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US07771955B2	Affinity membrane for capture of a target biomolecule and formation thereof by site-directed immobilization of a capture biomolecule Compositions and methods are taught for directing the orientation of an immobilized capture biomolecule on a hydrophobic membrane. The method comprises layering at least one tie layer on a hydrophobic membrane, adding an amine functional layer on top of at least one tie layer; and attaching an alignment biomolecule to the amine functional layer. The alignment biomolecule has the ability to either capture a target biomolecule itself and thus be considered a capture biomolecule, or bind and orient the immobilized capture biomolecule so as to maximize the binding activity of the immobilized capture biomolecule. In one embodiment, a nickel-coordinated amine functional layer binds with a histidine-tagged alignment biomolecule. In another embodiment, an amine functional layer reacts, via tyrosinase catalysis, with a tyrosine residue in an alignment biomolecule.
US07771953B2	Methods of diagnosing and treating cancer The invention features methods of evaluating the risk of cancer recurrence in a subject diagnosed with cancer.
US07771951B2	Antibody categorization based on binding characteristics Methods for categorizing antibodies based on their epitope binding characteristics are described. Methods and systems for determining the epitope recognition properties of different antibodies are provided. Also provided are data analysis processes for clustering antibodies on the basis of their epitope recognition properties and for identifying antibodies having distinct epitope binding characteristics.
US07771947B2	Methods and compositions for rapid light-activated isolation and detection of analytes The present invention relates to novel methods for isolating a target molecule from a sample suspected of containing the target molecule. The methods of the present invention utilize solid substrates as a means for capturing, separating, and releasing target molecules, such as chemical or biological compounds. The present invention is specifically directed to novel approaches for capturing, separating and releasing such target molecules.
US07771944B2	Methods for determining genetic haplotypes and DNA mapping Improved methods of genetic haplotyping and DNA sequencing and mapping, including methods for making amplified ssDNA, methods for allele determination, and a DNA barcoding strategy based on direct imaging of individual DNA molecules and localization of multiple sequence motifs or polymorphic sites on a single DNA molecule.
US07771943B2	Method for the determination of the position of unsaturation in a compound A mass spectrometric method for determining the position of unsaturation in a compound is disclosed.
US07771932B1	Method for identification of Tr1 lymphocytes regulators by the presence and over-expression of specific molecules and application thereof The invention relates to a method for identification of Tr1 lymphocyte regulators in a biological sample, based on the determination of the simultaneous presence of the molecular group CD4, CD18 and/or CD11a, CD49b and, where appropriate, by the demonstration of an over-expression of genes coding for the molecules CD4, PSGL-1, PECAM-1 and alphaV/beta3. The invention further relates to a method of quantification and a prognostic or diagnostic method for auto-immune or inflammatory diseases, based on said identification method. The invention also relates to an enrichment method for Tr1 lymphocyte regulators, based on the determination of the simultaneous presence of said molecules and, finally, an enriched composition from said enrichment method, for the treatment of an auto-immune or inflammatory disease, in particular Crohn's disease.
US07771930B2	Cancer The invention provides methods of diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of cancer related to the OBCAM and NTM genes. The methods are particularly suited to ovarian and colorectal cancers.
US07771927B1	Multiple sclerosis-associated retroviral (MSRV) nucleic acids corresponding to the Env region The invention concerns a nucleic material, in isolated or purified state, and a nucleotide fragment comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting in (i) the sequences SEQ ID NO: 112, SEQ ID NO:114, SEQ ID NO: 117, SEQ ID NO: 120, SEQ ID NO. 124, SEQ ID NO: 130, SEQ ID NO: 141 and SEQ ID NO: 142, (ii) the complementary sequences of sequences (i); and (iii) the sequences equivalent to sequences (ii) and (iii), in particular the sequence having for every series of 100 contiguous monomers, at least 50%, preferably 70% homology with sequences (i) and (ii) respectively. The invention also concerns their uses for detecting a retrovirus associated with multiple sclerosis and/or rheumatoid arthritis.
US07771925B2	Methods for determining the relative benefits and/or evaluating quantitative changes of products on epithelial tissue A method for determining the relative benefits of products which affect animal epithelial tissue is provided. Also provided is a method for evaluating quantitative changes on one or more affected surfaces of epithelial tissue of a subject caused by a test product.
US07771923B2	Method for detecting the viability of trichuris suis eggs A method for detecting the viability of Trichuris suis eggs by simulating in vitro a passage of the eggs through the gastrointestinal passage of a swine with regard to chronological sequence and medium. The method involves subjecting the eggs in vitro first to gastric simulation in gastric medium and then to intestinal simulation in intestinal medium in decreasing enzyme and salt concentrations and thereby inducing the larvae to shed from the eggs. The shedding of larvae from the eggs indicates that the eggs are viable.
US07771920B2	Anti-reflective polymer, anti-reflective composition containing the same, and method for forming pattern using the same A polymer for crosslinking an anti-reflective film has a high refractive index. An anti-reflective composition containing the polymer for crosslinking is useful in an immersion lithography process using ArF (193 nm) of a semiconductor device manufacturing process.
US07771917B2	Methods of making templates for use in imprint lithography A method of forming a template for use in imprint lithography. The method comprises providing an ultraviolet (“UV”) wavelength radiation transparent layer and forming a pattern in the UV transparent layer by photolithography. The pattern may be formed by anisotropically etching the UV transparent layer and may have feature dimensions of less than approximately 100 nm, such as dimensions of less than approximately 45 nm. An additional embodiment of the method comprises providing a UV opaque layer comprising a first pattern therein, forming a first UV transparent layer in contact with the first contact-pattern of the UV opaque layer, forming a second UV transparent layer in contact with the first UV transparent layer, and removing the UV opaque layer to form the template. An intermediate template structure for use in imprint lithography is also disclosed. In other embodiments, a template that is opaque to UV wavelength radiation and a method of forming the same are disclosed.
US07771910B2	Image forming method An image forming method is disclosed, comprising (a) forming a toner image on an image forming body, (b) transporting the image forming body to a transfer region, (c) overlapping an image supporting body onto the image forming body, (d) radiating ultrasonic waves onto the image forming body and the image supporting body by an ultrasonic radiation means with applying an electric field between the image forming body and the image supporting body to transfer the toner image onto the image supporting body and (e) subjecting the toner image on the image supporting body to contact heat-fixing to fix the toner image, wherein a toner is comprised of toner particles containing a resin, a colorant and a releasing agent, and the toner particles exhibiting a coefficient of variation of shape factor of not more than 16% and a coefficient of variation of number particle size distribution of not more than 27%.
US07771908B2	Anticurl backside coating (ACBC) photoconductors A photoconductor that includes a first layer, a supporting substrate thereover, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer containing at least one charge transport component, and where the first layer is in contact with the supporting substrate on the reverse side thereof, and which first layer is comprised of a fluorinated poly(oxetane) polymer.
US07771904B2	Photomask, and method and apparatus for producing the same A shading area having a transmissivity in the range of 0 to 2% is formed at the center of a clear defect in a wiring pattern of a half tone mask. Semitransparent areas having a transmissivity in the range of 10 to 25% are formed, adjacently to shading area, in areas extending from the inside of the edge of an imaginary pattern having no defect to the outside of the edge. In this way, in the correction of the defect in the half tone mask, the working accuracy tolerable margin of the correction portion of the defect can be made large.
US07771903B2	Photolithography with optical masks having more transparent features surrounded by less transparent features In photolithographic exposure, a feature (144) of an optical mask is projected onto a dark area (160). The light intensity inside the dark area is reduced by providing a non-printable clear cutout (410) inside the feature. The optical mask has the same optical pathlength outside the feature (144) adjacent to the entire outer boundary of the feature as at the cutout, the optical pathlength being measured along the optical mask's thickness.
US07771901B2	Layout method for mask A layout method for a mask can include forming a main pattern on a substrate; and forming a plurality of dummy patterns, each having a same size as another, in regions other than the region in which the main pattern is formed. According to an embodiment, the forming of the plurality of dummy patterns includes forming a plurality of mother dummy patterns separated from each other by a second spacing on the substrate; forming a plurality of child dummy patterns by dividing the plurality of mother dummy patterns into child dummy patterns; and removing the child dummy patterns interacting with the main pattern.
US07771900B2	Manufacturing method for photo mask A method for manufacturing a photo mask includes forming a mask pattern over a transparent substrate; forming a photoresist over the transparent substrate; subjecting the photoresist to an exposure light from the rear of the transparent substrate to form a photoresist pattern on the mask pattern; and correcting a line width in the mask pattern using the photoresist pattern as a mask.
US07771898B2	Multilayer mirror, evaluation method, exposure apparatus, device manufacturing method A multilayer mirror used for EUV light includes a substrate, a reflection layer for reflecting the EUV light, a stress compensation layer, formed between the substrate and the reflection layer, for compensating a deformation of the substrate by the reflection layer, wherein the substrate has a first area, in which the stress compensation layer is layered but no reflection layer is layered.
US07771890B2	Method of preventing leak of liquid fuel The fuel reservoir for a fuel cell is a fuel reservoir detachably connected with a fuel cell main body, and it is equipped with a fuel-storing vessel of a tube type for storing a liquid fuel and a fuel discharge part; the fuel discharge part is provided with a valve for sealing communication between the inside and the outside of the above fuel-storing vessel. The valve assumes a structure in which a slit is formed in an elastic material and a structure in which a valve member is pressed by a resilient body, and is opened by inserting a fuel-supplying member.
US07771887B2	Metal hydride fuel storage and method thereof An apparatus having a first substrate having (1) a cavity, (2) one or more resistive heaters, and (3) one or more coatings forming a diffusion barrier to hydrogen; a second substrate having (1) an outlet valve comprising a pressure relief structure and (2) one or more coatings forming a diffusion barrier to hydrogen, wherein said second substrate is coupled to said first substrate forming a sealed volume in said cavity; a metal hydride material contained within said cavity; and a gas distribution system formed by coupling a microfluidic interconnect to said pressure relief structure. Additional apparatuses and methods are also disclosed.
US07771885B2	Polymer electrolyte fuel cell and manufacturing method for electrode-membrane-frame assembly A MEA-frame assembly is arranged in a mold for injection molding to form a first flow passage arranged so as to extend along the outer periphery of an electrode between the outer periphery of the electrode and the inner periphery of a frame, a second flow passage arranged so as to extend along an inner elastic member between the inner periphery and outer periphery of the frame and a plurality of connecting flow passages which communicate the first flow passage with the second flow passage. An elastic resin is injected into the first flow passage to fill the first flow passage with the elastic resin and to fill the second flow passage with the elastic resin through each of the communicating flow passages, thereby an elastic member which hermetically seals the space between the MEA-frame assembly and the separator is integrally formed.
US07771882B2	System and method for controlling the operation of a fuel processing system A control system and method for a fuel processing system. The control system automates the operation of a fuel processing system by monitoring operating parameters and automatically controlling the operation of the system responsive to the monitored parameters, predefined subroutines and/or user inputs.
US07771881B2	Fuel supply unit for reformer and fuel cell system with the same A fuel cell system includes an electricity generator for generating electric energy through a reaction of hydrogen and oxygen, a reformer for generating a reforming gas containing the hydrogen from a fuel through a catalytic reaction using thermal energy and for supplying the reforming gas to the electricity generator, a burner for generating the thermal energy and for supplying the thermal energy to the reformer, a fuel supply unit for supplying the fuel to the reformer, and an air supply unit for supplying air to the electricity generator. The fuel supply unit includes a main fuel tank for storing the fuel, at least one auxiliary fuel tank connected with the main fuel tank and the reformer, and a heating unit disposed in connection with the auxiliary fuel tank to heat the fuel stored in the auxiliary fuel tank.
US07771877B2	Electrode active material powder with size dependent composition and method to prepare the same The present invention relates to a powderous electrode active material of lithium transition metal oxide LiaMbO2, wherein 0.9 < a < 1.1, 0.9 < b < 1.1 and M is dominantly transition metal chosen from Mn, Co and Nickel, having particles with a distribution of sizes, where the composition M varies with the size of the particles, and a preparation method thereof. The present invention also relates to an electrochemical cell, particularly rechargeable lithium battery, using the powderous electrode active material.
US07771875B2	Positive electrodes for rechargeable batteries Active materials for positive electrodes of rechargeable batteries and the methods of fabrication for the active materials as well as positive electrodes thereof are provided, where the active material comprises of a mixture of two components, A and B. A are compounds of lithium nickel cobalt metal oxide while B are oxides of lithium cobalt. In a preferred embodiment, a formula for the compounds of lithium nickel metal oxide, A, is LiaNi1-b-cCobMcO2 where 0.97≦a≦1.05, 0.01≦b≦0.30, 0≦c≦0.10, and M is one or more of the following: manganese, aluminum, titanium, chromium, magnesium, calcium, vanadium, iron, and zirconium. The weight ratio of A:B is between 20:80 and 80:20.
US07771874B2	Lithium manganese compounds and methods of making the same Electrode materials such as LixMnO2 where 0.2
US07771873B2	Alkaline battery In an alkaline battery including a cathode mixture including gamma-manganese dioxide and lambda-manganese dioxide, an anode, and an alkaline electrolyte, the weight ratio of the lambda-manganese dioxide to the gamma-manganese dioxide is set to 0.5/100 to 4.5/100, and the average particle size of the lambda-manganese dioxide is set to 3 to 10 μm. An alkaline battery excellent in high-load discharge performance without decline in low-load discharge performance is provided.
US07771870B2	Electrode protection in both aqueous and non-aqueous electrochemical cells, including rechargeable lithium batteries Electrode protection in electrochemical cells, and more specifically, electrode protection in both aqueous and non-aqueous electrochemical cells, including rechargeable lithium batteries, are presented. In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes an anode comprising lithium and a multi-layered structure positioned between the anode and an electrolyte of the cell. A multi-layered structure can include at least a first single-ion conductive material layer (e.g., a lithiated metal layer), and at least a first polymeric layer positioned between the anode and the single-ion conductive material. The invention also can provide an electrode stabilization layer positioned within the electrode, i.e., between one portion and another portion of an electrode, to control depletion and re-plating of electrode material upon charge and discharge of a battery. Advantageously, electrochemical cells comprising combinations of structures described herein are not only compatible with environments that are typically unsuitable for lithium, but the cells may be also capable of displaying long cycle life, high lithium cycling efficiency, and high energy density.
US07771868B2	Battery pack A battery pack includes a plurality of cylinder-type battery cells, each cylinder-type battery cell including a first end and a second end having different polarities. The battery pack also includes a conductive plate having a bendable portion located between a first half portion and a second half portion. The first half portion is fixedly connected to the first end of at least a first cylinder-type battery cell and the second half portion is fixedly connected to the second end of at least a second battery cell so that the conductive plate connects at least two cylinder-type battery cells in series. A width of the bendable portion is narrower than a width of the rest of the conductive plate and the conductive plate is in a bent configuration bent about the bendable portion such that the first half portion and the second half portion are aligned.
US07771867B2	Battery accommodating structure and mobile terminal In a battery accommodating structure having a battery chamber in which a battery is inserted and having a rear cover that covers the battery chamber in which the battery has been inserted, at least one screwing portion of screwing portions where two plate-like members are screwed to each other is disposed at a position where at least one of screwing portions is concealed by inserting the battery in the battery chamber on a bottom portion of the battery chamber.
US07771856B2	Energy output device and control method of energy output device In a power supply device including a fuel cell unit with a stack of fuel cells or a fuel cell stack and a secondary battery, an intermittent drive mode is selected under a preset condition to receive power supply only from the secondary battery. The control procedure of the invention determines whether a temporary stop of the fuel cell stack or continuance of the stop of the fuel cell stack leads to potential performance deterioration of the fuel cell stack at a restart of the fuel cell unit. In response to estimation of the potential performance deterioration, the control procedure controls the power supply device to continue or start power generation of the fuel cell stack, regardless of selection of the intermittent drive mode under the preset condition.
US07771852B2	Magnetic recording disk with patterned nondata islands of alternating polarity A magnetic recording disk has patterned nondata regions that are used for read/write head positioning and data synchronization. The nondata regions contain nondata islands of magnetizable material separated by nonmagnetic spaces with the nondata islands having alternating magnetization polarity in the along-the-track direction. In each nondata region, every other nondata island in the along-the track direction has the same magnetization direction, with adjacent nondata islands having antiparallel magnetization directions. The disk may be either a horizontal magnetic recording disk, wherein the antiparallel magnetization directions are in the plane of the recording layer and parallel to the along-the-track direction, or a perpendicular magnetic recording disk, wherein the antiparallel the magnetization directions are “into” and “out of” the recording layer.
US07771850B2	Electromagnetic wave shielding laminate and display device employing it An electromagnetic wave shielding laminate comprising a transparent substrate and an electromagnetic wave shielding film formed thereon, characterized in that the electromagnetic wave shielding film has, sequentially from the substrate side, a first high refractive index layer made of a material having a refractive index of at least 2.0, a first oxide layer containing zinc oxide as the main component, an electroconductive layer containing silver as the main component, and a second high refractive index layer made of a material having a refractive index of at least 2.0.
US07771848B2	Extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating structure and method for manufacturing the same An extreme low resistivity light attenuation anti-reflection coating with a transparent surface conductive layer includes a substrate, a coating module, and a composed protection coating layer. The coating module is formed on a front surface of the substrate. The coating module is composed of a plurality of mixture coating layers and a plurality of metal coating layers that are alternately stacked with each other. Each mixture coating layer is composed of silicon carbide compound and Ti-based oxide. The composed protection coating layer is formed on the coating module.
US07771845B2	Organic electroluminescent device An organic electroluminescent device contains: a pair of electrodes; and an organic compound layer containing a light-emitting layer, the organic compound layer being between the electrodes, wherein the organic compound layer contains a platinum complex including specific structure.
US07771843B2	Organic light-emitting device employing doped hole transporting layer and/or hole injecting layer An organic light-emitting device including an anode, a cathode, an emission layer interposed between the anode and the cathode, and at least one of the hole injecting layer and the hole transporting layer interposed between the anode and the emission layer, wherein the at least one of the hole injecting layer and the hole transporting layer includes a host material, and a dopant material as an electron acceptor, wherein the dopant material has an electron affinity greater than that of the host material by at least 0.1 eV.
US07771842B2	1,4-benzodioxane sulfonic acid compound and use thereof as electron-acceptor material By using a charge-transporting thin film which is made of charge-transporting varnish containing, as an electron-acceptor material, a 1,4-benzodioxane sulfonic acid compound represented by the formula (1) below especially in an OLED device or a PLED device, there can be realized excellent EL device characteristics such as low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency and long life.
US07771838B1	Hermetically bonding ceramic and titanium with a Ti-Pd braze interface A component assembly for use in living tissue comprises: a ceramic part; a metal part; and a titanium palladium (Ti—Pd) interface layer for bonding said ceramic part to the metal part. In one embodiment, the interface layer may be formed from a single titanium layer in contact with a single palladium layer, or in other embodiments, may be at least a three layer laminate (Pd—Ti—Pd). A microstimulator housing comprising a ceramic part, a titanium or titanium alloy part sandwiching the Ti—Pd interlayer may be employed to create a eutectic bond that is strong and hermetic.
US07771834B2	Method of manufacturing thermoplastic resin, crosslinked resin, and crosslinked resin composite material Process for production of post-crosslinkable thermoplastic resins by bulk-polymerizing a polymerizable composition (A) comprising (I) a monomer fluid containing a cyclic olefin (α) having two or more metathetical ring-opening reaction sites in the molecule in an amount 10 wt % or above based on the total amount of the monomers or a monomer fluid containing a norbornene monomer and a crosslinking agent, (II) a metathetical polymerization catalyst, and (III) a chain transfer agent; thermoplastic resins obtained by this process. These thermoplastic resins are free from odor due to residual monomers and are excellent in storage stability. Process for producing crosslinked resins and composite materials which comprises laminating the thermoplastic resin to a substrate and then crosslinking the thermoplastic resin. These crosslinked resins and composite materials are invention are excellent in electrical insulation properties, mechanical strength, heat resistance, and dielectric characteristics, and are useful as electrical materials.
US07771832B2	Optical member, optical system using the optical member, and method of manufacturing an optical member Provided is an optical member capable of keeping a high performance antireflection effect over a long period of time with respect to an arbitrary substrate. The optical member has plural layers on a substrate, and includes at least one metal oxide layer having a void, and at least one layer containing an organic resin as a main component formed between the substrate and the metal oxide layer. The metal oxide layer is a plate crystal layer formed of a plate crystal containing aluminum oxide as a main component and a surface of the plate crystal layer has an uneven profile. The organic resin has an aromatic ring and/or a hetero ring in at least a part thereof.
US07771830B2	Heat treatable coated article with high ratio of transmission over sheet resistance A coated article is provided so as to have a fairly high visible transmission (TY or Tvis) to sheet resistance (Rs) ratio (i.e., a ratio Tvis/Rs). The higher this ratio, the better the coated article's combined functionality of providing for both good solar performance (e.g., ability to reflect and/or absorb IR radiation) and high visible transmission. In certain example embodiments, coated articles herein may be heat treatable. Coated articles herein may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, architectural or residential monolithic window units, vehicle window units, and/or the like.
US07771829B2	Composite element, especially a window pane Item comprising glass, wherein at least one portion of the surface of the glass has been adhesive-bonded to a thermoplastic polyurethane without any chemical adhesion promoter.
US07771825B2	Functional polymers via surface modifying agents Polymers, and particularly conventional commodity bulk polymers, are modified to have a surface activity of interest using a surface modifying polymer that includes a moiety that favors migration to the surface of the bulk polymer together with a moiety provides the activity of interest (e.g., biocidal, wettability modifying (hydrophobic or hydrophilic), resistance to radiant energy, providing a functional group for functionalizing the surface, etc.). The surface modifying polymer is combined with the bulk polymer, and, due to the presence of the moiety that favors migration, concentrates primarily on the surface of the bulk polymer such that the moiety that provides the activity of interest is located primarily on the surface of the bulk polymeric article which is produced. Advantageously, only a minimal amount (such as, e.g., about 2 weight %) of polymeric surface modifier is needed. Being able to achieve desired properties (such as biocidal activity, wettability modification, etc.) without needing much polymeric surface modifier is highly advantageous.
US07771823B2	Diamond films and methods of making diamond films The present invention provides films and substrates coated with films that comprise a nano-crystalline diamond matrix that is substantially free of graphite inclusions. The present invention also provides a method of chemical vapor deposition to prepare the films. The method of chemical vapor deposition operates at a DC bias voltage that substantially precludes the formation of a plasma ion capable of causing a region of a nano-crystalline diamond matrix within a forming film to allotrope when the plasma ion collides with the film.
US07771821B2	Low-friction sliding member and low-friction sliding mechanism using same A low-friction sliding member such as a piston, a piston ring, a piston skirt section and a cylinder liner section of an internal combustion engine. The low-friction sliding member includes a base material having a surface. A hard carbon thin film is formed at at least a part of the surface of the base material. Here, a tribo-film having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of ether linkage, oxido and hydroxyl group is formed on the hard carbon thin film when the hard carbon thin film is in slidable contact with an opposite member in presence of an organic oxygen-containing compound.
US07771813B2	Sandwich panel core The invention can be defined in its most general form as a 3-D light core from sheet material, especially from “NOMEX” polymeric paper, and can be used in production of sandwich panels as applied in aircraft production, construction and other branches of industry. With the aim to improve the core mechanical and unit weight properties, the paper base is perforated thereby increasing the base-binder bonding strength, whereof the binder is applied onto both sides of the base to increase its structure rigidity, owing to bonding of binder layers in-between at the locations of the holes. The quantity of the holes and their diameter are defined in a formula.
US07771806B2	Articles comprising aqueous dispersions of polyureaurethanes Stable aqueous poly(urea/urethane) polymers and dispersions are made that do not require the inclusion of chain extenders, curing agents or crosslinking agents. The disclosed poly(urea/urethane) dispersions can be used to make articles such as films and gloves with reduced chance of chemical and biological allergic reaction to skin, and which exhibit improved puncture and tear resistance when compared to such articles made with other materials.
US07771803B2	Oblique parts or surfaces Various structures, such as microstructures and wall-like structures, can include parts or surfaces that are oblique. In some implementations, a cantilevered element includes a spring-like portion with a uniformly oblique surface or with another artifact of an oblique radiation technique. In some implementations, when a deflecting force is applied, a spring-like portion can provide deflection and spring force within required ranges. Various oblique radiation techniques can be used, such as radiation of a layer through a prism, and structures having spring-like portions with oblique radiation artifacts can be used in various applications, such as with downward or upward deflecting forces.
US07771800B2	Chiral compounds The invention relates to chiral compounds, methods of their preparation, and to their use in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices, and in decorative, security, cosmetic or diagnostic applications.
US07771799B2	Liquid crystal-soluble particle, method for manufacturing the same and liquid crystal device element A LCD device element of frequency modulation mode enables high speed on and off control of an electro-optical response by switching the frequency of applied electric field. The LCD device element is capable of changing a frequency modulation range freely. The LCD device element has conductive layers between two parallel substrates; liquid crystal (LC) alignment layers with pre-tilt angle on these conductive layers; and a LC layer between the two liquid crystal alignment layers. LC soluble particles (nanoparticles composing a core and a liquid crystal molecules or like molecules on its periphery), are in the LC layer. A control circuit applies voltage while modulating frequency on the conductive layer for varying light transmittance of the LC layer. Under a constant voltage, an electro-optical response is turned on by switching the frequency from low to high frequency and is turned off by switching the frequency from high to low frequency. The electro-optical response is varied also by varying voltage.
US07771796B2	Plasma processing method and film forming method A plasma processing method of carrying out curing processing on a low dielectric constant film produced on a to-be-processed substrate by applying plasma thereto in a processing chamber of a plasma processing apparatus, includes the steps of: a) introducing, in the plasma processing chamber, a first gas having a function of stabilizing plasma and a second gas generating active hydrogen, and, after that; b) generating plasma, and carrying out curing processing on the low dielectric constant film.
US07771794B2	Active energy ray-curable, organopolysiloxane resin composition, light-transmitting component, and method for manufacturing the light-transmitting component The present invention relates to an active energy ray-curable organopolysiloxane resin composition that comprises an organopolysiloxane resin having an epoxy group and an aromatic hydrocarbon group and a photopolymerization initiator, as well as to a light-transmitting component that comprises cured bodies produced by irradiating the aforementioned organopolysiloxane resin with active-energy rays in the presence of the aforementioned photopolymerization initiator, and to a method for manufacturing the aforementioned light-transmitting component.
US07771793B2	Functional polymers via surface modifying agents, and methods for polymeric surface modification Polymers, and particularly conventional commodity bulk polymers, are modified to have a surface activity of interest using a surface modifying polymer that includes a moiety that favors migration to the surface of the bulk polymer together with a moiety provides the activity of interest (e.g., biocidal, wettability modifying (hydrophobic or hydrophilic), resistance to radiant energy, providing a functional group for functionalizing the surface, etc.). The surface modifying polymer is combined with the bulk polymer, and, due to the presence of the moiety that favors migration, concentrates primarily on the surface of the bulk polymer such that the moiety that provides the activity of interest is located primarily on the surface of the bulk polymeric article which is produced. Advantageously, only a minimal amount (such as, e.g., about 2 weight %) of polymeric surface modifier is needed. Being able to achieve desired properties (such as biocidal activity, wettability modification, etc.) without needing much polymeric surface modifier is highly advantageous.
US07771791B2	Production process of structured material Disclosed herein is a process for producing a structured material, comprising the steps of forming a film on a substrate, forming a plurality of holes in a first region of the film, forming a plurality of holes composed of a hole wall member different from a hole wall member of the holes contained in the first region in a second region other than the first region, filling the holes in the first and second regions with the same material, and modifying the material in at least one region of the first and second regions by a heat treatment.
US07771786B2	Strand orientation alignment in strand coating systems and methods A strand coating system and method including drawing (710) a strand having major and minor dimensions past an adhesive dispensing nozzle, orienting (720) at least a portion of the strand so that the major dimension of the strand is substantially parallel to a direction in which adhesive is dispensed from the adhesive dispensing nozzle as the portion of the strand is drawn past the adhesive dispensing nozzle, and applying (730) adhesive to the strand as the strand is drawn past the adhesive dispensing nozzle.
US07771780B2	Method of producing composite material, method of producing piezoelectric actuator, method of producing ink-jet head, and piezoelectric actuator A method of producing a piezoelectric actuator includes the steps of: forming a first electrode layer on a substrate by jetting an aerosol containing particles of a conductive material and ceramic particles onto the substrate to make the particles adhere to the substrate; forming a piezoelectric layer on the first electrode layer by jetting an aerosol containing particles of a piezoelectric material onto the first electrode layer to make the particles adhere to the electrode; performing an annealing treatment for the piezoelectric layer; and forming, on the piezoelectric layer, a second electrode layer paring with the first electrode layer. Accordingly, the adherence between the substrate and the first electrode layer and between the first electrode layer and the piezoelectric layer are improved, thereby hardly causing exfoliation of the layers due to differences in coefficients of thermal expansion between the layers.
US07771778B2	Fabricating method of plastic substrate This invention relates to a fabricating method of a plastic substrate adapted to improve the stability of a display device fabrication process. The fabrication process utilizes the plastic substrate, which is inexpensive and easy to obtain. A fabricating method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes providing a plastic substrate; spreading an organic film on the plastic substrate; and applying heat to the plastic substrate over which the organic film is spread to conduct heat to the plastic substrate and to harden the organic film at the same time.
US07771777B2	Apparatus and method for inspecting golf balls using infrared radiation A method for inspecting golf balls is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing at least one sensor capable of obtaining images of the infrared radiation emitted from the ball, obtaining at least one image of the ball using the sensor after paint or a coating has been applied to the surface of the ball, and determining whether the liquid was applied evenly on the surface of the ball. Preferably, the image is obtained during the transient period when the solvent in the paint or coating is evaporating. A number of numerical analysis can be used to determine the evenness of the paint or coating.
US07771774B2	Deposition of discrete nanoparticles on an implant surface A method of forming an implant to be implanted into living bone is disclosed. The method comprises the act of roughening at least a portion of the implant surface to produce a roughened surface. The method further comprises the act of depositing discrete nanoparticles on the roughened surface though a one-step process of exposing the roughened surface to a solution. The nanoparticles comprise a material having a property that promotes osseointegration.
US07771765B2	Treated surfaces for high speed dough processing A novel method for controlling adhesion of food product to process surfaces by manipulating fryer oil composition and treating process surfaces. Adding various chemical species to fryer oil allows control of interfacial tension between food product and process surface. Process surfaces may be abraded to reduce surface area in contact with food product thereby reducing undesirable product adhesion.
US07771760B2	Oils of capsaicinoids and methods of making and using the same Oils of capsaicinoids and methods of making and using them are described. In some variations, the oils of capsaicinoids comprise at least 40% w/w capsaicinoid and a solvent capable of solubilizing the capsaicinoid, wherein the oil of capsaicinoid is substantially free of capsaicinoid crystals or capsaicinoid precipitates. In other variations, the oils of capsaicinoids consist essentially of at least 40% w/w capsaicinoid and a solvent capable of solubilizing the capsaicinoid. The solvent may be a semi-volatile solvent, a non-volatile solvent, or a volatile solvent, and the oil may comprise at least 50% w/w capsaicinoid, 60% w/w capsaicinoid, 70% w/w capsaicinoid, 80% w/w capsaicinoid, 90% w/w capsaicinoid, or 95% w/w capsaicinoid. The oil of capsaicinoid may also include a crystallization inhibitor.
US07771758B2	Extract of mad-dog skullcap An extract of Scutellaria lateriflora L. having a content of flavonoids, calculated as the sum of baicalein, scutellarin, dihydrobaicalin, ikonnikoswide I, lateriflorin, baicalein, lateriflorein and wogonin, of at least 18% by weight. A method of obtaining such an extract includes combining dried Scutellaria lateriflora L. plant material with a solvent.
US07771755B2	Injectable calcium phosphate solid rods and pastes for delivery of osteogenic proteins Osteogenic proteins are delivered via an injectable solid rod or hardenable paste. The formulation comprises a calcium phosphate material, an osteogenic protein, and optional additives and active ingredients such as a bone resorption inhibitor. Methods of making injectable pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the osteogenic compositions to treat bone defects are also disclosed.
US07771754B2	Apparatus and methods for repairing tissue defects Methods and devices to process harvested skin tissue and reintroduction of the ground tissue to repair a tissue defect are disclosed. A hand-held portable tissue grinder comprising a housing and a grinding element are disclosed. The tissue grinder is used for grinding skin and subcutaneous tissue and includes a sterile polymer housing having a first opening adapted to receive the skin and subcutaneous tissue and a second opening in fluid connection with the first opening. The tissue grinder also includes a sterile grinding element disposed substantially within the housing. The grinding element includes a plurality of cutting surfaces adapted to operably engage with the housing to provide ground tissue and further includes a handle mechanism coupled to the grinding element to move the grinding element with respect to the housing to grind the skin and subcutaneous tissue, wherein the ground tissue can be removed from the housing through the second opening.
US07771749B2	Lignin-based microparticles for the controlled release of agricultural actives A method of producing lignin-based matrix microparticles for the controlled release of an agricultural active includes forming an emulsion of an organic solution in an aqueous solution, wherein the organic solution contains a lignin derivative and an agricultural active in a volatile organic solvent and the aqueous solution contains an emulsifier; and removing the organic solvent, thereby producing microparticles having a matrix comprising the lignin derivative within which the agricultural active is distributed. Small, spherical lignin-based matrix microparticles that release an agricultural active at a controlled rate are described, as are plants and plant propagation materials that are treated with such microparticles.
US07771744B2	Bazedoxifene acetate formulations Bazedoxifene acetate formulations and compositions thereof having improved properties relating to reduction, elimination, or prevention of polymorphic conversion of bazedoxifene acetate, and processes for making such formulations and compositions. Components used in the formulations and compositions include a filler/diluent, an optional second filler/diluent, an optional antioxidant, a glidant/disintegrant, and a lubricant.
US07771742B2	Sustained release intraocular implants containing tyrosine kinase inhibitors and related methods Biocompatible intraocular implants include a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a biodegradable polymer that is effective to facilitate release of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor into an eye for an extended period of time. The therapeutic agents of the implants may be associated with a biodegradable polymer matrix, such as a matrix that is substantially free of a polyvinyl alcohol. The implants may be placed in an eye to treat or reduce the occurrence of one or more ocular conditions.
US07771741B2	Demineralized bone matrix devices Described are medical implant devices that include particulate collagen and particulate demineralized bone matrix. These and potentially other materials are held together in a three-dimensionally stable structure such as a porous, resilient sheet, by an ionically-crosslinked polysaccharide gel. Also described are methods for making and using such medical devices.
