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US07751064B2	Interference objective for annular test surfaces An apparatus including: an interferometric objective comprising a beam splitter surface configured to separate input light into test light and reference light, and a reference surface configured to receive the reference light and direct it back to the beam splitter surface, which is configured to recombine the reference light with test light reflected from a test surface, the interferometric objective further comprising one or more optical elements positioned in the path of the input light and having positive or negative optical power, wherein the reference surface is curved and defines a window to pass the input light towards the beam splitter surface.
US07751056B2	Optical coherence tomographic imaging apparatus An optical tomographic imaging apparatus capable of obtaining a high resolution tomographic image rapidly. In the apparatus, light beams having different wavelength ranges with portions of the ranges overlapping with each other are outputted from light source units, each of which is split into measuring and reference beams in each of the beam splitting units. A reflected beam reflected from a measuring object when the measuring beams are irradiated onto the measuring object is combined with the respective reference beams in the respective beam combining units, and a plurality of interference beams generated when the reflected beam is combined with the respective reference beams is detected in the respective interference light detection units, thereby interference signals are generated and a tomographic image is generated using the generated interference signals.
US07751055B2	Hollow core fiber optical gyro Apparatus is provided for a fiber optic gyro. The fiber optic gyro includes a ring resonator having first and second counter-propagating directions. The ring resonator includes a coil having an axis and an optical fiber having a hollow core. The ring resonator is configured to produce a first resonance frequency when a first light beam circulates through the hollow core in the first counter-propagating direction and produce a second resonance frequency when a second light beam circulates through the hollow core in the second counter-propagating direction. A difference between the resonance frequencies indicates a rotation rate of the fiber optic gyro about the axis.
US07751053B2	Optical detection and analysis of particles Method and apparatus for the single particle detection of submicron structures such as biological molecules and viruses utilises an optical element (100) comprising an optically transparent substrate (1) partially coated with a thin film of metal (2) illuminated with an optical beam (4) incident on a non-metal coated region (3) of the surface of the optical element at a point adjacent or close to the metal coated region of the optical element such that the beam propagates above but close and substantially parallel to the metal surface defining a measurement zone from within which submicron particles (7) contained in a sample (6) placed in contact with the optical element scatter or emit light which can be detected in the far field by conventional photodetection systems. The apparatus can be configured in a flow cell or optical microscope configuration.
US07751050B1	Photo sensing fluid contamination and quality monitor A fluid quality monitoring apparatus (100) comprising a fluid flow channel (120) having a photo sensing material (104) disposed upon a first surface and a light source emitting light (132) through an opposing light transitive surface (106). The condition of the fluid affects the absorption and reflection of the light. The penetrating light is received by the photo sensing material (104), which provides an output that can be utilized to analyze the condition of the fluid. The light can be provided via a plurality of LEDS, the incorporation of a radially distributed series of fiber optic strands, or any other light source. The sensing material can include defraction gratings, improving the monitoring process. The sensing material can be incorporated in a variety of configurations. The apparatus is preferably designed to be integrated between a fluid filter and the respective filter mounting bracket.
US07751045B2	Methods and system for aligning optical packages A method for aligning a beam spot with a waveguide portion of a wavelength conversion device includes scanning a beam spot over the input face of the wavelength conversion device while measuring the output intensity of the device such that an output intensity for each of a plurality of fast scan lines is generated. A first alignment set point is then determined based on the output intensity of each fast scan line. A second scan of the beam spot is then performed over the fast scan line containing the first alignment set point while measuring the output intensity for each point along the fast scan line. A second alignment set point is then determined based on the output intensities measured during the second scan. The beam spot is then aligned with the waveguide portion using the first alignment set point and the second alignment set point.
US07751044B2	Optical sensors for downhole measurements using birefringent materials A sensor for measuring in a borehole at least one of orientation, acceleration and pressure, the sensor including: a light source; a birefringent material receiving light from the source; and a photodetector for measuring light transmitted through the birefringent material to measure the at least one of orientation, acceleration and pressure.
US07751043B2	Apparatus and methods for concentration determination using polarized light Methods and apparatus for concentration determination using polarized light. The apparatus includes a first polarized light source having a first light source polarization axis and a second polarized light source having a second light source polarization axis generally perpendicular to the first light source polarization axis. Also, a first polarized light receiver having a first polarized light receiver polarization axis and configured to measure an intensity of light transmitted from the first light receiver polarizer and a second polarized light receiver having a second polarized light receiver polarization axis substantially perpendicular to the first light receiver polarization axis and configured to measure an intensity of light transmitted from the second light receiver polarizer, wherein the first and second light receiver polarization axes are generally +/−45 degrees relative to the first and second light source polarization axes.
US07751042B2	Recursive-reflective photoelectric sensor A recursive-reflective photoelectric sensor has a sensor main body and a recursive reflecting part. The sensor main body includes a light projecting part that projects first circularly polarized light and a light receiving part. When a mixture of the first circularly polarized light and second circularly polarized light which is differently polarized from the first circularly polarized light is incident to the light receiving part, only the second circularly polarized light is selectively passed. The recursive reflecting part reflects the first circularly polarized light by converting into reflected light that includes the second circularly polarized light.
US07751038B2	Apparatus and method for obtaining images of a borehole Apparatus for obtaining images of the wall of a borehole, comprises a tool body; a light source mounted on the tool body and arranged to illuminate the borehole wall; a camera mounted in the tool body; and a mirror moveably mounted on the tool body and spaced axially from the camera and arranged to reflect an image of the borehole wall at the camera, wherein the movement of the mirror allows images of different parts of the borehole wall to be reflected at the camera.
US07751036B2	Apparatus of inspecting defect in semiconductor and method of the same When size of a defect on an increasingly miniaturized pattern is obtained by defect inspection apparatus in the related art, a value is inconveniently given, which is different from a measured value of the same defect by SEM. Thus, a dimension value of a defect detected by defect inspection apparatus needs to be accurately calculated to be approximated to a value measured by SEM. To this end, size of the defect detected by the defect inspection apparatus is corrected depending on feature quantity or type of the defect, thereby defect size can be accurately calculated.
US07751032B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A lithographic apparatus includes a projection system configured to project a patterned radiation beam onto a substrate supported by a substrate table; a liquid supply system configured to supply a space between the projection system and the substrate with a liquid; a closing surface configured to provide a confining surface for liquid supplied by the liquid supply system in place of the substrate; and a closing surface positioning device configured to create and maintain a gap between the liquid supply system and the closing surface so that the liquid flows in the gap when the closing surface is used to confine the liquid supplied by the liquid supply system.
US07751030B2	Interferometric lithographic projection apparatus A lithographic projection apparatus includes an illumination system, an interchangeable upper optics module, and a lower optics module. The illumination system provides a beam of radiation. The interchangeable upper optics module receives the beam and includes, sequentially, a beam splitter that splits the beam into portions, an aperture plate, and a plurality of reflecting surfaces. The lower optics module receives portions of the beam from respective ones the reflecting surfaces and directs the portions of the beam onto a substrate. Interference fringes or contact hole patterns are formed on the substrate using the portions of the beam.
US07751029B2	Load-lock apparatus, device manufacturing apparatus, and device manufacturing method A load-lock apparatus includes a housing having a movable member, a first opening to allow a load-lock chamber to communicate with a processing chamber and a second opening, different from the first opening. The housing defines a volume of the load-lock chamber. A driving mechanism drives the movable member. A first gate valve is provided at the first opening, a second gate valve is provided at the second opening, and a pump reduces a pressure in the load-lock chamber. The driving mechanism drives the movable member, after loading an object into the load-lock chamber and before unloading the object from the load-lock chamber, to change the volume of the load-lock chamber. The driving mechanism decreases the volume of the load-lock chamber after the object is loaded into the load-lock chamber through the second gate valve and before the second gate valve is closed, and the pump reduces the pressure in the load-lock chamber after the volume of the load-lock chamber is decreased and the second gate valve is closed.
US07751028B2	Exposure apparatus and method An exposure method includes the steps of introducing fluid to a space between a surface of an object to be exposed, and a final surface of a projection optical system, projecting a pattern on a mask onto the object via the projection optical system and the fluid, wherein the introducing step includes the steps of filling the fluid in the space between the surface of the object and the final surface of the projection optical system, and wherein the filling step changes a capillary attraction of the fluid different from the capillary attraction that operates during the projection step.
US07751026B2	Apparatus and method for recovering fluid for immersion lithography A apparatus and methods recover a fluid from an immersion area formed in a gap between a projection system and an object of exposure in an immersion lithography system. A porous member is disposed adjacent to the immersion area. A pressure control system provides a first low pressure to a first portion of the porous member to remove immersion fluid that escapes from the immersion area, and provides a second low pressure to a second portion of the porous member to remove immersion fluid that escapes from the immersion area. The second low pressure is different from the first low pressure.
US07751024B2	Motion picture camera having a film magazine and means for cleaning the film A motion picture camera is provided having a film magazine inside of which a film supply reel, from which a motion picture film to be exposed having a supporting layer and a light-sensitive emulsion layer is unwound and moved over a film conveying path past a picture window for picture exposure and a film winding reel are placed, onto which the exposed motion picture film is wound. A device, which serves to remove foreign bodies located on one or both surfaces of the motion picture film, is placed in the film conveying path between the film supply reel inside the film magazine and the picture window.
US07751017B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a backlight assembly, a display assembly and a board combining member. The backlight assembly includes a light source generating light and a container receiving the light source. The display assembly includes a display panel received in the container and displaying an image, a driving printed circuit board (“DPCB”) disposed on an outer face of the container, and a flexible printed circuit board (“FPCB”) connecting the DPCB to the display panel. The board combining member combines the DPCB with the outer face of the container to be capable of moving corresponding to a thermal expansion of the container such that a position of the DPCB with respect to the FPCB is not substantially changed. Thus, the FPCB is prevented from warping due to the thermal expansion of the container.
US07751016B2	Display device having alignment marks with particular shapes for attaching substrate and FPC The present invention can perform, at the time of mounting flexible printed circuit boards on a display substrate, the accurate alignment without wrong mounting. A first alignment mark and a second alignment mark for performing the alignment of a flexible printed circuit board with a display substrate are attached to left and right sides of a group of lines which are formed on the flexible printed circuit board. Further, when at least one of the first alignment mark and the second alignment mark is equally divided into four areas, a shape of the alignment mark in at least one area is a shape obtained by folding back the shape of the alignment mark in other areas.
US07751015B2	Panel module for an LCD module having inter-substrate flexible wires A panel module for an LCD device has an LCD panel including a TFT panel and a counter panel, signal line and scanning line drive boards for connecting to external circuits, and TCPs connecting together the TFT panel and the drive boards. The signal line driver TCP has a plurality of slits in the film substrate thereof and bent at the slits, allow the signal line drive board to be located on the rear side of the backlight unit of the LCD device. The panel module is suited any of stacked, L-shaped or U-shaped board structure.
US07751014B2	Liquid-crystal display device This invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid-crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a plurality of pixels each surrounded by scan lines and signal lines arranged in a matrix format on the second substrate; with a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a first common electrode, and a second common electrode being arranged in the pixel region of the second substrate above which the liquid-crystal layer is disposed, the first pixel electrode and the first common electrode being arranged on a first layer, the second pixel electrode and the second common electrode being arranged on a second layer, the first pixel electrode and the second common electrode being overlapped upon each other in the pixel region, and the second pixel electrode and the first common electrode being overlapped upon each other in the pixel region.
US07751002B2	Transflective LCD panel and pixel structure with first and second overlapping common electrodes disposed in one direction both overlapping data line disposed in a second direction A pixel structure of a transflective LCD panel includes a substrate, a data line and a scan, a thin film transistor containing an extending electrode, a first common electrode and a second common electrode, a transmissive pixel electrode, and a reflective pixel electrode forming a first coupling capacitor with the extending electrode and a second coupling capacitor with the second common electrode. The first and second common electrodes and the data line overlap with each other in an overlapping area, wherein the first common electrode is disposed between the second common electrode and the data line.
US07751000B2	Liquid crystal display having a plurality of retardation films in reflective areas and method for manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display includes a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the substrates and has a reflective area and a transmissive area. At least one of the substrates is provided with a retardation film whose phase difference differs between the reflective area and the transmissive area. Alternatively, at least one of the substrates is provided with a retardation film whose slow axis differs between the reflective area and the transmissive area.
US07750997B2	Displaying method, display device, display panel and color filter device A displaying method and device. The display device includes a back light module and a display panel. The back light module emits at least M color lights. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel areas arranged in array structure, wherein each pixel area comprises N color filters, and at least one of the color filters is for passing through a plurality of primary color lights. In the displaying method, the back light module provides at least M color lights in a frame time, and a frame is displayed by arranging the M color lights and the N color filters in each pixel area, wherein M≧2 and N≧2. Moreover, the display panel may include an active component array substrate, a liquid crystal layer and a color filter substrate. In addition, any two adjacent pixel areas can share at least one color filter.
US07750993B2	Display device using light source and external light and having display unit hinged with main body A display device using an external light, includes: a main body including a light source; at least one auxiliary light source; and a display unit. The display unit includes a first end hinged with the main body such that the display unit can be opened and closed. The display unit also includes a transmissive display panel which forms an image. When the display unit is open, external light is incident onto the display panel and light from the at least one auxiliary light source is selectively supplied to the display panel.
US07750984B2	Photoluminescence liquid crystal display Provided is a photoluminescence liquid crystal display (LCD) using a light source emitting polarized light. The photoluminescence LCD may include a light source emitting polarized light, a light control unit including a liquid crystal layer having a plurality of pixel regions and modulating a polarization direction of the polarized light individually with respect to each of the pixel regions, a polarizer transmitting the modulated light only when the polarized light has a polarization direction, and a photoluminescence layer excited by the light transmitted through the polarizer and emitting excitation light by photoluminescence. Accordingly, an additional polarizer may not be on a rear surface of the light control unit, so that photoluminescence LCD may have a simpler structure and increased light use efficiency.
US07750983B2	Stretched film for stereoscopic 3D display A stereoscopic 3D display with stretched film. The display includes a liquid crystal display panel, drive electronics configured to drive the liquid crystal display panel with alternating left eye and right eye images, and a light guide and a backlight positioned to provide light to the liquid crystal display. A frame is positioned between the liquid crystal display panel and the light guide, and a 3D film is stretched over the frame.
US07750976B2	Automatic video detector An automatic Video Detector (“AVD”) for detecting the transmission format of a received video signal is disclosed. The AVD may include a video detector array module and a state machine. The video detector array module may include a video line detector and a sub-carrier frequency detection module in signal communication with the video line detector.
US07750972B2	Digital camera A digital camera has a signal processor, a high-frequency detector, a sampling processor, and a compression processor. The signal processor generates luminance and color difference data on the basis of image-pixel signals read from an image sensor. The high-frequency detector detects high-frequency components in the color difference data. The sampling processor carries out a sampling process to the luminance and color difference data in accordance with a given ratio of sampling frequencies. Then, the compression processor compresses the sampled luminance and color difference data. When there is a relatively low number of high-frequency components in the color difference data, the sampling processor samples the color difference data with a low sampling frequency.
US07750970B2	Distance-measuring device installed in camera The present invention provides a distance-measuring device has an AF area sensor that includes an image pick up element formed on a semiconductor substrate for receiving two images having a parallax therebetween, and a photo reception signal processing circuit formed on the semiconductor substrate for processing signals corresponding to light received by the image pick up element. On the basis of sensor data (outline data) obtained by integration executed in the AF area sensor in an outline detection mode, the distance-measuring device detects a main subject in a photography screen, sets a distance-measuring area including the main subject, and measures a distance to the main subject.
US07750969B2	Camera calibration system and three-dimensional measuring system Camera calibration which is robust against noise factors such as variation in environmental lighting and obstructions is realized. Light-emitting markers, whose on/off states can be controlled, are arrayed in a matrix on a reference panel on which an object is placed. The light-emitting markers blink in accordance with respective switching patterns in synchronism with the frame of continuous imaging of a camera. A three-dimensional measuring instrument determines the time-varying bright-and-dark pattern of a blinking point from the image of each frame and identifies, on the basis of the pattern, to which light-emitting marker each point corresponds. By reference to the identification results, camera calibration is performed, and a coordinate transformation parameter is computed.
US07750963B2	Timing signal generating circuit and photographing device having same circuit A circuit for generating a timing signal, the circuit having a memory and a pulse generator, the timing signal consisting of a number of pulses. The memory stores pulse count data, including an indication of the number of pulses in the timing signal, and rising edge and falling edge position data of the timing signal. The pulse generator produces the timing signal in accordance with the pulse count data and has a first circuit for generating rising edge signals, a second circuit for generating falling edge signals, an active control circuit for setting, in correspondence only with the pulse count data, corresponding rising edge signals as active state rising edge signals, and corresponding falling edge signals as active state falling edge signals, and a third circuit for generating said timing signal corresponding to the active state rising edge signals and the active state falling edge signals.
US07750962B2	Device for subtracting or adding charge in a charge-coupled device The present invention provides an apparatus for adding or subtracting an amount charge to or from a charge packet in a CCD as the packet traverses the CCD. The apparatus uses a “wire transfer” device structure to perform the addition or subtraction of charge during the charge packets traversal across the device. A pair of electrically interconnected diffusions are incorporated within the charge couple path to provide an amount of charge which can be added or subtracted from packets as the packets traverse the CCD.
US07750960B2	System and apparatus for high dynamic range sensor A system and method of operating a sensor array are provided. The method includes adjusting the reverse bias voltage for the photodiode of at least one pixel in the sensor array based on previous output values of one or more pixels in the array, algorithms, and/or user inputs.
US07750959B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing color image pickup device including a random array pattern and a regular array pattern A method for manufacturing a color image pickup device including a pixel group in which a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion element and a color filter are arranged includes the steps of generating a random array pattern in which color filters of at least one color component are randomly arranged for an arbitrary pixel position, so that the occurrence frequency of color filters of a color component in a region having a predetermined size including the arbitrary pixel position is within a desired error range, generating a regular array pattern in which color filters of at least one color component are regularly arranged, and generating a color filter pattern by compositing in a regular manner the random array pattern generated in the random array generating step and the regular array pattern generated in the regular array generating step.
US07750958B1	Pixel structure A method is disclosed for applying a first voltage to a back plate of a memory capacitor of a pixel to discharge the memory capacitor, pre-charging the memory capacitor in the pixel by applying the first voltage to a source of a pre-charge transistor while applying the first voltage to the back plate of the memory capacitor, and applying a second voltage to the back plate of the memory capacitor and the source of the pre-charge transistor, wherein the second voltage is at a higher potential than the first voltage to generate a negative gate-to-source voltage in the pre-charge transistor.
US07750952B2	Image data recording or storing apparatus, computer program for controlling said apparatus, and method for initializing areas on a recording medium An image data recording apparatus includes an area producing device producing a plurality of areas on a recording medium, an initialization device initializing the areas produced by the area producing device in accordance with desired forms, an area production designating device causing a user to designate a number of the areas produced by the area producing device and a recording capacity of each of the areas, and a format designating device causing the user to designate a kind of a format of each of the areas produced by the area producing device.
US07750946B2	Signal processing apparatus allowing an increase in pixels without an increase in driving frequency and circuit area A signal processing apparatus for carrying out signal processing on an input image signal and to output the result includes first correction processing means for carrying out correction processing dependent on pixels on the input image signal, second correction processing means for carrying out correction processing independent from pixels on a supplied image signal, synchronization processing means for generating RGB signals that represent a captured image and has matching spatial phases based on a supplied image signal, conversion means for carrying out at least processing for generating a luminance signal and a color signal based on a supplied image signal, and first resolution conversion means for converting a captured image into an image having the same resolution as an output image. The first resolution conversion means is provided downstream of the first correction processing means and upstream of the conversion means.
US07750941B2	Electronic camera and recording and regenerating method Audio regeneration data indicating where sound during audio regeneration is stored is recorded in a recording medium together with captured image data when image-capturing. The image data recorded in the recording medium and the audio regeneration data is read during image regeneration process. The image is displayed in accordance with the image data while the sound during the image-capturing is regenerated in accordance with the audio regeneration data. Therefore, the image and the sound can be easily appreciated simultaneously and the image regeneration can be effectively enjoyed.
US07750939B2	Image photographing device and release device An image photographing device (1), which converts an optical image of a subject into an electric signal by an image pick up device, and stores image data by the electric signal in an information recording medium (21), includes a communication interface (25), which communicates the image data, a determination device (31), which determines whether a device connected to the communication interface is an external device (2) or a release device (3), a communication process device (10), which conducts a communication process with the external device if the determination device determines that the external device is connected, and a photographing process device (10), which conducts a photographing process if the determination device determines that the release device is connected.
US07750934B2	Image forming apparatus and control method thereof An image forming apparatus is capable of controlling an exposure in accordance with sensitivity variations of a photosensitive body. An actual exposure position (Pr) sometimes precedes an exposure position (Pc) recognized based on the count value (C). In this case, the correction value (Dc) of the exposure position (Pc) recognized based on the count value (C) is calculated by linear interpolation using reference correction values (D0−Dn) corresponding to the position until the home position (HP) of a photosensitive drum is detected. When the home position (HP) is detected, the correction value (Dc(Pc0)) of an exposure position (Pc) recognized after detecting the home position (HP) is so calculated as to make the difference between the correction value of the exposure position and that of a previous exposure position (Pn′) fall within a preset range (α).
US07750933B2	Optical scanning unit and electro-photographic image forming apparatus including the same An optical scanning unit that includes a first optical device that forms collimated light from light radiated from a light source, a second optical device that focuses the collimated light onto a deflector, and an imaging optical device that focuses light deflected by the deflector onto an exposure object. The optical scanning unit further includes a refraction unit and a diffraction unit, and the power of the refraction unit is φr, the power of the diffraction unit is φd, and the ratio φr/φd is such that 0.5<φr/φd<1.3.
US07750928B2	Light source apparatus and method for driving the same A light source apparatus includes a substrate, cell blocks, a scan driver and a data driver. The cell blocks includes a plurality of sub-pixels located in a matrix type format at intersections between a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines on the substrate. The scan driver supplies scan signals to the cell blocks through the scan lines. The data driver supplies data signals to the cell blocks such that a summation of brightness values of the cell blocks per a frame remains constant during a period and at least one cell block among the cell blocks has a different brightness value from that of another cell block among the cell blocks during respective frame. The period is comprised a predetermined number of frame.
US07750926B2	Method and apparatus for producing composite images which contain virtual objects Methods and apparatus for production of composite images, videos, or films which exhibit virtual objects. More particularly, methods and apparatus for rendering, scaling, and/or locating, virtual objects within composite images, videos, or films employing marker objects as reference objects.
US07750924B2	Method and computer-readable medium for generating graphics having a finite number of dynamically sized and positioned shapes A method and computer-readable medium are provided for generating graphics having a finite number of dynamically sized and positioned shapes. According to the method, a relative size and position are defined for each of the shapes in a graphic. The relative size and position of the shapes may be defined relative to a canvas size or relative to other shapes. Once the size and position have been defined, the size and position are translated into size and position values expressed as relative to a canvas size. A mapping is also created between specific locations in a data set and the shapes. The graphic is generated utilizing the mapping and by sizing and positioning the shapes relative to the current canvas size. If a new canvas size is detected, the size and position of the shapes may be recomputed relative to the new canvas size. The graphic may also be utilized within a dynamic graphic.
US07750923B2	Implementing limited function mode in a display device A display device for use with a computer adapted for operation in an unrestricted use mode and a limited function mode and a method for enforcing a limited function mode display is disclosed. The display device enters a limited function mode when a condition of non-compliance with an operating policy is discovered by the computer. Additionally, the display device may also enter a limited function mode upon powering up or when connections to the computer and/or selected components of the display are disabled or disconnected. When in the limited function mode, the display may support a limited function interface for use in correcting the condition of non-compliance.
US07750921B2	Image data processing method and apparatus, storage medium product, and program product When printing image data obtained by an input device, the present invention is intended to effectively utilize the color reproduction area of the printer. An image data processing method of the present invention comprises the steps of scale-down shifting a first color space point outside a maximum color reproduction area of an output unit to a second color space point within the maximum color reproduction area of the output unit; computing an amount of shift by which the first color space point is shifted to the second color space point; converting the second color space point to a third color space point within a color reproduction area smaller than the maximum color reproduction area of the output unit; and outputting an image to the output unit using image data obtained by scale-up shifting the third color space point to a fourth color space point within the maximum color reproduction area of the output unit based on the computed shift amount.
US07750918B1	Shapes comprising repeated graphic elements Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a shape may comprise one or more repeated graphic elements.
US07750916B2	Memory addressing techniques A method of generating a stream of non-contiguous memory addresses representing contiguous points in logical space is described. The method comprises: generating initializing parameters describing the contiguous points in the logical space; configuring a memory address engine with the initializing parameters; performing an algorithm in the memory address engine according to the initialising parameters to produce a plurality of non-contiguous memory addresses; and collating the non-contiguous memory addresses into the stream of memory addresses for output to a data memory. The present invention has particular application to SIMD processing techniques where there are a plurality of memory address engines.
US07750912B2	Integrating display controller into low power processor In one embodiment, a system comprises a memory; a memory interface coupled to the memory; a processor unit coupled to the memory interface, a second interface coupled to the processor unit, and a graphics processing unit. The processor unit comprises at least one processor core and a display controller configured to couple to a display. The graphics processing unit is configured to render data into a frame buffer representing an image to be displayed on the display. The processor unit is configured to deactivate the second interface if the graphics processing unit is not rendering, and the display controller is configured to read the frame buffer data for display even if the second interface is deactivated.
US07750911B2	Pen-based 3D drawing system with 3D mirror symmetric curve drawing A pen-based system allows users, such as artists, graphic designers and illustrators, and the like, to create accurate curve models by sketching. A tool set implemented in software that runs on a computer system combines paper sketch metaphors and a minimalist gesture set. This tool set provides an environment where the artists can focus on the creative task at hand rather than the details of operating software. A pen-based drawing method and system allows users to create and edit three dimensional (“3D”) objects by sketching.
US07750907B2	Method and apparatus for generating on-screen display using 3D graphics A method and a system are provided for generating an on-screen display using 3D graphics in devices without a high quality 3D graphics accelerator. 3D graphic images obtained from a 3D graphic image generator are mapped to 2D graphic images, and the mapped 2D graphic images are moved according to 2D motion vectors estimated from 3D motion of a 3D geometric object on a viewport. Accordingly, it is possible to generate and display a 3D graphic on-screen display.
US07750906B2	Systems and methods for light pruning The effective illumination volume (e.g., angular spread and falloff) of each light source in an object model scene can be represented by a simple geometry. Geometry-based culling techniques then can be used to automatically remove or de-activate lights for a frame, set of frames, or entire shot of animation, based on interactions of the light geometries with objects in the scene. The light pruning process can be run in a pre-pass procedure, such that production and rendering preparation procedures do not have to deal with lights that will not affect a final image. Further, a pre-pass pruning removes lights before rendering, such that the data for each light does not have to be loaded into memory at render time. Removing the lights before rendering also can reduce a amount of ray tracing and other processing used for the lights at render time.
US07750904B2	Modeling variable illumination in an image sequence A simplified general model and an associated estimation algorithm is provided for modeling visual data such as a video sequence. Specifically, images or frames in a video sequence are represented as collections of flat moving objects that change their appearance and shape over time, and can occlude each other over time. A statistical generative model is defined for generating such visual data where parameters such as appearance bit maps and noise, shape bit-maps and variability in shape, etc., are known. Further, when unknown, these parameters are estimated from visual data without prior pre-processing by using a maximization algorithm. By parameter estimation and inference in the model, visual data is segmented into components which facilitates sophisticated applications in video or image editing, such as, for example, object removal or insertion, tracking and visual surveillance, video browsing, photo organization, video compositing, etc.
US07750900B2	Digital-to-analog converting circuit and display device using same A digital-to-analog converter of reduced number of elements and smaller area includes a reference voltage generating circuit for outputting a plurality of reference voltages having voltage values that differ from one another; a first logic circuit for outputting the result of a logical operation on a first bit group comprising even-numbered bits (or odd-numbered bits) of an input digital data signal composed of a plurality of bits; a second logic circuit for outputting the result of a logical operation on a second bit group comprising the odd-numbered bits (or even-numbered bits) of the input digital data signal composed of the plurality of bits; a switch group circuit for supplying first and second terminals with voltages selected, inclusive of voltages that are identical, from among the plurality of reference voltages, which are output from the reference voltage generating circuit, in accordance with respective outputs from the first and second logic circuits; and an amplifier circuit for outputting an output voltage that is the result of applying a predetermined operation to voltages supplied to the first and second terminals.
US07750899B2	Liquid crystal display device The invention provides a liquid crystal display device for displaying an image, having a signal processing function and a narrow frame. In the display device of the invention, a signal processing circuit is formed by thin film elements and at least a portion of the signal processing circuit is formed in the region that extended the region where a wiring connection portion is formed along a side of a substrate. By providing the signal processing circuit outside the sealed region of liquid crystal and the like and utilizing regions beside an FPC connected portion which tended to be a dead space conventionally, a display device having a narrow frame can be provided.
US07750896B2	Display device having intermediate films paired with light emitting elements for displaying a location specified by a user with a pointer The display apparatus (1) is provided with: a plurality of intermediate films (120), each of which reflects light including at least a corresponding light component with a predetermined wavelength from among incoming light; and a plurality of light receiving elements (130), each of which receives the incoming light through the intermediate films.
US07750888B2	Liquid crystal display device and driving method thereof A liquid crystal display and a method of driving the same is capable of for preventing a difference in brightness from occurring between horizontal line blocks. A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel having liquid crystal cells arranged in a matrix pattern; at least one integrated circuit for driving the liquid crystal display panel; a supply line commonly connected to the at least one integrated circuit for applying drive signals to the at least one integrated circuit; and a signal-limiting part formed at an input terminal of the supply line, wherein the supply line has a higher resistance than the sum of the line resistances of the entire supply line.
US07750884B2	Method and apparatus of driving liquid crystal display device A method and apparatus of driving a liquid crystal display device is disclosed in the present invention. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of gate lines crossing the data lines, a plurality of first liquid crystal cells on a first side of the data lines, a plurality of second liquid crystal cells on a second side of the data lines, a first switching part in each of the first liquid crystal cells and controlled by the ith gate line and the (i+2)th gate line (wherein i is a natural number), and a second switching part in each of the second liquid crystal cells and controlled by the ith gate line.
US07750881B2	Voltage conversion device having non-linear gain A voltage conversion device has a non-linear gain, for converting analog voltage provided by an analog voltage source. The voltage conversion device comprises a gain decision module, a voltage selection module, and a voltage output module. The gain decision module comprises an analog to digital (A/D) converter and a gain selector. The A/D converter is used for converting analog voltage provided by the analog voltage source into digital signals. The gain selector is used for determining a gain. The voltage selection module is used for outputting a direct-current (DC) voltage. The voltage output module has a first input end coupled to the gain selector, an output end coupled to the gain selector, and a second input end coupled to the voltage selection module, for outputting an amplified result of the DC voltage outputted from the voltage selection module.
US07750880B2	Automatic digital variable resistor and display device having the same An automatic digital variable resistor capable of preventing failure in a liquid crystal display panel and an LCD having the same are provided. The automatic digital variable resistor comprises a programmable memory in which an intermediate value of n-bit data is stored, wherein (n≧2) and a voltage adjuster adjusting the intermediate value stored in the memory in response to an external control signal and outputting an analog voltage value corresponding to the adjusted intermediate value, wherein the voltage adjuster further outputs an analog voltage value corresponding to the intermediate value read from the memory when the intermediate value is a maximum or minimum value of n-bit data.
US07750877B2	Program for causing computer to execute display system and data transfer method A display system includes a display apparatus having a liquid crystal display screen of displaying images with memory-type liquid crystal and an image data storing portion of storing image data used for image forming; and an image data supplying apparatus including a transfer section of attaining or preparing image data and transferring the image data to said display apparatus, wherein said transfer section is used for forming images displayed in said liquid crystal display screen and transfers at least one of display image data to be destroyed after the image forming and storage image data to be stored in said image data storing portion as data separate from the other.
US07750876B2	Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus with image signal conversion An electro-optical device includes a display unit that has a plurality of switching elements provided at intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines and that drives the plurality of switching elements based on image signals supplied to the plurality of data lines so as to display images, a driving unit that controls driving of the display unit through a phase expansion so as to drive the plurality of switching elements for predetermined blocks, m×n signal wiring lines that transmit image signals, the image signals being divided into m (where m is a natural number of 2 or more) parallel data sequences and each of the data sequences including n (where n is a natural number of m or less) image signals, and that have extended portions such that the m×n signal wiring lines are grouped into a plurality of groups of signal wiring lines, each of the groups including n signal wiring lines for each data sequence on a substrate, and such that the plurality of groups of signal wiring lines for each data sequence are grouped, and a shield line that is formed between two adjacent groups of signal wiring lines for each data sequence along the signal wiring lines in a portion where the signal wiring lines extend.
US07750873B2	Electroluminescent display device An electroluminescent display (EL) where a signal distortion is reduced or prevented by introducing appropriate distortion to a scan waveform to equalize a variation of a kickback voltage. An EL display includes an organic EL panel that includes a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and pixel circuits arranged at the intersections between the scan lines and the data lines; and a scan driver that sequentially selects the scan lines to drive a selection signal. A signal delay is introduced on at least one of an input side and an output side of the scan driver, and may be provided by a signal delay device. Alternatively, the signal delay device may be included in the scan driver, either at an input side or an output side of the shift register or the level shifter.
