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US07652965B2	Method and apparatus for optical information recording capable of precisely controlling laser light emission This patent specification describes a novel optical information recording method for recording mark and space information. The method for recording optical information comprises the steps of generating a peak level current waveform having a high level, generating a bias level current waveform having a low level generating a normal boost level current waveform and a low boost level current waveform, driving a laser light source with the normal boost level current waveform superimposed on the low level current waveform in a normal boost level light emission and switching a drive current waveform for the laser light source to the low boost level current waveform superimposed on the low level current waveform in a peak level sampling operation.
US07652963B2	Circuit for detecting recorded area In a circuit for detecting a recorded area of an optical disk, when unnecessary noise is superimposed on the space portion of the digitized signal (RF) of an RF signal from the optical disk, a counter (20) for detecting a space portion detects the noise and resets a counter (81) for detecting a recorded area with an output signal S21 therefrom. This prevents the counter (81) for detecting a recorded area from erroneously outputting a recorded area detection signal (S12) due to the noise. As a result, a counter (80) for detecting an unrecorded area outputs an unrecorded area detection signal (S20) with high accuracy to bring a recorded area signal (RECD) from a flip-flop circuit (82) to the L level. Accordingly, an unrecorded area can be detected as it is inherently with high accuracy without being erroneously recognized as a portion in which a mark portion has been recorded.
US07652962B2	Using PRML read channel ADC for blank/defect and ripple detection An apparatus including a photo detector circuit, a first circuit, a second circuit and a third circuit. The photo detector circuit may be configured to generate an RF signal in response to a laser spot on a surface of an optical disc. The first circuit may be configured to generate a first digital signal in response to an AC-coupled version of the RF signal. The second circuit may be configured to generate a second digital signal in response to a DC-coupled version of the RF signal. The third circuit may be configured to generate one or more detect signals in response to the first digital signal and the second digital signal. Each of the one or more detect signals may indicate a respective condition of the surface of the optical disc.
US07652958B2	Track locking method for optical pickup head A track locking method for use in an optical disc device comprising a pickup head. The pickup head comprises an actuator equipped with an optical lens controlling a laser focus on the optical disc. The pickup head is moved to a predetermined position. A track error signal in the optical disc device is detected. Whether a flicker frequency of the track error signal is less than a threshold is determined. Based on the determination, the actuator is provided with a braking force to pre-deviate the optical lens, and a track locking signal is delivered to the actuator and control parameters of the pickup head is stored to lock the laser focus on a destination track of the optical disc.
US07652951B2	Method of generating directional low frequency acoustic signals and reflected signal detection enhancements for seismic while drilling applications The present invention provides a method and apparatus for using an acoustic logging tool conveyed in a borehole in an earth formation for determining a characteristic of the formation. The method comprises using a first acoustic source for generating an acoustic signal in the earth formation at a first frequency. A second acoustic source spaced apart from the first source is used for generating an acoustic signal in the earth formation at a second frequency different from the first frequency. An acoustic receiver is used for receiving a third acoustic signal indicative of said characteristic. The third acoustic signal has a frequency substantially equal to a difference between the first frequency and the second frequency. The third acoustic signal is produced by a nonlinear interaction between the first signal and the second signal in a portion of said earth formation. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US07652949B2	Memory module and register with minimized routing path A memory module includes a first memory group including a plurality of memory devices, a second memory group including a less number of memory devices with respect to the memory devices in the first memory group, a register configured to provide a command/address signal to the first memory group and a delayed command/address signal to the second memory group, a first signal line configured to transfer the command/address signal to the first memory group, and a second signal line configured to transfer the delayed command/address signal to the second memory group.
US07652947B2	Back-gate decode personalization A novel methodology for the construction and operation of logical circuits and gates that makes use of and contact to a fourth (4th) terminal (substrates/bodies) of MOSFET devices is implemented by the present invention to realize a novel decode personalization. The novel construction and operation of the decode personalization provides for maintaining body-contacted MOSFET devices at a lower threshold voltage (VTh) when actively on (to increase overdrive and performance), and at a higher relative threshold voltage when off (to reduce leakage power). Because the threshold potential of a transistor moves inversely to its body potential, the body of each device is tied to the inverse of the device's drain voltage to achieve such a desirable threshold potential modulation effect for improved device, circuit, gate, decode personalization and logical family operation.
US07652944B2	Semiconductor device for reducing soft error rate with reduced power consumption A semiconductor device is composed of a first circuit receiving a first power supply voltage; and a second circuit receiving a second power supply voltage. The second power supply voltage is higher than the first power supply voltage. Such device arrangement is effective for reducing the soft error rate, when the second circuit is more susceptive to a soft error than the first circuit, especially when the second circuit is a memory device.
US07652943B2	Semiconductor memory device, test circuit and test method Disclosed is a semiconductor memory device having memory cells that are in need of refresh for data retention, includes control circuits for necessarily generating the refresh immediately before the read/write operation, and for setting the latency to a first fixed value at all times, for the first mode during the testing, and for necessarily generating the refresh immediately after the read/write operation, and for setting the latency to a second fixed value at all times, for the second mode during the testing.
US07652940B2	Column access control apparatus having fast column access speed at read operation A column access control apparatus comprises a column signal control unit for controlling a write CAS pulse signal and an internal CAS pulse signal in response to a first signal, and a column decoder for outputting a column decoding signal using an output signal of the column signal control unit and the first signal. The column signal control unit delays the internal CAS pulse signal and the write CAS pulse signal to output delayed signals when the first signal is activated.
US07652937B2	Programmable linear receiver for digital data clock signals Receiver architectures and related bias circuits for a data processor are provided. One embodiment of a receiver architecture includes three linear receiver stages coupled in series. The first stage receives a differential data strobe (DQS) input signal associated with a plurality of data (DQ) signals, and the first stage has a first programmable swing voltage associated therewith. The second stage has a programmable shift voltage associated therewith, and the third stage has a second programmable swing voltage associated therewith. The receiver architecture also includes a programming architecture coupled to the first stage, the second stage, and the third stage. The programming architecture is configured to set the first programmable swing voltage, the programmable shift voltage, and the second programmable swing voltage.
US07652932B2	Memory system having incorrupted strobe signals A memory system circuit and method therefor are included. The circuit is adapted to detect a transition in a data timing signal from an indeterminate logic level to a selected one of a high logic level and a low logic level. The circuit includes a comparator having a first input, a second input and an output. The first and second inputs receive the data timing signal and a reference voltage respectively. The output changes logic levels in response to a change in polarity of a voltage difference between the voltage of the timing signal and the reference voltage. The reference voltage is sufficiently closer to the selected one of the logic levels as compared to the other of the logic levels so as to at least substantially prevent potential false positive detections.
US07652931B2	Nonvolatile memory device with NAND cell strings A nonvolatile memory device comprises a memory cell array wherein a plurality of memory cell transistors are divided into multiple erase blocks. The multiple erase blocks are separated from each other by dummy word lines. During an erase operation of one of the multiple blocks, a dummy word line separating the one of the multiple blocks from other erase blocks is driven with a coupling inhibition voltage.
US07652930B2	Method, circuit and system for erasing one or more non-volatile memory cells The present invention is a method circuit and system for erasing one or more non-volatile memory (“NVM”) cells in an NVM array. One or more NVM cells of a memory array may be erased using an erase pulse produced by a controller and/or erase pulse source adapted to induce and/or invoke a substantially stable channel current in the one or more NVM cells during an erasure procedure. The voltage profile of an erase pulse may be predefined or the voltage profile of the erase pulse may be dynamically adjusted based on feedback from a current sensor during an erase procedure.
US07652929B2	Non-volatile memory and method for biasing adjacent word line for verify during programming Various programming techniques for nonvolatile memory involve programming a memory cell relative to a target threshold level. The process includes initially programming relative to a first verify level short of the target threshold level by a predetermined offset. Later, the programming is completed relative to the target verify level. For verifying with the first verify level, a virtual first verify level is effectively used where the target threshold level is used on a selected word line and a bias voltage is used on an adjacent unselected word line. Thus, the verify level in a first programming pass or programming phase is preferably virtually offset by biasing one or more adjacent word line instead of actually offsetting the standard verify level in order to avoid verifying at low levels.
US07652923B2	Semiconductor device and memory and method of operating thereof A memory applicable to an embedded memory is provided. The memory includes a substrate, a gate, a charge-trapping gate dielectric layer, a source, and a drain. The gate is disposed above the substrate. The charge-trapping gate dielectric layer is disposed between the gate and the substrate. The source and the drain are disposed in the substrate beside the gate respectively.
US07652918B2	Retention margin program verification A memory system, comprising an array of storage elements divided into logical blocks and pages within said logical blocks and a managing circuit is provided. The managing circuit is in communication with said array of storage elements and performs programming and reading operations. The programming operations include programming a plurality of multi-state storage data. The reading operations include defining an retention margin between adjacent data thresholds, determining whether bits are present in a portion of the data retention margin, and if the number of bits in the portion of retention margin exceeds a threshold, generating an error.
US07652915B2	High density spin torque three dimensional (3D) memory arrays addressed with microwave current One embodiment of the present invention includes a three dimensional memory array having a plurality of memory elements coupled to form the array through a single top lead and a single bottom lead, each memory element including a magnetic free layer in which non-volatile data can be stored, wherein each memory element possesses unique resonant frequencies associated with each digital memory state, thereby enabling frequency addressing during parallel write and read operations, each memory element further including a fixed layer and a spacer formed between the free layer and the fixed layer.
US07652914B2	Memory including two access devices per phase change element A memory includes a bit line and a phase change element. A first side of the phase change element is coupled to the bit line. The memory includes a first access device coupled to a second side of the phase change element and a second access device coupled to the second side of the phase change element. The memory includes a circuit for precharging the bit line and one of selecting only the first access device to program the phase change element to a first state and selecting both the first access device and the second access device to program the phase change element to a second state.
US07652909B2	2T/2C ferroelectric random access memory with complementary bit-line loads The signal margin of a small array 2T/2C memory is increased by writing the ferroelectric load capacitors on the bit lines to complementary states. A ferroelectric memory array includes rows and columns of 2T/2C memory cells, wherein each column of the memory array includes a first memory subcell having a first node coupled to a word line, a second node coupled to a first bit line, and a third node coupled to a first plate line, the first memory cell being poled in a first direction; a second memory subcell having a first node coupled to the word line, a second node coupled to a second bit line, and a third node coupled to the first plate line, the second memory cell being poled in a second direction; a first load subcell having a first node coupled to the word line, a second node coupled to the first bit line, and a third node coupled to a second plate line, the first load cell being poled in the first direction; and a second load subcell having a first node coupled to the word line, a second node coupled to a second bit line, and a third node coupled to the second plate line, the second load cell being poled in the second direction.
US07652903B2	Hit ahead hierarchical scalable priority encoding logic and circuits In this invention a hit ahead multi-level hierarchical scalable priority encoding logic and circuits are disclosed. The advantage of hierarchical priority encoding is to improve the speed and simplify the circuit implementation and make circuit design flexible and scalable. To reduce the time of waiting for previous level priority encoding result, hit signal is generated first in each level to participate next level priority encoding, and it is called Hit Ahead Priority Encoding (HAPE) encoding. The hierarchical priority encoding can be applied to the scalable architecture among the different sub-blocks and can also be applied with in one sub-block. The priority encoding and hit are processed completely parallel without correlation, and the priority encoding, hit generation, address encoding and MUX selection of the address to next level all share same structure of circuits.
US07652892B2	Waterproof USB drives and method of making A data storage device and methods of manufacture are provided which tend to protect the device against moisture and shock. The device includes a circuit board, a coating, a housing, and preferably a sealant. The circuit board is in electrical communication with an electrical interface. The coating is disposed at least on the circuit board to generally encapsulate the circuit board. The housing is sized and configured to generally encompass the circuit board and the coating. The housing includes a housing opening being sized and configured with the electrical interface being at least partially exposed therethrough. The sealant is preferably disposed within the housing substantially intermediate the interior surface of the housing and the coating on the circuit board. Further, at least one of the coating and the sealant may be disposed substantially intermediate the electrical interface and the housing opening.
US07652888B2	Controller housing with connector retention assembly and method A method and a housing assembly including a case defining an opening, and a coupler positioned within the opening and configured for coupling to a connector, wherein the case defines a securing portion positioned proximate to the opening and is configured for securing a portion of the connector when coupled with the coupler.
US07652887B2	Coupling arrangement for electronic device to a vehicle body An electronic control module mounted to an adaptive vehicle mount or directly onto a car body. The control module includes a casing which may have at least one leverage tab integral with the casing. The casing also includes an integral fastening tab, and may act as a lever such that the leverage tab and fastener tab withstand forces which counterbalances the force exerted on the casing when the casing is mounted to an adaptive vehicle mount or directly onto the car body.
US07652885B2	Electronic device, cooling device and loop heat pipe According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, a heat generating part contained in the housing, and a loop heat pipe contained in the housing. The loop heat pipe includes a heat receiving portion, a heat radiating portion, a vapor flow path and a liquid return flow path. The heat receiving portion includes a first region connected to the liquid return flow path and provided with a wick, and a second region formed to be hollow, connected to the vapor flow path. The heat receiving portion is thermally connected to the heat generating part at a position across the first region and the second region.
US07652880B2	Combined-natural-and-forced-convection heat sink A combined-natural-and-forced-convection heat sink system including a plurality of fins protruding from a first surface of a conductive material, a plurality of air channels formed between the first surface and an opposing second surface of the conductive material and at least one fan. The plurality of fins forms a natural-convection heat sink. The plurality of air channels forms a forced-convection heat sink. The natural-convection heat sink and the forced-convection heat sink form a combined-natural-and-forced-convection heat sink. Each air channel has an input end opening on an input surface of the conductive material and each air channel has an output end opening on an output surface of the conductive material. The at least one fan is configured to generate an air flow through the air channels when at least one of the fans is operating.
US07652876B2	Graphics and monitor controller assemblies in multi-screen display systems A multi-monitor display system is described having an arm adapted for supporting a plurality of monitors containing display screens. The system also includes a column for supporting the arm, a monitor controller assembly for electronically controlling images displayed on the screens, and a graphics assembly for sending signals to the monitor controller assembly to produce the images. The system is used in conjunction with a central processor located in a computer housing. The monitor controller assembly is disposed outside of the monitors and/or the graphics assembly is disposed outside the computer housing.
US07652875B2	Display device equipped with hard disk drive According to one embodiment, a display device includes a housing, a chassis which holds a display panel inside the housing, and an HDD unit which is located behind the display panel. The HDD unit includes a case which has an opening portion opened toward rear of the display panel, a bracket which is provided inside the case, and an HDD which is housed inside the case by the bracket and has a heat-generating portion. The bracket has a heat-radiating portion which is thermally connected to the heat-generating portion. The heat-radiating portion is located on a side of the HDD, which is opposite to a side of the HDD facing the display panel, and exposed to inside of the housing through the opening portion.
US07652872B1	Memory module adapter Memory module adapters and methods for connecting memory modules to computing systems are disclosed. The memory module adapter includes memory connectors, a multi-memory connector, and a support that supports the memory connectors and multi-memory connector. The memory connectors are electrically connected to the multi-memory connector. Memory modules are connected to a computing system by inserting the memory modules along a first insertion axis into a memory connector of a memory module adapter and inserting the memory module adapter along a second insertion axis to a platform connector of a computing platform within the computing system.
US07652870B2	Multilayer ceramic capacitor A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a plurality of ceramic dielectric layers, a plurality of inner electrode layers and and external electrodes. The ceramic dielectric layers includes barium titanate crystal grains having pores inside. The inner electrode layers are between the ceramic dielectric layers. The external electrodes are electrically connected to the inner electrode layers. The barium titanate crystal grains each have a core-shell structure which include a core and a shell around the core. The the pores are mainly formed in the cores.
US07652869B2	Multilayer capacitor A multilayer capacitor comprises a multilayer body and a plurality of terminal electrodes formed on a side face of the multilayer body. The multilayer body includes an inner layer portion in which a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of inner electrodes are alternately laminated, and an outer layer portion in which a plurality of dielectric layers are laminated. In the outer layer portion, a conduction path electrically connecting a plurality of different positions in at least one of the plurality of terminal electrodes to each other is arranged. A current flowing through the terminal electrode electrically connected to the conduction path is shunted into the conduction path. This lowers the equivalent series inductance of the multilayer capacitor.
US07652867B2	Mobile, transportable, electrostatic chuck for wafers made of semiconductor material A mobile, transportable, unipolar electrostatic chuck for clamping thin wafers is described, which avoids unintentional discharging of the package of Mobile Chuck and wafer during wet processing. Short circuits between the contact holes of the chuck and the clamped wafer can lead to the loss of clamping force. A pn-junction within the semiconductor substrate material electrode of the chuck is disclosed, which is using a diode effect to avoid the loss of charges. Dielectric protection layers of PTFE, Y2O3 or ferroelectric materials can be used to cover the open contacts of the chuck. This enables the application of Mobile Chucks also for wet etch-, photo- and cleaning processes. Mobile Chucks are made of semiconductor material and semiconductor manufacturing processes are applied. Those Mobile Chucks have nearly identical properties as the clamping substrate itself. This reduces the risk of cross-contamination, particle generation and the risk of mechanical stress due to different coefficients of thermal expansion.
US07652866B2	Flexible conductive static control brush assembly A flexible conductive static control brush assembly includes first and second brushes disposed on a common backing strip. Each brush includes a plurality of filaments disposed inwardly from opposite edges of the backing strip. Bands overlie outer end portions of the filaments adjacent edges of the backing strip, with the bands covering only a portion of each filament length. The backing strip includes parting lines for tearing to remove an intermediate portion of the backing strip between the brushes to expose the filaments.
US07652864B2	Thermal protection of a switch A method and a circuit for detecting an overheating of an electronic switch of power supply of a load by an A.C. voltage, in which a voltage representative of the temperature in the vicinity of the switch is compared with a threshold, the result of this comparison being sampled at frequency corresponding to an even multiple of the frequency of the A.C. power supply voltage, to provide a signal indicative of the fact that a temperature threshold has been exceeded.
US07652862B2	Hardware based over-current protection circuitry for power distribution systems A power distribution unit that switches off power outlets in the event of an over-current condition by using circuitry that measures how long input current has exceeded a threshold and sending a reset signal to the power outlets when input current has exceeded the threshold for a predetermined time duration.
US07652847B2	Minimized skew angle slider One embodiment of the present invention pertains to a suspension assembly comprising a suspension, a slider, and a suspension interface by which the slider is rotatably connected about a yaw axis to the suspension.
US07652845B2	Stress relief features for an overmolded base A base assembly for use in an airtight enclosure. The base assembly includes a metal stamped section and an overmold section formed adjacent to the metal stamped section. The overmold section includes at least one stress relief feature for eliminating distortion stresses exerted on the metal stamped section by the overmold section.
US07652844B2	System and method for protecting removeable media playback devices A mounting system for a media playback device is provided having an outer module for rigidly mounting the media playback device to a surface, and a corresponding cartridge which is capable of being inserted and removed from the outer module. While inserted in the outer module, a first mounting subsystem functions to fixedly mount the cartridge within the outer module such that shock, vibration, and other physical environmental factors are not amplified in the cartridge. A second mounting subsystem is provided to protect the cartridge while removed from the outer module, and generally comprises a resilient material around a portion of the cartridge.
US07652843B2	Completely circumferential motor bracket shroud for motor hub flange outside diameter for hard disk drive A completely circumferential shroud is provided around the motor hub flange of a hard disk drive spindle motor. The shroud is continuous, smooth, and uniform, and formed at the same axial height as the flange to reduce air flow disturbances that are generated by the rotating motor hub flange. Unlike prior art designs that provide openings to accommodate the actuator, the present design has no openings or irregular shapes that can cause air flow disturbance. Air flow disturbance, especially when near the actuator arms or head suspensions, can impact track misregistration. In addition, the probability of circulating contamination particles inside the motor out into the disk drive enclosure is also reduced due to less irregular airflow patterns.
US07652841B2	Servo controlling method, recording/reproducing apparatus, magnetic tape, and magnetic tape cartridge A servo controlling method of the present invention is a servo controlling method for controlling a position of a magnetic head against a magnetic tape that is accommodated in a cartridge and has at least a data track and a servo track, and the method includes the steps of: reading tape variance information from a magnetic tape cartridge (23) side, the magnetic tape cartridge (23) being composed of a cartridge (20) and a magnetic tape (21); reading a servo signal recorded in the servo track by the magnetic head and converting the servo signal into head position information; and controlling the position of the magnetic head according to an off-track value based on the tape variance information and an off-track value calculated from the head position information. With this configuration, even in the case where a recording track width is narrowed and a tape speed is increased, the magnetic head can follow a recording track accurately at a high speed.
US07652840B2	Head damage detection based on actuation efficiency measurements An actuation efficiency for a head is determined based on a displacement of the head relative to a storage media responsive to excitation of a heater element. Damage to the head is detected based on the determined actuation efficiency. Related circuits and devices are also discussed.
US07652839B2	Magnetic recording disk with identical servo patterns formed on each disk surface by single master template and disk drive using the disk A magnetic recording disk in a disk drive has identical pre-patterned servo patterns on its front and back surfaces. The servo patterns on each disk surface are pre-patterned with a single master template, resulting in the identical pattern on each disk surface. The servo sectors on the two disk surfaces can form identical patterns of angularly spaced arcuate-shaped lines or straight lines that extend radially across the data tracks. However, because the lines on at least one of the disk surfaces do not replicate the path of the recording head, the sampling rate of the servo sectors on that surface is not constant but varies with radial position of the head. To accommodate this, the disk drive's servo control system calculates a timing adjustment from an estimate of the radial position of the head and uses this timing adjustment to adjust the time to open a time window to allow detection of the servo sectors.
US07652838B2	Library device A feeding mechanism includes a first feeding mechanism and a second feeding mechanism that operates during non-operation of the first feeding mechanism. A movement control unit that performs a control of moving the feeding mechanism towards a housing cabinet. A swivel mechanical unit swivels an inclination angle of the feeding mechanism to a predetermined angle along with an operation by the movement control unit. A movement stopping unit stops a movement of the feeding mechanism based on the inclination angle of the feeding mechanism.
US07652837B2	Data erasure apparatus and data erasure method Embodiments of the invention relate to erasing data recorded on a magnetic disk with increased certainty by using an external magnetic field. One embodiment is directed to a method for erasing data recorded on a magnetic disk, which is housed in a magnetic disk drive, by using an external erasure magnetic field generated by an external erasure magnetic field generator. The method comprises the steps of: moving a first magnetic disk drive within an external erasure magnetic field in a moving state appropriate for the type of the first magnetic disk drive, and erasing data recorded on a magnetic disk in the first magnetic disk drive; and moving a second magnetic disk drive, which differs in type from the first magnetic disk drive, within an external erasure magnetic field in a moving state that differs from the moving state of the first magnetic disk drive, and erasing data recorded on a magnetic disk in the second magnetic disk drive.
US07652834B2	Driving unit for optical pick-up including lens A lens driving unit includes a housing, a lead screw extending in an optical axis direction to be rotated and driven by a driving source, a nut screwed with the lead screw, a lens frame holding a lens and supported movably in the optical axis direction, a contact portion provided at the lens frame to be brought into contact with the nut from one end side of the optical axis direction, and a spring urging so that the nut and the contact portion are brought into contact with each other. The nut is engaged with a guide slit unrotatably with respect to the housing, and the contact portion and the nut are formed so that they are brought into partial contact with each other in a projected plane of the nut in the optical axis direction.
US07652833B2	Camera module A camera module for small-sized electronic apparatuses such as digital cameras and cellular phones includes a lens unit; and a holder which houses the lens unit and is displaceable along an optical axis direction of the lens unit. A coil is provided on the holder of octagon shape in cross section having eight outside surface portions with a yoke having an outer cylindrical wall portion formed to have an octagon shape similar to the octagon shape of the coil and having eight magnet mounting inner surfaces. Eight flat plate-shaped magnets on the mounting surfaces for providing a magnetic field are arranged to face the outside surface portions of the coil through a predetermined constant spacing. Upper and lower leaf springs respectively support the holder so as to be displaceable along the optical axis direction of the lens unit; a base for supporting the yoke and the lower spring.
US07652832B2	Collimated optical system with clip ring eccentric locking mechanism An optical system includes a lens cell having a generally cylindrical lens cell body. The lens cell body has a lens cell central longitudinal axis and a lens cell optical axis eccentrically offset from the lens cell central longitudinal axis. A sleeve includes a generally cylindrical sleeve body having an outer surface with a first longitudinal axis and an inner surface with a second longitudinal axis eccentrically offset from the first longitudinal axis. The lens cell is inserted into the sleeve. A housing has a generally cylindrical body with the sleeve at least partially inserted into the housing. A clip is disposed about at least a portion of the circumference of the housing. The lens cell and the sleeve are rotated relative to each other and to the housing such that the lens cell optical axis is aligned in a desired location. After the lens cell optical axis is aligned in the desired location, the clip is releasably coupled to and inserted through the housing and into the sleeve to restrict rotation of the sleeve relative to the housing.
US07652829B2	Lens barrel and image pickup apparatus In a lens barrel having an image pickup optical system including a first lens frame held movably in the optical axis direction for holding at least one lens and a second lens frame held movably in the optical axis direction for holding at least one lens, the first lens frame has a movable member which moves in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis in correspondence with the movement of the first lens frame in the optical axis direction, and has a cam connection with the second lens frame, thus the second lens frame moves in correspondence with the movement of the first lens frame in the optical axis direction.
US07652828B2	Zoom lens assembly controlled by shape memory material A zoom lens assembly comprises a first optical component, a second optical component, and an actuator. The actuator comprises a shape memory material that changes its shape in response to electrical or thermal fields to change the distance between the first and second optical components.
US07652823B2	Non-polarizing beam splitter A non-polarizing beam splitter has a first prism; one or more ground layer(s) made of a dielectric material which is (are) formed on a slant face of the first right angle prism; an Au layer having thickness of 13 to 35 nm which is formed on the ground layer; one or more protective layer(s) made of a dielectric material which is (are) formed on the Au layer; and a second prism which is jointed to an outermost layer of the protective layer via adhesive. The non-polarizing beam splitter divides light at wavelength of 640 nm to 820 nm into transmission light and reflection light by a predetermined ratio.
US07652821B2	Controlling lens shape in a microlens array A semi-conductor based imager includes a microlens array having microlenses with modified focal characteristics. The microlenses are made of a microlens material, the melting properties of which are selectively modified to obtain different shapes after a reflow process. Selected microlenses, or portions of each microlens, are modified, by exposure to ultraviolet light, for example, to control the microlens shape produced by reflow melting. Controlling the microlens shape allows for modification of the focal characteristics of selected microlenses in the microlens array.
US07652819B2	Projection-type image display apparatus A Fresnel lens collimates a light modulated by an image signal and outputs a collimated light. A diffusion member diffuses the collimated light and outputs a diffused light. A driver continually moves the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member on a predetermined trajectory within a plane parallel with a screen. A spring member couples the Fresnel lens or the diffusion member with a casing, including a first deformation plane flexible in a first direction within the plane, and a second deformation plane flexible in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction within the plane, while it is not flexible in a direction perpendicular to the plane.
US07652814B2	MEMS device with integrated optical element MEMS devices are fabricated by a method that involves forming an optical element (e.g., etalon) over a substrate and then forming a light modulating element (e.g., interferometric modulator) over the optical element. In an embodiment, a support structure for the light modulating element is aligned with the underlying optical element to thereby alter the appearance of the support structure to a viewer. Such an optical element is separated from the support structure by one or more buffer layers.
US07652813B2	Mirror device A mirror device comprises: an electrode which is covered with a protective film made of a material containing a semiconductor material and is placed on a substrate; a mirror placed above the electrode; and an electrically conductive hinge placed between the mirror and the electrode, wherein an opening part is formed in a part of the protective film, and the hinge penetrates the protective film in the opening part thereof.
US07652811B2	Small mechanical optical shutter with non-imaging concentrating optics In one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising positioning a light concentrating component, having a body comprising a near end and a far end, an exit pupil at the far end, and an internal reflective surface shaped and dimensioned to concentrate light entering the body at the near end to exit the body at the far end via the exit pupil, to a position relative to an modulating component in which position light exiting the body through the exit pupil impinges on an active area of the modulating component; and securing the light concentrating component relative to the modulating component in said position.
US07652810B2	High speed, high efficiency optical pattern generator using rotating optical elements An optical pattern generator includes one or more multi-faceted rotating optical elements that introduce an offset that is rotation insensitive. The component that generates the offset is rotationally symmetric around the rotational axis of the optical element. Thus, as the optical element rotates, the effect of the offset component does not change. In addition, rotating optical elements may be designed to counteract unwanted optical effects of each other.
US07652807B2	Image generating apparatus, image generating method and computer readable medium An image generating apparatus includes a color correcting unit, a setting unit and an image generating unit. The color correcting unit corrects a drawing color of each image element. When at least one of color components of the corrected drawing color of each image element meets a predetermined condition, the setting unit sets the at least one of the color components to a predetermined value. The image generating unit draws each image element with the drawing color subjected to the correcting and the setting, to generate an image. When the image element, which is to be drawn with the drawing color including the at least one of the color components, is drawn to overlap another image element, the image generating unit draws a color component, which is same as the at least one of the color components, of a drawing color of the other image element without overwriting.
US07652806B2	Optimal node placement for multi-dimensional profile luts for arbitrary media and halftones using parameterized minimization A method and system for optimal node placement of a color correction table first generate a high resolution color correction table. A low resolution color correction table is generated. Each node of the low resolution color correction table has a corresponding color correction value generated by interpolating the color correction values of the high resolution color correction table. A reconstructed color correction table is generated, and each of the nodes of the reconstructed color correction table has a corresponding color correction value generated by interpolating the color correction values of the low resolution color correction table using an interpolation method identical to an output device interpolation method. Differences between the color correction values of the reconstructed and the high resolution color correction table are quantified into a measure of error, and the node locations of the low resolution color correction table are adjusted, and the procedure is repeated.
US07652803B2	Driving device of light source The object of the invention is to extend the life of the light source while uniformizing the illuminance intensity in the main scanning direction. The invention is based on a light source of image reading apparatus comprised of film layers laminated on a transparent substrate in the order of a transparent electrode, an area light emitter and a metal electrode, and emitting light by impressing a specific voltage on these two electrodes. And an area light emitter column configured by arranging area light emitters corresponding to each color of R (red), G (green) and B (blue) in the sub scanning direction, or a monochrome area light emitter is arranged repeatedly in the main scanning direction. Accordingly, even when somewhere in the light emitting element has a defect like the film thickness is thin, the current gathering at this point with the low resistance value becomes a very small volume. Therefore, it would not occur that the film burns out from here.
US07652800B2	Apparatus and method for image forming An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention reads an original by mechanically moving an axial light source in a subscanning direction perpendicular to the axis. The image forming apparatus includes: a sensor whose resolution in a main scanning direction parallel to the axis of the axial light source is higher than a designated resolution; a controller that controls the driving speed of the axial light source so that the resolution in the subscanning direction is higher than the designated resolution; an original-image-data generating unit that generates original image data with a resolution higher than the designated resolution in response to the output from the sensor; and an image reducing unit that generates reduced pixels fewer than a specified number of pixels in the original image data to generate a reduced image with a resolution equal to the designated resolution.
US07652799B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method When copying an object that has faded markings of color fadable toner and is printed with the color fadable toner, a threshold value changing key is displayed on a liquid crystal display of an operation panel to be pressed down. A main CPU sets a threshold value 1a and a threshold value 2a in an image processing unit upon detecting the threshold value changing key displayed on the liquid crystal display of the operation panel via a touch panel. The image processing unit eliminates a background image by using the set threshold value 1a and threshold value 2a, thereby providing dark printing with an excellent image.
US07652798B2	System and method for storing of print job data This invention is directed to a system and method for storing print jobs. The system and method comprise acquiring print job data representative of a desired print job, which print job data is comprised of a PDL format associated with a selected printer device and selectively storing the print job data in a selected storage location or cabinet in a storage medium. The system and method further comprises acquiring print status information including data representative of a name associated with the print job data and data representative of a size of the print job data and selectively storing the print status information associatively with the print job data. The system and method also comprises selectively communicating the print job data to generate an image for display in an associated display device and selectively communicating the print job data to the selected printer device to obtain a printout thereof.
US07652796B2	Image processing device, image processing system, computer readable recording medium, and image processing method An image processing device includes: an image reader that optically reads a first image of an image processing object having a non-contact element attached thereto, the non-contact element including a memory member; an identification information reader that reads identification information from the memory member, the identification information being used for identifying the image processing object; an incorporating unit that combines the first image and a second image corresponding to the identification information; and a controller that performs a control operation so that the first image reduced to a size corresponding to the output region of the second image is recovered to the original size of the first image and is output, when a combined image of the first image and the second image is output.
US07652794B2	Prepress workflow methods for generating images with improved misregistration tolerance utilizing global and/or local processing techniques A prepress workflow process suitable for generating a reproduction composite image from a source image that may be tolerant to or exhibit improved tolerance to misregistration when printed is provided. Embodiments of the prepress workflow process include obtaining a source image. Next, N≧2 color separations are generated from the source image. The color separations may be process or non-process color separations. The N color separations are first processed globally for improving the misregistration tolerance of a reproduction composite image to be formed therefrom. If the misregistration tolerance of the reproduction composite image is not acceptable to be user, at least a portion of each N color separation may be further processed at a local level for producing an improved misregistration tolerant reproduction composite image.