US07771740B2	Medical devices containing copolymers with graft copolymer endblocks for drug delivery The present invention provides a medical device comprising a release region and a therapeutic agent disposed within or beneath the release region, and the release region includes a copolymer comprising a low Tg block and at least one graft copolymer endblock having a main chain and a plurality of side chains.
US07771739B2	Implantable medical devices comprising semi-crystalline poly(ester-amide) The current invention relates to an implantable medical device made of semi-crystalline poly(ester amide) (PEA) polymer.
US07771725B2	Medicinal concentrate of arbovirus specific immunoglobulins and F(ab)'2 and/or Fab fragments The invention concerns a new medicinal product for the treatment of arboviruses, i.e.. a concentrate of immunoglobulins and F(ab)′2 and/or Fab fragments specific to said arbovirus as well as its process of preparation.
US07771717B2	Enhanced submucosal tissue graft constructs An improved tissue graft construct comprising submucosa of a warm-blooded vertebrate and a preselected group of eukaryotic cells are described. The improved tissue graft constructs can be used in accordance with the present invention to enhance the repair of damaged or diseased tissues in vivo.
US07771711B2	Sphingolipids' polyalkylamines conjugates The present invention concerns novel sphingolipid-polyalkylamines conjugates, a process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. In particular, the present invention concerns ceramide based polyalkylamine conjugates and its use as a capturing agent. A preferred ceramide polyalkylamine conjugate is a ceramide-spermine conjugate, more preferably, N-palmitoyl D-erythro sphingosyl-1-carbamoyl spermine.
US07771710B2	Powdered polymer, method for its preparation, and use as a thickener A composition, which may be used as an emulsifier or thickening agent for cosmetic and topical products, and its method of production. The composition is based upon one or more anionic polyelectrolytes formed from monomers with an acid functional group. The acid group may be a strong acid or weak acid, and partially or completely salified. A neutral monomer may also be present. Additionally, the composition includes one or more emulsifiers of the water-in-oil type and water.
US07771704B2	Radioactive transition metal-imido hetero-diphosphine complexes, their preparation and radiopharmaceutical compositions thereof The present invention provides radioactive metal heterocomplexes of formula (I): [(Me=N—R)L1L2]+Z− wherein Me, R, L1L2 and Z− have the meanings indicated in the description. The complexes include a trivalent radioactive metal-imido group, typically a technetium-or rhenium-imido group, strongly stabilized by the presence of an ancillary tridentate hetero-diphosphine ligand L1, which allows the formation of substitution-inert [(Me=N—R)L1] moieties. Such moieties are fixed in an intermediate [(Me=N—R)Y2L1)]+ compound which contains two labile, cispositioned, Y ligands, where Y is preferably an halide group. The latter are easily replaced by a bidentate ligand L2 to give the final [(Me=N—R)L1L2]+ Z−heterocomplexes. The complexes of the invention are useful for the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals: in fact, a bioactive fragment which confers biological target-seeking properties can be introduced either on the L2 framework or the imido R group.
US07771701B2	Hydrogen atom generation source in vacuum treatment apparatus, and hydrogen atom transportation method In a hydrogen atom generation source in a vacuum treatment apparatus which can effectively inhibit hydrogen atoms from being recombined due to contact with an internal wall surface of a treatment chamber of the vacuum treatment apparatus and an internal wall surface of a transport passage, and being returned into hydrogen molecules, at least a part of a surface facing a space with the hydrogen atom generation source formed therein of a member surrounding the hydrogen atom generation source is coated with SiO2. In a hydrogen atom transportation method for transporting hydrogen atoms generated by the hydrogen atom generation source in the vacuum treatment apparatus to a desired place, the hydrogen atoms are transported via a transport passage whose internal wall surface is coated with SiO2.
US07771700B2	Sorbents for removal of mercury from flue gas cross reference to related applications Systems are disclosed for making and using micro-porous particulates at least partially composed of metal sulfides, particularly alkaline earth metal and transition metal sulfides, as sorbents for removal of mercury from flue gas. Calcium sulfide micro-porous powders derived from the high temperature reduction of calcium sulfate and calcium sulfite are disclosed to be reactive substrates for a group of sorbents for adsorption of mercury from coal combustion flue gases produced by the utilities industry, as well as from natural gas and gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons. The sorbents are useful for cost-effectively adsorbing elemental mercury and oxidized mercury species such as mercuric chloride from flue gases, including those containing acid gases (e.g., SO.sub.2, NO and NO.sub.2, and HCl), over a wide range of temperatures.
US07771698B2	Laser-based method for growing an array of carbon nanotubes A method for making/growing an array of carbon nanotubes includes the steps of: (a) providing a substrate; (b) forming a light absorption film made of a light absorption material on the substrate; (c) forming a catalyst film on the light absorption film; (d) introducing a mixture of a carrier gas and a carbon source gas by flowing the mixture over/across the catalyst film; (e) focusing a laser beam on the light absorption film to locally heat the catalyst to a predetermined/reaction temperature; and (f) growing an array of the carbon nanotubes from the substrate.
US07771696B2	Nanocomposites and functionalized carbon nanofibers A composition is provided in which carbon nanofibers are functionalized with at least one moiety where the moiety or moieties comprise at least one bivalent radical. The composition can include a nanocomposite, such as polyimide films. Methods for making functionalized carbon nanofibers and nanocomposites are also provided.
US07771690B2	Plenum crusher dust injection Methods for heating a solid material comprising a granular material are provided. Dust is removed from the granular material before it is heated. The dust is injected into the exhaust gas from the heater. The heated dust is recovered and combined with the heated granular material.
US07771682B2	Process for the preparation of magnesia (MgO) from crude Mg (OH)2 The process provides for the preparation of MgO from the reaction of magnesium salt and alkali/lime. The crude Mg(OH)2 is directly calcined and then treated with water to disintegrate the mass spontaneously to yield a slurry and dissolve away the soluble salts. This slurry is much easier to filter and wash than the original Mg(OH)2 slurry, which helps to speed up the purification operation and also conserve fresh water. Another important advantage of the present method is that even pasty or dough like reaction products that are processed using dough mixers and similar equipment can be worked up with ease. There is no compromise in the quality of MgO achieved in this manner.
US07771681B2	Method for improved aluminum hydroxide production The present invention relates ways to increase the output of a high quality product from the aluminum hydroxide recovery processes such as the Bayer process. The invention is a method of increasing the size of precipitated aluminum hydroxide while not reducing the total production amounts. The invention relates to the use of a crystal growth modifier compositions added to the precipitation liquor to increase the particle size distribution of the precipitated alumina trihydrate.
US07771677B2	Catalytic reactor An axial/radial—or radial/flow catalytic reactor has inlet and outlet ports and a bed of particulate catalyst disposed as e.g. a cylinder or cone round a central region communicating with one of the ports. For at least part of the height of the catalyst bed, the exterior surface of the catalyst bed has a diameter less than that of the reactor thus leaving space between the exterior surface of the catalyst bed and the interior walls of the reactor. This space is filled with a particulate material presenting less resistance to flow than the catalyst particles.
US07771668B2	Continuous operation type active charcoal producing apparatus and process A vertical multi-stage fluidized bed apparatus including a plurality of horizontal perforated partitioning plates disposed therein so as to partition the apparatus is provided, wherein an upper horizontal perforated partitioning plate is set to have a larger aperture rate than a lower horizontal perforated partitioning plate. From a lower part of the apparatus, feed carbon and fluidizing gas are continuously supplied so as to provide a gas superficial velocity in the fluidized bed which is 2-4 times a minimum fluidizing velocity of the feed carbon, thereby subjecting the feed carbon to fluidization with the fluidizing gas and activation with steam at 750-950° C. simultaneously to discharge activated carbon continuously from an upper part of the apparatus. As a result, activated carbon of even a high degree of activation is produced at a high yield comparable to that obtained in a batchwise operation.
US07771667B2	Polymerization quench method and system A transfer method and system (8) to discharge overflow slurry from a polymerization reactor (10) to a tank (14). The method includes thermally isolating a conduit extension (28) at a distal end of a transfer line (20) from a quench fluid inlet (42) to a quench chamber (12). The transfer system (8) is characterized by an annular thermal barrier around the conduit extension (28) that can include insulation (34) and/or thermally resistant support ring (36), and a trap-free conduit (20) in fluid communication between the reactor (10) and the conduit extension (28). The transfer method and system can reduce or eliminate incidents of transfer line (20) plugging in the manufacture of isoolefin polymers and copolymers.
US07771666B2	Method of producing nanoparticles using a evaporation-condensation process with a reaction chamber plasma reactor system The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the controlled synthesis of nanoparticles using a high temperature process. The reactor chamber includes a high temperature gas heated by means such as a plasma torch, and a reaction chamber. The homogenizer includes a region between the reactant inlets and the plasma (the spacer zone) to ensure that feeds from the reactant inlets are downstream of the recirculation zone induced by the high temperature gas. It also includes a region downstream of the reactant inlets that provides a nearly I dimensional (varying only in the axial direction) flow and concentration profile in the reaction zone to produce nanoparticles with narrow size distribution.
US07771660B2	Electrophoretic interactive spectral methods and devices for the detection and/or characterization of biological particles Methods for identifying a biological particle in a sample medium include generating an Electrophoretic Quasi-elastic Light Scattering (EQELS) spectrum for the biological particle in the sample medium. The EQELS spectrum is compared to a reference database comprising a plurality of spectra, and each of the plurality of spectra correspond to an EQELS spectrum for one of a plurality of known biological particles. The biological particle in the sample medium is identified from the comparison.
US07771657B2	System, device and method for detection of several individual analytes in a solution, and a disposable flow cell for use therein A system, device and method for detection of several individual analytes in a test solution aliquot (83) with an array of individually operated piezoelectric crystal microbalances are described. The system comprises a connecting station (100) that receives a plurality of individually specific piezoelectric crystal microbalance flow-trough cells (10), each containing a piezoelectric crystal (50) carrying electrodes (56,62) and a coating (66,46) exposing a first member of an interaction pair specific for an individual analyte being a second member of the interaction pair. Flowing means (70) flows a solution (75) and the test solution aliquot (83) to and through a cell compartment of each of the cells (10) via the connecting station (100). Power and measurement means (130) oscillate the piezoelectric crystal(s) (50). A change in oscillating characteristics of the crystal(s) (50), following interaction between the first and second members of the interaction pair, detects presence of the individual analyte(s). Further, disposable flow cells (10) for use in an array of individually operated piezoelectric crystal microbalances (112) is described.
US07771655B2	Mechanical device for mixing a fluid sample with a treatment solution A device for preparing a fluid sample for use in a fluid analyte meter, including: a first portion, comprising: a septum piercing projection, a capillary channel, and a vent on an outer surface of the first portion; and a second portion, comprising: a treatment solution chamber, and a septum sealing the treatment solution chamber, wherein the vent is open when the first portion of the device is initially inserted into the second portion of the device, and wherein the vent is closed when the first portion of the device is fully inserted into the second portion of the device.
US07771649B2	Method of producing ultrafine crystalline TiN/TIB2 composite cermet Disclosed herein is a method of producing an ultrafine crystalline TiN/TiB2 composite cermet. In the method, titanium nitride (TiN)/titanium boride (TiB2)/stainless steel composite nanopowder is produced through a reaction milling process using titanium (Ti), boron nitride (BN), and stainless steel powders as raw material powders, and the resulting composite nanopowder is liquid-phase sintered. The method comprises a first step of mixing titanium powder and boron nitride powder at a molar ratio of 3:2, a second step of mixing 5-60 wt % stainless steel powder and the powder mixture, a third step of feeding the powder mixture along with a ball having a predetermined diameter into a jar and conducting a high energy ball milling process to produce titanium nitride/titanium boride/stainless steel composite nanopowder, and a fourth step of shaping and sintering the resulting composite nanopowder.
US07771648B2	One-dimensional continuous molded element A molded fibrous structure comprising a continuous molded element. The continuous molded element may be one-dimensional. A method for making a molded fibrous structure comprising a continuous molded element. A substrate for use as a wipe made from a molded fibrous structure.
US07771647B2	Electric microcontact printing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for providing electric microcontact printing is provided. A stamp is brought into contact with the surface of a substrate to provide high resolution features. Aspects of the invention may be used for data storage, microcontact printing, and for other applications requiring high resolution pattern transfer.
US07771645B2	Mold and method for forming products Mold (20), provided with a mold cavity which is at least partly defined by a movable wall part (50), wherein injection means (34) are provided for introducing material into the mold cavity, which injection means comprise at least one injection opening (34A) which is provided in at least one stationary wall part (80) of the mold cavity, wherein said stationary wall part (80) is at least partly surrounded by said at least one movable wall part (50).
US07771639B2	Polymer film producing apparatus and method A polymer film producing apparatus has a moving support on which dope containing polymer and solvent is cast to form a cast film. The cast film is stripped from the support to obtain a polymer film containing the solvent, and the polymer film is dried. A first gas flow duct has gas nozzles for causing a first dry gas to flow toward the cast film. A second gas flow duct has a gas outlet disposed downstream from the gas nozzles, and positioned higher than a height of the gas nozzles relative to the support, for causing a second dry gas to flow toward the cast film in a moving direction of the support. Furthermore, the first gas flow duct includes a gas blow wall for defining the first flow path by opposing to the support. The gas blow wall has the gas nozzles.
US07771631B2	Injection molding method and injection molding apparatus An injection rate (cm3/sec) of a screw feeder at the time of starting an injection is the largest and the injection rate (cm3/sec) thereof gradually or sequentially decreases until an end of injection so that a temperature of a melted resin reaching the end portion of a cavity decreases within a range where the melted resin is not solidified.
US07771630B2	Precise fabrication of polymer microlens arrays High performance microlens arrays are fabricated by (i) depositing liquid on the hydrophilic domains of substrates of patterned wettability by either (a) condensing liquid on the domains or (b) withdrawing the substrate from a liquid solution and (ii) optionally curing the liquid to form solid microlenses. The f-number (f#) of formed microlenses is controlled by adjusting liquid viscosity, surface tension, density, and index of refraction, as well as the surface free energies of the hydrophobic and hydrophilic areas. The f-number of formed microlenses is also adjustable by controlling substrate dipping angle and withdrawal speed, the array fill factor and the number of dip coats used. At an optimum withdrawal speed f# is minimized and array uniformity is maximized. At this optimum, arrays of f/3.48 microlenses were fabricated using one dip-coat with uniformity better than Δf/f˜±3.8% while multiple dip-coats permit production of f/1.38 microlens arrays and uniformity better than Δf/f˜±5.9%. Average f#s are reproducible to within 3.5%. The method is adaptable and extendible to precision parallel fabrication of (i) microlenses precisely sized, aligned and spatially positioned to various small light sources and optical fiber ends, (ii) conductive bump bonds on substrate pads, and (iii) conductive bonds between corresponding domains on separate perpendicular substrates, all of which are self-aligned.
US07771627B2	Conductive composition A conductive composition capable of producing a conductive coating with excellent flexibility and a high conductivity comparable to that of metallic silver, without using high temperatures as film forming conditions. The conductive composition includes a particulate silver compound and a binder, and optionally a reducing agent and a binder. Silver oxide, silver carbonate and silver acetate and the like are used as the particulate silver compound. Ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, and ethylene glycol diacetate and the like are used as the reducing agent, and a fine powder of a thermosetting resin such as a polyvalent phenol compound, phenol resin, alkyd resin or polyester resin, or a thermoplastic resin such as a styrene resin or polyethylene terephthalate, with an average particle diameter from 20 nm to 5 μm is used as the binder. Furthermore, the average particle diameter of the particulate silver compound may be from 0.01 to 10 μm.
US07771626B2	Metal oxynitride material with a superior thermoelectric property The invention provides a novel n-type thermoelectric conversion material which comprises low-toxic and abundant elements, and has excellent heat-resistance, chemical durability and the like, as well as high thermoelectric conversion efficiency, the thermoelectric conversion material comprises a metal oxynitride thermoelectric conversion material which has a composition represented by formula Ti1-xAxOyNz (wherein A is at least one element selected from the group consisting of transition metals of the 4th and 5th periods of the periodic table, and 0≦x≦0.5, 0.5≦y≦2.0, 0.01≦z≦0.6), and has an absolute value of thermoelectric power of at least 30 μV/K at 500° C. or above, and a novel n-type thermoelectric conversion material, a thermoelectric conversion element and a thermoelectric conversion module comprising the above metal oxynitride can also be provided.
US07771625B2	Method for producing surface-treated silver-containing powder and silver paste using surface-treated silver-containing powder A method for producing a surface-treated silver-containing powder comprises vacuum freeze drying a dispersion liquid, which is obtained by dispersing silver or silver compound particles (a) in a solvent together with a surfactant (b) of an alkylamine type or an alkylamine salt type, or a phosphate type having a phosphorus content of 0.5 to 10% by mass so that the surfactant (b) is adsorbed in the surface of the silver or silver compound particles (a), thereby producing a silver-containing powder (c) whose surface is treated with the surfactant (b). Moreover, a silver paste is produced by dispersing the surface-treated silver-containing powder (c) in a solvent, or in a solvent with a resin.
US07771623B2	Aluminum thick film composition(s), electrode(s), semiconductor device(s) and methods of making thereof The present invention is directed to a thick film conductor composition comprised of (a) aluminum-containing powder; (b) at least one glass frit composition; dispersed in (c) organic medium wherein said glass frit composition upon firing undergoes a recrystallization process and liberates both a glass and a crystalline phase and wherein said glass phase of said recrystallization process comprises a glass that has a lower softening point than the original softening point of said glass frit composition.
US07771622B2	High modulus, nonconductive adhesive useful for installing vehicle windows The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more isocyanate functional polyether based prepolymers containing one or more organic based polymers dispersed therein; b) one or more isocyanate functional polyester based prepolymers which is solid at 23° C.; c) one or more polyisocyanates having a nominal functionality of about 3 or greater; d) one or more conductive carbon blacks in an amount such that the composition has a dielectric constant of about 15 or less; and e) one or more catalysts for the reaction of isocyanate moieties with hydroxyl groups, wherein the composition demonstrates upon cure a modulus of 2.0 MPa or greater at 25° C. measured according to ASTM D4065; a dielectric constant of about 15 or less; a sag of an uncured sample of less than 2 mm, a press flow viscosity of about 20 to about 50 and a storage modulus of about 5.3×105 Pa or greater.
US07771619B2	Optically transparent nanocomposite materials Optically transparent composite materials in which solid solution inorganic nanoparticles are dispersed in a host matrix inert thereto, wherein the nanoparticles are doped with one or more active ions at a level up to about 60 mole % and consist of particles having a dispersed particle size between about 1 and about 100 nm, and the composite material with the nanoparticles dispersed therein is optically transparent to wavelengths at which excitation, fluorescence or luminescence of the active ions occur. Luminescent devices incorporating the composite materials are also disclosed.
US07771618B2	Liquid crystal material and optical compensated bend mode liquid crystal display A liquid crystal material including an optical compensated bend mode liquid crystal molecule and a bend molecule is provided. The bend molecule has a structure presented as formula (1): In formula (1), the symbol A represents one of the following formulas: The symbol L represents hydrogen or fluorine, and the value r is one, two, three, four, five, six, seven or eight. Besides, the symbol X represents carboxyl group or cyano group. The symbol B represents one of the following formulas: The symbol L represents hydrogen or fluorine, and the value r is one, two, three, four, five, six, seven or eight. The symbol C represents alkyl, alkoxyl, alkylcarbonyl or alkoxycarbonyl group with 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
US07771617B2	Cholesteric liquid crystal composition The cholesteric liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by Formulas (1) to (8): wherein R1 represents independently alkyl having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or alkoxy having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
US07771616B2	Polymerizable liquid crystal compound having fused ring and homo- and copolymer of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound A polymerizable liquid crystal compound of formula (1). The compound has high optical (refractive index) anisotropy (Δn), exhibits a liquid crystal phase at room temperature (having a broad liquid crystal phase temperature range) without crystallization, has high solubility in cyclohexanone, methyl ethyl ketone or like organic solvents, exhibits excellent coating properties and orientation properties, and, after polymerization, has high transparency. wherein R1 and R2 each represent hydrogen, a methyl group or halogen; rings A to C each represent a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, etc.; at least one of rings A to C is a fused ring; X, Y, and Z each represent a C1 to C6 alkyl group, etc.; L1, L2, and L3 each represent —COO—, —OCO—, —O(CH2)j— (j=1 to 8), etc.; n is 0 or 1, and a to c are numbers such that the polymerizable liquid crystal compound may have at least one of X, Y, and Z.
US07771614B2	Low power bistable device and method A low power bistable device and method are provided.
US07771613B2	Liquid crystal display and method for manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a first field-generating electrode and a second field-generating electrode formed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrates, a homeotropic alignment layer formed on the first field-generating electrode and the second field-generating electrode and a liquid crystal material formed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal display panel further includes a polymer fixing a pre-tilt angle of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal material, wherein the polymer is formed by polymerizing at least one selected from monomers represented by Chemical Formulas (I), (II), (III), and (IV). wherein, each of R1 and R2 includes at least one of acrylate, a vinyl group, and an epoxy group, n is 0 to 2, each of X1 to X4 is hydrogen or fluorine, Y is at least one selected from —CH2—, —O—, —CO—, —C(CF3)2—, and a single bond.
US07771610B2	Refrigerant compositions Disclosed is a nonflammable refrigerant composition consisting of pentafluoroethane in an amount from 62% to 67% based on the weight of the composition, a second component that is selected from 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, and mixtures thereof in an amount from 26% to 36% by weight; and an ethylenically unsaturated or saturated hydrocarbon compound that is at least 70% isobutane in an amount of from 1% to 4% by weight and up to 5% by weight based on the weight of the composition of another fluorohydrocarbon. The composition optionally may further include at least one additive, lubricant or combination thereof.
US07771608B2	Plasma processing method and apparatus A plasma processing method using a plasma processing apparatus comprising a vacuum processing chamber, a substrate electrode having an electrostatic chucking film for chucking a material to be processed, an electrostatic chucking DC power supply and a substrate bias high-frequency power supply connected to the substrate electrode, and a plasma generating unit for generating the plasma in the vacuum processing chamber. The high-frequency voltage Vpp applied to the substrate electrode is monitored, and based on the Vpp signal thus monitored, the output voltage of the electrostatic chucking DC power supply is controlled thereby to maintain the voltage applied on the electrostatic chucking film at the desired value while at the same time controlling the output of the substrate bias high-frequency power supply in ramp with time.
US07771606B2	Pulsed-plasma system with pulsed reaction gas replenish for etching semiconductors structures A pulsed plasma system with pulsed reaction gas replenish for etching semiconductor structures is described. In an embodiment, a portion of a sample is removed by applying a pulsed plasma etch process. The pulsed plasma etch process comprises a plurality of duty cycles, wherein each duty cycle represents the combination of an ON state and an OFF state of a plasma. The plasma is generated from a reaction gas, wherein the reaction gas is replenished during the OFF state of the plasma, but not during the ON state. In another embodiment, a first portion of a sample is removed by applying a continuous plasma etch process. The continuous plasma etch process is then terminated and a second portion of the sample is removed by applying a pulsed plasma etch process having pulsed reaction gas replenish.
US07771605B2	Laser marking method The invention concerns a method of marking an article using a laser emitting radiation of wavelength λ, the article being formed of a material that is slightly absorbent at said wavelength λ, characterized in that it includes the following main steps: taking a support formed of a metal that is highly absorbent at wavelength λ and capable of converting at least in part the light energy absorbed into thermal energy, arranging the article directly against the support so as to form a sufficient thermal contact between the article and the support to transfer the thermal energy from the support to the article, the article being inserted between the laser and the support, locally illuminating said support through said article in conditions able to generate, at the surface of the support, sufficient thermal energy for the thermal energy transfer from the support to the article to produce on the surface of the article a local physical or chemical transformation resulting in a contrast at the origin of the marking.
US07771602B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing magnetic recording media According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium includes forming patterns having protrusions and recesses of a ferromagnetic material onto a recording track section and a servo section on a substrate, forming a flattening film, a top surface of which is higher than that of the protrusion of the ferromagnetic material, onto the ferromagnetic material, and performing ion beam etching onto the flattening film up to a top surface of the protrusion of the ferromagnetic material, and determining an end point of flattening etching on the basis of a change in the total number of incident particles by means of an ion counter installed so as to be at an angle θ with respect to a perpendicular direction to the substrate in accordance with a material of the flattening film.
US07771601B1	Treatment of waste sludge with recycling A process for treating a sludge of biological solids has the steps of mixing an oxide-containing chemical with a pozzolanic material, reacting the mixture with the sludge so as to elevate a temperature of the sludge to between 40° C. and 140° C., pressurizing the blended sludge to a pressure of greater than 14.7 p.s.i.a., recycling a portion of the reacted sludge so as to increase a solids content of the sludge, and discharging at least a portion of the pressurized mixed sludge. The step of discharging includes flashing the pressurized mixed sludge across a restricting orifice so as to cause the liquid component to be evaporated.
US07771600B2	Methods of utilizing waste waters produced by water purification processing The invention relates to treating unwanted moderately saline water for producing useful water. The treated water is also suitable for human and livestock consumption. The process includes passing moderately saline waters having 0.05% or more weight and less than 1.00% by weight of the salts of Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cl, SO4, or CO3 or combinations thereof through an ion exchange media (FIG. 2). The ion exchange media is pre-treated to be saturated with multivalent cations such as calcium (Ca2+) or magnesium (Mg2+) ions (FIG. 2). After passing through the ion exchange media, the effluent has decreased sodium cations and increased calcium and/or magnesium cations compared to the pre-treated moderately saline water (FIG. 2). As the moderately saline waters pass through the ion exchange media, the sodium content of the media rises as the multivalent cation content lowers until the media is unacceptable for further water treatment and must be regenerated.
US07771588B2	Separatory and emulsion breaking processes The invention pertains to the use of a class of acetylenic surfactants to resolve or break water and oil emulsions. The surfactants are of particular advantage in resolving crude oil emulsions of the type encountered in desalter and similar apparatus designed to extract brines from the crude as they partition to the aqueous phase in the desalter. Also, the surfactants may be used to separate oil from oil sands and similar oil/solids matrices.
US07771583B2	Electrochemical determination of analytes Determination of an analyte with increased accuracy is achieved by electrochemically determining an initial analyte concentration, performing a plurality of amperometric/potentiometric switching cycles, observing a characteristic of the signal during each of the plurality of switching cycles, determining an averaged value for the characteristic of the signal, and correcting the initial measurement value to arrive at a final measurement value of analyte concentration or rejecting the initial measurement value depending on the averaged value of the characteristic of the signal. The characteristic of the signal that is observed is not per se indicative of the amount of analyte present in a sample. Rather, it is a characteristic of the signal that reflects the quality of the electrodes, the extent of fill of the electrochemical cell or characteristics of the sample other than analyte concentration such as oxygen levels or hematocrit.
US07771581B2	Apparatus and process for electrolytic removal of material from a medical device An apparatus and process is disclosed for the electrolytic removal of metal from a device, such as a medical device. More particularly, the apparatus of the invention includes a mandrel having slots or openings therein to expose portions of a metallic device, such as a stent, to an electrolytic solution to remove metal from the exposed portion.
US07771577B2	Process for electrocoating metal blanks and coiled metal substrates Processes for forming a coating on electroconductive flat blanks having two major surfaces and sheared edges are provided. Also provided is a process for forming a multi-composite coating on a pre-sheared, electroconductive, flat blank having two major surfaces and sheared edges. Methods for forming and coating metal blanks are also provided. The present invention further provides a pre-sheared, flat electroconductive blank having two major surfaces and coated with a multi-layer composite coating composition on one major surface. The present invention also provides a method for coating a continuous metal strip, optionally, thereafter forming a coated blank therefrom, and, optionally, applying a second coating to the blank.
US07771575B2	Analytical tool The present invention relates to an analytical tool (1) comprising a substrate (10), a capillary (13) which is formed on the substrate (10) and into which a sample liquid is to be loaded by movement of the sample liquid in the capillary. The substrate (10) is provided with a liquid movement preventer for preventing the sample liquid loaded into the capillary (13) from moving further. Preferably, the liquid movement preventer includes a stepped portion (18B) projecting from the substrate or a recess provided at the substrate.
US07771574B2	Sputtering cathode for coating processes A sputtering cathode (1) for coating processes in a vacuum chamber (18) comprises one at least single-piece target plate (2) mounted on a metallic diaphragm (3). On the side of the diaphragm (3) facing away from the target plate (2) is disposed a cooling agent channel with an inflow line (9) and an outflow line (10) for a cooling agent and a hollow space (7) for at least one magnet system (5). The magnet system (5) is disposed in a supporting tub (6) sealed against the diaphragm (3) and not exposed to the cooling agent. The entire configuration is disposed on a supporting structure (12). In order to improve the heat transfer from the target plate (2) to the cooling agent in simple, efficient and cost-effective manner and to avoid the hazard of the cooling agent penetrating into the vacuum chamber, the invention provides that a) the supporting structure (12) for the sputtering cathode (1) comprises a hollow body (13), which is closed gas-tight against the interior space of the vacuum chamber (18) and which connects the hollow space (7) encompassing the magnet system (5) with the atmosphere outside of the vacuum chamber (18), b) the cooling agent channel is implemented as a conduit (4) closed on its cross sectional periphery with at least one flat side (4a) in thermally conducting connection with the diaphragm (3), and that c) the diaphragm (3) and the surfaces of the conduit (4) facing away from the diaphragm (3) are exposed via said supporting structure (12) to the atmospheric pressure outside of the vacuum chamber (18).
US07771572B2	Cone crusher fixed toothed plate fixing structure A cone crusher fixed toothed plate fixing structure, including an upper chamber, a locking device, a fixed toothed plate and a plurality of bolt members. A passageway penetrates the interior of the upper chamber, and the fixed toothed plate, provided with protrusions corresponding to protruding pieces of the upper chamber and stop pieces of the locking device and clasping notches corresponding to indentations of the upper cover and recesses of the locking device, is disposed therein, and a ledge located interior of the passageway enables the locking device to be disposed thereon. The plurality of bolt members are rotated and bolted into a plurality of screw holes to enable abutting against the ledge, whereupon a locking action raises the fixed toothed plate and attaches it to the upper chamber, thereby enabling the fixed toothed plate G to realize simple assembly of the fixing structure, and achieve effectiveness to crush stones.
US07771570B2	Method and apparatus for depositing a magnetoresistive multilayer film This application discloses a method and apparatus for manufacturing a magnetoresistive multilayer film having a structure where an antiferromagnetic layer, a pinned-magnetization layer, a nonmagnetic spacer layer and a free-magnetization layer are laminated on a substrate in this order. A film for the antiferromagnetic layer is deposited by sputtering as oxygen gas is added to a gas for the sputtering. A film for an extra layer interposed between the substrate and the antiferromagnetic layer is deposited by sputtering as oxygen gas is added to a gas for the sputtering. The film for the antiferromagnetic layer is deposited by sputtering as a gas mixture of argon and another gas of larger atomic number than argon is used.
US07771567B2	Salt water distillation system The salt water distillation system includes a sprinkler to form a mist of salt water over a distillation plate. The distillation plate is heated by applying electrical current to a heating coil. The steam is transferred to a condensation chamber and condensed fresh water is collected. During the desalination process, salt impurities are deposited on the hot distillation plate. A sludge remover, i.e., a steam head and movable ram, is provided to clean the distillation plate of the salt impurities. An exhaust fan is provided to cool fresh water condensate and lower air pressure in the system. Heat transferred from the steam during condensation is used to pre-heat the salt water to increase efficiency of the system.
US07771565B2	Method of pre-treating woodchips prior to mechanical pulping A method of making pulp adapted to be used in forming corrugating medium is disclosed. The method comprises cooking woodchips in a first liquor in the absence of an alkali addition. The method further comprises mechanically fiberizing the woodchips to form a pulp. The method further comprises separating hydrolyzate from the pulp. The method further comprises treating the pulp with a second liquor, the second liquor including at least one alkali. The method further comprises refining the pulp.
US07771561B2	Apparatus and method for surface treatment to substrate An apparatus and a method for surface treatment of substrates whereby the quality of substrates can be maintained by preventing excessive plasma treatment of substrates. In carrying out the plasma treatment on a surface of the substrate in a reaction chamber, there are provided an emission spectroscopic analysis device or a mass analyzer, and a controller, so that the energy of ions in plasma is controlled to decrease when, e.g., bromine included in the substrate is detected, and the surface treatment to the substrate is controlled to stop when the removal of impurities of the substrate is detected to end. The bromine once separated from the substrate is prevented from adhering again to the substrate and corroding the substrate. Moreover, ions are prevented from being excessively irradiated to the substrate when the removal of impurities ends, thereby reducing damage to the substrate.
US07771559B2	Method for connecting electrodes, surface-treated wiring board and adhesive film used in the method, and electrode-connected structure The present invention relates to a method for connecting electrodes comprising: interposing the polyphthalide represented by the formula (I): wherein R represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a divalent heteroring-containing aromatic group, R1 represents an alkyl group, a fluorinated alkyl group, an alkoxy group or a halogen atom, where the number of R1 is 0 to 4, X represents O or N—R3, provided that R3 represents one of the following groups, Y represents SO2 or Co and n represents a number of repeating units in the polymer, as a pressure-sensitive conductive polymer at least partially between electrodes opposed to each other; and applying a pressure to fix the both electrodes, a surface-treated wiring board comprising polyphthalide represented by the formula (I) formed on at least part of the surface of the electrode part, an adhesive film comprising an adhesive and polyphthalide represented by the formula (I), and an electrode-connected structure using the same.
US07771557B2	Method for joining a stringer to a structural component of an aircraft or spacecraft The invention relates to a method for joining an uncured stringer to a structural component of an aircraft or spacecraft. The uncured stringer is supplied with at least one joining section and at least one web section. A rapidly curing low-temperature auxiliary material is deposited on web flanks of the at least one web section, which are to be supported. The at least one joining section of the uncured stringer is fitted to the structural component. Curing of the auxiliary material then takes place at a first curing temperature in order to form cured supporting elements for the web flanks of the at least one web section, which are to be supported. Curing of the uncured stringer is undertaken at a second curing temperature which is greater than the first precuring/curing temperature, and then the deposited and cured auxiliary material is removed.
US07771550B2	Method and system for manufacture and delivery of an emulsion explosive A method for manufacture and delivery of an emulsion explosive having a discontinuous oxidizer solution phase, a continuous fuel phase, and an emulsifier, the method comprising: (a) providing an emulsion manufacturing system; (b) conveying an oxidizer solution phase to the emulsion manufacturing system at a pre-determined pressure; (c) conveying a fuel phase to the emulsion manufacturing system at a pre-determined pressure; (d) forming an emulsion from the oxidizer solution and the fuel phases using only a portion of the pre-determined pressures so as to provide a usable residual pressure after the formation of the emulsion; and (e) utilizing the residual pressure to non-mechanically deliver the emulsion to a pre-determined location.
