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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 Lab* 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.
US07758945B2	Machine for producing a patterned textile product and nonwoven product thus obtained Machine for producing a patterned textile product, comprising a drum with a perforated lateral surface rotated about its axis, a sleeve with holes which is slipped over the drum, and having a ration of the sum of the surface area of the holes to the surface area of its total lateral surface of between 5 and 75% and, preferably, between 7 and 50% and a hole diameter not greater than 1 mm, a device for spraying water jets in the direction of the drum in a direction substantially radial thereto and means for creating a vacuum inside the drum wherein an apertured sheath is slipped over the sleeve and has apertures at least one dimension of which is greater than 2 mm.
US07758941B2	Optical data storage medium with super resolution layer An optical data storage medium comprises a super-resolution (SR) layer consisting of thermoelectric material, said SR layer having light absorption, transmittance and reflectance at the wavelength of an incident light and maintaining a crystalline single phase without a structural or chemical change below the melting temperature of the material. SR readout of data from and/or SR writing of data onto the medium is carried out by way of thermoelectrically induced optical changes within a local area of the SR layer under laser irradiation.
US07758940B2	Optical disk manufacturing sheet The present invention provides an optical disk producing sheet 1, obtained by laminating a stamper-receiving layer 11 that is energy rays-curable and whose storage elastic modulus prior to curing is from 103 to 107 Pa, and an adhesive layer 12 whose adhesive strength to polycarbonate is at least 200 mN/25 mm, and whose storage elastic modulus during the curing of the stamper-receiving layer 11 is from 103 to 107 Pa. With the optical disk producing sheet 1, separation that occurs during the production of an optical disk, or during the storage of the finished product, is prevented, and warpage in the resulting optical disk is reduced.
US07758937B2	Rubber composition and vulcanized rubber product using the same Disclosed is a rubber composition excellent in oil resistance and weather resistance, while having excellent adhesion to a brass. Also disclosed is a vulcanized rubber product using such a rubber composition. Specifically disclosed is a rubber composition containing a rubber component (A), an inorganic filler (B), a plasticizer (C) and a process oil (D). The rubber component (A) contains 30-60% by mass of an acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, 20-40% by mass of an ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene rubber, and 20-50% by mass of a styrene-butadiene rubber. The inorganic filler (B) is contained in the composition in an amount of 5-100 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component (A), and the mass ratio between the plasticizer (C) and the process oil (D) is from 15/85 to 75/25. Also specifically disclosed is a vulcanized rubber product obtained by vulcanizing such a rubber composition.
US07758936B2	Pharmaceutical blister The present invention relates to a new pharmaceutical blister with reduced permeability to water vapor and gas. It is proposed according to the invention to coat conventional blisters with a silicon oxide-containing functional layer to protect against gases, water vapor and organic molecules.
US07758933B2	Adhesive materials having a high refractive index based on acrylate block copolymers A pressure-sensitive adhesive based on at least 50% of one or more block copolymers, at least one block copolymer being composed at least in part on the basis of (meth)acrylic acid derivatives, the at least one block copolymer comprising at least the unit P(A)-P(B)-P(A), comprising at least one polymer block P(B) and at least two polymer blocks P(A), where P(A) independently of one another represent homopolymer or copolymer blocks made up of monomers of group A, the (co)polymer blocks P(A) each having a softening temperature in the range from 0° C. to +175° C., P(B) represents a homopolymer or copolymer block comprising monomers of group B, the (co)polymer block P(B) having a softening temperature in the range from −130° C. to +10° C., and the (co)polymer blocks P(A) and P(B) are not homogeneously miscible with one another at 25° C., characterized in that the adhesive has a refractive index nd,a of nd,a≧1.52 at 25° C., at least one of the (co)polymer blocks P(A) have a refractive index nd,A of nd,A≧1.58 at 25° C., and the (co)polymer block P(B) has a refractive index nd,B of nd,B≧1.43 at 25° C.
US07758931B2	Chlorofluorobenzene liquid crystal compound, liquid crystal composition, and liquid crystal display device Such a liquid crystal compound is provided that has stability to heat, light and so forth, has a nematic phase in a wide temperature range, has a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, and suitable elastic constants K33 and K11 (K33: bend elastic constant, K11: splay elastic constant), and has suitable negative dielectric anisotropy and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. A liquid crystal composition containing the liquid crystal compound, and a liquid crystal display device containing the liquid crystal composition are also provided.The liquid crystal compound is represented by one of formulas (a) to (d), the liquid crystal composition contains the liquid crystal compound, and the liquid crystal display device contains the liquid crystal composition: wherein Ra and Rb are independently linear alkyl or linear alkoxy, rings A1, A2, B and C are independently trans-1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene, Z11, Z12, Z2 and Z3 are independently a single bond or alkylene, and one of X1 and X2 is fluorine, and the other thereof is chlorine.
US07758930B2	Curable resin composition, curable resin composition for forming photosensitive pattern, color filter, liquid crystal panel substrate and liquid crystal panel There are provided: a curable resin composition having a high exposure sensitivity and a good developing property, and thereby capable of forming an accurate and precise pattern; a liquid crystal panel substrate on which a protective film for covering a color layer or spacers for a liquid crystal layer, by using the curable resin composition, hardly causing a color irregularity and contrast irregularity; and a liquid crystal panel using the liquid crystal panel substrate and having a superior display quality. The curable resin composition of the present invention comprises: a copolymer (a) having a molecular structure in which a constitutional unit including an acidic functional unit and a constitutional unit including a photocurable functional group are linked at least; a photopolymerization initiator (h) having a tertiary amine structure; and a photocurable compound (c) having at least one acidic functional group and at least three photocurable functional groups.
US07758927B2	Laser-induced fabrication of metallic interlayers and patterns in polyimide films Self-metallizing polyimide films are created by doping polyamic acid solutions with metallic ions and solubilizing agents. Upon creating a film, the film is exposed to coherent light for a specific time and then cured. The resulting film has been found to have a metallic surface layer and a metallic subsurface layer (interlayer). The layer separating the metallic layer has a uniform dispersion of small metal particulates within the polymer. The layer below the interlayer has larger metal particulates uniformly distributed within the polymer. By varying the intensity or time of exposure to the coherent light, three-dimensional control of metal formation within the film is provided.
US07758917B2	Method of producing an arc-erosion resistant coating and corresponding shield for vacuum interrupter chambers A method for producing an arc-erosion resistant coating provides a substrate material with an arc-erosion resistant layer by a cold-gas spraying method. The method can be used for producing an arc-erosion resistant coating in inner regions of vacuum interrupter chambers that are exposed to electric arcs. An exemplary vacuum interrupter chamber with a shield coated inside is disclosed for medium-voltage switchgear.
US07758905B2	Method and system for making extruded portions of cheese A method and system are provided for portioning a cheese mass to be sliced and shredded directly from a quantity of bulk cheese, without the need to thermally process the cheese. The cheese extrudate strands and sheets are cut to provide discrete cheese shreds and slices, and can be automatically portioned and deposited in packages.
US07758903B2	Cytokine modulators and related methods of use A composition for modulating cytokines to regulate an inflammatory or immunomodulatory response. The composition can include at least one of rosehips, blueberry, blackberry, elderberry, cranberry, rosemary, clove, feverfew, nettle root, artichoke, reishi mushroom, olive extract, green tea extract, grape seed extract, resveratrol, viniferin, Aframomum melegueta, boswellia serrata extract, boswellia forte, ipriflavone, tocotrienols, evening primrose oil, INM-176, borage oil, krill oil, at least one type of xanthophyll (e.g., astaxanthin), green coffee extract and ferulic acid. Specifically, a composition of the invention can include: rosehips and at least one of blackberry, blueberry, elderberry, and optionally krill oil; or rosehips, resveratrol and at least one of Aframomum melegueta and astaxanthin. Based on the cytokine modulation and cytokine response inhibition of the composition, it can be used to regulate an immunomodulatory and/or inflammatory response, and subsequently treat diseases and/or abnormal conditions associated with inflammatory response, for example, cardiovascular conditions, arthritis, osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease.
US07758902B2	Cytokine modulators and related methods of use A composition for modulating cytokines to regulate an inflammatory or immunomodulatory response. The composition can include at least one of rosehips, blueberry, blackberry, elderberry, cranberry, rosemary, clove, feverfew, nettle root, artichoke, reishi mushroom, olive extract, green tea extract, grape seed extract, resveratrol, Aframomum melegueta, boswellia serrata extract, boswellia forte, ipriflavone, tocotrienols, evening primrose oil, INM-176, borage oil, krill oil, at least one type of xanthophyll (e.g., astaxanthin), green coffee extract and ferulic acid. Specifically, a composition of the invention can include: rosehips and at least one of blackberry, blueberry, elderberry, and optionally krill oil; or rosehips, resveratrol and at least one of Aframomum melegueta and astaxanthin. Based on the cytokine modulation and cytokine response inhibition of the composition, it can be used to regulate an immunomodulatory and/or inflammatory response, and subsequently treat diseases and/or abnormal conditions associated with inflammatory response, for example, cardiovascular conditions, arthritis, osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease.
US07758901B2	Compositions and methods for alleviating skin disorders The disclosure relates to the discovery that fractionated coconut oil is effective for alleviating existing skin disorders when applied topically to the skin of a person afflicted with such a disorder. The disclosure further relates to the discovery that fractionated coconut oil can be used to prevent or inhibit onset of a skin disorder or to reduce the severity of a skin disorder when administered prophylactically to the skin of a person. A cromolyn compound, a corticosteroid, or both, can be included in the composition.
US07758900B2	Multi-part substitution infusion fluids and matching anticoagulants A multi-part substitution infusion fluid for an extracorporeal blood treatment and methods for using same are provided. Generally, the multi-part substitution fluid comprises a first solution composed of electrolites but without divalent cations and a second solution comprising divalent cations. Another embodiment includes a third solution comprising a matching citrate/citric acid anticoagulant. The described methods of using the multi-part substitution infusion fluids significantly reduce risks associated with various extracorporeal blood treatments.
US07758897B2	Method for the production of metal complexes The invention relates to a process for preparing metal complexes containing carbene ligands by reacting metal compounds with ligand precursors II and/or III and to the use of the thus obtained metal complexes as catalysts.
US07758893B2	Enteral compositions for the prevention and/or treatment of sepsis The present invention relates to an enteral composition containing phospholipids, triglycerides and cholesterol or precursors thereof, which can be used in the treatment of sepsis. With the composition of the invention the natural level of chylomicrons is maintained, in particular in gut associated lymphoid tissue (GALT), which ensures that most of LPS and/or LTA which are released in the body can be neutralized, substantially decreasing the risk of locally occurring high levels of LPS and/or LTA and thus sepsis.
US07758892B1	Medical devices having multiple layers Described herein are medical devices which are configured for implantation or insertion into a subject, preferably a mammalian subject. The medical devices contain one or more multilayer regions, which contain: (a) one or more (typically a plurality of) charged nanoparticle layers and (b) one or more (typically a plurality of) charged polyelectroyte layers. Such multilayers have a number of desirable attributes, including high strength, non-compliance, and flexibility. Also described herein are methods of making such devices.
US07758885B2	Cleansing lotion with moisturising, protecting and odor controlling agents and cloth comprising said lotion The invention relates to a soothing lotion, which cleanses, moisturizes and protects the skin and controls odor from feces and urine on skin. The invention also relates to a cloth comprising said lotion.
US07758884B2	Formulation for increasing the deposition of dietary carotenoids in eggs The absorption and deposition of carotenoids added to poultry diets into the yolk of eggs produced by the poultry is improved by adding a carotenoid formulation comprising a carotenoid, a vegetable oil, a surfactant, a chelating agent, an antioxidant, an alkali and a solvent. The carotenoid formulation can reduce the crystalline nature of lutein for its better dissolution in the formulation and the diet. This new formulation is capable of making more micelles for an effective transfer of lutein from the formulations to the aqueous layer. The new formulation can increase the bioavailability of lutein in chicken biological system and leads to more deposition in the blood and the egg. The lutein deposition in the egg was consistent for an extended period of time when this new formulation was added to the diet. Addition of this carotenoid formulation to the diet increased the antioxidant power of the blood. Eggs produced by poultry fed diets supplemented by the formulation have in excess of 0.80 mg carotenoids per 100 grams of edible portion and thus serve as an important source of carotenoids in the human diet.
US07758882B2	Composite biomaterial including anisometric calcium phosphate reinforcement particles and related methods Composite biomaterials (e.g., for use as orthopedic implants), as well as methods of preparing composite biomaterials, are disclosed. The composite biomaterial includes a matrix (e.g., a continuous phase) comprising a thermoplastic, a calcium phosphate composition that is curable in vivo, or combinations thereof. The composite biomaterial also includes an isometric calcium phosphate reinforcement particles which are dispersed within the matrix.
US07758881B2	Anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory agent combination for treatment of vascular disorders with an implantable medical device Drug-delivery systems such as drug-delivery stents having an anti-proliferative agent such as everolimus and an anti-inflammatory agent such as clobetasol are provided. Also disclosed are methods of treating a vascular impairment such as restenosis or vulnerable plaque
US07758878B2	Cosmetic treatment system and methods A cosmetic treatment system is provided having ingredients that may prevent signs of aging, improve the aesthetic appearance of skin, and promote recovery from environmental stresses. The composition includes natural ingredients, including at least one ingredient or extract from rosemary; at least one ingredient or extract from Centella, Echinacea, Alpinia or mixtures thereof; a DNA repair enzyme; and at least one pharmaceutically or cosmetically acceptable vehicle. The treatment system may further include a patch for applying the cosmetic ingredients and/or a packaging system for holding the components of the cosmetic treatment system.
US07758876B2	Method of preventing infections from bioterrorism agents with immunostimulatory CpG oligonucleotides The present disclosure relates to a method of preventing or treating an infection caused by a bioterrorism agent, specifically to a method of increasing an immune response to a bioterrorism agent using an oligodeoxynucleotide including a CpG motif, and a method of enhancing the immunogenicity of a vaccine against a bioterrorism agent using an oligodeoxynucleotide including a CpG motif.
US07758864B2	Compositions of marine botanicals to provide nutrition to aging and environmentally damaged skin The present invention relates to methods and compositions comprising marine botanicals for treating aged, mature, nutritionally-compromised, or environmentally-damaged skin. These methods and compositions provide improvements in the skin's visual appearance, physiological functions, clinical properties, and biophysical properties.
US07758861B2	Dye-sulfenates for dual phototherapy The present invention discloses dye-sulfenate derivatives and their bioconjugates for dual phototherapy of tumors and other lesions. The compounds of the present invention may contain either a mixture of Type 1 and Type 2 agents or a single entity that integrates both units in the same molecules. The compounds are designed to produce both Type 1 and Type 2 phototherapeutic effect at once using dual wavelength light source that will produce singlet oxygen and free radicals at the lesion of interest.
US07758860B2	Protein formulations with reduced viscosity and uses thereof Protein formulations and methods for reducing the viscosity of a protein formulation are provided. The method for reducing the viscosity of a protein formulation comprises adding a viscosity reducing agent, such as calcium chloride or magnesium chloride to the protein formulation.
US07758854B2	Anti-microbial agents Antimicrobial agents that can serve as replacements to conventional pharmaceutical antibiotics are disclosed. The antimicrobial agents comprise conjugatively transmissible plasmids that kill targeted pathogenic bacteria, but are not harmful to donor bacteria. Two types of lethal transmissible plasmids are disclosed. One type kills recipient bacteria by unchecked (“runaway”) replication in the recipient cells and is prevented from occuring in donor cells. Another type kills recipient bacteria by expressing a gene that produces a product detrimental or lethal to recipient bacterial cells, that gene being prevented from expression in donor cells.
US07758847B2	Molecular sieve with MFI structure containing phosphorus and metal components, preparation process and use thereof A MFI-structured molecular sieve containing phosphorus and metal components has a formula expressed in anhydrous form and on the basis of oxide weight, as follows: (0˜0.3) Na2O (0.5˜5.5) Al2O3 (1.3˜10) P2O5 (0.7˜15) M1xOy (0.01˜5) M2mOn (70˜97) SiO2, wherein M1 is one of transition metals selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co and Ni, and M2 is any one of metals selected from the group consisting of Zn, Mn, Ga and Sn. Preparation processes and uses of the instant molecular sieve are also provided. The molecular sieve has an excellent performance for increasing the yield of lower olefins and increasing the aromatics content in gasoline, and can be used as a shape-selective active component for the catalytic cracking catalyst of petroleum hydrocarbons or its additives.
US07758844B2	Porous titanium oxide powder and method for production thereof There is provided a titanium oxide powder having excellent ultraviolet-protecting ability, usability and transparency, and a method of manufacturing the same. The titanium oxide powder provided is a porous titanium oxide powder that is formed from titanium oxide primary particles agglomerated together, has a mean particle diameter of 0.01 to 100 μm, and has a specific surface area of 250 to 500 m2/g. The porous titanium oxide powder can be obtained by subjecting a titanium salt solution to hydrolysis by heating under the presence of an aliphatic alcohol and/or a substance having a carboxyl group or a carbonyl group, and then further carrying out heating treatment with an acid. The titanium oxide primary particles preferably have a mean particle diameter of 1 to 50 nm, and the powder preferably has an approximately spherical shape with the ratio of the minor axis to the major axis being at least 0.75.
US07758840B2	Method for producing compound A method for producing a compound, in which carrier particles are made to adsorb and carry carried fine particles having a diameter smaller than that of the carrier particles. The method is characterized by comprising: a first step of charging the carrier particles or their precursors to a potential inverse to that of the carried fine particles or their precursors to adsorb the carrier particles or their precursors; and a second step of synthesizing the carried fine particles hardly soluble or their precursors, and causing the carrier particles or their precursors immediately after or during the synthesization to adsorb the hardly soluble carried fine particles or their precursors.
US07758839B2	Silicon and method for producing the same Method for producing silicon which is suitable as a starting material for producing a silicon melt for the fabrication of silicon blocks or silicon crystals, comprising the following steps: introducing a gaseous mixture of monosilane and hydrogen into a reactor, thermal degrading the gaseous mixture for forming silicon powder, separating the formed silicon powder produced from the gaseous mixture, and mechanical compacting the separated silicon powder with compacting rollers which having a roller jacket consisting of a ceramic material selected from graphite, glass and silicon nitride.
US07758838B2	Method and apparatus for the production of ultrafine particles and related coating compositions Disclosed are methods for making ultrafine particles, apparatus for making ultrafine particles, and coating compositions comprising ultrafine particles made by such methods and/or apparatus.
US07758836B1	System and method for removing sulfur-containing contaminants from indoor air A system and method for removing sulfur-containing contaminants from indoor air includes a panel system having a first layer and a second layer. The first layer can include a base media onto which sodium bicarbonate is attached. The second layer can include a base media onto which activated carbon is attached. Indoor air including sulfur-containing contaminants can contact and pass through the first layer. Sulfuric acid can react with the sodium bicarbonate to produce sodium sulfate, which can, in turn, act as a drying agent for organic sulfur-containing contaminants in the indoor air, such as carbon disulfide and carbonyl sulfide. As a result of such drying, the second layer can more effectively trap and/or bind (adsorb) the organic sulfur-containing contaminants so that these contaminants are removed from the contaminated air. The treated air can be returned to an indoor space of the structure.
US07758834B2	Layered catalyst composite A layered, three-way conversion catalyst having the capability of simultaneously catalyzing the oxidation of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide and the reduction of nitrogen oxides is disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the catalyst comprises three layers in conjunction with a carrier: a first layer deposited on the carrier and comprising palladium deposited on a refractory metal oxide and an oxygen storage component; a second layer deposited on the first layer and comprising rhodium deposited on a refractory metal oxide and an oxygen storage component; and a third layer deposited on the second layer and comprising palladium deposited on a refractory metal oxide.
US07758832B2	Method of decomposing nitrogen dioxide A method of decomposing NO2 to NO in an exhaust gas of a lean-bum internal combustion engine comprises the steps of contacting an acidic metal oxide selected from the group consisting of zeolites, tungsten-doped titania, silica-titania, zirconia-titania, and mixtures of any two or more thereof with a gas mixture comprising the exhaust gas, adjusting the composition of the gas mixture, by injecting hydrocarbon therein at a rate that changes over the course of a duty cycle so that, on average over the duty cycle, the C1 hydrocarbon:nitrogen oxides ratio of the gas mixture contacting the acidic metal oxide is from 0.1 to 2.0 and passing the effluent gas directly to atmosphere optionally via first contacting the gas mixture with a hydrocarbon oxidation catalyst.
US07758830B2	Mercury removing apparatus and mercury removing method The invention relates to a mercury removing apparatus and a mercury removing method in which a mercury removing ratio is improved with low cost, the mercury removing apparatus removes mercury from exhaust gas generated by coal combustion, an acidic solution spraying nozzle for spraying sulfuric acid into exhaust gas is provided on the down stream side of an absorption tower for removing sulfur oxide from the exhaust gas.
US07758816B2	Large area cytocentrifuge sample chamber A cytocentrifuge sample chamber includes a sample receiving well to receive and hold a sample to be centrifuged and a sedimentation chamber adjacent a microscope slide upon which cells and/or other sediment material in the sample is to be deposited. A passage, such as a spillway, connects the sample receiving well and the sedimentation chamber, so that sample flows from the sample well under the influence of centrifugal force as centifugation begins into the sedimentation chamber where the sample is forced by centrifugal force against the microscope slide leaving a vacant space at the inner end of the sedimentation chamber. Sedimentation of the sample takes place against the microscope slide. When centrifugation ends, the liquid components of the sample flow back into the vacant space in the sedimentation chamber and can be removed from the vacant space at the inner end of the sedimentation chamber through a removal chamber. This avoids contamination of equipment and users and allows a secondary centrifugation to take place.
US07758815B2	Specimen collection, storage, transportation and assaying device A tamper-proof, point-of-collection specimen assay apparatus including three selectively connectable and sealable chambers, including a first chamber for receiving a specimen, a second chamber housing a specimen testing device and a specimen transfer site positioned between the first chamber and the second chamber for selectively depositing a portion of the specimen from the first chamber into the second chamber and a third chamber having inlets for depositing another portion of the specimen from the first chamber into the third chamber.
US07758813B2	Apparatus and method for sampling of airborne asbestos and other particles released from a surface A sampling apparatus includes a housing defining a test chamber with an opening for contacting a test surface to expose at least a portion the test surface to the test chamber. A movable agitator within the test chamber contacts the test surface and agitates the test surface to release material from the test surface. The apparatus further includes an inlet and an outlet communicating with the test chamber and defining an air flow path through the chamber. At least one sample cassette may be supported near the outlet to collect a sample from the air flow, including material released from the surface into the test chamber.
US07758796B2	Production of UHMWPE sheet materials UHMWPE panels of large width may be ram extruded from a slit die in a stable process, by restraining a panel which exits the die below the crystalline melt temperature against movement away from the die by a back pressure device, so as to exert a back pressure between the back pressure device and the die, the back pressure device preferably constructed of a plurality of differentially adjustable elements so as to be able to compensate for changes in processing characteristics over time. Vertically restraining UHMWPE panels as they further cool also greatly improves product characteristics.
US07758790B2	Method and device for producing corrugated sheet material A method of stably producing a ceramic sheet with good quality, where the tip portions of convex parts constituting numerous wrinkles on the surface of the ceramic sheet are not in contact with each other, and concave parts are open. To produce the ceramic sheet, clay is placed on the upper surface of a stretched rubber sheet, and the upper surface of the clay is covered by a surface layer made from a material that burns when the clay is baked. The rubber sheet is contracted to form wrinkles on the upper surface of the clay and the surface layer. The clay is baked and the surface layer is made to disappear by burning to obtain the ceramic sheet. Thus, the surface layer prevents the tips of the convex parts constituting the wrinkles from being in direct contact with each other.
US07758786B2	Method and apparatus for fabricating articles having textured surfaces Decorative textured surfaces are formed on articles having curved or contoured surfaces. A reusable, flexible textured blanket is placed in a mold along with a first material charge. A pressurizer is used to both impart the texture of the blanket to the first material charge and consolidate the charge to form a textured shell. The blanket is removed from the mold and a second material charge is introduced into the mold over the shell. The application of heat and pressure consolidates the second material charge and the shell to both form and cure the completed article.
US07758784B2	Method of producing uniform blends of nano and micron powders A method of uniformly dispersing a nano powder throughout a micron powder. Ordinary mixing or agitation does not succeed in attaining uniform dispersal: the nano powder agglomerates into microscopic masses. In one form of the invention, a charge of a micron powder, with fifty weight percent of charge of nanopowder is loaded into a ball mill. The mixture is ball milled for less than two hours, at room temperature in a dry condition, and produces a highly uniform distribution of the nano powder throughout the micron powder.
US07758782B2	Method and device for producing electrodes for batteries A method and device for producing a battery electrode (5) by: pouring a powder mixture quantity (6a) into a cavity (2), laying an electrically conductive diverter (4) on powder mixture (6a), pouring a further quantity (6b) of same powder mixture (6) into same cavity (2), and compressing the two powder mixture quantities (6a, 6b). The device has a filling cavity (2) for powder mixture (6), at least one compression means (1) for compressing powder mixture (6), and support (7) and fixing means (8) for positioning and fixing an electrically conductive diverter (4). The diverter (4) is situated so that partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) are located above and below diverter (4). The support means (7) and fixing means (8) are situated in such a way that a ratio of the partial quantities (6a, 6b) of powder mixture (6) above and below the diverter (4) remains essentially maintained.
US07758781B2	Blends of high temperature resins suitable for fabrication using powdered metal or compression molding techniques The invention relates to a resin polymer blend comprising at least two dry blended, non-melt processible resin polyimide particulates, wherein the non-melt processible resin polyimide articulates are molded by compression molding.
US07758779B2	Reinforced resin-derived carbon foam A reinforced carbon foam material is formed from carbon fibers incorporated within a carbon foam's structure. First, carbon fiber bundles are combined with a liquid resol resin. The carbon fiber bundles separate into individual carbon fiber filaments and disperse throughout the liquid resol resin. Second, the carbon fiber resin mixture is foamed thus fixing the carbon fibers in a permanent spatial arrangement within the phenolic foam. The foam is then carbonized to create a carbon fiber reinforced foam with improved graphitic characteristics as well as increased strength. Optionally, various additives can be introduced simultaneously with the addition of the carbon fiber bundles into the liquid resol, which can improve the graphitic nature of the final carbon foam material and/or increase the foam's resistance to oxidation.
US07758777B2	Polarizing plate protecting film and its manufacturing method, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display Disclosed is a process for manufacturing a polarizing plate protecting film comprising the steps of providing a film formation composition containing cellulose resin having a total acyl substitution degree of from 2.5 to 2.9, a plasticizer and a hindered amine or hindered phenol compound, heat-melting the film formation composition to obtain a melt, extruding the melt to be in the form of sheet, and cooling the extruded sheet to form a film, wherein the cellulose resin contains an alkaline earth metal in an amount of from 1 to 50 ppm and a residual sulfuric acid (in terms of sulfur content) in an amount of from 0.1 to 45 ppm, based on the weight of cellulose resin.
US07758766B2	Magnetic garnet single crystal and Faraday rotator using the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic garnet single crystal capable of reducing the optical loss of the resulting rotator even when the magnetic garnet single crystal is grown using a solvent containing Na by the liquid phase epitaxial process, as well as a Faraday rotator using the same. A magnetic garnet single crystal represented by the chemical formula BiαNaβM13-α-β-γM2γFe5-δ-εMgδM3εO12 (M1 is at least one element or more selected from Y, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Yb and Lu; and M2 is at least one element or more selected from Ca and Sr; M3 is at least one element or more selected from Si, Ge, Ti, Pt, Ru, Sn, Hf and Zr, provided that 0.60<α≦1.50, 0<β≦0.05, 1.35<3−α−β−γ<2.40, 0≦γ≦0.10, 0≦δ≦0.10, 0<ε≦0.10, 0<γ+δ≦0.10, 0<δ+ε≦0.10).
US07758764B2	Methods and apparatus for substrate processing A method for processing a substrate in a plasma processing chamber is provided. The substrate is disposed above a chuck and surrounded by an edge ring. The edge ring is electrically isolated from the chuck. The method includes providing first RF power to the chuck. The method also includes providing an edge ring RF voltage control arrangement. The edge ring RF voltage control arrangement is coupled to the edge ring to provide second RF power to the edge ring resulting in the edge ring having an edge ring potential. The method further includes generating a plasma within the plasma processing chamber to process the substrate. The substrate is being processed while the edge ring RF voltage control arrangement is configured to cause the edge ring potential to be substantially equal to a DC potential of the substrate while processing the substrate.
US07758763B2	Plasma for resist removal and facet control of underlying features A substrate comprising a resist layer overlying a dielectric feature, is processed in a substrate processing chamber comprising an antenna, and first and second process electrodes. A process gas comprising CO2 is introduced into the chamber. The process gas is energized to form a plasma by applying a source voltage to the antenna, and by applying to the electrodes, a first bias voltage having a first frequency of at least about 10 MHz and a second bias voltage having a second frequency of less than about 4 MHz. The ratio of the power level of the first bias voltage to the second bias voltage is sufficient to obtain an edge facet height of the underlying dielectric feature that is at least about 10% of the height of the dielectric feature.
US07758756B2	Lignocellulose-based anion-adsorbing medium (LAM) and process for making and using same for the selective removal of phosphate and arsenic anionic contaminants from aqueous solutions A lignocellulose-based anion-adsorbing medium (LAM) and process for making and using same for selectively removing phosphates and arsenic contaminants from aqueous solutions is disclosed. Making the LAM comprises (a) dissociating cations such as Fe and Al, from their counterions by adding a chemical compound containing said cations to water and acidifying; (b) pelletizing a lignocellulose; (c) adsorbing the cations to the lignocellulose by bringing the lignocellulose into contact with the solution of step (a) and incubating; and, (d) exposing the lignocellulose of step (c) to an alkaline fixing agent to replace hydrogens (H) of the hydroxyl groups of the lignocellulose with the adsorbed cations to produce the LAM with a positive charge. The LAM may be used to selectively and cost-effectively remove phosphate and arsenic contaminants from aqueous solutions by retaining them at the Fe or Al on the LAM.
US07758751B1	UV-cross-linked membranes from polymers of intrinsic microporosity for liquid separations The present invention is for high performance UV-cross-linked membranes from polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) and the use of such membranes for separations. More specifically, the invention involves the methods of making UV-cross-linked membranes from PIMs. These membranes were prepared by cross-linking the UV-cross-linkable membranes from PIMs by exposure to UV-radiation. Pure gas permeation test results demonstrate that the UV-cross-linked membranes from PIMs exhibit CO2/CH4 performance well above the Robeson's polymer upper bound trade-off curve for CO2/CH4 separation. They have more than doubled selectivity for CO2/CH4 and extremely high permeability of CO2 compared to the original UV-cross-linkable membranes from PIMs. These membranes also show excellent separation performance for CO2/N2, H2/CH4, O2/N2, and propylene/propane separations. These high performance UV-cross-linked membranes are very useful for gas and liquid separations such as CO2/CH4, CO2/N2, H2/CH4, O2/N2, olefin/paraffin, deep desulfurization of gasoline and diesel fuels, and ethanol/water separations.
US07758750B2	Flume for a filter system including at least one filter having a filter bed that is periodically washed with liquid, gas or a combination thereof A flume for a filter system including at least one filter having a filter bed that is periodically washed with liquid, gas and/or a combination of liquid and gas. The flume includes a chamber having a top wall, a bottom wall, a left sidewall and a right sidewall. The chamber is adapted to receive a liquid, a gas and/or a combination of liquid and gas. Preferably, the flumes includes at least a first inner wall and a second inner wall. Each of the first inner wall and the second inner wall are preferably free of any orifices. The first inner wall is positioned relative to the second inner wall such that an open space is formed between the first inner wall and the second inner wall. The open space creates a first liquid/gas interface upstream of the first inner wall and the second inner wall and a second gas/liquid interface downstream of the first inner wall and the second inner wall when gas and liquid are present in the chamber. The first interface is spaced from the bottom wall of the chamber a distance greater than the second interface.
US07758748B2	Surface skimmer with flotation support A handheld surface skimmer with flotation support to lighten the load on the operator. Other improvements include a hinge or swivel for ease of positioning the skimmer, and optional brushes to allow cleaning the sides of a swimming pool. If desired, a drawstring may be added to raise the skimmer's screen element for movement around the pool and for stowage.
US07758744B2	Dual glucose-turbidimetric analytical sensors Diagnostic dry reagent tests capable of reacting with a single drop of whole blood and reporting both glucose and light-scattering analytes, such as chylomicrons, are taught. Such dry reagent tests may employ electrochemical detection methodologies, optical detection methodologies, or both methodologies. These tests alert diabetics to excessive levels of postprandial lipemia caused by meals with excessive amounts of fat, and thus can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients.
