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| US07796219B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
An orientation controller which divides a pixel into a plurality of different priority alignment regions and an additional orientation controller are provided in a pixel. The additional orientation controller is provided at least at an end of a pixel of a long-side alignment region formed along the long side of the pixel among the divided alignment regions, for example, around a center position of the long side of the pixel. The additional orientation controller can be realized, for example, by forming a cutout pattern in a side of a first electrode (pixel electrode) forming a part of the pixel. Because the alignment direction is also controlled by the additional orientation controller, the alignment of liquid crystal in this region is stabilized. |
| US07796216B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and electronic apparatus
The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a liquid crystal display panel 2 containing a liquid crystal having an alignment state which is so controlled that: a transmission intensity at an oblique viewing angle is greater than a frontal transmission intensity assuming a frontal transmittance of 1 for a white display and a transmittance of 1 at the oblique viewing angle for a white display; and a first region and a second region coexist in one or multiple picture element regions constituting a pixel, excess brightness occurring at the oblique viewing angle in the first region, no excess brightness occurring at the oblique viewing angle in the second region. The liquid crystal display device also includes a panel, 3, for use in viewing angle property control setting all or part of the second region of the liquid crystal display panel 2 to either a light-blocking state or a light-transmitting state as viewed from an oblique direction. Thus, the structure, although simple, can switch the liquid crystal display panel between narrow viewing angle properties and wide viewing angle properties. |
| US07796206B2 |
Image displaying apparatus
An image displaying apparatus including the housing, and a panel module, having a frame of a rectangular shape in an outer configuration thereof, and a display panel with a display surface which is mounted on the frame, and being attached on the housing. The frame includes a flange portion formed along an outer periphery of the frame and extending in a direction substantially parallel to the display surface of the display panel. The flange portion is provided with a reinforcement portion extending along substantially an entirety of an outer periphery of the flange portion of the frame. |
| US07796202B2 |
Liquid crystal display and fabricating method thereof
A liquid crystal display device and its fabricating method are discussed. According to an embodiment, the liquid crystal display at least one signal line disposed in a display area and extending to a non-display area located outside the display area, a common line crossing the signal line in the non-display area, at least one static electricity preventing element connected between the common line and the signal line in the non-display area, and at least one static electricity preventing auxiliary electrode projected towards the signal line from the static electricity preventing element in the non-display area. |
| US07796198B2 |
Display control apparatus of display panel, and display device having display control apparatus
In a display control apparatus which is supplied with an input synchronizing signal and an input video signal, and which generates display data from the input video signal on the basis of the input synchronizing signal, and supplies the display data to display means, when a change is detected in a cycle of the input synchronizing signal, the display means is supplied with display data of a frame prior to the occurrence of the change in the cycle, throughout a subsequent predetermined number of frame periods. |
| US07796194B2 |
Automatic video format identification system
A video format identification system includes a master clock circuit which provides timing and counting signals, a synchronization activity detector operatively coupled to the master clock circuit, and a synchronization width qualifier configured to filter out noise or reference burst signals from showing up as sync signals. The system also includes a synchronization detector which regulates the rate of the incoming sync signal, a color burst sampler providing a window for sampling a reference color burst after the sync signal has occurred, and a color burst detector which looks for at least three transitions from a burst signal before it qualifies the as an appropriate reference color burst. A format sample timer generates sample clock signals. A format sample counter produces “take format” signals which are utilized by a set of format counter. The system further includes a video format identifier which enables a particular video format to be directed to a respective video connector. |
| US07796191B1 |
Edge-preserving vertical interpolation
One embodiment of an edge-preserving vertical interpolation system constructs a de-interlaced video frame on a pixel-by-pixel basis using an edge-preserving vertical interpolation technique. Pixels within a pixel window centered about a selected pixel determine the direction of an intensity gradient associated with the selected pixel. A first pixel is constructed by interpolating between pixels that are perpendicular to the direction of the intensity gradient and a confidence factor is computed that indicates the likelihood that there is only one edge within the pixel window. A second pixel is constructed using a non-edge-preserving vertical interpolation technique. Interpolating between the first pixel and the second pixel based on the confidence factor generates a pixel in the de-interlaced video frame corresponding to the selected pixel. Unlike prior art techniques, the present invention does not attempt to correlate between pixel features and is therefore more robust to noisy pixel data than prior art techniques. |
| US07796189B2 |
2-2 pulldown signal detection device and a 2-2 pulldown signal detection method
According to one embodiment, when portions that should be “strong” are decided not to be “weak” on the 2-2 pulldown pattern of an inter-field correlation, if conditions are not established in which the correlation between the current field and the field before its one field is “strong”, the correlation between field before its one field and the field before its two field of the current field is “strong”, and the correlation between the current field and the field before its one field is “weak”, the decision that the input image signal is a 2-2 pulldown signal continues. |
| US07796188B2 |
Compact image sensor package and method of manufacturing the same
An exemplary image sensor package includes a base, an image sensor chip, a bonding layer, and an imaging lens. The image sensor chip is disposed on the base. The image sensor chip includes a photosensitive area. The bonding layer is disposed on at least one of the image sensor chip and the base. The bonding pads surround the photosensitive area. The imaging lens is adhered onto the bonding layer and hermetically seals the photosensitive area with the bonding layer. The imaging lens is configured for forming images on the photosensitive area. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the image sensor package. |
| US07796185B2 |
Driving method for solid-state imaging device and solid-state imaging device
There is provided a driving method for a solid-state imaging device in which the number of effective pixels is not reduced, a difference between resolutions in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction is not caused, blurring of an image is reduced as compared with conventional cases, image inconsistency at high luminance is not caused, and the dynamic range is wide. The driving method for the solid-state imaging device includes, for each pixel, an adding step of adding a first signal charge generated from incident light at a first sensitivity within a field period of a field which temporally precedes a predetermined field, out of two different fields located at a temporally equal distance from the predetermined field, the two different fields and the predetermined field being included in a frame, a second signal charge generated from incident light at a second sensitivity within a field period of the predetermined field, and a third signal charge generated from incident light at the first sensitivity within a field period of a field which temporally follows the predetermined field out of the two different fields. |
| US07796181B2 |
Color temperature conversion element, color temperature conversion device and illuminator
A color temperature conversion element includes a diffractive optical element that includes a polymer and a liquid crystal and diffracts light with a specific wavelength in incident light. |
| US07796180B2 |
Method for calculating circular symmetrical microlens/color filter array shift
An image sensor formed with shifts among the optical parts of the sensor and the photosensitive parts of the sensor. Exemplary methods of calculating the desired shift are described and include a circular, symmetric design for the shift. The exemplary methods can also be used to calculate a correction coefficient for performing shading correction on signals that are output from the array and digitized. |
| US07796178B2 |
Camera capable of storing the central coordinates of a reproduction image that has been enlarged
A camera comprises a reproduction mode changeover unit that changes over between a single image reproduction mode and a magnified reproduction mode; a display position change unit that changes a center coordinate point of an image; a display center storage unit that stores the center coordinate point of the image; an enlargement position flag storage unit that stores either one of a first flag and a second flag; and a control unit that, when the magnified reproduction mode has been changed to the single image reproduction mode in a first operational manner, stores the first flag in the enlargement position flag storage unit, and, when the magnified reproduction mode has been changed to the single image reproduction mode in a second operational manner, stores the second flag in the enlargement position flag storage unit. |
| US07796177B2 |
Digital camera and controlling method for digital camera
A CCD for receiving subject light flux that has passed through a photographing lens and outputting subject image signals, and a rear liquid crystal monitor for displaying a moving image of the subject based on the subject image signals, and a release button that is operated in order to instruct execution of an exposure operation are provided, wherein live view display is performed on the rear liquid crystal monitor at a first update cycle until the release button is pressed down halfway, and live view display is performed on the liquid crystal monitor at a second cycle that is shorter than the first update cycle after the release button has been pressed down halfway. |
| US07796176B2 |
Phase adjusting device, phase adjusting method, and digital camera
A temperature detecting unit detects a temperature of an imaging element for imaging an image signal. A storage unit stores phase change of a pulse, which is used by the imaging element when imaging the image signal, involved in temperature change of the imaging element in association with the temperature change. A timing adjustment unit checks temperature information of the imaging element detected by the temperature detecting unit with the phase change stored in the storage unit, and adjusts the phase of the pulse. |
| US07796175B2 |
Solid state imaging device with vertical transfer groups
A solid state imaging device including a plurality of photo diodes disposed in a matrix shape, a vertical transfer unit disposed along each vertical column of the photo diodes, and a horizontal transfer unit in which a predetermined number, two or more, of adjacent vertical transfer units are used as one group to correspond to a unit transfer bit, wherein at least one charge transfer unit corresponding to each group of the vertical transfer unit is provided for each group. |
| US07796173B2 |
Imaging system
Signals from an object in a field of view are detected by an array of directional sensors and “re-converged” to create a three-dimensional image as the object changes contrast or moves relative to the sensors. Each sensor is oriented along an axis toward the field of view. Sensor signals are converted to logarithms thereof and transients are detected and compared to background signals. Resulting signals are connected in overlapping groups to coincidence detectors in a matrix. Each point in the field of view where two or more sensor axes intersect is represented by a coincidence detector, which is connected to the corresponding group of sensors. If a threshold number of sensors in the group detects a transient, the corresponding point in the image is deemed to be “contrasty” and can be made visible or otherwise perceivable by a human or can be further processed by a computer or other circuit. |
| US07796171B2 |
Sensor-based gamma correction of a digital camera
The anti-blooming structure of an image sensor is supplied with varying voltages during different integration periods such that charges generated in response to low level light are fully captured, whereas charges generated in response to a bright light spill over in a controlled manner. Accordingly, sensor's response may be generated to result in higher gains at low light levels and progressively lower gains at the higher light levels. |
| US07796170B2 |
Solid-state imaging device with enhanced pixel thinning out configuration and method for driving same
A solid-state imaging device includes an imaging unit, a charge control unit, and a horizontal transfer unit. The imaging unit includes a plurality of pixels arranged into a matrix for performing photoelectric conversion, and a plurality of vertical transfer units arranged in columns for vertically transferring signal charges of the plurality of pixels on a column-by-column basis. In a predetermined operation mode, a predetermined number of columns greater than one are used as a unit, and the charge control unit stops transferring charges from a vertical transfer unit in a predetermined column of the predetermined number of columns, and adds the signal charges transferred from the vertical transfer units in the two or more remaining columns of the predetermined number of columns to output the added signal charges. The horizontal transfer unit horizontally transfers the signal charges output from the charge control unit. |
| US07796169B2 |
Image processing apparatus for correcting captured image
An image processing apparatus selects a correction method of a defective pixel in accordance with the type of the defective pixel. The image processing apparatus includes an imaging device consisting of a plurality of pixels, a storage device for storing a captured image output from the imaging device, a first correction processing device for correcting a defective pixel in the captured image based on first corrective data containing address information of a defective pixel in the imaging device in accordance with input of a signal output from the defective pixel in the imaging device, and a second correction processing device for correcting the defective pixel in the captured image stored in the storage device based on second corrective data containing address information of a defective pixel in the imaging device. |
| US07796167B2 |
Image noise reduction device and image noise reduction method
A CPU 200 reads out an image file GF from a memory card MC and stores the read out image file GF temporarily in an RAM 210. The CPU 200 acquires shooting information EI from the read out image file GF and determines the noise reduction level according to the ISO speed. When the ISO speed or the shutter speed exceeds a predetermined value, the CPU 200 increases the noise reduction level and executes noise reduction process. |
| US07796152B2 |
Multi-dimensional imaging
An apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may include receiving a plurality of left eye rays through a first plurality of separating facets of a lens at an image acquisition plane, and receiving a plurality of right eye rays through a second plurality of separating facets of the lens at the image acquisition plane. Data acquired from the image plane may be used to construct a stereoscopic image, including a moving, panoramic stereoscopic image. Lenses, image capture devices, and projectors may be implemented that operate using multiple viewpoints. |
| US07796150B2 |
Image forming apparatus with multi-color dot image formation
An image forming apparatus which can prevent degradation of image quality in a case where dot patterns for preventing the formation of image stripes are superimposed on respective developed images corresponding to image signals. Developed images are formed on a photosensitive drum using developers of respective different colors based on image information. The developed images formed on the photosensitive drum are transferred onto an intermediate transfer belt. For each of the developed images of the respective colors, a number of dot developed images which are minute dot-shaped images formed in a dispersed manner are transferred onto the intermediate transfer belt. |
| US07796149B2 |
Method for scanner control in at least one scan axis in a laser scanning microscope
Method for scanner control in at least one scan axis in a laser scanning microscope, the scan field being divided into partial area, a first image of at least one partial area produced by a forward scan being compared with a second image of the partial area produced by a back scan and a correction value for the scanner control determined from the deviation between the first and second image. |
| US07796146B2 |
Image forming apparatus, an image forming method and an image detecting method
An image forming apparatus, includes: an exposure head that includes a plurality of imaging optical systems which are arranged in a first direction and a plurality of light emitting elements which emit lights to be imaged by the imaging optical systems; a latent image carrier that moves in a second direction orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to the first direction and carries a latent image formed by the exposure head; a developer that develops the latent image; and a detector that detects an image developed by the developer, wherein the image detected by the detector has a width in the first direction wider than that of an image formed by one imaging optical system. |
| US07796145B2 |
Hybrid electro-photographic/ink-jet press print systems and primers
Electro-photographic press print systems, methods of disposing a fluid onto a substrate in an electro-photographic press print system, and electro-photographic ink primers, are disclosed. |
| US07796142B2 |
Display screen capable of being subjected to a scroll procedure
The invention concerns a method for displaying a document on a display screen capable of being subjected to a scroll procedure, involving the following steps: providing the document with an amount of graphic memory to create a buffer memory of the visible part of the document and zones nearest to said visible part; calculating and cutting out into pixmaps said memory; relatively positioning said pixmaps with respect to the entire document and its visible part; filling up the content of the pixmaps, when the document is subjected to a display or scroll procedure, recopying the pixmap content in the display window; and repeating the relative positioning of the pixmaps with respect to the document. |
| US07796138B2 |
Method and device for processing video data by using specific border coding
Response fidelity problems appear for some specific video levels at PDP borders. The reason is that some cells at the border of the PDP panel are not completely closed and pollute when switched ON neighbouring cells being OFF. Therefore, it is suggested to encode the video levels in the border area in a specific way. Especially, for critical sub-fields within the code it is forbidden to insert a binary 0 between two binary 1. Thus, the neighbourhood of critical sub-fields being ON and OFF is avoided. Preferably, the specific border coding is performed under the control of an average power management and codewords being not used are recreated by dithering. |
| US07796137B1 |
Enhanced tag-based structures, systems and methods for implementing a pool of independent tags in cache memories
Disclosed are an apparatus, a system, a method, a graphics processing unit (“GPU”), a computer device, and a computer medium to implement a pool of independent enhanced tags to, among other things, decouple a dependency between tags and cachelines. In one embodiment, an enhanced tag-based cache structure includes a tag repository configured to maintain a pool of enhanced tags. Each enhanced tag can have a match portion configured to form an association between the enhanced tag and an incoming address. Also, an enhanced tag can have a data locator portion configured to locate a cacheline in the cache in response to the formation of the association. The data locator portion enables the enhanced tag to locate multiple cachelines. Advantageously, the enhanced tag-based cache structure can be formed to adjust the degree of reusability of the enhanced tags independent from the degree of latency tolerance for the cacheline repository. |
| US07796134B2 |
Multi-plane horizontal perspective display
The present invention multi-plane display system discloses a three dimension display system comprising at least two display surfaces, one of which displaying a three dimensional horizontal perspective images. Further, the display surfaces can have a curvilinear blending display section to merge the various images. The multi-plane display system can comprise various camera eyepoints, one for the horizontal perspective images, and optionally one for the curvilinear blending display surface. |
| US07796133B1 |
Unified shader
The present invention is a unified shader unit used in texture processing in graphics processing device. Unlike the conventional method of using one shader for texture coordinate shading and another for color shading, the present shader performs both operations. The unified shader uses the same precision for both texture coordinate and color shading, thus simplifying the complexity of programming for two separate conventional shaders with different levels of precision. Furthermore, the present invention uses enhanced scheduling logic to perform indirect texture and bump mapping in a single first-in, first-out (FIFO) memory structure and avoids the problems associated with large FIFOs with buffer registers found in conventional shaders. In one embodiment, a plurality of ALU-memory pairs are synchronized to form a plurality of pipelines to execution shading instructions. In another embodiment, a plurality of unified shaders are synchronized and connected together to processing shading operations concurrently. |
| US07796131B2 |
Method of virtual endoscopy for medical 3D image display and processing, computed tomograph, workstation and computer program product
A method is proposed for virtual endoscopy for medical 3D image display and processing in computed tomography. The method includes providing a first evaluation volume on the basis of a 3D data volume and providing an observer path through the first evaluation volume. To allow automatic calculation of the observer path, even for the case in which no continuous path can be found through the evaluation volume, the present concept has provision for automatic ascertainment of at least one further evaluation volume, which is separate from the first evaluation volume, on the basis of the 3D data volume according to predetermined criteria. |
| US07796130B2 |
PC-based computing system employing multiple graphics processing units (GPUS) interfaced with the central processing unit (CPU) using a PC bus and a hardware hub, and parallelized according to the object division mode of parallel operation
A PC-based computing system capable of displaying images of 3-D objects during an interactive process between said computing system and a user thereof. The PC-based computing system includes a graphics processing subsystem having a plurality of GPUs arranged in a parallel architecture and operating according to an object division mode of parallel operation so that each GPU supports a graphics pipeline for processing data in a parallel manner according to the object division mode. A hardware hub, interfaces with a CPU interface module and the GPUs, and has a hub router for (i) distributing the stream of geometrical data and graphic commands among the GPUs, and (ii) transferring pixel data output from one or more of GPUs during the composition of frames of pixel data corresponding to final images for display on the display surface. A CPU interface module provides an interface between one or more software hub drivers and the hardware hub. |
| US07796126B2 |
Liquid crystal display device, method of controlling the same, and mobile terminal
A liquid crystal display device enabling a reduction in size and costs associated with the system as a whole, starting to display images without image distortion at power on time, and turning the screen off without image retention at power off time, a method of controlling the liquid crystal display device, and a mobile terminal incorporating the liquid crystal display device as a screen display. On a glass substrate (11) provided with a display unit (12), peripheral drive circuits such as an interface circuit (13), a timing generator (14), a reference voltage driver (15), a CS driver (18), a VCOM driver (19), and a voltage regulation circuit (20), together with a horizontal driver (16) and a vertical driver (17) are disposed. When a display reset control pulse PCI is supplied from an external source, a predetermined voltage is written into pixels while a CS voltage and a VCOM voltage adjusted to the same level as that of a pixel voltage are applied to a common-electrode-side. This allows the screen to turn white in a normally white type liquid crystal display, and to turn black in a normally black type liquid crystal display. Image distortion at power on/off time can thus be prevented. |
| US07796123B1 |
Touchscreen with carbon nanotube conductive layers
The present invention is directed to a touchscreen comprising touch side electrode and device side electrode wherein each electrode comprises an insulating substrate and an exposed electrically conductive layer, wherein said exposed electrically conductive layers are adjacent and separated by dielectric spacers, and wherein only one of the exposed electrically conductive layers comprises carbon nanotubes. |
| US07796121B2 |
Handheld electronic device with reduced keyboard and associated method of providing improved disambiguation with reduced degradation of device performance
An improved handheld electronic device having a reduced keyboard provides facilitated language entry by making available to a user certain words that a user may reasonably be expected to enter. Incoming data, such as the text of a message, can be scanned for proper nouns since such proper nouns might not already be stored in memory and might be expected to be entered by the user when forwarding or responding to the message. A proper noun can be identified on the basis that it begins with an upper case letter. The proper nouns can be stored in memory that may be a temporary dictionary. |
| US07796120B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting image movement
A method of detecting image movement is provided. A reference frame is accessed, and a reference window is captured from the reference frame. A sampling frame is then accessed. When the reference window has not reached the margin of the reference frame, a new window is captured from the reference frame to replace the reference window. From the reference frame, a window matching the reference window is searched and a moving vector is calculated. When the sampling window reaches the margin of the sampling frame, the sampling frame replaces the reference frame. Another reference window is also captured from the reference frame, and the step of accessing the sampling frame is repeated. |
| US07796107B2 |
Organic light emitting display
An organic light emitting display is disclosed capable of displaying an image of uniform luminance regardless of a leakage current. The display includes scan and data lines crossing each other. The display further includes red, green, and blue pixels having red, green, and blue organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), respectively. Switch sections are respectively included in the red, green, and blue pixels for transferring a data signal to the data lines according to a scan signal from the scan lines. Driving circuits are respectively included in the red, green, and blue pixels for supplying a current to red, green, and blue OLEDs connected thereto according to the data signal from the switch sections. At least one of the respective switch sections included in the red, green, and blue pixels has a different number of transistors than at least one other of the respective switch sections. |
| US07796104B2 |
Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display includes an array of pixels. Each pixel is divided into a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, and different data voltages are separately applied to (or evolved at) the two sub-pixels, thereby enhancing the lateral side visibility. Each sub-pixel includes a sub-pixel electrode (connected to the drain electrode of a sub-pixel's switching element) overlapped with the sub-pixel's storage electrode. A first predetermined voltage is applied to the first sub-pixel and second predetermined voltage is applied the second sub-pixel, and thus the first sub-pixel electrode may receive a voltage lower than the voltage of the second sub-pixel electrode. The first sub-pixel electrode may be larger in area than the second sub-pixel electrode. The overlapping area between the first drain electrode and the storage electrode of a first sub-pixel may be larger than the overlapping area between the drain electrode and the storage electrode of a second sub-pixel. Thus the kickback voltage of the first sub-pixel may be substantially the same as the kickback voltage of the second sub-pixel. |
| US07796100B2 |
Organic electroluminescence display and driving method thereof
An organic electroluminescence display transmits a data driving voltage to a data driving unit to make different a voltage of the data signal outputted from the data driving unit, the data driving voltage being in a different level in every subframe according to the digital data signal, and displaying a desired grey level of an image by allowing a desired subframe to emit light according to the number of bits of the data signal, and a driving method thereof. An organic electroluminescence display includes a plurality of scan lines to transmit a scan signal; a plurality of data lines to transmit a digital data signal; and a plurality of pixels defined by a plurality of power supply lines to supply power, wherein the scan signal is transmitted to a plurality of subframes, and ON signals of the digital data signal have different voltages in a plurality of the subframes. |
| US07796098B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device is provided which is capable of feeding a reverse current to the defective structural part of a light emitting element, e.g. an organic EL element, without using the power supply voltage as reverse bias. The light emitting device comprises a capacitive light emitting element, e.g. an organic EL element, emitting light upon application of a DC forward voltage. A reverse current can be fed to the light emitting element through a low-resistance defective structural part, for example, only by connecting both electrodes of the organic EL element with the earth after stopping application of the DC forward voltage using a push-pull circuit (5), thereby discharging residual charges of the light emitting element. |
| US07796097B2 |
Plasma display panel
A plasma display panel which includes a front panel having a front substrates on which display electrodes each having a scan electrode and a sustain electrode disposed to each other with a discharge gap in between are provided in a plurality of columns; and a rear panel having a rear substrate disposed opposed to the front substrate, on which rear substrate barrier ribs for dividing a discharge space formed with respect to front panel are formed, an data electrode is disposed between the barrier ribs crosswise to the display electrodes, and a phosphor layer is disposed between the barrier ribs. Rear panel is split into a plurality of areas along the direction parallel to the data electrode and barrier ribs are formed for each of the split areas, an alignment mark is provided in a place out of the display region at the splitting border of rear panel, and an insulation layer covering data electrode is provided with a cut to have the alignment mark disclosed. |
| US07796096B2 |
Plasma display apparatus
Provided is a plasma display apparatus. The apparatus includes a plasma display panel having a plurality of discharge cells, and time-division driven by dividing a unit frame into a plurality of subfields, and a driver for supplying a reset signal for initializing the plurality of discharge cells to a scan electrode of the panel in a reset period. The driver supplies gradually rising setup signals to the scan electrode in reset periods of the plurality of subfields. An average slope of the setup signal supplied in a first subfield among the plurality of subfields is different from an average slope of the setup signal supplied in a second subfield. |
| US07796094B2 |
Flexible antenna mounting assembly
A mounting assembly (300) for coupling to a circuit board (180) is provided. The mounting assembly can include a radio frequency (RF) connector (330) for receiving an antenna, a flexible cable (340) connected to the RF connector, and an alignment wall (350) supporting the flexible cable and providing a guide channel (343) to flexibly mount the RF connector to a mechanical housing (190). The alignment wall can limit the movement of the RF connector to within a tolerance to alleviate a solder stress on the circuit board. |
| US07796091B2 |
Three-axis antenna, antenna unit and receiving device
To attain sensitivity not deviating in any of XYZ directions. A three-axis antenna with a cross-shaped core 2 having a pair of X-axis arms 22a, 22b projecting in the X-axis direction in an orthogonal coordinate system and a pair of Y-axis arms 23a, 23b projecting in the Y-axis direction orthogonal to aforementioned X-axis direction, and having Z-axis winding wire 26 provided in a substantially rectangular frame shape outside the head sections of aforementioned X-axis arms 22a, 22b and the head sections of aforementioned Y-axis arms 23a, 23b. Aforementioned Z-axis winding wire is housed in a case having a bottom so as to cover the entire head surfaces of X-axis arms 22a, 23b and head surfaces of Y-axis arms 23a, 23b in aforementioned cross-shaped core 2. |
| US07796074B2 |
Digital/analogue converter, converter arrangement and display
In one embodiment of the present invention, a switched capacitor digital/analog converter is provided, for example providing gamma correction in liquid crystal displays. The converter includes a plurality of conversion capacitors including first plates connected to an output line and second plates connectable via electronic switches to first or second reference voltages in accordance with the values of corresponding bits of an input word. The converter also includes a plurality of terminating capacitors, at least one of which is switchable in or out of circuit depending on the value of at least one of the bits of the input word. By suitable choice of capacitance values and reference voltages, a wide range of non-linear transfer functions can be provided by the converter. |
| US07796073B2 |
Current switch circuit and D/A converter, semiconductor integrated circuit, and communication device using the same
In a current switch circuit A used for a current steering D/A converter, a current switch basic circuit 1 includes first and second transistors Tr121 and Tr122 included in a differential switch 12. A threshold voltage control circuit 5 has an output terminal Vbout controlling the substrate voltage to be outputted to the substrate terminal of each of the two transistors Tr121 and Tr122 included in the differential switch 12 for controlling the threshold voltage of the two transistors of the differential switch. Accordingly, the present invention improves the decrease in the dynamic range of the current switch basic circuit 1 dependent on the threshold of each of the two transistors in the differential switch 12 and realizes a wider output voltage range without causing deterioration in properties even in a case that the power voltage is reduced in the current switch basic circuit 1. |
| US07796064B2 |
Parallel-to-serial converter
A parallel-to-serial converter includes a data input unit configured to receive a plurality of parallel data by using a plurality of clock signals having different phases, and a parallel-to-serial conversion unit configured to sequentially select and output an output signal of the data input unit by using a plurality of clock signals having a predetermined phase difference from the plurality of clock signals used in the data input unit. |
| US07796063B2 |
Data transmission circuits and data transceiver systems
A transmission circuit includes a serial clock generator, a serializer and a transmission clock generator. The serial clock generator generates a serial clock. The serializer serializes N-bit parallel data to N-bit serial data in synchronization with the serial clock. The transmission clock generator receives the serial clock to generate a transmission clock that has a same delay as the N-bit serial data, and the data transmission circuit simultaneously transmits the N-bit serial data and the serial clock. |
| US07796060B2 |
Circuits and methods to minimize nonlinearity errors in interpolating circuits
Circuits and methods to minimize nonlinearity errors in interpolating circuits are described herein. A disclosed example circuit comprises first and second voltage-current converter circuits, each including a first transistor and a second transistor, each having a first electrode configured to receive a signal generated by a corresponding current source, a first current source providing a signal to the first voltage-converter circuit and comprising a first error correction circuit to minimize integral nonlinearity error in the interpolation circuit by setting a first current through the first current source to operate the first voltage-converter circuit in a nominal linear operating mode, and a second current source providing a signal to the second voltage-converter circuit and comprising a second error correction circuit to minimize integral nonlinearity error in the interpolation circuit by setting a second current through the second current source to operate the second voltage-converter circuit in the nominal linear operating mode. |
| US07796058B2 |
Method and apparatus for data transform
In an apparatus and method of transforming a block of data elements, the order of the data elements is transformed. The data elements are stored in an initial order in respective ones of first and second memory elements, each first memory element corresponding to a respective second memory element. The contents of all respective pairs of the first and second memory elements are compared. The data elements in the second memory elements are shifted to different ones of the second memory elements after each comparison while maintaining the initial order of the data elements. The shifts and comparisons are repeated until every data element has been compared with every other data element. The results of the comparisons are combined after each comparison to provide a result that can be used to order the data elements to a final order. |
| US07796057B2 |
Method of configuring a keypad of a load control system
A load control system is operable to control the amount of power delivered to a plurality of electrical loads from an AC power source. The load control system includes a plurality of keypads, which each may include a different button assembly having a different button configuration. Each keypad is operable to determine the button configuration of the button assembly installed on the keypad in response to simultaneous actuations of the top button and the bottom button of the button assembly for a predetermined amount of time. Each keypad is further operable to store in a memory of the keypad data representing the button configuration. Therefore, after the keypad is installed in the field and the button assembly is replaced, the keypad can be easily configured to operate with the new button assembly. |
| US07796056B2 |
Digital windshield information system employing a recommendation engine keyed to a map database system
Disclosed is a method and system for recommending locations keyed to a map database system and providing navigation instructions to the recommended locations to a driver of a vehicle by gathering actual statistics about the preferences of the user and/or by comparing the user to population data to create recommendations in accord with the preferences of the population. |
| US07796055B2 |
Runway status indication and traffic information display and filtering
Systems and methods for runway status indication and related traffic information displays and filtering are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for displaying runway status includes defining a monitored volume for each of one or more runways, determining a runway status for each of the one or more runways based on at least one of a state of at least one traffic vehicle and a monitoring vehicle state with respect to each monitored volume. The method continues with selecting at least one runway status for display based on the state of the monitoring vehicle. The method then presents the at least one runway status within the monitoring vehicle. In an additional embodiment, each monitored volume is based on a length of a corresponding runway, a width of the corresponding runway, and a predetermined altitude above the corresponding runway. |
| US07796051B2 |
Measuring device activated at inspection rounds for condition monitoring of rotating machinery
A measuring device (1) enables a handheld RFID receiver (20) to identify the measuring device (1), initiating measurements and receive measurement data relating to the condition of a rotating member of a machine. The measuring device (1) is intended to be mounted on the outside of a machine with at least one rotating member and the measuring device (1) is intended to measure and communicate measurement data relating to the condition of the rotating member. The device is energized and communicates by a magnetic field (21) introduced by the handheld receiver (20). The device (1) is suitable to be used for measurements at inspection rounds at industrial plants. |
| US07796047B2 |
Apparatus for fire detection in an electrical equipment rack