US07771548B2	Metal quenching medium Disclosed is a quenching medium for treating a heated metal part, said medium comprising water and a polyacrylate terpolymer comprising acrylamide and/or methacrylamide monomer units, acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid monomer units and alkyl alkoxylate allyl ether monomer units where the acid groups are in the form of an alkali metal salt and where the alkyl alkoxylate allyl ether monomers are of the formula where n is an integer from 1 to about 30, R is ethylene, propylene or butylene and G is an alkyl group of 8 to 30 carbon atoms. Also disclosed is a method for quenching a heated metal part, which process comprises immersing said metal part in the quenching medium. Also disclosed are the polyacrylate ternary copolymers.
US07771542B1	Compositions and methods for removing lead from metal surfaces The invention provides an aqueous composition that includes a hydroxy-substituted mono-, di-, or tri-carboxylic acid; phosphoric acid; a surfactant; and water. The invention further provides a method for removing lead from the surface of metal, the method includes contacting a metal surface with an aqueous composition that includes a hydroxy-substituted mono-, di-, or tri-carboxylic acid; phosphoric acid; a surfactant; and water; to provide a metal surface with a reduced amount of leachable lead. The leachable lead on the surface of the metal can be reduced to below 1 ppb by using the composition described herein.
US07771538B2	Substrate supporting means having wire and apparatus using the same An apparatus includes: a process chamber for treating a substrate; a susceptor in the process chamber; a supporting frame over the susceptor; and at least one wire connected to the supporting frame.
US07771529B1	Cementitious composition incorporating high levels of glass aggregate for producing solid surfaces A cementitious composition for high density, low porosity sheet-form building materials having solid surfaces is comprised of cement, pozzolans, and a high percentage of fine and/or coarse glass aggregate, preferably present in an amount which by weight is at least 60% of the composition. The cement content is relatively low, preferably in the range of about 3% to 20% by weight, and the pozzolan to cement ratio is relatively high, preferably equal to or greater than unity, but which can suitably be in the range from 0.25 to 4. The composition preferably uses recycled glass and preferably has a high recycle content. The sheet-form material made in accordance with the invention can be used to provide exposed solid surfaces, for example, surfaces for shower walls and floors, counter-tops, table-tops, and the like, where low hydraulic permeability and high compressive and tensile strength are desired.
US07771526B2	Ink jet aqueous ink, ink jet recording method, ink cartridge and ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet aqueous ink mainly containing a water-insoluble coloring material, a water-soluble organic solvent, an auxiliary ingredient and water is characterized by containing as an auxiliary ingredient at least one ethylene oxide adduct of an ester of cholesterin, lanosterin or agnosterin and a hydroxyl fatty acid.
US07771524B2	Security ink In general, the invention relates to a security ink useful for producing indelible markings.
US07771520B1	System and method for forming a membrane that is super-permeable to hydrogen A hydrogen separation membrane and its associated method of fabrication. The hydrogen separation membrane has a first material layer that is permeable to atomic hydrogen. The first material has a first catalytic ability to disassociate molecular hydrogen into atomic hydrogen. Complex particles are applied to the first material layer, either to produce a second layer or to act as a barrier between the first layer and a subsequent layer. The complex particles are hollow bucky structure, filled bucky structures or core particles coated with a hydrogen permeable metal. The complex particles prevent material from opposite sides of the hydrogen separation membrane from interdiffusing over time. Consequently, palladium based materials and Group V based materials can be used on opposite sides of the hydrogen separation membrane. This produces a hydrogen separation membrane that is more permeable to hydrogen in one direction than it is in the opposite direction.
US07771518B2	Asymmetric hollow fiber gas separation membrane and gas separation method An asymmetric hollow-fiber gas separation membrane is made of a soluble aromatic polyimide that is composed of a specific repeating unit. The tetracarboxylic acid component of the unit has a diphenylhexafluoropropane structure and a biphenyl structure. The diamine component of the unit essentially contains diaminobenzoic acids and any of diaminodibenzothiophenes, diaminodibenzothiophene=5,5-dioxides, diaminothioxanthene-10,10-diones, and diaminothioxanthene-9,10,10-triones.
US07771515B2	Method and installation for treating an aqueous effluent, in order to extract at least one dissolved gaseous compound; application to aquaculture in recirculated aqueous medium A method for treating an aqueous effluent comprising at least one dissolved gaseous compound, by partially separating said compound from said effluent, in order to obtain a treated aqueous phase.In the method, an upflow liquid column of the aqueous effluent is established by injecting and distributing into said column, at the bottom, a gas phase less rich in said compound than the aqueous effluent, for example air or oxygen, said gas phase being distributed in the column in the form of bubbles where the volume increases upward. A mixed liquid/gas stream is obtained at the top. The mixed liquid/gas stream is then separated into a liquid stream constituting the treated aqueous phase, and an offgas stream enriched with said gaseous compound, where the mixed liquid/gas stream is later separated under vacuum by establishing a gas headspace between the liquid stream and the gas stream, and by aspirating the latter.
US07771514B1	Apparatus and method for providing heated effluent gases to a scrubber A low-maintenance scrubber inlet device is provided for delivering effluent gases to gas scrubbers. The scrubber inlet device comprises a scrubber interface device in fluid communication with an inlet manifold. The inlet manifold is configured to receive effluent gases and direct the effluent gases into the scrubber interface device while maintaining the temperature of the effluent gases. In some instances, a heated gas is introduced into the inlet manifold to maintain the effluent gas temperature. The scrubber interface device is configured to deliver the effluent gas stream from the inlet manifold to the gas scrubbing system, and to have a very low susceptibility to clogging.
US07771512B2	Apparatus with high surface area nanostructures for hydrogen storage, and methods of storing hydrogen Method and apparatus for storing hydrogen. One embodiment of such a method comprises providing a storage apparatus having a substrate and a nanostructure mat on at least a portion of a side of the substrate. The nanostructure mat comprises a plurality of nanostructures having a surface ionization state which causes more than one layer of hydrogen to adsorb onto the nanostructures. The method can also include exposing the nanostructure mat to hydrogen such that more than one layer of hydrogen adsorbs onto the nanostructures.
US07771510B2	Fixed bed hypersorber and fractionation of fluids using the same The present invention relates to a fixed bed hypersorber having moving ports for injecting and withdrawing fluids which can be used for fractionation of gaseous mixtures in a fixed bed filled with absorbents/adsorbents, where separation is brought about by contacting gaseous mixture in a counter-current fashion. The moving ports may take the form of pistons or pairs of tubes arranged concentrically, where one of the tubes has a straight slot and the other tube has a helical slot. Rotation of the tubes with respect to each other produces the moving port.
US07771509B1	Magnetic oxygen concentrator for air streams A process for separating O2 from air, that includes the steps effecting an increase in pressure of an air stream, magnetically concentrating O2 in one portion of the pressurized air stream, the one portion then being an oxygen rich stream, and there being another portion of the air stream being an oxygen lean stream, compressing the oxygen rich stream and removing water and carbon dioxide therefrom, to provide a resultant stream, and cryogenically separating said resultant stream into a concentrated oxygen stream and a waste stream.
US07771508B2	Method for the treatment of air and air treatment system A method and system for the treatment of air, in particular for pneumatic brake systems of utility vehicles, is described. The method includes feeding compressed air to a compressed air storage tank through an air dryer, initiating a regeneration of the air dryer using regeneration air from the compressed air storage tank through the air dryer and discharged via a discharge valve, and calculating a theoretically required regeneration air quantity QReg,th. If a presence of condensate is not detected in a region downstream of the air dryer, a regeneration using the theoretically required regeneration air quantity QReg,th, is carried out. If the presence of condensate is detected, a regeneration is carried out using a corrected required regeneration air quantity QReg,corr, the corrected required regeneration air quantity QReg,corr being greater than the theoretically required regeneration air quantity QReg,th.
US07771507B2	Hydraulic mineral composition, production method thereof and hydraulic binders and cementitious products containing one such composition The invention relates to a hydraulic mineral composition which is characterized in that it comprises a vitreous or crystallised matrix based on magnesium and calcium silico-aluminates which represent at least 25 wt.-%, and preferably 30 wt.-%, of the composition, one or more mineral oxides and optionally one or more specific mineral halides which are selected from among the oxides and halides of Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Pb, Ba, Sr, P, S, Na, K, Zr, Mo, Be, Tl, As, Sn and Cd and which represent at least 5 wt.-% of the composition, at most 31 wt.-% alumina (Al2O3), less than 10 wt.-% ferrite, and less than 0.05 wt.-%, and preferably less than 0.01 wt.-%, C in relation to the weight of the composition.
US07771506B2	Spongy sintered article of titanium or titanium alloy exhibiting excellent compression strength A spongy sintered article of titanium or titanium alloy having a three-dimensional network structure in which continuous pores opening to a surface and continuing with internal pores are formed, and having a porosity of 50 to 98%, the spongy sintered article having a composition consisting of 0.1 to 0.6% by mass of carbon and a remainder containing titanium and inevitable impurities, the inevitable impurities having an oxygen content limited to not more than 0.6% by mass, and the spongy sintered article exhibiting an excellent compression strength.
US07771502B2	Drawer air-filter device and inlet assembly having such a device An air-filter device for a motor vehicle, having a casing and a filtering body separating the clean and dirty compartment, and also having a supporting body for the filtering body and a compression body designed to co-operate mechanically with the supporting body, these bodies being mounted in the manner of sliding drawers in an intermediate mounting compartment; the contact surfaces in mutual sliding bearing of the support and compression bodies are inclined in such a way that the forced stress position leading to a compression of the seal of the filtering body is achieved by displacement of the compression body in the direction of extraction and in that the control device, bringing about this displacement, stresses the supporting body and/or the casing in order to achieve the displacement of the compression body in a forced stress position, at least at the end of displacement.
US07771488B2	Prosthetic foot Embodiments of low cost prosthetic feet include a footplate with a connection mechanism embedded within a first foam element having a first stiffness. A second foam element is bonded to the footplate and has a recess in a proximal surface and a stiffness greater than the first foam element. The second foam element may have a portion extending past the terminal end of the footplate. A cosmesis encloses the components of the prosthetic foot. A third foam element that extends through the cosmesis into the second foam element may be provided. The third foam element may have a higher stiffness than the first and second foam elements.
US07771487B2	Anti-slip attachment and drainage system for prosthetics An anchoring system for a transtibial or transfemoral (above or below the knee) prosthesis. A gel liner is inserted into a socket, and the liner has a dual-strap attachment system including an upper strap and buckle attached upwardly to the liner and passing out through the socket, and a lower strap attached distally to the liner. The liner also has a port attached at a lower distal end for introducing a vacuum into the liner and for evacuating fluids (sweat) therefrom. To accomplish the foregoing, an annular centering puck is attached at the distal end of the socket (at the aperture), the puck having a generally concave side in communication with the aperture for seating the liner therein. The centering puck is formed with a dual passage there through that passes both a vacuum tube and lower strap outward from the liner to exterior of the socket. A vacuum pump is coupled to the vacuum tube, and the liner is securely anchored in the socket by total contact induced by the vacuum force of the pump, and further secured by the first strap and buckle inserted through the socket and fastened to the second strap (passing out through the puck and inserted through the buckle, tightened, and closed upon itself to form a suspension fit which prevents lateral, pivotal and proximal shift.
US07771486B2	Cup assembly of an orthopaedic joint prosthesis A cup assembly of an orthopaedic joint prosthesis comprises a cup-shaped component which is rotationally symmetrical about a polar axis, and which is hollow to receive a rotationally symmetrical head of an component of the joint prosthesis. The cup-shaped component has a groove in its outer surface which extends around the component in a plane which is approximately perpendicular to the polar axis. A spacer component comprises a plurality of spaced apart spacer elements which are connected by a spacer web. The spacer web, but not the spacer elements, can be fitted into the groove in the outer surface of the cup-shaped component.
US07771483B2	Tibial condylar hemiplasty implants, anchor assemblies, and related methods A method for mounting a tibial condylar implant includes forming a tunnel having a proximal end on a lateral, medial, or anterior side of a proximal end of the tibia and a distal end on an at least partially resected lateral or medial facet at the proximal end of the tibia. A condylar implant is positioned over the distal end of the tunnel. A fastener is advanced into the tunnel from the proximal end of the tunnel. The fastener which is at least partially disposed within the tunnel is secured to the condylar implant.
US07771481B2	Total disc implant A total disc implant (TDI) is provided for total replacement of a spinal disc or discs in a human patient or other mammal, wherein the TDI is designed to maintain a substantially full range of natural motion (ROM) following implantation. The TDI generally comprises, in one preferred form, upper and lower end plates for affixation to adjacent vertebral bodies, with an intervening insert disposed therebetween. The end plates each include elongated part-cylindrical surfaces oriented generally perpendicular to each other, with one of said surfaces extending in an anterior-posterior direction and the other extending in a medial-lateral direction. The intervening insert defines concave upper and lower part-cylindrical seats oriented for respectively engaging these part-cylindrical surfaces, wherein these part-cylindrical seats are defined by offset radii to include a somewhat flattened central base region merging smoothly with upwardly curving radiused sides.
US07771469B2	Method for implantation of fixation band and prosthetic heart valve to tissue A fixation band has a tubular frame and a tube, wherein the tubular frame comprises longitudinally-extending members having a hook on its distal end and fixation means on its proximal end. The tubular frame preferably comprises a laterally-extending member for stabilization. The tube is positioned inside longitudinally-extending members and a sewing cuff is formed in the tube distal to the distalmost end of the longitudinally-extending members. A standard prosthetic valve can be secured to the fixation band by suturing the prosthetic valve's sewing cuff to the fixation band's sewing cuff and the prosthetic valve can be advanced to a valve seat. By pulling the tubular frame proximally, the hooks pass into surrounding tissue so that the fixation band and prosthetic valve are fixed against proximal movement. The fixation means then secure the fixation band to the surrounding tissue so that the prosthetic valve is fixed against distal movement.
US07771467B2	Apparatus for repairing the function of a native aortic valve An apparatus for repairing the function of a native aortic valve, defining a native valve annulus, of a patient includes a tubular valve support member having oppositely disposed first and second valve member ends and a valve member body located between the first and second valve member ends. The valve support member defines a longitudinal axis. A prosthetic valve has at least two prosthetic valve leaflets that are coaptable to permit the unidirectional flow of blood. The prosthetic valve is attached to the valve support member adjacent the second valve member end. At least two coronary openings in the valve member body are located longitudinally adjacent free edges of the at least two prosthetic valve leaflets. At least one of the coronary openings is located so as to be selectively radially aligned with a coronary ostium when the prosthetic valve is located substantially within the native valve annulus. At least two branch support members are provided, with each branch support member having first and second branch ends. Each first branch end is attachable to a coronary opening with the second branch end extending radially away from the valve support member and through a coronary ostium.
US07771466B2	Multi-section filamentary endoluminal stent A multi-section filamentary stent comprises a braided section, which is a cylindrical mesh of a first set of filaments, connected to at least one wound section comprising a second set of one or more filaments having a repeating configuration with a bent portion. The two sections are preferably connected by at least one continuous filament extending into both sections. The two sections may be connected by a weld, a suture, a common graft, an overlapping portion of the two sections, or one or more filaments of one section looping through portions of the other section. The stent may comprise a first section, having a braided first stent architecture with a first flexibility and a first radial force, and a second section, having a non- braided second stent architecture with a second flexibility less than the first flexibility and a second radial force greater than the first radial force, in which at least one continuous filament is integral to both the first and second sections.
US07771464B2	Overlapping coated stents method The present invention avoids a patient receiving a double dose of a therapeutic agent when a coated stent is overlapped with another coated stent within a vessel. A stent having a therapeutic coating on a portion of the stent is delivered within a vessel such that the portion of the stent not having a therapeutic coating is inserted within or overlaps a second coated stent. A radiopaque marker on the stent or delivery catheter guides positioning of the stent such that there is minimal or no overlap of the therapeutic coatings on the two stents.
US07771462B1	Catheter with side sheath and methods A catheter system comprises a catheter having a catheter body with a distal end, a proximal end, a main vessel guidewire lumen for receiving a main vessel guidewire and a balloon disposing at the distal end of the catheter body. The catheter further includes a side member that is disposed adjacent to the catheter body. The side member has a distal end, a proximal end, and a branch vessel guidewire lumen for receiving a branch vessel guidewire. A stent having a side hole is disposed over the balloon, and a distal portion of the side member is disposed beneath at least a portion of the stent while being adjacent to and movable with respect to the balloon.
US07771457B2	Orthopedic plate for use in small bone repair The present invention relates to an orthopedic plate and screw system and instruments for surgical fixation of a small bone or bones. The plate facilitates three dimensional contouring to provide for a variety of applications and to accommodate individual variation in bone shape. The plate has a modified x shape including a central trunk portion including one or more screw holes along a longitudinal axis and a set of divergent upper and an oppositely extending set of divergent lower arms, each arm including screw holes which are placed at a radially equal distance but which diverging asymmetrically from the longitudinal axis relative to its paired upper or lower mate. The screws of the system are self-starting, self-tapping screws including the option of partial or full cannulation.
US07771453B2	Occlusion detector for dual-port surgical tourniquet systems A occlusion detector for a dual-port surgical tourniquet system comprises: a tourniquet cuff for encircling a patient's limb and including an inflatable portion that communicates pneumatically with a first cuff port and that communicates pneumatically with a second cuff port independently of the first cuff port; a tourniquet instrument that is releasably connectable to the first and second cuff ports to establish first and second pneumatic passageways between the tourniquet cuff and the tourniquet instrument, wherein the tourniquet instrument includes pressure sensing means communicating with the first pneumatic passageway for producing an indication of the pressure in the cuff over a time period suitably long for the performance of a surgical procedure, pressure regulation means communicating with the second pneumatic passageway for regulating the pressure in the cuff near a reference pressure level, and an occlusion detector for introducing a pneumatic pressure pulse into the first pneumatic passageway during an occlusion detection time period, for monitoring the pressure in the second pneumatic passageway during the occlusion detection time period, and for producing an occlusion alarm if a fluctuation of pressure in the second pneumatic passageway is not detected within the occlusion detection time period.
US07771452B2	Embolic protection device with a filter bag that disengages from a basket An embolic protection device includes a basket defined by a section of a set of wires arranged as a plurality of struts. These struts are coupled together at the distal end of the basket in a manner to define an opening at the distal end through which a core wire can reciprocate. Another section of the wires spirals around the core wire to define a hollow channel in which the core wire can reciprocate. A filter bag is attached to the distal end of the core wire such that pulling a proximal end of the core wire relative to the spiraled section engages the filter bag with the distal end of the basket to expand the basket and filter bag for capturing clots, and pushing the core wire disengages the filter bag from the distal end of the basket to collapse the basket and filter bag.
US07771451B2	Method and apparatus for the deployment of vaso-occlusive coils A vaso-occlusive delivery device includes an elongate delivery member which may take the form of a core wire. An actuating member is disposed at or adjacent to the distal end of the delivery member. The actuating member includes an electroactive polymer that can be selectively biased to an expanded or non-expanded state by application of direct current of different polarities. A vaso-occlusive device such as a coil may be detachably secured to the delivery device by expanding the actuating member within a proximal end of the coil to form an interference or friction fit using a first direct current polarity. The coil may be disengaged from the delivery member by application of direct current of a second, opposite polarity.
US07771450B2	Balloon cones and waists thinning methodology Medical balloons and balloon preforms are made by methods which include the step of selectively removing material from the proximal and/or distal ends of a segment. In the case of a thermoplastic material characterized by one or more glass transition temperatures, the segment may optionally be maintained at a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the segment during the material removal step.
US07771449B2	Balloon catheter having a flexible distal end A catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen, and a distal portion of the shaft being at least in part within an outer sheath having a wedge-shaped distal end. In one embodiment, the outer sheath around the distal end of the shaft is the distal skirt section of the balloon. In an alternative embodiment, the outer sheath is a sleeve member having at least a portion located distal to the distal end of the balloon.
US07771445B2	Rotational atherectomy system with stationary cutting elements An elongate tubular body extends between a rotatable cutter and a control. The cutter is connected to the control with a rotatable element. A vacuum is applied through an annular passage defined between the tubular body and the rotatable element. The cutter has at least one radial projection which cooperates with at least one stationary element on the tubular body to cut material drawn into the tubular body. Material that has been processed by the cutter is aspirated through the tubular body for disposal.
US07771438B2	Suture passer Sutures can be placed in difficult to access areas of the human body with devices, and related methods, utilizing a suture carrier with a sharpened tip and a notch for holding a formed suture tip. The devices and methods can be used in conjunction with both endosurgical and traditional open surgery.
US07771437B2	Guide for medical devices A guide for controlling the orientation of a medical device includes a cannula having a lumen therein for the medical device, and a guide member having a passage therein for receiving and directing the medical device, the guide member being movably mounted in the cannula for movement. The guide member can be magnetically responsive to an externally applied magnetic field, or can be magnetically responsive to an externally applied magnetic field when a magnetic medical device is in the passage, and/or it can be mechanically responsive.
US07771435B2	Fragmentation and extraction basket A surgical instrument for fragmenting and extracting stones includes an outer sheath having a proximal end and a distal end and an inner core longitudinally extending through the core and longitudinally movable relative to the core. The outer sheath has a basket sized for entrapping the stones and located near the distal end of the outer sheath. The distal end of the inner core is longitudinally moveable from a retracted position within the basket to an extended position past the distal end of the outer sheath. The distal end of the inner core is also adapted to engage and fragment the stones. Longitudinal movement of the inner core relative to the outer sheath transforms the basket from an expanded condition to a collapsed condition to entrap stones within the basket and provide a small profile for insertion and withdrawal.
US07771432B2	Insertion device and techniques for orthopaedic implants Instruments for inserting an implant in a space between adjacent bony portions include a pair of parallel guide members extending distally from a proximal frame portion. Tamps and impaction instruments facilitate advancement of the implant between the guide members to the space between the adjacent bony portions.
US07771422B2	Methods and devices for electrosurgery Devices and methods for electrolytic electrosurgery wherein a detector is located proximal to an active electrode on an electrosurgical probe, optionally disposed between the active electrode and a return electrode, the detector detecting at least on parameter relating to electrolysis. The detected parameter can include pH concentration, temperature, conductivity, impedance, ion, concentration, electrolytic gas consumption, electrolytic gas production, pressure or sound. The detected parameter can be employed in control systems to control systems to control activation or operation of the electrosurgical probe.
US07771417B2	Laser system with short pulse characteristics and its methods of use A laser system that includes a diode pump source. A frequency doubled solid state visible laser is pumped by the diode pump source and produces a pulsed laser output with a train of pulses. Resources provide instructions for the creation of the pulsed output, with on and off times that provide for substantial confinement of thermal effects at a target site. This laser system results in tissue specific photoactivation (or TSP) without photocoagulation damage to any of the adjacent tissues and without causing full thickness retinal damage and the associated vision loss.
US07771415B2	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.
US07771411B2	Methods for operating a selective stiffening catheter A method for delivering RF energy to living tissue includes the steps of extending a guidewire to a tissue treatment site in a body. A controllable stiffness catheter is provided with a stiffness device and a temperature-changing device. The stiffness device is in a stiff state below a given temperature and in a soft state above the given temperature. While supplying power to the temperature-changing device, the catheter is threaded along the guidewire up to the treatment site in the flexible state of the catheter. Power is removed from the temperature-changing device to change stiffness of the stiffness device to the stiff state without straightening the catheter. The RF energy supply device is physically contacted with the treatment site and RF energy is delivered to the treatment site from the RF energy supply device.
US07771408B2	Diaper with elasticated topsheet The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article, e.g. a diaper, having a backsheet, an absorbent core and a topsheet, said absorbent article having a length L, said topsheet having an opening and primary elasticated areas and secondary elasticated areas, the latter being curved or angled, having an overall curvature with a radius of from 0.3 L to 3.2 L, wherein the average transverse distance between a primary elasticated area and a secondary elasticated area of a crotch side portion is preferably at least 15 mm.
US07771406B2	Articles with elasticated topsheets The invention relates to an absorbent, disposable article, preferably a diaper, having a backsheet and a topsheet comprising a first waist region, a second waist region, and a crotch region interposed there between, a longitudinal axis, and an opening, which provides a passageway to a primary void space for receiving bodily exudates therein, positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet, whereby the opening is positioned in at least the crotch region along the longitudinal axis; whereby the topsheet is elasticated; and whereby the article has a shortened article portion, as defined herein, which has a shortened article length L, a stretched shortened article length Ls and a contracted shortened article length Lc, whereby the article and/or its topsheet has an specific elastic profile and/or a specific ratio of Lc to Ls. The article preferably has a slit opening with on each side elastic regions, preferably in the shape of an X, as shown in FIG. 1, and preferably making an angle with the adjacent topsheet and thereby bending away from the void space underneath the topsheet.
US07771404B2	Drapeable absorbent article An absorbent article including a cover layer, a barrier layer and an absorbent system arranged between the cover layer and the barrier layer, the absorbent article being drapeable and possessing the absorbency attributes required of a sanitary napkin.
US07771402B2	Wound irrigation containment arrangement A containment arrangement for safely and effectively treating a wound on a patient without contaminating attending personnel. The arrangement comprises a patient receiving first enclosure having a patient contacting periphery, a pressurizable source in communication with the patient through a wall of the enclosure for enlarging the enclosure, and a sealing means arranged in the patient contacting periphery. A hand manipulable fluid discharge nozzle is extendably arranged through the enclosure for providing controllable treatment fluid to the wound on the patient within the enclosure.
US07771398B2	Pen shaped medication injection devices The present invention provides a delivery device comprising a fluid cartridge holder, housing and a piston drive mechanism that comprises a hollow piston rod and a drive-shaft. The hollow piston rod has an internal thread that mates with the external thread of the drive-shaft, forming a thread connection and being axially restrained in the proximal direction relative to the housing. The drive mechanism is in turn connected to the housing via a one way ratchet such that the piston rod is prevented from moving in the proximal direction.
US07771397B1	Needle cover assembly A needle cover assembly includes a manually operable member; a rigid needle shield (RNS) provided with an internally arranged resilient cap, in turn arranged to house and protect an injection needle; and a RNS remover assembly including a tubular shaped member surrounding the RNS, in which the tubular shaped member is arranged with at least one grip member capable of gripping the RNS in order to remove the RNS. The RNS remover assembly further includes a spinning attachment member having a distal end fixedly attached to the tubular shaped member and a proximal end rotatably attached to the manually operable member such that the manually operable member can be freely turned in relation to the RNS remover assembly but is locked in an axial direction.
US07771396B2	Intubation device for enteral feeding An intubation device is provided for use with a guide apparatus having a track that is adapted to be associated with an endoscope such that bending of the track is substantially decoupled from bending of the endoscope. The intubation device includes an elongated, flexible tube and a mating member attached to the tube and adapted to slidingly engage the track external of the endoscope. The intubation device further includes a tissue bolster disposed on the proximal portion of the tube and changeable between a collapsed and an expanded configuration. The tube is positionable inside the upper gastrointestinal tract of a patient such that the proximal end of the tube is externalized through the gastric and abdominal walls of the patient, and wherein the tissue bolster is securable against the inner gastric wall when the tissue bolster is in the expanded configuration.
US07771393B2	Insertion device for an insertion head, in particular for an infusion set An insertion device for an infusion set, the insertion device including a two-part housing and a retainer or a retention means by which the infusion set can be temporarily held on the device, and a driver or a drive means including a pretensionable spring for providing the drive energy for an insertion movement of the infusion set, wherein one of the housing parts can be pivoted relative to the other to engage the infusion set and, after engagement of the infusion set, they can be pivoted again, as a result of which the spring is pretensioned and the insertion device is brought to a ready-to-use state. After the insertion movement has been triggered, the infusion set is separated from the device, such that it can execute the greatest part of the insertion movement free of the retainer.
US07771386B2	Patient care system The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing care to a patient, comprising a patient care device having a number of configuration databases stored in a memory in the device. Each configuration database preferably includes protocols, operating limits, rule sets and/or operating features that collectively define an operating environment, or personality, of the device. Selection of a specific configuration database preferably is based at least in part upon patient-specific information obtained from any location in a distributed hospital network. Examples of such patient-specific information include patient age or size, patient medical characteristics, a location of the patient or a location of the care device. In a preferred embodiment, programming a patient care device to deliver a drug to a patient entails activating a configuration database and scanning a machine-readable drug label identifying a particular protocol stored in the activated database. The selected protocol includes default parameters for delivering the drug, and the label optionally includes instructions for deviating from the default protocol.
US07771383B2	Fluid control device with valve and methods of use A fluid control device for directing fluid flow comprising a needleless access device for transferring fluids and methods of directing fluid flow. The fluid control device may have a first port, a second port, a third port and a connecting portion joining the first, second and third ports. A first valve element may be positioned within the first port and a fluid director may be positioned within the connecting portion. The first valve element may move between an opening position, where fluid may flow past the first valve element, and a closed position, where fluid may be prevented from flowing past the first valve element. The fluid director may have at least one passageway for connecting at least two of the first, second and third ports such that fluid may flow therebetween. An actuation mechanism may be used to orient the fluid director and, consequently, the at least one passageway within the connecting portion.
US07771381B2	Shunt valve locking mechanism A locking assembly is provided to simply and effectively prevent any unintentional adjustment of the adjustable valve mechanism in a fluid flow control device, without compromising the function of the device. The locking assembly generally includes at least one gripping arm for frictionally engaging at least a portion of the adjustable valve mechanism, and an actuating mechanism for controlling the deployment and release of the gripping arm. The locking assembly prevents unintentional adjustments that can adversely affect the pressure settings of the fluid flow control device. In particular, the locking assembly prevents unintentional adjustment, such as may be caused by the presence of a strong external magnetic field. The locking assembly can be easily disengaged, such as through the application or removal of an external mechanical force, to allow a clinician to adjust the pressure settings of the fluid flow control device as necessary.
US07771380B2	Pressure sensing A biological fluid device (703) comprises a pressure sensor (702), which is arranged on the device. The pressure sensor comprises a compressible container, the compression of which is indicative of the pressure, and is capable of wireless communication.
US07771367B2	Lancet wheel A system for analyzing a bodily fluid is described, which contains at least one lancing element, such as a lancet, stored in a first magazine, and at least one test element with a detection area, stored in a second magazine, the detection area containing reagents if necessary for use in detecting the analyte. The system also includes a housing, which encloses at least part of the first magazine and the second magazine and includes an opening for placement of a body part. At least one of the lancing elements and at least one of the test elements are located below the opening, and one of the magazines is located at least partly between the opening and the other magazine. The two magazines may at least partially overlap. The lancing element and the test element may be moved toward the opening so the body part resting on the opening can be lanced with the lancing element and the emerging bodily fluid can be collected using the test element at the same opening.
US07771362B2	Calibration of in vivo blood pressure sensors A method for performing an in-vivo calibration of a blood pressure sensor that is associated with a balloon of an in-vivo balloon system, the sensor and balloon being associated such that the sensor is in-vivo when the balloon is in-vivo. The balloon is inflated so that a gas pressure in the balloon system is indicative of a patient's blood pressure. The patient's blood pressure is monitored through two channels, the gas pressure and the sensor. The blood pressure measurements obtained by monitoring the gas pressure are used as reference, or “true,” blood pressure measurements to determine a mathematical relationship between blood pressure measurements obtained through the sensor and the reference blood pressure measurements. In this manner, future blood pressure measurements obtained through the sensor can be modified according to the mathematical relationship to generate calibrated blood pressure measurements.
US07771348B2	Personal sonic massage device and method A personal massage system includes first and second audio transducers mounted in and coupled to a housing in a spaced-apart and opposing fashion. The first and second audio transducers are energized to produce corresponding first and second sonic waves that radiate towards one another and interact between the first and second audio transducers.
US07771343B2	System and method for treating chronic pain In a method and system for treating pain or impairment a video imaging device obtains image frames of a continuous portion of the patient's body including a selected impaired member in proper spatial relationship to a facial image of the patient. A processor coupled to the imaging device processes the image frames to form composite image frames in substantially real time wherein the impaired member is replaced by a virtual image of a corresponding healthy member so as to depict the imaged portion of the patient's body performing healthy movement of the selected impaired member. An interface is coupled to the processor for controlling virtual movement of the impaired limb in the composite image frames, and a display screen is coupled to the processor for displaying at least some of the composite image frames in substantially real time synchronism with operation of the interface.
US07771339B2	Method and system for radiotherapy treatment A method for radiotherapy treatment of a target organ in the vicinity of the rectum in an individual comprises withdrawing the rectum in a dorsal direction to increase a distance between the rectum and the target organ, and administering a therapeutical dose of radiation to the target organ while the rectum is in the withdrawn position. In one embodiment, the target organ is the prostate. A system for use in radiotherapy treatment of a target organ in the vicinity of the rectum in an individual comprises a cylindrical rectal rod adapted for insertion into a rectum of the individual, and a support surface operable to support an individual in a lithotomy position to receive a beam of radiation to the target organ. The system may further include a radiation source for administering a beam of radiation to the target organ of an individual.
US07771335B2	Apparatus and method for cutting and folding printed products An apparatus for cutting and folding printed products is provided. The apparatus includes a perforator, a first cutting device creating first slits in the web, a second cutting device creating second slits in the web longitudinally offset from the first slits so as to form a signature with a staggered edge, and a folder delta-folding the signature so that the staggered edge engages slots in the signature, the slots created by the perforator. A method of folding a printed product and a signature are also provided. Lead edges can be more easily prevented from dislodging and dog-earing and skewing can be minimized.
US07771333B2	Conveyor roller system An aircraft conveyor system comprising an aircraft including an aircraft cargo storage bay; and a roller mounted within the aircraft cargo storage bay, the roller including a one-piece integral body having a cylindrical shape, the entirety of the body being made solely out of a single piece of polymeric material, said body having a length extending from a first outermost end to a second outermost end and a diameter and a first and second exterior shoulders at the ends, said body including an aperture extending longitudinally along and through the center of said body from the first outermost end to the second outermost end, the aperture sized to rotatably receive an axle therethrough, the axle being for mounting the roller within the aircraft cargo storage bay, wherein the roller has a burn rate of less than 4.0 inches per minute.
US07771332B1	Shoulder stabilizer orthotic device An orthotic device designed to prevent shoulder injuries in individuals suffering from muscle spasticity, weakness of muscle, and other symptoms of neurological disorders is disclosed. The device includes a lower arm support configured to receive and position an individual's lower forearm or wrist adjacent to the individual's body in a manner so as to stabilize the shoulder. The device further includes an attachment mechanism configured to attach to a person's body via a belt or article of clothing. The support and attachment mechanism are interconnected in a manner that permits the person's arm to be positioned adjacent the body in a fixed position so as to substantially minimize movement of the shoulder. In certain implementations, the device further includes a static adjustment portion which allows the positioning of the first portion to be adjusted relative to the second portion.