US07758741B2	Method and apparatus for nozzle type ELID grinding There is here disclosed a nozzle type ELID grinding apparatus comprising a conductive grindstone 12 having a contact surface with a workpiece 1; and an ion supply nozzle 16 that supplies an electrolytic medium 2 containing hydroxyl ions (OH−) onto a surface of the conductive grindstone, the workpiece being ground while the surface of the grindstone is dressed by electrolysis or chemical reaction. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises a grindstone power source 14 for setting the conductive grindstone to be a positive potential (+).
US07758739B2	Methods of producing structures for electron beam induced resonance using plating and/or etching We describe an ultra-small structure and a method of producing the same. The structures produce visible light of varying frequency, from a single metallic layer. In one example, a row of metallic posts are etched or plated on a substrate according to a particular geometry. When a charged particle beam passed close by the row of posts, the posts and cavities between them cooperate to resonate and produce radiation in the visible spectrum (or even higher). A plurality of such rows of different geometries are formed by either etching or plating from a single metal layer such that the charged particle beam will yield different visible light frequencies (i.e., different colors) using different ones of the rows.
US07758732B1	Method and apparatus for applying a voltage to a substrate during plating A method for applying a strike voltage to one or more substrates during plating. During this method, the substrates are moved in a planetary manner while being held at their exterior edges by a set of parallel mandrels. (The substrates are held in a mutually parallel orientation, typically vertically, during plating.) A voltage is applied to the substrates via a contact pin, a contact plate, a set of ball bearings, a rack end-plate, and the mandrels.
US07758729B1	System for recycling plastics One embodiment of a method of recycling a plastic material includes heating a plastic material in a treatment chamber in incremental steps through a series of graduated temperature set points wherein each graduated temperature set point corresponds to a vaporization temperature of an individual by-product of said plastic material, and pulling a vacuum of inert gas on the treatment chamber at each temperature set point to selectively remove an individual by-product corresponding to the temperature set point.
US07758720B2	High defiberization pretreatment process for mechanical refining A chip pretreatment process which comprises conveying the feed material through a compression screw device having an atmosphere of saturated steam at a pressure above about 5 psig, decompressing and discharging the compressed material from the screw device into a decompression region, feeding the decompressed material from the decompression region into a fiberizing device, such as a low intensity disc refiner, where at least about 30 percent of the fiber bundles and fibers are axially separated, without substantial fibrillation of the fibers. In a more specific form the invention is directed to a process for producing mechanical pulp, including the steps of fiberizing wood chip feed material in a low intensity disc refiner until at least about 30 percent of the fibers are axially separated with less than about 5 percent fibrillation, and subsequently refining the fiberized material in a high intensity disc refiner until at least about 90 percent of the fibers are fibrillated. In another form the invention combines chip fiberizing with chemical treatments, for improving the pulp property versus energy relationships.
US07758719B2	Wet pulping system and method for producing cellulosic insulation with low ash content Apparatus and method for recovering organic cellulosic fibers from landfill materials (such as post consumer, municipal and industrial waste materials). The apparatus and method selectively introduces waste materials containing organic cellulosic fibers into a size reduction machine. The pre-cleaned waste materials are conveyed to a tank, drum, or tunnel type fiber recovery apparatus. The waste materials are subjected to mechanical and fluid fiberization for a selected period of time to produce useful products, such as cellulosic insulation with a total ash content equal to or less than 10%, as well animal and fowl bedding products that is substantially devoid of moisture content, among other products.
US07758718B1	Reduced electric field arrangement for managing plasma confinement A method for processing a substrate in a plasma processing chamber having a chamber wall is provided. The method includes providing an electrode arrangement having a cylindrical electrode encapsulated within a dielectric liner, which is coupled with the chamber wall. The method also includes providing an inductive circuit arrangement, which is coupled between the cylindrical electrode and the chamber wall. The method further includes generating a plasma within the plasma processing chamber to process the substrate while the electrode arrangement is disposed within the plasma processing chamber.
US07758713B2	Process and machine for water proofing semimanufactured footwear, clothing items and accessories, and semimanufactured products obtained with said process or machine Process for waterproofing semimanufactured footwear, clothing items and accessories, said semimanufactured product having a three-dimensional conformation with at least one inner surface and one outer surface, which comprises the following operative steps: arranging the semimanufactured product onto a shaped support (14; 27, 28; 30, 31) with at least one waterproofing sheath (18) shaped for entirely or partially cover the surfaces to be waterproofed of the semimanufactured product, at least one glue layer being arranged between these surfaces and the waterproofing sheath (18); pressing between two deformable plates (2, 2′) the semimanufactured product provided with the waterproofing sheath (18) and arranged on the shaped support (14; 27, 28; 30, 31). The present invention also relates to a machine that carries out said process, as well as the semimanufactured products obtained with said process or machine.
US07758711B1	Method of forming a planter A method of forming a planter includes providing a first tire portion and a second tire portion each including an outer wall and a peripheral wall of a tire. The outer walls each have an aperture therein bounded by a perimeter edge. The peripheral walls of the first and second tire portions have a free edge positioned opposite of the outer wall. The first and second tire portions are each inverted so that an inner side of each of the peripheral walls of the first and second tire portions is directed outwardly. The free edge of the first tire portion is positioned within an opening defined by the free edge of the second tire portion. The peripheral wall of the second tire portion extends around and is coextensive with free edge of the first tire portion to form a planter.
US07758710B2	Method for making adhesive fabric joints with heat and pressure by comparing actual joint parameters to pre-calculated optimal joint parameters A method for joining fabrics, particularly high strength fabrics such as airship hull fabrics, including the steps of: measuring selected parameters of two fabric layers to be joined and the adhesive and any tape or other materials intended to be included in the joint; calculating therefrom an optimal value of a quality control parameter of an ideal joint, such as joint thickness, specific gravity or opacity; assembling the two fabric layers and other materials in the desired order; and applying heat and pressure to the assemblage until the selected quality control parameter of the joint, such as joint thickness, specific gravity or opacity, is satisfied.
US07758707B2	Martensitic stainless steel and method of the manufacture The invention relates to a martensitic stainless steel to be used for making a razor, surgical and similar blades or other cutting tools, which steel contains 0.40 to 0.55 wt % carbon, 0.8 to 1.5 wt % silicon, 0.7 to 0.85 wt % manganese, 13.0 to 14.0 wt % chromium, 1.0 to 1.5 wt % molybdenum and 0.2 to 0.4 wt % nickel, 0.02 to 0.04 wt % nitrogen, the balance of the steel being iron and inevitable impurities. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing the said steel.
US07758705B2	Dishwasher having a door passage through which steam flows A dishwasher and a controlling method thereof are provided. The dishwasher includes a tub, a door, a steam supplying unit, a fan, and a passage. The tub stores dishes. The door opens and closes the tub. The steam supplying unit supplies steam into the tub. The fan blows the steam. The passage forming unit is formed to circulate the steam blown by the fan inside the tub, or to discharge the steam to the outside of the tub.
US07758702B1	Extraction cleaning with surface heating Extraction surface cleaning wherein a cleaning liquid is applied to a surface to be cleaned and extracted to remove the soiled cleaning fluid from the surface, and the surface is heated prior to or concurrent with the application of the cleaning fluid to the surface. A method and apparatus are disclosed.
US07758701B2	Wash chamber for automated appendage-washing apparatus A wash cylinder or chamber for an automated cleaning station to clean an object or a person's body part includes nozzles on the interior of the cylinder, the nozzles of one embodiment comprising an increasing roll angle providing a novel spray pattern. Additionally, embodiments of the invention include fluid guidance and conveyance structures, angled nozzles, sealing structures, finger guards, nozzle ribs, wash chamber seating mechanisms and drains, and nozzle inlays having a plurality of nozzles. Also disclosed are methods of washing an object or body part using a wash cylinder or chamber and methods of assembling a wash cylinder or chamber.
US07758696B2	Methods and systems for monitoring a solid-liquid interface Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a solid-liquid interface, including providing a vessel configured to contain an at least partially melted material; detecting radiation reflected from a surface of a liquid portion of the at least partially melted material that is parallel with the liquid surface; measuring a disturbance on the surface; calculating at least one frequency associated with the disturbance; and determining a thickness of the liquid portion based on the at least one frequency, wherein the thickness is calculated based on L = f 2 ⁢ w 2 g , where g is the gravitational constant, w is the horizontal width of the liquid, and f is the at least one frequency.
US07758692B2	Pigment suspension having improved color strength The invention relates in particular to an aqueous pigment suspension comprising at least one polymer of the type polycarboxylate grafted by alkylene polyoxide chains. It relates in addition to the use thereof especially in the coloring of hydraulic set materials.
US07758688B2	Unusually narrow particle size distribution calcined kaolins The present invention relates to a composition comprising calcined kaolin having a narrow particle size distribution. The composition can have many uses, such as fillers or extenders in paint, plastics, polymers, papermaking, and coating compositions. More generally, the inventive products may be used wherever calcined kaolins are used.
US07758685B2	Ink composition, and ink cartridge including the ink composition An ink composition is provided which has excellent storage stability, good defoaming properties, and improved resistance to bleeding on the print paper during image forming, while preventing nozzle clogging when used in a wet-type image forming apparatus. The ink composition according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a colorant, a solvent, and a plurality of additives. The plurality of additives are of the same type and have one or more hydrophilic groups and one or more hydrophobic groups. Each of the one or more hydrophobic groups of the plurality of additives have the same structure, each of the one or more hydrophilic groups of the plurality of additives have the same structure, or each of the one or more hydrophobic groups and each of the one or more hydrophilic groups of the plurality of additives have the same structure.
US07758682B2	Non-aqueous inks with an extended cap-off time A non-aqueous ink with an extended cap-off time for writing, drawing, painting or marking, or a writing or marking fluid respectively, having organic solvents, binding agents, drying retarders, colorants and if necessary further additives. The ink contains a fatty acid or a fatty acid blend as a drying retarder.
US07758678B2	Fuel adsorption filter and air cleaner A housing of an air cleaner has an air inlet port and an air outlet port, and incorporates an air filter. In the housing, a fuel adsorption filter is arranged downstream of the air filter in such manner as to intersect an air passage. An open portion and a sheet-like adsorption portion are vertically defined in an outer frame of the fuel adsorption filter. The adsorption portion has a fuel adsorbing function. A weir is provided in a boundary between the open portion and the adsorption portion. The weir limits air flow from the upstream side of the adsorption portion to the upstream side of the open portion. A flow straightening plate having a flow straightening function is provided in the open portion.
US07758677B2	Filtering device A filtering device has a filter hose that is arranged in a support pipe wherein between the outer side of the filter hose and the inner wall of the support pipe an annular chamber for the flow of the fluid to be purified is formed. Moreover, an adsorber unit for adsorption of residues is arranged in or on the support pipe.
US07758676B2	Adaptive learning method for clean particulate filter pressure drop A control system for particulate filters is provided. The control system for a particulate filter includes a clean filter estimating module that estimates a clean pressure based on a first pressure in the particulate filter within a predetermined period of a regeneration event. A soot prediction module estimates a level of soot in the particulate filter based on a comparison of the first pressure and a second pressure in the particulate filter received after the predetermined period.
US07758663B2	Plasma assisted conversion of carbonaceous materials into synthesis gas A method and system for producing synthesis gas in which a carbonaceous material and at least one oxygen carrier are introduced into a non-thermal plasma reactor at a temperature in the range of about 300° C. to about 700° C. and a pressure in a range of about atmospheric to about 70 atmospheres and a non-thermal plasma discharge is generated within the non-thermal plasma reactor. The carbonaceous material and the oxygen carrier are exposed to the non-thermal plasma discharge, resulting in the formation of a synthesis gas in the non-thermal plasma reactor.
US07758662B2	Reformer for fuel cell system and fuel cell system having the same A reformer includes a burner that generates thermal energy, and a reforming reaction unit that is supplied with thermal energy from the burner to generate a hydrogen-rich gas from a fuel, wherein the burner includes a burner main body having first and second portions that are constructed by bending the burner main body to form bended portions and coupling the bended portions together, wherein the burner main body is disposed in an inner portion of the reforming reaction unit, and wherein a first catalyst is filled in an inner portion of the burner main body.
US07758661B2	Method for forming compressed structures using byproducts of biodiesel production as a binding agent A method for forming compressed matter structures suitable as a fuel source comprising producing a glycerine-rich binding agent by a method comprising (i) providing a feedstock, (ii) mixing the feedstock with an alcohol and a catalyst to form a reaction product, (iii) obtaining a glycerine-rich phase from the reaction product; providing a carbon-containing material; adding an effective amount of the glycerine-rich phase to the carbon-containing material to form a mixture; and forming compressed material from the mixture. Also provided is a compressed structure produced by the method.
US07758659B2	Catalyzed air oxidation haircolor An air-oxidation haircolor composition is based: a) water; b) water soluble metal salt as a catalyst; c) etidronic acid (1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphoric acid) as a chelating agent and color deposition enhancer; d) oxidation primary dye intermediates; e) an aromatic triol such as 1,2,4-Benzenetriol; f) auxiliary oxidation dye couplers; g) dye antioxidants and stabilizers; h) optionally, a water soluble surfactant; i) optionally, a water soluble anionic polymer; j) a water soluble solvent system; and k) an alkalizer.
US07758658B2	Colouring composition The present invention is related to an aqueous coloring composition for keratin fibers especially human hair comprising at least one oxidative dyestuff precursor and optionally at least one coupling agent and at least one arylated silicone.
US07758657B2	Composition for colouring keratin fibres Present invention relates to a coloring composition for keratin fibers especially for hair, and, especially for brightening hair. Coloring composition of the present invention for keratin fibers especially human hair based on oxidative dye precursors and optionally comprising coupling agents and direct dyes comprises further at least one carbonate at a concentration of 0.75 to 5% by weight, at least one ubiquinone at a concentration of 0.001 to 1%, at least one aminated silicone at a concentration of to 1% by weight and at least one chelating agent at a concentration of 0.25 to 5 % by weight, all concentrations are calculated to total composition and prior to mixing with a composition comprising oxidizing agent.
US07758656B2	Water-and-oil repellent treatment of textile A textile having excellent water- and oil-repellency can be obtained by a method of preparing a treated textile, having steps of: (1) preparing a treatment liquid comprising a water- and oil-repellent agent, (2) adjusting pH of the treatment liquid to at most 7, preferably at most 3, (3) applying the treatment liquid to a textile, (4) treating the textile with steam, and (5) washing the textile with water and dehydrating the textile, wherein the water- and oil-repellent agent is at least one fluorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing polymer and a fluorine-containing low molecular weight compound, and the water- and oil-repellent agent or the treatment liquid contains an organic salt.
US07758655B2	Method for creating colored socks to match a suit Methods for coloring socks to match suits, trousers, or shoes involves identifying a dye specification for suit material, trouser material or shoe material. The suit, slacks, or shoe material can be dyed per the dye specification. The dye specification can be transmitted to a sock manufacturing site. The methods continue by dyeing sock material with the dye specification to match the dyed suit material, the dyed shoe material, or dyed trouser material. For the suit materials and trouser materials, the suit or slacks are formed and dye specifications can be placed in a pocket of the resulting garment for future sock ordering. For the shoe embodiment, the dye specification can be placed in the shoes. A pair of socks can be formed from the dyed sock material, and the dyed socks can be connected to the respective manufactured article to form a sock/suit, sock/trouser or sock/shoes unit.
US07758649B2	Reversibly deformable implant The present invention provides an implant for positioning within a particularly dimensioned body cavity. The implant is reversibly deformable between an expanded state and a compressed state. The implant is constructed and arranged for insertion within the body cavity when in its compressed state, and pressurelessly conforms to the cavity dimensions in its expanded state. Particularly, the implant is characterized by spontaneous deformation to the expanded state in situ within the body cavity while retaining and/or absorbing at least one flowable constituent as a function of its degree of deformation.
US07758642B2	Sheaths for implantable fixation devices Sheaths for implantable fixation devices and methods of using the sheaths are disclosed. Sheaths have a flexible body with a perforated wall, and an interior of the body is sized and shaped to receive the fixation device. Sheaths include a plurality of flexible or inflexible tubes arranged to form a ring, where the central cavity defined by the ring is sized and shaped to receive the fixation device.
US07758641B2	Extraocular muscle prosthesis A prosthetic device and method to restore extraocular muscle function. The device includes a housing; a biasing component disposed in the housing; a proximal connector operatively connected to a proximal end of the biasing component; and a distal connector operatively connected to a distal end of the biasing component, wherein the proximal connector is configured for being secured with respect to an orbital bone and the distal connector adapted to be secured to the paralyzed or absent muscle stump, e.g. on the globe, or to the eyelid.
US07758640B2	Cardiovascular valve assembly A cardiovascular valve assembly comprising a base member that is affixed to a patient using conventional sutures or staples, and a replaceable valve member including a valve frame that supports a plurality of valve leaflets. The valve member mates with the base member, and can be detached from the base member for convenient replacement.
US07758634B2	Bifurcated stent and delivery system A bifurcated stent includes a first stent section and a second stent section. The first stent section is balloon expandable, has an unexpanded configuration, an expanded configuration, and a tubular wall defining a secondary opening. The secondary stent section is self-expanding and an end of the secondary stent section is engaged to a portion of the tubular wall of the primary stent section defining the secondary opening. The secondary stent section has an unexpanded configuration with a first length and an expanded configuration with a second length where the first length is less than the second length. The secondary stent section is expanded to the expanded configuration after the primary stent section is expanded to the expanded configuration. The secondary stent section forms a portion of the tubular wall of the primary stent section in the unexpanded configuration.
US07758632B2	Frame based unidirectional flow prosthetic implant The present invention relates to a medical device, and in particular, to a stent-based valve. The valve includes a radially expandable structural frame comprising a proximal and distal anchors formed from a lattice of interconnected elements, and having a substantially cylindrical configuration with first and second open ends and a longitudinal axis extending there between. One or more cantilevered valve struts are attached directly or indirectly to the proximal anchor. The stent based valve also comprises one or more connecting members attached between the proximal and distal anchors. A biocompatible valve assembly is coaxially disposed and attached to the proximal anchor and extends in the longitudinal direction along the one or more connecting members.
US07758630B2	Helical ostium support for treating vascular bifurcations A prosthesis is disclosed for placement across an ostium opening from a main body lumen to a branch body lumen. The prosthesis comprises a radially expansible support at one end, a circumferentially extending link at the other end and at least one spiral frond extending axially therebetween.
US07758623B2	Transesophageal heat exchange catheter for cooling of the heart The present invention encompasses a heat exchange catheter for indirect cooling of internal organs, particularly the heart. The heat exchange catheter is inserted into the esophagus and a cooled fluid is circulated within the catheter, cooling the esophagus, and by conduction, the heart. The heat exchange catheter or the invention may be rapidly deployed in the field and is particularly useful for preventing and reducing tissue damage caused by ischemia.
US07758621B2	Method and apparatus for therapeutic EMR treatment on the skin Methods and apparatus for dermatology treatment are provided which involve the use of continuous wave (CW) radiation, preheating of the treatment volume, precooling, cooling during treatment and post-treatment cooling of the epidermis above the treatment volume, various beam focusing techniques to reduce scattering and/or other techniques for reducing the cost and/or increasing the efficacy of optical radiation for use in hair removal and other dermatological treatments. A number of embodiments are included for achieving the various objectives indicated above.
US07758612B2	Surgery delivery device and mesh anchor A delivery device for delivering a plurality of individual surgical anchors is disclosed. The delivery device includes a housing, a delivery tube, having a distal and a proximal end, an actuator, flexible anchor reaction members, a reciprocating anchor carrier, having a distal and a proximal end, the distal end terminating in a tissue penetrator. The device further includes at least one surgical anchor located in juxtaposition with the anchor carrier. Each of the surgical anchors has a penetration section and a head section. The surgical anchors are preferably made from an absorbable polymer. The actuator is connected to the anchor carrier and has at least two states. The first, or home state, is a position such that the surgical anchor is proximal the distal end of the tube. The second state is such that the penetrating section of the surgical anchor is exposed beyond the distal end of the delivery tube.
US07758608B2	Enhanced dexterity surgical hand piece Manual actuating apparatus for operating a medical device includes a handle, a finger loop mounted on the handle for receiving the thumb of an operator, first and second lever members mounted on the handle for grasping engagement by fingers of the operator, at least one of the lever members and the finger loop being pivotally mounted on the handle for movement between first and second positions. A force transmitting member operably connects at least one of the finger loop and the first and second lever members for operating the medical device at a location distant from the handle such that, in the course of operating the medical device, the operator can reposition his fingers between the first and second lever members with rotation of his thumb within the finger loop and thereby assure a comfortable hand posture throughout the complete range of operation of the medical device.
US07758606B2	Intravascular filter with debris entrapment mechanism Apparatus for filtering and entrapping debris in the vascular system of a patient, the apparatus including a filter to allow blood to flow therethrough and to restrict passage of debris, wherein the filter captures debris carried in a first direction of blood flow. The apparatus further includes an entrapment mechanism which allows passage of debris and blood therethrough, in the first direction of blood flow and prevents debris passage in a second direction. The entrapment mechanism and filter allow blood and debris therethrough in the first direction of blood flow. The entrapment mechanism prevents debris flow in the second direction of blood flow. A method for filtering and entrapping debris in the vascular system includes inserting the apparatus into the vascular system, allowing blood and debris carried therein to flow through the entrapment mechanism, and removing the apparatus and accumulated debris from the vascular system.
US07758598B2	Combination knotting element and suture anchor applicator A medical device that includes a cannulated needle, a first knotting element portion releaseably engaged with the needle, a second knotting element portion also releaseably engaged with the needle, a knotting element deployment actuator that abuts the second knotting element portion, and an anchor deployment actuator in communication with the interior of the needle, wherein the knotting element deployment actuator and anchor actuator are slidably manipulable from a proximal handle of the device, and held in a coaxial relationship with each other. The first knotting element portion may be releaseably engaged by means including shearing posts and adhesives, and the second knotting element portion may be releaseably engaged by means including detents and adhesives.
US07758596B2	Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus is particularly useful for repairing mitral valves to cure mitral regurgitation.
US07758594B2	Devices, systems and methods for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia and other conditions Devices, systems and methods for compressing, cutting, incising, reconfiguring, remodeling, attaching, repositioning, supporting, dislocating or altering the composition of tissues or anatomical structures to alter their positional or force relationship to other tissues or anatomical structures. In some applications, the invention may be used to used to improve patency or fluid flow through a body lumen or cavity (e.g., to limit constriction of the urethra by an enlarged prostate gland).
US07758592B2	Loop tip wire guide A wire guide has first and second portions with first and second diameters, respectively. A resilient loop positions a distal end of the wire guide adjacent another section of the wire guide. A closure member comprising at least one attachment tab maintains the distal end in a fixed position relative to the remainder of the wire guide. A covering may be positioned around one or more parts of the wire guide.
US07758591B2	Medical device having linear to rotation control A medical instrument converts linear movement of a shaft at a proximal end of the instrument to a rotational movement of an end effector of the instrument. According to one embodiment, the medical instrument includes an end effector formed of a snare loop connected to a shaft that is located within a sleeve. Once the sleeve is located near a desired location within a patient, the snare loop may be rotationally positioned with linear movement of the shaft by the operator. The shaft is formed with a threaded portion that matches threads formed in a torque transmitter element fixed within the sleeve. Linear movement of the shaft through the torque transmitter element causes the shaft to rotate. The medical instrument may also include a pivot connector for reducing torque build-up of the shaft and/or a clutch assembly for restricting controlled rotation of the snare loop to only one direction.
US07758589B2	Surgical instrument for extracting an anastomotic ring device A surgical instrument comprises a handle and an elongate shaft, and is operable to remove an anastomotic ring device from a patient. The elongate shaft houses a plurality of ring engaging fingers. Each of the fingers comprises sheath housing a wire having a hook at its distal end. Each hook may be advanced beyond the distal end of a respective sheath to engage petals on an anastomotic ring device. Subsequent proximal retraction of the hooks secures the anastomotic ring device to the ring engaging fingers. With the anastomotic ring device secured to the ring engaging fingers, the fingers may be drawn together to collapse the anastomotic ring device from an actuated, hollow rivet-shaped configuration to an unactuated, cylindrically-shaped configuration. The surgical instrument may then contain the collapsed anastomotic ring device, thereby facilitating removal of the anastomotic ring device from the patient.
US07758585B2	Pumping chamber for a liquefaction handpiece A liquefaction surgical handpiece having a check valve within the boiling chamber. Such a construction reduces upstream fluid volume. Reduction of upstream fluid volume reduces capability for compliance caused either by trapped air or absorbed gas in the liquid.
US07758583B2	Surgical instrument and method of use for facilitating positioning of an osteochondral plug A surgical instrument and method are provided for positioning an osteochondral plug within a bone defect site. The instrument includes an elongate shaft, a ribbon, an elongate sleeve and a locking mechanism. The shaft has proximal and distal ends, with the distal end being shaped to contact the osteochondral plug. The ribbon extends along two sides of the shaft and around the distal end, forming a loop that is used to secure the osteochondral plug to the distal end. The sleeve is movably mounted to the shaft for reciprocating relative thereto between retracted and extended positions. The sleeve includes a slot that allows for visualization and cutting of the ribbon. The locking mechanism locks the ribbon in place and thereby controls the size and tension of the loop that surrounds the osteochondral plug, securing it to the distal end of the shaft.
US07758575B2	APC device An APC device to simultaneously operate a plurality of instruments for argon plasma coagulation. In order to enable simultaneous connection and operation of several instruments, the APC device provides several instrument hubs to connect the plurality of instruments and to connect a control device to all instrument hubs. The control device controls the amplitude of a high-frequency voltage and operates the APC device such that, on actuation of at least one actuation means and generation of at least one actuation signal, the high-frequency voltage is interrupted for a defined duration and then the high-frequency voltage is set to the ignition voltage level and, after ignition of the plasma on all of the APC instruments for which the actuation means is actuated, the high-frequency voltage is set to the operational voltage level.
US07758570B2	Laser beam homogenisers in medical applications A device is disclosed usable for low level laser therapy to induce a photochemical reaction (non-heating) which is used in the treatment of conditions like tendonitis and other soft tissue injuries, wound healing and pain relief. The arrangement proposed will allow the device to be a Class I laser device thus providing long term minimization of the running costs of the device. The device includes a laser generating means (10) for generating a laser beam (14), the laser generating means (10) having an apparent source size and homogenising means (12) for modifying the laser beam (14) for modifying the apparent source size of the laser beam (14).
US07758568B2	Implantable therapeutic substance delivery device A medical device known as an implantable therapeutic substance delivery device is configured for implanting in humans to deliver a therapeutic substance such as pharmaceutical compositions, genetic materials, and biologics to treat a variety of medical conditions such as pain, spastisity, cancer, and many other conditions. The therapeutic substance delivery device has a permanent magnet solenoid pump that is energy efficient, accurate, small, compatible with therapeutic substances, and has many other improvements. The implantable therapeutic substance delivery device has a housing, a therapeutic substance reservoir, a power source, electronics, and a permanent magnet solenoid pump. The therapeutic substance reservoir is configured to contain a therapeutic substance and is coupled to the housing. The power source is carried in the housing to power the electronics and solenoid pump. The electronics are coupled to the solenoid pump and the solenoid pump is coupled to the therapeutic substance reservoir. The permanent magnet solenoid pump is configured for pumping therapeutic substance from the therapeutic substance reservoir through an infusion outlet at a programmed infusion rate. Many embodiments of the permanent magnet solenoid pump and its methods of operation are possible.
US07758567B2	Medical device including processor running independent processes to cooperatively control therapy A medical system comprising an implantable medical device and an external controller. The medical device includes a therapy administration subsystem, a telemetry subsystem, and a control subsystem which includes a microprocessor operable in response to data and/or code provided via said telemetry subsystem for producing an output signal for controlling said therapy administration subsystem. The controller includes a user input means and a telemetry subsystem responsive to said user input means for communicating data and/or code to said medical device telemetry subsystem. The medical device control subsystem includes program means for causing said microprocessor to separately execute at least two software processes to respectively produce separate therapy control output components. Combinatorial logic means responds to the separate output components to produce the output signal for controlling the therapy administration subsystem.
US07758563B2	Patient hydration monitoring and maintenance system and method for use with administration of a diuretic A patient hydration system with an infusion subsystem responsive to a source of hydration fluid for infusing the patient with hydration fluid. A urine output measurement subsystem determines the amount of urine output by the patient. A setting is received corresponding to an amount of urine to be output by the patient. When or after the urine output measurement subsystem indicates the set amount of urine has been output by the patient, the infusion subsystem is controlled to administer hydration fluid to the patient based on the patient's further urine output.
US07758561B2	Microporation of tissue for delivery of bioactive agents A method of enhancing the permeability of a biological membrane, including the skin or mucosa of an animal or the outer layer of a plant to a permeant is described utilizing microporation of selected depth and optionally one or more of sonic, electromagnetic, mechanical and thermal energy and a chemical enhancer. Microporation is accomplished to form a micropore of selected depth in the biological membrane and the porated site is contacted with the permeant. Additional permeation enhancement measures may be applied to the site to enhance both the flux rate of the permeant into the organism through the micropores as well as into targeted tissues within the organism.
US07758557B2	Reduced-noise composite materials and disposable personal care devices employing same A method to reduce the noise produced by movement of a substrate is disclosed. One embodiment of the method includes applying a noise-reducing coating material at an add-on rate of at least about three grams per square meter to a target region of a first surface of a substrate so as to substantially completely coat the target area, wherein the noise-reducing coating material comprises a polymeric material. Also disclosed is a reduced-noise composite material that can be employed in a disposable personal care device. The reduced-noise composite material can include a substrate layer which defines a first surface having a surface area and a target area, and a noise-reducing layer which substantially completely coats the target region. The noise-reducing layer has a basis weight of at least about three grams per square meter. Also disclosed is a reduced-noise disposable personal care device, which may in particular embodiments be a disposable absorbent article. One embodiment of the disposable absorbent article includes a body-side liner and a garment-side outer cover. The outer cover includes a liquid-impermeable substrate layer comprised of a thermoplastic, polymeric material and which defines a first surface having a surface area and a target area. The outer cover further includes a noise-reducing layer which substantially completely coats the target region, and which has a basis weight of at least about three grams per square meter. The disposable absorbent article further includes an absorbent assembly disposed between the body-side liner and the garment-side outer cover.
US07758553B2	Drop dispenser for the delivery of uniform droplets of viscous liquids A drop dispenser has a substantially conical sleeve member with a narrow upper end and a wide lower end. Centrally located at the apex of the upper end of the sleeve member is an aperture which has an inner diameter and is circumscribed by a raised ridge. The aperture and the ridge form a nozzle. The interior space of the substantially conical sleeve member forms a substantially conical chamber between the narrow upper end and wide lower end of the sleeve member. The nozzle is in liquid communication with the chamber through the aperture. The drop dispenser may have external threads at the lower end of the sleeve member for engaging a cap having a protuberance centrally located at its internal top end for hermetically engaging the aperture of the nozzle when the cap fully engages the sleeve member.
US07758550B2	Injection device with a time-constant delivery signal An injection device for administering a liquid product, the device including a drive mechanism, an engaging member and a catch including a number of latching elements, wherein at least one of the engaging member and the number of latching elements is relatively moveable to the other to generate a haptic and/or acoustic signal comprising a number of discrete signals during a relative movement, wherein one of the catch and the engaging member is coupled to the drive mechanism and the drive mechanism generates a variable drive speed during the relative movement, and wherein the latching elements are a distance (x0; x0-Δx) from each other such that a time interval between each of the number of discrete signals is constant. A method for generating a haptic and/or acoustic signal in use of an injection device is encompassed.
US07758545B2	Injection device The invention refers to an injection device for the injection of a medical agent, in particular insulin, comprising: a housing, a reception compartment for a vial containing the agent to be injected, advancement mechanics for moving an injection needle that is inserted in the device in a direction of puncturing, and a pressing facility for pressing agent from a vial that is inserted in the reception compartment for the purpose of an injection process. The advancement mechanics, effects, in a first device function for an injection process, a first motion profile of an inserted injection needle, in which a resting phase follows after an advancement motion, during which resting phase the inserted injection needle for an injection process is at rest with respect to the device housing, and effects, in a second device function for obtaining a body fluid sample for diagnostic purposes, a second motion profile of an inserted injection needle, in which a returning motion follows immediately after a puncturing motion.