An apparatus for fire detection in an electrical equipment rack includes a suction pipe system which communicates with the rack monitored through at least one suction opening and through which a representative air sample is drawn from the rack, an early fire detection module having at least one detector unit for detecting at least one fire parameter in the air sample extracted through the suction pipe system, and a controller for issuing an early fire detection signal in response to the result detected with the at least one detector unit. The early fire detection module is configured as a rackmount to be inserted into the rack. |
| US07796046B2 |
Electronic rodent repeller
A rodent repeller having an elongated body, an end cap, an apex, a power supply, a buzzer, and a buzzer transformer. Connection of the power supply to the audible signal generator via the audible signal generator transformer produces a signal in the form of a chatter sound that mimics a frightened rodent to discourage rodents from remaining in a vicinity of the rodent repeller. The rodent repeller can further utilize solar power. |
| US07796043B2 |
Medication compliance system and associated methods
A system for monitoring medication compliance in a patient includes an electronic pill that includes a drug-transporting device and an antenna positioned on a surface of the drug-transporting device. A detector is positionable external a gastrointestinal tract of a patient for detecting a presence of the antenna in the patient gastrointestinal tract. |
| US07796042B2 |
Direct integration of RFID elements into folding boxes
The aim of the invention is to simplify the attachment of RFID chips or RFID transponders to packagings. For this purpose, the RFID chips are produced as a single RFID label together with antenna elements that are functionally associated therewith. The chips or transponders can be attached to a packaging by means of corresponding devices during production of the printed material, during a subsequent treatment or finishing process of the printed material, during the preparation of the packaging, during production of the packaging or during filling of the packaging. At the time of attachment, the RFID chips can be tested and initialized. The invention allows to considerably simplify the so far complex processes required to integrate the RFID chips into different types of packaging. |
| US07796040B2 |
Smart connector system for surgical machine
A smart connector system includes a machine connector disposed on a face of a surgical machine, an illumination ring located on the face of the surgical machine and disposed around a periphery of the machine connector, an RFID reader antenna located in close proximity to the machine connector and the face of the surgical machine, and an accessory connector adapted to couple with the machine connector. The accessory connector has an RFID tag antenna and is capable of attaching a tool to the surgical machine. When the accessory connector is brought within close proximity to the machine connector, a communications connection is established between the RFID tag antenna and the RFID reader antenna. |
| US07796035B2 |
Method for setting a programmable allowed movement time on an asset protection device
A method and apparatus for generating an alarm signal upon detecting movement of an object over a time that is greater than a field settable allowed movement time. The method includes the steps of locating a housing with respect to the object, setting the allowed movement time for the object, monitoring the movement of the housing, detecting a movement that exceeds the allowed movement time of the housing, generating an alarm signal, and transmitting by wireless transmission the alarm signal to a remote receiving station. Setting the movement time for the object is achieved by the following steps: powering the apparatus while depressing a tamper switch, initiating a time counter, moving the object an acceptable distance, releasing the tamper switch, stopping the time counter, and reading the allowed movement time from the time counter. Detecting a movement greater than the allowed movement time includes the steps of detecting a movement of the housing, enabling an allowed movement time counter to count down the allowed movement time, enabling a restore counter to count down a restore time, detecting movement of the housing during the restore time, allowing the allowed movement time counter to continue to count down the allowed movement time, and determining when the allowed movement time counter has completed counting the allowed movement time. |
| US07796032B2 |
Vehicle activated millimeter-wave interrogating
An interrogating system can include an interrogating apparatus configured to transmit toward and receive from a subject in a subject position, millimeter-wave electromagnetic radiation. Such a system can also include a controller configured to operate the interrogating apparatus, and produce data representative of a characteristic of the subject from received radiation. Some embodiments of such an interrogating system may include interrogating apparatus adapted to be mounted to a vehicle or at a vehicle loading zone, to interrogate passengers and/or other persons prior to boarding or accessing the vehicle. Such embodiments may include one or more controllers positioned within the vehicle or at the loading zone. |
| US07796028B1 |
Circuitry, systems and methods for detecting magnetic fields
Circuitry for detecting magnetic fields includes a first magnetoresistive sensor and a second magnetoresistive sensor configured to form a gradiometer. The circuitry includes a digital signal processor and a first feedback loop coupled between the first magnetoresistive sensor and the digital signal processor. A second feedback loop which is discrete from the first feedback loop is coupled between the second magnetoresistive sensor and the digital signal processor. |
| US07796024B2 |
Automated multi-purpose alert system with sensory interrupts
The present invention is an alert system and apparatus that interrupts the operation of sound producing and video display entertainment and communication devices and replaces the signals with an audible verbal annunciation and text message that overlays on the video displayed and initiates an alerting device or devices in connection with attracting the attention of hearing and/or visually impaired persons, persons who are not in close proximity to the area relating to the alert or by person who desire to be alerted by these mechanism. |
| US07796023B2 |
Systems and methods for the automatic registration of devices
Systems and methods for providing registration at a remote site that may include, for example, a monitoring module that may communicate with a remote site. A registration protocol may be used by the monitoring module and the remote site in generating the messages communicated during the registration process. The monitoring module may gather and generate various identification information to be included in the registration protocol messages. The registration information provided by the monitoring module may be stored at the remote site in a database server having a database. A confirmation message may be communicated from the remote site to the monitoring module that may either acknowledge successful registration or report that an error occurred during the registration process. |
| US07796022B2 |
Notification in a virtual receptionist method and system
A method of notification in a virtual receptionist system. The method begins by determining that a guest has arrived. The guest is determined without active participation from the guest. An alert is activated for each greeter in a plurality of greeters designated to greet guests. It is determined whether any greeter has acknowledged a corresponding alert. Thereafter, alerts corresponding to each greeter are de-activated when there is an acknowledgment. |
| US07796021B2 |
Protecting children and passengers with respect to a vehicle
There is provided a system and methods for mitigation of the potential dangers to which at least a child, and passengers, are exposed to prior to, during travel and after travel, when outside and adjacent a vehicle. Potential dangers to which a child is exposed are risks associated with driving and non-driving behavior of the driver, when the child is inside and outside the vehicle, when the vehicle is driven on public roads and on private property grounds, and as a result of deficient of mistaken operation of child and passenger related devices. The system and methods require input commands into an indicator to operate equipment elements aboard the vehicle, including sensors, operable devices and alert systems, and are operative for communication with remote stations, with adjacent-driven vehicles, and with the vehicle owner. |
| US07796017B2 |
Capacitance type seat occupant sensor system
A capacitance type seat occupant sensor system of a vehicle includes an AC electric power source, a main electrode disposed at a seat of the vehicle to form an electric field between the main electrode and the body of the vehicle, a guard electrode disposed between a seat frame and the main electrode, a switch unit for establishing connection of the guard electrode to have the same potential as the main electrode to provide a seat occupant sensing mode, an impedance calculating unit for calculating an impedance of a sensing circuit based on the AC voltage and an amount of current flowing through the sensing circuit, a real-part-and-imaginary-part calculating unit and judging unit for discriminating an occupant on the seat based on at least the imaginary part of the first impedance. The impedance calculating unit calculates a first impedance of an electric circuit including the main electrode when the switch means provides the seat occupant sensing mode, and the real-part-and-imaginary-part calculating unit calculates the real part and the imaginary part of the impedance. |
| US07796016B2 |
Radio communication system, radio communication device, and radio communication method
A radio communication system performs data communication by a backscatter system using absorption and reflection of a received radio wave. In the system, a data reading device transmits an unmodulated carrier of frequency fO; a data transmitting device subjects transmission data to primary modulation using a center frequency fS to obtain a primary modulated signal, and subjects the primary modulated signal to secondary modulation by multiplying the primary modulated signal by an input of the unmodulated carrier of the backscatter system to generate a reflected modulated wave in which one of frequencies fO+fS and fO−fS is suppressed; and the data reading device receives the reflected modulated wave from the data transmitting device. |
| US07796015B2 |
Wireless terminal and RFID system for providing additional information and a method for providing additional information using wireless terminal and RFID system
A wireless terminal and a radio frequency identification system for providing additional information and a method of providing additional information using the wireless terminal and the radio frequency identification system. The wireless terminal includes: a tag reader reading tag data from a radio frequency identification tag; a controller generating an additional information request signal with respect to the read tag data; and a communication network interface transmitting the additional information request signal through a communication network and receiving additional information with respect to the additional information request signal. Since the controller of the wireless terminal controls the radio frequency identification reader by optimally setting the information required for determining the time point for the radio frequency identification reader tag to respond, and utilizing the stored address of the additional information providing server, the additional information can be efficiently provided. |
| US07796013B2 |
Device using histological and physiological biometric marker for authentication and activation
A biometrically activated device wherein data derived from detection of unique internal biometric traits are stored within said biometrically activated device to be compared to stored data relative to said internal biometric markers or traits previously scanned from a user of said biometrically activated device. The biometrically activated device may allow or disallow access to information, or provide use of, data or a device protected by the biometrically activated device. |
| US07796006B2 |
Suspension inductor devices
Suspension inductor devices are provided. A suspension inductor device includes a dielectric substrate and a suspension induction coil. The suspension induction coil includes an input end disposed on the dielectric substrate. A spiral coil is wound from the dielectric substrate to an interconnection. The interconnection is disposed in the spiral coil and connects the input end and the spiral coil. An output end is disposed on the dielectric substrate and adjacent to the input end. |
| US07796002B2 |
Magnetic field generator for MRI
There is provided a magnetic field generator for MRI 10 applicable to a variety of magnetic field generators, and capable of preventing separation of permanent magnets 20 which constitute permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b. The magnetic field generator for MRI 10 includes a pair of permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b. The pair of permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b each including a plurality of permanent magnets 20 bonded to each other, are opposed to each other with a space in between. The permanent magnet groups 14a, 14b have projections 18 projecting more outward than the area of contact with respective pole pieces 16a, 16b. A flange-shaped member 34 is attached to each outer circumferential surface of the pole pieces 16a, 16b, covering a space-facing surface 18a of the projection 18. |
| US07795998B2 |
Resonator functioning with acoustic volume waves
A resonator operating with bulk acoustic waves includes a resonator stack. The resonator stack includes a resonator area configured to allow propagation of an acoustic main mode and an acoustic secondary mode. The resonator stack also includes an acoustic mirror that includes a first partial mirror for locking in the acoustic main mode in the resonator area and a second partial mirror for locking in the secondary mode in a resonator space. |
| US07795986B2 |
Multi-format all-digital modulator and method
A method, system and digital modulator for modulation are provided The modulator includes a dividing mechanism for dividing a reference clock by a divide value to produce a modulated signal associated with at least one input data, and a control unit for providing at least one divide sequence to the dividing mechanism. The at least one divide sequence includes a sequence of one or more divide values. The divide value of the divide sequence is configurable and selectively provided to the dividing mechanism based on the at least one input data. The method includes configuring at least one divide sequence including a sequence of one or more divide values, and selecting a divide value from the at least one divide sequence based on at least one input data. The method includes dividing a reference clock by the selected divide value and generating a modulated signal based on the divide operation. The system for modulation-based commutations link includes a modulation unit having a dividing mechanism for dividing a reference clock by a divide value, and a configuration register for one or more configurable divide sequences. |
| US07795984B2 |
Magnetic oscillator with multiple coherent phase output
Apparatus to generate signals with multiple phases are described. The apparatus includes a fixed multilayer stack providing a varying magnetic field and at least two sensors adjacent the fixed multilayer stack to sense the varying magnetic field and generate at least two output signals. The frequency of the output signals can be tuned by an input current. |
| US07795983B1 |
Chaotic signal enabled low probability intercept communication
A circuit for generating chaotic signals implemented using heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) and utilized in low probability intercept communications. The HBT chaotic circuit generates truly random analog signals in the GHz range that are non-repeating and deterministic and may not be replicated by preloading a predetermined sequence. A fully differential autonomous chaotic circuit outputs two pairs of chaotic signals to be used in a communication system. As it is impossible to generate identical chaotic signals at the transmitter and receiver sites, the receiver itself sends the chaotic signal to be used for encoding to the transmitter. The receiver includes a chaotic signal generator and digitizes, upconverts, and transmits the generated chaotic signal to the transmitter. The transmitter uses the received chaotic signal to code data to be transmitted. The receiver decodes the transmitted data that is encoded by the chaotic signal to retrieve the transmitted data. |
| US07795982B2 |
Surface-mount type crystal oscillator
A surface-mount type crystal oscillator includes a container body with a recess, a first holding terminal and a second holding terminal provided in the recess, a crystal blank secured to the first and second holding terminals, and an IC chip including a first terminal and a second terminal on respective opposite sides of one end of the IC chip, the first and second terminals being used to electrically connect the amplification element within the IC chip to the crystal blank. In the recess, the first connection terminal is connected, by wire bonding, to one of a first circuit terminal connected to the first holding terminal and a second circuit terminal connected to the second holding terminal. The second connection terminal is connected, by wire bonding, to one of a third circuit terminal connected to the first holding terminal and a fourth circuit terminal connected to the second holding terminal. |
| US07795980B2 |
Power amplifiers having improved protection against avalanche current
A power amplifier for use in a radio frequency (RF) transmitter or other device exhibits improved protection from voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) issues emanating from avalanche currents. The amplifier circuit includes a power transistor having a base terminal, and a mirror transistor having a collector terminal and a base terminal. The base terminal is coupled to the collector terminal of the mirror transistor to thereby provide a bias current to the base terminal of the mirror transistor. The base terminal is also coupled to the base terminal of the power transistor to thereby form a base bias feed node for a current mirror arrangement. A static or variable impedance is coupled to the base bias feed node to sink current and to thereby maintain the proper bias current at the base terminal of the mirror transistor to thereby continue operation of the mirror transistor while avalanche conditions exist. |
| US07795977B2 |
Bootstrapped class AB CMOS output stage
A bootstrapped class AB CMOS output circuit and method for generating a class AB output are disclosed. The bootstrapped class AB CMOS output circuit has a voltage offset circuit coupled to an NMOS transistor and a PMOS transistor. The voltage offset circuit has a capacitor bootstrapped between the NMOS transistor and the PMOS transistor to establish a voltage offset between the NMOS transistor and the PMOS transistor to effect a class AB output. The method for generating a class AB output in a semiconductor device having a capacitor coupled to the NMOS transistor and the PMOS transistor includes providing a voltage offset across the capacitor to effect a class AB output. |
| US07795976B2 |
Slew-rate-enhanced error amp with adaptive transconductance and single dominant pole shared by main and auxiliary amps
An error amplifier can be used to control a power regulator transistor. The error amplifier has a main amplifier, a pull-up auxiliary amplifier, and a pull-down auxiliary amplifier that all drive an output. A compensating capacitor on the output sets a single dominant pole for all amplifiers, increasing stability. High slew rates are provided by increased slew current from the auxiliary amplifiers that turn on when the differential input has an absolute voltage difference larger than an intentional offset. The intentional offset is introduced into the auxiliary amplifiers by adjusting a p-channel to n-channel transistor ratio in a leg of the auxiliary amplifiers. A source degenerated resistor in the main amplifier reduces supply headroom and increases linearity by connecting sources of two differential transistors that receive the differential input. Cascode transistors increase gain and output impedance. Reliability is increased as no positive feedback is used in the amplifiers. |
| US07795960B2 |
Low power, low noise amplifier system
A low power, low noise amplifier system includes at least one amplifier having first and second differential input terminals, first and second differential output terminals and providing a differential output; first and second input capacitors interconnected with the first and second differential amplifier input terminals; first and second feedback circuits containing first and second feedback capacitors, respectively, interconnected with the amplifier differential input and output terminals; an input chopper switch circuit for receiving a low frequency differential input and selectively, alternately swapping those low frequency differential inputs through the input capacitors to the differential input terminals of the amplifier; an output chopper switch for receiving and selectively, alternately swapping the amplifier differential outputs synchronously with the input chopper switch circuit; and a low pass filter responsive to the swapped differential outputs for providing a low noise, low power amplification of the low frequency differential inputs. |
| US07795959B2 |
Switched-capacitor circuit having switch-less feedback path
A switched-capacitor circuit includes a plurality of cascaded differential-input, single-ended-output amplifiers. A negative feedback path, from an output terminal of a last of the cascaded amplifiers to an input terminal of a first of the cascaded amplifiers, is configured to exclude, and not be shorted out by, any switches. |
| US07795956B2 |
Multi format video filter design
Current generation digital media processors support multi-format video resolutions, SDTV, Progressive Scan and HDTV. Built-in video encoders directly support NTSC and progressive 480P video outputs. These two video formats have different image bandwidth and output gain requirements, but are normally filtered by fixed bandwidth filters. This invention provides adjustable filter bandwidth for improved video filtering and solves the dilemma on filter bandwidth design for multi-format video applications. The invention is applicable to video reconstruction filter applications requiring bandwidth adjustable filters. |
| US07795955B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit and power control method
Each of computing units on a semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first signal output unit that outputs a first status signal indicating a state of a input/output control unit with regard to an access to a storage unit, a second signal output unit that outputs a second status signal indicating a state of a process control unit with regard to an access to a processing unit, and a power control unit that control ON and OFF of power of the storage unit and the processing unit based on states of the first status signal and the second status signal. |
| US07795952B2 |
Regulation of recovery rates in charge pumps
A method is presented of setting a frequency of a clock for a charge pump system including the clock and a charge pump. This includes setting an initial value for the frequency of the clock and, while operating the charge pump system using the clock running at the initial frequency value, determining the ramp rate of an output voltage for the charge pump during a recovery phase. The frequency of the clock is then adjusted so that the ramp rate of the output voltage for the charge pump during the recovery phase falls in a range not exceeding a predetermined maximum rate. A charge pump system is also described that includes a register having a settable value, where the charge pump clock frequency is responsive to the register value, and count and comparison circuitry is connectable to receive the pump's output voltage and the clock signal and determine from them the number of clock cycles the charge pump uses to recover from a reset value to a predetermined value. |
| US07795944B2 |
Low-offset input circuit including amplifier circuit to correct circuit characteristics to cancel offset of the input circuit
In a signal transmission system where an influence of the circuit characteristic variation of an input circuit on signal receiving operation cannot be ignored, there is provided a method of realizing a low-offset input circuit which is capable of conducting high-speed operation and always continuing signal receiving operation without increasing the number of terminals of a semiconductor integrated circuit and without the necessity of providing additional signal observing means and variation adjustment amount calculating means to the external of the semiconductor integrated circuit. In a signal receiver circuit having an input circuit, an automatic zero amplifier, an analog/digital converter circuit, an encoder circuit, and a signal holding circuit, an output error signal of the input circuit is amplified by the automatic zero amplifier, and the signal is digitalized or the digitalized signal is encoded as the occasion demands, and held by the holding circuit, and the circuit characteristic variation of the input circuit is adjusted by the held signal. |
| US07795942B2 |
Stage by stage delay current-summing slew rate controller
A stage by stage delay current-summing slew rate controller includes a delay controller, a delay cell array, a current source array, a switch array, a load. The delay cell array includes N delay cells, the switch array includes N switches, and the switch includes N current sources, wherein N>1. The delay controller is connected with the control ports of the delay cells respectively, and the delay cells are connected with the control terminal of the switches respectively. One of the connecting terminals of the switch is connected with the output end of the current source, and the other end of the connecting terminals of the switch is connected with one end of the load, and the other end of the load is connected to the ground. |
| US07795938B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating clock signal
An apparatus, including: a circuit which operates according to a clock signal, the circuit operating with a delay, and a clock generator which generates the clock signal with a duty ratio, the duty ratio being adapted to the delay. |
| US07795934B2 |
Switched capacitor for a tunable delay circuit
A method and apparatus is provided for providing a fine delay by switching on a capacitor delay. A coarse delay and/or a fine delay are implemented upon a reference signal based upon a phase shift between the reference signal and a feedback signal. A fine delay is implemented upon the reference signal based upon a phase shift between the reference signal and a feedback signal. Providing the fine delay includes switching on a capacitive delay. A synchronized output signal is generated based upon the fine delay. |
| US07795930B2 |
Drive control apparatus for controlling drive of inductive load and drive control method for controlling the same
A drive control apparatus controls a drive of an inductive load having a current flowing therethrough. The drive control apparatus includes a drive control device for controlling a variation of the current flowing through the inductive load within a certain period by Pulse Width Modulation control so as to come close to a reference current value, and a reference value control device for controlling a fluctuation period of the reference current value and making the fluctuation period of the reference current value longer than that of the current flowing through the inductive load by the Pulse Width Modulation control. |
| US07795929B2 |
Voltage detection circuit and oscillator using the same
Provided is a voltage detection circuit that outputs a detection result when a voltage to be measured exceeds a predetermined voltage or falls below the predetermined voltage at a speed higher than that of a conventional case. The voltage detection circuit according to the present invention includes an input buffer that outputs a detection voltage to be input as an input voltage, and a voltage detection section that accelerates a rising of the input voltage in a transient state where the input voltage exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and accelerates a dropping of the input voltage in a transient state where the input voltage falls below the predetermined threshold value. The voltage detection circuit accelerates a change in the input voltage to output the detection result from an output buffer at high speed. |
| US07795928B2 |
Circuit for matching semiconductor device behavior
A selection circuit. The selection circuit comprises a logic circuit, an array of sub-circuits and a switching circuit electrically coupled to each other. The selection circuit is subjected to a first operating condition. The switching circuit selects a group of sub-circuits from the array. The selection circuit generates a first frequency. The selection circuit is subjected to a second operating condition that is different from the first operating condition and generates a second frequency. A first frequency differential between the first frequency and the second frequency is compared to a predetermined frequency differential to determine if the first frequency differential is about equal to the predetermined frequency differential. |
| US07795927B2 |
Digital circuits with adaptive resistance to single event upset
A digital circuit with adaptive resistance to single event upset. A novel transient filter is placed within the feedback loop of each latch in the digital circuit to reject pulses having a width less than T, where T is the longest anticipated duration of transients. The transient filter includes a first logic element having a controllable inertial delay and a second logic element coupled to an output of the first logic element. A first controller provides a control voltage VcR to each first logic element to control a rise time of the first logic element to be equal to T. A second controller provides a control voltage VcF to each first logic element to control a fall time of the first logic element to be equal to T. |
| US07795921B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit and method of reducing noise
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a sampling unit, a delay unit, a first operating unit and a second operating unit. The sampling unit samples an input signal supplied from an external circuit in synchronization with a clock signal, and outputs the sampled input signal as a first signal. The delay unit delays the first signal in synchronization with the clock signal, and outputs the delayed first signal as a second signal. The first operating unit operates whether a signal level of the input signal is sustained equal to or longer than a predetermined period based on the first and second signals, and outputs an output signal in synchronization with the clock signal when the signal level of the input signal is sustained equal to or longer than the predetermined period. A signal level of the output signal is sustained equal to or longer than the predetermined period. The second operating unit asynchronously controls the sampling unit based on the input signal and the output signal. |
| US07795920B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a flipflop holding and outputting input data according to a clock, the flipflop having: an input end to which data is input; an output end from which data is output; a first logic gate connected between the input end and the output end, the first logic gate operating according to the clock; a second logic gate connected between the first logic gate and the output end, the second logic gate operating according to the clock; and a buffer circuit. An input of the buffer circuit is connected to a node between the first logic gate and the input end. An output of the buffer circuit is connected to a node in an output side of the first logic gate. The buffer circuit transitions according to an enable signal from a high impedance state to a state in which a signal can be transmitted. |
| US07795919B2 |
Transmitter driver circuit in high-speed serial communications system
A driver circuit in a high-speed serial communications system changes an input data signal into a differential signal. A first output terminal is connected to a predetermined power supply voltage through a first pullup resistance circuit and to a grounding voltage through a first pulldown resistance circuit. A second output terminal is connected to the predetermined power supply voltage through a second pull-up resistance circuit and to the grounding voltage through a second pulldown resistance circuit. Resistances of the first and second pull-up resistance circuits and resistances of the first and second pulldown resistance circuits are changed according to the input data signal. |
| US07795915B2 |
Multi-level signaling
A control circuit generates an output based on the first signal and the second signal by encoding the output to be a multi-state signal having at least three states. A magnitude of the multi-state signal generated by the controller varies depending on binary states of the first signal and the second signal. The controller utilizes the output (i.e., the multi-state signal) to control a switching circuit. A driver circuit receives the output generated by the control circuit. In one embodiment, the multi-state signal has more than two different logic states. The driver decodes the multi-state signal for generating signals to control switches in the switching circuit. One signal generated by the driver circuit is a pulse width modulation signal; another signal generated by the driver circuit is an enable/disable signal. |
| US07795914B2 |
Circuit design methodology to reduce leakage power
A three stage circuit according to the invention comprises a data input, a data output, a control input, two voltage supply inputs. The first stage is electrically connected to the data input and control input and is defined by a combinatorial circuitry with two outputs. The second stage is defined by at least two transistors connected in series between the two voltage supply inputs with their inputs electrically connected to the respective outputs of the first stage and with a common output such that in connection with the first stage they operate as a tri-state gate. The third stage of that three stage circuit is electrically connected to the control input and the common output of the second stage. The three stage circuit is switched to a low leakage state by a control signal feed via the control input and setting the two transistors in their off state resulting in a second stage with a floating common output filtered by the third stage via the control signal actively driven the data output to a specific logic value. |
| US07795909B1 |
High speed programming of programmable logic devices
A programmable logic device that receives and stores configuration data in configurable random-access-memory has differential signal input buffer circuitry for receiving the configuration data from a configuration device in differential signal form at high speeds. The programmable logic device may have clock and data recovery circuitry that receives a reference clock and that generates a corresponding internal clock that is used for receiving the configuration data. Error detection circuitry may be used to detect errors occurring during data transmission. The configuration device may have a serializer that serializes parallel configuration data received from memory and differential signal output driver circuitry that provides the configuration data in differential signal form to the programmable logic device. |
| US07795908B2 |
Electronic device, method for configuring reprogrammable logic element, computer-readable medium, computer data signal and image forming apparatus
An electronic device includes a reprogrammable logic element, a configuration data storage, a reading section, a dummy data creating section, a skip determination section, a writing section and a control section. The configuration data storage stores configuration data for the reprogrammable logic element. The reading section successively reads the configuration data from the configuration data storage. The dummy data creating section creates dummy data. The skip determination section determines as to whether or not the configuration data is to be skipped. The writing section writes the configuration data or the dummy data into the reprogrammable logic element. If the skip determination section determines that the configuration data is to be skipped, the control section controls the dummy data, which is created by the dummy data creating section, to be sent to the writing section. |
| US07795906B2 |
Leakage power management with NDR isolation devices
A method and system for minimizing sub-threshold leakage in a logic block is disclosed. An NDR isolation device is coupled between the logic block and ground to form a virtual ground node. To put the logic block into sleep mode, the virtual ground control device raises the voltage at the virtual ground node above an isolation voltage, which causes NDR isolation device isolates the virtual ground node from ground. The virtual ground control device can then raise the voltage at the virtual ground node to the positive supply voltage to eliminate sub-threshold leakage currents the logic block. Alternatively, the virtual ground control device can raise the voltage at the virtual ground node to the positive supply voltage minus a retention voltage so that storage elements in the logic block can retain state information while still greatly reducing sub-threshold leakage current. |
| US07795900B1 |
Memory array with multiple-event-upset hardening
An integrated circuit has a memory array with a four-plex of SEU-hardened memory cells. Each of the SEU-hardened memory cells has an orientation different from each of the other SEU-hardened memory cells in the four-plex, and each of the SEU-hardened memory cells has a different critical ion track. Providing a four-plex of SEU-hardened memory cells, each with a different critical ion track, reduces the probability of a single ion upsetting adjacent memory cells. |
| US07795899B1 |
Enabling on-chip features via efuses
Systems and methods for enabling on-chip features via efuses. A system comprises an electronic fuse (Efuse) array (EFA) coupled to each features capability register (FCR) within an instantiated computational block. The EFA comprises a plurality of rows wherein programming an row comprises blowing one or more Efuses of the row. A valid row comprises programmed Efuses corresponding to one or more on-chip enabled features. The EFA is further configured to prevent enabling of disabled on-chip features from occurring subsequent to a predetermined point in time, such as the time of shipping the chip to the field for use by end-users, by establishing a particular default state for electronic fuses and rendering unusable any unprogrammed entries of the EFA. In one embodiment, some features correspond to on-chip hardware cryptographic acceleration. By preventing the ability to re-enable these features after shipping, it is possible to send semiconductor chips to foreign countries with only predetermined features enabled and no threat of disabled features being later enabled. |
| US07795898B2 |
Fan having function for detecting fault in the fan
A fan having a function for detecting a fault such as a breakage or a loss of a rotating part of the fan as well as reduction in the rotational speed of the fan, the function being not affected by an operating condition of the fan. The fan includes a stationary part, a rotating part rotatably attached to the stationary part, a first electric circuit arranged on the rotating part, a second electric circuit arranged on the stationary part, the second electric circuit being electromagnetically connected to the first circuit, and a fault detecting circuit electrically connected to the second electric circuit, for detecting a fault of the rotating part. |
| US07795893B2 |
Test mode enable circuit
A test mode enable circuit for putting a device in a test mode includes a serial-to-parallel shift register reset by a reset signal, a decoder circuit, and a gate circuit. The shift register receives and converts a control signal in serial form to control data in parallel form. The decoder circuit receives and decodes the control data to a test mode enable signal that puts the device in the test mode. The decoder circuit outputs the test mode enable signal to the gate circuit only when the control data matches a predetermined key pattern. The gate circuit outputs the test mode enable signal to the device only when at least one of the control signal and the reset signal has a predetermined voltage level. |
| US07795890B2 |
Reduced ground spring probe array and method for controlling signal spring probe impedance
A reduced ground spring probe array and a method for controlling the impedance of the signal spring probes in the reduced ground spring probe array. Signal spring probes are positioned in a row-column format across the surface of the spring probe tower. Ground spring probes are positioned in a row/alternating-column format across the surface of the spring probe tower such that one ground probe is positioned between two or more signal probes. In doing so, a void space exists for every other ground probe column such that one or more signal lines may be routed within the void space or the array may be compressed to establish a smaller overall spring probe tower footprint. |
| US07795888B2 |
Contact device to contact an electrical test specimen to be tested and a corresponding contact process
The invention relates to a contacting device for contacting an electrical test piece to be tested, in particular a test piece provided with tin-plated contacts, comprising at least two guide elements having openings through which contact elements pass essentially axially and which project from the test piece, on a side of the associated guide element facing the test piece, for contacting the test piece. The invention is characterized in that the axial distance between the guide elements or the axial position of the guide element facing the test piece may be adjusted to fit the projecting length. |
| US07795887B2 |
Photoconductive based electrical testing of transistor arrays
An apparatus is provided for testing microelectronic components on a substrate, including a scanner operative to scan a light beam over a plurality of thin film transistors disposed on a substrate, one transistor at a time, so as to induce a photoconductive response in the plurality of transistors, one transistor at a time; current sensing circuitry operative, synchronously with said scanner, to measure an output induced by the photoconductive response associated with a transistor and to generate photoconductive response output values, the photoconductive response output values representing a photoconductive response induced by the light beam, for one transistor at a time from among the plurality of transistors; and diagnostic apparatus operative to analyze the electronic response output values and to characterize each of the transistors in accordance therewith. |