US07771331B2	Pivotal axis exercise device A pivotal axis exercise device which creates opposing forces to provide muscle resistance to selected muscle groups based on a personally selected exercise regime. The device is comprised of metal housing components attached with metal loops and cable loops to provide a pivotal axis point which may be gripped and pulled to provide resistance leveraging the pivotal axis point of the device, or which may be gripped along the metal housing components to vary the exercise regimen and to provide resistance to different muscle groups.
US07771326B1	Economical stilts Two blocks of structural foam are fitted with shoe retaining straps with buckles. The blocks have ground contacting areas larger than the user's shoes for stability and to reduce the toss-over effects of stepping on construction junk on the floor. Small objects embed in the resilient surface of the foot so their effect on walking and stability are nullified.
US07771320B2	Athletic performance sensing and/or tracking systems and methods Athletic performance sensing and/or tracking systems include components for measuring or sensing athletic performance data and/or for storing and/or displaying desired information associated with the athletic performance to the user (or others). Such systems can allow users a wide variety of options in creating workouts, selecting and presenting media content during the athletic performance, etc., e.g., to help keep users entertained and motivated. In some instances, user feedback may be used, optionally in combination with objective data relating to a workout, to control features of the workout routine, to control the music or other media content selected and/or presented, and/or to control features of future workout routines and/or the presented media content.
US07771317B2	Control valve assembly for controlling a starting clutch of an automatic transmission A valve assembly for controlling actuation of at least one starting clutch of an automatic transmission includes at least one clutch control valve through which a supply pressure is directed to a clutch actuation device, a pressure control valve controlled by a control device to supply at least one control valve of the valve assembly with a pilot pressure, a self-maintained hydraulic unit to maintain operation of an engaged starting clutch upon failure of the control device and loss of the pilot pressure. The valve assembly has a self-maintained valve and an activation valve. The self-maintained valve directs an activation pressure or control pressure, depending on the engine or transmission speed, to the activation valve. The actuation valve directs the activation to at least one clutch-regulating valve. The valve assembly also controls actuation or de-activation of the emergency operation function with a clutch actuation pressure.
US07771314B2	Controller of work vehicle A control apparatus for a tractor or wheel loader includes a speed change sensor that detects the step-on amount of a speed change pedal, an actuator that regulates a swash plate angle of a hydraulic pump based on the detection value of the speed change sensor, a transmission output unit rotation sensor that detects the revolution speed of an output shalt, and a control unit. When the speed change pedal is not stepped on, a braking force is applied to travel wheels and both of a forward drive clutch and a reverse drive clutch are disengaged. When a transmission drive output detected with the transmission output unit rotation sensor is not more than a fixed forward or reverse drive switching speed, either the forward drive clutch or the reverse drive clutch is engaged as the speed change pedal is stepped on.
US07771310B2	Drive state shift control apparatus for hybrid vehicle A drive state shift control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle and a control method for a hybrid vehicle smoothly perform a shift in drive state in accordance with an operating state by a mode shift and a gear shift. When an accelerator operation causes a mode shift request and a gear shift request at substantially the same time, vehicle information including at least one of the vehicle speed and the engine load is used to determine the sequence of the shifts based on the competing interests of shock control and responsiveness.
US07771308B2	Wind turbine drive assembly A wind turbine (WT) is disclosed, wherein the rotor hub (1) transmit the driving torque to a planet carrier (5) of a planetary type gear transmission and a main bearing (9) attached to the supporting structure (3), such as the nacelle (N), takes up the transversal shear stresses and bending moment forces from the rotor hub (1). The ring gear (8) of the gear transmission is flexibly secured to the supporting structure, so that temporary radial displacements of the toothed inner surface of the ring gear may be allowed, whereby the radial forces between the planet gears (7) and the ring gear (8) will be substantially equalized between the planet gears (7). Alternatively or additionally, the flexibility allows for temporary angular displacements of the ring gear (8) about the axis of rotation. Thus, rapid variations in the drive torque will be dampened and peak stresses on the transmission will be reduced, and the operation of the electrical generators will be smoothened due to the dampening effect of the flexible support of the ring gear (8).
US07771306B2	9-speed transmission The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide nine forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets, six torque-transmitting devices, and four fixed interconnections. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The six torque-transmitting devices provide interconnections between various gear members, and the transmission housing, and are operated in combinations of three to establish nine forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio.
US07771305B1	Ten-speed transmission The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide at least ten forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets, six torque-transmitting devices, and two fixed interconnections. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The six torque-transmitting devices provide interconnections between various gear members, the transmission housing and each other, and are operated in combinations of three to establish at least ten forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio.
US07771304B2	Double-sided engagement type silent chain In a double-sided engagement silent chain having inner link plates with inwardly protruding teeth, outermost link plates with outwardly protruding teeth, and outer link plates with outwardly protruding teeth, adjacent the outermost link plates, the plates are composed of a bainite and martensite mixed plate material. The bainite mixing ratio in the outermost link plates is higher than the bainite mixing ratio of the inner link plates and the adjacent outer link plates. The martensite mixing ratio of the inner link plates and of the adjacent outer link plates is higher than the martensite mixing ratio in the outermost link plates. The heights of the backs of the outermost link plates, measured from the tooth gap bottoms, are greater than the corresponding heights of the backs of the inner link plates, and may be equal to or greater than the heights of the backs of the adjacent outer tooth plates.
US07771300B2	Devices for electrically assisting and actuating continuously variable transmissions An electrically assisted or actuated continuously variable transmission (CVT) with a first pulley having a first pulley portion for fixed connection to an engine shaft and an axially movable second pulley portion for placement about the engine shaft. A mechanism for assisting a mechanically-actuated CVT includes a nut connected to the movable portion and an electric motor having a screw that is engaged with the nut. The nut is moved axially by rotation of the screw with respect to the nut, assisting mechanical actuators in changing axial spacing between the pulley portions. A variable actuator for actuating a CVT includes a pair of disks coaxially engaged with the pulley portions, and a roller for contacting the disks at varying inclinations. An electric motor tilts the roller along the axis of rotation, causing the disks to rotate at differing rates to effect a change in axial spacing between the pulley portions.
US07771297B2	Broadhead arrowhead Disclosed is a broadhead arrowhead. The broadhead arrowhead includes a ferrule, one end portion of which is tapered to a substantial point. One or more blade assemblies extend outwardly from the ferrule. Each blade assembly has a first substantially planar main surface portion disposed in a plane at least substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the ferrule and a second surface portion having a planar region offset at an angle to the plane of the main surface portion. A generally continuously curved region is disposed between and connecting the first and second substantially planar portions, such that the blade assembly has an airfoil-type shape.
US07771296B2	Bamboo bat having fiber-fused core and method of manufacturing the same A baseball bat has a core section formed exclusively of bamboo fibers fused together and an outer section substantially surrounding the core section. In a method for fabricating a blank from which a baseball bat is fabricated, a core section is fabricated through harvesting elongated bamboo pieces, removing the epidermis or skin from the bamboo pieces, cutting the bamboo pieces into a predetermined length, fiberizing the bamboo pieces, fusing the bamboo fibers to form a solid and unitary core blank, and processing the solid core blank to provide a core section have a substantially square cross section having opposite front and rear sides and opposite top and bottom sides.
US07771295B2	Off court tennis The present invention is an apparatus to provide a virtual tennis net that can be placed on any convenient surface having two movable poles each having a light source dependent thereon; at least two scanning mirrors; at least two retroflectors; at least two beam splitters; at least two photo-detectors; and an audible or visible signal device that is actuated in response to interruptions of light falling on said photo-detectors such that when a the light beam is interrupted by a tennis ball, the beam is momentarily blocked and the signal to the photo-detector is interrupted, providing a signal that is used to trigger a light or sound signal that indicates the ball did not pass over the virtual net.
US07771291B1	Golf club head with vertical center of gravity adjustment Golf club heads include at least one weight port situated to retain weights and positioned above an approximate club face geometric center with the club in a standard address position. One, two, or more weight ports can be located above the club face center in a club crown or other portion of a club body. Club head vertical center of gravity can be selected to compensate dynamic loft associated with locating the club head center of gravity well behind the club face. Three-dimensional adjustment of club head center of gravity is possible.
US07771290B2	Golf club head and removable weight A golf club head and a removable weight that is received in a receptacle of the golf club head. The weight includes a cap and a slug. The cap is removably coupled to the receptacle and includes a recess that slidably receives a portion of the slug so that the cap and slug are able to rotate relative to each other. The slug includes an anti-rotation feature that prevents relative rotation between the slug and the receptacle.
US07771286B2	Putter with pivoting aiming arms A golf putter comprising a shaft, a putter head attached along a top surface to the shaft, the head including an elongated body having a central axis along the length of the body. The golf putter includes a pair of aiming arms, each arm pivotally connected at opposing ends of the elongated body and adapted to pivot about the central axis between a forward aiming position and a second position away from the forward aiming position. The golf putter also includes a lever adapted to control rotation of the aiming arms from the forward aiming position to the second position, the lever operable from a portion of the shaft.
US07771281B2	Gear coupling In a conventional gear coupling, since an end cover is attached to a sleeve, lubricant has sometimes leaked out through the joint between the sleeve and the end cover. A gear coupling includes: a pinion having external teeth, and fixed to a first rotary shaft; a sleeve having an opening at each end thereof through at least either one of which the pinion is introduced into the inside thereof and internal teeth meshed with the external teeth of the pinion, and fixed to a second rotary shaft; a first end member having a rotary shaft space through which the first rotary shaft passes, for closing over the sleeve opening through which the first rotary shaft passes; and a second end member for closing off the other opening, wherein the sleeve, the first end member, and the second end member are configured to form a space for retaining the lubricant, the gear coupling has the sleeve and the first end member, or the sleeve and the second end member that are integrally formed.
US07771280B2	Game console connector and emulator for the game console A portable game system includes two display screens, at least one of which is touch-sensitive. A memory card or other device is selectively connectable to the portable game system via in insertable connection port.
US07771277B2	Electronic fund transfer kiosk for use with wagering gaming machine An apparatus, system and method for electronically transferring funds at a gaming device. The gaming device has a ticketing system that includes a ticket reader. The system also includes an electronic fund transfer (“EFT”) kiosk that enables a patron, using a credit, debit, smart, casino or combination type card to enter a request for funds. The kiosk has a controller that sends a request out over a banking network for approval or denial. If approved, the kiosk includes a ticket printer that prints a ticket having a bar coded fund transfer. The player can use the ticket at one of a variety of gaming devices to receive game credits or redeem the ticket for cash.
US07771273B2	Method and apparatus for providing insurance policies for gambling losses A method according to some embodiments of the present invention provides for a game server to receive policy requirements of a user for a gambling loss insurance policy from a terminal. The game server determines a premium amount based on the policy requirements of the user and transmits information concerning the premium amount to the user.
US07771271B2	Method and apparatus for deriving information from a gaming device In accordance with one or more embodiments, an information deriving device is associated with at least one gaming device. The information deriving device is operable to derive information about occurrences (e.g., payouts obtained, wagers placed, reactions of player, balance of credit meter, etc.) at the gaming device, without cooperation of the gaming device.
US07771270B2	Gaming system having multiple gaming devices that share a multi-outcome display A gaming device system in which a plurality of gaming devices are linked by a common bonus event is provided. In one embodiment, the linked gaming device system includes a shared symbol generation display that is positioned adjacent to each of a plurality of associated gaming devices and has a plurality of sections and values displayed at each section. Upon a triggering of the bonus event, any player eligible to participate in the bonus may achieve an outcome generated from the bonus event including the shared display. When the shared display is activated, it simultaneously generates a separate or individual outcome associated with each of the gaming devices. The outcomes are spatially related to one another so that a random generation of an outcome associated with one gaming device automatically generates random outcomes associated with each gaming device. Each gaming device receives the outcome only if it has participated in the random generation.
US07771269B2	Electronic gaming machines with different player or dealer assigned virtual card stacks or other symbol sets A gaming apparatus and methods which include multiple virtual stacks of symbols, such as cards. In one form each player has an individual virtual stack and the dealer has one stack. In another form each player has one stack and the dealer has individual virtual stacks for each player. Other alternatives are also described.
US07771264B2	Method and apparatus for conducting a wagering game of chance including a prize wheel game A system and method are provided for playing a game of chance. The game of chance may include, for example, a lottery-type game. A result of the game of chance is revealed to a player in another medium. In one example, the result is revealed during multiple game instances of one or more online games. In one example, the online game is a prize wheel game.
US07771261B2	Knife blade for a chopper of a combine harvester A knife blade for a chopper rotor is made in at least two members that are coupled together by a web disposed at the bottom of the slot, wherein the slot is configured to receive and pass therethrough a stationary blade that extends perpendicular to the rotational axis of the chopper rotor, the knife blade having a second edge with co-linear portions on each of the at least 2 members, wherein the co-linear portions are disposed generally at a right angle to the slot, and wherein the co-linear portions are configured to cut against a longitudinally extending knife blade (152) that extends generally parallel to the rotational axis of the chopper rotor.
US07771259B2	Flush mounted frame for an access panel or register A frame apparatus capable of being flush mounted relative to a wall, ceiling or floor surface, is made up by joining linear frame sections each providing interconnected elements formed by an extrusion process. A first planar element is spaced apart from a second planar element and positioned for abutting a common surface. A first channel element is formed between the first and second planar elements. A third planar element is positioned normal to the first and second planar elements and terminates with a rib directed toward the first planar element. When mounted onto studs in a building structure, wall putty or mud may be placed into a space between the wall panels and the third planar element and with rib elements protruding from the third planar element, the mud is captured in place forming a smooth interface between the frame assembly and the surrounding wall surfaces.
US07771258B2	Coin dispenser A device for dispensing coins comprising a plurality of hoppers arranged adjacent a sloped coin ramp. The hoppers are located to eject coins from the hopper onto the coin ramp. At least one hopper is mounted on a hopper shim such that the hoppers are installed at a plurality of heights. The hoppers further arranged in at least two rows with the coin ramp disposed therebetween and at least one hopper including a hopper bin that is of extended height with respect to another hopper bin.
US07771255B2	Plant and method for the stunning and killing of animals for slaughter through asphyxiation A plant for the stunning and/or slaughter of animals for slaughter includes a hermetically sealable chamber with an entrance aperture for the introduction of live animals and an exit aperture for removal of stunned or slaughtered animals, closure devices to hermetically seal these apertures, and an extraction means to remove air from the chamber in order to stun or kill the animals.
US07771254B2	Apparatus for the production of meat products An apparatus (10) for the production of meat products includes a support structure (12). A container (14) is mounted on the support structure (12). A conveyor (20) has a first, upstream end (20.1) in communication with the container (14) and a second, downstream end (20.2) arranged downstream of the first end (20.2) and outside the container (14). A comb (34) is arranged downstream of the second end (20.2) of the conveyor (20) for working meat pieces conveyed to the comb (34) by the conveyor (20). The comb (34) is operable independently of the conveyor (20). A processing station (40) is arranged downstream of the comb (34), the processing station (40), together with the comb (34), processing the meat to obtain a desired finished product.
US07771248B2	Automatic machine for arrissing and grinding the edges of glass sheets An automatic machine for arrissing the edges of glass sheets, comprising devices that allow to work glass sheets by way of rigid tools, such as diamond grinding wheels, by acting simultaneously on the two face edges along the perimeter of the sheet. The machine comprises at least one working head, provided with a tool with a probe and feedback circuits for grinding symmetrically the glass sheet and following the perimetric profile of the sheet by a combined action of moving the glass sheet and at least one working head.
US07771240B2	Systems and methods for providing a trimless electronic device port This invention is directed to systems and methods for providing a port in an electronic device housing that is electrically isolated from a conductive portion of a connector inserted in the port. In some embodiments, the connector may include a non-conductive flange or ring operative to contact the housing and the portions of the housing within the port. In some embodiments, a thin layer of non-conductive material may be applied to the portions of the housing within the port to prevent conductive portions of the connector from coming into contact with the housing (e.g., and grounding the conductive portion. This invention may be of particular interest when the conductive portion that may come into contact with the housing is not used to ground the connector.
US07771238B2	Card-type peripheral device A card-type peripheral device includes an electronic component disposed in a case, and a terminal part including connection terminals connectable with a to-be-connected device, wherein a function of the electronic component and the number of terminals of the terminal part are maintained to be compatible with those of the to-be-connected device, and the outside dimensions of the case are set to be smaller than the outside dimensions of the to-be-connected device and greater than the outside dimensions of a predetermined small-size card.
US07771236B2	Electrical connector An electrical connector includes: a housing having a terminal supporting member and a space at a base portion of the terminal supporting member; a plurality of terminals attached to the housing and arranged on the terminal supporting member in parallel; a latch member arranged on the terminal supporting member in parallel to the terminals for locking a mating connector; and a housing cover attached to the housing for covering a part of the housing. The housing cover includes a cylindrical portion for covering the terminal supporting member and a base portion held in the space.
US07771229B2	Electrical card connector assembly An electrical card connector assembly (100) comprising: a first electrical card connector (1); a second electrical card connector (2) disposed below the first electrical card connector; a third electrical card connector (3); a fourth electrical card connector (4) arranged abreast with the third electrical card connector; a PCB (5) defining an upper surface (50) and a lower surface (51), the upper and lower surface having a plurality of traces, respectively; wherein the combined first and second card connector are disposed on the upper surface (50) of the PCB and electrically connected with the corresponding traces of the upper surface, and the third and fourth electrical card connector are arranged abreast on the lower surface of the PCB (5) and electrically connecting with the corresponding traces of the lower surface (51).
US07771218B2	Electrical coupler mating system An electrical coupler mating system includes a chassis having a plurality of walls, wherein a chassis housing is defined between the plurality of walls. At least one of the plurality of walls defines a first guide channel and houses a cam member that is located adjacent the first guide channel. A first electrical coupler is located in the chassis housing. An enclosure includes a second electrical coupler and a cam follower that is moveably coupled to the enclosure, wherein with the cam follower located in the first guide channel, the second electrical coupler is aligned with the first electrical coupler and the movement of the cam follower mates the first electrical coupler and the second electrical coupler.
US07771215B1	MLC COB USB flash memory device with sliding plug connector Briefly, a portable USB flash memory device is disclosed to include a Chip-On-Board COB Printed Circuit Board Assembly PCBA inside. The flash memory device is enclosed inside a housing structure with a sliding button to deploy the USB plug connector external to the housing structure. The flash memory device with Multi-Level-Cell MLC compatible is being able to connect to a host with a Universal Serial Bus USB interface.
US07771212B2	Electrical junction box Bus bars to be contained in an electrical junction box are secured to insulation plates without caulking. An electrical junction box contains bus bars in a casing. The bus bars are disposed on an inner surface of the casing. Attaching pieces provided on the bus bars are inserted into and secured to receiving apertures provided in the casing. The attaching piece of each bus bar has a rectangular shape in cross section. Each receiving aperture in the casing is a circular aperture or a rectangular aperture. At least a part of an outer peripheral wall of each attaching piece contacts with an inner peripheral surface of each receiving aperture to restrain the attaching piece from moving in the aperture.
US07771211B2	Socket with base shell, cover shell and contact member for mounting element within cavity defined by base shell and cover shell The present invention provides a socket for an element with an element electrode. The socket comprises a base shell, a cover shell and a contact member. The cover shell is engaged with the base shell so that the base shell and the cover shell define a cavity. Each of the base shell and the cover shell is made of a high thermal-conductive material. The contact member comprises an elastic member and a contact electrode provided on the elastic member and are designed and arranged so that the element is mountable on the contact member within the cavity with the element electrode connected to the contact electrode.
US07771210B2	Connector with wipe The present invention relates generally to interconnections between electrical and electronic devices, such as integrated circuit packages, chips, wafers, substrates or printed circuit boards or similar electronic devices. The invention relates more specifically to springs, used to make connections to electrical elements and to applications of such springs in connectors or interconnection devices. More particularly the springs can be located adjacent to each other on small effective center distances to accommodate high-density electronic devices. Furthermore, the invention relates to connectors that comprise combs that are used in conjunction with such springs, to create and to control the wiping or scrubbing action, which can promote good electrical connection. Moreover, the invention uses such combs that are thermally matched to the electronic devices to improve the performance during thermal cycling procedures. Finally, this invention describes a number of connectors, test heads and test probes that utilize the above springs and combs.
US07771209B2	Electrical connecting apparatus The electrical connecting apparatus according to the present invention is used for providing electrical contacts for an electronic device and comprises a housing and a plurality of electrical contacts. At least one passageway is set on the housing. At least two ribs are set in the passageways. Within the passageways, at least one holding space is formed between two adjacent ribs. The electrical contacts are set in the passageways, respectively. In addition, portions of at least two electrical contacts are accommodated in the same holding space. The electrical contact has a base portion located underneath the rib. A pair of contact portions is formed by extending upwards from the base portion along corresponding two sides of the rib. Besides, at least one contact portion pass through the holding space. When the paired contact portions of each said electrical contact make contact with the electronic device, the contact portions move away from said rib. When the paired contact portions of each electrical contact of the electrical connecting apparatus according to the present invention make contact with an electronic device, the contact portions move away from said rib. Thereby, the electrical contact does not interfere with the housing. Consequently, the reliability of the product can be guaranteed.
US07771207B2	Assembly for interconnecting circuit boards An electrical connector assembly that is configured to electrically couple first and second circuit boards is provided. The connector assembly includes an electrical connector that is configured to be coupled to the first circuit board. The connector includes a board mating face and an array of connector contacts. The connector contacts are configured to engage the board contacts. The connector also includes a guide assembly that is configured to be coupled to the first and second circuit boards. The guide assembly includes a guide channel and a cam member that slidably engages the guide channel such that the second circuit board is moved during a loading stage along a longitudinal direction until the board contacts are substantially aligned with the array of connector contacts. The second circuit board is also moved during a shifting stage in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction.
US07771203B2	Powered patch panel A powered communications patch panel is adapted to power network devices connected to the communications patch panel. Power is supplied to the network devices by the powered communications patch panel over the communication cabling. The powered communications patch panel may be provided with a management port to allow remote management of the patch panel via a network connection. Multiple management ports may be provided, allowing patch panels to be connected to one another in a daisy-chain configuration.
US07771201B2	Electrical receptacle assembly A receptacle assembly for use in connecting an energy source to an energy delivering device is described herein. The receptacle assembly includes a face plate defining an aperture. The receptacle also includes an adapter assembly including an adapter plate, supporting a terminal that is operatively connected to the energy source. Additionally, the receptacle includes a spacer member interposed between an inner surface of the aperture of the face plate and an outer surface of the adapter plate, wherein the spacer member permits omni-directional movement of the adapter plate and terminal relative to the face plate.
US07771197B2	Dental handpiece with a root canal length measurement function A handpiece for measuring root canal length having an outer sleeve that is substantially non-insulating, a connecting device, an instrument carrier, at least one transmission element within the outer sleeve, a length measuring circuit portion, a contact portion and an insulating portion. The instrument carrier is configured to receive a dental instrument. The transmission element transmits force to move the instrument carrier so that a dental instrument received in the instrument carrier executes a rotating, reciprocating and/or vibrating working movement. The length measuring circuit portion is disposed inside the handpiece and operable to transmit measuring signals for measuring length. The contact portion is operable to establish a conductive path between the dental instrument serving as an electrode and the length measuring circuit portion. The insulating portion insulates the length measurement circuit portion and the contact device, through which a voltage is applied during measurement, from the outer sleeve.
US07771194B2	Gas preheater for chemical vapor processing furnace having circuitous passages A gas preheater (10) includes an entrance plate (12) having a first side (14), a second side (16), at least one opening (18) connecting the first side (14) and the second side (16), and a plurality of walls (19) on the second side (16) having tops (21) spaced from the second side (16), the walls (19) defining at least one circuitous pathway (22e, 22f, 22g, 22h) on the second side (16) beginning at the at least one opening (18), and a diffuser plate (40) having a first side and a second side and a plurality of holes (42) between the first side and the second side, the diffuser plate first side defining with the entrance plate second side (16) and the plurality of walls (19) at least one circuitous passage along the at least one circuitous pathway (22e, 22f, 22g, 22h), the at least one circuitous pathway having a first portion (22e1) leading from the at least one opening (18) and a second portion (22e2) spaced from the at least one opening (18), wherein the holes (42) in the diffuser plate (40) overlie the circuitous passage second portion (22e2).
US07771192B2	Combustion apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a combustion apparatus equipped with a pilot burner and a main burner capable of establishing a stable combustion state without involving generation of CO and unburned substances at the main burner even when the supply of a gas fuel to the pilot burner is stopped. A combustion apparatus equipped with a pilot burner and a main burner according to the present invention is characterized in that, when the main burner is in a combustion state, the amount of air supplied to the pilot burner can be adjusted. Here, the amount of air supplied to the pilot burner is an amount allowing the pilot burner to be cooled.
US07771189B2	Injection molding apparatus with replaceable gate insert Injection molding apparatus has upper and lower mold halves that split along the center line of the parison cavity and the gate passage leading thereto. Each hot melt injection nozzle is received within a tubular insert cup having a reduced diameter tip that is seated within the gate passage. The cup is supported on the lower mold half so as to remain thereon as the upper mold half opens and closes the mold. The base end of each nozzle has a swivel ball and socket relationship with the manifold block which supplies it with hot melt, while the tip end of each injection nozzle is configured to permit swivelling within the insert cup as need be to accommodate dimensional changes that arise during non-uniform thermal expansion and contraction of different parts of the tooling.
US07771188B2	Device for gripping the neck of hollow bodies and hollow body transport installation which is equipped with such devices A gripper device for gripping the neck of a hollow body from the outside, which gripper device includes an annular body supporting at least two gripper parts each having its own bearing face, said gripper parts being movable substantially radially and constrained by an elastic device in such a way that the gripper parts are able to occupy a first radial position in which they bear against a buffer of the annular body with their bearing face projecting into the annular body, and a second radial position in which they are pushed back with their bearing face bearing against the exterior wall of the neck of a hollow body engaged in the annular body. The bearing faces of the gripper parts are bowed in the overall shape of an arc of a cylinder.
US07771184B2	Press with plate-like frame parts, and method for operating such a plate press The present invention relates to a press for encapsulating electronic components, comprising: two displaceable mold parts (5,6), feed means for encapsulating material, and a drive mechanism connecting onto the mold parts. In a first embodiment the drive mechanism is provided with a fluid bed (14) and a first fluid feed (15) whereby their connection can be interrupted by a displacer (16). In a further embodiment a displacer (28) is provided in the feed channel (26) to place the encapsulating material (25) under pressure. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods for encapsulating electronic components with encapsulating material in such presses.
US07771180B2	Compressor and oil separation device therefor A compressor and oil separation device therefore are provided. The oil separation device is integrated with a compressor and includes a first case having a refrigerant inlet into which a refrigerant mixed with oil is sucked and an oil recollecting member through which oil separated from the refrigerant flows, and a second case positioned outside of the first case and having a refrigerant outlet through which refrigerant separated from an oil is discharged. With this constructions, a pipe connecting the compressor and a separate oil separation device is not required, thereby reducing fabrication costs and facilitating installation.
US07771177B2	Ventilation assembly having a collar for the radial clamping of the fan motor, corresponding cooling module for the front unit, and corresponding motor vehicle This ventilation assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a fan (3), a support (4) for mounting the fan (3) in a motor vehicle and a securement (24) of the fan to the mounting support (4), the fan comprising a helix (6) and a motor (8) for driving the helix (6) in rotation. The securement (24) comprising a collar (26) for the radial clamping of the motor (8). Application, for example, to the ventilation of the cooling radiators of the heat engines of motor vehicles.
US07771172B2	Quick assembly blade for a ceiling fan (4) A quick assembly blade for a ceiling fan includes a blade frame, one stop member, a blade and a press board. The blade frame has a pan-shaped body fixed with three projecting bases protruding upward. The blade and the press board are respectively and correspondingly bored with insert holes and engage holes to be respectively fitted on the projecting bases. The stop member is secured on one of the projecting bases and inserted through a through hole of said blade, having its free end formed with a stop portion received in a receiving hole of said press board and stuck on the inner wall of the receiving hole. When the press board is moved backward horizontally, the blade can be quickly and stably assembled on the blade frame, and the stop member is concealed in the receiving hole not exposed to outside, able to elevate the integral beauty of the ceiling fan.
US07771171B2	Systems for preventing wear on turbine blade tip shrouds A system in a turbine engine for preventing wear on a tip shroud of a turbine blade that includes a pocket formed in a contact surface of the tip shroud and a plug that fits within the pocket and has a durable outer surface. The durable outer surface may include a cobalt-based hardfacing powder. The pocket may be machined out of the contact surface, and the plug may include a plug of predetermined size that fits snugly into the pocket. In some embodiments, the durable outer surface may substantially align with the contact surface after the plug is fitted into the pocket. In other embodiments, the durable outer surface may remain slightly raised from the contact surface after the plug has been fitted into the pocket.
US07771168B2	Axial fan The invention relates to an axial fan comprising a boss and a number of blades evenly distributed and arranged to the boss, wherein the blades have an aerofoil profile, each blade is arranged to the boss with a strip, wherein each blade is hollow and the strip is at least partially inserted into the blade, and that at least one fastener runs from the surface of the blade through a corresponding opening in the strip to the opposite surface of the blade, wherein the corresponding opening in the strip is a slot, such that the pitch of the blade is adjustable, by rotation of the blade relative to the strip along the axial axis of the blade.
US07771164B2	Method and system for assembling a turbine engine A method of assembling a turbine includes positioning a turbine nozzle against a forward inner nozzle support extending from a rotor assembly, and coupling a cover to the forward inner nozzle support. The method also includes inserting a tab that extends from the cover within at least one aperture defined in the turbine nozzle.
US07771162B2	Cambered vane for use in turbochargers Various cambered vanes are constructed for use within a vaned turbocharger and include an inner airfoil surface oriented adjacent a turbine wheel, and an outer airfoil surface oriented opposite the inner airfoil surface. The inner and outer airfoil surfaces define a vane airfoil thickness. A cambered vane leading edge or nose is positioned along a first inner and outer airfoil surface junction, and a vane trailing edge positioned along a second inner and outer surface junction. The vane inner and outer airfoil surfaces are specially configured to provide a vane camberline having a curved section, which can. provide for improved gas flow distribution, thereby increasing the effective operating range of the turbocharger.
US07771158B2	Power towers/innovative method of power extraction using static airfoils An airfoil shaped tower the size of a skyscraper for the production of electrical power using turbines. The turbines are located at the base of the tower and are fed by ambient air. Power to turn the turbines comes from the pressure drop generated by the wind moving over a changing surface of the airfoil. (Bernoulli's Equation). The areas of negative pressure on the exterior surface are covered by a plurality of bleeder vents that conduct air from the high-pressure (ambient air) interior to the low-pressure exterior. The invention is further improved by the construction of several towers in close proximity. Adjacent towers augment the air velocity thus increasing the pressure differential. The power of the turbines is greatly increased because power is proportional to the effective wind velocity cubed.
US07771157B2	Bi-directional wafer transfer mechanism and method A wafer transfer machine transfers wafers from either of a first wafer cassette (55) and a second wafer cassette (56) having incompatible registration features into the other, and includes a support plate (30) having a top surface (38) for supporting the first and second wafer cassette. A first and second registration bosses attached to the top surface extend upward into registration features of the first and second wafer cassette, respectively. A carriage (1) is supported by and movable in opposite directions along a track mechanism (41A,B) that is attached in fixed relationship to the support plate (30). First and second wafer pushing members (10A,B) are supported by the carriage. Each wafer pushing member can be moved to push wafers in one of the wafer cassettes into the other by moving the carriage in one direction or the other.
US07771155B2	Multi-lift for lifting and storing motorcycles and other vehicles A multi-lift for lifting and storing motorcycles and other vehicles includes a column, incorporating a vertical threaded shaft therein. The shaft is capable of rotation in opposite directions through a reversing motor. The shaft has a threaded carriage mounted thereon, so that as the shaft rotates in one direction, the vehicle laden carriage may be elevated for storing a vehicle or the reversing motor may be turned in an opposite direction, for lowering a vehicle laden carriage, to provide for unloading a vehicle. The threaded carriage that mounts on the threaded shaft may hold one or more wheeled vehicles, and is telescopically constructed so as to extend its length, to allow for storing one or more vehicles lengthwise thereon.
US07771150B2	Gate valve and substrate-treating apparatus including the same A substrate-treating apparatus includes: a plurality of modules disposed along a first direction, each of the plurality of modules having an inner space containable a substrate; a transfer unit transferring the substrate among the plurality of modules, the transfer unit including at least one track disposed along the first direction and at least one movable transfer chamber moving along the at least one track; and a gate valve fixed to each of the plurality of modules and combined with the at least one movable transfer chamber, wherein the at least one movable transfer chamber is atmospherically isolated from an exterior while moving.
US07771149B2	Combination of a screw member, a washer and a sleeve and also a method of producing such a combination The invention relates to a combination of a screw member comprising a screw head, a threaded portion and a shank portion which is arranged between the screw head and the threaded portion and has an external diameter that is smaller than the external diameter of the threaded portion, a washer incorporating a passage opening for the screw member and a sleeve the internal diameter of which is greater than the external diameter of the threaded portion of the screw member, whereby said combination is producible in a simple manner but it is nevertheless ensured that the sleeve and the washer are held securely on the screw member.
US07771137B2	Connecting structure for hollow member or half hollow member A connecting structure includes a hollow member or a half hollow member including two side portions opposed apart to each other; a collar; and a bolt. The collar includes two contact surfaces at both ends of the collar. The two contact surfaces are adapted to respectively abut on the two side portions between the two side portions. At least one of the two contact surfaces is formed with a receiving portion for caulking. Moreover, the collar is formed with a bolt-hole passing through the two contact surfaces. The collar is disposed between the two side portions, and is caulked with the hollow member or half hollow member at a caulked portion formed from at least one of the two side portions toward the receiving portion. The bolt is adapted to pass through the two side portions and the bolt-hole to connect the hollow member or half hollow member with another member.
US07771134B2	Image recording apparatus including cutting unit and guide member with friction member The image coding apparatus includes conveying unit configured to convey a roll-shaped recording medium, a recording head adapted to record an image on the recording medium, a guide member configured for guiding the recording medium, and a cutting unit configured to cut the recording medium, wherein the guide member is provided with at least one friction member on a surface of the guide member, the at least one friction member configured to come into contact with the recording medium.