US07652790B2	Image forming apparatus, gradation correction method and control method of image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit for forming a correcting image for correcting gradations of an output image, on a bearing body; a sensor for measuring reflected light quantity of the correcting image formed on the bearing body; a gradation correcting unit for correcting the gradations of the output image, based on a measurement result of the measured reflected light quantity of the correcting image; and a timing correcting unit for detecting a shift of measurement timing, based on the measurement result by the sensor, and for correcting the detected shift of the measurement timing.
US07652788B2	Apparatus, method, mobile station and computer program product for noise estimation, modeling and filtering of a digital image An apparatus, method, mobile station and computer program product are provided for filtering noise from a digital signal. In particular, a signal-dependent noise model is used that provides the pointwise (or pixelwise) standard deviation of the temporal noise of raw data outputted from a digital imaging sensor as a function of the image intensity. In addition, unlike conventional noise models, the standard deviation of the noise (σ) is a parameterized function, where the parameters are key characteristics of the digital imaging sensor. These parameters may include, for example, the pedestal level (p), the quantum efficiency (q), and the analogue gain (α) associated with the digital imaging sensor.
US07652780B2	Web-enabled live scanner and method for control A web-enabled live scanner is provided. In one embodiment, a live scanner includes an image interface capable of being coupled to a network. A camera detects an image of a print. The image is stored in a memory. The image interface includes a web server, socket server, and a picture taker. A remote user can use a browser to control the web-enabled live scanner over a network.
US07652771B2	Interferometer with Double Polarizing Beam Splitter An interferometer has a first reflective surface having a nominal orientation; a second reflective surface having a nominal orientation orthogonal to the nominal orientation of the first reflective surface; a retroreflector facing the first reflective surface; a double polarizing beam splitter (DPBS) between the first reflective surface and the retroreflector; and a respective quarter-wave plate between the DPBS and each of the reflective surfaces. The DPBS has first and second beam-splitting surfaces each having a nominal orientation with respect to the first reflective surface. At least part of at least one of the first reflective surface, the second reflective surface and the beam-splitting surfaces is effectively tilted relative to the respective nominal orientation of such surface, and constitutes a respective tilted surface.
US07652770B2	Optical nonliner evaluation device and optical switching element An optical nonlinear evaluation device (1) capable of accurately evaluating the optical nonlinearity of a Kerr medium in accordance with a phase difference caused by cross-phase modulation generated in the Kerr medium includes: a polarization Sagnac interference path (3) provided with a Kerr medium (4); an optical pulse light source (7) for supplying a signal beam (Dsig); a polarization beam splitter (PBS1) for splitting the signal beam (Dsig) into a signal beam (Hsig) and a signal beam (Vsig) polarized in a direction orthogonal to the signal beam (Hsig), for supplying the signal beam (Hsig) to a first side of the Kerr medium (4), and for supplying the signal beam (Vsig) to a second side of the Kerr medium (4); a glass plate (14) for entering, onto the signal beam (Hsig), a control beam (Vcont) for causing a change in phase difference between the signal beam (Hsig) and the signal beam (Vsig); separating means for separating the control beam (Vcont) from the signal beam (Hsig) having traveled through the Kerr medium (4); and a detection section (10) provided so as to detect the phase difference between the signal beam (Hsig) and the signal beam (Vsig).
US07652764B2	Method for reconstructing a fluorescence-enhanced optic tomography image of an object with any outline The method enables a heterogeneous object containing fluorophores to be examined. A first face of the object is illuminated with an excitation light exciting the fluorophores. The light emitted by a second face of the object, opposite the first face, is detected by means of a matrix of detectors. The fluorophore distribution is determined by means of relevant Green's functions each associated with a selected source and/or detector, able to be assimilated to a point of the surface of the object. Thus, a first spatial coordinate of each of the relevant Green's functions corresponds to a point of the first face of the object and/or a second spatial coordinate of each of the relevant Green's functions corresponds to a point of the second face of the object.
US07652763B2	Apparatus for depth-selective Raman spectroscopy Apparatus and methods for detecting Raman spectral features non destructively from sub-surface regions of a diffusely scattering sample are disclosed. Incident radiation is supplied at one or more sample surface entry regions, and light is collected from one or more collection regions spaced from the entry regions. Raman features are detected in the collected light, and depth information is derived according to the entry-collection spacings.
US07652762B2	Antiglare supports and contrast amplifying supports for polarized light reflection A support designed for observing between intersecting polarizers an object located in its vicinity in a medium (3) of index n0 with incident convergent incoherent illumination under an angle θ0 at a wavelength λ. The support includes a substrate (1) with complex refractive index n2 and a layer (2) of refractive index n1 and thickness e1. The value of the thickness e1 of the layer (2) is at ±2% such that d2√/de21 lnIóI2=0 with Ó=Ó01+Ó12 (1+π01)e(−2jβ1)+Ó01 π12e (−4jβ1)/1+r01(p)+r12(p)e(−2jβ1))(1+r01(s)r12(s)e(−2jβ1)). Observation devices incorporating such a support are also disclosed.
US07652758B2	Method of performing resist process calibration/optimization and DOE optimization for providing OPE matching between different lithography systems A method of optimizing a process for use with a plurality of lithography systems. The method includes the steps of: (a) determining a calibrated resist model for a given process and a target pattern utilizing a first lithography system; (b) selecting a second lithography system to be utilized to image the target pattern utilizing the given process, the second lithography system capable of being configured with one of a plurality of diffractive optical elements, each of the plurality of diffractive optical elements having corresponding variable parameters for optimizing performance of the given diffractive optical element; (c) selecting one of the plurality of diffractive optical elements and simulating the imaging performance of the second lithography system utilizing the selected one of the plurality of diffractive optical elements, the calibrated resist model and the target pattern; and (d) optimizing the imaging performance of the selected one of the plurality of diffractive optical elements by executing a genetic algorithm which identifies the values of the parameters of the selected one of the plurality of diffractive optical elements that optimizes the imaging of the target pattern.
US07652755B2	Apparatus and method for color measurement and color grading of diamonds, gemstones and the like The present invention discloses an apparatus that comprises a spectrometer, and computer and a dual integrating sphere measurement arrangement comprising a measurement integrating sphere, a sample integrating sphere, a sample platform, a filter, a lens system, a baffle and a light source. The sample integrating sphere encloses a sample to provide a constant environment for simulating the visual color grading environment. The computer controls the spectrometer and provides measurement parameters calculated from physical parameters of the measured sample, including, but not limited to, shape, dimensions, refractive index, intensity of fluorescence and cut grade. The computer then calculates spectral reflectance and colorimetric data, and determines an average color grade by checking a look-up-table that represents the relationship between the CIELAB coordinate and the average color grade. The computer also determines a true color grade based upon the average color grade and the physical parameters, using mathematical analytic algorithms.
US07652747B2	Immersion exposure method and immersion exposure apparatus which transfer image of pattern formed on mask onto substrate through immersion medium This invention discloses an immersion exposure method which executes immersion exposure for an exposure target film by transferring an image of a pattern formed on a mask onto the exposure target film through an immersion medium. A first vapor pressure as the target value in an immersion exposure atmosphere which surrounds the immersion medium is set. A second vapor pressure in the immersion exposure atmosphere is measured. The first vapor pressure is compared with the second vapor pressure. Whether to adjust the vapor pressure in the immersion exposure atmosphere is selected in accordance with the comparison result.
US07652730B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device is disclosed. The device may include a case; and a square-shaped flat liquid crystal panel incorporated inside of the case. In the device, the case may include a square-frame-shaped rear wall abutting a rim portion of a rear surface located on a side opposite to a display surface of the liquid crystal panel, and a square-frame-shaped front wall abutting a rim portion of the display surface of the liquid crystal panel, and sandwiching the liquid crystal panel with the rear wall, a pair of positioning pieces may be provided to either the rear wall or the front wall for positioning of the liquid crystal panel with respect to the case by respectively coming in contact with side portions of the liquid crystal panel that are opposing each other, and the positioning pieces may each be formed to be elastically deformable along a plane direction of the liquid crystal panel.
US07652729B2	Display device including a flexible guide member between the display device and a cushioning member An electronic apparatus includes a cover, a rib, an elastic member, and a mask. A non-display surface of a display device is covered with the cover. The cover has a bottom wall and an side wall. The rib is disposed between a side portion of the display device and the side wall of the cover so as to be located in a position separate from the side wall. The rib rise out of the bottom wall of the cover. The elastic members is attached to at least one of an inner surface of the bottom wall and an inner surface of the rib facing the side portion of the display device. The elastic members retain the display device. The mask is fixed to the cover while exposing a display surface of the display device.
US07652728B2	Liquid crystal display device comprising a first conductive film surrounding reflective electrodes and a second conductive film surrounding the first conductive film and projector having the same A liquid crystal display device prevents an abnormal picture-frame-like frame being displayed outside an effective display region of a liquid crystal display panel even when burrs are generated in a dicing step. A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate and a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the substrates. The first substrate includes a common electrode on a surface thereof which faces the second substrate in an opposed manner. The second substrate includes reflective electrodes, a first conductive film arranged to surround a periphery of the reflective electrodes, and a second conductive film arranged to surround a periphery of the first conductive film, a common voltage applied to the common electrode is applied to the first conductive film, and a reference voltage (GND) is applied to the second conductive film.
US07652725B2	Liquid crystal display and thin film transistor array panel therefor A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: an insulating substrate; a gate line formed on the substrate and including a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer formed on the gate line; a semiconductor layer formed on the gate insulating layer opposite the gate electrode; a data line formed on the gate insulating layer and including a first source electrode located on the semiconductor layer; first and second drain electrodes formed on the semiconductor layer, separated from each other and overlapping the gate electrode; a passivation layer formed on the data line and the first and the second drain electrodes; and first and second pixel electrodes electrically connected to the first and the second drain electrodes, respectively, wherein an overlapping area between the gate electrode and the first drain electrode is different from an overlapping area between the gate electrode and the second drain electrode.
US07652724B2	Image display apparatus having speakers incorporated into cabinet There is provided electronic equipment which includes: a cabinet; an image display apparatus incorporated into the cabinet; and speakers incorporated into the cabinet, in which the image display apparatus is disposed with an image display surface thereof facing a front of the cabinet, the speakers are disposed with sound radiating surfaces thereof inclined as viewed from the front of the cabinet, and a sound reflecting surface for reflecting sounds radiated from the speakers frontward is disposed in the cabinet.
US07652723B1	Composite video signal correction unit for video imaging and video recording systems In one embodiment, a signal processing system is provided that includes: (a) a video input 400 operable to receive a first analog video signal and remove the DC voltage offset component from the video signal to form a DC-adjusted analog video signal; and (b) DC restore circuitry 416 operable to set an average DC voltage of a first portion of the DC-adjusted analog video signal to a ground reference voltage to yield a DC-adjusted analog video signal. The DC-restored analog video signal is then provided to an Analog-to-Digital or A/D converter 112 for conversion into a digital video signal.
US07652721B1	Video interlacing using object motion estimation One embodiment disclosed relates to the use of object motion estimation to interlace a progressive video sequence. One of a plurality of consecutive frames is segmented and motion vectors for each segment are determined though object motion estimation. Interpolated motion vectors are used to construct at least one intermediate frame, and interlaced fields are extracted from the new sequence of frames that includes intermediate frames. An interlaced sequence with smooth, incremental motion is thus constructed from a progressive video sequence.
US07652718B2	Camera module and electronic apparatus The present invention provides a camera module that includes: a camera body including a lens-barrel, a substrate, an image pickup device, and a signal processing unit; and a shield case. The shield case has a substrate-covering plate part and a lock part. An insulating and elastic cushion material is disposed between the substrate and the substrate-covering plate part. The cushion material is disposed in a compressed state between the substrate and the substrate-covering plate part by the locking of the lock part to the camera body.
US07652716B2	Computer-controlled lighting for video communication A video communication system may include a computer program that implements a feedback control process for automatically controlling a light. The feedback control process may include receiving an image from a video camera and determining an initial difference between the received image and a stored image. For example, the feedback control process may determine, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, whether the color and intensity of a facial region in the captured image is sufficiently close to the color and intensity of a facial region in the stored image. If the difference between the captured image and the stored image exceeds a threshold, the feedback control process includes transmitting an optimization instruction to the light. This optimization instruction, when performed by the light, decreases the difference between the received image and the stored image.
US07652715B2	Photographing apparatus with improved system initialization and movement of optical system A photographing apparatus includes an imaging optical system to guide light from a subject, a movement mechanism to move the imaging optical system, a sub control section to move the imaging optical system toward a predetermined position with the aid of the movement mechanism when a power supply is turned on, and a main control section to execute system initialization when the power supply is turned on, and to move the imaging optical system with the aid of the movement mechanism and interrupt the movement of the imaging optical system at the predetermined position. The sub control section may also start a lens barrel initialization processing to drive the lens barrel from a non-photographing position to a photographing standby position while the main control section executes system initialization, and the main control section may drive the lens barrel to the photographing standby position after the system initialization is finished.
US07652709B2	Image forming device, image output device, image processing system, image retrieving method, image quality determining method and recording medium An image search method for searching image data includes the steps of searching identifying information for identifying the image data by using search information, informing the image data including the identifying information in correspondence with the search information, and causing a user to select image data to be executed a predetermined processing from the informed image data.
US07652708B2	Solid-state imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a pixel section having two-dimensionally arrayed pixels each having a photoelectric conversion means, a memory means for storing photoelectric conversion signal, a transfer means for transferring the photoelectric conversion signal to the memory means, a reset means for resetting the memory means, a discharge means for discharging photoelectric conversion signal accumulated, a read means for reading photoelectric conversion signal; an A/D converter; a noise suppressing means for suppressing noise of signal from said A/D converter, having a frame memory and an adder; and a controller for, in reading signal from the same one pixel, effecting control so that there is a difference corresponding to one frame period between timing at which a first signal level is read out after transfer and timing at which a second signal level is read out at the time of resetting the memory means.
US07652707B2	Pixel circuit with reduced wiring A pixel circuit of an image sensor includes a floating diffusion node and a reset transistor. The reset transistor is coupled between the floating diffusion node and a reset control signal node of another pixel circuit of the image sensor. A voltage applied on the reset control signal node of the other pixel circuit is a reset voltage transmitted to the floating diffusion node via the reset transistor.
US07652706B2	Pixel analog-to-digital converter using a ramped transfer gate clock An image sensor includes a photosensitive region that accumulates charge corresponding to received incident light; a transfer gate for transferring charge from the photosensitive region; a voltage supply having an increasing voltage over time; a floating diffusion for receiving the charge from the photosensitive region and converting the charge to a voltage; an amplifier for receiving and amplifying a signal from the floating diffusion; a comparator for comparing a voltage from the amplifier to a reference voltage; and a counter for counting clock cycles between initiation of the increasing voltage until a signal is received from the comparator indicating charge transfer from the photosensitive region to the floating diffusion; wherein a digital signal is generated that represents an unfilled capacity of the photosensitive region.
US07652704B2	Pixel for boosting pixel reset voltage A pixel cell in which a capacitance is coupled between a storage node and a row select transistor. The pixel cell utilizes a readout timing sequence between operation of a reset transistor and a row select transistor to boost a reset voltage.
US07652698B2	Shading correction circuit of electronic camera A shading correction circuit of the present invention includes an image pickup device having photo detectors arranged on its receptive surface, and a shading correction part for performing shading correction on an output signal of the image pickup device. The image pickup device has an effective pixel area and an upper optical black part. The shading correction part has a correction coefficient generating part and a correction processing part. The correction coefficient generating part thereof extracts shading variation according to an output of the upper optical black part, and generates a correction coefficient for the shading variation. The correction processing part thereof performs shading correction on an image signal by using the correction coefficient generated by the correction coefficient generating part.
US07652696B2	CCD solid-state image pickup device and method of driving the same A method of driving a CCD solid-state image pickup device, the device comprising: a plurality of vertical charge-transfer channels that vertically transfers signal charges responsive to amounts of light received; a signal-charge temporary accumulation section, provided at an end of each of the vertical charge-transfer channels, that is driven independently of driving of the vertical charge-transfer channels; and a horizontal charge-transfer channel through which signal charges transferred from the signal-charge temporary accumulation section are transferred to an output terminal side, wherein the method comprising performing vertical transfers of signal charges through the vertical charge-transfer channels during a period of a horizontal transfer of signal charges through the horizontal charge-transfer channel, while the horizontal transfer through the horizontal charge-transfer channel is brought to a temporary stop for each pulse-edge time of driving pulses to drive the vertical charge-transfer channels.
US07652694B2	Image pick-up apparatus An image pick-up apparatus loaded in a body of the apparatus with a monitor for displaying a captured image is provided. The image pick-apparatus includes an input device which inputs a character and an image to be combined with an image displayed on the monitor, a composition device which combines the character and the image input through the input device with the image displayed on the monitor, and generates a composite image, an instruction device which instructs a record of the composite image generated by the composition device, and a record control device which records a composite image generated by the composition device in accordance with an instruction of the instruction device in a record medium, and adds an identification symbol for identifying that the image recorded in the record medium is a composite image to a part of a file name, thereby recording data in the record medium.
US07652691B2	Imaging apparatus, control method thereof, and imaging system for performing appropriate image capturing when a driving method is changed An imaging apparatus includes a control unit which has a first mode in which image signals are read out successively from every predetermined line of a first photoelectric conversion element group arranged in a first region of an imaging plane; and a second mode in which image signals are read out successively from every predetermined line of a second photoelectric conversion element group arranged in a second region which is different from the first region of the imaging plane. In addition, the control unit performs control so as to cause a period from starting readout of the signal of the predetermined line to starting next readout of the signal of the predetermined line in the first mode to be the same as that from starting readout of the signal of the predetermined line to starting next readout of the signal in the second mode.
US07652684B2	Image forming apparatus and control method thereof having main scan length correcting feature An image forming apparatus forms an image by scanning on a photosensitive member in the main-scanning direction with a plurality of beams aligned in the sub-scanning direction. To detect differences in the main-scanning length of each beam on a photosensitive member, patterns for correction are formed on the photosensitive member using first and second beams at both ends among the plurality of beams. The positions of a first pixel and a last pixel in the main scanning direction on the photosensitive member, which pixels are to be formed by a third beam arranged between the first and second beams, are determined based on the detected first and second locations of the first and second test patterns respectively formed by the first and second beams, without forming a third test pattern by the third beam.
US07652683B2	Line head and image-forming apparatus A line head includes: a first substrate having a plurality of organic electroluminescent devices; a bonding layer disposed on the first substrate and having optical transparency; a second substrate bonded to the first substrate with the bonding layer therebetween and having a reflective film that covers at least a part of the bonding layer; and a plurality of exit portions respectively from which light that has passed through the bonding layer is exited, the light emitted from the organic electroluminescent devices.
US07652681B2	Systems for displaying images involving display panels Systems for displaying images are provided. A representative system comprises a display panel. The display panel comprises first, second and third signal lines, and first and second pixel areas. The first and second signal lines are extended straight along a first direction. The third signal line is extended straight along a second direction and interlaced with the first and second signal lines. The first pixel area is coupled to the first signal line, and the second pixel area is coupled to the second signal line and the first signal line and has a second driving area. A relative position of a first driving area in the first pixel area is different from that of a second driving area in the second pixel area and the first and second pixels display the same color.
US07652679B2	Image display method, program, image display apparatus and image display system An image display method includes a display step of synthesizing and displaying a predetermined image and a moving image, a detecting step of detecting a specific target in the moving image, and a decision step of deciding whether the specific target detected in the moving image is positioned to be overlapping with the predetermined image. In addition, a signal processing step displays a predetermined mark at a position of the detected specific target, if it is decided that the specific target detected in the moving image is positioned to be overlapping with the predetermined image.
US07652672B2	Systems and methods for texture management Methods for texture image management are provided. An embodiment of a method for texture image management comprises the following steps. A texture image is acquired from a non-writable memory device. The received texture image is directly applied to a fragment.
US07652671B2	Image processing device and method and storage medium storing program An image processing device including a storage section, a parallel processing controller, a sequential processing controller, and a selection section which selectively operates the two control sections. The parallel processing controller connects one or more of the image processing modules such that first buffer modules are connected at least one of preceding and following each image processing module, to formulate a first image processing section, and controls such that individual image processing modules perform image processing in parallel with one another. The first buffer modules perform exclusive access control. The sequential processing controller connects one or more of the image processing modules such that second buffer modules are connected at least one of preceding and following each image processing module, to formulate a second image processing section, and controls such that the individual image processing modules perform image processing sequentially. The second buffer modules do not perform exclusive access control.
US07652670B2	Polynomial encoding of vertex data for use in computer animation of cloth and other materials An alternative to cloth simulation in which a plurality of different poses for a material are established, and then each component of each vertex position of the material is encoded into a polynomial by using corresponding vertices in the plurality of different poses for the material. The vertices are encoded relative to a neutral bind pose. The polynomial coefficients are calculated offline and then stored. At runtime, the poses are interpolated by using key variables which are input into the polynomials as different states, for example the turning speed of the player wearing the material, which may comprise a cloth jersey. The bind pose vertices are transformed into world space using the character skeleton. A smooth interpolation is achieved, and the polynomials can encode a large number of pose-meshes in a few constants, which reduces the amount of data that must be stored.
US07652662B2	Portable electronic device and a method of controlling the same A portable communication device. The portable communication device comprises a touch screen, a key code generator, and a controller. The touch screen generates event information in response to a manipulation on the screen, wherein the event information specifies position information corresponding to the manipulation. The key code generator generates a key code corresponding to the event information according to the position information thereof, wherein the key code indicates an upward, downward, leftward, or rightward key code, and the key code does not correspond to any visual item displayed on the touch screen.
US07652657B2	Method and system for determining characteristics of optical signals on spatial light modulator surfaces The present application describes a system and method for determining characteristics (e.g., exact band location, orientation and height and the spot shape and size of a single wavelength and the like) of an optical signal projected on a spatial light modulator. In an embodiment, images with sharper edges (i.e. clear boundary between ‘on’ pixels and ‘off’ pixels) on the spatial light modulator are used to obtain spectral information from a referenced broadband source. The spectral information can be used to determine the desired characteristics of optical signals projected on the spatial light modulator.
US07652655B2	Backlight driver circuit and liquid crystal display device having the same In a backlight driver circuit and a liquid crystal display (LCD) device employing the same, separate forward driving currents are applied to red (R), green (G) and blue (B) backlights, respectively, thereby overcoming the problem of brightness variation resulting from forward voltage Vf variation in a light emitting diode (LED). The LCD includes: a backlight unit provided with R, G and B backlights for emitting light toward an LCD panel in sequence; and a backlight driver for supplying driving currents and pulse width modulation (PWM) signals to the backlight unit so as to control brightness and chromaticity of the R, G and B backlights. The backlight driver includes: a driving current generator for supplying R, G and B driving currents to the respective R, G and B backlights, and for causing the respective R, G and B backlights to emit light with predetermined brightness; and a PWM signal generator for supplying R, G and B PWM signals to the R, G and B backlights, respectively, so as to adjust the chromaticity of the light emitted from the R, G and B backlights, respectively.
US07652650B2	Current output drive circuit and display device A circuit having a plurality of driver IC's 101-1 to 101-n provided corresponding to divided areas of a display panel 102, each driver having an output circuit for outputting a supplied reference current IREF as a drive current to corresponding divided areas DRVA1 to DRVAn of the display panel 102 and reference current source circuits 200-1 to 200-n for sampling and holding the reference current input from the reference current input terminal, then supplying the same to the output circuit, the reference current input terminal being connected to the reference current input terminal of another driver by a common current interconnect CML1, and the reference current being distributed to the reference current source circuits of drivers by time division. According to the present invention, luminance steps among drivers driving the display (driven object) by division can be made sufficiently small, and a large size, high dynamic range display organic EL display, which cannot be realized by the conventional method of supply of the reference current, can be realized.
US07652648B2	Liquid crystal display apparatus and method of driving the same In a method for driving a liquid crystal display apparatus in which in each field, scan lines are successively scanned in order to display an image, the scanning sequence or the polarity of a signal voltage is reversed between a first field and a second field. A liquid crystal display apparatus driven by the method is also disclosed. It is possible to provide a high contrast, high brightness liquid crystal display apparatus which is not affected by electrical asymmetry.
US07652647B2	Image display device Improvement is to be achieved against poor image quality attributable to voltage drops on wirings, and the image quality especially of large image display devices is to be ameliorated. The circuit configuration comprises a scanning circuit for controlling a plurality of pixel circuits; a plurality of scanning wirings for conveying the signals of the scanning circuit to the pixel circuits; a plurality of first and second wirings for supplying image signals and power to the pixel circuits, arranged in parallel to each other and crossing said scanning wirings; and a drive circuit for supplying image signals and power to the first and second wirings; all disposed over a glass substrate, wherein the drive circuit supplies power to both first and second wirings when the light-emitting devices emit light in response to image signals.
US07652642B2	Plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof There is provided a plasma display apparatus and a driving method of a plasma display panel. The plasma display apparatus comprises a plasma display panel comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, and an electrode driver alternatively applying a sustain pulse of a first polarity to the first electrode and the second electrode and applying a pulse of a second polarity opposite to a first polarity after a magnitude of a voltage of a sustain pulse of a first polarity is maximized. Therefore, it is possible to increase discharge efficiency without rising a driving voltage or increasing an electrode space by increasing an amount of space discharge.
US07652640B2	Plasma display apparatus and method of driving the same A plasma display apparatus is disclosed. The plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel comprising a scan electrode and a sustain electrode. When an image displayed on the plasma display apparatus is a fixed image pattern which has a rate of change equal to or less than a threshold rate of change in input image data and is displayed as a picture for a duration equal to or more than a threshold duration of time, the number of sustain pulses or a magnitude of a voltage of a sustain pulse supplied to at least one of the scan electrode or the sustain electrode in a sustain period of a subfield subsequent to the threshold duration of time is controlled.
US07652637B2	Antenna, and radio-frequency identification tag An antenna connected to a circuit portion and configured to effect transmission and reception of information by radio communication, the antenna including a driven meander line portion which has a feed section connected to the circuit portion and which is a line conductor formed in a meandering pattern, and a parasitic meander line portion which does not have a feed section connected to the circuit portion and which is a line conductor formed in a meandering pattern and positioned relative to the driven meander line portion, so as to influence an input impedance of the driven meander line portion. Also disclosed is a radio-frequency identification tag including the antenna.
US07652636B2	RFID devices having self-compensating antennas and conductive shields A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes an antenna configuration coupled to an RFID chip, such as in an RFID strap. The antenna configuration is mounted on one face (major surface) of a dielectric material, and includes compensation elements to compensate at least to some extent for various types of dielectric material upon which the antenna configuration may be mounted. In addition, a conductive structure, such as a ground plane or other layer of conductive material, may be placed on a second major surface of the dielectric layer, on an opposite side of the dielectric layer from the antenna structure.
US07652634B2	Antenna with integrated parameter storage An antenna identifier is coupled to the antenna. The antenna identifier is a memory device that stores at least one attribute to identify the antenna. The antenna includes an electromagnetic radiation element coupled to a signal port and a coupling device coupled in-between the signal port and the antenna identifier. A data signal received at the signal port is isolated by the coupling device and provided to the antenna identifier. The data signal is provided by a radio device and/or an information handling system (IHS) coupled to the antenna via the signal port. The radio device and/or the IHS is operable to read one or more values for the attribute stored in the antenna identifier.
US07652631B2	Ultra-wideband antenna array with additional low-frequency resonance In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, methods and systems for radiating elements are provided. In a method embodiment, a method of forming a radiating element includes forming a pair of conductive fingers having first and second portions. The first portion is a dipole arm. The conductive fingers are separated by a tapered notch that has a width at a first end that is less than a width of a second end. For each conductive finger, the method also includes capacitively coupling the first portion of the conductive finger to the second portion of the conductive finger.
US07652629B2	Antenna device and radio apparatus having a broadband characteristic An antenna device including a ground plane, a plane conductor and a line conductor is provided. The plane conductor is shaped like a polygon having a first side, a second side and an angle between the first side and the second side. The plane conductor is arranged almost on a same plane as the ground plane. The plane conductor has a feed portion around the angle. The first side faces a side of the ground plane. The line conductor is arranged almost on the same plane as the ground plane. The line conductor has a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to an end of the second side being opposite the feed portion.
US07652627B2	System for providing GPS information indoors and method of acquiring indoor GPS information by mobile device A system for providing position information by using a wireless personal area network (WPAN), and a method of acquiring the position information of a mobile device thereof where the system includes: a first node including referenced position information; and a plurality of second nodes calculating their respective position information based on the reference position information of the first node, wherein the mobile device calculates its position information by using the reference position information received from the first node and/or one or more of the respective position information of the second nodes. According to the system and method, at an indoor place where a global positioning system (GPS) signal is weak or absent, the GPS position information can be acquired through the position information providing system using a low-price wireless LAN communication network.
US07652625B2	System and method for the mitigation of multipath and the improvement of signal-to-noise ratios in time division multiple access(TDMA) location networks A positioning system that includes a plurality of chronologically synchronized Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Positioning-Unit Devices and a position receiver incorporating a TDMA Adaptive Directional Antenna Array is disclosed. The plurality of chronologically synchronized Positioning-Unit Devices, positioned at known locations, transmit positioning signals in a predetermined Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) sequence, such that each Positioning-Unit Device has a unique transmission time slot. The TDMA Adaptive Directional Antenna Array is configured to consecutively steer a directional receive antenna in spatial synchronization with the plurality of Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Positioning-Unit Device transmissions, such that the directional receive antenna is oriented toward the currently transmitting Positioning-Unit Device, or the directional receive antenna is oriented toward the origin of the currently received positioning signal. The TDMA Adaptive Directional Antenna Array is controlled by a deterministic algorithm based on the knowledge of the Positioning-Unit Device locations, TDMA Adaptive Directional Antenna Array location, TDMA Adaptive Directional Antenna Array attitude, network Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) transmission sequencing, Positioning-Unit Device positioning signal propagation delays, and network time.
US07652624B2	Millimeter-wave communication stations with directional antennas and methods for fast link recovery Embodiments of millimeter-wave communication stations with directional antennas and methods for fast link recovery are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, a transmitting station retransmits a packet in an adjacent direction when an acknowledgement is not received from a receiving station after a number of retransmission attempts. In other embodiments, a receiving station changes its reception to an adjacent direction when a packet is not received from a transmitting station after a number of missed reservations.
US07652622B2	Transfer of position information of mobile terminal The invention provides a method of combining satellite positioning system signals and position information derived from such signals in a mobile terminal, when these are available at a first location, with cellular communication signals and a method, system and apparatus for determining the approximate position information for the said mobile terminal when SPS signals are not available at a second location. The approximate position is determined in the mobile terminal only using a position difference vector derived from the cellular communication signals using time offsets in a method based on the observed time difference of arrival. The computations of cellular position and position difference information are made within the network infrastructure. The invention provides for the security of the user as only position difference information is communicated over the air interface, or transmission time offset measurements which require non-transmitted information to determine a solution. In a further aspect of the invention, the approximate position information is used to provide position assistance information to an SPS receiver for the purposes of (a) satellite signal acquisition with reduced search time and/or (b) initial position information for the calculation of SPS location which thereby avoids the ‘integer ambiguity’ problem resulting from the repetitive nature of the SPS ranging signals. In a further aspect of the invention, a method is disclosed whereby a plurality of cellular positioning measurements are combined, initially with SPS measurements and then without such measurements, to provide a combined cellular position information with improved accuracy and a dynamic model.
US07652621B2	Method for automatically selecting radionavigation beacons A method for selecting radionavigation beacons using an onboard navigation system aboard an aircraft from a list of eligible beacons, includes a step for formulating a criterion for selecting a pair of beacons (BX, BY) from among beacons forming part of a list of eligible beacons, and the selection criterion is based on a search for a maximum duration of membership, for instants subsequent to the instant t1, for which the 2D terrestrial position of the aircraft belongs to the zones of employment of all the pairs of beacons achievable from among the eligible beacons, on the basis of a given predictive trajectory of the aircraft.
US07652619B1	Systems and methods using multiple down-conversion ratios in acquisition windows A system for processing a signal comprises a transmit unit to transmit a signal, and a receive unit receiving the signal and performing equivalent time sampling thereon by sampling each cycle of the received signal and reconstructing the received signal from the samples, wherein the receive unit applies a plurality of down-conversion rates to the equivalent time sampling for an acquisition window.
US07652618B2	Method and system for determining velocity by using variable or distinct sampling rates A data processor applies transform processing to a first group of samples at a primary sampling rate, where the first group of samples is within a data window associated with at least one of the data blocks. A detector detects an estimated frequency shift between the transmitted signal and the reflected signal based on a primary peak frequency determined by the transform processing at the primary sampling rate. The data processor applies transform processing to a second group of samples at a secondary sampling rate, where the data window contains previously read samples and at least one new sample, if the estimated frequency shift falls within a target response frequency band. The detector detects an observed frequency shift between the transmitted signal and the reflected signal based on a secondary peak frequency determined by the transform processing at the secondary sampling rate. A velocity estimator for estimating a velocity of at least one of the object and the transmitter based on the estimated frequency shift, the observed frequency shift, or both.
US07652616B2	Target object detection system A time needed until measurement values are obtained in a two-frequency continuous wave radar systems is reduced.An object detection system that emits transmission signals, as transmission waves, whose frequencies have been modulated successively into a plurality of stepped frequencies, and receives echoes of the transmission waves reflected from target objects, thereby calculating relative velocities of the target objects by frequency-analyzing reception signals obtained from the received echoes. The target object detection system includes: a frequency modulation component that repeatedly executes frequency-modulation processes to successively modulate the transmission signals into those of the stepped frequencies, within a minimum measurement time in which a desired velocity resolution is achieved; and a frequency-analysis component that frequency-analyzes throughout the repeated frequency-modulation processes the reception signals processed by the frequency-modulation component.