US07758542B2	Endourethral device and method Several embodiments of an endourethral prosthesis, assembly, and attendant methods are provided for patients presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) or urinary retention. The endourethral prosthesis includes a reversibly expandable element disposed circumferentially about, and longitudinally along a tubular member adapted to receive urine. The tubular member is positionable within a lower urinary tract such that the reversibly expandable element operatively engages a structure of the lower urinary tract so as to prevent migration of the prosthesis so positioned. The reversibly expandible element is in non-reversible fluid communication with the tubular element for selective expansion thereof, the reversibly expandible element is further operatively engagable so as to discharge fluid non-reversibly received from the tubular member exterior to same.
US07758541B2	Targeted drug delivery device and method A targeted drug delivery device is provided. The device comprises an elongated member with proximal and distal ends, a plurality of infusion ports associated with the distal end of the elongated member, and a selector mechanism for selectively placing an introducer port into fluid communication with at least one infusion port. A method for treating tissue is also provided. The method comprises introducing a medical device into the tissue, selecting an region of the tissue to treat, positioning the medical device in proximity to the region, and introducing a medicament through the device to treat only that region.
US07758534B2	Tear-duct drain A tear-duct drain includes a hollow rigid tube which is elongated and has a first flange at one extremity thereof. A flexible, resilient and collapsible second flange is bonded to the tube at a predetermined distance away from, and so providing a leading edge at, the opposite extremity of the tube.
US07758533B2	Hemofiltration systems, methods and devices for treatment of chronic and acute diseases A hemofiltration system and method to treat an Inflammatory Mediator Related Disease in a mammal, including chronic and acute diseases, include a hemofilter and an adsorptive device. The hemofilter removes ultrafiltrate from a blood stream extracted from the mammal to create a filtered blood stream and an ultrafiltrate stream. The adsorptive device may include one or more adsorbent materials and may be used to adsorb inflammatory mediators from the ultrafiltrate stream received from the hemofilter to create a post adsorption ultrafiltrate stream. The post adsorption ultrafiltrate stream may be selectively combined with the filtered blood stream and together with the filtered blood stream may be returned to the mammal.
US07758527B2	Orthotic device and segmented liner An orthotic device is provided having a support member (22, 25) adapted to be secured to a body portion of a user and a resilient liner (46) connected to a side of the support member adjacent the body portion of the user. The support member can be malleable to conform to the user's body. The liner has a plurality of discrete liner segments (49), at least one adapted to conform to body of the user. The liner segments can be removably attached to the support member, and can be adjustable in shape and/or size. The liner segment can be a pair of individually adjustable segment portions to provide adjustable shape, and either of the portions can be inflatable to provide adjustable size. The liner segment can include an electrode portion (58) to impart therapeutic stimulation to an associated body portion and can include a micro-porous waterproof cover material contacting the body portion of the user.
US07758526B2	Hand and digit immobilizer for pulse oximeter A hand and digit immobilizer prevents a patient from dislodging a pulse oximeter finger sensor by finger movement or fist clenching. In one form, the hand and digit immobilizer includes a glove body having a palm section and a back section defining a proximal opening for receiving a person's hand. The glove body has four finger base openings for receiving the fingers of the hand and has a thumb base opening for receiving the thumb. A finger covering section is connected to and extends away from each finger base opening. At least one finger covering section having a distal finger opening at its distal end. A rigid plate is secured to the palm section of the glove body and a palm side of each finger covering section such that clenching of the fingers is prevented thereby avoiding dislodging of a finger sensor from a fingertip.
US07758524B2	Method and system for ultra-high frequency ultrasound treatment A non-invasive ultra-high frequency ultrasound treatment method and system are provided. An exemplary method and system comprise a high-frequency ultrasound transducer system configured for providing ultrasound treatment to a patient such that the superficial and/or subcutaneous regions of the patient can be treated. An exemplary high-frequency ultrasound transducer system comprises a control system and a transducer configured to provide treatment to the superficial and/or subcutaneous regions of interest. The high-frequency ultrasound transducer may be configured to operate at higher frequencies and controlled power levels to provide treatment to the superficial and/or subcutaneous regions of interest. For example, higher frequencies within the range from approximately 20 MHz to 500 MHz or more may be utilized.
US07758523B2	Remote sensing shoe insert apparatus, method and system A method, apparatus and system for communicating to a remote location a representation of a physical condition caused by a foot. The method involves communicating to a transmitter unit at least partially held within a cavity in a foot support operable to be inserted into footwear, a condition signal representing the physical condition sensed by a condition sensor; and transmitting from the transmitter unit a radio frequency (RF) signal representing the condition signal, for reception by a receiver unit spaced apart from the transmitter unit. An apparatus and system using the method are also disclosed.
US07758517B2	Lancet-integrated sensor, measuring device for lancet-integrated sensor, and cartridge A sensor and a lancet are integrated with each other. A thin strip-shaped sensor and a lancet are integrated so that the lancet moves in parallel, along a longitudinal direction of the sensor. A measuring device to which an integrated lancet and sensor is attached is provided with a function of driving the attached lancet.
US07758515B2	Biopsy device with integral vacuum assist and tissue sample and fluid capturing canister A biopsy device is provided for obtaining a tissue sample, such as a breast tissue biopsy sample. The biopsy device includes a disposable probe assembly with an outer cannula having a distal piercing tip, a cutter lumen, and a cutter tube that rotates and translates past a side aperture in the outer cannula to sever a tissue sample. The biopsy device also includes a reusable handpiece with an integral motor and power source to make a convenient, untethered control for use with ultrasonic imaging. The reusable handpiece incorporates a probe oscillation mode to assist when inserting the distal piercing tip into tissue. An integral vacuum motor assists prolapsing tissue for effective severing as well as facilitating withdrawal of the tissue samples and bodily fluids from the biopsy site into a detachable,self-contained canister for transporting the separated biopsy samples and fluid for pathology assessment, avoiding biohazards in a clinical setting.
US07758511B2	System for quantifying blood flow in tissue with periodic updating of tissue baseline conditions Disclosed are methods and apparatus for determining blood flow in tissue. Particularly methods and apparatus are disclosed for establishing baseline thermal properties for the tissue and providing one or more steps for periodically determining changes in the tissue thermal properties that correspond to a need for a new baseline and establishing the new baseline.
US07758506B2	Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a scanner, an input unit, a change unit, a prediction unit, a processor, and a second processor. The scanner is configured to conduct an ultrasound segment scan by alternating a B-mode scan and a Doppler-mode scan. The input unit is configured to input an instruction. The change unit is configured to change a first period of the B-mode scan and a second period of the Doppler-mode scan in accordance with the instruction. The prediction unit is configured to predict a first Doppler signal with respect to the first period. The processor is configured to prepare an Doppler-mode image based on the first Doppler signal and a second Doppler signal resulting from the Doppler-mode scan. The second processor is configured to prepare a B-mode image based on a B-mode signal resulting from the B-mode scan.
US07758504B2	Electronic device for health index measurement and control method of the same The present invention allows easily performing various types of controls and improving productivity without adding a special communication section. The present invention includes a power receiving section 21 to be connected to a driving power supply 50, a voltage measuring section 22 configured to measure a variation of a power supply voltage that is inputted to the power receiving section 21, a signal extracting section 23 configured to analyze measured data thereof and to extract a digital code contained in the measured data, and a control section 24 configured to perform a specific control based on the extracted digital code. As the specific control, the control section 24 selects an operation mode corresponding to the digital code from selectively executable plural operation modes, performs a function setting corresponding to the digital code, or writes the digital code as individual information into a nonvolatile memory.
US07758500B2	Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access The present invention provides a retractor for providing surgical access through a passage in tissue, together with methods for its use and deployment. The retractor comprises an anchoring frame having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an opening therethrough which defines an axial axis. A flexible tensioning member is attached to the frame, and is extendable from the frame out of the body through the passage when the frame is positioned through the passage and into a body cavity. This tensioning member is selectively tensionable to spread the tissue radially outwardly from the axial axis. Hence, it is the tension imposed on the flexible liner which effects retraction of the tissue, rather than relying on the structural integrity of an artificial lumen.
US07758499B2	Method and apparatus for viewing through blood A method, apparatus, and system for viewing through blood in situ including a flexible catheter for insertion into a blood vessel, an optical assembly positioned at the distal end of the catheter, a working channel, and a control unit for regulating the opacity level of blood in the blood vessel around the distal end of the catheter and controllably injecting quantities of fluid into the blood vessel in the vicinity of the optical assembly. A local controller located at the distal end of the catheter may control functions of the optical assembly while coordinating signals and power with the control unit. Some possible embodiments, may include an inflatable stent balloon.
US07758494B2	Anterior segment ventricular restoration apparatus and method The symptoms of congenital heart failure are addressed in this surgical procedure for mounting a patch in the ventricle of the heart to reduce ventricular volume. Placement of the patch is facilitated by palpating a beating heart to identify akinetic, although normal appearing, tissue. The patch has an oval configuration facilitating return of the heart to a normal apical shape which enhances muscle fiber efficiency and a normal writhing pumping action. The patch includes a semi-rigid ring, and a circumferential rim to address bleeding. Patch placement is further enhanced by creating a Fontan neck and use of pledged sutures. Intraoperative vascularization and valve replacement is easily accommodated. Increased injection fraction, reduced muscle stress, improved myocardial protection, and ease of accurate patch placement are all achieved with this procedure.
US07758491B2	Method and apparatus for the surgical treatment of congestive heart failure An apparatus implantable in a heart ventricle includes a frame configured to engage an inner circumferential periphery of the ventricle and to expand and contract between an expanded state corresponding to a desired end diastolic diameter of the ventricle and a contracted state corresponding to a desired end systolic diameter of the ventricle. A bistable structure is operatively associated with the frame. The bistable structure mechanically assists movement of the ventricle toward both an end systolic diameter during systole and an end diastolic diameter during diastole. The bistable structure may be integrally formed of the frame. A method of implanting the apparatus in a heart ventricle includes surgically accessing a ventricle, inserting the apparatus in the ventricle and attaching the device to a portion of myocardium defining an inner circumferential periphery of the ventricle.
US07758490B2	Integrated coil apparatus for therapeutically treating human and animal cells, tissues and organs with electromagnetic fields and method for using same An apparatus and method for electromagnetic treatment for treatment of molecules, cells, tissues, and organs comprising: configuring at least one waveform according to a mathematical model having at least one waveform parameter, said at least one waveform to be coupled to a target pathway structure; choosing a value of said at least one waveform parameter so that said at least waveform is configured to be detectable in said target pathway structure above background activity in said target pathway structure; generating an electromagnetic signal from said configured at least one waveform; and coupling said electromagnetic signal to said target pathway structure using a coupling device wherein said coupling device is an integral portion of a positioning device.
US07758488B2	Method of operating a separator by recirculating an entraining liquid A method of operating a separator to disinfect raw milk or whey by operating the separator within a range of an optimal clarifying effect by recirculating a portion of a disinfected milk phase with an entraining liquid.
US07758486B2	Sheet folding apparatus and method In some embodiments of the present invention, a method and apparatus for folding sheets are disclosed in which single transverse folds are created by vacuum rolls in one operational mode and double transverse folds are created by vacuum rolls in another operational mode. The folder can have a low profile in which the axes of various elements and assemblies in the folder are located within height ranges relative to the height of a folding roll axis in the folder.
US07758485B2	Pad folding system and method The invention is directed to method and system for folding pads. In one aspect, the system includes a conveyor for conveying a series of pads, one after another, to a folding station. A folding apparatus at the folding station folds each pad along said major axis as the pad is conveyed in a forward direction. The folding apparatus includes a hold-down member adapted to contact a center section of each pad extending generally parallel to said major axis as the pad is conveyed forward. The folding apparatus also includes a pair of folders on opposite sides of the hold-down member adapted to contact side sections of the pad on opposite sides of said major axis as the pad is fed forward and as it is held down by the hold-down member to fold the side sections of the pad to positions facing one another. The pads may be used as feminine protection pads.
US07758484B2	Packaging and method for making the same A method of manufacturing a package is provided, comprising a first and second layer attached by a sealing process to create a peelable seal. The package also includes perforation cuts at regular intervals. A traverse cut is provided through both the first and second layer that traverses the perforation cut in the first layer at least once. The traverse cut and perforation cut define a bonded section to form a tab.
US07758478B2	Weight selection apparatus for a weight stack Aspects of the present invention relate to a weight stack including a weight selector mechanism providing an adjustable source of resistance for use with a variety of load bearing exercise devices. The weight stack can include a plurality of weight plates stacked one on top of another. The weight selection mechanism can include a weight selector member extending through and adapted to selectively connect with each weight plate. The weight selector member can include a plurality of projections adapted to selectively engage engagement surfaces in the weight plates. A user can rotate the weight selector member with a selector knob to connect the desired number of weights to be lifted with the weight selector member. Embodiments of the weight stack can also include a locking mechanism that prevent a user from turning the weight selector member once a sufficient lifting force is applied to the selected weight plates.
US07758475B2	Upper body exercise cycle An upper body exercise cycle comprising crank arms that may independently drive a flywheel, which provides resistance to the crank arms, an adjustable headstock and seat to accommodate users of different sizes and isolate different muscle groups, and a base plate ramp to provide support for the feet and to facilitate transportation of the upper body exercise cycle.
US07758473B2	Variable stride exercise device The variable stride exercise device utilizes various configurations of linkage assemblies, cam members, and other components, connected with a frame to allow a user to dynamically vary the user's stride path during exercise. The exercise device allows for a foot engagement member travel path that adapts to the change in stride length rather than forcing the user into a fixed size path. A user's exertion level may have several components impacting the stride length provided by the machine, such as leg power, torso power, and (in versions of the exercise apparatus with arm supports or exercise components) arm power. The exercise device may include a lockout device that selectively eliminates the variable stride features of the exercise device and allows the user to exercise in a stepping motion.
US07758472B2	Exercise device ramp roller retainer An exercise device as a member configured to be driven by one or more feet, a roller rotationally coupled to the first member and a first projection extending away from the first roller. The exercise device includes a roller guide including an inclined floor underlying the roller and overhang extending over the projection opposite a first side of the roller.
US07758462B2	Pin retention and assembly system for locking differential A pin retention and assembly system that is used with vehicles, such as, off-road vehicles is provided. The pin retention and assembly system has modular locking pins engaging a collar positionable about a bearing journal of a differential housing. Channels are formed in the bearing journal for receiving the locking pins. The channels aid in maximizing the size of the bearing journal. The locking pins engage the collar to lock the differential housing. In an embodiment, the locking pins and locking apertures in the differential housing are orientated asymmetrically causing the number of locking pins to be independent to the apertures in the side gear.
US07758460B2	Carriage driving apparatus and image reading apparatus and image recording apparatus using the same A carriage driving apparatus includes: a biaser which biases a pulley holder in a tensioning direction to tension a timing belt; and a biaser holder which holds the biaser such that the pulley holder is allowed to move to the slackening position when the biaser is not held by the biaser holder, and the pulley holder is biased by the biaser in the tensioning direction when the biaser is held by the biaser holder, the biaser holder limiting movement of the pulley holder in a slackening direction to slacken the timing belt, to a disengagement inhibit position between the slackening position and the tensioning position.
US07758458B2	Ball The present invention provides a gas filling-type ball for sports which has excellent non-slip property and sufficient mechanical strength such as surface abrasion resistance, and which can be particularly suitably used in a field of a material for a ball such as a basketball, American football, or rugby ball. The present invention relates to a ball used for any one of basketball, handball, rugby ball, and American football, comprising a sheet having formed thereon a cover layer including substantially continuous pebbles and hemispherical valleys adjoining the pebbles formed on a surface of a base fabric, in which: a height difference between the pebbles and the valleys is 50 to 1,000 μm, a vertical projected area of each of the adjoining valleys is 3 to 30 mm2, and an average distance between the valleys is 0.5 to 3 mm.
US07758453B2	Golf club head A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention comprises a striking surface having a face center, a crown portion, and a sole portion, four quadrants, and a linear stiffening element coupled to at least one of the crown portion and the sole portion. The linear stiffening element may extend from the heel region to the toe region of the club head. The stiffening element is disposed in at least three of the four quadrants, at an angle between 50° and 85° relative to an imaginary vertical plane oriented substantially perpendicular to the striking surface and containing the face center. The stiffening element has a survey length, the ratio of the overall width to the survey length being less than 0.97.
US07758451B2	Weight adjusting structure of golf club head A weight adjusting structure of a golf club head comprises a 360-degree rotatable rotary table installed in a body of a golf club head, wherein the rotary table is combined with an incomplete annular weight block at a peripheral portion on an arbitrary side thereof, so that the rotary table and the weight block form a rotary table assembly whose weight orientation can be adjusted. The weighted rotary table assembly installed in the body of the golf club head can be used to adjust a distribution of different weights around 360 degrees, whereby a preferred location of the club head's gravity center can be set according to a golfer's swing posture and a location of the club head's gravity center the golfer is used to.
US07758445B2	Method for producing golf shafts of like flex The method of producing tubular golf club shafts (10) of the same longitudinal stiffness and varying weights by wrapping composite materials on a tapered mandrel (15), or mandrels, having a given taper profile, producing a core (30) of angle-fiber-and-resin material and a shell (31) of longitudinal-fiber-and-resin material, and varying the weight of the cores to vary the shaft weight while maintaining the core size and the shell size the same. This is accomplished by moving the core along a taper profile to compensate for the change in the amount of material, thus maintaining the longitudinal stiffness/bending profile the same in the shafts of greatly varying weight. A representative family of shafts (10) has nominal weights of 55, 65, 75, 85, 95 and 105 grams, with the same stiffness/bending profile.
US07758443B1	Golf work station A golf work station having a base module with telescoping knee guides and adjustable target knee posts. A rear attachment module having a posture post is removably attached to the base module rear, said posture post being longitudinally extensible and angularly adjustable. A front attachment module having two adjustable swing plane tubes is removably attached to the base module front, said swing plane tubes being vertically and angularly adjustable. A putting module having an adjustable putter shaft slide is removably attached to the base module front, said putter shaft slide being vertically and horizontally adjustable.
US07758442B2	Golf swing training device A golf swing training device is disclosed that includes a substantially planar surface. In use, the surface acts as a guide for the movement of a golfer's shoulders when the golfer executes a substantial portion of a backswing.
US07758441B2	Golf training assembly A golf training assembly includes a base assembly disposed in supported relation on a playing surface and in at least a partially surrounding relation to a playing area. The golf training assembly further includes at least one swing aid disposed into an operative orientation by an orientation assembly to facilitate preferred body mechanics during a golf swing. In addition, an aiming assembly is provided to facilitate alignment of the golfer's swing relative to a preferred path of travel. At least one arm brace assembly is provided to facilitate a preferred disposition of the golfer's arms relative to the preferred path of travel throughout the golfer's swing. The golf training assembly also includes a putting target as well as a stop for intercepting a golf ball that has been engaged by a golf club. The base assembly is further structured to assume an elevated orientation in spaced relation to a playing surface. A cover member, supported by the elevated base assembly, provides shelter.
US07758440B2	Wood-type golf club heads and methods of adjusting the same The present invention describes wood-type golf club heads and methods of adjusting these wood-type golf club heads. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a wood-type golf club head having a body with a sole portion, a face portion, and a hollow interior. Furthermore, a crown portion is disposed on the body, and the crown portion has an upper crown and a lower crown. The upper crown is disposed a predetermined height above the lower crown and the lower crown makes up more than half of the crown portion.
US07758439B2	Adjustable alignment golf putter An adjustable alignment golf putter to compensate for a golfer's visual misalignment of the putter face due to eye predominance to the intended or target line taking into account the slope and contour of the green comprising an upper golf grip and a lower putter head attached to opposite end portions of a putter shaft, the putter head includes visual alignment means formed on the side opposite the putter face including a visual alignment base to support an adjustable alignment element movably positioned thereon to selectively align the adjustable alignment element on a virtual line between the optimum contact point and the cup angularly off set relative to the intended or target line between the golf ball and cup to compensate for the golfer's visual misalignment when putting the golf ball along the intended line to the cup.
US07758438B1	Golf aid apparatus The golf aid apparatus provides for instant fit and removal from either of a golfer's shoes, left or right. The apparatus fits the toe of the employed shoe and provides for a golfer to properly align feet, with the telescopic rod aimed toward an intended target of the golf swing. The apparatus is useful for proper alignment in any swing, including putting strokes. Fitting the toe provides for best visual alignment while also providing ease of fit and removal. The combined loop is slideably fitted around the telescopic rod so that a user has even more freedom in positioning the rod as desired. The rod is adjustable up to 20 inches in length.
US07758437B1	Golf swing training aid A method and apparatus for a golf swing training that assists a trainee or golfer in improving their golf swing. The apparatus includes a device supported between the forearms of the trainee or golfer during the golf swing. The dimensions of the device are selected so the device can be supported in relationship to the arms of trainee in the same configuration as the relationship of the arms during a natural and proper golf swing. By supporting the golf training apparatus between the forearms, the golf training apparatus induces the trainee or golfer to maintain the forearms, and importantly, the wrists, in a “quiet state” that produces a more effective golf swing.
US07758434B1	Portable waterslide and associated method A portable waterslide device includes a plurality of interconnected pivotal sections situated at an end-to-end pattern. The sinusoidal top surface further includes a plurality of spray valves. The portable waterslide device further includes a plurality of motorized discharge nozzles operably coupled to the plurality of spray valves. The portable waterslide device further includes a plurality of equidistantly spaced egress points and a threaded ingress point in fluid communication with a conduit positioned on a rear surface of the portable waterslide device. The portable waterslide device further includes a vertically adjustable pedestal member directly attached to the sliding board, a vertically adjustable ladder operably coupled to the vertically adjustable pedestal member, and a plurality of sensors communicatively coupled to the plurality of spray valves of the sliding board.
US07758432B2	Exterior joint part comprising a supporting disc An outer joint part (12) of a constant velocity universal joint (11) in the form of a joint bell (16) with an attached connecting journal (17) and a radial supporting face (18) at the joint bell (16). The outer joint part (12), by threading, can be tensioned relative to a wheel hub (25) slid on to the connecting journal and which is supported either directly or indirectly on the supporting face (18). An annular disc (22) which is made of a low-friction material and is positioned on the supporting face (18) so as to be concentric relative to the connecting journal (17).
US07758428B2	Method and apparatus for controlling access to areas of gaming machines An apparatus and method affords, to authorized persons, access to one or more lockable areas of one or more gaming machines. Each area includes a door or switch and an associated electrically operable lock mechanism which controls access to the area. Each machine has a local processor communicating with a central host computer and with lock processors for each of its lockable areas. Personnel identification and access authorization data is stored at the host computer. Data may also be stored on personal data cards, respectively assigned to individual persons. A person seeking access inputs identification data at the machine, and the host computer responds with signals to unlock lock mechanisms for areas which the identified person is authorized to access. Each machine monitors the states of all of its locks and doors. A manual override key, disabled when power is on, operates the lock mechanisms when power is off.
US07758427B2	Facilitating group musical interaction over a network A method for providing real-time musical interaction among a plurality of players connected via a network includes the steps of receiving input from a local player representing a musical performance, generating audio output responsive to the received input, receiving second music performance data from a remote player representing a musical performance by the remote player, creating emulation data representing the remote musical performance, and using the emulation data to generate a local approximation of the remote musical performance.
US07758426B2	On-line game tournament system the prize money of which is determined by the winning number and the method for the same The present invention relates to an on-line game tournament system 1000 and the method for the same which determines participant's competition by tournament and a prize money by winning number. According to the present invention, initial level and credit are bestowed to a participant who settled a participation fee and competitors for the game are determined from the participants (Step S307). Then, the game processes and if the game between the competitors concludes, then the level of the winner is increased by one and a ratio of the credit of a loser is transferred from the loser to a winner. Also, the loser wins the prize money according to the present credit after the transfer and the participation is recorded as unavailable. (Step S314)
US07758424B2	Game controller with interchangeable controls The present invention relates to a game controller that has a body, a first input location, a second input location and a first input device. The first input device is adapted to be removably coupled to the body at both the first input location and the second input location.
US07758421B2	Wagering game with win-deferral feature for payoffs A gaming terminal having a wagering game. The wagering game includes a plurality of symbols that indicate a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game. In response to the randomly selected outcome being a win-deferral outcome, the wagering game provides a player with a selection of immediately obtaining a first award or obtaining a second award under a specified condition.
US07758420B2	Gaming machine with promotional item dispenser A gaming apparatus is provided with a display unit, a promotional credit member processing apparatus, and a controller that may be programmed to allow a person to obtain a first number of promotional gaming credits in response to processing of a promotional credit member by the promotional credit member processing apparatus, to allow a person to make a wager using at least one of the promotional gaming credits, and to cause a video image representing a game to be generated on the display unit. The controller may also be programmed to determine a second number of promotional gaming credits based on the first number of promotional gaming credits based on the first number of promotional gaming credits and at least one wager and to cause the promotional credit member processing apparatus to record the second number of promotional gaming credits on a promotional credit member.
US07758416B2	Gaming system having a plurality of simultaneously played wagering games that may trigger a plurality of free games which may be played simultaneously with the wagering games The present disclosure provides a gaming machine or gaming system having a plurality of games which each can be provided as a wagering game or as a free game. The gaming machine or gaming system enables the player to wager on and simultaneously play the plurality of the games. If any free games are won by the player during the played games, the gaming machine or gaming system enables the player to wager on one or more of the games and to play one or more of the games as a wagering game, while simultaneously playing one or more of the games as a free game.
US07758412B2	Gaming machines with image of a dealer displayed on common display To give a player a feeling of reality in a game in accordance with an amount of coins bet.A gaming machine which provides a prescribed game using a plurality of player terminals, on which a game situation of each individual player is displayed, and a common display, on which a game situation of all players is displayed, includes: a game controller 901 which carries out a control for expediting a game; a terminal controller 304A; and an effect content memory 902 which stores effect contents which change contents of a dealer image displayed on the common display in accordance with an amount of coins bet on the player terminal, wherein the game controller 901 changes display contents of the dealer image when one or more coins bet in accordance with the amount of the coin bet.
US07758408B2	Dehumidifying ventilation and regulation of airflow in enclosed structures A system and method for regulating humidity in an enclosed structure, including an outside humidity sensor; an outside temperature sensor; an inside humidity sensor; an inside temperature sensor; a ventilation system; and a computing unit that receives sensor information from the temperature and humidity sensors, compares sensor information from inside and outside the enclosed structure, and utilizes the comparison of sensor information to generate one or more output signals to control the ventilation system. This ensures that supply ventilation (by outdoor air) is activated only when it is beneficial for the drying of the attic and controls the ventilation so that an acceptable moisture level is ensured with a minimal ventilation rate, resulting in a warmer attic and reduced heat loss during the heating season.
US07758404B1	Apparatus for cleaning edge of substrate and method for using the same An apparatus, system and method for cleaning a substrate edge include a composite applicator that cleans bevel polymers deposited on wafer edges using frictional contact in the presence of fluids. The composite applicator includes a support material and a plurality of abrasive particles distributed within and throughout the support material. The composite applicator cleans the edge of the wafer by allowing frictional contact of the plurality of abrasive particles with the edge of the wafer in the presence of fluids, such as liquid chemicals, to cut, rip and tear the bevel polymer from the edge of the wafer.
US07758403B2	System, method and apparatus for lapping workpieces with soluble abrasives A soluble abrasive is used to lap workpieces to overcome the problem of embedding and retaining abrasive particles in the workpieces. The soluble abrasives are dissolved from the workpiece even if they become embedded in the workpiece. For example, the abrasives may be dissolved with water and comprise ionic salts. The soluble abrasive has a hardness that is equal to or slightly greater than the hardness of the metal being lapped.
US07758398B2	Joining apparatus with rotatable magnet therein and built-up type toy with the same Disclosed is a built-up type toy having plural parts 10a of polyhedron shape equipped with joining surfaces 11a that are joined with other joining surfaces 11b of other parts 10b. The built-up type toy of the present invention has the parts respectively having magnet portions 100a on the joining surfaces 11a thereof, wherein the magnet portion 100a of the part 10a and the magnet portion 100b on the joining surface 11b of the parts 10b are joined with each other by magnetic force thereof.The built-up type toy of the present invention provides the effects that it is easy to assemble and disassemble, the assemble state is not likely to be demolished easily, and it is helpful to develop the initiative of infant as it can be assemble to various shapes.
US07758397B2	Apparatus and method for delivering bubble solution to a dipping container An apparatus and method of delivering bubble solution to a bubble solution dipping container are disclosed. The apparatus has a housing, a dipping chamber associated with the housing, a source of bubble solution and a tube coupling the source of bubble solution with the dipping chamber. The tube has one end positioned inside the dipping chamber and another end coupled to the source of the bubble solution. A blocking ceiling can be positioned in the dipping chamber over the end of the tube so as to deflect bubble solution ejected from the end of the tube into the dipping chamber.
US07758393B2	Engine mount system for a marine outboard engine A marine outboard engine has a cowling, an engine, a driveshaft operatively connected to the crankshaft, a gear case, a transmission disposed in the gear case and connected to the driveshaft, a propeller shaft disposed generally perpendicular to the driveshaft and operatively connected to the transmission, and a bladed rotor connected to the propeller shaft. A pair of engine mounts are operatively connected to the engine. Each engine mount defines an engine mount working axis. A steering shaft is operatively pivotally connected to the engine mounts. The engine mount working axes are generally perpendicular to the steering axis and pass through the steering shaft. A stern bracket is operatively pivotally connected to the steering shaft for mounting the outboard engine to a boat. A marine outboard engine where primary axes of the engine mounts pass through the steering shaft is also disclosed.
US07758392B2	Amphibious vehicle A planing amphibious vehicle with retractable wheels and a sit-astride seat having dimensions that impart enhanced capability in both land as well as water modes of operation. The beam, track, dead rise angle and the location of the handlebars cooperate to enhance freeboard and ground clearance without sacrificing manoeuvrability. The length is at least 1800 mm; the beam is at least 800 mm; the deadrise angle at least 3°; and the center of rotation of steering control is located near the halfway distance from transom to bow.
US07758390B2	Large array surface mount technology connector cradle assembly A large array connector assembly for containing a plurality of wafers is disclosed. The large array connector assembly includes a plurality of guide blocks that includes first and second guide blocks. The first guide block being located at a first end of the assembly. The second guide block being located at a second end of the assembly. A first plate is mechanically coupled to a first portion of the first guide block and a first portion of the second guide block. The first plate includes a plurality of slots each for receiving a tab extending from a corresponding wafer so as to substantially prevent movement of the corresponding wafer in first and second directions while allowing a given degree of movement in a third direction. A second plate is mechanically coupled to a second portion of the first guide block and a second portion of the second guide block.
US07758386B2	SIM card connector with ESD protection attached thereon by solder ball A SIM Card connector with an ESD protection in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided. The SIM Card connector comprises a connector housing (1) with a plurality of contact passageways (101) in which a plurality of contact terminals (2) are received. Said SIM Card connector further includes an IC member (4) attached onto a bottom surface of the housing and a plurality of solder balls (3) sandwiched between the IC member and the contacts and contacted with the contact terminals.
US07758385B2	Orthogonal electrical connector and assembly An electrical connector includes a housing having a mating face and a mounting face. A plurality of signal contacts are held by the housing with the signal contacts being arranged in differential pairs to form signal contact pairs. Each signal contact has a body, a contact pin extending from one end of the body along a pin axis and a contact tail extending from an opposite end of the body. The body extends along a contact plane. The contact pin includes a transition section that off-sets the contact pin out of the contact plane in a first lateral direction. The contact tail lies in the contact plane and is off-set in a transverse direction with respect to the pin axis.
US07758384B2	Implantable bifurcated neurostimulator adapters An adapter for coupling a pair of implantable neurostimulator lead extension plugs to a connector port of a neurostimulator device includes a connector coupled to a first end of an elongate body and a flexible bifurcation member coupled to a second end of the elongate body, wherein the bifurcation member includes a first branch, to which a first housing, having first and second ports, is coupled, and a second branch, to which a second housing, having first and second ports, is coupled. Openings of the first and second ports of each housing provide for side-by-side insertion of first and second connector terminals of one of the lead extension plugs. Contacts within each port provide for electrical coupling with corresponding contacts of the connector terminals of the plug, and are coupled to corresponding contacts of the adapter connector via conductors extending within the elongate body between the corresponding housing and connector.
US07758382B2	Connector with isolating end face and side connections and information processing apparatus including connector The present invention provides a connector in which countermeasures against external noise and radiation noise are taken, and an information processing apparatus having such a connector, which suppresses both the external noise and radiation noise. The connector is disposed at an opening formed in an outer face of an information processing apparatus such that the connector does not project from the outer face, a shield cable being connected to the connector from the opening. An end face on the side of the opening is made of an insulative material. The connector includes a signal terminal which connects a signal line of the shield cable and a processing circuit of the information processing apparatus with each other and which is provided at a location other than the end face, and a shield conductor which connects a shield of the shield cable and a ground of the information processing apparatus with each other and which is provided at a location other than the end face.