US07771133B2	Print control apparatus connectable to a printing apparatus and information processing apparatus, and control method thereof, and computer program An apparatus being connectable to a printing apparatus and an information processing apparatus, comprising, a reception unit adapted to receive identification information used to identify the printing apparatus and used to specify a printer driver in the information processing apparatus, from the printing apparatus after connection to the printing apparatus, a storage unit adapted to store the identification information received by said reception unit, a transmission unit adapted to transmit the identification information stored in said storage unit to the information processing apparatus after connection to the information processing apparatus, a second reception unit adapted to receive print data generated in the information processing apparatus using a printer driver specified based on the identification information, from that information processing apparatus, and a second transmission unit adapted to transmit the print data received by said reception unit to the printing apparatus.
US07771126B2	Radially compliant bearing hanger for rotating shafts A bearing hanger assembly for supporting a shaft is disclosed which includes a support plate having front and rear surfaces and a shaft aperture, a damper plate having front and rear surfaces and a shaft aperture, and a damper element disposed between the front surface of the support plate and the rear surface of the damper plate. The damper element has a bearing aperture axially aligned with the shaft apertures of the support plate and damper plate, and is adapted to translate relative to the damper plate and support plate to accommodate radial movement of a shaft supported in the bearing aperture.
US07771125B2	Retainer for rolling bearing, and rolling bearing A retainer for a rolling bearing, which is used for a food machine or a vacuum apparatus, containing an increased amount of a lubricating oil and enhancing a use efficiency of the lubricating oil and rolling bearing is described. The retainer consists of a molding, of a synthetic resin composition, which holds a rolling element of a rolling bearing. The molding is composed of a resinous porous article having an interconnected hole porosity not less than 30% and a lubricating oil which impregnates the resinous porous article. The resinous porous article has an interconnected hole are formed by molding a resin containing a pore-forming substance having a melting point higher than that of the resin and can be used as a food material, and by extracting said pore-forming substance from the molding with a solvent which dissolves the pore-forming substance and does not dissolve the resin.
US07771123B2	Connection device for connecting a rolling contact bearing to an external body Connection device (100) for connecting a contact rolling bearing (1) to an external body (7), the connection device (100) presenting a peripheral connecting outline (5), which is obtained around a race (3) of the contact rolling bearing, and a complementary connecting outline (6), which is obtained inside the external body (7), and which presents a shape such as to complement the connecting peripheral outline (5) in order to render angularly integral in relation to each other the external body (7) and the first race (3), the connecting peripheral outline (5) and the complementary connecting outline (6) both presenting a radius (R) which is of variable angular dimensions with continuity on a plane which is transverse to the rotation axis (A), and are both provided, in relation to the rotation axis A, with at least one respective convex portion (51).
US07771122B2	Cage for rolling bearing and rolling bearing having the same A concave surface 60 is formed in an outer peripheral surface of each of pillar portions 26 of a cage 40. A plurality of recesses 42, 43, 52 and 53 are formed in outer peripheral surfaces of annular portions 24 and 25 of the cage 40. There are provided passageways 46, 47, 56 and 57 communicating respectively with the recesses 42, 43, 52 and 53. An axially-outer end of each of the passageways 46, 47, 56 and 57 is open to an axial inner end face of the annular portion 24, 25 or to the concave surface 60 of the pillar portion 26.
US07771120B2	Plain bearing for internal combustion engines Disclosed is a plain bearing for internal combustion engines, in which a back metal layer is lined with a bearing alloy layer made of an aluminum-base bearing alloy which has a Vickers hardness (Hv) of from not less than 40 to not more than 160. The bearing alloy layer includes a lubricative surface layer which has a thickness of not more than 10 μm and contains a solid lubricant. The maximum concentration of an element contained in the solid lubricant is not less than 5 mass %.
US07771119B2	Linear guide apparatus Inclined portions 15 which are provided at both end portions of a slider-side rolling element raceway groove 11 are each made up of a first crowning 18 which is formed into a curved surface shape with a large radius of curvature so as to be inclined moderately and continuously from the slider-side rolling element raceway groove, a planar second crowning 19 which neighbors the first crowning and extends towards an inner circumferential surface of a direction turning path and which is steeper in inclination than the first crowning and shorter in axial length than the first crowning, and a slope 20 which is provided between the second crowning and an end face of a slider main body and is formed steeper than the first and second crownings.
US07771117B2	X-ray system for dental diagnosis and oral cancer therapy based on nano-material and method thereof A medical X-ray tube system for dental diagnosis and oral cancer therapy based on nano-material is disclosed. The medical X-ray tube system may include a body and an X-ray emission module emitting X-rays using a cathode having a chipped nano-structured material. The X-ray emission module may be separable from the body. The medical X-ray tube system may be formed as a pen that can be inserted in the oral cavity for displaying an accurate image of an inner location of the oral cavity needing a diagnosis. For treatment of oral cancer requiring an appropriate amount of radiation therapy, brachytherapy may be conducted without concern of exposure of normal tissues to radiation because radiation can be directly irradiated to a diseased part. The X-ray emission module may use a chipped nano-structured material, for example, a carbon nanotube.
US07771116B2	Ceramic thermocouple A ceramic thermocouple (10) in which the hot junction is defined by the junction between a first element (3) of molybdenum disilicide and a second element (2) of silicon carbide. The molybdenum disilicide element is formed by a layer of molybdenum disilicide on a molybdenum support.
US07771115B2	Temperature sensor circuit, device, system, and method A sensor, device, system and method for sensing temperature includes a pull up circuit coupled to a pull down circuit for generating a variable pull up output current and a variable pull down output current varying according to circuit elements responsive to temperature change. A pull up transistor and a pull down transistor are respectively serially coupled to first and second switches for alternatingly respectively switching additional pull up and pull down current into the pull up output current and the pull down output current. A comparator controls the additional pull up and pull down currents in response to a comparison of a summed output voltage and a reference voltage.
US07771109B2	Lamp for light string A lamp for a light string has a socket, multiple electric cords, an insulating partition, a leaf spring and a bulb assembly. The electric cords are mounted in the socket and have electrodes. The insulating partition is mounted in the socket and has a cavity and at least one stopper formed in the cavity. The leaf spring is mounted in the insulating partition, is V shaped, is held in place by the stopper and protrudes through a top of the insulating partition to selectively and respectively contact the electrodes. The bulb assembly is removably plugged into the socket and has a separator. The separator pushes the leaf spring into the insulating partition to stop the leaf spring from contacting the electrodes. When the bulb assembly is removed from the socket, the leaf spring returns to an original shape by resilience to contact the electrodes.
US07771108B2	Planar lighting device including light source/light guide sliding mechanism The planar lighting device includes a light guide plate including two symmetrical, inclined planes increasingly distanced from the light exit plane with the increasing distance from the light entrance planes toward the center, a curved portion joining the inclined planes, and scattering particles dispersed therein; light sources; a housing; a securing unit securing the light sources and light guide plate to keep their distance constant, and a sliding mechanism allowing the securing unit to slide. Distance between the light entrance planes, thicknesses at the light entrance planes and at the central curved portion, its radius of curvature and taper of the inclined planes are all held within respective given ranges as well as scattering particle diameter and density, light use efficiency and middle-high ratio of the brightness distribution.
US07771107B2	Backlight module structure and backlight module incorporating same A backlight module structure and a backlight module incorporating the structure are provided. The backlight module includes a back plate and at least one light source device. The back plate includes a base and a plurality of projections which are substantially parallel to each other. The projections are disposed on the base and spaced apart from each other to define at least one slot and be placed at a specific height (the first height) relative to the base. The light source device is adapted to fit into the slot. The light source device includes a substrate and a plurality of light sources which are disposed on the substrate and are placed at another specific height (the second height) relative to the base. The first height is substantially equal to or higher than the second height.
US07771106B2	Lamp socket, backlight assembly having the same, display device having the same and method of assembling a lamp module A lamp socket with decreased number of components is presented. The lamp socket includes a socket housing and a power supply member. The socket housing has a connecting hole. The power supply member includes a first lamp connecting terminal and a second lamp connecting terminal. The first lamp connecting terminal is inserted into the connecting hole and includes a first fixing portion that extends through the connecting hole and a first guide portion that extends from an end portion of the first fixing portion toward a first inner wall of the connecting hole. The second lamp connecting terminal is inserted into the connecting hole and includes a second fixing portion that extends through the connecting hole and a second guide portion that extends from an end portion of the second fixing portion toward a second inner wall of the connecting hole.
US07771104B2	Planar lighting device The absolute value of the light amount is increased by providing main light sources and auxiliary light sources on four sides of a light guide plate having a flat and rectangular light exit plane whereas the amounts of light emitted by LED chips of the main light sources and the auxiliary light sources are adjusted such that illuminance is highest near the central area of the light guide plate to obtain a high-in-the-middle, bell-curve illuminance distribution for light emitted by the light guide plate. A planar lighting device achieving a reduced thickness and weight and capable of emitting an increased amount of illumination light is provided.
US07771097B2	Threaded base lamp assembly A semi-standard threaded base lamp assembly may be formed with a substitutable optical housing. The assembly enables a standard set of components to be assembled as a threaded base lamp, but during construction any one of a variety of specialty reflector shells may be substituted in the assembly process to specialize the lamp for a particular market, need or interest.
US07771096B2	Illumination device for a cigar lighter or multifunction electric socket An illumination device for a cigar lighter or for a multifunction socket, comprising a single-piece component made from material at least partially transmitting light, the component comprising an illuminating ring and a housing for a printed circuit provided with at least one light-emitting diode and electrical connection means.
US07771094B2	Mounting bracket for electrical junction box, luminaire or the like Electrical fixtures, such as junction boxes or recessed luminaires, include mounting brackets that support the fixtures from structural members while fasteners, such as screws or nails, are driven through the mounting brackets, thereby facilitating mounting the fixtures. Each of the mounting brackets has a general U-shape that includes at least three generally planar sides. The top side is generally perpendicular to the other two sides, and the top side connects the other two sides and together. The three sides define (in cross-section) a structural member receiver opening. An inside dimension of the structural member receiver opening is such that bracket fits snugly around at least a portion of a commonly sized wood or metal structural member, such as a furring strip or joist, used in ceiling construction. In one embodiment, two of the sides of the structural member receiver opening define an acute dihedral angle to hood around the edge of a metal furring strip.
US07771088B2	Light-emitting diode illuminating equipment The invention provides a light-emitting diode illuminating equipment, including N diode light-emitting apparatuses and N optical devices, wherein N is a natural number. Each of the optical devices includes a lens. Each of the optical devices corresponds to one of the diode light-emitting apparatus, for modulating a light pattern of the corresponding diode light-emitting apparatus. In an embodiment, the lens of each of the optical devices is a cat's-eye-like lens. The lens includes a surface, where a groove is formed along an ellipse minor axis of the lens, such that the light transmitted through the lens can form a light pattern for a specific request.
US07771085B2	Circular LED panel light A lighting device comprising: a light emitting diode lighting panel having first and second opposing surfaces; light emitting diodes at a periphery of light emitting diode lighting panel for emitting light through the first surface; a reflective surface at the second surface of the light emitting diode lighting panel; and a power supply unit connected to the light emitting diode panel, the power supply having first and second ends, and electrical circuitry for converting alternating current to direct current between the first and second ends, wherein the first end is for insertion into the a socket.
US07771081B2	LED package and backlight unit using the same The invention relates to an LED package having a large beam angle of light emitted from an LED, simplifying a shape of a lens and an assembly process, and to a backlight unit using the same. The LED package includes a housing with a seating recess formed therein and at least one LED seated in the seating recess. The LED package also includes a lens having a predetermined sag on an upper side thereof, covering an upper part of the LED. The LED package and the backlight unit using the same can emit light uniformly without bright spots formed in an output screen, uses a simpler shaped lens with an increased beam angle, and minimizes a color mixing region to achieve miniaturization.
US07771076B1	Hand held light emitting device A light emitting device includes a housing having a substantially elliptical perimeter and an elongated aperture for accepting the digits of a user's hand. A first light emitting source is positioned in the housing for projecting a beam of light into a distance in front of the user. A second light emitting source is positioned in the housing for projecting a beam of light toward a surface proximate the user's feet. The housing includes a handle between the aperture and the substantially elliptical perimeter for gripping the light emitting device and wherein the elliptical perimeter distributes a weight of the light emitting device substantially evenly across the user's grip to prevent the user's grip from becoming fatigued.
US07771075B2	Electronic device for vehicles Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an electronic apparatus for use in a vehicle, the apparatus including: a connector further including at least two electrical connection points and a mechanical connector; an adaptation portion coupled with the connector; a housing adaptively coupled with the adaptation portion; and an electronic portion housed at least partly in the housing, the electronic portion electrically coupled with the at least two electrical connection points, wherein the adaptation portion is facilitative for orienting the housing in a plurality of positions relative to the connector. In an embodiment, the adaptation portion includes a pivot having a mechanical memory. In an embodiment, the electronic portion includes a rechargeable battery and a load connection, wherein the rechargeable battery is capable of receiving energy from a vehicle electrical system through the connector, and the rechargeable battery is capable of supplying energy to a load connected to the load connection. In an embodiment, the data link connector port includes a J1962 connector.
US07771070B2	Illumination source In one embodiment, the invention is an illumination source. In one embodiment, the illumination source comprises an outer sheath formed of a resilient, substantially transparent or translucent material, and a luminous core housed within the sheath. In further embodiments, the illumination source comprises a selvedge for facilitating mechanical attachment and/or a reflective strip to enhance visibility.
US07771067B2	Conic of rotation (CoR) optical surfaces and systems of matched CoRs An ultracompact, lightweight, reflective telescope is described which has no loss due to central obscuration for a beam being projected from its focus. The optical surfaces are composed of matched conics of rotation.
US07771065B2	Optical unit and exposure apparatus having the same An optical unit including a plate, an optical element, a fixing device for partially fixing the optical element against the plate, and a deforming device, located between the plate and the optical element, for applying a deforming force to the optical element to change a surface shape of the optical element. The deforming device includes poles for contacting a back face of the optical element, and actuators for driving the poles against the plate.
US07771064B2	Side mirror of motorcycle and motorcycle therewith A side mirror includes a mount seat mounted to a front cowl that covers a portion of the front of a vehicle body, a mirror stay supported on the mount seat with a basal end thereof supported in a turnable manner, and a mirror provided at a tip end of the mirror stay. The mount seat includes a base portion 41a extended in one direction and mounted to the front cowl, and a support portion provided on the base portion 41a to support the basal end of the mirror stay so that a direction Dp in which a turning shaft of the mirror stay extends is inclined to a length direction DL of the base portion. With this structure, a side mirror increased in degree of freedom in selecting a mount position on a front cowl can be provided.
US07771058B2	Projection display apparatus A portable projection display apparatus (100) of the present invention comprises: a projection device (8) including an image forming means (2) for forming image light and an optical lens system (7) which projects the image light, obtained by the image forming means, toward a projection surface (S1); a swinging detecting means (12) for detecting a relative swinging of the projection device (8) with respect to the projection surface (S1); and a correcting means (11) for correcting a projection direction of the image light with respect to the projection surface (S1) in the projection device (8) in accordance with an output value of the swinging detecting means (12), so as to cancel a movement of the image light in the projection direction that is caused by the swinging.
US07771055B2	Keystone correction and zoom adjustment for projector A projector displays an image on a projection surface. The projector has a zoom adjusting module and a keystone correcting module. The zoom adjusting module adjusts zoom level of a zoom lens for enlarged projection of image light. The keystone correcting module corrects trapezoidal distortion of the image displayed on the projection surface by means of forming the effective panel image in a revised image formation area, the revised image formation area being part of the image formation area of the panel surface.
US07771054B2	Display system and camera system A display apparatus and an imaging apparatus constructed such that a high-resolution clear three-dimensional video image can be viewed from any direction. The display apparatus projects frame images, projected from a projector such as an electronic projector, to a video image projection surface of a three-dimensional screen through a polygonal mirror provided around the three-dimensional screen, thereby providing a polyhedral video image such as a three-dimensional image to a person viewing from around the video image projection surface. The three-dimensional screen has a view field angle limiting filter and a directional reflection screen. The view field angle filter limits the angle of a view field in the left/right direction, the angle being the angle of the projection on the video image projection surface (50) of the screen. The directional reflection screen has two sheets in horizontal and vertical directions. Furthermore, a projection light path between the electronic projector and the polygonal mirror is formed by refracting light through an auxiliary mirror.
US07771053B2	Method and apparatus for online contact lens evaluation A selectively marked contact lens having, in one aspect, marks in an optical zone region on a surface thereof and, in another aspect, different marks outside an optical zone region of the lens, for an in-vivo lens. With the lens in-vivo, the subject's eye is illuminated and the lens is imaged. A fast algorithm is used to determine the mark coordinates in relation to a measured pupil coordinate to determine position and/or orientation of the contact lens. A wavefront aberration measurement can also be obtained simultaneously with the contact lens position measurement, as well as pupil size. A fast algorithm provides for online measurements; i.e., at a repetition rate of 10 Hz or greater, over a selected time interval. Blinking periods are determined and anomalous lens position and/or wavefront information is discarded. A most frequently occurring wavefront and/or contact lens position/orientation is determined over the selected time interval.
US07771048B2	Correction of presbyopia using adaptive optics, wavefront sensor eye alignment and light shield, and associated methods Devices, systems, and methods measure, diagnose, and/or treat one or both eyes of a patient. Adaptive optics systems (such as those having a deformable mirror) may be configured to an aspherical or multi-spherical presbyopia-mitigating prescriptive shape to allow objective and/or subjective measurements of a candidate prescription. A plurality of viewing distances allow subjective and/or objective evaluations of performance using a light spot or a test viewing image. Measurements of aberrations at selected viewing conditions (including distances and/or brightness) with correlating pupil sizes may also be provided. Wavefront measurement systems and methods may help position and isolate the eye from ambient light.
US07771047B2	Error-tolerant progressive glass design A method of producing a progressive spectacle glass by defining an ordering value for the average use value in the far reference point of the progressive spectacle glass, calculating the progressive spectacle glass while taking into account a calculation value of the average use value in the far reference point, the calculation value having a negative desired refraction deviation between 0.03 dpt and 0.2 dpt with respect to the ordering value in the far reference point, and producing the calculated progressive spectacle glass.
US07771046B2	Eyewear with monitoring capability In one embodiment, eyewear having a monitoring capability, such as an activity monitoring capability, is disclosed. Activity, such as motion, steps or distance, can be measured by an activity detector. The measured activity can then be used in providing activity-related information to a user of the eyewear. Advantageously, the user of the eyewear is able to easily monitor their degree of activity.
US07771044B2	Frame construction for eyewear having removable auxiliary lenses Eyeglasses and clip-ons are improved by providing housings for magnets for securing the clip-ons in a uniblock also incorporating one or more of the following: part of a closing block, an end piece, and part of a hinge. The structure is more compact, neater in appearance, and of improved quality as compared to eyeglasses incorporating conventional structures, and is less expensive to manufacture than many conventional eyeglasses, especially in large volume.
US07771042B2	Digital stamp having a compressible housing Provided is a stamp including a compressible housing having an upper housing portion telescopically receiving a lower housing portion defining an opening. The stamp also includes a printhead and ink cartridge arrangement housed within the lower housing, said printhead displaceable between a protected position within the housing and a printing position in which the printhead is exposed via the opening for printing. Also included is a mechanical arrangement comprising a pair of arms fixed at one end to a top of the printhead and at another end to the upper housing, so that when the upper housing is moved toward the lower housing, the arms move the printhead from the protected position to the printing position.
US07771040B2	Image forming apparatus and transfer belt used therein A transfer belt has a two-layer structure consisting of two inner belts formed of metal, such as stainless steel, and an outer belt formed of an elastic material, such as silicone rubber, being spread across the inner belts. The inner belts are endless and wound around transfer rollers, while the outer belt has its ends which are not joined with each other and form an opening therebetween. Distortion of the outer belt due to stress is designed to be suppressed by using a reinforcing member around the opening.
US07771039B2	Ink jet printer An ink jet printer that performs printing by discharging ink droplets from nozzles of an ink jet head onto a print medium includes: a moisture adjusting unit that is provided at a downstream side of the ink jet head in a print medium transport direction and adjusts moisture of the print medium by moving moisture of a printing surface of the print medium, onto which the ink droplets are discharged from the ink jet head, to a surface opposite the printing surface; and a moisture adjustment control unit that controls moisture adjustment of the print medium performed by the moisture adjusting unit in accordance with a ratio of the number of nozzles, from which the ink droplets from the ink jet head are discharged, to the total number of nozzles.
US07771036B2	Ink-jet recording apparatus The ink-jet recording apparatus includes: a conveyer that conveys a recording medium; a recording head that ejects an ink and a processing solution; an ejection controller that controls ejection of the ink and the processing solution from the recording head; and a double side printer that prints on both surfaces of the recording medium to forming an image on each surfaces. Respective ejection of the ink and the processing solution is controlled so that respective amounts of the ink and the processing solution applied per unit area is less under a double-sided printing mode than the respective amount of the ink and the processing solution applied per unit area under a single-sided printing mode, and so that a reduction ratio of the amount of the ink applied per unit area is larger than one of the processing solution per unit area.
US07771035B2	Reservoir assembly for a pagewidth printhead cartridge The invention relates to a reservoir assembly for a pagewidth printhead cartridge. The cartridge has a fluid distribution molding with priming inlets in fluid communication with fluid channels for supplying printing fluid to a plurality of printhead integrated circuits. The reservoir assembly includes a reservoir compartment arranged in fluid communication with the fluid channels via a fluid outlet. The reservoir includes a porous absorbent material located inside the compartment to absorb printing fluid delivered via the priming inlets. The reservoir assembly also includes a bypass fluid path arranging the fluid outlet and a well region of the compartment in fluid communication, said bypass fluid path having a bypass valve to facilitate priming the reservoir compartment with printing fluid.
US07771032B2	Printer assembly with a controller for maintaining a printhead at an equilibrium temperature Provided is a printer assembly having a media housing unit having a number of ink reservoirs internally defined by a core portion around which print media is rolled. Also included is an ink supply and printhead unit attached to the media housing unit, said printhead unit having a guillotine blade assembly to cut the print media. The printer assembly also includes a drive unit having a platen configured to extract the print media from the media housing unit and feed it past the printhead unit, said drive unit having ink transmission channels interposed between the ink reservoirs and the ink supply and printhead unit to feed ink from the ink reservoirs to the ink supply and printhead unit. Further included is a controller for controlling operation of the printhead and drive units, said controller configured to maintain said printhead at an equilibrium temperature during printing.
US07771029B2	Printer with active fluidic architecture A inkjet printer that has an ink supply (112), a printhead integrated circuit (IC) (74) in fluid communication with the ink supply via an upstream ink line (67), the printhead IC (74), a waste ink outlet in fluid communication with the printhead IC (74) via a downstream ink line (106), an upstream shut off valve (138) in the upstream ink line (67), and, a downstream pump mechanism (114) in the downstream ink line. With a valve upstream of the printhead and a pump downstream of the printhead, the user has active control of the ink flow upstream, downstream or in the printhead IC. In the event that problems such as ink flooding, color mixing or printhead depriming occur, the user can follow simple troubleshooting protocols to rectify the situation.
US07771026B2	Ink jet recording head and liquid jetting method A liquid recording head includes a thermal energy generating element, having a flat plate configuration, for generating a bubble by thermal energy; a pressure chamber in which the thermal energy generating element is provided; a flow path for introducing liquid into the pressure chamber; a supply port in fluid communication with the flow path; and an ejection outlet provided at a position opposing the thermal energy generating element in fluid communication with the pressure chamber. The thermal energy generating element includes a first major surface facing the ejection outlet and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, and a distance between the first major surface and a ceiling surface of the pressure chamber in which the ejection outlet is formed is shorter than a distance between the second major surface and a bottom surface of the pressure chamber.
US07771025B2	Inkjet printhead having plural nozzle arrangements grouped in pods An inkjet printhead has a plurality of nozzle arrangements. Each nozzle arrangement comprises an ink chamber having an ink supply channel and an ink ejection port; an ink spreading prevention rim provided around and spaced apart from the ink ejection port to define a pit between the ink ejection port and the ink spreading prevention rim; and a thermal actuator mechanism configured to operatively eject ink from the chamber via the ejection port. The plurality of nozzle arrangement are grouped into pods, each pod having two rows of nozzle arrangements spatially staggered with respect to each other.
US07771023B2	Method of ejecting drops of fluid from an inkjet printhead A method of ejecting drops of an ejectable liquid from a printhead that has a plurality of nozzles, and a bubble forming chamber corresponding to each of the nozzles respectively. The bubble forming chambers contain a bubble forming liquid and at least one heater associated with each of the bubble forming chambers respectively. The heater has electrodes for connection to a power supply and heater elements configured for thermal contact with the bubble forming liquid. The heater element is supported within the bubble forming chamber by the electrodes such that it does not contact the bubble forming chamber. The method uses the steps of placing the bubble forming liquid into thermal contact with the heater elements, and heating the heater elements to a temperature above the boiling point of the bubble forming liquid to form a gas bubble such that a drop of an ejectable liquid is ejected through the corresponding nozzle.
US07771022B2	Method of supplying a liquid material onto a base, a droplet ejection apparatus, a base with a plurality of color elements, an electro-optic apparatus and an electronic apparatus A method of supplying a liquid material in the form of droplets onto a base 10A includes the steps of: preparing a base 10A; forming a plurality of partitions 18R, 18G and 18B on the base 10A, each of the plurality of partitions 18R, 18G and 18B being adapted to become a color element; and ejecting one or more droplet via a droplet ejection device 103 while mutually moving the base 10A with respect to the droplet ejection device 103, the droplet ejection device 103 having one or more nozzle 118 through which the liquid material is supplied onto each of the plurality of partitions 18R, 18G and 18B. In the ejecting step, a first droplet is ejected onto a predetermined partition 18R, 18G and 18B of the base 10A through the nozzle 118 of the droplet ejection device 103 and one or more subsequent droplet is then ejected onto the predetermined partition 18R, 18G and 18B before the first droplet which has landed on the predetermined partition 18R, 18G and 18B becomes dry, and the total amount of each of the one or more subsequent droplet is less than the total amount of the first droplet.
US07771018B2	Ink ejection nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printer Provided is an ink ejection nozzle arrangement for an inkjet printer. The nozzle arrangement includes a wafer substrate with an etched ink chamber and ink channel leading to the chamber, as well as an ink ejection nozzle defined over the chamber with an ejection port etched therein. The arrangement also includes a glass actuator arm attached to the substrate via a post on the substrate, said arm having a copper nickel alloy heating means attached at a lower portion thereof proximate said post, wherein the arm extends through a slot in the chamber. The arrangement further includes a paddle fast with the arm inside said chamber, the paddle interposed between the ink channel and the ejection port.
US07771016B2	Laminated printhead arrangement for a pen nib printer Provided is a laminated printhead arrangement for a pen nib printer. The printhead includes ink distribution layers, a layer of semiconductor ejection devices operatively supplied with ink via the ink distribution layers, and a guard layer positioned on top of the ejection device layer to protect the ejection devices. The guard layer defines printing passages via which the ejection devices eject ink. Also included is a rotary capper rotatably fixed to the guard layer about a central axis of the printhead, so that rotation of the capper covers or exposes the printing passages.
US07771011B2	Method for arranging liquid droplet ejection heads, head unit, liquid droplet ejection apparatus, method for manufacturing electro-optical apparatus, electro-optical apparatus, and electronic device Provided herein is a method for arranging liquid droplet ejection heads comprising: arranging and fixing a plurality of inkjet liquid droplet ejection heads, ejecting a common functional liquid, on a common carriage plate, based on the amount of liquid droplets ejected from a number of ejecting nozzles in a nozzle row that each of the liquid droplet ejection heads has, with the heads shifted in a direction of the nozzle row, the heads being so arranged and fixed that in the heads closely aligned in the direction of the nozzle row, a difference between the amounts of liquid droplets ejected from two ejection nozzles located at each innermost end of the heads is within a predetermined range of tolerance, and the amounts of liquid droplets ejected from two ejection nozzles located at the outermost ends in the direction of the nozzle row are within a predetermined range of a reference amount.
US07771009B2	Image recording apparatus The image recording apparatus for recording images to a recording medium comprises a recording head arrangement device for arranging the line recording head so that at least the lengthwise direction of the line recording head is in an orthogonal position substantially orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the recording medium, or the lengthwise direction of the line recording head is in a parallel position substantially parallel to the conveyance direction of the recording medium; and a shuttle scan mechanism for causing the line recording head to shuttle-scan in the direction substantially orthogonal to the conveyance direction while the parallel position is maintained, wherein the line recording head records images as a line head when arranged in the orthogonal position, and records images by shuttle scanning when arranged in the parallel position.
US07771008B2	Printhead maintenance assembly for an inkjet printer A printhead maintenance assembly for an inkjet printer includes a housing. A movable chassis is arranged in the housing. A belt is mounted on the chassis with a contact surface for sealing engagement with a printhead of the printer. The chassis and thus the belt are reciprocally movable between a first position in which the contact surface is engaged with the printhead and a second position in which the printhead is disengaged from the printhead. A pair of spools are mounted on the chassis. The belt is mounted about the spools, with one of the spools being a toothed drive spool and the other being an idler spool. A drive motor is mounted on the chassis. A drive gear driven by the motor is engaged with the drive spool so that the motor can drive the belt. The drive spool, drive gear and drive motor form part of a conveyor mechanism for conveying the belt in a direction substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the printhead. A cleaning station is mounted on the chassis and positioned so that the belt moves past the cleaning station to be cleaned.
US07771006B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and capping member used in the same A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head, a capping member sealing a nozzle forming face of the liquid ejecting head, and a suction unit applying a negative pressure to the nozzle forming face of the liquid ejecting head in a state that the nozzle forming face is sealed with the capping member so that the liquid in the liquid ejecting head is exhaust through a suction port of the capping member. The liquid ejecting head includes the nozzle forming face having a plurality of nozzle opening arrays, a plurality of pressure generating chambers communicating with the nozzle openings respectively, and a plurality of pressure generating members applying pressure to liquid in the pressure generating chambers respectively so as to eject the liquid from the nozzle openings. Each of the nozzle opening arrays has plural nozzle openings. The nozzle opening arrays includes at least one main nozzle opening array for ejecting a first liquid and at least one sub-nozzle opening array for ejecting a second liquid which is different from the first liquid in function. A defining member is provided in the capping member which divides the inner space formed in the state that the nozzle forming face is sealed with the capping member into a first liquid receiving portion corresponding to the main nozzle opening array, and a second liquid receiving portion corresponding to the sub-nozzle opening array, and defines the first liquid receiving portion and the second liquid receiving portion so as to communicate with each other.
US07771005B2	Image forming apparatus and method of driving the same An image forming apparatus and a method of driving the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes, an ink cartridge including a plurality of print heads arranged in a width direction of a paper sheet crossing a direction along which the printing medium is transferred, a wiping unit moving in the transfer direction to wipe nozzle surfaces of the plurality of print heads, and a controller independently driving the plurality of print heads which have been wiped by the wiping unit, so that color nozzles of the plurality of print heads spray predetermined amounts of inks.
US07771001B2	Liquid discharge apparatus, method for controlling the same, and program for controlling the same Disclosed is a liquid discharge apparatus that allows a discharge head to discharge liquid to a predetermined object. The apparatus includes the following elements. A plurality of discharge heads are detachable independently. A head switching circuit switches a target discharge head to another target discharge head among the discharge heads in a set switching order to allow the target discharge head to discharge liquid. A monitoring circuit monitors liquid discharge conditions of the respective discharge heads. The liquid discharge conditions of each discharge head include the frequency of use of the discharge head and the presence or absence of a failure in the discharge head. A life determining circuit determines the life of each discharge head on the basis of the result of monitoring by the monitoring circuit. A target head setting circuit sets each of the discharge heads having a remaining life to the target discharge head and sets the switching order so that the frequencies of use of the target discharge heads are imbalanced. A notifying circuit provides a notification for urging replacement of the discharge head whose remaining life is lower than a predetermined value.
US07770998B2	Method and apparatus for color image forming capable of effectively forming a quality color image A maintenance pattern forming method includes conveying, generating, and forming. The conveying conveys a transfer member on a surface of a conveying member such that there is a spacing area between two adjacent transfer members on the surface of the conveying member. The generating generates a timing signal for at least one of a plurality of colors formed by a color image forming apparatus. The forming forms at least one of a process control pattern, a position adjustment pattern, and a blade curl suppression pattern onto the spacing area based on the timing signal.
US07770991B2	Method of controlling the print quality for an inkjet printer and a printer which functions to perform this method A method and system for application in an inkjet printer containing a substantially closed ink duct in which ink is situated, said duct being operationally connected to an electromechanical transducer, the method including the steps of: actuating the transducer with a number of actuation pulses according to a predetermined actuation setting in order to eject ink drops from a duct nozzle, where a pressure wave is generated in the duct by an actuation pulse, this pressure wave causing a deformation of an electromechanical transducer which generates an electrical signal; analyzing the electrical signal; analyzing the signal for a plurality of different actuation settings, and based on which analysis, determining an actuation setting, on the one side of which setting the ejection of a drop is a stable process and on the other side of which setting, the ejection of a drop is an unstable process.
US07770989B2	Element substrate, and printhead, head cartridge, and printing apparatus using the element substrate An element substrate has a plurality of printing elements, and a block selection unit which divides the plurality of printing elements into a plurality of blocks and time-divisionally drives the blocks. The element substrate includes a plurality of input terminals which divide the plurality of printing elements included in each block into a plurality of groups and supply a driving voltage to the printing elements belonging to each group, a delay circuit which externally receives an enable signal for enabling energization to the printing elements and generates a plurality of delayed enable signals having different delay times with respect to the enable signal, and a wiring which supplies the enable signal and the plurality of delayed enable signals output from the delay circuit to different groups in the order of the different delay times.
US07770987B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus capable of detecting a precise toner consumption amount has a system counting up a turned-on dot number of image data, outputting weight factors corresponding to the respective sub-line's numbers based on the respective sub-line numbers of the plural sub-lines at which a light emitting amount of each dot is varied periodically, and calculating the light emitting amount based on a dot counter value of the turned-on dot number and the weight factor corresponding to the respective sub-line's numbers, to summate the calculated light emitting amounts to estimate the toner consumption amount with high accuracy.
US07770979B2	Adjusting mechanism for arm rest An adjusting mechanism for adjusting arm rest of a chair includes an inner tube with an axial groove in an outside thereof and multiple positioning holes are located within the axial groove. An outer tube is mounted to the inner tube and an arm rest is connected to a top end of the outer tube. An engaging portion protrudes inward from an inside of the outer tube and movably engaged with the axial groove of the inner tube, so that the outer tube can be moved relative to the inner tube. An operation member is pivotably connected to the outer tube and includes a hook which extends through the outer tube and is engaged with one of the positioning holes. A guide plate is located above the hook and movably accommodated in a guide slot in the outer tube so that the operation member is operated in stable status.