| US07795885B2 |
Optically isolated current monitoring for ionization systems
Current is measured in an ionization device that includes a high voltage supply, and an emitter electrically coupled to the HV supply. An opto-isolator is provided that includes a light source and a light detector. The light source has a current flowing through it. The light source is electrically coupled to the emitter. The output of the light detector is measured. The output of the light detector is related to the current flowing through the light source. |
| US07795883B2 |
Grid sensor
A grid sensor including grids of electrode wires for measuring the electroconductivity of flow medium in the cross-section of a pipeline is particularly suitable for applications where the flow medium flows at high pressure and high temperatures. Each of the electrode wires is connected to a spring via an insulating bead, the spring being arranged in a hole in a sensor body of the sensor having an axis which is oriented in a tensioning direction of the electrode wire, and fixed to the sensor body. Each of the electrode wires on the side opposing the spring is covered with an insulating tube arranged in an outwardly guided channel in the sensor body. The insulating tube ends inside the channel, in a cavity filled with a sealing material. Neither the insulating bead nor the insulating tube are located in the cross-section wherein the measurement is to be carried out. |
| US07795879B2 |
Testing apparatus
There is provided a test apparatus for testing a device under test including a pre-emphasis circuit. The pre-emphasis circuit emphasizes a predetermined component of an output signal of the device under test and outputs the resulting output signal. Here, the test apparatus includes a filter that eliminates an emphasized component that is generated by the pre-emphasis circuit, from the output signal output from the device under test, and a testing section that measures the output signal output from the filter, and judges whether the device under test is acceptable based on a result of the measurement. The test apparatus can accurately test the pre-emphasis function of the device under test including the pre-emphasis circuit. |
| US07795869B1 |
Processing of multiple echo data sets in magnetic resonance imaging
Techniques for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) including obtaining a plurality of MRI images acquired at different echo times subsequent to an excitation pulse applied to a sample which is being imaged, performing a curve-fitting for a specified variation in each pixel of the MRI images, and using fitted parameters for the specified variation in the MRI images to synthesize the MRI images to form an image at any echo time with reduced noise. Performing singular value decomposition to determine the types of variation in each pixel of the MRI images and using only the most significant variations to synthesize the MRI images to form an image with reduced noise. |
| US07795862B2 |
Matching of GMR sensors in a bridge
A magnetoresistive (MR) sensing device includes MR elements electrically connected to form a bridge circuit and one or more non-functional (or “dummy”) MR elements for improved matching of the bridge circuit MR elements. |
| US07795861B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a movable object for localization within a positioning area
At least two coils located at different positions with regard to a positioning area are controlled to indicate a position of an object located within the range of magnetic fields generated by the coils. An embodiment of the invention comprises a generator that uses a multiplexing technique to generate coil enable signals for the at least two coils. The coil enable signals are generated for the at least two coils with any of different polarities and different intensities. |
| US07795858B2 |
Methods and apparatus for computing and using a spectral map for performing nonlinear calibration of a signal path
In one embodiment, a spectral map for performing nonlinear calibration of a signal path is developed by 1) identifying a set of frequency locations for a set of particular output signal spurs that result from applying one-tone and two-tone input signals covering a bandwidth of interest to the signal path; 2) developing, based on the set of frequency locations, a spectral map for predistorting, in the frequency domain, signals that are applied to, or received from, the signal path in the time domain; and 3) saving the spectral map for performing nonlinear calibration of the signal path. |
| US07795855B2 |
Power management apparatus having an extended safe operation region and operation method thereof
Two step driving technique is used to turn on the power switch of a power management apparatus in such a manner that the power switch is weakly turned on first and then goes into a low ON-resistance region. The power switch is so avoided to operate at highest gate and drain voltages simultaneously even a non-uniform turn on happens, and is thereby away from avalanche breakdown. The safe operation region of the power management apparatus is therefore extended with minimum efficiency degradation. |
| US07795854B2 |
Voltage regulating circuit
A voltage regulating circuit including an error signal generator, a comparator, a switch unit, a low-pass filter and a modulating unit is provided. The error signal generator respectively receives a reference voltage signal and a feedback signal, and generates an error signal. The comparator respectively receives the error signal and a comparing signal, and generates a pulse width modulation signal. The switch unit regulates an input voltage signal to generate an output voltage signal according the pulse width modulation signal. The low-pass filter filters out the high frequency of the output signal and produces the feedback signal. The modulating unit is coupled to the low-pass filter and the error signal generator for regulating a transient voltage of the output voltage signal. |
| US07795853B2 |
System and method for near zero light-load supply current in switching regulator
Techniques for near zero light-load supply current in switching regulators are described. In one aspect a voltage regulator operating a normal mode is generating an error signal indicating a difference between the output and the regulated voltage. A control signal, at least in part based on the error signal, actively controls the output of the regulator. The control signal is monitored over period of time. The monitoring activates a signal indicating when the control signal is inactive for the period of time indicating a light-load condition. The voltage regulator is then placed in a standby mode when the signal is active and the error signal indicates the output is substantially at the regulated voltage. Portions of the voltage regulator are then disabled permitting the voltage regulator to operate at the minimum current draw. |
| US07795852B2 |
Apparatus and method for adjusting working frequency of voltage regulator down circuit (VRD) by detecting current
The present invention provides an apparatus for adjusting a working frequency of a VRD. The apparatus includes a current detecting circuit, a variable resistance module, and a controller. The current detecting circuit is adapted for determining an output load state of the VRD by detecting a value of a current outputting from the VRD, and outputting a control signal for adjusting the working frequency of the VRD according to the output load state of the VRD. The variable resistance module is coupled to the VRD, and is adapted for providing an external resistor to the VRD. The controller is coupled to the current detecting circuit, and is adapted for receiving the control signal, and adjusting a resistance of the variable resistance module, so as to adjust the working frequency of the VRD. |
| US07795850B2 |
Analog current command and settable slopes in voltage regulator
A voltage regulator coupled to an unregulated DC input voltage source by an input terminal, and to a load by an output terminal is disclosed. The voltage regulator converts an input voltage at the input terminal to an output voltage at the output terminal. The voltage regulator includes one or more slaves, and each slave includes a switching circuit which serves as a power switch for alternately coupling and decoupling the input terminal to an intermediate node. Each slave can include a high-side power transistor having a drain connected to the input terminal and a source connected to the intermediate node, and a low-side power transistor having a source connected to ground and a drain connected to the intermediate node. Each slave can act as a switching circuit to alternate between coupling the intermediate node to the input terminal and between the intermediate node to a ground. |
| US07795849B2 |
Synchronous rectification switching regulator, control circuit for synchronous rectification switching regulator, and control method for synchronous rectification switching regulator
A control circuit for a synchronous rectification switching regulator including an output terminal, a switching transistor, an inductor, and a synchronous rectification transistor has a control part configured to control switching of the switching transistor to charge the inductor to and set a voltage output from the output terminal to a predetermined voltage, which causes the synchronous rectification transistor to switch reversely to the switching transistor and discharge the inductor, and backflow prevention part configured to block a current flowing in the synchronous rectification transistor to prevent a backflow current that flows in a direction from the output terminal to the synchronous rectification transistor. The backflow prevention part detects a forward current and regulates timing to block the current flowing in the synchronous rectification transistor and to regulate a time period from blocking the current flowing in the synchronous rectification transistor to determining that the forward current is zero. |
| US07795846B2 |
Determining average output current in DC-DC converter
A switching circuit for converting an input voltage into an output voltage has an input terminal for receiving the input voltage. A power switching element is coupled to the input terminal and has duty cycle d controllable to adjust the output voltage with respect to a desired level using inductor current representing current in an inductor element connectable to the power switching element. An average and hold circuit is responsive to a voltage at an output of the power switching element to produce an average switch voltage over an ON phase of a switching cycle of the power switching element. A voltage-to-current converter is responsive to the average switch voltage for producing representation of an average inductor current over one or more switching cycles. A current modulator having a duty cycle equal to 1-d modulates the representation of the average inductor current to produce a signal proportional to an average output current of the switching circuit over one or more switching cycles. |
| US07795838B2 |
User interface system and method for jump assist of hybrid vehicles
The present disclosure is a system and method for charging a high voltage battery of a hybrid automotive vehicle which contemporaneously provides a user with a visual display of diagnostic hybrid system information, including but not limited to, battery data and state of charge data through a user interface located internal a cabin of the vehicle. In other exemplary embodiments, the user interface is operable for providing the visual display while also providing access to other features of the vehicle to the user. |
| US07795835B2 |
Step motor driving apparatus
A step motor driving apparatus includes a micro control unit (MCU), a pulse generator, a first step motor driver, a second step motor driver, and a communication port. The first step motor driver is configured for driving a first step motor and connected to the MCU. The second step motor driver is configured for driving a second step motor and connected to the MCU. The MCU is connected to the second step motor driver via the pulse generator. The pulse generator is configured to supply pulse signals to the second step motor driver. The communication port is connected to the MCU. The MCU receives a corresponding command from an external control apparatus via the communication port. The MCU selectively controls the first step motor driver to drive the first step motor or controls the second step motor driver to drive the second step motor according to the command. |
| US07795833B2 |
Driving apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method
A driving apparatus for moving an object. The apparatus includes a first actuator which drives the object in X and Y directions, a second actuator which drives a reaction force counter, which receives a reaction force generated when the first actuator drives the object, and a controller which calculates X- and Y-direction reaction forces and a moment reaction force on the basis of X- and Y-direction positions of the object and X- and Y-direction accelerations of the object, which are to be received by the reaction force counter when the object is driven by the first actuator, and controls the second actuator so as to cancel the reaction forces and the moment reaction force. |
| US07795831B2 |
Wiper control device
Provided is a wiper control device. The device includes a first output IC, a direct driving switch, a second output IC, and an MCU. The first output IC supplies a power source for a wiper operation control in IG2 OFF state. The direct driving switch directly drives wipers. The second output IC intermits the power source to a wiper motor. The MCU controls the second output IC to drive the wipers depending on the direct driving switch. |
| US07795830B2 |
Electric motor
An electric motor (10) which includes an armature (11) with at least two armature phase pair windings (12) and salient pole rotor arrangement (15) having field windings (17) terminating in a selective electrical switch which determines the electrical continuity of said field windings (17). Also included is control means which is configured to regulate the magnetizing of the field winding (17) so that, at any given moment, one armature phase pair is usable for magnetizing the field winding while the other pair is responsible for torque production. |
| US07795826B2 |
Brushless motor driving circuit and motor having the same circuit
A brushless motor driving circuit includes a deviation detector for receiving a PWM input signal, which issues an instruction for rpm control, and detecting a deviation from duty ratio 50% of the PWM input signal, a determiner for detecting a comparison result at a threshold of duty ratio 50%, and a PWM output circuit for receiving a PWM reference signal having a duty ratio 50%, and producing a PWM driving signal, to be used for driving a brushless motor, in response to the deviation and the comparison result. The PWM driving signal is produced by adding the deviation to the PWM reference signal when the duty ratio of the PWM input signal is over 50%, and by subtracting the deviation from the PWM reference signal when the duty ratio is less than 50%. |
| US07795823B2 |
Actuation device having shape memory alloy component
The present invention provides an actuation device having a shape memory alloy component. The present invention utilizes a length contraction occurred to the shape memory alloy component during its phase transformation from martensite to austenite. The length contraction causes a slider, a carrier and a base to move relatively. Also, the present invention utilizes thermal conductivity of the base to speed up heat dissipation of the shape memory alloy component, so that response time for actuating the carrier can be reduced. |
| US07795822B2 |
Light source controller and image display device
A light source controller includes a light source driver, a light amount sensor, a memory configured to store property information indicating a relationship between the drive current and the outgoing light amount for each level of the environmental temperature of the solid-state light source, and a controller configured to control the drive current supplied from the light source driver. The controller obtains the property information corresponding to the environmental temperature of the solid-state light source according to the relationship between the drive current and the outgoing light amount, and controls the drive current according to the obtained property information so as to bring the outgoing light amount close to a target light amount. |
| US07795820B2 |
Emulation circuit
An emulation circuit is disclosed for connection to a low energy lamp energized by an AC supply and substituted for an incandescent lamp in a traffic signal installation. The circuit comprises means for sensing the magnitude of a supply voltage applied to energize the lamp connected to the terminals and means for sensing correct operation of the lamp. When the lamp is sensed to be operating correctly an auxiliary load intermittently to draw an additional current through the auxiliary load from the AC supply. The additional current is drawn only between preset phase angles of the cycles of the AC supply and the magnitude of the additional current drawn by the auxiliary load is varied in dependence upon the sensed magnitude of the supply voltage. |
| US07795818B2 |
Microwave plasma generation method and microwave plasma generator
A microwave plasma generator in which the generating amount of radicals can be regulated easily with higher reaction efficiency while reducing gas consumption. The microwave plasma generator comprises an outer conductor (2), an inner conductor (3) arranged in the internal space (4) of the outer conductor, a discharge tube (7) having a double tube structure consisting of an inner tube (5) and an outer tube (6) and penetrating the outer and inner conductors in the axial direction, and a cavity (1) having a means for adjusting the position of the inner tube to the outer tube in the axial direction in the discharge tube. The microwave plasma generator is further provided with a first gas supply pipe (16), which has a first flow control valve (18) and supplies first gas from a gas cylinder (14) to the outer tube of the discharge tube, a second gas supply pipe (17), which has a second flow control valve (19) and supplies second gas to the inner tube of the discharge tube, a microwave generation source (21), and a microwave supplying passage (22) for supplying microwave from the microwave generation source to the cavity. |
| US07795814B2 |
Interconnection feedthroughs for ceramic metal halide lamps
An arc discharge metal halide lamp for providing visible light comprising an arc discharge vessel which has capillary tubes therein in at least one of which there is a first electrical feedthrough extending through an interior passageway to have an interior end of that electrode positioned in the discharge region opposite the other the interior passageway of the other capillary and an exterior end thereof positioned outside the outer end of that capillary tube but joined to a cermet portion inside that tube. In an intermediate stage of fabricating the lamp, a bonding material ring of limited diameter is provided at the end of the capillary tube about the exterior end. In a completed lamp, the first electrical feedthrough has limited extent joints where its components are joined and, alternatively or in addition, has a limited offset between its components at a joint between them. |
| US07795810B2 |
Gas-filled discharge gap
A gas-filled discharge gap includes at least two electrodes and an electrode-activation mass that is arranged on at least one of the electrodes. The electrode-activation mass contains K2WO4. |
| US07795809B2 |
Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus having partitions for separating a plurality of regions
To provide an electro-optical device comprising a thin film having a uniform thickness, which is formed by drying liquid droplets filled in a liquid droplet ejection region surrounded by a partition. An electro-optical device comprises partitions 22 for separating a plurality of regions formed on a substrate 10. Each of the partitions 22 has a lyophilic first partition 43 and a liquid-repellent second partition 44 which is formed on an upper surface portion of the first partition except for a circumferential portion surrounding the region of the first partition 43. The device also comprises a functional layer 45 which is formed on the region surrounded by the partition and includes at least a light emitting layer. The device further comprises a pair of electrodes 41 and 46 with the functional layer interposed therebetween, in which the first partition 43 has the thickness larger than the thickness of the functional layer 45, and a side inclined angle of the first partition 43 is less than the side inclined angle of the second partition 44. |
| US07795808B2 |
Organic electroluminescent display device having pixel structure and terminal structure
TFTs are formed on a substrate. An interlayer insulation film is formed on the substrate to cover the TFTs. Lower layer portions of SD lines formed of a multi-layered film which are formed on the interlayer insulation film constitute a lower electrode of an organic EL layer. An uppermost layer of the SD line is formed of a chemically stable metal oxide film, and the SD layer is used as it is. On the other hand, as a lower electrode of an organic EL layer, an upper layer of the SD line is removed and an Al—Si, alloy film of the SD line is used. Due to such a constitution, it is possible to reduce a cost by shortening steps while holding the performance and the reliability of organic EL. |
| US07795807B2 |
Organic light emitting display
An OLED has a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of organic emitting elements positioned in each sub-pixel, and an antireflective layer. The ratio of the area of the antireflective layer to that of the sub-pixel is between about 60% to about 87%. |
| US07795804B2 |
Organic light emitting display
The present invention provides an organic light emitting display comprising: a substrate; thin film transistors positioned on the substrate and comprising a source electrode and a drain electrode; an organic light emitting diode comprising a first electrode connected to the source electrode and the drain electrode of one of the thin film transistors, an emission layer positioned on the first electrode and a second electrode positioned on the emission layer; and a capacitor comprising a first storage electrode positioned on the same layer as the source electrode and the drain electrode, a second storage electrode positioned on the same layer as the first electrode, and an insulating layer positioned between the two storage electrodes. |
| US07795802B2 |
Polymers for use in optical devices
Optical devices fabricated from solvent processible polymers suffer from susceptibility to solvents and morphological changes. A semiconductive polymer capable of luminescence in an optical device is provided. The polymer comprises a luminescent film-forming solvent processible polymer which contains cross-linking so as to increase its molar mass and to resist solvent dissolution, the cross-linking being such that the polymer retains semiconductive and luminescent properties. |
| US07795801B2 |
Organic electroluminescent element, illuminator, display and compound
An organic electroluminescent element comprising a light emission layer and a hole blocking layer adjacent to the light emission layer, wherein, (i) the light emission layer contains a compound having a specified partial structure and having a molecular weight of not more than 1700; and (ii) the hole blocking layer contains a derivative selected from the group consisting of a styryl derivative, a boron derivative and a carboline derivative. |
| US07795799B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device which can effectively be utilized as a surface light source for a full-color display, a back light or an illumination light source, or as a light source array in a printer, which shows an excellent light-emitting efficiency and light-emitting luminance, and which is particularly excellent as a white light source showing an excellent light-emitting efficiency and light-emitting luminance. The light-emitting device comprises a substrate having provided thereon at least an anode, an organic compound layer including a light-emitting layer, and a cathode, in which the light-emitting layer contains two or more different kinds of light-emitting materials, with at least one of the light-emitting materials being an orthometallated complex. |
| US07795797B2 |
Phosphor with laminated coating, its manufacture method and light emitting device using the same
A phosphor made of phosphor particles coated with inorganic substance lamination, wherein an outermost layer is a transparent layer made of one or more of SiO2, Al2O3 and SiON, having a thickness of about 10 nm to about 500 nm, and formed by fluidized bed CVD, and a transparent inner coating layer is formed inside the outermost layer by a method different from the fluidized bed CVD. The inner coating may be formed by nonaqueous method not using a water content, for example sintering super-fine particles distributed on phosphor particles. |
| US07795794B2 |
Electron emission source, electron emission device using the same, and composition for the same
An electron emission device includes a first plate and a second plate spaced apart and facing each other, a first electrode having an electron emission source electrically coupled thereto, the electron emission source including a carbon-based material and a ferroelectric material, a second electrode disposed adjacent to the first electrode, and a phosphor layer disposed so as to receive electrons emitted by the electron emission source. |
| US07795791B2 |
One piece shell high thread spark plug
A spark plug for igniting gases in an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The spark plug has a center electrode, an insulator, a one-piece shell, and a terminal. The center electrode is in communication with an energy source. The insulator surrounds the center electrode. The one-piece shell surrounds and contacts the insulator for securing the insulator within the shell, wherein the shell has a plurality of threads near a first end and a ground electrode attached to the shell and aligned with a tip of the center electrode at a second end to define a spark gap. Further, a seat is formed in the shell between the plurality of threads and the ground electrode for sealing the shell against the engine. The terminal has a first end in communication with the center electrode and a second end which has a connector portion for connecting to the energy source. |
| US07795786B2 |
Ultrasonic probe and method of manufacturing the same
In an ultrasonic probe in which individual wires led out from multilayered piezoelectric elements are arranged in a staggered manner, short-circuit is prevented. Each of the elements includes: a multilayered structure in which piezoelectric material layers and at least one internal electrode are stacked; first and second flat electrodes; first and second side electrodes; an insulating film formed at a second side surface side of the multilayered structure; a wiring member bonded to the first flat electrode on the one end of the multilayered structure by using a conducting adhesive material; and the wiring member is provided at the second side surface side of the multilayered structure and the insulating film electrically separates the second side electrode and the conducting adhesive material in a first element, and the wiring member is provided at a first side surface side of the multilayered structure in a second element. |
| US07795784B2 |
Redistribution interconnect for microbeamforming(s) and a medical ultrasound system
An ultrasound transducer includes one or more microbeamformer integrated circuit chips, an array of acoustic elements, and a redistribution interconnect coupled via conductive elements between the one or more integrated circuit chips and the array of acoustic elements. The one or more microbeamformer integrated circuit chips each include a plurality of bond pads separated from adjacent ones thereof by a first pitch set. The acoustic elements of the array are separated from adjacent ones thereof by a second pitch set, the second pitch set being different from the first pitch set. In addition, the redistribution interconnect couples on a first side of the redistribution interconnect to the one or more microbeamformer integrated circuit chips via conductive elements. The redistribution interconnect couples on a second side to the array of transducer elements via conductive elements. The redistribution interconnect provides an interconnection between the bond pads of the one or more microbeamformer integrated circuit chips with the first pitch set with corresponding ones of the acoustic elements of the array with the second pitch set. |
| US07795779B2 |
Saw torque and temperature sensor
A contactless SAW based torque and temperature sensor includes three SAW resonators 2, 3, 4 mounted on a common substrate 1 made of Y+34° cut of quartz. The first SAW 2 has its principle axis inclined at +45° to the X-axis of the substrate, which, in use, is either aligned with the longitudinal axis of a device whose torque is to be measured or is perpendicular thereto, and the second SAW 3 has its principle axis inclined at 135 degrees to the X-axis of the substrate. The third SAW 4 is positioned with its principle axis inclined at an angle, preferably in the range of 0 to 30 degrees, to the principle axis of both the first 2 and second 3 resonators so that none of the SAWs are parallel, the third SAW 4 enabling temperature measurements to be taken. |
| US07795778B2 |
Electrostatic actuator driving system having plural actuators and a temperature detector
An actuator of the present invention includes a moving part, and a driving electrode which is comprised of electrode parts electrically isolated from each other and drives the moving part. A drive voltage is applied selectively to some of the electrode parts to control an electrostatic force which acts on the moving part. |
| US07795776B2 |
Oscillation damping system for a stator of an electrical machine
An oscillation damping system for stator windings is provided which includes a supporting component of an end winding. The supporting component is equipped with damping elements, which are arranged asymmetrically in the circumferential direction in order to suppress excited natural oscillations. Masses or springs and screw-type restraints which connect the supporting component to the stator housing are suitable as damping elements. |
| US07795775B2 |
Motor stator
A motor stator includes a claw-pole assembly (20), a fixing structure (10) and a sleeve bearing (60). The claw-pole assembly includes a pair of yokes (20a, 20b) each having a plurality of pole teeth (24) intermeshed with those of the other yoke. A gap (29) is defined between two neighboring teeth. The fixing structure is made of plastic material integral with the yokes by insert molding, including a connecting portion (70) contained in the gaps, a base (30) formed at an end of the claw-pole assembly, and a tube (50) extending from the base into the claw-pole assembly. The sleeve bearing is fixedly embedded in the tube during the process of insert molding the fixing structure to the yokes. |
| US07795774B2 |
Multiple phase claw pole type motor
A claw pole type motor includes first and second claw poles opposed to each other and each including a radial yoke portion having an inner diameter side and an outer diameter side, a plurality of pole portions arranged on the inner diameter side, and axially extended, and an outer peripheral side yoke portion extending on the outer diameter side. A stator core is provided having an inner diameter side, and is formed so as to cause the pole portions of the first claw pole to be meshed with the pole portions of the second claw pole. A rotor is arranged on the inner diameter side of the stator core with a circumferential gap being defined therebetween. In order to provide high efficiency while simplifying manufacturing, the first and second claw poles are formed by compacting of magnetic powder. |
| US07795772B2 |
Motor
A motor is basically provided with a stator, a rotor, a low permeability layer and a current control device. The stator includes a magnetic stator core and a stator winding. The rotor includes a rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnets arranged to form N and S poles of the rotor. The low permeability layer has a lower magnetic permeability than the rotor core and extends between each of the N and S poles in a direction generally parallel to the magnetic flux paths of the permanent magnets such that the permanent magnets and the low permeability are arranged to obstruct the magnetic flux between the N and S poles to provide a forward salient pole characteristic. The current control device produces a current whose phase is shifted such that the magnetic flux of the permanent magnets intensifies. |
| US07795769B2 |
Cover for the motor housing of a ceiling fan
A cover for the motor housing of a ceiling fan includes a flexible wrap for covering the motor housing and a magnetic assemblage for attaching the wrap to the motor housing. The cover can be insulating, have an outer decorative surface for aesthetic effects, or both. A ship lap joint may be included to secure the ends of the cover together. |
| US07795768B2 |
Mechanisms and gears for attachment to a hobby servo output shaft
Embodiments of hobby servo motor devices are disclosed. Embodiments include a hobby servo motor having an output shaft and a planar surface that is perpendicular to the output shaft. Embodiments also include a gear attachment mechanism having a top planar surface, a bottom planar surface, and an outer surface having gear engaging teeth. The gear engaging teeth extend from the bottom surface to the top surface. The top surface is in contact with the hobby servo output shaft. The gear attachment mechanism bottom planar surface is flushly engaged to the hobby servo planar surface. |
| US07795760B2 |
Load condition controlled power module
In accordance with various aspects of the present invention, a method and circuit for reducing power consumption of a power module during idle conditions is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a power module is configured for reducing power during idle mode by disengaging at least one power output from a power input. A power module may include one or more power outputs and one or more power module circuits, with power input connected to the power outputs through the power module circuit(s). The power module circuit may include a current measuring system, a control circuit, and a switch. The current measuring system provides an output power level signal that is proportional to the load at the power output. If current measuring system behavior indicates that a power output is drawing substantially no power from the power input, the switch disengages the power input from the power output. |
| US07795755B2 |
Simple circuit and method for improving current balance accuracy of a power converter system
A power converter system includes multiple converter modules connected to a share bus. Each of the converter modules mirrors the phase current of itself to provide a mirror current to the share bus, extracts an average current from the share bus, and compares the phase current of itself with the average current it extracts from the share bus to produce an output signal for modulation of the phase current of itself. Specifically, each of the converter modules is provided with a resistor connected to the share bus such that all the resistors are connected in parallel, and thus each of the resistors automatically receives an average current from the share bus. |
| US07795754B2 |
Slope control device capable of predicting uniform-current-sharing level and method thereof
The present invention discloses a slope control device capable of predicting uniform-current-sharing level and method thereof which can be applied in a redundancy or distributed power system for providing better uniform-current-sharing ability. The device comprises a high linearity transconductor circuit, a slope adjusting circuit and an incremental output voltage circuit. The invention applies either a transconductor parameter or a feedback resistor to increase the droop gain and therefore the current deviation between two power supply modules is reduced. The invention further raises the output voltage step by step to ensure that the output voltage meet the requirement of allowable minimum output voltage according to increment of load current. |
| US07795752B2 |
System and method for integrated power control
A method for distributing power generated by a power generation system may include determining available power that can be generated by the power generation system. The method may also include obtaining power requests from power transforming devices, comparing the available power to the power requests, and determining amounts of the available power to distribute to the power transforming devices. The method may further include obtaining operating condition requests from the power transforming devices, and determining the operating conditions under which the power generation system should operate. |
| US07795750B2 |
Underwater power station and method for operating an underwater power station
A method an apparatus for operating an underwater power plant including a support structure; at least one turbine; at least one electric machine configured to be operated as a generator or a motor, the at least one electric machine being in an at least indirect drive connection with the at least one turbine and the at least one electric machine in a motive operation is configured to drive the at least one turbine to produce a propulsive power; and a spacer element between the at least one turbine and the support structure, wherein the at least one turbine is attached to one end of the spacer element and a pivot joint to the support structure is attached to an opposing end of the spacer element, a linkage point of the pivot joint having an eccentricity which is a lateral offset to a force action line of the propulsive power. |
| US07795745B2 |
Fuel tank for a power generator set
A fuel tank for a power generator set. The fuel tank includes an angled surface that directs cooling air from the power generator set at a direction out of the generator set enclosure. In some embodiments, the fuel tank is centrally located between a pair of generator sets within a single enclosure. The fuel tank is configured in some embodiments to direct air upward out of the enclosure. |
| US07795738B2 |
Nitride semiconductor device
A nitride semiconductor device with a p electrode having no resistance between itself and other electrodes, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A p electrode is formed of a first Pd film, a Ta film, and a second Pd film, and on a p-type contact layer of a nitride semiconductor. On the second Pd film, a pad electrode is formed. The second Pd film is formed on the entire upper surface of the Ta film which forms part of the p electrode, and serves as an antioxidant film that prevents oxidation of the Ta film. Preventing oxidation of the Ta film, the second Pd film can reduce the resistance that may exist between the p electrode and the pad electrode, thereby preventing a failure in contact between the p electrode and the pad electrode and providing the p electrode with low resistance. |
| US07795737B2 |
Methods of redistributing bondpad locations on an integrated circuit
Integrated circuits and methods of redistributing bondpad locations are disclosed. In one implementation, a method of redistributing a bondpad location of an integrated circuit includes providing an integrated circuit comprising an inner lead bondpad. A first insulative passivation layer is formed over the integrated circuit. A bondpad-redistribution line is formed over the first insulative passivation layer and in electrical connection with the inner lead bondpad through the first insulative passivation layer. The bondpad-redistribution line includes an outer lead bondpad area. A second insulative passivation layer is formed over the integrated circuit and the bondpad-redistribution line. The second insulative passivation layer is formed to have a sidewall outline at least a portion of which is proximate to and conforms to at least a portion of the bondpad-redistribution line. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated. |
| US07795734B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
To provide a semiconductor device composed of a semiconductor element or a group of semiconductor elements, in which a crystalline semiconductor film having as few grain boundaries as possible in a channel formation region is formed on an insulating surface, which can operate at high speed, which have high current drive performance, and which are less fluctuated between elements. The method of the present invention includes: forming an insulating film with an opening on a substrate having an insulating surface; forming on the insulating film and over the opening an amorphous semiconductor film or a polycrystalline semiconductor film that has randomly-formed grain boundaries; forming a crystalline semiconductor film by melting the semiconductor film, pouring the melted semiconductor into the opening of the insulating film, and crystallizing or re-crystallizing the semiconductor film; and removing the crystalline semiconductor film except a portion of the crystalline semiconductor film that is in the opening to form a gate insulating film, which is in contact with the top face of the crystalline semiconductor film, and a gate electrode. |
| US07795731B2 |
Semiconductor devices including a topmost metal layer with at least one opening and their methods of fabrication
In one embodiment, a semiconductor device has a topmost or highest conductive layer with at least one opening. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a cell array region and an interlayer insulating layer covering the substrate having the cell array region. The topmost conductive layer is disposed on the interlayer insulating layer in the cell array region. The topmost conductive layer has at least one opening. A method of fabricating the semiconductor device is also provided. The openings penetrating the topmost metal layer help hydrogen atoms reach the interfaces of gate insulating layers of cell MOS transistors and/or peripheral MOS transistors during a metal alloy process, thereby improve a performance (production yield and/or refresh characteristics) of a memory device. |
| US07795730B2 |
Wiring substrate and method of manufacturing thereof, and thin film transistor and method of manufacturing thereof
The invention includes a first step for forming a first conductive layer composed of a high melting point metal to be in contact with an insulating layer; and a second step for forming a second conductive layer by discharging a composition containing a conductive material so as to be in contact with the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer is formed prior to forming the second conductive layer by droplet discharging, and hence, adhesiveness and peel resistance of the second conductive layer are improved. Furthermore, the insulating layer is covered with the first conductive layer, thereby preventing damage or destruction of the insulating layer. |