US07750872B2	Method for driving a flat-type display device A method for driving a flat-type display device which includes a cathode panel having first electrodes and second electrodes and an anode panel, the cathode panel and the anode panel having spacers is provided. The method includes the steps of: in the non-display operation period of the flat-type display device, determining a normalized first current from a first current by non-display-driving the electron emitter areas near the spacers, and determining a normalized second current from a second current by non-display-driving the electron emitter areas which are not near the spacers; and in the actual display operation period of the flat-type display device, setting the driving conditions for the electron emitter areas on the basis of the normalized first current and normalized second current so that the electron emission conditions in the electron emitter areas near the spacers and not near the spacers are substantially the same.
US07750870B2	Plasma display panel control circuit A method and circuit to control of a circuit for addressing at least one line electrode of a plasma display panel having, for each line, a line selection stage formed of two switches in series between two input terminals of the selection stage, the method including use of a first one of the two switches of the selection stage of each line to flow a current from or to an inductive element of the addressing circuit.
US07750868B1	Low profile antenna for measuring the shielding effectiveness of hemp protected enclosures A low profile broadband antenna capable of measuring shielding effectiveness (SE) of a shielded boundary above or below ground for permanent installation behind walls, under floors, above ceilings and other areas with limited transverse (as opposed to lateral) available space is provided. A spiral antenna having a wide operating bandwidth is positioned within the interior of an environmentally sealed enclosure. The enclosure likewise has a low profile suited for installation in such locations.
US07750867B2	Smart antenna and antenna fixing mechanism A holding part 50 fixedly holds a shaft 17 included in a smart antenna 10 on a television receiver 20. The smart antenna 10 is held fixedly by the holding part 50. The shaft 17 of the smart antenna 10 is provided with an opening 17a in a part thereof distant from a part thereof held by the holding part 50. A wiring 15a is extended outside from the shaft 17 through the opening 17a and is connected to the television receiver 20.
US07750865B2	Multipurpose antenna configuration for a contactless data carrier In an antenna configuration (4) with two antenna arms (5, 6) arranged in a V-shape, two coupling zones (13, 14) for electrically coupling to respective terminals of an integrated component (15) are provided in the region of the ends (7, 8) of the antenna arms (5, 6) lying close together, wherein each of the two antenna arms (5, 6) in addition comprises a coupling region (20, 21) at a distance from its coupling zone (13, 14), and each coupling region (20, 21) is designed for electrically coupling to a terminal of a further electronic component (22).
US07750863B2	Broadband communication system for mobile users in a satellite-based network A satellite-based communications system operating at high data rates includes a plurality of satellites each having uplink and downlink antennas for transmitting and receiving a plurality of signals utilizing a plurality of spot beams to and from a plurality of coverage areas at a predetermined range of frequencies. The system also includes a plurality of user terminals for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the plurality of communications satellites at the predetermined range of frequencies and at one of the first plurality of data rates. Each of the user terminals having a steerable antenna for tracking relative movement of each of the user terminals with respect to each of the plurality of communications satellites and for tracking movement of each of the plurality of communications satellites in order to maintain communications with the plurality of communications satellites.
US07750860B2	Helmet antenna array system A helmet substrate is covered with a highly absorptive layer and an antenna layer. The antenna layer includes a conformal log periodic dipole array wherein adjacent antenna elements connect through switches. By driving appropriate ones of the switches, the log periodic dipole array tunes to a desired frequency band.
US07750859B2	Generic pick-up horn for high power thermal vacuum testing of satellite payloads at multiple frequency bands and at multiple polarizations Methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed for high power thermal vacuum testing of satellite payloads using pick-up horns. Such pick-up horns can include at least one outer metal wall forming a metal body and at least one interior surface disposed in the metal body, forming at least one chamber in the metal body. The pick-up horn further includes a front metal surface disposed at a front end of the metal body, having at least one opening corresponding to the at least one chamber, and at least one high-power absorbing load disposed within the at least one chamber and in contact with the at least one interior surface. A pick-up horn may further include a serpentine coolant path disposed within the metal body between an outer surface of the at least one outer metal wall and the at least one high-power absorbing load. Related systems and methods are described.
US07750857B2	Mobile terminal A mobile terminal includes: a terminal casing including a first casing and a second casing combined with the first casing; an external antenna mounted on an external surface of the terminal casing; an internal antenna mounted within the terminal casing; and at least one fastening screw that fastens the first and second casings and electrically connects the external and internal antennas. The size and thickness of the terminal can be reduced.
US07750853B2	Partially shorted microstrip antenna A partially shorted microstrip antenna configured to wrap around a projectile's body without interfering with the aerodynamic design of the projectile. The microstrip antenna has three identical conformal antenna elements equally spaced around the circumference of the projectile's body. The antenna has an operating frequency of 231.0 MHz±400 KHz. Each antenna element includes a plurality of vias which operate as a partial short connecting the radiating element to the ground plane and thereby increase the bandwidth of the antenna element.
US07750849B2	Method and arrangement for determining the spatial frequency of a signal A method and arrangement for finding the direction to an emitter source by determining the spatial frequency of a signal received from the source in a sensor panel and comparing the spatial frequency with the instantaneous frequency. The panel includes a first matrix of sensors and a second matrix of sensors interleaved with the first matrix. The spatial frequency is determined by comparing the signals received by the first and second sensor matrices.
US07750848B2	Spread spectrum software receiver A spread spectrum signal receiver comprises a radio signal processing unit, at least partly implemented in software running on a processor. The processing unit determines a candidate collection of subsets of signal sources from a group of potential sources, by the criterion that an anticipated processing intensity required to derive position/time related data from that subset is equal to or less than a maximum specified processing intensity. Each subset contains at least a minimum number of signal sources necessary to produce position/time related data. The processing unit also selects a set of preferred signal sources from a candidate subset, based on a highest estimated quality of the position/time related data attainable during a subsequent operating period for the receiver without exceeding the maximum specified processing intensity. During the subsequent operating period, the receiver receives spread spectrum signals from the selected set of signal sources and produces position/time related data therefrom.
US07750844B2	Method of updating the clock bias between a GSM network BTS and GPS Satellites The present invention relates to a method of updating the clock bias between the common clock of the satellites of a radio navigation satellite system and the clock of a radio station of an asynchronous cellular radiotelephone system including a mobile device including a radio navigation satellite system receiver for receiving satellite data supplied by at least four satellites and an assistance server for improving the acquisition of satellite data by the mobile device. The method includes the steps of the mobile device receiving the satellite data, the mobile device calculating pseudodistances between itself and the satellites, encapsulating the pseudodistances with the time at which the pseudodistances are calculated, transmitting the pseudodistances and the time at which the pseudodistances are calculated in the form of a radio signal from the mobile device to the assistance server via the radio station, and the assistance server determining the position of the mobile device and estimating the clock bias between the common clock of the satellites and the clock of the radio station using the pseudodistances and the time at which the pseudodistances are calculated.
US07750839B2	Method for detecting atmospheric turbulence by an embedded electromagnetic sensor, notably on board an aircraft An aim of the invention is to allow the detection of turbulence in the absence of tracers. A radar is embedded aboard an aircraft (21) and implements the following steps: searching for the upper part of a convective system (1) situated outside the given zone, reflecting the electromagnetic waves; searching for divergence zone (7) inside the convective system by searching for a divergence profile; reckoning the appearance of turbulence in the given zone as a function of observable meteorological phenomena in the divergence zone (7) by applying fluid mechanics properties.
US07750835B1	Analog to digital converter using asynchronous pulse technology A digital to analog converter includes a time encoder that converts an analog input signal into a asynchronous pulse sequence, a pulse asynchronous DeMUX circuit that converts the asynchronous pulse sequence into a parallel stream of pulse sequences at a relatively lower speed, a parallel pulse to asynchronous digital converter, an asynchronous digital to synchronous digital converter, a timing reference circuit to generate absolute time references, and a Digital Signal Processor. This architecture provides for analog to digital conversion based on pulse encoding with a parallel digitization scheme of the pulse encoded signal.
US07750831B2	Phase detector utilizing analog-to-digital converter components Methods and systems are provided for an improved phase detector utilizing analog-to-digital converter (ADC) components. In an embodiment, the method includes from an ADC having a sampling clock signal that determines sampling instants, obtaining a first comparison value between an analog signal and a first threshold voltage at a first sampling instant, and obtaining a second comparison value between the analog signal and a second threshold voltage at a second sampling instant. The method further includes, from a supplemental circuit, obtaining a third comparison value between the analog signal and a third threshold voltage at a third sampling instant between the first and second sampling instants. The method further includes processing the first, second, and third comparison values to determine a phase relationship between the analog signal and the sampling clock.
US07750827B2	Coding device, pulse regenerating device, and communications system It is an object of the present invention to provide coding techniques which allow for higher efficiency and easier synchronization with coded data. In order to attain the object, a coding device according to the present invention converts 2-bit informational data into 4-bit coded data according to a predetermined coding rule. According to the coding rule employed in the coding device, one of four possible kinds of bit strings of informational data is converted into alternately a bit string of four bits in which each of values of two successive bits is “1” and a bit string of four bits in which each of values of all bits is “0”. Then, the other kinds of bit strings are converted into bit strings of four bits which differ from one another, in each of which a value of only one bit is “1”.
US07750825B2	System and method for navigation of display data Navigating display data (e.g., large documents) on an electronic display is described in which a first set of visual indicators are layered over the portion of the portion of data displayed on the electronic display. The user selects a particular navigation task, which selection signal is received by the navigation application. The navigation application determines a section of interest based on the particular navigation task selected and layers a second set of visual indicators over the portion of the display data defined by all of the sections other than the section of interest. The navigation application then animates movement of the display data and both sets of visual indicators on the electronic display according to the particular navigation task selected.
US07750824B2	Optical system and element for detecting ice and water An optical system for detecting ice and water on the surface of an aircraft includes an elongated transparent optical element having first and second end portions. A light source and light detector are disposed in one end of the optical element and a reflective surface is disposed in the opposite end portion. The reflective surface defines a critical angle and reflects light from the light source to the light detector when the critical angle is in contact with air and refracts the light toward the external environment when the reflective surface is in contact with ice or water. The system may also incorporate an optical element wherein the reflective surface includes a continuous array of convex elements extending outwardly from and across one end of the optical element and wherein each of the convex elements defines a critical angle.
US07750815B2	Portable monitoring apparatus with over the air programming and sampling volume collection cavity A portable monitoring apparatus includes a bracelet having a housing and a strap for connecting the bracelet with a body part of a person being monitored, and an electronic monitoring circuit disposed in the housing. The electronic monitoring circuit executes an executable program for controlling the monitoring circuit according to a control algorithm. The executable program is modifiable by over the air programming from a monitoring network having transmitting and receiving circuits in operative communication with the electronic monitoring circuit. The housing of the bracelet includes a contract portion configured to engage the skin of the person being monitored and a cavity portion having an opening defining a closed sampling volume when the base is in contact with the person. An alcohol sensor is disposed at the sampling volume for detecting a physiological condition of the human and generating a signal thereof.
US07750814B2	Highly portable system for acoustic event detection A man wearable acoustic sensor for use with a gunshot detection system. In a preferred embodiment the inventive sensor includes: a housing configured to be man wearable, a microphone; a processor housed within the housing and in communication with the microphone to detect an acoustic event and determine a time of arrival for the acoustic event; a GPS receiver for providing position information to said processor; a network; and a display for displaying information concerning acoustic events to a user. Man wearable describes a sensor which is either integrated into a piece of equipment normally carried by a soldier or integrated into an article of clothing or configured to securely attach to such equipment or clothing.
US07750812B2	Apparatus for and method of using an intelligent network and RFID signal router Apparatuses, systems for, and methods of transporting digital signals and radio-frequency (“RF”) signals are disclosed. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, an intelligent network (e.g., a combination router) and corresponding method are provided for transporting RF signals to, for example, an RFID antenna and transporting digital signals to, for example, a controller. In a preferred embodiment, the intelligent network is implemented with a manager unit for controlling a plurality of network devices to facilitate the efficient management of RFID-enabled devices. The network devices may include a combination router/switch, which has the capability of switching both digital data and RF data, RFID readers, RFID reader/writer pads, and other devices. In accordance with preferred embodiments, the intelligent network allows enhanced flexibility in controlling systems for interrogation of RFID antennae.
US07750811B2	Wireless asset monitoring and security system An asset monitoring and security system includes at least one asset assigned a unique identifier and operable wirelessly transmit an identification signal embodying the identifier. A data store maintains a list of the assets and privileges associated with the assets for authorized users of the assets. A control unit is adapted to receive identification signals from the assets and monitor positions of the assets within a defined area. The control unit communicates with the data store and is further operable to initiate an alarm event when privileges associated with a given asset for authorized users of the asset are exceeded. Each of the assets includes a lock-out mechanism that impedes use of the asset when the lock-out mechanism is activated. The control unit activates the lock-out mechanism of a given asset when the privileges associated with the asset for authorized users of the asset are exceeded.
US07750810B2	Identification method and system and device suitable for said method and system A method system, and device for identification by an identification tag in which a request to a control module of the identification tag is transmitted from an interrogation device via a contactless interface of the identification tag, so that the control module accesses identification data stored in a memory module assigned to the identification tag. The identification data are transmitted via the contactless interface. Body-specific identification data of the wearer are captured and transmitted to a verification module by a measuring device assigned to the identification tag, or a sensor, and/or an analysis device. The transmitted body-specific identification data is compared with the identification data stored in the memory module by the verification module, to confirm the identity of the wearer. The identification tag is injected and/or implanted under the skin of the wearer. The identification tag can be in particular an RFID and/or NFC tag.
US07750808B2	Data retrieval tags Data retrieval tags, drillstring communications systems and methods, and computer programs are disclosed. The data retrieval tag includes an insulator substrate, at least one analog memory cell disposed on the insulator substrate and an antenna coupled to the analog memory.
US07750803B2	Security system and moving robot A security system comprises a first sensor disposed in an area to be monitored in a building to monitor the area; a moving robot having a robot main body, a second sensor for monitoring the area to be monitored and a robot operation processor for moving the robot main body according to an operation mode data indicating an operation of the robot main body; a controller including first and second sensor information monitor means for collecting first sensor information and second sensor information which are acquired by the first and second sensors, and an operation mode data generator for generating the operation mode data from the first sensor information or the second sensor information and transmitting the operation mode data to the robot operation processor.
US07750800B2	Patrol system and patrol method thereof A patrol system comprises: a computer, a receiving and sending communication device, and a plurality of signal elements. The computer and the receiving and sending communication device are wirelessly connected to each other. The receiving and sending communication device serves to sense the signal elements. The signal elements are disposed at designated patrol locations. When a patrolman with a receiving and sending communication device arrives at a designated patrol location and gives feedback to the computer, the computer will determine next patrol location to be patrolled and inform the patrolman. And thus the patrol route of each patrolman is determined randomly by the computer, so that the thief doesn't know the patrol route. Further, even the patrolman doesn't know the next patrol location to be patrolled, thus preventing the patrolman from colluding with the thief and betraying the patrol route.
US07750796B2	Regenerative braking halo and method A variably illuminable display is provided for use with a vehicle having a regenerative braking capability with a detectable recharging rate. The display has a variable width, variable color, and variable intensity that are proportionately and continuously variable in response to the detected charging rate. The display is adapted to at least partially circumscribe a circular instrument gauge to thereby form an illuminable halo. A method is also provided for displaying the rate of energy transfer of a regenerative braking system aboard a vehicle, including detecting the recharging rate or rate of energy transfer of the regenerative braking process, communicating the detected recharging rate to a controllable display, and continuously varying at least one of the variable width, variable color, and variable intensity of the controllable display in proportion to the detected rate of energy transfer.
US07750795B2	In-vehicle system, detailed warning lamp information notification system, and server system When a warning lamp 20a on the meter panel lights up in an in-vehicle system 1, the description of the content of warning and coping strategies about the lighted warning lamp are displayed on a display device 13. Thus, a user can be swiftly informed of the description of the content of warning and coping strategies. This can make it unnecessary for the user to spend time and effort looking for a service manual and opening the service manual and searching for appropriate pages, and can enhance user-friendliness.
US07750793B2	Methods and apparatus for RFID device authentication Methods and apparatus are disclosed for use in an RFID system comprising a plurality of RFID devices and at least one reader which communicates with one or more of the devices. In one aspect of the invention, an identifier transmitted by a given one of the RFID devices is received by a reader or by an associated verifier via the reader. At least first and second codes are determined, by the reader or verifier, with the first code being a valid code for the identifier, and the second code being an invalid code for the identifier. The reader, or verifier via the reader, communicates with the given device to determine if the device is able to confirm that the first code is a valid code and the second code is an invalid code.
US07750785B2	Coil frame capable of connecting with another coil frame Coil frames and transformers are provided. A coil frame includes a sub-coil-frame and an extended frame. The sub-coil-frame is utilized for winding a metal coil thereon. The extended frame is attached to the sub-coil-frame. The extended frame has a hole and a protrusion. The hole of the coil frame can be connected with the protrusion of another coil frame.
US07750782B1	Nine-phase autotransformer A polygon connected three-phase autotransformer using six windings per phase provides a reduced power rating nine-phase power source suitable for 18-pulse AC to DC power converters. The windings are selected and connected in a manner that controls harmonic currents and minimizes total kVA rating. When the autotransformer is used to power a nine-phase AC to DC converter its kVA rating is typically less than 48% of the DC load kW. Additional isolated windings can provide means for the invention to operate as an efficient double-wound transformer.
US07750781B2	Coded linear magnet arrays in two dimensions Field emission structures comprising electric or magnetic field sources having magnitudes, polarities, and positions corresponding to a desired spatial force function where a spatial force is created based upon the relative alignment of the field emission structures The magnetic field sources may be arranged according to a code having a desired autocorrelation function. In particular, a high peak to sidelobe autocorrelation performance may be found desirable. Specific exemplary embodiments are described having non-parallel linear substructures. The non-parallel linear substructures may use the same or different codes and may have none, one, or more magnets in common. Other embodiments include substructures spaced according to a spacing code. Exemplary spacing codes include, but are not limited to Golomb ruler or Costas array. A polarity code may be applied across the substructures.
US07750776B2	Anisotropic bonded magnet for use in a 4-pole motor, a motor employing that magnet, and an alignment process apparatus for the anisotropic bonded magnet for use in a 4-pole motor A hollow cylindrically shaped anisotropic bonded magnet for use in a 4-pole motor, is formed by molding anisotropic rare-earth magnet powder with resin. The alignment distribution of the anisotropic rare-earth magnet powder in a cross section perpendicular to the axis of the anisotropic bonded magnet is in the normalized direction of the cylindrical side of the hollow cylindrical shape in the main region of a polar period, and in a transition region in which the direction of the magnetic pole changes, steadily points towards a direction tangential to the periphery of the cylindrical side at points closer to the neutral point of the magnetic pole, and becomes a direction tangential to the periphery of the cylindrical side at that neutral point, and steadily points toward the normalized direction of the cylindrical side at points farther away from the neutral point.
US07750770B2	Gas diverter for an electrical switching device A gas diverter is disclosed that slows, cools, and directs the hot gas and plasma generated during the operation of an electrical switching device. The gas diverter mounts to the switching device and has an inlet for accepting the gas and exit for expelling the gas. The diverter has peripheral walls and internal partitions that divide the gas and provide for two independent circuitous flow paths. In multi-phase switching devices, a plurality of gas diverters may be used to further separate the gases generated in each respective phase. The gas diverter is made of a high temperature, arc resistant plastic which is molded to form a two piece structure. The gas diverter is mounted to the device via a slide in place flange-channel mechanism.
US07750768B2	Switching device including magnetic microswitches organized in a matrix An electrical switching device including a plurality of magnetic microswitches organized in a matrix on a substrate and each includes a mobile element driven between two stable positions held under the effect of a magnetic field, the device being characterized in that it includes a network of crossed conducting lines, wherein magnetic microswitches are positioned near to intersections formed by the conducting lines. The passage of an electrical current, through two conducting lines commands a change in position of the mobile element of the magnetic microswitch situated at the intersection of the two conducting lines.
US07750765B2	Compact via transmission line for printed circuit board and design method of the same A compact via transmission line for a printed circuit board having preferred characteristic impedance and capable of miniaturizing the printed circuit board including a multilayer printed circuit board, and extending the frequency range of a via transmission line mounted on the printed circuit board, and a design method of the same. The transmission line has a central conductor forming an inner conductor layer boundary make up a signal via hole, a plurality of via holes arranged around the central conductor form an outer conductor layer boundary, and a plurality of conductor plates formed of a printed circuit board conductor layer, is further provided with a constitutive parameter adjustment clearance hole between the inner and outer conductor layer boundaries of the compact via transmission line, and electrically isolates to prevent cross-talk of a signal propagating through a signal via hole with other signals in a high-frequency signal band.
US07750764B2	Coaxial-to-microstrip transitions and manufacturing methods Coaxial-to-microstrip transitions may include a microstrip line and coaxial-line assembly. The microstrip line includes a first dielectric having an aperture, a conductive strip disposed on one primary face of the first dielectric, and a ground plane disposed on the opposite primary face of the first dielectric. The coaxial-line assembly includes an outer conductor and an inner conductor. In some examples, the ground plane extends between the outer conductor and the inner conductor on a first side of the coaxial-line assembly proximate the conductive strip and an aperture cross section extends beyond the outer conductor on a second side of the coaxial-line assembly distal the conductive strip. In some examples, the ground plane has a non-circular aperture. In some examples, the outer conductor encloses an area that is less than an area of the aperture. In some examples, the enclosed area has a width that is less than a corresponding width of the first aperture.
US07750761B2	Signal transmission structure A signal transmission structure includes two power planes, a signal line and a first pillar. The power planes spaced by an interval space provide a first voltage and a second voltage respectively. The signal line, disposed on first surfaces of the power planes, is disposed across the interval space. The first pillar is disposed within the interval space and is aside the signal line, in which the first pillar is apart from the power planes and the signal line.
US07750760B2	RF module The present invention provides an RF module capable of converting electromagnetic waves in the TE mode to balanced electromagnetic waves in the TEM mode without adjustment and outputting the balanced electromagnetic waves while easily realizing miniaturization. The RF module includes: a waveguide (3) in which a half-wavelength TE mode resonator (2) is formed; an E plane coupling window (4) formed in a wall portion (3a) orthogonal to an H plane out of wall portions (3a) to (3e) constructing the TE mode resonator (2) in the waveguide (3); an output line (5a) provided at the edge on the side of the wall portion (3d) parallel with the H plane on the E plane coupling window (4), and magnetically coupled to electromagnetic waves in the TE mode resonator (2); and another output line (5b) provided at the edge on the side of the wall portion (3e) parallel with the H plane in the E plane coupling window (4), and magnetically coupled to the electromagnetic waves.
US07750759B1	Multi-mode MEMS resonator array The present invention relates to a multi-mode micro-electromechanicalsystems (MEMS) resonator system that may provide low motional resistance and a high quality factor by using a resonating structure that includes multiple parallel-coupled longitudinally resonating bodies, each of which has multiple resonating segments adjacent to one another along an axis. The multi-mode MEMS resonator system may provide high acoustic velocity by using the micro-structure of MEMS technology. The multi-mode MEMS resonator system may include electrostatic transducers, piezoelectric transducers, or both. The present invention includes multiple embodiments that may include different configurations of the resonating structure.
US07750757B2	Matching circuit The present invention has for its object to provide a matching circuit with multiband capability which can be reduced in size, even if the number of handled frequency bands rises. The matching circuit of the present invention comprises a load having frequency-dependent characteristics, a first matching block connected with one end to the load with frequency-dependent characteristics, and a second matching block formed by lumped elements connected in series to the first matching block. And then, when a certain frequency band is used, matching is obtained with the series impedance of the first matching block and the second matching block. When a separate frequency band is used, a π-type circuit is constituted by connecting auxiliary matching blocks to both sides of the second matching block. Next, at the same frequency, by taking the combined impedance of this π-type circuit and a load whose characteristics do not depend on the frequency to be Z0, the influence of the second matching block is removed.
US07750754B2	Base unit and device for the transfer of electromagnetic fields A metamaterial is proposed which is composed of base elements having six ports with two ports, respectively. The base element further comprises four nodes connected with a central point via inductors, to which nodes the ports are connected via capacitors.
US07750753B1	Photonic semiconductor electromagnetic limiter A system includes a source of electromagnetic energy or power and an amplitude-sensitive circuit. An amplitude-limiting transmission line couples the source to the circuit. The transmission line includes a semiconductor in the field of the transmission line and a light source for illuminating the semiconductor with light responsive to the amplitude from the source. Application of energy or power to the light source illuminates the semiconductor, which produces a plasma. The plasma tends to attenuate the energy or power reaching the circuit.
US07750751B2	Method and apparatus for creating phase modulation in edge-sensitive signals Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus used to add high-performance phase modulation to an applied input signal with data or clock edges which overcomes limitations of range, bandwidth and operating data rate by utilizing parallel devices to singularly modulate rising and falling edges separately and then re-add them together. In an embodiment of this invention, T-type (toggle) flip flops and exclusive-OR gates are used to achieve very high-performance results.
US07750743B2	Compensating quantity-providing circuit, stress-compensating circuit, stress-compensated circuit, apparatus for providing a compensating quantity, method for providing a compensating quantity and ring oscillator A compensating quantity-providing circuit includes a frequency signal generator having an output for a frequency signal the frequency of which depends on mechanical stress in a circuit, and a compensating quantity provider having an input for the frequency signal and an output for a compensating quantity which is based on the frequency signal.
US07750742B2	Enhanced all digital phase-locked loop and oscillation signal generation method thereof An All Digital PLL (ADPLL) and oscillation signal generation method using the ADPLL is provided for generating a spur-free oscillation signal by improving the frequency resolution of the ADPLL. An all digital phase-locked loop of the present invention includes a digitally controlled oscillator for generating an oscillation signal having a frequency corresponding to an inputted control signal, a re-timer for retiming a reference clock based on the oscillation signal, a feedback circuit for accumulating a number of clocks of the oscillation signal within a time period and generating a phase information of the oscillation signal in synchronization with the retimed reference clock, a sigma-delta modulator for sigma-delta modulating a frequency command signal into a modulation signal having a less number of bits than a number of bits of the frequency command signal, a reference phase accumulator for accumulating phases corresponding to the modulation signal, a phase difference detector for generating a phase difference information between an output signal of the reference phase accumulator and the phase information, and a digital loop filter for filtering the phase difference information to generate the control signal.
US07750736B2	Integrated circuit system for controlling amplifier gain An integrated circuit system comprising: forming a differential amplifier including: forming a first transistor, coupling a second transistor to the first transistor in a high gain configuration, and coupling a third transistor, having a low gain configuration, in parallel with the second transistor; and adjusting a gain of the differential amplifier by adjusting a ratio of the size of the second transistor to the size of the first transistor.
US07750719B2	Level shifter concept for fast level transient design A driving circuit is provided by the invention. The driving circuit includes a level shifter, a buffer and a switch. The switch is coupled between an operation voltage and a power supply terminal of the first buffer for controlling a power-supplying time of the first buffer. While the level shifter is transiting, the switch is turned off, and the switch is turned on after the level shifter completes the transition. Therefore, the transition time of the level shifter is different from the transition time of the buffer so as to avoid simultaneously conducting large currents to adversely affect the transition capability of the level shifter.
US07750718B2	Level shifter using coupling phenomenon A level shifter removes delay, which is generated at the time of transition of an input signal level, by adjusting a size of NMOS transistors to perform pull-down and pull-up operations. The level shifter includes a coupling unit for setting up a voltage level of a first node according to a voltage level of an input signal, a first buffer for transferring an output signal by buffering a signal from the first node, and a driving unit configured to receive the input signal and the output signal and drive the first node.
US07750717B2	Single supply level shifter circuit for multi-voltage designs, capable of up/down shifting A method, system, and apparatus to a novel single supply level shifter circuit for multi-voltage designs, capable of up/down shifting are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a first circuit, a second circuit, a voltage source with an output voltage equal to a voltage value of the second circuit, a level shifter circuit coupled with both an output of the first circuit and an output of the voltage source and wherein the level shifter circuit is used to convert a voltage value of a signal from the first circuit to the voltage value of the second circuit, and a capacitor loop circuit associated with the first circuit, the level shifter circuit and the voltage source and configured with a capacitor to charge from at least one of a first circuit output voltage.
US07750715B2	Charge-sharing method and device for clock signal generation A clock generation circuit has two output ends to provide a first clock signal and a second clock signal, in response to first and second input signals, respectively. A charge storage component is used to transfer some charge from the first output end to the charge storage component when the first clock signal is high for a period of time, and to transfer the charge from the charge storage component to the second output end when the second clock signal is low. At a different period of time in the clock cycle, the charge storage component is used to transfer some charge from the second output end to the charge storage component when the second clock signal is high for a period of time, and to transfer the charge from the charge storage component to the first output end when the first clock signal is low.
US07750709B1	Method and apparatus for biasing a floating node in an integrated circuit One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that biases a floating node within an integrated circuit. During operation, the system first identifies the floating node within the integrated circuit to be biased. The system then determines a desired bias voltage. Next, the system couples a low-power bias source to the floating node to supply the desired bias voltage, wherein the floating node is biased without stopping data transmission through the floating node during biasing.
US07750708B2	Circuit arrangement for generating a complex signal and the use of this circuit arrangement in a high-frequency transmitter or receiver A circuit arrangement for generating an IQ signal which comprises an oscillator (3) and a frequency divider (4). The oscillator (3) and the frequency divider (4) are arranged in a common current path between the supply and reference potentials (7, 5) in accordance with the proposed principle. It is possible to operate the two function blocks using a common BIAS current and additionally to save components.
US07750704B2	Providing a low phase noise reference signal A reference clock generator includes an oscillator to generate a periodic signal, a shaping circuit and a filter. The shaping circuit shapes the periodic signal to generate a clock signal. The filter is located between the oscillator and the shaping circuit.
US07750703B2	Duty cycle correcting circuit A duty cycle correcting circuit includes a duty ratio control signal generating block that detects a duty ratio of input clock signals and generates a duty ratio control signal comprising a plurality of bits, a power supply block that supplies a voltage to output nodes, and a signal processing block that controls voltage levels of the output nodes to correspond to voltage levels of the input clock signals in response to the plurality of bits of duty ratio control signals.
US07750699B2	Delay locked loop circuit A DLL circuit and a synchronous memory device perform stable operation in a power down mode although the entry and exit into/from the power down mode is repeated rapidly. The synchronous memory device operates in a normal mode and a power down mode. A delay locked loop (DLL) generates a DLL clock having frozen locking information when exiting the power down mode. A controller precludes phase update operation of the DLL when a predetermined time passes after entering the power down mode to thereby obtain a time margin for a phase update operation undertaken in the normal mode.
US07750696B2	Phase-locked loop A method of calibrating a PLL that includes forcing a control voltage input to a voltage controlled oscillator to be a reference voltage and setting a calibration divider coupled to receive an output clock signal from the voltage controlled oscillator such that the calibration divider utilizes one of a plurality of divisors that results in the output clock signal having a high frequency can substantially avoid overshoot and glitch problems associated with conventional PLL calibrations.
US07750695B2	Phase-locked loop circuitry using charge pumps with current mirror circuitry A system and method for performing phase-locked loop is disclosed. The system includes phase frequency detector circuitry, charge pump circuitry having first current mirror circuitry and second current mirror circuitry, loop filter circuitry, and voltage controlled oscillator circuitry. The phase frequency detector circuitry generates an up signal and a down signal based on the phase difference of an input signal and a feedback signal. The charge pump circuitry includes the first current mirror circuitry and the second mirror circuitry and generates a charge pump output signal based on the up and down signals. The loop filter circuitry generates a filtered control signal based on the charge pump output signal. The voltage controlled oscillator circuitry generates the feedback signal with a repeating waveform based on the filtered control signal.
US07750694B1	Power on reset circuitry for manufacturability and security using a fuse Circuits and methods for controlling a Power On Reset (POR) circuit in an Integrated Circuit (IC) are presented. In one embodiment, a circuit includes a fuse, test POR override circuitry, and latch enable circuitry. The test POR override circuitry is in electrical communication with the fuse and includes a latch. The output of the test POR override circuitry is selectable between a test POR signal and a first logic value based on the output of the latch. The latch enable circuitry, in communication with the test POR override circuitry, is configured to enable the loading of the latch with the first logic value when the fuse has been programmed and with a second logic value otherwise. In addition, the output of the test POR override circuitry and the output of the POR circuit are gated to generate a POR signal. Where the test POR override circuitry is enabled before the fuse is programmed to allow the testing of the IC during manufacturing. Once the fuse is programmed, the test POR override circuitry is disabled to protect the IC from outside access to the SRAM configuration using the test POR override circuitry.
US07750690B2	Output stage for electronic devices integrated on a semiconductor substrate, in particular for high frequency applications and corresponding method An output stage may include an input terminal receiving an input signal, an output terminal coupled to an external load, and a pre-buffer coupled to the input terminal and including an enable terminal receiving a general enable signal and a first output terminal for supplying a first control signal. The output stage may also include an output buffer including a first final transistor inserted between the supply terminal and the output terminal, and a control terminal coupled to the first output terminal of the pre-buffer for receiving the first control signal, and a first tracking circuit between the supply terminal and the first output terminal of the pre-buffer. The first tracking circuit may include a first capacitor between the supply terminal and a first intermediate node coupled to the first output terminal of the pre-buffer by a switch activated by a first activation signal during a transient of the first final transistor thereby reconstructing a noise of the first reference voltage.
US07750689B1	High voltage switch with reduced voltage stress at output stage The present invention discloses a high voltage switching module having reduced stress at its driver output stage which in turn controls the gate of a transistor requiring a high current drive. The switching module includes a negative elevating circuit, a delay module, a pull-up circuit, and a pull down circuit. The negative elevating circuit senses a transition of a logic input signal to generate a control signal. The first pull-up circuit is operatively coupled to this control signal for switching the driver output from a negative voltage to a ground voltage. There is an additional delay module which is configured to provide a delay in the logic input signal. This delayed logic input signal is operatively coupled to the second pull-up stage which takes the output of the driver from GND to VDD. The pull-down circuit is operatively coupled to the negative elevator for controlling a voltage at the driver output to the negative level. The module further comprises a switching circuit that is operatively coupled to the driver output for controlling the passing of a high voltage with high current requirements.
