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| US07760472B2 |
Magnetic sensor and magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus
A magnetic sensor includes a magnetic oscillation element whose oscillation frequency changes depending on the magnitude of an external magnetic field, and an oscillation element provided in the vicinity of the magnetic oscillation element and oscillating at an oscillation frequency close to that of the magnetic oscillation element. The magnetic oscillation element includes a first fixed magnetization layer whose magnetization is fixed, a first magnetization oscillation layer, a first non-magnetic layer provided between the first fixed magnetization layer and the first magnetization oscillation layer, and a pair of electrodes for passing current perpendicularly to the film surfaces of the first fixed magnetization layer, the first magnetization oscillation layer, and the first non-magnetic layer. These two elements are used in combination with the passed current to acquire a high frequency oscillation signal generated from the magnetic oscillation element and the oscillation element. |
| US07760471B2 |
Servo track writer arm positioning device
A positioning device includes a housing and a shaft that is able to be swiveled about a centrical position relative to the housing, at whose one end an element that is to be positioned is attachable. Furthermore, the positioning device has a swivel drive and a position measuring device. A cable, for the electrical connection of swivelable parts in the positioning device to a stationary unit, has a spiral-shaped course leading radially outwardly, starting from the shaft that is located in the centrical position. |
| US07760467B2 |
Substrate for magnetic recording medium, magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording apparatus
It is possible to improve the recording and reproducing S/N ratio, the reproduction signal intensity, and the degree of high density recording. There are provided a plurality of recording tracks formed on a substrate, each recording track being formed of a magnetic material, and non-recording sections formed on the substrate, each non-recording section separating adjacent recording tracks, each recording track including a plurality of recording sections and connecting sections for connecting the recording sections adjacent thereto in a track longitudinal direction, and each connecting section having a cross-sectional area in a track width direction that is smaller than a cross-sectional area in a track width direction of adjacent recording sections. |
| US07760462B2 |
Method of controlling flying height of head slider and information storage apparatus
One aspect of the embodiments is related to a method of controlling a flying height of a head slider. The method includes the steps of measuring a first correlation value between an air pressure and a heating element sensitivity of the head slider, measuring a second correlation value between the air pressure and the flying height of the head slider, calculating a reference heating-element sensitivity at normal air pressure from the first correlation value, measuring a heating element sensitivity of the heating element when the head slider is lifted, calculating the difference between the heating element sensitivity and the reference heating-element sensitivity to calculate an amount of variation in air pressure from the first correlation value, and calculating an amount of variation in the flying height of the head slider from the amount of variation in air pressure and the second correlation value and controlling the heating element. |
| US07760461B1 |
Disk drive employing coarse position feedback from mechanical position sensor to improve format efficiency
A disk drive is disclosed including a disk having a plurality of servo tracks. The servo tracks are banded together to form a plurality of servo track bands, and each servo sector comprises a fine track address that identifies one of the servo tracks. The disk drive further comprises a head attached to a distal end of an actuator arm operable to generate a read signal by reading the disk, and a mechanical position sensor operable to detect a coarse position of the actuator arm. The coarse position is processed to identify one of the servo track bands, and the read signal is processed to detect one of the fine track addresses, wherein the detected fine track address identifies a servo track within the identified servo track band. The identified servo track band is combined with the detected fine track address to generate a servo track address. |
| US07760459B1 |
Framing selection and waveform polarity determination for an encoded repeating pattern
Systems and techniques to select a framing and determine a waveform polarity of an encoded repeating pattern include, in at least one aspect, operations including: decoding an encoded repeating pattern using multiple framings of signal samples of a signal from a machine-readable medium; correlating the signal samples that indicate pattern transitions, for the multiple framings, with valid pattern transitions as defined by the encoding; accumulating the transition pattern correlations for the multiple framings; selecting one of the multiple framings as a correct framing for decoding based on the accumulated correlations; and determining a waveform polarity for the signal based on the repeating pattern and the selected correct framing. |
| US07760458B1 |
Disk drive adjusting head bias during servo synchronization to compensate for over/under sensitivity
A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk including a plurality of servo sectors, a head actuated over the disk, the head for generating a read signal, and a gain control circuit for adjusting a gain of the read signal in response to a gain setting. A bias setting is initialized for the head, and the gain setting for the read signal is initialized. The read signal is processed to detect at least one of the servo sectors, and when at least one of the servo sectors is not detected, the gain setting is adjusted. The read signal is processed with the adjusted gain setting to detect at least one of the servo sectors, and when at least one of the servo sectors is not detected with the adjusted gain setting, the bias setting is adjusted in response to the adjusted gain setting. |
| US07760457B1 |
Resonant channel for head-to-disc contact vibrations
A channel senses head-to-disc contact vibrations in a vibrational noise spectrum produced in a mass storage device. The channel includes a suspension system with a suspension modal resonance. The channel includes a vibration sensor that senses head-to-disc contact vibrations through the suspension system. The vibration sensor has a sensor modal resonance that overlaps the suspension modal resonance. |
| US07760454B1 |
Sequence-permutation control information detection and signal polarity determination
Systems and techniques relating to interpreting signals on a noisy channel with polarity uncertainty. A signal processor, such as a read channel transceiver device usable in a magnetic recording system, includes a detector operable to find a data pattern that indicates control information in a read signal and to determine a signal polarity of the read signal by determining Euclidean distances between a sampled sequence from the read signal and multiple possible sequences corresponding to preamble-shifted and polarity-reversed versions of the data pattern. The read signal is obtained from a partial response channel, such as in a storage device, and the data pattern can be a servo mark selected based on Euclidean distances between the servo mark and preamble-shifted and polarity-reversed versions of the servo mark generated according to a target channel and an encoding scheme specified for the storage medium. |
| US07760452B2 |
Driving apparatus, optical system, exposure apparatus and device fabrication method
A driving apparatus comprising an optical element, a supporting block for supporting said optical element by contacting said optical element onto three supporting contact areas, a driving mechanism for practically connecting said supporting block to three driving contact areas and for moving said supporting block via the driving contact area, wherein a difference between an angle of each of the three supporting contact areas in a rotational direction around a rotation axis and an angle of each of the three driving contact areas corresponding with the three supporting contact areas is 10° or smaller, where the three supporting areas are substantially located on a first plane, and the rotational axis which is perpendicular to the first plane and passes through a barycenter of the three supporting contact areas. |
| US07760448B2 |
Image stabilization control circuit
A image stabilization control circuit for an image capturing device, wherein a gyro-equalizer (24) integrates an angular velocity signal from a gyro-sensor (12) in an integration circuit (46). The integration circuit (46) is composed of a low-boost filter (LBF), and a phase delay in a target compensation region is set to a value appropriate for an integration process. Furthermore, a characteristic whereby the LBF reduces the phase delay at higher frequencies is used, compensation is applied to the excess phase delay of the angular signal in the high-frequency region brought about by the effect of the phase delay generated in the high-frequency region by the output signal of the gyro-sensor (12), and the phase delay in the high-frequency region is brought nearer to 90 degrees. This allows the accuracy of the process for determining the required displacement magnitude of a lens to be increased. |
| US07760447B2 |
Optical member and method for manufacturing the same
A method, for producing an optical member, includes attaching a holding member, which is used integrally with a lens, to the lens so that the holding member is brought into contact with a periphery of the lens to hold the lens, and then forming an optical thin film on a surface of the lens by a spin coating to obtain the optical member. |
| US07760446B2 |
Method of fixing optical member and optical unit
A method of fixing an optical member for fixing the optical member to a supporting member, wherein an intermediate member that is fused upon irradiation light is disposed between the optical member and the supporting member. By irradiating the light that is transmitted through the optical member onto the intermediate member, the intermediate member is fused, and the optical member is fixed to the supporting member. |
| US07760445B2 |
Compound lens and compound lens array
An exemplary compound lens includes a rigid light pervious layer, a first plastic lens, and a second plastic lens. The rigid light pervious layer includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first plastic lens is attached on the first surface, and is comprised of a first material. The second plastic lens is formed on the second surface, and is comprised of a second material. A refractive index of the first material is different from that of the second material. An optical axis of the first plastic lens is in alignment with an optical axis of the second plastic lens. |
| US07760437B2 |
Projector apparatus having a shielding plate to prevent formation of ghost image in the projected image
A projector apparatus includes a light source for producing light beams, a micromirror device including an array of micromirrors for modulating and reflecting the light beams into image light beams, and a projection lens unit for magnifying and projecting the image light beams. The projection lens unit includes an optical lens disposed adjacent to the micromirror device, and a light shielding plate mounted on the optical lens or between the micromirror device and the optical lens for covering bias light so as to prevent formation of a ghost image in the projected image. |
| US07760431B2 |
Method of and apparatus for modifying polarity of light
A method of modifying polarity of light is provided. The light propagates through a first transverse plane and has known polarization states in respective cells of the first transverse plane. A first retardation compensator having respective waveplates matching the cells then changes the polarity of the light so that light propagating through a second transverse plane is circularly polarized across the entire second transverse plane. A second retardation compensator includes a plurality of quarter waveplates that change the polarization of the circularly polarized light, so that light passing through a third transverse plane is linearly polarized. The crystal alignment of the quarter waveplates and their shape and configuration are selected so that the direction of the polarization is normal to a radius from a single point. |
| US07760426B2 |
Optical axis reorientation device for surgical microscope
A microscope including a body and an optical axis reorientation device is described. The optical axis reorientation device is coupled to the body. The optical axis reorientation device includes at least two selectively adjustable mirrors and is rotatable, with respect to an optical axis of the microscope, to reorient a view of an object observed through the microscope while substantially maintaining a constant position of the microscope body. |
| US07760425B2 |
Chromatically corrected catadioptric objective and projection exposure apparatus including the same
A catadioptric objective includes a plurality of optical elements arranged along an optical axis to image a pattern from an object field in an object surface of the objective to an image field in an image surface region of the objective at an image-side numerical aperture NA with electromagnetic radiation from a wavelength band around a central wavelength λ. The optical elements include a concave mirror and a plurality of lenses. The projection objective forms an image of the pattern in a respective Petzval surface for each wavelength λ of a wavelength band, the Petzval surfaces deviating from each other for different wavelengths. In embodiments, a longitudinal departure p of the Petzval surface at a given wavelength from a planar reference surface at an edge field point of the image field (at maximum image height y′), measured parallel to the optical axis in the image surface region, varies with the wavelength λ according to dp/dλ<(0.2λ/NA2)/nm. |
| US07760422B2 |
Semiconductor raman ring amplifier
A semiconductor-based Raman ring amplifier is disclosed. A method according to aspects of the present invention includes directing a pump optical beam having a pump wavelength and an input pump power level from an optical waveguide into a ring resonator. The optical waveguide and ring resonator are comprised in semiconductor material. A signal optical beam having a signal encoded thereon at a signal wavelength is directed from the optical waveguide into the ring resonator. The pump optical beam is resonated within the ring resonator to increase a power level of the pump optical beam to a power level sufficient to amplify the signal optical beam via stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) within the ring resonator. A free carrier concentration in the optical waveguide and the ring resonator is reduced to reduce attenuation of the pump optical beam and the signal beam. |
| US07760421B2 |
Method and apparatus for enhancing plasmon polariton and phonon polariton resonance
A metallic nano-particle surrounded by an amplifying medium results in a boundary condition that creates a singularity in the particle's dynamic polarizability at the localized surface plasmon resonance and at a critical value of the gain is disclosed. The boundary condition may be time dependent due to excitation by a sub-picosecond laser pulse and couples to the electromagnetic vacuum resulting in photon emission in an analogue of the Unruh Effect. The vacuum emission from 2-D nanostructures embedded in high gain laser dyes predicts energies nearly two orders of magnitude larger than the spontaneous emission background. The vacuum radiation is may have a unique dependence on the excitation. |
| US07760417B2 |
Brightness enhancement by fluid interface deformation in TIR-modulated displays
A reflective display having a plurality of transparent hemi-beads (120), each having a reflective region (80) surrounding a non-reflective region (82). Each hemi-bead has an associated light absorptive fluid droplet (122) having a normally relaxed shape contacting the non-reflective region, thereby frustrating total internal reflection of light rays at the droplet/hemi-bead interface. An electrical potential is selectably applied across selected droplets. Application of the electrical potential across a droplet deforms the droplet away from the hemi-bead associated with the droplet, such that light rays (158) incident on the non-reflective region are refracted toward substrate (124) and reflected back through hemi-bead (120) in an approximately opposite direction (166); and such that light rays (162) incident on the reflective region are semi-retro-reflected (168). Removal of the electrical potential allows the droplet to resume the relaxed shape. |
| US07760416B2 |
Electrophoresis display device and electronic apparatus
The invention provides an electrophoresis display device that includes: a pair of a first substrate and a second substrate that are provided opposite to each other; an electrophoresis material layer that is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of pixel areas that is formed on the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of optical detection elements which is formed either in the pixel areas or adjacent to the pixel areas; and a plurality of optical transmission paths each of which is formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and propagates incident light that enters through an outer surface of the second substrate so that the light reaches the corresponding optical detection element. |
| US07760412B2 |
Mechanically-active anti-reflection switch (MARS) modulator with wide angle tolerance
A modulator for modulating an optical signal is disclosed having a substrate, a support mounted to the substrate, and membrane attached to the support and defining an airgap between the substrate and the membrane. The membrane has at least three layers including a central layer having an index of refraction which is the square root of the index of refraction of the substrate. The thickness of the layers and the size of the airgap are optimized to maximize differential reflectivity of light incident on the membrane at a non-normal angle of incidence to the membrane when the membrane is either in an unbiased state or biased state. In one embodiment, the first, central, and third layers have corresponding thicknesses approximately equal to one-quarter, one-quarter, and on-half of a wavelength of the optical signal, respectively. In another embodiment, the thickness of the layers and the airgap are designed according to formulas such that the modulator can operate over wider angles of incidence up to about 55 degrees. In a third embodiment, the modulator can operate at an angle of incidence-up to about 85 degree with TE-only polarization of the incident light. |
| US07760411B2 |
System and method for illumination attenuation
Generally speaking, the output brightness of an illuminator is varied by chopping an output light beam such that the beam is alternately interrupted and unhindered. An interrupter can be rapidly moved into and out of the transmission path of a light beam. The brightness of the light beam received at a site will be attenuated based on the amount of time per cycle the light beam remains obstructed versus unhindered. |
| US07760407B2 |
Multilayer holographic recording medium and manufacturing method of the same, multilayer holographic recording and reproducing method, multilayer holographic memory reproducing apparatus, and multilayer holographic recording and reproducing apparatus
A multilayer holographic recording medium that improves recording density and data transfer rates. The multilayer holographic recording medium, from which information is reproduced by a multilayer holographic memory reproducing apparatus, includes a plurality of deposited holographic recording layers. During recording, a reference beam is common to those holographic recording layers and an incident angle of an object beam is modulated for each holographic recording layer. During reproduction, a laser beam for reproduction having the same condition as that of the reference beam used for recording is projected thereonto, so that diffraction beams are simultaneously generated in the respective holographic recording layers to directions that are the same as incident directions of the object beam used for recording. |
| US07760403B2 |
Optical irradiation apparatus, image reading apparatus using the same, and image forming apparatus using the same
A novel optical irradiation apparatus includes a light source and a light guide. The light source is configured to radially irradiate a light beam. The light guide is configured to include a transparent material configured to lead the light beam irradiated from the light source in a specific direction and to emit the light beam. The light guide also includes an incidence plane, an exit plane, and plural connecting planes. The incidence plane is configured to receive the light beam. The exit plane is configured to emit the light beam to so as to irradiate an object. The plural connecting planes are configured to connect the incidence plane to the exit plane. A part of at least one of the plural connecting planes is inclined with respect to an axis of the light beam. |
| US07760401B2 |
Voltage recorder, image processing apparatus, and voltage recording method
A voltage recorder includes: a receiver that receives a signal from an apparatus operating on power supplied from a power supply circuit, notifying an operational status of the apparatus; a first memory that stores sampling periods in association with an operational status of the apparatus; a sampling period determining unit that determines, with reference to the first memory, a sampling period on the basis of the operational status of the apparatus notified by the signal received from the apparatus; a voltage data generating unit that samples a voltage supplied from the power supply circuit in the determined sampling periods, and generates measured voltage data indicative of the sampled voltage; an abnormality notification unit that compares the voltage indicated by the generated measured voltage data and a predetermined threshold, and determines whether to send an abnormality notification signal depending on a result of the comparison. |
| US07760399B2 |
Method and system for encoding color images to black-and-white bitmaps and decoding color images
A method and system for encoding a color image into a monochrome halftoned image for printing, includes the use of a decoding mechanism to recover color information from the monochrome halftone image. A luminance channel associated with the color image can be utilized as the grayscale input to a half-toning process, while chrominance channels are utilized to determine displacements of the halftone dots. The color information can then be restored utilizing a template to measure the displacements of the halftone dots and hence the color information. Thus, the color information can be preserved without visual impact. |
| US07760398B2 |
Color conversion table generation method and color conversion table generation device
A color conversion table is generated by estimating a device color corresponding to the color of a grid point forming the color conversion table from a calorimetric value obtained by calorimetrically measuring a color of a gamut reproduced by an output device. In addition to the color of the grid point forming the color conversion table, a device color corresponding to a color other than that of the grid point is estimated. The generated color conversion table is corrected using the estimated device color corresponding to the color of the grid point and the estimated device color corresponding to the color other than that of the grid point. |
| US07760393B2 |
Color processing method and apparatus thereof, and installer of device driver
Creation of integrated color conversion data for color processing requires a large computation volume and much time in case of a device and GMA used for the first time. Hence, first color conversion data is stored in a memory, second color conversion data different from the first color conversion data is retrieved, and integrated color conversion data is generated from the first color conversion data and the second color conversion data. The generated integrated color conversion data is stored in the memory, so that the integrated color conversion data is read out from the memory and is used upon application of color processing according to the first color conversion data and the second color conversion data to color data. |
| US07760391B2 |
Image processing system
An image processing system is provided that includes a first-motor control apparatus (40), having a communication interface (42) connected in series with a transmission line, for obtaining a detection position of a control subject and outputting a position-detection signal, an image processing apparatus (30), having a communication interface (32) connected in series with the transmission line and a memory (34) that stores the position-detection signal, for capturing an image of a workpiece (60) and generating an image-processing signal based on image processing, and a master apparatus (10) for implementing communication control of the image processing apparatus (30) and the first-motor control apparatus (40), and in which the image processing apparatus (10) starts the image processing, in accordance with an in-bound start command, stores in the memory (32) the position-detection signal, and outputs to the master apparatus (10) the position-detection signal along with the image-processing signal. |
| US07760379B2 |
Systems and methods for changing settings for selected objects within a print job
An exemplary method involves receiving a document for printing on a printing device. The document includes at least one page. The method also involves obtaining settings for printing the document. At least one preview image is displayed based on the settings. Each preview image that is displayed corresponds to a page of the document. The method also involves detecting selection by a user of at least one object from the at least one preview image. The method also involves receiving from the user at least one new setting for the at least one object selected by the user. |
| US07760374B2 |
Identification document verification system
A method for enabling a user to effect an action with respect to records pertaining to an identification document or document that has an identification function is provided. The method may include associating a telephone number with the document, the user establishing a communications link which identifies the telephone number, verifying that the telephone number with which the communications link is established corresponds with the telephone number associated with the document, and enabling the user to effect an action with respect to the records pertaining to the document only if the verification is successful. |
| US07760373B2 |
Print control apparatus, print control method and printer
A print control apparatus comprising: a first receiving unit that receives, from a printer, support language information indicating whether a particular kind of language is supported by the printer; a judging unit that judges, by referring to the support language information received by the first receiving unit, whether the particular kind of language which is supported by the print control apparatus is supported by the printer; a transmitting unit that transmits, to the printer, a specification information acquisition command for acquiring specification information relating to a specification supported by the printer if the judging unit judges that the particular kind of language is supported by the printer; a second receiving unit that receives the specification information which is transmitted from the printer in response to the specification information acquisition command; and a controller that performs processing according to the specification information received by the second receiving unit. |
| US07760372B2 |
Method for automated document selection
Provided is a method for the automated selection of sample documents or pages from a large collection, and more particularly an application of the method in a proof presentment environment—where the method is employed for selection and review of representative or extreme pages from a large document, such as one scheduled for printing. The method characterizes pages or documents in a multi-dimensional vector space based upon a set of characteristics, and then uses clustering techniques to group the pages, enabling the selection of typical pages from the groups, outlier pages from extremes lying outside of the groups, or both typical and outlier pages. |
| US07760369B2 |
Apparatus and method for determining an elevation of working tools based on a laser system
An apparatus for determining an elevation of a working tool relative to a reference plane, includes a rotary laser system, a radio unit and a detector. The rotary laser system emits a rotating laser beam in a plane inclined relative to the reference plane. The radio unit is configured to measure a distance between the working tool and the rotary laser system and the detector is mounted on the working tool for detecting the laser beam. The elevation of the working tool can be determined on a basis of the inclination angle and the distance between the working tool and the rotary laser system. |
| US07760362B1 |
Telescope interferometric maintenance evaluation tool
A system and method for testing telescope optics are disclosed. The telescope optics can be testing in-situ, thus more accurately revealing the as-used optical conditions. The optical conditions are input to a test system which, by objective analysis, reveals a condition of the optics and an indication of the need for corrective action. A test bench for testing optics and for validating the test system using modeled telescope optics is also disclosed. |
| US07760360B2 |
Monitoring a photolithographic process using a scatterometry target
A method is provided for monitoring a photolithographic process in which a substrate is patterned to form (i) a scatterometry target having a plurality of parallel elongated features, and desirably, (ii) other features each having at least one of a microelectronic function or a micro-electromechanical function. Desirably, each elongated feature of the scatterometry target has a length in a lengthwise direction and a plurality of stress-relief features disposed at a plurality of positions along the length of each elongated feature. A return signal is detected in response to illumination of the scatterometry target. The return signal can be used to determine a result of the photolithographic process. |
| US07760359B2 |
Beam detector distance measurement
A projected beam smoke detector includes circuitry and control software to measure a distance a beam travels between the detector's transmitter and receiver. Either a time-based or a phase-based measurement methodology could be used. A sensitivity parameter of the detector could be set in response to the results of the measurement. |
| US07760358B1 |
Film measurement
The above and other needs are met by a method of determining actual properties of a film stack by directing an incident beam of light towards the film stack, such that the incident beam of light is reflected from the film stack as a reflected beam of light. The actual properties of the reflected beam of light are measured, and properties of the film stack are estimated. A mathematical model of the film stack is solved with the estimated properties of the film stack, to yield theoretical properties of the reflected beam of light. The mathematical model is solved in part using a fast Z-matrix algorithm. The theoretical properties of the reflected beam of light are compared to the actual properties of the reflected beam of light, to yield a cost function. The estimated properties of the film stack are iteratively adjusted, and the mathematical model is iteratively solved, until the cost function is within a desired tolerance. The estimated properties of the film stack are reported as the actual properties of the film stack. |
| US07760354B2 |
Spectroscopic method and apparatus for identification of a substance using a tunable light source
A spectroscopic detector includes a tunable light source, such as a continuously tunable, optical parametric oscillator laser; means for measuring the emitted radiation at a plurality of emission wavelengths to obtain a plurality of spectral measurement data; and a processor for processing the spectral measurement data, where the processor includes a multispectral data processing algorithm or is configured for 1) combining the plurality of spectral measurement data into a composite spectrum, and 2) applying the algorithm to the composite spectrum. The spectra such as resonant and near-resonant Raman Spectra that are acquired are more complete and contain more information. A powerful multispectral analysis code such as IHPS, CHOMPS, or ENN analyzes the acquired data points, examining details of the spectra that could not be handled by traditional methods. |
| US07760349B2 |
Mask-defect inspecting apparatus with movable focusing lens
A mask-defect inspection apparatus including a plurality of illumination optical systems (2) for illuminating different areas (14a, 14b) on a mask (4) on which a pattern (6) is formed, an objective lens (OL) disposed to face the mask, and at least a pair of detection optical systems (15, 16) each having a detection sensor (17, 19) to form an image of the pattern and for receiving illumination light from each of the different areas through the objective lens, each of the detection optical systems having a mechanism (18a, 20a) for adjusting an angle of an aperture. |
| US07760348B2 |
Particle inspection apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method
A particle inspection apparatus includes an irradiation unit configured to apply a light beam onto front and back surfaces of an object to be inspected, first and second detection units configured to detect scattering light from the surfaces, a calculation unit configured to conduct a particle inspection on the surfaces on the basis of outputs from the detection units, and a control unit configured to control the irradiation unit, the detection units, and the calculation unit. The irradiation unit can selectively apply the beam onto the front or back surface. The control unit causes the calculation unit to conduct the particle inspection on the inspection surface on which the light beam is selectively applied, on the basis of outputs made by the detection unit corresponding to simultaneous application and selective application of the light beam. |
| US07760345B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining at least one optical property of an imaging optical system
A method and an apparatus for determining at least one optical property of an imaging optical system which is designed to image an object disposed in an object plane of the optical system into an assigned image plane. The method includes disposing at least one test structure in the object plane of the optical system, disposing an image recording device in at least two different positions relative to the image plane of the optical system, in each of the at least two relative positions the image recording device being offset in relation to the image plane to such an extent that an image of the pupil of the optical system is produced respectively on the image recording device by the optical system by means of the test structure, and recording an image produced on the image recording device by the optical system by means of the test structure in each of the at least two relative positions by means of the image recording device. |
| US07760342B2 |
Multidimensional spectrometer
A multidimensional spectrometer for the infrared, visible, and ultraviolet regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, and a method for making multidimensional spectroscopic measurements in the infrared, visible, and ultraviolet regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The multidimensional spectrometer facilitates measurements of inter- and intra-molecular interactions. |
| US07760340B2 |
Sample analyzer
A sample analyzer includes (a) a measuring part for measuring optical information of a sample at first wavelength, second wavelength, and third wavelength, first light of the first wavelength and second light of the second wavelength being absorbed by a second substance but substantially not absorbed by a first substance, and third light of the third wavelength being absorbed by the first substance; and (b) an obtaining part for obtaining content of the first substance in the sample, and content of the second substance in the sample, influence by the second substance being excluded from the content of the first substance, based on the optical information at the first wavelength, second wavelength, and third wavelength measured by the measuring part. |
| US07760337B2 |
Optoelectronic distance measuring device
An optoelectronic distance measuring device includes a frequency modulator generating a high-frequency modulation signal, an emitter emitting a high-frequency modulated measuring beam to an object to be measured, an avalanche photodiode receiving a reflected measuring beam from the object and generating a corresponding high-frequency reflected measuring signal, and a signal generating device generating a high-frequency mixer signal connected with the avalanche photodiode. The high-frequency mixer signal is applied to the avalanche photodiode and mixed with the high-frequency reflected measuring signal to provide a low-frequency measuring signal which contains phase information for calculating a distance to be measured. In this manner, measuring error due to phase drift is eliminated without the need for an extra internal reference optical path and an mechanical switching device so that the structure of the device is simplified significantly and manufacturing costs are reduced. |
| US07760336B2 |
Laser area sensor
One embodiment includes: A laser range finder that obtains a distance to an object and a light-reception level of reflected light: a scanning mechanism that changes the measurement direction; a data acquiring portion that periodically performs measurement while changing the measurement direction; a data correcting portion that removes distance information of a portion corresponding to a discontinuous change and corrects light-reception level information of a portion that does not correspond to the discontinuous change after the obtained distance information and light-reception level information are compared with distance information and light-reception level information of preceding and succeeding measurement periods in each direction; a human body judging portion that extracts a portion that is presumed to correspond to a human body, and judges whether or not the extracted portion matches a human body based on a time-series moving status of the extracted portion; and an alert output control portion. |
| US07760334B1 |
Optical multi-discriminant LADAR
The present invention, in its various aspects and embodiments comprises a optical multi-discriminant (“OMD”) LADAR technique. The technique includes a method, comprising: receiving a dichroic, polarimetric optical signal simultaneously with radiation of a third wavelength from a field of view through a common aperture; and capturing three-dimensional, polarimetric data from each wavelength of the optical signal and two-dimensional data from the radiation. The technique also includes an apparatus, comprising: means for receiving a reflection of a polarimetric, dichroic optical signal and a second signal of a third wavelength, separating the optical signal from the second signal by wavelength, separating the dichroic constituents of the optical signal by wavelength, and separating the polarized elements of the dichroic constituents; and a common aperture through which the optical signal is transmitted and the reflection and the second signal are received. |
| US07760332B2 |
Optical range-finding sensor, object detection device, self-cleaning toilet seat, and method for manufacturing optical range-finding sensor
An optical range-finding sensor includes a light-emitting element that emits irradiation light, a light-emitting side lens that collects the irradiation light and irradiates the light to a range-finding object, a light-receiving side lens that collects reflected light of the irradiation light reflected by the range-finding object, a position detecting light-receiving element that receives the collected reflected light and detects a position of the range-finding object, and a control processing integrated circuit that controls light emission of the light-emitting element and processes a detection current of the position detecting light-receiving element. The light-emitting element is configured of a vertical cavity surface emitting laser. |
| US07760331B2 |
Decoupled, multiple stage positioning system
A split axis stage architecture is implemented as a multiple stage positioning system that is capable of vibrationally and thermally stable material transport at high speed and rates of acceleration. A split axis design decouples stage motion along two perpendicular axes lying in separate, parallel planes. A dimensionally stable substrate in the form of a granite, or other stone slab, or of ceramic material or cast iron, is used as the base for lower and upper stages. The substrate is precisely cut (“lapped”) such that its upper and lower stage surface portions are flat and parallel to each other. |
| US07760328B2 |
Exposure apparatus and exposing method and method of manufacturing a printed wiring board
The mask-less exposure apparatus includes: a stage which moves with the substrate having a photosensitive resin layer with sensitivity to ultraviolet radiation formed thereon; a first light source for emitting light containing a wavelength component in the wavelength range of 300 to 410 nm; a first light irradiation optical system for modulating a radiant flux emitted from the first light source based on data of a desired exposure pattern to image a pattern on the photosensitive resin layer; a second light source for emitting light containing a wavelength component in the wavelength range of 450 to 2500 nm; and a second light irradiation optical system for guiding a radiant flux emitted from the second light source to a second light irradiation area that is set so as to include at least a first light irradiation area. |
| US07760321B2 |
Method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device
A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprises depositing a first fluid composition on an insulating substrate using an inkjet deposition process to form a first lens sub-portion, said first fluid composition comprising a first liquid resin; hardening the first lens sub-portion; depositing a second fluid composition on the insulating substrate using the inkjet deposition process to form a second lens sub-portion, said second fluid composition comprising a second liquid resin; hardening the second lens sub-portion to form a lens portion comprising the first lens sub-portion and the second lens sub-portion; and forming a reflective film over the lens portion. A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device is provided which can simplify the formation of a lens portion. |
| US07760317B2 |
Thin film transistor array substrate and fabricating method thereof, liquid crystal display using the same and fabricating method thereof, and method of inspecting liquid crystal display
A TFT array substrate is fabricated in a reduced number of processes. The TFT array substrate includes gate and data pads with enlarged contact areas to facilitate contact with an inspecting pin of an inspection device. An LCD incorporating the TFT array substrate is inspected by contacting the inspecting pin to the gate and data pads. The TFT array substrate includes first, second, and third conductive pattern groups. The first conductive pattern group includes a gate electrode, a gate line, and a lower gate pad electrode. The second conductive pattern group includes source and drain electrodes, a data line, and a lower data pad electrode. The third conductive pattern group includes a pixel electrode, and upper gate and data pad electrodes. A semiconductor pattern is along and beneath the second conductive pattern group. Gate insulating and protective film patterns are at areas not occupied by the third conductive pattern group. |
| US07760315B2 |
Electrooptical device, mounting assembly, method for producing electrooptical device, and electronic apparatus
An electrooptical device includes a substrate and an electronic component mounted on the substrate with an adhesive. The substrate has terminals arranged thereon and wiring lines connected to the terminals and extending in a column direction. The terminals are divided into at least one first terminal group and at least one second terminal group that does not overlap the first terminal group in the column direction. The terminals of the first terminal group are shifted from each other in a row direction so that the adjacent terminals overlap each other in the column direction. The terminals of the second terminal group are shifted from each other in the row direction so that the adjacent terminals overlap each other in the column direction. |
| US07760313B2 |
System for displaying images including wiring structure for driving display panel
Systems for displaying images and fabrication method thereof are provided. A representative system incorporates a wiring structure, for driving a display panel, which includes a substrate, a first conductive layer, a dielectric layer, and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer, comprising an interconnection line, overlies the substrate. The interconnection line comprises a first terminal and a second terminal apart from the first terminal. The dielectric layer overlies the first conductive layer. The dielectric layer comprises a first opening exposing the first terminal, and a second opening exposing the second terminal. The second conductive layer, comprising a bonding pad, a guard ring surrounding the bonding pad, and a trace line outside the guard, overlies the dielectric layer. The bonding pad electrically connects the interconnection line through the first opening. The trace line electrically connects the interconnection line through the second opening. |
