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| US07646480B2 |
Borehole imaging
Apparatus for imaging the wall of a borehole drilled through an underground formation, comprising: a light source; an optical detector device such as a CCD camera; a sensor head including a window for application against the wall of the borehole, the light source being connected to the sensor head so as to illuminate the region of the borehole wall when the sensor head is applied to the wall; and an optical fiber bundle connecting the window to the optical detector device so as to pass optical signals from the wall to the optical detector device; wherein the optical fiber bundle comprises a coherent bundle, each fiber of the coherent bundle providing one pixel of a two-dimensional, multi-pixel image of the borehole wall. |
| US07646476B2 |
Process excursion detection
A method for analyzing defect information on a substrate, including logically dividing the substrate into zones, and detecting defects on the substrate to produce the defect information. The defect information from the substrate is analyzed on a zone by zone basis to produce defect level classifications for the defects within each zone. The zonal defect level classifications are analyzed according to at least one analysis method. The defect level classifications are preferably selected from a group of defect level classifications that is specified by a recipe. Preferably, the at least one analysis method includes at least one of zonal defect distribution, automatic defect classification, spatial signature analysis, and excursion detection. The defect level classifications preferably include at least one of individual defect, defect cluster, and spatial signature analysis signature. In one embodiment the defect information is logically divided into configurable zones after the defects on the substrate have been detected. |
| US07646470B2 |
Immersion lithographic process using a variable scan speed
A lithography system and a lithography method is provided for increasing reliability and efficiency of immersion lithography. By varying a scan speed between a wafer and an optical component depending on at least one process parameter during exposure of the wafer, loosening of a fluid meniscus during the relative movement of the optical component and the wafer is avoided. |
| US07646467B2 |
Method of fabricating liquid crystal display devices having various driving modes on a common substrate
A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device, including: forming alignment layers over a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein the first and second substrates have a first region and a second region, the first and second regions each including a panel region, wherein a panel region in the first region has a different driving mode than a panel in the second region; producing a first alignment direction in the alignment layers of the first region; producing a second alignment direction in the alignment layers of the second region; assembling the first and second substrates together; and dividing the assembled substrates into liquid crystal display panels. |
| US07646461B2 |
Liquid crystal display device with at least two contact holes in the pad region having sidewalls with differing slopes
A liquid crystal display device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed which are capable of preventing occurrence of contact errors between pads of gate or data lines and pad electrodes. The liquid crystal display device includes a signal line and a signal line pad arranged in one direction, an insulating film formed on the signal line and the signal line pad, the insulating film including at least one contact hole, through which a predetermined portion of the signal line pad is exposed, and a pad electrode formed on the insulating film, and electrically connected with the signal line pad via the at least one contact hole. The insulating film includes inner side walls defining the at least one contact hole, and at least one of the inner side walls has a slope gentler than a slope of the remaining inner side walls. |
| US07646460B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display device having stable liquid crystal alignment, excellent display quality, and high display response speed are obtained. In this liquid crystal panel, uneven portions for bending the alignment of liquid crystal molecules towards the direction along the substrate surface are installed on the surfaces where the liquid crystal layer contacts its adjacent layers, and the liquid crystal layer comprises a liquid crystal having a positive dielectric constant anisotropy, and a polymer obtained by subjecting a polymerizable compound in the liquid crystal layer to irradiation with active energy rays, with or without application of a voltage. |
| US07646459B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, and a vertically aligned liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, and has a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix having rows and columns. Each pixel includes a first electrode formed on the first substrate, a second electrode formed on the second substrate, and the liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second electrodes. The first substrate has a shading region in gaps between the plurality of pixels, and a wall structure is placed regularly on the surface of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer in the shading region. The first and second electrodes have at least one opening formed at a predetermined position in the pixel. At least an arbitrary row or column of pixels is composed of first pixels each having the first electrode to which a voltage of positive polarity with respect to the potential at the second electrode as the reference potential is supplied and second pixels each having the first electrode to which a voltage of negative polarity is supplied, arranged alternately, in a given vertical scanning period. At least one liquid crystal domain having axisymmetric alignment is formed when at least a predetermined voltage is applied across the liquid crystal layer, and the center axis of the axisymmetric alingment of the at least one liquid crystal domain is formed in or near the at least one opening. |
| US07646457B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal cell, two polarizing plates having a polarizer and a protective film satisfying (1) and (2) below, and an optical compensatory film satisfying (3)-(8) below and disposed between the liquid crystal cell and the polarizer: 0 nm≦Re(λ)≦5 nm (1) −20 nm≦Rth(λ)≦20 nm (2) 20 nm |
| US07646450B2 |
Light emitting diode array, method of manufacturing the same, backlight assembly having the same, and LCD having the same
Provided is a light emitting diode array including: a plurality of light emitting chips spaced apart from one another by a predetermined distance; and a fixing member that positions the plurality of light emitting chips at predetermined heights and/or predetermined directions. Also provided are methods for manufacturing the light emitting diode array, a backlight assembly including the light emitting diode array, and a liquid crystal display device including the light emitting diode array. |
| US07646444B2 |
Thin film transistor array panel for liquid crystal display having pixel electrode
A TFT array panel includes an insulating substrate, a gate line and a storage electrode line formed thereon. The gate line and the storage electrode line are covered with a gate insulating layer, and a semiconductor island is formed on the gate insulating layer. A pair of ohmic contacts are formed on the semiconductor island, and a data line and a drain electrode are formed thereon. The data line and the drain electrode are covered with a passivation layer having a contact hole exposing the drain electrode. A pixel electrode is formed on the passivation layer and connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole. The TFT array panel is covered with an alignment layer rubbed approximately in a direction from the upper left corner to the lower right corner of the TFT array panel or the pixel electrodes. The pixel electrode has approximately a rectangular shape and overlaps the gate line and the data line. The pixel electrode has an expansion located near the upper left corner of the pixel electrode to increase the width of the corresponding overlapping area between the pixel electrode and the gate line and/or the data line. |
| US07646437B1 |
Look-ahead system and method for pan and zoom detection in video sequences
A look-ahead system and method for pan and zoom detection in video sequences is disclosed. The system and method use motion vectors in a reference coordinate system to identify pans and zooms in video sequences. The identification of pans and zooms enables parameter switching for improved encoding in various video standards (e.g., H.264) and improved video retrieval of documentary movies and other video sequences in video databases or other storage devices. |
| US07646436B1 |
Fuzzy logic based adaptive Y/C separation system and method
We describe and claim a fuzzy logic based adaptive Y/C separation system and method. The fuzzy logic based adaptive Y/C separation system includes an adaptive Y/C separator to use fuzzy logic to separate chrominance data in a video signal, and a panel to display the chrominance data. The adaptive Y/C separator includes a plurality of filters, each to separate chrominance data in a video signal, and a blending circuit to use fuzzy logic to blend the chrominance data. |
| US07646434B2 |
Video compositing systems for providing interactive entertainment
An interactive video compositing device includes a chroma-key mixer, video switcher and control circuitry. The chroma-key mixer generates a composite image by combining a real-time image, such as one captured by a video recorder, with a prerecorded video image, such as a movie. The composite image includes the modified real-time image superimposed, or overlaid, onto the prerecorded image. The video switcher automatically selects either the composite image or the prerecorded image to be output to a display. The control circuitry controls the video switcher and other outputted signals based on data file information that corresponds to content of the prerecorded image or media. For example, the data files may contain information relating to the presence (or absence) of a particular character in a movie scene, thus allowing for the output and display, at appropriate times, of the real-time composite image instead of the prerecorded image. |
| US07646433B2 |
User selectable image scaling
Disclosed are a system and method of processing image data for presentation of an image on a display. In particular, image data may be transformed and/or mapped for presentation on a display based, at least in part, on a user preference. |
| US07646426B2 |
Electronic equipment
Electronic equipment according to the present invention includes a display element. The electronic equipment includes a holding frame 23 holding a display unit 22 and including an elastic piece that can be elastically deformed in a substantially planar direction of the display surface of the display unit 22, a rear unit 21 holding a holding frame 23 and including an opening that allows the display unit 22 to be visible from outside, and a front unit 24 fixed to the rear unit 21 and covering the rear surface side of the display unit 22. The holding frame 23 is held with the rear unit 21 by elastically deforming the elastic piece. With this configuration, it is possible to attach and detach a display element such as a liquid crystal panel to and from the case easily, thus simplifying the assembling process. |
| US07646422B2 |
Illumination and imaging system with glare reduction and method therefor
A system and method are provided for actively illuminating and capturing images of an object, such as a driver of a vehicle to reduce glare. The system includes a video imaging camera orientated to generate images of the subject object (e.g., eye(s)) in successive video frames. The system also includes first and second light sources operable to illuminate the object one at a time. The system further includes a processor for processing the image by performing pixel-wise min operation to combine multiple frames into a single frame to reduce glare in the image. The system may remove glare caused by the illuminators and caused by external energy sources. |
| US07646414B2 |
Image pickup apparatus for generating wide dynamic range synthesized image
An image pickup apparatus having function for synthesizing image signals corresponding to a plurality of frames of different exposure amounts to generate wide dynamic range, synthesized image is provided with: at least two control means among a taking control means based on a normal taking mode, a taking control means based on a forced wide dynamic range taking mode, and a taking control means based on an automatic wide dynamic range taking mode for selectively generating wide dynamic range, synthesized image automatically on the basis of object information or information set for the image taking; and means for selectively setting one image taking mode out of the taking modes respectively corresponding to the two control means. It is thereby possible to take image by selecting one image taking mode from at least two taking modes among the normal taking mode, the forced wide dynamic range taking mode, and the automatic wide dynamic range taking mode. |
| US07646412B2 |
DC level control method, clamp circuit, and imaging apparatus
A dc level control method for holding a dc level of a clamp portion in an electric signal to be a prescribed value is disclosed, wherein the method comprises the steps of: comparing a dc level of a sampling interval in said electric signal with a predetermined reference value to obtain a difference between said dc level and said reference value using an A/D converting section for dc level comparison which has a lower bit resolution than an A/D converting section for digital signal processing of said electric signal; and feeding back a clamp signal to said electric signal so that said obtained difference between said dc level and said reference value substantially becomes zero. This method is suitable for applying to a signal processing system for a solid state imaging apparatus. |
| US07646408B2 |
Image data reproducing apparatus, method of controlling same and control program therefor
It is so arranged that the user of a device such as a digital still camera can ascertain the transfer history of an image file that has been transferred to the camera. An image file is obtained by “Mr. A” shooting a subject using a digital still camera, whereupon information concerning the owner of the camera is read and “Mr. A” is written to a photographer/transferor history table as the photographer of the image file. The table is placed in the header recording area of the image file. If the image file is transferred to a “Miss B”, the table is read out of the image file and “Miss B” is written to the table as the transferor of the image file. The table thus updated is placed in the header recording area of the image file. One can determine the photographer and transferor of the image file by referring to the table. |
| US07646401B2 |
Video-based passback event detection
A passback direction for a video monitored area may be defined. Video collected from the video monitored area may be accessed. Video collected from a video monitored area may be analyzed based on a passback direction of the video monitored area to detect any passback events in the video monitored area. An action based on the detected passback events may be initiated. |
| US07646396B2 |
Apparatus and method for displaying image
In an environment in which a plurality of landscape images are held at distributed locations, virtual walkthrough is implemented by making display transition to another landscape image obtained by sensing a landscape that neighbors a displayed landscape upon displaying an image of a given landscape. |
| US07646390B2 |
Display and display system
A display for displaying an image on the basis of input image data includes an image adjusting unit configured to perform adjustment processing on the input image data and an image detecting unit configured to detect a first image data segment matching a predetermined condition in the input image data. The image detecting unit performs the adjustment processing on the basis of the first image data segment. |
| US07646387B2 |
Device dependent rendering
Method and apparatus implementing and using techniques for processing a character for display on a raster output device having a resolution defined by a set of output pixel positions. A stem of the character is aligned to a best sub-pixel boundary. The character is rendered at a resolution higher than the resolution of the raster output device. The aligned character is downsampled to the raster output device resolution. |
| US07646382B2 |
Digital power manager for controlling and monitoring an array of point-of-load regulators
A power control system comprises a plurality of point-of-load (POL) regulators each adapted to convey regulated power to a load, a serial data bus operatively connecting the plurality of POL regulators, and a digital power manager connected to the data bus. The digital power manager includes a controller adapted to execute stored instructions to program operational parameters of the plurality of POL regulators via the serial data bus and receive monitoring data from the plurality of POL regulators via the serial data bus. The digital power manager further comprises a user interface, such as an I2C interface, adapted to receive programming data therefrom and send monitoring data thereto. The digital power manager further comprises a non-volatile memory containing a plurality of registers, including a digital power manager configuration register containing data values defining a configuration of the power control system, a POL set-up register containing data values reflecting programming state of one of the POL regulators, a POL monitor register containing data values reflecting status of operating conditions within one of the POL regulators, and a user-definable space. The digital power manager is adapted to program voltage margining of each of the POL regulators. |
| US07646381B2 |
Integrated circuit device mountable on both sides of a substrate and electronic apparatus
An integrated circuit device includes: first through fourth terminals arranged in order in which the first terminal and the fourth terminal are arranged in line symmetry with respect to a center axis of the first through fourth terminals, and the second terminal and the third terminal are arranged in line symmetry with respect to the center axis; a first receiving circuit coupled to the first and second terminals, the first receiving circuit receiving one of a first differential signal pair and a second differential signal pair; a second receiving circuit coupled to the third and fourth terminals, the second receiving circuit receiving the first differential signal pair when the first receiving circuit receives the second differential signal pair and the second differential signal pair when the first receiving circuit receives the first differential signal pair; a first selector selecting one of a first signal and a second signal obtained by inverting the first signal that are output from the first receiving circuit based on a select signal; a second selector selecting one of a third signal and a fourth signal obtained by inverting the third signal output from the second receiving circuit based on the select signal; and a third selector outputting each output of the first and second selectors by switching each output to a first output line and a second output line based on the select signal. |
| US07646376B2 |
Electronic unit
The invention relates to an electronic device (10) for providing predetermined functions for a user (1) of the device, with a man-machine interface of the device for allowing function-related inputs by the user and function-related outputs from the device, a processor-controlled computer device for processing the inputs of the user and generating the outputs from the device, and coupling means for the electrical and/or mechanical connection of the device to a device support (14) associated with the device. To achieve simpler operation and a wider scope of application for such a device, provision is made according to the invention for the device to have means of detection for detecting the presence of a connection of the device (10) to the device support (14), and for the processor-controlled computer device to effect a modification of the man-machine interface (12) in the presence of the connection. A particular advantage consists in the fact that the modification of the man-machine interface (12′) can be specifically adapted, taking into consideration the application environment concerned (e.g. in the motor vehicle, in the home, etc.), in that during this modification the “device support type” is detected and taken into consideration by the device (10). |
| US07646375B2 |
Handheld electronic device with text disambiguation
A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a particular output, but various features of the device provide additional variants that are not based solely on frequency and rather are provided by various logic structures resident on the device. The device enables editing during text entry and also provides a learning function that allows the disambiguation function to adapt to provide a customized experience for the user. The disambiguation function can be selectively disabled and an alternate keystroke interpretation system provided. Additionally, the device can facilitate the selection of variants by displaying a graphic of a special |
| US07646373B2 |
Methods and systems for measuring speckle translation with spatial filters
Two or more spatial filters are used in determining velocity based on speckle translation. A light source may be turned on, turned off, or both for a variable amount of time during operation. The velocity may then be determined with trend identification, correlation, recursive frequency estimation, or measurement bandwidth variation. A confidence level may also be calculated for the measured velocity, and the measured velocity reported or used only when the calculated confidence level meets or exceeds a given value. |
| US07646366B2 |
Driving current of organic light emitting display and method of driving the same
A driving circuit of an organic light emitting display includes: a first PMOS transistor turned on in response to a driving signal to transfer a data signal; an OLED (organic light emitting diode) where an amount of light emitted is controlled by a control current; a second PMOS transistor for supplying the control current to the OLED; a third PMOS transistor connected to a node to which the first and second PMOS transistors are connected; a first capacitor connected between the first PMOS transistor and the third PMOS transistor; and a second capacitor connected between the second PMOS transistor and the first PMOS transistor. |
| US07646364B2 |
Pixel circuit, display device, and a driving method thereof
A pixel circuit, display device, and driving method thereof are provided. The pixel circuit which is disposed in a place where a signal line through which a signal current is caused to flow, and scanning lines through which control signals are supplied, respectively, cross each other and which includes an electroluminescence element, a drive transistor for supplying a drive current to the electroluminescence element, and a control portion adapted to operate in accordance with the control signals for controlling the drive current of the drive transistor based on the signal current, the control portion including first sampling unit for sampling the signal current being caused to flow through the signal line, second sampling unit for sampling a predetermined reference current being caused to flow through the signal line just before or after the signal current, and difference unit for generating a control voltage corresponding to a difference between the sampled signal current and the sampled reference current. The drive transistor receives the control voltage at its gate and supplies a drive current being caused to flow through its source and drain to the electroluminescence element to make the electroluminescence element emit light. |
| US07646360B2 |
Plasma display apparatus and method of manufacturing chassis base used therefor
A plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel, a chassis base having a first surface to which the plasma display panel is attached and a second surface on which a driving circuit module is installed, and at least one gripper provided on the second surface of the chassis base, the gripper being integrally formed with the chassis base, the gripper being protruded with respect to the second surface of the chassis base. A technique of manufacturing a chassis base for a plasma display apparatus, includes applying a press working process to a chassis base body to provide a chassis base, forming a pair of parallel incision lines on the chassis base, and pressing a portion partitioned by the incision lines toward a thickness direction of the chassis base to form a grip body. |
| US07646357B2 |
Control system for an electronic sign (video display system)
A video display system including an electronic sign, a electronic sign control system utilizing a general purpose personal computer, having a video interface card, controlled by clock and command signals from said personal computer, containing a plurality of video and digital input ports and a high speed output port, a transmitter link control card, also under the control of clock and command signals from said personal computer, for transmitting video display, clock, and command signals to a remote data receiver and distributor associated with the electronic sign, which converts said signals into device control signals for controlling individual sign display elements. |
| US07646352B2 |
Ultra-wideband log-periodic dipole array with linear phase characteristics
A log-periodic dipole array system employs a structure for the transmitter and the receiver designed in a way such that they compensate for the non-linear characteristics of each other to realize linear phase characteristics as a pair. Radiation elements on the receiver are positioned with respect to its corresponding transmission line in an order opposite to the positioning of the radiation elements on the transmitter. Although neither the transmitter dipole array nor the receiver dipole array itself has linear phase characteristics, the overall dipole array antenna system can realize linear phase characteristic. The log-periodic dipole array system has the advantages that linear phase characteristics can be obtained without sacrificing high radiation efficiency and gain. |
| US07646350B2 |
Antenna structure
The present invention provides an antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a main board, at least having a signal feeding portion; a bearing component, connected to the main board and at least having a protrusive portion; and an antenna, connected to the bearing component and at least having a pin portion, wherein the pin portion is disposed on the protrusive portion, and the signal feeding portion and the pin portion contact with each other. |
| US07646347B2 |
Antenna for a pen-shaped mobile phone
The present invention relates to an antenna arrangement for a thin elongated portable communication device as well as to a thin elongated portable communication device including such an antenna arrangement. The antenna arrangement may include a thin elongated ground plane, and a flat monopole radiating antenna element, the flat monopole radiating antenna element having a three-dimensional extension, being provided spaced from the ground plane along a longitudinal axis of the ground plane and encircling more than half of the longitudinal axis of the ground plane. |
| US07646345B2 |
Antenna device with electrical insulation and noise shielding features
A hinge portion is formed on the base portion. An antenna portion is attached to the hinge portion so as to be pivotable thereabout. The hinge portion includes a hinge base having a first shaft formed on one end thereof, a second shaft formed on the other end thereof, and a first protrusion formed on an outer periphery of the second shaft, and a hinge bush rotatably mounted on the first shaft and engaged with the antenna portion. The antenna portion is formed with a hole surrounding the outer periphery of the second shaft. A projection is formed on an inner periphery of the hole. The first protrusion is brought into contact with the projection when the antenna portion is pivoted so as to define a predetermined angle with respect to the base portion. |
| US07646344B2 |
Wafer-scale phased array
An antenna array includes at least a first and a second substrate; a plurality of radiators located proximate to a surface of the first substrate opposite the second substrate; at least a first ground plane located between the first and the second substrate, the ground plane having a plurality of slots located therein; and a plurality of feed lines located proximate to a surface of the second substrate opposite the first substrate. |
| US07646343B2 |
Multiple-input multiple-output wireless antennas
High gain, multi-pattern multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna systems are disclosed. These systems provide for multiple-polarization and omnidirectional coverage using multiple radios, which may be turned to the same frequency. The MIMO antenna systems may include multiple high-gain beams arranged (or capable of being arranged) to provide for omnidirectional coverage. These systems provide for increased data throughput and reduced interference without sacrificing the benefits related to size and manageability of an associated access point. |
| US07646337B2 |
Provision of location information
A method of providing information regarding the location of a mobile user equipment (1) in a system wherein the location is determined based on information signalled from entities (10) of a positioning system and assistance data signalled from a station (5) of a communication system. In the method the likely location of the mobile user equipment relative to the station is first determined. Based on the determined likely location, an estimate of the delay in transmitting a signal from the station to the mobile user equipment is estimated. Assistance data is then signalled from the station to the mobile user equipment, said assistance data comprising information about the timing of the positioning system. A more accurate location determination is accomplished at the user equipment based on signals from the entities of the positioning system, the assistance data and said estimated delay. |
| US07646336B2 |
Automated asset positioning for location and inventory tracking using multiple positioning techniques
A system and method is provided for tracking and maintaining a highly accurate inventory of shipping containers that are stored within container storage facilities. The invention includes using multiple complementary real-time and post-processing positioning techniques associated with various positioning sensors that are associated with inventory pieces or equipment. Examples of such positioning techniques are DGPS, GPS with RTK, DGPS loosely-coupled with INS, DGPS tightly-coupled with INS, and DGPS deeply-coupled with INS. Data correction and fusion techniques are applied to these positioning stages to re-compute a calibrated position with an improved accuracy. An additional trajectory can be iteratively determined using the fusing technique until the position data becomes statistically trustworthy. Further, combinations of multiple real-time positioning techniques combined with past position error correction algorithms provide a high accuracy needed for inventory tracking. |
| US07646335B2 |
Stepped frequency radar device
A radar device (100) comprising transmit and receive parts, and a control unit (CU). The transmit part includes means (WG) for generating a signal within a certain band, and the receive part comprises a filter (AAF), an AD-converter (ADC) and a Fourier transform unit (FFT1). The transmit part generates a group of signals, each having a first bandwidth between a first and a second frequency, in such a way that a larger bandwidth (B1-B4) is covered by the group. The receive part is open over said larger bandwidth (B1-B4) during reception of each signal in said group, and the transmit part comprises means (PAD, FFT2) for creating FFT-copies of the received signals and means (CONJ) for creating conjugates of said copies. The receive and transmit parts comprise means (EXTR) for extracting data from the FFT from the first bandwidth covered by a received signal, and the radar device comprises means (DIFF) for correlating said extracted FFT-data. |
| US07646332B2 |
Method and apparatus for interleaved gridding in distributed multiple computing for real-time RCS prediction
Apparatus and method for real-time determination of radar cross sections is disclosed using interleaved gridding. Radar cross section calculations are amenable to an implementation on parallel processors wherein the shooting window is subdivided into smaller areal units that are assigned to the parallel processors in an alternating fashion, such that the calculations performed by a single processor are not localized to a single area of the shooting window.As further disclosed, the shooting and bouncing ray technique for calculating radar cross sections is implemented using the apparatus and method disclosed herein. |
| US07646330B2 |
System and method for locating objects and communicating with the same
Communication between a remote locator and a transponder is used to determine the relative position of the transponder. The transponder and locator each include a transmitter and a receiver. The locator transmits an inquiry in the form of a relatively powerful cyclically encoded signal with repetitive elements, uniquely associated with a target transponder. Periodically, each transponder correlates its coded ID against a possible inquiry signal, determining frequency, phase and framing in the process. Upon a match, the transponder transmits a synthesized response coherent with the received signal. The locator integrates multiple cyclical response elements, allowing low-power transmissions from the transponder. The locator correlates the integrated response, determines round-trip Doppler shift, time-of-flight, and then computes the distance and angle to the transponder. The transponder can be wearable, bionically implanted, or attached to, or embedded in, some object. |
| US07646326B2 |
Method and apparatus for simultaneous synthetic aperture radar and moving target indication
Method and apparatus for simultaneous synthetic aperture radar and moving target detection. A plurality of independent radio frequency signals are generated and applied to separate radiating/receiving antenna elements. Signals are generated as basis functions, such that moving target detection and synthetic aperture radar signals are constructed from individual waveform components in space, time, frequency, and coding. Waveform components are sorted and combined at reception. Received data is simultaneously processed to extract synthetic aperture radar images and moving target indication detections. |
| US07646320B1 |
Circuit with selectable data paths
A first data path is coupled between a data input and a data output of a circuit. A second data path is coupled between the data input and the data output. The first data path includes a parallelization circuit coupled to the data input to receive a serial data signal and configured to generate a parallelized data signal from the serial data signal, a first sampling circuit coupled to the parallelization circuit and configured to sample the parallelized data signal, and a serialization circuit coupled to the first sampling circuit and configured to serialize the sampled parallelized data signal. The second data path includes a second sampling circuit coupled to the data input and configured to sample the serial data signal. A selection circuit is configured to select between the first data path and the second data path. |
| US07646318B2 |
H.264 CAVLC decoding method based on application-specific instruction-set processor
Provided is an H.264 Context Adaptive Variable Length Coding (CAVLC) decoding method based on an Application-Specific Instruction-set Processor (ASIP). The H.264 CAVLC decoding method includes determining a plurality of comparison bit strings on the basis of a table of a decoding coefficient, storing lengths of the comparison bit strings in a first register, storing code values of the comparison bit strings in a second register, comparing an input bit stream with the comparison bit strings based on the lengths and code values of the comparison bit strings, and determining value of the decoding coefficient according to a result of comparison between the input bit stream and the comparison bit strings. The method extracts a decoding coefficient using a register in an ASIP without accessing a memory and prevents a reduction in speed caused by memory access, thereby increasing the decoding speed of an H.264 decoder. |
| US07646313B2 |
Method and device for assisting in the piloting of an aircraft
A device for assisting in the piloting of an aircraft includes a detecting device for detecting all the aircraft in the vicinity and a display device for presenting, on a display screen illustrating a vertical plane, characteristic symbols indicating the positions of these aircraft in the vicinity. |
| US07646309B2 |
Method and device for monitoring roof loads
A method for monitoring the load which is exerted on a roof includes the following steps: providing a roof with an external surface on which a load can be exerted by, for example, a layer of water or snow, providing a sensor for detecting a phenomenon related to the load which is exerted on the roof, monitoring the phenomenon with the sensor, storing at least one predetermined value for the phenomenon, emitting a signal when the value for the phenomenon detected by the sensor exceeds a predetermined value. |
| US07646303B2 |
Detector
A detector for detecting the presence of a memory tag, the detector comprising a radio frequency source operable to generate a radio frequency signal and a detector resonant circuit part connected to the radio frequency source, the detector resonant circuit part comprising an antenna, the detector further comprising a power monitor responsive to the power of a reflected signal returned from the detector resonant circuit part, the power monitor being operable to generate an output in response to the power of the reflected signal, wherein a decrease in the power of the reflected signal indicates the presence of a tag in the vicinity of the antenna. |
| US07646302B2 |
Scooping device for container having an electromagnetic surveillance device
A scooping device with an integrated electromagnetic (EM) surveillance device for a container. The container defines an interior for storing a product. The scooping device is configured for scooping or capturing the product. The electromagnetic surveillance device is integrated with, embedded into or attach to the body of the scooping device. The electromagnetic surveillance device may be an EAS, Bistatix, RFID, or other electromagnetic surveillance tag or label that is configured to respond to an electromagnetic signal such that the presence of the electromagnetic surveillance device is detectable. The detectability of the electromagnetic surveillance device provides an anti-theft feature to the container without interfering with the construction of the container. |
| US07646296B2 |
Method and system for receiving and sending navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system
A system and method are provided for receiving navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system. The system and method provides a way to send requests for destination information via the wireless messaging service and capture navigational data from the responsive message received, such as addresses, telephone numbers, or email addresses, and then utilize that data for navigational routing, generation of telephone calls, emailing and the like, from the vehicle's navigation system. A wireless device can be paired with the navigation system over a Bluetooth communication link, wherein the navigation system periodically polls the wireless device for newly received messages. In one embodiment, the NAVI displays icons on a map that correspond to the extracted addresses from the messages received in relation to the vehicle's current location. The icons can be shown in a plurality of visual formats to distinguish previously viewed locations from newly received ones. |
| US07646290B2 |
Deceleration warning device and method for a motor vehicle
A deceleration warning device for reducing rear-end collisions in road traffic includes a sensor for detecting a longitudinal acceleration value, a control device receiving the longitudinal acceleration value, determining an acceleration limit value, and generating a warning signal if the longitudinal acceleration value exceeds the acceleration limit value, and a rear lighting display for displaying an alarm state when the control device emits a warning signal. Determination of the acceleration limit value is based upon a plurality of signals including an anti-lock braking system (ABS) signal and a brake pedal position signal. The control device is operable in one of three levels depending upon a detected quality of the signals. |
| US07646287B2 |
Antitheft system for vehicle
An antitheft apparatus for a vehicle has an inertia sensor, which is also used for an anti-lock braking system. An electronic control unit receives output signals from the inertia sensor and determines a possible vehicle theft when a detected vehicle condition (for example, vehicle acceleration) is larger than a threshold value. |
| US07646286B2 |
Stolen vehicle recovery support apparatus
An apparatus for supporting recovery of the vehicle if the vehicle is stolen includes a determining unit that determines whether the vehicle is being stolen. A camera judges a state of the vehicle and an environment around the vehicle. When the determining unit determines that the vehicle is being stolen, a horn of the vehicle is automatically honked. |
| US07646283B2 |
Wireless activation system, method and device
A wireless activation system, such as a keyless car entry system, uses repeated code sequences for communication between a transmitter device and a receiver device. By varying the sequence duration in a synchronism at the transmitter device and receiver device, either by varying the number of symbols or chips in the sequence, or by varying the symbol or chip rate, it is made more difficult for an unauthorised party to detect the code sequences and relay the code sequences to achieve unauthorised activation at the receive device. |
| US07646282B2 |
Insulator for cutout switch and fuse assembly
An insulator for a cutout switch and fuse assembly used in connection with an electrical power grid, including a body including a first end and a second end, a guide connector, a conductor strip, and a tool structure is located, a pivot connector is located at the second end of the body, and a mounting connector is located on the body between the first end and the second end. In an alternative embodiment, universal connectors are located at the first end and the second end. The body is manufactured by a filament winding process. |
| US07646276B2 |
Transformer and transformer assembly
The transformer has a bobbin, a coil assembly and a magnetic core assembly. The bobbin is mounted in the magnetic core assembly and has multiple connecting pins being formed on at least one side of a bottom surface of the bobbin. Each connecting pin has a top surface as a soldering surface that corresponds to a solder pad on a back of a circuit board. At least one fastener is further formed on the bottom surface of the circuit board. Therefore, when the transformer is mounted through the circuit board, the connecting pins are soldered on the back of the circuit board to reduce the total thickness of the combination of the transformer and the circuit board. |
| US07646274B2 |
Apparatus and method for non-invasive measurement of cardiac output
A comparatively light and compact permanent magnet arrangement for an MRI apparatus has a pair of opposed permanent magnet arrays with a shimming system to adjust the uniformity and strength of a magnetic field in a central chamber of the apparatus. The MRI apparatus is used to examine the extremities of a patient to determine cardiovascular characteristics from an analysis of the blood flow through selected arteries in the extremity. The information collected can be used to calculate such characteristics as total cardiac output, blood flow, arterial wall thickness and elasticity and the presence of plaque. |
| US07646272B1 |
Freely oriented portable superconducting magnet
A freely oriented portable superconducting magnet is disclosed. Coolant is supplied to the superconducting magnet from a repository separate from the magnet, enabling portability of the magnet. A plurality of support assemblies structurally anchor and thermally isolate the magnet within a thermal shield. A plurality of support assemblies structurally anchor and thermally isolate the thermal shield within a vacuum vessel. The support assemblies restrain movement of the magnet resulting from energizing and cooldown, as well as from changes in orientation, enabling the magnet to be freely orientable. |