US07758369B2	Plug connector for use with a receptacle A plug connector for use with a receptacle. The plug connector and receptacle combination may prevent more than one use of the single use plug connector, thereby necessitating disposal of the plug connector and associated, disposable, specialized instrumentation to which the plug connector is connected. The plug connector may be keyed and otherwise identified to the receptacle by shape, tactile indicia and visual indicia so that it cannot be mistakenly used with a different receptacle, while providing proper orientation for rapid assembly. When designed for single use or limited multiple use, the insertion of the plug connector into the receptacle moves a jumper contact in the plug connector from a first position to a second position where it is captured. The receptacle and plug connector may include an interface for a light pipe and a light path that illuminates the plug connector to facilitate assembly and disassembly in areas in which light is limited, such as operating rooms, as well as communicating information to the user.
US07758368B2	DIN rail mount A DIN rail mounted device that may be mounted to a DIN rail with minimal components and without requiring the use of tools. In some instances, an electrical device is provided that has one or more integrally formed rigid latches and one or more integrally formed flexible latches. The electrical device may be secured to a DIN rail by first engaging the rigid latches along an upper edge of the DIN rail, and then rotating the device downwards to engage the flexible latches along a lower edge of the DIN rail. The electrical device may be removed by pushing the device upwards, thereby bending the flexible latches downward to a degree where the rigid latches disengage the upper edge of the DIN rail, and then rotating the device forward and down. The flexible latches may be adapted to compress sufficiently to permit this downward travel, and a recess or other opening may be provided behind the flexible latches to allow such movement.
US07758367B2	Hollow ring seating indicator A seating indicator for loadbreak connectors and deadbreak connectors that includes a substantially round, elastic O-ring having a body and an opening, wherein the O-ring is installed on the transition shoulder portion of a loadbreak bushing insert, and wherein the O-ring extends radially and outwardly from the bushing insert when an elbow connector is properly installed thereon. The O-ring can be hollow so that it will more easily deform and can be made from an elastomeric material in easily viewable colors.
US07758364B1	Rotary positioning An apparatus and associated method for rotary positioning is provided in an apparatus having an outer housing disposed around an inner housing, wherein at least one of the housings is rotatable with respect to the other housing. The rotary positioner also has a utility circuit having a first flexible circuit connected at one end to the outer housing and connected at an opposing end to the inner housing and forming a loop therebetween having a first u-shaped bend pointing in a first rotational direction in a space between the housings, and having a second flexible circuit connected at one end to the outer housing and connected at an opposing end to the inner housing and forming a loop therebetween having a second u-shaped bend pointing in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction in the space between the housings.
US07758355B2	Connector In the case that a distance between contact portions and fixed portions of contacts of a connector is 2 mm or more, the contacts are each provided with an engaging portion in the proximity of the fixed portion, and the housing is provided in the inserting holes for the contacts with anchoring portions at locations corresponding to the engaging portions of the contacts so that the engaging portions of the contacts engage the anchoring portions of the housing, thereby preventing the contact portions of the contacts from being deformed and collapsed into a fitting opening by a connecting object, and preventing the contacts from buckling or being damaged and hence preventing any defective electrical connection.
US07758346B1	Implant prosthodontics and methods of preparing and seating the same Novel prosthetic teeth constructed using moldable, micro-filled composite resin, and a novel method for making and bonding the same onto implants in a patient's mouth. The teeth are prepared and seated in the patient's mouth using materials and methods that are known and widely available. The present invention may be applied to any situation in which one or more replacement teeth are required, including full-arch replacement for upper and/or lower teeth.
US07758342B2	Detecting and indicating a proximity of a dental instrument to a tooth apical foramen An apparatus that indicates a proximity of a dental instrument in a tooth's root canal to the canal's apical foramen while using the dental instrument to perform a dental/medical procedure. The apparatus includes a signal generator that provides divider signal across a first node and a third node, and a reference impedance coupled between the first node and a second node. The second node and third node include configuration for electrically coupling between a tip of the dental instrument and an electrode coupled with a body tissue of the patient, a stimulation signal being defined across the second node and the third node. The apparatus also includes a microprocessor operable to compare the stimulation signal and the divider signal, and generate a proximity signal in response to the comparison, and a proximity indicator that indicates the proximity of the dental instrument to the apical foramen in response to the proximity signal.
US07758338B2	Substrate carrier, port apparatus and facility interface and apparatus including same An apparatus includes a first enclosure, a first door, at least one first valve, at least one inlet diffuser and at least one substrate holder. The first enclosure has a first opening. The first door is configured to seal the first opening. The first valve is coupled to the first enclosure. The inlet diffuser is coupled to the first valve and configured to provide a first gas with a temperature substantially higher than a temperature of an environment around the first enclosure. Each substrate holder disposed within the first enclosure supports at least one substrate.
US07758328B2	Injection molding machine having function for monitoring screw rotating torques Screw rotation speeds and screw rotating torques are measured at predetermined time intervals during metering and substituted into a previously-assumed function to determine a maximum screw rotating torque at each screw rotation speed. An allowable upper limit of screw rotating torque is set for each screw rotation speed on the basis of the determined maximum screw rotating torque. If a screw rotating torque exceeding the allowable upper limit is detected during metering after the allowable upper limit is set, the screw rotation is stopped or changed.
US07758327B2	Method and apparatus for electric treatment of substrates Methods and apparatus for hydrodischarging and hydrocharging substrates and articles to produce enhanced ability to avoid attraction of contaminants or improved capability of removing contaminants from fluids are disclosed. In another form the method involves removal of electric charges or neutralization of charge on or within substrates. Also disclosed are methods of making using electret substrates and articles for removing particulates and mists from fluid streams.
US07758322B2	Fan system A fan system includes a first airflow generator providing a main airflow, a duct having a first feeding port to guide the main airflow, and a first fan. The first fan includes a base, a rotor connected to the base by a shaft, and a plurality of blades connected to the rotor. Each blade includes a passive part corresponding to the first feeding port and an active part. The main airflow drives the passive part rotating about the shaft to synchronously rotate the active part, dissipating heat from a heat source, increasing flow rate of airflow and decreasing pressure. The amount and location of the fans can be flexibly configured.
US07758319B2	Integral filter and float for an electromagnetic pump A filtration and float apparatus and method are disclosed, wherein an integrated float frame and filter is provided, a buoyancy of the float frame and filter causing a sealing of the filtration and float apparatus with a pump.
US07758311B2	Part span shrouded fan blisk Including a disk, a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart airfoils extending radially outwardly from the disk, a plurality of shroud segments being disposed circumferentially between the plurality of airfoils and configured to attach to a corresponding airfoil of the plurality of airfoils and a plurality of wear surfaces, where at least one wear surface of the plurality of wear surfaces is configured and disposed to prevent excessive wear between the adjacent shroud segments. Each shroud segment of the plurality of shroud segments may be attached to a corresponding airfoil by weld connections to permit clearance during translation friction welding of the airfoil to the disk hub are located to avoid high stress areas.
US07758309B2	Vane wheel of turbine comprising a vane and at least one cooling channel There is described a vane wheel of a turbine comprising at least one vane, the footing thereof being held on a wheel disk. At least one cooling channel is arranged between the wheel disk and the vane footing. The vane wheel having a plurality of turbulators is embodied on at least one of the walls of the cooling channel, the turbulators being configured in such a way that the turbulence and thus the heat transfer of a cooling fluid flowing through the cooling channel are increased.
US07758307B2	Wear minimization system for a compressor diaphragm Aspects of the invention relate to a system for reducing relative movement between the outer shroud of a compressor diaphragm and the compressor shell of a turbine engine, thereby minimizing the wear and prolonging the life of such parts. Embodiments of the invention include a system for applying a preload on the outer shroud of a compressor diaphragm. The preload can be applied in the axial and/or radial directions. The preload can be applied at or proximate the joint between two shell segments, which is typically the location of the largest relative movement. In one embodiment, the preload can be achieved by providing one or more load applying members that operatively engage the outer shroud. A load applying member according to aspects of the invention includes a first portion, a second portion, and a biasing member operatively positioned therebetween. The biasing member can be a plurality of spring washers.
US07758305B2	Centrifugal fan with turbulence inducing inlet bell A centrifugal fan has an inlet bell that induces turbulence in the intake air stream so as to better distribute air across the rotating radial fan blades and thereby increase fan efficiency. The “turbulator” feature is one or more preferably arcuate surfaces integrally formed in the inlet bell to either project into or away from the intake air stream. The turbulator disrupts smooth air flow across the inside surface of the inlet bell has the effect of randomizing the air at the boundary layer to reduce separation of the air from the inlet bell as it leaves the inlet bell and enters the impeller. The air can thus follow the contour of the inlet bell more closely to make a tighter radius turn as it enters the impeller. In so doing, air is delivered across more of the fan blades so that output air flow is increased.
US07758304B2	Supporting frame with locating function A supporting frame with locating function mainly includes a supporting portion and a plurality of connecting portions. The supporting portion is provided at a central area with a plurality of hollow spaces, and is connected at an upper side to a fan and at a lower side to a radiator. The supporting portion is provided on a rim area with fixing holes, via which fastening elements are extended to connect the supporting portion to the radiator. Each of the connecting portions includes an axially extended connecting hole, in which a locating mechanism is received. The connecting portion is connected at an upper side to the supporting portion, and at a lower side to a main board via screwing and elastic elements of the locating mechanism. With the supporting frame, the fan and the radiator can be quickly assembled to the main board.
US07758297B2	Method for flow optimization in multi-stage turbine-type machines A method for flow optimization in multi-stage turbine-type machines in which the inflow of a third of three consecutive blade rings is optimized, the first and the third blade ring having the same number of blades being situated on the same unit, rotor or stator, the second blade ring being situated on the other of the two units, rotor or stator, and an operating state, occurring during a high proportion of the operating time, being selected by ascertaining or predefining the appropriate operating parameters. In this operating state, the maxima of the obstruction, periodically occurring in the area of the outlet edges of the blade profiles of the second blade ring, are deflected onto the inlet edges of the blade profiles of the third blade ring within a predefined tolerance angle; the positions or the geometries of blade profiles of at least one of the three blade rings are modified as needed.
US07758292B2	System and method for unsleeving trays A system for unstrapping and unsleeving a tray is provided. The system comprises a tray-transport configured to transport a tray in the system, a strap cutter configured to cut a strap on the tray, a strap-removal portion configured to remove the strap cut by the strap cutter, and an unsleeving station configured to remove a sleeve from the tray. The unsleeving station is configured to remove the sleeve from the tray after the strap-removal portion removes the cut strap.
US07758290B2	Device for locking objects into place A device for locking containers into place includes a frame, at least one locking claw affixed to the frame, and an adjustment component which is affixed to the locking claw. A position of a container to be locked into place is adjustable relative to the locking claw in a longitudinal direction of the frame.
US07758287B2	Negative insert for cutting machining A negative insert for cutting machining has a top side, a clearance side perpendicular thereto and a cutting edge in a region interconnecting these sides and extending substantially in parallel with these sides. The insert has further a flat or rounded chamfer connecting the cutting edge to the clearance side on at least one lateral side of the insert in the region of a corner thereof. The chamfer makes an angle of 1°-15° with the clearance side for enabling application of the chamfer substantially tangentially to a work piece to be machined for bearing of the insert in two dimensions against the work piece during cutting machining operation carried out by the insert.
US07758284B2	Tensionable spiral bolt with resin nut and related method In one aspect of the invention, an apparatus and related methods for installation in a borehole formed in a face of a mine passage comprises an elongated bolt including a spiral shaft portion for positioning in the borehole. A hardened, stationary resin nut formed in only part of the borehole, preferably spaced from the distal end thereof, receives the spiral shaft portion of the bolt. Consequently, rotation of the spiral shaft portion within the hardened resin nut serves to move the bolt within the borehole, such as for purposes of tensioning.
US07758279B2	Inlay system for concrete The present invention discloses a tactile warning panel inlay system and method. Such system is comprised of a panel formed with an exposed surface having a plurality of tactile warning protrusions and a support surface configured to contact a substrate matrix. The panel includes a plurality of apertures extending from the exposed surface to the support surface. Further, a plurality of fasteners are configured to extend individually through an aperture included in the plurality of panel apertures to secure the panel to the substrate matrix. Each fastener includes a head conformed to the shape of the tactile warning protrusion and a body for extending the fastener through the panel and into the substrate matrix.
US07758278B2	System and method for stabilizing parking curb anchors A system for anchoring a parking curb is provided which may include an anchoring rod and a plate. The anchoring rod bisects the plate and is parallel to the thickness of the plate. The anchoring rod may bisect the plate through a center point of the plate. The plate may be secured to the anchoring rod. In some embodiments, the anchoring rod and plate can be manufactured as one piece. The plate may be of any suitable shape, including square and rectangular.
US07758276B2	Adjoining expansion structure In an adjoining expansion structure for coupling adjacent devices together in a coupling direction, the adjoining expansion structure includes grooves which penetrate the adjacent devices in the coupling direction, respectively, and coupling members which are inserted in the grooves and fixed to the adjacent devices, respectively. The coupling members are adapted to engage together in the coupling direction. Each of the coupling members may includes a hook projectable from and retractable into a corresponding one of the adjacent devices and a receiving portion having a form adapted for receiving the hook in the coupling direction.
US07758275B2	Automatic fitting device for assembling vehicular part An automatic fitting device is configured for assembling a vehicular part. If a spring-forced automatic fitting device is inserted into a bush of a trailing arm of a chassis and the trailing arm is inserted into a vehicular frame in the state in which buttons provided in the automatic fitting device are pushed, the vehicular frame and the chassis are provisionally assembled with each other as the buttons are projected through bolting holes, thereby enabling the automatization of assembling operation and reducing the working hours. In addition, because it is unnecessary to separately manufacture a conventional chassis bracket, the manufacturing costs can be saved.
US07758272B2	Binding device for files and binders A binding device for files and binders in which rings to be inserted into binding holes of an object to be bound are openably and closeably secured to a base plate so as to be opened and closed by an opening-closing mechanism including a rotationally movable lever. In the binding device, a first ring member and a second ring member are configured such that they are interlocked with the opening-closing mechanism including the lever so as to be opened and closed about respective pivot portions and provided in the lower end thereof by rotationally moving the lever. In addition, the first ring member and the second ring member are secured in an opened state when opened, and the lever is secured such that the first ring member and the second ring member are maintained in the opened state.
US07758271B2	Ring mechanism biased to closed and locked position A ring binder mechanism that retains loose-leaf pages and has ring members that readily lock together in a closed position, preventing accidental opening of the ring members and loss of pages. The mechanism comprises a housing that supports two hinge plates for pivoting motion that brings the ring members to either an open position or the closed position. The mechanism further comprises a control structure supported by the housing for causing the pivoting motion of the hinge plates. A spring plate is engage able with the control structure for urging the control structure to move toward a position blocking pivoting motion of the hinge plates when the ring members move to the closed position.
US07758262B2	Ink ribbon cartridge with first and second grip portions An ink ribbon cartridge including a frame, supply shaft supporting members and take-up shaft supporting members is provided. The supply shaft supporting members support a supply shaft, and the take-up shaft supporting members support a take-up shaft. The frame includes a first bearing member, a second bearing member, a front connecting member, which connects front ends of the first and second bearing members together, and a back connecting member connects back ends of the first and second bearing members together. At least one of the front connecting member and the back connecting member has one of a groove or a hole capable of accommodating a portion of an image forming device in which the ink ribbon cartridge may be installed.
US07758259B2	Optical device In an optical device including an optical system to form an optical image of an object to be photographed, an image capture unit to convert the optical image of the object to be photographed into an electrical signal, and an optical device arranged on the front surface of the image capture unit, a water repellent layer or a structure with a three-dimensional pattern to reduce the adhesive force of an alien substance is provided on a surface of the optical element on the opposite side of the optical system.
US07758253B2	Thrust roller bearing A thrust roller bearing comprises a plurality of cylindrical rollers each having a rolling surface on its side surface and a cage formed of a disk-shaped member having a hole formed in the center and comprising a plurality of pockets penetrating in a thickness direction for housing the rollers. The pocket has a plurality of stopper parts at a wall surface opposed to the rolling surface of said roller, and a plurality of guide parts between said adjacent stopper parts. When it is assumed that the distance between the outer wall surface of said pocket in the diameter direction and the guide part located on the outer side in the diameter direction of the two guide parts is L1 and the distance between the inner wall surface of said pocket in the diameter direction and the guide part located inner side in the diameter direction of the two guide parts is L3, it is satisfied that L1>L3.
US07758250B2	Bicycle hub A bicycle hub is provided that comprises a hub axle, a hub body rotatably mounted on the hub axle by a pair of bearings. The bicycle hub also has an inner tubular structure including a pair of inner tubes. One of the inner tubes is fixedly secured relative to a first body end adjacent to a first bearing, while the other inner tube is fixedly secured relative to the second body end adjacent to the second bearing. The inner tubes have inner free end portions that are telescopically arranged so that the inner tubes can be used with several different has that have different axial widths.
US07758249B2	Wheel support rolling bearing unit with seal ring A structure is realized that can easily identify misassembly of a middle seal lip 18d in a structure that obtains a good seal. A middle seal lip 18d located between an outside seal lip 17d and an inside seal lip 19d inclines outwards in an axial direction towards its internal edge, being its tip. This tip makes a sliding contact all around the circumference of a cylindrical surface 21 located on an axial intermediate portion of the hub 2. The sum of a thickness T18 in a free state of the middle seal lip 18d, and a thickness ΔT of a portion of a seal member 16d, is greater than a width dimension “(R15−D2)/2” in a radial direction of a ring shaped gap 23 located between an internal edge of a metal core 15d and the cylindrical surface 21. In a misassembly state, the seal lip 18d is strongly clamped between the internal edge of the metal core 15d and the cylindrical surface 21, resulting in great friction between the middle seal lip 18d and the cylindrical surface 21, so that the misassembly state can be identified easily.
US07758246B2	Air purging for a fluid dynamic bearing A robust spindle motor is provided having improved shock resistance for fluid containment, as well as enhanced air purging characteristics. In an aspect, axial displacement of relatively rotating components is restricted by utilizing a limiter situated adjacent to a limiter bushing forming an axial limiter gap therebetween. A fluid channel, at least partially diverging, extends from a hydrodynamic bearing to the axial limiter gap, and continues to a region beyond the axial limiter gap. In an aspect, an axially diverging slot is situated adjacent to the axial limiter gap. Power is reduced by reducing viscous drag between relatively rotating components, hydrodynamic bearing length is increased, and higher stiffness of the hydrodynamic bearing is provided. Fluid volume may be increased, thereby offsetting fluid evaporation losses and allowing for the use of lower viscosity lubricants.
US07758245B2	Rolling guide unit with separator interposed between any two adjacent rolling elements A rolling guide unit has a separator to adjust an interval between any two adjacent rolling elements. The separator is made to have flexibility or elasticity enough to afford any desired elastic deformation, even with keeping sufficient mechanical stiffness or rigidity to positively admit the interaction among the rolling elements inclusive of a circular shell. The separator is comprised of axially opposite end sides depressed inward to fit over the adjacent rolling elements, a circular shell to define an outside contour of the separator, and fingers lying in the depressions in a way extending from the shell towards centers of the depressions so as to make elastic contact with the rolling elements. Each finger has a surface facing the associated rolling element, the surface being made into any one of a depressed spherical surface, a depressed conical surface and a depressed pyramid surface.
US07758244B2	Linear guide unit, in particular gantry axis A linear guide unit, in particular a gantry axis, that has an oblong guide support (14), is provided with two essentially parallel guide rails (24, 26) extending in the guide direction (F), but rotated in relation to each other around a rotation axis (V) parallel to the guide direction (F), each of which guide rails (24, 26) has at least one sliding carriage (36, 38) guided on it so that it can slide in the guide direction (F), the sliding carriages (36, 38) being connected to a sliding carriage assembly (36, 38) capable of moving as a unit in the guide direction (F). According to the present invention, the two guide rails (24, 26) rest essentially without moving play against at least two counterpart support surfaces (GF24, GF24L, GF24R, GF26, GF26L, GF26R) of the guide support (14) extending essentially in the guide direction (F), two of the counterpart support surfaces (GF24, GF24L, GF24R, GF26, GF26L, GF26R) enclosing a predetermined angle, preferably of at most 90°, between them.
US07758242B2	Recloseable zipper with sealant on inner and outer surfaces of closure members A reclosable zipper having a sealant applied thereon, for use in a polymeric bag. The reclosable zipper includes a first and second closure member, with each closure member having an interior surface and an exterior surface. A first sealant is present on the exterior surface of each of the first and second closure profiles; this sealant is used to attach a polymeric film that forms a bag body. A second sealant is present on the interior surface of each of the first and second closure profiles; this sealant enhances the seal between the closure profiles at the side edges of the bag.
US07758241B2	Highly shielded radiation therapy system A shielding system which can be applied to a radiation therapy system and/or diagnostic system includes a scatter shield configured to absorb scattered radiation from a patient, a source shield to absorb unwanted radiation from the radiation source, and an anti-reflective beam dump configured to absorb radiation that is transmitted through a patient. The radiation therapy and/or diagnostic system includes a radiation source positioned in the source shield, and a patient support positioned in the scatter shield.
US07758238B2	Temperature measurement with reduced extraneous infrared in a processing chamber Temperature measurement using a pyrometer in a processing chamber is described. The extraneous light received by the pyrometer is reduced. In one example, a photodetector is used to measure the intensity of light within the processing chamber at a defined wavelength. A temperature circuit is used to convert the measured light intensity to a temperature signal, and a doped optical window between a heat source and a workpiece inside processing chamber is used to absorb light at the defined wavelength directed at the workpiece from the heat source.
US07758229B2	Light source assembly and backlight module having the same The present invention relates to a light source assembly and a backlight module including the same. The light source assembly (10) includes a light source (12) and a light guide plate (16). The light source (12) includes a light-emitting layer (122). The light source assembly (10) further includes a transparent filling layer (14) is interposed between the light source (12) and the light guide plate (16). The light source assembly (10) can reduce reflection and refraction loss when the light beam enters the light guide plate (16).
US07758228B2	Backlight unit A backlight unit of an LCD device is disclosed in which a light-diffusion substance below a light-guiding plate is formed as one body with a reflecting sheet by using a photonic crystal reflecting sheet to improve color purity. The backlight unit includes a lamp; a photonic crystal reflecting sheet having a plurality of parts; and a plurality of sheets formed above the photonic crystal reflecting sheet. Each part of the photonic crystal reflecting sheet includes a photonic crystal for selectively reflecting the light of a predetermined wavelength in the light emitted from the lamp. The wavelengths are different, thereby permitting the photonic crystal to reflect different colors in different areas.
US07758226B2	Billboard and fabrication thereof An exemplary billboard includes a backlight module, a light transmissive canvas, a pattern layer and a light converging layer. The light transmissive canvas is adjacent to the backlight module. The light transmissive canvas includes a first surface facing the backlight module and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The pattern layer is formed on the second surface. The light converging layer covers the pattern layer and comprises a plurality of microstructures formed thereon distal from the light transmissive canvas.
US07758225B2	Key pad lighting apparatus for a portable terminal A key pad lighting apparatus for a portable terminal includes: a waveguide in which a plurality of key buttons are arranged at one surface thereof; at least one light source provided at one side of the waveguide for introducing the light into the waveguide; and a guide member surrounding the light source for preventing a discharge of the light and for guiding the light into the waveguide. The key pad lighting apparatus can uniformly illuminate the key buttons installed in the key pad with a few light source using less light sources which helps to reduce the power consumption.
US07758224B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device, comprises: an excitation light source that emits excitation light; a wavelength conversion member that absorbs the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source, converts its wavelength, and releases light of a predetermined wavelength band; a light guide in which the center part (core) of its cross section has a refractive index that is higher than the refractive index of the peripheral portion (cladding), and which guides the light emitted from the wavelength conversion member to the outside; and wherein the wavelength conversion member is produced by laminating a plurality of layers that wavelength-convert different wavelengths of light.
US07758220B1	In-ground inspection system An in-ground inspection lighting system, particularly an in-ground inspection lighting system for underside of vehicles including an elongated, embedded light transmitting optical fiber in a polymeric mass, remotely energized, and placed into a pre-determined channel formed in a medium such as concrete or asphalt, whereby the embedded embodiment does not protrude from the channel and is essentially flush mounted in the medium. Alternatively, an in-ground inspection lighting system including, an elongated embodiment of linear light emitting diode assemblies embedded in a polymer mass and placed into a pre-determined channel formed in a medium such as concrete or asphalt, whereby the embedded embodiment does not protrude from the channel and is essentially flush mounted in the medium. The linear embodiments to provide a steady, uniform flood of light up to the underside of a vehicle to be inspected.
US07758219B2	Light coupled detachable stern anchor and navigation light for boats An apparatus and method that improves the usable life and reliability of detachable stern lights for boats. It replaces electrical energy coupling by light energy coupling, thereby eliminating electrical contact corrosion problems.
US07758214B2	LED lamp An LED lamp includes a heat dissipation apparatus, an LED module, a bulb and a reflector. The heat dissipation apparatus includes a first heat sink, a second heat sink and a heat conductor positioned between the first heat sink and the second heat sink. The LED module includes a plurality of LEDs mounted on the heat conductor. The bulb is seated on the first heat sink and the reflector is seated on the second heat sink. The reflector and the bulb together form a housing for receiving the LED module and the heat conductor therein. Heat pipes are used to thermally connect the heat conductor and the first and second heat sinks.
US07758213B2	Light source unit A light source unit which has a concave reflector and a discharge lamp with bilateral hermetically sealing parts of which a first of the hermetically sealing parts is mounted in a base component that is mounted in an opening of a neck of the concave reflector. An outer lead proceeds directly from the first hermetically sealing part to the base component and is connected to it.
US07758207B1	Lightweight LED lamp An LED lamp comprises two spaced elongated side plates, a heat conducting base plate, an LED module, two reflecting plates, a suspension member and an envelope. The base plate is transversely disposed between the two side plates. The LED module is mounted on a bottom surface of the base plate. Two reflecting plates are located below the base plate and attached to the two side plates, respectively, to thereby reflect light generated by the LED module. The suspension member engages with upper portions of the two side plates. The envelope engages with two lower portions of the two side plates to allow light generated by the LED module to radiate therethrough.
US07758200B2	Responsive led module unit A responsive light emitting diode (LED) module unit includes a control unit (1), a light emitting device (2), and a pouch (5) for enclosing said control unit (1) and said light emitting device (2) therein. Said control unit (1) has rigid plastic housing (15) encloses a printed circuit board (PCB) (11), a battery (12), a ball-rolling switch (14), and an integrated circuit (IC) processor (16). Said light emitting device (2) has a membrane circuit (3), and a plurality of LEDs (4) to emit light. Said pouch (5) is composed of a soft polycarbonate or polyvinyl chloride base (51) and a soft polycarbonate or polyvinyl chloride cover (52) with surface decoration patterns as their perimeters sealed by high frequency wave for receiving said control unit (1) and said LEDs (4), further the pouch is coupled to an upper surface of an object (6).
US07758198B2	Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device A backlight unit for a liquid crystal device are disclosed for improving the brightness of the liquid crystal display. The backlight unit includes a plurality of lamps, a prism reflector, and a plurality of lamp guides. The prism reflector forms a plurality of prism peaks for positioning the plurality of lamps. The plurality of lamp guides fix the plurality of lamps at a predetermined distance apart from each other.
US07758194B2	Light source adjusting device A light source adjusting device for a projector is provided. The light source adjusting device includes a base; an adjusting frame having a containing housing; a lamp disposed inside the containing housing as a light source of the projector; a connecting frame connected between the base and the adjusting frame; a first adjusting element disposed on the base and connected with the connecting frame; and a second adjusting element disposed on the base and connected with the adjusting frame, wherein the second adjusting element and the first adjusting element are disposed coplanarly, and a position of the connecting frame is adjusted by adjusting the first adjusting element and a position of the adjusting frame is adjusted by adjusting the second adjusting element, thereby driving the lamp so as to adjust a focal position of the light source adjusting device.
US07758192B2	Lighting device and projector A lighting device includes: a light source unit which supplies coherent light; a polarized light splitting unit which reflects first polarized light having first oscillation direction and transmits second polarized light having second oscillation direction substantially orthogonal to the first oscillation direction to split the first polarized light from the second polarized light; a reflection unit which reflects light advancing in a direction other than the lighting direction from the polarized light splitting unit; a partial reflection unit disposed between the polarized light splitting unit and the reflection unit to transmit a part of entering light and reflect the other part of the entering light; and a wavelength plate disposed between the polarized light splitting unit and the partial reflection unit to vary polarization condition of entering light.
US07758190B2	Tear film measurement The invention comprises an apparatus for measuring the relative thickness of the lipid layer component of the precorneal tear film on the surface of an eye after distribution of the lipid layer subsequent to blinking is disclosed. An illuminator directs light to the lipid layer of a patient's eye. The illuminator is a broad spectrum light source covering the visible region and is a lambertion light emitter such that the light source is specularly reflected from the lipid layer and undergoes constructive and destructive interference in the lipid layer. A collector collects and focuses the specularly reflected light such that the interference patterns on the tear film lipid layer are observable. The collector also produces an output signal representative of the specularly reflected light which is suitable for further analysis, such as projection on to a high resolution video monitor or analysis by or storage in a computer. In order to facilitate ease of measurement, the patient's head may be positioned on an observation platform when the illuminator directs light to the lipid layer of the patient's eye.
US07758188B2	Method of manufacturing rimless spectacles and a mask suited for use with said method The invention relates to a method of manufacturing rimless spectacles in which fasteners of the lugs and the bridge of the spectacles are adhesively bonded to the front side or the rear side of the lenses. In the method first of all two lens blanks are manufactured of a plastic material to the front and rear side of which a coating is applied. The two coated lens blanks are cut and ground in a way that two lenses having a desired lens shape are obtained. At predetermined mounting positions for the fasteners of the lugs and the bridge on the front or rear side of the lenses the coating is removed so as to form joining surfaces which substantially correspond to the joining surfaces of the fasteners as to shape and dimensions. The fasteners are then adhesively bonded to the front side and/or to the rear side of the lenses at the mounting positions. Since in the area of the joining surfaces at the lenses the base material thereof is exposed, a permanently firm adhesively bonded joint can be produced between the fasteners and the lenses on the front or rear side thereof using adhesives known per se.
US07758184B2	Vision obstructing eyewear The present invention is directed to eyewear which obstructs a user's vision to simulate game conditions when training for a sport. The level of obstruction can be random or in a controlled program.
US07758182B2	Image forming apparatus with multiple doors An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium includes a main unit, a first door, and a second door. The main unit includes an image forming mechanism to form an image and a replaceable component to be ordinarily replaced by a user. The first door is arranged at a first part of a front side of the main unit. The first door is openable and closable. The second door is arranged at a second part of the front side of the main unit to vertically divide the front side of the main unit such that the first door and the second door do not overlap in a vertical direction. The second door is difficult to attach and detach to and from the main unit.
US07758175B2	Ink cartridge and printer An ink cartridge that is filled with ink and, used with the ink cartridge loaded into a printer includes a reservoir that reserves the ink, an outlet through which the ink is supplied to the printer with the ink cartridge loaded, at least one ink supply system that includes a channel that leads the ink from the reservoir to the outlet, and a sensor that detects whether the channel is filled with the ink or gas, an ink cartridge terminal that is electrically coupled to the sensor and makes contact with a printer terminal disposed on the printer upon loading of the ink cartridge. A detection region of the channel where detection is carried out by the sensor is previously filled with gas with the ink cartridge yet to be used. Whether or not the use of the ink cartridge is proper is determined based on information from the sensor.
US07758166B2	Inkjet nozzle with paddle layer sandwiched between first and second wafers The invention provides for an inkjet nozzle which includes a first wafer, a second wafer and a paddle layer. The first wafer has active drive circuitry together with an ink jet print nozzle formed therein. The second wafer has an ink channel formed therein. The paddle layer is sandwiched between the first and second wafers in a chamber complementarily defined by the wafers. The paddle layer is arranged in signal communication with the active drive circuitry, so that ink supplied via the ink channel is ejected via the print nozzle upon actuation of the paddle layer by the circuitry.
US07758164B2	Ink ejection printhead incorporating a connector arrangement An ink ejection printhead includes an elongate support frame supporting ink ejection printhead modules. An end plate is mounted to an end of the support frame and defines a guide arrangement. A connector arrangement is supported by the guide arrangement and includes a body portion defining a pair of holes. The connector arrangement includes a first connector extending from the body portion between the holes. The connector arrangement also includes a second connector configured to engage with the holes so that the first connector is located between the second connector and the body portion.
