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US07663621B1	Cylindrical wrapping using shader hardware Circuits, methods, and apparatus that perform cylindrical wrapping in software without the need for a dedicated hardware circuit. One example performs cylindrical wrapping in software running on shader hardware. In one specific example, the shader hardware is a unified shader that alternately processes geometry, vertex, and fragment information. This unified shader is formed using a number of single-instruction, multiple-data units. Another example provides a method of performing a cylindrical wrap that ensures that a correct texture portion is used for a triangle that is divided by a “seam” of the wrap. To achieve this, primitive vertices are sorted such that results are vertex order invariant. One vertex is selected as a reference. For the other vertices, a difference is found for each coordinate and a corresponding coordinate of the reference vertex. If the coordinates are near, no change is made. If the coordinates are distant, the coordinate is adjusted.
US07663614B2	Method for storing and comparing computer generated lines A method is provided for creating a quadrant array by using two consecutive points in an array of x, y coordinate values generated by movements of a computer mouse or a digitizer tablet. The quadrant array is then saved in computer storage for later verification with a sample quadrant array by using a comparison function.
US07663613B2	Image display device and driving method thereof An occupying area of a digital system signal line driver circuit in an image display device is large and this hinders the miniaturization of the display device. A memory circuit and a D/A converter circuit in the signal line driver circuit are commonly used for n (“n” is a natural number equal to or larger than 2) signal lines. One horizontal scanning period is divided into n periods and the memory circuit and the D/A converter circuit each perform processing for different signal lines during each of the divided periods. Thus, all the signal lines can be driven. Therefore, the number of memory circuits and the number of D/A converter circuits in the signal line driver circuit can be reduced to one n-th in a conventional case.
US07663611B2	Display device with proximity detection and method of using said device The invention pertains to a display device comprising means of detection of proximity and to a method of using this device. The device comprises a liquid crystal layer, at least two electrodes making it possible to excite the liquid crystal, means for generating a control signal for the electrodes, means for generating a high frequency signal applied to the second electrode, means for detecting a modification, if any, of the high frequency signal. The device also comprises means of mixing (Rscb) of the high frequency signal and of the control signal. In the method, the means for generating a control signal provide a periodic signal comprising positive and negative alternations and the means for generating a high frequency signal inject a high frequency signal at substantially equal quantity during as many positive alternations as negative alternations of the control signal.
US07663608B2	Handwriting input apparatus A handwriting input apparatus comprises a position-encoding layer and a pen. The position-encoding layer comprises a plurality of position-encoding pattern. The position-encoding layer is transparent to visible light and is reflective to light of predetermined wavelengths. Each position-encoding pattern represents a specific code. The pen has a projector and a camera at one end. The projector is adapted to generate a light beam of the predetermined wavelengths toward the position-encoding layer. The camera is adapted to capture images of the plurality of position-encoding pattern.
US07663607B2	Multipoint touchscreen A touch panel having a transparent capacitive sensing medium configured to detect multiple touches or near touches that occur at the same time and at distinct locations in the plane of the touch panel and to produce distinct signals representative of the location of the touches on the plane of the touch panel for each of the multiple touches is disclosed.
US07663604B2	Input device and electronic device using the input device An input device includes a touch panel with which a user performs an input operation of information by touching the touch panel. The input device further includes a vibration generation device for feeding back, to the user, various kinds of sense of touch in accordance with the type of the information through the touch panel. Additionally, the input device includes a vibration control circuit for allowing the vibration generation device to generate various forms of vibrations in accordance with the type of the information. The vibration generation device is a bimorph piezoelectric actuator including a first actuator unit and a second actuator unit stacked on the first actuator unit in which when one of the first and second actuator units expands, the other contracts. Further, each of the first and second actuator units has a multi-layered piezoelectric element layer.
US07663601B1	Hybrid low power computer mouse Operating a pointing device in a low power manner by receiving first tracking information from a first tracking device, de-activating the first tracking device when the accuracy of the first tracking information is determined to be inadequate, activating a second tracking device in order to acquire second tracking information when the first tracking device is deactivated, wherein the first tracking device is substantially lower power device that the second tracking device.
US07663598B2	Backlight assembly driving apparatus for liquid crystal display A backlight assembly driving apparatus for a liquid crystal display device includes a light emitting diode string of serially connected light emitting diodes, and switching devices connected in parallel to and in a one-to-one correspondence with the light emitting diodes to conduct or turn off current applied to a correspondingly parallel-connected light emitting diode.
US07663597B2	LCD plateau power conservation Described herein are power conservation systems and methods that reduce power consumption for an electronics device including a liquid crystal display (LCD). The LCD includes a backlight that offers multiple luminance levels, where each level consumes a different amount of power. The systems and methods alter video information while the backlight remains at a backlight luminance level. The alteration reduces luminance for the video information to produce new video information that can be presented at a lower backlight luminance level. Change to the lower backlight luminance level may then occur without significantly affecting aggregate luminance of the new video information, as perceived by a user. The LCD and electronics device consume less power at the lower luminance level.
US07663593B2	Level shift circuit and shift register and display device A level shift circuit, a shift register, and a display device in which circuit operation is resistant to influence of variations in characteristics of elements such as transistors. The level shift circuit, includes a first switch turning on or off in accordance with a voltage of a first node, switching ON and OFF when the voltage is a first threshold value, and outputting a first voltage when ON state; a second switch turning on or off in accordance with the voltage of a second node, switching ON and OFF when the voltage is a second threshold value, and outputting a second voltage when ON state; a first capacitor receiving a first input signal at one terminal and connected at the other terminal to the first node; a second capacitor receiving a second input signal at one terminal, and connected at the other terminal to the second node; and a circuit for setting the voltage of the first node at the first threshold value and setting the voltage of the second node at the second threshold value in a predetermined period and setting the first node and the second node in a floating state after the predetermined period.
US07663582B2	Disordered percolation layer for forming conductive islands on electric paper An exemplary embodiment for an electric paper application is provided. The embodiment utilizes a disordered percolation layer for forming conductive islands on electric paper. The percolation layer is comprised of a disordered mixture of conductive and non-conductive particles that are attached to a non-conductive surface to provide conductive islands therein so that the electric charge can be appropriately held near the media plane of the electric paper.
US07663579B2	Organic electroluminescence display device An electroluminescence display device includes a first switching device for transferring a data current, which represents a data signal, using a first scan signal, a second switching device for transferring the data current from the first switching device using a second scan signal, a storage device for storing a charge voltage according to the data current transferred from the second switching device, a coupling unit for changing the charge voltage stored in the storage device in accordance with the first scan signal into a changed voltage, driving devices for generating a driving current in accordance with the changed voltage, and an organic light emitting diode for emitting light in accordance with the driving current.
US07663577B2	Organic light emitting display device An organic light emitting display (OLED) device including a plurality of electroluminescent (EL) panels that are coupled with one another. In order to facilitate the coupling of the EL panels, respective data drivers are disposed at one side of pixels, and a scan driver and an emission control driver are formed in each of the EL panels. Thus, surfaces of the EL panels that are not connected to data drivers may be coupled with one another to form the OLED device. In the OLED device, a data driver is not formed at interfaces between the EL panels, and uniform pixels are arranged, so that non-uniformity in luminance may be prevented.
US07663575B2	Driving circuit for driving organic electroluminescent element, display panel and display apparatus having the same A driving circuit for an organic light emitting display apparatus includes first and second switching elements and a driving element. The first switching element is controlled by a scan signal supplied from a scan line. The second switching element is controlled by the scan signal. The driving element provides an end of an organic electroluminescent element with a first reference voltage via the second switching element. The driving element has amorphous silicon thin film transistors so that the manufacturing cost of the organic light emitting display apparatus may be reduced.
US07663571B2	Time-lapsing mirror Time-lapsing mirror methods and related systems.
US07663563B2	High frequency wave glass antenna for an automobile and window glass sheet for an automobile with the same A high frequency wave glass antenna for an automobile includes an antenna conductor adapted to be disposed in or on an automobile window glass sheet, the antenna conductor being formed in such a loop shape that a portion of the loop shape is cut out by a length to dispose a discontinuity, both ends of the discontinuity or portions of the antenna conductor close to the discontinuity serving as feeding points, and a portion of the antenna conductor with the discontinuity disposed therein or a portion of the antenna conductor close to the discontinuity having a conductor width of 8.0 to 40 mm.
US07663562B2	Antenna and manufacturing method thereof An antenna according to the present invention comprises: a plurality of parallel disposed linear conductors; two insulating films between which the plurality of linear conductors are sandwiched; at least one cut portion formed in at least one of the plurality of linear conductors; and a feed point connected to at least one of the plurality of linear conductors. With this configuration, the segment of the linear conductor connected to the feed point provides a driven element, while the other end of the linear conductor opposite to the feed point connected end is electrically open so that the segment of the linear conductor extending beyond the cut portion provides a parasitic element.
US07663557B2	Mobile terminal A mobile terminal having a first body defining a holding portion, a second body slidable with respect to the first body, a display provided in one of the first and second bodies an input device provided in the other of the first and second bodies, a first circuitry supporting substrate provided in the holding portion and a second circuitry supporting substrate provided in the holding portion. The first and second circuitry supporting substrates are arranged in an overlapping arrangement.
US07663553B2	Dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) with a transverse-rectangle well The present invention relates to a dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) with a transverse-rectangle well. The DRA comprising a substrate, a ground plane, a feed conductor, and a dielectric resonator. The resonator further includes a main body and a well penetrating the main body to enhance the electric field, to increase the radiation efficiency, to broaden the bandwidth, and to create new resonant mode. The DRA has the radiation pattern of broad beamwidth with vertical polarization. Accordingly, the invention can also be adjusted as WLAN 802.11a antenna.
US07663552B2	Printed antenna A printed antenna (10) disposed on a substrate (90) includes a feeding portion (12), an antenna body (16), a first grounded portion (20), a second grounded portion (30), and a matching portion (14). The feeding portion feeds electromagnetic signals. The antenna body electronically connected to the feeding portion transmits and receives electromagnetic signals, and includes a first radiation portion (162), a pair of second radiation portions (164), and a pair of third radiation portions (166). The first radiation portion, the second radiation portions, and the third radiation portions co-form, a “D” shape with an indentation in a straight side of the “D” shape which extends into a middle of the “D” shape. The first grounded portion and the second grounded portion are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the feeding portion. The matching portion is disposed on one side of the feeding portion, and located adjacent to the first grounded portion.
US07663547B2	Determining a geolocation solution of an emitter on earth based on weighted least-squares estimation Embodiments provide systems and methods for determining the geolocation of an emitter on earth based on weighted least-squares estimation based on two TDOA and two FDOA measurements, none of which need to be acquired at the same time. The four TDOA and FDOA measurements and the errors in each of the measurements are determined. Weights for the errors in the TDOA and FDOA measurements are determined, and the weights are applied in a weighted errors function. The weights account for the errors in the measurements and the errors in the satellite positions and velocities, and are dependent on the localization geometry. The weighted errors function is minimized to determine the location estimate of the unknown emitter.
US07663540B2	Server device, mobile terminal and positioning mode selecting method A calculation server estimates a position of a mobile terminal that communicates with a base station incorporated with received global positioning system satellite signals. The calculation server includes a positioning information analyzer configured to select one of the positioning modes to be used out of a cell/sector positioning mode and a hybrid positioning mode on the basis of a distance between a cellular base station and the mobile terminal, and a position detector configured to calculate the position of the mobile terminal in the positioning mode selected by the positioning information analyzer.
US07663539B2	Automatic decorrelation and parameter tuning real-time kinematic method and apparatus A method of and computer-readable medium containing instructions for high accuracy, reliable position determination. The ADAPT-RTK Technology (Automatic Decorrelation and Parameter Tuning Real-Time Kinematic technology) is described using an innovative decorrelation algorithm to decorrelate the correlation between L1 and L2 measurements through a functional model and a stochastic model reducing the impact on performance of distance dependent biases.
US07663538B2	Electromagnetic signal emitting and/or receiving device and corresponding integrated circuit Electromagnetic signal emitting and/or receiving device and corresponding integrated circuit. The electromagnetic signal emitting and/or receiving device defines a minimum operational bandwidth and includes one or several arrays of antennas, each having at least one antenna, and which generate an output signal corresponding to the output signal generated by an hypothetical antenna equal to this antenna, when the hypothetical antenna is performing a periodic movement, preferably a rotation or combination of rotations. The periodic movement must have a frequency higher than a minimum operational bandwidth. In this manner the directivity of the antennas can be affected by changing their radiation pattern, being possible to obtain high directivity devices. The periodic movement can be replaced by an array of fixed antennas oriented in space and sequentially connected by miniaturized relays.
US07663534B2	Radar sensor and method for analyzing objects A method and a radar sensor for transmitting frequency-modulated transmitted signals and receiving partial waves reflected by objects in the sensor detection range. A frequency shift of the received signal relative to the transmitted signal is determined for each object reflecting in each frequency ramp, it being possible to determine the relative speeds and the distances of the detected objects from the combination of frequency shifts of a plurality of ramps. The objects detected in preceding measurement cycles are stored in a memory, their relative speed and their distance being computed in advance for a future measurement cycle. The expected frequency shifts are determined and the frequency shifts of a plurality of ramps are combined in order to determine the relative speeds and the distances for objects that have not yet been stored in the memory.
US07663529B2	Methods for two-dimensional autofocus in high resolution radar systems Provided are two-dimensional autofocus methods in a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system which include: (1) two-dimensional pulse pair product algorithm including shear PGA, eigenvector phase history (“EPH”), shear PGA/EPH); (2) two-dimensional optimization algorithms including parametric one-dimensional estimate/two-dimensional correction, parametric two dimensional estimate/two-dimensional correction, unconstrained two-dimensional nonparametric and constrained two-dimensional nonparametric methods; (3) a two-dimensional geometry filter algorithm; (4) a two-dimensional prominent point processing algorithm; (5) a one-dimensional phase estimate of higher order two dimensional phase errors; and, (6) a fast SHARP parametric autofocus algorithm.
US07663525B2	Digital to analog converter and conversion method A digital to analog converter including a first capacitor, a second capacitor, an operational amplifier, and a switch is disclosed. During a first period, the first capacitor stores a first voltage and the second capacitor stores a second voltage. The operational amplifier comprises an input and an output. The switch parallels the first and the second capacitors with the operational amplifier at the input and output according to a digital signal during a second period.
US07663523B1	System unit element selection The management of unit element selections in a system that includes multiple unit elements. The system includes an element selection component that is configured so that each of the multiple elements is used the same number of times over a certain number of selection cycles. This preserves the first order noise shaping of the mismatch noise thereby keeping a high signal to noise ratio. In addition, the selection of the unit elements is not done in a periodic fashion. This allows the system to avoid tones within the signal band.
US07663522B2	Performance of A/D converter and receiver A delta-sigma A/D converter includes a D/A converter realized with a mixed-mode comb filter connected in a feedback loop from the output of the A/D converter to the input of the A/D converter. The D/A converter is configured to predistort a feedback signal. The converter further includes an analogue filter at the input of the A/D converter. The analogue filter is configured to cancel the predistortion of the feedback signal.
US07663520B2	A/D conversion apparatus An A/D conversion apparatus performs motor current detection in an A/D conversion period corresponding to two phases out of three phases of a sinusoidal drive motor, using reduced register resources while minimizing the number of A/D converters. The A/D conversion apparatus includes: a selection unit selecting one of a plurality of input channels; an A/D converter converting an analog signal from the selected input channel to a digital signal; a start register holding a start channel number of sequential conversion; an end register holding an end channel number of the sequential conversion; a prohibition information holding unit holding prohibition information indicating an input channel to be excluded from the sequential conversion; and a control unit causing the selection unit to select, in channel number order, input channels corresponding to channel numbers from the start channel number to the end channel number except the input channel indicated by the prohibition information.
US07663513B2	Method and apparatus for signal processing and encoding and decoding method, and apparatus therefor An apparatus for processing a signal and method thereof are disclosed. Data coding and entropy coding are performed with interconnection, and grouping is used to enhance coding efficiency. The present invention includes the steps of obtaining index information and data and entropy-decoding the index information and identifying an entropy table corresponding to the entropy-decoded index information and entropy-decoding the data using the identified entropy table.
US07663512B2	Decoder and method for decoding a message using an arbitrary-side growing Huffman tree A decoder for decoding a message using an arbitrary-side growing (ASG) Huffman tree including a plurality of codewords and symbols includes a database, a processing module, and a bit pattern matching module. The database stores a plurality of parameters corresponding to the ASG Huffman tree divided into several sub-trees according to a Hashemian cut operation and a bits-pattern-Xor (BPX) operation. The plurality of parameters include a bit pattern of a sub-tree of the ASG Huffman tree divided according to the BPX operation and a code length of the bit pattern. The processing module receives a bit stream corresponding to the ASG Huffman tree from an encoder. The bit pattern matching module selects bits from the bit stream according to the code length of the bit pattern and decodes the selected bits into a symbol in the ASG Huffman tree by comparing the selected bits with the bit pattern.
US07663506B2	Dual mode pilot director light utilizing visible and infrared light emitting diodes (LEDS) Pilot Director Lights (PDLs) mounted on the exterior of a refueling tanker aircraft utilize visible light emitting diodes (LEDs) and infrared LEDs as light sources to provide visual information to the pilot of an approaching aircraft The PDLs are switchable between a visible mode that uses the visible LEDs and a covert mode that uses the infrared LEDs. The PDLs may include a plurality of light emitting devices arranged in arrays, rows, or other patterns, each light emitting device being configured to illuminate a particular symbol/pattern in one example. Each light emitting device may include a plurality of modular banks of LEDs which are configured to emit light through a clear lens within a particular field of view. The PDL arrays may provide visual feedback regarding the elevational and fore-aft position of the approaching aircraft relative to the boom envelope of the tanker aircraft.
US07663499B2	Warning information displaying apparatus and method of electric device A warning signal included in a wireless signal received, and the warning signal is displayed in the form of a warning information message. The warning information displaying method includes receiving a wireless signal through one channel among channels including a warning broadcasting channel, changing the current channel to the warning broadcasting channel when the current channel is not the warning broadcasting channel at predetermined intervals, receiving the wireless signal through the warning broadcasting channel, reading warning information corresponding to a warning signal if the wireless signal includes the warning signal, and visibly or audibly outputting the warning information.
US07663495B2	Vigilance monitoring technique for vehicle operators A vigilance monitoring system to determine the alertness of a driver of a vehicle. The system uses one or multiple sensors located at the driver-vehicle interface (steering wheel, accelerator, brakes). The sensor monitors the magnitude and frequency of the force (or displacement) exerted by a driver at the driver interface. A time derivative of the force or displacement profile is created. The variability of the time derivative of the force/displacement data from the general trend of the data as obtained by an optimized moving average of the data. An intelligent control system measures the variability and compares with an alertness rating scale to determine the alertness score of the driver and issue warning signals and actions as appropriate.
US07663492B2	Method and means for controlling the operation of a machine based upon the wearing of a sensor by a machine operator A method and means for controlling the operation of a machine by an operator having a transmitter mounted to a machine, a sensor attached to an operator or an operator's clothing, and a tracking device that receives signals from the sensor and determines the position of the sensor. Based on the determined position of the sensor, the tracking device sends signals to the operator and an actuator on the machine based on a comparison with a danger zone, warning zone, or operator zone.
US07663489B2	Alarm systems, wireless alarm devices, and article security methods Alarm systems, wireless alarm devices, and article security methods are described according to some aspects of the disclosure. In one aspect, an alarm system includes a base communication device, a remote communication device configured to communicate with the base communication device, wherein the remote communication device is adapted to be associated with an article to be secured and wherein the remote communication device comprises alarm circuitry, and wherein the remote communication device is configured to generate a reference signal comprising a plurality of identifiable components corresponding to communications intermediate the base communication device and the remote communication device and to control the alarm circuitry to generate a human perceptible alarm responsive to detection of the presence of the plurality of identifiable components in the reference signal.
US07663484B1	Reporting and eliminating detected active threats while in transit A method for reporting at least one detected active threat to the homeland security (HS). Each threat is either hidden inside at least one cargo container before transit, or is placed inside at least one cargo container while in transit. Each threat while interacting with its surrounding generates a unique threat signature. The method comprises; (A) substantially continuously probing each cargo container; (B) detecting at least one threat signature;—(C) processing each detected threat signature to determine a likelihood of at least one threat to become a threat to HS;—(D) identifying at least one said container that includes such threat to HS;—(E) reporting to at least one Homeland Security Monitoring Center (HSMC) that at least one container includes at least one such threat to HS; and receiving instructions from at least one Homeland Security Monitoring Center (HSMC) how to eliminate at least one such reported threat to HS while in transit; and—(F) using robotic means to eliminate at least one such detected threat to HS.
US07663482B1	Tracking and processing cargo containers having indefinite security status A method of tracking and processing at least one cargo container having an indefinite security status (ISS). In one embodiment, the method of the present invention comprises: (A) detecting at least one statistically significant threat (SST) signal associated with at least one cargo container while in transit; (B) if at least one such SST signal was detected, identifying each cargo container that generated at least one such SST signal and classifying the security status of each such cargo container as a Potential Threat (PT) cargo container; (C) substantially continuously checking at least one generated SST signal to verify the security status of at least one PT container while in transit; (D) if at least one SST signal is confirmed to be a false positive SST signal, changing the security status of at least one PT container associated with the false positive SST signal to an indefinite security status (ISS) cargo container; and (E) tracking and reporting position coordinates and security status of each ISS PT cargo container to an appropriate party.
US07663473B2	Semiconductor device, IC card, IC tag, RFID, transponder, bills, securities, passport, electronic apparatus, bag, and clothes A contactless ID chip to which a signal is inputted from an antenna by a wireless means, where data can be written only once. In the contactless ID chip having a nonvolatile EEPROM, data indicating whether writing is performed to the EEPROM is written simultaneously with basic data writing, and once writing is performed to the EEPROM, other data cannot be written thereto.
US07663472B2	Electronic key system for motorcycle In an electronic key system for a vehicle which includes a control apparatus mounted on an actual vehicle and an electronic key for transmitting a response signal in response to receiving of a request signal transmitted from the control apparatus through a transmitting antenna, the transmitting antenna is installed on an instrument panel of the actual vehicle. In particular, the instrument panel has various instruments (a speedometer, a direction indicator (left), another direction indicator (right), and so forth) and a board for securing the instruments thereto. Accordingly, the transmitting antenna is installed at a position on the board rather near to a seat (a position of front side of the user when the user is seated on the seat).
US07663469B2	Thermistor device and method for manufacturing the same A thermistor device includes a thermistor element unit with a lead conductor and a terminal plate welded outside a plate portion thereof to a distal end of the lead conductor.
US07663468B2	Conductive member and manufacturing method thereof, and electric device and manufacturing method thereof An electric device 1 is an organic positive thermistor in which, between two plate electrodes 2a and 2b constituting an electrode couple 2, a conductive member 41 is disposed in a state being in a close contact with the plate electrodes 2a and 2b. The conductive member 41 is formed of many piled up resin particles each having its surface formed with a conductive layer of a residual material (fullerene residual), which is the soot including fullerenes generated via, for example, an arc discharging method, from which at least a part of fullerenes is removed. Such conductive layers are joined to each other to structure the conductive path and the conduction of the electric device 1 is ensured in a normal state. When an inrush current flows, the conductive path is readily shut off by a small inflation of the resin particles due to the temperature rise.
US07663465B2	Fusible link unit Disclosed is a fusible link unit which is capable of being directly connected to a battery, and which includes: a band plate portion integrally formed in a bus bar; two fuse circuit-forming members contiguously formed respectively to two sides of the band plate portion; and bodies each including an electrically insulating housing formed onto a corresponding one of the fuse circuit-forming members by insert molding. Flanges as long as the entire width of the band plate portion are formed respectively in two end edges of the band plate portion by bending the flanges from the two end edges in the plate thickness direction. The bodies are arranged side-by-side with a clearance equal to the width of the band plate portion by bending the bodies along the two side edges of the band plate portion in the same direction.
US07663459B2	Short-circuit indicator for electrical lines for power distribution A short-circuit indicator is provided for arrangement on an electrical line for electrical power distribution which includes a current transformer. The current transformer has an induction coil and an iron yoke for surrounding the electrical line to be monitored for a short-circuit current. The induction coil is seated on a base web of a U-shaped first yoke part. A second yoke part is connected in the form of a joint which can move between a closed position and an open position to one of two U-limbs of the first yoke part. The second yoke part forms a magnetic return path element for the first yoke part in the closed position. The first yoke part is split into two essentially L-shaped parts in the area of the base web to which the induction coil is fitted.
US07663458B2	Coil system for contact-free magnetic navigation of a magnetic body in a working chamber A magnetic body is displaceable in a contact-free manner in a working chamber by the use of a magnetic coil system composed of fourteen individually controllable coils. Three magnetic field components and five magnetic field gradients are produced. Apart from two individual coils in the coil system, the other coils, which may be saddle-shaped coils, are arranged on lateral tubular surfaces surrounding the working chamber.
US07663457B2	Magnetic latch for a voice coil actuator Magnetically latching and releasing a voice coil actuator for controlling electrical switchgear. The voice coil actuator includes a voice coil magnet disposed on a common longitudinal axis with respect to a voice coil assembly. A coil of the voice coil assembly exerts a magnetic force on the voice coil assembly, thrusting the voice coil assembly towards the voice coil magnet. At least one pair of latching members mounted to the voice coil assembly creates a permanent magnet circuit between the latching members and the voice coil magnet. The permanent magnet circuit maintains the position of the voice coil assembly relative to the voice coil magnet, even when power to the coil is removed. This latch can be released by applying a current in the coil or by applying an external, physical force to a member coupled to the voice coil assembly.
US07663452B2	Ridge-waveguide filter and filter bank A ridge-waveguide filter with a signal input port at a first end and a signal output port at a second end contains a cascade assembly of metal-bounded ridge-waveguide sections with interspersed metal-bounded evanescent-mode coupling regions, and also contains low-loss ridge-waveguide port coupling networks to impedance-match the ends of the assembly to respective signal-port reference impedances. A frequency multiplexer with a composite-signal port and a plurality of channeled-signal ports is composed of a plurality of ridge-waveguide filters that are series-connected through a ridge-waveguide manifold containing a multiplicity of three-way waveguide junctions and quasi-lumped waveguide elements.
US07663451B2	RF telemetry for an active medical device such as an implant or programmer for an implant RF telemetry for an active medical device such as active implant or programmer for such implant. The device includes at least one RF antenna (14), and at least one RF telemetry transmitter/receiver (44) with, for coupling to the antenna, an associated band rejection filter (54). The band rejection filter (54) comprises at least one volume acoustic wave BAW resonator (40) of the SMR type with insulation by Bragg acoustic reflector (42). The device can be a multi-band device comprising a plurality of RF transmitters/receivers (12, 44) operating in respective distinct bands of frequencies such as the 402˜405-MHz, 863˜870-MHz, 902˜928-MHz and 2.4-GHz bands or by UWB transmission.
US07663447B2	Oscillator circuit having a stable output signal resistant to power supply voltage fluctuation A stable frequency is outputted by an oscillator circuit including a constant current circuit which is electrically connected between a first terminal and a second terminal, a voltage controlled oscillator circuit in which an oscillation frequency fluctuates in accordance with a potential difference between power supply voltage terminals, an n-channel transistor, a p-channel transistor in which a gate-source voltage is set to be constant by the constant current circuit, and a capacitor, in which a source electrode of the p-channel transistor is electrically connected to the first terminal, a drain electrode of the p-channel transistor is electrically connected a drain electrode and a gate electrode of the n-channel transistor, a source electrode of the n-channel transistor is electrically connected to the second terminal, and a gate electrode of the n-channel transistor is electrically connected to the second terminal through the capacitor.
US07663446B1	Adjustable supply voltage in a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) for wide range frequency coverage Methods, algorithms, architectures, circuits, and/or systems for increasing voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) operational frequency ranges are disclosed. In one embodiment, a VCO can include 2n+1 transconductors configured to provide an oscillating signal, where n≧1; a selectable supply voltage coupled to each of the transconductors, where a frequency range of the oscillating signal is related to the selectable supply voltage; and an adjustable input voltage, where a frequency of the VCO depends on a value of the adjustable input voltage. Also, the VCO may include a voltage regulator configured to provide the supply voltage and/or a selecting circuit configured to select a reference voltage (e.g., from the voltage regulator can produce the supply voltage). Embodiments of the present invention can advantageously provide a cost effective approach for enhancing VCO frequency ranges from a singly VCO, suitable for phase-locked loop (PLL) applications.
US07663445B2	Voltage-control oscillator circuits with combined MOS and bipolar device A voltage controlled oscillator includes: a first merged device having a first bipolar transistor and a first MOS transistor, the first bipolar transistor having a collector sharing a common active area with a source/drain of the first MOS transistor, and an emitter sharing the common active area with another source/drain of the first MOS transistor, a second merged device having a second bipolar transistor and a second MOS transistor, the second bipolar transistor having a collector sharing a common active area with a source/drain of the second MOS transistor, and an emitter sharing the common active area with another source/drain of the second MOS transistor, and a first inductor connected to both the collector of the first bipolar transistor and a base of the second bipolar transistor.
US07663442B2	Data receiver including a transconductance amplifier According to one embodiment, a system, apparatus, and method for receiving high-speed signals using a receiver with a transconductance amplifier is presented. The apparatus comprises a transconductance amplifier to receive input voltage derived from an input signal, a clocked current comparator to receive output current from the transconductance amplifier, and a storage element to receive a binary value from the clocked current comparator.
US07663439B2	Operational amplifier The operational amplifier adapting to a source driver is provided herein. The operational amplifier includes the input module, the first and the second current mirror module, the switch control module and output stage module, wherein the input module includes the first and the second differential pairs. The first current mirror module provides the first bias current to the first differential pairs and outputs the first mirrored current. The second current mirror module receives the second bias currents and the second mirrored current from the second differential pairs. The first and the second mirrored currents are respectively generated by mirroring the first and the second bias currents. The switch control module adjusts the first and the second bias currents for controlling the operation of the output stage module. The output stage module generates an output voltage terminal to a panel load according to the first and the second mirrored currents.
US07663438B2	Differential amplifier circuit A differential amplifier circuit of simple circuit configuration is disclosed, which is capable of releasing an output signal within a voltage range independent of the voltage range of a differential input signal. The differential amplifier circuit 1 includes: NMOS transistors N1, N2 that constitute a first differential pair configured to input a differential input voltage; a resistor element Ra connected to drain terminals X1, X2 of the NMOS transistors N1, N2; an op-amp OP having input terminals connected to the drain terminals X1, X2; and NMOS transistors N3, N4 that constitute a second differential pair configured to input an output voltage of the op-amp OP and a reference voltage. The drain terminals of the first differential pair are connected to drain terminals, respectively, of the second differential pair.
US07663437B2	Low flicker noise operational amplifier A low flicker noise operational amplifier comprises two circuit branches of the same topology and a plurality of current source pairs. For each current source pair, the two current sources are commutatively steered into the two circuit branches via two sets of differential pair in a manner controlled by a pair of complementary logical signal.
US07663435B2	Doherty amplifying apparatus using a harmonic control circuit A Doherty power amplifying apparatus includes a harmonic-controlled Doherty amplifier; and an input matching unit and an output matching unit for input matching and output matching the harmonic-controlled Doherty amplifier, respectively. The harmonic-controlled Doherty amplifier includes a carrier amplifier; a peaking amplifier arranged in parallel to the carrier amplifier; and a harmonic control circuit, arranged in front of the output matching unit, for controlling a harmonic component of an output of the Doherty amplifier to enable the Doherty amplifier to perform a switching or saturation operation.
US07663433B2	Audio amplifier An audio amplifier is provided. The audio amplifier includes an amplifier, a biasing circuit, and a time-delay circuit. The amplifier circuit is for amplifying audio signals. The biasing circuit is for providing a bias voltage to the amplifier circuit to actuate the amplifier circuit. The time-delay circuit is for receiving a pulse signal and delaying the bias voltage to avoid a sudden actuation of the amplifier circuit based on the pulse signal. The time-delay circuit comprises a first input for receiving the pulse signal, a first resistor coupled to the first input, a first output coupled to the biasing circuit, a first BJT whose base, emitter, collector are respectively coupled to the first resistor, ground, and the first output.
US07663432B2	Fully differential demodulator with variable gain, and method for demodulating a signal A demodulator includes input terminals, for receiving an input signal, and an amplifier stage having a gain. The input signal is amplitude-modulated and is defined by a carrier signal at a carrier frequency and by a modulating signal. The demodulator includes, moreover, a gain-control stage, coupled to the amplifier stage for varying the gain of the amplifier stage according to a sinusoid of a frequency equal to the carrier frequency, on the basis of the carrier signal.
US07663430B2	Multi-level voltage supply circuit In all electronic products, the voltage supply circuit is an essential component for providing a stable supply voltage into the application device. The present invention provides a multi-level voltage supply circuit for solving some problems existing in the application device, in which the multi-level voltage supply circuit includes a first voltage drop component, a second voltage drop component, and a control module. When the first voltage drop component is controlled by the control module in the conducting state, the output voltage is substantially equal to the input voltage minus the first voltage drop. When the first voltage drop component is controlled by the control module in the non-conducting state, the output voltage is substantially equal to the input voltage minus the second voltage drop.
US07663425B2	Fuse option circuit A fuse option circuit including a fuse, a control switch, a latch, and a logical operational controller is provided. The latch stores a selected level. The logical operational controller outputs a selected result signal and feedbacks a control signal to the control switch. The level of the control signal determines whether the control switch is on or off. Therefore, the required level is input to the latch and the working mode having an ultra low current is selected. Furthermore, when the fuse is in an untrimmed state, the level of the selected result signal could be selected by a reset pulse signal of the latch in order to test a product. Afterward, it is determined whether the fuse is trimmed or not. When the fuse is in a trimmed state, the level of the selected result signal is established by a rising edge of the reset pulse signal.