| US07646271B2 |
Electrical switching apparatus and interlocking phase barrier therefor
A circuit breaker includes an enclosure with a first side and a second side opposite and distal from the first side. A number of separable contacts are enclosed by the enclosure. An operating mechanism is structured to open and close the separable contacts. A plurality of terminals are electrically interconnected with the number of separable contacts. The terminals protrude through the second side of the enclosure. A number of phase barrier apparatus is disposed on the second side of the enclosure. Each of the number of phase barrier apparatus includes a plurality of separate phase barrier members, each of which is disposed about a corresponding one of the terminals, and a number of interlocking members. Each of the number of interlocking members interlocks with an adjacent pair of the separate phase barrier members. |
| US07646268B1 |
Low frequency harmonic load pull tuner and method
An electro-mechanical harmonic load pull tuner uses three variable and adjustable shunt air capacitors and three variable and adjustable series phase shifters and creates independently controllable impedances at three harmonic frequencies in the frequency range between 30 and 250 MHz. Independent harmonic tuning is possible because the combination of adjustable shunt capacitors and series phase shifters allows generating more than 1019 impedance states at each frequency covering the entire Smith chart; appropriate impedance-search Error Function-based optimization algorithms allow fast harmonic tuning for impedance tuning and matching the output of RF transistors and amplifiers at the fundamental and harmonic frequencies. Stepper motors, drivers and control software are used to automate, calibrate and use the harmonic tuner in an automated harmonic load pull measuring setup. |
| US07646267B1 |
Low frequency electro-mechanical impedance tuner
A segmented, electro-mechanical, remotely controlled programmable impedance tuner for the frequency range between 10 and 200 MHz uses a cascade of three continuously variable mechanical capacitors interconnected by a set of two low loss flexible or semi-rigid cables; the electrical length of the interconnecting cables between the capacitors determines the frequency at which tuning coverage of the entire area of the Smith chart is optimum; for maximum impedance coverage the length is to be chosen such as to generate a transmission phase shift of 60 degrees at the center frequency between each capacitor stage. Remote tuning is possible by changing the value of the capacitors using electrical stepper motors. The tuner is calibrated using a vector network analyzer and the data are saved in the memory of the control computer, which then allows tuning to any user defined impedance within the tuning range. Reflection factor values between 0 and higher than 0.9 can be obtained using this tuner. |
| US07646262B2 |
High speed wideband differential signal distribution
An exemplary device that operates as a differential splitter includes a plurality of differential signal conductors. Each of the conductors is coupled to at least one other of the conductors by a connector and a resistor. The coupled conductors are impedance matched by a combination of a spacing between the connector and the resistor, an impedance of the conductors and a resistive value of the resistor. An input is associated with two of the differential signal conductors. A plurality of outputs are each associated with a respective two of the differential conductors. |
| US07646259B2 |
Toolless video balun
A toolless video balun is disclosed to include a bottom cover shell covered with a top cover shell to hold a circuit board and a BNC connector, two metal terminals bonded to the circuit board with the respective sharp-edged top metal holder portions respectively inserted into respective insertion slot in a terminal block at the top cover shell, and a pressure cap pivoted to the top cover shell for holding down electrical wires of a network line in wire grooves in the terminal block for causing the metal holder portions of the metal terminals to make contact with conductors of the electrical wires of the network line respectively. |
| US07646256B2 |
Controlled oscillation module
A controlled oscillation module includes a current source, an inductive load, a switching transistor section, and an adjustable parameter module. The switching transistor section is operably coupled to the current source and to the inductive load to convert a control signal into an output oscillation in accordance with an adjustable operating parameter of the controlled oscillation module. The adjustable parameter module is operably coupled to produce the adjustable operating parameter. |
| US07646255B2 |
Voltage controlled oscillator module with ball grid array resonator
A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) assembly and module incorporating a ball grid array resonator as part of the tank circuit of the voltage controlled oscillator. The VCO module preferably incorporates at least an oscillator circuit, the tank circuit, and an output buffer stage circuit all defined by a plurality of interconnected electrical/electronic components including the ball grid array resonator which are mounted to a printed circuit board. In another embodiment, the oscillator assembly also includes a phase-locked loop circuit defined at least in part by an integrated circuit mounted to the printed circuit board. |
| US07646250B2 |
Signal converter having compensation unit
A signal converter includes a signal converting unit and a compensation unit. The signal converting unit generates intermediate differential signals at intermediate nodes in response to a single-ended signal. The compensation unit generates compensated differential signals at output nodes by minimizing phase and amplitude mismatch errors between the intermediate differential signals. The compensation unit includes a pair of transistors and a pair of capacitors configured in symmetry between the intermediate and output nodes. The signal converter of the present invention may be used to particular advantage in an RF receiver. |
| US07646249B2 |
Cross-differential amplifier
A cross-differential amplifier is provided. The cross-differential amplifier includes an inductor connected to a direct current power source at a first terminal. A first and second switch, such as transistors, are connected to the inductor at a second terminal. A first and second amplifier are connected at their supply terminals to the first and second switch. The first and second switches are operated to commutate the inductor between the amplifiers so as to provide an amplified signal while limiting the ripple voltage on the inductor and thus limiting the maximum voltage imposed across the amplifiers and switches. |
| US07646248B2 |
Harmonic tuned doherty amplifier
Disclosed is a Doherty amplifier including a carrier amplifier to perform a signal amplification operation regardless of a level of an input signal, a peaking amplifier to perform an amplification operation, starting from a high power output where a level of an input signal is equal to or greater than a predetermined level, an output combination circuit to combine and output the outputs of the carrier amplifier and the peaking amplifier, and an input division circuit to divide an input signal into the carrier amplifier and the peaking amplifier, the Doherty amplifier including a carrier amplifier output harmonic impedance tuning network installed at a rear end of the carrier amplifier to tune an output harmonic impedance of the carrier amplifier, and a peaking amplifier output harmonic impedance tuning network installed at a rear end of the peaking amplifier to tune an output harmonic impedance of the peaking amplifier. |
| US07646244B1 |
Apparatus and method for unity gain buffer with high switching speed and low quiescent current
A unity gain buffer is provided. The unity gain buffer includes two complementary pairs of emitter followers and two bias current sources. The top bias current source is arranged to provide a bias current so that, if the input voltage is greater than zero, the bias current provided by the top current source increases at the input voltage increases. The bottom current source is arranged to provide a bias current so that, if the input voltage is less than zero, the bias current provided by the bottom current source decreases as the input voltage decreases. |
| US07646242B2 |
Operational amplifier circuit, constant voltage circuit using the same, and apparatus using the constant voltage circuit
A disclosed operational amplifier circuit with a multi-stage amplifier configuration provides fast-response and high withstand-voltage characteristics without using high withstand-voltage transistors as output transistors in its amplifying stages. The output voltage range of a differential amplifier circuit in a first stage is limited by voltage clamping based on a reverse withstand voltage of a bipolar diode. The output voltage range of an amplifier circuit in a second stage is limited by voltage clamping based on a reverse withstand voltage of another bipolar diode. A constant voltage circuit and an apparatus including such an operational amplifier circuit are also disclosed. |
| US07646240B2 |
Class D amplifier
A Class D amplifier includes a ramp generator that generates a ramp signal and an inverted ramp signal. A signal generator generates first, second, third and fourth signals by comparing the ramp and inverted ramp signals to an input signal. A frequency of the ramp signal is approximately two orders of magnitude higher than a frequency of the input signal. The signal generator transitions from a first state to a second state of a first control signal after one of the first and second signals occurs, transitions from a first state to a second state of a second control signal after one of the third and fourth signals occurs, and transitions from the second state to the first state of one of the first and second control signals when the other of the first and second control signals transitions to the second state. An output stage includes first and second switches that are controlled based on the first and second control signals, respectively, and generates output current based on the first and second control signals. |
| US07646238B2 |
Amplification apparatus
The contents of a distortion compensation table for adjusting a waveform of a signal input to an amplification apparatus are more precisely adjusted to suppress distortion occurring in an output signal. A table value calculation unit exercises adaptive control over compensation data I and Q according to the perturbation method using power series to update a power series distortion compensation table when distortion of an output signal from a power amplification unit is greater than a first threshold used in the adaptive control process performed on the compensation data I and Q according to the perturbation method using power series. When the distortion of the output signal from the power amplification unit is smaller than the first threshold used in the adaptive control process performed on the compensation data I and Q according to the perturbation method using power series, the table value calculation unit performs an adaptive control process on the compensation data I and Q according to the perturbation method based on interpolation using representative points to update a representative point interpolation distortion compensation table. |
| US07646235B2 |
Programmable current generator, current generation method and transmitter arrangement
A programmable current generator includes a decoder unit to generate a first and a second set of control signals as a function of a current control word. The current generator further includes a first and a second array of current sources, wherein the current sources of the first array generate a first current and an auxiliary current, each depending on the first set of control signals and on a reference current. The second array of current sources generates a second current depending on a second set of control signals and on the auxiliary current. An output current is generated depending on the first and the second current. |
| US07646228B1 |
Inverting zipper repeater circuit
Repeater circuits including an inverting zipper repeater circuit and an inverting gain-enhanced repeater circuit are described. |
| US07646224B2 |
Means to detect a missing pulse and reduce the associated PLL phase bump
A phase/frequency locked loop (PLL) includes circuitry adapted to detect missing pulses of a reference clock and to control the phase bump of the PLL. The circuitry includes, in part, first and second flip-flops, as well as a one-shot block. The first flip-flop has a data input terminal responsive to a voltage supply, and a clock terminal responsive to an inverse of feedback clock. The second flip-flop has a data input terminal responsive to an output of the first flip-flop, and a clock terminal responsive to the inverse of the feedback clock. The one-shot block generates a pulse in response to a rising edge of the reference clock that is used to generate the feedback clock. The one-shot block generates an output signal applied to a reset terminal of the first flip-flop. |
| US07646219B2 |
Translator circuit having internal positive feedback
An integrated circuit (200) includes a translator circuit (210) for translating from a lower logic-level voltage range signal (101(a), 101(b)) to a higher logic-level voltage range signal (141(a), 141(b)). The translator (210) includes a differential input stage (110) including a first (Q39) and a second input transistor (Q38) coupled to receive at least a first input signal (101(a), 101(b)) that defines the lower voltage range signal. A voltage follower 120 includes first and second follower transistors (Q41, Q40). An output of the first and second input transistors (Q39, Q38) is coupled to inputs of the first and second follower transistors (Q41, Q40). A dynamic gain boosting switching circuit (130) is coupled to receive outputs from the first and second follower transistors (Q41, Q40) and includes a first and a second control node (131, 132). The switching circuit (130) include a first positive feedback loop including a first internal feedback transistor (MN1) that reinforces a signal level at the first control node (131) and a second positive feedback loop including a second internal feedback transistor (MN2) that reinforces a signal level at the second control node 132. An output stage (140) has at least one input coupled to receive at least one output signal from the switching circuit (130) and provide at least one translated output supplying the higher logic-level voltage range signal. |
| US07646218B2 |
Architecture and interconnect scheme for programmable logic circuits
An architecture of hierarchical interconnect scheme for field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). A first layer of routing network lines is used to provide connections amongst sets of block connectors where block connectors are used to provide connectability between logical cells and accessibility to the hierarchical routing network. A second layer of routing network lines provides connectability between different first layers of routing network lines. Additional layers of routing network lines are implemented to provide connectability between different prior layers of routing network lines. An additional routing layer is added when the number of cells is increased as the prior cell count in the array increases while the length of the routing lines and the number of routing lines also increases. Switching networks are used to provide connectability among same and different layers of routing network lines, each switching network composed primarily of program controlled passgates and, when needed, drivers. |
| US07646217B2 |
Programmable logic device with serial interconnect
In a programmable logic device, some or all of the parallel interconnect resources are replaced by serial interconnect resources within the device. Some or all of the functional blocks on the device are supplemented with serial interfaces. Although this makes the functional blocks more complex, it allows a significant reduction in the area consumed by interconnect resources. This translates into a significant reduction in device power consumption. The serial interfaces may operate synchronously from a global device clock (such as a PLL). In some cases, serial interfaces that are provided in the input/output blocks for external signalling can be omitted because the serial interfaces in the functional blocks can take over the external serial interface function as well, although in those cases the serial interfaces in the functional blocks would have to be more complex because they would have to be able to operate asynchronously with external devices. |
| US07646216B2 |
Low power mode
An apparatus and method of reducing power consumption across a switch, such as an unprogrammed antifuse, is provided. The invention applies to antifuses, other switches such as transistor based switches, (e.g., FLASH, EEPROM and/or SRAM) and other devices exhibiting a leakage current, especially during a sleep or stand-by mode. During a sleep mode, such switches or other devices may be uncoupled from signals driving the switches, then terminals of each switch may be coupled to a common potential or allowed to float to a common potential thereby eliminating or reducing leakage currents through the switches. |
| US07646214B2 |
Power harvesting signal line termination
In various embodiments of the invention, a power-harvesting termination circuit may be used to 1) match the impedance of a signal line being terminated, and 2) recover a portion of electrical power from a signal on the signal line and provide the recovered power as an electrical voltage to be used to power other circuits. The power may be harvested at either the receiving device or at the transmitting device. |
| US07646210B2 |
Method and system for low-power level-sensitive scan design latch with power-gated logic
A method of preventing current leakage in logic circuits within level sensitive scan design (LSSD) latch circuits in an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). When the ASIC is in a manufacturing test mode, a gating signal at an input terminal of a power gating circuit is set to exceed a threshold voltage of transistors within the power gating circuit. The gating signal thus causes the power gating circuit to enable electrical current to reach the LSSD latch circuits. When the ASIC is in a normal functional mode, the gating signal is set below the threshold voltage. The gating signal thus causes the power gating circuit to prevent electrical current from reaching particular logic circuits (e.g., scan logic) within the LSSD latch circuits, thereby conserving power within the ASIC by preventing current leakage and heat generation in the LSSD latch circuit. |
| US07646209B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit and method of production of same
A semiconductor integrated circuit, able to repair a fault and normally operate as an overall circuit even when a fault occurs in a portion of the circuit, and able to reduce a change of signal delay along with the repair of the fault, including N (larger than 2) number of circuit modules which can replace each other's functions; circuit blocks each including R (larger than 1 but smaller than N) number of I/O units for outputting at least one signal to one circuit module, and receiving at least one signal generated in the one circuit module; and a circuit module selection unit configured to select R number of circuit modules from among the N number of circuit modules in response to a control signal, connect the selected R number of circuit modules and R number of I/O units of the circuit block in a 1:1 correspondence, and connect one circuit module selected from at least two circuit modules in response to the control signal to each of the R number of I/O units, and a method of producing the same. |
| US07646203B2 |
Defect detection system with multilevel output capability and method thereof
A defect detection system and related method take advantage of multilevel detection technique for detecting defects on an integrated circuit. The defect detection system utilizes an analog-to-digital converter for converting an analog sensing signal into an output code having a plurality of bits. The defect detection methods include an open test method and a short test method. The open and short test methods both include a calibrating method and a testing method individually. The calibrating method functions to determine a preset reference voltage for the analog-to-digital converter based on a predetermined code. The testing method makes use of the preset reference voltage and the predetermined code for generating the output code having a plurality of bits. The output code is then utilized to determine whether or not there are open or short defects on the integrated circuit and to classify the defects. |
| US07646199B2 |
Integrated system of MRI RF loop coils plus spacing fixtures with biocontainment uses
When scanning a patient to generate an image thereof, radio frequency (RF) coil modules are scalably coupled to each other using a plurality of clips to form flat or polygonal coil arrays that are placed on or around the patient or a portion thereof. A user assesses the volume to be imaged, identifies a coil array configuration of suitable size and shape and employs clips of one or more pre-determined angles to construct the identified coil array configuration, which is placed on or about the volume. Coil modules are coupled to a preamplifier interface box (PIB), which provides preamplified coil signal(s) to a patient imaging device, such as an MRI scanner. Small arrays are constructible to accommodate pediatric patients and/or smaller animals. Modules are hermetically sealed, can be sanitized between uses, and discarded at end-of-life. In one aspect, the modular coil array, clips, and PIB are maintained in an isolated contamination zone, separate from the patient imaging device. |
| US07646196B2 |
Current sensor and method of manufacturing current sensor
Provided is a current sensor capable of detecting an induced magnetic field by a current to be detected with higher precision. The first and second modules are provided on facing surfaces of integrated substrates, respectively, with spacers in between. Each of the first and second modules includes an element substrate, and an MR element layer. On each of the MR elements layers, provided is an MR element having a stacked structure including a pinned layer, a nonmagnetic intermediate layer, and a free layer whose magnetization direction changes according to the induced magnetic field and which exhibits an anisotropic field in a direction different from that of the magnetization of the pinned layer. The stacked structures of the MR elements are provided in a same layer level. |
| US07646194B2 |
Resolver, motor and power steering apparatus
A resolver of a variable reluctance type includes a resolver stator portion of a substantially annular shape centered about a central axis, and a resolver rotor portion which is attached to a shaft of a motor rotor portion arranged inwardly of the resolver stator portion. The resolver is operable to increase accuracy for detecting a rotational angle when a size of gap g between a rotor core and a resolver stator portion at a predetermined point at an outer circumferential edge of the rotor core is set by using a maximum value for the gap g (gmax), a minimum value for the gap g (gmin), angle θ defined by a predetermined point and a reference point, axial double angle n, and the coefficient. |
| US07646192B2 |
Compensation of simple fibre optic Faraday effect sensors
An electric current measurement device includes a housing defining first and second open ends sealed by first and second sealing means, respectively: a first optical fiber received in an aperture in the first sealing means and in optical communication with a first optical lens in the housing; a first polarization filter in the housing in optical communication with the first lens; a magneto-optical rod within the housing in optical communication with the first polarization filter; a second polarization filter in the housing in optical communication with the rod; and a second optical lens in the housing in optical communication with the second polarization filter. The second sealing means has an aperture for receiving a second optical fiber fixed to the second lens. First and second lids, attachable to the first and second housing ends, respectively include apertures for receiving the first and second optical fibers, respectively. |
| US07646190B2 |
Stress measurement device and stress measurement method
A stress measurement device includes a current supply portion; a series circuit which is connected to the current supply portion and has a piezoresistive element that forms a single gauge resistance and a compensating diode that is connected in series to the piezoresistive element; and a voltage measuring portion that measures voltage between both ends of the series circuit. The single gauge resistance has a piezoresistive effect in which a resistance value changes according to applied stress, and a positive temperature characteristic in which the resistance value increases depending on an increase in temperature. The compensating diode is provided in a forward direction with respect to the current supply portion and has a negative temperature characteristic in which a voltage between an anode and a cathode of the compensating diode decreases depending on the increase in temperature. |
| US07646185B2 |
Automatic external switch detection in synchronous switching regulator controller
A synchronous switching regulator controller incorporates a switch detection circuit to determine the presence or absence of a power switch at the output of a switch driver so that the switch driver can be disabled when it is left unused. In one embodiment, the synchronous controller includes a switch detection circuit receiving a power cycle signal and the PWM ramp clock signal and measuring a voltage at an output node of the switch driver. The switch detection circuit provides a driver enable signal in response to the assertion of the power cycle signal. The driver enable signal has a first logical state when the voltage at the output node of the switch driver is greater than a reference voltage and a second logical state when the voltage at the output node is less than a reference voltage. The switch driver can be disabled based on the driver enable signal. |
| US07646184B2 |
Method and apparatus for maintaining a constant load current with line voltage in a switch mode power supply
A power supply including a regulation circuit that maintains an approximately constant load current with line voltage. In one embodiment, a regulation circuit includes a semiconductor switch and current sense circuitry to sense the current in the semiconductor switch. The current sense circuitry has a current limit threshold. The regulation circuit current limit threshold is varied from a first level to a second level during the time when the semiconductor switch is on. One embodiment of the regulation circuit is used in a power supply having an output characteristic having an approximately constant output voltage below an output current threshold and an approximately constant output current below an output voltage threshold. |
| US07646183B2 |
Adjusting an output voltage of a converter based on current consumption
A system includes a converter to convert an input voltage to an output voltage, where the converter has an adjustment input. The system further includes a voltage adjustment logic to receive an indication of an electrical current consumed by a load, with the voltage adjustment logic being responsive to the indication of the consumed electrical current to provide a control indication to the adjustment input of the converter to adjust the output voltage from the converter. |
| US07646177B2 |
Design structure for a duty cycle measurement apparatus that operates in a calibration mode and a test mode
A design structure for an on-chip duty cycle measurement system may be embodied in a machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing or testing an integrated circuit. The design structure may embody an apparatus that measures the duty cycle of a reference clock signal that a clock circuit supplies to a duty cycle measurement (DCM) circuit. The design structure may specify that the DCM circuit includes a capacitor driven by a charge pump and that a reference clock signal drives the charge pump. The design structure may specify that the clock circuit varies the duty cycle of the reference clock signal among a number of known duty cycle values. The design structure may specify that the DCM circuit stores resultant capacitor voltage values corresponding to each of the known duty cycle values in a data store. The DCM circuit may apply a test clock signal having an unknown duty cycle to the capacitor via the charge pump, thus charging the capacitor to a new voltage value that corresponds to the duty cycle of the test clock signal. The design structure may specify that control software accesses the data store to determine the duty cycle to which the test clock signal corresponds. |
| US07646170B2 |
Method of selecting replacement indicating voltage for an implantable electrochemical cell
A method for providing an elective replacement indicator (ERI) voltage for a first implantable electrochemical cell, comprising the steps of providing a second, substantially identical exemplary electrochemical cell; repeatedly connecting and disconnecting the second cell to a sequence of at least three loads, thereby discharging the second cell from a state of about zero percent to at least about ninety percent depth-of-discharge; generating cell voltage vs. depth-of-discharge plots for the at least three loads repeatedly connected to the second cell; identifying a range of depth-of-discharge for the at least three loads wherein a statistical indicator of the second cell voltage variability with load at the same depth-of-discharge is less than a predetermined value among the at least three loads; and then defining the ERI voltage for the first implantable electrochemical cell as the voltage that occurs at a predetermined load at a specified point within the identified range for the second electrochemical cell. |
| US07646169B2 |
Trickle discharge for battery pack protection
Battery protection circuitry and method are disclosed. A battery is protected from a large current overdrawn condition by setting a discharge switch into a controllable conduction state. After the discharge switch is in the controllable conduction state, a tickle discharge current is gradually generated under control of a switch control signal. The trickle discharge current can be used to determine whether the large current overdrawn condition still exists. When the large current overdrawn condition is removed, the discharge switch is turned back on. |
| US07646165B2 |
Converter circuit and motor driving apparatus
A converter circuit for converting an output voltage from an AC power supply includes a rectifier circuit for rectifying the output voltage of the AC power supply; first and second capacitors connected in series, for smoothing the output of the rectifier circuit; and a switch circuit for switching the connections between the respective capacitors and the AC power supply so that the output voltage of the AC power supply is applied to each of the respective capacitors at a cycle that is shorter than the cycle of the AC power supply. |
| US07646162B2 |
Control circuit for fan operating
A control circuit for fan operating comprises a drive operating circuit, a potential modulating circuit, a comparator and a switch circuit. The drive operating circuit at least has a voltage source, a drive IC, a Hall IC and a motor coil winding, the drive IC is connected with the voltage source, and the Hall IC and the motor coil winding are connected with the drive IC. The potential modulating circuit is connected with the drive IC of the drive operating circuit and has a modulating signal source to provide a PWM signal with a duty cycle. The comparator has an input end and an output end, the input end is connected with the potential modulating circuit, and potential state of the output end is determined in accordance with the duty cycle of the PWM signal. The switch circuit is connected with the drive IC of the drive operating circuit and the output end of the comparator, and operating state of the drive IC of the drive operating circuit is determined in accordance with potential state of the output end. |
| US07646161B2 |
Method for controlling a robot arm, and robot for implementing the method
In a method for controlling a robot arm, which is particularly suitable for use in medical applications, a robot arm (10) with a redundant number of joints is used. A torque acting in at least one joint (12a, 12b) is sensed. By means of a control device, the torque acting in this joint (12a, 12b) is controlled to become substantially 0. |
| US07646160B2 |
Sensor calibration and parameter identification in a multi-phase motor drive
In a multi-phase motor drive that includes a bus capacitor, a multi-phase motor, a multi-phase inverter, multiple switches each having an on-state and an off-state, and multiple current sensors each being in series with respective phase winding, a method for checking the accuracy of circuit parameters of the motor drive, including using the switches to produce a first loop that includes the capacitor bank, a first phase winding, a first current sensor, a second phase winding, and a second current sensor, using the current sensors to determine a magnitude of current in the first and second phase windings, comparing a magnitude of current indicated by the first current sensor and the second current sensor, and determining a magnitude of a difference between the current in the first and second phase windings. |
| US07646159B2 |
Electrically commutated motor and method for controlling said motor
An electrically commutated motor comprises a plurality of stator phases and a rotor. Further, sensors for detecting the control deviation of the rotor in relation to the stator phases are provided. A phase control unit controls the stator phase rotary field depending on the detected control deviation. The phase control unit comprises a single-phase controller for a single-phase mode of operation, and a multiple-phase controller for a multiple-phase mode of operation. Further, a control deviation evaluation element is provided which evaluates the magnitude of the control deviation, and selects, depending on the evaluation result, the single-phase mode of operation or the multiple-phase mode of operation. |
| US07646157B2 |
Driving tool and method for controlling same
A method for controlling a driving tool having a power source, a driver, an actuator, a follower, and a control unit. The power source includes a motor and a flywheel that is driven by the motor. The actuator is configured to selectively move the follower to push the driver into frictional engagement with a surface of the flywheel. The control unit is configured to selectively activate the electric motor and the actuator. The control unit includes a speed sensor that is configured to sense a rotational speed of an element of the power source and produce a speed signal in response thereto. The method includes: directly determining a rotational speed of an element in the power source; controlling electrical power provided to the motor based on the rotational speed of the element in the power source to cause the flywheel to rotate at a predetermined speed; and actuating the actuator when a set of actuating criteria has been met, the set of actuating criteria not including a rotational speed of the element. |
| US07646149B2 |
Electronic switching device
An electrons' emission device is presented. The device comprises an electrodes' arrangement including at least one Cathode electrode and at least one Anode electrode, the Cathode and Anode electrodes being arranged in a spaced-apart relationship; the device being configured to expose said at least one Cathode electrode to exciting illumination to thereby cause electrons' emission from said Cathode electrode, the device being operable as a photoemission switching device. |
| US07646145B2 |
Organic EL light emitting device
An organic EL light-emitting device includes a substrate, thin films having a reflecting function formed on the substrate, an organic EL light-emitting layer, and upper electrodes. The thin films having a reflecting function are formed from an amorphous alloy, whereby there can be provided an organic EL light-emitting device having reflective films that have all of a reflecting function, a function of shielding transistors from light, and an electrode function, and moreover have little surface unevenness. |
| US07646137B2 |
Actuator and its control method and lens device
An actuator which drives a lens frame in an optical axis direction is constructed by piezoelectric elements, driving members, and a pressing spring. The piezoelectric elements are placed at opposite sides with a driven plate therebetween, and the driving members are fixed to the respective piezoelectric elements. The driving members are pressed against the driven plate from both sides by the pressing spring. |
| US07646136B2 |
Piezoelectric element, vibratory actuator and drive unit
A piezoelectric element is formed by stacking piezoelectric layers and internal electrode layers. The internal electrode layers are positive and negative electrode layers. The positive electrode layers are first and second positive electrode layers. The negative electrode layers are first and second negative electrode layers. Each of the first positive and negative electrode layers includes four divided electrodes and a connecting electrode for connecting a pair of the four divided electrodes formed on diagonally opposite two areas along a first diagonal direction on a principle surface of the associated one of the piezoelectric layers. Each of the second positive and negative electrode layers includes four divided electrodes and a connecting electrode for connecting a pair of the four divided electrodes formed on diagonally opposite two areas along a second diagonal direction on a principle surface of the associated one of the piezoelectric layers. |
| US07646134B2 |
Small thin film-movable element, small thin film-movable element array and image forming apparatus
A small thin film-movable element is provided and includes: a movable portion supported elastically deformably and capable of being displaced bidirectionally in one direction and a direction reverse thereto; a first drive source for applying a physical acting force to the movable portion, in which the movable portion produces a modulating or switching function by the first drive source; and a second drive source, which is different from the first drive source, for increasing or reducing an absolute value of the physical acting force to restrain a vibration of the movable portion in driving to displace the movable portion in a first direction by the first drive source. |
| US07646128B2 |
Rotor for electric motor, compressor unit provided with rotor, method for producing a rotor for an electric motor
A rotor for an electric motor according to the invention comprises a substantially cylindrical core, conductive rods and two short-circuit rings. The cylindrical core is formed from a core material and provided with a plurality of longitudinal grooves which extend substantially in the direction of the cylinder axis. The conductive rods are formed from an electrically conductive material and are provided in the longitudinal grooves of the cylindrical core. The two short-circuit rings conductively connect the axial ends of the conductive rods to one another. A diffusion layer extends between the conductive rods and the cylindrical core. The diffusion layer comprises a diffusion material. |
| US07646125B2 |
Electric motor rotor and method of manufacturing the same
A rotor of an electric motor, including a rotor core having a plurality of magnet-retaining apertures, a plurality of permanent magnets individually received and retained in the magnet-retaining apertures of the rotor core, and a resinous filler filling a gap defined between each magnet-retaining aperture and each permanent magnet and fixing the permanent magnets to the magnet-retaining apertures. The rotor also includes an engaging projection provided in the rotor core, the engaging projection tightly engaged with each of the permanent magnets received in the magnet-retaining apertures and temporarily holding each permanent magnet at a predetermined position in a corresponding magnet-retaining aperture, in an unfinished state of the rotor where the resinous filler is not arranged in the gap. |
| US07646122B2 |
Fixing holder for vibration generating device
A fixing structure capable of adjusting the dimensions in the vertical direction of a vibration generating device including a circuit board in combination with the circuit board without reducing the size or the diameter of the vibration generation device. A fixing holder in a holder shape for holding or including at least a part of the outer circumference of a vibration generating device has an inner circumferential surface substantially identical to the external shape of the vibration generating device. Groove-like rail parts are provided partially in the outer circumferential surface of the holder at the opposite ends thereof in the same linear direction, and the side end part of a notched circuit board or a part on the housing side of the apparatus is inserted into each of the groove-like rail parts, thus holding and securing the vibration generating device at an arbitrary vertical position against the surface of the circuit board in the apparatus. |
| US07646118B2 |
Portable power working machine
A portable power working machine includes a drive unit disposed in a motor housing connected to a proximal end of an operating arm. The drive unit rotates a cutting blade at a distal end of the operating arm. The motor housing has an inlet and an outlet for cooling air in front and rear sections, respectively. The drive unit includes an electric motor disposed near the front end of the motor housing, a cooling fan disposed near the rear end of the motor housing and connected to an output shaft of the electric motor, and a heat sink disposed between the cooling fan and the electric motor so as to extend from the electric motor. The cooling air drawn in through the inlet by the cooling fan is guided through a gap between the drive unit and an inner surface of the motor housing and is discharged through the outlet. |
| US07646117B2 |
Actuator and electric toothbrush using the same
An actuator includes a shaft supported in such a manner as to make axial reciprocating movement or rotational reciprocating movement around longitudinal axis thereof, and an electricity conducting member for making contact with the shaft at a plurality of points on a circumferential surface of the shaft used as an electricity conducting path leading to other members. Further, an electric toothbrush includes the actuator as a drive power source for a brush body, and the brush body is adapted to be supplied with an electric current through the shaft. |
| US07646114B2 |
System for and a ship having a system for connecting of shore power to the ship while docked
A ship has electrical consumers connected to an electrical distributor by respective supply lines for delivering electrical power. A connector device connects a shore cable with a selected one of the supply lines for delivering the electrical power towards the electrical distributor, the selected one of the supply lines being a supply line to a thruster. |
| US07646110B2 |
Voltage monitoring
Embodiments of voltage monitoring are disclosed. |
| US07646108B2 |
Multiple output voltage regulator
Some embodiments include a die having an output control circuit to interact with an output circuit to convert a source voltage into at least one output voltage. The die may also have a converter circuit to convert the output voltage into at least one additional output voltage. |
| US07646104B2 |
Structured semiconductor element for reducing charging effects
A semiconductor circuit element for reducing undesirable charging effects for a connection element of test structures for semiconductor circuits is disclosed. A surface of a semiconductor circuit element has interconnect structures that are electrically insulated from the remainder of the surface of the semiconductor circuit element, where exclusively the interconnect structures are connected to semiconductor circuit elements arranged downstream. |
| US07646102B2 |
Wafer level pre-packaged flip chip systems