| US07760310B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel with V-shaped connection pattern connecting a part of the first strip patterns and the first interlacing pattern of the first pixel electrode
A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel including a first substrate, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of pixel structures, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer is provided. The scan lines, data lines, and pixel structures are disposed on the first substrate. The pixel structures are electrically connected to the corresponding scan lines and data lines. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and the second substrates. Each pixel structure includes a first active device, a first pixel electrode electrically connected to the first active device, and a second pixel electrode. A V-shaped main slit formed between the first and the second pixel electrodes has a tip and two branches connected thereto. The tip of the V-shaped main slit directs towards the second pixel electrode. The edges of the first and the second pixel electrodes adjoining each branch are substantially parallel. |
| US07760309B2 |
Transflective liquid crystal display device and fabricating method thereof
A liquid crystal display device is provided that includes: first and second substrate; a gate line of a double layer having a first transparent conductive layer and a second opaque conductive layer on the first substrate; a first insulation layer on the gate line; a data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, the pixel region having a transmissive region and a reflective region; a thin film transistor connected to the gate and data lines; a pixel electrode formed of the transparent conductive layer in the pixel region; an upper storage electrode forming a storage capacitor by overlapping the gate line with the first insulation layer there between; a transmission hole to exposing the pixel electrode by passing through a second insulation layer on the thin film transistor to the first insulation layer; a reflective electrode connecting the pixel electrode with a drain electrode and the upper storage electrode through an edge part of the transmission hole; a gate pad extending from the first conductive layer of the gate line; a data pad formed of the first conductive layer and connected to the data line through a data link; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, wherein the first and second insulation layers are removed in the gate and data pads. |
| US07760297B2 |
Transflective display device having three primary color filters and an additional color filter from a complementary color system
An electro-optical device includes a plurality of sub-pixels each of which has a light transmitting region and a light reflecting region, colored layers being disposed so as to correspond to the plurality of sub-pixels, the colored layers having filter colors of a three primary color system and a filter color of a complementary color system other than the three-primary-color system, transmissive display being performed in the light transmitting region, reflective display being performed in the light reflecting region, and color display being performed in both reflective display and transmissive display. Further, in each of the plurality of sub-pixels, a colored layer of any one of the filter colors of the three primary color system and the filter color of the complementary color system other than the three primary color system is disposed in at least the light transmitting region, and the colored layer is not provided in the light reflective region of the sub-pixel in which the colored layer of the filter color of the complementary color system is disposed. |
| US07760296B2 |
Transflective display having improved contrast
The present invention provides for improved contrast in the transmissive mode of a transflective liquid crystal display having a rear stack polarizing means (302) which is transmissive for light having a desired polarization and reflective for light having an opposite, undesired polarization. The contrast is improved due to enhancements of the black state provided by the inclusion of a reflection preventing means (306). The reflection preventing means is arranged between the transflector (301) and the rear stack polarizer (302), and serves to stop light transmitted through the rear stack polarizer (302) towards the transflector (301) from being reflected by the transflector (301) back to the rear polarizer (302). Thereby undesired reflections having wrong polarization are stopped from being transmitted through the transflector (301) and thus from affecting the transmissive mode black state of the display. |
| US07760292B2 |
Liquid crystal display device to control viewing angle
A view angle controlling LCD comprises a first panel part that has a first group of electrodes and a first liquid crystal layer driven by a first vertical electric field. The first group of electrodes includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode to generate the first vertical electric field. The view angle controlling LCD device further comprises a second panel part deposited on the first panel part that has a second group of electrodes and a second liquid crystal layer panel driven to have slope angle from the horizontal alignment condition by a second vertical electric field. The second group of electrodes includes a first electrode and a second electrode to generate the second vertical electric field. |
| US07760289B2 |
Electro-optic device, method of manufacturing electro-optic device and electronic equipment
An electro-optic device includes: an electro-optic panel; a panel supporting member for supporting the electro-optic panel from one of front side and back side of the electro-optic panel; a mounted member to be mounted to the panel supporting member from the other one of the front side and the back side. The electro-optic panel includes at least two outer edges opposing to each other in plan view; and the mounted member includes a pair of panel positioning guides for guiding the electro-optic panel by guiding the two outer edges respectively. |
| US07760281B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
To take measures against defects in the conduction by preventing shavings of the orientation film from getting into the terminal portion for liquid crystal display devices using an organic passivation film on a TFT substrate.Image signal lines 107 extend to a terminal portion. The image signal lines 107, excluding the terminal portion, are covered with an inorganic passivation film 108 and an organic passivation film 109. In the terminal portion, terminal portion through holes are created in the organic passivation film 109 and the inorganic passivation film 108, in order to make electrical connection possible. The terminal portion is covered with an ITO film 120 in order to protect the video signal lines 107. The taper angle θ in the organic passivation film 109 in the terminal portion through holes is 35 degrees or less, and the thickness of the organic passivation film 109 in the periphery of the terminal portion through holes is 300 nm to 600 nm, so that shavings of the orientation film can be prevented from getting into the terminal portion, and thus, defects in the conduction can be prevented. |
| US07760280B2 |
Thin film transistor array substrate and method for manufacturing same
An exemplary method for manufacturing a TFT array substrate (20) typically for use in a liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: providing an insulating substrate (30) comprising a TFT area (31), a display area (32) and a capacitor area (33); forming a gate electrode (232) at the TFT area and a capacitor electrode (222) at the capacitor area; forming an insulating layer (203), an amorphous silicon layer (204), and a doped amorphous silicon layer (205) in turn on the insulating substrate; etching the doped amorphous silicon, the amorphous silicon and the insulating layer at the display area and the capacitor area; forming a source electrode (231) and a drain electrode (233) at the TFT area; forming a passivation layer (225) at the capacitor area; and forming a pixel electrode (221) on the substrate, the pixel electrode covering the display area, the capacitor area, and part of the TFT area. |
| US07760273B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method
An image processing apparatus including a displaying part, a light source generating light and a display driving part displaying an image on the displaying part by controlling the intensity of the light generated by the light source on the basis of one of a plurality of image signals. A light shutting part passes or shuts out the light generated by the light source; and a controlling part controls the light shutting part to shut the light generated by the light source while the image signal which has been displayed on the displaying part is being changed into other one of the plurality of image signals. Thus, the present invention provides an image processing apparatus and an image processing method to prevent a transitional phenomenon from occurring when an image is changed. |
| US07760267B2 |
Scalable video format conversion system
The present invention discloses a scalable video format conversion system for utilizing various system resources to provide a progressive video signal. The scalable video format conversion system has a scalable motion-adaptive de-interlacing system for converting an interlaced video signal into the progressive video signal according to a motion situation of an image area. The scalable motion-adaptive de-interlacing system includes a motion detection apparatus detecting the motion situation of the image area according to the availability of the various system resources or the status of the scalable video format conversion system. |
| US07760262B2 |
Method for solid-state imaging device with overlapping signal charge transfer processes
A first transfer process for transferring signal charges in a vertical direction on vertical transfer sections, a second transfer process for transferring signal charges received from outputs of the vertical transfer sections from line memory to a horizontal transfer section, and a third transfer process for transferring signal charges in a horizontal direction on the horizontal transfer section are controlled at predetermined timings, and the timings are controlled such that at least part of a second time period T21 during which the second transfer process is implemented overlaps a first time period during which the first transfer process is implemented. A time t12 at which the second time period T21 is over is set to occur before a charge receiving potential is applied to a final charge transfer electrode for the vertical charge transfer sections. |
| US07760261B2 |
Two-branch outputting solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus
A solid-state imaging device is provided and includes: a semiconductor substrate having a two-dimensional array of photoelectric conversion elements, each storing a signal charge in accordance with a received amount of light; a charge transfer path that transfers the signal charge read out of the photoelectric conversion elements toward an output end of the solid-state imaging device; and a branching part having two branches, the branching part receiving the signal charge transferred along the charge transfer path and distributing the signal charge toward one of the two branches alternately. The charge transfer path has an end portion narrowed in channel width and connected to the branching part. |
| US07760257B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, control method and program thereof, and storage medium
This invention has as its object to reduce the number of pixels to be read from an image sensor in accordance with a required image size and to shorten the time required to capture an image upon capturing a still image in an image capturing apparatus. To this end, this apparatus has an image sensor which comprises a plurality of photoelectric conversion pixels arranged in a two-dimensional matrix in the vertical and horizontal directions, and a common output unit which is commonly provided to the plurality of photoelectric conversion pixels to sequentially output signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion pixels; and a read drive unit which can switch a first read mode for dividing signals of photoelectric conversion pixels from the image sensor into m fields (m is a natural number not less than 3) by interlaced scan, and reading signals for the m fields, and a second read mode for reading signals for n fields (n is a natural number that meets 2≦n |
| US07760256B2 |
Image processing apparatus that obtains color and polarization information
An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a color and polarization obtaining section 101 including a single-chip color image capture element with a color mosaic filter and a patterned polarizer in which a number of polarizer units, of which the polarization transmission planes define mutually different angles, are arranged adjacent to each other within each single color pixel; a color information processing section 102 for getting average color intensity information by averaging the intensities of the light rays that have been transmitted through the polarizer units within each said single color pixel; and a polarization information processing section 103 for approximating, as a sinusoidal function, a relation between the intensity of light rays that have been transmitted through the polarizer units within each said single color pixel and the angles of the polarization transmission planes of the polarizer units. |
| US07760252B2 |
Shading compensation device, shading compensation value calculation device and imaging device
A shading compensation device which compensates for shading which differs for respective colors. A pixel counter counts co-ordinate positions of image data which is supplied from a black level correction section. A relative position calculation section compares the image data with compensation value tables and calculates relative co-ordinate positions of pixels which are objects of processing. A compensation value interpolation section refers to the compensation value tables, which are stored for the respective colors in a compensation value table memory, and interpolates shading compensation values for the relative co-ordinate positions calculated by the relative position calculation section. A multiplier multiplies the image data which is the objects of processing with the new shading compensation values obtained by the interpolation processing. Thus, shading-compensated image data is generated. |
| US07760250B2 |
Method and apparatus for minimizing noise pickup in image sensors
A method and apparatus for minimizing noise pickup in iSoC sensors using an improved Analog Capacitor Memory (ACM) design and optimized timing methods that together prevent direct connection of the electrical grounds between the low-speed signal processing circuit and high-speed signal processing circuit of an imaging System-on-Chip sensor. The ACM includes a two-terminal capacitor and two pairs of terminals. Each pair of terminals is connected via switches to separate circuits. The switches are controlled to isolate one side of the ACM from the other, thereby reducing the noise pickup between the circuits. |
| US07760248B2 |
Selective sound source listening in conjunction with computer interactive processing
A method and apparatus for capturing image and sound during interactivity with a computer program is provided. The apparatus includes an image capture unit that is configured to capture one or more image frames. Also provided is a sound capture unit. The sound capture unit is configured to identify one or more sound sources. The sound capture unit generates data capable of being analyzed to determine a zone of focus, at which to process sound to the substantial exclusion of sounds outside of the zone of focus. In this manner, sound that is captured and processed for the zone of focus is used for interactivity with the computer program. |
| US07760247B2 |
Exposure compensation in image sensing apparatus
An image sensing apparatus includes an image element that outputs a charge signal in accordance with the light amount of an object image formed on a light-receiving surface, a light-shielding unit that shields the image sensing element from incident light, a plurality of compensation units that compensate a loss in exposure amount for the image sensing element caused by operation of the light-shielding unit, a setting unit for setting at least one of an image sensing mode and an image sensing condition, and a compensation control unit that controls a compensation amount for each compensation unit in accordance with the at least one of the image sensing mode and the image sensing condition. |
| US07760245B2 |
Imaging method and imaging apparatus
An imaging method and an imaging apparatus are provided in which information about white points determined is stored and operation is performed only between the stored white points.The imaging method includes the steps of: automatically or manually determining at least two white points (Steps S1-2, S1-3 and S1-4); storing the above described at least two white points determined (Steps S5, S8 and S13); and manually or automatically adjusting a white point with the range between the above described at least two white points stored as a white point adjustment range (Step S23). |
| US07760237B2 |
Imaging device having a blur-correction function
An imaging device according to the present invention includes: an image-capturing optical system forming an image of a subject on a surface of an image sensor; a blur-detecting unit detecting a blur of an optical axis in the image-capturing optical system; an image-capturing unit which divides a total exposure time by a predetermined dividing number to repeat image capturing, and generates a number of images corresponding to the dividing number; and a composing unit which finds a motion vector based on the images in the dividing number generated by the image-capturing unit and on the blur detected by the blur-detecting unit and composes the generated images in the dividing number based on the motion vector. Therefore, it is possible to precisely correct a blur while shortening the time required for the blur correction. |
| US07760235B2 |
Image manipulation method for camera
A handheld camera comprises a sensor adapted to sense an image, a camera manager for controlling the sensing of the image, an image processing manager for manipulating the image, a print manager for controlling printing of the manipulated image, and a guillotine adapted to cut a print media on which the manipulated image is printed from a print roll. The print manager is operable to activate the guillotine upon receipt of a signal indicative of an attempt to dispense the print media at a rate greater than that of a print roll drive system for dispensing the print media. |
| US07760234B2 |
Data display method for digital storage device
A data display method for digital storage devices implemented on a computer executable platform. The invention reads data through a dynamic setting of a Basic Input/Output System and a card read controller, and selectively displays the data on a display device without entering the operating system. This greatly improves the convenience of using digital storage devices. |
| US07760233B2 |
Portable terminal and communication system controllable by remote mail
A portable terminal has an imaging section, a storage section that stores an image picked up by the imaging section, a radio section that transmits and receives data through a communication network, and a control section that controls the imaging section and the radio section. When the radio section receives an e-mail, the control section extracts an instruction information from the e-mail, controls the imaging section to pick up an image, determines the timing of transmitting the picked-up image to a predetermined destination based on the instruction information, and controls the radio section to transmit the picked-up image at the determined timing. |
| US07760227B2 |
Deflector, optical scanning unit, and image forming apparatus
A deflector includes a vibrating mirror supported by a torsion beam provided as a rotational axis and reciprocally scanning a beam from a light emitting source; and a rotational part configured to give a rotational torque to the vibrating mirror for making oscillation. The rotational part generates the rotational torque along one side separated from the rotational axis by length R in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis. The vibration mirror has relationships of R |
| US07760223B2 |
Optical scan apparatus and image formation apparatus
An optical scan apparatus which deflects a plurality of light beams to scan a write region on a scan surface in a main scan direction is configured to include a light source which has a plurality of emission portions emitting the plurality of light beams arranged two-dimensionally on a plane in parallel to the main scan direction and a sub scan direction perpendicular to the main scan direction; a deflector which deflects the plurality of light beams from the plurality of emission portions; a light receiving element which receives the light beams and outputs a synchronous detection signal in accordance with the received light beams; and a control unit which selectively controls any one of the emission portions to emit a light beam upon each scanning and allows the light beam from the selected emission portion to be incident on the light receiving element via the deflector. |
| US07760219B2 |
Method of forming image by thermal transfer
A method of forming an image, containing superposing a heat-sensitive transfer sheet on a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, and applying thermal energy from a side of a heat-resistant lubricating layer described below of the heat-sensitive transfer sheet, to form a thermally transferred image,in which the heat-sensitive transfer sheet comprises a substrate, a thermal transfer layer containing a thermally transferable dye and a resin on one face of the substrate, and the heat-resistant lubricating layer on the other face of the substrate; the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet comprise a support, and a heat insulation layer and a receptor layer on the support in this order; the thermal transfer layer contains a polymer compound having fluorine atom-substituted aliphatic groups on its side chains; and the receptor layer contains a latex polymer having a glass transition temperature of from 20° C. to 60° C. |
| US07760218B2 |
Information recording apparatus and information recording method
A disclosed information recording apparatus includes an erasing unit configured to erase prerecorded information on recording media capable of being colored and decolored by heat; a recording unit configured to record information on the recording media from which the prerecorded information is erased; and a control unit configured, when a recording request is received, to cause the recording unit to start recording information on a first one of the recording media and to cause the erasing unit to start erasing prerecorded information on a second one of the recording media. |
| US07760217B1 |
Imaging methods and imaging devices
Imaging methods and imaging devices are described according to some aspects. According to one aspect, an imaging method includes defining a plurality of first portions of a layer of a marking agent corresponding to an image to be formed, removing the second portions of the marking agent after the defining, increasing a charge density of the first portions of the marking agent after the removing, and transferring the first portions of the marking agent after the increasing. |
| US07760205B2 |
Information processing apparatus for efficient image processing
A plurality of sub-processors and a management processor process the first task. A graphic processor unit executes image processing corresponding to the first task processed by the management processor. One of the sub-processors performs a second task different from the first task. An image process related to the first task and originated in the sub-processor is accepted by the graphic processor unit and associated first rendering data is transferred to the graphic processor unit. Meanwhile, when the need arises in the one of the sub-processors for a second image process related to the second task, the one of the sub-processor saves second rendering data for the second image process in a main memory. Subsequently, when the graphic processor unit starts the second image process corresponding to the second task, the second rendering data is transferred from the main memory to a graphic memory. |
| US07760199B2 |
Source driver controlling slew rate
A source driver employed in a liquid crystal display device uses a slew-rate control signal to regulate a slew rate of its output buffers, which makes an output voltage selectively operable at a low slew rate. Such a source driver can reduce (if not prevent) distortion of a common voltage. |
| US07760198B2 |
Display controller
A display controller including: a host I/F which performs interface processing between the display controller and a host CPU; a memory into which a multimedia processing program is loaded, when the host CPU has read the multimedia processing program from a multimedia processing program group stored in a host memory and transmitted the multimedia processing program to the display controller; a built-in CPU which executes a software processing portion of the multimedia processing assigned to software processing based on the multimedia processing program; and an H/W accelerator which executes a hardware processing portion of the multimedia processing assigned to hardware processing. |
| US07760191B2 |
Handwriting regions keyed to a data receptor
Embodiments include an article of manufacture, apparatus, device, system, computer-program product, and method. In an embodiment, an article of manufacture includes a writing surface having at least two regions that accept handwriting. Each region of the at least two regions that accept handwriting respectively includes a unique user-understandable identifier and a unique machine-distinguishable identifier keyed to a data receptor. |
| US07760187B2 |
Visual expander
A computer implemented method for a touchscreen display is disclosed. The method includes presenting graphical information on the touchscreen display. The method further includes detecting a touch over the touchscreen display. The method also includes expanding an area of the touch screen display proximate the location of the touch. |
| US07760186B2 |
Optical mouse that automatically adapts to glass surfaces and method of using the same
A pointing device and method for using the same are disclosed. The pointing device includes an illumination system, an imaging system, and a controller. The illumination system illuminates a portion of a surface over which the pointing device travels with coherent light. The imaging system includes a first window for receiving light from the illuminated portion of the surface and transmitting that light to a first imaging array such that a speckle pattern is generated on the first imaging array and a second window includes an imaging optical system for forming an image of part of the illuminated portion of the surface on a second imaging array. The controller selects either the first imaging array or the second imaging array and compares the output of the selected imaging array at first and second times to determine a displacement indicative of the direction and distance the pointing device moved. |
| US07760184B2 |
Dual mode input device
When the user depresses a freely rotating input device, it engages a spring-cantering mechanism and enables the user to move the pointer quickly with a velocity control pointing method. The spring-centering provides the user haptic feedback of the pointer speed. When the pointer is near the target, the user can switch rapidly to the more accurate position control pointing method of the freely rotating mode by letting the input device back to the up-position. |
| US07760183B2 |
Changing a function of a device based on tilt of the device for longer than a time period
In various embodiments, changing the function involves disabling an input device, disabling an output device, changing a display mode of the output device from portrait to landscape, or increasing volume of the output device. In an embodiment, the change of the function is delayed by a time period, and the delay for changing the output device is longer than the delay for changing the input device. If the electronic device is upright, the input device and the output device are enabled. The tilt is sensed by a sensing device, signals from the sensing device are filtered, and a delay is introduced. In this way, premature disabling or enabling of the electronic device is avoided. |
| US07760182B2 |
Method for video enabled electronic commerce
A method is provided for conducting commerce over a network via vision-enabled content. First, content is encoded to convert it into vision-enabled content. Payment is received for vision-enabling the content. Also, a program to decode the vision-enabled content is provided. Finally, the vision-enabled content is sent to a user over a network. The program decodes the vision-enabled content and receives an image of the user. The vision-enabled content may include advertising content, entertainment content, and educational or instructional content. In one embodiment, the program combines the image of the user with the vision-enabled content. In another embodiment, the program utilizes the image of the user to control the vision-enabled content. |
| US07760180B2 |
Drive circuit, operation state detection circuit, and display device
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a drive circuit for driving a capacitive load. The drive circuit comprises an amplification circuit for amplifying an input signal and outputting the amplified signal to the capacitive load and an operation state detection circuit for detecting an operation state of output operation to the capacitive load in the amplification circuit. A variable resistor is connected between the amplification circuit and the capacitive load and changes the resistance value according to the detected operation state. |
| US07760177B2 |
Display device and color filter substrate
A display device includes a pixel defined by a plurality of subpixels. The plurality of subpixels include: first and second red subpixels for displaying red; a green subpixel for displaying green; a blue subpixel for displaying blue; and a yellow subpixel for displaying yellow. |
| US07760171B2 |
Organic light emitting display using a current sink driver to set the voltage of the driving transistor
A pixel including an organic light emitting diode for use in an organic light emitting display device and a method for driving the display device. First and second transistors are coupled with a current supply line and are turned-on by a scan signal supplied to a scan line to charge a first capacitor to a voltage corresponding to a current through the current supply line. A third transistor supplies a current corresponding to the voltage charged in the first capacitor to the diode. A fourth transistor coupled to a data line is turned-on by a select signal supplied to an address line to charge a second capacitor to a voltage corresponding to a current flowing in the data line. A fifth transistor is coupled between the third transistor and the diode, and is turned-on/off according to the voltage charged in the second capacitor. |
| US07760168B2 |
Display apparatus, display driving apparatus and method for driving same
A light-emitting element capable of emitting light having a preferred gradation level depending on display data. During a precharge period, a data driver applies a precharge voltage to a capacitor via a data line. After the application of the precharge voltage, a voltage converter reads a first reference voltage Vref(t1) and a second reference voltage Vref(t2) to generate a compensation voltage based on a difference between the respective reference voltages. Based on the compensation voltage, a voltage calculator compensates an original gradation level voltage Vorg having a value in accordance with display data generated by a gradation level voltage generator. The voltage calculator generates a compensated gradation level voltage Vpix corresponding to a variation amount of an element characteristic for a transistor Tr13 for driving light emission to apply the compensated gradation level voltage Vpix to a data line Ld. |
| US07760161B2 |
Current generation supply circuit and display device
A current generation supply circuit which supplies drive currents corresponding to digital signals for a plurality of loads comprising a signal holding circuit which takes in and holds the digital signals, a current generation circuit which generates the drive currents having a ratio of current values corresponding to the values of the digital signals held in the signal holding circuit relative to the reference current supplied from a constant current source and supplied to the loads, and an operational state setting circuit which overlaps in terms of time and sets the operating state in the signal holding circuit and the current generation circuit in order to execute at least a take-in and hold operation of the digital signals in the signal holding circuit and a generation supply operation of the drive currents in the current generation circuit; as well as raises the operating speed of the current generation supply circuit. |
| US07760159B2 |
Apparatus and method for driving plasma display panel
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for driving a plasma display panel, and more particularly, to a scan drive apparatus and method of a plasma display panel. The present invention includes a data conversion unit converting video data to converted video data suitable for the PDP, a subfield mapping unit mapping a subfield corresponding to the converted video data, a data comparison unit computing a size of a displacement current by comparing video data of a cell bundle including at least one cell situated on a specific scan line to video data of a cell bundle situated in vertical and horizontal directions of the cell bundle according to each scan type of a plurality of scan types, and a scan sequence decision unit deciding a scan sequence according to the scan type having a small displacement current inputted from the data comparison unit. |
| US07760156B2 |
Transmitting apparatus, transmitting method, receiving apparatus, receiving method, transmitting and receiving apparatus, transmitting and receiving method, record medium, and signal
On the transmission side, a background picture and objects #1 to #3 are transmitted at a transmission rate R/4 each. On the reception side, a picture composed of the objects #1 to #3 and the background picture is displayed with a particular spatial resolution and a particular temporal resolution. Thus, on the reception side, when the object #1 is dragged at particular time t1, on the transmission side, the transmission of the background picture and the objects #2 and #3 is stopped. Only the object #1 is transmitted at the transmission rate R of the transmission path. Therefore, a picture of which the spatial resolution of the object #1 dragged is improved is displayed at the sacrifice of the temporal resolution of the picture. |
| US07760155B2 |
Integrated coupler
A non-directional coupler including a semiconductor junction in series with a capacitor, the semiconductor junction being formed so that the threshold frequency short of which it behaves as a rectifier is smaller than the coupler's operating frequency. |
| US07760152B2 |
Antenna system and a method in connection with an antenna
The invention relates to an antenna system that includes transmitter component (1, 2, 3, 4), a reception component (4, 3, 10, 11, 12), and an antenna (5) connected to the transmitter and reception components. According to the invention, the antenna (5) is arranged to connect to different connection points (6, 7, 8) of the transmitter (1, 2, 3, 4) or the reception component (4, 3, 10, 11, 12). The invention is also related to a method in connection with the antenna. |
| US07760150B2 |
Antenna assembly and wireless unit employing it
An object of the invention is to provide an antenna apparatus whose directional characteristic can be switched 90 degrees conforming to the communication mode at the same time as the frequency band can be switched in response to the communication mode for application to a multiband radio for covering different communication modes such as voice communications and data communications, and a radio using the antenna apparatus.An antenna apparatus 1 of the invention includes linear radiator 2, 3; a first linear director 4; and first and second linear conductors 5 and 6 connected at one end to the radiator 2, 3and at an opposite end to the first director 4 through switches 7. The first and second conductors 5 and 6 are disposed symmetrically with respect to an orthogonal plane in the length direction of the radiator, and the radiator 2, 3, the first director 4, the first conductor 5, and the second conductor 6 are switched between a loop state in which they are connected like a loop and a separate state in which they are separate by switching the switches 7. |
| US07760144B2 |
Antennas integrated in semiconductor chips
An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor chip including a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface; a metal seal ring adjacent the side surface; and an antenna including a seal-ring antenna. The seal-ring antenna includes at least a portion of the metal seal ring. |
| US07760136B2 |
Modular multi-frequency GNSS receiver
A method and system for leveraging available navigation frequencies for determining position by creating a flexible navigation signal architecture is disclosed. Such an architecture is designed for customizing a navigation system by combining, adding, replacing or removing one or more removable RF section modules. At least one of the RF section modules has a mutually complementary frequency set with respect to a frequency set of one or more of the other RF section modules in the system. |
| US07760131B2 |
All-digital line-of-sight (LOS) processor architecture
An all-digital line-of-sight (LOS) process architecture addresses the size, weight, power and performance constraints of a receiver for use in semi-active or active pulsed electromagnetic (EM) targeting systems. The all-digital architecture provides a platform for enhanced techniques for sensitive pulse detection over a wide field-of-view, adaptive pulse detection, LOS processing and counter measures. |
| US07760130B2 |
Method and system for presence detection
A method for presence detection using a microwave transmitter and a microwave receiver, the method including generating a sequence of clock pulses by means of a pulse generator, feeding the clock pulses to a clocked circuit arranged to generate a sequence of first pulses of a first pulse length and a sequence of second pulses of a second pulse length, each one of the first and second pulse lengths being related to a predetermined number of the clock pulses, periodically actuating the microwave transmitter by means of the sequence of first pulses, periodically actuating the microwave receiver by means of the sequence of second pulses; and determining whether an object is present in the detection volume based on microwave radiation being received by the microwave receiver. A system for such presence detection is also disclosed. |
| US07760128B1 |
Decreasing range resolution of a SAR image to permit correction of motion measurement errors beyond the SAR range resolution
Motion measurement errors that extend beyond the range resolution of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) can be corrected by effectively decreasing the range resolution of the SAR in order to permit measurement of the error. Range profiles can be compared across the slow-time dimension of the input data in order to estimate the error. Once the error has been determined, appropriate frequency and phase correction can be applied to the uncompressed input data, after which range and azimuth compression can be performed to produce a desired SAR image. |
| US07760122B1 |
Power optimized ADC for wireless transceivers
An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) of a radio receiver can consume a relatively large amount of power. It is typically desirable to minimize power consumption, particularly with battery-powered devices, such as in wireless receivers. In certain conditions, the effective number of bits (ENOB) required from an ADC of a receiver can vary. The power consumption of certain ADC topologies, such as pipelined converter topologies, can vary with the number of bits. One embodiment dynamically varies the ENOB of an ADC to more optimally consume power. This can extend battery life. |
| US07760120B2 |
Generation method of a variable analogue signal generated by a PWM signal and system generating such a signal
The present invention relates to a generation method of a variation form of an analogue signal generated by a PWM signal whose cyclic ratio and period are programmable. A signal can thus be generated whose evolution is linear over time. A succession of generation steps of a PWM signal during which different period and cyclic ratio values are applied, as well as pairs have different periods with the same cyclic ratio, thus enabling the analogue signal to be varied with great precision. According to an improvement, each generation step of a new PWM signal with different period and cyclic ratio values is applied over time slots of equal time. The present invention also relates to a generation system of a variable analogue signal implementing the method. |
| US07760117B1 |
Flip-flop and pipelined analog-to-digital converter utilizing the same
A flip-flop includes a sense amplifier stage and a latch stage. The sense amplifier includes a first P type transistor and generates a first sensed signal and a second sensed signal in a first node and a second node, respectively. When the first P type transistor is turned on, the first node is connected to the second node. The latch stage generates a first output signal and a second output signal according to the first and the second sensed signals. |
| US07760116B2 |
Balanced rotator conversion of serialized data
A method, system, and apparatus of a balanced rotator conversion of serialized data are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method to convert serialized data includes acquiring a rotator module output, and generating a balancing signal with a reference module, which operates with a reference frequency. The method further includes processing the rotator module output and the balancing signal in an interpolation module to generate a balanced rotator output. The method may include a rotator module output that is generated by an analog phase rotator when a control voltage is received by the analog phase rotator. The reference module may include an other analog phase rotator to generate a balancing signal. The interpolation module may interpolate the balancing signal and the rotator module output to modulate a phase of the balanced rotator output. The balanced rotator output may include an orthogonal output. |
| US07760109B2 |
Interactive surveillance network and method
A plurality of modules interact to form an adaptive network in which each module transmits and receives data signals indicative of proximity of objects. A central computer accumulates the data produced or received and relayed by each module for analyzing proximity responses to transmit through the adaptive network control signals to a selectively-addressed module to respond to computer analyzes of the data accumulated from modules forming the adaptive network. Interactions of local processors in modules that sense an intrusion determine the location and path of movements of the intruding object and control cameras in the modules to retrieve video images of the intruding object. Multiple operational frequencies in adaptive networks permit expansions by additional networks that each operate at separate radio frequencies to avoid overlapping interaction. Additional modules may be introduced into operating networks without knowing the operating frequency at the time of introduction. New programs are distributed to all or selected modules under control of the base station. |
| US07760107B1 |
Method for programming a network of control points
A system and method for variably programming a plurality of utilitarian devices such as, but not limited to, LED light assemblies, motions detectors, etc. which may be associated with each of a plurality of control points. The control points are electrically interconnected to one another and to a power source to define a network, wherein an identifying code is assigned to each of the control points. One or more control facilities in the form of touch pads are cooperatively structured with a master control for programmed operations of separate predetermined numbers or arrays of said plurality of control points and the one or more utilitarian devices associated with each control point. |
| US07760102B2 |
Fire or smoke detector with high false alarm rejection performance
An apparatus for detecting a hazardous condition includes an optical module for measuring scattered light caused by the hazardous condition, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a processing unit coupled to receive signals from the optical module, the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor. The processing unit processes the signals to determine criteria to distinguish deceptive phenomena from a hazardous condition in order to limit false alarms. The processing unit uses the criteria for adjusting an alarm threshold value that is a function of a reference function, a function based on temperature criteria, a function based on at least one of the temperature criteria and a ratio criterion, and a function based on humidity criteria. |
| US07760087B2 |
Fluidized bed technology for security enhancement
An improved system and methods for increasing security at sensitive locations from unwanted third parties through the use of fluidized granular solids. |
| US07760085B2 |
Monitoring apparatus for tanks and the like