US07663423B1	Level shift circuit A signal level shifting circuit, including an input stage circuit and an output signal latching circuit. The input stage circuit receives an input signal, wherein a voltage level of the input signal falls within a first predetermined voltage range. The output signal latching circuit is cascoded with the input stage circuit, and includes: a latching circuit for generating an output signal according to the input signal, wherein a voltage level of the output signal falls within a second predetermined voltage range, and the second predetermined voltage range is different from the first predetermined voltage range; and an activating circuit, coupled to the latching circuit, for selectively enabling or disabling the latching circuit, wherein when a level transition appears to the input signal, the activating circuit disables the latching circuit.
US07663422B1	Source driving circuit for preventing gamma coupling During transition, level shifters in a source driver output logic high signals to PMOS DACs and output logic low signals to NMOS DACs for shutting down current paths in the PMOS DACs and in the NMOS DACs. Therefore, during transition, the PMOS DACs and the NMOS DACs are at high-impedance stage for preventing gamma coupling effect.
US07663418B2	Driving circuit slew rate compensation method An apparatus for compensating slew rate of a driving circuit includes: a first circuit, for receiving an edge transition from the driving circuit and generating a first pulse proportional to an actual slope of the edge transition; a second circuit, for receiving an ideal edge transition of the driving circuit and generating a second pulse proportional to an ideal slope of the ideal edge transition; a comparison circuit, coupled to the first circuit and the second circuit, for comparing an extreme value of amplitude of the first pulse with an extreme value of amplitude of the second pulse to produce a comparison signal; and a control circuit, coupled to the comparison circuit, for increasing or decreasing the slew rate of the driving circuit according to the comparison signal.
US07663417B2	Phase-locked loop circuit A phase-locked loop circuit comprises a phase frequency detector, a charge pump associated with a loop capacitance, and a voltage controlled oscillator. The phase frequency detector receives a reference clock signal on a first input and a feedback signal from the voltage controlled oscillator on a second input. The charge pump receives control inputs from outputs of the phase frequency detector. Pulse duration detecting circuitry limits charge and discharge current pulses supplied to the loop capacitance by the charge pump to durations less than predetermined permissible durations.
US07663412B1	Method and apparatus for providing leakage current compensation in electrical circuits A circuit is provided that (in one implementation) includes a first transistor having a first drain terminal, first gate terminal, and a first source terminal. The first drain terminal is connected to the first gate terminal, the first source terminal is connected to a first voltage. The circuit further includes a second transistor having a second drain terminal, second gate terminal, and a second source terminal. The second gate terminal is connected to both the first gate terminal and the first drain terminal, and the second source terminal is connected to the first voltage. The circuit further includes a third transistor having a third drain terminal, a third gate terminal, and a third source terminal. The third drain terminal is connected to the first drain terminal, and the third source terminal is connected to both the third gate terminal and a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage.
US07663410B2	Current-mode differential transmitter and receiver A current-mode differential transmitter, receiving a single-end input voltage signal and accordingly generating a differential output current signal, is provided. The transmitter includes a first switch, a second switch and a current mirror. The first switch is coupled in a first current path and controlled by the single-end input voltage signal. The second switch is coupled in a second current path and controlled by an inverted signal of the single-end input voltage signal. The current mirror mirrors a reference current to the first current path when the first switch is turned on, and mirrors the reference current to the second current path when the second switch is turned on. The differential output current signal is derived from the currents on the first and second current paths.
US07663406B2	Output circuit An output circuit including an input terminal; an output terminal; a PMOS transistor connected with a positive side of a power voltage and the output terminal; a NMOS transistor connected with a negative side of the power supply voltage and the output terminal; a first inverter, to which a gate voltage of the PMOS transistor is input and which exhibits hysteresis in threshold voltage; and a second inverter, to which a gate voltage of the NMOS transistor is input and which exhibits hysteresis in threshold voltage, wherein an OR logic signal of the input signal and a signal obtained by inverting an output signal from the second inverter is input to a gate of the PMOS transistor, and an AND logic signal of the input signal and a signal obtained by inverting an output signal from the first inverter is input to a gate of the NMOS transistor.
US07663405B2	Organic TFT inverter arrangement An organic TFT (OTFT) inverter arrangement comprises an inverter stage including a series arrangement of first and second MOS OTFTs (T1, T2) connected between first and second supply terminals (VDD), the first and second OTFTs having first and second gates, respectively. An input terminal (VIN) is connected to the first gate, while an output terminal (VOUT) is connected to the node interconnecting the first and second OTFTs (T1, T2). A bias-control stage is connected between the first gate and the second gate. The bias-control stage is an inverting stage, such that, when an input voltage on the first gate rises, a voltage on the second gate falls, and vice-versa. The bias-control stage comprises a series arrangement of third and fourth OTFTs (T3, T4) connected between the first and second supply terminals (VDD, VSS), and a series arrangement of fifth and sixth OTFTs (T11, T12) connected between the first and second supply terminals (VDD, VSS). The fifth and sixth OTFTs (T11, T12) are controlled by the third and fourth OTFTs (T3, T4) and feed the first and second gates, respectively. The OTFT inverter arrangement may be used as the basis of an OTFT logic-gate arrangement.
US07663404B2	Semiconductor device and electronic apparatus having the same With an offset circuit including transistors of the same conductivity type, offset of an input signal is performed. Then, the input signal after the offset is supplied to a logic circuit including transistors of the same conductivity type as that of the offset circuit, thereby H and L levels of the input signal can be shifted at the same time. Further, since the offset circuit and the logic circuit are formed using the transistors of the same conductivity type, a display device can be manufactured at a low cost.
US07663402B2	High voltage stress test circuit A high voltage stress test circuit includes an internal data generation unit for generating internal data and inverted internal data, and a level shifter for receiving the internal data and the inverted internal data and for generating digital data and inverted digital data. In a normal mode, the internal data and the inverted internal data have logic states corresponding to input data, while the digital data and the inverted digital data have logic states corresponding to the internal data and the inverted internal data. In a high voltage stress test mode, the internal data and the inverted internal data have predetermined logic states regardless of a logic state of the input data, while the digital data and the inverted digital data have predetermined logic states regardless of logic states of the internal data and the inverted internal data.
US07663397B2	Semiconductor device including on-die termination control circuit having pipe line varying with frequency range A semiconductor device according to example embodiments that may include an on-die termination (ODT) control circuit having a pipe line structure which changes in response to a frequency of a clock signal and a termination resistance generator for generating termination resistance in response to a termination resistance control signal.
US07663392B2	Synchronous semiconductor device, and inspection system and method for the same The present invention provides a synchronous semiconductor device suitable for improving the efficiency of application of electrical stresses to the device, an inspection system and an inspection method thereof in order to efficiently carrying out a burn-in stress test. A command latch circuit having an access command input will output a low-level pulse in synchronism with an external clock. The pulse will pass through a NAND gate of test mode sequence circuit and a common NAND gate to output a low-level internal precharge signal, which will reset a word line activating signal from the control circuit. Simultaneously, an internal precharge signal passing through the NAND gate will be delayed by an internal timer a predetermined period of time to output through the NAND gate a low-level internal active signal, which will set a word line activating signal from the control circuit.
US07663390B2	Inspection apparatus and method There are provided an inspection apparatus and method that can locally perform sample temperature regulation, so that the sample drift can be suppressed. There are included a sample stage 109 that holds a semiconductor sample 118, multiple probes 106 used to measure electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device on the semiconductor sample 118, a power source that applies voltage and/or current to the probe 106, a detector that measures electrical characteristics of the semiconductor device on the sample with which the probe is brought into contact, and an electromagnetic wave irradiating mechanism that irradiates electromagnetic wave on a measurement section of the semiconductor sample 118.
US07663389B2	Automated test equipment with DIB mounted three dimensional tester electronics bricks Automated test equipment is provided which includes a test head having a tester electronics bricks mounted to a device interface board. In some embodiments, support circuitry is positioned adjacent the tester electronics bricks opposite the DIB. The support circuitry may include power circuitry and/or data bus circuitry, which may be coupled to separate sides, or the same side of the tester electronics brick. A heat transfer apparatus located between the DIB and the support circuitry may be provided for cooling the tester electronics bricks. A tester electronics brick may include multi-chip modules arranged so that the edges generally define interface sides of the tester electronics brick. These sides may include a DIB interface side mounted to the DIB, a data bus interface side, a power interface side, and a heat transfer interface side. Contacts may be located at the edges of the MCMs.
US07663387B2	Test socket A support block has a first face, a second face opposed to the first face, and first and second through holes communicating between the first face and the second face, and is formed with resin material. The first face, the second face, and the first and second through holes are covered with an electrically conductive plated coating. First and second probes are electrically connected to terminals of a device to be tested provided on a side of the first face and to terminals connected to a testing apparatus provided on a side of the second face. The first probe is provided in the first through hole and is electrically connected to the plated coating on the first through hole, the second probe is provided in the second through hole and is electrically connected to the plated coating on the second through hole. A pattern for defining a first region electrically connected to the first probe via the plated coating and a second region electrically connected to the second probe via the plated coating is formed by partially removing the plated coating on the first face and the second face, where the second region is electrically isolated from the first region. Electrodes of an electronic component are respectively connected to the first and second regions.
US07663386B2	Probe card It is an object of the present invention to realize sure electrical connection between a contactor and an object to be inspected without influenced by heat, a reduction in the pre-heating time, and an enhanced throughput.A probe card of the present invention includes a contactor, a printed wiring board, an interposer provided between the contactor and the printed wiring board to have the both in elastic and electrical contact with each other, a coupling member integrating these, and a reinforcing member reinforcing the printed wiring board integrated via the coupling member.
US07663375B2	Battery voltage detecting circuit A battery voltage detecting circuit includes: a first capacitor having one end connected to one input terminal of an operational amplifier; a second capacitor having one end connected to an output terminal of the operational amplifier and the other end connected to the one input terminal of the operational amplifier; a third capacitor having one end connected to the other input terminal of the operational amplifier; a fourth capacitor having one end applied with a reference voltage and the other end connected to the other input terminal of the operational amplifier; and a switching circuit configured to electrically connect the one input terminal of the operational amplifier to the one end of the first capacitor after the transient current has stopped flowing.
US07663374B2	Electrical apparatus, computer system, intelligent battery, battery diagnosis method, batter-state display method, and program An electrical apparatus includes a body for consuming power; a battery for supplying power to the body, wherein the body is capable of detecting an installation of the battery into the body, correlating the installation of the battery to a current real-time date, and displaying the date on which the battery was first installed in the body; and a display of a full charge capacity of the battery, the full charge capacity being calculated by comparing an actual present capacity of the battery to an estimated present capacity of the battery.
US07663368B2	Arrangement for radiation of a radio-frequency field An arrangement for radiation of a radio-frequency field into an examination subject has a local coil unit with a housing. An insulating dielectric material is embodied at least at one part of the housing in order to passively compensate an inhomogeneity of the B1 field that occurs in the examination subject. An adjustment arrangement allows for fixed but detachable provision of the insulating dielectric material at the housing part.
US07663366B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus with a movable RF coil having a controllable distance between the movable RF coil and an imaged body surface A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising: a magnet configured to form a static magnetic field in an imaging area; a cylindrical structure having a guide; a radio frequency coil configured to receive a nuclear magnetic resonance signal generated by transmitting a radio frequency signal into a object set in the static magnetic field; and a radio frequency coil drive structure configured to adjust a distance between the radio frequency coil and a body surface of the object by using a moving structure configured to move along with the guide, a wire configured to move the moving structure and a motor connected to the wire.
US07663361B2	Metal detection device A metal detection device is capable of effectively detecting a metal mixed in food or the like by generating AC magnetic field simultaneously tuned to respective frequencies by a single transmission coil in response to frequency components of different frequencies without switching an element by a switch or the like. Constituent elements constituting magnetic field generation portion are connected so that a transmission coil L1 and a capacitor C1 resonate in the first frequency F1. Moreover, constituent elements are connected so that the transmission coil L1 and a capacitor C2 resonate in the second frequency F2. Furthermore, constituent elements function so as to effectively separate the capacitor C1 and capacitor C2 so that they do not interfere at least in the same frequency.
US07663356B2	Current-controlled DC-DC converter control circuit, current-controlled DC-DC converter, and method for controlling current-controlled DC-DC converter The invention includes a flip-flop circuit that controls a main switching element of a DC-DC converter by switching and an oscillation circuit that is connected to a set terminal of the flip-flop circuit and outputs an oscillation signal that gradually increases and decreases in oscillation frequency in accordance with an increase and decrease in output voltage value of the DC-DC converter when the DC-DC converter is in a transition state between a stop state and a steady operation state. In a process that the output voltage gradually rises and gradually falls, the oscillation frequency of the oscillation signal gradually rises and gradually falls, a time interval at which the main switching element is set into a conductive state is extended. No excess electric power is supplied to the output voltage, and the output voltage can be made to have a smooth ramp waveform.
US07663348B2	Distributed generation system and power system stabilizing method A distributed generation system that can suppress a voltage fluctuation caused by a distributed generation by an apparatus of a small power capacity in the distributed generation itself and stabilize the power system voltage without inserting interharmonic voltage or current into the power system and without interference among a plurality of distributed generations. Parameter α(t) varying with time is estimated based on fluctuating component ΔP of the active power P generated by the distributed generation and the voltage fluctuating component ΔV attributable to the distributed generation developed at the point of connection between the distributed generation and power system. The distributed generation produces reactive power Q=−αP or Q=−αΔP, to thereby suppresses only the voltage fluctuation of the power system attributable to the distributed generation.
US07663346B2	Battery charger for preventing both overshoot charging current and overcharged battery voltage during charging mode transition A battery charger for charging a battery through controlling a charging regulation circuit is provided. The battery charger includes a current sensing unit and an operational amplifier. The current sensing unit monitors a charging current applied to the battery when the battery charger operates under a constant current mode, thereby generating a first regulation signal to the charging regulation circuit. The operational amplifier compares a battery voltage of the battery with a first reference voltage to generate a comparison result. When the battery charger operates under the constant current mode, the comparison result controls a charging mode transition from the constant current mode to a constant voltage mode. When the battery charger operates under the constant voltage mode, the comparison result acts as a second regulation signal to control the charging regulation circuit.
US07663345B2	Circuit and method for controlling DC-DC converter A DC-DC converter for generating a stable output voltage and being applicable to a transient load fluctuation. The DC-DC converter detects an input current, and compares the input current with a rated current of an external power supply. The DC-DC converter controls a positive charging current that is supplied to a secondary battery in accordance with a consumption current of a load so that the input current does not exceed the rated current. The DC-DC converter further controls a negative charging current that is supplied from the secondary battery to the load when the load requires an input current exceeding the rated current.
US07663341B2	System for controlling voltage balancing in a plurality of lithium-ion cell battery packs and method thereof Disclosed are system and method for adjusting a voltage balancing of cell in a lithium ion multicell battery pack, the system comprising; a multicell battery pack including a master module and a slave module, a CPU located in the system controller and outputting a synchronization signal for each of the cells in the master module and the slave module, a first vertical interface transmitting the synchronization signal outputted from the CPU to the master module, and a second vertical interface transmitting the synchronization signal to the slave module through the first vertical interface.
US07663339B2	Battery pack having a communicator for communicating with electric device and electric device using the same A battery pack includes: a secondary battery; a positive electrode terminal for connecting a positive electrode of the secondary battery to an external electric device; a negative electrode terminal for connecting a negative electrode of the secondary battery to the electric device; a communicator for communicating with the electric device; a communication terminal adapted to be used in connecting the communicator to the electric device to send a signal for the communication; and an electric power receiving terminal for receiving an electric power from the electric device to operate the communicator, wherein the communicator is operated by the electric power received by the electric power receiving terminal.
US07663334B2	Synchronous machines The present invention relates to electrically magnetized synchronous machine comprising an electrically magnetized rotor, and electrically supplied sator windings, whereby it further comprises non-linear means, optionally controllable, such as rectifying means in a series with three sator phase windings, whereby a rotor field winding is arranged to be fed from said non-linear means.
US07663330B2	Electric power steering device, and control method thereof An actual detected current value and a target voltage value of an electric motor are subjected to a low-pass filter process, and amounts of change per time in the filtered actual current value and the filtered target voltage value are calculated. If the amount of change in the actual current value on the increase side is greater than a criterion value and the amount of change in the target voltage value on the decrease side is greater than a criterion value, it is judged that the stroke end has been reached. Then, the upper limit value of the target current value is set at the actual current value obtained in the immediately previous cycle of the feedback control, so as to prevent generation of unnecessary torque.
US07663324B2	Control circuit and method for driving a gas discharge lamp A control circuit (1) for driving a gas discharge lamp, in particular a fluorescent lamp (FL), having a controllable converter (2) for converting a DC voltage to an AC voltage and having two feed lines (3, 4), which are connected on the AC-voltage side to the converter (2), and between which the gas discharge lamp can be connected, an inductor (L1), a first capacitance (C1) and a first controllable switching element (T1) being connected in series in the feed lines (3, 4). The feed lines (3, 4) are connected to one another via a second switching element (T2). A control unit (ST2) controls the switching elements (T1, T2, T3) in synchronism with the AC voltage of the converter (2) and is designed such that the second switching element (T2) is opened after a closed phase for the purpose of starting the gas discharge lamp at such a point in time that the AC voltage at the inductor (L1), which is set in the resonant circuit including the inductor (L1) and the parasitic capacitance (C4) of the second switching element (T2), and the AC voltage of the converter (2), approximately in-phase in terms of their extrema, are added to give a starting voltage. Furthermore, provided is a corresponding method for driving the gas discharge lamp.
US07663322B2	Backlight driving system for liquid crystal display There is provided a backlight driving system for a liquid crystal display that can reduce size and weight of a product because a DC-DC converter is not used when commercial AC power is converted into lamp driving power. A backlight driving system for a liquid crystal display according to an aspect of the invention includes a power supply unit converting commercial alternating current (AC) power into direct current (DC) power having a voltage level set beforehand, an inverter unit converting the DC power from the power supply unit into AC power at a one-to-one conversion ratio set beforehand, a boosting unit boosting the AC power from the inverter unit into lamp lighting power set beforehand; and a lamp group receiving the lamp lighting power from the boosting unit to emit light.
US07663321B2	Electric power supply for at least two electrodes An electrical supply device configured to deliver energy to a structure that includes at least two electrodes and a space containing a gas intended to be excited. The device includes a voltage generator, an inductor connected to the generator and connected to the structure to supply the two electrodes with a periodic voltage of given frequency, and a resonance mechanism for fixing the frequency at substantially the resonant frequency of the system of the structure and the inductor.
US07663319B2	Methods and apparatus for generating strongly-ionized plasmas with ionizational instabilities A strongly-ionized plasma generator includes a chamber for confining a feed gas. An anode is positioned inside the chamber. A cathode assembly is positioned adjacent to the anode inside the chamber. An output of a pulsed power supply is electrically connected between the anode and the cathode assembly. The pulsed power supply comprising solid state switches that are controlled by micropulses generated by drivers. At least one of a pulse width and a duty cycle of the micropulses is varied so that the power supply generates a multi-step voltage waveform at the output having a low-power stage including a peak voltage and a rise time that is sufficient to generate a plasma from the feed gas and a transient stage including a peak voltage and a rise time that is sufficient to generate a more strongly-ionized plasma.
US07663317B2	Plasma display panel A plasma display panel includes first and second substrates having a predetermined gap therebetween. Barriers are disposed between the first and second substrates to partition discharge cells and fluorescent layers are formed in the discharge cells. Address electrodes corresponding to the discharge cells extend in a first direction, and pairs of first and second electrodes extend in a second direction to cross the first direction. The address electrodes are on one of the substrates to correspond to the discharge cells. A dielectric layer covers the first and second electrodes, wherein the dielectric layer is colored with a first color, the barriers are colored with a second color having a subtractive mixture relation with the first color, and wherein the fluorescent layers include first fluorescent layers on the barriers and the discharge cells, and second fluorescent layers on the first fluorescent layers in the second color.
US07663315B1	Spherical bulb for light-emitting diode with spherical inner cavity A bulb is adapted to fit over and around a light-emitting diode emitting a light of a first hue in a generally Lambertian radiation pattern. The bulb has a generally spherical shape and a substantially circular external cross-sectional geometry, and further defines an inner cavity with a substantially circular cross-sectional geometry for housing the light-emitting diode. The bulb is composed of a light-transmitting material and a light color-converting material, with the light color-converting material converting the light of the first hue into a light of a desired hue, which is then viewed along an external surface of said bulb.
US07663313B2	Organic electroluminescent display device with porous material layer An Organic Electroluminescent Display (OELD) includes: a substrate, an organic electroluminescent unit arranged on a surface of the substrate and having a pair of opposing electrodes and an organic emissive layer emitting light due to recombination of electrons and holes supplied from the pair of electrodes, a sealing member combined with the substrate to protect the organic electroluminescent unit from external air and having a sealing portion along its edge, and a porous material layer arranged on a surface of the sealing member opposite to the organic electroluminescent unit so as not to contact the sealing portion, the porous material layer including a transparent material adapted to absorb moisture and remain transparent even after absorption of moisture.
US07663309B2	Organic electroluminescent element having plurality of light emitting layers with specific thicknesses In an organic EL element, a light-emitting layer is divided into at least three layers in a thickness direction including a light-emitting layer A close to an anode, a light-emitting layer C close to a cathode and a light-emitting layer B between the light-emitting layers A and C, wherein in one embodiment a thickness (a) of the light-emitting layer A, a thickness (c) of the light-emitting layer C and a thickness (b) of the light-emitting layer B satisfy the relationship of ab>c is satisfied, and an intermediate layer containing a hole blocking material is disposed between the divided light-emitting layers.
US07663304B2	Organic electroluminescence element An organic electroluminescence element comprising: an anode; a first emitting layer comprising at least a first host material and a first dopant; a second emitting layer comprising at least a second host material and a second dopant; and a cathode in the order mentioned: wherein the energy gap Egh1 of the first host material, the energy gap Egd1 of the first dopant, the energy gap Egh2 of the second host material, and the energy gap Egd2 of the second dopant satisfy the following formulas; and the luminescent intensity I1 at the maximum luminescent wavelength of an emission spectrum derived from the first emitting layer, and the luminescent intensity I2 at the maximum luminescent wavelength of an emission spectrum derived from the second emitting layer satisfy the following formula: Egh1>Egd1 Egh2>Egd2 Egd1>Egd2 I1>3.5×I2.
US07663300B2	Organic light emitting devices for illumination An organic light emitting device is provided. The device has a plurality of regions, each region having an organic emissive layer adapted to emit a different spectrum of light. The regions in combination emit light suitable for illumination purposes. The area of each region may be selected such that the device is more efficient that an otherwise equivalent device having regions of equal size. The regions may have an aspect ratio of at least about four. All parts of any given region may be driven at the same current.
US07663293B2	Linear motion actuator The invention relates to a linear motion actuator, comprising an operating member (12), which can be displaced from a basic position (14) in a control position (31) against the force of a spring member (28) using at least one actuating element (22), the operating member (12) being held in the basic position (14) by applying the force of the spring member (28) and the force of the spring member (28) acting on the operating member (12) being smaller than an actuating force of at least one actuating element (22) that is made of shape memory alloy, wherein the spring member (28) is configured as part of a carrier device (61), which comprises an operating member (12) or to which an operating member (12) may be attached.
US07663286B2	Commutator motor with brush biased toward initial contact side A motor includes a rotor, a commutator, a brush, and a bias member. The commutator has a rectifying surface. The commutator rectifies an electric current supplied to the rotor through the rectifying surface. The rotor is rotated by being supplied with the electric current. The brush makes contact with the commutator via the rectifying surface. The rotor is supplied with the electric current through the brush. The brush starts making contact with the commutator on an entry side of the brush as the rotor and the commutator rotate with respect to the brush along a rotative direction and the commutator intermittently makes contact with the brush. The bias member biases the brush toward the entry side.
US07663282B2	Traction drive for elevator A traction drive for an elevator comprises a sheave for actuating a transmission device of the elevator and a synchronous motor, the synchronous motor comprising a stator with at least one winding for generating a magnetic field rotating around a motor axis and a rotor comprising at least one permanent magnet, the rotor being coupled to the sheave for transmitting a torque. The permanent magnet is longer in the motor axis direction than the stator core and/or the rotor is composed from a plurality of separate permanent magnets and separate magnetic sectors provided alternating in a circumferential direction perpendicular to the motor axis to concentrate the magnetic flux in axial and/or radial direction.
US07663281B1	Magnetic field generating device A magnetic field generator that utilizes two concentric rings with similarly charged electro-magnets to repel the rings in opposite orbits around an electrically charged central core to create the magnetic field.
US07663279B2	Motor module A motor module includes a bearing housing having a loading base, an electric unit, a bearing, and a magnetic rotor unit disposed on the bearing. In addition, a protruding portion is extending from the loading base, and the electric unit includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and sensing elements, wherein the PCB is utilized for disposing the loading base thereon. Moreover, signal circuits and motor windings are formed on the PCB around the loading base, the sensing elements are disposed around the motor windings, and the bearing is disposed at the protruding portion. Besides, the magnetic rotor unit is disposed on the motor windings, keeping a gap with the PCB; therefore, when electric current passes the motor windings, the magnetic rotor unit and the motor windings generate a flux linkage induction, so as to drive the magnetic rotor unit to rotate relative to the PCB.
US07663274B2	Motor A motor stator section (3a) is furnished with a busbar (51) attached to an armature (3), and with a circuit board (52) attached to the busbar (51). A parts accommodation recess (516) is formed in the busbar (51) surface that opposes the circuit board (52), and a holding recess (512), in which is anchored a sensor holder (54) that retains Hall sensors (53) mounted on the circuit board (52) is formed in the busbar (51) inner circumferential surface. Further, grooves are formed in the circuit board (52), the sensor holder (54), and the busbar (51), wherein fitting a jig (9) to these grooves enables high-precision assembly of these components.
US07663273B2	Motor control apparatus, power steering apparatus and brake control apparatus A motor control apparatus includes a motor, and a control system board supporting a control circuit to control the motor. The apparatus may further include a power system board supporting a power supply circuit to supply power to the motor. The control system board includes a first board portion facing in a direction along a rotation axis of the motor, and a second board portion extending radially from the first board portion.
US07663272B2	Motor housing and cooling fin assembly A motor housing and cooling fin assembly for an electric motor comprises a stator support having a longitudinal base and a series of fin plates protruding radially from the base, the fin plates for directing fluid coolant through the motor, a cylindrical support sleeve comprising a thin wall, the thin wall containing a series of slots for receiving distal ends of the fin plates; and a motor housing having a cylindrical inner wall, the support sleeve positioned between the stator support and the motor housing in an interference fit.
US07663265B2	Power supply arrangements A power supply arrangement for a distributed entertainment system. The power supply arrangement comprises: first and second power supplies, which are floating in relation to each other; a first electrical connector having a distributed impedance for connecting zone apparatus to the first power supply; and a signal processor which is operative to draw power from the second power supply and to transmit electrical signals to the zone apparatus and/or receive electrical signals from the zone apparatus, and in which the zone apparatus is operative to draw current from the first power supply, thereby causing a potential drop across the distributed impedance of the first electrical connector which in turn changes a voltage of a power supply rail at the zone apparatus, characterized by a second electrical connector for connecting the power supply rail of the zone apparatus to a power supply rail of the second power supply.
US07663260B2	Method and apparatus for the operation of a wind energy plant in the power-limited operation A method and apparatus for operating a wind energy plant with a rotor blade control, a torque control and a control unit. A power limited mode of operation presets a desired value for the fed power, which is smaller than the rated value for the plant. On a threshold rotational speed, the torque is lowered through the torque control such that the preset desired value for the power is not exceeded. The threshold rotational speed, depending on the preset desired value for the moment (Mdesired), is set to a value smaller than the rated value for the rotational speed.
US07663257B2	Self-powered miniature liquid treatment system with configurable hydropower generator A liquid treatment system that may be self-powered includes a hydro-generator. A flow of liquid may be used to rotate the hydro-generator to generate electric power. The hydro-generator may include an outer housing and an inner housing. The inner housing may include a first hub removably engaged with a second hub. A plurality of paddles may be replaceably engaged between the first hub and the second hub. An electrical generator may be disposed in the inner housing. A flow of liquid may strike the paddles causing the inner housing to rotate. During rotation of the housing, the electrical generator may produce electrical power.
US07663255B2	Compressed-air-storing electricity generating system and electricity generating method using the same Disclosed are a compressed air energy-storing electricity generating system and an electricity generating method using the same, in which air of a high pressure is injected into a tank laid under the ground using midnight electricity and surplus produced electricity, and the air of the high pressure in the tank is uniformly discharged so as to drive a generator during a time period when the consumption of electric power is high, thus efficiently managing energy.
US07663253B2	Board having electronic parts mounted by using under-fill material and method for producing the same A board 1 according to the present invention includes a board main body 3; electronic parts 5 electrically connected to and mounted on the board main body 3; and an under-fill material 19 with which a part between the board main body 3 and a surface of the electronic parts 5 electrically connected to the board main body is filled. A hole 21 passing through a layer 19a of the under-fill material that flows outside from a connecting area of the electronic parts 5 and the board main body 3 is provided for electrically connecting other parts to the board main body.
US07663251B2	Semiconductor device, semiconductor package for use therein, and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor package includes a substrate for mounting and fixing a semiconductor chip thereon and a connecting pattern. The substrate is provided with an elongate opening formed therein. The semiconductor chip is fixed with its surface being mounted on the substrate and with its electrode being aligned within the elongate opening. The electrode of the semiconductor chip is electrically connected to the connecting pattern via wires through the elongate opening. The elongate opening and the wires are sealed with resin.
US07663250B2	Wafer level package and manufacturing method thereof A wafer level package and a manufacturing method thereof capable of reducing stress between an under bump metal and a bump. The wafer level package includes a substrate provided with a plurality of chip pads on a top surface; a first passivation layer to expose the chip pads; vias connected to the chip pads by passing through the first passivation layer; a metal wiring layer formed on the first passivation layer and connected to the vias; an under bump metal formed on the first passivation layer to be connected to the metal wiring layer and having a buffer pattern separated through a trench on a center; a second passivation layer formed on the first passivation layer to expose the under bump metal; a first bump formed on the buffer pattern; and a second bump filling the trench and formed on the first bump and the under bump metal.
US07663249B2	Embedded chip package structure An embedded chip package process is disclosed. First, a first substrate having a first patterned circuit layer thereon is provided. Then, a first chip is disposed on the first patterned circuit layer and electrically connected to the first patterned circuit layer. A second substrate having a second patterned circuit layer thereon is provided. A second chip is disposed on the second patterned circuit layer and electrically connected to the second patterned circuit layer. Afterwards, a dielectric material layer is formed and covers the first chip and the first patterned circuit layer. Then, a compression process is performed to cover the second substrate over the dielectric material layer so that the second patterned circuit layer and the second chip on the second substrate are embedded into the dielectric material layer.
US07663240B2	Semiconductor device with multiple interconnect layers and vias Mechanical strength and moisture resistance of a multilayer interconnect structure is to be improved. A semiconductor device includes a circuit region and a seal ring region formed around the circuit region, on a semiconductor substrate. The seal ring region includes a plurality of interconnect layers including interconnect lines and a plurality of via layers including a plurality of slit vias stacked on one another, and a pitch between the slit vias in at least one of the via layers (lower or middle layer) is different from a pitch between the slit vias in other via layers (upper layer).
US07663239B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same In a semiconductor device including: an insulating film (6) formed over a substrate (1); a buried metal interconnect (10) formed in the insulating film (6); and a barrier metal film (A1) formed between the insulating film (6) and the metal interconnect (10), the barrier metal film (A1) includes a metal oxide film (7), a metal compound film (8) and a metal film (9) stacked in this order from a side in which the insulating film (6) exists to a side in which the metal interconnect (10) exists. Elastic modulus of the metal compound film (8) is larger than that of the metal oxide film (7).
US07663238B2	Wiring material and a semiconductor device having a wiring using the material, and the manufacturing method thereof An object of the present invention is to realize a semiconductor device having a high TFT characteristic. In manufacturing an active matrix display device, electric resistivity of the electrode material is kept low by preventing penetration of oxygen ion into the electrode in doping of an impurity ion. A display device having a low electric resistivity can be obtained.
US07663236B2	Semiconductor electrode containing phosphate and solar cell using the same Disclosed herein is a semiconductor electrode with improved power conversion efficiency through inhibition of recombination reactions of electrons. The semiconductor electrode comprises a transparent electrode consisting of a substrate and a conductive material coated on the substrate, and a metal oxide layer formed on the transparent electrode wherein the metal oxide layer contains a phosphate.Further disclosed is a solar cell employing the semiconductor electrode.
US07663231B2	Image sensor module with a three-dimensional die-stacking structure This invention provides an image sensor module with a three-dimensional die-stacking structure. By filling a conductive material into through silicon vias within at least one image sensor die, and into via holes within an insulating layer, vertical electrical connections are formed between the image sensor die and an image processor buried in the insulating layer. A plurality of solder bumps is formed on a backside of the image sensor module so that the module can be directly assembled onto a circuit board. The image sensor module of this invention is characterized by a wafer-level packaging architecture and a three-dimensional die-stacking structure, which reduces electrical connection lengths within the module and thus reduces an area and height of the whole packaged module.
US07663228B2	Electronic component and electronic component module An electronic component includes an electronic element, a conductive first base portion, a conductive second base portion, an insulator and a terminal. An electronic element is to be mounted on the electronic element mounting portion. The electronic element mounting portion is mounted on the first base portion. The insulator insulates the first base portion from the second base portion and couples the first base portion to the second base portion. The terminal is provided on the first base portion and is insulated from the first base portion.
US07663227B2	Liquid metal thermal interface material system A metal thermal interface structure for dissipating heat from electronic components comprised a heat spreader lid, metal alloy that is liquid over the operating temperature range of the electronic component, and design features to promote long-term reliability and high thermal performance.
US07663221B2	Package circuit board with a reduced number of pins and package including a package circuit board with a reduced number of pins and methods of manufacturing the same A package circuit board having a reduced package size. The package circuit board may include a semiconductor substrate in place of a printed circuit board. The package circuit board may further include a microelectronic chip mounted on the semiconductor substrate, the microelectronic chip having at least one of active and passive elements formed on the semiconductor substrate semiconductor substrate.
