both be achieved. |
| US08823016B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device, nitride semiconductor layer growth substrate, and nitride semiconductor wafer
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and having a major surface, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, and a light emitting layer provided between the first and second semiconductor layers. The major surface is opposite to the light emitting layer. The first semiconductor layer has structural bodies provided in the major surface. The structural bodies are recess or protrusion. A centroid of a first structural body aligns with a centroid of a second structural body nearest the first structural. hb, rb, and Rb satisfy rb/(2·hb)≦0.7, and rb/Rb<1, where hb is a depth of the recess, rb is a width of a bottom portion of the recess, and Rb is a width of the protrusion. |
| US08823015B2 |
Silicon carbide epitaxial wafer and manufacturing method therefor
Provided is a silicon carbide epitaxial wafer, the entire surface of which is free of step bunching. Also provided is a method for manufacturing said silicon carbide epitaxial wafer. The provided method for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device includes: a step wherein a 4H—SiC single-crystal substrate having an off-axis angle of 5° or less is polished until the lattice disorder layer on the surface of the substrate is 3 nm or less; a step wherein, in a hydrogen atmosphere, the polished substrate is brought to a temperature between 1400° C. and 1600° C. and the surface of the substrate is cleaned; a step wherein silicon carbide is epitaxially grown on the surface of the cleaned substrate as the amounts of SiH4 gas and C3H8 gas considered necessary for epitaxially growing silicon carbide are supplied simultaneously at a carbon-to-silicon concentration ratio between 0.7 and 1.2 to 1; and a step wherein the supply of SiH4 gas and the supply of C3H8 gas are cut off simultaneously, the substrate temperature is maintained until the SiH4 gas and the C3H8 gas are evacuated, and then the temperature is decreased. |
| US08823011B2 |
High linearity bandgap engineered transistor
A high linearity bandgap engineered transistor device is provided. In one example configuration, the device generally includes a substrate and an oxide layer formed on the substrate. The device further includes a wide-bandgap body material formed between a portion of the oxide layer and a gate dielectric layer. The wide-bandgap body material has an energy bandgap of 1.35 eV or higher and is lattice matched to the substrate. The device further includes a source-drain material formed on the oxide layer adjacent to the wide-bandgap body material so as to define a hetero-structure interface where the source-drain material contacts the wide-bandgap body material. The wide-bandgap body material is also lattice matched to the source-drain material. The device further includes a gate material formed over the gate dielectric layer. Other features and variations will be apparent in light of this disclosure. |
| US08823009B2 |
Display device and method for manufacturing the same
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a highly reliable display device at a low cost with high yield. According to the present invention, a step due to an opening in a contact is covered with an insulating layer to reduce the step, and is processed into a gentle shape. A wiring or the like is formed to be in contact with the insulating layer and thus the coverage of the wiring or the like is enhanced. In addition, deterioration of a light-emitting element due to contaminants such as water can be prevented by sealing a layer including an organic material that has water permeability in a display device with a sealing material. Since the sealing material is formed in a portion of a driver circuit region in the display device, the frame margin of the display device can be narrowed. |
| US08823002B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device, semiconductor device, and display device
An object of this invention is to provide a semiconductor device in which TFTs with high mobility are arranged in both of display and peripheral circuit areas. A semiconductor device fabricating method according to the present invention includes the steps of: irradiating an amorphous silicon layer (34) with energy, thereby obtaining a microcrystalline silicon layer; and forming a doped semiconductor layer (35) on the amorphous silicon layer (34). In the step of irradiating, the amorphous silicon layer (34) is irradiated with energy that has a first quantity, thereby forming a first microcrystalline silicon layer (34A) including a channel layer for a first TFT (30A), and is also irradiated with energy that has a second quantity, which is larger than the first quantity, thereby forming a second microcrystalline silicon layer (34B) including a channel layer for a second TFT (30B). |
| US08823000B2 |
Pixel structure and manufacturing method thereof
A pixel structure includes a substrate, a gate line, a data line, a semiconductor pattern, a non-metal source electrode pattern, a non-metal drain electrode pattern, and a pixel electrode. The gate line and the data line are disposed on the substrate. The semiconductor pattern is disposed on the gate line, and the semiconductor pattern overlaps two corresponding edges of the gate line along a vertical projective direction. The non-metal source electrode pattern and the non-metal drain electrode pattern are disposed on the semiconductor pattern. The non-metal source electrode pattern and the non-metal drain electrode pattern are respectively disposed on two corresponding edges of the gate line. The non-metal source electrode pattern is partially disposed between the data line and the gate line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the non-metal drain electrode pattern. |
| US08822999B2 |
Organic light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light-emitting display device includes a capacitor lower electrode that includes a semiconductor material doped with ion impurities. A first insulating layer covers an active layer and the capacitor lower electrode. A gate electrode includes a gate lower electrode formed of a transparent conductive material and a gate upper electrode formed of metal. A pixel electrode is electrically connected to the thin film transistor. A capacitor upper electrode is at the same level as the pixel electrode. An etch block layer is formed between the first insulating layer and the capacitor upper electrode. Source and drain electrodes are electrically connected to the active layer. A second insulating layer has an opening completely exposing the capacitor upper electrode. A third insulating layer exposes the pixel electrode. An intermediate layer includes an emissive layer. An opposite electrode faces the pixel electrode. |
| US08822996B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device including a memory cell is provided. The memory cell comprises a transistor, a memory element and a capacitor. One of first and second electrodes of the memory element and one of first and second electrodes of the capacitor are formed by a same metal film. The metal film functioning as the one of first and second electrodes of the memory element and the one of first and second electrodes of the capacitor is overlapped with a film functioning as the other of first and second electrodes of the capacitor. |
| US08822988B2 |
Thin-film transistor (TFT) with a bi-layer channel
In at least some embodiments, a thin-film transistor (TFT) includes a gate electrode and a gate dielectric covering the gate dielectric. The TFT also includes a source electrode and a drain electrode adjacent the gate dielectric. The TFT also includes a bi-layer channel between the source electrode and the drain electrode, the bi-layer channel having a zinc indium oxide (ZIO) layer positioned adjacent the gate dielectric and a zinc tin oxide (ZTO) layer that covers the ZIO layer. |
| US08822986B2 |
Method for manufacturing organic light-emitting element, organic light-emitting element, organic display device, organic light-emitting device, method for forming functional layer, functional member, display device, and light-emitting device
A functional layer of an organic light-emitting element is formed by using an ink including a first solvent and a second solvent having equal or similar boiling points, and a functional material. The first solvent is such that an imitatively formed functional layer formed by replacing the second solvent with the first solvent, in a light-emitting region of an organic light-emitting element, is thicker at both end portions than at a central portion and top surfaces of the end portions are positioned higher than a top surface of the central portion. The second solvent is such that an imitatively formed functional layer formed by replacing the first solvent with the second solvent, in a light-emitting region of an organic light-emitting element, is thicker at a central portion than at both end portions and a top surface of the central portion is positioned higher than top surfaces of the end portions. |
| US08822983B2 |
Organic electroluminescent display device and manufacturing method thereof
An organic electroluminescent display device (10) includes: a substrate (11); a first electrode (14) which is provided on the substrate (11), and in which at least a surface portion located on an opposite side from the substrate (11) is made of silver or silver alloy; and an organic electroluminescent layer (15) provided on the first electrode (14). |
| US08822979B2 |
Arrangement comprising a support and super-conductive film, vortex diode comprising said type of arrangement and use of vortex diodes for filters
Disclosed is an arrangement including a support and a super-conductive film which is arranged thereon. The film has a plurality of holes in order to form a perforated grating. The holes are optionally round holes having increasing sizes, triangular holes, or holes which are arranged in a meandering manner in the film, and which produce improved properties in relation to signal conversion by a vortex diode and/or in a filter. A DC signal is directly removed therein without additional electronics. |
| US08822978B2 |
Amorphous multi-component metallic thin films for electronic devices
An electronic structure comprising: (a) a first metal layer; (b) a second metal layer; (c) and at least one insulator layer located between the first metal layer and the second metal layer, wherein at least one of the metal layers comprises an amorphous multi-component metallic film. In certain embodiments, the construct is a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diode. |
| US08822974B2 |
Memory cell arrays
Some embodiments include memory cells. The memory cells may have a first electrode, and a trench-shaped programmable material structure over the first electrode. The trench-shape defines an opening. The programmable material may be configured to reversibly retain a conductive bridge. The memory cell may have an ion source material directly against the programmable material, and may have a second electrode within the opening defined by the trench-shaped programmable material. Some embodiments include arrays of memory cells. The arrays may have first electrically conductive lines, and trench-shaped programmable material structures over the first lines. The trench-shaped structures may define openings within them. Ion source material may be directly against the programmable material, and second electrically conductive lines may be over the ion source material and within the openings defined by the trench-shaped structures. |
| US08822971B2 |
Semiconductor memory device having three-dimensionally arranged resistive memory cells
Semiconductor memory devices are provided. The device may include may include first and second selection lines connected to each other to constitute a selection line group, a plurality of word lines sequentially stacked on each of the first and second selection lines, vertical electrodes arranged in a row between the first and second selection lines, a plurality of bit line plugs arranged in a row at each of both sides of the selection line group, and bit lines crossing the word lines and connecting the bit line plugs with each other. |
| US08822966B2 |
Nonvolatile memory device
A nonvolatile memory device has a memory cell including a resistance change layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The resistance change layer switches between high and low resistance states due to the transfer of metal ions from the first electrode in response to voltages applied between the electrodes. The first electrode is formed on a first side of the resistance change layer, and provides metal ions. The second electrode is formed on a second side of the resistance change layer. A memory cell region is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode with the resistance change layer. The memory device also includes a high permittivity layer with a higher dielectric constant than the resistance change layer. |
| US08822965B2 |
Charged particle beam irradiation apparatus
A charged particle beam irradiation apparatus includes: a scanning electromagnet that scans a charged particle beam; and a degrader that is provided on a downstream side of the scanning electromagnet in a scanning direction of the charged particle beam and adjusts a range of the charged particle beam by reducing energy of the charged particle beam. The degrader is configured to be closer to an upstream side in the scanning direction of the charged particle beam, outward in the scanning direction. |
| US08822964B2 |
Radioactive substance storage container
A radioactive substance storage container 100 includes a body 10 and a lid 10 having a sealed structure, and a basket 5 housed in the body 1 to hold fuel assemblies. The basket 5 includes a neutron shielding material. The radioactive substance storage container 100 includes a subcritical-performance reinforcing member 20 including a neutron shielding material and located between an inner periphery of the body 1 and an outer periphery of the basket 5. |
| US08822962B2 |
Ultraviolet irradiator and ultraviolet irradiating apparatus using the same
An ultraviolet irradiator including a housing having an ultraviolet irradiation port through which the target is irradiated with the ultraviolet light, an ultraviolet lamp that emits ultraviolet light, a water-cooling jacket in which the ultraviolet lamp is mounted, a reflection plate that reflects light emitted from the ultraviolet lamp, the ultraviolet lamp, the water-cooling jacket and the reflection plate being mounted in the housing, and ultraviolet light emitted directly from the ultraviolet lamp and reflection light reflected from the reflection plate being irradiated to the outside of the housing, a heat withdrawing mechanism that withdraws heat of the reflection plate and discharges the heat to the outside of the housing; and a heat transfer member that transfers ambient heat in the housing to the heat withdrawing mechanism so that the heat withdrawing mechanism withdraws the ambient heat. |
| US08822959B1 |
Method and apparatus for optical phase error correction
The phase value of a phase-sensitive optical device, which includes an optical transport region, is modified by laser processing. At least a portion of the optical transport region is exposed to a laser beam such that the phase value is changed from a first phase value to a second phase value, where the second phase value is different from the first phase value. The portion of the optical transport region that is exposed to the laser beam can be a surface of the optical transport region or a portion of the volume of the optical transport region. In an embodiment of the invention, the phase value of the optical device is corrected by laser processing. At least a portion of the optical transport region is exposed to a laser beam until the phase value of the optical device is within a specified tolerance of a target phase value. |
| US08822957B2 |
Three dimensional fiducial
A method and system for forming and using a fiducial on a sample to locate an area of interest on the sample, the method comprising forming a fiducial by depositing a block of material on a sample proximal to an area of interest on the sample, the block of material extending from the surface of the sample to a detectable extent above the surface of the sample; and milling, using a charged particle beam, a predetermined pattern into at least two exposed faces of the block of material; subsequent to forming the fiducial, detecting the location of the area of interest by detecting the location of the fiducial; and subsequent to detecting the location of the area of interest, imaging or milling the area of interest with a charged particle beam. |
| US08822954B2 |
Phosphor based authentication system
A phosphor (photo-luminescent) material based authentication system in which a blend (mixture) of at least two, preferably three or more, phosphor materials are used as a photo-luminescent security marking which is applied to or incorporated within an article/document to be authenticated. Preferably, the phosphor materials are each excitable by “eye safe” excitation radiation comprising visible light of wavelength 380 nm to 780 nm. Moreover, when excited the security marking preferably also emits visible light thereby minimizing any risk of damage to an operator's eye in the event of accidental exposure to the excitation radiation and/or light generated by the photo-luminescent marking. The authenticity of the article/document can be authenticated by verification of the composition of the phosphor by exciting the marking and comparing one or more selected parameters of light emitted by the security marking with corresponding parameters of the characteristic emission spectrum of the authentic phosphor blend. |
| US08822948B1 |
Method and apparatus for control of a plasma for spectrometry
A method of and apparatus for controlling the temperature of an inductively coupled or microwave induced plasma for optical emission spectrometry or mass spectrometry in which the intensities of two spectral lines of radiation emitted by the plasma are measured, and the power provided to sustain the plasma is adjusted so that the ratio of the intensities remains substantially constant. |
| US08822947B2 |
Particle beam generating device
A particle beam generating device includes at least one accelerator unit for generating a particle beam and at least one emission unit for the output of the at least one particle beam onto a workpiece. The device is configured to release at least two particle beams including hadronic particles with at least one of a different mass or a different charge. |
| US08822946B2 |
Systems and methods of varying charged particle beam spot size
Methods and devices enable shaping of a charged particle beam. A modified dielectric wall accelerator includes a high gradient lens section and a main section. The high gradient lens section can be dynamically adjusted to establish the desired electric fields to minimize undesirable transverse defocusing fields at the entrance to the dielectric wall accelerator. Once a baseline setting with desirable output beam characteristic is established, the output beam can be dynamically modified to vary the output beam characteristics. The output beam can be modified by slightly adjusting the electric fields established across different sections of the modified dielectric wall accelerator. Additional control over the shape of the output beam can be excreted by introducing intentional timing de-synchronization offsets and producing an injected beam that is not fully matched to the entrance of the modified dielectric accelerator. |
| US08822945B2 |
Focused ion beam apparatus
A focused ion beam apparatus includes a gas field ion gun unit having an emitter, an ion source gas supply unit for supplying different ion source gases to the emitter, a heater for heating the emitter, and an extraction electrode. A storage section stores, for each gas of a plurality of different types, set values of emitter temperature, gas pressure, extraction voltage to be applied to an extraction electrode, image contrast and image brightness. An input section selects and inputs one of the gas types. A control section reads, from the storage section, the set values of emitter temperature, gas pressure, extraction voltage, image contrast and image brightness, which correspond to the input gas type, and sets a heater, a gas control section, a voltage control section, and an adjustment section for the contrast and brightness of the image. |
| US08822944B2 |
Surface contamination monitor
Provided is a surface contamination monitor that includes a hand and foot contamination monitor that can be relocated to an inspection site in a simple manner. A surface contamination monitor has a folding mechanism that allows folding a monitor main body, and comprises a base whose top face is provided with radiation detection elements for measurement of a foot portion, a support column provided at a center of a far side of the top face of the base, and an upper unit, which is fixed to a top end portion of the support column, and on which there are provided radiation detection elements for measurement of a hand portion. The folding mechanism allows the support column to bend towards the top face of the base by way of a first hinge and to bend towards an opposite side by way of a second hinge. |
| US08822942B2 |
Projection exposure tool for microlithography with a radiation detector detecting radiation with high resolution over a two-dimensional area
A method for locally resolved measurement of a radiation distribution (24) produced using a lithography mask (16) comprises providing a radiation converter (31, 131) having an at least two-dimensional arrangement of converter elements (32, 132) which can respectively be put in an active and a passive state, and are configured to convert incoming radiation in respect of its wavelength in the active state. The method further includes: manipulating the radiation converter (31, 131) several times such that respectively only a fraction of the converter elements (32, 132) adopts the active state, irradiating the radiation converter (31, 131) with the radiation distribution (24) after every manipulation of the radiation converter (31, 131) so that the active converter elements (32, 132) emit wavelength-converted is measuring radiation (34), recording respective places of origin (54) of the measuring radiation at every irradiation with the radiation distribution (24). |
| US08822940B2 |
X-ray detection panel and method of manufacturing the same
An X-ray detection panel includes a substrate, a sensor device formed over the substrate, a scintillating layer formed over the sensor device, an adhesion layer formed around the scintillating layer, and a protective film formed over the scintillating layer and the adhesion layer. The X-ray detection panel further includes a side sealing structure formed over a side surface of the adhesion layer, over a side surface of the protective film and over the substrate. |
| US08822937B2 |
Radiographic imaging apparatus
A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a radiographic-image detecting unit configured to detect radiation and convert the detected radiation to an image signal; a wireless transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit the image signal to an external device; and a housing configured to cover the radiographic-image detecting unit and the wireless transmission unit, wherein a first side surface of the housing has a first opening for wireless transmission performed by the wireless transmission unit, and a second side surface of the housing adjoining the first side surface has a second opening for wireless transmission by the wireless transmission unit. |
| US08822933B2 |
Time-to-digital converter for a medical imaging system
A timing circuit that includes a first serializer/deserializer (SERDES) configured to receive a parallel rate clock signal and a system clock start signal from an imaging system and generate a first output, a second SERDES configured to receive a stop signal that is based on an output from the medical imaging system and generate a second output, and a timestamp calculator configured to utilize the first and second outputs to generate a timestamp. A medical imaging system and a method of operating a timing circuit are also described. |
| US08822930B2 |
Flat image detector and method for the generation of medical digital images
In a flat image detector and method for the generation of medical digital images, the flat image detector is in particular suitable for a medical X-ray device and equipped with at least one active matrix (MX, MX2) made up of pixel-readout units, wherein the light generated in the scintillator (SZ) can be read out on both sides in the direction of the incoming X-ray radiation (R) in front of and behind the scintillator, with the aid of such an active matrix in each case arranged on each side of the scintillator. |
| US08822925B1 |
Proximity sensor device
Proximity sensor devices are described that integrate a light emitting diode with a light sensor assembly in a single, compact package. The proximity sensor devices comprise a substrate having a surface. The light emitting diode and light sensor assembly are mounted to the substrate proximate to the surface. The light emitting diode is configured to emit electromagnetic radiation in a limited spectrum of wavelengths, while the light sensor assembly is configured to detect electromagnetic radiation in the limited spectrum of wavelengths emitted by the light emitting diode. An encapsulation layer is formed on the surface over the light emitting diode and light sensor assembly. A trench is formed in the encapsulation layer to receive electromagnetic radiation blocking material configured to block electromagnetic radiation in the limited spectrum of wavelengths to at least partially mitigate crosstalk between the light emitting diode and the light sensor assembly. |
| US08822922B1 |
Portable multi-function inspection systems and methods
In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention, a portable inspection system is disclosed to wirelessly capture inspection data, such as for example an infrared image, sound information, and/or electrical measurement information. The inspection data may be securely recorded (e.g., with an encryption algorithm) along with associated information, which may include for example date, time, system settings, operator identification, and location. |
| US08822921B2 |
Method for preparing samples for imaging
A method and apparatus is provided for preparing samples for observation in a charged particle beam system in a manner that reduces or prevents artifacts. Material is deposited onto the sample using charged particle beam deposition just before or during the final milling, which results in an artifact-free surface. Embodiments are useful for preparing cross sections for SEM observation of samples having layers of materials of different hardnesses. Embodiments are useful for preparation of thin TEM samples. |
| US08822919B2 |
Apparatus for inspection with electron beam, method for operating same, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using former
A substrate inspection apparatus 1-1 (FIG. 1) of the present invention performs the following steps of: carrying a substrate “S” to be inspected into an inspection chamber 23-1; maintaining a vacuum in said inspection chamber; isolating said inspection chamber from a vibration; moving successively said substrate by means of a stage 26-1 with at least one degree of freedom; irradiating an electron beam having a specified width; helping said electron beam reach to a surface of said substrate via a primary electron optical system 10-1; trapping secondary electrons emitted from said substrate via a secondary electron optical system 20-1 and guiding it to a detecting system 35-1; forming a secondary electron image in an image processing system based on a detection signal of a secondary electron beam obtained by said detecting system; detecting a defective location in said substrate based on the secondary electron image formed by said image processing system; indicating and/or storing said defective location in said substrate by CPU 37-1; and taking said completely inspected substrate out of the inspection chamber. Thereby, the defect inspection on the substrate can be performed successively with high level of accuracy and efficiency as well as with higher throughput. |
| US08822914B2 |
Method of screening a sample for the presence of one or more known compounds of interest and a mass spectrometer performing this method
A method of screening a sample for the presence of one or more known compounds of interest is disclosed. A fragmentation device is repeatedly switched between a fragmentation mode of operation and a non-fragmentation mode of operation. A determination is made whether a candidate parent ion of interest is present in a non-fragmentation data set and whether one or more corresponding fragment ions of interest are present in a fragmentation data set. A further determination is made to check if the candidate parent ion of interest and the one or more corresponding fragment ions of interest have substantially similar elution or retention times and/or ion mobility drift times. |
| US08822913B2 |
Inductively-coupled plasma ion source for use with a focused ion beam column with selectable ions
An inductively coupled plasma source having multiple gases in the plasma chamber provides multiple ion species to a focusing column. A mass filter allows for selection of a specific ion species and rapid changing from one species to another. |
| US08822912B2 |
Ion source having increased electron path length
An ion source includes a cathode to emit electrons, a cathode grid downstream of the cathode, a reflector electrode downstream of the cathode grid, reflector grid radially inward of the reflector electrode, and an extractor electrode downstream of the reflector electrode, the extractor electrode and cathode grid defining an ionization region therebetween. The cathode and the cathode grid have a first voltage difference such the electrons are accelerated through the cathode grid and into the ionization region on a trajectory toward the extractor electrode. The reflector grid and the extractor electrode have a second voltage difference less than the first voltage difference such that the electrons slow as they near the extractor electrode and are repelled on a trajectory toward the reflector electrode. The reflector electrode has a negative potential such that the electrons are repelled away from the reflector electrode and into the ionization region. |
| US08822908B2 |
Image scanner, image forming apparatus and dew-condensation determination method
The present disclosure relates to a technique for, in an image scanner and an image forming apparatus equipped with the image scanner, detecting that dew condensation occurs on a transparent member for placing a document thereon. |
| US08822906B2 |
Multichannel optical power meter using free space beam sampling
An optical device and method providing multi-channel bulk optical power monitoring is disclosed. The device and method may include a scanning mirror, a plurality of input optical fibers, a plurality of output optical fibers, and at least one sample optical fiber optically connected to a photodetector. The device and method may further include a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface. The first reflective surface may reflect light from the input optical fibers to the second reflective surface. The second reflective surface may reflect a first portion of the light into the output optical fibers and pass a second portion of the light to the scanning mirror. The scanning mirror may reflect samples of the second portion of the light into the at least one sample optical fiber. |
| US08822901B2 |
Device for ambient light compensation for optical sensors exposed to both useful light and ambient light