US07652614B2	Ground clutter mitigation using a parametric time domain method Methods and systems are disclosed for investigating a region of interest with a radar. A radar signal is propagated to the region of interest. Sampled time-domain radar data scattered within the region of interest are collected. A likelihood function is calculated with the sampled time-domain data within a parametric model of the region of interest for a defined set of parameters. The set of parameters in varied to find an extremum of the likelihood function.
US07652612B2	Cyclic pipeline analog-to-digital converter Some embodiments include apparatus and methods having a first module with a capacitor network configured to receive a sample of an analog input signal and an amplifier configured to couple to the capacitor network in a plurality of arrangements to successively generate a plurality of residue signals at an amplifier output node of the amplifier without resetting the amplifier between generation of least two of the plurality of residue signals, and a second module configured to generate a digital signal based on a plurality of intermediate codes generated from the sample signal and the plurality of residue signals, the digital signal including a digital value of the sample.
US07652609B2	Apparatus and method for detecting motion with low power consumption in inertia sensor A motion detector and method with low power consumption in an inertia sensor. The motion detector is selectively supplied with power for operation of the inertia sensor according to a power control signal. While the inertia sensor is supplied with power, three-dimensional analog signals are sampled, A/D converted, and outputted via a controller. A pulse width of the power control signal is determined by reflecting the sampling and A/D conversion period and reflecting the operation preparing period of the inertia sensor from the A/D converted value.
US07652607B2	Digital to analogue converters In a digital to analogue converter, a plurality of digital inputs are used to select one of first and second binary voltage levels as binary inputs (10) to the converter. A capacitor circuit (C, 2C, . . . , 32C) is associated with each input, and these are controlled to output an effective voltage to an output load comprising the first binary voltage level, the second binary voltage level or an average of the first and second binary voltage levels in dependence on the bits of the digital input word. The plurality of capacitor circuits can be operated in either a voltage divider mode (to provide an average output) or a resistor mode depending on the value of the digital data. Operation of the capacitor circuits in this way can result in a reduction in the currents flowing and can therefore reduce the power consumption.
US07652605B2	Semiconductor device and audio processor chip An audio processor chip includes a DSP for decoding audio data, a first DAC for performing a D/A conversion to the digital data obtained from the DSP, a PLL circuit for generating a clock signal for the first DAC to supply it to the first DAC and a clock output external terminal for outputting the clock signal obtained from the PLL circuit to a second DAC of an AFE. The first DAC 142 outputs an analog signal obtained from the D/A conversion to an analog mixer and the analog mixer performs a mixing process to the analog signal to output.
US07652604B2	Programmable analog-to-digital converter for low-power DC-DC SMPS A voltage-to-time based windowed analog-to-digital converter (ADC) can have programmable reference voltage, conversion time, and accuracy of voltage regulation. The ADC can be fully implemented on a small silicon area and is suitable for implementation in various integrated digital controllers for high-frequency low-power switch-mode power supplies (SMPS). The programmable characteristics can be achieved through the utilization of the inherent averaging effect of the delay line or of the other voltage-to-time conversion structures and through the adjustments of delay cells' propagation times or the effective voltage-to-time conversion ratio in alternative structures.
US07652603B2	ΔΣ-type AD converter, class-D amplifier, and DC-DC converter A ΔΣ-type AD converter includes a subtractor which receives an analogue input signal and a feedback signal and which outputs a signal pertaining to a difference between the signals, an integrator which integrates a signal output from the subtractor, a comparator which binarizes a signal output from the integrator by comparing with a predetermined threshold value, a counter which measures respective pulse widths of a signal output from the comparator, and a PWM circuit which outputs a pulse signal of a predetermined period having a duty cycle responsive to a count value output from the counter and which feeds back the pulse signal as the feedback signal to the subtractor. The counter measures the respective pulse widths in each PWM frame period in synchronism with the PWM circuit, and the PWM circuit feeds back to the subtractor a pulse signal whose duty cycle is set in accordance with a value of the measured pulse width in a next PWM frame. A count value output from the counter is extracted as a converted digital output value.
US07652602B2	Signal interface circuit Interface unit for voltage input signals comprising two or more input channels. The input signals of these two or more input channels are connected alternately by an analog multiplexer to an analog-to-digital converter. The A/D converter comprises an integrated sigma-delta modulator circuit which generates a digitized 1-bit signal representing the input signal voltage level for a control unit irrespective of whether the input channel signal is digital or analog. By means of the invention all input voltage channels are made similar such that the input channels of the interface unit can receive an analog or digital signal irrespective of each other.
US07652597B2	Multimode decoder A decoder comprising a decoding element arranged to operate in a first mode for decoding a turbo encoded data stream and in a second mode for decoding a viterbi encoded data stream, wherein the decoding element is responsive to a first control signal for switching from the first mode to the second mode during decoding of a turbo code block and responsive to a second control signal for switching from the second mode to the first mode to allow continued decoding of the turbo code block.
US07652596B1	Variable-length compression technique for encoding or decoding a sequence of integers The described embodiments provide a system that encodes a sequence of integers using a variable-length compression technique. During operation, the system scans the sequence of integers and observes the sizes of the integers to determine a threshold value, K, from the observed sizes. For a given integer of length N bits, if N−K is greater than zero, the system generates a tag for the encoded integer comprising a sequence of N−K zeros followed by a one, and generates a set of remaining bits for the encoded integer as a sequence of the N−1 least-significant bits which make up the integer. Otherwise, the system generates a tag for the encoded integer as a single one, and generates a set of remaining bits for the encoded integer by padding the N bits which make up the integer with zeros so that the set of remaining bits is K bits in length.
US07652590B2	Thin emergency exit indication and warning device A thin indication and warning device includes one or more self-powered indicator units 1 adapted to assemble together by means of a connector 2. The indicator unit 1 includes a channel member 11 including a recessed base 111 and a cover 112 including openings 115; light indicators 12 each including a housing 121 aligned with the opening 115, and a light-emitting member 122 mounted under the housing 121; a control circuit 14; and a rechargeable power supply 13. In response to power outage an abnormal voltage detection circuit 126 detects same and sends an activation signal to the power supply 13, the enabled power supply 13 supplies power to an alarm circuit 143 and each light indicator 12 respectively, the enabled alarm circuit 143 makes a warning sound, and each light indicator 12 emits light for indication.
US07652589B2	Selecting a function of components based on orientation In at least some embodiments, a method comprises determining an orientation of a device, said device having at least one component with a selectable function. The method further comprises selecting a function for the at least one component based on the orientation.
US07652585B2	Method and device for detecting a degree of pollution of an operational converter A method and a device for detecting the degree of pollution in an operational converter are disclosed. An operating state of at least one of the converter components that is exposed to the ambient air is determined and a corresponding operating state of said component in an unpolluted state is determined. The two operating states are then compared and the calculated comparison value is used as a measurement for the degree of pollution of the converter. Detecting the degree of pollution of an operational converter permits a reduction in the number of breakdowns caused by unprotected operation of a converter, and associated disadvantages such as costs and damage to a company's image.
US07652579B2	Article with wireless IC tag A wireless IC tag mounted on a low magnetic permeability material is mounted on a holding part which has first and second surfaces and is made of a high magnetic permeability material. The holding part has a penetrating part which penetrates the first and second surfaces, and a notch which penetrates a part of the first and second surfaces at a periphery. A discontinuous region is formed on the holding part due to the notch, and at least on the penetrating part, the wireless IC tag is tightly held together with the low magnetic permeability material. An axis of reverse direction magnetic flux generated by an eddy current that flows in the periphery of the penetrating part and the notch is shifted from an axis of the magnetic flux produced by electromagnetic waves directed toward the wireless IC tag on the first and second surfaces.
US07652577B1	Systems and methods of beamforming in radio frequency identification applications Systems and methods for beamforming in radio frequency identification (RFID) applications are disclosed. A beamforming system uses a distributed architecture and techniques for antenna beamforming using a feedback control loop to direct radio frequency (RF) energy onto a specific region, referred to as an interrogation zone, which includes a calibration node where one or more RFID tags may be located. The distributed architecture of the beamforming system is resistant to fading and shadowing effects, providing accurate RFID reader operation even in environments with multi-path reflections or environmental changes, such as people moving around or changes in the location of equipment.
US07652572B2	Methods, systems and devices for detecting and locating ferromagnetic objects Methods for detecting and locating ferromagnetic objects in a security screening system. One method includes a step of acquiring magnetic data that includes magnetic field gradients detected during a period of time. Another step includes representing the magnetic data as a function of the period of time. Another step includes converting the magnetic data to being represented as a function of frequency. Another method includes a step of sensing a magnetic field for a period of time. Another step includes detecting a gradient within the magnetic field during the period of time. Another step includes identifying a peak value of the gradient detected during the period of time. Another step includes identifying a portion of time within the period of time that represents when the peak value occurs. Another step includes configuring the portion of time over the period of time to represent a ratio.
US07652565B2	Sensor network system, sensor node, sensor information collector, method of observing event, and program thereof In a sensor network system, sensor data having a high precision (high resolution) is collected, and congestion of a communication network and an apparatus for processing the sensor data is suppressed. A sensor node has a contribution degree calculator for calculating an influence that the detected sensor information exerts upon the entire system precision (resolution). A first communicating circuit transmits sensor information responding to a calculated contribution so that no congestion caused by transmitting too large a quantity of data all at once occurs.
US07652562B2	Vehicle temperature warning system and method A temperature warning system for a heavy-duty vehicle, having at least one axle formed with an inner diameter. The axle includes a pair of spindle ends, and a wheel end assembly rotatably mounted on each spindle end. A thermal switch is disposed in the inner diameter of at least one of the axle spindle ends. The switch is electrically connected to a control module to form a closed electrical circuit, and the control module is electrically connected to an indicator device. When the temperature of the switch reaches a predetermined minimum temperature, such as from undesirable increased temperature in the axle spindle end and/or the wheel end assembly, the switch opens, breaking the closed electrical circuit, and causing the control module to activate the indicator device. The indicator device is viewable by the vehicle operator during its operation, thus warning the operator of the undesirable high temperature condition.
US07652560B2	Obstacle detecting control device of vehicle A radar device is configured to transmit an electric wave and receives a reflected wave that is generated by a reflection of the electric wave on an object, and to recognize the object is a potential obstacle that is to be hit by the vehicle when a received intensity of the reflected wave thereby is a specified threshold or more. And, the specified threshold has a plurality of preset values. Accordingly, a determination as to whether or not the obstacle detected by the radar device is the potential obstacle to be hit by the vehicle can be accurately made.
US07652557B2	Optical transponder containing identification tag A transponder-equipped ID tag is provided, deriving its power from an incoming interrogating optical signal. The invention relates to a transponder-equipped ID tag that is able to extract power from the incident corresponding interrogation signal and temporarily store it in an internal energy storage device. Optionally, optical transmission is used as either a transmission mode only into the tag or a transmission mode only away from the tag. The inventive optical means of transmission may be combined with either RF transmission into the tag and/or RF transmission away from the tag.
US07652552B2	Fuse unit A fuse unit for use in e.g. motor vehicles, includes an electrically conductive busbar and a plurality of connections for individual power consuming components which are connected to the busbar directly or by way of interposed fusible links so as to be electrically conductive. The busbar has a contact blade adapted to plug into a mating connector of a power supply without the interposition of a further connection between them.
US07652551B2	Toroidal inductive devices and methods of making the same An inductive device comprises an electric winding component having a generally toroidal shape, and a plurality of discrete magnetic components at least partially embracing the electric winding component so as to complete a magnetic flux path and to form at least one gap between end portions of the plurality of discrete magnetic components.
US07652542B2	Signal generator, and transmitter, receiver and transceiver using same A signal generator generates a first internal signal including frequency f1, a second internal signal including frequency f2, and a third internal signal including frequency f3 twice as high as frequency f2, and selects and delivers one from among a first output signal including frequency f1, a second output signal including frequency f1+f2, and a third output signal including frequency f1+f3, using the first, second, and third internal signals.
US07652540B2	Fine clock resolution digital phase locked loop apparatus A digital phase locked loop apparatus includes an input signal time detecting device that detects a phase of an input signal with prescribed time resolution obtained by dividing a cycle of an operation clock generated by a clock generator at a prescribed time. An output clock generating device outputs output clock time data per the one cycle in accordance with frequency control data. The output clock time data has a value corresponding to a phase of a virtual output clock generated by dividing the operation clock in accordance with the time resolution. A phase difference detecting device detects a difference between phases of the input signal and the virtual output clock, and outputs a phase difference signal in accordance with the detection result. The frequency control device changes the frequency control data in accordance with the phase difference signal.
US07652539B2	Multi-stage broadband amplifiers Provided herein are multi-stage broadband amplifier configured to achieve a high gain-bandwidth product in a non-distributed architecture and methods for designing the same. The broadband amplifier can include an input stage having a broadband matching unit and an input buffer unit, a gain stage having an RLC network and a amplifier unit and an output stage having a common collector amplifier and an RC compensation unit.
US07652538B2	Circuits and methods for improving slew rate of differential amplifiers Circuits and methods are provided for providing high speed operational amplifiers and, in particular, operational amplifiers having frequency compensation circuits that provide improved slew rates with low power dissipation when configured with feedback. Frequency compensation schemes are provided to enable dynamic configuration of frequency compensation circuits implementing miller compensation whereby nodal connections of compensation capacitors are changed during driver setup and driving periods such that compensation capacitors are connected to source voltages to rapidly charge/discharge compensation capacitors using supply source currents during setup period, while providing frequency compensation during the setup and driving periods to maintain circuit stability and prevent oscillation of an output voltage due to the feedback.
US07652535B2	Continuous time common mode feedback circuit, system, and method Embodiments of the present invention provide a low voltage continuous time common mode feedback (CMFB) module, for low voltage operational amplifiers, providing good linearity, wide bandwidth and low systematic offset. The common mode feedback module includes a controlling module and an initializing module. The controlling module and the initializing module are parallel common mode feedback loops. The controlling module is a main CMFB loop and the initializing module is an auxiliary CMFB loop and both the loops work simultaneously. The controlling module and the initializing module receive a first differential input voltage and a second differential input voltage supplied by differential outputs of a main differential amplifier. Both the CMFB loops are low gain amplifiers in order to provide operation as linear as possible over the entire differential output operating range of the main differential amplifier.
US07652532B2	Correlation method for monitoring power amplifier The invention provides methods and devices for estimating power amplifier nonlinearity using simple correlation techniques. Methods and devices of the invention can monitor a power amplifier that has digitally modulated inputs and an output containing more than one signal stream. A preferred method of the invention creates a test signal by forming the products of several pseudorandom noise sequences from the digitally modulated inputs to the power amplifier. Nonlinear contributions of the power amplifier output are determined by cross-correlating the test signal and the total output signal of the power amplifier. In preferred embodiments, the determined nonlinear contributions of the power amplifier are used to introduce corrective predistortion in the power amplifier.
US07652528B2	Analog switch controller Methods and systems for implementing an analog switch controller to improve linearity of analog switches are described.
US07652526B2	Narrow band pass filter A switched capacitor narrow band pass filter includes a first switch including a first pole movable between two first switch terminals, a second switch including a second pole moveable between second switch terminals, and a third switch including additional poles movable between third switch terminals. The filter further includes an effective capacitor coupled to the first pole and a plurality of matchinq capacitors coupled respectively to the second and third switch terminals. The additional poles are coupled to the third switch terminals according to a first predetermined sequence and to the third switch terminals at a predetermined frequency. A differential amplifier assembly includes two positive and two negative terminals coupled to the additional poles in a second predetermined sequence wherein two of the additional poles are coupled to the positive terminals and two others of the additional poles are coupled to the negative terminals for signal summation.
US07652524B2	Voltage source for gate oxide protection An electronic circuit. The electronic circuit includes a first circuit leg coupled to a first supply voltage node and a second supply voltage node. The first circuit leg includes a first reference current circuit configured to produce a first reference current and a second reference current circuit configured to produce a second reference current. The electronic circuit further includes a second circuit leg coupled in parallel with the first circuit leg. The second circuit leg includes a first transistor coupled to form a current mirror with the first reference current circuit and a second transistor coupled to form a current mirror with the second reference current circuit. The source terminals of each of the first and second transistors are coupled together to form a third supply voltage node.
US07652523B2	Ratioed feedback body voltage bias generator A current mirror circuit includes a reference current source that generates a reference current, a reference transistor, a mirror transistor and a ratioed body bias feedback unit. The reference transistor has a first node that is coupled to the output of the reference current source, a gate that is coupled to the first node and a second node coupled to a common voltage. The mirror transistor has a gate coupled to the first node. The ratioed body bias feedback unit generates a body bias voltage coupled to the body of the reference transistor and the body of the mirror transistor. The ratioed body bias feedback unit is configured to adjust the body bias voltage in relationship to the common voltage so that the reference transistor and the mirror transistor each have a threshold voltage within a predefined range.
US07652519B2	Apparatus and method for exploiting reverse short channel effects in transistor devices A method of implementing a transistor circuit comprises coupling first and second transistors in parallel, wherein the first transistor has a channel length corresponding to a peak in the transistor's voltage threshold curve arising from reverse short channel effects, and the second transistor has a longer channel length and, therefore, a lower threshold voltage. Exploiting reverse short channel effects in this manner enables the implementation of “composite” transistor circuits that exhibit improved linearity.
US07652518B2	Bus switch with level shifting A bus switch with level shifting may include a first terminal configured to receive and output a first power supply voltage higher than a reference voltage, a second terminal configured to receive and output a second power supply voltage higher than the first power supply voltage, an output control terminal to which a control signal for controlling a switching between an output permitted state and an output prohibited state is inputted, a first switching element provided between the first terminal and the second terminal and having a gate, a gate control circuit to which signals are inputted from the output control terminal and the second terminal, which supplies gate voltage to the gate of the first switching element, and which controls the first switching element to be conducting or to be non-conducting, and a second switching device provided between a power source of the second power supply voltage and the second terminal, and configured to switch between conducting and non-conducting in accordance with the electric potential of the second terminal.
US07652514B2	Internal clock driver circuit An internal clock signal driver circuit includes a delay block that delays a rising clock signal and a falling clock signal, and outputs a delayed rising clock signal and a delayed falling clock signal, a rising DLL clock signal generating block that receives and combines the rising clock signal, the falling clock signal, and the delayed rising clock signal, and outputs a rising DLL clock signal, and a falling DLL clock signal generating block that receives and combines the rising clock signal, the falling clock signal, and the delayed falling clock signal, and outputs a falling DLL clock signal.
US07652513B2	Slave latch controlled retention flop with lower leakage and higher performance In a method and apparatus for data retention, a first latch latches a data input and a second latch that is coupled to the first latch retains the data input while the first latch is inoperative in a standby power mode. The second latch includes a second latch inverter having an inverter input and an inverter output. A switching circuit, which may be implemented as a tristate inverter, is coupled to the inverter output, the inverter input, and a retention signal. The switching circuit is operable in the standby power mode to assert a logic state at the inverter input responsive to the retention signal. The logic state is in accordance with the data input retained in the standby power mode. A standby power source is operable to provide power in the standby power mode to the second latch inverter, the switching circuit and the retention input.
US07652511B2	Slew-rate control circuitry with output buffer and feedback The present invention proposed a slew-rate control circuitry without the use of external components such as amplifiers. Therefore slew-rate control circuitry of the present invention not only provides an IC with build-in slew-rate control, but also reduces number of transistors used externally which will increase gate-oxide reliability of the IC. The slew-rate control circuitry of the present invention is primarily comprised by an output buffer and feedback circuitry, the output buffer mainly consisted four transistors and depends on output of the IC, these four transistors will interact with each other to control the slew-rate of IC output. Additional feedback circuitry and gate-tracking circuitry are also disclosed to enhance the performance of the slew-rate control circuitry.
US07652508B2	Circuit device and electronic equipment provided with the same In one embodiment, a circuit device that performs a certain processing operation with respect to an input signal by referring to a reference voltage and outputs the result is caused to have a function of switching the reference voltage, whereby a circuit device from which a stable output can be obtained is disclosed. The circuit device includes a comparator and a reference voltage setting circuit. The comparator compares an input voltage fed from outside with a reference voltage selected from a reference voltage set including a plurality of voltage values that are different from one another. The reference voltage setting circuit selects a voltage value lower than the reference voltage from the reference voltage set when it is detected that the input voltage in a rising transition reaches the reference voltage, selects a voltage value higher than the reference voltage from the reference voltage set when it is detected that the input voltage in a falling transition reaches the reference voltage, and sets the selected voltage value as the reference voltage of the comparator.
US07652507B1	Circuits and methods for detecting and assisting wire transitions A circuit for assisting signal transitions on a wire, and a method thereof. The circuit includes a first subcircuit that causes a first transistor that is coupled to the circuit's output to turn on during a rising transition and then turn off. The first transistor drives the output to a high state to assist in the rising transition. The circuit also includes a second subcircuit that causes a second transistor that is coupled to the circuit's output to turn on during a falling transition and then turn off. The second transistor drives the output to a low state to assist in the falling transition.
US07652503B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes an external pin, a control parameter decision circuit, and a register update circuit. The control parameter decision circuit includes a register and an output selector. The register is initialized in accordance with resetting of the semiconductor device. The output selector, according to a level value of an external input signal supplied via the external pin, selects one of a signal whose level value is set equal to a register value of the register and a signal whose level value is set opposite to the register value of the register, and outputs the selected signal as a control parameter signal. The register update circuit updates the register value of the register when a level value of the control parameter signal need be changed.
US07652499B2	Embedding memory within tile arrangement of an integrated circuit Some embodiments of the invention provide a configurable IC that includes several configurable computational tiles and several memory tiles. Each computational tile has a set of configurable logic circuits for configurably performing a plurality of computations and a set of configurable routing circuits. The routing circuits of the tiles configurably route signals between configurable logic circuits. Each memory tiles includes a set of routing circuits and a memory array for storing data on which the logic circuit perform computation. In this IC, at least a first memory tile has the same set of configurable routing circuits as at least a second computational tile.
US07652498B2	Integrated circuit with delay selecting input selection circuitry Some embodiments provide an integrated circuit (IC) with a delay select input selection circuit. The delay select input selection circuit comprises a first input selection circuit, a first storage element, a second storage element, and a first input line branching into multiple input lines. The multiple input lines include at least a second, third, and fourth input line. The second input line is communicably connected to a first input of the first input selection circuit. The third input line enters the first storage element. The fourth input line enters the second storage element. An output from the first storage element is communicably connected to a second input of the first input selection circuit. An output from the second storage element is communicably connected to a third input of the first input selection circuit.
US07652496B2	Commutation failure detection circuit for back-to-back SCR circuit and controlling method thereof having relatively better efficiency The configurations of a commutation failure detection circuit for a back-to-back SCR circuit and the controlling methods thereof are provided. The proposed commutation failure detection circuit includes a first detecting signal generator coupled to the back-to-back SCR circuit for detecting a commutation at a negative half cycle of an AC input voltage and including a first non-conductive signal amplifier circuit generating a first non-conductive signal when the back-to-back SCR circuit is not conductive at the negative half cycle of the AC input voltage and a second detecting signal generator coupled to the back-to-back SCR circuit for detecting the commutation at a positive half cycle of the AC input voltage and including a second non-conductive signal amplifier circuit generating a second non-conductive signal when the back-to-back SCR circuit is not conductive at the positive half cycle of the AC input voltage.
US07652494B2	Operating an integrated circuit at a minimum supply voltage In one embodiment, an integrated circuit comprises at least one measurement unit configured to generate an output indicative of a supply voltage at which the integrated circuit is operable for a given operating frequency and a control unit coupled to receive the output. The control unit is configured to generate a voltage control output indicative of a requested supply voltage for the integrated circuit responsive to the output. The voltage control output may be output from the integrated circuit for use by circuitry external to the integrated circuit in generating the supply voltage for the integrated circuit.
US07652489B2	Multi-range clearance measurement system and method of operation A system for measuring clearance between a stationary object and a movable object is provided. The system includes at least one sensor configured to be disposed on the stationary object and configured to measure an operating parameter corresponding to the movable object and a controller coupled to the at least one sensor, wherein the controller is configured to control an operating mode of the sensor based upon the measured operating parameter.
US07652488B1	Method for measuring the health of solid rocket propellant using an embedded sensor The invented method for measuring the health of a solid rocket propellant includes embedding at least one piezoelectric capacitance sensor in the propellant, where the capacitance of the sensor is a function of a modulus of the propellant, and where the position is selected to measure manifestations of stress failure as a consequence of changes in the shear modulus. The capacitance of the sensor is measured at a predetermined frequency. The capacitance of the piezoelectric capacitance sensor is converted into a digital representation which is then converted into the digital representation of a modulus (or gradient modulus). In subsequent analysis, the modulus (or gradient of the modulus) is correlated to the health of the solid rocket propellant.
US07652484B2	Self calibration apparatus and methods In one method of calibrating an instrument having N ports, where N>=2, cables of a first type are characterized by connecting a first cable between two of the ports; performing an “unknown-thru” full two-port calibration between the two ports; obtaining a S-parameter of the first cable; saving the S-parameter of the first cable; and then repeating the connecting, performing, obtaining and saving for additional cables having the first type. The cables having the first type are then disconnected from one of the two ports and a measurement plane is transferred from the connected end of the cable to the disconnected end of the cable. Cables of a second type are then characterized by connecting a second cable between the second of the two ports and the disconnected end of the first cable; measuring a S-parameter of the second cable; and saving the S-parameter of the second cable.
US07652480B2	Methods and systems for testing a functional status of a light unit A method for testing a status of a light unit is provided, wherein the method includes electrically coupling the light unit to a controller and transmitting a negative voltage from the controller to the light unit. The method also includes detecting at least one of current and voltage passing through the light unit and determining a status of the light unit based on at least one of the detected current and detected voltage.
US07652471B2	Magnetic tagging of magnetoresistive sensors A magnet's N and S polarity can be alternately assembled within a MR sensor housing to determine the type of sensor that is assembled. In an MR sensor package including a housing having a sensing face and adapted for containing a sensing transducer and magnet, it can be determined if the MR sensor package is to be an X-type or Y-type sensor by testing the MR sensor package prior to labeling, shipping and/or use to determine its type by measuring the magnetic field emanating from the sensing face using a magnetic gauss probe. During assembly, the magnets N or S polarity is positioned to face the sensing face of the sensor to indicate the sensor type.
US07652470B2	Ball and sleeve joint for a motor vehicle A ball and sleeve joint for a motor vehicle has a housing (1) and a ball sleeve (5) which extends out of the housing (1) on both sides. The ball sleeve (5), has a through hole (8) and a bearing area (4) and is mounted with the bearing area (4) in the housing (1). Two joint parts, which are rotatable and pivotable in relation to one another, are formed by the ball sleeve (5) and the housing (1). A sensor (13), which interacts with a signal transmitter (2) arranged at the other joint part, is arranged at one of the joint parts. Both the sensor (13) and the signal transmitter (2) are arranged between the through hole (8) and the housing (1).
US07652469B2	Inductive position sensor An inductive position sensor has a spatially periodic scale with a series of conducting or permeable features of pitch T and a reading head with drive windings and sense windings, facing the scale with a spatial period 2T along the scale. The windings are each divided in two identical winding elements,having the same relative location within two identical winding element patterns having a center-to-center distance along the scale of NT+T/2, N being an integer, and connected so that the winding element polarities in each winding are either opposed for drive windings and the same for sense windings or the same for drive windings and opposed for sense windings. Thereby, direct couplings in both patterns cancel each other, while the spatially periodic signals coupled via the scale reinforce each other.
US07652465B2	No dead time data acquisition A “no dead time” data acquisition system for a measurement instrument receives a digitized signal representing an electrical signal being monitored and generates from the digitized signal a trigger signal using a fast digital trigger circuit, the trigger signal including all trigger events within the digitized signal. The digitized signal is compressed as desired and delayed by a first-in, first-out (FIFO) buffer for a period of time to assure a predetermined amount of data prior to a first trigger event in the trigger signal. The delayed digitized signal is delivered to a fast rasterizer or drawing engine upon the occurrence of the first trigger event to generate a waveform image. The waveform image is then provided to a display buffer for combination with prior waveforms and/or other graphic inputs from other drawing engines. The contents of the display buffer are provided to a display at a display update rate to show a composite of all waveform images representing the electrical signal.
US07652463B2	Power converter for compensating a maximum output power A power converter for compensating a maximum output power includes a power switch, a control circuit, an oscillator and a frequency modulator. The control circuit generates a PWM signal in response to the pulse signal generated by the oscillator. The frequency modulator generates a second discharge signal to the oscillator for controlling the maximum output power of the power converter. The second discharge signal is decreased for prolonging a switching period of the PWM signal under a high-line voltage of the power converter.
US07652462B2	Constant current regulator with current sensing circuit loop A constant current regulator includes a current sensing circuit loop connected to a switch unit of the constant current regulator to detect a current flowing through the switch unit and to generate a detection current that is in proportion to the current flowing through the switch unit. The detection current flows through a detection resistor to induce a detection voltage. A differential amplifier bases on a set voltage and the received detection voltage to generate an error voltage to a pulse width modulation controller, which in turn causes a gate driver circuit to control the switching operation of the switch unit thereby supplying a constant current to a load connected to an output voltage of the regulator.
US07652461B2	High efficiency power converter operating free of an audible frequency range A DC-DC converter operates outside of an audible frequency range under light current load conditions with reduced switching frequency by reducing supply current and regulating output voltage. A control for the converter maintains the switching frequency above an audible frequency range and reduces supply current by modulating switch on-time, sinking supply current, or permitting negative supply current values. The output voltage of the converter is regulated by modulating switch on-time, clamping output voltage, or modifying feedback detector thresholds. The power converter operates with improved efficiency under light current load conditions, while avoiding operation in an audible frequency range to prevent the generation of audible noise in converter components.
US07652459B2	Adaptive controller with mode tracking and parametric estimation for digital power converters A controller for a power stage may adaptively control power switches to improve the efficiency of power consumption by the power stage and detect continuous conduction mode (“CCM”) and discontinuous conduction mode (“DCM”) operations of the power stage without instantaneous or cycle by cycle sensing and sampling of the output inductor current. Additionally, the controller may be used to facilitate the estimation of output inductor value, the peak inductor current value, and other information on converter operations.
US07652458B2	Power converting apparatus, electronic apparatus comprising the same and power converting method A power converting apparatus includes a power input part to which power is input; a power converting part converting the power input through the power input part; a converting current detecting part detecting a converting current of the power converted in the power converting part; a converting voltage detecting part detecting a converting voltage of the power converted in the power converting part; and a controlling part controlling the power converting part so that a value of power calculated by multiplication of the converting current detected in the converting current detecting part by the converting voltage detected in the converting voltage detecting part falls within a predetermined range of a preset reference value.
US07652455B2	Low-dropout voltage regulator with a voltage slew rate efficient transient response boost circuit A low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulator for generating an output voltage is disclosed. The voltage regulator includes a startup circuit, a curvature corrected bandgap circuit, an error amplifier, a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) pass device and a voltage slew rate efficient transient response boost circuit. The MOS pass device has a gate node which is coupled to the output of the error amplifier, and a drain node for generating the output voltage. The voltage slew rate efficient transient response boost circuit applies a voltage to the gate node of the MOS pass device to accelerate the response time of the error amplifier in enabling the LDO voltage regulator to reach its final regulated output voltage when an output voltage drop occurs in the LDO voltage regulator.
US07652454B2	Electronic equipment having a boost DC-DC converter Provided is an electronic equipment including: a boost DC-DC converter and an electric power storage device, in which the electric power storage device is charged with a electric power outputted the DC-DC converter with efficiency, and in which stored electric power of the electric power storage device is not wastefully consumed even when supply of the electric power is stopped. The electronic equipment including the power supply, the boost DC-DC converter, a rectifier rectifying a pulse-like boosted electric power outputted the DC-DC converter to a second boosted electric power, and the electric power storage device for charging a first boosted electric power from the boost DC-DC converter, wherein an operation of the boost DC-DC converter is maintained by the second boosted electric power.
US07652453B2	Topology for a positive buck-boost switching regulator A new topology for a buck-boost switching regulator is provided herein. Embodiments provide an efficient buck-boost switching regulator that provides a regulated output voltage from an unregulated input voltage. Embodiments include a buck-boost switching regulator topology, where the operating mode is determined separately from the pulse-width modulated (PWM) control signal. This topology, in one embodiment, provides a better transient response than typical buck-boost switching regulator topologies, where PWM control circuitry and operating mode circuitry are combined. Furthermore, embodiments provide a buck-boost switching regulator that allows for high efficiency when the output voltage is close to the input voltage.
US07652451B2	Charging control circuit A primary cell and a secondary cell are distinguished from each other. A microcomputer of a digital camera determines a first cell (a primary cell) and a second cell (a secondary cell) as a built-in cell. When a dedicated charging device is connected to a digital camera, a microcomputer activates transistor switches to thus detect a terminal voltage of the second cell. When the terminal voltage shows a finite value, the second cell is determined to be incorporated. When the terminal voltage shows a value of essentially zero, the transistor switch is activated to thus apply a predetermined voltage. When a voltage drop attributable to a resistor has arisen, the second cell is determined to be overcharged. When both a terminal of the second cell and a terminal of the first cell show finite values, a short circuit is determined to have arisen.