| US07795728B2 |
Electronic component
An electronic component includes a multi-layer substrate having an upper side and under side, and at least one integrated impedance converter. The electronic component also includes at least one chip component having external contacts. The at least one chip component is disposed on the upper side of the multi-layer substrate, and is electrically connected to the at least one integrated impedance converter. |
| US07795725B2 |
Semiconductor packages
The invention includes semiconductor packages having grooves within a semiconductor die backside; and includes semiconductor packages utilizing carbon nanostructures (such as, for example, carbon nanotubes) as thermally conductive interface materials. The invention also includes methods of cooling a semiconductor die in which coolant is forced through grooves in a backside of the die, and includes methods of making semiconductor packages. |
| US07795723B2 |
Capped sensor
A sensor element is capped by bonding or otherwise forming a cap on a sensor element. The sensor may be hermetically sealed by using a hermetic cap and hermetic bonding material or by applying a hermetic coating. The sensor may be filled with a gas at an elevated pressure. The sensor may alternatively or additionally be filled with a special gas, such as a gas having a density-to-viscosity ratio above approximately 0.2. |
| US07795722B2 |
Substrate strip and substrate structure and method for manufacturing the same
A substrate structure is disclosed. The substrate structure includes a core substrate, an interconnection portion and a solder mask. The core substrate includes a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. A circuit pattern is disposed on the top surface. The interconnection portion is disposed on the top surface; herein the interconnection portion includes a surface dielectric layer and a surface circuit layer disposed on the surface dielectric layer. The surface circuit layer is electrically connected to the circuit pattern. The solder mask is disposed on the interconnection portion; herein the solder mask includes a hole to identify the substrate structure. Besides, a method for manufacturing the substrate structure is disclosed. |
| US07795721B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
The semiconductor device 100 comprises a first semiconductor element 113 provided on a face on one side of a flat plate shaped interconnect component 101, an insulating resin 119 covering a face of a side where the first semiconductor element 113 of the interconnect component 101 is provided and a side face of the first semiconductor element 113, and a second semiconductor element 111 provided on a face on the other side of the interconnect component 101. The interconnect component 101 has a constitution where an interconnect layer 103, a silicon layer 105 and an insulating film 107 are sequentially formed. The interconnect layer 103 has a constitution where the interconnect layer 103 has a flat plate shaped insulating component and a conductive component extending through the insulating component. The first semiconductor element 113 is electrically connected with the second semiconductor element 111 through the conductive component. |
| US07795717B2 |
Electronic component embedded within a plastic compound and including copper columns within the plastic compound extending between upper and lower rewiring layers, and system carrier and panel for producing an electronic component
An electronic component has a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip that is arranged on a plastic compound in which the first semiconductor chip is embedded. The semiconductor chips are connected to one another by rewiring layers and vias which extend between the rewiring layers, the vias being widened at a transition to one of the rewiring layers. |
| US07795714B2 |
Two step molding process secured digital card manufacturing method and apparatus
A molded secured digital (SD) card having a bottom plastic piece having a plurality of lateral sides, said bottom plastic piece further having a cavity interposed along said plurality of lateral sides, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The molded SD card further having a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly positioned in said cavity, one of said plurality of lateral sides of said bottom plastic piece having a notch recess, said molded SD card further having a male guide insertably positioned into said notch recess, said molded SD card further having a female switch clamped onto said male guide to form a write-protect switch. |
| US07795706B2 |
Stacked memory without unbalanced temperature distributions
A stacked memory without unbalanced temperature distributions is disclosed. According to one aspect of the invention, a through electrode in each layer is connected one after the other such that regions to be activated in neighboring layers do not overlap in a vertical direction. According to another aspect of the invention, each layer comprises an activation region distribution circuit for outputting an activation signal to, among the regions of the layer, a region having an address different from an address of a region to be activated in a layer adjacent to the layer in question. |
| US07795704B2 |
Die seal ring and wafer having the same
A die seal ring disposed in a die and surrounding an integrated circuit region of the die is described. The die seal ring has at least two different local widths. |
| US07795702B2 |
Microelectronic assemblies with improved isolation voltage performance
Embodiments of microelectronic assemblies are provided. First and second semiconductor devices are formed over a substrate having a first dopant type at a first concentration. First and second buried regions having a second dopant type are formed respectively below the first and second semiconductor devices with a gap therebetween. At least one well region is formed over the substrate and between the first and second semiconductor devices. A barrier region having the first dopant type at a second concentration is formed between and adjacent to the first and second buried regions such that at least a portion of the barrier region extends a depth from the first and second semiconductor devices that is greater or equal to the depth of the buried regions. |
| US07795701B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A first insulation film is provided on a semiconductor substrate. A high resistance element formed from polysilicon is provided on the first insulation film. A second insulation film is provided on the high resistance element. A hydrogen diffusion preventing film having a hydrogen diffusion coefficient smaller than that of the second insulation film is provided on the second insulation film. The hydrogen diffusion preventing film covers a part of the high resistance element. |
| US07795697B2 |
Method and device for integrating an illumination source and detector into the same IC package that allows angular illumination with a common planar leadframe
An optical navigation device includes an integrated package. The integrated package includes a planar leadframe, a light source die mounted on the leadframe, and a sensor die mounted on the leadframe to be coplanar with the light source die. The integrated package may be mounted at an angle or parallel to a navigation surface. The sensor die may be mounted at a distance from the light source die to detect specular or scattered reflection. The optical navigation device may be devoid of any optical element used to manipulate light generated by the light source die. |
| US07795695B2 |
Integrated microphone
A method of forming a microphone having a variable capacitance first deposits high temperature deposition material on a die. The high temperature material ultimately forms structure that contributes to the variable capacitance. The method then forms circuitry on the die after depositing the deposition material. The circuitry is configured to detect the variable capacitance. |
| US07795687B2 |
MOS field effect transistor having plurality of channels
A method of fabricating a MOSFET provides a plurality of nanowire-shaped channels in a self-aligned manner. According to the method, a first material layer and a semiconductor layer are sequentially formed on a semiconductor substrate. A first mask layer pattern is formed on the semiconductor layer, and recess regions are formed using the first mask layer pattern as an etch mask. A first reduced mask layer pattern is formed, and a filling material layer is formed on the surface of the substrate. A pair of second mask layer patterns are formed, and a first opening is formed. Then, the filling material layer is etched to form a second opening, the exposed first material layer is removed to expose the semiconductor layer, and a gate insulation layer and a gate electrode layer enclosing the exposed semiconductor layer are formed. |
| US07795686B2 |
Semiconductor device using semiconductor nanowire and display apparatus and image pick-up apparatus using the same
A semiconductor device, comprising a semiconductor nanowire having a first region with one of a PN junction and a PIN junction and a second region with a field effect transistor structure, a pair of electrodes connected to both ends of the semiconductor nanowire, and a gate electrode provided in at least a part of the second region via an insulating layer. The semiconductor nanowire has a P-type semiconductor portion and an N-type semiconductor portion, and one of the P-type semiconductor portion and the N-type semiconductor portion is a common structural element of both the first and second regions. |
| US07795684B2 |
Active device array substrate
An active device array substrate including a substrate, a plurality of pixel units, a plurality of first conductive lines, a plurality of second conductive lines, a lead line, at least one first electrostatic discharge protection circuit, and at least one second electrostatic discharge protection circuit is provided. The pixel units are arranged on the substrate. Additionally, the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines are disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the pixel units respectively. Moreover, the lead line crosses the first conductive lines. The first electrostatic discharge protection circuit is disposed at one side of the lead line, and the second electrostatic discharge protection circuit corresponding to the first electrostatic discharge protection circuit is disposed at the other side of the lead line. |
| US07795682B2 |
Semiconductor device and method manufacturing semiconductor device
The disclosure concerns a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including forming a plurality of fins made of a semiconductor material on an insulating layer; forming a gate insulating film on side surfaces of the plurality of fins; and forming a gate electrode on the gate insulating film in such a manner that a compressive stress is applied to a side surface of a first fin which is used in an NMOSFET among the plurality of fins in a direction perpendicular to the side surface and a tensile stress is applied to a side surface of a second fin which is used in a PMOSFET among the plurality of fins in a direction perpendicular to the side surface. |
| US07795680B2 |
Integrated circuit system employing selective epitaxial growth technology
An integrated circuit system that includes: providing a substrate; depositing a dielectric on the substrate; depositing an isolation dielectric on the dielectric; forming a trench through the isolation dielectric and the dielectric to expose the substrate; depositing a dielectric liner over the integrated circuit system; processing the dielectric liner to form a trench spacer; and depositing an epitaxial growth within the trench that includes a crystalline orientation that is substantially identical to the substrate. |
| US07795678B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a buried isolation pattern between an active pattern on which transistors are formed and a substrate. The active pattern has adjacent sections each extending longitudinally in a first direction. A field isolation pattern is interposed between the adjacent sections of the active pattern. The buried isolation pattern has sections spaced apart from each other in the first direction under each section of the active pattern. Each section of the buried isolation pattern extends from a lower portion of the field isolation pattern in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. At least one gate structure is disposed on each section of the active pattern, and an impurity region is located adjacent to the gate structure at the upper surface of the active pattern. The impurity region is spaced from the buried isolation pattern in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. The buried isolation pattern offers a control on the body effect caused by a bias applied to the substrate. |
| US07795676B2 |
Back-illuminated type solid-state imaging device
A back-illuminated type solid-state imaging device is provided in which an electric field to collect a signal charge (an electron, a hole and the like, for example) is reliably generated to reduce a crosstalk. The back-illuminated type solid-state imaging device includes a structure 34 having a semiconductor film 33 on a semiconductor substrate 31 through an insulation film 32, in which a photoelectric conversion element PD that constitutes a pixel is formed in the semiconductor substrate 31, at least part of transistors 15, 16, and 19 that constitute the pixel is formed in the semiconductor film 33, and a rear surface electrode 51 to which a voltage is applied is formed on the rear surface side of the semiconductor substrate 31. |
| US07795675B2 |
Termination for trench MIS device
A trench MIS device is formed in a P-epitaxial layer that overlies an N-epitaxial layer and an N+ substrate. In one embodiment, the device includes an N-type drain-drift region that extends from the bottom of the trench to the N-epitaxial layer. Preferably, the drain-drift region is formed at least in part by fabricating spacers on the sidewalls of the trench and implanting an N-type dopant between the sidewall spacers and through the bottom of the trench. The drain-drift region can be doped more heavily than the conventional “drift region” that is formed in an N-epitaxial layer. Thus, the device has a low on-resistance. The device can be terminated by a plurality of polysilicon-filled termination trenches located near the edge of the die, with the polysilicon in each termination trench being connected to the mesa adjacent the termination trench. |
| US07795670B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
The semiconductor device includes an active region, a recess channel region, a storage node junction region, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode. The active region is defined by a device isolation structure formed in a semiconductor substrate, wherein a lower part of sidewalls of the active region is recessed. The recess channel is formed in the semiconductor substrate under the active region, wherein the recess channel has a vertical channel region and a horizontal channel region. The storage node junction region is formed over the device isolation structure and the semiconductor substrate. The gate insulating film is formed over the active region including the recess channel region. The gate electrode is formed over the gate insulating film to fill up the recess channel region. |
| US07795665B2 |
Flash memory
A flash memory comprising a substrate, a stacked structure over the substrate, a source, a drain and a source-side spacer is provided. The stacked structure includes a tunneling oxide layer, a floating gate on the tunneling oxide layer, an inter-gate dielectric layer on the floating gate and a control gate on the inter-gate dielectric layer. The source and the drain are disposed in the substrate on the sides of the floating gate, respectively. The source-side spacer is disposed on a sidewall of the stacked structure near the source, thereby preventing the tunneling oxide layer and the inter-gate dielectric layer near the source from being re-oxidized, resulting in an increased thickness. |
| US07795656B2 |
Image sensor device having black pixel region
An image sensor device includes an optical black pixel region and an active pixel region. The image sensor device includes a light receiving unit including a plurality of light sensitive semiconductor devices that are configured to detect light incident thereon, a pixel metal wire layer including a transparent material on the light receiving unit and including a plurality of metal wires therein, and a filter unit on the pixel metal wire layer. The filter unit includes a plurality of filters that are configured to transmit light according to a wavelength thereof. The filters of the filter unit in the optical black pixel region of the image sensor device have a single color. The image sensor device further includes a light blocking layer in the optical black pixel region between the filter unit and the light receiving unit. The light blocking layer is configured to block light that passes through the filter unit. |
| US07795653B2 |
Electronic device including space-apart radiation regions and a process for forming the same
An electronic device can include a first radiation region, a second radiation region spaced apart from the first radiation region, and an insulating region. The insulating region can have a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first radiation region can lie immediately adjacent to the first side, and the second radiation region can lie immediately adjacent to the second side. Within the insulating region, no other radiation region may lie between the first and second radiation regions, and the insulating region can include an insulating layer that includes a plurality of openings. In another aspect, a process for forming the electronic device can include patterning an insulating layer. |
| US07795651B2 |
One transistor DRAM device and method of forming the same
A one transistor DRAM device includes: a substrate with an insulating layer, a first semiconductor layer provided on the insulating layer and including a first source region and a first region which are in contact with the insulating layer and a first floating body between the first source region and the first drain region, a first gate pattern to cover the first floating body, a first interlayer dielectric to cover the first gate pattern, a second semiconductor layer provided on the first interlayer dielectric and including a second source region and a second drain region which are in contact with the first interlayer dielectric and a second floating body between the second source region and the second drain region, and a second gate pattern to cover the second floating body. |
| US07795650B2 |
Method and apparatus for backside illuminated image sensors using capacitively coupled readout integrated circuits
The images sensor includes a readout circuit capacitatively coupled to a memory circuit. The readout circuit includes: (i) a photon detector to receive a plurality of photons and to provide a charge signal corresponding to the received photons, (ii) a resettable integrator that is reset multiple times over a single exposure time and provides an analog representation of the incident photons during the last integration cycle, and (iii) a comparator that monitors the integrator output and generates a reset pulse when the integrator reaches a built-in threshold value. The memory circuit includes: (i) a receiver circuit that detects the output of the digital driver in the front-end readout circuit via capacitive coupling and generates a digital voltage pulse for each received signal, and (ii) a digital counting memory to count the received pulses to provide a coarse digital representation of how many times the integrator is reset. |
| US07795647B2 |
Curled semiconductor transistor
A curled transistor comprises a coiled semiconductor substrate having a plurality of concentrically curled layers. Source and drain regions are configured on a portion of the coiled semiconductor substrate, and a gate dielectric is positioned between the source and drain regions. A first set of metallic contacts electrically couple to the source region on the coiled semiconductor substrate and a second set of metallic contacts electrically couple to the drain region on the coiled semiconductor substrate. |
| US07795646B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a first metal region, a plurality of vias, a plurality of second metal regions, a plurality of openings and a third metal region. The first metal region conducts source/drain current. The second metal regions are electrically connected to the first metal region through the vias for conducting the source/drain current, in which each of the second metal regions is disposed in a distance from the adjacent second metal regions. The third metal region is electrically connected to the second metal regions through the openings, in which the resistance of the third metal region is smaller than the resistances of the first metal region and the second metal regions. |
| US07795644B2 |
Integrated circuits with stress memory effect and fabrication methods thereof
Semiconductor devices with selective stress memory effect and fabrication methods thereof. The semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate with a first region and a second region. Both the first region and the second region have a first doped region and a second doped region separated by an insulation layer. A PMOS transistor is disposed on the first doped region layer. An NMOS transistor is disposed on the second doped region. A first capping layer is disposed covering the NMOS transistor over the first region. A second capping layer is disposed covering the PMOS transistor over the first region. The thickness of the first capping layer is different from the thickness of the second capping layer, thereby different stress is induced on the PMOS transistor and the NMOS transistor respectively. The PMOS transistor and the NMOS transistor over the second region are silicided. |
| US07795643B2 |
Cell array of semiconductor memory device and a method of forming the same
A cell array includes a semiconductor substrate including an active region comprising a first region, a second region, and a transition region, the second region being separated from the first region by the transition region, wherein a top surface of the second region is at a different level than a top surface of the first region. The cell array also includes a plurality of word lines crossing over the first region. The cell array also includes a selection line crossing over the active region, wherein at least a portion of the selection line is located over the transition region. |
| US07795642B2 |
III-nitride devices with recessed gates
III-nitride devices are described with recessed gates. In some embodiments, the material around the gates is formed by epitaxially depositing different III-nitride layers on a substrate and etching through at least the top two layers in the gate region. Because adjacent layers in the top three layers of the structure have different compositions, some of the layers act as etch stops to allow for precision etching. In some embodiments, a regrowth mask is used to prevent growth of material in the gate region. A gate electrode is deposited in the recess. |
| US07795634B2 |
Semiconductor-based lighting systems and lighting system components for automotive use
A modular semiconductor light source assembly includes a semiconductor light source, such as a light emitting diode, which is mounted on a substrate which supplies electricity to the light source and which assists in removing waste heat therefrom. Substantially all of the light emitted by the LED is transferred to a lens by a light pipe, the cross section of the light pipe increasing from the light source to the lens and the lens having a general D-shape such that the light pattern formed by the lens is constrained in a first direction orthogonal to a second direction. The assembly can be combined with other similar assemblies or other light sources in a light fixture to produce a desired overall beam pattern such as a automobile headlamp low beam or high beam pattern. |
| US07795621B2 |
Thin film transistor panel
A thin film transistor panel including: a transparent substrate; scanning lines made of a light blocking electroconductive material to be formed on the transparent substrate; data lines formed on the transparent substrate to be perpendicular to the scanning lines and made of a light blocking electroconductive material; thin film transistors, each provided with a transparent gate electrode connected to one of the scanning lines, a transparent drain electrode connected to one of the data lines, a transparent source electrode and a transparent semiconductor thin film; and transparent pixel electrodes connected to the thin film transistors, wherein each of the pixel electrodes is formed to cover at least a part of the gate electrode of each of the thin film transistors. |
| US07795618B2 |
Light emitting device, driving method of light emitting device and electronic device
By controlling the luminance of light emitting element not by means of a voltage to be impressed to the TFT but by means of controlling a current that flows to the TFT in a signal line drive circuit, the current that flows to the light emitting element is held to a desired value without depending on the characteristics of the TFT. Further, a voltage of inverted bias is impressed to the light emitting element every predetermined period. Since a multiplier effect is given by the two configurations described above, it is possible to prevent the luminance from deteriorating due to a deterioration of the organic luminescent layer, and further, it is possible to maintain the current that flows to the light emitting element to a desired value without depending on the characteristics of the TFT. |
| US07795615B2 |
Capacitor integrated in a structure surrounding a die
An integrated circuit comprises a chip including a circuit area surrounded by a peripheral area, the peripheral area extending to an edge of the chip. The integrated circuitry is disposed within the circuit area. No active circuit is disposed within the peripheral area. A barrier is disposed within the peripheral area and surrounds the circuit area. The barrier includes a capacitor structure integrated therein. |
| US07795613B2 |
Structure with transistor
A structure with a transistor is disclosed comprising a substrate, a gas barrier layer on the substrate, and a transistor on the gas barrier layer. The transistor can include an oxide semiconductor layer. The oxide semiconductor layers can comprise In—Ga—Zn—O. A display, such as a liquid crystal display, can have such a structure. |
| US07795611B2 |
Field effect organic transistor
A field effect organic transistor includes a source electrode, a drain electrode, a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer and an organic semiconductive layer; in the field effect organic transistor, the organic semiconductive layer includes a first organic semiconductive layer forming a channel region and a second organic semiconductive layer arranged to abut the first organic semiconductive layer; the charge mobility (μ1) in the first organic semiconductive layer is 10−3 cm2/Vs or more; the charge mobility (μ2) in the second organic semiconductive layer is 10−4 cm2/Vs or less; and the ratio (μ1/&μ2) between the two organic semiconductive layers is 10 or more. |
| US07795610B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device
The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor light emitting device which generates light by recombination of electrons and holes, and which includes: a first finger electrode for supplying one of the electrons and holes, a second finger electrode supplying the other of the electrons and holes, and spaced apart from the first finger electrode at a first interval; and a third finger electrode electrically connected to the first finger electrode, and spaced apart from the second finger electrode at a second interval which is smaller than the first interval. |
| US07795608B2 |
Photocathode
When to-be-detected light is made incident from a support substrate 2 side of a photocathode E1, a light absorbing layer 3 absorbs this to-be-detected light and produces photoelectrons. However, depending on the thickness and the like of the light absorbing layer 3, the to-be-detected light can be transmitted through the light absorbing layer 3 without being sufficiently absorbed by the light absorbing layer 3. The to-be-detected light transmitted through the light absorbing layer 3 reaches an electron emitting layer 4. A part of the to-be-detected light that has reached the electron emitting layer 4 proceeds toward a through-hole 5a of a contact layer 5. Since the length d1 of a diagonal line of the through-hole 5a is shorter than the wavelength of the to-be-detected light, the to-be-detected light can be suppressed from passing through the through-hole 5a and being emitted to the exterior. The to-be-detected light suppressed from being externally emitted is reflected on the exposed surface of the electron emitting layer 4 and is again made incident into the light absorbing layer 3 to be absorbed. Thereby, a photocathode excellent in light detection sensitivity is realized. |
| US07795606B2 |
Non-volatile memory cell with enhanced filament formation characteristics
Method and apparatus for constructing a non-volatile memory cell, such as a modified RRAM cell. In some embodiments, a memory cell comprises a resistive storage layer disposed between a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. Further in some embodiments, the storage layer has a localized region of decreased thickness to facilitate formation of a conductive filament through the storage layer from the first electrode to the second electrode. |
| US07795605B2 |
Phase change material based temperature sensor
A block of phase change material located in a semiconductor chip is reset to an amorphous state. The block of phase change material may be connected to an internal resistance measurement circuit that can transmit the measured resistance data to input/output pads either in an analog output format or in a digital output format. Depending on the ambient temperature, the resistance of the block of phase change material changes. By measuring a fractional resistance change compared to the resistance of the phase change material at a calibration temperature, the temperature of the region around the phase change material can be accurately measured. A logic decoder and an input/output circuit may be employed between the internal resistance measurement circuit and the input/output pads. A plurality of temperature sensing circuits containing phase change material blocks may be employed in the semiconductor chip to enable an accurate temperature profiling during chip operation. |
| US07795602B2 |
Vehicle
A utility vehicle (100) with ergonomic, safety, and maintenance features is disclosed. The ergonomic, safety, and maintenance features enhance the utility of the vehicle. |
| US07795597B2 |
Deflector array, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method
A deflector array in which a plurality of deflectors, which deflect charged particle beams, are arrayed on a substrate. The plurality of deflectors include respective openings different from each other formed on the substrate. Each of the plurality of deflectors includes a pair of electrodes opposing each other through a corresponding opening, and the plurality of deflectors are arrayed such that a length of the pair of electrodes in a longitudinal direction thereof is not less than a distance between centers of two of the plurality of deflectors which are located nearest to each other. |
| US07795593B2 |
Surface contamination analyzer for semiconductor wafers
A semiconductor wafer is radiated with an electron beam so that the inelastic scattering takes place in the narrow region, and current flows out from the narrow region; the amount of current is dependent on the substance or substances in the narrow region so that the analyst evaluates the degree of contamination on the basis of the substance or substances specified in the narrow region. |
| US07795591B2 |
Dual-capillary obturator for real-time verification in gamma guided stereotactic localization
A combination rigid grid positioning system, stereotactic gamma imager and an obturator for real-time localization of a region of interest during the performance of a surgical procedure including: a) a rigid grid positioning system including a mechanism for the acquisition of images useful in calculating the spatial location of a region of interest in a mass under study; and b) an obturator inserted through the rigid grid positioning system made up of: i) first and second generally parallel capillary tubes for the introduction thereto and the removal therefrom of a radioactive fluid interconnected at a point of connection; and ii) a reservoir for the radioactive fluid at the point of connection; wherein the reservoir is inserted into the mass containing a region of interest and the radioactive fluid provides a marker for the region of interest during subsequent imaging and thereby specific localization of the region of interest during subsequent procedures. |
| US07795589B2 |
Infrared sensor and method of calibrating the same
A method includes determining a transmission of a transmissive window and a transmission of a transmissive fluid. In addition, an infrared emission of the transmissive window is determined along with an infrared emission of the transmissive fluid for at least one temperature. In a system that has an infrared sensor and an optical pathway to the infrared sensor, the transmissive window and the transmissive fluid are placed in the optical pathway. A semiconductor chip is placed in the optical pathway proximate the transmissive fluid. Radiation from the optical pathway is measured with the infrared sensor. An emissivity of the semiconductor chip is determined using the measured radiation and the determined transmissions and emissions of the transmissive window and the transmissive fluid. |
| US07795584B2 |
Automated dispenser with sensor arrangement
An automatic electrically powered dispenser for dispensing a product stored in the dispenser includes an active IR sensor system for detecting a user. The IR sensor system includes at least one IR emitter and at least one IR receiver. The IR sensing system is arranged to scan for the presence of a possible user at a certain scanning rate. A sensor control system supplies the active IR emitter(s) with a first current which is constant during one or more single scans and is altered to a different, second current for further scanning. The first and second currents are determined on the basis of a signal strength of the average received IR which is received by the IR receiver(s) during a number of previous single scans. In a simplified system, the average value of the most recently received IR values may be compared to a standard value set in the control system to alter the current supplied to the IR emitter(s). |
| US07795582B2 |
System and method of monitoring with temperature stabilization
A system and method of monitoring with temperature stabilization. The system can include a housing operably connected to a fiber optic cable that provides a light wave thereto, a relay optic for receiving the light wave and being positioned in the housing, a radiation device for processing or producing radiation in the frequency range of 10 GHz to 100 THz from the light wave and being positioned in the housing, a temperature sensor in thermal communication with the housing, and a thermal management device in thermal communication with the housing where the thermal management device adjusts a temperature within the housing based on temperature conditions measured by the temperature sensor. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US07795581B2 |
Pattern measuring method and electron microscope
An object of the present invention is to provide a pattern measuring method and an electron microscope that achieve truly high measurement throughput by achieving both precise location of a measurement target position and high-speed movement of the scanning position of an electron beam to the measurement target position. In order to attain the object described above, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pattern measuring method and an apparatus that move the scanning position of an electron beam based on coordinate information about a first pattern, which is a target to be measured with the electron beam, move the scanning position of the electron beam to a region comprising a second pattern, the relative distance of which from the first pattern is previously registered, in a case where detection of the first pattern at the point of arrival fails, and move the scanning position of the electron beam based on detection of the second pattern and information about the relative distance. |
| US07795572B2 |
Optical pointing device with shutter control
An optical pointing device is provided. The optical pointing device includes an image sensor including a photocell array including a plurality of photocells for sensing light and generating an analog signal corresponding to the light, the image sensor sequentially outputting analog signals from the plurality of photocells, a comparator for comparing the signals output from the image sensor to generate a relative comparative signal, and comparing at least one signal output from the image sensor with a comparative signal to generate an absolute comparative signal, and a controller for outputting motion data using the relative comparative signal and outputting a shutter control signal using the absolute comparative signal. The optical pointing device does not include an A/D converter or a pre-filter circuit, thus reducing a chip size of a semiconductor integrated circuit, unlike a conventional optical pointing device. Furthermore, the optical pointing device can obtain high-quality image data and accordingly accurate motion data of an object, by using the comparator having the offset removal and the offset correction circuit external to the image sensor. Also, the use of the second photocell separate from the image sensor can reduce data computational complexity of the shutter control signal controller in the image processor, thus reducing current consumption in the image processor. |
| US07795564B2 |
Optical system
An optical system comprising a first optical unit and a first sensor unit for sensing electromagnetic radiation. The optical system also comprises a micromirror matrix unit which is arranged in the beam path between the first optical unit and the first sensor unit. The micromirror matrix unit is arranged to be able to be set in at least a first and a second state. In the first state, the micromirror matrix unit reflects incident electromagnetic radiation such that it reaches the first sensor unit. In the second state, the micromirror matrix unit reflects incident electromagnetic radiation such that it does not reach the first sensor unit. The invention also concerns a target-seeking system comprising such an optical system. |
| US07795563B2 |
Method for the design of 3-D RF-welding electrodes
A technique for the design of 3-D RF welding electrodes by first modeling the surface of the welded part perimeter as a spline in a 3-D CAD program, and then dividing the spline up into multiple, small straight segments. The straight segments are offset simultaneously in opposite directions from the spline, to form two sets of straight segments, each set being equidistant from the spline, with the gap between the two sets equal to the target thickness of the welded package. New die faces are constructed from each of the sets using smoothing techniques, and 3-D models of the die faces are manufactured to check accuracy of the design, making sure that all the corresponding points of the pair of electrodes are equidistant, thereby creating a strong weld with good cosmetic results all along the parts being joined. |
| US07795556B1 |
Packaging apparatus
An automated, continuous rotary-motion, positive-count, container-filling machine used for counting, color inspecting, geometric inspecting, and batching a predetermined quantity of multiple or discrete objects such as tablets, capsules, caplets, or packets of collated items (multiple objects to a pack). Apparatus comprises a plurality of rotary slats, each of which is independently driven, and able to pick up multiple objects at one location and deliver multiple objects simultaneously to a container through multiple counting and inspection devices. |
| US07795554B2 |
Antistatic component and method of manufacturing the same
The present invention relates to an antistatic component and a method of manufacturing the same. An antistatic component of the present invention comprises buttons each of which includes a push portion 11 or 11′ formed at one end of the button and made of a first resin and a switch contact 13 or 13′ formed at the other end of the button and made of a second resin; and an elastically-deformable connection portion 15 formed integrally with the switch contact 13 or 13′ so as to connect the plurality of buttons to one another. The push portion is exposed outward to be pushed and has a plating layer 12 or 12′ formed thereon, and the switch contact selectively operates a tact switch 4 or 4′. The first resin comprises a plating material and the second resin comprises a non-plating material. The switch contact and the connection portion, and the push portion are formed integrally with each other by means of dual injection molding. With the antistatic component and the method of manufacturing the same according to the present invention constructed as above, penetration of static electricity is prevented while the durability and appearance of the button are maintained. Thus, there are advantages in that the appearance of a part can be sufficiently decorated, an internal system can be effectively protected, and a process of manufacturing a part can be simplified, resulting in improved productivity. |
| US07795553B2 |
Hybrid button
A hybrid button according to the invention is provided. In one embodiment, the button can be implemented in an electronic device such as a media player. The button can include a metal or other non-plastic portion having a reverse flange and a plastic portion including anti-rotation legs. The legs can prevent rotation at least in part because they are retained by another structure. The plastic portion can be injection-molded onto the reverse flange of the metal or non-plastic portion. As such, the reverse flange fixes the position of the plastic portion with respect to the metal portion. Finally, the metal portion can include an actuator nub that actuates a switch when the button is depressed. |
| US07795550B2 |
Tie bar for two pole switching device
A multipole switching device for selectively switching electrical power from an electrical power source to a load circuit. The switching device comprises a first control device comprising a housing, an electromechanical actuator in the housing including a movable plunger, and an electrical switch. A pin operatively connects the plunger to the electrical switch. A second control device comprises a housing mountable adjacent the first control device, an electromechanical actuator in the housing including a movable plunger, and an electrical switch. A pin operatively connects the plunger to the electrical switch. A tie bar is operatively connected to the pins to mechanically tie the first control device plunger to the second control device plunger. |