Flip chip packages formed at a wafer level on semiconductor wafers for electronic systems provide convenient prepackaging. The package, in one embodiment, includes an adhesive layer applied to an active side of the wafer. The adhesive layer has openings to permit access to the conductive pads on each die. A conductive material substantially fills the openings. A pre-packaged die diced from the semiconductor wafer is mounted to a support wherein the conductive material effects electrical interconnection between the conductive pads on the die and receiving conductors on the support. The pre-packaged die can be coupled to a processor for an electronic system. To provide greater mounting densities, two or more dice may be coupled with the adhesive layer providing a covering for the two or more dice. The prepackaged chip with two or more dice may be coupled to a processor reducing the volume needed in an electronic system. |
| US07646098B2 |
Multilayered circuitized substrate with p-aramid dielectric layers and method of making same
A multilayered circuitized substrate including a plurality of dielectric layers each comprised of a p-aramid paper impregnated with a halogen-free, low moisture absorptivity resin including an inorganic filler but not including continuous or semi-continuous fiberglass fibers as part thereof, and a first circuitized layer positioned on a first of the dielectric layers. A method of making this substrate is also provided. |
| US07646095B2 |
Semiconductor device
In a semiconductor device of the present invention, in order that the contact of electrodes formed on a film substrate with edge parts of a semiconductor element at the time such as when the semiconductor element is mounted thereon may be reliably prevented, in the semiconductor element mounted on at least one surface of the film substrate having the electrodes, an insulating protection part is formed at a desired position of the surface opposed to the electrodes, and the distance between the semiconductor element and the film substrate is set at not less than 10 μm. |
| US07646093B2 |
Thermal management of dies on a secondary side of a package
An apparatus including a first die mounted on a primary side of an electronic package and a second die mounted on a secondary side of the electronic package between the electronic package and a printed circuit board. The apparatus further comprising a thermal component thermally connected to the second die and mounted on the printed circuit board, the thermal component comprising a set of pins extending from a heat sink through a set of through-holes in the printed circuit board. A method including positioning a set of thermal connectors through a printed circuit board, the thermal connectors extending from a primary side of the printed circuit board to a secondary side of the printed circuit board opposite the primary side. The method further including thermally connecting the thermal connectors to a die positioned between an electronic package and the primary side of the printed circuit board to transfer heat from the die to the secondary side of the printed circuit board. |
| US07646088B2 |
Adhesive sheet for light-emitting diode device and light-emitting diode device
[Problem] To provide an adhesive sheet which is used for a light-emitting diode device, and which is free from cracks and peeling off of the adhered portions. [Means for Solving the Problem] An adhesive sheet for a light-emitting diode device, which comprises a thermoplastic polymer containing epoxy groups and a compound containing functional groups which are addition reactive with the epoxy groups or a polymerization catalyst which can effect a ring opening polymerization of the epoxy groups, and in which said thermoplastic polymer is cross-linked so that its flowability is restrained. |
| US07646085B2 |
Semiconductor device with power source feeding terminals of increased length
A semiconductor device includes external interface terminals and processing circuits, and it is fed with an operating power source when detachably set in a host equipment. Power source feeding terminals (VCC, VSS) among the external interface terminals are long enough to keep touching the corresponding terminals of the host equipment for, at least, a predetermined time period since the separation of an extraction detecting terminal among the external interface terminals, from the corresponding terminal of the host equipment, and they are formed to be longer in the extraction direction of the semiconductor device than the extraction detecting terminal. Thus, a time period till the cutoff of the power source is easily made comparatively long. The power source feeding terminals should preferably be extended onto the insertion side of the semiconductor device, but an extendible distance is sometimes liable to be limited. In order to ensure the necessary time period without changing the length and shape of the power source feeding terminals on the semiconductor device side, each of the power source feeding terminals may be formed so as to have two, front and rear touch points with the corresponding connector terminal of the host equipment side, but complicated improvements are necessitated for the construction of the connector terminal of the host equipment side. According to the semiconductor device, the time period required till the power source cutoff is easily ensured, and the complicated improvements are not required for the construction of the corresponding connector terminals of the host equipment side. |
| US07646079B2 |
Semiconductor device, method of manufacturing the same, circuit board, and method of manufacturing the same
In the semiconductor device of the present invention, an active region is formed in an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate, and is surrounded by a trench filled with an oxide. A through-hole electrode electrically connected to the active region extends from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate to a lower surface thereof. A bottom end of the through-hole electrode juts out of an insulating film covering the lower surface of the semiconductor substrate. Accordingly, a jutting portion of the through-hole electrode is embedded in the bonding material when the semiconductor device is mounted on a mounting board, and thus the connection reliability therebetween is improved. |
| US07646078B2 |
Die saw crack stopper
A novel die saw crack stopper that consists of placing formations into the scribe line of multiple metal layers of a die. These formations comprise multiple right angle shapes that are interconnected at right angles. In an embodiment the formations have an overall shape that has a special meaning, such as a single right angle “z” shape along with a discontinuous cross piece, two interlocking right angle “z” shapes, “t”, multiple sets of parallel lines perpendicular to each other, with one set having a line that only intersects a single line from the other set, or the like. The formations in a single layer can be placed such that they are located adjacent to each other along an axis that runs substantially parallel with the scribe line. These formations can also be connected to other formations in other metal layers located either above or below the formation. |
| US07646076B2 |
Method of fabricating CMOS image sensor
A method of fabricating a CMOS image sensor is provided, in which a trapezoidal microlens pattern profile is formed to facilitate reflowing the microlens pattern and by which a curvature of the microlens may be enhanced to raise its light-condensing efficiency. The method includes forming a plurality of photodiodes on a semiconductor substrate; forming an insulating interlayer on the semiconductor substrate including the photodiodes; forming a protective layer on the insulating interlayer; forming a plurality of color filters corresponding to the photodiodes; forming a top coating layer on the color filters; forming a microlens pattern on the top coating layer; and forming a plurality of microlenses by reflowing the microlens pattern. |
| US07646075B2 |
Microelectronic imagers having front side contacts
Microelectronic imager assemblies with front side contacts and methods for fabricating such microelectronic imager assemblies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a microelectronic imager assembly comprises a workpiece including a substrate having a front side and a backside. The assembly further includes a plurality of imaging dies on and/or in the substrate. The imaging dies include image sensors at the front side of the substrate, integrated circuitry operatively coupled to the image sensors, and bond-pads at the front side of the substrate electrically coupled to the integrated circuitry. The assembly also includes a plurality of stand-offs at the front side of the substrate. The stand-offs have apertures aligned with corresponding image sensors. The assembly further includes a plurality of external contacts electrically coupled to corresponding bond-pads and projecting away from the dies. |
| US07646073B2 |
Ferroelectric capacitor and ferroelectric memory
A ferroelectric capacitor includes: a base substrate; a buffer layer formed above the base substrate; a lower electrode formed above the buffer layer; a ferroelectric layer formed above the lower electrode; and an upper electrode formed above the ferroelectric layer, wherein the buffer layer includes titanium (Ti) and cobalt (Co) as metal elements, and a metal element ratio x is 0.05≦x<1, when Ti:Co=1−x:x. |
| US07646070B2 |
Spacers for FinFETs (Field Effect Transistors)
A spacer structure for FinFETs. The structure includes (a) a substrate, (b) a semiconductor fin region on top of the substrate, (c) a gate dielectric region on side walls of the semiconductor fin region, and (d) a gate electrode region on top and on side walls of the semiconductor fin region. The gate dielectric region (i) is sandwiched between and (ii) electrically insulates the gate electrode region and the semiconductor fin region. The structure further includes a first spacer region on a first side wall of the gate electrode region. A first side wall of the semiconductor fin region is exposed to a surrounding ambient. A top surface of the first spacer region is coplanar with a top surface of the gate electrode region. |
| US07646069B2 |
High density integrated read-only memory (ROM) with reduced access time
An integrated circuit memory of the read-only memory type includes at least one memory cell. Each memory cell includes a storage transistor realized in a semiconductor substrate and presenting a source connected to a reference potential, a gate connected to an electrically conductive word line, and a drain connected to an electrically conductive bit line by an optional connection depending on whether the memory cell is assigned the value 0 or 1. The storage transistor of each memory cell includes a gate formed on the substrate, in the form of a window whose inner contour delimits a central drain region in the substrate, and whose outer contour delimits at least one source region in the substrate. |
| US07646068B2 |
Structure and method of a strained channel transistor and a second semiconductor component in an integrated circuit
A semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate 126, in which first and second active regions are disposed. A resistor 124 is formed in the first active region and the resistor 124 includes a doped region 128 formed between two terminals 136. A strained channel transistor 132 is formed in the second active region. The transistor includes a first and second stressor 141, formed in the substrate oppositely adjacent a strained channel region 143. |
| US07646066B2 |
Double gate FET and fabrication process
A method of fabricating a double gate FET on a silicon substrate includes the steps of sequentially epitaxially growing a lower gate layer of crystalline rare earth silicide material on the substrate, a lower gate insulating layer of crystalline rare earth insulating material, an active layer of crystalline semiconductor material, an upper gate insulating layer of crystalline rare earth insulating material, and an upper gate layer of crystalline rare earth conductive material. The upper gate layer and the upper gate electrically insulating layer are etched and a contact is deposited on the upper gate layer to define an upper gate structure. An impurity is implanted into the lower gate layer to define a lower gate area aligned with the upper gate structure. A source and drain are formed in the active layer and contacts are deposited on the source and drain, respectively. |
| US07646063B1 |
Compact CMOS ESD layout techniques with either fully segmented salicide ballasting (FSSB) in the source and/or drain regions
Transistor structures for relatively even current balancing within a device and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. These devices can be used in relatively compact MOSFET Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection structures, such as in snapback devices. One embodiment utilizes a salisided exclusion layer for segmentation of the source and/or drain diffusion areas, while the others utilize poly for segmentation of the source and/or drain area. Also, diffusion is used generically herein and, for example, includes implants. These techniques provide relatively good ESD tolerance while consuming a relatively small amount of area, and provide significant area and parasitic capacitance reduction over the state of the art without sacrificing ESD performance. These techniques are also applicable to current balancing within relatively high current devices, such as drivers. |
| US07646058B2 |
Device configuration and method to manufacture trench MOSFET with solderable front metal
A vertical semiconductor power device includes a plurality of semiconductor power cells connected to a bottom electric terminal disposed on a bottom surface of a semiconductor substrate and at least a top electrical terminal disposed on a top surface of the substrate and connected to the semiconductor power cells. The top electrical terminal further includes a solderable front metal for soldering to a conductor for providing an electric connection therefrom. In an exemplary embodiment, the conductor soldering to the solderable front metal includes a conductor of a high-heat-conductivity metal plate. In another exemplary embodiment, the conductor soldering to the solderable front metal includes a copper plate. In another exemplary embodiment, the solderable front metal includes a Ti/Ni/Au front metal. In another exemplary embodiment, the solderable front metal includes a Ti/Ni/Ag front metal. |
| US07646057B2 |
Gate structure with first S/D aside the first gate in a trench and the second gate with second S/D in the epitaxial below sides of the second gate on the first gate
Disclosed is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first gate formed in a trench of a semiconductor substrate, a first gate oxide layer on the semiconductor substrate including the first gate, a first epitaxial layer on the first gate oxide layer, first source and drain regions in the first epitaxial layer at sides of the first gate, an insulating layer on the first epitaxial layer, a second epitaxial layer on the insulating layer, a second gate oxide layer on the second epitaxial layer, a second gate on the second gate oxide layer, and second source and drain regions in the second epitaxial layer below sides of the second gate. |
| US07646046B2 |
Field effect transistor with a fin structure
A field effect transistor with a fin structure having a first and a second source/drain region; a body region formed within the fin structure and between the first and the second source/drain region; a metallically conductive region formed within a part of the first source/drain region, the metallically conductive region being adjacent to the body region or to a lightly doped region disposed between the body region and the first source/drain region; and a current ballasting region formed within a part of the second source/drain region. |
| US07646044B2 |
Thin film transistor and thin film transistor array panel
A thin film transistor is provided, which includes: a semiconductor layer including an intrinsic portion; a gate electrode overlapping the intrinsic portion; a gate insulating layer disposed between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode; and source and drain electrodes that have edges opposing each other with respect to the intrinsic portion of the semiconductor layer and are connected to the semiconductor layer, wherein the intrinsic portion has a curved surface contacting the gate insulating layer. |
| US07646041B2 |
Non-volatile memory devices including vertical channels, methods of operating, and methods of fabricating the same
A flash memory device can include a semiconductor fin protruding from a semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type to extend in one direction, a first doped layer and a second doped layer provided to an upper portion and a lower portion of the semiconductor fin, respectively, to be vertically spaced apart from each other, the first and second doped layers having a second conductive type, and a plurality of word lines extending over a top and a sidewall of the semiconductor fin to intersect the direction. The word lines overlap the first doped layer and the second doped layer to have vertical channels. |
| US07646037B2 |
Organic light emitting apparatus and method of producing the same
Provided are an organic light emitting apparatus for use in, for example, a flat device display, and a method of producing the apparatus. The organic light emitting apparatus has sides formed by division at ends of its substrate. Three-dimensional portions are formed on the surface of the substrate along the sides. An inorganic sealing layer is formed to extend toward the three-dimensional portions. |
| US07646036B2 |
Electrode and Group III nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device having the electrode
An object of the invention is to prevent migration of silver contained in an electrode of a Group III nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device. A positive electrode is formed on a p-type layer. In the positive electrode, an ITO light-transmitting electrode layer, a silver alloy reflecting electrode layer, a diffusion-preventing layer in which a Ti layer and a Pt layer are stacked, and a gold thick-film electrode are sequentially stacked on the p-type layer. The reflecting electrode layer made of a silver alloy contains palladium (Pd) and copper (Cu) as additives and also contains oxygen (O). By virtue of this structure, migration of silver from the silver alloy reflecting electrode layer and blackening of the interface between the silver alloy layer and the ITO light-transmitting electrode layer disposed thereunder are prevented, whereby light extraction efficiency can be enhanced. |
| US07646034B2 |
Surface mount type light-emitting element package device with high extraction efficiency due to gradually varying index of refraction and anti-reflective top layer
The present invention discloses a surface mount type light-emitting diode package device and a light-emitting element package device. In the device, the encapsulation layer comprises an encapsulation material and at least one material having a refraction index different from the encapsulation material distributed therein. The distribution of the material having a refraction index different from the encapsulation material is in a way such that the refraction index of the encapsulation layer is gradually reduced from the bottom portion upward to the top portion or the inner portion outward to the outer portion of the encapsulation layer. Accordingly, a difference between the refraction indexes of two adjoining media can be reduced to eliminate a total reflection and the Fresnel loss and enhance light extraction efficiency. |
| US07646033B2 |
Systems and methods for producing white-light light emitting diodes
A vertical light emitting diode (LED) includes a metal substrate; a p-electrode coupled to the metal substrate; a p-contact coupled to the p-electrode; a p-GaN portion coupled to the p electrode; an active region coupled to the p-GaN portion; an n-GaN portion coupled to the active region; and a phosphor layer coupled to the n-GaN. |
| US07646024B2 |
Structure and method for reducing forward voltage across a silicon carbide-group III nitride interface
A structure is disclosed that reduces the forward voltage across the interface between silicon carbide and Group III nitride layers. The structure includes a conductive silicon carbide substrate and a conductive layer of aluminum gallium nitride on the silicon carbide substrate. The aluminum gallium nitride layer has a mole fraction of aluminum that is sufficient to bring the conduction bands of the silicon carbide substrate and the aluminum gallium nitride into close proximity, but less than a mole fraction of aluminum that would render the aluminum gallium nitride layer resistive. |
| US07646022B2 |
Display device
The present invention provides an active matrix type display device having a high aperture ratio and a required auxiliary capacitor. A source line and a gate line are overlapped with part of a pixel electrode. This overlapped region functions to be a black matrix. Further, an electrode pattern made of the same material as the pixel electrode is disposed to form the auxiliary capacitor by utilizing the pixel electrode. It allows a required value of auxiliary capacitor to be obtained without dropping the aperture ratio. Also, it allows the electrode pattern to function as a electrically shielding film for suppressing the cross-talk between the source and gate lines and the pixel electrode. |
| US07646020B2 |
Apparatus for observing an assembled state of components and method of observing an assembled state of components using such apparatus
When bonding a workpiece to a substrate, processed parts of the substrate and the workpiece are observed and behavior such as the production of voids and the flowing of resin is observed. An apparatus for observing an assembled state of components includes: a stage on which a substrate is set; a head mechanism that bonds, by applying heat and pressure, an observation workpiece made of a transparent material to the substrate via resin supplied between the substrate and the observation workpiece; a light source that irradiates an observed part of the substrate and the observation workpiece mounted on the stage with light; and a camera that takes, from the observation workpiece side, an image of the observed part when the observation workpiece is bonded to the substrate set on the stage. |
| US07646009B2 |
Nitride semiconductor device
In the nitride semiconductor device of the present invention, an active layer 12 is sandwiched between a p-type nitride semiconductor layer 11 and an n-type nitride semiconductor layer 13. The active layer 12 has, at least, a barrier layer 2a having an n-type impurity; a well layer 1a made of a nitride semiconductor that includes In; and a barrier layer 2c that has a p-type impurity, or that has been grown without being doped. An appropriate injection of carriers into the active layer 12 becomes possible by arranging the barrier layer 2c nearest to the p-type layer side. |
| US07646000B2 |
Portable sterilizer
A portable sterilizer is disclosed. The portable sterilizer is composed of a housing for carrying and a sterilization device such as a UV light or an ozone generator inside the housing. A chamber with certain space is disposed inside the housing, connecting with the sterilization device for being disinfected. An opening is on the housing for putting tableware such as knives, forks, spoons or chopsticks inside the chamber to be sterilized by UV light or ozone gas. Thus users can carry the present invention with them and sterilize tableware or daily essentials easily. |
| US07645999B2 |
Method and apparatus for creating a plasma
An apparatus is provided for producing a plasma for a work surface, for example to deposit material thereon. The apparatus comprises an enclosure which contains an ionizable gas, a plurality of plasma excitation devices each of which is arranged to enable microwaves to travel from a first end thereof to a second end and radiate therefrom into the gas, and means for generating a magnetic field in the gas. A source of microwaves feeds microwaves to the first ends of the excitation devices. In use, regions exist within the said gas where the direction of the electric vector of the microwaves is non-parallel to the lines of the magnetic field, and the magnetic field has value B, and the microwaves have a frequency f such as to substantially satisfy the relationship: B=πmf D e where m and e are the mass and charge respectively of an electron. |
| US07645995B2 |
Radiation imaging apparatus and its driving method and program
As a radiation imaging apparatus which can easily and effectively correct line noise, there is provided a radiation imaging apparatus having: a conversion unit having a pixel region in which a plurality of pixels each having a conversion element (202) for converting a radiation into an electric charge and a switching element (201) for outputting an electric signal based on the electric charge are arranged in a matrix; a capacitor element (301) arranged outside of the pixel region; a reading out circuit unit (108) for reading out the electric signals from the pixels row by row and reading out, in parallel, a signal from the capacitor element and the electric signal from the pixel; and a correction unit for correcting the electric signal based on the signal from the capacitor element. |
| US07645994B2 |
Device for outputting high and/or low energy X-rays
Disclosed is a device for outputting high and/or low energy X-rays, in which the electron gun power supply provides power to the electron linear accelerating tube under the control of the control system; the microwave power source accelerates electron beams generated by the electron linear accelerating tube under the control of the control system; the electron linear accelerating tube is connected to the electron gun power supply and the microwave power source respectively, to generate high energy electron beams; the high-voltage electron gun power supply provides power to the high-voltage electron gun under the control of the control system; the high-voltage electron gun is connected to the voltage electron gun power supply to generate low energy electron beams; the radiation target receives the high energy electron beams to generate high energy transmission X-rays, and/or receive the low energy electron beams to generate low energy reflection X-rays. The present invention can be applied in the radiotherapy and the medical imaging, or can be applied in the nondestructive inspection. |
| US07645987B2 |
Acoustic desorption mass spectrometry
A method for producing gas phase molecules includes providing a sample of molecules, the sample being characterized by a charge distribution, and directing acoustic radiation at the sample of molecules to desorb at least some of the molecules from the sample such that the desorbed molecules have a charge distribution that is substantially the same as the charge distribution of the sample of molecules. |
| US07645979B2 |
Optical detection for low optical density web
Apparatus for buffering of a web feed system using feedback based on the amount, or extent, of loop of the web within a buffering module. The extent of the loop is measured optically. An opaque extensor is inserted within the loop to mark the extent of the loop so as to enable the optical sensor to work accurately even if the web is transparent. |
| US07645971B2 |
Image scanning apparatus and method
An image scanning apparatus comprises a time delay integration sensor for obtaining first image information from a target and a scan device for causing relative motion between the time delay integration sensor and the target. The image scanning apparatus is characterized by detector array for obtaining second image information from a target, wherein the first image information corresponds to a first portion of light received from the target and the second image information corresponds to a second portion of light received from the target. |
| US07645970B2 |
Flight control system and method of using piezoelectric modal sensors to mitigate flexible body dynamics
A flight control system is provided with one or more modal sensors that are each configured to measure the rate and possibly acceleration for a flexible body mode of the flight vehicle. The modal sensor's rate and suitably acceleration are subtracted from the rate and acceleration measured by the IMU such that the values provided to the flight controller more closely represent only the rate and acceleration of the flight vehicle's rigid airframe component. A piezoelectric modal sensor is capable of sensing a particular flexible body mode over variations in the modal frequency without inducing additional phase loss in the control loop in order to maintain suitable phase and gain margins. Sensors are suitably provided for at least and possibly only the 1st lateral bending modes in the pitch and yaw channels. |
| US07645965B2 |
Microwave oven having a coffee maker
Disclosed is a microwave oven having a coffee maker with a structure wherein a user can easily clean a filter basket (420), the microwave oven includes a first housing (100) having a cooking chamber (110) being opened or closed by a door (130) and a component chamber (120) having components for irradiating microwave into the cooking chamber (110), a second housing (200) provided in the first housing (100) and having an open side, a water reservoir (300) provided in the second housing (200), a filter basket assembly (400) provided to be withdrawn from or inserted into the second housing (200) and separated from the water reservoir (300), a water supplying tube supplying water in the water reservoir (300) to the filter basket assembly (400), a heater for heating water flowing in the water supplying tube and a container (700) provided to be withdrawn from or inserted into the second housing (200) for receiving coffee dropped from the filter basket assembly (400). |
| US07645964B2 |
High frequency heat treatment method for fine bottom-closed hole
A high frequency heat treatment method for a fine bottom-closed hole includes preparing a coil so as to be completely inserted into the fine bottom-closed hole, preparing a core for controlling a magnetic flux within the coil such that the core protrudes from upper and lower sides of the coil, heat-treating a target part of the fine bottom-closed hole under conditions of a heating time of 2˜3 seconds, an output power of 200˜300 kW, a quenching time of 3˜5 seconds, a positive electrode voltage of 4 ˜8 kV, and a positive electrode current of 2.0˜4.5 A, and quenching the heat-treated part of the fine bottom-closed hole with cooling nozzles fixed around the heat-treated part such that a sufficient amount of cooling water is injected uniformly over the whole heated part with a sufficient pressure via the cooling nozzles. |
| US07645963B2 |
Sol-gel based heating element
A heating element includes an electrically insulating layer and an electrically conductive layer. At least the electrically conductive layer is based on a hybrid sol-gel precursor including an organosilane compound. |
| US07645957B2 |
Nozzle for a gas-insulated switching device and related switching device
A nozzle for a medium or high voltage gas switching device of the type having at least a couple of separable arc contacts (1, 2), comprising a hollow shaped body (100) suitable to be positioned inside the device around the zone (20) where electric arcs form between said arc contacts (1, 2) during switching operations, characterized in that said hollow shaped body (100) has a first portion (101) electrically conductive and a second portion (102) made of electrically insulating material which surrounds at least partially said first portion (101). |
| US07645956B2 |
Fail safe membrane switches
Membrane switches have at least one trace with two leads, such that its integrity can be tested during deployment of the switch. |
| US07645950B2 |
Electronic apparatus having switch contacts
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an electronic apparatus includes a switch contact and a control unit. The switch contact is constituted of a fixed contact and a movable contact. The fixed contact includes a plurality of detection contacts and a common contact. The movable contact can be moved to a contact/noncontact state. The control unit detects a signal generated when all of the contacts in the fixed contact are simultaneously made conductive by contact of the movable contact. |
| US07645944B2 |
Printed circuit board for high-speed electrical connectors
A printed circuit board exit arrangement is disclosed for use in high speed connector mounting applications. A ground plane has one or more open areas formed in it that surround pairs of signal vias formed in the board that are used to convey differential signals. The ground plane has a thin interconnecting strip, or web, that passes between the two vias of each pair and which divides the open areas into sub-areas, each sib-area containing a single via. |
| US07645943B2 |
Configurable printed circuit board
A configurable printed circuit board can be used with a bussed electrical center in a vehicle and has a dielectric body. The dielectric body defines an array of plated through-holes that are constructed to receive a terminal of an electrical adaptor. A conductive trace is also adhered to a surface of the dielectric body and is routed through some of the plated through-holes for carrying current between them. An aperture is defined through a portion of some of the plated through-holes and the respective conductive traces to electrically isolate one side of the conductive trace from another side; and thus the printed circuit board can accommodate more than one electrical device in a single section. |
| US07645941B2 |
Shielded flexible circuits and methods for manufacturing same
A shielded flexible cable having a plurality of shielded electronic circuits in close proximity to one another such that signals transmitted on one of said plurality of shielded electronic circuits do not substantially interfere with signals transmitted on the other of said plurality of electronic circuits comprising a polyimide support member supporting a plurality of etched copper traces on a first side of said polyimide support member and a copper layer on a second side of said polyimide support member; said polyimide support member flexible along at least one axis; said plurality of etched copper traces and said copper layer substantially as flexible as said polyimide support member; a silver based material, including, for example, silver ink or silver film, surrounding a portion of each of said plurality of copper traces along substantially the entire length of each of said plurality of copper traces; said silver based material in electrical communication with (i) said copper layer via discontinuities in said polyimide support member, and (ii) a grounded terminal; an electrically insulative material in substantial proximity to each of said plurality of copper traces so as to electrically insulate each of said plurality of copper traces from (i) the other said plurality of copper traces, and (ii) said silver based material; said electrically insulative material physically located between said silver based material and each of said plurality of copper traces; a first dielectric layer covering substantially the entire exposed surface of said silver based material; and a second dielectric layer covering substantially the entire exposed surface of said copper layer. |
| US07645940B2 |
Substrate with via and pad structures
This invention relates to a substrate with via and pad structure(s) to reduce solder wicking. Each via and pad structure connects a component to conductive layers associated with the substrate. The substrate includes one or more plated vias, solder mask(s) surrounding the plated vias, and a conductive pad with a conductive trace connected to each plated via. The conductive pad extends beyond the terminal sides to increase solder formation and the solder mask reduces solder formation at the terminal end of the component. The via and pad structure is suitable for a variety of components and high component density. The invention also provides a computer implemented method for calculating the maximum distance of a conductive pad extending beyond the terminal side of a component. |
| US07645938B2 |
Wiring harness fastening device for electric supply line of sliding door and electric supply system utilizing the same
The present invention is to prevent twisting of a wiring harness when it is assembled to a vehicle. A wiring harness fastening device for an electric supply line of a sliding door includes a rotational portion having a spherical shape for fastening the wiring harness and a case having a spherical receiving space for rotatably holding the rotational portion, wherein the rotational portion has a protrusion at an outer surface thereof, wherein the receiving space has a rib, and wherein the protrusion abuts to the rib when the wiring harness is twisted. The rotational portion has a circular-shaped rib intersecting with the rib for holding the rotational portion slidably. The case has a wiring harness guide wall with a curved shape to lead out the wiring harness. The wiring harness abuts the wiring harness guide wall prior to the protrusion abuts the rib. |
| US07645936B2 |
Two-gang adjustable mud ring
This invention pertains to an adjustable cover for an electrical outlet box. The cover is configured having a generally planar mounting plate with a collar surrounding an opening through this mounting plate. An extension sleeve moves within this opening and adjacent the collar. At least one fastener is located adjacent the opening and is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The fastener operates a locking device that engages a wedge against the extension sleeve when the fastener is in the locked position and disengages a wedge against the extension sleeve when the fastener is in the unlocked position. |
| US07645935B1 |
Outlet assembly
An outlet assembly installed over an existing device box and wiring to provide an integrated appearance for a new low voltage installation alongside the existing device box, without requiring disturbance of the existing device box or wiring. |
| US07645934B1 |
Nanostructured layer and fabrication methods
Nanostructured layers with 10 nm to 50 nm pores spaced 10-50 nm apart, a method for making such nanostructured layers, optoelectronic devices having such nanostructured layers and uses for such nanostructured layers are disclosed. The nanostructured layer can be formed using precursor sol, which generally includes one or more covalent metal complexes, one or more surfactants, a solvent, one or more optional condensation inhibitors, and (optionally) water. Evaporating the solvent from the precursor sol forms a surfactant-templated film. Covalently crosslinking the surfactant-templated film forms a nanostructured porous layer. Pore size is controlled, e.g., by appropriate solvent concentration, choice of surfactant, use of chelating agents, use of swelling agents or combinations of these. |
| US07645929B2 |
Computational music-tempo estimation
Various method and system embodiments of the present invention are directed to computational estimation of a tempo for a digitally encoded musical selection. In certain embodiments of the present invention, described below, a short portion of a musical selection is analyzed to determine the tempo of the musical selection. The digitally encoded musical selection sample is computationally transformed to produce a power spectrum corresponding to the sample, in turn transformed to produce a two-dimensional strength-of-onset matrix. The two-dimensional strength-of-onset matrix is then transformed into a set of strength-of-onset/time functions for each of a corresponding set of frequency bands. The strength-of-onset/time functions are then analyzed to find a most reliable onset interval that is transformed into an estimated tempo returned by the analysis. |
| US07645926B2 |
Fiddolin
A stringed musical instrument combination of at least two traditional stringed musical instruments or of nontraditional stringed musical instruments or a mix of traditional and nontraditional. The combination presents the advantages of rapid exchange while playing, reduced storage or transportation volume and a lower cost than two separate instruments. The preferred embodiment is a Fiddolin, a commercially available violin modified to present a mandolin on its back face. The string tension requirement is solved by having additional structure to mount the mandolin pegs into and the angularity needed to keep the strings pulled over the nut by channels or lumens to conduct the strings through. |
| US07645923B1 |
Soybean variety RJS32001
According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated RJS32001. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety RJS32001, to the plants of soybean RJS32001 to plant parts of soybean variety RJS32001 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety RJS32001 with another soybean plant, using RJS32001 as either the male or the female parent. |
| US07645919B2 |
DNA molecules from maize and methods of use thereof
The present invention relates to DNA polynucleotides for regulating gene expression in plants. In particular, the invention relates to 5′ regulatory sequences isolated from Zea mays that are useful for regulating gene expression of heterologous DNA molecules in plant roots. The invention also relates to transgenic plants containing the heterologous DNA molecules. |
| US07645909B2 |
Linear and branched alcohol ethoxylates for controlling insects
Compounds for controlling aquatic breeding insects including an ethoxylated alcohol with a carbon chain length of about 10 to about 24 carbon atoms and about 0 to about 16 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol, where the carbon chain is linear or branched with an alkyl group are provided. Methods for making branched alcohol ethoxylated compounds and linear secondary alcohol ethoxylated compounds are also provided. Methods for controlling insects with the compounds are also provided. |
| US07645908B2 |
Method for hydrogenation of α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds
A method for the chemoselective hydrogenation of α, β unsaturated carbonyl compounds is disclosed, in which compounds of the formula R4R3C═CR2—C(O)R1, wherein R1—R4 are as defined herein, are reacted with a hybrid donor to form a compound of formula R4R3CH—CH(R2)—C(O)R1, in which R1—R4 are as above. That method permits the selective hydrogenation of α, β unsaturated aldehydes and ketones without the use of metal catalysts. |
| US07645907B2 |
Transition metal substituted polyoxometalates and process for their preparation
This invention relates to a Polyoxometalate (POM) represented by the formula: (An)m+[HqM16X8W48O184(OH)32]m− or solvates thereof, wherein: A represents a cation, n is the number of the cations A, m is the charge of the polyoxoanion, q is the number of protons and varies from 0 to 12, M represents a transition metal, and X represents a heteroatom selected from P, As and mixtures thereof. This invention also relates to a process to produce such POMs and to a process for the homogeneous or heterogeneous oxidation of organic substrates comprising contacting the organic substrate with such POMs. |
| US07645905B2 |
Crystalline form IV of agomelatine, a process for its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing it
Crystalline form IV of the compound of formula (I): characterised by its powder X-ray diffraction diagram. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in the treatment of melatoninergic disorders. |
| US07645904B2 |
Purification of bis(thiohydrazide amides)
Disclosed herein are methods of purifying a bis(thio-hydrazide amides) compounds of the following structural formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R7, R8, Z, and Y are defined herein. |
| US07645901B2 |
Modified release formulations of a bupropion salt
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions, formulations and medicaments comprising a bupropion salt, in particular, modified-release tablets comprising an effective amount of bupropion hydrobromide, and the use of the bupropion salt to prepare a medicament to treat a condition. |
| US07645894B2 |
Direct process for making cyclic dimethylsiloxane oligomers
The invention relates to continuous processes for making cyclic dimethylsiloxane oligomers by reacting in situ methyl bromide, dimethyl ether and activated silicon particles in a direct process reaction zone to produce methylsiloxanes, wherein the proportion of dimethylsiloxane produced in said reaction zone is greater than 75 mole % of the methylsiloxanes produced and recovering the dimethylsiloxane from the reactions zone. The invention favors making cyclic dimethylsiloxane oligomers by this in situ direct reaction. |
| US07645889B2 |
Optically active polymaleimide derivatives and process for their production
Optically active maleimide derivatives of the formula: (where the various substituents are as defined in the description) are used as separating media for separating optical isomers and geometrical isomers such as by high performance liquid chromatography. |
| US07645884B2 |
Chemical compositions for authenticatable polymers and articles, and authentication methods thereof