The device for ambient light compensation for use in optical sensors exposed to both useful light and ambient light comprises at least one first photodiode and at least one second photodiode, the at least one first photodiode being adapted to be exposed to substantially the same useful light and ambient light as the at least one second photodiode. The device further comprises a current mirror circuit having an input and an output, the at least one first photodiode being connected to the input of the current mirror circuit, and the at least one second photodiode being connected to the output of the current mirror circuit. The current mirror circuit comprises a lowpass filter connected between the input and the output of the current mirror circuit. The output of the current mirror circuit provides an output signal representing the useful signal compensated for ambient light. |
| US08822900B2 |
Multi-mode photodetector
A photodetector includes a photodiode and output circuitry coupled to the photodiode. The photodetector is configurable for operation in at least two modes. A first configurable mode operates the photodetector as an integrating sensor. In this first mode, a bias voltage across the photodiode is set below the breakdown voltage of the photodiode and the output circuitry is configured to read an analog integration output voltage from the photodiode. A second configurable mode operates the photodetector as a single photon avalanche detector. In this second mode, the bias voltage across the photodiode is set above the breakdown voltage of the photodiode and the output circuitry is configured to read an avalanche output voltage. |
| US08822899B2 |
Image sensor supporting a binning operation using switches
There is provided an image sensor, including an input control unit configured to control signal paths between a plurality of pixels and a plurality of sampling units and supplying outputs from the plurality of pixels in row units to the plurality of sampling units during a normal operation, while supplying the outputs from the plurality of pixels by color, to the plurality of sampling units during a binning operation; and an output control unit configured to control signal paths between the plurality of sampling units and an amplification unit and sequentially supplying outputs from the plurality of sampling units to the amplification unit during the normal operation while simultaneously supplying the outputs from the plurality of sampling units to the amplification unit during the binning operation. |
| US08822898B2 |
Imager row control-signal tester
Row-control signal monitoring system for an electronic imager includes signal processing circuitry coupled a pixel array of the electronic imager which receives at least one row control signal from the pixel array and provides an output signal corresponding to the selected row control signal. Monitoring circuitry compares the output signal to a target value to test the at least one row-control signal. |
| US08822896B2 |
Solid-state imaging element
A solid-state imaging element includes a light-receiving element portion disposed in a semiconductor layer, an insulating layer made of a material having a refractive index n0, disposed over the semiconductor layer, and an antenna structure disposed over the light-receiving element portion and surrounded by an insulating layer. The antenna structure is made of a material having a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the insulating layer. The energy of light having entered the antenna structure and the insulating layer is concentrated in the light-receiving element portion. |
| US08822895B2 |
Fiber fuse detecting apparatus
A fiber fuse detecting apparatus provides early detection of a fiber fuse generation in an optical fiber that propagates laser light, preventing the damage from expanding. It comprises light input means arranged on a laser light incidence side of the optical fiber that inputs at least a portion of reverse direction propagation light propagating in a reverse direction to light incidenting the optical fiber, light receiving means that photo-electrically converts light input by the light input means, electric filter means that extracts from an output signal of the light receiving means a prescribed frequency band component that contains a periodic signal due to fiber fuse, detecting means that detects change of or a prescribed value in output level of the electric filter means, and warning means that emits a warning signal in response to a detection output of the detecting means. The laser light to the optical fiber is stopped or reduced by means of the warning means. |
| US08822892B2 |
Combined metal PTC rapid electric heater
A combined metal PTC rapid electric heater for use in the electric heating field composes at least one electric heating device. The electric heating device composes a metal PTC tube which is covered by an electric heating tube body. The electric heating tube body composes two straight tubes and one C-shape tube. At one end of a straight tube is a wiring terminal and at another end of that is connected to a C-shape tube. Two straight tubes are connected together by using a C-shape tube. Thus, in this design only one combined metal PTC rapid electric heater is needed for area requiring two common electric heaters. Furthermore, this design can simplify wiring layout during installation since two wiring terminals are located in the same side. |
| US08822891B2 |
Sheet heater and image fixing device including the sheet heater
A sheet heater that includes a sheet article composed of a conductive resin composition containing a conductive material and a resin, and a pair of metal plate electrodes, each of the electrodes being bonded to each of the ends of the sheet article, wherein when elements of the sheet article are detected at a portion 1 μm depth from a surface of the metal plate electrode, a peak area ratio of silicon (Si) to metal ion (M) is 1/100 to 1, the metal ion M being most abundant of all metal ions detected at the portion, the peaks being obtained by measuring an X ray generated at the portion by applying an X ray to the portion with the scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer. |
| US08822887B2 |
Multi-mode heater for a diesel emission fluid tank
A heater assembly used in connection with a diesel emissions fluid tank in a vehicle, the heater assembly including a first heater connectable to an alternating current power supply; a second heater connectable to a direct current power supply within the vehicle; wherein the first heater is adapted to operate at a higher power than the second heater; wherein the first heater is closer to the tank than the second heater; a temperature sensor in sensing communication with the tank and adapted to provide a tank temperature; a control circuit connected to the second heater and the vehicle power supply, wherein the temperature sensor communicates the tank temperature to the control circuit, wherein the control circuit selectively activates the second heater to obtain a desired tank temperature. |
| US08822886B2 |
Food product heating device with food heating slot between heating elements
A compact portable heating device adapted to heat multiple food products simultaneously is provided. The heating device includes at least one heating element positioned opposite at least one other heating element to form a slot between heating surfaces of the elements for receiving food product. One heating element is mounted to move linearly along a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the heating surfaces. Preferably, a first set of movable heating elements are meshed with a second set of heating elements to form an alternating arrangement. One or more heat generators, e.g. steam generators, are positioned to provide heat while minimizing the size of the device. |
| US08822884B2 |
Welding apparatus providing auxiliary power
Welding wire feeders and a stick electrode holder capable of providing auxiliary electric power from a welding power source via an electrode cable to an auxiliary welding tool. A welding output of the welding power source may be switched between a regulated primary power and a regulated auxiliary power. An auxiliary welding tool, when connected to the welding wire feeder or the stick electrode holder, may use the regulated auxiliary power provided via the electrode cable when the regulated auxiliary power is selected. |
| US08822879B2 |
Writing apparatuses and methods
Patterns are written on workpieces, such as, glass sheets and/or plastic sheets used in, for example, electronic display devices such as LCDs. The workpiece may be larger than about 1500 mm may be used. An optical writing head with a plurality of writing units may be used. The workpiece and the writing head may be moved relative to one another to provide oblique writing. |
| US08822878B2 |
Production of nanometric or sub-micrometric powders in continuous flux
A system and process for production of nanometric or sub-micrometric powders in continuous flux under the action of laser pyrolysis in at least one interaction zone between a beam emitted by a laser and a flux of reagents emitted by an injector, in which the laser is followed by optical means for distributing the energy of the beam emitted by the latter according to an axis perpendicular to the axis of each flux of reagents, in an elongated cross-section having adjustable dimensions at the level of this at least one interaction zone. |
| US08822877B2 |
Rapid thermal processing systems and methods for treating microelectronic substrates
Rapid thermal processing systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for heating a microelectronic substrate include generating a plasma, applying the generated plasma to a surface of the microelectronic substrate, and raising a temperature of the microelectronic substrate with the generated plasma applied to the surface of the microelectronic substrate. The method further includes continuing to apply the generated plasma until the microelectronic substrate reaches a desired temperature. |
| US08822869B2 |
Switching mechanism for gas insulated switchgear
A switching mechanism for a gas insulated switchgear includes: a stationary contactor having a stationary arc contactor portion and a stationary main contactor portion; a movable arc contactor which is linearly movable; a movable main contactor which is linearly movable; a cylinder rod which provides driving power for linear motion to the movable main contactor and the movable arc contactor; a connecting rod which is connected to the cylinder rod; a stationary cylinder having a hollow guide tube portion for guiding the linear motion of the cylinder rod and the connecting rod; and a spring which charges elastic energy when the movable main contactor and the movable arc contactor move to the contacting position and discharge the elastic energy when the movable main contactor and the movable arc contactor move to the separating position. |
| US08822868B2 |
Gas-insulated high-voltage power circuit breaker
A simplified construction of a gas-insulated high-power circuit breaker with a saving of components is achieved by at least one hole and at least one leaf spring, which is fastened on one side and is elastically bendable in dependence upon the pressure of the insulating gas in the compression volume, being formed in a valve plate of the valve. The bendable spring closes off the hole when the circuit breaker closes and opens it when the circuit breaker opens as soon as the pressure of the compressed insulating gas in the compression volume exceeds the value of the gas pressure in the low-pressure chamber by at least two bar. |
| US08822863B2 |
Sealed electrical switch
A water resistant switch assembly comprises a sealed compartment, and an electrical switch within the compartment. The sealed compartment includes a housing defining a cavity that maintains the electrical switch therein, the housing having an upper opening and a lower opening. The sealed compartment further includes an elastomeric member sealing said upper opening, and a moldable member sealing said lower opening, whereby the electrical switch is sealed from the ambient. The elastomeric member is sufficiently flexible for moving a switch button of the switch within said cavity when the elastomeric member is pressed from outside the switch assembly. |
| US08822862B2 |
DC breaker
It comprises fixed terminal 42 provided with fixed contact 42a; movable armature 44 provided with movable contact 45; shaft 44 inserted in the movable armature; sealing container 40 holding the fixed terminal and housing the movable armature and the shaft therein in hermetically-sealed state; contact pressure spring 410 giving contact pressure between the movable contact and the fixed contact; return spring 411 urging the shaft to move away from the fixed contact; operation handle 1; shaft pressing piece 56 pressing, in accordance with the operation of the operation handle, the other end of main body of the shaft to move the shaft closer to the fixed contact; and electromagnetic tripping block 6 which makes the movable/fixed contacts open by taking the pressing means away from the other end of the main body of the shaft in case that anomalous current flows through the movable/fixed contacts when they are contacted. |
| US08822861B2 |
Keypad assembly for a portable electronic device
A friction device, keypad assembly and portable electronic device are disclosed. In one embodiment, there is provided a keypad assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising: a keypad having a number of keys each having an actuator post attached to a back side thereof; a circuit board; a light guide located between the keypad and the circuit board, the light guide defining a number of holes which provide paths for respective actuator posts to travel through to contact respective electrical switches on the circuit board; and at least one friction device located in one of the holes of the light guide, the friction device providing a physical barrier limiting movement of the actuator post in a direction normal to a direction of actuation, the friction device applying friction to at least one side of the actuator post and resisting movement of the actuator post in the direction of actuation. |
| US08822859B2 |
Electrical device with subrocker and removable rocker
In one embodiment, a system includes an electrical device, a frame adapted to be attached to and removed from the electrical device without removing the electrical device from an installed position, a rocker pivotally attached to the frame, a switch disposed within the electrical device, and a subrocker arranged to enable the rocker to actuate the switch. In another embodiment, an interchange kit includes a frame adapted to be attached to and removed from an electrical device without removing the electrical device from an installed position, and a rocker pivotally attached to the frame. The rocker may be adapted to engage a subrocker on the electrical device. |
| US08822856B2 |
Turn signal switch device
A turn signal switch device includes an operation lever, a holding member configured to support a base portion of the operation lever and to be turnable together with the operation lever, a housing configured to support the holding member such that the holding member is turnable, a cancel lever provided in the housing and configured to be advanceable, retractable, and turnable along with the turning of the holding member, and a cam member provided in the housing and facing the base portion of the operation lever. The housing holds a third elastic member configured to elastically urge the cancel lever toward a turning locus of a cancel projection. The third elastic member is a coil spring. |
| US08822855B2 |
Card connector
A card connector includes an insulating housing having two side walls of which an inside defines an inserting fillister, electrical terminals including a switch terminal which has a first contact arm and a first contact tail protruding from a free end of the first contact arm, and an upper shielding shell covered on the insulating housing and having two side plates of which one is die-cut to form a connecting slice inserted in the inserting fillister. A bottom of the connecting slice is bent inward to form a ground slice. The card connector utilizes the cooperation of a controlling switch of an electronic card and the first contact arm to control connection and disconnection between the first contact tail and the ground slice so as to further control a write procedure of the electronic card, wherein the controlling switch is movable between a closed position and an open position. |
| US08822854B2 |
Entertainment button device and game machine
An entertainment button device includes: an entertainment button that a player can push; and a button case having a peripheral wall and a bottom wall configured to accommodate the entertainment button to be able to move up and down in the button case. The button case includes outlets to discharge foreign materials between an outer periphery of the entertainment button and the peripheral wall of the button case, to an outside of the button case. |
| US08822853B2 |
Electrical switch having six switch positions and vehicle seat having said switch
An electrical switch, in particular a seat adjustment switch, has an activation element (7) and four signal receivers (6), wherein the switch has a total of six switch positions, wherein each of the switch positions is defined by the activation of a combination of two signal receivers. |
| US08822851B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a multi-mode keyboard
A multi-mode keyboard for a portable electronic device is provided. The keyboard comprising: a layer of flexible transparent touch sensors for receiving touch input; a layer of flexible output device; and a dome sheet for receiving key click input. |
| US08822848B2 |
Bioptical point of sale (POS) checkout system employing a retractable weigh platter support subsystem
A POS-based checkout/scale system including system housing having a vertical housing section with a vertical scanning window, and a horizontal housing section. An electronic weigh scale subsystem is integrated with the system housing, and has a weigh platter supported above the horizontal housing section by a pair of cantilever-type weigh scale arms operably connected to an electronic load cell module. During a first mode of operation a powered support mechanism allows the cantilever-type weigh scale arms to bear the full weight of the weigh platter and any items supported thereon so that the electronic load cell module can accurately measure the weight of items on the weigh platter, and generate weigh data for transmission to the host computer system. During a second mode of operation, the powered support mechanism automatically prevents the electronic load cell module from experiencing the weight of items placed on the weigh platter. |
| US08822846B2 |
Cable holding structure
A cable holding structure includes a shielded cable that includes a center conductor and a shield conductor on an outer periphery of the center conductor, and a holding portion being electrically conductive, provided on a flat plate portion and configured to hold the shielded cable. The holding portion includes a through-hole aligned in a direction intersecting with the flat plate portion. The shielded cable is held by the holding portion such that at least the center conductor is enclosed in the through-hole and the shield conductor is electrically connected to the conductive holding portion. |
| US08822842B2 |
EMI shielding gasket
Provided is an electromagnetic interference shielding gasket including an elastomer, and an electrode partially inserted and fixed in the elastomer, and bent along a side surface and a bottom surface of the elastomer. The electrode may be fixed through an adhesive tape to the bottom surface of the elastomer. Coupling force between the elastomer and the electrode is improved, and thus, a removal of the elastomer from the electrode after a mounting process is prevented. |
| US08822841B2 |
Package substrate and fabricating method thereof
Disclosed herein are a package substrate and a fabricating method thereof. The package substrate includes a substrate including at least one conductive pad, an insulation layer formed on the substrate and including an opening through which the conductive pad is exposed, a blister prevention layer formed along a top surface of the conductive pad exposed through the opening and a sidewall of the insulation layer, a metal post made of at least one alloy material and formed on the blister prevention layer, and a heat-diffusion prevention film formed on the metal post. |
| US08822838B2 |
Z-directed printed circuit board components having conductive channels for reducing radiated emissions
A Z-directed component for mounting in a mounting hole in a printed circuit board according to one example embodiment includes a body having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface. The body has a cross-sectional shape that is insertable into the mounting hole in the printed circuit board. A portion of the body is composed of an insulator. Four conductive channels extend through a portion of the body along the length of the body. The four conductive channels are spaced substantially equally around a perimeter of the body. |
| US08822835B2 |
Touch panel sensor
A capacitive touch panel sensor in which waviness generated in a film furnished with a transparent electrode pattern can be small. The touch panel sensor according to the present invention includes a first film, a first transparent electrode pattern formed on the first film, a first adhesive layer laminated on the first film so as to cover the first transparent electrode pattern, a second film laminated on the first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer laminated on the second film, a third film laminated on the second adhesive layer, and a second transparent electrode pattern formed on the third film, wherein Da/Db is 0.5 to 0.9 where a total thickness of the second film and the second adhesive layer is Da, and a distance between the first transparent electrode pattern and the second transparent electrode pattern is Db. |
| US08822834B2 |
Printed circuit board and method of manufacturing the same
A printed circuit board includes a base insulating layer formed of a porous film. Conductor traces are formed on the base insulating layer formed of the porous film. A cover insulating layer is formed on the base insulating layer to cover the conductor traces. The porous film used as the base insulating layer has a reflectivity of not less than 50% for light of at least a part of wavelengths in a wavelength region from 400 nm to 800 nm. |
| US08822833B2 |
Touch sensor assembly and method of making the same
A method of making a touch sensor assembly comprises: forming conductive trace elements on a transparent substrate; forming an insulator layer on the transparent substrate such that the insulator layer covers a portion of the conductive trace elements; and forming a plurality of conductive bridging lines such that each of the conductive bridging lines bridges two corresponding ones of the conductive trace elements. Each of the conductive bridging lines includes a plurality of conductor layers stacked one above the other and differing from one another in reflectivity. One of the conductor layers is formed by reacting a reactive gas with a metallic material, and has a reflectivity less than that of the metallic material. |
| US08822832B2 |
Epoxy resin composition for printed circuit board, insulating film, prepreg, and multilayer printed circuit board
Disclosed herein are an epoxy resin composition for a printed circuit board, an insulating film, a prepreg, and a multilayer printed circuit board, the epoxy resin composition for a printed circuit board including a liquid crystal oligomer, an epoxy resin, an amino triazine novolac hardener, and an inorganic filler; the insulating film and the prepreg each being manufactured by using the resin composition; and the multilayer printed circuit board including the insulating film or the prepreg. |
| US08822831B2 |
Circuit board
Lamination circuit board in which ground and conductor layers are laminated via an electrically insulating layer. Various configurations allow the ground layer to realize characteristic impedance matching in the circuit board: (a) One having at least a removal region where at least a projection region, being the conductor layer orthogonally projected onto the ground layer, is removed; (b) One in which in the lamination the conductor layer, a signal transmission line, and the ground layer are laminated in that order via the electrically insulating layer, and having at least a removal region where the conductor layer and the signal transmission line overlap; and (c) One in which in the lamination a signal transmission line, the ground layer, and the conductor layer are laminated in that order via the electrically insulating layer, and having at least a removal region where the conductor layer and the signal transmission line overlap. |
| US08822830B2 |
Multi-layer printed circuit board and method of manufacturing multi-layer printed circuit board
A multi-layer printed circuit board including a first insulating layer, a first conductor layer having circuits on one surface of the first insulating layer, a second conductor layer having circuits on the opposite surface of the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer on the second conductor and first insulating layers, and a third conductor layer having circuits on the second insulating layer on the opposite side of the second conductor layer. The first and second insulating layers have first and second via holes formed in openings of the first and second insulating layers and made of conductive materials filling the openings such that circuits in the first and third conductor layers are connected to one or more circuits in the second conductor layer, and the first and second via holes have bottom ends facing the second conductor layer and top ends larger than the bottom ends. |
| US08822829B2 |
Patterned conductive element
A patterned conductive element includes a substrate having a surface, an adhesive layer located on the surface, and a patterned carbon nanotube layer located on the adhesive layer. Part of the patterned carbon nanotube layer is embedded in the adhesive layer, and the other part of the patterned carbon nanotube layer is exposed from the adhesive layer. |
| US08822825B2 |
Foamed electric wire and transmission cable having same
The foamed electric wire with a conductor and a foamed insulation layer covering the conductor; the foamed insulation layer is obtained by kneading a base resin composed of a high melting point propylene-based resin having a melting point of 150° C. or higher with a master batch containing a thermally decomposing chemical foaming agent and a low melting point propylene-based resin having a melting point of 135° C. or lower and melting the low melting point propylene-based resin followed by foaming by inducing thermal decomposition of the thermally decomposing chemical foaming agent, and a compounding ratio of the low melting point propylene-based resin in the entire resin component formed of the high melting point propylene-based resin and the low melting point propylene-based resin is less than 20% by mass. |
| US08822824B2 |
Methods of manufacturing wire, multi-layer wire pre-products and wires
Exemplary methods for manufacturing a wire and resultant wires are disclosed herein. The method includes extruding a receptor cross-linkable polymer that is substantially free of curing agent about a conductive core and extruding a donor polymer in association with a curing agent. The method includes disposing the donor polymer about the receptor polymer and conductive core to create a multi-layer wire pre-product. The method also includes heat curing a multi-layer wire pre-product to form a wire. |
| US08822821B2 |
Pre-installation assembly for a contact arrangement of a sensor assembly
The invention relates to a pre-installation assembly for a contact arrangement of a sensor assembly, having a support component, a clamping component, and at least one spring contact pin. The conductive end areas of the at least one spring contact pin are connected with one another and are designed to be axially incompressible and held under an axial spring load between support surfaces that are at a distance from one another. According to the invention, the support component and the clamping component are connected with one another by way of a connection in which the at least one spring contact pin is positioned and held by way of aligned guides in the support component and in the clamping component, with the spring contact pin passing through the guides. In first end section of the at least one spring contact pin is axially supported in the associated guide of the support component, and a second end section of the at least one spring contact pin is axially supported in the associated guide of the clamping component. |
| US08822819B2 |
Server enclosure
A server enclosure includes an enclosure body, a connecting member, and a loading member. The enclosure body includes a bottom wall and two sidewalls extending from the bottom wall. The two sidewalls is substantially parallel to each other. The connecting member includes a top panel and two resisting panels extending from the top panel. The top panel is substantially parallel to the bottom wall. The loading member includes a bottom panel substantially parallel to the top panel and two connecting panels extending from the bottom panel. A cross section of the loading member, taken along a plane parallel to the sidewall, is U-shaped. The bottom panel is secured on the top panel. The loading member is secured between the two sidewalls. |
| US08822818B2 |
4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridine derived tridentate ligand, metal complex containing the same, and application thereof
Disclosed is a 4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridine derived tridentate ligand represented by formula (I): wherein definitions of Y1, Y2, and R are the same as those defined in the specification. Also disclosed are a metal complex containing the aforesaid tridentate ligand and a dye-sensitized solar cell containing the metal complex. |
| US08822817B2 |
Direct wafer bonding
The disclosure provides for a direct wafer bonding method including providing a bonding layer upon a first and second wafer, and directly bonding the first and second wafers together under heat and pressure. The method may be used for directly bonding an GaAs-based, InP-based, GaP-based, GaSb-based, or Ga(In)N-based device to a GaAs device by introducing a highly doped (Al)(Ga)InP(As)(Sb) layer between the devices. The bonding layer material forms a bond having high bond strength, low electrical resistance, and high optical transmittance. |
| US08822814B2 |
Composition for electrode formation and method for forming electrode by using the composition
A composition for electrode formation containing metal nanoparticles dispersed in a dispersion medium, wherein the composition also comprises one or more organic polymers selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidones, polyvinylpyrrolidone copolymers, polyvinyl alcohols, and cellulose ethers. |
| US08822811B2 |
Back protective sheet for solar cell module, production method of same and solar cell module
A back protective sheet for a solar cell module in which a fluorine resin layer containing a pigment is formed on at least one side of a base sheet, wherein the density of the pigment in the direction of thickness of the fluorine resin layer is higher on the side opposite from the base sheet than on the side facing the base sheet. |
| US08822809B2 |
Solar cell apparatus and method for manufacturing the same
Disclosed are a solar cell apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same. The solar cell apparatus includes a substrate; a back electrode layer on the substrate; a light absorbing layer on the back electrode layer; a front electrode layer on the light absorbing layer; and a connection wire extending from the front electrode layer and connected to the back electrode layer through the light absorbing layer, wherein the connection wire directly makes contact with an inner side of a recess formed in the back electrode layer. |
| US08822805B2 |
Musical instrument
A musical instrument and acoustic/electrical pickup is provided. The instrument includes acoustic and/or electrical pickup capabilities but also retains the feel of an acoustic instrument. The pickup is removable from the instrument. |