US07652445B2	On-chip compensation for a fully differential voice coil motor control A disk drive controller including a differential voice coil motor control function is disclosed. The differential voice coil motor control function includes an on-chip compensation network for the inner control loop, including a resistor formed of one or more MOS transistors connected in series. The gate of the MOS transistors in the compensation network is driven with a bias voltage based on a tuning current, where the tuning current is derived so that it varies with process and temperature variations of the integrated circuit, for example with variations in an on-chip capacitor. The on-chip compensation network can be tuned with sufficient precision to properly compensate the inner control loop to provide the desired frequency response in driving the voice coil motor in the disk drive.
US07652442B2	Electric tool switch mechanism An electric tool switch mechanism includes a trigger switch for operating to at least rotate or stop a DC motor; and a power switch connected between the DC motor and a battery power source and closed when a pressed amount of the trigger switch exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The mechanism further includes a switching device connected between the DC motor and the battery power source via the power switch; a control circuit for controlling to turn the switching device on/off using a desired on-duty when the pressed amount of the trigger switch exceeds the threshold value; and a stopping unit that is controlled by the trigger switch for forcibly turning the switching device off before the power switch is changed from on to off when the trigger switch is released.
US07652439B2	Changeover device of pull cord control and wireless remote control for a DC brushless-motor ceiling fan A change-over device of pull cord control and wireless remote control for a DC brushless-motor ceiling fan is to have a driver installed in a ceiling fan basic body, and the driver has a detecting unit for detecting whether or not a connector positioned in a hanging bell is connected with a wireless control switch unit so as to control the blades of the DC brushless-motor ceiling fan to rotate by pull cord control or by wireless remote control. Further, the connector is installed inside the hanging bell; therefore, when the DC brushless-motor ceiling fan is to be additionally provided with a wireless control switch unit, it is convenient and safe in installation.
US07652438B2	Drive arrangement for a portable working machine A drive arrangement for a hand-guided working machine for agriculture, forestry and horticulture applications. The drive arrangement comprises an electric motor, a DC power source for electrical energy, and a control apparatus for the electric motor which is fed from the DC power source. The electric motor has a specific, in particular linear, characteristic curve between the electric current which is consumed by the electric motor and the rotational speed of an output shaft of the electric motor. The control apparatus has current-limiter which limits the current which flows through the electric motor to a maximum value in order to protect the electric motor against overloading. The control apparatus limits the current consumption of the electric motor in a range of low rotational speeds to values which are considerably smaller than the characteristic curve values which are given for these rotational speeds by the characteristic curve of the electric motor, as a function of the rotational speed.
US07652436B2	Methods and systems for illuminating household products Methods and systems for generating one or more scents in conjunction with light. Light of various colors, including dynamic lighting effects, may be generated such that at least one characteristic of the light may be based at least in part on one or more characteristics of a scent or scents, and/or proximate environmental conditions. In one example, one or more LED-based light sources are employed together with a scent-producing facility in a conventional household product (e.g., an integrated air-freshener/LED night light, an LED-simulated candle with scent, etc.).
US07652434B2	Electronic flash unit and manufacturing method thereof The electronic flash unit disclosed comprises: a transformer (14) to vary voltages of a power supply; an accumulator (16) composed of a main capacitor (17) to charge an electric energy supplied from the transformer (14); a lamp unit (4) provided with a flashlamp (20), set inside of a reflector (19), that flashes by discharging of energy storages in the main capacitor (17) upon applying a voltage on a trigger terminal (21); and a trigger circuit (10) to generate the voltage to apply on the trigger terminal (21), wherein at least the lamp unit (4) is coated with an insulation material.
US07652429B2	Electrodes with cermets for ceramic metal halide lamps This invention is about a CMH lamp arc tube seal construction where the feedthrough electrode contains a cermet in such a manner that the said cermet is either not exposed outside the ceramic capillary (which in most cases is polycrystalline alumina, PCA) or if it is exposed to the outside of the arc tube, the part that is exposed has no current carrying function. The invention provides safe ways of assembling the cermet so as to avoid breakage of the said cermet due to mechanical stresses in the electrical connections.
US07652424B2	Organic light emitting device An organic light emitting device is disclosed. The organic light emitting device includes a first substrate, a display unit that is positioned on the first substrate and includes a plurality of subpixels, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a seal member attaching the first substrate to the second substrate, and at least one projection. The seal member substantially has a water vapor permeation rate of 100 g/m2 day to 103 g/m2 day. The projection is positioned at a location corresponding to a bezel area of at least one of the first and second substrates.
US07652423B2	Light-emitting device and electronic apparatus A light-emitting device includes a transparent substrate, a light-emitting layer which is provided on one surface of the substrate and which emits light in response to an electrical signal, a conductive portion which transmits the electrical signal to the light-emitting layer, such that light from the light-emitting layer is emitted after being transmitted through the substrate, and a light transflective layer which is provided between the conductive portion and the substrate at a predetermined distance from the conductive portion to reflect some of incident light through the substrate and to transmit the remainder.
US07652422B2	Organic electro luminescence device in which an amorphous silicon thin film transistor is employed as a driving element and a fabrication method thereof Provided is a method of fabricating an organic electro luminescence device, the method comprising: forming a thin film transistor on a substrate; forming a passivation layer and a first electrode on the substrate including the thin film transistor; forming a contact hole exposing an upper surface of a drain electrode of the thin film transistor at a predetermined portion of the first electrode and the passivation layer; forming a buffer layer and a barrier rib on a predetermined portion of an upper surface of the first electrode; forming an organic emission layer within a region defined by the buffer layer; and forming a second electrode on the organic emission layer such that the second electrode is electrically connected with the drain electrode through the contact hole.
US07652421B2	Organic EL display An organic EL display of the present invention includes a plurality of organic EL devices, each including a first electrode, an intermediate insulating film disposed on the first electrode so as to have an exposed portion in which the first electrode is partially exposed, an organic layer disposed on the exposed portion, and a second electrode disposed on the organic layer. The organic layer has, on a part disposed on the exposed portion, a thick film portion disposed around the center of the exposed portion and a thin film portion disposed around the end of the exposed portion and having a smaller thickness than the thick film portion, and the thin film portions of the adjacent organic EL devices are substantially equal in width.
US07652419B2	Electron emission device and electron emission display using the same An electron emission device includes a substrate, first electrodes formed on the substrate, electron emission regions electrically connected to the first electrodes, and second electrodes placed over the first electrodes such that the second electrodes are insulated from the first electrodes. The second electrodes have openings to expose the electron emission regions. A third electrode is placed over the second electrodes such that the third electrode is insulated from the second electrodes. The third electrode has openings communicating with the openings of the second electrodes. Each of the electron emission regions and the second electrodes simultaneously satisfy the following conditions: D2/D1≦0.579 (1), and D2≧1 μ (2) where D1 indicates the width of each of the openings of the second electrode, and D2 indicates the width of each of the electron emission regions.
US07652418B2	Electronic emission device, electron emission display device having the same, and method of manufacturing the electron emission device An electron emission device which can uniformly emit electrons and can be simply manufactured at a reduced cost, and a display apparatus having improved uniform brightness of pixels by using the electron emission device. In addition, a simple method of manufacturing the electron emission device. The electron emission device includes: a first substrate; a cathode electrode and an electron emission unit disposed on the first substrate; a gate electrode electrically insulated from the cathode electrode; an insulating layer disposed between the cathode electrode and the gate electrode to insulate the cathode electrode from the gate electrode; and an electron emission source including carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that contact the cathode electrode, wherein distances between the gate electrode and the tips of the CNTs are uniform.
US07652415B2	Electrode materials for electric lamps and methods of manufacture thereof An electron emissive material comprises an alkaline earth metal halide composition and operable to emit electrons on excitation. A lamp including an envelope, an electrode including an alkaline earth metal halide electron emissive material and a discharge material, is also disclosed.
US07652409B2	Positioner device A positioner (2) for moving a sample platform (6) relative to a base (4) is described. The positioner is driven by a piezoelectric arranged to expand and contract along a drive axis, the piezoelectric element has an input end coupled to the base and an output end coupled to first (14) and second (16) output levers extending away from the drive axis of the piezoelectric element in opposing directions. The output levers each have an inner arm arranged to be acted on by the piezoelectric element as it expands and an outer arm to which the sample platform is mounted via platform supports (26, 28). The output levers are mounted such that the piezoelectric element acts on the inner arms of the output levers to cause the outer arms to move in a plane containing the drive axis. This motion of the output levers is communicated via the platform supports to the sample platform, so moving it relative to the base along a direction parallel to the drive axis.
US07652408B2	Piezoelectric devices, process for producing the piezoelectric device, and inkjet recording head A process for producing a piezoelectric device constituted by a first electrode, at least one second electrode, and a piezoelectric film sandwiched between the first electrode and the at least one second electrode so that an electric field can be applied to the piezoelectric film. First, a seed layer of a material containing at least one element is formed on a substrate, and then the first electrode is formed on the seed layer. Next, the at least one element is diffused through the first electrode so that the at least one element precipitates on a surface of the first electrode on the opposite side to the seed layer, and then the piezoelectric film is formed on the first electrode.
US07652406B2	Apparatus for driving drum of washing machine A radial core type double rotor brushless direct-current motor is provided in which a double rotor structure is employed with inner and outer rotors which are doubly disposed and thus a stator core is completely divided. The motor includes a rotational shaft which is rotatably mounted on a housing of an apparatus, cylindrical inner and outer yokes which are rotatably mounted on the center of the housing, inner and outer rotors including a number of magnets which are mounted with the opposing polarities on the outer surface of the inner yoke and the inner surface of the outer yoke, and a number of cores assemblies which are installed between the inner and outer rotors in which a number of coils are wound around a number of division type cores, respectively.
US07652400B2	Automotive alternator A regulator assembly mounting threaded aperture is formed on an inner wall surface of a rear bracket, and a receiving recess portion is recessed into an inner wall surface of the rear bracket around the regulator assembly mounting threaded aperture. A regulator assembly mounting penetrating aperture is disposed through a base of a regulator assembly, and an engaging protruding portion is disposed so as to project from the base around the regulator assembly mounting penetrating aperture. The regulator assembly is fixed to the rear bracket by engaging the engaging protruding portion in the receiving recess portion and fastening a regulator assembly mounting screw that has been passed through the regulator assembly mounting penetrating aperture into the regulator assembly mounting threaded aperture.
US07652398B2	Magnetic logic device A method for operating a magnetic logic device (10) is described wherein at least one output variable O=F (IA, IB) is formed from input variables (IA, IB) by at least one logic operation with an operator function F of the magnetic logic device (10), whereby the logic device (10) is set at a starting state for executing the operator function F with a certain operator control signal (SET) before the operation, whereby the operator control signal is selected from a group of control signals with which various non-volatile starting states can be set in a controlled manner, each state being characteristic of a different logic function. Furthermore, a magnetic logic device (10) equipped for implementation of this method is also described.
US07652396B2	Systems and methods for improving the ability of a power delivery system to withstand multiple failure events The invention is directed to systems and methods for enhancing the ability of a power delivery system to withstand the occurrence of multiple failure events. Specifically, the invention is directed to a power delivery system employing a web-type network topology for a generator bus where at least two power generating sources, such as generators, are connected by an external ring, wherein the external ring is comprised of a plurality of ring segments. A first set of cables connects each power generating element with a central point and a second set of cables connects the center of each ring segment with the central point, wherein power is deliverable to the central point via at least one of the external ring, first set of cables and the second set of cables. Additional internal rings of cables may also be utilized to connect the first and second sets of cables.
US07652393B2	Apparatus and method for employing a DC source with an uninterruptible power supply At least one aspect is directed to an uninterruptible power supply including an I/O and an output in electrical communication with the I/O. The UPS also includes electronic circuitry which is adapted to, in a first mode of operation, receive power from the I/O and convert the AC power to DC power. The electronic circuitry is also adapted to, in a second mode of operation, receive DC power and to provide AC power to the I/O. The electronic circuit is further adapted to, in the first mode of operation, convert the DC power to AC power and to provide the AC power at the output.
US07652391B2	Starting button apparatus for vehicle A starting button apparatus for a vehicle includes a switch body, an antenna coil, a reciprocation housing, and a rotation housing. The switch body includes a key hole therein, into which a key fob is inserted, and a starting button mounted thereto. The antenna coil is provided to the switch body to allow power to be applied to the key fob inserted into the key hole. The reciprocation housing is secured to an outer surface of the starting button and has a first inclined guide. The rotation housing is fitted around the reciprocation housing and has a second inclined guide which is slidably engaged with the first inclined guide so as to push the starting button when the inserted key fob is rotated.
US07652387B2	Stator controlled induction generators with short-circuited rotor A generator is connectable to a turbine for generating electric power or a motor. An electric power generator system or a motor comprises an asynchronous short-circuited rotor generator or motor comprising a stator, a rotor, and a transformer having a first winding and a second winding, the first winding having a first end and a second end. The stator and the transformer are connectable in series with an electric power distribution grid.
US07652385B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same Aiming at providing a semiconductor device advanced in performance of transistors, and improved in reliability, a semiconductor device of the present invention has a semiconductor element, a frame component provided over the semiconductor element, while forming a cavity therein, and a molding resin layer covering around the frame component, wherein the frame component is composed of a plurality of resin films (a first resin film and a second resin film) containing the same resin, and the cavity allows the active region of the semiconductor element to expose therein.
US07652383B2	Semiconductor package module without a solder ball and method of manufacturing the semiconductor package module A semiconductor package module having no solder balls and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor package module are provided. The semiconductor package module includes a module board on which a plurality of semiconductor devices are able to be mounted, a semiconductor package bonded on the module board using an adhesive, being wire-bondable to the module board, and having already undergone an electrical final test, second wires electrically connecting second bond pads of the semiconductor package to bond pads of the module board; and a third sealing resin enclosing the second wires and the semiconductor package. Because the semiconductor package module does not use solder balls, degradation of solder joint reliability (SJR) can be prevented. Further, the use of a semiconductor package that has already undergone an electrical test can reduce degradation of the yield of a completed semiconductor package module.
US07652382B2	Micro chip-scale-package system A micro chip-scale-package system including providing a metal pattern on an adhesion material, attaching an integrated circuit die to the metal pattern, and molding an encapsulant over the integrated circuit die and the metal pattern.
US07652381B2	Interconnect system without through-holes Structures employed by a plurality of packages, printed circuit boards, connectors and interposers to create signal paths which reduce the deleterious signal quality issues associated with the use of through-holes. Disclosed structures can coexist with through-hole implementations.
US07652380B2	Semiconductor device and method of producing the same A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a wiring formed on the substrate; a base portion disposed at an end portion of the wiring; and an electrode formed on the base portion. The base portion has a size smaller than that of the electrode, so that the base portion is not shifted out of the electrode.
US07652379B2	Bond pad stacks for ESD under pad and active under pad bonding A combination of layout improvements and inner layer dielectric (ILD) material improvements provides a bond pad stack that is robust for both gold (Au) and copper (Cu) wires in circuits with only one or two pad metal layers. The layout improvements involve removing all vias between the top metal layer and the metal layers below top metal in the area under the passivation opening (where probe tips and the bond wire are placed). This allows for a more homogenous material without via discontinuities, thereby reducing stress concentration points in the ILD. The ILD material improvement involves adding a layer of silicon nitride in addition to the silicon oxide layer. Traditionally, the ILD consists of either spun-on or high density plasma (HDP) oxides. The growth of the thin layer of silicon nitride over the oxide on the topmost ILD layer provides a composite of significantly increased toughness and prevents cracks or other damage from propagating into the underlying active circuits and routing.
US07652377B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same A seal ring (102) is formed in a manner to surround each ferroelectric capacitor (101). Additionally, a seal ring (103) is formed in a manner to surround a plurality of ferroelectric capacitors (101). Further, a seal ring (104) is formed in a manner to surround all of the ferroelectric capacitors (101) and along a dicing line (110) inside the dicing line (110).
US07652375B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A first electronic circuit component and a second electronic circuit component are electrically connected to an electro-conductive member via a first solder and a second solder, respectively. The electro-conductive member is formed in a resin film. The electro-conductive member is configured as containing a second diffusion barrier metal film. The second diffusion barrier metal film prevents diffusion of the second solder. Between the electro-conductive member and the first solder, a first diffusion barrier metal film is provided. The first diffusion barrier metal film prevents diffusion of the first solder. On the first surface of the resin film and on the electro-conductive member, an adhesive metal film is formed so as to contact with the resin film and the electro-conductive member. The adhesive metal film has stronger adhesiveness to the resin film than either of those of the first solder and the first diffusion barrier metal film.
US07652374B2	Substrate and process for semiconductor flip chip package A semiconductor package structure for flip chip package includes at least a patterned circuit layer and an insulating layer alternately stacking up each other. The patterned layer includes a plurality of bump pads, and the insulating layer includes a plurality of etching holes. The etching holes and the bump pads are aligned, such that the bump pads are exposed through the etching holes. A plurality of bumps is disposed on the active surface of the chip, which can be obtained by stud bumping. The etching holes are filled with solder paste, and the bumps of the chips penetrate into the solder filled etching holes. Vibration obtained by mechanical equipment, or ultrasonic equipment can be applied to assist the alignment of the bumps to the corresponding bump pads. A reflow process is applied to collapse the solder paste that fills the etching holes to form electrical connection between the bumps and bump pads.
US07652373B2	Power delivery using an integrated heat spreader An integrated heat spreader (IHS) having a groove and a cavity formed therein is disclosed. In one embodiment, the groove has an insulating layer formed therein, and a power conduit is mounted in the groove, the power conduit is electrically isolated from the IHS by the insulating layer, and the power conduit conducts a voltage relative to the IHS to deliver power to the cavity. In another embodiment, the IHS is soldered to a semiconductor die and a package substrate. In a further embodiment, the power conduit comprises an edge connector.
US07652371B2	Semiconductor package A semiconductor package is provided with a package main body including a base portion configured by joining thin plates integrally, and a semiconductor device accommodating portion provided on one surface of the base portion, electric terminals electrically connected to a semiconductor device in the accommodating portion and exposed to an outer surface of the accommodating portion, and a heat high-transfer element including at least one layer-like member provided in the base portion. The layer-like member is configured independent of the base portion by a material having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the base portion, and extends from a position corresponding to a heat-generation site of the semiconductor device to a position in an outside of the heat-generation site corresponding position.
US07652364B2	Crossing conductive traces in a PCB A printed circuit board includes at least two conductive traces, each having a first portion and a second portion. The printed circuit board also includes a cross-over section that includes two electrically conductive portions, each connecting electrically to the first and second portions of a corresponding one of the conductive traces, such that the conductive traces in their first portions lie on opposite sides of each other as they do in their second portions.
US07652361B1	Land patterns for a semiconductor stacking structure and method therefor A semiconductor device has a substrate. A semiconductor die is coupled to a first surface of the substrate. An encapsulate is placed over the semiconductor die. A first plurality of lands is formed on the first surface of the substrate around the encapsulate. A second plurality of lands is formed on a second surface of the substrate. A first group of the second plurality of lands has a pitch and a second group of the second plurality of lands has a pitch of a different length.
US07652357B2	Quad flat no-lead (QFN) packages Quad Flat No-Lead (QFN) packages are provided. An embodiment of a QFN package includes a semiconductor chip including an active surface and an inactive surface, a plurality of leads, a plurality of wire bonds configured to couple the plurality of leads to the semiconductor chip, and a mold material including a mounting side and having a perimeter. The active surface is oriented toward the mounting side, the plurality of wire bonds are disposed between the active surface and the mounting side within the mold material, and the plurality of leads are exposed on the mounting side and are at least partially encapsulated within the perimeter of the mold material.
US07652353B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device for improving performance of a p-channel transistor and an n-channel transistor having multi-finger structures. Gates of the n-channel transistor are arranged so that their gate width direction is parallel to one side of a first region. Gates of the p-channel transistor are arranged so that their gate width direction extends at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to one side of a second region. The ratio of a maximum gate width of the p-channel transistor arranged in the second region to the pitch between the gates of the p-channel transistor is set in accordance with the ratio of the area of an ineffective region to the area of the second region.
US07652348B1	Apparatus and method for wafer level fabrication of high value inductors on semiconductor integrated circuits An apparatus and method for wafer level fabrication of high value inductors directly on top of semiconductor integrated circuits. The apparatus and method includes fabricating a semiconductor wafer including a plurality of dice, each of the dice including power circuitry. Once the wafer is fabricated, then a plurality of inductors are fabricated directly onto the plurality of dice on the wafer and are in electrical contact with a switching node of the power circuitry on each die respectively. The inductors are fabricated by forming a plurality of magnetic core inductor members on an interconnect dielectric layer for each die on the wafer. An insulating layer and then inductor coils are then formed over the plurality of magnetic core inductor members over each die. A layer of magnetic paste is also optionally provided over each inductor coil to further increase inductance.
US07652346B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes an active region formed on a semiconductor substrate, an element isolation region formed on the semiconductor substrate so as to surround the active region, and a gate electrode formed on the active region. A region that causes tensile stress so as to improve carrier mobility in the active region is provided in the element isolation region.
US07652334B2	Shallow trench isolation formation A method and structure for forming a semiconductor structure. A semiconductor substrate is provided. A trench is formed within the semiconductor substrate. A first layer of electrically insulative material is formed within the trench. A first portion and a second portion of the first layer of electrically insulative material is removed. A second layer of electrically insulative material is selectively grown on the first layer comprising the removed first portion and the removed second portion.
US07652332B2	Extremely-thin silicon-on-insulator transistor with raised source/drain An extremely-thin silicon-on-insulator transistor is provided that includes a buried oxide layer above a substrate, a silicon layer above the buried oxide layer, a gate stack on the silicon layer, a nitride liner on the silicon layer and adjacent to the gate stack, an oxide liner on and adjacent to the nitride liner, and raised source/drain regions. The gate stack includes a high-k oxide layer on the silicon layer and a metal gate on the high-k oxide layer. Each of the raised source/drain regions has a first part comprising a portion of the silicon layer, a second part adjacent to parts of the oxide liner and the nitride liner, and a third part above the second part. Also provided is a method for fabricating an extremely-thin silicon-on-insulator transistor.
US07652331B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device includes a device isolation structure formed on a semiconductor substrate to define an active region. A first Si-based epitaxial pattern is formed over the active region corresponding to a bit line contact region and a portion of a gate region at both sides adjacent to the bit line contact region. A second Si-based epitaxial layer is formed over the semiconductor substrate which is stepped up on the first Si-based epitaxial pattern. A stepped gate pattern is formed over the stepped second Si-based epitaxial layer.
US07652328B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes an isolation region, a semiconductor element region defined by the isolation region, and having a channel forming portion and a recessed portion, the recessed portion being formed between the isolation region and the channel forming portion, and an epitaxial semiconductor portion formed in the recessed portion, wherein the semiconductor element region has a wall portion between the isolation region and the epitaxial semiconductor portion.
US07652324B2	NAND type dual bit nitride read only memory and method for fabricating the same A NAND type dual bit nitride read only memory and a method for fabricating thereof are provided. Firstly, a plurality of isolation layers, which are spaced and parallel to each other are formed in the substrate. Next, a plurality of word lines and a plurality of oxide-nitride-oxide (ONO) stack structures are formed on the substrate. The word lines are spaced and parallel to each other, and also the word lines are perpendicular to the isolation layers. Each of the ONO stack structure is located between the corresponding word line and the substrate. And then a plurality of discontinuous bit lines, which are located between the word lines and between the isolation layers are formed on the substrate. The structure of the present invention of the NAND type dual bit nitride read only memory is similar to that of a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), and their fabrication processes are fully compatible.
US07652318B2	Split-gate memory cells and fabrication methods thereof Split-gate memory cells and fabrication methods thereof. A split-gate memory cell comprises a plurality of isolation regions formed on a semiconductor substrate along a first direction, between two adjacent isolation regions defining an active region having a pair of drains and a source region. A pair of floating gates are disposed on the active regions and self-aligned with the isolation regions, wherein a top level of the floating gate is equal to a top level of the isolation regions. A pair of control gates are self-aligned with the floating gates and disposed on the floating gates along a second direction. A source line is disposed between the pair of control gates along the second direction. A pair of select gates are disposed on the outer sidewalls of the pair of control gates along the second direction.
US07652316B2	Semiconductor transistor (DMOS) device for use as a power amplifier The invention relates to in particular a lateral DMOST with a drain extension (8). In the known transistor a further metal strip (20) is positioned between the gate electrode contact strip and the drain contact (16) which is electrically connected with the source region contact (15). In the device proposed here, the connection between the further metal strip (20) and the source contact (15,12) comprises a capacitor (30) and the further metal strip (20) is provided with a further contact region (35) for delivering a voltage to the further metal strip (20). In this way an improved linearity is possible and the usefulness of the device is improved in particular at high power and at high frequencies. Preferably the capacitor (30) is integrated with the transistor in a single semiconductor body (1). The invention further comprises a method of operating a device (10) according to the invention.
US07652313B2	Deep trench contact and isolation of buried photodetectors The invention provides vertically-stacked photodiodes buried in a semiconductor material that are isolated and selectively contacted by deep trenches. One embodiment of the invention provides a pixel sensor comprising: a plurality of photosensitive elements formed in a substrate, each photosensitive element being adapted to generate photocharges in response to electromagnetic radiation; and a plurality of photocharge transfer devices, each photocharge transfer device being coupled to at least one of the plurality of photosensitive elements.
US07652312B2	CMOS image sensor A complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor comprises a photodiode region generating electrical charges in response to incident light thereon. The CMOS image sensor further comprises a first floating diffusion layer adapted to receive the electrical charges from the photodiode region in response to a global transfer signal and a second floating diffusion region adapted to receive the electrical charges from the first floating diffusion region in response to a pixel selection signal.
US07652311B2	III-nitride device with reduced piezoelectric polarization A III-nitride based field effect transistor obtains improved performance characteristics through manipulation of the relationship between the in-plane lattice constant of the interface of material layers. A high mobility two dimensional electron gas generated at the interface of the III-nitride materials permits high current conduction with low ON resistance, and is controllable through the manipulation of spontaneous polarization fields obtained according to the characteristics of the III-nitride material. The field effect transistor produced can be made to be a nominally on device where the in-plane lattice constants of the material forming the interface match. A nominally off device may be produced where one of the material layers has an in-plane lattice constant that is larger than that of the other layer material. The layer materials are preferably InAlGaN/GaN layers that are particularly tailored to the characteristics of the present invention.
US07652310B2	Negative resistance field effect device and high-frequency oscillation device There is provided a 3-terminal negative differential resistance field effect element having a high output and high frequency characteristic, requiring low power consumption, and preferably having a high PVCR. The field effect element uses a compound hetero structure and forms a dual channel layer by connecting a high-transfer degree quantum well layer (13) to a low-transfer degree quantum dot layer (15) via a barrier layer (14) on a substrate (11). Under existence of an electric field obtained by voltage application to a gate electrode (17), the negative resistance field effect element (10) changes a carrier accelerated by a drain voltage applied to a drain electrode (19) from a high-transfer degree channel to a low-transfer degree channel by the tunnel effect or over the barrier layer, thereby exhibiting negative differential resistance for the drain current and changing the negative resistance inclination by the gate voltage.
US07652309B2	Solid state imaging module A CCD solid state imaging module comprises a CCD area sensor, a substrate bias voltage setting device formed on said CCD area sensor for outputting a voltage, and a substrate bias voltage outputting device formed on a chip other than said CCD area sensor for outputting a substrate bias voltage of said CCD area sensor by selecting one voltage level from a plurality of voltages based on the voltage output by said substrate bias voltage setting device. A solid state imaging module suitable for a CCD area sensor having multiple driving modes can be provided.
US07652305B2	Methods and apparatus to improve frit-sealed glass package A hermetically sealed package includes: a first plate including inside and outside surfaces; a second plate including inside and outside surfaces; frit material disposed on the inside surface of the second plate; and at least one dielectric layer disposed directly or indirectly on at least one of: (i) the inside surface of the first plate at least opposite to the frit material, and (ii) the inside surface of the second plate at least directly or indirectly on the frit material, wherein the frit material forms a hermetic seal against the dielectric layer in response to heating.
US07652297B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the light emitting device comprises a substrate and a reflector extending from the substrate. The reflector forms a cavity in conjunction with the substrate. A light emitter is located in the cavity. At least one first recessed portion is located in the reflector, the at least one first recessed portion extends substantially axially around the reflector.
US07652292B2	Flexible electronic device and production method of the same A flexible electronic device excellent in heat liberation characteristics and toughness and a production method for actualizing thereof in low cost and with satisfactory reproducibility are provided. A protection film is adhered onto the surface of a substrate on which surface a thin film device is formed. Successively, the substrate is soaked in an etching solution to be etched from the back surface thereof so as for the residual thickness of the substrate to fall within the range larger than 0 μm and not larger than 200 μm. Then, a flexible film is adhered onto the etched surface of the substrate, and thereafter the protection film is peeled to produce a flexible electronic device.
US07652284B2	Process monitor mark and the method for using the same The invention is directed to a mark pattern for forming a process monitor mark in a patterned underlayer to monitor a patterning result of a photoresist layer over the patterned underlayer around the boundary between a peripheral region and a device region of a die, wherein the patterned underlayer is formed by using a first mask having a first pattern in a main region of the first mask and the mark pattern at an unused region of the first mask and the first pattern possesses a first mask critical dimension. The mark pattern comprising: a second pattern and a frame pattern. The second pattern has a second mask critical dimension, wherein the second mask critical dimension is as same as the first mask critical dimension. The frame pattern encloses the second pattern.
US07652280B2	Light-emitting device and article A device comprising a light transmissive element, a nano-wire light-emitting device, and a light transmissive controller communicating with the nano-wire light-emitting device. The nano-wire light-emitting device, and the light transmissive controller, are supported by the light transmissive element. An article includes two or more of the devices.
US07652277B2	Radiation image detecting apparatus Generation of dark current due to emission of back lighting to radiation image detectors is sufficiently suppressed. A radiation image detecting apparatus includes a radiation image detector and a light emitting section. A biasing electrode to which a biasing voltage is applied, a photoconductive layer for generating electric charges when irradiated with recording electromagnetic waves bearing a radiation image, a substrate side charge transport layer for transporting the electric charges which are generated in the photoconductive layer, and an active matrix substrate provided with a plurality of charge collecting electrodes for collecting the electric charges which are generated in the photoconductive layer, are laminated in this order to form the radiation image detector. The light emitting section emits light onto the radiation image detector at least during irradiation of the recording electromagnetic waves. The average composition of the substrate side charge transport layer is SbxS100-x (41≦x≦60).
US07652275B2	Non-contact probe control interface A probe control interface is provided for a structured light non-contact coordinate measuring machine probe. Portions of a video control signal for controlling the grey level of selected rows of pixels of a spatial light modulator of the probe can be decoded into control signals for additional probe components or functions that have been added to increase the measuring capabilities or versatility of the non-contact probe. By providing the additional probe component control signals in this manner, a versatile structured light non-contact probe system can be made compatible with a standard probe head autojoint system (e.g. a Renishaw™ type system), thus allowing the probe to be automatically exchanged with other standard probes and allowing existing systems to use the non-contact probe more easily. Various aspects of the probe control interface allow for relatively simple, compact, lightweight and robust implementation.
US07652274B2	Optical device An optical device for use with an imaging device for taking photographic images of an object includes a light emitting element capable of emitting light, and a lens arranged so as to direct light from the light emitting element to illuminate the object. The light emitting element may include at least two light emitting zones arranged so that light from the light emitting zones can be directed from the lens in respective corresponding spatial angles, and that the light emitting zones can be individually and selectively controlled to emit a controllable intensity of light.
US07652269B2	Laser atom probe methods A laser atom probe (100) situates a counter electrode between a specimen mount and a detector (106), and provides a laser (116) having its beam (122) aligned to illuminate the specimen (104) through the aperture (110) of the counter electrode (108). The detector, specimen mount (102), and/or the counter electrode may be charged to some boost voltage and then be pulsed to bring the specimen to ionization. The timing of the laser pulses may be used to determine ion departure and arrival times allowing determination of the mass-to-charge ratios of the ions, thus their identities. Automated alignment methods are described wherein the laser is automatically directed to areas of interest.
US07652264B2	Filament member, ion source, and ion implantation apparatus A filament member configured to discharge thermions may be employed in an ion source of an ion implantation apparatus. A filament member may include an anode disposed around a central portion of the filament member, a cathode disposed around a periphery of the filament and/or enclosing the anode, and at least one conductive path disposed between the anode and the cathode to discharge the thermions.
US07652262B2	Radiographic image detecting apparatus and radiographic imaging system A radiographic imaging system 1 of the present invention includes: a radiographic image detecting apparatus 6 to obtain radiographic image data; a console 7 to operate the radiographic image detecting apparatus, the console including a display unit 17 for displaying the obtained radiographic image data; and an image storage device 2 which is communicable with the radiographic image detecting apparatus and the console through a network 8, wherein the radiographic image detecting apparatus transmits the obtained radiographic image data to the image storage device, and generates confirmation radiographic image data has a small amount of data based on the information and transmits the information to the console, the image storage device stores the transmitted radiographic image data, and the console displays the transmitted confirmation radiographic image data on the display unit.
US07652261B1	Multichannel nanoparticle scintillation microdevice with integrated waveguides for radiation detection A device for detecting radiation includes a substantially transparent substrate with one or more substantially transparent scintillating films patterned onto the surface and with one or more integrated waveguides such that radiation of differing species may be detected by an optical light detector and such that the composition of the radiation may be analyzed. A scintillating material for detecting individual species of radiation and including one or more groups of nanoparticles mixed with a fast electron scintillating material and extruded into a transparent film such that a light pulse is emitted when said transparent film is exposed to the species of radiation targeted by the nanoparticle groups.
