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US07754421B2	Detection of intact recombinant viruses In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a new method for detection and quantification of virus and viral particles, comprising the step of labeling the nucleic acids of an intact virus or viral particle with a dye that emits fluorescence once complexed with the nucleic acids and detecting the virus or viral particle with a chromatograph equipped with a fluorescence detector.
US07754419B2	Determination of testosterone by mass spectrometry Provided are methods for determining the presence or amount of testosterone in a test sample, comprising ionizing all or a portion of the testosterone present in the sample to produce one or more testosterone ions that are detectable in a mass spectrometer. All or a portion of the testosterone present in the sample is ionized to produce one or more testosterone ions, which may be isolated and fragmented to produce precursor ions. A separately detectable internal testosterone standard can be provided in the sample. In a preferred embodiment, the reference is 2,2,4,6,6-d5 testosterone.
US07754418B2	Methods and compositions for detecting CDN apoptosis-modulating proteins The present invention provides a novel family of apoptosis-modulating proteins. Nucleotide and amino acid residue sequences and methods of use thereof are also provided.
US07754416B2	Process for producing resist pattern and conductor pattern This process for producing a resist pattern includes: the step of laminating (a) a support having an upper surface on which copper exists, (b) an inorganic substance layer consisting of an inorganic substance supplied from an inorganic substance source, and (c) a photoresist layer consisting of a chemically amplified type positive photoresist composition, to obtain a photoresist laminate, the step of selectively irradiating active light or radioactive rays to said photoresist laminate, and the step of developing said (c) photoresist layer together with said (b) inorganic substance layer to form a resist pattern.
US07754414B2	Antireflective coating compositions Antireflective coating compositions with reduced outgassing are disclosed.
US07754411B2	Slip sheet for a planographic printing plate, production process thereof and a protected planographic printing plate and laminate thereof The present invention provides a slip sheet that protects a planographic printing plate in which the coefficient of static friction between corresponding surfaces of the slip sheet that contact an image-forming surface of the planographic printing plate is 0.35 or less, the surface strength of the slip sheet is 15 or more, or the Clark stiffness of the slip sheet is 20 to 50. In a production process of the planographic printing plate, the image-forming surface and the slip sheet are adhered by suitably charging, and following their lamination, the charge rapidly dissipates resulting in favorable separation, discharge characteristics and storage characteristics in an automatic plate feeder. In addition, sticking between the slip sheet and the image-forming surface during heat treatment can also be prevented simultaneously. This slip sheet is particularly effective for planographic printing plates of the heat mode type and photon mode type on which images are formed by exposure to laser light.
US07754404B2	Imaging member The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to overcoat layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an electrostatographic imaging member with an improved overcoat layer including a polymeric binder that lowers the surface energy involved and reduces friction.
US07754403B2	Electrophotoconductor and image forming apparatus An organic photoconductive material which is useful as a raw material compound for a variety of functional materials and makes it possible to implement an electrophotoconductor which is excellent in terms of the charge transporting performance, excellent in terms of dissolution in solvents and compatibility with resins, and excellent in terms of both the electrical properties and durability is provided. An example is an asymmetric bishydroxy compound which can be represented by the following structural formula (1aa). This compound is contained in a charge transforming layer 4 or a surface protective layer 5 of an electrophotoconductor 18. As a result, an electrophotoconductor 18 which is excellent in terms of the electrical properties and durability and can stably form high quality images without image defects such as black dots can be implemented.
US07754402B2	Electrophotographic photoconductive member and image forming apparatus The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoconductive member comprising a substrate, and a photoconductive layer containing a hole transferring material, a charge generating material and a binder resin, wherein a value (IV/OV value) in which the inorganic value is divided by the organic value of the binder resin is 0.36 or more and the hole transferring material contains an amine compound represented by the following general formula (1):
US07754400B2	Method for determining an acceptable reticle tolerance for a reticle used to produce an integrated circuit layout A method and apparatus is provided for determining an acceptable reticle tolerance for a reticle used to produce an integrated circuit layout. The method begins by specifying a wafer target CD and a wafer CD tolerance for the integrated circuit layout. A reticle target CD is provided for the reticle that is producing the wafer target CD. A critical reticle pattern pitch is selected for the reticle target CD. The critical pattern pitch defines a relationship between the wafer CD and illumination dose exposing the reticle for producing the wafer CD which exhibits a maximum gradient. For the critical reticle pattern pitch, a relationship is established between wafer CD and a deviation from the reticle target CD that arises from use of different illumination doses. From the relationship between wafer CD and the deviation from the reticle target CD, a reticle target CD deviation interval is identified that gives rise to the wafer CD tolerance that is provided. Finally, the reticle target CD deviation interval is selected as the acceptable reticle tolerance.
US07754395B2	Methods of forming and using reticles Some embodiments include methods of treating reticles to provide backside masking across regions of the reticle to compensate for problems occurring during photolithographic processing. The problems may be, for example, defects in the reticle, problems associated with deposition or development of photoresist, or problems associated with substrate topography. The masking may alter one or both of transmission of electromagnetic radiation through the masked regions, and polarization of electromagnetic radiation passed through the masked regions. Some embodiments include reticles having patterns along front sides for patterning electric magnetic radiation, and masks across portions of the backsides to at least partially block transmission of electromagnetic radiation through portions of the patterns.
US07754386B2	Rechargeable alkaline manganese cell having reduced capacity fade and improved cycle life Rechargeable galvanic cells are disclosed which comprise a manganese dioxide cathode, a zinc anode and a potassium hydroxide electrolyte wherein the cathode includes additive compounds to increase the cycle life and cumulative discharge capacity of the cell. The additives comprise at least a strontium compound and optionally a barium and/or calcium compound. Cells including the additive(s) desirably have an individual discharge capacity after 50 deep discharge-charge cycles of at least 0.100 Ah/gMnO2.
US07754382B2	Electrochemical capacitor having at least one electrode including composite particles The composite particle for an electrode in accordance with the present invention contains an electrode active material, a conductive auxiliary agent having an electronic conductivity, and an oxidizing/reducing agent. Therefore, this composite particle can construct an effective conductive network, and effectively provide so-called oxidizing/reducing capacity due to the oxidizing/reducing agent. Hence, when the composite particle for an electrode in accordance with the present invention is used as a constituent material of an electrode in an electrochemical device, the electrochemical device can realize a higher capacity.
US07754381B2	Anode and battery, and manufacturing methods thereof An anode and a battery capable of realizing a high capacity and improving charge and discharge cycle characteristics, and manufacturing methods thereof are provided. An anode active material layer contains a particulate anode active material including a simple substance or a compound of an element capable of forming an alloy with Li, a particulate binder including a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride or polyvinylidene fluoride, and a conductive agent. The anode active material layer is formed by using a dispersion medium having a swelling degree of 10% or less to the binder, specifically pure water or the like. The particulate binder functions as a cushion to absorb expansion and shrinkage of the anode active material due to charge and discharge, and lowering of electron conductivity caused by generation of cracks or separation is prevented. Further, since the anode active material is not covered with the binder, electrode reaction is well performed.
US07754378B2	Secondary battery with a sealing plate used to seal an electrolyte injection hole in a cap plate In a secondary battery having an electrolyte injection hole having improved sealing structure to improve the safety of the can-type secondary battery and to prevent the electrolyte from leaking, the electrolyte injection hole is sealed by welding the sealing plate on top of the cap plate so that the electrolyte is prevented from flowing into the welded portion. Since no fine gap is created in the electrolyte injection hole, the electrolyte is prevented from flowing into the welded portion due to a capillary phenomenon and no pin hole caused by the electrolyte is formed in the welded portion.
US07754376B2	Cylindrical lithium secondary battery and method of fabricating the same A cylindrical lithium secondary battery including a winding-type electrode assembly having a first electrode plate to which a first electrode tap is attached, a second electrode plate to which a second electrode tap is attached, and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate. A space is formed through a central longitudinal axis of the electrode assembly. The battery includes a cylindrical case adapted to receive and house the electrode assembly, the cylindrical case having a bottom surface. A first insulation plate insulating the electrode assembly from the cylindrical case is located adjacent the bottom surface and includes a recess adapted to accommodate the first electrode tap, the first electrode tap being coupled to the bottom surface The battery also includes a cap assembly located at an opposite end of the cylindrical case from the bottom surface, the cap assembly being coupled to the second electrode tap and sealing the case.
US07754364B2	PEM fuel cell system with a porous hydrophobic plug for maintaining system back pressure and methods for designing the plug and for designing systems for using the plug A polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell power plant is cooled evaporatively by a non-circulating pressurized water coolant system. The coolant system utilizes a hydrophobic porous plug for bleeding air from the coolant water while maintaining coolant back pressure in a coolant flow field of the system. Furthermore, there is a first method for identifying appropriate parameters of the hydrophobic porous plug for use with a known particular coolant system; and a second method for determining proper operating conditions for a fuel cell water coolant system which can operate with a hydrophobic porous plug closure having known physical parameters.
US07754362B2	Fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes a stack for generating electrical energy through electro-chemical reaction between a fuel and oxygen and supplying the electrical energy to a load, a fuel supply unit for supplying the fuel to the stack, an oxygen supply unit for supplying the oxygen to the stack, and a comparator coupled to the stack to compare an electricity output value of the stack with a reference electricity output value corresponding to the load and to selectively electrically connect the stack to the load according to the electricity output value.
US07754359B2	Solid oxide fuel cell A solid oxide fuel cell provided with a power cell (1) in which a fuel electrode layer (4) is arranged on one surface of a solid electrolyte layer (3) and an air electrode layer (2) is arranged on the other surface thereof, wherein the solid electrolyte layer (3) has a two layer structure including a first electrolyte layer (3a) made of a ceria based oxide material and a second electrolyte layer (3b) made of a lanthanum gallate based oxide material, and the second electrolyte layer is formed on the side of the air electrode layer. Preferably, the material composition for the fuel electrode layer (4) is a mixture of Ni and CeSmO2, wherein the composition ratio of component materials is graded along the thickness thereof in such a way that the quantity of Ni is made less than the quantity of CeSmO2 near the boundary interface with said solid electrolyte layer, and the mixing ratio of Ni is gradually increased with an increasing distance away from the interface.
US07754355B2	Magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium is provided that includes a non-magnetic support, a radiation-cured layer cured by exposing a layer containing a radiation curing compound to radiation, and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder dispersed in a binder. The radiation-cured layer and the magnetic layer are provided in that order above the non-magnetic support. The radiation curing compound has a C2 to C18 alkyl group, a C6 to C10 cyclic structure, and two or more radiation curing functional groups per molecule.
US07754347B2	Organic electroluminescent device An organic electroluminescent device comprising a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer between the pair of electrodes, wherein the organic layer contains at least one compound represented by the formula (I), preferably by the formula (II) and more preferably by the formula (III) as defined herein.
US07754340B2	Masterbatch containing adhesive PMMA and its use for the production of polyolefin films A multilayer film is provided, wherein the multilayer film comprises at least one layer of a monolayer film, wherein the monolayer film is produced from a composition comprising a masterbatch composition and at least one polyolefin polymer, wherein the masterbatch composition comprises a polyolefin base resin, polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) pearls and a terpolymer of an olefin, an olefinic ester and an olefinic ether, and wherein the PMMA particles have an average particle size of 1-20 μm. Also provided are methods for producing such multilayer films, and use of such multilayer films as a packaging material.
US07754337B2	Method of reforming interlayer film for heat-insulating laminated glass A method of reforming an interlayer film for heat-insulating laminated glass by which an interlayer film for heat-insulating laminated glass capable of exhibiting an excellent optical property may be obtained even if heat-insulating fine particles covered with an inert substance are used, an interlayer film for heat-insulating laminated glass, and laminated glass is provided. The method comprises irradiating an interlayer film for heat-insulating laminated glass comprising a heat-insulating fine particle covered with an inert substance, a matrix resin, and a liquid plasticizer with a high energy ray comprising an electromagnetic wave having energy of 3.0 eV or more to improve transmittance of visible light having a wavelength of 380 to 780 nm, and also to reduce transmittance of a near-infrared radiation having a wavelength of 780 to 2100 nm.
US07754334B2	Laminating adhesive, laminate including the same, and method of making a laminate Disclosed is a method of making a laminate that includes a) preparing an adhesive composition, where the preparing includes combining a first part that includes (meth)acrylate functional, polyisocyanate prepolymer, and polyisocyanate monomer, the first part including at least 10% by weight isocyanate functional groups, and a second part that includes polyol, at least one of the first part and the second part includes photoinitiator, b) coating a first flexible substrate with the adhesive composition, c) exposing the adhesive composition to radiation to partially cure the adhesive composition, and d) contacting the adhesive composition with a second flexible substrate.
US07754333B2	Thermally stable diamond polycrystalline diamond constructions Thermally stable diamond constructions comprise a diamond body having a plurality of bonded diamond crystals and a plurality of interstitial regions disposed among the crystals. A metallic substrate is attached to the diamond body. A working surface is positioned along an outside portion of the diamond body, and the diamond body comprises a first region that is substantially free of a catalyst material, and a second region that includes the catalyst material. The diamond body first region extends from the working surface to depth of at least about 0.02 mm to a depth of less than about 0.09 mm. The diamond body includes diamond crystals having an average diamond grain size of greater than about 0.02 mm, and comprises at least 85 percent by volume diamond based on the total volume of the diamond body.
US07754328B2	Carbon nanotube coated with aromatic condensation polymer Coated carbon nanotubes coated with 0.01-100 parts by weight of at least one type of aromatic condensation polymer selected from the group consisting of wholly aromatic polyamides, wholly aromatic polyesters, aromatic polyester carbonates, aromatic polycarbonates, semi-aromatic polyesters and wholly aromatic azoles, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the carbon nanotubes, as well as a process for their production. Aromatic condensation polymer compositions comprising 0.01-100 parts by weight of the coated carbon nanotubes and 100 parts by weight of an aromatic condensation polymer, and molded articles formed using them.
US07754325B2	Rubber-modified styrene-based resin and light diffusion plate containing such resin Disclosed is a rubber-modified styrene-based resin comprising a styrene-based polymer forming a matrix and rubber-like polymer particles dispersed in the matrix like islands, each of the rubber-like polymer particles having a cross sectional structure where the styrene-based polymer particles are contained like islands-sea, wherein the rubber-modified styrene-based resin is constituted of 1-10 wt % of the rubber-like polymer and 99-90 wt % of the styrene-based polymer; the particle-diameter of the rubber-like polymer particle falls within a range of 1.0 to 5.0 μm; and a value of (styrene-based polymer weight/rubber-like polymer weight) in a methylethylketone-insoluble matter of the rubber-modified styrene-based resin falls within a range of 0.5 to 1.5.
US07754324B2	Aliphatic polyester based resin reflection film and reflection plate To obtain a reflection film that does not undergo yellowing or a reduction in reflectance with a lapse of time by using, has excellent deadfold properties, generates less calorific when incinerated, and is degradable by microorganisms when subjected to earth filling, and causes no problem of waste disposal, the reflection film includes an aliphatic polyester based resin as a base resin and fine powder filler. The reflection film has pores inside thereof at a porosity of 50% or less. Preferably, the fine powder filler includes titanium oxide.
US07754320B2	Composite fiber cement article with radiation curable component A composite building article is configured with one or more subsurface interfacial zones provided to improve the durability of the article. Each subsurface interfacial zone is made of a matrix of fiber cement and radiation curable material. The radiation curable material forms an interlocking network with the fiber cement to provide a interfacial zone against ingress of environmental agents that can degrade the article. The number, configuration and distribution of the subsurface interfacial zones can vary dependent on the desired characteristics of the final product. The subsurface interfacial zones also improves the adhesion between exterior coatings and the substrate as the interfacial zones can be integrally formed with the substrate as well as exterior coating layer.
US07754319B2	Composite material and producing method therefor A composite material according to the present invention includes: a fiber fabric (2) composed of certain fibers; and a matrix (3) which is so formed as to adhere to the fiber fabric (2). The fiber fabric (2) contains main constitutional fibers (21) and auxiliary fibers (22) which compensate the characteristics of the main constitutional fibers (21) when they are exposed to a high temperature atmosphere.
US07754317B2	Weather-resistant film for the yellow coloration of retro-reflective moulded bodies The present invention relates to a foil encompassing at least one PMMA layer coloured with a yellow anthraquinone dye, where the chromaticity coordinates (x;y) in the CIE 1931 Standard Colorimetric System of the PMMA layer are within the range of 0.4≦x≦0.54 and 0.44≦y≦0.54, where the concentration of the yellow dye of the PMMA layer is at least 3% by weight, based on the total weight of the PMMA layer.
US07754313B2	Image transfer sheet An image transfer sheet includes a withstand voltage layer provided on a surface of a release layer where an image is formed and transferred, and a conductive compressive layer laid on the withstand voltage layer by way of a conductive support layer. The release layer is formed of a fluororesin or an elastomer, and its surface tension is 20 mN/m or less. The release layer has a thickness of 0.01 mm or more. The withstand voltage layer preferably has a thickness of 0.2 mm or more, a volume electrical resistivity within a range of 105 Ω-cm through 109 Ω-cm at room temperature, and a matrix hardness of 80 JIS-A or less. Further, the conductive compressive layer preferably has a volume electrical resistivity of 104 Ω-cm or less at room temperature, and a porosity of 30 to 70%. In addition, the support layer has a volume electrical resistivity similar to that of the conductive compressive layer, and can comprise woven cloth regulated by conductive fibers.
US07754309B2	Ceramic honeycomb structure body and method of manufacturing the same A ceramic honeycomb structure body (1) including a configuration in which a plurality of porous honeycomb segments (2) are bound one another with an adhesive layer (3) interposed between each two neighboring porous honeycomb segments (2), where a plurality of protrusion portions (4) fixed to one of the adhesion surfaces (2a, 2b) respectively of two honeycomb segments (2, 2) opposed to each other with the adhesive layer (3) interposed between the two honeycomb segments (2, 2) are embedded into the adhesive layer (3).
US07754308B2	Artificial turf systems having a vulcanised thermoplastic elastomer or styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene polymer as infill material The present invention relates to the use of a vulcanised thermoplastic elastomer or styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene polymer (SEBS) as infill material in artificial turf systems. Artificial turf has achieved growing popularity in recent years, particularly for football fields. The vulcanised thermoplastic elastomer comprises a polyolefin and a rubber wherein the rubber is dynamically vulcanised by the use of a curing agent. The polyolefin is chosen from polyethylene or polypropylene and the rubber is chosen from EPDM or EPM. The rubber is dynamically vulcanised by a curing agent chosen from sulfur, sulfurous compounds, metal oxides, maleimides, phenol resins, silanes or peroxides.
US07754304B1	Weatherproofing backer for window and door installation A weatherproofing backer for installing windows and doors is described as having a foam layer and an adhesive layer. The adhesive is pressure-activated and is self-sealing about attaching hardware. The foam is self-setting and, in use, molds to the flange of the window unit. When installed, the foam layer is compressed between the inner window frame and rough opening and between the window flange and the wall surface adjacent the rough opening. The weatherproofing backer is designed to extend beyond the flange of the window unit and thereby receive the weatherproofing membrane thereover. The weatherproofing backer, then acts as a sealed bridge between the membrane and the window unit precluding entry of air and water. Both the foam and the adhesive have fire retardants in the formulation thereof. A tape form with a self-skinned foam layer and a sheet form, with polymeric covering web are provided.
US07754297B2	Ink jet recording sheet The present invention provides ink jet recording sheets comprising a colorant receiving layer on a substrate, the colorant receiving layer comprising fine particles, a water soluble resin, and a cationic resin including a unit represented by the following formula (1): Formula (1) wherein, R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; Y represents a divalent linking group; R1 represents an optionally substituted aralkyl or aryl group; R2 and R3 each independently represents an optionally substituted alkyl, aralkyl or aryl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms; R4 represents an optionally substituted alkylene, aralkylene or arylene group; Q is at least one unit provided from a monomer having an ethylenic double bond, and represents a unit having an inorganic/organic ratio (I/O value) of less than 1 in the organic conceptional chart; X− represents an anion; m represents 20 to 100% by mole; and n represents 0 to 80% by mol.
US07754295B2	Single substrate guest-host polymer dispersed liquid crystal displays The present invention relates to a display comprising at least one substrate, at least one electronically modulated imaging layer and at least one electrically conductive layer, wherein the electronically modulated imaging layer comprises a self-assembled, close-packed, ordered monolayer of domains of guest-host material, wherein the guest-host material comprises a dichroic or pleochroic dye guest in a light modulating host in a fixed polymer matrix, and wherein the appearance of the display is independent of viewing angle.
US07754291B2	Miniature emblems and method of making same A method for making miniature emblems. The method includes providing an array of shaped miniature substrates, each shaped miniature substrate having an upper surface and a bottom surface; holding the array of shaped miniature substrates flat and horizontal; providing a plurality of orifices, the plurality of orifices and the array of shaped miniature substrates being capable of moving relative to each another in an X direction, a Y direction, and a Z direction; positioning the plurality of orifices over the array of shaped miniature substrates; positioning the plurality of orifices in close proximity with the array of shaped miniature substrates; depositing a volume of viscous fluent plastic of less than about 0.04 ml from the plurality of orifices onto the upper surface of each of the shaped miniature substrates, the viscous fluent plastic forming a positive meniscus on the upper surface; and curing the plastic while maintaining the array of shaped miniature substrates flat and horizontal, whereby the cured plastic forms a dome over each shaped miniature substrate.
US07754288B2	Preservative compositions for materials and method of preserving same Preservative composition for various materials and method of preserving the same is disclosed. The preservative composition includes at least one silane-containing material and at least one hydrocarbon solvent containing molecules of at least five carbon atoms.
US07754287B2	Process for forming filled bearings from fluoropolymer dispersions stabilized with anionic polyelectrolyte dispersing agents The present invention provides a process for making a filled fluoropolymer bearing comprising providing an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising fluoropolymer particles and anionic polyelectrolyte dispersing agent in an amount sufficient for stabilization. The dispersion contains less than about 300 ppm fluorosurfactant based on the weight of the dispersion. The dispersion is coagulated to make a mush and a bearing filler is added to the dispersion prior to or after making the mush. The mush containing bearing filler is applied onto a bearing substrate to produce a coated substrate which is sintered and formed into a bearing.
US07754284B2	Method for treating lignocellulosic material A method for heat treating lignocellulosic material with a water-soluble preservative, such as preferably borate, involves the modification of the lignocellulosic material by heat to a moisture content of 0 to 5%, and preferably as close as possible to 0%. The thermo-treatment of the lignocellulosic material drives out not only free extra cellular water but also the intercellular and intracellular water. The process of modification by heat effectively kills the cells, permanently altering their cellular structure, and locking or fixing the preservative in the lignocellulosic material so that the water-soluble preservative does not leach out of the treated lignocellulosic material in the presence of rain water.
US07754280B2	Silver/carbon-based material and method for producing the same for contact material The invention relates to a process for producing a material based on silver-carbon, that involves the steps of: (i) providing a suspension of carbon particles; and (ii) supplying a solution of a silver compound and of a reducing agent, such that a silver-containing precipitate is deposited onto the carbon particles, where the carbon particles have a mean diameter of 200 nm or greater. The invention further relates to a material obtainable by this process and to the use of the material in circuit breakers for low-voltage power engineering.
US07754279B2	Article coated with flash bonded superhydrophobic particles A method of making article having a superhydrophobic surface includes: providing a solid body defining at least one surface; applying to the surface a plurality of diatomaceous earth particles and/or particles characterized by particle sizes ranging from at least 100 nm to about 10 μm, the particles being further characterized by a plurality of nanopores, wherein at least some of the nanopores provide flow through porosity, the particles being further characterized by a plurality of spaced apart nanostructured features that include a contiguous, protrusive material; flash bonding the particles to the surface so that the particles are adherently bonded to the surface; and applying a hydrophobic coating layer to the surface and the particles so that the hydrophobic coating layer conforms to the nanostructured features.
US07754278B2	Magnetic polymer microbeads and method for preparing the same Magnetic polymer microbeads and a method for preparing the same are provided. The method for preparing the magnetic polymer microbeads includes the following steps: preparing polymer particles; immersing the polymer particles into a solution in order to swell the polymer particles; adding magnetic nanoparticles to the solution and allowing the magnetic nanoparticles to enter an interior of the polymer particles; and separating the polymer particles from the solution, wherein the polymer particle is made of polystyrene, or a copolymer containing styrene, and the solution includes a medium polar solvent. The average particle size of the magnetic polymer microbeads of the present invention ranges from submicrons to microns. The magnetic polymer microbeads of the present invention have high magnetization, and the various functional groups can be introduced onto the surfaces thereof. Therefore, the magnetic polymer microbeads of the present invention can be applied in many areas, and thereby they have high economic value.
US07754277B2	Method for anti-statically coating the surfaces of plastic moulded parts or plastic or paint coatings An automated process for the antistatic coating of plastic molding surfaces or for plastic-based or lacquer-based coatings by contacting the surface with a solution containing at least one surfactant, at least 20 wt. % of an organic solvent and, optionally, water.
US07754274B2	Mask and method for manufacturing the same, method for manufacturing display, method for manufacturing organic electroluminescent display, organic electroluminescent device, and electronic device A mask includes a substrate which includes a front side and a back side and is provided with through-holes; and a film which adjusts a shape of the substrate provided above at least one of the front side and the back side of the substrate. A method of manufacturing a mask includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a front side and a back side; forming a film which adjusts a shape of the substrate above at least one of the front side and the back side of the substrate; and drilling through-holes in the substrate.
US07754273B2	Method of printing a time-temperature indicator based on azo coupling reactions onto a susbtrate The present invention relates to a method of printing a substrate, comprising (a) printing onto the substrate at least one time temperature indicator with chromic properties based on an azo coupling reaction between a capped diazonium component and a coupling component.
US07754267B2	Polymeric antioxidants Antioxidant polymers of the present invention comprise repeat units that include one or both of Structural Formulas (I) and (II): wherein: R is —H or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, acyl or aryl group; Ring A is substituted with at least one tert-butyl group or substituted or unsubstituted n-alkoxycarbonyl group; Ring B is substituted with at least one —H and at least one tert-butyl group or substituted or unsubstituted n-alkoxycarbonyl group; Rings A and B are each optionally substituted with one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —OH, —NH, —SH, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group; n is an integer equal to or greater than 2; and p is an integer equal to or greater than 0. The invention also includes methods of using and preparing these polymers.
US07754262B2	Method of producing mixed greens A method is provided for preparing mixed greens. Greens are immersed in an aqueous solution containing phosphoric acid, calcium chloride and a natural antibiotic, dewatered from their surfaces, cooked and mixed in predetermined amounts. Following the application of a seasoning solution containing an organic acid and a natural antibiotic thereto, the mixed greens are vacuum packed and thermally sterilized. The mixed greens prepared according to the method can preserve their fresh texture senses for a long period of time.
US07754261B2	Food containment cooking device A multi-purpose device for holding food items for cooking, storage and other purposes is disclosed. One use of the device is for the poaching of one or more eggs. The device is formed and dimensioned to float in boiling water without tipping over and spilling an egg contained within.
US07754251B2	Foot-bath agent of Chinese herbal medicine for regulating blood pressure and improving sleep quality The present invention relates to a foot-bath agent for regulating blood pressure and improving sleep quality, which includes fructus leonuri 20-25%, semen ziziphi spinosae 15-20%, calcined magnetitum 17-22%, spica prunellae 15-20%, ligusticum chuanxiong hort 18-23%, and borneolum 0.7-1.2% by weight. The foot-bath agent has advantages including no allergy and less side effects to human body.
US07754245B2	Solid bio-material for a sensor that detects bio-electric signals through the use of the characteristics and functions of bio-epidermal tissues and epidermal tissues of living organisms and the methods for producing the same The present invention discloses a solid bio-material for the detection of a bio-electromagnetic signal, which senses an information signal generated from living organisms and changes thereof by using fish scale, feathers of fowl and carapaces of tortoises among epidermal tissues of animals having the function of detecting, memorizing and transferring a weak information signal (bio-signal) of an electromagnetic field generated from bio-tissues, and a method for producing the same. The method for producing a solid bio-material for the detection of a bio-electromagnetic signal by using epidermal tissues of living organisms comprises the steps of: immersing the carcass of an animal with a developed epidermis such as fish, fowl, tortoises, etc. in a mixed solution of aromatics (fragrance), salt and water in the ratio of 1:2:300 for one week; separating the epidermis from the immersed living organism; washing the separated epidermis, soaking it in a mixed solution of potassium dichromate, vinegar and water in the ratio of 1:1:100 for 10 to 12 hours, applying a medium pressure thereto for 48 hours under an ambient temperature, and then drying it; applying heat of 40° C. and a cold air of −25° C. temperature in turn to the dried epidermis in a medium pressure state, two or three times in a period of 24 hours each; sterilizing the hot and cold treated epidermis by irradiating ultraviolet rays thereto with a 240 nm ultraviolet lamp for 30 minutes; generating static electricity by putting the sterilized epidermis in an electric cylinder and turning it at 500 RPM; applying pine nut oil to the outer surface of the electro statically processed epidermis; and cutting the epidermis into required sizes.
US07754242B2	Inhalable sustained therapeutic formulations The present invention is based, in part, on the unexpected discovery that particles for pulmonary delivery of a therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic agent that comprise a phospholipid and a sufficient amount of leucine can produce sustained effect of the agent. Specifically, particles for pulmonary delivery of a therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic agent that contain a phospholipid or combination of phospholipids, wherein the phospholipid or combination of phospholipids is present in the particles in an amount of about 1 to 46 weight percent; and leucine, wherein leucine is present in the particles in an amount of at least 46 weight percent, can contribute to sustained effect of the agent. Particles that comprise at least 46 weight percent leucine but that do not contain phospholipids do not exhibit these same sustained effect properties.
US07754241B1	Macromonomer for preparation of a degradable hydrogel A degradable hydrogel and a method of making a degradable hydrogel is disclosed herein. The method comprises obtaining a hydrophilic polymer having at least two hydroxyl groups, reacting the hydrophilic polymer with a di-functional monomer comprised of an acid halide group and an alkyl halide group to form an intermediate having an ester bond and a terminal alkyl halide group, reacting the terminal alkyl halide group of the intermediate with a metallic salt of a vinyl acid monomer to form a macromonomer comprised of an ester, an alkyl group spacer, and a terminal vinyl group, and polymerizing the macromonomer to form a degradable hydrogel. A method is also disclosed for varying the degradation rate of the hydrogel as a function of the chemical composition of the alkyl group spacer in the terminal linkage of the macromonomer.
US07754238B2	Delivery of microparticle-conjugated drugs for inhibition of stenosis Administration of a formulation comprising a antirestenotic compound conjugated to a microparticle carrier is effective to inhibit stenosis formation in a blood vessel. Such stenosis typically results, in the absence of treatment, from trauma to a vessel, such as an incision, excessive pressure, an angioplasty procedure and/or stent implantation. The antirestenotic compound is typically an antiproliferative, immunosuppressive, or antiinflammatory drug, such as rapamycin, tacrolimus, paclitaxel, dexamethasone, or an active analog or derivative, an antisense oligonucleotide, or combinations thereof. The microparticle carrier comprises a suspension of gas-filled microbubbles or biocompatible polymeric microparticles, in a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid vehicle, and is effective to deliver the conjugated therapeutic to the site of vessel injury.
US07754235B2	Adhesive and laminate The present invention provides an adhesive capable of affording an adhesive layer showing reduced stickiness, reduced cohesive failure and the like. An adhesive containing a copolymer obtained by copolymerizing monomers containing a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester as a main component, and a vinyl monomer having a hydroxyl group and/or a carboxyl group and which has an average molecular radius of not less than 70 nm as measured by a multi angle laser light scattering method.
US07754233B2	Method of preventing post-operative surgical adhesion A method for preventing adhesion using a co-polyester comprising the reaction product of a polycondensation polyester and at least one lactone, wherein the polycondensation polyester comprises the reaction product of diglycolic acid and/or a derivative thereof and ethylene glycol; and the co-polyester comprises about 40 to 50% by weight of the polycondensation polyester based on the total weight of the co-polyester.
US07754228B2	Cytotoxic T-cell epitopes from Chlamydia Cytotoxic T-cell epitopes from C.pneumoniae proteins have been empirically determined. The epitopes from corresponding C.trachomatis proteins have also been identified, and some of these are identical to those from C.pneumoniae. The empirical method showed that algorithmic prediction was inadequate. The epitopes are useful for immunisation and/or diagnosis.
US07754227B2	Method of immunizing humans against Salmonella typhi using a Vi-rEPA conjugate vaccine This invention relates to conjugates of the Vi polysaccharide of S. typhi with the carrier Pseudomonas aeruginosa recombinant exoprotein A (rEPA), and compositions thereof, and to methods of using of these conjugates and/or compositions thereof for eliciting an immunogenic response in humans, including responses which provide protection against, or reduce the severity of, S. typhi bacterial infections. The conjugates, and compositions thereof, are useful as vaccines to induce serum antibodies against S. typhi and are useful to prevent and/or treat illnesses caused by S. typhi.
US07754225B2	Method of protecting against staphylococcal infection A method of preventing or treating staphylococcal bacterial infection in an individual is disclosed. A vaccine based on a conjugate of PS1 polysaccharide antigen can be used for active protection in individuals who are to be subjected to conditions that place them at immediate risk of developing a bacterial infection, as would be case in the context of a catheterization or a surgical procedure. Alternatively, antibodies raised in response to the antigen can be used to treat or to provide passive protection to individuals. The method can be used in a population of patients at risk for infection by various species of Staphylococcus or various types of Staphylococcus epidermidis.
US07754223B2	Piscirickettsia salmonis antigens and use thereof The present invention discloses novel proteins, e.g., antigens, from Piscirickettsia salmonis. The present invention further discloses nucleic acids that encode these proteins. The present invention also discloses the use of the proteins, e.g., antigens, and nucleic acids to prepare vaccines against salmonid rickettsial septicemia (SRS). The present invention further provides recombinant Yersinia ruckeri cells to be used to construct vaccines against SRS. The present invention also discloses vaccines that can be used to protect fish from Piscirickettsia salmonis, as well as other pathogens. In addition, the present invention discloses methods of using the vaccines of the present invention to protect fish from SRS as well as from other pathogenic diseases.