US07750687B2	Circuit arrangement comprising a level shifter and method A circuit arrangement includes a first level shifter, an output stage, and a feedback circuit. The first level shifter is coupled to receive an input signal having a first voltage level from an input terminal, and is configured to provide a level-shifted signal having a second voltage level higher than the first voltage level. The output stage includes a first transistor that has a control terminal operably coupled to an output of the first level shifter. The output stage is configured to provide at an output terminal of the output stage an output signal based on the level-shifted signal. The feedback circuit is configured to feed back the output signal to the output of the first level shifter.
US07750684B2	Power-on detection circuit for detecting minimum operational frequency A power-on detection circuit for detecting a minimum operational frequency includes: an oscillating circuit, which includes: a ring oscillator, for generating a first oscillating signal; and a high pass filter for filtering the first oscillating signal to generate a second oscillating signal. The power-on detection circuit also includes a rectification device, coupled to the high pass filter, for generating a logic signal once the second oscillating signal reaches a certain frequency.
US07750682B2	CMOS back-gated keeper technique A novel methodology for the construction and operation of logical circuits and gates that make use of and contact to a fourth terminal (substrates/bodies) of MOSFET devices is described in detail. The novel construction and operation provides for maintaining such body-contacted MOSFET devices at a lower threshold voltage (VTh) when actively on (to increase overdrive and performance), and at a higher relative threshold voltage when off (to reduce leakage power). Because the threshold potential of a gate moves inversely to its body potential, it follows then that in general, the body of a given device must be tied to the inverse of the device's drain voltage to achieve such a desirable threshold potential modulation effect for improved device, circuit, gate and logical family operation.
US07750678B2	Nonvolatile programmable logic circuit A nonvolatile programmable logic circuit using a ferroelectric memory performs a nonvolatile memory function and an operation function without additional memory devices, thereby reducing power consumption. Also, a nonvolatile ferroelectric memory is applied to a FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), thereby preventing leakage of internal data and reducing the area of a chip.
US07750674B2	Low-power transceiver architectures for programmable logic integrated circuit devices High-speed serial interface or transceiver circuitry on a programmable logic device integrated circuit (“PLD”) includes features that permit the PLD to satisfy a wide range of possible user needs or applications. This range includes both high-performance applications and applications in which reduced power consumption by the PLD is important. In the latter case, any one or more of various features can be used to help reduce power consumption.
US07750669B2	Reprogrammable integrated circuit A reprogrammable integrated circuit, including one or more logic dies including circuit components; and one or more reprogrammable interconnect dies including reprogrammable interconnect components electrically connected to the circuit components to define signal routing paths between the circuit components to allow a user to develop an integrated circuit.
US07750666B2	Reduced power differential type termination circuit A reduced power differential type termination circuit for use in SSTL, HSTL and other transmission line systems reduces power consumption. A differential type termination circuit may comprise first and second nodes for coupling, respectively, to first and second transmission lines; a first impedance coupled between the first transmission line and a third node; a second impedance coupled between the second transmission line and the third node; and a low direct current reference voltage generator for generating a reference voltage applied to the third node. The first and second transmission lines may transmit complimentary signals. The first and second impedances may be symmetric or asymmetric. The first impedance may match the second impedance. The first and second impedances may, respectively, match the impedances of the first and second transmission lines. The first and/or second impedances may include a bidirectional switch, such as a transmission gate, to enable and disable the termination circuit.
US07750663B2	Method and apparatus for testing an electronic motor An apparatus for testing an electric motor is described. The motor comprises stator windings and a rotor arranged along a rotation axis. The apparatus is adapted to measure a physical quantity of the stator winding while the rotor is being rotated about the rotation axis, whereby periodic measuring data concerning the physical quantity are obtained. The apparatus is adapted to collect measuring data concerning at least two periods of the periodic measuring data, to compare the symmetry between at least the fundamentals of two or more half-cycles of the collected data and to generate a signal that indicates the symmetrical relation between at least the fundamentals of two or more half-cycles of the collected measuring data.
US07750661B2	Method of testing liquid crystal display A method of testing a liquid crystal display includes the steps of forming a plurality of chip positioning areas with a plurality of data connecting ends on a glass substrate, forming a plurality of data wires between two adjacent chip positioning areas which are linked to the plurality of data connecting ends of the two adjacent chip positioning areas, forming a testing circuit on each chip positioning area, which is linked to a predetermined amount of data connecting ends, and probing two testing circuits of two chip positioning areas to obtain an electrical parameter.
US07750659B2	Voltage detecting circuit and semiconductor device including the same A voltage detecting circuit detects a voltage between first and second wirings, and comprises at least first and second transistors connected in series between the first and second wirings, wherein a first reference voltage is supplied to a gate of the first transistor, a gate and a drain of the second transistor are short-circuited, and a detection signal is output from a connection point between a drain of the first transistor and a source of the second transistor.
US07750657B2	Polishing head testing with movable pedestal A polishing head is tested in a test station having a pedestal for supporting a test wafer and a controllable pedestal actuator to move a pedestal central wafer support surface and a test wafer toward the polishing head. In another aspect of the present description, the test wafer may be positioned using a positioner having a first plurality of test wafer engagement members positioned around the pedestal central wafer support surface. In another aspect, the wafer position may have a second plurality of test wafer engagement members positioned around an outer wafer support surface disposed around the pedestal central wafer support surface and adapted to support a test wafer. The second plurality of test wafer engagement members may be distributed about a second circumference of the ring member, the second circumference having a wider diameter than the first circumference. Additional embodiments and aspects are described and claimed.
US07750656B2	Circuit for distributing a test signal applied to a pad of an electronic device The circuit distributes a test signal applied to a pad of an electronic device that is enabled during test phases of the device and disabled during normal functioning. The circuit includes a “master” buffer, one or more “slave” buffers, one for each replicated pad, and an interconnection bus of the “master” and “slave” buffers. During a test phase, the “master” buffer replicates on the interconnection bus the test signal fed to a pad of the device, while the “slave” buffers convey to the various replica pads of the feed pad the signal present on the interconnection bus. During the normal operation of the device, the circuit remains disabled.
US07750655B2	Multilayer substrate and probe card It is an object of the present invention to dramatically reduce thermal deformation without using any special material in a multilayer substrate and a probe card.According to the present invention, in a probe card including at least one circuit board connected in an electrically conductive manner to a probe brought into electrical contact with an inspection object, the circuit board includes a base layer and a surface layer stacked on at least an inspection object side surface of the base layer. The surface layer has a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than that of the base layer, and grooves dividing the surface layer into a plurality of areas are provided in the surface layer.
US07750648B2	Method to quickly estimate inductance for timing models A method of estimating an inductance delay includes determining a resistance-capacitance (RC) delay with resistances and capacitances of a network and estimating an inductance delay of the network by determining a propagation delay of an electromagnetic (EM) field across wires of the network. Additionally, the method includes determining if the RC delay is below a specified threshold and adding the estimated inductance delay to the RC delay to determine a total time to propagate voltage swings through the network if the RC delay is below the specified threshold.
US07750647B2	Position detecting device with a microwave antenna arrangement and a method for the manufacture thereof A position detecting device serves for finding the distance between a specimen arranged in a conductive structure and a microwave antenna arrangement of the position detecting device, produced by an inventive method, on the basis of microwaves. The microwave antenna arrangement exhibits a dielectric antenna body provided at least in part with an electrically conductive coating, which constitutes a first and a second pole face on a coupling probe of the microwave antenna arrangement.
US07750642B2	Magnetic flowmeter with verification A magnetic flowmeter is provided including a magnetic flowtube arranged to receive a flow of process fluid. The magnetic flowtube includes a drive coil and at least one sense electrode. Measurement circuitry is coupled to the flowtube and is configured to provide a drive signal to the drive coil and measure flow of process fluid through the flow tube based upon an output from the sense electrode. A memory contains a stored value related to a nominal parameter of the flowtube. Verification circuitry is arranged to measure a parameter of the magnetic flowtube and responsively provide a verification output related to operation of the magnetic flowmeter based upon a comparison of the measured parameter and the stored value.
US07750641B2	Battery system and method for monitoring a battery A battery system and a method for monitoring a battery are provided. The battery has a first plurality of cells electrically coupled in series to one another. The first plurality of cells includes a second plurality of cells and a third plurality of cells electrically coupled together at a node. The method includes calculating a first number of failed cells in the first plurality cells. The method further includes calculating a second number of failed cells in the second plurality cells and a third number of failed cells in the third plurality cells.
US07750640B2	Electromotive force computing device and state of charge estimating device Error in an electromotive force Ve of a secondary battery calculated on the basis of a polarized voltage Vp is reduced. A polarized voltage computing section acquires multiple data pairs of a current I flowing to the secondary battery and a terminal voltage V of the secondary battery with respect to the current I, calculates an integrated capacity Q by integrating the acquired current I over a predetermined period, computes the polarized voltage Vp of the secondary battery on the basis of the integrated capacity Q, a no-load voltage computing section computes a no-load voltage V0 on the basis of multiple data pairs, a subtracter computes the electromotive force Ve of the secondary battery by subtracting the polarized voltage Vp from the no-load voltage V0, an electromotive force correcting section performs correction with respect to a presently computed electromotive force Ve so that a change amount between a previously computed electromotive force Veb and the presently computed electromotive force Ve does not exceed a predetermined limiting value Vt, and an SOC estimating section estimates the state of charge of the secondary battery on the basis of the post-correction electromotive force Ve′.
US07750637B2	Transmission line for use in RF fields An electrically conductive link (connection lead) or transmission line (13) including at least one transformer (41, 42; 83) for coupling at least two lead segments (51, 52; 81, 82) of the line (13) and for providing safety of the line when guided through a RF field. These lines are especially provided for use with a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system and for connecting an electrical device (10), especially a catheter or another invasive device for the examination of a human body, to a connection unit (12) such as, for example, a power supply or control unit outside the examination zone (1) without imposing the risk of disturbances and/or destruction of the electrical device and/or the connection unit and of burning a patient (P) by a heating of the line when guided through RF fields.
US07750631B2	Passenger inspection system and methods for using the same A passenger inspection system includes a metal detection sensor integrated with a quadrupole resonance sensor and configured to detect weapons and/or explosives that may be present proximate the feet and/or lower legs of a person. Additionally, a weapons detection sensor may include one or more pairs of transmit coils and receive coils that are vertically mounted to the interior sidewalls of the passenger inspection system and configured to detect symmetrical and nonsymmetrical threats present on a portion of a person's legs. Methods for operating embodiments of the passenger inspection system are also disclosed.
US07750629B2	Measuring electric and magnetic field A field detection device such as a micro-strip portion of a transmission line may detect an electric field and a magnetic field induced by current steps injected into the chassis coupled to a ground plane. The shield portions of the transmission line may be coupled to a first and a second port of an I/O connector. A measurement system coupled to the connector may determine the electric field and the magnetic field detected by the micro-strip. The measurement system may determine the electric field and magnetic field based on computing the sum and difference of the signals provided by the first port and the second port.
US07750628B2	Magnetic field sensor circuit with common-mode voltage nulling A magnetic field sensor circuit with common-mode voltage nulling, reduces or eliminates the effect of common-mode variation and transients due to rotation of the magnetic field sensor terminals between the bias current source and sensor output voltage terminals. A switching circuit rotates the bias current source and sensor output voltage terminals between pairs of terminals of the semiconductor magnetic field sensor. After each rotation, the switching circuit momentarily shorts all of the terminals of the semiconductor magnetic field sensor to a reference voltage such as ground. After a predetermined period of time, a sample/hold circuit having an input coupled to the sensor output terminals samples and holds the voltage at the sensor output voltage terminals, resulting in a sampled output free of common mode error between samples due to common-mode error and magnitude changes between magnetic field sensor terminal pairs.
US07750620B2	MTJ sensor based method to measure an electric current By subdividing the free layer of a GMR/TMR device into multiple sub-elements that share common top and bottom electrodes, a magnetic detector is produced that is domain stable in the presence of large stray fields, thereby eliminating the need for longitudinal bias magnets. Said detector may be used to measure electric currents without being affected by local temperature fluctuations and/or stray fields.
US07750610B2	Voltage supply interface with current sensitivity and reduced series resistance A voltage supply interface provides both coarse and fine current control with reduced series resistance. The voltage supply interface has a segmented switch having N component switches that are digitally controlled. The voltage supply interface replaces a conventional sense resistor with a calibration circuit that has a replica switch that is a replica of the N component switches. The calibration circuit includes a reference current IREF that is sourced through the replica switch. A feedback amplifier forces a common voltage drop across the replica switch and the n-of-N activated component switches so that the cumulative current draw through the segmented switch is n·IREF. The current control of the voltage interface can be coarsely tuned by activating or deactivating component switches, and can be finely tuned by adjusting the reference current. The current sense resistor is eliminated so that the overall series resistance is lower.
US07750606B2	Method of charging and discharging of supercapacitors without the use of converters or chargers An electrical power system may be provided with temporary power from a bank of supercapacitors connected to a bus of the power system. The supercapacitors may be charged from an output from a primary power source of the system during start-up of the power source. Output voltage of the primary power source may progressively increase and capacitor charging may occur at this progressively increasing voltage. Dedicated current-limiting devices are not required during charging. When temporary power is required the supercapacitors may be discharged sequentially in a series combination so that a high internal voltage of each capacitor is maintained and so that virtually all of the stored energy of the capacitor may be discharged to the bus at a usable voltage.
US07750604B2	Circuits and methods for battery charging Circuits and methods for battery charging are disclosed. In one embodiment, the battery charging circuit comprises an AC to DC converter, a charging control switch, and a charger controller. The AC to DC converter provides a charging power to a battery pack. The charging control switch is coupled between the AC to DC converter and the battery pack. The charging control switch transfers the charging power to the battery pack. The charger controller detects a battery status of the battery pack and controls the charging control switch to charge the battery pack in a continuous charging mode or a pulse charging mode according to the battery status. The charger controller also controls the AC to DC converter to regulate the charging power according to the battery status.
US07750603B2	Method of regenerating lead battery cells and regenerative agent for performing of this method A regenerative agent for lead battery cells includes, for each liter of aqueous solution 40% of hydrogen peroxide, 1 ml to 70 ml of sulfuric acid with a density of 1 to 1.32 g·cm−3, 0.1 g to 10 g of saccharides in solids and/or aldehydes or their derivatives, 0.1 g to 10 g of sodium and/or potassium bicarbonate and/or at least one hydroxide from the group of alkali metal hydroxides in solids and 0.1 g to 20 g, with an advantage 0.5 g to 2 g, of bisodium dinaphthylmethane disulfonic acid salt. The regenerative agent can also contain 0.1 g to 10 g of peroxoborate an/or tetraborate and/or sodium pyrophosphate in solids.
US07750595B2	Rotating machinery controller A rotating machinery includes a first control member for performing rectangular wave control by operating the switching devices of an inverter such that an on-state and an off-state occur once for one cycle period in electrical angle of a motor, a second control member for operating the switching devices on the basis of a magnitude relation between upper and lower limits of a predetermined hysteresis region and an actual current flowing through the motor, and a switching member for, when the actual current deviates from the hysteresis region while the rectangular wave control is undertaken, switching the control to an instantaneous current value control performed by the second control member.
US07750593B2	Active human-machine interface system without a force sensor An active human-machine interface system is implemented without a force sensor. The system includes a user interface that is configured to receive user input and, upon receipt thereof, to move to a position. A position sensor is coupled to the user interface and is operable to sense user interface position and supply a position signal representative thereof. A motor is coupled to the user interface and to receive motor current. In response to the motor current the motor supplies a feedback force to the user interface at a magnitude proportional to the motor current. A control circuit is coupled to receive at least the position signal and a signal representative of the motor current and controls the motor current supplied to the motor.
US07750591B2	Induction actuated container A method of controlling an operation of an induction actuated container cover includes the steps of (a) normally retaining a cover panel of the container cover in a closed position; (b) detecting a target movement of a user by a sensor; (c) generating a first actuating signal to an actuation unit when the sensor detects the target movement of the user; (d) generating an actuation output from the actuation unit to the cover panel of the container cover, wherein the actuation output contains a decelerating and torque enhancing force which moves the cover panel of the container cover at an opened position; (e) pivotally actuating the cover panel of the container cover at the opened position via the actuation output to expose a storage cavity, and (f) generating a second actuating signal to pivotally actuate the cover panel of the container cover back to the closed position.
US07750588B2	Method of counting drive motor rotations, and memory modules, storage media, and motor and vehicle apparatuses utilizing same A method of accurately maintaining, in position registers of memory modules, a net count of rotor signals received from a motor equipped with a rotor position sensor. A vehicle apparatus includes the memory modules and motor, as well as a driven component and processors that: (a) adjust the net count while the motor is driven; (b) monitor for, and terminate power upon encounter of, a mechanical stop; and (c) correct the net count for rotor signals received thereafter. Storage media and memory modules are encoded with processor instructions and processor-readable code that, when executed by processors, cause them to perform the method.
US07750585B2	Asymmetric control system for a sensorless and brushless electric motor A particularly high level of performance in a sensorless, electronically commutated multiphase electric motor can be achieved, wherein for one full cycle at least, one motor phase is controlled in an asymmetrical manner relative to a further motor phase by controlling a commutation angle of one motor phase by reduction relative to a corresponding commutation angle of the other motor phase. Alternatively or in addition, according to the aforementioned method, at least one motor phase is asymmetrically controlled by reduction by self-reference for a full cycle, a commutation angle being controlled by reduction relative to a preceding or subsequent commutation angle or the size of the intermediate angles between two commutation angles being varied, the reduced commutation angle always being preceded or followed by a measurement angle within which the relevant motor phase is switched at zero current for detecting the rotor position by measuring the counter-electromotive force.
US07750584B1	Fast startup supply for chip initialization A motor driver comprises a first power supply, a second power supply, a multiplexer, and an output power module. The first power supply provides a first power signal after a first period. The second power supply provides a second power signal after a second period, where the second period is longer than the first period. The multiplexer initially selects the first power signal and then selects the second power signal. An output power module controls a motor and receives power from an output of the multiplexer.
US07750583B2	Electronic reactive current oscillation-reducing ballast The invention relates to an electronic ballast presenting an input capacitor and comprising and step-up chopper for operating a load, for example a discharge lamp, on a phase control dimmer having an integrated or parasite inductance. In such a way, the voltage overshooting on the input capacitor are reduced by active charge or discharge thereof.
US07750578B2	Discharge lamp ballast apparatus A discharge lamp ballast apparatus has a reflecting mirror 2 and a power source circuit 5. The reflecting mirror 2 is disposed around a discharge light bulb 1 in such a manner as to cast light from the discharge light bulb 1 in one direction. The power source circuit 5 applies a start pulse of a negative potential with respect to the potential of the reflecting mirror 2 to an electrode 6 located at a side with the higher electric field concentration produced between electrodes 6 and 7 to which a high voltage of the start pulse is applied. This makes it possible to produce a dielectric breakdown near the electrode 6, and makes it easier to start the discharge light bulb 1.
US07750575B2	High density plasma source The present invention relates to a plasma source. The plasma source includes a cathode assembly having an inner cathode section and an outer cathode section. An anode is positioned adjacent to the outer cathode section so as to form a gap there between. A first power supply generates a first electric field across the gap between the anode and the outer cathode section. The first electric field ionizes a volume of feed gas that is located in the gap, thereby generating an initial plasma. A second power supply generates a second electric field proximate to the inner cathode section. The second electric field super-ionizes the initial plasma to generate a plasma comprising a higher density of ions than the initial plasma.
US07750571B2	Increasing the discharge arc diffuseness in mercury-free discharge lamps A mercury-free gas discharge lamp suitable in particular for motor vehicles has an enhanced discharge arc diffuseness. The lamp according includes an inner vessel and/or outer bulb with a structured arrangement or pattern such that the discharge arc diffuseness of the lamp is increased, such as by 0.01 mm to 1.5 mm.
US07750569B2	High-frequency discharge lamp incorporating an auxiliary starting electrode and lamp attachment to a coaxial waveguide A high-frequency discharge lamp includes a coaxial waveguide including an internal conductor and a pipe-shaped external conductor surrounding said internal conductor, and a discharge tube including a ceramic or glass tube having an approximately ellipse spherical bulged part formed in a middle of a longitudinal direction, and both ends pinched and sealed; a conductor assembly sealed and attached to an end of the ceramic or glass tube; and an auxiliary electrode for starting disposed near the approximately ellipse spherical bulged part. A rare gas for starting with 1 atmospheric pressure or more at room temperature together with a light emission substance is enclosed inside of the approximately ellipse spherical bulged part. The discharge tube is inserted conductor assembly end first and held in a top opening of the coaxial waveguide. A high-voltage pulse generated by a high-voltage pulse generator is applied to the auxiliary electrode through a pulse transmission line.
US07750568B2	Plasma display panel (PDP) having a reflection preventive layer A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: a first substrate; a second substrate arranged parallel to the first substrate; a partition wall interposed between the first and second substrates; a groove formed on the partition wall; and a reflection preventive layer formed on the groove to reduce reflective luminance in a display area.
US07750567B2	Plasma display device with increased luminance and decreased jitter The present invention presents top/bottom widths of the first and second barrier rib of the plasma display device. The first barrier rib fulfills a condition of 0
US07750566B2	Plasma display panel having reflective layer A plasma display panel is constructed with a first substrate on which images are displayed, a second substrate disposed facing and spaced apart from the first substrate by a certain distance, a plurality of barrier ribs disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to define a plurality of discharge cells, a plurality of discharge electrodes extending along lines of the discharge cells, a plurality of phosphor layers formed on interior walls of the discharge cells, an optical reflective layer disposed between the phosphor layers and the second substrate, and a discharge gas filling the discharge cells. The optical reflective layer reflects the visible light that is radiated toward the second substrate, along the image display direction, i.e., towards the first substrate. In addition, the barrier ribs are made from a material having a high optical transmittance that does not absorb the visible light.
US07750564B2	High efficiency organic light emitting device Provided is an organic light emitting device (OLED) having increased optical extraction efficiency. The OLED includes a transparent substrate, an optical path control layer made of an optical transmittance material on the transparent substrate, a transparent electrode, an organic light emitting layer that generated light, and a reflection electrode formed on the organic light emitting layer, which are sequentially stacked. The refractive index And thickness of the optical path control layer are optimized.
US07750559B2	Organic electroluminescent element array An organic electroluminescent (EL) element array includes a substrate, a first organic EL element emitting red light, a second organic EL element emitting green light, and a third organic EL element emitting blue light. The first, second, and third organic EL elements each include a first electrode, an organic compound layer, and a light-transmissive second electrode arranged on the substrate in that order. The second electrode of the first organic EL element has a semitransparent reflective layer. The first electrode of the first organic EL element has a reflective face and a resonant structure located between the reflective face and the semitransparent reflective layer. The second and third organic EL elements each has a resonant structure located between a reflective face of the first electrode of the second or third organic EL element and a light-extracting face of the transparent layer of the second or third organic EL element.
US07750558B2	OLED with protective electrode An OLED device, comprising: a first electrode; a conductive protective electrode comprising a transparent conductive oxide layer wherein the conductive protective electrode is a hermetic layer having a thickness less than 100 nm; one or more organic layers formed between the first electrode and conductive protective electrode, at least one organic layer being a light-emitting layer; and a patterned auxiliary electrode in electrical contact with the conductive protective electrode.
US07750557B2	Organic electroluminescent display device An organic electroluminescent display device comprising: a substrate; a reflective layer provided on the substrate and reflecting light; an insulating layer provided on the reflective layer and transmitting light; a lower electrode provided on the insulating layer; an organic electroluminescent layer provided on the lower electrode; and an upper electrode provided on the organic electroluminescent layer and electrically connected to the reflective layer.
US07750556B2	Triazole derivatives and use thereof in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) The present invention relates to the use of triazole derivatives selected from the group consisting of triazolopyrimidine derivatives and triazolouracil derivatives in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), an OLED comprising at least one of the organic triazole derivatives mentioned, a light-emitting layer comprising at least one of the triazole derivatives mentioned, an OLED comprising the light-emitting layer of the invention, a device comprising an OLED according to the invention and also specific novel triazole derivatives.
US07750552B2	Dual emission active matrix display The present invention provides a lightweight, thin light-emitting device having a new structure which has a plurality of display screens. Further, the invention provides a dual emission type display device which can perform a pure black display and can achieve high contrast. According to the invention, at least, both electrodes of a light-emitting element (an anode and a cathode of a light-emitting element) are highly light-transmitting at the same level, and a polarizing plate or a circularly polarizing plate is provided, thereby conducting a pure black display that is a state of no light-emission and enhancing the contrast. Moreover, unevenness of color tones in displays of the both sides, which is a problem of a full-color dual emission type display device structure, can be solved according to the invention.
US07750551B2	Light emitting device and method for manufacturing the same A light emitting device includes a light emitting element mounted on a base; a phosphor-containing transparent resin section which contains a phosphor for absorbing light emitted from the light emitting element and for emitting light having a wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, and which is filled in the base while containing the light emitting element mounted on the base and with the light emitting element covered therewith; and a high-concentration phosphor-containing resin layers, which is formed on a section directly above the light emitting element, and which has a phosphor concentration higher than that of the phosphor-containing transparent resin.
US07750550B2	Surface light source device having an electron emitter and liquid crystal display having the same A surface light source device comprises a lower substrate, a cathode electrode formed on the lower substrate, an electron emitter connected electrically to the cathode electrode, an upper substrate comprising a plurality of space parts and a plurality of space partitioning parts, wherein the plurality of space parts and the lower substrate form an emitting space over the electron emitter and the plurality of space partitioning parts divide adjacent space parts, and a fluorescent layer and an anode electrode formed on the upper substrate.
US07750547B2	Electron emission device with reduced deterioration of screen image quality An embodiment of an electron emission device includes first and second substrates facing each other, unit pixels being defined on the first and the second substrates, an electron emission unit on the first substrate, phosphor layers on a surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate, each phosphor layer corresponding to at least one unit pixel, non-light emission regions between the phosphor layers, and spacers interposed between the first and the second substrates and arranged in the non-light emission regions, wherein the non-light emission regions comprise spacer loading regions loaded with the spacers, wherein a width of a spacer loading region and a pitch of the unit pixels satisfies the following condition: A/B≧about 0.2, where A indicates the width of the spacer loading region and B indicates the pitch of the unit pixels located along the width of the spacer loading region.
US07750541B2	Piezoelectric ceramic and method for making the same, and piezoelectric resonator and method for making the same A piezoelectric ceramic whose resonance frequency temperature characteristic can be easily adjusted is provided. It contains first and second parts (11 and 12) which can be alternately stacked layers. The first and second parts (11 and 12) are each composed of a compound having a bismuth layer structure, such as a complex oxide containing at least Sr, Bi, and Nb, and have degrees of c-axis orientation different from each other. Since the resonance frequency temperature characteristics change according to the degree of orientation, the first and second parts (11 and 12) having different degrees of orientation are appropriately combined so that the resonance frequency temperature characteristics of the piezoelectric ceramic (2) as a whole is easily adjusted.
US07750536B2	High frequency ultrasonic transducer and matching layer comprising cyanoacrylate In one aspect, matching layers for an ultrasonic transducer stack having a matching layer comprising a matrix material loaded with a plurality of micron-sized and nano-sized particles. In another aspect, the matrix material is loaded with a plurality of heavy and light particles. In another aspect, an ultrasound transducer stack comprises a piezoelectric layer and at least one matching layer. In one aspect, the matching layer comprises a composite material comprising a matrix material loaded with a plurality of micron-sized and nano-sized particles. In a further aspect, the composite material can also comprise a matrix material loaded with a plurality of heavy and light particles. In a further aspect, a matching layer can also comprise cyanoacrylate.
US07750532B2	Electroactive polymer actuated motors Devices employing electroactive polymer actuators are disclosed. Acrylic dielectric material based actuators are optionally provided in which architectures are presented that allow for improved power output as compared with other known acrylic dielectric material based transducers. Such technology may be applied in motor-driven applications, lightweight flight applications and lighting applications among others.
US07750530B2	Outside rotor electric machine with reduced air gap variation A method of providing an outside rotor electric machine having a reduced radial air gap variation across an axial length of the air gap, the machine including a rotor having a cylindrical elongated portion supporting magnets and a flange extending at least partially radially from a rotating shaft, the method comprising increasing a radial deflection of the elongated portion in proximity of the flange by connecting the elongated portion to the flange through a radial spring having a stiffness lower than that of the elongated portion.
US07750527B2	Motor/generator A motor/generator is basically provided with a stator, a first rotor member and a magnetic resistance changing mechanism. The stator has a plurality of coils configured and arranged to be energized with a composite electrical current to form first and second magnetic fields. The first rotor member is configured and arranged to be rotated with respect to the stator using the first magnetic field. The magnetic resistance changing mechanism is configured and arranged to change a magnetic resistance between the stator and the first rotor member using the second magnetic field.
US07750526B2	Circulatory current choke The invention is a compensator for minimizing circulatory current losses generated in a winding of an electric machine, the compensator comprising a frame part made of a magnetically conductive material and a winding formed in the frame part, the winding comprising at least one conductor having at least two sub-conductors; and at least one opening in said frame part. Said at least two sub-conductors extend through said at least one opening in such a way that the total current flowing through the opening is substantially zero, when a substantially equal current is led to the sub-conductors; and that at least two different sub-conductors are placed to extend through at least one opening. There is also disclosed an electric machine, the compensator being used in connection with the stator of the electric machine; and a method for forming a compensator to be used for minimizing circulatory current losses generated in a winding of an electric machine.
US07750523B2	Embedded magnet type motor A rotor of an embedded magnet type motor is disclosed. A rotor core of the motor includes first accommodation holes and V-shaped accommodation holes. The first accommodation holes extend in radial directions, and the V-shaped accommodation holes protrude radially outward. The rotor core has grooves at positions corresponding to the first accommodation holes on the outer periphery of the rotor core. Each groove has a width as a dimension in the circumferential direction when viewed from the axial direction. Each first magnet has a width as a dimension in the circumferential direction when viewed from the axial direction. The width of the grooves is larger than the width of the first magnets.
US07750514B2	Stator of reciprocating motor Disclosed is a stator of reciprocating motor comprising: a stator including two lamination assemblies formed accordingly as a plurality of lamination sheets are stacked as a cylindrical shape or a circular are shape; and a mover inserted into an air gap between said two lamination assemblies and linearly reciprocating. In the stator, the lamination sheets constituting the lamination assembly are thicker at an outer circumference side of the lamination assembly than at an inner circumference said thereof. According to this, a path of a flux applied to the lamination assembly is maximized thus to minimize a resistance of the flux.
US07750512B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus according to an aspect of the invention is operable in a first mode in which a first unit group comprising at least one of a plurality of functional units is activated and a second mode in which a second unit group comprising at least one of the plurality of functional units is activated. In the first mode, a control unit is operable to: activate a first power source circuit; input a first voltage to a third power source circuit; and supply an operation voltage converted by the third power source circuit to the first unit group. In the second mode, the control unit is operable to: activate a second power source circuit and deactivate the first power source circuit; and supply a second voltage output from the second power source circuit to the second unit group without intervention of the third power source circuit.
US07750509B2	Power tool lockdown device Disclosed is an apparatus for selectively permitting electricity to flow to a power tool having a power cord. The apparatus comprises a body having an exterior surface and having a passage therethrough. The passage contains an electrical relay having an electrical input side and an electrical output side. A switch on the exterior surface of the body selectively closes the electrical relay upon activation by a user. A mounting portion on the body is adapted for securing the body to the power tool and a power receiving portion in the body receives the power cord of the power tool. The mounting portion has transfer wires associated therewith in electrical connection between the output side of the relay and a power switch of the power tool. The power cord is in electrical connection with the electrical input side of the relay.
US07750508B2	Contactless power transferring apparatus A contactless power transferring apparatus includes a terminal loading portion, a primary coil, an up-down-direction pressing portion, a width direction pressing portion and a thickness direction pressing portion. The terminal loading portion has an opening through which a mobile terminal is inserted and loaded. The primary coil transfers power using electromagnetic induction to a secondary coil incorporated in the mobile terminal. When the mobile terminal is inserted inside the terminal loading portion, the pressing portions operate in an up-down direction, in a left-right direction and in a width direction, to press and support the mobile terminal respectively from below to position the coils in the up-down direction, from the width direction to position the coils in the left-right direction and from the thickness direction to dispose the coils a predetermined distance apart.
US07750500B2	Integrated circuit with multiple independent power supply zones An integrated circuit comprising multiple independent power supply zones at substantially the same voltage level and a method for utilizing such power supply zones. An integrated circuit may comprise a first module and may, for example, comprise a second module. A first power supply bus may communicate first electrical power to the first module, where the first electrical power is characterized by a first set of power characteristics comprising a first voltage level. A second power supply bus may communicate second power to the second module, where the second power is characterized by a second set of power characteristics comprising a second voltage level that is substantially similar to the first voltage level. The second set of power characteristics may, for example, be substantially different than the first set of power characteristics. The second power supply bus may also, for example, communicate the second electrical power to the first module.
US07750499B2	Device for limiting current of electric appliance Provided is a device for limiting a current of electric appliance. The current limiting device includes: at least two loads; at least two load driving units connected to the loads to control applying power to the loads; a power detecting unit detecting a power type; a micom controlling the load driving unit according to the power type detected by the power detecting unit to drive the load using a current flowing into the load within an allowable value; and at least one current limiting unit connected to at least one control line connecting the micom and the load driving unit and limiting a current of the load driving unit connected to the control line when the micom malfunctions by using a control signal of the micom and a signal of the power type detected from the power detecting unit as an input signal.