| US07795546B2 |
Thermostatic apparatus and cover
Provided is a cover used for a thermostatic apparatus including an inner chamber enclosed with a plurality of walls and a temperature/humidity controller for controlling temperature and humidity in the inner chamber. The cover forms a space with a wall of the plurality of walls by being attached to the wall so as to cover a hole provided in the wall. The cover includes a opening through which a cord-shaped body passes, the cord-shaped body extending from the outside of the inner chamber to the inside thereof through the hole, a peripheral part being in hermetic contact with the wall; a contact part being in hermetic contact with the cord-shaped body in the opening; and a sealant being in hermetic contact with the hole. The cord-shaped body is led through the sealant in hermetic state, and a part of the cord-shaped body is housed in the space. |
| US07795543B2 |
Electrical device
The invention relates to an electrical device comprising a supporting substrate (1) which supports electronic components (2) as well as a strip conductor structure for connecting the electronic components (2) and on which an electrically conducting shielding element is disposed that surrounds the strip conductor structure and the components (2). The shielding element is composed of a first pot-type shielding part (7), the edge region of the hole of which rests upon contact areas (5) of a first surface (8) of the supporting substrate (1), said contact areas (5) being connected to a fixed electrical potential, and a second pot-type shielding part (9), the edge region of the hole of which rests upon a second surface (10) of the supporting substrate (1). The shielding parts (7 and 9) can be fastened to the supporting substrate (1) by means of fastening attachments which engage into first recesses (6) of the supporting substrate (1). The supporting substrate (1) is provided with continuous second recesses, through which protrude first spring arms (11) of the first shielding part (7) and second spring arms (12) of the second shielding part (9), the free final zones of which protrude from the second recesses and contact the second shielding part and/or the first shielding part. |
| US07795540B2 |
Extendable cable or extendable connecting member
A cable includes an elastic member extendable and compressible in a first direction and a first conductor having a meandering portion embedded in the elastic member. The meandering portion meanders within the elastic member and extends in the first direction. It is preferable that a plurality of coating members are arranged in parallel in the first direction and coupled to a surface of the elastic member. In addition, it is preferable that each of the coating members is harder than the elastic member. |
| US07795534B2 |
Sliding cover faceplate and electronic device using the same
A sliding cover faceplate and an electronic device using the same are provided. The sliding cover faceplate includes a sliding cover, a cover plate, and a sliding structure. The cover plate is provided on the electronic device, and the sliding cover is disposed on one side of the cover plate. The sliding structure includes a guiding portion and an elastic positioning portion. The guiding portion is disposed on the cover plate and is connected to the sliding cover to guide the sliding cover to slide between a first location and a second location on the cover plate. The elastic positioning portion connects the cover plate with the sliding cover to provide an elastic force to the sliding cover, such that when the sliding cover slides close to the first location or the second location, the sliding cover is automatically positioned on the first location or the second location. |
| US07795532B2 |
Network Cabinet
A network cabinet is provided comprising a door and a handle, which is mounted to the door and moveable between a first position and a second position. A retractable hinge pin is interconnected with the handle through a rod, which has a plurality of apertures associated therewith. The hinge pin is in an extended position with the handle in the first position and in a retracted position with the handle in the second position. A pawl is interconnected with the door and has at least one tooth protruding from a first end. The tooth engages at least one of the apertures with the door in an open position, thus preventing extension of the hinge pin from the retracted position. |
| US07795529B2 |
Organic dye, photoelectric conversion material, semiconductor electrode and photoelectric conversion device
Disclosed are an organic dye having a specific structure, a photoelectric conversion material containing the dye, a semiconductor electrode formed of a substrate having an electrically conductive surface, a semiconductor layer coated on the electrically conductive surface and the above dye adsorbed on the surface, and a photoelectric conversion device to which the above dye is applied.The present invention uses the above dye and can therefore provide a photoelectric conversion device excellent in photoelectric conversion efficiency, and the photoelectric conversion device is suitable for use in a solar cell or the like. |
| US07795526B2 |
Apparatus and method for reproducing MIDI file
Apparatus and method for reproducing a MIDI-based music file are provided. According to the apparatus and method, a plurality of notes and note reproduction times are extracted from the MIDI file, a section where envelope values of sound source samples exponentially reduce is changed into a linear section, and the sound source samples are outputted according to the note reproduction times by reflecting the slope of the linear section. |
| US07795525B2 |
Acoustic-effect assignment controlling apparatus and computer readable medium having a computer program for controlling assignment of acoustic effects
When it is determined that Insertion Effect Block 20n for adding the same acoustic effect is found, CPU 13 assigns the Insertion Effect Block 20n for adding the same acoustic effect to a tone color part PTs whose tone color information has been changed, and when it is determined that Insertion Effect Block 20n for adding the same acoustic effect is not found, CPU 13 sets acoustic-effect information included in tone color information set to the tone color part PTs whose tone color information has been changed, thereby assigning the Insertion Effect Block 20n to the tone color part PTs whose tone color information has been changed. |
| US07795524B2 |
Musical performance processing apparatus and storage medium therefor
A musical performance processing apparatus that provides better assistance for student's practice. The apparatus includes a main unit in which music data including performance information of right- and left hand parts is stored, and a performance terminal having a keyboard divided into two key ranges by a split point. Each key range is set as a tapping or normal performance key range. The main unit generates a musical tone when input with performance information generated by depression of a key in the normal performance key range, and automatically reproduces performance information of designated part of music data for the number of beats corresponding to key depression, when input with performance information generated by depression of a key in the tapping performance key range. Sounding is stopped, if there is a deviation between a tempo of teacher's tapping performance and timing of student's performance. |
| US07795523B2 |
Generation of exercise instruction information
In the invention there is generated a playlist of music files that controls an exercise, each of the music files being associated with at least one parameter. The parameter characterizes the efficiency of the exercise. The user may listen to the playlist while performing an exercise and may have a performance instruction through musical characteristics, such as rhythm. |
| US07795520B1 |
Pedal system for a percussion instrument
A pedal system for a percussion instrument includes a support element. The support element includes a pedal, at least one upright frame, a positioning unit and a rotatable axle. A connecting shank and a connecting body are disposed on the axle. A transmission element connects the pedal with the connecting shank. A resilient member has a first end and a second end. The first end of the resilient member is connected to the connecting body, and the second end of the resilient member is connected to a linkage member. The linkage member is rotatable about an axial pin, in which a distance between the axial pin and the second end of the resilient member is adjustable. As such, the friction and the noise caused when the resilient member is stretching or compressing can be mitigated. |
| US07795514B2 |
Guitar having chest and arm rests and method of manufacturing same
Disclosed herein is a guitar, which includes a chest rest formed on a back plate of a main body so that the guitar can be gripped in a stable manner and can be played with a comfort of chest. The guitar further includes an arm rest formed on a top plate of the main body so that so that the guitar can be gripped in a stable manner and can be played with a comfort of chest and arm. A method of manufacturing the chest and arm rest is also disclosed. |
| US07795511B1 |
Inbred corn line SLB28
An inbred corn line, designated SLB28, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line SLB28, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line SLB28 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line SLB28 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line SLB28, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line SLB28 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods. |
| US07795509B2 |
Tobacco products with reduced nicotine
DNA encoding a plant quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase (QPRTase) enzyme, and constructs comprising such DNA are provided. Methods of altering quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase expression are provided. |
| US07795507B1 |
Soybean cultivar S07-03JR457071
The present invention is in the field of soybean cultivar S07-03JR457071 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean cultivar S07-03JR457071 and its progeny, and methods of making S07-03JR457071. |
| US07795503B2 |
Modulating plant alkaloids
Materials and methods are provided for identifying regulatory region-regulatory protein associations and modulating expression of a sequence of interest. For example, a plant cell is provided containing a regulatory protein that can modulate expression of one or more genes involved in alkaloid biosynthesis in plants, which, in turn, can modulate the amount and/or rate of biosynthesis of one or more alkaloid compounds. |
| US07795502B2 |
AtRSp gene promoters
This invention describes novel DNA sequences that function as promoters of transcription of associated nucleotide sequences. More specifically, this invention describes DNA sequences conferring constitutive expression to an associated nucleotide sequence. The invention also describes recombinant sequences containing such promoter sequences. The said recombinant DNA sequences may be used to create transgenic plants, but especially transgenic plants expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest at all times and in most tissues and organs. |
| US07795497B2 |
Marker free transgenic plants: engineering the chloroplast genome without the use of antibiotic selection
The present invention provides for a method to circumvent the problem of using antibiotic resistant selectable markers. In particular, target plants are transformed using a plastid vector which contains heterologous DNA sequences coding for a phytotoxin detoxifying enzyme or protein. The selection process involves converting a antibiotic-free phytotoxic agent by the expressed phytotoxin detoxifying enzyme or protein to yield a nontoxic compound. The invention provides for various methods to use antibiotic-free selection in chloroplast transformation. |
| US07795496B2 |
In vivo transfection in avians
The present invention provides for methods of producing transgenic avians which may include delivering a heterologous nucleic acid to oviduct tissue of an avian wherein the nucleic acid enters a cell of the oviduct tissue and is expressed. |
| US07795492B2 |
Absorbent article having openings in the absorbent body
An absorbent article such as a nappy or an incontinence pad, with a liquid-permeable surface layer, a liquidtight surface layer, and a first absorbent body arranged between the surface layers and extending in longitudinal and transverse directions along the surface layers and also in a through-direction from the liquid-permeable surface layer towards the liquidtight surface layer. The first absorbent body has openings which extend in the through-direction. A second absorbent structure is arranged on that side of the first absorbent body facing away from the liquid-permeable surface layer. The liquid-permeable surface layer is attached to the second absorbent structure through the openings. |
| US07795491B2 |
Systems and methods for counting surgical implements
Surgical sponges and other articles are provided with machine-readable information which provides a serial number or other unique identification of the sponge. In addition, the machine-readable information will provide the type of article and/or a characteristic visual motif associated with the article. That way, by scanning in the machine-readable information from the sponges or other articles prior to a procedure, the computer or other digital processor can determine which articles may be missing after the procedure and alert the surgical team as to the type and/or characteristic visual motif of the missing article. |
| US07795486B2 |
Integrated production of FCC-produced C3 and cumene
Processing schemes and arrangements are provided for obtaining propylene and propane via the catalytic cracking of a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock and converting the propylene into cumene without separating the propane from the propane/propylene feed stream. The disclosed processing schemes and arrangements advantageously eliminate any separation of propylene from propane produced by a FCC process prior to using the combined propane/propane stream as a feed for a cumene alkylation process. A bottoms stream from the cumene column of the cumene alkylation process can be used and an absorption solvent in the FCC process thereby eliminating the need for a transalkylation reactor and a DIPB/TIPB column. |
| US07795484B2 |
Process for the manufacture of base oil
A feedstock originating from renewable sources is converted to branched and saturated hydrocarbons without heteroatoms in the base oils distillation range by converting the fatty acids to olefins, which are subsequently oligomerised. |
| US07795482B2 |
Method of hydrodechlorination to produce dihydrofluorinated olefins
Disclosed herein is a process for the preparation of fluorine-containing olefins comprising contacting a chlorofluoroalkene with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature sufficient to cause replacement of the chlorine substituents with hydrogen. Also disclosed is a catalyst composition for the hydrodechlorination of chlorofluoroalkenes comprising copper metal deposited on a support. |
| US07795479B1 |
Temperature controlled adsorption multi-step regeneration cycle
Systems and processes for dehydration of a process stream in the production of motor fuel grade ethanol (MFGE) can include temperature controlled adsorption of water in the process stream, and heat pumping of the associated heat of adsorption. The process includes providing a process stream including ethanol and water to a first temperature controlled adsorber where water is removed by adsorption to produce a MFGE product stream and an associated heat of adsorption. A cooling fluid is provided to the first temperature controlled adsorber to remove heat of adsorption and produce a heated cooling fluid. Heat from the heated cooling fluid is provided to a heat sink. A multiple step regeneration cycle is provided that allows for increased recovery of MFGE product. |
| US07795478B2 |
Process for producing optically active fluorobenzyl alcohol
A fluorine-containing benzaldehyde is reacted with an alkyl Grignard reagent to convert it to a magnesium alkoxide of racemic, fluorine-containing, benzyl alcohol, and subsequently the magnesium alkoxide is reacted with phthalic anhydride to obtain a phthalate half ester of racemic, fluorine-containing, benzyl alcohol, and the half ester is optically resolved by optically active 1-phenylethylamine, and then the ester group is hydrolyzed, thereby producing an optically active, fluorine-containing, benzyl alcohol. |
| US07795476B2 |
Compositions for sustained release of volatile materials
Compositions comprising polytetramethylene glycol and a volatile material (e.g. a perfume) are able to sustainedly release said volatile material and are easy to disperse in liquid and cream products. |
| US07795475B2 |
Reaction device
A reaction device according to the present invention is used in production of aldehyde from alcohol. The reaction device includes a reactor having a reaction field where a catalyst is provided inside and a reaction fluid flows. The catalyst has a surface extending in the direction of flow of the reaction fluid and contains Cu. |
| US07795474B2 |
6,8,10-undecatrien-3-one or 6,8,10-undecatrien-4-one, and aroma compositions
This invention offers 6,8,10-undecatrien-3-one or 6,8,10-undecatrien-4-one which are represented by the following formula (1) [in the formula, either one of A and B stands for carbonyl group and the other stands for methylene group, and the wavy line signifies cis-form, trans-form, or a mixture of cis- and trans-form at an optional ratio] and which can reproduce an odor rich in naturality and freshness. |
| US07795473B2 |
System and method for preparing cycloalkanone
A system and a method for preparing cycloalkanone are provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) oxidizing cycloalkane to form a mixture containing ketone, alcohol and unreacted cycloalkane; (b) adding to the mixture alkali metal hydroxide or alkali metal carbonate to form a first mixed solution; (c) separating the first mixed solution into a first organic phase solution and a first aqueous phase solution; and (d) extracting the first organic phase solution by water to obtain a second organic phase solution and a second aqueous phase solution; and (e) distilling the second organic phase to separate out cycloalkanone. The method performs phase separation after a mixing step, and then performs water extraction, thereby effectively lowering the contents of the metal salts in the organic phases. Compared with acid-water extraction, the method not only provides better cooling effects but also reduces equipment corrosion, and therefore has the advantage of decreasing the need for sewage treatments. |
| US07795469B2 |
Process for the selective (AMM) oxidation of lower molecular weight alkanes and alkenes
An improved process for the production of unsaturated carboxylic acids and unsaturated nitriles from their corresponding C3 to C5 alkanes, or mixtures of C3 to C5 alkanes and alkenes, that involves oxidation in the presence of a supported Mo—V-based mixed metal oxide catalyst in a multi-stage reaction system which employs both separation of the oxidation product from one or more intermediate effluent streams, as well as feeding additional oxygen to reaction zones subsequent to the first reaction zone. |
| US07795466B2 |
Method for producing saturated nitriles
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of saturated nitrites by catalytic hydrogenation of the corresponding olefinically unsaturated compounds in the presence of a supported transition metal catalyst at a pressure of from 1 to 95 bar. Specifically, the invention relates to a process for the preparation of tetrahydrogeranonitrile (3,7-dimethyloctanenitrile) by catalytic hydrogenation of geranonitrile. |
| US07795461B2 |
Silicon-boron-carbon-nitrogen ceramics and precursor compounds, methods for the production and use thereof
The present invention relates to novel processes for preparing borylsilylamines, novel amines, novel borosilazane compounds, novel oligoborosilazane or polyborosilazane compounds which have the structural feature Si—N—B, ceramic material and methods of producing and using them. |
| US07795458B2 |
Salt of (2S, 3S)-3-[[(1S)-1-isobutoxymethyl-3-methylbutyl] carbamoyl] oxirane-2-carboxylic acid
The invention relates to purification of (2S,3S)-3-[[(1S)-1-isobutoxymethyl-3-methylbutyl]carbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylic acid [hereinafter, referred to as the carboxylic acid] using the salt of the carboxylic acid with an organic amine selected from the group consisting of piperazine, adamantane amines and others. The invention also relates to providing crystalline sodium salt of the carboxylic acid. The sodium salt is usable as a material for preparing medicaments and improved in storage stability, and has the following characteristics: DSC: exothermic peak observed at a temperature in the range of 170 to 175° C. with weight decrease; and characteristic absorption bands of infrared absorption spectrum (KBr tablet) 3255, 2950, 2860, 1670, 1630, 1550, 1460, 1435, 1395, 1365, 1310, 1260, 1110, 890 cm−1. |
| US07795455B2 |
Crystalline duloxetine hydrochloride
Crystalline duloxetine hydrochloride, compositions containing the same and methods for the production thereof. |
| US07795453B2 |
Azabicyclic carbamates and their use as alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists
The invention relates to novel benzothiophene-, benzofuran- and indole ureas and to the use thereof for producing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and for improving perception, concentration, learning and/or memory. |
| US07795450B2 |
Antagonist of the magnesium binding defect as therapeutic agents and methods for treatment of abnormal physiological states
This invention provides a class of therapeutic compounds and methods for the treatment of mammals with physiological disorders, such as for example a frequently occurring type of essential hypertension, which are critically associated with the decreased binding of magnesium to the plasma membranes of their cells. These methods consist of administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a compound selected from a series of disubstituted trans,trans 1,3-butadienes, 1,3-disubstituted perhydrobutadienes, 1,2-disubstituted trans ethylenes and 1,2 disubstituted ethanes and disubstituted propanes, each of which embodies, in common, the unique structural feature essential for the biological activity of these compounds. This invention also provides for pharmaceutical formulations that employ these novel compounds. |
| US07795449B2 |
Aromatic amine compound, and light emitting element, light emitting device, and electronic device using aromatic amine compound
An object is to provide an aromatic amine compound with excellent heat resistance. Another object is to provide a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device with excellent heat resistance. An aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) is provided. The aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) has a high glass transition point and excellent heat resistance. By using the aromatic amine compound represented by General Formula (1) for a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device, a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device with excellent heat resistance can be obtained. |
| US07795443B2 |
Compound and organic thin film transistor
Provided are a compound represented by the following general formula (1): A1-B1-X1-C1-D1 wherein A1 and D1 each represent an unsubstituted or substituted anthracene ring; B1 and C1 each represent an unsubstituted or substituted thiazole ring; and X1 represents a single bond or a divalent group, and an organic thin film transistor using the compound. |
| US07795442B2 |
Preparation of thiazoles
A process is provided for preparing compounds having the general formula I wherein R is a range of organic groups and X is a leaving group. The process comprises reacting a compound of formula II with a water-removing reagent. When X is halogen or a sulfonate, the compound of formula I may be prepared by reacting a compound of the formula III with a halogenating agent or a sulfonylating agent. Alternatively, when X is halogen, the compound of formula I can be prepared by reacting a compound of the formula IV where R2 and R2 are defined organic groups, with a compound of the formula halogen-C(—O)—O—C1-C8alkyl, halogen-C(—O)—O-aryl or halogen-C(—O)—O-benzyl. |
| US07795440B2 |
N-substituted tricyclic 1-aminopyrazoles as inhibitors for the treatment of cell proliferative disorders
The invention is directed to N-substituted tricyclic 3-AMINOPYRAZOLE derivatives, which are useful as inhibitors of platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGF-R) kinase, and methods for the preparation of said derivatives. The present invention is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention and to methods for treating conditions such as tumors and other cell proliferative disorders. |
| US07795439B2 |
In-situ treatment of pyridine 2,3-dicarboxylic acid esters with an oxidizing agent
A method for the in-situ treatment of a pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid ester with an oxidizing agent, such as hydrogen peroxide, to improve product quality is provided. The method for the in-situ removal of impurities from a saponified solution of pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid ester comprises the steps of providing a solution of pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid ester, saponifying the solution with a base to form the corresponding pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid salt, reacting the solution with an oxidizing agent in an amount effective to remove impurities, acidifying the solution with an acid to convert the pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid into the corresponding pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, and collecting a purified solution comprising pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid. Further provided is a method for the preparation of herbicidal 2-(2-imidazolin-2-yl)nicotinic acids, esters, and salts by using a pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid salt prepared by the above method as an intermediate. |
| US07795438B2 |
Processes for producing 1-benzyl-4-[(5,6-dimethoxy-1indanon)-2-yl]methylpiperidine and hydrochloride
Processes for preparing 1-benzyl-4-[(5,6-dimethoxy-lindanon)-2-yl]methylpiperidine (donepezil), which is useful as an intermediate for medicines, and for producing 1-benzyl-4-[(5,6-dimethoxy-1-indanon)-2-yl]methylpiperidine hydrochloride (donepezil hydrochloride), which is useful as a medicine. The process for donepezil hydrochloride production comprises catalytically hydrogenating the compound represented by the structural formula (III) [1-benzyl-4-[(5,6-dimethoxy-lindanon)-2-ylidene]methylpiperidine] with a Raney nickel catalyst under mild conditions and subsequently treating it with hydrochloric acid. Thus, impurities are further diminished. The operations are simple and the process is suitable for industrial production. |
| US07795432B2 |
Monofunctionalized perylenetetracarboxylic acid bisimides
The invention relates to novel perylenetetracarboxylic acid bisimide derivatives with improved performance properties. |
| US07795431B2 |
Terrylene and quaterrylene derivatives
A rylenetetracarboxylic monoimide monoanhydride, a salt thereof; methods of making the rylenetetracarboxylic monoimide monoanhydride and the salt thereof; and materials, additives, and aqueous dispersions containing the rylenetetracarboxylic monoimide monoanhydride and/or the salt thereof. |
| US07795430B2 |
Reversibly reducible metal complexes as electron transporting materials for OLEDs
The invention is reversibly reducible metal complexes and materials and an organic light emitting device, having an anode; a cathode; and at least one organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, made with the complexes of the invention. The reversibly reducible metal complexes are complexes a redox active metal center and at least one ligand; wherein; following a reduction of the complex, adding 1 extra electron to the complex, the extra electron is localized on the metal center. The complexes may function as an ETL or a host material. |
| US07795429B2 |
Organometallic complex, and light-emitting element and light-emitting device using the organometallic complex
A material which can emit phosphorescence is disclosed. Further, a light-emitting element having good chromaticity is disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention is an organometallic complex including a structure as represented by the general formula (1): wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; each of R2 to R5 represents any one of hydrogen, a halogen element, an acyl group, an alkyl group, an alkoxyl group, an aryl group, a cyano group, and a heterocyclic group; Ar represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, preferably, an aryl group having an electron withdrawing group or a heterocyclic group having an electron withdrawing group; and M represents a Group 9 element or a Group 10 element. By virtue that the Ar has an electron withdrawing group, an organometallic complex which emits phosphorescence with higher emission intensity can be obtained. |
| US07795427B2 |
Methods for inhibiting osteoclast differentiation, formation, or function and for increasing bone mass
The invention provides methods and compositions for modulating osteoclastogenesis and for treating bone diseases characterized by bone loss or a decrease in bone mass or density, by administering a compound or agent that modulates the adenosine A1 receptor, in particular, an inhibitor or antagonist of the A1 receptor. |
| US07795424B2 |
Labelled nucleotides
The invention provides a nucleotide or nucleoside having a base attached to a detectable label via a cleavable linker, characterized in that the cleavable linker contains a moiety selected from the group comprising: Formula (I) (wherein X is selected from the group comprising O, S, NH and NQ wherein Q is a C1-10 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, Y is selected from the group comprising O, S, NH and N(allyl). T is hydrogen or a C1-10 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group and * indicates where the moiety is connected to the remainder of the nucleotide or nucleoside). |
| US07795423B2 |
Polynucleotide labeling reagent
The present invention provides a new labeling reagent for preparing modified oligonucleotides and processes for their production wherein these oligonucleotides contain at least once the structure P═N—SO2-benzole-L-M-X, characterized in that L is either —(CH2)n- or polyethylene glycol, M is selected from a group consisting of —NH—, —O—, —S—, and —COO—, and X is either a protecting group or a detectable unit. L is preferably either —(CH2)n- or polyethylene glycol. |
| US07795412B2 |
Nucleic acids encoding PRO6308 polypeptides and related vectors and host cells
The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention. |
| US07795407B2 |
Metastatic breast and colon cancer regulated genes
Gene sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO:1-18 have been discovered and isolated, and found to be significantly associated with metastatic spread of breast and colon cancer cells to other organs. Methods are provided for determining the risk of metastasis of a breast or colon tumor, which involve determining whether a tissue sample from a tumor expresses a polypeptide encoded by a gene as shown in SEQ ID NOS:1-18, or a substantial portion thereof. One of the gene sequences encodes a novel aspartyl protease termed CSP56, which can be used to provide reagents and methods for determining which tumors are likely to metastasize and for suppressing metastases of these tumors. Clinicians can use this information to predict which tumors will metastasize to other organs and to provide relevant therapies to appropriate patients. |
| US07795405B2 |
Procedure for the fractionation of proteins by using sequential ion exchange and hydrophobic interaction chromatography as prefractionation steps before analysis by two dimensional electrophoresis
After the sequencing of the human genome, great interest has developed in trying to discern the complementary proteome of humans and other species. The present disclosure provides devices, systems, and methods for proteomic fractionation that may increase the number of protein spots visualized by 2DE analysis, and may allow enrichment of proteins normally not detectable by standard 2DE analysis. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, devices, systems, and methods of the disclosure relate to fractionating a proteome on the basis of surface charge, hydrophobicity, isoelectric point and/or size. |
| US07795402B2 |
Anti-Staphylococcus aureus antibodies
A pharmaceutical composition includes a purified antibody and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The antibody is enriched for immunoglobulins having both an antigen-binding portion that binds a Staphylococcus aureus capsular polysaccharide antigen and a constant region that does not bind staphylococcal protein A. |
| US07795390B2 |
Biological substance nesfatin and its related substances and uses thereof
The present invention relates to a novel method of obtaining a factor involved in appetite control and/or body weight control, as well as genes obtained by said method, polypeptides encoded by said genes, or novel polypeptides obtained from the information on polypeptides encoded by said genes as a means for treating, controlling or diagnosing diseases associated with eating disorders and/or body weight control. Also the present invention relates to substances that inhibit the effects of said genes or said polypeptides as a means for treating, controlling or diagnosing diseases associated with appetite control and/or body weight control. By using thiazolidine diones having a PPAR γ agonist activity, genes and polypeptides involved in appetite regulation and/or body weight reduction can be obtained. NESFATIN or the like obtained by said method can be used as a means for treating, controlling or diagnosing diseases associated with eating disorders and/or body weight control. |
| US07795388B2 |
Versatile platform for nanotechnology based on circular permutations of chaperonin protein
The present invention provides chaperonin polypeptides which are modified to include N-terminal and C-terminal ends that are relocated from the central pore region to various different positions in the polypeptide which are located on the exterior of the folded modified chaperonin polypeptide. In the modified chaperonin polypeptide, the naturally-occurring N-terminal and C-terminal ends are joined together directly or with an intervening linker peptide sequence. The relocated N-terminal or C-terminal ends can be covalently joined to, or bound with another molecule such as a nucleic acid molecule, a lipid, a carbohydrate, a second polypeptide, or a nanoparticle. The modified chaperonin polypeptides can assemble into double-ringed chaperonin structures. Further, the chaperonin structures can organize into higher order structures such as nanofilaments or nanoarrays which can be used to produce nanodevices and nanocoatings. |
| US07795387B2 |
Rod-derived cone viability factor (RDCVF) and a method of enhancing cone cell survival by RDCVF
Disclosed are methods and compositions for early diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of retinal dystrophy, age-related macular degeneration, Bardet-Biedel syndrome, Bassen-kornzweig syndrome, best disease, chroidema, gyrate atrophy, congenital amourosis, refsun syndrome, stargardt disease and Usher syndrome. In particular, the invention relates to a protein, termed 2Rdcvf1,” that is differentially transcribed and expressed in subjects suffering from retinal dystrophies and the like, such as retinal dystrophy and age-related macular degeneration compared with non-sufferers, antibodies which recongnize this protein, and methods for diagnosing such conditions. |
| US07795380B2 |
Compositions and methods for nucleic acid delivery
Compositions and methods are described for non-viral nucleic acid delivery. A targeting peptide capable of mediating targeting to a cell or subcellular compartment is derivatized with a photoaffinity label. Following an ionic interaction with a polynucleotide, such as DNA, and photolysis, the bioactive peptide becomes covalently attached to the DNA. Upon contact with a cell, the peptide facilities uptake of the peptide-polynucleotide conjugate into the cell or subcellular compartment. Methods for using this system for delivery of structural genes, including reporter genes, and detection of expression using bioluminescence are also described. |
| US07795378B2 |
Peptide compositions for treatment of sexual dysfunction
A peptide of the structural formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, m and n are as defined. Further provided are methods for treatment of sexual dysfunction, including erectile dysfunction and female sexual dysfunction, and combination drugs and method of use thereof, including a peptide of the invention and one or more second sexual dysfunction pharmaceutical agents. |
| US07795376B2 |
Single solvent polymer extraction methods
A method of isolating a PHA, includes combining the PHA, a first solvent and a second solvent to form a combination, the first solvent being capable of forming an azeotrope with the second solvent; and heating the combination to form the azeotrope of the first and second solvents. |
| US07795374B2 |
Polyquarternium-1 synthesis methods
A method of making antimicrobial quaternary ammonium polymers, comprising: a) mixing 1,4-bis-dimethylamino-2-butene, water, a first portion of triethanolamine and a first portion of acid; b) adding a 1,4-dihalo-2-butene and heating the reaction mixture; c) adding a second portion of triethanolamine and a second portion of acid, and d) isolating a quaternary ammonium polymer having a molecular weight of at least 26 k. |
| US07795372B2 |
Polymer film based on polyazoles, and uses thereof
The present invention relates to a novel polymer film and also polymer fibers and polymers based on polyazoles, which can, owing to its excellent chemical and thermal properties, be used for a variety of purposes and is particularly useful as film or membrane for gas purification and filtration. |
| US07795370B2 |
Tetracarboxylic acid compound, polyimide thereof, and production method thereof
A tetracarboxylic acid compound of formula (1) or (2) wherein A represents a divalent group; X1, X2 and X3 respectively represent a hydrogen atom or the like; R1, R2, R3 and R4 respectively represent a carboxyl group or an acid anhydride group; n represents 1 or 2; and B represents a cyclic group. |
| US07795367B2 |
Method for producing siloxane copolymers
Siloxane copolymers are prepared stepwise by reacting an aminoalkyldiorganoalkoxysilane with a di- or polyisocyanate to form an alkoxysilyl-terminated urea compound, and the urea compound or its reaction product with water is subsequently reacted with a di- or polysilanol-functional polymer to form a copolymer. |
| US07795366B2 |
Modified polyethylene compositions
The present invention relates to a composition comprising more than 25 weight % (based on the weight of the composition) of one or more ethylene polymers having an Mw of 20,000 g/mole or more and at least 0.1 weight % of a liquid hydrocarbon modifier where the modifier has: 1) a viscosity index of 120 or more, and 2) an kinematic viscosity of 3 to 3000 cSt at 100° C., and 3) a pour point of −10° C. or less, and 4) a flash point of 200° C. or more; and wherein the modifier contains less than 5 weight % of functional groups selected from hydroxide, aryls, substituted aryls, halogens, alkoxys, carboxylates, esters, acrylates, oxygen, nitrogen, and carboxyl, based upon the weight of the modifier. |
| US07795361B2 |
Photoreactive polymer and process of making the same
Provided are a photoreactive polymer that includes a multi-cyclicmulticyclic compound at as its main chain and a method of preparing the same. The photoreactive polymer exhibits excellent thermal stability since it includes a multi-cyclicmulticyclic compound having a high glass transition temperature at as its main chain. In addition, the photoreactive polymer has a relatively large vacancy so that a photoreactive group can move relatively freely in the main chain therein. As a result, a slow photoreaction rate, which is a disadvantage of a conventional polymer material used to form an alignment layer for a liquid crystal display device, can be overcome. |
| US07795359B2 |
Continuous process for production of polymeric materials
The invention provides a continuous-flow process for producing a polymeric material. The process of the invention comprises the steps of: introducing at least two solutions, each comprising one or more reactants, into a microreactor to mix the two solutions to form a reacting solution, wherein the one or more reactants are selected from the group consisting of a monomer, an initiator, a coupling agent, a prepolymer, a macromer, and mixtures thereof; feeding continuously the reacting solution into a flow-through polymerization reactor in a coil form, wherein the flow-through polymerization reactor is capable of providing a residence time sufficient for (co)polymerizing the reactants to form a polymer with a desired polydispersity, wherein the flow-through polymerization reactor is immersed in an ultrasonic bath to minimize or substantially eliminate unwanted high-molecular-weight fractions of the polymer. |
| US07795357B2 |
Polyoxymethylene multi-block copolymers, their production and use
Multiblock copolymers are described and contain the structural unit of formula I -A-O—R1—O—CO—(R2—CO—)m—X-D-X—(CO—R2)m—CO—X— (I), where A is a radical derived from a homo- or copolyoxymethylene, R1 is an alkylene radical-having at least two carbon atoms or a cycloalkylene radical, R2 is a direct carbon-carbon bond, or an alkylene, cycloalkylene, arylene, or aralkylene radical, X is selected from —O—, —S—, or —NH—, D is a divalent radical B which is a radical of a hydroxy-terminated, mercaptan-terminated, or amino-terminated polymer which derives from polyalkylene glycols, polyvinyl ethers, polyvinyl ether-alkene copolymers, polyvinyl esters, polyvinyl ester-alkene copolymers, polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinyl alcohol-alkene copolymers, polyvinylaromatics, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, polyacetals, polycarbonates, polyesters, polyamides, polyimines, polyetherester elastomers, polyetheramide elastomers, polyalkadienes, polyurethanes, polyureas, polysiloxanes, or a triblock copolymer radical -PAO-B-PAO-, where B assumes one of the above meanings and PAO is a polyalkylene oxide radical, and m is 0 or 1. The multiblock copolymers may be used to produce moldings. |
| US07795353B2 |
Method for producing a modified propylene polymer
