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| US07692754B2 |
Liquid crystal display and fabricating method thereof
A liquid crystal display device includes lower and upper substrates facing each other; signal lines disposed on the lower substrate, a conducting sealant, including conductive balls, applied between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, and a static electricity guiding line formed in an area on the lower substrate where the conductive sealant overlaps the signal lines. |
| US07692752B2 |
Flexible member and liquid crystal display device having the same
A flexible member that is configured to be connected with a liquid crystal display panel comprising a common electrode, a gate line, and a data line intersecting the gate line, includes a flexible film, a data lead that is formed on the flexible film and is connected with the data line, first and second application leads that are formed on the flexible film and apply a common voltage to the common electrode, with the data lead located between the first and second application leads, and a feedback lead that is formed on the flexible film and feedbacks the common voltage applied to the common electrode. |
| US07692749B2 |
Liquid crystal electro-optic device
In a horizontal electric field drive type liquid crystal electro-optic device wherein a liquid crystal material is driven by controlling the strength of an electric field parallel to a substrate, noncontinuity of the electric field strength around each pixel electrode is minimized and thereby the occurrence of flaws in the orientation of the liquid crystal material and dispersion in operation are reduced and a construction having improved display characteristics and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. In a horizontal electric field drive type liquid crystal electro-optic device wherein a gate electrode 403, a source electrode 407, a drain electrode 408, a semiconductor film 406 and a common electrode 404 are formed on a glass substrate and a liquid crystal material is driven by controlling the strength of an electric field substantially parallel to the glass substrate, the electrodes and the semiconductor film are made curved, for example semi-circular or semi-elliptical, in sectional profile. These curved sectional profiles can be formed by suitably selecting and combining various patterning and etching methods. |
| US07692748B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display includes a pair of transparent substrates opposed to each other with liquid crystal therebetween, one of the pair of transparent substrates having a plurality of drain signal lines and a plurality of gate signal lines, and a plurality of pixel areas defined by the drain signal lines and the gate signal lines. The pixel areas includes a pixel electrode formed of a transparent electrode having a plurality of slits including a slit opened in a first direction and a slit opened in a second direction, and a counter electrode formed of a transparent electrode disposed between the transparent electrode of the pixel electrode having the plurality of slits and the one substrate. |
| US07692745B2 |
Transflective liquid crystal display device having particular pixel electrodes and counter electrodes arrangement
The present invention enhances display quality of an IPS-type transflective liquid crystal display device. In the transflective liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel having a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates, the liquid crystal display panel including a plurality of sub pixels each of which has a transmissive portion and a reflective portion, each subpixel out of the plurality of subpixels having a counter electrode formed on one substrate out of the pair of substrates and a pixel electrode formed on one substrate, the counter electrode and the pixel electrode generating an electric field for driving liquid crystal of the liquid crystal layer, the counter electrode and the pixel electrode in the reflective portion are stacked by way of an insulation film, and the counter electrode and the pixel electrode in the transmissive portion face each other in a planer direction. |
| US07692742B2 |
Transflective liquid crystal display
A transflective liquid crystal display is provided. The electric fields of reflective regions are adjusted by arranging resistors between transmissive electrodes and reflectors or by disposing reflectors floating on the transmissive electrodes and ground electrodes so that the phase shift of liquid crystal layer in the reflective region and transmissive region can be controlled. Accordingly, the transmissive area and reflective area can be kept substantially identical in thickness and the complex process for manufacturing double gap structure is thus not required. |
| US07692741B2 |
Bottom substrate for liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display bottom substrate with bumps is disclosed, which comprises: one thin film transistor located on a surface of a substrate, a passivation layer covered over the surface of the thin film transistor and that of the substrate, and a reflective metal layer formed over the passivation layer. A plurality of bumps are formed on the surface of the passivation layer, wherein the bumps have asymmetric shapes in the cross sections, and the projection of the center of said bumps on the substrate is not overlapped with the projection of the peak of the same bumps. |
| US07692737B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a compensation film for compensating a viewing angle decline caused by improper alignment of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal display panel, and an isotropic layer between the compensation film and the liquid crystal display panel. |
| US07692734B2 |
Liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus
Provided is a liquid crystal device including: a liquid crystal panel which includes first and second substrates supporting a liquid crystal layer in a sandwich manner and a sealing material disposed between the first and second substrate to seal the liquid crystal layer, and on which illumination light is irradiated from the rear side thereof; an optical plate disposed in the front side of the liquid crystal panel; and a control element that controls a display status of an image displayed on the liquid crystal panel, wherein: the liquid crystal panel includes a light receiving element that receives ambient light; and the light receiving element is disposed in a position where at least a portion of a light receiving surface thereof does not overlap the optical plate when seen from a plan view. |
| US07692733B2 |
Surface light source capable of varying angular range for diffusing emitted light and liquid crystal display apparatus capable of displaying selectively with wide view angle and narrow view angle by using same
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprises first and second light emitting sections for emitting light with respective spreading angles that are different from each other and a liquid crystal display device arranged at the viewing side of the apparatus. The first light emitting section includes a first light guide plate for receiving light from a light incident end surface and diffusing it within a first angular range of spreading angle centered at the normal direction of a light emitting surface before emitting it from the light emitting surface and first light emitting elements. The second light emitting section includes a second light guide plate for receiving light from a light incident end surface and emitting it in directions within a second angular range of spreading angle smaller than the first angular range while transmitting light emitted from the first light guide plate and second light emitting elements. |
| US07692731B2 |
Electric power generation using liquid crystals
A new way of generating electrical power by changing the dielectric properties of liquid crystals by mechanical means is described. Such a method and device take advantage of the nature of the liquid crystal as the dielectric material in a capacitor. A broad range of materials, including various liquid crystalline materials, as well as additional mechanisms (flexoelectric polarization) to fully exploit the potential of this mechanism may be realized. Applications of this technology may be useful in wearable personal electric generators as well as in noise damping materials/devices, which not only absorb and dissipate sound, but use it to generate electric power. |
| US07692730B2 |
Liquid crystal display device comprising a second transistor between sub-picture element electrodes in each picture element region
The invention relates to a liquid crystal display device including a first transistor, a plurality of sub-picture element electrodes formed in a picture element region, a control electrode formed in capacitance coupling with at least one of the plural sub-picture element electrodes, the control electrode being applied with a display voltage from the first transistor, and an auxiliary capacitance bus line held at a predetermined voltage level and constituting an auxiliary capacitance between the auxiliary capacitance bus line and the control electrode. A second transistor is provided between the sub-picture element electrode coupled with the control electrode by the capacitance coupling and the auxiliary capacitance bus line or between the sub-picture element electrode coupled with the control electrode by the capacitance coupling and the sub-picture element electrode connected to the first transistor. |
| US07692728B2 |
Touch panel
Disclosed here is a touch panel with improved visibility. The polarizing plate of the touch panel has a laminated structure in which the polarizing layer is sandwiched between the upper protective layer and the lower protective layer. Of the three layers, the lower protective layer is formed as a phase-difference layer with ¼ wavelength made of a cycloolefin-based polymer. The structure protects the polarizing plate from distortion and deterioration, offering good visibility. At the same time, the structure above contributes to a reduced parts count and accordingly a cost-reduced touch panel. |
| US07692723B2 |
Method and system for enhanced modulation of video signals
A method, apparatus and system for signal modulation. A plurality of pixels are selected in a pattern such that a first pixel group of the plurality of pixels is unpaired with a second pixel group of the plurality of pixels throughout the pattern in a portion of a video signal. The intensity of the plurality of the pixels is altered at a constant magnitude in the portion of the video signal pursuant to the pattern in a substantially invisible way. |
| US07692722B2 |
Caption service menu display apparatus and method
A caption service menu display apparatus and method. When a different caption delivery system is adopted for a digital stream, the caption menu is classified into an EIA 608 menu and an EIA 708 menu. Regardless of the caption transmission medium, the caption service menu is displayed based on the caption delivery system of the actual stream. |
| US07692721B2 |
Electronic device having an exterior casing and a flat hard disk drive
An electronic device includes an exterior casing and a flat hard disk drive with a thickness smaller than height and width. The exterior casing includes a hard disk accommodation unit which has a depth corresponding to the thickness and in which the hard disk drive is accommodated, an opening through which the hard disk drive is detachably mounted along the depth direction of the hard disk accommodation unit, and a cover for opening and closing the opening. |
| US07692717B2 |
Portable terminal having digital camera function
A portable terminal is provided having a digital camera function that includes a display main body having a display, a camera assembly having a camera module for focusing on a subject and photographing an image of the subject displayed on the display and a turning unit to rotatably couple the display main body to the camera assembly. A terminal main body may have an information processing function and may being movably mounted on the display main body. A speaker unit and a mike unit may transmit or receive voice information. The portable terminal may have the digital camera function and allow the user to perform voice communication and easily photograph a still image or dynamic image of a subject. This may improve the structural intensity in photographing. |
| US07692716B2 |
Electronic camera with a shielding member
An electronic camera includes: an electrical charge storage-type image-capturing element that stores an electrical charge by receiving subject light; a shielding member that allows the subject light to pass to the image-capturing element or blocks the subject light to the image-capturing element; an electromagnetic actuator used to drive the shielding member at least in a closing direction; a storage control device that starts an electrical charge storage at the image-capturing element after a time point at which the shielding member is detected to be in an open state allowing the subject light to pass and ends the electrical charge storage once a preset length of exposure time elapses; and a shield control device that outputs an instruction for driving the shielding member in the closing direction to the electromagnetic actuator before the electrical charge storage ends. |
| US07692714B2 |
Imaging system, imaging apparatus, and method for controlling the imaging apparatus
An overall in-focus position is calculated based on an in-focus position of each clip image, an image size of each clip image, and an image size of each output image. Focus control for an imaging apparatus is performed based on the calculated overall in-focus position. |
| US07692712B2 |
Apparatus and method for performing offset compensation, and computer-readable recording medium for performing the offset compensation
An apparatus and method for performing offset compensation, and a computer-readable recording medium for performing the offset compensation are disclosed. The offset compensation apparatus for use in an optical zoom lens system includes: a lens unit including a zoom lens and a focus lens; a lens conveyance unit for conveying the zoom lens and the focus lens; an offset measurement unit for measuring an offset of the zoom lens and an offset of the focus lens; an offset verifier for verifying the measured offset data of the zoom lens and the focus lens; and a controller for controlling the zoom lens and the focus lens according to the verified offset data. |
| US07692710B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and electronic endoscope using the same
A solid-state imaging device comprises: a solid-state imaging element comprising a solid-state imaging element body; a first substrate one end face of which is bonded to and integrated with one end face of a solid-state imaging element substrate of the solid-state imaging element, the first substrate comprising on its one surface an electrode for establishing electrical contact with a bonding wire led from a pad provided on one surface of the solid-state imaging element, a frame that seals the solid-state imaging element so as to surround outer peripheral surfaces of the solid-state imaging element substrate excluding its the one end face; and a sealing resin portion that covers a region extending from a portion including the electrode on the one surface of the first substrate to a portion including the pad on the one surface of the solid-state imaging element. |
| US07692708B2 |
Photometric apparatus
A photometric apparatus having at least two photo-receivers, includes a single incidence optical system, wherein a light bundle carrying an object image which is passed through a focusing screen and exits out of an image-erecting system is incident on the single incidence optical system; a beam splitting optical system which splits the incident light bundle, that is incident on the single incidence optical system, into at least two light bundles by making a part of the incident light bundle pass through the beam splitting optical system and making another part of the incident light reflect from the beam splitting optical system; and at least one photometering optical system which makes the two parts of the light incident on the two photo-receivers, respectively. |
| US07692702B2 |
Solid-state imaging device with amplifiers corresponding to signal lines and alternating control voltage
A solid-state imaging device includes a substrate, a sensor cell array disposed on the substrate, the sensor cell array having a plurality of sensor cells arranged in a matrix, a plurality of signal lines for transferring an image signal output from each of the sensor cells, a plurality of amplifiers connected to at least one of the signal lines, each of the amplifiers including a first capacitance having a first end connected to one of the signal lines, an inversion amplifier having an input end connected to a second end of the first capacitance, a second capacitance connected between the input end and an output end of the inversion amplifier, a switch connected between the input and output ends of the inversion amplifier to reset the second capacitance and a third capacitance having a first end connected to a control line and a second end connected to the input end of the inversion amplifier, and a control voltage supply circuit for supplying one of first and second voltages to the control line. |
| US07692700B2 |
Vignetting compensation
A method used for the compensation of vignetting in digital cameras has been achieved. The compensation for vignetting is done in two steps. The first step is done during production of the camera unit and involves taking and analyzing an image of a test screen, preferably a gray test screen. This results in a set of e.g. 5×5 coefficients describing a polynomial surface. The second step is done for each image that is taken by the camera and involves calculating and applying a gain-table based on polynomial coefficients to all pixels of the image to compensate vignetting. |
| US07692696B2 |
Digital image acquisition system with portrait mode
A digital image acquisition system having no photographic film comprises an apparatus for capturing digital images and a flash unit for providing illumination during image capture. The system has a portrait mode for generating an image of a foreground object against a blurred background, the portrait mode being operable to capture first, second and third images (A, B and C) of nominally the same scene. One of the first and second images (A, B) is taken with flash and the other is taken without flash, and the third image (C) is blurred compared to the first and second images. The portrait mode is further operable to determine foreground and background regions of the scene using the first and second images (A, B), and to substitute the blurred background of the third image (C) for the background of an in-focus image of the scene. In one embodiment the in-focus image is one of the first and second images. In another embodiment the in-focus image is a fourth image. |
| US07692693B2 |
Imaging apparatus
A CCD of a digital camera has high sensitive main pixels for depicting gradations in low and middle brightness portions of a subject, and low sensitive sub pixels for depicting gradations in high brightness portions of the subject. Main pixel image signals from the main pixels have a larger signal level than sub pixel image signals from the sub pixels. The main pixel image signals are attenuated by an attenuator to have the same signal level as the sub pixel image signals. The attenuated main pixel image signals and the sub pixel image signals are amplified by an amplifier with the same gain. The amplified main and sub pixel image signals are digitalized and composed to generate composite image data. |
| US07692689B2 |
Imaging-element unit and imaging device
A compact and power saving imaging-element unit of handshake compensation type is provided. The imaging-element unit comprises an imaging-element board with an imaging element that performs photoelectric conversion of incident light formed or located thereon; a relay board that is disposed between the imaging element and an external control board, and that receives signals between the imaging-element board and the external control board; and a package with at least the imaging-element board and the relay board contained therein; wherein a slider mechanism is disposed between the imaging-element board and the relay board for moving the imaging-element board to compensate handshake of an imaging device. |
| US07692686B1 |
Method and apparatus for coding format autodetection testing
Coded test signals in two or more distinct coding formats are applied sequentially to the equipment under test (EUT) according to a test sequence. The ordering, timing and source characteristics of the coded test signals are fully programmable. The output of the EUT is analyzed to verify proper decoding and detect audible artifacts. A means for comparing recorded test events allows a test engineer to detect failure modes of the autodetection system in the EUT. |
| US07692678B2 |
Laser light control device for image forming apparatus, and image forming apparatus
A laser light control device for an image forming apparatus designed to improve the auto power control (APC) accuracy and to reduce the control time. A multifunctional optical element has a plurality of different optical characteristics. A detecting unit is adapted to detect laser light from the semiconductor laser. A control unit is adapted to perform control of the write start position of the laser light in the main scanning direction and control of the quantity of the laser light by detecting the laser light by means of the detecting unit after passage of the laser light through the multifunctional optical element. |
| US07692677B2 |
Thermal Print Head
A thermal printhead (A) includes an insulating substrate (1), a glaze layer (2), a resistor layer (3), an electrode layer (4) and a protective layer (5). The electrode layer (4) has a two-layer structure made up of a lower first electrode layer (4a) and an upper second electrode layer (4b). The resistor layer (3) includes a heating portion (7). The heating portion (7) is exposed from both the first electrode layer (4a) and the second electrode layer (4b) and is positioned on a bulging portion (2c) of the glaze layer (2). |
| US07692674B2 |
Liquid crystal display
The invention relates to a liquid crystal display used in a television receiver or a display section of an electronic apparatus and provides a liquid crystal display having a wide viewing angle and high viewing angle characteristics. The viewing angle characteristics of low gradations are improved by the capacitive coupling HT method. The viewing angle characteristics of high gradations above the intermediate gradation are improved by the driving HT method. A liquid crystal is driven using the capacitive coupling HT method and the driving HT method in combination to combine the effect of improvement of both methods, thereby improving the viewing angle characteristics of a liquid crystal display for a wide range from a low gradation to a high gradation. |
| US07692671B2 |
Display debiasing scheme and display
A novel method for asynchronously driving a display device including a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows includes the steps of receiving a first multi-bit data word indicative of a first grayscale value to be displayed on a pixel of a first row of the display, defining a first time period during which an electrical signal corresponding to the first grayscale value can be asserted on the pixel of said first row, receiving a second multi-bit data word indicative of a second grayscale value to be displayed on a pixel of a second row of the display, and defining a second time period that is temporally offset from the first time period during which an electrical signal corresponding to the second grayscale value can be asserted on the pixel of said second row. A novel display driver for performing the methods of the present invention is also disclosed. |
| US07692669B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method and image processing program
If there is any unprocessed character area, and if there is any character area sharing a common character color with the unprocessed character area, the image processing apparatus calculates, as a first number, the total number of the pixels included in these two character areas. The image processing apparatus also calculates, as a second number, the number of pixels included in an area formed by integrating the two character areas. Then, the image processing apparatus judges whether the ratio of the first number to the second number is less than a predetermined threshold value. In other words, the image processing apparatus judges whether the following is satisfied: Second Number/First Number |
| US07692667B2 |
Handheld computer having moveable segments that are interactive with an integrated display
A handheld computer is provided that includes a first module and at least a second module. The first module includes a processor and a display. The second module is slideably coupled to the first module so that it functions as a sliding cover that may effectively change the visible area of the underlying display. The handheld computer includes a sensing device coupled to the processor. The sensing device provides information to the processor regarding the relative position of the first module with respect to the second module. The information provided may be used to reconfigure the visual output of the display or to select a macro command presented on the display. |
| US07692662B2 |
Graphic processing apparatus and method
A normal vector mapping unit maps a texture of the MIP-map level corresponding to a level of detail (LOD) of a polygon onto a polygon surface to generate a pseudo-normal vector on the polygon surface. A normal vector replacing unit refers to the vector quantization (VQ) table of the relevant MIP-map level and replaces the pseudo-normal vector on the polygon surface with a quantized reference normal vector. A brightness value acquiring unit refers to the color lookup table (CLUT) of the relevant MIP-map level, and acquires the brightness value corresponding to the reference normal vector on the polygon surface. The brightness value acquiring unit also interpolates brightness values between different MIP-map levels. A graphic processor combines the RGB value of each pixel of the polygon surface with the brightness value acquired by the brightness value acquiring unit to write the combined data into a frame buffer. |
| US07692658B2 |
Model for layout animations
Described is a technology (e.g., in Windows® Presentation Foundation) by which user interface elements are reconfigured into a new configuration, with at least some of the elements transitioned from between configurations in an animated manner. To animate, elements have interim data computed therefor between the first configuration and the new configuration over a series of frames. As frames are rendered, the interim layout data provides an animation effect, which may be movement via interim coordinates, resizing via interim size data, and fading in or out via interim opacity data. The layout system may defer computationally expensive layout operations until the elements are in the second configuration. If an element's size is not at least a minimum, that element's visualization may be changed. If an element's content does not fit, a priority among pieces of the content may determine which piece or pieces will be shown. |
| US07692657B2 |
Animation editing apparatus
Animation editing apparatus for editing animation data, comprising data storage means, processing means, visual display means and a manually responsive input device configured to allow a user to indicate a selected point on the visual display means.The visual display means displays an image representing a simulated three-dimensional world-space including a plurality of simulated objects, and the manually responsive input device provides an input signal indicating a location within the image corresponding to one of the simulated objects. In response to receiving the input signal, the processing means identifies the selected simulated object, and retrieves data from the data storage means of one or more related items related to the selected simulated object within a defined degree of relationship. The visual display means displays labels identifying the selected simulated object and the related items only. |
| US07692652B2 |
Selectively transforming overlapping illustration artwork
Computer-implemented methods and apparatus for converting a computer graphics illustration that includes a plurality of overlapping artwork elements from an input format to an output format that differs from the input format. The overlapping artwork elements are classified as transparent or non-transparent artwork elements. The transparent artwork elements are classified as being compatible or incompatible with the output format. The incompatible transparent artwork elements and any of the artwork elements that are at least partially overlapped by any of the incompatible transparent artwork elements are transformed into transformed artwork elements, without transforming any compatible artwork element that is not overlapped by an incompatible transparent artwork element. The transformed artwork elements are compatible with the output format. |
| US07692646B2 |
Method of and scaling unit for scaling a three-dimensional model
A method of scaling a three-dimensional input model 100 in a three-dimensional input space into a three-dimensional output model 200 which fits in a predetermined three-dimensional output space 104 is disclosed. The scaling is such that a first input surface 106 in the three-dimensional input space, having a first distance to a viewpoint, is projected to a first output surface 110 in the predetermined three-dimensional output space by applying a first scaling factor and whereby a second input surface 108 in the three-dimensional input space, having a second distance to the viewpoint, which is smaller than the first distance, is projected to a second output surface 112 in the predetermined three-dimensional space, by applying a second scaling factor which is larger than the first scaling factor. |
| US07692644B2 |
Display apparatus
In a display apparatus of a hold type represented by a TFT liquid crystal display, blurring of dynamic picture when the dynamic picture is displayed is improved. One frame is divided into dark fields and light fields. A dark brightness gradation voltage approaching to display of black as near as possible is generated in the dark fields and a light brightness gradation voltage for compensating the brightness reduced by the dark fields is generated in the light fields. At this time, low gradation voltages (V0P to V20P) or high gradation voltages (V43P to V63P) in the dark or light brightness gradation voltages are set to the same potential. |
| US07692637B2 |
User input device for electronic device
A user input device for controlling the movement of a cursor in a graphical user interface (GUI) includes a touch sensitive surface arranged to provide a pre-defined number of touch sensitive surface areas substantially continuous with one another each of which is associated with a corresponding pre-defined functionality. Touching contact with the given surface area causes the cursor to move in the corresponding direction or to stop. The speed of the cursor is controlled by the touching contact which may be a sliding, tapping, pressure or other suitable contact. |
| US07692636B2 |
Systems and methods for handwriting to a screen
Systems and methods are described that enable handwriting into a data-entry field on a screen without independently selecting that data-entry field. These systems and methods can also provide a handwriting guide geographically associated with a data-entry field into which a user is intending to write that permits substantially all of a computing device's screen to be viewed. |
| US07692633B2 |
Handheld electronic device with roller ball input
An improved handheld electronic device includes an input apparatus, an output apparatus, and a processor apparatus. The input apparatus includes a reduced keyboard and a roller ball input. The roller ball input includes a movable portion that is substantially continuously rotatable with respect to a housing of the device and is rotatable about more than one axis to provide input. The processor apparatus includes a disambiguation routine that can output various proposed interpretations of inputs from the reduced keyboard. The roller ball input advantageously provides various inputs to the handheld electronic device without requiring significant user attention, which enables a user to direct a greater amount of attention to the output from the disambiguation routine and to other aspects of the device. The roller ball input potentially can be configured to additionally be translatable to provide an input, and additionally and/or alternatively the roller ball input can provide a tactile or other feedback to a user. |
| US07692632B2 |
Foot-operated computer input device
A foot operated data entry/input pad has a plurality of foot-operated buttons. The foot buttons may be used to enter data values, such as numbers or symbols separately or in combination. Each button is preferably capable of entering different data values, preferably depending on the length of time that it is pressed or on the number of times that it is pressed in succession. A small controller may be included to allow the user to control the computer's pointer, allowing the user to switch between data entry fields. A heel rest may serve as both a heel rest and a button/switch for sending an electric/electronic signal. An automated voice system, or other audible and/or visual indicator system, may help the user keep track of the data value as it changes and is entered. In alternative versions for input of instructions, single values or binary information, or for selection of items in a pull-down screen window, a pad may have two buttons provided adjacent a cursor controller, wherein the cursor controller and right and left click buttons are on an arc or on an angle. |
| US07692631B2 |
Signal processing system for a pointing input device
It is possible to enable a pointer to execute a shifting operation input and a clicking operation input by use of a common type pressure-sensitive pointing device provided with an x-axis strain sensor and a y-axis strain sensor. A pressure-sensitive pointing device (11) is provided with strain sensors (11a), (11b), (11c) and (11d). A voltage corresponding to the strain along the x-axis direction, and a voltage corresponding to the strain along the y-axis direction are outputted from nodes (11e), (11f) and (11g), respectively. The voltage corresponding to the strain along the x-axis direction, and the voltage corresponding to the strain along the y-axis direction are inputted alternately to an operational amplifier (4) by switches (SW1) and (SW2) when a switch (SW3) is in an ON-condition. The voltage corresponding to the strain along the z-axis direction is inputted to an operational amplifier (3) when the switch (SW3) is in an OFF-condition. Respective outputs of the operational amplifiers (3), (4) are alternately inputted to an ADC (5) by switches (SW4) and (SW5) and processed in a digital processing circuit. |
| US07692630B2 |
Information processing apparatus and method, input device and method, program, and information processing system
An information processing apparatus includes the following elements. An image data acquisition unit acquires image data of a captured image including a code having a fixed area in which a predetermined fixed area code is formed and a variable area in which a variable area code formed by a combination of a plurality of codes is formed. A fixed area code recognition unit analyzes the captured image to recognize the predetermined fixed area code of the fixed area. A variable area code default value setting unit sets the default value of the variable area code based on the predetermined fixed area code. A variable area code recognition unit analyzes the captured image to recognize the variable area code. A comparator compares the variable area code with the default value to determine the difference therebetween. A command designation unit designates a command to be executed based on the difference. |
| US07692629B2 |
Operating touch screen interfaces
Techniques and technologies are provided which can allow for touch input with a touch screen device. In response to an attempt to select a target displayed on a screen, a callout can be rendered in a non-occluded area of the screen. The callout includes a representation of the area of the screen that is occluded by a selection entity when the attempt to select the target is made. |
| US07692628B2 |
Multimedia user interface
A user interface for multimedia centers advantageously utilizes hand-held inertial-sensing user input devices to select channels and quickly navigate the dense menus of options. Extensive use of the high resolution and bandwidth of such user input devices is combined with strategies to avoid unintentional inputs and with dense and intuitive interactive graphical displays. |
| US07692627B2 |
Systems and methods using computer vision and capacitive sensing for cursor control
Disclosed is a unique system and method that facilitates cursor control based in part on computer vision activated by a capacitive touch sensor. When turned on, user hand gestures or movements can be tracked by a monitoring component and those movements can be converted in real-time to control or drive cursor movements and/or position on a user interface. The system comprises a monitoring component or camera that can be activated by touch or pressure applied to a capacitive touch sensor. A circuit within the sensor determines when the user is touching a button (e.g., on keyboard or mouse) that activates the monitoring component and cursor control mechanism. Thus, intentional hand movements by the user can readily be determined. |
| US07692617B2 |
Thin film transistor array panel and display device including the same
Gate-driving circuitry of a thin film transistor array panel is formed on the same plane as a display area of the transistor array panel. The gate-driving circuitry includes driving circuitry and signal lines having apertures. Thus, a sufficient amount of light, even though illuminated from the thin film transistor array panel side, can reach a photosetting sealant overlapping at least in part the gate-driving circuitry. The thin film transistor array panel and the counter panel are put together air-tight and moisture-tight. Consequently, the gate-driving circuitry can avoid corrosion by moisture introduced from outside. Gate-driving circuitry malfunctions can also be reduced. |
| US07692613B2 |
Light emitting device including pixel circuits with switches turned on and off alternately in a horizontal period
Circuits for a pixel in a light emitting display capable of displaying an image with desired brightness are described. The pixel circuit includes a driver to supply a pixel current to the light emitting device corresponding to a data signal supplied from a data line, a first switching unit coupled between the driver and the data line, and a second switching unit coupled between the data line and a common node formed between the driver and the light emitting device. The driver, in turn, includes a first transistor to generate the pixel current to be supplied from a first power line to the light emitting device, a first capacitor coupled between the first transistor and the first switching unit to be charged with a voltage corresponding to the threshold voltage of the first transistor, and a second capacitor to be charged with a voltage corresponding to the data signal. |
| US07692611B2 |
Electro-optical device, driving method therefor, and electronic apparatus
To provide an electro-optical device, a driving method therefor, and an electronic apparatus which can accurately control the brightness of electro-optical elements in accordance with the signal level of a data signal. A brightness detection circuit 15 is provided which samples power-supply current Io every time one scan line is selected and which converts the power-supply current Io into a digital voltage signal DS having a digital value corresponding to the power-supply current Io. A light-emission-period control circuit 16 generates light-emission-period control signals H1 to Hn in accordance with a light-emission-period adjusting signal F corresponding to the digital voltage signal DS and outputs the light-emission-period control signals H1 to Hn to corresponding control-signal supply lines G1 to Gn. Further, light-emission-period control transistors of the pixels 20 which are connected to the corresponding control-signal supply lines G1 to Gn are on/off controlled, thereby controlling the light-emission period of the electro-optical elements. |
| US07692609B2 |
Active matrix type display
An active matrix type display includes a light emission device having a transparent pixel electrode and a metal pixel electrode on both surfaces of a light emitting layer and a driving circuit controlling the driving current of the light emission device. The driving circuit is formed on a substrate, and the light emission device is formed as a layer above the driving circuit with an intermediate layer of insulation material interposed therebetween. The metal pixel electrode device is connected with the driving circuit through a conduction portion which extends through the intermediate layer. Thus, light emitted from the light emission device can be prevented from reaching transistors by locating the transistors below the metal pixel electrode, and leakage current produced by the light of a transistor in the off state can be suppressed to prevent degradation of the image quality. |
| US07692606B2 |
Medical overlay mirror
Medical overlay mirror methods and related systems. |
| US07692601B2 |
Dipole antennas and coaxial to microstrip transitions
The invention relates in part to a folded dipole having a dipole axis and a pair of arms which together have a profile which is concave on one side and convex on the other when viewed along the dipole axis. The dipoles may be arranged as a dipole box around a central region, typically in a generally circular or square configuration. Further elements may be placed in the dipole box or in the gaps between dipole boxes. The antenna may be a single-band antenna, or a multi-band antenna with the further elements operating in a different frequency band to the dipole boxes. The further elements may be concentric dipole boxes. The invention is particularly suited for use in a cellular base station panel antenna. A novel coaxial to microstrip transition is also described. |
| US07692600B1 |
Internal utility meter antenna
A utility meter has an internal antenna for transmitting data. The antenna is positioned between the radome of the utility meter and its front surface. The antenna comprises dipole radiator that is generally curved to the shape of the meter housing. The dipole radiator comprises a dielectric substrate carrying two asymmetric curved radiating metallic sheets, each forming a portion of the dipole, which combined extend about 135° of the circumference of the utility meter. A balun feed is connected to the metallic sheets and a transmission line is coupled to a transmitter. |
| US07692597B2 |
Multi-feed dipole antenna and method
A multi-feed dipole antenna and method. Provides a volumetrically efficient antenna with wide radiation pattern bandwidth and wide impedance bandwidth that are relatively independent. Driving the antenna at multiple locations provides for a half wavelength dipole antenna with a wider frequency range than any other known fat dipole of similar volume. The apparatus is constructed from brass or any other suitable metal without requiring dielectric loading and without requiring direct coupling on the outside of the tubes. The apparatus utilizes a parasitic center tube with two end tubes that are driven by a collinearly mounted metal rod that is driven from the midpoint. Insulators hold the parasitic tube to the end tubes. The parasitic tube allows for induced currents to flow on the surface of the tube which allow for operation of the dipole over a wide frequency range. |
| US07692591B2 |
Portable electronic apparatus
A portable electronic apparatus has a main body case in which are disposed a display panel, a circuit board, and a dielectric antenna. The dielectric antenna is disposed at a vicinity of a peripheral edge portion of the circuit board. |
| US07692588B2 |
Semiconductor module comprising components for microwave engineering in plastic casing and method for the production thereof