US07758158B2	Ink jet head and its manufacture method An ink jet head is formed with a nozzle surface having a liquid repellent characteristic. The nozzle surface comprises a condensation product made from a hydrolyzable silane compound having a fluorine containing group and a hydrolyzable silane compound having a cationic polymerizable group.
US07758157B2	Image forming apparatus and method The image forming apparatus forms an image on a recording medium by using coloring materials of at least three colors of cyan, magenta and yellow, wherein: at least one of the cyan and magenta color materials is a coloring material of lower density than the yellow; and ink brightness or perception of graininess on the recording medium is substantially the same for each of the three coloring materials, if recording is carried out on the recording medium according to any one condition of: a first condition wherein recording is carried out using substantially the same dot size for each color, at a recording rate of 100%; a second condition wherein recording is carried out using substantially the same dot size for each color, at the same recording rate for each color with respect to the surface area of the recording medium that is to be evaluated, and at an overlap rate of 100%; and a third condition wherein recording is carried out using substantially the same dot size distribution for each color, at the same recording rate for each color with respect to the surface area on the recording medium that is to be evaluated, and at an overlap rate of 100%, where a maximum number of dots recorded onto the recording medium per unit surface area is taken as Nmax, a number of dots actually recorded per unit surface area as r, a sum of a surface area covered by the recorded dots per unit surface area as c, a total surface area of the dots recorded per unit surface area as Ds, and the unit surface area as S, and the following equations are established: a recording rate=(r/Nmax)×100(%), a coverage rate=(c/S)×100(%), and an overlap rate={Ds/(S×Coverage rate/100)}×100(%)=(Ds/c)×100(%).
US07758156B2	Image forming method, image forming apparatus, and ink jet recording apparatus An image forming method using a black ink containing a pigment, a black ink containing a dye, and a reactive color ink capable of unstabilizing the dispersion state of the pigment in the black ink, wherein the method includes one of the steps of, on at least part of a region to which the black ink is to be applied, applying the reactive color ink, the black ink, and the black ink in that order so as to overlap, thereby applying these inks to a recording medium; and applying the black ink, the black ink, and the reactive color ink in that order so as to overlap, thereby applying these inks to a recording medium.
US07758154B2	Inkjet printing apparatus and inkjet printing method In an inkjet printing apparatus comprising a printhead having a plurality of nozzle arrays, where a plurality of nozzles for one ink are arranged in a predetermined direction, for performing printing by moving the printhead relatively to a printing medium in a direction crossing to the predetermined direction, the plurality of nozzle arrays are controlled so that a printing duty of preceding nozzle arrays in the relative movement is higher than a printing duty of subsequent nozzle arrays. By virtue of this control, it is possible to suppress generation of color mixture and bleeding, and achieve high-speed printing with high image quality.
US07758153B2	Printing apparatus and printhead temperature retaining control method The object of this invention is to provide a printing apparatus and printhead temperature retaining control method capable of suppressing power consumption, and reducing degradation in image quality. To achieve the object, a printing apparatus for printing an image on a printing medium by discharging ink, executes the following processes. A first temperature adjustment process is executed to adjust the printhead temperature to a first adjustment temperature during the non-printing period in which preparation for printing the image is executed by discharging ink from the orifices. Additionally, a second temperature adjustment process is executed to adjust the printhead temperature to a second adjustment temperature during a printing period in which the image is printed on the printing medium by discharging ink from the orifices. The process is executed while providing a quiescent period without printhead temperature adjustment between the first and second temperature adjustment processes.
US07758148B2	Capping system incorporating a flexible capping member for inkjet printhead assembly A capping mechanism is disclosed for a pagewidth printhead assembly having a pagewidth printhead and a plurality of nozzles located along the printhead for delivering ink onto print media as it is transported past the printhead. The capping mechanism comprises— i) a capping member formed from a flexible sheet-like material and having a width corresponding substantially to the length of the printhead, and ii) means arranged to position the capping member in nozzle capping engagement with the printhead. The capping mechanism is also disclosed in relation to a printhead assembly having two pagewidth printheads, and further disclosures are made in respect of an inkjet printer incorporating the capping mechanism and a method of capping a pagewidth printhead.
US07758144B2	Printer apparatus and printing method for printer apparatus In a printer apparatus of the invention, a file storage unit stores an archive file including plural files each having a reservation keyword, a processing content designation data holding unit holds plural processing content designation data in which the reservation keyword and processing content on the file are made to correspond to each other, a processing content designation data retrieval unit extracts the reservation keyword from the file name of each of the plural files and retrieves one or plural processing content designation data including the extracted reservation keyword among the plural processing content designation data, and a print processing unit print-processes the data to be printed contained in the stored document file in accordance with the processing content on the file held in the processing content designation data holding unit corresponding to the retrieved processing content designation data. By this, printing can be performed at high speed, and convenience of the print processing can be raised.
US07758141B2	Printing apparatus for selectively driving heaters using a reduced number of data signal lines A discrimination circuit is provided for discriminating between acceptance and non-acceptance of image data transmitted to a device substrate for every group of recording elements. Thereby, data corresponding to a plurality of recording element groups can be received from a common terminal.
US07758136B2	Ink supply device for inkjet printer The ink supply device for an inkjet printer which supplies ink to an inkjet head via an ink supply channel from an ink tank storing ink, the ink supply device comprises: a printing duty pre-reading device which previously reads a printing duty from print data; and a flow rate adjustment device which is provided on an upstream side of a pressure loss region in the ink supply channel and controls a flow rate of ink passing through the pressure loss region in the ink supply channel to a prescribed flow rate, in accordance with the printing duty obtained by the printing duty pre-reading device.
US07758135B2	Sliding guide rail system for a drawer A sliding guide rail system for slidably opening and closing a drawer within an article of furniture or other equipment, the system comprises a mounting bracket (10) for fixing the system to the article of furniture, a fixed guide (20) mounted on the mounting bracket, an intermediate rail (30) and a pull-out guide (40). The fixed (20) and pull-out guides (40) each have a slidably movable housing, a first slidable housing (50) enabling the intermediate rail (30) to be slidable on the fixed guide (20) and a second slidable housing (50′) enabling the pull-out guide (40) to be in turn slidable on the intermediate rail (30). Each of the fixed guide (20), intermediate rail (30) and pull-out guide (40) have stops (60) disposed thereon for limiting the sliding movement of the first (50) and second slidable housings (50′), wherein a resiliently deformable damping member (52, 52′) is located in a respective chamber (51) provided at each longitudinal end of the first and second slidable housings. The damping member (52, 52′) has a buffer portion that projects out of and beyond its chamber (51) for engaging with a stop (60) at the travel limit of the slidable housing (50, 50′), the chamber being oversized relative to the portion of the damping member disposed within the chamber whereby the chamber accommodates expansion of the damping member when it is deformed by impact with the stop.
US07758134B2	Drawer fixing apparatus A drawer fixing apparatus includes a bottom rail on a cabinet and having a movable latch member and at least one slide. The slide has a brake connected to a fixing member by a resilient member and an inner rail slidable on the slide and combined with a drawer. The inner rail includes a driven member having an embedding groove and a movable turning member pivotally connected to the driven member. As the inner rail moves with the drawer into the cabinet, the slide moves accordingly. The brake pushes the driven member to drive the turning member to rotate and press a latch member. When a user releases his/her hand, the resilient member pulls the brake backward slightly to resume the turning member to its original position, while the latch member falls naturally into the embedding groove of the driven member by gravitational force to achieve the positioning effect.
US07758133B2	Mounting assembly for side panel of computer enclosure A computer enclosure includes a chassis (10), a side panel (20), and a fastening apparatus. The chassis has an opening (11), and comprises a rear panel (12) in which a hole (123) is defined. The side panel is configured for covering the opening of the chassis. The fastening apparatus secures the side panel to the chassis. The fastening apparatus includes a resilient piece (30). One end of the resilient piece is mounted to inside of the side panel. Another end of the resilient piece defines at least a hook (341) engaging in the hole of the rear panel for clasping the rear panel. The fastening apparatus further includes a latch (40) for urging the hook of the resilient piece to disengage from the hole of the rear panel.
US07758130B2	Rotational vehicle restraint system A rotational vehicle restraint system includes an anchoring component configured to be attached to a vehicle seat assembly; a rotatable component attached to the anchoring component and configured to rotate relative to the anchoring component about an axis of rotation; and a harness connected to the rotatable component and configured to fit about a passenger. When installed in a vehicle, the rotational vehicle restraint system is configured to restrain a passenger fitted with the harness in both an upright sitting position and a lying down position. When installed in a vehicle, the rotational vehicle restraint system is also optionally configured to enable the passenger fitted with the harness to change from a first lying down position facing forward in the vehicle seat assembly to a second lying down position facing backward in the vehicle seat assembly.
US07758128B2	Furniture assembly A furniture assembly for compact and efficient packaging, the assembly including a sofa having component parts defining a sofa confine, the component parts including a back, a seat, a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, and a skirt, wherein the skirt and the seat are removable, at least one chair having component parts defining a chair confine, the component parts including a back, a seat, a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs, and a skirt, wherein the seat is removable, a coffee table, an end table, an ottoman, and a plurality of cushions and pillows, wherein the furniture assembly is arranged such that the at least one chair, the coffee table, the end table, the ottoman, and the plurality of cushions and pillows are located within the confines of the sofa.
US07758127B2	Height adjustable head restraint for a vehicle seat A vehicle seat head restraint assembly is provided with a stop mounted to a rod of a vehicle seat back. A frame is mounted to the rod to slide therealong. A head restraint is mounted to the frame. A shaft cooperates with the stop and the frame and includes a series of notches and the stop includes at least one projection that engages the notches in a locked rotary position of the shaft. The projection is disengaged from the notches in a released rotary position of the shaft. The shaft has a cam and an actuator has a follower arrangement for releasing the shaft to slide the head restraint frame along the rod. A head restraint assembly is also provided wherein the series of notches and the projection cooperate such that height adjustment in an upward direction only is permitted without actuation of the actuator.
US07758121B2	Active material based conformable and reconfigurable seats A seat assembly includes an active material in operative communication with a seat surface configured to undergo a change in at least one property upon receipt of an activation signal, wherein the change in at least one property is effective to change at least one feature of the seat surface.
US07758118B1	Child seat restraint alarm system A child seat restraint alarm system for use with a shopping cart of the type including a pivoting child seat and a seat belt. The alarm system includes a transmitter sending a transmission to a receiver when a child seat is down and a safety belt is closed. If no transmission is received, the receiver produces an alarm.
US07758113B2	Stool with a noncircular support An improved seating apparatus is provided, including a seat supported by a fixed seat post, the seat post mating with a support mount fixed to the bottom of the seat. The aligned surfaces of the seat post and support mount are of a non-circular cylindrical shape to prevent rotation of the support mount with respect to the seat post.
US07758103B1	Hydraulic lift for top of mobile living quarters A hydraulic lift for mobile living quarters having a liftable top. A fluid pressure source communicates fluid through fluid lines connected to a plurality of lifting members that extend upon receipt of fluid and retract upon discharging fluid. The rate at which fluid is discharged from the lifting members is a function of how much weight each lifting member bears. Each of the fluid lines has a flow control valve between the pressure source and each lifting member. Fluid is communicated through the flow control valve to the lifting member connected to the pressure source the fluid is also communicated through the flow control valve when fluid is discharged from the lifting member. The flow control valve limits the flow rate of the fluid to a constant predetermined rate when the fluid is discharged from the lifting member.
US07758100B2	Retractable vehicle top and combined package shelf and tonneau cover A retractable hardtop assembly is provided for a vehicle. A retractable hardtop assembly includes a front section that is connected by a linkage to a vehicle and a rearward portion that is connected by a separate linkage to a decklid of the vehicle. A package shelf/tonneau is secured by a linkage to the back section of the linkage. The package shelf/tonneau is moved from a package/shelf position below the rearward portion of the roof to a tonneau position above the retractable roof when the retractable roof is disposed in the storage compartment. The package shelf/tonneau is moved between the front portion of the roof and rearward portion of the roof during the extension and retraction cycles. The package shelf/tonneau may be rotated 360° as it is moved between the package shelf and tonneau positions.
US07758099B2	Convertible vehicle with a separately moveable rear window A convertible vehicle includes a retractable top with a rear window laterally surrounded by flexible cover regions. The rear window is movable relative to the cover regions. The top has flexible and tensionable loose material portions that forms a water pockets for sealing between the cover regions and the sides of the rear window. Each loose material portion has a lower end fixed to a material holding hoop disposed beneath the rear window. The material holding hoop has a holding opening through which a part of the loose material portion extends.
US07758094B2	Two part automobile The invention is a two part wheeled vehicle that has an upper part that is an aerodynamic shell and a lower part that is a wheel system. This vehicle is constructed to hold the shell at a height above the road that allows significant air flow under the shell, thus causing improved aerodynamic performance. This elevated shell is built to eliminate side door openings to allow uninterrupted protective side structure. Access involves opening the shell to allow entry to a sitting position that is protected by the side structure. Closure restores the aerodynamic properties of the shell. Seats are movable such that a walkway is made clear for motorists to walk to a position ahead of their respective seats. A car roof top can be opened to enable motorists to walk, nearly erect, into the vehicle.
US07758087B2	Coupling apparatus An apparatus configured to a downhole tubular to a pump. The apparatus comprises: a body portion having a bore; a locking assembly comprising at least one locking member pivotally mounted to the body portion so as to permit the locking member to be pivoted between an open position in which the downhole tubular can be inserted into the bore of the body portion, and a closed position in which the locking member engages the downhole tubular so as to lock the downhole tubular in the bore of the body portion. Fixing means is provided for fixing the looking member in the closed position. A method of drilling a wellbore using a borehole casing.
US07758086B2	Metal to plastic fluid connection with overmolded anti-rotation retainer A fluid connection assembly (10) includes a metal tube (22) having a flared end and a plastic manifold (12) having a port (14). The port (14) includes an annular collar (16) and an annular recess (18) that receives a seal (20). The metal tube (22) is arranged over the port (14) and engages the seal (20). The flared end of the metal tube (22) abuts the annular collar (16) of the port (14) when the metal tube (22) is installed. A plastic retainer (28) is molded over the annular collar (16) of the port (14) and the flared end of the metal tube (22) to retain the metal tube (22) axially on the port (14) of the manifold (12).
US07758084B2	Connection between a pipe and a wall A fitting (22) for providing a substantially fluid-tight seal between an opening in a chamber wall (10) and a pipe passing through said opening, said fitting (22) comprising: a first portion (31) adapted to extend through the opening in the chamber wall and; a second portion (32) adapted to form a fluid-tight fit with the first portion (31), both the first portion (31) and the second portion (32) being adapted to allow the pipe to pass therethrough; characterized in that the first portion (31) is formed from a material adapted to bond to a fiber reinforced plastics material and that the second portion (32) is formed from an electrofusible polymeric plastics material.
US07758079B2	Personal document in the form of a book The invention relates to a personal document in the form of a book, comprising a book cover, a multi-layered personalised side which contains personalised data, in addition to inner pages. The personalised side and the inner pages are secured by means of a seam to the book cover. The multi-layered personalizing side is provided with a central area which is made of a textile layer which is joined on both sides to a thermoplastic layer which covers the central area until the projecting end. A RFID element comprising an IC element is integrated into the central area for the contactless transfer of biometric data of the personal document owner. The personalised side is sewn by means of a seam in the region of the projecting end.
US07758078B2	Security element and method for producing the same The invention relates to a security element (12, 18) with a carrier film (20) and a cover layer (22; 42; 50) applied to the carrier film (20). The cover layer has gaps (24; 30, 32, 34; 44) in the form of characters or patterns forming visually and/or machine readable first information. Additionally, a printed image (26; 36, 38, 40; 46, 48; 52) forming visually and/or machine readable second information is disposed in the gaps (24; 30, 32, 34; 44) in register, the first and second information being different.
US07758071B2	Inflator The invention relates to an inflator including: a tubular inflator housing in which an opening portion at one end is closed, an opening portion at the other end is closed by a closure and the interior is charged with a gas, an igniter assembly, attached to the closure side, and a tubular gas discharge port, the closure having an opening portion that serves as a gas passage in a part thereof, the opening portion being closed by a rupturable plate, the igniter assembly formed by integrating a part of a metallic igniter collar and an electric igniter with a resin, the igniter collar being fixed to the closure such that a space serving as a gas passage is formed between the igniter collar and the closure and an ignition portion of the electric igniter directly opposes the rupturable plate, and the tubular gas discharge port including a plurality of gas discharge holes in a peripheral surface thereof, one end side of the tubular gas discharge port being welded and fixed to a part of the closure excluding the opening portion, a part of the peripheral surface of the tubular gas discharge port being supported by another part of the igniter collar, the other end side of the tubular gas discharge port projecting to the outside of the igniter collar.
US07758067B2	Motor vehicle with knee airbag A knee airbag is described which is located in front of a front seat (S) in the footwell, whereby this footwell is limited on a first side by the vehicle inner structure (F) and on the side lying opposite the first side is limited by a center console (M). When it is completely filled and free from external forces, this knee airbag (10) exhibits a certain maximum width (b) horizontally and perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle (f). In order to improve the safety of the vehicle occupants in case of a laterally-offset frontal collision, knee airbag (10) is arranged in the footwell in such a way that its maximum width (b) in inflated state is greater than the separation (a) between vehicle inner structure (F) and center console (M).
US07758065B2	Airbag module An airbag module including a gas generator with at least one laterally projecting fastening portion; a generator support; an airbag with an inflation opening; a cover cap; and latching elements for connecting the generator support to the cover cap. The airbag has a plate proximate to the inflation opening, the plate including an opening for the gas generator. Latching elements are provided to hold the plate and the airbag connected thereto, and to hold the fastening portion of the gas generator situated between the generator support and the plate. The plate, at least in the region of these latching elements, is larger than the external dimensioning of the folded airbag in the region of the inflation opening.
US07758051B2	Gas seal assembly A gas seal assembly includes a pair of mutually rotatable sealing members, each of which has a front face adjacent a gap between the two members which constitutes a leakage path through the seal assembly. The two sealing member are urged, in use, in a direction to close the gap and a gas bleed arrangement is provided for allowing gas from a high pressure side of the seal to bleed into the gap so as to apply a force tending to separate the members. The gas bleed arrangement includes a bore extending between the front face and a rear face of one of the sealing members, a generally radial groove formed in the rear face of the sealing member and a plate overlying the rear face to cover the groove and thereby define between the rear face of the sealing member and the plate a bleed passage connecting the bore to the high pressure side of the seal. The plate is formed as a shim that is sufficiently flexible to be deflected by the gas pressure into mating contact with the rear face of the sealing member so as to confine the gas flow of the bleed passage to the radial groove.
US07758049B2	Roulette with hi/low betting area An amusement apparatus comprising a roulette wheel (102), a hi/lo betting area (112), wherein, in use, the roulette wheel (102) is arranged to be spun and a winning number generated thereby, the hi/lo betting area (112) being arranged to allow a player to place a bet on whether the winning number generated by a spin of the roulette wheel (102) will be higher or lower than the winning number of a preceding spin.
US07758041B2	Clutch apparatus, conveyance apparatus and recording apparatus [Object] To provide a clutch apparatus that can smoothly switch from a clutch engaged state to a clutch non-engaged state, while tooth jump does not occur even with a small-sized clutch apparatus.[Solving Means] A recessed portion 153 is provided in a cam face of a cam 45. A cam shaft 13 is configured to pivot by a predetermined amount as a cam follower 51 is fitted in the recessed portion, and, when the cam initiates to engage the cam follower, it enters a clutch engaged state. A driven side gear 99 is pivoted by a predetermined amount as the cam follower is fitted in the recessed portion and, thereby, a clutch member 93 is rotated by a predetermined amount in a direction in which a toothed portion 94 is spaced apart from a drive side gear 92. In a state where the cam follower is not fitted in the recessed portion, when the clutch member 93 switches its clutch state, at least a portion of a swing locus of the toothed portion 94 of the clutch member 93 maintains a clearance with a gear tooth of the drive side gear 92.
US07758040B2	Sheet feed cassette and image forming apparatus using the same According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet feed cassette including: a main container on which sheets are mounted; a sub container slidably attached to the main container; and first slidable portions that are arranged on sidewalls of each of the main container and the sub container, and that are formed in a U-shape.
US07758039B2	Image forming apparatus Disclosed is an image forming apparatus equipped with a pick-up roller to pick up a sheet. The image forming apparatus includes a sheet feeding tray, in which sheets are stacked, and a pick-up roller to pick up sheet from the sheet feeding tray. The pick-up roller includes a pick- up section to pick up the sheet and a feed section to deliver a sheet feeding pressure greater than that of the pick-up section to the sheet, so that a component corresponding to a feed roller can be removed, thereby simplifying the structure of the image forming apparatus and lowering the height of the image forming apparatus.
US07758035B2	Sheet post-processing apparatus A sheet post-processing apparatus including: a sheet conveying section for conveying sheets to an intermediate stacker by a plurality of conveying rollers containing a conveying roller capable of changing the pressing force against an opposing roller; and a control section wherein, when the first sheet to be assigned to a succeeding bundle of sheets has passed through the conveying roller capable of changing the aforementioned pressing force, and has arrived upstream from the aforementioned intermediate stacker during post-processing a preceding bundle of sheets, the pressing force of the conveying roller capable of changing the aforementioned pressing force is made smaller than the value at the time of conveyance; and after a second sheet has passed through the conveying roller capable of changing the aforementioned pressing force, the pressure is changed to the value at the time of the conveyance.
US07758029B2	Cutting board with replaceable cutting sheets A cutting board assembly has a housing that has a plurality of side walls, a top wall and bottom wall that together define an internal storage space. The top wall has a cutting surface, and the bottom wall has at least one vent opening. A plurality of cutting sheets are stored inside the storage space.
US07758027B2	Vibration damper An upper bush is secured to a bracket of a compressor unit, and a lower bush is abutted against a panel member of a vehicle body through a washer. A coil spring is interposed between the upper and lower bushes. A pipe member is inserted through the upper and lower bushes and the coil spring. A bolt is inserted through the pipe member and screwed into the panel member of the vehicle body. The compressor unit is resiliently supported floatingly by the coil spring. Vibration of the compressor unit is damped by friction generated by sliding contact between the pipe member and raised portions of the upper bush. When the vibration amplitude is large, respective projections of the upper and lower bushes abut against each other to suppress the vibration while absorbing impact.
US07758024B2	Microbubble generating device and hair washing device utilizing the same A dissolving water making unit and a bubble generating unit are provided. The dissolving water making unit includes a gas dissolving device for dissolving gas in water. The bubble generating unit includes a bubble generating nozzle and a bubble generating cartridge. The dissolving water making unit sucks water from a water source, and sucks gas to make dissolving water from a mixed solution in which the water and the gas are mixed together. The dissolving water is obtained by dissolving the gas in the water. The bubble generating unit generates microbubbles from the dissolving water supplied from the dissolving water making unit. The gas dissolving device includes a closed vessel; an inflow port which is provided in the closed vessel, and which is provided for causing the mixed liquid sucked from the source to flow into the closed vessel; an exhaust valve which is provided in an upper portion of the closed vessel, and which is provided for exhausting excess gas from the mixed liquid; and an outflow port which is provided near a bottom portion of the closed vessel, and which is provided for causing the dissolving water to flow out from the closed vessel to the bubble generating unit. Between the inflow port and the outflow port, the closed vessel has a retention region in which the dissolving water flows slowly, in which air is dissolved in the dissolving water to substantial saturation, and in which the dissolving water hardly contains fine bubbles.
US07758022B1	Pneumatic carpet stretcher A carpet stretcher for stretching carpet is provided. The carpet stretcher comprises a gripping portion having a first end and a second end and a pneumatic portion having a first end and a second end. An interchangeable moving head is releasably secured to the first end of the gripping portion with the moving head having a plurality of gripping mechanisms for gripping the carpet. A pneumatic actuator assembly is mounted to the pneumatic portion and securing the first end of the pneumatic portion to the second end of the gripping portion with the pneumatic actuator selectively moving the gripping portion in a general direction away from and toward the pneumatic portion. A compressed air line extends from a compressed air source to the pneumatic actuator assembly. A trigger mechanism selectively introduces compressed air to each of the pneumatic cylinders wherein as the trigger mechanism is actuated, the interchangeable head moves away from the pneumatic portion causing the carpet to be stretched.
US07758016B2	Ball valve A ball valve comprising a housing, a ball seat disposed within the housing, and a ball rotatably movable within the housing, and engageable with the ball seat in order to provide a seal within the ball valve and the ball seat, wherein the ball seat comprises multiple seat surfaces independently capable of engaging the ball, a first seat surface engaging the ball to form a first seal, and being arranged such that pressure acting from above pushes the first seat surface against the ball; a second seat surface being movable relative to the first seat surface and engaging the ball to form a second seal, the second seat surface being arranged such that pressure acting from below causes the second seat surface to move relative to the first seat surface and pushes the second seat surface into contact with the ball.
US07758015B2	Solenoid-operated valve controller A solenoid-operated valve controller includes a first signal line and a second signal line, which are connected respectively to ends of a first solenoid coil and a second solenoid coil. The first solenoid coil and the second solenoid coil have other ends, which are electrically connected in common to a switch. One of the first and second solenoid coils, which corresponds to signal states of a plurality of input signals that are supplied respectively to the first and second signal lines, is selected, and the switch is turned on and off to control the selected one of the first and second solenoid coils.
US07758013B2	Motor-operated valve A motor-operated valve includes a driving unit including a rotor and a stator, a feed screw mechanism, and a valve main body unit. In order to remove backlash intrinsic in the feed screw mechanism, a coil spring that urges a valve body in a direction away from a valve seat is arranged in a valve chamber. A spring bearing that forms a housing, in which the coil spring is housed, in the valve chamber is provided. Therefore, the large valve chamber is secured in the valve main body unit and passing sound is reduced when a fluid passes the motor-operated valve. Contact surfaces of the valve body and the coil spring can be aligning curved surfaces that absorb a bend of the coil spring.
US07758012B2	Die comprising small cup-type depressions In order to produce a coating having an attractive, velvet-like or suede-like appearance for a substrate by application of a liquid plastic dispersion to the die surface 3 consisting of hydrophobic plastic and subsequent solidification of this plastic material, a die is used whose surface 3, according to the invention, has a gloss of less than 2.2 according to DIN 67530 at an angle of incidence of 60° and is provided with microscopically small well-like indentations 4.
US07758011B2	Adjustable mounting assembly for standing seam panels An adjustable mounting assembly (70a/70b) for installing solar cell modules (58) on a building surface (34) is disclosed. The mounting assembly (70a/70b) includes a mounting device (74), a stud (114) that may be threaded to the mounting device (74), a clamping member (142) that may be positioned on the stud (114), and a nut (128) that may be threaded onto the stud (114) to secure the clamping member (142) to the mounting device (74). A nut (126) is fixed to the stud (114) at an intermediate location along its length. This fixed nut (126) may be used to tighten the stud (114) to a mounting device (74), and furthermore may be positioned such that the stud (114) does not extend into a slot (90) of the mounting device (74).
US07758009B1	Full folding/unfolding book stand and copy holder The present invention provide a full folding/unfolding book stand and copy holder, which components are connected in one piece, so that it can be well connected when folding or unfolding; its strong triangular movable support components on the back can be adjusted for different angles when used, so that it is portable and convenience for use at various locations and thickness of books.
US07758008B2	Seat sliding apparatus for vehicle A seat sliding apparatus for a vehicle includes a lower rail including a base bottom portion, first inner and outer side portions, upper portions, and second inner and outer side portions, an upper rail movably supported relative to the lower rail and including a base top portion, first inner and outer extending portions, connecting portions, and second inner and outer extending portions, a lock mechanism including a lock portion provided at the first inner side portion, a bracket, and a lock member engageable with and disengageable from the lock portion, a cutout portion formed across the base top portion and the first inner extending portion and into which the lock member is inserted, and through-holes provided at the second inner extending portion and the bracket, respectively, the through-holes into which the lock member is inserted while the lock member is engaging with the lock portion.
US07758003B2	Suspension plate for fixing to ceiling The suspension plate is divided into a plurality of adjacent functional portions (2, 13, 24), including a fixing portion (2), the said portions each being separated from another by a bending zone (10, 15) to be folded back in pairs one towards the other. One of the bending zones (10) is weakened by at least one notch (11, 12) for reception of a flexible strand (25). The invention is applied, in particular, to the suspension of false ceilings.
US07757998B1	Computer mouse accoutrement (attachment) and method of preventing or alleviating carpel tunnel syndrome (CTS) A new ergonomic accoutrement adapted to be attached to a computer mouse was developed to prevent strain injuries to the hand and wrist and prevent or alleviate the symptoms associated with Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) for those who are repetitive users of computer mouse devices. The accoutrement is designed to leave the carpal tunnel of the user of a computer mouse substantially open, thus precluding tunnel narrowing and the symptoms resulting therefrom. The accoutrement is also designed to maximize comfort of the user, alleviate wrist bend associated with use of the mouse, and be adaptable to different size hands.
US07757996B2	Breakable hangers The present invention comprises a collapsible hanger and a method for using the same for supporting, among other things, cables from the ceiling of mines. The collapsible hangers of the present invention allow the cables to fall to the floor when tension, pressure, and/or weight is applied to the hangers, either directly or indirectly.
US07757989B1	Teaser reel with alarm A teaser reel with an audible alarm and line guide provides awareness and protection while trolling for fish. The teaser reel alerts boat personnel that the dredge is being struck by fish and allows quick action to be taken to protect the dredge from damage or loss. The audible alarm consists of a cogwheel affixed to a teaser reel spool with a pivotable pawl positioned contiguous the cogwheel. As the spool turns the pawl strikes each cog in succession to emit a loud, shrill sound. A dredge line guide is also affixed to the teaser reel to prevent damage and injury to boat personnel from inadvertent unwinding of the dredge line into the boat.
US07757988B2	Device for the processing of feedstock with a rotor-stator system A device for processing feedstock is provided that includes a rotor rotating around an axis in a housing, which houses processing tools, and has stator tools that are stationary with respect to the housing, which, by maintaining a working clearance, the rotor side processing tools are arranged opposite to the stator tools and interact with the stator tools to process the feedstock. The device also includes a resetting device for displacing the stator tools in a radial direction to set the working clearance. The resetting device for the stator tools include at least one tilted support surface, which directly or indirectly forms a contact surface for the stator tools. Whereby, the support surface is slideable with respect to the stator tools in order to adjust the working clearance.
US07757986B2	Discharge from grinding mills A screening element can be mounted at a discharge passage of a grinding mill chamber. The discharge passage is positioned in use to receive ground particles moving thereinto in a discharge direction. The screening element comprises one or more openings defined therein which are oriented such that ground particles pass therethrough in a direction that is oblique with respect to the discharge direction. The grinding mill chamber may form part of a centrifugal grinding mill.
US07757984B2	Food processor A food processor includes a control unit that is operable in accordance with an initial control signal from a switch unit so as to activate a motor unit to operate in a sequence of an initial judgment mode and a food processing mode. The control unit switches operation of the motor unit from the initial judgment mode to the food processing mode upon determining a first target rotary speed in accordance with a motor rotation signal generated by a sensor unit for indicating a rotary speed of the motor unit during operation of the motor unit in the initial judgment mode so as to drive rotation of a cutting blade unit provided in a container to process food items contained in the container. The control unit activates the motor unit to rotate at a second target rotary speed associated with the first target rotary speed during operation of the motor unit in the food processing mode.
US07757970B2	Nozzle devices This invention relates to pump-action nozzle devices and methods of making the same. The dispenser nozzles of the invention comprises a body which defines an internal chamber having an inlet through which fluid may be drawn into said chamber and an outlet through which fluid present in the chamber may be expelled from the nozzle. The inlet comprises an inlet valve and the outlet comprises an outlet valve. Fluid is dispensed from the dispenser nozzles by pulling the trigger handle of a trigger actuator to resiliently deform or displace a portion of the body of the device that defines the chamber, thereby compressing the chamber and actuating the dispensing of fluid. In preferred embodiments, the outlet comprises an outlet passageway that extends from the chamber to an outlet orifice. One or more spray-modifying features are preferably formed within the outlet passageway.
US07757968B2	Dispensing device A trigger dispensing device for the concurrent dispensing of two or more fluids separately kept in a tank is disclosed. The dispensing device comprises a deformable elastic membrane whose pumping elements can be affected by a trigger for dispensing fluids. Membrane is held in position between a frame and a counter frame, whereas trigger is hinged to an arm of the counter frame. The device is provided with a delivery valve and with a check valve integrated in the membrane. The device is adapted for the concurrent dispensing of two or more fluids and is provided with a structure comprising a reduced number of components.