US07750496B2	Power supply unit for use with an aircraft electrical system A power supply unit that provides uninterrupted power to an aircraft power bus during switchovers of the aircraft bus from one power source to another. The power supply unit includes circuitry to distinguish between loss of bus power due to switchovers between power sources and loss of bus power due to shutdown of the aircraft. The power supply unit includes a low voltage lockout circuit to interrupt the supply of power when the aircraft bus voltage falls below a minimum value.
US07750493B2	Wind turbine assemblies and slip ring assemblies for wind blade pitch control motors Slip ring assemblies for controlling pitch of a wind driven blade such as those utilized in wind turbines can include a series of grooves disposed about an outer perimeter of a rotating portion, each one of the grooves comprising a first planar surface intersecting with a second planar surface at an angle of 75 to 105 degrees, and a concavely rounded bottom portion at the intersection of the first and planar surfaces. The rotating portion of the slip ring can be formed of a bronze material and may include a graphite coating. Also disclosed herein are wind turbine assemblies employing the slip ring assemblies.
US07750491B2	Fluid-dynamic renewable energy harvesting system The invention provides a fluid-dynamic renewable energy harvesting system which includes fluid-foil means for interfacing with a fluid current such as a water current or wind or both, and which includes energy harvesting means utilizing fluid current driven periodic motion of the fluid-foil means for capturing fluid-dynamic renewable energy and converting it into usable energy in a desired form such as electricity. The invention provides devices, methods and systems for harvesting renewable energy for small-scale, medium-scale and large-scale applications, to provide real and substantial benefits towards efficiently fulfilling energy needs while also more broadly serving humanity and our global environment. The various embodiments of the invention provide energy with zero consumption of fossil fuels and zero emissions of greenhouse gases, and some selectively sited embodiments can beneficially counter global warming induced ice melting.
US07750488B2	Method for bonding wafers to produce stacked integrated circuits A basic building block for wafer scale stacked integrated circuits is disclosed. The building block includes an integrated circuit device having an integrated circuit substrate having a circuit layer sandwiched between a buffer layer and a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer has a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side being in contact with the circuit layer. The top surface of the dielectric layer includes a plurality of pads. Each pad extends above the top surface by a predetermined distance. The pads have dimensions that reduce irregularities in the top surface of the pads. In addition, the pads are arranged in a manner to promote planarization of the surface of the wafer via CMP.
US07750487B2	Metal-metal bonding of compliant interconnect Embodiments of the invention provide a first component with a compliant interconnect bonded to a second component with a land pad by a metal to metal bond. In some embodiments, the first component may be a microprocessor die and the second component a package substrate.
US07750486B2	Sensor device having stopper for limitting displacement A sensor includes: a first chip; a second chip disposed on the first chip through an adhesive member; and a stopper. The second chip is connected to the first chip through a bonding wire. The stopper limits a displacement of the second chip when the adhesive member is deformed. The stopper is disposed around the second chip. Since the displacement of the second chip is restricted, deformation of the bonding wire between the first and the second chips is also restricted.
US07750485B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same According to the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, a surface of a lower insulating film (55) is planarized by CMP or the like, and an upper insulating film (56) and a protective metal film (59) are formed on the lower insulating film (55). Accordingly, the upper insulating film (56) and the protective metal film (59) are formed in such a manner they have an excellent coverage and the water/hydrogen blocking capability of the upper insulating film (56) and the protective metal film (59) is maximized.
US07750484B2	Semiconductor device with flip-chip connection that uses gallium or indium as bonding material A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element 10 is mounted on a substrate 20 through a flip-chip connection, includes the steps of cladding gallium as a bonding material 30 to a connecting pad 22 formed on a surface of the substrate 20, diffusing copper from the connecting pad 22 formed of the copper into the bonding material 30 through heating under vacuum, thereby bringing a state of a solid solution of the gallium and the copper, and aligning a connecting bump 12 formed on the semiconductor element 10 with the connecting pad 22 and bonding the connecting bump 12 to the connecting pad 22 through the bonding material 30 in a state of a solid solution under heating.
US07750474B1	Metal programmable logic and multiple function pin interface Some of the embodiments of the present invention provide an integrated circuit device including a first metal interconnect, an end of which is coupled to a core of the integrated circuit device, a second metal interconnect, an end of which is coupled to a first input/output (I/O) pin, and a third metal interconnect configured to be coupled to the first metal interconnect and to the second metal interconnect. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US07750471B2	Metal and alloy silicides on a single silicon wafer Methods and apparatus relating to a single silicon wafer having metal and alloy silicides are described. In one embodiment, two different silicides may be provided on the same wafer. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US07750467B2	Chip scale package structure with metal pads exposed from an encapsulant A chip scale package structure and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The method includes forming metal pads on a predetermined part of a carrier; mounting chips on the carrier, each of the chips having a plurality of conductive bumps soldered to the metal pads; forming an encapsulant on the carrier to encapsulate the chips and the conductive bumps; removing the carrier to expose the metal pads and even the metal pads with a surface of the encapsulant; forming on the encapsulant a plurality of first conductive traces electrically connected to the metal pads; applying a solder mask on the first conductive traces, and forming a plurality of openings on the solder mask to expose a predetermined part of the first conductive traces; forming a plurality of conductive elements on the predetermined part; and cutting the encapsulant to form a plurality of chip scale package structures.
US07750466B2	Microelectronic assembly having second level interconnects including solder joints reinforced with crack arrester elements and method of forming same A microelectronic assembly and a method of forming the assembly. The microelectronic assembly includes a package having a package substrate having a die side and a carrier side, and substrate lands on the carrier side thereof; a microelectronic die mounted on the package substrate at the die side thereof; and an array of first level interconnects electrically coupling the die to the package substrate. The assembly further includes a carrier having a substrate side, the package being mounted on the carrier at the substrate side thereof; and an array of second level interconnects electrically coupling the package to the carrier, each of the second level interconnects including a solder joint connecting the substrate lands to the carrier lands, and a crack arrester element at least partially encompassed within the solder joint.
US07750465B2	Packaged integrated circuit A packaged integrated circuit has an integrated circuit over a support structure. A plurality of bond wires connected between active terminals of the integrated circuit and the support structure. An encapsulant overlies the support structure, the integrated circuit, and the bond wires. The encapsulant has a first open location in the encapsulant so that a first bond wire is exposed and a second open location in the encapsulant so that a second bond wire is exposed. First and second conductive structures are exposed outside the packaged integrated circuit and are located at the first and second open locations, respectively, and electrically connected to the first and second bond wires, respectively.
US07750463B2	Bidirectional switch module A first semiconductor element having a junction electrode to be connected to a first node of a bidirectional switch circuit is mounted on a first metal base plate to be a heat dissipation plate, and a second semiconductor element having a junction electrode to be connected to a second node of the bidirectional switch circuit is mounted on a second metal base plate to be a heat dissipation plate. The junction electrode of the first semiconductor element has the same potential as that of the first metal base plate, and the junction electrode of the second semiconductor element has the same potential as that of the second metal base plate. Also, the respective metal base plates and non-junction electrodes of the respective semiconductor elements are connected by metal thin wires, respectively, thereby configuring the bidirectional switch circuit.
US07750458B2	Light source module and lighting device for a vehicle A light source module includes a ceramic circuit board having a predetermined conductive pattern, a semiconductor light emitting element arranged on said ceramic circuit board and connected to the conductive pattern, and an attachment for power feeding bonded to the ceramic circuit board. The attachment for power feeding is provided with a power feeding part connected to an external power source, a plate-shaped part adjacent to a position opposed to an outer circumferential surface of the ceramic circuit board, and a power feeding terminal formed in plate shape and protruded from the plate-shaped part to a side of the ceramic circuit board. The top of the power feeding terminal is connected to a part of the conductive pattern with the top overlapped from a thickness direction. The power feeding terminal of the attachment for power feeding is fixed and connected to the conductive pattern of the ceramic circuit board.
US07750457B2	Semiconductor apparatus, manufacturing method thereof, semiconductor module apparatus using semiconductor apparatus, and wire substrate for semiconductor apparatus A semiconductor apparatus of the present invention includes: (i) a wire substrate having an insulating substrate in which a plurality of wire patterns are provided, (ii) a semiconductor element installed on the wire substrate with the insulating resin interposed therebetween, and a plurality of connecting terminals provided in the semiconductor element are electrically connected to connecting terminals of the wire patterns, respectively. In the semiconductor apparatus, the insulating substrate has mark patterns for alignment of the connecting terminals of the semiconductor element and the connecting terminals of the wire patterns, and an entire upper face of each of the mark patterns is covered with the insulating resin.
US07750456B2	Printed circuit board and method of manufacturing semiconductor package using the same Provided is a printed circuit board having a structure that can prevent the generation of cracks around a rectangular hole and a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board for a semiconductor package. The printed circuit board includes a base substrate in which at least one window slit is formed, a plurality of circuit patterns formed at least on a side surface of the base substrate, a protective layer formed on the base substrate and the circuit patterns, and a crack preventive layer that is formed along at least a portion of edges of the window slit and is not formed at least on the circuit patterns.
US07750452B2	Same size die stacked package having through-hole vias formed in organic material A semiconductor package includes a substrate or leadframe structure. A plurality of interconnected dies, each incorporating a plurality of through-hole vias (THVs) disposed along peripheral surfaces of the plurality of dies, are disposed over the substrate or leadframe structure. The plurality of THVs are coupled to a plurality of bond pads through a plurality of a metal traces. A top surface of a first THV is coupled to a bottom surface of a second THV. An encapsulant is formed over a portion of the substrate or leadframe structure and the plurality of dies.
US07750451B2	Multi-chip package system with multiple substrates A multi-chip package system is provided including providing a first carrier having a first integrated circuit die thereover, providing a second carrier, placing the first carrier coplanar with the second carrier, and molding a package encapsulation around and exposing the first carrier.
US07750447B2	High voltage and high power boost converter with co-packaged Schottky diode A high voltage and high power boost converter is disclosed. The boost converter includes a boost converter IC and a discrete Schottky diode, both of which are co-packaged on a standard single common die pad.
US07750442B2	High-frequency switch A high-frequency switch includes a semiconductor body made of a semiconductor material having a first surface and a second surface, and two direct current terminals and two high-frequency terminals.
US07750437B2	Semiconductor device having a diode for a rectifier circuit A semiconductor device has a rectifier circuit and integrated circuit on a semiconductor substrate of a first conduction type, and has a first well region in the substrate, a second well region in first well region, and a diode region formed in second well region and constituting a diode with second well region. The rectifier circuit is formed by the diodes. An input power supply terminal, changing between positive and negative potentials, is connected to second and first well regions of a first diode and to diode region of a second diode. A current supply terminal is provided in the vicinity of first well region of first diode, and is connected to the substrate and a prescribed power supply, so as to supply a current to the PN junction between the first well region and the semiconductor substrate when the input power supply terminal is at negative potential.
US07750436B2	Electronic device comprising an integrated circuit and a capacitance element An electronic device (ICD) comprises an integrated circuit (AIC) and a capacitance element (PIC). The integrated circuit (AIC) is provided with a plurality of circuit contact pairs (CI). The capacitance element (PIC) is provided with a plurality of capacitance contact pairs (CC). A capacitance is present between each of at least part of the capacitance contact pairs (CC). The plurality of capacitance contact pairs (CC) faces the plurality of circuit contact pairs (CI). At least a part of the capacitance contact pairs (CC) is electrically coupled in a pair-by-pair manner to at least a part of the circuit contact pairs (CI).
US07750427B2	Semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same A technology is provided where a high performance Schottky-barrier diode and other semiconductor elements can be formed in the same chip controlling the increase in the number of steps. After a silicon oxide film is deposited over a substrate where an n-channel type MISFET is formed and the silicon oxide film over a gate electrode and n+ type semiconductor region is selectively removed, a Co film is deposited over the substrate and a CoSi2 layer is formed over the n+ type semiconductor region and the gate electrode by applying a heat treatment to the substrate. After a silicon nitride film is deposited over the substrate and an aperture reaching the substrate is formed by removing the silicon nitride film and the silicon oxide film at the anode formation part of the Schottky barrier diode, a Ti film is deposited over the substrate including the inside of the aperture, and a TiSi2 layer which becomes an anode electrode of the Schottky-barrier diode is formed at the bottom of the aperture by applying a heat treatment to the substrate.
US07750425B2	Intermediate-band photosensitive device with quantum dots embedded in energy fence barrier A plurality of layers of a first semiconductor material and a plurality of dots-in-a-fence barriers disposed in a stack between a first electrode and a second electrode. Each dots-in-a-fence barrier consists essentially of a plurality of quantum dots of a second semiconductor material embedded between and in direct contact with two layers of a third semiconductor material. Wave functions of the quantum dots overlap as at least one intermediate band. The layers of the third semiconductor material are arranged as tunneling barriers to require a first electron and/or a first hole in a layer of the first material to perform quantum mechanical tunneling to reach the second material within a respective quantum dot, and to require a second electron and/or a second hole in a layer of the first semiconductor material to perform quantum mechanical tunneling to reach another layer of the first semiconductor material.
US07750424B2	Microlens and an image sensor including a microlens A microlens, an image sensor including the microlens, a method of forming the microlens and a method of manufacturing the image sensor are provided. The microlens includes a polysilicon pattern, having a cylindrical shape, formed on a substrate, and a round-type shell portion enclosing the polysilicon pattern. The microlens may further include a filler material filling an interior of the shell portion, or a second shell portion covering the first shell portion. The method of forming a microlens includes forming a silicon pattern on a semiconductor substrate having a lower structure, forming a capping film on the semiconductor substrate over the silicon pattern, annealing the silicon pattern and the capping film altering the silicon pattern to a polysilicon pattern having a cylindrical shape and the capping film to a shell portion for a round-type microlens, and filling an interior of the shell portion with a lens material through an opening between the semiconductor substrate and an edge of the shell portion. The image sensor includes a microlens formed by a similar method and a photodiode having a cylindrical shape.
US07750422B2	Solid state image pickup apparatus and radiation image pickup apparatus In a solid state image pickup apparatus with a photodetecting device and one or more thin film transistors connected to the photodetecting device formed in one pixel, a part of the photodetecting device is formed over at least a part of the thin film transistor, and the thin film transistor is constructed by a source electrode, a drain electrode, a first gate electrode, and a second gate electrode arranged on the side opposite to the first gate electrode with respect to the source electrode and the drain electrode, and the first gate electrode is connected to the second gate electrode every pixel, thereby, suppressing an adverse effect of the photodetecting device on the TFT, a leakage at turn-off TFT, variation in a threshold voltage of the TFT due to an external electric field, and accurately transferring photo carrier to a signal processing circuit.
US07750420B2	Integrated circuit having one or more conductive devices formed over a SAW and/or MEMS device An integrated circuit is provided which includes one or more device elements formed above a base substrate, a structure forming a sealed cavity above at least a portion of the one or more device elements, and one or more conductive devices formed above the sealed cavity. A method for fabrication of such an integrated circuit is also provided. An exemplary embodiment of the integrated circuit includes a surface acoustic wave device having a plurality of tracks each with a first interdigitated transducer configured to convert a receiving electric field energy into mechanical wave energy and a second interdigitated transducer configured to convert the mechanical wave energy into an output electric field energy. The SAW device also includes a conductor arranged above and spanning across at least two tracks of the plurality of tracks and coupled to the first interdigitated transducers of at least the two tracks.
US07750419B2	Tuneable electronic devices and electronic arrangements comprising such tuneable devices An RF MEMS tuneable arrangement, e.g. variable capacitor, having two or more tunable devices, e.g. variable capacitances, a coupling circuit arranged to couple the tunable devices together to provide a combined output, e.g. a combined capacitance, that is variable according to a tuning signal. The coupling circuit is reconfigurable to alter a response of the arrangement to changes in the tuning signal, to enable a broader range of applications, manufacturing cost reductions and more flexibility in design. The device can have a pivoted beam (30), actuable by a control signal, the beam having electrodes (40, 60) at either side of the pivot, and corresponding fixed electrodes (50, 70) facing the electrodes on the beam to provide a two or more variable devices such as switches or variable capacitors, arranged such that a given movement of the beam causes electrode separation in the same direction for the two or more switches or capacitors.
US07750411B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device Provided is a semiconductor integrated circuit device, which includes: a low-voltage MOS transistor having a source/drain region formed of a low impurity concentration region and a high impurity concentration region; and a high-voltage MOS transistor similarly having a source/drain region formed of a low impurity concentration region and a high impurity concentration region, in which, the source/drain high impurity concentration region of the low-voltage NMOS transistor is doped with arsenic, while the source/drain high impurity concentration region of the high-voltage NMOS transistor is doped with phosphorus.
US07750410B2	Structure and method to improve channel mobility by gate electrode stress modification In producing complementary sets of metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) field effect transistors, including nFET and pFET), carrier mobility is enhanced or otherwise regulated through the reacting the material of the gate electrode with a metal to produce a stressed alloy (preferably CoSi2, NiSi, or PdSi) within a transistor gate. In the case of both the nFET and pFET, the inherent stress of the respective alloy results in an opposite stress on the channel of respective transistor. By maintaining opposite stresses in the nFET and pFET alloys or silicides, both types of transistors on a single chip or substrate can achieve an enhanced carrier mobility, thereby improving the performance of CMOS devices and integrated circuits.
US07750409B2	Semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor device including an n-type metal oxide semiconductor transistor for electrostatic discharge protection including drain regions connected with a first metal interconnect and source regions connected with another first metal interconnect alternately placed with each other, and gate electrodes each placed between each of the drain regions and each of the source regions, in which: at least one of the first metal interconnect and the other first metal interconnect being connected to a plurality of layers of metal interconnects other than the first metal interconnect; and the source regions include via-holes for electrically connecting the other first metal interconnect and the plurality of layers of metal interconnects other than the first metal interconnect, a greater number of the via-holes is formed as a distance of an interconnect connected to the NMOS transistor for ESD protection becomes larger.
US07750408B2	Integrated circuit structure incorporating an inductor, a conductive sheet and a protection circuit Disclosed are embodiments of a circuit (e.g., an electrostatic discharge (ESD) circuit), a design methodology and a design system. In the circuit, an ESD device is wired to a first metal level (e.g., M1). An inductor is formed in a second metal level (e.g., M5) above the first metal level and is aligned over and electrically connected in parallel to the ESD device by a single vertical via stack. The inductor is configured to nullify, for a given application frequency, the capacitance value of the ESD device. The quality factor of the inductor is optimized by providing, on a third metal level (e.g., M3) between the second metal level and the first metal level, a shield to minimize inductive coupling. An opening in the shield allows the via stack to pass through, trading off Q factor reduction for size-scaling and ESD robustness improvements.
US07750406B2	Design structure incorporating a hybrid substrate Design structure embodied in a machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing, or testing a design in which the design structure includes devices formed in a hybrid substrate characterized by semiconductor islands of different crystal orientations. An insulating layer divides the islands of at least one of the different crystal orientations into mutually aligned device and body regions. The body regions may be electrically floating relative to the device regions.
US07750404B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device including an insulated gate field effect transistor including a gate electrode film formed, via a gate insulating film, on a semiconductor film formed on a support substrate via an insulating film, and a source region and drain region formed in the semiconductor film to sandwich the gate electrode film in a gate length direction, a support substrate contact including a polysilicon film formed on a first opening via a silicon oxide film, the first opening extending through the semiconductor film and the insulating film and reaching the support substrate, an interlayer dielectric film formed on the semiconductor film and the support substrate contact, and an interconnection connected to the polysilicon film via a conductive material, the conductive material filling a second opening, which extends through the interlayer dielectric film and reaches the support substrate contact.
US07750403B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof An individual identifier is easily provided in a semiconductor device capable of wireless communication. The semiconductor device includes a thin film transistor including a channel forming region, an island-like semiconductor film including a source region and a drain region, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode; an interlayer insulating film; a plurality of contact holes formed in the interlayer insulating film which reach one of the source region and the drain region; and a single contact hole which reaches the other of the source region and the drain region, wherein a diameter of the single contact hole is larger than a diameter of each of the plurality of contact holes, and a sum of areas of bases of the plurality of contact holes is equal to an area of a base of the single contact hole.
US07750402B2	Lateral planar type power semiconductor device including drain buried region immediately below drain region and its manufacturing method In a power semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a source region of a second conductivity type formed in a surface portion of the semiconductor substrate, and a drain drift region of the second conductivity type formed in the surface portion of the semiconductor substrate, the drain drift region being apart from the source region, a drain region of the second conductivity type is formed in a surface portion of the drain drift region. The drain region has a larger impurity concentration than the drain drift region. A drain buried region of the second conductivity type is formed immediately below the drain region in the drain drift region. The drain buried region has a larger impurity diffusion region than the drain drift region. A gate insulating layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate between the source region and the drain drift region, and a gate electrode is formed on the gate insulating layer.
US07750401B2	Self-aligned complementary LDMOS The invention includes a laterally double-diffused metal-oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) having a reduced size, a high breakdown voltage, and a low on-state resistance. This is achieved by providing a thick gate oxide on the drain side of the device, which reduces electric field crowding in the off-state to reduce the breakdown voltage and forms an accumulation layer in the drift region to reduce the device resistance in the on-state. A version of the device includes a low voltage version with a thin gate oxide on the source side of the device and a high voltage version of the device includes a thick gate oxide on the source side. The LDMOS may be configured in an LNDMOS having an N type source or an LPDMOS having a P type source. The source of the device is fully aligned under the oxide spacer adjacent the gate to provide a large SOA and to reduce the device leakage.
US07750399B2	MOS transistors having recessed channel regions and methods of fabricating the same A MOS transistor having a recessed channel region is provided. A MOS transistor includes a source region and a drain region disposed in an active region of a semiconductor substrate and spaced apart from each other. A gate trench structure is disposed in the active region between the source and drain regions. A gate electrode is disposed in the gate trench structure. A gate dielectric layer is interposed between the gate trench structure and the gate electrode. A semiconductor region is disposed between the gate trench structure and the gate dielectric layer. The semiconductor region is formed of a different material from the active region. A method of fabricating the MOS transistor having a recessed channel region is also provided.
US07750394B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a semiconductor substrate; and a memory cell. The memory cell includes: a source region and a drain region formed at a distance from each other on the semiconductor substrate; a tunnel insulating film formed on a channel region of the semiconductor substrate, the channel region being located between the source region and the drain region; a charge storage film formed on the tunnel insulating film; a charge block film formed on the charge storage film; and a control electrode that is formed on the charge block film. The control electrode includes a Hf oxide film or a Zr oxide film having at least one element selected from the first group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, and Tc added thereto, and having at least one element selected from the second group consisting of F, H, and Ta added thereto.
US07750392B2	Embedded cache memory in image sensors An embodiment of an embedded cache memory in an image sensor comprises a memory cell array wherein the memory cells are substantially isolated from laterally adjacent memory. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory cells. Each of the memory cells is formed in a standard CMOS image sensor process without the need for SOI processes. Each cell includes first and second n-type and p-type regions arranged around a vertically integrated gate. Data is written to a cell by causing carriers to accumulate in the body of the device through carrier generation mechanisms that may include impact ionization, band-to-band tunneling and/or channel-initiated secondary hot electrons.
US07750391B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate, a tunnel insulation film provided on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, charge trap states at which an electron potential energy is higher than a Fermi level of the semiconductor substrate being provided at part of the tunnel insulation film at least in the vicinity of an interface with the semiconductor substrate, and at least one charge storage layer being provided on the tunnel insulation film, charges supplied from the semiconductor substrate via the tunnel insulation film being accumulated in the charge storage layer.
US07750388B2	Trench metal-insulator metal (MIM) capacitors The present invention relates to a semiconductor device that contains a trench metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor and a field effect transistor (FET), and a design structure including the semiconductor device embodied in a machine readable medium. The trench MIM capacitor comprises a first metallic electrode layer located over interior walls of a trench in a substrate, a dielectric layer located in the trench over the first metallic electrode layer, and a second metallic electrode layer located in the trench over the dielectric layer. The FET comprises a source region, a drain region, a channel region between the source and drain regions, and a gate electrode over the channel region. The trench MIM capacitor is connected to the FET by a metallic strap. The semiconductor device of the present invention can be fabricated by a process in which the trench MIM capacitor is formed after the FET source/drain region but before the FET source/drain metal silicide contacts, for minimizing metal contamination in the FET.
US07750384B2	Flash memory device having intergated plug A non-volatile memory device includes first and second cell gates formed in a cell region; first and second peripheral gates are formed in a peri-region; and an inter-gate plug is provided between the first and second cell gates. The inter-gate plug includes a first insulating layer, a second conductive layer formed over the first insulating layer, and a third insulating layer formed over the second conductive layer.
US07750382B2	Image sensor having a charge storage region provided within an implant region A deep implanted region of a first conductivity type located below a transistor array of a pixel sensor cell and adjacent a doped region of a second conductivity type of a photodiode of the pixel sensor cell is disclosed. The deep implanted region reduces surface leakage and dark current and increases the capacitance of the photodiode by acting as a reflective barrier to photo-generated charge in the doped region of the second conductivity type of the photodiode. The deep implanted region also provides improved charge transfer from the charge collection region of the photodiode to a floating diffusion region adjacent the gate of the transfer transistor.
US07750381B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device In one aspect of the present invention, a semiconductor device may include a Si substrate, a gate electrode provided on the semiconductor via a gate dielectric layer, a first epitaxially grown layer provided on the Si substrate, a channel region provided in the Si substrate below the gate electrode, a source/drain region provided in the first epitaxially grown layer sandwiching the channel region, and having a first conductivity type impurity, a second epitaxially grown layer provided between the channel region and the first epitaxially grown layer, and provided below the gate electrode, and having a second conductivity type impurity opposite to the first conductivity type.
US07750376B2	Solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus A CCD type solid-state imaging device includes: a photoelectric conversion element (n layer 2, p layer 3) formed in a semiconductor substrate 1; a charge transfer channel 5 that transfers electric charges generated in the photoelectric conversion element; a charge read region 6 that reads out the electric charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion element into the charge transfer channel 5; and a charge read electrode 8 formed above the charge read region 6 with a gate insulating film 10 disposed therebetween. The charge read electrode 8 controls the reading out of the electric charges into the charge transfer channel 5. A gap is formed between the photoelectric conversion element and the charge read electrode 8 in plan view.
US07750375B2	Power line layout techniques for integrated circuits having modular cells This invention discloses a integrated circuit (IC) chip having a plurality of modular cells, the chip comprises a first modular cell having a first metal layer, which contains at least two power lines independent of each other; and a second modular cell, juxtaposed to the first modular cell, also having the first metal layer, which contains at least two power lines independent of each other, wherein all the power lines on the first metal layer serving the first modular cell do not extend into the second modular cell, and all the power lines on the first metal layer serving the second modular cell do not extend into the first modular cell.
US07750374B2	Process for forming an electronic device including a transistor having a metal gate electrode An electronic device includes an n-channel transistor and a p-channel transistor. The p-channel transistor has a first gate electrode with a first work function and a first channel region including a semiconductor layer immediately adjacent to a semiconductor substrate. In one embodiment, the first work function is less than the valence band of the semiconductor layer. In another embodiment, the n-channel transistor has a second gate electrode with a second work function different from the first work function and closer to a conduction band than a valence band of a second channel region. A process of forming the electronic device includes forming first and second gate electrodes having first and second work functions, respectively. First and second channel regions having a same minority carrier type are associated with the first and second gate electrodes, respectively.
US07750372B2	Gate driver-on-array structure and display panel A gate driver-on-array structure integrated in a display panel includes a bar-like conductive layer, a semiconductor layer, first conductive patterns, second conductive patterns, a first electrode line and a second electrode line. The bar-like conductive layer has a plurality of regions. The semiconductor layer is disposed within the regions of the bar-like conductive layer. The first conductive patterns and the second conductive patterns are disposed on the semiconductor layer and located within the regions. The bar-like conductive layer is located between the first electrode line and the second electrode line. The first electrode line and the second electrode line are respectively spaced from the bar-like conductive layer by a first distance and a second distance. The GOA structure has first connectors connected to the corresponding first conductive patterns and the first electrode line, and second connectors connected to the second conductive patterns and the second electrode line.
US07750369B2	Nitride semiconductor device A nitride semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: a nitride semiconductor laminated structure comprising a first layer made of a Group III nitride semiconductor, a second layer laminated on the first layer and made of an Al-containing Group III nitride semiconductor with a composition that differs from that of the first layer, the nitride semiconductor laminated structure comprising a stripe-like trench exposing a lamination boundary between the first layer and the second layer; a gate electrode formed to oppose the lamination boundary; and a source electrode and a drain electrode, having the gate electrode interposed therebetween, each connected electrically to the second layer.
US07750368B2	Memory device Disclosed is a memory device and method of operation thereof. The memory device may include a source region and a drain region of a first dopant type, the source and drain regions contain a first semiconductor material; a body region of a second dopant type, the body region being sandwiched between the source and drain regions, the body comprising a second semiconductor material; a gate dielectric layer over at least the body region; and a gate comprising a conductive material over the gate dielectric layer. Specifically, one of the first semiconductor material and the second semiconductor material is lattice matched with the other of the first semiconductor material and the second semiconductor material and has an energy gap smaller than the energy gap of the other of the first semiconductor material and the second semiconductor material.
US07750366B2	Solid-state imaging element and method for manufacturing the same A solid-state imaging element includes a layered substrate made of silicon and composed of, for example, an N-type substrate, a P-type layer, and an N-type layer. In the layered substrate, an imaging region in which a plurality of pixels are arranged and a peripheral circuit region are formed. A recess reaching the reverse face of the P-type layer is formed in a reverse face portion of the layered substrate in the imaging region, and a reflective film is formed on at least the inner face of the recess. Light is reflected on the reverse face and the obverse face of the layered substrate.
US07750363B2	Nitride semiconductor light-emitting device having an end face coating film and method of manufacturing the same In a nitride semiconductor laser bar including a group III-V nitride semiconductor layer, on the front-side cavity end face, a separation layer of aluminum nitride is laid, and further on the separation layer, an end face coating film of aluminum oxide is laid. Likewise, on the rear-side cavity end face, a separation layer of aluminum nitride is laid, and further on the separation layer, an end face coating film of an aluminum oxide/TiO2 multilayer film is laid.
US07750362B2	Semiconductor light-emitting device A semiconductor light-emitting device includes: a hollow body including a bottom wall and a surrounding wall cooperating with the bottom wall to define an encapsulant-receiving recess, the bottom wall being formed with a through-hole, the surrounding wall having a diffuse surface that surrounds the encapsulant-receiving recess; a heat-dissipating body provided on a bottom side of the bottom wall and covering the through-hole in the bottom wall; a light-emitting chip disposed in the through-hole in the bottom wall; a transparent encapsulant filling the encapsulant-receiving recess and the through-hole; and a wavelength-converting layer covering the transparent encapsulant.
US07750361B2	Surface mount light emitting apparatus A surface mount LED apparatus is provided which can prevent separation of the surface of an LED chip from a sealing resin portion. Patterned circuits on a substrate are provided with a device mounting region and a wire bond region, and an increased-thickness portion having a thickness 1.6 times or more than the greater of the thickness of the device mounting region and the thickness of the wire bond region. When the apparatus is heated, this configuration allows for inducing interfacial separation between the increased-thickness portion and the sealing resin portion earlier than interfacial separation is induced between the LED chip and the sealing resin portion. This configuration can prevent interfacial separation between the LED chip and the sealing resin portion.
US07750356B2	Silicon optical package with 45 degree turning mirror An optical package includes a sub-mount, an edge-emitting laser mounted on the sub-mount, a collimating ball lens mounted on the sub-mount adjacent to the edge-emitting laser, a mirror mounted on the sub-mount adjacent to the collimating ball lens. The sub-mount is made of a bottom wafer. A lid is bonded to the sub-mount to form the laser package. The lid is made of a middle wafer bonded to a top wafer. The middle wafer defines an opening that accommodates the edge-emitting laser, the collimating ball lens, and the mirror. The opening is defined by vertical sidewalls. The top wafer further includes a lens above the mirror.
US07750352B2	Light strips for lighting and backlighting applications Light strips for emergency lighting, path lighting, accent lighting and device lighting are provided. Devices incorporating and lighted by the light strips are also provided. The light strips include a light emitting layer made from a plurality of semiconductor nanoparticles disposed between and in electrical communication with an anode and a cathode. The semiconductor nanoparticles may be made from Group IV semiconductors, such as silicon. Devices that may be lit with the light strips include displays and keypad, such as those found in cellular phones and personal digital assistants.
US07750349B2	Switching element substrate, for a liquid crystal display device, including an insulating substrate A switching element substrate for a liquid crystal display device for transmissive display includes an insulating substrate, and a plurality of switching elements formed on one of surfaces of the insulating substrate. A transmitting region is defined on an exposed part of the other surface of the insulating substrate. Each of the switching elements includes a monocrystalline silicon layer.
US07750346B2	Semiconductor structure and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. Compared to conventional structures of thin film transistors, the structure of the present invention uses a patterned first metal layer as a data line, and a patterned second metal layer as a gate line. In a thin film transistor, a gate is also located in the patterned first metal layer, and is electrically connected to the gate line located in the patterned second metal layer through a contact hole. A source and a drain of the thin film transistor are electrically connected to the data line through a contact hole. The structure of the present invention increases a storage capacitance and an aperture ratio.
US07750336B2	Resistive memory devices and methods of forming resistive memory devices Methods of forming a resistive memory device include forming an insulation layer on a semiconductor substrate including a conductive pattern, forming a contact hole in the insulation layer to expose the conductive pattern, forming a lower electrode in the contact hole, forming a variable resistive oxide layer in the contact hole on the lower electrode, forming a middle electrode in the contact hole on the variable resistive oxide layer, forming a buffer oxide layer on the middle electrode and the insulation layer, and forming an upper electrode on the buffer oxide layer. Related resistive memory devices are also disclosed.