A semiconductor module (1) has components (6) for microwave engineering in a plastic casing (7). The semiconductor module (1) has a principal surface (8) with an upper side (9) of a plastic package molding compound (10) and at least one active upper side (11) of a semiconductor chip (12). Disposed on the principal surface (8) is a multilayered conductor track structure (13) which alternately comprises structured metal layers (14, 15) and structured insulation layers (16, 17), where at least one of the insulation layers (16, 17) and/or the plastic package molding compound (10) has at least one microwave insulation region. |
| US07692584B2 |
Antenna system driven by intelligent components communicating via data-bus, and method and computer program therefore
It is disclosed an antenna system drivable in at least one degree of freedom, comprising a target value provider configured to provide at least one target value, a data-bus configured to relay the at least one target value, at least one sensor unit configured to provide a current position in the at least one degree of freedom via the data-bus to the target value provider, and at least one antenna drive unit configured to drive the drivable antenna in the at least one degree of freedom according to the at least one target value. |
| US07692583B2 |
GPS position measuring device
A GPS position-measuring device includes a altitude-information memory for storing altitude information of a moving object, a combination determining unit for determining GPS-satellite combinations from GPS satellites that can be tracked, a position measuring unit for measuring a GPS based or GPS derived three-dimensional position of the moving object for each GPS-satellite combination, and a difference extracting unit for determining a difference in altitude between GPS derived altitude information contained in the measured GPS related three-dimensional position and the altitude information supplied from the altitude-information memory. The GPS position-measuring device further includes a position determining unit for comparing the extracted difference in altitude with a threshold value, selecting a GPS-satellite combination with which the difference in altitude is less than or equal to the threshold value, and determining a measurement position of the moving object based on the GPS derived three-dimensional position of the selected GPS-satellite combination. |
| US07692578B2 |
GNSS signal processing with clock difference modeling
Three new methods are presented to improve floating solutions and ambiguity resolution for multiple global satellite navigation systems (GNSS), one of which may be an FDMA-based GNSS such as GLONASS: (1) modeling of the hardware-related differential clock error between two (or more) different GNSS, (2) modeling the frequency-dependent biases present in frequency-division multiple access (FDMA) GNSS, and (3) an ambiguity resolution method called Scoreboard Partial Fixing (SPF). The methods presented are independent of the number of carrier frequencies tracked for each satellite navigation system. Their application results in quicker and more reliable ambiguity resolution. The benefits of combining observations of multiple GNSS are exploited in a very efficient way, in contrast to known algorithms which often result in degraded performance with multiple GNSS. The frequency-dependent bias method has been found effective with GNSS observations from a combination of substantially dissimilar hardware, e.g., for processing signals from GNSS receivers of different manufacturers. |
| US07692577B2 |
Method and apparatus for geolocation determination
The disclosure relates to method and apparatus for geolocation determination. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for detecting an erroneous satellite measurement by a receiver, including the steps of (a) determining an approximate location of the receiver; (b) for each of a plurality of satellites from which the receiver receives a signal: (i) determining a range difference between an expected range between the receiver and the satellite and a measured range between the receiver and the satellite; (ii) determining a median value of the range differences; (iii) determining an offset value between the range difference and the median value; (iv) comparing the offset value with a predetermined threshold to thereby detect an erroneous satellite measurement. |
| US07692575B2 |
Radar target detection method and radar apparatus using the same
A radar target detection method in which an azimuth at which a target is located is detected on the basis of reception signals obtained through antenna elements of an array antenna by detecting a change in levels of spectrum peaks in an azimuth spectrum of reception signal intensities, calculating a level of correlation between the level change of each spectrum peak and a directivity pattern of the array antenna in an azimuth range corresponding to the spectrum peak, and determining an azimuth corresponding to one of the spectrum peaks having the highest corresponding correlation level to be the azimuth at which the target is located. |
| US07692574B2 |
Radar apparatus
A radar apparatus can improve detection performance of a target, obtain high resolution without changing antenna construction, and suppress calculation load. A target detection unit, which calculates a distance, a relative speed, or a direction of the target based on frequency analysis results for a plurality of channels, includes a channel to channel integration unit that integrates, for each of the same frequencies, beat frequency spectra for the plurality of channels in the form of frequency analysis results for beat signals obtained for each of a plurality of receiving antennas, and a direction calculation unit that calculates the direction of the target from the beat frequency spectra for the plurality of channels. |
| US07692573B1 |
System and method for classification of multiple source sensor measurements, reports, or target tracks and association with uniquely identified candidate targets
A system and methods enable efficient data association of input sensor data with uniquely identified candidate targets. The methods may use information provided by a target status history database, a target geolocation history database, and a target technical characteristics database, as well as data processing procedures provided by an algorithm rules database. The algorithm rules database provides procedures for generating target classification and identification information for input sensor data, for matching target classification and identification information obtained from input sensor data with information provided by the target technical characteristics database to generate an initial set of consistent, uniquely identified candidate targets, for estimating the minimal required speed of advance for each candidate target, for calculating weights and corresponding data association probabilities for the initial set of candidate targets with the input sensor data, and for selecting a final set of uniquely identified candidate targets with their data association probabilities. |
| US07692572B2 |
Detecting and ranging apparatus and detecting and ranging program product
A detecting and ranging apparatus and a program product obtain a correct relative velocity vector by a simple calculation based on a relative distance etc. obtained by a plurality of detectors such as a radar etc. by including: two relative distance measurement units receiving a reflected wave of a transmitted electromagnetic wave by an object to be detected, and thereby measuring a relative distance to the object to be detected, arranged at with each other different position; and an actual velocity vector calculation unit calculating an actual velocity vector of the object to be detected moving with an angle made in a direction from either relative distance measurement unit to the object to be detected based on the relative distances measured by the relative distance measurement units. |
| US07692564B2 |
Serial-to-parallel conversion circuit and method of designing the same
The invention eliminates a race condition without restricting reception speed. The invention provides a method of designing a serial-to-parallel conversion circuit, the method including determining a rule for data and a strobe when a first-stage memory device in a shift register latches data and when the memory device holds the data; providing a logical circuit for generating an output conforming to the rule at a data input side of the shift register; and shifting a data latch timing of the memory device by a half-period. |
| US07692558B2 |
Apparatus, and an associated method, for forming a traffic route visualization
Apparatus, and an associated method, for providing traffic route visualization. An electronic map device creates a map that is displayable at a user display of a user interface. The map is created through the access of a traffic image data base and a traffic information data base. Information stored at the data bases is obtained in a collaborative effort to provide and maintain updated information thereat. Images stored at the image data base comprise actual image files or photo realistic images that are consolidated together with traffic information. The resultant map is of characteristics permitting quick comprehension by a viewer thereof. |
| US07692557B2 |
Apparatus for assisting vehicle operators with backup operations
An apparatus for providing instructions to an operator of a single motor vehicle or a vehicle having a trailer attached during backing up procedures, said apparatus comprising: a transmitter unit for wirelessly transmitting data, wherein the transmitter unit includes a plurality of predefined directives and a plurality of activation means wherein each of the plurality of activation means is capable of transmitting one of the plurality of predefined directives; and a receiver unit for wirelessly receiving data from the transmitter, wherein the receiver unit includes a plurality of indicator means wherein each of the plurality of indicators means is capable of indicating one of the plurality of predefined directives; wherein the predefined directives include at least a backdown directive, a stop directive, a left directive, a right directive, and a forward directive, and wherein in trailer operations mode, the activation means corresponding to the right directive results in the indicator means corresponding to the left directive being activated in the receiver unit and the activation means corresponding to the left directive results in the indicator means corresponding to the right directive being activated in the receiver unit. |
| US07692552B2 |
Method and system for improving driver safety and situational awareness
A method for enhancing driver safety through body position monitoring with remote sensors, and furnishing feedback in response to vehicle motion, driver activities, and external driving conditions, wherein the method includes: monitoring and characterizing signals from at least one sensor mounted on the body of a driver; monitoring and characterizing signals from at least one vehicle mounted sensor; determining driver activity based on disambiguating the signals from the driver and vehicle mounted sensors; providing feedback to the driver based on the determined driver activity, vehicle motion, and external driving conditions; and wherein the feedback is employed to modify driver behavior and enhance driver safety. |
| US07692551B2 |
Method and system for detecting operator alertness
A method and system for detecting operator alertness of an operator of a vehicle or machine comprises an image processor and an analyzer. The image processor determines whether at least one eye of an operator is visible and determines whether the operator is generally facing forward with respect to the vehicle. The analyzer applies at least one of position analysis and motion analysis to a three dimensional representation of an operator to determine alertness of the operator if at least one eye of operator is not visible or If the operator is generally facing forward. |
| US07692549B2 |
Method and system for detecting operator alertness
The method and system for detecting operator alertness of an operator of a vehicle or machine comprises an image collection system. The image collection system collects reference motion data associated with an operator representation when the operator is in an alert state. An image processor determines observed motion data of one or more points of a three dimensional representation of the operator during a time interval. An analyser sends an alert signal to alert the operator if a detected angular shift of one or more points of the representation exceed a motion threshold. |
| US07692542B2 |
Door position monitor
A door position monitoring mechanism mounted in the edge of a door that senses whether a door is opened or closed by sensing the absence or presence of a magnetic field of a magnet that is mounted in the door frame. Information regarding the door position is then transmitted to a battery operated wireless access control system mounted on the same door through wires extending from the door position monitoring mechanism. |
| US07692538B2 |
User interface for monitoring a plurality of faulted circuit indicators
A user interface for a wireless device used to monitor multiple groups of faulted circuit indicators. Each group of faulted circuit indicators includes a radio interface unit, which is coupled to each of the faulted circuit indicators in the group. The user interface includes an identification indicator, which includes a plurality of radio interface unit status indicators, each of which corresponds to a particular radio interface unit, and which indicates a selected radio interface unit. The user interface also includes a way indicator comprising a plurality of faulted circuit indicator status indicators, each of which corresponds to a particular faulted circuit indicator coupled to the selected radio interface unit. In addition, each radio interface unit status indicator indicates whether a particular radio interface unit coupled to a faulted circuit indicator is asserting a fault condition. |
| US07692537B2 |
Method and system for automatically deciding what alarm, generated in an industrial plant, to hide or to present to an operator
A method and an alarm processing system for deciding what alarm, out of a number of alarms generated in an industrial plant or process, to present to a system operator. The method includes creating hiding rules, associating each hiding rule with a real-world object, storing these rules in a storage means, receiving an alarm related to a real-world object, determining if a hiding rule is associated with the real-world object evaluating the hiding rule, deciding from the hiding rule whether to present or hide the alarm, selectively and actively hide such alarms that are decided to be hidden and not presenting the alarm to the system operator. The invention also includes an alarm processing system and a computer program for carrying out the method. |
| US07692532B2 |
Interference monitoring in an RFID system
A system and method for monitoring and characterizing various sources of RF interference within an RFID environment, and for adjusting the operational characteristics of an array of RFID readers within the system based on these interference characterizations. The system examines the received transmissions from readers in the network by controlling a calibration cycle or while they are operating as interrogators to determine interference parameters, and to verify the operation of the readers in the array. The system also examines outside sources of interference, and signal dependent interference. The interference characterization can also be estimated from a combination of calculations and co-monitoring. |
| US07692531B2 |
Remote starting control system
The present invention teaches a remote starting control system having a simple construction and being low in cost, that can be mounted on a vehicle having an immobilizing function. The system, which is mounted on a vehicle equipped with an immobilizer for capturing a code output in response to an insertion of an ignition key into a key cylinder and permitting an engine start when judging the captured code to be a unique code of the vehicle so as to control engine starting according to an instruction from a portable transmitter, comprises a device for storing a code in an EEPROM each time the code is supplied to a signal line, and a device for supplying the code stored in the EEPROM to the immobilizer when receiving a start instruction of the engine from the portable transmitter. |
| US07692519B2 |
MEMS switch with improved standoff voltage control
A MEMS switch is provided including a substrate, a movable actuator coupled to the substrate and having a first side and a second side, a first fixed electrode coupled to the substrate and positioned on the first side of the movable actuator to generate a first actuation force to pull the movable actuator toward a conduction state, and a second fixed electrode coupled to the substrate and positioned on the second side of the movable actuator to generate a second actuation force to pull the movable actuator toward a non-conducting state. |
| US07692516B2 |
Phase shifter with photonic band gap structure using ferroelectric thin film
Provided are a phase shifter with a photonic band gap (PBG) structure using a ferroelectric thin film. The phase shifter includes a microstrip transmission line acting as a microwave input/output line and a plurality of tunable capacitors arranged in the microstrip transmission line at regular intervals. Electrodes disposed on a substrate apply DC voltages to the plurality of tunable capacitors. Radio frequency (RF) chokes and quarter wavelength radial-stubs are connected between the electrodes and the microstrip transmission line in order to prevent high frequency signals from flowing into a DC bias terminal. A plurality of PBGS are periodically arrayed on a ground plane of the substrate. |
| US07692515B2 |
Low-loss electro-acoustic component
A component includes a filter having a first structure and a second structure. The component also includes a substrate on which the first and second structures are arranged. The first structure has an approximately uniform layer thickness and an approximately uniform composition. The second structure has an approximately uniform layer thickness and an approximately uniform composition. At least one of the layer thickness or composition of the first structure differs from the layer thickness or composition of the second structure. |
| US07692512B2 |
Balun with series-connected balanced-signal lines
A balun may include series-coupled balanced-signal lines. In some examples, a balun may include a first transmission line having a first unbalanced signal port on which an unbalanced signal may exist relative to circuit ground; a second transmission line having a first balanced-signal port may be connected in series with a third transmission line having a second balanced-signal port. In some examples, a fourth transmission line may be coupled to the first transmission line and have a third balanced-signal port. A fifth transmission line may be connected in series with the fourth transmission line and have a fourth balanced-signal port. In some examples, the transmission lines may be coaxial. Balanced signals may exist between the first and second balanced-signal ports and between the third and fourth balanced-signal ports. Series-connected coaxial transmission lines may be formed of a single coaxial line with a gap in the outer conductor separating the two coaxial transmission lines. |
| US07692511B2 |
Compact balun transformers
Balun transformers are described wherein multiple transformer loops are implemented in a stacked design with the primary and secondary loops overlying one another. By aligning the loops in a vertical direction, instead of offsetting the loops, the area of the device is reduced. Multiple transformer loops are nested on each level, and the transformer loops on a given level are connected together using a crossover located on a different level. |
| US07692509B2 |
Method and apparatus for digital synthesis of microwaves through balanced transmission line structures
Conductor segments are positioned within a transmission line structure in order to generate microwave pulses. The conductor segments are switchably coupled to one or the other of the transmission lines or to each other, in parallel with the transmission line structure. Microwave pulses will be induced in the transmission line by closing the switches in a controlled manner to discharge successive segments or successive groups of segments into the transmission lines. The induced waves travel uninterrupted along the transmission lines in a desired direction. |
| US07692507B2 |
Apparatus and method of generating a plurality of synchronized radio frequency signals
A plurality of RF signals are generated with the RF signals synchronized with each other with high accuracy. Transmission data of the multiple channels are modulated, the modulated data of the channels are added to produce composite data and the composite data is stored in a data storage device. In the modulation process, the carrier frequencies are different from each other. The composite data comprises the data of the channels modulated in the frequency division multiplexing manner. The composite data is converted into an analog composite signal by a D/A converter and this analog signal is upconverted to an RF frequency by a frequency conversion circuit. A signal separation circuit produces two channel signals from the RF frequency signal. A signal output circuit generates the output signals having desired frequencies and signal levels. |
| US07692506B2 |
Oscillation driver device, physical quantity measuring device, and electronic instrument
An oscillation driver device includes a gain control amplifier, an automatic gain control circuit, and a mode setting circuit. When the mode setting circuit has switched a mode from a normal operation mode to a low power consumption mode, the automatic gain control circuit is disabled, and the gain in an oscillation loop that drives the vibrator changes from a state in which the gain in the oscillation loop is controlled to be unity by the automatic gain control circuit to a state in which the gain in the oscillation loop is set to be larger than unity. When the mode setting circuit has switched the mode from the low power consumption mode to the normal operation mode, the automatic gain control circuit resumes operation, and the gain in the oscillation loop changes from the state in which the gain in the oscillation loop is set to be larger than unity to the state in which the gain in the oscillation loop is controlled to be unity by the automatic gain control circuit. |
| US07692503B2 |
Random number generator based on oscillator noise
Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for a random number generator (RNG) based on oscillator noise. In some embodiments, the RNG buffers effects of thermal noise from two independent oscillators impacted by effects of pseudo-stochastic processes and separates thermal noise from other effects. The RNG may then convert the thermal noise to a stochastic binary sequence based, at least in part, on a digital signal processing algorithm. |
| US07692502B2 |
Oscillatory system and method for controlling an oscillatory system of this type
The invention relates to a method for controlling an oscillatory system with the aid of at least one measured variable by the detection of at least one oscillation component (Sx(t)) over time (t) in the form of at least one measured variable. According to said method a control variable (δu) for controlling the oscillatory system is determined from the sum of the weighted differences of the delayed oscillation component, which has been delayed at least twice by different delay times (τ1>O, τ2>0) if there is one measured variable and the respective non-delayed oscillation component and if there are several measured variables the sum of the weighted differences of the delayed oscillation components (Si(t−τi)), which have been respectively delayed at least once by a specific delay time (τi>0) and their respective non-delayed oscillation components (Si(t)) according to the relationship δu=a1S1(t) b1S1(t−τ1)+ . . . +anSn(t)−bnSn(t−τn), wherein a1, . . . , an and b1, . . . , bn are weighting factors for the oscillation components S1, . . . , Sn of the measured variables. |
| US07692501B2 |
Phase/frequency detector and charge pump architecture for referenceless clock and data recovery (CDR) applications
A stream of data may flow over a fiber or other medium without any accompanying clock signal. The receiving device may then be required to process this data synchronously. Embodiments describe clock and data recovery (CDR) circuits which may sample a data signal at a plurality of sampling points to partition a clock cycle into four phase regions P1, P2, P3, and P4 which may be represented on a phase plane being divided into four quadrants. A relative phase between a data signal transition edge and a clock phase may be represented by a phasor on the phase plane. The clock phase and frequency may be adjusted by determining the instantaneous location of the phasor and the direction of phasor rotation in the phase plane. |
| US07692499B2 |
Digitally compensated highly stable holdover clock generation techniques using adaptive filtering
A system and method for generating a highly stable holdover clock utilizing an integrated circuit and an external OCXO is presented. The integrated circuit comprises an input reference clock receiver, a phase and frequency detector that generates an error signal between the input reference clock signal and a feedback clock signal, a data storage block that stores model parameters to predict frequency variations of the OCXO, an adaptive filtering module that includes a digital loop filter and algorithms for updating the model parameters and predicting frequency variations based on the model, a switch that enables the system to operate in normal or holdover mode, a digitally controlled oscillator, and a feedback divider. |
| US07692498B2 |
Phase locked loop, transceiver device and method for generating an oscillator signal
A phase locked loop has a controlled oscillator for outputting an oscillator signal depending on a control signal. A comparator generates a comparison result from a comparison between a reference frequency signal and a feedback signal derived from the oscillator signal. The phase locked loop also has a filter block for filtering the comparison result and for deriving the control signal from the comparison result, where the filter block has a loop filter and a rejection filter for the frequency-selective attenuation of at least one first interference frequency in the comparison result. |
| US07692497B2 |
PLLS covering wide operating frequency ranges
The present invention provides a method and mechanism for adapting a single phase-locked loop (PLL) for a wider range of frequencies than has been possible with prior art solutions. An analog comparator circuit that senses the output of a charge pump and provides a signal to a digital control circuit to choose a suitable load circuit for the PLL voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The analog comparator with the digital control circuit changes the VCO loads to select the best VCO range to achieve the incoming signal frequency lock. A single PLL with the VCO load selection method disclosed, with use of built-in hysteresis, in addition to the phase and frequency feedback of the prior art, allows multiple overlapping frequency ranges to be covered in a stable fashion. This enables frequency locking of the PLL over a wide range of frequencies with a small die size and low power consumption. |
| US07692493B1 |
High-efficiency single to differential amplifier
A high-efficiency single-to-differential amplifier has a first transistor acting as a first amplification stage. A second transistor, a third transistor, a first choke, a second choke, and a first capacitor form a second single-to-differential amplification stage. The first amplification stage receives and amplifies an input signal, outputs the amplified signal to the second single-to-differential amplification stage through a coupling module, and concurrently provides DC bias current to the second single-to-differential amplification stage through a tank. The second single-to-differential amplification stage reuses DC current of the first amplification stage, amplifies the output signal of the first amplification stage, and transfers it to a differential output. |
| US07692490B2 |
Power amplifying device having linearizer
There is provided a power amplifying device having a linearizer in which a bias circuit has an initial impedance set when initially operated, then the impedance is varied according to a level of an input signal and the input signal is amplified in a broad range from a low level region to a high level region, thereby improving linearity of an output signal. The power amplifying device including: an amplifying unit receiving a bias power source and amplifying an input signal; a bias unit varying the bias power source according to a set impedance to provide to the amplifying unit; and an impedance setting unit setting the impedance of the bias unit in response to a preset control voltage when the bias unit is initially operated and re-setting the impedance of the bias unit according to a level of the input signal of the amplifying unit after initial operation of the bias unit. |
| US07692486B2 |
Configurable feedback for an amplifier
An amplifier is disclosed that includes configurable feedback based on the output of a received signal strength indicator. The feedback may be increased for high received signal levels, and decreased for low received signal levels. In an embodiment, the configurable impedance may comprise a plurality of discrete impedance settings. Amplitude and/or time hysteresis may be incorporated. |
| US07692485B2 |
Modulation method with insertion of semi-pilot symbols
Method and device for modulating a signal comprising data symbols and reference symbols, characterized in that it comprises at least one step (3) wherein semi-pilot symbols are introduced that transport less information than the symbols customarily used but enough to obtain decisions decided during a decoding step (9), the semi-pilot symbols being disposed between the data symbols and the reference symbols. |
| US07692481B2 |
Band-gap reference voltage generator for low-voltage operation and high precision
Provided is a band-gap reference voltage generator for low-voltage operation and high precision. The band-gap reference voltage generator minimizes voltage drop by connecting resistors in parallel to bipolar transistors, and cancels temperature dependence by properly adjusting a resistor of an output stage, so that it can provide a stable reference voltage that is unaffected by a change in temperature in spite of a low power supply voltage. Further, the band-gap reference voltage generator minimizes variation of the reference voltage caused by offset noise by switching of input and output voltages at input and output stages of a feedback amplifier, so that it can provide a precise reference voltage. |
| US07692478B2 |
Semiconductor device and booster circuit
A booster circuit includes a first transistor performing a first on-off operation based on a first control signal and a second transistor performing a second on-off operation based on the first control signal. The first on-off operation and the second on-off operation are reversed. A third transistor performs the first on-off operation based on a second control signal. The second control signal has a phase opposite the first control signal. A fourth transistor is included in a metal oxide semiconductor capacitor. |
| US07692477B1 |
Precise control component for a substrate potential regulation circuit
A control circuit for substrate potential regulation for an integrated circuit device. The control circuit includes a current source configured to generate a reference current. A variable resistor is coupled to the current source. The variable resistor is configured to receive the reference current and generate a reference voltage at a node between the current source and the variable resistor. The reference voltage controls the operation of a substrate potential regulation circuit coupled to the node. |
| US07692476B2 |
Temperature compensating circuit
Provided is a temperature compensating circuit, which conducts a temperature correction having a continuous characteristic, and is small in the circuit scale. An output voltage VOUT at a connection point 14 is determined on the basis of a current Ia2, a current Ib2, and a current Ic2, and an output voltage of a temperature sensor circuit is corrected by the output voltage VOUT with a temperature. As a result, the temperature correction having the continuous characteristic is conducted on the basis of a current change of the current Ia2, the current Ib2, and the current Ic2. Because the plural temperature compensating circuits are not provided, and only one temperature compensating circuit is provided, the circuit scale becomes smaller. |
| US07692473B2 |
Switch circuits with the ability to control latch-up due to a parasitic element
In a conventional switch circuit capable of bidirectional conductivity, there is the problem that latch-up occurs in a parasitic thyristor included in a transistor having a switching function. Therefore it is an object of the present invention to provide a switch circuit capable of bidirectional conductivity while suppressing the occurrence of latch-up due to a parasitic thyristor. The present invention provides a switch circuit that includes diodes connected in parallel with each of a MOS transistor having the switching function and parasitic diodes present at the source and the drain of the MOS transistor. |
| US07692471B2 |
Switched-capacitor circuit having two feedback capacitors
A switched-capacitor circuit performing two-phase operation with a sampling phase and an amplification phase comprising: an inverter having a common source type input transistor and a load transistor; a first capacitor whose first terminal is connected to a gate of the input transistor serving as an input of the inverter; a first switch which connects between the input (the gate of the input transistor) and the output of the inverter, which turns on during the sampling phase and turns off during the amplification phase; a second switch which connects a second terminal of the first capacitor to an input voltage terminal during the sampling phase, and connects the second terminal of the first capacitor to the output terminal of the inverter during the amplification phase; a second capacitor whose first terminal is connected to a gate of the load transistor of the inverter and whose second terminal is connected to the second terminal of the first capacitor; and a third switch which connects the first terminal of the second capacitor to a bias voltage terminal during the sampling phase, and turns off the first terminal of the second capacitor from the bias voltage during the amplification phase. |
| US07692469B2 |
Voltage sense circuit and method therefor
In one embodiment, a voltage sense circuit receives an ac input signal and forms a rectified output voltage that is representative of the ac input signal. |
| US07692465B2 |
Methods for generating PWM-signals
In a method for generating a PWM-signal to drive the power transistors of a half-bridge of a converter with the aid of a digital circuit, a digital reference value is compared to the counter content of a digital counting ramp, and a logic state of the PWM-signal is dependent upon whether the reference value is greater than the counter content of the counting ramp. In this context, at least two counters count counter contents of the counting ramp following one another in alternation, and the logic state of the PWM-signal is dependent upon whether the reference value is greater than the counter contents of counting ramps of each of the at least two counters. |
| US07692464B2 |
Pulse width modulation wave output circuit
A pulse width modulation (PWM) wave output circuit that efficiently and accurately outputs dual PWM waves includes two comparators, an OR circuit, and an AND circuit. A voltage generator supplies the comparators with ramp voltages having the same wave height and shifted phases. The comparator compares the ramp voltages with the reference voltage and provides the comparison results to the OR circuit and the AND circuit. The OR circuit outputs a first modulation wave, and the AND circuit generates a second modulation wave. Accordingly, modulation waves having different duties are output based on ramp voltage having different phases. |
| US07692463B2 |
Devices and methods for controlling a slew rate of a signal line
In one aspect of the invention, a method of reducing intersymbol interference on a signal line is disclosed. A state machine records previous bits that were transmitted over the line. If the bit on the line has been static for several clock cycles, the slew rate will be increased to facilitate correct reading of the bit for the next clock cycle. If the bit on the line has been dynamic for the previous bits, the slew rate will be a lower slew rate to avoid crosstalk between neighboring lines. |
| US07692461B2 |
Charge pump for PLL/DLL
A charge pump for use in a Phase Locked Loop/Delay Locked Loop minimizes static phase error through the use of an operational amplifier. The charge pump further includes a pull-up circuit and a pull-down circuit coupled to the operational amplifier. The operational amplifier also mitigates the effects of low power supply voltage. |
| US07692460B2 |
Structure for precision integrated phase lock loop circuit loop filter
A design structure for a loop filter in a phase lock loop circuit comprising a reference precision resistor, a first and second FET, wherein the gate of the first FET is tied to the gate of the second FET, and a filter capacitor connected to the first FET for producing a capacitor voltage. The capacitor voltage is applied to the source of the first FET, the source of the second FET, and the bottom of the reference precision resistor acting as a virtual ground. The capacitor voltage generated by the filter capacitor sets the bias point of the second FET such that the second FET comprises characteristics of an integrated precision resistor. A predetermined voltage generated by the second FET is applied to the gate of the first FET to set the bias point of the first FET such that the first FET comprises characteristics of an integrated precision resistor. |
| US07692458B1 |
Wide dynamic range charge pump
A wide dynamic range charge pump is provided for use in a phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit. The charge pump includes a first, second, and third set of current sources. The charge pump further includes a first capacitor having an input connected to the first set. A first operational amplifier (op amp) has an input connected to the first set output, and an output connected to the second set output and to a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) input. A first resistor has a first end connected to the first op amp output and a second end connected to the third set. A second capacitor has an input connected to the first resistor second end, and an output connected to the second reference voltage. |
| US07692457B2 |
Dual-path clocking architecture
A method and device are disclosed. In one embodiment the method includes driving a first clock domain reference signal on a first clock tree and driving a second clock domain reference signal on a second clock tree. The first tree routes the first signal from a PLL to a first clock domain drop off circuit and the second tree routes the second signal from the PLL to a second clock domain drop off circuit. A jitter produced from the second tree is less than a jitter produced from the first tree. The method continues by detecting any phase misalignment between the first signal and the second signal. The method also causes the first signal to be delayed so that it aligns with the second signal. |
| US07692456B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit capable of directly coupling low-voltage signals with high-voltage signals
A semiconductor integrated circuit having a plurality of ultrasound pulsers corresponding to a plurality of respective channels, and integrally formed on a small area. The ultrasound pulsers each include a MOSFET gate drive circuit in which an input voltage pulse is converted into a current pulse, and the current pulse is converted again into a voltage pulse on the basis of a high potential side voltage +HV, and a low potential side voltage −HV, applied to a transducer drive circuit, and in which a voltage level shift in the input voltage pulse is attained, and a voltage pulse swing is generated by the MOSFET gate drive circuit on the basis of the high potential side voltage +HV, and the low potential side voltage −HV. The MOSFET gate drive circuit is DC-coupled with the transducer drive circuit. |
| US07692455B2 |
Semiconductor devices for receiving a current mode signal and methods of operating the same
Embodiments of methods and apparatus for receiving data are disclosed. More particularly, methods of receiving a current mode signal, which can improve a signal to noise ratio (SNR) according to a change in a power supply voltage, and current mode comparators and semiconductor devices that use the methods are provided. A method of receiving a current mode signal includes receiving a reference current signal and a data current signal through a channel and generating a sensing voltage based on a difference between the reference current signal and the data current signal, varying a transconductance to reduce an input resistance of the current mode comparator in inverse proportion to an increase in a power supply voltage supplied to the current mode comparator, and converting the sensing voltage into a CMOS level output signal using the current mode comparator. |
| US07692454B2 |
Signal converting circuit
A signal conversion circuit 2 comprises a differential amplifier portion 10 and a source follower portion 20. When differential voltage signals INp and INn are input to a first input terminal 5 and second input terminal 6 respectively, operations occurs either in a mode in which only the differential amplifier portion 10 operates, or a mode in which both the differential amplifier portion 10 and the source follower portion 20 operate, or a mode in which only the source follower portion 20 operates, according to the levels of the differential voltage signals INp and INn. The differential amplifier portion 10 and source follower portion 20 have fewer components compared with a circuit comprising two differential amplifier circuits. By this means, the circuit area can be reduced, and in addition current consumption can be reduced. Also, because the source follower portion 20 performs non-inverting amplification of the differential voltage signals INp and INn, high-speed operation is possible. |
| US07692450B2 |
Bi-directional buffer with level shifting
A bi-directional buffer is connected between a first node and a second node, wherein the first node is connected by a first pull-up resistor to a first voltage supply rail, and the second node is connected by a second pull-up resistor to a second voltage supply rail. In an embodiment, the bi-directional buffer is enabled when a voltage of the first node does not exceed a first threshold voltage, and/or a voltage of the second node does not exceed a second threshold voltage. However, when the voltage of the first node exceeds the first threshold voltage, and the voltage of the second node exceeds the second threshold voltage, the bi-directional buffer is disabled, which disconnects the first and second nodes. This allows the first node to be pulled up to the first voltage supply rail, and the second node to be pulled up to the second voltage supply rail. |
| US07692449B2 |
Dynamic and differential CMOS logic with signal-independent power consumption to withstand differential power analysis
A dynamic and differential CMOS logic style is disclosed in which a gate uses a fixed amount of energy per evaluation event. The gate switches its output at every event and loads a constant capacitance. The logic style is a Dynamic and Differential Logic (DDL) style. The DDL style logic typically has one charging event per clock cycle and the charging event does not depend on the input signals. The differential feature masks the input value because a precharged output nodes is discharged during the evaluation phase. The dynamic feature breaks the input sequence: the discharged node is charged during the subsequent precharge phase. |
| US07692446B2 |
On-die termination device
An on-die termination includes: a code generator configured to generate a calibration code in response to a voltage of a first node and a reference voltage; a calibration resistor unit connected to the first node, and configured to be turned on and off in response to the calibration code; and a reference resistor unit coupled to the calibration resistor unit, and configured to be turned on and off in response to a control signal. |
| US07692445B2 |