US07757967B1	Protection cover device for fire-fighting/protection instruments A protection device for a fire-fighting/protection instrument and its operational components. The device includes a proximal end surface and a distal end surface with a wall member extending therebetween having an outer surface and an inner surface. The proximal and distal end surfaces define a chamber with the wall member for housing at least a portion of the instrument. The wall member includes a first portion and a second portion defining at least one pivot axis therebetween. At least one of the first and second portions further defines a core element disposed between a first lateral member and a second lateral member. The inner surface of the device includes a plurality of projections for supporting the instrument in the chamber.
US07757966B2	High-speed jet control A device is disclosed that uses a flow-control methodology to control sprays at very high precision and frequency. The device is based on an enhanced Coanda effect. The control flow is selectively applied to the region in which we desire the jet to vector and control the profile (width) of the jet. In one embodiment, the control flow is applied at the desired circumferential location by the action of a rotting disk with a flow passage of a size that spreads the jet the desired amount. The size of this flow passage may be controlled by using two overlapping disks with large holes in each. By rotating one disk relative to the other, the size of the resultant passage can be modified.
US07757965B2	Display apparatus with scent disperse device A display apparatus with a scent disperse device comprises a display, a stalk-like member, at least one leaf-like member and a vibrator, in which the stalk-like member is disposed on the display, the leaf-like members are positioned around the stalk-like member and the vibrator is disposed in the stalk-like member and used for driving the leaf-like members to sway. Whereby, a user is allowed to smell a flavor matching the appearance of the display or prefer scent.
US07757963B2	Hand shower The handle of a hand shower accommodates a remote control which is triggered by once-only pressure on a key or another deformable element. The remote control contains a piezoelectric radio switch which is accommodated as a closed-off component in the handle. This switch acts on a receiver which is mounted on a wall connection bend and which is connected to a valve in the wall connection bend. The valve can be switched on and switched off with the aid of the remote control in the handle of the hand shower. In the switched-off state, the shower hose is not under pressure.
US07757962B2	Thermostatic device and related method A thermostatic device for selectively opening and closing one of more apertures used for controlling the flow of a coolant fluid includes a housing, at least one fixed element and at least one moveable element. The at least one fixed element is fixedly interconnected to the housing. The at least one moveable is moveably connected to the housing. A fluid path passes through the fixed element and the moveable element. The fluid path is opened and closed in response to movement of the moveable element relative to the fixed element such that when the moveable element is in a first position the fluid path is closed and when the moveable element is in a second position the fluid path is open. A temperature responsive bi-metal element is coupled to the moveable element for moving the moveable element between the first position and the second position.
US07757958B2	Card-shaped memory device incorporating IC card function, adapter for the same and host device A card-shaped memory device includes a power supply terminal, an antenna terminal, a control circuit, a power generating circuit, and a switching circuit. The power supply terminal is provided to receive power supplied from a host device. The antenna terminal is connected to a non-contact communication antenna provided at the host device, and receives a signal from the antenna. The control circuit has a wireless communication function and an IC card function. The power generating circuit is included in the control circuit, and generates power based on the signal from the antenna. The switching circuit is included in the control circuit, and effects switching between supplying of power from the power supply terminal and supplying of power from the power generating circuit.
US07757957B2	Textured transaction cards and methods of making the same Rigid polymeric transaction cards are provided having a plurality of layers forming a first surface and a second surface wherein at least one of said first and second surfaces comprises a textured pattern. In addition, a method of making a transaction card is provided wherein a textured pattern is disposed into a lamination plate, and further wherein a plurality of layers are laminated together to form a rigid card having the textured pattern disposed in at least one of the first and second surfaces of the transaction card.
US07757956B2	Modular, portable data processing terminal for use in a radio frequency communication network Modular, portable data collection terminals are disclosed for use in mixed wireless and hard-wired RF communication networks, wherein various radio transmitter modules and associated antennas may be selectively added to a base terminal unit to solve networking problems associated with specific types of business environments. Modularity exists in both the hardware (splitting data collection and processing control circuitry from radio transceiver control circuitry) and software (splitting transceiver specific, lower level communication protocol from generic, higher level communication protocol). The control circuitry, including associated microprocessors devices, interact to selectively activate communication circuits to perform necessary communication or data processing functions and enter and remain in a power-saving dormant state during other times. To support such dormant or “sleeping” states, a series of communication protocols provide for channel access to the communication network.
US07757955B2	Bar code reader having multiple cameras A multicamera imaging-based bar code reader for imaging a target bar code on a target object features: a housing supporting a plurality of transparent windows and defining an interior region, a target object being presented to the plurality of windows for imaging a target bar code; an imaging system including a plurality of camera assemblies coupled to an image processing system, each camera assembly of the plurality of camera assemblies being positioned within the housing interior position. Each camera assembly includes a sensor array and an imaging lens assembly for focusing a field of view of the camera assembly onto the sensor array. One or more processors prioritize an order of image capture or interpretation based upon user tendencies.
US07757952B2	Method and apparatus for counterfeiting protection The disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for protecting against counterfeit products and for methods and apparatus for providing counterfeiting protection for an object. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: (a) accessing an object including an identifying mark having a first portion and a second portion wherein said second portion includes an encrypted feature; (b) reading the first portion to thereby obtain a first set of information; (c) transmitting the first set of information to a remote location; (d) receiving from the remote location a second set of information; and (e) reading the second portion using the second set of information to thereby determine the authenticity of the object.
US07757949B2	Structuring of temporary systems A method for structuring a temporary system includes receiving information obtained by interrogating a tag on an article and establishing a relationship between the article and one or more other articles in the temporary system based at least in part upon the information obtained by interrogating the tag. The information obtained by interrogating the tag regards the article.
US07757947B2	R.F.I.D. enabled storage bin and method for tracking inventory A contents-aware storage bin includes a transportable bin unit adapted for placement within a storage bin rack. An RFID reader unit is in contact with the bin unit. An RFID antenna is connected to the RFID reader unit and is in contact with the bin unit.
US07757946B2	Material transport in-motion product dimensioning system and method Methods, systems, and devices to obtain dimensions of an article or product in association with material handling vehicles are disclosed. A dimension detection device is installed in an enclosure and is used to acquire geometrical dimensions of the object in association with the vehicle. A predetermined dimension of the vehicle is subtracted from the overall detected dimension to determine the dimensions, including weight, of the product alone. One or more dimension detection devices may also be positioned on a mast or other portion of the material handling vehicle allowing the material handling vehicle to act as a mobile product dimensioning system.
US07757943B2	Combined payment/access-control instrument Methods and systems permit monitoring behavior of a holder of a multifunction presentation instrument that is suitable for presentation by the holder in support of payment transactions and access transactions. A payment transaction involves a purchase by the holder using funds identified by the multifunction presentation instrument. An access transaction involves an authorization for the holder to enter a restricted area. A first communication received at a host system has transaction details of an attempted payment transaction initiated by the holder, and a second communication received at the host system has transaction details of an attempted access transaction initiated by the holder. These transaction details are stored in a data store and analyzed to identify potentially suspicious behavior by the holder.
US07757942B1	Biometric charge card verification system and associated method A charge card identification system includes a portable base station with a mechanism for heating a top surface area of the base station to a desired temperature such that the user can place a user finger on the selected surface area. The system further includes a portable charge card, a heat detecting circuit electrically coupled to a finger print reader, a processor electrically coupled to the finger print reader and a memory. Such a memory includes software instructions that cause the finger print reader to calculate the finger print image based upon the detected peaks and valleys of the user finger. The system further includes a mechanism for verifying a user identity based upon the recorded finger print image such that the user is authorized to execute the sales transaction.
US07757936B2	System and method for cable monitoring Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems for cable monitoring. One embodiment includes a method that creates a communication channel between two optical transceivers and exchanges data between the two optical transceivers to determine if a fiber optic cable is properly functioning.
US07757929B2	Methods for manufacturing optical modules having an optical sub-assembly Methods of manufacturing optical transceiver modules using lead frame connectors that connect optical sub-assemblies to printed circuit boards are disclosed. The lead frame connector includes an electrically insulating case having a first part separated from a second part, and a plurality of conductors that are electrically isolated one from another by the electrically insulating case. Each of the plurality of conductors can form an electrical contact restrained in a fixed position with respect to the first part and a contact point extending from the second part. The electrical contact is aligned with and soldered to the leads that protrude from the back end of an optical sub-assembly. The contact points can then be connected to electrical pads on a PCB.
US07757920B2	Combustion nailer workpiece contact element with enhanced gripping A combustion-powered driving tool for propelling fasteners into a workpiece includes a housing, a power source located in the housing, a nosepiece associated with a lower end of the power source, a magazine associated with the housing and constructed and arranged for storing and sequentially feeding a plurality of fasteners to the nosepiece, and a workpiece contact element associated with the nosepiece and including at least one tooth extending from the workpiece contact element and being constructed and arranged for engaging the workpiece to enable the tool to actuate when the magazine is arranged generally parallel to the workpiece.
US07757917B2	Anti-sway arrangement for cargo on a load carrier Method and apparatus for providing and anti-sway arrangement for stabilizing a bicycle supported upon a cradle borne upon an elongate arm of a vehicular mountable load carrier. The arrangement includes a cradle borne upon an elongate arm of a vehicular mountable load carrier. The elongate arm is insert-received in a through-hole located in the cradle and the cradle is configured to abuttingly receive a portion of a bicycle frame thereupon. An anti-sway device is included that has a substantially Y-shape with two upper arms straddling the cradle, and the two upper arms are joined together at a lower common leg thereof. Each of the two upper arms have an arm engaging portion having a releasable clasp that is operator transitionable between a clasping configuration in which the anti-sway device is secured to the elongate arm and an open configuration in which the device is installable upon and removable away from the arm in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the elongate arm and whereby the anti-sway device accommodates installation onto, and removal off of, the elongate arm of the load carrier without disengagement of the cradle from the elongate arm.
US07757915B2	Accessory adapter for motorized personal transporter An accessory adapter for a motorized personal transporter, which includes a bracket, a support member attached to the bracket, and a bearing assembly. The bearing assembly is mounted on an outer wheel nut of a wheel of the transporter, while the bracket is attached to a wheel assembly of the transporter. An inner connecting member of the bracket is connected to an inner portion of the wheel assembly of the transporter, while an outer connecting member of the bracket engages the bearing assembly. The outer connecting member of the bracket includes a concave cavity in which the bearing assembly lies, thereby allowing the wheel of the transporter to spin freely and brace the weight of the accessory. The support member may include a pair of prongs, which are connected to the bracket, and a neck that contains a plurality of holes which enables a user to connect accessories to the adapter, such as video camera equipment, golf bags, hunting rifles, and other personal items.
US07757910B2	Shoe-cover dispenser A shoe-cover dispenser is described, including, for example, features that facilitate the simultaneous loading of multiple shoe covers and/or features that prevent incomplete release of shoe covers. The shoe-cover dispenser can include a shell and a removable shoe-cover cartridge sized to fit within the shell. The removable shoe-cover cartridge can be configured to releasably hold a plurality of shoe covers, such as by releasably holding three or more clips attached to an elastic element of each shoe cover. These clips can be preloaded into the removable shoe-cover cartridge prior to delivery to an end-user. Release of a shoe cover can be initiated by downward movement of a foot pad. To prevent tilting of the foot pad, the shell can include a guide plate substantially abutting a substantially vertical side of the foot pad and/or an alignment rod positioned within a substantially vertical hole in the foot pad.
US07757909B2	Garment hanger A garment hanger for lingerie. The hanger includes a hook, an elongate body suspended below the hook and engaging members at the ends of the body. Each engaging member includes a one first leg flexibly connected at one end to the body and at the other end to a second leg. As a result the two legs and the body form an S-shape that acts as a spring to maintain tension in front display portion of the garment hung on the hanger. The engaging member also ensures that any excess material of the garment not forming part of the display portion is held out of view at the back.
US07757907B2	Spout for ensuring evacuation of a flexible container The present invention is directed to a spout having an evacuation structure for a flexible container. The evacuation structure ensures that the walls of the flexible container do not block the spout of the container during evacuation of fluid from inside the container. The evacuation structure additionally pivots away from the spout during the filling of the container so that the evacuation structure does not impede the fluid entering the container during filling.
US07757906B2	Air movement indicating device A device comprises a container includes a dispensing mechanism for enabling pressurized dispensable contents contained within an interior space of the container to be selectively dispensed therefrom. A retention clip structure is attached to an exterior portion of the container and includes a clip portion that is biased to a closed configuration for enabling the clip portion to securely engage a portion of an article for attaching the container to the article. A cap assembly includes a cap body attached to the container and a trigger moveably attached to the cap body. The trigger includes a handle portion and a dispensing mechanism engagement portion attached to the handle portion. The handle portion is movable from a rest position to a displaced position for causing the dispensing mechanism actuation portion to act on the dispensing mechanism such that the pressurized dispensable contents are dispensed from within the interior space of the container.
US07757900B2	Dispenser pump The invention relates to a dispenser pump (1), for the non-dropping, dosed dispensing of liquid to pasty products from containers, for example, from bottles, canisters, or tubes, comprising a pump lower section (6) with a suction opening (4) and a pump upper section (8) with a moving lid (10), for sucking up the product through the suction opening (4) of the pump lower section (6) into a suction chamber (14) and to dispense the product from said suction chamber (14), through a dispensing channel (3) with an application opening (24). According to the invention, a constructive simplification may be achieved, whereby the lower end of the suction chamber (14), arranged beneath the lid (10), is embodied by a floating elastic disc valve (7) which, on alternate axial displacement of the lid (10), opens and closes the lower opening (2) of the dispensing channel section (3′), due to arching of the mid-section thereof and conversely, by deformation of the outer boundary region (25) thereof, opens and closes the suction opening (4) of the pump lower section (6).
US07757899B2	Dispensing device The present invention elates to a dispensing device for dispensing a liquid, in particular in foam form, including at least one piston pump having a cylinder and a piston which can move inside the cylinder, the piston including a piston seal, by the piston adjoining the cylinder in a substantially sealing manner. The invention is characterized in that the dispensing device is provided with a lubricant reservoir for dispensing a lubricant in order for the area where the piston seal adjoins the cylinder to be lubricated in use.
US07757898B2	Portable dispensing systems A disposable dispensing device for storing and dispensing fluids, such as liquids and gels is disclosed. The dispensing device is a scalable packaging solution including an outer protective housing or shell, optionally a fluid reservoir, and an orifice from which the materials are expelled. The dispensing device can also include a dispensing button that activates an internal pumping system via an actuator mechanism that translates a force in a first direction into a force in a second direction. The dispensing device is particularly useful for liquids such as fragrances or colognes, gels, purified water, dry powders, creams, and pharmaceutical products such as eye ear drops or sprays. The device by design has many uses, is highly portable, and can include an outer reusable and decorative case.
US07757897B2	Dispensing pump A dispensing pump for liquid or pasty products having a pump chamber (2) and a piston (6) arranged to move telescopically within the pump chamber between rest and active positions, wherein an inlet valve (5) is provided at one end of the pump chamber. This inlet valve may be locked closed with the piston in its rest position.
US07757894B2	Built-in tip for a bag and method of making same A built-in tip having first and second tip members joined to a flexible packaging or bag and for dispensing product. The first and second tip members are capable of taking on generally conical shape that conforms with the conical shape of the bag. The bag having the built in tip is embodied with or without a non-invasive tear mechanism or non-invasive cuts for opening the bag. The non-invasive tear mechanism comprises a plurality of junctions formed in flexible packaging that that extend through the bag and partly into the first and second tip members.
US07757893B2	Dispersing bubble with compressible transport fluid and method Bubble device 10 permits a user to directionally disperse a product under compressive pressure toward zone of concern 10Z. Opposed webs 10S and 10C are pressed together to form sealed perimeter 10P around a central enclosure, forming dispersing bubble 12. The perimeter has a breaching seal 10B for product dispersion and a non-breaching seal 10N along the remaining perimeter. Product 10P for dispersion and compressible product transport fluid 12F are contained within the dispersing bubble. The transport fluid is compressed and the force of compression causes the bubble to bulge toward the frangible breaching seal (see FIG. 1C). The web separation occurs inside the dispersing bubble, forcing an edge breach 12E in the breaching seal. The compressed transport fluid rapidly escapes as a released blast through the edge breach. The stored energy of compression within the bubble is released as kinetic energy of the escaping transport fluid. Opposed peel tabs 12S and 12C are formed by the enclosure material of the opposed webs proximate the edge breach as the bubble breaches. The opposed webs 10S and 10C may be completely separated forming application pads (see FIG. 1E) for applying any product residue 12R remaining on the webs after the dispersion.
US07757891B2	Method and apparatus for providing constant liquid rates and dispensing precisely repeatable liquid volumes Techniques for dispensing a type of liquid in a specific amount or at a constant flow rate are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a height difference between an inlet and an outlet is maintained by an adjustable tubing assembly. An overflow assembly is provided to divert any overflow of the liquid from entering a reservoir and keep a specific level of the liquid. A valve is provided to the inlet and can be turned off when a sensor detects that there is an overflow of the liquid in the overflow assembly.
US07757890B2	Cylindrical container dispenser A system for dispensing cylindrical containers is disclosed. In an embodiment, a housing with an upper opening and a lower opening includes a track that connects the upper and lower openings. A drawer is mounted in the lower opening so that containers placed in the upper opening may travel along the track until they reach the drawer. In an embodiment opening the drawer allows a single container to be removed. A plurality of tracks connecting a plurality of upper and lower openings may be provided so that different types of containers may be dispensed. In an embodiment the drawer may be lockable and a cover that may include a lock may be mounted to the housing so as to cover the upper opening. In an embodiment, a sensor may be included to detect the opening of the drawer.
US07757889B1	Sealing and reopening device for opened aluminum beverage cans Aluminum pop-top can holes are re-sealed with several embodiments of plugs or tape. The wedge type is shoved into the teardrop can hole, or any other shaped can hole. The foot (shoulder) profile type has a triple sealing surface, whereby the user angles a foot or shoulder of a plug under the can lid. These types can be massive or hollow. The hollow type can have a mini double-acting valve for pumping function. A flexible (plastic) tape and glue version is shown, useful also as a primary sealing means.
US07757888B2	Telescoping cup holder for automotive consoles A cup holder includes a base, a cylindrical member, an urging device, a locking device, an unlocking device, a lid member, a reversing device, a non-service position, and a service position. At the non-service position, the cylindrical member descends fully, the lid member closes the cylindrical member's top opposite opening, and the lid member's top decorative surface is exposed. At the service position, the cylindrical member, which the urging device urges upward, ascends fully, and the reversing device reverses the lid member so that the lid member's bottom supporter surface is exposed, thereby supporting a bottom of container, which is inserted into the cylindrical member, with the lid member's bottom supporter surface. The cup holder can not only hold a container with a taller height securely but also prevent the lid member's top decorative surface from being damaged by the inserted container.
US07757884B2	Packaging container A packaging container such as a tube, which is characterized in that the head (11) of the tube is inter alia sealed by the interior annular element (18) configured by a film material that engages with the shoulder (15) of the head. The annular element (18) is produced by pre-forming a plastic film annular element (18).
US07757883B2	Side-ported filament wound pressure vessels A method of making a cylindrical pressure vessel (11) with a large diameter port in its sidewall includes the step of providing a mandrel (23) of desired diameter and filament winding upon the same. After winding one overall innermost layer, an annular reinforcement belt (16) is helically wound atop a defined region using a band (60) of resin impregnated parallel strands (39) under tension. The annular belt (16) is then itself helically overwound with the resin impregnated parallel strands of filamentary material under tension to provide two complete outer layers. After curing and removal from the mandrel (23) at least one aperture (71) is cut in the sidewall within the reinforcement belt (16) and a side port fitting (75) is installed in the aperture (71).
US07757882B2	Suspended liquid hydrogen storage tank An apparatus and method for suspending an inner tank within an outer tank to form a cryogenic storage tank. Opposing ends of the inner tank are suspended from the outer tank by suspension members. A preloading device facilitates the preloading of the suspension members to suspend the inner tank within the outer tank. The suspension members constrain the inner tank in a statically determinable manner so that a desired preloading and loading can be imparted upon the suspension members. The suspension members advantageously limit the parasitic heat leaks between the inner and outer tanks.
US07757877B1	Barrel jacket The invention is a barrel jacket designed to protect a barrel in transit. The invention is a container with at least one wall and a floor portion forming an interior, where the wall has an opening sized to allow a barrel to be placed in the interior of the container. The container wall includes a door section allowing access to the interior and closeable. The invention includes a series of offset plates positioned in the interior of the container, where the offset plates are positioned to engage a barrel placed in the interior of the container. Each of the offset plates is connected to but offset from the interior facing portion of the container's interior walls through a crushable member that is adapted to absorb energy caused by an impact to the exterior facing surface of the container's wall.
US07757874B2	Flex surface for hot-fillable bottle A blow-molded bottle has a flexible concave perimeter surface extending between an upper peripheral margin projecting outward from the bottle neck and an outwardly protruding ring located above the sidewall upper margin. The flexible concave perimeter surface is specially dimensioned to respond to the presence of a vacuum within the bottle by forming linear segments between the upper peripheral margin and the outwardly protruding ring. The average radius of the vertical mid-point of the concave perimeter surface is generally greater than (3/π) (sin π/3) (R1+R2), and less than (6/π) (sin π/6) (R1+R2), where R1 is the outermost radius of the upper peripheral margin, and R2 is the radius of the outwardly protruding ring. The vertical midpoint radius of the flexible concave perimeter surface measured from the vertical axis can be made to vary by between one and five percent at between three and five positions around the perimeter.
US07757871B2	Railcar coupler system and method A railcar coupler includes a coupler head portion extending from a shank portion. The coupler head portion is configured to couple to a first coupler knuckle for coupling the railcar coupler to a second railcar coupler of an adjacent railcar. The coupler head portion comprises a nose portion and a gathering face extending from the nose portion for engaging a second coupler knuckle coupled to the second railcar coupler. The coupler head portion comprises a guard arm portion extending from the nose portion towards the shank portion. The guard arm portion comprises a minimum height less than a height of the shank portion where the guard arm portion meets the shank portion.
US07757869B2	Hanger adaptable for use with a slatwall track and a retainer therefor A flexible deformable retainer has top and bottom horizontal walls and lateral vertical walls, the latter being perpendicular to a slatwall track, respectively to top and bottom horizontal walls of the latter. Top and bottom horizontal walls have edges abutting a central flat body of a hanger's bracket and each outward edge has a removal cutoff. Lateral vertical walls are used for insertion into vertical slits provided in a hanger's bracket. Each lateral vertical wall includes a curvature configured for snapping into a vertical slit. The retainer is able when the hanger is bumped vertically, to engage, via upper edges of its lateral vertical walls, a horizontal top of an intermediate channel of the slatwall track. A gap is provided between a horizontal top of the latter and the upper edges of retainer's lateral vertical walls.
US07757859B1	Packaging and dispensing system for wrapped product A dispensing apparatus for packaging and dispensing a single service portion of a food product. The food product is contained within an inner container cavity formed by an outer cover and a center member. Draw portions are provided for transferring a force from the user to the outer cover, whereby the force peels the outer cover from the center section, thus folding the outer cover over itself as it is removed from the center section. The food product is dispensed when the inner container is opened by removing the outer cover from the center member. An optional outer container seals and holds portions of bread or other sandwich portions while the inner container is located therebetween.
US07757854B2	Protective carrier for fragile articles A unitary, reusable, deformable protective normally flat body spatially conformable to an object to define a protective carrier including a hollow case or body member defining a continuous, uninterrupted cavity, the cavity being filled with a preferably unitary preformed open-celled bat extending throughout the cavity, the body defining a central portion and opposed side portions contiguous thereto and a pair of opposed end portions defining cavities coextensive with the other cavities, unitary operative valve means for introducing air into and withdrawing air from all cavities, the central and opposed side portions being deformable to wrap around an article and the respective end portions being deformable to fold over the engaged side portions when enclosing an article, the valve means being accessible when the article is fully wrapped with the body member.
US07757849B2	Protective case for disk shaped data carriers A protective case for a disc shaped data carrier with at least two moving, opposing side components, wherein the protective case encloses the data carrier in its closed state. Through movement of the two side components relative to each other, the protective case can be brought into an open state in which the data carrier can be removed from the protective case, characterized in that the data carrier is held against the two side components in an inclined position, so that at least a part of it is accessible from both sides.
US07757847B2	Credit-card-sized carrier of both standard and micro form-factor flash-memory cards A multi-standard flash-memory-card carrier is about the same size as a thick credit card and fits into a wallet. The multi-standard flash-memory-card carrier has bays that accept flash-memory cards. Larger bays on one side receive SD cards and a Memory Stick Duo card, while micro bays on another side of the carrier receive microSD cards and Memory Stick Micro cards. A carrier spine sandwiched between top and bottom covers has openings forming the bays. Spring-clip tabs on spring-clip fingers fit into notches on the side of the flash-memory cards to secure the flash-memory cards into the multi-standard flash-memory-card carrier to prevent loss. The spring-clip fingers are movable parts of the carrier spine that are deformed during insertion of the flash-memory cards. Both micro and standard flash-memory cards can be carried in the same multi-standard flash-memory-card carrier that can be placed in plastic sleeves for credit cards in a person's wallet.
US07757846B2	Folding cigarette packet In order to manufacture folding packets having a packet part (11), a lid (12) and a collar (13), a single-piece blank is used, in which a collar (13) is connected to a main blank (14) via connecting webs (15, 16). The collar (13) is connected to a connecting web (15) via an edge-side collar folding line, and the connecting webs (15, 16) are connected to the main blank (14) via transversely oriented web folding lines (41, 42), with the result that the collar (13) can be moved into the position with two folding steps which follow one another.
US07757844B2	Article display and method of use thereof An article display and method of use thereof, comprising a magnetic article display for releasably attaching two or more jewelry displays together or to a platform, to provide an article display set, wherein any display can be easily separated from the article display set; thereby providing for individual viewing of the removed article display and/or rearrangement of the remaining article displays within the article display set.
US07757841B2	Hingeless belt A hingeless belt comprises modules having opposed leading and trailing sides, first and second bases and opposed outer sides. The modules are connected to joining members with layers that can be, for example, an adhesive. The joining members comprise an elastic material which allows the modular belt to bend and flex, and the modules are made of a hard thermoplastic material. The modules and joining members resists cuts and impacts, the modules and joining members are easy to clean and keep sanitary. The joining members are embodied with different shapes for enhancing the connection with the modules, and for enhancing the flexibility of the modular belt as it carries load and as it is driven around a sprocket. There is a molding machine having mold members for making the hingeless belt. There is also a method of making the hingeless belt in the molding machine.
US07757837B2	Rotary product accumulator A stand-alone parts accumulator that can be retrofit as a unitary add-on to an existing production line. The parts accumulator includes: (a) a generally linear conveyor; (b) a rotary table comprising a spiral barrier guide defining a path from an outer region of the table to an inner region of the table; (c) a connector attaching the linear conveyor to the rotary table; (d) a motor connected to rotate the rotary table; (e) an adjustable controller connected to the motor to control rotation of the table. A single bracket can be used to support the conveyor in either a left-hand or a right-hand configuration. The conveyor motor is positioned substantially within the footprint of the conveyor. The conveyor is narrow (between about 2 inches and about 8 inches).
US07757831B2	Method and apparatus for controlling a motor vehicle clutch A method, and apparatus in the form of a hydraulic unit, for triggering at least one clutch in a hydraulic circuit for an axle transmission of a vehicle. The method and apparatus make it possible to simply and very quickly make available an adequate amount of working fluid at the required pressure to at least one clutch, according to the driving situation, in order to close the clutch.
US07757830B2	Dual armature device for transmitting the movement to fans for cooling the engine of motor vehicles A multi-speed drive for a motor cooling fan mounted on a driveshaft has provided a first electromagnetic clutch containing one electromagnet, and first and second armatures. When no current is imposed on the electromagnet, the clutch does not engage and the fan remains stationary with respect to the rotating driveshaft. Depending on the amount of current imposed on the electromagnet, the fan will either rotate at a speed slower than the drive shaft or, when maximum current is imposed, the fan will be rotated at the same speed as the rotating driveshaft.
US07757826B2	Damping force adjustable fluid pressure shock absorber A first piston and a second piston coupled to a piston rod are fitted in a cylinder, and an intermediate chamber is formed between the first and second pistons. A compression-side check valve and an extension-side check valve are provided at the first piston and the second piston. An extension-side main valve and a compression-side main valve are disposed in the intermediate chamber. A downstream side of a damping force adjusting valve is connected to the intermediate chamber. Inner pressures of an extension-side backpressure chamber and a compression-side backpressure chamber are adjusted by the damping force adjusting valve, whereby valve opening of the extension-side and compression-side main valves is controlled. Hydraulic fluid of the downstream side of the damping force adjusting valve is first sent into the intermediate chamber, and then is sent to a cylinder upper chamber or a cylinder lower chamber. Due to this arrangement, it is possible to prevent a sudden drastic change in a hydraulic fluid pressure and thereby to generate a stable damping force.
US07757825B2	Quick release hand brake A brake mechanism comprises a housing, a first handle, a first shaft mounted in the housing having at least one gear rotatably received thereon, a second gear rotatably mounted in the housing in operative engagement with the first shaft, a locking mechanism, and a clutch operatively disposed between the first handle and the second gear, where the clutch defined a recess therein. The locking mechanism comprises a second shaft mounted in the housing, a second handle rotationally fixed to the second shaft, a pawl rotatably received on the second shaft and in operative engagement with the first gear, and said pawl having a first portion in operative engagement with the first gear and a second portion operatively engaged with the clutch. The clutch is moveable between a first position in which the first shaft is rotationally coupled to the second gear and a second position in which the second gear rotates with respect to the first shaft and the pawl second portion is received in the clutch recess.
US07757822B2	Disc brake caliper An opposed piston disc brake caliper has a caliper housing arranged for mounting brake shoes on each of opposite sides of a rotor. The rotor in use is disposed between the brake shoes with each brake shoe having a backing plate and a friction lining applied to the backing plate. The caliper housing has side walls extending generally in a plane parallel to a plane of the rotor and on opposite sides of the plane of the rotor which accommodate a piston. The caliper housing has mounting members for engagement with each of the side edges of each backing plate between the radially inner edge and the radially outer edge of the friction lining. The engagement is such as to substantially limit movement of each brake shoe other than in a direction toward or away from the rotor with at least one of the mounting members being removable from the caliper housing to facilitate removal of the brake shoe from the caliper housing.
US07757820B1	Rotor brake A rotor brake has a front tube, an upper bearing assembly, a braking device, at least one upper brake cable and at least one spring. The front tube has a top and a tube opening defined in the top of the front tube. The upper bearing assembly is mounted securely on the top of the front tube. The braking device is mounted in the tube opening and has a sliding bracket and an upper rotator. The sliding bracket is slidable and rotatable. The upper rotator is rotatably mounted around the sliding bracket. The at least one upper brake cable is mounted through the upper bearing assembly and is embedded in the upper rotator. The at least one spring is correspondingly mounted compressibly around the at least one upper brake cable and abuts the upper bearing assembly and the upper rotator.
US07757816B2	Transmission having a coaxial lubricant pump A transmission has a lubricant pump which is arranged in the interior of a transmission housing and which includes a rotor rotationally fixedly connected to a transmission shaft in a pump housing, with the pump housing being rotationally fixedly connected to the transmission housing and being sealed with respect to a cylindrical sealing surface of the transmission housing, and with the lubricant pump pumping into a pressure chamber which surrounds the transmission shaft and which is sealed with respect to the transmission shaft. To achieve a good seal and centration of the pump housing, the pump housing is sealed by means of a resilient ring with respect to the cylindrical sealing surface of the transmission housing, with the ring being received by an outer peripheral groove of the pump housing with radial clearance so that the pump housing can adjust itself in the radial direction.
US07757813B2	Dual track ladder with brake mechanism that is automatically applied to the upper tracks to hold the ladder in place during use The ladder system is disposed between two spaced storage shelves of the types found in crowded warehouses. The ladder is mounted on overhead guide tracks and may be moved longitudinally along the shelves and laterally between the shelves. Locating means are provided for immobilizing the ladder against movement laterally and longitudinally. The locating means includes a pair of spring-loaded casters and rubber pads at the lower end of the ladder and a pair of braking mechanisms overlying and engageable with the guide tracks when subjected to the weight of the user to prevent movement of the ladder at the top thereof either intentionally or unintentionally. Finally, a lateral brake is carried by the ladder which prevents the roller carriage from moving laterally. The brake is applied when the ladder is in use.
US07757806B2	Adjustable operator interface An adjustable operator interface for a work machine is provided. The adjustable operator interface has an operator compartment with a forward direction, and includes a seat, a mounting plate, an armrest and an armbar. The seat is secured within the operator compartment. The mounting plate is also secured within the operator compartment. The armbar bracket is slidably disposed along the forward direction on the mounting plate. The armbar is pivotally attached to the armbar bracket.