US07770973B2	Chair The invention relates to a chair with a seat, a base support and a backrest, wherein the seat is mounted on the base support so as to be pivotable about a first pivoting axis and the backrest is mounted on the seat so as to be pivotable about a second pivoting axis. The two pivoting axes are arranged so as to be displaceable relative to one another in order to be able to change the seat depth.
US07770970B2	Modular child restraint system A modular child restraint system for use in vehicles comprises a base and interchangeable attachable seats where the seats are for different stages of childhood development. The system can further comprise additional bases adapted to other uses such as strollers and infant swings. A common engagement mechanism allows the various seats to be moved from one base to another. One such system comprises a base and a seat configured to rotate relative to one another when engaged. The seat can also lock in a position relative to the base. The base includes a visual indicator to show that the seat is secured to the base.
US07770969B2	Vehicle safety restraint system A vehicle safety restraint system comprises a portable base having a mounting assembly and a restraint assembly. The portable base may be a booster seat. The mounting assembly mounts the base the base to the seat of a vehicle and the restraint assembly restrains an occupant of the base. The mounting assembly may wrap around at least a portion of the vehicle seat to mount the booster seat to the vehicle. The restraint assembly may comprise a five-point or a four-point restraint and may include a lateral support assembly. The restraint assembly may further include a torso support assembly. A method of mounting a portable base to a vehicle seat is provided.
US07770965B2	Chair A chair having a base with a seating surface and a back support attached to the base for supporting a person seated on the seating surface. At least one attachment point is located on the chair for attaching an accessory for use in securing a person to the chair. The chair has a concealment means moveable between a concealment position for covering at least one attachment point and an uncovered position wherein the attachment point is accessible.
US07770963B2	Cab structure for construction machine A cab structure for a construction machine that includes a plurality of pole members and can ensure the rigidity of the cab structure for a construction machine is provided. The cab structure unit includes the rear-right pole member that has a length that is shorter than other pole member (rear-left pole member) and does not reach the level of a floor panel (joint panel) so that the recessed space is formed in the rear side of the cab (10). The rear-right pole member is joined to the first rear panel portion and the plate-shaped member as a reinforcement member that reinforces a part from the lower end of the rear-right pole member to the height position of the floor panel.
US07770961B2	Compact cable drive power sliding door mechanism A sliding door drive assembly for a motor vehicle having a sliding door includes a transmission operatively connected to a motor for transmitting a rotating force to an output shaft. A cable drum is fixedly secured to the output shaft and rotates therewith. First and second cables are wound about the cable drum in opposite directions. The first cable extends from the cable drum forward along the sliding door. The second cable extends from the cable drum rearward along the sliding door. Support guides extend tangentially out from the cable drum to guide the first and second cables outwardly and away from the cable drum along a path minimizing frictional forces. Front and rear pulley assemblies are mounted to the motor vehicle and are operatively coupled to the first and second cables between the sliding door drive assembly and the sliding door for tensioning the first and second cables.
US07770960B2	Biaxial door hinge Various embodiments of this invention disclose a biaxial rear door hinge of a vehicle that allows the vehicle door to open outward and then upward. This biaxial hinge system allows the rear door in a sedan to mimic the look of a vertically pivoting front door.
US07770957B2	Seat apparatus for vehicle A seat apparatus for a vehicle, which includes an inner slide rail, an outer slide rail including an outer upper rail and an outer lower rail, a seat cushion provided slidably in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and configured to be flipped up to a wall portion of the vehicle compartment to be in a storage position, a hinge mechanism fixing the outer upper rail to the seat cushion, a bearing smoothly sliding the outer upper rail relative to the outer lower rail, a spring provided around a rotational shaft of the hinge mechanism for biasing the seat cushion in a direction to be flipped up, and at least one rotating member provided between the outer upper rail and the outer lower rail so as to receive a load in a lateral direction of the vehicle applied to the outer upper rail by the spring.
US07770956B1	Cargo bed extender A cargo bed extender extends the useful length of a cargo bed when the tailgate is open and has an outer shell that is attached to inner side of the tailgate. An end panel slides between the tailgate and outer shell when in a stowed position and is secured on catch hinges when in a deployed position. Side panels are attached to the end panel on hinges that allow the side panels to fold against the end panel and slide as a unit with the end panel between the tailgate and the outer shell. Outer shell end caps slide over the ends of the outer shell adding support and strengthen to the outer shell. Retainers 38 are fastened to the upper rear of the inner side of the pickup truck bed sidewalls to secure the side panel when in a deployed position.
US07770950B1	Chopsticks The present invention provides an assembled set of chopsticks, having a handle, a cover, a link locator and a gripping portion. The link locator has a stepped tube and a screwed positioning seat. A frictional flange is arranged externally at the central section of the stepped tube's embedding section of the link locator and is frictionally mated with the handle's bottom port. A frictional ring surface is protruded at the central section of the external wall of the screwed positioning seat external wall and also frictionally mated with the stepped tube's through-hole, enabling the link locator to be assembled more stably and smoothly. The gripping bottom is provided with both an axial groove and skid ring groove, the gripping area and frictional effect being increased for a better gripping stability without slippage.
US07770947B2	Electromagnetic lock An electromagnetic lock comprises: a body combined with a retaining frame by using locking studs and retaining screws; one side of the retaining frame being installed with a trigger receiving box; and an absorption plate combined to a supporting frame; two metal rings being installed in the absorption plate; the absorption plate having locking screws; wherein in installation, for aligning the body and the absorption plate, adjusting screws are installed between the absorption plate and the supporting frame. The supporting frame has screw holes for receiving the adjusting screws; one side of the supporting frame has two magnetic holes for receiving magnets; a magnet protection sheet are installed at lower side of the magnets; and a small screw serves to lock the protection sheet to the supporting frame. The trigger can be hidden so as to occupy a small space and the installation work is easy.
US07770946B2	Door lock device for vehicle A door lock device for a vehicle includes a latch mechanism having a latch rotatable to pass a half-latch state to a full-latch state, a closer mechanism capable of forcedly turning the latch from the half-latch state to the full-latch state, and an actuator for driving the closer mechanism. A casing forming a part of the latch mechanism is secured to the door so as to turnably support the latch. An extending support part extending in a direction orthogonal to a turning axis of the latch is connectedly provided in the casing. The closer mechanism is adapted to be operated on a plane orthogonal to the turning axis of the latch, and is disposed between the actuator and the extending support part so as to be aligned with the latch mechanism. Thus, it is possible to construct the door lock device to be thin so as to be easily disposed in a door.
US07770944B2	Lock with a swing bolt and an actuator assembly thereof A lock with a swing bolt, comprises: a housing having an opening for a bolt; a cover which is complementary to the housing; a bolt movable between a locked position and an un-locked position through the opening; a controllable locking means to prevent the movement of the bolt to the un-locked position; wherein the locking means including: a block member, which is placed in a first sliding chute formed in the housing with a slidable fit between the block member and the first sliding chute; an actuator assembly having a follower which is placed in a second sliding chute formed in the housing with a slidable fit between the follower and the second sliding chute; one end of the block member being engaged with the bolt in a surface contact, the other end of the block member is engaged with the follower in a surface contact.
US07770943B2	Window or door having an electromechanical locking mechanism A window or door including a circumferential blind frame and a leaf with a surface element is provided, which can be pivoted about one or more axes in relation to the blind frame, as well as including fittings, located between the leaf and the blind frame, which are used for moving the leaf in relation to the blind frame. Electromechanically actuated locking elements are provided for locking the leaf into the blind frame. Each locking element has its own electromechanical drive, and/or the locking elements are configured such that, when the window is closed, they are displaced in relation to the pane plane, thus pressing the leaf perpendicularly against the blind frame with a predetermined contact force.
US07770940B2	Coupling part for a plug connector arrangement A coupling part for a plug connector arrangement is provided. The coupling part having a coupling body comprising a receptacle into which a plug-in part can be plugged into in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the receptacle, in order to produce a fluid-tight connection. The coupling part has two spaced-apart locking elements which, in a locking position, penetrate laterally, opposite one another, into the receptacle in order to engage behind the plug-in part and which can be moved into a release position in order to release the plug-in part. A spring element is integrally formed with and connects the locking elements together. In order to develop the coupling part so that it is easier to handle, the coupling part is provided with an actuating element which is adapted to be moved relative to the coupling body. Movement of the actuating element causes the locking elements to be moved out of the locking position into the release position, in which they are spaced apart from one another to a greater extent than in the locking position.
US07770939B2	Female connector for releasable coupling with a male connector defining a fluid conduit A fluid connector system may include a female connector for releasable coupling with a male connector. The male connector defines a fluid conduit and includes a male end adapted to be received within the female connector. The male end includes a coupling feature. The female connector comprises an opening, a collet finger, and an actuation element. The opening is adapted to guide the male connector along a first line of action as the male connector passes into the opening to be received within the female connector. The collet finger includes an engagement feature adapted to engage the coupling feature of the male end and displace along a second line of action generally normal to the first line of action. The actuation element is adapted to displace along a third line of action generally normal to the first and second lines of action in order to disengage the engagement feature from the coupling feature of the male end. When the engagement feature is engaged with the coupling feature, the fluid conduit of the male connector is held in fluid communication with a fluid conduit of the female connector.
US07770938B2	Quick coupling A quick coupling for joining two fluid lines includes a first part which has a projection with a. sloping surface directed towards one axial end and a stop face directed towards the other axial end, and a second part which has at least one bracket with a catch that engages behind the stop face in a locked position. An assembly indicator is arranged next to the catch. In the locked position, the indicator projects outward beyond a catch segment of the bracket on which the catch is located, but, in the unlocked position, the indicator projects outward at most as far as the catch segment.
US07770937B2	Stepped ball joint pipe clamp and pre-attachment components therefor A pipe clamp that is used over a ball joint formed between a balled end of a first pipe and a flared end of a second pipe. The pipe clamp has a band and a tightening mechanism. The band extends axially from a first edge to a second edge, and extends circumferentially from a first end to a second end. The band has a step formed circumferentially in a body of the band between the first and second edge. The step accommodates a stepped seam that is produced between the balled end and the flared end when they are overlapped with respect to each other. The tightening mechanism draws the first and second ends of the band toward and away from each other in order to respectively tighten and loosen the pipe clamp.
US07770935B2	Threaded joint for steel pipes A threaded joint for steel pipes comprises a pin (1) and a box (2) each having a threaded portion (3a or 3b) and an unthreaded metal-to-metal contact portion (4a or 4b) as contact surfaces which contact each other when the joint is fastened. The contact surfaces (3a and 4a and/or 3b and 4b) of at least one of the pin (1) and the box (2) are coated with a lower layer of a solid lubricating coating containing a solid lubricating powder (e.g., molybdenum disulfide, tungsten disulfide, or graphite) and a binder (e.g., an epoxy or other organic resin) and an upper layer of a solid corrosion protective coating formed by an organic resin which does not contain solid particles.
US07770926B2	Airbag adaptive venting for out-of-position occupants An airbag assembly is disclosed for use in an automobile. The disclosed airbag assembly adaptively vents gas from the interior of the airbag depending on whether an obstruction is encountered during airbag deployment.
US07770925B2	Airbag protection flap An airbag assembly comprising an airbag cushion, a deployment flap and an extension flap attached to the deployment flap, is disclosed. The deployment flap is configured to protect the airbag cushion as it deploys from the module housing. The extension flap is configured to position the airbag cushion during deployment. In some embodiments, the airbag assembly may also include a cinch tube arrangement.
US07770921B2	Airbag for protection of a vehicle occupant In at least one embodiment, the present invention provides a side airbag for protection of a vehicle occupant. The side airbag is adapted to be inflated by gas from an inflator. The side airbag comprises a side panel which forms an exterior of the side airbag. The side panel defines a vent hole for venting the gas to outside the side airbag. A closing panel is disposed about the vent hole. The closing panel is configured such that the vent hole is unobstructed to vent the gas during inflation of the side airbag until the side airbag is substantially inflated. The side and closing panels cooperate to obstruct the vent hole with the closing panel such that the gas is substantially not vented. When the side airbag is obstructed from substantially inflating, for example due to the proximity of an out-of-position occupant, the vent hole remains unobstructed to vent the gas.
US07770918B2	Curtain airbag and vehicle A curtain airbag for installation in the roof frame area of a motor vehicle exhibits at least one guide chamber which is located in the upper section of curtain airbag and which is connected with its inflatable area from the point of view of gas flow. The at least one guide chamber can be inflated on the outer side of the curtain airbag when this is in a mounted state. The upper section of curtain airbag is directed downwards when in the mounted state.
US07770914B2	Passenger airbag mounting apparatus An airbag assembly is described. The airbag assembly includes an airbag housed within an airbag housing and an airbag inflator. A B-ring that engages the airbag housing is also added. The B-ring comprises a base surface, a first stabilizing bracket and a second stabilizing bracket, wherein the first and second stabilizing brackets extend away from the base surface and restrict movement of the airbag housing in a lateral and vertical direction. The airbag assembly may optionally include a vehicle bracket that is capable of being attached to a vehicle structure. The second stabilizing bracket may be secured to the vehicle bracket.
US07770910B1	Safety latch for fifth wheel coupling A fifth wheel coupling for coupling sections of a tractor-trailer articulated vehicle includes a main plate mounted on the tractor which defines a keyhole slot for receiving a kingpin mounted on the trailer. The keyhole slot terminates in a coupling aperture, and a locking mechanism movable between open and closed positions locks the kingpin in the aperture in the closed position to thereby couple the tractor and trailer together. A safety latch mounted in the keyhole slot is movable from an inactive position permitting the kingpin to move through the slot and into the aperture to an active position blocking the keyhole slot. An operating mechanism operates the locking mechanism and also moves the safety latch from the active to the inactive position to permit movement of the kingpin out of the keyhole slot when the tractor and trailer are uncoupled.
US07770903B2	Drawer type storage cart The present inventions provide self-supporting drawer type storage carts for the storage of pallets or other loads, including heavy and relatively fragile loads, that may be smoothly moved between an open or forward position and a closed or rearward position.
US07770901B2	Chuck for angular offset woodturning A chuck (1) for angular offset woodturning including a first member (2) adapted to be secured to a lathe, and a second member (3) adapted to support a work piece and secured to the first member in such that the second member is oriented with respect to the first member between at least two configurations. The first member having a first axis (4) coaxial with an axis of rotation of the lathe and the second member having a second axis (5), and in one of the configurations the second axis is coaxial with the first axis, and in the other configuration the second axis is angularly offset. The chuck further includes a releasable fastening member (12) incorporating alignment members allowing the second member to be secured in one of the two configurations and that in the other configuration the second axis lies relative to said first axis at one of a number of predetermined angular offsets.
US07770897B2	Dynamic seal A dynamic shaft seal assembly is provided including a dynamic seal for engaging a rotary shaft. The dynamic seal includes a base portion that is mounted within a casing and has an axially extending barrel portion extending from a radially inner end of the base portion. The axially extending barrel portion terminates in a radially extending leg portion which extends inwardly from an end of the axially extending portion. A generally conically shaped seal portion extends from an end of the radially extending portion and the seal portion includes a radially inner face engaging the shaft and a radially outer face having a stiffening bead integrally formed thereon. The stiffening bead reduces the seal's propensity for “bell mouthing” while the axially extending barrel portion provides improved shaft followability for the dynamic seal.
US07770896B2	Low-friction annular sealing assembly for a centrifugal pump, in particular an internal combustion engine cooling liquid pump A sealing assembly including a sealing member made of elastomeric material and PTFE; a supporting armature; and an annular L-shaped shield cooperating, in use, with the sealing member. The armature has a sleeve portion and a radial flange portion partly supporting a radial portion of the sealing member, projecting towards the axis of symmetry and made of elastomeric material with no supporting armature. The radial portion increases in axial size towards the axis of symmetry, and supports, on its free end, a sleeve made of PTFE, the sleeve having a cylindrical first end portion projecting axially, and a conical second end portion projecting axially on the opposite side to and by a greater amount than the first end portion to form an elastically deformable axial sealing lip extending, in undeformed conditions, farther away from the axis of symmetry as it comes away from the flange portion.
US07770889B2	Sheet material sorter and pneumatic conveyance/diverting system therefor A sortation bin module having a conveyor and diverter module for pneumatically securing, releasing and diverting selected mailpieces to a bank of sortation bins. The conveyor module includes a conveyor surface for transporting sheet material along the feed path and a pneumatic system for developing a pressure differential across the conveyor surface to hold the sheet material on the conveyor surface during transport. The diverter module includes a diverter surface for sorting sheet material from the conveyor surface, i.e., diverting sheet material from the feed path. The diverter module, furthermore, includes a pneumatic system for developing a pressure differential across the diverter surface to hold the sheet material on the diverter surface during sortation. The conveyor and diverter surfaces are also arranged such that the surfaces oppose each other to define a transfer interface. Moreover, the bin module includes a processor operative to independently control the pressure differential of the conveyor and diverter modules such that sheet material is held against the respective conveyor and diverter surfaces by a negative pressure differential and transferred from the conveyor to the diverter surface by controlling the pressure differential of the modules when the sheet material is interposed at the transfer interface.
US07770887B2	Paper money guide apparatus The present invention relates to a paper money guide apparatus of an ATM, and more particularly, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a paper money guide apparatus of an ATM that can adjustably guide various kinds of paper money having different widths by a simple structure.In order to achieve the object, according to an aspect of the present invention, a paper money guide apparatus of an automatic teller machine guides ends of paper money when paper money stacked in a paper money stacking space is moved by a transfer plate. The paper money guide apparatus includes paper money guide plates that each include a guide piece guiding an end of the paper money and a positioning part being detachably positioned in a width direction of the paper money depending on the width of the paper money.
US07770886B2	Sheet feed tray and image forming apparatus A sheet feed tray has a bottom plate on which a sheet is to be placed; two side fences for positioning opposite widthwise sides of a sheet placed on the bottom plate; and an interlocking mechanism for interlocking movements of the side fences toward and away from each other. The interlocking mechanism includes two racks integrally attached to the respective side fences with toothed surfaces thereof opposed to each other and movable along the bottom plate, and a pinion provided on the bottom plate. The pinion is rotatable about its central axis and is engageable with the pair of racks. Locking projections are disposed at the respective rack sides and project toward the bottom plate side. Contact portions are disposed at the bottom plate side and engage the locking projections with the pair of side fences maximally or minimally spaced apart from each other.
US07770884B2	Method and apparatus for fluff management in an image production device A method and apparatus for fluff management in an image production device is disclosed. The method may include fluffing a stack of media with a predetermined amount of air flow, sensing sheet separation in the media stack, determining if the sheet separation meets predetermined criteria, wherein if the sheet separation does not meet the predetermined criteria, adjusting the air flow used for fluffing the media stack.
US07770883B2	Printer incorporating rotatable pick-up assembly of air nozzles A printer comprising: a support structure; a feed arrangement positioned on the support structure and configured to feed an endmost sheet of print media from the stack and including a movable pick-up assembly, the pick-up assembly having an array of spaced apart nozzles configured to direct air on to respective locations along said topmost sheet so that said topmost sheet can be picked-up from the stack by moving said pick-up assembly;a pair of rollers configured to engage with said endmost sheet fed from said feed arrangement; a printing station configured to print ink upon said endmost sheet engaged by said rollers; and an air displacement mechanism connected to the nozzles to displace air out of some expulsion nozzles and into some other suction nozzles, wherein said pick-up assembly is capable of rotational movement.
US07770882B2	Apparatus and method for processing sheets A method and apparatus are provided for processing sets of sheets. The apparatus includes a frame, a hopper for moving a stack of sheets, a pre-singulator for separating a portion of a sheet from the stack, a sheet peeler for peeling part of a pre-singulated sheet from the stack, a sheet picker for gathering peeled sheets into a set, and a sheet discharger for clearing the set of sheets. The sheet peeler may include at least one rotating drum. The sheet picker may include one or more augers.
US07770881B2	Sheet material feeding device having a sheet guide part A sheet material feeding device comprises a sheet material housing part housing a sheet bundle having a plurality of sheet being stacked; a conveying-out unit press-contacting onto the front edge side of the upper surface of the sheet bundle to exert a push-out force, feeding a sheet by the push-out force in a predetermined conveying-out direction, and separating the sheet from the sheet bundle; a feeding unit arranged on the downstream side of the sheet material housing part along the conveying-out direction and continuing the feeding of the sheet, and after the conveying-out unit moves away from the rear edge of a preceding sheet, the conveying-out unit conveys a following sheet in a state that the following sheet is overlapped at the lower side of the preceding sheet until the front edge of the following sheet reaches a predetermined guide position set between the sheet bundle and the feeding unit.
US07770880B2	Image forming apparatus, sheet feeding source selection method, and recording medium A technology for selecting a sheet feeding source in an image forming apparatus including a plurality of sheet feeding sources is disclosed. A rank is acquired for each of the sheet feeding sources from a search order. The search order defines ranks for possible setups of sheet feeding sources. Each acquired rank represents a setup of a sheet feeding source, which setup is available in the image forming apparatus. A sheet feeding source that satisfies a user specification and whose rank is highest is selected from among the sheet feeding sources.
US07770879B2	Recording medium transport apparatus and image forming apparatus A recording medium transport apparatus includes: plural storage units each storing a recording medium; a transport unit that transports the recording medium from one of the storage units to a recording position where an image is recorded on the recording medium; a memory that stores a reference position of a recording medium prescribed for each storage unit; a measuring unit that measures a position of the transported recording medium; and a movement unit that reads the reference position corresponding to the storage unit that stored the transported recording medium, from the memory, and moves the recording medium according to the difference between the reference position and the measured position such that the position of the recording medium approaches the reference position when the recording medium is located upstream of the recording position in the transport direction thereof.
US07770877B2	Sheet discharge unit and sheet processing apparatus A sheet supply tray and a sheet discharge tray are provided. Long sheets can be supplied from the sheet supply tray loaded with the long sheets. The sheet discharge tray is used also as the sheet supply tray, and receives the long sheets with a sheet discharge surface thereof in an area facing the sheet loading surface of the sheet supply tray. A discharge guide unit for guiding the discharge direction of the long sheets is detachably provided in such a dual-purpose type sheet discharge unit. A discharge/reception unit supporting the long sheets is detachably provided as a whole or a part of the sheet discharge unit. An extension sheet tray extensible with respect to a standard sheet tray is provided while the extension state of the extension sheet tray can be detected by an extension detection unit.
US07770875B2	Chain vise pipe clamp An aspect of the invention is provides a clamping shell for placement about an elongate pipe for accommodating a chain vise thereover, the clamping shell having: a pair of elongate generally arcuate half-shells, each half shell having an internal portion for engagement with the pipe, the internal portion including a non-uniform surface for frictional engagement with the pipe; and at least one of the half-shells of the pair including a pocket formed on an external surface thereof for supporting the chain vise therein.
US07770874B2	Foam pump with spring A spring member extending from a first end to a second end about a longitudinal axis, the spring having an inherent bias to assume an extended position with a first end spaced from the second end along the axis, the spring assuming compressed positions when compressed by forces applied parallel to the axis, in the compressed positions the spring resiliently urges its first and second ends axially away from each other toward the extended position, the spring member having a wall in the shape of a solid of revolution rotated about the axis and defining a central cavity therein open at the first end of the spring and substantially closed at the second end of the spring, the wall when in the unbiased extended position having a greatest diameter at the first end and a least diameter at the second end, a plurality of openings through the wall, the openings disposed symmetrically both circumferentially and axially relative to each other.
US07770873B2	Tray apparatus, column with same and method of assembling and using A vapor-liquid contact tray apparatus having a tray with a fluid infeed section and a fluid travel section together with downcomer which is in fluid communication with the fluid travel section of the tray. A redirecting baffle is positioned at an inlet opening of the downcomer and push valves are provided in the fluid travel section of the tray. The push valves are preferably arranged in one or more zones of high concentration of push valves relative to one or more bubbling aperture zones with a lower concentration of push valves or no push valves. The redirecting baffle is provided in the downcomer and extends above the tray to capture fluid flowing horizontally off of the tray (e.g., exiting from a weirless or weir interface) and into a preferably concave upper portion of the redirecting baffle for controlling and redirecting the high momentum flow into and through the downcomer. A plurality of redirecting baffles are featured in one embodiment together with apertured straight sections extending down into the downcomer as in down to the half way mark of downcomer depth or further down including out of the bottom of the downcomer.
US07770871B1	Internal winch system for a flagpole A flagpole winch that fits inside the internal hollow space a flagpole and is configured to alternatively wind or unwind a cord spool or to lock the cord spool into a rotational position. The winch uses a release spindle that unlocks an actuator mechanism when turned in either direction, allowing the cord spool to be positively rotated in either direction. Once the positive input or turning ceases, the continuous tension on the cord causes the actuator mechanism to automatically lock to arrest the cord spool.
US07770868B2	Telescopic lifting assembly A telescopic lifting assembly designed particularly for the hydraulic height adjustment of a medical treatment table includes two antiparallel juxtaposed linear drives (2, 3) connected functionally one behind the other in the direction of actuation (1) whereby the inner components (6) are connected to a coupling piece (7) which is provided with guide surfaces (14) cooperating with the outer components (5) in the direction of actuation (1). A secure and stable guiding mechanism is made possible thereby along the entire lifting range.
US07770866B2	Device for the alignment of modular forms in concrete walls The present invention relates to a device for the correct alignment of forms structures for the pouring of concrete walls, the device has guide elements and assists the operator in the correct positioning thereof and fastening thereof on the layouts that it is customary to mark out on the foundation template for the raising of walls; it is a body of a single piece, produced form a plastic resine. The configuration of the device of the invention allows an operator manually or using a pneumatic gun to fasten a plurality of devices, in order to align the center “walls” so that they are parallel to one other, such that the planned thickness of the wall, corresponding to the width of the device, can be guaranteed in the section included between the guide devices. On account of its design and the material which it is produced, the device functions suitably with the form, the concrete and the reinforcing steel.
US07770861B2	Resilient protector to protect a structure from an impact The invention relates to a protecting apparatus (10) for protecting a structure (100) from an impact. The protecting apparatus (10) is arranged to be mounted on the structure (100) and includes a bumper member (12), a structure positioning member (14) and at least one resiliently flexible joining portion (16). The structure positioning member (14) is arranged in use to be positioned in contact with or adjacent to a portion of the structure (100) being protected. The at least one resiliently flexible joining portion (16) extends between the bumper member (12) and the structure positioning member (14) so that when an outer surface (12a) of the bumper member (12) is impacted, the impact force is dissipated at least in part by flexure of the at least one joining portion (16).
US07770860B1	Medical service system on articulating arm with electromagnetic brakes A modular ceiling-mounted medical services system including a vertical column supported by an articulating arm assembly. Rotational joints connect the column to the lower arm, the lower arm to the upper arm, and the upper arm to the ceiling mount. Rotational movement at each of the joints is controlled by an electrically-released electromagnetic brake, and all of the brakes may be controlled by a switch panel on the column. Thus, the entire assembly is held in place until the switch is activated. Slight hand pressure is sufficient to operate the switch while simultaneously pushing or pulling the column into the desired position. The service lines that supply the outlets in the column all pass through large central openings in the brakes. In this way, the brake mechanism is stronger and more reliable, and the profile and footprint of the entire assembly can be minimized.
US07770845B2	Double module for aircraft passenger(s) A module for aircraft passenger(s) is provided with two seats disposed beside one another and oriented in the same direction, each of these seats being a seat that can be converted to a berth. The module also includes a side wall surrounding the two seats, at least partly, an opening provided in the side wall to permit access to the module, and a partition intended to achieve separation between the two seats. The partition is displaceable from a first position, in which it achieves separation of the two seats, to a second stored position, in which it does not form a barrier between the two seats.
US07770844B2	Cargo roller tray shear fitting A cargo roller tray shear fitting that may be used to fasten a cargo roller tray to a floor beam. The shear fitting may include a back plate having at least one slot. A lug extends from the back plate and has a lug opening.
US07770843B2	Rotorcraft skid undercarriage and a rotorcraft including such an undercarriage The invention relates to a rotorcraft (21) comprising a fuselage (22) and an undercarriage (20) having skids (24, 25) interconnected by at least one cross-member (26, 27), together with connection means for connecting the cross-member to the fuselage and presenting angular stiffness that varies with varying sinking (E) of the undercarriage as a result of contact with the ground (23).
US07770839B2	Flight machinery The flight machinery includes a structure in which a main body and a lightweight wing having an unvalued weight compared with the main body are connected by use of a power joint on a line joining the center of a lift force and the center of gravity of the wing in the manner that the main body is positioned under the wing. Accordingly, it is possible to exhibit a function of the flight machinery by adjusting the power joint connecting the upper part and the lower part or the wing to the main body even if the wing and the main body have different characteristics. Additionally, it is possible to stabilize a posture by positioning the total center of gravity at the main body at the lower part. At the same time, it is possible to stabilize the posture just by controlling the position of the servomotor of the power joint.
US07770838B2	Method of and device for reducing the static friction between a reel and a coil The invention relates to a method of releasing a reel awe, which is hydraulically restrained by a self-locking effect by means of inwardly located wedge surfaces of expansion elements. Removal of a coil from a reel awe is achieved, without problems, by lifting off the self-locking effect of the expansion elements at least partially or completely by applying longitudinal vibrations acting in an axial direction. The invention also relates to a correspondingly formed device.
US07770835B2	Recording tape cartridge A recording tape cartridge comprises: a case that comprises an upper case and a lower case and houses a reel around which recording tape is wound; a regulating wall that is formed at least on the lower case and defines an area in which the reel is housed; a holding wall that is formed a predetermined space away from an outer peripheral surface of the regulating wall; and an RFID that is housed in the space between the regulating wall and the holding wall.
US07770833B2	Centrifugal brake device for use in bait cast reel A centrifugal brake device capable of preventing backlash of a bait cast reel by using the centrifugal force generated from a spool is disclosed. The centrifugal brake device includes a shoe housing engaged to one side of a spool and including a plurality of brake shoes disposed in a radial direction, a stopper positioned on an upper portion of the shoe housing to restrict the brake shoes, a stopper controller engaged to an upper portion of the stopper to control a lifting position of the stopper, a spool cover enclosing the shoe housing and including a brake ring engaged to an inner surface of the spool cover, the brake shoes coming into contact with the brake ring when the brake shoes are released from the stopper, a slide cam engaged to one side of the spool cover to control a lifting position of the stopper controller, with a spring being interposed between the slide cam and the spool cover, and an adjustment dial for gradually adjusting a lifting degree of the slide cam, the adjustment dial being provided with displacement portions on a surface thereof contacting the slide cam.
US07770831B2	Combination shredder head and basket and method of manufacturing same A combination shredder head and shredder basket with improved tactile property.
US07770824B2	Orientation of electrical bridges in injectors A fuel injector is disclosed in which at least one electrically-controlled valve is arranged within an injector body and is connected to an injector body contact which is accessible from outside the injector body by at least one solid conductor having an essentially stable form under the influence of its intrinsic weight. The at least one solid conductor is run through at least one conductor channel and at least one alignment sleeve which may be completely or partly inserted in the at least one conductor channel and forces the at least one solid conductor completely or partly to adopt a given inclination to the injector axis and hence aligns the same.
US07770820B2	Spray apparatus and dispensing tubes therefore A spray apparatus comprises a housing having a fluid inlet, a plurality of tubes for dispensing fluid from the housing, and an integrating member operatively coupled to at least a subset of the plurality of tubes for effecting coordinated movement of the coupled tubes in response to movement of the integrating member. An actuator, such as a turbine or an adjustable control ring, is employed for inducing movement of the integrating member. The dispensing tubes may be flexible so as to allow for easy adjustment of the fluid-dispensing direction or shape by the application of a lateral force at one or more locations along the length of the tubes. The flexibility also facilitates amplified direction/shape changes (compared to rigid dispensing tubes) in the dispensed fluid streams, e.g., when the tubes are subjected to a lateral force on one side and an opposing pivoting force (axially offset from the lateral force) on the other side.
US07770811B2	Toy vehicle track A toy vehicle is provided which allows the track to be bent without creasing. The track is provided with a plurality of rails and side ribs which strengthen the track against deformation even when the track is provided with loops for play or coiled for transport. Stiffener bars are releasably secured to the track to form and support loops. A connector pad and suction cup are provided to allow releasable securement of the track or window or similar flat surface.
US07770810B2	Track device The track system of the present invention provides dolly track whose joints are substantially seamless, providing a substantially smooth riding surface over the entire length of joined sections of track. The ferrule design of the invention provides ridged piece to piece joining, eliminating pinching and hinging points. This allows multiple assembled track pieces to be moved without damage. The system uses self locking track buckles. A folding cross member system may be folded for ease of movement and placement. In one embodiment, the track is comprised of a carbon fiber hybrid composite with lighter weight and greater strength than prior art steel or aluminum tracks. In addition the track of the present invention does not bend, eliminating the need to reshape or repair the track each time before use.
US07770809B2	Methods and devices comprising flexible seals, flexible microchannels, or both for modulating or controlling flow and heat Disclosed herein are devices comprising at least one flexible seal, at least one flexible complex seal having at least one closed cavity containing a fluid, or a combination thereof. The devices may comprise at least one immobile and inflexible substrate and at least one mobile and inflexible substrate capable of movement due to the flexible seal, the flexible complex seal, or both. The flexible complex seals comprise at least one closed cavity comprising a fluid, such as a gas or a liquid. As disclosed, the presence or absence of heat will cause the mobile and inflexible substrate to move. The movement will increase or decrease the fluid amount or fluid flow rate in the primary fluid layer. Also disclosed are methods for enhancing the insulating properties of insulating assemblies.
US07770808B2	Thermostatic mixing valve The invention relates to a thermostatic mixing valve in which the access path of the hot water to the mixing chamber is completely formed within a bottom base (2) and the ceramic disks (4, 5) of the valve group, the slider (8) of the thermostatic member sealingly sliding in a central seat of the upper disk (5). By having the hot water not pass through the metallic members of the valve it is possible to eliminate the problems of asymmetric thermal expansion of said metallic members when only hot water is delivered, and also to greatly reduce the problems of calcareous encrustations since the latter build up with difficulty on the ceramic material. Furthermore, the valve is manufactured with a compact and simplified structure, including a small number of pieces, with totally independent temperature and flow rate controls.