US07663217B2	Semiconductor device package Provided is a semiconductor device package. The semiconductor device package includes: stacked semiconductor chips having bonding pads; a PCB (printed circuit board) mounting the stacked semiconductor chips thereon, and including bonding electrodes that correspond to the bonding pads; and interposers respectively covering the stacked semiconductor chips and interposed between the stacked semiconductor chips. The interposers comprise wire patterns connecting the bonding pads with the bonding electrodes, and connecting the interposers to each other.
US07663208B2	Punch type substrate strip A punch type substrate strip includes a plurality of substrate units, a plurality of slots and at least one plating-trace collecting hole. The slots are formed around the substrate units. The plating-trace collecting hole is located outside the substrate units. The substrate strip is provided with a plurality of connecting pads, a plurality of first plating traces and at least one second plating trace. The connecting pads are disposed in each substrate unit, and the first plating traces and the second plating trace are electrically connected to the connecting pads. The first plating traces have a plurality of first broken ends located in the slots. The second plating trace is extended across a region located between the slots, and has a second broken end located in the plating-trace collecting hole. Accordingly, more extensive space for plating traces can be provided.
US07663205B2	Integrated circuit devices including a dummy gate structure below a passive electronic element Integrated circuit devices include a semiconductor substrate and a flux line generating passive electronic element on the semiconductor substrate. A dummy gate structure is arranged on the semiconductor substrate in a region below the passive electronic element. The dummy gate includes a plurality of segments, each segment including a first longitudinally extending part and a second longitudinally extending part. The second longitudinally extending part extends at an angle from an end of the first longitudinally extending part. Ones of the segments extend at a substantially same angle and are arranged displaced from each other in an adjacent nested relationship.
US07663204B2	Substrate for multi-chip stacking, multi-chip stack package utilizing the substrate and its applications A substrate for multi-chip stacking and a multi-chip stack package utilizing the substrate and its applications are disclosed. The substrate comprises a first wire-bonding finger, a second wire-bonding finger, a trace configured for electrical transmission and a loop wiring on a same surface. The first wire-bonding finger and the second wire-bonding finger are adjacent each other and to a die-attaching area of the substrate. The loop wiring connects the first wire-bonding finger with the second wire-bonding finger in series and connected to the trace. The loop wiring can be selectively broken or not when at least two chips are stacked on the die-attaching area and electrically connected to the first and second wire-bonding fingers respectively. Accordingly, the chips can operate respectively and independently without mutual interference if one of the chips is fail. Moreover, there is merit to apply the multi-chip stack package utilizing the substrate because it can be repaired after molding and without removing any bonding wire during semiconductor packaging processes.
US07663199B2	High power light emitting diode package and fabrication method thereof The invention relates to a high power LED package and a fabrication method thereof. The LED package includes a light emitting part for generating light in response to power applied, a heat conducting member with the light emitting part mounted thereon, a lead part for electrically connecting the light emitting part and a board, and a mold part for integrally fixing the heat conducting member and the lead part. The heat conducting member is composed of at least two metal layers in a height direction, and the lead part includes at least one first lead extended out of the heat conducting member and at least one second lead separated from the heat conducting member. The invention allows integration of two components into a single one, reducing the number of components and simplifying the assembly process, thereby reducing the manufacturing costs.
US07663198B2	Magnetoresistive random access memory device with alternating liner magnetization orientation An arrangement of magnetic liners for the bit lines or word lines of an MRAM device that reduces or eliminates stray magnetic fields at the ends of the magnetic liners, thereby reducing the occurrence of offset fields over portions of the MRAM device due to the magnetic liners is described. The orientation of magnetization of adjacent magnetic liners is alternated, causing the end poles of the magnetic liners to cancel each other. The shapes of the ends of the magnetic liners are alternated to vary their switching fields. Methods are described that use this ability to vary the switching fields to alternate the orientation of magnetization of the magnetic liners.
US07663197B2	Magnetoresistive element A magnetoresistive element which records information by supplying spin-polarized electrons to a magnetic material, includes a first pinned layer which is made of a magnetic material and has a first magnetization directed in a direction perpendicular to a film surface, a free layer which is made of a magnetic material and has a second magnetization directed in the direction perpendicular to the film surface, the direction of the second magnetization reversing by the spin-polarized electrons, and a first nonmagnetic layer which is provided between the first pinned layer and the free layer. A saturation magnetization Ms of the free layer satisfies a relationship 0≧Ms<√{square root over ( )}{Jw/(6πAt)}. Jw is a write current density, t is a thickness of the free layer, A is a constant.
US07663196B2	Integrated passive device and method of fabrication A device 20 includes substrates 22 and 24 coupled to form a volume 32 between the substrates. A surface 28 of the substrate 22 faces a surface 30 of the substrate 24. A metal-insulator-metal capacitor 34 is formed on one of the surfaces 28 and 30. A conductive element 58 spans between a top electrode 56 of the capacitor 34 and the other surface 28 and 30. Vias 64 and 66 extend through the substrate 22 and are electrically interconnected with the conductive element 58 and a bottom electrode 52 of the capacitor 34. Another device 72 includes an underpass transmission line 92 formed on a surface 80 of a substrate 74 within a volume 84 formed between the substrate 74 and another substrate 76. The line 92 underlies an integrated device 96 formed on a surface 78 of the substrate 74.
US07663195B2	P-channel power MIS field effect transistor and switching circuit In a P-channel power MIS field effect transistor formed on a silicon surface having substantially a (110) plane, a gate insulation film is used which provides a gate-to-source breakdown voltage of 10 V or more, and planarizes the silicon surface, or contains Kr, Ar, or Xe.
US07663192B2	CMOS device and method of manufacturing same A CMOS device includes NMOS (110) and PMOS (130) transistors, each of which include a gate electrode (111, 131) and a gate insulator (112, 132) that defines a gate insulator plane (150, 170). The transistors each further include source/drain regions (113/114, 133/134) having a first portion (115, 135) below the gate insulator plane and a second portion (116, 136) above the gate insulator plane, and an electrically insulating material (117). The NMOS transistor further includes a blocking layer (121) having a portion (122) between the gate electrode and a source contact (118) and a portion (123) between the gate electrode and a drain contact (119). The PMOS transistor further includes a blocking layer (141) having a portion (142) between the source region and the insulating material and a portion (143) between the drain region and the insulating material.
US07663185B2	FIN-FET device structure formed employing bulk semiconductor substrate A fin-FET device and a method for fabrication thereof both employ a bulk semiconductor substrate. A fin and an adjoining trough are formed within the bulk semiconductor substrate. The trough is partially backfilled with a deposited dielectric layer to form an exposed fin region and an unexposed fin region. A gate dielectric layer is formed upon the exposed fin region and a gate electrode is formed upon the gate dielectric layer. By employing a bulk semiconductor substrate the fin-FET device is fabricated cost effectively.
US07663184B1	Memory and method of fabricating the same A memory and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The memory is disposed on a substrate in which a plurality of trenches is arranged in parallel. The memory includes a gate structure and a doped region. The gate structure is disposed between the trenches. The doped region is disposed at one side of the gate structure, in the substrate between the trenches and in the sidewalls and bottoms of the trenches. The top surface of the doped region in the substrate between the trenches is lower than the surface of the substrate under the gate structure by a distance, and the distance is greater than 300 Å.
US07663182B2	Vertical trench gate transistor semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A first region functioning as a transistor includes a drain region, a body region formed over the drain region, a source region formed over the body region and a trench formed through the body region and having a gate electrode buried therein. A source region is formed over the body region extending in a second region. The source region forming an upper edge of the trench is rounded.
US07663180B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device including: a well layer that is formed on a semiconductor substrate; a first impurity diffusion layer that is formed on the well layer; a floating gate that is formed on the well layer in one region isolated from the first impurity diffusion layer, with a gate insulating film therebetween, and that is drawn over the first impurity diffusion layer and over the well layer in other region isolated from the first impurity diffusion layer, respectively; a source or drain layer that is formed on the well layer in such a manner that the source or drain layer sandwiches the floating gate disposed on the gate insulation film with another source or drain layer and in isolation from the first impurity diffusion layer; and a second impurity diffusion layer that is formed on the well layer adjacently to the other region, the well layer being of a first conductivity type while the source or drain layer, the first impurity diffusion layer and the second impurity diffusion layer being each of a second conductivity type.
US07663178B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory with resistance elements and method of manufacturing the same A nonvolatile semiconductor memory of an aspect of the present invention comprises a memory cell transistor and a resistance element arranged on a semiconductor substrate. The memory cell transistor includes a floating gate electrode constituted of a first conductive material arranged on a gate insulating film on a surface of the semiconductor substrate, an inter-gate insulating film arranged on the floating gate electrode, a control gate electrode arranged on the inter-gate insulating film, and a source/drain diffusion layer provided in the semiconductor substrate. The resistance element includes an element isolation insulating layer arranged in the semiconductor substrate and including a depression, and a resistor constituted of a second conductive material filling up the depression. An impurity concentration of the second conductive material is lower than that of the first conductive material.
US07663167B2	Split transfer gate for dark current suppression in an imager pixel A pixel with a photosensor and a transfer transistor having a split transfer gate. A first section of the transfer gate is connectable to a first voltage source while a second section of the transfer gate is connectable to a second voltage source. Thus, during a charge integration period of a photosensor, the two sections of the transfer gate may be oppositely biased to decrease dark current while controlling blooming of electrons within and out of the pixel cell. During charge transfer the two gate sections may be commonly connected to a positive voltage sufficient to transfer charge from the photosensor to a floating diffusion region.
US07663166B2	Wire-type semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same Provided are relatively higher-performance wire-type semiconductor devices and relatively economical methods of fabricating the same. A wire-type semiconductor device may include at least one pair of support pillars protruding above a semiconductor substrate, at least one fin protruding above the semiconductor substrate and having ends connected to the at least one pair of support pillars, at least one semiconductor wire having ends connected to the at least one pair of support pillars and being separated from the at least one fin, a common gate electrode surrounding the surface of the at least one semiconductor wire, and a gate insulating layer between the at least one semiconductor wire and the common gate electrode.
US07663160B2	Monolithic photodetector A photodetector including a photodiode formed in a semiconductor substrate and a waveguide element formed of a block of a high-index material extending above the photodiode in a thick layer of a dielectric superposed to the substrate, the thick layer being at least as a majority formed of silicon oxide and the block being formed of a polymer of the general formula R1R2R3SiOSiR1R2R3 where R1, R2, and R3 are any carbonaceous or metal substituents and where one of R1, R2, or R3 is a carbonaceous substituent having at least four carbon atoms and/or at least one oxygen atom.
US07663152B2	Illumination device including wavelength converting element side holding heat sink An illumination device includes a light source, such as one or more light emitting diodes in an array, that produces light having a first wavelength range. A separated wavelength converting element is mounted to receive the light emitted by the light source. The wavelength converting element is physically separated from the light source along the beam path. The wavelength converting element converts the light having a first wavelength range into light having a second wavelength range. In one embodiment, a color separation element is directly coupled to the wavelength converting element. The color separation element is also physically separated from the light source. In another embodiment, the wavelength converting element is held by a heat sink by the sides.
US07663151B2	Method of fabricating light emitting device and thus-fabricated light emitting device A light emitting device chip is obtained by dicing a light emitting device wafer having a light emitting layer section 24 based on a double heterostructure in which a first-conductivity-type cladding layer 6, an active layer 5 and an second-conductivity-type cladding layer 4, each of which being composed of a compound semiconductor having a composition allowing lattice matching with GaAs, out of compound semiconductors expressed by formula (AlxGa1-x)yIn1-yP (where, 0≦x≦1, 0≦y≦1), are stacked in this order, and having the (100) surface appeared on the main surface thereof, and GaP transparent semiconductor layers 20, 90 stacked on the light emitting layer section 24 as being agreed with the crystal orientation thereof, so that the {100} surfaces appear on the side faces of the GaP transparent semiconductor layer. Accordingly, there can be provided a method of fabricating a light emitting device having the AlGaInP light emitting layer section and the GaP transparent semiconductor layers, less causative of failures such as edge chipping during the dicing.
US07663149B2	Organic light emitting device and display device using the same An organic compound film is composed of a hole transporting region, a first mixed region, a light emitting region, a second mixed region, and an electron transporting region that are connected to one another. With the organic compound film thus structured, the blue organic light emitting device obtained is free from interfaces between layers which are present in the conventional laminate structure. When pigment doping is added to this device structure, a white organic light emitting device is obtained. A blue or white organic light emitting device having high light emission efficiency and long lifetime is provided by this method. When this organic light emitting device is combined with color conversion layers or color filters, a full color display device that consumes less power and lasts long can be obtained.
US07663144B2	Solid-state imaging device including a plurality of pixel parts with a photoelectric conversion layer A solid-state imaging device is provided and has a plurality of pixel parts including three photoelectric conversion layers stacked above a semiconductor substrate, the plurality of pixel parts being arranged above the semiconductor substrate. The three photoelectric conversion layers, respectively, included in one pixel part are interposed between pixel electrode layers and opposing electrode layers. A region thus interposed is made a pixel region that generates a signal charge for formation of one pixel data. The pixel region includes a convex portion and a concave portion as viewed in plane view, and a part of the convex portion is arranged in a manner to put in a concave portion in a pixel region of an adjacent pixel part.
US07663134B2	Memory array with a selector connected to multiple resistive cells An array includes a transistor cpmprising a first terminal, a second terminal and a third terminal; a first contact plug connected to the first terminal of the transistor; a second contact plug connected to the first terminal of the transistor; a first resistive memory cell having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to the first contact plug; and a second resistive memory cell having a third end and a fourth end, wherein the third end is connected to the second contact plug.
US07663132B2	Resistance change memory device A resistance change memory device including a substrate, first and second wiring lines formed above the substrate to be insulated from each other and memory cells disposed between the first and second wiring lines, wherein the memory cell includes: a variable resistance element for storing as information a resistance value; and a Schottky diode connected in series to the variable resistance element. The variable resistance element has a recording layer formed of a first composite compound expressed by AxMyOz (where “A” and “M” are cation elements different from each other; “O” oxygen; and 0.5≦x≦1.5, 0.5≦y≦2.5 and 1.5≦z≦4.5) and a second composite compound containing at least one transition element and a cavity site for housing a cation ion.
US07663129B1	Thin substrate pitch measurement equipment The present invention provides an equipment for measuring the vertical distance or pitch between a plurality of thin substrates inside a container body, including an optical component to transmit a light beam to a thin substrate in the container body and receive light beam reflected from the thin substrate, a scanning device to drive the optical component to move along vertical direction of the thin substrates for measuring the vertical distance or pitch between the plurality of thin substrates in the container body, and a rotation base to carry and rotate the container body to a plurality of angles for the plurality of thin substrates inside the container body to be measured from different angular positions.
US07663125B2	Ion beam current uniformity monitor, ion implanter and related method An ion beam current uniformity monitor, ion implanter and related method are disclosed. In one embodiment, the ion beam current uniformity monitor includes an ion beam current measurer including a plurality of measuring devices for measuring a current of an ion beam at a plurality of locations; and a controller for maintaining ion beam current uniformity based on the ion beam current measurements by the ion beam current measurer.
US07663124B2	Beam recording method and device A recording device including a beam deflection section for relatively moving an irradiation position of an exposure beam with respect to a substrate on which a resist layer is formed; a substrate velocity adjustment section for adjusting a moving velocity of the substrate based on a deflection amount of the exposure beam; and a deflection control section for controlling to change a deflection velocity of the exposure beam during exposure of the recording signals according to the moving velocity of the substrate.
US07663123B2	Fibre optic dosimeter A dosimeter (100) for radiation fields is described. The dosimeter includes a scintillator (1) a light pipe (2) having a first end in optical communication with the scintillator (1) and a light detector (6). The light pipe (2) may have a hollow core (3) with a light reflective material about the periphery of the hollow core (3). The dosimeter (100) may further include a light source (61) that generates light for use as a calibrating signal for a measurement signal and/or for use to check the light pipe (2).
US07663120B2	Radiation detector and radiation detecting method A radiation detector 6 detects radiation that passed through a specimen 2 by discriminating it by a plurality of energy regions. The radiation detector 6 includes a radiation detecting section 10 which generates output signals corresponding to energy of the incident radiation, and a signal processing section 20 which discriminates output signals by first through N-th signal discrimination thresholds T1 through TN and acquires regional counts A1 through AN as radiation counts in the plurality of energy regions W1 through WN by counting the discriminated output signals. The first through N-th signal discrimination thresholds T1 through TN are set so that reference regional counts A1(B) through AN(B) as regional counts in the plurality of energy regions W1 through WN when the radiation detecting section 10 detects radiation (reference radiation) before passing through the specimen 2 become substantially equal.
US07663118B2	Scintillator panel A scintillator panel comprising: (a) a scintillator sheet comprising: (i) a substrate, and (ii) a phosphor layer formed on the substrate; (b) a first protective film provided on a phosphor layer side surface of the scintillator sheet; and (c) a second protective film provided on a substrate side surface of the scintillator sheet, wherein (d) the scintillator sheet is sealed by the first protective film and the second protective film; and (e) the first protective film is not substantially coherent with the phosphor layer.
US07663116B2	Sensor and image pickup device A sensor for detecting a received electromagnetic wave comprising a first electrode, a second electrode and an amorphous oxide layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US07663115B2	Semiconductor device with a CMOS image sensor, apparatus comprising such a semiconductor device and method of manufacturing such a device The invention relates to a semiconductor device with a semiconductor body comprising a CMOS image sensor with an active region having viewed in projection first sides and second sides perpendicular to the first sides said active region comprising a matrix of active pixels arranged in rows and columns, each pixel having a photosensitive region, the device further comprising a plurality of circuit elements for operating the pixel in the image forming process, the plurality of circuit elements comprising a first set of circuit elements for read-out of the columns and a second set of circuit elements for controlling the rows.According to the invention a first part of the plurality of circuit elements is positioned outside the matrix along one of the first sides and a second part of the plurality of circuit elements is positioned within the matrix of active pixels remote from the second sides. Preferably the first part elements comprises the read-out circuitry of the columns and the second part elements comprises the control circuitry of the rows, the latter preferably being distributed over a number of centrally positioned columns. A device according to the present invention is very suitable for X-ray medical imaging.
US07663113B2	Semiconductor device and radiation detector employing it A wiring substrate to which a semiconductor element 10 is connected, is a wiring substrate 20 comprised of a glass substrate with through-hole groups 20d, each group consisting of a plurality of through holes 20c extending from input surface 20a to output surface 20b and formed in a predetermined array, and conductive members 21 formed on respective inner walls of the through holes 20c in each through-hole group 20d so as to establish electrical continuity between input surface 20a and output surface 20b. A bump electrode 12 of semiconductor element 10 connected to the input surface 20a corresponds to each through-hole group 20d, conductive member 21, and conductive part 22 formed in a region covering the through-hole group 20d, and is connected so that a portion of the bump electrode 12 enters into an interior of each of the through holes 20c. This provides a semiconductor device in which good connection is made between the semiconductor element and the corresponding conduction path in the wiring substrate, and a radiation detector using it.
US07663109B2	Mobile cantilever door-type container inspection system The present invention discloses a mobile cantilever door-type container inspection system, in the art of radiation scanning imaging inspection technology. The system according to the present invention comprises a moveable scanning apparatus formed by a scanning frame and a remote control device, wherein the scanning frame comprises a radiation source and some detectors, wherein the radiation source or an apparatus cabin wherein the radiation source is disposed is connected with an L-shaped cantilever structure to form a door-type scanning frame, wherein beneath the radiation source or the apparatus cabin wherein the radiation source is disposed are provided with rollers that can reciprocatingly move on rails and are controlled by drive means. The detectors are disposed in a cross beam and a vertical beam of the cantilever structure of the door-type scanning frame. Rays of the radiation source are right in alignment with rows of detectors in the cantilever structure. The container truck to be inspected can pass through the door-like frame formed by the door-type scanning frame. Due to the cantilever structure, the inspection system is advantageous in stable operation, good-quality images, and high reliability.
US07663106B2	Infrared sensor and method for producing same An infrared sensor includes a first substrate made of a thermoelectric conversion material and a second substrate. The first substrate is supported by posts made of an electrode material while being spaced apart from the second substrate. A sensing electrode and lead portions connected thereto are provided on the first substrate. The sensing electrode and the lead portions are covered with an infrared-absorbing film. The posts are connected to the lead portions, and external terminal connection electrodes are connected to the posts.
US07663105B2	Apparatus and method for image reconstruction for a synthetic aperture gamma ray imager An imaging system includes a platform having mounted thereon a coded-aperture imaging device and positioned to receive radiation over a baseline. The imaging system includes a computer configured to acquire a plurality of far-field datasets over the baseline, the plurality of far-field datasets comprising data received via the coded-aperture imaging device. The computer is also configured to form a preliminary image based on the acquired plurality of far-field datasets, and apply an expectation maximization (EM) algorithm to the preliminary image; wherein the EM algorithm includes an ordered subset algorithm.
US07663099B2	Apparatus and method for generating an ammonia gas Apparatus and method for generating ammonia gas. In one aspect, a method for generating ammonia gas for use in an ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) system is provided. The method includes inserting a device into a space defined within the IMS system, the device including an ammonia compound. The method also includes activating to decompose and to produce the ammonia gas without producing water vapor. The method also includes emitting the ammonia gas into the IMS system.
US07663097B2	Method and apparatus for accurate calibration of a reflectometer by using a relative reflectance measurement A reflectometer calibration technique is provided that may include the use of two calibration samples in the calibration process. Further, the technique allows for calibration even in the presence of variations between the actual and assumed properties of at least one or more of the calibration samples. In addition, the technique utilizes a ratio of the measurements from the first and second calibration samples to determine the actual properties of at least one of the calibration samples. The ratio may be a ratio of the intensity reflected from the first and second calibration samples. The samples may exhibit relatively different reflective properties at the desired wavelengths. In such a technique the reflectance data of each sample may then be considered relatively decoupled from the other and actual properties of one or more of the calibration samples may be calculated. The determined actual properties may then be utilized to assist calibration of the reflectometer.
US07663094B2	Probe for data storage apparatus A probe for a data storage apparatus. The probe includes a coating layer formed on a tip of the probe, wherein a peak of the tip is exposed and the coating layer and the peak form a predetermined contact area with respect to a recording medium. In addition, the probe may also include an insulating layer formed between the coating layer and the tip of the probe. The coating layer, the insulating layer, and the peak of the tip have a predetermined contact area with respect to the recording medium. Consequently, the probe can obtain high resolving ability by using a sharp-type tip and simultaneously can reduce the degree of abrasion of the peak of the tip, thereby resulting in an excellent durability.
US07663088B2	Bolometer-type infrared imaging apparatus including a one or two dimensional sensor array semiconductor device Disclosed is a bolometer infrared imaging device including a plural number of readout circuits, each comprising a bias circuit that includes a bias transistor that supplies a constant voltage to a bolometer device, a bias cancellation circuit that includes a canceller transistor that removes offset current component of the bolometer device and an integrating operational amplifier that integrates the difference current between the current flowing in the bias transistor and that flowing in the canceller transistor. The bias circuit includes a source follower circuit that receives a first input voltage and supplies an output voltage to the gate of the bias transistor. The bias cancellation circuit includes a source follower circuit that receives a second input voltage and supplies an output voltage to the gate of the canceller transistor.
US07663084B2	Solid-state imager and solid-state imaging apparatus having a modulated effective refractive index distribution and manufacturing method thereof A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of unit pixels with associated microlenses arranged in a two-dimensional array. Each microlens includes a distributed index lens with a modulated effective refractive index distribution obtained by including a combination of a plurality of patterns having a concentric structure, the plurality of patterns being divided into line widths equal to or shorter than a wavelength of an incident light. At least one of the plurality of patterns includes a lower light-transmitting film having the concentric structure and a first line width and a first film thickness, and an upper light-transmitting film having the concentric structure configured on the lower light-transmitting film having a second line width and a second film thickness. The distributed index lens has a structure in which a refractive index material is dense at a center and becomes sparse gradually toward an outer side in the concentric structure.
US07663079B2	Microscope apparatus and focal-depth enlarged image generation method used therefor A microscope apparatus comprises a focusing unit for changing the relative position between a specimen and the focus position of an object lens; and a setup unit for setting a plurality of import regions in the optical axis of the object lens, with a position at which a specimen is focused being established as a reference. It further comprises a control unit for obtaining a plurality of extended time exposure images by changing the relative positions from each respective start position to the end position of each of the plurality of import regions by means of the focusing unit under an import condition determined by desired exposure time and emission light volume; and an image generation unit for generating a focal-depth enlarged image by adding together the obtained plurality of extended time exposure images.
US07663077B1	Apparatus for the laser ablative synthesis of carbon nanotubes An RF-induction heated side-pumped synthesis chamber for the production of carbon nanotubes. Such an apparatus, while capable of producing large volumes of carbon nanotubes, concurrently provides a simplified apparatus that allows for greatly reduced heat up and cool down times and flexible flowpaths that can be readily modified for production efficiency optimization.
US07663076B2	Conductive materials The invention relates to conductive materials particularly to serve as a heater. Heating means formed by or with electrically conductive materials are known and particularly effective for its flexibility is that sold under the British, Community and US Registered Trade Mark INDITHERM. Conductive rails are used to provide electrical connection to a source of power that need to have a commensurate flexibility, and the object of the invention is to ensure the maintenance of power to the full length of the conductive rail. This objective, is met by a construction comprising spaced first rails for the supply and return of electrical power, the said rails having a flexibility compatible with the semi-conductive material, and there being a supplementary rail attached to each first rail along the length thereof, the supplementary rails being flexible and having strength characteristics greater than those of the first rails.
US07663070B2	Four-way rocker switch with display A rocker switch for a cell phone having a display mounted thereon. A five-position rocker switch, as is commonly used in cell phones, has a display device mounted directly thereon. The display indicates the function of the five switches, which may vary with time. Accordingly, different menus or levels of screens are possible. Contacts with the corner switches are disabled if movement is within 20 degrees of vertical to avoid erroneous inputs.
US07663069B2	Switch structure of automatic external defibrillator A switch structure of an automatic external defibrillator including a housing member and a flap member for covering the housing member, open and closed states of the flap member and ON and OFF of a switch of the automatic external defibrillator which are associated with each other, the switch structure includes a movable unit for turning ON the switch when the flap member is in the open state and turning OFF the switch when the flap member is in the closed state and an operator performs further operation.
US07663061B2	High performance data cable The present invention is for a high performance data cable which has an interior support or star separator. The star separator or interior support extends along the longitudinal length of the data cable. The star separator or interior support has a central region. A plurality of prongs or splines extend outward from the central region along the length of the central region. Each prong or spline is adjacent with at least two other prongs or splines. The prongs or splines may be helixed or S-Z shaped as they extend along the length of the star separator or interior support. Each pair of adjacent prongs or splines defines grooves which extend along the longitudinal length of the interior support. At least two of the grooves have disposed therein an insulated conductor. The interior support can have a first material and a different second material. The different second material forms an outer surface of the interior support.
US07663056B2	Chalcopyrite type solar cell A chalcopyrite type solar cell has a mica aggregate substrate formed by binding mica particulates with a resin. A multilayer body consisting of a first electrode, a light absorption layer and a second electrode is formed on the mica aggregate substrate with a smoothing layer and a binder layer interposed between the substrate and the body. The smoothing layer is preferably made of SiN or SiO2, and the binder layer is made of TiN or TaN.
US07663055B2	Photovoltaic module comprising external connector pins The photovoltaic module comprises a plurality of photovoltaic cells arranged between substrates and connected in series by connecting conductors. An external connector pin of the module comprises a block of insulating material glued to one end of the module. An external connector of the pin is connected to at least one connector electrically connected to the connecting conductor associated with a cell arranged at the end of the module. The contact between the connector and the connecting conductor associated with a cell arranged at the end of the module is achieved by pressure, generated by means of a deformation. The deformation can be achieved either at the free end of the connecting conductor or at the internal end of the connector.
US07663054B2	Thermoelectric material and thermoelectric module using the thermoelectric material Disclosed is a thermoelectric material comprising a main phase which is represented by the following composition formula and having an MgAgAs-type crystalline structure: (Ta1Zrb1Hfc1)xCoySb100-x-y wherein 0
US07663047B2	System for generating musical sounds within a vehicle System for generating musical sounds. Structure adapted for mounting within a vehicle includes a plurality of spatially separated, touch-sensitive sensors for activation by an occupant of the vehicle. A memory module stores a plurality of musical sounds and a microcontroller is interconnected with the plurality of touch-sensitive sensors and the memory module to generate a signal including one or more of the stored musical sounds. A transmitter interconnected with the microcontroller transmits the one or more musical sounds to the vehicle's sound system. In a preferred embodiment, the musical sounds are drum sounds.
US07663045B2	Music replacement in a gaming system A user of a game system can replace background music from a game with the user's selected background music, while still hearing any other audio streams (e.g. sound effects related to gameplay). A music engine and system audio mixer allow the playback of the user's requested replacement music. The game tags background music streams with an identifier indicating that they are background music, and such streams are muted at the music engine and system audio mixer (if the game is using the provided music engine in order to play the game's audio streams) or by the game if the game is using a game music engine and has received information indicating that a mute request has been issued.
US07663041B1	Pedal assembly for percussion instrument A beater assembly includes a shaft pivotably connected between two supports and a clamping member and a beater are connected to the shaft. A pedal is indirectly connected to the shaft by a chain. A connection member is connected to the shaft and includes a passage in which the clamping member is received. A first bolt extends through the connection member and contacts the clamping member, and a second bolt extends through the connection member and fixes the clamping member to the connection member. The beater and the pedal can be adjusted by loosening the first and second bolts without disengaging the chain from the connection member.
US07663040B1	Positioning device for a cymbal A positioning device for a cymbal has a bracket, a clamp, a cymbal supporting assembly, two friction pads and a primary adjusting assembly. The bracket has a stationary clamping member. The clamp is mounted movably on the bracket and has a movable clamping member. The cymbal supporting assembly is mounted pivotally between the stationary clamping member of the bracket and the movable clamping member and has a friction wheel and a cymbal supporting rod. One of the friction pads is mounted between the stationary clamping member and one side of the friction wheel. The other friction pad is mounted between the movable clamping member and the other side of the friction wheel. The friction pads selectively presses respectively against the sides of the friction wheel of the cymbal supporting assembly. The positioning device with the friction pads precisely sets the angular position of the cymbal.
US07663038B2	Integral saddle and bridge for stringed musical instruments An integral saddle and bridge for stringed musical instruments, such as the electric guitar, having a bridge piece comprised of a bar with a slot formed in the top to receive a saddle piece. By pressure or adhesive the bridge and saddle are made solid and therefore, and by their materials, acoustically superior. The bridge is formed to mate with common mountings and the saddle is carved to achieve intonation.
US07663033B1	Inbred maize line PHE67 A novel inbred maize line designated PHE67 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing inbred maize line PHE67 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHE67 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the inbred line PHE67 or a trait conversion of PHE67 with another maize line. Inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PHE67, methods for producing other inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PHE67 and the inbred maize lines and their parts derived by the use of those methods.
US07663032B1	Inbred maize line PHEWW A novel inbred maize line designated PHEWW and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing inbred maize line PHEWW with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHEWW through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the inbred line PHEWW or a trait conversion of PHEWW with another maize line. Inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PHEWW, methods for producing other inbred maize lines derived from inbred maize line PHEWW and the inbred maize lines and their parts derived by the use of those methods.
US07663031B1	Maize variety PHW2M A novel maize variety designated PHW2M and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHW2M with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHW2M through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHW2M or a trait conversion of PHW2M with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHW2M, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHW2M and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods.
US07663020B2	Generation of plants with altered oil content The present disclosure is directed to plants and plant cells that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO nucleic acid. The disclosure is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.
US07663019B2	Transgenic snakes and methods of making A transgenic animal such as a transgenic snake or other reptile that expresses a heterologous expression product is described, along with methods of making the same. In general, the animal comprises cells containing a sequence encoding the heterologous expression product. The sequence encoding the heterologous expression product is integrated into the genome of the animal (e.g., in some or all cells thereof, and in some embodiments into germ cells thereof). The sequence encoding the heterologous expression product is, in general, operatively associated with an expression sequence or promoter. The animals are useful for, among other things, testing of repellents, testing of toxicological compounds, as teaching aids, for venom production, etc.
US07663018B2	Tau hyperphosphorylation in transgenic mice expressing the APP double mutation Animal model involving transgenic manipulation of amyloid precursor protein, useful for testing potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, in particular Alzheimer's disease.
US07663017B2	Transgenic mice having a human major histocompatability complex (MHC) phenotype, experimental uses and applications The present invention relates to transgenic mice and isolated transgenic mouse cells, the mice and mouse cells comprising a disrupted H2 class I gene, a disrupted H2 class II gene, a functional HLA class I transgene, and a functional HLA class II transgene. In embodiments, the transgenic mouse or mouse cells are deficient for both H2 class I and class II molecules, wherein the transgenic mouse comprises a functional HLA class I transgene and a functional HLA class II transgene. In embodiments, the transgenic mouse or mouse cell has the genotype HLA-A2+HLA-DR1+β2m°IAβ°. The invention also relates to methods of using a transgenic mouse of the invention.
US07663016B2	Disposable absorbent sanitary article A disposable absorbent article 10 that includes an absorbent mat 13 between a liquid permeable top sheet 11 and a liquid impermeable back sheet 12, the absorbent mat 13 including a sheet-like water absorbent layer 15 that contains water absorbent resin powders 14 but that does not contain pulp fibers therein, and fiber assembly layers 17A and 17B each of which mainly consists of the pulp fibers 16, sequentially from the side of the top sheet 11, the sheet-like water absorbent layer 15 alternately including a plurality of water absorbent resin powder existing regions 15a, in each of which the water absorbent resin powders 14 are wrapped in two non-woven fabric sheets 20 and 21, and a plurality of water absorbent resin powder non-existing regions 15b, in each of which the water absorbent resin powders 14 are not wrapped in the two non-woven fabric sheets 20 and 21, in a width direction, wherein rising flaps 18 are provided on both sides of the sheet-like water absorbent layer 15, respectively. Bottom ends 18a of the rising flaps 18 are bonded to the top sheet 11 corresponding to the water absorbent resin powder non-existing regions 15b-1 and 15b-2 located on both lateral ends of the sheet-like water absorbent layer 15, respectively.