US07652260B2	Particle detection circuit comprising basic circuits forming subpixels The particle detection circuit comprises a plurality of basic circuits. Each basic circuit comprises a particle detector element connected to an associated counter and a summing circuit having a first input connected to the output of the counter. Basic circuits, each forming a subpixel, are grouped together by series connection of their summing circuits to form a pixel. The output of the pixel, formed by the output of the summing circuit of a last basic circuit of the pixel, supplies counting signals representative of the number of particles detected by the set of basic circuits of the pixel. Disabling certain basic circuits of the pixel, by selective zero resetting of the first input of their summing circuit, can enable only the particles detected by certain zones of the pixel to be counted.
US07652259B2	Apparatus and methods for imaging and attenuation correction Imaging apparatus, is provided, comprising a first device, for obtaining a first image, by a first modality, selected from the group consisting of SPECT, PET, CT, an extracorporeal gamma scan, an extracorporeal beta scan, x-rays, an intracorporeal gamma scan, an intracorporeal beta scan, an intravascular gamma scan, an intravascular beta scan, and a combination thereof, and a second device, for obtaining a second, structural image, by a second modality, selected from the group consisting of a three-dimensional ultrasound, an MRI operative by an internal magnetic field, an extracorporeal ultrasound, an extracorporeal MRI operative by an external magnetic field, an intracorporeal ultrasound, an intracorporeal MRI operative by an external magnetic field, an intravascular ultrasound, and a combination thereof, and wherein the apparatus further includes a computerized system, configured to construct an attenuation map, for the first image, based on the second, structural image. Additionally, the computerized system is configured to display an attenuation-corrected first image as well as a superposition of the attenuation-corrected first image and the second, structural image. Furthermore, the apparatus is operative to guide an in-vivo instrument based on the superposition.
US07652258B2	Method, apparatus, and system of reducing polarization in radiation detectors Method, apparatus and system for reducing or preventing polarization in semiconductor radiation detectors for medical imaging. For example, an apparatus includes a semiconductor with electrodes coupled thereto, configured to generate an electrical signal in the electrodes in response to absorption of ionizing radiation in the semiconductor, wherein the absorption of the ionizing radiation generates a space charge in the semiconductor; and an infra-red (IR) generator configured to generate IR radiation of a selectable wavelength, the selectable wavelength being chosen so as to at least partially reduce an effect of the space charge on the electrical signal.
US07652255B2	Radiation converter and method for production thereof A radiation converter has a luminophore layer formed by needle-shaped crystals applied on a substrate, the crystals being composed of CsI. doped with Tl. The emission spectrum is modified to obtain smaller values by making the Tl content between 200 ppm and 2,000 ppm.
US07652253B2	Method and system for plasma-induced terahertz spectroscopy A method of analyzing a remotely-located object includes the step of illuminating at least a portion of a targeted object with electromagnetic radiation to induce a phase transformation in the targeted object, wherein the phase transformation produces an emitter plasma, which emits terahertz radiation. The method also includes the step of ionizing a volume of an ambient gas to produce a sensor plasma by focusing an optical probe beam in the volume and the step of detecting an optical component of resultant radiation produced from an interaction of the focused optical probe beam and the terahertz radiation in the sensor plasma. Detecting an optical component of the resultant radiation emitted by the sensor plasma facilitates detection of a characteristic fingerprint of the targeted object imposed onto the terahertz radiation produced as a result of the induced phase transformation.
US07652249B2	Charged particle beam apparatus A charged particle beam apparatus for obtaining information of an uneven surface or a depression/protrusion of a sample by irradiating a charged particle beam to a sample having an uneven surface or a depression/protrusion at a plurality of focal positions, measuring signal emitted from the sample, and comparing profile waveforms corresponding to edge portions of the uneven surface.
US07652246B2	Optical pickup device and optical disk device A laser emitting device (9) includes a light emitting portion (4) that emits light of a wavelength λ1 (approximately 405 nm), a light emitting portion (5) that emits light of a wavelength λ2 (approximately 650 nm), and a light emitting portion (6) that emits light of a wavelength λ1 (approximately 780 nm). The light emitting position of the light emitting portion (4) and the light emitting position of the light emitting portion (6) are approximately on the same position as seen in the direction of an optical axis of emitted light of the laser emitting device (9). An optical axis adjusting element (18) is provided for adjusting an optical axis of return light of at least one of the wavelengths among return lights of the wavelengths λ1, λ2 and λ3 so that respective return lights emitted by the light emitting portions (4, 5 and 6) of the laser emitting device (9) and reflected by an optical recording medium (16) are received by a common light detector (20).
US07652243B2	Amplification with feedback capacitance for photodetector signals Signals from an imager pixel photodetector are received by an amplifier having capacitive feedback, such as a capacitive transimpedance amplifier (CTIA). The amplifier can be operated at a low or no power level during an integration period of a photodetector to reduce power dissipation. The amplifier can be distributed, with an amplifier element within each pixel of an array and with amplifier output circuitry outside the pixel array. The amplifier can be a single ended cascode amplifier, a folded cascode amplifier, a differential input telescopic cascode amplifier, or other configuration. The amplifier can be used in pixel configurations where the amplifier is directly connected to the photodetector, or in configurations which use a transfer transistor to couple signal charges to a floating diffusion node with the amplifier being coupled to the floating diffusion node.
US07652242B2	Device for processing and digitizing an energy spectrum of an electromagnetic radiation This device for processing and digitizing an energy spectrum of a radiation, comprises a charge preamplification circuit of the integrating circuit type, suitable for being connected to a semiconductor detector; a lag line energy measurement circuit connected to the output of the preamplification circuit; and a sampler connected to the output of the energy measurement circuit. It further comprises a synchronization circuit a current pulse measurement circuit connected to the output of the preamplification circuit and calculating the difference between the output and a differential of the output of the preamplification circuit; and a discrimination circuit forming a binary signal according to the output of the pulse measurement circuit said logic signal controlling the sampling times of the sampler.
US07652241B2	Image acquisition timing system and method A system and method for timing image acquisitions provide an optical charge pulse to a sensor within an optical imaging system prior to image acquisitions by the optical imaging system. This optical charge pulse compensates for dark current discharge in the sensor.
US07652236B2	Lighting system for color control A lighting arrangement provides light of a desired color. The arrangement includes light sources that each emit light of a respective color that, when mixed, is perceivable as the desired color. A light detector is configured to receive light reflected by a color reference surface having a specific reference color. A controller is configured to analyzes a signal from the light detector and recognizes the color of the received light as the color of the reference surface. The controller controls the light sources such that the desired color corresponds to the color of the color reference surface.
US07652235B2	Spatial frequency wavefront sensor system and method Devices systems, and methods can characterize an optical surface of an object. A wavefront sensor system focuses light energy propagating from the object to form a pattern on a detector. The system maps the pattern to an array with a transform function such as a Fourier transform. The values of array correspond to characteristic locations and signals in a transform space, for example an intensity of spatial frequency signals in frequency space. The characteristic location and intensity of these signals in transform space are used to measure the optical surface. For example, a characteristic frequency of a spatial frequency intensity peak in Fourier transform space can be used to estimate the location of spots on the detector. Alternatively, the characteristics can be used to the measure sphere, cylinder and axis of a wavefront, wavefront elevation maps and point spread functions, often without locating positions of individual spots on the detector.
US07652234B2	System and method for destroying flying objects A method for obtaining a sky view of a battle site, comprising launching an interceptor (2) towards at least one detected flying threat (3); the interceptor (2) tracking the threat (3) using at least one remote sensor for achieving a kill of the threat (3) at a designated kill site (4) being at a large range from the at least one sensor; when the interceptor (2) approaches the kill site (4), releasing from the interceptor (2) at least one detachable vehicle (7) that includes at least one local sensor (8) for sensing the kill site (4) from a range considerably shorter than the large range and communicating the sensed data.
US07652232B2	Coffee maker and microwave oven and method for controlling the same Coffee maker and microwave oven, in which a microwave function and a coffee maker function can be performed in succession; and a method for controlling the same. The coffee maker and microwave oven includes a coffee maker unit, a microwave oven unit, an input unit for applying a coffee extraction order for the coffee maker unit and a cooking order for the microwave oven unit, and a control unit for carrying out coffee extraction and cooking in succession according to an order of reception of the orders.
US07652228B2	Steam-generating warming article A steam-generating warming article 1 which has a steam generating element 2 making use of chemical energy and is adapted to supply steam while in contact with a human body. The article 1, while in contact with the body, maintains the skin surface temperature at 38° to 49° C. for 3 to 15 hours and cumulatively generates 0.5 to 12 mg/3 hr·cm2 of steam. The steam-generating warning article 1 is used to improve the human body's physiology. The steam generating element 2 is preferably a heat generating sheet prepared by incorporating an aqueous electrolyte solution into a molded sheet containing an oxidizable metal, a reaction accelerator, and a fibrous material.
US07652225B2	Method and device for machining composite parts formed from a carrier device and a stamping pad A processing device for processing a composite component with at least a support device and a stamp pad having at least one operating head of a material-removing unit. The material-removing unit and the composite component are moved relative to one another by means of a handling unit controlled by a control unit whereby material is removed from the composite component. The stamp pad of the composite component is divided into several mutually spaced pad parts by means of a dividing gap, whereby the operating head together with a dispensing unit of an ink dispenser unit is incorporated in an effector unit.
US07652222B2	Electric discharge machine and method for optimizing machining conditions of the electric discharge machine A discharge voltage detecting unit of an electric discharge machine detects a discharge voltage and determines an average discharge voltage in a specified period of time. An optimum machining condition computing unit determines a discharge current that makes an average discharge voltage detected by a discharge voltage detecting unit equal to an average discharge voltage when a new machining liquid is used. The optimum machining condition computing unit determines an optimal discharging time, an optimal non-operating time, and an optimal servo reference voltage from relational equations depending on the determined discharge current. A machining condition data base storing unit stores the discharge current, the discharging time, the non-operating time, and the servo reference voltage. A servo control unit establishes the optimum machining conditions at the time of machining.
US07652221B2	Contact drive arrangement The disclosure relates to a contact drive arrangement for the movement of at least one contact in high-voltage switchgear systems having a contact drive and having an auxiliary switch, which has at least two auxiliary contacts. The contact drive works together with the at least one contact and with a first auxiliary contact. Furthermore, a delay drive is connected functionally in parallel with the contact drive, and the delay drive works together with a second auxiliary contact. The first and second auxiliary contact are electrically connected in series. In addition, the delay drive has a damping element, and by means of the damping element the time for a switching operation is extended in comparison with the time for a switching operation with the contact drive.
US07652220B2	Sensor device A touch sensor device for a household appliance or the like is disclosed, for producing a signal for controlling the appliance's operation when touched by a user's finger. The sensor comprises a capacitance sensor element connected to control circuitry, wherein the sensor is connected to a first side of a circuit board, typically facing towards the inside of the appliance. In the same vicinity on the other side of the circuit board is a conductive field that is not galvanically connected to the sensor element, but which is positioned against a non-conductive panel, the other side of which forms the exterior of the appliance. The exterior surface of the panel is a touch area, so that contact by a user's finger in the touch area alters the capacitance, which is detected by the capacitance sensor element and is detected by the control circuitry for controlling the appliance.
US07652216B2	Electrical switch, as for controlling a flashlight An electrical switch may comprise a base having three electrical conductors thereon and an electrically conductive flexible dome adjacent the base. The flexible dome has plural longer legs extending from its dome and in electrical contact with a first conductor, has a shorter leg extending from its dome and overlying a second conductor, and has its dome overlying a third conductor. A pushbutton must be moved over a distance substantially greater than an actuation distance of the flexible dome to apply sufficient force to cause the shorter leg to contact the second conductor and the dome to contact the third conductor. A spring between the pushbutton and the flexible dome couples force to the flexible dome.
US07652214B2	Electronic component package In an electronic component package in which an electronic component mounted on a mounting substrate via external electrodes placed on the mounting substrate is covered by a mold resin, the electronic component has a component cover which covers elements placed on the lower face of a component substrate, and which forms cavities, and a protective member which is lower in elastic modulus than the mold resin is disposed in a portion which excludes portions joined with the external electrodes in a lower face of the component cover, and which is opposed to the cavities.
US07652209B2	Method of junction formation for CIGS photovoltaic devices Sulfur is used to improve the performance of CIGS devices prepared by the evaporation of a single source ZIS type compound to form a buffer layer on the CIGS. The sulfur may be evaporated, or contained in the ZIS type material, or both. Vacuum evaporation apparatus of many types useful in the practice of the invention are known in the art. Other methods of delivery, such as sputtering, or application of a thiourea solution, may be substituted for evaporation.
US07652203B2	Animal feed with low phytic acid, oil burdened and protein laden grain The present invention provides grain, seed, feed made from the grain or seed, pet food made from the grain, and food products made from the grain. The grain may be maize grain with the following characteristics: oil burdened, elevated protein content, and low phytate levels. The combination of oil burdened, protein laden, and decreased phytate characteristics in grain makes a grain that provides more calories, protein and phosphorus and other nutrients to the feeding animal. Pet foods, and animal feeds and corn food products made of the present invention will provide increased nutrition because of the increased bioavailability of the components of the grain.
US07652200B1	Soybean variety XB35J08 According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB35J08. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB35J08, to the plants of soybean XB35J08 to plant parts of soybean variety XB35J08 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB35J08 with another soybean plant, using XB35J08 as either the male or the female parent.
US07652199B2	Soybean variety D4456885 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D4456885. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D4456885. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D4456885 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D4456885 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US07652198B2	Soybean variety D4698013 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D4698013. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D4698013. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D4698013 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D4698013 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US07652197B2	Soybean variety D4233569 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D4233569. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D4233569. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D4233569 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D4233569 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US07652194B2	Processes and vectors for producing transgenic plants This invention describes a process for gene expression in plants utilizing translational vectors. Said translational vectors cause a gene of interest to be stably integrated into a transcriptionally active host genomic DNA such that the transcription of the gene of interest is controlled by a promoter of the host plant. Said translational vectors are preferably based on internal ribosome entry site (IRES) elements that are of plant origin.
US07652193B2	Tetraploid watermelon producing small fruits Tetraploid watermelon inbreds are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of the tetraploid watermelon inbreds, the methods of propagating the tetraploid inbreds through seeds and tissue culture. The invention also relates to methods of producing the triploid seedless watermelon seeds and plants by crossing the tetraploid inbreds with diploid watermelon inbreds, and to the triploid plants produced therefrom.
US07652191B2	Nonhuman mammals exhibiting PTSD-like behavior The invention relates to production of maladapted animals characterized by PTSD like behavior from a population by behavioral conditioning. The method includes determining a baseline behavioral level for individual under defined conditions; exposing each individual animal to trauma event and further determining a posttraumatic event behavioral level; re-exposing each individual to a trauma related event and further determining an individual post trauma related event behavioral level and evaluating the individual post trauma related event behavioral level for each individual animal with respect to a baseline value according to a predetermined rule in order to determine which individuals are maladapted animals characterized by PTSD like behavior. Use of the method for assaying efficacy of PTSD treatment is within the scope of the invention, as are animals produced by claimed methods. Once the method is established, biological parameters may be employed in addition to, or in lieu of behavioral parameters.
US07652188B2	Adhesive bandage with display An adhesive bandage is provided. The adhesive bandage includes: (a) an absorbent pad having an absorbent surface; (b) an adhesive tape attached to the absorbent pad, the adhesive tape being configured for attaching to a skin region so as to position the absorbent surface against a portion of the skin region; (c) a display being positioned on an outer surface of the adhesive bandage the display being configured and positioned so as to be viewable by an individual when the adhesive tape is attached to the skin region; and (d) a power source attached to or integrated with the adhesive tape, the power source being for powering the display, the display being for increasing an acceptability of use of the adhesive bandage by the individual when powered. Furthermore, the present invention provides an adhesive bandage with a display, the display being for displaying a skin condition value and for increasing an acceptability of use of the adhesive bandage by the individual when powered.
US07652185B2	Catalyst recovery process A process for reducing boron trifluoride usage and emissions associated with PAO manufacture, the process comprising distilling a portion of the crude PAO product containing a boron trifluoride-organic catalyst at a temperature sufficient to cause the boron trifluoride-organic catalyst to dissociate to produce an overhead stream comprising uncomplexed boron trifluoride and an uncomplexed organic catalyst component, contacting the uncomplexed boron trifluoride and uncomplexed organic catalyst component in a condenser column having an internal structure that increases the recombination of the uncomplexed boron trifluoride and uncomplexed organic catalyst component to form a recycle boron trifluoride-organic catalyst.
US07652184B2	Alkylaromatics production A process for alkylation of an alkylatable aromatic compound to produce a monoalkylated aromatic compound, comprising the steps of: (a) providing at least one reaction zone having a water content with at least one alkylation catalyst having an activity and a selectivity for said monoalkylated benzene, said alkylation catalyst comprising a porous crystalline molecular sieve of a MCM-22 family material, said MCM-22 family material is characterized by having an X-ray diffraction pattern including d-spacing maxima at 12.4±0.25, 3.57±0.07 and 3.42±0.07 Angstroms; (b) supplying the reaction zone with at least one alkylatable aromatic compound and at least one alkylating agent; (c) operating the reaction zone under suitable alkylation or transalkylation conditions, to produce at least one effluent which comprises a monoalkylated aromatic compound and a polyalkylated aromatic compound(s); (d) monitoring the amount of the monoalkylated aromatic compound or the amount of the polyalkylated aromatic compound(s) in the effluent; (e) adjusting the water content in the reaction zone to secure a desired amount of the monalkylated aromatic compound or the polyalkylated aromatic compound(s) in the effluent, the water content in the reaction zone being in a range from about 1 wppm to about 900 wppm; and wherein the polyalkylated aromatic compound(s) produced is reduced as compared to the reaction zone having a water content of about 0 wppm when the reaction zone is operated under equivalent conditions.
US07652178B2	Perfluoroparacyclophane and methods of synthesis and use thereof A composition comprising perfluoro-[2,2]-paracyclophane dimer compound is disclosed. The synthesis reaction of the paracyclophane dimer from 1,4-bis(chlorodifluoromethane)-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzene involves heating in the presence of a metal catalyst and a solvent. A perfluorinated paraxylylene coating formed from the perfluorinated paracyclophane dimer is also disclosed.
US07652176B2	Process for the preparation of dimethyl ether Process for the preparation of dimethyl ether product by catalytic conversion of synthesis gas to dimethyl ether comprising contacting a stream of synthesis gas comprising carbon dioxide with one or more catalysts active in the formation of methanol and the dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether to form a product mixture comprising the components dimethyl ether, methanol, carbon dioxide and unconverted synthesis gas, washing the product mixture comprising carbon dioxide and unconverted synthesis gas in a scrubbing zone with a liquid solvent being rich in potassium carbonate or amine and thereby selectively absorbing carbon dioxide in the liquid solvent, subjecting the thus treated product mixture to a distillation step to separate methanol and water from dimethyl ether and unconverted synthesis gas stream with a reduced content of carbon dioxide and separating the unconverted synthesis gas from the dimethyl ether product.
US07652175B2	High shear process for the production of acetaldehyde A method of use for a high shear device incorporated into a process or system for the production of acetaldehyde from ethylene as a reactor device is shown to be capable of decreasing mass transfer limitations, by forming a feed stream emulsion, and thereby enhancing the acetaldehyde production process in the system.
US07652174B2	High shear process for the production of chloral Use of a high shear mechanical device incorporated into a process for the production of chloral as a reactor device is capable of decreasing mass transfer limitations, thereby enhancing the chloral production process. A system for the production of chloral from acetaldehyde and chlorine, the system comprising a reactor and an external high shear device the outlet of which is fluidly connected to the inlet of the reactor; the high shear device capable of providing a dispersion of chlorine gas bubbles within a liquid, the bubbles having an average bubble diameter of less than about 100 μm.
US07652173B2	Production of detergent range alcohols This invention relates to a process for the production of alcohols and/or aldehydes. A hydrocarbon feed stream containing paraffins and olefins, typically in which more than 5% by volume of olefin molecules in the hydrocarbon feed stream have a total number of carbon atoms which is different from the total number of carbon atoms of the most abundant two (preferably three) carbon numbers of olefins (by carbon number) in the hydrocarbon stream, is subjected to a hydroformylation reaction in which olefins are converted to alcohols and/or aldehydes. Paraffins in the hydroformylation product are then separated from alcohols and/or aldehydes by azeotropic distillation in an azeotropic distillation column. The invention also relates to a method for separating alcohols/aldehydes from paraffins in a hydrocarbon feed stream in an azeotropic distillation column using a mid-boiling polar entrainer.
US07652172B2	Expeditious synthesis of DPD This invention provides a practical synthesis route for 4,5-dihydroxypentane-2,3-dione (DPD), an unstable small molecule which is proposed to be the source of universal signaling agents for quorum sensing in bacteria. The synthesis route includes new intermediates and allows preparation of isotopically-labeled DPD and ent-DPD. The method provides sufficient quantities of DPD for study of spontaneous binding of borate to DPD, the signal for the marine bacteria V. harveyi.
US07652168B2	Synthesis of taxol enhancers Disclosed is a method of preparing a thiohydrazide product compound from a hydrazide starting compound. The hydrazide starting compound is represented by Structural Formula (I): The thiohydrazide product compound is represented by Structural Formula (II): In Structural Formulas (I)-(II), R1 and R2 are independently an aliphatic group, a substituted aliphatic group, an aryl group or a substituted aryl group, or R1 and R2 taken together with the carbon and nitrogen atoms to which they are bonded, form a non-aromatic heterocyclic ring optionally fused to an aromatic ring. When R2 is an aryl group or a substituted aryl group, then R5 is a hydrazine protecting group; and when R2 is an aliphatic or substituted aliphatic group, then R5 is —H or a hydrazine protecting group. R10 is —H or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group. The method comprising the step of reacting the starting compound with a thionylating reagent.
US07652167B2	Process for production of organic acid esters A process for producing organic acid esters using continuous countercurrent reactive distillation using acid catalysts in a structured packing in a single column (10) is described. In the reactive distillation an organic acid ester is formed by chemical reaction and can be purified to its final state within the single column. Organic acid esters are produced at relatively low cost, with less waste production, and in a less complicated manner than prior processes. Organic acid ester have uses as solvents, as intermediate chemicals, and in consumer products.
US07652164B2	Process for the direct synthesis of trialkoxysilane The Direct Synthesis of trialkoxysilane is carried out by conducting the Direct Synthesis reaction of silicon and alcohol, optionally in solvent, in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of Direct Synthesis catalyst and an effective catalyst-promoting amount of Direct Synthesis catalyst promoter, said promoter being an organic or inorganic compound possessing at least one phosphorus-oxygen bond.
US07652157B2	Metal oxide coatings Compounds of formula I may be hydrolyzed to produce metal oxides wherein M is Mg, Al, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, As, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, La, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Hg, Tl, Pb, Bi, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Th, U, or Pu; X is O1/2 or OR; R is alkyl; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are independently H, alkoxy, C1-C10 alkyl, phenyl or R10, R11, R12, R13, R14 and R15 are independently C1-C10 alkyl or phenyl; n is equal to the the value of the oxidation state of M minus q; m and p are independently 0 or an integer from 1 to 5; and q is 0, 1, 2, or 4; with the proviso that when q is 1, X is OR; and when q is 2, X is O1/2, and M is V, Cr, Mn, Fe, As, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Sb, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Bi, Th, U, or Pu; and when q is 4, X is O1/2, and M is Cr, Mo, W, Ru, Re, Os, U, or Pu. Articles comprising at least one metal oxide are fabricated by coating a substrate with at least one compounds of formula I before hydrolyzing, and/or heating the compound at a temperature ranging from about 50° C. to about 450° C.
US07652156B2	Refined method for manufacturing ethyl esters from fatty substances of natural origin A method allowing, from natural fat or oils, vegetable or animal, or from other glyceride mixtures, to obtain in a quasi-quantitative way fatty acid ethyl esters that can be used as gas oil substitutes, comprises the succession of stages as follows: a stage (a) wherein the oil, the fat or the glyceride mixture is transesterified by ethanol using a soluble catalyst or a catalyst that becomes soluble during the reaction, a stage (b) wherein the glycerin formed is decanted and removed, without requiring an excess ethanol evaporation operation, a stage (c) wherein a second transesterification reaction is carried out so as to obtain a product whose ester content is at least 97% by mass, a stage (d) wherein controlled neutralization of the catalyst is carried out, a stage (e) wherein the excess ethanol is removed by distillation, a stage (f) wherein the ester undergoes purification by means of water wash sequences, and a stage (g) wherein the ester mixture is dried under reduced pressure.
US07652154B2	Method and intermediates for the preparation of derivatives of N (1-benzhydrylazetidin-3-yl)-N-phenylmethylsulfonamide The invention relates to a novel method for the synthesis of N-{1-[bis(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]azetidin-3-yl}-N-(3,5-difluorophenyl)methylsulfonamide.
US07652153B2	Caspase inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides a compound of formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein. The present invention also provides processes for preparing the compounds of formula I, and intermediates thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising those compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions.
US07652152B2	Synthetic method of optically pure (S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine A method of preparing optically pure (S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine is disclosed. The present invention provides a method of economically and industrially preparing optically and chemically pure (S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine, through a process comprising introducing an amine protecting group by using optically pure 4-amino-(S)-2-hydroxybutylic acid as a starting material, reducing a carboxylic acid group into a primary alcohol, removing the amine protecting group to form an amine salt, halogenating the primary alcohol, and amine cyclization; and through a simple purification process, i.e., distillation under reduced pressure. As another method, the present invention provides a method of preparing optically and chemically pure (S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine, through a process comprising esterifying optically pure 4-amino-(S)-2-hydroxybutylic acid as a starting material, lactam cyclization, and reduction.
US07652145B2	Alkylidene complexes of ruthenium containing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands; use as highly active, selective catalysts for olefin metathesis The invention relates to a complex compound of ruthenium of the general structural formula I in which X1 and X2 may be identical or different and represent an anionic ligand, in which R1 and R2 are identical or different, but may also have a ring, in which R1 and R2 represent hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, in which the ligand L1 is a N-heterocyclic carbene and in which the ligand L2 is a neutral electron donor, especially a N-heterocyclic carbene or an amine, imine, phosphane, phosphite, stibine, arsine, carbonyl compound, carboxyl compound, nitrile, alcohol, ether, thiol or thioether, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent hydrogen or/and hydrocarbon groups. The invention relates also to a process for the preparation of acyclic olefins having two or more carbon atoms or/and of cyclic olefins having four or more carbon atoms from acyclic olefins having two or more carbon atoms or/and from cyclic olefins having four or more carbon atoms by olefin metathesis reaction in the presence of at least one catalyst, wherein such a complex compound is used as catalyst and wherein R′1, R′2, R′3 and R′4 hydrogen or/and hydrocarbon groups.
US07652143B2	Cyclic ureas used as inhibitors of metalloproteases The present invention relates to a novel compound of the formula I: and/or all stereoisomeric forms of the compound of the formula I and/or mixtures of these forms in any ratio, and/or a physiologically tolerated salt of the compound of the formula I, in which R1 to R5 and V1, V2 have the meanings stated in the claims and specification. The inventive compounds are suitable as inhibitors of metalloproteases, especially of ADAMTS proteases and TNF-α converting enzyme (TACE), and for the treatment of disorders such as but not limited to osteoarthrosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
US07652142B2	Bipiperidinyl derivatives useful as inhibitors of chemokine receptors In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of bipiperidinyl compounds as inhibitors of the CCR5 receptors, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with CCR5 using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions. The invention also relates to the use of a combination of a compound of this invention and one or more antiviral or other agents useful in the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The invention further relates to the use of a compound of this invention, alone or in combination with another agent, in the treatment of solid organ transplant rejection, graft v. host disease, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, asthma, allergies or multiple sclerosis.
US07652140B2	Method of preparing clopidogrel and intermediates used therein Optically pure clopidogrel can be prepared in a high yield by optically resolving a racemic form of the compound of formula (II) using an optically active amine to form the optically active form of the compound of formula (III) or its acid-addition salt; and methylating the compound of formula (III) or its acid-addition salt.
US07652138B2	Anticholinergics, processes for preparing them and pharmaceutical composition containing them A compound of formula 1 wherein: A is a group selected from X− is an anion with a single negative charge; R1 and R2 are each independently a C1-C4-alkyl optionally substituted with hydroxy or halogen; and R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are each independently hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkyloxy, hydroxy, CF3, CN, NO2, or halogen, with the proviso that at least one of the groups R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 is not hydrogen, processes for preparing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and their use as pharmaceutical compositions.
US07652136B2	Diarylaminofluorene-based organometallic phosphors and organic light-emitting devices made with such compounds The present invention provides a diarylaminofluorene chromophore compound having the following structure: wherein: M is a metal atom of Ir, Pt; R is H, CH3, OCH3, or F; A is none or six-member carbocyclic aromatic ring system; 0≧m≧3 0≧n≧1. The invention also provides high-efficiency organic light-emitting devices fabricated using these compounds.
US07652135B2	Compositions useful as inhibitors of protein kinases The present invention provides compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, wherein A, B, Q, R1, and R2 are as described in the specification. These compounds are inhibitors of protein kinase, particularly inhibitors of AKT or PDK1 kinase, mammalian protein kinases involved in proliferative and neurodegenerative disorders. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention, processes for preparing the compounds, and methods of utilizing those compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
US07652133B2	Indole compound The purpose of the present invention is to provide a glucokinase activator useful as a pharmaceutical agent such as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes, obesity and the like.The present invention provides a glucokinase activator containing a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; R2 is a group represented by wherein each symbol is defined in the specification, or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof.
US07652131B2	Methods of producing compounds from plant materials The invention includes methods of processing plant material by adding water to form a mixture, heating the mixture, and separating a liquid component from a solid-comprising component. At least one of the liquid component and the solid-comprising component undergoes additional processing. Processing of the solid-comprising component produces oils, and processing of the liquid component produces one or more of glycerol, ethylene glycol, lactic acid and propylene glycol. The invention includes a process of forming glycerol, ethylene glycol, lactic acid and propylene glycol from plant matter by adding water, heating and filtering the plant matter. The filtrate containing starch, starch fragments, hemicellulose and fragments of hemicellulose is treated to form linear poly-alcohols which are then cleaved to produce one or more of glycerol, ethylene glycol, lactic acid and propylene glycol. The invention also includes a method of producing free and/or complexed sterols and stanols from plant material.
US07652130B2	Use of alkylpolyxylosides in cosmetics A composition, method of preparation1 and use to enhance the cosmetic feel of oil-in-water emulsions based upon the addition to the oil in water emulsion of one or more alkylpolyxylosides represented by formula: R—O—(X)p, wherein p is a decimal number between 1 and 5, wherein X is a xylose residue, and wherein R is a branched alkyl radical represented by the formula: CH(CnH2n+1)(CmH2m+1)—CH2— wherein m is an integer between 6 and 12, n is an integer between 8 and 16, and the sum of m+n is in the range of from about 14 to 26.
US07652129B2	Parallel process for protein or virus separation from a sample A sample is divided into a series of aliquots with the aliquots being subjected to at least two successive parallel separation steps in order to resolve protein or viral components thereof. The separation steps are performed not only on a sample but subsamples each containing a prelabeled tag to afford comparisons between subsamples. The parallel separation is amenable to high throughput and automation.
US07652127B2	Absorbable copolyesters of poly(ethoxyethylene diglycolate) and glycolide A semi-crystalline, absorbable copolyester composition comprising the reaction product of a polycondensation polyester and at least one lactone, wherein the polycondensation polyester comprises the reaction product of diglycolic acid and/or a derivative thereof and diethylene glycol; and the copolyester comprises about 30 to 50% by weight of the polycondensation polyester based on the total weight of the copolyester.
US07652125B2	Resin composition, polyimide resin composition, polybenzoxazole resin composition, varnish, resin film and semiconductor device using the same A resin composition having high heat resistance and low dielectric constant after heat treatment, a varnish thereof and a semiconductor device using the same are provided by a resin composition including a compound having a structure represented by the general formula (1): wherein, “Ar” is an aromatic group; “a” is 0 or 1; R11 is an organic group having one or more carbon atoms and at least one is a group having an alicyclic structure; when “q” is an integer of 2 or more, R11s may be the same or different from each other; at least one of R1 to R5 and at least one of R6 to R10 on respective benzene rings are Ar-binding sites or R11-binding sites and the others of R1 to R5 and R6 to R10 are each hydrogen, a group having an alicyclic structure, an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group; when “a” is 0, at least one of R1 to R5 and R6 to R10 is a group having an alicyclic structure; “q” is an integer of 1 or more; and “X” is any of —O—, —NHCO—, —COHN—, —COO— and —OCO—.
US07652119B2	Curable composition A problem of the present invention is to provide a curable composition which gives good curability by use of a catalyst other than organic tin catalysts. The above problem is solved by a curable composition, comprising: (A) one or more polymers having a silicon-containing group which is crosslinkable by forming siloxane bonds, (B) an amine compound, and (C) a silicon compound having, as substituents on its silicon, at least one electron withdrawing group, and at least one group selected from the group consisting of alkoxy groups, alkenyloxy groups, acyloxy groups, and a hydroxyl group.
US07652113B2	Polyethylene copolymers having low n-hexane extractable A novel process for the polymerization of olefins is provided. The process involves contacting at least one olefin with a Ziegler-Natta type catalyst in the presence of a specified compound that results in the production of polymeric products having a narrower molecular weight distribution. Also provide is a process for narrowing the molecular weight distribution of a polyolefin comprising contacting an olefin, a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a compound specified herein. Further provided are novel polyethylenes, and films and articles produced therefrom.