| US08822795B1 |
Inbred corn line QAE02
An inbred corn line, designated QAE02, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line QAE02, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line QAE02 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line QAE02 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line QAE02, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line QAE02 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods. |
| US08822793B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH569965
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH569965. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH569965, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH569965 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH569965. |
| US08822789B2 |
Inbred corn line BB86
An inbred corn line, designated BB86, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line BB86, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line BB86 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line BB86 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line BB86 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line BB86. |
| US08822787B1 |
Maize variety inbred PH18SV
A novel maize variety designated PH18SV and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH18SV with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH18SV through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH18SV or a locus conversion of PH18SV with another maize variety. |
| US08822785B1 |
Maize inbred PH1DK3
A novel maize variety designated PH1DK3 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1DK3 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1DK3 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1DK3 or a locus conversion of PH1DK3 with another maize variety. |
| US08822783B1 |
Maize hybrid X90C557
A novel maize variety designated X90C557 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X90C557 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90C557 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X90C557, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90C557. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90C557. |
| US08822779B1 |
Maize hybrid X03C269
A novel maize variety designated X03C269 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X03C269 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03C269 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X03C269, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03C269. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03C269. |
| US08822777B1 |
Inbred corn line XHE03
An inbred corn line, designated XHE03, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line XHE03, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line XHE03 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line XHE03 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line XHE03, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line XHE03 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods. |
| US08822772B1 |
Soybean variety XB73A13
A novel soybean variety, designated XB73A13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB73A13, cells from soybean variety XB73A13, plants of soybean XB73A13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB73A13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB73A13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB73A13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB73A13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB73A13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB73A13 are further provided. |
| US08822770B2 |
Soybean cultivar S110129
A soybean cultivar designated S110129 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S110129, to the plants of soybean cultivar S110129, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S110129, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S110129. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S110129. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S110129, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S110129 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08822769B2 |
Soybean variety A1036056
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1036056. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1036056. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1036056 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1036056 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US08822768B2 |
Soybean variety A1026349
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1026349. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1026349. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1026349 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1026349 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US08822767B2 |
Soybean variety A1026862
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1026862. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1026862. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1026862 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1026862 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US08822765B2 |
Soybean variety D2011906
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D2011906. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D2011906. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D2011906 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D2011906 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US08822762B2 |
Bacillus thuringiensis gene with lepidopteran activity
The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests. |
| US08822759B2 |
GL9 transcriptional control sequences
The present invention relates to transcriptional control sequences derived from GL9 genes, wherein the transcriptional control sequences direct specific or preferential expression of an operably connected nucleotide sequence of interest in one or more parts of a plant seed. |
| US08822755B2 |
Genetic markers associated with drought tolerance in maize
The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided. |
| US08822753B2 |
Absorbent article
An absorbent article that enables the presence of moisture, for example, derived from urination to be easily recognized. The absorbent article includes an outer sheet provided on a side that faces a wearer's skin, i.e., on its side facing a liquid-absorbent structure with moisture visualizing elements. The moisture visualizing elements are formed by coating the outer sheet with hot melt composition comprising pH indicator mixed with pressure-sensitive adhesive ingredient. Two or more stripes of the hot melt composition forming the moisture visualizing elements extend in a longitudinal direction at least across a crotch region. Between the moisture visualizing elements and the liquid-absorbent structure, there is provided a barrier sheet or barrier sheets extending in a transverse direction so as to intersect the moisture visualizing elements comprising two or more stripes of the hot melt composition. |
| US08822752B2 |
Disposable diaper
[Problem] To provide a disposable diaper more effective in odor eliminating.[Means for Solving Problem] The above problem is solved by a disposable diaper, comprising a liquid pervious face sheet 30, a liquid impervious sheet 11, an absorbent body 56 interposed therebetween, an outer sheet 12 covering a back surface of the liquid impervious sheet 11, an after-treatment tape on an external surface of a back body part B and an odor eliminating printed sheet 25 interposed between the liquid impervious sheet 11 and the outer sheet 12 in the body part B having the after-treatment tape and formed by printing with ink a sheet base material. |
| US08822751B2 |
Adhesive bandage with barrier tear away tabs
The adhesive bandage consists of a support with one surface having pressure sensitive adhesive and a wound covering pad placed centrally on it, which are covered by two protective detachable tear away tabs. The tear away tab consists of a single layer over the adhesive surface of the support and becomes two layered over the pad region. The two layers are fused at the zone of fusion near the margin of the pad, but are otherwise free from each other. The layer close to the pad, called inner barrier layer, completely covers the pad area. The outer layer, also called grasping layer, partially covers the barrier layer and the pad, and is folded upon itself to give sufficient length. When the outer layer is grasped to pull apart the releasable tear away tabs the inner barrier layer prevents contact of the finger to the pad. As one pulls apart the tear away tabs the barrier layers unfold and prevent contact of the fingers with the wound and wound exudates, preventing cross contamination. The bandage is enclosed in an envelope with the free ends of uneven dimension to have free part of the surface of both leaves, which are easy to grasp and separate. |
| US08822749B2 |
Process for the preparation of an olefinic product
Process for the preparation of an olefinic product, which process comprises reacting an oxygenate feedstock and an olefinic co-feed in a reactor in the presence of an oxygenate conversion catalyst comprising a molecular sieve having one-dimensional 10-membered ring channels, and a further molecular sieve having more-dimensional channels, wherein the weight ratio between the one-dimensional molecular sieve and the further molecular sieve is in the range of from 1:1 to 100:1, to prepare an olefinic reaction effluent; separating the olefinic reaction effluent into at least a first olefinic fraction and a second olefinic fraction; recycling at least part of the second olefinic fraction; and recovering at least part of the first olefinic fraction as olefinic product. |
| US08822748B2 |
Process for preparing ethene
Process for the production of ethene by the vapor phased chemical dehydration of a feed containing ethanol, water and ethoxyethane in a reactor at elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of a bed of catalyst comprising a supported heteropolytungstic acid, by maintaining or configuring the reactor so that it operates in a regime which satisfies the following parameters: 0.05<(Pwater/Pethanol+Pethoxyethane))/(8×10−5×GHSV+0.75) (1) and −20 |
| US08822747B2 |
Combined xylene isomerization and transalkylation process unit
The xylene isomerization process unit and the transalkylation process units are combined in the present invention. A fractionation column can be shared by the two units, reducing the capital cost of the complex. In some embodiments, a split shell fractionation column and a split separator can be used. |
| US08822743B2 |
Adducts, adducts and oligomers, or adducts, oligomers and low molecular weight polymers, and their preparation
This invention provides adducts, mixtures of adducts and oligomers, and/or mixtures of adducts, oligomers, and low molecular weight polymers formed from monovinylaromatic hydrocarbons. |
| US08822740B2 |
Process for preparing R-1234yf by base mediated dehydrohalogenation
The invention relates to a process for preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (CF3CF═CH2), performed using the steps of dehydrohalogenating 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (CH3CF2CF3, HFC-245ca) 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoro-2-chloropropane, 1,1,1,2,3-pentafluoropropane (CH2FCHFCF3, HFC-245eb) and/or 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoro-3-chloropropane in the presence of a base, and converting a trifluorodichloropropane or a difluorotrichloropropane or a fluorotetrachloropropane to CH3CF2CF3, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoro-2-chloropropane, CH2FCHFCF3, and/or 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoro-3-chloropropane. |
| US08822739B2 |
Catalytic isomerization of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene
An isomerization process is disclosed. The process involves contacting 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene with a suitable catalyst in a reaction zone to produce a product mixture comprising 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene. |
| US08822737B2 |
Glycerol derived material
A method of producing a solid glycerol derived material includes the steps of combining glycerol with a metal oxide, the glycerol having a water content of between about 5 and 50%, and the rate of combination of the glycerol and the metal oxide and the amount of the metal oxide being selected so that at least part of the water present in the glycerol reacts with the metal oxide in an exothermic reaction and at least part is driven off by heat produced in the exothermic reaction to produce the solid glycerol derived material. |
| US08822733B2 |
Intermediates for the preparation of beta-santalol
The present invention concerns a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) in the form of any one of its stereoisomers or mixtures thereof, and wherein the dotted line may represents an additional bond and Ra represents a hydrogen atom or a Si(Rb)3 or (Rb)2COH group, each Rb representing C1-6 alkyl group or a phenyl group. The invention concerns also the compound (I) as well as its use for the synthesis of β-santalol or of derivatives thereof. |
| US08822730B2 |
Methods of isolating 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronic acids
Provided herein are methods of isolating a 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronic acid. The method comprises contacting a mixture of water, a water-miscible organic solvent, and a 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronic acid with a salt to form a water-miscible organic solvent layer and a water layer. The 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronic acid is partitioned into the water-miscible organic solvent layer, which is separated from the water layer. Additional methods are disclosed, as is a 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronic acid produced by one of the methods, wherein the 4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-substituted-phenylboronic acid is obtained at a yield of greater than approximately 90%. |
| US08822717B2 |
Vinyl acetate production process
Disclosed is a method for controlling a vinyl acetate production process. The method comprises reacting ethylene, acetic acid, and an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst in a reactor to produce vinyl acetate, measuring the concentration of a component involved in or associated with the reaction and/or any of the subsequent steps by Raman spectroscopic analysis, and adjusting the conditions in the reactor or in any of the subsequent steps in response to the measured concentration of the component to achieve a proper control of the reaction or any of the subsequent steps. |
| US08822714B2 |
More advanced preparation method of organic-transition metal hydride complexes containing aryl group or alkyl group as hydrogen storage materials
The present invention relates to a more advanced preparation method of organic-transition metal hydride as a hydrogen storage material, precisely a more advanced preparation method of organic-transition metal hydride containing aryl or alkyl group that facilitates safe and reverse storage of massive amount of hydrogen. The present invention relates to a preparation method of an organic-transition metal hydride comprising the steps of preparing a complex reducing agent composition by reacting alkali metal, alkali earth metal or a mixture thereof and (C10-C20) aromatic compound in aprotic polar solvent and preparing organic-transition metal hydride by reacting the prepared complex reducing agent composition and organic transition metal halide. The method of the present invention has advantages of minimizing the numbers and the amounts of byproducts by using a complex reducing agent and producing organic-transition metal hydride safely without denaturation under more moderate reaction conditions. |
| US08822710B2 |
Process for preparing an epoxide from an oxygenate
The invention relates to an integrated process for preparing an epoxide from an oxygenate, wherein the production of a lower olefin from the oxygenate and the subsequent epoxidation of the lower olefin is combined and wherein isobutene, a by-product of the lower olefin production, is converted into a hydroperoxide that is used for the conversion of the lower olefin into the corresponding epoxide. |
| US08822709B2 |
Process for preparing an epoxide from an oxygenate
The invention relates to an integrated process for preparing an epoxide from an oxygenate, wherein the oxygenate is converted into a lower olefin and the lower olefin is subsequently epoxidised, and wherein isobutane obtained after hydrogenation and subsequent normal/iso separation of C4 hydrocarbons obtained as by-product of the oxygenate conversion, is converted into a hydroperoxide that is used for the conversion of the lower olefin into the corresponding epoxide. |
| US08822705B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating bone disease, functional food or health food and pharmaceutical preparation comprising thereof as active ingredient
The present invention provides a highly safe pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating bone disease, a pharmaceutical preparation comprising thereof, a health food comprising thereof, a functional food comprising thereof. Since the present invention comprises the arylheptanoid compound shown in the following formula (I) and the derivatives thereof, it enables to prevent and/or treat the bone disease. (In the formula (I), R1 and R5 are a functional group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl group having carbon numbers 1 to 3, monosaccharide and disaccharide; R2, R3, and R4 are a functional group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an oxygen atom, alkyl group having carbon numbers 1 to 3, monosaccharide and disaccharide; R5 may be bound on meta-position against heptylene group of another aryl group to form a ring.) |
| US08822703B2 |
Salt forms of [R-(R*,R*)]-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-beta, delta-dihydroxy-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4[phenylamino) carbonyl]-1H-pyrrole-1-heptanoic acid
Novel salt forms of [R—(R*,R*)]-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-β,δ-dihydroxy-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]-1H-pyrrole-1-heptanoic acid characterized by their X-ray powder diffraction pattern and solid-state NMR spectra are described, as well as methods for the preparation and pharmaceutical composition of the same, which are useful as agents for treating hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, osteoporosis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and Alzheimer's Disease. |
| US08822702B2 |
Synthesis of amines and intermediates for the synthesis thereof
The invention relates in a first embodiment to a method for the manufacture of esters of the formula I, or especially of amides of the formula II, wherein the symbols have the meanings given in the specification, as well as other intermediates and compounds useful in the synthesis of tryptamines and other substances mentioned in the title. The synthesis methods and intermediates are useful in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals. |
| US08822700B2 |
Hepatitis C virus inhibitors
The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention. The present invention relates to novel antiviral compounds represented herein above, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral (particularly HCV) infection in a subject in need of such therapy with the compounds. |
| US08822697B2 |
Paramagnetic polynuclear metal complex having high self-relaxation rate, preparation method thereof, and contrast medium containing same
The present invention relates to a paramagnetic polynuclear metal complex having enhanced self-relaxation rate and thermodynamic stability, and more particularly, to a synthetic method of a novel DTPA-bis-amide-histidine ligand and DTPA-bis-amide-aspartic acid ligand, a novel gadolinium complex ([Gd(L)H2O]) using the ligand, and a paramagnetic polynuclear metal complex using the gadolinium complex. The paramagnetic polynuclear metal complex is able to fix three or more metals (one gadolinium and two metal ions), thereby providing more excellent self-relaxation rate than the commercially available contrast agents. Thus, it can be widely applied to an MRI contrast agent because of meeting the high self-relaxation rate required as a contrast agent of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). |
| US08822691B2 |
Pesticidal carboxamides
To provide novel carboxamides which exhibit an excellent pesticidal activity as pesticides. Carboxamides represented by the following Formula (I) and use thereof as pesticides and an animal parasite control agent: wherein each substituent is as defined in the specification. |
| US08822688B2 |
Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivative
[Problem]To provide a compound useful as medicine having PDE4B inhibitory activity, in particular, as an active ingredient of a composition for treating or preventing schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, depression and the like.[Measures for Solution]The present inventors examined compounds having PDE4B inhibitory activity and found that a tricyclic or tetracyclic imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivative or salts thereof had a superior PDE4B inhibitory activity, thereby completing the present invention. The imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivative can be used as an agent for treating or preventing schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, depression and the like. |
| US08822687B2 |
8a,14-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrocodeinone
8α,14-Dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrocodeinone is described. |
| US08822686B2 |
Iridium-containing organic electroluminescent material, preparation method and organic electroluminescent device thereof
The invention provides an iridium-containing organic electroluminescent material, the formula of which is H: wherein R is C1-C8 alkyl. The molecule of the iridium-containing organic electroluminescent material contains benzimidazole group with electron transmission function and the benzimidazole has alkyl and fluorobenzyl group, which can improve the electron injection and transmission function of the electroluminescent material, and enable the electroluminescent material to have higher internal quanta efficiency and electroluminescent efficiency. The invention also provides a preparation method of the iridium-containing organic electroluminescent material, and an organic electroluminescent device using the material. |
| US08822678B2 |
Method for synthesizing temsirolimus
A method for synthesizing temsirolimus, the method including: using a substituted boric acid to protect 2,2-dimethylol propionic acid to produce intermediate II; carrying out a reaction between the intermediate II and 2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl chloride; carrying out condensation reaction between a resulting product and rapamycin to produce intermediate III; and finally using a diol to remove a protecting group from the intermediate III to yield temsirolimus. |
| US08822676B2 |
Hyaluronic acid-based gels including lidocaine
Disclosed herein are cohesive soft tissue fillers, for example, dermal and subdermal fillers, based on hyaluronic acids and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In one aspect, hyaluronic acid-based compositions described herein include a therapeutically effective amount of at least one anesthetic agent, for example, lidocaine. The present hyaluronic acid-based compositions including lidocaine have an enhanced stability and cohesivity, relative to conventional compositions including lidocaine, for example when subjected to sterilization techniques or when stored for long periods of time. Methods and processes of preparing such hyaluronic acid-based compositions are also provided. |
| US08822673B2 |
Methods of using FET labeled oligonucleotides that include a 3′-5′ exonuclease resistant quencher domain and compositions for practicing the same
Methods and compositions are provided for detecting a primer extension product in a reaction mixture. In the subject methods, a primer extension reaction is conducted in the presence of a polymerase having 3′→5′ exonuclease activity and at least one FET labeled oligonucleotide probe that includes a 3′→5′ exonuclease resistant quencher domain. Also provided are systems and kits for practicing the subject methods. The subject invention finds use in a variety of different applications, and are particularly suited for use in high fidelity PCR based reactions, including SNP detection applications, allelic variation detection applications, and the like. |
| US08822667B2 |
Nucleic acid molecule capable of binding to c-Met and use thereof
The present invention provides a nucleic acid molecule capable of binding to c-Met as a substance that can be used for clarification of the pathogenic mechanism of diseases caused by c-Met, diagnosis and treatment of the diseases, and the like, and also the use thereof. The c-Met binding nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is any one of the following nucleic acid molecules (A1), (A2), (B1), and (B2). (A1) a nucleic acid molecule including the base sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 38 (A2) a nucleic acid molecule that is capable of binding to c-Met and includes a base sequence obtained by substitution, deletion, addition, and/or insertion of one or more bases in the base sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 38 (B1) a nucleic acid molecule including the base sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 39 to 76 (B2) a nucleic acid molecule that is capable of binding to c-Met and includes a base sequence obtained by substitution, deletion, addition, and/or insertion of one or more bases in the base sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 39 to 76. |
| US08822662B2 |
Desaturases and process for the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic organisms
The present invention relates to polynucleotides from Cochliobolus heterostrophus C5, Cyanothece sp. CCY0110, Mycocentrospora acerina and Hyaloperonospora parasitica, which code for desaturases and which can be employed for the recombinant production of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The invention furthermore relates to vectors, host cells and transgenic nonhuman organisms which comprise the polynucleotides according to the invention, and to the polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides. The invention furthermore relates to antibodies against the polypeptides according to the invention. Finally, the invention also relates to production processes for the polyunsaturated fatty acids and for oil, lipid and fatty acid compositions and to their use as drugs, cosmetics, foodstuffs, feedstuffs, preferably fish food, or food supplements. |
| US08822659B2 |
Process for the synthesis of unprotected pentasaccharides from a protected pentasaccharide precursor
Procedure for the synthesis of deprotected pentasaccharides from a protected precursor pentasaccharide through a reaction procedure having five stages whereamong is included an N-sulphation of amino groups and a hydrogenolysis of benzyl groups. Through this procedure a drastic reduction is achieved in the total synthesis time in comparison with the process traditionally employed, together with increased reproducibility thereof, permitting the standardization thereof. |
| US08822656B2 |
Manufacture of factor H (FH) and FH-derivatives from plasma
The present invention provides compositions and pharmaceutical formulations of Factor H derived from plasma. Also provided are methods for the manufacture of the Factor H compositions and formulations, as well as methods for the treatment of diseases associated with Factor H dysfunction. |
| US08822650B2 |
Method for the mass production of immunoglobulin constant region
Disclosed are a recombinant expression vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an E. coli-derived signal sequence and a nucleotide sequence encoding an immunoglobulin constant region, and a transformant transformed with the expression vector. Also, disclosed is a method of mass-producing an immunoglobulin constant region by culturing the transformant and expressing the immunoglobulin constant region in a water-soluble form. |
| US08822647B2 |
Method and compositions using a chimeric antigen receptor for enhanced anti-tumor effector functioning of T cells
Integration of costimulatory signaling domains within a tumor targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), such as the IL13Rα2 specific IL13-zetakine (IL13ζ), enhances T cell-mediated responses against tumors even in the absence of expressed ligands for costimulatory receptors. |
| US08822646B2 |
Cancer therapies and pharmaceutical compositions used therein
The invention relates to compositions and methods to inhibit gene expression. In particular, the invention provides co-therapies comprising oligonucleotides plus other therapies to treat cancer. |
| US08822644B2 |
Method of treating cancer comprising a VEGF-B antagonist
The present invention relates generally to the field of cancer therapy and prophylaxis. More particularly, the present invention provides growth factor antagonists which inhibit the growth of cancers including tumors and pre-cancerous tissue. Even more particularly, the present invention is directed to antagonists of vascular endothelial growth factor-B and their use to inhibit the growth of cancer including tumor tissue and pre-cancerous tissue. |
| US08822633B2 |
High bandgap arylene polymers
Luminescent polymers having sterically twisted arylene repeat units are provided, which are particularly suited as electroluminescent polymers. Monomers necessary for the synthesis of the sterically twisted polyarylene are provided, as are electroluminescent device utilizing these polymers. |
| US08822629B2 |
Method of preparing a heat-resistant polyamide
The present invention relates to a method of prepairing a heat-resistant polyamide by carrying out condensation polymerization with a monomer mixture including a diester compound and a diamine compound. The present invention provides an economical method of prepairing a heat-resistant polyamide in that a monomer, a raw material, is simply and chiefly prepared, and the polymerizing reaction time is short because it does not need solvent separately. |
| US08822626B2 |
Silyl-terminated polymers
Embodiments of the invention provide for compositions including a crosslinkable silane-terminated polymer having at least one crosslinkable silyl group in each molecule. The crosslinkable silane-terminated polymer comprises a reaction product of at least a isocyanate capped hydrosilylated polymer and a polyol having a nominal functionality of at least 2 which is at least one of a polycarbonate polyol, a natural oil based polyol, a polyoxyalkyleneamine, a difunctional aromatic amine, a polybutyloxide polyether polyol, and a polytetramethylene glycol. |
| US08822624B2 |
Thermoplastic polyurethane with reduced formation of deposit
A thermoplastic polyurethane is obtainable via reaction of the following components A, B, C, and, if appropriate, D and E (e) at least one aliphatic, organic diisocyanate, as component A, (f) at least one compound which is reactive toward component A and which has a weight-average molar mass of from 500 to 10 000 g/mol, as component B, (g) a mixture composed of alkanediols as chain extenders, comprising from 60 to 85 mol % of 1,6-hexanediol as main chain extender C1 and from 15 to 40 mol % of 1,3-propanediol as co-chain extender C2, as component C, (h) at least one catalyst, as component D, (i) conventional additives as component E. |
| US08822621B2 |
Method for producing (hydroxymethyl)polysiloxanes
A method for producing (hydroxymethyl)polysiloxanes of the general formula I (SiO4/2)k(R1SiO3/2)m(R12SiO2/2)p(R13SiO1/2)q[O1/2—(SiR22—X—Y—)aSiR22—CH2—OH]s[O1/2H]t formula I, includes reacting silanol-containing organosiloxanes of the general formula II (SiO4/2)k(R1SiO3/2)m(R12SiO2/2)p(R13SiO1/2)q[O1/2H]r formula II with cyclic or acyclic compounds that include at least one unit of the general formula III Z—[O—CH2—SiR22]n—Y formula III |