A monitoring apparatus for tanks and the like, comprising detecting means (4; 506) to detect the filling level of a tank, detecting means (5, 106; 206) to detect the opened and closed states of opening/closing means (6) of said tank, and gathering and processing means (106) to gather and process the detected data, characterized in that said processing means (106) are integrated with an RFID unit (116) which can communicate said data with at least one appropriate remote transceiver unit (7). |
| US07760083B2 |
Burglarproof apparatus for an electronic machine
A burglarproof apparatus, which is built in an electronic machine with a communication connecting port being electrically connected to an end of a communication cable and another end of the communication cable being connected to a communication device, includes a detect unit, a controller and a warning component. The detect unit is connected to the communication connecting port via the communication cable for detecting if a communication signal, which is output by the communication device, is available at the communication connecting port and outputting a trigger signal in case of the communication signal being not provided. The controller is connected to the detect unit to receive the trigger signal and control the warning component to perform an action. |
| US07760082B2 |
System and method for active monitoring and diagnostics of life signs using heartbeat waveform and body temperature remotely giving the user freedom to move within its vicinity without wires attachment, gel, or adhesives
A system and method that uses non-invasive method, such as a wearable module equipped with sensors placed on a subject connected to a computer-linked module, to monitor life signs like heartbeat waveforms, body temperatures, indicating the health of a living being or a dynamic system. The health of the system is defined by a set of known good spectra with deviations triggering alerts. A garment embedded with a piezoelectric material and a temperature sensor, when placed in contact with the body, captures acoustic waves from the heart and body temperature. Both sensors are connected to a garment-mounted module with a flexible printed antenna. Another module with reconfigured daughterboard software forms a bidirectional wireless data connection to a computer. A software program compares the received spectrum to its database spectrum based on a set of rules and alerts the user when it deviates. |
| US07760080B2 |
Tire monitoring with passive and active modes
Movable vehicular assembly including an electricity generating system includes a movable substrate such as a tire, a power generating system arranged on, in connection with or within the substrate and to generate energy from movement of the substrate, and a circuit coupled to the power generating system and including an energy storage device. The circuit is operable in an active mode when the substrate moves and the power generating system generates energy or the energy storage device contains energy for powering the circuit and in a passive mode when the substrate is not moving and the energy storage device does not contain sufficient energy to power the circuit. The circuit receives power to operate in the passive mode from a signal received by the circuit. Components which may be part of the circuit include a surface-acoustic-wave device and a radio-frequency identification device. |
| US07760079B2 |
Tire-pressure control apparatus
A tire-pressure control apparatus includes an air pump AP capable of supplying compressed air to a tire air chamber Rb, a mechanical control valve device VA which permits and prohibits supply of compressed air from the air pump AP to the tire air chamber Rb, a valve-state detection sensor (stroke sensor S1) for detecting the state of the control valve device VA, and an electric control apparatus ECU. The electric control apparatus ECU includes time measurement for measuring a pressure increasing time which is a time period starting when the supply of compressed air from the air pump AP to the tire air chamber Rb is started and ending when the supply of compressed air is stopped, and a pressure decreasing time which is a time period starting when the supply of compressed air is stopped and ending when the supply of compressed air is started (resumed). And discharged-air-flow-rate calculation for calculating a flow rate of air discharged from the air pump to the tire air chamber from the pressure decreasing time and the pressure increasing time. |
| US07760075B2 |
Traceability system
An individual article management arrangements for managing an individual article distributed through a plurality of sites with a form thereof changed at least one of said plurality of sites, including: information processing apparatuses installed at said plurality of sites; and a data center apparatus connected to each of said information processing apparatuses through a network. The data center apparatus and the information processing apparatuses are configured to effect predetermined operations. |
| US07760073B2 |
RFID tag modification for full depth backscatter modulation
A modulated backscatter radio frequency identification device includes a diode detector configured to selectively modulate a reply signal onto an incoming continuous wave; communications circuitry configured to provide a modulation control signal to the diode detector, the diode detector being configured to modulate the reply signal in response to be modulation control signal; and circuitry configured to increase impedance change at the diode detector which would otherwise not occur because the diode detector rectifies the incoming continuous wave while modulating the reply signal, whereby reducing the rectified signal increases modulation depth by removing the reverse bias effects on impedance changes. Methods of improving depth of modulation in a modulated backscatter radio frequency identification device are also provided. |
| US07760070B2 |
Vehicle security device and system
A vehicle security device for providing a vehicle with improved security. The security device includes a camera for generating a facial image of a vehicle occupant. A security controller, which is connected to the camera, restricts driving of the vehicle. If the facial image includes the necessary facial features, the security controller enables the driving of the vehicle. |
| US07760069B2 |
Methods of using an intelligent locking system
A method of using an electronic locking system to access one of a plurality of lockers includes programming the electronic locking system by recording at least one biometric characteristic of a user when the user is located at the plurality of lockers, and associating the recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user with the one of a plurality of lockers so that the user is authorized to access the one of a plurality of lockers. The method includes re-recording the at least one biometric characteristic of the user and comparing the re-recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user with the recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user, and unlocking the one of a plurality of lockers if the re-recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user matches the recorded at least one biometric characteristic of the user. |
| US07760066B2 |
Temperature switch
In a temperature switch, a cut-out portion of the substrate is formed of a first cut-out portion and a second cut-out portion which are made from the side part toward the center. At a fixation part of a movable plate in the temperature switch, a pawl part and an elastic locking part having an L-shaped cross section are formed adjacent to the pawl part on the upstream side in the sliding direction. When the pawl part is fitted in the second cut-out portion, a tip of the elastic locking part abuts an end portion-top surface of the substrate and the elastic locking part reversibly warps upwardly. |
| US07760063B2 |
Structure of transformer
A transformer includes a bobbin, a primary winding coil, a secondary winding coil, a case and a magnetic core assembly. The bobbin includes a winding member, a first channel, and multiple ground pins. The ground pins have first terminal parts protruded from a surface of the winding member. The primary winding coil and the secondary winding coil wound around the winding member. The case includes a receiving portion for partially accommodating the winding member therein, a second channel communicated with the receiving portion, and multiple perforations corresponding to the ground pins. The first terminal parts are penetrated through the perforations and protruded from a surface of the case when the winding member is accommodated in the receiving portion. The magnetic core assembly is partially embedded into the first channel and the second channel, so that the magnetic core assembly is contacted with the first terminal parts of the ground pins. |
| US07760055B2 |
Method and device for the secure operation of a switching device
A method and a device are disclosed for the secure operation of a switching device including at least two main contacts which can be switched on and off and which includes respectively, contact pieces and a displaceable contact bridge, and at least one control magnet which includes a displaceable anchor. The anchor acts upon the contact bridge when it is switched on and off such that the corresponding main contact is opened or closed. At least one embodiment of the inventive method includes the following steps: a) release device for a force element remains in a first state in order to interrupt the main contact as long as the main contacts are closed when switched on and open when switched off, and b) the release device are transferred into a second state if at least the main contact is welded after switching off. |
| US07760049B2 |
Film bulk acoustic resonator, filter, and fabrication method thereof
A film bulk acoustic resonator includes a substrate; an acoustic reflector portion formed on the substrate; and an acoustic resonator portion including a lower electrode, a piezoelectric film, and an upper electrode which are sequentially stacked on the acoustic reflector portion, An uppermost layer of the acoustic reflector portion which is in contact with the acoustic resonator portion has a root-mean-square roughness of approximately 1 nm or less. |
| US07760046B2 |
Coupler to c-pathway device and methodology
The invention is an electromagnetic wave or “EM” coupler for successfully connecting EM waves between an EM generator output and a conductive pathway or “c-pathway” that is not normally considered as an EM transmission medium or line. The coupler includes a dual surface shell-like structure with an electrically conductive outer surface that is insulated from an electrically conductive inner surface that is attached at a specified location along a c-pathway. The forward end of the inside surface of the coupler is attached to the c-pathway while the outside surface of the forward end of the coupler is left unconnected and open. To provide a successful EM connection between the coupler and the c-pathway, the physical size of the coupler is configured as a physically shaped component with a relationship to the c-pathway itself rather than to the particular EM wave required to make such connectivity. To facilitate a realistic physical coupler structure, an additional impedance matching system is coupled between the EM wave generator output and the coupler itself. The EM generator is appropriately connected to an impedance tuning network whose output is then electrically connected to the coupler with the ground component connected to the rearward end of the outside surface of the coupler while the active component is connected to the inside surface of the rearward end of the coupler. |
| US07760045B2 |
Semiconductor device interconnecting unit, semiconductor device, high-frequency module, and semiconductor device interconnecting method
A semiconductor device interconnecting unit for inputting/outputting a high-frequency signal having a millimeter wave band to/from a semiconductor device includes a part of a band pass filter and a remainder is provided. The part of a band pass filter is configured to pass therethrough the high-frequency signal having a millimeter wave band by using an LC resonance circuit. The part and the remainder are separated from each other by a capacitive portion, the part is provided inside the semiconductor device, and the remainder is provided outside the semiconductor device. |
| US07760044B2 |
Substrate for semiconductor package
A substrate for a semiconductor package comprises a dielectric substrate, a circuit pattern, and an electromagnetic band gap (EBG) pattern. The circuit pattern is formed on a first surface of the dielectric substrate and is connected to ground via a ground connection. The electromagnetic band gap (EBG) pattern comprises a plurality of zigzag unit structures formed on a second surface of the dielectric substrate, wherein the second surface is formed on an opposite side of the dielectric substrate from the first surface; the zigzag unit structures are electrically connected to each other; and at least one of the zigzag unit structures is electrically connected to the ground connection. |
| US07760043B2 |
Polar modulation apparatus
Provided is a polar modulation apparatus capable of performing power limit with a simple configuration even when controlling a transmission power and increasing the transmission signal output power control range. A polar modulation device (1) includes an amplitude limit unit (6) for limiting an amplitude component of an amplitude signal, a D/A converter (7) for converting an inputted digital signal into an analog signal, a power control unit (8) for performing power control so that the inputted signal is an output signal based on the power control signal, a voltage control circuit (9) for supplying voltage to an amplitude modulator (11) according to the output signal from the power control unit (8), an angle modulator (10) for performing angle modulation according to a phase signal, and an amplitude modulator (11) for performing amplitude modulation on the signal subjected to angle modulation, according to the voltage supplied from the voltage control circuit (9). |
| US07760041B2 |
Pulse-width modulator methods and apparatus
Otherwise conventional pulse-width modulators (PWMs) generate signals that can be converted into other forms by reshapers, and thereby overcome many of the problems of conventional PWMs in applications that demand high performance, such as switched-mode amplifiers and radio-frequency transmitters in modern communication systems. With a suitable reshaper, a conventional PWM differential signal can be converted into a signal more typical of linear amplification with nonlinear components (LINC) and still retain low-frequency information, such as the information needed for linearization of a switched-mode amplifier. Apparatus and methods of transforming signals are disclosed. |
| US07760040B2 |
Method of eliminating temperature induced band switching in ultra wideband voltage controlled oscillator
A method and a voltage-controlled oscillator provide an output signal with a frequency within one of a plurality of frequency bands, while reducing or eliminating temperature-induced band-switching or other drifts in operating frequency. The band-switching is reduced or eliminated by providing a circuit that adjusts a tuning sensitivity according to a calibration performed under test conditions. For example, such a voltage-controlled oscillator may include (a) a digitally controlled variable current source for providing a first control current to select one of the frequency bands for the voltage-controlled oscillator; (b) a variable transconductance circuit providing a second control current to compensate a variation in operating frequency; and (c) a control circuit for varying the frequency of the output signal in accordance with the first and second control signals. The variable transconductance circuit may be programmable by selectively activating elements of an array of varactor circuits, according to a capacitance associated with each varactor circuit. The capacitance associated with each varactor circuit is binary weighted. |
| US07760034B2 |
Surface-mount type crystal oscillator
A surface-mount type crystal oscillator has: a container body having a bottom wall and a frame wall having an opening and provided on one principal surface of the bottom wall; a quartz crystal blank hermetically encapsulated in a recess of the container body, which is formed by the opening of the frame wall; and an IC chip on which an oscillating circuit using the crystal blank is integrated. A region which is a region on the one principal surface of the bottom wall and other than formation regions of the frame wall and the recess is made a flat part, and the IC chip is fixed to the one principal surface of the bottom wall by flip-chip bonding, in the flat part. A crystal inspection terminal electrically connected to the crystal blank is provided on a surface of the flat part. |
| US07760026B2 |
Switched capacitor voltage converter for a power amplifier
A voltage converter includes a plurality of capacitors and corresponding first switch elements, the capacitors coupled in series and arranged to each charge to a voltage level during a first clock period, the voltage level determined by a supply voltage level, the number of capacitors and a value of each capacitor; and a plurality of second switch elements configured to cause the plurality of capacitors to be connected in parallel and to discharge into an output capacitor during a second clock period, the output capacitor charged to a discrete voltage output level so that the output capacitor provides the discrete voltage output level, wherein the discrete voltage output level is less than the supply voltage level and wherein the discrete voltage output level is used to develop a bias signal that is supplied to a power amplifier element. |
| US07760023B2 |
Method and apparatus for stabilizing RF power amplifiers
A method and apparatus is provided for use in power amplifiers for reducing the peak voltage that transistors are subjected to. A power amplifier is provided with first and second switching devices and an inductor connected between the switching devices. The switching devices are driven such that the switching devices are turned on and off during the same time intervals. Differential RF power amplifiers are also provided with inductive networks coupled at various nodes of the power amplifiers. In some examples, techniques are used to stabilize differential power amplifiers by stabilizing common-mode feedback loops. |
| US07760018B2 |
High-efficiency switching power amplifiers with low harmonic distortion
In one embodiment, a switching power amplifier is provided that includes: a power switch coupled between a power supply node and ground, wherein the power switch is configured to be cycled on and off responsive to an input signal voltage; and a matching network coupled between a terminal of the power switch and an output node, wherein the matching network includes: a first capacitor coupled between the terminal of the power switch and ground; a second capacitor having a first terminal and an opposing second terminal, the second terminal being coupled to ground, the second capacitor having a greater capacitance than the first capacitor; and a second switch coupled between the first terminal of the second capacitor and the terminal of the power switch, the second switch being configured to be cycled on and off responsive to a switching signal voltage such that the second switch is turned on before the power switch is turned off and such that the second switch is turned off after a current through the power switch is substantially zero responsive to the turning off of the power switch. |
| US07760015B2 |
Combination offset voltage and bias current auto-zero circuit
A circuit with an input acquisition loop and an output acquisition loop is used to compensate for the input offset voltage and bias current errors of an operational amplifier. |
| US07760014B2 |
Lowpass biquad VGA filter
A biquad gain stage, as well as a Variable Gain Amplifier is disclosed. The biquad gain stage comprises a plurality of transistors as well as conductances, and capacitances, as well as current sources. The resulting variable gain amplifier comprising a plurality of biquad gain stage cascaded in series allows to filter large unwanted blockers and to amplify a small wide-band signal. Both the gain and the filtering are distributed along a signal chain comprising a series of low-noise, high-Q biquad gain stages, each with limited current consumption and low component ratios. |
| US07760011B2 |
System and method for auto-power gating synthesis for active leakage reduction
A method includes parsing a design of the integrated circuit to define cells in automatic power gating power domains, automatically creating an automatic power gating power domain netlist from the parsed design of the integrated circuit, and placing and routing the automatic power gating power domain netlist to produce a layout for the integrated circuit. The parsing partitions a high-level power domain of the integrated circuit into one or more automatic power gating power domains. The automatic power gating power domains have substantially zero-cycle power up times, thereby enabling transparent operation. Furthermore, the automatic power gating power domains may be automatically inserted into designs of integrated circuits, thereby relieving integrated circuit designers of the task of inserting power domains and associated hardware and software. |
| US07760010B2 |
Switched-capacitor charge pumps
A switched-capacitor charge pump comprises a two-phase charging circuit, cross-coupled transistors connected to output nodes of the switched capacitors, and a pump output connected to source terminals of the cross-coupled transistors. The charge pump has side transistors for boosting charge transfer, and gating logic of the side transistors includes level shifters which control connections to the pump output or a reference voltage. Negative and positive charge pump embodiments are provided. The charging circuit advantageously utilizes non-overlapping wide and narrow clock signals to generate multiple gating signals. The pump clock circuit preferably provides independent, programmable adjustment of the widths of the wide and narrow clock signals. An override mode can be provided using clamping circuits which shunt the pump output to the second nodes of the switched capacitors. |
| US07760003B2 |
Controllable resistive circuit for providing a continuous variable resistance
The present invention sets forth a controllable resistive circuit which comprises a transistor, a capacitor, a charging unit and a discharging unit. The transistor is capable of providing a variable resistance which is controlled to vary continuously and smoothly. The charging and discharging units are used to respectively charge and discharge the capacitor in different periods. As a result, the capacitor can provide a variable voltage which is controlled to vary continuously and smoothly to control the equivalent resistance of the transistor during the period the capacitor is discharging. Therefore, the controllable resistive circuit in accordance with the present invention is capable of being used in any kind of circuit which requires a variable resistance varied continuously and smoothly. |
| US07759999B2 |
Externally asynchronous internally clocked system
An Externally Asynchronous-Internally Clocked (EAIC) system that generates an internal clock signal includes a clock signal control block. The clock signal control block includes a pull-up unit that is activated in response to an input signal used to generate an internal clock signal; a pull-down unit that is activated in response to the input signal used to generate an internal clock signal, and a bypass unit that is provided between the pull-up unit and the pull-down unit, and selectively provides a signal path to the pull-down unit if the pull-down unit is activated and a signal path from the pull-up unit if the pull-up unit is activated. |
| US07759997B2 |
Multi-phase correction circuit
A multi-phase correction circuit adjusts the phase relationship among multiple clock signals such that their rising edges are equidistant in time from one another. |
| US07759995B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit with a logic circuit including a data holding circuit
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first data holding section, a first pull-up circuit, a first pull-down circuit, a first feedback circuit, and a second feedback circuit. The first data holding section holds first output data. The first pull-up circuit takes in input data as a pull-up control signal and, when the pull-up control signal takes one value, pulls up the first output data. The first pull-down circuit takes in the input data as a pull-down control signal and, when the pull-down control signal takes the other value, pulls down the first output data. The first feedback circuit feeds back a first feedback signal corresponding to the first output data as the pull-up control signal to the first pull-up circuit. The second feedback circuit feeds back a second feedback signal corresponding to the first output data as the pull-down control signal to the first pull-down circuit. |
| US07759994B2 |
Skew signal generation circuit and semiconductor memory device having the same
In a skew signal generation circuit, a pad is connected to an external resistor and a code generator compares a voltage of the pad with a reference voltage to generate a plurality of codes. A skew signal extractor extracts a skew signal from the codes, the skew signal containing information about a current characteristic of a MOS transistor. A driver calibrates a drivability in response to the skew signal. |
| US07759992B2 |
CML circuit and clock distribution circuit
A clock distribution circuit according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention comprises a drive power boost signal generator which generates and outputs a drive power boost signal, and a CML circuit which outputs a first signal combined by a second signal when the drive power boost signal indicates active state and outputs the first signal when the drive power boost signal indicates an inactive state. |
| US07759987B2 |
Multi-channel semiconductor integrated circuit
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a high-side transistor, a low-side transistor, a level shift circuit for driving the high-side transistor, and a pre-driver circuit for driving the low-side transistor. A connection point of the high-side transistor and the low-side transistor serves as an output terminal. The level shift circuit has first and second N-type MOS transistors whose gates are driven by the pre-driver circuit. The semiconductor integrated circuit further includes a diode whose anode is connected to the drain of the first or second N-type MOS transistor to which the gate of the high-side transistor is not connected, and whose cathode is connected to the output terminal. |
| US07759986B2 |
Gate oxide protected I/O circuit
An integrated circuit comprises a first input node and a second input node, an output node; a first output transistor of a first type and a second output transistor of a second type, and a first clamping transistor of the second type and a second clamping transistor of a second type. The first clamping transistor, the first output transistor, the second clamping transistor, and the second output transistor are coupled in series across a first power supply terminal and a second power supply terminal. The first input node is coupled to a gate of the first output transistor. The second input node is coupled to a gate of the second output transistor. The output node is coupled to a common node of the first output transistor and the second clamping transistor. A gate of the first clamping transistor is coupled to a first reference voltage. A gate of the second clamping transistor is coupled to a second reference voltage. |
| US07759985B2 |
Driver circuit and semiconductor device using the same
A driver circuit of the present invention includes: a pair of switch elements (P1, N1) connected in series between a ground terminal and a stepped-up voltage VCP application terminal to which a stepped-up voltage VCP is applied; and a clamp element ZD1 connected between a node A between the pair of switch elements and an output terminal T2, the driver circuit driving, according to a voltage signal derived from the node A, an N-channel output transistor Q1 connected between the output terminal T2 and a power supply voltage VCC application terminal to which a power supply voltage VCC is applied. Here, a current control section (IL1, IL2) formed of a resistor and a capacitor that are connected in parallel with each other is inserted in at least one of a current path that connects the node A and the stepped-up voltage VCP application terminal and a current path that connects the node A and the ground terminal. |
| US07759980B2 |
Circular edge detector for measuring timing of data signals
A circular edge detector on an integrated circuit including a plurality of edge detector cells, each of the plurality of edge detector cells having an input select block operable to receive a data signal and a previous cell signal and to generate a present cell signal, and a state capture block operably connected to receive the present cell signal. The present cell signal of each of the plurality of edge detector cells is provided to a next of the plurality of edge detector cells as the previous cell signal for the next of the plurality of edge detector cells, and the present cell signal from a last edge detector cell is provided to a first edge detector cell as the previous cell signal for the first edge detector cell. |
| US07759978B2 |
Current driver circuit
In a case where potential of the first input terminal is lower than that of the second input terminal by an amount of the offset voltage, in a normal operation mode, the control circuit controls the polarity switching circuit so as to input the first contact voltage of the first contact to the first input terminal and input the control voltage to the second input terminal. On the other hand, in a case where the potential of the first input terminal is higher than that of the second input terminal by an amount of the offset voltage, in the normal operation mode, the control circuit controls the polarity switching circuit so as to input the first contact voltage at the first contact to the second input terminal, input the control voltage to the first input terminal, and invert the polarity of the amplified signal. |
| US07759973B1 |
Integrated circuit having embedded differential clock tree
A clock distribution network having: a backbone clock signal line configured to provide a differential clock signal; multiple branches coupled to the backbone clock signal line for distributing the differential clock signal to multiple programmable function elements; a first leaf node coupled to a first branch, where the first leaf node is configured to provide the differential clock signal to a first programmable function element; and a second leaf node coupled to a second branch, where the second leaf node is configured to provide a single ended clock signal derived from the differential clock signal to a second programmable function element. |
| US07759969B2 |
Programmable logic devices comprising time multiplexed programmable interconnect
A time multiplexed programmable switch of a semiconductor device comprising: a first node; and a plurality of second nodes, each of the second nodes having a path to couple to the first node, the path comprising: a first configurable device configured to select or deselect the path; and a second configurable device in series with the first configurable device configured to select or deselect the path by a digital signal; wherein, the plurality of digital signals are time multiplexed to have no more than one second device in the select state within a time interval. |
| US07759968B1 |
Method of and system for verifying configuration data
A method of verifying configuration data to be loaded into a device having programmable logic is described. The method comprising the steps of validating a configuration bitstream to be loaded into the device having programmable logic; storing a validation indicator with the configuration bitstream in a non-volatile memory device; and configuring the programmable logic according to the configuration bitstream if the validation indicator indicates that valid data is stored in the non-volatile memory device. A system for verifying configuration data to be loaded into a device having programmable logic is also described. |
| US07759962B2 |
Methodology for bias temperature instability test
A method for performing a bias temperature instability test on a device includes performing a first stress on the device. After the first stress, a first measurement is performed to determine a first parameter of the device. After the first measurement, a second stress is performed on the device, wherein only the first parameter is measured between the first stress and the second stress. The method further includes performing a second measurement to determine a second parameter of the device after the second stress. The second parameter is different from the first parameter. |
| US07759961B2 |
Ball grid array connection monitoring system and method
A system for monitoring the connection on an integrated circuit ball grid array (BGA) comprises a connection indicator circuit coupled to at least one monitor pin of the BGA and configured to detect a pin connection failure of the BGA based on a signal change associated with the at least one monitor pin. |
| US07759958B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for integrated component testing
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for integrating component testing. A voltage module modifies a reference voltage integral to an electronic device to a plurality of reference voltage values. A test module tests a component of the electronic device at each of the plurality of reference voltage values. In addition, the test module determines a voltage range for the component, wherein the voltage range comprises voltage values between a high voltage failure and a low voltage failure. An optimization module sets the reference voltage value to within the voltage range. |
| US07759955B2 |
Method and device for position detection using connection pads
A semiconductor and method is disclosed. One embodiment includes a detector arrangement to detect the position of a connection element. A probe tip, the detector arrangement including first connection pads are arranged on a substrate surface. A first circuit is connected to the first connection pads. |
| US07759952B2 |
Method of forming probe card assembly
A probe card assembly has a probe contactor substrate having a plurality of probe contactor tips thereon and a probe card wiring board with an interposer disposed between the two. Support posts contacting the probe contactor substrate are vertically adjustable until secured by a locking mechanism which is coupled to the probe card wiring board. When the posts are secured in a fixed position, the position is one in which the plane of the plurality of probe contactor substrates is substantially parallel to a predetermined reference plane. |
| US07759949B2 |
Probes with self-cleaning blunt skates for contacting conductive pads
A probe having a conductive body and a contacting tip that is terminated by one or more blunt skates for engaging a conductive pad of a device under test (DUT) for performing electrical testing. The contacting tip has a certain width and the blunt skate is narrower than the tip width. The skate is aligned along a scrub direction and also has a certain curvature along the scrub direction such that it may undergo both a scrub motion and a self-cleaning rotation upon application of a contact force between the skate and the conductive pad. While the scrub motion clears oxide from the pad to establish electrical contact, the rotation removes debris from the skate and thus preserves a low contact resistance between the skate and the pad. The use of probes with one or more blunt skates and methods of using such self-cleaning probes are especially advantageous when testing DUTs with low-K conductive pads or other mechanically fragile pads that tend to be damaged by large contact force concentration. |
| US07759945B2 |
Sensor including dual range, application specific integrated chip (ASIC)
A sensor incorporates a dual range ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) for accurately sensing and measuring sensor input over extensive range along with an improved resolution. The sensor can incorporate an ASIC utilizing signals from a MEMS-based piezoresistive Wheatstone bridge. Signals can also come from capacitive pressure measurement sources. The signals can be converted to digital bit counts where calibration coefficients can be implemented to achieve high precision. The calibration coefficients corresponding to bit counts can be compared with transition points that are recorded into ASIC for effectively distinguishing different sensor ranges. The transition points can be stored in an EEPROM fabricated to suit ASIC applications. |
| US07759941B2 |
Ground conductivity meter with automatic calibration
A ground conductivity meter that includes a transmitter coil and a receiver coil that are horizontally spaced apart from each other, and a conductivity meter controller connected to the transmitter and receiver coils and including an electronic storage element and at least one processor, the conductivity meter controller being operative to: determine a first conductivity reading in dependence on signals from the receiver coil when the transmitter coil and receiver coil are positioned a predetermined distance above a ground surface in one of a vertical dipole orientation or a horizontal dipole orientation; determine a second conductivity reading in dependence on signals from the receiver coil when the transmitter coil and receiver coil are positioned the predetermined distance above the ground surface in the other of the vertical dipole orientation or horizontal dipole orientation; calculate a correction factor in dependence on the first and second conductivity readings and store the correction factor in the storage element; and determine a plurality of further conductivity readings in dependence on signals from the receiver coil during a site survey, and apply the stored correction factor to the further conductivity readings to produce corrected conductivity readings for the site survey. |
| US07759937B2 |
Method and apparatus for reducing aliasing artifacts in the imaging for MR-monitored HIFU therapy
In a method and magnetic resonance (MR apparatus for reducing aliasing artifacts in the imaging for MR-monitored high intensity focused ultrasound HIFU therapy, a primary coil is used to receive the MR signals, and an additional coil is provided to receive interfering MR signals that form aliasing artifacts in the MR-monitored HIFU therapy imaging. The MR signals received by the primary coil and the interfering MR signals received by the additional coil are concurrently acquired. The interfering MR signals received by the additional coil are removed from the MR signals received by the primary coil. MR images are generated based on the MR signals with the interfering MR signals removed. Aliasing artifacts caused by the interfering MR signals thus are removed from the MR images without reducing the resolution of the scanned body parts in the MR images. In addition, the MR scanning time can be—maintained by using a proper phase oversampling technology in the concurrent signal acquisition. |
| US07759936B2 |
RF coil and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
An RF coil includes a first loop coil element including a first plane closed by a first coil line and a second loop coil element including a second plane, wherein the first loop coil element and the second loop coil element move while maintaining a facing state to vary the square measure of a facing area in which the first coil plane and the second coil plane face each other. The first loop coil element includes a first spreading part having a first coil line disposed such that a distance of opposing by the first coil line parallel to a first moving direction widens in the first moving direction, in a direction normal to the first moving direction in which the movement takes place such that the square measure of the facing area increases relative to the second loop coil element in a direction parallel to the first plane. |
| US07759929B2 |
System and method for determining an angle of rotation with cascade sensors
A sensor arrangement for detecting an angle of rotation of a rotating body. At least one first sensor and one second sensor are connected to one another in a cascade in such a manner that the sensor signal from the first sensor is converted into a first control current which is applied as a bias current to the second sensor, the two angular dependencies of the first and second sensors being multiplied. This achieves improved interpolation when determining the angle of rotation on the basis of the sensor signals provided by the sensor arrangement. |
| US07759928B2 |
Semiconductor device including an internal voltage generation circuit and a first test circuit
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided, a semiconductor device, including an internal voltage generation circuit generating a prescribed voltage, a first test circuit connecting to a voltage-supplying wiring, one end of the voltage-supplying wiring being connected to a source wiring and the other end of the voltage-supplying wiring being connected to the internal voltage generation circuit, the first test circuit being supplied an outer voltage from the source wiring and a voltage of the internal voltage generation circuit through the voltage-supplying wiring, the first test circuit generating a prescribed resistance value on a basis of a control input from an outer portion in a test mode. |
| US07759927B2 |
Test apparatus and testing method
There is provided a test apparatus for testing a device-under-test, having a reference clock source for generating reference clock for controlling operations of the device-under-test, a clock regenerating circuit for generating, based on a phase adjusting signal to be inputted, regenerated clock whose frequency is almost equal with the reference clock and having a phase difference from the reference clock corresponding to the phase adjusting signal, a timing comparator for obtaining a value of an output signal outputted from the device-under-test based on the regenerated clock, a first phase comparing section for outputting the phase adjusting signal that converges the phase difference into a reference phase difference set in advance to the clock regenerating circuit based on the comparison result of the phases of the output signal and the regenerated clock and a storage section for sequentially storing the phase adjusting signals outputted from the first phase comparing section. |
| US07759918B2 |
Method for inhibiting thermal run-away
A method for method for inhibiting thermal run-away in a multi-phase power converter at varying load transition rates. A multi-phase power converter having an on-time is provided and the frequency of the multi-phase power converter is adjusted so that a load step period and the on time of the multi-phase power converter are in a temporal relationship. Alternatively, a load step rate is inhibited from locking onto a phase current of the multi-phase power converter by suspending an oscillator signal. In accordance with another alternative, a load step rate is inhibited from locking onto a phase current of the multi-phase power converter by suspending an oscillator signal and dithering an input signal to the oscillator. |
| US07759916B2 |
Regulator with device performance dynamic mode selection
A voltage regulator device and accompanying methods are provided for providing efficient voltage regulation to an electronic device. Efficient regulator 400 receives an input voltage on VIN from a battery or some other power supply at node VIN and supplies a stable regulated voltage to load device 404 at node VOUT. Load device 404 pulls different amounts of current and requires different degrees of tolerance on the voltage at VOUT depending upon its operating conditions. Data collection and control circuit 401 is capable of enabling and disabling regulator 402 and regulator 403. Data collection and control circuit 401 is also capable of measuring certain performance parameters associated with load device 404 and the operating conditions of load device 404. Data collection and control circuit 401 enables regulator 402 if said operating conditions are such that when data collection and control circuit 401 enables regulator 403 the performance parameters associated with load 404 are below a predefined standard. |
| US07759915B2 |
System with linear and switching regulator circuits
An apparatus comprises a circuit having a power supply node and a linear regulator configured to provide a regulated voltage at the power supply node of the circuit. The apparatus further comprises a switching regulator configured to provide input power to the linear regulator from a power source such as a battery. In some implementations, the circuit is a transceiver circuit. |
| US07759914B2 |
Method and apparatus for power conversion and regulation of two output voltages
A power supply converter is disclosed. An apparatus according to aspects of the present invention includes a power supply converter having an energy transfer element coupled between a power converter input and first and second power converter outputs. A switch is coupled between the power converter input and the energy transfer element. A control circuit is coupled to the switch to control switching of the switch to generate a first output voltage at the first power converter output and a second output voltage at the second power converter output. A sum of the first and the second output voltages is regulated in response to a first voltage reference. The second output voltage is regulated in response to a second voltage reference. A current in the energy transfer element is coupled to be increased when a voltage across the energy transfer element is a difference between an input voltage at the power converter input and the first output voltage. The current in the energy transfer element is coupled to be decreased when the voltage across the energy transfer element is the sum of the first and second output voltages. |
| US07759905B2 |