US07750335B2	Phase change material structure and related method A structure including a phase change material and a related method are disclosed. The structure may include a first electrode; a second electrode; a third electrode; a phase change material electrically connecting the first, second and third electrodes for passing a first current through two of the first, second and third electrodes; and a refractory metal barrier heater layer about the phase change material for converting the phase change material between an amorphous, insulative state and a crystalline, conductive state by application of a second current to the phase change material. The structure may be used as a fuse or a phase change material random access memory (PRAM).
US07750334B2	Phase change memory device A memory device has a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of cell arrays stacked above the substrate, each cell array having memory cells, bit lines each commonly connecting one ends of plural cells arranged along a first direction and word lines each commonly connecting the other ends of plural cells arranged along a second direction; a read/write circuit formed on the substrate as underlying the cell arrays; first and second vertical wirings disposed on both sides of each cell array in the first direction to connect the bit lines to the read/write circuit; and third vertical wirings disposed on both sides of each cell array in the second direction to connect the word lines to the read/write circuit.
US07750333B2	Bit-erasing architecture for seek-scan probe (SSP) memory storage An apparatus comprising a substrate, a heater formed on the substrate, and a phase-change layer formed on the heater. The heater comprises a heater layer and first and second electrodes electrically coupled to the heater layer. A process comprising forming a heater on a substrate and forming a phase-change layer on the heater. The heater comprises a heater layer and first and second electrodes electrically coupled to the heater layer.
US07750331B2	Method and device for imaging an interior of a turbid medium using an amplification factor selected from an estimate of expected electrical signal strength The invention relates to a method and device (1) for imaging an interior of a turbid medium (55). A turbid medium (55) inside a measurement volume (15) is irradiated from a plurality of source positions (25a) with light from a light source (5), and light emanating from the measurement volume (15) is detected from a plurality of detection positions (25b). An image of the interior of the turbid medium (55) is reconstructed from the detected light. In both the method and the device (1), detector signals can be amplified for each source position-detection position pair by a multi-gain amplification unit comprising an amplifier circuit (60). The amplification factor is selected from a number of possible amplification factors based on detected signal strength in the prior art. According to the invention, however, the method and device are adapted such that the amplification factor is selected for at least one source position-detection position pair on the basis of an estimate of expected electrical signal strength.
US07750328B2	Filling system for potentially hazardous materials Systems, devices, and methods for filling containers with radioactive materials are described. In certain embodiments, the systems comprise a shielding material that substantially defines a chamber and, preferably, substantially blocks radioactivity, a conduit extending through the shielding material into the chamber, and a securing unit that is disposed in the chamber proximal to the conduit and is adapted to receive a container through the conduit.
US07750319B2	Method and system for measuring contamination of a lithographical element A method and system for measuring contamination of a lithographic element is disclosed. In one aspect, the method comprises providing a first lithographical element in a process chamber. The method further comprises providing a second lithographical element in the process chamber. The method further comprises covering part of the first lithographical element providing a reference region. The method further comprises providing a contaminant in the process chamber. The method further comprises redirecting an exposure beam via the test region of the first lithographical element towards the second lithographical element whereby at least one of the lithographical elements gets contaminated by the contaminant. The method further comprises measuring the level of contamination of the at least one contaminated lithographical element in the process chamber.
US07750317B2	Ionizing radiations A method of determining the radiation doses to which specific locations are subjected is provided. The method comprises providing an assembly comprising a plurality of layers, each of which includes a number of regularly spaced individual compartments that contain a liquid that changes in color when exposed to radiation, radiating the assembly, determining the changes in optical density of the liquid in the individual compartments and calculating the doses of radiation to which the compartments have been subjected from the changes in optical density.
US07750316B2	Polymer biochip for detecting fluorescence This present disclosure provides an optical chip for fluorescence detection. The optical chip has one or more parabolic optical elements that capture and collimate the fluorescent light and direct it onto a detector. The optical chip may be constructed of a polymer and made using injection molding techniques.
US07750312B2	Method and apparatus for generating ions for mass analysis An apparatus and method is disclosed for reducing contamination in a mass spectrometer instrument system. The system includes an ion source at a first pressure for generating ions by laser desorption/ionization and an inlet aperture to a vacuum chamber at a second, lower pressure than the first pressure of the ion source. A sample plate within the ion source supports a sample deposited thereon and a laser can be configured to generate laser pulses striking at least a portion of the sample at an angle of incidence from about 0 to about 80 degrees to the center line of a first ion optical axis of a mass analyzer, producing a plume. A combination of the angle of incidence of the laser pulses and the distance between the sample plate and the inlet region aperture can reduce neutral contaminants in the plume from being drawn into the inlet aperture.
US07750306B2	Reduced edge effect detector Embodiments of a radiation detector and subassemblies thereof are provided having a scintillator with a face and a reflector constructed and arranged to redirect a majority of light leaving the face of the scintillator at an angle within a range of 45 to 135 degrees compared to the direction in which the light was traveling when it left the face. In other embodiments a method is provided including receiving radiation into a scintillator having a face, producing light with the scintillator in response to the radiation, allowing at least a portion of the light to leave the face, and reflecting a majority of the light leaving the face at an angle within a range of 45 to 135 degrees compared to the direction in which the light was traveling when it left the face with a reflector. Other embodiments are directed to a reflector including a plurality of prisms having a first face and a second face with a barrier on the first face.
US07750291B2	Mass spectrometric method and mass spectrometer for analyzing a vaporized sample A mass spectrometric method for analyzing a vaporized sample, comprising the steps of: forcing sequentially generated charge-laden liquid drops to move towards a receiving unit of a mass spectrometer along a traveling path; establishing a concentration gradient for a target analyte so as to permit diffusion of the vaporized sample which contains at least one of the target analyte therein along a plurality of diffusing paths; and introducing the target-analyte containing vaporized sample through an inlet such that at least one of said diffusing paths intersects said traveling path so as to enable said at least one target analyte to be occluded in at least one of said charge-laden liquid drops to thereby form at least one corresponding ionized analyte for analysis by the mass spectrometer.
US07750287B2	Temperature control apparatus and method, and program A temperature control apparatus is provided which may control temperature of an optical component that operates upon receipt of light from a light source. The apparatus may include a light quantity detector which detects a quantity of light based on the light source; and a temperature regulator which performs regulating operation for regulating the temperature of the optical component on the basis of the light quantity detected by the light quantity detector.
US07750285B2	Optical sensor including photoconductive material and carbon nanotube An optical sensor is characterized by comprising a photoconductive material (1) which generates a carrier (4) inside when irradiated with a light or an electromagnetic wave (3), and carbon nanotube (2), and by sensing the carrier (4), which is generated within the photoconductive material (1) by irradiation of the light or electromagnetic wave (3), through change of electrical conduction of the carbon nanotube (2).
US07750281B2	CMOS image sensor with current mirror An image sensor includes a pixel with a drive transistor and a select transistor. The drive transistor is driven according to a voltage at a floating diffusion node. The select transistor is coupled in series with the drive transistor for being turned on when the pixel is selected. The image sensor also includes a current mirror unit having first and second branches conducting mirrored currents. The first branch is coupled to the drive transistor, and the second branch is coupled to the select transistor at an output node of the pixel. With such biasing by the current mirror, gain drop in the drive transistor is minimized.
US07750278B2	Solid-state imaging device, method for driving solid-state imaging device and camera A solid-state imaging device including an array of a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels with higher sensitivity than the first pixels, a first control signal line that controls the first pixels, and a second control signal line that controls the second pixels, wherein the first control signal line and the second control signal line are driven independent of each other.
US07750276B2	Optical information detecting method, optical head, and optical disc apparatus utilizing plural photodetectors In multilayer optical discs and high-speed optical discs, the amount of reproduction light per unit time greatly decreases and the reproduction signal quality (S/N) significantly drops due to the low effective reflectivity and the short read time of the medium. These problems are solved by causing reflected signal light from the optical disc and reference light, which is separated from the same light source and introduced into a detector without being shone onto the optical disc, to interference with each other on the detector. Detector outputs having four different interference states are simultaneously obtained, the interference states being displaced at intervals of 90° in terms of the phase relationship between the reference light and the signal. Based on a operation of the four detector outputs, a reproduction signal can be obtained that is stable at all times and amplified with high quality, even when there is an optical path length variation due to disc undulations.
US07750274B2	Frozen food package and method of use A frozen food package and method of producing and using the same is disclosed. The food package includes a bag which is freezable, ovenable and microwaveable. A frozen food assembly within the bag includes uncooked food, preferably an entree. Typically, the food assembly includes a meat, a fruit or vegetable, and a flavoring liquid such as a broth or stock, and may include infused oil or a dairy product. The uncooked food is typically embedded in the frozen liquid to facilitate handling and shipping and to align the frozen food with a display window of the bag. Chemical preservatives are not necessary and sauces may be omitted although sauces are not burned in the cooking process. The method typically includes sealing the frozen uncooked food in the liquid-impermeable bag and cooking the food in the sealed bag. The resulting dish is a substantial improvement over the well-known precooked frozen meals.
US07750272B2	Slow-cooking method and oven Method for cooking food, to be performed in an oven with a cooking cavity, a core-temperature proble capable of being introduced in a food item placed in the cooking cavity and provided with a temperature sensor for the food temperature and a sensor for detecting the temperature within the oven cavity, wherein these sensors are adapted to generate and output respective signals, control means being provided, which are adapted to receive and process such signals issued by said temperature sensors and to supply corresponding operating commands to heating means associated to the oven; there are provided setting means adapted to define a selectively modifiable value of a final reference temperature. After an initial heating period and a subsequent cooling-down step, during which the temperature inside the oven cavity anyhow remains at a higher value than said final reference temperature, said control means, on the basis of the signals received from said sensors, start and run an operating phase in such manner as to enable a temperature to be obtained and persistingly ensured within the oven cavity, whose difference as compared with said final reference temperature is a function of the difference between said final reference temperature and the temperature detected by the temperature sensor at the core of the food.
US07750268B2	Energy efficient, laser-based method and system for processing target material An energy-efficient method and system for processing target material such as microstructures in a microscopic region without causing undesirable changes in electrical and/or physical characteristics of material surrounding the target material is provided. The system includes a controller for generating a processing control signal and a signal generator for generating a modulated drive waveform based on the processing control signal. The waveform has a sub-nanosecond rise time. The system also includes a gain-switched, pulsed semiconductor seed laser for generating a laser pulse train at a repetition rate. The drive waveform pumps the laser so that each pulse of the pulse train has a predetermined shape. Further, the system includes a laser amplifier for optically amplifying the pulse train to obtain an amplified pulse train without significantly changing the predetermined shape of the pulses. The amplified pulses have little distortion and have substantially the same relative temporal power distribution as the original pulse train from the laser. Each of the amplified pulses has a substantially square temporal power density distribution, a sharp rise time, a pulse duration and a fall time. The system further includes a beam delivery and focusing subsystem for delivering and focusing at least a portion of the amplified pulse train onto the target material.
US07750266B2	Active beam delivery system for laser peening and laser peening method A laser peening method and system allows the work piece to be fixed, while moving and directing the laser beam. A laser energy delivery system includes a relay imaging system. Input optics arranged to receive the laser energy, a transmitting mirror having adjustable angle of incidence relative to the input optics, and a robot mounted processing head including an optical assembly are configured to direct laser energy toward the movable target image plane. The laser energy follows an optical path including an essentially straight segment from the transmitting mirror to the receiving mirror, having a variable length and a variable angle relative to the input optics. Diagnostics on the processing head facilitate operation.
US07750265B2	Multi-electrode plasma system and method for thermal spraying A plasma apparatus is provided including a cathode module, an anode module, and at least one inter-electrode insert located between the cathode module and the anode module. The cathode module includes at least one cathode, and a pilot module may be provided adjacent to the cathode module. The pilot module may assist ignition of the plasma apparatus. The inter-electrode insert may have an upstream and a downstream transverse surface. Both the upstream transverse surface and the downstream transverse surface are angled in a downstream direction.
US07750263B2	Arresting device for a drive train An arresting device is disclosed for a drive train which, in order to close a movable contact of an electric switch, can be moved from an OFF position into an ON position. In at least one embodiment, the arresting device includes an arresting including a pivot axis which extends outside its pivoting point. When the drive train is in its OFF position, the arresting element pivots from a position of rest into an arresting the position owing to a force which acts on its pivoting point, in the closing direction of the drive train, and in its arresting position, the arresting element is operatively connected to the drive train and blocks the movement of the drive train into it ON position. In at least one embodiment, the arresting device is suitable for use on transportation device, in particular on ships, and there is provision that in its position of rest, the arresting element is under the force effect of a restoring spring, and does not pivot into its arresting position until a defined acceleration of the electric switch is acting in the closing direction of the drive train.
US07750261B2	Waterproof keyboard A waterproof keyboard comprises: keys, an elastic rubber layer, a circuit board layer, a bottom board, and a sealing layer. The keys are mounted on the bottom board on which a plurality of apertures are disposed, and the sealing layer is disposed under the bottom surface of the bottom board. Corresponding to the apertures on the bottom board, respective adhesives are formed on the sealing layer so as to firmly adhere the sealing layer to the bottom surface of the bottom board.
US07750255B2	Hydraulic weight-measuring apparatus and method The present invention relates to a system and a method for weighing a section of a structure (1). The system comprises at least one hydraulic weight sensor device (3), adapted to be placed in at least one slot (2) under the section, a pressure sensor (7) for measuring the pressure in the at least one weight sensor device (3), and a hydraulic system comprising at least one pump unit (5) and at least one valve unit (6) for pumping hydraulic fluid to and from the at least one hydraulic weight sensor device (3) through a hydraulic line (4). The system further comprises a distance sensor (10) for measuring the height of the slot (2), a control circuit device (20) for calculating the weight of the section based on measured data received from the pressure sensor (7), and for balancing the section on the basis of the measured data received from the pressure sensor (7) and the distance sensor (10) by controlling the pump unit (5) and the valve unit (6).
US07750250B1	Blind via capture pad structure A capture pad structure includes a lower dielectric layer, a capture pad embedded within the lower dielectric layer, the capture pad comprising a plurality of linear segments. To form the capture pad, a focused laser beam is moved linearly to form linear channels in the dielectric layer. These channels are filled with an electrically conductive material to form the capture pad.
US07750248B2	Dielectric lamination structure, manufacturing method of a dielectric lamination structure, and wiring board including a dielectric lamination structure A dielectric structure including a metal foil, a dielectric layer and a conductor layer provided in this order, wherein the metal foil has a thickness of from 10 to 40 μm, the dielectric layer has a thickness of from 0.3 to 5 μm, and the conductor layer has a thickness of from 0.3 to 10 μm. The dielectric structure has plural vias which are separated from each other, and which penetrate through both of the dielectric layer and the conductor layer. The vias of the dielectric layer have different diameters which are in a range of from 100 to 300 μm, a diameter of each of the vias of the conductor layer is larger than a diameter of a corresponding via of the dielectric layer by 5 to 50 μm, and a minimum via pitch is from 100 to 350 μm.
US07750242B2	Insulated wire, insulated cable, non-halogen flame retardant wire, and non-halogen flame retardant cable A metallic conductor and an insulator provided at an outer periphery of the metallic conductor for coating the metallic conductor constitutes an insulated wire or cable. The insulator has a reactor blended type polyolefin-based thermoplastic resin containing 51-85 mol % per monomer unit of the crystalline polypropylene. In the insulator used in a non-halogen flame retardant wire or cable, 40 to 300 pbw of a metallic hydroxide is added to 100 pbw of a blended composition. In the blended composition, the reactor blended type polyolefin-based thermoplastic resin containing 51-85 mol % per monomer unit of the crystalline polypropylene is greater than 50 pbw and less than 100 pbw, and a polyolefin is greater than 0 pbw and not greater than 50 pbw.
US07750241B2	Distributive conductor A distributive conductor electromagnetically shields and protects an insulated wire 10 by inserting it into a pipe 20. Heat generated in the insulated wire 10 is absorbed into a low heat-reflective layer 21 of lower heat reflectivity, transferred to the pipe 20, and then dissipated from an outer circumferential wall of the pipe 20 to atmosphere.
US07750239B2	Convenient and safe receptacle/switch and terminal block An electrical device for wiring an electrical appliance is provided. The electrical device includes a grounding wire having a fork and a grounding screw with the grounding wire permanently installed on the electrical device. A clamp mechanism is provided having a flexible sheet of material having a top surface, a bottom surface, a top end, and a bottom end substantially opposite the top end with the material being substantially bowed prior to insertion of the wire. An aperture is formed through the material adjacent the top end for receiving the threaded portion of a clamp screw therethrough with the screw head contactable with the to surface of the material. A pair of cutouts are adjacent the top end of the clamp mechanism with the cutouts being shaped and designed for determining the proper insertion depth of the wires beneath the material wherein upon insertion of the wire between the bottom surface of the material and the electrical device, the material substantially flattens.
US07750238B2	Electrical junction box An electrical junction box includes a box body provided with a first groove; an attachment bracket provided with a second groove; and a lower cover provided attached to the bottom surface of the box body. When the attachment bracket is properly mounted on the box body, the first and second grooves are arranged to form a single continuous third groove. A protrusion is provided on the lower cover and fits to the third groove.
US07750237B2	Electronic device enclosure having protective layer An electronic device enclosure having a protective layer includes a shell, a first protective piece, a second protective piece and a connecting piece. The shell includes an outer surface and an inner surface, the first protective piece covers the outer surface of the shell, and the second protective piece covers the inner surface of the shell. The connecting piece connects the first protective piece to the second protective piece so that they cooperatively enclose the shell.
US07750235B2	Nanostructure and nanocomposite based compositions and photovoltaic devices Nanocomposite photovoltaic devices are provided that generally include semiconductor nanocrystals as at least a portion of a photoactive layer. Photovoltaic devices and other layered devices that comprise core-shell nanostructures and/or two populations of nanostructures, where the nanostructures are not necessarily part of a nanocomposite, are also features of the invention. Varied architectures for such devices are also provided including flexible and rigid architectures, planar and non-planar architectures and the like, as are systems incorporating such devices, and methods and systems for fabricating such devices. Compositions comprising two populations of nanostructures of different materials are also a feature of the invention.
US07750231B2	Keyboard apparatus of electronic musical instrument A keyboard apparatus of this electronic musical instrument is provided with touch curves TW1 through TWp, TB1 through TBq each defining a velocity value Vc varying with a key-depression velocity Kv (TD). Each of keys K1 through Kn of a keyboard 14k is associated with one of the touch curves TW1 through Twp, TB1 through TBq by touch selecting tables SW, SB in accordance with an equalization rule and a weighting rule. Upon a key-depression, in accordance with the velocity curve TWr, TBs selected on the basis of an actual depressed key position Ki (M2), an actual key-depression velocity Kva is converted into a velocity Vca for controlling emission of a tone (M3).
US07750230B2	Automatic rendition style determining apparatus and method Once performance event information is supplied in real time in accordance with a progression of a performance, a time indicative of temporal relationship between at least two notes to be generated in succession is measured on the basis of the performance event information supplied in real time. Comparison is made between a preset rendition style determination condition including time information and the measured time, and a rendition style that is to be applied to a current tone to be performed in real time is determined on the basis of the comparison result. With the arrangement that a rendition style to be applied to the current tone is determined on the basis of the comparison result, it is possible to execute a real-time performance while automatically expressing a tonguing rendition style.
US07750225B2	Music notation system The invention relates to a music notation system that obviates the need for one to have any knowledge of conventional music notation in order to play a keyboard, including those that are a component of a conventional musical instrument, those that are a component of an electronic musical instrument and those that are configured as a user interface with a computer system and/or video game.
US07750222B2	Keyboard apparatus of electronic musical instrument Keys 1, 2 are supported by a frame 3 in a freely swingable manner. Massive bodies 8, a lower limit stopper 10 and an upper limit stopper 11 are situated below keys 1, 2. Massive bodies 8 are supported by a frame 3 in a freely swingable manner and pivot in synchronization with key-depression. A lower limit stopper 10 restricts a lower limit of pivoting range of the massive bodies 8. An upper limit stopper 10 restricts an upper limit of pivoting range of the massive bodies 8. Fixing portions (erected potions) 3g1 for fixing the upper limit stopper 11 are provided on the frame 3 in one-to-one corresponding with keys 1, 2. The upper limit stopper 11 is fixed to the undersurface of the fixing portions 3g. An upper part of each fixing portion 3g is situated inside right and left side walls of each key 1, 2.
US07750220B2	G-Pan musical instrument An ensemble of acoustic steelpan musical instruments, being an innovation which significantly improves upon traditional acoustic steelpan prior art. Said improvements include an extension of note range across the assemblage of G-Pans, a substantial reduction in the number of steelpans required to effectively cover the steelpan musical range, the use of a compound design whereby individual component parts of the instrument, specifically the playing surface, chime, rear attachment, or skirt and the playing stick or mallet, are optimized for their specific function, the application of a variety of techniques for eliminating or reducing, non-musical sympathetic vibrations and the inclusion of a variety of mechanical and acoustic resonator designs, to enhance optimally, the sound projection of the aforementioned instrument.
US07750214B2	Pearl millet line 53-1-1 with PP3 gene and all derivatives produced by any method The invention relates to a pearl millet plant, seed, variety, parental line and hybrid. More specifically the invention relates to a pearl millet plant having a mutant allele that increases purple pigmentation in many plant parts. The invention relates to crossing inbreds, varieties, and hybrids containing the purple allele to produce novel types and hybrids of pearl millet and other compatible millet species, both for pigment extraction and ornamental purposes.
US07750211B2	Methods and compositions for production of flavonoid and isoflavonoid nutraceuticals The invention provides method and compositions for the modulation of flavanone and/or isoflavone production in plants. The methods of the invention allow creation of plants having novel phenotypes. Increased expression of isoflavones in particular in plants may be used to increase the nutritional value of food plants for both human and animal consumption. The invention overcomes limitations of the prior art which prevented accumulation of high levels of isoflavones in plants.
US07750208B2	Anther-specific expression promoter in plant and application thereof The invention provides an anther-specific expression promoter in plant, wherein said promoter is a promoter of Oncidium aureusidin synthase gene OgAS1, and has a sequence as SEQ ID No: 3. The invention provides further a gene expression cassette that comprised a promoter having a DNA sequence as SEQ ID No: 3, and a polynucleotide that encode an open reading frame and is linked to the 3′ end of said promoter, wherein said promoter can activate the transcription of said polynucleotide in an organism containing said gene expression cassette. The invention provides also a gene expression vector that contains a promoter having DNA sequence as SEQ ID No: 3. The invention provides further a process for producing a transgenic plant or part of organ, tissue or cell of said transgenic plant containing the above-described gene expression cassette.
US07750200B2	Material for producing a support bandage A material for producing a support bandage, which comprises a support. Said support is coated and/or impregnated with a curable plastic material and at least partially configured by a leno fabric comprising warp yarns that cross between two weft yarns running in parallel. Said leno fabric comprises at least one additional warp yarn that is located between two pairs of crossing warp yarns and does not cross any other warp yarn.
US07750197B2	Alkylation process using a catalyst comprising a solid acid and a hydrogenation metal The invention relates to a process for alkylating a hydrocarbon feed which comprises contacting the hydrocarbon feed to be alkylated with an alkylation agent in the presence of a catalyst comprising a solid acid, a hydrogenation metal, and 1.5-6 wt % of water, measured as the loss on ignition at 600° C. The presence of 1.5-6 wt % of water results in a higher activity and a higher alkylate quality compared with a comparable but drier catalyst.
US07750194B2	Process for preparing isopropanol and 2-butanol from the corresponding alkanes A process for preparing alkanols (I) selected from the group consisting of isopropanol and 2-butanol from the corresponding alkanes (II) selected from the group consisting of propane and n-butane, comprising the steps of: A) providing a starting gas stream a comprising the alkane (II); B) feeding the starting gas stream a comprising the alkane (II) into a dehydrogenation zone and subjecting the alkane (II) to a dehydrogenation to the alkene (III) to obtain a product gas stream b comprising the alkene (III) and unconverted alkane (II), with or without high boilers, steam, hydrogen and low boilers; C) at least compressing product gas stream b, optionally separating product gas stream b into an aqueous phase c1, a phase c2 comprising the alkene (III) and the alkane (II), with or without high boilers, and a gas phase c3 comprising hydrogen and low boilers; D) reacting product gas stream b or the phase c2 comprising alkene (III) and alkane (II) with an organic acid (IV) in an esterification zone to obtain a product mixture d comprising the corresponding alkyl ester (V) of the organic acid and the unconverted alkane (II); E) removing from product mixture d a gas stream e1 which comprises an alkane (II) and is recycled into the dehydrogenation zone if appropriate, and a product mixture e2 comprising the alkyl ester; F) reacting the product mixture e2 comprising the alkyl ester with water in an ester hydrolysis zone to give a product mixture f comprising the alkanol (I) and the organic acid (IV); G) removing the alkanol (I) and the organic acid (IV) from product mixture f and, if appropriate, recycling the organic acid into the esterification zone.
US07750192B2	Purification of Fluoromethyl 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropyl ether (sevoflurane) Crude sevoflurane product comprising unacceptably high levels of HFIP can be purified by combining the crude sevoflurane product with sufficient water to produce a multiphase mixture, fractionally distilling the multiphase mixture, removing sevoflurane from the distilling multiphase mixture as an azeotrope with water, and separating substantially pure sevoflurane from the azeotrope.
US07750184B2	Vitamin D receptor modulators The present invention relates to novel, non-secosteroidal, sulfonate and sulfonamide functional diaryl compounds with vitamin D receptor (VDR) modulating activity that are less hypercalcemic than 1α,25 dihydroxy vitamin D3. These compounds are useful for treating bone disease and psoriasis.
US07750182B2	Process for production of iodine compounds and process for production of high-purity 5-iodo-2-methylbenzoic acid Provided is a production method for an iodine compound in which iodine is reacted with a substrate in the presence of a porous material having a pore diameter of 500 nm or less or in the presence of the above porous material and an oxidizing agent and a production process for high purity 5-iodo-2-methylbenzoic acid comprising an iodination reaction step carried out by the above-mentioned, a crystal precipitation and separation step in which a product is precipitated by adding water or cooling and then separated and a purification step in which crystal separated is recrystallized using an organic solvent. According to the production method for an iodine compound described above, iodine can be introduced into various substrates at a high selectivity. Since expensive metals and specific reagents do not have to be used, it can readily be carried out in an industrially scale, and the product having a high purity can be obtained. Further, the process comprising the iodination reaction, separation and purification steps described above makes it possible to readily obtain at a high yield, 5-iodo-2-methylbenzoic acid having a high purity which is useful in uses for functional chemical products such as medicines. The process of the present invention comprising iodination reaction, separation and purification steps is characterized by that it is simple in terms of a procedure and that the purification load is smaller, and it is very advantageous in industrially carrying out.
US07750181B2	Antiproliferative agents This invention relates to certain dioxodihydropyridine derivatives and certain methacrylic acid and furan derivative precursors thereof, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and their use as anti-proliferative agents, especially tumour growth inhibitors and anti-cancer agents, antibiotics and/or antiviral agents.
US07750175B2	Organic light-emitting diodes and related hole transport compounds New organic light-emitting diodes and related hole transport compounds and methods for fabrication, using siloxane self-assembly techniques.
US07750173B2	Tantalum amido-complexes with chelate ligands useful for CVD and ALD of TaN and Ta205 thin films Tantalum compounds of Formula I hereof are disclosed, having utility as precursors for forming tantalum-containing films such as barrier layers. The tantalum compounds of Formula I may be deposited by CVD or ALD for forming semiconductor device structures including a dielectric layer, a barrier layer on the dielectric layer, and a copper metallization on the barrier layer, wherein the barrier layer includes a Ta-containing layer and sufficient carbon so that the Ta-containing layer is amorphous. According to one embodiment, the semiconductor device structure is fabricated by depositing the Ta-containing barrier layer, via CVD or ALD, from a precursor including the tantalum compound of Formula I hereof at a temperature below about 400° C. in a reducing or inert atmosphere, e.g., a gas or plasma optionally containing a reducing agent.
US07750160B2	Isoxazolyl urea derivatives as kinase modulators The invention provides methods and compositions for treating conditions mediated by various kinases wherein derivatives of urea compounds are employed. The invention also provides methods of using the compounds and/or compositions in the treatment of a variety of diseases and unwanted conditions in subjects.
US07750154B2	Amide derivatives The invention concerns a compound of the Formula (I) wherein m is 0-2 and each R1 is a group such as hydroxy, halogeno, trifluoromethyl heterocyclyl and heterocyclyloxy; R2 is halogeno, trifluoromethyl or (1-6C)alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, halogeno or (1-6C)alkyl; and R4 is (3-6C)cycloalkyl; or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of diseases or medical conditions mediated by cytokines.
US07750153B2	Process for the preparation of didanosine using novel intermediates The present invention relates to novel crystalline alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts of 2′,3′-dideoxy-2′,3′-didehydroinosine. The present invention also provides a novel process for preparation of didanosine in high yield and purity using novel intermediates. Thus, for example, 5′-O-acetyl-2′,3′-dideoxy-2′,3′-didehydroinosine is reacted with monomethyl amine to give 2′,3′-dideoxy-2′,3′-didehydro inosine, which is then reacted with sodium hydroxide and crystallized to give crystalline 2′,3′-dideoxy-2′,3′-didehydroinosine sodium salt. 2′,3′-Dideoxy-2′,3′-didehydroinosine sodium salt is hydrogenated using raney nickel catalyst in aqueous medium and then neutralized with hydrochloric acid to yield didanosine.
US07750150B2	Process for producing acid adduct salt of polyacidic base compound This invention relates to a method for preparing an acid addition salt of a polyacidic basic compound, or a water adduct having basic site(s) stronger than pyridine. The method comprises reacting the polyacidic basic compound with an acid salt of pyridine.By the present invention, the number of moles of an added acid in the acid addition salt of the polyacidic basic compound can be readily changed to a number suited for the polyacidic basic compound as needed.
US07750148B2	Intermediate compound for the production of β-lactamase-resistant cephalosporin ester compounds and salts thereof An intermediate compound represented by formula (IV) as follows:
US07750147B2	Gallium naphthalocyanine dye An IR-absorbing naphthalocyanine dye of formula (I) is described: wherein M is Ga(A1); A1 is an axial ligand selected from —OH halogen, —OR3, —OC(O)R4; R1 and R2 may be the same or different and are selected from hydrogen or C1-12 alkoxy; R3 is selected from C1-12 alkyl, C5-12 aryl, C5-12 arylalkyl or Si(Rx)(Ry)(Rz); and R4 is selected from C1-12 alkyl, C5-12 aryl or C5-12 arylalkyl Rx, Ry and Rz may be the same or different and are selected from C1-12 alkyl, C5-12 aryl, C5-12 arylalkyl, C1-12 alkoxy, C5-12 aryloxy or C5-12 arylalkoxy; and W is a sulfonic acid group, including salts thereof.
US07750146B2	Granular sucralose Granular sucralose-containing particles are produced by the methods of the invention, which involve coating sucralose from solution to form granules with this coated sucralose on an outer region thereof. The granules may incorporate agglomerated sucralose particles, with the solution-coated sucralose adding mass and generally resulting in a granule having a relatively smoothed and rounded. The granules have good flow properties, are low dusting, and resist caking. Methods of making the granules involve spraying an aqueous sucralose solution onto a fluidized bed of sucralose particles, followed by drying to form the granules.
US07750145B2	1-substituted-3-β-D-glucopyranosylated nitrogenous hetero-cyclic compounds and medicines containing the same A compound having an SGLT1 and/or SGLT2 inhibitory activity which is usable as an agent for the prevention or treatment of diabetes, postprandial hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, diabetic complications, obesity, etc. It is a 1-substituted-3-(β-D-glycopyranosyl) nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (I), a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a hydrate or a solvate thereof; an SGLT inhibitor containing the same; a pharmaceutical composition containing the same and a combination pharmacy of them. In the formula, A represents an alkylene group or alkenylene group; B represents a single bond, —O—, —S— or —NH—; C represents an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; Q independently represents a carbon atom which a hydrogen atom or a substituent binds to, or a nitrogen atom.
US07750143B2	Compositions and methods for siRNA inhibition of angiogenesis RNA interference using small interfering RNAs which are specific for the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene and the VEGF receptor genes Flt-1 and Flk-1/KDR inhibit expression of these genes. Diseases which involve angiogenesis stimulated by overexpression of VEGF, such as diabetic retinopathy, age related macular degeneration and many types of cancer, can be treated by administering the small interfering RNAs.
US07750141B2	Modulation of apolipoprotein c-III expression Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of apolipoprotein C-III. The compositions comprise oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acid encoding apolipoprotein C-III. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of apolipoprotein C-III expression and for diagnosis and treatment of disease associated with expression of apolipoprotein C-III are provided.
US07750139B2	Nucleic acids from sesame plants Novel nucleic acids derived from the 5′ untranslated regions of the 2S albumin and 11S globulin genes from sesame are disclosed. These novel nucleic acids can be used to direct expression of coding nucleic acids. Expression constructs can be introduced into a plant cell to generate a transgenic plant cell or to generate a transgenic plant.
US07750136B2	Modified bouganin proteins, cytotoxins and methods and uses thereof The invention provides modified forms of bouganin protein having biological activity and a reduced propensity to activate human T cells as compared to the non-modified bouganin protein. The invention also provides T-cell epitope peptides of bouganin, and modified T-cell epitope peptides of bouganin which have a reduced propensity to activate human T cells as compared to the non-modified T-cell epitope peptide. The invention also provides cytotoxins having the having a ligand that binds to a cancer cells attached to the modified bouganin proteins. Also provided are methods of inhibiting or destroying mammalian cancer cells using the cytotoxins of the invention and pharmaceutical compositions for treating human cancer.