| US08822619B1 |
Directed self assembly copolymer composition and related methods
A copolymer composition is provided including a block copolymer having a poly(styrene) block and a poly(silyl acrylate) block; wherein the block copolymer exhibits a number average molecular weight, MN, of 1 to 1,000 kg/mol; and, wherein the block copolymer exhibits a polydispersity, PD, of 1 to 2. Also provided are substrates treated with the copolymer composition. |
| US08822612B2 |
Polyethylene prepared with supported late transition metal catalyst systems
The present invention relates to the field of ethylene polymerization with a supported late transition metal catalyst system. |
| US08822611B2 |
Solid state properties of polyethylene prepared with tetrahydroindenyl-based catalyst system
Rotomoulded articles and methods of forming the same are described herein. The rotomoulded articles generally have a permeability of less than 1 g/day. The rotomoulded articles generally include polyethylene obtained by injecting into a reactor a catalyst system including a metallocene catalyst component of specific formula and an activating agent; injecting into the reactor ethylene monomer at a concentration of at least 6.5 wt %; injecting an amount of hydrogen such that a ratio of hydrogen to ethylene (H2/C2) in the feed is less than 85 g/106 g; maintaining the reactor under polymerisation conditions at a temperature of less than 90° C.; and retrieving polyethylene exhibiting a melt index (MI2) of at least 3. |
| US08822610B2 |
Control over controlled radical polymerization processes
A procedure for improved temperature control in controlled radical polymerization processes is disclosed. The procedure is directed at controlling the concentration of the persistent radical in ATRP and NMP polymerizations procedures and the concentration of radicals in a RAFT polymerization process by feeding a reducing agent or radical precursor continuously or intermittently to the reaction medium through one of more ports. |
| US08822608B1 |
Polyolefin production with different diluents in multiple polymerization reactors
A system and method for producing polyolefin, including a polyolefin reactor system having: a first reactor to produce a first reactor discharge stream having a first polyolefin and a first diluent; and a second reactor to receive at least a portion of the first reactor discharge stream and to produce a second reactor discharge stream having a second polyolefin and a second diluent, wherein the second diluent is different than the first diluent. |
| US08822607B2 |
Biochip substratum and method for production thereof
A substrate for biochips which has a high probe loading amounts and a uniform immobilization density, and which further has a high detection sensitivity and a high reproducibility by preventing a non-specific adsorption of proteins, when used as a substrate for biochips for immobilizing probes composed of biologically relevant substances such as proteins and nucleic acids, is disclosed. Amino groups can be bound to the surface of the substrate uniformly, at a high density and stably by covalently immobilizing an amino group-containing polymer on the surface of the substrate. The probe immobilization rate is high and immobilizing density was uniform by immobilizing a probe composed of a biologically relevant substance such as a protein or nucleic acid by utilizing the amino groups. Further, detection sensitivity and reproducibility are high by inhibiting non-specific adsorption of proteins. |
| US08822606B2 |
Low viscosity silyl-terminated polymers
Embodiment of the invention provide for compositions having at least one crosslinkable silyl group in each molecule. The crosslinkable silane-terminated polymer may include a reaction product of at least a polyol having a nominal functionality of at least 2 and a isocyanate capped hydrosilylated polymer. The isocyanate capped hydrosilylated polymer may include a reaction product of at least one isocyanate and a hydrosilylated polymer. The hydrosilylated polymer may include a reaction product of a the reaction of at least a) a polymer having at least one unsaturated group and at least one alcoholic hydroxyl group in each molecule and having a number average molecular weight of between about 100 and about 5000 and b) a compound having a hydrogen-silicon bond and a crosslinkable silyl group in each molecule. |
| US08822603B2 |
Resinous material for covering electric wire, electric wire manufactured by using the resinous material for covering electric wire, and flame-retardant cable
The present disclosure provides a resinous material for covering electric wire having all required properties meeting or exceeding a certain standard, produced using a cyclic olefin-derived resin, and electric wires manufactured using the resinous material for covering electric wire, and flame-retardant cables. The resinous material including (A) an olefin-derived resin, (B) an elastomer resin, (C) a cyclic olefin-derived resin having a glass transition point of from 120° C. to 170° C., and (D) a flame retardant, the resinous material having: a content of the component (D) of from 60 parts by mass to 150 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total contents of the components (A), (B) and (C); a tensile elongation of no less than 250%; and a heat deformation of no greater than 40%. |
| US08822600B2 |
Method for producing terminal acrylic-modified polybutadiene or terminal acrylic-modified hydrogenated polybutadiene, and composition containing same
The present invention provides a method for producing a terminal acrylic-modified polybutadiene or terminal acrylic-modified hydrogenated polybutadiene that does not become white and turbid, without using an organotin compound. The production method of the present invention comprises reacting an acrylate or methacrylate represented by formula (I), a diisocyanate compound represented by formula (II), and a polybutadiene or hydrogenated polybutadiene having a hydroxyl group at a polymer terminal, represented by formula (III), in the presence of at least one selected from an organobismuth compound and a tetraalkoxyzirconium compound. |
| US08822596B2 |
Water-in-oil emulsion adhesive
A water-in-oil emulsion adhesive, which is composed of an oil phase and a water phase, wherein the water phase comprises a water-soluble polymer that functions as an adhesive component, the oil phase comprises a non-aqueous polar solvent having an SP value of 8 to 12 (cal/cm3)1/2, and the oil phase comprises a resin that is solid at 30° C. and has an acid value of 10 or less, in an amount of 5 to 15% by mass relative to a total mass of the adhesive. |
| US08822593B2 |
Curable resin composition, hardened material thereof, and optical semiconductor apparatus
A curable resin composition to which at least phosphor particles and nanoparticles having a primary particle size of 1 nm or more and less than 100 nm are added, wherein the nanoparticles are dispersed in the form of secondarily aggregated particles having an average particle size of 100 nm or more and 20 μm or less in terms of volume Q3 is provided for an optical semiconductor apparatus in which when a sealant obtained by dispersing phosphor particles in a curable resin composition having a low viscosity is filled into a package substrate, the dispersion state of the phosphor particles is not changed at the early and late stages of the fabrication, specifically the amounts of the phosphor particles to be contained at the early and late stages are the same, and the color rendering property can be stably maintained, a hardened material thereof, and an optical semiconductor apparatus. |
| US08822592B2 |
Aqueous emulsion polymer as dispersant
This invention relates to an aqueous emulsion polymer used as pigment dispersing agent comprising as copolymerized units the following monomers (A) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing at least one amino group; (B) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing no amino group; (C) optionally a hydroxy- or alkoxyalkyl(meth)acrylate of the formula CH2═CH(R1)—COO—CtH2t—OR2 wherein R1 is hydrogen or methyl and R2 is hydrogen or C1-C6alkyl and t is an integer of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; (D) a (poly)alkyleneglycolmono(meth)acrylate of the formula CH2═CH(R1)—COO—(CmH2mO)n—OR2 wherein R1 is hydrogen or methyl and R2 is hydrogen or C1-C6alkyl and m is an integer of 2 or 3 and n is an integer of 2 to 20. |
| US08822587B2 |
Vinyl chloride-based resin emulsion, method for producing same, water-based ink, and recording paper
A vinyl chloride-based resin emulsion obtained by using a vinyl chloride-based polymer emulsion, which is obtained by subjecting a vinyl chloride monomer (B) or a monomer mixture comprising a vinyl chloride monomer (B) and an ethylenically unsaturated group-containing monomer (C) to emulsion polymerization in the presence of (A) a styrene-acrylic acid ester oligomer and/or an acrylic acid ester oligomer, as a seed (D), and subjecting a vinyl chloride monomer (E) or a monomer mixture comprising a vinyl chloride monomer (E) and an ethylenically unsaturated group-containing monomer (F) to emulsion polymerization using the seed (D). This vinyl chloride-based resin emulsion exhibits excellent water resistance, moisture resistance, high gloss and alcohol resistance if used in a water-based ink and exhibits excellent color development properties, water resistance, moisture resistance, color visibility, high gloss and release properties if used in a recording paper. |
| US08822584B2 |
Biodegradable polyester blends
Compositions comprising linear polyhydroxyalkanoates and biodegradable aromatic/aliphatic polyesters are disclosed, as well as methods for using same, and articles made therefrom. |
| US08822581B2 |
Melt dispersion process for making polymer polyols
Polystyrene is dispersed into a polyol via a mechanical dispersion process. A stabilizer is present to stabilize the dispersed polymer particles. The stabilizer includes a copolymer of (1) from 10 to 70% by weight of a branched polyol which has a molecular weight of from 4000 to 20,000, from 0.2 to about 1.2 polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated groups per molecule and from about 3 to about 8 hydroxyl groups per molecule with (2) from 30 to 90% by weight of styrene or a mixture of styrene and one or more other low molecular weight monomers. |
| US08822577B2 |
Rubber composition for golf ball
The invention provides a rubber composition for golf balls which includes (A) a base rubber containing a polybutadiene having a cis-1,4 bond content of at least 60 wt %, (B) an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, and (C) a diphenylamine of the general formula wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbons, m is an integer from 1 to 5, and n is an integer from 1 to 4, with the proviso that if m and/or n is 2 or more, each occurrence of R1 and R2 may be the same or different. The golf ball rubber composition of the invention enables a high-quality molded and crosslinked product having a suitable hardness and a high resilience to be obtained. |
| US08822576B2 |
Flame-retardant PC/ABS compositions having good impact strength, flowability and chemical resistance
The present invention relates to flame resistant molding compositions comprising polycarbonates and graft polymers which, in addition to good flow properties, exhibit good (notched) impact strength and high chemical resistance with a UL94V-0 classification at 1.5 mm. These molding compositions are particularly suitable for thin-walled housing parts in the electrical and electronics sector. |
| US08822575B2 |
Stabilizer mixture
The invention relates to mixtures, comprising (a) an oligomeric compound, comprising repeat units of the general formula (I) or acid-addition salts thereof and/or (b) a compound of the general formula (II) or acid-addition salts thereof and (c) at least one compound of the general formula (III) and (d) optionally further additives, and also to the use of these mixtures for the stabilization of non-living organic materials with respect to exposure to light, oxygen, and/or heat. The invention further relates to non-living organic materials, comprising at least one of these mixtures, and to articles produced therefrom. The invention further relates to a process for the stabilization of non-living organic materials, with respect to exposure to light, oxygen, and/or heat. |
| US08822572B2 |
Process for continuous emulsion polymerization
A process for aqueous, free-radically initiated, continuous emulsion polymerization of A) at least one vinyl ester and optionally at least one (meth)acrylic ester, B) ethylene, and C) 0 to 10% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated, functionalized comonomers, in the presence of 3.0 to 12.5% by weight of one or more emulsifiers, where at least 50% by weight are nonionic emulsifiers, and 0 to 10% by weight of one or more protective colloids, in a stirred tank cascade with at least two pressure reactors connected in series and with at least one low-pressure reactor connected downstream. |
| US08822568B2 |
Binder composition for self-curing mold formation
A binder composition for self-curing mold formation, comprising at least one condensate (A) selected from furfuryl alcohol condensate and furfuryl alcohol/formaldehyde condensate, and an acid-curable resin (B), wherein about the condensate(s) (A), the presence ratio by mole of its/their furan rings (a) to the total of its/their methylol groups (b), methylene groups (c) and oxymethylene groups (d), a:(b+c+d), is from 1:1.00 to 1:1.08, and the content by percentage of the at least one condensate (A) is from 0.3 to 8.0% by weight. |
| US08822566B2 |
Non-homogeneous ready-mix joint compound
A wallboard joint compound includes a base joint compound having a homogeneous, paste-like blend of water and at least one of a filler, a binder, a thickener, a suspending agent, a biocide, a preservative, a mineral filler and expanded perlite; and an additive discretely added to the base joint compound to be available for use once mixed into the base joint compound just prior to application of the wallboard joint compound by a user. |
| US08822564B2 |
Dental restorative material
A dental restorative composition is provided that includes a polymerizable resin, a substantially translucent structural filler, a nanofiller having a mean particle size less than 100 nm, and at least one rheology-modifying additive. In one embodiment, the structural filler has a refractive index substantially similar to that of the polymerizable resin, a coarse particle fraction, and a fine particle fraction having a mean particle size greater than 0.1 μm and smaller than the mean particle size of the coarse particle fraction. The relative ratio of the coarse particle fraction to the fine particle fraction is in the range from about 12:1 to about 2:1 by volume, the particle size distribution of each fraction is essentially monomodal, and the D(90) of the fine particle fraction is less than or equal to the D(10) of the coarse particle fraction. |
| US08822559B2 |
Electron beam cured silicone release materials
Methods of electron beam curing nonfunctional polysiloxanes and silanol terminated polysiloxanes are described. The resulting release materials are also described. |
| US08822558B2 |
Low density hydrophobic material and method of making the same
Low density, buoyant materials, in particular hydrophobic aerogels, may be used to absorb hydrophobic liquids. The materials are adapted to float on aqueous solutions and can absorb oils or other hydrophobic liquids from the surface of the solution without absorbing appreciable amounts of the aqueous solution. Methods for creating and using the materials are disclosed. |
| US08822557B2 |
Elastic inorganic-organic hybrid foam
A process for the production of a resilient foam by foaming a mixture, comprising from 50 to 97% by weight of an aqueous dispersion A) of SiO2 particles which have a mean particle diameter in the range from 1 to 100 nm, from 1 to 45% by weight of a polymer B) dissolved in water from 1 to 50% by weight of a blowing agent C) from 1 to 5% by weight of an emulsifier D) from 0 to 5% by weight of a crosslinking agent E) reactive with the polymer B), and the foam obtainable by the process and the use thereof. |
| US08822556B2 |
One-component moisture-curing polymer foam
The present invention relates to a one-component, moisture-curing foam consisting of 10 to 60% by volume of at least one gas and of a one-component, moisture-curing composition Z comprising at least one polymer P having isocycanate groups and/or alkoxysilane groups and 5 to 50% by weight of carbon black, based on the total weight of the one-component, moisture-curing foam.Such foams are suitable as adhesives or sealants, for the production of coatings or for the film-filling of hollow structures, in particular in vehicle construction. |
| US08822549B2 |
Buffered oxygen therapeutic
An oxygen therapeutic composition, comprising a perfluorocarbon material, a viscosity modifier, a buffer, wherein the buffer stabilizes a pH of the composition at between about 6.5 to about 7.5, and wherein the composition comprises a viscosity of about 2.0 to about 3.5 mPas, and wherein the fluorocarbon has a boiling point of about 4 degrees Celsius to about 60 degrees Celsius. |
| US08822545B1 |
Tannin formulation for treating gastrointestinal spasms triggered by stress
Methods of treating gastrointestinal spasms are provided. For example, methods of treating gastrointestinal spasms are provided, such methods not requiring the use of systemic drugs that have shown to (i) provide slow relief, (ii) cause adverse side effects, (iii) limit activities, (iv) worsen existing gastrointestinal conditions, (v) be unrecommended in several gastrointestinal conditions that include gastrointestinal spasms, or (vi) be unrecommended in the absence of diarrhea. |
| US08822543B2 |
Method of using punicic acid to enhance immune response and prevent metabolic disorders
Disclosed is a method of enhancing the immune response of an animal, including mammals and humans, to prevent or ameliorate immunoinflammatory diseases such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease, increase immune system development, maintain or increase CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocyte levels, increase immune function, increase immune response against viruses and prevent or ameliorate the Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 diabetes and obesity by administering orally or parenterally a therapeutically effective amount of punicic acid to the animal. |
| US08822542B2 |
Isoketal scavengers and mitigation of disorders involving oxidative injury
A method of treating and/or preventing oxidative damage, comprising administering an effective IsoK/NeuroK adduct formation suppressing amount of a phenolic amine compound and/or pyridoxamine or pyridoxamine analog, including embodiments where the phenolic compound is at least one of a pyridoxamine, salicylamine, tyrosine compound or an analog thereof. |
| US08822540B2 |
Nitisinone for treatment of oculocutaneous/ocular albinism and for increasing pigmentation
A method is provided for the treatment of vision problems in a subject suffering from one of various forms of albinism, including, for example, oculocutaneous albinism types OCA1a and OCA1b, as well as ocular albinism type 1, resulting from mutations in the GPR143 gene, as well as the OCA2, OCA3 or OCA4 genes, by administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the compound (2-[2-nitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]cyclohexane-1,3-dione), also known as NTBC for a sufficient period of time. The administration of NTBC is believed to increase the amount of pigmentation in the subject and alleviate certain symptoms caused by lack of pigmentation in the eye tissues. Also described are methods of use of NTBC for increasing the pigmentation of a subject for cosmetic purposes, by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of NTBC. |
| US08822539B2 |
Combination therapies: inhibitors of GABA transaminase and NKCC1
Inhibitors of NKCC1, such as bumetanide, when coadministered with inhibitors of GABA transaminase, such as vigabatrin, attenuate both the retinal toxicity and the intramyelinic edema. |
| US08822535B2 |
Methods, compositions and articles of manufacture for enhancing survivability of cells, tissues, organs, and organisms
The present invention concerns the use of oxygen antagonists and other active compounds for inducing stasis or pre-stasis in cells, tissues, and/or organs in vivo or in an organism overall, in addition to enhancing their survivability. It includes compositions, methods, articles of manufacture and apparatuses for enhancing survivability and for achieving stasis or pre-stasis in any of these biological materials, so as to preserve and/or protect them. In specific embodiments, there are also therapeutic methods and apparatuses for organ transplantation, hyperthermia, wound healing, hemorrhagic shock, cardioplegia for bypass surgery, neurodegeneration, hypothermia, and cancer using the active compounds described. |
| US08822533B1 |
Methods and compositions for repelling and/or killing insects
Unique volatile pyrethroids and a method for repelling and/or killing insects involving treating an object or area with an insect repelling effective amount or insect killing effective amount of at least one unique volatile pyrethroid and optionally a carrier. Also a method for repelling and/or killing insects involving treating an object or area with an insect repelling effective amount or insect killing effective amount of at least one compound selected from bioresmethrin, D-allethrin, ethofenprox, prallethrin, transfluthrin, permethrin, and mixtures thereof, and optionally a carrier; wherein the object or area is clothing or items attached to clothing. |
| US08822532B2 |
Bis[thiohydrazide amide] compounds for treating leukemia
Certain bis[thio-hydrazide amide]-related compounds are found to be surprisingly effective at treating with leukemia, e.g., acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Methods of treating a subject with AML including administering bis[thio-hydrazide amide]-related compounds described herein, are disclosed. |
| US08822530B2 |
Sulfur derivatives as chemokine receptor modulators
The present invention relates to novel sulfur derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of chemokine receptors. |
| US08822527B2 |
Substituted biaryl alkyl amides
Disclosed herein are substituted biaryl alkyl amide compounds, methods of synthesizing substituted biaryl alkyl amide compounds and methods of treating diseases and/or conditions with substituted biaryl alkyl amide compounds. |
| US08822522B2 |
Dual-acting pyrazole antihypertensive agents
In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: wherein: Ar, Z, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have AT1 receptor antagonist activity and neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds. |
| US08822521B2 |
Substituted benzene fungicides
Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein W is O or S; V is a direct bond or NR3; Q is or CR6aR6b, O, NR7, C═N—O—R7 or C(═O); Y is —C(R5)═N—O—(CR8aR8b)p—X—(CR9aR9b)q—SiR10aR10bR10c; or a phenyl ring substituted as defined in the disclosure; or Z; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6a, R7, R8a, R8b, R9b, R10a, R10b, R10c, Z, p and q are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling plant disease caused by a fungal pathogen comprising applying an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention. |
| US08822519B2 |
Compound with agitation effect on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor process for its preparation and use thereof
The present invention provides a novel compound of formula I, which has an agitation effect on the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor subtype δ (PPARδ), to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, to a process for preparation of the compound and to use of the compound in the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing a disease which could be treated or prevented by activating PPARδ thereof, said disease is one or more from the group comprising metabolic syndrome, obesity, dyslipidemia, pathoglycemia, insulin resistance, senile dementia and tumors. The present invention also relates to a new intermediate used in the preparation of the novel compound and a process for preparation of the intermediate. |
| US08822518B2 |
Compounds as antagonists or inverse agonists of opioid receptors for treatment of addiction
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. |
| US08822515B2 |
Heterocyclic benzoxazole compositions as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus
This invention relates to benzoxazole compounds, compositions and devices for delivering them, processes for manufacturing them, and methods of using them in the treatment of Hepatitis C Virus. |
| US08822512B2 |
Crystalline tripeptide epoxy ketone protease inhibitors
The disclosure features crystalline tripeptide keto epoxide compounds, methods of their preparation, and related pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US08822510B2 |
Substituted 3-phenyl-1,2,4-Oxadiazole compounds
Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I): (I) or stereoisomers, salts, or prodrugs thereof, wherein: (i) R1 and R2 are independently C1-C4 alkyl, or (ii) R1 and R2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form a cyclic group; and Q is H, C1-6alkyl, phenyl or 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl substituted with zero to 3 substituents, and G is defined herein. Also disclosed are method of using such compounds as selective agonists for G protein-coupled receptor S1P1, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. There compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases or disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as autoimmune diseases and chronic inflammatory disease. |
| US08822507B2 |
Aryl-phenyl-sulfonamido-cycloalkyl compounds and their use
The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain aryl-phenyl-sulfonamido-cycloalkyl compounds of the following formula (collectively referred to herein as “APSAC compounds”). The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, in treatment, for example, of inflammation and/or joint destruction and/or bone loss; of disorders mediated by excessive and/or inappropriate and/or prolonged activation of the immune system; of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, for example, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), atherosclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, ankylosing spondylitis, and the like; of disorders associated with bone loss, such as bone loss associated with excessive osteoclast activity in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, cancer-associated bone disease, Paget's disease and the like, etc.; and of cancer, such as a haematological malignancy, a solid tumour, etc. |
| US08822506B2 |
Use of succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors for controlling powdery mildew primary infections
The present invention relates to the use of succinate dehydrogenase Inhibitors for controlling powdery mildew primary infections in crops and to a method for controlling those primary infections. |
| US08822504B2 |
5-[5-[2-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-methylpropanomethylpropanoylmethylamino]-4-(4-fluoro-2-methylphenyl)]-2-pyridinyl-2-alkyl-prolinamide as NK1 receptor antagonists
The invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R is C1-4 alkyl useful in the treatment of diseases and conditions for which antagonism of NK1 receptor is beneficial. |
| US08822503B2 |
2-pyridone compounds
A 2-pyridone compound represented by the formula [1]: {wherein in the formula [1], the ring represented by A represents a benzene ring or a pyridine ring, X represents any of the structures represented by the formulas [3] shown below: V represents a single bond or a lower alkylene group, and W represents a single bond, an ether bond or a lower alkylene group (wherein the lower alkylene group may contain an ether bond)}, a tautomer or stereoisomer of the compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof is a compound that has an excellent GK activating effect and is useful as a pharmaceutical. |
| US08822501B2 |
Pest control agents
Disclosed is a composition for use as a pest control agent, comprising a compound represented by formula (I) or an agriculturally and horticulturally acceptable salt thereof as active ingredient and an agriculturally and horticulturally acceptable carrier: |
| US08822500B2 |
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors
The present disclosure relates to the field of tyrosine kinase enzyme inhibition, in particular anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibition using novel small molecules. Provided are compounds capable to modulate ALK activity, compositions that comprise the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions that are characterized by ALK activity or expression. |
| US08822499B2 |
Polymorphic forms of 3-(4-amino-1-oxo-1,3 dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-piperidine-2,6-dione
Polymorphic forms of 3-(4-amino-1-oxo-1,3 dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-piperidine-2,6-dione are disclosed. Compositions comprising the polymorphic forms, methods of making the polymorphic forms and methods of their use are also disclosed. |
| US08822485B2 |
Amino heteroaryl 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 ring A, B1, B2, B3, L, R1, R4, ring Z, m and p of Formula I 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, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions related to and/or caused by the formation and/or deposition of plaque on the brain. The invention also comprises further embodiments of Formula I, intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I. |
| US08822483B2 |
Six-membered N-heterocyclic carbene-based catalysts for asymmetric reactions
The present invention provides a catalyst complex or ligand, and compositions thereof, for use in a variety of organic reactions having high reactivity and enantioselectivity. The catalyst is a N-heterocyclic carbene having three fused rings with first and second rings being six-membered rings and the third being a five-membered ring. The first ring is fused to the second and has four substituents. The second ring has two nitrogens flanking a carbene atom with one nitrogen bound to a substituent. The carbene atom may optionally be bonded to a metal. The third ring is fused to the second ring and contains two nitrogens. The third ring of the catalyst has a double bond and two substituents on adjacent non-fused carbons. A non-fused nitrogen of the third ring is partially bonded to another substituent. Methods for the synthesis and use of the catalyst embodiments of the present invention are also provided. |
| US08822479B2 |
6-cyclylmethyl-and 6-alkylmethyl-substituted pyrazolepyrimidines
The invention relates to 6-cyclylmethyl- and 6-alkylmethyl-substituted pyrazolopyrimidines, process for their preparation, and their use for producing medicaments for improving learning and/or memory. The 6-cyclylmethyl- and 6-alkylmethyl-substituted pyrazolopyrimidines are of the formula (I): with the variables as defined in the claims. |
| US08822475B2 |
Compounds and method for treatment of cancer
The present invention is directed to methods of use of a compound of Formula I: and/or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, tautomer, optical isomer, or combination thereof, a composition comprising the thiosemicarbazone, a method of administration thereof, and use thereof to treat a cancer. |
| US08822472B2 |
Piperazines, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof
Disclosed are novel piperazine derivatives that act as agonists of the α7 nAChR. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treating inflammatory conditions, methods of treating CNS disorders, methods for inhibiting cytokine release from mammalian cells and methods for the preparation of the novel compounds. |
| US08822471B2 |
Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof
The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I, wherein the groups R1, LP, LQ, Ar, m and n are as defined in the application, which have valuable pharmacological properties, and in particular bind to the GPR119 receptor and modulate its activity. |
| US08822465B2 |
Quinoline compound composing 1,2,4-triazine-dione and use thereof
The present invention relates to a quinoline derivative represented by general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate or prodrug thereof, wherein Ar, R1, R2, R3, X, Y and n have the meanings given in the description. The present invention also relates to the comparatively strong effect of the compound represented by general formula (I) on inhibiting c-Met kinase. The present invention further relates to the use of this compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate or prodrug thereof in the manufacturing of a medicament for treating the disease caused by abnormally over-expressing c-Met kinase, in particular, for treating or preventing cancer. |
| US08822462B2 |
Subunit selective NMDA receptor potentiators for the treatment of neurological conditions
Provided are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating or preventing disorders associated with NMDA receptor activity, including schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, cognitive disorders, depression, neuropathic pain, stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and related neurologic events or neurodegeneration. Compounds of the general Formulas A-J, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, prodrugs or derivatives thereof are disclosed. |
| US08822460B2 |
Fused cyclopentyl antagonists of CCR2
The present invention comprises compounds of Formula (I). wherein: R0, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and A are as defined in the specification. The invention also comprises a method of preventing, treating or ameliorating a syndrome, disorder or disease, wherein said syndrome, disorder or disease is type II diabetes, obesity and asthma. The invention also comprises a method of inhibiting CCR2 activity in a mammal by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of Formula (I). |
| US08822457B2 |
Inhibitors of bruton's tyrosine kinase
This application discloses 5-phenyl-1H-pyridin-2-one and 6-phenyl-2H-pyridazin-3-one derivatives according to generic Formulae I-IV: wherein, variables R, X, Y1, Y2, Y2′, Y3, Y4, n and m are defined as described herein, which inhibit Btk. The compounds disclosed herein are useful to modulate the activity of Btk and treat diseases associated with excessive Btk activity. The compounds are further useful to treat inflammatory and auto immune diseases associated with aberrant B-cell proliferation such as rheumatoid arthritis. Also disclosed are compositions comprising compounds of Formulae I-IV and at least one carrier, diluent or excipient. |
| US08822455B2 |
Fused aminodihydrothiazine derivatives
The present invention relates to a fused aminodihydrothiazine derivative of formula (I): wherein R is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl, optionally substituted by one to five halogen atoms; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; Ar is phenyl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic group containing 1, 2 or 3 N atoms, which Ar is optionally substituted by one to three substituents selected from hal, hydroxyl, —CN, C1-6alkyl, C2-3alkenyl, C2-3alkynyl, C1-6alkoxy, C3-6cycloalkoxy and pyrazine, where C1-6alkyl and C1-6alkoxy are optionally substituted by one to three halogen atoms; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; which compound has an Aβ production inhibitory effect or a BACE1 inhibitory effect and is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for a neurodegenerative disease caused by Aβ and typified by Alzheimer-type dementia. |
| US08822449B2 |
Substituted aminoindanes and analogs thereof, and the pharmaceutical use thereof
The invention relates to substituted aminoindanes and analogs thereof of formula (I) and the pharmaceutical use thereof. Medicaments which comprise compounds of this type are suitable for the prevention or treatment of diverse disorders such as, for example, of respiratory disorders, cystic fibrosis disorders, acute or chronic renal disorders or bowel disorders. |
| US08822448B2 |
Pyrazoloquinoline compound
The present inventors have investigated a compound which has a PDE9-inhibiting action and is useful as an active ingredient for an agent for treating and/or preventing storage dysfunction, voiding dysfunction, bladder/urethral diseases, and the like, and thus, have found that a pyrazoloquinoline compound has a PDE9-inhibiting action, thereby completing the present invention. |
| US08822447B2 |
Indazole compounds useful as ketohexokinase inhibitors
The present invention is directed to substituted indazole compounds of formula (I) pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds and methods of use thereof. The compounds of the present invention are ketohexokinase (KHK) inhibitors, useful for treating or ameliorating a KHK mediated metabolic disorders and/or diseases such as obesity, Type II diabetes mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome X. |
| US08822439B2 |
Glucocorticoid receptor agonists
This invention relates to novel glucocorticoid receptor agonists of formula (I): and to processes and intermediates for their preparation. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, to their combination with one or more other therapeutic agents, as well as to their use for the treatment of a number of inflammatory and allergic diseases, disorders and conditions. |
| US08822438B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating cancer
Methods and compositions for treating cancer are described herein. More particularly, the methods for treating cancer comprise administering a 17α-hydroxylase/C17,20-lyase inhibitor, such as abiraterone acetate (i.e., 3β-acetoxy-17-(3-pyridyl)androsta-5,16-diene), in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent such as an anti-cancer agent or a steroid. Furthermore, disclosed are compositions comprising a 17α-hydroxylase/C17,20-lyase inhibitor, and at least one additional therapeutic agent, such as an anti-cancer agent or a steroid. |
| US08822436B1 |
Compositions for oral administration of zoledronic acid or related compounds for treating disease
Oral dosage forms of bisphosphonate compounds, such as zoledronic acid, can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions. The oral bioavailability of zoledronic acid can be enhanced by administering the zoledronic acid in the disodium salt form. |
| US08822430B2 |
Antiviral compounds
The invention is related to anti-viral compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds. |
| US08822428B2 |
Double-stranded RNA oligonucleotides which inhibit tyrosinase expression
Novel double-stranded RNA oligonucleotides are useful for decreasing tyrosinase expression, have cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical applications, for example are useful skin depigmenting or anti-browning agents, and can be associated with cationic particles less than or equal to 1 μm in size, having a zeta potential of from 10 to 80 mV. |
| US08822422B2 |
Antitumor agent
An antitumor agent containing, in combination, at least one kind of antitumor agent selected from the group consisting of an antitumor agent that forms a cross-link with DNA and shows an antitumor effect, an antimetabolite antitumor agent and a taxane antitumor agent, and a histone deacetylase inhibitor. According to the present invention, an antitumor agent causing reduced side effects and having a superior antitumor activity can be provided. |
| US08822419B2 |
Membrane resident peptide in anti-cancer peptides causes tumor cell necrosis rather than apoptosis of cancer cells
An aspect of the invention provides a method of selectively necrosing cells, comprising: providing a plurality cells, including at least one cancer cell and at least one non-cancerous cell; and administering to the cells a compound, including an HDM-2 targeting component and a cytotoxic component attached to the HDM-2 targeting component, wherein said compound comprises a membrane-active form. |
| US08822417B2 |
Albumin variants
Variants of a parent albumin having altered plasma half-life compared with a parent albumin are described. Fusion polypeptides and conjugates including the variant albumin are also described. Embodiments include, but are not limited to, a polypeptide which is a variant of albumin, including one or more alterations at one or more positions corresponding to 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119 and 120 in SEQ ID NO: 2. |
| US08822410B2 |
Tympanic membrane permeating ear drops and uses thereof
The present invention provides compositions and methods for noninvasive delivery of therapeutic agents across an intact tympanic membrane. For example, the compositions include a penetration enhancer which increases the flux of a therapeutic agent (e.g., antibiotic) across the tympanic membrane. Such compositions are particularly useful in the treatment of otitis media. Additionally, the composition may include a sustained release agents that, in some embodiments form sustained release reservoirs, in situ, once administered to a patient. |
| US08822408B2 |
Cell growth-promoting peptide and use thereof
The pharmaceutical composition includes at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and an active ingredient including an artificially synthesized peptide includes: (A) an amino acid sequence constituting a cell-penetrating peptide and (B) an amino acid sequence constituting the signal peptide in amyloid precursor protein (APP) or an N-terminal partial amino acid sequence or C-terminal partial amino acid sequence from the amino acid sequence constituting that signal peptide. |
| US08822405B2 |
Uses of mammalian cytokines and agonists; related reagents
The present invention relates generally to uses of TSLP in the treatment of cancer. |
| US08822404B2 |
Perfuming compositions and uses thereof
A perfuming composition capable of prolonging the release of a perfuming component into the surrounding environment when applied on a body surface. The composition includes isocetyl alcohol as a fragrance evaporation modulator in the presence of high amounts of ethanol. Also, consumer articles containing such compositions and methods for the perfuming of a body surface and for increasing the long-lastingness of a perfuming component using these compositions. |
| US08822403B2 |
Detergent composition including a saccharide or sugar alcohol
Solid detergent compositions according to the present invention include at least one alkali metal silicate, at least one polycarboxylic acid, at least one saccharide or sugar alcohol and water. Suitable saccharides include sucrose, fructose, inulin, maltose and lactulose, and may be present in the composition in a concentration of at least 0.5 wt %. Compositions according to certain embodiments form stable solid block detergent compositions that do not swell significantly even when subjected to elevated temperatures. |
| US08822400B2 |
Polyol oxidases
The present invention provides compositions and methods for producing a polyol oxidase in micoroorganisms, and the use of polyol oxidases in cleaning compositions. The invention includes cleaning compositions that contain combinations of two or more POx oxidases, and cleaning compositions that contain combinations of two or more POx oxidases and a perhydrolase. In particular, the invention provides methods for expressing polyol oxidases in bacterial hosts for use in detergent applications for cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting. |
| US08822398B2 |
Detergent compositions comprising a polydimethylsiloxane on sodium acetate foam control agent and methods of making
The present invention relates to a detergent composition for dish washing and clothes washing machines which includes an anionic surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant, and a foam control agent which includes polydimethylsiloxane, sodium acetate, and mixtures thereof. The detergent composition is in a dry form and is capable to reduce or preclude the formation of suds when combined with water. |
| US08822396B2 |
Solution for removing residue after semiconductor dry process and method of removing the residue using the same
A residue-removing solution for removing residues present on semiconductor substrates after dry etching and/or ashing, the residue-removing solution comprising a Cu surface protective agent including: at least one compound selected from compounds (1), (2) and (3) each having as a basic skeleton a five-membered or six-membered heteratomic structure as defined herein; a compound capable of forming a complex or chelate with Cu (copper); and water. Further, the residue-removing solution has a pH of 4 to 9. |
| US08822395B2 |
Refrigerating-machine oil composition and compressor and refrigerating apparatus both employing the same
The present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil composition for use in a compressor for a refrigerator in which a sliding surface of at least a part of constitutional members of the compressor is coated with a lubrication film-forming composition containing a resin having a heat distortion temperature of 100° C. or higher as a binder, and a solid lubricant, wherein the refrigerating machine oil composition contains a base oil made of a polyoxyalkylene glycol having a kinematic viscosity of from 3 to 50 mm2/s as measured at 100° C., and a compound selected from the group consisting of amide compounds, amidated amino acid compounds and aliphatic amines having a specific structural formula which compound is contained in an amount of from 0.01 to 1% by mass on the basis of a total amount of the refrigerating machine oil composition, the refrigerating machine oil composition being capable of ensuring a good lubrication of sliding portions of the compressor upon starting operation of the compressor and during the operation; a compressor using the refrigerating machine oil composition; and a refrigerating apparatus including the compressor. |
| US08822393B2 |
Lubricant for percussion equipment
This invention discloses a lubricant suitable for use in percussion equipment. The lubricant comprises a base oil selected from the group consisting of Group I or Group II, blended in a synergistic amount with a gear oil package and a friction modifier. The lubricant exhibits superior wear and superior extreme pressure properties due to the synergistic effect of the gear oil package and the friction modifier. In a preferred embodiment, the gear oil package comprises a polyalkyl methacrylate polymer, and the friction modifier comprises a synthetic ester. |
| US08822390B2 |
Scale inhibitor
This invention relates to a process for inhibiting scaling in a subterranean oil or gas producing formation, comprising adding to the formation a composition comprising a metal chelant, a scale inhibitor and divalent metal cations, wherein the stability constant of the metal chelant-metal cation chelate at ambient temperature is equal to or higher than the stability constant of the chelate formed from the metal cations and the scale inhibitor, and wherein the solubility of the chelate formed from the metal cations and the scale inhibitor decreases with increasing temperature. |
| US08822389B2 |
Dendritic comb-shaped polymer thickening agent, preparaton of the same and application thereof
The present invention relates to a dendritic comb-shaped polymer thickening agent and preparation and application thereof; it is a copolymer obtained by copolymerization of monomer (A) and monomer (B). Monomer (A) is one or more water-soluble unsaturated monomers with olefin chain, and monomer (B) is at least one monomer with the following general structure: wherein R1, R2 is selected from H or C1˜C12 alkyl group, respectively; R3, R4, R5 is selected from H or C1˜C8 alkyl group, C1˜C8 alkylaryl group, C1˜C8 alkyl ether or C1˜C8 alkyl ester group, respectively; A′ is selected from COO− or OH. The content of the monomer (A) is 70˜99.99% of the total mass of the monomer (A) and the monomer (B), and the content of monomer (B) is 0.01˜30% of the total mass of the monomer (A) and the monomer (B). The viscosity of the polymer solution with the present polymer is 30% higher than that with common polyacrylamide and it is used in polymer flooding for oil reservoir with permeability lower than 400 mD in oilfields. |
| US08822388B2 |
Multi-component aqueous gel solution for control of delayed gelation timing and for resulting gel properties
A water based solution having a controllable gel time is disclosed. The solution has predetermined ratios of a water soluble silicate solution having at least one alkali metal, a predetermined ratio of a water dispersible polymer, and a predetermined ratio of a water soluble initiator containing a reactive carbonyl compound. |
| US08822387B2 |
Composition and method for using waxy oil-external emulsions to modify reservoir permeability profiles
A waxy oil-external emulsion is provided for injection into a selected zone of a subsurface formation. The selected zone is typically a high permeability zone. The emulsion generally comprises oil, added wax, and water. The emulsion may also include an emulsifying agent and a solvent. The emulsion is formulated to be a liquid at a temperature greater than a targeted temperature in the subsurface formation, but a solid at the targeted temperature. The targeted temperature is typically the maximum operating temperature for the formation. A method of formulating the emulsion is also provided. Further, a method of plugging a high permeability zone using the emulsion is disclosed. |
| US08822384B2 |
Methods for detecting plasticizers
Nanoparticles having one or more attached sensing moieties including uridine 5′-triphosphate (UTP) and deoxythymidine 5′-triphosphate (dTTP), are disclosed herein. These nanoparticles can, for example, be used for detection of plasticizers, such as phthalates, in the sample. Methods, kits and apparatuses using these nanoparticles for detecting plasticizers in a sample are also disclosed herein. |
| US08822382B2 |
Hydrocolloid systems for reducing loss of volatile active compounds from their liquid formulations for pre- and post harvest use on agricultural crops
Ethylene response manipulation formulations are disclosed. The formulations comprise at least one ethylene response manipulation agent which is at least partially encapsulated, a polyol liquid medium, or a hydrogel medium, or a combination of polyol and hydrogel medium. A preferred ethylene response manipulation agent is 1-methylcyclopropene. |
| US08822380B2 |
Herbicidal composition
The present invention provides a method for post-emergence selective weed control in turf sites by applying an herbicidal composition comprising sulfentrazone and quinclorac to a locus where weeds are present. |
| US08822375B2 |
Method for activating colorant associated with an article
Methods and apparatuses for activating colorant in selected regions of an article in which the colorant is incorporated are described. The colorant activation can create various desired visual aspects. |
| US08822372B2 |
Process for producing olefin oxide
A process for producing an olefin oxide which comprises reacting an olefin with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising a copper oxide and a ruthenium oxide on a porous support. |
| US08822365B2 |
Process for the preparation of a solid metallocene catalyst system and its use in polymerisation of olefins
Process for the preparation of a solid olefin polymerization catalyst system, comprising an organometallic compound of a transition metal of Group 3 to 10 of the Periodic Table (IUPAC 2007) in the form of solid particles comprising the steps of I) generating an emulsion by dispersing a liquid clathrate in a solvent (S) wherein (i) the solvent (S) constitutes the continuous phase of the emulsion and comprises a nonreactive fluorinated synthetic oil having a viscosity at 20° C. according to ASTM D445 of at least 10 cSt up to 2000 cSt (ii) the liquid clathrate constitutes in form of droplets the dispersed phase of the emulsion, II) solidifying said dispersed phase to convert said droplets to solid particles and III) optionally recovering said particles to obtain said catalyst system, wherein the liquid clathrate comprises (a) a lattice being the reaction product of a1) a transition metal compound of formula (I) LmRnTXq wherein “T” is a transition metal of anyone of the groups 3 to 10 of the periodic table (IUPAC2007), preferably a transition metal of anyone of the groups 4 to 6 of the periodic table (IUPAC2007), more preferably titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr) or hafnium (Hf), i.e. zirconium (Zr) or hafnium (Hf), each “X” is independently a monovalent s-ligand, each “L” is independently an organic ligand which coordinates to the transition metal (T), “R” is a bridging group linking said organic ligands (L), “m” is 2 or 3, preferably 2, “n” is 0, 1 or 2, preferably 1, “q” is 1, 2 or 3, preferably 2, m+q is equal to the valency of the transition metal (T), a2) a cocatalyst comprising aluminoxane a3) a compound being effective to form the lattice with the transition metal compound and/or the aluminoxane and b) a hydrocarbon solvent (HS). |
| US08822364B2 |
Method for treating a platinum contaminated catalytic component
An example method includes determining that a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) component having a zeolite-based catalyst is contaminated with platinum (Pt). The method further includes elevating the temperature of the SCR component to at least 600° C. in response to the determining the catalytic component is contaminated with Pt, and maintaining the elevated temperature of the catalytic component for a predetermined time period thereby restoring reduction activity of the catalyst. |
| US08822360B2 |
Article including ceramic structure
An article which includes a structure of a ceramic material that has a composition SiOxMzCy, where Si is silicon, O is oxygen, M is at least one metal and C is carbon and wherein x<2, y>0 and z<1 and x and z are non-zero. |
| US08822358B2 |
Polyester fabrics for airbag and preparation method thereof
Disclosed is a fabric for an airbag including a polyester fiber, and particularly to a polyester fabric for an airbag of which toughness is 3.5 to 6.0 kJ/m3 and tearing strength measured according to the ASTM D 2261 TONGUE method is 18 to 30 kgf, wherein the fabric includes polyester fiber of which toughness is 70 to 95 J/m3, a method of preparing the same, and an airbag for a car including the same. |
| US08822357B2 |
Film airbags made from ribbons
Inflatable airbag for a vehicle which is deployed in the event of an accident involving the vehicle to provide protection for an occupant of the vehicle includes a plurality of ribbons coupled together to define an enclosed, fluid-retaining space and a layer of film laminated on at least one of an outer side of the woven ribbons and an inner side of the ribbons. The ribbons each have a width of less than about 3 mm and preferably about 0.5 to about 1 mm. The ribbons may be made from polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester or polyamide and the layers of film may be made from polyethylene, polyurethane, polyester or polyamide. The ribbons and layers of film may be made of the same or different materials. |
| US08822355B2 |
Fire resistant composite material and fabrics made therefrom
The present invention relates to fire resistant composite materials and to fire resistant fabric materials and mattresses made therefrom. The composite materials include (a) a substrate selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, lyocell and blends thereof; and (b) a coating consisting essentially of water, ammonium polyphosphate, urea formaldehyde binder material, prefarbricated glass microcells, acrylic latex binder, ammonium lauryl sulfate surfactant, thickener material, a second surfactant, surfactant-generated microcells, a catalyst and starch. The binder materials bond the ammonium polyphosphate, prefarbricated microcells, thickener material, surfactants, surfactant-generated microcells, catalyst and starch together and to the substrate such that the substrate is coated with the coating. |
| US08822346B1 |
Method and apparatus for self-aligned layer removal
A reaction block having a plurality of reaction chambers defined therein is provided. A bottom surface of each of the reaction chambers is configured to provide a seal for a corresponding reaction region on the substrate and around a periphery of the substrate. The reaction block includes a plurality of inlet channels and provides a gap between a top surface of the substrate and a bottom surface of the reaction block. The gap accepts a fluid from the inlet channels, wherein the reaction block includes a plurality of vacuum channels having access to the bottom surface of the reaction block to remove the fluid from the gap. A method of selectively etching a substrate for combinatorial processing is also provided. |
| US08822345B2 |
Apparatus including gas distribution member supplying process gas and radio frequency (RF) power for plasma processing
A plasma processing apparatus includes a gas distribution member which supplies a process gas and radio frequency (RF) power to a showerhead electrode. The gas distribution member can include multiple gas passages which supply the same process gas or different process gases at the same or different flow rates to one or more plenums at the backside of the showerhead electrode. The gas distribution member provides a desired process gas distribution to be achieved across a semiconductor substrate processed in a gap between the showerhead electrode and a bottom electrode on which the substrate is supported. |
| US08822339B2 |
Slurry composition for CMP, and polishing method
The present invention relates to a CMP slurry composition comprising an abrasive particle; a dispersant; an ionic polymer additive; and a non-ionic polymer additive including a polyolefin-polyethylene glycol copolymer including at least two polyethylene glycol repeat unit as a backbone and at least a polyethylene glycol repeating unit as a side chain, and a polishing method with using the slurry composition. The CMP slurry composition shows a low polishing rate to a single-crystalline silicon layer or a polysilicon layer and a high polishing rate to a silicon oxide layer, resulting in having an excellent polishing selectivity. |
| US08822338B2 |
CVD apparatus and method of forming semiconductor superlattice structure using the same
Provided is a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus, including: a reaction chamber including an inner pipe having an internal space, and an external pipe configured to cover the inner pipe so as to maintain a sealing state thereof; a wafer holder disposed within the inner pipe and receiving a plurality of wafers stacked therein; and a gas supplier including at least one stem pipe disposed at the outside of the reaction chamber so as to supply a reactive gas thereto, a plurality of branch pipes connected to the stem pipe to introduce the reactive gas from the outside of the reaction chamber into the reaction chamber, and a plurality of spray nozzles provided with the branch pipes to spray the reactive gas to the plurality of respective wafers. |
| US08822335B2 |
Semiconductor device with air gap and method for fabricating the same
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a semiconductor structure having an open portion over a substrate, forming a sacrificial spacer on sidewalls of the open portion, forming a recessed first plug in the open portion, forming an air gap by removing the sacrificial spacer, forming a capping layer to expose the top surface of the recessed first plug and to cap the air gap, forming a protective layer over the capping layer and the recessed first plug, forming an ohmic contact layer over the protective layer, and forming a second plug over the ohmic contact layer. |
| US08822334B2 |
Semiconductor structure and method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure comprises: providing a substrate (100) on which a dummy gate stack is formed, forming a spacer (240) at sidewalls of the dummy gate stack, and forming a source/drain region (110) and a source/drain extension region (111) at both sides of the dummy gate stack; removing at least part of the spacer (240), to expose at least part of the source/drain extension region (111); forming a contact layer (112) on the source/drain region (110) and the exposed source/drain extension region (111), the contact layer (112) being [made of] one of CoSi2, NiSi and Ni(Pt)Si2-y or combinations thereof, and a thickness of the contact layer (112) being less than 10 nm. Correspondingly, the present invention further provides a semiconductor structure which is beneficial to reducing contact resistance and can maintain excellent performance in a subsequent high temperature process. |
| US08822331B2 |
Anchored damascene structures
An anchored conductive damascene buried in a multi-density dielectric layer and method for forming the same, the anchored conductive damascene including a dielectric layer with an opening extending through a thickness of the dielectric layer; wherein the dielectric layer comprises at least one relatively higher density portion and a relatively lower density portion, the relatively lower density portion forming a contiguous major portion of the dielectric layer; and, wherein the opening in the relatively lower density portion has a lateral dimension relatively larger compared to the relatively higher density portion to form anchoring steps. |
| US08822322B2 |
Semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same
A method of fabricating a semiconductor memory device includes forming a mold stack on a substrate and the mold stack including first sacrificial layers and second sacrificial layers alternately stacked on the substrate. The method also includes forming a plurality of vertical channels that penetrate the mold stack and that contact the substrate, patterning the mold stack to form word line cuts between the vertical channels, the word line cuts exposing the substrate, removing one of the first and second sacrificial layers to form recessed regions in the mold stack, forming a data storage layer, at least a portion of the data storage layer being formed between the vertical channels and the gates, forming gates in the recessed regions, forming air gaps between the gates by removing the other of the first and second sacrificial layers, and forming an insulation layer pattern in the word line cuts. |
| US08822320B2 |
Dense finFET SRAM
A method for fabricating the device includes patterning a first structure and a second structure on a semiconductor device. A first angled ion implantation is applied to the second structure such that the first structure is protected and a second angled ion implantation is applied to the first structure such that the second structure is protected, wherein exposed portions of the first and second structures have an altered rate of oxidation. Oxidation is performed to form thicker or thinner oxide portions on the exposed portions of the first and second structures relative to unexposed portions of the first and second structures. Oxide portions are removed to an underlying layer of the first and second structures. The first and second structures are removed. Spacers are formed about a periphery of remaining oxide portions. The remaining oxide portions are removed. A layer below the spacers is patterned to form integrated circuit features. |
| US08822317B2 |
Self-aligned III-V MOSFET diffusion regions and silicide-like alloy contact
A metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor and method for forming the same include exposing portions on a substrate adjacent to a gate stack, forming a dopant layer over the gate stack and in contact with the substrate in the portions exposed and annealing the dopant layer to drive dopants into the substrate to form self-aligned dopant regions in the substrate. The dopant layer is removed. A metal containing layer is deposited over the gate stack and in contact with the substrate in the exposed portions. The metal containing layer is annealed to drive metal into the substrate to form self-aligned contact regions in a metal alloy formed in the substrate within the dopant regions. The metal layer is then removed. |