Linear battery charger
A linear battery chargers is disclosed which comprises a current generator, a current detector, an operational amplifier, and a multiplexing device. The current generator provides current to charge a battery module, and the current is detected and transformed to a detected voltage by the current detector. The operational amplifier has an output terminal coupled to a control terminal of the current generator. In a constant current charge mode, the multiplexing device couples a first reference voltage and the detected voltage to first and second input terminals of the operational amplifier, respectively. The current generated by the current generator is maintained at a constant current level. In a constant voltage charge mode, the multiplexing device couples a second reference voltage and the voltage level of the battery module to the first and second input terminals of the operational amplifier, respectively. The voltage level of the battery module gradually approaches a constant voltage level. |
| US07759904B2 |
Multi battery pack system, control method thereof, and battery pack using the same
A multi battery pack system is composed of a plurality of battery packs. The master battery pack receives a total voltage from each slave battery pack and calculates a target total voltage using its total voltage and total voltages of all slave battery pack whenever a predetermined time period passes, sends the calculated target total voltage to each slave battery pack, compares the target total voltage with its total voltage, and then connects or disconnects its cell group and output terminals according to the comparison result. The slave battery packs include at least one slave battery pack, which sends its total voltage according to a request of the master battery pack, receives a target total voltage from the master battery pack, compares the target total voltage with its total voltage, and then connects or disconnects its cell group and output terminals according to the comparison result. |
| US07759902B2 |
Single chip microcontroller including battery management and protection
A microcontroller is disclosed. The microcontroller comprises a processor system and a high voltage interface coupled to the processor system and adapted to be coupled to a battery. The microcontroller further includes a battery management system for monitoring the battery and managing the battery based upon the monitoring of the battery. The microcontroller is a single chip. This one-chip solution saves design cost and PCB space in addition to broadening the functionality of the smart battery application. With the accuracy of the microcontroller, the charge status of the battery can be predicted more accurately and therefore effectively increases actual battery capacity. |
| US07759900B2 |
Non-isolated charger with bi-polar inputs
Systems and methods are provided for an uninterruptable power supply having a positive DC bus, a neutral DC bus, and a negative DC bus. The uninterruptible power supply includes a battery charger circuit having an inductor, a first charger output, and a second charger output. A first switch connected to a first end of the inductor is configured to couple the positive DC bus with the first charger output. A second switch connected to a second end of the inductor is configured to couple the negative DC bus with the inductor. The neutral DC bus can be coupled to the second charger output. The battery charger circuit can be configured to draw power from at least one of the positive DC bus and the negative DC bus to charge a battery coupled to the first charger output and the second charger output. |
| US07759896B2 |
Stepping motor driving device, lens driving device, and camera
A stepping motor driving device which makes it possible to reduce electric power consumed by a stepping motor and at the same time suppress degradation of shake correcting performance. A CPU of the stepping motor driving device switches between a first driving method in which a first applied voltage is applied to the stepping motor and a second driving method in which each pulse is divided to apply the first applied voltage over a predetermined time period and then apply a second applied voltage to the stepping motor, depending on the state of the drive frequency of the stepping motor. |
| US07759894B2 |
Cogless motor driven active user interface haptic feedback system
An aircraft user interface haptic feedback system includes a user interface, a position sensor, a cogless motor, and a control circuit. The user interface is movable to a position. The position sensor senses the position of the user interface and supplies a user interface position signal. The cogless motor is coupled to the user interface, and receives motor drive signals. The cogless motor, in response to the motor drive signals, supplies feedback force to the user interface. The control circuit receives at least the user interface position signal and a signal representative of the motor current and is operable, in response to at least these signals, to control the motor current supplied to the cogless motor using a non-trapezoidal motor commutation scheme. |
| US07759893B2 |
Motor control apparatus and motor control method
The motor control apparatus includes a memory that stores a correction data group for suppressing a fluctuation of an output of a motor, and a calculating unit that generates, by using a correction value calculated on the basis of a first output command value input thereto and the correction data group, a second output command value for controlling the output of the motor, the correction value being in accordance with operation position information of the motor. The memory stores plural correction data groups corresponding to predetermined output command values for different torque levels. The calculating unit calculates the correction value in accordance with the first output command value and the operation position information of the motor by interpolation processing using correction data included in at least two correction data groups among the plural correction data groups. The apparatus suppresses the output fluctuation of the motor. |
| US07759892B2 |
Vehicle mirror device
A vehicle mirror device includes a base unit configured to be fixed to a vehicle, a body unit that includes a mirror and is rotatably attached to the base unit, and a driving unit that drives the body unit to rotate with respect to the base unit. The driving unit includes a motor that drives the body unit to rotate, a current detecting circuit that detects current fluctuation due to rotation of the motor, and a switching circuit that switches ON or OFF current supply to the motor. While current fluctuation is detected, the switching circuit keeps current supply to the motor ON. While no current fluctuation is detected, the switching circuit switches OFF current supply to the motor. |
| US07759888B2 |
AC motor controller
There is provided an AC motor controller capable of detecting an abnormal state of a motor cable while an AC motor is operating without using a special circuit but using a processor.The AC motor controller includes an AC motor; an inverter for driving the AC motor with a motor current through a motor cable; and a motor current detector for detecting the motor current flowing in the motor cable of the AC motor, in which a processor detects an abnormal state of the motor cable such as an inter-phase short circuit and an open circuit based on the motor current detected by the motor current detector. |
| US07759886B2 |
Linearity for field weakening in an interior permanent magnet machine
Systems and methods are disclosed to provide torque linearity in the field-weakening region for an IPM machine. The systems and methods adjust the q-axis and the d-axis components of the stator current commands of the IPM machine using a flux weakening and a torque linearity control loop respectively. Thereby, torque linearity is maintained during the field weakening region of operation of the IPM machine. |
| US07759885B2 |
Motor drive device and control method thereof
A torque command (Tht) used in the calculation of a voltage command (Vht) of a voltage-up converter is generated by adding an upper limit value (Tc_max) of damping control that can be set by a motor drive device with a target drive torque (Tbt). Accordingly, the torque command (Tht) exhibits a waveform absent of variation, differing from a torque command (Tcmd) that is generated by adding damping torque generated based on revolution count variation component with the target drive torque (Tbt). Therefore, the voltage command (Vht) calculated based on the torque command (Tht) exhibits a waveform absent of variation. Accordingly, increase in current passing through the voltage-up converter caused by variation in the voltage command (Vht) can be suppressed. As a result, power loss at the voltage-up converter is reduced and operation of the motor at high efficiency can be realized. Further, the voltage-up converter can be protected from element fracture. |
| US07759882B2 |
Color control for scanning backlight
A backlighting system comprising: a color manager; a plurality of luminaires, each of the luminaires comprising a LED string and arranged to illuminate a particular portion of a display associated therewith; a color sensor arrange to receive light from one of the luminaires; and a plurality of thermal sensors each associated with a particular luminaire and in communication with the color manager, the plurality of thermal sensors being less than the plurality of luminaires, the color manager, responsive to the plurality of thermal sensors and the color sensor, being operable to calculate color coordinates for each of the plurality of luminaires. |
| US07759876B2 |
LED lighting apparatus
A light comprising a housing, a plurality of LED lights coupled in an array inside of the housing, and a reflective protrusion coupled to the housing wherein the reflective protrusion is for reflecting light from the LED lights out of the housing. The housing can be of any shape such as tubular, bowl shaped, or having an oval cross section. In addition, the reflective protrusion can be of any shape such as dome shaped or pyramidal shaped. The circuitry relating to this LED light array can include a power source such as a connection to an AC or DC input. If the connection is to an AC input, the device can also include an AC/DC converter coupled to the power source for receiving an input from the AC power source. In this way the LED array receives a consistent flow of DC current that will not result in the LED lights burning out. To prevent this LED array from burning out there is also a current regulator for controlling a current flowing through this LED array. |
| US07759872B2 |
Discharge lamp
A discharge lamp in which fluctuation of the arc when the lamp starts and in which devitrification and damage of the arc tube are prevented, so that light intensity can be kept uniform over a long time is achieved by the cathode having a tapering part with a diameter which decreases in the direction to the tip that is formed with an area with different diameters extending around the tapering part in the peripheral direction which has concave-convex parts with groups of convex parts which are located next to one another in the axial direction of the cathode, the concave-convex parts in longitudinal cross section being arranged such that corner points of each convex part are located inside of an edge line of the tapering part, and an envelope curve which connects the corner points is convex with respect to the center line of the cathode. |
| US07759871B2 |
High temperature seal for electric lamp
An improved seal for an electric lamp is provided. An oxidation-resistant coating is provided on the current conductor where the outer lead joins the seal foil, preferably at the pinch seal. The coating is preferably a chromium layer covered by a chromium layer or a silver layer covered by a layer of hydrogenated silicon oxy carbon polymer. The coating is preferably applied via sputtering where the coating is subject to high energy electron or ion bombardment during sputtering. Preferably the coating is applied via sputtering at increased deposition pressure. |
| US07759867B2 |
Display panel electrode having a protrusion
A plasma display panel is provided. The plasma display panel comprises a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes; wherein the first electrodes and the second electrodes cross at a discharge space; wherein prominent electrodes and formed at a portion o the first electrodes where the first electrodes cross with the second electrodes to extend the area of the address electrodes so that a stable address discharge may occur, and vertical centers of the prominent electrodes are asymmetrical with respect to vertical centers of the discharge spaces, which may be coated with red, green and blue fluorescent layers. |
| US07759863B2 |
Organic electroluminescent display device and fabricating method thereof
An electroluminescent display device includes a shielding pattern on a substrate; a thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer that is disposed on the shielding pattern and that has an active portion and source and drain ohmic contact portions; an organic electroluminescent diode connected to the thin film transistor; and a power line connected to the thin film transistor, wherein the shielding pattern partially covers the active portion of the semiconductor layer. |
| US07759861B2 |
Organic EL display
In an organic EL display provided with a transparent substrate, a buffer layer provided on the transparent substrate, and an organic EL element provided on the buffer layer, the buffer layer is formed of a material having the same refractive index as the transparent electrode of the EL element, and has a two-dimensional concavo-convex structure having two pattern periods. |
| US07759860B2 |
Dual panel-type organic electroluminescent display device and method of fabricating the same
An organic electro-luminescence device is provided. First and second substrates are arranged spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance and sub-pixels are defined in the substrates. An array element has at least one thin film transistor (TFT) formed on an inner surface of the first substrate in sub-pixel unit. A conductive spacer is electrically connected to a drive TFT of the array element. A first electrode for an organic electro-luminescence diode is disposed on an inner surface of the second substrate. An organic electro-luminescence layer and a second electrode for the organic electro-luminescence diode are sequentially formed on the first electrode in sub-pixel unit. The first substrate and the second substrate are misaligned by a predetermined position and attached to each other, such that the conductive spacer is in contact with a conductive spacer contact region provided on the second electrode. |
| US07759855B2 |
Organic electroluminescent element and display employing the same
Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element comprising a light emission layer containing a host compound and a phosphorescent compound, the host compound having reorganization energy of from more than 0 to 0.50 eV, wherein the reorganization energy is energy in the process in which the host compound changes to the anion radical, and calculated employing Gaussian 98. |
| US07759854B2 |
Lamp with adjustable color
A white-light electro-luminescent lamp having an adjustable spectral power distribution, including a first light-emitting element which emits light within each of three wavelength bands, 1) between 440 and 520 nm, 2) between 520 and 600 nm, and 3) between 600 and 680 nm. A second light-emitting element emits light within each of three wavelength bands, 1) between 440 and 520 nm, 2) between 520 and 600 nm, and 3) between 600 and 680 nm. A controller modulates the integrated spectral power of the light produced by the first and the second light-emitting elements such that the spectral power distribution of the light formed by combining the light produced by the modulated first and second light-emitting elements is substantially equal to a CIE standard daylight spectral power distribution for correlated color temperatures between 4000K-9500K. |
| US07759852B2 |
Cathode ray tube
A cathode ray tube in which a VM effect is maximized in a slim-type cathode ray tube having a short electric field in an anteroposterior direction. The cathode ray tube includes a panel having a fluorescent surface provided to raise colors, a shadow mask provided behind the fluorescent surface, a funnel connected to the rear portion of the panel to provide with an inner portion as an airtight space, an electron gun formed at the rear portion of the funnel for emitting an electron beam, a deflection yoke equipped outside of a neck portion of the funnel to deflect the electron beam, and a VM coil portion of which at least a portion inserted in an interval between the deflection yoke and the funnel to apply an electric field to the electron beam. |
| US07759848B2 |
Tuning fork type piezoelectric resonator having a node of common mode vibration in constructed part of base
A tuning fork type piezoelectric resonator element includes: a base including a pair of cuts provided opposite from each other and a constricted part located between the pair of cuts, a pair of resonator arms extending from the base, and an excitation electrode provided to each of the pair of resonator arms. When the pair of resonator arms vibrate at an inherent resonance frequency fcom of a common mode at which the pair of resonator arms swing in a same direction, a node of the vibration of the common mode is located at the constricted part. |
| US07759847B2 |
Multi-layer piezoelectric device
To provide a multi-layer piezoelectric device having excellent durability in which the amount of displacement does not change even when the piezoelectric actuator is subjected to continuous operation over a long period of time under a high voltage and a high pressure, the multi-layer piezoelectric device comprises a stack formed by stacking piezoelectric layers and internal electrodes alternately one on another and external electrodes formed on a first side face and on a second side face of the stack, wherein one of the adjacent internal electrodes is connected to the external electrode formed on the first side face and the other internal electrode is connected to the external electrode formed on the second side face, while content of alkali metal in a range from 5 ppm to 300 ppm is contained. |
| US07759844B2 |
Surface-mount type crystal unit
A surface-mount type crystal unit includes a package body which is made of a laminated ceramic and has a bottom wall layer and a frame wall formed on the bottom wall layer, the frame wall layer having an opening. In the package body, a concavity is constructed of the opening. The crystal unit further includes a pair of crystal holding terminals formed on one end part of the inner bottom surface of a concavity which is a top face of the bottom wall layer; a crystal blank held in the concavity by fixing the both sides of the one end part of the crystal blank to the pair of crystal holding terminals; a thermistor; and a cover which closes the concavity. The thermistor is arranged in a hollow part arranged in the top face of the bottom wall layer in the concavity. |
| US07759843B2 |
Highly stable piezoelectric oscillator, manufacturing method thereof, piezoelectric resonator storage case, and heat source unit
A piezoelectric resonator storage case, includes a piezoelectric resonator stored therein, and a resonator container for storing a metal case. Here, the piezoelectric resonator includes: a piezoelectric resonator body having the metal case and a piezoelectric resonator element which is sealed in the metal case in an air tight manner; and two lead terminals protruding from a bottom of the piezoelectric resonator body. |
| US07759841B2 |
Electromechanical motor
The invention relates to an electromechanical motor having a stator that has a drive unit and a frame component in which the drive unit is held, and a sliding element that is constructed such that, actuated by the drive unit, it performs a movement with respect to the stator in a direction of translation, wherein the drive unit has at least one electromechanical drive element that extends in the direction of translation and a power transmission element that is constructed so as to transmit a movement of the drive element to the sliding element. The sliding element has a supporting component and a drive rail, the drive rail extending in the direction of translation and interacting with the power transmission element and the drive rail being held at both its end faces in the supporting component, and between the supporting component and the frame component of the stator, there is a bearing for supporting the sliding element in the frame component. |
| US07759840B2 |
Ultrasonic motor and vibration detection method for ultrasonic motor
When a piezoelectric ceramic sheet is divided into two equal parts in a longitudinal direction and two equal parts in a width direction to form four regions, internal electrodes are disposed over each region and are disposed so that surface areas occupied in each region are substantially the same, and a longitudinal vibration is detected based on a potential difference between the internal electrodes. |
| US07759838B2 |
Coil support for rotating electrical machine
Disclosed is a coil support for an electrical machine including a shank having a first outer diameter configured to support a field coil of the electrical machine and a base located at one end of the shank. The base has a second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter and includes a plurality of recesses configured to increase a cooling flow through the electrical machine. Further disclosed is an electrical machine including the coil support and a method for cooling an electrical machine. |
| US07759834B2 |
Electromagnetic device
An electromagnetic device includes a plurality of coils formed by winding conductors. At least some of the conductors are constructed by stacking conductor constructional elements so that an eddy current generated by a leakage flux linked to the conductor is divided. An outer insulating member is disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the conductor stack for electrically insulating the conductor stack from another member. An inner insulating member whose thickness is smaller than a thickness of the outer insulating member is disposed between the conductor constructional elements adjoining to each other in the same conductor stack. |
| US07759833B2 |
Permanent magnet rotator and motor using the same
A motor generally has a contradictory relation between decrease of cogging torque and increase of torque density. To overcome this problem, continuous direction control is provided for anisotropy with modification of magnetic poles so that the average absolute value of differences between Mθ and 90×sin [φ{2π/(360/p)}] is set to be 3° or less, where Mθ is a direction of anisotropy with respect to a radial tangent line of a magnetic pole plane, φ is a mechanical angle, and p is the number of pole pairs. |
| US07759829B2 |
Industrial motor assembly comprising a vented rotor shaft
Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a device and/or an electric motor comprising an elongated, substantially rigid rotor shaft, the rotor shaft defining a plurality of longitudinal flutes; and/or a method comprising: for an electrical motor, forming an elongated, substantially rigid, rotor shaft defining a plurality of longitudinal flutes; and assembling the rotor shaft with a stator of the electrical motor. |
| US07759822B2 |
Uninterruptible power supply device with circuit for degradation judgment of storage battery
There is herein provided an uninterruptible power supply device with a degradation judgment circuit of a storage battery which can perform an exact judgment, continuing the power supply to a load apparatus stably without giving the excessive burden to the storage battery. The storage battery is floatingly charged from a rectifier connected with the power source. The device has the control circuit for controlling the output voltage of the rectifier and the degradation judgment circuit. The output voltage of the rectifier is lowered to below a steady state by the control circuit. As a result, the storage battery discharges with the current Idc restricted rather than rated discharge current. And a part of power supply is supplied to the load. The degradation judgment circuit judges the degradation of the storage battery based on the discharge voltage Vdc. |
| US07759821B2 |
System and process for direct current power supply of an electrical network on board an aircraft
The invention relates to a system and a process for direct current power supply of electrical networks. This system comprises a system for direct current power supply of electrical networks comprising at least two generators (G1, G2), an alternating current power distribution bar (11), a direct current power distribution bar (10), wherein these two power distribution bars (11, 10) are connected to one another by a rectifier unit (12) and a battery (13). The alternating current bar (11) is connected to the generators (G1, G2) via a transfer contactor (20). The direct current power distribution bar (10) is connected to the battery (13) via a first contactor (S1) in series with a second contactor (S2) positioned in parallel with a power diode (21). |
| US07759819B2 |
Illumination control device for vehicle
An illumination control unit includes an automatic control function for automatically controlling the turning on and off of vehicle head lights depending on brightness of an environment around a vehicle. A sensitivity adjuster is installed on a lever extending from a steering column in a vehicle compartment. The sensitivity to the brightness of the environment around the vehicle at the time when the auto-on and auto-off state of the vehicle lights is changed can be adjusted with the sensitivity adjuster. |
| US07759818B2 |
Intermittent driving system
An intermittent driving system includes a control target circuit to determine and notify a switching timing of ON/OFF of a power supply, and a control circuit to send a power supply ON signal for turning on the power supply or a power supply OFF signal for turning off the power supply of the control target circuit based on the switching timing decided by the control target circuit. The control target circuit is an in-vehicle monitoring circuit including a monitoring camera to monitor a in-vehicle and the control target circuit determines the switching timing based on a monitoring result of the monitoring camera. |
| US07759817B2 |
Power supply system for driving vehicle
A power supply system for driving a vehicle includes a battery, a boost converter boosting the voltage of the battery, a capacitor to which the voltage boosted by the boost converter is applied across the electrodes, system main relays provided between the capacitor and the output of the boost converter for connection and disconnection between the capacitor and the boost converter, and a control device controlling the boost converter and the system main relays. The control device, after giving an instruction for disconnection to the system main relays, causes the boost converter to change the voltage of the output to determine whether the system main relays are normally disconnected. |
| US07759807B2 |
Semiconductor package having structure for warpage prevention
A semiconductor package includes a substrate having a plurality of connection pads and a plurality of ball lands; a semiconductor chip attached to one surface of the substrate and having a plurality of bonding pads that are connected to the respective connection pads of the substrate; a first molding structure covering an upper surface of the substrate including a connection region between the bonding pads and the connection pads and the semiconductor chip; a second molding structure formed adjacent to an edge of the lower surface of the substrate; and a plurality of solder balls attached to the respective ball lands of the substrate. |
| US07759805B2 |
Semiconductor device encapsulated by an electrically conductive plastic housing composition with conductive particles
A semiconductor device with a plastic housing composition includes a semiconductor chip and an internal wiring. The plastic housing composition is electrically conductive and electrically connected to a first contact pad of the internal wiring. A first side of the semiconductor chip is electrically insulated from the plastic housing composition by an insulation layer. |
| US07759801B1 |
Tapered signal lines
A first wire having sidewalls of an integrated circuit is tapered from the proximal end to the distal end to reduce width from the first width to the second width. A second wire, spaced apart from the first wire, the second wire has sidewalls. The first wire and the second wire are each horizontally disposed along side each other forming a part of a sidewall capacitor between facing sidewalls. The sidewall capacitor capacitance is progressively reduced responsive to the first wire taper. |
| US07759800B2 |
Microelectronics devices, having vias, and packaged microelectronic devices having vias
Microelectronic devices, methods for packaging microelectronic devices, and methods for forming vias and conductive interconnects in microfeature workpieces and dies are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes forming a bond-pad on a die having an integrated circuit, the bond-pad being electrically coupled to the integrated circuit. A conductive line is then formed on the die, the conductive line having a first end portion attached to the bond-pad and a second end portion spaced apart from the bond-pad. The method can further include forming a via or passage through the die, the bond-pad, and the first end portion of the conductive line, and depositing an electrically conductive material in at least a portion of the passage to form a conductive interconnect extending at least generally through the microelectronic device. |
| US07759799B2 |
Substrate and semiconductor device
Aiming at adjusting the height of bump electrodes connected to lands on a substrate, a semiconductor device 100 has a first interconnect substrate 103 and a second interconnect substrate 101. On one surface of these substrates, first lands 111 and second lands 113 are provided. The plane geometry of the second lands 113 is a polygon characterized by the inscribed circle thereof having an area smaller than the area of the inscribed circle of the first land. |
| US07759797B2 |
Bonding pad structure to minimize IMD cracking
A method is disclosed of forming a bonding pad that is immune to IMD cracking. A partially processes semiconductor wafer is provided having all metal levels completed. A blanket dielectric layer is formed over the uppermost metal level. Patterning and etching said dielectric layer horizontal and vertical arrays of trenches are formed passing through the dielectric layer and separating the dielectric layer into cells. The trenches are filled with a conducting material and, after performing CMP, bonding metal patterns are deposited. Wires are bonded onto said bonding metal patters, after which a passivation layer is formed. |
| US07759796B2 |
Semiconductor device with two barrier layers formed between copper-containing line layer and aluminum-containing conductive layer
A semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a line layer containing Cu (copper), an inter layer dielectric formed on the line layer, a via hole formed in the inter layer dielectric on the line layer, a first barrier layer formed on the line layer in the via hole, a second barrier layer formed on the first barrier layer and on a sidewall of the via hole, and a conductive layer formed on the second barrier layer and containing Al (aluminum). |
| US07759792B2 |
Integrated circuit including parylene material layer
An integrated circuit includes a substrate including a contact pad, a redistribution line coupled to the contact pad, and a dielectric material layer between the substrate and the redistribution line. The integrated circuit includes a solder ball coupled to the redistribution line and a parylene material layer sealing the dielectric material layer and the redistribution line. |
| US07759791B2 |
High density IC module
A system and method for assembling dual-die integrated circuit packages using thermocompression bonding or thermosonic bonding to bond a second die to a substrate opposite a first die bonded to the substrate. The second die is bonded using heat conducted through the first die to the substrate, and optionally through an underfill material. The first and second die are connected such that bumps are connected to common bonding pads on the substrate. Bumps on one of the die extend through openings in the substrate to connect to the common bonding pads. The bonding pads are within the perimeter of the first die. |
| US07759788B2 |
Semiconductor device
A highly reliable semiconductor device which is not damaged by local pressing force from the outside and in which unevenness of a portion where an antenna and an element overlap with each other is reduced. The semiconductor device includes a chip and an antenna. The chip includes a semiconductor element layer including a thin film transistor; a conductive resin electrically connected to the semiconductor element layer; and a sealing layer. The sealing layer in which a fiber body is impregnated with an organic resin covers the semiconductor element layer and the conductive resin, and has a thickness of 10 to 100 μm. The antenna has a depressed portion and is electrically connected to the semiconductor element layer through the conductive resin. The chip is embedded inside the depressed portion. The thickness of the chip is equal to the depth of the depressed portion. |
| US07759787B2 |
Packaging substrate having pattern-matched metal layers
A pattern matched pair of a front metal interconnect layer and a back metal interconnect layer having matched thermal expansion coefficients are provided for a reduced warp packaging substrate. Metal interconnect layers containing a high density of wiring and complex patterns are first developed so that interconnect structures for signal transmission are optimized for electrical performance. Metal interconnect layers containing a low density wiring and relatively simple patterns are then modified to match the pattern of a mirror image metal interconnect layer located on the opposite side of the core and the same number of metal interconnect layer away from the core. During this pattern-matching process, the contiguity of electrical connection in the metal layers with a low density wiring may become disrupted. The disruption is healed by an additional design step in which the contiguity of the electrical connection in the low density is reestablished. |
| US07759786B2 |
Electronic circuit chip, and electronic circuit device and method for manufacturing the same
An insulating layer 12 is formed as a surface layer of electronic circuit chip 10. A conductor interconnect 14 is formed in the insulating layer 12. The conductor interconnect 14 is exposed in the surface of the insulating layer 12. A solder wetting metallic film 16 (a metallic film) is formed on a portion of the conductor interconnect 14 to be exposed in the surface of the insulating layer 12. Typical metallic material (second metallic material) available for composing the solder wetting metallic film 16 includes a material that requires higher free energy for forming an oxide thereof, as compared with a free energy required for forming an oxide of the metallic material composing the conductor interconnect 14. |
| US07759785B2 |
Apparatus for packaging semiconductor devices, packaged semiconductor components, methods of manufacturing apparatus for packaging semiconductor devices, and methods of manufacturing semiconductor components
Packaged semiconductor components, apparatus for packaging semiconductor devices, methods of packaging semiconductor devices, and methods of manufacturing apparatus for packaging semiconductor devices. One embodiment of an apparatus for packaging semiconductor devices comprises a first board having a front side, a backside, arrays of die contacts, arrays of first backside terminals electrically coupled to the die contacts, arrays of second backside terminals, and a plurality of individual package areas that have an array of the die contacts, an array of the first backside terminals, and an array of the second backside terminals. The apparatus further includes a second board having a first side laminated to the front side of the first board, a second side, openings through the second board aligned with individual package areas that define die cavities, and arrays of front contacts at the second side electrically coupled to the second backside terminals by interconnects extending through the first board and the second board. |
| US07759782B2 |
Substrate for a microelectronic package and method of fabricating thereof
Substrates having molded dielectric layers and methods of fabricating such substrates are disclosed. The substrates may advantageously be used in microelectronic assemblies having high routing density. |
| US07759777B2 |
Semiconductor module
A module having a semiconductor chip with a first contact element on a first main surface and a second contact element on a second main surface is disclosed. The semiconductor chip is arranged on a carrier. An insulating layer and a wiring layer cover the second main surface and the carrier. |
| US07759774B2 |
Shielded structures to protect semiconductor devices
An apparatus on a wafer, comprising; a first metal layer of a wall, a second metal layer of the wall, a third metal layer of the wall comprising; one or more base frames, a fourth metal layer of the wall comprising; one or more vertical frame pairs each on top of the one or more base frames and having a pass-thru therein, a fifth metal layer of the wall comprising; one or more top frames each over the pass-thru; and a metal lid. |
| US07759771B2 |
Resistance random access memory and method of manufacturing the same
Provided are a resistance random access memory including a resistance layer having a metal oxide and/or a metal ion dopant, which may be deposited at room temperature and which may have variable resistance characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the same. |
| US07759770B2 |
Integrated circuit including memory element with high speed low current phase change material
An integrated circuit includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a memory element coupled to the first electrode and to the second electrode, the memory element includes fast-operation resistance changing material doped with dielectric material. |
| US07759768B2 |
Integrated circuit with intergrated capacitor and methods for making same
An explanation is given of, inter alia, a circuit arrangement in which an intermediate layer (160) made of a dielectric material is arranged between two metal layers (102 and 104). The intermediate layer (160) is designed in such a way that the capacitance per unit area between the connection layers (102, 104) is greater than 0.5 fF/μm2. |
| US07759766B2 |
Electrical fuse having a thin fuselink
A thin semiconductor layer is formed and patterned on a semiconductor substrate to form a thin semiconductor fuselink on shallow trench isolation and between an anode semiconductor region and a cathode semiconductor region. During metallization, the semiconductor fuselink is converted to a thin metal semiconductor alloy fuselink as all of the semiconductor material in the semiconductor fuselink reacts with a metal to form a metal semiconductor alloy. The inventive electrical fuse comprises the thin metal semiconductor alloy fuselink, a metal semiconductor alloy anode, and a metal semiconductor alloy cathode. The thin metal semiconductor alloy fuselink has a smaller cross-sectional area compared with prior art electrical fuses. Current density within the fuselink and the divergence of current at the interface between the fuselink and the cathode or anode comparable to prior art electrical fuses are obtained with less programming current than prior art electrical fuses. |
| US07759764B2 |
Elevated bipolar transistor structure
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate; an isolation structure in the substrate, wherein the isolation structure defines a region therein; a first semiconductor region having at least a portion in the region defined by the isolation structure, wherein the first semiconductor region is of a first conductivity type; a second semiconductor region on the first semiconductor region, wherein the second semiconductor region is of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type; and a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type on the second semiconductor region, wherein the third semiconductor region has at least a portion higher than a top surface of the isolation structure. |
| US07759763B2 |
Semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device which, in spite of the existence of a dummy active region, eliminates the need for a larger chip area and improves the surface flatness of the semiconductor substrate. In the process of manufacturing it, a thick gate insulating film for a high voltage MISFET is formed over an n-type buried layer as an active region and a resistance element IR of an internal circuit is formed over the gate insulating film. Since the thick gate insulating film lies between the n-type buried layer and the resistance element IR, the coupling capacitance produced between the substrate (n-type buried layer) and the resistance element IR is reduced. |
| US07759761B2 |
Semiconductor wafer substrate for power semiconductor components and method for producing the same
In a semiconductor wafer substrate (20) for power semiconductor components (1) and in a method for producing the same, the semiconductor wafer substrate (20) has a large-area, buried rear side electrode (3) in form of a layer arranged between a self-supporting wafer substrate (4) and a non-self-supporting monocrystalline silicon wafer layer (5) arranged on the rear side electrode (3). The rear side electrode (3) has a ternary carbide and/or a ternary nitride and/or carbon. |
| US07759758B2 |
Integrated circuit having resistance temperature sensor
An integrated circuit having a resistance temperature sensor composed of a first resistance structure formed within a trench, and a second resistance structure formed within a mesa region is disclosed. This embodiment makes it possible to suppress or reduce manufacturing-technological fluctuations of the width of the trenches to a resistance value of the resistance temperature sensor. |
| US07759757B2 |
Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus
An electro-optical device includes an insulating substrate, a switching element, at least one PIN diode, and at least one reflector. The switching element includes a first polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the insulating substrate, and a gate electrode formed between the insulating substrate and the first semiconductor layer. Each of the at least one PIN diode includes a second polysilicon semiconductor layer formed on the insulating substrate. The at least one reflector is formed in the same layer as the gate electrode and opposite the second semiconductor layer or layers of the at least one PIN diode. |
| US07759755B2 |
Anti-reflection structures for CMOS image sensors
Optical structures having an array of protuberances between two layers having different refractive indices are provided. The array of protuberances has vertical and lateral dimensions less than the wavelength range of lights detectable by a photodiode of a CMOS image sensor. The array of protuberances provides high transmission of light with little reflection. The array of protuberances may be provided over a photodiode, in a back-end-of-line interconnect structure, over a lens for a photodiode, on a backside of a photodiode, or on a window of a chip package. |
| US07759753B2 |
Integrated circuit die, integrated circuit package, and packaging method
An integrated circuit package includes an integrated circuit die 1 having a plurality of optical elements 5 sensitive to and/or capable of generating light, whereby data communication to circuitry of the integrated circuit die can be effected using a data channels implemented using the plurality of elements. The data channels are along optical pathways provided by an adapter unit 17 mounted on a PCB 19. The adapter unit 17 forms the optical pathways between optical fibers 23 and the respective optical element 5. Thus, there is no requirement to implement expensive wire-bonding as part of the packaging process. |
| US07759752B2 |
Interline CCD implementation of hybrid two color per pixel architecture
An image sensor includes at least first and second photo-sensitive regions; a color filter array having at least two different colors that selectively absorb specific bands of wavelengths, and the two colors respectively span portions of predetermined photo-sensitive regions; and wherein the two photo sensitive regions are doped so that electrons that are released at two different depths in the substrate are collected in two separate regions of the photo sensitive regions so that, when wavelengths of light pass through the color filter array, light is absorbed by the photo sensitive regions which photo sensitive regions consequently releases electrons at two different depths of the photo sensitive regions and are stored in first and second separate regions; at least two charge-coupled devices adjacent the first photo sensitive regions; and a first transfer gate associated with the first photo sensitive region that selectively passes charge at first and second levels which, when at the first level, causes the charge stored in the first region to be passed to one of its associated charge-coupled devices, and when the transfer gate is at the second level, charge stored in the second region is passed to one of the associated charge-coupled devices. |
| US07759751B2 |
Module for optical apparatus and method of producing module for optical apparatus