US07770805B2	Method for coding two dimensional optical identification with the same gray level and printing product thereof The invention relates to a method for coding a two dimensional (2D) optical identification (OID) with the same gray level and a printing product thereof. The printing product includes a 2D-OID, which includes a positioning block and a plurality of data coding blocks. The positioning block has a plurality of specific patterns arranged as an N×M matrix, wherein the specific patterns along a first edge thereof and the specific patterns along a second edge thereof are filled. The data coding blocks are disposed around the positioning block and include the specific patterns arranged as the N×M matrix, wherein the specific pattern in a center of the data coding blocks is filled. A specific number of the remaining specific patterns in each data coding block are filled to serve as a code for representation of data.
US07770804B2	Method for encoding an orientation independent dot-based data package template Provided is a method for encoding an orientation-independent dot based data package template for printing on a carrier. The method includes the step of allocating a number of background entries for printing as background dots on the carrier to define a constant background pattern detectable by a reader. The background pattern has an orientation component to indicate an orientation of the carrier to said reader. The method also includes the step of allocating a number of data entries for printing as data dots in a data area on the carrier for detection by the reader. The pattern and data area defines an arbitrary shaped data package indicating how the data itself is stored as dots within the data package.
US07770800B2	SIM card packaging A device includes a carrier having a form factor of a smart card and a mechanism for reversibly retaining a card within an aperture of the carrier. The card is configured according to a standard, such as an ID-000 format, with an electronic circuitry. The mechanism can be by means of cuts, adhesive label, breakable extensions, solidifying adhesive material, connectors, etc.
US07770797B2	Method for processing data from barcodes Disclosed in this specification is a method for processing barcode data from one or more barcode scanners. The decoded data is reformatted in accordance with selected reformatting instructions and thereafter supplied to a software application for subsequent use. Preferably, the reformatting instructions can be customized by the end users, thus permitting the end users to adjust their system to receive previously unknown barcode formats.
US07770796B2	Device for producing a laser beam of reduced coherency using high-frequency modulation of the laser diode current and optical multiplexing of the output laser beam A laser beam despeckling device including a laser diode for producing a laser beam having a central characteristic wavelength. The device includes diode current drive circuitry for producing a diode drive current to drive said laser diode and produce said laser beam. High frequency modulation (HFM) circuitry modulates the diode drive current at a sufficiently high frequency to cause said laser diode to produce spectral side-band components about the central characteristic wavelength, and reducing the coherence as well as coherence length of the laser beam. An optical beam multiplexing (OMUX) module is provided for receiving the laser beam as input beam, a generating as output, a plurality of laser beam components that are recombined to produce a composite laser beam having substantially reduced coherence for use in illumination applications where a substantial reduction in speckle pattern noise is achieved.
US07770793B2	Printing apparatus and printing method A printer 1 has transportation paths for conveying media in two directions, that of a first transportation path P1 and that of a second transportation path P2 (or third transportation path P3) perpendicular to the first transportation path P1. With this printer 1 a single compact unit can be used for media processing by reading and printing the media, as well as for printing receipts and validation printing.
US07770792B2	Methods and systems for managing stock transportation Systems and methods are disclosed for providing stock visibility during transportation of stock from between storage facilities. Such systems and methods can provide information identifying the location of stock while it is being transported to a new location and can provide the ability to alter the destination of stock while it is in transit to a new location. Upon the removal of stock from a warehouse, an inventory management system may be updated to indicate a transport unit of a vehicle that is being used to move the stock and, thus, provide visibility of the stock while it is in transit. In addition, through identification of the transport unit moving the stock to a new location, the vehicle transporting the stock may be rerouted to transfer the stock to an alternate location.
US07770791B2	Security device A portable electronic device comprising a service provision unit capable of providing a service to a user, a communication unit capable of receiving authorization data from an authorization device and a validation unit capable of analyzing the received authorization data to determine whether it meets a validation requirement and being arranged to inhibit provision of the service by the service provision unit if the authorization data does not meet the validation requirement, the communication unit being arranged to receive authorization data from the authorization device and the validation unit being arranged to analyze the received authorization data whenever the communication unit and the authorization device are capable of communicating with each other.
US07770790B2	Security system In accordance with the present invention, a method and an apparatus are provided wherein a device is disabled if the device is located more then a predetermined distance away from the owner. Accordingly, a lost or stolen device is rendered unusable. The device has coupled thereto a receiver or transceiver. A transmitter or transceiver is located separately from the device. When the receiver and transmitter can communicate, the device is usable, when the receiver and transmitter cannot communicate, the receiver disables the device, rendering the device unusable.
US07770786B1	System and method for value creation There is disclosed a system and method for creating value by facilitating third party participation in mobile commerce transactions, providing consumers with a unified perspective of commercial activity, and selectively implementing discounts. The system may include a computerized engine and a point of sale wallet, which may be embedded in a personal trusted device. The computerized engine may be programmed to selectively implement a discount associated with a particular transaction. The personal trusted device may comprise a wireless communications technology, which enables the device to communicate with a back-end system and/or other point of sale devices. The personal trusted device may serve as the nexus of consumer transactions by facilitating payment as well as receipt and storage of electronic receipts. The personal trusted device may also be configured to transmit electronic receipts via the communications technology.
US07770785B2	Apparatus and methods for detection and management of unauthorized executable instructions on a wireless device Detection and management methods and apparatus for wireless devices may include an executable instruction authorization module operable to scan executable instructions on a wireless device, generate a log indicative of a virus or otherwise unauthorized executable instructions based on a received authorization configuration, and forward the log to a user manager. The user manager may be operable to analyze the log and generate an authorization report which may be viewable by an operator to determine the disposition of unauthorized executable instructions. At least one of the executable instruction authorization module, the user manager, and the operator may be operable to generate a control command operable to delete, or otherwise disable, unauthorized executable instructions on the wireless device, or to restore the executable instructions on the wireless device.
US07770784B2	Secured access using a position-coded system A system and method are disclosed for controlling access to goods or services. A location may be read from a base, such as a card, using a digital pen. The system may then check if the location is within a region belonging to an authorized user. If so, access may be granted to the authorized user to the good or services.
US07770783B2	Method and system to provide security information when authenticating product code Methods and systems for authenticating products are provided. A client system receives a request for a set of unique security codes and also receives product data associated with a product on which the security codes are to be printed. The client sends at least some of the product data to a host system and receives a batch identifier from the host. The host stores received product data with the batch identifier. The client generates the set of security codes and then provides the codes to be printed on the product. After the products enter the stream of commerce, the host can receive an authentication request including a security code, and in response the host will verify that the security code is valid and return to the requestor the authentication result and at least part of the product data associated with the batch identifier.
US07770781B2	Bonding method At a comparatively early stage, members to be bonded are pressurized together by an applied pressure that is a comparatively low pressure. Under an applied pressure condition (a gas venting process) of the comparatively low pressure, an organic protective film is vaporized by heating a bonding material, and a void portion of a porous structure that is formed by metal nanoparticles and a binder in the bonding material is not collapsed any more than necessary due to the applied pressure. Thus, the void portion of the porous structure functions as a degassing path for the gasified organic protective film, and the gas is smoothly released from between the members to be bonded. At the time point when the temperature of the bonding material has reached a predetermined temperature, the applied pressure is increased from the comparatively low pressure to a comparatively high pressure (a pressure increase process). Further, the bonding strength is increased by bonding the members to be bonded together by applying the comparatively high pressure (a bonding process).
US07770778B2	Hemming working method and panel assembly manufacturing method A hemming working is performed by a positioning step of positioning a first panel formed with a projected portion for welding on a second panel formed with a flange portion; a first bending step of bending the flange portion; and a second bending step of pressing the flange portion on an outer side of the projected portion.
US07770775B2	Motor-driven surgical cutting and fastening instrument with adaptive user feedback A surgical cutting and fastening instrument is disclosed. According to various embodiments, the instrument includes an end effector, a main drive shaft assembly, and a handle. The end effector comprising a cutting instrument for cutting an object positioned therein. The handle comprises a motor for actuating the shaft via a gear drive train, a firing trigger, and a run motor sensor for sensing retracting of the firing trigger. When retraction of the firing trigger is sensed by the run motor sensor, the motor is signaled to forward rotate to cause cutting of the object positioned in the end effector by the cutting instrument. The instrument may also include a reverse motor sensor for sensing a condition indicative of an end of a cutting stroke by the cutting instrument and a stop motor sensor for sensing a condition indicative of retraction of the cutting instrument.
US07770774B2	Surgical stapler A surgical device is described herein that can be used to fire different types and sizes of disposable loading units. In a preferred embodiment, the device applies parallel rows of surgical fasteners to body tissue and concomitantly forms an incision between the rows of staples during an endoscopic or laparoscopic surgical procedure. The device can be utilized with disposable loading units configured to apply linear rows of staples measuring from about 15 mm in length to about 60 mm in length and can be used to fire disposable loading units containing surgical clips and individual staples.
US07770773B2	Surgical device A surgical device includes a first jaw and a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw between a first position, in which the first and second jaws are aligned within a plane, and a second position, in which the second jaw is in non-parallel correspondence to the plane. The surgical device may include a surgical member, e.g., a cutting and/or stapling element, disposed within the first jaw, and a second driver configured to cause relative movement of the surgical member in a direction parallel to the plane. The first and second jaws may include a camming arrangement that is configured to move the second jaw between the first and second positions. The camming arrangement may include a channel disposed along at least a portion of one or both of the first and second jaws, a ball bearing disposed within the channel.
US07770772B2	Jet pump cooling system for combustion-powered fastener-driving tools A cooling system for combustion-powered fastener-driving tools comprises the use of cooling fin structures upon the external wall members of the combustion chamber and cylinder. Fluid flow paths are constructed between internal wall portions of a surrounding tool housing and the cooling fin structures mounted upon the external wall members of the combustion chamber and cylinder. In this manner, ambient cooling air is passed over and through the cooling fin structures whereby the combustion chamber and cylinder components of the fastener-driving tool are efficiently cooled such that the temperature level of the fastener-driving tool is maintained at a desirable temperature level despite the substantial amount of heat normally generated during each combustion cycle.
US07770771B2	Stapler with adjustable firing apparatus for using staples/nails in various sizes A stapler includes an adjustable firing apparatus for using staples/nails in various sizes that simplifies operation of switching between different staples/nails. The adjustable firing apparatus of the stapler includes an adjusting mechanism and a rotation engaged member having first and second engaged portions. An actuating mechanism can be used to adjust the distance between the adjusting mechanism and the front of a magazine assembly of the stapler to be adapted to use staples/nails in various sizes.
US07770769B2	Adjustable rucksack harness The invention relates to a rucksack harness comprising central adjustment means (6) located on an upper part of a rear wall of a rucksack; and a central web (8) adjustably attached to the rear wall of the rucksack by the central adjustment means (6), the central web (8) running downwardly along the length of the rucksack to a branch point (4) at which the central web (8) is bifurcated to form to a pair of side webs (10), the pair of side webs (10) passing first through a pair of loops (12) positioned at either side of a lower part of the rear wall of the rucksack, and then passing upwardly along either side of the rucksack and under a stabilizing member (14) or spreader plate, the ends of the pair of side webs being attached to a pair of shoulder carrier straps (16), wherein the length of the shoulder carrier straps (16) in relation to the rear of the rucksack may be adjusted by pulling the end of the central web (8) through the central adjustment means (6).
US07770766B2	Rucksack with a belt assembly enabling angular pivoting A rucksack comprising a bag having a back panel and, among other things, a belt assembly and a rigid frame secured to the back panel and the belt assembly. According to the invention, the bottom portion of the rigid frame has a V-shaped configuration with an angle α at the apex, and in its middle and rear portion, the belt assembly includes an upwardly open pocket having a V-shaped configuration with an angle β at the apex, where β is greater than α, such that said pocket is suitable for serving as a housing for receiving the V-shaped bottom portion of the frame while allowing the belt assembly to pivot angularly to some extent relative to the remainder of the rucksack.
US07770761B2	Dosage-dispensing device for substances in powder or paste form A dosage-dispensing device for substances in powder- or paste form is equipped with a supply container and with a dosage-dispensing head that is connected or connectable to the supply container and has a housing with an outlet orifice of circular cross-section. The dosage-dispensing head further has a delivery- and closure element, wherein the outlet orifice and the delivery- and closure element are arranged on the central lengthwise axis of the dosage-dispensing head, and the delivery- and closure element is designed to be rotatable about the central lengthwise axis in relation to the housing and to be capable of translatory displacement along the central lengthwise axis, so that the delivery- and closure element can be moved out of, as well as into, the outlet orifice. The delivery- and closure element, in its basic configuration is of a cylindrical shape and has a cylindrical closure portion that serves to close off the outlet orifice and, adjacent to the closure portion, a delivery portion that serves to deliver the substance to be dispensed. When the dosage-dispensing device is in its operating state, the delivery portion is located in the lower part of the delivery- and closure element. Said lower part has an end surface that is inclined at an oblique angle relative to a plane that extends orthogonal to the central lengthwise axis, wherein the end surface at its lowest point forms a tip that coincides with a point on the cylindrical surface, and the topmost point likewise coincides with a point on the cylindrical surface.
US07770754B2	Universal hub for a fluid dispenser A removable and replaceable dispensing head for a fluid dispenser system adapted to deliver the fluid to a user includes a hollow shank extending on an axis. A shank hub is attached to the hollow shank, and an aperture aligned with the hollow portion of the shank extends through the shank hub. A first fixed body is removably attached to the shank hub, the first fixed body and shank hub each having corresponding first attachment means arrayed in a predetermined pattern. A fluid conveyance path is provided through the hollow shank, first fixed body and shank hub. A second fixed body is provided having a second attachment means arrayed in the same predetermined pattern, the second attachment means corresponding to the first attachment means in the shank hub enabling removable attachment of the second fixed body to the shank hub upon removal of the first fixed body from the shank hub. A sensor attached to either the fixed body, or to a hub spacer connected to the shank hub, automatically detects the presence of a user and activates the fluid dispensing system.
US07770753B2	Single vend newspaper vending machine In combination, a vending machine for newspapers which includes a storage area for newspapers, a dispensing device, and an output device through and from which the newspapers fall downwards and an output chute including a lower newspaper-receiving support slot having a rearwardly angled lower wall, an upper wall extending generally parallel with the lower wall and spaced thereabove, a base wall and side walls which together form the generally rectangular box shape of said lower newspaper-receiving support slot. The lower and upper walls extend at an angle between 10° and 40° from vertical, and the lower wall has a height of between one-half inch and three inches less then the height of the newspaper such that upon the newspaper being dropped therein, a graspable portion of the newspaper protrudes whereby the newspaper is easily removable from said lower newspaper-receiving support slot.
US07770750B2	Vessel for pressurized treatment of objects The present invention relates to a vessel intended in particular for treating articles under pressure, the vessel comprising a body, at least one lid, and connection means between said body and said at least one lid. According to the invention, the connection means comprise: an open clamping ring having a U-shaped section defining a groove suitable for clamping together the flanges of the lid and the body; and engagement-and-disengagement means enabling the clamping ring to be deformed and moved relative to the flanges in such a manner as to enable the vessel to be opened and closed.
US07770749B2	Cover set A cover set includes a ring mounted on a bin, a cover pivotally connected to the ring, a lifting device for lifting the cover from the ring and at least one buffer for buffering the cover near the end of the lifting so that the lifting is steady and quiet from the start to the end.
US07770748B2	Tumbler with convertible lid and coaster A tumbler with convertible lid and coaster and methods of use thereof are described. A tumbler comprises a brim, the brim defining an open end of the tumbler, an exterior side wall, an interior side wall comprising a tumbler lug, and a bottom portion comprising a tumbler bottom groove. A convertible lid and coaster comprises a top surface, the top surface further comprises a finger recess, a securable straw hole coupled with the convertible lid and coaster, a side edge comprising a convertible lid and coaster groove, and a bottom surface comprising a recessed opening, the recessed opening comprising a lid and coaster lug.
US07770745B2	Wide mouth jar with integral scraper A one-piece plastic container includes a body defining a longitudinal axis. The body includes an upper portion, a sidewall portion and a base portion. The upper portion defines an opening into the container. The sidewall portion may be integrally formed with and extend from the upper portion to the base portion. The base portion closes off an end of the container. The opening defines a radial sidewall and a generally linear sidewall. The generally linear sidewall may be defined by an inset portion formed on the upper portion.
US07770742B1	Shower caddy A shower caddy that securely supports itself along the water supply line of the shower head. The shower caddy support mounting assembly includes a rubber gasket, a shower head support, and a set screw. The shower caddy requires the temporary removal of the shower head in order to install the shower caddy. The shower caddy frame is made from a durable plastic or lightweight material that resists oxidation.
US07770740B2	Support arrangement for the lower end of an upright elongated article, such as a firearm or related accessory A support for the lower ends of elongated articles stored in an upright position, such as the lower ends of firearms contained within a storage cabinet. The support includes a base, and one or more support members are releasably engageable with the base. Each support member receives and secures the lower end of a firearm relative to the base. Each support member is releasably engaged with the base via one or more releasable fasteners that extend through openings in the base and the support member. The base may include a series of slots, within which the fasteners are movable to adjust the position of the support members on the base. The one or more support members may be a single support member that supports the lower end of each firearm, and a series of support members are mounted along the length of the base to support the lower end of a series of articles. Alternatively, the one or more support members may be a pair of support members that cooperate to define the upwardly facing recess within which the lower end of the firearm is received, and which may be moved together and apart in the slots to accommodate differently dimensioned firearms.
US07770737B2	Screening machine A screening machine for screening bulk material and the like comprising a housing and two sidewalls at which a screen deck is disposed, the screen deck comprising cross-members mounted on the sidewalls and longitudinal members which are mounted on the cross-members and receive an exchangeable screen lining. Said longitudinal members are clamped to the cross-members by means of removable mounting ties from two different directions.
US07770734B2	Packing implement for goods transportation To provide a packing implement for goods transportation that facilitates packing in the transportation of the goods and is a combination of a baseboard and a holding sheet. The baseboard is a rectangular board for supporting an article to be transported at a fixed position, and has rising parts, falling parts and shape retaining parts. The rising parts are folded back upward from both end edges of a short side of the baseboard, the falling parts are folded back downward from both side edges of a long side of the baseboard, respectively, the falling part is constituted by a leg part orthogonal to the baseboard and a bottom part which is bent parallel with the baseboard, and a buffer space corresponding to a rising height of the leg part of the falling part is formed by the leg part bent so as to be orthogonal to the baseboard and the bottom part bent parallel with the baseboard. The shape retaining part is a corner part of the baseboard left between an end edge of the rising part and an end edge of the falling part. The shape retaining part is continued to the ring part and the falling part, is folded back parallel with the rising part when the end edge of the falling part is bent to a lower surface side of the baseboard, and is erected to hold the falling part bent when the rising part is folded back upward. The holding sheet is bridged over a surface of the baseboard and attached to both the falling parts, covers a surface of the article on the baseboard, is tensed by bend of the falling part, and presses and fixes the article to the baseboard.
US07770730B2	Micropipette holder A device for support and protection of a tubular element has a single-piece construction, and respective open and closed configurations. The device includes a base portion, at least one side-portion, and a living hinge interconnecting the side-portion and the base portion. The base portion includes a plurality of recesses on a surface, each recess being delimited by a plurality of pins, each pin having an indentation. The plurality of indentations form a pocket by which the tubular element is held. The living hinge opens such that the side-portion is substantially parallel to the base portion in the open configuration, and closes such that the side-portion fauns a protective shell about the base portion in the closed configuration.
US07770727B2	Driver bit container A driver bit container comprises: a main body, a clip and two containing caps. In the center of main body sets a longitudinal cavity for containing bit holders and there are two symmetrical containers on both sides of the longitudinal cavity with each of them divided longitudinally into two parts: a row of containing slots and an elongated concave. The clip is mounted on the backside of, and can rotate against the main body. Each of the containing caps has a row of side containing slots and a side elongated concave to cooperate with the said elongated concave and said containing slots respectively. Therefore, the invention has features of capability of containing more bits and easy to use.
US07770721B2	Eyewear protection device A removable and reusable protective device that surrounds the lens portion of eyewear such as goggles. The device provides a light weight, flexible protective device that is soft enough to prevent scratching on a lens caused by any buckle, any head strap, or any outside element, for example. The device may comprise a light weight, flexible material that can be stored in pockets of clothing and sports equipment during use of the eyewear.
US07770719B2	Self-correcting conveyor facility A self-correcting conveyor facility has a conveyor belt for transporting flat objects, in particular mail items. The self-conveying correcting conveyor facility has an elastic conveyor belt for transporting flat objects, in particular mail items. The conveyor belt rests on a correction roller, which is supported in a rotatable manner in a roller support. The roller support is supported in a fixed support in such a manner that it can be rotated about a support rotation axis. The fixed support is arranged in such a manner that an angle results between the support rotation axis and the belt axis of the conveyor belt. Displacement of the conveyor belt causes rotation of the correction roller. This rotation stretches the conveyor belt. The rotation produces a restoring force, which displaces the conveyor belt back.
US07770708B2	Wet-type multi-plate clutch The present invention provides a wet-type multi-plate clutch comprising an external toothed plate formed by sticking a friction material onto a core plate and an internal toothed plate formed by a friction material onto a core plate and designed so that torque is transmitted by engaging the external toothed plate with the internal toothed plate and wherein each of the external toothed plate and the internal toothed plate has one axial surface including a convex surface to which a friction material is stuck, and a friction surface from which a surface of the core plate is exposed and wherein the convex surface and the friction surface are opposed to each other.
US07770702B2	Durable oil buffers with automatic reset This Invention publicizes a kind of oil buffers with automatic reset, aiming to provide a kind of buffers with simple structure, long service life and function of automatic compensation of oil leakage. Its technical kernel includes a cylinder and a case around the outer surface of the Cylinder, where elastic capsule for oil storage is provided between the cylinder and case and wraps outer surface of the cylinder, there are through holes to atmosphere on the case. This Invention can be applied in application of keeping speed constant, shock absorption and etc.
US07770699B2	Brake disk comprising a friction ring and a linking element A brake disk with a friction ring (2) and a linking element (4) which are interconnected by a threaded fastener arrangement (6). The threaded fastener arrangement (6)encompasses a screw, a nut, and an intermediate element (12). The intermediate element (12) prevents direct contact between the friction ring (2) and the linking element (4). Also provided is a sleeve element (14) that is disposed on a shaft (16) of the screw (8). A sliding block (18) is plugged onto the sleeve element (14). The intermediate element (12)at least partly encloses the sliding block such that thermal expansions acting in a radial direction can be compensated by a relative movement between the sliding block (18) and the intermediate element (12). The intermediate element also has a springy effect in an axial direction, whereby mechanical and thermal stresses can be compensated in the axial direction.
US07770698B2	Elevator apparatus In an elevator apparatus, a brake device stops a car from running. The brake device has a power shutoff portion for shutting off a supply of power to a brake opening coil in response to a brake actuation command, and a current adjusting portion for supplying the brake opening coil with power while adjusting an amount of current in response to a deceleration reduction command from a brake control portion. The current adjusting portion can supply the brake opening coil with power even when the supply of power to the brake opening coil is shut off by the power shutoff portion.
US07770694B2	Resonator arrangement in an acoustic muffler for a refrigeration compressor Resonator arrangement in an acoustic muffler for a refrigeration compressor having a shell (1), inside which is mounted an acoustic muffler comprising a hollow body (10) defining at least one dampening chamber (13), which carries a gas inlet duct (20) and a gas outlet duct (30), each presenting a respective length and having a respective wall thickness, at least one of the gas inlet and gas outlet ducts (20, 30) carrying, extending along at least part of its length, a respective plurality of tube type resonant ducts (40), each resonant duct (40) presenting a first end (41), open to the interior of the respective gas duct (20, 30) and a second end (42), opposed to and spaced from the first end (41), each said resonant duct (40) being dimensioned to present a determined length and a determined diameter, which are calculated to define a certain reactive impedance and a certain dissipative impedance for the acoustic muffler, in a determined frequency band.
US07770689B1	Lens for concentrating low frequency ultrasonic energy Disclosed is an ultrasonic lens configuration permitting the production of an acoustic field from low frequency ultrasound waves with predictable regions of energy concentration. The lens comprises at least three adjacent convex surface contours. Each surface contour corresponds to an arc of an ellipse. The first surface contour is within the center of the lens and is flanked by two adjacent contours. The flanking contours correspond to arcs from two symmetrical ellipses having semi-latus rectums at least equal to the semi-latus rectum of the ellipse to which the first, central, contour corresponds. The contours of the lens are arranged such that the flanking contours extend past the first contour by positioning the contours so that if the ellipses to which they correspond were drawn the ellipses of the flanking contours directly adjacent to the first contour would have their centers aligned on a plane parallel to and not below the major or minor axis of the ellipse of the first contour.
US07770678B2	Hybrid vehicle drive control system A hybrid vehicle drive control system has a first clutch interposed between an engine and a motor/generator, a transmission including several gear position clutches arranged between the motor/generator and a drive wheel, and a controller. The controller selectively starts the engine using torque from the first clutch during a mode drive change from an electric drive mode to a hybrid drive mode. When an engine start command occurs during the drive mode change, the controller selects the engaged gear position clutch that has the maximum torque transfer capacity from the engaged clutches constituting a vehicle running gear occurring during an engine starting process as a second clutch to be controlled. Then the controller executes a slip control of the second clutch when the first clutch is being connected to start the engine during the mode change from the electric drive mode to the hybrid drive mode.
US07770677B2	In-wheel suspension An in-wheel suspension including a wheel; a carrier that rotatably supports the wheel; an arm (90) that is coupled with a vehicle body, and that extends into the wheel; at least one link that is coupled with the carrier so as to be pivotable about a first shaft substantially parallel to a wheel rotation axis and coupled with the arm so as to be pivotable about a second shaft substantially parallel to the wheel rotation axis, the at least one link extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle; and at least one of an elastic element and an attenuation element that is arranged between the carrier and the link.
US07770674B2	Wheel chair A system for providing an automated axial force to a continuously variable transmission (CVT) in a wheelchair. An electronic transmission control receives one or more input signals generated by throttle position or other variables. The microprocessor generates an output signal that adjusts the axial force applied to a CVT thereby automatically adjusting the input to output ratio. The invention also provides a manually-controlled variator is designed for use on a wheelchair. The manual shifter hydraulically adjusts an axial force imparted on a variator in communication with a wheelchair wheel and a hand rim. Application of the axial force causes the hand rim input and wheelchair wheel output ratio to change, permitting a wheelchair operator to manually adjust the input to output ratio to more easily operate the wheelchair.
US07770671B2	Nozzle having a spray pattern for use with an earth boring drill bit An earth boring drill bit having a cleaning nozzle for cleaning cutting elements on the face of the drill bit. A notch is included on the nozzle face for directing an elongated and coherent fluid flow from the nozzle outlet to the cutting element face. The nozzle face may include more than one notch for cleaning elements disposed in locations around the nozzle. The nozzle may be at the ends of a row of cutting elements, or disposed in the middle of a row of cutting elements.
US07770670B2	Apparatus for rotary mining In various embodiments, a mining device can include a first housing portion and a second housing portion where relative movement between the first and second housing portions can extend and/or retract a cutting member with respect to the mining device. The mining device can further include a cable which can be mounted to the second housing portion where the cutting member is mounted to the cable and can be radially extended with respect to the first and second housing portions when the second housing portion is moved relative to the first housing portion along an axis. As the cutting member is extended, it can contact the sidewalls of a subterranean shaft to loosen material therefrom.
US07770669B1	Auger and hole stabilization combination system An auger and hole stabilization combination system includes an auger bit that has a bottom end, a top end, and at least one boring blade positioned between the top and bottom ends. A cylinder has an upper end and a lower end. The cylinder has an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the auger bit. A coupler releasably couples the auger bit to the cylinder. The auger is extended into a ground surface and the cylinder retained within a hole dug by the auger while a post is placed in the hole.
US07770668B2	Modular rotary drill head A modular base assembly for a rotary drill head includes a drive flange assembly having a tubular drive shaft configured to engage at least a lower drive interface. The modular base assembly also includes a gear housing supporting the drive flange assembly. Furthermore, the modular base assembly can also include a plurality of interchangeable gear pinions selectively coupled to the drive flange assembly.
US07770666B2	Drilling fluid containing a recoverable lost circulation material and method of using and recovering the same A method to recover a lost circulation material from a drilling fluid used in a drilling operation comprising the steps of: directing a drilling fluid containing a lost circulation material into a drill string positioned in a well bore, the lost circulation material having a magnetic property; recovering the drilling fluid containing at least a portion of the lost circulation material from the well bore; and magnetically separating the lost circulation material from the drilling fluid.
US07770660B2	Mid-handle drill construction and assembly process A power tool can include a gear case, a motor having first and second sets of lead wires, a housing assembly, and a field case. The field case may include a front portion configured for engaging the gear case and a rear portion. The housing assembly may include first and second generally symmetrical housing segments configured for engaging the field case and forming a mid-handle grip. The first set of lead wires may be routed through the front portion of the field case directly to a trigger switch assembly. A method for assembling a mid-handle power tool is also provided and may include routing lead wires through a ventilation path between the field case and trigger assembly.
US07770657B2	Multi-speed sweep having progressively aggressive, non-flat soil contacting surfaces An agricultural tillage sweep providing good soil action without ridges in the soil surface at both high and low speed operation in different soil conditions. Wings extending outwardly and rearwardly from a leading nose portion include non-flat soil contacting surfaces defining opposed outwardly and upwardly directed surfaces converging in the forward direction. The surfaces, which can be concave upwardly and outwardly, define soil throwing action that progressively increase in the rearward direction. A shallow sweep leading area provides greater upward soil lift and lesser outward soil throw compared to trailing areas. At high speeds, the leading area provides vertical lift and substantial outward throw of soil, and at lower speeds the progressive action surfaces provide additional outward throw of soil to facilitate necessary soil mixing action.
US07770655B2	Conductor casing installation by anchor handling/tug/supply vessel An anchor handling/tug/supply (AHTS) vessel is employed to engage conductor casings with the seafloor. The conductor casings initially penetrate the seafloor to a first depth under their own weight. The conductor casings may optimally be further engaged with the seafloor to a second depth by the application of suction to the interiors thereof or by the use of a drop hammer. The conductor casings are driven to grade by a hydraulic pile driving hammer deployed from the deck of the AHTS vessel the previously deployed conductor casings to grade before being recovered to the deck of the AHTS vessel.
US07770650B2	Integral orientation system for horizontal tree tubing hanger A horizontal tree has a lateral passage extending from its bore. A tubing hanger having a lateral passage lands in the bore of the tree. The tubing hanger has an orientation guide mounted to it. A retractable pin is mounted in the sidewall of the tree. The orientation guide on the tubing hanger engages the pin to rotate the tubing hanger as it is being landed.
US07770649B2	Locking device A locking device for locking an exchangeable unit in an insertion opening of an associated housing, particular in maritime mineral oil or mineral gas extraction, comprises locking elements adjustable between an insertion opening and a locking position, wherein in its insertion direction the unit can be inserted into the insertion opening, and is locked in the locking position within the insertion opening and relative to the housing. The locking elements are formed as thread segments spaced apart by insertion gaps in the circumferential direction and arranged on the outer side of the unit and being aligned with the insertion opening, said thread segments being arranged in the insertion opening at a gap and being in thread engagement in the locking position.
US07770648B2	Completion method for well cleanup and zone isolation A completion method isolates a lower zone while circulation at high rates takes place above to clean debris out of the wellbore. Pressure fluctuation sensitive equipment in a lower completion is isolated with a tubing valve during circulation. This further prevents debris from clogging inlet pressure passages to equipment below the isolation valve during circulation to get the debris out. After circulation the packer is unset and the tubing valve is opened and a wellbore filter tool directs well fluids through a screen and captures the debris as the string is pulled toward the surface.
US07770646B2	System, method and apparatus for hydrogen-oxygen burner in downhole steam generator A downhole burner for a steam generator includes an injector and a cooling liner. Steam enters the burner through holes in the cooling liner. Combustion occurring within the cooling liner heats the steam and increases its quality and may superheat it. The heated, high-quality steam and combustion products exit the burner and enter an oil-bearing formation to upgrade and improve the mobility of heavy crude oils held in the formation. The injector includes a face plate, a cover plate, an oxidizer distribution manifold plate, and a fuel distribution manifold plate. The cooling liner has an effusion cooling section and effusion cooling and jet mixing section. The effusion cooling section includes effusion holes for injecting steam along the cooling liner surface to protect the liner. The effusion cooling and jet mixing section has both effusion holes and mixing holes for injecting steam further toward central portions of the burner.
US07770645B2	Method and apparatus for downhole thermoelectric power generation Methods and system are described for providing electric power in a wellbore including at least one thermoelectric generator at a downhole location; and one or more thermally insulated sections of wellbore tubing located such as to reduce heat loss of fluid flowing through the wellbore from the entry point of the fluid to the location of the generator.
US07770641B2	Method for enhancing oil recovery with an improved oil recovery surfactant A method for enhancing oil recovery includes the step of providing a subsurface reservoir containing hydrocarbons therewithin. A wellbore is provided in fluid communication with the subsurface reservoir. A surfactant-polymer solution is formed for injection into the reservoir. The surfactant-polymer solution is formed by mixing a composition with at least one surfactant, at least one polymer, and at least one co-solvent or co-surfactant such that the surfactant-polymer solution is clear and aqueous stable. The surfactant-polymer solution is injected through the wellbore into the reservoir. A chaser solution is formed for injection into the reservoir. The chaser solution has an additional predetermined quantity of the co-solvent or co-surfactant. The chaser solution is injected through the injection wellbore into the reservoir to increase the production of hydrocarbons from the reservoir while maintaining the clear and aqueous stability of the surfactant-polymer solution.
US07770636B2	Groundwater collecting apparatus A groundwater collecting apparatus which can continuously collect groundwater, and can selectively collect groundwater at a specific depth by directly generating vertical movement is provided. The groundwater collecting apparatus includes: a vibration unit selectively admitting groundwater which exists in the monitoring well according to vibration in a vertical direction; a driving unit being supplied a power to vibrate the vibration unit in a vertical direction; and a hollow guide pipe being connected to the vibration unit to guide the groundwater to a ground, the groundwater having flowed into the vibration unit through a channel inlet of the vibration unit.
US07770634B2	Gas lift apparatus for flushing and snubbing well A gas lift production apparatus is provided for use in flushing and snubbing well operation. The apparatus comprises upper production string and lower production string. The upper production string includes at least one side pocket mandrel carrying a gas lift valve, tubular strings connected with every side pocket mandrel, a sliding sleeve installed as part of the production string below side pocket mandrels and a latch seal assembly threaded in the tubular string below the sliding sleeve. The lower production string includes a single bore packer below the latch seal assembly, tubular strings, a landing nipple and a bell mouth at the bottom of the production string. The upper production string are run in and removed as a single unit from the packer which is anchored within the well casing. It is emphasized that this apparatus is provided with three functions such as producing a gas lift well, flushing well and snubbing well operation. Application of the apparatus will prevent flushing or killing fluid from polluting the reservoir and increase production efficiency.