Disclosed is a method for producing a modified propylene polymer, the method comprising heating a mixture of 100 parts by weight of a propylene polymer (A) defined below and from 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated bond-containing monomer (B) in the presence of from 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of an organic peroxide (C); propylene polymer (A) being a propylene polymer composed of from 0.5 to 90% by weight of a propylene polymer component (A1) having an intrinsic viscosity [η], as measured in tetralin at 135° C., of from 5 dl/g to 15 dl/g and from 10 to 99.5% by weight of a propylene polymer component (A2) having an intrinsic viscosity [η], as measured in tetralin at 135° C., of not less than 0.1 dl/g but less than 5 dl/g. |
| US07795352B2 |
Polyolefinic compositions having good whitening resistance
A polypropylene composition comprising (percent by weight) (a) 50-77% of a crystalline propylene polymer having an amount of isotactic pentads (mmmm), measured by 13C-MNR on the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C., higher than 97.5 molar % and a polydispersity index ranging from 4 to 10; (b) 13-28% of an elastomeric copolymer of ethylene and propylene, the copolymer having an amount of recurring units deriving from ethylene ranging from 30 to 70% and being partially soluble in xylene at ambient temperature, the polymer fraction soluble in xylene at ambient temperature having an intrinsic viscosity value ranging from 2 to 4 dl/g; and (c) 10-22% of polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity value ranging from 1 to 3 dl/g, in said composition component (b) plus component (c) being in amounts of at least 25 wt %. The polymer composition exhibits good impact resistant, whitening resistance and relatively low stiffness. |
| US07795349B2 |
Material systems and methods of three-dimensional printing
The present invention is directed to three-dimensional printing material systems and method, and an article made therefrom. The method of the present invention includes building cross-sectional portions of a three-dimensional article, and assembling the individual cross-sectional areas in a layer-wise fashion to form a final article. The individual cross-sectional areas are built by using an ink-jet printhead to deliver a fluid to a particulate material that includes particulate material. |
| US07795347B2 |
Multi-branched polymer, process for producing the same, and applications thereof
A group of polymers comprising a plurality of polyolefin chains and polar polymer chains and having a multi-branched structure such as a block structure, a graft structure and a star-shaped structure is produced efficiently by polymerizing or reacting a combination of various polar monomers and their polymers i.e. polar polymer chains by using a functional group-containing polyolefin as a macroinitiator, a macromonomer or a reactive polymer. The resulting multi-branched polymer has a specific shape such as a block structure, a graft structure or a star-shaped structure, and has properties of both the polyolefin and polar polymer, thus exhibiting useful performance in various uses in films and compatibilizing agents as a novel polyolefin-based polymer. |
| US07795342B2 |
Extender for treatment of fiber materials
The use is described of aqueous dispersions in combination with fluoropolymers for oil- and water-repellent finishing of fiber materials. These dispersions have a long shelf life and contain a composition which is preparable by reaction of polyfunctional isocyanates with a deficiency of comparatively long-chain monohydric alcohols, subsequent reaction with a deficiency of a ketone oxime and final reaction with polyhydric alcohols or amino alcohols. |
| US07795335B2 |
Conductive polymer gel and process for producing the same actuator, patch label for ion introduction, bioeletrode, toner, conductive functional member antistatic sheet, printed circuit member, conductive paste, electrode for fuel cell, and fuel cell
A conductive polymer gel contains water, as a main component, a conductive conjugated polymer, and a surfactant and/or an alcohol, and also it may contain an electrolyte. The conductive conjugated polymer may further be doped with a dopant. The conductive polymer gel is obtained by adding a surfactant and/or an alcohol to a conductive conjugated polymer colloidal dispersion and/or a conductive conjugated polymer solution and leaving the mixture to stand, thereby to gelatinize the mixture. |
| US07795330B2 |
Preparation of organic additive-treated, pyrogenic silica-encapsulated titanium dioxide particles
One aspect of the invention is to provide a composition comprising a titanium dioxide particle having on the surface of said particle a substantially encapsulating layer comprising a pyrogenically-deposited metal oxide; said substantially encapsulating layer having on its surface at least one organic surface treatment material selected from an organo-silane, an organo-siloxane, a fluoro-silane, an organo-phosphonate, an organo-acid phosphate, an organo-pyrophosphate, an organo-polyphosphate, an organo-metaphosphate, an organo-phosphinate, an organo-sulfonic compound, a hydrocarbon-based carboxylic acid, an associated ester of a hydrocarbon-based carboxylic acid, a derivative of a hydrocarbon-based carboxylic acid, a hydrocarbon-based amide, a low molecular weight hydrocarbon wax, a low molecular weight polyolefin, a co-polymer of a low molecular weight polyolefin, a hydrocarbon-based polyol, a derivative of a hydrocarbon-based polyol, an alkanolamine, a derivative of an alkanolamine, an organic dispersing agent, or a mixture thereof. Another aspect of the invention is to provide processes for producing said composition. |
| US07795327B2 |
Water-based inks for ink-jet printing
A water dispersion containing colorant-containing water-insoluble vinyl polymer particles, and a water-based ink containing the water dispersion. The water-insoluble vinyl polymer contains constitutional units of formulae (1) and (2): where R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; and where R3 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R4O is an oxypropylene group; R5O is an oxyalkylene group having 2 or 4 carbon atoms; R6 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an unsubstituted or alkyl-substituted phenyl group; x is a number from 1 to 30; and y is a number from 0 to 30, and a weight ratio of the constitutional units of formula (1) to formula (2) in the polymer ranges from 1/2 to 10/1. |
| US07795326B2 |
Conformable bandage and coating material
The liquid, polymer-containing coating materials of this invention comprise a polymer of a polymerizable, nitrogen-containing, hydrophilic monomer, which may give thermoresponsive properties, and which is copolymerized with a hydrophobic, polymerizable siloxy-containing monomer, in a solvent system of a volatile hydrophobic (non-polar) liquid that is non-stinging to a user. The material forms a coating or bandage in the form of a film when applied to a surface or the skin of a user. |
| US07795325B2 |
Adhesive composition, adhesive composition for circuit connection, connected body semiconductor device
An adhesive composition containing: (a) a thermoplastic resin; (b) a radical-polymerizable compound including two or more (meth)acryloyl groups; (c) a curing agent that generates a radical by photoirradiation of 150 to 750 nm and/or heating at 80 to 200° C.; and (d) a liquid rubber having a viscosity of 10 to 1000 Pa·s at 25° C. |
| US07795322B2 |
Prepolymers and cellular polyisocyanate polyaddition products produced therefrom
A prepolymer having an NCO content of less than 10%, based on the reaction of (a) diisocyanate with (b) polyether alcohol, the (b) polyether alcohol comprising (b1) and (b2) and/or (b3) with the following meanings for (b1), (b2) and (b3): (b1) polytetrahydrofuran having a molecular weight of from 1800 to 2100 g/mol and (b2) polyether alcohol having a molecular weight of from 500 to 7000 g/mol, based on ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide, and/or (b3) polytetrahydrofuran having a molecular weight of from 800 to 1200 g/mol. |
| US07795321B2 |
Rheology modification of interpolymers of ethylene/α-olefins and articles made therefrom
Rheology modification of an ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer is achieved by blending the interpolymer with at least one branched polyolefin. The polyolefins can be homopolymers or interpolymers and have a branching index of less than 1. The ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer is a block copolymer having at least a hard block and at least a soft block. The soft block comprises a higher amount of comonomers than the hard block. The block interpolymer has a number of unique characteristics disclosed here. Rheology-modified ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer, i.e., the resulting polymer blends, can be extruded or molded into many useful articles, such as films, sheets, profiles, gaskets, foams, etc. |
| US07795320B2 |
Copolyetheresters derived from polyethylene terephthalate
The invention relates to a composition comprising a modified, random copolyetherester containing a modified, random polybutylene terephthalate copolymer block that is derived from a polyethylene terephthalate component selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene terephthalate copolymers and combinations thereof; and contains at least one residue derived from the polyethylene terephthalate component; and a polyalkylene oxide copolymer block that is derived from a polyethylene terephthalate component and polyalkylene oxide glycol, and contains polyalkylene oxide and at least one residue derived from the polyethylene terephthalate component. Advantageously, the composition has a modulus of elasticity that is at least 80%, as compared to the modulus of elasticity of a copolyetherester derived from (1) polybutylene terephthalate derived from a monomer component selected from the group consisting of terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, alkyl esters of terephthalic acid, hydroalkyl esters of terephthalic acid, alkyl esters of isophthalic acid, 1, 4-butanediol, (2) polyalkylene oxide glycol, and (3) combinations thereof. The invention also relates to articles made from the composition, methods of making the composition. The invention also relates to copolyetherester containing: a modified, random polytrimethylene terephthalate copolymer blocks, articles made from the compositions, and methods for making such materials. |
| US07795318B2 |
Multi stage Fischer-Tropsch process
A multi-stage process for the production of hydrocarbon products from syngas, each stage of the process comprising one or more syngas conversion reactors in which syngas is partially converted into hydrocarbon products at conversion conditions, each conversion reactor having a syngas entry stream system which system combines two or more entry streams of syngas and which system delivers the combined syngas to the syngas conversion reactor, the syngas entry system combining at least one entry stream of syngas being a syngas stream obtained in a partial oxidation process (for the first stage) or an exit stream of syngas from the previous stage, together with a reformed syngas (for all stages except the first stage), with another syngas stream being a recycle stream from the conversion reactor and a syngas exit stream system which discharges an exit stream of syngas from the reactor, the exit stream partly being used as the recycle stream to the syngas entry system as mentioned above, and, in the case that there is a further stage in the process, as feed for the next stage. |
| US07795314B2 |
Protective role of semapimod in necrotizing enterocolitis
A method is described wherein semapimod is administered, or a salt thereof, or a combination of semapimod and a salt thereof, for the treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis. |
| US07795313B2 |
Bis(thio-hydrazide amide) salts for treatment of cancers
Disclosed are bis(thio-hydrazide amide) disalts, which are represented by Structural Formula (I): Y is a covalent bond or a substituted or unsubstituted straight chained hydrocarbyl group. R1-R4 are independently —H, an aliphatic group, a substituted aliphatic group, an aryl group or a substituted aryl group, or R1 and R3 taken together with the carbon and nitrogen atoms to which they are bonded, and/or R2 and R4 taken together with the carbon and nitrogen atoms to which they are bonded, form a non-aromatic heterocyclic ring optionally fused to an aromatic ring. Z is —O or —S. M+ is a pharmaceutically acceptable monovalent cation and M2+ is a pharmaceutically acceptable divalent cation. Also, disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a bis(thio-hydrazide amide) disalt described above. Further disclosed are methods of treating a subject with cancer. The methods comprise the step of administering an effective amount of a bis(thio-hydrazide amide) disalt described above. |
| US07795311B2 |
Methods and compositions for the management of soil-borne fungal diseases
Improved methods and compositions for protecting plants or seeds from soil-borne fungal diseases. The composition may include a triterpenoid isolated from Glycyrrhiza glabra and a polymer. The triterpenoid may be Carbenoxolone disodium salt, and the polymer may be a water-insoluble, water-soluble or flowable, seed coating polymer. The methods may comprise the steps of applying the composition to the plant's seeds, roots, tubers and/or foliage, and may also include applying the composition to the soil surround surrounding the plant. The composition may be applied as an aqueous solution or as dry particulates, and may be used for the treatment of soybean plants and seeds. |
| US07795307B2 |
Carbamoyl esters that inhibit cholinesterase and release pharmacologically active agents
Carbamoyl esters inhibit cholinesterase activity and, upon hydrolysis release a pharmacologically active agent. In one embodiment, the carbamoyl ester has the following structure: Formula (I) wherein A is selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted aryl, a substituted aryl, an unsubstituted heteroaryl and a substituted heteroaryl. The carbamoyl esters are employed in methods to treat an individual. The pharmacologically active agent obtained by hydrolysis of the carbamoyl esters can treat, for example, a nervous system condition, a cholinergic deficiency and conditions or diseases associated with a deficiency in a pharmacologically active agent, such as acetylcholine. |
| US07795306B2 |
Triterpene derivatives for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory disease by inhibition of NF-κB
The present invention relates to the use of triterpenes of the formula (I): which are inhibitors of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB for use in the treatment of inflammatory diseases and for cancers susceptible to an NF-κB inhibitor. The present invention also relates to compounds and methods useful to inhibit cell proliferation and for the induction of apoptosis. |
| US07795298B2 |
IAP BIR domain binding compounds
Disclosed is an isomer, enantiomer, diastereoisomer or tautomer of a compound represented by Formula I: or a salt thereof, in which R1, R2, R100, R200, A, A1, B, B1, BG, n, Q and Q1 are substituents described. Also disclosed is the use of compounds of Formula 1 to treat proliferative disorders. |
| US07795293B2 |
3′-[(2Z)-[1-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-4H-pyrazol-4-ylidene]hydrazino]-2′-hydroxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-carboxylic acid bis-(monoethanolamine)
An improved thrombopoietin mimetic, the bis-(monoethanolamine) salt of 3′-[(2Z)-[1-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-4H-pyrazol-4-ylidene]hydrazino]-2′-hydroxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-carboxylic acid. |
| US07795291B2 |
Substituted acid derivatives useful as anti-atherosclerotic, anti-dyslipidemic, anti-diabetic and anti-obesity agents and method
Compounds are provided which have the structure of Formula (I): wherein R1 is halogen; and X is hydrogen or halogen, and salts thereof, which compounds are useful as anti-atherosclerotic, anti-dyslipidemic, anti-diabetic, and anti-obesity agents. |
| US07795290B2 |
2-amido-thiazole-based compounds exhibiting ATP-utilizing enzyme inhibitory activity, and compositions, and uses thereof
2-Amido-4-substituted-aryl-thiazole-based compounds exhibiting ATP-utilizing enzyme inhibitory activity, methods of using compounds exhibiting ATP-utilizing enzyme inhibitory activity, and compositions comprising compounds exhibiting ATP-utilizing enzyme inhibitory activity, are disclosed. |
| US07795286B2 |
Silane esters and amides of 2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid, and cosmetic uses thereof
The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (1) and also to cosmetic compositions containing them and to the cosmetic uses thereof, in particular for protecting the skin against UV-induced oxidative stress. |
| US07795282B2 |
Mitotic kinesin inhibitors and methods of use thereof
This invention relates to inhibitors of mitotic kinesins, particularly KSP, and methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the invention and methods of utilizing the inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment and prevention of various disorders. |
| US07795279B2 |
Method of inhibiting FLT3 kinase
A method of reducing or inhibiting kinase activity of FLT3 in a cell or a subject, and the use of such compounds for preventing or treating in a subject a cell proliferative disorder and/or disorders related to FLT3 using a compound of the present invention: or a solvate, hydrate, tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention is further directed to methods for treating conditions such as cancers and other cell proliferative disorders. |
| US07795278B2 |
Substituted tetrahydro-2H-isoquinolin-1-one derivatives, and methods for the production and use thereof
This invention relates to compounds according to the general formula (I), where the definitions of the substituents R1, R2, Ar and X are as specified in the description, and to their physiologically tolerated salts, methods for the preparation of these compounds and their use as medicaments. These compounds are poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. |
| US07795276B2 |
Imiadazo[4,5-c] pyridine compound and method of antiviral treatment
The compound 5-((3-(2,4-trifluoromethyphenyl)isoxazol-5-yl)methyl)-2 -(2-fluorophenyl)-5H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine, together with the salts and solvates thereof. Also provided are compositions comprising this compound and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, as well as the use of such compositions in the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections. |
| US07795270B2 |
DUTPase inhibitors
Deoxyuridine derivatives of the formula (I) where R1 is H or various substituents; D is —NHCO—, —CONH—, -0-, —C(═O)—, —CH═CH, —C≡C—, —NR5—; R4 is hydrogen or various substituents; R5 is H, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkanoyl; E is Si or C; R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from C1-C8 alkyl, C2-C8 alkenyl, C2-C8 alkynyl or a stable monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic ring system; G is —O—, —S—, —CHR10—, —C(═O)—; J is —CH2—, or when G is CHR10 may also be —O— or —NH—; R10 is H, F, —CH3, —CH2NH2, —CH2OH; —OHR11 is H, F, —CH3, —CH2NH2, —CH2OH, —CH(OH)CH3, CH(NH3)CH3; or R10 and R11 together define an olefinic bond, or together form a —CH2-group, thereby defining a cis or trans cyclopropyl group; have utility in the prophylaxis or treatment of protozoal diseases such as malaria. |
| US07795268B2 |
Method of treating hepatic disease using A2B adenosine receptor antagonists
The invention is related to methods of treating hepatic fibrosis using A2B adenosine receptor antagonists and utility in the treatment of liver damage caused by alcohol abuse, surgical intervention, viral hepatitis, the ingestion of hepatotoxic drugs, or other hepatic diseases. |
| US07795265B2 |
Substituted imidazole 4-carboxamides as cholecystokinin-1 receptor modulators
Certain novel substituted imidazole 4-carboxamides are ligands of the human cholecystokinin receptor and, in particular, are selective ligands of the human cholecystokinin-1 receptor (CCK-1R). They are therefore useful for the treatment, control, or prevention of diseases and disorders responsive to the modulation of CCK-1R, such as obesity, and diabetes. |
| US07795261B2 |
Substituted 1-piperidin-4-yl-4-pyrrolidin-3-yl-piperazine derivatives and their use as neurokinin antagonists
This invention concerns substituted I-piperidin-4-yl-4-pyrrolidin-3-yl-piperazine derivatives having neurokinin antagonistic activity, in particular NK1 antagonistic activity, a combined NK1/NK3 antagonistic activity and a combined NK1/NK2/NK3 antagonistic activity, their preparation, compositions comprising them and their use as a medicine, in particular for the treatment of schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, emesis and IBS. The compounds according to the invention can be represented by general Formula (I) and comprises also the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts thereof, the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, the N-oxide form thereof and prodrugs thereof, wherein all substituents are defined as in claim 1. In view of their capability to antagonize the actions of tachykinins by blocking the neurokinin receptors, and in particular antagonizing the actions of substance P and Neurokinin B by blocking the NK1, NK2 and NK3 receptors, the compounds according to the invention are useful as a medicine, in particular in the prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of tachykinin-mediated conditions, such as, for instance CNS disorders, in particular schizoaffective disorders, depression, anxiety disorders, stress-related disorders, sleep disorders, cognitive disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, addiction disorders, mood disorders, sexual dysfunction, pain and other CNS-related conditions; inflammation; allergic disorders; emesis; gastrointestinal disorders, in particular irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); skin disorders; vasospastic diseases; fibrosing and collagen diseases; disorders related to immune enhancement or suppression and rheumatic diseases and body weight control. |
| US07795260B2 |
Synthesis of naturally occurring ecteinascidins and related compounds
Ecteinascidin compounds with a quinone ring for ring E are active as anti-cancer agents. Related processes and compounds are provided. |
| US07795257B2 |
Organic compounds
The present invention provides compounds of the formula which are activators of glucokinase activity and, thus, may be employed as therapeutic agents for the treatment of glucokinase mediated conditions. Accordingly, the compounds of formula (I) may be employed for the prevention and the treatment of impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes and obesity. |
| US07795255B2 |
Rigidified compounds for modulating heparanase activity
Disclosed are novel rigidified compounds having a rhodanine-like residue and at least one aryl or heteroaryl residue linked to the rhodanine-like residue, whereby a core structure of these compounds, as defined in the specification, is characterized as having one or zero free-to-rotate bonds. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing these rigidified compounds and uses thereof for modulating the activity of heparanase and hence in the treatment of heparanase-associated diseases and disorders, and uses thereof for modulating the activity of heparin-binding proteins and hence in the treatment of heparin-binding proteins-associated diseases and disorders as well as in the treatment of medical conditions that are at least partially treatable by rhodanine or a rhodanine analog. |
| US07795248B2 |
Substituted 7,8-dihydro-1H-pyrimido[4,5-B][1,4]diazepin-4-amines are novel kinase inhibitors
Compounds having the Formula (I) are useful for inhibiting protein tyrosine kinases. The present invention also discloses methods of making the compounds, compositions containing the compounds, and methods of treatment using the compounds. |
| US07795244B2 |
Penem prodrugs
Orally bioavailable prodrugs of sulopenem, e.g., and solvates and hydrates thereof, preparation thereof, formulation thereof, and use to treat and prevent infection in mammals such as humans. This abstract is not limiting to the invention. |
| US07795240B1 |
Nonreducing beta-glucan derivative
A β-glucan derivative comprising a β-glucan residue of three or more glucose residues and, chemically bonded to the β-glucan residue, a non-reducing sugar residue. |
| US07795228B2 |
Spiroheterocyclic glycosides and methods of use
Provided are compounds having an inhibitory effect on sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter SGLT. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions, methods of preparing the compounds, synthetic intermediates, and methods of using the compounds, independently or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for treating diseases and conditions which are affected by SGLT inhibition. |
| US07795223B2 |
Treatment of inflammatory airway disease
This invention relates to methods of treatment of inflammatory airway disease, and in particular to methods of treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The invention is applicable to both allergic (atopic) and non-allergic (intrinsic) asthma. In one form the method comprises the step of administering an effective amount of a compound which has the ability to inhibit one or more functions of the T cell receptor (TCR) to a subject in need of such treatment, which is preferably a peptide whose sequence is derived from an invariant region of (a) the TCRα transmembrane domain; (b) the TCRβ transmembrane domain; (c) the TCRα intracellular domain; or (d) the CD3-γ, -δ, -ε, η or ξ chain. |
| US07795222B2 |
Methods for treating a corneal disorder and promoting skin wound healing
A method for treating a corneal disorder or for promoting skin wound healing comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a composition containing pharmaceutically effective amounts of (i) a first peptide comprising an amino acid sequence containing the following consecutive amino acids: Ser-Ser-Ser-Arg (SEQ ID NO: 1), or an analog thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (ii) a second peptide comprising an amino acid sequence containing the following consecutive amino acids with a terminal —NH2 group: Phe-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2 (SEQ ID NO: 2), or an analog thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| US07795218B2 |
ADP-ribosyl transferase fusion variant proteins
The present invention relates to novel chimeric C3-like Rho antagonists and their use for promoting repair and neuron survival in injured mammalian central and peripheral nervous system and for treating or preventing cancer. |
| US07795213B2 |
Methods of contacting β amyloid protein with VEGF
The present invention relates to a VEGF polypeptide that binds to Aβ. The present invention also relates to a compound that sequesters Aβ. And conversely, the invention relates to a compound that sequesters VEGF. Thus, the present invention also relates to a method of screening for a compound that inhibits the binding of VEGF to Aβ, and thus relates to prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. |
| US07795209B2 |
Anti-angiogenic methods and compositions
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for treatment of conditions requiring inhibition of angiogenesis. Such conditions include those characterized by neovascularization, such as retinopathies, macular degeneration and various malignancies. |
| US07795208B2 |
Methods of using deacetylase inhibitors to promote cell differentiation and regeneration
A method of enhancing progenitor cell differentiation, including enhancing myogenesis, neurogenesis, and hematopoiesis, by contacting a progenitor cell with an effective amount of a deacetylase inhibitor (DI). The progenitor cell can be part of cell culture, such as a cell culture used for in vitro or in vivo analysis of progenitor cell differentiation, or can be part of an organism, such as a human or other mammal. Contacting the progenitor cell with a DI can lead to enhancement of expression of terminal cell-type specific genes in the progenitor cell, such as enhancing expression of muscle-specific genes in myoblasts. Administering a DI to a subject also can provide some prophylactic or therapeutic effect for inhibiting, preventing, or treating associated with a degeneration or loss of tissue. The DI can be administered to a subject as part of a pharmaceutical composition. |
| US07795207B2 |
Lipopeptide compositions
The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising as an active agent a lipopeptide in a physiologically effective dose and a cyclodextrin or a cyclodextrin derivative. |
| US07795204B2 |
Food supplement for increasing lean mass and strength
Food supplement compositions and their methods of use in increasing lean mass and/or muscle size and/or strength in individuals, particularly, athletes is described. The food supplements described comprise a substance which increases nitric oxide production in the body, and, a source of amino acids. Other food supplements described comprise a substance which can enhance and/or mimic insulin activity, and a source of amino acids. The food supplement compositions described are suitable for supplementing the diet of an athlete and particularly for enhancing an athlete's muscle size or strength. |
| US07795203B2 |
Method for topical treatment of eye disease and composition and device for said treatment
A method for the prevention or treatment of an eye disease, which includes topically applying to a patient in need of the treatment an aqueous ophthalmic composition which includes N-acetylcarnosine, a N-acetylcarnosine derivative or a pharmacologically acceptable salt of N-acetylcarnosine, in combination with an amount of a cellulose compound or a pharmacologically acceptable salt which is effective to increase intraocular absorption of N-acetylcarnosine or L-carnosine or a derivative of L-carnosine, such as anserine or balenine, in the aqueous humor. A hydrophilic hydrogel contact lens and an ocular polymer insert for topical application of an ophthalmic composition to the eyes of a patient is also disclosed, with the lens or insert containing N-acetylcarnosine, a N-acetylcarnosine derivative or a pharmacologically acceptable salt of N-acetylcarnosine. |
| US07795202B2 |
Methods for treating a neurological disorder by peripheral administration of a transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-a)
The invention provides methods of treating a subject having a disease, disorder or condition of the central nervous system. The methods include administering TGF-α polypeptides, related polypeptides, fragments and mimetics thereof useful in stimulating progenitor cell or stem cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. The methods of the invention are useful to treat and prophylactically ameliorate neurological tissue injury in vivo. |
| US07795201B2 |
Personal care compositions
The deposition of a benefit agent on a substrate after treatment of the substrate with a personal care composition which has a viscosity of at least 50 mPa·s at 25° C. and comprises the benefit agent and a low molecular weight surfactant is improved when a water-soluble polymer is used as a substitute for at least a portion of the low molecular weight surfactant. The headspace concentration of a fragrance provided by such personal care composition is also increased. |
| US07795199B2 |
Stable antimicrobial compositions including spore, bacteria, fungi, and/or enzyme
The present invention relates to a stable antimicrobial and cleaning compositions including an amine antimicrobial agent; a borate salt; and spores (bacterial or fungal), vegetative bacteria, fungi, or enzyme, and to methods of using the composition. The composition can also include a polyol. |
| US07795194B2 |
Synthetic lubricating oil and lubricating oil composition
A synthetic lubricating oil comprising an α-olefin (co)polymer defined by the features (i) to (v).Also, a lubricating oil composition including the above-mentioned synthetic lubricating oil and a low-viscosity base oil. The synthetic lubricating oil and the lubricating oil composition have high thermal oxidation stability and are excellent in viscosity index, low-temperature viscosity properties and shear stability. |
| US07795189B2 |
Zirconium-hydroxy alkylated amine-hydroxy carboxylic acid cross-linking composition for use with high pH polymer solutions
A process to prepare a solution of zirconium-hydroxyalkylated diamine-lactic acid complex is disclosed and use of the solution in oil field applications such as hydraulic fracturing and plugging of permeable zones. The process comprises contacting an alcohol solution of a zirconium complex with an hydroxyalkylated diamine, then with lactic acid to produce a solution of zirconium-hydroxyalkylated diamine-lactic acid complex. The solution is particularly suitable for use in a cross-linking composition in hydraulic fracturing and plugging of permeable zones of subterranean formations at pH of 10 or greater and at temperatures of 275° F. (135° C.) and higher in the formation. |
| US07795188B2 |
Zirconium-base cross-linker compositions and their use in high pH oil field applications
A zirconium cross-linking agent produced by a process which comprises contacting a zirconium triethanolamine complex with a mixture of polyols, which mixture comprises a hydroxyalkylated diamine and a hydrocarbon polyol. There is further provided a cross-linking composition which comprises (a) an aqueous liquid, (b) a cross-linkable organic polymer, and (c) a solution of a zirconium cross-linking agent which is produced by a process which comprises contacting a zirconium triethanolamine complex having a molar ratio of 1:2 to 1:5 of zirconium to triethanolamine with a mixture of polyols, which mixture comprises a hydroxyalkylated diamine and a hydrocarbon polyol wherein the molar ratio of zirconium to hydroxyalkylated diamine is 1:0.5 to 1:1 and the molar ratio of zirconium to hydrocarbon polyol is 1:0.5 to 1:1.5. The composition can be used in oil field applications for hydraulic fracturing and plugging of permeable zones and leaks in subterranean formations. |
| US07795187B2 |
Permeable zone and leak plugging using cross-linking composition comprising zirconium triethanolamine complex
A method for plugging a permeable zone or leak in a subterranean formation comprises introducing into the formation a cross-linkable organic polymer and a cross-linking composition which comprises a zirconium triethanolamine complex, a tetra(hydroxyalkyl)ethylenediamine, water and optionally, a polyol. The method can be used for cross-linking organic polymers over a wide range of pH. By varying the composition and optionally adding a delay agent, the method provides flexibility in rate of cross-linking. |
| US07795186B2 |
Fluid-loss control pills comprising breakers that comprise orthoesters and/or poly(orthoesters) and methods of use
Provided herein are methods and compositions for generating acids for use downhole, for example, to break fluid-loss control pills. The delayed-release acid breakers of the present invention comprise orthoesters and/or poly(orthoesters). |
| US07795185B2 |
Magnesium peroxide difunctional components for cellulose derivatives and associated methods
One example of the many methods provided includes a method comprising: providing a fluid loss control pill that comprises an aqueous base fluid, a cellulose derivative and a dual functional component, the fluid loss control pill having a first viscosity; allowing the dual functional component to interact with the cellulose derivative in the fluid loss control pill such that the viscosity of the fluid loss control pill increases to a second viscosity, the second viscosity being greater than the first viscosity; placing the fluid loss control pill in a subterranean formation; and allowing the dual functional component to interact with the cellulose derivative so as to reduce the second viscosity of the fluid loss control pill to a third viscosity, the third viscosity being less than the second viscosity. |
| US07795184B2 |
Compositions and methods for preparing downhole drilling fluids
A method of altering the properties of a drilling fluid includes adding effective amounts of crushed or whole oilseeds or mixtures of crushed or whole oilseeds to a drilling fluid. The crushed or whole oilseeds or mixture of crushed or whole oilseeds are selected to impart any one of or a combination of effects including but not limited to: an increase in drilling fluid emulsion stability in oil-based or invert emulsion fluids, decreased specific gravity of the drilling fluid, seepage loss control, filtration control, oil wetting and deflocculation/dispersion, of entrained solids and/or reduced torque and drag of the drilling string. |
| US07795182B2 |
Method for making biochips
A method for immobilizing biological polymers such as DNA or proteins, on a solid support, by ionocovalent bond, for making biochips, and the resulting chips obtained by the method. |
| US07795181B2 |
Oxide high-temperature superconductor and its production method
An oxide high temperature superconductor and method of making which includes a first buffer layer composed of CeO3 formed on a sapphire R (1, −1, 0, 2) face substrate for reducing lattice mismatch between the sapphire R (1, −1, 0, 2) face substrate and the oxide high temperature superconductor thin film, and a second buffer layer composed of such an oxide high temperature superconductor but in which Ba is substituted with Sr formed on the first buffer layer. The first buffer layer reduces the lattice mismatch between the sapphire R (1, −1, 0, 2) face substrate and the oxide high temperature superconductor thin, the second buffer layer prevents an interfacial reaction with Ba, thereby permitting the epitaxial growth of an oxide high temperature superconductor thin film that excels in both crystallographic integrity and crystallographic orientation. |
| US07795180B2 |
Use for 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid (HMTB)
A new use of 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid (HMTB) as an inducer, within the plant, of ethylene and polyamine synthesis, mainly putrescine, capable of regulating fruit maturation processes, both in relation to fruit abscission and in relation to color and sugar content, containing mineral elements such as phosphorous, potassium and nitrogen. |
| US07795178B2 |
Fungicidal active combinations spiroxamine, prothioconazole and tebuconazole
The present invention relates to a novel active compound combination that is highly suitable for controlling phytopathogenic fungi which contains the known 8-tert-butyl-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decan-2-ylmethyl(ethyl)(propyl)amine (spiroxamine) and other known active compounds. |
| US07795174B2 |
Catalyst for purifying exhaust gases
A catalyst for purifying exhaust gases includes a carrier substrate and a catalyst layer which is carried on the carrier substrate and contains a noble metal, a porous oxide and an additional oxide containing at least one selected from the group consisting of Ni, Bi, Sn, Fe, Co, Cu and Zn. Only a downstream section of the carrier substrate, which is located on a downstream side of an exhaust gas stream contains the additional oxide, whereas an upstream section of the carrier substrate does not contain the additional oxide. With this arrangement, in the upstream section of the carrier substrate, the noble metal and the additional oxide do not exist together so that the noble metal is not deteriorated with the additional oxide. As a result, in the upstream section, the purification performance as a three-way catalyst is favorably achieved, thereby restraining the emission of H2S while maintaining the three-way performance. |
| US07795170B2 |
Catalyst
Provided is a catalyst with a noble metal efficiently supported on the surfacemost thereof. A composite oxide-containing layer is formed on a catalyst carrier so as to contain a perovskite-type composite oxide represented by the following general formula (1) and an other composite oxide, and a noble metal layer is further formed on the catalyst carrier so as to be supported on the surfacemost of the catalyst carrier by immersing the catalyst carrier formed with the composite oxide-containing layer in an aqueous noble metal salt solution to impregnate the catalyst carrier with the aqueous noble metal salt solution: AxByO3±δ (1) (wherein A represents at least one element selected from rare earth elements and alkaline earth metals; B represents at least one element selected from transition elements (excluding rare earth elements); x represents an atomic ratio of less than 1; y represents an atomic ratio of 1.0; and δ represents an oxygen excess or an oxygen deficiency.) |
| US07795166B2 |
Functional group-selective hydrogenation catalyst and functional group-selective hydrogenation method
A functional group-selective hydrogenation catalyst is provided, which is capable of selectively hydrogenating an aliphatic carbon-carbon double bond, aliphatic carbon-carbon triple bond, aromatic formyl group or aromatic nitro group contained in an organic compound. The catalyst includes a carrier, and palladium and an organic sulfur compound supported jointly thereon. |
| US07795163B2 |
Glass ceramic panel with a pleasing black decoration applied with a decorative paint
The black-colored glass ceramic panel has a cooking surface provided with a smooth black decoration by burning in a decorative paint, which contains a colorless zinc-containing glass flux and up to 10 wt. % of a partially coated pigment. The partially coated pigment consists of 20 to 40 wt. % of a black pigment with a grain size of at most 5μ and a grain size distribution characterized by a D50<2μ and 60 to 80% by weight of a zinc-free boro-alumino-silicate glass coating the black pigment. The glass flux consists, in wt. %, of Li2O, 0-5; Na2O, 0-5; K2O, <2; ΣLi2O+Na2O+K2O, 1-10; MgO, 0-3; CaO, 0-4; SrO, 0-4; BaO, 0-4; ZnO, >0-4; B2O3, 15-27; Al2O3, 10-20; SiO2, 43-58; TiO2, 0-3; ZrO2, Sb2O3, 0-2; F, 0-3. |
| US07795161B2 |
Fabric for airbags
A fabric for airbags which comprises a synthetic fiber woven fabric and synthetic thermoplastic resin applied on at least one side of the synthetic fiber woven fabric, characterized in that, by applying the synthetic thermoplastic resin, both edgecomb resistance and tear strength of the synthetic fiber woven fabric become 1.3 times or more as large as respective values of the synthetic fiber woven fabric before applying the synthetic thermoplastic resin. Preferably, the fabric for airbags has low air permeability and self-extinguishing property, and is capable of being repelletized with ease. |
| US07795155B2 |
Method for forming an indium cap layer
An indium cap layer is formed by blanket depositing indium onto a surface of metallic interconnects separated by interlayer dielectric, and then selectively chemically etching the indium located on the interlayer dielectric leaving an indium cap layer. Etchants containing a strong acid are provided for selectively removing the indium. |
| US07795154B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device that uses laser ablation, to selectively remove one or more material layers