US07754221B2	Microorganisms for therapy Therapeutic methods and microorganisms therefor are provided. The microorganisms are designed to accumulate in immunoprivileged tissues and cells, such as in tumors and other proliferating tissue and in inflamed tissues, compared to other tissues, cells and organs, so that they exhibit relatively low toxicity to host organisms. The microorganisms also are designed or modified to result in leaky cell membranes of cells in which they accumulate, resulting in production of antibodies reactive against proteins and other cellular products and also permitting exploitation of proferating proliferating tissues, particularly tumors, to produce selected proteins and other products. Vaccines containing the microorganisms are provided. Combinations of the microorganisms and anti-cancer agents and uses thereof for treating cancer also are provided.
US07754220B2	Methods of inhibiting secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and testosterone Metastin, compounds that promote the activity of metastin or its receptors and the like are excellent gonadal function improving agents, ovulation inducers or promoters, gonadotropic hormone secretion promoters, gonadotropic hormone secretion inhibitors, sex hormone secretion promoters, sex hormone secretion inhibitors, etc., and can be used as agents for preventing/treating sterility, hormone-sensitive cancers, endometriosis, etc. Metastin and its receptors are useful for screening for these pharmaceuticals.
US07754213B2	High affinity antibody antagonists of interleukin-13 receptor alpha 1 High affinity antibody antagonists of human interleukin-13 receptor alpha 1 are disclosed. The antibody molecules are effective in the inhibition of IL-13Rα1-mediated activities and, accordingly, present desirable antagonists for the use in the treatment of conditions associated with hIL-13Rα1 activity. The present invention also discloses nucleic acid encoding said antibody molecules, vectors, host cells, and compositions comprising the antibody molecules. Methods of using the antibody molecules for inhibiting or antagonizing IL-13Rα1-mediated activities are also disclosed.
US07754212B2	Contraceptives based on SP22 and SP22 antibodies Oral, topical and injectable contraceptives, which are based on sperm protein 22 kDa (SP22) polypeptides and antibodies and infertility diagnostics are provided.
US07754208B2	Binding domain-immunoglobulin fusion proteins The invention relates to novel binding domain-immunoglobulin fusion proteins that feature a binding domain for a cognate structure such as an antigen, a counterreceptor or the like, a wild-type IgG1, IGA or IgE hinge region polypeptide or a mutant IgG1 hinge region polypeptide having either zero, one or two cysteine residues, and immunoglobulin CH2 and CH3 domains, and that are capable of ADCC and/or CDC while occurring predominantly as polypeptides that are compromised in their ability to form disulfide-linked multimers. The fusion proteins can be recombinantly produced at high expression levels. Also provided are related compositions and methods, including cell surface forms of the fusion proteins and immunotherapeutic applications of the fusion proteins and of polynucleotides encoding such fusion proteins.
US07754202B1	Methods of controlling cell differentiation and growth using a fusion protein and a drug This invention involves methods and materials for conferring a direct proliferative advantage on a genetically modified subpopulation of cells. Selection is then accomplished by exerting a positive selective stimulus on the engineered cells rather than a negative pressure on nonengineered cells.
US07754199B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising crosslinked amine polymer with repeat units derived from polymerization of tertiary amines The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of ion imbalances. In particular, the invention provides polymeric and pharmaceutical compositions comprising crosslinked amine polymers. Methods of use of the polymeric and pharmaceutical compositions for therapeutic and/or prophylactic benefits are disclosed herein. Examples of these methods include the treatment of renal diseases and hyperphosphatemia.
US07754197B2	Method for reducing odor using coordinated polydentate compounds A method for reducing odor is provided. The method comprises forming a coordination complex between a transition metal and a polydentate compound, and contacting the coordinated complex with an odorous compound. The transition metal provides one or more active sites for capturing the odorous compound. In some embodiments, the polydentate compound may be a polyalkylimine, such as polyethyleneimine, polypropyleneimine, or a dendrimer thereof.
US07754195B2	Hair cleansing compositions To provide a hair cleansing composition having good foamability and high-lubricity foam quality upon washing and smooth touch upon rinsing, and providing excellent feeling in use.
US07754190B2	Method for determining drug effects using quantitative EEG Neurophysiologic information such as quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) is used in a method for classifying, diagnosing, and treating physiologic brain imbalances. Neurophysiologic information is also used to guide sample selection in clinical tests for psychopharmacologic drug candidates. Finally, neurophysiologic information is used for remotely assessing and treating patients with physiologic brain imbalances.
US07754185B2	Method of making MoO2 powders, products made from MoO2 powders, deposition of MoO2 thin films, and methods of using such materials The invention relates to high purity MoO2 powder by reduction of ammonium molybdate or molybdenum trioxide using hydrogen as the reducing agent in a rotary or boat furnace. Consolidation of the powder by press/sintering, hot pressing, and/or HIP is used to make discs, slabs, or plates, which are used as sputtering targets. The MoO2 disc, slab, or plate form is sputtered on a substrate using a suitable sputtering method or other physical means to provide a thin film having a desired film thickness. The thin films have properties such as electrical, optical, surface roughness, and uniformity comparable or superior to those of indium-tin oxide (ITO) and zinc-doped ITO in terms of transparency, conductivity, work function, uniformity, and surface roughness. The MoO2 and MoO2 containing thin films can be used in organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), liquid crystal display (LCD), plasma display panel (PDP), field emission display (FED), thin film solar cell, low resistivity ohmic contacts, and other electronic and semiconductor devices.
US07754180B2	Ultrahard diamonds and method of making thereof A single crystal diamond grown by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition annealed at pressures in excess of 4.0 GPa and heated to temperature in excess of 1500 degrees C. that has a hardness of greater than 120 GPa. A method for manufacture a hard single crystal diamond includes growing a single crystal diamond and annealing the single crystal diamond at pressures in excess of 4.0 GPa and a temperature in excess of 1500 degrees C. to have a hardness in excess of 120 GPa.
US07754179B2	Lower pressure synthesis of diamond material Methods of synthesizing a diamond material, particularly nanocrystalline diamond, diamond-like carbon and bucky diamond are provided. In particular embodiments, a composition including a carbon source, such as coal, is subjected to addition of energy, such as high energy reactive milling, producing a milling product enriched in hydrogenated tetrahedral amorphous diamond-like carbon compared to the coal. A milling product is treated with heat, acid and/or base to produce nanocrystalline diamond and/or crystalline diamond-like carbon. Energy is added to produced crystalline diamond-like carbon in particular embodiments to produce bucky diamonds.
US07754178B2	Raw-material carbon composition for carbon material for electrode of electric double-layer capacitor The capacitance per volume of an electric double-layer capacitor can be increased by using a raw-material carbon composition for use in a carbon material for an electrode of the electric double-layer capacitor by applying an activation process, characterized in that the raw-material carbon composition has a volatile content of 1.3% by mass to 15% by mass (both inclusive), and microstrength of 5 to 30% when the volatile content is less than 6% by mass while microstrength of 5 to 20% when the volatile content is 6% or more.
US07754176B2	Spherical calcium carbonate and method for producing thereof When spherical calcium carbonate is produced by blowing a carbon dioxide gas or a carbon dioxide-containing gas into an aqueous suspension containing calcium hydroxide to react them, after start of the reaction, an aqueous solution or suspension of a water-soluble phosphoric acid compound or a water-soluble salt thereof is added to the reaction mixture when carbonation ratio reaches 2 to 10%, and the reaction is further allowed to continue at a low gas blowing rate of 1.0 NL/minute or lower (step (a)). Subsequently, an aqueous suspension containing calcium hydroxide and an aqueous solution or suspension of a water-soluble phosphoric acid compound or a water-soluble salt thereof are added to the reaction mixture, and a carbon dioxide gas or a carbon dioxide-containing gas is introduced to allow to react and thereby produce spherical calcium carbonate having a mean particle diameter of 10 μm or larger. This production method is performed under high velocity revolution from the start of the reaction to the end of the step (a) This method provides calcite type spherical calcium carbonate showing high brightness and small friction coefficient, and having a shape comparatively close to a true sphere and a mean particle diameter of 10 μm or larger.
US07754173B2	Rare earth oxide nanocrystals and methods of forming A method of forming rare earth oxide nanocrystals include the steps of dissolving a rare earth including compound in a solution containing at least one organic solvent, heating the solution to a temperature of at least 160° C., wherein a concentration of the rare earth including compound provided upon decomposition is sufficient to provide critical supersaturation of at least one active intermediate in the solution to nucleate a plurality of rare earth oxide nanocrystals. The plurality of rare earth nanocrystals are then grown, wherein the growing step proceeds at least in part in the absence of critical supersaturation of the active intermediate. The rare earth nanocrystals can assemble into at least one close-packed, ordered nanocrystal superlattice.
US07754172B2	Method for isolating N2O The present invention relates to a process for purifying a gas mixture G-0 comprising dinitrogen monoxide, at least comprising the absorption of the gas mixture G-0 in an organic solvent, subsequent desorption of a gas mixture G-1 from the laden organic solvent, absorption of the gas mixture G-1 in water and subsequent desorption of a gas mixture G-2 from the laden water, and also to the use of a purified gas mixture which comprises dinitrogen monoxide and is obtainable by such a process as an oxidizing agent for olefins.
US07754170B2	Method for scavenging mercury Disclosed herein is a method for removing mercury from a gas stream comprising contacting the gas stream with a getter composition comprising bromine, bromochloride, sulphur bromide, sulphur dichloride or sulphur monochloride and mixtures thereof. In one preferred embodiment the getter composition is adsorbed onto a sorbent. The sorbent may be selected from the group consisting flyash, limestone, lime, calcium sulphate, calcium sulfite, activated carbon, charcoal, silicate, alumina and mixtures thereof. Preferred is flyash, activated carbon and silica.
US07754164B2	Reformer and fuel cell system having the same A reformer for a fuel cell system includes a reforming portion for converting fuel containing hydrogen into hydrogen-rich gas; and an adiabatic portion entirely covering the reforming portion, the adiabatic portion being composed of first and second adiabatic layers arranged opposing each other with at least one spacer interposed between the first and second adiabatic layers. As such, the fuel cell system has an effect of enhancing the adiabatic performance of a thermal reaction for producing reforming gas and distributing thermal residence stress uniformly on the surface of the reformer.
US07754163B2	Pseudo-isothermal catalytic reactor Pseudo-isothermal chemical reactor (1) for catalytic reactions with a vertical axis, comprising a substantially cylindrical shell (2), Closed at the opposite ends by upper (4) and lower (3) bottoms respectively, a reaction zone (8) in which a catalytic bed (11) and a plurality of flat, boxed, plate-shaped heat exchangers (12), having the shape of a parallelepiped and having long sides parallel to said vertical axis and short sides perpendicular to it, situated in said reaction zone and supported in an arrangement on parallel cords at a predetermined distance.
US07754160B2	Honeycomb catalytic body and process for manufacturing honeycomb catalytic body A honeycomb catalyst body includes: porous partition walls having a large number of pores and disposed to form a plurality of cells communicating between two end faces, plugged portions disposed to plug each of the cells on one of the end faces, and catalyst layers loaded in layers on an inner surface of the cells and an inner surface of the pores and containing a noble metal. Mass (Mc) of the noble metal contained in the catalyst layer loaded on the inner surface of the cells and mass (Mp) of the noble metal contained in the catalyst layer loaded on the inner surface of the pores satisfy the relation of (Mp)/(Mc)≧4. The honeycomb catalyst body is excellent in purification efficiency, has low pressure loss, and is mountable even in a limited space.
US07754159B2	System and method for limiting backflow in a biological fluidized bed reactor A fluidized bed reactor configured for reduced backflow of fluid is provided. The fluidized bed reactor comprises a vessel configured to contain a level of fluid, a feed conduit positioned to deliver feed into the vessel from an elevation above the level of fluid and a vacuum relief valve coupled to said feed conduit to introduce gas into the feed conduit.
US07754158B2	Filter assembly for air purifier A filter assembly for an air purifier is provided. The filter assembly includes base plates that are curved and have a lamp insertion hole formed at its center so that an ultraviolet (UV) lamp can be inserted thereto, a gap retaining member that keeps the base plates spaced apart from each other and combined with each other. Surfaces of the base plates are coated with either a photocatalyst material and silver nanoparticles. According to the filter assembly, the sterilizing and disinfecting capability can be enhanced by increasing a contact area between each of base plates and silver nanoparticles. In addition, since the filter assembly is easily assembled, length adaptability of the filter assembly can be achieved.
US07754156B2	Surveying sterilizer methods and systems Methods and systems for surveying and sterilizing one or more areas or one or more portions of one or more areas are described.
US07754154B2	Sheet for sample harvest, manufacturing method of the sheet for sample harvest, and system for detecting threats A threat detecting technique is provided capable of efficiently harvesting an inspection sample for threat detection from an inspection object. The sample-harvesting sheet for harvesting the sample from the inspection object has a portion formed with a plurality of recesses in the plane of the sheet. The portion is moved relatively in a state in contact with the sample-harvesting object of the inspection object, thereby transferring the inspection sample deposited on the sample-harvesting object to the recesses and retaining it therein.
US07754149B2	Clinical laboratory management systems, management apparatuses, and recording media A clinical laboratory management system is described that includes an analyzer for analyzing a sample, and a management apparatus connected to the analyzer. The management apparatus includes (a) a storage configured for storing a result of an assay output from the analyzer, analyzer identification information for identifying whether or not the analyzer used for the assay has a dilution mode, and diluted sample identification information for identifying whether or not the sample used in the assay is a diluted sample; and (b) a controller configured for correcting the result when the analyzer used in the assay does not have a dilution mode, and the sample used in the assay is a diluted sample. Management apparatuses and recording media are also described.
US07754147B2	Staining machine for treatment of tissue specimens A Staining machine for treatment of tissue specimens on slides placed in baskets (9) includes a number of baths (7, 12) placed successively in a row (6 resp. 11), and a device for successive transport of the baskets in a transport path from one bath to the next one, the baskets (9) being transported from an input station (5) to an output station (14) in accordance with a predetermined treatment program. The machine includes at least two bath rows (6 resp. 11) placed juxtaposed and parallel with each other, the first bath row (6) extending from the input station (5) to an opposite end of this row, and second path row (11) extending from the output station (14) to an opposite end of this row. Further, the machine includes a first device (8, 21, 22) for transport of baskets (9) in a first transport path from the input station (5) to the opposite end of the first row (6), a second device (13, 15-19) for transport of baskets (9) in a second transport path towards the output station (14) from the opposite end of the second row (11), and a device for transfer of baskets between the transport paths of opposite ends of the rows belonging together.
US07754146B2	Field test kit for the detection of monosodium glutamate (MSG) in food stuffs and drinks The present invention is directed to field test kits, methods, and compositions for the field detection of monosodium glutamate (MSG) and related materials in foodstuffs and drinks. The field test kit consists of a reaction chamber, a closed reaction vessel containing encapsulated chemicals, and a means of providing heat to the reaction chamber, all housed in a convenient construction. The function of the encapsulated chemicals is to produce a colorimetric reaction with MSG at very low concentrations.
US07754143B2	Cobalt-rich wear resistant alloy and method of making and use thereof A cobalt-rich wear resistant and corrosion resistant alloy comprises in weight %, 0.5 to 1.2% C, 0.6 to 2.1% Si, 17 to 24% Cr, 27 to 38.5% Fe, 1.4 to 20% W, 3.8 to 9.7% Mo, less than 1% Ni and balance Co. A preferred cobalt-rich alloy comprises in weight %, 0.5 to 0.9 C, 0.75 to 1.15% Si, 17.5 to 20.5 Cr, 27.0 to 32.0 Fe, 12.5 to 16.5 W, 6.25 to 8.25 Mo, 0.45 to 1.00 Ni and balance Co. The alloy preferably has a microstructure free of primary carbides and comprises up to about 50% by volume eutectic reaction phases in a solid solution matrix. The solid solution matrix is an αFe-αCo face-centered cubic solution with W, Cr and Mo as solute elements and the eutectic reaction products comprise a (Co,Cr)7(W,Mo)6 phase and an αFe-αCo phase. The alloy is useful as a valve seat insert for internal combustion engines such as diesel engines.
US07754140B2	Method and device for producing dimensionally accurate foam A method for producing dimensionally accurate metal foam from a foamable, powder metallurgically produced metal semifinished product having a melting point >200° C. involving: the introduction of material, which is capable of foaming above 200 ° C., into a mold which has a coefficient of expansion of less than 3 K−1 Controlled heating of the foamable material inside the mold is performed while radiators foam the material, and the foamed product formed thereby removed from the mold. A device for producing dimensionally accurate thermally foamed metal foam parts that is has a thin-walled mold, which is stable at the melting temperature of the metal foam and which has a coefficient of expansion of <3K−1; a controllable irradiating device, and; a controller that controls the irradiating device based on the measurement given by a radiation measuring device.
US07754137B2	Process for fabricating a composite The present invention relates to a process for fabricating a composite functional body/substrate, either by melting with an energy beam or by spin coating. The functional material is preferably a piezoelectric material (PVDF). The energy beam is preferably a laser beam.
US07754132B1	Method of making a spool seal having a smooth sealing surface A method of making a spool seal having a smooth sealing surface is provided which utilizes a mold including separable first and second mold halves which join when closed to form a parting line which is positioned away from the area of the mold which forms the inner and outer diameter surfaces of the spool seal. A moldable material is introduced into the cavity defined by the closed mold halves and cured such that the resulting inner and outer diameter surfaces of the molded spool seal are free of parting lines.
US07754130B2	Method for manufacturing physical quantity sensor A method for manufacturing a physical quantity sensor includes the steps of: preparing a lead frame comprising a rectangular frame portion, a plurality of leads protruding out from this rectangular frame portion in the inward direction, and a stage portion that is connected to the rectangular frame portion by connecting leads; fixing a physical quantity sensor chip to the stage portion; inclining the stage portion and the physical quantity sensor chip with respect to the rectangular frame portion; and integrating the inclined physical quantity sensor chip and the leads within a metallic mold using a resin. The method further comprises the steps of providing a pressing member of a separate body to the stage portion on the back face of the stage portion in order to incline the stage portion and the physical quantity sensor chip with respect to the rectangular frame portion, and inclining the stage portion and the physical quantity sensor chip by pressing of the back face of the stage portion by the pressing member.
US07754121B2	Aerogel/PTFE composite insulating material A material comprising aerogel particles and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) binder is formed having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to 25 mW/m K at atmospheric conditions. The material is moldable or formable, having little or no shedding of filler particles, and may be formed into structures such as tapes or composites, for example, by bonding the material between two outer layers. Advantageously, composites may be flexed, stretched, or bent without significant dusting or loss of insulating properties.
US07754120B2	Three layer composite panel from recycled polyurethanes A process for the manufacture of a three layer composite panel with improved moisture resistance, minimal thickness swell, thermal stability, and a smooth hard surface suitable for direct lamination. The composite panel is produced utilizing recycled polyurethanes, preferably obtained from vehicle headliners, insulated foam panels, foam insulation, energy absorbent panels, and polyisocyanurate foams along with materials incidental to at least one recycled component including composite resins, cloth, adhesives, fiberglass, and plastics. The composite panel is composed of a core layer pressed between two surface layers.
US07754114B2	Methods for manufacturing optical fiber probe and for processing micromaterial In a method for manufacturing an optical fiber probe in which an optical fiber is formed as an optical fiber probe by etching a tip section and sharpening a core region of the optical fiber, the optical fiber is a polarization maintaining optical fiber including the core region, a stress-applying region, and a clad region. The optical fiber probe is formed by mechanical-grinding of the edge of the optical fiber into a sharpened shape so that the core region is located at the tip of a sharpened portion, and by dipping the formed edge of the optical fiber in an etchant for further sharpening the core region. Accordingly, a new optical fiber probe both with high transmission efficiency and with a large polarization degree is obtained.
US07754107B2	Carbon nanotube and method of visualizing carbon nanotube A carbon nanotube is described, to which quantum dots are attached through non-covalent bonding via linking molecules bonded to the quantum dots. A method of visualizing a carbon nanotube is also described, wherein quantum dots are attached to the carbon nanotube through non-covalent bonding via linking molecules bonded to the quantum dots, and then the quantum dots are made emit light. This invention allows carbon nanotubes, even those in a wet condition, to be visualized by a simple fluorescent optical microscope. Thereby, the difficulties on preparing specimens and the need of sophisticated instruments can be reduced. This invention also exhibits great potential for the application of carbon nanotubes under a wet condition.
US07754106B2	Conductive flakes manufactured by combined sputtering and vapor deposition A release agent is flash evaporated and deposited onto a support substrate under conventional vapor-deposition conditions and a conductive metal oxide, such as ITO, is subsequently sputtered or deposited by reactive electron beam onto the resulting release layer in the same process chamber to form a very thin film of conductive material. The resulting multilayer product is separated from the support substrate, crushed to brake up the metal-oxide film into flakes, and heated or mixed in a solvent to separate the soluble release layer from the metallic flakes. Thus, by judiciously controlling the deposition of the ITO on the release layer, transparent flakes may be obtained with the desired optical and physical characteristics.
US07754105B2	Water-soluble preflux and usage of the same It is an object to provide a water-soluble preflux containing a low-volatile solubilizing agent excellent in performance to dissolve an imidazole compound in water and capable of bringing out an excellent film-forming property of the imidazole compound and also to provide a treating method for the surface of a metal conductive part which comprises bringing the surface into contact with the above water-soluble preflux.
US07754102B2	Method for reclaim of carbon dioxide and nitrogen from boiler flue gas This invention discloses a method for the reclaim of carbon dioxide and nitrogen from boiler flue gas, which includes: the flue gas enters into the water-washing and desulfurizing tower from the inferior part and contacts the sulfide solution flowing backward for the cleaning and desulfurizing of the flue gas; the desulfurized flue gas is introduced to the inferior part of the chemical absorber, where the contained carbon dioxide contacts the carbon dioxide adsorption liquid (containing, by the total weight of the liquid, of, besides water, 20-60% water solution of compound amine, 5-10% polyoxinolum, 1-5% antioxygen and 1-5% corrosion inhibitor) flowing backward; The adsorption liquid coming from the bottom of the absorber and having absorbed carbon dioxide, after heated when passing through heat exchangers, is sent to the top of the carbon dioxide regenerator and flows down through the packing layer; carbon dioxide is emitted out from the top of the regenerator; Nitrogen separated out from the top of the chemical absorber is freeze dried to reduce the content of saturated water to lower than 1.0%. This invention discloses a piece of equipment for the reclaim of carbon dioxide and nitrogen from boiler flue gas.
US07754101B2	Substituted alkylmetal compositions and methods of preparing the same Substituted alkylmetal solutions and a method for making the same wherein the solutions include (a) a substituted alkylmetal compound of the formula of M-CH2—W(Ra) (Rb) (Rc) at a concentration of greater than 1.0M; (b) a hydrocarbon solvent; and (c) an amine cosolvent.
US07754093B2	Biosensor having improved hematocrit and oxygen biases The present invention provides reagent compositions, and analyte measuring devices and methods that utilize the reagent compositions.
US07754090B1	Portable ultraviolet water treatment apparatus A portable water treatment apparatus may include a container, a UV light source, and a user-powered generator. The container may include first and second portions removably joined or factory sealed together and defining a chamber to receive water. The UV light source, such as a UV light bulb, may be contained within the chamber. A user-powered generator, such as a hand or pedal crank generator, may be operatively associated with the UV light. Operation of the user-powered generator may provide electrical power to the UV light source for disinfecting water received within the chamber. The UV light source may also be powered using an electrical outlet, a battery, or solar power. The portable water treatment apparatus may further include a mixing device for moving water within the container, and an electrical disconnect for selectively connecting and disconnecting the electrical power connection between the user-powered generator and the UV light source.
US07754088B2	Process for the dewatering of aqueous suspensions A process of dewatering an aqueous suspension comprising treating the suspension with a dewatering amount of a reverse phase polymer, and subjecting the suspension to a mechanical dewatering to form a cake, characterised in that the reverse phase polymer only partially inverts to bring about flocculation and thickening of the suspension, and then fully inverts during the further dewatering to form a cake.
US07754085B2	Magnetomechanical deformations of nonuniform porous magnetic architectures A method for controlling pore size of a membrane that includes providing a porous magnetic architecture and magnetizing the porous magnetic architecture. The porous magnetic architecture changes pore size when magnetized. A method for inhibiting the mobility of a solute through a membrane includes magnetizing a porous magnetic architecture in a flow stream that includes a solute. A membrane system for a solute includes a porous magnetic architecture disposed within a flow stream that also includes a solute, and a magnetic source disposed such that the nonuniform porous magnetic architecture is selectively magnetized.
US07754083B2	Solid hollow fiber cooling crystallization systems and methods A solid hollow fiber cooling crystallizer and method for crystallizing aqueous and organic solutions are provided. The solid hollow fiber crystallizer (SHFC) for carrying out cooling crystallization of inorganic/organic microsolutes/macrosolutes from solution generally includes a bundle of non-porous hollow fibers mounted within a shell where a feed solution for crystallization flows through the lumen side of the hollow fibers and a cooling solution flows through the shell side to form nuclei and subsequently crystals in the feed solution at a temperature below its saturation temperature. The solid hollow fiber crystallizer may be combined with a mixing device, such as a completely stirred tank or static mixer, to further effectuate crystallization. The solid hollow fiber crystallizer may be operated in a number of modes including feed recycle mode, once through mode, SHFC-in-line static mixer in series mode, and SHFC-CST in series mode. The advantages of solid hollow fiber cooling crystallization in comparison to conventional crystallization processes include improved temperature control between crystallizing solution and coolant, higher nucleation rates, improved control of crystal size and crystal size distribution, smaller crystal size, capability for decoupling crystal nucleation and crystal growth, decreased fouling of process equipment, and improved process scale-up.
US07754082B2	Method and apparatus for control of a gas or chemical A system and method for control of a gas and/or chemical for treatment of a fluid, and for monitoring the operation of such a system. In one embodiment, the system comprises a reactor for receipt of the fluid and the gas and/or chemical for dissolving, mixing, diffusing, or infusing the gas and/or chemical into the fluid, and a controller to control the flow of the fluid and the gas and/or chemical into the reactor, and to monitor the operation of the system in accordance with predetermined operating conditions. In another embodiment, the system also comprises a gas/chemical generation system for generation of the gas and/or chemical to be introduced into the reactor. The present invention permits for the control of the system based on numerous dynamic conditions to optimize operation and to minimize safety hazards.
US07754080B2	Fixed film bioprocess for removing carbon compounds in oil and gas drilling sludge A system for recycling drilling sludge is disclosed. The system has a treatment area and a salt-tolerant bio-reactor coupled to the treatment area. The bio-reactor has i) at least one bio-suspension element for supporting the growth of at least one type of biological microorganism within an enclosed flow zone; ii) an agitator for creating a flow of the drilling sludge through the enclosed flow zone at a flow rate; and iii) an aerator for providing a gas to the enclosed flow zone. The system also has a processor coupled to the agitator and configured to create at least a minimum self-cleaning drag force between drilling sludge passing through the enclosed flow zone and the combined at least one type of biological microorganism and the at least one bio-suspension element. A related method and bio-reactor are also disclosed.
US07754079B2	Plant-based sewage treatment system for purifying wastewater The invention relates to a plant-based sewage treatment system for purifying waste water including at least one planter, a supply unit which supplies waste water to be purified to the plant-based sewage treatment system, a discharge unit for discharging purified water from the plant-based sewage treatment system, and plants placed inside the planter. The plants are arranged, without a substrate, inside the planter. At least a portion of the planter is situated on a building roof. A space is provided between the planter and the building roof and an exchange medium from the building can be flowed through the space.
US07754077B1	Dialysis membrane for separation on microchips Laser-induced phase-separation polymerization of a porous acrylate polymer is used for in-situ fabrication of dialysis membranes inside glass microchannels. A shaped 355 nm laser beam is used to produce a porous polymer membrane with a thickness of about 15 μm, which bonds to the glass microchannel and forms a semi-permeable membrane. Differential permeation through a membrane formed with pentaerythritol triacrylate was observed and quantified by comparing the response of the membrane to fluorescein and fluorescently tagging 200 nm latex microspheres. Differential permeation was observed and quantified by comparing the response to rhodamine 560 and lactalbumin protein in a membrane formed with SPE-methylene bisacrylamide. The porous membranes illustrate the capability for the present technique to integrate sample cleanup into chip-based analysis systems.
US07754076B2	Reactor for washing particulate matter A reactor for washing sand contaminated with hydrocarbons comprises a vessel having an aperture in a bottom portion thereof. A steam cleaning device is located near a top of the vessel for receiving contaminated sand and cleaning the contaminated sand as it is introduced into the vessel. A rinsing device is positioned below the steam cleaning device for rinsing the sand with water. A sand conveying device comprising an air injection device is positioned in the bottom portion of the vessel for urging sand out of the aperture using compressed air, such that the sand is partially dewatered as the sand is urged out of the aperture.
US07754071B2	High efficiency ion exchange system for removing perchlorate contaminants from water The disclosed invention is a fixed bed ion exchange water purification system. It employs a combination of electronically controlled process steps and specific systems configurations to duplicate the effects of moving resin beds from one operating position to another as is required in moving bed ion exchange water purification systems. The invention combines features of single fixed bed ion exchange systems with those of a moving bed system. The invention applies to the treatment of water having typical industrial and drinking water concentrations of various ions.
US07754057B2	Chlorine dioxide solution generator A chlorine dioxide solution generator, which injects a chlorine dioxide solution into a pressurized fluid system, including an absorption loop for effecting the dissolution of chlorine dioxide into a liquid stream. The chlorine dioxide gas source can include an anolyte loop and a catholyte loop. The generator avoids or eliminates the introduction of air or other gases that can cause corrosion in the process distribution system.
US07754055B2	Polymer/carbon nanotube composites, methods of use and methods of synthesis thereof Polymer/carbon nanotube composites including single-wall or multi-wall carbon nanotubes incorporated into the matrix of a polymer are provided. These composites can be used in environments exposed to galactic cosmic radiation. Accordingly, the composites are useful in deep space applications like space vehicles, space stations, personal equipment as well as applications in the biomedical arts and atom splitting research. The composites can be modified with organic dyes containing at least one phenyl ring and the resulting doped composite is useful as a radiation detector. The preferred polymer is poly(4-methyl-1-pentene). At low nanotube concentrations (i.e., about 0.5 wt % or less), the composites exhibit transparent optical qualities. At higher nanotube concentrations (i.e., about 0.6 wt % or more), the composites are non-transparent.
US07754053B2	Distillation of ionic liquids The invention relates to a process for the distillation of ionic liquids, in which a pressure not higher than ambient pressure is set in a first step and the ionic liquid is heated to a temperature in the range from 60° C. to 350° C. in a second step. The process is employed, in particular, for the purification of ionic liquids.
US07754048B2	Bleaching of cellulosic fibre material with peroxide using polymers as a stabiliser The present invention relates to a process for bleaching a cellulosic fibre material with a peroxide compound in an aqueous alkaline medium, comprising a bleaching step wherein: a) a first polymer (A) comprising a homopolymer of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or maleic acid, or a copolymer of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid with an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, and a solution of a second polymer (B) comprising a poly-alpha-hydroxyacrylic acid or a salt thereof, are added to a cellulosic fibre material, and b) thereafter adding a peroxide compound and an alkaline substance and carrying out the bleaching.
US07754045B2	Method and tools for fabricating composite beams Three simple tools are used to both preform and mold a composite layup into a J-beam. A first composite charge is preformed into a C-channel using a first tool, and a second composite charge is formed into a Z-channel using both the first tool and a second tool. The C-channel and Z-channel are laid up between the first and second tools, following which a perform composite cap and third tool are added to complete the layup and the tool assembly. The layup may be molded using vacuum bagging techniques and subsequently cured while held in the tool assembly.
US07754044B2	Method for manufacturing disposable wearing article A method comprising a step of manufacturing an elastic laminated body by laminating two webs and while inserting an elastic member in an extended state in a web length direction in between; a step of cutting the elastic laminated body in a length direction so that a concave portion and a convex portion appear alternately; a step of attaching a cover sheet to bridge between the concave portion and the convex portion of cut first elastic laminated body and second elastic laminated body, respectively; a step of widening the first elastic laminated body and the second elastic laminated body to which the cover sheet is attached; and a step of attaching an absorber onto the cover sheet, lessens the occurrence of wrinkles and creases produced when webs are cut, and eliminates a problem attributed to the occurrence of wrinkles and arising when an absorber is attached.
US07754043B2	Method for applying an optical coating to a surface of an article An optical coating is applied to an article surface of an article by providing a deposition substrate other than the article surface, wherein the deposition substrate is made of a removable material. The optical coating is thereafter deposited onto the deposition substrate. The optical coating is thereafter transferred to the article surface using a transfer support, which may be the deposition substrate or may be a different piece. The method includes thereafter affixing the optical coating to the article surface, and thereafter removing the transfer support.
US07754040B2	Method for applying elastic members on a pant-shaped absorbent article A method for applying an elastic member on an elastic web of material includes providing an elastic web of material running in a travelling direction; applying adhesive in a predetermined adhesive pattern on the web of material; applying a continuous elastic member in an elastic pattern on the adhesive, wherein the elastic member is applied in a direction of extension which deviates from the travelling direction at least within portions of the elastic member; applying a non-elastic web of material over the elastic web of material, wherein the non-elastic web of material is brought to cover the adhesive pattern, whereby the elastic member is locked between the elastic web of material and the non-elastic web of material in the applied position on the adhesive pattern. The non-elastic web of material is given a band shape with a first non-linear edge and a second non-linear edge, wherein the shape of the non-elastic web of material is brought to generally coincide with the shape of the adhesive pattern.
US07754037B2	Manufacturing method for a seamless hat A manufacturing method for a seamless hat that uses cloth material having a chemical fiber component, which is cut to form cut-out pieces having specific pattern outlines, then, after affixing superimposed edges of the stitched cut-out pieces, supersonic or high frequency equipment is used to administer heat processing on the fixedly joined edges of the cut-out pieces. Thereupon, any surplus material from the stitched cut-out pieces can be cut away, only leaving the very minimum of connecting gathered edges. Then, heating art is implemented to externally apply and cover the joined areas of the gathered edges with hold-down strips containing thermosol or thermal polyurethane (TPU) membrane, thereby fabricating a hat.
US07754036B1	Thermobaric explosives and compositions, and articles of manufacture and methods regarding the same A pressable explosive composition is provided. The composition includes at least 40 weight percent of substantially uncoated fuel particles, a nitramine mechanically blended with the substantially uncoated fuel particles, and a binder coating the nitramine. The binder constitutes about 1 to about 6 weight percent of the pressable explosive composition. Also provided are a pressed thermobaric explosive, weapons containing the pressed thermobaric explosive, and methods for making the composition and thermobaric explosive.