An electric wiring of a module for an optical apparatus includes: a first through electrode passing through the solid-state image sensor; a first rewiring layer being formed in such a way as to be re-wired to a necessary area in the rear surface of the solid-state image sensor, and being electrically connected to the first through electrode; a second rewiring layer being formed in such a way as to be re-wired to a necessary area in the rear surface of the image processing apparatus, and being electrically connected to the first rewiring layer; a second through electrode passing through the image processing apparatus and being electrically connected to the second rewiring layer; and a third rewiring layer being formed in such a way as to be re-wired to a necessary area in a front surface of the image processing apparatus, and being electrically connected to the second through electrode. The image processing apparatus includes an external connection terminal electrically connected to the third rewiring layer. With the foregoing structure, a small and light module for an optical apparatus and a production method of such module are realized without giving a constraint on the structure of the module. |
| US07759749B2 |
Metal material, and coating film and wiring for semiconductor integrated circuitry utilizing the metal material
When metallic material is employed for various metallic films, it is possible to improve at least one of the mechanical strength, the durability against abrasion, and the uniformess as a film while keeping unchanged the chemical property and the electric property of the metallic material. Due to the gel three-dimensional mesh structure 406, the dislocations 407 of the tangle in the mesh form are introduced in the crystal of the metal 401 at high density; therefore, when the tensile stress 403 is applied thereto, these dislocations slightly shift. As a result, the metal 401 deforms by uniformly dispersing distortion in the order of crystal grains, and hence there does not occur concentration of stress, which leads to the breakage or the severance at the grain interface 402. Therefore, the metallic material of the present invention improves the mechanical strength and the durability against abrasion. |
| US07759747B2 |
Tantalum aluminum oxynitride high-κ dielectric
Electronic apparatus and methods of forming the electronic apparatus may include a tantalum aluminum oxynitride film for use in a variety of electronic systems and devices. The tantalum aluminum oxynitride film may be structured as one or more monolayers. The tantalum aluminum oxynitride film may be formed using atomic layer deposition. Metal electrodes may be disposed on a dielectric containing a tantalum aluminum oxynitride film. |
| US07759740B1 |
Deep well regions for routing body-bias voltage to mosfets in surface well regions having separation wells of p-type between the segmented deep n wells
A deep n well capacitor. A deep n well is formed in an integrated circuit. The deep n well can be parasitically coupled to Vdd and ground. A reverse-biased diode depletion region forms between n type and p type material, creating a capacitor. The capacitor provides local, on-chip decoupling of power supplied to active transistor devices on the integrated circuit, enabling greater operating frequencies for the integrated circuit. |
| US07759738B2 |
Array substrate and method of manufacturing the same
A gate line includes a first seed layer formed on a base substrate and a first metal layer formed on the first seed layer. A first insulation layer is formed on the base substrate. A second insulation layer is formed on the base substrate. Here, a line trench is formed through the second insulation layer in a direction crossing the gate line. A data line includes a second seed layer formed below the line trench and a second metal layer formed in the line trench. A pixel electrode is formed in a pixel area of the base substrate. Therefore, a trench of a predetermined depth is formed using an insulation layer and a metal layer is formed through a plating method, so that a metal line having a sufficient thickness may be formed. |
| US07759737B2 |
Dual structure FinFET and method of manufacturing the same
Provided are a dual structure FinFET and a method of fabricating the same. The FinFET includes: a lower device including a lower silicon layer formed on a substrate and a gate electrode vertically formed on the substrate; an upper device including an upper silicon layer formed on the lower device and the vertically formed gate electrode; and a first solid source material layer, a solid source material interlayer insulating layer, and a second solid source material layer sequentially formed between the lower silicon layer and the upper silicon layer. Therefore, the FinFET can be provided which enhances the density of integration of a circuit, suppresses thin film damages due to ion implantation using solid phase material layers, and has a stabilized characteristic by a simple and low-cost process. Also, mobility of an upper device can be improved to enhance current drivability of the upper device, isolation can be implemented through a buried oxide layer to reduce an effect due to a field oxide layer, and raised source and drain can be implemented to reduce serial resistance components of the source and drain to increase current drivability. |
| US07759725B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including the steps of: forming on a second insulating film a first resist pattern having a first window; employing the first resist pattern as an etching mask to form first openings exposed from contact regions CR; forming, on a second conductive film, a second resist pattern having first resist portions; employing the second resist pattern as an etching mask to form first and second conductors, a floating gate and a control gate; forming a third resist pattern in regions I, II and III; and employing the third resist pattern as an etching mask to remove the portions of the second conductors under second windows. |
| US07759720B2 |
Non-volatile semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device highly integrated and highly reliable. A plurality of memory cells are formed in a plurality of active regions sectioned by a plurality of isolations (silicon oxide films) extending in the Y direction and deeper than a well (p type semiconductor region). In each memory cell, a contact is provided in the well (p type semiconductor region) so as to penetrate through a source diffusion layer (n+ type semiconductor region), and the contact that electrically connects bit lines (metal wirings) and the source diffusion layer (n+ type semiconductor region) is also electrically connected to the well (p type semiconductor region). |
| US07759718B2 |
Method manufacturing capacitor dielectric
A method of forming a dielectric layer in a capacitor adapted for use in a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes forming a first ZrO2 layer, forming an interfacial layer using a plasma treatment on the first ZrO2 layer, and forming a second ZrO2 layer on the interfacial layer. |
| US07759717B2 |
Capacitors comprising dielectric regions having first and second oxide material portions of the same chemical compositon but different densities
A capacitor includes a first capacitor electrode which includes conductive metal. A second capacitor electrode is spaced from the first capacitor electrode. A capacitor dielectric region is received between the first and second capacitor electrodes. Such region comprising a first portion oxide material of a first density over the first capacitor electrode, and a second portion oxide material of a second density received over the first portion. The oxide-comprising material of the first portion and the oxide-comprising material of the second portion are the same in chemical composition and the second density is greater than the first density. |
| US07759715B2 |
Memory cell comprising dynamic random access memory (DRAM) nanoparticles and nonvolatile memory (NVM) nanoparticle
Some embodiments include memory cells that contain a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) element and a nonvolatile memory (NVM) element. The DRAM element contains two types of DRAM nanoparticles that differ in work function. The NVM contains two types of NVM nanoparticles that differ in trapping depth. The NVM nanoparticles may be in vertically displaced charge-trapping planes. The memory cell contains a tunnel dielectric, and one of the charge-trapping planes of the NVM may be further from the tunnel dielectric than the other. The NVM charge-trapping plane that is further from the tunnel dielectric may contain larger NVM nanoparticles than the other NVM charge-trapping plane. The DRAM element may contain a single charge-trapping plane that has both types of DRAM nanoparticles therein. The memory cells may be incorporated into electronic systems. |
| US07759713B2 |
Ferroelectric tunneling element and memory applications which utilize the tunneling element
A tunneling element includes a thin film layer of ferroelectric material and a pair of dissimilar electrically-conductive layers disposed on opposite sides of the ferroelectric layer. Because of the dissimilarity in composition or construction between the electrically-conductive layers, the electron transport behavior of the electrically-conductive layers is polarization dependent when the tunneling element is below the Curie temperature of the layer of ferroelectric material. The element can be used as a basis of compact 1R type non-volatile random access memory (RAM). The advantages include extremely simple architecture, ultimate scalability and fast access times generic for all ferroelectric memories. |
| US07759711B2 |
Semiconductor device with substrate having increased resistance due to lattice defect and method for fabricating the same
Disclosed is a semiconductor device including: an N-type RESURF region formed in a P-type semiconductor substrate; a P-type base region formed in an upper portion of the semiconductor substrate so as to be adjacent to the RESURF region; an N-type emitter/source region formed in the base region so as to be apart from the RESURF region; a P-type base connection region formed in the base region so as to be adjacent to the emitter/source region; a gate insulating film and a gate electrode overlying the emitter/source region, the base region, and the RESURF region; and a P-type collector region formed in the RESURF region so as to be apart from the base region. Lattice defect is generated in the semiconductor substrate such that a resistance value of the semiconductor substrate is twice or more the resistance value of the semiconductor substrate that depends on the concentration of an impurity implanted in the semiconductor substrate. |
| US07759710B1 |
Oxidized low density lipoprotein sensing device for gallium nitride process
An oxidized low density lipoprotein sensing device for a gallium nitride process is a GaN HEMT device including: a gateless AlGaN/GaN sensing transistor device, a testing window, a source, a drain, two metal connecting wires and a passivation layer. The gateless AlGaN/GaN sensing transistor device has an epitaxial wafer structure including a GaN layer and an aluminum gallium nitride layer. The testing window is disposed on the epitaxial wafer structure. The metal connecting wire is disposed on a source and a drain. The passivation layer is covered onto a surface of the sensing device except the testing window. A built-in piezoelectric field is created by the properties of FET and the polarization effect of AlGaN/GaN to achieve the effect of sensing the level of oxidizing proteins in human body quickly, accurately and easily. |
| US07759707B2 |
Semiconductor substrate, semiconductor device, method of producing semiconductor substrate, and method of producing semiconductor device
A semiconductor substrate includes: a first semiconductor layer; an oxide layer that is formed on the first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer that is formed on the oxide layer; a first recess that is formed in the second semiconductor layer with extending from an upper face of the second semiconductor layer toward the first semiconductor layer, the first recess being formed at a position where an alignment mark for determining a forming position of an element which is to be built in the semiconductor substrate is to be formed; and an etching prevention layer that is inwardly formed from a position of an upper face of the first semiconductor layer, the position corresponding to the recess, the layer comprising a material that is prevented from being etched during etching of the first semiconductor layer. |
| US07759705B2 |
Semiconductor devices fabricated with different processing options
A semiconductor device, wherein: a first fabricating option provides a plurality of user configurations to configure the device functionality; and a second fabricating option hard-wires a said functional configuration, the second option comprising a plurality of common masks and fewer processing steps compared to the first option. |
| US07759704B2 |
Memory cell array comprising wiggled bit lines
An integrated circuit including a memory cell array comprises transistors being arranged along parallel active area lines, bitlines, the bitlines being arranged so that an individual one intersects a plurality of the active area lines to form bitline-contacts, respectively, the bitlines being formed as wiggled lines, wordlines being arranged so that an individual one of the wordlines intersects a plurality of the active area lines, and an individual one of the wordlines intersects a plurality of the bitlines, wherein neighboring bitline-contacts, each of which is connected to one of the active area lines, are connected with different bitlines. |
| US07759703B2 |
Photo-detector array device with ROIC monolithically integrated for laser-radar image signal and manufacturing method thereof
A photo-detector array device integrated with a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC) monolithically integrated for a laser-radar image signal and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. According to the photo-detector array device, a photodiode and control devices for selecting and outputting a laser-radar image signal are simultaneously formed on an InP substrate, so that it is possible to simplify manufacturing processes and to greatly increasing yield. In addition, after the photodiode and the control devices are simultaneously formed on the InP substrate, the photodiode and the control devices are electrically speared from each other by using a polyimide. Therefore, a PN junction surface of the photodiode is buried, so that a surface leakage current can be reduced and an electrical reliability can be improved. In addition, a structure of the control devices can be simplified, so that image signal reception characteristics can be improved. |
| US07759702B2 |
Hetero-junction bipolar transistor (HBT) and structure thereof
A method of fabricating a hetero-junction bipolar transistor (HBT) is disclosed, where the HBT has a structure incorporating a hetero-junction bipolar structure disposed on a substrate including of silicon crystalline orientation <110>. The hetero-junction bipolar structure may include an emitter, a base and a collector. The substrate may include a shallow-trench-isolation (STI) region and a deep trench region on which the collector is disposed. The substrate may include of a region of silicon crystalline orientation <100> in addition to silicon crystalline orientation <110> to form a composite substrate by using hybrid orientation technology (HOT). The region of crystalline orientation <100> may be disposed on crystalline orientation <110>. Alternatively, the region of silicon crystalline orientation <110> may be disposed on crystalline orientation <100>. |
| US07759701B2 |
Semiconductor device having interconnected contact groups
The present invention is related to a method of producing a semiconductor device and the resulting device. The method is suitable in the first place for producing high power devices, such as High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMT), in particular HEMT-devices with multiples source-gate-drain groups or multiple base bipolar transistors. According to the method, the interconnect between the source contacts is not produced by air bridge structures, but by etching vias through the semiconductor layer directly to the ohmic contacts and applying a contact layer on the backside of the device. |
| US07759698B2 |
Photo-field effect transistor and integrated photodetector using the same
A photo-FET based on a compound semiconductor including a channel layer formed on a substrate constituting a current path between source and drain electrodes, serving as part of a photodiode and a photosensitive region. A back-gate layer that serving as a substrate-side depletion layer formation layer is disposed between the substrate and the channel layer, and applies to the channel layer a back-gate bias by photogenerated carriers upon illumination. A barrier layer is disposed on the front side of the channel layer that causes one of the photogenerated carriers to run through the channel layer and other of the photogenerated carriers to sojourn or be blocked off. A front-side depletion layer formation layer is disposed on the front side of the channel layer brings the front-side depletion layer into contact with the substrate-side depletion layer without illumination to close the current path in the channel layer, bringing the photo-FET to an off-state. |
| US07759697B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device is provided which comprises a thermally radiative and electrically conductive support plate 1; and a regulatory semiconducting element 2 mounted on one main surface of support plate 1 through an insulator 3. Insulator 3 comprises an insulative layer 3a mounted on support plate 1 and an adiabatic layer 3b interposed between insulative layer 3a and regulatory semiconducting element 2 to fully protect regulatory semiconducting element 2 from heated environment therearound in the semiconductor device. |
| US07759696B2 |
High-breakdown voltage semiconductor switching device and switched mode power supply apparatus using the same
A high-breakdown voltage semiconductor switching device includes a resurf region of a second conductivity type; a base region of a first conductivity type formed to be adjacent to the resurf region; an emitter/source region of the second conductivity type formed in the base region to be spaced from the resurf region; a gate electrode formed to cover a portion of the emitter/source region and a portion of the resurf region; a drain region of the second conductivity type formed in the resurf region to be spaced from the base region; and a collector region of the first conductivity type formed in the resurf region to be spaced from the base region. Furthermore, it includes an electrode connected to the collector region and the drain region and an electrode connected to the base region and the emitter/source region. |
| US07759693B2 |
Photonic devices formed of high-purity molybdenum oxide
The present invention is directed to photonic devices which emit or absorb light with a wavelength shorter than that GaN photonic devices can emit or absorb.The devices according to the present invention are formed using molybdenum oxide of a high purity as a light emitting region or a light absorbing region. New inexpensive photonic devices which emit light with a wavelength from blue to deep ultraviolet rays are realized.The devices according to the present invention can be formed at a temperature relating low such as 700° C. |
| US07759690B2 |
Gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device
An object of the present invention is to provide a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device having a reflective positive electrode configured to achieve excellent light extraction efficiency.The inventive gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device has a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor layer structure comprising an n-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer and a p-type semiconductor layer, on a substrate, wherein a positive electrode provided on the p-type semiconductor layer is a reflective positive electrode comprising a transparent material layer and a reflective metal layer formed on the transparent material layer. |
| US07759687B2 |
Multi-wavelength LED array package module and method for packaging the same
A method for packaging a multi-wavelength LED array package module includes: forming at least one concave groove on a drive IC structure; arranging a multi-wavelength LED array set in the at least one concave groove; solidifying a plurality of liquid conductive materials to form a plurality of conductive elements that is electrically connected between the drive IC structure and the multi-wavelength LED array set by a printing, a coating, a stamping, or a stencil printing process; arranging the drive IC structure on a PCB with at least one input/output pad; and then forming a conductive structure that is electrically connected between the drive IC structure and the at least one input/output pad. |
| US07759681B2 |
Thin film circuit
A practical operational amplifier circuit is formed using thing film transisters. An operational amplifier circuit is formed by thin film transistors formed on a quartz substrate wherein cumulative distribution of mobilities of the n-channel type thin film transistors becomes 90% or more at 260 cm2/Vs and wherein cumulative distribution of mobilities of the p-channel type thin film transistors becomes 90% or more at 150 cm2/Vs. The thin film transistors have active layers formed using a crystalline silicon film fabricated using a metal element that selected to promote crystallization of silicon. The crystalline silicon film is a collection of a multiplicity of elongate crystal structures extending in a certain direction, and the above-described characteristics can be achieved by matching the extending direction and the moving direction of carriers. |
| US07759680B2 |
Thin-film transistor and diode array for an imager panel or the like
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a detector panel of an imaging system may be produced from a photodiode array integrated with a thin-film transistor array. The thin film transistor array may have one or more vias formed for increasing the adhesion of the photodiode array to the thin-film transistor array. The vias may comprise sidewalls having stepped structures. The thin-film transistor array may comprise a first metallization layer and a second metallization layer. A third metallization layer may be added to the thin film transistor array wherein diodes of the photodiode array may contact the third metallization layer. Diodes of the photodiode array may contact the first metallization layer and/or the second metallization layer via the third metallization layer without directly contacting the first metallization layer or the second metallization layer. |
| US07759679B2 |
Solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method of solid-state imaging device, and camera employing same
A solid-state imaging device includes a color filter that selectively transmits incoming light. The color filter includes two λ/4 multilayer films, and an insulation layer sandwiched between the two λ/4 multilayer films. Here, each of the λ/4 multilayer films is constituted by a plurality of dielectric layers, and the optical thickness of the insulation layer is not λ/4. Since this color filter has a smaller thickness, the solid-state imaging device has a smaller size. |
| US07759675B2 |
Organic electroluminescent device
The present invention relates to a light emitting device, particularly to an organic electroluminescent device, that can prevent corrosion of data lines and scan lines and improve the adhesive strength of a sealant. The organic electroluminescent device includes a substrate, a plurality of anode electrode layers disposed in a first direction on the substrate, a plurality of cathode electrode layers disposed in a second direction different from the first direction on the substrate, luminescent areas formed by the anode electrode layers and the cathode electrode layers, a plurality of data lines electrically communicated with the anode electrode layers, and a plurality of scan lines electrically communicated with the cathode electrode layers. At least one of the data lines and the scan lines includes a transparent electrode layer, and the sub-electrode layer completely encloses the transparent electrode layer. |
| US07759674B2 |
Transistor with tunneling dust electrode
A transistor-like electronic device operates somewhat as a triode vacuum tube. Two electrodes (source and drain) sandwich an intermediate layer of organic semiconductor material in which fine metallic particles are dispersed. Due to the fineness and number of the particles, they are close enough to each other that electrons can tunnel from one to the nest, so that a voltage impressed at the edge of the intermediate layer causes current to flow through the dispersed particles, and causes the entire layer to reach the impressed voltage. By varying the impressed voltage, the voltage of the intermediate layer is caused to vary, which controls conduction between the source and drain. By making the particles small, the proportion of open area between the particles remains large so the electrons have room to move around the particles and through the organic material in intermediate layer, allowing high currents to flow through the device. |
| US07759672B2 |
Optical devices using a penternary III-V material system
The invention relates to the design and processing of a semiconductor optical device. The device is formed of at least four layers of III-V compounds in which one consists of the penternary AlGaInAsSb material. The structure is wet etched in order to form optical ridge waveguides. One such device has incorporated two waveguides which are connected through a new junction design which can be made by wet etching. In one design the junction and waveguides consists of wet etched AlO.90GaO.10AsSb cladding around a core of AlO.28GaO.72AsSb in which an active layer composed of AlO.22InO.22GaO.55AsSb/InO.29GaO.71AsSb quantum wells is embedded. The resulting device is a erdge junction laser which has single mode emission and emits a narrow line width. We made and tested a device in the 2.34 müm to 2.375 müm wavelength area and found it to have an emission line width of around 0.5 nm. |
| US07759670B2 |
Vertical LED with current guiding structure
Techniques for controlling current flow in semiconductor devices, such as LEDs are provided. For some embodiments, a current guiding structure may be provided including adjacent high and low contact areas. For some embodiments, a second current path (in addition to a current path between an n-contact pad and a metal alloy substrate) may be provided. For some embodiments, both a current guiding structure and second current path may be provided. |
| US07759665B2 |
PCRAM device with switching glass layer
A memory device, such as a PCRAM, including a chalcogenide glass backbone material with germanium telluride glass and methods of forming such a memory device. |
| US07759662B2 |
Field electron emission element, a method of manufacturing the same and a field electron emission method using such an element as well as an emission/display device employing such a field electron emission element and a method of manufacturing the same
In an electron emission method, a voltage is applied to a field electron emission element that has a boron nitride material containing crystal, formed on an element substrate to show a conical projection of the boron nitride material and shows a stable electron emitting property in an atmosphere when a voltage is applied thereto to emit electrons. An electron emission threshold of the field electron emission element falls due to formation of a surface electric dipolar layer by bringing it into contact with an operating atmosphere containing polar solvent gas when applying a voltage to the field electron emission element so as to emit electrons. |
| US07759661B2 |
Electron beam emitter for sterilizing containers
An electron beam emitter including a vacuum chamber having a width. An electron generator can be positioned within the vacuum chamber for generating electrons. An elongate nozzle can extend from the vacuum chamber along a longitudinal axis and have an exit window at a distal end of the nozzle. The nozzle can have a width that is less than the width of the vacuum chamber. The electron generator can be shaped and dimensioned, and positioned with the vacuum chamber to form and direct a narrow electron beam that enters and travels through the nozzle, and exits out the exit window. |
| US07759658B2 |
Ion implanting apparatus
An ion implanting apparatus is provided. The ion implanting apparatus includes a beam scanner, a beam collimator and a unipotential lens which is disposed between said beam scanner and said beam collimator, and which includes first, second, third, and fourth electrodes arranged in an ion beam traveling direction while forming first, second, and third gaps, said first and fourth electrodes being electrically grounded, wherein positions of centers of curvature of said first and third gaps of said unipotential lens coincide with a position of a scan center of said beam scanner, and wherein a position of a center of curvature of said second gap of said unipotential lens is shifted from the position of the scan center of said beam scanner toward a downstream or upstream side in the ion beam traveling direction. |
| US07759653B2 |
Electron beam apparatus
The present invention includes an electron beam device for examining defects on semiconductor devices. The device includes an electron source for generating a primary electron beam, wherein the total acceleration potential is divided and is provided across the ground potential. Also included is at least one condenser lens for pre-focusing the primary electron beam, an aperture for confining the primary electron beam to ameliorate electron-electron interaction, wherein the aperture is positioned right underneath the last condenser lens, and a SORIL objective lens system for forming immersion magnetic field and electrostatic field to focus the primary beam onto the specimen in the electron beam path. A pair of grounding rings for providing virtual ground voltage potential to those components within the electron beam apparatus installed below a source anode and above a last polepiece of the SORIL objective lens. |
| US07759650B2 |
Implementation of avalanche photo diodes in (Bi)CMOS processes
A radiation detector (46) includes a semiconductor layer(s) (12) formed on a substrate (14) and a scintillator (30) formed on the semiconductor layer(s) (12). The semiconductor layer(s) (12) includes an n-doped region (16) disposed adjacent to the substrate (14), and a p-doped region (18) disposed adjacent to the n-doped region (16). A trench (20) is formed within the semiconductor layer(s) (12) and around the p-doped region (18) and is filled with a material (22) that reduces pn junction curvature at the edges of the pn junction, which reduces breakdown at the edges. The scintillator (30) is disposed over and optically coupled to the p-doped regions (18). The radiation detector (46) further includes at least one conductive electrode (24) that electrically contacts the n-doped region. |
| US07759647B2 |
PET imaging system with APD-based PET detectors and three-dimensional positron-confining magnetic field
PET detector modules are provided within a multi-dimensional magnetic field, to confine the range of emitted positrons from an object being imaged to improve spatial resolution of reconstructed PET images. Each module includes a number of independent, optically isolated detectors. Each detector includes an array of scintillator crystals read out by an array of APDs (avalanche photodiodes). |
| US07759643B2 |
Single electrode corona discharge electrochemical/electrospray ionization
A single electrode electrochemical/electrospray ionization source using a corona discharge and a method of analyzing a sample using a corona discharge single electrode electrochemical/electrospray ionization source are provided. In the corona discharge single electrode electrochemical/electrospray ionization technique electrons are removed from the metal tip of the device through gases present in the electrospray ion source resulting in electrochemical ionization of the sample of interest. The resulting odd electron sample cation (positive ion mode) or anion (negative ion mode) can then be analyzed by an appropriate technique, such as, for example, a mass spectrometer. |
| US07759639B2 |
Electrospray depositing system for biological materials
An electrospray (ES)-based deposition system enabling the coating an impervious substrate, such as a glass slide, with biological materials in a vacuum. Distilled water or a buffer is used as the solvent; no other solvents are used thereby eliminating hazardous waste from the process. Movement across differential pumping stages causes evaporation of the solvent occurs resulting in shrinkage of the remaining constituents with an increase of the charge density. The resulting ion beam enters a vacuum chamber and the beam impinges on the substrate, whereby a thin layer is deposited thereon. The spray can be focused to a specific area allowing patterning of the substrate if desired. The amount of coating can be controlled and a specified number of coats of the same or different molecules can be added to the surface. |
| US07759638B2 |
Mass spectrometer
This invention relates to mass spectrometers comprising a reaction cell and where mass spectra are collected both from unreacted ions and also from reaction product ions. In particular, although not exclusively, this invention finds use in tandem mass spectrometry where mass spectra are collected from precursor and fragment ions. The present invention provides an arrangement where ions may be sent to a reaction cell for fragmentation or other processing before onward transport to a mass analyser. Alternatively, ions may be passed directly to a mass analyser along a bypass path. |
| US07759637B2 |
Method for storing and reacting ions in a mass spectrometer
A method of analyzing ions is provided having a first ion guide with first and second ends and introducing a first group of ions and a second group of ions of opposite polarity into the first ion guide, and applying an RF voltage potential to the first ion guide for confining the first and second groups of ions radially within the first ion guide. A first trapping barrier is provided to the first end of the first ion guide for trapping the first group of ions within the first ion guide and a second trapping barrier is provided to the second end of the first ion guide for trapping the second group of ions within the first ion guide and an axial field is provided for pushing the first group of ions toward the first trapping barrier and pushing the second group of ions toward the second trapping barrier. |
| US07759636B2 |
System and methods for improving signal/noise ratio for signal detectors
A method and system for characterizing and quantifying various error and calibration components of signals associated with photo-detectors. By varying the detector operational parameters such as input light intensity and integration times, measured signals can be analyzed to separate out and quantify various components of the measured signals. The various components thus determined may be categorized according to their dependencies on the operational parameters. Such component characterization allows better understanding of the detector system and ways in which such system can be improved so as to yield an improved measurement result for which the detector is being utilized. |
| US07759630B2 |
Method and apparatus for the generation and control of multiple near-field light sources at subwavelength resolution
Methods and devices for generating multiple, closely spaced, independently controlled near-field light sources are disclosed. By providing an aperture having at least two, orthogonally oriented ridge structures, two or more closely spaced near-field light sources can be generated by controlling the polarization direction of the illuminating radiation. Control of the shape of the aperture, and relative dimensions of the ridge structures allows optimization of the relative intensities of the near-field sources. |
| US07759628B2 |
Detection device and electronic apparatus having plural scanning lines, detection lines, power supply lines and plural unit circuits arranged on a substrate
A unit circuit includes a first transistor, a detection element, a second transistor, and a first capacitive element. The first transistor supplies a detection line with a detection signal corresponding to the electric potential of a gate electrode thereof. The detection element is connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor and varies the electric potential of the gate electrode of the first transistor in accordance with an external factor. The second transistor has a first terminal that is connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor and a second terminal that is connected to a second power supply line. The second transistor has a gate electrode that is connected to a scanning line. The first capacitive element holds the electric potential of the gate electrode of the first transistor. |
| US07759623B2 |
Silicon photoelectric multiplier (variants) and a cell for silicon photoelectric multiplier
The invention relates to high-efficient light-recording detectors and can be used for nuclear and laser engineering, and in technical and medical tomography etc.The inventive silicon photoelectric multiplier (variant 1) comprising a p++ type conductivity substrate whose dope additive concentration ranges from 1018 to 1020 cm −3 and which consists of cells, each of which comprises a p− type conductivity epitaxial layer whose dope additive concentration is gradually changeable from 1018 to 1014 cm−3 and which is grown on the substrate, a p− type conductivity layer whose dope additive concentration ranges from 1015 to 1017 cm−3 and a n+ type conductivity layer whose dope additive concentration ranges from 1018 to 1020 cm−3, wherein a polysilicon resistor connecting the n+ type conductivity layer with a feed bar is arranged in each cell on a silicon oxide layer and separating elements are disposed between the cells. Said silicon photoelectric multiplier (variant 2) comprising a n− type conductivity substrate to which a p++-type conductivity whose dope additive concentration ranges from 1018-1020 cm−3 is applied and consists of cells, wherein in each cell a polysilicon resistor is placed on a silicon oxide layer and separating elements are disposed between the cells. |
| US07759620B2 |
Fourier plane analysis and refinement of SLM calibration
The present disclosure relates to phase-sensitive calibration of an SLM system. In particular, it relates to selecting among local calibrations when there is more than one calibration that satisfies a calibration intensity criteria. It utilizes information available before Fourier filtering, from non-zeroth order diffraction components to counter drift among alternative local calibrations. |
| US07759619B2 |
Sterilisation of duct flows
Sterilisation of airflow in a duct may be achieved by irradiating the air with light in the ultraviolet spectrum. Electrodeless bulbs may be enclosed in part of a duct and fed with RF energy in order to energize the bulb. The RF energy may be contained using grids dimensioned to be opaque to the selected RF wavelength. |
| US07759618B2 |
Silicon carbide heating elements
A strip-form silicon carbide furnace heating element is provided having a higher radiating surface area to volume ratio than a conventional tubular element. |
| US07759616B2 |
Method for heating a container placed on a cooktop by heating means associated to inductors
Method for heating a container (Ri) placed on a cooktop including heating elements which are associated respectively with inductors which form elements for detecting the presence of the container and are distributed along a frame which is embodied such that it is two-dimensional in a cooking area. The method includes searching (E20) a heating area (Zi) consisting of the heating elements arrangement which are at least partially covered by the container and computing (E60) a power supplied by each heating element of the heating area (Zi) according to a total specified power (Pi) associated thereto and the degree of coverage of each detection element associated to heating element by the container (Ri). The invention can be used, in particular for an inductive cooktop. |
| US07759609B2 |
Method for manufacturing a patterned structure
A method for forming a micro- or nano-pattern of a material on a substrate is presented. The method utilizes a buffer layer assisted laser patterning (BLALP). A layered structure is formed on the substrate, this layered structure being in the form of spaced-apart regions of the substrate defined by the pattern to be formed, each region including a weakly physisorbed buffer layer and a layer of the material to be patterned on top of the buffer layer. A thermal process is then applied to the layered structure to remove the remaining buffer layer in said regions, and thus form a stable pattern of said material on the substrate resulting from the buffer layer assisted laser patterning. The method may utilize either positive or negative lithography. The patterning may be implemented using irradiation with a single uniform laser pulse via a standard mask used for optical lithography. |
| US07759606B2 |
Method and apparatus for repair of reflective photomasks
A method of selectively ablating an undesired material from a substrate includes providing a substrate with two regions; providing laser pulses; tuning a wavelength of the laser pulses to match a desired wavelength characteristic of a material and directing the tuned laser pulses onto the substrate; and controlling a pulse duration, wavelength, or both, of the laser pulses to ablate the undesired material without damaging the substrate or any adjacent material. In another embodiment, an apparatus for repairing a defect on a reflective photomask includes a femtosecond pulse width laser; a harmonic conversion cell; a filter for passing a selected EUV harmonic of the laser light; a lens arrangement configured to direct the selected EUV harmonic of the laser light onto the photomask; and a control unit connected to the laser to control an ablation of the defect on the reflective photomask. |
| US07759601B2 |
Underwater laser processing apparatus and underwater laser processing method
An underwater laser processing apparatus includes an optical unit and a nozzle. The optical unit irradiates a condensed laser beam generated by a YAG laser source to a certain point on a underwater workpiece. The nozzle has a gas exit for supplying a gas to the certain point. In the nozzle, an area surrounding the gas exit extends to the surface of the workpiece. This area keeps the supplied gas between the nozzle and the workpiece to improve the underwater laser process. |
| US07759600B2 |
Rupture resistant plasma tube
A system for producing plasma tubes that can withstand a wide variety of physical and environmental stressors within a plasma processing system is disclosed. Within such a plasma processing system, a plasma tube structure has a central body portion—having a fixed outer diameter. At a first end of the plasma tube structure, an outwardly extending flange may be provided. At a second end of the plasma tube, an edge portion is provided—having an outer diameter that is less than the fixed outer diameter of the central body portion. The edge portion is formed to facilitate easy and secure engagement of the plasma tube structure with a compression mechanism. The plasma tube structure is formed of material that provides sufficient structural integrity and degradation resistance. |
| US07759598B2 |
Substrate treating method and production method for semiconductor device
A method for hydrogen sintering a substrate including a semiconductor device formed thereon comprises the steps of exciting a processing gas comprising a noble gas and a hydrogen gas to form a plasma comprising hydrogen radicals and hydrogen ions, and exposing the substrate to the plasma. A preferred method comprises forming a gate insulation film on a substrate, forming a polysilicon electrode on the gate insulation film, and exposing the polysilicon electrode to an atmosphere comprising hydrogen radicals and hydrogen ions. |
| US07759595B2 |
Gas insulating switchgear equipped with grounding switchgear
A gas insulating switchgear equipped with a grounding switchgear of the invention includes a sealing vessel that fills an insulation gas, a main circuit-switching fixed electrode that is fixed to the sealing vessel, a movable electrode that comes in contact with the main circuit-switching fixed electrode, a grounding-switching fixed electrode capable of conducting current, and a driving device that drives the movable electrode, thereby driving the movable electrode. The main circuit-switching fixed electrode and the grounding-switching fixed electrode are linearly arranged in a longitudinal direction of the movable electrode, and the driving device drives linearly the movable electrode to three positions of a closed-circuit position, an open-circuit position, and a grounding position, and holds the movable electrode. |
| US07759594B2 |
Thin key sheet and production method thereof
Preparing a resin film having a transparency and a thickness of 0.2 mm or less such as PC, PET, PU or the like; drawing the resin film in such a manner to form concave portions at positions corresponding to a plurality of the key tops of the resin film by pinching the resin film between heating drawing dies; forming a pressing element on the undersurface of the film by filling a filler (resin) into the concave portion formed by means of the drawing; and disposing the key tops by means of adhesion, the key tops formed on the top surface of the resin film by means of the resin formation, the mold printing or the like after the formation of the pressing elements, which achieves further thinner configuration of the key sheet with the configuration that the key tops and the pressing elements are disposed, respectively on the top surface and the undersurface of the resin film. |
| US07759593B2 |
Button module having an automatic reset function
A button module adapted for use in an electronic device includes a cover, a button pivotably engaged with the cover, and an elastic plate secured on the cover and attaching to the button. When the button moves relative to the cover from a first position to a second position, the plate generates elastic distortion and abuts against the button to reset the button to the first position. |
| US07759591B2 |
Pneumatic MEMS switch and method of fabricating the same