US07757801B2	Rear swing arm installation structure To provide a rear swing arm installation structure that does not require large tightening force and upsizing and can avoid backlash of a rear swing arm. In a rear swing arm installation structure, a cylindrical spacer into which a pivot shaft is inserted is screwed into the pivot bearing holes of a pair of vehicle body frames. The spacer includes a head section of a large diameter and a screw section having a smaller diameter than the head section. The head section touches an end face of the pivot bearing hole of the vehicle body frame and the tip of the screw section touches an end face of a rear swing arm.
US07757800B2	Monocylindrical hybrid powertrain and method of operation The monocylindrical hybrid powertrain is provided having a continuously variable volume hybrid engine, a pump, and a hydrostatic motor. A direct energy transmission, a variable displacement volume engine, a pump, and a hydrostatic motor and energy recuperation increases the specific power, decreases the weight, and installation space and enables the vehicle to achieve a fuel economy of 80 miles per gallon for the vehicle in city conditions.
US07757790B1	Superabrasive compact with selected interface and rotary drill bit including same A superabrasive compact including a superabrasive layer bonded to a substrate along a selected interface is disclosed. In one embodiment, an interface may comprise a depression and a dividing wall, wherein the dividing wall forms at least one closed plane figure. In another embodiment, an interface may comprise a depression, a dividing wall forming at least one closed plane figure, and at least one raised feature positioned within the depression. In a further embodiment, an interface may comprise a depression formed into the substrate, the depression surrounded by a closed peripheral wall exhibiting a thickness of about 0.080 inches or less. A rotary drill bit including at least one cutting element is also disclosed.
US07757789B2	Drill bit and insert having bladed interface between substrate and coating A rolling cone bit and a cutting insert for a rolling cone are disclosed. The insert includes an undulating cutting surface including a peak, and blades radiating therefrom. The cutting insert may include an ultrahard layer of diamond or other superabrasive material, wherein the outer cutting surface of the layer includes contours that generally correspond to the contours of the interface surface that is between the ultrahard layer and the substrate so as to reduce residual stresses and lessen the likelihood of spalling or delamination of the ultrahard material. The blades radiate from a central peak and may include a sharper and/or higher leading edge as compared to a trailing edge. Valleys between the blades may differ in depth, and the cutting surface may have an undulating perimeter.
US07757787B2	Drilling and hole enlargement device An expandable drilling apparatus includes a main body comprising a central bore and at least one axial recess configured to receive an arm assembly operable between a retracted position and an extended position, a biasing member to urge the arm assembly into the retracted position, a drive position configured to thrust the arm assembly into the extended position when in communication with drilling fluids in the central bore, a selector piston translatable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the selector piston is thrust into the open position when a pressure of the drilling fluids exceeds an activation value, wherein the drilling fluids are in communication with the drive piston when the selector piston is in the open position, and a selector spring configured to thrust the selector piston into the closed position when the pressure of the drilling fluids falls below a reset value.
US07757785B2	Modified cutters and a method of drilling with modified cutters A modified cutting element that includes a base portion, an ultrahard layer disposed on the base portion, and at least one modified region disposed adjacent to a cutting face of the cutter. In certain applications, the ultrahard layer includes thermally stable polycrystalline diamond.
US07757783B2	Vibrational apparatus Vibrational apparatus capable of providing a vibrational output. The apparatus includes an assembly having a shuttle capable of shuttling between complementary structures, at least one of which complementary structures provides the vibrational output. The arrangement includes a drive to rotate the shuttle and there are magnetic interactions between the rotating shuttle and the complementary structures such that interactions with each complementary structure, and the phasing of the complementary structures relative to the shuttle, and alternating magnetic results forces in the shuttling movement of the shuttle.
US07757780B2	Excavating method and apparatus An excavation apparatus includes a support structure mountable to a truck bed, the support structure defining a longitudinal direction extending front-to-back of the truck bed, and a lateral direction extending side-to-side of the truck bed. The apparatus further includes a rotary spindle pivotably supported by the support structure at a first pivot joint defining a generally horizontal first pivot axis, the spindle extending lengthwise along a spindle axis and rotatable thereabout for driving a cutting head; the spindle pivotable about the horizontal first pivot axis between a stowed position wherein the spindle axis is generally horizontal, and a deployed position wherein the spindle axis is generally vertical. The support structure includes a first adjustment device for adjusting the position of the spindle in the longitudinal direction when deployed, and a second adjustment device for adjusting the position of the spindle in the lateral direction when deployed.
US07757775B2	Mitigation of localized stress in tubulars A technique distributes localized stress acting on a tubular. The tubular is formed with an inner layer and an outer layer that is compliant relative to the inner layer. A force distribution material is disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer to spread any concentrated loads acting against the tubular. The compliant nature of the outer layer causes it to distort against the force distribution material when acted on by a concentrated external load. The outer compliant layer and the force distribution material cooperate to isolate and protect the inner layer from displacements of the surrounding subterranean material.
US07757774B2	Method of completing a well A method for manufacturing the expandable tubular comprises forming a plurality of corrugated portions on the expandable tubular and separating adjacent corrugated portions by an uncorrugated portion. Thereafter, the expandable tubular is reformed to an uniform outer diameter. The expandable tubular may be used to complete a wellbore.
US07757773B2	Latch assembly for wellbore operations A latch for interconnecting a first wellbore element and a second wellbore element in a manner such that the first and second elements can be conveyed into a wellbore in tandem and then disconnected from one another includes a first latch head connectable to the first element, a second latch head connectable to the second element, and a lock mechanism connectable between the first and second latch heads, wherein the lock mechanism structurally degrades when exposed to the wellbore environment allowing disconnection of the first latch head and the second latch head.
US07757770B2	Method of stimulating a coalbed methane well A method of stimulating gas production from a coalbed methane well that involves injecting a foam forming liquid and an expandable fluid into a coal seam proximate the wellbore. When the wellbore pressure is reduced, at least a portion of the expandable fluid can vaporize, which can generate foam that aids in the formation and/or enlargement of a cavity in the coal seam proximate the wellbore.
US07757764B2	Method for drilling and casing a wellbore with a pump down cement float A cement float collar can be positioned downhole and used in a wellbore completion operation after drilling a wellbore with casing. The cement float collar is made for pumping downhole and into engagement with a groove formed in the casing, called the profile nipple. As such, no restriction is needed in the casing for accepting or latching the float collar and the portion of casing including the groove can be installed at the start of the drilling operation. In addition, the profile nipple can be used to engage other drilling tools and, therefore, can already be in placed when the final well depth (TD) is reached.
US07757761B2	Apparatus for reducing water production in gas wells Production of liquids into a production string is regulated at inlets to the production string. An annular space is defined between a base pipe and a surrounding screen. The base pipe has inlets near one end of the screen and an overlaying shroud that spans over the screen and the inlet to the base pipe so as to define a restricted annular path to the base pipe opening and within the screen. A porous material is placed in the annular space and extends over the base pipe opening. If gas with liquid is produced, the gas having a lower density and viscosity preferentially gets through the porous media while the denser and more viscous water or other liquid is kept out due to greater resistance to flow offered by the porous media.
US07757760B2	System and method for real-time management of formation fluid sampling with a guarded probe Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for real-time management of formation fluid sampling down a wellbore using a guarded probe. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, embodiments of the present invention provide for management of downhole fluid sampling by sensing properties of fluids collected by a downhole-fluid-sampling-device, modeling the fluid sampling process from these sensed properties and using the modeling of the fluid sampling process to manage in real-time the fluid sampling process.
US07757758B2	Expandable wellbore liner A wellbore tubular has openings in its wall. An outer sleeve has ridges on which openings are located so that they communicate with the tubular openings. The tubular can be expanded to plant the ridges against the formation while any space between the ridges and the borehole wall can be used for pumping cement without fouling the aligned openings between the tubular and the sleeve. Optionally the sleeve can swell with or without tubular expansion. The openings can be initially sealed for delivery to the desired location and then opened using well or added fluids or well conditions.
US07757756B2	Bridge plug and setting tool A bridge plug comprises an axially compressible cylinder having plural expansion sleeves. A mandrel extends axially through the cylinder, and has a threaded portion engaged with the cylinder, such that rotation of the mandrel causes compression of the cylinder. A setting tool comprises a housing containing a motor and a drive shaft driven by the motor. The setting tool is configured to be removably coupled to a bridge plug with the drive shaft drivingly coupled to the bridge plug's mandrel, such that operation of the setting tool motor causes compression of the bridge plug. The setting tool is used to lower a bridge plug within a well casing, and to compress the bridge plug causing, outward protrusion of sealing members of the bridge plug to set the bridge plug in place. Cement may be applied above the set bridge plug to form an easily drillable seal.
US07757749B2	Air conditioner An air conditioner principally includes a casing having a casing lower part formed by an alternating sequence of four panel side parts and four corner parts. The casing further has main outlets disposed along each of the panel side parts, and auxiliary outlets disposed at the corner parts. The air conditioner further includes horizontal flaps rotatably supported about longitudinal axes of the main outlets. A circumferential edge part of each of the auxiliary outlets is formed so that the air from each of the auxiliary outlets is blown out in a fixed direction.
US07757748B2	Apparatus for melting metal by electron beams and process for producing high-melting metal ingot using this apparatus The present invention provides an electron-beam furnace and a melting method that, in producing an ingot by melting a metal with an electron beam, can suppress the contamination of new impurities in the ingot production, are less likely to again result in inclusion of once evaporated impurities from a molten metal pool within a hearth or a mold, and can be improved in utilization rate. The electron-beam furnace for melting a refractory metal includes a feeder unit for raw materials, a melting unit for raw materials, which is connected to the feeder unit for raw materials and, at the same time, is defined by a furnace wall and a ceiling wall, and includes at least a hearth, a water-cooled mold, and an electron gun, and an evacuation unit for exhaust gas connected to the melting unit for raw materials. In this electron beam furnace, at least one of the furnace wall and the ceiling wall is lined with titanium or stainless steel, and in addition, plural fin-shaped members formed of titanium or stainless steel are provided at the ceiling wall. A lining, which can be attached and detached, is provided on the inner face of the electron beam furnace.
US07757745B2	Contoured metallic casting core A method for manufacturing an investment casting core uses a metallic blank having a thickness between parallel first and second faces less than a width and length transverse thereto. The blank is locally thinned from at least one of the first and second faces. The blank is through-cut across the thickness.
US07757744B2	Method of changing a match plate in a flaskless molding apparatus for an upper mold and a lower mold This invention provides a method for changing a match plate in a molding apparatus for a flaskless upper mold and a lower mold, which method allows easy change of the match plate.This invention is comprised of a first step for moving a existing match plate placed in the apparatus to between a cope flask and a drag flask of one set of flasks in the perpendicular position, and for holding a new match plate between a cope flask and a drag flask of another set of flasks in the horizontal position, a second step for rotating the cope flask and the drag flask holding said existing match plate from the perpendicular position to the horizontal position, and for rotating the other cope flask and the drag flask holding the new match plate from the horizontal position to the perpendicular position, and a third step for moving the new match plate from the perpendicular position to the apparatus, and for moving the existing match plate from the horizontal position to the outside of the apparatus.
US07757739B2	Label printer and applicator An apparatus and method for printing and wrapping adhesive backed labels around elongate articles such as electrical wires, including a rotatable puck assembly having an interrupted circumferential surface defining an opening for receiving an elongate object to be labeled and wing members for applying said label during rotation.
US07757737B2	Film pasting device To provide a device for pasting a film exhibiting dichroism and a film exhibiting birefringence at an arbitrary angle with high precision. The device for pasting a film exhibiting dichroism and a film exhibiting birefringence at an arbitrary angle comprises a detector for detecting the angle of an axis where absorption is maximum or minimum in the plane of a film exhibiting dichroism, and a detector for detecting the slow axis in the plane of a film exhibiting birefringence. An angle between the film exhibiting dichroism and the film exhibiting birefringence is controlled using the detector for a film exhibiting dichroism and the detector for a film exhibiting birefringence.
US07757726B2	System for enhancing the efficiency of high pressure storage tanks for compressed natural gas or hydrogen A system for reducing the energy and for reducing the time required to refill on board tanks on a vehicle from a high pressure fuel depot refilling line operatively interconnected to the tank wherein the refuel gas itself is circulated within the on board tank to absorb the compression heat of refueling, and the heat thereby absorbed is radiated from the refueling circuit to an external environment such that a close to optimum refill of the tank is achieved without the need for a slow fill, precooling or pressure overfill.
US07757721B2	Multilayer pipe The present invention relates to a multilayer pipe or hose, in particular a plastic pipe, comprising at least one polyester barrier layer and at least one additional protective layer, the additional protective layer being a polyethylene layer, in particular a HDPE layer, and the barrier layer and the protective layer being are interconnected via at least one adhesion promoter layer.
US07757717B2	Microfluidic devices with separable actuation and fluid-bearing modules A fluid transport/containment apparatus includes a fluid-bearing module and an actuation module. The fluid-bearing module includes a substrate and fluid transport/containment elements distributed therein, with one or more of the fluid transport/containment elements having microfluidic dimensions. The actuation module is detachably secured to the fluid-bearing module such that the actuation elements are operatively interfaced with the fluid transport/containment elements.
US07757712B2	Coupling device for a compressed gas cylinder A coupling for a compressed gas cylinder (2) includes a separate coupling part (12) that can be screwed to the standardized fitting (3) on the cylinder valve (1). The connection to the coupling means (7) of a pressure reducer (6) or the like is provided by plug-and-socket-type connecting means that can be plugged into each other, interlocked, and closed off by means of locking elements to prevent contamination from outside, the locking element provided on the coupling part at the same time forming a blow-off protection that allows only a limited gas flow when the cylinder valve is opened in uncoupled condition.
US07757708B1	Toilet bowl overflow prevention and water conservation system and method A system and method for conditionally interfering with the operation of a conventional toilet tank fill valve prevents toilet overflow and conserves water. A controller connected to a water level sensor detects abnormal toilet tank water level over time and conditionally interferes with the normal operation of a toilet tank fill valve assembly, thereby preventing a further flush. The overflow and water conservation feature can be designed into a fill valve at time of manufacture and/or added later by a plumber or end user.
US07757706B2	Backwater valve assembly with removable valve member A backwater valve assembly includes a valve housing, a valve member and a servicing tool. The valve housing has an internal ledge within its interior on which is positioned a retainer clip oriented in vertical alignment with a riser. The valve member has a first engagement of a two part engagement on one face and a mounting along a peripheral edge which includes transverse pins adapted to engage the retainer clip. The servicing tool includes a second engagement of the two part engagement at a working end of a shaft. The hook engages the hook receiver of the valve member during insertion and removal.
US07757705B2	Sink and vanity base protector This is a leak pan device designed to prevent internal damage to cabinetry caused by faulty plumbing, and also by various kinds of construction debris. It has a flat bottom and one or more raised edges to contain leakage, direct it in a prescribed course through a drain or depression in a raised edge, or both. The leak pan device is easily fitted and placed beneath plumbing under kitchen, bathroom and all other plumbing areas such that the leak pan contains leaking water thereby preventing damage including rotted wood, mold build-up and warped cabinet materials.
US07757703B2	Device for regulating pressure A pressure regulator is provided. In one embodiment, the pressure regulator includes a body having an internal cavity for receiving a pressurized medium and inlet and outlet ports that enable a pressurized medium to enter the internal cavity at a first pressure and exit at a second pressure. The exemplary pressure regulator also includes a control piston disposed within the internal cavity that is configured to move in response to a change in pressure within the internal cavity. The pressure regulator of this embodiment also includes a damping feature within the internal cavity that is configured to oppose the movement of the control piston. Other embodiments of pressure regulators and systems are also provided.
US07757702B2	Method of optimizing heavy crude pipeline transportation Heavy crude transportation optimization method wherein at least one solvent consisting of a petroleum cut is added to said crude. According to the method, the polar component δp of the Hildebrand parameter of the solvent is increased, and the contribution of hydrogen bond δh of the Hildebrand parameter of the solvent is controlled, by adding a predetermined amount of at least one specific additive.
US07757701B2	Ultrasonic cleaning method and device An ultrasonic cleaning device (50) comprises: an ultrasonic oscillation plate (2) having a plurality of ultrasonic oscillators (1); an ultrasonic wave guide chamber (3) for collecting an ultrasonic wave force generated by the ultrasonic oscillation plate; and a cleaning tank (4) in which a cleaning solution (20) is stored, wherein an object (5) to be cleaned is cleaned when it is dipped in the cleaning tank. Since an upper portion of the ultrasonic wave guide chamber is airtightly closed with the upper face (31) and formed into a bowl shape, an air layer (10) is formed between a liquid level of the cleaning solution in the ultrasonic wave guide chamber and the upper face (31). The cleaning tank is joined to the ultrasonic wave guide chamber, and an ultrasonic oscillation plate is arranged so that it can be opposed to the ultrasonic wave guide chamber.
US07757697B2	Method for reducing nitrosamines in tobacco Nitrosamines are reduced in tobacco by treating a whole tobacco leaf with ferulic acid. Treatment is conducted by applying an aqueous solution of ferulic acid to the whole tobacco leaf immediately before, at, or after harvesting, or fire curing the whole tobacco leaf with wood smoke containing the ferulic acid.
US07757694B2	Method for safely and efficiently navigating magnetic devices in the body A method of turning a medical device, having a magnetically responsive element associated with its distal end, at an operating point within an operating region inside a patient's body from an initial direction to a desired final direction, through the movement of at least one external source magnet. The at least one external source magnet is moved in such a way as to change the direction of the distal end of the magnetic medical device from the initial direction to the desired final direction without substantial deviation from the plane containing the initial direction and the desired final direction.
US07757691B2	Therapeutic medical appliance delivery and method of use The present invention, in an exemplary embodiment, provides a therapeutic medical appliance, delivery device and method of use. In particular, plug therapeutic medical appliances are provided that allow for the interventional treatment of pulmonary disorders such as defects characterized by pulmonary blebs and/or diffused destructive parenchymal disease. The plug therapeutic medical appliances themselves combine many of the excellent characteristics of both silicone and metal therapeutic medical appliances while eliminating the undesirable ones. In particular, these therapeutic medical appliances are preferably self-expanding in nature and allow the predetermined differential selection of relative hardness/softness of regions of the therapeutic medical appliance to provide additional patient comfort. An exemplary embodiment also provides a family of delivery devices that facilitate flexibility, durability and/or proper installation of one or more medical appliances in a single procedure. Moreover, the preferred embodiment of the delivery device provides for the reloading of the delivery device with additional medical appliances for additional inferventional procedures.
US07757688B2	Dispensing device A medicament dispensing device for dispensing metered dosages of a medicament includes an actuator housing having a longitudinally extending cavity and a container disposed in the cavity and having a cylinder with a first outer diameter. The cylinder is adapted to hold the medicament. The container is reciprocally moveable relative to the actuator housing along a longitudinal axis. An indicating device includes an indicator housing having a tubular portion connected to said container, with the indicating device being reciprocally moveable with the container relative to the actuator housing. The tubular portion has a second outer diameter that is of substantially the same diameter as the first outer diameter. A longitudinally extending side wall has a viewing window formed therein. An indicator is rotatably mounted in the indicator housing, with a surface thereof having indicia visible through the viewing window.
US07757687B2	Solar air conditioning apparatus A solar air conditioning apparatus includes an inlet assembly (20), an outlet assembly (30), a solar collector assembly (10), connecting assemblies (50) and joining members (40). The solar collector assembly includes a plurality of parallel connected solar collectors (11) disposed between inlet units (22) of the inlet assembly and outlet units (32) of the outlet assembly. The solar collector includes a plurality of series connected solar collecting units (12). The solar collecting unit has a bottom plate (12d), a heat-absorbing plate (12f), a brace plate (12g) and a transparent panel (12a). The bottom plate and the heat-absorbing plate respectively have first and second fastening structures (123, 124) and first and second clasping structures (121, 122) for joining the solar collecting units together. The connecting assemblies series connecting the solar collecting units, the inlet and the outlet assemblies. The joining members parallel connecting the inlet units and the outlet units.
US07757685B2	Radiation burner The present invention provides a radiation burner, by which thermal efficiency is enhanced. The present invention includes a pot configured to burn gas, a mat provided to on the port, the mat heated by combustion of the gas to radiate thermal energy, a housing provided on the mat, the housing configured to allow radiation energy of the mat to pass through, a support member provided on the housing to support an object, and a barrier provided within the housing to suppress an exhaust of the burnt gas.
US07757684B2	Movable machinery, including pavement working apparatus and methods of making A movable machine, for example a saw, has a light construction using composite materials such as fiber reinforced resins and a closed cell foam. The saw may have a housing formed from multiple skins of the composite materials sandwiching the closed cell foam. Metallic inserts may be used to bond to either or both of the foam and the composite skin to accept working components. A saw is also described which uses gears sharing the same support element.
US07757683B2	Skid plate for concrete saw A skid plate for a concrete saw is integrally cast having two end mounting portions and a middle portion with a slot in the middle portion. A horizontal slot in a leading end mounting portion cooperates and a vertical slot in the trailing end portion releasably engage pins on the saw to allow the skid plate to be easily fastened to and removed from the saw. A spring loaded latch mechanism holds the pins in the slots.
US07757682B2	Magazine assembly for presenting a pressure cartridge to a compressed gas powered device A magazine assembly presents a pressure cartridge to a compressed gas powered device, such as a gun, wherein the magazine assembly has a cartridge support biased with respect to a magazine to urge the pressure cartridge to a short (or seated) position, wherein an interlock plate is biased to engage the cartridge support. The bias on the interlock plate is overcome during insertion of the magazine assembly into a magazine chamber, at which point the cartridge support moves relative to the magazine in response to a seated length of the pressure cartridge. The bias on the interlock plate then controls the positioning of the interlock plate to engage the cartridge support and retain the pressure cartridge relative to the magazine assembly. A lever connected to the gun then engages the magazine assembly to translate the magazine assembly relative to the gun and pierce the pressure cartridge.
US07757680B2	Closed crankcase ventilation apparatus A CCV apparatus that exhausts blow-by gas from a crankcase effectively and thereby prevents pressure in a crankcase from excessively increasing may include: a lower case, a middle case comprising a body, an upper plate and a cup wherein the upper plate is provided with a blow-by gas passageway coupled with a filter in the cup for flowing blow-by gas into the body therethrough and at least a gas hole formed in the upper plate outside the cup for flowing the filtered blow-by gas in the body to the exterior of the cup, and an upper case enclosing an opening at an upper end of the cup. The apparatus further comprises a by-pass passageway selectively detouring the blow-by gas from the inlet pipe according to a pressure of the blow-by gas in the inlet pipe wherein the by-pass passageway is mounted at the exterior of the cases.
US07757678B2	Locomotive exhaust gas recirculation cooling A method of operating an engine having exhaust gas recirculation from an exhaust manifold of the engine to an intake manifold of the engine, the engine in a locomotive or other vehicle car body, the engine further having an intake system turbocharger with an air-cooled intercooler, the method including cooling the exhaust gas recirculation via a first airflow generated by car body motion, cooling compressed engine induction air in the air-cooled intercooler via a second airflow, and cooling the exhaust gas recirculation via the second airflow.
US07757672B2	Anti-clogging fuel pump module A by-pass fuel system in which the plumbing of the fuel pump module is configured to ensure by-pass strained (and filtered) fuel remains separate from the reservoir fuel after by-pass such that it is not re-strained before re-entry to the fuel pump. The anti-clogging fuel pump module is plumbed such that the by-pass strained fuel is directed to the fuel pump separately with respect to the reservoir fuel, wherein it never mixes with reservoir fuel except after the reservoir fuel has passed through the strainer. Thus, the by-pass strained fuel only mixes with strained fuel from the strainer before its entry to the fuel pump. Accordingly, only reservoir fuel in the fuel pump module is passed through the strainer, whereby the clogging rate of the strainer is minimized.
US07757671B2	Fuel feed apparatus A fuel feed apparatus includes a sub-tank that is received in the fuel tank and a fuel pump that is received in the sub-tank and pumps fuel in the sub-tank toward the outside of the fuel tank. The sub-tank has a bottom wall that has a first passageway extending in the axial direction of the sub-tank, to which a suction jet pump unit to suction fuel in the fuel tank into the sub-tank can be selectively mounted.
US07757669B2	High-pressure fuel pump control apparatus for an internal combustion engine A control device for a high-pressure fuel pump for an internal combustion engine having a solenoid valve installed as a suction valve in a fuel charging passage to a pressurized chamber. A pump suction pressure generated in the pressurized chamber in the charging stroke is exerted on the solenoid valve in a valve opening direction. The solenoid valve is closed at OFF state of an electric driving signal and opened at ON state of the electric driving signal, so that a discharging rate of the high-pressure fuel pump of variable discharge rate type is controlled by an opening and closing control of the solenoid valve.
US07757668B2	Method of correcting flow rate in fuel supply unit of fuel cell system A method of controlling a flow rate of fuel in a fuel supply unit of a fuel cell system is provided. The fuel cell system includes a fuel pump, a revolution per minute (RPM) measuring unit, a microcomputer, and a power converter. The method of controlling the flow rate controls the fuel supply unit so as to supply the fuel to a reformer reforming the fuel to generate hydrogen or a stack generating electric energy through a reaction of the fuel and oxygen. The method of controlling the flow rate includes measuring an actual RPM of the fuel pump; comparing the actual RPM to a reference RPM of the fuel pump; and adjusting a driving voltage of the fuel pump on the basis of the comparison result.
US07757665B2	Fuel-cut manifold absolute pressure control A method of regulating a throttle opening of an engine in a hybrid electric vehicle system includes initiating a fuel-cut off operating mode of the engine, monitoring an engine speed during said fuel cut-off operating mode and regulating the throttle opening based on the engine speed during the fuel-cut off mode to maintain a manifold absolute pressure (MAP) of the engine above a threshold MAP.
US07757663B2	Electromagnetic drive mechanism and a high-pressure fuel supply pump The objective of the present invention is to dampen operating sounds of an electromagnetic drive mechanism used for a variable displacement to reduce an individual difference depending on apparatus due to the control mechanism in a high-pressure fuel supply pump change over time or installation tolerance.To achieve the above objective, the present invention is configured such that before the electromagnetic drive mechanism supplies a drive force to a plunger which is electromagnetically driven by the electromagnetic drive mechanism, another displacement force situates the plunger in a specific position. When compared to an occasion where the plunger is displaced all strokes by a magnetic biasing force, the above configuration is able to reduce the force of impact on a member (for example, valve body) mounted to the plunger and a restricting member, thereby damping the collision noise. Furthermore, since an extra member, such as a damping member, is not required, individual difference depending on apparatus do not easily occur.
US07757659B2	Controller for homogenous charge compression ignition internal combustion engine A homogeneous charge compression ignition internal combustion engine (HCCI) (1) is able to supply two types of fuels with different octane numbers to each cylinder (3) through fuel supply devices (17, 18). A controller (2) detects via an ion current sensor (21) disposed in each cylinder (3) a combustion timing corresponded state value having a regular correlativity to a combustion timing for each cylinder (3) and then adjusts by using the fuel supply devices (17, 18) a relative proportion of a respective supplied quantity of each fuel to each cylinder (3) according to a deviation between the combustion timing corresponded state value and a desired state value set according to a working state of the HCCI engine 1. Thereby, it is able to efficiently inhibit variations on the combustion timing for each cylinder of the HCCI engine 1 having plural cylinders without involving a complex mechanism.
US07757658B2	Nagata cycle rotary engine An internal combustion rotary engine using vanes to create separate combustion chambers within the engine and capable of performing all four strokes of the Otto cycle (intake, compression, combustion and exhaust) in each separate combustion chamber. Each Otto cycle is completed in a 180-degree rotation with all four strokes of the Otto cycle being completed in 720 degrees. An intake and exhaust valve system tightly controls the flow of the air/fuel mixture into each separate combustion chamber.
US07757657B2	Dual active fuel management sequencing A system includes a cylinder selection module and a valve deactivation module. The cylinder selection module selects cylinders of an engine for active fuel management. The valve deactivation module deactivates intake valves of selected cylinders of the engine before deactivating exhaust valves of the selected cylinders when an engine speed of the engine is less than or equal to a predetermined speed.
US07757653B2	Integrated exhaust manifold and cylinder head gasket A gasket assembly for an internal combustion engine having a cylinder head gasket and an exhaust manifold gasket. The cylinder head gasket and the exhaust manifold gasket have a common layer of gasket material. The gasket assembly is formed by stamping a cylinder head gasket portion for the engine in one region of a common layer of gasket material concurrently with stamping an exhaust gasket portion for the engine in an adjacent region of the common layer of material.
US07757652B2	Component for insert casting, cylinder block, and method for manufacturing cylinder liner A cylinder liner 2 is enveloped in a cylinder block through insert casting. The cylinder liner 2 includes a cylinder liner body 2a and a metal coating layer 8 formed on the body 2a through a cold spraying method. Since the metal coating layer 8 is formed in a non-molten and oxygen free state, few oxygen films or oxygen layers are formed on the surface of or in the interior of the metal coating layer 8. Thus, the thermal conductivity of the metal coating layer 8 is sufficiently high. As a result, the thermal conductivity from the metal coating layer 8 to the cylinder block is sufficiently high.
US07757651B2	Fuel control system having cold start strategy The present disclosure is directed to a method of operating an engine. The method may include injecting a primary fuel. The method may further include determining a need for a secondary fuel during starting of the engine and introducing the secondary fuel. The method may still further include determining an engine acceleration rate. The method may also include inhibiting the introduction of the secondary fuel when the engine acceleration rate is below an expected acceleration rate.
US07757649B2	Controller, cooling system abnormality diagnosis device and block heater determination device of internal combustion engine A plug of a power cord of a block heater, which is mounted to a cylinder block of an engine, is connected to a household power receptacle to energize the block heater during an engine stoppage in cold climate. Thus, an engine coolant is kept warm to prevent freeze. Existence/nonexistence of the energization to the block heater during the engine stoppage is determined based on a behavior of coolant temperature or a behavior of engine rotation speed immediately after an engine start. If it is determined that the energization to the block heater exists, abnormality diagnosis of a cooling system is prohibited or a condition for the abnormality diagnosis is corrected and estimation coolant temperature is corrected.
US07757643B2	Device for regulating an air flow for engine cooling A device for regulating an air flow for engine cooling, is disclosed herein with a fan element arranged over part of a heat exchanger face which can be traversed by air, and a covering element over a further part of the exchanger face, the covering element extending from the fan element up to an end of the exchanger face, and able to be at least partially selectively opened to allow air to flow through. A device providing an improved efficiency of the heat exchanger in at least one operating state of a motor vehicle is provided that is possible for a first opening section, which, in order to avoid excessive recirculation, is at a minimum distance from the fan element, the covering element is selectively opened and it is possible for at least one second opening section which substantially adjoins the fan element to be selectively opened.
US07757640B2	Device for preventing cribbing or sucking in horses An electric shock device in use attached to an animal such as a horse or other equine animal to discourage an undesirable behavior such as wind-sucking or cribbing, the device including: an attachment for locating the device on the neck of the animal; an electric charge source operatively connected to the attachment; at least one electrode for applying an electric pulse from the electric device to the animal, the electrode electrically connected to the charge source; and a hinged lever member movable by the performance of the undesirable behavior by the animal. The undesirable behavior alone causing sufficient movement or the type, of movement of the lever member required to activate the electric device leading to the discharge of the electric pulse from the electric device, thereby causing the electric pulse to be generated and delivered through the at least one electrode to the animal.
US07757637B1	Litter box lifting device A litter box housing for cats having a litter box inside the housing positioned upon a tray. The tray is engaged with a cam arms which are connected to an upper lid of the housing, and the tray rests on a base of the housing when the lid is closed. When the lid is opened, the cam arms lift the tray with the litter box, and lock the tray in an elevated position. The litter box can either be cleaned for waste materials or disposed of in its entirety.
US07757629B2	Method and apparatus for coating an optical article Methods and apparatus for coating optical articles, such as optical lenses, are provided. In one aspect, an optical article is placed in a holder and a sheet of coating material is discharged from a nozzle, such as from a fan coater nozzle, onto the optical article to form a coating on the optical article.
US07757627B2	Automatic coating device An automatic coating device uses a driving motor and a conveyer to form a cyclically rotating module. An injector filled with a coating material is disposed on one side of the conveyer. When an object to be coated is disposed on the other side of the moving conveyer, the coating material is then applied onto the object by the injector. This can increase the coating speed and quality.