Output buffer circuit and differential output buffer circuit, and transmission method
In an output buffer circuit including Inverter 1 to Inverter 3, Delay Circuit 1 to Delay Circuit 3 for delaying an input signal for a specific time, Buffer 1 to Buffer 3, and a function for transmitting a logic signal to a transmission path and in accordance with an amount of signal attenuation in the transmission path, creating at a transmission side a waveform including four or more kinds of signal voltages, the preemphasis amount is made variable and the ON resistance Rs of the buffer is made constant. Selector circuit 1 to Selector circuit 3 are situated before the buffers, the inverter, capable of selecting through selector logic a signal to be inputted to the buffer, inverts a data signal, and the preemphasis amount and the number of preemphasis taps are adjusted through a selection signal for the selector logic. |
| US07692441B2 |
Test apparatus and pin electronics card
There is provided a test apparatus including a driver that outputs a test signal to a device under test, a first switch that switches whether to connect the driver to the device under test, a comparator that receives an output signal from the device under test via the first switch, and compares a voltage of the output signal with a predetermined reference voltage, a reference voltage input section that inputs the reference voltage into the comparator, a second switch that is provided between the reference voltage input section and the comparator, and a dummy resistance that is connected at one end thereof to a connection point between the comparator and the second switch and at the other end thereof to a predetermined potential. Here, a resistance ratio between an output resistance of the driver and an on-resistance of the first switch is substantially equal to a resistance ratio between the dummy resistance and an on-resistance of the second switch. |
| US07692437B2 |
Systems and methods for testing packaged microelectronic devices
Systems and methods for testing packaged microelectronic devices are disclosed herein. One such system for testing a packaged microelectronic device includes a test socket configured to receive the device for testing and a tester interface including a plurality of test contacts aligned with external contacts of the device when the device is received within the test socket. The system further includes a mask proximate to the test socket and the test contacts. The mask includes a plurality of apertures arranged in a pattern corresponding to the plurality of test contacts and corresponding at least in part to the array of external contacts when the device is received within the test socket. The apertures include (a) first apertures sized to allow the corresponding test contacts to extend completely through the mask, and (b) one or more second apertures sized to allow the corresponding test contacts to extend only partially through the mask. |
| US07692434B2 |
Probe and method for fabricating the same
A probe needle 20 includes a cantilever 21, a column 22 and a tip 23. The column 22 is cantilevered from an end of the cantilever 21. The tip 23 is formed on a top end of the column 22. The column 22 is formed so as to be longer than the tip 23. The heights of the column 22 and tip 23 are chosen so that their sum is twice or more than twice the width of the columnar 22. |
| US07692430B2 |
Power control unit
A power control apparatus for controlling charging and discharging of a plurality of storage devices, including a voltage measuring device for measuring voltages of the storage devices, a current measuring device for measuring currents flowing through the storage devices, a status detecting device for detecting the operating status of each of the storage devices from values measured by the voltage measuring device and the current measuring device, and a charging/discharging controlling device for controlling currents, voltages, or power according to the operating status of each storage device detected by the status detecting device to charge or discharge the storage devices. |
| US07692429B2 |
Electromagnetic detector for marine surveying
A detector for underwater electromagnetic surveying is described. The detector comprises first, second, third and fourth electrodes which are arranged to define first, second and third electric dipole antennae extending between pairs of the electrodes. Each dipole antennae extends between a pair of the electrodes and the fourth electrode is common to all three dipole antennae. Thus the first electrode is separated from the fourth electrode along a first direction to provide the first dipole antenna, the second electrode is separated from the fourth electrode along a second direction to provide the second dipole antenna, and the third electrode is separated from the fourth electrode along a third direction to provide the third dipole antenna. The electrodes are arranged so that the first, second and third directions are inclined at an angle of between 20 and 70 degrees to a surface on which the detector rests when in normal use. |
| US07692428B2 |
Retrievable formation resistivity tool
Systems and methods for downhole communication and measurement utilizing an improved metallic tubular having an elongated body with tubular walls and a central bore adapted to receive a run-in tool. The tubular including slotted stations to provide through-tubular signal transmission and/or reception. Hydraulic isolation between the interior and exterior of the tubular is provided by pressure barrier means at the slotted stations. Sensors and/or sources are mounted on the run-in tool, which is adapted for transmission through a drill string to engage within the tubular in alignment with the slotted stations. A run-in tool configuration includes a modulator for real-time wireless communication with the surface and/or remote downhole tools. A tubular and run-in tool configuration also includes inductive couplers for wireless signal data transfer. A method for measuring a formation characteristic utilizing a run-in tool adapted with an interchangeable end segment for multi-mode downhole transport. Methods for sealing an opening on the surface of a tubular having an elongated body with tubular walls and a central bore. |
| US07692427B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging RF coil decoupling circuit
A RF transmit coil decoupling circuit in a parallel drive configuration comprises a power amplifier and an output matching network to shim the B1 field in response to inhomogeneities therein. The separate coil segments in a transmit array are effectively decoupled from each other despite inherent mutual inductance between coil segments by the decoupling circuit. The output matching network forms a high impedance block seen by the coil elements, while it provides a load line impedance at the output of the power amplifier. The transmission line transformer in the output matching network suppresses higher order harmonics for clearer RF wave forms. It also dampen the Q factor of the output matching network allowing stable operation with a series tuned coil element. |
| US07692424B2 |
Method of and software application for quantifying objects in magnetic resonance images via multiple complex summations
A method comprises digitally representing a volume of space as a plurality of voxels and assigning real and imaginary values derived from magnetic resonance imaging data of the space to each of the voxels. Furthermore, the method comprises a steps of calculating a first complex summation of the real and imaginary values of a first set of the voxels, and calculating a second complex summation of the real and imaginary values of a second set of the voxels. Each set of voxels represents a different region of the volume of space. The regions are concentric. The method also comprises steps of using the first and second summations, along with another value quantitatively calculated from the magnetic resonance imaging data, to calculate a value that is dependent upon the approximate magnetic moment of an object within the volume of space, and digitally representing and storing said value. |
| US07692419B1 |
Method and apparatus for enhanced frequency measurement
A system and method for enhanced frequency measurement. Embodiments provide an effective mechanism for reducing error associated with frequency measurements by amplifying the frequency of the signal fed to the frequency counter, thereby increasing the number of counts and reducing the error associated with each frequency measurement. Reductions in error enable the gate time for the frequency counter to be reduced, thereby increasing efficiency and cost-savings. After accessing the counts provided for the amplified frequency, the original frequency before amplification may be determined by reducing the amplified frequency (e.g., represented by the accessed counts) by the amount by which the original frequency was amplified. Embodiments provide an effective and efficient mechanism for automatically determining the amount of amplification for a given signal based upon its frequency and a maximum frequency of at least one of the frequency amplification component and the frequency counter. |
| US07692418B2 |
Band gap reference circuit and temperature information output apparatus using the same
A BGR circuit includes a temperature-proportional current generating part configured to generate a current in proportion to a change in temperature through a plurality of current paths; a temperature-inverse proportional current generating part generates a current in inverse proportion to a change in temperature through a plurality of current paths. An internal voltage reference voltage generating part generates a reference voltage for an internal voltage using the current of the temperature-proportional current generating part and the current of the temperature-inverse proportional current generating part. A temperature voltage output part outputs a voltage corresponding to a change in temperature. |
| US07692417B2 |
Switched mode power converter
A voltage converter having a controller capable of maintaining stable operation of a voltage converter over multiple modes of operation. The voltage converter provides a feedback signal to an error signal generator. One or more controllers, which are selectively established as part of the feedback loop, process the error signal to generate a voltage converter charging cycle control signal. A pulse width modulator may be utilized to generate a voltage converter switch control signal that controls the charge cycle. A detector or comparator monitors one or more aspects of operation of the control circuit or the voltage converter to detect changes in the mode of operation. Upon detection of a change, the detector or comparator generate a multi-mode control signal to selectively switch one or more sub-controllers into or out of the feedback loop to thereby maintain desired stability, loop bandwidth, and response time. |
| US07692409B2 |
Generator controller
A generator controller, in its various embodiments, displays genset fault messages, a genset elapsed time hour meter, service countdown reminder, monitors battery voltage changes over multiple periods of time to establish and display the “battery level,” uses the “battery level” to automatically start and stop the genset, and accepts multiple run requests from AC loads such as HVAC systems, and incorporates safety or other start inhibit features. |
| US07692403B2 |
Power control apparatus
A power control apparatus and method for an electronic device is provided, which utilizes a charge current control module and a feedback signal control module to transfer the power control signal to a remote-controlled adapter through a feedback circuit, to control the output voltage of the remote-controlled adapter so as to adjust the charge current until the total input current supplied by the remote-controlled adapter is equal to the highest total input current. Therefore, the system of the electronic device can be provided with sufficient power to process needed procedures in a safe condition. Besides, according to the power required by the system of the electronic device, the controller can distribute the power for both the system and the battery in order to improve the efficiency of power use. |
| US07692388B2 |
Methods and apparatus for reducing radio frequency emissions in fluorescent light lamps
Methods and apparatus are provided for increasing the life of a fluorescent lamp suitable for use as a backlight in an avionics or other liquid crystal display (LCD). The apparatus includes a channel configured confine a vaporous material that produces an ultra-violet light when electrically excited. A layer of light-emitting material is disposed within at least a portion of the channel is responsive to the ultra-violet light to produce the visible light emitted from the lamp. An electrode assembly that electrically excites the vaporous material includes a first post, a second post, a conductive filament suspended between the first post and the second post and having a tail portion extending therebeyond, and a benign insulating material such as glass frit substantially covering the tail portion to prevent radio frequency (RF) emissions from the tail portion of the filament. |
| US07692386B2 |
Plasma display panel
In a plasma display panel first and second substrates are located apart and substantially parallel to each other. A barrier rib layer is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. Discharge cells having various cross-sectional areas are formed within the barrier rib layer. Phosphor layers are formed within the discharge cells. Ring shaped first and second electrodes, conforming to the cross-sectional area of the discharge cells, surround the discharge cells adjacent to one or the other of the first and second substrates. The first electrodes are coupled together along a first direction and the second electrodes are coupled together along the same first direction. Address electrodes extend in a direction crossing the first direction and include protruding portions conforming to inner contours of the discharge cells. |
| US07692384B2 |
Electron tube
An envelope has a glass bulb body and a cylindrical glass bulb base. The glass bulb body includes an upper hemisphere and a lower hemisphere. The upper hemisphere is curved in a substantially spherical shape. The lower hemisphere is substantially curved in a spherical shape and connects the upper hemisphere and glass bulb base. A photocathode is formed on the inner surface of the glass bulb body. An avalanche photodiode is disposed on the glass bulb body side relative to an intersection between an imaginary extended curved surface of the lower hemisphere within the glass bulb base and an axis. When light enters the photocathode, electrons are emitted from the photocathode. The electrons are converged at the position above and in the vicinity of the APD by an electrical field in the electron tube, so that the electrons enter the APD in an efficient manner and are detected satisfactorily. |
| US07692381B2 |
Organic light emitting display device with a metal substrate and method for fabricating the same
An organic light emitting display device which can prevent separation of a buffer layer, thereby reducing an electrical short is disclosed. One embodiment of the organic light emitting display device includes a substrate made of a metal, a metal thin film formed on the substrate, a buffer layer formed on the metal thin film, and an organic light emitting diode formed on the buffer layer. Accordingly, a leakage current caused by an electrical short can be effectively prevented by preventing the separation of the buffer layer. |
| US07692380B2 |
Light emitting device including plural barriers
When a light emitting element is actuated to allow the light emission, the generation of Joule heat occurs, leading to the decomposition or crystallization of an organic compound to cause the degradation of the light emitting device. Therefore, a light emitting element of the present invention is provided for effecting removing or decreasing the generation of heat. In the present invention, between two electrodes, layers having organic compounds and carbon-based thin films are alternatively laminated one after another for stepping down the driving voltage in the light emitting element using the tunnel effect. In addition, a carbon-based thin film is placed on a film containing an organic compound, so that it prevents the electric filed from being locally concentrated and also prevents the generation of short-circuit between the anode and the cathode. |
| US07692377B2 |
Light emitting display device provided with external connection terminal located at peripheral portions of a display area
A display apparatus capable of preventing thermal deterioration of an organic EL layer to improve a reliability without increasing a frame area thereof includes a display area, a circuit and wiring area, a pixel circuit common supply line, a contact hole, an external connection terminal, and an adhesion area. In the display area, EL devices and pixel circuits are arranged in a matrix. In the contact hole, a common voltage line and a transparent electrode electrically connected to an output of the EL device are electrically connected to each other. To the external connection terminal, an image signal, a control signal, and electric power are externally supplied. The contact hole and the common voltage line are disposed to surround a peripheral of the display area. To the pixel circuit common supply line, the electric power is supplied from the external connection terminal. In a peripheral portion of the display area where the external connection terminal is disposed, the pixel circuit common supply line is disposed outside the contact hole and the common voltage line with respect to the display area. |
| US07692376B2 |
Electrical device with crossover of electrode connecting lines
The invention relates to an electrical device comprising a substrate carrying at least one component comprising at least one electrode, a first connecting line electrically connected to said electrode, wherein the first connecting line bridges a second connecting line by means of a crossover. The crossover is, at least at one side, bounded by an electrically insulating structure. The invention allows new testing methods and efficient lead-outs for an electrical device, such as electroluminescent display devices. |
| US07692372B2 |
Display device
A display device includes an insulating substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface opposing the upper surface, a display element including a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer, a first film connected to a first side of the upper surface, and a first circuit substrate connected to the first film and including a first surface facing the display element, a second surface opposing the first surface, and an electric element protruding from the second surface. |
| US07692370B2 |
Image display apparatus
A front substrate includes a phosphor screen including a plurality of phosphor layers arranged at a specific pitch in a first direction and at another specific pitch in a second direction intersecting at right angles to the first direction and including a light-shielding layer, divided metal-back layers laid on the phosphor screen and divided, in the first and second directions, divided getter films laid on the metal-back layer and divided, in the first and second directions, and a thin-film dividing layer formed on divided portions of at least one of the divided metal-back layers and the divided getter-films. Spacers are provided between the front substrate and a rear substrate and oppose to the thin-film dividing layer. Spacer-abutting layers are discretely arranged near the thin-film-dividing layer, at positions where the spacer-abutting layers abut the spacers. |
| US07692368B2 |
Multi-layered component and method for the production thereof
A multilayer component includes a ceramic base body and at least one internal electrode in the ceramic base body. The at least one internal electrode includes holes, and is made of a material having a liquidus temperature that differs from a sintering temperature of the ceramic base body. The ceramic base body is sinterable such that formation of holes in the at least one internal electrode occurs during sintering. |
| US07692367B2 |
Ultrasonic transducer
A piezoelectric device is attached to an inner bottom surface of the outer case having a tubular shape including a bottom, and an inner case is disposed within the outer case. In an ultrasonic vibration acting surface of the inner case that is arranged to face the bottom surface of the outer case, a mass of the inner case is arranged to restrain vibration of the outer case, which is generated by the piezoelectric device. A first cutout is provided in a portion of the ultrasonic vibration acting surface and arranged to face the piezoelectric device so as to flatten an ultrasonic beam generated by vibrations of the piezoelectric device and the outer case. Second cutouts are provided at locations on the ultrasonic vibration acting surface spaced away from the first cutout in a line symmetrical relationship with a long axis of the first cutout defining a symmetrical axis. |
| US07692366B2 |
Miniaturized piezoelectric based vibrational energy harvester
The present subject matter discloses apparatus and methodologies for fabricating apparatus for harvesting power from environmentally induced vibrations. Piezoelectric devices and structures (1600) are disclosed that employ constant force spring or flexure arrangements (1512) in balanced opposition configurations (1510, 1534) to enhance the power harvesting capabilities of the piezoelectric devices (1600). Power harvesting devices and systems in accordance with the subject technology may concurrently operate as sensors in motion sensitive applications thus providing self-powered monitoring capabilities. |
| US07692364B2 |
Ultrasonic probe
An electronic radial ultrasonic probe comprising an electronic radial array which comprises a plurality of ultrasonic transducers being continuously arrayed circularly around an insertion axis as center and also for which a transmission/reception of an ultrasonic wave is controlled by electronically selecting the plurality of ultrasonic transducer, comprises: a support member equipped on the electronic radial array; a lock member featured with a cavity in which the support member is inserted and with a lock groove for locking a balloon which is mounted in a manner to cover the electronic radial array and in which an ultrasonic medium is filled; and a filler member which is constituted by an adhesive material converting from a fluid state to a solid state, and is filled in the cavity. |
| US07692361B2 |
Actuator and material for the actuator
A material for an actuator is provided which is reduced in weight, can be micro-miniaturized and can be used stably in a gas phase such as in atmospheric air safely, and an actuator using the material is provided. The material used for the actuator comprises a material formed by mixing fine conductive particles with a polymer material having a large absolute value of thermal expansion coefficient. |
| US07692360B2 |
Apparatus for ultrasonic vibration-assisted machining
Apparatus for ultrasonic vibration-assisted machining, the apparatus comprising an ultrasonic transducer for generating ultrasonic waves in a vibration horn; first clamp on the vibration horn at a static node of the ultrasonic waves; and a second clamp between the first clamp and a lowermost end of the vibration horn. The second clamp comprises a linear bearing for reducing vibration of the vibration horn in a direction laterally of the vibration horn, and allowing vibration of the vibration horn in the direction of a longitudinal axial of the vibration horn. |
| US07692359B2 |
Driving apparatus
A driving apparatus comprises: an electromechanical conversion element that expands and contracts in an extending direction of a given fiducial line; a driving shaft that is fixed to one end of the electromechanical conversion element in the extending direction; a driven body that is frictionally engaged with the driving shaft; a holder that holds, through an adhesive, the electromechanical conversion element from lateral sides with respect to the extending direction; and a flange member that is provided on the driving shaft between (i) a moving region of the driven body on the driving shaft and (ii) the electromechanical conversion element. |
| US07692358B2 |
Backscatter sensor
A micro mechanical backscatter sensor includes a receiver for receiving a modulated electromagnetic signal, a capacitive element operatively connected to the receiver, the capacitive element being arranged such that a voltage is generated across the capacitor in response to the frequency of the received signal, and a resonator operatively connected to the capacitive element such that electrostatic forces that are induced by the voltage generated cause the resonator to vibrate at a resonance frequency, the resonator being arranged such that an applied external force alters the resonance frequency of vibration. The sensor further includes a demodulator for demodulating the received signal, a modulator for modulating a carrier signal of the received signal by mixing the carrier signal with the resonance frequency of the resonator to produce a modulated electromagnetic transmission signal, and a transmitter, operatively connected to the capacitive element and arranged to transmit the modulated transmission signal. |
| US07692356B2 |
Electric machine with a circuit support
The invention relates to an electric machine (1) comprising a stator (21) and a rotor. The stator (21) includes at least one winding system having a plurality of coils (2) wherein start and end of the corresponding coils (21) is fixed on an end face of the stator (21) by means of a circuit support (7) and contacted in such a manner as to obtain predeterminable connections of the coils (2). |
| US07692354B2 |
Rotary electric machine with reduced torque ripple
The present invention relates to a rotary electric machine comprising: a concentrated winding stator having teeth and coils placed on the teeth, the teeth having end faces that are convex towards the rotor; and a rotor comprising an armature defining a cylindrical surface and permanent magnets, the permanent magnets having inside faces that are cylinder portions matching the shape of the cylindrical surface of the armature, and outside faces that are plane and that face towards the stator. |
| US07692339B2 |
Stirling cycle engine
To provide a less expensive and high-efficient free-piston Stirling cycle machine with an outer diameter of entire machine being relatively small. In a Stirling cycle cooler as a free-piston Stirling cycle machine including a cylinder 7, a piston 18 which is reciprocable inside said cylinder 7 and an electromagnetic driving mechanism 19 for reciprocating said piston 18, said electromagnetic driving mechanism 19 is comprised of a mover 20 and a stator 35, said piston 18 and said mover 20 formed by disposing a permanent magnets 24 outside an inner yoke 23 made of magnetic flux conducting material are disposed in an axial alignment, and said stator 35 and said cylinder 7 are disposed in an axial alignment. By this disposition, the outer diameter Rm of said mover 20 of said electromagnetic driving mechanism 19 can be reduced, and consequently the inner diameter Rs and the outer diameter of said stator 35 provided outside said mover 20, eventually the outer diameter of entire Stirling cycle cooler can also be reduced. |
| US07692333B2 |
Adjustable speed drive system for primary loop recirculation pump
An adjustable speed drive system for a primary loop recirculation pump and method of control in which a first breaker is connected to an auxiliary power supply system, an inverter is connected to the first breaker, a second breaker is connected to an output of the inverter, a gate driver supplies a gate pulse to the inverter, and an inverter control portion drives the gate driver. The adjustable speed drive system is combined with a backup adjustable speed drive system. When a malfunction in a main adjustable speed drive circuit portion including the inverter and the gate driver in the adjustable speed drive system used in a normal operation is detected, the main adjustable speed drive circuit portion is switched to the backup adjustable speed drive system, and an operation of a recirculation pump motor for driving a recirculation pump that controls a flow of a reactor core is continued. |
| US07692325B2 |
Wind power generation system
In a wind power generation system, an AC input of a unit for coping with system faults is connected to an excitation converter and a DC port of the unit for coping with system faults is connected to a DC port of a converter through resistors. A plurality of energy consumptive circuits each constructed of a resistor and switching units are provided for the DC port of the unit for coping with system faults. |
| US07692324B2 |
Method and apparatus of monitoring a machine
A monitoring system for a machine is provided. The machine includes at least one movable member including at least one sensor configured to generate at least one speed measurement of the moveable member. The machine also includes at least one processor coupled in electronic data communication to the sensor. The sensor is configured to generate at least one time stamp value for the at least one speed measurement signal. The at least one processor is configured to generate a plurality of time-stamped speed measurement signals of the at least one moveable member. The processor is further configured to determine a prioritization of the plurality of time-stamped speed measurement signals as a function of at least one predetermined temporal value. |
| US07692323B2 |
Wind turbine generator system
To shorten a startup interval to reach a synchronizing condition, a phase difference and an amplitude difference between the grid voltage and the stator voltage of one phase of a winding are obtained. The difference in amplitude is decreased prior to or in parallel to synchronizing the stator voltage with the grid voltage. The calculated compensation phase compensation value is used as an initial value for synchronizing at the next synchronizing operation. |
| US07692316B2 |
Audio amplifier assembly
An audio amplifier assembly that includes a semiconductor package having a semiconductor power die tuned for class D amplifier applications and a conductive clip used for low inductance integration into the amplifier circuit. |
| US07692314B2 |
Wafer level chip scale package and method for manufacturing the same
Provided is a wafer level chip scale package that reduces the parasitic capacitance generated between ball pads and the solder balls, and enhances the joint reliability between the ball pads and the solder balls. The wafer level chip scale package provides a conductive pattern in each ball pad section, on which a solder ball is mounted, so as to have a spiral or mesh shape, provides a space defined by the conductive pattern such that a first dielectric layer under the conductive pattern is exposed, and provides the solder ball on a top surface of each ball pad section such that part of the solder ball is inserted into the space defined by the conductive pattern. When viewed from the top, the dielectric layer is exposed from each ball pad section by an area of about 50% or less. |
| US07692305B2 |
Power feed device to power pins of electrical component
A power feed device for an electrical component which improves the quality of transmission and reduces the mounting density of a printed circuit board in the power feed device or reduces the thickness of the printed circuit board and thereby realizes smaller size, provided with a power supply for supplying power, a printed circuit board having built-in signal line patterns, and a power bar having conductive projections provided in shapes and at positions corresponding to the shapes and positions of electrodes of the electrical component and provided outside of the printed circuit board, power from the power supply being supplied through the conductive projections of the power bar to electrodes of the electrical component. |
| US07692303B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device includes: a P-type semiconductor layer formed in a surface region of a semiconductor substrate; a first gate insulating film formed on the P-type semiconductor layer; a first gate electrode; and a first source region and a first drain region formed in the P-type semiconductor layer to interpose a region under the first gate electrode in a direction of gate length. The first gate electrode includes: a first silicide film formed on the first gate insulating film and containing nickel silicide having a first composition ratio of nickel to silicon as a main component; a conductive film formed on the first silicide film; and a second silicide film formed on the conductive film and containing nickel silicide having a second composition ratio of nickel to silicon as a main component. The second composition ratio is larger than the first composition ratio. |
| US07692301B2 |
Stitched micro-via to enhance adhesion and mechanical strength
A method for forming a via in an integrated circuit packaging substrate includes embedding an interfacial adhesion layer at a base of a via, and heating the materials at the base of the via. Embedding the interfacial adhesion layer further includes placing a conductive material over the interfacial adhesion layer. An interfacial layer material is deposited within at the base of opening and a conductive material is placed over the interfacial material. The interfacial layer material is a material that will diffuse into the conductive material at the temperature produced by heating the materials at the base of the via opening. Heating the materials at the base of the via opening includes directing energy from a laser at the base of the opening. An integrated circuit packaging substrate includes a first layer of conductive material, and a second layer of conductive material. The integrated circuit packaging substrate also includes a via for interconnecting the first layer of conductive material and the second layer of conductive material having a base that includes an interfacial adhesion material to stitch the base of the via to a layer of circuitry. |
| US07692294B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device with a structure having superior heat sink characteristics. A first heat sink member is located over a wiring board by using an adhesive material. A semiconductor element is stuck over the first heat sink member by using an adhesive material. The semiconductor element and electrodes located over the wiring board are connected by wires. A second heat sink member which covers the semiconductor element and the wires is joined to the first heat sink member by using a conductive adhesive material. The inside and outside of the second heat sink member are sealed by resin except a flat top thereof. By doing so, the semiconductor device is fabricated. Heat which is generated in the semiconductor element and which is transmitted to the first heat sink member is released from an edge portion of the first heat sink member. In addition, the heat which is generated in the semiconductor element and which is transmitted to the first heat sink member is transmitted to the conductive adhesive material and the second heat sink member and is released from the flat top of the second heat sink member. |
| US07692293B2 |
Semiconductor switching module
A semiconductor switching module includes a power semiconductor element that is embodied in planar technology. In at least one embodiment, the power semiconductor element is provided with a base layer, a copper layer, and at least one power semiconductor chip that is mounted on the copper layer, and another electrically conducting layer which covers at least one load terminal of the power semiconductor chip. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, devices are provided for safely connecting the load terminal to a load circuit. The devices are configured such that a contact area thereof presses in a planar manner onto the electrically conducting layer. |
| US07692292B2 |
Packaged electronic element and method of producing electronic element package
A first container member (9, 109, 212) mounting an electronic device (71, 171, 261) thereon and a second container member (2, 102, 202) are bonded with an adhesive (3, 103) or a metal layer (103, 251). Thus an inner space (90, 190, 211) is formed and the electronic device can be closed in the inner space at a low temperature. In the case the adhesive is used, an exposed surface of the adhesive is coated with a metal film (4) to improve the closeness of the inner space. Further, an electronic device (261, 272) may be mounted on the second container member so as to increase the electronic device arrangement density in a packaged electronic device. |
| US07692290B2 |
Heat slug and semiconductor package
A heat slug includes a heat spreading member and a supporting member. The supporting member extends outwardly from the edge of the heat spreading member. The tips of the supporting member are formed with a plurality of contact portions, wherein each said contact portion has a bottom face inclined to the surface of the chip carrier art an angle of more that 5 degrees. |
| US07692286B1 |
Two-sided fan-out wafer escape package
A method of forming an electronic component package includes: forming electrically conductive traces for connecting first selected bond pads of a plurality of bond pads on a first surface of an electronic component to corresponding bonding locations formed on a second surface of the electronic component; coupling the first surface of the electronic component to a first surface of a lower dielectric strip; coupling the second surface of the electronic component to a first surface of an upper dielectric strip; forming lower via apertures through the lower dielectric strip to expose second selected bond pads of the plurality of bond pads on the first surface of the electronic component; forming upper via apertures through the upper dielectric strip to expose the bonding locations on the second surface of the electronic component; filling the lower and upper via apertures with an electrically conductive material to form lower and upper vias electrically coupled to the first and second selected bond pads of the plurality of bond pads on the first surface of the electronic component. |
| US07692281B2 |
Land grid array module with contact locating features
A land grid array module is provided that includes a land grid array interface. The interface includes a substrate having a mating face. A contact pad is provided on the mating face of the substrate. The contact pad has an exposed surface with a depression that is configured to restrain transverse movement of a mating contact tip when the mating contact tip is loaded against the contact pad. The substrate layer may include a via having a diameter such that the depression is formed in the contact pad when the contact pad is plated over the via. The depression may also be stamped in the exposed surface of the contact pad. Alternatively, the depression may be surrounded by a raised conductive perimeter that is configured to retain the mating contact tip. |
| US07692280B2 |
Portable object connectable package
A portable object connectable package for an electronic device comprises: semiconductor die package, having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface, and a connector body mechanically supported by the semiconductor die package. The bottom surface includes a plurality of connection elements for connecting to a printed circuit board. The connector body includes a plurality of resilient electrical connecting elements extending over the top surface for contacting with a portable object PO having a contacting area. The portable object connectable package is arranged to be coupled to a portable object positioner for removably positioning the contacting area of the portable object in contact with the plurality of resilient electrical connecting elements when the portable object is present in the portable object positioner. |
| US07692279B2 |
Semiconductor multipackage module including die and inverted land grid array package stacked over ball grid array package
A multipackage module has multiple die of various types and having various functions and, in some embodiments, the module includes a digital processor, an analog device, and memory. A first die, having a comparatively large footprint, is mounted onto first die attach region on a surface of a first package substrate. A second die, having a significantly smaller footprint, is mounted upon the surface of the first die, on a second die attach region toward one edge of the first die. The first die is electrically connected by wire bonds to conductive traces in the die-attach side of the substrate. The second die is electrically connected by wire bonds to the first package substrate, and may additionally be electrically connected by wire bonds to the first die. |
| US07692278B2 |
Stacked-die packages with silicon vias and surface activated bonding
In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system are provided. The apparatus and the system may comprise a first integrated circuit die comprising a plurality of silicon vias and a first surface activated bonding site coupled to the plurality of silicon vias, and a second integrated circuit die comprising a second surface activated bonding site coupled to the first surface activated bonding site. The first surface activated bonding site may comprise a first clean metal and the second surface activated bonding site may comprise a second clean metal. If the first surface activated bonding site is coupled to the second surface activated bonding site respective metal atoms of the first activated surface activated bonding site are diffused into the second surface activated bonding site and respective metal atoms of the second activated surface activated bonding site are diffused into the first surface activated bonding site. |
| US07692275B2 |
Structure and method for device-specific fill for improved anneal uniformity
Disclosed are embodiments of a wafer that incorporates fill structures with varying configurations to provide uniform reflectance. Uniform reflectance is achieved by distributing across the wafer fill structures having different semiconductor materials such that approximately the same ratio and density between the different semiconductor materials is achieved within each region and, optimally, each sub-region. Alternatively, it is achieved by distributing across the wafer fill structures, including one or more hybrid fill structure containing varying proportions of different semiconductor materials, such that approximately the same ratio between the different semiconductor materials is achieved within each region and, optimally, each sub-region. Alternatively, it is achieved by distributing across the wafer fill structures having semiconductor materials with different thicknesses such that approximately the same overall ratio between the semiconductor material with the different thicknesses is achieved within each region and, optimally, each sub-region. |
| US07692272B2 |
Electrically rewritable non-volatile memory element and method of manufacturing the same
A non-volatile memory element comprises a bottom electrode 12; a top electrode 15; and a recording layer 13 containing phase change material and a block layer 14 that can block phase change of the recording layer 13, provided between the bottom electrode 12 and the top electrode 15. The block layer 14 is constituted of material having an electrical resistance that is higher than that of material constituting the recording layer 13. The block layer 14 suppresses the radiation of heat towards the top electrode 15 and greatly limits the phase change region when a write current is applied. The result is a high heating efficiency. The top electrode 15 itself can be used to constitute a bit line, or a separate bit line can be provided. |
| US07692264B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. A gate insulating film is formed under a vacuum condition to prevent deterioration of reliability of the device due to degradation of a gate insulating material and to have stable operating characteristics. The semiconductor device includes an element isolating film formed at element isolating regions of a semiconductor substrate, which is divided into active regions and the element isolating regions; a gate insulating film having openings with a designated width formed at the active regions of the semiconductor substrate; gate electrodes formed on the gate insulating film; and lightly doped drain regions and source/drain impurity regions formed in the surface of the semiconductor substrate at both sides of the gate electrodes. |
| US07692263B2 |
High voltage GaN transistors