US07754027B2	Method for manufacturing a sputtering target A method for manufacturing a sputtering target includes the steps of: providing a highly pure matrix material containing a magnetic metal, and a highly pure precious metal ingot material; cleaning the surfaces of the matrix material and the precious metal ingot; vacuum melting the matrix material and the precious metal ingot to obtain a molten alloy; pouring the molten alloy in a mold having a cooling system while maintaining a surface of the molten alloy at a molten state by arc heating until the pouring is finished, thereby forming the molten alloy into a cast blank; hot working the cast blank; and annealing the cast blank after the hot working.
US07754026B2	Dishwasher with sonic cleaner A household dishwasher having a sonic cleaner that propagates sonic waves via a stream of liquid to clean off a utensil.
US07754025B1	Dishwasher having a door supply housing which holds dish washing supply for multiple wash cycles A dishwasher having at least one door defining at least part of a washing area when the door is closed. The dishwasher has at least one supply housing supported by the door, and the supply housing is sized to hold an amount of liquid dish washing supply which is sufficient for a plurality of wash cycles. The dishwasher also has at least one dispenser supported by the door, and the dispenser has an outlet positioned on the door. Also, the dishwasher has an indicator operable to indicate how much of the liquid dish washing supply remains in the supply housing.
US07754022B2	Wash chamber for appendage-washing method A wash cylinder or chamber for an automated cleaning station to clean an object or a person's body part includes nozzles on the interior of the cylinder, the nozzles of one embodiment comprising an increasing roll angle providing a novel spray pattern. Additionally, embodiments of the invention include fluid guidance and conveyance structures, angled nozzles, sealing structures, finger guards, nozzle ribs, wash chamber seating mechanisms and drains, and nozzle inlays having a plurality of nozzles. Also disclosed are methods of washing an object or body part using a wash cylinder or chamber and methods of assembling a wash cylinder or chamber.
US07754021B2	Wash chamber for appendage-washing apparatus A wash cylinder or chamber for an automated cleaning station to clean an object or a person's body part includes nozzles on the interior of the cylinder, the nozzles of one embodiment comprising an increasing roll angle providing a novel spray pattern. Additionally, embodiments of the invention include fluid guidance and conveyance structures, angled nozzles, sealing structures, finger guards, nozzle ribs, wash chamber seating mechanisms and drains, and nozzle inlays having a plurality of nozzles. Also disclosed are methods of washing an object or body part using a wash cylinder or chamber and methods of assembling a wash cylinder or chamber.
US07754019B2	Method for removing particles from a semiconductor surface Method for cleaning a surface is disclosed comprising a cleaning step with an aqueous cleaning medium, which is supplied to said semiconductor surface wherein the cleaning medium comprises cleaning particles suspended in a colloidal form and mechanical agitation is applied to the particles to be removed for at least part of the time during the cleaning step.
US07754016B2	Multiple axis tumbler coating apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for coating one or more workpieces such as components to be used in jet engines or industrial turbines. The apparatus comprises a device for simultaneously manipulating a workpiece about multiple axes while holding a center of the workpiece at a fixed position with respect to a source of coating material. The device for manipulating the workpiece preferably comprises a modular fixture while allows the workpiece to be simultaneously rotated about a first axis, rotated about a second axis at an angle to the first axis, and titled through a range of motion such as from +45 degrees to −45 degrees with respect to the first axis.
US07754015B2	Vacuum vapor-deposition apparatus and method of producing vapor-deposited film This invention relates to a vacuum vapor-deposition apparatus for forming vapor-deposited films on a base film, thereby to produce vapor-deposited films, and also to a method of producing vapor-deposited films. In the vacuum vapor-deposition apparatus, the synchronizing means equalizes the circumference velocity v1 of the coating roll and the circumference velocity v2 of the takeup guide roll. Hence, v1=v2. Therefore, the takeup guide roll never rubs the vapor-deposited layer provided on the surface of the film. This eliminates the possibility that the vapor-deposited layer has scratches. The vapor-deposited layer can therefore possess desired properties.
US07754014B2	Gas-purged vacuum valve A vacuum valve assembly for use in a vacuum processing chamber includes a seat defining an opening in the vacuum valve, with the seat having a sealing face adjacent the opening and normal to the direction of the opening; and a gate having a sealing face adapted to mate with the seat sealing face, the gate being movable toward and away from the seat sealing face to seal and open the vacuum valve opening. A continuous elastomeric seal extends around the vacuum valve opening between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face of sufficient size such that when the gate is positioned to seal the vacuum valve opening, there exists a gap between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face. A purge gas port system, disposed in the seat or in the gate, has an inlet for a purge gas, an essentially continuous outlet extending around the vacuum valve opening and adjacent the elastomeric seal and gap, and a manifold system connecting the inlet and the outlet. When a purge gas is introduced through the inlet, the manifold distributes the gas to the outlet which evenly distributes the gas to the vicinity of the continuous elastomeric seal around the vacuum valve opening in the gap between the gate sealing face and the seat sealing face.
US07754013B2	Apparatus and method for atomic layer deposition on substrates A deposition station allows atomic layer deposition (ALD) of films onto a substrate. The station comprises an upper and a lower substantially flat part between which a substrate is accommodated. The parts are positioned opposite each other and parallel to the substrate during processing. At least one of the parts is provided with a plurality of gas channels that allow at least two mutually reactive reactants to be discharged out of that part to the substrate. The discharge is configured to occur in a sequence of alternating, separated pulses for ALD. In addition, each part is preferably configured to be about 1 mm or less from the substrate to minimize the volume of the reaction chamber to increase the efficiency with which gases are purged from the chamber. Also, for each reactant, the upper and lower parts are preferably kept at a temperature outside of the window in which optimal ALD of that reactant occurs, thereby minimizing deposition of that reactant on deposition station surfaces.
US07754011B2	Method of manufacturing a calcium fluoride single crystal A method of manufacturing calcium fluoride single crystal includes cooling the calcium fluoride single crystal with variable cooling rates so that throughout a temperature range in the cooling step, maximum shear stress inside the calcium fluoride single crystal caused by thermal stress is approximately equal to or smaller than critical resolved shear stress (τc) of the calcium fluoride single crystal in a <1 1 0> direction on a {0 0 1} plane of the calcium fluoride single crystal, and is maintained to be an approximately constant ratio, and adding strontium fluoride when growing the single crystal before the cooling step.
US07754006B2	Process for manufacturing ready-mixed setting alpha-calcium sulphate hemi-hydrate and kit for same A process for making calcined gypsum in slurry or powder form. The process includes adding at least two types of crystal modifiers to the slurry. The first crystal modifier is to control crystal morphology of the calcined gypsum (such as succinic and/or malic acid). The second crystal modifier is to prevent or retard setting to control set time (such as tetrasodium pyrophosphate (TSPP)) to form a water stable product. An accelerator is typically added at the site of use for specific applications such as setting type joint compound, media casting, exterior/interior coating, and sprayable fireproofing. A composition made by the process and a kit for using the composition are also disclosed.
US07754003B2	Coating composition and low dielectric siliceous material produced by using same The present invention provides a coating composition, which can simply produce a porous siliceous film having excellent mechanical strength and, at the same time, possessing a stable very low level of dielectric and good chemical resistance to various chemicals, and to provide a process for producing a siliceous material using the same. The coating composition according to the present invention comprises a polyalkylsilazane compound, an acetoxysilane compound, an organic solvent, and, if necessary, a pore forming material. The present invention also provides a siliceous material produced by firing the coating composition and a process for producing the same.
US07754001B2	Method for producing a friction material mass and friction linings made therefrom The invention concerns a method for producing a friction material mass, in particular for friction linings in vehicles, in which essentially fibrous material, fillers, lubricants, metallic components and binding agents are wet-processed. In order to be able to produce from the friction material mass friction linings with increased thermostability, water glass is used as binding agent.
US07753999B2	Water based ink for ink jet recording and ink jet recording method A water-based ink for ink-jet recording enables the expression of sharp text and lines in high density black, and the formation of a high quality gradation image in which the graininess is reduced in a black image of medium to high lightness. The inks include a color ink (A) and a color ink (B) each of which independently has a lightness index L* according to the L* a* b* calorimetric system of about 60 or less. The color ink (A) and the color ink (B) satisfy the following expression (I): about 120°≦\|α−β\| about ≦240° (I) wherein α is the hue angle of the color ink (A) and β is the hue angle of the color ink (B). The chroma C* of a hue obtained by the combination of the color ink (A) and the color ink (B) is about 30 or less.
US07753997B2	Cleaning device for cleaning process gas of a reflow soldering system The present invention is directed to a cleaning device for process gases of a reflow soldering system that includes a plurality of cleaning chambers. The plurality of cleaning chambers contain a cleaning liquid for the process gas, where each of the cleaning chambers is adapted to be flown through via a supply line for the contaminated process gas and via a discharge line for the cleaned gas. The cleaning chambers also include a plurality of cleaning walls along which the cleaning liquid is flown for take-up of impurities in the process gas into the cleaning liquid. A plurality of the deposition walls is provided, where at least one of the deposition walls also forms an outer wall of the cleaning device.
US07753995B2	Gas concentrator A revolving gas adsorption concentrator uses about 300 degree centigrade of hot desorption air. The revolving gas adsorption concentrator prevents leakage of such hot desorption air. An elastic seal which has elasticity divides a honeycomb shape rotor into a desorption zone and an adsorption zone and touches the honeycomb shape rotor. A heat-resistant seal comprises of material whose heat resistance is higher than elastic seal. The heat-resistant seal has two plates which has a mutually opened spacing to prevent hot gas from going to the elastic seal based on the labyrinth effectiveness. The elastic seal is formed in the outside of desorption zone from heat-resistant seal. The seal of the hot desorption air is almost blocked by heat-resistant seal and the desorption air which leaked slightly can be thoroughly blocked completely by elastic seal.
US07753992B2	Methods of manufacturing mercury sorbents and removing mercury from a gas stream Sorbents for removal of mercury and other pollutants from gas streams, such as a flue gas stream from coal-fired utility plants, and methods for their manufacture and use are disclosed. The methods include injecting fluid cracking catalyst particles into a flue gas stream.
US07753990B2	Aerated degasser The present invention provides a system for reducing entrained and dissolved gasses from a well fluid. The system includes a well fluid, at least one process tank into which the well fluid flows, wherein a first process tank comprises a weir arrangement over which the well fluid spills, a mechanical degasser coupled to the at least one process tank and configured to receive the well fluid, and an aeration device disposed in the at least one process tank that generates bubbles in the well fluid. The present invention also provides a method of reducing entrained and dissolved gases from a well fluid that includes flowing a well fluid into a process tank, exerting a centrifugal force on the well fluid, and generating bubbles in the well fluid in the process tank.
US07753986B2	Titanium processing with electric induction energy The present invention relates to a process wherein an intermediate form of titanium, namely titanium sponge, is produced by reduction of a feedstock of titanium in a reactant liquid bath, where the feedstock, titanium tetrachloride, is reduced by molten magnesium to titanium sponge, and the reactant liquid bath is inductively stirred during the reduction process. The reduction process with induced stirring is performed in an electric induction cold crucible, with or without a liner. Subsequent purification and melting of the titanium sponge can be accomplished in the electric induction cold crucible so that purified titanium can be supplied from the cold crucible.
US07753984B2	Slow and controlled-release polymeric fertilizer with multiple nutrients, preparing process for the same and the use method of the same This invention relates to a slow and controlled-release polymeric fertilizer with multiple nutrients having the following general formula: wherein n, m and M are defined in the description. The polymeric fertilizer of this invention is an environment-friendly slow and controlled-release fertilizer. Its slow and controlled release action lies in self-degradation and hydrolysis. This invention also relates to the preparing process for the fertilizer and the use method of the fertilizer in agriculture.
US07753981B2	Filter unit and filter unit panel The present invention provides filter units that, when joined together, allow joining portions thereof to be fixed together satisfactorily and can prevent air from leaking at the joining portions. A filter unit includes a filter medium that has been pleated and a frame that supports the circumference of the filter medium. The frame has a protruding part on at least one face selected from an upper face and a lower face thereof, with the protruding part being formed by allowing a part of the at least one face to protrude. The upper face is a surface of the frame that faces the upstream side relative to the flow of air that passes through the filter medium, and the lower face is a surface of the frame that faces the downstream side relative to the flow of air.
US07753980B2	Air cleaner The present air cleaner includes: a cleaner case having a bottom wall, a circumferential side wall provided with an air inlet in its lower part, and a support wall formed on the bottom wall inside the circumferential side wall; and a cylindrical cleaner element supported on an upper end portion of the support wall. An air chamber is defined by the cleaner case, the support wall, and the cleaner element so as to surround the cleaner element and the support wall. A bottom of the cleaner element is inclined at an angle to the bottom wall of the cleaner case so that a distance between the bottom wall of the cleaner case and the bottom of the cleaner element increases from a side opposite to the air inlet toward an air inlet side.
US07753976B2	Dust collecting device for vacuum cleaner Object of the present invention is to provide a dust collecting device (10) for a vacuum cleaner of which dust collecting performance is improved. The dust collecting device (100) of the present invention includes a primary cyclone unit (200) having two primary cyclones (210, 220), arranged in parallel, for separating dust by a cyclone principle, a secondary cyclone unit (300) having at least two secondary cyclones (310, 320), which receives air from the primary cyclones (210, 220) on an outer side of the primary cyclones (210, 220) for separating dust by the cyclone principle, and a dust container (110) having the primary cyclone unit (200) and the secondary cyclone unit (300) mounted thereto, and a primary dust collecting space for storing the dust separated at the primary cyclone unit (200), and at least one secondary dust collecting space for storing the dust separated at the secondary cyclone unit (300) formed therein.
US07753974B2	Polishing composition for semiconductor wafer, method for production thereof and polishing method The present invention relates to a polishing composition for a substrate including a metal such as wiring, etc., formed on a semiconductor wafer, which can provide a high polishing rate without causing scratches on the wiring metal, a method of producing the polishing composition, and a polishing method. The polishing composition for a semiconductor wafer comprises an acid and an aqueous medium dispersion containing positively-charged silica particles having an amino group-containing silane coupling agent bonded on a surface thereof, the polishing composition having a pH of 2 to 6.
US07753973B2	Process and system for converting carbonaceous feedstocks into energy without greenhouse gas emissions The process of the invention converts carbonaceous feedstock such as coal, hydrocarbon oil, natural gas, petroleum coke, oil shale, carbonaceous-containing waste oil, carbonaceous-containing medical waste, carbonaceous-containing military waste, carbonaceous-containing industrial waste, carbonaceous-containing medical waste, carbonaceous-containing sewage sludge and municipal solid waste, carbonaceous-containing agricultural waste, carbonaceous-containing biomass, biological and biochemical waste, and mixtures thereof into electrical energy without the production of unwanted greenhouse emissions. The process uses a steam/CO2 reformer operating in the exit range of at least 700° to about 1600° C. (1300-2900° F.) to convert the carbonaceous feedstock and a greenhouse gas stream into a synthesis gas comprising mostly carbon monoxide and hydrogen that contains poisons and the compounds that poison fuel cells. The syngas is sent to an interface zone to remove these poisons and other fouling compounds that are electrochemically oxidized in an electricity-producing fuel cell into an exit gas comprising carbon dioxide and water.
US07753971B2	Fuel reforming apparatus Two types of cells (first cells and second cells) are used to constitute a honeycomb structure. The first cells and second cells differ in the catalyst supporting position. The first cells and second cells are alternately arranged. The catalyst supporting position of the second cells is shifted in the direction of the downstream side of the flow of an air-fuel mixture from the catalyst supporting position of the first cells so that when an exothermic reaction occurs on the second cell side of a partition wall for separating a first cell from a second cell, an endothermic reaction occurs on the opposing first cell side of the partition wall.
US07753970B2	Polyalkene amines with improved applicational properties The present invention relates to polyalkene amine formulations comprising at least one polyalkene amine in a solvent, having improved performance properties, especially improved low temperature properties; a process for preparing such formulations and the use of these formulations in fuel and lubricant compositions, in particular fuels, for improving the intake system-cleaning action of such fuels.
US07753967B2	Method for converting perylen-3,4:9,10-tetracarboxylic acid diimides into a form suitable for use as a fluorescent dye Novel crystalline forms of and a process for converting perylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboximide of the general formula I to a form used as a fluorescent dye. The process including: a) dissolving or suspending the perylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboximide in a solvent to obtain a solution or suspension; and b1) cooling the solution obtained in step a) to a temperature at or below the crystallization temperature of the perylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboximide and, if the solvent is organic, removing excess solvent until the first crystals form, otherwise, adding water or dilute aqueous solutions of the solvent until the first crystals form, and maintaining the solution at that temperature for further crystallization; or b2) cooling the suspension obtained in step a) to or below the crystallization temperature when the temperature in step a) was above the crystallization temperature, and maintaining the suspension at the temperature for further crystallization to form one or more solvate crystals.
US07753966B2	Hair dye stabilizer It is to provide a hair dye stabilizer capable of stably storing a readily oxidizable compound in a hair dye, especially an oxidizing dye intermediate or a coupler and effective for remarkably improving the offensive odor problem. Furthermore, it is to provide a hair dye stabilizer giving improvement in damage on the hair, hardly irritating the skin, and free from adverse effects on the dyeing ability of the hair dye.As the active component constituting the hair dye stabilizer, a compound which is a mercapto-hydrocarbon compound and/or a thiol alcohol compound and does not contain a functional group reactive with a dye intermediate or a coupler is used. A readily oxidizable compound and the like in a hair dye can be stably stored by the use of an extremely small amount of the stabilizer.
US07753962B2	Textured medical devices Disclosed are medical devices having textured surfaces and biocompatible coatings disposed thereon. The textured surfaces allow for durable coatings to be applied to the medical device without a previous pre-coating having been applied. The biocompatible coating can further comprise a bioactive agent.
US07753959B2	Modular center pegged glenoid A glenoid component used for shoulder arthroplasty is adapted to be implanted into a scapula and engaged by a head of a humeral component. The glenoid component includes a body having a first articulating surface and a second medial surface opposite to the first articulating surface. The first articulating surface is adapted to engage with a humeral head. A plurality of fixed pegs each have a first end adapted to engage a cavity formed in the scapula and a second end extending from the medial surface. A central peg fixation mechanism is provided that is configured to couple an optional central fixation peg to the medial surface.
US07753958B2	Expandable intervertebral implant An expandable intervertebral implant for insertion between vertebrae of a human spine is described. The intervertebral implant includes an upper body that engages a first vertebra of the human spine, a lower body that engages a second vertebra of the human spine, an insert, and an advancing element. The advancing element may engage the insert such that advancement of the advancing element causes the insert to at least partially rotate between the upper body and the lower body. Rotation of the insert may cause the insert to interact with at least a portion of the upper body or at least a portion of the lower body to increase a separation distance between the upper body and the lower body, thereby increasing a height of the intervertebral implant after insertion of the implant between the first vertebra and the second vertebra of the human spine.
US07753956B2	Prosthetic disc for intervertebral insertion A prosthetic disc for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes a core having upper and lower curved surfaces, upper and lower plates, and peripheral restraining structure on at least one of the upper plate, the lower plate and the core. Each plate has an outer surface which engages a vertebra and an inner curved surface which slides over the curved surface of the core. The peripheral restraining structure serves to hold the core against a curved surface of at least one of the plates during sliding movement of the plates over the core.
US07753955B2	Methods and composition for soft tissue feature reconstruction This present invention describes methods and compositions useful for the reconstruction of various soft tissue features such as lips, areola, and many other features by taking a mold of the skin feature to be replaced, such as the areola, prior to surgical resection, re-creating the size and shape of the soft tissue feature, for example, the nipple and areola, and making a polymer or biopolymer scaffold that is biocompatible, has the ability to allow the epithelization of the skin cells over the polymer, the capability of cell integration into the body of the scaffold, as well as the capability of infiltration of surrounding nerve fibers into the substance of the scaffold, so that the patient may have the benefit of a reconstructed soft tissue feature that not only has the same size and shape and appearance as the native tissue, but also has functional sensation.
US07753954B2	Breast prosthesis for patients with edema A breast prosthesis is adapted to massage a patient's chest so as to encourage circulation of interstitial lymph fluid. A breast form member has a front portion that has a shape corresponding to a human breast and a back portion. A protrusion member extends from the back portion. The protrusion member defines at least one protrusion extending outwardly therefrom. The protrusion is disposed so that when the breast prosthesis held against the patient at a preselected location, the protrusion will massage the preselected location, thereby encouraging circulation of interstitial lymph fluid.
US07753952B2	Vision prosthesis orientation A vision prosthesis includes an optical element having a surface that is shaped to be positioned near a cornea of an eye, and a magnetic element embedded in the optical element.
US07753951B2	Vessel treatment devices A catheter system for treating lesions is provided. The system is suitable for treatment of bifurcation lesions, has a low profile and provides substantially predictable translational and rotational positioning. In one embodiment, the system includes a fixed wire balloon catheter and a partially attached guidewire lumen, wherein the guidewire lumen is attached to the catheter at a crotch point. The location of the crotch point is predetermined so as to provide substantially predictable positioning. Several embodiments of the system are described for various types of lesions and vessel configurations.
US07753943B2	Reduced fluence rate PDT The invention relates to the use of reduced fluency rate PDT to treat neovasculature, particularly choroidal neovasculature (CNV). Reduced fluency rate PDT decreases the likelihood of molecular oxygen being the limiting factor in the photodynamic reaction so that the concentration of either photons (light intensity) or photosensitizer in the target tissue controls the photodynamic reaction.
US07753941B2	Devices and methods for annular repair of intervertebral discs Devices and methods for treating a damaged intervertebral disc to reduce or eliminate associated back pain. The present invention provides disc reinforcement therapy (DRT) which involves implanting one or more reinforcement members in and preferably around the annulus of the disc. The reinforcement members may be used to stabilize the annulus and/or compresses a portion of the annulus so as to reduce a bulge and/or close a fissure. The implantable devices and associated delivery tools may incorporate heating capabilities to thermally treat the annular tissue. Alternatively or in combination, other devices may be specifically employed for such thermal treatment.
US07753926B1	Method and apparatus for treating vulnerable plaque Embodiments include, a medical device having a balloon portion with a first end, a second end, and a variable balloon mass to inflate the balloon portion non-uniformly from the first end to the second end. In one embodiment, the balloon portion inflates in a controlled manner to rupture a vulnerable plaque near the second end.
US07753924B2	Delivery devices and methods for heart valve repair Devices, systems and methods facilitate positioning of a cardiac valve annulus treatment device, thus enhancing treatment of the annulus. Methods generally involve advancing an anchor delivery device through vasculature of the patient to a location in the heart for treating the valve annulus, contacting the anchor delivery device with a length of the valve annulus, delivering a plurality of coupled anchors from the anchor delivery device to secure the anchors to the annulus, and drawing the anchors together to circumferentially tighten the valve annulus. Devices generally include an elongate catheter having at least one tensioning member and at least one tensioning actuator for deforming a distal portion of the catheter to help it conform to a valve annulus. The catheter device may be used to navigate a subannular space below a mitral valve to facilitate positioning of an anchor delivery device.
US07753921B2	Method and apparatus for determining the position of an object Methods and apparatus for determining the orientation and the position of an object in space with the assistance of a sensing instrument are provided. The sensing instrument is provided with a marking element. The orientation and position of the marking element is determinable by means of the navigation system. In order to be able to carry out a reliable determination of the position, even under confined conditions of access, the sensing instrument is adapted to be successively connected in a guided manner to the object for free rotation about two non-parallel, defined axes of rotation. The sensing instrument can be rotated about these axes of rotation, and the orientation and the position of the two defined axes of rotation in space and hence the orientation and the position of the object in space can be calculated from the resulting movement of the marking element during this rotation.
US07753919B2	Wire for removing intravascular foreign body and medical instrument A wire for removing an intravascular foreign body comprises a flexible wire body, a branch part branching out from the forward end of the wire body, and a plurality of filaments extending across the branch part. The branch part and the filaments form a space for capturing a foreign body therein. At least one of the filaments is changeable in length so that the loop formed by the filament and the branch part changes in size. The wire is capable of relatively reliably capturing and removing a foreign body in the vessel.
US07753914B2	Orthopaedic gage, kit and associated method A depth gage for use with a drill in orthopaedics is provided. The depth gage includes a body. The body has first and second ends opposed to each other and an inner periphery defining a longitudinal aperture through the body for slidably receiving the drill. The longitudinal aperture defines a longitudinal axis of the longitudinal aperture. The body is adapted to permit the drill to be positioned in the longitudinal aperture in a direction non-coincident with the longitudinal axis.
US07753913B2	Magnetic targeting device A device and method for targeting objects and specifically for locating intramedullary screw openings is described. The device and method include a target magnet and a sensor comprising an elliptical array of magnetoresistive elements, designed to give information on the three-dimensional orientation of the magnet. The sensor array is designed such that each magnetoresistive element is a member of an opposing pair and relays information on their alignment with the target magnet. The array is connected to a display such that the position of the sensor in relation to the target magnet is easily discerned. The invention is lightweight and portable, capable of operating on batteries and can be used in primitive situations where a stable supply of electricity is not available.
US07753911B2	Methods and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusion Methods and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusion are provided. Sleeve assemblies can be provided with a reduced width portion adjacent the distal end to limit the amount of retraction of the surrounding vascular and neural structures required for the procedure. A sleeve assembly can be provided with a guide sleeve removably engaged to a guide sleeve housing. The guide sleeve can be removed during surgery to improve the surgeon's viewing of the operative site while the guide sleeve housing maintains disc space distraction. Methods and instruments for inserting and using the guide sleeve housing are also provided.
US07753908B2	Apparatus for securing an electrophysiology probe to a clamp An apparatus for use with a clamp including a base member configured to be secured to the clamp and at least one energy transmission device carried by the base member. An apparatus for use with a clamp and a probe that carries at least one energy transmission device including a base member configured to be secured to the clamp and an engagement device associated with the base member and configured to engage the probe. A clamp including first and second clamp members, at least one of which is malleable, and a movement apparatus that moves at least one of the first and second clamp members relative to the other. A surgical system including a clamp with first and second clamp members and a device that removably mounts at least one electrode on at least one of the first and second clamp members.
US07753902B1	Methods and devices for tissue monitoring The present invention is directed to a system and method for monitoring the physiological parameters of an organ or tissue during and after surgery. The system has a probe and a monitoring unit. In one embodiment the probe includes features for convenient, fixed and releasable attachment to surgical drains without interfering with their normal fluid-draining function while utilizing their suction to enhance the probe-to-tissue interface for improved sensing. An applicator is provided to facilitate such attachment. The monitoring unit which controls the sensors of the probe includes a processor to process, record and display the sensor data. This system may be valuable for monitoring transplanted organs and tissue grafts during the critical postoperative period when most of the clinical complications, such as vascular thrombosis, may occur.
US07753899B2	Disposable absorbent article In a rising gathered member 4 of an absorbent main body 3 attached to an external sheet 2, an inward folded base end 4b is joined astride a side end 13a of a top sheet 13 as a top surface of the absorbent main body 3 and a side end 14a of a back sheet 14 so that the rising gathered member 4 rises from a most side edge 3a in a width direction of the absorbent main body 3 and, also, the back sheet 14 of the absorbent main body 3 is attached onto a skin-contacting surface side of a crotch part R of a second external sheet 8 at an inward position at a prescribed width W5 from the most side edge 3a of the absorbent main body 3 as an outermost joint position. With the above constitution, it is possible to effectively prevent any lateral leakage of urine and the like, even if a disposable absorbent article is shifted. Moreover, the base end of the rising gathered member is merely joined to the side end of the top surface of the absorbent main body, thereby requiring no sheet winding step or the like, such a simple process can achieve inexpensive production, and further, the stability of product precision becomes improved.
US07753892B2	Anti-drawback medical valve A medical valve has an interior flow path having a volume that is substantially the same when in either the closed mode (when the valve is closed) or the open mode (when the valve is open). To those ends, the medical valve has a housing forming an interior, and a valve mechanism (within the interior) having a substantially rigid translating member with a bore. The interior of the housing has a flow path that includes at least a portion of the bore of the translating member. As noted above, the open mode volume is substantially equal to the closed mode volume.
US07753888B2	Method and/or apparatus for puncturing a surface for extraction, in situ analysis, and/or substance delivery using microneedles A method and apparatus for puncturing a surface for extraction, in situ monitoring, and/or substance delivery uses microneedles with improved properties. Applications include easy to handle glucose monitoring using a group of hollow out-of-plane silicon microneedles to sample substances in interstitial fluid from the epidermal skin layer.
US07753886B2	Medicine dispensing system A medicine dispensing pacifier has a centered nipple upon a guard and a reservoir communicating through the guard to the nipple. The reservoir, opposite the guard, has a cap, and upon removing it, a caregiver places medicine into the reservoir. Then the caregiver returns the cap to seal the reservoir. The infant then suckles the nipple, ingesting the medicine drawn from the reservoir. Alternately, the pacifier includes an air permeable membrane, a flexible cap, for dispensing medicine under pressure through a nipple into an infant that has difficulty taking medicine. The infant then suckles upon the nipple and the caregiver presses upon the cap raising the flow of medicine through the nipple into the mouth of the infant. The cap augments the natural suckling of the infant with pressure and without spilling medicine.
US07753882B2	Non-magnetic medical infusion device Liquid infusion apparatus includes non-magnetic materials in a pumping structure and drive motor therefor, and in a controller that supplies drive signals to the motor to facilitate convenient operation in intense magnet fields without distorting the magnetic fields and without radiating objectionable radio-frequency interference.
US07753879B2	Disposable medicine dispensing device A combination of a disposable, wearable, self-contained medicine dispensing device, a cylindrical medicine container 52 incorporating a piston and having an open distal end and a proximal end closed by a closure body 54 made of a material, preferably silicone, that can be perforated by a needle, and a catheter device 16 having adhesive means 26 for attaching the catheter device to the skin of a user of the combination, the dispensing device comprising a housing 34, 36 having a compartment for receiving the container and further a not shown piston rod for displacing the piston towards the closed proximal end and actuating means for displacing the piston rod, the catheter device comprising a sealing ring 56′for receiving the closure body, and the dispensing device and the catheter device comprising co-operating attachment means for attaching the dispensing device to the catheter device with the container received in the compartment with the piston rod abutting the piston and the closure body received in the sealing ring.
US07753875B2	Preform and balloon having a non-uniform thickness The present invention provides a balloon having a non-uniform thickness that is adapted to facilitate folding of the balloon. The balloon comprises at least one relatively thin section formed between inner and outer surfaces of the balloon, and at least one relatively thick section formed between the inner and outer surfaces. The balloon may be formed from a balloon preform that similarly comprises at least one relatively thin section and at least one relatively thick section. The shape of the balloon preform may be formed, for example, by extrusion. The balloon preform may be placed in a balloon mold having a substantially cylindrical interior surface, and blow-molded to form the finished balloon configuration. The balloon comprises a non-uniform thickness, while comprising a substantially cylindrical outer diameter both after removal from the balloon mold and in an inflated state.
US07753872B2	Device, system and method for improving delivery of hemostatic material A device, system and method for improving delivery of hemostatic material, in which the device includes a vent cap body capable of removably engaging a cannula. The vent cap has a passage extending through the vent cap body from the cannula to an exterior of the vent cap body where a restricter for restricting the flow of fluid from the cannula to the exterior. In one embodiment, the vent cap has a valve which has an opened and closed position. In the closed position, the valve is designed to provide a back pressure or resistance. When a certain force is applied against the valve, the valve moves from the closed position to the opened position, where a gas or fluid may pass through the vent cap. The vent cap is designed to help maintain the continuity of the hemostatic material during delivery of the material from the adaptor to the trial staging chamber.
US07753869B2	Removal and deactivation of viruses from blood A method and apparatus for preventing and treating septicemia in patient blood is provided. The extracorporeal system includes an antimicrobial device to inactivate at least 99% of bloodborne microorganisms, a hemoconcentrator/filtration unit to remove approximately 50-75% of target molecules from the patient blood and a filter unit to remove target molecules from patient blood from the sieved plasma filtrate. Target molecules are produced by microorganisms, as well as by the patient's cells. These molecules include endotoxins from Gram negative bacteria, exotoxins from Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria, as well as RAP protein mediator from Staphylococcus aureus, and cell mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin 1-beta, interleukin 6, complement proteins C3a and C5a, and bradykinin.
US07753866B2	Flexion control ankle joint with spherical hinge A joint hinge and a leg brace having the joint hinge that includes a spring loaded spherical joint for coupling a proximal portion and a distal portion of the joint hinge. The spherical joint includes a dome on one portion coupled to a mating cup on the other portion. A wide-headed pin, typically a shoulder screw, captivates the cup against the sphere. A spring washer may be included to provide a preloading force to mate the cup to the dome. The spherical portion may be pressed or stamped into one portion of the hinge or fabricated separately and attached. In one embodiment, the dome is fabricated of sintered bearing material and may be impregnated with lubricant. The spherical joint functions in conjunction with an adjustable flexion range limiting system that include rods that are threaded and easy to screw in and out as the patient's range of motion changes.
US07753863B2	Non invasive external limb stabilizer A limb stabilizing device includes a base, a first clamping member adjustably mounted to the base, and a second clamping member mounted in an opposed relationship with the first clamping member. The first clamping member includes a first adjustment mechanism that operates to allow the first clamping member to slide laterally along the base and to maintain the first and second clamping members in lateral alignment.
US07753862B2	Apparatus and method for evaluating ligaments The present invention is generally directed to apparatuses and methods for evaluating the amount of “play” in a joint. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that quantifies the rotation of the tibia in response to a known torque. The apparatus is configured to minimize the influence of other joints on the rotation analysis. Other embodiments provide data related to movement of the tibia in other degrees of freedom.
US07753859B2	Guide wire A guide wire includes a wire body having a core wire and a resin coating layer covering an outer periphery of a distal section of the wire body, and an annular member provided on the proximal side of the resin coating layer. The outer diameter of the distal end of the annular member and the outer diameter of the proximal end of the resin coating layer are preferably equal, and a distal end face of the annular member is joined to a proximal end face of the resin coating layer.