A pneumatic micro electro mechanical system switch includes a substrate, a pneumatic actuating unit disposed on the substrate; the pneumatic actuating unit having a plurality of variable air cavities communicating such that when one of the plurality of variable air cavities is compressed, the rest are expanded; a signal line having a plurality of switching lines, each of which passes through a corresponding one of the plurality of variable air cavities and has switching ends disposed in a spaced-apart relation with each other in the corresponding one of the plurality of variable air cavities; a movable switching unit to connect the first and the second switching ends of each of the plurality of switching lines if one of the plurality of variable air cavities is compressed; and a driving unit to drive the pneumatic actuating unit so as to selectively compress the plurality of variable air cavities. |
| US07759587B2 |
Two-way key of portable terminal
A two-way key of a portable terminal is provided. The two-way terminal includes a fixed member mounted on the portable terminal, a driving member rotatably assembled with the fixed member, and an operating member pivotably assembled with the fixed member, wherein, as the driving member rotates, the driving member comes into contact with the operating member and causes the operating member to pivot. The two-way key as configured above can construct a key capable of operating in two ways while taking a small space so that it contributes to the compact size of the terminal. Further, if the two-way key is employed in the watch-type portable terminal, the operating scheme is identical to that of a spring of a common analog wrist watch or a time control lever, so that it is familiar to a user and thus it is convenient for a user to use. |
| US07759583B2 |
Circuit board
A circuit board, having improved adhesion between its via conductor and insulating layer, is provided. The circuit board includes a first wiring layer, a second wiring layer, the insulating layer, a filler, and the via conductor. The first wiring layer and the second wiring layer are electrically insulated from each other by the insulating layer. The filler which has a favorable thermal conductivity is added into the insulating layer. The via conductor establishing electrical connection between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer is formed in a predetermined position of the insulating layer. The via conductor is in direct contact with part of the filler added into the insulating layer. |
| US07759582B2 |
Multilayer printed wiring board
A multilayer printed wiring board comprises insulating layers and conductor layers being stacked alternately on each other. The conductor layers are electrically connected to each other through viaholes formed in the insulating layers. Each of the viaholes is formed to bulge in a direction generally orthogonal to the direction of thickness of the insulating layer. The multilayer printed wiring board is to have electronic components such as a capacitor, IC and the like mounted on the surface layer thereof. |
| US07759575B2 |
Expandable power distribution unit
A power distribution unit includes a first power box including a first chamber having a first termination zone, wherein a first wire set from a supply conduit is configured to be terminated at the first termination zone. The power distribution unit also includes a second power box ganged together with the first power box. The second power box has a second chamber open to the first chamber, and the second chamber has a second termination zone. A second wire set from at least one of the supply conduit and the first termination zone is configured to be terminated at the second termination zone. |
| US07759573B2 |
Hybrid solar cells with thermal deposited semiconductive oxide layer
Method for producing a hybrid organic solar cell having the general structure Substrate+EM/HTM/dye/SOL/EM, or Substrate+EM/SOL/dye/HTM/EM, or Substrate+EM/HTM/SOL/EM, in which EM is the electrode material that may be a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) or metal, with at least one of the EM layer(s) of the cell being a TCO, HTM is the hole transport material, SOL is a semiconducting oxide layer, “dye” is a suitable dye, and the SOL layer is vapor deposited. |
| US07759570B2 |
Material for keys of keyboard
A material for a key of a keyboard instrument may include, but is not limited to, a base resin; and particles of a moisture control material that performs chemical sorption of moisture. The moisture control material increase in volume with moisture-sorption. The moisture control material decrease in volume with moisture-desorption. |
| US07759568B2 |
Pitch adjustment device for string instruments
A pitch adjustment device for selectively adjusting the pitch of the string(s) of a stringed musical instrument. Each string of the instrument is attached to a respective pitch adjustment device. Each pitch adjustment device comprises a tuning key to which the string is attached. The tuning key is mounted on a pivotable lever. A pull rod is attached to the lever to selectively pivot the lever. When the pull rod is actuated, it causes the lever and the tuning key to pivot, thereby adjusting the tension or pitch of the string. While the lever and tuning key pivot, the adjustment of the tuning key relative to the lever remains unchanged. Accordingly, when the pull rod is de-actuated, the lever and tuning key return to their original position and the string returns to its normal open pitch. A roller nut having a pivoting knife-edged surface is also provided. |
| US07759566B2 |
Tailoring critical properties of wood-mass, lateral and transverse stiffness, and damping-for use in musical instruments
Optimized tone wood for acoustical performance and methods for optimizing tone wood are described. The longitudinal to cross-grain stiffness ratio, the acoustical mass, and damping of tone wood are adjusted to improve volume and quality of tonal output. These properties are adjusted by selectively removing a portion of summer growth of the wood to reduce cross-grain stiffness while retaining the winter growth of the wood for longitudinal stiffness. Damping materials can modify the effects of the summer growth removal. |
| US07759564B1 |
Wheat variety 25W43
A wheat variety designated 25W43, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 25W43, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 25W43 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 25W43 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of variety 25W43. This invention also relates to methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 25W43 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods. |
| US07759563B1 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV875318
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV875318. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV875318, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV875318 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV875318 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV875318. |
| US07759558B1 |
Bean line RS08051531
The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line designated RS08051531. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of bean line RS08051531, and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line RS08051531 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line RS08051531, including the pods and gametes of such plants. |
| US07759556B2 |
Soybean variety D5897564
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D5897564. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D5897564. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D5897564 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D5897564 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US07759553B2 |
Soybean cultivar S070152
A soybean cultivar designated S070152 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S070152, to the plants of soybean S070152, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S070152 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S070152 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety S070152, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S070152 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S070152 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US07759552B2 |
Soybean cultivar 26034631
A soybean cultivar designated 26034631 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 26034631, to the plants of soybean 26034631, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 26034631 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 26034631 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 26034631, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 26034631 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 26034631 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US07759551B2 |
Soybean cultivar 7429331
A soybean cultivar designated 7429331 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 7429331, to the plants of soybean 7429331, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 7429331 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 7429331 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 7429331, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 7429331 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 7429331 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US07759549B2 |
Plant RNA transport and RNA-directed RNA polymerase proteins
This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a RNA-directed RNA polymerase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the RNA-directed RNA polymerase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the RNA-directed RNA polymerase in a transformed host cell. |
| US07759545B2 |
Methods and compositions for production of maize lines with increased transformability
The current invention provides methods and compositions for producing an elite line of Zea mays enhanced for transformability. Compositions comprising an elite germplasm exhibiting increased transformability are disclosed. Further provided are methods for breeding maize such that enhanced transformability traits may be transferred to a desired germplasm. The plants and methods of the invention represent a valuable new tool for the creation of elite transgenic plants, preferably having one or more added beneficial characteristics. |
| US07759544B2 |
Nucleotide sequences mediating plant male fertility and method of using same
Nucleotide sequences mediating male fertility in plants are described, with DNA molecule and amino acid sequences set forth. Promoter sequences and their essential regions are also identified. The nucleotide sequences are useful in mediating male fertility in plants. In one such method, the homozygous recessive condition of male sterility causing alleles is maintained after crossing with a second plant, where the second plant contains a restoring transgene construct having a nucleotide sequence which reverses the homozygous condition. The restoring sequence is linked with a hemizygous sequence encoding a product inhibiting formation or function of male gametes. The maintainer plant produces only viable male gametes which do not contain the restoring transgene construct. Increase of the maintainer plant is also provided by self-fertilization, and selection for seed or plants which contain the construct. |
| US07759542B2 |
Glycine N-methyltransferase (GNMT) animal model and use thereof
The present invention is a new type of Glycine N-methyltransferase (GNMT) knockout mice model. This model can be applied to screen drug, test of treatment and search for diagnostic marker of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), glycogen storage disease, liver dysplasia, fatty liver and other liver disease. |
| US07759539B2 |
Wound dressing
A wound dressing for post-operative sites comprising: a thin film layer covered on one side with an adhesive and an absorbent layer adhered to the adhesive side of the thin film layer, the absorbent layer being capable of absorbing exudate to allow the wound to be viewed through the dressing. |
| US07759538B2 |
Process and device for application of active substances to a wound surface
For application of active substances to a wound surface a porous padding (12) is provided upon the wound (10), which is sealingly covered over with a foil (14). A fluid active substance is introduced into the padding (12) via a supply line (22) and is then suctioned out of the padding (12) via a removal line (26). Closure mechanisms (32, 34) control the introduction of the active substance and the suctioning off of the active substance in the manner, that the active substance after being introduced remains for a predetermined dwell time in the padding (12), before it is suctioned off. After the suctioning off the vacuum in the padding (12) is maintained for a certain time period, before renewed introduction of the active substance. The opening of the closure mechanisms (32, 34) are temporally controlled to occur slowly. |
| US07759537B2 |
Multi layered wound dressing
A multi layered wound dressing for use on wounds producing high levels of exudate, the dressing comprising a transmission layer having a high MVTR; an absorbent core capable of absorbing and retaining exudates; and a wound contacting layer which transmits exudate to the absorbent core, the absorbent core and wound contacting layer limiting the lateral spread of exudate in the dressing to the region of the wound. |
| US07759533B2 |
Lightly branched higher olefin oligomerization with surface modified zeolite catalyst
A substantially surface-deactivated catalyst composition that is stable at least to 300° C. The catalyst includes a zeolite catalyst (e.g., ZSM-22, ZSM-23, or ZSM-57) having active internal Brönsted acid sites and a surface-deactivating amount of a rare earth or yttrium oxide (e.g., chosen from lanthanum oxide or lanthanides oxide). This catalyst is preferably used in a process for producing a higher olefin by oligomerizing a light olefin, wherein the process includes contacting a light olefin under oligomerization conditions with the substantially surface-deactivated catalyst composition. |
| US07759529B2 |
Continuous process for the preparation of phenol from benzene in a fixed bed reactor
The invention relates to a continuous process for the preparation of phenol by means of the direct oxidation of benzene with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst based on titanium silicalite TS-1 comprising: (a) running the process in a fixed bed reactor containing the catalyst based on TS-1 at a temperature ranging from 80-120° C. and at a pressure ranging from 3-15 atm; (b) feeding to the reactor a stream containing H2O2, benzene, sulfolane and water in a single or double phase, wherein the quantities of the single components are within the range of 0.2-6, 15-60, 30-80, 0.5-30 parts by weight, respectively, for every 100 units fed and whose total flow rate is calculated so that the residence time in the reactor (defined as the ratio between the quantity of catalyst by weight and the feeding flow rate) ranges from 0.3 to 2 min; (c) recovery of the products, by-products and solvent from the liquid stream leaving the reactor. |
| US07759528B2 |
Acetonitrile removal from the olefinic feed of ether production processes using ionic liquids
An enhanced ether production process from an olefinic cut containing at least one iso-olefin and from an alcohol comprises a stage of removal of the acetonitrile present in the hydrocarbon feed by liquid-liquid extraction, the extraction solvent being a non-aqueous ionic liquid of general formula Q+A−, wherein Q+ is an ammonium, phosphonium and/or sulfonium cation, and A− an anion likely to form a liquid salt with said cation. Advantageously, the method according to the invention generally allows the amount of water at the etherification reactor inlet to be divided by at least two and thus the purity of the ether produced to be improved. |
| US07759526B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising cannabidiol derivatives
The present invention relates to cannabidiol derivatives and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising cannabidiol derivatives being antiinflammatory agents having analgesic, antianxiety, anticonvulsive, neuroprotective, antipsychotic and anticancer activity.The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of cannabidiol derivatives.It also relates to the use of cannabidiol derivatives and of pharmaceutical compositions comprising same in the preparation of a medicament, in a method of the treatment of human beings with cannabidiol derivatives or with a pharmaceutical preparations comprising same. |
| US07759524B2 |
Process for producing phenol and methyl ethyl ketone
In a process for producing phenol and methyl ethyl ketone, benzene and a C4 olefin are contacted under alkylation conditions and in the presence of an alkylation catalyst to produce sec-butylbenzene. The sec-butylbenzene is then oxidized to produce an oxidation effluent comprising sec-butylbenzene hydroperoxide and acetophenone. At least part of the sec-butylbenzene hydroperoxide in the oxidation effluent is cleaved to produce phenol and methyl ethyl ketone, while at least part of the acetophenone is hydrogenated to produce at least one of methyl benzyl alcohol, styrene and ethylbenzene. |
| US07759521B2 |
Device for producing polyether alcohols
The present invention relates to a process for preparing autocatalytic polyether alcohols by reacting H-functional starter substances containing at least one amino group which is catalytically active in the urethane reaction, in particular a tertiary amino group, and at least one group which is reactive toward alkylene oxides, in particular a primary and/or secondary amino group and/or hydroxyl group, with alkylene oxides, which comprises a) dissolving the starter substance in a solvent, b) reacting the solution with alkylene oxides. |
| US07759518B2 |
Derivatives of N-(arylamino) sulfonamides as inhibitors of MEK
This invention concerns N-(2-arylamino)aryl sulfonamides, which are inhibitors of MEK and are useful in treatment of cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases. |
| US07759515B2 |
Catalyst comprising N-substituted cyclic imide compound and process for producing organic compounds using the catalyst
A catalyst of the invention includes an imide compound having a N-substituted cyclic imide skeleton represented by following Formula (I): wherein R is a hydroxyl-protecting group. Preferred R is a hydrolyzable protecting group. R may be a group obtained from an acid by eliminating an OH group therefrom. Such acids include, for example, carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids, carbonic acid, carbamic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acids and boric acids. The catalyst may include the imide compound and a metallic compound in combination. In the presence of the catalyst, (A) a compound capable of forming a radical is allowed to react with (B) a radical scavenging compound and thereby yields an addition or substitution reaction product of the compound (A) and the compound (B) or a derivative thereof. This catalyst can produce an organic compound with a high selectivity in a high yield as a result of, for example, an addition or substitution reaction under mild conditions. |
| US07759508B2 |
Volatile copper(1) complexes and processes for deposition of copper films by atomic layer deposition
Provided are novel 1,3-diimine copper complexes, and processes for using 1,3-diimine copper complexes in the deposition of copper on substrates, or in or on porous solids, by atomic layer deposition. |
| US07759507B2 |
Lipid system and methods of use
The present invention relates to a lipid system, and methods for using such a lipid system, containing specific relative ratios of omega-3, omega-6, and omega-9 fatty acids. The lipid system may be used independently or as a component of a nutritional product. A lipid system according to the present invention may contain omega-3 fatty acids, omega-6 fatty acids, and omega-9 fatty acids with the ratio of omega-6 fatty acids to omega-3 fatty acids preferably being between 0.25:1 and 3:1, and the ratio of omega-9 fatty acids to omega-3 fatty acids preferably being between 0.4:1 and 3:1. The present invention also relates to methods for administering a lipid system or a nutritional product containing the lipid system to an individual. |
| US07759501B2 |
Process for producing N-monoalkyl-3-hydroxy-3-(2-thienyl) propanamine and intermediate
The present invention provides a process for producing an N-monoalkyl-3-hydroxy-3-(2-thienyl)propanamine represented by General Formula (2): wherein R is C1-4 alkyl, comprising the step of reducing (Z)-N-monoalkyl-3-oxo-3-(2-thienyl)propenamine represented by General Formula (1): wherein R is as defined above. According to the present invention, an N-monoalkyl-3-hydroxy-3-(2-thienyl)propanamine which is for use as an intermediate for various pharmaceuticals can be produced in an industrially inexpensive and easy manner. |
| US07759500B2 |
2-(N-methyl-propanamine)-3-(2-naphthol)thiophene, an impurity of duloxetine hydrochloride
The invention encompasses 2-(N-methyl-propanamine)-3-(2-naphthol)thiophene, a duloxetine hydrochloride impurity, as well as its use as a reference marker and reference standard. |
| US07759498B2 |
Tetracyclic heteroatom containing derivatives useful as sex steroid hormone receptor modulators
Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of disorders mediated by one or more sex steroid hormone receptors and processes for their preparation. Such compounds are represented by Formula I as follows: wherein R1, R2, a, R3, b, R6, A, Z, and Y are defined herein. |
| US07759497B2 |
Synthesis of diaryl pyrazoles
A process for the qualitative preparation of 3-haloalkyl-1H-pyrazoles suitable for efficient, high payload commercial application. |
| US07759495B2 |
Hepatitis C virus inhibitors
The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection. |
| US07759489B2 |
Transition metal complex compound and organic electroluminescence device using the compound
Provided are an organic electroluminescence device having high luminous efficiency and a long emission lifetime, and a transition metal complex compound realizing the organic electroluminescence device. In the transition metal complex compound, three ligands are crosslinked with a crosslinking group having a saturated cyclic structure or a saturated polycyclic structure in a tripod manner. The organic electroluminescence device includes an organic thin film layer composed of one or multiple layers including at least a light emitting layer, the organic thin film layer being interposed between a pair of electrodes. In the organic electroluminescence device, at least one layer of the organic thin film layer contains the transition metal complex compound. |
| US07759484B2 |
Mixed solvate of olanzapine, method for preparing it and method for preparing form I of olanzapine therefrom
Said mixed solvate is a solvate of olanzapine/water/tetrahydrofuran in the proportion 1:1:1/2 (I). The method for preparing said solvate comprises treating a crude anhydrous olanzapine with a mixture of tetrahydrofuran/water. The method for preparing Form I of olanzapine includes desolvating the mixed solvate of formula I, by means of drying, in vacuo and under temperature-controlled conditions. |
| US07759482B2 |
Aminoglycosides as antibiotics
The present invention provides aminoglycosides and pharmaceutical compositions that include the aminoglycosides. The aminoglycosides are useful to treat or prevent infectious diseases (e.g., bacterial infections) in a mammal (e.g., human). |
| US07759480B2 |
Chloral-free DCA in oligonucleotide synthesis
A process of manufacturing oligonucleotides includes a 5′-deblocking step in which the 5-blocking group is removed with dichloroacetic acid that is essentially free of chloral. The process is useful for making oligonucleotides that are substantially free of chloral adducts. |
| US07759476B2 |
Double-stranded RNAS directed to IKK-2
Compositions and methods are provided for treating NF-κB-related conditions. In particular, the invention provides a stimulus-inducible IKK signalsome, and components and variants thereof. An IKK signalsome or component thereof may be used, for example, to identify antibodies and other modulating agents that inhibit or activate signal transduction via the NF-κB cascade. IKK signalsome, components thereof and/or modulating agents may also be used for the treatment of diseases associated with NF-κB activation. |
| US07759475B2 |
Enzyme expression methods and compositions
Methods for expressing active enzymes are described that involve co-expressing a first enzyme with a second enzyme that has an enzymatic activity that reverses a modification on the first enzyme and/or for identification of soluble and/or active catalytic domains by systematic variation of fragment lengths around catalytic domain boundaries. |
| US07759473B2 |
Nucleotide oligomer, nucleotide polymer, method for determining structure of functional substance and method for manufacturing functional substance
A modified nucleotide n-mer (where n is an integer of 2 or more) is used which comprises a nucleoside unit with a substituent group introduced into the base, wherein the substituent group is bound to the base via a triple bond. Novel nucleotide oligomers, nucleotide polymers, and nucleosides which can be used as raw materials or intermediates in the synthesis of this nucleotide oligomer and nucleotide polymer, as well as novel techniques for structural determination and manufacture of a functional substance having high affinity for a target, are provided. |
| US07759469B2 |
Labeling reagent
The current invention restates substituted nitroindole nucleosides as both terminal as well as internal building blocks of labeled oligonucleotide probes for the detection, analysis and quantitation of nucleic acids. The substituent comprises a linker and a detectable group or a linker and a reactive group for post synthesis coupling. These modified nucleosides grant access to a wide application area. These new substituted nitroindole nucleosides can be used as labeling reagents for the facile preparation of, e.g., optimized hybridization probes, simple probes, TAQMAN-probes or molecular beacon probes. |
| US07759466B2 |
Monoclonal antibodies to alpha-amylase
Monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to alpha-amylase and is useful for detecting weather damage (i.e. pre-harvest sprouting) in cereal grain. |
| US07759465B2 |
Antibodies to toll-like receptor-2
It has been found that Toll-like receptor 1 and Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) physically interact. Antibodies that specifically bind to TLR2 and selectively inhibit induction of cytokines are also described. The invention relates to specific antibodies that selectively bind to TLR2, and to methods of identifying compounds that selectively interfere with signaling through TLR1/TLR2 complexes. |
| US07759464B2 |
N-glycosylated antibody
The invention relates to a monoclonal antibody, or fragment of the antibody, that is derived from a parental monoclonal antibody, that recognizes the Lewis Y antigen, characterized in that the Fc region of the antibody, or fragment of the antibody, carries a bi-sected hybrid type N-glycosylation pattern and that the antibody shows at least 10 fold increased ADCC and at least 10% reduced CDC activity. |
| US07759459B2 |
Fluorescent assays for protein kinases
This invention provides fluorescently-labeled peptide substrates for protein kinases; methods using the substrates for identifying compounds that inhibit protein kinases, for determining if particular protein kinases are active in cells, for diagnosing diseases, and for preparing compositions; and compositions comprising the substrates. |
| US07759456B2 |
Branched polycarbonate resins and processes to prepare the same
A method of increasing the branching and polydispersity of a polycarbonate includes the steps of: (a) including in the polycarbonate at least one species of an alkyl substituted monomer, and (b) treating the polycarbonate at an elevated temperature and for a sufficient time to increase the branching and polydispersity relative to an otherwise equivalent polycarbonate without alkyl substituents. |
| US07759447B2 |
Low surface energy, ethylenically unsaturated polyisocyanate addition compounds and their use in coating compositions
The present invention is directed to polyisocyanate addition compounds which i) are substantially free from isocyanate groups and are prepared from one or more a) polyisocyanate adducts and/or b) NCO prepolymers, ii) contain urethane groups, iii) contain fluorine in an amount of 0.01 to 50% by weight, and iv) contain ethylenically unsaturated groups in an amount of 2 to 40% by weight, wherein the preceding percentages are based on the solids content of the polyisocyanate addition compounds. The fluorine is incorporated by reacting an isocyanate group with a compound containing two or more carbon atoms, one or more hydroxyl groups and one or more fluorine atoms to form urethane and optionally allophanate groups. More than 50 mole % of the groups that incorporate fluorine into the addition compounds are urethane groups. The polyisocyanate addition compounds are useful in coating compositions that are curable by free radical polymerization. |
| US07759443B2 |
Polymerisation of ethylenically unsaturated monomers
Ethylenically unsaturated, particularly acrylic, monomers are polymerized using a catalyst system including a manganese carbonyl initiator, an organic halogen reactive substrate and an allylic halide chain termination agent. Desirably the manganese carbonyl initiator is a dimanganese compound, particularly dimanganese decacarbonyl (Mn2(CO)10). The catalysis mechanism appears to involve initiator homolysis, abstraction of halogen from the reactive substrate forming an organic free radical which acts as a chain initiator for polymerization and eventual reaction of the propagating chain radical with the chain terminating agent. The speed or extent of reaction may be modified by the inclusion of Lewis acids in the reaction mixture. The resulting polymers are telechelic and may have different end groups. The polymers can be reacted further to functionalize them and/or to form block copolymers. |
| US07759442B2 |
Adhesive composition, adhesive optical film and image display device
To provide an adhesive composition which shows high adhesion with a glass substrate and has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, an adhesive optical film comprising an adhesive layer made of the adhesive composition, which shows high adhesion between the adhesive layer and an optical film and effectively suppresses the occurrence of adhesive residue and lack of adhesive and also has excellent heat resistance, moisture resistance and moist heat resistance, and an image display device comprising the adhesive optical film, the adhesive optical film comprises an optical film 1, an adhesive layer 3 made of a water dispersible adhesive composition comprising, as raw monomers, an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester whose alkyl group has 4 to 18 carbon atoms, a carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomer, a phosphoric acid group-containing vinyl monomer, and a copolymerizable vinyl monomer which is optionally copolymerizable with the above monomers, wherein a carboxyl group concentration is from 0.05 to 1.50 mmol/g and a phosphoric acid group concentration is from 0.01 to 0.45 mmol/g in the raw monomers, an under coat layer 2 containing an oxazoline group-containing polymer, and being interposed between the optical film 1 and the adhesive layer 3, and the adhesive optical film is applied onto an image display device. |
| US07759438B2 |
Polymerization process for preparing (co)polymers
The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion polymerization process for preparing a (co)polymer wherein an organic peroxide is used as initiator (as a source of free radicals) during the polymerization process in conjunction with an effective amount of an organic peroxide stabilizing additive (controlling agent). The invention also relates to formulations comprising an organic peroxide and an effective amount of an organic peroxide stabilizing additive suitable for use in said polymerization process. The invention finally relates to 10 (co)polymers obtainable by the dispersion polymerization process. |
| US07759433B2 |
High adhesion acrylate coating for a photochromic ophthalmic lens
A method and coating used to prepare a photochromically-enabled bifocal ophthalmic lens. The coating is a high adhesive strength acrylate-based coating that contains a small quantity of a polycarbonate-based TPU. The coating is applied to produce an intermediate imbibable bifocal surface. A photochromic solution is subsequently imbibed by contact with the bifocal surface. |
| US07759432B2 |
Emulsion containing epoxy resin
The emulsion herein is of an epoxy resin having a glass transition temperature of at least about 40° C., wherein the average diameter of the epoxy resin particles in the emulsion is 500 nm or less. The emulsion may include an epoxy resin, a sulfonated polyester resin and a nonionic surfactant. The emulsion may be used to produce a toner particle in an emulsion aggregation method. |
| US07759430B2 |
Flame retardant polyester fiber for artificial hair
A flame retardant polyester fiber for artificial hair, which is obtained by melt spinning a composition as a mixture of 100 parts by weight of (A) a polyester made of one or more of polyalkylene terephthalate and a copolymer polyester comprising polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component with 5 to 30 parts by weight of (B) a brominated epoxy flame retardant. The present invention also relates to the polyester fiber for artificial hair which has at least one modified cross-section, is a mixture with a fiber having a modified cross-section, and has a mixing ratio of the fiber having a round cross-section to the fiber having a modified cross-section is 8:2 to 1:9, and to the flame retardant polyester fiber for artificial hair which further comprises a hydrophilic fiber treating agent attached thereto, and thus has excellent smooth feeling, combing properties, and flame retardance. |
| US07759429B2 |
Flame-retardant polyester fibers for artificial hair
A flame retardant polyester fiber for artificial hair, which is obtained by melt spinning a composition as a mixture of 100 parts by weight of (A) a polyester made of one or more of polyalkylene terephthalate and a copolymer polyester comprising polyalkylene terephthalate as a main component with 5 to 30 parts by weight of (B) a brominated epoxy flame retardant. The present invention also relates to the polyester fiber for artificial hair which has at least one modified cross-section, is a mixture with a fiber having a modified cross-section, and has a mixing ratio of the fiber having a round cross-section to the fiber having a modified cross-section is 8:2 to 1:9, and to the flame retardant polyester fiber for artificial hair which further comprises a hydrophilic fiber treating agent attached thereto, and thus has excellent smooth feeling, combing properties, and flame retardance. |
| US07759426B2 |
Polyaniline-containing composition and process for its production
A polyaniline-containing composition containing a polyaniline component and an emulsion polymer, wherein the emulsion polymer is obtained by caring out emulsion polymerization of a monomer mixture containing a monomer of formula (1): wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and R2 and R3 each independently is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; or R2 and R3 are combined to form an alkylene group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or an oxyalkylene group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, in an amount of not smaller than 15% by mass, relative to a total amount of monomers; and a process for its production. |
| US07759425B2 |
Curable composition
An object of the invention is to provide a curable composition wherein the adhesiveness to thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) is improved. The invention is a curable composition containing (A) a polyoxyalkylene polymer having reactive silicon group(s), (B) a polyolefin polymer, and (C) a tackifying resin. |
| US07759413B2 |
Dispersion method
Disclosed are methods of dispersing discrete fillers in a polymer matrix to form a composite. Also disclosed are composites having discrete fillers dispersed in a polymer matrix. |
| US07759412B2 |
Tire puncture sealant
A tire puncture sealant including a urethane emulsion, an acrylic emulsion or a polyolefin emulsion, and an antifreezing agent has a comparatively low viscosity and an excellent storage stability while showing sealing properties equivalent to those of a conventional tire puncture sealant. A tire puncture sealant including a synthetic resin emulsion and an antifreezing agent, and having a hydrogen ion exponent of 5.5 to 8.5 has a less pungent odor and hardly causes corrosion of steel cord. A tire puncture sealant including a chloroprene emulsion and an antifreezing agent and having a hydrogen ion exponent of less than 9.0 has a comparatively low viscosity and a less odor while showing sealing properties equivalent to those of a conventional tire puncture sealant. |
| US07759409B2 |
Synthetic board
In a synthetic board, includes a fibrous lignocellulose-based material, a resinous material and a micro hollow material. The lignocellulose-based material has an average fiber length ranging from 0.05 mm to 300 mm and an average fiber width ranging from 0.05 mm to 2 mm. The resinous material includes at least one of polybutylene succinate-based resin and polylactic-based resin. The micro hollow material has an average particle size ranging from 1 μm to 3000 μm. |
| US07759408B2 |
Silicon-containing monomers end-capped with polymerizable cationic hydrophilic groups
The present invention relates to polymeric compositions useful in the manufacture of biocompatible medical devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to certain cationic monomers capable of polymerization to form polymeric compositions having desirable physical characteristics useful in the manufacture of ophthalmic devices. Such properties include the ability to extract the polymerized medical devices with water. This avoids the use of organic solvents as is typical in the art. The polymer compositions comprise polymerized silicon-containing monomers end-capped with polymerizable cationic hydrophilic groups. |
| US07759406B2 |
Process for producing polysilsesquioxane graft polymer, pressure-sensitive adhesive, and pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet
The present invention provides a process for producing a polysilsesquioxane graft polymer (1) which includes applying ionizing radiation or heat to a mixture including a polysilsesquioxane compound (2) and a vinyl compound (3), a polysilsesquioxane compound including an iniferter group, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet using the polymer. According to the present invention, a process for producing a polysilsesquioxane graft polymer which may be used as a pressure-sensitive adhesive exhibiting excellent heat resistance and cohesive force, and the like are provided. In the formula, A represents a linking group, R1 represents a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, R3 represents a polar group or the like, R4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, k1 to k3 represent arbitrary positive integers, 1 to n represent zero or an arbitrary positive integer (excluding the case where “m=n=0”), and Q represents an iniferter group. |
| US07759403B2 |
Flexible polyurethane foam, process for its production, and seat for automobile using the flexible polyurethane foam
To provide a flexible polyurethane foam having good vibration characteristics and suitable particularly for a seat for an automobile.A flexible polyurethane foam obtainable by reacting a polyol composition with a polyisocyanate compound in the presence of a catalyst, a blowing agent and a foam stabilizer, characterized in that the polyol composition comprises a high molecular weight polyoxyalkylene polyol (A1) and a polymer-dispersed polyol (A2) containing fine polymer particles in the high molecular weight polyoxyalkylene polyol (A1), and at least part of the fine polymer particles contained in the polymer-dispersed polyol (A2) are fine polymer particles having silicon atoms. |
| US07759400B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and skin patch
It is intended to provide a composition which has well-balanced pressure-sensitive adhesiveness and cohesive force as well as favorable application properties to the skin, and a patch which has the above-described characteristics and hardly peels off. This object can be achieved by providing a composition comprising an acrylic copolymer containing from 3 to 25% by weight of hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate as a constituent, a plasticizer and a pseudo-crosslinking compound, wherein the ratio of the content of the plasticizer to the content of the pseudo-crosslinking compound ranges from 30:1 to 250:1, and a patch. |
| US07759399B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions
A compound comprising a cyclopentanone, cyclopentenone, cyclohexanone or cyclohexenone group, wherein a first ring carbon atom carries an —SR substituent, R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, or aralkynyl group that, optionally, includes at least one heteroatom in its carbon skeleton, the remaining available ring carbon atoms are optionally substituted, and said compound either: —(a) is more soluble in water at a temperature of 20-40° C.; (b) is less lipophilic; and/or, (c) has a greater therapeutic index; or; (d) is less soluble in water at a temperature of 20-40° C.; (e) is more lipophilic; and/or, (f) has a greater therapeutic index; than an equivalent cyclohex-2-en-1-one or cyclopent-2-en-1-one derivative in which a hydrogen atom replaces said —SR group. |
| US07759396B2 |
Antineoplastic preparation and the use of antineoplastic preparation
A method for manufacturing an antineoplastic preparation containing alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) or/and glutamine or/and glutamate or/and alpha-ketoglutarate of ornithine or/and dipeptides of glutamine and other amino acids or/and tripeptides of glutamine and other amino acids or/and di- and tripeptides of glutamate with other amino acid, or/and mono- and divalent metal salts and other of alpha-keto-glutarate or/and glutamine or/and glutamate or/and ornithine of alpha-ketoglutarate. |
| US07759395B2 |
Use of docosatrienes, resolvins and their stable analogs in the treatment of airway diseases and asthma
The present invention is generally drawn to novel isolated therapeutic agents, termed resolvins, generated from the interaction between a dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), cyclooxygenase-II (COX-2) and an analgesic, such as aspirin (ASA). Surprisingly, careful isolation of compounds generated from the combination of components in an appropriate environment provide di- and tri-hydroxy EPA or DHA compounds having unique structural and physiological properties. The present invention therefore provides for many new useful therapeutic di- or tri-hydroxy derivatives of EPA or DHA (resolvins) that diminish, prevent, or eliminate inflammation or PMN migration, for example. The present invention also provides methods of use, methods of preparation, and packaged pharmaceuticals for use as medicaments for the compounds disclosed throughout the specification. |
| US07759394B2 |
Diclofenac formulations and methods of use
Methods and formulations are provided for treating migraine and other acute pain episodes using diclofenac, and formulations of diclofenac that provide both rapid and sustained relief from acute pain. Methods and formulations are also provided for treating symptoms that often accompany migraine and acute pain such as photophobia, phonophobia, nausea and vomiting. |
| US07759393B2 |
Bio-derived 1,3-propanediol and its conjugate esters as natural and non irritating solvents for biomass-derived extracts, fragrance concentrates, and oils
Compositions containing 1,3-propanediol and an extraction product are provided, and the 1,3-propanediol in the composition is biologically derived. Also provided are processes for extracting an extract from a source. These processes include providing an ester of 1,3-propanediol and mixing the 1,3-propanediol ester with the source. This serves to extract the extract from the source into the ester. The processes also include separating the source from the ester and extract. Also provided are compositions containing an ester of 1,3-propanediol and an extraction product. In these compositions, the ester can have at least 3% biobased carbon. |
| US07759392B2 |
Pharmaceutical compounds
Compounds or their salts of general formula (I): A-B—N(O)s wherein: s is an integer equal to 1 or 2; A=R-T1-, wherein R is the drug radical and T1=(CO)t or (X)t′, wherein X═O, S, NR1c, R1c is H or a linear or branched alkyl or a free valence, t and t′ are integers and equal to zero or 1, with the proviso that t=1 when t′=0; t=0 when t′=1; B=-TB-X2—O— wherein TB=(CO) when t=0, TB=X when t′=0, X being as above defined; X2 is equal to R1B—X—R2B radical wherein X is as above defined, R1B and R2B, equal to or different from each other, are linear or branched C1-C6 alkylenes, or X2 is a radical wherein two alkylene chains C1-C4 are linked to nonadjacent positions of a central ring having 4 or 6 atoms, said ring being an unsaturated cycloaliphatic ring, or a saturated or aromatic heterocylic ring, containing one or two heteroatoms, equal or different, selected from O, S, N; wherein the unsaturated cycloaliphatic ring does not have aromatic character according to Huckel's rule. |
| US07759389B2 |
Chroman derivatives and uses thereof
Compounds of the formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein m, p, q, Ar, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein. Also provided are methods for preparing, compositions comprising, and methods for using compounds of formula I. |
| US07759387B2 |
Fibrinogen receptor antagonists and their use
This invention relates to novel fused bicyclic compounds of the general formula (I): wherein the symbols are defined herein, to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, processes for preparing the compounds, and to methods of using the compounds, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents. The compounds are antagonists of the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa fibrinogen receptor complex, and are therefore useful for the inhibition of platelet aggregation, and for the treatment of thrombotic diseases and other diseases. |