US07757616B2	Collapsible camping kitchen table A plurality of folding tables that pack and store together as a single unit. The plurality includes a primary table. The primary table preferably includes a collapsible washbasin and a rack of shelves for storing provisions near the washbasin. Smaller secondary tables are also provided that set up separately from the primary table. The primary table, the secondary table and the rack of shelves are all collapsible. When these components are in their collapsed configurations, they can be interconnected. This produces a single compact unit for transportation that holds the primary table, the secondary table, the rack of shelves and other complementary objects.
US07757614B2	Fitted tablecloth for outdoor use and associated method A tensioned tablecloth includes a flexible and unitary body with a plurality of monolithically formed sides configured in such a manner to form a continuous perimeter extending about the body. The tablecloth further includes a mechanism for retaining the body at a substantially flat and taut position during inclement weather conditions such that the body is prohibited from undesirably disengaging a top surface of the existing outdoor eating surface. Such a body retaining mechanism includes a single and unitary elastic band contiguously abutted against an interior face of the sides and traveling along an entire length of the perimeter. A plurality of primary and auxiliary bands cooperate with fasteners and are removably connected to the anchor band for providing a tensioned surface along the body.
US07757613B2	Adjustable portable table apparatus A portable table apparatus is disclosed, where that apparatus can be releaseably attached to a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a horizontal assembly, a vertical assembly, and a table.
US07757612B2	Convertible workstation A convertible workstation is convertible from a generally flat, planar work surface to a computer workstation. A support panel is pivotably mounted within the work surface and holds a support tray configured for holding a portable computer, such as a laptop computer. When closed, the convertible workstation provides a secure environment for storing a computer and a traditional work surface. When opened, the convertible workstation provides an ergonomically configured computer workstation. The convertible workstation may provide computer connections, for instance power, data, and/or other computer connections, both when the workstation is configured as a computer workstation and when configured as a work surface (thus storing the computer within the workstation).
US07757611B2	Railroad freight car A railroad freight car may have a body for carrying lading. The body may be a gondola car body. The car body may include a decking or floor structure, and may include longitudinally extending side beams bordering the floor structure. The connection of the side beams to the floor structure may be may without the use of a dedicated side sill. The car body structure may include cross-bearers and side beam stiffeners that are joined together by structural knees. The car body may also include clean out ports to facilitate cleaning of the lading receptacle.
US07757610B2	Shortened container well A joint connecting a container corner support assembly to a body bolster and a connecting assembly portion of an end of a container well unit in connection with shortening a container well of a railroad freight car intended for carrying an intermodal freight container. A connector member is welded into position, between a transverse gusset plate of a container corner support assembly and a closure plate of a connecting assembly, to transmit forces between the gusset plate and the connecting assembly associated with a body bolster in an end of the container well unit.
US07757607B1	Remotely controlled ignition system for pyrotechnics A remote pyrotechnic ignition system includes a power supply for producing an electrical current in a transmitting induction coil to induce an electrical current in a receiving induction coil for igniting a pyrotechnic device. Thus, a wireless ignition communication section allows pyrotechnic mortars to be reused and substantially reduces set-up time by eliminating the wiring of fireworks normally required for a pyrotechnic production. Optionally, a capacitor is charged by the power source via a charging circuit and discharged via a firing circuit to produce the electric current in the transmitting coil in a pulse. The capacitor provides a two-stage firing safety feature. An electronic control device such as a circuit board may be mounted on the pyrotechnic device for controlling ignition of the pyrotechnic device and is especially useful in controlling ignition sequencing and overall ignition timing of a lift charge and burst charge of the pyrotechnic device.
US07757603B2	Horizontal cheese vat having single agitator shaft A cheese process vat is disclosed. The cheese process vat includes an enclosure and a shaft assembly, preferably a shaft assembly having a shaft and a plurality of agitator panels arranged on the shaft in a planar fashion. The agitator panels are preferably arranged on the shaft such that the shaft assembly is balanced in both weight and agitator panel surface area around the centerline of the shaft.
US07757600B2	Brewed iced tea or non-carbonated drink dispenser A beverage dispensing apparatus includes a mixing chamber for mixing hot water, a beverage concentrate and cold water, as well as one or more additives. The hot water and cold water are supplied at a predetermined flow rate at a predetermined proportion, regardless of the pressure of the water supply. A water heater supplies the hot water within a specified pressure range and without significant entrapped air.
US07757597B2	Variable displacement swash plate type compressor with smooth inclined moving feature A variable displacement swash plate type compressor with a smooth inclined moving feature which includes a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinder bores, a front housing disposed at a front end of the cylinder block to form a swash plate chamber, a drive shaft rotatably supported in the cylinder block, a lug plate disposed in the swash plate chamber of the front housing and fixedly installed to the drive shaft, a rear housing disposed at a rear end of the cylinder block and having a suction chamber and a discharge chamber in fluid communication with the cylinder bores through a suction valve and a discharge valve, a swash plate rotated by the lug plate and installed to have a variable inclination angle, a spring supported between the lug plate and the swash plate, and pistons slidably engaged with the swash plate to be reciprocated in the cylinder bores.
US07757580B2	Actuating device for a vehicle transmission An actuating device for vehicle transmissions, in particular of tracked vehicles or wheeled vehicles having a wheel-based steering system, for the remote shifting and emergency shifting of the vehicle transmission is disclosed. The actuating device has a signal transmitter for the driving direction of the vehicle. A single lever is provided for actuating the remote shifting for the driving direction and the emergency shifting and for producing a driving-direction signal.
US07757574B2	Process condition sensing wafer and data analysis system A measuring device incorporating a substrate with sensors that measure the processing conditions that a wafer may undergo during manufacturing. The substrate can be inserted into a processing chamber by a robot head and the measuring device can transmit the conditions in real time or store the conditions for subsequent analysis. Sensitive electronic components of the device can be distanced or isolated from the most deleterious processing conditions in order increase the accuracy, operating range, and reliability of the device. Isolation may be provided by vacuum or suitable material and phase change material may be located adjacent to electronics to maintain a low temperature.
US07757573B2	Bed water sampling device A bed water sampling device in which a plurality of horizontally oriented tubular sampling containers are mounted on a member adjustable in its position in response to the direction of water current and in which the tubular sampling containers are provided with valves simultaneously moved from their open to their closed states in response to a signal generated in response to placement of the sampling device on the water bed.
US07757572B2	Pressurized gas sampling container A gas sampling container (15) capable of obtaining, isolating and transporting samples of gas or other fluid under pressure form. The container (15) further exhibits a plurality of simple, reliable, inexpensive, self sealing, valves (2) which allow introduction, flow through and exit of the gas sample. The container (15) is suitable for taking discrete or serial samples from a gas or fluid flow source and is especially suited for use in automated sampling apparatus. These containers are acceptable for shipment of compressed flammable gases under the regulatory structures of many countries.
US07757558B2	Method and apparatus for inspecting a workpiece with angularly offset ultrasonic signals A method and apparatus are provided to identify unacceptable levels of porosity, microcracking or defects attributable to thermal damage. Ultrasonic signals are introduced into the workpiece, such as by means of an ultrasonic transmitter. The ultrasonic signals propagate along a predefined axis of propagation oriented at an offset angle relative to a predefined reference direction oriented normal to the workpiece. Backscattered signals are received, such as by an ultrasonic receiver, from the workpiece. A measure representative of the cumulative energy of the backscattered signals received over a predefined time interval is then determined, such as integration performed by a processing element. An anomalous response may then be detected based upon the measure representative of the cumulative energy of the backscattered signals. This anomalous response may be representative of at least a predefined amount of porosity, microcracking or thermal damage.
US07757557B2	Ultrasonic detection measurement system using a tunable digital filter with 4x interpolator An ultrasonic inspection system utilizes a tunable digital filter with 4× interpolation. The system is used for scanning objects to be tested and includes a transmit/receive device to generate a test signal and receive an echo signal. A signal processing circuit processes the echo signal with one or more analog to digital converters for converting an analog version of the echo signal to a digital echo signal in the form of streaming digital data which is stored in a memory. The data is stored at a first data rate and read out at the second, slower data rate. An averaging decimator receives and processes the data from the memory and supplies it to an IIR filter and subsequently to an FIR filter and ultimately to a box car filter to effect processing thereon which increases the perceived resolution of the data by a given factor, preferably by a factor of 4.
US07757555B2	Tri-axis accelerometer having a single proof mass and fully differential output signals A tri-axis accelerometer includes a proof mass, at least four anchor points arranged in at least two opposite pairs, a first pair of anchor points being arranged opposite one another along a first axis, a second pair of anchor points being arranged opposite one another along a second axis, the first axis and the second axis being perpendicular to one another, and at least four spring units to connect the proof mass to the at least four anchor points, the spring units each including a pair of identical springs, each spring including a sensing unit.
US07757554B2	High accuracy mass flow verifier with multiple inlets A high accuracy mass flow verifier (HAMFV) which provides high measurement accuracy over a wide flow verification range with low inlet pressures is disclosed for verifying flow measurement by a fluid delivery device. The HAMFV includes a chamber defining a plurality N of inlets with upstream valves, an outlet with a downstream valve, a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor configured to measure the pressure and the temperature of the fluid within the chamber, respectively. A plurality N of critical flow nozzles is located adjacent to the corresponding upstream valve. The HAMFV further includes a controller configured to activate one of the plurality N of critical flow nozzles based on the desired flow verification range and the fluid type by opening the corresponding upstream valve and closing all other upstream valves. At least two of the plurality N of critical flow nozzles have different cross-sectional areas.
US07757551B2	Method and apparatus for collecting subterranean formation fluid An apparatus and method for collecting a fluid from a subterranean formation are disclosed. An elongated probe is coupled to a carrier, and the probe engages a borehole wall to form a seal therewith. The elongated probe has an inner wall defining a cavity within the elongated probe. A sleeve member extends axially through the cavity, the sleeve member having a fluid flow path within the sleeve member, the flow path being in fluid communication with the cavity. At least one fluid moving device is associated with the sleeve member and the cavity that urges fluid from the formation into the elongated probe. The fluid moving device operates on fluid entering the probe to control a first flow rate in the cavity and a second flow rate in the sleeve member flow path.
US07757545B2	Device and method for determining trouble of cylinder pressure sensor A device and a method for determining the trouble of a cylinder pressure sensor without increasing cost calculates the cylinder pressure of an internal combustion engine based on an output from the cylinder sensor installed in the engine and calculates a drift parameter indicating the drift amount of the cylinder pressure based on the cylinder pressure. When the drift parameter is not within a specified range, the device determines that the cylinder pressure sensor is defective. The specified range can be set based on the behavior of the cylinder pressure. A correction factor is obtained according to the operating state of the engine, and the drift parameter is corrected with the correction factor. A specified search signal is superimposed on the output from the cylinder pressure sensor. The cylinder pressure is calculated based on the output from the cylinder pressure sensor on which the search signal was superimposed.
US07757544B2	Method and apparatus for measuring electrical properties in torsional resonance mode The preferred embodiments are directed to a method and apparatus of operating a scanning probe microscope (SPM) including oscillating a probe of the SPM at a torsional resonance of the probe, and generally simultaneously measuring an electrical property, e.g., a current, capacitance, impedance, etc., between a probe of the SPM and a sample at a separation controlled by the torsional resonance mode. Preferably, the measuring step is performed while using torsional resonance feedback to maintain a set-point of SPM operation.
US07757538B2	Embossing plate with a three-dimensional structure for the production of documents by a hot-cold laminating press The invention concerns an embossing plate for a hot-cold-laminating press with a three-dimensional structure based on an essentially flawless metal plate with a hardened surface of appropriate thickness and dimensions and a suitable surface, specifically a highly polished surface, into which or onto which the three-dimensional structure is incorporated by a process with at least two steps.An embossing plate produced by this process is used for the production of documents, specifically security documents, such as personal identity cards, passports, identification cards, credit cards, customer cards, driving licenses and similar sheet and/or card and/or book-like documents by means of hot-cold-lamination and/or embossing and/or item-by-item embossing.
US07757535B2	Punching machine with spring-supported work support A punching machine is provided with a tool holder for a punching tool and a die having a cutting edge which can be passed by the punching tool in a machining stroke direction and a return stroke direction. The machine includes at least one work support, supported by at least one spring element. The work support is arranged in the region of the die, and the spring force of the spring element is adjustable.
US07757533B2	Forming die having filler cam assembly A filler cam assembly for use with a forming die generally including a center cam component, end cam components and a base assembly and being designed to transition between unloading and forming positions. The various cam components preferably have axial ends with helical surfaces such that rotation of one of the cam components causes a corresponding axial movement of an adjacent cam component. Some features of the filler cam assembly include removable work steels, standardized cam components, drive and lock out mechanisms, and being able to form negative angles, multiple corners and edges, and an entire formable periphery of a metal work piece in a single forming operation, to name but a few.
US07757531B2	Convex roll used for influencing the profile and flatness of a milled strip Rolling stand for producing rolled strip, which includes work rolls, which are supported on backup rolls or intermediate rolls and backup rolls. The work rolls and/or the backup rolls and/or the intermediate rolls can be axially shifted relative to one another. The barrel length (L) of each intermediate roll in a six-high rolling stand or of each work roll in a four-high rolling stand has a cylindrical roll barrel section (Z) and a convexly curved roll barrel section (R(x)), such that the transition point from the cylindrical to the curved roll barrel section, calculated from the cylindrical end of the roll barrel, is in the range of L/2≦x
US07757530B2	Planographic printing plate manufacturing apparatus The present invention provides a planographic printing plate manufacturing apparatus comprising: a cutting process section which cuts a web in a thickness direction of the web by pinching the web with at least a pair of an upper knife and a lower knife, wherein the lower knife includes a flat part supporting a center of the web, a decline part gradually declined an upper end toward outside from the flat part and a cutting edge part having an upper end gradually raised toward outside from the decline part to be a cutting edge, an angle of the lower knife at a boundary point between the decline part and the flat part is 135° or more, a boundary point between the decline part and the cutting edge part is provided so as to be greater or equal to a droop width of a lower surface of a cut product.
US07757529B2	Method and apparatus for flat tube roll forming and flat tube formed thereby A method of roll forming a flat tube having a substantially θ-shaped section comprising the steps of forming a substantially triangular protrusion 72 having a roundish top, and closely attaching the opposed base end portions of the substantially triangular protrusion 72 having a roundish top while leaving a hollow portion 73a at the forward end of the protrusion 72, thereby forming a protrusion 73 having a closely-attached based end portion and forward-end hollow portion 73a.
US07757523B1	Gate multi-locking apparatus Gate multi-locking apparatus includes two housings, one attached to a gate member and the other attached to a structural member. A latch bar is positioned externally of the housings and extends between the housings to prevent movement of the gate member to open position. Latch bar supports extend into the housings and are locked in place by lock members extending therethrough and padlocks holding the lock members in place.
US07757522B2	Washing machine agitator assembly An agitator assembly for an automatic washing machine comprises an agitator and an auger mounted to the agitator. The auger comprises a tubular body defining a peripheral surface and having a central longitudinal axis. A vane spirals around the tubular body and extends from the peripheral surface from a root having a thickness T to a tip. The vane has a width W measured from the peripheral surface along a line perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis to the tip. The vane is formed by a plurality of ledges, with adjacent ledges joined by steps. With this configuration, the vane can have a relatively small root thickness T and a relatively large width W.
US07757517B2	Protective sleeve with knitted opening and method on construction A knit tubular protective sleeve and method of construction thereof provides a continuous and seamless tubular wall knit from one or more yarns extending between opposite open ends of the sleeve. At least one opening is integrally knit within the tubular wall between the ends. The opening has a circumferentially continuous, knit outer periphery.
US07757515B1	Cut pile fabric and method of making same A knit fabric may be formed by providing a plurality of cylinder needles and a plurality of cutting needles having a cutting surface. A first yarn may be fed to the plurality of cylinder and the plurality of cutting needles to form loops during a knitting cycle. A second yarn may be fed to the plurality of cylinder needles during the knitting cycle so that the first yarn and the second yarn having a plated relationship on the plurality of cylinder needles. A pile may be formed on the knit fabric by cutting the loops on the cutting needles with the cutting surface.
US07757513B2	Ice storage and bagging system An ice storage and bagging system for automatically bagging ice and dispensing the bagged ice to a customer. The ice storage and bagging system generally includes a storage bin to store a plurality of ice cubes, an ice dispensing machine to transfer the plurality of ice cubes from the storage bin and a bagging system to receive the plurality of ice cubes from the ice dispensing machine to within a bag, wherein the bag is filled with a predetermined amount of the ice cubes. A delivery system transfers the filled bag of ice cubes from the bagging system to a customer and a purchasing system activates the ice dispensing machine to fill the bag with the plurality of ice cubes to be delivered to the customer in an automated manner. The ice may also be formed via a forming machine prior to being stored within the storage bin to completely automate the present invention.
US07757507B2	Air conditioner Air conditioner including a cabinet having room air inlets in at least one of side surfaces and a top surface, and a room air outlet in a front surface, and a front panel in front of the cabinet, thereby cooling/heating a room quickly, and improving thermal efficiency by preventing discharged air from re-entering into the air conditioner, directly.
US07757505B2	Predictive capacity systems and methods for commercial refrigeration A system and method in a commercial refrigeration system for compensating for events. A commercial refrigeration system includes a controller that predicts a first change in cooling capacity required based on at least one anticipated system event. The controller also predicts a second change in cooling capacity required based on at least one anticipated system event during a period of time. The controller compares the first and second changes in cooling capacity and implements a change in cooling capacity based on a relationship between the first and second changes in cooling capacity.
US07757501B2	Method for controlling a refrigerator appliance A method for controlling a refrigerator having at least two compartments and actuators adapted to maintain temperatures of said compartments close to predetermined set values comprises a comparison between a signal (CCR) indicative of the cooling request of each compartment and a signal variable according to a predetermined carrier function. This comparison is carried out in a predetermined time interval (TW), said actuators being activated or deactivated on the basis of such comparison that is repeated for each subsequent time interval (TW).
US07757500B2	Ice management apparatus An ice making, and delivery apparatus for making and delivering ice to different ones of a plurality of receptacle units is provided, in which ice delivered via a conduit to a diverter valve mechanism, is diverted from alignment with one ice discharge line to another, depending upon sensors in ice receptacles recognizing a level of build-up of ice in any given receptacle, for computer control of a gearmotor for moving the diverter valve from one position to another. Various controls are provided for preventing ice build-up, and for operating the diverter valve during a “dwell” period of ice movement in the conduit, as distinguished from a “push” period of ice movement in the conduit to the diverter valve. A force multiplication technique is employed for moving the diverter valve notwithstanding the presence of ice therein.
US07757499B2	Heat transfer system and method A heat transfer system is provided having an air-cooled heat exchanger system. The heat exchanger system has an evaporator, condenser, compressor and a fan for forcing air over a heat exchange surface for effecting heat transfer. A mist generator having at least one nozzle directs a stream of fine mist or atomized liquid coolant into the air. The mist generator is coupled to a supply of liquid coolant. A controller controls the degree of mist or atomized coolant generated by the mist generator. A filter element positioned between the at least one nozzle and the heat exchange surface captures droplets of liquid coolant. The at least one nozzle is spaced apart from the filter element for directing the stream directly into the air surrounding the filter element.
US07757498B2	Cold carbonation and cold syrup system for beverage dispenser with remote tower A beverage dispensing system is characterized by a beverage dispenser and a beverage dispensing tower located remote from the beverage dispenser. The beverage dispenser has a cold plate and the tower has a heat exchanger. To deliver chilled beverage components to and for dispensing by the tower, a closed-loop water circulating circuit extends between and includes a fluid chilling circuit of the cold plate and a heat exchange circuit of the heat exchanger. The closed-loop circuit is fluid coupled to a beverage valve of the tower to deliver chilled water to the valve, and a supply of beverage syrup is fluid coupled to the tower valve through a fluid chilling circuit of the heat exchanger for delivery of chilled syrup to the valve for mixing with chilled water in the dispensing of a beverage from the tower valve.
US07757496B2	Thermoelectric device providing dual heat transfers for internal thermal zone in a hard disk drive The invention includes a thermoelectric device, preferably including an electrical contact pair providing enabling power for a first heat transfer from an internal heat transfer interface to the exterior heat transfer interface, and a second heat transfer from the exterior heat transfer interface to the internal heat transfer interface. The device preferably includes a means for enabling the power from the electrical contact pair for the first and second heat transfers. The thermoelectric device may include a thermal controller and/or a thermal transfer element. The thermoelectric device may include a fan motor driving a fan moving air across a heat sink included in the thermal transfer element. An external cover may include the thermoelectric device. The hard disk drive including the thermoelectric device. A system including the hard disk drive. Manufacturing these apparatus and these apparatus as products of these manufacturing processes.
US07757495B2	Turbine engine annular combustion chamber with alternate fixings A turbine engine annular combustion chamber includes inner and outer longitudinal walls connected upstream by a transverse chamber bottom and including a single-piece cowling covering the chamber bottom. Each of the longitudinal walls is inserted between corresponding flanges of the chamber bottom and of the cowling. The longitudinal walls, the chamber bottom and the cowling are assembled together by a plurality of first fixings between the longitudinal walls and the chamber bottom alternating with a plurality of second fixings distinct from the first fixings between the longitudinal walls and the cowling.
US07757494B2	Device for feeding fuel to a combustion chamber in a turbomachine A device for feeding fuel to a combustion chamber in a turbomachine, the device comprising both an annular fuel feed rail extending around an outer casing of the combustion chamber, and a plurality of injectors fixed to the casing and opening out into the combustion chamber, the injectors being connected to the rail by fuel transport ducts and by support means that are deformable in bending, twisting, and pivoting, allowing the casing to expand thermally in a radial direction relative to the annular rail and providing rigid support for the annular rail.
US07757491B2	Fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine and method for fabricating the same A method for fabricating a fuel nozzle assembly includes providing a nozzle portion including a fuel passageway defined about a center axis of the fuel nozzle assembly. A longitudinal axis of a first peg is oriented to intersect the fuel nozzle assembly center axis such that a first plane is defined. The first peg defines a first opening having a centerline intersecting the first peg longitudinal axis and obliquely oriented with respect to the first plane. The first peg is coupled in flow communication with the fuel passageway such that the first peg extends radially outward from the nozzle portion and such that the first opening is configured to direct a flow of fuel in an oblique direction with respect to the fuel nozzle assembly center axis to facilitate fuel mixing.
US07757487B2	Drive apparatus A drive apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising a hydraulic pump, two control valve assemblies, and two pairs of hydraulic drive assemblies. The control valve assemblies are hydraulically connected in parallel, and in an operational condition hydraulic fluid is pumped through the control valve assemblies by the pump to drive the hydraulic drive assemblies, and wherein each control valve assembly proportionately distributes hydraulic fluid to a respective pair of the hydraulic drive assemblies in response to the hydraulic loads of the respective hydraulic drive assemblies of the respective pairs of hydraulic drive assemblies. In response to a difference in the respective hydraulic loads of the hydraulic drive assemblies of the respective pairs of hydraulic drive assemblies, flow of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic drive assembly of each of the respective pairs of hydraulic drive assemblies having the lower hydraulic load is limited, and wherein each of the hydraulic drive assemblies includes a ground engaging drive member and at least one hydraulic motor for driving the drive member.
US07757486B2	Engine control device for work vehicle An engine control device for a work vehicle includes a hydraulic pump driven by an engine, a hydraulic actuator driven with pressure oil supplied from the hydraulic pump, a drive disallower for disallowing drive of the hydraulic actuator with the pressure oil supplied from the hydraulic pump, a disallowed drive detector for detecting whether or not the drive disallower is disallowing the drive; and a rotation rate controller for executing control so as to adjust an engine speed to a low rotation rate, lower than a minimum rotation rate (hereafter referred to as a low idle rotation rate) at which the hydraulic actuator can still be driven, at least when the disallowed drive detector detects that the drive disallower is disallowing the drive.
US07757483B2	Device for reducing particles of an exhaust gas, exhaust gas purification system and vehicle having the device or the system A device for reducing particles of an exhaust gas includes at least one carrier structure having a predefinable volume and a plurality of channels which can be traversed by a flow. The channels at least partially have measures for deflecting the exhaust gas within the channels. The at least one carrier structure at least partially has a first coating including a washcoat. A quantity of the washcoat in a range of from 10 to 60 grams is provided per liter of the volume, provided with the first coating, of the carrier structure. An exhaust gas purification system and a vehicle having the device or the system, are also provided.
US07757482B2	Variable geometry exhaust cooler The present invention provides an exhaust cooler mounted to a tailpipe for receiving exhaust gas. The exhaust cooler includes a jet pump connectable to the tailpipe and a nozzle connectable to the tailpipe. The nozzle defines a nozzle opening between the tailpipe and the jet pump for communicating the exhaust gas from the tailpipe to the jet pump. A first member is included that is moveable between a closed position and an open position, the open position defining a first opening between the tailpipe and the jet pump for communicating the exhaust gas from the tailpipe to the jet pump.
US07757478B2	System and method for monitoring operation of an exhaust gas treatment system A system and a method for monitoring operation of an exhaust gas treatment system using an exhaust gas sensor in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The exhaust gas treatment system has an exhaust pipe configured to receive exhaust gases. The exhaust gas treatment system has an SCR catalyst coupled to the exhaust pipe. The exhaust gas treatment system has a urea delivery system configured to delivery urea upstream of the SCR catalyst. The exhaust gas sensor has an ammonia sensing electrode communicating with exhaust gases downstream of the SCR catalyst. The method includes generating a first output signal utilizing the ammonia sensing electrode, the first output signal being indicative of a first ammonia level. The method further includes generating a second output signal to induce the urea delivery system to deliver a predetermined flow rate of urea upstream of the SCR catalyst. The second output signal is based on the first output signal. The method further includes calculating a first ammonia level range utilizing at least a first engine operating parameter. Finally, the method includes generating a third output signal when the first ammonia level is outside the first ammonia level range. The third output signal indicates at least one of the urea delivery system having degraded operational performance, the SCR catalyst having degraded operational performance, and the exhaust gas sensor having degraded operational performance.
US07757477B2	Convergent divergent nozzle with slot cooled nozzle liner A nozzle system includes a multitude of circumferentially distributed convergent flaps and seals that circumscribe an engine centerline. A cooling liner body cooperates with a cooling liner panel attached to respective convergent flaps and convergent seals to define an annular cooling airflow passageway which is movable therewith. Each cooling liner panels includes an arcuate cooling liner leading edge with a multiple of openings to distribute cooling airflow over both the inner “cold-side” and outer “hot-side” surfaces thereof. Through this backside cooling, thermal gradients are controlled at the attachment interface between the arcuate cooling liner leading edge and the main cooling liner body.
US07757476B2	Catalytically activated transient decomposition propulsion system A catalytically activated transient decomposition propulsion system provides thrust by decomposing flow controlled propellant in contact with a catalyzing agent using a fixed volume of liquid propellant that is placed in contact with the catalyst within the decomposition chamber by a calibrated flow control valve. After injecting the liquid propellant into the decomposition chamber, the valve returns to the closed position while surface tension holds the liquid within the decomposition chamber until complete decomposition and exhaust of the warm gaseous products through a converging and diverging nozzle occurs. The increasing and decreasing transient pressure in the decomposition chamber changes each cycle in response to flow control valve actuation as the decomposition process is repeated.
US07757470B2	Tine carrier arrangement A tine carrier arrangement for a reel of a harvester for cereals has a tine carrier (1) rotatably attached on the reel around a rotational axis D. An adjustment element (3) is connectable to an adjustment arrangement of the reel for rotating the tine carrier (1) around the rotational axis D. The connection mechanism detachably connects the tine carrier (1) and the adjustment element (3) to each other to enable different rotational positions of the tine carrier relative to the rotational axis D.
US07757467B2	Disposable cassette for incremental withdrawal of tubular plastic with malodor-counteractant capacity A container holding a supply of plastic, tubular stock for the incremental withdrawal of portions thereof, said container comprising a malodor counteractant.
US07757465B2	Apparatus and method for filling containers with rod-shaped products An apparatus is provided for filling an empty shaft tray with rod-shaped products. The shaft tray has shaft walls which form a plurality of shafts. The apparatus includes a filling hopper having a receiving region for a mass flow composed of the products, and a storage region for products comprising a front wall, a rear wall, side walls and a bottom wall. The storage region includes partitions that form a plurality of shafts adjacent to each other, wherein the partitions substantially extend over a full height of the storage region, and wherein the rear wall of the storage region includes openings for passage of the shaft walls of the shaft tray. A delivery element delivers the empty shaft tray into the receiving region of the filling hopper to be filled with the products. A removal element removes a filled shaft tray from the filling hopper.
US07757464B2	Manufacturing method for packaging electronic products in a band-shaped package A method for manufacturing electronic or electric products such as flat-panel display devices, for coping with change or variations of dimensions of the products and for curbing damage or fracture on the products and reducing recovery cost for containers, according to one embodiment, comprising; sequentially placing first flat electronic or electric products as to be sandwiched by a resin-sheet band formed of one or pair of band-shaped flat resin sheet and as to be arrayed in a row; forming joined areas by bonding faces of the resin-sheet band as to form receptacles respectively for the first flat electronic or electric products; thus forming a band-shaped package; and then transporting or storing such array of the first flat electronic or electric products in the band-shaped package as to be used for producing second electronic or electric products.
US07757463B2	Method for helically wrapping a part The invention relates to a method for wrapping a long or round part, for example a steel part, for instance in the form of a steel strip coil, a steel wire roll or a round steel part such as a roller bearing ring, the steel part being wrapped in a stretch film, in particular a plastic stretch film, in a helical and covering manners. In order to realize a short term wrapping of a long or round part, irrespective of its material properties, and as a reliable transport protection the invention proposes that a strip material which is significantly more resistant than the stretch film and has an ad coating on the side facing—the stretch film is wound over the stretch film likewise in a covering manner.
US07757459B2	Web and method for making fluid filled units A preformed web and a method of producing dunnage units from the preformed web. The web is an elongate flattened thermoplastic tube having an inflation edge and an opposite edge. The tube includes spaced transverse seals that define sides of pouches. In one embodiment, the web is configured such that a gap forms between each pair of adjacent pouches when the pouches are inflated. In one embodiment, an inflation edge of the web comprises a frangible connection that allows the inflation edge to be broken by an unsharpened object.
US07757454B2	Composite building panel and method of making composite building panel A composite panel and method of fabricating is provided which includes a frame having a plurality of spaced apart frame members, and a concrete slab made of aerated concrete having a density of 400 to 1760 kg/m3 (25 to 110 pcf) pounds per cubic foot. Fastened to the frame members is a reinforcing layer. The concrete slab, having a front face and a rear face, embeds the reinforcing layer and a portion of the frame such that the frame protrudes from the rear face of the slab. At least one tab and one tab opening is disposed on an embedded portion of the frame, and the concrete slab extends through the tab opening.
US07757453B2	Floor panels with edge connectors Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting apart of two coupled floor panels in a direction (R) perpendicular to the related edges and parallel to the underside of the coupled floor panels, and provide a snap-action coupling.
US07757448B2	Assemblage concrete forms and method for manufacturing thereof Taught herein is inter alia a concrete wall modulus comprising a concrete-steel wall having one or more steel mesh plates; at least two form panels being physically connected to the concrete-steel wall; a plurality of steel plates; and a plurality of jointing pieces; wherein the form panels are made in part of polystyrene foam; at least two form panels are arranged in parallel to one another; and at least two the form panels are interconnected by a plurality of the jointing pieces by means of the steel plates.
US07757445B2	Precast concrete panels for basement walls A basement wall is provided which includes a precast prestressed hollow core concrete panel. The panel has a plurality of horizontally extending voids and a plurality of horizontally extending tension cables. The panel has a lower portion extending below grade. The panel preferably has a layer of wire mesh positioned between the voids and the inner surface or between the voids and the outer surface. An end cap for the panel is also provided. The panel can have an impressed brick pattern on the above-grade outer surface and the panel can have a window opening, a brick ledge and/or a beam pocket.
US07757438B2	Door module plate with handle A motor vehicle door module assembly in a motor vehicle door structure, the assembly including a module plate, a bracket, and a door handle pivotally mounted on the bracket. Coacting mounting structures are provided on the module plate and on the bracket which are operative in response to linear sliding movement of the bracket relative to the module plate to mount the bracket on the module plate while permitting a limited degree of linear play to facilitate the installation of the module assembly on the door structure. The coacting mounting structures take the form of a plurality of tabs on the module plate and a respective plurality of keyways in the bracket.
US07757437B2	Resilient retention system for a door panel A horizontally sliding door includes a resilient retention system that helps hold a door panel tightly against its seals when the door is closed, and resiliently releases the door panel when an external force displaces the panel beyond its normal path of travel. If the door panel is displaced off its normal path, the resilience of the retention system or simply opening and closing the door automatically returns the panel back to normal operation. The resilient retention system can be installed off the floor, so the system avoids creating a tripping hazard and avoids being damaged by nearby vehicles.

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