US07750131B2	5′-modified bicyclic nucleic acid analogs The present invention provides 5′-modified bicyclic nucleoside analogs and oligomeric compounds comprising at least one of these nucleoside analogs. In preferred embodiments the nucleoside analogs have either (R) or (S)-chirality at the 5′-carbon. These bicyclic nucleoside analogs are useful for enhancing properties of oligomeric compounds including for example enhanced nuclease resistance.
US07750128B2	Modified Fc molecules The present invention concerns compositions of matter, for example, but not limited to, modified antibodies, in which one or more biologically active peptides are incorporated into a loop region of a non-terminal domain of an immunoglobulin Fc domain.
US07750124B2	Anti-human DLL4 antibodies and compositions An isolated antibody that specifically binds to an extracellular domain of human DLL4 and affects growth of a tumor comprising cancer stem cells is described. Also described is a method of treating cancer comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-DLL4 antibody.
US07750123B2	Antibodies against SARS-CoV and methods of use thereof The invention provides scFv antibodies and monoclonal antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV. Also provided are methods of treating and/or preventing a coronavirus-related disease or disorder such as SARS. The invention also provides methods of vaccinating a patient against SARS-CoV. Also provided are methods of diagnosing coronavirus-related diseases or disorders and methods of detecting the presence of a coronavirus in a sample. The invention additionally provides methods of screening for compounds that modulate the binding of SARS-CoV and the SARS-CoV receptor ACE2 as well as for compounds useful to treat SARS-CoV-related diseases or disorders.
US07750122B2	Anti-TrkB monoclonal antibodies and uses thereof The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies for human TrkB. In certain embodiments the inventive antibodies bind and activate human TrkB. In certain embodiments the inventive antibodies are selective for human TrkB in that they do not bind (or activate) human TrkA or human TrkC. In some embodiments the inventive monoclonal antibodies cross-react with murine TrkB. Humanized or veneered versions of the inventive antibodies are also encompassed. Pharmaceutical compositions that comprise inventive antibodies are provided as are methods for preparing the inventive antibodies and methods of using these for treatment, detection or purification purposes.
US07750115B2	Epithelial cell growth promoter It is intended to provide a novel oligopeptide which can be relatively easily produced, has not only a hair growth-stimulating effect but also an effect of promoting the growth of epithelial cells (for example, skin regeneration) and can easily pass through the horny layer to thereby reach the desired target cells in which its effects are to be exerted. Namely, water-soluble oligopeptides containing a proryl isoleucyl glycyl unit or an isoleucyl glycyl serine unit and having from 3 to 7 amino acids and water-soluble salts thereof.
US07750114B2	Peptides having a high cysteine content The invention relates to cysteine containing peptides of the structure XXCCXXXXXXXCXXXCXXXXXXQXXCXXXCXCXXXXXXXCXXXXXX, of the structure XXCCXXXXXXXCXXXCXXXXXXXXXCXXXCXCXXXXTXXCXXXXXX and of the structure XXCCXXXXXXXCXXXCXXXXXXXXXXCXXXCXCXXXXXXXXCXXXXXX, wherein X, independently of one another, represents any naturally occurring amino acid, as well as to nucleic acid sequences encoding said peptides, to vectors comprising said sequences, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions containing said peptides and their use as pharmaceutics, particularly for the treatment of cancers.
US07750112B2	Polymers comprising benzotriazole for use in optical devices The present invention relates to polymers comprising benzotriazole containing repeating units. Optical devices, comprising the polymers of the present invention, can show significant advantages in color purity, device efficiency and/or operational lifetime. In addition, the polymers can have good solubility characteristics and relatively high glass transition temperatures, which facilitates their fabrication into coatings and films that are relatively thin, thermally stable, and relatively free of defects.
US07750110B2	Flexible semicrystalline polyamides The invention relates to a composition, and structures having a layer made of said composition, in which the composition is, by weight, the total being 100%: 50 to 100% of at least one polyamide A1 of formula X.Y/Z or 6.Y2/Z in which: X denotes the residues of an aliphatic diamine having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms, Y denotes the residues of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from 10 to 14 carbon atoms, Y2 denotes the residues of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from 15 to 20 carbon atoms and Z denotes at least one unit chosen from the residues of a lactam, the residues of an α,ω-aminocarboxylic acid, the unit X1, Y1 in which X1 denotes the residues of an aliphatic diamine and Y1 denotes the residues of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, the weight ratios Z/(X+Y+Z) and Z/(6+Y2+Z) being between 0 and 15%; 0 to 40% of a plasticizer; 0 to 50% of an impact modifier; and 0 to 50% of a polyamide A2.
US07750107B2	Substituted urea accelerator with dicyandiamide for epoxy resin systems A description is given of the use of asymmetrically substituted urea derivatives of the general formula (I) where R1 and R2 each independently are a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms as accelerators in combination with dicyandiamide as latent hardener for epoxy resin systems based on unhalogenated or halogenated bisphenols of type A or F and also based on resorcinol or tetrakisphenylolethane. The advantages of the inventively proposed accelerator/hardener combination are, for example, the excellent reactivity and very good storage stability. Moreover, the mechanical properties of the resins cured accordingly are likewise outstanding.
US07750105B2	Resins and adhesive formulations therewith A process for producing rosin resins comprising reacting together rosin and phenolic compound and/or terpene-phenol resin, in the presence of a Brønsted acid. These resins may be used as tackifiers in adhesive formulations, including chloroprene contact cements.
US07750104B2	Shear thinning ethylene/α-olefin interpolymers and their preparation Shear-thinning ethylene/α-olefin and ethylene/α-olefin/diene monomer interpolymers that do not include a traditional branch-inducing monomer such as norbornadiene are prepared at an elevated temperature in an atmosphere that has little or no hydrogen using a constrained geometry complex catalyst and an activating cocatalyst.
US07750102B2	Insulating film for semiconductor integrated circuit The present invention relates to a polymeric compound comprising, as structural units, groups each represented by the following general formula (1); and an insulating film for a semiconductor integrated circuit which comprises the polymeric compound: —R1—C≡C—C≡C—, wherein R1 represents a group having a cage-shaped structure. The insulating film has a high heat resistance, a high mechanical strength and a low dielectric constant. In addition, the insulating film has a high stability of its dielectric constant with the elapse of time. Furthermore, the present invention can provide an interlayer insulating film for electronic devices having a high heat resistance, a high mechanical strength and a low dielectric constant which can be maintained over an extremely long period of time as well as an electronic device whose layer structure is provided with such an insulating film as a constituent thereof.
US07750100B2	Catalytic process for preparing (meth)acrylates from N-hydroxyalkylated lactams Process for catalytically preparing (meth)acrylates of N-hydroxyalkylated lactams, and use thereof.
US07750098B2	Method of manufacturing vinylidene difluoride and trifluoroethylene-based dielectric copolymers A method of manufacturing, by suspension polymerization, dielectric copolymers, including injecting an initial mixture of constituent monomers into an autoclave at constant temperature and pressure, wherein the mixture of constituent monomers including vinylidene difluoride (VDF), trifluoroethylene (TrFE), and a monomer 2 to 10 times more reactive than VDF and TrFE; and continuously reinjecting at constant pressure, as soon as the reaction is initiated and throughout the duration of polymerization, a second mixture of the constituent monomers, wherein the molar composition of the initial mixture and the second mixture are determined by calculation, in a manner known of itself, taking into account the desired molar composition of the copolymer and the higher reactivity of the third monomer.
US07750097B2	Polymerization catalysts, main group coordination compounds, process for preparing polyolefins and polyolefins The present invention relates to catalyst systems for preparing isotactic polyolefins which are obtained by reacting at least one chiral coordination compound of a main group element selected from the group of elements consisting of Al, Si, P, S, Ga, Ge, As, Se, In, Sn, Sb, Te, TI, Pb, Bi and Po as central atom and at least one cocatalyst which is able to convert the chiral coordination compound into a species which displays polymerization activity toward at least one olefin, with the chiral coordination compound comprising two bidentate chelating ligands joined to one another via a bridge and, optionally, one or two further monodentate ligands and with the four coordinating atoms of the two chelating ligands surrounding the main group element as central atom of the coordination compound in an approximately planar fashion and up to two further ligands being located above and below this approximately planar coordination sphere formed by the four coordinating atoms of the two chelating ligands and, in the case of two such further ligands, these being in trans positions relative to one another.
US07750095B2	System and method for reducing fouling in a reactor The techniques disclosed provide a treatment method for passivating the interior surface of a polymerization reactor to minimize the formation of a polymer coating on the surface. The passivation is performed using a passivating agent that reacts with adsorbed water to form labile passivation products. Both the passivating agent and passivation products may be easily removed from the reactor prior to polymerization. Other embodiments provide a reactor system with a tank configured to automatically add a passivating agent to the reactor and processes for making polymers using a treated reactor.
US07750090B2	Moleculary imprinted polymers for extraction of components from foodstruffs The present invention relates to a novel class of water compatible molecularly imprinted polymers (AquaMIPs) capable of selectively binding target molecules such as riboflavin, or analogues thereof, in water or aqueous media, their synthesis and use thereof in food processing and extraction or separation processes.
US07750088B2	Cure system for chlorinated elastomer compositions and a method of curing chlorinated elastomer compositions The instant invention is an improved cure system composition and a method for curing chlorinated elastomer compositions. The cure system composition includes a polymercapto crosslinking agent, an inorganic base, and a quaternary ammonium salt. The quaternary ammonium salt has a formula selected from the group consisting of wherein R1 is an alkyl or aryl group containing between 4 and 12 carbon atoms; wherein R2 and R3 are independently alkyl or aryl groups containing between 1 and 8 carbon atoms; wherein the total number of carbon atoms on R2 and R3 are between 3 and 9; wherein R4 and R5 are methyl groups, and R6 is an alkyl group containing between 2 and 8 carbon atoms; and wherein X is an anion. The method for curing a chlorinated elastomer, composition according to instant invention includes the following steps: (1) providing a chlorinated elastomer composition; (2) providing a cure system composition as described above; (3) contacting said chlorinated elastomer composition with said cure system composition; and (4) thereby curing said chlorinated elastomer composition.
US07750083B2	Screw cap composition A screw cap is disclosed comprising a composition based on a multimodal ethylene polymer having a standard density (SD) greater than 950 kg/m3 and a melt flow index MI2 of less than 10 g/10 min, said multimodal ethylene polymer comprising from 35 to 65 wt %, based on the total weight of the multimodal ethylene polymer, of a fraction of ethylene polymer (A) having an SD(A) of more than 965 kg/m3 and a melt flow index MI2(A) of at least 10 g/10 min, and from 65 to 35 wt % based on the total weight of the multimodal ethylene polymer, of a fraction of a copolymer (B) of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin containing from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and having a melt flow index MI2(B) of less than 10 g/10 min and a content of said alpha-olefin(s) of from 0.1 to 5 mol %. This composition is said to demonstrate an excellent balance between ESCR, injectability and impact resistance, together with excellent organoleptic properties.
US07750082B2	Screw cap composition A screw cap is disclosed comprising a composition based on a multimodal ethylene polymer having a standard density (SD) greater than 950 kg/m3 and a melt flow index MI2 of less than 10 g/10 min, said multimodal ethylene polymer comprising from 35 to 65 wt %, based on the total weight of the multimodal ethylene polymer, of a fraction of ethylene polymer (A) having an SD(A) of more than 965 kg/m3 and a melt flow index MI2(A) of at least 10 g/10 min, and from 65 to 35 wt % based on the total weight of the multimodal ethylene polymer, of a fraction of a copolymer (B) of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin containing from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and having a melt flow index MI2(B) of less than 10 g/10 min and a content of said alpha-olefin(s) of from 0.1 to 5 mol %. This composition is said to demonstrate an excellent balance between ESCR, injectability and impact resistance, together with excellent organoleptic properties.
US07750072B2	Lowered exotherm thermoset compositions The present invention provides compositions such as a polymer grout, a molded plastic part, a void-filling plastic material, a concrete-anchoring material and a polymeric casting made from a thermosetting polymer chosen from vulcanized rubbers, polyoxybenzylmethylen-glycolanhydride (“Bakelite”), novolac resins, resole phenolic resins, duroplast, bismaleimide resins, polyimide resins, melamine, acrylic resins, polyester resins, cyanate ester resins, phenolic triazine resins, paracyclophane resins and epoxy resins and at least one phase change material (“PCM”). The compositions of the present invention have a lowered exotherm compared to compositions made from the same thermosetting polymer without the addition of a phase change material. Also provided are improved processes for producing the inventive compositions.
US07750070B2	Process for production of clay nanocomposite A process of preparing a nanocomposite comprised of an elastomer and at least partially exfoliated, intercalated water-swellable clay.
US07750067B2	Black-colored poly(arylene ether)polystyrene compositions, articles, and methods A black-colored plastic composition includes a poly(arylene ether), a polystyrene, and at least two organic dyes. The composition has a high gloss and a deep black color that is unexpectedly much more light stable that a comparable black-color plastic using a carbon black pigment. The composition is useful in the manufacture of automotive interiors, and electronic equipment including consumer electronics and particularly television bezels.
US07750066B2	Treatment of aqueous compositions containing contaminants The present invention provides for a method of producing a composition containing a polymer having undergone phase inversion, the method comprising the step of: effecting phase inversion of a phase invertible water insoluble polymer in an aqueous composition and the composition comprises a mixture of at least two different substances, one of which is a water insoluble dispersible polymer having undergone phase inversion while the other is optionally a contaminant.
US07750065B2	Flame-retardant biodegradable material and manufacturing method of the same, flame-retardant biodegradable polymeric composition, and molded product and disposable method of the same A flame-retardant biodegradable polymeric composition comprising: a flame-retardant biodegradable material comprising a compound represented by formula (1); and a biodegradable polymer: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R9, R10 and R11 each independently represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; R6, R7 and R8 each independently represents an alkylene group; and n, p, and q each independently represents an integer of one or more.
US07750063B2	Dental filling material A dental filling material comprising an inner core and outer layer of material disposed and surrounding the inner core, both the inner core and outer layer of material each containing a thermoplastic polymer. The thermoplastic polymer may be biodegradable. A bioactive substance may also be included in the filling material. The thermoplastic polymer acts as a matrix for the bioactive substance. The composition may include other polymeric resins, fillers, plasticizers and other additives typically used in dental materials. The filling material is used for the filing of root canals.
US07750058B2	Process for preparing closed-cell water-blown rigid polyurethane foams having improved mechanical properties The present invention is directed to a process for preparing water-blown rigid polyurethane foams having at least an 80% closed-cell content which involves reacting a) at least one polyol mixture which is composed of (i) at least one polymer polyol; (ii) at least one polyol having a hydroxyl value within the range of from about 200 to about 800; and (iii) optionally, at least one polyol having a hydroxyl value within the range of from about 25 to about 115; with b) at least one polymeric isocyanate and/or a prepolymer thereof; in the presence of c) optionally, at least one catalyst; d) water; and e) optionally, at least one additive or auxiliary agent. The present invention is also directed to the closed-cell water blown rigid polyurethane foams produced by the process of the present invention. The invention is further directed to a polyurethane-foam forming mixture which is used to produce the water-blown rigid polyurethane foams of the present invention. Foams produced according to the present invention have reduced friability and acceptable adhesion to substrates as well as acceptable compressive strength.
US07750050B2	Chaperone-based therapy for Niemann-Pick disease The present invention provides a method for treating individuals affected with the acid sphingomyelinase-deficient forms of Niemann-Pick disease (i.e., Type A or Type B Niemann-Pick) by administering small molecules as specific molecular “chaperones” for the deficient acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) enzyme associated with the disease. The molecules are ceramide, sphingomyelin, or phosphonucleotide analogues.
US07750044B2	Dimer poly-quaternary ester compounds The present invention relates to a novel class of polymeric compounds having specific quaternized amine based upon a dimer acid reacted with an alkanolamine to make an ester quaternary compound. Dimer acid is a C-36 diacid having a cyclic structure and two amine groups that allow for the synthesis of a high molecular weight cationic compound which is extremely substantitive to human skin and are well tolerated by human tissue making them suitable for use preparation of barrier products for personal care applications. These materials are dimethylaminopropyl amine free, which is highly desirable in personal care applications.
US07750042B2	Paclitaxel enhancer compound One embodiment of the present invention is a compound represented by the Structural Formula (I): Y is a covalent bond of a substituted or unsubstituted straight chained hydrocarbyl group. In addition, Y, taken together with both >C═Z groups to which it is bonded, is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group. Preferably, Y is a covalent bond or —C(R7R8)—. R1 is an aliphatic group, a substituted aliphatic group, a non-aromatic heterocyclic group, or a substituted non-aromatic heterocyclic group, R2-R4 are independently —H, an aliphatic group, a substituted aliphatic group, a non-aromatic heterocyclic group, a substituted non-aromatic heterocyclic group, an aryl group or a substituted aryl group, or R1 and R3 taken together with the carbon and nitrogen atoms to which they are bonded, and/or R2 and R4 taken together with the carbon and nitrogen atoms to which they are bonded, form a non-aromatic heterocyclic ring optionally fused to an aromatic ring. R5-R6 are independently —H, an aliphatic group, a substituted aliphatic group, an aryl group or a substituted aryl group. R7 and R8 are each independently —H, an aliphatic or substituted aliphatic group, or R7 is —H and R8 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or, R7 and R8, taken together, are a C2-C6 substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group. Z is ═O or ═S. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound of the present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
US07750040B2	Thiophene derivatives The invention relates to novel thiophene derivatives, their preparation and their use as pharmaceutically active compounds. Said compounds particularly act as immunosuppressive agents.
US07750039B2	Indoles are cannabinoid receptor ligands The present invention provides novel compounds of Formula (I) which are CB2 selective ligands useful for the treatment of pain.
US07750037B2	Antidepressant A PKB (Akt) activating agent comprising a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 and R2: H, a hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group or R1 and R2 form a ring in cooperation with the adjacent carbon atom; R3: H, a hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group; W: represents a group represented by the formulas: wherein ring A: an optionally substituted benzene ring; ring B: an optionally substituted 5- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing heterocycle; R4: an aliphatic hydrocarbon group substituted with an aromatic group and further optionally substituted, or an acyl group containing an aromatic group; R5: H, C1-6 alkyl or acyl; R4c: an aromatic group, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group or acyl; and X: O or S; Y: O, S or NH; and ring C: an optionally substituted benzene ring, or a salt or a prodrug thereof, and use of the activating agent in prevention or treatment of depression, anxiety, manic-depressive psychosis or PTSD are provided.
US07750036B2	Carvedilol salts, corresponding compositions, methods of delivery and/or treatment The present invention relates to a salt of carvedilol and/or corresponding solvates thereof, compositions containing such carvedilol and/or corresponding solvates thereof, and/or methods of using the aforementioned compound(s) in the treatment of certain disease states in mammals, in particular man.The present invention further relates to carvedilol phosphate salts, and/or solvates thereof, which include a novel crystalline form of carvedilol dihydrogen phosphate (i.e., which is the dihydrogen phosphate salt of 1-(carbazol-4-yloxy-3-[[2-(o-methoxyphenoxy)ethyl]amino]-2-propanol) and/or carvedilol hydrogen phosphate, etc.) and/or other corresponding solvates thereof, compositions containing these carvedilol phosphate salts and/or solvates, and methods of using the aforementioned salts and/or solvates to treat hypertension, congestive heart failure and angina, etc.
US07750034B2	Aminocyclohexanes as dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitors for the treatment or prevention of diabetes The present invention is directed to novel substituted aminocyclohexanes of structural formula (I) which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
US07750028B2	Crystal modifications of 1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-1H-1, 2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide The invention relates to the novel modifications B and C of the compound 1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide of the formula its use and pharmaceutical preparations comprising this crystal modifications.
US07750020B2	Sulfonamide-thiazolpyridine derivatives as glucokinase activators useful the treatment of Type 2 diabetes The present invention provides compounds of the formula (I), which are activators of glucokinase activity and, thus, may be employed as therapeutic agents for the treatment of glucokinase mediated conditions. Accordingly, the compounds of formula (I) may be employed for the prevention and the treatment of impaired glucose tolerance, Type 2 diabetes and obesity.
US07750019B2	Pyrimidine compound having benzyl(pyridylmethyl)amine structure and medicament comprising the same A compound represented by the following general formula (I) or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof: (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are the same or different, and represent hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group etc., R6, R7 and R8 are the same or different, and represent hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group etc., R9 and R10 are the same or different, and represent hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a (lower cycloalkyl)(lower alkyl) group etc., and R11 represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, a (lower alkyl)thio(lower alkoxy) group, a (lower alkyl)sulfinyl(lower alkoxy) group, a (lower alkyl)sulfonyl(lower alkoxy) group etc.), which has potent inhibitory activity on CETP.
US07750012B2	Biaryl nitrogen-heterocycle inhibitors of LTA4H for treating inflammation The present invention relates to a chemical genus of biaryl nitrogen-attached heterocycles that are inhibitors of LTA4H (leukotriene A4 hydrolase). The compounds have the general formula They are useful for the treatment and prevention and prophylaxis of inflammatory diseases and disorders.
US07750007B2	Imidazo[1,2-beta]pyridazine and pyrazolo[1,5-alpha]pyrimidine derivatives and their use as protein kinase inhibitors The present invention provides protein kinase inhibitors comprising imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine and pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds of the following structure (I) and (II): or a stereoisomer, prodrug or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R, R1, R2 and X are as defined herein. Compositions and methods for using the same in the treatment of cancer and other Pim kinase-associated conditions are also disclosed.
US07750006B2	Phthalazinone derivatives A method of treatment of a disease of the human or animal body mediated by PARP comprising administering to such a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula: or an isomer, salt, solvate, chemically protected form, and prodrug thereof, wherein: A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring; RC is represented by -L-RL, where L is of formula: —(CH2)n1-Qn2-(CH2)n3— wherein n1, n2 and n3 are each selected from 0, 1, 2 and 3, the sum of n1, n2 and n3 is 1, 2 or 3 and Q is selected from O, S, NH, C(═O) or —CR1R2—, where R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen or optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl, or may together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-7 cyclic alkyl group, which may be saturated (a C3-7 cycloalkyl group) or unsaturated (a C3-7 cycloalkenyl group), or one of R1 and R2 may be attached to an atom in RL to form an unsaturated C3-7 cycloalkenyl group which comprises the carbon atoms to which R1 and R2 are attached in Q, —(CH2)n3— (if present) and part of RL; and RL is optionally substituted C5-20 aryl; and RN is selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl, C3-20 heterocyclyl, and C5-20 aryl, hydroxy, ether, nitro, amino, amido, thiol, thioether, sulfoxide and sulfone.
US07750003B2	Compounds-943 A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy, for example in the treatment of proliferative disease such as cancer and particularly in disease mediated by an mTOR kinase and/or one or more PI3K enzyme.
US07750000B2	Substituted imidazo[1,2b]pyridazines as kinase inhibitors, their preparation and use as medicaments The invention relates to novel inhibitors of kinases, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. The inhibitors are substituted imidazo[1,2b]pyridazines.
US07749999B2	Alpha-ketoamides and derivatives thereof The present invention provides low molecular weight compounds useful as cytokine inhibitors, and compositions thereof. In particular, compounds of the invention are useful as anti-inflammatory agents. There are further provided methods for the preparation of such agents and their use in preventing or treating conditions mediated by cytokines such as arthritis.
US07749991B2	Substituted metal-phthalocyanines, their preparation and the use thereof The present invention is directed to metal-phthalocyanines of general formula (I) to the corresponding conjugates, the processes for their preparation and use in the photodynamic therapy of microbial infections (viral, bacterial and mycotic), tumor, pre-cancerous and proliferative pathologies and/or in the diagnosis, as well as for blood and blood derivatives sterilization.
US07749990B2	Compositions for the treatment of metabolic disorders Agents useful for the treatment of various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis are disclosed. wherein n is 1 or 2; m is 0 to 4; q is 0 or 1; t is 0 or 1; R2 is alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R3 is hydrogen, halo, alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or alkoxy having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; A is phenyl, unsubstituted or substituted by 1 or 2 groups selected from: halo, alkyl having 1 or 2 carbon atoms, perfluoromethyl, alkoxy having 1 or 2 carbon atoms, and perfluoromethoxy; or cycloalkyl having from 3 to 6 ring carbon atoms wherein the cycloalkyl is unsubstituted or one or two ring carbons are independently mono-substituted by methyl or ethyl; or a 5 or 6 membered heteroaromatic ring having 1 or 2 ring heteroatoms selected from N, S and O and the heteroaromatic ring is covalently bound to the remainder of the compound of formula I by a ring carbon; and R1 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 or 2 carbon atoms. Alternatively, when R1 is hydrogen, the biologically active agent can be a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of Formula I.
US07749989B2	Estrogenic compounds, methods of using and methods of administering the same Novel estrogenic compounds of Formula I are provided. wherein the bond represented by the wavy line may be a single or double bond such that when the wavy line is a single bond, R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, sulfate and glucoronate or other esters, and when the wavy line is a double bond, R1 does not exist; R2 is lower alkyl; R3 may be selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, sulfate, or glucuronide or other esters; and R4 through R13 may independently be selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, ketone, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen, and carbonyl groups and R14 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, sulfate and glucoronide and other esters. When R1 is hydroxy, the hydroxy or ester substituent may have either an α or a β orientation. Compositions of matter including compounds of the present invention are also provided as are methods of treating mammals in need of treatment using compounds of the present invention.
US07749988B2	Triterpenoid derivatives The present invention relates to the use of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in therapy. Prefereably, the compound may be used for treating a patient suffering from leukaemia, cancer or other proliferative disorder. A further embodiment relates to the use of a compound of formula (I) in an assay for detecting the phosphorylation and acetylation state of cellular substrates. The present invention also relates to novel compounds of formula (Ia).
US07749985B2	Acyloxyalkyl carbamate prodrugs, methods of synthesis and use Acyloxyalkyl carbamate prodrugs of 3-aminopropylphosphinic acid and analogs thereof, methods of making acyloxyalkyl carbamate prodrugs of 3-aminopropylphosphinic acid and analogs thereof, methods of using acyloxyalkyl carbamate prodrugs of 3-aminopropylphosphinic acid and analogs thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising acyloxyalkyl carbamate prodrugs 3-aminopropylphosphinic acid and analogs thereof for treating diseases or disorders such as mild cognitive impairment, cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease, depression, anxiety, and epilepsy are disclosed. Acyloxyalkyl carbamate prodrugs of 3-aminopropylphosphinic acid and analogs thereof, which are suitable for oral administration and sustained release oral dosage forms are also disclosed.
US07749984B2	Computer-based model for identification and characterization of non-competitive inhibitors of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and related ligand-gated ion channel receptors A computer readable medium holding data of a molecular model of a ligand-gated ion channel receptor and/or a computer system for modeling said receptor are provided by the instant invention. The molecular model can be used to design novel compounds having activity as non-competitive inhibitors of the ion channel. A preferred embodiment of the invention relates to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Compounds having activity as non-competitive inhibitors of ligand-gated ion channel receptors and methods for inhibiting the receptor and treating diseases or disorders mediated by function of the receptor are also disclosed.
US07749983B2	Metabolically stable alkoxyalkyl esters of antiviral or antiproliferative phosphonates, nucleoside phosphonates and nucleoside phosphates The present invention relates to phosphonate, nucleoside phosphonate or nucleoside phosphate compounds, compositions containing them, processes for obtaining them, and their use in treating a variety of medical disorders, in particular viral infections, cancers and the like.
US07749981B2	Drug-eluting stents coated with non-nucleotide P2Y12 receptor antagonist compound The present invention provides a drug-eluting stent, wherein the stent is coated with one or more non-nucleotide P2Y12 receptor antagonist compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or hydrate thereof. When the stent is placed in a narrowed or damaged arterial vessel, a therapeutically effective amount of the P2Y12 receptor antagonist compound is eluted continuously from the stent to the local environment of the stent. The P2Y12 receptor antagonist compound-eluting stents are useful in preventing thrombosis and restenosis, and are effective in inhibiting the contraction of vascular smooth muscle cells, inhibiting cell proliferation, and reducing inflammation.
US07749978B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting expression of Huntingtin gene The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) for inhibiting the expression of the Huntingtin gene (HD gene), comprising an antisense strand having a nucleotide sequence which is less than 25 nucleotides in length and which is substantially complementary to at least a part of the HD gene. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the dsRNA together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; methods for treating diseases caused by the expression of the HD gene, or a mutant form thereof, using the pharmaceutical composition; and methods for inhibiting the expression of the huntingtin gene in a cell.
US07749975B2	Modulation of immunostimulatory properties of oligonucleotide-based compounds by optimal presentation of 5′ ends The invention relates to the therapeutic use of oligonucleotides as immunostimulatory agents in immunotherapy applications. More particularly, the invention provides immunomers for use in methods for generating an immune response or for treating a patient in need of immunostimulation. The immunomers of the invention comprise at least two oligonucleotides linked at their 3′ ends, internucleoside linkages or functionalized nucleobase or sugar to a non-nucleotidic linker, at least one of the oligonucleotides being an immunostimulatory oligonucleotide and having an accessible 5′ end.
US07749973B2	Methods of gene transfer to astrocytes with mokola virus pseudotyped lentivirus vectors The invention relates to a defective lentivirus which is pseudotyped with a lyssavirus envelope of the PV (rabies virus) or MOK type (Mokola virus), for example, and to the use thereof, especially in the preparation of a composition for in vivo transfer of genes in astrocytes and also for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system.
US07749972B2	1-substituted-7-(β-D-glycopyranosyloxy)(aza)indole compound and pharmaceutical containing the same The present invention provides a compound having an SGLT1 and/or SGLT2 inhibitory activity which is usable as an agent for the prevention or treatment of diabetes, postprandial hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, diabetic complications, obesity or the like.It is a 1-substituted-7-(β-D-glycopyranosyloxy)(aza)-indole compound represented by the general formula (I), a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a hydrate or solvate thereof: wherein R1 represents a halogen atom or the like; n represents j an integer number from 0 to 3; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; X represents a carbon atom which a hydrogen atom or the like binds to, or a nitrogen atom; Q represents an alkylene group or an alkenylene group each of which may have an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom in the chain; and A represents an aryl or heteroaryl group which may have a substituent.
US07749969B2	N- or C- terminally modified small peptides N- or C-terminally modified small peptides having antiarrhythmic properties are disclosed, and in particular small peptides that possess improved pharmacokinetic properties such as having a reduced tendency to inhibit the activity of isozyme 3A4 of cytochrome P 450 oxidase. The invention further relates to uses of said compounds in the preparation of a medicament, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds.
US07749965B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising FGF18 and IL-1 antagonist and method of use FGF18 is known to stimulate the proliferation of chondrocytes, bone, and nervous tissue, resulting in repair of diseased tissue. When an IL-1 antagonist is administered in addition to FGF18, the effects on the IL-1 mediated disease and also, the effect on cartilage, bone, and nervous cell proliferation, are found to be greater than administration of FGF18 or the IL-1 antagonist alone. The present invention encompasses a pharmaceutical composition that combines FGF18 with IL-1 antagonist and methods of treating IL-1 mediated disease using this pharmaceutical composition.
US07749963B2	Isolated recombinant vaccinia virus complement control protein (hrVCP) polypeptide An isolated recombinant vaccinia virus complement control protein (hrVCP) polypeptide comprises a modified amino acid sequence comprising one or more amino acid substitutions to an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2. The hrVCP polypeptide exhibits a complement activation regulatory activity greater than a complement activation regulatory activity of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2. The one or more amino acid substitutions are selected from the group consisting of H98Y, E102K, E108K, E120K, and combinations thereof.
US07749959B2	Use of HMGB fragments as anti-inflammatory agents Compositions and methods are disclosed for inhibiting the release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a vertebrate cell, and for inhibiting an inflammatory cytokine cascade in a patient. The compositions comprise a vertebrate HMGB A box, and an antibody preparation that specifically binds to a vertebrate HMGB B box. The methods comprise treating a cell or a patient with sufficient amounts of the composition to inhibit the release of the proinflammatory cytokine, or to inhibit the inflammatory cytokine cascade.
US07749950B2	Stain-proofing agent and building board using same An object of the present invention is to provide a durable excellent stain-proofing property to the surface of a coating formed on a substrate surface of a building board without deteriorating the surface of the coating. The present invention also, provides a stain-proofing agent containing silica fine particles, an aqueous solvent and, as a stain-proofing improver, an alkali metal compound and/or an alkaline earth metal compound and/or a phosphorus compound and/or a clay mineral. The present invention also provides a building board having an excellent stain-proofing property prepared by applying a coating composition onto the surface of a substrate to form a coat, and then applying a stain-proofing agent onto the coat while the coat is in an unhardened state or applying a stain-proofing agent onto the coat after subjecting the coat to a roughening treatment to enhance the adhesion of the stain-proofing layer to the coat.
US07749945B2	Invert emulsion drilling fluid systems comprising an emulsified aqueous phase comprising dispersed integral latex particles An invert emulsion fluid system and a method of performing petroleum recovery operations using an invert emulsion fluid system.
US07749943B2	Method and drilling fluid systems and lost circulation pills adapted to maintain the particle size distribution of component latex particles before and after freezing of the latex particles in the presence of water Latex additives, methods for treating latex additives, drilling fluid systems, and lost circulation pills comprising the latex additives, the latex additive comprising latex particles having a particle size distribution before aging comprising an average particle diameter of about 1 micron or less; and a quantity of one or more water soluble oxygenated organic molecules comprising two or more oxygen atoms effective to maintain substantially the same particle size distribution before and after freezing the latex additive.