| US07759386B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions of estrogenic agents
This invention relates to novel pharmaceutical carrier or excipient systems and oral pharmaceutical compositions comprising 1-[4-(2-Azepan-1yl-ethoxy)-benzyl]-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-methyl-1H-indol-5-ol or 2-(4-Hydroxy-phenyl)-3-methyl-1-(4-(2-piperidin-1-yl-ethoxy)benzyl]-1H-indol-5-ol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US07759384B2 |
Carvedilol phosphate salts and/or solvates thereof, corresponding compositions, and/or methods of treatment
The present invention relates to carvedilol phosphate salts, which include novel crystalline forms of carvedilol dihydrogen phosphate (i.e., dihydrogen phosphate salt of 1-(carbazol-4-yloxy-3-[[2-(o-methoxyphenoxy) ethyl]amino]-2-propanol) and/or carvedilol hydrogen phosphate, etc.), and/or solvates thereof, compositions containing the aforementioned salts and/or solvates, and methods of using the aforementioned salts and/or solvates to treat hypertension, congestive heart failure and angina, etc. |
| US07759378B2 |
Polyamino acid derivatives and use thereof in compositions for treating keratin fibers
The invention concerns the use in a cosmetic composition of at least a poly-aminoacid of general formula (1) in which X is —O—, —S— or —NR3; R1 represents in particular a hydrogen atom or a C1-C40 alkyl radical; R2 represents in particular a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl radical; R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a radical such as NH2, OH, SH, —CHOHCH3, —CONH2; n is a number greater than 1 such that the poly-aminoacid derivative molecular weight ranges between 200 and 200000. The invention also concerns the use of said derivatives for keratinous fiber strengthening and care. |
| US07759375B2 |
Epothilones C, D, E, and F, preparation and compositions
The present invention relates to epothilones C, D, E, and F, their preparation and their use for the production of therapeutic compositions and compositions for plant protection. |
| US07759369B2 |
Pyridine compounds for the treatment of prostaglandin mediated diseases
Compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof: wherein X, Y, Z, R2a, R2b, R3a, R3b, R8, R9, and Rx are as defined in the specification, a process for the preparation of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and the use of such compounds in medicine. |
| US07759368B2 |
Sustained release composition for oral administration of niacin
A sustained release composition for oral administration of niacin, comprising niacin; a carrier for sustained release composed of a hydrophilic polymer and a hydrophobic polymer; and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive, the hydrophilic polymer being a polyethylene oxide and a natural gum, is capable of maintaining a constant release rate of niacin. |
| US07759366B2 |
Arylaminoaryl-alkyl-substituted imidazolidine-2,4-diones, process for preparing them, medicaments comprising these compounds, and their use
This invention relates to arylaminoaryl-alkyl-substituted imidazolidone-2,4-diones of formula (I) and also to their physiologically tolerated salts: Wherein R, R′, R1 to R10, A, D, E, G, L and p are as defined herein. The invention also relates to processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their therapeutic use. The compounds are suitable, for example, as anti-obesity drugs and for treating cardiometabolic syndrome. |
| US07759365B2 |
Piperidine-substituted indoles
Disclosed are novel piperidine-substituted indoles- or heteroderivatives thereof of the formula 1: wherein R1, R5, R6, R7, A, B, D-E, Y, i, j, n and m are defined as below. The compounds of formula 1 are useful as agonists or antagonists of CCR-3. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, more particularly to provide pharmaceutical compositions comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of at least one of the compounds of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US07759364B2 |
Method for producing non-hydrated fexofenadine hydrochloride and a novel crystalline form obtained thereby
The invention relates to non-hydrated fexofenadine hydrochloride which can be obtained from a fexofenadine base and hydrogen chloride, according to the reaction conditions, either in the form of a novel polymorph (“form A”), in an amorphous form, or in the form of a mixture of different polymorphs. Said novel polymorph (“form A”) can be used as a therapeutic active ingredient and can be processed to form a pharmaceutical containing the same and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Said pharmaceutical is suitable for use as an antihistaminic agent, an antiallergic agent and/or a bronchodilating agent. |
| US07759363B2 |
Benzimidazole-carboxamide compounds as 5-HT4, receptor agonists
The invention relates to benzimidazole-carboxamide 5-HT4 receptor agonist compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 and X are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate or stereoisomer thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat diseases associated with 5-HT4 receptor activity, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds. |
| US07759360B2 |
Methods and materials for the treatment of testosterone deficiency in men
The present invention relates to the use of compositions comprising trans-clomiphene for treating men with hypogonadism. The invention is also directed to methods for treating males with hypogonadism. |
| US07759359B2 |
Method of treating bladder dysfunction with once-a-day trospium salt formulation
A pharmaceutical composition of a pharmaceutically acceptable trospium salt, with upon administration to a human patient generates an average steady state blood levels of trospium with a minimum (Cmin) and maximum (Cmax) blood levels of about 0.5-2.5 ng/ml and about 2.0-6.0 ng/ml, respectively. |
| US07759350B2 |
Pyrimidine carboxamides
The present invention relates to novel compounds of the general formula (I), their derivatives, their analogs, their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their polymorphs, their hydrates, their solvates, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and compositions, their metabolites and prodrugs thereof. The present invention more particularly relates to novel pyrimidine carboxamides of the general formula (I). Also included is a method of prophylaxis or treatment of a pain disorder, immunological diseases, inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis; osteoporosis; multiple myeloma; uveititis; acute and chronic myelogenous leukemia; ischemic heart disease; atherosclerosis; cancer; ischemic-induced cell damage; pancreatic beta cell destruction; osteoarthritis; rheumatoid spondylitis; gouty arthritis; inflammatory bowel disease; adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); psoriasis; Crohn's disease; allergic rhinitis; ulcerative colitis; anaphylaxis; contact dermatitis; muscle degeneration; cachexia; asthma; bone resorption diseases; ischemia reperfusion injury; brain trauma; multiple sclerosis; sepsis; septic shock; toxic shock syndrome; fever, and myalgias due to infection in a mammal comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) as described above. |
| US07759349B2 |
Control of parasites in animals by the use of imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivatives
Novel imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine compounds useful for controlling parasites in animals and methods of treatment of parasite infestation in animals using the compounds are disclosed. |
| US07759345B2 |
Antitumoral derivatives of ET-743
Derivatives of Et-743 or Et-770 or Et-729 are provided. The derivatives are of the general formula (Ia) wherein the substituent groups take various permitted meanings. |
| US07759342B2 |
Methods of treatment and prevention using haloaryl substituted aminopurines
Provided herein are Aminopurine Compounds having the following structure: wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound and methods for treating or preventing cancer, a cardiovascular disease, a renal disease, an autoimmune condition, an inflammatory condition, macular degeneration, ischemia-reperfusion injury, pain and related syndromes, disease-related wasting, an asbestos-related condition, pulmonary hypertension or a condition treatable or preventable by inhibition of the JNK pathway comprising administering an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound to a patient in need thereof. |
| US07759341B2 |
Polymorph form II of tanaproget
Tanaproget polymorph Form II, processes for preparing tanaproget polymorph Form II, pharmaceutical compositions including tanaproget polymorph Form II, micronized tanaproget polymorph Form II, and processes for converting Form II to tanaproget Form I are provided. Also provided are methods of contraception, hormone replacement therapy, stimulation of food intake and treating or preventing uterine myometrial fibroids, benign prostatic hypertrophy, benign and malignant neoplastic disease, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, or carcinomas and adenocarcinomas comprising administering polymorph Form II to a mammalian subject. |
| US07759339B2 |
Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitors
Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods are provided for use with hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases that comprise a compound selected from the group consisting of: wherein the variables are as defined herein. |
| US07759336B2 |
Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds and medicinal use thereof
The compound represented by formulae (I) and (II), the salt thereof, the N-oxide thereof or the solvate thereof, or the prodrug thereof and the pharmaceutical composition comprising thereof have a CXCR4-regulating effect, and they are effective in treatment and prevention of various inflammatory disease, various allergic disease, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome infection with human immunodeficiency virus, or agents for regeneration therapy. (wherein ring A represents a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group which may have a substituent(s); ring B represents a homocyclic group which may have a substituent(s) or a heterocyclic group which may have a substituent(s); and Y represents a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent(s), a heterocyclic group which may have a substituent(s), an amino group which may be protected, a hydroxyl group which may be protected or a mercapto group which may be protected; T represents ring A or an amino group which may be protected.) |
| US07759335B2 |
Cannabinoid receptor antagonists/inverse agonists useful for treating metabolic disorders, including obesity and diabetes
The present invention provides novel substituted amino-azetidines that are useful as cannabinoid receptor antagonists/inverse agonists and pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of using the same for treating obesity, diabetes, dyslipidemias, cardiovascular disorders, hepatic disorders, and a combination thereof. |
| US07759334B2 |
Soluble forms of amoxicillin and treatment of animals
A solid mixture or aqueous solution of amoxicillin antibacterial agent with a material that aids in its dissolution in water to render it ingestive and palatable. |
| US07759331B2 |
Pyridine-containing macroheterococylic compounds as kinase inhibitors
This invention is directed to pyridine-containing macroheterocyclic compounds useful as kinase inhibitors, methods for producing such compounds and methods for treating or preventing a kinase mediated disorder. |
| US07759328B2 |
Composition for inhalation
The invention relates to a formulation comprising formoterol and budesonide for use in the treatment of respiratory diseases. The composition further contains HFA 227, PVP and PEG, preferably PVP K25 and PEG 1000. |
| US07759323B2 |
Highly purified antiendotoxin compound
The invention provides compositions containing a highly purified antiendotoxin compound and methods of preparing and using such compositions. |
| US07759322B2 |
Method of treating dry eye disease with purinergic receptor agonists
A method and preparation for the stimulation of tear secretion in a subject in need of such treatment is disclosed. The method comprises administering to the ocular surfaces of the subject a purinergic receptor agonist such as uridine 5′-triphosphate (UTP), dinucleotides, cytidine 5′-triphosphate (CTP), adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP), or their therapeutically useful analogs and derivatives, in an amount effective to stimulate tear fluid secretion and enhance drainage of the lacrimal system. Pharmaceutical formulations and methods of making the same are also disclosed. Methods of administering the same would include: topical administration via a liquid, gel, cream, or as part of a contact lens or selective release membrane; or systemic administration via nasal drops or spray, inhalation by nebulizer or other device, oral form (liquid or pill), injectable, intra-operative instillation or suppository form. |
| US07759319B2 |
Oligomeric compounds and compositions for use in modulation of pri-mirnas
Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the levels expression, processing and function of pri-miRNAs. In particular, methods and compounds are provided for the modulation of the levels, expression, processing or function of polycistronic pri-miRNAs. The compositions comprise oligomeric compounds targeted to small non-coding RNAs and pri-miRNAs. Further provided are methods for selectively modulating pri-miRNA levels in a cell. Also provided are methods for identifying oligomeric compounds that result in increase pri-miRNA levels when contacted with a cell. |
| US07759316B2 |
Biodegradable articles obtained from enzymatically synthesized amylose
The present invention provides a biodegradable article formed from enzyme-synthesized amylose using phosphorylase, wherein the enzyme-synthesized amylose is composed of glucose monomers exclusively bonded by α-1,4-glucosidic likage and has a weight average molecular weight of not less than 100 kDa, preferable not less than 600 kDa. The enzyme-synthesized amylose employed in the present invention has a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of not more than 1.25 and can be chemically modified if desired.The biodegradable article of the present invention can be produced by (a) the enzyme-synthesized amylose and/or its modified one, or a combination of the amylose (a) and another polymer material (b). |
| US07759311B2 |
Small peptides for the treatment of alzheimer's disease and other beta-amyloid protein fibrillogenesis disorders
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a peptide consisting of Arg-Val-Ala-Val-Ile-Met-Gly-amide-having at least one D-amino acid. |
| US07759306B2 |
Methods of treating acute blood loss
The present invention relates to novel methods of using blood substitutes to treat acute blood loss and novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising blood substitutes. Blood substitutes useful for the methods of the present invention can (1) induce expression of erythropoietin as tested in a cell culture under normoxic conditions, and/or (2) induce erythropoiesis under normoxic conditions as measured by (a) a decrease in the doubling time of the subject's hematocrit or hemoglobin, and/or (b) an increase in the subject's circulating erythropoietin level. Blood substitutes useful for the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention can (1) stabilize HIF-1 alpha expression, and/or (2) down regulate NF-kappa B. Preferably, the blood substitutes are cross-linked hemoglobin blood substitutes, or more preferably, cross-linked hemoglobins that comprise a hemoglobin that is cross-linked intramolecularly with periodate-oxidized ATP, cross-linked intermolecularly with periodate-oxidized adenosine, and conugated with reduced glutathione. |
| US07759301B2 |
Increasing surface active properties of surfactants
Surfactant-containing compositions are described which include a protein component that has the effect of improving the surface-active properties of the surfactants contained in the compositions. The surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component demonstrate significantly lower critical micelle concentrations (CMC) than do comparable compositions having no protein component. In addition, the surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component has the effect of converting greasy waste contaminants to surface active materials. |
| US07759297B2 |
Cleansing composition comprising an arylated silicone with five phenyl groups
The present invention is related to an aqueous cleansing composition especially for keratin fibres such as human hair with shine enhancing effect. Accordingly the subject of the present invention is an aqueous cleansing composition especially for keratin fibres such as human hair comprising at least one anionic surfactant, at least one non-ionic surfactant and at least one amphoteric surfactant at a total concentration of 5 to 50% by weight calculated to total composition, and at least one arylated silicone at a concentration of 0.001 to 2.5% by weight, calculated to total composition. |
| US07759293B2 |
Hydraulic oil composition for shock absorbers
Hydraulic oil compositions for shock absorbers comprises a lubricating base oil and at least one type of silicone oil selected from the group consisting of silicone oils with a kinematic viscosity at 25° C. of 10,000 to 350,000 mm2/s and fluorine-modified silicone oils with a kinematic viscosity at 25° C. of less than 10,000 mm2/s. The compositions may further comprise a viscosity index improver. The compositions can enhance the damping force and initial damping properties of a shock absorber and thus improve the ride comfort of an automobile equipped with such a shock absorber. |
| US07759292B2 |
Methods and compositions for reducing the production of water and stimulating hydrocarbon production from a subterranean formation
The present invention relates to subterranean treatment fluids, and more particularly, the present invention relates to subterranean treatment fluids comprising relative permeability modifiers and methods for using such subterranean treatment fluids in subterranean operations to reduce the production of water from and stimulate hydrocarbon production in a subterranean formation. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present invention generally comprise the steps of providing a permeability-modifying aqueous treatment fluid comprising a relative permeability modifier and contacting a subterranean formation with the permeability-modifying aqueous treatment fluid. Optionally, the permeability-modifying aqueous treatment fluid may be injected in the subterranean formation at a pressure sufficient to create or enhance at least one fracture therein. In another embodiment, the methods of the present invention further comprise the step of injecting an acidizing treatment into the subterranean formation. In another embodiment, the relative permeability modifier may be provided by appropriate reaction in situ. |
| US07759290B2 |
Exhaust gas purifying catalyst
To provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst capable of exhibiting designed characteristics without incurring a material loss.An exhaust gas purifying catalyst (1) of the present invention is characterized in that the catalyst comprises a catalyst support substrate (10) having a plurality of cells to be axially passed through by exhaust gases; a first catalyst portion (11) having a first carrier layer formed on a surface of the cells of the catalyst support substrate and a first catalytic metal loaded on the first carrier layer; and a second catalyst portion (12) having a second carrier layer formed on a surface of the cells of the catalyst support substrate where the first catalyst portion is not formed and a second catalytic metal loaded on the second carrier layer, and that the catalyst support substrate (10) is exposed between the first catalyst portion (11) and the second catalyst portion (12). In the exhaust gas purifying catalyst of the present invention, the catalyst portions are formed as catalytically designed without incurring a material loss, and pressure loss is suppressed from increasing. |
| US07759288B2 |
Co-formed base-treated aluminas for water and CO2 removal
Base treated aluminas exhibit improved CO2 capacity over untreated aluminas. Base treated aluminas prepared by physically mixing alumina and base during forming have (1) a higher surface area, (2) less hydrothermal aging, (3) improved CO2 capacity and (4) lower cost than base treated aluminas produced by aqueous impregnation. A method for removing at least CO2 and water from a gas stream includes providing an adsorbent formed from a process comprising physically mixing activated alumina solids and solid salts of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals or ammonium ion; and contacting the gas stream with the adsorbent. |
| US07759285B2 |
Absorbent for separation of carbon dioxide
Disclosed is an absorbent for separation of carbon dioxide from mixed gases, comprising a mixture of i) a compound of the chemical formula 1 having one or more groups of three functional groups consisting of amino group attached to a tertiary carbon atom; carboxylate group; and hydroxyl group respectively, in a molecule, or a compound of the chemical formula 2 having one or more groups of two functional groups consisting of amino group attached to a quarternary carbon atom; and carboxylate group respectively in a molecule, and ii) an amine compound which promotes the reaction.The absorbent for separation of carbon dioxide of the present invention is advantageous economically, since its efficiency is excellent due to larger unit absorption amount of carbon dioxide, and the energy required for regeneration can be reduced due to the relatively wider difference of absorption amounts with temperature. In addition, it is advantageous for industrialization, since the solubility is excellent by using a compound presented as a form of carboxylic acid salts, and operation cost is low because there is no risk of evaporation due to high boiling point. |
| US07759274B1 |
Support material comprising catalytically active polymer particles
The invention relates to a catalytically active unit comprising a support material, wherein the catalytically active unit and/or the support material comprises polymeric particles, in particular polymeric nanoparticles, and/or wherein the support material is provided with polymeric particles, in particular polymeric nanoparticles, the polymeric particles comprising at least one catalytically active component. The catalytically active unit of the present invention is particularly useful for removing noxiant, odorant and poisonous entities of any kind, in particular from air and/or gas streams, and for protecting against chemical poisonous entities, in particular warfare agents, for example in NBC protective materials (for example protective clothing). |
| US07759272B2 |
Preparation method of catalyst for ethylene polymerization and copolymerization
Provided is a preparation method of a catalyst for ethylene (co)polymerization, comprising the following steps: (1) preparing a magnesium compound solution by contact-reacting a halogenated magnesium compound with a mixed solvent of cyclic ether and at least one alcohol; (2) reacting the resulted magnesium compound solution from the above step (1) with a silicon compound having at least one alkoxy group; (3) preparing a support by adding a titanium compound to the resulted product from the step (2); and (4) reacting thus obtained support with a titanium compound and optionally a monoester compound, resulting in a catalyst. Catalysts prepared according to the present invention have a regulated particle shape, and their particle size can be easily adjusted. Therefore, with such catalyst, it is possible to produce polymers having high bulk density at high production yield. |
| US07759271B2 |
Activating supports for metallocene catalysis
The present invention relates to a process for preparing an activating support for metallocene complexes in the polymerisation of olefins comprising the steps of: I) providing a support prepared consisting in particles formed from at least one porous mineral oxide; II) optionally fixing the rate of silanols on the surface of the support; III) functionalising the support with a solution containing a fluorinated functionalising agent; IV) heating the functionalised and fluorinated support of step c) under an inert gas and then under oxygen; V) retrieving an active fluorinated support. That activating support is used to activate a metallocene catalyst component for the polymerisation of olefins. |
| US07759270B2 |
Titanium oxide sol and process for producing polyalkylene terephthalate therewith
An environmentally friendly polymerization catalyst for polyalkylene terephthalate which does not use a heavy metal such as antimony, and a method for producing polyalkylene terephthalate using the catalyst. The catalyst for polymerizing a polyalkylene terephthalate is a titanium oxide sol containing an organic solvent as a dispersion medium, the sol has a light transmittance of not less than 50%, the light transmittance being measured by adjusting a concentration of the titanium oxide in the sol to 0.7 g/L and setting an optical path length to 1 cm in a wavelength range of 400 to 800 nm, and the amount of hydroxyl groups per 1 g of titanium oxide is not less than 1.8 mmol. |
| US07759258B2 |
Method for making solar cell
A surface texturization process for a silicon wafer, which is applied to a method for making a solar cell, is provided. The surface texturization process substantially comprises: 1) providing an acidic mixed solution; 2) immersing the silicon wafer in the acidic mixed solution; and 3) etching the acidic mixed solution for a predetermined time section. The mixed acidic solution includes nitric acid and ammonium fluoride and a predetermined mixture selecting from the group consisting of phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid or acetic acid. |
| US07759257B2 |
Precision synthesis of quantum dot nanostructures for fluorescent and optoelectronic devices
Methods are disclosed generally directed to design and synthesis of quantum dot nanoparticles having improved uniformity and size. In a preferred embodiment, a release layer is deposited on a semiconductor wafer. A heterostructure is grown on the release layer using epitaxial deposition techniques. The heterostructure has at least one layer of quantum dot material, and optionally, one or more layers of reflective Bragg reflectors. A mask is deposited over a top layer and reactive ion-beam etching applied to define a plurality of heterostructures. The release layer can be dissolved releasing the heterostructures from the wafer. Some exemplary applications of these methods include formation of fluorophore materials and high efficiency photon emitters, such as quantum dot VCSEL devices. Other applications include fabrication of other optoelectronic devices, such as photodetectors. |
| US07759256B2 |
Micro-electro-mechanical system device and method for making same
According to the present invention, a method for making a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device comprises: providing a substrate with devices and interconnection formed thereon, the substrate having a to-be-etched region; depositing and patterning an etch stop layer; depositing and patterning metal and via layers to form an MEMS structure, the MEMS structure including an isolation region between MEMS parts, an isolation region exposed upwardly, and an isolation region exposed downwardly, wherein the isolation region exposed downwardly is in contact with the etch stop layer; masking the isolation region exposed upwardly, and removing the isolation region between MEMS parts; and removing the etch stop layer. |
| US07759254B2 |
Method for forming impurity-introduced layer, method for cleaning object to be processed apparatus for introducing impurity and method for producing device
A method of forming an impurity-introduced layer is disclosed. The method includes at least a step of forming a resist pattern on a principal face of a solid substrate such as a silicon substrate (S27); a step of introducing impurity into the solid substrate through plasma-doping in ion mode (S23), a step of removing a resist (S28), a step of cleaning metal contamination and particles attached to a surface of the solid substrate (S25a); a step of anneal (S26). The step of removing a resist (S28) irradiates the resist with oxygen-plasma or brings mixed solution of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide water, or mixed solution of NH4OH, H2O2 and H2O into contact with the resist. The step of cleaning (S25a) brings mixed solution of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide water, or mixed solution of NH4OH, H2O2 and H2O into contact with the principal face of the solid substrate. The step of removing a resist (S28) and the step of cleaning (S25a) can be conducted simultaneously by bringing mixed solution of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide water, or mixed solution of NH4OH, H2O2 and H2O into contact with the principal face of the solid substrate. |
| US07759251B2 |
Dual damascene integration structure and method for forming improved dual damascene integration structure
Methods for forming a dual damascene dielectric structure in a porous ultra-low-k (ULK) dielectric material by using gas-cluster ion-beam processing are disclosed. These methods minimize hard-mask layers during dual damascene ULK processing and eliminate hard-masks in the final ULK dual damascene structure. Methods for gas-cluster ion-beam etching, densification, pore sealing and ashing are described that allow simultaneous removal of material and densification of the ULK interfaces. A novel ULK dual damascene structure is disclosed with densified interfaces and no hard-masks. |
| US07759249B2 |
Method of removing residue from a substrate
A method of using a post-etch treatment system for removing photoresist and etch residue formed during an etching process is described. For example, the etch residue can include halogen containing material. The post-etch treatment system comprises a vacuum chamber, a radical generation system coupled to the vacuum chamber, a radical gas distribution system coupled to the radical generation system and configured to distribute reactive radicals above a substrate, and a high temperature pedestal coupled to the vacuum chamber and configured to support the substrate. The method comprises introducing a NxOy based process gas to the radical generation system. |
| US07759248B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor memory device and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The semiconductor memory device may include a conductive layer doped with impurities, a non-conductive layer on the conductive layer and undoped with impurities, an interlayer insulating film on the non-conductive layer and having a contact hole for exposing an upper surface of the non-conductive layer, an ohmic tungsten film on the contact hole, a lower portion of the ohmic tungsten film permeating the non-conductive layer to come in contact with the conductive layer, a tungsten nitride film on the contact hole on the ohmic tungsten film, and a tungsten film on the tungsten nitride film to fill the contact hole. |
| US07759246B2 |
Semiconductor device having a plurality of semiconductor chips and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip (5) having a first terminal (7) on one surface, a second semiconductor chip (1a) which is larger than the first semiconductor chip (5) and on which the first semiconductor chip (5) is stacked and which has a second terminal (3) on one surface, an insulating layer (10) formed on a second semiconductor chip (1a) to cover the first semiconductor chip (5), a plurality of holes (10a) formed in the insulating layer (10) on at least a peripheral area of the first semiconductor chip (5), a via (11a) formed like a film on inner peripheral surfaces and bottom surfaces of the holes (10a) and connected electrically to the second terminal (3) of the second semiconductor chip (1a), a wiring pattern (11b) formed on an upper surface of the insulating layer (10), and an external terminal (14) formed on the wiring pattern (11b). |
| US07759243B2 |
Method for forming an on-chip high frequency electro-static discharge device
A method for forming an on-chip high frequency electro-static discharge device on an integrated circuit is described. In one embodiment of the method, a capped first dielectric layer with more than one electrode formed therein is provided. A second dielectric layer is deposited over the capped first dielectric layer. A first hard mask dielectric layer is deposited over the second dielectric layer. A cavity trench is formed through the first hard mask dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer to the first dielectric layer, wherein the cavity trench is formed in the first dielectric layer between two adjacent electrodes. At least one via is formed through the second dielectric layer about the cavity trench. A metal trench is formed around each of the at least one via. A release opening is formed over the cavity trench. A third dielectric layer is deposited over the second dielectric layer, wherein the third dielectric layer hermetically seals the release opening to provide electro-static discharge protection. |
| US07759231B2 |
Method for producing metal/semiconductor contacts through a dielectric
A method of forming contacts between at least one metallic layer and at least one semiconductor substrate through at least one layer of dielectric in a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes, on at least one base face of the semiconductor substrate, the dielectric layer. The metallic layer is stacked on the dielectric layer. The heated ends of plural protruding elements assembled on a support are brought into contact with the metallic layer simultaneously, thereby creating zones of melted metal under the heated ends of the protruding elements. The melted metal traverses the dielectric and amalgamates with the semiconductor of the substrate at the level of the zones of melted metal, thereby creating the contacts. |
| US07759230B2 |
System for providing a continuous motion sequential lateral solidification for reducing or eliminating artifacts in overlap regions, and a mask for facilitating such artifact reduction/elimination
An arrangement, process and mask for implementing single-scan continuous motion sequential lateral solidification of a thin film provided on a sample such that artifacts formed at the edges of the beamlets irradiating the thin film are significantly reduced. According to this invention, the edge areas of the previously irradiated and resolidified areas which likely have artifacts provided therein are overlapped by the subsequent beamlets. In this manner, the edge areas of the previously resolidified irradiated areas and artifacts therein are completely melted throughout their thickness. At least the subsequent beamlets are shaped such that the grains of the previously irradiated and resolidified areas which border the edge areas melted by the subsequent beamlets grow into these resolidifying edges areas so as to substantially reduce or eliminate the artifacts. |
| US07759229B2 |
Charge-free method of forming nanostructures on a substrate
A charge-free method of forming a nanostructure at low temperatures on a substrate. A substrate that is reactive with one of atomic oxygen and nitrogen is provided. A flux of neutral atoms of least one of oxygen and nitrogen is generated within a laser-sustained-discharge plasma source and a collimated beam of energetic neutral atoms and molecules is directed from the plasma source onto a surface of the substrate to form the nanostructure. The energetic neutral atoms and molecules in the beam have an average kinetic energy in a range from about 1 eV to about 5 eV. |
| US07759225B2 |
Method for fabricating semiconductor layer and light-emitting diode
A semiconductor layer containing defects only in a small density, possessing good quality and exhibiting a large ionic bonding property as to GaN, for example, is formed on a semiconductor layer, such as a silicon carbide layer, which is made of a material possessing a small ionicity and exhibiting a strong covalent bonding property. A method for forming a semiconductor layer includes forming on the surface of a first semiconductor layer 102 possessing a first ionicity a second semiconductor layer 103 possessing a second ionicity larger than the first ionicity. The second semiconductor layer 103 is formed while irradiating the surface of the first semiconductor layer existing on the side for forming the second semiconductor layer with electrons in a vacuum. |
| US07759223B2 |
Semiconductor wafer and manufacturing process for semiconductor device
A semiconductor wafer 1 has first scribe lines 31 in two mutually perpendicular directions which have a first width and divide the semiconductor wafer 1 into a plurality of areas; second scribe lines 32 which have a second width smaller than the first width and divide the area into a plurality of semiconductor chip areas 2; an electrode pad 5 formed along the edge of the semiconductor chip area 2; and a metal-containing accessory pattern 4 disposed in the scribe lines. In the second scribe lines 32, the accessory pattern 4 is absent in at least the outermost surface in an area adjacent to the edge having the electrode pad 5 in the chip area 2. |
| US07759220B2 |
Method and structure for fabricating solar cells using a layer transfer process
A reusable silicon substrate device for use with layer transfer process. The device has a reusable substrate having a surface region, a cleave region, and a total thickness of material. The total thickness of material is at least N times greater than a first thickness of material to be removed. In a specific embodiment, the first thickness of material to be removed is between the surface region and the cleave region, whereupon N is an integer greater than about ten. The device also has a chuck member adapted to hold a handle substrate member in place. The chuck member is configured to hold the handle substrate in a manner to facilitate bonding the handle substrate to the first thickness of material to be removed. In a preferred embodiment, the device has a mechanical pressure device operably coupled to the chuck member. The mechanical pressure device is adapted to provide a force to cause bonding of the handle substrate to the first thickness of material to be removed. |
| US07759216B2 |
Method for forming trench isolation
A method for forming a trench isolation in a semiconductor device is provided. This is a novel method for rounding the top corners of trench isolations. The method ensures that rounded corner portions with a uniform shape are consistently formed regardless of the pattern densities of active areas. The method increases the reliability of semiconductor integrated circuit devices, without degrading electrical characteristics, and making it easier to achieve high integration and performance in semiconductor integrated circuit devices. |
| US07759211B2 |
Method of fabricating semiconductor device
There is provided a method of fabricating semiconductor devices that allows ion implantation to be performed at high temperature with ions accelerated with high energy to help to introduce dopant in a semiconductor substrate, in particular a SiC semiconductor substrate, at a selected region to sufficient depth. To achieve this the method includes the steps of: providing the semiconductor substrate at a surface thereof with a mask layer including a polyimide resin film, or a SiO2 film and a thin metal film; and introducing dopant ions. |
| US07759201B2 |
Method for fabricating pitch-doubling pillar structures
A method of making a semiconductor device includes forming at least one device layer over a substrate, forming at least two spaced apart features over the at least one device layer, forming sidewall spacers on the at least two features, filling a space between a first sidewall spacer on a first feature and a second sidewall spacer on a second feature with a filler feature, selectively removing the sidewall spacers to leave the first feature, the filler feature and the second feature spaced apart from each other, and etching the at least one device layer using the first feature, the filler feature and the second feature as a mask. |
| US07759200B2 |
Method of forming lateral trench MOSFET with direct trench polysilicon contact
A lateral trench MOSFET includes a trench containing a device segment and a gate bus segment. The gate bus segment of the trench is contacted by a conductive plug formed in a dielectric layer overlying the substrate, thereby avoiding the need for the conventional surface polysilicon bridge layer. The conductive plug is formed in a substantially vertical hole in the dielectric layer. The gate bus segment may be wider than the device segment of the trench. A method includes forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) while the conductive material in the trench is etched. |
| US07759197B2 |
Method of forming isolated features using pitch multiplication
Crisscrossing spacers formed by pitch multiplication are used as a mask to form isolated features, such as contacts vias. A first plurality of mandrels are formed on a first level and a first plurality of spacers are formed around each of the mandrels. A second plurality of mandrels is formed on a second level above the first level. The second plurality of mandrels is formed so that they cross, e.g., are orthogonal to, the first plurality of mandrels, when viewed in a top down view. A second plurality of spacers is formed around each of the second plurality of mandrels. The first and the second mandrels are selectively removed to leave a pattern of voids defined by the crisscrossing first and second pluralities of spacers. These spacers can be used as a mask to transfer the pattern of voids to a substrate. The voids can be filled with material, e.g., conductive material, to form conductive contacts. |
| US07759194B2 |
Electrically programmable device with embedded EEPROM and method for making thereof
An electrically programmable device with embedded EEPROM and method for making thereof. The method includes providing a substrate including a first device region and a second device region, growing a first gate oxide layer in the first device region and the second device region, and forming a first diffusion region in the first device region and a second diffusion region and a third diffusion region in the second device region. Additionally, the method includes implanting a first plurality of ions to form a fourth diffusion region in the first device region and a fifth diffusion region in the second device region. The fourth diffusion region overlaps with the first diffusion region. |
| US07759193B2 |
Methods of forming a plurality of capacitors
A method of forming a plurality of capacitors includes forming a plurality of individual capacitor electrodes using two masking steps. An earlier of the two masking steps is used to form an array of first openings over a plurality of storage node contacts. A later of the two masking steps is used to form an array of second openings received partially over and partially offset from the array of first openings. Overlapping portions of the first and second openings are received over the storage node contacts. After both of the two masking steps, conductive material of the individual capacitor electrodes is deposited into the overlapping portions of each of the first and second openings. The individual capacitor electrodes are incorporated into a plurality of capacitors. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated. |
| US07759189B2 |
Method of manufacturing a dual contact trench capacitor
A method of manufacturing a dual contact trench capacitor is provided. The method includes a first plate extending from a trench and isolated from a wafer body, and forming a second plate extending from the trench and isolated from the wafer body and the first plate. |
| US07759186B2 |
Method for fabricating junction termination extension with formation of photosensitive dopant mask to control doping profile and lateral width for high-voltage electronic devices
Methods for producing a junction termination extension surrounding the edge of a cathode or anode junction in a semiconductor substrate, where the junction termination extension has a controlled arbitrary lateral doping profile and a controlled arbitrary lateral width, are provided. A photosensitive material is illuminated through a photomask having a pattern of opaque and clear spaces therein, the photomask being separated from the photosensitive material so that the light diffuses before striking the photosensitive material. After processing, the photosensitive material so exposed produces a laterally tapered implant mask. Dopants are introduced into the semiconductor material and follow a shape of the laterally tapered implant mask to create a controlled arbitrary lateral doping profile and a controlled lateral width in the junction termination extension in the semiconductor. |
| US07759185B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes a first stress film covering a first gate electrode and first source/drain areas of a first transistor area and at least a portion of a third gate electrode of an interface area, a second stress film covering a second gate electrode and second source/drain areas of a second transistor area and overlapping at least a portion of the first stress film on the third gate electrode of the interface area, and an interlayer insulating film formed on the first and the second stress film. The semiconductor device further includes a plurality of first contact holes formed through the interlayer insulating film and the first stress film in the first transistor area to expose the first gate electrode and the first source/drain areas, a plurality of second contact holes formed through the interlayer insulating film and the second stress film in the second transistor area to expose the second gate electrode and the second source/drain areas, and a third contact hole formed through the interlayer insulating film, the second stress film, and the first stress film in the interface area to expose the third gate electrode. A depth of a recessed portion of an upper side of the third gate electrode in which the third contact hole is formed is equal to or larger than a depth of a recessed portion of an upper side of the first gate electrode in which the first contact hole is formed. |
| US07759181B2 |
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