US07663013B2	Solid acid catalyst for producing light olefins and process using the same A porous solid acid catalyst for producing light olefins is prepared through pillaring and a solid state reaction of a raw material mixture. The catalyst is made of a porous material having a crystalline structure that is different from that of the raw material mixture. The catalyst exhibits excellent catalytic activity (i.e., conversion and selectivity) in the production of light olefins from hydrocarbon feeds such as full range naphthas.
US07663012B2	Conversion of dimethylether to propylene using moving bed technology The average cycle propylene selectivity of an oxygenate to propylene (OTP) process using one or more fixed beds of a dual-function oxygenate conversion catalyst is substantially enhanced by the use of moving bed reactor technology in the hydrocarbon synthesis portion of the OTP flow scheme in lieu of fixed bed technology coupled with the selection of a catalyst on-stream cycle time of 200 hours or less. Those provisions hold the build-up of coke deposits on the catalyst to a level which does not substantially degrade dual-function catalyst activity, oxygenate conversion and propylene selectivity, thereby enabling maintenance of propylene average cycle yield at essentially start-of-cycle levels. The propylene average cycle yield improvement enabled by the present invention over that achieved by the fixed bed system of the prior art using the same or a similar catalyst system is of the order of about 1.5 to 5.5 wt-% or more.
US07663009B2	Process for the manufacture of an alkenyl aromatic compound under low steam-to-oil process conditions An improved dehydrogenation process that comprises the dehydrogenation of dehydrogenatable hydrocarbons by the utilization of an iron oxide based dehydrogenation catalyst composition having a low titanium content under low steam-to-oil process conditions.
US07663008B2	Method of catalytic reaction using micro-reactor A method of catalytic reaction uses a micro-reactor (1) with a metal catalyst (5) or a metal complex catalyst (5) as a solid phase supported on the inner wall (4c) of a channel (4), a solution (7) dissolving a reactant as a liquid phase and hydrogen (9) as a gas phase are flown through the channel (4) in pipe flow state, and the reaction of the solution (7) and the gas (9) accelerated by the metal catalyst (5) or the metal complex catalyst (5) is conducted by three phase catalytic reaction of solid-liquid-gas phases. The metal catalyst (5) or the metal complex catalyst (5) is incorporated in a polymer, and hydrogenation reaction by three phase catalytic reductive reaction of a substance to be reduced can be conducted in short time at good yield. For hydrogenation reaction of unsaturated organics, the rate of reaction and yield are high when palladium catalyst is used, and carbonylation reaction can be conducted if carbon monoxide is used instead of hydrogen.
US07663007B2	Process for the preparation of 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and/or 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene A process for the manufacture of CF3CH═CHF and/or CF3CH═CF2 is disclosed. The process involves (a) reacting HF and at least one halopropene of the formula CX3CCI═CCIX (where each X is independently F or CI) to produce a product including both CF3CCI═CF2 and CF3CHCICF3; (b) reacting CF3CCI═CF2 and/or CF3CHCICF3 produced in (a) with hydrogen to produce a product including CF3CH2CHF2 and/or CF3CH2CF3; (c) dehydrofluorinating CF3CH2CHF2 and/or CF3CH2CF3 produced in (b) to produce a product comprising CF3CH═CHF and/or CF3CH═CF2; and (d) recovering CF3CH═CHF and/or CF3CH═CF2 from the product produced in (c). In (a), the CF3CCI═CF2 and CF3CHCICF3 are produced in the presence of a fluorination catalyst comprising at least one chromium-containing component selected from (i) a crystalline alpha-chromium oxide where at least 0.05 atom % of the chromium atoms in the alpha-chromium oxide lattice are replaced by divalent copper, and (ii) a chromium-containing composition of (i) which has been treated with a fluorinating agent.
US07663001B2	Preparation of isoxazolin-3-ylacylbenzene A process is described for preparing isoxazoles of the formula I where the substituents are as defined below: R1 is hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, R2 is C1-C6-alkyl, R3, R4, R5 are hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, or R4 and R5 together form a bond, R6 is a heterocyclic ring, n is 0, 1 or 2; which comprises preparing an intermediate of the formula VI where R1, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined above, followed by halogenation, thiomethylation, oxidation and acylation to give compounds of the formula I. Also novel intermediates for preparing the compounds of the formula I and novel processes for preparing the intermediates are described.
US07662997B2	Synthesis and applications of 2-oxo-4-methylthiobutyric acid, its salts and its derivatives The invention relates to a process for preparing 2-oxo-4-methylthiobutyric acid (I), its salts and its derivatives in which R represents a group chosen from COOH, COOR′, NH2, NHR′ or NR′R″, where R′ and R″ are chosen, independently of one another, from the group of linear or branched alkyl radicals having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms and cycloalkyl radicals having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, according to which process but-3-ene-1,2-diol (II) is catalytically and selectively oxidized to give 2-oxobut-3-enoic acid (III) and methyl mercaptan is selectively condensed with 2-oxobut-3-enoic acid (III). 2-Oxo-4-methylthiobutyric acid (I), its salts and its derivatives are used as food supplement, in particular in animal nutrition.
US07662996B2	Generation of endo- and/or exo-norbornenecarboxaldehyde as an intermediate to functionalized norbornenes Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for forming essentially pure diastereomers of 5/6-substituted norbornene-type monomers. Further, embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass polymerizing such diastereomers to form addition or ROMP polymers where a desired exo-/endo-ratio of the diastereomers is provided to the polymerization, such ratio designed to provide a desired ratio of endo-/exo-structured repeating units for a resulting polymer to have desired physical or chemical properties.
US07662995B2	1-phenylalkanecarboxylic acid derivatives for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases 1-Phenylalkanecarboxylic acid derivatives, the processes for the preparation thereof and the use thereof in the treatment and/or prevention of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.
US07662994B2	Method for the preparation of crystalline dexloxiglumide and products obtained The present invention describes a novel method for the purification of dexloxiglumide by crystallization from isopropyl ether which permits the production, in a reproducible manner, of a product with morphological and particle-size characteristics such as to favor its use in the preparation of oral pharmaceutical forms on an industrial scale.
US07662993B2	Synthesis of [13C] and [2H] substituted methacrylic acid, [13C] and [2H] substituted methyl methacrylate and/or related compounds The present invention is directed to labeled compounds of the formulae wherein Q is selected from the group consisting of —S(═O)—, and —S(═O)2—, Z is selected from the group consisting of 1-naphthyl, substituted 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, substituted 2-naphthyl, and phenyl groups with the structure wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a C1-C4 lower alkyl, a halogen, and an amino group selected from the group consisting of NH2, NHR and NRR′ where R and R′ are each independently selected from the group consisting of a C1-C4 lower alkyl, an aryl, and an alkoxy group, and X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a C1-C4 lower alkyl group, and a fully-deuterated C1-C4 lower alkyl group.
US07662991B2	Process for the manufacture of aminoalkylenephosphonic acid compounds in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst A beneficial method for the manufacture of amino polyalkylene phosphonic acids, under substantial absence of hydrohalogenic acid, is disclosed. The method, in essence, is based on reacting narrowly defined ratios of phosphorous acid, an amine and a formaldehyde in presence of a heterogeneous Broensted acid catalyst. The inventive method is capable of yielding economically and quality operational/capacity advantages, in particular significantly reduced one-step cycle duration under exclusion of corrosion disadvantages and also is environmentally friendly without requiring, in that respect, anything more than nominal capital expenditures.
US07662988B2	Ester compound and its use An ester compound represented by the formula (1): has excellent pest controlling activity and is useful as an active ingredient for a pest controlling agent.
US07662982B2	Alkyl-capped alkoxylated esters and compositions comprising same Process of making alkyl-capped alkoxylated esters. More specifically, a process of making alkyl-capped alkoxylated esters that are comprised substantially of triethylene alkoxy ester and substantially free from ethylene glycol monoalkoxy monoester and diethylene glycol monoalkoxy monoester.
US07662977B2	PI-3 kinase inhibitor prodrugs The invention provides novel prodrugs of inhibitors of PI-3 kinase. The novel compounds are LY294002 and analogs thereof comprising a reversibly quaternized amine.
US07662973B2	Fluorescent detection method and reagent Disclosed is a method for increasing the fluorescence of a Cyanine dye molecule comprising at least one NO2 group characterized by the reduction of the at least one NO2 group to NHOH or NH2 by the action of a nitroreductase. The cyanine dye molecule comprising at least one NO2 group can be used as a substrate for detecting nitroreductase enzyme activity in a composition and allows for the use of a nitroreductase enzyme in an enzyme-reporter system for the detection of analytes, binding reactions or gene expression.
US07662971B2	Inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase Improved competitive inhibitors of FAAH employ an α-keto heterocyclic pharmacophore and a binding subunit having a ?-unsaturation. The α-keto heterocyclic pharmacophore and a binding subunit are attached to one another, preferably by a hydrocarbon chain. The improvement lies in the use of a heterocyclic pharmacophore selected from oxazoles, oxadiazoles, thiazoles, and thiadiazoles that have alkyl or aryl substituents at their 4 and/or 5 positions. The improved competitive inhibitors of FAAH display enhanced activity over conventional competitive inhibitors of FAAH.
US07662962B2	Organometallic complex and organic light-emitting diodes and displays comprising the same An organometallic complex. The organometallic complex has formula (I) , wherein M is a transition metal with an atomic number greater than 40 comprising Ir, Os, Pt, Pd, Re, or Ru, is a substituted or non-substituted heterocyclic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom, and is any bidentate ligand comprising bipyridyl groups. The invention also provides an organic light-emitting diode and a display including the organometallic complex.
US07662960B2	Beta-strand mimetics and method relating thereto Conformationally constrained compounds of structure: which mimic the secondary structure of β-strand regions of biologically active peptides and proteins are disclosed. Such β-strand mimetic structures have utility over a wide range of fields, including use as diagnostic and therapeutic agents that inhibit protease, kinase and the like. Libraries containing the β-strand mimetic structures of this invention are also disclosed as well as methods for screening the same to identify biologically active members.
US07662952B2	RNA interference mediated inhibition of GRB2 associated binding protein (GAB2) gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating GRB2 associated binding protein (GAB2) gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules. This invention also relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating the expression and activity of other genes involved in pathways of GRB2 associated binding protein (GAB2) gene expression and/or activity by RNA interference (RNAi) using small nucleic acid molecules. In particular, the instant invention features small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules and methods used to modulate the expression of GAB2 genes. The small nucleic acid molecules are useful in the treatment of cancer, malignant blood disease (leukemia), inflammatory diseases or conditions, allergic diseases or conditions, or proliferative diseases or conditions.
US07662949B2	Immunostimulatory oligoribonucleotides The invention provides immunostimulatory compositions and use of those compounds in the preparation of medicaments for the treatment of disease as well as in vitro uses. In particular, the compositions of the invention include immunostimulatory oligoribonucleotides that incorporate a sequence-dependent immunostimulatory sequence motif. Specific modifications involving phosphate linkages, nucleotide analogs, adducts, and combinations thereof are provided. Compositions of the invention, which optionally can include an antigen, can be used alone or together with other treatments to stimulate or enhance an immune response. Also provided are compositions and methods useful for treating a subject having an infection, a cancer, an allergic condition, asthma, airway remodeling, or immunodeficiency. Immunostimulatory oligoribonucleotides of the invention are believed to stimulate Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8).
US07662948B2	Antisense oligonucleotides against VR1 Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides against VR1, corresponding nucleotide constructs, cells containing said nucleotide constructs, pharmaceutical and diagnostic substances, uses thereof in pain therapy, and methods for diagnosing symptoms related to VR1 and for identifying pain-modulating substances.
US07662947B2	Arabidopsis-stomatal-specific promoter and a genetic construct containing the promoter for expression of nucleic acids in plants The present invention relates to the expression of recombinant nucleic acids in plants. More specifically, the invention provides an Arabidopsis stomatal-specific promoter (AtMYB60 promoter—SEQ ID NO: l)for the selective expression of nucleic acids in stomatal guard cells, gene constructs containing the promoter, expression vectors carrying such and plants transfected therewith. The selective expression of nucleic acids in plant guard cells allows the regulation of stomatal opening/closing states thereby modulating, e. g. increasing, the plant ability to resist to adverse environmental or climatic conditions.
US07662945B2	Neostatins The invention provides fragments of type XVIII collagen termed neostatins, and methods for their use in the treatment of ophthalmological disorders associated with angiogenesis.
US07662943B2	Promoter sequences from Corynebacterium ammoniagenes Provided are a promoter including at least one polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 7, an expression cassette including the same, a vector including the expression cassette, a host cell including the vector, and a method of expressing a gene using the host cell.
US07662934B2	Process for reducing biomass-biomass or biomass—resin interactions The invention includes a process for extracting a target protein from E. coli cells that includes lowering the pH of a whole E. coli cell solution to form an acidic solution, disrupting the cells to release the protein into the acidic solution, and separating the cellular debris from the released protein to obtain a protein product enriched in the heterologous target protein. The invention also includes addition of a solubility enhancer.
US07662931B2	Modified Fc molecules The present invention concerns compositions of matter, for example, but not limited to, modified antibodies, in which one or more biologically active peptides are incorporated into a loop region of a non-terminal domain of an immunoglobulin Fc domain.
US07662926B2	Anti-Fc-gamma receptor antibodies, bispecific variants and uses therefor The present application describes antibodies that selectively bind human FcγRIIB, with little or no binding to other human FcγRs, e.g., human FcγRIIA. The invention also provides isolated bispecific antibodies comprising an antibody that selectively binds FcγRIIB, and a second antibody that specifically binds an activating receptor. Various uses, including therapeutic uses, for those antibodies are also described, including administration with anti-tumor antibodies and methods of inhibiting immune responses and suppressing histamine release.
US07662919B2	Notch-based fusion proteins and uses thereof This invention provides a method for treating a subject having a tumor and a method for inhibiting angiogenesis in a subject, both comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition of matter comprising the extracellular domain of a Notch receptor protein operably affixed to a half-life-increasing moiety. This invention also provides a composition of matter comprising the extracellular domain of Notch4 receptor protein operably affixed to a half-life-increasing moiety. This invention further provides an article of manufacture. Finally, this invention provides a replicable vector which encodes a polypeptide comprising the extracellular domain of a Notch receptor protein operably affixed to a half-life-increasing moiety, a host vector system which comprises such replicable vector and a method of producing such polypeptide.
US07662918B2	Recombinant protein comprising starch binding domain and use thereof A recombinant protein is prepared comprising a polypeptide of interest and a starch binding domain (SBD). The said SBD is obtainable from glucoamylase of fungi genus Rhizopus. The said recombinant protein comprising the said SBD can be purified by contacting with an affinity matrix such as starch, the SBD binds to the affinity matrix to isolate the recombinant protein. The recombinant protein can be purified by separating the association between the SBD and the affinity matrix by acid, alkaline, salt, or sugar. The polypeptide of interest may be an antibody, an antigen, a therapeutic compound, an enzyme, or a protein and may apply in pathogen destruction, vaccine producing, and oral care product manufacturing. The SBD further provides as a tool to screen or identify polysacchrides.
US07662900B2	Method for producing polyisobutene The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyisobutene by polymerizing isobutene using an inert diluent and a halogen-containing Lewis acid as a catalyst, wherein the isobutene in the form of droplets is contacted with the Lewis acid in a polymerization apparatus.
US07662895B2	Syndiotactic propylene elastomers Disclosed herein is an elastomeric composition comprising propylene, the composition further comprising a peak melting point temperature below about 110° C., a tensile set of 40% or less, and greater than or equal to about 60% [r]dyads, based on the total number of dyads present in the composition. A process to produce an elastomeric composition is also disclosed.
US07662893B2	Method for producing stabilized polymer A method for producing a stabilized polymer comprising adding at least one kind of a phenolic antioxidant masked with an organic aluminum and represented by general formula (I) in a catalyst system or a polymerization system, before or during polymerization, on gas-phase polymerization of a monomer having an ethylenic unsaturated bonding, wherein R1 and R2, each is independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group or an arylalkyl group; X is an alkylene group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; R3 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; and R4 is an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms.
US07662888B2	Polypropylene based heat shrinkable film A polypropylene based heat shrinkable film obtained by using a propylene-ethylene block copolymer (A) which satisfies the following requirements (A-i) to (A-iv), and having heat shrinkability imparted by orientation in at least one direction: (A-i) it is a propylene-ethylene block copolymer obtained through sequential polymerization catalyzed by a metallocene catalyst which is composed of 30 to 95 wt % of a propylene homopolymer or propylene-ethylene random copolymer component (A1) having an ethylene content of at most 7 wt % produced in a first step and 70 to 5 wt % of a propylene-ethylene random copolymer component (A2) produced in a second step having an ethylene content higher by 3 to 20 wt % than that of the component (A1); (A-ii) it has a melt flow rate (MFR: 2.16 kg, 230° C.) within a range of 0.1 to 30 g/10 min; (A-iii) a temperature-loss tangent (tan δ) curve obtained by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) has a single peak at a temperature of at most 0° C.; (A-iv) in a temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) curve obtained as a plot of an elution amount (dwt %/dT) to a temperature by means of temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) using an o-dichlorobenzene solvent in a temperature range of −15° C. to 140° C., a peak temperature T(A1) observed at a high temperature side is within a range of 60° C. to 88° C., a peak temperature T(A2) observed at a low temperature side is at most 40° C. or a peak temperature T(A2) is not observed, and a temperature T(A4) at which 99 wt % of the total amount of the propylene-ethylene block copolymer is eluted is less than 90° C.
US07662885B2	Method to make an article comprising polymer concentrate This invention relates to a method to make an article comprising the steps of combining a semi-amorphous polymer having a heat of fusion of less than 70 J/g with a plasticizer and optionally one or more additives, to produce a polymer concentrate, combining the polymer concentrate with one or more final materials to produce an article precursor; and forming the article at least partially from the article precursor, wherein the polymer concentrate preferably shows no visible phase separation as demonstrated by the polymer concentrate having no visually detectable loss of the plasticizer after a portion of the polymer concentrate is aged on an absorbent surface for 24 hours at 25° C. An article produced by the method is also disclosed.
US07662884B2	Cement admixture and production method thereof It is an object of the present invention, which has been made in view of the above-mentioned state of the art, to provide a cement admixture capable of improving the water-reducing ability of cement compositions and the like and enhancing the strength and durability of hardened products produced therefrom and further capable of adjusting the viscosity of such compositions so as to facilitate the works at the sites of handling the same, as well as a method of producing such cement additive.A cement admixture comprising a polycarboxylic acid polymer and a nitrogen atom-containing compound having non-amide bond, wherein the mass ratio (A/B) between the mass (A) of said polycarboxylic acid polymer and the mass (B) of said nitrogen atom-containing compound having non-amide bond satisfies the relation 200>(A/B)>1.
US07662883B2	Rubbery block polymers containing polylactone and rubber compounds including the same The present invention is directed to rubbery block polymers containing a polylactone, such as polycaprolactone, methods of making the same, and to rubber compounds containing those block polymers. The rubbery block polymer is an anionically polymerized block polymer defined by A-B, wherein A includes at least one type of polymerized conjugated diene monomer, a polymerized vinyl aromatic monomer, or a mixture thereof and wherein B is a polylactone, such as polycaprolactone, which is hydroxy terminated. The rubbery block polymer may be compounded so to provide, for example, a tire tread with desirable properties for use in an automobile tire. Such rubber compound, for example, can include the rubbery block polymer, an organosilane coupling agent, such as a bis(trialkoxysilyl) alkane, bis(trialkoxysilylalkyl) polysulfide, or mixtures thereof, and silica filler in specified amounts.
US07662882B2	Defoaming agent for cementitious compositions A defoaming agent for cementitious compositions is provided, which has an excellent defoaming performance and does not segregate when mixed with a high performance AE water-reducing agent to form a single admixture or when diluted in water at the desired concentration, and which has excellent long term storage properties. The defoaming agent for cementitious compositions is obtained by mixing at least a polyethylene oxide derivative and a nonionic defoaming agent wherein the polyethylene oxide derivative has at one end a hydrophobic group with a branched structure and/or an unsaturated bond and at the other end an anionic group.
US07662880B2	Polyester polymer and copolymer compositions containing metallic nickel particles Polyester compositions are disclosed that include polyester polymers or copolymers having incorporated therein metallic nickel particles that improve the reheat properties of the compositions. Processes for making such compositions are also disclosed. The nickel particles may be incorporated in the polyester by melt compounding, or may be added at any stage of the polymerization, such as during the melt-phase of the polymerization. A range of particle sizes may be used, as well as a range of particle size distributions. The polyester compositions are suitable for use in packaging made from processes in which a reheat step is desirable.
US07662875B2	Aqueous coating compositions The invention is directed to aqueous coating compositions with improved rheology performance, comprising A) at least one water-dilutable binder, optionally, at least one cross-linking agent B), at least one sagging control agent C) obtainable by reacting a polyisocyanate with an amine, water and optionally usual coating additives, pigments and/or organic solvents, wherein the sagging control agent is obtained by reacting in an aqueous phase in presence of a water-dilutable binder C1) at least one polyisocyanate with C2) at least one amine having at least one primary amino group and at least one hydroxyl group.
US07662874B2	Rubber mixtures Rubber mixtures are disclosed comprising (A) at least one styrene-butadiene rubber, (B) at least one filler and (C) at least one polysulphidic organo(alkyl polyether silane) of the general formula I [(X)(X′)(X″)Si—RI]2—Sm I. The mixtures are prepared by mixing at least one styrene-butadiene rubber, and at least one filler and one polysulphidic organo(alkyl polyether silane) of the formula (I). The rubber mixtures can be used for the production of mouldings.
US07662872B2	Salt of carboxylic acid containing N-substituted succinimide thio group and unvulcanized rubber composition containing the same A salt of carboxylic acid containing N-substituted succinimide thio group having the formula (I): wherein R is a C1 to C20 organic group selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, cycloalkyl groups, aryl groups, and alkaryl groups; X is a C1 to C20 organic group selected from the group consisting of alkylene groups, cycloalkylene groups, arylene groups, alkarylene groups, and heterocyclic groups, X may have a substituent group or groups; M is a metal selected from the group consisting of alkaline metal, alkaline earth metal and transition metals belonging to Groups IB and IIB of the Periodic Table; n is equal to the absolute value of the ionic value of the metal M and an integer of 1 or 2.
US07662870B2	Composition for artificial stone, an article including the same, and a method of forming the same A composition for artificial stone includes an acrylic resin, sponge particles in an amount of about 0.001 ppwa to about 50 ppwa, filler in an amount of about 100 ppwa to about 300 ppwa, and a polymerization initiator in an amount of about 0.1 to about 10 ppwa.
US07662867B2	Accelerated UV curing The invention relates to the use of an infrared absorber for accelerating the UV curing of a mass to be cured. The infrared absorber is preferably selected from ATO, ITO, ZnO, LaB6 and a mixture of said substances. A casting resin is preferably used as the mass to be cured, in particular a resin based on an acrylic resin or an acrylate resin. The invention permits the production of laminated panes, in which the starting mass is applied between the panes and converted to form the laminate.
US07662865B2	Process of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis by control of the partial pressure of water in the reaction zone The subject of the invention is a process for the synthesis of hydrocarbons based on a synthesis gas type feedstock in which said synthesis gas is brought into contact with a catalyst in a reactor under Fischer-Tropsch synthesis conditions and in which the partial pressure of water is controlled in order to keep it below a critical value ppH2O-limit defined by the formula: ppH2Olimit=exp(−7751/dp·T)·Ps(T) where T is the reaction temperature in K, dp is the average diameter of the catalyst pores in nm, determined by nitrogen adsorption-desorption (BJH method), Ps(T) is the saturating water vapour pressure at temperature T, in bar.
US07662864B2	Solution polymerization processes to prepare a polymer that degrades to release a physiologically active agent Anhydride polymers that release active or activatable agent(s) have pre-selected properties such as molecular weight, flexibility, hardness, adhesiveness, and other valuable properties. The polymers are suitable for use in compositions, formulations, coatings, devices, and the like that benefit from the controlled release of an agent(s) over a period of time. The polymers are prepared by a process involving various alternative and sequential steps that allow the design a priori of products with specific characteristics. The polymers are suitable as delivery systems, either by themselves, as compositions, formulations or devices.
US07662861B2	Compositions containing prodrugs of florfenicol and methods of use The present invention provides compositions and methods for administering florfenicol to mammals. The compositions contain a prodrug of florfenicol in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In one embodiment the prodrug is an esterized form of florfenicol. Examples of suitable prodrugs include one or a combination of one or a combination of the following: florfenicol acetate, florfenicol propionate, florfenicol butyrate, florfenicol pentanoate, florfenicol hexanoate, florfenicol heptanoate, florfenicol octanoate, florfenicol nanoate, florfenicol decanoate, florfenicol undecanoate, florfenicol dodecanoate, and florfenicol phthalate. In another embodiment the prodrug is converted into the florfenicol in vivo by the action of one or more endogenous esterases. The invention also provides new compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods for their administration.
US07662859B2	Contrast agents The present invention relates to a class of compounds and to diagnostic compositions containing such compounds where the compounds are iodine containing compounds. More specifically the iodine containing compounds are chemical compounds containing an aliphatic central moiety allowing for the arrangement of three iodinated phenyl groups bound thereto.The invention also relates to methods of diagnosis and imaging employing such diagnostic compositions as contrast agents in particular in X-ray imaging, and to contrast media containing such compounds.
US07662855B2	Retinoid solutions and formulations made therefrom Compositions for topical application for treating a skin disorder (e.g., acne) include a retinoid, which is solubilized completely in alcohol only with the aid of cosolvents such as esters (e.g., alkyl benzoate, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl myristate, diisopropyl adipate and their derivatives). This completely solubilized retinoid can be used to formulate an emulsion system or liquid to powder suspension containing a second active, such as an antibiotic (e.g., clindamycin).
US07662854B2	HIF hydroxylase inhibitors The invention provides a compound of one of the formulae (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) as herein defined, or a salt thereof, for use in the treatment of a condition associated with increased or decreased HIF levels or activity, or a condition in which an increase or decrease in HIF levels or activity may be beneficial.
US07662852B2	Compounds and preparations having antiviral effect An antiviral preparation comprising as an active ingredient, a phorbol derivative of formula 1: wherein is R1 is —(CH2)aX(CH2)bCH3, —(CH2)cX(CH2)dYCH3, —CO(CH2)eCH3 or —(CH2)fCH3 R2 is —CO(CH2)nCH3, R3, R4 and R5 are hydrogen atom, or an aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acid residue, X and Y are O or S, and each of a-f and n is a number, and having a specific safety index S.I.=CC50/EC50 of 10 or more wherein EC50 means a concentration at which HIV-1 induced cytopathogenic effect (CPE) in MT-4 cell is inhibited by 50%, and CC50 means a concentration at which survival of MT-4 cell in a cell proliferation test is reduced by 50%. These preparations are particularly effective for human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV).
US07662851B2	Use of specific cyklolignans The invention refers to the use of specific cyclolignans, wherein the carbon atoms in positions 9 and 9′ have cis configuration, for inhibition of the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor. Said compounds can be used for treatment of IGF-1R dependent diseases, such as cancer, psoriasis, atherosclerosis and acromegaly. A preferred compound is picropodophyllin.
US07662850B2	Therapeutic substituted chlorocyclopentanols Disclosed herein is a compound having a formula therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
US07662847B2	Methods of using N-alkyl-hydroxamic acid-isoindolyl compounds The invention encompasses novel N-alkyl-hydroxamic acid-isoindolyl compounds, pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds, and methods of using these compounds and compositions for treatment or prevention of various diseases and disorders, for example, diseases associated with PDE4.
US07662845B2	2,5-Dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl acetamides and analogues as inhibitors of metalloproteinase MMP12 The invention provides compounds of formula in which L, X, Y, Z1, Z2, R1, R2, R3 and G2 have the meanings defined in the specification; processes for their preparation; pharmaceutical compositions containing them; a process for preparing the pharmaceutical compositions; and their use in therapy.
US07662839B2	EP2 receptor agonists A compound of formula (I): or a salt, or chemically protected form thereof, wherein: R5 is an optionally substituted phenyl; A is wherein Q is N; R3 is selected from H, F, Cl and optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C5-7 aryl, and C5-7 aryl-C1-4 alkyl groups; R4 is selected from H, F, Cl and optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C5-7 aryl, and C5-7 aryl-C1-4 alkyl groups; R6 is selected from H, F, Cl, and optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C5-7 aryl, and C5-7 aryl-C1-4 alkyl groups; D is selected from: B is selected from the group consisting of: Where RN′ is selected from H and C1-4 alkyl; where one of RP3 and RP4 is —Cm-alkylene-R2 and the other of RP3 and RP4 is H, m and n can be 0 or 1, and m+n=1 or 2; and additionally, when RP3 is —Cm-alkylene-R2, m can also be 2 or 3, and m+n=1, 2, 3 or 4, and when R2 is tetrazol-5-yl, m+n may be 0; or where one of RP3 and RP4 is —O—CH2—R2, and the other of RP3 and RP4 is H, n is 0; RN is H or optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl; R2 is either: (i) —CO2H; (ii) —CONH2; (iii) —CH2—OH; or (iv) tetrazol-5-yl.
US07662828B2	Substituted 5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine-2-yl compounds and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinazoline-2-yl compounds Substituted 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-2-yl and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-quinazolin-2-yl compounds, corresponding to formula I processes for the production thereof, pharmaceutical preparations containing these compounds the use thereof for the production of pharmaceutical preparations and related method of treating or inhibiting certain disorders or conditions, including pain.
US07662825B2	N-pyrazinyl-phenylsulphonamides and their use in the treatment of chemokine mediated diseases The invention provides N-pyrazinyl-phenyl-sulphonamides of formula (I) for use in the treatment of chemokine mediated diseases. Particularly inflammatory diseases, such as asthma.
US07662824B2	Acylhydrazones as kinase modulators The invention is directed to acylhydrazones compounds of Formula I: where R1, R2 and A are as defined herein, the use of such compounds as protein tyrosine kinase modulators, particularly inhibitors of c-Met, and the use of such compounds to reduce or inhibit kinase activity of c-Met in a cell or a subject, and modulate c-Met expression in a cell or subject, and the use of such compounds for preventing or treating in a subject a cell proliferative disorder and/or disorders related to c-Met. The present invention is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention and to methods for treating conditions such as cancers and other cell proliferative disorders.
US07662821B2	Tetrahydronaphthalene derivatives, process for their production and their use as anti-inflammatory agents The invention relates to tetrahydronaphthalene derivatives, process for their production and their use as anti-inflammatory agents.
US07662820B2	Dipterinyl calcium pentahydrate (DCP) and therapeutic methods based thereon Provided herein is dipterinyl calcium pentahydrate (DCP) and therapeutic methods based thereon. Also provided herein is the compound dipterinyl calcium pentahydrate (DCP) or an analog or polymorph thereof.
US07662819B2	Pteridinone derivatives for use as stearoyl CoA desaturase inhibitors The present invention discloses pteridinone derivatives for use as inhibitors of stearoyl-CoA desaturase having the structure of Formula I: The compounds are useful in treating and/or preventing various human diseases, mediated by stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) enzymes, especially diseases related to abnormal lipid levels, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome and the like.
US07662813B2	Triazole compounds that modulate HSP90 activity The present invention relates to substituted triazole compounds and compositions comprising substituted triazole compounds. The invention further relates to methods of inhibiting the activity of Hsp90 in a subject in need thereof and methods for preventing or treating hyperproliferative disorders, such as cancer, in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a substituted triazole compound of the invention, or a composition comprising such a compound.
US07662812B2	Diazabicyclic aryl derivatives and their use as chinolinergic ligands at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors This invention relates to novel diazabicyclic aryl derivatives which are found to be cholinergic ligands at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and modulators of the monoamine receptors and transporters. Due to their pharmacological profile the compounds of the invention may be useful for the treatment of diseases or disorders as diverse as those related to the cholinergic system of the central nervous system (CNS), the peripheral nervous system (PNS), diseases or disorders related to smooth muscle contraction, endocrine diseases or disorders, diseases or disorders related to neuro-degeneration, diseases or disorders related to inflammation, pain, and withdrawal symptoms caused by the termination of abuse of chemical substances.
US07662801B2	Biodegradable oxidized cellulose esters The present invention relates to the preparation of a series of oxidized cellulose esters suitable for use as a drug carrier in the development of biodegradable controlled and/or sustained release pharmaceutical, agricultural, and veterinary compositions, such as films, compacts, microspheres, and pellets. The esters are prepared by acylation of oxidized cellulose having at least 3% carboxyl groups. The resulting oxidized cellulose esters are soluble in aqueous alkaline solutions, water, and a variety of organic solvents.
US07662800B2	Hyaluronic acid derivatives Derivatives between hyaluronic acid and at least one nitrogenated base, in particular at least one heterocyclic compound derived from purine and/or from pyrimidine and cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical compositions based on said derivatives.
US07662796B2	Use of antisense oligonucleotides or siRNA to suppress expression of eIF-5A1 The present invention relates to apoptosis specific eucaryotic initiation factor 5A (eIF-5A), referred to as apoptosis factor 5A1 or simply factor 5A1, apoptosis factor 5A1 nucleic acids and polypeptides and methods for inhibiting or suppressing apoptosis in cells using antisense nucleotides or siRNAs to inhibit expression of factor 5A1. The invention also relates to suppressing or inhibiting expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines by inhibiting expression of apoptosis factor 5A.
US07662795B2	Enhancement of adenoviral oncolytic activity by modification of the E1A gene product The present invention relates to compositions and methods for enhancing the oncolytic activity of replication-competent, target cell-specific adenovirus vectors by modification of the E1A gene product. The target cell-specific replication-competent adenovirus vectors comprise a chimera of an adenovirus gene essential for replication, preferably an early gene, and the Androgen receptor (or a portion thereof) under the transcriptional control of a cell type-specific transcriptional regulatory element (TRE). By providing for cell type-specific transcription through the use of one or more cell type-specific TREs, the adenovirus vectors effect prostate-specific cytotoxicity due to selective replication.