US07749942B2	Variable density fluids and methods of use in subterranean formations Herein provided are variable density fluid compositions and methods for using such compositions in a subterranean formation. One exemplary embodiment of the variable density fluid compositions of the present invention comprises a variable density fluid comprising: a base fluid; and a portion of elastic particles, the elastic particles having an isothermal compressibility factor in the range of from about 1.5×10−3 (1/psi) to about 1.5×10−9 (1/psi). Also provided are cement compositions comprising elastic particles, processes for preparing such cement compositions, and methods of cementing in subterranean formations using such cement compositions. One or more elastic particles are mixed with the cement before pumping the cement into a well bore. The elastic particles are preferably composed of an elastomeric material such as a copolymer of methylmethacrylate and acrylonitrile; a terpolymer of methylmethacrylate, acrylonitrile, and dichloroethane; a styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer; and polystyrene.
US07749941B2	Method and composition for improving performance of aqueous and polymer based fluids at high temperatures The invention provides aqueous based well drilling and servicing fluids containing a polymer viscosifier with enhanced thermal stability provided by a diacid or diacid salt preferably having about two to about eight carbon atoms, such as, for example, sodium oxalate. The invention also provides a method of enhancing the thermal stability of aqueous based well drilling and servicing fluids containing a polymer viscosifer by adding diacid or diacid salt to the fluids.
US07749933B2	Rheological additive The invention relates to a rheological additive comprising illite clay, smectic clay and an attapulgite suitable for controlling the application characteristics of a coating material for porous bodies.
US07749930B2	Holder made from quartz glass for the processing of semiconductor wafers and method for production of the holder An ideal quartz glass for a wafer jig for use in an environment having an etching effect is distinguished by both high purity and high resistance to dry etching. To indicate a quartz glass that substantially fulfills these requirements, it is suggested according to the invention that the quartz glass is doped with nitrogen at least in a near-surface area, has a mean content of metastable hydroxyl groups of less than 30 wt ppm and that its fictive temperature is below 1250° C. and its viscosity is at least 1013 dPa·s at a temperature of 1200° C. An economic method for producing such a quartz glass comprises the following method steps: melting an SiO2 raw material to obtain a quartz glass blank, the SiO2 raw material or the quartz glass blank being subjected to a dehydration measure, heating the SiO2 raw material or the quartz glass blank to a nitriding temperature in the range between 1050° C. and 1850° C. in an ammonia-containing atmosphere, a temperature treatment by means of which the quartz glass of the quartz glass blank is set to a fictive temperature of 1250° C. or less, and a surface treatment of the quartz glass blank with formation of the quartz glass jig.
US07749929B2	Glass for covering electrodes and plasma display panel Glass for covering electrodes, which consists essentially of, as represented by mol % based on the following oxides, from 25 to 60% of B2O3, from 0 to 18% of SiO2, from 0 to 60% of ZnO, from 0 to 18% of BaO, from 3 to 15% of Bi2O3 and from 0 to 10% of Al2O3, and contains no PbO.
US07749928B2	Use of pre-coated mat for preparing gypsum board A gypsum board which comprises a set gypsum core sandwiched between and faced with fibrous mats, wherein a free surface of one of said mats is pre-coated with a combination of a mineral pigment, optionally an inorganic adhesive binder and an organic binder, preferably a hydrophobic, UV resistant polymer latex adhesive binder applied to said surface as an aqueous coating composition, said aqueous coating composition upon drying and setting providing a pre-coated mat satisfying certain morphology requirements.
US07749925B2	Method for permeability control of PMC An industrial fabric having a composite layer, the composite layer having a non-woven mesh layer structure and a yarn layer structure being parallel to the non-woven mesh layer structure. The yarn layer structure has first and second yarns, with the first yarns being connected to the second yarns to form a mesh like structure, and the yarn layer structure being embedded into the non-woven mesh layer structure.
US07749921B2	Semiconductor element, method for manufacturing the semiconductor element, electronic device and method for manufacturing the electronic device A manufacturing method of a semiconductor element provided with a semiconductor layer containing a crystal of an organic semiconductor material of the invention includes the steps of (i) forming a frame (12) on a substrate (base) (11), and (ii) forming the semiconductor layer (crystal (13)) inside the frame (12). The step (ii) includes a crystal forming step in which a solution (21) containing the organic semiconductor material and a liquid medium is placed inside the frame (12) and then the crystal (13) is formed from the solution (21).
US07749915B2	Protection of polymer surfaces during micro-fabrication A method of protecting a polymeric layer from contamination by a photoresist layer. The method includes: (a) forming a polymeric layer over a substrate; (b) forming a non-photoactive protection layer over the polymeric layer; (c) forming a photoresist layer over the protection layer; (d) exposing the photoresist layer to actinic radiation and developing the photoresist layer to form a patterned photoresist layer, thereby exposing regions of the protection layer; (e) etching through the protection layer and the polymeric layer where the protection layer is not protected by the patterned photoresist layer; (f) removing the patterned photoresist layer in a first removal process; and (g) removing the protection layer in a second removal process different from the first removal process.
US07749913B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method A first silicon containing film, an organic material film, a second silicon containing film are formed. The second silicon containing film is patterned to have a narrow width pattern and a wide width pattern. The organic material film is patterned to have a narrow width pattern and a wide width pattern. A side wall is formed on a side surface of the second silicon containing film and the organic material film by coating with a third silicon containing film. The narrow width pattern of the second silicon containing film is removed by using a mask that covers the second silicon containing film patterned to have a wide width pattern and the side wall. Finally, the organic material film is removed.
US07749909B2	Method of treating a semiconductor substrate A method of treating a semiconductor substrate has forming convex patterns over the semiconductor substrate by dry etching, cleaning and modifying a surface of the convex patterns by using chemical, forming a hydrophobic functional surface on the modified surface of the convex patterns, after forming the hydrophobic functional surface, rinsing the semiconductor substrate by using water, drying the semiconductor substrate, and removing the hydrophobic functional group from the hydrophobic functional surface of the convex patterns.
US07749908B2	Edge removal of silicon-on-insulator transfer wafer A silicon-on-insulator transfer wafer having a front surface with a circumferential lip around a circular recess is polished. In one version, the circular recess on the front surface of the wafer is masked by filling the recess with spin-on-glass. The front surface of the wafer is exposed to an etchant to preferentially etch away the circumferential lip, while the circular recess is masked by the spin-on-glass. The spin-on glass is removed, and the front surface of the transfer wafer is polished. Other methods of removing the circumferential lip include applying a higher pressure to the circumferential lip in a polishing process, and directing a pressurized fluid jet at the base of the circumferential lip.
US07749901B2	Method for forming a tapered via of a semiconductor device A semiconductor device having a VIA hole without disconnection caused by step is achieved.A semiconductor device and its manufacturing method, the semiconductor device comprising: a semi-insulating substrate 11 in which an electrode (12) is formed on a surface (11a) of one side and in which an aperture (11c) passed through from the surface 11a of one side to a surface (11b) of another side is formed; and a conductive layer (17) formed in an inner surface of the aperture (11c), and electrically connected with the electrode (12); wherein the aperture (11c) has a tapered region (11d) where an inside diameter of a part located in the surface (11b) of another side is larger than an inside diameter of a part located in the surface (11a) of one side.
US07749892B2	Embedded nano UV blocking and diffusion barrier for improved reliability of copper/ultra low K interlevel dielectric electronic devices An interconnect in provided which comprises a copper conductor having both a top surface and a lower surface, with caps formed on the top surface of the metallic conductor. The cap is formed of dual laminations or multiple laminations of films with the laminated films including an Ultra-Violet (UV) blocking film and a diffusion barrier film. The diffusion barrier film and the UV blocking film may be separated by an intermediate film.
US07749890B2	Low contact resistance metal contact A semiconductor structure and methods of making the same. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate having a silicide region disposed above a doped region, and a metal contact extending through the silicide region and being in direct contact with the doped region.
US07749887B2	Methods of fluxless micro-piercing of solder balls, and resulting devices A method is disclosed which includes forming a layer of conductive material above a substrate, forming a masking layer above the layer of conductive material, performing a first etching process on the layer of conductive material with the masking layer in place, removing the masking layer and, after removing the masking layer, performing an isotropic etching process on the layer of conductive material to thereby define a plurality of piercing bond structures positioned on the substrate.
US07749885B2	Semiconductor processing methods, methods of forming contact pads, and methods of forming electrical connections between metal-containing layers Some embodiments include semiconductor processing methods in which a copper barrier is formed to be laterally offset from a copper component, and in which nickel is formed to extend across both the barrier and the component. The barrier may extend around an entire lateral periphery of the component, and may be spaced from the component by an intervening ring of electrically insulative material. The copper component may be a bond pad or an interconnect between two levels of metal layers. Some embodiments include semiconductor constructions in which nickel extends across a copper component, a copper barrier is laterally offset from the copper component, and an insulative material is between the copper barrier and the copper component.
US07749882B2	Packaged microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing packaged microelectronic devices Microelectronic devices and method of forming a plurality of microelectronic devices on a semiconductor workpiece are disclosed herein. One such method includes placing a plurality of first interconnect elements on a side of a semiconductor workpiece, forming a layer on the side of the workpiece, reshaping the first interconnect elements by heating the first interconnect elements, and coupling a first portion of a plurality of individual second interconnect elements to corresponding first interconnect elements with a second portion of the individual second interconnect elements exposed.
US07749876B2	Method for the production of a buried stop zone in a semiconductor component and semiconductor component comprising a buried stop zone According to one embodiment, a method for the production of a stop zone in a doped zone of a semiconductor body comprises irradiating the semiconductor body with particle radiation in order to produce defects in a crystal lattice of the semiconductor body. The semiconductor body is exposed to an environment containing dopant atoms, during which dopant atoms are indiffused into the semiconductor body at an elevated temperature.
US07749875B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor element and semiconductor element A method of manufacturing a semiconductor element. A dislocation region is formed between a first layer and a second layer, the dislocation region including a plurality of dislocations. First interstitials in the first layer are at least partially eliminated using the dislocations in the dislocation region. Vacancies are formed in the second layer. Second interstitials in the second layer are at least partially eliminated using the vacancies in the second layer.
US07749869B2	Crystalline silicon substrates with improved minority carrier lifetime including a method of annealing and removing SiOx precipitates and getterning sites A method for improving the minority lifetime of silicon containing wafer having metallic contaminants therein is described incorporating annealing at 1200° C. or greater and providing a gaseous ambient of oxygen, an inert gas and a chlorine containing gas such as HCl.
US07749865B2	Method for producing semiconductor wafers and a system for determining a cut position in a semiconductor ingot A method for producing semiconductor wafers, from a semiconductor ingot, wherein an oxygen concentration distribution in the growth axis direction is measured in the ingot state (F2), a position at which the oxygen concentration is maximum or minimum in a range of a predetermined length is determined as a cut position according to the measurement results (F3), the ingot is cut in a perpendicular direction to the growth axis at the cut position into blocks each having the oxygen concentrations being maximum and minimum at both ends thereof (F4), each of the blocks is sliced, and thereby semiconductor wafers are produced. Thereby, there can be provided a technique by which when semiconductor wafers are produced from a semiconductor ingot, wafers having oxygen concentration being in a predetermined standard range can be certainly produced.
US07749861B2	Method for manufacturing SOI substrate and SOI substrate According to the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing an SOI substrate based on a bonding method, comprising at least: forming a silicon oxide film on a surface of at least one of a single-crystal silicon substrate that becomes an SOI layer and a single-crystal silicon substrate that becomes a support substrate; bonding the single-crystal silicon substrate that becomes the SOI layer to the single-crystal silicon substrate that becomes the support substrate through the silicon oxide film; and performing a heat treatment for holding at a temperature falling within the range of at least 950° C. to 1100° C. and then carrying out a heat treatment at a temperature higher than 1100° C. when effecting a bonding heat treatment for increasing bonding strength. As a result, there are provided the method for manufacturing an SOI substrate that can efficiently manufacture an SOI substrate having an excellent gettering ability with respect to metal contamination in an SOI layer, and the SOI substrate.
US07749855B2	Capacitor structure used for flash memory A method of forming a capacitor for use as a charge pump with flash memory, comprising: (a) concurrently forming polysilicon gates on a semiconductor body in a core region and a polysilicon middle capacitor plate in a peripheral region, (b) forming a first dielectric layer over the polysilicon gates and the middle capacitor plate, (c) planarizing the first dielectric layer to expose a top portion of the polysilicon gates and a top portion of the middle capacitor plate, (d) forming a second dielectric layer over the top portion of the middle capacitor layer, (e) concurrently forming patterning a second polysilicon layer in the core region and a third capacitor plate in the periphery region and (f) connecting the third capacitor plate to the source/drain well.
US07749854B2	Method for making a self-converged memory material element for memory cell A self-converged memory material element is created during the manufacture of a memory cell comprising a base layer, with a bottom electrode, and an upper layer having a third, planarization stop layer over the base layer, a second layer over the third layer, and the first layer over the second layer. A keyhole opening is formed through the upper layer to expose the bottom electrode. The first layer has an overhanging portion extending into the opening. A dielectric material is deposited into the keyhole opening so to create a self-converged void within the keyhole opening. An anisotropic etch forms a sidewall of the dielectric material in the keyhole opening with an electrode hole aligned with the void and exposing the bottom electrode. A memory material is deposited into the electrode hole in contact with the bottom electrode and is planarized down to the third layer to create the memory material element.
US07749850B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device In a semiconductor device having a raised source and drain structure, in forming a raised region by etching, etching of an island-like semiconductor film which is an active layer is inhibited. In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, an insulating film is formed by oxidizing or nitriding the surface of an island-like semiconductor film, a semiconductor film is formed on a region which is a part of the insulating film, a gate electrode is formed over the insulating film, an impurity element imparting one conductivity type is added to the island-like semiconductor film and the semiconductor film using the gate electrode as a mask, the impurity element is activated by heating the island-like semiconductor film and the semiconductor film, and the part of the insulating film between the island-like semiconductor film and the semiconductor film disappears by heating the island-like semiconductor film and the semiconductor film.
US07749845B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a polycrystalline silicon layer (5) includes; a step of forming a mask layer (7) on the polycrystalline silicon layer (5); a step of forming a side wall (8) that is provided on a side face of the mask layer (7) and covers part of the polycrystalline silicon layer (6); a step of doping an impurity (52) into the polycrystalline silicon layer (5) by using at least one of the mask layer (7) and the side wall (8) as a mask; and a step of etching the polycrystalline silicon layer (5, 6) by using at least one of the mask layer (7) and the side wall (8) as a mask.
US07749842B2	Structures and methods for making strained MOSFETs A method and device providing a strained Si film with reduced defects is provided, where the strained Si film forms a fin vertically oriented on a surface of a non-conductive substrate. The strained Si film or fin may form a semiconductor channel having relatively small dimensions while also having few defects. The strained Si fin is formed by growing Si on the side of a relaxed SiGe block. A dielectric gate, such as, for example, an oxide, a high “k” material, or a combination of the two, may be formed on a surface of the strained Si film. Additionally, without substantially affecting the stress in the strained Si film, the relaxed SiGe block may be removed to allow a second gate oxide to be formed on the surface previously occupied by the relaxed SiGe block. Accordingly, a semiconductor device having a strained Si fin vertically oriented on a non-conductive substrate may be formed where the strained Si film is oriented such that it may form a channel of small dimensions allowing access to both sides and top in order to from single gate, double gate, or more gate MOSFETs and finFETs with a channel having a reduced number of defects and/or reduced dimensions.
US07749840B2	Methods of forming a semiconductor device including buried bit line A method of forming a buried interconnection includes removing a semiconductor substrate to form a groove in the semiconductor substrate. A metal layer is formed on inner walls of the groove using an electroless deposition technique. A silicidation process is applied to the substrate having the metal layer, thereby forming a metal silicide layer on the inner walls of the groove.
US07749835B2	Trench memory with self-aligned strap formed by self-limiting process A semiconductor structure is described. The structure includes a trench opening formed in a semiconductor substrate having a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) layer and a buried insulating (BOX) layer; and a filling material formed in the trench opening, the filling material forming a “V” shape within the trench memory cell, wherein the “V” shape includes a top portion substantially adjacent to a top surface of the BOX layer. A method of fabricating the semiconductor structure is also described. The method includes forming a trench opening in a semiconductor substrate having an SOI layer and a BOX layer; laterally etching the BOX layer such that a portion of the trench opening associated with the BOX layer is substantially greater than a portion of the trench opening associated with the SOI layer; filling the trench opening with a filling material; and recessing the filling material.
US07749826B2	Method of fabricating thin film transistor using metal induced lateral crystallization by etch-stopper layer patterns A method of forming wires of a poly-crystalline TFT by crystallizing an amorphous silicon thin film using a metal film is provided. The wires forming method includes the steps of: removing a MILC metal film; forming etch-stopper layer patterns on at least part of respective source and drain regions formed on a semiconductor layer; forming an interlayer insulation film on the substrate; etching the interlayer insulation film to thereby form contact holes which expose the etch-stopper layer patterns of the source and drain regions; and forming a wires metal film contacting the etch-stopper layer patterns, and patterning the wires metal film to thus form metal wires. Thus, as the etch-stopper layer patterns are additionally installed at the contact positions, a silicon thin film can be protected at etching the interlayer insulation film.
US07749822B2	Method of forming a resistor and an FET from the metal portion of a MOSFET metal gate stack An integrated semiconductor device includes a resistor and an FET device formed from a stack of layers. The stack of layers includes a dielectric layer formed on a substrate; a metal conductor layer having lower electrical resistance formed on the dielectric layer; and a polysilicon layer formed on the metal conductor layer. A resistor stack is formed by patterning a portion of the original stack of layers into a resistor. An FET stack is formed from another portion of the original stack of layers. The FET stack is doped to form a gate electrode and the resistor stack is doped aside from the resistor portion thereof. Then terminals are formed at distal ends of the resistor in a doped portion of the polysilicon layer. Alternatively, the polysilicon layer is etched away from the resistor stack followed by forming terminals at distal ends of the metal conductor in the resistor stack.
US07749818B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same An objective is to provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, and a semiconductor device manufactured by using the manufacturing method, in which a laser crystallization method is used that is capable of preventing the formation of grain boundaries in TFT channel formation regions, and is capable of preventing conspicuous drops in TFT mobility, reduction in the ON current, and increases in the OFF current, all due to grain boundaries. Stripe shape or rectangular shape unevenness or opening is formed. Continuous wave laser light is then irradiated to a semiconductor film formed on an insulating film. Note that although it is most preferable to use continuous wave laser light at this point, pulse wave oscillation laser light may also be used.
US07749816B2	Systems and arrangements to interconnect components of a semiconductor device Systems and arrangements to interconnect cells and structures within cells of an integrated circuit to enhance cell density are disclosed. Embodiments comprise an adjusted polysilicon gate pitch to metal wire pitch relationship to improve area scalars while increasing ACLV tolerance with a fixed polysilicon gate pitch. In some embodiments, the wire pitch for at least one metallization layer is adjusted to match the pitch for the polysilicon gate. In one embodiment, the next to the lowest metallization layer running in the same orientation as the polysilicon gate, utilized to access the input or output of the interconnected cell structures is relaxed to match the minimum contacted gate pitch and the metal is aligned above each polysilicon gate. In another embodiment, the polysilicon gate pitch may be relaxed to attain a smaller lowest common multiple with the wire pitch for an integrated circuit to reduce the minimum step off.
US07749808B2	Stacked microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing microelectronic devices Stacked microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing microelectronic devices are disclosed herein. An embodiment of one such microelectronic device can include a support member and a first known good microelectronic die attached to the support member. The first die includes an active side, a back side opposite the active side, a first terminal at the active side, and integrated circuitry electrically coupled to the first terminal. The first die also includes a first redistribution structure at the active side of the first die. The microelectronic device can also include a second known good microelectronic die attached to the first die in a stacked configuration such that a back side of the second die is facing the support member and an active side of the second die faces away from the support member. The second die includes a second redistribution structure at the active side of the second die. The device can further include a casing covering the first die, the second die, and at least a portion of the support member.
US07749807B2	Method of fabricating a semiconductor multipackage module including a processor and memory package assemblies A method for making a semiconductor multi-package module includes a processor and a plurality of memory packages mounted on a surface of the multipackage module substrate. In some embodiments the memory packages include stacked die packages, and in some embodiments the memory packages include stacked memory packages. In some embodiments the processor is situated at or near the center of the multipackage module substrate and the plurality of memory packages or of stacked memory package assemblies are situated on the multipackage module substrate adjacent the processor.
US07749802B2	Process for chemical vapor deposition of materials with via filling capability and structure formed thereby A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method for depositing materials including germanium (Ge) and antimony (Sb) which, in some embodiments, has the ability to fill high aspect ratio openings is provided. The CVD method of the instant invention permits for the control of GeSb stoichiometry over a wide range of values and the inventive method is performed at a substrate temperature of less than 400° C., which makes the inventive method compatible with existing interconnect processes and materials. In addition to the above, the inventive method is a non-selective CVD process, which means that the GeSb materials are deposited equally well on insulating and non-insulating materials.
US07749801B2	Phase change memory device using carbon nanotube and method for fabricating the same Provided are a phase change memory device that can operate at low power and improve the scale of integration by reducing a contact area between a phase change material and a bottom electrode, and a method for fabricating the same. The phase change memory comprises a current source electrode, a phase change material layer, a plurality of carbon nanotube electrodes, and an insulation layer. The current source electrode supplies external current to a target. The phase change material layer is disposed to face the current source electrode in side direction. The carbon nanotube electrodes are disposed between the current source electrode and the phase change material layer. The insulation layer is formed outside the carbon nanotube electrodes and functions to reduce the loss of heat generated at the carbon nanotube electrodes.
US07749800B2	Photoelectric conversion device, image sensor, and method of manufacturing a photoelectric conversion device Provided is a photoelectric conversion device including: a semiconductor substrate (3) of a first conductivity type; a photoelectric conversion region (7) of a second conductivity type which is located in the semiconductor substrate (3), the second conductivity type being opposite to the first conductivity type; and a buried layer (17) of the first conductivity type which is formed in an inner portion of the semiconductor substrate (3) to cover a lower side of the photoelectric conversion region (7), the buried layer (17) including a higher impurity concentration than the semiconductor substrate (3).
US07749799B2	Back-illuminated imager and method for making electrical and optical connections to same Methods for bringing or exposing metal pads or traces to the backside of a backside-illuminated imager allow the pads or traces to reside on the illumination side for electrical connection. These methods provide a solution to a key packaging problem for backside thinned imagers. The methods also provide alignment marks for integrating color filters and microlenses to the imager pixels residing on the frontside of the wafer, enabling high performance multispectral and high sensitivity imagers, including those with extremely small pixel pitch. In addition, the methods incorporate a passivation layer for protection of devices against external contamination, and allow interface trap density reduction via thermal annealing. Backside-illuminated imagers with illumination side electrical connections are also disclosed.
US07749798B2	Optimized photodiode process for improved transfer gate leakage An image sensing circuit and method is disclosed, wherein a photodiode is formed in a substrate through a series of angled implants. The photodiode is formed by a first, second and third implant, wherein at least one of the implants are angled so as to allow the resulting photodiode to extend out beneath an adjoining gate. Under an alternate embodiment, a fourth implant is added, under an increased implant angle, in the region of the second implant. The resulting photodiode structure substantially reduces or eliminates transfer gate subthreshold leakage.
US07749797B2	Semiconductor device having a sensor chip, and method for producing the same A semiconductor device and method is disclosed. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a cavity housing and a sensor chip. In one embodiment, the cavity housing has an opening to the surroundings. The sensor region of the sensor chip faces said opening. The sensor chip is mechanically decoupled from the cavity housing. In one embodiment, the sensor chip is embedded into a rubber-elastic composition on all sides in the cavity of the cavity housing.
US07749794B2	Method of preparing electrode Methods of preparing electrodes, as well as related devices, components, systems, and methods, are disclosed.
US07749791B2	Sensor and method of manufacturing the same A sensor comprising a semiconductor film having a plurality of mesopores and containing an oxide, and electrodes electrically connected to the semiconductor film, wherein at least part of surfaces in the mesopores is coated with an organic material.
US07749790B2	Photoelectric conversion device and image pickup system with photoelectric conversion device A photoelectric conversion device comprises a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type serving as a photoelectric conversion element together with a part of the first semiconductor region; a gate electrode transferring electric carriers generated in the photoelectric conversion element to a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type. Moreover, the photoelectric conversion device comprises an isolation region for electrically isolating the second semiconductor region from a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type adjacent to the second semiconductor region. Wiring for applying voltage to the gate electrode is arranged on the isolation region. Here, a fifth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type having an impurity concentration lower than that of the fourth semiconductor region is provided between the fourth semiconductor region and the isolation region.
US07749779B2	Landing pad for use as a contact to a conductive spacer A landing pad for use as a contact to a conductive spacer adjacent a structure in a semiconductor device comprises two islands, each of which is substantially rectangularly shaped and is spaced apart from one another and from the structure. Conductive spacers are adjacent to each island and overlapping each other and overlapping with the conductive spacer adjacent to the structure. The contact to the landing pad is on the conductive spacers adjacent to the islands and spaced apart from the structure.
US07749772B1	Antibody and immunoassays for determining the presence of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Antibodies having specific binding for the parent THC (Δ9-THC) and its major metabolites are provided which present a significant increase in sensitivity of immunoassays such as lateral flow immunoassays and ELISA for THC. The present invention also provides a rabbit hybridoma producing the antibody as a monoclonal antibody, a recombinant antibody, further molecularly engineered recombinant antibodies against parent Δ9-THC and its metabolites and cell lines producing the recombinant antibodies. The invention also provides applications of the antibody in immunoassays, particularly lateral flow immunoassays, specifically applications in detecting THC in body fluids, particularly saliva, and kits for determining the presence of THC.
US07749771B2	Device and methods for detecting an analyte in a sample Disclosed is a device, for detecting an analyte in a sample, comprising a sample pad for collecting the sample, a test strip coupled to the sample pad, and a housing enclosing and allowing visualization of the test strip. The sample pad can include one or more markings for determining the amount of sample collected. The device can also include a run fluid container that fits over the sample pad and forms an air-tight seal around the housing. Further, the device can include a second sample pad/test strip combination for detection of a second analyte. Also disclosed are methods for detecting an analyte in a sample using the device.
US07749770B2	Mechanical device for mixing a fluid sample with a treatment solution A method of preparing a fluid sample for use in a fluid analyte monitor, the method including drawing a fluid sample into a capillary channel in a body having a septum piercing projection; piercing a first septum covering a treatment solution chamber with the septum piercing projection, thereby exposing the fluid sample in the capillary channel to the contents of the treatment solution chamber; mixing the fluid sample with the contents of the treatment solution chamber; and piercing a second septum covering the treatment solution channel such that the mixed fluid and treatment solution chamber contents are received into a fluid analyte meter. The method may also include shaking the treatment solution chamber with the capillary channel therein, thereby mixing the fluid sample with the contents of the treatment solution chamber.
US07749769B2	Simultaneous sequence analysis of amino- and carboxy-termini The present invention relates to a new method for identifying polypeptides by deducing the amino acid sequence of the carboxy and amino termini by a mass spectrometer analysis. The method comprises the steps of dissociating highly charged peptide precursor ions (e.g., z>4) using electron transfer dissociation inducing anions followed by removal of those reagents and introduction of a second, proton transfer inducing anion type. The second PTR reaction duration is adjusted to convert the ETD products to primarily the +1 charge-state to reduce the highly charged c and z-type fragments, producing an m/z spectrum containing a series of c and z-type fragment ions that are easily interpreted to reveal the sequence of the amino and carboxy terminus, respectively.
US07749766B2	Bilirubin sensor A bilirubin sensor has a working electrode with a first chemical matrix disposed thereon that contains a binder, a substrate electrode with a second chemical matrix dispose thereon that contains a binder and a chemical agent that consumes bilirubin, a reference electrode, a sample chamber containing the working electrode, the substrate electrode and the reference electrode, and a method of measuring bilirubin in a body fluid.
US07749765B2	Quantitative detection of lead in water The present invention provides compositions and methods for extracting, isolating, and measuring lead dissolved in aqueous solutions, including water.
US07749752B2	Compositions and methods for identifying antigens which elicit an immune response This invention relates to an expression vector wherein said expression vector comprises a polynucleotide promoter sequence, a polynucleotide encoding a signal sequence, a polynucleotide encoding an antigen protein or peptide, a polynucleotide encoding a cell binding element, and a polynucleotide polyadenylation sequence all operatively linked. More particularly, it relates to the method of eliciting an immune response directed against an antigen in a mammal comprising the steps of introducing the expression vector into a cell, expressing the vector to produce an antigen under conditions wherein the antigen is secreted from the cell, endocytosing the secreted antigen into the cell, processing the antigen, and presenting fragments to a receptor to elicit a T-cell response. In addition, this invention relates to a vaccine and a method of use. The invention also relates to the method of identifying MHC-II restricted epitopes.
US07749749B2	Bioreactor for generating uniform shear stress distribution The present invention relates to a bioreactor for generating uniform distribution of shear stress, comprising: a cone, having a cone surface with an outline of modified catenary; a container, having a fixed plate at the bottom inside the accommodating space of said container, and said fixed plate comprises a plurality of reservoirs; wherein the cone tip located above the center of said fixed plate is capable of loading culture media into the accommodating space of said container, that is, into the space between the cone surface and the fixed plate. More uniform shear stress can be generated in the culture media to act on the sample in the reservoirs of the fixed plate when the cone rotates and makes the culture media run. The bioreactor of the present invention can be applied to generate uniform shear stress acting on the fixed plate despite the distance between the cone tip and the fixed plate.
US07749748B2	Biosensor using microdisk laser A compact sensor for detecting the presence of biological or chemical species includes a microdisk laser and a wavelength shift detector. The microdisk laser is coated with a biological or chemical recognition element, which binds preferentially with a target analyte. Because the recognition element and the target analyte adhere to the sidewall surface of the microdisk laser, they increase the effective diameter of the laser, which shifts the output wavelength by a detectable amount. The presence of a wavelength shift indicates the presence of the target analyte, and the magnitude of the wavelength shift corresponds to the mass load of the target analyte on the sidewall surface of the microdisk laser.
US07749747B2	Process for surface activation and/or devulcanisation of sulfur-vulcanized rubber particles Process for surface activation and/or devulcanization of sulfur-vulcanized rubber particles. In order to break the sulfur bridges and to reduce the sulfur, the rubber particles are treated in a biotechnological manner in a medium with mesophilic anaerobic and/or optionally anaerobic and/or microaerophilic bacteria and/or with one or more enzyme systems of such bacteria. The thus-treated activated rubber particles show improved vulcanization properties in comparison with non-treated rubber particles, and permit the production of better quality articles.
US07749746B2	Nucleic acid encoding 238P1B2 useful in detecting cancer A novel gene (designated 238P1B2) and its encoded protein, and variants thereof, are described wherein 238P1B2 exhibits tissue specific expression in normal adult tissue, and is aberrantly expressed in the cancers listed in Table I. Consequently, 238P1B2 provides a diagnostic, prognostic, prophylactic and/or therapeutic target for cancer. The 238P1B2 gene or fragment thereof, or its encoded protein, or variants thereof, or a fragment thereof, can be used to elicit a humoral or cellular immune response; antibodies or T cells reactive with 238P1B2 can be used in active or passive immunization.
US07749742B2	Method for producing tripeptides and/or peptides longer than tripeptides A method is disclosed that allows the production of peptides having three or more amino acid residues easily, inexpensively and at high yield without going through a complex synthesis method. A novel enzyme that efficiently produces a peptide from bacteria belonging to the genus Empedobacter or the genus Sphingobacterium is provided. The enzyme acts on a carboxy component and an amine component to form peptides having three or more amino acid residues by acting on a carboxy component and an amine component.
US07749741B2	Tissue dissociation device A tissue dissociation device (10) includes a container (12) having a sterile interior for holding the tissue to be dissociated and a liquid medium. The device (10) also includes a dissociation element (54), inside the container (12), for engaging the tissue to cause dissociation of the tissue. The device (10) also includes a resistive element (81), inside the container (12), for resisting movement of the tissue in response to the engagement by the dissociation element (54). Relative motion between and the resulting resistance provided by the resistive element (81) allows the dissociation element (54) to effectively dissociate the tissue. A powered tissue dissociation device includes a power source operatively connected to the dissociation element (54) for causing the dissociation element (54) to move into engagement with the tissue.
US07749740B2	Microbial production of pyruvate and pyruvate derivatives Microbial production of pyruvate and metabolites derived from pyruvate in cells exhibiting reduced pyruvate dehydrogenase activity compared to wild-type cells. Acetate and glucose are supplied as a carbon sources.
US07749737B2	Thermal reaction device and method for using the same An M times.N matrix microfluidic device for performing a matrix of reactions, the device having a plurality of reaction cells in communication with one of either a sample inlet or a reagent inlet through a via formed within an elastomeric block of the device. Methods provided include a method for forming vias in parallel in an elastomeric layer of an elastomeric block of a microfluidic device, the method comprising using patterned photoresist masks and etching reagents to etch away regions or portions of an elastomeric layer of the elastomeric block.
US07749736B2	Systems and methods for fluorescence detection with a movable detection module A fluorescence detection apparatus for analyzing samples located in a plurality of wells in a thermal cycler and methods of use are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a support structure attachable to the thermal cycler and a detection module movably mountable on the support structure. The detection module includes one or more channels, each having an excitation light generator and an emission light detector both disposed within the detection module. When the support structure is attached to the thermal cycler and the detection module is mounted on the support structure, the detection module is movable so as to be positioned in optical communication with different ones of the plurality of wells. The detection module is removable from the support structure to allow easy replacement.
US07749735B2	IFNAR2 mutants, their production and use The present invention relates to mutant polypeptides of the beta chain of the type I IFN receptor (IFNAR2 mutant) with enhanced affinity for IFNβ as compared to the wild type protein for prolonging the effect of IFNβ in vivo.