In a laser irradiation apparatus having low running costs as compared with a conventional apparatus and a laser beam irradiation method using the same, a crystalline semiconductor film having a crystal grain of a grain size equivalent to or larger than a conventional one is formed, and a TFT is manufactured by using the crystalline semiconductor film, so that the TFT enabling a high speed operation is realized. In a case where a laser beam of a short output time from a solid laser as a light source is irradiated to a semiconductor film, another laser beam is delayed from one laser beam, and the laser beams are synthesized to be irradiated to the semiconductor film, so that a cooling speed of the semiconductor film is made gentle, and it becomes possible to form the crystalline semiconductor film having the crystal grain of the grain size equivalent to or larger than that in a case where a laser beam having a long output time is irradiated to the semiconductor film. By manufacturing a TFT using such a crystalline semiconductor film, the TFT enabling the high speed operation can be realized. |
| US07759166B2 |
Microelectronic packages fabricated at the wafer level and methods therefor
A method of making microelectronic packages includes making a subassembly by providing a plate having a top surface, a bottom surface and openings extending between the top and bottom surfaces, attaching a compliant layer to the top surface of the plate, the compliant layer having openings that are aligned with the openings extending through the plate, and providing electrically conductive features on the compliant layer. After making the subassembly, the bottom surface of the plate is attached with the top surface of a semiconductor wafer so that the openings extending through the plate are aligned with contacts on the wafer. At least some of the electrically conductive features on the compliant layer are electrically interconnected with the contacts on the semiconductor wafer. |
| US07759165B1 |
Nanospring
A nanospring is formed by first forming a stack of alternating layers of materials which have different susceptibilities to a selective etch solution. The stack is formed over a substrate and is subsequently etched with a substantially non-isotropic etch to create a via having substantially straight sidewalls. The sidewalls of the via are exposed to the selective etch solution, thereby creating irregular sidewalls of the via. A metal film is conformally deposited within the via, and, after excess metal is removed, the stack of alternating layers of materials is etched to expose remaining portions of the conformably deposited film, which comprise the nanospring. |
| US07759152B2 |
MEMS thermal actuator and method of manufacture
A separated MEMS thermal actuator is disclosed which is largely insensitive to creep in the cantilevered beams of the thermal actuator. In the separated MEMS thermal actuator, a inlaid cantilevered drive beam formed in the same plane, but separated from a passive beam by a small gap. Because the inlaid cantilevered drive beam and the passive beam are not directly coupled, any changes in the quiescent position of the inlaid cantilevered drive beam may not be transmitted to the passive beam, if the magnitude of the changes are less than the size of the gap. |
| US07759150B2 |
Nanorod sensor with single-plane electrodes
A nanorod sensor with a single plane of horizontally-aligned electrodes and an associated fabrication method are provided. The method provides a substrate and forms an intermediate electrode overlying a center region of the substrate. The intermediate electrode is a patterned bottom noble metal/Pt/Ti multilayered stack. TiO2 nanorods are formed over the substrate and intermediate electrode, and a TiO2 film may be formed overlying the TiO2 nanorods. The TiO2 nanorods and TiO2 film are formed in-situ, in the same process, by varying the substrate temperature. In other aspects, the TiO2 film is formed between the nanorods and the intermediate electrode. In yet another aspect, the TiO2 film is formed both above and below the nanorods. A single plane of top electrodes is formed overlying the TiO2 film from a top noble metal/Pt/Ti multilayered stack overlying the TiO2 film, which has been selectively etched to form separate top electrodes. |
| US07759145B2 |
Process for producing light-emitting diode element emitting white light
An object of the present invention is to manufacture a white light-emitting diode element by coating a blue light-emitting diode chip with a coating of a synthetic resin containing a fluorescent material.The object is achieved by bonding an LED material plate corresponding to a plurality of LED chips to an expansion sheet, dividing the LED material plate into individual LED chips, stretching the expansion sheet to widen the spacing between the LED chips, forming a synthetic resin layer between the chips, and dicing the synthetic resin layer to remove portions of the synthetic resin layer between the LED chips while leaving part of the synthetic resin layer on a side surface of each of the LED chips. |
| US07759141B2 |
Method of manufacturing display device
A method of manufacturing a display device includes: preparing a substrate including a first area and a second area, forming a first layer on the first area and the second area, forming a second layer on the first layer of the first area, respectively forming a first electrode layer on the second layer of the first area and the first layer of the second area, forming a reflective layer on the first electrode layer of the first area, and forming a second electrode layer on the reflective layer. |
| US07759140B2 |
Light-emitting device and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a light-emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light-emitting device includes a substrate having at least one protruded portion with a curved surface in which a consistent defect density and uniform stress distribution can be obtained even when the growth of the semiconductor crystal layer and the forming of the light-emitting device are completed. In addition, the light-emitting device has a high the light extraction efficiency for extracting light generated at an electroluminescense layer externally. |
| US07759138B2 |
Silicon microchannel plate devices with smooth pores and precise dimensions
A method of fabricating a microchannel plate includes forming a plurality of pores in a silicon substrate. The plurality of pores is oxidized, thereby consuming silicon at surfaces of the plurality of pores and forming a silicon dioxide layer over the plurality of pores. At least a portion of the silicon dioxide layer is stripped, which reduces a surface roughness of the plurality of pores. A semiconducting layer can be deposited onto the surface of the silicon dioxide layer. The semiconducting layer is then oxidized, thereby consuming at least some of the polysilicon or amorphous silicon layer and forming an insulating layer. Resistive and secondary electron emissive layers are then deposited on the insulating layer by atomic layer deposition. |
| US07759128B2 |
Histamine detection method and histamine detection kit
The histamine detection method of the invention includes: a reaction step of causing a sample solution possibly containing histamine to react with 2,3-naphathalene dicarboxylaldehyde at PH of less than 10; and a detection step of detecting histamine based on a color change in the reaction step. The arrangement of this histamine detection method ensures the good color development in a visible region and thus enables easy and quick detection of histamine. |
| US07759127B2 |
Organic materials able to detect analytes
The present invention generally relates to polymers with lasing characteristics that allow the polymers to be useful in detecting analytes. In one aspect, the polymer, upon an interaction with an analyte, may exhibit a change in a lasing characteristic that can be determined in some fashion. For example, interaction of an analyte with the polymer may affect the ability of the polymer to reach an excited state that allows stimulated emission of photons to occur, which may be determined, thereby determining the analyte. In another aspect, the polymer, upon interaction with an analyte, may exhibit a change in stimulated emission that is at least 10 times greater with respect to a change in the spontaneous emission of the polymer upon interaction with the analyte. The polymer may be a conjugated polymer in some cases. In one set of embodiments, the polymer includes one or more hydrocarbon side chains, which may be parallel to the polymer backbone in some instances. In another set of embodiments, the polymer may include one or more pendant aromatic rings. In yet another set of embodiments, the polymer may be substantially encapsulated in a hydrocarbon. In still another set of embodiments, the polymer may be substantially resistant to photobleaching. In certain aspects, the polymer may be useful in the detection of explosive agents, such as 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT). |
| US07759124B2 |
Blancher with automated process control
A method of operating a blanching system includes steps of automatically sampling a blanching solution and mixing the sampled blanching solution with a reagent that is formulated to change at least one property according to a concentration of a metal ion in the blanching solution. This property is automatically sensed with an automated sensor and a controller is used to automatically control a concentration of metal ions in the blanching solution in response to a signal that is received from said automated sensor. |
| US07759120B2 |
Seeding implantable medical devices with cells
Apparatus and methods for seeding an implantable medical device, such as a vascular prosthesis, with cells, such as endothelial cells, are described. The invention supports techniques for seeding a luminal surface of the device with axial centrifugation. Cells are introduced in suspension into the lumen of the device. The introduction of the cells may occur after a blood centrifugation product, such as platelet-poor plasma, is applied to the luminal surface. After the cells are introduced, the device is then subjected to centrifugation around a longitudinal axis defined by the lumen. Axial centrifugation causes the cells to concentrate toward and adhere to the luminal surface. Shortly after axial centrifugation, the seeded device can be presented for implantation in a patient. The implantable medical device may be inserted into a protective sleeve prior to seeding the device with cells, and the sleeve may or may not be removed prior to implantation. |
| US07759119B2 |
Systems and methods for efficient collection of single cells and colonies of cells and fast generation of stable transfectants
A plate manufactured to enable samples of cells, micro-organisms, proteins, DNA, biomolecules and other biological media to be positioned at specific locations or sites on the plate for the purpose of performing addressable analyses on the samples. Preferably, some or all of the sites are built from a removable material or as pallets so that a subset of the samples of interest can be readily isolated from the plate for further processing or analysis. The plate can contain structures or chemical treatments that enhance or promote the attachment and/or function of the samples, and that promote or assist in their analyses. Use of the plate advantageously enables the selection and sorting of cells based on dynamic phenomena and the rapid establishment of stable tranfectants. |
| US07759118B2 |
Proliferation of hepatocyte precursors
A composition which comprises an animal cell population which contains immature animal cells. The immature animal cells are characterized by expression of alpha-fetoprotein or lack of essential expression of alpha-fetoprotein and albumin, and at least a portion of said immature animal cells or at least a portion of the progeny of said immature animal cells is capable of differentiating into cells which express albumin. The cell population is cultured under conditions which result in expansion of the cells. Expansion of the cells may be achieved by culturing the cells in the presence of an extracellular matrix and liver stromal cells; and preferably in the presence of growth factors. Such cells may be used for liver transplantation, artificial livers, and for toxicology and pharmacology studies. Such cells may also be genetically engineered to express proteins or polypepetides of interest. |
| US07759113B2 |
Fabrication of tissue lamina using microfabricated two-dimensional molds
Methods and materials for making complex, living, vascularized tissues for organ and tissue replacement, especially complex and/or thick structures, such as liver tissue is provided. Tissue lamina is made in a system comprising an apparatus having (a) a first mold or polymer scaffold, a semi-permeable membrane, and a second mold or polymer scaffold, wherein the semi-permeable membrane is disposed between the first and second molds or polymer scaffolds, wherein the first and second molds or polymer scaffolds have means defining microchannels positioned toward the semi-permeable membrane, wherein the first and second molds or polymer scaffolds are fastened together; and (b) animal cells. Methods for producing complex, three-dimensional tissues or organs from tissue lamina are also provided. |
| US07759108B2 |
Method for producing fermented milk containing angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory peptide and method for producing whey
There are disclosed methods for producing fermented milk and whey that enable effective production in high yield of fermented milk and whey having high content of an ACEI peptide that is highly safe and applicable to pharmaceuticals, functional foods, health foods, and the like. The methods are: a method including the steps of mixing lactic acid bacteria and a starting material containing milk by stirring to prepare a mixed material, and fermenting the mixed material under stirring so that curd pieces and whey containing an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory peptide are generated, whereby fermented milk containing the curd pieces and the whey containing the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory peptide is produced; and a method including the steps of subjecting the resulting fermented milk to centrifugation and/or filter pressing to separate and recover whey. |
| US07759105B2 |
Probiotic composition useful for dietary augmentation and/or combating disease states and adverse physiological conditions
A probiotic composition including the bacilli (1) Bacillus subtilis, (2) Bacillus coagulans, and (3) Enterococcus faecium. The composition may further include a carrier medium, such as fructo-oligo-saccharides (FOS), as incorporated in a dose form such as a pill, capsule, powder or sachet. The compositions of the invention may be usefully employed as health or nutritional supplements, food additives, or therapeutic agents for combating a wide variety of physiological disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, autism, and fibromyalgia. |
| US07759102B2 |
Talaromyces xylanases
Novel polypeptides possessing (endo)xylanase activity are disclosed which can degrade cellulose implant extracts and plant materials. The polypeptides can cleave β-D-xylan polymers at internal (1-4) bonds between adjacent xylopyranosyl units. The amino acid sequence and encoding DNA sequence is given and the polypeptide was used to treat cellulose in the preparation of edible foodstuffs and animal feed. The polypeptides have both arabinoxylanase and xylosidase activity. |
| US07759101B2 |
Ginsenoside glycosidases hydrolyzing ginsenoside sugar moieties and uses thereof
The invention relates to ginsenoside glycosidases which hydrolyzes ginsenosides having higher contents in ginsengs so as to prepare rare ginsenosides with high physioloigical activity. Said ginsenoside glycosidases are derived from microorganism cultures, ginseng plants, almonds, wheat brans, malts and animal livers etc., and are categoried to four types depending on their capability of hydrolyzing the sugar moieties of ginsenosides, namely, ginsenoside glycosidase I, ginsenoside glycosidase II, ginsenoside glycosidase III and ginsenoside-α-rhamnosidase. The invention also relates to the uses of the ginsenoside glycosidases in preparing rare ginsenosides. |
| US07759099B2 |
Seeding implantable medical devices with cells
Apparatus and methods for seeding an implantable medical device, such as a vascular prosthesis, with cells, such as endothelial cells, are described. The invention supports techniques for seeding a luminal surface of the device with axial centrifugation. Cells are introduced in suspension into the lumen of the device. The introduction of the cells may occur after a blood centrifugation product, such as platelet-poor plasma, is applied to the luminal surface. After the cells are introduced, the device is then subjected to centrifugation around a longitudinal axis defined by the lumen. Axial centrifugation causes the cells to concentrate toward and adhere to the luminal surface. Shortly after axial centrifugation, the seeded device can be presented for implantation in a patient. The implantable medical device may be inserted into a protective sleeve prior to seeding the device with cells, and the sleeve may or may not be removed prior to implantation. |
| US07759098B2 |
Process for immobilized nano-sized metal particles
The present invention provides a new process using biological method for the preparation of immobilized nano-particles of metals. Fungi are used to efficiently prepare immobilized nano-particles of various metals ions such as Au, Ag, Pd, Pt, Ni, Rh and Ru from their aqueous solutions. |
| US07759096B2 |
Process for enzymatic production of triglycerides
A process for enzymatic production of glyceride compositions, specifically industrially practicable production of triglycerides, including conjugated linoleic and linolenic acid triglycerides, and the compositions produced by such process. An enzymatic reaction zone is first utilized, in which a mixture of glycerol and fatty acids or fatty acid derivatives is reacted in the presence of an enzymatic catalyst to form 1,3 diglycerides. The mixture is then circulated through a second thermal rearrangement zone, maintained at a higher temperature, to promote rearrangement of the 1,3 diglycerides to 1,2 diglycerides. Triglycerides are produced by re-circulating the mixture through the enzymatic production zone. |
| US07759095B2 |
Process for the preparation and isolation of phosphatides
Process for the preparation of phosphatidylserine of formula wherein R1 and R2 independently represent a saturated, mono-unsaturated or polyunsaturated acyl C10-C30, X=OH or OM where M=alkaline or alkaline earth metal, ammonium, alkylammonium (including the inner salt) including the transphosphatidylation reaction between phosphatidylcholine of the general formula wherein R1 and R2 and X have the above specified meanings, R3=CH2—CH2—NH2 o CH2—CH2—N+(CH3)3 and Serine in D, L or racemic form catalized by the phospholipase D enzyme (PLD), characterized in that said reaction is carried out in a hydroalcoholic medium containing an aliphatic alcohol and in the presence of bivalent metal oxide. |
| US07759091B2 |
Therapeutic agents comprising pro-apoptotic proteins
The present invention relates to targeted killing of a cell utilizing a chimeric polypeptide comprising a cell-specific targeting moiety and a signal transduction pathway factor. In a preferred embodiment, the signal transduction pathway factor is an apoptosis-inducing factor, such as granzyme B, granzyme A, or Bax. |
| US07759089B2 |
Recombinant protein comprising starch binding domain and use thereof
A recombinant protein is prepared comprising a polypeptide of interest and a starch binding domain (SBD). The said SBD is obtainable from glucoamylase of fungi genus Rhizopus. The said recombinant protein comprising the said SBD can be purified by contacting with an affinity matrix such as starch, the SBD binds to the affinity matrix to isolate the recombinant protein. The recombinant protein can be purified by separating the association between the SBD and the affinity matrix by acid, alkaline, salt, or sugar. The polypeptide of interest may be an antibody, an antigen, a therapeutic compound, an enzyme, or a protein and may apply in pathogen destruction, vaccine producing, and oral care product manufacturing. The SBD further provides as a tool to screen or identify polysacchrides. |
| US07759085B2 |
14189, a novel human kinase and uses thereof
A novel human kinase protein and nucleic acid molecule is disclosed. In addition to the isolated kinase protein, the invention further provides isolated kinase fusion proteins, antigenic peptides, and anti-kinase antibodies. The invention also provides kinase nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing a nucleic acid molecule of the invention, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and nonhuman transgenic animals in which a kinase gene has been introduced or disrupted. Diagnostic, screening, and therapeutic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided. |
| US07759082B2 |
Electroprocessed fibrin-based matrices and tissues
The invention is directed to formation and use of electroprocessed fibrin as an extracellular matrix and, together with cells, its use in forming engineered tissue. The engineered tissue can include the synthetic manufacture of specific organs or tissues which may be implanted into a recipient. The electroprocessed fibrin may also be combined with other molecules in order to deliver the molecules to the site of application or implantation of the electroprocessed fibrin. The fibrin or fibrin/cell suspension is electrodeposited onto a substrate to form the tissues and organs. |
| US07759073B2 |
Electronic methods for the detection of analytes
The present invention is directed to the detection of target analytes using electronic techniques, particularly AC techniques. |
| US07759070B2 |
Conserved inner core lipopolysaccharide epitopes as multi-species vaccine candidates
A conserved inner-core oligosaccharide epitope expressed on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of a range of disease causing pathogenic bacterial isolates, including Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (Ap), Mannheimia haemolytica (Mh) and Pasteurella multocida (Pm), is disclosed. Construction of a mutant bacterial strain exclusively expressing the conserved inner core OS epitope as a terminally exposed structure has allowed the identification, production and isolation of an inner core LPS which is common to all three organisms. Further provided are associated vaccines, antibodies raised against the conserved LPS inner core and glycoconjugates comprising the LPS inner core linked to an immunogenic carrier. |
| US07759067B2 |
Method for determining the amount of an analyte with a disc-shaped microfluidic device
A microscale method for the characterization of one or more reaction variables that influence the formation or dissociation of an affinity complex comprising a ligand and a binder, which have mutual affinity for each other. The method is characterized in comprising the steps of: (i) providing a microfluidic device comprising a microchannel structures that are under a common flow control, each microchannel structure comprising a reaction microactivity; (ii) performing essentially in parallel an experiment in each of two or more of the plurality of microchannel structures, the experiment in these two or more microchannel structures comprising either a) formation of an immobilized form of the complex and retaining under flow conditions said form within the reaction microactivity, or b) dissociating, preferably under flow condition, an immobilized form of the complex which has been included in the microfluidic device provided in step (i), at least one reaction variable varies or is uncharacterized for said two or more microchannel structures while the remaining reaction variables are kept essentially constant; (iii) measuring the presentation of the complex in said reaction microactivity in said two or more microchannel structures; and (iv) characterizing said one or more reaction variables based on the values for presentation obtained in step (iii). |
| US07759053B2 |
Methods of fabricating integrated circuitry
The invention includes methods of fabricating integrated circuitry and semiconductor processing polymer residue removing solutions. In one implementation, a method of fabricating integrated circuitry includes forming a conductive metal line over a semiconductor substrate. The conductive line is exposed to a solution comprising an inorganic acid, hydrogen peroxide and a carboxylic acid buffering agent. In one implementation, a method of fabricating integrated circuitry includes forming an insulating layer over a semiconductor substrate. A contact opening is at least partially formed into the insulating layer. The contact opening is exposed to a solution comprising an inorganic acid, hydrogen peroxide and a carboxylic acid buffering agent. In one implementation, a semiconductor processing polymer residue removing solution comprises an inorganic acid, hydrogen peroxide and a carboxylic acid buffering agent. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated. |
| US07759050B2 |
Method for manufacturing thin substrate using a laminate body
Provided is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground and a support, where the substrate may be ground to a very small (thin) thickness and can then be separated from the support without damaging the substrate. One embodiment is a laminated body comprising a substrate to be ground, a curable silicone adhesive layer in contact with the substrate to be ground, a photothermal conversion layer comprising a light absorbing agent and a heat decomposable resin, and a light transmitting support. After grinding the substrate surface which is opposite that in contact with the adhesive layer, the laminated body is irradiated through the light transmitting layer and the photothermal conversion layer decomposes to separate the substrate and the light transmitting support. |
| US07759049B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition for original printing plate capable of being carved by laser
A photosensitive resin composition for forming a laser engravable printing element, comprising: (a) 100 parts by weight of a resin which is in a solid state at 20° C., wherein the resin has a number average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 300,000, (b) 5 to 200 parts by weight of an organic compound having a number average molecular weight of less than 5,000 and having at least one polymerizable unsaturated group per molecule, and (c) 1 to 100 parts by weight of an inorganic porous material having an average pore diameter of from 1 to 1,000 nm, a pore volume of from 0.1 to 10 ml/g and a number average particle diameter of not more than 10 μm. A laser engravable printing element formed from the above-mentioned resin composition. A method for producing a laser engraved printing element by using the above-mentioned photosensitive resin composition. |
| US07759043B2 |
Oxime ester photoinitiators
Compounds of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2 and R10 independently of one another are C1-C20alkyl, phenyl, C1-C12alkylphenyl or phenyl-C1-C6alkyl; R3 and R4 independently of one another are hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl, NR6R7 or SR8, provided that at least one of R3 or R4 is NR6R7 or SR8; R5 is hydrogen or C1-C20alkyl; R6 and R7 independently of one another are C1-C20alkyl, or R6 and R7 together with the N-atom to which they are attached form a 5 or 6 membered ring, which optionally is interrupted by O, S or NR9 and which optionally additionally is substituted by one or more C1-C4alkyl; R8 is phenyl, biphenylyl, naphthyl, anthryl or phenanthryl, all of which optionally are substituted by one or more C1-C4alkyl; and R9 is hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl, C2-C4hydroxyalkyl or phenyl; exhibit an unexpectedly good performance in photopolymerization reactions. |
| US07759042B2 |
Donor films with pattern-directing layers
Laser induced thermal imaging (LITI) donor films, and methods of preparing them, having a substrate, a light-to-heat conversion layer, and a pattern-directing layer. The pattern-directing layer can include patterns of self-assembled monolayer regions, hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions, positively or negatively charged regions, or a series of raised or recessed features. It can also be used to generate charge patterns and magnetic patterns. The pattern-directing layer causes patterning of a transfer layer applied to it, resulting in a templated transfer layer. When imaged, the LITI donor film transfers at least a portion of the templated transfer layer to a permanent receptor while maintaining the pattern substantially intact in the transferred portion. |
| US07759041B2 |
Method of preparing toner and toner prepared using the method
A method of preparing a toner, includes: preparing a high molecular weight latex particle by polymerizing a toner composition including a macromonomer having a hydrophilic group, a hydrophobic group and at least one reactive functional group, and at least one polymerizable monomer; forming a core particle by aggregating the high molecular weight latex particle; forming a shell layer by coating the core particle using a polymer having a higher glass transition temperature than a glass transition temperature of the core particle. Also, provided are a toner prepared using the method, an image forming method using the toner, and an image forming apparatus using the toner. Using the toner, an image can be fused at a low temperature. Also, durability of the toner is improved. |
| US07759040B2 |
Image forming method
A cleaner-less image forming method includes forming an electrostatic latent image on a electrostatic latent image carrying member; developing the electrostatic latent image with a developer comprising a toner and a carrier to form a toner image; and transferring the toner image. The carrier has a median of an arithmetic average height distribution of from 0.45 to 0.65 μm, and the toner includes an external additive and has an average circularity of 0.975 or more. |
| US07759038B2 |
Toner, development unit and image forming apparatus using the same
Disclosed is a toner containing resin mother particles and oil, in which the volume-average particle diameter of the resin mother particles is not less than 2 μm but less than 4 μm, (volume-average particle diameter of the resin mother particles)/(number-average particle diameter of the resin mother particles) is more than 1 but less than 1.1, the oil is silicone oil or fluorine oil, and the content of the silicone oil or fluorine oil is not less than 0.05% by mass but less than 2% by mass relative to the resin mother particles. |
| US07759035B2 |
Electrostatic charge image developing toner and image forming method
An object is to provide an electrostatic charge image developing toner and an image forming method using the same capable of maintaining image properties for a long duration, which exhibit not only sufficient transparency and chromaticness, accompanied with high color reproduction and excellent charging characteristic, but also excellent heat resistance, together further with excellent light fastness and sufficient image holding ability. Disclosed is an electrostatic charge image developing toner of the present invention comprising a binder resin for toner particle formation and colorant particles dispersed in the binder resin, wherein the colorant particles comprise a dye and an antioxidant. Further, the electrostatic charge image developing toner wherein a volume-based median particle diameter of the colorant particles is preferably 10-100 nm, and also the dye contained in the colorant particles is preferably an oil-soluble dye or a metal chelate dye. |
| US07759029B2 |
Substrate provided with an alignment mark in a substantially transmissive process layer, mask for exposing said mark, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby
A substrate provided with an alignment mark in a substantially transmissive process layer overlying the substrate, said mark comprising high reflectance areas for reflecting radiation of an alignment beam of radiation, and low reflectance areas for reflecting less radiation of the alignment beam, wherein the high reflectance areas comprise at least one substantially linear sub-grating. In one example, a substantially linear sub-grating comprises a plurality of spaced square regions. |
| US07759027B2 |
Method and system for design of a reticle to be manufactured using character projection lithography
A method for fracturing or mask data preparation or proximity effect correction is disclosed which comprises the steps of inputting patterns to be formed on a surface, a subset of the patterns being slightly different variations of each other and selecting a set of characters some of which are complex characters to be used to form the number of patterns, and reducing shot count or total write time by use of a character varying technique. A system for fracturing or mask data preparation or proximity effect correction is also disclosed. |
| US07759026B2 |
Method and system for manufacturing a reticle using character projection particle beam lithography
A method for manufacturing a surface, the surface having a multiplicity of slightly different patterns, is disclosed with the method comprising the steps of designing a stencil mask having a set of characters for forming the patterns on the surface and reducing shot count or total write time by use of a character varying technique. A system for manufacturing a surface is also disclosed. |
| US07759019B2 |
Liquid fuel cell, membrane electrode assembly and cathode
A cathode includes a diffusion layer, and a porous catalyst layer provided on the diffusion layer. The porous catalyst layer has a thickness not greater than 60 μm, a porosity of 30 to 70% and a pore diameter distribution including a peak in a range of 20 to 200 nm of a pore diameter. A volume of pores having a diameter of 20 to 200 nm is not less than 50% of a pore volume of the porous catalyst layer. The porous catalyst layer contains a supported catalyst comprising 10 to 30% by weight of a fibrous supported catalyst and 70 to 90% by weight of a granular supported catalyst. The fibrous supported catalyst includes a carbon nanofiber having a herringbone structure or a platelet structure. The granular supported catalyst includes a carbon black having 200 to 600 mL/100 g of a dibutyl phthalate (DBP) absorption value. |
| US07759015B2 |
Separator for fuel cell with austenitic stainless steel substrate
A fuel cell separator having excellent corrosion resistance, electric conductivity and durability comprising a substrate made of austenitic stainless steel, and a nitride layer formed on a surface of the substrate in contact with an oxygen electrode or a current collector on the oxygen electrode side, the nitride layer comprising a solid solution compound phase composed of an Fe4N crystal, in which part of Fe is substituted by at least Cr and Ni. |
| US07758994B2 |
Nickel metal hydride storage battery with a safety valve for relieving excess gas pressure in the battery when the safety valve is open, the safety valve having a hydrogen-permeable valve member for allowing hydrogen-gas leakage therethrough when the safety valve is closed
A nickel-metal hydride storage battery is provided capable of suppressing changes in discharge reserve and charge reserve of a negative electrode to prevent lowering of battery characteristics for a long term. A nickel-metal hydride storage battery 100 of the present invention comprises a battery main part (an electrode plate group 150, an electrolyte, and others), a case 102 housing this battery main part, and a safety valve device 101. The safety valve device 101 includes a valve member 110 of a closed-end substantially cylindrical shape. This nickel-metal hydride storage battery 100 is arranged such that a hydrogen leak rate V1(μl/h/Ah) of the battery having been charged and discharged and then charged to 60% SOC satisfies a relationship: 2≦V1≦4, the hydrogen leak rate being per unit of battery capacity under an atmosphere at a battery temperature of 45° C., and a reduced pressure of 10 kPa. |
| US07758992B2 |
Copper-substituted perovskite compositions for solid oxide fuel cell cathodes and oxygen reduction electrodes in other electrochemical devices
The present invention provides novel compositions that find advantageous use in making electrodes for electrochemical cells. Also provided are electrochemical devices that include active oxygen reduction electrodes, such as solid oxide fuel cells, sensors, pumps and the like. The compositions comprises a copper-substituted ferrite perovskite material. The invention also provides novel methods for making and using the electrode compositions and solid oxide fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cell assemblies having cathodes comprising the compositions. |
| US07758984B2 |
Shift reactor, fuel cell system employing the same, and operating method of the same
A shift reactor for fuel cells, a fuel cell system employing the same, and an operating method of the same are provided. More particularly, a shift reactor for fuel cells is filled with a shift catalyst and includes an inlet through which reactants flow into the shift reactor and an outlet through which products flow out of the shift reactor. An oxygen supply duct and a valve capable of regulating the oxygen supply are positioned at the outlet side of the shift reactor. The oxygen supply allows for the temperature of the shift catalyst to be increased rapidly at startup, thereby significantly shortening the startup time of the shift reactor and thereby contributing to an improved practical operation of the fuel cell system. |
| US07758982B2 |
SiN overcoat for perpendicular magnetic recording media
A SiON overcoat for use on magnetic media for magnetic recording. The SiON overcoat is deposited by pulsed DC sputtering while applying a negative DC bias. The SiON overcoat is especially useful on perpendicular magnetic recording media because of its ability to deposit thinly and evenly on a rough, granular high coercivity recording media while maintaining excellent corrosion protection properties. A SiON overcoat can be applied less than 3 nm thick while still maintaining excellent mechanical and corrosion protection. The overcoat also has a very high density and water contact angle. |
| US07758981B2 |
Method for making a master disk for nanoimprinting patterned magnetic recording disks, master disk made by the method, and disk imprinted by the master disk
A method for making a master disk to be used for nanoimprinting patterned-media magnetic recording disks uses sidewall lithography. In one implementation, the master disk substrate has a first pattern of concentric rings formed on it by sidewall lithography, followed by a second pattern of generally radially-directed pairs of parallel lines, also formed by sidewall lithography, with the pairs of parallel lines intersecting the rings. An etching process is then performed, using the upper pattern as an etch mask, to remove unprotected portions of the underlying concentric rings. This leaves a pattern of pillars on the substrate, which then serve as an etch mask for an etching process that etches unprotected portions of the master disk substrate. The resulting master disk then has pillars of substrate material arranged in a pattern of concentric rings and generally radially-directed pairs of parallel lines. |
| US07758978B2 |
Conductive coating for reduced reflectivity on electronic displays
In an optical thin-film arrangement on a transparent optical substrate, such as a display screen, two or more conductive layers are stacked in an alternating fashion with one or more dielectric layers. The conductive layer can include, for example, indium-tin oxide (ITO), and the dielectric layer can include an index-matching material. The conductive layers can be in electrical contact with one another at their peripheries to provide EMI/RFI shielding. A structure having more than one conductive layer can be made to have the same net sheet resistance and thus provide the same degree of shielding as a conventional single-layer conductive coating but with lower reflectivity. |
| US07758977B2 |
Crystalline zirconia and method of synthesis
Novel, monodispersed, spherical ZrO2 particles in the size range of approximately 10 to approximately 600 nm exhibiting metastable tetragonal crystal structure at room temperature and novel methods of preparation. The ZrO2 particles are approximately 100% in the tetragonal phase at room temperature and can be pure and free of foreign oxides. The novel method can include mixing zirconium-alkoxide and an alcohol, forming preparation one, followed by separately dissolving completely de-ionized water and a polymeric steric stabilizer in an alcohol forming preparation two. Next the preparations can be mixed with vigorous stirring while subjecting the materials to hydrolysis and condensation reactions with very slow stirring. Next, there is waiting for the formation of a sol from the mixture, followed by drying at approximately 80 degrees C. to form resultant material followed by crushing the resultant material. |
| US07758975B2 |
Coating for a cutting tool and corresponding production method
A coating, particularly for cutting tools, is presented which may be manufactured in a single PVD coating process allowing the making of two-color cutting tools in a simple manner. Between two metallic hard material layers of unlike color a separating layer 11 is provided which, like the other layers, is produced in the same PVD coating process. The separating layer (11) permits the abrasion of the top layer by sandblasting, brushing or the like in very short abrading periods. |
| US07758974B2 |
Hard film
A hard film formed of a material containing a (M1−xSix)(C1−dNd) compound, wherein M is at least one of A1 and the elements in groups 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A, 0.45≦x≦0.98 and 0≦d≦1, wherein x, 1−x, d and 1−d are atomic ratios of Si, M, N and C, respectively. |
| US07758973B2 |
Optical filter and organic EL display using the same
An object of the present invention is to solve the problem of losing a part of the incident light due to the irregular reflection of the incident light if a layer containing fine particles is formed by coating for the purpose of roughing when providing measures to prevent the reflection of the light at the surface of the color filter layer or at the surface of the color conversion layer inside a display, or a problem of difficulty in management of the paint for obtaining a certain roughened surface or a problem of increase of the number of processes to prevent the reflection when preventing the reflection by laminating plural layers of different refractive indices. By for example, laminating a black matrix 12, a color filter layer 13, a color conversion layer 15 or the like on a transparent substrate 11, and above thereof, combining an optical filter 10 having a minute concave-convex surface 14, with an endless number of minute concave-convex by a pitch of the wavelength of the light or less formed, with an organic EL element 20, the object can be achieved. |
| US07758970B2 |
Different materials bonded member and production method thereof
A different materials bonded member includes a ceramic base material and a metallic member which are bonded together through an Au solder material. The solder material is disposed on a bonding surface of the ceramic base through a given active metal layer or a given metalized layer and the solder material is heated and melted to form a pre-coat layer adhering to the bonding surface, the metallic member is disposed on a surface of the pre-coat layer through a barrier layer having a given function. A bonded part is formed by solidifying the pre-coat layer after it has been heated and melted under given temperature conditions to bond the ceramic base and the metallic member to one another. |
| US07758964B2 |
Flame resistant covercoat for flexible circuit
A flame-resistant electrical circuit covercoat composition includes a phosphinate and a urethane solder mask. The composition can be used as a covercoat for flexible circuits. |
| US07758961B2 |
Functionalized nanoparticles and their use in particle/bulk material systems
A process for creating readily or highly dispersible nanoparticles on which chemically reactive functional groups or ligands have been placed. An ultra-high shear fluidic processor is used to change the size distribution of nanoparticle agglomerations and facilitate the formation of stable dispersions of such nanoparticles, as well as the placement of various chemically reactive functional groups or ligands on exposed surface areas of such nanoparticles. Such functionalized nanoparticle agglomerations have a broader size distribution (with a substantial increase in the proportion of smaller agglomerations), can exhibit enhanced dispersion characteristics and, when dispersed in various bulk materials, can impart to such bulk materials the desirable physical or chemical properties associated with the selected chemically active functional groups that have been attached to the surface areas of such agglomerations. |
| US07758956B2 |
Antireflection film and polarizing plate and image display device using same
An antireflection film comprises: at least one layer containing fine pores; and an antistatic layer, wherein the antistatic layer and one of said at least one layer containing fine pores are the same or different; and wherein, when a surface of the antireflection film is brought into contact with water for 15 minutes, a wiped portion of the surface shows a chromaticity change, ΔE, of 0.45 or less in the CIE 1976 L*a*b* color space measured under a standard illuminant D65. |
| US07758951B2 |
Prepreg, metal-clad laminate and printed circuit board using same
This invention provides a prepreg which can yield printed circuit boards with excellent dimensional stability and heat resistance and the ability to be bent and housed at high density in electronic device packages, by impregnating a thin fiber base material with a resin having excellent adhesion with metal foils or fiber base materials, excellent heat resistance and high pliability, as well as a metal foil-clad laminate and printed circuit board employing it. The prepreg of the invention is obtained by impregnating a resin composition containing a resin with an imide structure and a thermosetting resin into a fiber base material with a thickness of 5-50 μm. |