A multiple field plate transistor includes an active region, with a source, a drain, and a gate. A first spacer layer is over the active region between the source and the gate and a second spacer layer over the active region between the drain and the gate. A first field plate on the first spacer layer is connected to the gate. A second field plate on the second spacer layer is connected to the gate. A third spacer layer is on the first spacer layer, the second spacer layer, the first field plate, the gate, and the second field plate, with a third field plate on the third spacer layer and connected to the source. The transistor exhibits a blocking voltage of at least 600 Volts while supporting a current of at least 2 Amps with an on resistance of no more than 5.0 mΩ-cm2, of at least 600 Volts while supporting a current of at least 3 Amps with an on resistance of no more than 5.3 mΩ-cm2, of at least 900 Volts while supporting a current of at least 2 Amps with an on resistance of no more than 6.6 mΩ-cm2, or a blocking voltage of at least 900 Volts while supporting a current of at least 3 Amps with an on resistance of no more than 7.0 mΩ-cm2. |
| US07692261B2 |
Optical sensor element and method for driving the same
An optical sensor element includes: an n-type semiconductor region formed on a substrate; an i-type semiconductor region which is formed on the substrate between the p-type semiconductor region and the n-type semiconductor region and which is lower in impurity concentration than the p-type semiconductor region and the n-type semiconductor region; an anode electrode formed on the insulation film and connected to the p-type semiconductor region; and a cathode electrode formed on the insulation film and connected to the n-type semiconductor region. A reverse bias voltage Vb is applied when detecting the photocurrent, the reverse bias voltage Vb satisfying a following relation. V1 |
| US07692260B2 |
Solid state imaging device and manufacturing method thereof
A light shielding film, an insulating layer, a planarizing layer, and a color filter are formed consecutively on a semiconductor substrate having plural photodiodes in a matrix arrangement. A transparent conductive film is formed on the color filter, and micro-lenses are formed directly on the conductive film such that they reside above each photodiode. Static charges on a surface of each micro-lens are discharged to the conductive film, and static charge buildup on the micro-lenses is therefore prevented. |
| US07692256B2 |
Method of producing a wafer scale package
A method for manufacturing a wafer scale package including at least one substrate having replicated optical elements. The method uses two substrates, at least one of which is pre-shaped and has at least one recess in its front surface. Optical elements are replicated on a first substrate by causing a replication tool to abut the first substrate. The second substrate is then attached to the first substrate in an abutting relationship in such a way that the optical element is contained in a cavity formed by the recess in one of the substrates in combination with the other substrate. Thereby, a well defined axial distance between the optical elements and the second substrate is achieved. Consequently, a well defined axial distance between the optical elements and any other objects attached to the second substrate, e.g. further optical elements, image capturing devices, light sources, is also established. |
| US07692253B2 |
Memory cell array with low resistance common source and high current drivability
In the present resistive memory array, included are a substrate, a plurality of source regions in the substrate, and a conductor connecting the plurality of source regions, the conductor being positioned adjacent to the substrate to form, with the plurality of source regions, a common source. In one embodiment, the conductor is an elongated metal body of T-shaped cross-section. In another embodiment, the conductor is a plate-like metal body. |
| US07692252B2 |
EEPROM array with well contacts
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a cell well, a memory cell array formed on the cell well and having a memory cell area and cell well contact area, first wiring bodies arranged in the memory cell area, and second wiring bodies arranged in the cell well contact area. The layout pattern of the second wiring bodies is the same as the layout pattern of the first wiring bodies. The cell well contact area comprises cell well contacts that have the same dopant type as the cell well and that function as source/drain regions of dummy transistors formed in the cell well contact area. |
| US07692251B2 |
Transistor for semiconductor device and method of forming the same
Disclosed herein is a transistor for a semiconductor device and a method of forming the same. According to the present invention, a novel transistor structure combining a plane channel transistor and a fin-type channel transistor formed on the semiconductor substrate is provided to secure a sufficient channel width as compared to that of the plane channel transistor, thereby satisfying drive current regulated for the transistor. |
| US07692248B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor device comprising a substrate having a well region, at least one well pickup region formed on the substrate to surround the well pickup region, a first drain region formed on the substrate to be positioned on one side of the source region, and a first gate electrode formed on the substrate to be positioned between the source region and the first drain region. |
| US07692246B2 |
Production method for a FinFET transistor arrangement, and corresponding FinFET transistor arrangement
The present invention provides a FinFET transistor arrangement produced using a method with the steps: providing a substrate (106, 108); forming an active region (1) on the substrate a fin-like channel region (113b′; 113b″). Formation of the fin-like channel region (113b′; 113b″) has the following steps: forming a hard mask (S1-S4) on the active region (1); anisotropic etching of the active region (1) using the hard mask (S1-S4) forming STI trenches (G1-G5) having an STI oxide filling (9); polishing-back of the STI oxide filling (9); etching-back of the polished-back STI oxide filling (9); selective removal of components of the hard mask forming a modified hard mask (S1′-S4′); anisotropic etching of the active region (1) using the modified hard mask (S1′-S4′) forming widened STI trenches (G1′-G5′), the fin-like channel regions (113b′; 113b″) of the active region (1) remaining for each individual FinFET transistor. |
| US07692245B2 |
Thin film transistor and flat panel display device comprising the same
In a thin film transistor and a flat panel display device having the same, cross-talk is minimized. The flat panel display device includes a substrate, a first thin film transistor, a second thin film transistor, and a display element. The first thin film transistor includes: a first gate electrode formed on the substrate; a first electrode insulated from the first gate electrode; a second electrode insulated from the first gate electrode and surrounding the first electrode in the same plane; and a first semiconductor layer insulated from the first gate electrode and contacting the first electrode and the second electrode. The second thin film transistor includes: a second gate electrode formed on the substrate and electrically connected to one of the first electrode and the second electrode; a third electrode insulated from the second gate electrode; a fourth electrode insulated from the second gate electrode and surrounding the third electrode in the same plane; and a second semiconductor layer insulated from the second gate electrode and contacting the third electrode and the fourth electrode. |
| US07692242B2 |
Semiconductor device used as high-speed switching device and power device
A low resistance layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a high resistance layer formed on the low resistance layer. A source region of a first conductivity type is formed on a surface region of the high resistance layer. A drain region of the first conductivity type is formed at a distance from the source region. A first resurf region of the first conductivity type is formed in a surface region of the high resistance layer between the source region and the drain region. A channel region of a second conductivity type is formed between the source region and the first resurf region. A gate insulating film is formed on the channel region, and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film. An impurity concentration in the channel region under the gate electrode gradually lowers from the source region toward the first resurf region. |
| US07692237B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
Provided is a highly reliable multi-bit memory cell capable of miniaturization including: a semiconductor substrate with a channel formed therein; diffusion layers arranged at two sides of the channel, for serving as source/drain; an insulating film arranged on a part of the channel; a trap film made of an insulating material having an electron trapping characteristic, arranged on the semiconductor substrate, the diffusion layers and the insulating film, and including trap regions each capable of trapping electrons in at least areas in contact with the semiconductor substrate at two sides of the insulating film; and a gate electrode arranged on the trap film. The trap regions are also formed on side surfaces of the insulating film, and the trap film has a structure in which the trap film is bent upward from the surface of the semiconductor substrate in the trap regions due to the insulating film. |
| US07692234B2 |
Non-volatile semiconductor memory and method of making same, and semiconductor device and method of making device
A semiconductor device, which ensures device reliability especially in fine regions and enables great capacitance and high-speed operations, has memory cells including, in a first region of a main surface of a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulating film, a floating gate electrode, an interlayer insulating film, a control gate electrode, and source and drain regions of the second conduction type arranged in a matrix, with a shallow isolation structure for isolating the memory cells. When using a shallow structure buried with an insulating film for element isolation, the isolation withstand voltage in fine regions can be prevented from lowering and the variation in threshold level of selective transistors can be reduced. When the memory cells in a memory mat are divided by means of selective transistors, the disturb resistance of the memory cells can be improved. |
| US07692230B2 |
MRAM cell structure
Disclosed herein is an improved memory device wherein the area occupied by a conventional landing pad is significantly reduced to around 50% to 10% of the area occupied by conventional landing pads. This is accomplished by removing the landing pad from the cell structure, and instead forming a conductive via structure that provides the electrical connection from the memory stack or device in the structure to an under-metal layer. By forming only this via structure, rather than separate vias formed on either side of a landing pad, the overall width occupied by the connective via structure from the memory stack to an under-metal layer is substantially reduced, and thus the via structure and under-metal layer may be formed closer to the memory stack (or conductors associated with the stack) so as to reduce the overall width of the cell structure. |
| US07692229B2 |
Magnetic memory including ferromagnetic yoke and antiferromagnetic layer
In a magnetic memory 1, a magneto-resistivity effect element 4 is disposed adjacently to a wire 5 for producing a writing magnetic field and further a ferromagnetic body 20 is disposed so as to cover at least part of the wire 5 and consequently orient the state X of magnetization of this ferromagnetic body 20 in one direction. According to this invention, it is made possible to homogenize the magnetic property during the course of writing and implement the writing work efficiently. |
| US07692226B2 |
CMOS image sensor
A CMOS image sensor includes a photodiode, and a plurality of transistors for transferring charges accumulated at the photodiode to one column line, wherein at least one transistor among the plurality of transistors has a source region wider than a drain region, for increasing a driving current. |
| US07692224B2 |
MOSFET structure and method of manufacture
A method of forming a portion (10) of a compound semiconductor MOSFET structure comprises forming a compound semiconductor layer structure (14) and an oxide layer (20) overlying the same. Forming the compound semiconductor structure (14) includes forming at least one channel material (16) and a group-III rich surface termination layer (18) overlying the at least one channel material. Forming the oxide layer (20) includes forming the oxide layer to overlie the group-III rich surface termination layer and comprises one of (a) depositing essentially congruently evaporating oxide of at least one of (a(i)) a ternary oxide and (a(ii)) an oxide more complex than a ternary oxide and (b) depositing oxide molecules, with use of at least one of (b(i)) a ternary oxide and (b(ii)) an oxide more complex than a ternary oxide. |
| US07692221B2 |
Semiconductor device having IGBT element
A semiconductor device having an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is formed on a semiconductor substrate. A base region and an emitter are formed on a first surface of the substrate while a collector layer is formed on second surface of the substrate. A region having a low breakdown voltage is formed on the first surface around the IGBT, and a carrier collecting region is formed in the vicinity of the region having the low breakdown voltage. The IGBT is prevented from being broken down due to an avalanche phenomenon, because the breakdown occurs in the region having the low breakdown voltage, and carriers of the breakdown current are collected through the carrier collecting region. The breakdown of the IGBT is further effectively prevented by forming a guard ring for suppressing electric field concentration around the region having the low breakdown voltage. |
| US07692219B1 |
Ultrasensitive biosensors
The present invention is a biosensor apparatus that includes a substrate, a source on one side of the substrate, a drain spaced from the source, a conducting channel between the source and the drain, an insulator region, and receptors on a gate region for receiving target material. The receptors are contacted for changing current flow between the source and the drain. The source and the drain are relatively wide compared to length between the source and the drain through the conducting channel. |
| US07692214B2 |
Semiconductor device having IGBT cell and diode cell and method for designing the same
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; an IGBT cell; and a diode cell. The substrate includes a first layer on a first surface, second and third layers adjacently arranged on a second surface of the substrate and a fourth layer between the first layer and the second and third layers. The first layer provides a drift layer of the IGBT cell and the diode cell. The second layer provides a collector layer of the IGBT cell. The third layer provides one electrode connection layer of the diode cell. A resistivity ρ1 and a thickness L1 of the first layer, a resistivity ρ2 and a thickness L2 of the fourth layer, and a half of a minimum width W2 of the second layer on a substrate plane have a relationship of (ρ1/ρ2)×(L1·L2/W22)<1.6. |
| US07692213B2 |
Integrated circuit system employing a condensation process
An integrated circuit system that includes: providing a PFET device including a PFET gate and a PFET gate dielectric; forming a source/drain extension from a first epitaxial layer aligned to a first PFET gate sidewall spacer; and forming a source/drain from a second epitaxial layer aligned to a second PFET gate sidewall spacer. |
| US07692205B2 |
Semiconductor light-emitting device
A semiconductor light-emitting device, the device includes a substrate, a semiconductor stacked layer, a lead electrode and a lead, wherein the semiconductor stacked layer at least includes a N-type layer and a P-type layer, at least one of the N-type layer and the P-type layer has an opening, the opening is just beneath the lead; or includes a conductive substrate having a main surface and a back surface, an adhesive metal layer, a reflective/ohmic metal layer, a semiconductor stacked layer, a lead electrode and a lead sequentially deposited on the main surface of the substrate, the reflective/ohmic metal layer has an opening, the opening is just beneath the lead. |
| US07692204B2 |
Radiation emitting semi-conductor element
A radiation-emitting semiconductor component with a semiconductor body, including a first principal surface (5), a second principal surface (9) and a semiconductor layer sequence (4) with an electromagnetic radiation generating active zone (7), in which the semiconductor layer sequence (4) is disposed between the first and the second principal surfaces (5, 9), a first current spreading layer (3) is disposed on the first principal surface (5) and electrically conductively connected to the semiconductor layer sequence (4), and a second current spreading layer (10) is disposed on the second principal surface (9) and electrically conductively connected to the semiconductor layer sequence (4). |
| US07692196B2 |
Memory devices and methods of manufacturing the same
The memory device includes a first tunnel insulation layer pattern on a semiconductor substrate, a second tunnel insulation layer pattern having an energy band gap lower than that of the first tunnel insulation layer pattern on the first tunnel insulation layer pattern, a charge trapping layer pattern on the second tunnel insulation layer pattern, a blocking layer pattern on the charge trapping layer pattern, and a gate electrode on the blocking layer pattern. The memory device further includes a source/drain region at an upper portion of the semiconductor substrate. The upper portion of the semiconductor substrate is adjacent to the first tunnel insulation layer pattern. |
| US07692195B2 |
Active-matrix device, electro-optical display device, and electronic apparatus
An active-matrix device includes a substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes provided on a first surface of the substrate; a plurality of switching elements provided to correspond to each of the pixel electrodes, each of the switching elements including a fixed electrode connected to the each pixel electrode, a movable electrode mainly made of silicon and displaceably provided so as to contact with and separate from the fixed electrode, and a driving electrode provided to oppose the movable electrode via an electrostatic gap; a first wiring connected to the movable electrode; and a second wiring connected to the driving electrode, wherein a voltage is applied between the movable electrode and the driving electrode to generate an electrostatic attraction between the movable electrode and the driving electrode so as to displace the movable electrode such that the movable electrode contacts with the fixed electrode to electrically connect the first wiring to the pixel electrode. |
| US07692190B2 |
Semiconductor device
The semiconductor device has a fuse and a fuse opening created above the fuse. The fuse is divided into a plurality of lines at a crossing portion where the fuse crosses with an edge of the fuse opening. The plurality of divided lines of the fuse 101 are in parallel with each other and in perpendicular to the edge of the fuse opening. |
| US07692185B2 |
Organic thin film transistor, flat panel display apparatus comprising the same, and method of manufacturing the organic thin film transistor
An organic thin film transistor that can reduce contact resistance between source and drain electrodes and an organic semiconductor layer and can be readily manufactured, a flat panel display apparatus utilizing the organic thin film transistor, and a method of manufacturing the organic thin film transistor. The organic thin film transistor includes: a substrate; a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on the gate insulating film; a conductive polymer layer disposed to cover at least a portion of each of source and drain electrodes; a hydrophobic material layer disposed on the substrate and the source and drain electrodes except regions where the conductive polymer layer are formed; an organic semiconductor layer electrically connected to the source and drain electrodes; a gate insulating film disposed to cover the organic semiconductor layer; and a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulating film. |
| US07692183B2 |
Polarity inversion of type-II InAs/GaSb superlattice photodiodes
The subject invention comprises the realization of P-on-N type II InAs/GaSb superlattice photodiodes. A high-quality InAsSb layer lattice-mismatched to GaSb is used as a buffer to prepare the surface of the substrate prior to superlattice growth. The InAsSb layer also serves as an effective n-contact layer. The contact layer has been optimized to improve device performance, most notably performance that is similar to traditional N-on-P structures. |
| US07692182B2 |
Group III nitride based quantum well light emitting device structures with an indium containing capping structure
Group III nitride based light emitting devices and methods of fabricating Group III nitride based light emitting devices are provided. The emitting devices include an n-type Group III nitride layer, a Group III nitride based active region on the n-type Group III nitride layer and comprising at least one quantum well structure, a Group III nitride layer including indium on the active region, a p-type Group III nitride layer including aluminum on the Group III nitride layer including indium, a first contact on the n-type Group III nitride layer and a second contact on the p-type Group III nitride layer. The Group III nitride layer including indium may also include aluminum. |
| US07692181B2 |
Gallium-nitride based light emitting diode light emitting layer structure
A number of light-emitting layer structures for the GaN-based LEDs that can increase the lighting efficiency of the GaN-based LEDs on one hand and facilitate the growth of epitaxial layer with better quality on the other hand are provided. The light-emitting layer structure provided is located between the n-type GaN contact layer and the p-type GaN contact layer. Sequentially stacked on top of the n-type GaN contact layer is the light-emitting layer containing a lower barrier layer, at least one intermediate layer, and an upper barrier layer. That is, the light-emitting layer contains at least one intermediate layer interposed between the upper and lower barrier layers. When there are multiple intermediate layers inside the light-emitting layer, there is an intermediate barrier layer interposed between every two immediately adjacent intermediate layers. |
| US07692179B2 |
Nanowire device with (111) vertical sidewalls and method of fabrication
A nano-scale device and method of fabrication provide a nanowire having (111) vertical sidewalls. The nano-scale device includes a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate polished in a [110] direction, the nanowire, and an electrical contact at opposite ends of the nanowire. The method includes wet etching a semiconductor layer of the semiconductor-on-insulator substrate to form the nanowire extending between a pair of islands in the semiconductor layer. The method further includes depositing an electrically conductive material on the pair of islands to form the electrical contacts. A nano-pn diode includes the nanowire as a first nano-electrode, a pn-junction vertically stacked on the nanowire, and a second nano-electrode on a (110) horizontal planar end of the pn-junction. The nano-pn diode may be fabricated in an array of the diodes on the semiconductor-on-insulator substrate. |
| US07692174B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining a relative position of a processing head with respect to a substrate with a structure
A method and apparatus wherein a substrate is provided with a preformatted structure, with structural elements arranged in a matrix, wherein the matrix extends in an X-direction and Y-direction, wherein a processing head is provided, wherein a camera is provided which is connected with the processing head and which comprises at least one series of sensors arranged along a main line, wherein the camera scans the substrate and thereby provides at least one one-dimensional camera signal, wherein, for real-time determining at least the X-position and the Y-position of the structure with respect to the camera, the said main line includes an angle with the X-direction and with the Y-direction, wherein the angle is chosen such that the camera signal contains spatially separated X-position information and Y-position information and that the X-position information and the Y-position information can be separated from the sensor signal with the aid of signal processing. |
| US07692173B2 |
Radiopharmaceutical pig
A pharmaceutical pig is used to transport a syringe containing a liquid radiopharmaceutical from a radiopharmacy to a medical facility for administration to a patient. The pharmaceutical pig includes an elongate polymer cap that is removably attached to an elongate polymer base. The elongate polymer cap includes a cap shell that completely encloses a cap shielding element and the elongate polymer base includes a base shell that completely encloses a base shielding element. Preferably the polymer utilized for the cap shell and the base shell is polycarbonate resin, e.g., LEXAN®. An inner liner is not utilized and the cap shielding element and the base shielding element, which are preferably, but not necessarily, made of lead, are completely sealed and unexposed. |
| US07692168B2 |
Device and method for outputting charged particle beam
The present invention improves the accuracy of therapy by checking in real time whether an spread-out Bragg peak (SOBP) width agrees with a desired width during irradiation with a beam. The device for outputting a charged particle beam includes a charged particle beam generator 1 including a synchrotron 4; a range modulation device such as a range modulation wheel (RMW) 28 which forms a Bragg peak of an ion beam extracted from this charged particle beam generator 1; an irradiation device 16 which is located in the direction of ion beam propagation of this RMW device 28 and includes a dose monitor 31 for detecting a dose of the ion beam; and an SOBP width calculation device 73 which calculates ion beam Bragg peak formed by the RMW device 28 based on a detection value of the dose monitor 31. |
| US07692166B2 |
Charged particle beam exposure apparatus
An exposure apparatus which draws a pattern on a substrate with a charged particle beam is disclosed. The exposure apparatus includes a detector which detects a charged particle beam, a deflector which deflects the charged particle beam to scan the substrate or the detector with the charged particle beam, and a controller which controls the deflector to scan each of a plurality of scanning ranges on the detector with the charged particle beam, and calculates, on the basis of the charged particle beam amount detected by the detector upon scanning the plurality of scanning ranges, the intensity distribution of the charged particle beam which strikes the detector. |
| US07692164B2 |
Dose uniformity correction technique
Non uniform ion implantations in a pendulum type of ion implantation are mitigated by adjusting movement of a wafer according to a corresponding non uniform function. More particularly, a non uniform ion implantation function is obtained by measuring and/or modeling ion implantations. Then, movement of a wafer along a second non arcuate scan path is adjusted according to the non uniform ion implantation function to facilitate uniform ion implantations. |
| US07692163B2 |
Charged particle beam apparatus, defect correcting method, etching method, deposition method, and charge preventing method
A charged particle beam apparatus includes a column, the column having: a charged particle beam source which generates a charged particle beam to apply a charged particle beam to the surface of a substrate, a position where the charged particle beam is irradiated to the substrate being a beam position; and a gas mechanism provided in proximity to the substrate to supply a gas to the surface of the substrate, the gas mechanism having an opening which permits passage of the charged particle beam, a gas supply opening which locally injects the gas to the vicinity of the beam position, and a gas exhaust opening which exhausts the injected gas in the vicinity of the beam position to exhaust the gas. |
| US07692159B2 |
Self-sterilizing input device
A system and method for sterilizing a surface on an input device is disclosed. A chamber is configured to enclose an input device such as a keyboard and is configured to be switched between an open and a closed state. A drive unit may be provided to switch the chamber between states. In an embodiment, the drive unit may include a motor. A sensor provides a signal to a controller when the chamber is the closed state and the controller actuates a UV light. In an embodiment, the controller actuates the drive unit and the UV light in response to a trigger. In an embodiment, the trigger may be provided from a change in state in a computer coupled to the input device. |
| US07692157B2 |
Indirect x-ray image detector for radiology
An x-ray image detector suitable for radiology has an active matrix substrate with scanning and read-out circuits. Over this active matrix substrate, which can be a two dimensional array of TFTs associated with a storage capacitance, there is deposited a photoreceptor made of a thin layer of amorphous selenium based multilayer structure. The photoreceptor is covered with a light-transparent electrode on top of which there is provided a scintillator. The indices of refraction of the scintillator and of the selenium based multilayer may be matched with the use of the biasing electrode. |
| US07692156B1 |
Beam-oriented pixellated scintillators for radiation imaging
The present invention provides radiation detectors and methods, including radiation detection devices having beam-oriented scintillators capable of high-performance, high resolution imaging, methods of fabricating scintillators, and methods of radiation detection. A radiation detection device includes a beam-oriented pixellated scintillator disposed on a substrate, the scintillator having a first pixel having a first pixel axis and a second pixel having a second pixel axis, wherein the first and second axes are at an angle relative to each other, and wherein each axis is substantially parallel to a predetermined beam direction for illuminating the corresponding pixel. |
| US07692149B1 |
Optical sensing
Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, device, and methods of providing optical sensing. Various embodiment include an optical transmitting and receiving apparatus that can include an optical fiber bundle having an end located proximate to a lens and an aperture through which optical energy is received by the optical fiber bundle, and a sensor array, where the optical fiber bundle receives optical energy and passes the optical energy through the bundle to the sensor array, and where the sensor array is located remotely from the lens. |
| US07692148B2 |
Thermal sensor with thermal barrier
The invention provides a sensor element formed in a first substrate and having a thermal barrier disposed between the sensor element and a heat source provided elsewhere on the first substrate. The thermal barrier includes at least one pair of trenches formed within the first substrate, individual trenches of the pair being separated by a cavity. |
| US07692146B2 |
Infrared radiation detector and driving or piloting assistance device comprising such a device
This detector comprises an assembly of elementary sensors capable of detecting said radiation. This assembly comprises at least two separate detection areas, a first detection area comprising elementary sensors having a first thermal time constant and a second detection area comprising elementary sensors having a second thermal time constant which is different to said first thermal time constant. |
| US07692145B2 |
Method to analyze physical and chemical properties on the surface layer of a solid
The present invention relates generally to a method for analyzing the surface and the near-surface layers of a solid and, more specifically, to a method that utilizes activating actions to analyze the physical and the chemical properties of the layers. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. |
| US07692144B2 |
Electron beam exposure or system inspection or measurement apparatus and its method and height detection apparatus
A method and apparatus for assessing a height of a specimen includes an electron beam unit having an electron beam source, lenses, a table for setting a specimen and controllable in a height direction, and a detector, and a height detection system for detecting height of the specimen set on the table while the specimen is irradiated by an electron beam. The height detection system further includes an illumination system, a collection system, first and second detectors, a device configured to receive output signals from the first and second detectors while the specimen is irradiated by the electron beam and to generate a comparison signal from the output signals, wherein the comparison signal is responsive to the height of the specimen. |
| US07692140B1 |
Downhole cover
In one aspect of the invention, a downhole tool string component comprises a tubular body with a first and a second tool joint adapted to connect to adjacent tool string components, and a central bore adapted to pass drilling mud between the joints. A sleeve circumferentially disposed about an outer surface of the tubular body. The sleeve is rigidly attached to the outer surface at first and second sleeve ends and forming at least three stabilizer blades. A nuclear source and at least one nuclear detector are disposed within a gap formed between the inner surface of the sleeve and the outer surface of the tubular body. |
| US07692138B1 |
Integrated scanning probe microscope and confocal microscope
A combination confocal and scanning probe microscope system permits accurate location of a sample within the field of view as the sample translates from one type of microscope to the other. Alternate embodiments permit both microscopes to view the same sample location at the same time. Further alternate embodiments include a confocal and a probe microscope integrated into a common optical path. |
| US07692136B2 |
Portable illumination device
A portable illumination device, for illuminating an object through a medium having an absorption coefficient, has a lighting unit including at least two differently colored light sources for emitting light having a color distribution and a control unit for adjusting the color distribution. The control unit is adapted to receive a distance estimate corresponding to the distance between the illumination device and the object, and adjust the color distribution depending on the distance estimate, such that light reflected from the object is perceived to have substantially correct color reproduction. |
| US07692134B2 |
Variable transfer gate oxide thickness for image sensor
A light sensor cell includes a photosensitive element, a floating diffusion region, and a gate oxide disposed between the photosensitive element and the floating diffusion region. The gate oxide has a non-uniform thickness, with a greater thickness near the photosensitive element and a lesser thickness near the floating diffusion region. A transfer gate is disposed on the gate oxide. The transfer gate has a non-uniform threshold voltage, with a greater threshold voltage near the photosensitive element and a lesser threshold voltage near the floating diffusion region. |
| US07692133B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device including a switch between reference voltage and a signal processing circuit
Provided is a photoelectric conversion device for outputting an output voltage according to incident light, including photoelectric conversion unit for holding an optical charge generated by the incident light, a signal processing circuit impressed with a reference voltage for outputting the output voltage according to the incident light by applying a predetermined process to an output signal of the photoelectric conversion unit, and a switch provided between a terminal externally supplied with the reference voltage, and the signal processing circuit. |
| US07692131B2 |
Imaging system and methodology with projected pixels mapped to the diffraction limited spot
An imaging system, methodology, and various applications are provided to facilitate optical imaging performance. The system contains a sensor having one or more receptors and an image transfer medium to scale the sensor and receptors in accordance with resolvable characteristics of the medium, and as defined with certain ratios. A computer, memory, and/or display associated with the sensor provides storage and/or display of information relating to output from the receptors to produce and/or process an image, wherein a plurality of illumination sources can also be utilized in conjunction with the image transfer medium. The image transfer medium can be configured as a k-space filter that correlates projected receptor size to a diffraction-limited spot associated with the image transfer medium, wherein the projected receptor size can be unit-mapped within a certain ratio to the size of the diffraction-limited spot, both in the object plane. |
| US07692127B1 |
MEMS type thermally actuated out-of-plane lever
A MEMS apparatus includes a substrate; electrical contacts disposed on the substrate; a thermal arch beam supported by and connected between the contacts, the thermal arch beam including a midpoint and a protrusion located at about the midpoint; a lever having an axis of rotation and a bearing surface upon which the protrusion is operable to bear, a pair of lever supports disposed on the substrate for rotatably supporting the lever about the axis of rotation, an area of contact between the protrusion and the bearing surface being positioned vertically between the axis of rotation and the plane of the substrate. A voltage difference between the electrical contacts causes the thermal arch beam to move horizontally in the plane and the protrusion to bear against the lever causing rotation of the lever out of the plane. |
| US07692124B2 |
Air flow passage of microwave oven
Provided is an air flow passage of a microwave oven including: a cavity for accommodating foods therein; an electric component chamber disposed at a predetermined portion of the cavity; a suction hole formed at one sided portion of the cavity such that the cavity communicates with the electric component chamber; an exhaust hole formed at the other sided portion of the cavity, through which air sucked through the suction hole is exhausted; an exhaust guide covering an outer wall of the cavity where the exhaust hole is formed, for guiding air exhausted through the exhaust hole to an outside of the microwave oven; and a back plate having an exhaust passage hole communicating with one end of the exhaust guide, through which air is exhausted. According to the present invention, hot air of an inside of the microwave oven can be smoothly exhausted. In particular, since the exhausted air does not return to the electric component chamber, cooling efficiency can be enhanced. |
| US07692119B2 |
Reflow furnace
In the first buffering area provided between the inlet of the furnace and the heating chamber, the ambient gas is blown to the printed circuit board from the lower side of the carrier device, while the ambient gas is sucked in the upper side of the carrier device, thus the outside air is prevented from infiltrating and the ambient gas is prevented from flowing out. Furthermore, the flux is prevented from being attached to the printed circuit board, by installing the flux dropping prevention mechanism in the suction port of the ambient gas. |
| US07692116B1 |
Laser ablation for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes
Single walled carbon nanotubes are produced in a novel apparatus by the laser-induced ablation of moving carbon target. The laser used is of high average power and ultra-fast pulsing. According to various preferred embodiments, the laser produces an output above about 50 watts/cm2 at a repetition rate above about 15 MHz and exhibits a pulse duration below about 10 picoseconds. The carbon, carbon/catalyst target and the laser beam are moved relative to one another and a focused flow of “side pumped”, preheated inert gas is introduced near the point of ablation to minimize or eliminate interference by the ablated plume by removal of the plume and introduction of new target area for incidence with the laser beam. When the target is moved relative to the laser beam, rotational or translational movement may be imparted thereto, but rotation of the target is preferred. |
| US07692106B2 |
Electronic scale with memory space divided into parameter groups
An electronic scale having an integrated computer with an input unit for entering selection data, a memory for storing a plurality of parameter values, which can be assigned to function-specific parameters dependent on the entered selection data, a data processing unit for executing weighing applications dependent on a subset of the function-specific parameters and at least one interface for interacting with mechanical and/or electronic components dependent on a subset of function-specific parameters. A plurality of different profiles (24; 24′) can be stored as individual parameter value sets to adapt to user-specific and/or application-specific requirements. Selecting a specific profile (24; 24′) causes a joint assignment of the values contained therein to the corresponding parameters. The parameters are assigned to a plurality of non-overlapping parameter groups (26, 28, 30), each individual profile (24′) only contains those values that can be assigned to the parameters of precisely one parameter group (26, 28, 30), and each parameter group (26, 28, 30) can be assigned the parameter values of at least one profile (24). |
| US07692103B2 |
Wiring substrate and manufacturing process of the same
A wiring substrate includes a lower insulating resin layer; wiring pattern layers provided on surfaces of the lower insulating resin layer; upper insulating resin layers; and via holes and via conductors connected electrically with at least one of the wiring pattern layers. An upper insulating resin layer includes an epoxy resin containing 30 to 50% by weight of an inorganic filler of SiO2 having an average grain diameter of 1.0 to 10.0 μm, and a via having a lower end opening diameter of between 40 μm and 60 μm. |
| US07692097B2 |
Dip molded wire connector
A connector with a dip-molded housing and a method for forming a twist-on wire connector with a dip-molded housing. To dip-mold a covering or housing on a twist-on wire connector either a mandrel carrying a twist-on wire coil, a mandrel having the a shape of a spiral coil or a twist-on wire connector are dipped into a bath of an in situ solidfiable dip-moldable material such as liquid plastic. The dip-moldable solidified material solidifies to form a dip-molded shell on the wire connector. |
| US07692096B2 |
Electromagnetically shielded cable
An electromagnetically shielded cable includes a shell having an end portion and a shield embedded in the end portion of the shell. A method of forming the electromagnetically shielded cable is also provided. The method includes the steps of inserting the end portion of the shield into a mold, and embedding the end portion of the shield in the shell. In one embodiment, the shell includes a connector extending from the shell and through an opening defined by the shield for embedding the shield in the shell. In another embodiment, the shield is embedded directly in the end portion of the shell. |
| US07692095B2 |
Wire harness lead-out structure of protector
A wire harness lead-out structure includes a body that includes a containing portion for receiving a wire harness and a corrugated tube covering the wire harness, a lid that is attached to the body to close an upper opening of the body, two completely-fixing ribs that are formed on the body and the lid respectively to be engaged in grooves of the corrugated tube to prevent a movement of the corrugated tube in an axial direction of the corrugated tube, and a provisionally-fixing rib that is formed in a single line on the opposed side walls of the body to be engaged in a single groove of the corrugated tube, and is disposed between the two completely-fixing ribs. The wire harness lead-out structure length required for provisionally fixing a corrugated tube can be reduced and a compact design can be achieved. |
| US07692086B2 |
Method and apparatus for image interpretation into sound