| US08822315B2 |
Methods of treating a silicon carbide substrate for improved epitaxial deposition and resulting structures and devices
A method is disclosed for treating a silicon carbide substrate for improved epitaxial deposition thereon and for use as a precursor in the manufacture of devices such as light emitting diodes. The method includes the steps of implanting dopant atoms of a first conductivity type into the first surface of a conductive silicon carbide wafer having the same conductivity type as the implanting ions at one or more predetermined dopant concentrations and implant energies to form a dopant profile, annealing the implanted wafer, and growing an epitaxial layer on the implanted first surface of the wafer. |
| US08822313B2 |
Surface treatment methods and systems for substrate processing
Embodiments provided herein describe methods and systems for processing substrates. A plasma including radical species and charged species is generated. The charged species of the plasma are collected. A substrate is exposed to the radical species of the plasma. A layer is formed on the substrate after exposing the substrate to the radical species. |
| US08822312B2 |
Method of forming high growth rate, low resistivity germanium film on silicon substrate
A method of forming a doped semiconductor layer on a substrate is provided. A foundation layer having a crystal structure compatible with a thermodynamically favored crystal structure of the doped semiconductor layer is formed on the substrate and annealed, or surface annealed, to substantially crystallize the surface of the foundation layer. The doped semiconductor layer is formed on the foundation layer. Each layer may be formed by vapor deposition processes such as CVD. The foundation layer may be germanium and the doped semiconductor layer may be phosphorus doped germanium. |
| US08822310B2 |
Method, apparatus for holding and treatment of a substrate
Some embodiments discussed relates to an apparatus for holding a substrate, comprising a body with a surface for a semiconductor wafer to rest on, with the surface having a first surface area on which a first area of the semiconductor wafer can rest, and a second surface area on which a second area of the semiconductor wafer can rest, wherein the second surface area protrudes with respect to the first surface area. |
| US08822308B2 |
Methods and apparatus for transfer of films among substrates
A method is disclosed which includes: forming at least one layer of material on at least part of a surface of a first substrate, wherein a first surface of the at least one layer of material is in contact with the first substrate thereby defining an interface; attaching a second substrate to a second surface of the at least one layer of material; forming bubbles at the interface; and applying mechanical force; whereby the second substrate and the at least one layer of material are jointly separated from the first substrate. Related arrangements are also described. |
| US08822303B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A method of fabricating a semiconductor component that including the following steps is provided. A plurality of stacked structures is formed on a substrate. A first dielectric layer is formed to cover the stacked structures, wherein the first dielectric layer has a plurality of overhangs, the overhangs wrap top portions of the stacked structures. A dry conformable etching process is performed to conformably remove the first dielectric layer until a portion of the first dielectric layer located outside of the overhangs is removed. A second dielectric layer is formed on the stacked structures, wherein the second dielectric layer connects the adjacent overhangs to form an air gap between the stacked structures. |
| US08822302B2 |
Methods of fabricating a storage node in a semiconductor device and methods of fabricating a capacitor using the same
Methods of forming a storage node in a semiconductor device are provided. The method includes forming an interlayer insulation layer on a substrate, forming an etch stop layer and a first sacrificial layer on the interlayer insulation layer, patterning the first sacrificial layer and the etch stop layer to form a first sacrificial layer pattern and an etch stop layer pattern that define a storage node contact hole, forming a recessed first storage node conductive pattern that conformally covers a lower sidewall and a bottom surface of the storage node contact hole, forming a second storage node conductive pattern that includes a first portion surrounded by the recessed first storage node conductive pattern and a second portion conformally covering an upper sidewall of the storage node contact hole, and removing the first sacrificial layer pattern. The recessed first storage node conductive pattern and the second storage node conductive pattern constitute a storage node. |
| US08822301B2 |
Profile engineered thin film devices and structures
The present invention relates to electrically active devices (e.g., capacitors, transistors, diodes, floating gate memory cells, etc.) having dielectric, conductor, and/or semiconductor layers with smooth and/or dome-shaped profiles and methods of forming such devices by depositing or printing (e.g., inkjet printing) an ink composition that includes a semiconductor, metal, or dielectric precursor. The smooth and/or dome-shaped cross-sectional profile allows for smooth topological transitions without sharp steps, preventing feature discontinuities during deposition and allowing for more complete step coverage of subsequently deposited structures. The inventive profile allows for both the uniform growth of oxide layers by thermal oxidation, and substantially uniform etching rates of the structures. Such oxide layers may have a uniform thickness and provide substantially complete coverage of the underlying electrically active feature. Uniform etching allows for an efficient method of reducing a critical dimension of an electrically active structure by simple isotropic etch. |
| US08822297B2 |
Method of fabricating MOS device
Provided is a method of fabricating a MOS device including the following steps. At least one gate structure is formed on a substrate, wherein the gate structure includes a gate conductive layer and a hard mask layer disposed on the gate conductive layer. A first implant process is performed to form source and drain extension regions in the substrate, wherein the gate conductive layer is covered by the hard mask layer. A process is of removing the hard mask layer is performed to expose the surface of the gate conductive layer. A second implant process is performed to form pocket doped regions in the substrate, wherein the gate conductive layer is not covered by the hard mask layer. |
| US08822295B2 |
Low extension dose implants in SRAM fabrication
A static random access memory fabrication method includes forming a gate stack on a substrate, forming isolating spacers adjacent the gate stack, the isolating spacers and gate stack having a gate length, forming a source and drain region adjacent the gate stack, which generates an effective gate length, wherein the source and drain regions are formed from a low extension dose implant that varies a difference between the gate length and the effective gate length. |
| US08822294B2 |
Method for improving write margins of SRAM cells
The present invention provides a method for improving the write margins of the SRAM cells. The method comprises: before etching a polysilicon layer to form the polysilicon gates, performing a pre-implantation process to the polysilicon layer; wherein the polysilicon layer defines SRAM NMOSFETs regions and SRAM PMOSFETs regions; wherein the pre-implantation process comprises pre-implanting the fifth-group elements to the SRAM NMOSFETs regions and the NMOSFETs regions except to the SRAM NMOSFETs regions in the polysilicon layer, and pre-implanting the third-group elements to the PMOSFETs regions excluding the SRAM PMOSFETs regions in the polysilicon layer; wherein the process of pre-implanting the third-group elements comprises forming a pre-implantation photo mask capable of covering the SRAM PMOSFETs regions and using the pre-implantation photo mask to pre-implanting the third-group elements. |
| US08822293B2 |
Self-aligned halo/pocket implantation for reducing leakage and source/drain resistance in MOS devices
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a gate dielectric over the semiconductor substrate, wherein the semiconductor substrate and a sidewall of the gate dielectric has a joint point; forming a gate electrode over the gate dielectric; forming a mask layer over the semiconductor substrate and the gate electrode, wherein a first portion of the mask layer adjacent the joint point is at least thinner than a second portion of the mask layer away from the joint point; after the step of forming the mask layer, performing a halo/pocket implantation to introduce a halo/pocket impurity into the semiconductor substrate; and removing the mask layer after the halo/pocket implantation. |
| US08822290B2 |
FinFETs and methods for forming the same
A method includes recessing isolation regions, wherein a portion of a semiconductor strip between the isolation regions is over top surfaces of the recessed isolation regions, and forms a semiconductor fin. A dummy gate is formed to cover a middle portion of the semiconductor fin. An Inter-Layer Dielectric (ILD) is formed to cover end portions of the semiconductor fin. The dummy gate is then removed to form a first recess, wherein the middle portion is exposed to the first recess. The middle portion of the semiconductor fin is removed to form a second recess. An epitaxy is performed to grow a semiconductor material in the second recess, wherein the semiconductor material is between the end portions. A gate dielectric and a gate electrode are formed in the first recess. The gate dielectric and the gate electrode are over the semiconductor material. |
| US08822289B2 |
High voltage gate formation
Embodiments described herein generally relate to methods of manufacturing charge-trapping memory by patterning the high voltage gates before other gates are formed. One advantage of such an approach is that a thin poly layer may be used to form memory and low voltage gates while protecting high voltage gates from implant penetration. One approach to accomplishing this is to dispose the layer of poly, and then dispose a mask and a thick resist to pattern the high voltage gates. In this manner, the high voltage gates are formed before either the low voltage gates or the memory cells. |
| US08822287B2 |
Methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices
Methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices include forming an integrated structure and a first stopping layer pattern in a first region. A first insulating interlayer and a second stopping layer are formed. A second preliminary insulating interlayer is formed by partially etching the second stopping layer and the first insulating interlayer in the first region. A first polishing is performed to remove a protruding portion. A second polishing is performed to expose the first and second stopping layer patterns. |
| US08822284B2 |
Method for fabricating FinFETs and semiconductor structure fabricated using the method
A method for fabricating FinFETs is described. A semiconductor substrate is patterned to form odd fins. Spacers are formed on the substrate and on the sidewalls of the odd fins, wherein each spacer has a substantially vertical sidewall. Even fins are then formed on the substrate between the spacers. A semiconductor structure for forming FinFETs is also described, which is fabricated using the above method. |
| US08822277B2 |
Method for manufacturing light emitting diode package
A method for manufacturing LED packages includes following steps: providing an engaging frame including a lead frame, electrode structures having first and second electrodes, and defining slots between the electrode structure, each first electrode including a first inserting part and each second electrode including a second inserting part; providing a substrate and combining the substrate and the engaging frame together to make through holes of the substrate located at lateral sides of the first and second inserting parts respectively, insulating parts of the substrate received in the slots of the engaging frame, and cavities of the substrate receiving the first and second inserting parts; providing LED diodes, and connecting each LED diode electrically to the first and second electrodes; and cutting along the first and second inserting parts to make sides of the first and second inserting parts exposed to ambient air. |
| US08822274B2 |
Packaged IC having printed dielectric adhesive on die pad
A method of assembling a packaged integrated circuit (IC) includes printing a viscous dielectric polymerizable material onto a die pad of a leadframe having metal terminals positioned outside the die pad. An IC die having a top side including a plurality of bond pads is placed with its bottom side onto the viscous dielectric polymerizable material. Bond wires are wire bonded between the plurality of bond pads and the metal terminals of the leadframe. |
| US08822263B2 |
Epitaxial growth method of a zinc oxide based semiconductor layer, epitaxial crystal structure, epitaxial crystal growth apparatus, and semiconductor device
It is provided a hetero epitaxial growth method, a hetero epitaxial crystal structure, a hetero epitaxial growth apparatus and a semiconductor device, the method includes forming a buffer layer formed with the orienting film of an oxide, or the orienting film of nitride on a heterogeneous substrate; and performing crystal growth of a zinc oxide based semiconductor layer on the buffer layer using a halogenated group II metal and an oxygen material. It is provided a homo epitaxial growth method, a homo epitaxial crystal structure, a homo epitaxial growth apparatus and a semiconductor device, the homo epitaxial growth method includes introducing reactant gas mixing zinc containing gas and oxygen containing gas on a zinc oxide substrate; and performing crystal growth of a zinc oxide based semiconductor layer on the zinc oxide substrate. |
| US08822259B2 |
Methods for enhancing light absorption during PV applications
Embodiments of the invention generally relate to solar cell devices and methods for manufacturing such solar cell devices. In one embodiment, a method for forming a solar cell device includes depositing a conversion layer over a first surface of a substrate, depositing a first transparent conductive oxide layer over a second surface of the substrate that is opposite the first surface, depositing a first p-doped silicon layer over the first transparent conductive oxide layer, depositing a first intrinsic silicon layer over the first p-doped silicon layer, and depositing a first n-doped silicon layer over the first intrinsic silicon layer. The method further includes depositing a second transparent conductive oxide layer over the first n-doped silicon layer, and depositing an electrically conductive contact layer over the second transparent conductive oxide layer. |
| US08822256B1 |
Method for fabricating infrared sensors
A method for fabricating infrared sensors is disclosed. a chalcogenide layer is initially deposited on a substrate. A group of vias is then formed within the chalcogenide layer. After the vias have been converted to a group of studs, a vanadium oxide layer is deposited on the chalcogenide layer covering the studs. Next, the vanadium oxide layer is separated into multiple vanadium oxide membranes. After the chalcogenide layer has been removed, each of the vanadium oxide membranes is allowed to be freestanding while only supported by a corresponding one of the studs. The vanadium oxide membranes will be used as infrared sensors. |
| US08822254B2 |
MEMS device and manufacturing method
A MEMS manufacturing method and device in which a spacer layer is provided over a side wall of at least one opening in a structural layer which will define the movable MEMS element. The opening extends below the structural layer. The spacer layer forms a side wall portion over the side wall of the at least one opening and also extends below the level of the structural layer to form a contact area. |
| US08822251B2 |
Micro electro mechanical system, semiconductor device, and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention provides a MEMS and a sensor having the MEMS which can be formed without a process of etching a sacrifice layer. The MEMS and the sensor having the MEMS are formed by forming an interspace using a spacer layer. In the MEMS in which an interspace is formed using a spacer layer, a process for forming a sacrifice layer and an etching process of the sacrifice layer are not required. As a result, there is no restriction on the etching time, and thus the yield can be improved. |
| US08822248B2 |
Epitaxial growth of crystalline material
A device includes an epitaxially grown crystalline material within an area confined by an insulator. A surface of the crystalline material has a reduced roughness. One example includes obtaining a surface with reduced roughness by creating process parameters which result in the dominant growth component of the crystal to be supplied laterally from side walls of the insulator. In a preferred embodiment, the area confined by the insulator is an opening in the insulator having an aspect ratio sufficient to trap defects using an ART technique. |
| US08822240B2 |
Temperature detecting apparatus, substrate processing apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A temperature detecting apparatus is provided which is capable of suppressing disconnection of a thermocouple wire or positional deviation of a thermocouple junction portion caused by change over time. The temperature detecting apparatus includes: an insulation rod installed to extend in a vertical direction and including a through-hole in vertical direction; a thermocouple wire inserted in the through-hole of the insulation rod, the thermocouple wire including a thermocouple junction portion at an upper end thereof and an angled portion at a lower end of the insulation rod; and a buffer area installed below the insulation rod and configured to suppress a restriction of a horizontal portion of the angled portion upon heat expansion, wherein an upper portion of the thermocouple wire or a middle portion in the vertical direction are supported by the insulation rod. |
| US08822239B2 |
Manufacturing method for semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate including an active element formation face on which an active element is formed; detection electrodes detecting a remaining amount of ink by being wet in the ink; an antenna transmitting and receiving information; a storage circuit storing information relating to the ink; and a control circuit controlling the detection electrodes, the antenna, and the storage circuit. |
| US08822237B2 |
Hole first hardmask definition
A semiconductor device and a method of manufacture are provided, such as a MTJ device and a method of manufacturing a MTJ device. The MTJ device may include a bottom electrode, a MTJ stack, and a top electrode, wherein the top electrode is formed using a hole-filling technique. The top electrode may have slanted sidewalls. The MTJ stack may be formed by depositing corresponding MTJ layers. A patterned mask may be formed and patterned over the MTJ layers to form an opening defining the top electrode. The opening is filled with a conductive material to form the top electrode. The top electrode is then used as a mask to pattern the MTJ layers, thereby forming a MTJ stack. |
| US08822236B2 |
Hydrogen-blocking film for ferroelectric capacitors
An ammonia-free method of depositing silicon nitride by way of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). Source gases of silane (SiH4) and nitrogen (N2) are provided to a parallel-plate plasma reactor, in which energy is capacitively coupled to the plasma, and in which the wafer being processed has been placed at a support electrode. Low-frequency RF energy (e.g., 360 kHz) is applied to the support electrode; high-frequency RF energy (e.g., 13.56 MHz) is optionally provided to the parallel electrode. Process temperature is above 350° C., at a pressure of about 2.5 torr. Any hydrogen present in the resulting silicon nitride film is bound by N—H bonds rather than Si—H bonds, and is thus more strongly bound to the film. The silicon nitride can serve as passivation for ferroelectric material that may degrade electrically if contaminated by hydrogen. |
| US08822235B2 |
Electronic component with reactive barrier and hermetic passivation layer
An electronic component is provided on a substrate. A thin-film capacitor is attached to the substrate, the thin-film capacitor includes a pyrochlore or perovskite dielectric layer between a plurality of electrode layers, the electrode layers being formed from a conductive thin-film material. A reactive barrier layer is deposited over the thin-film capacitor. The reactive barrier layer includes an oxide having an element with more than one valence state, wherein the element with more than one valence state has a molar ratio of the molar amount of the element that is in its highest valence state to its total molar amount in the barrier of 50% to 100%. Optionally layers of other materials may intervene between the capacitor and reactive barrier layer. The reactive barrier layer may be paraelectric and the electronic component may be a tunable capacitor. |
| US08822234B2 |
Method of fabricating a semiconductor device
A method of fabricating a miniaturized semiconductor device so as to form MTJ elements therein include the steps of depositing a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) precursor layer on a substrate and planarizing the precursor layer; forming a sacrificial and patternable dielectric layer on the MTJ precursor layer; patterning the sacrificial dielectric layer in accordance with predetermined placements and shapes of a to-be-formed hard mask, the patterning forming corresponding openings in the sacrificial dielectric layer; depositing an etch-resistant conductive material such as Cu in the openings for example by way of plating, and selectively removing the sacrificial dielectric layer so as to leave behind the etch-resistant conductive material in the form of a desired hard mask. Using the hard mask to etch and thus pattern the MTJ precursor layer so as to form MTJ elements having desired locations, sizes and shapes. |
| US08822230B2 |
Chromatography quantitative measuring apparatus
In a chromatography quantitative measuring apparatus according to the present invention, a beam applied from a light source to a chromatography test strip is formed into an elliptical shape by an optical means such as a cylindrical lens, a variation in absorbance that accompanies elution of a marker regent is detected while the elliptical beam is applied between a marker reagent hold part and a detection part, and a measurement is automatically started in a prescribed period of time since the detection of variation. According to the chromatography quantitative measuring apparatus so configured, non-uniform coloration is reduced by shaping the beam elliptically with the optical means, whereby the accuracy of quantitative analysis is enhanced, and the apparatus can be operated easily. |
| US08822225B2 |
Method of calculating a phosphorus-protein ratio
A method of identifying a patient who is non-compliant with prescribed diet and/or phosphate binder regimen calculates a phosphorus-protein ratio (PPR) by calculating the patient's protein intake, measuring the patient's serum phosphorus concentration, and estimating the amount of phosphorus removed by the patient's kidneys from measured residual urea clearance. The PPR is the ratio between the total amount of phosphorus removed from the patient and the patient's protein intake. The method enables identifying a patient that is non-compliant with prescribed diet and/or phosphate binder regimen if the PPR is outside of an acceptable range. |
| US08822224B2 |
Method for automatic testing of anatomical laboratory specimens
A method for automatic evaluation, processing and/or testing of an anatomic pathology specimen is disclosed. The specimen is placed into a primary or secondary container labeled with a unique identification code, placed into a specimen carrier, and the carrier marked with an identification code which uniquely identifies the specimen and, by virtue of the identification code, the evaluation, processing and/or tests to be conducted thereon. The identification code may be in the form of a bar code, an RFID tag or similar device or any other identification that is either human read able, machine readable or electronically transferred. The specimen contained within the specimen container or within the specimen carrier is entered into the anatomic pathology, histology or molecular diagnostics LAS at a receiving station, which reads the identification code. |
| US08822223B2 |
Mature dendritic cell compositions and methods for culturing same
This invention provides methods to prepare and use immunostimulatory cells for enhancing an immune response. The invention provides a method for preparing mature dendritic cells (DCs), comprising the sequential steps of: (a) signaling isolated immature dendritic cells (iDCs) with a first signal comprising an interferon gamma receptor (IFN-γR) agonist and/or a tumor necrosis factor alpha receptor (TNF-αR) agonist to produce signaled dendritic cells; and (b) signaling said signaled dendritic cells with a second transient signal comprising an effective amount of a CD40 agonist to produce CCR7+ mature dendritic cells. Also provided by this invention are enriched populations of dendritic cells prepared by the methods of the invention. Such dendritic cells have enhanced immunostimulatory properties and increased IL-12 secretion and/or decreased IL-10 secretion. CD40 signaling can be initiated by one or more of polypeptide translated from an exogenous polynucleotide encoding CD40L (e.g., mRNA or DNA), an agonistic antibody to CD40 receptor or by CD40 ligand polypeptide. The enriched populations can be further modified by the administration of an immunogen to the DC. The DC will take up and process the immunogen on its cell surface. |
| US08822221B2 |
Targeted integration into the PPP1R12C locus
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for targeted integration of an exogenous sequence into the human PPP1R12C locus, for example, for expression of a polypeptide of interest. |
| US08822217B2 |
Method for cultivating tendon cells from pluripotent cells of mesenchymal origin
A method for cultivating tendon cells from non-embryonic pluripotent cells of mesenchymal origin includes the cultivation of isolated cells in a culture medium under standard culture conditions in a culture vessel. In order to increase the collagen secretion, before their complete confluence, the cells are further cultivated in a culture medium mixed with ascorbic acid and/or ascorbic acid-2-phosphate in a concentration of 25 to 75 μg/ml and are subjected to hyperosmolar treatment in a culture medium whose osmolarity is adjusted to 350 to 500 mosmol/l. |
| US08822209B2 |
Disposable spinner flask
A disposable spinner flask includes an asymmetric container, a lid, and a spinning mechanism. The container can be sealingly coupled to the lid, which includes an access port and a cap configured to be coupled to the access port for preventing bacteria, viruses, and fungi from passing therethrough while allowing air to flow between the container and a surrounding environment. The lid may include a structure for retaining the cap when the cap is removed. The spinning mechanism can include a shaft, at least one blade, and a magnetic device. Further, the spinning mechanism can include a receptacle that fixedly receives the magnetic device toward an end of the blade assembly, the magnetic device configured to rotate when subjected to an external magnetic force. |
| US08822203B2 |
Systems and methods for ex vivo organ care
The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, methods and solutions for perfusing an organ ex vivo. |
| US08822202B2 |
Apparatus and methods for cell isolation
A unitary apparatus for isolating cells from adipose tissue including a lipid separation processor with a dispersing head equipped with a plurality of ports and a digestion chamber for dissociation of the constituent cells disposed in adipose tissue. The lipid separating apparatus is useful for the separation of lipids and adipocytes from a mixed cell population. A cell seeding chamber may be attached to the cell isolation apparatus. The components of the apparatus may be packaged in modular kit form. |
| US08822200B2 |
Method for open diatom cultivation
Provided is an open diatom cultivation method where continuous production of one or more selected diatom species achieve dominancy in the production system and that dominancy is maintained. The algae culture solution containing diatoms is first introduced to an open microalgae culture system. Then, carbon dioxide and nutrient salts are added to form a culture solution for diatom cultivation. The method enables industrial scale cultivation of diatoms at economically competitive production cost, with a high cultivation density and for a high production volume. The method also enables continuous stable production of selected diatoms and solves the difficult problem of controlling invading algae by always using the most competitive of local diatoms without imposing a selected algae which may be superior in some localities and under some climate conditions. |
| US08822197B2 |
3-hydroxypropionic acid and other organic compounds
Methods and materials related to producing 3-HP as well as other organic compounds are disclosed. Specifically, isolated nucleic acids, polypeptides, host cells, and methods and materials for producing 3-HP and other organic compounds are disclosed. |
| US08822190B2 |
Polymicrobial formulations for enhancing plant productivity
The present invention relates to eco-friendly compositions and methods for providing plant growth enhancing formulations comprising mixtures of microbial isolates. In particular, numerous bacterial and fungal strains were isolated from a variety of soil types, from rhizospheres and from root nodules of leguminous plants, in designed combinations, for providing plant growth and plant productivity enhancing formulations. These specifically designed polymicrobial formulations would further provide protection against plant pathogens lowering the need for nitrogen containing fertilizers, solubilize minerals, protect plants against pathogens, and make available to the plant valuable nutrients, such as phosphate, thus reducing and eliminating the need for using chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides. |
| US08822185B2 |
Peroxisome biogenesis factor protein (PEX) disruptions for altering polyunsaturated fatty acids and total lipid content in oleaginous eukaryotic organisms
Methods of increasing the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the total lipid fraction and in the oil fraction of PUFA-producing, oleaginous eukaryotes, accomplished by modifying the activity of peroxisome biogenesis factor (Pex) proteins, are disclosed. Disruptions of a chromosomal Pex3 gene, Pex10p gene or Pex16p gene in a PUFA-producing, oleaginous eukaryotic strain resulted in an increased amount of PUFAs, as a percent of total fatty acids and as a percent of dry cell weight, in the total lipid fraction and in the oil fraction of the strain, as compared to the parental strain whose native Pex protein was not disrupted. |
| US08822183B2 |
Device for amplifying target nucleic acid