To provide a manufacturing apparatus of a semiconductor device, which does not use a stepper in a manufacturing process in the case where mass production of semiconductor devices is carried out by using a large-sized substrate. A thin film formed over a substrate having an insulating surface is selectively irradiated with a laser beam through light control means, specifically through an electro-optical device to cause ablation; accordingly, the thin film is partially removed, thereby processing the thin film in a remaining region into a desired shape. The electro-optical device functions as a variable mask by inputting an electrical signal based on design CAD data of the semiconductor device. |
| US07795152B2 |
Methods of making self-aligned nano-structures
A method for creating structures in a semiconductor assembly is provided. The method includes etching apertures into a dielectric layer and applying a polymer layer over the dielectric layer. The polymer layer is applied uniformly and fills the apertures at different rates depending on the geometry of the apertures, or on the presence or absence of growth accelerating material. The polymer creates spacers for the etching of additional structure in between the spacers. The method is capable of achieving structures smaller than current lithography techniques. |
| US07795151B2 |
Methods of forming a trench having side surfaces including a uniform slope
Provided herein are methods of forming a trench including forming a mask layer on a substrate, forming a mask pattern to expose the substrate, using plasma to at least partially remove by-products produced during formation of the mask pattern; and etching the exposed substrate to form a trench having side surfaces including a uniform slope. |
| US07795147B2 |
Semiconductor storage device and method for fabricating the same
The semiconductor storage device comprises memory cell transistors formed on a semiconductor substrate 10; first insulation films 42 covering the top surfaces and the side surfaces of gate electrodes 20 of the memory cell transistors; through-holes 40 opened on first diffused layers 24; a second insulation film 36 with through-holes 40 opened on first diffused layers 24 and through-holes 38 opened on second diffused layers 26 formed in; capacitors formed on the inside walls and the bottoms of the through-holes 40 and including capacitor storage electrodes 46, connected to the first diffused layers 24; capacitor dielectric films 48 covering the capacitor storage electrodes 46, and capacitor-opposed electrodes 54 covering at least a part of the capacitor dielectric films 48; and, contact conducting films 44 formed on the inside walls and bottoms of the through-holes 38, and connected to the second diffused layers. This structure of the semiconductor storage device makes it unnecessary to secure an alignment allowance for alignment of the through-holes 40 opened on the first diffused layer 24 and the through-holes 38 opened on the second diffused layer 26 with the gate electrode 20, which permits the semiconductor storage device to have a small memory cell area. |
| US07795145B2 |
Patterning crystalline compounds on surfaces
A method of patterning the surface of a substrate with at least one organic semiconducting compound including: (a) providing a stamp having a surface including a plurality of indentations formed therein defining an indentation pattern contiguous with a stamping surface and defining a stamping pattern, (b) coating the stamping surface with at least one compound (C1) capable of binding to the surface of the substrate and at least one organic semiconducting compound (S), (c) contacting at least a portion of the surface of a substrate with the stamping surface to allow deposition of the compound (C1) on the substrate, (d) removing the stamping surface to provide a pattern of binding sites on the surface of the substrate, (e) applying a plurality of crystallites of the organic semiconducting compound (S) to the surface of the substrate to bind at least a portion of the applied crystallites to the binding sites on the surface of the substrate. |
| US07795142B2 |
Method for fabricating a semiconductor device
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a dielectric film containing a porogen material above a substrate; removing a portion of the porogen material contained in the dielectric film so as to make a concentration of the porogen material higher in a part on a lower side of the dielectric film than in another part on a higher side of the dielectric film; forming an opening halfway in the dielectric film from which a portion of the porogen material has been removed to leave the dielectric film below a bottom of the opening; removing or polymerizing a remainder of the porogen material contained in the dielectric film; and etching the bottom of the opening after removing or polymerizing the remainder of the porogen material. |
| US07795141B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device suitable for forming wiring using damascene method
(a1) A concave portion is formed in an interlayer insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate. (a2) A first film of Mn is formed by CVD, the first film covering the inner surface of the concave portion and the upper surface of the insulating film. (a3) Conductive material essentially consisting of Cu is deposited on the first film to embed the conductive material in the concave portion. (a4) The semiconductor substrate is annealed. During the period until a barrier layer is formed having also a function of improving tight adhesion, it is possible to ensure sufficient tight adhesion of wiring members and prevent peel-off of the wiring members. |
| US07795140B2 |
Method of manufacturing substrate
A method of manufacturing a substrate, includes: (a) forming the through hole by etching the silicon substrate from a first surface of the silicon substrate by a Bosch process; (b) forming a thermal oxide film such that the thermal oxide film covers the first surface of the silicon substrate, a second surface of the silicon substrate opposite to the first surface, and a surface of the silicon substrate corresponding to a side surface of the through hole, by thermally oxidizing the silicon substrate where the through hole is formed; (c) removing the thermal oxide film; (d) forming an insulating film such that the insulating film covers the first and second surfaces of the silicon substrate and the surface of the silicon substrate corresponding to the side surface of the through hole; and (e) forming the through electrode in the through hole on which the insulating film is formed. |
| US07795130B2 |
Active area bonding compatible high current structures
A method of forming a semiconductor structure is provided. One method comprises forming a device region between a substrate and a bond pad. Patterning a conductor between the bond pad and the device region with gaps. Filling the gaps with insulation material that is harder than the conductor to form pillars of relatively hard material that extend through the conductor and forming an insulation layer of the insulation material between the conductor and the bond pad. |
| US07795123B2 |
Method of forming gate electrode
The present invention discloses to a method of forming a gate electrode, the method according to the present invention comprises the steps of forming a lower amorphous silicon layer using silane (SiH4) gas and nitrous oxide (N2O) gas; forming an upper amorphous silicon layer on the lower amorphous silicon layer; and crystallizing the lower and upper amorphous silicon layers through a thermal process. |
| US07795122B2 |
Antimony ion implantation for semiconductor components
A method is disclosed for implanting and activating antimony as a dopant in a semiconductor substrate. A method is also disclosed for implanting and activating antimony to form a source/drain extension region in the formation of a transistor, in such a manner as to achieve high activation and avoid deactivation via subsequent exposure to high temperatures. This technique facilitates the formation of very thin source/drain regions that exhibit reduced sheet resistance while also suppressing short channel effects. Enhancements to these techniques are also suggested for more precise implantation of antimony to create a shallower source/drain extension, and to ensure formation of the source/drain extension region to underlap the gate. Also disclosed are transistors and other semiconductor components that include doped regions comprising activated antimony, such as those formed according to the disclosed methods. |
| US07795120B1 |
Doping wide band gap semiconductors
A 13C diamond is doped by proton induced transmutation. P-type doping is achieved by the 13C(p,αγ)10B reaction. N-type doping is achieved by the 13C(p,γ)14N reaction. The transmutation reaction that occurs is determined by selection of proton beam energy. Stacks of junctions each calculated to be in the order of 10 nm thick have been achieved. |
| US07795116B2 |
Wafer cutting methods and packages using dice derived therefrom
A wafer-cutting process includes first cutting a semiconductive wafer along a first path at a given first cutting intensity including cutting across an intersection. The process also includes second cutting the semiconductive wafer along a second path at a given second cutting intensity. The second cutting intensity is diminished during crossing the intersection and resumed to the given cutting intensity after crossing the intersection. |
| US07795109B2 |
Isolation trenches with conductive plates
Methods of forming isolation trenches, semiconductor devices, structures thereof, and methods of operating memory arrays are disclosed. In one embodiment, an isolation trench includes a recess disposed in a workpiece. A conductive material is disposed in a lower portion of the channel. An insulating material is disposed in an upper portion of the recess over the conductive material. |
| US07795108B2 |
Resistance-based etch depth determination for SGT technology
A method for determining the depth etch, a method of forming a shielded gate trench (SGT) structure and a semiconductor device wafer are disclosed. A material layer is formed over part of a substrate having a trench. The material fills the trench. A resist mask is placed over a test portion of the material layer thereby defining a test structure that lies underneath the resist mask. The resist mask does not cover the trench. The material is isotropically etched and a signal related to a resistance change of the test structure is measured. A lateral undercut DL of the test structure is determined from the signal and an etch depth DT is determined from DL. The wafer may comprise one or more test structures forming a bridge circuit; one or more metal contacts that electrically connect the test structures through contact holes: and resist layer including over the test structures. |
| US07795105B2 |
Method for producing an integrated circuit assembly with an auxiliary indentation, particularly with aligning marks, and an integrated circuit arrangement
A method is disclosed for producing an integrated circuit arrangement with an auxiliary indentation, particularly with aligning marks, and an integrated circuit arrangement. The invention also relates to a method for producing aligning marks. During the method, a planarization is carried out before material is removed from an auxiliary indentation. |
| US07795101B2 |
Method of forming a MOS transistor
A method of forming a MOS transistor, in which, a co-implantation is performed to implant a carbon co-implant into a source region and a drain region or a halo implanted region to effectively prevent dopants from over diffusion in the source region and the drain region or the halo implanted region, for obtaining a good junction profile and improving short channel effect, and the carbon co-implant is from a precursor comprising CO or CO2. |
| US07795099B2 |
Semiconductor devices having Fin-type active areas and methods of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device having a fin type active area includes a plurality of active regions, a first device isolation layer and a recessed second device isolation layer disposed in a direction of gate electrodes of the semiconductor device. A recessed second device isolation layer and a first device isolation layer are disposed in a vertical direction of the gate electrodes. The first device isolation layer and the plurality of active regions are alternately disposed in a first direction of the plurality of active regions. |
| US07795091B2 |
Method of forming a split gate memory device and apparatus
A split-gate memory device has a select gate having a first work function overlying a first portion of a substrate. A control gate having a second work function overlies a second portion of the substrate proximate the first portion. When the majority carriers of the split-gate memory device are electrons, the first work function is greater than the second work function. When the majority carriers of the split-gate memory device are holes, the first work function is less than the second work function. First and second current electrodes in the substrate are separated by a channel that underlies the control gate and select gate. The differing work functions of the control gate and the select gate result in differing threshold voltages for each gate to optimize device performance. For an N-channel device, the select gate is P conductivity and the control gate is N conductivity. |
| US07795087B2 |
Ultra-violet protected tamper resistant embedded EEPROM
A pre-metal dielectric structure of a single-poly EEPROM structure includes a UV light-absorbing film, which prevents the charge on a floating gate of the EEPROM structure from being changed in response to UV radiation. In one embodiment, the pre-metal dielectric structure includes a first pre-metal dielectric layer, an amorphous silicon layer located over the first pre-metal dielectric layer, and a second pre-metal dielectric layer located over the amorphous silicon layer. |
| US07795085B2 |
Intentional pocket shadowing to compensate for the effects of cross-diffusion in SRAMs
Methods are disclosed for forming an SRAM cell having symmetrically implanted active regions and reduced cross-diffusion therein. One method comprises patterning a resist layer overlying a semiconductor substrate to form resist structures about symmetrically located on opposite sides of active regions of the cell, implanting one or more dopant species using a first implant using the resist structures as an implant mask, rotating the semiconductor substrate relative to the first implant by about 180 degrees, and implanting one or more dopant species into the semiconductor substrate with a second implant using the resist structures as an implant mask. A method of performing a symmetric angle implant is also disclosed to provide reduced cross-diffusion within the cell, comprising patterning equally spaced resist structures on opposite sides of the active regions of the cell to equally shadow laterally opposed first and second angled implants. |
| US07795083B2 |
Semiconductor structure and fabrication method thereof
The invention provides a method for forming a semiconductor structure. A plurality of first type well regions is formed in the first type substrate. A plurality of second type well regions and a plurality of second type bar doped regions are formed in the first type substrate by a doping process using a mask. The second type bar doped regions are diffused to form a second type continuous region by annealing. The second type continuous region is adjoined with the first type well regions. A second type dopant concentration of the second type continuous region is smaller than a second type dopant concentration of the second type bar doped regions. A second type source/drain region is formed in the second type well region. |
| US07795081B2 |
Method for manufacturing thin film transistor
A method for manufacturing a thin film transistor (TFT) is disclosed. The method is achieved by forming and defining a source and a drain of a thin film transistor through two lithographic processes cycles so that the channel length (L) of the thin film transistor can be reduced to 1.5 to 4.0 μm. Besides, the Ion current of the thin film transistor is increased as the channel length (L) is decreased. Therefore, the component area of the thin film transistor is decreased as the channel width (W) is decreased. Thus, the aperture ratio of the TFT-LCD can be increased due to the decreased component area of the thin film transistor. |
| US07795079B2 |
Manufacturing process for a quad flat non-leaded chip package structure
A manufacturing process for a Quad Flat Non-leaded (QFN) chip package structure is provided. First, a conductive layer having a plurality of recesses and a patterned solder resist layer on the conductive layer are provided, wherein the patterned solder resist layer covers the recesses of the conductive layer. A plurality of chips are bonded onto the patterned solder resist layer such that the patterned solder resist layer is between the chips and the conductive layer. The chips are electrically connected to the conductive layer by a plurality of bonding wires. At least one molding compound is formed to encapsulate the conductive layer, the patterned solder resist layer, the chips and the bonding wires. A part of the conductive layer exposed by the patterned solder resist layer is removed so as to form a patterned conductive layer. Then, the molding compound and the patterned conductive layer are separated. |
| US07795078B2 |
Leadframe package for MEMS microphone assembly
A cavity semiconductor package has a pre-molded leadframe construction. The leadframe is formed by molding around a die pad, and plural terminal lands. The leadframe has a hole for an acoustic port, such that the package can be soldered on a back side of a printed circuit board and have air access to a sensor die in the package from a front side of the printed circuit board via the acoustic port. The leadframe may also have a hollow or concave recess that defines an acoustic cavity in conjunction with the sensor die or printed circuit board. |
| US07795077B2 |
Memory card and method for fabricating the same
A memory card and method for fabricating the same are disclosed, which includes mounting and electrically connecting at least a chip to a circuit board unit having a predefined shape of a memory card; attaching a thin film to the surface of the circuit board unit opposed to the surface with the chip mounted thereon; covering the circuit board unit and the thin film by a mold so as to form a mold cavity having same shape as the circuit board unit but bigger size; filling a packaging material in the mold cavity so as to form an encapsulant encapsulating the chip and outer sides of the circuit board unit, thus integrally forming a memory card having the predefined shape. The present invention eliminates the need to perform a shape cutting process by using water jet or laser as in the prior art, thus reducing the fabricating cost and improving the fabricating yield. |
| US07795075B2 |
Flip chip mounting method by no-flow underfill having level control function
In a flip shop mounting method by no-flow underfill in which resin 54 is pre-coated on a substrate 52, and a semiconductor 50 with bump is mounted on the substrate 52 to join a pad electrode 53 on the substrate 52 to the bump 51, the substrate 52 is placed on an upper surface of a base 11 of a reflow jig 10, the resin 54 highly filled with filler 55 is applied onto the substrate 52, the semiconductor 50 with bump is mounted at a predetermined position over the substrate 52, a press plate 21 is placed on an upper portion of the semiconductor 50, a spacer 13 is interposed between a lower surface of the press plate 21 and an upper surface of the base 11 to regulate an amount of press force of the press plate 21, and horizontal movement of the press plate 21 is regulated by positioning guide pins 15 on the upper surface of the base 11. |
| US07795070B2 |
Semiconductor device including an amorphous nitrided silicon adhesion layer and method of manufacture therefor
Provided is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device, without limitation, includes forming a first semiconductor layer over a substrate, and forming a second semiconductor layer over the first semiconductor layer, wherein an amorphous nitrided silicon adhesion layer is located between and adheres the first and second semiconductor layers. |
| US07795069B2 |
Image sensor and method for manufacturing the same
An image sensor includes a lower metal interconnection, an interlayer dielectric, a first substrate, a photodiode, an upper electrode and an amorphous silicon layer. The lower metal interconnection and the interlayer dielectric are formed over the first substrate including a pixel region and a peripheral region. The photodiode is formed over the pixel region of the first substrate. The upper electrode layer is connected to the photodiode. The amorphous silicon layer is formed between the photodiode and the interlayer dielectric. |
| US07795067B1 |
Semitransparent flexible thin film solar cells and modules
A method of manufacturing partially light transparent thin film solar cells generally includes forming a solar cell structure stack and forming multiple openings through the solar cell structure stack. The solar cell structure stack includes a flexible foil substrate, a contact layer formed over the flexible foil substrate, a Group IBIIIAVIA absorber layer formed over the contact layer and a transparent conductive layer formed over the Group IBIIIAVIA absorber layer. A terminal structure including at least one busbar and a plurality of conductive finger patterns is deposited onto a top surface of the transparent conductive layer forming a semi-transparent solar cell. |
| US07795063B2 |
Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) device and process for fabricating the same
A micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) device includes a back-plate substrate, having an intended region formed with a plurality of perforating holes. A first structural dielectric layer, disposed on the back-plate substrate, wherein the dielectric layer having an opening above the intended region. An etching stop layer, disposed over the first structural dielectric layer. A second structural dielectric layer, formed over the back-plate substrate. The etching stop layer and the second structural dielectric layer form at least a part of a micro-machine diaphragm, and cover over the opening of the first structural dielectric layer to form a chamber between the micro-machine diaphragm and the back-plate substrate. |
| US07795058B2 |
Method for manufacturing optical element
The present invention provides an optical element which can reliably acquire a difference of refractive indices between a member under a photonic crystal layer and the crystal layer without using such a stacking technique as in conventional processes; a method for manufacturing the optical element; and a semiconductor laser device with the use of the optical element. The optical element has the first layer 500 and the second layer 400 formed on a substrate 100, wherein the second layer includes pores and has a refractive-index periodically changing structure in which a refractive index periodically changes in an in-plane direction; and the first layer has an oxidized region with a lower refractive index than the refractive index of the second layer, in a lower side of the pores of the second layer. |
| US07795057B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and its fabrication method includes providing a substrate divided into pixel part and pad parts; forming a gate electrode and a gate line at the pixel part through a first masking process; forming a first insulation film; forming an active pattern and source and drain electrodes at an upper portion of the gate electrode of the pixel part and forming a data line substantially crossing the gate line to define a pixel region through a second masking process; forming a pixel electrode directly electrically connected with the drain electrode at the pixel region of the pixel part through a third masking process; and attaching first and second substrates. A pixel electrode is formed to directly electrically connect with a drain electrode by selectively etching a transparent conductive film without forming a contact hole. |
| US07795054B2 |
Vertical structure LED device and method of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing a vertical structure light emitting diode device, the method including: sequentially forming a first conductivity type III-V group compound semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity type III-V group compound semiconductor layer on a substrate for growth; bonding a conductive substrate to the second conductivity type III-V group compound semiconductor layer; removing the substrate for growth from the first conductivity type III-V group compound semiconductor layer; and forming an electrode on an exposed portion of the first conductive III-V group compound semiconductor layer due to the removing the substrate for growth, wherein the bonding a conductive substrate comprises partially heating a metal bonding layer by applying microwaves to a bonding interface while bringing the metal bonding layer into contact with the bonding interface. |
| US07795053B2 |
Light-emitting device manufacturing method and light-emitting device
A method for producing a light-emitting device comprising: a step of electrically connecting a first electrode provided on one main surface of a semiconductor substrate (element substrate) through a light-emitting layer, and a first lead of a lead frame, so as to oppose each other; a step of electrically connecting a second electrode provided on the rear surface of a surface provided with the light-emitting layer of said element substrate, and a second lead of the above-described lead frame; a step of encapsulating a connecting part of said first electrode and said first lead, and said second electrode, and an electrode part of the second lead, with a transparent resin; and a step of producing a discrete edge by cutting said first lead and the second lead from said lead frame; wherein a film of joining material (joining material film) made of an alloy or a single metal, is formed on the first electrode of said light-emitting element, and a pattern to reduce spreading of said joining material is formed on an element mounting part of said first lead, in advance of the step of electrically connecting the first electrode of said light-emitting element and said first lead, to reduce amount of the joining material flowing outside of a joining area wherein the first electrode is placed. |
| US07795049B2 |
Light-emitting device, light-emitting apparatus, image display apparatus, method of manufacturing light-emitting device, and method of manufacturing image display apparatus
Light-emitting devices, light-emitting apparatuses, image display apparatuses and methods of manufacturing same are provided. The devices and apparatuses include a transparent electrode that is connected directly to light output surfaces so as to cover the whole areas of the light output surfaces. The transparent electrode is formed to be larger in area than the light output surfaces, and are securely electrically connected to n-type semiconductor layers including the light output surfaces. |
| US07795038B2 |
High-density lipoprotein assay device and method
An assay device and method for measuring the concentration of HDL-associated cholesterol in a blood-fluid sample are described. The assay design prevents interference by reagents used for such removal with the HDL quantification reaction or with other assays carried out on the same sample. If desired, removal of non-HDL lipoproteins and assay of HDL cholesterol can be carried out without interruption of the assay. |
| US07795033B2 |
Methods to predict the outcome of treatment with antidepressant medication
The invention provides a method for determining the outcome of treatment with an antidepressant medication in a patient. In particular, the invention provides a method of screening patients to identify those patients with a decreased risk of non-response to treatment with antidepressant medication by obtaining a sample of genetic material from the patients, and then assaying the sample for the presence of a genotype which is associated with a decreased risk of non-response to treatment with antidepressant medication. The genotype is characterized by a polymorphism in the genes HTR2A, GRIK4, BCL2, and a combination thereof. |
| US07795031B2 |
Use of a nucleic acid/PEI complex
The invention concerns the use of a nucleic acid/cationic polymer complex, preferably polyethyleneimine (PEI) for preparing a composition for intraventricular stereotactic screening of stem cells of the brain for preparing a medicine for treating neurodegenerative and/or demyelinating disease. The invention further concerns a method for obtaining an animal whereof the genome of stem cells of the brain are modified by using said complex. The invention also concerns a method for obtaining an animal for screening compounds designed to modify the disposition of stem cells of the brain. |
| US07795027B2 |
Extracellular matrix composite materials, and manufacture and use thereof
Described are preferred extracellular matrix composites including a first extracellular matrix material having a second extracellular matrix material deposited thereon. The preferred materials are made by culturing cells in contact with an extracellular matrix graft material in a fashion to cause the cells to biosynthesize and deposit extracellular matrix components on the material. The cells are then removed to provide the extracellular matrix composite material. |
| US07795026B2 |
Methods for obtaining human embryoid body-derived cells
The invention is directed to novel cells that are derived from human embryoid bodies. Such embryoid body-derived (EBD) cells are relatively uncommitted or progenitor (e.g., pluripotent) cells. EBD cells, while not immortal, display long-term proliferation in culture with a normal karyotype and can be cryopreserved and cloned. They can be efficiently transfected with retroviruses and lentivirus and genetically manipulated. Although they have a developmentally broad multilineage expression profile, they do not form tumors when injected into severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice. As a result, EBD cells have a variety of uses, for example, in transplantation therapies. |
| US07795022B2 |
Vascularization enhanced graft constructs
A tissue graft construct for use in repairing diseased or damaged tissues is provided. The tissue graft construct comprises a matrix composition selected from the group consisting of liver basement membrane and extracts and hydrolysates thereof, and processed collagen from vertebrate non-submucosal sources, added endothelial cells, and at least one additional preselected, exogenous population of cells which enhance the initiation of vessel-like structures in the grant. The preselected population of cells can be a population of non-keratinized or keratinized epithelial cells or a population of mesodermally derived cells selected from the group consisting of fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells, skeletal muscle cells, cardiac muscle cells, multi-potential progenitor cells, pericytes, osteogenic cells, and any other suitable cell type, preferably selected based on the tissue to be repaired. Methods for enhancing the vascularization in vivo of these tissue graft constructs and for preparing these graft constructs are also provided. |
| US07795019B2 |
Stable cell lines and methods for evaluating gastrointestinal absorption of chemicals
Nucleic acids and vectors for interfering with the expression of membrane efflux transport proteins in cells that express such proteins are provided. Also provided are cells and cell lines comprising such nucleic acids and vectors. Methods for screening chemicals and biomolecules for gastrointestinal absorption in animals, and kits for practicing such methods are also provided. |
| US07795018B2 |
Monocyte-origin multipotent cell MOMC
The present invention is to provide a multipotent cell wherein the sufficient amount necessary can be stably and conveniently supplied with a minimum invasion, that will not cause rejection at the time of cell transplantation, that has a potential to differentiate into various cells such as mesenchymal cells including bone, cartilage, skeletal muscle and fat, endothelial cells, myocardial cells, neurons, mesenchymal cells, myocardial cells, endothelial cells, neurons induced to differentiate from the multipotent cell, and a therapeutic agent/treating method comprising these as active ingredient. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PMBC) are cultured on fibronectin-coated plastic plates for 7 to 10 days. The generating cell population with a fibroblast-like morphology is derived from circulating CD14+ monocyte, with a unique phenotype of CD14+CD45+CD34+ type I collagen+. These cells have a potential to differentiate into mesenchymal cells including bone, cartilage, skeletal muscle and fat, endothelial cells, myocardial cells, and neurons under particular culture conditions. |
| US07795012B2 |
Device for performing analysis on cell cultures
A device for investigating activities of cell cultures in a liquid culture medium includes a receptacle for the culture medium, and one or more sensors for measurement of cell culture activities. An opening for adding and removing liquid culture medium is provided. A separating element can be placed close to the receptacle bottom, forming a partial space with a small volume relative to the entire volume. A flow channel that communicates with the small volume and the reservoir and/or the sensors are placed in the small volume partial space. By adjustment of the separating element distance from the receptacle bottom, a microreaction volume exactly fitting the current requirements is obtained. For regeneration of the cell culture solution in the small volume partial space, the separating element can be elevated and depressed, or liquid can be injected into the small volume by the through-flow channel, providing convective mixing of fresh and spent medium. |
| US07795008B2 |
Sensitive and selective method and device for the detection of trace amounts of a substance
A piezoelectric crystal element and a sensor utilizing the same are presented for use in a sensor device for identifying at least one foreign material from environment. The crystal element comprises at least one crystal resonator in the form of a inverted mesa structure, which has a membrane-like region and has a certain resonance frequency value. A surface region of the crystal resonator is modified by reactive molecules of a kind capable of interacting with the foreign material to yield a reaction product that effects a change in the resonance frequency of the crystal resonator from said certain resonance frequency value. This change is indicative of the identity and quantity of the foreign material. |
| US07795007B2 |
Detection of post-translationally modified peptides with liquid crystals
A method for differentiating between a post-translationally modified peptide and a peptide contained in a sample, comprising: (a) contacting the sample with a peptide attachment surface to create a peptidized surface, wherein the sample includes at least one functional group; (b) contacting the peptidized surface with a recognition reagent that selectively binds or forms a complex with the post-translationally modified peptide in the sample to provide an incubated surface; and (c) contacting a liquid crystal with the incubated surface and detecting presence of post-translationally modified peptide in the sample with the liquid crystal. |
| US07795005B2 |
Bacteria detecting instrument, bacteria detecting method, and bacteria detecting kit
A micro array instrument is used in which an oligonucleotide based on a species- or genus-specific nucleotide sequence of subject bacteria is immobilized on a surface of a substrate. By confirming whether the oligonucleotide immobilized on the substrate has hybridized with a probe prepared from a test sample, bacteria contained in the test sample can be detected and identified easily, quickly, and accurately. |
| US07795001B2 |
Midecamycin biosynthesis genes
The present invention provides an isolated polypeptide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein which is involved in midecamycin biosynthesis, wherein the protein contains an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 2 to 10, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 22 to 26, and 28 to 38 or a modified amino acid sequence of the amino acid sequence having one or more amino acid modifications without affecting activity of the protein. |
| US07795000B2 |
Foaming composition of competitive exclusion microbes and methods of using same
The present invention relates to a composition including a microbial component and a foaming component, wherein the composition can be used to prevent the proliferation, or otherwise competitively exclude the continued growth of, undesirable microbes. The present invention also includes a method of using this composition. |
| US07794996B2 |
Recombinant murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptases, the genes encoding and the method for expressing it
This invention provides recombinant murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptases, genes encoding these proteins and expression methods. The said murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptases are a series of MLV-RT proteins wherein the 84th amino acid residue (Q84) from the N-terminus is replaced with amino acid X, which is an amino acid with a side chain shorter than glutamine. The said murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptases have higher enzyme activity and processivity than the wild type enzyme, and are expected to be widely used in the field of biotechnology for cDNA synthesis. |
| US07794993B2 |
Carbonyl reductase, gene thereof and method of using the same
The present invention relates to a polypeptide having an activity to asymmetrically reduce (3S)-1-chloro-3-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-4-phenyl-2-butanone to produce (2R,3S)-1-chloro-3-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-4-phenyl-2-butanol isolated from a microorganism belonging to the genus Ogataea, a DNA encoding the polypeptide and a transformant that produces the polypeptide. The present invention moreover relates to a method of producing (2R,3S)-1-chloro-3-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-4-phenyl-2-butanol utilizing the polypeptide or the transformant. Using the polypeptide or transformant of the present invention, optically active alcohols such as (2R,3S)-1-chloro-3-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-4-phenyl-2-butanol and the like can be produced efficiently. |
| US07794991B2 |
Stemphones and production thereof
The present invention relates to novel stemphones having enhancing effect of β-lactam antibiotic used as an antibacterial agent, and a process for production thereof. The process is comprised of culturing microorganism belonging to genus Aspergillus and having ability to produce stemphones, the microorganism of which is Aspergillus sp. FKI-2136 NITE BP-83, accumulating the stemphones in the cultured mass, and isolating the stemphones from the cultured mass. Since the obtained stemphones have an action enhancing activity of β-lactam antibiotic used as an antibacterial agent by combining with β-lactam antibiotic, the stemphones are expected to be useful as the therapeutic agent for MRSA infection and infectious diseases caused by multi-drug resistant microorganisms including β-lactam antibiotic resistance. |
| US07794990B2 |
Microorganism of corynebacterium genus having enhanced L-lysine production ability and method of producing L-lysine using the same
Provided are a microorganism of Corynebacterium genus that has an inactivated endogenous NCgl1835 gene therein and produces L-lysine, and a method of producing L-lysine using the same. |
| US07794989B2 |
L-glutamic acid-producing microorganism and a method for producing L-glutamic acid
A coryneform bacterium that is modified by using a yggB gene so that L-glutamic acid-producing ability is enhanced as compared to a non-modified strains is cultured in a medium to cause accumulation of L-glutamic acid in the medium or bacterial cells, and L-glutamic acid is collected from the medium or cells. |
| US07794988B2 |
Method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family with attenuated expression of the rspAB operon
The present invention provides a method for producing an L-amino acid using a bacterium of the Enterobacteriaceae family, particularly a bacterium belonging to genus Escherichia or Pantoea, which has been modified to attenuate expression of the rspAB operon. |
| US07794987B2 |
Method for treating central neuropathic pain
The present invention concerns the use of compounds for treating central neuropathic pain. |
| US07794986B2 |
Method for amplification of RNA sequences
The invention relates to a method for amplification of a target RNA sequence, wherein the first primer comprises a hybridizing sequence of 7 to 14 nucleotides, which is capable of binding to a first segment of the target RNA sequence, a transcription enhancing sequence, and an anchor which is capable of binding to a second segment of the target RNA sequence, and/or wherein the second primer comprises a hybridizing sequence of 7 to 14 nucleotides, an amplification enhancing sequence and an anchor which is capable of binding to a second segment of the first single stranded cDNA. The invention further relates to primers for the amplification of target RNA sequences and to a kit comprising one or more of the primers. |
| US07794985B2 |
Methods and compositions for rapid amplification, capture and detection of nucleic acids and proteins
A method for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid template (110) in a sample includes the steps of combining the sample in a reaction vessel with a first primer (112F) and a second primer (112R) having a first section (114), a second section (118) and a spacer (116). The method also includes one or more of the steps of extending the first section (114) with additional nucleotides, binding the first primer (112F) to the extended first section, extending the first primer (112F) with additional nucleotides and terminating extension of the first primer (112F) with the spacer (116). The first section (114) includes a plurality of nucleotides that bind with a portion of the nucleic acid template (110). The second section (118) is spaced-apart from the first section (114) and includes a plurality of nucleotides that do not bind with the nucleic acid template (110). The spacer (116) couples the first section (114) to the second section (118). The invention is also directed toward the second primer (112R). |
| US07794984B2 |
Template-dependent nucleic acid polymerization using oligonucleotide triphosphates building blocks
A novel use of a template-dependent polymerase. The novel use is effected by employing the template-dependent polymerase for incorporating at least one oligonucleotide triphosphate onto a nascent oligonucleotide-3′-OH in a template-dependent manner. |
| US07794980B2 |
Chimeric autoprocessing polypeptides and uses thereof
A chimeric polypeptide comprising an autoprocessing segment having an amino acid sequence being capable of auto-cleavage, a polynucleotide encoding such a polypeptide, and uses of such a polypeptide and such a polynucleotide are provided. |
| US07794979B2 |
Solubility tags for the expression and purification of bioactive peptides