A method for interpreting an image into sound is provided and includes scanning an image to provide a plurality of scanned elements which are assigned a value and an associated sound element. The sound elements are arranged to produce a sound track for the scanned image. |
| US07692083B2 |
Drum
A drum having a resonant chamber for producing a range of sounds and at least one device for allowing the sound so produced to be altered, which includes a plurality of internal snares which can be brought into contact with the internal surface of the external surface of the resonant chamber which is struck by the player. The drum may also include a bass drum stick mounted within the chamber and adapted for movement to be able to selectively strike the inner surface of the drum which is struck by the player. The bass drum stick may include a pedal, or other device, operable by the player and external to the drum for effecting movement of the bass drum stick. |
| US07692082B2 |
Drum
A drum is formed using a drum shell having openings at both ends thereof, across which drumheads are stretched under tension. At least one air hole is formed at a prescribed position of the exterior surface of the drum shell, allowing air flow to occur between the inside and the outside of the drum shell. At least one tone color change member, which is composed of cloth and rubber sheets, is attached to the interior wall of the drum shell in connection with the air hole; hence, the air hole is closed by the tone color change member. Thus, it is possible to appropriately change the tone color of drum sound without substantially changing the size of the drum, which can be designed similar to any types of conventionally known drums. |
| US07692080B1 |
Fret wire with bending notches
The invention is a novel fret wire for use on the fingerboards of stringed instruments. The fret wire has a crown of any usable shape for contact with strings, as usual, but is distinguished by the structure of the tang affixed to the crown. The tang comprises bending notches that extend nearly through the height of the tang that allow the fret wire to more easily bend to shape of a contoured fret board. Tang elements formed by the notches embody random roughness or elongated striations to hold the fret wire securely in the grooves of a fret board. |
| US07692078B2 |
Key actuating apparatus and key actuation control system
In order to realize a small and light key actuating apparatus for actuating a key which is rotatably supported with respect to a frame, a key actuating apparatus (7) is provided which includes a polymer transducer (9) for rotatably moving the key (3) by using a deformation of the transducer, wherein the transducer which is substantially formed in a plate shape includes: a polymer film (15) which is dielectric and made from an elastically deformable polymer material; and a pair of electrodes (17) arranged at both sides of surfaces of the polymer film, and the transducer is deformed corresponding to switching between an application of voltage and a lack of voltage between the electrodes. |
| US07692076B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV805067
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV805067. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV805067, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV805067 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV805067 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV805067. |
| US07692075B2 |
Soybean cultivar 7907301
A soybean cultivar designated 7907301 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of the soybean cultivar 7907301, to the plants of soybean 7907301, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 7907301 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 7907301 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 7907301, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 7907301 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 7907301 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US07692063B2 |
Production of foreign nucleic acids and polypeptides in sprout systems
The present invention provides systems and methods for producing a nucleic acid or protein in transgenic sprouted seedlings or sprouted seedlings engineered to transiently express a nucleic acid or protein of interest. The sprouted seedlings of the invention are grown in a contained, regulatable environment, wherein expression of a pharmaceutically active protein is controlled by an exogenously inducible promoter or a viral promoter. The sprouted seedlings may be eaten live or preferably harvested live to preserve the maximal biological activity of the nucleic acid or protein. |
| US07692059B2 |
Method for generating overexpression of alleles in genes of unknown function
Methods for generating and using novel overexpression activity alleles of a gene in any organism, especially Drosophilia, are provided. Such alleles may be utilized in screening assays, and used to generate dominant-negative forms of bacterial toxins. |
| US07692058B2 |
Mercury contamination extraction
Mercury is removed from contaminated waste by firstly applying a sulfur reagent to the waste. Mercury in the waste is then permitted to migrate to the reagent and is stabilized in a mercury sulfide compound. The stable compound may then be removed from the waste which itself remains in situ following mercury removal therefrom. |
| US07692057B2 |
Process for producing lower olefins by using multiple reaction zones
The present invention provides a process for producing lower olefins by catalytic cracking a feedstock comprising an olefins-enriched mixture containing C4 or higher olefins and optionally an organic oxygenate compound. The technical problem mainly addressed in the present invention is to overcome the defects presented in the prior art including low yield and selectivity of lower olefins as the target products, and short regeneration period of catalyst. The present process, which is carried out under the conditions of catalytic cracking olefins and adopts as a feedstock an olefins-enriched mixture containing one or more C4 or higher olefins and optionally an organic oxygenate compound, comprises the steps of: a) letting the feedstock firstly enter a first reaction zone to contact with a first crystalline aluminosilicate catalyst having a SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratio of at least 10, to thereby produce a first reaction effluent containing lower olefins; b) letting the first reaction effluent enter in turn at least one second reaction zone to contact with a second crystalline aluminosilicate catalyst having a SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratio of at least 10, to thereby produce a second reaction effluent containing lower olefins; and c) separating lower olefins from the second reaction effluent; wherein the reaction temperatures in the first and second reaction zones are controlled. The present process, which desirably solves the above technical problem, can be used in industrial production of lower olefins. |
| US07692054B2 |
Process and apparatus for alkylation of aromatic compound with aliphatic mono-olefin compound of 8 to 18 carbon atoms
Continuous processes for monoalkylating aromatic compound with an aliphatic feedstock comprising aliphatic olefin of 8 to 18 carbon atoms per molecule are effected using at least 3 reaction zones in series, each containing solid alkylation catalyst with effluent cooling between reaction zones, each of which reaction zones is supplied a portion of the fresh aliphatic feedstock, such that the Reaction Zone Delta T in each reaction zone is less than about 15° C. The overall aromatic compound to olefin molar ratio is less than about 20:1. The alkylation product has desirable linearity and low amounts of dimers, dealkylated compounds and diaryl compounds even though a low aromatic compound to olefin molar ratio is used. |
| US07692051B2 |
Process for liquid phase hydrogenation
A process and catalyst for the liquid phase selective hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes with high selectivity to alkenes relative to alkanes, high alkyne conversion, and sustained catalytic activity comprising a reactant comprising an alkyne and a non-hydrocarbon solvent/absorbent, contacting the reactant stream with a hydrogen-containing stream in the presence of a supported, promoted, Group VIII catalyst, removing the solvent/absorbent, and recovering the alkene product. |
| US07692047B2 |
Process for the alkylation of phenols
The present invention relates to an improved process for the selective alkylation of phenols using heteropolyacid catalyst supported onto zirconia under mild conditions. The process is economically viable since the catalyst regenerated after the initial reaction on further use gives the product in high yield. |
| US07692044B2 |
Process for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone
An object of the present invention is to provide a process capable of producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone with a favorable selectivity by oxidizing cycloalkane with a favorable conversion.Disclosed is a process for producing cycloalkanol and/or cycloalkanone, which comprises oxidizing cycloalkane with oxygen in the presence of mesoporous silica, wherein (1) the mesoporous silica contains at least one transition metal, and (2) a ratio of total volume of mesoporous silica particles having a particle diameter of 20 μm or less to total volume of entire mesoporous silica particles is 25% or more in the mesoporous silica. |
| US07692043B2 |
Method for producing borazine compound
In a synthesis of a borazine compound by a reaction of an alkali boron hydride represented by ABH4 (A represents lithium atom, sodium atom or potassium atom) and an amine salt represented by (RNH3)nX (R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, X represents a sulfate group or a halogen atom, and n is 1 or 2), or b) diborane (B2H6) and an amine represented by RNH2 (R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group), a water content of raw material is controlled below a prescribed value; mixed solvents containing solvents each having a prescribed boiling point are used as a solvent for reaction; or a raw material is gradually fed to a reactor in a reaction. Or, a borazine compound is subjected to distillation purification treatment and filtration treatment. By such a method, a high purity of borazine compound can be produced safely and in a high yield. |
| US07692035B2 |
Fluorinated esters
A compound comprising Formula 2A, 2B, or 2C (Ra—O—CO—)2YFormula 2A Ra—O—CO—Y—CO—O—(CH2CH2)RfFormula 2B Ra—O—CO—Y—CO—O—RFormula 2C wherein Ra is the group (i) Rf(CH2CF2)d—(CgH2g)—; (ii) RfOCF2CF2—(CgH2g)—; (iii) Rf OCFHCF2O(CH2CH2O)v—(CgH2g)—; (iv) RfOCFHCF2O(CwH2w)—; (v) RfOCF(CF3)CONH—(CgH2g)—; or (vi) Rf(CH2)h[(CF2CF2)i(CH2CH2)j]k; each Rf is independently CcF(2c+1); c is 2 to about 6; d is 1 to about 3; g is 1 to 4; v is 1 to about 4; w is from about 3 to about 12; h is 1 to about 6; i, j, and k are each independently 1, 2, or 3, or a mixture thereof; provided that the total number of carbon atoms in group (vi) is from about 8 to about 22; Y is a linear or branched diradical having olefinic unsaturation of the formula —CeH(2e-2)— wherein e is 2 or 3; R is H or a linear or branched alkyl group CbH(2b+1)—; and b is from 1 to about 18. |
| US07692033B2 |
Process for producing 2-benzoyloxyacetaldehyde derivative
A process produces a 2-benzoyloxyacetaldehyde derivative represented by following Formula (3): wherein R1 and R2 may be the same as or different from each other and are each a hydrocarbon group, wherein R1 and R2 may be combined to form a ring with the adjacent oxygen-carbon-oxygen bond, and wherein the benzene ring in the formula may be substituted, by allowing a halogenated acetaldehyde acetal derivative represented by following Formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are as defined above; and X represents a halogen atom, to react with a benzoate represented by following Formula (2): wherein M represents an alkali metal atom and wherein the benzene ring in the formula may be substituted, in the presence of an alkali-metal halide. |
| US07692032B2 |
Thermal conductive silicone composition
The present invention relates to a thermal conductive silicone composition containing a siloxane which contains a hydrolytic group represented by the formula (1): where R1 is a group containing an alkoxysilyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 is a siloxy represented by the following formula (2) or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, X is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a and b are integers of 1 or more, c is an integer of 0 or more, the sum of a+b+c is an integer of 4 or more, R3 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom, provided that R3s may be the same as or different from each other; R4 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, Y is a group selected from a methyl group, a vinyl group and R1, and d is an integer of 2 to 500. |
| US07692029B2 |
Star-shaped oligothiophene-arylene derivatives and organic thin film transistors using the same
A star-shaped oligothiophene-arylene derivative in which an oligothiophene having p-type semiconductor characteristics is bonded to an arylene having n-type semiconductor characteristics positioned in the central moiety of the molecule and forms a star shape with the arylene, thereby simultaneously exhibiting both p-type and n-type semiconductor characteristics. Further, an organic thin film transistor using the oligothiophene-arylene derivative. The star-shaped oligothiophene-arylene derivative can be spin-coated at room temperature, leading to the fabrication of organic thin film transistors simultaneously satisfying the requirements of high charge carrier mobility and low off-state leakage current. |
| US07692012B2 |
Vanadium compounds as inhibitors of phosphatases
Novel Vanadium compounds are described as well as their use as inhibitors of phosphatases, particularly inositol phosphatases, The use of the compound in the treatment of nerodegenerative diseases is also described. |
| US07692009B2 |
Reference standard for characterization of rosuvastatin
Provided are rosuvastatin degradation products and their use as a reference standard (including reference marker) for analysis of rosuvastatin. |
| US07692008B2 |
Reference standard for characterization of rosuvastatin
Provided are rosuvastatin degradation products and their use as a reference standard (including reference marker) for analysis of rosuvastatin. |
| US07692007B2 |
Process for the preparation of onium salts having a low chloride content
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of onium salts having a low chloride content by reaction of an onium chloride with an acid, where the hydrochloric acid forming is removed by azeotropic distillation by coordination to an organic solvent which forms an azeotropic mixture with water. |
| US07691995B2 |
In vivo production of small interfering RNAS that mediate gene silencing
The invention provides engineered RNA precursors that when expressed in a cell are processed by the cell to produce targeted small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that selectively silence targeted genes (by cleaving specific mRNAs) using the cell's own RNA interference (RNAi) pathway. By introducing nucleic acid molecules that encode these engineered RNA precursors into cells in vivo with appropriate regulatory sequences, expression of the engineered RNA precursors can be selectively controlled both temporally and spatially, i.e., at particular times and/or in particular tissues, organs, or cells. |
| US07691992B2 |
Nucleic acids encoding the human ALEX1 protein
The present invention provides a novel protein containing an armadillo repeat, a gene encoding this protein, and production and use thereof. The present inventors identified a gene named ALEX1 encoding a human-derived novel armadillo repeat-containing protein. It was clarified that ALEX1 interacts with several proteins including insulin-degrading enzyme, presenilin-1, and JNK interacting protein 1. This gene shows significantly decreased expression in cancer cells. The protein ALEX1 and the gene encoding this protein are usable as tools in testing for diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease and developing pharmaceutical agents. |
| US07691990B2 |
Structure designed for adsorption of DNA intercalators
Provided is a structure designed for adsorption, which is suitable for removing dioxin and dioxin-like substances from leachate and ground water from polluted soils or garbage, washing effluent from garbage incinerators and so on that contain DNA intercalators, particularly, dioxin and dioxin-like substances. The structure designed for adsorption is a structure designed for adsorption having an adsorbing layer containing, as a constituent, a DNA complex containing a DNA-binding protein, DNA including double strand DNA and a carrier, which can selectively remove DNA intercalators with high efficiency from water, gas and so on containing them. |
| US07691982B2 |
Dispersant using kraft lignin and novel lignin derivative
The dispersant of the present invention comprises at least one component unit derived from kraft lignin and/or its salt and at least one component unit derived from at least one water-soluble monomer. The novel lignin derivative of the present invention comprises at least one component unit derived from kraft lignin and/or its salt, at least one polyoxyalkylene chain, and at least one anionic functional group. |
| US07691977B2 |
Anti-VEGF antibodies
Anti-VEGF antibodies and variants thereof, including those having high affinity for binding to VEGF, are disclosed. Also provided are methods of using phage display technology with naïve libraries to generate and select the anti-VEGF antibodies with desired binding and other biological activities. Further contemplated are uses of the antibodies in research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications. |
| US07691970B2 |
Muteins of a bilin-binding protein with affinity for a given target
The present invention relates to novel muteins derived from a bilin-binding protein (BBP) that binds a given target, for example a macromolecular target, with detectable affinity. In particular, the invention relates to a mutein of the bilin-binding protein of Pieris brassicae. The invention also refers to a corresponding nucleic acid molecule encoding such a mutein and to a method for its generation. The invention further refers to a method for producing such a mutein. Finally, the invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a lipocalin mutein as well as to various use of the mutein. |
| US07691965B2 |
Helical synthetic peptides that stimulate cellular cholesterol efflux
The present invention provides peptides comprising at least one amphipathic alpha helix and having an cholesterol mediating activity and a ABCA stabilization activity. The invention further provides methods of using such peptides. |
| US07691962B2 |
Chemical linkers and conjugates thereof
The present disclosure provides drug-ligand conjugates that are potent cytotoxins, wherein the drug is linked to the ligand through either a peptidyl, hydrazine, or disulfide linker. The disclosure is also directed to compositions containing the drug-ligand conjugates, and to methods of treatment using them. |
| US07691959B1 |
Moisture curable silicone hot melt
The present invention generally relates to a moisture curable composition in the form of a hot melt. The inventive compositions contain hydrolyzable silyl groups connected to a polymer which is capable of crosslinking when exposed to moisture. |
| US07691952B2 |
Sulfonated nitrophenols as polymerization inhibitors
Disclosed herein is a method for inhibiting and retarding the premature polymerization and the polymer growth of ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising adding to said monomers an effective amount of at least one inhibitor that is a sulfonated nitrophenol of the formula: wherein: R1, R2, and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, NO2, and SO3H, provided that at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is NO2 and at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is SO3H. In a preferred embodiment, at least one additional inhibitor selected from the group consisting of nitroxyl compounds, nitrosoanilines, nitrophenols, amines, and mixtures thereof is also added. |
| US07691951B2 |
Method for obtaining coating compositions having reduced VOC
Disclosed is a method of making reduced VOC polymers and coating compositions containing such polymers. Provided is a mixture (I) comprising a reactant mixture (a) of polymerizable components and a nonvolatile solvent (bnv) that (i) is not a crystalline solid at 25° C., (ii) is nonvolatile, (iii) comprises at least one functional group (F1) and (iv) is a fluid solid. Reactant mixture (a) is polymerized to provide a polymer (a′). The at least one functional group (F1) of nonvolatile solvent (bnv) is reacted with one or more reactants (e) to obtain a nonvolatile solvent (b′nv) comprising at least two functional groups (F2). Obtained is a mixture (II) comprising polymer (a′) in nonvolatile solvent (b′nv) comprising at least two functional groups (F2). The at least one functional group (F1) is substantially nonreactive: (1) with the components of reactive mixture (a), (2) under the polymerization conditions which polymerize reactant mixture (a), and (3) with polymer (a′). |
| US07691947B2 |
Polymer compositions of bromostyrenes having controlled molecular weight
A controlled molecular weight polymer of styrene is provided having bromine substituted thereon. Control of molecular weight is achieved by the use of alpha-methyl styrene dimer as a chain transfer agent. The brominated polymer of styrene is useful as a flame retardant, particularly for polyamides giving improved properties including color retention after molding. |
| US07691945B2 |
Radial multi-block copolymer containing tapered block, and preparation method and usage thereof
A radial multi-block copolymer contains a tapered block as represented by the following formula 1. The radial multi-block copolymer, which includes a polystyrene block, a poly(isoprene-styrene)tapered block, a polyisoprene block, and a polybutadiene block, can be used as an excellent pressure-sensitive adhesive material. (pA-pT-pB)m-X-n(pC-pB-pT-pA) Formula 1 where pA is the polyvinyl aromatic block; pT is the poly(isoprene-styrene)tapered block; pB is the polyisoprene block; pC is the polybutadiene block; X is the residue of a multi-functional coupling agent used in preparation of the radial multi-block copolymer; m and n are integers equal to or greater than 1, representing the number of branches associated with X; and pT=pTA+pTB, where pTA is the pA component of pT, and pTB is the pB component of pT. |
| US07691944B2 |
Primer composition and uses thereof
The present invention provides a primer for a thermoplastic and/or elastomeric substrate, the primer comprising a film of an epoxy-modified polymer selected from the group consisting of an epoxy-modified-thermoplastic polymer, an epoxy-modified-thermoplastic polymeric composite, an epoxy-modified-elastomeric polymer, an epoxy-modified-elastomeric polymeric composite, a blend thereof, and any mixture thereof. Also provided are methods of repairing, inserting, assembling and coating a thermoplastic or elastomeric substrate using the primer of the present invention. |
| US07691942B2 |
Aqueous dispersion of polymeric particles
An aqueous dispersion of polymeric particles and process for forming thereof is provided. The particles comprise a first polymer comprising, when dry, at least one void; and, substantially encapsulating the first polymer, at least one second polymer comprising, as polymerized units, at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer. |
| US07691940B2 |
Aqueous polyurethane resin and method for producing aqueous polyurethane resin and film
An object of the present invention is to provide an aqueous polyurethane resin in which stable emulsion is formed, the balance between hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity is controlled and an obtained film has desired permeability and good stability, a method for producing the aqueous polyurethane resin, and a film obtained from the aqueous polyurethane resin. The aqueous polyurethane resin of the present invention includes a plurality of polyurethane resins obtained by reacting macropolyol, polyisocyanate, and a chain extender, and each of the aqueous polyurethane resins contains the macropolyols which are different from one another, and each of the aqueous polyurethane resins is chemically bonded partially to one another through the chain extender. By casting or coating the aqueous polyurethane resin, the film is obtained. |
| US07691933B2 |
Aqueous pigment pastes containing metallic pigments and the use thereof for producing substances for decorative aqueous coatings
An aqueous pigment paste free from binders and grinding resins, comprising based on its overall amount (A) from 15 to 40% by weight of at least one metal pigment, especially an aluminum pigment, (B) from 0.45 to 0.75% by weight of at least one non-associative thickener comprising at least one methacrylate copolymer based on C1-C6 alkyl(meth)acrylate and (meth)acrylic acid, (C) from 0.1 to 0.4% by weight of at least one organic amine, (D) from 0.5 to 8% by weight of at least one nonionic surfactant, and (E) at least 50% by weight of water; its use for preparing aqueous coating materials, and processes for the preparation. |
| US07691926B2 |
4,4′-biphenol polysulfone compositions, process to prepare them, and articles made thereof
4,4′-Biphenol polysulfone composition comprising: as main ingredient, at least one polysulfone comprising more than 50 mol. % of recurring units formed by reacting 4,4′-biphenol with at least one sulfone monomer SM1 (Bo1 PSU), more than 0.01% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of at least one phosphorus-containing compound chosen from organic phosphites and organic phosphonites, and at least one polysulfone comprising more than 50 mol. % of recurring units formed by reacting bisphenol A with at least one sulfone monomer SM2(Bo1 A PSU). 4,4′-Biphenol polysulfone composition containing at least 60% by weight, based on the total weight of the 4,4′-biphenol polysulfone composition, of at least one Bo1 PSU, said composition having a melt viscosity ratio at 410° C. and at a shear rate of 50 s−1 (VR40) of below 1.20. Process which is especially well-suited to prepare the above compositions. Articles made from the above compositions or prepared by the above process. |
| US07691924B2 |
Flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition
The present invention relates to a flame retardant polycarbonate thermoplastic resin composition that comprises a polycarbonate resin, a rubber modified vinyl-grafted copolymer, a phosphorous mixture of a cyclic phosphazene oligomer compound and a phosphate ester morpholide compound or a phosphoric acid ester as a flame retardant, and, optionally, a fluorinated polyolefin resin, which has good flame retardancy, heat resistance, mechanical strength, impact strength, heat stability, processability, and appearance. |
| US07691923B2 |
Curable and cured wood particle composites and method of making same
Curable wood particle composites curable by the Michael addition reaction in the presence of strong base catalyst are disclosed, along with a method for making those curable wood particle composites. Cured wood particle composites are also disclosed, along with a method of making those cured wood particle composites. |
| US07691922B2 |
Performance enhancement in the stabilization of organic materials
The addition of zinc borate alone or together with a hindered amine light stabilizer and ultra-violet light absorber to organic materials such as thermoplastic polyolefin resin, as is common in wood-plastic composites, provides a substantial reduction in the ultra-violet light degradation of the resin in comparison with similar materials made without zinc borate. This could provide substantial improvements in the long term durability of wood-plastic composites and other organic materials which are used in exterior environments and subject to ultra-violet exposure from the sun. |
| US07691918B2 |
Intraocular lenses with unique blue-violet cutoff and blue light transmission characteristics
Disclosed are ophthalmic device materials having improved light transmission characteristics. The materials contain a combination of certain UV absorbers and blue-light absorbing chromophores. |
| US07691914B2 |
Polyurethane foams comprising oligomeric polyols
The invention relates to polyurethane foams comprising oligomeric polyols. In embodiments of the invention, the polyurethane foams comprise the reaction product of: (a) a polyisocyanate; and (b) an active-hydrogen containing composition comprising an oligomeric polyol having a hydroxyl number of about 45 to about 65 mg KOH/g, a number average hydroxyl functionality (Fn) of less than about 2.7, and about 40% weight or greater oligomers. The polyurethane foams of the invention may be slabstock foams or molded foams. Also disclosed are low odor polyols and polyurethane compositions. |
| US07691909B2 |
Aerosol gels
An improved process for the production of ultralow density, high specific surface area gel products is provided which comprises providing, in an enclosed chamber, a mixture made up of small particles of material suspended in gas; the particles are then caused to aggregate in the chamber to form ramified fractal aggregate gels. The particles should have a radius (a) of up to about 50 nm and the aerosol should have a volume fraction (fv) of at least 10−4. In preferred practice, the mixture is created by a spark-induced explosion of a precursor material (e.g., a hydrocarbon) and oxygen within the chamber. New compositions of matter are disclosed having densities below 3.0 mg/cc. |
| US07691908B2 |
Emulsion based oil simulant and associated methods
A crude oil simulant is disclosed that is an emulsion of an organic continuous phase, an aqueous dispersed phase, and an emulsifier. To enhance the biodegradability rate of the simulant various strains of bacteria can be added to the aqueous phase. Nutrients can be added to the aqueous phase to increase activity of the bacteria. The components of the simulant of the invention can be mixed under high shear conditions such as 1,000-12,000 reciprocal minutes. The emulsion based oil simulants can be prepared on-site and can be readily tailored to simulant a wide variety of crude oils under various conditions. |
| US07691907B2 |
Methods and composition based on discovery of metabolism of nitroglycerin
Therapies are for treating patients in need of nitroglycerin therapy and allow increased dosage, postponement of tolerance and preconditioning, without exacerbating or causing hypotension. Methods for determining cross-tolerance, nitroglycerin effectiveness and dose are also disclosed. Composition for intravenous administration of nitroglycerin does not contain ethanol or contains less ethanol than conventional compositions. |
| US07691905B2 |
Inhibition of melanogenesis and melanoma metastasis with p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA)
The present invention relates to the inhibition of melanogenesis with para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) and its use in treating melanotic cancer. |
| US07691901B2 |
Carotenoid analogs or derivatives for the inhibition and amelioration of inflammation
A method for inhibiting and/or ameliorating the occurrence of diseases in a human subject whereby a subject is administered a carotenoid analog or derivative, either alone or in combination with another carotenoid analog or derivative. In some embodiments, the administration of analogs or derivatives of carotenoids may inhibit and/or ameliorate the occurrence of diseases in subjects. In some embodiments, analogs or derivatives of carotenoids may be water-soluble and/or water dispersible. Maladies that may be treated with analogs or derivatives of carotenoids embodied herein may include diseases that provoke or trigger an inflammatory response. In an embodiment, asthma may be treated with analogs or derivatives of carotenoids embodied herein. In an embodiment, administering analogs or derivatives of carotenoids embodied herein to a subject may control or affect the bioavailability of eicosanoids. In an embodiment, atherosclerosis may be treated with analogs or derivatives of carotenoids embodied herein. In an embodiment, administering the analogs or derivatives of carotenoids embodied herein to a subject may control or affect the bioavailability of 5-LO-catalyzed eicosanoid metabolites. In an embodiment, 5-LO-catalyzed eicosanoid metabolites that may be controlled or affected by administering analogs or derivatives of carotenoids to a subject may include proinflammatory effector molecules (e.g., leukotrienes). |
| US07691900B2 |
Tocopherol derivatives with a long hydroxylated chain, which can be used as neurotrophics
The invention relates to any isolated or synthetic compound and, in particular, to compounds having formula which can: modulate the cell specification of neural stem cells, promote the differentiation and subsequent survival of differentiating glial cells and neurones, and promote the differentiation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells into mature oligodendrocytes. In addition, the inventive compounds can reduce the inflammatory component of diseases that affect the nervous system, for example, by reducing activation of the microglia an/or astrocytes and/or by reducing reactive gliosis. The invention also relates to the methods of preparing such compounds and to the use of same in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition that is intended for the prevention or treatment of diseases that affect the nervous system. More specifically, the inventive compounds have general formula. |
| US07691899B2 |
Urea oligomers, the preparation method thereof and pharmaceutical composition containing same
Compounds having a general formula X-(A)n-Y, wherein: n varies between 6 and 20; X denotes a hydrogen atom, an RaCO, RaOCO, RaNHCO or RaSO2 group, Ra being an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl group, the groups being substituted or not, on condition that X is different from H when n is equal to 6; A denotes either a group having formula (I) or (II), wherein Ri is a hydrogen atom, an amino acid side chain, an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl or heteroaryl group, said groups being substituted or not, i being an integer of between 1 and n; Y is an NRbRc, Rb and Rc group having the same meaning as given earlier for Ra. The compounds are used for the preparation of medicaments that are intended to treat bacterial, fungal or cytotoxic diseases and, in particular, fungal infections, such as aspergillosis and candidiasis, and resistant bacterial infections. |
| US07691897B2 |
Therapeutic agent
Agent for the depletion of an unwanted protein population from the plasma of a subject, which agent comprises a plurality of ligands covalently co-linked so as to form a complex with a plurality of the proteins in the presence thereof, wherein at least two of the ligands are the same or different and are capable of being bound by ligand binding sites present on the proteins, wherein the agent is a non-proteinaceous agent other than a D-proline of the formula wherein R is the group R1 is hydrogen or halogen; X is —(CH2)n—; —CH(R2)(CH2)n—; —CH2O(CH2)n—; —CH2NH—; benzyl, —C(R2)═CH—; —CH2CH(OH)—; or thiazol-2,5-diyl; Y is —S—S—; —(CH2)n—; —O—; —NH—; —N(R2)—; —CH═CH—; —NHC(O)NH—;—N(R2)C(O)N(R2)—; —N[CH2C6H3(OCH3)2]—; —N(CH2C6H5)—; —N(CH2C6H5)C(O)N(CH2C6H5)—; —N(alkoxyalkyl)-; N(cycloalkyl-methyl)-; 2,6-pyridyl; 2,5-furanyl; 2,5-thienyl; 1,2-cyclohexyl; 1,3-cyclohexyl; 1,4-cyclohexyl; 1,2-naphthyl; 1,4-naphthyl; 1,5-naphthyl; 1,6-naphthyl; biphenylen; or 1,2-phenylen, 1,3-phenylen and 1,4-phenylen, wherein the phenylen groups are optionally substituted by 1-4 substituents, selected from halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, carboxy, —COO-lower alkyl, nitrilo, 5-tetrazol, (2-carboxylic acid pyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-oxo-ethoxy, N-hydroxycarbamimidoyl, 5-oxo[1,2,4]oxadiazolyl, 2-oxo-[1,2,3,5]oxathiadiazolyl, 5-thioxo[1,2,4]oxadiazolyl and 5-tert-butylsulfanyl-[1,2,4]oxadiazolyl; X′ is —(CH2)n—; —(CH2)nCH(R2)—; —(CH2)nOCH2—; —NHCH2—; benzyl, —CH═C(R2)—; —CH(OH)CH2; or thiazol-2,5-diyl; R2 is lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or benzyl and n is 0-3, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or mono- or diester thereof. |
| US07691895B2 |
Thrombopoietin activity modulating compounds and methods
Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I), (II), and (III) pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods of modulating the activity a thrombopoietin receptor using the same, methods of identifying compounds as thrombopoietin receptor modulators, and methods of treating disease by administering a compound of the invention to a patient in need thereof. |
| US07691894B2 |
Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid compound
The present invention provides a VLA-4 inhibitor having high water-solubility and excellent long-term stability; i.e., sodium trans-4-[1-[2,5-dichloro-4-[(1-methyl-1H-3-indolylcarbonyl)amino]phenylacetyl]-(4S)-methoxy-(2S)-pyrrolidinylmethoxy]cyclohexanecarboxylate pentahydrate. |
| US07691887B2 |
Triazole derivatives which are SMO antagonists
The present invention provides a method for the treatment or prevention of conditions which can be ameliorated by Smo antagonism, which method comprises administration to a patient in need thereof of an effective amount of a compound of formula I or a composition comprising a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof; wherein: 2 of X, Y and Z represent nitrogen atoms, and the other represents an oxygen atom; R1 and R2 are taken together with the atom to which they are attached and represent a cyclobutyl ring, optionally substituted with 1-2 fluorine atoms, and R3 represents hydrogen or a fluorine atom; or R1 represents methyl, R2 represents methyl or a fluorine atom and R3 represents a fluorine atom. |
| US07691886B2 |
Benzimidazole derivatives as raf kinase inhibitors
The present invention relates to benzimidazole derivatives of formula I, the use of the compounds of formula I as inhibitors of one or more kinases, the use of the compounds of formula I for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment, comprising administering said pharmaceutical compositions to patients. |
| US07691883B2 |
Cinnamoyl compound and use of the same
The present invention relates to a cinnamoyl compound represented by the formula (I): |
| US07691882B2 |
Heterocycles substituted pyridine derivatives and antifungal agent containing thereof
An object of the present invention is to provide an antifungal agent which has excellent antifungal effects and is superior in terms of its physical properties, safety and metabolic stability. According to the present invention, there is disclosed a compound represented by the following formula (I), or a salt thereof: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an amino group, a C1-6 alkyl group, a C1-6 alkoxy group or a C1-6 alkoxy C1-6 alkyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group, an amino group or a di C1-6 alkylamino group; one of X and Y is a nitrogen atom while the other is a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom; ring A represents a 5- or 6-member heteroaryl ring or a benzene ring which may have a halogen atom, or 1 or 2 C1-6 alkyl groups; Z represents a single bond, a methylene group, an ethylene group, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —NH—, —CH2NH—, —NHCH2—, —CH2S—, or —SCH2—; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group, a C3-8 cycloalkyl group, a C6-10 aryl group, a 5- or 6-member heteroaryl group, or 5- or 6-member non-aromatic heterocyclic group which may have 1 or 2 substituents; and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom. |
| US07691877B2 |
Pharmaceuticals
The present invention relates to immune response modifiers of formula (I), which act selectively through agonism, of Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs), uses thereof, processes for the preparation thereof, intermediates used in the preparation thereof and compositions containing said inhibitors. These inhibitors have utility in a variety of therapeutic areas including the treatment of infectious disease such as Hepatitis (e.g. HCV, HBV), genetically related viral infection and cancer. |
| US07691876B2 |
Heterobicyclic amide compounds
Compounds of formula I processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. |
| US07691875B2 |
Imidazopyridine compounds, processes for their preparation and therapeutic uses thereof
The present invention relates to imidazopyridine derivatives of the Formula I and, therapeutically acceptable salts thereof which inhibit exogenously or endogenously stimulated gastric acid secretion and thus can be used in the treatment of gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases. In further aspects, the invention relates to the compound of the invention for use in therapy; to processes for preparation of such new compound; to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound of the invention, or a therapeutically acceptable salt thereof, as active ingredient; and to the use of the compound of the invention in the manufacture of medicaments for the medical use indicated above. |
| US07691869B2 |
Pyrrolotriazolopyrimidine derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treating conditions and diseases mediated by the adenosine A2A receptor activity
The present invention provides compounds of the formula wherein R1 and R2 have meaning as defined herein in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are adenosine A2A receptor antagonists and, thus, may be employed for the treatment of conditions and diseases mediated by the adenosine A2A receptor activity. Such conditions include, but are not limited to, diseases of the central nervous system such as depression, cognitive function diseases and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, senile dementia as in Alzheimer's disease or psychoses and stroke. The compounds of the present invention may also be employed for the treatment of attention related disorders such as attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), extra pyramidal syndrome, e.g., dystonia, akathisia, pseudoparkinsonism and tardive dyskinesia, and disorders of abnormal movement such as restless leg syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement in sleep (PLMS); cirrhosis, and fibrosis and fatty liver; dermal fibrosis in diseases such as scleroderma; and the mitigation of addictive behavior. In particular, the compounds of the present invention may be employed to improve motor-impairment due to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease. |
| US07691867B2 |
Chemical compounds
Quinazoline derivatives of formula (I); for use in the treatment of proliferative diseases such as cancer and in the preparation of medicaments for use in the treatment of proliferative diseases, and to process for their preparation, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing them as active ingredient. |
| US07691865B2 |
Pyrazolopyridines and methods of making and using the same
Compounds of formula I possess unexpectedly high affinity for Alk 5 and/or Alk 4, and can be useful as antagonists thereof for preventing and/or treating numerous diseases, including fibrotic disorders. In one embodiment, the invention features a compound of formula I: |
| US07691850B2 |
Antibacterial agents
Compounds of formula (I) and derivatives thereof: compositions containing them, their preparation and their use as antibacterials. |
| US07691849B2 |
Carboxamidine derivatives and their use in the treatment of vascular diseases
The subject invention relates to carboxamidine derivatives, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and the use thereof in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of vascular diseases. |
| US07691848B2 |
Pyrrolobenzodiazepine arylcarboxamides and derivatives thereof as follicle-stimulating hormone receptor antagonists
This invention provides pyrrolobenzodiazepine arylcarboxamides selected from those of Formula (1), which act as follicle stimulating hormone receptor antagonists, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment utilizing these compounds. |
| US07691847B2 |
Method of treating neurological diseases and disorders
The present invention provides methods for treating neurological diseases and disorders. Compounds that replace or enhance the function of SMN or alleviate or reduce a phenotype of cells with low SMN protein levels are provided. Screening methods and kits for identifying such compounds also are provided. |
| US07691842B2 |
Tricyclic 6-alkylidene-penems as β-lactamase inhibitors