US07662793B2	Inhibition of human squamous cell carcinoma growth in vivo by epidermal growth factor receptor antisense RNA transcribed from a Pol III promoter A nucleic acid is provided comprising an expression cassette which includes transcription control sequences of a member of a class of Pol III-transcribed genes in which no transcribed portion of the Pol III gene is required for transcription of the gene. In the expression cassette, the transcribed 5′ hairpin structure of the Pol III gene is deleted. The transcription control sequences are operably linked to a sequence of an EGFR gene in an antisense orientation suitable for decreasing expression of EGFR in the cell when transcribed. Lastly, a method for decreasing expression of EGFR in cells is provided that includes the step of contacting target cells either parenterally or directly into the tumor or tissue adjacent to the tumor cells with the nucleic acid of the present invention.
US07662792B2	Modulation of Fas and FasL expression A method employing a composition comprising a 2 to 10 base synthetic oligonucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of (GG)n, (GT)n, a(GT)nb, a(GA)nb, and a(GC)nb, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 3, and a and b are independently either none or one or more As, Cs, Gs, or Ts, or combinations thereof, for modulation of Fas and FasL expression or for modulation of the efficacy of therapeutic agents. The composition is administered to an animal or human with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and optionally with a therapeutic agent, in an amount effective to modulate Fas and FasL expression, to treat the disease, or to modulate efficacy of the therapeutic agent.
US07662790B2	Glucopyranosyl-substituted (heteroaryloxy-benzyl)-benzene derivatives, medicaments containing such compounds, their use and process for their manufacture Glucopyranosyloxy-substituted (heteroaryloxy-benzyl)-benzene compounds of the general formula I where the groups R1 to R6 as well as R7a, R7b, R7c are defined according to claim 1, including the tautomers, the stereoisomers thereof, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof. The compounds according to the invention are suitable for the treatment of metabolic disorders.
US07662789B2	Peptide substance restoring myocardium function The invention refers to the pharmaceutical means for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and can be used as a substance restoring myocardium function in the course of treatment for different forms of this pathology.There is proposed a new tetrapeptide alanyl-glutamyl-aspartyl-arginine with general formula: Ala-Glu-Asp-Arg sequence 1 [SEQ ID NO:1], revealing biological activity, which is manifested in the restoration of the myocardium function.There is proposed a pharmacological substance containing an effective amount of tetrapeptide alanyl-glutamyl-aspartyl-arginine with general formula: Ala-Glu-Asp-Arg sequence 1 [SEQ ID NO:1] as an active peptide agent, revealing biological activity, which is manifested by the restoration of myocardium function. Being included in the medication, this substance contributes to the restoration of the myocardium function.
US07662788B2	Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs The invention describes compounds, compositions, and methods of using the same comprising a chemical moiety covalently attached to amphetamine. These compounds and compositions are useful for reducing or preventing abuse and overdose of amphetamine. These compounds and compositions find particular use in providing an abuse-resistant alternative treatment for certain disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), ADD, narcolepsy, and obesity. Oral bioavailability of amphetamine is maintained at therapeutically useful doses. At higher doses bioavailability is substantially reduced, thereby providing a method of reducing oral abuse liability. Further, compounds and compositions of the invention decrease the bioavailability of amphetamine by parenteral routes, such as intravenous or intranasal administration, further limiting their abuse liability.
US07662780B2	Administering hypocretin to obese individuals The invention provides compositions and methods for treatment and prophylaxis of weight disorders. Such methods entail administering to an individual a therapeutically or prophylactically effective dosage regime of a hypocretin or an agonist thereof, and monitoring the condition of the individual responsive to the administering.
US07662774B2	Method for using lipoprotein associated coagulation inhibitor to treat sepsis A method for prophylactically or therapeutically treating sepsis or septic shock is described, wherein an inhibitor to tissue factor is administered to septic patients. Additionally, a method for treating inflammation is described wherein the inhibitor is administered to patients. This inhibitor is termed lipoprotein associated coagulation inhibitor, or commonly LACI. It is 38 kD and has 276 amino acids. LACI has now been shown to be useful for the treatment of sepsis, septic shock and inflammation.
US07662770B2	Low molecular weight protein tyrosine phosphatase (LMW-PTP) as a diagnostic and therapeutic target Low molecular weight protein tyrosine phosphatase (LMW-PTP) is identified as a novel diagnostic and therapeutic target in cancer diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. The invention provides diagnostic and treatment methods useful in connection with cancers expressing LMW-PTP and, optionally, EphA2 receptor. Also provided is a screening method that utilizes changes in the amount and/or activity of LMW-PTP to identify candidate cancer therapeutic agents that effectively target the oncoprotein EphA2.
US07662767B2	Polynucleotide intercalator interceptors and inhibitors A method of using modified xanthine molecules as a binding agent is disclosed. Xanthine molecules with at least one substitution of a methyl group at the N1, N3, N7, or N9 position bind to intercalating molecules efficiently. This method can be applied to inhibiting intercalating molecules from binding to nucleic acids, as well as removing intercalating molecules that have been bound to nucleic acids. This method can also be applied to synthesize an efficient drug delivery system for compounds that have low solubility in aqueous media, including anti-neoplastic agents. The method can also be applied to flurosecently labeling nucleic acids.
US07662766B2	Fabric softening composition A liquid fabric softening composition comprising an aqueous base, a cationic fabric softening agent, and an emulsified oil which has a refractive index at 25° C. of 1.45 or greater in an amount such that the weight ratio of oil to cationic fabric softening agent is from 1:12 to 1:1, characterised in that the D[4,3] droplet size of the emulsified oil is from 0.4 to 8 microns.
US07662762B2	Aqueous cleaning composition containing copper-specific corrosion inhibitor for cleaning inorganic residues on semiconductor substrates A semiconductor wafer cleaning formulation, including 1-21% wt. fluoride source, 20-55% wt. organic amine(s), 0.5-40% wt. nitrogenous component, e.g., a nitrogen-containing carboxylic acid or an imine, 23-50% wt. water, and 0-21% wt. metal chelating agent(s). The formulations are useful to remove residue from wafers following a resist plasma ashing step, such as inorganic residue from semiconductor wafers containing delicate copper interconnecting structures.
US07662761B2	Soap bars comprising insoluble multivalent ion soap complexes The invention relates to novel bar compositions comprising complexes formed from interaction of multivalent ions and soap. The insoluble complexes permit greater solid contents which counterintuitively, enhance lather (i.e., even if soluble soap is complexed, it is believed more can be used). Further, the complexes enhance rate of wear, hardness, mildness and deposition. The invention further comprises process for enhancing benefits by adding multivalent ions to soap stock during processing.
US07662760B2	Cleansing composition comprising a ternary surfactant mixture and polyaryl siloxane The present invention is related to an aqueous cleansing composition especially for keratin fibres such as human hair with shine enhancing effect. Accordingly the subject of the present invention is an aqueous cleansing composition especially for keratin fibres such as human hair comprising at least one anionic surfactant, at least one non-ionic surfactant and at least one amphoteric surfactant at a total concentration of 5 to 50% by weight calculated to total composition, and at least one arylated silicone at a concentration of 0.001 to 2.5% by weight, calculated to total composition.
US07662758B2	Polymeric polyol esters used in metalworking fluids Polymeric polyol ester additives for metal working applications are described that have lower pour points and improved solubility in API Group II and III basestocks. The polymeric polyol ester contains linear monocarboxylic acid, alkanedioic acid, alk(en)yl substituted succinic acid or anhydride, trihydric alcohol and pentaerythritol.
US07662756B2	Methods for effecting controlled break in pH dependent foamed fracturing fluid A fluid for use in a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, the fluid comprising: (a) water; (b) an orthoester; and (c) a surfactant comprising a tertiary alkyl amine ethoxylate generally represented by the following formula: (CH2—CH2—O)XH R—N< (CH2—CH2—O)YH wherein R is an alkyl group or aryl group, and wherein X and Y are each independently at least one. A method of fracturing a subterranean formation, comprising the step of forming a foamed fracturing fluid comprising water; an orthoester; a surfactant comprising a tertiary alkyl amine ethoxylate generally represented by the formula above; and a gas. The method also provides the step of introducing the foamed fracturing fluid into a subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to create a fracture in the subterranean formation.
US07662755B2	Sealant compositions and methods of using the same to isolate a subterranean zone from a disposal well Sealant compositions and methods of using the same to isolate a subterranean zone are provided. The compositions include partially polymerized furfuryl alcohol/aldehyde, a coupling agent, a diluent, a curing agent, a ductility imparting agent, and a filler for increasing the compressive strengths of the sealant compositions. Methods of isolating a subterranean zone include pumping the foregoing sealant composition into a well bore down through a conduit and up through an annulus disposed between the conduit and the walls of the well bore. The sealant composition exhibits a sufficiently long cure time such that it does not harden until it reaches the annulus. Thus, the sealant composition effectively attaches the conduit to the walls of the well bore. The sealant composition is substantially resistant to degradation by waste chemicals disposed of in the well bore.
US07662752B2	Chemical wash compositions for removing drilling fluids Chemical wash compositions comprising a sulfonated lignin and a taurate are provided. In one embodiment, a chemical wash composition is provided comprising water, a sulfonated lignin, and a taurate.
US07662751B2	Method and apparatus for detection of microscopic pathogens Detection apparatus for use in the detection of the presence of a selected pathogen in a sample are disclosed. Such apparatus include: a substrate with a detection region on a surface thereof, the detection region having microstructures including grooves formed therein that will align liquid crystal material in contact therewith, the width and depth of the grooves being in the range of 10 μm or less; a blocking layer on the surface of the detection region of the substrate that does not disrupt the alignment of liquid crystal material in contact therewith, the blocking layer blocking nonspecific adsorption of pathogens to the surface; and a binding agent on the surface of the detection region of the substrate, the binding agent specifically binding the selected pathogen.
US07662745B2	Stretchable absorbent composites having high permeability A stretchable absorbent composite having a Composite Permeability of about 10 Darcy or more, or about 15 Darcy or more, and Composite Stretchability of about 30% or more, or about 50% or more, or about 100% or more, and a method of making such a stretchable absorbent composite. The stretchable absorbent composite includes a superabsorbent material, an elastomeric material, and, optionally, pulp fibers. More particularly, the stretchable absorbent composite may include between about 30% and about 85% by weight superabsorbent material, between about 5% and about 25% by weight elastomeric material, and between about 10% and about 70% by weight pulp fibers. The stretchability and liquid handling abilities of the stretchable absorbent composite renders the stretchable absorbent composite suitable for incorporation into a variety of absorbent articles, including personal care products, health/medical absorbent articles, and household/industrial absorbent articles, for example.
US07662743B2	NOx purifying catalyst The present invention provides an NOx purifying catalyst that removes NOx with sufficient efficiency even under low temperature operation such as diesel engine automobiles. An NOx purifying catalyst for processing NOx in exhaust gas by rich/lean control of the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas, includes a first catalytic layer containing β-zeolite having iron and/or cerium elements, and a second catalytic layer including a noble metal and cerium oxide-based material; in which the second and the first catalytic layers are coated on a support in that order so that the first catalytic layer is the uppermost layer. The NOx purifying catalyst purifies NOx as showed in Reaction Formulations (1) to (4). Lean condition 1: NO+½O2→NO2 (1) Rich condition: CO+H2O→CO2 (2) NOx+H2→NH3 (3) Lean condition 2: NOx+NH3+O2→N2+H2O (4).
US07662737B2	Bound phosphorus-modified zeolite catalyst, method of preparing and method of using thereof Disclosed is a bound phosphorus-modified zeolite catalyst. Zeolite is treated with a phosphorus compound to form the phosphorus-treated zeolite. Binder material is treated with a mineral acid prior to being bound with the phosphorus-modified zeolite. The binder material includes inorganic oxide materials, such as alumina, clay, aluminum phosphate and silica-alumina, in particular, a binder of alumina or clay or their combinations. The mineral acid includes hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid or sulfuric acid. The phosphorus-treated zeolite is combined with the acid-treated inorganic oxide binder material to form a zeolite-binder mixture. Water is added to form an extrudable paste which maybe shaped and is heated to a temperature of about 400° C. or higher to form a bound phosphorus-modified zeolite catalyst. For aromatic alkylation, the bound phosphorus-modified zeolite catalyst is contacted with an aromatic alkylation feed of an aromatic compound and an alkylating agent under reaction conditions suitable for aromatic alkylation.
US07662733B2	Vapor phase growth apparatus A method of cooling a complex electronic system includes preventing system air from passing through a front side and a rear side of a server system main board, organizing a plurality of electronic segments of the server system main board, providing cool air horizontally to the server system main board through a cool air intake provided at a position located underneath the front side and at a bottom side of the server system main board, using the cool air intake to provide the cool air to a plurality of cooling segments that redirect the cool air vertically at a 90° angle, and using a hot air exhaust after the hot air reaches the top side of the server system main board to redirect the hot air horizontally at a 90° angle and exhaust the hot air.
US07662729B2	Atomic layer deposition of a ruthenium layer to a lanthanide oxide dielectric layer Electronic apparatus and methods of forming the electronic apparatus include a conductive layer having a layer of ruthenium in contact with a lanthanide oxide dielectric layer for use in a variety of electronic systems. The lanthanide oxide dielectric layer and the layer of ruthenium may be structured as one or more monolayers. The lanthanide oxide dielectric layer and the layer of ruthenium may be formed by atomic layer deposition.
US07662726B2	Integrated circuit device having a gas-phase deposited insulation layer An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor device having an integrated circuit. A gas-phase deposited insulation layer is disposed on the semiconductor device, and a conducting line is disposed over the gas-phase deposited insulation layer.
US07662723B2	Methods and apparatus for in-situ substrate processing A plasma processing system for processing a substrate is disclosed. The plasma processing system includes a gas distribution system. The plasma processing system also includes a gas flow control assembly coupled to the gas distribution system and configured to control a set of input gases provided by the gas distribution system. The plasma processing system further includes a first set of nozzles coupled to the gas flow control assembly and configured to supply a first set of gases for processing a first portion of the substrate. The plasma processing system further includes a second set of nozzles coupled to the gas flow control assembly and configured to supply a second set of gases for processing a second portion of the substrate.
US07662716B2	Method for forming silicide contacts Contacts having different characteristics may be created by forming a first silicide layer over a first device region of a substrate, and then forming a second silicide layer over a second device region while simultaneously further forming the first silicide layer. A first contact hole may be formed in a dielectric layer over a first device region of a substrate. A silicide layer may then be formed in the first contact hole. A second contact hole may be formed after the first contact hole and silicide layer is formed. A second silicidation may then be performed in the first and second contact holes.
US07662709B2	Surface mounting method An improved surface mounting method applied in a semiconductor package process is provided, wherein the method comprises the following steps: First a substrate having at least one pad set on one surface of the substrate is provided. Then a mask having at least one opening associated with one of the at least one pad is set on the substrate, wherein each opening is separated into a plurality of sub-openings by a segregator to expose the pad. Subsequently, a printing process is conducted to form a conductive layer on each pad. After removing the mask, a passive device is set on the conductive layer over the pad, and a heating treatment is conducted to fix the passive device on the pad.
US07662706B2	Nanostructures formed of branched nanowhiskers and methods of producing the same A method of forming a nanostructure having the form of a tree, comprises a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes providing one or more catalytic particles on a substrate surface, and growing a first nanowhisker via each catalytic particle. The second stage includes providing, on the periphery of each first nanowhisker, one or more second catalytic particles, and growing, from each second catalytic particle, a second nanowhisker extending transversely from the periphery of the respective first nanowhisker. Further stages may be included to grow one or more further nanowhiskers extending from the nanowhisker(s) of the preceding stage. Heterostructures may be created within the nanowhiskers. Such nanostructures may form the components of a solar cell array or a light emitting flat panel, where the nanowhiskers are formed of a photosensitive material. A neural network may be formed by positioning the first nanowhiskers close together so that adjacent trees contact one another through nanowhiskers grown in a subsequent stage, and heterojunctions within the nanowhiskers create tunnel barriers to current flow.
US07662703B2	Method for manufacturing crystalline semiconductor film and semiconductor device There is provided a method for manufacturing a crystalline semiconductor film. An insulating film is formed over a substrate; an amorphous semiconductor film is formed over the insulating film; a cap film is formed over the amorphous semiconductor film; the amorphous semiconductor film is scanned and irradiated with a continuous wave laser beam or a laser beam with a repetition rate of greater than or equal to 10 MHz, through the cap film; and the amorphous semiconductor film is melted and crystallized. At that time, an energy period in a length direction in a laser beam spot of the laser beam is 0.5 μm to 10 μm, preferably, 1 μm to 5 μm; an energy distribution in a width direction in a laser beam spot of the laser beam is a Gaussian distribution; and the amorphous semiconductor film is scanned with the laser beam so as to be irradiated with the laser beam for a period of greater than or equal to 5 microseconds and less than or equal to 100 microseconds per region.
US07662701B2	Gettering of silicon on insulator using relaxed silicon germanium epitaxial proximity layers One aspect of this disclosure relates to a method for creating proximity gettering sites in a silicon on insulator (SOI) wafer. In various embodiments of this method, a relaxed silicon germanium region is formed over an insulator region of the SOI to be proximate to a device region. The relaxed silicon germanium region generates defects to getter impurities from the device region. Other aspects are provided herein.
US07662699B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor device An object is to provide a technology capable of improving a manufacturing yield of semiconductor devices by preventing scattering of irregular-shaped scraps formed at the time of dicing. To achieve the above object, for dicing lines, by which an irregular-shaped outer periphery may possibly be cut off, among a plurality of dicing lines, formation of the dicing lines starts from an outside of a semiconductor wafer, and after the semiconductor wafer is cut off partway, formation of the dicing lines is ended before reaching the irregular-shaped outer periphery formed on a outer periphery of the semiconductor wafer. For other dicing lines, formation of the dicing lines starts from the outside of the semiconductor wafer, and after the semiconductor wafer is cut off, is ended outside the semiconductor wafer.
US07662698B2	Transistor having field plate A method for forming a transistor device having a field plate. The method includes forming a structure having a source, a drain, and a Tee gate. A photo-resist layer is formed on the structure with an opening therein only the one of two distal ends of the Tee gate. A metal is deposited over the photo-resist layer with portions of the metal being disposed on the photo-resist layer and with other portions of the metal passing through the opening onto the exposed portions of the dielectric layer and with distal end of the top of the Tee gate preventing such metal from being deposited onto portions of the dielectric layer disposed under it. The photo-resist layer is removed along with the portions of the metal deposited thereon while leaving portions of the metal from regions of the dielectric layer exposed by the opening to form the field gate.
US07662696B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor devices According to the present invention, an oxide film with the film quality almost equivalent to that of the thermal oxide can be formed by the low-temperature treatment. After removing an insulator on the active region of the substrate which constitutes a semiconductor wafer, an insulator made of, for example, silicon oxide is deposited on the main surface of the semiconductor wafer by the low pressure CVD method. This insulator is a film to form a gate insulator of MISFET in a later step. Subsequently, a plasma treatment is performed in an atmosphere containing oxygen (oxygen plasma treatment) to the insulator in the manner as schematically shown by the arrows. By so doing, the film quality of the insulator formed by the CVD method can be improved to the extent almost equivalent to that of the insulator formed of the thermal oxide.
US07662695B2	Capacitor structure and fabricating method thereof Disclosed are a vertical-type capacitor and a formation method thereof. The capacitor includes a first electrode wall and a second electrode wall perpendicular to a semiconductor substrate, and at least one dielectric layer on the substrate to insulate the first electrode wall from the second electrode wall. The first electrode wall includes a plurality of first conductive layers and a plurality of first contacts, the plurality of first conductive layers being interconnected with each other by each of the plurality of first contacts. The second electrode wall includes a plurality of second conductive layers and a plurality of second contacts, the plurality of second conductive layers being interconnected with each other by each of the plurality of second contacts.
US07662691B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor device with epitaxial growth A semiconductor device comprises an active region including a first active area to be a source/drain and a second active area to be a gate, and a device isolation region defining the active region. The first active area is obtained by growing a semiconductor substrate located between the gates as a seed layer, and formed to have a larger line-width than that of the second active area in a longitudinal direction of the gate.
US07662690B2	Method of preparing a semiconductor substrate utilizing plural implants under an isolation region to isolate adjacent wells Multiple blanket implantations of one or more p type dopants into a semiconductor substrate are performed to facilitate isolation between nwell regions subsequently formed in the substrate. The blanket implantations are performed through isolation regions in the substrate so that the p type dopants are implanted to depths sufficient to separate the nwell regions. This increased concentration of p type dopants helps to mitigate leakage between the nwell regions as the nwell regions are brought closer together to increase packing densities.
US07662689B2	Strained transistor integration for CMOS Various embodiments of the invention relate to a CMOS device having (1) an NMOS channel of silicon material selectively deposited on a first area of a graded silicon germanium substrate such that the selectively deposited silicon material experiences a tensile strain caused by the lattice spacing of the silicon material being smaller than the lattice spacing of the graded silicon germanium substrate material at the first area, and (2) a PMOS channel of silicon germanium material selectively deposited on a second area of the substrate such that the selectively deposited silicon germanium material experiences a compressive strain caused by the lattice spacing of the selectively deposited silicon germanium material being larger than the lattice spacing of the graded silicon germanium substrate material at the second area.
US07662686B2	Semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device having a nonvolatile memory is reduced in size. In an AND type flash memory having a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells having a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of word lines crossing therewith, and a plurality of floating gate electrodes disposed at positions which respectively lie between the plurality of adjacent first electrodes and overlap the plurality of word lines, as seen in plan view, the plurality of floating gate electrodes are formed in a convex shape, as seen in cross section, so as to be higher than the first electrodes. As a result, even when nonvolatile memory cells are reduced in size, it is possible to process the floating gate electrodes with ease. In addition, it is possible to improve the coupling ratio between floating gate electrodes and control gate electrodes of the word lines without increasing the area occupied by the nonvolatile memory cells.
US07662682B2	Highly uniform group III nitride epitaxial layers on 100 millimeter diameter silicon carbide substrates A method for epitaxial growth of Group III nitrides on a substrate using source gases consistent with metal organic chemical vapor deposition is provided. A heterostructure formed from two Group III nitride epitaxial layers is grown on a substrate in an atmosphere containing minimal hydrogen. The two Group III nitride epitaxial layers differ sufficiently in composition from one another in order to generate a two-dimensional electron gas at their interface. The substrate upon which the heterostructure is grown has a diameter of at least 100 mm.
US07662681B2	Method for fabricating reverse-staggered thin film transistor Disclosed herein is a method for fabricating a reverse-staggered polycrystalline silicon thin film transistor, and more specifically a method for fabricating a reverse-staggered polycrystalline silicon thin film transistor wherein a phosphosilicate-spin-on-glass (P-SOG) is used for a gate insulating film. The method comprises the steps of: forming a buffer layer on an insulating substrate; forming a gate metal pattern on the buffer layer; forming a planarized gate insulating film on the gate metal pattern; depositing an amorphous silicon layer on the gate insulating film; crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer into a polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a n+ or p+ layer on the polycrystalline silicon layer; forming a source/drain metal layer on the n+ or p+ layer; and forming a passivation layer on the source/drain metal layer.
US07662679B2	Semiconductor manufacturing method and semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a mask layer on a first-conductivity-type semiconductor substrate, etching the semiconductor substrate using the mask layer as a mask, thereby forming a projecting semiconductor layer, forming a first insulating layer on the semiconductor substrate to cover a lower portion of the projecting semiconductor layer, doping a first-conductivity-type impurity into the first insulating layer, thereby forming a high-impurity-concentration layer in the lower portion of the projecting semiconductor layer, forming gate insulating films on side surfaces of the projecting semiconductor layer which upwardly extend from an upper surface of the first insulating layer, and forming a gate electrode on the gate insulating films and on the first insulating film.
US07662677B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device A semiconductor device is fabricated by forming a first crystalline region by irradiating a laser beam to a first region of an amorphous semiconductor film by relatively moving the laser beam with respect to the first region of the amorphous semiconductor film. A second crystalline region is formed by irradiating the laser beam to a second region of the amorphous semiconductor film including a portion of the first crystalline region by relatively moving the laser beam with respect to the second region of the amorphous semiconductor film. The wavelength of the laser beam falls in a range of 370 nm through 650 nm. In general, crystalline performance of the first crystalline region, the second crystalline region, and a region of overlap between the first crystalline region and the second crystalline region are the same.
US07662674B2	Methods of forming electromigration and thermal gradient based fuse structures Methods of forming a microelectronic structure are described. Embodiments of those methods include forming a metallic fuse structure by forming at least one via on a first interconnect structure, lining the at least one via with a barrier layer, and then forming a second interconnect structure on the at least one via.
US07662672B2	Manufacturing process of leadframe-based BGA packages A manufacturing process of a leadframe-based BGA package is disclosed. A leadless leadframe with an upper layer and a lower layer is provided for the package. The upper layer includes a plurality of ball pads, and the lower layer includes a plurality of sacrificial pads aligning and connecting with the ball pads. A plurality of leads are formed in either the upper layer or the lower layer to interconnect the ball pads or the sacrificial pads. An encapsulant is formed to embed the ball pads after chip attachment and electrical connections. During manufacturing process, a half-etching process is performed after encapsulation to remove the sacrificial pads to make the ball pads electrically isolated and exposed from the encapsulant for solder ball placement where the soldering areas of the ball pads are defined without the need of solder mask(s) to solve the problem of solder bleeding of the solder balls on the leads or the undesired spots during reflow. Moreover, mold flash can easily be detected and removed.
US07662669B2	Method of exposing circuit lateral interconnect contacts by wafer saw A method for fabricating wafer-level packages including lateral interconnects. The method includes precutting a cover wafer at the locations where the cover wafer will be completely cut through to separate the wafer-level packages. The cover wafer is bonded to the substrate wafer using bonding rings so as to seal the integrated circuit within a cavity between the cover wafer and the substrate wafer, where the precuts face the substrate wafer. The cover wafer is then cut at the precut locations to remove the unwanted portions of the cover wafer between the packages and expose contacts or probe pads for the lateral interconnects. The substrate wafer is then cut between the wafer-level packages to separate the packages.
US07662665B2	Method for fabricating a semiconductor package including stress relieving layer for flip chip packaging A method for fabricating a semiconductor package is provided. In one embodiment, a semiconductor chip having a plurality of exposed conductive layers thereon is provided. A first substrate having a first surface and a second surface is provided, the first surface having a plurality of exposed via plugs thereunder. The semiconductor chip is bonded to the first substrate, wherein the plurality of exposed conductor layers are aligned and in contact with the surfaces of the exposed via plugs. A portion of the second surface of the first substrate is then removed to expose the opposite ends of the plurality of via plugs. A plurality of UBM layers is formed on the surfaces of the opposite ends of the plurality of via plugs. A plurality of solder bumps is formed and mounted on the UBM layers. A second substrate having a first surface and a second surface is provided, the solder bumps being mounted to the first surface of the second substrate. A plurality of solder balls is formed and mounted to the second surface of the second substrate. A third substrate is mounted to the solder balls.
US07662658B2	Photodiode with ultra-shallow junction for high quantum efficiency CMOS image sensor and method of formation A pinned photodiode with an ultra-shallow highly-doped surface layer of a first conductivity type and a method of formation are disclosed. The ultra-shallow highly-doped surface latter has a thickness of about 100 Angstroms to about 500 Angstroms and a dopant concentration of about 5×1017 atoms per cm3 to about 1×1019 atoms per cm3. The ultra-shallow highly-doped surface layer is formed by diffusion of ions from a doped layer into the substrate or by a plasma doping process. The ultra-shallow pinned layer is in contact with a charge collection region of a second conductivity type.
US07662650B2	Providing photonic control over wafer borne semiconductor devices Disclosed are methods for providing wafer photonic flow control to a semiconductor wafer (1700) having a substrate (1720), at least one active layer (1765) and at least one surface layer (1710). Photonic flow control can be achieved through the formation of trenches (1725) and/or insulating implants (1730) formed in said wafer (1700), whereby active regions (1760) are defined by trenches (1725) that operate as nonconductive areas (1750). Methods of and systems for wafer level burn-in (WLBI) of semiconductor devices are also disclosed. Photonic flow control at the wafer level is important when using WLBI methods and systems.
US07662648B2	Integrated circuit inspection system Methods and systems that include a nanotube used as an emitter in the testing and fabrication of integrated circuits. The nanotube emits a signal to a substrate. Based on the signal or the electrical properties, e.g., current induced in the substrate by the signal, the region of the substrate is characterized. The characterization includes topology of the region of the substrate such as determining whether a recess in the substrate has a proper depth or other dimensions or characteristics of the substrate.
US07662647B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A burn-in input signal input to a burn-in circuit is delivered to an internal circuit through a selector. In response to a control signal from the burn-in circuit, the selector selects either the burn-in input signal or an input signal for operating the internal circuit. In the burn-in test process, a portion of an output signal is monitored to determine the degree of degradation of the internal circuit.
US07662641B2	Method of using Zven antibodies The present invention provides novel uses two members of a new family of human proteins, designated as “Zven,” as agents that stimulate gastrointestinal contractility, gastric emptying, intestinal transit, and treating gastroparesis The Zven1 gene, which resides in human chromosome 3p21.1-3p14.3, is expressed in testicular tissue and peripheral blood lymphocytes. The invention also provides methods for using the antibodies to detect the presence of the protein with antibodies and methods for using the polynucleotides to detect the presence of Zven RNA.
US07662640B2	Method for silver staining of biological substances A method for silver staining a gel on which biological substances such as nucleic acids and proteins are separated by electrophoresis, which comprises at least the following steps: (a) the step of immersing an untreated gel after the electrophoresis in an aqueous solution of sodium thiosulfate; (b) the step of immersing the gel obtained in the step (a) in a mixture of ethanol and an aqueous solution of sodium acetate; and (c) the step of immersing the gel obtained in the step (b) in a mixture of ethanol and an aqueous solution of silver nitrate.
US07662635B2	Device and method for detecting methylsothiocyanate A device and method in which the gas specimen to be investigated is exposed to one or more indicators for qualitative or quantitative detection of methylisothiocyanate, characterized in that at least one indicator is palladium sulfate.
US07662624B2	Metal-binding therapeutic peptides The present invention is related methods of delivering MBD peptide-linked agents into live cells. The methods described herein comprise contacting MBD peptide-linked agents to live cells under a condition of cellular stress. The methods of the invention may be used for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
US07662618B2	Method and apparatus for environmental monitoring and bioprospecting A method for environmental monitoring and bioprospecting includes the steps of: (a) utilizing a testing device having: (i) a container having a fluid inlet and outlet, (ii) a plurality of capillary microcosms situated within the container, each of these capillaries having an inlet and outlet that are configured so as to allow for fluid flow through the capillaries, each of these capillaries further having a means for covering its inlet and outlet so as to prevent flow through the capillary, (iii) a pump connected to the container outlet, the pump being configured so as to draw fluid from the surrounding environment into the container's inlet and through the capillaries, (iv) connected to the outlet of the container, a means for collecting the flow through the container, and (v) a check valve connected downstream of the container to prevent the backflow of fluid into the container, (b) adding specified test substances to the device's capillaries, wherein these substances are to be analyzed for their ability to accelerate a specified biotransformation process in the subject environment, (c) locating this device in this environment and opening the capillary covering means so as to allow fluid from the surrounding environment to flow though the container and capillaries, (d) leaving the device in situ for a temporal duration sufficient to incubate phenomena occurring within the capillary microcosms, (e) retrieving the testing device, and (f) analyzing phenomena occurring with the capillary microcosms using automated analysis schemes and commercially available robotics.
US07662617B2	Systems and processes for cellulosic ethanol production A cellulosic ethanol production system. Implementations may include a feed stage that may produce a raw cellulose stream from a waste cellulose stream and an algae cellulose stream. A hydrolysis stage may produce a hydrolyzed cellulose stream. A liquefaction stage may produce a formed sugars stream and one or more liquefaction byproduct streams. A fermentation stage may react the formed sugars stream with a yeast feed in at least one fermenter to produce a raw ethanol stream. A separation stage may separate ethanol from the raw ethanol stream and to produce a fuel ethanol stream. An algae generation stage may include at least one algae bioreactor and may react the one or more liquefaction byproduct streams with algae in the at least one algae bioreactor to produce an algae stream. A biodiesel production stage may produce a biodiesel stream and the algae cellulose stream.
US07662615B2	System and method for cultivating cells The present invention discloses a system for cultivating cells, wherein the system comprises a bioreactor, a pump, and an electromagnetic module comprising a coil and an electromagnetic stimulator. The cells are disposed within the bioreactor. The pump, connected to the bioreactor, is used to drive gas into the bioreactor, so as to ensure a sufficient gas supply for the cells. Additionally, the electromagnetic stimulator, connected to the coil, is used to provide a plurality of first signals, and the first signals are transported to the coil. Then the induced electromagnetic field is produced by the coil, whereby the induced electromagnetic field is applied on the cells within the bioreactor. Moreover, this invention also discloses the method for cultivating cells.
US07662614B2	Biochip platform including dielectric particle layer and optical assay apparatus using the same Provided are a biochip platform for biochemically analyzing a sample such as DNA or protein, including a dielectric particle layer, and an optical assay apparatus including the same. The biochip platform includes the dielectric particle layer uniformly formed on a substrate. The particle uniformity of the dielectric particle layer enables good wavelength separation of fluorescence signal, and the large surface area of the dielectric particle layer guarantees better amplifications efficiency of fluorescence signal. Furthermore, the biochip platform shows good economical efficiency due to easy fabrication process, and is particularly useful in an optical assay apparatus for analyzing a biochemical sample due to good assay efficiency.
US07662611B2	Apparatus and method for in vitro storage of a cornea A fixture and method is provided for in vitro storage of a cornea. The fixture includes a platform having a corneal-sceral rim receiving surface, a clamp having a mating surface for the cornel-scleral rim and handles. A locking mechanism is provided to secure a donor cornea between the clamp and platform. The combination cornea, platform and clamp are placed in a storage unit having a fluid preservation media. In one embodiment, the storage unit includes a vial having an optically clear closed end and an opened end. A lid is secured to the open end of the vial and engages the handles in order to stabilize the clamped cornea within the vial.