US07749734B2	Attenuated chimeric flavivirus bearing attenuated Japanese encephalitis virus gene as backbone A nucleic acid molecule containing nucleotide sequences that encode the capsid protein, pre-membrane protein and non-structural protein of Japanese encephalitis virus, and a nucleotide sequence that encodes the envelop protein of a second flavivirus, wherein the nucleotide sequence(s) that encode(s) the pre-membrane protein and/or non-structural protein of Japanese encephalitis virus contain(s) nucleotide mutations that produce one or more amino acid mutations that attenuate the virus.
US07749733B2	Nucleic acid sequences having gene transcription regulatory qualities The invention is concerned with the systematic elucidation and identification of regulatory sequences. The invention provides among others screenings and detection methods with which regulatory sequences can be identified. The invention further provides regulatory sequences and use thereof in various fields such as, but not limited to, protein production, diagnostics, transgenic plants and animals, and the therapeutic field.
US07749731B2	Methods for recombinant peptide production The present invention provides improved methods for the production of recombinant peptides from bacterial cells.
US07749730B2	High throughput screening assay for the TRPM5 ion channel There exists a need in the art for high throughput screening assays that can identify compounds that specifically modulate the activity of fast-acting ion channels, such as TRPM5. Current methods suffer from a lack of sensitivity, low throughput, and are labor intensive. The claimed methods provide fluorescent assays with an optical readout that gives rapid readout of the results, has a high signal to noise background ratio, are easy to use, can be modified for automation and miniaturization, and provide verification that a compound specifically modulates TRPM5.
US07749724B2	Fluorogenic selective and differential medium for isolation of Enterobacter sakazakii Particular aspects provide novel compositions and methods useful for the growth, isolation and detection of microorganisms that have α-glucosidase activity (e.g., the bacterium E. sakazakii). Certain embodiments provide a novel growth and/or plating media, comprising a fluorogenic α-glucosidase substrate, which is both selective for and differential to E. sakazakii. In particular embodiments, the α-glucosidase substrate comprises 4-methylumbelliferyl-α-D-glucoside. Additional embodiments relate to a selection media. Further embodiments relate to a selective medium that is based on Tryptone Bile agar. Still further embodiments relate to OK media as defined herein. Other embodiments of the invention relate to methods for growing bacterial cultures on media that is selective for and differential to microorganisms that have α-glucosidase activity (e.g., the bacterium E. sakazakii).
US07749723B2	Universal readout for target identification using biological microarrays A method and apparatus for implementing the method is provided. The method involves performing an indirect competitive binding assay on a microarray to identify biological or chemical targets and screen for compounds of interest. The microarray comprises a common ligand located among membrane-, lipid- or protein-associated active binding sites. The method takes advantage of known or well-characterized binding kinetics, and steric interference between biological or chemicals targets of interest and universal readout units for different binding sites within the limited confines of a microspot. The biological targets, chemicals or organisms can specifically bind to target-binding sites, while the universal readout unit binds to the ligands in the microspot.
US07749719B2	Melanoma antigens and their use in diagnostic and therapeutic methods The present invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding a melanoma antigen recognized by T lymphocytes, designated MART-1. This invention further relates to bioassays using the nucleic acid sequence, protein or antibodies of this invention to diagnose, assess or prognoses a mammal afflicted with melanoma or metastata melanoma. This invention also provides immunogenic peptides derived from the MART-1 melanoma antigen and a second melanoma antigen designated gp100. This invention further provides immunogenic peptides derived from the MART-1 melanoma antigen or gp100 antigen which have been modified to enhance their immunogenicity. The proteins and peptides provided can serve as an immunogen or vaccine to prevent or treat melanoma.
US07749717B2	Methods for the detection and diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection The present invention relates to the diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection.
US07749713B2	Diagnostic method for diseases by screening for hepcidin in human or animal tissues, blood or body fluids and therapeutic uses therefor The present invention concerns methods and kits for diagnosing a disease condition characterized by non-physiological levels of hepcidin protein, including prohepcidin and fragments thereof, comprising obtaining a tissue or fluid sample from a subject; contacting the sample with an antibody or fragment thereof that specifically binds to a polypeptide corresponding to the mid-portion or C terminus of a hepcidin protein, and quantifying the hepcidin level using an assay based on binding of the antibody and the polypeptide; wherein the non-physiological level of hepcidin is indicative of the disease condition. The present invention also concerns diagnostic methods and kits for applications in genetic technological approaches, such as for overexpressing or down-regulating hepcidin. The present invention further concerns therapeutic treatment of certain diseases by treatment of subjects with hepcidin and agonists or antagonists of hepcidin.
US07749710B2	Marker for stem cells and its use A marker for mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) is provided, comprising an integrin alpha 10 chain and/or an integrin alpha 11 chain expressed on the cell surface of or intracellular in a MSC. The marker is used in methods for identification of mammalian MSC and in methods for isolation of MSC. Also included are isolated cellular populations of mammalian MSC and a cellular composition comprising the latter. Moreover, uses of said marker for isolation, modulation and identification mammalian MSC are provided.
US07749702B2	Methods and nucleic acids for the analyses of cellular proliferative disorders The invention provides methods, nucleic acids and kits for detecting, or for detecting and distinguishing between or among liver cell proliferative disorders or for detecting, or for detecting and distinguishing between or among colorectal cell proliferative disorders. The invention discloses genomic sequences the methylation patterns of which have utility for the improved detection of and differentiation between said class of disorders, thereby enabling the improved diagnosis and treatment of patients.
US07749693B2	Method of determining that an organ is not suitable for transplantation and using it for testing substances An organ perfusion apparatus and method monitor, sustain and/or restore viability of organs and preserve organs for storage and/or transport. Other apparatus include an organ transporter, an organ cassette and an organ diagnostic device. The method includes perfusing the organ at hypothermic and/or normothermic temperatures, preferably after hypothermic organ flushing for organ transport and/or storage. The method can be practiced with prior or subsequent static or perfusion hypothermic exposure of the organ. Organ viability is restored by restoring high energy nucleotide (e.g., ATP) levels by perfusing the organ with a medical fluid, such as an oxygenated cross-linked hemoglobin-based bicarbonate medical fluid, at normothermic temperatures. During the period in which the organ is preserved and/or maintained, various drug research and development may be performed on and/or with the organ. The organ may be perfused with a fluid containing a substance such as a test substance to obtain data regarding the organ, the substance and an interaction of the substance and the organ. The data may then be used to ultimately provide information regarding the drugs efficacy in support of regulatory filings for new drugs.
US07749690B2	Die identification systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide die identification. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a wafer patterning technique is disclosed that provides multiple-exposure patterning to provide a unique identifying mark for each die on a wafer.
US07749684B2	Method for manufacturing conductive pattern forming body A method for manufacturing a conductive pattern capable of forming a highly precise pattern, also capable of forming by using a simple process, and being free from problems such as treatment of waste fluids. The method for manufacturing a conductive pattern forming body includes a process of preparing a pattern forming body substrate including a base material, and a photocatalyst containing layer formed on the base material including a photocatalyst and a binder whose wettability of an energy irradiated part is changed so as a contact angle to a liquid is reduced; a process of forming wettability pattern including a liquid repellent area and a lyophilic area on the photocatalyst containing layer by irradiating the photocatalyst containing layer in a pattern with energy; a metal colloid coating process of adhering a metal colloid only to the lyophilic area of the surface of the photocatalyst containing layer on which the wettability pattern is formed, by coating the metal colloid; and a process of forming a conductive pattern by solidifying the metal colloid adhered to the lyophilic area of the wettability pattern.
US07749683B2	Photopolymerizable composition A composition that is photopolymerizable upon absorption of light and/or heat, the composition including a binder, a polymerizable compound, a sensitizer, and a photoinitiator, characterized in that the composition includes, with respect to its non-volatile compounds, at least about 0.01 wt. % of a polythiol compound, and wherein the composition when coated on a support has a sensitivity of about 150 μJ/cm2 or higher, in combination with a high hardness.
US07749682B2	Alkali-developable black photosensitive resin composition for forming light-shielding barrier wall An alkali-developable black photosensitive resin composition for forming a light-shielding barrier wall which comprises, as indispensable components, (A) a carboxyl group-containing photosensitive prepolymer, (B) a photopolymerization initiator, (C) a black pigment, and (D) light-transmitting fine particles. By the use of this composition, light-shielding barrier walls (11) having sufficient light-shielding properties and a height of not less than 20 μm can be formed by photolithography, without causing undercutting during development. In a preferred embodiment, the black pigment (C) is a metal oxide, preferably iron oxide, and the fine particles (D) are inorganic fine particles having a refractive index of 1.40-1.90, preferably silica.
US07749681B2	Composition for forming lower layer film and pattern forming method A composition for forming a lower layer film comprises a polymer (A) having a naphthalene derivative structural unit shown by the following formula (1), wherein R1 represents a hydroxyl group and the like, X represents a substitutable alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and the like, n represents 0 to 6, m represents 1 to 8, and n+m represents an integer from 1 to 8, provided that two or more R1s may be the same or different and two or more Xs may be the same or different.
US07749677B2	Negative resist composition The negative resist composition of the present invention comprises a silsesguioxane resin (A) comprising a constituent unit (a1) represented by the following general formula (I) and a constituent unit (a2) represented by the following general formula (II), an acid generator component (B) which generates an acid upon exposure, and a crosslinking agent component (C): wherein R1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and
US07749675B2	Method of preparing toner and toner prepared using the method A method of preparing a toner, including: preparing a colorant dispersion by mixing a reactive emulsifier and a colorant; preparing a toner composition by mixing a macromonomer including a hydrophilic group, a hydrophobic group and at least one reactive functional group, at least one polymerizable monomer and a chain transfer agent with the colorant dispersion; emulsion polymerizing the toner composition in a medium; and separating and drying the polymerized toner, wherein the amounts of the macromonomer and the chain transfer agent are controlled to regulate the configuration of toner particles. A toner prepared using the method, an image forming method using the toner, and an image forming apparatus using the toner are also provided by the invention. According to the method, the size and configuration of toner particles are easily controlled. In addition, the method minimizes the use of a surfactant, and decreases polluted water and waste water, which is very advantageous environmentally.
US07749674B2	Toner, developer, image developer and image forming apparatus A toner including toner particles including a binder resin, a colorant, and an inorganic particulate material present on a surface of the toner particles. The toner particles have a surface roughness (Ra) of from 1 to 30 nm, a standard deviation of the surface roughness of from 10 to 90 nm and include 1 to 20 convexities per 1 μm, which have a height not less than 10 nm.
US07749673B2	Toner processes A toner process comprising the aggregation and coalescence of an amorphous polyester, a crystalline polyester and a colorant, and wherein the coalescence is conducted at a temperature that is about lower than the melting point temperature of the crystalline polyester.
US07749667B2	Image forming method, and electrophotographic apparatus making use of the image forming method An image forming method is disclosed having a charging step, an exposure step, a developing step and a transfer step. This method uses a toner which includes toner particles containing a binder resin and a colorant, and inorganic fine powder, and uses a photosensitive member which has on its surface depressed portions which are independent of one another. The depressed portions have openings having an average minor-axis diameter Lpc satisfying the relationship of Dg
US07749666B2	System and method for measuring and analyzing lithographic parameters and determining optimal process corrections A method of using an in-situ aerial image sensor array is disclosed to separate and remove the focal plane variations caused by the image sensor array non-flatness and/or by the exposure tool by collecting sensor image data at various nominal focal planes and by determining best focus at each sampling location by analysis of the through-focus data. In various embodiments, the method provides accurate image data at best focus anywhere in the exposure field, image data covering an exposure-dose based process window area, and a map of effective focal plane distortions. The focus map can be separated into contributions from the exposure tool and contributions due to topography of the image sensor array by suitable calibration or self-calibration procedures. The basic method enables a wide range of applications, including for example qualification testing, process monitoring, and process control by deriving optimum process corrections from analysis of the image sensor data.
US07749663B2	Method for adjusting dimensions of photomask features A method for adjusting one or more dimensions of a photomask subsequent to etching of a defective pattern in the chrome-containing layer thereof is provided. The method includes subjecting the chrome-containing layer of a photomask to a wet etch process utilizing a solution comprising deionized water and ozone. The length of exposure is directly proportional to the degree of adjustment desired. Accordingly, the method of the present invention provides a way in which dimensions of a photomask may be adjusted by a small amount (e.g., a few angstroms) or more severely adjusted, for example, by 20-30 nanometers or more.
US07749661B2	High performance, compact and low pressure drop spiral-wound fuel cell humidifier design A WVT unit for a fuel cell system that employs a spiral-wound design to reduce its size and increase its performance. The WVT unit includes a center tube having a plurality of openings through which the cathode exhaust gas flows. The WVT unit also includes a cylindrical portion wound around the center tube that includes a plurality of enclosures and a plurality of dry spacer layers separating the enclosures. Each enclosure includes a pair of membranes separated by a wet spacer layer. The dry cathode inlet air flows down the dry spacer layers between the enclosures and the cathode exhaust gas flows into the plurality of enclosures through the openings in the center tube along the wet spacer layers to allow the membranes to absorb humidification that is transferred to the cathode inlet air.
US07749660B2	Electrolyte for improving life characteristics at high temperature and lithium secondary battery comprising the same Provided is a battery electrolyte comprising an electrolyte salt, an electrolyte solvent and a compound producing chemical reaction products with the exception of water through a chemical reaction with an acid (H+), and a secondary battery comprising the same. The battery electrolyte according to the present invention can achieve improved high-temperature storage characteristics and the life characteristics of the battery, by using a compound decreasing a concentration of HX (X=F, Cl, Br or I) through a chemical reaction with HX (X=F, Cl, Br or I) which is present in the battery and therefore causes deterioration of the battery performance.
US07749659B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte battery The present invention uses a mixture of spherical carbonaceous materials having different average particle sizes as an anode active material in an anode composite mixture layer of an anode. The spherical carbonaceous material of large particle size decreases the reaction with non-aqueous electrolyte solution to suppress the decrease in battery capacity, form clearances having suitable sizes in the anode composite mixture layer, and retain the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The clearances in the anode composite mixture layer are efficiently filled with the carbonaceous material of small particle size while spaces capable of suitably retaining the non-aqueous electrolyte solution are left unfilled. Thus, the volume density of the anode composite mixture layer is improved and the battery capacity is increased. Accordingly, energy density can be increased without deteriorating battery characteristics.
US07749655B2	Anode active material for lithium secondary battery and manufacturing method thereof An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery, wherein a nitride compound containing silicon or metal such as copper, tin, germanium, indium and zinc is doped with second metal such as ferrum, cobalt, nickel and copper. To obtain the anode active material, a predetermined amount of metal nitride or silicon nitride is added to a second metal powder and then mixed uniformly. The mixture powder is filled into a container, and then a pressure is applied thereto to obtain a solid sample. The solid sample is heat-treated and pulverized into fine powder. The fine powder is heat-treated to obtain the metal nitride or the silicon nitride doped with the second metal.
US07749654B2	Alkaline cell with performance enhancing additives Alkaline electrochemical cells having extended service life and acceptable gassing and corrosion properties are disclosed. An amphoteric surfactant can be incorporated into the gelled anode mixture of an alkaline electrochemical cell, optionally with an organic phosphate ester surfactant or a sulfonic acid type organic surfactant or both. Zinc particles having a defined distribution of particle sizes can also be incorporated into a zinc anode. The electrolyte included, in the anode mixture can have a reduced hydroxide concentration.
US07749652B2	Lead and nonaqueous electrolyte battery including same A lead and a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including the lead that is given a non-chromium surface treatment and have excellent resistance to hydrofluoric acid. The lead includes: (1) a metal lead made of nickel, nickel plated copper, or copper; (2) a composite coating layer that is formed on a portion of the surface of the metal lead that is hermetically attached to the package, the composite coating layer being formed by applying a treatment liquid that contains a salt of zirconium, a salt of titanium, or a salt of molybdenum and a resin component containing polyacrylic acid; and (3) an insulator that is arranged outside the composite coating layer and hermetically attached to the package. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery having the lead connected to positive or negative electrode of the nonaqueous electrolyte battery.
US07749651B2	Terminal connector for connecting an electrochemical cell to a medical device A electrical connector for connection to an electrochemical cell is described. The connector comprises a conductive lid; a ferrule disposed within an opening through the conductive lid; a conductive center pin disposed within the ferrule; and a hermetic seal formed between the pin and an interior surface of the ferrule. A mating terminal connector adapted to be connected to the ferrule and the conductive center pin is further provided. The terminal connector is a device for easily and quickly connecting the cell to a circuit board of the kind found in an implantable medical device, such as a cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator, neuro-stimulator, drug pump, and the like.
US07749650B1	Method and apparatus for maintaining cell wall integrity during thermal runaway using multiple cell wall layers A method and apparatus is provided in which at least one layer pair comprised of an inner, thermally insulating layer and an outer, high yield strength layer, surrounds the casing of a battery, the at least one layer pair inhibiting the flow of hot, pressurized gas from within the battery through perforations formed in the battery casing during a thermal runaway event.
US07749646B2	Reversibly-activated nanostructured battery A battery having a nanostructured battery electrode is disclosed wherein it is possible to reverse the contact of the electrolyte with the battery electrode and, thus, to return a battery to a reserve state after it has been used to generate current. In order to achieve this reversibility, the nanostructures on the battery electrode comprise a plurality of closed cells and the pressure within the enclosed cells is varied. In a first embodiment, the pressure is varied by varying the temperature of a fluid within the cells by, for example, applying a voltage to electrodes disposed within said cells. In a second illustrative embodiment, once the battery has been fully discharged, the battery is recharged and then the electrolyte fluid is expelled from the cells in a way such that it is no longer in contact with the battery electrode.
US07749641B2	Secondary lithium ion cell or battery, and protecting circuit, electronic device, and charging device of the same The present invention provides a new method for improving capacity, average operating voltage and specific energy of a secondary lithium ion cell or battery. This method is achieved by means of properly adjusting the ratio between a positive material and negative material, which is calculated by theoretical specific energy, and properly increasing charge cut-off voltage. The present method can greatly increasing specific energy and average operating voltage of a secondary lithium ion cell without influence on recycle property of the cell. The present invention also provides a secondary lithium ion cell or battery practicing the method, a protecting circuit adapted for the secondary lithium ion cell or battery, a electronic device using said protecting circuit and said secondary lithium ion cell or battery, and a charging device for the secondary lithium ion cell or battery.
US07749636B2	Fuel cell arrangement and method of manufacturing a fuel cell arrangement The present invention relates to a fuel cell arrangement, containing at least one bipolar plate layer (1) and an bonding partner—preferably an membrane electrode assembly (MEA) (5), wherein the bonding partner is bonded onto the bipolar plate layer (1) with a pressure-sensitive adhesive or a physically bonding adhesive, which are located on a three-dimensional sealing structure of the bipolar plate layer and/or edge region of the bipolar plate layer adjacent thereon.
US07749633B2	Mixing tank for fuel cell system A device which can mix and store fuel and water, which is orientation independent and which has a small volume. The device includes: at least one inlet for fuel and/or water; and at least one outlet for a mixture of fuel and water, wherein the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet are connected to a flexible chamber in which fluids are mixed and temporarily stored.
US07749628B2	Thermally integrated SOFC system A thermally integrated fuel cell system includes a stack zone, a burner zone and a low temperature zone. The fuel is combined with steam and passed sequentially through a primary reformer and a secondary reformer. Air is split into two parallel streams and preheated in a low temperature heat exchanger. One air stream passes to a high temperature heat exchanger while the other passes to a radiative heat exchanger. The air and fuel streams are equalized in an equalization heat exchanger before entering the fuel cell stacks. The stack exhaust is combusted in an afterburner. Afterburner exhaust heats the primary reformer, the high temperature heat exchanger, the low temperature heat exchanger and steam generator. The stack zone includes the stacks, the secondary reformer, the radiative heat exchanger and the equalization heat exchanger. The burner zone includes the afterburner, the primary reformer and the high temperature heat exchanger. The low temperature zone includes the low temperature heat exchanger and the steam generator.
US07749623B2	Method of controlling fuel cell system A fuel cell is obtained, in which oxidation degradation of a catalyst in the cathode can be prevented even if a large volume of air instantaneously penetrates into the cell, and the fuel-cell characteristics also do not deteriorate even though starting-up, shutting-down and pausing operations are repeatedly performed. As a method of controlling a fuel cell system, hydrogen-containing fuel gas is supplied to the anode and oxidant gas is supplied to the cathode, an external load is connected between the anode and the cathode so that the fuel cell generates electric power, the external load is disconnected after the power generation, a resistor is connected between the anode and the cathode, supply of the oxidant gas is stopped, and then supply of the fuel gas is stopped after the potential at the cathode has dropped to equal to or lower than the potential at which hydrogen evolution starts, so as to pause the fuel cell.
US07749621B2	Visible-light-responsive photoactive coating, coated article, and method of making same A method is provided for forming a photoactive coating having a photoabsorption band in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The method includes depositing a precursor composition over at least a portion of a float glass ribbon in a molten metal bath by a CVD coating device. The precursor composition includes a titania precursor material and at least one other precursor material selected from chromium (Cr), vanadium (V), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), scandium (Sc), yttrium (Y), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), ruthenium (Ru), tungsten (W), silver (Ag), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), rhenium (Re), and mixtures thereof.
US07749619B2	Organic electroluminescent element and display An organic electroluminescent element and a display device exhibiting high emission efficiency and long life. The organic electroluminescent element contains a pair of electrodes having therebetween at least one constituting layer containing a phosphorescent light emitting layer, wherein one of the constituting layer contains a compound of Formula (1): wherein Z1 represents an aromatic heterocylic ring which may have a substituent; Z2 represents an aromatic heterocylic ring or an aromatic hydrocarbon ring both of which may have a substituent; Z3 represents a divalent linking group or a single bond; and R101 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.
US07749618B2	Organic electroluminescent device, production method thereof, and image display medium An organic electroluminescent device having a pair of electrodes including a positive electrode and a negative electrode at least one of which is transparent or translucent, and one or more organic compound layers interposed between the pair of electrodes, at least one layer of the organic compound layers containing at least one charge transporting polyester having a repeating unit that contains at least one structure selected from structures represented by the following formula (I-1) as a partial structure.
US07749616B2	Organic electroluminescent element and display device using the same The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent element including an anode, a cathode, and a plurality of organic compound layers including at least one organic luminescent layer between the anode and the cathode, in which the organic luminescent layer contains a host material and two or more phosphorescent materials; the organic luminescent layer is adjacent to the organic compound layers at both an anode side and a cathode side thereof; the organic compound layer disposed adjacent to the organic luminescent layer at the anode side thereby has a thickness of 50 nm or less in thickness; and the organic compound layer disposed adjacent to organic luminescent layer at the cathode side thereby contains a compound having an ionization potential of 6.0 eV or less. The present invention also provides a display device using the organic electroluminescent element.
US07749615B2	Organic electroluminescent device Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) which has a simple structure and utilizes phosphorescence. The organic electroluminescent device is improved in luminescent efficiency and secured of sufficient driving stability. The organic electroluminescent device includes a luminescent layer or a plurality of organic compound thin film layers containing a luminescent layer formed between a pair of electrodes. The luminescent layer contains a compound composed of an Al complex of an oxyphenylbenzoxazole which is represented by the general formula (I) below as a host material, while containing an organic metal complex including Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Re, Os, Ir, Pt or Au as a guest material: where R1 to R8 independently represent hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aromatic group or the like; n represents 2 or 4; and Z represents aromatic group, triarylsilyl group or the like when n is 2, while representing Al(III) when n is 4.
US07749614B2	Method of brazing a Ti-Al alloy The invention relates to a method of brazing a Ti—Al alloy. According to the invention, a layer of nickel (2) is disposed between a part (1) which is made from titanium aluminide and a brazing sheet (3), such as to enable: the aforementioned part (1) to be brazed to another metallic material (4) without the aluminium diffusing from one to the other; and a stable link with good mechanical strength to be produced. The invention can be used for the assembly of aircraft engine parts which are made from titanium aluminide and nickel-based superalloy.
US07749613B2	Multilayer braze-able sheet A multi-layer aluminum brazing sheet including a core layer, interliner, braze clad layer and a sacrificial layer, in which the post-braze strength of the brazing sheet is optimized by controlling the manganese (Mn), silicon (Si), copper (Cu) and magnesium (Mg) contents of the core layer and the Mn, Si and Cu content of the interliner and the Mn, Si and Zn content of the sacrificial layer and the specifics of the braze thermal cycle. The brazing sheet maintains corrosion resistance, while optimizing post-braze strength, by utilizing 0.5 wt. % to 1.2 wt. % Cu in the interliner. Further, the interliner and sacrificial layer of the brazing sheet contain low or no magnesium to maintain the brazing sheet's braze-ability.
US07749608B2	Molded polymer comprising silicone and at least one metal trace The present invention provides a flexible electrode array, comprising a silicone containing body, at least one metal trace layer and at least one electrode pad on the surface.
US07749607B2	Conductive emulsion for preparing surface for powder coating An emulsion for preparing a low-conductivity surface for powder coating, the emulsion including an emulsified organofunctional silane solution. A pre-powder coating emulsion provides a surface with conductivity. A non-conductive object having applied to an exterior surface of the object the emulsion including an emulsified organofunctional silane solution.
US07749606B2	Article with organic-inorganic composite film and process for producing the same An article with an organic-inorganic composite film that contains silica as its main component and does not separate from the substrate after the Taber abrasion test prescribed in Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) R 3212. This composite film is formed of a coating solution containing a hydrophilic organic polymer by a sol-gel process. In this solution, for example, the amount of silicon alkoxide exceeds 3 mass % in terms of a SiO2 concentration. When the coating solution contains a phosphorus source, the molality of protons is 0.0001 to 0.2 mol/kg while the number of moles of water is at least four times the total number of moles of silicon atoms contained in the silicon alkoxide. This sol-gel process allows a film with excellent mechanical strength to be obtained even when the substrate is not heated up to a temperature exceeding 400° C. and the film thickness exceeds 250 nm.
US07749603B2	Two-layer transparent electrostatic charge dissipating coating A transparent two-layer electrostatic dissipating coating includes a first layer comprising a transparent first binder polymer and a first intrinsically conducting polymer (ICP) in an amount sufficient to provide the first layer with a surface resistance of from about 103 to about 105Ω/□; and a second layer in direct contact with the first layer and comprising a transparent second binder polymer and a second ICP in an amount sufficient to provide the second layer with a surface resistance of from about 106 to about 1010Ω/□, wherein the coating has a light transmission of at least about 70% at a wavelength of 600 nm. Methods of making and using the coating are also described.
US07749602B2	Surface-finished yarn having multiple inorganic materials A surface-finished yarn having multiple inorganic materials is provided. The surface-finished yarn comprises a yarn, a first material and a second material. The surface of the yarn comprises a plurality of the plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions wherein the plurality of first regions and the plurality of second regions are alternately disposed along an axial direction of the yarn. The first material is disposed onto the plurality of first regions while the second material different from the first material is disposed onto the plurality of second regions.
US07749601B2	Flame resistant spun staple yarns made from blends of fibers derived from diamino diphenyl sulfone, low thermal shrinkage fibers, flame resistant fibers, and antistatic fibers and fabrics and garments made therefrom and methods for making same The invention concerns a flame-resistant spun staple yarns and fabrics and garments comprising these yarns and methods of making the same. The yarns have 50 to 75 parts by weight of a polymeric staple fiber containing a polymer or copolymer derived from a monomer selected from the group consisting of 4,4′diaminodiphenyl sulfone, 3,3′diaminodiphenyl sulfone, and mixtures thereof; 2 to 15 parts by weight of a fiber having low thermal shrinkage; 1 to 5 parts by weight of an antistatic fiber; and the remainder being flame resistant fibers having a limiting oxygen index of 21 or greater, based on 100 total parts by weight of the polymeric fiber, the low thermal shrinkage fiber, the antistatic fiber, and the flame resistant fibers in the yarn.
US07749600B1	Microfiber core mop yarn and method for producing same A mop yarn formed with a core of microdenier synthetic filament fibers wrapped with a sheath. The sheath generally includes carded staple fibers spun around the core.
US07749595B2	Thermoformable acoustic sheet A thermoformable acoustic sheet formed by a compressed fibrous web includes high melt fibers and adhesive thermoplastic fibers in which the adhesive fibers are at least partially melted so that in the compressed web the adhesive fibers at least partially coat the high melt fibers and reduce the interstitial space in the fiber matrix. Also included are methods of producing a thermoformable acoustic sheet which includes heating a fiber web including high melt and adhesive thermoplastic fibers to at least partially melt the adhesive fibers and compressing the web to form a sheet so that the adhesive fibers at least partially coat the high melt fibers to reduce the interstitial space in the fiber matrix.
US07749582B2	Surface-treated metallic material, method of surface treating therefor and resin coated metallic material, metal can and can lid A surface-treated metal material is obtained by forming an inorganic surface-treating layer containing at least Zr, O and F as chief components but without containing phosphoric acid ions on the surfaces of a metal by the cathodic electrolysis or by forming an inorganic surface-treating layer containing at least Zr, O and F as chief components and having an atomic ratio of P and Zr of 0≦P/Zr<0.6 in the uppermost surface on the surfaces of the metal by the cathodic electrolysis at a low cost featuring high productivity, environmental friendliness, scar resistance, adhesion, workability and intimate fitting. By using a metal material obtained by coating the surface-treated metal material with an organic resin and, particularly, with a polyester resin, a metal can or a can lid exhibits excellent adhesion and corrosion resistance even at portions that are worked to a high degree. Further, the can lid exhibits excellent opening performance even after the sterilization by heating.
US07749580B2	Gloss coated multifunctional printing paper The invention relates to a gloss coated multifunctional printing paper that can be used with a variety of office printing equipment including inkjet and electrophotographic and to processes of making and using the paper. a paper substrate; and a pigmented composition coated on at least one surface of the substrate, said pigmented coating composition comprising (1) a first pigment having a BET surface area in the range of from about 50 to about 750 m2/g; (2) a second pigment having a BET surface area in the range of from about 5 to about 49 m2/g; and (3) a polymeric binder, Said coated paper having a coating gloss equal to or greater than about 30% at 75° and a Bristow Absorption length of less than about 180 mm.The coating compositions may contain other additives such as lubricants, optical brighteners and coating rheology modifiers. The coating formulations can be applied to the base stock using any of a large number of coating techniques including application roll with bent blade, rod, air knife, slot die, curtain spray and gravure. The paper can be used with various inkjet and electrophotographic printing apparatus and techniques.
US07749578B2	Cellulose ester film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display An object of the present invention is to provide a polarizing plate protective film exhibiting a reduced variation value retardation, which is highly stable against polarizing plate degradation, polarizing plate dimension, and polarizing plate curl. Disclosed is a cellulose ester film possessing cellulose ester, polymer X having a weight average molecular weight of 2000-30000 prepared by copolymerizing ethylenic unsaturated monomer Xa containing no aromatic ring and hydrophilic group within a molecule and ethylenic unsaturated monomer Xb containing no aromatic ring but a hydrophilic group within a molecule, and polymer Y having a weight average molecular weight of 500-3000 prepared by polymerizing ethylenic unsaturated monomer Ya containing no aromatic ring.
US07749572B2	Less irritant or inflammatory glove and method for producing the same Provided is a less irritant or inflammatory glove in which irritation and inflammation are to be reduced when using the glove made from latex, nitrile, PVC, or the like in the field of medicine, physical and chemical research, industry, or the like by utilizing antipruritic and antiinflammatory effects of phthalocyanine, but not by reducing the contents of protein ingredients contained in a latex glove as in prior art. Phthalocyanine is used as a less irritant or inflammatory agent when wearing the glove. The phthalocyanine is mixed into a raw material for an inner glove, or mixed into a raw material of the glove, or mixed into a lubricant for wearing the glove, or mixed into a coating material applied to the inside surface of the glove, or adhered to a filling implanted on the inside surface of the glove.
US07749568B2	Composite article and fabrication method A refractory metal composite article includes a refractory metal ceramic section and a refractory metal ceramic coating that together form a porous matrix. A solid filler is within pores of the porous matrix to, for example, reduce a porosity of the refractory metal composite article.
US07749564B2	Method and apparatus for the production of thin film coatings The present disclosure provides a method for producing a coating. The method may include providing a substrate material and initiating a coating-deposition process to apply a coating material to the substrate material to produce a coating on the substrate material, wherein the coating includes a diamond-like carbon coating. The method may further include monitoring an intensity of hydrogen-alpha emission of a plasma produced during the coating-deposition process and adjusting at least one process variable of the coating-deposition process to facilitate production of the diamond-like carbon coating.
US07749562B1	Porous friction material comprising nanoparticles of friction modifying material A method of making a friction material which includes a porous base material, at least one type of resin material, and at least one type of nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particle, is disclosed. The resin material and the nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particles are substantially uniformly dispensed throughout the base material.
US07749560B2	Method of using sodium silicate to seal cracks in cooling systems A crack in a cooling system may be sealed by the direct addition of dry or powder sodium silicate or a glycol based slurry of sodium silicate. The sodium silicate may be used in conjunction with an inert bulking agent, such as a cellulosic material. The sealant composition may further contain a metal which is non-reactive with sodium silicate. The method has particular applicability in the treatment of cracks in the cooling systems of internal combustion engines.
US07749557B2	Method of manufacturing superconducting wire A method of manufacturing a superconducting wire includes the step of drawing a wire formed by coating raw material powder for a superconductor with a metal or a wire with a multifilamentary structure, the step of sealing an end portion of a clad wire or a multifilamentary wire after the step of drawing, and the step of first rolling, rolling the multifilamentary wire after the step of sealing. With this method, a superconducting wire having high and uniform performance can be obtained.

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