A device for amplifying target nucleic acid in a sample can include a planar fluidic assembly including a transparent substrate, a porous material layer on a surface of the transparent substrate, and a cover over the porous material layer and sealingly affixed to the substrate. The cover may be spaced from the porous material layer and a flow channel defined between the porous material layer and the cover. The flow channel may have a uniform cross-section from a first end to a second end. The assembly can further include an inlet in flow communication with the first end of the flow channel to introduce sample containing target nucleic acid into the flow channel, an outlet in flow communication with the second end of the flow channel, and a plurality of nucleic acid primers retained by the porous material layer at discrete regions along and within the flow channel, each of the plurality of nucleic acid primers being complementary to a portion of the target nucleic acid in the sample to enable a primer-based amplification reaction of the target nucleic acid. The porous material layer may be configured to retain, at the discrete regions and during a primer-based amplification reaction, sample introduced to the flow channel and amplified product of the amplification reaction. |
| US08822179B2 |
Nucleic acid compositions and the encoding proteins
The subject invention provides at least one nucleic acid sequence encoding an aldouronate-utilization regulon isolated from Paenibacillus sp. strain JDR-2, a bacterium which efficiently utilizes xylan and metabolizes aldouronates (methylglucuronoxylosaccharides). The subject invention also provides a means for providing a coordinately regulated process in which xylan depolymerization and product assimilation are coupled in Paenibacillus sp. strain JDR-2 to provide a favorable system for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to biobased products. Additionally, the nucleic acid sequences encoding the aldouronate-utilization regulon can be used to transform other bacteria to form organisms capable of producing a desired product (e.g., ethanol, 1-butanol, acetoin, 2,3-butanediol, 1,3-propanediol, succinate, lactate, acetate, malate or alanine) from lignocellulosic biomass. |
| US08822171B1 |
Methods for screening for inhibitors of tau phosphorylation by casein kinase I
Methods for screening for substances capable of modulating the phosphorylation of tau protein are disclosed, and in particular paired helical filament (PHF) tau, and the use of such modulators in the treatment of tauopathies. The assays and screening methods are based on the identification of new phosphorylation sites in PHF tau and new kinases and combinations of kinases as therapeutic targets, in particular the identification of casein kinase 1 as a kinase which phosphorylates tau protein. |
| US08822170B2 |
Thermostable luciferases and methods of production
Luciferase enzymes with greatly increased thermostability, e.g., at least half lives of 2 hours at 50° C., cDNAs encoding the novel luciferases, and hosts transformed to express the luciferases, are disclosed. Methods of producing the luciferases include recursive mutagenesis. The luciferases are used in conventional methods, some employing kits. |
| US08822169B2 |
HMG1 antibody for treating inflammatory conditions
There is disclosed a pharmaceutical composition and method for treating sepsis, including septic shock and ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), comprising administering an effective amount of a HMG1 antagonist. There is further disclosed a diagnostic method for monitoring the severity or potential lethality of sepsis or septic shock, comprising measuring the serum concentration of HMG1 in a patient exhibiting or at risk of exhibiting sepsis or septic shock symptoms. Lastly, there is disclosed a pharmaceutical composition and method for effecting weight loss or treating obesity, comprising administering an effective amount of HMG1 or a therapeutically active HMG1 fragment. |
| US08822168B2 |
Assays for detecting small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle assembly and survival of motor neurons activity
The present invention includes assays and kits for detecting the assembly of an RNA binding protein-RNA complex and for detecting the activity of an RNA binding protein. |
| US08822165B2 |
Method for producing cAMP using chimeric olfactory receptor
A method for producing cAMP using a chimeric olfactory receptor. The method includes a step of preparing a reaction system comprising a first layer, a lipid bilayer membrane, and a second layer, and a step of supplying a chemical substance which stimulates the chimeric olfactory receptor to the first layer so as to produce the cAMP from ATP. The lipid bilayer membrane includes the chimeric olfactory receptor and adenylate cyclase. The chimeric olfactory receptor penetrates the lipid bilayer membrane. The second layer contains ATP and a G protein. The G protein is placed in the vicinity of one end of the chimeric olfactory receptor. The chimeric olfactory receptor is derived from a mouse olfactory receptor and the N-terminal of the chimeric olfactory receptor is modified with an amino acid sequence. |
| US08822162B2 |
Cyanochrome fluorophores
Genetically-engineered cyanochrome fluorophore molecules (fluorophores) with increased fluorescence and with absorbing fluorescence in the blue and green (blue/green) portion of the light spectrum are provided. These fluorophores are derived from the domains of phytochromes, and in particular cyanobacterial phytochromes. Methods for generating these fluorophores and various applications of these fluorophores are also provided. |
| US08822160B2 |
Molecular adaptors
The invention relates to transmembrane protein pore for use in detecting a analyte in a sample. The pore comprises a molecular adaptor that facilitates an interaction between the pore and the analyte. The adaptor is covalently attached to the pore in an orientation that allows the analyte to be detected using the pore. |
| US08822157B2 |
Bacterial proteins with pesticidal activity
Provided are pesticidal, particularly insecticidal, proteins which resemble S-layer proteins, as well as variants or mutants thereof, and DNAs encoding them. Further provided are methods and means for using said DNA or protein for controlling pests, particularly plant insect pests. |
| US08822156B2 |
Methods for rapid identification of pathogens in humans and animals
The present invention provides methods of: identifying pathogens in biological samples from humans and animals, resolving a plurality of etiologic agents present in samples obtained from humans and animals, determining detailed genetic information about such pathogens or etiologic agents, and rapid detection and identification of bioagents from environmental, clinical or other samples. |
| US08822152B2 |
Multiplex nucleic acid amplification using blocked primers
The present invention is in the field of nucleic acid amplification, and in particular in transcription-based amplification, providing improvements thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides primers, and methods for using them, that improve transcription-based amplification reactions, in particular multiplex reactions. |
| US08822146B2 |
Derivatization of biomolecules by covalent coupling of non-cofactor compounds using methyltransferases
The present invention relates to a use of non-cofactor compounds, represented by formulas (I) or (II) wherein R and Z are independently selected from H, D, C1-C12-alkyl, preferably C1-C4-alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, phenyl or -LX, wherein X represents a functional group or a reporter group attached via a linker group L, and QH is selected from —SH, —SeH, —NHNH2 or —ONH2, for a targeted modification or derivatization of a biomolecule by covalent coupling to the biomolecule in the presence of a directing methyltransferase. Further development of the method of targeted modification and derivatization are the method for targeted labeling a biomolecule and method for detecting unmethylated target sites in a biomolecule comprising modification of the biomolecule according to the present invention. |
| US08822145B2 |
Identification of POLD2 sequences
Provided are isolated genomic polynucleotide fragments that encode human SNARE YKT6, human glucokinase, human adipocyte enhancer binding protein (AEBP1) and DNA directed 50 kD regulatory subunit (POLD2), vectors and hosts containing these fragments and fragments hybridizing to noncoding regions as well as antisense oligonucleotides to these fragments. The invention is further directed to methods of using these fragments to obtain SNARE YKT6, human glucokinase, AEBP1 protein and POLD2 and to diagnose, treat, prevent and/or ameliorate a pathological disorder. |
| US08822143B2 |
Modular compositing-multiple lot screening protocols for detection of pathogens, microbial contaminants and/or constituents
Particular aspects provide a method of sampling, testing and validating test lots (e.g., single-unit production lots), comprising: assembling a plurality of product portions from each of a plurality of test lots and combining the collected product portions to provide a corresponding set of test lot samples (wherein each test lot sample is attributed to a particular corresponding test lot); enriching the set of test lot samples; removing equal portions of each enriched sample, and combining the removed portions to provide a modular composite sample; and testing of the modular composite sample for the target agent/organism, wherein where such testing is positive, individual test lots may nonetheless yet be validated by further testing of a respective enriched test lot sample and obtaining a negative test result. The methods have broad utility for monitoring all sorts of test lots (e.g., environmental lots, production lots, pharmaceutical lots, etc.) and for efficiently affecting informed, targeted remedial measures. |
| US08822141B1 |
Front side wafer ID processing
A method for printing a wafer ID on a wafer, the method comprises identifying a wafer ID on a back side of the wafer. Subsequently, etching a plurality of recesses, consistent in size with chip features of the wafer, into the front side of the wafer, such that the plurality of recesses depicts the wafer ID. The method further comprises filling the recesses with a metal. |
| US08822139B2 |
Method for providing an ordered layer of self-assemblable polymer for use in lithography
A method for providing an ordered polymer layer at a surface of a substrate includes depositing a self-assemblable polymer layer directly onto a primer layer on a substrate to provide an interface between the self-assemblable polymer layer and the primer layer, and treating the self-assemblable polymer layer to provide self-assembly into an ordered polymer layer, such as a block copolymer, having first and second domain types at the interface. The primer layer is adapted to improve its chemical affinity to each domain type at the interface, in response to the presence of the respective domain type in the self-assembled polymer at the interface during the self-assembly of the self-assemblable polymer layer into the ordered polymer layer. This may lead to reduction in defect levels and/or improved persistence length for the ordered polymer layer. The method may be useful for forming resist layers for use in device lithography. |
| US08822136B2 |
Patterning process and resist composition
A negative pattern is formed by coating a resist composition onto a substrate, the resist composition comprising a polymer comprising recurring units having an acid labile group-substituted hydroxyl group, an acid generator, an onium salt of perfluoroalkyl ether carboxylic acid, and an organic solvent, prebaking, exposing, baking, and developing in an organic solvent such that the unexposed region of film is dissolved away and the exposed region of film is not dissolved. In image formation via positive/negative reversal by organic solvent development, the resist film is characterized by a high dissolution contrast between the unexposed and exposed regions. |
| US08822131B2 |
Flexographic printing plate precursor
Disclosed is a flexographic printing plate precursor in which formation of cracks and wrinkles in an infrared ablation layer is suppressed and the scratch resistance of the layer is improved. The precursor includes a support, photosensitive resin layer, and an infrared ablation layer that are laminated in the order presented. The binder polymer contained in the infrared ablation layer contains a polymer (A) and an acrylic resin (B). The polymer (A) contains the same structural unit as the structural unit contained in the binder polymer in the photosensitive resin layer. The mass ratio (A/B) of the component (A) with respect to the component (B) is within a range of 1/3 to 3/1. The difference between a plastic hardness (Ha) of the infrared ablation layer and a plastic hardness (Hb) of the photosensitive resin layer is 30 mN/mm2 or smaller. |
| US08822127B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition for black matrix
A photosensitive resin composition for a black matrix and a black matrix formed with the same are provided. The photosensitive resin composition for a black matrix includes a solvent consisting of 5-30 weight % of a first solvent having a boiling point of 110-159° C., 55-90 weight % of a second solvent having a boiling point of 160-200° C., and 3-15 weight % of a third solvent having a boiling point of 201-280° C., and the first solvent, the second solvent, and the third solvent are an aliphatic compound and use at least one solvent composition selected from a group consisting of alkyl ester, alkyl ketone, alkyl ether, and alkyl alcohol, and thus a uniform thin film having no surface defect can be obtained, and the photosensitive resin composition has an excellent process property while securing a high light shielding property and thus a black matrix pattern having a few defect can be obtained, and is thus useful for a liquid crystal display. |
| US08822121B2 |
Toner to develop electrostatic charge image, device to supply the same, and apparatus and method of forming image using the same
A toner to develop an electrostatic charge image, a toner supply device employing the toner, an apparatus to form an image employing the toner, and a method of forming an image using the toner are provided. The toner includes at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent. By using the binder resin including a combination of a reduced molar weight binder resin, an increased molar weight binder resin, and the releasing agent having an effecdtive compatibility with the binder resin together, the toner has accurately-controlled dynamic viscoelastic properties represented by a loss tangent. The toner to develop an electrostatic charge image according to an embodiment has development stability, development lifetime, fixability, charging stability, gloss, an anti-offset property, and heat storage ability at predetermined levels or higher. |
| US08822120B2 |
Toner
To provide a toner having a superior developing performance while preventing any fixing assembly from being contaminated, the toner has toner particles which have toner base particles containing at least a binder resin, a colorant and a wax, and an inorganic fine powder, wherein the wax has a 0.2% by mass heating loss temperature of 200° C. or more and a 1.0% by mass heating loss temperature of 250° C. or more and has a melt viscosity at 120° C. of from 3.0 mPa·s to 15.0 mPa·s. |
| US08822117B2 |
Chemical toner composition and method for preparing the same
The present invention relates to a chemical toner composition and a method for preparing the same. The chemical toner composition includes: a resin emulsion; a pigment dispersion; a wax dispersion; and a dispersible polymer coagulant, wherein the dispersible polymer coagulant is a copolymer comprising unsaturated ester monomers and amino-containing monomers. Accordingly, the present invention uses a novel dispersible polymer coagulant to prepare uniform toner particles with excellent roundness and improved flowability and to reduce moisture absorption. |
| US08822115B2 |
Electrophotographic photoreceptor, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method
An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate, a photosensitive layer, and a surface layer that is provided on the photosensitive layer. The surface layer includes a cross-linked component which is a reaction product of compound A and compound B. The compound A is at least one compound selected from guanamine compounds and melamine compounds, and the compound B is a charge-transporting material. A structure derived from at least one compound selected from the guanamine compounds and the melamine compounds included in the surface layer amounts for 0.1% by weight to 5% by weight, and a structure derived from the charge-transporting material included in the surface layer amounts for 85% by weight or greater. Surface roughness Rz of the surface layer is from 0.1 μm to 0.3 μm, and the surface has at least one compound selected from fatty acid metal salt and fluorine resin particles. |
| US08822114B2 |
Electrophotographic photoreceptor, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge
An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a substrate; a photosensitive layer that is provided on the substrate; and a surface layer that is provided on the photosensitive layer, contains fluororesin particles, is a single layer having a thickness of 3 μm or greater, and has a cross-section, taken along a thickness direction thereof, which satisfies specific expressions. |
| US08822110B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition for color filter and color filter including the same
Disclosed is a photosensitive resin composition for a color filter that includes (A) an acrylic-based copolymer including a structural unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, wherein R1, R2, Q, and n are the same as defined in the specification; (B) an acrylic-based photopolymerizable monomer; (C) a photopolymerization initiator; (D) a colorant; and (E) a solvent. |
| US08822109B2 |
Colored curable composition, color filter, and solid image pickup element
A colored curable composition including: (A) a pigment dispersion containing (a-1) a pigment, (a-2) a compound having a pigment skeletal structure and an amino group in its molecule, and (a-3) a dispersion resin; (B) an oxime-based initiator; and (C) a polymerizable compound. A colored curable composition that is useful for forming a colored region of a color filter, which even with a high content of a pigment, is capable of curing with high sensitivity, is excellent in developability and is capable of highly finely forming a thin-layer colored region excellent in hue is also provided. A color filter provided with a high fine thin-layer colored region excellent in color properties formed by the colored curable composition of the invention, and a solid image pickup device provided with the color filter, which is excellent in color properties are further provided. |
| US08822108B2 |
Reticles with subdivided blocking regions
Methods for designing, fabricating, and using attenuated phase shift reticles, or photomasks are disclosed. Methods are also disclosed for subdividing the radiation blocking regions of previously fabricated reticles of previously existing designs. The methods may include forming radiation blocking regions that are subdivided, by cut lines, into discrete, spaced apart sections with dimensions (e.g., surface area, etc.) configured to minimize or eliminate the buildup of electrostatic energy by the radiation blocking regions and/or the discharge of electrostatic energy from the radiation blocking regions and the damage that may be caused by such electrostatic discharge. The methods may include configuring the reticle to prevent radiation from passing through the cut lines between adjacent sections of a subdivided radiation blocking region. |
| US08822107B2 |
Grid refinement method
The present disclosure provide one embodiment of a method of a lithography process for reducing a critical dimension (CD) by a factor n wherein n<1. The method includes providing a pattern generator having a first pixel area S1 to generate a data grid having a second pixel area S2 that is equal to n2*S1, wherein the pattern generator includes a multi-segment structure having multiple grid segments, wherein the grid segments includes a first set of grid segments and a second set of grid segments, each of the first set of grid segments being configured to have an offset in a first direction; and scanning the pattern generator in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction during the lithography process such that each of the second set of grid segments is controlled to have a time delay. |
| US08822104B2 |
Photomask
A photomask is provided. The photomask is applied to a photolithography apparatus and includes a substrate with a mask pattern disposed thereon. The mask pattern includes at least one main pattern and a plurality of sub-resolution assistant features (SRAFs). The SRAFs are disposed around the at least one main pattern and separated from each other, wherein a distance between each of the SRAFs and the at least one main pattern is about 3 to 10 times a linewidth of the at least one main pattern. The photomask would result in an improved imaging quality on the wafer. |
| US08822101B2 |
Fuel cell mechanical components
A modular fuel cell system includes a base, at least four power modules arranged in a row on the base, and a fuel processing module and power conditioning module arranged on at least one end of the row on the base. Each power module includes a separate cabinet which contains at least one fuel cell stack located in a hot box. The power modules are electrically and fluidly connected to the at least one fuel processing and power conditioning modules through the base. |
| US08822099B2 |
Fuel cell separator with gasket and method for manufacturing the same
The present invention provides a fuel cell separator with a gasket manufactured by integrally forming a gasket on one side of a separator; independently injection molding a frame gasket on a frame such that a first airtight portion covers the entire surface of the frame to maintain the shape of the frame gasket and a second airtight portion projects upward and downward from both ends of the first airtight portion; and bringing the first airtight portion of the frame gasket into contact with the other side of the separator with the gasket formed on one side thereof. To create a fuel cell stack in certain embodiments, the invention stacks the second airtight portion of the frame gasket on another second airtight portion of an adjacent unit cell with a membrane-electrode assembly interposed therebetween. |
| US08822096B2 |
Fuel cell electrical power source for a portable electronic device with thermoelectric module
An electrical power source for a portable electronic device. The electrical power source includes at least one fuel cell adapted to receive fuel and generate therefrom electrical power for powering at least one component of the portable electronic device, a fuel tank adapted to provide fuel to the fuel cell, and at least one thermoelectric module in thermal contact with at least one of the fuel cell and fuel tank for regulating the temperature of the at least one fuel cell and at least one fuel tank. |
| US08822094B2 |
Fuel cell system operated on liquid fuels
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a heavy hydrocarbon fuel source, and a fractionator configured to separate light ends from heavy ends of a heavy hydrocarbon fuel provided from the heavy hydrocarbon fuel source. |
| US08822090B2 |
Internally reforming fuel cell assembly with staged fuel flow and selective catalyst loading for improved temperature uniformity and efficiency
A fuel cell assembly including a fuel reforming unit for reforming a fuel supply for a series of fuel cells constituting a fuel cell stack. The reformed fuel supply is routed first to the anode of the fuel cell most adjacent the reforming unit, and thereafter to a manifold external to the stack. The manifold intakes that portion of the reformed fuel supply not fully exhausted after passing through the first anode and feeds such reformed fuel to successive fuel cells in series, thus providing staged fuel supply throughout the stack and optimal fuel utilization in producing electricity. The reforming unit includes a series of baffles for directing the reformed fuel supply to the first anode and to the manifold to maximize utilization of fuel consumed by cells in the stack. Also, cooling occurring as a result of the endothermic reaction occurring in the reforming unit is captured and spread optimally throughout the stack to achieve optimal temperature gradients throughout the stack, thus enabling optimal operation of and increased life of the stack. |
| US08822086B2 |
Solvent for electrolyte solution, electrolyte solution, and gel-like electrolyte
The invention provides a solvent for an electrolyte solution, an electrolyte solution, and a gel-like electrolyte superior in oxidation resistance and flame resistance. A solvent for an electrolyte solution comprising at least one boric ester represented by the following formula (I), and a boric ester represented by the following formula (II): B(ORf)3 (I); B(OCH2CH2CN)3 (II) wherein, in formula (I), each Rf independently represents CH2(CF2)nCF3 or CH(CF3)2, n is an integer from 0 to 6, and at least a part of each of —ORf and —OCH2CH2CN included in the boric esters is transesterified. |
| US08822082B2 |
Separator for electrochemical device, electrode for electrochemical device, and electrochemical device
A separator for an electrochemical device of the present invention includes a porous film including: a filler; an organic binder; and at least one resin selected from resin A that has a melting point of 80 to 140° C. and resin B that absorbs a non-aqueous electrolyte and swells upon heating and whose swelling degree increases with increasing temperature, and the filler contains boehmite having a secondary particle structure in which primary particles are connected. |
| US08822076B2 |
Non-aqueous electrolytic secondary battery and positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolytic secondary battery
A nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery and a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery are provided. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material and a coupling agent represented by a general formula (1). The positive electrode active material includes lithium transition metal oxide particles. At least one rare-earth compound selected from the rare-earth compound group consisting of specific rare-earth hydroxides and specific rare-earth oxyhydroxides is fixed on the surfaces of the lithium transition metal oxide particles in a dispersed form. |
| US08822074B2 |
Electrode for lithium-ion secondary battery
Disclosed is an electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery which includes a porous membrane layer that is inhibited from decreasing in flexibility. The electrode for lithium-ion secondary battery comprises a current collector and, formed thereon in the following order, an electrode active-material layer comprising an electrode active material, a thickener, and a binder and a porous membrane layer containing an inorganic filler, wherein the binder is one which, when used to form a composite film comprising the binder and the thickener, forms a spherical island phase in a cross section of the composite film, the island phase having an average diameter of 0.5 μm or larger. The binder preferably is an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester polymer having a content of alkyl acrylate monomer units of 85 mass % or higher. |
| US08822073B2 |
Electrode with organic/inorganic composite and electrochemical device comprising the same
Disclosed is an electrode comprising an organic/inorganic composite introduced onto either surface or both surfaces thereof, the organic/inorganic composite comprising inorganic particle or aggregates thereof having a unique spectrum or color pattern according to a predetermined rule, and a polymer capable of interconnecting and fixing the inorganic particles. Also, disclosed are an electrochemical device comprising the above electrode, and a method for identifying the origin or kind of an electrode itself or an electrochemical device comprising the same by using the above electrode. |
| US08822072B2 |
Nonaqueous electrolyte and nonaqueous electrolyte battery
A nonaqueous electrolyte includes: a solvent, an electrolyte salt, and at least one of heteropolyacid salt compounds represented by the following formulae (I) and (II): HxAy[BD12O40].zH2O (I), HpAq[B5D30O110].rH2O (II). A represents Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Ca, Al, NH4, or an ammonium salt or phosphonium salt; B represents P, Si, As or Ge; D represents at least one element selected from Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Rh, Cd, In, Sn, Ta, W, Re and Tl; x, y and z are values falling within the ranges of (0≦x≦1), (2≦y≦4) and (0≦z≦5), respectively; and p, q and r are values falling within the ranges of (0≦p≦5), (10≦q≦15) and (0≦r≦15), respectively. |
| US08822069B2 |
Battery pack
A battery pack includes a bare cell including an electrode assembly arranged within a can having an opening that is sealed by a cap plate, a protective circuit module (PCM) arranged on the cap plate, a lead member connecting the PCM to the cap plate; a coupling member inserted into the cap plate and coupled to the lead member. The coupling member is made out of a different material than that of the cap plate, each of the coupling member and the lead member include nickel. By including such a coupling member, the strength and durability of the weld connecting the cap plate to the PCM is improved and the contact resistance is lowered. |
| US08822067B2 |
Battery Pack
A battery pack including a housing connectable to and supportable by a hand-held power tool; a first battery cell defining a first axis and having opposite first cell ends; a second battery cell defining a second axis and having opposite second cell ends; a third battery cell defining a third axis; and a terminal for electrically connecting the battery pack to the hand-held power tool. The second battery cell and the third battery cell may be arranged with the second axis and the third axis in a common plane, the first battery cell may be arranged with the first axis non-parallel to the common plane and have one remote first cell end. The terminal may be supported on the housing, in the direction of the first axis, between the one first cell end and the common plane and, in a direction of the second axis, between the second cell ends. |
| US08822066B2 |
Secondary battery
A secondary battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a first collecting plate electrically connected to the first electrode plate, the first collecting plate including a first fuse region; a second collecting plate electrically connected to the second electrode plate, the second collecting plate including a second fuse region; and a case accommodating the electrode assembly, the first collecting plate, and the second collecting plate, wherein a first sectional area of the first fuse region is larger than a second sectional area of the second fuse region. |
| US08822061B2 |
Battery module with plurality of batteries having bent terminal portions connected with fixing plate
A battery module includes a plurality of unit batteries, each including a positive terminal and a negative terminal which protrude outside of each unit battery and which have bent terminal portions, and a connection member which electrically connects the unit batteries with each other and which includes a fixing plate fixed to the bent terminal portions of adjacent unit batteries by welding so as to improve productivity and provide high stability. |
| US08822059B2 |
Lithium ion battery
A lithium ion battery includes at least one battery cell. The battery cell includes a cathode electrode, an anode electrode, and a separator. The separator is sandwiched between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode. At least one of the cathode electrode and the anode electrode includes a current collector. The current collector is a carbon nanotube layer consisting of a plurality of carbon nanotubes. |
| US08822058B2 |
Thermally conductive member, and battery device using the same