Disclosed are compositions comprising at least one [benzo[4,5]imidazo(heterocycle)] compound, said [benzo[4,5]imidazo(heterocycle)] compound selected from the group consisting of structures I and II, wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, electron withdrawing group, organic group, divalent 1,2-cycloalkylidene group, or combinations thereof; “q” is independently an integer from 1-4, L is a linking group, and “r” is independently 0 or 1; said at least one [benzo[4,5]imidazo(heterocycle)] compound being present at a concentration sufficient to cause said composition to exhibit upon exposure to an excitation radiation having a wavelength of from about 330 nanometers to about 390 nanometers, a maximum fluorescence emission wavelength of greater than or equal to about 470 nanometers; and a Stokes shift of greater than or equal to about 80 nanometers; wherein the wavelengths are measured in bisphenol A polycarbonate matrix. |
| US07645883B1 |
Energetic ionic liquids
Provided is a TNT replacement comprising one or more ionic liquids selected from the group of a triazolium salt, substituted triazolium salt and mixtures thereof. |
| US07645882B2 |
Inhibitor of protein modification products formation
To provide a inhibitor of protein modification products formation capable of inhibiting of vitamin B6 deficiency disease as a side effect, especially a renal protective agent.There is provided a use, as an active ingredient, of any of free or salt-form compounds of either of the formulae: (I) (II) [wherein R1 is substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring; and each of R2, R3 and R4 is a hydrogen atom or monovalent organic group, or alternatively R2 and R3 cooperate to form a condensed ring or R3 and R4 cooperate to represent a divalent organic group, provided that R3 and R4 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms]. |
| US07645881B2 |
Methods for treating hepatitis C
In accordance with the present invention, compounds that can inhibit viral replication, preferably Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) replication, have been identified, and methods for their use provided. In one aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of a viral infection are provided. In another aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of HCV infection are provided. |
| US07645880B2 |
Processs for preparing N-alkylnaltrexone halides
The invention relates to a novel process for preparing N-methylnaltrexone bromide, comprising at least the steps consisting in: (i) reacting N-methylnaltrexone methyl sulfate in aqueous solution with an alkaline agent chosen from the group constituted by sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, cesium carbonate, strontium carbonate and mixtures thereof, for a pH of the aqueous reaction medium of between 7 and 10, and then in (ii) reacting the product thus obtained with hydrobromic acid, which is added for a pH of the aqueous reaction medium of between 0.5 and 5, in order thus to obtain the N-methylnaltrexone bromide. |
| US07645879B2 |
Photosensitizer dye
A photosensitizer dye is provided. The photosensitizer dye is a Ru complex as formula (1): |
| US07645875B2 |
Colorant compounds
Disclosed is a compound of the formula wherein M is atom or group of atoms capable of bonding to central cavity of phthalocyanine molecule, wherein axial ligands optionally can be attached to M, each R′ is a substituent, each n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, each R″ is a substituent, each m is 0, 1, 2, or 3, each R is alkylene, arylene, arylalkylene, or alkylarylene, each X is —OH, —COOH, or wherein each Y and each Z is a direct bond, oxygen, or —NR1—, wherein R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, provided that Z and Y are not both direct bonds connected to a single C═O moiety at the same time, provided that when X is —COOH, R can also be a direct bond, and each Rd is alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl. |
| US07645874B2 |
Cellulose oxidation by nitrogen dioxide in a perfluorinated tertiary amine solvent
This invention relates to a process for preparing bioabsorbable oxidized cellulose comprising combining cellulose material, with nitrogen dioxide and a nonaqueous solvent chosen from the class of perfluorinated tertiary amines. This invention also relates to a method of oxidizing cellulose material comprising introducing a solvent into the vessel, circulating the solvent through the cellulose material, adding nitrogen dioxide to said vessel containing the solvent and cellulose in the required amounts, circulating the solution for 7 to 24 hours while controlling the reaction temperature, and isolating the oxidized material. Preferably, isolation of the oxidized product is followed by first washing the oxidized cellulose material with cold water, then washing the oxidized cellulose material with an aqueous alcohol solution several times, then washing the material with 100% alcohol several times, and finally drying the oxidized material. |
| US07645873B2 |
6″-amino-6″-deoxygalactosylceramides
This invention relates to galactosylceramide compounds. |
| US07645867B2 |
DNA molecules encoding ligand gated ion channels from Dermacentor variabilis
The present invention relates in part to isolated nucleic acid molecules (polynucleotides) which encode Dermacentor variabilis ligand gated ion channel proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant vectors and recombinant hosts which contain a DNA fragment encoding D. variabilis LGIC/GluCl channels, substantially purified forms of associated D. variabilis channel proteins and recombinant membrane fractions comprising these proteins, associated mutant proteins, and methods associated with identifying compounds which modulate associated Dermacentor variabilis LGIC/GluCl, which will be useful as insecticides and acaracides. |
| US07645866B2 |
Methods of producing and sequencing modified polynucleotides
The present invention encompasses methods for producing a modified polynucleotide sequence that comprises a (e.g., one or more) phosphorothiolate linkage, methods for determining a polynucleotide sequence comprising a (e.g., one or more) phosphorothiolate linkage, and methods for separating forward and reverse extension products that comprise a (e.g., one or more) phosphorothiolate linkage. The invention also encompasses kits for producing and/or determining the sequence of a modified polynucleotide that comprises a (e.g., one or more) phosphorothiolate linkage. |
| US07645865B2 |
System for monitoring the location of transgenes
A novel strategy for monitoring the location of a transgene in a mammal is disclosed. A sodium iodide symporter is genetically fused to either the N-terminus or C-terminus of the product of a transgene through a linker peptide which bears the recognition sequence of a host cell protease. Expression of the transgene confers the activity of the sodium iodide symporter (NIS)to a host cell which expresses the transgene. Subsequent administration of labeled iodine results in transport of the labeled iodine into the cell bearing the NIS, which can then be localized and measured using standard imaging techniques. The system is particularly useful for monitoring the location of therapeutic transgenes and tissue-specific distribution of the therapeutic gene product. |
| US07645860B2 |
Factor VIII polymer conjugates
The invention is a proteinaceous construct comprising a Factor VIII molecule which is conjugated to a water-soluble polymer via carbohydrate moieties of Factor VIII, and methods of preparing same. |
| US07645858B2 |
Method of peptide synthesis of peptides containing a proline residue or hydroxyproline residue at or adjacent to the C-terminal end of the peptide
A method for synthesizing a given peptide or its derivative which contains a proline residue or a proline derivative, at proximity to, or at, the C-terminal end of said peptide is provided. The method comprises a) synthesizing on a first resin a C-terminal portion of said peptide, or its derivative, comprising at least three successive amino acid residues or their derivatives, by successive coupling of selected amino acids, small peptides or their derivatives; b) cleaving the C-terminal portion from said first resin; c) reattaching said C-terminal portion to a second resin which is generally suitable for the synthesis of peptides but is unsuitable for the formation of peptides having a proline residue positioned at the C-terminal end of said peptide; and d) coupling selected amino acids, small peptides or derivatives to the C-terminal portion. |
| US07645856B2 |
Ether nitrile co-polymers containing sulfonic acid groups for PEM application
Ether nitrile co-polymers containing sulfonic acid groups, including wholly aromatic poly(aryl ether ether nitrile)s containing sulfonic acid groups (SPAEEN)s, and poly(phthalazinone ether ketone nitrile) co-polymers containing sulfonic acid groups (SPPEKN)s, intended for fuel cells applications as proton conducting membrane materials, were prepared. |
| US07645846B2 |
Process for the preparation of a diol
There is provided a process for the preparation of a polymerizable composition comprising a cross-linker and a polymerizable monomer of formula (I) comprising (i) contacting a compound of formula (II) with an acid such as an imobilized acid; and (ii) neutralizing product of (i) such that a crosslinker is formed. |
| US07645845B2 |
Polymerization process
A process for producing a polymer by polymerizing at least one fluorinated monomer in the presence of a radical initiator and a surfactant in a polymerization medium containing essentially only carbon dioxide. The surfactant is a functional (per)fluoropolyether having recurring units (R1) and at least one functional group containing a heteroatom other than fluorine, the recurring units containing at least one ether linkage in the main chain and at least one fluorine atom. Molded article containing the polymer obtained from the process. |
| US07645844B2 |
Transition metal complexes, catalyst compositions containing the same, and methods for preparing ethylene homopolymers or copolymers of ethylene and α-olefins using the same
The present invention relates to a transition metal complex and a transition metal catalyst composition comprising the same for the preparation of an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene and α-olefin. More particularly, it relates to a group IV transition metal catalyst having a cyclopentadiene derivative and at least one aryl oxide ligand in which an oxygen-containing heterocycle is fused at the ortho-position around a group IV transition metal, with no crosslinkage between the ligands, a catalyst composition comprising the transition metal catalyst and an aluminoxane cocatalyst or a boron compound cocatalyst, and a process for preparing an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene and α-olefin using the same. |
| US07645843B2 |
Process for polymerising olefins in the presence of an olefin polymerisation catalyst
Olefins are polymerised in the presence of a solid catalyst component and optionally a cocatalyst. The solid catalyst component is introduced into the polymerisation reactor by suspending the solid component into oil having a viscosity of from 20 to 1500 mPa s. Optionally, the suspension comprises a drag reduction agent dissolved in the oil. The suspension is metered into the polymerisation reactor by using a valveless piston pump. |
| US07645842B2 |
Method for free-radical polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds
The invention relates to a method for radical polymerization of one or several ethylenically unsaturated compounds, characterized in that it consists in providing at least 80.8 percent by weight ethylenically unsaturated compounds in relation to the total weight of the ethylenically unsaturated compounds, adding at least one polymerization initiator for radical polymerization in at least two steps, wherein more polymerization initiator is added in the second step than in the first. |
| US07645840B2 |
Frozen, lightweight curable sealant
A uniformly premixed sealant is extruded into a packaging form and allowed to pressure equilibrate prior to freezing. Upon warming the sealant begins to cure. The storage of the preformed sealant formulation under cold conditions arrests the activity of cure catalysts and accelerators mixed therethrough. The sealant is readily extruded into a preform shape containing a lightweight filler. A release film is provided to avoid contact with the sealant preformed in a shape during application to a substrate. |
| US07645833B2 |
Crosslinkable compositions, processes for the preparation thereof and the use thereof
Novel crosslinkable compositions based on elastomers, at least one of which has carboxyl and/or carboxylate groups, are provided, these crosslinkable compositions containing special unsaturated organic salts of metal ions and a crosslinking system which acts as a free radical donor. Crosslinked elastomers which have excellent physical properties are obtainable therefrom. The novel crosslinkable compositions have a wide range of uses. |
| US07645829B2 |
Plasticized functionalized propylene copolymer adhesive composition
Disclosed herein is an adhesive composition comprising: a random propylene polymer component having a heat of fusion of between 1 and 70 J/g and an mm triad tacticity index of at least 75%; and a functionalized polymer component comprising a C2-C20 olefin comprising at least 0.1 wt % of a functional group; wherein the adhesive composition has a T-Peel adhesion on a polar substrate at 20° C. of at least 175 N/m (1 lb/in) and a T-Peel adhesion on a non-polar substrate at 20° C. of at least 175 N/m Pa (1 lb/in) and where the polarity of the polar substrate is at least 0.10 units higher than the polarity of the non-polar substrate. Methods to produce the adhesive and articles comprising the adhesive are also disclosed. |
| US07645826B2 |
Water based damper
Latex-based compositions, and methods of forming the same, that are useful to dampen noise and vibrations, are disclosed. The compositions can be applied to and adhered to a substrate. The compositions comprise latex and at least one filler. The compositions form microcracks during drying and/or curing to aid in the removal of water from the compositions. |
| US07645822B2 |
Basic deactivators for POM production
Process for preparation of polyoxymethylenes via polymerization of the monomers a) in the presence of cationic initiators b) and also, if appropriate, in the presence of regulators c), followed by deactivation and discharge from the reactor, which comprises using, as deactivator (d) at least one basic compound having at least 2 amino functions of different reactivity in one molecule. |
| US07645819B2 |
Extrudable PVC compositions
The present invention provides an extrudable resin-containing composition comprising at least saccharide ester, preferably according to Formula I. wherein “A” is hydrogen or has the structure of Structure I: wherein “R” is an aliphatic or aromatic moiety of about eight to about 40 carbon atoms, and wherein at least one “A” moiety of Formula I is a moiety of Structure I. Also provided are extrusion methods and extruded products based on the present compositions. |
| US07645818B2 |
Material compositions for reinforcing ionic polymer composites
The invention is related to the preparation of an ionic polymer composite material comprising a protein and carbohydrate-containing vegetable material component that serves as a reinforcement agent for the composite. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the vegetable seed component is selected from the group of soy spent flakes, defatted soy flour, or soy protein concentrate with ionic polymers and the ionic polymer is carboxylated poly(styrene-butadiene). The composites have a significantly higher elastic modulus when compared with base polymer. |
| US07645816B2 |
Water-soluble compositions of bioactive lipophilic compounds
Water-soluble compositions comprising a lipophilic compound and a solubilizing agent of the general formula: {X—OOC—[(CH2)n—COO]m}p—Y (I) wherein: X is a residue of a hydrophobic moiety, Y is a residue of a hydrophilic moiety, p is 1 or 2, m is 0 or 1, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 0 are disclosed. The lipophilic compound is preferably selected from the group consisting of water-insoluble ubiquinones, ubiquinols, vitamins, provitamins, polyene macrolide antibiotics, and mixtures thereof. The hydrophobic moiety is preferably a sterol or a tocopherol and the hydrophilic moiety is preferably a polyalkylene glycol. In some embodiments, the sterol is cholesterol or sitosterol, the tocopherol is α-(+)-tocopherol, the polyalkylene glycol is a polyethylene glycol or its methyl monoether having an average molecular weight between 400 and 1000, p is equal to 1 or 2, m is equal to 0 or 1 and n is an integer between 2 and 18. |
| US07645814B2 |
Core material
A method for the production of cores and molds for casting molds, based on a base molding material and an organic or inorganic binding agent and an additive. According to the method, pre-forming substances are used in order to dispense with the use of sizing substances and to prevent the formation of ribs. |
| US07645811B2 |
Polymer with dispersed fine metal particles, process for producing same, metal ion-containing polymer for use in the production, and process for producing same
A lamellar crystalline organic polymer containing acidic groups and/or ammonium salt thereof, such as ammonium salt of polymuconic acid, is mixed with a substance containing a metal ion such as alkali metal ion, to prepare a metal ion-containing polymer having a structure in which the metal ion is intercalated between the layers of the lamellar crystalline organic polymer having acidic groups. Subsequently, metal ion exchange reaction is conducted if necessary. Thereafter, the metal ion is reduced to produce fine metal particles. Thus, a crystalline organic polymer in which fine metal particles are dispersed in a crystalline organic polymer is obtained. |
| US07645810B2 |
Foamed sheet of polylactic acid resin, foam molding of polylactic acid resin and method of preparing foam molding
A foamed sheet of a base resin containing 50 to 100% by weight of a polylactic acid resin and having an apparent density of 63 to 630 kg/m3, a thickness of 0.5 to 7 mm and endothermic and exothermic calorific values of ΔHendo:2 and ΔHexo:2, respectively, as measured by heat flux differential scanning calorimetry at a heating rate of 2° C./min. The endothermic calorific value ΔHendo:2 is at least 10 J/g and the difference (ΔHendo:2−ΔHexo:2) between the endothermic calorific value ΔHendo:2 and the exothermic calorific value ΔHexo:2 is less than 40 J/g. A foam molding such as a receptacle is prepared by thermoforming the foamed sheet. |
| US07645809B2 |
Process and apparatus for the optimized production of foam in a continuous block slabstock process
The invention relates to a plant and a process for the production of foam in a continuous slabstock process in which the actual foam height profile is detected transversely to the feed direction and a correcting variable for the slabstock process based on deviation of the actual foam height profile from a desired foam height profile is determined. |
| US07645808B2 |
Process for the preparation of propylene and ethylene from a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis product
A process for the preparation of propylene and ethylene comprises subjecting a gaseous mixture of a dilution gas and a paraffinic feedstock boiling in the gas oil range and having an iso paraffin to normal paraffin ratio of between 2 and 5 to a thermal conversion step. |
| US07645805B2 |
Gelling agents
The invention relates to a novel class of gelling agents, to a process of preparing said agents, to the use of said agents to prepare gels, and to the gels thus obtained. A gelling agent or thickener according to the invention comprises a core which is functionalized with three amino acid derived groups by means of an amide or urea linkage. It may be used to gelate or thicken numerous solvents. |
| US07645803B2 |
Saccharide foamable compositions
A foamable composition, containing a saccharide for use in the treatment of various disorders including: water, a saccharide, about 0.2% to about 5% by weight of a surface-active agent, about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of at least one polymeric agent selected from a bio-adhesive agent, a gelling agent, a film forming agent and a phase change agent, and a liquefied or compressed gas propellant at a concentration of about 3% to about 25% by weight of the total composition. |
| US07645796B2 |
Amino acid composition promoting collagen synthesis
Herein are disclosed an excellent collagen synthesis-promoting amino acid composition that are characterized by containing specific amino acids at a specific ratio, more specifically, by containing 10-40 parts by weight of L-arginine and/or 10-40 parts by weight of L-glutamine, as well as 5-20 parts by weight of L-valine, 8-30 parts by weight of L-isoleucine and 10-35 parts by weight of L-leucine, an amino acid composition that inhibits skin aging, an amino acid composition that suppresses osteoporosis, an amino acid composition that promotes regeneration of tendon and ligament, and an amino acid composition that heals wounds or thermal burns, that are of the same composition. |
| US07645795B2 |
Method for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
The administration of nutritional supplements such as phosphatidylcholine; linoleic acid and alpha linolenic acid in an approximately 4:1 (v/v) ratio; and mineral supplements provides an effective method for the treatment of ALS. Subjects presenting with symptoms indicative of ALS can therefore be treated with these nutritional supplements to inhibit progression of ALS. Subjects at risk for developing ALS can also be treated with these nutritional supplements to delay the onset of ALS symptoms. |
| US07645793B2 |
Injectable pharmaceutical formulations
The present invention relates to a process for suppressing the foaming which may occur at the time of the preparation of a solution or a suspension. Particularly, the present invention relates to pharmaceuticals, foods, and the like wherein the foaming at the time of the preparation of a solution or a suspension, which may cause any disadvantage, is suppressed. |
| US07645789B2 |
Indole derivatives as CFTR modulators
Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention. |
| US07645785B2 |
Benzimidazole derivatives
The invention is concerned with novel benzimidazole derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1 to R8 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds bind to Farnesoid-X-receptors (FXR) and can be used to treat diseases which are modulated by FXR agonists such as diabetes and dyslipidemia. |
| US07645781B2 |
N-aryl-2-oxazolidinone-5-carboxamides and their derivatives
The present invention provides antibacterial agents having the formulae I, II, and III described herein. |
| US07645778B2 |
Heteroaryl compounds as P2Y1 receptor inhibitors
The present invention provides novel heteroaryl compounds and analogues thereof, which are selective inhibitors of the human P2Y1 receptor. The invention also provides for various pharmaceutical compositions of the same and methods for treating diseases responsive to modulation of P2Y1 receptor activity. |
| US07645777B2 |
Switching device
A switching device is discloses that exhibits two stable resistance values to a voltage applied between electrodes. The switching device comprises thin films of a first electrode layer, an organic bistable material layer and a second electrode layer sequentially formed on a substrate, and the organic bistable material is a specified quinone compound. |
| US07645769B2 |
Inhibitors of c-Jun N-terminal kinases for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders relating to apoptosis and/or inflammation
The present invention provides novel compounds of formula I and their use in the inhibition of c-Jun N-terminal kinases. The present invention further provides the use of these compounds in medicine, in particular in the prevention and/or treatment of neurodegenerative disorders related to apoptosis and/or inflammation. |
| US07645766B1 |
Method for treatment of depression and depressive mood disorders
A method for treatment of depression and depressive mood disorders. The patient is administered an amount of a compound that increases the catalytic activity of MAO-A, so as to increase synaptic metabolism of serotonin to 5-HIAL. The effective compound is preferably reserpine, administered in a dosage of less than about 0.03 mg per day. The reserpine may be administered transdermally at a dosage in the range from about 0.002 mg per day to about 0.02 mg per day. A caffeine compound may be administered simultaneously so as to compensate for an antihypertensive effect of the reserpine. The caffeine compound may be combined with the reserpine in a transdermal cream. |
| US07645763B2 |
8-[3-amino-piperidin-1-yl]-xanthines, their preparation and their use as pharmaceutical composition
The present invention relates to substituted xanthines of general formula wherein R1 and R2 are defined as in the claims, the tautomers, the stereoisomers, the mixtures thereof, and the salts thereof, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibiting effect on the activity of the enzyme dipeptidylpeptidase-IV (DPP-IV). |
| US07645762B2 |
Substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a] pyrimidines as protein kinase inhibitors
In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds as inhibitors of protein and/or checkpoint kinases, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations including one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with the protein or checkpoint kinases using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions. An illustrative compound is shown below: |
| US07645756B2 |
Nitrogenous fused heteroaromatic ring derivative
The invention provides a compound or its pharmaceutically-acceptable salt of formula wherein A1 is a hydrogen, etc.; j and k are 0 or 1; is a double bond, etc.; is a double bond, etc.; one of W1 and W2 is E—O—W, etc., and the other is a hydrogen atom, etc.; E is a divalent group derived from a benzene ring, etc., by removing two hydrogen atoms therefrom; W is a group of formula (II-1): which has a histamine-H3 receptor antagonistic effect or a histamine-H3 receptor inverse-agonistic effect and is useful for prevention or remedy of metabolic system diseases, circulatory system diseases or nervous system diseases. |
| US07645755B2 |
Inhibitors of c-fms kinase
The invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: wherein A, X, R2 and W are set forth in the specification, as well as solvates, hydrates, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that inhibit protein tyrosine kinases, especially c-fms kinase. Methods of treating autoimmune diseases; and diseases with an inflammatory component; treating metastasis from ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, stomach cancer, hairy cell leukemia and non-small lung carcinoma; and treating pain, including skeletal pain caused by tumor metastasis or osteoarthritis, or visceral, inflammatory, and neurogenic pain; as well as osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and other diseases in which bone resorption mediates morbidity including arthritis, prosthesis failure, osteolytic sarcoma, myeloma, and tumor metastasis to bone with the compounds of Formula I, are also provided. |
| US07645754B2 |
Pyrrolopyrimidine A2B selective antagonist compounds, their synthesis and use
The subject invention provides compounds having the structure: wherein, R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, wherein the substituent is hydroxyl, dihydroxy, carboxyl, —C(═O)NRaRb, —NRaRb, —NRaC(═O)NRaRb, —NRaC(═O)ORa, —OC(═O)NRaRb, or —NHC(═O) Ra; R2 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, wherein the substituent is hydroxyl, dihydroxy, carboxyl, —C(═O)NRaRb, —NRaRb, —NRaC(═O)NRaRb, —NRaC(═O)ORa, —OC(═O)NRaRb, or —NHC(═O)Ra, or R1, R2 and N together form a substituted piperazine, substituted azetidine ring, or a pyrrolidine ring substituted with —(CH2)2OH or —CH2C(═O)OH; R3 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or a 5-6 membered heteroaryl ring, wherein the substituent is halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, (C1-C15)alkyl, (C1-C15)alkoxy, or —NRaRb; R4 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C15)alkyl; R5 is —(CH2)mOR6, —CHNOR7, —C(═O)NR8R9, —(CH2)mC(═O)OR10, —(CH2)kC(═O)NR11R12; wherein R6 is a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl, or an aryl, heteroaryl or 4-8 membered heterocyclic ring; R7 is hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, (C1-C30)alkylaryl; R8 and R9 are each independently hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, (C1-C30)alkylaryl, (C1-C30)alkylamino, (C1-C30)alkoxy, or a saturated or unsaturated, monocyclic or bicyclic, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, or R8, N, and R9 together form a substituted or unsubstituted 4-8 membered heterocyclic ring; R10 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl, or an aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring; R11, N and R12 together form a 4-8 membered heterocyclic ring; Ra and Rb are each independently hydrogen or alkyl; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and k is 1, 2 or 3, or a specific enantiomer thereof, or a specific tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a method for treating a disease associated with the A2b adenosine receptor in a subject in need of such treatment comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the compounds of the invention. |
| US07645753B2 |
Benzothiazole, thiazolopyridine, benzooxazole and oxazolopyridine derivatives
This invention is concerned with compounds of the formula wherein A, B1, B2, R1, R2 and G are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, to a process for their preparation and to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are associated with the modulation of SST receptors subtype 5. |
| US07645752B2 |
Sulfonyl substituted 1H-indoles as ligands for the 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors
The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: which are modulators of the 5-hydroxtryptamine-6 and 5-hydroxytryptamine-2A receptors and which are inhibitors of norepinephrine reuptake. The compounds of the invention, and pharmaceutical composition thereof, are useful in the treatment of disorders related to or associated with the 5-hydroxytryptamine-6 and 5-hydroxtryptamine-2A receptors or with norepinephrine reuptake inhibition. |
| US07645749B2 |
Sterol/stanol nitroderivatives and use thereof
Sterol and stanol nitro derivatives and their use in treating or preventing cardiovascular disease, its underlying conditions and other disorders are disclosed. The disclosed nitro derivatives are synthesized by ester linkage of a nitric oxide (NO)-releasing moiety to a sterol or stanol compound. |
| US07645747B2 |
Therapeutic phosphonate compounds
The invention is related to phosphorus substituted therapeutic agents, compositions containing such phosphorus substituted agents, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such phosphorus substituted agents, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such agents. |
| US07645746B1 |
Composition for reducing malodor impression on inanimate surfaces
The present invention relates to an aqueous composition for reducing malodor impression. The composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 1%, by weight of the composition, of perfume. Optionally, but preferably, the composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight of the composition of, water-soluble cyclodextrin, from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of water-soluble metallic salt, from about 0% to about 3%, by weight of the composition, of solubilizing aid. The composition is essentially free of any material that would soil or stain fabric and contains less than about 5%, by weight of the composition of low molecular weight monohydric alcohols. |
| US07645744B2 |
Compositions and methods for siRNA inhibition of HIF-1 alpha
RNA interference using small interfering RNAs which target HIF-1 alpha mRNA inhibit expression of the HIF-1 alpha gene. As HIF-1 alpha is a transcriptional regulator of VEGF, expression of VEGF is also inhibited. Control of VEGF production through siRNA-mediated down-regulation of HIF-1 alpha can be used to inhibit angiogenesis, in particularly in diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration and many types of cancer. |
| US07645739B2 |
Modified annexin compositions and methods of using same
Modified annexin proteins, including a homodimer of human annexin V, are provided. Methods for their use, such as to prevent thrombosis without increasing hemorrhage, enhancing the survivability of platelets during storage or transfusion and to attenuate ischemia-reperfusion injury (IPI), are also provided. The modified annexins bind phosphatidylserine (PS) on cell surfaces, thereby preventing the assembly of the prothromkinase complex. The modified annexin decreases the binding of leukocytes and platelets during post-ischemic reperfusion, thereby restoring microvascular blood flow and decreasing organ damage. In addition, the modified annexin prevents lipid loss from platelets during storage. |
| US07645732B2 |
Treating hepatitis C virus infection
Methods and compositions are provided to inhibit release of HCV from an HCV-infected cell by contacting the cell with a VLDL assembly inhibitor, and detecting a resultant inhibition of HVC release from the cell. The methods can be used to decrease serum viremia of an HCV-infected person. |
| US07645731B1 |
Use of aminocarboxylate functionalized catechols for cleaning applications
A detergent composition is provided for preventing calcium, magnesium and iron precipitation and for removing soils. The detergent composition includes a caustic, a surfactant and an aminocarboxylate functionalized catechol. The detergent composition may include less than about 10% by weight phosphorous-containing compounds, NTA, and EDTA. |
| US07645716B2 |
Oxygen-bridged bimetallic complex, the production thereof and its utilization for polymerization catalysis
The novel binuclear, oxygen-bridged, bimetallic complexes of the general formula (I): [(LM1R1)(Cp2M2R2)](μ-O) (I) are suitable as polymerization catalysts for olefin polymerization. (M1=Al, Ge, Zr or Ti; M2=Zr, Ti or Hf; Cp=cyclopentadienyl; R1, R2=methyl, ethyl, i-propyl, t-butyl, halogen, phenyl, alkylphenyl, SiMe3; L=a bidentate, doubly heteroatom-coordinated organic chemical ligand, which together with the metal M1 forms a 5 or 6-membered ring.) They display very good catalytic activities, good operating lives, and require little cocatalyst. |
| US07645713B2 |
Substrate processing system and substrate processing method
A substrate processing system processes a plurality of substrates in a single-substrate processing mode by a plurality of processes and provided with a plurality of modules respectively for carrying out processes. When a defect is found in a substrate, a defective processing unit that caused the defect can be easily found out. The substrate processing system and a substrate processing method to be carried out by the substrate processing system can suppress the reduction of throughput when a large number of substrates are to be processed. The substrate processing system is provided with a plurality of modules for processing a plurality of substrates (W) in a single-substrate processing mode by a plurality of processes and includes a substrate carrying means (A4) for carrying a substrate (W) from a sending module to a receiving module, and a control means (6) for controlling the substrate carrying means (A4) on the basis of one of at least two carrying modes each assigning receiving modules to sending modules. The control means (6) changes the carrying mode in effect for the other carrying mode upon the reception of a carrying mode change command while substrates are being processed and makes the substrate carrying means (A4) carry substrates in the carrying mode newly brought into effect. |
| US07645710B2 |
Method and apparatus for fabricating a high dielectric constant transistor gate using a low energy plasma system
The present invention generally provides methods and apparatuses that are adapted to form a high quality dielectric gate layer on a substrate. Embodiments contemplate a method wherein a metal plasma treatment process is used in lieu of a standard nitridization process to form a high dielectric constant layer on a substrate. Embodiments further contemplate an apparatus adapted to “implant” metal ions of relatively low energy in order to reduce ion bombardment damage to the gate dielectric layer, such as a silicon dioxide layer and to avoid incorporation of the metal atoms into the underlying silicon. In general, the process includes the steps of forming a high-k dielectric and then terminating the surface of the deposited high-k material to form a good interface between the gate electrode and the high-k dielectric material. |
| US07645706B2 |
Electronic substrate manufacturing method
An electronic substrate manufacturing method includes: forming a wiring pattern on a substrate; providing a mask with an opening for the substrate on which the wiring pattern has been formed; performing a specified treatment in a part area of the wiring pattern through the opening of the mask. The opening has a size based on an accuracy of an alignment between the substrate and the mask. |
| US07645704B2 |
Methods and apparatus of etch process control in fabrications of microstructures
The present invention provides a method for removing sacrificial materials in fabrications of microstructures using a selected spontaneous vapor phase chemical etchants. During the etching process, an amount of the etchant is fed into an etch chamber for removing the sacrificial material. Additional amount of the etchant are fed into the etch chamber according to a detection of an amount or an amount of an etching product so as to maintaining a substantially constant etching rate of the sacrificial materials inside the etch chamber. Accordingly, an etching system is provided for removing the sacrificial materials based on the disclosed etching method. |
| US07645703B2 |
Method and structure for aluminum chemical mechanical polishing
A method for chemical mechanical polishing of mirror structures. Such mirror structures may be used for displays (e.g., LCOS, DLP), optical devices, and the like. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate, e.g., silicon wafer. The method forms a first dielectric layer overlying the semiconductor substrate and forms an aluminum layer overlying the dielectric layer. The aluminum layer has a predetermined roughness of greater than 20 Angstroms RMS. The method patterns the aluminum layer to expose portions of the dielectric layer. The method includes forming a second dielectric layer overlying the patterned aluminum layer and exposed portions of the dielectric layer. The method removes a portion of the second dielectric layer. The method processes regions overlying the patterned aluminum layer using a touch-up polishing process to reduce a surface roughness of the patterned aluminum to less than 5 Angstroms and eliminate the dielectric residue overlaying the patterned aluminum to form a mirror surface on the patterned aluminum. |
| US07645702B2 |
Manufacturing method of silicon wafer
The manufacturing method of the present invention provides a silicon wafer, both sides of the wafer having a highly accurate flatness and small surface roughness, which is a single surface mirror-polished wafer with the front and rear surfaces of the wafer identifiable by visual observation, and excellent in flatness when held by a stepper chuck and the like. The manufacturing method of the present invention includes an etching process, a lapping process, and a double surface polishing process to simultaneously polish the front and rear surfaces of a wafer after the etching process. The polishing removal depth (A) of the wafer front surface is 5 to 10 μm in the double surface simultaneous polishing process, and the polishing removal depth (B) in the rear surface is 2 to 6 μm, and a difference between the polishing removal depth A and the polishing removal depth B is 3 to 4 μm. |
| US07645700B2 |
Dry etchback of interconnect contacts
A method and structure for a composite stud contact interface with a decreased contact resistance and improved reliability. A selective dry etch is used which comprises a fluorine containing gas. The contact resistance is reduced by partially dry-etching back the tungsten contact after or during the M1 RIE process. The recessed contact is then subsequently metalized during the M1 liner/plating process. The tungsten contact height is reduced after it has been fully formed. |
| US07645699B2 |
Method of forming a diffusion barrier layer using a TaSiN layer and method of forming a metal interconnection line using the same
The present invention provides a method of forming a diffusion barrier layer comprising a TaSiN layer. The method includes depositing a TaN layer into a via hole which penetrates an insulation layer exposing a first metal line layer, and transforming the TaN layer into a TaSiN layer using a radio frequency (RF) power and a (remote) plasma using SiH4 gas. Transforming the TaN layer into a TaSiN layer may include: loading a structure including the TaN layer into a plasma reaction chamber; injecting SiH4 gas into the plasma reaction chamber; and forming the TaSiN layer by reacting Si— or Si atom-containing species with the TaN layer. |
| US07645698B2 |
Method for forming barrier layer
A method for forming barrier layers comprises steps of providing a conductive layer, forming a first dielectric layer on the conductive layer, the first dielectric layer having a via therein, forming a first metal layer covering the first dielectric layer and the conductive layer, forming a layer of metallized materials on the first metal layer, removing the layer of metallized materials above the via bottom in the first dielectric layer, and leaving the layer of metallized materials remaining on a sidewall of the via in the first dielectric layer; and forming a second metal layer covering the layer of metallized materials. The accomplished barrier layers will have lower resistivity in the bottom via of the first dielectric layer and they are capable of preventing copper atoms from diffusing into the dielectric layer. |
| US07645693B2 |
Semiconductor device and programming method therefor
A semiconductor device includes bit lines (14) provided in a semiconductor substrate (10), word lines (16) provided above the bit lines and running in a width direction of the bit lines (14), metal lines (22) provided above the word lines (16) and running in a length direction of the bit lines (14), and bit line contact regions (28) running in the length direction of the word lines (16) and located between word line regions (26) in which a plurality of word lines (16) are disposed. Each of the bit lines (14) is connected with every other metal line (22) in the bit line contact regions (28). It is thus possible to provide a semiconductor device and a fabrication method therefor in which an alignment margin can be ensured between a contact hole (18) and the bit line (14) to enable downsizing of a memory cell. |
| US07645692B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
In one embodiment of the present invention, provided is a semiconductor device having a silicon substrate provided with a DRAM region containing first transistors and capacitor elements, and with a logic region containing second transistors. A minimum gate length of the second transistors provided in the logic region is smaller than a minimum gate length of the first transistors provided in the DRAM region. One of a cobalt silicide layer and a titanium silicide layer is provided on source/drain regions and on gate electrodes of the first transistors provided in the DRAM region, and a nickel-containing silicide layer is provided on source/drain regions and on gate electrodes of the second transistors provided in the logic region. |
| US07645691B2 |
Method for forming zener zap diodes and ohmic contacts in the same integrated circuit
A method for forming an ohmic contact and a zener zap diode in an integrated circuit includes forming a first contact opening in the insulating layer over a first diffusion region to expose the semiconductor substrate; forming a barrier metal layer on the insulating layer and in the first contact opening; forming a second contact opening in the barrier metal layer over a second diffusion region and the insulating layer to expose the semiconductor substrate; forming a third contact opening in the barrier metal layer and the insulating layer over a third diffusion region to expose the semiconductor substrate; forming an aluminum layer on the barrier metal layer and the insulating layer and in the first, second and third contact openings; and patterning the aluminum layer to form the ohmic contact over the first diffusion region and the zener zap diode over the second and third diffusion regions. |
| US07645689B2 |
Gallium nitride-based light emitting device having ESD protection capacity and method for manufacturing the same
A gallium nitride-based light emitting device, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The light emitting device comprises an n-type GaN-based clad layer, an active layer, a p-type GaN-based clad layer and a p-side electrode sequentially stacked on a substrate. The device further comprises an n-side electrode formed on one region of the n-type GaN-based clad layer, and two or more MIM type tunnel junctions formed on the other regions of the n-type GaN-based clad layer. Each of the MIM type tunnel junctions comprises a lower metal layer formed on the GaN-based clad layer so as to contact the n-type GaN-based clad layer, an insulating film formed on the lower metal layer, and an upper metal layer formed on the insulating film. The device is protected from reverse ESD voltage, so that tolerance to reverse ESD voltage can be enhanced, thereby improving reliability of the device. |