US07753855B1	Implantable cardiac device providing sudden cardiac death susceptibility indicator and method An implantable cardiac stimulation device determines sudden cardiac death susceptibility of a heart. The device comprises a first measuring circuit that measures intrinsic rest rate of the heart, a second measuring circuit that measures heart rate response of the heart and a third measuring circuit that measures heart rate recovery of the heart. The device further comprises a comparator that compares the measured intrinsic rest rate, the measured heart rate response, and the measured heart rate recovery to respective first, second, and third standards and a response circuit that provides a predetermined response when the comparisons of the measured intrinsic rest rate, the measured heart rate response, and the measured heart rate recovery to the respective standards indicate a susceptibility of sudden cardiac death.
US07753852B2	Atherectomy catheter with combined OCT/IVUS imaging Catheter device for performing atherectomy, comprising an atherectomy catheter, an OCT sensor, an IVUS sensor, position sensors and an image processing unit, which is embodied for creating combined 2D and/or 3D images based on the data of the sensors.
US07753851B2	Robot for ultrasonic examination A robot for medical ultrasonic examination has an articulated robot arm with a plurality of arm units (14-16), mounted one on the other to be pivotable, and a computerized system for controlling the movements of the arm, the outermost arm unit being arranged to carry a probe. The outermost arm unit has a carrying member rotatable about a longitudinal axis (IV), and carries a probe holder pivotable about a transverse axis (V) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (IV). The probe holder has a housing rotatable about the transverse axis, and a holder sleeve rotatable about a longitudinal axis (VI). The three axes (IV, V, VI) intersect at a single point. The probe holder has an opening through which the probe can be inserted from the back and locked in position in the probe holder.
US07753848B2	Determining speed-of-sound factors in ultrasound images of a body A method for determining speed-of-sound factors in ultrasound images of a body, includes: capturing at least two ultrasound images of an internal body region from different directions; registering the at least two ultrasound images with respect to a corresponding region in a body reference model; comparing two-dimensional registrations of each of the at least two ultrasound images with a registration of at least one other ultrasound image captured from a different direction, or with another reference registration; and determining the speed-of-sound factor for each individual ultrasound direction from the comparison of reference model point distances for a particular registered structure.
US07753846B2	Apparatus for measuring skin moisture content and it's operation method An apparatus for measuring skin moisture content, the apparatus including: an electrode unit comprising a reference (R) electrode, a current (C) electrode, and a measuring (M) electrode; an operational amplifier including an inverting input terminal that is supplied to a first voltage and connects with the R electrode, and an output terminal that connects with the C electrode; a switch controlling a connection between the output terminal and the C electrode; and a comparison control unit comparing the first voltage with a voltage at the output terminal, and controlling the switch to connect the output terminal and the C electrode when the voltage at the output terminal is less than or equal to a value that is acquired by multiplying the first voltage and a predetermined constant.
US07753845B2	Tele-diagnostic device A system (10) for collecting a plurality of diagnostic information and transmitting the diagnostic information to a remote location. The system (10) comprises a glove member (12) adaptable to be worn on a person's hand and an interface unit (20) in electrical communication with the glove member (12). The interface unit (20) is capable of transmitting information to, and receiving information from, a remote location. The glove member (12) comprises a palm portion (1), a wrist portion (3) and five phalange portions (5-13). The glove member (12) further comprises an EKG diagnostic device, a blood pressure and pulse rate diagnostic device (54) and a temperature device (64). The glove member (12) may also further comprise a % O2 diagnostic device (70) and an auscultation device (80).
US07753840B2	Tissue material process for forming bioprosthesis A biomaterial useful for bioprostheses such as bioprosthetic heart valves is provided in which the fixed tissue has improved elastic properties. The high elastin-containing biomaterial is further characterized by having anisotropic properties wherein the biological material has a greater stiffness in one direction and a greater elasticity in a cross direction. For instance, the biological material has an elastin content of about 30% by weight. In one embodiment, the biological material is vena cava tissue.
US07753838B2	Implantable transducer with transverse force application An implantable hearing aid transducer is provided that allows providing movement for stimulation purposes in at least first and second directions. This allows for moving an auditory component in a direction that may be substantially aligned with a natural direction of movement for the auditory component. In one arrangement, a middle ear transducer having an elongated vibratory member that extends into a patient's tympanic cavity is operative to move a tip of the vibratory member in at least first and second directions. A first direction may be along a long axis of the vibratory member while a second direction may be in a direction that is at least partially transverse to the long axis of the vibratory member. Further, the transducer may be positionable to provide alignment of the vibratory member such that the transverse direction of movement is substantially aligned with a direction of natural movement of a middle ear component (e.g. ossicles bone) to be stimulated.
US07753835B2	Radiation-shielding container assemblies, radioactive material administration devices, and methods of using the same The present invention, in some embodiments, relates to radiation-shielding containers for housing radioactive materials. For example, some container assemblies of the invention include a body and a lid both including radiopaque material, and together defining a receiving space for radioactive material. Each of the body and lid has a closure surface that is in close proximity with the closure surface of the other when the container assembly is in a closed condition. The closure surfaces of these container assemblies may be configured such that they run substantially entirely at an angle to a local direction of radiation emanating from the radioactive material. In other words, these closure surfaces may be oriented such that they are misaligned with radiation emanating from within the container assembly. The present invention, in some embodiments, relates to devices for administration of radioactive material (e.g., radiopharmaceutical capsule) to patients.
US07753834B2	Solid-wall centrifuge comprising a weir provided with a stationary angled deflector plate A solid-bowl centrifuge comprising, a centrifugal drum rotatable about a horizontal axis of rotation, the centrifugal drum including a weir to drain a liquid out of the centrifugal drum, the weir including a passage having at least one passage opening in an axial end region of the centrifugal drum that includes a drum lid: a deflector plate arranged outside the centrifugal drum and in front of the drum lid, the deflector plate being stationary during an operation of the centrifugal drum and widening at least in sections as the deflector plate extends away from the centrifugal drum: and the deflector plate including an interior jacket, and a distance of the interior jacket from the horizontal axis of rotation not being constant but widening.
US07753832B2	Method and equipment for moulding an article produced from paperboard A method and equipment for molding an article produced from paperboard or cardboard. Moulding is carried out by a molding tool that mechanically works the board; and to improve its moldability, momentary irradiation on the microwave frequency is exerted on the board. The method applies to the manufacture of packages and disposable containers made of paperboard or cardboard; for example, to the forming of a rolled-up or folded rim around a drinking cup, mug or a container, the forming of a stiffening crease or projection on a paperboard container, or to press molding of paperboard containers or plates.
US07753827B1	Wrist roller exercise device A wrist roller exercise device is provided which has a roller rod having opposite handle end portions and which has a central portion and has a spool carrier has a central balanced cable connection point. A cable is connected to the cable connection point and also connected to an elevated frame member to secure and hold the carrier at a desired elevation above ground surface. A spool is attached on the central portion of said rod member with the rod member and the spool each being rotatable relative to the spool carrier. The spool also has a rope connection thereon. A rope is provided which has a first rope end attached to the rope connection and a second rope end connected to a weight object of desired mass. The cable supports the weight of the device so that a user can focus attention on forearm, wrist, hand and finger muscles required to wind up the rope and to keep the device balanced on the cable and not on upper arm, shoulder, chest and back muscles which would otherwise be required to hold and suspend the device in the desired elevation above ground surface if not for the cable.
US07753826B1	High jump and pole vault pit landing systems having integrated drainage and methods for forming the same In one embodiment, a pit landing system having integrated drainage positionable on a surface of a ground includes an upper padding section and a lower support section. The lower support section includes a lower water permeable support operable to allow water to permeate through its structure while supporting the padding layer above the surface of the ground. The upper section includes a cover and the lower support section comprises a porous cover. High jumps and pole vaults including the pit landing system are also disclosed. Methods for forming the pit landing system and methods for protecting an athlete are also disclosed.
US07753823B2	Systems and methods for brake regulation of motor vehicles A brake regulating system for motor vehicles is provided having an electronic control unit, by which an automatic parking brake function is activatable at a standstill of the motor vehicle, whose deactivation is performed as a function of the instantaneous drive torque, is implemented in such a way that in the event of activated parking brake function, a deactivation of the parking brake function may be suppressed if, on the basis of a function executed at a standstill of the motor vehicle, an automatic increase of the drive torque which does not result from a starting command of the driver is necessary.
US07753820B2	Multi-speed transmission A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices may include clutches and brakes.
US07753815B2	Bicycle chain wheel assembly A bicycle chain wheel assembly is provided with a chain wheel and a chain wheel cover. The chain wheel has a central mounting portion and an outer gear with a plurality of outer gear teeth. The chain wheel cover is disposed on an exteriorly facing side of the chain wheel. The chain wheel cover has a mounting portion coupled to the chain wheel and an outer peripheral portion with a chain drop prevention protrusion projecting outwardly from the outer peripheral portion at a location that is radially inward of the outer gear teeth.
US07753809B2	Driver with deep AFT cavity A golf club head with a deep aft cavity is disclosed herein. The body has a striking plate wall, a crown section, a sole section and a rear wall. An area of interest preferably has less than 12% of the mass of the golf club head. The golf club head preferably is a driver.
US07753808B2	Golf club head A golf club head includes a portion with different thickness in a face portion. A region having a maximum thickness and a region having a minimum thickness are formed on a back of the face portion. An inclined portion with varying thickness is provided between those regions.
US07753807B2	Golf club head A hollow golf club head having a face portion, a crown portion, a sole portion, a side portion and a hosel portion comprises: a face component made of a titanium alloy and forming a major part of the face portion; a hosel-and-heel component made of a titanium alloy and forming a heel-side part of the sole portion and side portion and the hosel portion; and a rear component made of a magnesium alloy and forming a rear part of the head. The above-mentioned heel-side part of the sole portion formed by the hosel-and-heel component extends towards the toe of the head and intersects a vertical straight line passing through the center of gravity of the club head so as to form a major part of the sole portion.
US07753805B2	Golf training device and method thereof The present invention relates generally to a sports training device and method thereof. More particularly, the invention encompasses a flexible panel having a pocket for accommodating a golf club that is secured to the head of a golf club and used as a golf training device (GTD). The present invention is also directed to a novel method of training a golfer using the inventive golf training tool. The inventive golf training device may also be referred to as a lag rag or as a wind speed resistance trainer.
US07753801B2	Joint assembly, a wheel bearing apparatus, and the assemblies included in an axle module A joint assembly has a pair of constant velocity universal joints and a connecting drive shaft. A cover unit protects the constant velocity universal joints and prevents hanging down of the joints under their own weight. The unit cover is arranged to cover the outer circumferential surfaces of the pair of constant velocity universal joints and boots. The unit cover is formed from elastomer material by injection molding. The cover unit inner circumferential surface has a configuration corresponding to the outline configurations of the pair of constant velocity universal joints and the boots.
US07753798B2	Systems, methods, and devices for monitoring card games, such as baccarat Gaming systems, methods, and devices for determining or verifying the outcome of a card game, for example the card game of Baccarat. The systems, methods, and devices can be used in conjunction with the card game to enhance security by optically imaging the hands of playing cards dealt or by optically reading a set of cards to determine the outcome of each game that can be played from that set of cards. The playing cards each have at least one encoded symbol comprised of machine-readable indicia. The gaming system can include a card shoe-reader alone, a card shoe-reader in combination with at least one card hand-reader, or various other embodiments to include other devices such as a discard reader or a bet recognition device. The optically imaged playing cards can be processed within a computing system to allow the authentication of the playing cards.
US07753797B2	Security methods and apparatus for a tangible medium containing wagering game outcomes In accordance with some embodiments, a plurality of outcomes are generated and used to create a video presentation of representative outcomes that is recorded onto a tangible medium (e.g., DVD or CD-ROM). A player may then purchase a video presentation of (e.g., predetermined) outcomes in a jurisdiction in which gambling is legal and then view the presentation at the player's convenience (e.g., from any jurisdiction and at any time). In some embodiments, a salesperson inspects at least one tamper evident item associated with the tangible medium for any indication of tampering. If no tampering is evident, then the salesperson activates the tangible medium upon receipt of a purchase price. In some embodiments, if the salesperson determines that tampering has occurred, then she refuses to activate the tangible medium, and information about the player and the tangible medium may be communicated to one or more databases.
US07753789B2	Method and apparatus for planning and customizing a gaming experience The invention includes a system and method for planning and customizing a gaming vacation. Initially, a central controller receives preference and configuration data from a user at a user terminal. A preparation code is then determined and associated with the configuration data. The configuration data and the associated preparation code are transmitted from the central controller to a casino server. The central controller provides feedback regarding the user's requests. The feedback may include, for example, marketing offers for the user and/or configuring a gaming device according to the configuration data associated with a preparation code received from a user at the gaming device.
US07753788B2	Game controller that converts between wireless operation and wired operation A game controller operates in both a wired mode and a wireless mode, and is able to switch between these two modes without permanent disruption to an ongoing game. During a transition from one mode to another, a host gaming system detects when the controller is physically disconnected (for wired mode to wireless mode) or connected (for wireless mode to wired mode). Upon detection, the host gaming system stores the game data and user information and the game controller stores an identifier in its nonvolatile memory. The host gaming system and game controller then establish a new communication link. The game controller retrieves the identifier and submits it to the host gaming system, which uses the identifier to reassociate the game data and user information with the game controller as it begins operating in the new mode. This allows the player to continue game play without interruption.
US07753786B2	Hand held controller for games To reduce the number of parts in assembly of a trigger button in a controller for games, reduce the material cost, and heighten assembly efficiency.In a controller for games in which trigger buttons are partially protruded outward from opening portions formed in a case, and the trigger buttons are energized by springs and provided slidably by guide of trigger guides, left and right fitting grooves extending up and down are provided on left and right sides of back end surfaces of the trigger guides; ribs for holding the lower end portions of the trigger guides are provided for the case; left and right standing portions are provided on the outsides of the ribs thereby to hold the lower ends of the trigger guides by the ribs; and the left and right standing portions are fitted into the left and right fitting grooves thereby to hold the trigger guides.
US07753785B2	Game apparatus, storing medium that stores control program of virtual camera, and control method of virtual camera A game apparatus includes a CPU. The CPU generates a game image based on an image photographed by a virtual camera arranged in a game space, and displays the game image on a monitor connected to the game apparatus. A character location of a player character is used as a target location, for example, and the virtual camera is moved in such a manner that a location of a point-of-regard (point-of-regard location) of the virtual camera is brought close to this target location at a predetermined ratio. That is, the virtual camera follows the player character from behind after some delay.
US07753783B2	Gaming system and method for providing multiple players multiple bonus awards A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. Upon a suitable triggering event at a triggering gaming device in the gaming system a bonus event occurs. When the bonus event occurs, the players actively playing each auxiliary gaming device in the gaming system are each provided a chance to participate in the bonus event as well. Each remaining gaming device's chance of participating in the bonus event is based on the individual accumulated bonus event pool for that gaming device.
US07753780B2	Slot driven video story A gaming system includes a network server connected to a plurality of gaming devices that are adapted to provide a video payout on each play based on a set of payout parameters. Memory at each gaming device stores payout parameters that correspond to each possible gaming result or outcome. When a play is initiated by a player, a gaming result is generated at a gaming device. The gaming device responds by accessing a corresponding payout parameter from the memory which may be a monetary amount, a video presentation segment or a combination thereof. If the payout is video, the network server receives the payout parameter and transmits video presentation segment to the gaming device accordingly. The gaming device then provides a video payout, in the form of displayed video presentation, to the player. The player thus receives at least one form of payment on each play.
US07753779B2	Gaming chip communication system and method A system and method for a gaming chip communication includes a memory configured to store chip information, a first antenna communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to receive a first radio frequency (RF) signal that includes at least previous stack information, a second antenna operable to communicate a second RF signal that comprises the previous stack information and the chip information, and where the first antenna is further configured to communicate an RF acknowledgement signal to a communication system that transmitted the first RF signal in response to the second antenna communicating the second RF signal.
US07753777B1	Device and method for conducting a game of chance A method and device for conducting a multi-reel slot game includes a primary game display showing rotating reels carrying reel indicia and a secondary game display showing an array of target indicia, one or more of which may be associated with a secondary award. An outcome of the multi-reel slot game may trigger a non-reel game interaction directed to selecting target indicia from the secondary game display. Optionally, the non-reel game interaction includes a reel indicium thrown from a primary game display to a secondary game display where any target indicium struck is selected. Optionally, any target indicia connected to the selected target indicium are also selected. Any secondary award associated with selected target indicia is issued. Optionally, a supplemental non-reel game interaction may be triggered by selected target indicia. Optionally, the secondary game display is revised through removal, rearrangement, and/or replenishment of target indicia.
US07753773B2	Gaming device having physical concentric symbol generators which are operable to provide a plurality of different games to a player A gaming system with a central server or controller operable to communicate a plurality of different game programs to one, more or each of the gaming devices, wherein each gaming device executes the communicated game program by utilizing one, more or each of the concentric reels. Each game program represents a different setting, configuration or type game which may be played on one, more or each of the gaming devices in the gaming system.
US07753771B2	Games system including slot machines and game control method thereof A game system of the present invention comprises: a second game machine for executing a second game which is different from a basic game executed in a slot machine; a plurality of second game terminals each including: a bet input device to which a bet on a win or loss of a second game player is to be inputted; and a bet controller for transmitting a bet signal according to the bet when the bet is inputted; a slot machine including: a game controller programmed to execute the basic game and to enable the second game which is executed on the second game machine to be played when a predetermined second game start condition is established in the basic game; a command input device to which a command for accepting or refusing the bet made by a player other than the second game player on the second game player is to be inputted; and a display, the game controller transmitting a command signal according to the command when the command is inputted, and displaying to the display a content of the bet made by the player other than the second game player based on the bet signal; and a central controller for determining a payout value for each of the second game terminals based on the bet signal, the command signal, and a result of the second game.
US07753768B2	Suit variable mahjong tile and a mahjong gaming apparatus with suit variable mahjong tiles A mahjong gaming apparatus with suit variable mahjong tiles has a server apparatus and multiple player terminal apparatuses. The server apparatus has a server and a random number generator. The random number generator is controlled by the server to randomly generate a suit of a particular mahjong tile. Each player terminal apparatus has at least one suit variable mahjong tile and a player terminal. The suit variable mahjong tile is capable of generating lines corresponding to the suit. The player terminal corresponds to a player, accepts inputs from the player, receives the suit from the server apparatus and controls the suit variable mahjong tile to generate the lines corresponding to the suit. Players may hold the suit variable mahjong tile to feel the lines before uncovering the mahjong tile.
US07753766B2	Apparatus and method for cooling a space in a data center by means of recirculation air A data center comprising an air humidity- and temperature-conditioned space where heat producing ICT and/or telecom equipment is arranged, a heat wheel and means for supplying recirculation of air heated by the equipment as a first air stream to the heat wheel and the heat wheel being configured to cool the first air stream using a separate second air stream.
US07753761B2	Wafer polishing apparatus and wafer polishing method The present invention provides a wafer polishing apparatus, comprising: a polishing pad to which a polishing liquid is supplied for polishing a wafer; a carrier head to carry the wafer; and one or more polishing liquid supplying device which supplies the polishing liquid onto the polishing pad, wherein the polishing liquid supplying device has a polishing liquid supplying member which is positioned close to or in contact with the polishing pad, and is relatively moved against the polishing pad, so that the polishing liquid supplied to the upper portion of the polishing liquid supplying member flows down along the polishing liquid supplying member to be painted on a surface of the polishing pad.
US07753760B2	Apparatus and method for polishing drill bits A finishing device for finishing the exterior, flutes and tip of a drill bit is disclosed. The finishing device includes a containment vessel which houses an abrasive media which may have a visco-elastic component and an abrasive component. The drill bit is inserted into or through the abrasive media and rotated. A rotary member may be connected to the shank of the drill bit to provide rotation of the drill bit. The drill bit displaces the abrasive media thereby finishing the exterior, flutes, cutting edges and tip of the drill bit.
US07753756B2	Radio controlled system and method of remote location motion emulation and mimicry An external positioning data linked radio controlled system and method for radio controlled vehicle (RCV) racing emulation including an infield RCV control device for receiving externally generated positional data from remote race vehicles on a remote race course, receiving locally input control signals from a user, an electronically reproduced racecourse map of the remote racecourse in a memory used to compute an electronic boundary for RCV devices, and error correction signals generated from feedback from an RCV. The infield RCV control device transmits wireless local control RCV signals containing RCV position, speed and direction data to each of a plurality RCVs responsive to the wireless local control RCV signals. The wireless local control RCV signals containing RCV position, speed and direction data based on processing the externally generated positional data, the locally input control signals, the electronically reproduced racecourse map, and error correction signals.
US07753754B2	Submersible device with selectable buoyancy A submersible device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a container configured to be selectively buoyant in a liquid. The container can have at least one of a variety of different buoyancy systems. For example, the container can include a reservoir where the volume can be adjusted. In another example, the container can include a reservoir in communication with a pump configured to control the intaking and expelling of a liquid. In another embodiment, the container also defines a first partitioned section and a second partitioned section. The first partitioned section is substantially liquid resistant and the second partitioned section defines a hole in communication with an exterior of the container. An actuator is configured to receive an input from a user and is configured to modify an interior volume of the second partitioned section based on the input.
US07753751B2	Method of fabricating the display device It is an object of the invention to provide a technique to manufacture a display device with high image quality and high reliability at low cost with high yield. The invention has spacers over a pixel electrode layer in a pixel region and over an insulating layer functioning as a partition which covers the periphery of the pixel electrode layer. When forming a light emitting material over a pixel electrode layer, a mask for selective formation is supported by the spacers, thereby preventing the mask from contacting the pixel electrode layer due to a twist and deflection thereof. Accordingly, such damage as a crack by the mask does not occur in the pixel electrode layer. Thus, the pixel electrode layer does not have a defect in shapes, thereby a display device which performs a high resolution display with high reliability can be manufactured.
US07753746B1	Dual steering nozzle marine jet propulsion system A marine jet propulsion system has a jet pump, a venturi connected to the jet pump, a first steering nozzle rotationally mounted relative to the venturi about a first steering axis, and a second steering nozzle rotationally mounted relative to the first steering nozzle about a second steering axis. The second steering axis is disposed rearwardly of the first steering axis. Rotation of the first steering nozzle relative to the venturi about the first steering axis in a steering direction causes the second steering axis to rotate about the first steering axis in the steering direction and the second steering nozzle to rotate relative to the first steering nozzle about the second steering axis in the steering direction. A watercraft having the jet propulsion system and a nozzle assembly for a marine jet propulsion system are also disclosed.
US07753745B2	Status indicators for use with a watercraft propulsion system Status indicators for use with a watercraft propulsion system are described. An example indicator includes a light operatively coupled to a propulsion system of a watercraft, wherein an operation of the light indicates a status of a thruster system of the propulsion system.
US07753742B2	Electrical terminal having improved insertion characteristics and electrical connector for use therewith An electrical terminal of the type to be inserted into an aperture of an electrical panel member is provided. The electrical terminal may include a base, an insertion portion extending from the base to a first end, a slit formed through the insertion portion and defining a compliant portion having a first leg and a second leg. Midpoints of each or both legs may be offset from the midpoint of the slit to achieve improved mechanical and electrical performance within a connector. Also provided is an electrical terminal having a tip that facilitates alignment with a panel member aperture and provides tactile feedback to a user, as well as an electrical terminal having a mounting end that is substantially smaller than its mating end, and connectors containing such terminals. Methods of routing electrical traces between adjacent electrical terminals are also provided.
US07753741B2	Electrical interconnection systems and methods of assembling the same An electrical interconnection system is described. The electrical interconnection system comprises a first contact and a second contact configured to electrically couple together. The system also comprises a receptacle assembly including a receptacle shell and a first retaining ring secured within the receptacle shell. The receptacle assembly is configured to couple the first contact to the receptacle shell. The system further comprises a plug assembly including a plug shell and a second retaining ring secured within the plug shell. The plug assembly is configured to couple the second contact to the plug shell. The receptacle shell and the plug shell are further configured to align the first contact and the second contact for coupling together.
US07753734B2	Cable terminal device for transmitting electrical drive power A terminal device has a housing of insulating material, the housing surrounding a portion of the cable end of a sleeve and having a flange directed towards a terminal receptacle. There is additionally provided an inner shield sleeve of conductive material arranged in the housing and surrounding the cable, the inner shield sleeve is connected conductively to a shield of the cable and which has a flanged contact zone directed towards the terminal receptacle. Fastening screws are used simultaneously to press the housing and the flanged contact zone, resting on the housing, of the inner shield sleeve axially against a shield housing of the terminal receptacle.
US07753733B2	Shield connector A shield connector 1 includes an L-shaped terminal 2 which includes an opposite-side connection portion 21; an inner housing 3 which holds a terminal 2; a tubular inner shell 4 which surrounds the opposite-side connection portion 21; a tubular outer housing 5 which accommodates the inner shell 4; and an outer shell 6 which is attached to the outer housing 5. The outer shell 6 includes a covering portion 64 which covers a second opening 71 of the outer housing 5 and a first opening 81 of the inner shell 4; a pair of sandwiching portions 66 which is bent upward from the outer edge of the covering portion 64 so as to elastically sandwich the inner shell 4 therebetween; and an earth portion which is grounded.
US07753732B2	Shield connector structure A shield connector structure 1 includes a pair of connectors 2 and 6 that is capable of being fitted to each other and a conductive connector attachment portion 11. One connector 2 includes a terminal metal part 21, an insulating connector housing 22, and a conductive shield shell 23. The other connector 6 includes a terminal metal part 61, an insulating connector housing 62, and a conductive shield shell 63. The shield shell 23 is provided with a connection portion 49, and the shield shell 63 is provided with a connection portion 83. When the connectors 2 and 6 are fitted to each other so that the shield shells 23 and 63 are shield-connected to each other, each of the connection portions 49 and 83 is connected to the connector attachment portion 11 and the shield shells 23 and 63 are grounded.
US07753731B2	High speed, high density electrical connector An electrical connector includes a wafer formed with a ground shield made from a non-conductive material made conductive with conductive particles disposed therein, thereby eliminating the necessity of the metal ground shield plate found in prior art connectors while maintaining sufficient performance characteristics and minimizing electrical noise generated in the wafer. The wafer housing is formed with a first, insulative housing at least partially surrounding a pair of signal strips and a second, conductive housing at least partially surrounding the first, insulative housing and the signal strips. The housings provide the wafer with sufficient structural integrity, obviating the need for additional support structures or components for a wafer. Ground strips may be employed in the wafer and may be formed in the same plane as the signal strips. The second, conductive housing may be connected (e.g., molded) to the ground strips and spaced appropriately from the signal strips. The wafer may also include air gaps between the signal strips of one wafer and the conductive housing of an adjacent wafer further reducing electrical noise or other losses (e.g., cross-talk) without sacrificing significant signal strength.
US07753725B2	Coaxial angle connector A right angle coaxial connector comprises a unitary body, (1) having a dielectric insulating member (4) secured along a longitudinal tubular bore extending along axis F-F through said unitary body (1) and holding a predominantly longitudinal inner conductor (2), having male ends (2A, 2B), in its correct position along the bore's central axis F-F with an integral perpendicular node (2B) lying along the axis E-E, a shell (6) extending along a lateral axis E-E having dielectric insulating member (8) secured along a lateral tubular bore extending through said shell (6) and holding a lateral inner conductor (7) having female ends (7A, 7B), where said unitary body (1) and shell (6) are fixably joined at a pair of interfaces (B, C) and the corresponding male (2B) and female (7A) ends of the respective inner terminals (2, 7) are releasably attached to one another.
US07753724B2	Stacked electrical connector with improved contacts arrangement A stacked electrical connector includes a front mating face, an insulative housing comprising and a plurality of contacts. The insulative housing has a first housing and a second housing arranged in an up-to-down direction. The first housing defines a plurality of inserting ports. The second housing defines a receiving space. The contacts include a plurality of first contacts and second contacts. The first contacts each has a first contact portion extending into the inserting port and a first soldering tail extending out of the insulative housing downwardly. The second contacts each has a second contact portion extending into the receiving space and a second soldering tail extending out of the insulative housing downwardly. All the first soldering tails are arranged closer to the mating face than the second soldering tails.
US07753721B1	Electrical adapted with replaceable plug structure An electrical adapter with a replaceable plug structure includes an adapter housing and a plug mounting/dismounting structure mounted to the adapter housing. The plug mounting/dismounting structure includes a carrier, at least one set of contact plates, and at least one releasable fastening structure. The contact plates are in electrical connection with a circuit assembly accommodated in the adapter housing and are exposed on the carrier. The releasable fastening structure is mounted to the adapter housing and includes at least one pair of pushbuttons and at least one pawl section, which is set at a locked position when the pushbuttons are not depressed and is set at a released position when the pushbuttons are depressed in a predetermined operation direction. A plug structure is coupled to the carrier of the plug mounting/dismounting structure with a coupling surface thereof and the plug structure is selectively locked/released by operation of the pawl section.
US07753720B2	On-train information transmitting/receiving system An on-train information transmitting/receiving system is provided that can be implemented in an environment with significant external noise and allows high speed transmission to be carried out between transmitter/receivers mounted in vehicles without having to develop a new jumper cable used between the vehicles while cost increase is prevented. A transmission path that connects transmitter/receivers 10 provided in vehicles included in a train to process train-related information in association with one another includes an inside vehicle interconnection cable 20 provided in a vehicle and a jumper cable interconnecting the vehicles. The jumper cable includes a plurality of shield electric wires 33 each produced by coating a conductor 35 with a shield 36, two such shielded electric wires 33 are paired to form the transmission path, the shields 36 of the pair of the shield electric wires 33 are connected with each other at both ends of the shield wires 33, and the shields 36 connected with each other are grounded at one end of the shield wires 33.
US07753718B2	Electrical disconnect with push-in connectors A wire connector has an enclosure including a housing and a cap and one or more contacts supported in the enclosure. The contacts each have outer ends opposite wire ports in the cap to receive a stripped end of a wire in a push-in engagement. One set of contacts has a male blade and the other set of contacts has a female socket at the inner or forward ends thereof. The housings are arranged so that two housings are releasably engagable with one another. When two housings are engaged the male contacts electrically engages the female contacts of the other housing. The female contacts include a sacrificial tine that is always first to make and last to break engagement with the male contact so that any degradation due to arcing always occurs at the sacrificial tine.
US07753717B2	High speed data plug and method for assembly A method and system for terminating a cable into a plug using a plug assembly system. Wires of the cable are exposed and dressed on to a shield. A plug body is placed over the shield. The wires are fed into wire insertion holes of the plug body. A contact holding member is placed on the plug body. A crimping tool crimps the contacts in the contact holding member through the plug body into and through the wires to achieve mechanical and electrical connection between the wires and the contacts. A cover may be used to cover the plug body, shield and wires. A crimp ferrule may be used to crimp the wires to the shield.
US07753716B2	Cap for telecommunications cross connect block An electrical connector assembly for terminating first and second electrical wires, the electrical connector assembly comprising a housing including a compartment for receiving first and second IDC elements and a cap movably mounted to the housing to cover the compartment. The cap is movable between an open position and a closed position. The cap includes a general body portion, a wire retention portion, and a latching mechanism. The wire retention portion includes first and second wire holders to retain and align the respective electrical wires within the housing for engagement with a gripping portion of the respective IDC element when the cap is placed in a closed position. The gripping force of the wire holders is less than a gripping force of the IDC elements. The latching mechanism can releasably fasten the cap to the housing when the cap is placed in a closed position. When the cap is returned to an open position after the cap was placed in the closed position, the first and second wires are retained by the first and second IDC elements and the first and second wire holders disengage the first and second wires from the cap.
US07753713B2	Universal serial bus standard interface connections A consumer device interface assembly is provided that utilizes a male over-mold adapter that is operable to engage a conventional USB female shroud. A locking clip is associated with the male over-mold so as to provide locking engagement between the over-mold and the female adapter. The over-mold is universal thus allowing a host of consumer device interfaces to be used with the assembly.
US07753712B2	Connector plug The invention provides a connector plug in which a necessary and sufficient engaging force of a latch can be ensured irrespective of the thickness of a metal case. The connector plug of the invention has: a synthetic-resin made body (10) having a fitting portion (11) to which a counter connector socket is to be fitted, and which is projected from one end side; contacts (20) which are held by the body (10); and a metal case (40) which covers the body (10). A latch (30) which, when the fitting portion (11) of the body (10) is inserted into the counter connector socket, causes the fitting portion to be engaged with the counter connector socket, and which is formed by a metal plate is configured separately from the metal case (40). The latch (30) is held by the body (10).
US07753711B2	Apparatus for plug-in and plug-out protection A telecommunications plug comprising: a plug body; plug latches mounted on the plug body, the plug latches being movable between a latched and unlatched state; a boot cap having arms extending therefrom, each arm including a camming surface engaging an outside surface of the plug latches, wherein moving the boot cap in a first direction drives the latches towards each other; a cap latch mounted to the boot cap, the cap latch having a distal end positioned between the latches preventing movement of the boot cap in the first direction; the boot cap including an opening for receiving a key to deflect the cap latch allowing movement of the boot cap in the first direction.
US07753710B2	Latching system with single-handed operation for connector assembly A latching system is described. The latching system includes a lower latch, an upper latch slidably engaging a top surface of the lower latch, a latch release mechanism connected to the upper latch, and a lock receiving member. The lower latch has a body with the top surface, a head formed at one end of the body, and a pivot formed at an opposite end of the body. The head includes a leading edge and a latching portion. The upper latch has a wedge portion. The receiving lock member has a lower arm with an upturned lip at a leading end formed to engage the leading edge of the lower latch, an inside face continuously formed with the leading end and a bottom formed on an inner part of the upturned lip, and an upper arm that engages the wedge portion of the upper latch.
US07753706B2	Socket connector with locking device An electrical connector (100) for mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB) (1), includes an insulative housing (2), a plurality of electrical contacts (22) received in the insulative housing, a load plate (3) shielding the insulative housing, a screwing element (50) screwed onto the load plate and an elastic piece (51). The screwing element is screwed onto an upper surface of the load plate. The screwing element defines a channel (5010) therein. The elastic piece forms a pair of hook portions (511). The hook portions extend through the load plate and lock the screwing element at a locking position, the hook portions of the elastic piece engage the channel of the screw element so as to indicate the locking position.