An object is to, in a battery pack device in which battery cells are lined up, provide a thermally conductive member that can reduce the risk of heat being conducted to an adjacent battery cell in order to make the cooling property of each battery cell uniform, and a battery pack device using this thermally conductive member. Provided is a thermally conductive member arranged between battery cells when assembling the battery cells into a battery pack, wherein the thermally conductive member includes thermally conductive layers each having a thermal conductivity of 0.5 W/mK or more provided respectively on both sides of a backing layer having a thermal conductivity of less than 0.5 W/mK. Especially, it is preferred that a resin member forming the backing layer has a flexural modulus of 1 GPa or more. |
| US08822057B2 |
High surface area flow battery electrodes
A flow cell battery includes at least one anode and at least one cathode, with a separator membrane disposed between each anode and each cathode. Each anode and cathode includes a bipolar plate and a carbon nanotube material positioned proximally at least one side of the bipolar plate. |
| US08822055B2 |
Secondary battery
A secondary battery adapted to minimize deterioration attributable to temperature is provided. In the secondary battery, a cross-sectionally elliptic electricity-generating element group in which a positive electrode sheet including at one side in a longitudinal direction thereof a section not coated with an active material mixture, and a negative electrode sheet including at one side in a longitudinal direction thereof a section not coated with an active material mixture are wound via separators is accommodated in a battery container. When a planar region of the electricity-generating element group is seen in plan view, the number of connections between the non-coated section of the positive or negative electrode sheet and a connecting surface of a positive or negative electrode connecting sheet is two for each of positive and negative electrodes, and a distance between the two connections is greater than ¼ of innermost circumferential length of the electricity-generating element group, but is smaller than ¼ of outermost circumferential length of the electricity-generating element group. |
| US08822051B2 |
Protection circuit module including thermistor and secondary battery pack having the same
A secondary battery comprises a bare cell and a protection circuit module comprising a printed circuit board and a thermistor. The thermistor comprises: a supporting member comprising an elastic material; a temperature sensor formed on the supporting member; a terminal configured to couple to a printed circuit board; and a conductive portion formed on the supporting member, wherein the conductive portion is connected to the terminal and to the temperature sensor. |
| US08822046B2 |
Stack with wide seed layer
A stack having a seed layer structure with a first part having a first cross-track width and a free layer deposited over the seed layer structure and with a second cross-track width, wherein the first cross-track width is greater than the second cross-track width. In one implementation, the seed layer structure further comprises an antiferromagnetic (AFM) layer and a synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) layer. In one alternate implementation, the cross-track width of the seed layer structure is substantially equal to the combined cross-track width of the free layer and cross-track width of two permanent magnets. |
| US08822045B2 |
Passivation of aluminum nitride substrates
The present invention provides methods of protecting a surface of an aluminum nitride substrate. The substrate with the protected surface can be stored for a period of time and easily activated to be in a condition ready for thin film growth or other processing. In certain embodiments, the method of protecting the substrate surface comprises forming a passivating layer on at least a portion of the substrate surface by performing a wet etch, which can comprise the use of one or more organic compounds and one or more acids. The invention also provides aluminum nitride substrates having passivated surfaces. |
| US08822043B2 |
Organic compound and organic light-emitting device
The present invention provides organic compounds which are indenobenzo[k]fluoranthene derivatives represented by the following general formula (1): In general formula (1), R1 to R14 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, an aryl group, and a heterocyclic group. |
| US08822042B2 |
Luminescent cyclometallated iridium(III) complexes having acetylide ligands
The present invention relates to phosphorescent (triplet-emitting) organometallic materials. The phosphorescent materials of the present invention comprise Ir(III)cyclometallated alkynyl complexes for use as triplet light-emitting materials. The Ir(III)cyclometallated alkynyl complexes comprise at least one cyclometallating ligand and at least one alkynyl ligand bonded to the iridium. Also provided is an organic light emitting device comprising an anode, a cathode and an emissive layer between the anode and the cathode, wherein the emissive layer comprises a Ir(III)cyclometallated alkynyl complex as a triplet emitting material. |
| US08822041B2 |
Anthracene derivatives, luminescent materials and organic electroluminescent devices
Anthracene derivatives each having a structure including an anthracene skeleton, a phenanthrene skeleton selected from among various phenanthrene skeletons different in bonding site which is bonded to the 9-position of the anthracene skeleton and a group selected from among various aryl groups and so on which is bonded to the 10-position of the anthracene skeleton. Organic EL devices made by using the derivatives exhibit high light emission efficiency and a long life. |
| US08822040B2 |
Organic electroluminescent element
A main object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL element which can ease damages of an organic EL layer upon formation of an electrode layer, and enables display of a high quality image. The present invention attains the above object by providing an organic electroluminescent element comprising: a substrate; a first electrode layer formed on the substrate; an organic electroluminescent layer which is formed on the first electrode layer, and has at least a light emitting layer; a semiconductor buffer layer which is formed on the organic electroluminescent layer, and contains an inorganic compound having a band gap of 2.0 eV or more and a metal; and a second electrode layer formed on the semiconductor buffer layer. |
| US08822039B2 |
Charge-transporting varnish and organic electro-luminescent devices made by using the same
A charge-transporting varnish containing either a charge-transporting substance consisting of a charge-transporting oligoaniline or a charge-transporting organic material consisting of the charge-transporting substance and a charge-accepting dopant and at least one polymer selected from among polyimides and polyimide precursors; and charge-transporting thin films and organic EL devices, made by using the varnish. The varnish can give thin films which little suffer from defects and have high uniformity and flatness and excellent mechanical strengths, heat resistance, and transparency. In particular, the varnish realizes excellent EL characteristics such as low driving voltage, high emission efficiency, and long service life, when used in organic EL devices. |
| US08822032B2 |
Phosphor containing glass frit materials for LED lighting applications
The disclosure is directed to glass frits materials containing phosphors that can be used in LED lighting devices and for methods associated therewith for making the phosphor containing frit materials. Suitable non-lead glasses have a composition, in mol %, in the range of 20-24% K2O, 8-12% ZnO, 2-6% Al2O3, 35-41% B2O3 and 22-28 SiO2. Suitable leaded glasses have a composition, in wt %, in range of 72-79% PbO, 8-13% Al2O3, 8-13% B2O3, 2-5% SiO2 and 0-0.3% Sb2O3. Commercial high-lead glass can be used in practicing the disclosure. Among the unique advantages are the ability to blend two or more phosphors within the same frit layer which will yield a multi-phosphor-containing glass after firing; the ability to deposit the phosphor onto a substrate into a desired geometric pattern; and the fluorescing layer can be applied to the active plane, with the glass serving as protective substrate. |
| US08822031B2 |
Hot melt moisture cure adhesive composition
An adhesive composition that includes: one or more polyester polyether copolymers of formula I: wherein Nu is a predominately cyclic nucleus and R1 is randomly selected from either a C2-6 alkylene or an amorphous, long-chain polyether subunit including a polyoxyalkylene group; one or more polyisocyanate prepolymers that includes the reaction product of: one or more polyols; and a polyfunctional isocyanate having a functionality of more than about 2; polymeric MDI; and a first aromatic or aromatic-aliphatic polymer tackifying resin having a softening point of equal to or greater than about 100° C. |
| US08822026B2 |
Carbon nanotube transparent films
The present disclosure generally relates to conductive films and methods for forming conductive films. In some examples, a substrate may be provided having a dispersion of silica nanoparticles provided on a surface thereof. Carbon nanotubes may be adhered to the dispersion of silica nanoparticles on the surface of the substrate to provide the conductive film on the substrate. |
| US08822021B2 |
Process for the production of propylene random copolymers for injection moulding applications
Process for the production of polypropylene random copolymers containing 2.5 to 5.0 wt % of ethylene as comonomer and having an MFR2 in accordance with ISO 1 133 (230° C., 2.16 kg load) of ≧25 g/10 min to 100 g/10 min and a hexane-solubles content, determined according to FDA CFR 21 §177.1520 below 5 wt %, said process comprising the step of polymerizing propylene and ethylene in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (i) a Ziegler-Natta procatalyst which contains a trans-esterification product of a lower alcohol and a phthalic ester as internal donor and (ii) an organometallic cocatalyst and (iii) an external donor represented by formula (I) or (II) Si(OCH2CH3)3(NR1R2) (I) or Si(OCH3)2(CH3(cyclohexyl) (II) wherein R1 and R2 can be the same or different and represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, the polypropylene random copolymers with a low level of odor and taste themselves and their use for injection molding applications, preferably for thin-wall packaging for food packaging in non-cooking applications and for medical packaging. |
| US08822018B2 |
Hydrophobic substrate including a plasma-activated silicon oxycarbide primer
The invention relates to a process for obtaining a hydrophobic coating on a substrate, preferably consisting of a glass material, a ceramic or a glass-ceramic, said process being characterized in that it comprises: a) a first deposition step, consisting in applying a primer first layer essentially consisting of the silicon oxycarbide SiOxCy type on said substrate, said primer layer having an RMS surface roughness of greater than 4 nm; b) an activation step, in which said SiOxCy primer layer is activated by a plasma of a gas chosen from the noble gases of the Ar or He type and the gases N2, O2 or H2O or by a plasma of a mixture of these gases; and c) a second deposition step, in which a hydrophobic coating comprising at least one fluorocompound, preferably a fluoroalkylsilane, is deposited on said first layer. The invention also relates to hydrophobic glazing comprising or formed by a substrate as defined above, this glazing being in particular used as glazing for transport vehicles or for buildings. |
| US08822014B2 |
Glue-free anti-slip polyvinyl chloride floor brick and preparing method thereof
The present invention discloses a glue-free anti-slip polyvinyl chloride floor brick which includes a polyvinyl chloride anti-slip layer having a bottom surface formed with a flexible thermal-pressed pattern by thermal pressing. The thermal-pressed pattern includes a plurality of continuously and repetitively connected, closed and non-equilateral hexagonal protruded ribs, which are characterized with a required flexibility by utilizing a special ingredient amount of the anti-slip layer and provided with an anti-slip coefficient of 1.5 by incorporating with non-equilateral hexagonal anti-slip patterns with special sizes and shapes, thereby enhancing the slip resistance of the floor brick to overcome the bottlenecks in plastic floor brick industries. |
| US08822012B2 |
Yoga mat with support and traction
The present disclosure provides a mat including a compressible first layer, openings formed through one or more first portions and columns disposed in/proximate to the openings. One or more second portions, or at least one column, or both may be configured to be depressed to provide support and traction. The present disclosure further provides a towel including an absorption layer and a compressible region of flexible fiber disposed on one or more first portions of a top surface of the absorption layer. The towel may further include one or more columns disposed either on one or more second portions or in/proximate to openings formed through the one or more second portions. The compressible region of flexible fiber may be configured to be depressed in a compressed configuration to provide support and traction. The mat or the towel may be further adapted to form a grip apparatus. |
| US08822010B2 |
Element for electronic component
A surface of an anode body made of a metal material having a valve action is oxidized so as to form a dielectric layer, a conductive polymer precursor solution is stuck to the surface of the dielectric layer, the solvent is evaporated in an atmosphere of a relative humidity of 30 to 45% to be removed, electropolymerization is carried out so as to obtain a semiconductor layer having projections being 2 to 70 μm high on the outer surface thereof, a conductive carbon layer is laminated using a conductive carbon paste, and a conductive metal layer containing a metal conductive powder and a binder is laminated so as to obtain an element for an electronic component, and the element for an electronic component is encapsulated by a resin so as to obtain an electronic component. |
| US08822009B2 |
Industrial fabric, and method of making thereof
A support member such as a belt or sleeve includes a topographical pattern on its sheet contact side. A plurality of land areas, corresponding depressions, through voids, and/or groove areas are formed on the top surface of the support member to produce the topographical pattern. The land areas, corresponding depressions, through voids, and/or groove areas may be formed by graving, cutting, etching, embossing, mechanical perforation or a combination thereof. The improved belt or sleeve imparts desired physical characteristics, such as bulk, appearance, texture, absorbency, strength, and hand to a nonwoven product produced thereon. |
| US08822007B2 |
Decorative element, dashboard, and method for manufacturing a decorative element
The invention relates to a decorative element, to a dashboard of a motor vehicle, and to a method for manufacturing said decorative element, wherein the decorative element includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the decorative element being made of a first non-transparent material, wherein said first material has a decoration layer, and the second portion of the decorative element being made of a second transparent material, the first portion and the second portion of the decorative member being unitary. |
| US08822006B2 |
Core of vacuum insulation member and vacuum insulation member using the same
A core of a vacuum insulation member and a vacuum insulation member using the same are disclosed. The core of a vacuum insulation member includes: a plurality of plates which are spaced apart from each other; and a support member supporting the plurality of plates between the plates. |
| US08822003B2 |
Component having an overlapping laser track; method for producing such a component
A component having a laser track as a fracture initiation line, said laser track being composed of laser holes formed by a laser beam for preparing for a later separation of the component into individual components. In order to ensure that, upon separation, the fracture always extends along the laser track, fractures deviating from the laser track are avoided, and the fracture edges after fracture are formed evenly and do not have jagged edges, it is proposed that the distance between two adjacent laser holes be less than or equal to the diameter of said laser holes, in each case measured on the surface of the component. |
| US08821994B2 |
Liquid crystal display having improved wavelength dispersion characteristics
A multilayer optical retardation compensation film having at least one positive C-plate and at least one negative C-plate is used in an LCD device. The multilayer film may have a substantially flat wavelength dispersion curve, or the multilayer film combined with other layers in the LCD device may have a substantially flat wavelength dispersion curve. Polymer films for the positive C-plate may be identified according to their absorbance maxima at certain wavelength ranges. |
| US08821992B2 |
Oligosiloxane modified liquid crystal formulations and devices using same
A liquid crystal formulation is described. The liquid crystal formulation comprises a first oligosiloxane-modified nano-phase segregating liquid crystalline material; and at least one additional material selected from a second oligosiloxane-modified nano-phase segregating liquid crystalline material, non-liquid crystalline oligosiloxane-modified materials, organic liquid crystalline materials, or non-liquid crystalline materials, wherein the liquid crystal formulation has an I→SmA*→SmC* phase transition, with a SmC* temperature range from about 15° C. to about 35° C., a tilt angle of about 22.5°±6° or about 45°±6°, a spontaneous polarization of less than about 50 nC/cm2., and a rotational viscosity of less than about 600 cP. Devices containing liquid crystal formulations are also described. The device has a stable bookshelf geometry, bistable switching, and isothermal electric field alignment, a response time of less than 500 μs when switched between two stable states, and an electric drive field of less than about 30 V/μm. |
| US08821986B2 |
Activated silicon precursors for low temperature deposition
Provided are processes for the low temperature deposition of silicon-containing films using activated SiH-containing precursors. The SiH-containing precursors may have reactive functionality such as halogen or cyano moieties. Described are processes in which halogenated or cyanated silanes are used to deposit SiN films. Plasma processing conditions can be used to adjust the carbon, hydrogen and/or nitrogen content of the films. |
| US08821984B2 |
Composition and method for imparting increased water repellency to substrates and substrates treated with same
A treatment composition for imparting water repellency to articles comprising a blend of one or more fluorochemical esters and one or more polycarbodiimides, a method for treating articles with such composition, and the articles produced thereby. The treatment composition and method are especially well suited for use by consumers on personal articles such as garments. |
| US08821982B2 |
Method of making a solvent-free polymer-based tire sealant
The invention relates to a method for the production of a tire sealant (C) with a polymeric base. A highly viscous first sealant component (A) (including a natural rubber component that is undiluted or diluted with at least one additional natural rubber component and mixture ingredients that are free of a solvent and an activator) is mixed with at least one second sealant component (B) (comprising a separately produced medium with low viscosity containing at least one activator), to combine to the tire sealant (C), wherein a cross linking occurs associated with the subsequent application of the tire sealant (C) to the inside of the tire. Appropriate method steps are disclosed. |
| US08821980B2 |
Method of making a patterned layer for absorbent article
A patterned layer is intended to be used in an absorbent article, and has a pattern, for example in the form of a text or an image, which appears clearly legible or interpretable for an observer at a certain distance. The pattern can be formed by a number of dots which, when the layer is in a first state, have a first surface density which forms the legible or interpretable pattern and which, when the layer is in a second and then expanded state, have a second surface density which is lower than the first surface density in the first state, the pattern becoming in the second state essentially illegible or uninterpretable for the observer at the given distance on account of the lower surface density. |
| US08821977B2 |
Transporting device, in particular for transporting sheet-like substrates through a coating installation
A transport device and method of transporting a substrate using a rotatable shaft and baffles may be used to extend cleaning intervals for the transport device and reduce deposition of a vapor deposition material upon the transport device. |
| US08821974B2 |
Substrate processing method
A liquid hydrophobizing agent is supplied to a substrate and a surface of the substrate is hydrophobized. A solvent, lower in surface tension than water and capable of dissolving the hydrophobizing agent, is supplied to the substrate in a pre-drying rinsing step. Thereafter, the substrate is dried. The substrate to be processed is maintained in a state of not contacting water until it is dried after being hydrophobized. |
| US08821966B2 |
Image display device
A method for manufacturing an image display device includes the step of forming a cured resin layer by interposing a photo-curable resin composition between a protection member and a display-side panel including an image display unit and a frame member and then photo-curing the photo-curable resin composition, with the photo-curable resin composition being disposed across between the image display unit and the frame member. In the manufacturing method, a high-viscosity resin composition having a viscosity of 3000 mPa·s or more and 12000 mPa·s or less is used as the photo-curable resin composition. Alternatively, after a gap between the image display unit and the frame member is sealed with a sealing film, a photo-curable resin composition is interposed between the display-side panel and the protection member. |
| US08821960B2 |
Apparatus for slot die setup and control during coating
The invention relates generally to an apparatus and method that enables a very accurate initial setup of the coating gap for slot die coater and subsequent control of the coating gap during coating operations such that web splices and web defects do not interrupt the coating process. An highly accurate initial set up is achieved via the use of a tapered or wedge-shaped adjustment member mounted perpendicular to the axis of travel of the coating head where the movement of this tapered or wedge-shaped adjustment member in a direction perpendicular to the axis of travel of the slot die housing adjusts the coating gap in increments on the order of ten microns. Substrate splices and defects are detected prior to reaching the coating position such that a feed-forward controller is able to momentarily retract the coating head both avoiding slot die damage and avoiding interruption of the coating process, yet the apparatus is able to return the coating head, with high precision, to its prior position once the splice or defect has passed. |
| US08821957B2 |
Method for depositing a nanometric thin film on a substrate
The invention concerns in particular a method for depositing a nanometric multilayer thin film on a substrate from a liquid solution containing at least one surfactant. The method includes the following steps: forming a film from the solution; contacting the substrate; and depositing the film on the substrate. The invention is particularly formed to enable depositing black films on different types of surfaces, in particular for obtaining highly organized films. The films obtained by the method are particularly useful in electronics and optics. |
| US08821953B2 |
Method and apparatus for decocting ingredients in a solvent
A method and an apparatus for decocting ingredients in a solvent. The apparatus including a container for containing the solvent, a recipient for containing the ingredients, the recipient being placed inside the container, a pipe connecting a bottom part of the container and a bottom part of the recipient, a pump placed in series with the pipe for circulating the solvent from the bottom part of the container to the bottom part of the recipient. |
| US08821950B2 |
Accordion susceptor for microwave preparation of cookies
The present invention provides an innovative packaging for microwave preparation of expandable food, such as cookies, an innovative food product prepared from the packaging and the method of preparation thereof. The innovative packaging includes first and second susceptor sheet portions each having an accordion-like shape; one or more members for spacing the susceptor sheet portions at a predetermined distance; and an expandable uncooked food placed between the two susceptor sheets, wherein the food is in intimate contact with sheet portions and becomes efficiently browned and crisped during microwave cooking. The food is preferably a cookie dough. |
| US08821949B2 |
Microbiological reprocessing of by-products of biodiesel production
An industrial method of reprocessing a mixture of by-products produced during biodiesel production containing a glycerol fraction and degumming residue as well as a feed additive, which may be obtained by this method. |
| US08821947B2 |
Cholesterol-reducing diet
A method of treating cholesterol imbalance, high LDLs, and other metabolic syndrome problems and symptoms of osteoarthritis. The regimen preferred embodiment includes lipids as 60% or more of daily caloric content, protein up to 10%-15% of daily caloric content; and carbohydrates up to 25% or less of daily caloric content, primarily in the form of non-starchy, low-glycemic fresh fruit and vegetables, and nuts, along with a daily intake of 35 grams of dietary fiber, with a significant percentage of this as soluble fiber; average daily cholesterol intake of less than 10 mg, and 30 grams of cocoa solids. |
| US08821944B1 |
Polymorph compositions, methods of making, and uses thereof
The described invention provides a biodegradable, biocompatible delivery system of flowable sustained release microparticulate composition of a substantially pure crystalline form of a bioactive agent such as, for example, nimodipine, a process of preparing a therapeutic form of a substantially pure crystalline form of the bioactive agent and a method for treating an interruption of a cerebral artery in a subarachnoid space at risk of interruption caused by brain injury in a mammal, which reduces signs or symptoms of at least one delayed complication associated with brain injury. |
| US08821943B2 |
Methods and compositions for targeted delivery of therapeutic agents
Compositions and methods for targeted delivery of therapeutic agents, and particularly for mucosal, oral, nasal, or parenteral delivery of therapeutic agents. The compositions comprise carrier particles containing or encapsulating a therapeutic agent or agents, which have been modified on their surface to contain one or more targeting moieties that enable the enhanced uptake and transport of the therapeutic agent via receptor-mediated processes such as endocytosis or transcytosis. |
| US08821938B2 |
Porous drug matrices and methods of manufacture thereof
Drugs, especially low aqueous solubility drugs, are provided in a porous matrix form, preferably microparticles, which enhances dissolution of the drug in aqueous media. The drug matrices preferably are made using a process that includes (i) dissolving a drug, preferably a drug having low aqueous solubility, in a volatile solvent to form a drug solution, (ii) combining at least one pore forming agent with the drug solution to form an emulsion, suspension, or second solution and hydrophilic or hydrophobic excipients that stabilize the drug and inhibit crystallization, and (iii) removing the volatile solvent and pore forming agent from the emulsion, suspension, or second solution to yield the porous matrix of drug. Hydrophobic or hydrophilic excipients may be selected to stabilize the drug in crystalline form by inhibiting crystal growth or to stabilize the drug in amorphous form by preventing crystallization. The pore forming agent can be either a volatile liquid that is immiscible with the drug solvent or a volatile solid compound, preferably a volatile salt. In a preferred embodiment, spray drying is used to remove the solvents and the pore forming agent. The resulting porous matrix has a faster rate of dissolution following administration to a patient, as compared to non-porous matrix forms of the drug. In a preferred embodiment, microparticles of the porous drug matrix are reconstituted with an aqueous medium and administered parenterally, or processed using standard techniques into tablets or capsules for oral administration. |
| US08821936B2 |
Solid pharmaceutical formulation
This invention provides a solid pharmaceutical formulation having high physical strength and further having excellent drug release properties and digestibility of excipients when administered, which comprises (a) an active medical ingredient and (b) a pre-gelatinized starch in an amount of 10 to 90% by weight, said pre-gelatinized starch being prepared by pre-gelatinizing a cheap and stable usual starch during the procedure for formulation. This invention also provides a method for preparing the solid pharmaceutical formulation. |
| US08821933B2 |
Polymers and hydrogels
Methods and compositions related polymers and hydrogels. In some cases to biodegradable hydrogels for use in medical applications are disclosed. The polymers and hydrogels may be produced from cross-linked dextran and poly(epoxides). The poly(epoxides) may be poloxamers. |
| US08821930B2 |
Modified release preparations containing oxcarbazepine and derivatives thereof
Controlled-release preparations of oxcarbazepine and derivatives thereof for once-a-day administration are disclosed. The inventive compositions comprise solubility- and/or release enhancing agents to provide tailored drug release profiles, preferably sigmoidal release profiles. Methods of treatment comprising the inventive compositions are also disclosed. |
| US08821928B2 |
Controlled release pharmaceutical compositions for prolonged effect
Layered pharmaceutical composition suitable for oral use in the treatment of diseases where absorption takes place over a large part of the gastrointestinal tract. The composition comprising A) a solid inner layer comprising i) an active substance, and ii) one or more disintegrants/exploding agents, one of more effervescent agents or a mixture thereof. the solid inner layer being sandwiched between two outer layers B1) and B2), each outer layer comprising iii) a substantially water soluble and/or crystalline polymer or a mixture of substantially water soluble and/or crystalline polymers, the polymer being a polyglycol in the form of one of a) a homopolymer having a MW of at least about 100,000 daltons, and b) a copolymer having a MW of at least about 2,000 daltons, or a mixture thereof, and iv) an active substance, which is the same as in said solid inner layer A), and layer A being different from layer B, the layered composition being coated with a coating C) that has at least one opening exposing at least one surface of said outer layer, the coating being substantially insoluble in and impermeable to fluids and comprising a polymer, and the composition having a cylindrical form optionally with one or more tapered ends, wherein the ratio between the surface area of one end surface of the cylinder and the length of the cylinder is in a range of from 0.02 to 45 mm. |
| US08821921B2 |
Vitamin D3 for the transdermal treatment of pain and inflammation
The use of vitamin D3 for the manufacture of a medicament for the transdermal treatment of neurogenic inflammation and neuropathic pain (including peripheral neuropathic pain); also a method for the relief of neurogenic inflammation and neuropathic pain using this medicament. |