| US07645686B2 |
Method of bonding chips on a strained substrate and method of placing under strain a semiconductor reading circuit
The invention concerns a method of collective bonding of individual chips on a strained substrate (44), which comprises the following steps: functionalised layers (40) are arranged on a support (41), in an adjacent non-contiguous manner, with a space e between two neighboring layers (40), a calibrated drop of adhesive (43) is deposited on each of these functionalised layers, the strained substrate (44) is transferred onto these drops of adhesive, the parts of the assembly thereby formed are singularized to produce chips (45) bonded to the surface of strained substrate. The invention also concerns a method of placing under strain a semiconductor reading circuit by a substrate in a material of different coefficient of expansion. |
| US07645685B2 |
Method for producing a thin IC chip using negative pressure
The present invention relates to a method for bonding a first thin plate having a first adhesion surface and a first back surface and a second thin plate having a second adhesion surface and a second back surface by an adhesive, the adhesive being sandwiched between said first adhesion surface and said second adhesion surface. The method comprises the steps of: applying said adhesive to said second adhesion surface of said second thin plate; holding said first thin plate by applying negative pressure to said first back surface, wherein said first thin plate is held at said first back surface, and said first adhesion surface faces downward; holding said second thin plate by applying negative pressure to said second back surface, wherein said second thin plate is held at said second back surface, and said second adhesion surface faces upward; temporarily bonding said first thin plate and said second thin plate by putting said first and second adhesion surfaces into contact with each other, wherein said first thin plate and said second thin plate are held by negative pressure; and bonding said first thin plate and said second thin plate by curing said adhesive, wherein said first thin plate and said second thin plate are temporarily bonded. |
| US07645681B2 |
Bonding method, device produced by this method, and bonding device
Conventional heat bonding and anodic bonding require heating at high temperature and for a long time, leading to poor production efficiency and occurrence of a warp due to a difference in thermal expansion, resulting in a defective device. Such a problem is solved. An upper wafer 7 made of glass and a lower wafer 8 made of Si are surface-activated using an energy wave before performing anodic bonding, thereby performing bonding at low temperature and increasing a bonding strength. In addition, preliminary bonding due to surface activation is performed before main bonding due to anodic bonding is performed in a separate step or device, thereby increasing production efficiency, and enabling bonding of a three-layer structure without occurrence of a warp. |
| US07645669B2 |
Nanotip capacitor
A nanotip capacitor and associated fabrication method are provided. The method provides a bottom electrode and grows electrically conductive nanotips overlying the bottom electrode. An electrically insulating dielectric is deposited overlying the nanotips, and an electrically conductive top electrode is deposited overlying dielectric-covered nanotips. Typically, the dielectric is deposited by forming a thin layer of dielectric overlying the nanotips using an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. In one aspect, the electrically insulating dielectric covering the nanotips forms a three-dimensional interface of dielectric-covered nanotips. Then, the electrically conductive top electrode overlying the dielectric-covered nanotips forms a three-dimensional top electrode interface, matching the first three-dimensional interface of the dielectric-covered nanotips. |
| US07645668B2 |
Charge trapping type semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same
A memory device includes a charge trapping layer on a substrate, an insulating layer on the substrate adjacent to the charge trapping layer and exposing an upper surface of the charge trapping layer, a dielectric layer on the exposed charge trapping layer and on the insulating layer, and an electrode on the dielectric layer, the electrode corresponding to the charge trapping layer. |
| US07645662B2 |
Transistor providing different threshold voltages and method of fabrication thereof
A transistor includes a channel region with a first portion and a second portion. A length of the first portion is smaller than a length of the second portion. The first portion has a higher threshold voltage than the second portion. The lower threshold voltage of the second portion allows for an increased ON current. Despite the increase attained in the ON current, the higher threshold voltage of the first portion maintains or lowers a relatively low OFF current for the transistor. |
| US07645661B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device manufactured by forming a plurality of first trenches in each of which a trench gate is formed, in an epitaxial layer of a first conductivity type; implanting an impurity of a second conductivity type into a part beneath each of the first trenches to form a first column region; and implanting an impurity of the second conductivity type into a part beneath a base region formed between the first trenches to form a second column region. The first and second column regions are formed with an impurity concentration such that a total depletion charge in the regions is substantially equal to a depletion charge in the epitaxial layer. |
| US07645659B2 |
Power semiconductor device using silicon substrate as field stop layer and method of manufacturing the same
Provided are a power semiconductor device using a silicon substrate as a FS layer and a method of manufacturing the same. A semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type is prepared. An epitaxial layer is grown on one surface of the semiconductor substrate. Here, the epitaxial layer is doped at a concentration lower than that of the semiconductor substrate and is intended to be used as a drift region. A base region of a second conductivity type is formed in a predetermined region of the epitaxial layer. An emitter region of the first conductivity type is formed in a predetermined region of the base region. A gate electrode with a gate insulating layer is formed on the base region between the emitter region and the drift region of the epitaxial layer. A rear surface of the semiconductor substrate is ground to reduce the thickness of the semiconductor substrate, thereby setting an FS region of the first conductivity type. A collector region of the second conductivity type is formed on the ground surface of the semiconductor substrate of the FS region, thereby forming an FS-IGBT. |
| US07645658B2 |
Method of manufacturing silicon carbide semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device having a MOS structure includes preparing a substrate made of silicon carbide, and forming a channel region, a first impurity region, a second impurity region, a gate insulation layer, and a gate electrode to form a semiconductor element on the substrate. In addition, a film is formed on the semiconductor element to provide a material of an interlayer insulation layer, and a reflow process is performed at a temperature about 700° C. or over in an wet atmosphere so that the interlayer insulation layer is formed from the film. Furthermore, a dehydration process is performed at about 700° C. or lower in an inert gas atmosphere after the reflow process is performed. |
| US07645655B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer formed on an insulating layer; a gate electrode disposed on said semiconductor layer via a gate insulating film; a source/drain layer composed by including an alloy layer or a metal layer with a bottom surface in contact with the insulating layer, with joint surfaces to a channel region disposed along crystal orientation faces of said semiconductor layer; and impurity-doped layers formed in a self-aligned manner along interfaces of the alloy layer or the metal layer, and said semiconductor layer. |
| US07645654B2 |
JFET with built in back gate in either SOI or bulk silicon
A process for manufacturing a Junction Field-Effect Transistor, comprises doping a semiconductor material formed on an insulating substrate with impurities of a first conductivity type to form a well region. The process continues by implanting impurities of a second conductivity type into said well region to form a channel region, and by implanting impurities of the first conductivity type in said well region to form a back gate region. The process continues by forming a trench to expose at least one sidewall of said channel region, wherein the trench extends far enough along the sidewall to expose at least a portion of said back gate region. The process continues by depositing polysilicon to fill said trench along the at least one sidewall of said channel region and at least a portion of said back gate region, wherein at least a portion of the polysilicon will form a gate contact. The polysilicon is then doped with impurities of a first conductivity type. The process concludes by annealing the polysilicon to activate the doped impurities and to cause the doped impurities to diffuse along the at least one sidewall of said channel region so as to form a top gate region. The top gate region extends far enough to make electrical contact with said back gate region. |
| US07645648B2 |
Liquid crystal display
A thin film transistor array substrate including an insulating substrate, a first metallic pattern formed on the insulating substrate, and an insulating film provided on the first metallic pattern. A semiconductor pattern is provided on the insulating film, and a second metallic pattern is provided on the semiconductor pattern. The second metallic pattern is surrounded by the semiconductor pattern. |
| US07645643B2 |
Optical semiconductor device method
A reliable optical semiconductor device can include an optical semiconductor chip sealed in a surrounding soft resin and in a hard resin that is harder than the soft resin. The hard resin can include an aperture that is configured to relieve a state of hermetic sealing for the soft resin (allows the soft resin to expand during volume change due to temperature fluctuations, etc.) and can be formed in a direction that imposes substantially no optical influence on a function of the optical semiconductor chip. The soft resin and the hard resin can be employed for double sealing to form the highly reliable optical semiconductor device without requiring additional space. This is effective to solve a problem caused in a conventional optical semiconductor device associated with double sealing by soft and hard resins, which requires a space between both resins and results in deteriorated performance, for example, a reduced amount of light. |
| US07645640B2 |
Integrated circuit package system with leadframe substrate
A system for manufacturing an integrated circuit package system is provided. A dual-type leadframe having first and second rows of leads is formed. A first row of bumps is formed on an integrated circuit chip. Solder paste is placed on the first row of leads, and the first row of bumps is pressed into the solder paste on the first row of leads. The solder paste is reflow soldered to form solder and connect the integrated circuit chip to the first row of leads, and the integrated circuit chip, the first row of bumps, the solder, and the leadframe are encapsulated. |
| US07645637B2 |
Methods for assembling thin semiconductor die
The invention is based on the discovery that certain self-filleting die attach adhesives are useful in semiconductor die assemblies containing thin die. As used herein, the term “self-filleting” refers to any adhesive that when dispensed and then subjected to suitable cure conditions, will flow and fill up the area between two die or between a die and a substrate while not forming a bulky fillet that can overflow onto the top of the die. In addition, the invention is useful for tight tolerance semiconductor die assemblies, since the fillet from the die-attach adhesives employed in the methods of the invention does not cover bond fingers, thereby causing wire bond yield loss. |
| US07645636B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for producing it, and use of an electrospinning method
A semiconductor device and a method for producing it, and the use of the electrospinning method is disclosed. In one embodiment, delamination of the plastic housing composition from the circuit carrier can occur under loading, which can lead to the failure of the semiconductor device. For better adhesion, an adhesion-promoting layer having fibers applied by electrospinning is arranged between the circuit carrier and the plastic housing composition. |
| US07645634B2 |
Method of fabricating module having stacked chip scale semiconductor packages
Stacked CSP (chip scale package) modules include a molded first (“top”) chip scale package having a molding side and a substrate side, and a second (“bottom”) package affixed to the substrate side of the top chip scale package, the second package being electrically connected to the first package by wire bonding between the first and second package substrates. |
| US07645629B2 |
Fabricating CMOS image sensor
A CMOS image sensor and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The method includes forming a nitride layer over a boundary region between a device isolation region and a pixel region, forming a silicide barrier layer in the pixel region and performing a silicide process. A boundary portion of the silicide barrier layer formed in the pixel region can be prevented from being wet-etched while the silicide barrier layer is removed by the wet etching process. |
| US07645628B2 |
Method and system for fabricating semiconductor components with lens structures and lens support structures
A method for fabricating semiconductor components with lens structures and lens support structures includes the steps of providing semiconductor substrates on a substrate, attaching a carrier to the substrate configured to support the substrate during various processes, thinning the carrier to form lens support structures having desired geometrical characteristics, singulating the substrate and the carrier such that each semiconductor substrate includes a lens support structure, and then attaching the lens structures to the support structures. Each semiconductor component includes a thinned semiconductor substrate, a support structure attached to the semiconductor substrate, and a lens structure attached to the support structure. A system for fabricating the semiconductor components includes the substrate containing the semiconductor substrates, and the carrier configured to support the wafer, to protect the semiconductor substrates and to provide the lens support structures. |
| US07645627B2 |
Method for manufacturing a sensor device
A motion sensor in the form of an angular rate sensor and a method of making a sensor are provided and includes a support substrate and a silicon sensing ring supported by the substrate and having a flexive resonance. Drive electrodes apply electrostatic force on the ring to cause the ring to resonate. Sensing electrodes sense a change in capacitance indicative of vibration modes of resonance of the ring so as to sense motion. A plurality of silicon support rings connect the substrate to the ring. The support rings are located at an angle to substantially match a modulus of elasticity of the silicon, such as about 22.5 degrees and 67.5 degrees, with respect to the crystalline orientation of the silicon. |
| US07645626B2 |
Multiple GaInNAs quantum wells for high power applications
In connection with an optical-electronic semiconductor device, improved photoluminescent output is provided at wavelengths approaching and beyond 1.3 μm. According to one aspect, a multiple quantum well strain compensated structure is formed using a GaInNAs-based quantum well laser diode with GaNAs-based barrier layers. By growing tensile-strained GaNAs barrier layers, a larger active region with multiple quantum wells can be formed increasing the optical gain of the device. In example implementations, both edge emitting laser devices and vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) devices can be grown with at least several quantum wells, for example, nine quantum wells, and with room temperature emission approaching and beyond 1.3 μm. |
| US07645624B2 |
Method for self bonding epitaxy
A method for self bonding epitaxy includes forming a passivation layer on a substrate surface of a semiconductor lighting element; etching to form recesses and protrusive portions with the passivation layer located thereon; starting forming epitaxy on the bottom surface of the recesses; filling the recesses with an Epi layer; then covering the protrusive portions and starting self bonding upwards the epitaxy to finish the Epi layer structure. Such a self bonding epitaxy growing technique can prevent cavity generation caused by parameter errors of the epitaxy and reduce defect density, and improve the quality of the Epi layer and increase internal quantum efficiency. |
| US07645620B2 |
Method and structure for reducing prior level edge interference with critical dimension measurement
A method for reducing edge effect interference with critical dimension (CD) measurement of semiconductor via structures includes forming a test structure in a kerf region of a semiconductor wafer, the test structure including at least a via structure and a trench structure in contact with the via structure. The via structure is formed in accordance with a critical dimension associated with a corresponding via structure in a circuit region of the semiconductor wafer, and the trench structure is formed in accordance with a widened dimension with respect to a minimum ground rule dimension associated with a corresponding trench structure in a circuit region of the semiconductor wafer. |
| US07645605B2 |
Heat-resistant nitrile hydratase
The present invention provides: a protein having an improved nitrile hydratase activity, whereby heat resistance has been improved when compared with a wild-type nitrile hydratase activity, wherein the amino acid sequence of a nitrile hydratase is modified; a gene DNA encoding the above protein; a recombinant vector having the above gene DNA; a transformant or transductant having the above recombinant vector; a nitrile hydratase collected from a culture of the above transformant or transductant, and a production method thereof; and a method for producing an amide compound. |
| US07645604B2 |
Delta-9 elongases and their use in making polyunsaturated fatty acids
The present invention relates to Δ9 elongases, which have the ability to convert linoleic acid [18:2, LA] to eicosadienoic acid [20:2, EDA]. Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding Δ9 elongase along with methods of making long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) using these Δ9 elongases in plants and oleaginous yeast are disclosed. |
| US07645602B2 |
Methods and compositions for producing vitamin K dependent proteins
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for improving the productivity of recombinant vitamin K dependent protein expression in host cells. |
| US07645601B2 |
Methods and means for modulating PGE synthase activity
Isolated PGE synthase, provided from encoding nucleic acid. Methods of production and use. Assays for modulators, especially inhibitors, of PGE synthase activity. |
| US07645599B2 |
Methods for producing optically active alcohols
A method for producing optically active alcohols is provided. Optically active alcohols are useful intermediates in pharmaceutical production. The method of the present invention enables simple and efficient production of optically active alcohols with a high optical purity. According to the production method disclosed, optically active alcohols are produced via asymmetric reduction of 3-quinuclidinone using tropinone reductase-I. For example, the use of tropinone reductase-I derived from plants like Datura stramonium and Hyoscyamus niger allows the production of high optical purity (R)-3-quinuclidinol. |
| US07645597B2 |
PUFA polyketide synthase systems and uses thereof
The invention generally relates to polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) polyketide synthase (PKS) systems, to homologues thereof, to isolated nucleic acid molecules and recombinant nucleic acid molecules encoding biologically active domains of such a PUFA PKS system, to genetically modified organisms comprising PUFA PKS systems, to methods of making and using such systems for the production of bioactive molecules of interest, and to novel methods for identifying new bacterial and non-bacterial microorganisms having such a PUFA PKS system. |
| US07645591B2 |
Method for determining the nature of an infection
The present invention relates to differential diagnostics, and provides a method for determining if an infection detected in a patient is of bacterial or of viral origin. In the method chemiluminescence of phagocytic cells induced by non-opsonized zymosan in a blood sample is measured and the expression of Complement Receptor 1 (cr1) is determined. The value when multiplying chemiluminescence with the CR1 expression is compared with method-specific average values for bacterial and viral infections. The invention also provides test kits for accomplishing the method of the invention. |
| US07645586B2 |
Protein isoform discrimination and quantitative measurements thereof
The invention relates to methods, reagents and apparatus for detecting protein isoforms (e.g., those due to alternative splicing, or different disease protein isoforms or degradation products) in a sample, including using combinations of capture agents to identify the isoforms to be detected/measured. |
| US07645584B2 |
Biomarkers of liver injury
Novel, sensitive and specific markers for diagnostics and monitoring of liver injuries, including, but not limited to ischemic liver damage, are provided. This includes identification several enzymes of arginine/urea/nitric oxide cycle, sulfuration enzymes and spectrin breakdown related products, among others. |
| US07645583B2 |
Identification of compounds for inhibiting complexation of C-reactive protein with fibronectin
Disclosed are screening processes for identification of compounds that may inhibit complex formation between C-reactive protein and fibronectin. Compounds identified by the disclosed methods may be utilized to inhibit the target analytes that are known to occur during skin aging as well as during the course of several diseases. Accordingly, inhibitory compounds identified by the disclosed methods may be utilized to prevent and treat damaged tissue, inflammatory conditions, cardiovascular conditions, renal conditions, periodontal conditions and obesity, among other conditions. For example, the compounds identified by the disclosed methods may be utilized to treat tissue that has suffered trauma, e.g., burns or wounds, as well as tissue that is inflamed due to any of several causes. The disclosed compounds may also be utilized to improve the accuracy of assays designed to assess CRP or Fn levels in a sample, for instance in a plasma sample, as a risk assessment tool in certain medical conditions and to discover new treatments. |
| US07645579B2 |
T227-1 flanking sequence
A herbicide resistant transformed sugar beet that is detectable by the specific primers developed to match the DNA sequences that flank the left and/or right border region of the inserted transgenic DNA and the method of identifying primer pairs containing plant genomic DNA/plasmid DNA. More specifically, the present invention covers a specific glyphosate resistant sugar beet plant having an insertion of the transgenic material identified as the T227-1 event. The present invention additionally covers primer pairs: plant genomic DNA/Plasmid DNA that are herein identified. Additionally, these primer pairs for either the left or the right flanking regions make an event specific test for the T227-1 insert of transgenic material. |
| US07645578B2 |
Cleavage of RNA at redundant sites
The invention relates to methods for treating samples of RNA. In an embodiment the method includes contacting the sample of RNA with a set of oligodeoxynucleotides to provide a DNA/RNA duplex. The method includes contacting the DNA/RNA duplex with an enzyme having a DNA:RNA nuclease activity to provide a digested RNA sample. Kits in accordance with the invention are also described. |
| US07645574B2 |
Methods of metallizing nucleic acid molecules and methods of attaching nucleic acid molecules to conductive surfaces
The present invention relates to methods of metallizing nucleic acid molecules and to methods of attaching nucleic acid molecules to conductive surfaces. Methods of detecting target nucleic acid molecules based on these techniques are also disclosed. |
| US07645572B2 |
Method of diagnosing risk of restenosis after coronary angioplasty
It is intended to provide a means of diagnosing genetic risk of restenosis after coronary angioplasty which shows a high accuracy and a high estimation ratio. The risk of restenosis after coronary angioplasty is diagnosed by a method comprising the following steps: (i) the step of analyzing 2 or more polymorphisms among 6 gene polymorphisms proved as relating to restenosis after balloon expansion or 5 gene polymorphisms proved as relating to restenosis after stent insertion; (ii) the step of determining the genotype of a nucleic acid sample based on the polymorphism data obtained in the above step; and (iii) the step of determining the genetic risk of restenosis after coronary angioplasty form the genotype thus determined. |
| US07645569B2 |
NMR detection of foreign PAS domain ligands
Specific binding of a foreign core ligand to a PAS domain, wherein the PAS domain is predetermined, prefolded in its native state, and comprises a hydrophobic core that has no NMR-apparent a priori formed ligand cavity, is determined using NMR spectra of the PAS domain in the presence and absence of a foreign ligand bound within the hydrophobic core. A functional surface binding specificity of a PAS domain is changed by (a) introducing into the hydrophobic core of the PAS domain a foreign ligand of the PAS domain; and (b) detecting a change in the functional surface binding specificity of the PAS domain. |
| US07645565B2 |
Polymerizable composition and lithographic printing plate precursor
A polymerizable composition comprising: a polyurethane resin synthesized by using a compound represented by the following formula (I) as one of starting materials; a photopolymerization or thermal polymerization initiator; and an addition-polymerizable compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond: wherein X represents a tri- or higher valent atom; R1 and R2 each independently represent a single bond or an alkylene group optionally having a substituent, provided that R1 and R2 do not represent a single bond at a same time; A represents a straight chain linking group; and n is an integer of from 1 to 5. |
| US07645563B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition, photosensitive layer using the same and photosensitive resin printing original plate
The present invention is to obtain without any trouble a photosensitive resin composition, a photosensitive layer and a photosensitive resin printing original plate, which are developable with an aqueous developer, resistant to an aqueous ink and a cosolvent ink, and assured of good image reproducibility. The present invention relates to a photosensitive resin composition comprising (A) hydrophobic polymers obtained from at least two or more water dispersion latexes, (B) a photopolymerizable compound and (C) a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the two or more hydrophobic polymers each is present in a fine particle state. |
| US07645561B1 |
Photosensitive film
A photosensitive film excellent in workability and making it possible, in a normal pressure laminating process, to laminate photosensitive films on the surface of substrate having a metallic surface with a reduced number of air voids generated and in a high product yield, said film comprising a support film (A), a photosensitive resin composition-containing photosensitive resin layer (B) formed on said support (A) and a protecting film (C) further stuck on said layer (B), wherein the number of fish eyes having a diameter of at least 80 μm included in the protecting film (C) does not exceed 5 fish eyes/m2. |
| US07645558B2 |
Inkless reimageable printing paper and method
An image forming medium includes a paper substrate and an imaging layer coated on or impregnated into a paper substrate, where the imaging layer is formed of an imaging composition that includes an alkoxy substituted diarylethene photochromic material dissolved or dispersed in a solvent or polymeric binder, and where the imaging composition exhibits a reversible transition between a colorless and a colored state. |
| US07645553B2 |
Image forming method using toner having block copolymer
An image forming method, which comprises: forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of a latent image supporting member; developing the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the latent image supporting member with a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image or an electrostatic latent image developer containing the toner and a carrier to form a toner image; transferring the toner image formed on the surface of the latent image supporting member onto a surface of a transfer receiving material; and fixing the toner image transferred onto the transfer receiving material under pressure, wherein the toner comprises a block copolymer having a crystalline polyester block and a non-crystalline polyester block, and wherein a maximum pressure applied when the image is fixed is 1 MPa or greater but not greater than 10 MPa. |
| US07645549B2 |
Readily deinkable toners
Broadly the invention provides for a deinkable toner composition, an image made with the deinkable toner, and a method for making the toner including a coloring agent; a thermoplastic polymer; and a protein. In another embodiment the toner includes a coloring agent and a thermoplastic polymer where the protein has been incorporated into the polymer itself. In typical embodiments the protein is derived from soybeans but may be from other plant or animal sources. Typically the toner has a positive triboelectric charge of between about 10 to about 40 microCoulomb/g, or a negative triboelectric charge of between about 10 to about 40 microCoulomb/g. |
| US07645547B2 |
Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus
An electrophotographic photosensitive member is provided which has a photosensitive layer formed on a support. The electrophotographic photosensitive member has a surface layer containing a silicon-containing compound or a fluorine-containing compound. The surface layer has a plurality of depressed portions which are independent from one another, on the surface. When the major axis diameter of the depressed portion is represented by Rpc and the distance between the deepest part and the opening surface of the depressed portion is represented by Rdv, Rdv is 0.1μ or more to 10.0 μm or less, and the ratio of the depth (Rdv) to the major axis diameter (Rpc), Rdv/Rpc, is more than 0.3 to 7.0 or less. |
| US07645546B2 |
Method for determining an overlay correlation set
The invention is directed to a method for determining an overlay correlation set between two successive patterned material layers on a substrate. The method comprises steps of providing a first material layer having a first overlay mark formed therein over the substrate and then using an exposure tool with a first overlay correlation set to form a patterned photoresist layer on the first material layer, wherein the patterned photoresist layer comprises a mark pattern and the mark pattern is located over the first overlay mark for defining a later formed second material layer on the first material layer to be a second overlay mark. Thereafter, a pre-process metrology overlay parameter set between the first overlay mark and the mark pattern is obtained. The first overlay correlation set at the exposure tool is adjusted according to the pre-process metrology overlay parameter set. |
| US07645544B2 |
Electrolyte, battery including electrolyte, and method for manufacturing electrolyte
An electrolyte capable of improving battery characteristics even at high temperatures, a battery including the electrolyte, and a method for manufacturing an electrolyte are provided. The electrolyte contains at least one type of compound represented by the following formula: where R1, R2, R3, and R4 independently represent a hydrogen group, a fluorine group, a methyl group, an ethyl group, or a group in which a fluorine group has substituted for a part of the methyl group or the ethyl group; at least one of R1, R2, R3, and R4 is a group containing fluorine (F); and X, Y, and Z independently represents sulfur (S) or oxygen (O) except the case in which all of X, Y, and Z are oxygen (O), that is, X=Y=Z=O. |
| US07645543B2 |
Active metal/aqueous electrochemical cells and systems
Alkali (or other active) metal battery and other electrochemical cells incorporating active metal anodes together with aqueous cathode/electrolyte systems. The battery cells have a highly ionically conductive protective membrane adjacent to the alkali metal anode that effectively isolates (de-couples) the alkali metal electrode from solvent, electrolyte processing and/or cathode environments, and at the same time allows ion transport in and out of these environments. Isolation of the anode from other components of a battery cell or other electrochemical cell in this way allows the use of virtually any solvent, electrolyte and/or cathode material in conjunction with the anode. Also, optimization of electrolytes or cathode-side solvent systems may be done without impacting anode stability or performance. In particular, Li/water, Li/air and Li/metal hydride cells, components, configurations and fabrication techniques are provided. |
| US07645542B2 |
Active material for positive electrode in non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having SO4 ions
An active material for positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a lithium-metal composite oxide that is expressed by the general formula of Lix(Ni1-yCoy)1-zMzO2 (where 0.98≦x≦1.10, 0.05≦y≦0.4, 0.01≦z≦0.2, and where M is at least one metal element selected from the group of Al, Mg, Mn, Ti, Fe, Cu, Zn and Ga), and where the SO4 ion content is in the range from 0.4 weight % to 2.5 weight %, and the occupancy rate of lithium found from the X-ray diffraction chart and using Rietveld analysis is 98% or greater, and the carbon amount measured by way of the high frequency heating-infrared adsorption method is 0.12 weight % or less, and that the Karl Fischer water content due to heating at 180° C. be 0.2 weight % or less. |
| US07645541B2 |
Secondary battery of excellent sealability
Disclosed herein is a secondary battery comprising electrode leads mounted in a sealed fashion in a battery case while the electrode leads partially protrude from the battery case and resin films disposed between the battery case and the electrode leads wherein the electrode leads are provided at predetermined areas of the surfaces thereof, to which the resin films are applied, with irregular parts, by which the adhesive strength between the electrode leads and the resin films is increased. The adhesive strength between the electrode leads and the resin films is large, and the movement path of moisture or electrolyte, through which the moisture contained in the air or the electrolyte contained in the secondary battery may move, is extended. Consequently, the present invention has the effect of minimizing the reduction in service life of the secondary battery due to introduction of the moisture into the secondary battery and leakage of the electrolyte from the secondary battery. The secondary battery is very useful as a unit cell for medium- or large-sized battery systems, such as hybrid electric vehicles. |
| US07645539B2 |
Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a liquid electrolyte including a non-aqueous solvent and an alkali metal salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent; a positive electrode active material including a redox material that is dissolved or dispersed in the liquid electrolyte; a positive electrode current collector that provides a place where an oxidation-reduction reaction involving the positive electrode active material occurs; and a negative electrode capable of charging and discharging in which an alkali metal ion participates. |
| US07645536B2 |
Fuel cell, fuel cartridge and fuel cell system
A fuel cell (100) is mounted with a fuel cartridge (1220) in a detachable manner. The fuel cartridge (1220) is provided with a connecting part (1225) and the fuel cell (100) is provided with a fitting part (1205) into which the connecting part (1225) is fitted. The fuel cell (100) identifies the fitted fuel cartridge (1220). |
| US07645530B2 |
Method and apparatus for humidification of the membrane of a fuel cell
A fuel cell has an electrochemical process area having a cathode area, an anode area and an ion-exchanging membrane that separates these areas. The cathode area has a gas passage way having a gas inlet, a gas channel and a gas outlet, wherein the gas passage way is for an oxygen-containing gas to flow from the gas inlet through the gas channel to the gas outlet. The fuel cell includes further a humidity transfer area having a dehumidifying zone, a humidifying zone and a humidity transfer membrane that separates these zones. An exhaust channel connects the gas outlet to the dehumidifying zone, and an inlet channel connects the gas inlet to the humidifying zone. Humidity is extracted from the oxygen-containing gas in the dehumidifying zone, and added to the oxygen-containing gas in the humidifying zone via the humidity transfer membrane. |
| US07645527B2 |
Gypsum-based building material
A gypsum-based building material containing from 1 to 25% by weight of zeolites. |
| US07645524B2 |
OLED device with improved high temperature operation
A method of making an OLED device includes providing an anode and a spaced cathode, and a hole-transporting layer provided between the anode and cathode, such hole-transporting layer including a first hole-transporting material having a first glass transition temperature Tg1. The method further includes providing a first light-emitting layer including as a main component, a second hole-transporting material having a second glass transition temperature Tg2, such light-emitting layer disposed between the hole transporting layer and the cathode and in contact with the hole-transporting layer, and wherein Tg1 is greater than Tg2. |
| US07645523B2 |
Organic electroluminescence element
An organic electroluminescence element has an anode, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer made of organic compounds, an electron transport layer and a cathode. The light emitting layer comprises an organic host material having an electron transport capability and an organic guest material of phosphorescent material. An ionization potential energy of the organic host material is higher than that of the hole transport layer. The difference in the ionization potential energy between the organic host material of the light emitting layer and the hole transport layer is in a range from 0.4 eV to 0.8 eV. |
| US07645522B2 |
Copper bonding or superfine wire with improved bonding and corrosion properties
A bonding or superfine wire is provided made of copper, with a gold enrichment on the surface thereof, in particular in an amount corresponding to a coating of at most 50 nm. The wire may be bonded by the ball/wedge method, has a copper-colored appearance, and the ball thereof after flame-off has a hardness of less than 95 according to HV0.002. In order to produce the bonding or superfine wire, a copper wire is coated with gold or a copper-gold alloy or gold is introduced into the surface of the copper wire. The wires are bonded to a semiconductor silicon chip. |
| US07645518B2 |
Polymeric products useful as oil repellents
Polymeric products are disclosed that are suitable for application to fibrous substrates such as textiles, leather and paper, to impart oil (oleophobicity) and water repellent (hydrophobicity) properties to the treated material. The polymeric products comprise an amino-functional polysiloxane bonded through its amino groups to an addition copolymer of a fluoro-substituted alkyl ester of an olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid and an olefinically unsaturated monomer having a functional group capable of reacting with the amino groups of polysiloxane and optionally one or more olefinically unsaturated comonomers. |
| US07645515B2 |
Transfer arrangement and image forming apparatus
A transfer arrangement is used in a transfer portion of an image forming apparatus. The transfer arrangement includes an electrically conductive member that contacts a toner image bearing member of the image forming apparatus. The electrically conductive member is made of polyurethane resin to which electrically conducive polymer is added. An adding amount of the electrically conductive polymer with respect to the polyurethane resin is from 8 wt % to 40 wt %. |
| US07645512B1 |
Nano-structure enhancements for anisotropic conductive adhesive and thermal interposers
The present invention features additions of nano-structures to interconnect conductor fine particles (spheres) to: (1) reduce thermal interface resistance by using thermal interposers that have high thermal conductivity nano-structures at their surfaces; (2) improve the anisotropic conductive adhesive interconnection conductivity with microcircuit contact pads; and (3) allow lower compression forces to be applied during the microcircuit fabrication processes which then results in reduced deflection or circuit damage. When pressure is applied during fabrication to spread and compress anisotropic conductive adhesive and the matrix of interconnect particles and circuit conductors, the nano-structures mesh and compress into a more uniform connection than current technology provides, thereby eliminating voids, moisture and other contaminants, increasing the contact surfaces for better electrical and thermal conduction. |
| US07645511B2 |
Modified gel particles and rubber composition
This invention discloses a process for synthesizing a modified crosslinked elastomeric particle which comprises a two-step polymerization of a conjugated diolefin monomer and a vinyl aromatic monomer by emulsion polymerization, wherein the particle is synthesized by the steps of (1) polymerizing a conjugated diolefin monomer, alone or in combination with a vinyl aromatic monomer, and optionally a crosslinking monomer, to create a crosslinked elastomeric core having residual double bonds and an outer surface; (2) polymerizing a monomer of a vinyl aromatic monomer, alone or in combination with a diolefin monomer, to create a polymeric shell, wherein the polymeric shell is grafted to the outer surface of the polymeric core by reacting with the residual double bonds of the polymeric core; and (3) coagulating the core-shell emulsion latex solution to recover the particles. |
| US07645509B2 |
Removal method for coating of polymer coated glass capillary tubing and polymer coated glass capillary tubing
The present invention provides a method for producing a high-quality capillary tube used in an electrophoresis apparatus in a safe and inexpensive manner. A polymer coating on a capillary tube is converted into gas and removed through an oxidative reaction with oxygen radicals resulting from ozone decomposition, thereby providing tapered polymer coating. The material of the polymer may be polyimide. |
| US07645508B2 |
Polyester combined-filament yarn and woven or knitted fabric comprising it
A polyester combined-filament yarn having an excellent stretch property and a bathochromic effect, as well as uniformity of apparent dyed color density, comprises two different multifilament components (A) and (B), wherein the multifilament component (A) comprises polyester filaments composed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer, a metal-containing phosphorus compound (a) and an alkaline earth metal compound (b), and a conjugate multifilament component (B) comprises side-by-side or eccentric core-sheath conjugate polyester filaments composed of two mutually different polyester resins (at least one of which is polytrimethylene terephthalate resin), the mass ratio (A)/(B) of components (A) and (B) is in the range of 80/20 to 50/50. Woven or knitted fabrics comprising the combined-filament yarn are useful for women's and men's fashion apparel and black formals. |
| US07645506B2 |
Radiation protection material method for production of a radiation protection material and use of the same