US07662609B2	E.coli host cells with modified PhoS/PstS periplasmic phosphate-binding proteins, and method of manufacturing recombinant fabs The present invention provides an Ecoli host cell expressing a recombinant antibody characterized in that the Ecoli host cell has been genetically modified in order to change at least one physical property of one or more Ecoli proteins which in the wild type copurify with said recombinant antibody.
US07662608B2	Chronic pathogen-expressing cell lines This application provides a method to establish and construct cell lines expressing pathogens without destruction of the host cells. The invention allows for the formation of cell lines for the purpose of continuous expression, release, and harvesting of the pathogen and maintain the consistency of the final biological pro duct. Although the invention is intended for pathogen antigen expression, the invention allows for the production of any antigen by the described methods. The establishment of a chronically infected celline can be used for reagent, diagnostic, quantification, or vaccine purposes. We have used the procedure to select for a host cell line that naturally adapts to HIV-1 replication without affecting the host cell's ability to survive. This allowed for the establishment of a chronic HIV-1 expressing cell line that continuously expresses HIV-1 particles.
US07662605B2	Polypeptides having alpha-glucosidase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-glucosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
US07662604B2	Chondroitinase ABC I and methods of production The invention relates to chondroitinase ABC I and uses thereof. In particular, the invention relates to recombinant and modified chondroitinase ABC I, their production and their uses. The chondroitinase ABC I enzymes of the invention are useful for a variety of purposes, including degrading and analyzing polysaccharides such as glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). These GAGs can include chondroitin sulfate, dermatan sulfate, unsulfated chondroitin and hyaluronan. The chondroitinase ABC I enzymes can also be used in therapeutic methods such as promoting nerve regeneration, promoting stroke recovery, treating spinal cord injury, treating epithelial disease, treating infections and treating cancer.
US07662598B2	Solventless extraction process The present invention provides a method for extracting lipids from microorganisms without using organic solvent as an extraction solvent. In particular, the present invention provides a method for extracting lipids from microorganisms by lysing cells and removing water soluble compound and/or materials by washing the lysed cell mixtures with aqueous washing solutions until a substantially non-emulsified lipid is obtained.
US07662597B2	PUFA polyketide synthase systems and uses thereof The invention generally relates to polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) polyketide synthase (PKS) systems, to homologues thereof, to isolated nucleic acid molecules and recombinant nucleic acid molecules encoding biologically active domains of such a PUFA PKS system, to genetically modified organisms comprising PUFA PKS systems, to methods of making and using such systems for the production of bioactive molecules of interest, and to novel methods for identifying new bacterial and non-bacterial microorganisms having such a PUFA PKS system.
US07662593B2	Activation method of protein derived from extremely thermophilic bacterium in nucleic acid amplification reaction and use thereof The present invention is to provide a method which makes it possible to activate RecA, and maintain its biological function in all the PCR cycles. Also, the invention is to provide a nucleic acid amplification method, and a kit for amplifying a nucleic acid which makes it possible to suppress non-specific amplification more specifically and efficiently to amplify only the desired nucleic acid. A method of activating a RecA protein derived from an extremely thermophilic bacterium in a polymerase chain reaction carried out in the presence of the RecA protein derived from the extremely thermophilic bacterium, wherein the RecA protein is activated by carrying out the reaction with the addition of nucleotide 5′-triphosphate (provided that the nucleotide 5′-triphosphate is neither deoxynucleotide 5′-triphosphate nor nucleotide 5′-O-3-thiotriphosphate).
US07662590B2	Polynucleotide encoding an IL-28A polypeptide Homogeneous preparations of IL-28A, IL-28B, and IL-29 have been produced by mutating one or more of the cysteine residues in the polynucleotide sequences encoding the mature proteins. The cysteine mutant proteins can be shown to either bind to their cognate receptor or exhibit biological activity. One type of biological activity that is shown is an antiviral activity.
US07662585B2	ErbB4 receptor-specific neuregulin related ligands and uses therefor The invention concerns a novel neuregulin related ligand (NRG3) including fragments and variants thereof, as new members of the neuregulin family of compounds. The invention also concerns methods and means for producing NRG3. The native polypeptides of the invention are characterized by containing an extracellular domain including an EGF-like domain, a transmembrane domain and a cytoplasmic domain. Isolated nucleotide sequences encoding such polypeptides, expression vectors containing the nucleotide sequences, recombinant host cells transformed with the vectors, and methods for the recombinant production for the novel NRG3s are also within the scope of the invention.
US07662584B2	Increased production of secreted proteins by recombinant eukaryotic cells Described herein are methods for increasing the amount of protein secreted by a cell. In one case, a cell is provided which contains a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a protein having unfolded protein response modulating activity and a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a protein of interest to be secreted. In one case, the protein having unfolded protein response modulating activity is selected from the proteins selected from the group consisting of HAC1, PTC2 and IRE1. The protein of interest can be any secreted protein such as a therapeutic or an industrial enzyme. For example the protein can be selected from the group consisting of lipase, cellulase, endo-glucosidase H, protease, carbohydrase, reductase, oxidase, isomerase, transferase, kinase, phosphatase, alpha-amylase, glucoamylase, lignocellulose hemicellulase, pectinase and ligninase.
US07662581B1	Eg5 co-crystals This invention provides methods of identifying an Eg5 binding ligand. The ligand is identified by using the atomic coordinates of an Eg5 crystal to generate a three dimensional structure. The three dimensional structure is used in molecular modeling techniques and docking experiments to identify ligands that bind to the binding pocket of Eg5. A novel binding pocket is identified. The invention also provides a crystallized Eg5 and ligand complex.
US07662580B2	Tissue diagnostics for breast cancer Disclosed are methods for diagnosing breast cancer in a cell sample by detecting an increase in the levels of expression of protein markers in the cell sample as compared to the levels of expression of the same protein markers in a normal, nonneoplastic breast cell sample. Also disclosed is a device for diagnosis of cancer in a cell sample.
US07662579B2	Cytogenetically determined prognosis of myeloma The invention provides methods and materials for determining a prognosis for myeloma and myeloma-disposed patients. The methods include the use of FISH techniques. The identification of the chromosomal abnormalities t(4;14)(p16;q32), t(14;16)(q32;q23), or 17p13 deletion (p53) in plasma cells from a patient indicates a poor prognosis.
US07662577B2	Method of diagnosing cardiovascular disease A method of and kit for diagnosing cardiovascular disease in a human involves assessing the presence and/or concentration of antibodies to platelet activating factor (PAF) in a sample of body fluid of the human.
US07662571B2	Mitochondrial markers of ischemia Damage to tissue, such as ischemic damage, can cause the release of mitochondrial proteins. The released proteins can be detected in a sample taken from a subject, indicating that the subject has suffered damage.
US07662558B2	Method of profiling gene expression in a human subject The present invention is directed to detection and measurement of gene transcripts in blood. Specifically provided is a RT-PCR analysis performed on a drop of blood for detecting, diagnosing and monitoring diseases using tissue-specific primers. The present invention also describes methods by which delineation of the sequence and/or quantitation of the expression levels of disease-associated genes allows for an immediate and accurate diagnostic/prognostic test for disease or to assess the effect of a particular treatment regimen.
US07662557B2	Methods for producing members of specific binding pairs A member of a specific binding pair (sbp) is identified by expressing DNA encoding a genetically diverse population of such sbp members in recombinant host cells in which the sbp members are displayed in functional form at the surface of a secreted recombinant genetic display package (rgdp) containing DNA encoding the sbp member or a polypeptide component thereof, by virtue of the sbp member or a polypeptide component thereof being expressed as a fusion with a capsid component of the rgdp. The displayed sbps may be selected by affinity with a complementary sbp member, and the DNA recovered from selected rgdps for expression of the selected sbp members. A phagemid may be used as an expression vector, with said capsid fusion helping to package the phagemid DNA.
US07662552B2	Method of diagnosing and treating lesion of crystalline lens using human CRYGS gene and coding product thereof The method of diagnosing lesions of crystalline lens such as cataract is disclosed. It comprises detecting variation of crygs gene, transcript and/or protein of individuals compared with normalty. The individual suffers from cataract more possible than normalty when occurring the variation. The present invention also discloses the method and pharmaceutical composition of treating lesions of crystalline lens such as cataract.
US07662549B1	Methylation altered DNA sequences as markers associated with human cancer There is disclosed 103 novel methylation-altered DNA sequences (“marker sequences”) that have distinct methylation patterns in cancer, compared to normal tissue. In many instances, these marker sequences represent novel sequences not found in the GenBank data base, and none of these marker sequences have previously been characterized with respect to their methylation pattern in human cancers including, but not limited to those of bladder and prostate. These 103 sequences have utility as diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic markers in the treatment of human cancer, and as reagents in kits for detecting methylated CpG-containing nucleic acids.
US07662546B2	Apparatus for processing substrate and method of processing the same A heating apparatus for a substrate to be processed with a coating film has a chamber with an inner space, a heating plate heating the substrate to be processed in the inner space, and a partition member. The heating plate has a support surface which supports the substrate to be processed within the chamber. The partition member is arranged in the chamber so as to face the support surface. The partition member partitions the inner space into first and second spaces, and has a plurality of pores which allow the first and second spaces to communicate with each other. The support surface of the heating plate is set in the first space. An air stream formation mechanism forming an air stream is arranged in the second space. This mechanism discharges a substance evaporated from the photoresist film.
US07662545B2	Decal transfer lithography A method of making a microstructure includes selectively activating a portion of a surface of a silicon-containing elastomer, contacting the activated portion with a substance, and bonding the activated portion and the substance, such that the activated portion of the surface and the substance in contact with the activated portion are irreversibly attached. The selective activation may be accomplished by positioning a mask on the surface of the silicon-containing elastomer, and irradiating the exposed portion with UV radiation.
US07662541B2	Photosensitive resin composition and photosensitive dry film by the use thereof A photosensitive resin composition and a photosensitive dry film which are excellent in both sensitivity and stability and are well-balanced in tent strength, resolution and plating non-staining are provided. The photosensitive resin composition comprises an alkali-soluble resin (A), a photopolymerizable compound (B) and a photopolymerization initiator (C), and the polymerization initiator (C) comprises a hexaarylbisimidazole based compound (C1) and a multifunctional thiol compound (C2) as essential components. The photosensitive dry film has at least a photosensitive resin layer formed from the photosensitive resin composition on a support film.
US07662539B2	Resist pattern thickening material, process for forming resist pattern, and process for manufacturing semiconductor device The present invention provides a resist pattern thickening material which can thicken a resist pattern and form a fine space pattern, exceeding exposure limits of exposure light used during patterning. The resist pattern thickening material contains a resin and a phase transfer catalyst. The present invention also provides a process for forming a resist pattern and a process for manufacturing a semiconductor device, wherein the resist pattern thickening material of the present invention is suitably utilized.
US07662537B2	Lithographic printing original plate and lithographic printing plate An object of the present invention is to provide a lithographic printing plate with a hydrophilic layer mainly made from resins which has a photosensitivity to the light in near infrared region, on which images can be printed directly with laser beam, requiring no development and wiping off operation, and immediately recovering from ink stains without any difficulties when an ink attaches to non-image areas on printing, and a photosensitive resin composition applied to the printing plate.A lithographic printing original plate having a photosensitive layer formed on a support is characterized in that the surface of the photosensitive layer has a phase-separation structure, and the recessed parts are formed on the surface of a photosensitive layer by the dissolution of one component of photosensitive layer constituting the phase-separation and the surface of the photosensitive layer is changed to have affinity for ink by irradiation with light.
US07662535B2	Toner particles of controlled morphology The present invention is a method for the preparation of electrostatographic toner that includes the following steps. A polymer material is dissolved in an organic solvent to form an organic phase that includes a metal complex of zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate; zinc diethyldithiocarbamate; dibenzyldithiocarbamate, zinc di-n-butyldithiocarbamate. The organic phase is dispersed in an aqueous phase that includes a particulate stabilizer to form a dispersion and the resultant dispersion is homogenized. The organic solvent is evaporated and the resultant product is recovered, washed and dried.
US07662529B2	Electrophotographic photoconductor An electrophotographic photoconductor in which generation of a ghost phenomenon caused by exposure is avoided and potential change before and after continuous printings is insignificant. A functionally separated type electrophotographic photoconductor includes at least a charge generation layer containing a charge generation agent and a charge transport layer containing a charge transport agent, the two layers being sequentially laminated on a conductive substrate. A ratio of the maximum intensity of a halo pattern to a peak intensity of a maximum diffraction peak is less than 0.3 in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by a powder method using Cu Kα line of a test coating film produced from a test coating liquid that is prepared by adding the charge transport agent into a coating liquid for the charge generation layer in an equal mass of the charge transport agent to a mass of the charge generation agent.
US07662527B2	Silanol containing photoconductor A photoconductor containing a substrate, an undercoat layer thereover comprising a polymeric resin, a silanol, and a metal oxide; and a photogenerating layer; and at least one charge transport layer.
US07662520B2	High-transmittance attenuated phase-shift mask blank The present invention discloses a HT-AttPSM (high-transmittance attenuated phase-shift mask) blank with phase-shifters composed of the (Al2O3)x/(TiO2)1-x superlattice film stacks, wherein x preferably ranges 79˜84%. Particularly, the four-stacked superlattice films of the present invention perform superior optical properties including transmittance of 19.9% and a reflectance of 3.2% at the wavelength of 193 nm and an inspection transmittance less than 20% at the wavelength of 257 nm.
US07662519B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent properties such as energy density and electromotive force and being excellent in cycle life, storage property and safety. In the present invention, the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a substance having a peak from 162.9 to 164.0 eV by XPS analysis on the anode surface.
US07662518B1	Shutdown separators with improved properties A microporous polyolefin battery separator membrane is extremely high in porosity, high in puncture strength, very low in shrinkage and with shutdown temperature of 130-140 degrees C. and melt integrity greater than 165 degrees C. It consists of 20-30% by weight of a UHMW polyethylene having Mw of 1×106 or higher, 60-70% by weight of a HDPE having average Mw of between 200,000-500,000 and 5-15% by weight of TiO2 with an average particle size of less than 0.2 microns.
US07662514B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method for producing negative electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode capable of reversibly absorbing and desorbing lithium, a negative electrode including an alloy material as an active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the alloy material includes a phase (phase A) containing at least Si and a phase (phase B) containing an intermetallic compound composed of Si and at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Ni and Cu, and the alloy material contains 0.0006 to 1.0 wt % of Fe in a metallic state.
US07662513B2	Negative electrode active material for lithium-based secondary battery and method of preparing same A negative electrode active material for a lithium-based secondary battery includes a graphite-like carbon material having an intensity ratio I(110)/I(002) of an X-ray diffraction peak intensity I(002) at a (002) plane to an X-ray diffraction peak intensity I(110) at a (110) plane of less than 0.2.
US07662509B2	Lithium-ion battery A battery includes a positive electrode having a current collector and a first active material and a negative electrode having a current collector and a second active material. The battery also includes an auxiliary electrode having a current collector and a third active material. The auxiliary electrode is configured for selective electrical connection to one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The first active material, second active material, and third active material are configured to allow doping and undoping of lithium ions. The third active material exhibits charging and discharging capacity below a corrosion potential of the current collector of the negative electrode and above a decomposition potential of the first active material.
US07662508B2	Secondary battery module A secondary battery module includes at least more than two battery aggregates having a plurality of unit batteries continuously arranged, and a housing receiving the battery aggregates, wherein, with respect to the arrangement direction of the unit batteries, each of the unit batteries of each of the battery aggregates is disposed in an oblique direction against the arrangement direction of the unit batteries.
US07662507B2	HVAC controller battery tray An HVAC controller includes a controller housing having an aperture and a battery tray removably disposed within the aperture. The battery tray can include an outer wall and a beam element fixed relative to the outer wall and extending away from the outer wall. The beam element can have a free end and an end element disposed on or adjacent to the free end.
US07662499B2	Plate elements for fuel cell stacks The invention relates to a plate element for a fuel cell stack which comprises a frame region and at least one inner region which is surrounded by the frame region. In addition, it has a plurality of webs which extend from the frame region into the at least one inner region and define a flow guidance structure in the at least one inner region, in which at least four bore holes are in the frame region of which at least two are connected with the flow guidance structure.
US07662493B2	Magnetic disk substrate and production method of magnetic disk The invention provides a magnetic disk glass substrate capable of preventing the occurrence of dust and adhesion of particles to the magnetic disk surface during a magnetic disk production process, a production method and a magnetic disk.A glass substrate for a magnetic disk has a construction in which an outer peripheral edge shape formed around a peripheral edge portion of a main surface has, with another flat portion of the main surface being the reference: an outer peripheral edge portion ski jump value of not greater than 0 μm; an outer peripheral edge portion roll-off value of −0.2 to 0.0 μm; and an outer peripheral edge portion dub-off value of 0 to 120 Å; and the glass substrate has a chamfer surface between the main surface (data surface) and the outer peripheral edge surface (straight surface), and has an R surface having a radius of curvature of 0.013 to 0.080 mm between the data surface and the chamfer surface of the glass substrate.
US07662491B2	Method of manufacturing nano-template for a high-density patterned medium and high-density magnetic storage medium using the same Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a template for a high-density patterned medium and a high-density magnetic storage medium using the same. In the method, magnetic particles are used as a mask and no lithographic process is required.
US07662487B2	Azaaromatic compounds having azafluoranthene skeletons and organic electroluminescent devices made by using the same The invention aims at providing a novel azaaromatic compound having an azafluoranthene skeleton which is useful as the constituent of organic EL devices and at realizing a long lifetime, high-efficiency and practical organic EL device by using the compound in at least one of the organic compound layers. The invention provides azaaromatic compounds having azafluoranthene skeletons as represented by the general formula (1): wherein R1 to R12 are each independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 40 carbon atoms, trialkylsilyl (wherein each alkyl has 1 to 20 carbon atoms and may be substituted), aryloxy (wherein the aryl has 6 to 40 carbon atoms and may be substituted), halogen atom, or cyano group, with the proviso that at least two of R1 to R12 are each cyano group, trifluoromethyl group, or fluorine atom and adjacent two of R1 to R12 may be linked together to form a ring structure.
US07662486B2	Light emission material and organic electroluminescent device using the same An organic electroluminescent device including a substrate, an anode, a cathode, a hole transport layer, an electron transport layer and an emission layer is provided. The anode and the cathode are disposed on the substrate. The hole transport layer is disposed between the anode and the cathode. The electron transport layer is disposed between the hole transport layer and the cathode. The emission layer is disposed between the hole transport layer and the electron transport layer. The chemical structure of the dopant is represented by formula [I]: “M” represents a metal atom, m is smaller than or equal to the ligand number of “M”, n is smaller than m. “Y1” is selected from aryl or heteroaryl. “Y2” and “Y3” are respectively selected from nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring. “X”, “R1”, “R2” and “R3” are respectively selected from any substituent group or hydrogen. “A” is selected from aryl, heteroaryl or nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group.
US07662482B2	Adhesion promoter The present invention provides an improved bonding system including an adhesion promoter that may be used to help adhesively bond two or more components together. The preferred use of the present adhesion promoter is in a transportation vehicle (e.g., automobile), and more particularly in an engine assembly for use in such vehicles. The present invention includes a bonded automobile engine assembly including at least one plastic component, an adhesive that bonds the plastic component to at least one separate component, and an adhesion promoter between the adhesive and the plastic component. Fasteners for attaching components are optionally employed. In one specific example, an intake manifold including a plastic component is bonded to an engine assembly.
US07662481B2	Endless belt for electrophotographic apparatus An endless belt for use as an intermediate transfer belt or a transfer-sheet transfer belt in an electrophotographic apparatus using electrophotographic technologies such as a full-color LBP (Laser Beam Printer) or a full-color PPC (Plane Paper Copier). At least a base layer of the belt comprises a modified polyamide imide resin formed by copolymerizing: (A) an aromatic isocyanate compound; (B) an aromatic polycarboxylic acid anhydride; and (C) a polymer having carboxylic acids at both terminals thereof.
US07662480B2	Butyl ionomer having improved surface adhesion A butyl rubber ionomer having improved adhesion to substrates whose surfaces have polar functional groups. Examples of such substrate materials include stainless steel, glass, mylar or Teflon®. The adhesion of the butyl rubber ionomer to the substrate is at least 25% greater than the adhesion of a non-ionomeric butyl rubber to the same substrate surface and with certain substrates is more than 150% greater. The adhesion is improved with increasing levels of multiolefin content in the butyl rubber ionomer. The adhesion is greatest for butyl rubber ionomers having a high multiolefin content (at least 3.5 mol% of multiolefin monomers or at least 1.5 mol % of residual multiolefins). By taking advantage of these high adhesion levels, a composite article can be formed between the butyl rubber ionomer and the substrate.
US07662479B2	Liquid silicone rubber coating composition, curtain air bag, and method of producing same A liquid silicone rubber coating composition that is ideal for forming a coating on an air bag is provided. The composition includes: (A) an organopolysiloxane containing two or more alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms within each molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms within each molecule, (C) an addition reaction catalyst, (D) a finely powdered silica with a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g, (E) an organosilicon compound containing an epoxy group and a silicon atom-bonded alkoxy group within each molecule, and (F) a compound represented by a general formula: Al(OH)(OCOR)2 (wherein, R represents identical or different, unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms). Leakage of the inflator gas when the air bag is in an inflated state is suppressed, enabling production of an air bag that exhibits excellent sustainability of the inflation period.
US07662478B2	Polymer and polymer light-emitting device using the same Provided is a polymer comprising a repeating unit represented by formula (1), wherein, A1 represents a divalent group in which the bond distance ratio (bond distance of C(α)-A1/bond distance of C(α)-C(β)) is 1.10 or more; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6, each independently represent a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, alkyloxy group, aryloxy group, arylalkyloxy group, etc. The polymer is useful as a light-emitting material, a charge transporting material, etc.
US07662477B2	Multilayer ceramics substrate A highly reliable ceramics substrate which can sufficiently secure a bonding strength of a surface conductor in an initial state and after a lapse of time (e.g., after a PCT) is provided. The multilayer ceramics substrate has a surface conductor on at least one surface of a multilayer body constituted by a plurality of laminated ceramics substrate layers. A reaction phase formed by a reaction between a ceramics component in the ceramics substrate layers and a glass component in the surface conductor is deposited at an interface between the surface conductor and ceramics substrate layers. For example, an alumina filler in the ceramics substrate layers and Zn in the surface conductor react with each other, thereby forming ZnAl2O4 as the reaction phase.
US07662474B2	Flame-retardant plastic composition, yarn and textile structure coated therewith The invention concerns a halogen-free flame retardant plastic composition, for coating a substrate, comprising an acrylic resin and an intumescent agent. It is in the form of plastisol, and comprises therefore a plasticizing medium wherein the acrylic resin and the intumescent agent are dispersed, said plastisol being formulated such that, in combination: the viscosity remains not more than 6000 mPa's, measured with a Brookfield RVT viscometer at 20 revolutions per minute, its rheological behavior is pseudo-plastic and Newtonian.
US07662473B2	Amorphous inorganic ceramic material and method of producing same An amorphous inorganic ceramic material including silicon, carbon and oxygen is provided. In the ceramic material, the average elemental ratio between silicon, carbon and oxygen is represented by a compositional formula: SiCaOb wherein, a is a number that satisfies: 0.5≦a≦3.0, and b is a number that satisfies 0.5≦b≦4.0), the material has a siloxane skeleton formed of Si—O—Si bonds, and the hydrogen mass fraction is within a range from 0 to 1% by mass. The material exhibits excellent heat resistance, wettability with other materials, strength and elastic modulus, and is useful as a reinforcing material for composite materials, or as an exhaust gas filter material or the like.
US07662472B2	Plain bearing An object of the present invention is to provide a plain bearing which can be further improved in bearing capability, in particular, anti-seizure property, initial conformability and cavitation resistance. In the present invention, a sliding layer 2 is formed on the surface of a bearing alloy layer 1 formed of a copper-based or aluminum-based alloy, and the sliding layer 2 comprises a resin binder obtained by applying a strong shearing force to a composition comprising a polybenzimidazole resin as main constituent and at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polyamide-imide resin, a polyamide resin and an epoxy resin, to make the composition into a polymer alloy, and 25 to 75 mass % of a solid lubricant. Owing to such a constitution, toughness and strength are imparted to the sliding layer 2 and the anti-seizure property, initial conformability and cavitation resistance can also be improved.
US07662471B2	Light-scattering films and the use thereof in flat screens A film comprising a matrix of transparent polymeric resin, and polymeric particles is disclosed. The particles are characterized in that their refractive index is different from that of the polymeric resin and in that their average particle size is 1 and 100 μm. One surface of the film is structured its 60° gloss value is greater than 0.5 and smaller than 20%, and its roughness is greater than 3 and lower than 25 μm. The other surface has a 60° gloss value greater than 50%. The film is suitable for use in flat screens.
US07662466B2	Thermochromic polymer layer and method for production thereof The invention relates to a thermochromic polymer layer and also a method for production thereof. The method is based on addition of a thermochromic colorant and if necessary further additives at the beginning of the extrusion process and subsequent extrusion to form the thermochromic polymer layer. Furthermore, the invention relates to a multilayer composite system comprising at least one thermochromic polymer layer and also at least one further layer.
US07662464B2	Anti-reflection coating with low resistivity function and transparent conductive coating as outermost layer An anti-reflection coating anti-reflection coating with low resistivity function and transparent conductive coating as outermost layer is disclosed. The anti-reflection coating contains a transparent conductive oxide as a surface layer and has a photo reflectance below 0.5%. The resistivity of the anti-reflection coating is between 0.5Ω and 0.7Ω per square, and its transparency is between 55% and 70%.
US07662461B2	Synthetic leather articles and methods for producing the same Novel synthetic leather articles comprise a substrate and a coating applied to a surface of the substrate. The coating comprises a resin and a polymeric colorant. The polymeric colorant comprises a chromophore and an oligomeric constituent bound to the chromophore. Novel methods for producing synthetic leather articles using polymeric colorants are also provided.
US07662460B2	Plasticized superabsorbent polymer sheets and use thereof in hygienic articles A flexible absorbent sheet material containing an acidic water-absorbing resin, a basic water-absorbing resin, and a plasticizer, and its method of manufacture, are disclosed. The sheets contain about 60% to 100% by weight of the acidic and basic water-absorbent resin and plasticizer. The absorbent sheets have unexpected flexibility and structural integrity, while exhibiting exceptional water absorption and retention properties.
US07662458B2	Honeycomb structured body, method for manufacturing honeycomb structured body and honeycomb structured body manufacturing apparatus A honeycomb structured body includes a plurality of honeycomb members which are bonded to one another by interposing an adhesive layer. Each of the honeycomb members has a number of cells placed in parallel with one another in the longitudinal direction with a cell wall therebetween. When the longitudinal direction is defined as the orientation axis, the degree of orientation Ω of the inorganic fibers in the adhesive layer obtained by the Saltykov method is set in the range of about 0.2≦Ω≦about 0.7 or in the range of about −0.7≦Ω≦about −0.2 in the adhesive layer.
US07662455B2	Fabric prepreg by two distinct thermosetting matrixes The present invention relates to a preimpregnated main fabric (1′) provided with reinforcement (2) having a bottom face (F′) impregnated with a first thermosetting matrix (5) and a top face (F) impregnated with a second thermosetting matrix (6). The invention is remarkable in that the first and second thermosetting matrices (5, 6) have different physico-chemical and rheological properties.
US07662454B2	Laminate hose made of fluorocopolymer A laminate hose comprising a laminate of a fluorocopolymer and a polyamide, wherein the fluorocopolymer comprises repeating units (a) based on tetrafluoroethylene and/or chlorotrifluoroethylene, repeating units (b) based on a cyclic hydrocarbon monomer having a dicarboxylic anhydride group and having a polymerizable unsaturated group in the ring, and repeating units (c) based on another fluoromonomer (excluding tetrfluoroethylene and chlorofluoroethylene) with contents of the repeating units (a) of from 50 to 99.89 mol %, the repeating units (b) of from 0.01 to 5 mol % and the repeating units (c) of from 0.1 to 49.99 mol % based on the total number of mols of the repeating units (a), (b) and (c), and has a flow coefficient of from 0.1 to 1,000 mm3/sec.
US07662452B2	Ink recording medium and production method therefor The invention provides a recording medium providing an image storage property over a prolonged period and satisfactory recording properties at the same time, and a producing method for securely realizing such characteristics. In incorporating a colorant deterioration preventing agent in an ink-receiving layer, the colorant deterioration preventing agent is dissolved in a solvent and is applied on the ink-receiving layer thereby forming a high concentration region containing the colorant deterioration preventing agent at a high concentration and a low concentration region containing the colorant deterioration preventing agent at a low concentration, with the high concentration region positioned closer to the recording surface.
US07662448B2	Photosensitive resin composition for column spacers for liquid crystal display device, column spacers formed using the composition and display device comprising the column spacers A photosensitive resin composition for forming column spacers for a liquid crystal display device is provided. The composition includes an alkali-soluble resin, a reactive unsaturated compound, a photoinitiator and a solvent. The alkali-soluble resin includes structural units represented by Formulae 1, 2 and 3, which are described in the specification. A pattern formed using the composition is also provided. The pattern shows improved thickness uniformity, good developability without leaving any residual image, superior solvent resistance and high recovery rate.
US07662447B2	Adhesive for polarizing plate, polarizing plate, method for producing same, optical film and image display An adhesive of the invention for polarizing plates used for forming an adhesive layer in a polarizing plate in which a polarizer and a transparent protective film is are adhering with each other via the adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive for polarizing plates is an aqueous solution containing a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin having an acetoacetyl group and a crosslinking agent, and the aqueous solution has a pH of 4.3 or less. The adhesive of the invention for polarizing plates is good in durability and long in pot life.
US07662444B2	Liquid crystal microcapsule, method for producing the same, and liquid crystal display device using the same A liquid crystal microcapsule, comprising a liquid crystal and a polyurea film encapsulating the liquid crystal, wherein at least one of an alkyl group and a fluoroalkyl group is bonded directly or indirectly via a urethane bond to the polyurea.A method of producing a liquid crystal microcapsule, comprising: forming a polyurea and the film thereof by allowing an aligner, which is a compound having a hydroxyl group and at least one of an alkyl group and a fluoroalkyl group, to react with a polyisocyanate, a polyamine, and water; and encapsulating a liquid crystal with the film.A liquid crystal display device using the liquid crystal microcapsule.
US07662443B2	Liquid-crystalline medium The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium comprising at least one compound of the formula I in which Z1, Z2, Z3, a, b and c are as defined in claim 1, and to electro-optical displays containing a liquid-crystalline medium of this type.
US07662440B2	Process for marking object surfaces The invention relates to a process for the marking of an object surface, wherein there is arranged in contact with, or a distance away from the object surface a carrier element, featuring on its side facing the object surface at least one metal coating embedded in other layers, whereby the layers in particular form a Low-E coating system and whereby a laser beam is directed onto the coating system and by reason of the laser irradiation material is transferred from the coating system onto the object surface to be marked, adhering thereto as a matrix with metallic nano-particles, whereby the matrix is formed of the substances originally present in the layers of the coating system. The invention furthermore relates to an object with an object surface marked according to this process.
US07662438B2	Method and device for hot-dip coating a metal strand The invention relates to a method for hot-dip coating a metal strand (1), especially a steel strip, according to which the metal strand (1) is vertically guided through a container (3) accommodating the molten coating metal (2) and through a guide channel (4) disposed upstream thereof. An electromagnetic field is generated in the area of the guide channel (4) by means of at least two inductors (5) disposed at both sides of the metal strand (1) to retain the coating material (2) in the container (3). In order to stabilize the metal strand (1) in a center position in the guide channel (4), an electromagnetic field, superimposing the electromagnetic field of the inductors (5), is generated by means of at least two additional coils (6) disposed at both sides of the metal strand (1). In order to improve efficiency of the control of the metal strand in the guide channel, the center position of the metal strand (1) in the guide channel (4) is stabilized in a closed control loop by carrying out the following steps: a) detecting the position (s, s′, s″) of the metal strand (1) in the guide channel (4); b) measuring the induced current (IInd) in the inductors (5); c) measuring the induced current (ICorr) in the additional coils (6); d) influencing the induced current (ICorr) in the additional coils (6) depending on the parameters (s, IInd, ICorr) measured in steps a) to c), in order to maintain the metal strand (1) in a center position in the guide channel (4). The invention further relates to a device for hot-dip coating a metal strand.
US07662435B2	Method for reducing coking in a hydrogen generation reactor chamber A method of applying a coating the inner surface of a metal reactor chamber whereby coking resulting from the production of hydrogen from reforming hydrocarbons is reduced.
US07662434B2	Process for preparing a metal styrene polymer composite having nano metallic particles deposited thereon A process for preparing a metal styrene polymer composite having nano metallic particles deposited thereon is disclosed, which includes a) undergoing free radical polymerization of styrene and an optional co-monomer in the presence of a persulfate initiator and a chain transfer agent; and b) contacting the resulting styrene oligomer or copolymer of styrene and the co-monomer from step a) with an aqueous solution containing a noble metal ion dissolved therein, so that the noble metal ion is reduced to element form particles and deposit on the styrene oligomer or copolymer of styrene and the co-monomer by sulfates on the oligomer or copolymer in the absence of a reducing agent.
US07662432B2	Pattern formation method A pattern formation method includes forming a plurality of concave parts adjacent to each other on a substrate, and discharging droplets including a functional liquid material on the substrate to form a prescribed pattern of the functional liquid material that straddles over the concave parts on the substrate.
US07662431B2	Method of preparing a tin oxide layer Tin oxide having high mobility and a low electron concentration, and methods for producing layers of the tin oxide layers on a substrate by atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD) are disclosed. The tin oxide may undoped polycrystalline n-type tin oxide or it may be doped polycrystalline p-type tin oxide. When the layer of tin oxide is formed on a crystalline substrate, substantially crystalline tin oxide is formed. Dopant precursors for producing doped p-type tin oxide are also disclosed.