The present invention provides a compound of formula I, pharmaceutical compositions and the use thereof for the treatment of bacterial infection or disease in a patient in need thereof, wherein one of A and B denotes hydrogen and the other an optionally substituted fused tricyclic heteroaryl group; and X is O. |
| US07691841B2 |
Azetidine derivatives as CCR-3 receptor antagonist
Compounds of formula I in free or salt form, wherein Ar, X, Y and T have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating a condition mediated by CCR-3, particularly an inflammatory or allergic condition such as an inflammatory or obstructive airways disease. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described. |
| US07691836B2 |
Progesterone receptor modulators
The subject invention provides a compound according to Formula I, wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or hydrate form and/or prodrug thereof. |
| US07691835B2 |
Formulations
The invention provides methods to treating conditions such as prostate cancer, or for ameliorating one or more symptoms associated with prostate cancer, or for agents that modulate the biological activity of the androgen receptor. The invention also provides methods and compositions suitable for therapeutic applications. |
| US07691833B2 |
Compositions and methods for preventing sporadic neoplasia in colon
Compositions and methods for preventing sporadic neoplasia of the colon are provided. The compositions provided are based on administration of acetylsalicylic acid. |
| US07691831B2 |
Pharmaceutical combination and method for treatment of reactive arthritis or bursitis
A method for treatment for conditions in human beings associated with either or both reactive arthritis or bursitis comprising administering a combination of a member from each of the following groups of medications: (1) synthetic purine nucleoside analog antiviral drugs, (2) antibiotic drugs, and (3) imidazole drugs. Alternate embodiments of the invention include dual combinations of (A) a member of the synthetic purine nucleoside analog group of antiviral drugs and a member of the antibiotic group of drugs, (B) a member of the antibiotic group of drugs and a member of the imidazole family of drugs, and (C) a member of the synthetic purine nucleoside analog group of antiviral drugs and a member of the imidazole group of drugs. |
| US07691830B2 |
Method and composition for treatment of a mucosal tissue disorder
Methods of treating a subject suffering from a disorder in a mucosal tissue, such as interstitial cystitis; cancer in a mucous membrane such as bladder or vaginal cancer; Crohn's disease; inflammatory bowel disease or colitis, by administering a medicament containing a sulfated chitinous polymer administered topically are described. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the sulfate chitinous polymer are also disclosed. |
| US07691828B2 |
Compositions for ameliorating fecal properties
Provided is a fecal condition improving composition containing (a) a compound selected from the group consisting of caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid and ferulic acid, esters thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, (b) a water-soluble and hardlyfermentable dietary fiber, and (c) a water-soluble and fermentable dietary fiber.The composition of the present invention is useful as a food or beverage, or a pharmaceutical for improving the fecal condition of humans or animals, more specifically, inhibiting intestinal clamping due to imbalance of the autonomic nervous system caused by psychological stress or dietary change, suppressing abdominal pain or discomfort, improving the fecal condition, and ameliorating constipation. |
| US07691827B2 |
Amide prodrug of gemcitabine, compositions and use thereof
The present invention relates to the gemcitabine prodrug 1-(2,2-difluoro-2-deoxy-β-D -ribofuranosyl)-4-(2-propyl-1-oxopentyl)aminopyrimidin-2-one useful as an oral drug for the treatment of cancer. |
| US07691823B2 |
RIP140 regulation of glucose transport
Inhibition of RIP140 increases glucose transport. Compounds that inhibit RIP140 expression or activity are useful for treating disorders associated with aberrant glucose transport (e.g., diabetes), treating obesity, increasing metabolism (e.g., fatty acid metabolism), and increasing brown fat. |
| US07691822B2 |
Methods and compositions for treatment of interferon-resistant tumors
The present invention provides a method for the treatment of interferon resistant tumors through the use of recombinant vectors encoding interferon species. In particular it is noted that interferon species provided by recombinant vectors possesses properties not associated with the recombinantly produced interferon proteins. The present invention further provides compositions useful in the treatment of interferon resistant tumors using recombinant vectors encoding interferons. |
| US07691813B2 |
Cyclic peptide CXCR4 antagonists
Provided are lactam-cyclized peptide CXCR4 antagonists useful in the treatment of cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, pulmonary fibrosis, and HIV infection. |
| US07691811B2 |
Transporter-enhanced corticosteroid activity and methods and compositions for treating dry eye
Methods and compositions for enhancing the activity and/or duration of action of loteprednol etabonate and other soft anti-inflammatory steroids of the haloalkyl 17α-alkoxycarbonyloxy-11β-hydroxyandrost-4-cn-3-one-17β-carboxylate type and the corresponding Δ1,4-compounds are described. The enhancing agents have the formula: wherein Z1 is carbonyl, β-hydroxymethylene or methylene; R2 is H, —OH or —OCOR3 wherein R3 is C1-5 alkyl; Y is —OH, —SH or —OCOR4 wherein R4 is C1-5 alkyl, cyclopentylethyl or diethylaminoethyl; and the dotted line in ring A indicates that the 1,2-linkage is saturated or unsaturated. Ophthalmic administration in the treatment of dry eye is specifically targeted. |
| US07691810B2 |
Method of producing recombinant antithrombin III composition
The present invention provides a process for producing an antithrombin III composition comprising an antithrombin III molecule having complex type N-glycoside-linked sugar chains, wherein the complex type N-glycoside-linked sugar chains have a structure in which fucose is not bound to N-acetylglucosamine in the reducing end in the sugar chains. |
| US07691802B2 |
Alcohols and ketones of b1- and tricyclic compounds and odorant compositions
Novel compounds of formula I and their use in flavour and fragrance compositions. R1 to R13 have the meaning as described in the specification. |
| US07691799B2 |
Conditioning composition for hair comprising a mixture of polyarylated silicone, quaternary silicone, and cationic surfactant
The present invention is related to a conditioning composition for hair comprising at least one arylated silicone and at least one silicone quaternary compound. The conditioning composition of the present invention can be in the form of a shampoo, cleansing-conditioning composition, or in the form of a conditioner used after washing hair with cleansing compositions. It has surprisingly been found out that a composition comprising at least one arylated silicone and at least one silicone quaternary compound gives hair its natural excellent shine, volume and body, elasticity and it is easily manageable. |
| US07691797B2 |
Controlled radical acrylic copolymer thickeners
The present invention relates to acrylic block copolymers synthesized by a controlled radical process, and their use as thickeners in oil-based compositions. The acrylic copolymers are especially useful as viscosity index improvers in lubricating oil. |
| US07691796B2 |
Method of improving the compatibility of an overbased detergent with other additives in a lubricating oil composition
A method of improving the compatibility of an overbased detergent with other additives in a lubricating oil composition. The method includes the step of adding an oil-soluble, hydrocarbyl sulphonic acid to the detergent. |
| US07691795B2 |
Metal hydroxide desiccated emulsions used to prepare grease
The invention provides a grease composition comprising a stable dispersion of a metal hydroxide with a number average particle size in the range 20 nanometres to 2 micrometres, a surfactant with a HLB of less than 10, a mono- or poly-carboxylic acid, and an oil of lubricating viscosity. The method of preparing a grease composition is also disclosed with benefits including a reduction in reaction time, amount of foam produced and environmental hazards. |
| US07691794B2 |
Lubricating oil and fuel compositions
Disclosed herein are reaction products of an acidic organic compound, a boron compound, and an alkoxylated amine and/or alkoxylated amide. Also disclosed are lubricating oil compositions and fuel compositions containing the reaction products. |
| US07691792B1 |
Lubricant compositions
Compositions comprising a farnesane dimer and/or a farnesene dimer and a compound selected from squalene, squalene and dehydrosqualene are described. The compositions provided comprise conventional additives. Methods of making and using the compounds and composition are also disclosed. |
| US07691789B2 |
Self-cleaning well control fluid
A composition and method is given for a well control fluid that is injected into a well during completion or remediation and prevents fluid flow from a formation into the well during operations (such as shut-in, or placement or adjustment of tools/hardware) when no fluid flow is desired. The composition includes a viscoelastic surfactant fluid system (VES) and a decomposable first solid material, preferably in fiber form, that forms a pack or plug in the well at the location where fluid would otherwise leak off, and then decomposes without intervention to release a product that is a breaker for the surfactant or the micelles of the VES. The composition optionally also contains a pH control agent and a second solid (that may also be a fluid loss agent) that affect the decomposition of the first solid. |
| US07691788B2 |
Compositions and methods of using same in producing heavy oil and bitumen
Compositions and methods of using same are described for negating asphaltene deposition in a formation, wellbore, near wellbore region, and production tubing. Compositions of the invention comprise an asphaltene solvent and a viscosity reducing agent, the asphaltene solvent and viscosity reducing agent present in a ratio so as to substantially reduce viscosity of an asphaltene-containing material while substantially negating deposition of asphaltenes either in a reservoir, in production tubing, or both when mixed or otherwise contacting the asphaltene-containing material. Methods of the invention comprise forcing a composition comprising an asphaltene solvent and a viscosity reducing agent to contact an asphaltene-containing hydrocarbon in an underground geologic formation, and producing from the formation a production composition comprising at least some of the treatment composition and at least some of the asphaltene-containing hydrocarbon under conditions sufficient to substantially negate deposition of asphaltenes in the formation. |
| US07691787B2 |
Target molecule attachment to surfaces
Method and reagent composition for covalent attachment of target molecules, such as nucleic acids, onto the surface of a substrate. The reagent composition includes groups capable of covalently binding to the target molecule. Optionally, the composition can contain photoreactive groups for use in attaching the reagent composition to the surface. The reagent composition can be used to provide activated slides for use in preparing microarrays of nucleic acids. |
| US07691785B2 |
Substituted pyridine herbicides
Compounds of the formula I in which the substituents are as defined in claim 1 are suitable for use as herbicides. |
| US07691784B2 |
Receptor layer forming resin for thermal transfer image receptor sheet and thermal transfer image receptor sheet using the same
A main object of the present invention is to provide a receptor layer forming resin which makes it possible to obtain a receptor layer for a thermal transfer image receptor sheet having excellent dyeing property. The present invention achieves the above object by providing a receptor layer forming polyurethane resin for a thermal transfer image receptor sheet obtained by copolymerizing: a high molecular weight polyol having a number average molecular weight of 1000 or higher (A); an organic isocyanate (B); and according to need, a polyol compound having a number average molecular weight of 500 or lower (C), wherein the receptor layer forming polyurethane resin for a thermal transfer image receptor sheet meets the following requirements (1) to (4): (1) the resin has at least two glass transition temperatures; (2) at least one of the glass transition temperatures is between −200 to 0° C., and at least one is between 20 to 100° C.; (3) the high molecular weight polyol (A) is a mixture comprising; an aromatic polyester polyol containing metallic base sulfonate (A-1); and a polyol other than said (A-1) (A-2); and (4) the ratio of (A-2) in the high molecular weight polyol (A) is 20 mass percent or higher. |
| US07691774B2 |
Hydrogenation desulfurization isomerization catalyst, process for producing the same and method of desulfurization isomerization for sulfurous hydrocarbon oil
A process for producing a catalyst for hydrodesulfurization and isomerization of a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon oil, which comprises supporting palladium on a composition comprising a platinum-supported sulfated zirconia and alumina. |
| US07691771B2 |
Regeneration of ionic liquid catalyst by hydrogenation using a supported catalyst
A process for regenerating a used acidic ionic liquid catalyst comprising the steps of contacting the used ionic liquid catalyst and hydrogen with a supported hydrogenation catalyst comprising a hydrogenation component on a support in a reaction zone under hydrogenation conditions for a time sufficient to increase the activity of the used catalyst is disclosed. |
| US07691770B2 |
Electrode structure and methods of making same
A method of making an electrode structure is provided. The method includes disposing an electrocatalytic material on an electrode, applying heat to the electrocatalytic material to form a volatile oxide of the electrocatalytic material, and applying a voltage to the electrode to reduce the volatile oxide to provide a number of nano-sized electrocatalytic particles on or proximate to a triple phase boundary, where the number of nano-sized electrocatalytic particles is greater on or proximate to the triple phase boundary than in an area that is not on or proximate to the triple phase boundary, and where the triple phase boundary is disposed on the electrode. |
| US07691767B2 |
Catalytic cracking catalyst for heavy oil and production process for olefin and fuel oil
Provided are a catalyst which inhibits light paraffins form being produced in catalytic cracking of heavy hydrocarbons and which effectively produces olefins and a process in which the above catalyst is used to produce olefins from heavy hydrocarbons at a high yield. The catalyst is a catalytic cracking catalyst for catalytically cracking a hydrocarbon raw material, comprising (A) pentasil type zeolite modified with a rare earth element and zirconium and (B) faujasite type zeolite, and the process is a production process for olefin and a fuel oil, comprising bringing a heavy oil containing 50 mass % or more of a hydrocarbon fraction having a boiling point of 180° C. or higher into contact with the catalyst described above to crack it. |
| US07691766B2 |
Material, particularly for an optical component for use in microlithography, and method for making a blank from the material
The invention is concerned with a material which shows low absorption for UV radiation having a wavelength below 250 nm, low birefringence, high chemical resistance and high radiation resistance and which is therefore particularly usable for making optical components for microlithography. According to the invention the material consists of synthetically produced quartz crystallites which form a polycrystalline structure and have a mean grain size in the range between 500 nm and 30 μm. The method according to the invention for making a blank from the material comprises providing granules consisting of synthetically produced quartz crystals having a mean grain size in the range between 500 nm and 30 μm, and sintering the granules to obtain a blank of polycrystalline quartz. |
| US07691762B2 |
Glass composition for low temperature sintering, glass frit, dielectric composition and multilayer ceramic capacitor using the same
The invention relates to a glass composition and a glass frit adequate for low temperature sintering agent at 1,100° C. or less, and a dielectric composition and a multilayer ceramic capacitor using the same. The glass composition comprises aLi2O-bK2O-cCaO-dBaO-eB2O3-fSiO2, in which a, b, c, d, e and f satisfy following relationships: a+b+c+d+e+f=100, 2≦a≦10, 2≦b≦10, 0≦c≦25, 0≦d≦25, 5≦e≦20, and 50≦f≦80. |
| US07691760B2 |
Wipe
A wipe is provided that includes a first wiping member bonded to a backing member along valleys, whereby the wiping member includes a plurality of discrete peaks, and an adhesive is provided, in one embodiment, in the valleys and not on the peaks. |
| US07691757B2 |
Deposition of complex nitride films
Methods are provided for pulsed chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of complex nitrides, such as ternary metal nitrides. Pulses of metal halide precursors are separated from one another and nitrogen-containing precursor is provided during the metal halide precursor pulses as well as between the metal halide precursor pulses. Two different metal halide precursors can be provided in simultaneous pulses, alternatingly, or in a variety of sequences. The nitrogen-containing precursor, such as ammonia, can be provided in pulses simultaneously with the metal halide precursors and between the metal halide precursors, or continuously throughout the deposition. Temperatures can be kept between about 300° C. and about 700° C. |
| US07691752B2 |
Methods of forming improved EPI fill on narrow isolation bounded source/drain regions and structures formed thereby
Methods and associated structures of forming a microelectronic device are described. Those methods may include plasma etching a portion of a source/drain region of a transistor, and then selectively wet etching the source drain region along a (100) plane to form at least one (111) region in the recessed source/drain region. |
| US07691749B2 |
Deposition of tungsten nitride
Methods for depositing a tungsten nitride layer are described. The methods form a tungsten nitride layer using a carefully controlled deposition technique such as pulsed nucleation layer (PNL). Initially, a tungsten layer is formed on a substrate surface. The tungsten layer is then exposed to a nitriding agent to form a tungsten nitride layer. Methods of forming relatively thick layers of involve repeated cycles of contact with reducing agent, tungsten precursor and nitriding agent. In some cases, the cycle may also include contact with a dopant precursor such as phosphine or arsine. |
| US07691747B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for forming passive circuit elements with through silicon vias to backside interconnect structures
A semiconductor wafer contains a substrate having a plurality of active devices formed thereon. An analog circuit is formed on the substrate. The analog circuit can be an inductor, metal-insulator-metal capacitor, or resistor. The inductor is made with copper. A through substrate via (TSV) is formed in the substrate. A conductive material is deposited in the TSV in electrical contact with the analog circuit. An under bump metallization layer is formed on a backside of the substrate in electrical contact with the TSV. A solder material is deposited on the UBM layer. The solder material is reflowed to form a solder bump. A wire bond is formed on a top surface of the substrate. A redistribution layer is formed between the TSV and UBM. The analog circuit electrically connects through the TSV to the solder bump on the back side of the substrate. |
| US07691746B2 |
Formation of silicon nitride layer on back side of substrate
A silicon nitride layer is formed on at least a back side of a silicon wafer substrate of a semiconductor device. An oxide layer is formed on at least the silicon nitride layer on the back side of the substrate. The oxide layer protects the silicon nitride layer during processing of the device. The oxide layer is removed prior to packaging the device. After components have been formed on a front side of the substrate opposite the back side, packaging is attached to the silicon nitride layer. The components provide a functionality of the device. The silicon nitride layer completely remains on the back side of the substrate after fabrication of the device has been completed. The silicon nitride layer is adapted to minimize and does minimize bowing of the device. |
| US07691745B1 |
Land patterns for a semiconductor stacking structure and method therefor
A semiconductor device has a substrate and an encapsulation area on a first surface of the substrate. A first plurality of metal lands is on the first surface of the substrate around a periphery of the encapsulation area. Solder mask coverers portions of the first plurality of metal lands closest to the encapsulation area. Remaining portions of the first plurality of metal lands are exposed areas having no solder mask. |
| US07691742B2 |
Atomic layer deposition of tantalum-containing materials using the tantalum precursor TAIMATA
In one embodiment, a method for forming a tantalum-containing material on a substrate is provided which includes heating a liquid tantalum precursor containing tertiaryamylimido-tris(dimethylamido) tantalum (TAIMATA) to a temperature of at least 30° C. to form a tantalum precursor gas and exposing the substrate to a continuous flow of a carrier gas during an atomic layer deposition process. The method further provides exposing the substrate to the tantalum precursor gas by pulsing the tantalum precursor gas into the carrier gas and adsorbing the tantalum precursor gas on the substrate to form a tantalum precursor layer thereon. Subsequently, the tantalum precursor layer is exposed to at least one secondary element-containing gas by pulsing the secondary element-containing gas into the carrier gas while forming a tantalum barrier layer on the substrate. The tantalum barrier layer may contain tantalum, tantalum nitride, tantalum silicon nitride, tantalum boron nitride, tantalum phosphorous nitride or tantalum oxynitride. |
| US07691739B2 |
Via electromigration improvement by changing the via bottom geometric profile
An integration approach to improve electromigration resistance in a semiconductor device is described. A via hole is formed in a stack that includes an upper dielectric layer, a middle TiN ARC, and a lower first metal layer and is filled with a conformal diffusion barrier layer and a second metal layer. A key feature is that the etch process can be selected to vary the shape and location of the via bottom. A round or partially rounded bottom is formed in the first metal layer to reduce mechanical stress near the diffusion barrier layer. On the other hand, a flat bottom which stops on or in the TiN ARC is selected when exposure of the first metal layer to subsequent processing steps is a primary concern. Electromigration resistance is found to be lower than for a via structure with a flat bottom formed in a first metal layer. |
| US07691735B2 |
Method for manufacturing metal chips by plasma from a layer comprising several elements
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing chips composed of at least one electrically conductive material. Such a method comprises the following steps: deposition, on a support, of an alloy comprising at least the electrically conductive material and a second material; exposure of the alloy to plasma etching, in order to cause the desorption of the materials of the alloy not forming part of the composition of the chips, that is at least the second material but not the electrically conductive material; formation of chips composed of at least said electrically conductive material. |
| US07691731B2 |
Deposition of crystalline layers on polymer substrates using nanoparticles and laser nanoforming
A method of forming crystalline semiconducting layers on low melting or low softening point substrates includes the steps of providing an aqueous solution medium including a plurality of semiconductor nanoparticles dispersed therein having a median size less than 10 nm, and applying the solution medium to at least one region of a substrate to be coated. The substrate has a melting or softening point of <200° C. The solution medium is evaporated and the at least one region is laser irradiated for fusing the nanoparticles followed by annealing to obtain a continuous film having a recrystallized microstructure. An article includes a polycrystalline semiconducting layer including a plurality of crystallites predominately in the size range of 2 to 50 μm, and a substrate having a melting or softening point of <200° C. supporting the semiconducting layer. An average grain size of the crystallites is less at an interface proximate to the semiconducting layer as compared to an average grain size further away from the interface. |
| US07691730B2 |
Large area semiconductor on glass insulator
Methods and apparatus provide for contacting respective first surfaces of a plurality of donor semiconductor wafers with a glass substrate; bonding the first surfaces of the plurality of donor semiconductor wafers to the glass substrate using electrolysis; separating the plurality of donor semiconductor wafers from the glass substrate leaving respective exfoliation layers bonded to the glass substrate; and depositing a further semiconductor layer on exposed surfaces of the exfoliation layers to augment a thickness of the exfoliation layers. |
| US07691729B2 |
Method for producing nitride semiconductor laser light source and apparatus for producing nitride semiconductor laser light source
A method for producing a nitride semiconductor laser light source is provided. The nitride semiconductor laser light source has a nitride semiconductor laser chip, a stem for mounting the laser chip thereon, and a cap for covering the laser chip. The laser chip is encapsulated in a sealed container composed of the stem and the cap. The method for producing this nitride semiconductor, laser light source has a cleaning step of cleaning the surface of the laser chip, the stem, or the cap. In the cleaning step, the laser chip, the stem, or the cap is exposed with ozone or an excited oxygen atom, or baked by heat. The method also has, after the cleaning step, a capping step of encapsulating the laser chip in the sealed container composed of the stem and the cap. During the capping step, the cleaned surface of the laser chip, the stem, or the cap is kept clean. This method provides a long-life nitride semiconductor laser light source the light emission intensity of which is not easily reduced after a long period of use. |
| US07691728B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device manufacturing method can produce semiconductor light emitting/detecting devices that have high connective strength and high luminous energy by increasing contact areas of electrodes thereof and decreasing enclosed areas of electrodes thereof. A wafer is provided with a semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor epitaxial layer. A plurality of substrate concave portions and epitaxial layer concave portions are formed on the semiconductor substrate and the semiconductor epitaxial layer, respectively. Substrate electrodes and epitaxial layer electrodes are formed in the substrate concave portions and the epitaxial layer concave portions. A substrate surface electrode and an epitaxial layer surface electrode can be formed on the semiconductor substrate and the substrate electrodes and the semiconductor epitaxial layer and the epitaxial layer electrodes, respectively. The wafer can be diced at a location that includes both the substrate electrodes and the epitaxial layer electrodes, and can then be separated to provide the device(s). |
| US07691725B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
An insulating film is formed as a pore-wall protective film (103) on pore walls in a porous layer (102) by the use of a mixed gas plasma of a noble gas and an insulating film forming gas generated by microwave excitation. As a result, the pore-wall protective film can have film properties as a protective film. |
| US07691724B2 |
Method for manufacturing SOI substrate
A method for manufacturing an SOI substrate, including the steps of implanting hydrogen ions from a main surface of a single-crystal silicon substrate having an interstitial oxygen concentration which is equal to or below 1×1018 cm−3; performing an activation treatment with respect to the main surface of at least one of a transparent insulative substrate and the silicon substrate; bonding the main surface of the transparent insulative substrate to the main surface of the silicon substrate at a room temperature; performing a heat treatment with respect to the bonded substrate at a temperature falling within the range of 350° C. to 550° C. and having a cooling rate after the heat treatment that is equal to or below 5° C./minute; and mechanically delaminating a silicon thin film from the silicon substrate to form a silicon film on the main surface of the transparent insulative substrate. |
| US07691721B2 |
Method for manufacturing flash memory device
Provided is a method for manufacturing a flash memory device, in which an oxidation process is carried out on the disclosed top surface of a semiconductor substrate to form a surface oxide film in the form of bird's beak with an appropriate width before conducting an etching process for trench. Thus, the present invention prevents the effect of thinning tunnel oxide film while reducing a critical dimension of an active region. And, it is possible to assure a normal cell operation by the Fowler-Nordheim (FN) tunneling effect owing to preventing the thinning tunnel oxide film. |
| US07691720B2 |
Vertical nanotube semiconductor device structures and methods of forming the same
Vertical device structures incorporating at least one nanotube and methods for fabricating such device structures by chemical vapor deposition. Each nanotube is grown by chemical vapor deposition catalyzed by a catalyst pad and encased in a coating of a dielectric material. Vertical field effect transistors may be fashioned by forming a gate electrode about the encased nanotubes such that the encased nanotubes extend vertically through the thickness of the gate electrode. Capacitors may be fashioned in which the encased nanotubes and the corresponding catalyst pad bearing the encased nanotubes forms one capacitor plate. |
| US07691718B2 |
Dual layer hard mask for block salicide poly resistor (BSR) patterning
In general, in one aspect, a method includes forming a semiconductor substrate having an N+ diffusion region, a shallow trench isolation (STI) region adjacent to the N+ diffusion region, and a blocked salicide poly resistor (BSR) region over the STI region. An oxide layer is over the substrate. A nitride layer is formed over the oxide layer and is annealed. A resist layer is patterned on the annealed nitride layer, wherein the resist layer covers a portion of the BSR region. The annealed nitride layer is etched using the resist layer as a pattern. The resist layer is removed and the oxide layer is etched using the annealed nitride layer as a pattern. Germanium pre-amorphization is implanted into the substrate, wherein the oxide and the annealed nitride layers protect a portion of the BSR region from the implanting. |
| US07691714B2 |
Semiconductor device having a dislocation loop located within a boundary created by source/drain regions and a method of manufacture therefor
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a transistor device, a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit, and a transistor device. The method for manufacturing the transistor device, among other steps, includes forming a gate structure over a substrate and forming source/drain regions in the substrate proximate the gate structure, the source/drain regions having a boundary that forms an electrical junction with the substrate. The method further includes forming dislocation loops in the substrate, the dislocation loops not extending outside the boundary of the source/drain regions. |
| US07691711B2 |
Method for fabricating silicon carbide vertical MOSFET devices
A method of forming a vertical MOSFET device includes forming a first trench within a semiconductor layer of a first polarity, the first trench generally defining a well region of a second polarity opposite the first polarity; growing a first epitaxial well layer of the second polarity over the original semiconductor layer; growing a second epitaxial source contact layer of the first polarity over the well layer; forming a second trench through the source contact layer and at least a portion of the well layer; growing a third epitaxial layer of the second polarity over the source contact layer; and planarizing at least the first and second epitaxial layers so as to expose an upper surface of the original semiconductor layer, wherein a top surface of the third epitaxial layer is substantially coplanar with a top surface of the source contact layer prior to ohmic contact formation. |
| US07691710B2 |
Fabricating non-volatile memory with dual voltage select gate structure
A select gate structure for a non-volatile storage system include a select gate and a coupling electrode which are independently drivable. The coupling electrode is adjacent to a word line in a NAND string and has a voltage applied which reduces gate induced drain lowering (GIDL) program disturb of an adjacent unselected non-volatile storage element. In particular, an elevated voltage can be applied to the coupling electrode when the adjacent word line is used for programming. A reduced voltage is applied when a non-adjacent word line is used for programming. The voltage can also be set based on other programming criterion. The select gate is provided by a first conductive region while the coupling electrode is provided by a second conductive region formed over, and isolated from, the first conductive region. |
| US07691705B2 |
Method for manufacturing flash memory cell by rie slope etching reflowed photoresist pattern
A method for manufacturing a flash memory cell with a floating gate and a control gate having an increased coupling ratio due to an increase in gate capacitance. The gate size is increased by reducing a groove width in a photoresist pattern used to define the gate region. The groove width is reduced by employing a slope-etching process to form the photoresist pattern. |
| US07691704B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device having damascene MIM type capacitor
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a damascene metal/insulator/metal (MIM)-type capacitor and metal lines including providing a semiconductor device; sequentially forming a first interlayer insulating film and a second interlayer insulating film over the semiconductor substrate; simultaneously forming a vias hole and a lower metal line in a line region and a lower electrode in a capacitor region, wherein the lower metal line and the lower electrode are electrically connected to the semiconductor device; sequentially forming a dielectric film, a third interlayer insulating film, a fourth interlayer insulating film and a fifth interlayer insulating film over the semiconductor substrate; and then simultaneously forming a plurality of upper electrodes, a plurality of second vias holes and a plurality of second upper metal lines in the capacitor region electrically connected to the plurality of upper electrodes, a plurality of third vias holes and a plurality of second upper metal lines in the capacitor region electrically connected to the lower electrode, and a plurality of fourth vias holes and a plurality of fourth upper metal lines in the line region electrically connected to the lower metal line. |
| US07691699B2 |
Transistor for semiconductor device and method of forming the same
Disclosed herein is a transistor for a semiconductor device and a method of forming the same. According to the present invention, a recess channel region is formed on a cell region to increase a channel length and a fin-type channel region is simultaneously formed on a peripheral circuit region to increase a channel area so as to simplify process steps, thereby improving the yield and productivity for manufacturing a semiconductor device. |
| US07691698B2 |
Pseudomorphic Si/SiGe/Si body device with embedded SiGe source/drain
The invention relates to a semiconductor structure and method of manufacturing and more particularly to a CMOS device with at least one embedded SiGe layer in the source/drain region of the PFET, and at least one embedded SiGe layer in the channel region of the NFET. In one embodiment, the structure of the invention enhances the electron mobility in the NFET device, and further enhances the hole mobility in the PFET device. Additionally, by using the fabrication methods and hence achieving the final structure of the invention, it is also possible to construct a PFET and NFET each with embedded SiGe layers on the same substrate. |
| US07691696B2 |
Hemi-spherical structure and method for fabricating the same
Hemi-spherical structure and method for fabricating the same. A device includes discrete pillar regions on a substrate, and a pattern layer on the discrete support structures and the substrate. The pattern layer has hemi-spherical film regions on the discrete support structures respectively, and planarized portions on the substrate between the hemi-spherical film regions. Each of the hemi-spherical film regions in a position corresponding to each of the support structures serves as a hemi-spherical structure. |
| US07691694B2 |
Silicon carbide semiconductor device having junction field effect transistor and method for manufacturing the same
A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a substrate and a junction field effect transistor. The transistor includes: a first semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; a first gate layer disposed on a surface of the first semiconductor layer; a first channel layer adjacent to the first gate layer on the substrate; a first source layer connecting to the first channel layer electrically; a second gate layer adjacent to the first channel layer to sandwich the first channel layer; a second channel layer adjacent to the second gate layer to sandwich the second gate layer; a third gate layer adjacent to the second channel layer to sandwich the second channel layer; and a second source layer connecting to the second channel layer electrically. |
| US07691690B2 |
Methods for forming dual fully silicided gates over fins of FinFet devices
Methods for forming fully silicided gates over fins of FinFet devices are disclosed. The disclosure provides methods for patterning a gate stack over each fin from a polysilicon layer and a polysilicon germanium layer, and then removing the polysilicon germanium layer over one of the fins. The disclosure further includes forming a metal layer over both fins and annealing the FinFet device to form fully silicided gates over each fin of the FinFet device. |
| US07691688B2 |
Strained silicon CMOS on hybrid crystal orientations
Methods of forming a strained Si-containing hybrid substrate are provided as well as the strained Si-containing hybrid substrate formed by the methods. In the methods of the present invention, a strained Si layer is formed overlying a regrown semiconductor material, a second semiconducting layer, or both. In accordance with the present invention, the strained Si layer has the same crystallographic orientation as either the regrown semiconductor layer or the second semiconducting layer. The methods provide a hybrid substrate in which at least one of the device layers includes strained Si. |
| US07691685B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
In the present circumstances, a film formation method of using spin coating in a manufacturing process is heavily used. As increasing the substrate size in future, the film formation method of using spin coating becomes at a disadvantage in mass production since a mechanism for rotating a large substrate becomes large, and there is many loss of material solution or waste liquid. According to the present invention, in a manufacturing process of a semiconductor device, a microscopic wiring pattern can be realized by delivering selectively photosensitive conductive material solution by droplet discharging, exposing selectively to laser light or the like, and developing. The present invention can reduce drastically costs since a patterning process can be shortened and an amount of material in a process of forming a conductive pattern can be reduced. Accordingly, the present invention can be applied to manufacture a large substrate. |
| US07691681B2 |
Chip scale package having flip chip interconnect on die paddle
A flip chip lead frame package includes a die and a lead frame having a die paddle and leads, and has interconnection between the active site of the die and the die paddle. Also, methods for making the package are disclosed. |
| US07691680B2 |
Method of fabricating microelectronic component assemblies employing lead frames having reduced-thickness inner lengths
The present disclosure suggests various microelectronic component assembly designs and methods for manufacturing microelectronic component assemblies. In one particular implementation, a microelectronic component assembly includes a microelectronic component, at least two leads, and at least two bond wires. Each of the leads may have a reduced-thickness inner length adjacent terminals of the microelectronic component and a body having an outer surface spaced farther from the microelectronic component than a bond surface of the inner length. Each of the bond wires couples the microelectronic component to one of the leads and has a maximum height outwardly from the microelectronic component that is no greater than the height of the outer surface of the lead. |
| US07691674B1 |
Integrated circuit packaging system with stacked device and method of manufacturing thereof
A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: forming a first lead, having a first body and a first tip, and a paddle, having a protrusion at a side of the paddle, with the first body adjacent to the protrusion; forming a second lead having a second body and a second tip adjacent to the paddle; attaching a device, having a device active side, to the paddle and adjacent to the protrusion; mounting a component, having a component active side, to the device with the component active side facing the device active side and between the second body and the first tip; connecting the component and the second body; and forming an encapsulation covering the device, and partially covering the paddle, the component, the first lead, and the second lead. |
| US07691667B2 |
Compliant integrated circuit package substrate
An integrated circuit package may include a plurality of interconnects, and an integrated package substrate coupled to the plurality of interconnects and comprising an integrated circuit package substrate core. A first surface of the integrated circuit package substrate core may define a depression. |
| US07691664B2 |
Low viscosity precursor compositions and methods for the deposition of conductive electronic features
A precursor composition for the deposition and formation of an electrical feature such as a conductive feature. The precursor composition advantageously has a low viscosity enabling deposition using direct-write tools. The precursor composition also has a low conversion temperature, enabling the deposition and conversion to an electrical feature on low temperature substrates. A particularly preferred precursor composition includes silver metal for the formation of highly conductive silver features. |
| US07691661B2 |
Method of fabricating a surface probing device
A method of making a probe having a cantilever and a tip include providing a substrate having a surface and forming a tip extending substantially orthogonally from the surface. The method includes depositing an etch stop layer on the substrate, whereby the etch stop layer protects the tip during process. A silicon nitride layer is then deposited on the etch stop layer. An etch operation is used to release the cantilever and expose the etch stop layer protecting the tip. Preferably, the tip is silicon and the cantilever supporting the tip, preferably via the etch stop layer, is silicon nitride. A probe for a surface analysis instrument made according to the method includes a tip and a silicon nitride cantilever having a thickness defined during the deposition process. |
| US07691659B2 |
Radiation-emitting semiconductor element and method for producing the same