US07652112B2	Polymeric extenders for surface effects A polymer extender composition comprising monomers copolymerized in the following percentages by weight: (a) from about 5% to about 90% of a monomer of the formula I: R1—OC(O)—C(R)═CH2 (I) (b) from about 5% to about 85% of vinylidene chloride, vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate, or a mixture thereof, (c) from about 0.5% to about 3% of a monomer of the formula II: HO—CH2—NH—C(O)—C(R)═CH2 (II) (d) from about 0.5% to about 3% of a monomer of the formula III HO—CH2CH2—OC(O)—C(R)═CH2 (III) and (e) from about 1% to about 5% of a monomer of the formula IV: H—(OCH2CH2)m—O—C(O)—C(R)═CH2 (IV) (f) from 0% to about 25% of methyl methacrylate, vinylbenzyl chloride, styrene or a mixture thereof, wherein each R is independently H or CH3; R1 is a linear or branched or cyclic alkyl chain having from about 4 to about 18 carbon atoms, and m is 2 to about 10.
US07652111B2	(Meth)acrylic acid esters of unsaturated aminoalcohols and preparation thereof Disclosed are novel (meth)acrylic esters of unsaturated amino alcohols, a process for their preparation and their use for preparing crosslinked swellable hydrogel-forming polymers and crosslinked swellable hydrogel-forming polymers.
US07652110B2	Powder coating composition The claimed invention relates to a powder coating composition containing a fluorinated copolymer (X) having a glass transition point of at least 50° C. and a number average molecular weight of from 10,000 to 22,000, and a curing agent (Y), wherein the fluorinated copolymer (X) is a copolymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer mixture containing (A) from 45 to 55 mol % of chlorotrifluoroethylene and/or tetrafluoroethylene, (B) from 2 to 40 mol % of a vinyl ether which has a C4 or 5 alkyl group containing a tertiary carbon atom, (C) from 5 to 20 mol % of a vinyl ether having a crosslinkable functional group, and (E) from 1 to 32 mol % of a vinyl ester which has a C3-5 alkyl group containing a tertiary or higher carbon atom, wherein the total content of (B) and (E) is from 30 to 50 mol %, and the curing agent (Y) is reactive with the crosslinkable functional group.
US07652106B2	Resin composition containing poly-3-hydroxybutyrate polymer, and method for producing the same A resin composition having excellent impact resistance and heat resistance, comprising a poly-3-hydroxybutyrate, and a core-shell latex rubber comprising an acrylic rubber and/or silicone-acrylic rubber copolymer as a core component and polymethyl methacrylate as a shell component, or a specific thermoplastic polyurethane, is disclosed. The resin composition satisfies the following requirements (c) and (d): (c) a crystallization temperature when heated from room temperature to 180° C. at a temperature rising rate of 80° C./min by a differential scanning calorimeter, maintained at 180° C. for 1 minute, and then cooled at a temperature lowering rate of 10° C./min is 110-170° C.; and (d) a weight average molecular weight (Mw) in terms of polystyrene conversion when a chloroform soluble component is measured with a gel permeation chromatography is 100,000-3,000,000.
US07652102B2	Polymer containing fluoropolymer processing aid and catalyst neutralizer A polymeric composition having improved melt extrusion properties comprising: A) an olefin polymer; B) a catalyst neutralizer comprising a cationic derivative of a poly(oxyalkylene) compound; and C) a processing additive composition comprising a fluoropolymer and optionally, an interfacial agent.
US07652101B2	Thermoplastic material comprising a vulcanized rubber in a subdivided form A thermoplastic material has a) from 5% weight to 95% by weight, preferably from 10% by weight to 60% by weight, of vulcanized rubber in a subdivided form; b) from 5% by weight to 95% by weight, preferably from 40% by weight to 90% by weight, of at least one heterophase copolymer having a thermoplastic phase made from a propylene homopolymer or copolymer and an elastomeric phase made from a copolymer of ethylene with an α-olefin, preferably with propylene; c) from 0% by weight to 90% by weight, preferably from 0% by weight to 50% by weight, of at least one α-olefin homopolymer or copolymer different from b); the amounts of a), b) and c) being expressed with respect to the total weight of a)+b)+c). The thermoplastic material shows improved mechanical properties, in particular, improved elongation at break.
US07652095B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive containing aziridinyl silanes An adhesive composition comprising an emulsion polymer which comprises a (meth)acrylate copolymer, and aziridinyl silane and an optional silica particle component is described. The addition of the aziridinyl silane results in a significant increase in the shear properties, particularly at elevated temperatures.
US07652094B2	Plasticized polyolefin compositions The present invention relates to plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized plasticizer; wherein the non-functionalized plasticizer may comprise C6 to C200 paraffins (including branched and normal paraffins) having a pour point of less than −5° C. In one embodiment, the non-functionalized plasticizer is an isoparaffin comprising C6 to C25 isoparaffins. In another embodiment the non-functionalized plasticizer is a polyalphaolefin comprising C10 to C100 n-paraffins. The polyolefin may be a polypropylene homopolymer, copolymer, impact copolymer, or blends thereof, and may include a plastomer. Non-limiting examples of desirable article of manufacture made from compositions of the invention include films, tubes, pipes, sheets, fibers, woven and nonwoven fabrics, automotive components, furniture, sporting equipment, food storage containers, transparent and semi-transparent articles, toys, tubing and pipes, and medical devices.
US07652091B2	Coating composition for rubber The invention provides a coating composition for rubbers which forms a coating film having excellent adhesion to the rubber surface as well as excellent wear resistance and surface lubricity. The composition is an aqueous resin composition containing 100 parts by weight of the component (A), 10 to 100 parts by weight of the component (B) and 5 to 150 parts by weight of the component (C): wherein the component (A) is a curable silicone composition consisting of (A-1) which is an organopolysiloxane in which a group selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group and groups represented by the formula R1O— (R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group), and a group represented by the formula (1), below are bonded to each of at least two terminal silicon atoms of a polysiloxane chain: (A-2) which is an alkoxysilane and, optionally, (A-3) which is a metal compound as a condensation catalyst; component (B) which is a polyurethane resin; and component (C) which is an organic resin fine powder having a melting point of 150° C. or higher and an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 50 μm.
US07652088B2	Organic-inorganic composite material and method for producing the same An organic-inorganic composite material is disclosed wherein an inorganic compound is finely dispersed in an organic polymer matrix in nanometer order and the inorganic compound content is large. The organic-inorganic composite material has formability and flexibility of organic materials and features of various metal compounds (such as hardness, catalytic power, insulating property, semiconducting property, electronic conductivity, ionic conductivity, large specific surface area, high heat resistance, wear resistance, and dimensional stability to temperature changes or moisture absorption) at the same time.
US07652087B2	Protective coating Fire-protective coatings comprising a water-soluble alkali metal silicate binder, at least one inorganic particulate material which endothermically releases a nonflammable gas in the presence of heat, and an inorganic filler and/or a polymeric binder are disclosed.
US07652085B2	Biodegradable resin composition The present invention relates to a method of producing a biodegradable resin composition, which includes step (1) of mixing a biodegradable resin, a plasticizer, and a crystal nucleating agent with one another at the melting point (Tm) of the biodegradable resin or more, wherein the crystal nucleating agent is an aliphatic compound having, in its molecule, two or more of at least one group selected from an ester group, a hydroxyl group and an amide group, and step (2) of thermally treating the resulting biodegradable resin composition at a temperature of from the glass transition temperature (Tg) to less than Tm of the composition, as well as a biodegradable resin composition, which contains a biodegradable resin, a plasticizer, and the above crystal nucleating agent, and which satisfies the following conditions: the haze thereof with a thickness of 0.5 mm after thermal treatment at 60° C. for 36 or 60 hours is 20% or less; the storage elastic modulus (E′) at a temperature of 25° C. and a frequency of 50 Hz is 1×108 to 2×109 Pa; and the storage elastic modulus (E′) at a temperature of 60° C. and a frequency of 50 Hz is 1×107 to 1×109 Pa.
US07652084B2	Nanocomposite fibers and film containing polyolefin and surface-modified carbon nanotubes Methods for modifying carbon nanotubes with organic compounds are disclosed. The modified carbon nanotubes have enhanced compatibility with polyolefins. Nanocomposites of the organo-modified carbon nanotubes and polyolefins can be used to produce both fibers and films having enhanced mechanical and electrical properties, especially the elongation-to-break ratio and the toughness of the fibers and/or films.
US07652078B2	Fabricating polymers for optical devices High concentrations of dye may be prepared in combination with thermoplastic polymers and used in optical polymers as monomeric and dimeric molecular solutions. The method of preparing high concentration levels allows the control over the aggregation of dye molecules that is required to maintain effective nonlinear operation. The present invention is applicable to many systems and is essential to the successful production of working optical limiting devices and other optically transparent polymeric devices, as well as other photonic applications, such as nonlinear optics.
US07652077B2	Graft prosthesis, materials and methods A graft prostheses (11), materials and method for implanting, transplanting, replacing, or repairing a part of a patient. The graft prosthesis includes a purified, collagen-based matrix structure removed from a submucosa tissue source. The submucosa tissue source is purified by disinfection and removal steps to deactivate and remove contaminants, thereby making the purified structure biocompatible and suitable for grafting on and/or in a patient.
US07652067B2	Aqueous compositions containing monoester salts Clear aqueous compositions comprising water, a hydrophobic organic compound, and from about 2 to about 50 wt. % of a solubilizer are disclosed. The solubilizer is an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of a monoester of a saturated C6-C20 alcohol and a saturated dicarboxylic acid. The monoester salts are remarkably effective for solubilizing a wide variety of hydrophobic organic compounds in water to provide aqueous compositions that have excellent stability and outstanding clarity. The compositions are valuable for the cosmetic, agrochemical, coatings, pharmaceutical, and flavor & fragrance industries.
US07652065B2	Tellurium compounds and their use as immunomodulators Novel tellurium-containing compounds and uses thereof as immunomodulators are disclosed.
US07652061B2	N-acyl nitrogen heterocycles as ligands of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors Compounds of the formula provide pharmacological agents which bind to Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs). Accordingly, the compounds of the instant invention are useful for the treatment of conditions mediated by the PPAR receptor activity in mammals. Such conditions include dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesteremia, atherosclerosis, hypertriglyceridemia, heart failure, myocardial infarction, vascular diseases, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, obesity, inflammation, arthritis, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, skin disorders, respiratory diseases, ophthalmic disorders, inflammatory bowel diseases, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and conditions in which impaired glucose tolerance, hyperglycemia and insulin resistance are implicated, such as type-1 and type-2 diabetes, and Syndrome X.
US07652058B2	Octahydropyrano[3,4-C]pyrrole tachykinin receptor antagonists The present invention is directed to certain hydropyranopyrrolidine compounds which are useful as neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists, and inhibitors of tachykinin and in particular substance P. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including emesis, urinary incontinence, depression, and anxiety.
US07652037B2	Methods of lowering lipid levels in a mammal This invention relates to methods for lowering lipid levels in mammals using compounds that inhibit advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs), LR-9, LR-74 and LR-90. These compounds, which inhibit non-enzymatic protein glycation, also inhibit the formation of advanced lipoxidation endproducts (ALES) on target proteins by trapping intermediates in glycoxidation and lopoxidation and inhibiting oxidation reactions important in the formation of AGEs and ALEs.
US07652036B2	Carbamic acid compounds comprising a bicyclic heteroaryl group as HDAC inhibitors This invention pertains to certain carbamic acid compounds of the following formula, which inhibit HDAC (histone deacetylase) activity wherein: A is independently an unsubstituted or substituted bicyclic C9-10heteroaryl group (e.g., quinolinyl; quinoxalinyl; benzoxazolyl; benzothiazolyl); Q is an acid leader group, and is independently an unsubstituted or substituted, saturated or unsaturated C17alkylene group having a backbone length of 4 or less; with the proviso that if A is unsubstituted benzothiazol-2-yl, then Q is an unsaturated group; and with the proviso that if A is unsubstituted quinolin-6-yl, then Q is unsubstituted at the α-position; and with the proviso that A is not benzimidazol-2-yl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, amides, esters, ethers, chemically protected forms, and prodrugs thereof. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit HDAC, and in the treatment of conditions mediated by HDAC, cancer, proliferative conditions, psoriasis, etc.
US07652033B2	HIF-1 inhibitors HIF-1 inhibitors and methods of their use are provided. In particular, 2,2-dimethylbenzopyran based compounds and methods of their use, for example in the treatment or prevention of hypoxia-related pathologies are provided.
US07652032B2	5-Thioxylopyranose compounds 5-thioxylose compounds, especially 5-thioxylopyranose compounds, a process for their preparation, and their use for treating and/or inhibiting thromboses, especially venous thromboses. The compounds correspond to formula I: in which the pentapyranosyl group represents a free or substituted 5-thio-β-D-xylopyranosyl group; R′, R″ and R′″ each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C2-C6 acyl group, or two adjacent ones of them form a 1-methylethylidene bridge; X1 and X2 each represent carbon or nitrogen; Y1 and Y2 each independently represent carbon, nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen, with the proviso that if Y2 represents oxygen or sulfur, then Y1 represents carbon or nitrogen; R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 each independently represent hydrogen, a COOR6 group where R6 represents hydrogen or a C1-C4 alkyl group optionally substituted by a phenyl ring, a halogen atom or a —COOR6 group; a C1-C4 alkoxy group; a C1-C6 acyl group; a benzoyl group or a phenyl ring; and the addition salts and/or active metabolites of such compounds.
US07652029B2	Therapeutic compound and treatments Compositions and uses associated with the MT477 family of compounds are disclosed. Particular structural features and properties of the compounds are described in detail. Uses include administering an MT477 family member to a patient for therapeutic purposes. Compositions include chemicals belonging to the MT477 family and pharmaceuticals that contain such chemicals.
US07652024B2	Acylated spiropiperidine derivatives as melanocortin-4 receptor modulators Certain novel N-acylated spiropiperidine derivatives are ligands of the human melanocortin receptor(s) and, in particular, are selective ligands of the human melanocortin-4 receptor (MC-4R). They are therefore useful for the treatment, control, or prevention of diseases and disorders responsive to the modulation of MC-4R, such as obesity, diabetes, nicotine addiction, alcoholism, sexual dysfunction, including erectile dysfunction and female sexual dysfunction.
US07652020B2	Compounds for the treatment of inflammatory disorders This invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or isomer thereof, which can be useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions mediated by MMPs, ADAMs, TACE, TNF-α or combinations thereof.
US07652019B2	5,6-trimethylenepyrimidin-4-one compounds Pyrimidone compounds of formula (I): are inhibitors of the enzyme Lp-PLA2 and are of use in treating atherosclerosis.
US07652014B2	Substituted 6-cyclohexylalkyl substituted 2-quinolinones and 2-quinoxalinones as poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), their use as PARP inhibitors as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds of formula (I) wherein n, s, R1, R2, R3, Q, X and Y have defined meanings.
US07652012B2	2-(R)-(4-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-4-(S)-((8aS)-6-oxo-hexahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]-pyrazin-2-yl)-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid [1-(R)-3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-methylamide maleate and pharmaceutical compositions thereof The present invention relates to piperidine derivatives of formula (I) specifically 2-(R)-(4-Fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-4-(S)-((8aS)-6-oxo-hexahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-a]-pyrazin-2-yl)-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid [1-(R)-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-ethyl]-methylamide maleate and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful in the treatment of conditions mediated by tachykinins.
US07652009B2	Substituted heterocycles and methods of use Selected compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as HGF mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
US07652007B2	Nitrogen-substituted hexahydropyrazino[1,2-A]pyrimidine-4,7-dione derivatives, processes for their preparation and their use as medicaments Nitrogen-substituted hexahydropyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidine-4,7-dione derivatives, processes for the preparation and their use as medicamentsThe invention relates to substituted hexahydropyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidine-4,7-dione derivatives and to the physiologically tolerated salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof.Compounds of the formula I in which the radicals have the stated meanings, and the physiologically tolerated salts thereof and processes for preparing them are described. The compounds are suitable for example as anorectic agents.
US07652006B2	Substituted 1(2H)-phthalazinones and pharmaceutical compositions thereof The invention relates to novel quinazolines and heterocycles which are antagonists or positive modulators of AMPA receptors, and the use thereof for treating, preventing or ameliorating neuronal loss associated with stroke, global and focal ischemia, CNS trauma, hypoglycemia and surgery, as well as treating or ameliorating neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease and Down's syndrome, treating, preventing or ameliorating the adverse consequences of the overstimulation of the excitatory amino acids, treating, preventing or ameliorating anxiety, psychosis, convulsions, chronic pain, glaucoma, retinitis, urinary incontinence, muscular spasm and inducing anesthesia, as well as for treating or ameliorating the adverse consequences of excitatory amino acid deficiency such as schizophrenia, myoclonus, Alzheimer's disease and malnutrition and neural maldevelopment, and as cognition and learning enhancers.
US07651999B2	2′, 5′-oligoadenylate analogs A 2-5A analog represented by the formula (1): wherein m is 0 or 1; n is 0 to 2; R1 represents an alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may be substituted, an unprotected mercapto group, a mercapto group protected by a nucleic acid synthesis protecting group, or an alkylthio group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may be substituted; R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 represent an unprotected hydroxyl group, a hydroxyl group protected by a nucleic acid synthesis protecting group, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may be substituted, an unprotected mercapto group, a mercapto group protected by a nucleic acid synthesis protecting group, or an alkylthio group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may be substituted; R7 represents an oxygen atom, or a —O(CH2CH2O)q- group, wherein q is 2 to 6; R8 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may be substituted, or a 5′-phosphorylated oligonucleotide analog which has one hydroxyl group removed from the 5′-phosphoric acid group; E1, E2, E3 and E4 represent a naturally occurring or modified nucleic acid unit, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
US07651996B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for insulin treatment Compositions and methods for treating a patient with insulin that combines insulin, a permeation enhancer, and a carrier that maintains an acidic pH, are disclosed.
US07651986B2	Finished lubricant with improved rust inhibition A finished lubricant having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. between about 90 and 1700 cSt that passes the TORT B rust test, comprising a highly paraffinic base oil and a solubility improver having an aniline point less than 50° C. A finished lubricant that passes the TORT B rust test, comprising a Fischer-Tropsch wax, oligomerized olefins, or mixture thereof; and a solubility improver. A process for making a lubricant, comprising blending together: a) a mixture of amine phosphates, b) an alkenyl succinic compound, and c) a highly paraffinic lubricating base oil.
US07651984B2	Lubricant from water in oil emulsion with suspended solid base A lubricant in the form of a water or oil insoluble solvent in oil emulsion is described where a base (soluble or dispersible in said oil-insoluble solvent or water) is present in the dispersed phase. These lubricants are beneficial in various applications such as internal combustion engines where the oil needs enough basicity to neutralize any inorganic acids generated by sulfur present in the fuel.
US07651982B2	Methods and aqueous acid solutions for acidizing wells containing sludging and emulsifying oil Methods and aqueous acid solutions for acidizing wells containing sludging and emulsifying oil are disclosed. An aqueous acid solution of the invention comprises water, hydrochloric acid, a cationic hydrochloric acid corrosion inhibitor and a conjugate ion pair of a cationic amine oxide surfactant and an anionic surfactant that does not react with the cationic hydrochloric acid corrosion inhibitor.
US07651981B2	Recovering materials A process for recovering materials from a subterranean formation, for example in enhanced oil recovery, comprises: (A) (a) (i) selecting a first polymeric material having a repeat unit of formula (A) wherein A and B are the same or different, are selected from optionally-substituted aromatic and heteroaromatic groups and at least one comprises a relatively polar atom or group and R1 and R2 independently comprise relatively non-polar atoms or groups; or (ii) selecting a first polymeric material prepared or preparable by providing a compound of general formula (B) wherein A, B, R1 and R2 are as described above, in an aqueous solvent and causing the groups C═C in said compound to react with one another to form said first polymeric material; (b) selecting a second polymeric material which includes a functional group which is able to react in the presence of said first polymeric material to form a third polymeric material; (c) causing the formation of said third polymeric material by a reaction involving said first and second polymeric materials; and (d) contacting the subterranean formation with said third polymeric material; or (B) contacting the formation with a polymeric material (hereinafter “said third polymer material”) which is a product of a reaction involving: (a) a first polymeric material as described in (A) (a) (i) or (ii); and (b) a second polymeric material which includes a functional group which is able to react in the presence of said first polymeric material to form said third polymeric material.
US07651975B2	Heat-sensitive recording material The present invention is a thermally sensitive recording medium containing a thermally sensitive color developing layer containing a colorless or pale colored basic leuco dye and a color-developing agent as the main components on a substrate, wherein the thermally sensitive recording layer contains an acrylic polymer obtained by the copolymerization of an alkyl acrylate, alkyl methacrylate and vinylsilane as monomer components and a colloidal. Further, the present invention is a thermally sensitive recording medium, wherein the colloidal silica possesses a chain structure.
US07651973B2	Contact and adsorbent granules The present invention relates to a filtering unit at least partially filled with particles agglomerated from fine-particle iron oxide and/or iron oxyhydroxide by producing an aqueous suspension of fine-particle iron oxides and/or iron oxyhydroxides having a BET surface area of 50 to 500 m2/g, and removing the water and dissolved constituents by a set of washing drying and filtering steps and processes of using the particles.
US07651963B2	Patterning on surface with high thermal conductivity materials The present invention provides for high thermal conductivity paper that comprises a host matrix (10), and high thermal conductivity materials (12) added to a surface of the host matrix in a specific pattern (12). The high thermal conductivity materials are comprised of one or more of nanofillers, diamond like coatings directly on the host matrix, and diamond like coatings on the nanofillers. In particular embodiments the specific pattern comprises one or more of a grid, edging, banding centering and combinations thereof and the high thermal conductivity materials cover 15-55% of the surface of the host matrix. Multiple surfaces, including sub layers may have patterning.
US07651962B2	Oil for dust adsorption An oil for dust adsorption that includes a base oil (A), a nonionic surfactant (B), and an allergen inactivation component (C). This oil for dust adsorption can be used favorably on cleaning and wiping implements containing a dry fibrous substrate, such as mops and wipers and the like.
US07651959B2	Method for forming silazane-based dielectric film A method of forming a dielectric film includes: introducing a source gas essentially constituted by Si, N, H, and optionally C and having at least one bond selected from Si—N, Si—Si, and Si—H into a reaction chamber where a substrate is placed; depositing a silazane-based film essentially constituted by Si, N, H, and optionally C on the substrate by plasma reaction at −50° C. to 50° C., wherein the film is free of exposure of a solvent constituted essentially by C, H, and optionally O; and heat-treating the silazane-based film on the substrate in a heat-treating chamber while introducing an oxygen-supplying source into the heat-treating chamber to release C from the film and increase Si—O bonds in the film.
US07651954B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus To provide a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device for forming a diffusion layer by diffusing phosphorus atoms on a surface of a silicon substrate on which resist is applied, including the step of forming a diffusion layer, with a temperature of the silicon substrate maintained lower than a deterioration temperature of the resist.
US07651953B2	Method to form ultra high quality silicon-containing compound layers Multiple sequential processes are conducted in a reaction chamber to form ultra high quality silicon-containing compound layers, including silicon nitride layers. In a preferred embodiment, a silicon layer is deposited on a substrate using trisilane as the silicon precursor. A silicon nitride layer is then formed by nitriding the silicon layer. By repeating these steps, a silicon nitride layer of a desired thickness is formed.
US07651951B2	Pitch reduced patterns relative to photolithography features Differently-sized features of an integrated circuit are formed by etching a substrate using a mask which is formed by combining two separately formed patterns. Pitch multiplication is used to form the relatively small features of the first pattern and conventional photolithography used to form the relatively large features of the second pattern. Pitch multiplication is accomplished by patterning a photoresist and then etching that pattern into an amorphous carbon layer. Sidewall spacers are then formed on the sidewalls of the amorphous carbon. The amorphous carbon is removed, leaving behind the sidewall spacers, which define the first mask pattern. A bottom anti-reflective coating (BARC) is then deposited around the spacers to form a planar surface and a photoresist layer is formed over the BARC. The photoresist is next patterned by conventional photolithography to form the second pattern, which is then is transferred to the BARC. The combined pattern made out by the first pattern and the second pattern is transferred to an underlying amorphous silicon layer and the pattern is subjected to a carbon strip to remove BARC and photoresist material. The combined pattern is then transferred to the silicon oxide layer and then to an amorphous carbon mask layer. The combined mask pattern, having features of difference sizes, is then etched into the underlying substrate through the amorphous carbon hard mask layer.
US07651950B2	Method for forming a pattern of a semiconductor device In a method for forming a fine pattern of a semiconductor device, forming a spacer for double patterning of a cell region is performed separate from forming a mask pattern that defines a dummy pattern for a pad of a peripheral circuit region.
US07651934B2	Process for electroless copper deposition Embodiments of the invention provide methods for forming conductive materials within contact features on a substrate by depositing a seed layer within a feature and subsequently filling the feature with a copper-containing material during an electroless deposition process. In one example, a copper electroless deposition solution contains levelers to form convexed or concaved copper surfaces. In another example, a seed layer is selectively deposited on the bottom surface of the aperture while leaving the sidewalls substantially free of the seed material during a collimated PVD process. In another example, the seed layer is conformably deposited by a PVD process and subsequently, a portion of the seed layer and the underlayer are plasma etched to expose an underlying contact surface. In another example, a ruthenium seed layer is formed on an exposed contact surface by an ALD process utilizing the chemical precursor ruthenium tetroxide.
US07651930B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor storage device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor storage device includes providing an opening portion in a plurality of positions in an insulating film formed on a silicon substrate, and thereafter forming an amorphous silicon film on the insulating film, in which the opening portions are formed, and in the opening portions. Then, trenches are formed to divide the amorphous silicon film, in the vicinity of a midpoint between adjacent opening portions, into a portion on one opening portion side and a portion on the other opening portion side. Next, the amorphous silicon film, in which the trenches are formed, is annealed and subjected to solid-phase crystallization to form a single crystal with the opening portions used as seeds, and thereby a silicon single-crystal layer is formed. Then, a memory cell array is formed on the silicon single-crystal layer.
US07651926B2	Rapid patterning of nanostructures A process for forming nanostructures comprises generating charged nanoparticles with an electrospray system in a vacuum chamber and introduction of the charged nanoparticles to a region proximate to a charge pattern, so that the particles adhere to the charge pattern in order to form the feature. Two- or three-dimensional nanostructures may be formed by rapidly creating a charge pattern of nanoscale dimensions on a substrate using a normal electron beam or a microcolumn electron beam, generating high purity nanoscale or molecular size scale building blocks of a first type that image the charge pattern using the electrospray system, and then optionally sintering the building blocks to form the feature.
US07651922B2	Semiconductor device fabrication method A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, includes forming a silicon nitride film on a base body, forming a silicon film on said silicon nitride film, forming at least one groove extending from said silicon film to inside of said base body, forming by high-density plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition a silicon-containing dielectric film in said groove and on said silicon film in such a way that a silicon-rich layer is formed at a height position spaced apart from said base body within said groove, said silicon-rich layer being higher in silicon content than remaining silicon-containing dielectric film, removing by etching a portion of said silicon-containing dielectric film above said silicon film and a portion of said remaining silicon-containing dielectric film above said silicon-rich layer, if any, and after having removed said silicon-containing dielectric film, removing by etching said silicon-rich layer and said silicon film.
US07651921B2	Semiconductor device having a frontside contact and vertical trench isolation and method of fabricating same There is a method of forming a contact post and surrounding isolation trench in a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. The method comprises etching a contact hole and surrounding isolation trench from an active layer of the substrate to the insulating layer, masking the trench and further etching the contact hole to the base substrate layer, filling the trench and contact hole with undoped intrinsic polysilicon and then performing a doping process in respect of the polysilicon material filling the contact hole so as to form in situ a highly doped contact post, while the material filling the isolation trench remains non-conductive. The isolation trench and contact post are formed substantially simultaneously so as to avoid undue interference with the device fabrication process.
US07651920B2	Noise reduction in semiconductor device using counter-doping One or more embodiments describe a method of fabricating a silicon based metal oxide semiconductor device, comprising: implanting a first dopant into a first partial completion of the device, the first dopant comprising a first noise reducing species; and implanting a second dopant into a second partial completion of the device, the second dopant and the first dopant being opposite conductivity types.
US07651916B2	Electronic device including trenches and discontinuous storage elements and processes of forming and using the same An electronic device can include a substrate including a first trench having a first bottom and a first wall. The electrode device can also include a first gate electrode within the first trench and adjacent to the first wall and overlying the first bottom of the first trench, and a second gate electrode within the first trench and adjacent to the first gate electrode and overlying the first bottom of the first trench. The electronic device can further include discontinuous storage elements including a first set of discontinuous storage elements, wherein the first set of the discontinuous storage elements lies between (i) the first gate electrode or the second gate electrode and (ii) the first bottom of the first trench. Processes of forming and using the electronic device are also described.
US07651915B2	Strained semiconductor device and method of making same In a method of making a semiconductor device, a gate dielectric is formed over the semiconductor body. A floating gate is formed over the gate dielectric, an insulating region over the floating gate, and a control gate over the insulating region. The gate dielectric, floating gate, insulating region, and control gate constitute a gate stack. A stress is caused in the gate stack, whereby the band gap of the gate dielectric is changed by the stress.
US07651913B2	Method of forming non-volatile memory (NVM) retention improvement utilizing protective electrical shield An electrical shield is provided in a non-volatile memory (NVM) cell structure to protect the cell's floating gate from any influence resulting from charge redistribution in the vicinity of the floating gate during a programming operation. The shield may be created from the second polysilicon layer or other conductive material covering the floating gate. The shield may be grounded. Alternately, it may be connected to the cell's control gate electrode resulting in better coupling between the floating gate and the control gate. It is not necessary that the shield cover the floating gate completely, the necessary protective effect is achieved if the coupling to the dielectric layers surrounding the floating gate is reduced.
US07651911B2	Memory transistor and methods A method of forming a memory transistor includes providing a substrate comprising semiconductive material and forming spaced-apart source/drain structures. At least one of the source/drain structures forms a Schottky contact to the semiconductive material. The method also includes forming a memory gate between the spaced-apart source/drain structures and forming a control gate disposed operatively over the memory gate.
US07651907B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor device A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, the method includes forming an etch stop layer and an insulation layer over a substrate having a first region and a second region, selectively removing the insulation layer and the etch stop layer in the first region to expose parts of the substrate, thereby forming at least two electrode regions on the exposed substrate and a resultant structure, forming a conductive layer over the resultant structure, removing the conductive layer in the second region, removing the insulation layer in the first region and the second region by using wet chemicals, and removing parts of the conductive layer, which formed between the at least two electrode regions in the first region, to form cylinder type electrodes in the first region.
US07651906B2	Integrated circuit devices having a stress buffer spacer and methods of fabricating the same Integrated circuit devices include an integrated circuit substrate and an insulating layer on the integrated circuit substrate. A contact hole penetrates the insulating layer. A vertical diode is in the contact hole and a stress buffer spacer is provided between the vertical diode and the insulating layer. Methods of forming the integrated circuit devices are also provided.
US07651902B2	Hybrid substrates and methods for forming such hybrid substrates Hybrid substrates characterized by semiconductor islands of different crystal orientations and methods of forming such hybrid substrates. The methods involve using a SIMOX process to form an insulating layer. The insulating layer may divide the islands of at least one of the different crystal orientations into mutually aligned device and body regions. The body regions may be electrically floating relative to the device regions.
US07651898B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor device First gate lines are formed on a substrate. An insulation layer is formed on the substrate and the first gate lines. The insulation layer disposed between the first gate lines is selectively etched, to thereby form first openings. Landing plugs are buried into the first openings. The insulation layer disposed on the first gate lines is etched until upper portions of the first gate lines are exposed, thereby obtaining second openings. Second gate lines are formed inside the second openings.
US07651893B2	Metal electrical fuse structure An electrical fuse and a method for forming the same are provided. The electrical fuse includes a dielectric layer over a shallow trench isolation region and a contact plug extending from a top surface of the dielectric layer to the shallow trench isolation region, wherein the contact plug comprises a middle portion substantially narrower than the two end portions. The contact plug forms a fuse element. The electrical fuse further includes two metal lines in a metallization layer on the dielectric layer, wherein each of the two metal lines is connected to different ones of the end portions of the contact plug.
US07651890B2	Method and apparatus for prevention of solder corrosion Disclosed a multi-chip module with solder corrosion prevention including one or more chips connected to a substrate by soldering, the substrate disposed on a printed circuit board. The multi-chip module also includes a quantity of molecular sieve desiccant, and a first cover to contain the one or more chips, the substrate, and the molecular sieve desiccant, the first cover having a seal to the printed circuit board.
US07651888B2	Wafer lever fixture and method for packaging micro-electro-mechanical-system devices A fixture for packaging MEMS devices includes a base, a first material layer, an insulating layer and a second material layer. The base defines units, each including a notch. The first material layer is disposed on the base and the notches. The insulating layer is disposed on a part of the first material layer and exposes the other part of the first material layer located on the notches. The second material layer is disposed on the other part of the first material layer and formed with caps, whereby the caps are physically connected to the MEMS devices, and the MEMS devices are corresponding to the units of the base, wherein there is a first connecting force between the first and second material layers, there is a second connecting force between the caps and the MEMS devices, and the second connecting force is greater than the first connecting force.
US07651886B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing process thereof A semiconductor device including a circuit structure and a protective layer is provided. The circuit structure has multiple contacts. The protective layer is located on the circuit structure and has multiple openings and multiple protrusions, wherein the contacts are exposed by the openings and the protrusions are located on the contacts.