US07662430B2	Ceramic electronic component and method for manufacturing the same The present invention relates to a ceramic electronic component wherein via conductors that are embedded in through holes of dielectric layers formed from a sintered body of ceramic particles are made by firing a electrically conductive paste for via conductor that contains inorganic particles made of the same material as the ceramic particles that constitute the dielectric layer and having an average particle diameter smaller than that of the ceramic particles, and a method for manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, such a ceramic electronic component can be provided that the via conductors and the internal electrodes are electrically connected with each other satisfactorily without voids generated therein.
US07662428B2	Method for carbon nanotube emitter surface treatment A method for increasing the number of carbon nanotubes exposed on the triode structure device of a field emission display uses the technology of casting surface treatment. For advancing the current density and magnitude of CNT emitters, the method of casting surface treatment on the CNT emitters includes the steps of coating an adhesive material on the surface of the device; heating the adhesive material for adhibitting the surface; and lifting the adhesive material off the surface.
US07662425B2	Method of manufacturing organic EL element, organic EL element and organic EL display device A method of manufacturing an organic EL element according to the present invention comprises the steps of forming pixel electrodes (801), (802), (803) on a transparent substrate (804) and forming on the pixel electrodes by patterning luminescent layers (806), (807), (808) made of an organic compound by means of an ink-jet method. According to this method, it is possible to carry out a high precise patterning easily and in a short time, thereby enabling to carry out optimization for a film design and luminescent characteristic easily as well as making it easy to adjust a luminous efficiency.
US07662423B2	Method for ejecting liquid material, method for manufacturing organic electroluminescense device, and method for manufacturing color filter A method for ejecting a liquid material includes classifying the plurality of nozzles of a head into a plurality of nozzle groups having different landing position accuracies for droplets; and performing ejection includes main scanning for ejecting droplets of the liquid material through selected nozzles while generating relative movement in a main-scanning direction between the head and a target substrate, and sub-scanning for generating relative movement between the head and the target substrate in a sub-scanning direction orthogonal to the main-scanning direction. The main scanning and the sub-scanning are performed separately for each of the plurality of nozzle groups. During the sub-scanning, relative movement is generated in accordance with correction information for the corresponding nozzle group for correcting landing positions of the droplet. During the main scanning, a droplet is ejected through at least one nozzle selected from the corresponding nozzle group.
US07662419B2	Sucralose-containing composition and edible products containing the composition A composition which is obtained by causing a specific compound to be present together with sucralose. The composition provides a sucralose in a stable form, more particularly, a sucralose which is still stable and thus is significantly suppressed with respect to the decrease in sweetness and discoloration (browning, blackening), even when it is subjected to a warming treatment under a condition wherein temperature is high and especially water content is low and/or pH is low. The stabilized sucralose-containing composition can be used as a sweetener by itself and as a compound with a food or a drug.
US07662416B2	Acid-neutralizing agent Acid-neutralizing agent contains substantial amount of calcium of an acid-neutralizing ability against various acid chemicals substance for humans, animals, agricultural produces, meat and poultry. And the method of producing the same are provided. An environmental friendly high speed and high press scraping treatment is applied to a calcium-containing substance represented by calcium carbonate-containing substances originating from shellfishes, to eliminate heavy metals and other contamination accumulated on the surface. A heating and baking treatment is applied separately to the different said shellfishes and calcium carbonate-containing minerals and charcoal of bamboo to the temperature and maintaining the temperature not less then the decompose point of each calcium component-containing substance, a sufficient time of heating and baking treatment from 3 hours up to 18 hours depend on materials treated. An ionization and stabilization process is applied to the decomposed calcium components substance in high temperature. A regular pulverizing process is applied to grind the said calcium-containing substance into 500 mesh sizes of powder. A Nano pulverizing process is applied to the said powder into sizes not larger then 18000000 mesh (size of Nano). A formulation process is applied to the different pulverized calcium containing powder in different percentage to formulas which suitable for different applications.
US07662412B2	Traditional Chinese medicine composition to treat rheumatoid arthritis and preparation method thereof The present invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine composition to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis and its preparation method. The composition is mainly comprised of the following crude drugs: ant, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Radix Aconiti Preparata, Radix Ginseng, Caulis Spatholobi, and Ramulus Cinnamomi, etc. According to pharmaceutical methods, various clinical acceptable dosage forms can be prepared of the composition of the present invention, including but not limited to one of the following dosage forms: tablets, capsules, pills, granules, suspension, dripping pills, oral liquid preparation, etc. The drug of the present invention has the functions of invigorating the kidney and spleen, promoting blood flow and clearing out the vein, expelling wind-evil and removing wetness, eliminating cold to stop pain. It can be effectively used in the treatment of lingering arthralgia with weak, arthralgia, intumesce and morning stiffness, numbness and stickiness, difficult to flex and extend, rigor and deforming, the rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis with the above symptoms.
US07662410B2	Membrane scaffold proteins and embedded membrane proteins Membrane proteins are difficult to express in recombinant form, purify, and characterize, at least in part due to their hydrophobic or partially hydrophobic properties. Membrane scaffold proteins (MSP) assemble with target membrane or other hydrophobic or partially hydrophobic proteins or membrane fragments to form soluble nanoscale particles which preserve their native structure and function; they are improved over liposomes and detergent micelles. In the presence of phospholipid, MSPs form nanoscopic phospholipid bilayer disks, with the MSP stabilizing the particle at the perimeter of the bilayer domain. The particle bilayer structure allows manipulation of incorporated proteins in solution or on solid supports, including for use with such surface-sensitive techniques as scanning probe microscopy or surface plasmon resonance. The nanoscale particles facilitate pharmaceutical and biological research, structure/function correlation, structure determination, bioseparation, and drug discovery.
US07662402B2	Nitrile compound and its use in pest control The present invention provides a nitrile compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R represents C1-C4 fluoroalkyl, Q represents halogen, C1-C11 alkyl optionally substituted with halogen, C2-C6 alkenyl group optionally substituted with halogen, C2-C6 alkynyl optionally substituted with halogen, C3-C7 cycloalkyl optionally substituted with halogen or (C3-C7 cycloalkyl optionally substituted with halogen) C1-C4 alkyl, which has excellent control effect against pests.
US07662392B2	Use of SDF-1 or G-CSF to improve myocardial function after ischemic injury This invention provides methods of improving myocardial function in a subject after ischemic injury comprising administering G-CSF or SDF-1 to the subject.
US07662390B2	Lawsonia intracellularis subunit vaccine The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding novel Lawsonia intracelluaris proteins. It furthermore relates to DNA fragments, recombinant DNA molecules and live recombinant carriers comprising these sequences. Also it relates to host cells comprising such nucleic acid sequences, DNA fragments, recombinant DNA molecules and live recombinant carriers. Moreover, the invention relates to proteins encoded by these nucleotide sequences and to their use for the manufacturing of vaccines. The invention also relates to vaccines for combating Lawsonia intracellulairs infections and methods for the preparation thereof. Finally the invention relates to diagnostic tests for the detection of Lawsonia intracellularis DNA, the detection of Lawsonia intracellularis antigens and of antibodies against Lawsonia intracellularis.
US07662384B2	Use of anti-α5β1 antibodies to inhibit cancer cell proliferation The present invention provides methods for direct killing of cancer cells using anti-α5β1 antibodies. Generally, the method comprises contacting a cancer cell that expresses α5β1 on its surface with an anti-α5β1 antibody, and thereby inducing the death of the cancer cell. The methods of the invention may be employed at an early stage of cancer development in a patient to prevent tumor establishment. In addition, the methods may be used to treat previously formed tumors especially in cancer that have not proven susceptible to anti-angiogenesis therapy. The methods may be employed as a combination therapy of anti-α5β1 antibodies together with cancer chemotherapeutic agents or other molecular-based cancer therapeutic agents.
US07662383B2	Chimeric antibody against tumor associated antigens and its use in diagnosing tumors The invention relates to murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), A, B, C and D, which are directed against tumor-associated antigens. The nearly complete nucleotide sequences of the V genes of these MAbs are described, so that the relevant variable domains can be put together to give chimeric MAbs, or “humanized” MAbs are obtained by inserting the hypervariable regions (complementarity determining regions=CDR) into a human MAb framework. Antibody constructs of this type can be employed in human therapy and in vivo diagnosis without the disadvantages observed with murine MAbs.
US07662382B2	Inducible ligand for α1β1 integrin and uses The present invention is directed to the identification and use of agents, particularly peptides and monoclonal antibodies that disrupt the interaction between Collagen XIII and α1β1 integrin.
US07662381B2	Interferon alpha receptor 1 antibodies and their uses The present invention provides isolated human monoclonal antibodies that bind to IFNAR-1 and that are capable of inhibiting the biological activity of Type I interferons. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The invention also provides methods for inhibiting Type I interferon-mediated disorders using the antibodies of the invention, including methods for treating autoimmune disorders, transplant rejection or Graft Versus Host Disease using the antibodies of the invention.
US07662380B2	ZAQ ligand-1 antibodies and uses thereof The antibody of the present invention has an extremely high binding ability to human ZAQL-1, can neutralize the activity of human ZAQL-1, and inhibits the action of human ZAQL-1. Therefore, the antibody is useful as a preventive or therapeutic agent or a diagnostic agent for, e.g., digestive diseases, diseases associated with angiogenesis, diseases relating to pregnancy, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, seasonal depression, reproductive dysfunction, endocrine diseases, senile dementia, Alzheimer's disease, various disorders caused by aging, cerebral circulatory disorders, head trauma, spinal injury, epilepsy, anxiety, depression, manic depression, schizophrenia, alcoholism, Parkinson's disease, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, arrhythmia, premenstral syndrome, glaucoma, cancer, AIDS, diabetes, etc.
US07662379B2	Interleukin-10 antibodies The methods and compositions provided herein relate generally to IL-10 specific antibodies and uses thereof. More specifically, the methods and compositions provided herein relate to humanized IL-10 specific antibodies and methods to use such antibodies in modulating the biological activity of IL-10, particularly in autoimmune disorders and pathogen-mediated immunopathology.
US07662377B2	Antigen binding molecules that bind EGFR, vectors encoding same, and uses thereof The present invention relates to antigen binding molecules (ABMs). In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to recombinant monoclonal antibodies, including chimeric, primatized or humanized antibodies specific for human EGFR. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such ABMs, and vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the ABMs of the invention, and to methods of using these ABMs in treatment of disease. In addition, the present invention relates to ABMs with modified glycosylation having improved therapeutic properties, including antibodies with increased Fc receptor binding and increased effector function.
US07662376B2	Sitosterolemia susceptibility gene (SSG): compositions and methods of use The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding a novel ABC family cholesterol transporter, SSG. The herein-disclosed sequences can be used for any of a number of purposes, including for the diagnosis and treatment of cholesterol-associated disorders, including sitosterolemia, and for the identification of molecules that associate with and/or modulate the activity of SSG.
US07662375B2	Use of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase and antibodies thereto for the diagnosis and therapy of arthritis, and test of anti-arthritic compounds The present invention relates to the use of antibodies against glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI) and like protein for diagnosis of arthritis and the use of said protein for treatment of arthritis. It is also aimed at a process for isolating monoclonal antibodies capable of transferring arthritis and antibodies thereof, as well as a method for determining the anti-arthritis potential of a composition.
US07662370B2	Low-toxicity, long-circulating human interferon-alpha PEGylated mutants Interferon-alpha (IFNα) analog proteins modified by chemical attachment of at least one hydrophilic polymer moiety, such as polyethylene glycol chain, are described. In one embodiment, the IFNα analog protein has an amino acid sequence that differs from a native human IFNα interferon-alpha by one or more amino acid residues in the N-terminal region, comprised of between about residues 1-27, inclusive, by one or more substitutions selected based on the amino acid residue at the corresponding position of a mature interferon-tau (IFNτ) protein. Methods of treating viral diseases and other disorders with the polymer-modified IFNα analog protein are also described.
US07662366B2	Method of preventing β cell disruption in pancreatic Langerhans' islets The object of the present invention is to provide a method for treating diabetes which is simple, safe and effective when compared to conventional diabetes treatment. The administration of one or more stem cell-recruiting factors allows a simple and safe repair of disrupted β-cells in pancreatic Langerhans' islets. Thus, the therapeutic agent of the present invention which comprises one or more stem cell-recruiting factors as active ingredients is useful for diabetes treatment. Examples of such a stem cell-recruiting factor include colony-stimulating factors such as G-CSF.
US07662364B2	Drug for hyperphospheremia and its preparative method This invention reports a drug for hyperphospheremia and its preparative method. The preparation includes active constituents, lanthanum polystyrene sulfonate, and excipients. The preparative method in the invention can be summarized as follows: Polystyrene sulfonic acid is obtained by treating polystyrene sulfosalt with hydrochloric acid, soaked or eluted with water soluble lanthanum-contained solution, and washed with water till its PH is neutral. Then, the lanthanum polystyrene sulfonate solution is washed till the superfluous La− unexchanged is washed out. Lanthanum polystyrene sulfonate is taken out and crushed to powder after being dried. The lanthanum polystyrene sulfonate, whose weight percentage of lanthanum is 14-22%, is used as active constituents to prepare gastrointestinal tract preparations together with general amount of excipients with routine preparative method. In the invention, lanthanum polystyrene sulfonate is adopted as active constituents, mixed with excipients, and the preparation is obtained. It makes phosphate in alimentary tract become insoluble conjugates after gastrointestinal tract administration. The insoluble conjugates would be discharged. Thus, the drug can achieve the purpose of treating hyperphospheremia.
US07662360B2	Conjugates of N-hydroxypropymethacrylamide-methacrylate copolymer with nuclide activation agent and/or anti-cancer compounds The present invention relates to new anti-cancer compounds and in particular to new compounds for use in nuclide activation therapy, such as neutron capture therapy. Specifically this invention provides a conjugate having the general formula P-(L-NAT)n wherein P represents an N-hydroxypropylmethacrylamide-methacrylate copolymer having a molecular weight of 5-6,000 kDa; NAT represents a nuclide activation therapy agent; L represents a linker moiety capable of linking the polymer to the neutron capture therapy agent; and n represents an integer from 1-1,000.
US07662357B2	Hydrogen-containing electrically conductive inorganic compound Disclosed is a 12CaO.7Al2O3 compound, a 12SrO.7Al2O3 compound, or a mixed crystal compound of 12CaO.7Al2O3 and 12SrO.7Al2O3, which contains a negative hydrogen ion (H−, H2−, H2− at a concentration of 1×1018 cm−3 or more. A negative hydrogen ion comprising a primary component of a hydride ion is incorporated into C12A7 (12CaO.7Al2O3), so that a function of being converted from an insulative material to an electrically conductive material in a sustained manner by means of irradiation with light can be exhibited even in the normal atmosphere at a room temperature. The present invention also provides a solid electrolyte capable of conducting a negative hydrogen ion, and means for releasing a hydride ion from the inside of a solid into a gaseous phase using an electric field.
US07662354B2	Deodorant The present invention relates to use of an aluminosilicate particle for deodorization, wherein the aluminosilicate particle has the composition of: s M(1)xOy t M(2)2O.Al2O3 u SiO2 v RmQn w H2O, wherein M(1) is one or more members selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu, Zn and Fe, M(2) is one or more members selected from the group consisting of Na, K and H, R is one or more members selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Ca and Mg, Q is one or more members selected from the group consisting of CO3, SO4, NO3, and Cl, s satisfies 0
US07662347B2	Device for the in-situ disposal of health-care waste, in particular of incontinence articles and method for this The device for the disposal of sanitary waste consists of a fixed drum-type container (20) with a horizontal central axis (MA) and with inlet pipes for dosed wash liquid (WF), for sanitary liquid (HF) and for dosed chemicals (CH),whereby a discharge duct (65) for the carrying-off of the comminuted sanitary waste interspersed with wash liquid from the bottom area of the container (20) is provided in the bottom area of the container (20), in the inner space (27) of which a knife disk (30) which can be rotatably driven is placed in the area of one of its both vertical front walls (21; 22) with shearing knives (31) turned to the inner space (27) of the container (20), whereby an ascendingly guided compressor screw (60) follows the discharge duct (65), compressor screw which forms with a shear sieve sheet (70) a functional unit for separating the comminuted sanitary waste containing solid components from the wash liquid (WF) with the constituents of the sanitary waste which are dissolved therein and the wash liquid is supplied to a drain (85) over a discharge duct (80), whereby the rest of the comminuted sanitary waste freed from the liquid and containing solid constituents is fed in the upper area (61b) of the housing (61) to a collecting container (95).
US07662346B2	Exhaust filter system for non-road engine An exhaust filter system, adapted for removing substances entrained in an exhaust gas from a nonroad engine, includes a casing having a filter cavity for communicating with an exhaust outlet of the generator and a filter core which includes a plurality of filtering loops, each having a plurality of air pores, coaxially received in the filter cavity, a plurality of filtering spacers each having a plurality of air meshes and positioned between each two filtering loops to define a plurality of air passages therebetween, and a catalyzing element for chemically reacting with the substances of the exhaust gas. Therefore, when the exhaust gas passes through the air passages of the filter core, the exhaust gas is evenly diffused to the filter cavity through the air pores and the air meshes so as to enhance a chemical reaction of the exhaust gas with the catalyzing element.
US07662345B2	Fluid handling apparatus and fluid handling unit for use therein A fluid handling apparatus 10 has a plurality of fluid handling subassemblies 16 arrayed on a plate body 12. Each of the fluid handling subassemblies includes: an injecting section 26 for injecting a fluid; a fluidized section 28 for allowing the fluid to continuously flow downwards; a fluid housing chamber 30 for receiving the fluid from the fluidized section; a wall portion 20 formed between the fluid housing chamber and the fluidized section; slits 20b for allowing the fluid to enter the fluid housing chamber; and a surface-area increasing means 22 for increasing the area of a contact surface with the fluid in the fluidized section. The slits extend from a lower end positioned in the vicinity of the lower end of the fluidized section, to an upper end higher than the upper end of the fluidized section, for allowing the injecting section and fluidized section to be communicated with the fluid housing chamber.
US07662344B2	Locking pipette tip and mounting shaft The invention relates to a pipette tip mounting shaft configuration and a disposable pipette tip having a matching configuration. The mounting shaft includes a locking section located above a lower sealing section. The locking section has outwardly extending locking lobes circumferentially spaced around the mounting shaft and located above a stop member that separates the lower sealing section from the upper locking section. In certain embodiments, the diameter of the mounting shaft below the stop member is reduced in order to lessen insertion and ejection forces, which is particularly helpful for hand-held multi-channel pipettors. In these embodiments, the lower sealing section contains either a frustoconical sealing section, or an annular groove and a sealing ring, such as a flouroelastomeric O-ring seal.
US07662336B2	Vessel for the metallurgical treatment of pig iron, steel melts and similar, in particular a converter vessel The invention relates to a vessel (1) for the metallurgical treatment of pig iron, steel melts and similar, in particular a converter vessel, mounted on a support ring (3), arranged at a separation by means of pivot pins, whereby the vessel (1) rests on the top flange (3a) of the support ring (3) by means of claws (6) on the vessel wall (1b) and a support (4) is detachably embodied with additional fixing elements on the top flange (3a) of the support ring (3). According to the invention, the disadvantage of having to work in hot, restricted regions which are difficult for the personnel to access can be avoided, whereby the support on the top flange (3a) of the support ring (3) comprises opposing vessel brackets (7) and support ring brackets (8) which can be tensioned together in a closing direction (10) by means of a hinged closure (9) until a secure closed position is achieved and which may be easily opened in the opposing operating direction (12).
US07662332B2	Electro-blowing technology for fabrication of fibrous articles and its applications of hyaluronan A method for electroblowing fibers is provided which involves the steps of: forcing a polymer fluid through a spinneret in a first direction towards a collector located a first distance from the spinneret, while simultaneously blowing a gas through an orifice that is substantially concentrically arranged around the spinneret, wherein the gas is blown substantially in the first direction; wherein an electrostatic differential is generated between the spinneret and the collector; and collecting the fibers, and its use in preparing submicron scale fibers of various types, particularly hyaluronan fibers, and the hyaluronan nanofibers thus formed.
US07662329B2	Centrifugal casting die, method for manufacturing thereof as well as casting material, blade obtained therefrom and method for manufacturing thereof A method for manufacturing a centrifugal casting die includes the steps of supplying a first liquid agent for forming a backup layer to be releasably bonded to an inner surface of a cylindrical die, rotating the die body so that the first liquid agent is uniformly spread over the entirety of the inner surface of the die body, and curing the first liquid agent spread over the entirety of the inner surface of the die body to form the backup layer. A second liquid agent is applied to be bonded to be integral with an inner surface of the backup layer to form a top layer. Then the die body is rotated so that the second liquid agent is uniformly spread over the entirety of the inner surface of the backup layer and cured to form the top layer. The top layer releasably holds a centrifugally casting material supplied to the inner surface thereof.
US07662328B2	Proximal guidewire port Methods and devices incorporating a guidewire entry port subassembly for use in rapid exchange catheters. The use of a subassembly allows for stronger quality control and simpler fabrication of a rapid exchange device. In several embodiments, methods of making a molded guidewire entry port using a mold, often in conjunction with one or more mandrels, are disclosed. Several device embodiments include a separate molded guidewire port as well as molded guidewire ports which are attached, during a molding step, to segments of a catheter.
US07662321B2	Nano-scaled graphene plate-reinforced composite materials and method of producing same Disclosed are a nano-composite composition and a method of making such a composite that is composed of a matrix material and dispersed reinforcement nano-scaled graphene plates (NGPs) that are substantially aligned along at least one specified direction or axis. The method comprises: (a) providing a mixture of nano-scaled graphene plates (NGPs) and a matrix material in a fluent state; (b) extruding the mixture to form a filament wherein NGPs are aligned along a filament axis; (c) aligning a plurality of segments of the filament in a first direction, or moving the filament back and forth along a first direction and its opposite direction, to form a NGP-matrix filament preform; and (d) consolidating the preform to form the nanocomposite material. Also disclosed is a method of making a nano-composite fiber.
US07662320B2	Method and device for separating pasty materials A pasty molding material is divided by a process wherein, for the division, the pasty molding material is brought into contact with at least on stream containing at least one fluid medium.
US07662319B2	System and method for two-shot molding crash pad A system and a method for two-shot molding a crash pad, in which a passenger side air bag (PAB) door region is more flexible than other regions is disclosed. The system includes a first resin supply unit, a second resin supply unit, a temperature sensor mounted on a predetermined position of a mold, adjacent to a target material interface, and a controller for controlling a time at which to supply the second resin into the passenger side air bag region based on a detection signal from the temperature sensor. This system is cost effective and can maintain a uniform interface between different types of materials.
US07662316B2	Method for preparation of stable metal oxide nanoparticles suspensions The invention relates to a method for the preparation of stable suspensions of metal oxide nanoparticles, in which uncharged metal oxide nanoparticles are first treated with a non-ionic surfactant in a polar organic solvent under certain conditions, and the suspension obtained is then treated with a charging solution. The suspensions of the invention can be used for preparation of high quality metal oxide films by electrophoresis deposition (EPD).
US07662312B2	Pigment grade corrosion inhibitor host-guest compositions and procedure A pigment grade corrosion inhibitor and a method of applying the inhibitor is disclosed. The inhibitor is comprised of a host species comprised of an inorganic compound having a layered structure and a guest species comprised an anionic species of a weak acid. The host species is preferably a double hydroxide having a structure of: [M(II)1−x M(III)x (OH−)2] [An−x/n.y H2O], where M(II) is a divalent metal cationic species, M(III) is a trivalent metal cationic species, and An− is an anionic species, preferably with the species present in a range of: 0.2≦M(III)/(M(II)+M(III))≦0.4. The guest species include: various phosphoric acids and derivatives thereof; boric acid; cyanamidic acid; nitrous acid; derivatives of thio- and dithiocarbonic acid; thio-organic compounds functionalized with at least one —SH group of acidic character, including: 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMTD), 2,4-dimercapto-s-triazolo-[4,3-b]-1,3-4 thiadiazole, trithiocyanuric acid (TMT), and dithiocyanuric acid.
US07662311B2	Fluorescent substance for light-emitting diode A novel fluorescent substance for a light-emitting diode, emitting light of any one of three primary colors by excitation of an ultraviolet light-emitting diode. Alternatively, a novel fluorescent substance for a light-emitting diode, emitting light in a red region of a spectrum by excitation of a blue light-emitting diode. Na2SrSi2O6 is doped with Eu3+. Preferably, Eu3+ is added so as to account for 1 to 80 mol % in concentration in a host crystal, while sites of Si4+ in Na2SrSi2O6. are replaced by Al3+ and/or Ga3+. Alternatively, Ca3Si2O7 is doped with Ce3+ and Tb3+. Preferably, Ce3+ and Tb3+ are added so as to account for 0.1 to 80 mol % and 0.1 to 20 mol % in concentration in a host crystal, respectively. Still alternatively, Ca3Si2O7 is doped with Eu2+. Preferably, Eu2+ is added so as to account for 0.5 to 10 mol % in concentration in the host crystal.
US07662310B2	Phosphor paste composition comprising phosphate ester as dispersant and display using the same Disclosed herein is a phosphor paste composition, which includes a phosphor, a dispersant, and a binder solution composed of a solvent and an organic binder, in which the dispersant includes iso-octylphenol ethoxylated phosphoric acid, phosphate ester of a block copolymer of nonylphenol and polyoxyethyleneglycol, or phosphate ester containing an acryl backbone. In addition, a display device using the phosphor paste composition is provided. The phosphor paste composition of this invention can be applied to various phosphor screens for display devices and to display devices, thus increasing high physical properties, including luminance, and greatly improving workability.
US07662309B2	Emissive polymers and devices incorporating these polymers The present invention relates to a class of luminescent and conductive polymer compositions having chromophores, and particularly solid films of these compositions exhibiting increased luminescent lifetimes, quantum yields and amplified emissions. These desirable properties can be provided through polymers having rigid groups designed to prevent polymer reorganization, aggregation or π-stacking upon solidification. These polymers can also display an unusually high stability with respect to solvent and heat exposures. The invention also relates to a sensor and a method for sensing an analyte through the luminescent and conductive properties of these polymers. Analytes can be sensed by activation of a chromophore at a polymer surface. Analytes include aromatics, phosphate ester groups and in particular explosives and chemical warfare agents in a gaseous state. The present invention also relates to devices and methods for amplifying emissions by incorporating a polymer having an energy migration pathway and/or providing the polymer as a block co-polymer or as a multi-layer.
US07662307B2	Composition for thermal interface material A composition for a thermal interface material is provided. The deficiencies of low thermal conductivity and high thermal resistance in the conventional thermal interface materials are resolved. The CNT-LC thermal composite structure is formed by using carbon nanotube with high thermal conductivity and liquid crystal polymer with the well-ordered structure. The thermal interface material thereby has a high thermal conductivity. The added amount of carbon nanotube is less than the added amount of metal or ceramic powders in the prior art for improving the dispersion process. The CNT-LC thermal composite structure and the phase change resin are compatible without phase separation. The thermal interface material has a phase change temperature about 45˜75° C. Any holes, gaps and dents on the surface of device are filled at the normal operating temperature of device to reduce the thermal resistance of the entire device.
US07662306B2	Polysilicate microgels The present invention generally relates to polysilicate microgels. More specifically, the invention relates to a process for preparing aqueous polysilicate microgels which comprises mixing an aqueous solution of alkali metal silicate with an aqueous phase of silica-based material having a pH of 11 or less, to polysilicate microgels per se and to the use thereof as flocculating agents in paper making and water purification. The invention further relates to a process for the production of paper from a suspension of cellulosic fibers, and optional filler, which comprises adding to the suspension at least one cationic or amphoteric organic polymer and a polysilicate microgel, forming and draining the suspension on a wire.
US07662304B2	Corrosion inhibitors, corrosion inhibiting heat transfer fluids, and the use thereof Disclosed is a corrosion inhibitor for use in heat transfer fluids having a conductivity of less than 200 μS/cm, the corrosion inhibitor having an azole compound, and at least one of a siloxane based surfactant, colloidal silica, or a mixture thereof. Also disclosed is a corrosion inhibiting heat transfer fluid, the heat transfer fluid having a conductivity of no more than or equal to 200 μS/cm and comprising the disclosed corrosion inhibitor. Also provided is an assembly comprising an alternative power source and a heat transfer system in thermal communication with the alternative power source, the heat transfer system comprising the disclosed corrosion inhibiting heat transfer fluid. In addition, a method of making a corrosion inhibiting heat transfer fluid is disclosed wherein the disclosed corrosion inhibitor is added to heat transfer fluid having a conductivity of less than 200 μS/cm.
US07662303B2	Perfluorobutyl ether-based composition The present invention relates to perfluorobutyl ether mixtures or compositions that are azeotropic or of azeotropic type. More particularly, one subject of the invention is compositions comprising at least one nonafluorobutyl alkyl ether and a biodegradable compound, capable of being used as a solvent or refrigerant.
US07662302B2	Lifting and supporting device The invention relates to a lifting and supporting device for handling and positioning particularly large-surface elements in the shape of panels, especially in plasma processing installations. Said lifting and supporting device comprises a particularly metallic base plate, on which a plurality of particularly dielectric pins are arranged. Said pins may be set in pin holes especially provided in the base plate. Said panel-shaped element may be positioned on the pin end for the handling thereof or during a plasma processing. Said panel-shaped element may present an electrostatic charge. A small diameter for the pins and pin holes is selected such that, in conformity with the panel-shaped element provided with the electrostatic charge, an undesired electrostatic charge on said panel-shaped element is essentially avoided or, in conformity with the panel-shaped element to be plasma processed, a plasma perturbation in the area of the pin holes or pins is essentially avoided.
US07662300B1	Method for preparing porous material using nanostructures and porous material prepared by the same Disclosed herein is a method for preparing a porous material using nanostructures. The method comprises the steps of producing nanostructures using a porous template, dispersing the nanostructures in a source or precursor material for the porous material, aligning the nanostructures in a particular direction, and removing the nanostructures by etching. According to the method, the size, shape, orientation and regularity of pores of the porous material can be easily controlled, and the preparation of the porous material is simplified, leading to a reduction in preparation costs.Further disclosed is a porous material prepared by the method.
US07662289B2	Method of cleaning fouled or scaled membranes A method of cleaning a fouled or a scaled RO or NF membrane surface with a solution containing one or more thermo-responsive polymers is disclosed. More specifically, the method comprises: treating the membrane surface in a membrane separation system with a solution containing one or more TRP, wherein said TRP is soluble in said solution and at least an effective amount of said TRP diffuses into a foulant layer on said membrane surface; making insoluble said TRP diffused into said foulant layer; optionally, rinsing the membrane.
US07662288B2	Water treatment method and water treatment system In a water treatment system, micro-nano bubbles are used in a production device and a detoxification device as one example of the upstream treatment devices which perform specified treatment with use of water. The micro-nano bubbles are used again in the waste water treatment by a waste water pretreatment device and a waste water treatment device in the subsequent step. Since the micro-nano bubbles are reused, the efficiency of the micro-nano bubbles can be enhanced. Moreover, according to the waste water pretreatment device, treatment water is pretreated with the microorganisms activated by micro-nano bubbles and propagating in a polyvinylidene chloride filler material and then it is introduced into the waste water treatment device in the subsequent step. Thereby it is possible to reduce the waste water treatment load in the waste water treatment device in the subsequent step.
US07662285B2	Filter diaper and method A fluid containment apparatus for use with a fluid filter removably disposed on a substrate is provided. The apparatus comprises a flexible band having a fluid absorbent layer and a fluid barrier layer. The absorbent layer has a first edge, a second edge, an interior side, and an exterior side. The interior side of the absorbent layer is configured to be disposed proximately about an outer surface of the fluid filter to absorb fluid spillage therefrom. The first edge of the absorbent layer is configured to be disposed adjacent to the substrate to absorb fluid spillage therefrom. The barrier layer is joined substantially about the second edge and the exterior side of the absorbent layer. The barrier layer is configured to prevent fluid flow therethrough.
US07662284B2	Liquid filter arrangement and methods A liquid filter arrangement is provided, as well as methods of assembly and use. The liquid filter arrangement includes an anti-drain back valve assembly therein. Advantageous features, relating to a preferred filter cartridge and preferred anti-drain back valve arrangement, are provided.
US07662280B1	Catch basin sealing system A catch basin sealing system for closing a basin opening in a catch basin to inhibit contaminants from entering the catch basin includes a plurality of guide channels. Each of the guide channels is coupled to a bottom surface of a catch basin. The guide channels are positioned on opposing sides of a basin opening. A closing plate slidably engages the guide channels. The closing plate is slid from a first position adjacent the basin opening to a second position under the basin opening to close the basin opening and inhibit flow of liquid into the catch basin. A seal is coupled to an upper surface of the closing plate. The seal engages the catch basin around the basin opening to inhibit liquid flowing between the closing plate and the catch basin when the closing plate is positioned in the second position.
US07662277B1	Wastewater treatment apparatus An improved wastewater treatment apparatus is provided. The waste treatment apparatus illustratively follows a primary treatment system such as, for example, a septic tank, a primary clarifier, a lagoon, or an activated sludge process.
US07662274B2	Methods of removing contaminants from used oil In a method of removing acidic compounds, color, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and for removing or converting hydrocarbons containing heteroatoms from used oil distillate, phase transfer catalysts are employed to facilitate the transfer of inorganic or organic bases to the substrate of the oil distillate. An inorganic or organic base, a phase transfer catalyst selected from the group including quaternary ammonium salts, polyol ethers and crown ethers, and used oil distillate are mixed and heated. Thereafter, contaminants are removed from the used oil distillate through distillation.
US07662272B2	Crystalline wax Embodiments include a distilled wax having a crystallinity of from about 55 to about 100 percent, wherein the degree of crystallinity is calculated using the following formulas: [Heat of enthalpy (Hm) J/g/294 J/g]×100=degree of crystallinity (Xc); [Heat of recrystallization (Hrc) J/g/294 J/g]×100=degree of crystallinity (Xc); and Sc/(Sc+Sa)]×100%, wherein Sc is a diffraction peak area of a crystalline component of the wax and the Sa is a diffraction peak area of an amorphous component of the wax; and wherein the Mp, Mn and Mw of the wax are all within the range of from about 500 to about 800, and wherein the wax has a polydispersity of from about 1 to about 1.05.