US07770633B2	Plate type heat exchanger and method of manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a plate-type heat exchanger in which a heat medium is sealed in a hollow part of an airtight structure formed in the interior of a plate-like container, and the heat medium is moved by capillary force from a condensing part to an evaporating part in the hollow part along heat-medium-guiding grooves formed in the container's inside surface portions that face the hollow part; wherein a plastic workable metal plate of specific thermal conductivity is prepared; a carving tool is used to repeatedly carve out a surface portion of the metal plate at specific intervals along the surface portion, forming a plurality of plate-like fins; and a plurality of grooves formed between these fins is used as heat-medium-guiding grooves. A plate-type heat exchanger is obtained which comprises extremely small heat-medium-guiding grooves that have the necessary capillary force to move the heat medium from the condensing part to the evaporating part without affecting the set alignment or other such characteristics.
US07770632B2	Thermosiphon for laptop computers comprising a boiling chamber with a square wave partition The invention provides for an orientation insensitive heat exchanger assembly for cooling an electronic device comprising a hermetically sealed housing defining a boiling chamber and two condensing chambers. A partition is disposed in the boiling chamber and defines two sets of alternating channels extending in overlapping relationship to one another and with one set of alternating channels open to one of the condensing chambers and the other set of alternating channels open to the other condensing chamber for sealing the condensing chambers from one another. Coolant is maintained in each of the condensing chambers. In operation, if the thermosiphon is tilted with one side lower than the other, the channels open to the lower side are empty of coolant into the lower condensing chamber while the channels open to the opposite upper side hold the coolant over the entire boiling chamber aligning with an electronic device to continue cooling.
US07770629B2	Moulding mixture for producing casting moulds for metalworking The invention relates to a moulding mixture for producing casting moulds for metalworking, a process for producing casting moulds, casting moulds obtained by the process and also their use. To produce the casting moulds, a refractory mould raw material and a binder based on water glass are used. A proportion of a particulate metal oxide selected from the group consisting of silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide, titanium oxide and zinc oxide is added to the binder. Particular preference is given to using synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide as metal oxide.
US07770628B2	Control of casting machine Control is provided over the pouring of iron in the casting of iron pipe in a centrifugal casting machine. The initial flow of molten iron from the pouring ladle into the trough actuates an electric eye. A second electric eye is actuated when the molten iron has filled the pouring ladle. The centrifugal casting machine is rolled up to surround the trough, the bell end of the pipe to be formed being at the end of the trough. The molten iron is poured into the casting machine trough and flows into the bell section of the pipe being cast. The casting machine is then moved away from the trough end to form the rest of the pipe.
US07770620B2	Reinforced air bladder for safety tire The present invention provides a reinforced lightweight air bladder for a safety tire which can effectively suppress a radial growth under the normal running condition even if it is used for a long tire and, on the other hand, to suppress an occurrence of a crack in a tube under the runflat running condition, thereby exhibiting a superior durability.A hollow toric reinforced air bladder 1 is to be accommodated in a tire 2 to form a safety tire. The reinforced air bladder 1 is filled with the air at an internal pressure determined in relation to a given air pressure of the tire 2 to form a cavity S1 in tire 2. When the internal pressure of the cavity S1 of the tire 2 is dropped due to getting punctured or the like, the reinforced air bladder 2 is radially expanded to take over load support from the tire 2. The reinforced air bladder 1 comprises an air-impermeable tube 6 and a reinforcing hoop layer 7 surrounding entirely an outer circumference of a crown portion of the tube 6. The reinforcing hoop layer 7 is made of a low tension resistance material.
US07770616B2	Device and method for profiling tree trunks A device for machining, in particular, profiling tree trunks is provided, which includes two rotating machining tools (2, 3), whose axes (A, B) are essentially offset by 90° in relation to one another and are oriented in an essentially perpendicular direction to the longitudinal axis of the tree trunk. The first machining tool (2) and the second machining tool (3) are arranged in relation to one another in such a way that the first axis (A) and the second axis (B) lie on a common plane (E) and/or that their respective workpiece machining zones (I, II) at least partially overlap one another in the transversal direction of the tree trunk or adjoin one another.
US07770615B2	Ring saw A ring saw includes a disc body having a circumferential edge with a first circumferential bearing groove. A cutting ring is mounted for rotation about the circumferential edge of the body. The cutting ring has an inner annular surface that carries both a circumferential gear profile and a second circumferential bearing groove. Ball bearings are positioned in side by side relation in a circumferential bearing race defined by the first circumferential bearing groove and the second circumferential bearing groove. A circumferential seal is provided between the body and the cutting ring, which is adapted to prevent abrasives from entering into the bearing race and interfering with ball bearings. At least one driving gear is carried by the body and engaged with the circumferential gear profile to impart rotational movement to the cutting ring.
US07770613B2	Method and apparatus for loading catalyst Methods and apparatus are disclosed for filling solid particles into a vertical tube by conveying the particles downwardly into the tube along a loading tool that softens the fall of the particles and provides even filling of the tube. The loading tool includes a center member and a plurality of damper members that can be adapted in particular cases to the actual type of particles and the tube diameter. The damper members can be stiff or flexible since they do not occupy a substantial portion of the cross section of the tube at any particular axial location. In operation, the center member can be jerked during the filling operation while simultaneously being lifted up gradually as the tube fills or it can be sequentially lifted. The damper members reduce the falling velocity of the particles and divert the particles from falling in straight downward paths. This avoids bridge formation and breakage of the particles during filling.
US07770610B2	System and method for in-structure delivery of air for filling of breathing apparatus An in-structure air delivery system comprises a control panel and a plurality of air delivery lines. The control panel is located at a first location in the structure and has an air supply inlet. Each air delivery line extends from the control panel to a different location in the structure. Valves are configured to selectively control the flow of air through each of the air delivery lines. In a method of use, a high pressure air supply such as a portable compressor is connected to the inlet of the system. Air is selectively delivered to one or more of the delivery lines. A control unit is connected to the outlet of the delivery line. Air is supplied to the control unit. The control unit is used to regulate the flow of air to a component of breathing equipment, such as to a firefighter's breathing equipment air cylinder to be re-filled.
US07770606B2	Upper side, in particular paper side, and papermaking-machine fabric An upper side for a multiple-layer sheet-forming fabric has a multiplicity of longitudinal threads woven with a multiplicity of transverse threads and thereby form repeats in the longitudinal and transverse directions. The transverse-thread repeat contains three times as many threads as the longitudinal-thread repeat. The longitudinal-thread repeat has at least three threads. The transverse-thread repeat has at least nine threads. All longitudinal threads run alternately over three transverse threads and under three transverse threads, and subsequently under the remaining transverse threads of a transverse thread repeat. Two directly adjacent longitudinal threads are displaced with respect to one another in the longitudinal direction by at least three transverse threads.
US07770603B2	Flexible tubular pipe with an anti-wear sheath A flexible tubular conduit for transporting hydrocarbons comprising at least two metal sheathing covers which are separated by a plastic anti-wear layer. Each cover is produced by helically winding a metal longitudinal element. The anti-wear layer is produced by helically winding a plastic material strip. The plastic material comprises an amorphous polymer with a glass transition temperature ranging from 175 to 255° C.
US07770600B2	Hydraulic restrictor A hydraulic restrictor comprising: a passage along which hydraulic fluid flows; a member which extends along the passage, the member restricting the flow along the passage; and structure for selectively securing the member at a plurality of different positions along the passage thereby to enable variation in the restriction on flow along the passage, the securing structure securing the member at each position by securing the member against the side wall of the passage.
US07770595B2	Flow control valve In one embodiment, a constant-flow valve assembly is provided that comprises a first fluid passageway carrying fluid at a first fluid pressure, a piston chamber, and a second fluid passageway connected to the chamber and carrying fluid at the second fluid pressure. A third fluid passageway is configured to carry fluid at a third fluid pressure. An adjustable valve member is provided between the chamber and the third passageway to provide constant fluid flow to the third passageway. An adjustable restrictor assembly is positioned between the first and second fluid passageways. An inlet portion of the restrictor assembly receives fluid at the first fluid pressure and directs the fluid to a restrictor. An outlet portion receives fluid from the restrictor and directs the fluid to the second fluid passageway at the second fluid pressure. The restrictor is movable to adjust the position of entry and exit portions relative to the inlet and outlet portions to adjust a fluid flow rate through fluid pathway to the second fluid passageway, thereby adjusting the flow rate through the valve assembly.
US07770591B2	Tent frame A tent frame includes two main supporting units, a connecting rod unit interconnecting the main supporting units, and two oblique supporting units. Each main supporting unit includes two foot rods, first and second corner connectors mounted respectively on the foot rods, an intermediate connector, a first supporting rod interconnecting the first corner connector and a first rod connecting portion of the intermediate connector, and a second supporting rod interconnecting the second corner connector and a second rod connecting portion of the intermediate connector. Each oblique supporting unit is mounted on a respective one of the main supporting units, and includes a first strut interconnecting the first corner connector and the second rod connecting portion, and a second strut interconnecting the second corner connector and the first rod connecting portion.
US07770590B2	Housing having an expansion tent A housing has an expansion tent connectable thereto. A bag-shaped cover is present, and has an opening permanently connected to the housing. The cover forms the interior surface of the erected expansion tent, and is suitable for hermetically sealing off the interior of the housing and the expansion tent with respect to the environment. Sealing can be provided during all operating conditions, while erecting the tent, and while dismantling the tent.
US07770589B2	Water powered eductor cleaner A water-powered eductor cleaner for removing accumulated matter from within a chamber of an eductor. The water-powered eductor cleaner includes an eductor cleaning system for separating accumulated matter from the inside walls of the eductor chamber. The eductor cleaning system utilizes a high-pressured water stream from within the eductor chamber to provide the energy to move the eductor cleaning system between the inside walls of the eductor chamber, thereby engaging and dislodging the accumulated matter.
US07770587B2	Interlocking container A case for storing a cosmetic is provided. The case has a base with a first latch portion and configured to support the cosmetic, a cover securable to the base and having a second latch portion, and an applicator for applying the cosmetic and having a third latch portion. The third latch portion engages the first latch portion and the second latch portion to secure the cover to the base when the case is in a closed position.
US07770586B2	Hair inserting tool A hair inserter for inserting a hair bundle into a flat tubular hair holder made of a sheet in such a design that the hair bundle can be inserted therein from an upper opening at one end thereof toward a lower opening at the other end thereof. The hair inserter has a long main body having, at one end portion thereof, a hair catching part capable of catching a hair bundle and is configured to be smoothly inserted with a hair bundle caught on the hair catching part through the inside of the tubular hair holder from the opening toward the opening.
US07770583B2	Surgical drape with extensible instrument holder straps A surgical drape for use during surgery of a patient includes a sheet that is configured for covering at least a portion of the patient during surgery. At least one instrument holder strap is attached to a front surface of the drape, the strap having a first end affixed to the drape, an opposite releasable attachment end, and an elastomeric section between the affixed end and the attachment end such that the strap can be stretched to attach surgical instruments to various locations on the drape.
US07770579B2	Characterisation of mask systems A method and a CPAP apparatus for characterizing a plurality of different mask systems, e.g., masks and hoses, are provided. The CPAP apparatus can be calibrated for different mask systems and hoses by including sensors configured to measure flow and pressure at a flow generator of the CPAP apparatus. When the flow generator is fitted to a new mask system, or any changes are made to an existing mask system, mask or patient interface and/or hose, a method for calibrating the flow generator for the new mask system, mask and/or hose is provided. The method includes determining air flow characteristics using flow measurements made during a first test period when the flow through the mask system is open, measuring or estimating pressure in the mask system during a second test period when the flow through the mask system is blocked and determining air flow characteristics of the diffuser of the mask system using the air flow characteristics of the air delivery hose determined during the first test period and the pressure measurements made during the second test period.
US07770578B2	Sleep apnea treatment apparatus Improved methodology and apparatus for the clinical study and treatment of sleep apnea which incorporates one or more of the following features: (1) application of mono-level, alternating high and low level, or variable positive airway pressure generally within the airway of the patient with the mono-level, high and low level, or variable airway pressure generally being coordinated with and/or responsive to the spontaneous respiration of the patient, (2) usage of adjustably programmable pressure ramp circuitry capable of producing multiple pressure ramp cycles of predetermined duration and pattern whereby the ramp cycles may be customized to accommodate the specific needs of an individual sleep apnea patient so as to ease the patient's transition from wakefulness to sleep, (3) remote control or patient-sensed operation of the apparatus, (4) employment of safety circuitry, reset circuitry and minimum system leak assurance circuitry, controls and methods, and (5) utilization of clinical control circuitry whereby sleep disorder data may be compiled and appropriate therapy implemented during a one-night sleep study.
US07770577B2	Methods and devices for treating lung dysfunction Methods and devices useful for treatment of lung conditions resulting from dysfunction of normal pulmonary physiology.
US07770575B2	Multiware sawing machine for the cutting of material in block form The sawing machine according to the invention comprises a double portal structure (11) with two pairs of uprights (11.1), along which slides a respective ram (13). The rams (13) bear four support shafts (15), superposed in pairs and each supporting a coaxial roller, respectively a plurality of coaxial pulleys (18), mutually juxtaposed in packet fashion, having coplanar races according to respective vertical planes. A shaft (15) rotates integrally with the respective roller, or with the respective packet of pulleys (18). The other rollers, or packets of pulleys (18) are idle. On sets of four coplanar races is wound a corresponding wire or cutting tool (19) in closed loop, to execute the cut in a corresponding vertical plane of a block of material (B).
US07770573B2	Portable camouflage blind for hunting What is disclosed is a portable hunting screen. The hunting screen comprises a frame, camouflage material, and an opening through which a weapon can be fired.
US07770572B2	Paint ball gun A paint ball gun includes a frame defining a frame bore therein and a valve located below the frame. The valve communicates with a first path which communicates with the barrel. A bolt and a strike rod are received in the frame bore. The valve guides pressurized air to the rear end of the strike rod to move the strike rod to push the bolt which has a central passage. When shooting, the central passage opened and the pressurized air flows through the central passage to eject paint balls.
US07770571B2	Anti-jam mechanism An anti-jam firing mechanism comprises a front bolt movable between a first position and a second position, in which a crossover point is positioned between the first position and the second position. The front bolt is operative to engage a frangible projectile, such as a paintball, as the front bolt moves from the first position to the second position. A drive mechanism drives the front bolt with either a first force or a second force. The drive mechanism drives the front bolt with the first force when the front bolt travels between the first position and the crossover point. When the front bolt travels between the crossover point and the second position, the drive mechanism drives the front bolt with the second force. Typically, the first force is less than a projectile rupturing force.
US07770570B2	Paint ball gun with rotatable ball receiving member A paint ball gun includes a ball receiving member rotatably received in the top tube of the paint ball gun and the ball receiving member includes a space defined therein which communicates with a receiving hole so that paint balls drop into the space via the receiving hole. The ball receiving member is connected with a rotary unit which is controlled by operation of the trigger powered by a power unit which introduces pressurized air to activate the rotary unit which rotates the ball receiving member. The receiving hole communicates with a hopper to receive a paint ball and pressurized air cannot enter into the ball receiving member when the ball receiving member is in the first position. The receiving hole is sealed and pressurized air enters into the ball receiving member to shoot the paint ball when the ball receiving member is in the second position.
US07770568B1	Dual-cam archery bow with simultaneous power cable take-up and let-out A cam assembly for an archery bow comprises: a journal for letting out a draw cable as the bow is drawn and the cam assembly rotates; a take-up mechanism for taking up a first power cable; and a let-out mechanism for letting out a second power cable. A second similar cam assembly comprises: a journal for letting out the draw cable; a take-up mechanism for taking up the second power cable; and a let-out mechanism for letting out the first power cable. Draw force versus draw distance for the bow is at least in part determined by: relative rates of take-up and let-out of the first power cable by the first and second cam assemblies, respectively; and relative rates of take-up and let-out of the second power cable by the second and first cam assemblies, respectively.
US07770567B1	Safety trigger for a crossbow A trigger assembly for a crossbow comprises a caliper, a trigger mechanism, a safety mechanism, and a bolt sensor. The caliper retains or releases a bowstring. The trigger mechanism holds the caliper against its bias to retain the bowstring, or releases the caliper to release the bowstring and fire the crossbow. The safety mechanism in a safety-on arrangement blocks the trigger mechanism or in a safety-off arrangement enables movement of the trigger mechanism. The bolt sensor biases the safety mechanism toward its safety-on arrangement when no bolt is present, or is held against its bias by a bolt to enable movement of the safety mechanism into its safety-off arrangement.
US07770564B2	Diffuser plate for improved mixing of EGR gas An apparatus configured for the mixing of two fluids traveling in substantially perpendicular directions. The apparatus includes a cylindrical member including a longitudinal conduit. The member also includes at least one diffusing plate. The diffusing plate includes a surface with a larger area and a surface with a smaller area. The larger area surface includes a plurality of apertures. The bore directs one of the fluids onto the larger area of the diffusing plate and through the apertures. The smaller surface of the diffusing plate is orientated in the direction of travel of the second fluid.
US07770561B2	Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine includes a low-pressure fuel feed system that feeds low-pressure fuel pressurized by a feed pump to first delivery pipes through a low-pressure fuel feed pipe, first injectors capable of injecting the low-pressure fuel into intake ports, a high-pressure fuel feed system that feeds high-pressure fuel pressurized by a high-pressure pump to second delivery pipes through a high-pressure fuel feed pipe, and second injectors capable of injecting the high-pressure fuel into combustion chambers. A bypass passage communicates the first delivery pipe with the second delivery pipe, and a check valve is provided in the bypass pipe for preventing flow of the fuel from the second delivery pipe to the first delivery pipe. Thus, transmission of fuel pressure pulsation caused by driving of the high-pressure pump is effectively restricted, so that an appropriate amount of fuel can be supplied to the engine for improved control of the air/fuel ratio.
US07770560B2	System and control method for an engine having two types of fuel injectors A reduced cost dual fuel injection system and method is described. Port fuel injectors and direct fuel injectors may be operated by using common injector drivers.
US07770558B2	Intake air control system for internal combustion engine An intake air control system for an internal combustion engine having at least one intake valve and a valve operating characteristic varying mechanism which continuously varies a lift amount of the at least one intake valve of the engine. A target intake air flow rate of the engine is calculated along with a command value of the lift amount according to a target engine rotational speed set in an idling condition of the engine and the target intake air flow rate when the engine is determined to be in an idling condition. The valve operating characteristic varying mechanism is controlled according to the calculated lift amount command value.
US07770557B2	Throttle body, method of adjusting opening of opener, and method of manufacturing throttle body A throttle body (2) includes a resin main body (3) defining a bore (7) through which intake air flows, a valve body (60) having a shaft part (20) rotatably supported by the resin body (3) and a valve part (4) for opening and closing the bore (7) of the main body (3), and a resin cover body (40) attached to the main body (3). The cover body (4) is attached to the main body (3) by welding.
US07770554B2	Recoil starter A recoil starter includes a base plate that has a bearing portion formed therein and a rotary shaft that is supported by the bearing portion so as to pass through the base plate. A rope reel is rotatably supported at one side of the base plate, and a recoil rope is wound around the rope reel. A recoil spiral spring urges the rope reel to rewind the recoil rope. A damper spring has one end connected to the rotary shaft and the other end connected to the rope reel, and a clutch mechanism is disposed on an end of the rotary shaft at the other side of the base plate. The clutch mechanism transfers a rotational force to an engine.
US07770545B2	Reformed alcohol power systems Improved alcohol reforming processes and reformed alcohol power systems utilizing those processes are disclosed. In preferred embodiments, the alcohol reforming processes utilize a thermally conductive reforming catalyst that allows efficient, low-temperature reforming of an alcohol fuel to produce a reformate gas mixture comprising hydrogen. The present invention makes possible the efficient utilization of alcohol fuels in an internal combustion engine to generate electrical or mechanical power such as in vehicular applications.
US07770544B2	Heat recovery steam generator In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a first vessel for holding a mixture of steam and water is disclosed. At least one first manifold is in fluid communication with the first vessel, the at least one first manifold is for receiving water from the first vessel. At least one second manifold is in fluid communication with the first vessel and in parallel spaced relation to the first manifold, the at least one second manifold is for returning a mixture of steam and water to the first vessel. At least one tube is in fluid communication with the at least one first manifold and the at least one second manifold, and a plurality of fins extends radially outward from an outer surface of the at least one tube.
US07770542B2	Apparatus for securing livestock An improved squeeze chute includes opposing neck bar assemblies. Each neck bar assembly is mounted to a head door of a cattle chute of the type where the head doors pivot in unison between open and closed positions. Each neck bar assembly may be independently actuated to move the neck bar from a first position close to the head door and separated from the center line of the squeeze chute to a second position spaced away from the squeeze chute and closer to the center line of the squeeze chute.
US07770541B2	Animal training device responsive to an audible signal Described is an animal training device for delivering a response signal in response to receiving an audible signal. The animal training device is adapted to be carried by an animal and delivers the response signal, which includes a stimulus to the animal and an animal location indicator, in response to receiving the audible signal, which includes a voice command and other distinguishable sounds. The animal training device allows an animal handler to deliver a stimulus to the animal and generate a location indicator without using an additional device, such as a handheld transmitter.
US07770540B2	Exercise and perch system for domestic cats A collapsible and scaleable floor to ceiling post forming an exercise and perch system for domestic cats. Using integral platforms (37,44) that function as steps and perching areas (35). The post may be adjusted to different ceiling heights by adding or removing interchangeable sections (41,44) and provides fine adjustment with a telescopic section that is spring biased (28) to limit forces on the ceiling. The step/platforms are rotationally spaced by 120 degrees for an optimal rise to run ratio resulting in climbing comfort, ascend and descend speed, safety, and contemporary appearance. The post has a cross-section that forces step and loft mounting at 120° intervals using multiples of three cross-sectional facets. The assembly provides for a removable scratching area near the bottom of the post and padded perch area nearest the ceiling.
US07770538B2	Apparatus and method for coating printed sheets Printed sheets are delivered from a printer to a coating machine which feeds the sheets successively to a coating nip formed between a coating cylinder and an impression cylinder. A transport mechanism advances the sheets through the coating nip. The arrival of each sheet is sensed, and a control unit determines a speed necessary for each sheet to be initially fed in order to reach the coating nip simultaneously with an image area of the coating cylinder and with grippers of the transport mechanism, as well as at a speed equal to a surface speed of the coating cylinder. Independently driven rollers advance each sheet at that sheet's determined speed (e.g., acceleration or deceleration).
US07770536B2	Coating abluminal surfaces of stents and other implantable medical devices A sleeve is positioned over a radially-expandable rod assembly and a stent is positioned over the sleeve. A mandrel is inserted into the rod assembly to thereby press the sleeve against the inner surface of the stent and expand the stent. A coating (such as a solvent, a polymer and/or a therapeutic substance) is then applied to the outer (abluminal) surfaces of the stent, by spraying, for example. The sleeve advantageously prevents the coating material from being applied to inner (luminal) surfaces of the stent and also allows the coating material to be efficiently applied to the abluminal surfaces.
US07770535B2	Chemical solution application apparatus and chemical solution application method An object is to provide a chemical solution application apparatus capable of applying a chemical solution evenly and without irregularity by a spin coating method. A plurality of nozzles are provided for applying a chemical solution to an application object that is fixed over a stage. Each of the nozzles is individually mobile in vertical and horizontal directions. For this reason, controlling a discharging point or pattern is possible, and application responding to a wider viscosity range of chemical solutions is possible. By implementing the present invention, a chemical solution application apparatus equipped with a discharging method of a chemical solution by which a coating film having a small film thickness distribution over an entire substrate and an even thickness can be obtained, as well as for which use efficiency is improved by cutting down on waste of a chemical solution to be discharged.
US07770533B2	Bird flight diversion device and system for fixing same to overhead wires and cables The invention relates to a device for diverting the flight of birds in order to prevent collisions with overhead wires and cables, such as high-voltage lines. The inventive device comprises a system for fixing same to overhead wires and cables, from which a central body is suspended. The fixing system enables the device to be mounted to or removed from overhead wires and cables of different diameters manually by one person. The diversion device comprises a modular construction, thereby facilitating the transport thereof and the replacement of any part if necessary. Once assembled, the volume of the device is greater than that of the individual parts. All of the device is made form an electrically-insulating polymer material which does not corrode the cables or wires. Moreover, the device can move and the components thereof can have different colors in order to render same more visible. In addition, the components of the device are perforated such as to have low wind resistance.
US07770527B2	Blueprint display table A display table movable between a standing position and a folded position is disclosed, comprising a back, a table top pivotable with respect to the back, a middle leg pivotable with respect to the back, and a brace pivotable with respect to the back and slidably received in the middle leg. In the standing position the brace engages the middle leg so as to resist movement of the middle leg with respect to the brace.
US07770525B2	System and method for segregating an energy storage system from piping and cabling on a hybrid energy vehicle A system is provided for segregating an energy storage system from at least one of at least one air pipe and at least one electric cable of a hybrid energy vehicle. The energy storage system includes at least one energy storage device and at least one hybrid cable. The system includes a pair of first regions proximately positioned below a respective pair of walkways extending along opposing sides of the vehicle, and a second region positioned between the pair of first regions. The energy storage system and at least one of the at least one air pipe and at least one electric cable are respectively positioned within one of the pair of first regions and the second region to segregate the energy storage system from at least one of the at least one air pipe and at least one electric cable of the hybrid energy vehicle.
US07770524B1	Drive and secure mechanism for toy vehicle and track A toy vehicle and a track are provided. The track includes a first recess underneath a first rack and a second recess underneath a second rack opposite the first rack, and the vehicle includes a first coupler with a first lateral portion for insertion into the first recess and a second lateral portion for insertion into the second recess, such that the first lateral portion is adapted to move in the first recess and the second lateral portion is adapted to move in the second recess during motion of the vehicle along the track so as to secure the vehicle to the track. Also, magnet-coupling elements may be provided. Further, the vehicle includes gears disposed near the bottom of the vehicle, and the track includes a pair of opposed racks to cooperate with teeth of the gears to impart motion to the vehicle along the track.
US07770522B2	Security arrangement for person transporting systems such as fun-rides A security arrangement for passengers in transport systems and fun-rides, more particularly amusement devices such as roller coasters or the like, comprising a holding means (3), with the aid of which the passenger to be secured is prevented from leaving a secured ride position, more particularly a seat (2), the holding means being able to assume at least one open and a plurality of securing positions, the different securing positions of the holding means being associated with at least two secured position ranges, which are detected by a signal producing means (7, 9 and 10) associated with the holding means (3).
US07770521B2	Method and apparatus for a projectile incorporating a metastable interstitial composite material A method and apparatus for incorporating nanophase elemental materials and metastable interstitial composite materials into projectiles, projectile fragments, ordnance casings, warheads and structural components. The projectile, fragments and casings include an elemental material capable of oxidizing. A coating material that is capable of preventing oxidation of the elemental material and an oxidizing agent may be present and be capable of reacting with the elemental material so that a self-propagating high temperature synthesis reaction from a stabilized solid material is yielded for the purpose of rendering terminal effects or thermal impact to a target at impact.
US07770516B2	Apparatus and method for forming pattern An apparatus and method for forming a pattern is provided, to improve a yield by decreasing the tack time for cleaning a printing plate. The apparatus includes a stage; a substrate loaded on the stage; a printing plate positioned on the stage; a printing unit that prints a printing material patterned by a predetermined pattern of the printing plate on the substrate; and a removing unit having a film so as to remove the unused printing material of the printing plate.
US07770515B2	Frying vessel for deep fryer apparatus Frying vessel for a deep fryer apparatus, the frying vessel is closed with a bottom part from the bottom and with side wall from the side, a substantially horizontally formed electric heating element which is immersed in the frying oil and is in direct contact with the same is placed within the vessel, and at the bottom part of the vessel an outlet is provided. The bottom part of the vessel comprises a downwardly narrowing funneled portion, and the outlet is formed in the funneled portion.
US07770513B2	Puffing apparatus for producing cereal crackers An apparatus for making an expanded food product from a starch-containing raw material includes a heatable pressure-baking and expansion mold and a raw material supply system. The heatable pressure-baking and expansion mold comprises at least one movable mold element connected to powered driving system that moves the mold element upwardly and downwardly in a vertical direction. The raw material supply system comprises a sliding plate system for transporting a given quantity of raw material from a raw material source into the mold. The driving system comprises a hydraulic cylinder directly attached to the mold element. The vertical axis of the mold element and of the hydraulic cylinder falls substantially along the same vertical line. The hydraulic cylinder is connected to a central high-pressure oil feed line of a hydraulic oil pressure generator system that continuously delivers oil at a constantly high-pressure to the hydraulic drive cylinder. The hydraulic cylinder is connected to a central oil return line which flows the utilized oil back to an oil reservoir of the oil pressure generator.
US07770509B2	Valve cap There is disclosed a valve cap for sealing an aperture in a pump; a plugging assembly for use in a valve cap to provide a seal at an aperture in a pump; a docking unit for use with a plugging assembly for sealing an aperture in a pump; and a method of sealing an aperture in a pump. In an embodiment of the invention, a valve cap (10) for sealing an aperture (12) in a pump is disclosed which comprises a valve plug (16) for locating against a wall (18) of the aperture, the plug including, a first engaging means (40); a compression unit (20) fastened to the pump, the compression unit including a plurality of springs (56) to apply a compressive load upon the plug and second engaging means (62, 64); a docking unit (24) for landing on the compression unit, the docking unit including one or more pistons (92) to apply a compressive load upon said springs and third engaging means (74, 76, 78); wherein said first and third engaging means sequentially interlock with said second engaging means to lock said plug to said compression unit and seal said plug against said aperture.
US07770506B2	Armored cab for vehicles An armored cab for a vehicle is provided, the cab including multiple layers of armoring material, and having a shape to assist in the deflection of radar and the various types of ordinance which may be fired or exploded against the armored cab.
US07770505B2	Protective ballistic weapons stands and transparent shields useable therewith A ballistic weapon stand has a base plate for mounting armor panels having front and rear faces. The armor panels are fastened to and extend upwardly from the base at an angle in the range of 10-30° with respect to the vertical to define a protected space behind the panels. Struts are welded to the base plate and extend upwardly toward and through an opening in a middle armor panel and between the edges of the middle armor panel and side armor panels. Welding plates are constructed and arranged for welding to the struts on the rear faces of the armor plates. The welding plates extend over the rear faces of the armor plates at junctions between the armor plates. A weapon platform is disposed on a second portion of at least one of the struts for mounting a weapon in the protected space to fire out past the front face of the armor panels. A transparent projectile defeating shield is mounted to swivel with the weapon, preferably on the weapons stand. The transparent shield may have one-way visibility so that a gunner is not visible to adversaries, but adversaries are visible to the gunner.
US07770503B2	Equipment for recharge of cartridges, recharge method and recharged cartridges The present invention refers to equipment, for the recharging firearm cartridges, having four modules that can operate jointly or separately. The equipment includes a calibrating press, that calibrates and removes a deflagrated fuse of the case through the movement of the piston tool ports and a washing turbine having a rotating nucleus that moves angularly between 90 and −90 degrees to facilitate loading, washing and discharging of the cases. The equipment also includes a fuse press for fuse assembly in the case, with automatic rejection of the defective cases through pneumatic auxiliary cylinders of high sensitivity. The press includes a case feeder system; a rotating disk; and a reservoir feeder of fuses. The press also includes a dosage press for the assembly and packing of the cartridges, with movements synchronized vertically, circular and lineal, with main cylinder and commanded by panel provided with commands for control of the gunpowder dosage.
US07770502B2	Laser-guided paper trimmer A cutting device for paper or other materials including a substantially flat base, a manually-operated cutting blade assembly, a sighting device, and a switch is provided. The base is adapted to receive substantially thin or flat materials for cutting. The manually-operated cutting blade assembly is pivotally attached to either side of the base and includes an elongated cutting arm positioned over a predetermined line of cut on the base. The sighting device includes a housing and an adjustable light source mounted within and protected by the housing, wherein the light source projects a fixed line of visible light along the predetermined line of cut. The switch and switch actuator activate and deactivate the light source.
US07770501B2	Miter saw having compact gear case at cutting portion A miter saw having a cutting portion movable toward and away from a base and laterally tiltable for bevel cutting. A gear case is provided at the cutting portion and is positioned at one lateral side of the cutting portion. A bearing holder is provided in the gear case for holding a bearing which rotatably supports a spindle for a circular saw blade. The bearing holder has a thickness smaller than an axial length of the bearing. A first bearing nip member in contact with one axial end of the bearing is fixed to one side of the bearing holder, and a second bearing nip member in contact with another axial end of the bearing is fixed to another side of the bearing holder. These nip members are made from a material having a mechanical strength higher than that of the bearing holder.
US07770497B2	Method and apparatus for cutting a core The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for cutting a sleeve to a predetermined length. The sleeve is first moved the direction of the longitudinal axis through a distance corresponding to the required cutting length, a rotating saw blade is driven through the outer surface of the sleeve but not through the inner surface, the sleeve is rotated through a first revolution whereupon the direction of rotation of the sleeve is set to be the same as the direction of rotation of the blade, the blade is driven through the inner surface of the sleeve and the sleeve is rotated until the cut extends around the sleeve.
US07770496B2	Extension apparatus for hardware and tools A device that enables a user to install most any hardware item into any structure. The inventive apparatus includes a core portion with a standard female ACME thread so the core may be threaded onto a standard extension pole. At the upper end of the core is a cavity designed to accept wafers for various purposes. Hardware installing wafers are designed to accept pieces of hardware in a particular class and size such as eyebolts, hooks, right-angle hooks, and other suspension hardware. Tool wafers are wafers with various tools attached to them for performing different operations such as prying, lifting, nailing, tacking, threading, scrapping, grasping, cutting, drilling, marking, hole punching, and so on. Attachment wafers attach various implements and devices to the core.
US07770495B1	Ratchet connector A ratchet connector includes a driving element, a control ring, and a working element. A tooth block is disposed in an open groove of the driving element. Both sides of the tooth block have several teeth. The control ring is mounted on the driving element to control the tooth block to move along the bottom of the open groove. The working element is mounted on the driving element. The teeth of the tooth block engage with the ratchet teeth on an inner surface of the working element.
US07770493B2	Bolt and screw holding tool to aide in assembly or disassembly process An assembly of punched and formed material that has an ergonomically designed hood which covers a torsion spring that connects the hood to the formed and punched hook and a sliding base. The base and hood thereof is inserted and secured to the hook which allows the base to slide as the hood assembly is being pinched which opens the hook and allows the tool to be placed onto the threads of bolts, screws, or small pipe.

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