A radiation protection material for the screening of X- and/or gamma-rays is made from a film-like multi-layer composite material, in which radiation absorbing particles are dispersed. The composite material comprises at least one support layer and a radiation absorbing layer, whereby the radiation absorbing layer comprises a hardening polymeric preparation, which can flow in the working state and with an effective lead content of ≦15%. |
| US07645505B2 |
Polyamide multilayer film
A multilayer film comprises first, second, and third layers. The second layer is directly adhered to the first and third layers. The first layer comprises at least about 40 wt % of one or more modified polyamides. The second layer comprises at least about 40 wt % of one or more unmodified polyamides. The third layer comprises at least about 40 wt % of one or more selected tie polymers. The film may comprise one or more UV light absorbers. The film has good intra-film bond strength. |
| US07645502B2 |
Anti-dazzling film
An anti-dazzling film is provided, which includes a triacetylcellulose film and an anti-dazzling layer provided on the triacetylcellulose film. The anti-dazzling layer includes a coating composition including an acrylic light transparent resin, plastic light transparent fine particles, and a leveling agent including a copolymer including (meth)acrylic acid repeating units containing at least one perfluoroalkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms and (meth)acrylic acid repeating units having at least one bornane ring. A low-refractive index layer is provided on the anti-dazzling film to constitute an antireflection film. |
| US07645501B2 |
Multi-layered sports playing field with a water draining, padding layer
A multi-layered sports playing field including a top layer made of substantially artificial material simulating a natural playing surface such as grass and a padding layer positioned between the top layer and the base or dirt layer. The padding layer is made of a plurality of discrete beads of substantially elastic, resilient material (e.g., foam) with portions of adjacent beads abutting one another and other portions being spaced from each other. Substantially all of the adjacent beads are preferably integrally joined (e.g., glued, fused) together at their abutting portions. The padding layer is very porous and breathable and preferably includes feet members supporting the main body of the padding layer above the base or dirt layer to create a water channel of interconnected portions to enhance water drainage to the sides of the field. |
| US07645479B2 |
Non-invasive thermal management processes for restorating metallic details bonded to substrates
A thermal management process for enabling the restoration of a surface of a metallic detail in the presence of at least one bonding material, comprising preparing at least one damaged area on a metallic detail; disposing at least one thermal management component upon a bonding material or a surface area proximate to the bonding material to which the metallic detail is joined; masking at least the surface area and the bonding material with a masking agent; and dimensionally restoring a surface of the metallic detail disposed on the article at a processing temperature lower than a temperature which would degrade the bonding material, the substrate, or the bondment interface therebetween. |
| US07645478B2 |
Methods of making displays
Methods of forming displays are described. The displays have zinc oxide row and column drivers integrated onto the same display substrate as zinc oxide pixel transistors and organic light emitting diodes. The organic light emitting diodes are prepared, at least in part, using a thermal transfer process from a donor sheet. |
| US07645474B1 |
Method and system of purifying polymers for use with implantable medical devices
A method and system for purifying polymers to use with medical devices, particularly for a drug eluting stent, is described. |
| US07645470B2 |
Iron-fortified, milk-based, flavored beverages with improved color
Disclosed are flavored nutritional beverages comprising (A) fat; (B) milk protein representing from about 10% to 100% by weight of total protein; (C) carbohydrate comprising from about 75% to 100% by weight of at least one of (i) from about 0.1% to about 10% sucrose, trehalose, or combination thereof, by weight of the beverage, and (iii) from about 0.1% to about 20% maltodextrin by weight of the nutritional liquid, the maltodextrin having a DE value of from about 1 to about 10, and (iii) combinations of (i) and (ii); (D) an iron-containing material, and (E) a flavorant. The flavored nutritional beverages, unlike many iron-fortified milk-based beverages available today, do not readily develop beige or gray hues during formulation, processing and storage, and are thus more easily formulated with little or no color distortion and with improved or more accurately matched flavor-color combinations. |
| US07645469B2 |
Methods for treating hypertension in a subject using pomegranate extracts
Methods of using pomegranate extracts of the present invention for treating patients with atherosclerosis, or increased intima-media thickness of an artery, are provided. The methods comprise the step of administering to the patient a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an extract from pomegranate. The methods of the present invention may also be used to decrease the incidence of stroke or heart attack in a patient. |
| US07645468B2 |
Oil seed meal preparation
Canola oil seeds are treated for the production of a canola oil seed meal for recovery of canola protein isolates therefrom. The canola oil seeds are heat-treated to inactivate myrosinases and other enzymes and dehulled prior to crushing dehulled canola oil seeds and removing oil therefrom and to provide the canola oil seed meal. |
| US07645462B2 |
Acupoint patch
A method, apparatus and method of making acupoint patches is disclosed. The acupoint patch of the present invention uses natural herbs as raw materials. It is made by combining traditional Chinese acupuncture therapy and contemporary transdermal controlled release technologies. The acupoint patch of the present invention is made with natural herb extracts using contemporary transdermal absorption technologies based on the characteristics of different acupoints. They can stay on the skin for 6-8 hours, during which period natural herb essence enters blood circulation and performs a sustainable regulating function. This is a feature unrivaled by traditional acupuncture. |
| US07645461B2 |
Method of treating cerebral ischemia with hydrogenation products of frankincense extracts
The invention relates to the use of the hydrogenation products of frankincense (olibanum), its hydrogenated ingredients as well as physiologically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof and hydrogenated frankincense extracts for the production of a medicament for the prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of cerebral ischemia, cranial/brain trauma and/or Alzheimer's disease. The use of frankincense, frankincense extract, substances contained in frankincense, their physiologically acceptable salts, their derivatives and the physiological salts thereof, pure boswellic acids, tirucallic acids or other triterpenes, their physiologically acceptable salts, derivatives of the salts thereof for the production of a medicament for the prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of cerebral ischemia and/or cranial/brain trauma is also provided according to the invention. |
| US07645457B2 |
Emulsified cosmetics
An emulsified cosmetic offering superior sensation of use and r stability comprises 0.1 to 25 wt % of aqueous moisturizing components, 2 to 80 wt % of oil solution components, and 0.1 to 30 wt % of spherical resin particles having hydrophilic groups on their surfaces and an average volume particle size of 2.0 μm to 20.0 μm. The spherical resin particles are made by applying alkali cleaning or acid cleaning to aggregation particles after resin polymerization, and the volume particle size distribution GSDv of the spherical resin particles is 1.3 or less, and the shape factor SF1 thereof is 100 to 140. |
| US07645455B2 |
Chimeric lyssavirus nucleic acids and polypeptides
The present invention provides chimeric nucleic acids, preferably contained on an expression vector, that encode chimeric immunogenic polypeptides. The nucleic acids encode at least site III of a lyssavirus glycoprotein, which has been found to improve the immunogenicity of lyssavirus epitopes for protection from rabies. The chimeric nucleic acids and proteins can also contain antigenic determinants for epitopes other than those of lyssavirus. Thus, the invention provides chimeric nucleic acids and polypeptides that elicit a strong immune response to multiple antigens. Use of the methods of the present invention permits DNA vaccination without the need to supply multiple antigens on separate DNA molecules. |
| US07645454B2 |
Prostate specific antigens and uses thereof
The present invention provides compounds having formula (I): wherein W1, W2, R1, R3, R4, R2A and R2B are as defined herein. In another aspect, the invention provides an antibody or antibody fragment which binds specifically to a normal or transformed PSA glycan or glycopeptide of the invention. |
| US07645450B2 |
Humanized antibody specific for tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Humanized antibodies specifically binding to hTNF-α are prepared from a mouse monoclonal antibody by the CDR (complementarity determining region) grafting method, and they show an antigen binding affinity similar to the original mouse monoclonal antibody and significantly low immunogenicity. Therefore, the humanized antibodies can be effectively used for treating a hTNF-α-related disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, septicemia, asthma, Wegener's granulomatosis, inflammation, and ankylosing spondylitis. |
| US07645449B2 |
Sensitizing cells for apoptosis by selectively blocking cytokines
The invention refers to the use of a cytokine antagonist which modulates the expression and/or the function of a cytokine, particularly a Th2 helper cell cytokine, in a cell and causes the down-regulation of anti-apoptotic proteins in said cell through the cytokine modulation for sensitizing cells for apoptosis. In particular, the cells that can be treated with the cytokine antagonists are drug-resistant cancer cells which fail to undergo apoptosis. |
| US07645447B2 |
Treating retinal degeneration caused by retinal vein occlusion or retinal ischemia
Methods of treating a retinal degenerative disorder. |
| US07645445B2 |
Purified mammalian cytokine IL-174 polypeptides
CTLA-8 related antigens from mammals, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding said antigens. Methods of using said reagents and diagnostic kits are also provided. |
| US07645444B2 |
Multiphase nail polish
A nail polish composition comprises a cellulosic filmogenic polymer, a plasticizer and one or more solvents, and is characterized in that it includes 20 to 200% by weight, relative to the cellulosic polymer, of at least one second filmogenic polymer partially insoluble in the cellulosic polymer, giving rise to settling into at least two stable and separate liquid phases at rest. Preferably, the second filmogenic polymer is a vinyl resin, for example polyvinylbutyral. After agitation, this composition has a homogeneous appearance, and can be applied to the nails like a conventional polish. |
| US07645443B2 |
Polyether-based composition curable by metathesis reaction
One-part and two-part compositions curable by a metathesis reaction comprising a resin containing a polyether-based substrate with at least two cycloolefin groups per molecule curable by a metathesis reaction with a metathesis catalyst. These compositions may optionally contain a reaction control agent for slowing the progress of the metathesis reaction. The metathesis catalyst can be a ruthenium carbene complex catalyst. The substrate may be, for example, a difunctional urethane polyester or polyether carboxylate containing norbornenyl end groups. |
| US07645440B2 |
Catalyst for hydrogen generation through steam reforming of hydrocarbons
A catalyst that can be used for the production of hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuels in steam reforming processes contains an active metal of, e.g., at least one of Ir, Pt and Pd, on a catalyst support of, e.g., at least one of monoclinic zirconia and an alkaline-earth metal hexaaluminate. The catalyst exhibits improved activity, stability in both air and reducing atmospheres, and sulfur tolerance. |
| US07645435B2 |
Sodium carbonate recovery from waste streams and impounded sodium carbonate decahydrate deposits
A process is described for recovering sodium carbonate or other sodium-based chemicals from sodium-bearing streams, including in particular mine water, evaporative pond water and sodium carbonate decahydrate deposits, recycle and purge streams, and other waste streams. In the process sodium bicarbonate-bearing streams are decarbonized to reduce the sodium bicarbonate concentration in a combination with other sodium-bearing streams, resulting in a liquor suitable as feed to a sodium carbonate decahydrate or sodium carbonate monohydrate process. The sodium bicarbonate stream is combined in a mix tank with other sodium carbonate bearing streams where the concentration is adjusted to form a liquor suitable to feed a sodium decahydrate or sodium carbonate monohydrate evaporation/crystallization step. In the process the combination of the various sodium-bearing streams is decarbonized to below 3.5% sodium bicarbonate when fed to a sodium decahydrate process and to below 1% sodium bicarbonate when fed to a sodium carbonate monohydrate process. The feed streams are adjusted in sodium carbonate concentration by higher concentrated sodium carbonate-bearing streams or by addition of sodium carbonate decahydrate produced from said streams or recovered form evaporation pond deposits, are then processed to produce sodium carbonate decahydrate or sodium carbonate monohydrate or further processed to form other sodium carbonate salts. |
| US07645434B2 |
Salts comprising cyanoborate anions
A process for the preparation of alkali metal cyanoborates, the further conversion thereof into salts comprising cyanoborate anions and organic cations, these salts, and the use thereof as ionic liquids are described. |
| US07645432B1 |
Exhaust treatment system and method
An exhaust treatment system and method for removing particulates and/or gases from exhaust gases and for cooling exhaust gases. The exhaust treatment system may include a venturi nozzle for injecting a mixture of water and air into the exhaust gases to cause particulate matter and/or certain gases present in the exhaust gases to adhere to water droplets in the mixture. The exhaust treatment system may further include a receptacle positioned in proximity to the exhaust outlet and adapted for collecting water and particulate matter exiting the exhaust outlet, a filter adapted to receive water from the receptacle and remove particulate matter from the water, and/or a heat transfer device adapted to receive water from the filter and remove heat from the water. |
| US07645431B2 |
Purification of noble gases using online regeneration of getter beds
Processes for the recovery and purification of noble gas stream contaminated with small amounts of hydrogen and/or other getter combustibles. One process involves dividing the noble gas stream gas into a first and second noble gas streams. The first noble gas stream is sent to a second metal getter containing a bed comprised of a metal getter in an oxidized state wherein the hydrogen is combusted. Oxygen is added to the second noble gas stream and the stream is passed through a catalytic unit wherein the hydrogen is combusted and then through a first metal getter bed operating in parallel with a second bed wherein the metal getter is converted to its oxide form. When breakthrough is detected in either bed, the flows of the first and second noble gas streams are rerouted to the other beds, respectively. |
| US07645430B2 |
Systems and methods for removing gaseous pollutants from a gas stream
Horizontal gas-liquid scrubbing systems and associated gas scrubbing methodologies are provided. In one embodiment, a horizontal duct scrubbing system includes a horizontally disposed housing having a waste gas inlet and a treated gas outlet, a liquid inlet manifold disposed within the horizontally disposed housing, the liquid inlet manifold comprising a plurality of nozzles oriented to spray a scrubbing liquor co-current to the flow of a gas stream flowing through the horizontally disposed housing, and a demister located proximal the treated gas outlet, where the horizontally disposed housing is substantially free of flow deflection members between the liquid inlet manifold and the demister. The gas stream may include sulfur dioxide, and the system may be capable of removing at least 71 vol. % sulfur dioxide from the gas stream. |
| US07645428B2 |
Temperature controlled reaction vessel
A reaction vessel which includes internally placed temperature controlling mixing baffles in which liquid is boiled, resulting in an isothermal heat sink. The energy of vaporization is supplied by the reaction vessel contents. The vapor produced by the boiling may be directed to channel coils which surround the outside of the reaction vessel wall. The channel coils contact the outside wall of the reaction vessel perpendicularly, and provide mechanical support for the reaction vessel. The mechanical support from the channel coils allows for a decrease in the thickness of the reaction vessel wall and corresponding increased heat transfer efficiency between the channel coil contents and the reaction vessel contents. The entire above described apparatus is enclosed within an evacuated shell to provide additional insulation. The apparatus includes a gravitationally powered device that ensures that saturated or sub-cooled liquid enters the isothermal mixing baffles, thus guaranteeing that isothermal phase change will occur therein. |
| US07645427B2 |
Honeycomb structure, manufacturing method of the structure, and exhaust gas purification system using the structure
There is provided a honeycomb structure usable in a filter for trapping/collecting particulates included in exhaust gas and in which ashes deposited inside can be removed without requiring any special mechanism or apparatus or without detaching the filter from an exhaust system. The honeycomb structure includes: a plurality of through channels 9 separated by porous partition walls 7 and extending in the axial direction of the honeycomb structure; and plugging portions 11 for plugging one end of each of predetermined through channels 9a and an opposite end of each of the rest of through channels 9b in a checkered flag pattern, alternately. In the honeycomb structure, at least one slit 15 per through channel is formed in the vicinity of the plugging portions 11 of the partition walls 7 surrounding the respective through channels 9b. |
| US07645425B2 |
Protease inhibitor sample collection system
A collection container and a method for collecting a biological sample, particularly whole blood, includes at least one stabilizing agent in an amount effective to stabilize and inhibit protein degradation and/or fragmentation. The stabilizing agent is able to stabilize proteases in the biological sample, particularly at the point of collection, by inhibiting protein degradation and/or fragmentation in the sample when the sample is stored. The stabilizing agent includes one or more protease inhibitors. |
| US07645420B2 |
Method for sanitation of dental water lines
An automated flushing system removes stagnant water and the micro-organisms it contains from dental unit waterlines when a dental chair is not in use. The system prevents the exponential replication of micro-organisms in dental waterlines and can be used to increase the contact time of disinfectants with adherent biofilms in waterlines. |
| US07645418B2 |
Gas washing device
A gas purge device for a metallurgical melting vessel includes a conically shaped ceramic body (2) in contact at its top side with heat contained in the melting vessel. The ceramic body has a static external element and an internal element axially movable therein. A pneumatic drive axially moves the internal element to and fro relative to the external element between a closed position and an open position. The spring force of a spring retains the internal element in the closed position. The device furthermore includes a gas-tight enclosed volume arranged at the bottom side of the ceramic body the volume being connected to a gas supply duct for introduction of purge gas. A deformable membrane is connected to the internal element with the pressure difference between the purge gas pressure prevailing in the gas-tight enclosed volume and the ambient pressure acting upon the membrane. |
| US07645417B2 |
Method and device for cooling a steel strip
The present invention relates to a cooling device for a quenching operation during a continuous annealing treatment of a flat product in a form of a metal strip. The cooling device includes an overflow weir and a series of tubes ejecting a cooling fluid onto the strip, wherein the tubes are separated by a gap allowing evacuation of the cooling fluid via the gaps. |
| US07645415B2 |
Elastomer film for hygiene articles
An elastic film, particularly for hygiene articles, has at least one layer that is produced extrusion of an elastomer polymer composition and subsequently cross-linked. The elastomer polymer composition contains a mixture of 40 to 90 parts by weight of a styrene block copolymer, 5 to 50 parts by weight of a plasticizer oil, and up to 10 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polymer. The layer of the elastomer polymer composition is cross-linked by treatment with electron beams. The elastomer polymer composition additionally contains 2 to 20 parts by weight of a reactive plasticizer that has a mole mass of less than 10,000 kg/kmol, is compatible with soft segments of the styrene block copolymer, and has functional acrylate groups. |
| US07645414B2 |
Tamper-indicating closure, container, package, and methods of manufacture
A tamper-indicating closure for a beverage package includes a base wall having a peripheral skirt with at least one internal thread for securing the closure to a container. A tamper-indicating band is frangibly connected to an edge of the skirt, and a stop flange extends axially and radially from an edge of the band for abutment with a stop bead on the container finish. A plurality of circumferentially spaced drain openings extend axially through the juncture of the band and the flange. A plurality of circumferentially spaced channels extend axially through the internal thread on the closure skirt, with at least some of the channels being axially aligned with the drain openings. The stop bead on the container is in the form of a plurality of circumferentially spaced bead segments separated from each other by circumferential gaps. Liquid product may readily drain from between the container finish and the closure skirt through the axial channels in the closure thread, through the drain openings at the juncture of the closure flange and band, and through the gaps between the stop bead segments on the container finish. The container finish may also have a support flange with drain channels or slots aligned with the gaps in the bead. |
| US07645413B2 |
Method of forming pattern
A method of forming a pattern is disclosed, which can improve the interfacial properties between a soft mold and a substrate including a pattern-formation material, the method comprising loading a substrate coated with a pattern-formation material into a chamber; positioning a soft mold, whose surface is provided with embossing and depressed patterns, in opposite to the substrate inside the chamber; forming an adsorption layer by evaporating some components of the pattern-formation material and adsorbing the components evaporated from the pattern-formation material to the surface of soft mold; forming a pattern layer with a shape being inverted to the embossing and depressed patterns included in the surface of soft mold by bring the soft mold including the adsorption layer into contact with the remaining pattern-formation material; and separating the soft mold from the pattern layer. |
| US07645409B2 |
Polymer link hybrid stent
The present invention is directed to an expandable polymer link hybrid stent for implantation in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery along with a method of making the stent. The stent generally includes a series of metallic cylindrical rings longitudinally aligned on a common axis of the stent and interconnected by a series of polymeric links. The polymer links are formed by applying polymer layers between the rings and laser ablating the excess material. The polymeric material forming the polymeric links, provides longitudinal and flexural flexibility to the stent while maintaining sufficient column strength to space the cylindrical rings along the longitudinal axis. The metallic material forming the rings provides the necessary radial stiffness. |
| US07645408B2 |
Process for manufacturing the elastomeric sleeve of a joint for electrical cables and manufacturing apparatus thereof
A process for manufacturing an elastomeric sleeve of a joint for electrical cables. The sleeve has an electric field-control element, an electrical insulating element surrounding the electric field-control element, and at least a semiconductive element having two stress control screens. The process includes providing the electric field-control element and the two stress control screens on a supporting element; introducing the supporting element into a mold provided for molding the electrical insulating element; filling with the electrical insulating material the space radially external to the electric field-control element and the stress control screens, the step of filling being carried out during the step of introducing; curing the electrical insulating material to obtain the electrical insulating element of the elastomeric sleeve. An apparatus for carrying out the process for manufacturing is also disclosed. |
| US07645407B2 |
Method of sealing a hard shell capsule
A method is disclosed for the sealing of hard shell capsules having coaxial body parts which overlap when telescopically joined. Also described is an apparatus to seal the capsules. The method comprises the steps of holding the capsule in a precise and upright position and injecting a quantity of sealing fluid in the overlap of the body parts. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed. The apparatus comprises a sealing clamp to hold the capsule in an upright position and means to inject the sealing fluid in the overlap of the body parts. |
| US07645406B2 |
Adhesive injection process for Pi-joint assemblies
An adhesive injection process for a Pi-joint assembly comprises the steps of: machining at least two ports into a female part of a Pi-joint assembly; inserting a filler into a gap between a male part and the female part; applying a sealant above the filler; creating a vacuum with a vacuum pump at one port; injecting an adhesive through another port; and drawing the adhesive towards the vacuum pump until the gap under the filler is completely filled with the adhesive. The adhesive injection process incorporates lean technologies that enable increased productivity during the assembly of a Pi-joint design using adhesive bonding. The adhesive injection process is suitable for, but not limited to, applications in the aerospace industry, such as the aircraft airframe assembly. The adhesive injection process may be used for the bonding of upper and lower skins to airframe structure as well as for structure-to-structure bonding. |
| US07645404B2 |
Method for coating metal surfaces
A composition for producing a protective coat against scaling on metallic surfaces. The composition includes, as binders, hydrolysates/condensates of at least one silane or a silicone resin binder and also, further, at least one metallic filler. |
| US07645399B2 |
Electroconductive composition
An electrical component including an electrically conductive composition including a pyrrolized carbon-based material coated with a conductive polymer is disclosed. |
| US07645398B2 |
Pressure sensor for electronic skin and fabrication method of pressure sensor for electronic skin
Provided is a pressure sensor for electronic skin. The pressure sensor measures pressure levels, and includes conductive rubber, electrodes, and elastic rubber. The conductive rubber has conductivity that increases when a pressure exceeding a predetermined pressure is applied thereto. The electrodes are formed on either side surface of the conductive rubber to measure current flowing through the conductive rubber. The elastic rubber is formed on a top surface of one of the electrodes to disperse pressure applied to the conductive rubber. |
| US07645395B2 |
Variable transmission traction fluid composition
The present invention utilizes simple dimethylsilicone fluids of the proper viscosity/molecular weight added to modify the low temperature properties of polycyclic hydrocarbons. One preferred embodiment of a polycyclic hydrocarbon is a perhydro dimer of alpha-methyl styrene. Addition of the dimethylsilicone fluid to the perhydo dimer of alpha-methyl styrene improves the low temperature performance without degrading the requisite low shear stress shear strength properties. Low viscosity dimethylsilicone lubricating fluids combined with polycyclic hydrocarbons are suitable for use in infinitely variable transmissions providing good low temperature flow properties and high shear strength at high temperature and low contact stress conditions. |
| US07645393B2 |
Metal surface treatment composition
A process is described for treating metal surfaces with roughening compositions that use poly(ethyleneamino propionitrile) polymer as an additive in the composition to improve adhesion of polymeric materials to the metal surfaces and to improve peel strength for thermal stability. The polymer of the invention may be added to compositions containing for example, cupric chloride and hydrochloric acid and is also usable in compositions containing an oxidizer/acid/azole mixture. Other additives, such as adiponitrile may also be beneficially added to compositions of the invention. |
| US07645392B2 |
Methods for preparing a bonding surface of a semiconductor wafer
A method for preparing an oxidized surface of a first wafer for bonding with a second wafer. The method includes treating the oxidized surface with a solution of NH4OH/H2O2 at treatment parameters sufficient to etch about 10 Å to about 120 Å from the wafer surface, followed by treating the etched surface with hydrochloric acid species at a temperature below about 50° C. for a duration of less than about 10 minutes to remove isolated particles from the oxidized surface. This method cleans the wafer surface without increasing roughness or creating rough patches thereon, and thus provides a cleaned surface capable of providing an increased bonding energy between the first and second wafers when those surfaces are bonded together. This cleaning process is advantageously used in a thin layer removal process to fabricate a semiconductor on insulator structure. |
| US07645391B2 |
Supply device for ultraviolet lamps used in the treatment of water
A device for disinfecting water by ultraviolet radiation. The device includes two discharged lamps that are connected by electrical wires. A first electrical circuit is disposed in the immediate vicinity of the discharge lamps and controls a warm-up phase of the discharge lamps. A second electrical circuit is disposed remotely from the discharge lamps and functions to control an operational phase of the discharge lamps. |
| US07645390B1 |
Stormwater pretreatment and disposal system and method
A stormwater drainage system capable of collecting, pretreating and disposing of the stormwater runoff into a dry well, further capable of stopping the flow of stormwater into the dry well in the event hydrocarbons or other contaminants are present in the stormwater. The system is also capable of isolating stagnant water in the system to prevent the infestation of mosquito larvae. |
| US07645385B2 |
Method and arrangement for processing nitrogen-concentrated effluents in a sequential fractionated cycle biological reactor
The invention relates to a method for processing nitrogen-concentrated effluents by ammonia oxidation into nitrites followed by nitrite denitritation in a gaseous nitrogen in a sequential biological reactor (1) consisting in pouring a processable effluent volume in to the reactor by successive volume fractions, in dividing the entire processing cycle into successive sub cycles, wherein each sub-cycle comprises a feeding phase, an aeration phase for nitrification and an anoxia phase along which a carbon-containing source is introduced into the reactor for converting nitrites into nitrogen. The inventive method also consists in evaluating a nitrogenous volume charge in the effluent to be processed, mainly by measuring the effluent conductivity (X) and the flow rate (Q) and in determining the number of feeding phases of the entire cycle according to nitrogenous charge and to a minimum volume of liquid in the reactor in such a way that an injected nitrogen concentration is diluted in the liquid volume, wherein the volume phase nitrogenous charge is however sufficient for producing a single shot or peak of the ammonia charge favourable for a nitrating biomass formation in the reactor. |
| US07645377B2 |
Blood product transfer system
A system for transferring blood product between a blood storage bag and a processing bag. The system includes an airtight containment chamber for supporting therein one or more blood storage bags. A door is provided for access to the chamber and there is included an airtight fixture that allows tubing from the blood storage bag to exit the chamber. A fluid pump is coupled to the containment chamber for establishing either pressure or vacuum within the containment chamber. A controller controls the air pump to, in turn, control the transfer of a blood product. |
| US07645370B2 |
Plating resin molded article and process for producing the same
The present invention is a plated resin molded article and process of producing the plated resin molded article, wherein metal plating is carried out on the surface of a thermoplastic resin molded article and either of requirements (1), (2) and (3) described below is included: (1) the thermoplastic resin molded article contains a thermoplastic resin and a water-soluble substance, a step of carrying out the removal of fat from the resin molded article and a step of electroless plating are provided in combination, and a step of etching by an acid containing a heavy metal is not included; (2) the thermoplastic resin molded article contains a polyamide-based resin and a styrene-based resin, a step of carrying out the removal of fat from the resin molded article and a step of electroless plating are provided in combination, and a step of etching by an acid containing a heavy metal is not included; or (3) a step of contact-treating the thermoplastic resin molded article with an acid or base not containing a heavy metal as the pre-treatment of the metal plating step is included. |
| US07645366B2 |
Microelectronic workpiece holders and contact assemblies for use therewith
The invention provides an improved contact ring and an improved workpiece support, each of which is useful alone or jointly with the other in a workpiece holder for electrochemically treating microelectronic workpieces. Several embodiments of the invention provide a composite contact ring having a dielectric base carrying a conductor which delivers electric power to a microelectronic workpiece. The dielectric base may be rigid and define a plurality of rigid fingers, each of which carries a separate electrical contact of the conductor. Such a contact ring is expected to have a long service life and enhance uniformity of electrochemical treatment. Several embodiments of the invention provide a workpiece support which induces a control the flexure of a microelectronic workpiece without damaging the workpiece. This controlled flexure can ensure more uniform contact between the workpiece and a contact assembly despite variations in the workpiece and/or the contact assembly. |
| US07645364B2 |
Apparatus and method for plating semiconductor wafers
An electroplating apparatus for electroplating a surface of a wafer is provided. The wafer is capable of being electrically charged as a cathode. The electroplating apparatus includes a plating head capable of being positioned either over or under the surface of a wafer and capable of being electrically charged as an anode. The plating head is capable of enabling metallic plating between the surface of the wafer and the plating head when the wafer and plating head are charged. The plating head further comprises a voltage sensor pair capable of sensing a voltage present between the plating head and the surface of the wafer, and a controller capable of receiving data from the voltage sensor pair. The data received from the voltage sensor pair is used by the controller to maintain a substantially constant voltage to be applied by the anode when the plating head is placed in positions over the surface of the wafer. A method of electroplating a wafer is also provided. |
| US07645363B2 |
Manufacturing of magnetic recording medium
A magnetic recording medium having excellent fly-ability and corrosion resistance is provided in a high yield by controlling protuberant on a medium surface caused by deposition of giant silicon oxide particles, which are created during the film deposition of a granular recording layer including Si and oxygen. In one embodiment of the invention, a recording layer is deposited by a sputtering method using a target which is composed of a mixture of an alloy including at least Co and powdered crystalline SiO2. |
| US07645360B2 |
Defoamer formulations
Defoamer compositions of high effectiveness containing at least one siloxane-based antifoam and polysiloxane copolymers obtained by coupling a polysiloxane bearing active-hydrogen-containing hydrophilic polymer moieties by means of a di- or polyisocyanate. |
| US07645355B2 |
Method of making a microsphere transfer adhesive
A method of making a repositionable transfer adhesive is provided. The method includes the steps of (a) providing a release liner having opposing first and second surfaces, the first surface having a release value of at least 10 grams per inch, as measured according to the Tape Release Test, lower than the second surface; (b) providing an adhesive composition comprising microsphere adhesive and a binder adhesive; (c) coating the adhesive composition on the first surface of the release liner such that the microspheres protrude from the binder adhesive; (d) drying the adhesive composition to yield a microsphere transfer adhesive; (e) winding the release liner such that the microsphere transfer adhesive is wound inwardly and the second surface of the liner contacts the microspheres; and (f) applying pressure to the second surface of the liner. |
| US07645353B2 |
Ultrasonically laminated multi-ply fabrics
A multi-ply fabric is provided that includes an inner ply positioned between two outer plies that contain both thermoplastic fibers and absorbent staple fibers. The plies are ultrasonically bonded together. The material used to form the inner ply may be selectively controlled to optimize certain properties of the fabric for a particular application, such as strength, bulk, absorption capacity, absorption rate, handfeel, etc. |
| US07645350B1 |
High-density metallic glass alloys
A class of high-density bulk metallic glass hafnium alloys, having copper, nickel, aluminum and titanium or niobium as alloying elements is disclosed. This class includes alloys having higher densities and a higher reduced glass-transition temperature than other known metallic glass alloys. |
| US07645349B2 |
Sintered R-Fe-B permanent magnet and its production method
A sintered permanent magnet having a composition comprising, by mass, 27-33.5% of R, which is at least one of rare earth elements including Y, 0.5-2% of B, 0.002-0.15% of N, 0.25% or less of O, 0.15% or less of C, and 0.001-0.05% of P, the balance being Fe, wherein it is in the shape of a ring having an outer diameter of 10-100 mm, an inner diameter of 8-96 mm, and a height of 10-70 mm, with a plurality of magnetic poles axially extending on an outer circumferential surface. The distribution of a surface magnetic flux density B0 on magnetic poles in an axial direction of the ring magnet is in a range of 92.5% or more of the maximum of B0. |
| US07645348B2 |
Repair process
In accordance with the present invention, a process for repairing metal workpieces, such as turbine engine components, is provided. The process comprises the steps of forming a braze paste containing a first nickel base alloy material containing boron and chromium and a second nickel base alloy material containing chromium and cobalt, applying the brazing paste to an area of the metal workpiece containing at least one crack, and subjecting the workpiece and the brazing paste to a brazing cycle by heating the brazing paste and the workpiece, preferably to a temperature in the range of from 2000 to 2200 degrees Fahrenheit. During the brazing cycle, the brazing paste flows into and fills the at least one crack and thus repairs the metal workpiece. |
| US07645345B2 |
Use of copolymers containing sulfonic acid groups, as an additive in detergents and cleansers
Use of copolymers containing sulfonic acid groups which comprise (a) 30 to 95 mol % of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, one monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic ester or one water-soluble salt of a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (b) 3 to 35 mol % of at least one monomer containing sulfonic acid groups of the formula I in which the variables have the following meanings: R is hydrogen or methyl; X is a chemical bond or —COO—R1—; R1 is unbranched or branched C1-C4-alkylene; M is hydrogen, alkali metal or ammonium, and (c) 2 to 35 mol % of at least one nonionic monomer of the formula II in which the variables have the following meanings: R2 is hydrogen or methyl; R3 is a chemical bond or unbranched or branched C1-C6-alkylene; R4 are identical or different unbranched or branched C2-C4-alkylene radicals; R5 is unbranched or branched C1-C6-alkyl, C5-C8-cycloalkyl or aryl; n is 3 to 50, in random or block copolymerized form, as additive for detergents and cleaners. |
| US07645342B2 |
Restricted radiated heating assembly for high temperature processing
A vapor deposition reactor and associated method are disclosed that increase the lifetime and productivity of a filament-based resistive-heated vapor deposition system. The reactor and method provide for heating the filament while permitting the filament to move as it expands under the effect of increasing temperature while limiting the expanding movement of the filament to an amount that prevents the expanding movement of the filament from creating undesired contact with any portions of the reactor. |
| US07645341B2 |
Showerhead electrode assembly for plasma processing apparatuses
A showerhead electrode assembly of a plasma processing apparatus includes a thermal control plate attached to a showerhead electrode, and a top plate attached to the thermal control plate. At least one thermal bridge is provided between opposed surfaces of the thermal control plate and the top plate to allow electrical and thermal conduction between the thermal control plate and top plate. A lubricating material between the thermal bridge and the top plate minimizes galling of opposed metal surfaces due to differential thermal expansion between the top plate and thermal control plate. A heater supported by the thermal control plate cooperates with the temperature controlled top plate to maintain the showerhead electrode at a desired temperature. |
| US07645336B2 |
Azo pigment preparation
The invention relates to an azo pigment preparation which is characterized by a content in 4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, the percentage of the trans,trans-isomer being at least 25%, based on the total amount of 4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane. The azo pigment preparation according to the invention is especially suitable for producing gravure inks having improved optical density, higher luster and no ink show-through in the gravure printing of illustrations. |
| US07645335B2 |
Aqueous dispersion of hydrophobized silicon dioxide powder comprising a dispersing agent
Aqueous dispersion which comprises hydrophobized silicon dioxide powder with a content of between 5 and 50 wt. % and which comprises at least one compound of the general formula R & supl; —COO—(CH2-CH(Ph)—O)a-(CnH2n-xR2x-O)b-R3 (I). It is prepared by dispersing the hydrophobic silicon dioxide powder, dispersing agent and optionally pH-regulating substances and further additives in an aqueous medium. It can be employed as an additive to waterborne fillers in the automobile industry, as a coating constituent in can and coil coating processes, as an additive in water-based UV-curable formulations e.g. for wood preservation and as a constituent of protective lacquer films. |
| US07645334B2 |
Barium sulfate
The invention relates to a method for producing barium sulphate having an organically modified surface, barium sulphate produced according to said method and to the use thereof. |