US07662270B2	Electrochemical reaction method and microchannel electrochemical reactor and its manufacturing method The invention relates to an electrochemical method and reactor in which at least one electrochemical reaction compartment (5, 6) comprises a plurality of microchannels whose grooves have a cross section of at least partially curved contour with a radius of curvature greater than 30 μm and an area of between 2500 μm2 and 20000 μm2. Application to the synthesis of diastereoisomers by continuous regeneration of NADH or NADPH.
US07662260B2	Method for the manufacture of a fiber web provided with a three-dimensional surface structure A method for the manufacture of a structured fiber web including the steps of pressing a fiber web onto an imprinting fabric by way of a first pressure field, thereby pre-imprinting the fiber web, the fiber web having a dry content of less than approximately 35%, and subsequently pressing the fiber web onto the imprinting fabric by way of a further pressure field.
US07662255B2	Absorbent sheet A method of making a cellulosic web includes: forming a nascent web from a papermaking furnish, the nascent web having a generally random distribution of papermaking fiber; b) transferring the web having a generally random distribution of papermaking fiber to a translating transfer surface moving at a first speed; drying the web to a consistency of from about 30 to about 60 percent including compactively dewatering the web prior to or concurrently with transfer to the transfer surface; fabric-creping the web from the transfer surface at a consistency of from about 30 to about 60 percent utilizing a creping fabric with a patterned creping surface, the fabric creping step occurring under pressure in a fabric creping nip defined between the transfer surface and the creping fabric wherein the fabric is traveling at a second speed slower than the speed of said transfer surface, the fabric pattern, nip parameters, velocity delta and web consistency being selected such that the web is creped from the transfer surface and redistributed on the creping fabric such that the web has a plurality of fiber-enriched regions arranged in a pattern corresponding to the patterned creping surface of the fabric, optionally drying the wet web while it is held in the creping fabric. Preferably, the formed web is characterized in that its void volume increases upon drawing.
US07662251B2	Method of manufacturing composite riser A method of manufacturing a composite riser section with a liner assembly comprises holding the liner assembly in a horizontal position, bowing the liner assembly upward, and winding resin impregnated fibers about the liner assembly to form a structural composite overwrap. Another method of manufacturing a composite riser with a liner assembly comprises holding the liner assembly in a horizontal position between two supports, and winding resin impregnated fibers about the liner assembly to form a structural composite overwrap. A system for manufacturing a composite riser section with a liner assembly having a longitudinal axis comprises a first support and a second support that hold the liner assembly in a horizontal position therebetween, and a plurality of rollers that rotate the liner assembly about the longitudinal axis.
US07662250B2	Production method of dielectric ceramic composition and production method of electronic device A production method of a dielectric ceramic composition at least including a main component including a dielectric oxide having perovskite-type crystal structure expressed by a formula ABO3 (note that in the formula, “A” indicates one or more elements selected from Ba, Ca, Sr and Mg, and that “B” indicates one or more elements selected from Ti, Zr and Hf) comprises steps of preparing a main component material including said dielectric oxide expressed by ABO3; preparing a subcomponent material including a composite oxide expressed by M4R6O(SiO4)6 (note that “M” indicates at least one selected from Ca and Sr, and that “R” indicates at least one selected from Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu); mixing said main component material and subcomponent material to obtain a dielectric ceramic composition material; and firing said dielectric ceramic composition material.
US07662248B2	Process for producing a gas generating agent The present invention provides a process for producing a gas generating agent capable of constantly producing a gas generating agent with a high quality.The process for producing a gas generating agent comprises the first step of feeding nitroguanidine, a basic copper nitrate and guar gum and stirring and mixing them in the presence of moisture, the second step of extrusion-molding and cutting the mixture, and the third step of drying it.
US07662245B2	Steering rack comprising steel bar with rack teeth A steel bar for a steering rack that contains 0.50 to 0.60% by mass of C, 0.05 to 0.5% by mass of Si, 0.2 to 1.5% by mass of Mn, 0.0005 to 0.003% by mass of B, 0.005 to 0.05% by mass of Ti, 0.0005 to 0.1% by mass of Al, and 0.002 to 0.02% by mass of N is provided. Given D as a diameter of the steel bar, then the steel bar is adjusted in such a manner that quenched and tempered structures in a portion of the steel bar at a depth of D/4 from a surface satisfy conditions I), II), and III) as follows: I) a sum of a tempered bainitic structure and a tempered martensitic structure accounts for 30 to 100% in area percentage; II) a regenerated perlite structure accounts for 0 to 50% in area percentage; and III) a sum of the tempered bainitic structure, the tempered martensitic structure, and the regenerated perlite structure accounts for 50 to 100% in area percentage.
US07662242B2	Non-oriented electrical steel superior in core loss Non-oriented electrical steel sheet superior in core loss characterized by containing, by mass %, C: 0.01% or less, Si: 0.1% to 7.0%, Al: 0.1% to 3.0%, Mn: 0.1% to 2.0%, N: 0.005% or less, Ti: 0.02% or less, REM: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005% or less, O: 0.005% or less, and a balance of iron and unavoidable impurities and having a mass % of S shown by [S], a mass % of O shown by [O], a mass % of REM shown by [REM], a mass % of Ti shown by [Ti], and a mass % of N shown by [N] satisfying [Formula 1] and [Formula 2]: [REM]2×[O]2×[S]≧1×10−15 [Formula 1] ([REM]2×[O]2×[S])÷([Ti]×[N])≧1×10−10 [Formula 2].
US07662241B2	Corrosion inhibitor composition applicable for aluminum and steel protection and procedure A corrosion-inhibiting composition for application to a metal substrate, such as aluminum or steel, and in connection with a paint, and the synthesis of the composition. The active inhibitor constituent of the composition can be selected from the group consisting of 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4 thiadiazole (DMTD), 2,4-dimercapto-s-triazolo-[4,3-b]-1,3-4-thiadiazole, trithiocyanuric acid (TMT), and derivatives of DMTD and TMT, including various N— or S— and N, N—, S— and N—,S-substituted derivatives of DMTD, including salts of DMTD of the general formula: M(DMTD)n, where n=1,2 or 3, and M is a metal cation and preferably M=Zn(II), Bi(III), Co(II), Ni(II), Cd(II), Pb(II), Ag(I), Sb(III), Cu(II), Li(I), Ca(II), Sr(II), Mg(II), La(III), Ce(III), Pr(III), Al(III) or Zr(IV). DMTD, TMT, and their derivatives may also be combined with phosphates, molybdates, borates, silicates, tungstates, phosphotungstates, phosphomolybdates, cyanamides, carbonates, SiO2 and mixtures thereof.
US07662237B2	Method of cleaning the surface of a material coated with an organic substrate and a generator and device for carrying out said method A method for the continuous cleaning of the surface of a material (2) which is coated with an organic substance. Steps of the method are: introducing the material (2) into a treatment area which is supplied with a gas stream containing oxygen; earthing the material (2); and generating a plasma by imposing an electric field between the surface of the material (2) and at least one dielectric-covered electrode (3), the electric field being pulsed and providing a succession of positive and negative voltage pulses in relation to the material (2). Moreover, the maximum voltage of the positive pulses U+ is greater than the arc-striking voltage Ua, and the maximum absolute value of the voltage of the negative pulses U− is less than the striking voltage Ua. Also, a generator and a device which are used to carry out this method.
US07662234B2	Method for purification of high purity sucrose material A method for purifying a sucrose material already in a high purity liquid, crystalline or other form of sucrose, such as raw sugar, utilizing chromatography, or utilizing chromatography in connection with other methods of purification.
US07662230B2	Liquid accelerator To provide a liquid accelerator which excels in accelerating effect and which also excels in storage stability at low temperature and inhibitory effect of alkali-aggregation reaction. A liquid accelerator composed of a fluoride-containing aqueous aluminum salt which is obtained through the reaction of aluminum sulfate and hydrofluoric acid, aluminum hydroxide, and one or more kinds of lithium salts selected from the group consisting of lithium hydroxides, lithium carbonates, and lithium sulfates.
US07662227B2	Ceramic pigments on apatite basis The present invention relates to compounds on apatite basis, having the general formula M5 (A04)3X wherein X is situated in the hexagonal channels of the apatite structure and includes Cu-atoms, processes for the preparation thereof as well as applications of these compounds. The compounds presented herein are particularly useful as pigments.
US07662226B2	Pretreated aggregate for hotmix asphalt concrete applications and other related applications A process of producing an asphalt concrete with enhanced performance is provided by utilizing a primer comprising uintahite and an augmenter. The primer is added to a hot aggregate with a surface temperature of at least 250 deg. F. prior to addition of an asphalt-derived base binder. The primer forms a primer interlayer between the hot aggregate and the base binder. As a result, the asphalt concrete has enhanced performance when compared with other asphalt concretes produced without a primer being added.
US07662225B2	Aqueous bitumen emulsion The invention relates to an aqueous bitumen emulsion, comprising bitumen and a surfactant agent, made from esters or amides of glycine betaine, produced by reaction of glycine betaine with a sulphonic acid and an alcohol or amine with a fatty chain derived from vegetable oils. Said bitumen emulsion may be used in the production of road surfaces.
US07662223B2	Aqueous ink-jet ink composition An aqueous ink-jet ink composition contains: (i) a polyglycerol fatty acid ester, in which the number of carbon atoms of the fatty acid moiety is equal to 14, the polyglycerol fatty acid ester being contained in a proportion falling within the range of more than 0.1% by mass to less than 3.5% by mass, and (ii) an acetylene glycol, in which the number of mols of ethylene oxide added is equal to at least 10 mols, the acetylene glycol being contained in a proportion falling within the range of 0.2% by mass, inclusive, to 10% by mass, inclusive.
US07662222B2	Method and use of nanoparticles to bind biocides in paints This invention relates to the use of a combination of selected substances in paint to prevent the settlement and growth of different biofouling organisms with a reduced negative effect on the ecosystems compared to present methods.
US07662221B2	Spray applied building wrap coating material, spray applied building wrap, and building construction assembly A spray applied building construction coating material forms a waterproofing, water vapor permeable, air barrier, building wrap coating layer between an exterior facing surface of a building sheathing layer and an interior facing surface of an exterior building cladding layer. A building construction assembly is formed by spray coating the exterior surface of the sheathing layer with the coating material or by spray coating gaps in the sheathing layer with the coating material and spray coating the exterior surface of the sheathing layer and previously coated gaps in the sheathing layer with a second coat of the coating material and applying an exterior cladding layer over the coating layer(s). For most applications, the coating material is formulated or includes additives whereby it solidifies on the sheathing to form a coating layer that has an exterior facing, textured surface. This exterior facing, textured surface provides passages between the exterior facing surface of the coating layer and an interior facing surface of the exterior cladding layer for draining water from between and permitting air flow between the exterior facing surface of the coating layer and the interior facing surface of the exterior cladding layer.
US07662220B2	Drain separator A driving section is provided for a housing. A fan is rotated in the housing by the driving section. Saturated steam, which is supplied to the housing, is separated into a liquid component and a gas component by applying the centrifugal force to the saturated steam by the fan to make the saturated steam pass through a cylindrical separating wall. The liquid component is discharged from an outlet port of the housing by the separating wall and a shielding section. On the other hand, the gas component is discharged from a discharge port formed at an upper portion of the housing.
US07662217B2	Soil separator and sampler and method of sampling A soil sampler includes a fluidized bed for receiving a soil sample. The fluidized bed may be in communication with a vacuum for drawing air through the fluidized bed and suspending particulate matter of the soil sample in the air. In a method of sampling, the air may be drawn across a filter, separating the particulate matter. Optionally, a baffle or a cyclone may be included within the fluidized bed for disentrainment, or dedusting, so only the finest particulate matter, including asbestos, will be trapped on the filter. The filter may be removable, and may be tested to determine the content of asbestos and other hazardous particulate matter in the soil sample.
US07662215B2	Methods for removing sulfur-containing compounds A method for removing sulfur-containing compounds is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes selectively separating a feed stream (118) comprising carbon dioxide and one or more sulfur-containing compounds, including hydrogen sulfide, at conditions sufficient to produce a first stream (122) comprising carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide and a second stream (124) comprising carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. A molar ratio of carbon dioxide to hydrogen sulfide in the first stream is greater than a molar ratio of carbon dioxide to hydrogen sulfide in the second stream, and a molar ratio of hydrogen sulfide in the first stream to hydrogen sulfide in the second stream is about 0.005 or more.
US07662214B1	Disposable absorbent liner for use with refrigerator drawers and associated method A protective liner includes a body formed from disposable and porous material and has planar top and bottom surfaces respectively. Such a body is removably positioned within an existing refrigerator drawer such that the body covers an entire bottom surface of the existing refrigerator drawer. The body has an outer layer provided with a uniform thickness extending along the top and bottom surfaces respectively. Such an outer layer is formed from paper material and the core member is formed from cotton. The body further has a unitary core member intercalated between the outer layer and is statically nested therebetween. Such a core member is formed from water-absorbent material for soaking up and trapping moisture from the foodstuff.
US07662209B2	Iron-based powder The invention concerns a powder composition including an iron or iron based powder and a lubricating amount of an alkylalkoxy or polyetheralkoxy silane, wherein the alkyl or polyether group has between 8 and 30 carbon atoms and the alkoxy group includes 1-3 carbon atoms.
US07662207B2	Nano-crystal austenitic steel bulk material having ultra-hardness and toughness and excellent corrosion resistance, and method for production thereof The invention provides a super hard and tough, nano-crystal austenite steel bulk material having an improved corrosion resistance, and its preparation process.The austenite steel bulk material comprises an aggregate of austenite nano-crystal grains containing 0.1 to 2.0% (by mass) of a solid solution type nitrogen, wherein an oxide, nitride, carbide or the like of a metal or semimetal exists as a crystal grain growth inhibitor between and/or in said nano-crystal grains.For preparation, fine powders of austenite steel-forming components, i.e., iron and chromium, nickel, manganese, carbon or the like are mixed with a substance that becomes a nitrogen source. Mechanical alloying (MA) is applied to the mixture, thereby preparing nano-crystal austenite steel powders having a high nitrogen concentration. Finally, the austenite steel powders are consolidated by sintering by means of spark plasma sintering, rolling or the like.
US07662204B2	Device for purifying exhaust gases of a motor vehicle and method for the production thereof A vehicle exhaust gas purification device has a multipart outer housing (10) including a tube (12) and end walls (14) that have been reshaped into funnels. The tube (12) and the end walls (14) are fitted into each other and brazed, soldered or welded to each other.
US07662201B2	Dust collecting apparatus with a plurality of inlets The present disclosure relates to a dust collecting apparatus. The dust collecting apparatus includes a cyclone body forming a cyclone chamber; a plurality of inlets formed at the cyclone body, and causing air to enter through; and a discharging port formed at the cyclone body, and discharging the air from the cyclone chamber, wherein each inlet of the plurality of inlets is formed at a different height at a side of the cyclone body so that the air is divided to enter the cyclone chamber at a different height.
US07662200B2	Vacuum bag mounting and viewing features A vacuum cleaner dirt containment system with a bag chamber having an open end, an outlet adapted to be in fluid communication with a vacuum fan inlet located on the vacuum cleaner housing, and a plurality of locator ribs extending from an inner wall of the bag chamber. Each locator rib has a landing adjacent an inner wall of the bag chamber, and a pin located inward of the landing and extending from the landing towards the open end of the bag chamber. A filter bag assembly is adapted to be inserted into the bag chamber, and has a flange attached to an open end of a permeable filter bag. A flange air inlet passes through the flange into the bag. The flange has openings located to be inserted over the locator rib pins, and support segments located to abut the locator rib landings. The lid is selectively attachable to the open end of the bag chamber, and includes an air inlet mounting tube that extends into the flange air inlet when the lid is attached to the open end of the bag chamber. A bag having locating features and variations of the foregoing are also provided.
US07662198B2	Separation assembly for a vaccuum cleaner with multi-stage dirt separation A separation assembly for separating dirt and dust from air in a vacuum cleaner, through which assembly an air flow path extends from an inlet to an outlet. The air flow path extends through an upstream separator and a downstream separator. The downstream separator includes an air-permeable filter element bounding an inner space. The wall sections bounding the air flow path in the area of the downstream separator include at least a transparent section through which the filter element is visible. The inner space is located upstream of an area outside the filter element for filtering air flowing from inside the filter element to outside the filter element.
US07662193B2	Hair dye composition Provided is a hair dye composition containing a dissociative direct dye (1): (wherein Ar represents an aromatic group or heterocyclic aromatic group which may have a substituent, Ar′ represents an aromatic group which may be substituted by an alkyl group or an electron drawing group, or a specific heterocyclic aromatic group, and W represents an electron drawing group); or salt thereof.
US07662186B2	Anterior interbody spinal implant This present invention relates to interbody spinal implants and methods of using such implants. Certain embodiments of the present invention are particularly suitable for placement using an anterior surgical approach. Certain embodiments of the present invention include a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, opposing lateral sides, and opposing anterior and posterior portions. Interbody spinal implants, as now taught, further include roughened surface topography on at least a portion of its top surface and/or bottom surface. Preferred embodiments of the interbody spinal implant are substantially hollow and have a generally oval-shaped transverse cross-sectional area. Preferred embodiments of further include at least one aperture that extends the entire height of the implant body. This vertical aperture also defines a transverse rim having greater posterior thickness than anterior thickness. Certain embodiments also preferably include at least one aperture that extends the entire transverse length of the implant body.
US07662185B2	Intervertebral implants A multipart intervertebral implant is provided which includes an implant portion and an implant extender portion. The implant portion and the implant extender portion can be fastened together using any known fastening means including pins, interlocking structure (e.g., dovetail, tongue and groove, etc.), adhesives, etc. The size of the implant extender portion can be selected during a surgical procedure to provide an implant suitable for a particular intervertebral receiving bed. An intervertebral implant is also provided which may be formed from a multiplicity of implant sections which are fastened together to provide an implant having a desired length. Implants having surface configurations which more closely correspond to the configuration of vertebral endplates are also provided.
US07662181B2	Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures Systems, methods and devices for performing pulmonary procedures, and in particular treating lung disease. A flow control element includes a valve that prevents airflow in the inhalation direction but permits airflow in the exhalation direction. The flow control element is guided to and positioned at the site by a bronchoscope that is introduced into the patient's trachea and used to view the lungs during delivery of the flow control element. The valve may include one, two or more valve elements, and it may be collapsible for easier delivery. A source of vacuum or suction may be used to increase the amount of fluid withdrawn from the lung tissue. A device for measuring hollow structures, such as bronchioles, and a device for removing a previously-placed flow control element are disclosed as well.
US07662180B2	Accommodating intraocular lens and method of manufacture thereof An accommodating IOL comprises an optic adapted to focus light toward a retina of an eye, and a movement assembly coupled to the eye to provide effective accommodating movement, preferably axial movement, of the optic. At least a portion of the movement assembly is made from a material that is less stiff and/or more resilient than the material used to make the optic. Optionally, an outer ring or support portion made at least partially from either a relatively stiff material such as the material used in the optic or a relatively resilient material such as the material used in the movement assembly is also provided.
US07662178B2	C3 exoenzyme-coated stents and uses thereof for treating and preventing restenosis This invention provides a stent for implantation in a blood vessel or other tissue, wherein the stent is coated with or contains C3 exoenzyme, a chimeric version thereof or an inhibitor of RhoA. This invention also provides a method for treating or inhibiting the onset of restenosis in a subject which comprises implanting one of the instant stents in the subject's blood vessel.
US07662177B2	Apparatus and methods for pain relief using ultrasound waves in combination with cryogenic energy The method and device of the present invention for pain relief using ultrasound waves in combination with cryogenic energy includes a generator and a transducer to produce ultrasonic waves and a cryogenic source to produce cryogenic energy. Ultrasound waves are delivered to the target in combination with cryogenic energy. Ultrasound waves and cryogenic energy can be delivered to the target from the radial side of the ultrasound horn and/or tip or can be delivered from the distal end of the ultrasound tip. Cryogenic energy can also be delivered directly to the target through a central orifice. Ultrasound energy can also be delivered through a cryogenic spray at the distal end. The use of ultrasound waves in combination with cryogenic energy can provide an analgesic effect.
US07662176B2	Footwear apparatus and methods of manufacture and use A footwear apparatus includes multiple first reservoirs and multiple second reservoirs joined with a substrate. Selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs include a reducing agent, and first reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs are proximate to a first substrate surface. Selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs include an oxidizing agent, and second reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs are proximate to the first substrate surface.
US07662171B2	Knotless suture anchor and method for knotlessly securing tissues A method for securing first and second tissues with a suture anchor comprising the steps of forming a borehole in the first tissue, threading a suture through the second tissue forming a loop in the suture with the tissue thereby secured in the loop, the loop defining two suture portions, attaching the two suture portions to the anchor whereby at least one of the two suture portions is threaded through the anchor and initially movable with respect to the anchor; and providing a force to a shaft of the anchor, the force causing clamping of the at least one of the two suture portions in the anchor and deformation of a deformable portion of the anchor to cause the deformable portion to engage a wall of the borehole thereby to secure the suture anchor is the first tissue and the loop holding the second tissue to the suture anchor.
US07662166B2	Sheathless embolic protection system A system for enabling the insertion and removal of an embolic protection device, for capturing and retaining embolic debris which may be created during the performance of a therapeutic interventional procedure in a stenosed or occluded region of a blood vessel. The system, in an embodiment thereof, enables the device to be compressed for insertion thereof through a patient's vasculature so as to cross the stenosis in a low profile, and to enable release of compression thereof for expansion and deployment of the device at a location distal to the interventional procedure site.
US07662163B2	Stiffened balloon apparatus with increased flexibility A stiffened balloon apparatus with increased flexibility is provided for use in the human body. The stiffened balloon apparatus incorporates one or more stiffeners having at least one thinned area to facilitate bending or flexing of the stiffener as the apparatus is navigated through a passage. The thinned area of a stiffening member facilitates navigation of the stiffened balloon apparatus through a curved passage.
US07662155B2	Implant for use as replacement of an orbita bottom The implant according to the invention is intended to be used as a replacement for an orbita bottom and optionally also for the medial orbita wall. The implant comprises the form of a single-piece preformed plate or grid which comprises a first segment, a second segment and a third segment. The first segment is designed in accordance with the form of the orbita bottom and the second segment is designed according to the form of the medial side-wall. The first and second segments adjoin each other along a first preset breaking line. The third segment adjoins the first segment and is arranged for fixing the implant to the lateral orbita edge.
US07662152B2	Catheter with multi port tip for optical lesion evaluation A catheter is adapted to ablate tissue and provide optically-based lesion qualitative and quantitative monitoring, comprising a catheter body and a tip electrode distal the catheter body adapted for ablating tissue, the tip electrode having a shell and an alignment member defining a hollow distal portion therebetween. In accordance with the invention, the catheter further includes a plurality of optical waveguides adapted to transmit optical energy to and from the tip electrode. A distal portion of each waveguide extends through the hollow distal portion and terminates in openings formed in the shell. Advantageously, the alignment member fixedly secures the distal portion of each waveguide against movement relative to the alignment member and the shell.
US07662148B2	Systems and methods for intrastromal scanning patterns A method for photodisrupting a preselected subsurface volume of corneal tissue to alter a cornea's refractive properties is disclosed. Specifically, at least one stromal volume having a substantially conical shaped surface is photodisrupted. For this purpose, a laser device having a laser source, laser scanner and one or more optical elements is typically used. In one embodiment, a plurality of stromal volumes, with each stromal volume having a substantially conical shaped surface, is sequentially photodisrupted to form a contiguous stromal cavity. In a particular implementation, each conical shaped surface defines a cone axis that is aligned to be co-linear with a reference axis that passes through the anterior surface of the eye and may be aligned orthogonally to the anterior surface of the eye.
US07662147B2	Beam steering system for corneal laser surgery A device and method for steering a laser beam to a focal point in target tissue requires generating a laser beam. Diversions of the laser beam from a central beam path are minimized by a sequential arrangement of optical steering components. In order, the beam is first directed to the center of a z-scanning apparatus which will move the focal point in the medium in a z-direction. The beam is then passed to the center of a first galvanometric mirror which introduces focal point movements in the x-direction. A second galvanometric mirror then compensates for the x-direction movement by redirecting the beam to the center of a third galvanometric mirror where focal point movements in the y-direction are introduced.
US07662146B2	Indwelling urinary catheterization assembly An indwelling urinary catheter assembly is disclosed having an indwelling catheter and a sheath enclosing an insertable portion of the indwelling catheter.
US07662140B2	Method of delivering drug to brain via spinal cord In various aspects, systems and methods involve catheters having infusion sections with permeable membranes that develop significant back pressure to enhance uniform delivery of the drug over an infusion section; catheters that have two or more infusion sections spaced apart along the length of the same catheter, catheters that include two or more infusion sections serviced by independent lumens (such that, e.g., different drug solutions can be delivered to the different infusion sections); implantable drug delivery systems with pumps and multiple reservoirs from which drugs can be delivered; systems that are capable of delivering drug solutions with selected densities; etc. Methods for delivering a drug to a brain through a spinal canal include delivering hypobaric solutions containing the drug.
US07662138B2	Absorbent article An absorbent article has an elastic waist portion, an absorbent element (5), and a liquid-impermeable outer layer (3) which is intended to enclose the absorbent element on at least that side thereof which faces away from the wearer during use of the article. The absorbent element (5) is in its entirety arranged on the second piece (2). The liquid-impermeable outer layer (3) is breathable, at least over a portion of this which covers the absorbent element (5).
US07662133B2	Spinal fluid introduction A fluid introduction system includes an introducer configured to create a pressure of at least 69 kPa within a spine, and an operator configured to actuate the introducer to introduce fluid into the spine according to a predetermined fluid introduction profile. The system can include a computer readable medium having code for receiving fluid introduction data indicative of a fluid introduction parameter, and for receiving response data indicative of a response of the patient at a time related to a time of the fluid introduction data. A method for introducing fluid includes positioning a first introducer in a first portion of a spine, positioning a second introducer in a second, different portion of the spine and, without removing the first and second introducers, introducing fluid into the first portion of the spine with the first introducer and introducing fluid into the second portion of the spine with the second introducer.
US07662132B2	Expandable member for venous lead fixation The present invention is directed to a cardiac lead for delivery to the left side of a patient's heart including a self-expanding fixation method positioned over the distal portion of the lead. The self-expanding fixation member is capable of automatically expanding from a collapsed state to an expanded state upon deployment at a target site in a cardiac vessel. The fixation member is configured such that in the expanded state it is biased to a side of the lead body.
US07662125B2	Devices and methods for delivering active agents to target sites The subject invention provides novel, inexpensive, and highly effective methods and devices for convenient and effective wound irrigation. In one embodiment the subject invention provides a discharge means for a reservoir housing containing irrigation solution wherein the discharge means has one or more specifically designed nozzles through which a sufficient volume of the irrigation solution can pass at an appropriate pressure.
US07662121B2	Spinal orthotic devices The invention relates to a spinal orthotic device configured from one or more elements of a modular system, comprising the following elements: a lower abdominal corset (40, 120), an upper abdominal corset (17, 130) that can be attached cranially to the lower abdominal corset (40, 120), a corset supporting element (41) that can be secured posteriorly in the lower abdominal corset (40, 120) and is arranged along the lumbar spine, supporting the spine while restricting sagittal mobility, a thoracic spinal corset (10, 200) that can be attached cranially to the lower abdominal corset (40, 120), at least one curved supporting clasp (47) that can be inserted posteriorly optionally into a bandage of a lower abdominal corset (40, 120) and an upper abdominal corset (17, 130) or into an bandage of a lower abdominal corset (40, 120) and a thoracic spinal corset (10, 200), said curved supporting clasp being attached to a corset supporting element (41) for correction of lordosis and for restriction of sagittal and frontal mobility in the area of the lumbar spine, at least one supporting element (23, 160) which can optionally be secured cranially in the thoracic spinal corset (10, 200) and caudally to the corset supporting element (41, 150) and extends laterally along the spine to align and relieve the spine in the sagittal plane, and an abdominal truss pad (190) that can be attached ventrally to a lower abdominal corset (40, 120) for correction of lordosis of the lumbar spine and increasing the intra-abdominal pressure.
US07662117B2	Splint for a joint connection and methods for production of such a splint The invention relates to a splint for a joint connecting two parts of a human body or of an animal, such as the ankle, knee or elbow for example, comprising at least one rigid shell (1,2), globally concave, for positioning around the joint in order to support said joint. The splint comprises, on the internal face thereof, in other words the concave face, a chamber (3,4) made from a flexible plastic material which may be placed under pressure by any suitable means, and positioned on the internal face of the shell (1,2) to provide a supportive cushion between said shell (1, 2) and the joint and covering at least a part of the internal face of the shell (1,2). The splint comprises means (6) for holding said shell (1,2) in position about the joint, characterized in that the shell (1,2) is made from a single element comprising at least one flexible zone (7, 8;12, 13) made from a styrene ethylene butylene styrene block copolymer (SEBS), chemically bonded to the rigid part of the shell (1,2) to avoid any injury to the oedematic tissue which appears after a sprain or strain of said joint.
US07662113B2	Fingertip tracker A method, apparatus, system, and article of manufacture provide the ability to utilize fingertip tracking technology during the course of a medical examination. A sensor is mounted on a fingertip of a finger of a first person. Such a sensor is communicatively coupled to a computer to record measurements. The sensor is calibrated using a known target. The finger having the sensor is then engaged to perform a medical examination directly on a second person. Measurements are obtained from the sensor on the fingertip during the medical examination. Data is obtained (e.g., via calculations or interpolation) based on the measurements.
US07662111B2	Vacuum assisted auto-lancing device Disclosed herein is a vacuum assisted auto-lancing device. The device includes a housing (200) having a body (210) which has a lever hole. An actuating lever (300) includes an actuating switch (310) seated on the lever hole and having first and second actuating steps, a switch cap (320), and a switch cover (330). The device also includes a holding unit (400) having a first stem (410), a second stem (430), and a stem cap (450). A trigger (500) has a first trigger unit activated by the first actuating step, and a second trigger unit activated by the second actuating step. A lancet holder (524) holding a lancet (522) is secured to an end of the first trigger unit. The device includes a blood collecting unit (600) having an adjusting screw, an adjusting slider, and an end cap, and a vacuum unit (700) having a plunger and a body cap.
US07662109B2	Biopsy device with replaceable probe incorporating static vacuum source dual valve sample stacking retrieval and saline flush A biopsy device and method are provided for obtaining a tissue sample, such as a breast tissue biopsy sample. The biopsy device includes a disposable probe assembly with an outer cannula having a distal piercing tip, a cutter lumen, and a cutter tube that rotates and translates past a side aperture in the outer cannula to sever a tissue sample. The biopsy device also includes a reusable hand piece with an integral motor and power source to make a convenient, untethered control for use with ultrasonic imaging. The reusable hand piece incorporates a probe oscillation mode to assist when inserting the distal piercing tip into tissue. A saline valve positioned by the reusable hand piece communicates a saline supply through the probe assembly to perform saline flush of the cutter tube and outer cannula.
US07662107B2	Use of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane for measuring lung function, especially for determining the functional residual capacity (FRC) of the lungs 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (norflurane) is used as a tracer/trace gas for measuring the lung function because of its simple detectability, physiological harmlessness, environmental friendliness and ready availability. Especially advantageous is the possibility of the optical concentration measurement of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane for the measurement of the lung function and especially for the determination of the FRC during respiration during anesthesia, without cross sensitivity occurring during the measurement with respect to anesthetics.
US07662106B2	Respiratory profile parameter determination apparatus A method of sampling one or more respiratory profile characteristics and monitoring a variety of respiratory profile parameters. The sampled respiratory characteristics include respiratory flow rate, respiratory pressure, and partial pressure of at least one constituent of a patient's respiration. The method detects patient breaths, determines whether each breath is a spontaneous breath or a ventilator-induced breath and calculates various respiratory profile parameters based on the sampled measurements. The method displays the respiratory profile parameters in graphic and numeric forms. Preferably, the method allows a user to select the displayed respiratory profile parameters.
US07662097B2	Radiotherapy treatment monitoring using ultrasound Methods and systems for assessing the effects of therapy on a patient include obtaining baseline and treatment ultrasound scans of a treatment area of a patient where the treatment ultrasound scans are taken subsequent to the baseline scan and at various times during a course of radiotherapy treatment sessions. The baseline and treatment ultrasounds are compared, and as a result a damage map representing cell death within the treatment area can be constructed.
US07662096B2	Method for assembling an endoscope A method for assembling an endoscope with a first tubular channel for receiving image-transmitting components and with a second channel for receiving light guides. It is proposed to introduce the light guides first into a flexible tube and to introduce the unit made up of flexible tube and light guides into the second channel.
US07662095B2	Endoscope provided with a lighting system and a combined image transmission The invention relates to an endoscope used for lighting and visualizing the fields of an object in cavities. The inventive endoscope comprises a lighting unit and an image transmitting system provided with an optical lens on the distal side thereof and with an optical eyepiece or a filming unit which are used as an observation system on the proximal side thereof. Said endoscope is characterized in that an optical dividing element for complementary light polarization or for wavelength bands and the complementary polarization is inserted between the lighting unit, the image transmitting system, and the visualizing system in such a way that the light emitted by the lighting unit can be injected into the image transmitting system. The dividing element for the complementary light polarization is combined with a quarter-wave plate which is arranged before the lens on the distal side thereof.
US07662080B2	Crease roller apparatuses and methods for using same Apparatuses and methods are provided for improving handling of sheet articles during processing within sheet or mail processing machines, particularly for causing creased sheet articles to assume a more planar position within a sheet or mail processing machine. Rollers may be provided for bending a crease of a sheet article along its crease.
US07662072B1	Hand holding type exercising device An exercising device includes a control handle having a limit flange, a retaining ring mounted on the limit flange, a mounting seat combined with the retaining ring to limit the limit flange between the mounting seat and the retaining ring, a driven member mounted on the mounting seat, a stop member mounted on the driven member, and a weight member located between the mounting seat and the stop member. Thus, the weight member is adjustably mounted on the driven member to adjust the relative position between the weight member and the mounting seat and to adjust the damping force applied by the weight member onto a user's hand. In addition, the stop member can stop movement of the weight member to prevent the weight member from being detached from the driven member due to an excessive centrifugal force.

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