US07651880B2	Ge short wavelength infrared imager A germanium (Ge) short wavelength infrared (SWIR) imager and associated fabrication process are provided. The imager comprises a silicon (Si) substrate with doped wells. An array of pin diodes is formed in a relaxed Ge-containing film overlying the Si substrate, each pin diode having a flip-chip interface. There is a Ge/Si interface, and a doped Ge-containing buffer interposed between the Ge-containing film and the Ge/Si interface. An array of Si CMOS readout circuits is bonded to the flip-chip interfaces. Each readout circuit has a zero volt diode bias interface.
US07651876B2	Semiconductor structures and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a gate disposed thereon, an insulation layer disposed on the substrate and overlying the gate, a patterned semiconductor layer disposed on the insulation layer, a source and a drain disposed on the patterned semiconductor layer, a protective layer overlying the insulation layer, the source and the boundary of the drain to expose a portion of the drain, and a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate, overlying the protective layer overlying the boundary of the drain, electrically connected to the exposed drain.
US07651874B2	Method and apparatus for localizing production errors in a semiconductor component part The invention relates to a method and to an arrangement for localizing production errors in a semiconductor component part by generating excess charge carriers in the semiconductor component part and by determining the electric potential in said part. In order to be able to localize production errors with simple measures and without damaging the semiconductor component part, it is suggested that the semiconductor component part be stimulated to become luminescent and that the locally resolved luminescence intensity distribution be determined in order to determine the locally resolved distribution of the electric potential in the semiconductor component part.
US07651867B2	Method of making a test device A method of making a test device comprised of a container divided into two chambers, each holding a volume of a clear test liquid, the chambers separated by a porous barrier. The liquid is introduced into the lower chamber by adding a liquid to the upper chamber through the open top of the container and then applying a vacuum to completely evacuate air from the lower chamber by drawing the air through the barrier and liquid in the upper chamber. Restoring air pressure forces liquid in the upper chamber into the lower chamber, to completely fill the same while leaving a volume of liquid in the upper chamber. The application of a vacuum is preferably carried out by placing the container with liquid in a receptacle containing a liquid to be boiled, heating the liquid to boil the same and thereafter condensing the vapor with the receptacle sealed to develop a very high vacuum which draws the air out from the lower chamber of the container. The boiling can be done with the receptacle sealed to develop a higher temperature and later vented prior to being resealed for cooling and condensing of the vaporized liquid to further enhance the level of vacuum achieved.
US07651862B2	Method and apparatus for distributed sensing of volatiles using a long period fiber grating sensor with modulated plastic coating for environmental monitoring Optical time domain reflectometry caused by absorption of a volatile or analyte into the fiber optic cladding is used an optical nose. The fiber optics (14) are covered with a gas permeable film (44) which is patterned to leave millimeter wide gas permeable notches (48a-48d). The notches contain a sensing polymer that responds to different gases by expanding or contracting.
US07651861B2	Method of producing fluorite crystal, fluorite and optical system incorporating the same There is provided a method of forming a fluorite crystal and an exposure apparatus including this fluorite crystal. A method of manufacturing a device using the exposure apparatus is also provided.
US07651860B2	Method of analyzing low levels of peroxyacetic acid in water Methods of analyzing low levels of peroxyacetic acid (PAA) in water are described. These methods employ buffering the PAA-containing water and the use of a N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine (DPD) indicator system in the presence of iodide ion. The intensity of the pink coloration that develops is quantitated by colorimetric or titrimetric methods and correlated to the ppm PAA in the water. Positive interference effects due to the presence of hydrogen peroxide are eliminated by performing the analyses quickly after the introduction of the reagents.
US07651853B2	Cultures of GFAP+ nestin+ cells that differentiate to neurons Cultures of cells immunoreactive for glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), as well as for the intermediate filament marker nestin were grown in a medium including epidermal growth factor (EGF) and serum. The cultured cells had the morphology of astroglial cells. The cells can be proliferated in adherent or suspension cultures. Depending on the culture conditions, the cells can be induced to differentiate to neurons or glial cells. The cultures can be expanded over a large number of passages during several months, and survive, express an astroglial phenotype and integrate well after transplantation into both neonatal and adult rat forebrain.
US07651849B2	Nitrilases The invention relates to nitrilases and to nucleic acids encoding the nitrilases. In addition methods of designing new nitrilases and method of use thereof are also provided. The nitrilases have increased activity and stability at increased pH and temperature.
US07651848B2	Method for refolding a protein A method for refolding a protein by mixing a protein solution with a refolding buffer at mixing conditions that approximate ideal mixing. The method can be carried out batch wise, in a fed-batch mode or continuously with on-line solubilization of inclusion bodies.
US07651845B2	Method and apparatus for glucose control and insulin dosing for diabetics A computer implemented method and associated apparatus for the combined control of insulin bolus dosing and basal delivery for the goal of achieving normal glycemic response to meals, exercise, stressors, and other perturbations to blood glucose levels. A run-to-run algorithm is used to monitor blood glucose levels and adjust insulin delivery as conditions are varied.
US07651842B2	Imunogenic complex comprising ribosomes The present invention relates to an Immunogenic Complex comprising Ribosomal Complex and Adhesion of a Microbe or Ribosomal Complex and a viral antigen. The Ribosomal Complex is composed of the subunits of ribosomes (50 S and 30 S subunits in bacteria and 60 S and 40 S subunits of eucaryotes), the ribosomal subunits generally retaining sufficient integrity to preserve substantially the double-stranded nature of the large r-RNA's (16 S and 23 S in bacteria; 18 S and 28 S in eukaryotic cytosol) contained in the ribosomal subunits.
US07651838B2	Prenatal diagnosis method on isolated foetal cell of maternal blood The invention concerns a novel non-invasive prenatal diagnostic method implemented with a sample of maternal blood. Said method enables prenatal diagnosis on isolated non-apoptotic epithelial foetal cells of maternal blood after they have been enriched by filtration, morphologically or immunologically and genetically analysed. Said method is advantageous in that it is perfectly harmless for the mother and the foetus and provides a highly sensitive and specific diagnosis. It enables early detection of a genetic or chromosomal abnormality of the foetus, of a genetic or infectious (viral, bacterial or parasitic) pathology of the foetus, of accurate genotype, and in particular of the genetic sex of the foetus.
US07651835B2	Method of timing pulsatile flow of normothermic perfusate to the heart The invention provides, in various embodiments, systems, devices and methods relating to ex-vivo organ care. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to maintaining an organ ex-vivo at near-physiologic conditions.
US07651834B2	Photosensitive compound, photosensitive composition, method for resist pattern formation, and process for device production A process for forming a resist pattern comprises the steps of applying on a substrate to form a photosensitive resist layer a photosensitive composition comprising at least one photosensitive compound having, in the molecule, two or more structural units represented by C6R2-6—CHR1—OR7 or C6R2-6—CHR1—COOR7 where R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, at least one of R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 is a nitro group, and others are selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl, an alkoxy, a phenyl, a naphthyl, and an alkyl in which a part or the entire of hydrogen atoms are substituted by a fluorine atom, and R7 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene or naphthylene group dissolved in an organic solvent, irradiating the resist layer selectively with a radiation ray, and developing a portion irradiated by the ray to form a pattern of the resist layer.
US07651832B2	Optical information recording medium, recording/reproducing method, and recording/reproducing device The subject invention achieves further improvement in recording density for an optical information recording medium using a medium super-resolution effect with a super-resolution film, by reduction of the effective spot diameter in a further effective way. According to the optical information recording medium of the present invention, information is recorded on a recording surface of a substrate 5 in the form of phase pits. On the recording surface, an information layer 4, composed of a reflection film 6, a light-absorbing film 3 and a temperature-responsive film 2, is formed. The temperature-responsive film 2 is made of a ZnO film, which is an inorganic super-resolution film whose complex refractive index changes according to intensity of incident light, the film is also superior in a light transmittance property. The light-absorbing film 3 is made of an Si film 3, which absorbs a part of the incident light so that the temperature of the information layer 4 increases. The reflection film 6 is made of an Al film.
US07651830B2	Patterned photoacid etching and articles therefrom Provided is an article that comprises a substrate comprising an acid-etchable layer, a water-soluble polymer matrix, and a photoacid generator. Also provided is a method for patterning that can provide patterned layers that can be used to form electroactive devices.
US07651828B2	Method for preparing an electrophotographic photoreceptor A method for preparing an electrophotographic photoreceptor, includes coating an electroconductive substrate with an undercoat layer containing a blocked isocyanate compound, an oil-free alkyd resin including a hydroxyl group and basic amine; crosslinking the blocked isocyanate compound, oil-free alkyd resin including a hydroxyl group and basic amine; and coating the undercoat layer with a photosensitive layer.
US07651825B2	Method and system for overlay control using dual metrology sampling A system and method are provided for determining an overlay of a first layer N-1 and a second layer N that are positioned one over the other on a substrate. The first layer includes a first overlay portion. The second layer includes a first complementary overlay portion. The first overlay portion and first complementary overlay portion are arranged to form an overlay mark for determining the overlay of the first and second layers. In the second layer a stitching portion and a complementary stitching portion are formed. The stitching portion and complementary stitching portion are arranged to form a stitching mark for determining a stitching overlay between the second layer and an adjacent second layer, with the adjacent second layer being positioned adjacent to the second layer.
US07651824B1	Method for compensating critical dimension variations in photomasks A method for compensating critical dimension (CD) variations of patterns of a substrate, by the correcting the CD of the corresponding photomask is disclosed. First, a light and a main photomask are provided. Second, an auxiliary photomask including an auxiliary transparent substrate and a shading element within the auxiliary transparent substrate is provided. Next the light passes through the auxiliary photomask and main photomask in order for compensating CD variations of patterns corresponding to main photomask.
US07651822B2	Method of manufacturing gray scale mask and microlens, microlens, spatial light modulating apparatus and projector A gray scale mask having distribution of light transmittance determined for the purpose of exposing a resist layer with a predetermined pattern, wherein the distribution of the light transmittance is determined so that the resist layer having been exposed in accordance with a first resist shape would be used to form a second resist shape with an aspect ratio higher than the aspect ratio of the first resist shape.
US07651820B2	Gel electrolyte and gel electrolyte battery A gel electrolyte and a gel electrolyte battery are provided. The gel electrolyte includes a matrix polymer; a nonaqueous solvent; and an electrolytic solution having an electrolyte salt containing lithium dissolved in the nonaqueous solvent, in which the matrix polymer is swollen with the electrolytic solution. The matrix polymer comprises polyvinylidene fluoride copolymerized with at least hexafluoropropylene in an amount of 3 wt % or more and 7.5 wt % or less. The nonaqueous solvent comprises ethylene carbonate; and at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of dimethyl carbonate, ethylmethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, ethylpropyl carbonate, ethyl butyl carbonate, and dipropyl carbonate. The content of the ethylene carbonate in the nonaqueous solvent is 15 wt % or more and 55 wt % or less, and the total content of the at least one solvent in the nonaqueous solvent is 30 wt % or more and 85 wt % or less.
US07651817B2	Process for producing spherical carbon material A process for producing a spherical carbon material, comprising: subjecting a spherical vinyl resin to an oxidation treatment in an oxidizing gas atmosphere to obtain a spherical carbon precursor, and carbonizing the spherical carbon precursor at 1000-2000° C. in a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere. The thus-obtained spherical carbon material exhibits excellent performances, including high output performance and durability, when used, e.g., as a negative electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries.
US07651808B2	Spacer element for a fuel cell stack In order to provide a spacer element for a fuel cell stack that is simple and easy to manufacture and in the assembled state of the fuel cell stack lies adjacent to a first structural part of a fuel cell unit of the fuel cell stack and to a second structural part of a fuel cell unit of the fuel cell stack and holds the first structural part and the second structural part apart from one another, comprising a support wall with an inner side and an outer side and at least one gas through-channel penetrating the support wall from the inner side to the outer side, wherein the spacer element comprises at least two material layers, which are stacked one on top of the other along a stacking direction, it is proposed that at least one of the material layers comprises a carrier element, which extends in a peripheral direction of the spacer element, and at least two channel-delimiting elements, which project transversely of the peripheral direction from the carrier element and form lateral boundaries of a portion of a gas through-channel of the spacer element.
US07651806B2	Non-flammable exhaust enabler for hydrogen powered fuel cells A fuel cell system that employs a purge valve, an accumulator and a bleed valve for selectively purging and bleeding anode exhaust gas. When the purge valve is opened, the anode exhaust gas purges to the accumulator where it is collected. The bleed valve provides a controlled release of the anode exhaust gas from the accumulator that allows the concentration of hydrogen bled from the accumulator to remain below its combustible limit. In one embodiment, the purged anode exhaust gas is combined with the cathode exhaust gas and released to atmosphere. In another embodiment, the purged anode exhaust gas is combined with a cathode input gas. In another embodiment, the purged anode exhaust gas is combined with an anode input gas.
US07651805B2	Fuel cell having sealant for sealing a solid polymer electrolyte membrane The fuel cell comprises: a membrane electrode assembly having a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode side diffusion electrode (an anode electrode, and a second diffusion layer) disposed at one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane, and a cathode side diffusion electrode (a cathode electrode, and a first diffusion layer) disposed at the other side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane; a pair of separators which hold the membrane electrode assembly; a projecting portion which extends from the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and which projects from the peripheries of the anode side diffusion electrode and the cathode side diffusion electrode; and a seal, provided on the separators, which was liquid sealant at the time of application. The seal makes contact with the projecting portion while the membrane electrode assembly is disposed between the separators.
US07651803B2	Ionic conductor, process for production thereof, and electrochemical device Disclosed herein are an ionic conductor including a proton conductor, a process for production thereof, and an electrochemical device (such as fuel cell) with said ionic conductor, said ionic conductor being superior in ionic conductivity, water resistance, and film forming properties. The ionic conductor is formed from a polymer in which carbon clusters having ion dissociating functional groups are bonded to each other through connecting groups. The polymer is less water-soluble and more chemically stable than a derivative composed solely of carbon clusters; therefore, it permits many ion dissociating functional group to be introduced thereinto. Moreover, if ion dissociating functional groups are introduced into also the connecting group, it is possible to prevent the concentration of ion dissociating functional groups from decreasing as the result of polymerization. The polymer can be easily synthesized by simple condensation, substitution, and hydrolysis. Therefore, the process is suitable for mass production in high yields.
US07651800B2	Fuel cell system The object is to provide a simplified but highly efficient fuel cell system, permitting to perform the flame off detection and so on without supplying the burner with additional raw fuel, even if a flame rod system flame detection means is adopted as burner for reformer. The invention concerns a fuel cell system, comprising a reformer for reforming a hydrocarbon base fuel such as natural gas into hydrogen, a CO transformer, a CO eliminator, a fuel cell for generating electricity from hydrogen, and a burner for reformer for burning hydrogen gas discharged from the fuel cell and supply the reformer with heat necessary for reforming reaction, wherein the burner for reformer is provided with a flame rod system flame detection means and, at the same time, supplied with hydrogen gas containing a flame detectable amount of fuel gas.
US07651797B2	Electrochemical cells comprising laminar flow induced dynamic conducting interfaces, electronic devices comprising such cells, and methods employing same An electrochemical cell is described that includes (a) a first electrode; (b) a second electrode; and (c) a channel contiguous with at least a portion of the first and the second electrodes. When a first liquid is contacted with the first electrode, a second liquid is contacted with the second electrode, and the first and the second liquids flow through the channel, a parallel laminar flow is established between the first and the second liquids. Electronic devices containing such electrochemical cells and methods for their use are also described.
US07651796B2	Water atomization apparatus for a fuel cell system and also a method for humidifying a gas flow supplied to a fuel cell system A water atomization apparatus for a fuel cell system, comprising a plurality of fuel cells connected together to form a fuel cell stack and each having an anode, a cathode and a membrane, with the fuel cell stack having an anode side with an inlet for a fuel and an outlet for non-consumed fuel and exhaust gases which arise at the anode side, a cathode side with an inlet for a gaseous oxidation agent such as air and an outlet for exhaust gases arising at the cathode side, and a compressor connected upstream of the cathode side inlet, is characterized in that the water atomizing apparatus comprises a supply tank for deionized water, a pressure pump which is connected to the supply tank, a reservoir which is fed by the pressure pump and contains deionized water under pressure in operation, a pressure regulating valve having an inlet connected to the reservoir and determining the operating pressure which prevails in the reservoir and also at least one controllable injection valve which injects atomized water into the cathode side and or into the anode side of the fuel cell stack.
US07651795B2	Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and manufacturing of the same Embodiments of the embodiment are directed to reducing the inter-granular exchange coupling of an oxide granular medium and obtaining a high media S/N value, resulting in an areal recording density greater than 23 gigabits per square centimeter or more being achieved. In one embodiment, a magnetic recording medium comprises a structure laminating a soft-magnetic underlayer, a lower intermediate layer including Ru, an upper intermediate layer consisting of Ru crystal grains and oxide crystal grain boundaries, a magnetic recording layer consisting of crystal grains and oxide crystal grain boundaries, in order, on a substrate, growing crystal grains of the magnetic recording layer epitaxially on the Ru crystal grains of the upper intermediate layer, and growing the crystal grain boundaries of the magnetic recording layer on the crystal grain boundaries of the upper intermediate layer.
US07651790B2	Organic light-emitting device An organic light-emitting device is provided that includes an emission layer containing a phosphorescent dopant and a bipolar phosphorescent host interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode. The bipolar phosphorescent host is a compound represented by formula 1: A—C—B (1) where A is a hole transport unit, B is an electron transport unit, and C is a bond or a linking group. The bipolar compound can transport both holes and electrons. The organic light-emitting device has high efficiency and a long lifetime.
US07651786B2	Organic electroluminescence device and organic light emitting medium An organic electroluminescence device having a layer of an organic light emitting medium which comprises (A) a specific arylamine compound and (B) at least one compound selected from specific anthracene derivatives, spirofluorene derivatives, compounds having condensed rings and metal complex compounds and is disposed between a pair of electrodes and an organic light emitting medium comprising the above components (A) and (B) are provided. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a high purity of color, has excellent heat resistance and a long life and efficiently emits bluish to yellowish light. The organic light emitting medium can be advantageously used for the organic electroluminescence device.
US07651784B2	Sliding element The invention describes a sliding element, in particular a sliding bearing, with a support element and a sliding layer, between which a bearing metal layer is arranged, wherein the sliding layer is made from bismuth or a bismuth alloy, and wherein the crystallites of the bismuth or the bismuth alloy in the sliding layer adopt a preferred direction with respect to their orientation, expressed by the Miller index of the lattice plane (012), wherein the X-ray diffraction intensity of the lattice plane (012) is the greatest compared to the X-ray diffraction intensities of other lattice planes. The X-ray diffraction intensity of the lattice plane with the second-largest X-ray diffraction intensity is a maximum of 10% of the X-ray diffraction intensity of the lattice plane (012).
US07651780B2	Single ply thermoplastic (TPO) roofing membranes having superior heat seam peel strengths and low temperature flexibility Roofing membranes of single ply heat seamable thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) sheets are made with a metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene (MPO) blend. The membranes exhibit superior heat seam peel strengths and low temperature flexibility.
US07651775B2	Plastic optical components, optical unit using the same and method of forming inorganic moisture-proof coating on plastic optical components There are provided plastic optical components which, in addition to their superior characteristics such as lightweightness, low cost and suitability for mass production, exhibit superior moisture barrier properties while experiencing extremely small changes in refractive index or other optical performance even if they are subjected to the effect of water in the environment; and an optical unit using such plastic optical components. The plastic optical component includes an optical component's body and an inorganic moisture-proof coating which is directly or indirectly formed by a plasma CVD process at least on surfaces of the optical component's body that contact outside air, and the plastic optical component is kept at a temperature of 80° C. or lower when the inorganic moisture-proof coating is formed by the plasma CVD process.
US07651774B2	Glass coating The invention relates to a glass coating and a method for the production of this glass coating. The glass coating comprises a first layer of ZnO and a second layer of Ag disposed thereon. Before the Ag layer is applied onto the ZnO layer, the latter is irradiated with ions.
US07651771B2	Luminescent core/shell nanoparticles comprising a luminescent core and method of making thereof The present invention relates to Luminescent nanoparticles comprising (a) a core made from a luminescent metal salt selected from phosphates, sulfates or fluorides, being surrounded by (b) a shell made from a metal salt or oxide capable of preventing or reducing energy transfer from the core after its electronic excitation to the surface of the nanoparticle, e.g. a shell made from a non-luminescent metal salt or oxide, which are characterized by higher quantum yields and can be used in various fields including light generation and security marking.
US07651770B2	Nanoclusters for delivery of therapeutics The present invention discloses a nano-cluster that includes a plurality of nano-particles, wherein the nano-particles can disperse in response to an environmental cue. Also disclosed is a method of preventing, treating, or diagnosing a disease or condition in a subject comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising nano-clusters of the present invention.
US07651757B2	Floor underlayment The invention is directed to a floor underlayment material comprising a film sheet having an inner surface attached to a foam sheet and an outer surface including a plurality of recesses formed therein. The plurality of recesses define one or more fluid pathways through which a fluid may migrate across the outer surface of the film layer. The underlayment material may be used in a flooring system to help prevent or limit the accumulation of a fluid between the floor and the subfloor. In one embodiment, the underlayment material may be disposed between a subfloor and floor with the outer surface of the film layer being disposed adjacent to the underside of the floor. The one or more fluid pathways provide channels through which a fluid such as moisture vapor may escape from within a flooring system and thereby reduce the accumulation of moisture in the flooring system.
US07651751B2	Building board A building board for use as a ceiling or wall element in house building is characterized by a plurality of OSBs which are disposed side by side and are bonded together in multiple layers.
US07651747B2	Fusible inkjet media including solid plasticizer particles and methods of forming and using the fusible inkjet media A fusible print medium for use in inkjet printing. The fusible print medium includes a substrate and a fusible layer, the fusible layer comprising at least one organic pigment and at least one solid plasticizer. A method of producing the fusible print medium and a method of producing a photographic quality image are also disclosed.
US07651746B2	Halogenated bisdiarylaminopolycyclic aromatic compounds and polymers thereof A halogenated bisdiarylaminopolycyclic aromatic compound, polymers made therefrom, and polymeric light emitting diode devices using the polymers are described. The halogenated compound is represented by formula (I), wherein Ar and Ar′ are each independently substituted or unsubstituted aryl groups and Z is a polycyclic arylene group, wherein at least one of the Ar′ groups is a haloaryl group. Devices using polymers prepared from the halogenated compound exhibit improved performance and longer lifetime, presumably as a result of the presence of the geometrically constrained diarylaminopolycyclic aromatic groups in the polymer backbone.
US07651744B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display includes a color filter substrate and an array substrate, wherein at least one of the color filter substrate and the array substrate comprises polyimide having formula (I): wherein A and A′ are the same or different and comprise cycloaliphatic compounds or aromatic compounds, B and B′ are the same or different and comprise aromatic compounds, and x and y are 10˜10000, wherein at least one of A and A′ is a cycloaliphatic compound.
US07651740B2	Process for coating fluoroelastomer fuser member using fluorinated surfactant and fluroinated polysiloxane additive blend A process for producing a fuser member coating including a) adding and reacting a fluoroelastomer, a crosslinking agent, a polar solvent, and a fluorinated blend comprising a fluorinated copolymer surfactant and a fluorinated polydimethylsiloxane additive to form a coating solution, and b) providing the coating solution on the fuser member to form a fuser member coating, wherein the fluorinated copolymer surfactant comprises a copolymer selected from the group consisting of a fluorinated acrylate copolymer and a fluorinated polyether copolymer, and wherein said fluorinated polydimethylsiloxane additive comprises pendant fluorinated groups.
US07651736B2	Method of producing a nanohole on a structure by removal of projections and anodic oxidation The present invention provides a method of producing a structure, which is capable of easily obtaining a structure of the nanometer scale by using an anodic oxidation method. A method of producing a structure with a hole includes: forming first projected structures regularly arranged on a substrate; forming a first anodic oxidating layer on the substrate having the first projected structures, thereby forming first recessed structures at center portions of cells formed by the projected structures on the anodic oxidating layer; removing the first projected structures to form holes; and subjecting the first anodic oxidating layer to anodic oxidation to form holes at positions of the first recessed structures.
US07651735B2	Orienting, positioning, and forming nanoscale structures Methods and a structure. A first film of a first block copolymer is formed inside a trough integrally disposed on an energetically neutral surface layer of a substrate. Line-forming microdomains are assembled of the first block copolymer, and form first self-assembled structures within the first film normal to the sidewalls and parallel to the surface layer. At least one microdomain is removed from the first film such that oriented structures remain in the trough oriented normal to the sidewalls and parallel to the surface layer. A second film of a second block copolymer is formed inside the trough. Line-forming microdomains are assembled of the second block copolymer, and form second self-assembled structures within the second film oriented normal to the oriented structures and parallel to the sidewalls. A second method and a structure are also provided.
US07651732B2	Magnesium-titanium solid solution alloys Films of magnesium mixed with titanium are produced by non-equilibrium alloying processes such as electron beam evaporation of magnesium and titanium ingots in a very low pressure chamber. Such magnesium-titanium films form as single phase solid solutions. Titanium is inherently resistant to corrosion and its admixture with magnesium in solid solution provides a new composition that is less subject to intra-film galvanic corrosion. The magnesium-titanium films also provide relatively hard and strong coatings.
US07651731B2	Niobium-based compositions and coatings, niobium oxides and their alloys applied by thermal spraying and their use as an anticorrosive The novelty proposed herein describes the application of niobium-based compositions and coatings, niobium oxides and their alloys capable of associations with other oxides and alloys by means of the thermal spraying technique for the purpose of an anticorrosive protection in highly corrosive environments, mainly those which present high temperatures, show presence of gases such as H2S, SO2, CO2, as well as organic and inorganic acids, commonly found in industrial centers.
US07651728B2	Method for manufacturing papermachine clothing A method for manufacturing a fabric-like clothing, in particular for a machine for producing web material, in particular paper or paperboard, including the measures: a) providing a fabric-like substrate with at least one seam region extending essentially in the substrate transverse direction (CMD); b) applying a coating onto the fabric-like substrate such that the coating extends over at least one seam region; and c) cutting through the coating along at least one seam region.
US07651727B2	Method for surface treatment of sliding portion There is provided a method for surface treatment of a sliding portion of a product, which is an economical method, has less risk of polluting the working environment, or causing a fire by the powder dust, and yet enables high lubricativeness to be achieved, and many concavities to be formed on the sliding portion while simultaneously providing lubricativeness. Injection particles, obtained by blending soft-metal solid lubricant particles the surfaces of which have been oxidized and layered-structure solid lubricant particles, are injected onto a surface of the sliding portion of the product to be treated at an injection speed of 150 m/sec or more, thereby to diffuse and penetrate the surface to form a layer of the injection particles, and to form many concavities on the surface of the sliding portion.
US07651726B2	Process for obtaining silicon nitride (SI3N4) surface coatings on ceramic components and pieces A process of obtaining silicon nitride (Si3N4) surface coatings on ceramic pieces and components by impregnation of the surfaces of the ceramic pieces with silicon powder suspensions with a particle size preferably less than 200 μm. The thickness of the coatings depends on the impregnation time and on the properties of the slip and the ceramic piece. The subsequent nitridation of the coating by thermal treatment at temperatures between 1300° C. and 1500° C. in N2 atmospheres leads to a continuous Si3N4 coating. The chemical stability and compatibility between Si3N4 and molten silicon enables its application in silicon metallurgy, in manufacturing crucibles for silicon fusion or for housing said molten silicon, in manufacturing pipes and chutes for its transport or in manufacturing different components for its subsequent purification.
US07651721B2	Milk chocolate containing water A process for manufacturing milk chocolate products containing a higher than normal water content by preparing a dark chocolate containing up to 30% by weight of water, adding a milk powder suspension optionally together with seed crystals of cocoa butter or cocoa butter equivalent, and mixing under low shear. The invention also relates to high water content milk chocolate products, methods of preparing a chocolate coated ice cream article with such products and to the resulting chocolate coated ice cream articles.
US07651719B2	Process for the preparation of aqueous suspensions of anionic colloidal silica having a neutral pH and applications thereof The instant invention relates to a process for the preparation of an aqueous suspension of anionic colloidal silica having a neutral pH which is stable over time and comprises individualized particles of colloidal silica which are not bound to one another by siloxane bonds. The instant suspensions show high storage stability and are particularly useful for the clarification of beer, for the preparation of cosmetic formulations, for the production of ink for printers, for paints and for anticorrosive treatments.
US07651715B2	Blended cheeses and methods for making such cheeses Methods for preparing cheese blends of analog cheese and soft or firm/semi-hard, ripened or unripened, cheese are provided. The methods generally involve combining a slurry that contains the basic ingredients for an analog cheese and optionally one or more other ingredients with a mass of heated soft or firm/semi-hard cheese. Slurries that are used in the methods and cheeses produced by the methods are also provided.
US07651714B2	Process for drying high-lactose aqueous fluids A method for processing a high-lactose aqueous fluid (HLAF), such as permeate from ultrafiltration of whey fluid, is provided. The method includes a step of drying the partially crystallized HLAF in an air-lift dryer which has diverging sidewalls to form a product rich in crystalline alpha-lactose monohydrate.
US07651709B2	Confectionery composition for decorating Improved confectionery compositions and methods of using those compositions are provided. Broadly, the compositions comprise a sweetening ingredient, a proteinaceous material, and a thickening agent and can further have various additives such as colorants, flavoring agents, and preservatives. The compositions can be provided in the form of a dry mix which can be stored for long periods of time, or in the form of a ready-to-use composition. The final hydrated icing compositions flow readily through extremely small apertures (e.g., 18-24 gauge) and thus can be formed into detailed and complex patterns by even those with little skill in the art. The patterns can also be formed on a release substrate and packaged for sale directly to consumers or to bakeries.
US07651707B2	Method for lowering blood pressure in pre-hypertensive individuals and/or individuals with metabolic syndrome The present invention relates to a method of treating Metabolic Syndrome and/or the conditions that comprise Metabolic Syndrome by administering to a mammal, including a human, a dietary supplement comprising grape extract. This invention also relates to a method of treating pre-hypertension by administering to a mammal, including a human, a dietary supplement comprising grape extract.
US07651700B2	Topical diclofenac patch The invention provides an analgesic anti-inflammatory patch of a hydrophobic type for topical application containing, in a Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA), diclofenac sodium, pyrrolidone or a derivative thereof, a polyhydric alcohol fatty acid ester, and an organic acid. The patch exerts the following effects: (1) diclofenac sodium is effectively and continuously released from a Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) and percutaneously absorbed, thereby attaining sustained, excellent pharmaceutical and pharmacological effects; (2) the patch per se has high tackiness and safety; and (3) diclofenac sodium remains stable in the Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA).
US07651694B2	Therapeutic calcium phosphate particles and methods of making and using same The present invention provides calcium phosphate nano-particles encapsulated with biologically active macromolecules. The particles may be used as carriers of biologically active macromolecule for delivery of the macromolecules. The invention also provides methods of making and using the particles.
US07651692B2	Use of extracts of the plant Litchi chinensis sonn A cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical composition containing an extract from a pericarp of a Litchi chinensis Sonn. plant, and wherein the composition is used to protect human skin and/or hair from environmental influences and ageing.
US07651691B2	Emulsifying compositions based on fatty alcohol and alkylpolyglycosides An emulsifying composition and process, that includes: a) from about 10 to about 90% by weight of arachidyl or behenyl alcohol; b) from about 10 to about 90% by weight of the corresponding phosphoric ester of arachidyl or behenyl alcohol; and c) up to about 20% by weight of at least one alkylpolyglycoside.
US07651688B2	Method of modulating the activity of functional immune molecules to CD52 The invention relates to a method for controlling the activity of an immunologically functional molecule, such as an antibody, a protein, a peptide or the like, an agent of promoting the activity of an immunologically functional molecule, and an immunologically functional molecule having the promoted activity.
US07651686B2	Enhancement of immune responses by 4-1bb-binding agents This invention features methods of enhancing immune responses in mammalian subjects and in vitro methods of enhancing the response of a T cell. Also embodied by the invention are methods of receiving and preventing the induction of energy in T cells.
US07651682B2	Polymerizable emulsions for tissue engineering Provided are biocompatible viscoelastic solid materials derived from polymerization of fluid water-in-oil emulsions, along with methods of their preparation and methods for their use for tissue engineering applications, including for reforming diseased, damaged or degenerated intervertebral discs by acceptably non-invasive means.
US07651675B2	Process for producing flaky titanium oxide capable of absorbing visible light When titanium oxide is doped with nitrogen, the resulting titanium oxide photocatalyst can be driven with visible light, which is a main component of sunlight. However, in a known process, since a high-temperature heat treatment process necessary for nitrogen doping degrades the photocatalytic activity inherent in titanium oxide, it is difficult to produce a titanium oxide photocatalyst that can be driven with a high efficiency under sunlight.A titania/organic substance composite, which includes an organic ligand coordinated to flaky titania and forms a layered structure, is immersed in aqueous ammonia to substitute the organic ligand between layers with a hydroxyl group by a ligand exchange reaction, and at the same time, to introduce ammonium into between layers of the titania having the layered structure. The resulting composite of titania and ammonium is heated at a temperature of 400° C. or higher and in such a temperature range that does not cause rutile transition, whereby nitrogen is doped into the titania by thermal decomposition of the ammonium and, in addition, titania is crystallized to an anatase form.