This invention describes a radiation-emitting semiconductor component based on GaN, whose semiconductor body is made up of a stack of different GaN semiconductor layers (1). The semiconductor body has a first principal surface (3) and a second principal surface (4), with the radiation produced being emitted through the first principal surface (3) and with a reflector (6) being produced on the second principal surface (4).The invention also describes a production method for a semiconductor component pursuant to the invention. An interlayer (9) is first applied to a substrate (8), and a plurality of GaN layers (1) that constitute the semiconductor body of the component are then applied to this. The substrate (8) and the interlayer (9) are then detached and a reflector (6) is produced on a principal surface of the semiconductor body. |
| US07691658B2 |
Method for improved growth of semipolar (Al,In,Ga,B)N
A method for improved growth of a semipolar (Al,In,Ga,B)N semiconductor thin film using an intentionally miscut substrate. Specifically, the method comprises intentionally miscutting a substrate, loading a substrate into a reactor, heating the substrate under a flow of nitrogen and/or hydrogen and/or ammonia, depositing an InxGa1−xN nucleation layer on the heated substrate, depositing a semipolar nitride semiconductor thin film on the InxGa1−xN nucleation layer, and cooling the substrate under a nitrogen overpressure. |
| US07691653B2 |
Nitride semiconductor laser element and method for manufacturing the same
A substrate with a nitride semiconductor layer is cleaved to form resonator end faces, on which a coating film is formed so as to make a nitride semiconductor laser bar. This is divided into nitride semiconductor laser elements. Prior to forming the coating film on the resonator end face, the resonator end face is exposed to a plasma atmosphere generated from the gas containing nitrogen gas. When a ratio of nitrogen to gallium in the surface of the resonator end face before the exposure is represented by “a”, an average value of ratios of nitrogen to gallium inside from the surface of the resonator end face before the exposure is represented by “b”, a ratio of nitrogen to gallium in the surface of the resonator end face after the exposure to the first plasma atmosphere is represented by “d”, and an average value of ratios of nitrogen to gallium inside from the surface of the resonator end face after the exposure is represented by “e”, the value “g” that is expressed by g=(b·d)/(a·e) is set to a value that satisfies g≧0.8. |
| US07691652B2 |
Calorimetric flow meter
An encapsulated calorimetric flow meter according to the present invention comprises an integrated circuit (104) mounted on a lead frame (102). The integrated circuit has a channel (105) provided in its lower face, the channel being aligned with two holes (103) provided in the lead frame, the holes coinciding with the ends of the channel (105). There are further slots (111) in the lead frame (102) alongside the integrated circuit to thermally isolate it from the rest of the lead frame (102), which acts as a heat sink to keep the entry and exit fluid at ambient temperature. The flow meter is manufactured by mounting the integrated circuit (104) on to a suitable lead frame (102). The assembly of integrated circuit (104) and lead frame (102) is then inverted and blobs of gel (112, 114) are then deposited onto the lead frame (102) covering the holes (103). The assembly is then inserted into a mould (100) and encapsulated within a suitable mould compound. When the assembly is ejected from the mould cavity the gel can be removed and the holes (103) and the channel (105) exposed to facilitate fluid flow into, out of and along the channel (105). |
| US07691651B2 |
Method for manufacturing nitride-based semiconductor device
In a method for manufacturing a high-quality GaN-based semiconductor layer on a substrate of different material, an AlN nucleation layer is grown on a substrate, a GaN buffer layer is grown on the AlN nucleation layer, and the substrate annealed. The AlN nucleation layer is formed to have a thickness greater than a critical radius of a nucleus of AlN crystal and less than a critical resilient thickness of AlN, and the GaN buffer layer is formed to have a thickness greater than a critical radius of a nucleus of GaN crystal and less than a critical resilient thickness of GaN. Annealing time is greater than L2/DGa where L indicates a diffusion distance of Ga, and DGa indicates a diffusion coefficient of Ga in the AlN nucleation layer. |
| US07691649B2 |
Method for evaluating impurity distribution under gate electrode without damaging silicon substrate
A method of stably and correctly evaluating impurities distribution under a gate of a semiconductor device without damaging a silicon substrate is disclosed. According to the evaluation method, a gate electrode made of a silicon containing material is removed without removing a gate insulating film by contacting pyrolysis hydrogen generated by pyrolysis to the semiconductor device that includes the gate electrode arranged on a semiconductor substrate through a gate insulating film, and a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate on corresponding sides of the gate electrode. Further, a processed form of the gate is evaluated by observing a form of the gate insulating film that remains on the semiconductor substrate, the gate insulating film that remains on the semiconductor substrate is removed by a wet process, and the impurities distribution under the gate is measured and evaluated. |
| US07691648B2 |
Target substance detecting element, target substance detection apparatus and target substance detection method
Magnetic particles with a metal coat holding target substance captors are made to react with a target substance contained in a specimen in a solution where the magnetic particles are dispersed in a liquid medium. Subsequently, the dispersion of the magnetic particles is applied to a surface having a periodic structure that is adapted to generate plasmon resonance and a change in the plasmon resonance attributable to the concentration of the target substance held on the magnetic particles fixed magnetically to the surface is optically detected to determine the concentration of the target substance in the specimen. |
| US07691645B2 |
Immunosubtraction method
Removal of abundant proteins from a sample enhances detection and resolution of less abundant proteins in the sample such as in two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. The removal is accomplished by immunosubtraction of several high abundance, interfering or contaminating proteins simultaneously. |
| US07691644B2 |
Devices for the detection of multiple analytes in a sample
The present invention relates generally to an assay for detecting and differentiating multiple analytes, if present, in a single fluid sample, including devices and methods therefore. |
| US07691642B1 |
Spectrophotometric method and apparatus for the cross-matching of platelets
A method and apparatus for characterizing the type of a blood sample and a variety of blood components are provided wherein a transmission spectrum of the sample is collected over a predetermined wavelength range. For blood typing, this spectrum is then compared with a set of control spectra collected from control blood samples having known blood types, from which the type of the blood sample can be determined. Further methods and apparatus are provided for determining the viability of and for cross matching a platelet unit Additional method and apparatus permit analysis of the sample for the presence of a contaminant, Particles can also be counted in the sample, even when present in low concentrations, including white blood cell. |
| US07691638B2 |
Methods for determining electron transfer rates in metalloproteins
The present invention is directed to methods for determining electron transfer rates in systems involving metalloproteins. Metalloprotein/substrate electron transfer rates as well as metalloprotein self exchange rates may be modeled. Such electron transfer rates are useful in smart drug design and enzyme engineering. |
| US07691635B2 |
Labeling reagents, methods for the synthesis of such reagents and methods for the detection of biological molecules
The present invention relates to a temperature-stable labeling reagent of formula (0): in which: R1 represents H or an alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl group, R2 represents a detectable marker or at least two detectable markers interlinked by at least one multimeric structure, L is a linker arm comprising a linear chain of at least two covalent bonds and n is an integer equal to 0 or 1, R3 and R4 represent, independently of one another: H, NO2, Cl, Br, F, I, R2-(L)n-Y—X—, OR, SR, NR2, R, NHCOR, CONHR, COOR, —CO—NH—(CH2)3—(O—CH2—CH2)3—CH2—NH—R2, —CO—NH—(CH2)3—(O—CH2—CH2)4—CH2—NH—R2 with R=alkyl or aryl, A is a linker arm comprising at least one covalent double bond enabling the conjugation of the diazo function with the aromatic ring and u is an integer between 0 and 2, preferably 0 or 1, —Y—X— represents —CONH—, —NHCO—, —CH2O—, —CH2S—, —Z— represents —NH—, —NHCO—, —CONH— or —O—, m is an integer between 1 and 10, preferably between 1 and 3, and p is an integer between 1 and 10, preferably between 1 and 3. The present invention also describes a method for the synthesis of said labels and also applications for the labeling of biological molecules, in particular of nucleic acids, with a labeling reagent bearing the diazomethyl function.The invention is particularly suitable for use in the field of diagnostics. |
| US07691633B2 |
Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fractions having narrow molecular weight distributions and methods of making and using the same
Polymer fractions such as polyethylene fractions can be produced that have a PDI less than about 2.3 and a Mw greater than about 1,000,000 g/mol, 3,000,000 g/mol, or 6,000,000 g/mol. Such polyethylene fractions are separated from a UHMWPE parent polymer by first dissolving the parent polymer in a relatively good solvent. The conditions employed for such dissolution are selected to reduce the degradation of the parent polymer. The resulting parent solution is transported into a fractionation column in which a support is disposed. The fractionation column is thereafter operated at conditions effective to form a precipitate on the support comprising the desired polyethylene fraction. The polyethylene fraction may then be recovered from the fractionation column by repeatedly displacing a solvent/non-solvent mixture into the column to dissolve the polyethylene fraction. The relative concentrations of the solvent and the non-solvent are based on a solvent gradient profile of the polyethylene parent polymer. |
| US07691632B2 |
Kit for detecting the level of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor P16 gene expression
The present invention relates to the discovery in eukaryotic cells, particularly mammalian cells, of a family of cell-cycle regulatory proteins (“CCR-proteins”). As described herein, this family of proteins includes a polypeptide having an apparent molecular weight of 16 kDa, and a polypeptide having an apparent molecular weight of approximately 15 kDa, each of which can function as an inhibitor of cell-cycle progression, and therefore ultimately of cell growth. The present invention comprises antibodies directed to such CCR-proteins. The present invention is directed to a kit for detecting the level of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16 gene expression comprising antibodies directed to a p16 protein. |
| US07691630B2 |
Compositions for protecting plants from pathogens
This invention provides novel methods for improving plant quality and yield in the presence of pathogens. The method increases the levels of pathogenesis-related proteins, such as PR1, phenylalanine ammonia lyase, or plant cell wall proteins such as hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins, in a plant by contacting the plant with a plant systemic inducer and a reactive oxygen species wherein the amount of the reactive oxygen species is sufficient to increase the amount of the pathogenesis-related protein above the level induced by the plant systemic inducer in the absence of the reactive oxygen species. A preferred reactive oxygen species is peracetic acid; a preferred plant systemic inducer is salicylic acid. |
| US07691625B2 |
Cell cultural vessel, production process thereof and cultured cell
An object of the present invention is to provide a cell culture vessel which is simple in structure and easy to handle, and is capable of preventing damage to the cells when separated, promoting transport of nutrients and excretion of effete matter, and elevating the culturing efficiency improving effect by the structural features. In order to attain the above object, there is provided a cell culture vessel including a culture section provided with a plurality of projections having an equivalent diameter smaller than the cells to be cultured and the culture section side walls enclosing the culture section, wherein the distance between an arbitrary position on the culture section/side wall boundary line and the nearest projection is smaller than the diameter of the cells to be cultured. The effect of the projections in the vessel given to the cultured cells is enhanced. |
| US07691621B2 |
Gene inactivated mutants with altered protein production
A recombinant filamentous fungal cell (e.g. Aspergillus) having one or more inactivated chromosomal genes is provided. The chromosomal genes in some embodiments correspond to derA, derB, htmA, mnn9, mnn10, ochA, dpp4, dpp5, pepAa, pepAb, pepAc, pepAd, pepF and combinations thereof. The recombinant fungal cells may include further inactivated chromosomal genes which correspond to pepA, pepB, pepC and pepD. The recombinant filamentous fungal cells may include a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a protein of interest. Also provided are methods of producing a protein of interest in said recombinant filamentous fungal cell. |
| US07691620B2 |
Ethanol production
Production of ethanol in a thermophilic bacterium can be achieved by transformation of the bacterium with a heterologous gene encoding pyruvate decarboxylase. The bacterium comprises native alcohol dehydrogenase function and does not comprise a gene encoding a functional lactate dehydrogenase. The bacterium may be grown at elevated temperatures to allow the ethanol to be conveniently removed in a vaporized form from the fermentation medium. Traditional mesophilic microorganisms are incapable of growth at the envisioned elevated temperatures. |
| US07691619B2 |
Sequence of thermotolerant L-rhamnose isomerase gene and use of the same
The invention relates to an isolated protein including an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:2 and having an L-rhamnose isomerase activity. This novel enzyme has a higher reaction efficiency between D-psicose and D-allose and is excellent in thermal stability. |
| US07691614B2 |
Method of genome-wide nucleic acid fingerprinting of functional regions
A method of specifically amplifying desired regions of nucleic acid from a sample is provided. The method uses a plurality of first and second PCR primers, each having a region of fixed nucleotide sequence identical or complementary to a consensus sequence of interest and a region of randomized nucleotide sequence located 5′ to, 3′ to, anywhere within, or flanking the region of fixed nucleotide sequence; and then amplifying the nucleic acid present in the sample via PCR using the plurality of first and second PCR primers; whereby a subset of the first primers binds to the consensus sequence of interest wherever it occurs in the sample, and a subset of the second primers binds to the sample at locations removed from the first primers such that DNA regions flanked by the first primer and the second primer are specifically amplified. |
| US07691613B2 |
Glycosaminoglycan lyase IV and uses thereof
The invention provides recombinant B. thetaiotaomicron GAG lyase polypeptides. The invention also provides nucleic acid molecules encoding such polypeptides, recombinant expression vectors containing B. thetaiotaomicron GAG lyase nucleic acid molecules, and host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced. Characterization, diagnostic and therapeutic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided. |
| US07691611B2 |
Production of recombinant IL-18 binding protein
The invention relates to a process for the production of IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP), and to a composition comprising IL-18BP characterized by a specific glycosylation pattern. |
| US07691610B2 |
Human zven polynucleotides
The present invention provides 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. |
| US07691608B2 |
Nucleic acids encoding recombinant protein A
Disclosed are new recombinant nucleic acids encoding protein A polypeptides and methods of using these nucleic acids. |
| US07691602B1 |
Agricultural screening system and method for detection of infectious microorganisms
The present invention is directed to methods and systems for rapidly identifying microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and the like that may be present in an agricultural specimen. The methods of the present invention provide a process for rapidly and accurately identifying infectious or pathogenic microorganisms without the need for culturing. In addition, the methods of the present invention provide processes for assaying harvested agricultural crops for the presence of statistically significant quantities of microorganisms. |
| US07691599B2 |
Mammalian genes involved in viral infection and tumor suppression
The present invention provides methods of identifying cellular genes used for viral, bacterial or parasitic growth. Also provided by the present invention are nucleic acids related to and methods of reducing or preventing viral, bacterial or parasitic infection. |
| US07691598B2 |
Method for detecting a target molecule by metal deposition
The present invention provides methods for the use of enzymes to selectively deposit metal to the vicinity of a target molecule. The invention also relates to applications of enzymatic metal deposition to sensitively and selectively detect target molecules such as biomarkers in various biological samples, such as chromogenic immunohistochemical (IHC) detection in situ by using bright field light microscope. |
| US07691591B2 |
Methods of identifying and isolating cells expressing DC-sign
The C-type lectin DC-SIGN is absent in normal synovium but is highly expressed by CD68 positive macrophages in the synovium of rheumatoid arthritis patients. Accordingly, rheumatoid arthritis is diagnosed or treated by, respectively, assaying or blocking DC-SIGN. This can be accomplished by the use of agents, e.g., antibodies, which bind specifically to DCSIGN. Agents that bind to ICAM-3 are used to block inhibition of activation of macrophages by DC-SIGN-ICAM-3 interaction and cause inhibition of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. |
| US07691590B2 |
Reducing myelin-mediated inhibition of axon regeneration
Oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein (OMgp)-specific binding agents are used to reduce OMgp-mediated axon growth inhibition. Mixtures of axons and OMgp and mixtures of Nogo receptor (NgR) and OMgp are used in pharmaceutical screens to characterize agents as inhibiting binding of NgR to OMgp and promoting axon regeneration. |
| US07691588B2 |
Ligand having agonistic activity to mutated receptor
The present inventors used antibody engineering techniques to prepare functional antibodies that correspond to individual mutations in causative genes of diseases, and discovered that such antibodies enable the treatment of the diseases. Specifically, the inventors succeeded in preparing ligands, particularly minibodies, which have agonistic activity to receptors that have almost completely lost responsiveness to their natural ligands because of gene mutations (for example, a thrombopoietin (TPO) receptor whose reactivity to TPO has been markedly impaired), and which can transduce signals by interacting with these mutant receptors at levels comparable to normal. |
| US07691585B2 |
Human Zven polypeptides
The present invention provides polypeptides and compositions comprising amino acid residues 23 to 108 of SEQ ID NO: 2, polypeptides and compositions comprising amino acid residues 28 to 108 of SEQ ID NO: 2, including affinity tags and the like, useful for stimulating gastrointestinal contractility, gastric emptying, intestinal transit, and treating gastroparesis. |
| US07691581B2 |
Means and methods for diagnosing a treponema infection
The present invention relates to a carrier for diagnostics and/or follow-up of a Treponema infection and to a diagnostic method using said carrier. According to the invention a carrier is provided for diagnostics and/or follow-up of a Treponema infection, said carrier comprising at least one immobilized cardiolipin and at least one immobilized Treponema-specific antigen. Furthermore, a method is provided for diagnostics and/or follow-up using the carrier. |
| US07691578B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating obesity
The present invention relates to therapeutic compositions for treating or preventing obesity and obesity-related disorders in a subject. The present invention also relates to the use of PGC-1 expression levels to determine the safe dosage range for known or putative respiration uncoupling agents for use as anti-obesity therapeutics. The present invention further relates to methods for identifying new compounds that have respiration uncoupling activity. |
| US07691577B2 |
Protein having an EGF-like repeat sequence
The present invention provides SELF protein having controlling effects on growth and differentiation of undifferentiated cells, wherein the protein contains a novel EGF-like repeat sequence, SELF gene encoding the same, a recombinant vector and a transformed cell containing the SELF gene, a method for treatment or prophylaxis with SELF protein or a recombinant expression vector containing SELF gene, SELF promoter, a recombinant vector and a transformed cell containing SELF promoter, and a screening method using the transformed cell containing SELF promoter. |
| US07691572B2 |
Method and kit for detecting resistance to antiviral drugs
Assays and kits for the detection of phenotypic resistance of a retrovirus to reverse transcriptase inhibitor-drugs in a biological sample. The assays are based on the direct analysis of the susceptibility of retroviral reverse transcriptase to inhibition by a reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug. The enzymatic activity of the reverse transcriptase is determined by measuring the DNA product produced when an RNA template and a first complementary DNA primer from a suitable region of the encephalomyocarditis virus genome are incubated with a biological sample containing reverse transcriptase in the presence of the drug to which resistance is being determined. The DNA product is amplified and detection of the amplified DNA indicates resistance to the drug employed in the assay. Detection of relatively greater amounts of amplified DNA when certain drugs are used indicates the presence of multiple nucleoside analog resistant strains or mutations. |
| US07691570B2 |
Chemical analysis using dynamic viscometry
The invention relates to a method for determining the reactive state of a chemical reaction process in a reaction mixture (110), in particular an amplification reaction for nucleic acids. The method comprises a viscosity determination, which preferably uses a dynamic viscometer (1). The invention also relates to an improved dynamic viscometer (1) for carrying out said method. The viscometer is characterised by an appropriate choice of material for the resonator (101) and optimised geometric ratios. |
| US07691569B2 |
Methods and compositions for diagnosing and monitoring transplant rejection
Methods of diagnosing or monitoring transplant rejection, particularly cardiac transplant rejection, in a patient by detecting the expression level of one or more genes in a patient, are described. Diagnostic oligonucleotides for diagnosing or monitoring transplant rejection, particularly cardiac transplant rejection and kits or systems containing the same are also described. |
| US07691557B2 |
Polymerizable composition exhibiting permanent color change as cure indicator
A polymerizable acrylate or epoxy composition includes a dye comprised of a conjugated system containing a chromophore that is subject to effective decoupling, by a reactive alkylating species generated by the polymerization initiator, to produce a permanent loss of color and thereby to indicate that curing has occurred. |
| US07691552B2 |
Toner composition
A toner having a core with a first latex having a specific glass transition temperature, and further having a shell surrounding the core with a second latex having a specific glass transition temperature, and processes for producing the same. |
| US07691550B2 |
Method for making a relief printing form
The invention provides a method for making a printing form having a relief surface on a floor from a photosensitive element. The method involves generating a polymerization rate curve for the photosensitive element from a step exposure test by measuring a cure response, such as floor thickness or one or more relief image characteristic/s, of the element relative to an energy density of a source of actinic radiation. The method exposes a photosensitive element to the source of actinic radiation based on energy density that accounts for changes in intensity of lamps used for the source of actinic radiation. |
| US07691543B2 |
Mask data creation method
A method of creating data of a mask for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The mask includes at least one auxiliary pattern arranged adjacent to a line pattern. The at least one auxiliary pattern is allocated in accordance with a rule-based method on the basis of an interval between a first line pattern and a second line pattern adjacent to the first line pattern. Size of the at least one auxiliary pattern is then optimized in accordance with a model-based OPC (Optical Proximity Correction), by shifting edges of the at least one auxiliary pattern and edges for one of the line patterns on the basis of a first light intensity threshold on the at least one auxiliary pattern and a second light intensity threshold on the line patterns. |
| US07691542B2 |
Exposure system, test mask for flare testing, method for evaluating lithography process, method for evaluating exposure tools, method for generating corrected mask pattern, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
An exposure system has an exposure tool configured to project images of a grating pattern and a test pattern having an opening onto an identical exposure field on a wafer, a measuring module configured to measure critical dimension variations of the projected grating pattern by setting a position of the projected test pattern as a measurement standard, and a pattern density influence estimator configured to estimate an influence of a pattern density of a mask to be mounted in the exposure tool upon the critical dimension variations. |
| US07691541B2 |
Methods for additive repair of phase shift masks by selectively depositing nanometer-scale engineered structures on defective phase shifters
Photomask repair and fabrication with use of direct-write nanolithography, including use of scanning probe microscopic tips (e.g., atomic force microscope tips, etc.) for deposition of ink materials including sol-gel inks. Additive methods can be combined with subtractive methods. Holes can be filled with nanostructures. Heights of the nanostructures filling the holes can be controlled without losing control of the lateral dimensions of the nanostructures. Phase shifters on phase shifting masks (PSMs) are additively repaired with selectively deposited sol-gel material that is converted to solid oxide, which has optical transparency and index of refraction adapted for the phase shifters repaired. |
| US07691536B2 |
Lithium oxygen batteries and method of producing same
An air lithium battery (10) is provided having two equal halves (11) that are joined together along a centerline (12). Each half includes a substrate (13), a carbon based cathode (14), a solid electrolyte (15), an anode (16), an anode current collector (17), and end seals (19). The solid electrolyte includes alternating layers of ion conductive glass (21) and ion conductive polymer (22) materials. |
| US07691534B2 |
Cathode and battery including same
A cathode and a battery including the cathode are provided. The cathode includes a cathode mixture layer with a cathode active material and a binder. The binder can include, for example, a synthetic rubber latex and a thickener, polyvinylidene fluoride denaturalized by maleic acid and/or the like. |
| US07691533B2 |
Electrode with conductive polymer-covered carbon nanotubes and electrochemical element employing the same
The invention provides an electrode 1 comprising a collector 1a with electron conductivity and an electrode active material-containing layer 1b with electron conductivity formed on the collector 1a, wherein the electrode active material-containing layer 1b includes conductive polymer-covered carbon nanotubes. |
| US07691532B2 |
Sealed prismatic battery
A sealed prismatic battery has a battery case made of a plurality of prismatic cell cases coupled together via partition walls. Electrode plate groups are accommodated together with liquid electrolyte in each of the cell cases. Each electrode plate group consists of alternately stacked-up positive and negative electrode plates with separators interposed therebetween, lead portions of positive and negative electrode plates being protruded on opposite sides. Collectors are bonded to these lead portions. Between the collectors and end walls (and/or partition walls) of the battery case are provided conductive plates that are connected to the collectors one or more than one location in their middle part so as to decrease the resistance between connection terminals and the electrode plate groups. |
| US07691530B2 |
Cylindrical lithium secondary battery
A cylindrical lithium secondary battery includes a wound electrode assembly having a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate. A core member is substantially in a shape of a pipe and has a cut formed along a longitudinal direction thereof, the cut forming two edges. The core member is inserted into a central space of the electrode assembly and has a predetermined deformation direction when subjected to external pressure. The battery also includes a case with a space for accommodating the electrode assembly and an open upper portion, and a cap assembly fixed to the upper portion of the case to hermetically seal the upper portion of the case. |
| US07691526B2 |
Spill containment system with a flexible corrosion-resistant liner
A spill containment system and method that contain leaks and spills from devices including but not limited to batteries. The system neutralizes and absorbs leaks and spills to prevent the leaks and spills from spreading. The system not only detects leaks, but also indicates whether a leak has occurred. The system can communicate with personnel or devices to raise an alarm or cause corrective measures to occur. The spill containment system includes a battery rack inside a battery rack cabinet having a door. To open the door and gain access to the batteries, one of the rigid containment rails is removed such that the exposed flexible corrosion-resistant liner may be flexed to permit the opening and closing of the door. |
| US07691525B2 |
Secondary battery
A secondary battery comprising a heat-sensitive indicator on the outer surface of the battery is disclosed. The color of the heat-sensitive indicator changes according to battery temperature. The heat-sensitive indicator may comprise a sheath. When the internal temperature of the battery increases rapidly, the heat-sensitive indicator changes color to alert the user that the battery is abnormally hot. |
| US07691524B2 |
Anode material for a high temperature fuel cell
Anode material for a fuel cell which is to be operated at a high temperature above 700° C., which anode material is a porous composite material with a heterogeneous phase of solid materials which is formed by two reticular systems which penetrate each other in interlaced manner of particles connected by sintering, namely a first reticular system of ceramic material, and also a second reticular system of metallic material for the purpose of bringing about redox processes and an electrical conductivity, characterized in that the first reticular system is composed of large and small ceramic particles (10, 11) with average diameters d50 greater than 5 μm or smaller than 1 μm respectively, in that 50% to 80% of the first reticular system is formed from the large ceramic particles (10), and in that a composition of the anode material to be used is given by values which are selected by means of samples of this material and a test method, wherein the test method includes at least one redox cycle, an irreversible change in length of the selected sample adopting in this a value smaller than 0.002, preferably smaller than 0.0005, and the following measurements and evaluations being carried out per redox cycle at a temperature which is at least the same as the operating temperature of the fuel cell: A linear elongation of the sample is measured in the oxidized state of the second reticular system and a value L1 is determined. The second reticular system is reduced, is oxidized again after at least one hour, and a value L2 of the linear elongation is determined for the newly oxidized state. One obtains the specific value of the irreversible change in length as the ratio (L1−L2):L1. |
| US07691522B2 |
Platinum, titanium and copper, manganese and iron containing electrocatalysts
The present teachings are directed toward electrocatalyst compositions of platinum, titanium and at least a third metal for use in fuel cells. The electrocatalyst composition is composed essentially of platinum present in an atomic percentage ranging between about 55 percent and about 95 percent, titanium present in an atomic percentage ranging between about 1 percent and about 30 percent, and at least a third metal present in an atomic percentage ranging between about 1 percent and about 30 percent. The third metal can be at least one member selected from the group consisting of copper, manganese and iron. |
| US07691521B2 |
Solid oxide fuel cell
A solid oxide fuel cell comprising a solid oxide electrolyte layer, a cathode layer on a cathode side of the electrolyte layer and an anode layer on an anode side of the electrolyte layer, and wherein a hydrocarbon reforming layer is also disposed on the anode side of the electrolyte layer, said hydrocarbon reforming layer having a composition different from that of the anode layer and comprising a catalyst for promoting a hydrocarbon steam reforming reaction and a component, or a precursor of such a component for alleviating carbon deposition on the hydrocarbon reforming layer. |
| US07691519B2 |
Fuel cell
A fuel cell has a structure that an area of an opening at which a first flow passage opens toward a diffusion layer side of a fuel electrode is smaller than an area of an opening at which a second flow passage opens toward the diffusion layer side. This structure serves as a supply suppression structure for suppressing supply of liquid fuel from the first flow passage to the diffusion layer of the fuel electrode, and a discharge acceleration structure for accelerating discharge of discharge gas from the second flow passage. As compared with the case where the opening area of the first flow passage and the opening area of the second flow passage are equal to each other, the supply of liquid fuel from the first flow passage to the diffusion layer is suppressed so that liquid fuel is more easily filled in the first flow passage. |
| US07691517B2 |
Fuel cell system with a water holding member
There is provided a fuel cell system which can prevent the drying of a proton exchange membrane and prevent the generation of liquid droplets at a hydrogen tank surface which blocks the supply of air, at the same time, and which includes a hydrogen tank, a fuel cell stack disposed such that a first air hole thereof faces the hydrogen tank and a second air hole thereof is open to the atmosphere, and a water holding member provided on a surface of the hydrogen tank facing the first air hole of the fuel cell stack, for collecting and holding water generated in the fuel cell stack. |
| US07691515B2 |
Proton exchange membranes using cycloaddition reaction between azide and alkyne containing components
A process for making an ion-conducting polymer comprises cross-linking polymers having functional groups such as alkyne groups and azide groups. An example ion-conducting polymer has cross-links including nitrogen-containing heterocycles formed by the reaction between the functional groups, such as 1,2,3-triazole groups formed by a cycloaddition reaction between alkyne and azide groups. The ion-conducting polymer may be used in an ion-electrolyte membrane. Examples include a proton-electrolyte membrane useful for fuel cells. |
| US07691513B2 |
Proton conductor, electrolyte membrane, electrode and fuel cell
A proton conductor comprises a base material, an acidic substance and a basic substance, wherein the acidic substance has protons; at least part of the protons are dissociated by the basic substance; and at least one of the acidic and basic substances is immobilized on a surface of the base material. At least part of the acidic substance and/or at least part of the basic substance may be a polymer. A powder or a porous body having pores or through-holes can be used as the base material. An organic compound having a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part in the molecule can be used as the at least one of the acidic and basic substances. |
| US07691509B2 |
Reformer and fuel cell system having the same
A fuel cell system including: a reformer for generating hydrogen from a fuel containing hydrogen; at least one electricity generator for generating electric energy through an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen; a fuel supply unit for supplying the fuel to the reformer; and an oxygen supply unit for supplying oxygen to the reformer and the electricity generator. Here, the reformer includes a plurality of plates stacked to form at least one passage for allowing a material selected from the group consisting of the fuel and a gas to flow therethrough, and at least one catalyst layer formed on entire surfaces of the at least one passage. |
| US07691507B2 |
Combination fuel cell and ion pump, and methods and infrastructure systems employing same
A combination fuel cell and hydrogen or oxygen pump includes an electrochemical cell comprising an anode inlet for receiving fuel, an anode outlet for exhausting fuel, a cathode inlet for receiving oxidant, a cathode outlet for exhausting oxidant, and first and second electrical connectors. A controller is operable for applying an electrical load to the electrochemical cell for generating electricity, and for applying an electrical potential to the electrochemical cell for purifying hydrogen or purifying oxygen. Methods and infrastructure systems are also disclosed. |
| US07691500B2 |
Perpendicular magnetic recording medium
Embodiments of the present invention help to provide an excellent perpendicular recording medium of high medium signal-to-noise (S/N) and with suppressed blurring in writing. According to one embodiment, a perpendicular recording layer is provided by way of a negative magnetic strain soft-magnetic underlayer above a substrate applied with texturing in the circumferential direction. The soft-magnetic underlayer has a first soft magnetic layer, a second soft magnetic layer and a nonmagnetic magnetic layer formed between the first soft magnetic layer and the second soft magnetic layer in which the first soft magnetic layer and the second soft magnetic layer are antiferromagnetically coupled to each other and the easy magnetization axis is directed in the radial direction. |
| US07691498B2 |
Chromate-generating corrosion inhibitor
A coating composition is disclosed that includes a binder, a tri-valent chromium solid, and a stabilized oxidizing agent. The coating composition is used in a method to protect a surface of a metallic article, such as an aluminum article. The tri-valent chromium solid forms a soluble hexavalent chromium compound as a result of reaction with the oxidizing agent when activated in the presence of a corrosive environment. The released water soluble hexavalent chromium migrates to coating defects to protect the metallic article. |
| US07691497B1 |
Pressable overlay material for veneering of zirconia and composites thereof
A pressable body is described possessing a flexural strength of at least 125 MPa and is flowable at about 850° C. to about 950° C. The body is composed of at least a glass matrix phase having a composition comprising Li2O and MgO. A dental article formed at least in part from the pressable body is also described. Associated methods are also described. |
| US07691494B2 |
Electronic devices comprising organic iridium compositions
The present invention provides electronic devices comprising novel organic iridium compositions which provide for enhanced device performance. The novel iridium compositions employed comprise at least one novel organic iridium compound which comprises at least one cyclometallated ligand and at least one ketopyrrole ligand. The organic iridium compositions employed are referred to as Type (1) organic iridium compositions and are constituted such that no ligand of the novel organic iridium compound has a number average molecular weight of 2,000 grams per mole or greater (as measured by gel permeation chromatography). Type (1) organic iridium compositions are referred to herein as comprising “organic iridium complexes”. In one aspect, the present invention provides optoelectronic devices, such as OLED devices and photovoltaic devices. In another aspect, the invention provides OLED devices exhibiting enhanced color properties and light output efficiencies. |
| US07691493B2 |
Polymeric compound and organic luminescence device
A main chain-type or side chain-type polymeric compound having a structure wherein at least one metal complex segment having a plurality ligands is introduced into a main chain or a side chain is provided. In the case where the polymeric compound is the main chain-type polymeric compound, the metal complex segment has at least one ligand constituting a polymer main chain of the polymeric compound and having a carbon atom and oxygen atom bonded to a metal atom. On the other hand, in the case where the polymeric compound is the side chain-type polymeric compound, a polymer main chain thereof has a conjugated structure, preferably a conjugated double bond. A ligand for the polymeric compound includes a chain or cyclic ligand, of which a bidentate ligand having an organic cyclic structure is preferred, and the ligand has at least one carbon atom or oxygen atom and is bonded to a center metal atom, preferably iridium, via the carbon atom or oxygen atom. In a case of forming a luminescence layer by using the polymeric compound as a luminescent material, a resultant organic luminescence device is less liable to cause a concentration extinction and is a high-luminescence efficiency device excellent in stability. |
| US07691489B2 |
High strength long-life aluminium tube material with high sagging resistance
An aluminum alloy, a clad or unclad material for a brazed product containing the alloy as a core, and a method for producing the material, wherein the material is used for manufacturing the brazed product from the alloy. |
| US07691488B2 |
Diffusion barriers in modified air brazes
A method for joining two ceramic parts, or a ceramic part and a metal part, and the joint formed thereby. The method provides two or more parts, a braze consisting of a mixture of copper oxide and silver, a diffusion barrier, and then heats the braze for a time and at a temperature sufficient to form the braze into a bond holding the two or more parts together. The diffusion barrier is an oxidizable metal that forms either a homogeneous component of the braze, a heterogeneous component of the braze, a separate layer bordering the braze, or combinations thereof. The oxidizable metal is selected from the group Al, Mg, Cr, Si, Ni, Co, Mn, Ti, Zr, Hf, Pt, Pd, Au, lanthanides, and combinations thereof. |
| US07691487B2 |
Electrodeposited copper foil with carrier foil
The present invention provides electrodeposited copper foil with a carrier foil which permits the formation of finer-pitch circuits and also enables the multilayer process to be easily performed to meet the requirements for recent printed wiring boards. According to the invention, there is provided electrodeposited copper foil with a carrier foil in which an adhesive interface layer is formed on a surface of the carrier foil and an electrodeposited copper foil layer is formed on the adhesive interface layer, which is characterized in that the electrodeposited copper foil layer is provided with a passivated layer formed without performing roughening treatment as nodular treatment and that a nickel-zinc alloy consisting essentially of 50 to 99% nickel by weight and 50 to 1% zinc by weight is adopted as the passivated layer. |