US07753699B2	Safety socket A safety socket adapted for receiving a terminal of a plug includes a socket housing with a plurality of electrodes being mounted thereon, a socket cover coupled with the socket housing and an insulating case mounted between the socket housing and the socket cover. The socket cover has a plurality of insertion holes corresponding to the electrodes. And the insulating case is located above the electrode for holding the terminal separated from the electrode and has a through hole aligned with the electrode and the insertion hole.
US07753696B2	Lead terminal multi-tool The document discusses, among other things, apparatuses, assemblies, and methods for facilitating the installation of an implantable lead into a subject. In one example, the apparatus includes a housing having a lead terminal passageway on a first end and having an introductory opening on a second end. The lead terminal passageway is adapted to be inserted over a lead terminal end. The introductory opening is adapted to accept a stylet and guide it into a pin lumen. In another example, the apparatus includes one or both of at least one protective terminal contact device and a securing contact device allowing electrical contact to be made with a lead terminal ring or a lead terminal pin without damaging or bridging between such elements of the lead terminal end. The securing contact device is also adapted to mechanically engage the lead terminal pin thereto for facilitating actuation of fixation devices.
US07753695B2	Socket with wire-shaped contacts A socket connector, for electrically connecting an IC package and a printed circuit board, comprises a base having a plurality of through holes, a cover mounted on the base and having a top plate, a plurality of wire-shape contacts bent from a metal haulm and an adapter assembled below the base. The contact has a contacting portion inserting into the top plate of the cover, a tail retained to the base and an elastic center portion connecting the contacting portion and the tail, the center portion is located between the base and the top plate of the cover. The adapter receives the tails of the contacts and has a plurality of exposed solder balls electrically connecting the tails.
US07753693B2	Contacts and electrical connecting apparatus using the same An electrical connecting apparatus uses a plurality of contacts each of which includes: a principal portion having an outer face curved and directed to a conductive portion of a base plate and received in a recess and a slit of a housing; a front end portion continuous to the front end side of the principal portion and projected upward from the slit so as to be relatively pressed against an electrode of a device under test; and a rear end portion continuous to the rear end side of the principal portion and located in the recess. The front end portion of each contact is projected upward from the slit by the dimension of the thickness of the front end portion or more than that and has an arc-shaped front end face extend in the longitudinal direction of the slit.
US07753688B1	Board co-edge coupling with conductive elements A bridge connector assembly may provide access to signals of a circuit that includes an integrated circuit. The bridge connector assembly may include first and second circuit boards that are mated edge to edge, structural members that maintain the position of each circuit board in relation to each other and connectors to carry signals from edge connectors on one board to corresponding connectors on the second board.
US07753687B2	Pick up cap for use with socket connector having plug covering opening A socket connector has a pick up cap (3) cooperated with lateral shields (4) is provided. The pick up cap (3) has a base plate (30) and a plateau (31) surrounded by the base plate (30). The main purpose of the lateral shields is used for covering seams both on a base plate (30) and under raised portions (32) on opposite sidewalls of the plateau (31). As soon as the seams are covered by the lateral shields (4), paths of particles in air possibly contaminating a plurality of contact terminals restrained in passageways of an insulative housing are able to effectively blocked. Therefore, problems either about reliability or circuit open caused by contaminated socket connector is successfully solved.
US07753686B2	Velcro connector The present invention relates to a velcro connector, which uses a hook of a velcro tape attached to a garment, etc. and a loop to transfer electric signals by being electrically connected upon coupling the hook and the loop. With the present invention, the difficulty of the line connection upon implementing electronic circuits on a garment can be solved by providing an integrated connector rather than separately mounting a mechanical connector on a garment. Therefore, it makes it possible to easily implement a wearable computer by using an integrated connector on a garment, etc. In addition, a plurality of electronic circuits mounted on a garment, etc. and the existing electronic devices are freely connected to each other by providing the connector that can be easily separated and coupled, thereby making it possible to increase user convenience.
US07753685B2	Self-identifying electrical connector An entirely wearable electrical connector for power/data connectivity. The principal element of a modular network is the wearable electrical connector, which is integrated into a personal area network with USB compatibility. Several wearable connector embodiments are disclosed. An enhancement to the wearable connector includes OSI Layer 2 (and potentially Layer 3) functionality. Data Link layer functionality is supported by including electronic serial numbers at wearable snap-connector points.
US07753677B2	Burner Burners in prior art exhibit combustion instabilities in certain ranges. The operating range of burners is restricted by said instabilities. In an inventive burner, the combustible has a concentration distribution, whereby the concentration of the combustible reduces in a radial direction from the interior to the exterior.
US07753676B2	Multi-piece valve pin bushing A bushing body has an upstream portion and a downstream portion for extending into a channel. The bushing body has a bore therethrough for receiving a valve pin. A contoured sleeve is fit around the downstream portion of the bushing body for guiding a flow of molding material. A cap piece is coupled to the upstream portion of the bushing body for contacting a back plate.
US07753673B2	Device for forming optical lenses A device for forming optical lenses includes a base, a driving mechanism mounted on the base, a controller connected to the driving mechanism and a roll forming die. The controller is configured for controlling the driving mechanism. The roll forming die includes a roller, a number of mold cores attached to the roller, and a molding material container disposed on the base and spaced with the roller. The roller is mechanically coupled to the driving mechanism such that the roller can be driven to rotate by the driving mechanism, the roller, the mold cores and the molding material container are arranged to cooperatively form workpieces. A number of mounting holes are defined in the roller; each of the mold cores is mounted in a corresponding mounting hole. The device for forming optical lenses can reduce internal stress of produced optical lenses.
US07753672B2	Mold having locking mechanisms A mold structure (100) includes a press board (20), a lower mold (10) and at least one locking mechanism (40) configured for locking the press board to the lower mold. The at least one locking mechanism includes a locking element (41), a slidable block (46) and a driven apparatus (42). The locking element engages with the press board and the lower mold along a first direction. The locking element defines a locking hole (4124). The slidable block engages in the locking hole along a second direction. The driven apparatus drives the slidable block to move along the second direction for pressing the press board to the lower mold along the first direction.
US07753669B2	System for flexing a web A system for flexing a web is disclosed. The web passes over two co-rotating members, such as rollers or belts, which are separated by a small adjustable gap. The web travels around the first rotating member, is peeled off in the vicinity of the gap, bent back on itself in a small radius and reattached on the second co-rotating member. The location of the small radius is fixed with a closed loop control system sensing the radius location and controlling the relative velocity of the two members. Strain in the web is adjusted with the size of the small radius, which is controlled by the adjustable gap and radius location.
US07753665B2	Screw compressor for working pressures above 80 bar On screw compressors for extremely high discharge pressures, e.g. for application in refrigeration systems operating with CO2 in a transcritical process, featuring two rotors, a male rotor and a female rotor having a ratio of male-to-female rotor lobes of 4:6, 5:6 or 5:7, with the male rotor having a drive-shaft end, and both rotors are enclosed in a housing, the wrap angle of the profile section of the male rotor is less than 1.5 the lobe-pitch angle, and the working cycle from the beginning of suction till the end of discharge is less than 600° of the angle of rotation of the male rotor, and the length-to-diameter ratio of the profile section of the male rotor lies between 0.3 and 0.5.
US07753664B2	Rotary pump Disclosed herein is a rotary pump in which one or more rotors including rotary cylinders and rotary pistons rotate upon inside a housing having a suction hole and a discharge hole to compress a pump fluid. More particularly, the two rotary pistons are arrange to revolve about a rotating shaft in a state wherein the center of mass of the two rotary pistons coincide with that of the rotating shaft, thereby achieving not only a reduction in the generation of vibrations or noise, but also a variation in the flow of rate of fluid. The rotary pump may have a cover, which is opened or closed in accordance with a pressure, to prevent the generation of backflow and pulsations in accordance with the rotation of the rotary pump when the pressure of the discharge hole differs from that of the suction hole.
US07753660B2	Infusion device and actuator for same An apparatus for delivering a fluid includes a housing, an inlet in the housing for receiving the fluid, and an outlet in the housing for discharging the fluid. A piston channel is provided within the housing through which the fluid flows from the inlet to the outlet. An actuator is positioned within the housing and is moveable between a retracted position and a forward position, the actuator defining a piston chamber for storing fluid received through the inlet when the actuator is in the retracted position and for driving the fluid stored in the piston chamber toward the outlet when the actuator transitions from the retracted position to the forward position. The actuator includes an armature and a piston coupled to the armature and moveable within the piston channel. The piston is provided with a groove in an outer surface for conducting fluid from the inlet to the outlet.
US07753656B2	Magnetohydrodynamic pump with a system for promoting flow of fluid in one direction A magnetohydrodynamic pump for pumping a fluid. The pump includes a microfluidic channel for channeling the fluid, a MHD electrode/magnet system operatively connected to the microfluidic channel, and a system for promoting flow of the fluid in one direction in the microfluidic channel. The pump has uses in the medical and biotechnology industries for blood-cell-separation equipment, biochemical assays, chemical synthesis, genetic analysis, drug screening, an array of antigen-antibody reactions, combinatorial chemistry, drug testing, medical and biological diagnostics, and combinatorial chemistry. The pump also has uses in electrochromatography, surface micromachining, laser ablation, inkjet printers, and mechanical micromilling.
US07753653B2	Composite inlet guide vane A composite vane includes an airfoil portion having an inner core composed primarily of fiberglass epoxy; a carbon epoxy fabric located outward of the inner core; a relatively thin layer of fiberglass epoxy, and an outer metal sheath.
US07753651B2	Balancing flyweight, rotor disk equipped therewith, rotor and aircraft engine comprising them The balancing flyweight of a turbomachine rotor includes two pyramid shaped end parts each one having a base and an apex, and an intermediate part which connects the two bases of the end parts together. The two apexes are aligned on a longitudinal axis. The two end parts and the intermediate part exhibit, in cross section through a plane perpendicular to said the longitudinal axis, cross-sections having polygonal shapes centered on said longitudinal axis.
US07753649B2	Method for modifying a multistage compressor A method for modifying a multistage compressor (101) involves exchanging the rotor blades of the first compressor rotor blade row (LA1) for modified rotor blades which have an identical blade leaf profile (121) to the original rotor blades and the blade angle (B′11) of which is different from the blade angle (B′10) of the original rotor blades. Furthermore, the blades of at least one further blade row (LAN, LEN) arranged downstream of the second compressor stage are exchanged for modified blades which have an identical blade leaf profile (125, 126) to the original blades and the blade angle (B′N1, B″N1) of which is different from the blade angle (B′NO, B″NO) of the original blades. The method makes it possible to increase the mass flow of a compressor and essentially maintain the stability reserve against stall.
US07753647B2	Lightweight cast inner diameter vane shroud for variable stator vanes An inner diameter vane shroud for use in a gas turbine engine is comprised of lightweight cast forward and aft shroud components. The forward and aft shroud components are made with an investment casting technique that creates a hollow cavity that runs in a circumferential direction through each component. The forward and aft shroud components are matable to form sockets that receive inner diameter ends of variable stator vanes.
US07753640B2	Boom foot pin attachment and detachment apparatus for construction machine A bifurcated connection portion is formed on one of an upper rotating body and a boom foot, a flat plate connection portion inserted into the bifurcated connection portion is formed on the other, and pin holes are provided in both the connection portions. A boom foot pin attachment and detachment apparatus is to insert a boom foot pin into both the pin holes aligned, and provided with a cylinder bracket attached to an inner piece of the bifurcated connection portion enabling the boom foot pin to move between an insertion position inside the pin holes and a pull out position outside the pin holes, a slide plate slidably provided on the cylinder bracket, a hydraulic cylinder attached to the plate with a piston rod thereof connected to the boom foot pin, and a regulation plate for selectively regulating sliding of the slide plate or movement of the boom foot pin at a predetermined time.
US07753639B2	Overhead travelling carriage system An automatic warehouse 8 is provided parallel to a running rail 4 for an overhead travelling carriage 6. Open shelves 16 each of which is open on its side are provided in a rack 10. According to the present invention, articles can be transferred directly to and from a shelf in the automatic warehouse.
US07753638B2	Robot hand having swaying mechanism in library apparatus A library apparatus includes cells. A positioning mechanism serves to position a carriage relative to the cells within an operating region adjacent to a standby region. A transporting mechanism drives the carriage toward the standby region. A swaying mechanism allows grasping fingers on the carriage to go around an object lying on the movement path of the grasping fingers when the transporting mechanism carries the carriage to the standby region. The grasping fingers acts to hold an object within the cell. If the positioning mechanism malfunctions, the transporting mechanism transfers the carriage to the standby region. Even if an object exits on the movement path of the grasping finger, the carriage is allowed to keep moving because the swaying mechanism allows the grasping finger or fingers to sway around the object on the movement path. The carriage thus reliably reaches the standby region.
US07753637B2	Port storage and distribution system for international shipping containers A port storage and distribution system for facilitating the transfer and/or storage of international shipping containers between container ships and ground transport carriers wherein an overhead grid guide track structure is provide that permits overhead transfer units to selectively engage and convey containers as required between the various ships, carriers and storage area without requiring multiple transfers of containers between different handling equipment. The system provides for container scanning and is either fully automated or partially manually controlled.
US07753635B2	Method and device for manufacturing the covers of a book or similar A method and device for manufacturing the covers of a book using a surface material and cover pieces glued to it. In order to glue the cover pieces to the surface material, a device equipped with a work table is used, on top of which the surface material is positioned. The cover pieces are glued to the surface material by supporting one end of them, in the initial stage, free of the glue surface with the aid of a shelf-like support piece and commencing gluing from a point farthest from the said end.
US07753634B2	Parts attaching structure This attaching structure includes: a first part having a slot; a second part having an attaching hole; and a clip for connecting those parts, the clip including a first flange portion, a shank portion, a second flange portion for coming into elastic abutment against the back side of the slot, a third flange portion, and a leg portion to be retained in the attaching hole, wherein: the shank portion has sliding portions of a large arcuate shape, and stopper portions of a small arcuate shape; protrusions are disposed on the first part in the periphery of the side portions close to the stopper portions when the first flange portion intersects at a right angle with respect to the slot; and the protrusions engage with the first flange portion to stop the turning motion thereby to prevent the clip from coming out from the first part.
US07753632B2	Fastening device A fastening device includes a fastening member that fixedly fastens fastened members, and a driving member that is capable of releasing a fastening state of the fastening member by applying a driving force to a moving portion provided in the fastening member to drive it, wherein the driving member is formed of a shape memory alloy, and the driving force is a restoring force of the shape memory alloy to its memory shape.
US07753630B2	Base unit and system for docking and securing a wheelchair in a vehicle Base unit (2) for docking and securing a wheelchair (1) in a vehicle, which base unit is designed to be fixed to the floor of the vehicle and comprises a locking mechanism (11) for securing an engaging device (3) fixed to the wheelchair in such a way that it can be released. In order to achieve a butt fixing of the wheelchair, the base unit comprises at least one first support surface (20), facing away from the floor of the vehicle, that is arranged to make contact with a corresponding first support surface on the wheelchair in order to prevent the wheelchair from moving in the direction towards the floor of the vehicle when in the secured position.
US07753629B1	Tilt table A tilt table for use with a milling machine. The tilt table includes at least one pivot support attachable to the milling machine. The tilt table includes a table top pivotally attached to the at least one pivot support. The table top has two ends. The tilt table includes at least one movement assembly attached to at least one end of the table top to move the table top about the at least one pivot support.
US07753627B2	Single-lip drill and method for the production thereof Disclosed is a single-lip drill comprising a drill head (11) that is provided with a blade (12) which is embodied on said drill head. The blade encompasses a cutting edge (19) for machining a workpiece (16) in a cutting manner. At least one chip-forming device (21) which shapes chips (22) cut by the cutting edge is associated with the cutting edge. The chip-forming device is provided with a positive cutting angle (gamma) such that the mechanical and thermal stress can be reduced in the area of the blade (12). In addition, the chip-forming device can comprise a functional coating (29a, 29b) which is made especially of hard material and is applied after providing the drill with the exterior shape thereof.
US07753626B2	Micro-adjustable differential screw assembly A micro-adjustable differential screw assembly for providing fine adjustment of the axial and/or radial position of a cutting insert is disclosed. The micro-adjustable differential screw assembly can be mounted directly to a boring bar or to a mounting cartridge, which in turn, can be mounted to the boring bar. An axial micro-adjustable differential screw assembly provides fine adjustment of an axial position of the cutting insert, while a radial micro-adjustable differential screw assembly provides fine adjustment of a radial position of the cutting insert. The differential screw assembly includes a rotatable drive screw with threads of different thread pitches, and a non-rotatable adjusting screw with threads for mating with the drive screw. The difference in the thread pitches of the drive screw causes a greatly reduced axial and radial movement of the boring cartridge in relation to the relative movement of the drive screw, thereby providing fine adjustment in the axial and radial position of the cutting insert.
US07753625B2	Helical cutting insert with multiple cutting edges An indexable, helical cutting insert has multiple cutting edges. In tone configuration, the cutting insert includes four helical cutting edges. In another configuration, the cutting insert includes eight helical cutting edges. In any configuration, the cutting insert may include at least one axial clearance slash extending from a bottom surface to one of the side walls forming a wiper on an edge of the axial clearance slash. In any configuration, the cutting insert may include at least one inside cutting edge that extends outwardly a distance from the side wall. The helical cutting insert may also include at least one progressive cutting edge and/or at least one helical cutting edge that is curved inwardly to enable the cutting insert to perform machining operations on cutters having different diameters.
US07753623B2	Connecting profile for interconnecting three sheet pile wall components and an arrangement of sheet pile wall components comprising such a connecting profile A connecting profile is disclosed for interconnecting three sheet-pile wall components. The connecting profile has a basic body from which three identical lock profiles project in predetermined coupling directions. Each lock profile comprises a thumb strip with a central web on which is formed a thumb which extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the central web. A curved finger strip points in the direction of the thumb strip and forms a lock inner chamber and defines a mouth opening for the lock of the sheet-pile wall component that is to be hooked in. The mouth opening and the lock inner chamber are designed in such a way that the lock of the sheet-pile wall component that is to be hooked into the lock profile can be pivoted in the lock profile by a pivot angle of at least 15 degrees.
US07753622B2	Method for maintaining the water balance in a property and a waste water container Method for maintaining the water balance in a property equipped with a drainage system (4) for waste water, the waste water being conveyed via the drainage system (4) to a waste water container (6). The fresh water that constitutes a part of the waste water is supplied from a fresh water container (7), and the water balance is maintained in the property by supplying a quantity of water to the system, with the fresh water container (7) being replenished from a source outside the property, which quantity is essentially the same as the quantity of water that is led away from the system by the waste water container (6) being drained of waste water and the waste water being transported away from the property.
US07753621B2	Vibrating plate comprising a remote control that is integrated into a draw bar The invention relates to a vibrating plate for ground compaction, said plate comprising a remote control device for controlling at least one forward or rear journey by the excitation of an oscillation device. The remote control device comprises an emitter unit, which can be displaced independently of the remaining vibrating plate and which can be detachably fixed to a draw bar. In a remote control mode, the emitter unit is held by the user and displaced independently of the vibration plate. In a draw bar mode, the emitter unit is placed on one end of the draw bar, so that the user can guide the vibrating plate by the pulling and pushing of robust control handles on the emitter unit. The latter can have at least one control handle, which can be used not only to input control commands for controlling the oscillation device, but can also be held by the user to manually guide the vibrating plate.
US07753620B2	Automotive road milling machine, in particular large milling machine An automotive road milling machine, in particular large milling machine, for milling a ground surface or traffic surface, with a chassis provided with a front axle and a rear axle, consisting of crawler track units or wheels, a machine frame carried by the chassis with lateral outer walls and a longitudinal center-line, a milling drum supported at the machine frame between the crawler track units or wheels of the front axle and the rear axle, where one front end of the milling drum reaches as far as an outer side of the machine frame called the zero side for the purpose of close-to-edge milling, and an operator station with a platform for the machine operator, it is provided that the part of the machine frame located on the zero side in front of the platform of the machine operator when seen in the direction of travel is set back inwards in such a manner that a recess running in vertical direction and open towards the outer side, as well as towards the bottom and towards the top is formed in the machine frame, the said recess widening downwards and towards the front when seen in the direction of travel.
US07753618B2	Rocks and aggregate, and methods of making and using the same Compositions comprising synthetic rock, e.g., aggregate, and methods of producing and using them are provided. The rock, e.g., aggregate, contains CO2 and/or other components of an industrial waste stream. The CO2 may be in the form of divalent cation carbonates, e.g., magnesium and calcium carbonates. Aspects of the invention include contacting a CO2 containing gaseous stream with a water to dissolve CO2, and placing the water under precipitation conditions sufficient to produce a carbonate containing precipitate product, e.g., a divalent cation carbonate.
US07753617B1	Utility cover system A utility cover system which includes an outer frame having an opening defined by an inner tapered edge, and a wedge cover plate formed of a resilient material having an outer tapered edge that fits within the opening of the outer frame. The outer frame preferably has an inner segment and an outer segment, wherein the outer segment is thinner than the inner segment. The cover plate is sufficiently flexible to be removably positionable into engagement with the outer frame by passing through the outer frame opening.
US07753614B2	Connection device for tire-building drum A connection device for a tire-building drum significantly improves work efficiency for connection and disconnection of a tire-building drum, with requirements for safety, cost, durability, occupied space, etc. sufficiently satisfied. The device connects a center shaft of a tire-building drum to a drive shaft on the building machine body side, where counter lock portions fitting into each other are provided on shaft ends of both shafts that are brought into contact with each other. One end portion of a tubular member is screwed to a head portion of the drive shaft, and cam rollers rotatable about center axes oriented in the radial direction are provided on an inner peripheral surface of the other end portion. At one end portion of the drum center shaft, there is provided a flange that is pressed by the cam rollers to the drive shaft side when the tubular member is displaced by tightening. Cutout portions are provided in the flange, for preventing the tubular body from interfering the cam rollers before the tightening displacement takes place.
US07753613B2	Connector A male housing (10) has a to-be-locked part (13) formed thereon. A female housing (20) has a locking arm (30) that locks the to-be-locked part (13), thus holding both housings (10, 20) undisplaceably relative to each other in a separation direction after the housings (10, 20) fit together properly. The male housing (10) has a prevention part (14) that is locked to a front surface (37a) of a to-be-prevented portion (37) of the locking arm (30), thus preventing both housings (10, 20) from being displaced relative to each other in a fit-on direction. The prevention part (14) is disposed outward from the to-be-locked part (13) in the widthwise direction orthogonal to the fit-on and separation direction of both housings (10, 20). Thus, the male housing (10) can be molded from resin without using a slide die that closes and opens in a vertical direction or a widthwise direction.
US07753612B2	Swiveling device for a bell crank fork The assembly comprises a fixed fork (10) of which the lugs (22, 30) support a rod (60) onto which a spherical ball is slipped (46) about which a cage (44) and a support (42), of the part which is mobile in rotation, swivel. The maintaining of the axial and angular positions of the spherical ball (46) in the fork is ensured, in particular, by a tight fit (A3) which replaces conventional screw and nut systems positioned at the end of the rod and which project disadvantageously.According to the invention, a pair of planar facets which are opposing and in abutment (including 23) carry out a blocking of one of the assembly pieces in rotation.Application to bell cranks for the transmission of movement, in particular in aircraft engines.
US07753610B2	Adjustment assembly An adjustment mechanism for an appendage elevation system, the adjustment mechanism comprising a housing, a clearance portion, first and second pin members telescopically received within the housing, a telescopic engagement mechanism mounted in the clearance portion and adapted to telescopically move the pin members, and a locking mechanism adapted to lock the pin members in a rigid position. One embodiment of the locking mechanism includes segments in the housing which restrict movement of the telescopic engagement mechanism. An alternative embodiment of the locking mechanism includes a spring button attached to a pin member which engages an aperture in the housing to restrict movement or the telescopic engagement mechanism. A further alternative embodiment of the locking mechanism includes a sleeve which engages the telescopic engagement mechanism to restrict movement. An appendage elevation system and a method for use of the adjustment mechanism are also disclosed.
US07753607B2	Media input tray having movable datum members A removable media input tray for holding a stack of media sheets is provided. The input tray is configured so that it can be fitted into a chassis of a printing apparatus. The input tray includes a reference guide wall and at least two datum members movably attached to the reference guide wall. The reference side wall is formed with at least two openings through which portions of the datum members extend. The input tray also includes a width adjuster, which is configured to bias the stack of media sheets against the datum members. The datum members are brought into contact with a side wall of the chassis when the input tray is inserted into the chassis, thereby causing the datum members to be aligned to the same side wall.
US07753596B2	Fiber optic closure methods and apparatus A multiport includes a multiport housing top piece, and a multiport housing bottom piece welded to the housing top piece. Alternatively, a method for fabricating a multiport includes providing a multiport housing top piece, providing a multiport housing bottom piece, and welding the housing top piece to the housing bottom piece. Additionally, a method of fabricating a multiport housing piece includes providing a body, and welding a plurality of connector adapters to the body. Alternatively, an optical fiber connector closure includes a connector housing top piece, a connector housing bottom piece, and a strength seal positioned between the top piece and the bottom piece such that said connector closure has a burst test rating of about 5 to about 125 Pounds per Square Inch (PSI).
US07753595B2	Printer drum bearing mount A bearing mount of a rotatable printer drum having a rotational axis includes a main drum bearing, rotationally supporting the drum and having an outer bearing race, and at least two secondary roller bearings, angularly spaced from each other. The secondary roller bearings are positioned to rollably support the outer bearing race and allow lateral translation of the main bearing.
US07753594B2	Retaining plug for retaining needle roller bearings in the centers of gears The retaining plus is used for assembling or retaining an array of needle roller bearings in the center of a gear. The plug applies a spring force through a push ball and a wire retainer clip which separates a pair of the needle roller bearings and force the array of bearings together and against the inside diameter of the gear.
US07753593B2	Tapered roller bearing A tapered roller bearing (1) comprises an inner ring (2), an outer ring (3), a plurality of tapered rollers (4) rollably disposed between the inner and outer rings (2, 3) and a cage (5) for holding the tapered rollers (4) at predetermined circumferential intervals, wherein (the circumferential length on the PCD)−(roller diameter×the number of rollers)
US07753592B2	Bearing cap with weight reduction features Bearing caps and methods for manufacturing bearing cap are disclosed. Bearing cap includes a body that comprises an abutment surface, a bearing surface, an exterior surface, and a recess portion. The abutment surface provides for the bearing cap to be coupled to an engine along a flat and even surface. The bearing surface provides for the bearing cap to at least partially capture the bearing shaft to secure the bearing shaft when the bearing cap is abutted to the engine. The recess portion extends into the body of the bearing cap from the exterior surface to reduce the weight of the bearing cap. The recess portion can be located anywhere along the exterior surface and be any shape and dimension that retains sufficient structural integrity of the bearing cap to secure the balance shaft to the engine.
US07753591B2	Turbocharger bearing and associated components An exemplary bearing and locating pin system for a turbocharger includes a locating pin including a shaft, a head and an aperture and a bearing having a central axis and including an internal bore to receive a shaft extending between a compressor wheel and a turbine wheel, the internal bore including a plurality of axial grooves, the bearing including a locating pin aperture substantially equidistant from axial ends of the bearing for engaging the locating pin to prevent rotation of the bearing within a bearing case bore, the bearing further including a plurality of lubricant inlets, each inlet extending between an outer surface of the bearing and one of the axial grooves at an angle non-orthogonal to the central axis. Other exemplary technologies are also disclosed.
US07753590B2	Bearing unit and driving motor using the bearing unit A bearing unit includes: a radial bearing for bearing in a circumferential direction of a shaft; a thrust bearing for bearing one end in a thrust direction of the shaft; a housing provided on the outside of the radial bearing and the thrust bearing and filled with a viscous fluid; a seal member united with the housing so as to contain the radial bearing and the thrust bearing in a sealed state, the seal member having a shaft passing hole through which the shaft is passed; and a passage for discharging air present inside the housing, the passage formed between the housing and the radial bearing, and the passage providing communication between the one end side and the other end side in the thrust direction of the shaft projecting from the radial bearing, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the passage is a shape including at least one acute angle.
US07753586B2	Radiation imaging apparatus A grid 3 arranged with a scattered radiation shielding plate 31 for each column is arranged at a front face of a radiation detector 2. The distance between the grid 3 and the radiation detector 2 is desirably a integral multiple of the height of the scattered radiation shielding plate 31. A true image signal of the pixel column including the shade is estimated from the image signal of the pixel column adjacent to the pixel column including the shade 41. The scattered radiation distribution is estimated from the image signals of the pixel column including the shade of the scattered radiation shielding plate and the image signals when considering that the shielding plate is not included in the shielded pixel. A clear diagnosis image without influence of scattered radiation is obtained by subtracting the estimated scattered radiation distribution from the estimated image signal distribution.
US07753584B2	Thermocouples A thermocouple disposed on a substrate comprises a first leg of thermoelectric material, a second leg of thermoelectric material, and a thermocouple junction electrically connecting the first leg and the second leg, wherein a height of the thermocouple junction is substantially a height of the first or second legs.
US07753583B2	Outside air thermometer An apparatus for measuring the temperature of outside air provided with a thermometer mounted in a housing connected to a forced ventilation blower for drawing a current outside air across the thermometer and with a Venturi nozzle having an air penetration opening disposed orthogonally relative to the air current for generating vacuum pressure and prevent reverse flow of air through the housing.
US07753582B2	Thermal conductivity sensor A sensor for determining the thermal conductivity of a fluid comprising a sensing module located within a housing having inlet and outlet ports for a fluid under test, the sensing module comprising a reference base surface and a sensing element spaced therefrom and having measure and reference sections, and there being provided electrical power monitoring means for monitoring the power through the measure and reference sections in order to generate a signal indicative of the power difference due to thermal conductivity through the fluid. The sensing element is a thick film printed disc with measure and reference resistors printed on it. All changes in the fluid are common to both the measure and reference sections except for the thermal conductivity of the fluid itself.
US07753577B2	LED lighting for glass tiles Devices, apparatus, systems, and methods of installing LED (light emitting diodes) for glass tiles and glass blocks. The LEDs can be housed in flexible strips having flexible bendable transparent housing sleeves with ends that can interconnect by male and female ends to one another with various types of interconnectors. Each separate sleeve can house up to 33 LEDs in a transparent plastic sleeve. A transparent connector sleeve can be slid over the interconnected ends and heat shrunk in place. The glass tiles can be laid out to uniform joints spacings between the glass tiles of approximately 3/16 of an inch. The LED strips can be placed on a surface layer of transparent grout that has been laid in the joint spacing, followed by a top layer of transparent grout. The transparent grout can be removable grout and include clear Silicon. The LED strips can have peel and stick back layers with adhesive backing that allows mounting to the lower surface. The LED strips can be placed with glass tiles, and other types of tiles such as but not limited to ceramic tiles, stone tiles and the like, as well as with glass blocks. Splitter(s) can be used to run parallel runs of LED strips at different spaced apart locations.
US07753574B2	Optical module for an elliptical lighting device adapted to a given volume for a motor vehicle An optical module for an elliptical motor vehicle lighting device, the optical module comprising in particular a reflector, a light source emitting light rays, and a projection lens, the reflector having a reflecting internal face for reflecting towards the projection lens at least some of the light rays emitted by the light source. The internal face of the reflector is formed by the joining of at least a first portion of a first ellipsoid shape and a second portion of a second ellipsoid shape, the first ellipsoid shape having a first principal focus and a second principal focus, the second ellipsoid shape having a first principal focus and a second principal focus, the second principal focus of the first ellipsoid shape being merged with the first principal focus of the second ellipsoid shape.
US07753571B2	Rearview mirror assembly of an automotive vehicle with a flashing device The invention relates to a rearview mirror assembly of an automotive vehicle with a flashing device comprising a first opening for the rearview mirror and a second opening in which an outer module is coupled inwardly defining an elongated passage delimited between two walls, an inner wall and an outer wall or cover. It further comprises a double-sided printed-circuit board transverse to the passage, including two light emitters in a first one of its sides and another light emitter in the other side and dividing the elongated passage into two areas. The emitters of the first side projects light along a first of the two areas, this light directly exiting by an end area with desired horizontal and vertical angles, and the other emitter does so along a second one of the two areas, the light exiting through the cover.
US07753566B2	Projection video display system In a projection video display system, display devices are irradiated with light emitted from a light source 1 housed in a body case, and a video image is projected to the outside of the body case. The system includes: a cooling fan for cooling the display devices; and an air passage for guiding air generated by driving the cooling fan to the display devices. Openings for making the display devices communicate with outside air are formed in positions corresponding to at least the display devices in the body case.
US07753565B2	Prism sheet and backlight module the same An exemplary prism sheet includes a transparent main body. The main body includes a first surface, a second surface and a plurality of spherical micro-depressions and a plurality of triangular pyramidal micro-depressions. The first surface and the second surface are on opposite sides of the main body. The spherical micro-depressions are formed in the first surface and the triangular pyramidal micro-depressions are formed in the second surfaces. A backlight module using the present prism sheet is also provided.
US07753564B2	Lampshade and illumination lamp having the same An illumination lamp (40) includes at least one solid-state lighting member (41) for radiating light, and a lampshade (10) being arranged corresponding to the at least one solid-state lighting member. The lampshade includes an array of lenses (11). Each lens has an incidence surface (110) for incidence of the light into the lampshade, and an opposite emitting surface (112) for emission of the light from the lampshade into ambient. At least one of the incidence surface and the emitting surface is a concave surface. The concave surface extends along a first direction. At least one micro-structure (111) is formed on the concave surface. The at least one micro-structure is long and narrow, and extends along the first direction. The micro-structure is configured for increasing radiating area of the light entering into the lampshade along a second direction intersecting the first direction.
US07753556B1	Compact LED lamp having heat dissipation structure An LED lamp includes a body comprising a supporting ring and a holding ring. A heat sink cover is mounted to a top surface of the supporting ring to cover a top end of the body. The heat sink cover comprises a plate and a plurality of fins formed on a top surface thereof. An LED module is received in the body and mounted to a bottom surface of the plate. A transparent envelope is mounted to the holding ring to cover a bottom end of the body. A retaining ring is mounted to a bottom surface of the holding ring to secure the transparent envelope in position. A suspension device is mounted to the heat sink cover. A power module is disposed in the suspension device.