US07651673B1	Method and system for small scale pumping The present invention relates generally to the field of small scale pumping and, more specifically, to a method and system for very small scale pumping media through microtubes. One preferred embodiment of the invention generally comprises: method for small scale pumping, comprising the following steps: providing one or more media; providing one or more microtubes, the one or more tubes having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of one or more tubes is in contact with the media; and creating surface waves on the tubes, wherein at least a portion of the media is pumped through the tube.
US07651672B2	Cabinet type endoscope processor An endoscope processor, according to the present invention, provides for cleaning and sterilizing an endoscope having a body, and a first flexible tube attached to the body. It includes an operational housing and an enclosure which is attachable to and detachable from the operational housing, the enclosure being sealed from ingress of potentially contaminating microorganisms when detached from the operational housing. The enclosure is shaped, sized and oriented to receive the endoscope in an orientation with the first flexible tube depending vertically downwardly from the endoscope body. The enclosure includes a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet. The operational housing includes a circulating system comprising at least one liquid pump having a pump outlet connected to the liquid inlet of the enclosure when the enclosure is attached to the operational housing, and a pump inlet connected to the liquid outlet of the enclosure when the enclosure is attached to the operational housing, whereby to circulate liquid through the enclosure. A source of sterilizing fluid is associated with the pump and a control system is programmed to control a sterilization procedure whereby the pump circulates a liquid comprising the sterilizing fluid through the enclosure.
US07651671B2	Method of adding low-pressure gas continuously to supercritical fluid and apparatus therefor The present invention is for dissolving a metal complex and a low-pressure additive gas in a supercritical fluid and supplying the same continuously to a reaction vessel, aiming to provide a method and an apparatus for adding a low-pressure gas to a high-pressure supercritical fluid continuously, so that a gas which should be handled with care, such as a combustible gas, can be added to a supercritical fluid without compression. The method for continuously adding a low-pressure gas to a supercritical fluid comprises supplying a reactant gas to a supercritical fluid or a subcritical fluid by repeating, in an alternate manner, a step of storing a reactant gas midway through a piping in a low-pressure state and a step of carrying the reactant gas toward a reaction vessel with the supercritical fluid or the subcritical fluid, so that the reactant gas is continuously charged in the reaction vessel.
US07651669B2	Microsystem process networks Various aspects and applications or microsystem process networks are described. The design of many types of microsystems can be improved by ortho-cascading mass, heat, or other unit process operations. Microsystems having energetically efficient microchannel heat exchangers are also described. Detailed descriptions of numerous design features in microcomponent systems are also provided.
US07651666B2	Air treatment device with reservoir refill Disclosed are devices for dispensing air treatment chemicals, and refill units for use therewith. Some of these devices have a well facing the heater and a transparent wall to view the use up of the air treatment chemical. Other of these devices have a refill with wells positioned in opposing directions.
US07651658B2	Refractory metal and alloy refining by laser forming and melting A process to chemically refine and consolidate tantalum, niobium and their alloys to a fabricated product of net shape or near-net shape with higher throughput, more consistency, and lower manufacturing costs compared to prior art routes or rejuvenate damaged and deteriorated refractory metal parts. Powder metal is loaded into hoppers to be fed into laser forming/melting equipment. A suitable substrate is loaded into a laser forming/melting chamber onto which the powder will be deposited and consolidated in a point-scan process. As the powder is fed onto successive points of the surface of the substrate in linear traces, the laser is used to heat and partially melt the substrate and completely melt the powder. A combined deposition and melt beam traces the substrate surface repeatedly over a selected area to build up a dense coating of controlled microstructure in multiple layers. A fully dense deposit is built up that becomes the desired shape.
US07651656B2	Melting furnace with agitator and agitator for melting furnace There are provided a melting furnace including a containing space for containing a melt of nonferrous metal, a magnetic field generating device, a magnetic flux therefrom, from outside penetrates the melting furnace for containing the melt to run through the containing space in a direction; and at least one pair of electrode terminals, the electrode terminals facing each other with a predetermined distance in a direction crossing the direction of the magnetic flux at a certain angle, and being capable of connecting to a power supply.
US07651654B2	Method for producing a bicycle wheel rim, apparatus for implementing the method and bicycle wheel rim obtained thereby A bicycle wheel rim and a method of making a bicycle wheel rim are provided. The rim provided is made of a single part using structural fiber based material, preferably carbon fiber material, with two circumferential wings for anchoring the tire, which extend radially outwards from the two sides of the outer peripheral wall of the rim.
US07651650B2	Composite spar drape forming machine A machine and a method for forming composite materials are provided. The machine includes a frame and at least one forming beam attached to the frame, the at least one beam being arranged to align with a mandrel. The forming beam is pivotally segmented into at least two segments to conform to the shape of the mandrel, or alternately is bendable to conform to the shape of the mandrel. The mandrel is receivable within the frame in alignment with the forming beam. An apparatus is also provided to position a composite charge over the mandrel, and to position the mandrel within the frame. A further apparatus is provided to transport the mandrel, and to urge the mandrel toward the forming beam, forming a composite charge.
US07651645B2	Method for molding three-dimensional foam products using a continuous forming apparatus A continuous forming apparatus for molding foam material into foam products that includes a first endless belt and a second endless belt that cooperates with the first endless belt to mold the foam material. The continuous forming apparatus may also include a first plurality of cleats and a second plurality of cleats opposed to the first plurality of cleats that support the first endless belt and the second endless belt respectively. The first plurality of cleats may include a three-dimensional abutment surface that provides transverse and lateral support to the first endless belt. Additionally, the continuous forming apparatus may include a first frame disposed to support the first plurality of cleats, a second frame disposed to support the second plurality of cleats, and a drive mechanism for imparting motion to the first endless belt, the second endless belt, the first plurality of cleats, and the second plurality of cleats.
US07651643B2	Polarizer, method for producing same, polarizing plate, optical film, and image display A polarizer of the invention comprises a polyvinyl alcohol-based film which is at least dyed with at least iodine and uniaxially stretched, having a single transmittance of 43% or more, a polarizing efficiency of 99.9% or more, and a dichroic ratio of 30 or more, wherein the dichroic ratio is calculated from a parallel transmittance (Tp) and a crossed transmittance (Tc) at a wavelength of 440 nm, and have good hue.
US07651642B2	Stabilized polyorganosiloxane composition A composition comprises a polyorganosiloxane and an admixed hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) wherein the polyorganosiloxane is free from alternating cyclic hydrocarbon residues. A method of stabilizing a polyorganosiloxane composition comprises providing a polyorganosiloxane and admixing a HALS with the polyorganosiloxane. A light bulb comprises an enclosure coated with a polyorganosiloxane composition containing a HALS.
US07651639B2	Conductive polymer and solid electrolytic capacitor using the same The conductive polymer of the present invention is prepared by means of oxidation polymerization. On the matrix of the conductive polymer, at least one organic sulfonate formed by an anion of an organic sulfonic acid and a cation of other than transition metals is coated. Alternatively, in the matrix of the conductive polymer, at least one organic sulfonate formed by an anion of an organic sulfonic acid and a cation of other than transition metals is included. The conductive polymer of the present invention is excellent in the conductivity, heat resistance and moisture resistance. By using it as a solid electrolyte, a reliable solid electrolytic capacitor can be prepared which is unlikely to decrease the properties when being kept in a hot and humid condition.
US07651636B2	Nonlinear electrical material for high and medium voltage applications The invention relates to a nonlinear electrical material with improved microvaristor filler (1′), to devices and electrical apparatuses comprising such nonlinear electrical material and to a production method thereof. According to invention, the filler (1′) comprises larger spherical particles (5) and smaller irregular particles (6) that are arranged interstitially and provide non-point-like and/or multiple contact areas (56, 56a, 56b, 66) owing to their irregular outer shape comprising edges and faces. Embodiments, among other things, relate to: spherical particles (5) being calcinated and broken-up to retain their original shape; irregular, spikly shaped, particles (6) obtained by calcinating or sintering and crushing or fracturing granules or blocks; and addition of a third filler fraction. Advantages, among others, are: higher filler contents, more and more durable inter-particle contacts (56, 56a, 56b, 66), enlarged effective micro-contact area, and improved electrical performance of the nonlinear electrical material.
US07651635B1	Polymer inhibition of vinyl aromatic monomers using a quinone methide/alkyl hydroxylamine combination The invention provides a composition of matter and a method of its use in preventing unwanted polymerization reactions. The composition comprises an inhibitor and a retarder. The inhibitor is highly effective. The retarder is reliable under extreme and emergency situations. The inhibitor can be an alkylhydroxylamine. The retarder can be a 7-cyano-quinone methide. The combination of the inhibitor and retarder has been found to be far more effective than expected.
US07651633B2	Nanophosphors for large area radiation detectors Nanophosphor compositions were prepared. The compositions can be used for radiation detection.
US07651632B2	Low-delayed luminescence dense and rapid scintillator material The invention relates to an inorganic scintillator material of formula Lu(2−y)Y(y−z−x)CexMzSi(1−v)M′vO5, in which: M represents a divalent alkaline earth metal and M′ represents a trivalent metal, (z+v) being greater than or equal to 0.0001 and less than or equal to 0.2, z being greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.2; v being greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.2, x being greater than or equal to 0.0001 and less than 0.1; and y ranging from (x+z) to 1. In particular, this material may equip scintillation detectors for applications in industry, for the medical field (scanners) and/or for detection in oil drilling, The presence of Ca in the crystal reduces the afterglow, while stopping power for high-energy radiation remains high.
US07651631B2	Phosphor, optical device, and display device A phosphor, an optical device, and a display device are provided. The phosphor includes a composition represented by (Sr(1-x-y)CaxBay)(Ga(1-m-n)AlmInn)aS4:Eu, wherein the concentration of europium is in the range of 1 to 9 mole percent; 0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1, and x+y≦1; 0≦m≦1, 0≦n≦1, m+n≦1, and 2.9≦a≦5.9; and a main absorption wavelength range of the excitation is selected either a first wavelength range that overlaps the entirety of a reference wavelength range and extends to the shorter wavelength side or a second wavelength range that overlaps the entirety of the reference wavelength range and extends to the longer wavelength side according to the value a.
US07651626B2	Hexagonal ferrite, antenna using the same and communication apparatus There is provided Y-type hexagonal ferrite having a high density of sintered body and a low level of loss and an antenna.The hexagonal ferrite having Y-type ferrite as the main phase is characterized in that main components of the hexagonal ferrite are M1O (M1 stands for at least one of Ba and Sr), M2O (M2 stands for at least one of Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and Mn) and Fe2O3, and the loss factor and the density of sintered body are 0.15 or lower and 4.6×103 kg/m3 or higher, respectively. The hexagonal ferrite is used to configure an antenna and a communication apparatus.
US07651621B2	Methods for degassing one or more fluids Systems and methods to degas fluids are described herein. A fluid degassing treatment system may include a reservoir and/or one or more fluid treatment systems.
US07651620B2	Pressurised water releasing nozzle for generating microbubbles in a flotation plant The inventive nozzle comprises a first releasing stage (1) for producing a pre-release by absorbing from 5 to 20% of available pressure, a second releasing stage (2) wherein a substantial release is carried out and the pressurised water passes from a saturation pressure to an output nozzle pressure, an intermediate chamber (3) in the form of a transition chamber in which the pressurised water approaches the saturation pressure by absorbing from 5 to 30% of the available pressure and an outlet tube (3) consisting of a sudden release and cavitation confinement tube whose minimum length (1) substantially corresponds to a distance separating the end of said tube on the second release stage side from a readhesion point of jets to the tube wall at the angle of divergence (alpha) thereof ranging from 3 to 12 DEG before readhesion.
US07651619B2	Filtration method and apparatus A method and an apparatus for separating dry matter from liquid includes an enclosed separation environment capable of being pressure regulated. Within the enclosed separation environment, a suspension is brought into contact with at least one filter so as to accumulate dry matter on the at least one filter. The filter with the dry matter passes through at least one set of rollers such that liquid is removed from the dry matter on the at least one filter to form a substantially dry filter cake. Thereafter, the substantially dry filter cake is removed from the at least one filter. The above steps are performed in the enclosed separation environment either under vacuum or overpressure. The invention may be used in various fields such as the food industry.
US07651618B2	Method and apparatus for treatment of an effluent containing radioactive materials A method and apparatus for treating an effluent containing radioactive materials: wherein an oxidizing agent is added to an effluent containing radioactive materials, and the effluent including the oxidizing agent is filtered with a filtration film to obtain filtrated water; and the filtrated water is filtered through activated carbon; and the filtered water filtered by the activated carbon is filtered through at least one of an ion-exchanger and reverse osmosis membrane.
US07651617B2	Method for purifying liquids by using ionized aeration Method for purifying liquids or fluids to eliminate harmful admixtures and microorganisms by using aerating and incidence of electric charges, wherein purified liquid undergoes gas-dynamic dispersion with the help of blast air passed through channels sloping below an angle of 30-50° according to a level of purified liquid, at a flow velocity of blast air of 10 to 100 m/s, at channel hydraulic resistance varying between 1.5 to 10 kPa and at specific consumption of dispersed water from 0.1 to 30 kg on 1 m3 of blast air. The blast air is previously preliminarily ionized in a non-homogenous electrostatic field of coronary discharges at a voltage between electrodes in a value range of from 3 kV to 10 millions V at corona current values between electrodes in a value range of from 10 to 1000 mA and at a specific power output of electrical discharges in a value range from 0.1 to 10 kWh on 1 m3 of conditioned liquid.
US07651611B2	Directional microporous diffuser and directional sparging A method for treating contaminates includes emitting plural streams of a fluid into a soil formation with the streams having different radii of influences in different directions. A direction microporous diffuser includes a holder member having plural compartments and plural hollow, elongated members having porous sidewalls, the plural hollow, elongated members supported in the plural compartments of the holder member with each hollow, elongated member including a an inlet port at a first end of the elongated member and second end of the elongated member being sealed.
US07651608B2	System for denitrification of treated water from aerobic wastewater treatment systems An apparatus and method for denitrification of treated wastewater from an aerobic wastewater treatment system in which oxygen levels in the aeration chamber of an aerobic digestion vessel are cycled between an anoxic environment, i.e., when the treated wastewater in the aeration vessel contains from just above 0 to just less than 1 ppm dissolved oxygen to an aerobic environment wherein the treated wastewater in the aeration vessel has a dissolved oxygen content of about 1 ppm or higher.
US07651603B2	Hydrocarbon conversion using molecular sieve SSZ-75 The present invention relates to new crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-75 prepared using a tetramethylene-1,4-bis-(N-methylpyrrolidinium) dication as a structure-directing agent, and its use in catalysts for hydrocarbon conversion reactions.
US07651601B2	Heat spreader with vapor chamber defined therein and method of manufacturing the same A heat spreader (10) and a method for manufacturing the heat spreader are disclosed. The heat spreader includes a metal casing (12) and a wick structure (16) lines an inner surface of the metal casing. The metal casing defines therein a chamber (14) and includes an evaporating section (126) and a condensing section (127). The wick structure is in the form of metal foam and occupies a portion of the chamber. In one embodiment, the wick structure has a pore size gradually increasing from the evaporating section towards the condensing section of the metal casing. The heat spreader is manufactured by electrodepositing a layer of metal coating (70) on an outer surface of a metal foam framework (20). The metal coating becomes the metal casing and the metal foam framework becomes the wick structure.
US07651600B2	Electrokinetic concentration device and methods of use thereof The present invention provides a device and methods of use thereof in concentrating a species of interest and/or controlling liquid flow in a device. The methods, inter-alia, make use of a device comprising microchannels, which are linked to nanochannels, whereby induction of an electric field in the nanochannel results in ion depletion in the linkage region between the microchannel and nanochannel, and a space charge layer is formed within the microchannel, which provides an energy barrier for said species of interest which enables its concentration in a region in the microchannel.
US07651596B2	Cellulosic-based interference domain for an analyte sensor The present invention relates generally to devices for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to devices for measurement of glucose in a host that incorporate a cellulosic-based interference domain.
US07651593B2	Systems and methods for performing data replication Performing data management operations on replicated data in a computer network. Log entries are generated for data management operations of an application executing on a source system. Consistency point entries are used to indicate a time of a known good, or recoverable, state of the application. A destination system is configured to process a copy of the log and consistency point entries to replicate data in a replication volume, the replicated data being a copy of the application data on the source system. When the replicated data represents a known good state of the application, as determined by the consistency point entries, the destination system(s) may perform a storage operation (e.g., snapshot, backup) to copy the replicated data and to logically associate the copied data with a time information (e.g., time stamp) indicative of the source system time when the application was in the known good state.
US07651587B2	Two-piece dome with separate RF coils for inductively coupled plasma reactors A substrate processing system has a housing that defines a process chamber, a gas-delivery system, a high-density plasma generating system, a substrate holder, and a controller. The housing includes a sidewall and a dome positioned above the sidewall. The dome has physically separated and noncontiguous pieces. The gas-delivery system introduces e a gas into the process chamber through side nozzles positioned between two of the physically separated and noncontiguous pieces of the dome. The high-density plasma generating system is operatively coupled with the process chamber. The substrate holder is disposed within the process chamber and supports a substrate during substrate processing. The controller controls the gas-delivery system and the high-density plasma generating system.
US07651585B2	Apparatus for the removal of an edge polymer from a substrate and methods therefor An apparatus generating a plasma for removing an edge polymer from a substrate is disclosed. The embodiment includes a powered electrode assembly, including a powered electrode, a first dielectric layer, and a first wire mesh disposed between the powered electrode and the first dielectric layer. The embodiment also includes a grounded electrode assembly disposed opposite the powered electrode assembly so as to form a cavity wherein the plasma is generated, the first wire mesh being shielded from the plasma by the first dielectric layer when the plasma is present in the cavity, the cavity having an outlet at one end for providing the plasma to remove the edge polymer.
US07651579B1	Storage bag The storage bag includes two sidewalls with peripheral edges and the sidewalls being attached together along at least a portion of the peripheral edges. One or more additional sidewalls may be disposed within the bag, and these additional sidewalls may be connected to form an inner bag. Any inner bag sidewalls may be laminated to the outer bag sidewalls or hang loose from the outer bag sidewalls. One or more of the sidewalls may include an adhesive for adhering to an opposing sidewall or item in the bag, a thin perforated layer disposed over an adhesive, a line of perforations for tearing, and/or one or more perforations for venting. Furthermore, processes for manufacturing a storage bag are disclosed.
US07651578B2	Guidewire with polymer jacket and method of making A guidewire and methods for making and using the same. The guidewire may include a core wire and a polymer jacket attached to the core wire. The guidewire may be manufactured by advancing the core wire, polymer jacket, and a tooling tube through a heated die assembly so as to heat and compress the polymer jacket onto the core wire. Optionally, the tooling tube may be removed from the jacket after advancing the components through the die assembly.
US07651577B2	Thermally stable compositions including 2,4,8,10-tetranitro-5H-pyrido[3′,2′:4,5][1,2,3]triazolo[1,2-a]benzotriazol-6-ium, inner salt An explosive formulation including 2,4,8,10-tetranitro-5H-pyrido[3′,2′:4,5][1,2,3]triazolo[1,2-a]benzotriazol-6-ium, inner salt and a high temperature binder is disclosed together with a process of preparing 2,4,8,10-tetranitro-5H-pyrido[3′,2′:4,5][1,2,3]triazolo[1,2-a]benzotriazol-6-ium, inner salt.
US07651575B2	Wear resistant high temperature alloy An Fe—Ni-based alloy that has improved wear resistance at high temperature over Ni-based superalloys is provided. The alloy is particularly useful for manufacturing engine exhaust valves and other high temperature engine components subjected to corrosion, wear and oxidation.
US07651572B2	Dishwasher with an energy-saving heating mode and method therefor A method for executing a washing program in a dishwasher includes a spray system for spraying a washing liquid within a dishwasher onto crockery that has been disposed in the dishwasher as a washing program is executed. Before such spraying of the washing liquid, the washing liquid is heated to a predetermined temperature in a flow section that is separate from the spray system to an extent such that the washing liquid does not substantially impinge on crockery in the dishwasher as it is being heated in the flow section, whereupon the washing liquid is heated without substantially wetting crockery in the dishwasher. After the washing liquid has been heated to the predetermined temperature, the washing liquid is sprayed onto crockery, whereupon crockery in the dishwasher that essentially has not been heated is heated by the washing liquid.
US07651569B2	Pedestal for furnace A pedestal is provided for supporting wafer boats in a process chamber during semiconductor fabrication. The pedestal contains hollow spaces, such as within porous insulating plugs, and gases inside the pedestal may expand during semiconductor processing. The pedestal has an opening for exhausting gases out of its interior and into the process chamber. The opening is provided with a filter, in the form of a sintered ceramic or glass disc sealed within a tube covering the opening, to prevent the passage of particles which may be present inside the pedestal. By filtering the particles, the filter removes a source of contamination, thereby allowing for high quality process results on wafers processed in the process chamber.
US07651567B2	Mask for sequential lateral solidification and crystallization method using thereof A method of forming a polycrystalline silicon layer includes: disposing a mask over the amorphous silicon layer, the mask having a plurality of transmissive regions, the plurality of transmissive regions being disposed in a stairstep arrangement spaced apart from each other in a first direction and a second direction substantially perpendicular from the first direction, each transmissive region having a central portion and first and second side portions that are adjacent to opposite ends of the central portion along the first direction, and wherein each of the portions has a length along the first direction and a width along the second direction, and wherein the width of first and second portions decreases away from the central portion along the first direction; irradiating a laser beam onto the amorphous silicon layer a first time through the mask to form a plurality of first irradiated regions corresponding to the plurality of transmissive regions, each first irradiated region having a central portion, and first and second side portions at both sides of the central portion; moving the substrate and the mask relative to one another such that the first side portion of each transmissive region overlaps the central portion of each first irradiated region; and irradiating the laser beam onto the amorphous silicon layer a second time through the mask to form a plurality of second irradiated regions corresponding to the plurality of transmissive regions.
US07651566B2	Method and system for controlling resistivity in ingots made of compensated feedstock silicon Techniques for controlling resistivity in the formation of a silicon ingot from compensated feedstock silicon material prepares a compensated, upgraded metallurgical silicon feedstock for being melted to form a silicon melt. The compensated, upgraded metallurgical silicon feedstock provides a predominantly p-type semiconductor for which the process assesses the concentrations of boron and phosphorus and adds a predetermined amount of aluminum or/and gallium. The process further melts the silicon feedstock together with a predetermined amount of aluminum or/and gallium to form a molten silicon solution from which to perform directional solidification and, by virtue of adding aluminum or/and gallium, maintains the homogeneity the resistivity of the silicon ingot throughout the silicon ingot. In the case of feedstock silicon leading to low resistivity in respective ingots, typically below 0.4 Ωcm, a balanced amount of phosphorus can be optionally added to aluminum or/and gallium. Adding phosphorus becomes mandatory at very low resistivity, typically close to 0.2 Ωcm and slightly below.
US07651565B2	Device for drying and/or calcining gypsum A gypsum dryer/calciner (1) includes a calcining space (2), a first pipe (4) exhibiting an inlet connected to a source of hot gases (3) and an outlet emerging in the calcining space (2); a second pipe (5) exhibiting an inlet connected to a source of gypsum (8) and an outlet emerging in the calcining space, the second pipe being concentric with the first pipe; a force-feeding screw (6) positioned at least partially in the second pipe, the said screw carrying the gypsum along in the calcining space. A process for calcining gypsum and to the plaster capable of being obtained by this process.
US07651564B2	Gypsum-based floor underlayment A flooring composition for mixing with water to produce a self-leveling slurry that quickly hydrates to form a high strength floor underlayment comprising a dry mixture of (1) beta gypsum produced by a continuous method; (2) Class C fly ash; (3) a conventional water reducing aid such as sulfonated melamines, sulfonated naphthalenes and their related formaldehyde condensates, and (4) a conventional set retarder.
US07651563B2	Synthetic microspheres and methods of making same A building product incorporating synthetic microspheres having a low alkali metal oxide content is provided. The synthetic microspheres are substantially chemically inert and thus a suitable replacement for cenospheres derived from coal combustion, particularly in caustic environments such as cementitious mixtures. The building product can have a cementitious matrix such as a fiber cement product. The synthetic microspheres can be incorporated as a low density additive and/or a filler for the building product and/or the like.
US07651558B2	Method for manufacturing pigmented inks A method for manufacturing a pigmented ink includes the steps of a) preparing a pigment dispersion in a dispersing installation; b) charging the dispersing installation with a washing liquid; c) discharging the washing liquid from the dispersing installation; and d) adding the discharged washing liquid to the pigment dispersion.
US07651555B2	Onsite chemistry air filtration system An onsite chemistry air filtration system to remove gaseous contaminants from air is disclosed. The onsite chemistry air filtration system of the present invention comprises: a conventional particulate filtration section, a photochemical filtration section, a static gas phase filtration section and a catalytic filtration section. The conventional particulate filtration section captures solids and condensables. In the photochemical filtration section, UV lamps generate bio-destruction and surface photochemical activity on a semiconductor catalyst material, provide a radiation source to irradiate airborne contaminant molecules and to energize their states to promote reactions and generate airborne ozone and radicals. In the static gas phase filtration section, gas phase filtration media is used to capture contaminants, concentrate them in a relatively confined space and allow airborne generated chemistries to concentrate and react in-situ, thereby creating a regeneration effect on the media. In the catalytic filtration section, catalytic media scavenges and converts airborne radicals and ozone to harmless by-products.
US07651550B2	Method for sulfur compounds removal from contaminated gas and liquid streams A desorption process and a process for producing a catalytically deactivated formed zeolitic adsorbent, whereby both processes are suitable to improve the lifetime of a formed zeolitic adsorbent in the removal of sulfur compounds from sulfur contaminated gas and liquid feed streams. The adsorbent is in particular a synthetic 13X or LSX faujasite with a silica to alumina ratio from 1.9:1.0 to about 3.0:1.0. The cations of the faujasite include alkali and alkaline earth metals. The formed zeolite mixture is preferably catalytically deactivated due to a phosphate treatment. The desorption is carried out thermally, wherein the heat treatment is done at different temperature stages to avoid decomposition of the organic sulfur compounds.
US07651546B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing high-purity hydrogen storage alloy Mg2Ni The present invention provides a method for manufacturing high-purity hydrogen storage alloy Mg2Ni applicable to industry and capable of manufacturing continuously. First, raw materials of magnesium-nickel with weight percentage of nickel between 23.5 and 50.2 are heated, melt, and mixed uniformly. Cool the magnesium-nickel liquid and control the temperature to be above the solidification temperature and below the liquification temperature in the phase diagram of magnesium-nickel. By making advantage of segregation principle in phase diagrams, solid-state high-purity γ-phase Mg2Ni hydrogen storage alloy is given. Then high-purity γ-phase Mg2Ni hydrogen storage alloy with atomic ratio of 2:1, no other phases, and with excellent hydrogen absorption-desorption dynamics is given.
US07651544B1	Vacuum cleaner with multiple cyclonic dirt separators and bottom discharge dirt cup A vacuum cleaner comprises a cyclonic separator having a first cyclone and a plurality of downstream secondary cyclones. The first cyclone comprises a side wall defining a first cyclonic chamber, and the secondary cyclones each comprise a side wall defining a second cyclonic chamber. A dirt cup assembly is mounted below the cyclonic separator to collect contaminants separated in the first and second cyclonic chambers. The secondary cyclones can be arranged around the first cyclone side wall and form a gap between adjacent secondary cyclones so that the first cyclone side wall is exposed at the gap. A working air conduit can extend through the first cyclone and the dirt cup assembly to couple the secondary cyclones to a suction source located below the dirt cup assembly. Furthermore, the secondary cyclones can have a vortex stabilizer.
US07651542B2	System for generating hydrogen from a chemical hydride An apparatus is disclosed to generate hydrogen. A liquid permeable material with one or more cavities contains a solid anhydrous chemical hydride and an anhydrous activating agent. A housing that is heat and pressure resistant houses the liquid permeable material, and a liquid. One or more liquid sources inject the liquid into the housing such that the liquid contacts at least a portion of the liquid permeable material. A gas outlet port releases hydrogen gas produced by a reaction comprising the solid anhydrous chemical hydride, the anhydrous activating agent, and the liquid. A hydrogen output regulator controls the amount of hydrogen gas that the gas outlet port releases.
US07651534B2	Direct dye composition comprising at least one insoluble oxygenated compound, and processes using this composition Disclosed herein is a composition for the non-oxidizing aqueous direct dyeing of keratin materials, for example, human keratin fibers, such as the hair, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: (a) at least one water-soluble direct dye, and (b) at least one water-insoluble non-coloring oxygenated organic compound, present in an amount of at least 30% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. Also disclosed herein is a process for direct dyeing keratin fibers comprising applying said composition to the fibers.
US07651532B2	Multifunctioning method utilizing multiple phases non-aqueous extraction process A method of laundering a fabric load is disclosed including the steps of processing a fabric load in an aqueous-based working fluid, substantially replacing the aqueous-based working fluid with a non-aqueous working fluid of the type which extracts some of the aqueous-based working fluid from the fabric load.
US07651531B2	Bio-tanning process for leather making Conventionally skins/hides are tanned with metal-ions and vegetable tannins. Environmental constraints on the discharge of toxic metal-ions and poor biodegradable vegetable tannins in the wastewater have become a serious issue. In this invention, the pelts are tanned using eco-benign bio-molecules other than vegetable tannins to reduce the pollution loads. Performance of the leathers is on par with conventionally processed leathers.
US07651528B2	Devices, systems and methods for material fixation Devices, systems and methods for fixation of tendon to bone are described. An exemplary surgical implant is a modified bone anchor that is able to grasp the tendon and hold it firmly in a bone tunnel. Once deployed, the anchor delivers lateral compression to the tendon, providing direct tendon to bone compression to facilitate healing. The anchor has different versions which allow it to be attached to the tendon prior to insertion into the bone tunnel, or be inserted between tendon arms when the surgical procedure dictates. The resulting tendon to bone compression allows for the firm fixation in a manner markedly simpler than traditional techniques. A modification of this anchor can also allow the anchor to grasp and hold suture. This variation facilitates the technique for knotless rotator cuff repair.
US07651527B2	Bioresorbable stent A bioresorbable endoluminal prosthesis for placement in a body lumen having a stent substrate of a first metallic material that has a lower electrical potential than a standard reference electrode. The stent substrate is coated with a biodegradable polymer having a second metallic material dispersed therein, wherein the second metallic material has a higher electrical potential than the standard reference electrode. After implantation of the stent within the body lumen, the second metallic material is present in the polymeric coating in a sufficient concentration to cause galvanic corrosion of the first metallic material such that over time the stent substrate is bioresorbed.
US07651522B2	MR-compatible vascular endoprosthesis The invention relates to a medicinal implant or instrument, more particularly to a vascular endoprosthesis (1), having a radially dilatable hose part (2) comprised of a tubular knitted fabric of interdigitating meshes composed of one or more individual fibres (9). To provide such an implant or instrument that allows for MR-imaging of the interior of the implant or instrument, the invention proposes that the fibres (9) of the knitted fabric be electrically conductive and form an inductor (7, 8) within a high-frequency resonant circuit.
US07651519B2	Prosthesis deployment system An introducer for an expandable endovascular prosthesis having a self expanding stent has a distal prosthesis positioning mechanism and a proximal prosthesis retention mechanism. The proximal prosthesis retention mechanism includes a cylindrical sleeve adapted to retain the self expanding stent. A release mechanism extends proximally from the distal prosthesis positioning mechanism and exerts a force in the proximal direction on an interior surface of the self expanding stent to retain the self expanding stent in the cylindrical sleeve.
US07651515B2	Implant for correction and stabilization of the spinal column An implant for the correction and stabilization of the spinal column, comprising pedicle screws that can be screwed into the vertebrae of a spine, and of at least one connection element that connects the pedicle screws at the screw heads. This connection element is formed by a spiral whose spiral windings are arranged offset in the axial direction, following a screw line.
US07651511B2	Vascular clamp for caesarian section The invention provides devices, systems and methods for clamping arteries which are useful in reducing or abolishing blood flow in an artery, and may be used to control hemorrhage following a caesarian delivery. A clamping device embodying features of the invention includes a pair of clamping members with opposed pressure-applying members having facing pressure-applying surfaces, at least one of which is a yieldable pressure-applying surface. The yieldable pressure-applying surface is preferably resilient. The clamping members are configured to adjust the distance between pressure-applying surfaces, and a blood flow sensor is disposed on at least one of the pressure-applying members to aid in locating the target artery and also to monitor blood flow through the artery. The clamping device is particularly suitable for occluding uterine arteries by compressing the broad ligament which contains the uterine artery and which is connected to the patient's uterus with the arterial clamp.
US07651508B2	DiamAbrasion system The DiamAbrasion System is a system for removing portions of the outer layers of skin comprising a source of vacuum; abrasive tipped tools; a tube with an internal lumen connecting the vacuum source and the center of the abrasive tipped tools whereby the vacuum functions to clean the skin of exfoliated cells and collect them for disposal to an inline filter. The inventive difference between the DiamAbrasion System and the prior art is in the design of the pick-up-treatment head of the apparatus. The prior art utilizes the low pressure section of the tip to suck the skin against the abrasive surface and to evacuate the abraded cells. The DiamAbrasion System has vent grooves across the abrasive surface of the distal ends of the tool tips to keep the vacuum from pulling the skin into the head. This is particularly important as many of the users of this device are elderly and their skin is not resilient and tends to bunch up in front of the tip. The clean and dispose function is also greatly enhanced as the vent grooves allow a constant flow of air up the lumen to rapidly carry away the dislodged cells.

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