| US07645332B2 |
Non-aqueous ink composition for inkjet
A non-aqueous ink composition for inkjet which comprises a pigment, a dispersant, and a non-aqueous solvent is disclosed. The non-aqueous solvent comprises 50 to 90% by weight of a first liquid paraffin, and the balance of a second liquid paraffin, which is characterized in that an average number of carbon atom in the first liquid paraffin is 28 and an average number of carbon atom in the second liquid paraffin ranges from 23 to 27. |
| US07645328B2 |
Adsorption dryer for gaseous media with at least one tubular pressure vessel
An adsorption dryer includes a pressure vessel containing the drying agent in a cylindrical chamber, which is in the form of a cylindrical tubing section. The pressure vessel is axially clamped between a bottom and a top distributor plate. In the cylindrical chamber of the pressure vessel, the drying agent is enclosed between a bottom piston and a top piston. The two pistons are radically sealed against the inside of the wall of the pressure vessel. Tongue and groove connections between the wall of the pressure vessel and the piston can hold the pistons axially. The bottom and top distributor plates are clamped with the pistons by means of threaded bolts. The tongue and groove connection between the piston and the pressure vessel and the bolt connection of the distributor plates with the pistons ensure comparatively low cost of production and assembly. |
| US07645327B2 |
Fractal structured nanoagglomerates as filter media
Systems and methods for achieving filtration are provided that utilize agglomerates or granules of nanoparticles. The agglomerates or granules of nanoparticles may be used as and/or incorporated into a HEPA filtration system to remove solid or liquid submicron-sized particles, e.g., MPPS, in an efficient and efficacious manner. The filtration systems and methods are provided that utilize agglomerates or granules in a size range of about 100-500 microns. The agglomerates or granules of nanoparticles exhibit a hierarchical fractal structure. In the case of agglomerates of nanoparticles, porosities of 0.9 or greater are generally employed, and for granules of nanoparticles, porosities that are smaller than 0.9 may be employed. Filter media formed from the agglomerates or granules may be formed from materials such as carbon black and fumed silica, and may be employed in baffled or non-baffled filtration apparatus. |
| US07645326B2 |
RFID environmental manipulation
A system and method to reduce signal to noise ratio within an RFID enabled warehouse or distribution center by introducing highly reflective aluminum oxide particulate into the atmospheric environment of the warehouse or distribution center. The aluminum oxide will be comprised of nano size particulate manufactured in an aerosol format. This particulate will be introduced into the environment through the auspices of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning mechanism associated with the environment. The levels of particulate will be monitored through the use of strategically placed sensors in order to maintain regulatory compliance. Furthermore, the signal to noise ratio will be enhanced by reducing ambient noise emanating from light fixtures in the environment through the strategic placement of inferential filters. Furthermore, the signal to noise ratio from man made sources will be reduced by using horizontally configured backscatter transmitting antenna within the environment. |
| US07645323B2 |
Method and apparatus for improving the air quality within an enclosed space
A method and apparatus for improving air quality within an enclosed space. The apparatus provides at least three molecular sieves that contain zeolite material to treat the air to remove toxins such as suspended particles, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, bacteria, formaldehyde, total volatile organic compounds, radon, ozone, toxic mould and organic odor-causing compounds. The apparatus uses the sieves such that one of the sieves is locked and retaining air, substantially immobile within, for a period of not less than 2 seconds to allow the zeolite material to breakdown the compounds and release the individual natural elements. |
| US07645319B2 |
Method for renovating a combined blast furnace and air/gas separation unit system
The invention relates to a method for renovating a combined system consisting of a blast furnace supplied with an oxidant fluid received at least partly from an air/gas separation unit (ASU). The method consists in injecting, before renovation, at least 50% of the flow rate of the blower feeding the blast furnace into an ASU to produce oxygen whose purity is greater than 90% by volume of O2 which feeds the blast furnace, in controlling the blower airflow rate and the pressure of the air derived therefrom by a regulator which measures the flow rate and/or pressure at the input and/or output of a cleaning stage which is mounted upstream of the separation unit to control the flow rate and pressure of the air derived from the blower. The fluid feeding the blast furnace consists of pure oxygen or diluted by air produced by the cryogenic separation unit. |
| US07645314B2 |
Composition useful for making slow release nitrogen free phosphorous, potassium and sulfur oxide glass and a process of making glass therefrom
Di-ammonium phosphate, murate of potash and gypsum are the conventional phosphorous, potassium and sulfur fertilizers respectively. Application of gypsum to soil can cause an increase calcium load on soil and polluted surface and underground water. The most successful technique is application of phosphorous-potassium-sulfur glass which can be added directly to the soil. Main feature of the present invention is formulation and making of a composition of high phosphorous, potassium and sulfur containing glass free from alkali like Na2O, Li2O and ZnO, which are toxic to the plants. Such glasses are capable of slow release of phosphorous, potassium and sulfur required in the area of agriculture, fungicide, pesticide and weedicides etc. The present invention also emphasize optimization of nutrient content, reduction of calcium load on the soil, minimization of surface and under-ground water pollution and maintenance of acidic environment near the plant roots in the soil. |
| US07645313B2 |
Wound filter element
A filter element (1) wound from a plurality of filter layers in which the circumferential contour (5, 5′) of a cross-sectional area (4) of the filter element (1) has at least one circumferential contour section (5′) undercutting the envelope contour (6, 6′) of the cross-sectional filter element area (4). |
| US07645311B2 |
Cyclone unit and contaminants-collecting apparatus having the same
The present invention relates to a cyclone unit and a contaminants-collecting apparatus having the same. The cyclone unit includes a cylindrical body disposed inside a dust-collecting receptacle; at least one supporting bracket extending from an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical body to an inner circumferential surface of the dust collecting receptacle to support the cylindrical body and to separate the cylindrical body from the inner circumferential surface of the dust-collecting receptacle; and an air inlet pipe having one end in fluid communication with the air inlet port of the dust-collecting receptacle and the other end in fluid communication with the cylindrical body in a tangential direction. |
| US07645309B2 |
Dust collection unit and vacuum cleaner with the same
A dust collection unit for a vacuum cleaner includes a first filtering chamber filtering foreign objects using a cyclone airflow, a separation plate defining a top surface of the first filtering chamber, a filter having a diameter that is reduced as it goes downward in response to airflow rate variation in the first filtering chamber, and a blocking member provided under the filter to prevent the foreign objects filtered in the first filtering chamber from flying. |
| US07645308B2 |
Osmium diboride compounds and their uses
Osmium, when combined with boron alone, or in combination with rhenium, ruthenium or iron, produces compounds that are ultra-hard and incompressible. These osmium diboride compounds are useful as a substitute to for other super or ultra-hard materials that are used in cutting tools and as abrasives. The osmium diboride compounds have the formula OsxM1-xB2 where M is rhenium, ruthenium or iron and x is from 0.01 to 1, except when x is not 1 and M is rhenium, x is from 0.01 to 0.3. |
| US07645307B2 |
Combinational control strategy for fuel processor reactor shift temperature control
A method and apparatus for use in controlling the reaction temperature of a fuel processor are disclosed. The apparatus includes a fuel processor reactor, the reactor including a water gas shift reaction section; a temperature sensor disposed within the reaction section; a coolant flow line through the reaction section; and an automated control system. The automated control system controls the reaction temperature by determining a first component for a setting adjustment for the actuator from the measured temperature and a setpoint for the measured temperature; determining a second component for the setting adjustment from a hydrogen production rate for the fuel processor; and determining the setting adjustment from the first and second components. |
| US07645304B2 |
Dyeing of in particular human keratin materials by dry thermal transfer of a direct azomethine dye, composition comprising the said dye and its method of preparation
The subject of the present invention is the use, for dyeing in particular human keratin materials, of a specific direct azomethine dye, by dry thermal transfer. Its subject is furthermore a method for dyeing keratin materials, in which at least one direct azomethine dye contained in a dry composition, is applied to or close to the keratin materials, and a source of heat is applied, causing the thermal transfer of the direct dye(s) at the surface and/or inside the keratin materials. It relates furthermore to the dry composition and a method for preparing it. |
| US07645303B2 |
Composition for the oxidation dyeing of human keratinous fibres
The subject of the invention is a composition for the oxidation dyeing of human keratinous fibers and in particular hair comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium based on water and at a basic pH, at least one oxidation dye and an alkalinizing agent consisting of sodium metasilicate and aqueous ammonia, and the dyeing method using this composition. |
| US07645285B2 |
Apparatus and methods for occluding a hollow anatomical structure
A device for occluding a hollow anatomical structure includes a clamp having at least first and second clamping portions adapted to be placed on opposite sides of the anatomical structure. At least one of the first and second clamping portions is movable toward the other from an open position to a clamping or closed position to occlude the anatomical structure. The clamp has an annular shape configured to surround the hollow anatomical structure in the open position and a flattened shape in the clamping position configured to occlude the hollow interior of the anatomical structure. The clamp is preferably covered with fabric to promote tissue ingrowth. A clamp delivery and actuation device is provided for allowing the clamp to be applied in either an open surgical procedure or a minimally invasive procedure. |
| US07645280B2 |
Vertebral stabilization assembly and method
A vertebral stabilization assembly for stabilizing vertebrae is provided. The vertebral stabilization assembly includes a first and a second pedicle screw, a first and second connecting screw, and a connecting member. The first and second pedicle screws each have a shaft provided with a threaded portion operable for threading engagement of the first and second pedicle screws with a first and second vertebra, respectively, each shaft also has an engaging portion. The first and second connecting screws each have a first end adapted to be received by the engaging portions of the first and second pedicle screws, respectively. The connecting member has a first end connected to the first connecting screw and a second end connected to the second connecting screw for stabilization of the first and second vertebra. A guide member for placement of the connecting screw and method for anteriorly stabilizing vertebrae is also provided. |
| US07645276B2 |
System for non-invasive heart treatment
The invention provides a non-invasive method for treatment of arrhythmia. In a first aspect, a method for treatment of atrial fibrillation in a heart of a patient comprises directing radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions of the heart so as to inhibit the atrial fibrillation. The radiation may induce isolation of a pulmonary vein. |
| US07645275B2 |
Variable stiffness heating catheter
The variable stiffness heating catheter includes a heating catheter shaft including at least one electrically conductive member, a reinforcing tube with apertures formed around the surface of the reinforcing tube, and at least one coaxial outer layer of a polymer, metal, or both for providing desired variations in stiffness along at least a portion of the length of the shaft. The apertures can be formed as axial or helical slits in the surface of the reinforcing tube, and the reinforcing tube can also be formed to be tapered at the point where the apertures are formed in the reinforcing tube to provide a heating catheter that is torqueable and pushable at the proximal end, yet soft and flexible at the distal end. |
| US07645272B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for treating disorders of the ear, nose and throat
Sinusitis, mucocysts, tumors, infections, hearing disorders, choanal atresia, fractures and other disorders of the paranasal sinuses, Eustachian tubes, Lachrymal ducts and other ear, nose, throat and mouth structures are diagnosed and/or treated using minimally invasive approaches and, in many cases, flexible catheters as opposed to instruments having rigid shafts. Various diagnostic procedures and devices are used to perform imaging studies, mucus flow studies, air/gas flow studies, anatomic dimension studies and endoscopic studies. Access and occluding devices may be used to facilitate insertion of working devices such asendoscopes, wires, probes, needles, catheters, balloon catheters, dilation catheters, dilators, balloons, tissue cutting or remodeling devices, suction or irrigation devices, imaging devices, sizing devices, biopsy devices, image-guided devices containing sensors or transmitters, electrosurgical devices, energy emitting devices, devices for injecting diagnostic or therapeutic agents, devices for implanting devices such as stents, substance eluting or delivering devices and implants, etc. |
| US07645270B2 |
Double take-off needle and method for producing it
The take-off needle comprises a main hollow lance having a distal end adapted to perform a pricking operation, said hollow lance being connected to two pipes each provided with a spigot for it to be connected to a tube, said needle further comprising a body for holding the main hollow lance, said holding body defining two internal cylindrical surfaces forming said pipes, the main hollow lance comprising, at its proximal end, a sleeve having an internal channel of which the distal end is connected to the proximal end of the main hollow lance, and of which the proximal end opens into the holding body, said sleeve comprising at its proximal end two crescent-shaped surfaces inclined towards the interior of the internal channel and towards the distal end of the sleeve, each of said crescent-shaped surfaces being disposed so as to extend in line with one of the internal cylindrical surfaces of the holding body. |
| US07645265B2 |
Injection device
An injection device comprising an outer housing inside which is located a medicament-holding barrel (9) with a needle (10) at one end thereof, at least part of the needle being moveable in and out of the outer housing, a plunger (8) moveable within the barrel, an inner housing (7) intermediate the outer housing (6) and the barrel and plunger and an energy source (1) in communication with said inner housing. The inner housing is moveable by the energy source between a first position in which the plunger and barrel are movable axially so as to move at least part of said needle out of the outer housing; a second position in which the plunger is movable axially into said barrel so as to expel medicament through the needle; and a third position in which the plunger and barrel are able to retract in order to retract the needle into the outer housing. |
| US07645263B2 |
Impedance sensor
A transdermal transport device includes a reservoir for holding a formulation of an active principle, a needle with a bore through which the formulation is transported between the reservoir and a target area of a biological body, and an impedance sensor. The impedance sensor has an electrode positioned to measure the impedance of a portion of the target area between the needle and the electrode to indicate the depth of penetration of the needle into the target area. |
| US07645259B2 |
Multi-function catheter and use thereof
The present invention relates to a multi-function catheter assembly for treating arterial plaques. The multifunction catheter comprises a flexible tubular catheter body, an inflatable balloon assembly capable of multi-stage inflation at a distal end of the catheter body, at least one fluid delivery conduit formed on the catheter body, and at least one balloon control conduit formed within the catheter body. The balloon, when inflated to a first stage inside a vessel at the treatment site, defines a chamber between the balloon and the vessel wall. The at least one fluid delivery conduit is adapted to permit the delivery of an agent into the chamber to dissolve a plaque. After the removal of the plaque, the balloon is further inflated to a second stage to install a stent in the space that is vacated by the plaque. The stent can be a pre-manufactured stent or a customized stent formed by filing the space between the balloon and the treated vessel wall with a fluent composition that is solidified in situ. The multi-function catheter may also be used for sealing off aneurysms, dilating vessel passages, and treating tumors and trauma. |
| US07645258B2 |
Patient medication IV delivery pump with wireless communication to a hospital information management system
A wireless communication system from an IV medication infusion pump to a hospital information management system (HIMS) is disclosed. The system includes an IV pump having pump operation circuitry for monitoring pre-selected characteristics of pump operation indicative of IV administration of medication to a patient. A transmitter or transceiver is connected to the pump operation circuitry for receiving a wireless pump signal representing instructional data to the IV pump and for transmitting a wireless pump signal representing the pre-selected pump operation characteristics. The wireless pump transmitter or transceiver communicates with a hospital information management system (HIMS). The HIMS includes a receiver or transceiver capable of transmitting and receiving the pump signal representing the pump operation characteristics and also includes a computer processor capable of storing and displaying the pump operation characteristics that are represented by the received wireless pump signal. In one embodiment, a data collection terminal is incorporated into the system. The data collection terminal includes a transceiver capable of transmitting and receiving the pump signal representing the pump operation characteristics and the HIMS signal representing instructional data to the IV pump. |
| US07645254B2 |
Apparatus for performing diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in the biliary tree
Catheter apparatus for performing diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in the biliary tree includes a catheter with multiple lumens. A first lumen is adapted to receive a guidewire and can serve as a transport lumen for contrast agent. A second lumen carries a cutting wire for performing a sphincterotomy. A third lumen can be used as an inflation lumen for a distally located balloon. Expansion of the balloon occludes a portion of the biliary tree and allows the catheter to sweep any gallstones through the sphincter of Oddi into the duodenum. |
| US07645253B2 |
Wearable ultrafiltration device
An ultrafiltration device adapted to be worn on a portion of the body of a patient includes a blood inlet tube leading from a first blood vessel, a blood pump, an anticoagulant reservoir for infusing anticoagulants into the blood, a blood filter including a substrate through which the blood is circulated and filtered, a fluid bag for storing the excess fluid and a blood outlet tube leading to a second blood vessel. |
| US07645247B2 |
Non-invasive device for synchronizing chest compression and ventilation parameters to residual myocardial activity during cardiopulmonary resuscitation
In one embodiment, a method for improving the cardiac output of a patient who is suffering from pulseless electrical activity or shock and yet still displays some myocardial wall motion comprises sensing myocardial activity to determine the presence of residual left ventricular pump function having a contraction or ejection phase and a filling or relaxation phase. In such cases, a compressive force is repeatedly applied to the chest based on the sensed myocardial activity such that the compressive force is applied during at least some of the ejection phases and is ceased during at least some of the relaxation phases to permit residual cardiac filling, thereby enhancing cardiac output and organ perfusion. Also incorporated may be a logic circuit capable of utilizing multiple sensing modalities and optimizing the synchronization pattern between multiple phasic therapeutic modalities and myocardial residual mechanical function. |
| US07645243B2 |
Method and device for measuring of oedema
A method and apparatus for measurement and distinguishing between brawny and pitting oedema comprises a measurement head including a tactile sensor to measure a first characteristic of the oedema and a force decay sensor mounted adjacent the tactile sensor, to measure a second characteristic of the oedema so as to distinguish brawny oedema from pitting oedema. The tactile sensor may be a resonance oscillating sensor which may determine frequency shift, and the forced decay sensor may provide information regarding the degree of displaced fluid as a measure of pitting oedema through measurement of decay of force. |
| US07645242B1 |
Composite guidewire with drawn and filled tube construction
The present invention is directed to an intracorporeal device, preferably a guidewire, and method for making the device. The guidewire of the present invention is formed, at least in part, of a composite elongate core formed, at least in part, of precipitation hardened material. The elongate core members of the present invention will have an ultimate tensile strength and modulus of elasticity greater than the same for an identically dimensioned elongate member formed from superelastic NITINOL alone. |
| US07645239B2 |
Coaxial cannula provided with a sealing element
A coaxial cannula for extracting samples from tissue having a biopsy needle unit provided with a space for sample extraction and a sample separation unit that coaxially encompasses the biopsy needle on an external wall and that is longitudinally movable. The coaxial cannula includes a sealing element that is arranged on the proximal end thereof and closes the space between the internal wall of the coaxial cannula and the external wall of the sample separation unit. The sealing element opens an air outlet when the biopsy needle unit is inserted, and prevents air intake when the biopsy needle unit is positioned and vacuum is produced in the internal chamber of the biopsy needle. |
| US07645236B2 |
Ultrasound imaging system having motion adaptive gain
Disclosed are an apparatus and method of adjusting gain of an ultrasound system 100. In particular, subject matter is disclosed for receiving an indication 102 of a rate of change in motion of an object 106, and adjusting a gain based 108, at least in part, on said rate of change in motion, where the gain is adjusted at least partially corresponding to the rate of change in motion of the object 106. |
| US07645235B2 |
Method for effecting local increases in temperature inside materials, particularly body tissue
Local tissue areas should be thermally destroyed when using ultrasound thermotherapy. Traditionally, mono-frequency continuous wave ultrasound signals are used to this end. These lead to a non-optimal distribution of heat or to a non-optimal localization of the heating inside the tissue. In practice, the following dosage problem arises: the prevention of unwanted tissue damage in the tissue located in front of the target area while simultaneously having a sufficiently high damaging effect in the target area. The aim of the invention is to optimize the distribution of heat or to increase the localization of the heating. To these ends, modified transmitted signals (e.g. multi-frequency signals) are used that are adapted to a specific utilization of the non-linear ultrasound propagation and attenuation properties inside the tissue. This enables, while limited to the target area, a non-linear heating yield caused by non-linear ultrasound effects to be achieved that drastically improves the localization of the heating. Due to this optimization, the problem of dosage is substantially eased, and it is possible to thermally destroy even deep-lying tumors without unwanted burning of the tissue located in front of the tumors. This results in both improving the practical usability of ultrasound thermotherapy and in further reducing the side effects thereof. |
| US07645231B2 |
Endoscopic fluid supply conduit system
An endoscopic fluid supply conduit system for use with an endoscope having an insertion tube and a universal cable connected to and from a manipulating head assembly. A fluid conduit is provided internally of the insertion tube to supply a fluid from a fluid feed port on the manipulating head assembly toward a fluid jet injection port feed port which is provided on a rigid tip end section at the fore distal end of the insertion tube. In addition, a second fluid conduit is provided internally of the universal cable and toward the manipulating head assembly. A fluid supply channel selector is provided at the fluid feed port to which a fluid feed adaptor is to be disconnectibly connected. The fluid supply channel selector is adapted to block a fluid flow toward the second fluid conduit when a fluid is supplied to the first fluid conduit from the fluid feed port on the manipulating head assembly, and to bring the second fluid conduit into communication with the first fluid conduit when the fluid feed port on the manipulating head assembly is closed. |
| US07645230B2 |
Over-tube, method of manufacturing over-tube, method of disposing over-tube, and method of treatment in abdominal cavity
An over-tube for use in an endoscopic treatment in an abdominal cavity using an endoscope includes an over-tube main body which is inserted from a distal portion thereof via a natural opening in a patient's body to access the inside of the abdominal cavity from the distal portion through a lumen wall, and an internal cover which is disposed in a passage of the endoscope disposed in an inner cavity of the over-tube main body and which is extractible from a proximal portion of the over-tube main body. |
| US07645224B2 |
Apparatus for transporting and positioning a capsule in which a radioactive source is present
An apparatus is described for transporting and positioning a capsule, in which a radioactive source is present, from a screened safe into an applicator to be temporarily placed in the body of the patient. The apparatus is provided with a safe for storing at least one capsule and with a larger number of applicators, which can be connected, via transport tubes, to passages in a switch-connecting plate, wherein the capsules, or a dummy instead of one of the capsules, can each, via their own tube and switch, independently of one another, be introduced into a transport tube selected by the respective switch and can be displaced therein independently of one another in a manner programmable with regard to location and residence time, by a transport wire slidable via a drive motor. |
| US07645223B2 |
Handheld centrifuge
A handheld centrifuge includes an inertia body having an axle and a pair of inertia wheels coupled to the axle. The inertia wheels are coupled to the axle in substantially perpendicular direction to the axle, and spaced apart from each other. A string is connected to the axle. At least one closed vessel is detachably installed on an outer face of the inertia wheel to contain a substance to be centrifuged. The closed vessel is installed in substantially radial direction of the inertia wheel. |
| US07645222B2 |
Variable crown roller for devices for processing continuous web material and device comprising said roller
A pressure roller (3; 7) for devices for processing continuous web materials is described, comprising a lateral surface (3S; 7S), including a regulating system (29, 50) to impose an adjustable crown of the lateral surface (3S; 7S) of the roller deforming said lateral surface. |
| US07645221B1 |
Multi-angle exercise balance platform
An exercise device has a base, an exercise platform (which can be split into a left and right platform) and two or more springs that connect the base and the exercise platform(s) and hold the exercise platform(s) substantially parallel to the base when the exercise device is not in use, preventing the exercise platform(s) from coming into contact with the base when the exercise device is in use and allowing the position of the exercise platform to vary relative to the base as weight is applied to the exercise platform(s) at different points apart from a center point of weight balance while straps can be used to stabilize or selectively vary the center point of weight balance. |
| US07645219B1 |
Recumbent therapeutic system
A portable recumbent therapeutic system that can be used for relaxing, exercising and stimulating a user's legs, sacrum, back, arms and other parts of the body, and to do so all at the same time while minimizing the negative effect of a person's own body weight. The therapeutic system utilizes three complementary and interdependent support members while the user is in a horizontal reclined position. Because the three members are complementary and interdependent on each other the user often feels a sensation of weightlessness similar to exercising in water. The user's arms, for example, are able to swing freely as desired which simultaneously changes or affects the movement and utilization of the other two members and vice versa. When listening to music the system can provide the user with perhaps a feeling of dancing on air. The therapeutic system moves in response to the user and requires no power source. |
| US07645218B2 |
Exercise apparatus for performing a bent-elbow plank position push-up and method of using same
An exercise apparatus for performing an armless push-up allows a user to engage in gravity-driven, resistance exercise with improved pectoral isolation and range of motion as compared to known push-up devices. The exercise motion is performed using a yoga-inspired, bent-elbow plank position by a prone (face-down) user. The user places each forearm on a trolley mounted at the top of opposed rails that are inclined toward an elevated centerline. As the trolleys move down the opposed inclined rails, the user's chest descends down; and as the user pinches his elbows together using the pectoralis muscles, the trolleys move up the inclined rails again. Gravity imparts a centered user balance, and the resistance can be varied, such as by changing the incline of the rail assemblies, changing the weight associated with the user, or by adding resistance to the trolley movement. |
| US07645216B2 |
Dual cam exercise device method and apparatus
A device for resistance exercise of muscle groups that cross two or more joints such as biceps group, triceps group, quadriceps group, and hamstring group. The device comprises a primary cam or gear fixed non-rotatably to the frame of an appropriate exercise machine for working the desired body part, and a secondary cam or gear connected only to the primary cam in such a way which, when rotated, tracks around the primary cam or gear. Resistance is provided with a cable, belt, chain, or other means to the axis of the secondary cam only. When properly positioned user applies force to the contact point connected to the secondary cam and secondary axis, the device moves both desired joints simultaneously through a range of motion while under a predictable resistance. The device provides an improved range of movement while under resistance, thereby supplying a greater extension and contraction of the desired muscle or muscle group than prior art devices. |
| US07645213B2 |
Systems for interaction with exercise device
An exercise device is configured to enable a user to interact with a trainer in real-time communication. The exercise device includes an exercise mechanism having a movable element for movement in performance of exercise by a user. Communicating with the exercise mechanism is an interface adapted for gathering a first real-time signal from the user. The interface communicates with a communication system for receiving a packetized second real-time signal including a synchronized control signal from the trainer. The exercise device includes an output device configured to reproduce the second real-time signal. The control signals carried by the second signal are used to control the operating parameters of the exercise mechanism in real-time. |
| US07645211B1 |
Personal agility developer
An electronic agility training system, including an array of multilayer, flexible footfall portions, a microprocessor operationally connected footfall portions, a user interface connected to the microprocessor, a pressure sensor positioned in each respective footfall portion and connected to the microprocessor, and a light source positioned in each respective footfall portion and operationally connected to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is programmed to receive user information and to sequentially light respective footfall portions in one of a plurality of predetermined patterns and speeds. Actuation of the pressure sensor positioned in a lit footfall portion generates a first signal to the microprocessor, while actuation of the pressure sensor positioned in an unlit footfall portion generates a second signal. Likewise, a null activation of the pressure sensor positioned in a lit footfall portion generates a second signal to the microprocessor. The microprocessor counts the respective first and second signal received and generates a score based thereupon. |
| US07645209B2 |
Method for operating a parallel hybrid powertrain
A method for operating a parallel hybrid powertrain (1) of a motor vehicle with multiple drive units (2, 3) and with a single output side (5) is described. At least one internal combustion engine (2) and one electric motor (3) are provided and the at least one electric motor (3) is arranged in the powertrain between the output (5) and the at least one internal combustion engine (2). A first friction-locking shifting element (7) is provided between the internal combustion engine (2) and the electric motor (3), while a coupling element (8A) with rotational speed dependent recognition and at least one second friction-locking shifting element (30) are arranged between the electric motor (3) and the output side (5). A target output torque to be applied at the output (5) is a function of the power transmission capacity of the second shifting element (30). The power transmission capacity of the second shifting element (30) is controlled as a function of the required target output torque (m_fahr_soll) so that the second shifting element (30) has the power transmission capacity required for achieving the target output torque (m_fahr_soll) at the output (5). A target slip specification (s_30_soll) of the second shifting element (30) is controlled at least as a function of the target-drive torque by means of the target drive torque (m_2_soll, m_3_soll) to be produced and are converted with a closed loop control as a function of a further operating state parameter of the parallel hybrid powertrain by the drive units (2, 3). |
| US07645199B2 |
Putter
A golf putter head adapted for attachment to a club shaft is provided with a face member having a strike face and a cylindrical back cavity, and a body member configured to fit and rotate within the back cavity is disclosed. Selective rotation of the body member within the back cavity sets a loft of the putter head. The weighting of the putter is adjusted by securing a weight member to the body member. A golf putter head having an increased moments of inertia is also disclosed. The putter head includes a face member, a body member, and a weight member. Placement of the weight member is such that the moments of inertia are increased and the putter head is stable. |
| US07645196B2 |
Apparatus for transmitting a torque from a motor to a compressor
An apparatus for transmitting torque from a motor to a compressor comprises a hub connecting with a compressor shaft and a pulley rotatably supported on the compressor housing, the pulley and the hub connected with one another by a device for vibration clamping and for load limiting and the load limiting is implemented so that the connection between the pulley and hub is discontinued if a specific torque is exceeded. The load limiting device comprises a catch and a limiter ring (b) comprised of metal including pegs directed radially to the center and, through radial form fitting with hub, transmits the torque onto the compressor shaft and catch is made of a synthetic material encasing the limiter ring and catch and limiter ring can be axially displaced on hub and the limiter ring is preferable made of sintered metal. |
| US07645195B2 |
Game apparatus, game method, and game program
The present invention serves to prevent inequity among game arcades by effectively using the communication band of a communication line in a game arcade in which a game device for an online game is located. When a game device in a location A and a game device in a location B play an online game via an external network, the master terminal device is determined based on the master priorities Mp of both devices. The master priority is calculated in accordance with the status of each location. A formula for calculating the master priority is set so as to balance the number of master terminal devices with the number of client terminal devices in a location, and/or so as to effectively use the communication band of a communication line in a location. |
| US07645193B2 |
Method and system for providing game service by using the internet
The present invention relates to a card game adopting new “mission function.”According to the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a card game on the Internet comprising the steps of: (a) providing a display of a game panel to a plurality of players connected to the Internet; (b) inviting the players to the card game upon request of the players; (c) distributing game items to invited players; (d) conducting a random retrieval of at least one mission from a database; (e) checking whether the mission is achieved when the game items are transacted; and (f) settling results of the card game when the card game is over. |
| US07645191B1 |
Systems and methods for handicapping a horse race
The systems and processes for handicapping a horse race using data from a past race disclosed herein enable a user to forecast the results of a horse race. The user or system selects a horse to handicap in an upcoming race, the handicapped race, and a comparable past race that the horse has run. The system then collects data from the past race and the handicapped race. After comparing data from the past race and the handicapped race, the system calculates a time adjustment to the final call time. |
| US07645189B2 |
Boot hanger mounting bracket
An adjustable boot hanger mounting bracket assembly comprising a boot hanger frame portion and a support member portion; the ductwork components, which may include a prefabricated can-boot/mud ring assembly; a pair of boot hanger arms; and a register grille. The boot hanger mounting bracket assembly is formed of a sturdy yet bendable material so that it can be configured and adjusted on-site. Once configured, the assembly is secured to the building structure by a securing a pair of boot hanger arms to the ceiling joists, wall studs, or other support structure. In this way, the boot hanger mounting bracket, through a direct attachment to the ceiling joist or wall stud, provides a positive inexpensive simple and error free way to mount the duct components. |
| US07645188B1 |
Air diffuser apparatus
An air diffuser for distributing air into a room from a supply duct of an air distribution system having: a frame member, wherein the frame member includes an inner surface, and an outer surface; an attachment member, wherein the attachment member is associated with the frame member, and further wherein the attachment member is configured for associating the air diffuser with a supply duct; and a diffusing member, wherein the diffusing member comprises a substantially hemispherical dome having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a plurality of apertures, and wherein the substantially hemispherical dome emanates away from the outer surface of the frame member. |
| US07645183B2 |
Mobile road or floor saw
A floor or road saw (20) that includes a multi-speed transmission (24) that includes a neutral position. The transmission does not require the use of belts, polychains, or clutches that require regular maintenance and/or replacement. Moreover, the transmission (24) of the saw (20) may be shifted when the transmission is engaged and shifted through a set of gears (62) in a sequential manner. Further, the transmission is well suited for use on saws where power source or prime mover (22) is disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the saw (20). |
| US07645182B2 |
Apparatus and method for lapping slider using floating lapping head
An apparatus for lapping a slider comprises a lapping head for supporting elements while pressing the elements against a rotating lapping plate, the elements that are to be formed into sliders, a holding mechanism for supporting the lapping head, the holding mechanism having a first engaging member that extends in a vertical direction, a base for supporting the holding mechanism, the base having a second engaging member that extends in the vertical direction, wherein the second engaging member is engaged with the first engaging member to form an internal space therebetween, and a decompressing mechanism for decompressing the internal space. The holding mechanism is subjected to vertically upward force from the decompressed internal space in order to be movably supported by the base in the vertical direction. |
| US07645174B2 |
Marine propulsion system and method of operating the same
A propulsion system for a marine vessel includes a first electric machine coupled to a first drive shaft configured to provide propulsion to the marine vessel, and a second electric machine coupled to a second drive shaft configured to provide propulsion to the marine vessel, in a first mode of propulsion system operation, the first electric machine is configured as a generator to supply power to the second electric machine. The second electric machine is configured as a motor to drive the second drive shaft. A method of operating the propulsion system and a vessel including the propulsion system are also described. |
| US07645173B2 |
Adjustable cable connector wire guide and connector assembly incorporating the same
A cable connector wire guide and a connector assembly including the same. The wire guide includes first and second portions defining a cable opening. The first and second portions are configured to allow for expansion of the cable opening to allow cables of different dimensions to be received within the cable opening. |
| US07645169B2 |
Mountable power strips having handle grips
A mountable power strip includes first and second arm sections, at least one of which includes a plurality of electrical receptacles. The arm sections are coupled together for relative rotational movement between an open position for receipt of an object therebetween, and a closed position for clamping engagement with the object. The first and second arm sections are spring biased toward the closed position. The spring-biasing of the arm sections provides a clamping force for mounting the power strip to an object. The arm sections generally have the same dimensions and configuration and are coupled together between opposite end portions of each arm section. One of the end portions of each arm section defines a handle grip. Alternatively, a long handle integral with the first arm section extends generally linearly from the coupling and a short lever arm integral with the second arm section extends generally linearly from the coupling. |
| US07645168B2 |
Distribution module for converting between symmetrical and asymmetrical data transmission paths