US07753552B2	Quick install canopy An assembly and a method for attaching a sign-type lighting fixture to an electrical box. The assembly includes a lighting fixture having a mounting plate affixed to the electrical box, an illuminating sign, and a canopy affixed to the lighting fixture, allowing the canopy and the mounting plate to attach quickly. The method first includes affixing a mounting plate to an electrical box and affixing a canopy to a sign-type lighting fixture. Next, the canopy is secured to the mounting plate by inserting at least one wing tab from the canopy through at least one holding tab on the mounting plate. Then, the electrical wiring is connected. After that the wing tab and holding tab are separated. Finally, the wing tab is inserted into at least one offset on the mounting plate, and the canopy is secured to the mounting plate.
US07753547B2	Lighted headwear with brim sleeve There is provided hands-free lighting, components thereof, and other accessories combined with the hands-free lighting. The hands-free lighting is preferably lighted headgear including hats and includes various accessories for use therewith, such as a protective switch guard associated with hat packaging surrounding an activation switch to prevent inadvertent activation while still allowing intentional actuation thereof.
US07753546B2	Umbrella apparatus An umbrella apparatus includes a pole portion, a canopy portion hingedly coupled to the pole portion, the canopy portion having a plurality of support ribs and a plurality of support struts, and at least one lamp module mounted to the canopy portion, each lamp module having a plurality of light emitting diodes, each light emitting diode being aimed in a selected fixed direction, at least one of the light emitting diodes being aimed in a direction that is not normal to the support rib to which the lamp module is mounted.
US07753544B2	Light control plate, surface light source device and transmissive image display device A light control plate 30A of the present invention is disposed in front of a surface light source 20 that emits, in a predetermined direction, parallel light Fi having a substantially uniform luminance distribution. The light control plate 30A has a light incidence surface 30a, at which there are provided optical path control sections 31A of concave and/or convex cross-sectional shape, and a planar light exit surface 30b. The surface of the optical path control sections 31A comprises first to M-th planar portions 32A1 to 32AM. The inclination angles α1 to αM and pitch ratios L1 to LM of each planer portion are specified in such a manner that the parallel light Fi can be spread within an exit angle range −θmax to θmax relative to the predetermined direction, to exit as light having a substantially uniform luminance angular distribution within the exit angle range. Thereby, parallel light having a uniform luminance distribution can be spread within a predetermined angle range, to exit as light having a substantially uniform luminance angular distribution within the angle range.
US07753541B2	Motor vehicle A motor vehicle has an exterior coating. A fluorescing and/or phosphorescing substance is added to the exterior coating or forms a part of the exterior coating. The fluorescing and/or phosphorescing substance serves to emit light, in particular red, green and/or blue light, in a visible range upon irradiation by light in an invisible range.
US07753535B2	Projection type image display apparatus According to the present invention, a projection type image display apparatus enables control of a large amount of light masking through a light-masking unit while maintaining a uniform illumination distribution in an area to be illuminated by the illumination light. The apparatus uses two array lenses on which lens cells are arranged in matrix form, where light-masking unit masks the array lens installed on the light source side in their particular area. The light-masking unit adjusts the amount of light emitted from the light source. The light-masking area of lens cells adjacent to lens cells closest to an optical axis is made smaller than the light-masking area of other cells.
US07753533B2	Display apparatus In conjunction with attachment or detachment of a dust filter, a lid disposed to an inlet of a duct operates to close the inlet.
US07753528B1	Film transport device The invention relates to a film transport device for transporting a motion picture film, in particular in a film recorder, having a rotatable transport drum for the rotary guidance of the film. The transport drum has movable registration pins which can be introduced temporarily into the transport path of the film at the transport drum to precisely fix the position of the film. The invention furthermore relates to a film recorder having a film transport device of the mentioned kind and to a method of transporting a motion picture film by means of a rotating transport drum, in particular in a film recorder.
US07753527B2	Intelligent patient interface for ophthalmic instruments An ophthalmic examination system comprising a headrest with a detection element, and an ophthalmic instrument (OI) having a microprocessor and a sensor in communication with the microprocessor. The sensor is configured to detect the presence of the detection element, and the headrest is configured for coupling to the OI.
US07753524B2	Process and device for treating blind regions of the visual field A device and method are provided for treating the visual system of a human including the retina, visual cortex and/or other neuro-cellular structures. The method includes the steps of locating and defining a blind zone of deteriorated vision within the human's visual system, defining a treatment area which is located predominantly within the blind zone, and treating the human's visual system by presenting visual stimuli to the human's visual system. The majority of the visual stimuli are presented to at least a portion of the blind zone.
US07753514B2	Ultraviolet curing type ink composition and imaging process for using the same The present invention relates to an ink composition containing a monofunctional monomer at a mixing ratio of 50 to 70% by weight, a bifunctional monomer at a mixing ratio of 10 to 30% by weight and a multifunctional monomer at a mixing ratio of 1 to 10% by weight. According to the invention, there is provided an ultraviolet curing type ink composition which is curable with an ultraviolet ray, high in its curing (polymerization) rate, and low in viscosity and toxicity. Further, an imaging process using the above-mentioned ink composition is also disclosed.
US07753512B2	System for maintaining temperature of a fluid in a conduit A fluid transport apparatus maintains temperature of a fluid transported through a conduit. The fluid transport apparatus includes a fluid transport conduit for transporting fluid, the fluid transport conduit having an inlet end that is coupled to a fluid supply and an outlet end that is coupled to a receiving port, a compressor conduit configured to pump fluid through the fluid transport conduit by pressurizing and venting the compressor conduit, and a thermal conductor configured to achieve a non-ambient temperature for the fluid within the fluid transport conduit as the compressor conduit is operated to move the fluid through the fluid transport conduit.
US07753509B2	Segmented ink stick An ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer is provided. The ink stick includes a first ink stick body segment having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a second ink stick body segment having a proximal portion and a distal portion, and one or more flexible strand portions. The strand portion is formed integrally with the first ink stick body segment and the second ink stick body segment, and connects the proximal portion of the first ink stick body segment and the proximal portion of the second ink stick body segment. The strand portion flexes to permit variation in the distance between the distal portion of the first ink stick body segment and the distal portion of the second ink stick body segment.
US07753508B2	Ink supply cartridge for a printhead assembly Provided is an ink supply cartridge for a printhead assembly having a printhead integrated circuit (IC) and a guide assembly for guiding ink to the IC. The ink supply cartridge includes a first U-shaped top portion defining side walls, and a second base portion for complementarily receiving the first portion so that the side walls define elongate ink reservoirs together with the base portion. The base portion includes an end portion defining a series of air inlets with convoluted winding channels leading to the ink reservoirs, said channels hydrophobically treated to prevent ink escaping from the channels.
US07753507B2	Pagewidth printhead assembly cartridge with micro-capillary feed A cartridge for a pagewidth printhead assembly is provided. The cartridge includes a body assembly having a lid and main body operatively defining a plurality of fluid chambers when assembled, each chamber comprising a stack of polymer layers with a micro-capillary array of channels formed therein to form an absorbent assembly. The cartridge includes a plurality of printhead integrated circuits (IC) each having a plurality of micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangements for ejecting printing fluid onto a printing medium, in use. The cartridge also includes a fluid distribution member operatively arranging each chamber in fluid communication with each IC.
US07753505B2	Ink cartridges and inkjet printers An ink cartridge includes a wall, and an ink supply portion positioned at the wall. The ink supply portion has an ink supply opening formed therein. The ink cartridge also includes a plurality of protrusions which includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion, and each of the first protrusion and the second protrusion extend from the wall. In an embodiment, a distance between the first protrusion and the second protrusion is greater than 0 mm and less than a diameter of the ink supply opening. In another embodiment, the distance between the first protrusion and the second protrusion is greater than 0 mm and less than a diameter of the ink supply opening.
US07753504B2	Printhead and ink supply arrangement suitable for utilization in a print on demand camera system A printhead and ink supply arrangement suitable for utilization in a print on demand camera system includes a housing. A baffle unit is encased in the housing and, together with the housing, defines a number of ink storage chambers. The baffle unit is configured to inhibit ink acceleration as a result of movement of the camera system. An ink distribution manifold is arranged on the baffle unit and defines a series of slots. The series are in fluid communication with respective storage chambers and ink outlets. A printhead is arranged on the ink distribution manifold to receive ink via the ink outlets.
US07753502B2	Method of manufacturing ink jet recording head, ink jet recording head, and ink jet cartridge A method of manufacturing an ink jet head which discharges ink, comprising: a step of preparing a silicon substrate; a step of forming a membrane having a layer in which a plurality of holes are disposed to constitute a filter mask, and a layer with which a first surface is coated in such a manner that the first surface is not exposed from the plurality of holes on the first surface of the substrate; a step of forming a close contact enhancing layer on the membrane formed on the substrate; a step of forming a channel constituting member on the close contact enhancing layer to constitute a plurality of discharge ports and a plurality of ink channels communicating with the plurality of discharge ports; a step of forming an ink supply port communicating with the plurality of ink channels in the silicon substrate by anisotropic etching from a second surface facing the first surface of the substrate; and a step of forming a filter in a portion of the close contact enhancing layer positioned in an opening of the ink supply port using the layer of the membrane in which a plurality of holes are disposed as the mask.
US07753501B2	Liquid supply system and ink jet recording apparatus This liquid supply system has a liquid storing portion, and a first communication hole and a second communication hole formed in the bottom of the liquid storing portion. The liquid supply system has a gas circulation mode of leading a gas in the liquid storing portion to the outside through the second communication hole and forcing the gas into the liquid storing portion through the first communication hole.
US07753500B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an engine unit formed by unitizing an engine part configured to scan a carriage having a recording head jetting a liquid drop of recording liquid in a main scanning direction and conveying a recording medium in a sub-scanning direction, so that an image is formed, and a keeping and recovering mechanism configured to keep an operating state of the recording head forming the engine unit, the keeping and recovering mechanism being provided at a rear side of an apparatus main body.
US07753499B2	Jet printer with enhanced print drop delivery Disclosed is a jet printing method, which includes firing printing fluid drops and deflecting them. The drops are then deflected again in a second direction, which can allow them to be deposited in a collimated swath. Also disclosed is dynamically adjusting the deflection to achieve a dynamic swath density and/or a dynamic swath width.
US07753497B2	Piezoelectric element, liquid droplet ejection head, and liquid droplet ejection apparatus A metal oxide layer is disposed on the lower potential side when an electric field in a predetermined direction is applied to the piezoelectric body which is deformed by an applied electric field, and compensates for the oxygen vacancies which are generated in the piezoelectric body by applying the electric field. A second metal oxide layer is disposed on the higher potential side of the electric field applied to the piezoelectric body, and by applying an electric field in the direction reverse to the electric field, compensates for the oxygen vacancies which are accumulated in the piezoelectric body, thus degradation of the piezoelectric characteristic of a piezoelectric element can be repaired.
US07753496B2	Inkjet printhead with multiple chambers and multiple nozzles for each drive circuit An inkjet printhead with multiple actuators in respective ink chambers, where a plurality of the actuators activate simultaneously from the same drive signal. By replacing a single relatively large chamber with two or more smaller chambers, such that the separate actuators are in the same driver circuit (either in series or parallel), each nozzle ejects drops of smaller volume, and having different misdirections. Smaller drops with differing misdirections are less likely to create any visible artefacts.
US07753495B2	Ink jet recording head, manufacturing method therefor, and substrate for ink jet recording head manufacture A base member for use in manufacturing an ink jet recording head, which includes a supply port, an ejection outlet, a liquid flow path for directing liquid supplied from the supply port to the ejection outlet, and an ejection pressure generating element, disposed in the liquid flow path, for ejecting the liquid. The supply port is formed as a through-opening in a substrate on which the ejection pressure generation element is provided. The base member includes a recessed portion formed on the side of the substrate provided with the ejection pressure generation element. The recessed portion extends from an edge of the supply port to a neighborhood of the ejection pressure generation element. A protection layer is provided at least on a portion of the substrate surface constituting the recessed portion.
US07753492B2	Micro-electromechanical fluid ejection mechanism having a shape memory alloy actuator Provided is a micro-electromechanical fluid ejection mechanism. The mechanism includes a substrate defining an ink passage in fluid communication with a tapered ink chamber having an ink ejection port, as well as a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator arranged within the chamber. The actuator is configured to straighten when heated and to return to a bent state upon subsequent cooling to facilitate ejection of ink via the ejection port.
US07753490B2	Printhead with ejection orifice in flexible element An inkjet printhead that has a substrate with a first layer, a second layer; and a flexible element supported by the second layer. The flexible element has an orifice through which ink is ejected. An actuator deflects the flexible element to force the ink through the orifice. The substrate has an opening formed through the first layer and a hole through the second layer such that the hole and the opening are in fluid communication to supply ink to the flexible element.
US07753485B2	Ink ejection nozzle with oscillator and shutter arrangement An ink ejection nozzle has an ink reservoir with an oscillator configured to oscillate ink pressure in the reservoir. A wafer assembly defines an ink supply channel in fluid communication with the ink reservoir. A nozzle chamber structure on the wafer assembly defines a nozzle chamber in fluid communication with the ink supply channel. An ink ejection port is in fluid communication with the nozzle chamber. A shutter is positioned in the nozzle chamber and is configured to shut the ink ejection port to the ejection of ink from the nozzle chamber.
US07753482B2	Pattern forming method, liquid droplet discharging apparatus, and electrooptical device A pattern forming method forms a pattern on a substrate by relatively moving a plurality of nozzle groups each including a plurality of nozzles arranged in a first direction and the substrate a plurality of times in a main-scanning direction to allow the nozzles to discharge liquid droplets thereon. The method includes (i) relatively moving each nozzle group and the substrate in a sub-scanning direction such that a rear end of a former nozzle group overlaps a front end of a latter nozzle group when viewed from the main-scanning direction after every relative movement between the nozzle group and the substrate in the main-scanning direction; (ii) selecting a plurality of former nozzles among the nozzles of the former group that overlap those of the latter group to allow the selected former nozzles to discharge liquid droplets upon the relative movement between the former group and the substrate in the main-scanning direction; and (iii) selecting a plurality of latter nozzles positioned between the selected former nozzles among the nozzles of the latter group that overlap those of the former group to allow the selected latter nozzles to discharge liquid droplets upon the relative movement between the latter group and the substrate in the main-scanning direction.
US07753477B2	Rotating printhead maintenance facility with tubular chassis A maintenance facility for an inkjet printer having a pagewidth printhead and a media path for feeding sheets of media substrate in a media feed direction. The pagewidth printhead has an elongate array of nozzles extending the printing width of the media substrate and the maintenance facility has a tubular chassis mounting in the printer such that it can rotate about its longitudinal axis and a plurality of maintenance stations mounted to an exterior surface of the tubular chassis. At least one of the maintenance stations is a wiper member positioned for wiping contact with the elongate array of nozzles.
US07753472B2	Printhead maintenance station having rotational pad engagement A printhead maintenance station for maintaining a printhead in an operable condition is provided. The maintenance station comprises an elastically deformable pad having a contact surface for sealing engagement with an ink ejection face of the printhead, and an engagement mechanism for reciprocally moving the pad between a first position in which the contact surface is sealingly engaged with the face and a second position in which the contact surface is disengaged from the face. The engagement mechanism is configured to move the pad rotatably with respect to the printhead such that, during engagement, a first part of the surface is contacted with the face prior to a second part of the surface. During disengagement the second part is disengaged from the face prior to the first part.
US07753470B2	Printhead assembly with ink supply system and foaming system A printhead assembly suitable for printhead maintenance operations is provided. The printhead assembly comprises: (a) a printhead having an ink ejection face; (b) an ink supply system for supplying ink to the printhead; and (c) a foaming system for providing a liquid foam on the face.
US07753469B2	Inkjet nozzle chamber with single inlet and plurality of nozzles An inkjet drop ejection apparatus that has a chamber with a plurality of nozzles, and an actuator with associated drive circuitry for selectively ejecting drops of ink through any one of the nozzles. By using a single actuator for ejecting ink from multiple nozzles, it reduces the drive circuitry etched into the printhead. This in turn allows the nozzle spacing to be reduced.
US07753467B2	Ink jet printing apparatus and ink jet printing method In an ink jet printing apparatus that ejects a plurality of kinds of pigment inks in small droplets, the drive pulse waveform to be applied to each of the heaters is adjusted according to the viscosity of the ink in a way that assures that the lengths of liquid columns ejected are approximately equal among different colors. This enables the dot areas formed on a print medium to be constant among different colors, realizing an image output with excellent color reproducibility, free from variations in image density and tonality.
US07753462B2	Image forming apparatus The image forming apparatus comprises: an applying device that applies a first liquid containing a diffusion preventing agent for a coloring material, onto a recording medium; a droplet depositing device that deposits a second liquid containing the coloring material, onto the recording medium onto which the first liquid has been applied; a radiation irradiating device that radiates radiation onto the recording medium onto which the second liquid has been deposited; and a controlling device that controls a time from the second liquid being deposited to the second liquid being irradiated with the radiation, according to deposition data for the droplet depositing device.
US07753458B2	Expansion card mounting apparatus A mounting apparatus for holding an expansion card with a slot cover, the mounting apparatus comprises a rear panel and a fastener. The rear panel defines a slot, and forms a holder above the slot. The holder forms a pivoting axis at a free end thereof, and the pivoting axis is in parallel with the rear panel. The fastener is pivotably attached to the pivoting axis, and comprises a pressing portion pressing the slot cover to the holder and a locking portion locked to the rear panel.
US07753453B2	Wheel balance weight for automobile tire A wheel balance weight for an automobile is provided. The wheel balance weight for an automobile includes a weight holder 10 having a hook part 12 press-fitted between a rim 7 of an automobile wheel 5 and a tire bead part 9 and an arcuate gripping part 14 provided at the other end of the hook part 12, and a weight element 20 detachably gripped by an inner periphery of the gripping part 14 of the weight holder 10, wherein the gripping part 14 of the weight holder 10 has a cut-out part 14a formed at a center part thereof to a certain length in a circumferential direction thereof, and the weight element 20 has a fixing protrusion 22 projecting from an outer periphery thereof through the cut-out part 14a of the gripping part 14 to the exterior and fixedly hooked by the gripping part 14.
US07753449B2	Reclining seat for automobiles A reclining seat for an automobile is disclosed. The reclining seat includes a seat back 1 having first side brackets 10 provided at both sides thereof, a seat cushion 2 having second side brackets 11 provided at both sides thereof, the second side brackets 11 being arranged outside of the first side brackets 10 so as to be opposite to the first side brackets 10, a connecting shaft 12 inserted at both end portions thereof through the first and second side brackets and interconnecting the first and second side brackets, whereby the seat back 1 pivotally supported to the seat cushion 2, recliner devices 13 mounted on the connecting shaft 12 and arranged between the first and second side brackets 10, 11 for allowing the seat back 1 to be pivoted forward and rearward relative to the seat cushion 2 in such a manner that an angle of the seat back 1 relative to the seat cushion 2 can be adjusted, and allowing the seat back 1 to be locked with respect to the seat cushion 2, and stopper mechanisms 15 on the first and second brackets 10, 11 for causing a rearward reclined posture of the seat back 1 to be maintained in a full-flat state when the seat back 1 is pivoted rearward relative to the seat cushion 2.
US07753444B2	Child seat A child seat attached to a vehicle seat comprises a base platform which is attached on the vehicle seat and comprises a guide groove; and a child seat body which comprises a bottom face and a guided member which is fixed on the bottom face. The guided member being slidably engaged with the guide groove. The guide groove comprises a curved portion. The child seat can turn to a substantially lateral direction to a moving direction of a vehicle by the guided member being guided along the curved portion.
US07753435B2	Water shield for vehicle door A water shield for a door of a vehicle includes a main body with at least one sealing portion for sealing to the door. The water shield also includes at least one rib coupled to the main body for increasing stiffness of the water shield.
US07753434B2	Clip-in window assembly for vehicles A window assembly for a vehicle having a body panel comprises, in combination, a glazing panel having a peripheral edge, a gasket secured to the glazing panel for sealing the peripheral edge to the body panel, at least one clip receiver secured to the glazing panel near the peripheral edge, and at least one fastener clip clamping the clip receiver to the body panel. The fastener clip is preferably U-shaped having a pair of resilient legs receiving the body panel and the clip receiver therebetween. The fastener clip is preferably secured to the clip receiver in a manner in which the fastener clip is movable between a shipping position and a securing position. A detent is preferably formed between the fastener clip and the clip receiver to resist removal of the fastener clip from the clip receiver.
US07753432B2	Retractable roof device and vehicle fitted with said device A retractable roof device for a vehicle, including a roof panel configured to be displaced by a guide, moving from a closed position covering the passenger compartment of the vehicle to a retracted position in a rear area of the vehicle. The device also includes a cover structure. The controlled displacement of the roof between the closed position and the retracted position causes displacement of the rear cover structure and/or part of the passenger compartment such that the rear cover structure and/or passenger compartment part allows the roof panel and guide to be displaced.
US07753431B2	Gas fuel filling lid device for vehicle A gas fuel filling lid device for a vehicle using a high-pressure gas as the fuel has a fuel filling opening for filling the vehicle with the high-pressure gas fuel, a lid openably attached to the vehicle and covering the fuel filling opening, and a cap for the fuel filling opening. The filling opening cap is fitted to the inner surface of the lid and is connected to and disconnected from the fuel filling opening in operative association with opening and closing of the lid. The structure prevents the user from forgetting to close the filling opening cap and facilitates the connection and disconnection of the filling opening cap.
US07753428B2	Vehicle seat device Disclosed is a vehicle seat device operating as follows. A retracting instruction is given by a seat switch to start operation of a seat back actuator. Lock of the seat back and a seat cushion is released to rotate the seat back to the position where it is overlapped with the seat cushion. A floor actuator is driven to release engagement between the floor panel and the floor lock. A lift up motor is operated to lift up the vehicle seat device toward the vehicle body. After this, a dragger lock motor is operated to lock a striker on the seat back rear surface and the dragger unit, thereby completing the retraction operation.
US07753426B2	Interior member for cab of work vehicle and method for forming same, as well as wall member An object is to enhance the sound absorbing functions of an interior member, and furthermore, to increase ease of assembly of the interior member, and the interior member for the cab is integrally formed so as to have a laminated structure where a sound absorbing material is contained between an outer layer material and a foundation body panel, or inside a foundation body panel. In addition, such an interior member is formed in accordance with a reaction injection molding method.
US07753425B2	Load carrier arrangement for a vehicle bed comprising an internal bed rail system Load carrier mountable above a bed structure of a vehicle having an upper surface and an internal bed rail system is disclosed. The load carrier broadly includes an upright base support member, an internal rail clamping assembly, and a clamp adjustment assembly. The upright base support member rests upon the upper surface of the side wall of the bed structure and connects with the internal rail clamping assembly. The upright base support member has a first clamp surface for asserting a clamping force upon the upper surface of the side wall of the bed structure. The rail clamping assembly is releasably securable to the internal bed rail system and includes a second clamp surface for asserting a clamping force upon the internal bed rail system. The clamp adjustment assembly positionally adjusts the first clamping surface with respect to the second clamping surface between clamped and unclamped positions.
US07753424B2	Armrest arrangement for a motor vehicle door An armrest arrangement for a motor vehicle door includes an armrest which is adjustable in a direction of adjustment, a guide device, at least one slide movably guided on the guide device in the direction of adjustment, at least one coupling element, via which the armrest is connected to the slide, a locking mechanism, by which the armrest is lockable in a previously set position of adjustment along the guide device, and a door lining, which extends two-dimensionally between the slide and the armrest and which is penetrated by the at least one coupling element. The locking mechanism is unlockable by a movement of the armrest in an unlocking direction. The armrest is mounted such that an unlocking movement of the armrest is coupled in the unlocking direction to a second movement by which the armrest is moved away from the door lining.
US07753421B2	Long-handled tool with plastic molded-over handle A long-handled shovel includes a head having a blade and a socket and an elongate handle member partially extending into the socket of the head. The handle member is a tube. A rod partially extends into the handle member and partially extends into the socket to provide resilient flexing between the head and the handle member when prying forces are applied thereto. A collar encircles the socket to limit outward expansion of the socket. A continuous outer layer of plastic material is molded over the entire length of the handle member and at least partially molded over the socket and the collar. The outer layer provides added strength by extending over the joint between the handle member and the socket.
US07753419B2	Mounting Structure for vehicle crash sensor A sensor assembly of a vehicle includes a substantially horizontal protrusion secured to a body portion of the vehicle and extending therefrom in a direction of an impact input and a crash sensor mounted to the substantially horizontal protrusion, wherein the crash sensor is configured to detect an impact force applied to the body panel by the impact input.
US07753417B1	Lock manipulation device for door operator A locking/unlocking device usable with a door operator having a tapered shaft including a first element possessing a surface with a recess. A second element also includes a surface such that a fastener removably holds the first element to the second element to form a unit. The unit includes an aperture formed by the recess to at least partially circumscribe the tapered shaft of the door opener. A moveable foot located on the unit is driven against the door to allow the door operator to be positioned between a locked and unlocked orientation.
US07753416B2	High-strength threaded joints, particularly for lined tubes A threaded tubular joint comprising male and female members is provided. The ends of the male members comprise an upper portion and a lower portion located between an upper threaded portion and an inner surface of each of the male ends. The upper portion is formed by a thread bevel which transitions into a first rounded area and the lower portion is formed by a second rounded area. A reversibly deformable ring may be housed within a central section of the joint. When the male members are substantially engaged within the joint, the ring is compressed by the ends of the male members.
US07753413B2	Vapour-compression type refrigerating machine and double pipe structure and double pipe joint structure preferably used therefor A refrigerant pipe connected to a suction side of a compressor and a refrigerant pipe connected to a discharge side of the compressor are integrated into one body. A refrigerant pipe connected to an inlet side of a condenser and a refrigerant pipe connected to an outlet side of the condenser are integrated into one body. A refrigerant pipe connected to an inlet side of a decompressor and a refrigerant pipe connected to an outlet side of the temperature detecting portion are integrated into one body. In these piping structures, a double pipe structure and a double pipe joint structure are adopted in which an inner pipe for circulating high pressure fluid and an outer pipe for circulating low pressure fluid are formed separate from each other and the respective end portions of the pipes are joined to a joint member by plastically deforming the pipes.
US07753412B2	Vented gas riser apparatus A vented gas riser for use in a system for conducting pressurized gas through a gas carrier pipe from a gas supply source line located below ground level to a delivery point disposed above ground is provided. A fluid tight gas riser protective casing is disposed around said carrier pipe and creates a gas escape passageway in an elongate annular space between the carrier pipe and the casing. Any gas which leaks from the gas carrier pipe is captured in the gas escape passageway. A riser transition head, which includes at least one vent passageway, provides a fluid connection with said gas escape passageway and with the atmosphere such that any gas which leaks in the vicinity of the gas escape passageway can escape through the at least one vent into the atmosphere.
US07753410B2	Tactical seatbelt quick release system A tactical quick release seatbelt mechanism that attaches as an after-market enhancement to a pre-existing factory installed seatbelt. The tactical quick release seatbelt mechanism expedites exit from a factory-installed 3-point seatbelt, particularly in an emergency situation. The tactical quick release allows tactical users such as law enforcement, military personnel, drug enforcement personnel, Homeland Security personnel, etc. to exit a vehicle quickly, without delay or snag of tactical equipment (e.g., weapons, communications backpack, etc.) on the 3-point seatbelt, and without the need to take their eye of a given target by looking down for the seatbelt release button. The quick release mechanism inherently provides some extension to the length of the factory installed seatbelt, providing that much more flexibility and maneuverability for the occupant-particularly an occupant that is forward-leaning in the seat because of their wearing a backpack or similar tactical equipment while seated in the vehicle.
US07753408B2	Composite component and method for producing a composite component The invention relates to a composite component comprising an insert made of expanded metal surrounded by foamed material, particularly a steering column collision protection element.
US07753407B2	Side airbag apparatus with side airbag cover A side airbag cover for holding a folded shape of a side airbag to be stored includes a first cover portion for covering a front inflation portion of the side airbag, the front inflation portion inflating and deploying substantially forward in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle; and a second cover portion for covering a lower inflation portion of the side airbag, the lower inflation portion inflating and deploying substantially downward.
US07753406B2	Air bag and a method of folding an air bag An air bag for a motor vehicle and a method of folding an air bag. The method includes the steps of positioning the air bag, extending the air bag in a first direction, positioning first and second perimeter sections of the air bag toward a center line to create upper and lower pleats, and rolling the air bag in a second direction disposed opposite the first direction.
US07753399B2	Equalizer for a suspension system An equalizer for a suspension system for a trailer is configured to absorb or dampen the harsh shocks or vibrations coming off of the leaf springs proximate to a center frame hangar, thus allowing for a “softer” ride. The equalizer utilizes one or two independent equalizer arm assemblies or castings which are each rotatably secured within the equalizer. Each equalizer arm assembly or casting is operatively associated with one of the leaf springs such that upon upward movement of the leaf spring, the associated equalizer arm assembly or casting is forced to rotate within the equalizer and to deform a shock absorber provided within the equalizer. The shock absorber, upon the deformation thereof, absorbs the harsh shocks or vibrations which would otherwise normally be transferred from the leaf springs, to the equalizer, and thus to the frame of the trailer.
US07753398B2	Baby stroller frame with seat direction changing mechanism A baby stroller comprises a collapsible wheeled frame, a swivelable seat, and a swivelable connector connected between the collapsible wheeled frame and the swivelable seat. The swivelable connector is pivotally connected atop the collapsible wheeled frame and has a locking mechanism for fixing the swivelable connector in a plurality of predetermined directions. The swivelable seat has a pair of push bars connected to both sides thereof through a pair of lockable swivel base, wherein the lockable swivel base can be used to lock the push bars either forwardly or backwardly and comprises a driving mechanism for unlocking the locking mechanism so as to permit the swivelable connector to rotate relative to the collapsible wheeled frame 1 thereby to change the direction of the swivelable seat.
US07753395B2	Tongue assembly for a trailer having an integral hinge A trailer tongue assembly is provided which has a first section, a second section and a hinge pivotally connecting the first and section sections. The first section has a first end with a cross-sectional configuration and the second section has a second end with a cross-sectional configuration. The hinge has a fixed section, a rotatable section, and a pivot member. The fixed section has a first attachment flange with a cross-sectional configuration corresponding to the cross-sectional configuration of the first end. The rotatable section has a second attachment flange with a cross-sectional configuration corresponding to the cross-sectional configuration of the second end. The pivot member rotatably connects the fixed and rotatable sections and the first attachment flange is fixably attached to the first end while the second attachment flange is fixably attached to the second end.
US07753385B2	Suspension system A suspension system for an agricultural or construction industry vehicle is described. The suspension system comprises two hydraulic cylinders which support a frame in relation to an axle of the vehicle, the hydraulic cylinders being hydraulically connected to one another in a cross connection, so that a piston-side chamber of the one hydraulic cylinder is connected to the piston rod-side chamber of the other hydraulic cylinder and vice versa, in each case one hydraulic accumulator assigned to a hydraulic cylinder, a hydraulic source, a hydraulic tank, a control valve device, an electronic control unit, electrically switchable switch valves which are arranged in the cross connection between the hydraulic accumulators and the hydraulic cylinders, and a first and second supply line, which supply lines connect the control vale device to the cross connection. In order to prevent the activation of a suspension state in critical vehicle states, means for the detection and compensation of load states of the vehicle are provided in the suspension system.
US07753383B2	Device for uncovering an opening in a housing part of a steering gear A device for exposing an opening in a housing part of a steering gear in a vehicle steering system has a closure element that closes the opening and a component that, when it comes into contact with a liquid, changes at least one of its properties such that, after the component cooperates with the closure element, the closure element exposes the opening.
US07753380B2	Boot for constant-velocity universal joint A boot for constant-velocity universal joint includes a minor-diameter cylindrical portion, a major-diameter cylindrical portion, and a bellows. The bellows connects the minor-diameter cylindrical portion with the major-diameter cylindrical portion integrally, and includes a plurality of crests and roots, being made of a first crest, a first root, a second crest, a second root, and so on, which are disposed alternately in this order from one of the opposite ends that faces the minor-diameter cylindrical portion to the other one of the opposite ends that faces the major-diameter cylindrical portion. The bellows further includes a rising wall, which connects one of the opposite ends of the minor-diameter cylindrical portion that faces the bellows with a top of the first crest in the bellows, and which exhibits a rising angle of less than 45 degrees to an imaginary central line of the boot or that of the shaft.
US07753379B2	Gasket with transition sealing feature A gasket can include a body adapted to form a seal in an engagement region between two members. A first sealing portion can be formed in the body and define a first plane. A second sealing portion can be formed in the body and occupy a space outside of the first plane. A first transition portion is formed between the first and second portions. The first transition portion defines a first width in the engagement region that is greater than a second width defined in the first and second portion adjacent to the first transition portion.
US07753377B2	Shaft seal having shaft offset compensating capability A shaft seal includes an elastomeric annular body having a radially inwardly protruding annular lip. An annular outer case receives the elastomeric annular body. An annular inner case is embedded into the elastomeric annular body. An annular insert is positioned adjacent the inner case. A backup/support insert is received in a recessed pocket in the elastomeric body and outboard of an axially extending annular bead protruding from the body and compressed sealingly against the radially inward extending leg of the seals annular outer case. The backup/support insert and axially extending annular bead act to prevent sealed fluid pressure from acting against a rind portion of the elastomeric body thus leaving outwardly extending beads of the rind portion free to compress or decompress to accommodate eccentric deflection of the shaft. The outer case, the insert, the backup insert and the inner case support the lip and compensate for shaft offset.
US07753368B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with the same A sheet processing apparatus comprises: an first stack portion which temporarily stacks a sheet thereon; a first stack portion which is disposed under the first stack portion and stacks thereon a sheet discharged from the first stack portion; a second stack portion which is disposed above the first stack portion and stacks a sheet thereon; a stack reference wall which serves as an abutment reference at an end of the sheet on the second stack portion; and an alignment reference wall which is disposed more upstream in the sheet conveyance direction than the stack reference wall and serves as an abutment reference at an end of the sheet on the first stack portion; wherein the second stack portion has such a length that an end of the sheet stacked on the first stack portion cannot project from the second stack portion, as viewed from above in a vertical direction.
US07753367B2	System of opposing alternate higher speed sheet feeding from the same sheet stack In a printing system in which the print media sheets are alternately fed from the same stack in the same tray by two sheet feeders at opposite sides into different sheet paths, at least one of the sheet feeders is repositionable towards and away from the other for feeding different size sheets, and the connecting sheet path is repositionable with the repositioning of the sheet feeder. The repositioning of the sheet feeder and its associated sheet path may be automatic in coordination with the normal resetting of a tray stack edge guide with the loading of different size sheets into the tray. The enhanced rate sheet feeding may be for a dual print engine printing system and/or selectably common or reversed sheet facing. Alternating coordinated lifting of a nudger roll of one sheet feeder with operation of the opposing sheet feeder, and retard nips spaced from the stack, may be provided.