| US07691486B1 |
Resin-based panels having translucent veneer layers
Implementations of the present invention relate aesthetically pleasing, post-formable, reparable decorative architectural resin panels having a thin or brittle veneer layer, such as thinly sliced natural wood or stone. In particular, at least one implementation includes a flat or curved decorative resin panel made with a natural wood veneer layer whose structural integrity has been maintained despite being subject to various heats and pressures. The resulting resin panel is at least partially translucent, and allows for a unique display both of the resin sheets used to form the panel and of the thin wood materials encapsulated therein. Additional implementations relate to the use of other brittle veneer layers, such as translucent stone, translucent metals, or the like, which also provide unique, decorative architectural, aesthetic features. |
| US07691484B2 |
Coating compositions suitable for use as a wood stain and/or toner
Coating compositions are disclosed that include a film-forming resin, a colorant, a long chain alkyl group containing polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound, and a diluent. Also disclosed are substrates at least partially coated with such compositions, substrates at least partially coated with a multi-layer composite coating comprising at least one coating layer deposited from such compositions, and methods for improving the adhesion of a multi-layer composite coating system to a porous substrate. |
| US07691483B2 |
Resin-coated metal sheet
The resin-coated metal sheet is composed of: a metal sheet; a lower resin layer containing a hydrophilic copolyester, formed on at least one side of the metal sheet; and an upper resin layer containing a polyester containing a diol component composed of a diol derivative of 1 to 10% by mole of alicyclic compound and 99 to 90% by mole of ethylene glycol, and a dicarboxylic acid component consisting of terephthalic acid, formed on the lower resin layer. The sum of cyclic trimer of alkylene terephthalate existing in the upper resin layer and the lower resin layer is 0.9% or less by mass. Since the manufacture of food cans using the resin-coated metal sheet does not induce white haze phenomenon and retort blushing phenomenon on outer surface of the can even after retorting, the decorative appearance on outer surface of the can is not deteriorated. |
| US07691480B1 |
Elastomeric urethane composition
An elastomeric urethane composition that is the reaction product of an isocyanate and resin comprising polyetherol in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst includes a metal selected from the group of titanium, zirconium, and hafnium. The elastomeric urethane is used in a method of making an article, which comprises reacting the isocyanate with the resin in the presence of the catalyst to form the elastomeric urethane, applying the elastomeric urethane to a mold cavity, and allowing it to cure to form a first layer. The method also includes applying a different urethane composition to the mold to form a second layer. The method further includes curing the article in the mold and de-molding the article. |
| US07691479B2 |
Universal primer compositions and methods
A composition for and method for bonding a substrate. In general, applied to a substrate will be a primer composition that includes an adhesion promoter, which is an adduct prepared by the reaction of at least one aromatic polyisocyanate compound, with an active hydrogen containing moiety of an organofunctional silane, and a prepolymer derived from the reaction of at least one aliphatic polyisocyanate and a polyol, and is at least partially reacted with an active hydrogen containing moiety of an organofunctional silane. |
| US07691475B2 |
Anisotropic conductive adhesives
Provided are adhesive compositions comprising a mixture of a maleimide terminated polyimide resin, a thermoplastic resin compatible with the maleimide terminated polyimide resin, a thermally activated free radical curing agent, and electrically conductive particles and/or scrim. Various embodiments add a silane coupling agent and/or an ethylenically unsaturated compound with acid functionality. Methods of using the compositions also are provided. |
| US07691470B2 |
Laminate structure with polycarbonate sheets
Disclosed is a decorative laminate structure having at least two sheets of polycarbonate and at least one decorative image layer there-between two sheets of polycarbonate, and a method of making the decorative laminate structure. Through heat and pressure the sheet layers and the decorative image layer are bonded together resulting in a decorative laminate structure of this invention. This product is intended for use primarily to produce decorative articles which include counter tops, table tops, cabinet doors, game boards, toys, panels for shower stalls, hot tubs, markerboards, indoor and outdoor signs, seamless vanity tops including sink, soap dish, back splash, flooring and others. |
| US07691469B2 |
Ceramic multilayer substrate and method for manufacturing the same
A ceramic multilayer substrate exhibiting reduced pealing and breakage of an internal conductor disposed between a ceramic layer serving as a base member and a ceramic layer for restricting shrinkage includes a first ceramic layer 11, a second ceramic layer 12 laminated so as to come into contact with a principal surface of the first ceramic layer 11, and an internal conductor 13 disposed between the first ceramic layer 11 and the second ceramic layer 12, a phosphorus component layer 16a is disposed in the first ceramic layer 11 with a concentration gradient in which the concentration decreases in a direction away from the internal conductor 13. |
| US07691463B2 |
Optical recording materials and recording mediums using the same
A rewritable phase change optical recording medium includes a substrate, a dielectric layer deposited on a surface of the substrate, and an optical recording layer deposited on the dielectric layer, wherein the dielectric layer may be omitted. The optical recording layer contains a composition of GexSb100-x-y-zMyEz, wherein 0.5≦x≦14.5; 0.5≦y≦14.5; 0≦z≦14.5; and M and E are different and are selected from the group consisting of Te, Cr, V, Ti, Ag, Sn, Si, Bi, Se, Al, Au, Ni, Fe, Cu, Mn, O, Ga, Cd, In, Pb and Hf, wherein M is not Te, when x is zero; and E is not Sn, when M is Te. The optical recording composition has a small crystal grain, a high ratio of reflectivity of the amorphous phase to that of the crystalline phase thereof, and a high crystallization rate, so that a blue light laser can be used to write/erase the recording medium. |
| US07691457B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy that includes two components, wherein the first component is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formula (1), and the second component is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formula (2): wherein R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of an alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, an alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons and an alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons; R3 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons, an alkoxy having 1 to 12 carbons, an alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons and an alkenyl having 2 to 12 carbons in which arbitrary hydrogen is replaced by fluorine; Z1 is selected from the group consisting of a single bond, ethylene, carbonyloxy and methyleneoxy; X1 and X2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of fluorine and chlorine; and s is 0 or 1. |
| US07691456B2 |
Spiro[3.3] heptyl-dioxan derivatives and their use in liquid crystal media
The invention relates to novel dioxane derivatives of the formula R1-(A1-Z1)m-G-(Z2-A2)n-R2, in which G denotes (I) or (II), and in which R1, R2, A1, A2, Z1, Z2, m and n have the meanings indicated in claim 1, to the use thereof as component(s) of liquid-crystalline media, and to liquid-crystal and electro-optical display elements which contain the liquid-crystalline media according to the invention. |
| US07691452B1 |
Anti-contamination coated multi-layer insulation
A multi-layer insulation (MLI) blanket with enhanced contamination inhibiting properties and a method for inhibiting the formation of organic residues on the outer surface of a MLI blanket are provided. In one embodiment, a MLI blanket (10) attachable to a spacecraft or other structure includes a plurality of metallized layers (20, 30, 40, 50) separated by mesh layers (60, 62, 64). An anti-contamination coating (80) comprised of a photocatalytic material is disposed between a high emittance layer (70) that overlies the outer surface (20A) of the outer metallized layer (20) and an outer electrically conductive layer (90). When exposed to ultraviolet or near-ultraviolet radiation components present in solar radiation, the anti-contamination coating (80) catalyzes the breakdown of organic residues on the outer surface of the MLI blanket (10) thereby maintaining the reflective properties of the MLI blanket (10) and ensuring that solar absorptance of the MLI blanket (10) is maintained at or below an acceptable threshold level. |
| US07691451B2 |
Composite powder coating material, process for production thereof and method for the color matching of powder coating material
The present invention provides a composite powder coating composition obtained by granulating, with a liquid binder, a plurality of starting powder coating materials that are different from each other in hue and/or kind of base resin, and drying the granules, the liquid binder being a solution or dispersion of a binder compound having a softening temperature of 30 to 200° C. and containing a self-crosslinkable functional group or groups and/or a functional group or groups that complementarily react with functional groups of the starting powder coating materials, in a solvent that does not dissolve the starting powder coating materials; production process therefor; and a method for color-matching a composite powder coating composition, the method comprising the steps of dry blending, for color matching, a plurality of starting powder coating materials having different hues, granulating the resulting blend by adding the above-mentioned liquid binder, and drying the granules. |
| US07691447B2 |
Container made of a porous material and coated with precious metal nanoparticles and method thereof
A container made of a porous material and coated with precious metal nanoparticles is disclosed. The method of making it includes: adding precious metal nanoparticles and intermedium particles to a solution; maintaining the solution at a first temperature; heating a container body made of a porous material at a second temperature; and immersing the container body in the solution wherein the temperature difference between the first temperature and the second temperature causes the precious metal nanoparticles and intermedium particles to permeate into the pores of the container body. The resultant container has precious metal nanoparticles not only attached to its surface but also within its pores. |
| US07691446B2 |
High temperature silicone processing of fuser structure
This is a process to restore compression set properties of a silicone rubber fuser structure that has been damaged during the coating of the silicone with Teflon; Teflon is a registered trademark of DuPont. This restoration is achieved by re-baking the coated fuser roll at temperatures of 175° C. to 275° C. This will improve the compression set and will give the fuser structure improved life and provide better image quality. |
| US07691444B2 |
Preservatives for wood-based products
The present invention relates to a method of using triadimefon and/or triadimenol as a preservative for the protection of glued wood-based products against attack and destruction of microorganisms, especially where the triadimefon and/or triadimenol is applied during the manufacturing process of the glued wood-based products. The invention further relates to a preservative composition for the protection of glued wood-based products including triadimefon and/or triadimenol and articles having such compositions as a part the article. |
| US07691442B2 |
Ruthenium or cobalt as an underlayer for tungsten film deposition
Embodiments of the invention provide a method for depositing materials on substrates. In one embodiment, the method includes depositing a barrier layer containing tantalum or titanium on a substrate, depositing a ruthenium layer or a cobalt layer on the barrier layer, and depositing a tungsten bulk layer thereover. In some examples, the barrier layer may contain tantalum nitride deposited by an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process, the tungsten bulk layer may be deposited by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process, and the ruthenium or cobalt layer may be deposited by an ALD process. The ruthenium or cobalt layer may be exposed to a soak compound, such as hydrogen, diborane, silane, or disilane, during a soak process prior to depositing the tungsten bulk layer. In some examples, a tungsten nucleation layer may be deposited on the ruthenium or cobalt layer, such as by ALD, prior to depositing the tungsten bulk layer. |
| US07691439B2 |
Highly conducting transparent thin polymers films formed from double and multiple layers of poly(3,4, ethylenedioxythiophene) and its derivatives
A polymer film comprising at least two layers, wherein each layer comprises a compound comprising the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected organic groups. A method of making a polymer film comprising the steps of: providing a monomer solution comprising one or more monomers comprising the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected organic groups; dispensing the monomer solution onto a substrate; heating the monomer solution on the substrate to polymerize the monomer; and repeating the steps of providing a monomer solution, dispensing, and heating one or more times, wherein the spin-coating is performed on top of the prior spin-coated layer. |
| US07691438B2 |
Enzyme granulate production method and resulting enzyme granulates
A method for producing enzyme granulates, the resulting enzyme granulates, and their use in formulations, e.g., for animal feed, food, washing means, rinsing means, and/or for pharmaceutical purposes and the like. The enzyme granulates show, in particular, a high relative percentage of active enzymes, certain grain sizes, good storage stability, especially small roundness factor, and/or low residual moisture percentage as well as preferably additional specific properties. According to the invention, the enzyme granulates are produced by linking the thermal conditions in the spray zone and the temperature conditions in the remaining region of the fluidized bed. In the process according to the invention, this is achieved in that the supply of heated processing gas is realized for drying exclusively in the injection region. The reliable supply of particles in the injection region is realized through the special geometrical shape of the apparatus under the use of gravity. Through the addition of inert particles as nuclei material for cores, the absolute content of enzyme activity of the enzyme granulate can be controlled. |
| US07691437B2 |
Method for preparing a pressure-sensitive adhesive
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising the steps of: (i) providing an essentially solvent-free mixture comprising one or more free radically polymerizable monomers having one ethylenically unsaturated group and at least one free-radical polymerization initiator, (ii) partially polymerizing said mixture to provide a partially polymerized mixture exhibiting a Brookfield viscosity of between 1,000 and 125,000 mPa·s at 20° C. and a degree of conversion of monomers to polymer of between 30-60 wt. % with respect to the initial mass of the monomers prior to polymerization, (iii) adding one or more free-radical radiation polymerization initiators to the partially polymerized mixture to provide a radiation-curable precursor, (iv) applying the radiation-curable precursor to a substrate, and (v) further polymerizing the radiation-curable precursor by subjecting it to actinic irradiation to provide said pressure-sensitive adhesive. |
| US07691436B2 |
Elastomeric gloves and methods of making
Elastomeric film-like products such as natural latex gloves are coated with novel lubricity compositions and compositions which protect the skin of the wearer from certain undesirable medical conditions. In powder-free gloves, the coating composition comprises colloidal oatmeal enhanced water, beta glucan solution, and/or colloidal oatmeal gel, optionally in combination with one or more other starch components. Colloidal oatmeal enhanced water, and methods of making the colloidal oatmeal enhanced water, are also disclosed. In addition, beta glucan solution, and methods of making the beta glucan solution, are also disclosed. Furthermore, colloidal oatmeal gel, and methods of making the colloidal oatmeal gel, are also disclosed. A liquid referred to herein as Polycoat may also be made by mixing one or more of colloidal oatmeal enhanced water, beta glucan solution, and colloidal oatmeal gel, and the resulting liquid may be applied to elastomeric articles such as gloves. |
| US07691435B2 |
Thermal control coatings
The invention discloses differing embodiments of thermal control coatings, spacecraft components having coatings, and methods for controlling the temperature of a component. In one embodiment, a thermal control coating under the invention may include one or more thermochromic multi-layer coatings and one or more solar rejection multi-layer coatings. The thermal control coating may have one or more transition temperatures at which the solar absorptance of the solar rejection coating substantially stays the same, while a thermal emittance of the thermochromic coating substantially changes. |
| US07691434B1 |
Method for fabricating magnetoresistive read head having a bias structure with at least one dusting layer
A method of fabricating a bias structure of a magnetoresistive read head for a magnetoresistive sensor stack formed on a substrate includes forming an underlayer and forming a bias layer over the underlayer. The method further includes forming a dusting layer directly below at least one of the underlayer or the bias layer and between the bias layer and the magnetoresistive sensor stack. The dusting layer includes discontinuous, nano-sized islands. |
| US07691427B1 |
Extrusion die assembly for high density products
High-capacity extrusion die assemblies (20, 90, 130, 140, 180, 252) each having a tubular sections (44, 146, 162, 268) and an elongated, axially rotatable, helically flighted screw section (56, 56a, 152, 168, 276, 278) which cooperatively define frustoconical, outwardly diverging material flow paths (75, 160, 291) at constant or differing divergence angles of from about 1-11°. The use of diverging tubular sections (44, 146, 162, 268) and screw sections (56, 56a, 152, 168, 276, 278) permits the use of larger die plates (76, 118, 292) with an increased number of die openings (80, 124, 296). This allows significant increases in extrusion production rates. The die assemblies (20, 90, 130, 140, 180, 252) can be used in the production of a wide number of human foods or animal feeds, and particularly aquatic feeds of the floating or sinking variety. In another aspect of the invention, an extruder (210) is provided having diverging and converging sections (212, 214) along the length thereof and defining corresponding flow paths (230, 246). |
| US07691424B2 |
Nutritional supplement
The present invention relates to a nutritional supplement including an albumin carrier for an additive. The nutritional supplement may be dispersed on food substrates as a coating or may be combined into food substrate and formed into a desired shape. |
| US07691415B2 |
Method for preventing, or reducing the severity of, graft-versus-host disease using pluri-differentiated mesenchymal progenitor cells
There is provided an isolated pluri-differentiated human mesenchymal progenitor cells (MPCs), a method for isolating and purifying human mesenchymal progenitor cells from Dexter-type cultures, and characterization of and uses, particularly therapeutic uses for such cells. Specifically, there is provided isolated MPCs which can be used for diagnostic purposes, to enhance the engraftment of hematopoietic progenitor cells, enhance bone marrow transplantation, or aid in the treatment or prevention of graft versus host disease. |
| US07691413B2 |
Composite particle and process for producing the same
The invention provides a composite particle, a process for producing the same, and cosmetics containing the same The invention relates to composite particles containing a polyolefin-based resin having a crystallization degree of 80% or less and zinc oxide and obtained by hot melt microencapsulation or spray cooling, or composite particles containing a polyolefin-based resin having a crystallization degree of 80% or less and zinc oxide, wherein the degree of remaining zinc oxide in the particles is 50 wt % or more after being dipped for 1 hour in 0.5 mol/L hydrochloric acid solution at 25° C. (solution composition: water and ethanol in equal volumes), a process for producing the composite particles, and cosmetics containing the composite particles. |
| US07691412B2 |
Prolonged release biodegradable microspheres and method for preparing same
The invention concerns a method for preparing a pharmaceutical composition in the form of microspheres with prolonged release of a water-soluble active principle. The invention is characterized in that it comprises the following successive steps: dissolving an active principle in an appropriate amount of water; emulsifying the resulting aqueous solution of active principle with a d,l-lactide-co-glycolide matrix copolymer, of average molecular weight ranging between 40000 and 80000, dissolved in a chlorinated hydrocarbon, resulting in a first microfine and homogeneous emulsion; emulsifying said resulting first emulsion in an external aqueous phase, containing a surfactant, a viscosity-enhancing agent and an osmotic agent; extraction-evaporation of the solvent to obtain microspheres which are recuperated after filtering, washing and drying. The invention also concerns microspheres obtainable by implementing said method, having continuous release over a period of more than two months, advantageously over a period of at least three months. |
| US07691409B2 |
Simethicone solid oral dosage form
The present invention provides a composition for forming a compressed solid dosage form that is a free-flowing compressible admixture of simethicone, an adsorbant, and an optional active agent, wherein the weight ratio of simethicone to adsorbent is at least 1:2.22. Also included are solid dosage forms made from a free-flowing compressible admixture of simethicone, an adsorbant, and an optional active agent, wherein the weight ratio of simethicone to adsorbent is at least 1:2.22. |
| US07691406B2 |
Zeaxanthin formulations for human ingestion
A composition of matter comprising a capsule or tablet, sized and designed for oral ingestion by a human, containing the 3R-3′R stercoisorner of zeaxanthin. The 3R-3′R stereoisomer of zeaxanthin constitutes at least about 90 percent of all zeaxanthin, while S-S and S-R stereoisomers constitute less than about 10 percent of all zeaxanthin in the capsule or tablet. The capsule or tablet contains a sufficient quantity of the 3R-3′R stereoisomer of zeaxanthin to cause a detectable increase in zeaxanthin concentration in retinal tissue, or at least about 0.5 milligrams. It can be concentrated into an oily fluid or prepared in a microencapsulated granular formulation. The zeaxanthin can also be added to various types of foods, such as margarine, dairy products, syrup, cookie dough, and meat preparations. When consumed, the zeaxanthin can help treat and prevent eye diseases including macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss. |
| US07691402B2 |
Block biodegradable copolymers for medical devices
Disclosed herein are implantable medical devices comprising controlled release biodegradable block copolymers or coated with controlled release block copolymers and at least one drug releasable from the block copolymer. The controlled release block copolymers comprise least two blocks selected from the group consisting of polyesters, polyethers, and polyurethanes. |
| US07691401B2 |
Poly(butylmethacrylate) and rapamycin coated stent
An implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. The device includes a substrate and a polymeric layer including poly(methylmethacrylate) or poly(butylmethacrylate) supported by the substrate. The polymeric layer contains rapamycin. A barrier is over at least a portion of the polymeric layer to reduce the rate of release of rapamycin from the implantable medical device. The polymeric layer can additionally include poly(ethylene co-vinyl acetate). |
| US07691398B2 |
Hair treatment composition comprising composite particles of clay and charged organic molecule
A hair treatment composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of composite particles, said particles comprising: i) a clay with a net surface charge, and ii) a charged organic molecule comprising at least 6, preferably at least 11, more preferably at least 17 carbon atoms, wherein the charge on the charged organic molecule is opposite to the net surface charge of the clay, said hair treatment composition further comprising one or more suitable hair treatment ingredients. |
| US07691396B2 |
Chimeric peptides comprising HER-2 B-cell epitopes and measles virus fusion protein T-cell epitopes
Compositions, methods, and vaccines that may stimulate the immune system and that may be used for treating malignancies associated with overexpression of the HER-2 protein are provided. Such compositions include epitopes of the HER-2 proteins. |
| US07691386B2 |
Chimeric papillomavirus-like particles
The present invention provides a papillomavirus-like particle, characterized as having conformational epitopes, comprising a papillomavirus L1 product and a papillomavirus L2 fusion product; and related synthetic DNA molecules, host cells, methods and vaccines. |
| US07691385B2 |
Polypeptides encoded by polynucleotides that are useful for detecting resistance to streptogramin A or to streptogramin B and related compounds
Polypeptides are provided, which are useful to produce specific monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies that serve as detection means in order to characterize any staphylococcal strain carrying genes encoding resistance to streptogramin A or to streptogramin B. |
| US07691383B2 |
Cupredoxin derived transport agents and methods of use thereof
The present invention discloses methods and materials for delivering a cargo compound into a cancer cell. Delivery of the cargo compound is accomplished by the use of protein transduction domains derived from cupredoxins. The invention further discloses methods for treating cancer and diagnosing cancer. |
| US07691380B2 |
Combined methods for tumor coagulation and tumor treatment
Disclosed are various compositions and methods for use in achieving specific blood coagulation. This is exemplified by the specific in vivo coagulation of tumor vasculature, causing tumor regression, through the site-specific delivery of a coagulant using a bispecific antibody. |
| US07691366B2 |
Chimeric CMP-Ang1 molecule
The present application describes a fusion molecule that includes coiled coil domain, which renders the molecule soluble and provides potent activity. |
| US07691363B2 |
Compositions containing phenethyl aryl esters as solubilizing agents for active organic compounds
An active or functional organic compound is solubilized in a phenylethyl ester, e.g. an aryl carboxylic ester of 2-phenylethyl alcohol, as a solvent, cosolvent or additive, to form a composition thereof. Representative active or functional organic compounds include personal care products, e.g. sunscreens containing UVA/UVB absorbing compounds, such as avobenzone and benzophenone-3. Such compositions also show increased critical wavelength and UVA/UVB absorbance ratio performance properties. |
| US07691359B2 |
Carbon nanotubes derivatized with diazonium species
The invention incorporates new processes for the chemical modification of carbon nanotubes. Such processes involve the derivatization of multi- and single-wall carbon nanotubes, including small diameter (ca. 0.7 nm) single-wall carbon nanotubes, with diazonium species. The method allows the chemical attachment of a variety of organic compounds to the side and ends of carbon nanotubes. These chemically modified nanotubes have applications in polymer composite materials, molecular electronic applications, and sensor devices. The methods of derivatization include electrochemical induced reactions, thermally induced reactions (via in-situ generation of diazonium compounds or pre-formed diazonium compounds), and photochemically induced reactions. The derivatization causes significant changes in the spectroscopic properties of the nanotubes. The estimated degree of functionality is ca. 1 out of every 20 to 30 carbons in a nanotube bearing a functionality moiety. Such electrochemical reduction processes can be adapted to apply site-selective chemical functionalization of nanotubes. Moreover, when modified with suitable chemical groups, the derivatized nanotubes are chemically compatible with a polymer matrix, allowing transfer of the properties of the nanotubes (such as, mechanical strength or electrical conductivity) to the properties of the composite material as a whole. Furthermore, when modified with suitable chemical groups, the groups can be polymerized to form a polymer that includes carbon nanotubes. |
| US07691358B2 |
Nanocarbon solubilizer, method for purifying same, and method for producing high-purity nanocarbon
A water solubilizer for nanocarbons contains a surfactant which can form a spherical micelle vesicle having a diameter of 50-2,000 nm in a water solution or a water-soluble polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000-50,000,000 as an active constituent. For example, the water solubilizer is used for purification of nanocarbons. |
| US07691355B2 |
Process for the preparation of magadiite from an organic structuring agent of quaternary diammonium type
Described is a process for the preparation of a crystallised lamellar solid formed by magadiite consisting of implementing in a step (i) mixing of at least one silica source, at least one salt of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-N,N′-dibenzyloctanediammonium, at least one alkali and/or alkaline earth metal M and water and then implementing in a step (ii) hydrothermal treatment of said mixture until said crystallised lamellar solid constituted by magadiite is formed. |
| US07691353B2 |
Low dielectric constant group II-VI insulator
Low dielectric constant group II-VI compounds, such as zinc oxide, and fabrication methods are disclosed. Low dielectric constant insulator materials are fabricated by doping zinc oxide with at least one mole % p-type dopant ion. Low dielectric constant zinc oxide insulator materials are fabricated by doping zinc oxide with silicon having a concentration of at least 1017 atoms/cm3. Low dielectric zinc oxide insulator materials are fabricated by doping zinc oxide with a dopant ion having a concentration of at least about 1018 atoms/cm3, followed by heating to a temperature which converts the zinc oxide to an insulator. The temperature varies depending upon the choice of dopant. For arsenic, the temperature is at least about 450° C.; for antimony, the temperature is at least about 650° C. The dielectric constant of zinc oxide semiconductor is lowered by doping zinc oxide with a dopant ion at a concentration at least about 1018 to about 1019 atoms/cm3. |
| US07691352B1 |
Process for preparation of perovskite
A new set of additives to be sued in the preparation of inorganic materials; especially of perovskite nature is proposed. The chemical compositions of the perovskites prepared in the presence of the mentioned additives are found to be more homogenous, leading to better catalytic behavior, including higher selectivity and yields as compared to catalysts of identical formulations prepared through the conventional method of using EDTA/citrate (or other organic additive) method. |
| US07691350B2 |
Method of removing ammonia from fly ash and fly ash composition produced thereby
A method of treating fly ash and fly ash treated thereby, the method involving contacting ammonia-laden fly ash with an organic base-containing treatment composition, where the organic base causes the ammonia within the fly ash to evolve from the fly ash. The treatment composition preferably includes an effective amount of one or more amines. The treatment compound may be applied to the fly ash in any manner effective to disperse the treatment compound among the fly ash. |
| US07691348B2 |
Process for the removal of anionic impurities from caustic aluminate solutions
A process for removing anionic impurities from a caustic aluminate solution having aqueous tetrahydroxy aluminate ions is described. A caustic aluminate solution is obtained such that anionic impurities are partially or substantially substituted into tetrahydroxy aluminate ions to form substituted aluminate ions. A suitable calcium compound, such as quicklime, is reacted in a conventional slaker (10) with a slaking solution, for example water, and stored in an agitated storage tank (12). The resulting slurry is pumped to a reaction vessel (14) where it is reacted with a caustic aluminate solution under appropriate conditions such that the calcium compound is converted into tricalcium aluminate (TCA) precipitate. Upon reaction substituted aluminate ions are substantially incorporated within the TCA precipitate to form a substituted TCA precipitate enabling the anionic impurities to be removed from the solution via the substituted TCA precipitate for disposal or recovery. The caustic aluminate liquor may be optionally fortified with an anionic impurity by mixing it in a mixing tank (16) with the anionic impurity. |
| US07691344B2 |
Oil reconversion device for waste plastics
An oil reconversion devices 1a and 1b for waste plastics which thermally crack a waste plastic Ro by heating it and converts a generated cracker gas Gr into oil by cooling it, equipped with a thermal cracking bath 2 which has a bath main body 4 placed inside a coil 3 . . . , induction-heats the bath main body 4 by feeding a high-frequency current through the coil 3 . . . , and thermally cracks at least a molten plastic Rd obtained from the waste plastic Ro to generate the cracker gas Gr, an injection port 5 through which the waste plastic Ro is injected, a feeder 6 which supplies the waste plastic Ro injected through this injection port 5 to the thermal cracking bath 2 via a forced or direct feeding means Ua or Ub without a bath, and an oil conversion processor 7 which cools and converts the cracker gas Gr generated by the thermal cracking bath 2 into oil. |
| US07691341B2 |
Method of forming a catalyst element having a thermal barrier coating as the catalyst substrate
A combustion catalyst coating (36) applied to the surface of a ceramic thermal barrier coating (34) which is supported by a metal substrate (32). The microstructure of the thermal barrier coating surface provides the necessary turbulent flow and surface area for interaction of the catalyst and a fuel-air mixture in a catalytic combustor of a gas turbine engine. The temperature gradient developed across the thermal barrier coating protects the underlying metal substrate from a high temperature combustion process occurring at the catalyst surface. The thermal barrier coating deposition process may be controlled to form a microstructure having at least one feature suitable to interdict a flow of fuel-air mixture and cause the flow to become more turbulent than if such feature did not exist. |
| US07691340B2 |
Catalytic converter
A catalytic converter having a pair of catalytic converter members disposed in a housing. A pair of catalytic converter members is disposed within the housing along a longitudinal axis of the housing. A annular structure is disposed within the housing between the pair of catalytic converter members, such annular structure having a hollow inner region disposed along the longitudinal axis to enable exhaust gases introduced into the housing to pass from a frontal one of the pair of catalytic converter members, though the hollow region of the annular structure, to a rearward one of the pair of catalytic converter members. The annular structure terminates at a front edge and rear edge. The front edge engages a rear, outer peripheral portion of the frontal one of pair of catalytic converter members and the rear edge engages a frontal, outer peripheral portion of the rearward one of the pair of catalytic converter members. |
| US07691339B2 |
Catalyst temperature control via microwave-induced particle oxidation
A particulate filter system for an internal combustion engine including a particulate trap, microwave-absorbing materials located in the particulate trap, and a NOx catalyst located in said particulate trap. |
| US07691335B2 |
Sterilizing method, sterilizing apparatus, and air cleaning method and apparatus using the same
A sterilizing method and apparatus in which neutral atoms and anions are coupled to produce a sterilizing substance which is, in turn, used to remove an object to be removed by sterilization. The sterilizing apparatus includes a cation generator and an anion generator, which are separate from each other. Also disclosed as an air cleaning method and apparatus using the sterilizing method and apparatus. |
| US07691325B2 |
Photonic crystal solvent vapor sensing device
A method of manufacturing a vapor-sensing device, including placing an aqueous dispersion of colloidal spheres on a substrate, drying the aqueous dispersion of colloidal spheres to obtain a colloidal crystal, filling the voids among the colloidal crystal with a vapor-expandable matrix composition, curing the vapor-expandable matrix composition, and peeling away any excess vapor-expandable matrix material from the surface of the film, so that the colloidal crystal is exposed. |
| US07691324B2 |
Method and reactor for the non-thermal decomposition and pasteurization of organic process materials by electroporation
In a reaction chamber, which constitutes a component of a process installation for obtaining foodstuffs or foodstuff components, biological products in harvested form that are whole or in pieces are subjected to pulsed electric fields as they pass through said reaction chamber, said electric fields forming pores in the cell walls so as to irreversibly open the latter, thus making the content of the cells more easily accessible. This is achieved by electrode groups, which can be energized to a high voltage and are located in the wall of a longitudinal passage of the reactor through which the process material is moved past grounded electrodes located in an opposing longitudinal wall area. Each electrode group is connected to an electric energy accumulator such as for example, a Marx generator, by means of a switch, in order to rapidly establish electric fields of multiple directions between the charged and the grounded electrodes. |
| US07691320B2 |
Gas supply system for a metallurgical furnace and operating method for said system
The aim of the invention is to damp or suppress oscillations (≦back-attack≧ effect) in sidewall or base blowing converters, used in particular to produce carbon steel or stainless steel. To achieve this, the gas supply system (3) for the converter comprises an inflow restrictor device (7), which is positioned upstream of or associated with the jets (5) and which periodically reduces or interrupts the gas supply to the interior of the furnace. |
| US07691317B2 |
Method and device for manufacturing a double-walled, thermoplastic tube with a connecting sleeve
In at least one method for manufacturing a double-walled, thermoplastic tube with a connecting sleeve, which enables precise and complete moulding of the connecting sleeve by simple means, it is provided that a) a first tube (1) is extruded into a mould tunnel (4) comprising at least one row of moulds (5) guided on a path, b) the first tube (1) is given a corrugated shape in at least one first section and expanded into a connecting sleeve in at least one second section, c) a second tube (6) is extruded into the first tube and pressed against the corrugation troughs (8) of the first tube (1), d) while the first tube (1) is being given a corrugated shape and the second tube (6) extruded into the first, the space (A) between the two tubes (1, 6) is subjected to a pressure p1 that is above atmospheric pressure, e) the space (A) between the two tubes (1, 6) is subjected, at a specified time before or after expansion of the first tube (1) into a connecting sleeve, to an essentially constant pressure p2≦p1 above atmospheric pressure, or to a variable, but not continuously declining pressure p2, f) during extrusion of the second tube (6) into the first tube (1), which has already been expanded into a connecting sleeve, the second tube (6) is internally subjected to a pressure p3 above atmospheric pressure and pressed against the first tube (1), and g) pressure p1 is subsequently again applied to space (A) between the two tubes. |
| US07691312B2 |
Underground pipe and method of securing conduits
The invention relates to the curing of pipes (5) for receiving data cables, which are inserted into textile strips (4) and which are placed in discharge lines (1), wherein temporarily hot water or steam is guided through the pipes (5). |
| US07691311B2 |
Method for manufacturing a glass fiber reinforced article, and a glass fiber reinforced article
A glass fiber reinforced article can be manufactured by: applying a mixture of glass fiber and binder over a mold surface of a first mold section to form a glass fiber matrix, wherein the binder comprises an organic solvent based binder capable of holding the glass fiber in place at room temperature; closing a second mold section over the first mold section to form a plenum between the first mold section and the second mold section, wherein the glass fiber matrix is provided in the plenum between the first mold section and the second mold section; injecting a reactive polymer forming composition into the plenum; and allowing the reactive polymer forming composition to react and form a thermoset resin. A glass fiber reinforced article is provided according to the invention. |
| US07691310B2 |
Shoe and method for production of the shoe
According to the invention, a shoe is produced by firstly forming a shoe upper piece (8), made up of an upper (7) and an inner sole (5), sewn to the upper (7), which is bonded to a sole (4) in the assembled shoe. A sole tread (2) is introduced into a casting mould (1) and then filled with a cork/latex mixture in a pasty state. A fillet (9) is then introduced into the shoe upper piece (8) and the unit thus produced, placed from above into the casting mould (1), such that the casting mould (1) is sealed thereby. It is important that only the sole edge (10) rests on the edge of the casting mould (11) and the fillet (7) is fixed internally to the inner sole (5), such that the shoe base material presses the inner sole (5) against the edge of the upper (12), lying on the fillet (9). |
| US07691307B2 |
Adhesive microstructure and method of forming same
A fabricated microstructure comprising at least one protrusion capable of providing an adhesive force at a surface of between about 60 and 2,000 nano-Newtons. A stalk supports the protrusion at an oblique angle relative to a supporting surface. The microstructure can adhere to different surfaces. |
| US07691301B2 |
Multi-cellular container with cut-score
A multi-cellular polypropylene container with a cut-scored region connecting the cells of the container is described. By varying the cut-score depths depending on the orientation of the plastic material, greater consistency in the tearability of the individual cells is achieved. One or more star-cut patterns may be provided between the cells. The star-cut patterns have curved edges that lead to the separation region. The curved edges provide a generally smooth surface that does not cut or snag the user. |
| US07691300B2 |
Composite fiber component produced by braiding
A fiber composite component is at least partially produced by braiding. It comprises a core element which has at least one concavely constructed face that is adjoined by a passage opening. Respective opposite transverse or longitudinal sides of the core element and the side of the passage opening not bounded by the core element are enclosed by a braided fiber composite loop element. |