The invention relates to a distribution module for converting between symmetric and non-symmetric data transmission paths. Said distribution module comprises a housing in which a transformer is arranged for adjusting impedance, first contacts for connecting at least one non-symmetric data cable, and second contacts for connecting at least one symmetric data cable. The first and second contacts are disposed on opposite faces of the housing. The second contacts are embodied as at least one RJ45 plug-in connector. |
| US07645165B2 |
Electrical connector with improved shielding shell
An electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a pair of side-walls, a plurality of terminals retained in the insulating housing and comprising contacting portions and a shielding shell surrounding the housing. Each of the side walls of the housing defines a window portion thereof to communicating with the mating cavity and an exterior. A pair of side walls of the shell covers on the side walls of the insulating housing and each defines a resilient arm extending into the mating cavity through the window portion. |
| US07645164B1 |
Electrical connector
An electrical connector is revealed. The electrical connector includes an insulating body with at least one terminal receiving hole and an accommodation space disposed on one side of the terminal receiving hole, at least one conductive terminal set that is received in the terminal receiving hole and having a first conductive terminal and a second conducive terminal, and at least one elastic member. The first conductive terminal is connected with the second conductive terminal slidingly and slantingly and the sliding stroke of the first conductive terminal is between the terminal receiving hole and the accommodation space. Each elastic member is correspondingly mounted in one of the accommodation spaces for elastically supporting the first conductive terminal. That means each elastic member gives the first conductive terminal a horizontal lateral force so that the first conductive terminal always applies a normal pressure to the second conductive terminal. Thus the good contact between the two conductive terminals is ensured. |
| US07645163B2 |
Step up pin for coax cable connector
The invention provides a coaxial cable connector having a step up pin that engages the center conductor of a coax cable to increase the diameter of the center conductor to thereby make it more manageable. The pin is stored with the connector until the pin and connector are affixed to a coax cable. |
| US07645162B2 |
Connector assembly having a slider element
A connector assembly is provided that has a plug end and a cable end and is configured to insert a plug that is coupled to a cable into a receiving module of an electrical device. The connector assembly includes an inner body that has a cable channel extending in an axial direction between the plug end and the cable end. The connector assembly also includes a slider element that is configured to hold a plug proximate to the plug end. The slider element is held by and movable along the inner body in an axial direction. The connector assembly further includes an outer housing that surrounds the inner body and the slider element. The outer housing is movable in the axial direction with respect to the inner body and the slider element, and the outer housing is also configured to attach to the electrical device. |
| US07645159B1 |
Mechanism for installing and removing a component from a panel
A quick-connector or replaceably attaching at least one electrical component to an electrical box without a need for screws and its method of use. The connector includes a panel and an apparatus. The panel is pivotally connected to the electrical box. The apparatus replaceably attaches the at least one electrical component to the panel without the need for the screws. |
| US07645150B1 |
Card edge connector
The card edge connector is provided. An electrical connecting unit has a slot used for connecting component to insert into, the electrical connecting unit has at least one pivot unit, a retaining device hinges to the pivot unit, and corresponding to the connecting component along the pivot rotation area, the retaining device has an exerting area, and the exerting area has at least a handle unit. The card edge connector, the retaining device has at least one tool operating slot and at least one handle unit, when the connecting component is ejected, the space on the mother board is too small to exerting the force on to said handle unit, an auxiliary tool makes the tool operating slot eject the connecting component, if the space on the mother board is big enough to exerting the force on to the handle unit, then the handle unit ejects the connecting component. |
| US07645145B2 |
Composite plug and electric circuit system
Provided is a plug wherein a plurality of points in an electric circuit can be easily put into a conductive state or a nonconductive state. A system wherein such a plug is applied is also provided. The composite plug is provided with a plurality of plugs, each of which is provided with two conductive pieces connected by a conductive member. A current is carried between the two circuit terminals when the two conductive pieces are brought into contact with two circuit terminals included in the electric circuit, respectively. A current is not carried between the two circuit terminals when the two conductive pieces are separated from the two circuit terminals included in the electric circuit, respectively. The plugs are attached to a common case body. |
| US07645141B2 |
Arrangement for auscultation training
An arrangement and method for auscultation training is provided including a transmitter associated with an audio device for transmitting an audio signal to an auscultation device. The auscultation device may include a receiver for receiving the audio signal from the transmitter and a speaker for relaying the sound to the end user. The arrangement may allow for the broadcast of simulated medical sounds to a generally, normal appearing auscultation device for the purposes of teaching or testing using simulated patient scenarios, while allowing for normal person-to-person interaction between the simulated patient and physician. |
| US07645140B2 |
Method for assessing navigational capacity
A method for assessing the navigational capacity in human subjects, and its use in diagnosing spatial disorientation in neurodegenerative diseases, such as, for example Alzheimer's disease. The method for assessing the navigational capacity includes conducting a spatial orientation test, recording the results of the test, analyzing the test results and making a determination of the navigational capacity of a human subject. In its most simple sense, navigational capacity includes the capacity not to get lost. The spatial orientation test includes various naturalistic navigation tasks that are each designed to assess specific areas of the navigational capacity of a subject. |
| US07645135B2 |
Mold for injecting molding preforms
This invention relates to methods and apparatus for making articles made of polyester, preferably polyethylene terephthalate (PET), having coated directly to at least one of the surfaces thereof one or more layers of thermoplastic material with good gas-barrier characteristics. In one preferred method and apparatus, preforms are injection molded, barrier-coated immediately thereafter, and remain on a mold portion for a time to speed cooling of the completed preform. Preferably the barrier-coated articles take the form of preforms coated by at least one layer of barrier material and the containers are blow-molded therefrom. Such barrier-coated containers are preferably of the type to hold beverages such as soft drinks, beer or juice. The preferred barrier materials have a lower permeability to oxygen and carbon dioxide than PET as well as key physical properties similar to PET. The materials and methods provide that the barrier layers have good adherence to PET, even during and after the blow molding process to form containers from preforms. Preferred barrier coating materials include poly(hydroxyamino ethers). |
| US07645133B2 |
UV nanoimprint lithography process and apparatus
A UV nanoimprint lithography process and its apparatus that are able to repeatedly fabricates nanostructures on a substrate (wafer, UV-transparent plate) by using a stamp that is as large as or smaller than the substrate in size are provided. The apparatus includes a substrate chuck for mounting the substrate; a stamp made of UV-transparent materials and having more than two element stamps, wherein nanostructures are formed on the surface of each element stamp; a stamp chuck for mounting the stamp; a UV lamp unit for providing UV light to cure resist applied between the element stamps and the substrate; a moving unit for moving the substrate chuck or the stamp chuck to press the resist with the element stamps and substrate; and a pressure supply unit for applying pressurized gas to some selected regions of the substrate to help complete some incompletely filled element stamps. |
| US07645132B2 |
Mold insert and mold stack for use with molding machine
Disclosed are a mold stack of a molding machine. A cavity insert is provided. The cavity insert comprises a body having: an internal surface defining, in use, at least a body portion of a molding cavity; an external surface defining, in use, at least a first portion of a cooling channel configured, in use, to direct a flow of coolant; and a mounting flange configured to support, in use, the body relative to a front face of a cavity plate, the mounting flange including a member configured to define, in use, a second portion of the cooling channel. |
| US07645130B2 |
Scroll compressor with an orbiting scroll and two fixed scrolls and ring and tip seals
A scroll compressor that has reduced leakage loss and high efficiency includes an orbiting scroll that has spiral teeth on two surfaces, and a fixed scrolls that face the surfaces of the orbiting scroll and that have spiral teeth that intermesh with the spiral of the orbiting scroll. Tip seals are mounted only to a spiral tooth of one of the fixed scrolls that intermeshes with a spiral tooth of the orbiting scroll and a spiral tooth of the orbiting scroll. |
| US07645128B2 |
Dividing device
The invention relates to a dividing device, comprising an outer housing with an inlet and at least two outlets, at least two pump chambers placed adjacently of each other in the outer housing, each with a pump chamber infeed connected to the inlet and each with a pump chamber discharge connected to the outlet, at least two vane-type rotors, one in each pump chamber and with a rotation axis in line, each vane-type rotor comprising a hub provided with continuous vanes which are slidable through the hub along their longitudinal axis and almost perpendicularly of the axis of the hub, wherein the outer housing is divided into outer housing segments. |
| US07645126B2 |
Vacuum pump and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus
To provide a vacuum pump capable of evacuating in pressure ranges from an atmospheric pressure to a high vacuum, capable of rotating at a high speed to be downsized and improved in pumping performance, and capable of producing a completely oil-free vacuum.A vacuum pump for exhausting a gas comprises: a main shaft 5 rotatably supported by a bearing 22; a motor 23 for driving the main shaft 5 for rotation; a first exhaust section 10 having a first rotary vane 13 attached to the main shaft 5, a first fixed vane 14 fixed in a first casing 12, and an intake port 11; and a second exhaust section 30 having a second rotary vane 33 attached to the main shaft 5, a second fixed vane 34 fixed in a second casing 32, and an exhaust port 31. The intake port 11 is located in the vicinity of an end of the main shaft 5, and the first exhaust section 10, the bearing 22 and the second exhaust section 30 are arranged in this order axially along the main shaft 5. |
| US07645125B2 |
Refrigerant compressor with improved oil retention
A variable capacity automotive refrigerant compressor is provided with a pressure equalization passage between the crankcase volume and the suction passage in the manifold to prevent a pressure imbalance between the two that could otherwise cause a reduction in crankcase lubricant retention during extended periods of system inactivity. |
| US07645123B1 |
Turbine blade with TBC removed from blade tip region
A turbine blade having a squealer tip rail forming a squealer pocket on the blade tip, and a row of blade tip peripheral film cooling holes on the pressure side and suction side of the blade for cooling the blade tip rails. A TBC is applied to the pressure side and suction side walls of the blade up to the row of tip peripheral film cooling holes, leaving these surfaces uncovered. The squealer pocket is covered with TBC while the top surfaces of the tip rails are uncovered. The surface of the airfoil wall above the row of tip peripheral cooling holes is without a TBC so that the metal surface will be exposed to the layer of film cooling holes discharged from the tip peripheral cooling holes. |
| US07645120B2 |
Flow-guiding member unit and its production method
A flow-guiding member unit used for assembling a flow-guiding member comprising pluralities of vanes, an outer platform and an inner platform, the unit comprising an integral body member comprising one vane portion, an outer platform portion, and an inner platform portion, a first elastic member attached to a step of the outer platform portion, and a second elastic member attached to a step of the inner platform portion, the body member being formed by the thermal compression of sheet-molding compounds or fiber-reinforced resin pellets, and the first and second elastic members being made of a thermoplastic elastomer. |
| US07645117B2 |
Rotary machines and methods of assembling
A rotary machine includes a rotor, a stationary machine casing extending around the rotor, and a bling assembly extending between the casing and the rotor. The machine also includes at least one rotor tip seal assembly and at least one shaft seal assembly. The seal assemblies have a groove configured to receive at least one seal ring band. A method of assembling a rotary machine is also provided. The method includes fabricating the bling assembly by providing two identical members comprising a mating surface and having a semi-circular profile. The method also includes coupling the two members together at their mating surfaces such that a circular ring is formed and such that the mating surfaces define a horizontal joint. The method further includes machining concentric, circular and annular radially inner and outer and airfoil portions within predetermined radial portions of the bling assembly. The method also includes forming at least one abradable layer over a plurality of seal ring bands and inserting the plurality of seal ring bands into the rotor tip and shaft seal ring grooves. |
| US07645112B2 |
Transport apparatus, control method for the same, and vacuum processing system
A transport apparatus which can properly transmit a rotary driving force of a rotating motor to a transport arm and can correctly detect an angle of rotation of a rotary driving shaft, thereby transporting an object to be transported in a transport unit to a correct position. The transport apparatus includes: a housing having an airtight structure; first to third driving shafts that are provided in the housing to be independently rotatable around a predetermined coaxial rotary shaft; permanent magnets arranged at predetermined positions of the first to third driving shafts, respectively; and electromagnetic coils provided in the housing to correspond to the respective permanent magnets. Driving currents are supplied to the electromagnetic coils based on predetermined information, so as to move the first to third driving shafts. The object to be transported is transported by first and second linkages fixed to the first to third driving shafts. |
| US07645109B2 |
Collapsible storage bin
An agricultural vehicle such as a combine is provided with a collapsible agricultural material storage bin. The bin may be collapsed to allow for decreased overall vertical height during transport to avoid contact with obstacles, such as overhead power lines and street lights. In the field, the agricultural material storage container may be expanded to increase the agricultural material holding capacity of the vehicle. The bin may be provided with an internal extension mechanism to increase the lifting power of the container to allow for the placement of a second container or other material thereabove. Alternatively, the container may be provided with an external lifting means to allow for unobstructed evacuation of the interior of the container. |
| US07645107B2 |
Push nut
A push nut including a base plate formed with a bolt passing hole at a center of the base plate and four engaging pieces. Pairs of engaging pieces extend respectively from a pair of opposing sides of the base plate, base portions of the four engaging pieces are folded back to have a U-shape, and tip end portions of the engaging pieces extend to a surrounding of the bolt passing hole. The tip end portions of the four engaging pieces surround a periphery of the bolt passing hole. The four engaging pieces incline toward an insertion direction of a bolt and elastically abut against an outer circumference of the bolt, which is inserted into the bolt passing hole. |
| US07645106B2 |
Cone-head thrust screw
A thrust screw (14) for applying force against an object. The thrust screw (14) comprising a housing having a ball (12) secured therein. The ball (12) having a flat planar surface (16) which contacts the objects for applying force against the object. |
| US07645104B2 |
Blind fastener and method of installation thereof
A blind fastener (11) for installation in a thermoplastic workpiece, which blind fastener has a leading end face (21) which is substantially flat and non-abrasive and without drilling teeth, so that when the leading end face of the fastener is held in contact with the near face of the thermoplastic workpiece (22) and heat and pressure are applied to the contacted area of the workpiece by means of the leading end of the fastener, the fastener progressively forms a hole through the thermoplastic workpiece in which hole it can then be installed. |
| US07645102B2 |
Drill head for deep hole machining
The invention provides a drill head for deep hole machining capable of raising circularity and straightness of a hole and improving precision of hole machining. In the drill head for deep hole machining constituted by fixing a cutting blade to a tip surface of a head body and fixing guide pads to a periphery of a tip of the head body, the length Lm of a margin, which is formed at a tip side of a periphery of the cutting blade in a drill rotating direction, in an axis direction is made substantially the same as the length Lp of the guide pads in the axis direction, and a top end and rear end of the margin are substantially aligned with a top end and rear end of the guide pads, respectively, in a circumference direction. |
| US07645099B2 |
Apparatus for machining a workpiece
A machining apparatus includes at least one tool holder (1) and at least one cutting tool (2) that are detachably interconnected. At least one first marking (7a) is provided on the tool holder (1) and at least one further marking (7b) is provided on the cutting tool (2). When connecting the tool holder (1) to the cutting tool (2), they can be aligned with each other with the aid of the markings (7a, 7b). The machining apparatus is preferably used for machining spectacle lenses, especially progressive lenses. |
| US07645096B2 |
Yielding rock bolt
A yielding rock bolt having a solid metal shaft with a relatively wide portion and a relatively narrow portion and an anchor member mounted about the shaft. The anchor member has longitudinal bore which is of lesser dimension than the relatively wide portion. The anchor member is mounted about the relatively narrow portion adjacent the wide portion. In use the shaft is extruded through the anchor member to cause the rock to yield as a rock face moves. |
| US07645095B2 |
Method for waste stabilisation and products obtained therefrom
A method is provided for heavy metal stabilisation comprising: mixing waste, comprising heavy metals, with molecular sieve with the proviso that carbon-based molecular sieve is excluded, and clay; and vitrifying the mixture. In particular, a method comprising the steps of: preparing a pre-stabilised mixture by mixing waste, comprising heavy metals, with the molecular sieve, and optionally other chemicals; mixing the pre-stabilised mixture with clay; and vitrifying the obtained mixture is provided. It also provides a product comprising heavy metals that have been stabilised into the structure of the clay-based ceramic matrix, wherein the product is a vitrified product of a mixture of at least waste, comprising heavy metals, molecular sieve (with the proviso that carbon-based molecular sieve is excluded) and clay. |
| US07645087B1 |
Expander nut
An expander nut is for being assembled to an upper end of a steering tube of a bicycle. The expander nut includes a base nut, two wedge halves having interlocking tapered surfaces and assembled to the base nut, a top cap mounted on the wedge halves, and a bolt screwed to the base nut for controlling the wedge halves to slide relatively along the tapered surfaces so that the wedge halves move outward to wedge an inner surface of the steering tube. |
| US07645086B2 |
Delivery tip for flowable materials
A delivery tip for flowable materials with bristles extending therefrom. The tip is a cannula with a tapered outlet and features a bristle bundle with a binding disk that interfaces with the cannula at some point within the cannula but has a smaller cross-section than the cannula at that point. The bristle bundle then extends out of the tapered outlet. The delivery tip is connected to a material reservoir with flowable material. When positive pressure is applied to the reservoir, material then will flow through the cannula, around the disk, into the bristles and out the outlet for distribution to a desired surface. |
| US07645085B2 |
Spreader apparatus, for use with dispensers
An apparatus for use with an edible food dispenser has a nozzle, a spreader surface associated with the nozzle, and a cap for entirely covering the nozzle. |
| US07645083B2 |
Mechanical pencil
The instant invention is a mechanical pencil. The pencil includes a body having a cavity and a lead holding mechanism located in the cavity. The lead holding mechanism includes a pair of arms joined together by a bridge. Each arm terminates with a pair of fingers. The fingers close together when the lead holding mechanism is recessed into the cavity. The fingers open when the lead holding mechanism is advanced out of the cavity. |
| US07645078B2 |
Photographic lens drive control apparatus, drive control method for same, and imaging apparatus including same
A photographic lens drive control apparatus according to the present invention includes a cap detection section which determines that a lens cap is attached to a lens barrel when a lens barrel movement detection section does not detect movement amount of the lens barrel while a lens barrel drive section allows the lens barrel to move from a contained position to a standby position; and a cap detection control section which performs a series of control over the lens barrel drive section to move the lens barrel from the contained position to the standby position and to stop the lens barrel from moving when the cap detection section determines that the lens cap is attached to the lens barrel, in which a cap detection area where the lens barrel moves from the contained position within a predetermined amount is set in a movement area of the lens barrel. |
| US07645076B2 |
Coupling structure for optical fibres and process for making it
A coupling structure for coupling optical radiation, i.e., light, between an optical fibre and an optical device, e.g., a laser diode or a photodiode. The coupling structure has an optical through-via which guides the optical radiation to or from the optical fibre. Light exiting the fibre travels through a guidance channel so it remains substantially confined to a narrow optical path that mimics the fibre core. Conversely, light enters the fibre after having traveled through the guidance channel. The guidance channel has a first core region, the “channel core”, having first refractive index surrounded by a second region, the “channel cladding” having a second refractive index smaller than the first refractive index. The coupling structure, including the guidance channel, is preferably made of semiconductor-based material, more preferably of silicon-based material. The guidance channel is preferably silicon oxide. The coupling structure further has a fibre drive-in element, which facilitates insertion and alignment of the optical fibre to the guidance channel. |
| US07645070B2 |
Thermal cycler for PCR
An instrument for performing highly accurate PCR employing an assembly, a heated cover, and an internal computer, is provided. The assembly is made up of a sample block, a number of Peltier thermal electric devices, and a heat sink, clamped together. A control algorithm manipulates the current supplied to thermoelectric coolers such that the dynamic thermal performance of a block can be controlled so that pre-defined thermal profiles of sample temperature can be executed. The sample temperature is calculated instead of measured using a design specific model and equations. The control software includes calibration diagnostics which permit variation in the performance of thermoelectric coolers from instrument to instrument to be compensated for such that all instruments perform identically. The block/heat sink assembly can be changed to another of the same or different design. The assembly carries the necessary information required to characterize its own performance in an on-board memory device, allowing the assembly to be interchangeable among instruments while retaining its precision operating characteristics. |
| US07645069B1 |
Energetic material detector
A method of detecting energetic materials, such as explosives, includes energizing a sample area that contains particles of energetic materials. In the method, temperature characteristics from the sample area are monitored, and a temperature released from exothermic decomposition of the particles is detected. The method further includes analyzing the detected temperature to determine the presence of the exothermic compound which caused the decomposition. |
| US07645067B2 |
Homogenizer
A homogenizer is disclosed, which can produce an emulsion with a grain diameter as extremely fine as approximately 1 μm without using large-scale equipment such as a high-pressure pump, and in which a grain diameter distribution of the produced emulsion exhibits sharp characteristics in the vicinity of a target grain diameter. A fixed portion and a disc-shaped agitation rotor are arranged in an opposing manner through a predetermined clearance to constitute a thrust hydrodynamic bearing, and while supporting a rotation of the agitation rotor with respect to the fixed portion by the thrust hydrodynamic bearing, a plurality of mutually incompatible raw liquids A and B are introduced into the bearing clearance to be mixed and agitated in the bearing clearance in accordance with the rotation of the agitation rotor. |
| US07645066B2 |
Method of mixing bone cement with two mixing paddles
A mixing assembly for mixing bone cement includes a housing, a lid, a handle, and two mixing paddles, a first and a second mixing paddle. The lid is removably attachable to the housing. The handle has a portion that extends through the lid and that is rotatable in a first rotational direction. The first mixing paddle is operatively coupled to the portion of the handle. As a result, the first mixing paddle rotates with the portion of the handle in the first rotational direction. The second mixing paddle is operatively coupled to the first mixing paddle for rotating opposite the portion. As such, when the portion of the handle and the first mixing paddle rotate in the first rotational direction, the second mixing paddle rotates in a second rotational direction that is opposite the first rotational direction. |
| US07645064B2 |
Continuous mixing and delivery machine for temporarily flowable solid materials
A mixing and delivery machine for flowable materials having on-site and towable mobility for mixing, hydrating, and delivering an admixture such as cementious mix, concrete, binder, graveled sand, mold sand and various other mixtures via an extended auger and elevatable hopper is used to facilitate both loading and releasing the hopper contents into the feed end of the auger. The auger is driven by a primemover and a wheel set on the machine facilitates the raising and lowering of the delivery end of the mixing auger. |
| US07645060B2 |
Support for a motor vehicle light unit, a light unit, and an assembly comprising a front end module and such a support and/or light unit
The present invention relates to a support for a motor vehicle light unit that enables the light unit to be mounted displaceably on an equipment module. The support includes a guide for guiding the light unit along a predetermined path relative to the equipment module. |
| US07645057B2 |
Optical sheet and backlight assembly of liquid crystal display with the same
An optical sheet includes a substrate onto which light is incident, and a convex part protruded from the substrate by a predetermined thickness. A thickness of the convex part increases from an edge to a center thereof. |
| US07645054B2 |
Illuminating unit comprising an optical element
An illuminating unit comprising a luminous means (5) and an optical element (1) that has a radiation entrance surface (2) facing the luminous means (5) and a radiation exit surface (3) averted from the luminous means (5). The optical element (1) has at least one holographic element (4) that is designed as a beam shaping element for the radiation (7) emitted from the luminous means (5). |
| US07645052B2 |
LED ceiling tile combination, LED fixture and ceiling tile
An LED ceiling tile combination is described which includes a ceiling having at least one LED fixture integrated therewith. The LED fixture can include least one LED, and a support structure for the at least one LED strip. |
| US07645045B2 |
Tripod for camera
A tripod adapted for supporting a camera comprises a central support and three legs having uppers ends pivotally connected to the central support. At least one of the legs has a plurality of light-emitting components mounted thereon. |
| US07645042B2 |
Light conducting unit, illumination apparatus, and projection type display apparatus
A light conducting unit is disposed between a light source and a region which is to be illuminated. In addition, a light conducting unit includes a polygonal prism made from a first medium with a first coefficient of refraction, a first light conducting unit which directs light to be incident upon a first surface of the polygonal prism, and a second light conducting unit upon which light emitted from a second surface of the polygonal prism is incident, wherein the polygonal prism includes a reflective device which reflects light which is incident into the polygonal prism from the first surface towards the second surface, and a second medium with a second coefficient of refraction which is less than the first coefficient of refraction is provided at the first surface and the second surface. |
| US07645039B2 |
Eyewear having interchangeable lenses/temples
An eyewear is provided having an interchangeable lens or temple portion. The eyewear comprises an interchangeable lens portion comprising a lens portion having an upper and a lower edge, and a left and a right lens region extending sidewardly each having a distal end; a pair of connecting members, each having a proximate end and a distal end and a hollow receiving area therein beginning at said proximate end and running into said connecting member; said distal end of said lens regions being shaped to fit within said proximate end of said connecting members wherein, said lens regions are releasably accepted and held within said hollow receiving area of said connecting members; and wherein said connecting members are releasable from said lens portion by applying a torsional force on one of said connecting member and said lens portion. |
| US07645037B2 |
Printer structure
A structure has an edge configured to contact an underside of a medium along a media path. The edge extends path across a majority of a width of the media path. |
| US07645035B2 |
Ink set, ink-jet printing method, and ink-jet printer
The present invention provides an ink set which includes a combination of a recording liquid including a resin-coated colorant, and a treatment liquid including a particle which has a reactivity with the resin-coated colorant. The ink set can obtain a high quality image free from feathering and color bleeding, can obtain a high quality image even when used for printing on a plain paper sheet, can obtain a print excellent in wear resistance, can obtain a high image density without causing a deep permeation of a recording liquid in the paper sheet, can perform a favorable double-sided printing with a low image density when the image is viewed from an opposite face of an image print face, can be free from an image stain attributable to drying failure of the recording liquid, and can provide the print with a proper glossiness. |
| US07645033B2 |
Ink reservoir with automatic air vent
An ink reservoir (2) for a printer with an inkjet printhead, having a housing (6) for storing a quantity of ink (42), an ink outlet valve (10), an air inlet valve (8); and, a valve actuator (52). The valve actuator opens the air inlet valve in response to the ink outlet valve opening to establish fluid communication with the inkjet printhead. |
| US07645032B2 |
Droplet ejection head and method of manufacturing the same
A droplet ejection head according to the present invention includes a layered body made up of a plurality of metal plates in which at least a part of a liquid passage is formed, and an ejection face in which an ejection port provided at one end of the liquid passage and ejecting an ink droplet is formed. The plurality of metal plates in the layered body include m metal plates whose lengthwise directions form the same angle with a rolling direction thereof, and n metal plates whose lengthwise directions form the same angle with the rolling direction. The angle formed between the lengthwise direction of the m metal plates and the rolling direction is different from the angle formed between the lengthwise direction of the n metal plates and the rolling direction. |
| US07645031B2 |
Liquid ejection head, method of manufacturing liquid ejection head, and image forming apparatus
The liquid ejection head includes: a liquid ejection unit which includes nozzles ejecting liquid, pressure chambers connected with the nozzles and filled with the liquid, and piezoelectric elements pressurizing the liquid in the pressure chambers; a frame substrate which has a hole section passing through the frame substrate and is disposed on a side of the liquid ejection unit reverse to a side on which the nozzles are arranged, the hole section being defined with a lateral wall and corresponding to a common liquid chamber accumulating the liquid to be supplied to the pressure chambers; a cover plate which is arranged on a side of the frame substrate reverse to a side adjacent to the liquid ejection unit; and through electrodes which pass through the lateral wall of the frame substrate and are exposed on the side adjacent to the liquid ejection unit and the side adjacent to the cover plate, wherein the piezoelectric elements are applied with drive signals via the through electrodes. |
| US07645030B2 |
Ink jet head and ink jet recording apparatus
An ink jet head has a plurality of individual head chips integrated to form a head chip block. Each head chip has a plurality of grooves, and the grooves of all the head chips open at one end to respective nozzle holes formed in a nozzle plate. Each head chip has an actuator substrate in which is formed an ink chamber that supplies ink to the grooves in that head chip. An ink flow path connects an ink supply to one of the ink chambers in one of the head chips, and the ink chambers of all the head chips communicate with one another through ink holes. Since ink is supplied to the grooves of all the head chips from a single ink flow path connected to the ink supply, the size of the ink jet head, particularly in the thickness direction, the weight, the number of parts and the manufacturing cost can all be reduced. |
| US07645029B2 |
Inkjet printhead nozzle arrangement having non-coincident electrodes
Provided is an inkjet printhead nozzle arrangement including side walls located on a wafer substrate with a roof layer deposited on said walls to define an ink chamber, the roof layer defining a nozzle aperture, and an inlet defined in the substrate to supply the ink chamber with printing fluid. The arrangement also includes at least one heater element having two opposite sides parallel to a plane of the ejection aperture and configured such that a gas bubble formed by that heater element is formed at both of said sides. The heater elements and associated electrodes are arranged in the chamber so that the electrodes are non-coincident and have an annular shape with a point of collapse of the bubble near a center thereof. |
| US07645026B2 |
Inkjet printhead with multi-nozzle chambers
An inkjet printhead with multiple nozzles in each ink chamber. By giving the chamber multiple nozzles, each nozzle ejects drops of smaller volume, and having different misdirections. Several small drops misdirected in different directions are less detrimental to print quality than a single relatively large misdirected drop. |
| US07645025B2 |
Inkjet printer cartridge with two printhead integrated circuits
A printer cartridge for an inkjet printer including a printing fluid storage and a pagewidth printhead in fluid communication with said printing fluid storage, said printhead including two print chips which extend the length of the printhead. |
| US07645024B2 |
Printhead-to-media spacing adjustment apparatus and method
An apparatus for adjusting the printhead-to-media spacing in an inkjet printer is disclosed. The apparatus includes a carriage rod that is fixed in position relative to a media support and a carriage for supporting at least one printhead. The carriage has a contact surface that abuts the carriage rod to allow the carriage to be supported thereon and moveable laterally along the length of the carriage rod. The apparatus further includes an actuating means that moves the carriage relative to the carriage rod along an axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the carriage rod. During the movement, the contact surface of the carriage remains in abutment with the carriage rod to thereby allow the carriage to continue to be supported on the carriage rod. A method of printhead-to-media spacing adjustment, implementable using the apparatus, is also disclosed. |
| US07645022B2 |
Mobile telecommunication device with a printhead, a capper and a locking mechanism for holding the capper in an uncapped position during printing
A mobile device including: (a) an inkjet printhead; (b) a print media feed path for directing print media past the printhead in a feed direction during printing; (c) a capping mechanism including a capper moveable between: a capping position in which the capper is urged into a capping relationship with the printhead; and an uncapped position in which the printhead is able to print onto the print media, wherein in the uncapped position the capper is displaced away from the printhead; (d) a locking mechanism configured to hold the capper in the uncapped position until after a trailing edge of the media is clear of the printhead. |
| US07645016B2 |
Liquid ejection method and liquid ejection apparatus
A liquid ejection method includes: (A) moving nozzles relative to a medium, (B) ejecting liquid from the nozzles while the nozzles are moving relative to the medium, (C) forming a first pattern on the medium with the liquid ejected from the nozzles at either one of a timing delayed from a certain reference timing by a predetermined interval and a timing preceding the certain reference timing by a predetermined interval while the nozzles are moving in a certain direction with respect to the medium, and (D) when the first pattern has been formed on the medium with the liquid ejected from the nozzles at the timing delayed by the predetermined interval, forming a second pattern on the medium with the liquid ejected from the nozzles at a timing delayed from the certain reference timing by an interval equal to the predetermined interval while the nozzles are moving in a direction opposite to the certain direction with respect to the medium, and when the first pattern has been formed on the medium with the liquid ejected from the nozzles at the timing preceding by the predetermined interval, forming the second pattern on the medium with the liquid ejected from the nozzles at a timing preceding the certain reference timing by an interval equal to the predetermined interval while the nozzles are moving in the direction opposite to the certain direction with respect to the medium. |
| US07645013B2 |
Image recording apparatus
In an image recording apparatus, reference patterns are provided on a surface of a transport belt that transports a recording medium such as paper attracted thereto to image recording sections defined by recording heads. It is arranged such that the reference patterns are detected while being transported as the transport belt is driven, and a speed change of the transport belt and a position shift in a direction perpendicular to the transporting direction of the transport belt are calculated based on information resulting from the detection, thereby controlling ejection timing and ejection position of ink droplets ejected from the recording heads. |
| US07645010B2 |
Ink ejection amount measurement method and ink ejection amount measurement system
The ink ejection amount measurement method for an inkjet recording head, includes: an ink ejection step of ejecting ink onto a recording medium from a recording head by applying a drive voltage to the recording head, in such a manner that an ink dot image is formed on the recording medium; an image reading step of reading the ink dot image formed on the recording medium by means of an image reading device; a number of pixels measurement step of measuring number of pixels occupied by the ink dot image formed on the recording medium; a correlation table preparation step of preparing a correlation table representing a correlation among a value of the drive voltage, number of pixels occupied by an ink dot image formed on the recording medium, and an ink ejection amount ejected by the recording head; a drive voltage sweeping step of changing a value of the drive voltage applied to the recording head, from a first drive voltage measurement value which is a value of the drive voltage when the number of pixels measured in the number of pixels measurement step is a first number of pixels, to a second drive voltage measurement value which is a value of the drive voltage at a boundary where the number of pixels measured in the number of pixels measurement step changes from the first number of pixels to a second number of pixels; and an ink ejection amount calculation step of calculating the ink ejection amount when a drive voltage having the first drive voltage measurement value is applied to the recording head, according to the correlation table, using the first drive voltage measurement value and the second drive voltage measurement value. |
| US07645006B2 |
Printhead lift
Various embodiments and methods relating to lifting a printhead are disclosed. |
| US07645005B2 |
Modular printed circuit board assembly for a pagewidth printer
The invention provides for a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly for a pagewidth printer. The assembly includes a number of modular printhead controller PCBs each configured to control a respective modular printhead integrated circuit, and modular supports defining a raised portion and a recessed portion at an end thereof. Each PCB has electrical connecting strips which operatively overlie the respective recessed portions. The assembly also includes at least one connecting member for operatively connecting respective PCBs to each other, each connecting member having a series of parallel spaced conducting strips, said member shaped and configured for fitment into a cavity defined by the raised and recessed portions of two abutting supports to connect the connecting strips of two PCBs via said conducting strips. |
| US07645002B2 |
Article of furniture
A piece of furniture with a furniture body and a first and at least one second drawer, displaceable relative to the furniture body, the front panel of the first drawer essentially completely covering the front panel or front wall of the second drawer in the closed position for both drawers, characterized in that the first and the at least one second drawer comprise an opening device for displacing the drawers from a closed position to an open position and a switch element is provided between both opening devices which couples both opening devices in a first switch position and uncouples the same in a second switch position. |