US07753366B2	Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus with sheet feeding apparatus therein The sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet stack tray on which sheets to be fed are stacked, a drive motor for moving up the sheet stack tray, a detection sensor for detecting the position of an uppermost sheet stacked on the sheet stack tray, and a control part for controlling the function of the drive motor, wherein, when the detection sensor detects that the uppermost sheet reaches a predetermined height while the drive motor executes a drive so as to move up the sheet stack tray, the control part tentatively stops or decelerates the drive motor and thereafter drives the drive motor so as to move up the sheet stacked on the sheet stack tray to a feed position.
US07753364B2	Method to accommodate a large capacity of sheets in a feeder mechanism The sheet capacity of a pivoting feed head is combined with a complimentary pivoting design for the paper tray lift, such that a large total capacity of sheets is attained within a compact space, while allowing the lifting mechanisms to be located outside of the perimeter of the paper tray.
US07753361B2	Paper feeding apparatus with damping gear on swing arm A paper feeding apparatus includes a driving shaft, a swing arm unit sleeved rotatably on the driving shaft, a pickup shaft disposed rotatably on the swing arm unit, and a device configured as an idle wheel unit or a damping gear. The device is interconnected between the driving shaft and the pickup shaft such that rotation of the driving shaft results in upward and downward pivoting movement of the pickup shaft, thereby allowing for paper loading and paper pickup, respectively.
US07753358B2	Tabbed sheet support unit, sheet feeding device, and image forming apparatus A tabbed sheet table is detachably attached to a lifting and lowering tray when a tabbed sheet is fed. A tabbed sheet regulating member is provided in a side surface on an upstream side in a sheet feeding direction of the tabbed sheet table while being movable in a vertical direction. The tabbed sheet regulating member includes an abutting portion and a contacting portion. The abutting portion is vertically extended, and the abutting portion abuts on a tab of the tabbed sheet. The contacting portion is extended along the tabbed sheet table, and the contacting portion is contacted on the top-most tabbed sheet placed on the tabbed sheet table. In lifting a tray, a length in a vertical direction of the tabbed sheet is set such that a state in which the regulating member is contacted on the tabbed sheet is maintained irrespective of the lifting of the tray.
US07753355B2	Image reader and image forming apparatus An image reader has an image reading portion and first and second conveying portions each having plural pairs of rotating bodies. A first changing portion makes a changeover between a first state in which the plural pairs of rotating bodies in the first conveying portion nips the sheet and a second state in which at least one of the plural pairs of rotating bodies in the first conveying portion is separated and the other pairs of rotating bodies in the first conveying portion nip the sheet, and a second changing portion makes a changeover between a first state in which the plural pairs of rotating bodies of the second conveying portion nips the sheet and a second state in which at least one of the plural pairs of rotating bodies in the second conveying portion is separated and the other pairs of rotating bodies in the second conveying portion nip the sheet.
US07753354B2	Sheet postprocessing apparatus and sheet postprocessing method There is provided a sensor 48 for detecting penetration of a sheet by a punch hole aligning pin 42, and there is provided controlling means for retrying a penetrating operation by returning the punch hole aligning pin to an initial position when a time period from starting to move the pin to penetrating the sheet exceeds a reference time period. Even when a degree of unalignment of the punch hole of the sheet P is considerable and the punch hole aligning pin cannot penetrate through the sheet by once, the punch hole aligning pin is penetrated therethrough frequently by repeating the penetrating operation and therefore, an error in aligning the sheet can be reduced. In a case in which the pin is not penetrated through the sheet even when the penetrating operation is carried out by a predetermined number of times, the pin is returned to the initial position and an error is displayed.
US07753353B2	Vertical sheet compiling apparatus and methods of vertically compiling sheets A vertical sheet compiling apparatus and method compile sheets in a slot that accumulates a plurality of sheets. The slot includes a first baffle and a second baffle that each define generally vertical sides of a sheet path of the slot. The first and second baffles are separated from each other by a space therebetween. An actuator is coupled to at least one of the first and second baffles to move one of the baffles toward or away from the other one of the baffles, thereby adjusting a width of the sheet path as the sheets compile in the slot. A binding mechanism fastens the plurality of sheets together. The apparatus and method may also include a sensing device for determining an amount of available space in the slot during compilation of the sheets in the slot. The determined amount of space can be used to control movement of the baffle(s).
US07753346B2	Freestanding fence A freestanding fence constructed of square tubing and a few connectors. The fence is supported on footed x-shaped posts that sit on top of the ground. A horizontal member extends between adjacent x-shaped posts and a footed vertical support member is provided on each horizontal member approximately midway between the adjacent x-shaped posts. Several fence wires extend horizontally and connect to adjacent x-shaped posts along the length of the fence via electrical insulators and non-conductive fasteners so that the fence can be electrified. The horizontal members attach to the posts by means of couplings that allow for both vertical and horizontal adjustment. The fence is constructed of easily transported and assembled pieces that can be disassembled, moved, and then reassembled as often as needed.
US07753339B2	Valve device A valve device includes: a valve stem 4 vertically movably inserted in a staffing box 1; a gland packing 2 interposed between the staffing box 1 and the valve stem 4; a packing flange 9 disposed above the gland packing 2 through a packing follower 3; a spring case 6 that accommodates or holds Belleville springs 5, further abuts the packing flange 9 on its top face, and has groove portions 12 on its peripheral wall; and stud bolts 7 that press the gland packing 2 through the packing flange 9 and the spring case 6.
US07753333B2	Engagement member for display device In an engagement member 2 comprising a main body part 3 and an engagement part 4, the main body part 3 is separately formed from the engagement part 4A. A screw passage hole 3c is formed in the main body part 3. A screw hole 4a is formed in the engagement part 4. By tightening a screw member 6 passed through the screw passage hole 3c and threadingly engaged with the screw hole 4a, the engagement part 4 is removably attached to the main body part 3.
US07753331B2	Flat display device with foldable supporting base A flat display device (2) has a foldable base (25). The flat display device includes a flat panel (21) pivoted to a base by a hinge assembly (23). The panel is capable of rotating with respect to the base between a position and a second position. A third position of the panel with respect to the base is intermediate between the first position and the second position. A first friction force provided by the hinge assembly when the panel rotates between the first position and the third position is smaller than a second friction force provided by the hinge assembly when the panel rotates between the third position and the second position.
US07753325B2	Mounting apparatus for data storage devices A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device that has a protrusion protruding from a sidewall thereof includes a bracket for holding the data storage device, a mounting member, a locking member, and a resilient member. The bracket includes a first side wall. The first side wall defines a slideway, for receiving the protrusion of the data storage device to slide therealong. The mounting member is mounted to the first side wall. The locking member slidably mounted to the mounting member includes a projecting part adjacent the slideway of the bracket, for locating the protrusion of the data storage device. The resilient member is located between the mounting member and the locking member.
US07753322B1	Portable bag holder employing elastic band A device for holding a collapsible bag, such as a plastic trash bag, in an open and operable position. A rim supports the mouth of the bag, while a handle and forearm brace permit a user to hold it easily and without fatigue. The handle and brace are placed at the edge of the rim so as to leave the opening unobstructed and maximize versatility for both trash and leaf pickup.
US07753321B2	Harness clamp tie A harness clamp tie includes a locking head and a flexible strap extending outwardly from the locking head. The strap is insertable through the locking head to form a loop that can be used at least one item. A pawl in the locking head secures the strap. Nonslip rails formed along the outer edge of the strap face and clamping rails formed on the locking head aid in securing small items. Conic friction points are formed on both sides of the strap surface to provide a mechanical grip for pulling the strap through the locking head. A mounting fastener extends from the locking head in the opposite direction. The fastener secures the tie to a mounting structure such as an aperture in a panel. The fastener includes a pair of flexible winged springs which help to stabilize the tie and hold the tie perpendicular to the panel.
US07753317B1	Low profile portable derail This invention relates to a portable low profile derail which is releasably securable to a railroad rail for derailing from the rail a flanged wheel of railroad equipment. The derail has a monolithic body including a flat rider plate and an integral elongated holding channel. At least three field side fasteners are mounted on the holding channel and connectable with the rail. A substantially straight rub bar is fixed to the derail body and is set at an angle to the rail when the derail is secured to the rail. The derail includes a securing assembly which is selectively connectable to the rail for securing the derail onto the rail.
US07753314B2	Systems and methods for aerial dispersion of materials Aerial dispersion systems that may be employed to allow rapid and temporary conversion of aircraft for aerial dispersion purposes, such as aerial fire-fighting. The aerial dispersion systems may be implemented using modular components that may be configured for compatibility with conventional cargo loading and unloading systems of modern aircraft, including side-loading cargo systems of wide body passenger and cargo aircraft having high lift capacities. The aerial dispersion systems may be rapidly installed in a large fleet of high capacity aircraft in response to a wildfire or other rapidly-developing emergency such as an oil spill, chemical or biological contamination incident, building or refinery fire, etc. After use, the aircraft of the fleet may be rapidly de-modified and returned to original condition. The aerial dispersion systems may be operated with a fleet of aircraft in a coordinated manner, for example, as part of an aerial firefighting formation having multiple aircraft sharing information and/or common control.
US07753313B1	Composite wing slat for aircraft An aircraft wing slat is formed from composite materials using lay-up and vacuum bagging techniques. The slat lay-up comprises a central honeycomb core sandwiched between upper and lower composite skins, a pre-cured spar and pre-cured stiffeners. After the lay-up is cured and removed from a lay-up mold, leading edge strengthening ribs and a preformed composite nose skin are installed to complete the slat.
US07753311B2	Propulsion system, aircraft comprising the propulsion system and an outlet device for a jet engine A propulsion system for a craft includes two jet engines which are arranged parallel to one another. The system further includes an inlet and/or outlet device for each jet engine. Each device includes a duct for carrying a gas, the duct having a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The gas outlet is arranged offset in relation to the gas inlet transversely to the longitudinal direction of the duct, so that the jet engine is hidden from external view.
US07753298B2	Rotor processor A rotor processor includes a stator chamber and a rotor mounted for rotation within the chamber. The rotor has a perimeter edge spaced closely to the interior wall of the chamber so as to define a slit or gap there between. The rotor is slidably mounted upon a rotor shaft, for movement between raised and lowered positions during operation of the processor, so as to automatically adjust the dimension of the slit, without operator intervention. As air flows from a plenum beneath the rotor, through the slit, and into the chamber, a pressure differential is created, which provides a lifting force to raise the rotor. The pressure drop is maintained relatively constant at a predetermined level after a lifting equilibrium force is achieved, regardless of the air flow volume.
US07753296B2	Pulverization/classification apparatus for manufacturing powder, and method for manufacturing powder using the pulverization/classification apparatus A pulverization/classification apparatus including a cylindrical vessel having an inner wall, on a surface of which a layer including a release agent is located; a pulverizer configured to pulverize a material such as toner raw materials in the cylindrical vessel using a compressed air to prepare a particulate material; and a classifier configured to classify the particulate toner material to prepare a powder of the material. Alternatively, the inner wall of the cylindrical vessel has a circumferentially projected portion. A method for manufacturing a powder such as toners using the pulverization/classification apparatus is also provided.
US07753295B1	Paper shredder which prevents cutting fingers A paper shredder which prevents cutting fingers is composed of a plurality of stops at two sides of a slot hole of a rack of two blade tools inside the paper shredder. The stops, which are aligned in alternation, are emplaced respectively between two blades. When a paper drop opening at a bottom cap is aligned with the slot hole of the rack, the stops will limit space the paper drop opening extending into the blade tool, which prevents from inserting fingers into the paper drop opening to be cut by the blade tool, and also prevents from putting in extraneous material to cause malfunction of the paper shredder.
US07753293B2	Broadcast spreader mechanism for an all terrain vehicle and the like A spreader accessory mountable below the extension rack of an ATV. In another aspect, an improved spreader mechanism that automatically starts and stops the feed of material from a storage container in conjunction with the distribution of material therefrom.
US07753290B2	Portable powered foaming sprayer A portable, self-contained powered sprayer to produce a foam effluent spray from a liquid. The sprayer includes segregated air and liquid delivery systems that separately supply air and liquid to a mixing chamber. The liquid delivery system may include a pump for pumping liquid from a tank to the mixing chamber via a liquid supply line. The air delivery system may include a compressor for supplying pressurized air to the mixing chamber via an air supply line. The mixing chamber may be defined within a flow controller. In one embodiment, the sprayer includes control circuit for engaging and disengaging the pump and the compressor in response to operation of the flow controller. The control circuit may include a pressure switch operatively connected to the liquid supply line to trigger operation of the pump and the compressor in response to pressure within the liquid supply line.
US07753285B2	Echoing ultrasound atomization and/or mixing system An ultrasound apparatus capable of mixing and/or atomizing fluids is disclosed. The apparatus includes a horn having an internal chamber through which fluids to be atomized and/or mixed flow. Connected to the horn's proximal end, a transducer powered by a generator induces ultrasonic vibrations within the horn. Traveling down the horn from the transducer, the ultrasonic vibrations induce the release of ultrasonic energy into the fluids to be atomized and/or mixed as they travel through the horn's internal chamber. As the ultrasonic vibrations travel through the chamber, the fluids within the chamber are agitated and/or begin to cavitate, thereby mixing the fluids. Upon reaching the front wall of the chamber, the ultrasonic vibrations are reflected back into the chamber, like an echo. The ultrasonic vibrations echoing off the front wall pass through the fluids within the chamber a second time, further mixing the fluids.
US07753284B1	Buoyant straw device A drinking straw having bladders of air formed in an integral manner disposed at its lower end, separately throughout the body or encompassing the entire periphery for different levels of buoyancy to be obtained so that if submerged into a container the straw will rise when uncapped to a desired level for use. Additionally the present invention has a bendable region for easier manipulation of the straws drinking end into one's mouth.
US07753283B2	On-demand printing of coding patterns A computer-implemented method is designed for on-demand printing on digital printers of a coding pattern to code data on a surface. The coding pattern comprises a plurality of parallel number sequences which represent different rotations of a cyclic number sequence. The method could involve retrieving a digital representation of the coding pattern, and identifying the rotations therein to derive shift information which designates a phase difference between each rotation and the cyclic number sequence. In the printing operation, all the different rotations may be represented by the cyclic number sequence embodied as at least one code block image. This code block image is repeated in accordance with the shift information to form a printable image in the printer.
US07753280B1	Personal bank card storage device and method of use A personal bank card storage device for carrying one or more bank cards, having a housing, a magazine contained within the housing, tracks contained within the magazine, and at least one motor contained within the housing for moving the cards, the device has a key pad, a controller connected to the keypad for reading input from the key pad and operating at least; the invention further includes a method of storing and accessing one or more bank cards for use and includes the steps of providing a personal bank card storage device, inserting one or more bank cards in the container contained within the storage device, programming a personal pass code on a keypad, recalling the personal pass code, entering the personal pass code on the key pad to enable access to the one or more cards.
US07753277B2	User-operable actuation device employing an updateable electronic-ink display label A user-operable actuation device for use in a system. The user-operable actuation device includes a user-operable component supported within a support structure, and operated by the user, and also has an electronic-ink display label. An activation module is provided for transmitting electromagnetic data signals to the electronic-ink display label so as to provide instructions for use in the determinating of graphic indicia to be displayed on the electronic-ink display label. Each electronic-ink display label employs an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The electronic-ink display label includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data, and a programmed processor in communication with storage element. A signal receiving structure receives electromagnetic signals from the activation module, using the antenna structure. The electronic-ink display label displays graphical indicia representing information representative of one or more symbols associated with the operation of the user-operable component within the system.
US07753273B2	Ballot marking system and apparatus utilizing multiple key switch voter interface A ballot marking system and apparatus for marking a paper ballot listing a plurality of candidates which includes a marking space for each candidate which can be either hand-marked by a voter, or machine-marked by the marking apparatus. The voting station includes a multiple key-switch navigation sub-panel by which the voter enters his or her selections in response to audio prompts. If a ballot is to be machine marked, the ballot is inserted into the marking device and candidate selections are presented to the voter through an audio voting sequence and/or on the touchscreen. Candidate selections entered on the sub-panel or touchscreen are marked on the ballot by a print mechanism which marks spaces corresponding to the selected candidates, and the ballot is returned to the voter in a form which enables the voter to visually confirm that his selections have been marked. The ballot, whether hand-marked or machine-marked, is inserted in a ballot scanning device, wherein it is tallied and deposited in a ballot box.
US07753268B1	System and method for negotiable instrument cashing transaction assistance procedures A system and method of assistance procedures that involve a negotiable instrument casher in the negotiable instrument validity determination process. The present invention involves the casher in the determining process by providing a walkthrough and network assistance procedures.
US07753266B2	Intelligent credit card system A new credit card system which enables improved reading and other operations. Reading can be done in the short edge of the credit card thereby shortening the aspect ratio and size of the card reader. The reader can be electrical, reading information via contacts, or can be optical readers.
US07753264B2	Automated reward program A system and method is provided for operating an automated reward system through a financial institution over a network for merchants that have enrolled in the institution's reward program and for users that have a banking account at the institution associated with the reward program. The system includes a transaction module coupled to the institution for managing enrollment in and processing of purchase information associated with the program. The method includes receiving information at the institution about a first purchase by an enrolled user at an enrolled merchant; determining if the first purchase and the user qualified for such merchant's reward program; assigning monetary credit to the user's account in connection with such first purchase which may be applied towards a future purchase by the user at the enrolled merchant; receiving information at the institution about a second purchase by the user at the enrolled merchant; and applying the previous credit toward payment of the second purchase.
US07753262B2	Transaction card package assembly having enhanced security A transaction card package assembly comprising a transaction card connected to a first panel via a releasable interface, wherein the first panel is affixed to a second panel such that upon releasing the interface, the first panel remains affixed to the second panel and the transaction card is released from the package assembly.
US07753260B2	Information processing system, information processing method, program, and recording system A novel information processing system, information processing method, program, and recording medium related to electronic business cards are provided. An information processing system for generating data of an electronic business card, stores personal information, and stores one or more presentation method data. Each of the presentation method data specifies a method for presenting the personal information in the electronic business card. The information processing system generates the data of the electronic business card by using the personal information and one of the presentation method data, when an instruction to use the data of the electronic business card is inputted.
US07753256B2	Desktop change holder and wall mount A bank assembly comprising a bank storage unit, a bank holder and a closed bottom portion is provided. The bank storage unit defines a cavity therein for storing money. The bank holder is capable of being mounted to a vertical surface. The closed bottom portion is coupled to the bank holder and extends away from the bank holder. The closed bottom portion and the bank holder coact with each other to support the bank storage unit.
US07753252B2	Method for construction of pressure vessels with a liner using friction stirring processes A system and method for using friction stir welding, friction stir processing, and friction stir mixing to create pressure vessels, pipes or other containers comprised of a single material or multiple layers of different materials, and having superior strength and endurance characteristics.
US07753248B2	Surgical instrument with flexible drive mechanism A drive mechanism for use with a surgical instrument includes a rotatable drive member, a crank operatively coupled to the drive member; a clutch operatively coupled to the crank, wherein rotational motion of the drive member causes oscillating movement of the clutch; and a gear rotatably coupled to the clutch, wherein the oscillating movement of the clutch causes rotation of the gear. The drive mechanism may further include a gear configured to engage a linear member. The crank may include a pin extending distally therefrom. The clutch may include a slot dimensioned and configured to receive a pin of the crank.
US07753246B2	Surgical instrument with replaceable loading unit A surgical stapling device has an elongated body and a removable loading unit and a securing structure for securing the loading unit onto the elongated body. A guiding ramp guides the movement of the loading unit as it is mounted onto the loading portion. The locking structure has a first position for locking movement of the loading unit and enabling firing rod to engage the loading unit. The locking unit has a second position for allowing the loading unit to be disengaged and removed from the device.
US07753245B2	Surgical stapling instruments A surgical instrument including a shaft, an end effector movable relative to the shaft, a locking mechanism configured to engage the shaft and/or end effector to fix the relative relationship between the shaft and end effector, and a closure system configured to close the end effector and engage the locking mechanism to prevent it from becoming unlocked. The instrument can further include a firing drive comprising a trigger, a firing member, and a pawl, where the pawl is rotatable between a first position in which the pawl is disengaged from the firing member and a second position in which the trigger can advance the pawl and firing member toward the end effector. The instrument can also include a reel, a band, where the band can be wound around the reel to retract the firing member, and a return mechanism for selectively engaging the trigger with the firing member and the reel.
US07753242B2	Suction roller system A suction roller system includes a suction roller and a control head having a ventilation zone situated at a face side of the suction roller. The suction roller system allows rapid ventilation of the suction bores situated on the face side opposite the control head via a cost-advantageous and space-saving expansion. For this purpose, the suction roller is equipped, on the second face side, with a closure plate having an opening that corresponds to the ventilation zone.
US07753241B2	Hanger with double ratcheting sliding-jaw clamps A hanger for suspending multiple articles, such as automotive floor mats, is injection-molded in one piece from a suitable polymer. The hanger has at least four stationary article gripping members and four mobile article gripping members which are fastenable to respective ones of the stationary gripping members. Article-supporting fingers of the stationary gripping members extend horizontally away from the hanger body, two in one direction and two in another. The stationary gripping members are arranged in pairs, with one member in a pair extending in one direction, and the other member of the pair extending in an opposite direction. In one embodiment, a shared structural plate makes up a portion of the “C” channel for each gripping member in the pair.
US07753240B2	Closure for a liquid container A closure for a liquid container includes a spout and a loop member extending upwardly from an end wall of the closure. The loop may be sized to receive a user's finger or attachment hardware such as a clip, hook or strap extending through the loop. A flip cap is supported for rotational movement on the loop and is movable between a closed position in which the spout is covered and an open position in which the spout is exposed. The flip cap includes a plug seal that is configured to engage and seal with a top edge of the spout when the cap is moved to the closed position.
US07753232B2	Fluid dispensing apparatus A fluid dispensing apparatus is configured to dispense a predetermined volume of fluid, and includes a fluid reservoir to hold a fluid to be dispensed, a dispense tube to dispense the fluid, and an elevator mechanism. The fluid reservoir receives a fluid from a fluid supply. A dispense tube has a dispense outlet, and is connected to an outlet port on the fluid reservoir. The elevator mechanism changes a relative vertical displacement between the dispense outlet and the outlet port, such that the fluid is dispensed when the dispense outlet is lower than the outlet port, and not dispensed when the dispense outlet is higher than the outlet port.
US07753230B2	Nut feeder A nut feeder having a piston with a rod attached thereto disposed within a chamber of a cylinder. A rod air passage extending through the rod between a rear port at a groove circumscribed around a back end of the rod and a front end of the rod. A ring disposed within the groove and free to slide axially within the groove to cover and uncover the rear port. An air nozzle at the front end of the rod. One or more piston air passages extending through the piston to the groove. A stop at a front end of the chamber positioned to stop forward movement of the ring and cause the ring to cover the rear port. The air nozzle includes one or more apertures aimed backwards and the air nozzle may be in a pin at the front end of the rod.
US07753229B2	Vacuum pill dispensing cassette and counting machine A counter is disclosed for use with a medication storing and dispensing cassette. The counter is comprised of a loader for receiving a cassette, a sensor for sensing whether a cassette is in the loader, means for moving the loader into an operative position, a vacuum unit for applying a vacuum to the cassette, a drive unit for driving a driven portion of the cassette and a counter for counting medication within a portion of the cassette. Methods of operating the counter are also disclosed.
US07753226B2	Oral medicine dispenser An oral medicine dispenser for administering liquid medicine to a child includes: a cup having a cap and nozzle with a medicine compartment located therein. When a child sucks the nozzle, the medicine flows from the medicine container into the nozzle. The nozzle has two separate chambers. One chamber of the nozzle delivers the medicine from the medicine compartment to the back of the child's mouth. The other chamber delivers a fluid such as juice from the cup to the front of the child's mouth so as to taste more appealing to the child.
US07753225B2	Valve assembly A valve assembly for an elastic mouthpiece for drinking from a liquid container. The valve assembly comprises a flexible membrane, having at least one valve opening, and a rigid membrane supporting element, which has at least one valve opening. The invention also relates to a mouthpiece for drinking from a liquid container that is provided with an inventive valve assembly, which is placed on a cap with an opening for the passage of liquid.
US07753222B1	Container, and related methods A container is provided including a support base, side panels having guide tracks, front and rear panels, and a top cover. The front panel includes track followers releasably received in the front guide tracks. The front panel is pivotal outwardly away from the container compartment about the track followers, while the top cover is closed, from a substantially vertical orientation to an angled orientation in which the front panel upper edge is exposed from under the closed top cover. From this angled orientation, and while the cover remains closed, the track followers are slidable along and out of engagement with the respective front guide tracks to detach the front panel from the side panel, thereby providing front access to the container compartment.
US07753218B2	Tilt back merchandise display stand A tilt back merchandise display stand has a front panel tilted at the top rearwardly to its rear panel. The stand has two triangular side panel foldable inwardly along two vertical middle fold lines. A horizontal fold line formed at the middle position of the stand so that the stand may be folded into a collapsed condition. A single large rectangular merchandise display shelving or two separate merchandise display shelving may be mounted to the front panel with S-shaped hooks mounted to open mounting slots formed at the top edge and at the horizontal fold line of the front panel. A plurality of separate merchandise display trays with upper L-shaped tabs may also be mounted to the front panel with a plurality of vertical mounting slots formed along its side edges. The display stand is self-erectable with the provision of an elastic cord mounted between a brace panel and the rear panel within the stand.
US07753215B2	Solvent extraction method and apparatus A weir assembly for use with a mixer-settler for liquid-liquid extraction includes in one embodiment an organic weir having an inlet opening below the free surface of the organic phase liquid and a vertically-adjustable front wall allowing adjustments in the position and/or height of the inlet opening. The organic weir can also feature an angled bottom coupled to a lip segment, an incline plate in the interior of the weir, and a front wall that is angled with respect to incoming fluid flow. In another embodiment the weir assembly can independently or additionally include an aqueous weir with a labyrinth section. The aqueous weir can optionally include an adjustable lip hingedly coupled to the top of the final partition in the labyrinth section.
US07753213B2	Composite screen A screen support frame for a shale shaker includes a first end, a second end disposed opposite the first end, a first side disposed substantially perpendicular the first and second ends, a second side disposed opposite the first side and a plurality of transverse ribs disposed between the first end and the second end and between the first side and the second side, wherein at least one transverse rib extends downwardly below a lower plane of the screen support frame. A method of forming a screen support frame for a shale shaker includes forming a screen support frame and forming integrally a gasket along a perimeter of a lower plane of the screen support frame.
US07753212B2	Recovery of valuable metals A continuous flotation process and apparatus for iron-containing sulphides in ores and concentrates of ores are disclosed. The process includes adjusting the pH of an aqueous pulp of the ores or concentrates of the ores to be in the range of 6.5-8.5 and thereafter adding a reducing agent to modify an iron hydroxide film on the surface of iron-containing sulphides in the ores or ore concentrates to enable adsorption of a collector onto iron-containing sulphides. The process also includes adding the collector to the pulp prior to, during, or after adding the reducing agent. The process also includes aerating the pulp to increase the pulp potential to a level sufficient to allow collector adsorption onto the iron-containing sulphides and thereafter bubbling gas through the pulp and subjecting the aqueous pulp to froth flotation to produce a froth containing said sulphide containing minerals.
US07753208B2	Packaging for a sink In order to produce a packaging for a sink which has particularly good absorption properties and a low rate of transportation damage there is proposed a packaging for a sink which comprises at least one supporting body that is formed at least partly from a foamed plastic material and comprises at least one seating element incorporating a seating channel for an edge section of the sink, and an outer packaging whose interior accommodates the sink and the at least one supporting body, wherein the at least one supporting body extends over substantially the entire internal height of the interior of the outer packaging.
US07753206B2	Nestable measuring cups A measuring cup being nestable within another measuring cup is provided. Each nestable measuring cups includes a cup portion and a handle extending from the cup portion. The handle of one measuring cup is receivable within a channel formed in the handle of the other measuring cup. The measuring cups can be sized to receive different volumes of material, and smaller measuring cups can be disposed within the larger measuring cups in a stacked, nestable manner.
US07753201B2	Method and apparatus for preserving and protecting data discs A data disc protector and a method for using same to protect data discs stored in data disc storage cases is disclosed. Embodiments of the data disc protector comprise a protective sheet of material sized to fit between a data disc and a back cover of a data disc storage case and adapted to form a barrier between the back cover and the data disc when sandwiched between a data disc and the back cover. The data disc protector forms a physical barrier inhibiting the transfer of airborne hydrocarbons emitted by plastics in the storage case to the disc and preventing the data disc from contacting the back cover during storage. Embodiments of the data disc protector are made of a material that traps hydrocarbons. Embodiments of the data disc protector are provided with a central aperture adapted to allow installation on a hub in the storage case.
US07753200B2	Disk containing body and information providing body In a disk containing body including a containing section (1) for containing a disk (D) formed by mounting a disk main body in a cabinet and a lid section (2) for closing a disk receiving aperture of the containing section (1), the containing section (1) has a rising wall (11) that surrounds at least part of the outer periphery of the disk (D) and rises from the bottom surface of the containing section (1), a pair of anchoring claws (12) projecting from the lateral surface of the rising wall (11) toward each other with the disk (D) interposed between them so as to press the contained disk (D) from the aperture side of the containing section (1) toward the bottom surface thereof and a plurality of supporting projections (13) formed at the opposite sides of the line (A) connecting the pair of anchoring claws (12) and adapted to support the disk (D) at the bottom surface thereof.
US07753199B2	USB dock A USB device securement apparatus is disclosed. The USB device securement apparatus includes a dock that includes a device side and an attachment side. The device side of the dock receives the USB device and the attachment side of the dock is coupled to a surface. This arrangement provides proper securement of the USB device during retail, transportation, and storage.
US07753195B2	Carrier and method A foldable carrier is provided with a vertical support panel structure made as a first component, and an external side wall structure as a second component. The vertical support panel structure and the external side wall structure are joined together to form two separate receptacles extending from opposite sides of said vertical panel structure to hold objects to be carried in the carrier. Preferably, the vertical support panel structure is made of an untreated and relatively inexpensive material, and the external side wall structure is made of a material treated to give it good resistance to weakening when wet.
US07753193B2	Key sprocket drive system A key sprocket drive system for a conveyor belt having a drive drum having an outer surface. The outer surface of the drive drum is adapted to engage a securement means. A contoured collar has an inner surface and an outer surface. The contoured collar is adapted to receive the securement means and adapted to engage the outer surface of the drive drum at predetermined positions therefore providing defined gaps between the inner surface of the contoured collar and the outer surface of the drive drum. The key sprocket drive system further comprises a sprocket member having a generally annular configuration with externally facing teeth-like protrusions at spaced intervals. The sprocket member is adapted to receive the securement means whereby the securement means engage the sprocket member and the contoured collar to secure the sprocket member and the contoured collar to the drive drum. The teeth-like protrusions engage the conveyor belt so as to drive the conveyor belt.
US07753186B2	Vehicle clutch A vehicle clutch, particularly motorcycle clutch, is provided comprising a friction system; an engaging member acting on the friction system; and a spring adapted to be brought into operative communication with the engaging member via a bearing, wherein the engaging member is subdivided into an inner part and an outer part which is rotatable relative to the inner part by a defined turning angle, the spring has a degressive spring characteristic, and the bearing and the inner part are adapted to be brought into operative communication with one another via a surface arrangement constituting an inclined plane.
US07753185B2	Shift device with synchronizer adapted for transmission A shift device includes a hub, a sleeve splined with the hub, and a pair of speed gears sandwiching the hub. Thrust pieces are respectively inserted in the concave portions of the sleeve and movable in the notches of the hub in an axial direction, and formed with slanted surfaces on their outer circumference for contacting with slanted surfaces of the sleeve, and contact with projections of synchronizer rings so that the thrust pieces can move around the projections and push the projections in the axial direction. The thrust pieces are also formed with projecting portions at their four edges, seen from an outside of the hub in a radial direction, the projecting portions being formed with slanted surfaces corresponding to the slanted surfaces of the hub.
US07753182B2	Speed control mechanism A speed restrictor for a gravity driven vehicle is provided. The speed restrictor is configured to limit the speed of the gravity driven vehicle by restricting rotation of a wheel axle while the gravity driven vehicle descends down a mountain track.
US07753178B2	Disk brake with a parking brake function A disk brake with a parking brake mechanism capable of exerting a large piston thrust required for operating a parking brake, without adversely affecting operation of a service brake. A parking brake mechanism 32, which is driven by an electric motor provided outside a housing 30, is incorporated in a caliper 14 in which a piston 26 is slidably disposed in a cylinder 24. The parking brake mechanism 32 is slidably fitted via a seal member 36 into the piston 26 and provided with a nut member 37 that is prevented from rotating relative to the piston 26 by engagement of a pin 48 and a pin hole 49; and a shaft 35 that is screwed into the nut member 37. During a service brake operation, the piston 26 alone is moved by a hydraulic pressure under a small piston thrust. During a parking brake operation, the piston 26 and the nut member 37 are moved together by applying a hydraulic pressure and operating the electric motor at the same time, to exert a large piston thrust, by using a large pressure receiving area of the piston 26 and the nut member 37 combined.
US07753172B2	Lubricant sump with metal foam diffuser A lubrication scavenge system is disclosed herein. The lubrication scavenge system includes a structure disposed for high-speed rotation about an axis. The lubrication scavenge system also includes a sump housing with an inwardly-facing surface substantially encircling the structure for receiving and directing lubricant expelled from the structure. A volume is defined between the structure and the inwardly-facing surface. The lubrication scavenge system also includes an open cell metal foam body disposed in the volume and tightly encircling the structure to substantially reduce windage.
US07753171B2	Structure having a compactable walkway A vehicle having a compactable walkway, including a supporting surface and a plurality of steps, pivotally coupled to the supporting surface, oriented, spaced, and positioned to provide a graduated walkway when in a deployed position and to lie substantially parallel to the supporting surface when in a retracted position. There is also a support member coupled to a distal end of each of the plurality of steps to enforce consistency of position of the plurality of steps between the deployed and retracted positions; a railing coupled to the support member; a motivator coupled to one of the plurality of steps and configured to direct the plurality of steps from the retracted position to the deployed position; a vertical support coupled to the vehicle for bracing; and a shell coupled to the railing for covering when plurality of steps are in the retracted position.
US07753170B1	Ladder top for retaining a ladder against extrinsic surfaces A cover for a ladder top has a top panel, a front side extending downwardly from one side of the top panel and indentation formed therein, and a belt connected to the top panel for maintaining the front side of the top panel in juxtaposition against an extrinsic surface. The indentation has a generally V-shape. A first slot is formed on one side of the indentation and a second slot is formed on the other side of the indentation. The belt extends through both the first and second slots.
US07753169B1	Wheeled support platform for a stepladder A wheeled platform for supporting a stepladder includes an adjustable size frame carrying a plurality of swivelable and rotatable wheels for movably interengaging an underlying surface. The frame includes a plurality of adjustable mounting brackets that are releasably interconnectable to respective legs of a stepladder for holding the stepladder in an open condition on the frame. A brake is provided for selectively engaging at least one of the wheels to brake and hold the frame in a selected location on the underlying surface.
US07753168B2	Muffler A muffler has a casing with a plurality of sound-muffling chambers, exhaust pipes that pass through at least two sound-muffling chambers and to pass through exhaust from an engine, a plurality of apertures provided in each exhaust pipe, and a plurality of valves provided in each of the apertures. In this muffler, the plurality of apertures are provided at the locations at which an exhaust flow from one aperture and an exhaust flow from another aperture do not interfere with each other. When there are two apertures, the apertures are provided at positions in the exhaust pipes at which the apertures do not face each other. For this reason, by avoiding interference between exhaust flows from the two apertures, it is possible to suppress an abnormal sound caused by the interference.
US07753164B2	Membranes made of cast polyarylate film Thermoformed diaphragms made of cast polyarylate films, at least comprising one polyarylate (PAR) having a structural unit of the formula (I): where each of R1, R2, R3, and R4, independently of the others, is hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, C1-4-alkoxy, or halogen, and each of R5 and R6 independently of the other, is hydrogen, C1-4-alkyl, C1-4-alkoxy, phenyl, or halogen. The thermoformed diaphragms made of cast PAR films can be used as acoustic transducers, preferably as microphone diaphragms or loudspeaker diaphragms. The cast PAR films can be used for producing these diaphragms, and the PAR casting solutions can be used for producing the cast PAR films. There are processes for producing thermoformed diaphragms made of cast PAR films.
US07753158B2	Seat belt apparatus A seat belt retractor, which is capable of winding and unwinding a seat belt for occupant restraint by mechanism of an electric motor, removes slack of the seat belt and controls the restraining feeling on a vehicle occupant to be as little as possible. A seat belt retractor of a seat belt apparatus to be installed in a vehicle is adapted to control a motor to perform an action of increasing seat belt tension to wind up a seat belt which is excessively unwound from the spool when a vehicle occupant wears the seat belt and to be driven according to such a setting that, at the initial stage of the action of increasing the seat belt tension, the tension increasing rate until the seat belt tension reaches a target tension is lower than a predetermined rate.
US07753156B2	Control system and vehicle including the same A control system for a vehicle includes an ECU, a front wheel speed sensor, a rear wheel speed sensor, and an engine. The ECU detects an actual slip speed and an actual slip ratio of a rear wheel on the basis of respective detected values of a front wheel speed sensor and a rear wheel speed sensor. Slip speed traction control is started when the actual slip speed exceeds a threshold value of a slip speed when a vehicle is at a low speed, and slip ratio traction control is started when the actual slip ratio exceeds a threshold value of a slip ratio when it is at an intermediate or high speed. An output of the engine is adjusted depending on the actual slip speed in the slip speed traction control, while being adjusted depending on the actual slip ratio in the slip ratio traction control.
US07753155B2	Front drive system for a snowmobile A snowmobile having a multiple endless track propulsion system. The multiple track propulsion system includes a rear endless track operably supported to engage a ground surface, and a pair of steerable front endless tracks positioned forward of the rear endless track. The front endless tracks are oriented in a spaced-apart, parallel relationship to one another, and operable to engage the ground surface. A power supply is disposed in the snowmobile body and operably configured to power the rear endless track and the pair of front endless tracks to propel the snowmobile.
US07753154B2	Snowmobile and features thereof allowing for different tunnel widths A family of snowmobiles having different tunnel widths is disclosed. A snowmobile having spacers between the tunnel and the sides of the engine compartment and a method of manufacturing such a snowmobile are also disclosed. A snowmobile having a countershaft which is disposed rearwardly of the engine, vertically higher than the air intake opening, and forwardly of the air intake controller is also disclosed.
US07753151B2	Electric wheel motor assembly A drive axle assembly for driving a wheel of a vehicle includes a moveable suspension arm and a wheel spindle fixed to the suspension arm. A planetary gearset includes a sun gear, a ring gear and a carrier rotatably supporting a plurality of planet gears in meshed engagement with the sun gear and the ring gear. The carrier encompasses the wheel spindle and is drivingly connected to the wheel. An electric motor includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor drives the sun gear.
US07753149B2	Vehicle driving apparatus A rotor shaft of a first electric motor is connected to a crankshaft of the engine by being fit to a transmitting member that is coupled to the crankshaft. The stator and rotor shaft of the first electric motor are supported by a case housing the first electric motor.
US07753143B1	Superabrasive element, structures utilizing same, and method of fabricating same According to various aspects of the present invention, a superabrasive element includes a plurality of superabrasive grains (e.g., as diamond grains and/or cubic boron nitride grains). The superabrasive element further includes a binder constituent that bonds at least a portion of the superabrasive grains together. The binder constituent includes predominantly one or more inorganic-compound phases, such as boron or silicon compounds. Applications utilizing such superabrasive elements and methods of fabricating such superabrasive elements are also disclosed.
US07753141B2	Coiled tubing drilling system A drilling rig for drilling an underground borehole (5) into a seam (4) uses coiled metal tubing (8) fed by a tractor unit (11) from a drum (7) to provide a thrust force to a drilling head. The drilling head has a bent-sub assembly giving an angle of deviation which is controlled by rotating the coiled metal tubing in the borehole by way of rotation of the drum (7) in the frame (12) about the axis of the tube in the borehole (5).
US07753140B2	Auger boring machine with included pilot tube steering mechanism and method of use An auger boring machine includes a common power source for powering a drive motor which rotates an auger and a drive assembly which drives a pilot tube to form a pilot hole in the earth which is followed by the auger. The drive assembly is movable into and out of the operational position of the auger to allow the auger to be mounted on the drive motor. Preferably the drive assembly is removably mounted on the frame of the auger boring machine. An electric generator and hydraulic pump are powered by the common power source for operating various components of the drive assembly.
US07753139B2	Cutting device with multiple cutting structures A cutting device for downhole operations comprises a first cutting structure, and a second cutting structure, wherein at least the second cutting structure is selectively presentable for operation. A method of performing a downhole cutting operation comprises running into a well bore a cutting device comprising a plurality of cutting structures, performing a first cutting operation with a first cutting structure of the cutting device, selectively presenting a second cutting structure of the cutting device, and performing a second cutting operation with at least the second cutting structure. The method may further comprise aligning the cutting device to allow the second cutting structure to be selectively presented.
US07753137B2	Hand-held power tool A hand-held power tool damping unit has a damping element which is configured for producing friction between an output unit and a drive unit for driving the output unit, wherein damping element includes at least one annular segment.
US07753136B2	Reciprocating pneumatic tool mechanism The present invention provides a reciprocating pneumatic tool mechanism, including a casing, pneumatically-operated control module, control switch, actuating module and vibration-absorbing member. The plates of the actuating module are combined into a single body by the perforating locator. The periphery of the plates can be slidably abutted with the inner wall of the tank. The air inlet of actuating module is adapted air-tightly with air supply end of pneumatically-operated control module. At a front end of the actuating module, a protruding tube is screwed into a punch hole in front of the casing. The vibration-absorbing member includes a built-in buffer between actuating module and pneumatically-operated control module, and a front-mounted buffer between the front ends of actuating module and casing. With the invention, the vibration-absorbing members of reciprocating pneumatic tool is saved, improving the assembly efficiency, reducing assembly cost and volume with better economic efficiency.
US07753132B2	Preparation for machine repositioning in an excavating operation A method of controlling a machine during an excavating operation is provided. Stabilizers are deployed to ground contact to stabilize the machine at a first set-up position. Excavating is performed with an excavating assemblage during a first excavating phase while the machine is stabilized at the first set-up position. An automated machine preparation for repositioning mode is initiated for preparing the machine, after the excavating phase, for repositioning to a second set-up position for a second excavating phase, by activating an input device to send input signals to a controller. Output signals are delivered from the controller to control automated machine preparation for repositioning to the second set-up position.
US07753130B2	Method and tool for placing a well bore liner A well bore liner placement method and apparatus, including inserting a liner running assembly carrying a liner into a well bore, the assembly including a liner placement apparatus having an annular seal extending radially to sealingly engage the well bore, and pumping fluid into the annulus above the annular seal until fluid pressure on the upper surface area of the annular seal creates a force exceeding opposing bottomhole forces below the annular seal and thereby driving the liner down the well bore.
US07753128B2	Method and system for well production Disclosed herein are methods for preparing a wellbore for production or injection. The methods may include the steps of positioning a completion longer than 300m comprising an inflow control device (ICD) having radial flow paths in the wellbore adjacent to a filtercake and determining the pressure required to lift the filtercake off of the wellbore. The radial flow paths of the ICD are designed such that when the filtercake adjacent to a downstream portion of the ICD completion is removed, the pressure drop across the first downstream part of the ICD completion is sufficient to maintain a drawdown pressure high enough such that the second upstream filtercake is also removed.
US07753127B2	Bottomhole tool and a method for enhanced oil production and stabilization of wells with high gas-to-oil ratio A bottomhole tool and a method for optimizing oil production rate from an oil well with high gas-to-oil ratio and stabilizing thereof in case of occurrence of a gas cone or gas skin conditions are disclosed. The resistance of the adjustable multi-stage flow resistor is determined by a position of a telescoping needle, which in turn is defined by a driving means including a motor and a gearbox. The motor is driven via a cable from a surface by a control means adapted to receive information about the bottomhole parameters from local sensors via a sensor cable. Methodology explaining the principles of maintaining well stability is also disclosed. Automatic adjustment of the bottomhole pressure is maintained over a wide range of operating parameters throughout the life of the well to maximize its oil output.
US07753124B1	Autonomous magnetic sleeve for a riser An autonomous magnetic sleeve for a riser is provided. The sleeve is constructed and arranged to be independently lowered and seated above a subsea tree section. The autonomous magnetic sleeve includes a cylindrical structure having an inner diameter larger than a diameter of the wellbore and is seated on a riser seat when deployed. The cylindrical structure has affixed thereto a plurality of magnetic assemblies space circumferentially around an interior surface of the cylindrical structure.
US07753123B2	Method for treating a subterranean formation Acidizing methods for subterranean formations formed of predominantly siliceous material as well as acidizing compositions. Some methods include injecting into a predominantly siliceous subterranean formation, an aqueous acidic mixture formed by blending an aqueous liquid, a fluoride source, and an effective amount of an alkane sulfonic acid, preferably methane sulfonic acid, to adjust the pH of the fluid where the alkane sulfonic acid where the alkane group may be an unbranched, a branched or a cyclic alkyl residue. Hydrofluoric acid (HF) may not be added to the fluid in some embodiments as the fluoride source, such as the case for an HF free fluid, and, in some instances, hydrochloric acid is not added to the fluid to adjust pH. Also described are compositions containing an aqueous acidic mixture formed by blending an aqueous liquid, a fluoride source, and an effective amount of an alkane sulfonic acid to adjust pH.
US07753120B2	Pore fluid sampling system with diffusion barrier and method of use thereof A sampling system and method for use in pipes or in boreholes beneath the earth's surface, including the use of flexible borehole liners, the liners provided with a diffusion barrier to prevent contamination of fluid samples obtained by the system and method. There is provided a flexible diffusion barrier in the construction of a flexible fluid sampling liner, so as to nearly eliminate concern for diffusion transport into or out of the liner. The flexible diffusion barrier may be incorporated into and constructed with known devices, called spacers, in use with flexible borehole liners. The diffusion barrier according to the present disclosure is attached or secured by a suitable means to the interior surface, or the exterior surface, or both surfaces, of the flexible borehole liner. In one embodiment, a spacer with a diffusion barrier prevents both the diffusion into the liner, and the diffusion out of the liner, in the interval subtended by the spacer length.
US07753115B2	Flow control system having an isolation device for preventing gas interference during downhole liquid removal operations A flow control system includes a pump positioned in a wellbore to remove liquid from the wellbore. An isolation device is positioned downhole of the pump and is expandable within the wellbore between a sealed position and an unsealed position. The isolation device in the sealed position substantially reduces gas flow at the pump during removal of the liquid.
US07753110B2	Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device includes a base adapted for absorbing heat from an electronic device, a heat spreader located above the base, a first fin assembly including a plurality of fins arranged between the base and the heat spreader, and a heat pipe thermally contacting with the base and the heat spreader. A channel is defined between every two adjacent fins. Each of the fins extends along a front-to-rear direction. The heat pipe includes an evaporating portion thermally contacting with the base, a condensing portion thermally contacting with the heat spreader, and a connecting portion interconnecting the evaporating portion and the condensing portion. The evaporating portion and condensing portion of the heat pipe are parallel to the fins, and the connecting portion of the heat pipe is located at a rear side of the first fin assembly.
US07753108B2	Liquid cooling device A cooling plate of a liquid cooling includes a chamber hermetically defined therein, an outlet, and an inlet. The outlet and the inlet communicate with the chamber for circulating liquid through the chamber. One of the outlet and the inlet is located in the other one of the outlet and the inlet.
US07753102B2	Low-pressure production of cast article Method for highly efficiently producing a cast article by a low-pressure casting process, wherein a molten metal is charged into a mold cavity of a gypsum mold. The cast metal immediately after its solidification is rectified into a final shape, in a state in which the solidified metal is either still integral with the gypsum mold or removed therefrom, requiring minimized time for rectification and cooling.
US07753097B2	Label making apparatus The label making apparatus of the invention comprises a guide plate 17 for guiding a raw sheet M in a predetermined feeding direction, an inspecting device 15 for inspecting a label L on a release liner S constituting the raw sheet M, a transfer device 25 for partially bypassing the feeding direction of the release liner to peel off a label from the release liner and temporarily sticking the non-defective label at a position on the release liner advanced toward the downstream side in the feeding direction by a predetermined distance, and a collecting device 22 for collecting a defective when a defective label is detected. The transfer device 25 adjusts the bypass length of the release liner so that a certain interval is kept between the non-defective label after a defective label is detected with respect to the preceding non-defective label.
US07753096B2	Filling device for container filling machines A filling device for container filling machines including an exchangeable centering socket for a mouth of a container, a bayonet joint for mounting the centering socket to the filling device, and at least one permanent magnet for removably fixing the centering socket in a locked position.
US07753095B2	Storing and handling liquid reagents A liquid storage apparatus provides a safe and easy to use device for efficiently managing liquid reagents used in a variety of laboratory equipment. The liquid storage apparatus helps reduce the likelihood of accidental sticks to laboratory personnel, allows for flexibility of experimental design, and helps maximize the use of chemical regents to prevent waste. The apparatus includes a plurality of containers of liquid with a pierceable septum interface at each end. The apparatus also includes a lower array of needles with each of the lower needles in the lower array of needles arranged to penetrate the bottom pierceable septum of a different one of the containers. Each of the needles includes a passage so the liquid can flow out of the pierced container. The apparatus further includes an upper array of needles with each of the upper needles in the upper array of needles arranged to penetrate the top pierceable septum of a different one of the containers. Each of the needles include a passage so gas can flow into the pierced container to occupy the space created as the liquid flows out of the container.
US07753092B2	Device for feeding dangerous liquids A device for feeding one or more substances thixotroping a liquid to a container for storing said liquid, is characterized in that the device comprises a tank containing thixotroping substances, a feeding means for transportation of the thixotroping substances from the tank into the container which contains the liquid, and a pressure generating means for generating a pressure gradients in the thixotroping substances within the feeding means which is directed from the tank to the container. By means of the device according to the invention thixotroping substances can be fed into fluid within the container, in order to prevent discharging and leakage respectively under certain defined circumstances.
US07753090B2	Blasting fluid effluent containment device A device is disclosed which acts to contain the contaminated effluent of an operation such as a hydro-blasting operation. The device has flexible bag for containing the effluent. The bag has an opening interfacing with a vessel being fluid blasted, into which opening the blasting effluent is received. A drain port is positioned on the containment bag to gravity empty the effluent from the interior of the bag, and a vent appropriately located on the containment bag to relieve pressure in the interior space during use and emptying. A flange strap disposed secures the bag opening to the vessel, and a support means is arranged to suspend the containment bag in proper relationship with the vessel. An expansion mechanism can be used to hold the containment bag in an expanded condition to facilitate use of the bag to properly contain the effluent.
US07753083B2	Method for producing connecting ends on metal hoses and hose piece comprising such connecting ends Connecting ends on a hose piece comprising several metal layers, in particular a strip wound metal hose piece, are produced by fixing the overlapping metal layers of a hose of larger length or of an endless hose in the region of the point of separation through welding and subsequently cutting off the hose piece from the longer hose or the endless hose. For simple and inexpensive fixing of the metal layers in the region of the point of separation, a welding seam is generated which extends through at least part of the periphery of the hose or about its entire periphery, using roller seam welding. The hose piece can subsequently be separated along the welding seam obtained in this manner, e.g. along its central line, thereby ensuring permanent and reliable fixing of the metal layers in the region of the connecting end.
US07753079B2	Magnetic coupling for sprayheads A faucet including a faucet head, a body and a magnetic coupling releasably coupling the faucet head to the faucet body.
US07753078B2	Hybrid hydraulic joystick with an integral pressure sensor and an outlet port A user input device is provided for a hydraulic system that has a source of pressurized fluid and a tank. The user input device includes a body with a supply passage for receiving the pressurized fluid, a tank passage for connection to the tank, and a first chamber. A handle is pivotally attached to the body and operates one or more valves within the body. In a preferred embodiment, the handle can be pivoted independently about two orthogonal axis with separate pairs of valves operated by movement about each axis. In response to the position of the handle, each valve connects a separate chamber alternately to either the supply passage or the tank passage and different pressure sensor produces an electrical signal indicating a level of pressure in the chamber of each valve. Thus an electrical signal is produced from each valve to indicate motion of the handle.
US07753073B2	Occlusion valve with safety relief An occlusion valve with safety relief comprising a manifold block having an inlet and an outlet. A diaphragm connected to the manifold block and for being manually pressed to stop flow between the inlet and the outlet. A pressure relief valve internal to the manifold block and in fluid communication with downstream and upstream pressures and wherein when the diaphragm is pressed and downstream pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure the pressure relief valve opens allowing flow through the occlusion valve with safety relief.
US07753064B2	Canopy latch system The technology of the present application provides a collapsible canopy shelter having reinforced eaves for additional structural integrity, as well as at least one collapsible ventilation flap in the canopy cover that is capable of moving between a closed position and an open position to ventilate air from beneath the canopy cover as desired. Further, the collapsible canopy shelter comprises a canopy frame with a robust, spring-loaded pull latch, allowing the user to quickly and easily assemble and collapse the shelter without risking injury.
US07753056B2	Smokable rod for a cigarette A smokable rod for a smoking article, such as a cigarette, possesses a co-axial or concentric construction. The outer material that circumscribes the inner core in an annular fashion is composed of a tobacco material treated with a burn suppressing agent, and the outer material acts as a substrate for an aerosol forming material. A preferred aerosol forming material is glycerin. An outer paper wrapper circumscribes the length of the smokable rod, and another paper wrapping material also can circumscribe the inner core material. In use, one end of the smokable rod is lit, and the tobacco cut filler of the inner core burns to yield tobacco smoke. The outer material smolders, and hence thermal decomposition products of the outer tobacco material and volatilized aerosol forming material are produced. Alternatively, a smokable rod can be provided by positioning the tobacco cut filler in the outer annular region, and by constructing the inner core portion using the tobacco material treated with aerosol forming material and a burn suppressing agent.
US07753053B2	Blindfolding device A control hood for blindfolding a person, comprising, an elongated handle, a ring attached to the handle, where said ring includes at least one peripheral flange, and a pliant blindfolding hood for covering the head and upper neck of a person and having an opening with elastic perimetric edges in one end thereof, said edges adapted to be mounted on the ring around its perimeter.
US07753051B2	Face mask strap system A strap system is useable with an anesthesia/respiratory face mask having an axially extending gas port connector and a gasket member. The gas port connector has a first diameter, and the gasket member is engageable with and conformable to a face of a patient. The strap system includes a strap member having a first end portion, a second end portion and a middle portion, and a collar. The collar includes an axially extending portion having a second diameter. The strap system includes a strap having a first end portion, and a second end portion; the collar also includes a radially extending portion having at least a first and a second slot through which the first and second end portions, respectively of the strap can pass. The slots are sized for adjustably receiving and fixedly positioning the first and second end portions of the strap.
US07753048B2	Solar air conditioning device A solar air conditioning device (100) comprises a solar collector assembly (30), an inlet assembly (10) at an entrance of the solar collector assembly, and an outlet assembly (50) at an exit of the solar collector assembly. The solar collector assembly includes a heat-absorbing set (31) and a transparent panel (38) being assembled to a top of the heat-absorbing set. The heat-absorbing set comprises a plurality of heat-absorbing units (32) engaged with each other. The heat-absorbing set defines an air channel with the transparent panel and a heat-absorbing channel below the air channel. The inlet and outlet assemblies are in fluidic communication with the heat-absorbing channel.
US07753041B2	Crossbow A crossbow that enables arrows to be shot with simple operation is provided. The crossbow includes a bow stock that has a fitting recess for a cylinder formed between a front end and a rear end thereof, a bow that is attached to the front end of the bow stock thereacross, and has a string tensioned between both ends thereof, a wire catch that is rockably provided at the rear end of the bow stock to hook the tensioned string, a trigger that is provided at the rear end of the bow stock to cock the wire catch that has hooked the string and to release the cocking of the wire catch by triggering, thereby shooting an arrow, a cylinder that is rotatably fitted in the fitting recess of the bow stock, and has a plurality of arrow grooves formed at predetermined angular intervals in an outer peripheral surface thereof so as to extend in a longitudinal direction, and has arrows slidably inserted in the plurality of arrow grooves, respectively, and a rotation operating mechanism that rotates the cylinder at every predetermined angle, and locates one arrow groove in front of the wire catch.
US07753039B2	Exhaust gas control apparatus of an internal combustion engine A first cylinder and a second cylinder are provided. A first exhaust pipe is connected to the first cylinder and a second exhaust pipe is connected to the second cylinder. A communicating pipe connects together an intermediate portion of the first exhaust pipe with an intermediate portion of the second exhaust pipe. An exhaust gas control catalyst is arranged in the second exhaust pipe downstream of the portion to which the communicating pipe is connected. Exhaust gas amount reducing devices are provided which reduce the amount of exhaust gas that flows from the first exhaust pipe into the second exhaust pipe through the communicating pipe during execution of rich/lean burn control which performs combustion with an air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture that is richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio in one of the first cylinder and second cylinder and performs combustion with an air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture that is leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio in the other cylinder.
US07753038B2	Ignition coil An ignition coil is inserted into a plughole of an engine. The ignition coil includes a coil case accommodating a primary coil and a secondary coil, and extending to define a cylindrical mount portion on a high voltage side. The mount portion includes a high voltage terminal conductive with the secondary coil. A coil spring conducts the high voltage terminal with the sparkplug. A plug cap has a circumferential portion attached to the mount portion. The plug cap circumferentially surrounds the high voltage terminal, the coil spring, and the sparkplug. The mount portion has a substantially annular space communicating with an inner gap in the coil case, and charged with an infilling resin to have a first resin high voltage end located on the high voltage side with respect to a low voltage end of the circumferential portion of the plug cap on a low voltage side.
US07753037B2	Engine The present invention provides an engine capable of increasing an introducing amount of an EGR gas without reducing an introducing amount of a fresh air. In an engine structured to introduce fresh air and an EGR gas into a cylinder, the EGR gas is introduced into the cylinder at least at a part of a compression stroke using a pressure in a combustion chamber at least at a part of a power stroke.
US07753036B2	Compound cycle rotary engine A compound cycle engine system has a rotary engine, which rotary engine generates exhaust gas. The system further has a compressor for increasing the pressure of inlet air to be supplied to the engine to a pressure in the range of from 3.0 to 5.0 atmospheres and an intercooler for providing the inlet air to the engine at a temperature in the range of from 150 to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. The system further has one or more turbines for extracting energy from the exhaust gas. The Miller Cycle is implemented in the rotary engine, enabling the compression ratio to be lower than the expansion ratio, allowing the overall cycle to be optimized for lowest weight and specific fuel consumption.
US07753035B2	Method for diagnosing the operation of a purge device of an engine This involves diagnosing the operation of a fuel vapor purge device on an internal combustion engine. The pressure value and/or mass flow rate admitted to the air inlet manifold is determined upstream of the manifold where it communicates with the vapor recirculation pipeline, a command to open the electrically operated purge valve is issued, the engine control electronics are provided with the pressure and/or mass flow rate value determined at the start, without taking account of the mass flow rate that should have passed through the valve if it is opened, the engine reacts, according to whether or not vapors have been supplied to the manifold, and at least one operating parameter of this engine is detected, and if this parameter does not reveal any variation in the engine operation it is deduced that there is a deficiency in the opening of the valve and/or a malfunctioning of the purge device.
US07753034B2	Hydrocarbon adsorption method and device for controlling evaporative emissions from the fuel storage system of motor vehicles The present invention is directed to an evaporative emissions control apparatus for minimizing fuel vapor emissions from a fuel storage system in a vehicle with an internal combustion engine. More specifically, the present invention is directed to an evaporative emissions control apparatus comprising a canister filled with a hydrocarbon adsorbent. The present invention is also directed an evaporative emissions control apparatus comprising a support substrate, which is coated with a hydrocarbon adsorbent slurry.
US07753033B2	Fuel module with orifice upstream from regulator A fuel module for a vehicle has a module housing in fluid communication with a fuel tank of the vehicle and supporting a fuel pump. A pressure regulator is in the module housing and the regulator receives fuel from the pump. An orifice is disposed in a fluid path between the pump and the intake of the regulator.
US07753025B2	Surface ignition mechanism for diesel engines The present disclosure relates to combusting fuel during cold start. A glow-plug may be provided within a combustion chamber having a volume including a piston, wherein the glow plug may provide a localized heated region. Air may then be provided into the chamber and compressed. A mass of fuel may also be provided into the combustion chamber, wherein an amount of the fuel mass may be directed towards the localized heated region of the glow plug, wherein the heated region of the glow plug may have a temperature T1, and the equivalence ratio of the fuel in the heated region achieves a value that the temperature T1 provides auto-ignition. All or a portion of the mass of fuel directed towards the heated region of said glow plug may be ignited, and then the remainder of the fuel may be ignited by auto-ignition and/or flame propagation.
US07753024B2	Oil supply for an internal combustion engine The invention relates to an oil supply for an internal combustion engine, comprising an oil supply device for the supply of oil to a piston, reciprocating in a cylinder. The oil supply device is embodied such that at least at a point at which the piston is in the region of bottom dead centre, oil is introduced directly into a region below the piston, by means of the oil supply device, in particular, beneath the piston crown and within the piston skirt. The oil supply device thus comprises at least one tube element, extending into a region beneath the piston crown. The tube element terminates as close as possible to a gudgeon pin, when the piston is at bottom dead center. A targeted lubrication of the mechanically and thermally highly loaded gudgeon pin can thus be guaranteed. It is also possible by means of the oil supply to supply transfer ports of a two-stroke engine with oil, counteracting a tendency to coke up.
US07753021B2	Vehicles including frame defining spark plug access aperture and methods A vehicle, such as a motorcycle, includes an engine and a frame. The engine includes a cylinder housing and a spark plug. The cylinder housing defines a spark plug aperture. The spark plug is received within the spark plug aperture. The frame supports the engine and comprises a frame member. The frame member is adjacent to the cylinder housing and defines an access aperture. The access aperture is substantially aligned with the spark plug aperture. The access aperture is configured to facilitate installation and removal of the spark plug with respect to the spark plug aperture. Methods of installing and replacing a spark plug are also provided.
US07753020B2	Gearwheel mechanism In a gearwheel mechanism for driving a secondary unit such as a fuel pump driven via the gear wheel mechanism by a primary unit, a driven gear mounted on the secondary unit is provided with a positioning element including sections covering teeth areas of the driven gear so that those sections cannot be engaged with a driving gear of the primary unit during mounting of the secondary unit, and in a pump having a gear provided with such a positioning element as wells as an internal combustion engine including a pump with a gear provided with a positioning element.
US07753015B2	Device and method for controlling the lift of an outlet gas exchange charge cycle valve of an internal combustion engine A device and a method for regulating the lift characteristic of an exhaust charge cycle valve of an internal combustion engine. The device comprises a controllable electric motor having an actuator element for actuation of the exhaust charge cycle valve, a regulating device for controlling the electric motor and two energy storage means acting in opposite drive directions on the exhaust charge cycle valve. The regulating device controls the electric motor according to a stored setpoint path, on the basis of which the exhaust charge cycle valve is transferred between a first end position and a second end position by swiveling the rotor of the electric motor back and forth. At least two different setpoint paths may be provided for regulating the speed of the rotor of the electric motor, whereby a lower kinetic energy is transferred to the exhaust charge cycle valve in regulation on the basis of the one setpoint path during the valve opening process than in regulation on the basis of the other setpoint path.
US07753014B2	Electro-hydraulic valve actuator with integral electric motor driven rotary control valve An improved electro-hydraulic intake and exhaust valve actuator for a “camless” internal combustion reciprocating engine. The present invention integrates an electric motor driven “plug type” rotary control valve and a single acting hydraulic cylinder in one housing for the actuation of an engine valve. The geometry of the hydraulic ports in the rotary control valve may be tailored for desired valve actuation profiles. The electronic control of the rate of rotation and angular position of the rotary control valve are used to infinitely vary the engine valve operating parameters. Thus, engine valve timing, speed, cycle duration and lift may be varied. A rotary control valve permits high speed operation and accommodates a broad range of valve sizes. Availability of a wide range of commercial open frame brushless electric motors and dedicated integrated circuit controllers contribute to the cost effectiveness of the present design.
US07753013B2	Variable compression ratio control method for variable compression ratio engine, and variable compression ratio engine A variable compression ratio engine. The engine includes a piston disposed in a cylinder bore and constituting a combustion chamber, a variable compression ratio mechanism connected to the piston and causing a top dead center position of the piston to vary, an actuator connected to the variable compression ratio mechanism to actuate the variable compression ratio mechanism, and a controller connected to the actuator to control an engine state and the actuator. The controller performs operations including setting the compression ratio corresponding to a state of the engine, actuating the actuator so that the compression ratio is set, determining whether a state of the engine is either a state allowing actuation of the actuator, or a state limiting actuation of the actuator, and limiting actuation of the actuator in the state limiting actuation of the actuator.
US07753010B2	Energy conversion system for hydrogen generation and uses thereof The present invention relates to a system capable of using kinetic/inertial and renewable energy to generate hydrogen for use as a fuel in vehicles and other applications. In certain embodiments, this invention relates to a system in which hydrogen is generated during vehicle braking and which is operable with an internal combustion engine, and which can be retrofitted to vehicles with such an engine as well as to stationary combustion devices. Methods for generating hydrogen to power vehicles and vehicles utilizing the inventive technology are also provided. The present invention also relates to stationary devices, such as space heaters and water heaters, capable of generating hydrogen for use as a fuel additive therewith, and methods of generating hydrogen using such devices.
US07753009B2	Washer with bio prevention cycle An appliance having an enclosure arranged to receive articles to be treated also includes a water container and a steam chamber with a steam outlet. A water dispenser is arranged to dispense water from the water container to the steam chamber. A heating element is thermally associated with the steam chamber. A control is arranged to selectively operate the heating element. A steam path extends between the steam outlet and the enclosure. A chemical dispenser is positioned along the steam path. The heating element heats water in the steam chamber to create steam, and the chemical dispenser adds a chemical to the steam as the steam passes through the steam path.
US07753002B2	Animal litter, process for preparing animal litter, and method for removal of animal waste Disclosed are animal litters, processes for preparing animal litters, and methods for removal of animal waste. The disclosed litters are made from ingredients including plant meal, grain germ, citrus residue, and grain bran, usually in combination with a cohesiveness agent and a microbial inhibitor. The litters are provided in the form of discrete plural articles which tend to agglomerate when wetted.
US07752999B2	Wet processing system, wet processing method and storage medium A wet processing system detects a globule of a process solution in a drippy or dripping state from the tip of any one of process solution pouring nozzles being moved to a pouring position for pouring the process solution onto a substrate by obtaining image data on the process solution pouring nozzle, and takes proper measures to prevent the process solution from dripping. A wet processing system 1 pours a process solution, such as a resist solution, through one of process solution pouring nozzles 10 onto a surface of a substrate, such as a wafer W, held substantially horizontally by a substrate holding device 41 surrounded by a cup 5 to process the surface by a wet process. A nozzle carrying mechanism 10a carries the process solution pouring nozzles 10 between a home position on a nozzle bath 14 and a pouring position above the substrate held by the substrate holding device 41. An optical image of the tips of the process solution pouring nozzles 10 is obtained by an image pickup means, such as a camera 17. Predetermined measures are taken according to the level of a drippy or dripping state of a globule of the process solution.
US07752997B1	Apparatus and method for nanoscale pattern generation A method and apparatus that produces highly ordered, nanosized particle arrays on various substrates. These regular arrays may be used as masks to deposit and grow other nanoscale materials.
US07752996B2	Apparatus for applying a plating solution for electroless deposition An electroless plating chamber is provided. The electroless plating chamber includes a chuck configured to support a substrate and a bowl surrounding a base and a sidewall of the chuck. The base has an annular channel defined along an inner diameter of the base. The chamber includes a drain connected to the annular channel. The drain is capable of removing fluid collected from the chuck. A proximity head capable of cleaning and substantially drying the substrate is included in the chamber. A method for performing an electroless plating operation is also provided.

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