Peptide tags, referred to here as inclusion body tags, are disclosed useful for the generation of insoluble fusion peptides. The fusion peptides comprise at least one inclusion body tag operably linked to a peptide of interest. Expression of the fusion peptide in a host cell results in a product that is insoluble and contained within inclusion bodies in the cell and/or cell lysate. The inclusion bodies may then be purified and the protein of interest may be isolated after cleavage from the inclusion body tag. |
| US07794975B2 |
Polypeptide ESDN, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptide, and utility of the polypeptide
The invention discloses a useful and novel factor (polypeptide) which plays an important role for morbid vascular smooth muscle in restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronany angioplasty (PTCA) and arterial sclerosis in the field of cardiovascular system. |
| US07794973B2 |
YS68 gene involved in primitive hematopoiesis
A novel gene, dubbed “YS68”, involved in primitive hematopoiesis was successfully isolated from cDNA derived from mouse yolk sacs. In addition, a human gene corresponding to this gene was successfully isolated. Expression characteristics of these genes suggested their involvement in primitive hematopoiesis. The proteins of this invention and genes encoding the proteins may be utilized as tools for drug development against diseases, such as hematological disorders. |
| US07794968B2 |
Polydiacetylene-containing solid colorimetric and/or fluorescent detector, method for its preparation and uses thereof
The invention provides a colorimetric and/or fluorescent detector, which is a solid organic matrix, most preferably in the form of a gel, comprising polydiacetylene(s) and one or more lipids. Processes for preparing the detector and methods for using the same, including for the detection of microorganism suspected to be present in food products, are also provided. |
| US07794967B2 |
Method and kit for detection of novel pathogen inhibitors
The present invention relates to a method for detection of novel pathogen inhibitors using models of pathogen specific, and metal binding structures/domains representing essential cellular molecules. The method enables identification of inhibitors that bind to any specific RNA molecule or protein that are essential for cell growth, proliferation and differentiation. The invention also relates to a kit for use in the method. Furthermore, the invention relates to use of aminoglycosides in the development of new drugs. |
| US07794966B2 |
Method of measuring glycated amine
The present invention aims to enable highly reliable measurement of a glycated amine. A fructosyl amino acid oxidase (FAOD) is added to a sample to remove a non-analyte glycated amine that is present in the sample and different from an analyte glycated amine. Thereafter, a protease is added to the sample to degrade the analyte glycated amine, and the degradation product of the analyte glycated amine reacts with the FAOD that has already been added to the sample. By measuring this redox reaction, the amount of the analyte glycated amine can be measured. |
| US07794965B2 |
Method of identifying modulators of PP2A methylase
The invention relates to methylated proteins that control protein phosphorylation, particularly phosphoesterases, such as PP2A. It relates to screening methods for determining agents that affect methylation of these proteins and thus also modulate the level of phosphorylation of phosphoproteins. It relates as well to the agents and to compositions comprising the agents. In a particular aspect in this regard the invention relates to agents that alter PP2A methylation and that thereby affect phosphorylation of phosphoproteins that play an important role in health or disease, such as the tau protein which is implicated in the etiology of Alzheimer's Disease. The invention further relates to diagnostic methods based on protein methylation levels, to compositions comprising agents for affecting methylation of proteins and for controlling the phosphate complement of phosphoproteins. Additionally, the invention relates to methods for administering the agents and compositions to affect methylation of proteins physiologically and to modulate the phosphate complement of phosphoproteins. Examples in this regard include agents and compositions that affect physiological activity of PP2A and alter the phosphate complement of phosphoproteins that are altered in disease. |
| US07794962B2 |
High-throughput screening of expressed DNA libraries in filamentous fungi
The invention provides a method for the expression of exogenous DNA libraries in filamentous fungi. The fungi are capable of processing intron-containing eukaryotic genes, and also can carry out post-translational processing steps such as glyclosylation and protein folding. The invention provides for the use of fungi with altered morphology, which permits high-throughput screening and directed molecular evolution of expressed proteins. The same transformed fungi may be used to produce larger quantities of protein for isolation, characterization, and application testing, and may be suitable for commercial production of the protein as well. |
| US07794960B2 |
Predictive biomarkers in cancer therapy
The use of various biomarkers to assess a subject's suitability for treatment with a EGFR/ErbB2 kinase inhibitor for a solid tumor are described. The biomarkers include TGFalpha, pS6, IGF-1R and levels of apoptosis occurring in tumor tissue. |
| US07794959B2 |
Identification of bitter receptors for hydrolyzed soy protein
The present invention relates to the discovery that specific human taste receptors in the T2R taste receptor family respond to particular bitter compounds present in hydrolyzed soy protein derived materials. The invention further relates to the use of these T2R receptors in assays for identifying ligands that modulate the activation of these taste receptors by specific bitter ligands present in hydrolyzed soy protein materials and derivatives thereof and related compounds. These compounds may be used as additives and/or removed from soy-based foods, beverages, cosmetics and medicinals in order to modify (block) T2R-associated bitter taste elicited by bitter ligands present in hydrolyzed soy protein materials. Also these T2R ligands potentially may be used as therapeutics to treat and modulate hT2R1 or hT2R67 associated gastrointestinal and metabolic functions such as serum cholesterol levels as well as treat gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases such as eating disorders, food sensing, food absorption, obesity, diabetes, Crohn's disease, celiac disease, et al. |
| US07794956B2 |
Gab1 involvement in glucose homeostasis regulation by hepatocytes
The invention is directed to the regulation of glucose homeostasis by modulating the activity of Grb2-associated binder 1 (Gab1) in hepatocytes. This invention also provides for a method for identifying compounds capable of modulating the glucose homeostasis regulatory activity of Gab1. In one aspect, the invention provides a method for identifying a compound that can effectively modulate glucose homeostasis wherein Gabl mediated MapK activity indicates that the candidate compound is an effective compound that modulates glucose homeostasis. In another aspect, the invention provides a method for identifying a compound that can effectively modulate the glucose homeostasis regulating activity of Gabl wherein MAPK is activated to phosphorylate Serine residue 612 of IRS-1, indicating that the candidate compound is an effective compound that modulates glucose homeostasis. In another aspect of the invention is provided a method for diagnosing Gab1 related disorders. |
| US07794955B2 |
Method of identifying transmembrane protein-interacting compounds
A method for screening compounds for their ability to interact with transmembrane proteins is provided. Also provided is a method for determining whether proteins such as transmembrane proteins are able to oligomerise. The method uses a transmembrane protein that comprises a nuclear localisation sequence (NLS). |
| US07794954B2 |
Detection and measurement of thyroid analyte profile
A non-radioisotopic method of detecting thyroid analytes comprising detecting T3, Free T3, T4, Free T4 and thyroglobulin autoantibody in a sample of a non-human species. Each one of these analytes in an assay profile includes non-radio isotopic measurement of T3, Free T3, T4, Free T4 and thyroglobulin autoantibody in the sample from the non-human species. A non-radioisotopic method detects T3AA and T4AA thyroid autoantibodies in a sample from a non-human species such as the canine species. A non-radioisotopic method detects Free T4 in a sample of a non-human species. |
| US07794950B2 |
Method for the detection of irradiation treatment of foods
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel method for detecting irradiation treatment of foods. The present invention provides a method for detecting irradiation treatment of foods comprising the steps of (A) obtaining a fraction containing one or more irradiation-generated fragments of natural high-molecular weight compound(s) from a food sample, and (B) reacting the fraction with one or more antibodies capable of recognizing the one or more fragments, thereby detecting the one or more fragments. The invention also provides a kit for detecting irradiation treatment of foods. |
| US07794949B2 |
Biomarkers of chronic pelvic pain syndrome
The present invention provides biomarkers of chronic pelvic pain syndrome for use in diagnosis, drug screening, therapy monitoring, research and therapeutic applications. In particular, the present invention provides MCP-1 and MIP-1α as biomarkers of chronic pelvic pain syndrome. |
| US07794947B2 |
Affinity capture of peptides by microarray and related methods
The invention provides methods of detecting polypeptides in a sample. The method can include the steps of cleaving polypeptides in a test sample to generate peptides; adding a predetermined amount of isotopically labeled peptide standards to the cleaved test sample, wherein the peptide standards correspond to peptides cleaved with the same reagent used to cleave the test sample; contacting the cleaved test sample containing peptide standards with an array of immobilized binding agents specific for the peptide standards; washing the array to remove unbound peptides, thereby retaining affinity captured sample peptides and standard peptides; analyzing the affinity captured peptides using mass spectrometry; and determining the presence of bound test peptides and standard peptides. The method can further include the step of quantifying the amount of the test peptides by comparing the ratio of test peptide to corresponding standard peptide. |
| US07794946B1 |
Microarray and uses therefor
The invention disclosed herein comprises methods of using microarrays to simplify analysis and characterization of genes and their function. In one aspect of the invention the methods are used to identify and characterize antibodies having binding affinity for a specific target antigen. The invention further comprises a method of determining gene expression at the protein level comprising contacting an array of characterized or uncharacterized antibodies on a solid surface with one or more proteins and identifying the antibodies to which said protein(s) binds. This method can be additionally used to compare the protein expression in two different populations of cells, such as normal cells and cancer cells or resting cells and stimulated cells. A further aspect of the invention comprises a method of determining gene expression at the protein level comprising contacting a microarray of nucleic acid samples derived from a variety of different sources with one or more nucleic acid probes then identifying the sample or samples to which the probe binds. |
| US07794944B2 |
Eubacterial tmRNA sequences and uses thereof
The present invention is directed to eubacterial tmDNA sequences and the corresponding tmRNA sequences. The present invention is further directed to alignments of eubacterial tmDNA sequences and the use of the sequences and sequence alignments for the development of antibacterial drugs. The present invention is also directed to the use of the sequences for the development of diagnostic assays. |
| US07794942B2 |
Cell lines permissive for HCV replication
HCV variants are described. The variants include polynucleotides comprising non-naturally occurring HCV sequences and HCV variants that have a transfection efficiency and ability to survive subpassage greater than HCV that have wild-type polyprotein coding regions. Expression vectors comprising the above polynucleotides and HCV variants are also described, as are the provision of cells and host cells comprising the expression vectors. Methods for identifying a cell line that is permissive for infection with HCV are also provided, as are vaccines comprising the above polynucleotides in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Additionally, methods for inducing immunoprotection to HCV in a primate are described, as are methods for testing a compound for inhibiting HCV replication. |
| US07794939B2 |
Methods of DNA methylation detection
The present invention provides for methods of DNA methylation detection. The present invention provides for methods of generating and detecting specific electronic signals that report the methylation status of targeted DNA molecules in biological samples.Two methods are described, direct and indirect detection of methylated DNA molecules in a nano transistor based device. In the direct detection, methylated target DNA molecules are captured on the sensing surface resulting in changes in the electrical properties of a nano transistor. These changes generate detectable electronic signals. In the indirect detection, antibody-DNA conjugates are used to identify methylated DNA molecules. RNA signal molecules are generated through an in vitro transcription process. These RNA molecules are captured on the sensing surface change the electrical properties of nano transistor thereby generating detectable electronic signals. |
| US07794937B2 |
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene mutations
The present invention provides novel mutations of the CFTR gene related to cystic fibrosis or to conditions associated with cystic fibrosis. Also provided are probes for detecting the mutant sequences. Methods of identifying if an individual has a genotype containing one or more mutations in the CFTR gene are further provided. |
| US07794936B1 |
Using thymidine analogs to improve replication in an expanded genetic alphabet
This invention relates to nucleoside, nucleotide, and oligonucleotide analogs that incorporate non-standard nucleobase analogs, those that present a pattern of hydrogen bonds to a paired nucleobase analog in a complementary strand that is different from the pattern presented by adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine. Most specifically, this invention discloses and claims processes for amplifying nucleic acid analogs containing non-standard nucleobases using polymerase chain reactions, and combinations of non-standard nucleobases, analogs of standard nucleotides, and enzymes that perform this amplification. Most specifically, this invention is for the use of 2-thiothymidine triphosphate (2-thioTTP) instead of thymidine triphosphate in a six letter polymerase chain reaction that includes 2′-deoxyadenosine triphosphate, 2′-deoxyguanosine triphosphate, 2′-deoxycytidine triphosphate, 2′-deoxy-iso-guanosine triphosphate, and 2′-deoxy-iso-cytidine triphosphate, as well as their forms that contain side chain modifications. Because of the size and hydrogen bonding properties of the sulfur unit in 2-thioT, 2-thioT does not mispair effectively with the minor tautomer of isoG. This permits the PCR amplification of a six letter artificially expanded genetic information system, we examined the relative rates of misincorporation of 2-thioTTP and TTP opposite isoG using affinity electrophoresis with a fidelity-per-round of ca. 98%. The analogous PCR employing TTP has a fidelity-per-round of only ca. 93%. Therefore, this invention represents the first example of a six letter artificial genetic system that is amplifiable by a thermostable polymerase, and capable of Darwinian evolution. |
| US07794935B2 |
Reverse transcriptase compositions for flap-mediated detection of a target nucleic acid sequence
The invention relates to compositions for generating a signal indicative of the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample. The compositions include a reverse transcriptase, a nuclease, an upstream primer and downstream probe. |
| US07794933B1 |
Depression-related gene
The invention relate to the discovery of a depression associated AKAP9 predisposing variant. The invention provides for detecting the variant. The invention also provides methods for screening for antidepressants based on modulating AKAP9 mediated signaling. |
| US07794926B2 |
Detection of survivin in the biological fluids of cancer patients
The present invention includes a method for diagnosing cancer comprising detecting the presence of survivin in the biological fluid of a patient. The present invention also provides kits comprising one or more agents that detect survivin polypeptide or survivin nucleic acid and a container for collecting biological fluid for testing. |
| US07794923B2 |
Substrate processing method, substrate processing apparatus, and manufacturing method of semiconductor device
A substrate processing method including while a liquid is supplied between a processing target substrate to be applied with exposure treatment and a projection optical system of an exposure apparatus for carrying out the exposure treatment, prior to providing a resist film on a first main face of the processing target substrate that is provided for liquid immersion exposure for carrying out the exposure treatment at a side to be applied with the exposure treatment, selectively applying at least hydrophobic treatment with respect to a region in a predetermined range from a peripheral rim part of a second main face opposite to the first main face. |
| US07794922B2 |
Pattern forming method and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A pattern forming method includes forming a photo resist film on a film to be processed, forming a protective film for protecting the photo resist film from an immersion liquid on the photo resist film by coating method, performing immersion exposure selectively to a region of part of the photo resist film via the immersion liquid, the immersion liquid being supplied onto the photo resist film, removing a residual substance including an affinitive part for the immersion liquid from the protective film after the forming the protective film and before the performing immersion exposure selectively to the region of part of the photo resist film, removing the protective film, and forming a pattern comprising the photo resist film by selectively removing an exposed region or a non-exposed region of the photo resist film. |
| US07794921B2 |
Imaging post structures using x and y dipole optics and a single mask
A photolithographic method uses different exposure patterns. In one aspect, a photo-sensitive layer on a substrate is subject to a first exposure using optics having a first exposure pattern, such as an x-dipole pattern, followed by exposure using optics having a second exposure pattern, such as a y-dipole pattern, via the same mask, and with the photo-sensitive layer fixed relative to the mask. A 2-D post pattern with a pitch of approximately 70-150 nm may be formed in a layer beneath the photo-sensitive layer using 157-193 nm UV light, and hyper-numerical aperture optics, in one approach. In another aspect, hard baking is performed after both of the first and second exposures to erase a memory effect of photoresist after the first exposure. In another aspect, etching of a hard mask beneath the photo-sensitive layer is performed after both of the first and second exposures. |
| US07794916B2 |
Positive photosensitive composition, polymer compound used for the positive photosensitive composition, production method of the polymer compound, and pattern forming method using the positive photosensitive composition
A polymer compound having a structure represented by the formula (1) as defined herein at a main chain terminal, and a positive photosensitive composition containing a polymer compound having a structure represented by the following formula (1) as defined herein at a main chain terminal and a photoacid generator capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation. |
| US07794912B2 |
Developing agent and method for manufacturing the same
A mixture containing a binder resin and a colorant is mixed with an aqueous medium, the resulting mixture liquid is mechanically sheared to finely granulate the mixture, fine particles are formed as cores, and a coating resin layer is formed on core surfaces, to obtain toner particles. |
| US07794908B2 |
Toner
Provided is magnetic toner including capsule type toner particles each having a surface layer (B) on a surface of a toner base particle (A) containing at least a binder resin (a) mainly formed of a polyester, a magnetic substance, and a wax, in which, the surface layer (B) includes a resin (b), and the resin (b) includes a resin selected from the group consisting of a polyester resin (b1), a vinyl resin (b2), and a urethane resin (b3); a glass transition temperature Tg(a) of the binder resin (a) and a glass transition temperature Tg(b) of the resin (b) satisfy a relationship of Tg(a) |
| US07794905B2 |
Photoreceptor device having a self-assembled patterned binder layer
A photoreceptor device having at least one layer that is a self-assembled patterned binder layer, which may include at least one functional material. |
| US07794904B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing interferometric lithography patterns with circular symmetry
Exemplary embodiments provide optical systems and methods for producing interferometric lithography (IL) patterns with circular symmetry for applications such as memory devices including CD ROMs, DVDs, magnetic hard disk storage, and the like. Specifically, one or more axicon optics can be configured in the optical systems for IL patterning processes to form a uniform set of rings with constant increment in all directions in a developed photoresist. In an exemplary embodiment, the optical system can transform a first portion of a plane wave into a radial symmetric wave with a constant angle of incidence onto a photoresist plane of a wafer. This radial symmetric wave can then interfere with a second portion of the plane wave incident but with a different angle of incidence to produce a periodic spatially-varying intensity pattern with circular symmetry. |
| US07794899B2 |
Photo mask, exposure method using the same, and method of generating data
A photo mask formed with patterns to be transferred to a substrate using an exposure apparatus, the photo mask comprising a pattern row having three or more hole patterns surrounded by a shielding portion or a semitransparent film and arranged along one direction, and an assist pattern surrounded by the shielding portion or semitransparent film and having a longitudinal direction and a latitudinal direction, the assist pattern being located at a specified distance from the pattern row in a direction orthogonal to the one direction, the longitudinal direction of the assist pattern being substantially parallel with the one direction, the longitudinal length of the assist pattern being equivalent to or larger than the longitudinal length of the pattern row, the assist pattern being not transferred to the substrate. |
| US07794897B2 |
Mask pattern correcting method, mask pattern inspecting method, photo mask manufacturing method, and semiconductor device manufacturing method
A pattern correcting method for correcting a design pattern to form a desired pattern on a wafer is disclosed, which comprises defining an allowable dimensional change quantity of each of design patterns, defining a pattern correction condition for the each design pattern based on the allowable dimensional change quantity defined for the each design pattern, and correcting the each design pattern based on the pattern correction condition defined for the each design pattern. |
| US07794896B2 |
Methods for making holographic data storage articles
A method of making a holographic data storage medium is provided. The method comprises: (a) providing an optically transparent substrate comprising at least one photochemically active dye; and (b) irradiating the optically transparent substrate at least one wavelength at which the optically transparent substrate has an absorbance in a range from about 0.1 to 1, to produce a modified optically transparent substrate comprising at least one optically readable datum and at least one photo-product of the photochemically active dye. The at least one wavelength is in a range from about 300 nanometers to about 800 nanometers. The optically transparent substrate is at least 100 micrometers thick, and comprises the photochemically active dye in an amount corresponding to from about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent based on a total weight of the optically transparent substrate. |
| US07794892B2 |
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. |
| US07794891B2 |
Fuel cell with interweaving current collector and membrane electrode assembly
An electrolyte membrane/electrode web member includes an elongated solid polymer electrolyte membrane. A plurality of anodes and a plurality of cathodes are provided on one surface, and on the other surface of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane, respectively. First and second gas diffusion current collector members are inserted into the electrolyte membrane/electrode web member from both sides. Each of the first and second gas diffusion current collector members is formed by folding a single electrically conductive plate into a substantially U-shape. Electrical insulation is provided by interposing the insulating member between the first and second gas diffusion current collector members. |
| US07794888B2 |
Fuel cell system
It is an object of the present invention to provide a fuel cell system that is capable of sensing unintended gas leakage from a discharge control means based on odor.A fuel cell system is provided with a bypass passage 32 connecting a fuel offgas passage 30 at inlet of a odorant removal unit 40 to the fuel offgas passage 30 in the vicinity of outlet of the odorant removal unit 40, and the fuel cell system facilitates the removal of odor from the discharged fuel offgas, by closing a bypass valve 33 in conjunction with opening a purge valve 31, and suppresses the removal of odor, by opening the bypass valve 33 in conjunction with stop of discharge of fuel offgas caused by closing the purge valve 31. |
| US07794886B2 |
Fuel cartridges for fuel cells and methods for making same
Fuel supplies for fuel cells are disclosed. The fuel supplies can be a pressurized or non-pressurized cartridge that can be used with any fuel cells, including but not limited to, direct methanol fuel cell or reformer fuel cell. In one aspect, a fuel supply may contain a reaction chamber to convert fuel to hydrogen. The fuel supplies may also contain a pump. The fuel supply may have a valve connecting the fuel to the fuel cell, and a vent to vent gas from the fuel supply. Methods for forming various fuel supplies are also disclosed. |
| US07794878B2 |
Negative electrode for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery using the negative electrode
A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a sheet-like current collector and an active material layer being carried thereon and including silicon atom. The active material layer includes a plurality of columnar particles, and in each columnar particle, at least a portion forming the columnar particle is grown to tilt with respect to the direction normal to the current collector. In the thickness direction of the active material layer, porosity Pc of the current collector side lower half of the active material layer and porosity Ps of the surface side upper half of the active material layer satisfy Pc |
| US07794877B2 |
Bi-polar rechargeable electrochemical battery
A bi-polar battery has a positive electrode unit, a negative electrode unit, at least one bi-polar electrode unit stacked therebetween, an electrolyte layer separating each adjacent electrode unit, and a gasket positioned about each electrolyte layer for creating a seal about the electrolyte layer in conjunction with the electrode units adjacent thereto. The bi-polar battery also includes a wrapper for maintaining the seals created by the gaskets. |
| US07794875B2 |
Battery module
Disclosed herein is a battery module including two battery cells, each of which has electrode terminals formed at upper and lower ends thereof. The battery module further includes a frame member, to which upper-end sealing parts, lower-end sealing parts, and one-side sealing parts of the battery cells are mounted, a metal sheathing member for covering the outer surfaces of the battery cells while the battery cells are mounted to the frame member, and caps (an upper-end cap and a lower-end cap) mounted to the upper and lower ends of the battery cells, respectively, which are covered by the metal sheathing member. According to the present invention, it is possible to minimize the weight and the size of the battery module while increasing the strength of the battery cells. Also, it is possible to easily mount the detecting means that detects the operation of the battery cells, and it is possible to effectively prevent the occurrence of short circuits during the assembly or the operation of the battery module. Furthermore, it is possible to easily perform the electric connection between the battery modules when manufacturing the medium- or large-sized battery module using the respective battery modules as unit bodies. |
| US07794873B2 |
Battery including strip-shaped electrode group folded in a zigzag pattern
A battery of the present invention has a strip-shaped electrode group. The electrode group includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween. The first electrode has a strip-shaped first current collector and a first active material layer carried on one surface thereof. The first active material layer faces the separator. The second electrode has a strip-shaped second current collector and a second active material layer carried on one surface thereof. The second active material layer faces the separator. The electrode group is folded in a zigzag pattern to form a laminate having a plurality of flat portions, at least one first bent portion located on a first end side of the plurality of flat portions in which the first current collector is located on the outermost side, and at least one second bent portion located on a second end side that is opposite to the first end side in which the second current collector is located on the outermost side. The laminate has a first terminal connected to the at least one first bent portion and a second terminal connected to the at least one second bent portion. |
| US07794871B2 |
Secondary battery and secondary battery module with the same
A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly with a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator, and a case mounting the electrode assembly therein. The case has a plurality of channels adapted to form flow paths with channels of a neighboring secondary battery. |
| US07794870B2 |
Battery suitable for preparation of battery module
Disclosed herein are a battery having an electrode assembly, which can be charged and discharged, mounted in a plate-shaped battery case, and cathode and anode terminals protruding from opposite ends of the battery case, wherein the electrode terminals are deviated from each other about the vertical central axis on the plane of the battery cell while the electrode terminals are arranged in a symmetrical fashion, the battery case includes an upper case and a lower case, only one of which is provided with a location part for receiving the electrode assembly, and the electrode terminals are deviated toward the upper or lower case which has no location part on the vertical section of the battery cell, and a battery module including the same. |
| US07794867B2 |
Battery device and electronic apparatus
A battery apparatus and electronic equipment in which the battery apparatus has a characteristic compatible with the electronic equipment can be suitably attached to the electronic equipment. In a battery apparatus, an identification section of the battery apparatus serves to identify a characteristic of the battery apparatus, and which is provided on an end surface and on both sides of a battery-side terminal in the width direction of the battery apparatus. The identification section is configured with identification recesses formed in a manner open to the end surface, and at least one of the positions, cross-sectional shapes, and lengths on the end surface of the identification recesses, is formed on the basis of the characteristic of the battery apparatus. The cross-sectional shape and length of the identification recess is formed on the basis of the characteristic of the battery apparatus. |
| US07794866B2 |
Battery design for implantable medical devices
An improved battery design which is particularly suitable for use in an implantable medical device is disclosed. The design utilizes a two-part case for the battery contents which allows freedom with respect to feedthrough locations and battery shape. |
| US07794865B2 |
Filter material for generating oxygen and/or hydrogen from a source
A filter material for generating oxygen and/or hydrogen gas from a source having a porous boron doped carbon film with diruthenium/diruthenium molecules in direct contact with the porous boron doped carbon film, a synthetic film having at least one zeolite crystalline body in direct contact with the nanocarbon tubules, or both in a continuous alternating arrangement. |
| US07794862B2 |
Pyrolysis-based fuel processing method and apparatus
The method for generating a hydrogen-rich stream from hydrocarbon fuels, ultimately to produce hydrogen gas, involves the following two steps performed in a cyclic fashion: (1) pyrolysis of the hydrocarbon fuel to obtain a carbon-rich fraction and a hydrogen-rich fraction; and (2) oxidation of the carbon-rich fraction, or a portion of it, for heat generation. The method involves the following optional steps: (3) steam gasification of part of the carbon-rich fraction to produce additional amounts of hydrogen and carbon monoxide; (4) water-gas shift reaction to convert carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide with the simultaneous formation of additional amounts of hydrogen; and (5) steam reforming of light hydrocarbons that may be produced in step (1) to produce more hydrogen and carbon monoxide. |
| US07794861B2 |
Patterned media, method of manufacturing magnetic recording medium, and method of manufacturing a base
To provide patterned media having novel structure. Plural convex members 2991 are provided in an array form on a substrate 2990. The convex member has a shape such that the cross section at each plane in parallel to the substrate tapers toward the substrate. Magnetic recording layers 2992 are provided on upper parts 2993 of the convex members so that they are not in contact with each other between the adjacent upper surface parts. |
| US07794860B2 |
Surface-coated high hardness material for tool
It is an object of the invention to provide a tool for precision finishing and grooving of quenched steel by thinning a coating film of a CBN sintered compact tool.The invention provides a surface-coated high hardness material for tool comprising a cubic boron nitride sintered compact (CBN sintered compact, hereinafter) as a substrate and at least one coating film layer formed on the surface of the substrate wherein said coating film layer has thickness of 0.1 μm or more and less than 1 μm and comprises, as main component, a compound having at least one kind of element selected from C, N and O, and Ti and Al. If this material is used as a grooving tool, excellent performance is exhibited. Examples of the coating film are an intermediate layer, a wear-resistant film, a surface layer and the like. |
| US07794859B2 |
Rare-earth magnet
A rare-earth magnet having a protective film for enhancing a corrosion resistance is provided. The protective film is a three-layer film including a first protective layer with a crystalline structure α (for example, a polycrystalline structure), a second protective layer with a crystalline structure β (for example, a columnar-crystalline structure), and a third protective layer with the crystalline structure α from the side near a magnet body. Since the adjoining first and second protective layers have different crystalline structures from each other, and the adjoining second and third protective layers have also different crystalline structures from each other, compactness among the three layers in the protective film may be improved. Therefore, development of a pinhole is restrained, and corrosion of the protective film can be restrained. |
| US07794858B2 |
Phenylphenoxazine or phenylphenothiazine- based compound and organic electroluminescent device using the same
Provided are a phenylphenoxazine- or phenylphenothiazine-based compound and an organic electroluminescent device using the same. The phenylphenoxazine- or phenylphenothiazine-based compound is easily prepared, easily dissolved, and has excellent hole injection properties and excellent thermal stability. Accordingly, the compound is suitable for an organic layer of the organic electroluminescent device, specifically, a hole injection layer or a hole transport layer. In addition, the compound is suitable for an organic pigment or an electronic material, such as a nonlinear optical material. |
| US07794856B2 |
Organic light-emitting device and display apparatus
Provided is an organic light-emitting device which has an optical output with high emission efficiency and high luminance and which includes a pair of electrodes, and at least one layer including an organic compound and interposed between the electrodes, wherein the at least one layer including the organic compound includes an oligofluorene compound represented by the following general formula. At least a light-emitting layer of the at least one layer including the organic compound includes the oligofluorene compound and a light-emitting compound selected from a fluorescent compound and a phosphorescent compound. A weight ratio (B/A) of the light-emitting compound (B) selected from the fluorescent compound and the phosphorescent compound to the oligofluorene compound (A) is 1/100 or more and 100/100 or less. |
| US07794852B2 |
Flanged plate for a rolling-lobe air spring
A flanged plate (1) for a rolling-lobe air spring has on its rounded portion an annular, closed, concave, rounded holding recess (13) which has a circular arcuate shape. The plate is provided with the recess before surface treatment. A correspondingly shaped holding bead (16) in the upper flanging tool (3) engages in this holding recess and form-tightly holds the tool (3) and the flanged plate (1). In this way, sharp-edged holding grooves, which can damage the surface of the flanged plate, are unnecessary. The flanging method, the flanging device, the flanged plate and the rolling-lobe air spring provided with a flanged plate of the above type are described. |
| US07794851B2 |
Fiber-reinforced metallic composite material and method
A fiber composite material which is particularly suitable for aircraft construction, includes inorganic mineral fibers embedded or enclosed in a metal matrix. The mineral fibers include a substantial or dominant proportion of SiO2, and/or Al2O3 and/or Fe2O3, the remainder being rock material. The fibers have a length of at least 10 mm and are oriented in parallel to one another in at least one direction. The metal matrix is made of aluminum, aluminum alloys, magnesium, magnesium alloys, titanium or titanium alloys. These matrix metal alloys contain a substantial or dominant proportion of the respective metal. The fibers are preferably coated with particles of the matrix metal and bonded to one another to form fiber films or fiber sheets which are then laminated between sheets of matrix metal. |
| US07794849B2 |
Thermoplastic film structures with a low melting point outer layer
A film structure including at least a base layer containing a thermoplastic polymer and at least an outer layer containing a low melting point polymer. Methods of manufacturing the film structure, including the steps of coextruding melts corresponding to the individual layers of the film structure through a die and thereafter: simultaneously biaxially stretching the coextruded film sheet; or sequentially biaxially stretching the coextruded film sheet, wherein the machine-direction orientation (MDO) is performed with a radiant-heated MDO stretcher. An extrusion-coated film structure exhibiting strong bond adhesion, and a method of manufacturing the same are also provided. |
| US07794848B2 |
MDO multilayer polyethylene film
A multilayer film and a method of making the film are disclosed. In the method a multilayer film is post-oriented uniaxially in the machine direction resulting in a film that has a water vapor transmission rate of less than 2.5 g-mil/m2-day and an oxygen transmission rate of less than 1.5 cm2-mil/m2-day. The film of this invention is ideal for applications requiring low water vapor and oxygen transmission rates. |
| US07794840B2 |
Capacitors comprising organized assemblies of carbon and non-carbon compounds
This invention relates generally to capacitors comprising organized assemblies of carbon and non-carbon compounds. This invention further relates to methods of making such organized structures. It also relates to devices containing such structures. In preferred embodiments, the organized structures of the instant invention take the form of nanorods or their aggregate forms. More preferably, a nanorod is made up of a carbon nanotube filled, coated, or both filled and coated by a non-carbon material. In particular, the present invention is directed to a capacitor electrode comprising a carbon nanotube filled with one or more non-carbon materials comprising titanium, a titanium compound, manganese, a manganese compound, cobalt, nickel, palladium, platinum, bromine, iodine, an interhalogen compound, or the combination thereof. |
| US07794833B2 |
Electrospun mesoporous molecular sieve fibers
Electrospun fibers comprising mesoporous molecular sieve materials are described. In an aspect of the invention, fibers are electrospun from a conducting solution to which a high voltage electric current is applied. The apparatus includes in one aspect one or more conducting solution introduction devices for providing a quantity of conducting solution, said conducting solution introduction devices being electrically charged thereby establishing an electric field between said conducting solution introduction devices and a target, and means for controlling the flow characteristics of conducting solution from said one or more conducting solution introduction devices. |
| US07794831B2 |
Anti-reflective coating
An anti-reflection coating comprising a first polymeric layer having a refractive index between about 1.64 and about 1.85 is disposed on a substrate. A second polymeric layer is also provided having a refractive index between about 1.29 and about 1.55, and overlies the first polymeric layer. An inorganic metal oxide layer 30 also overlies the first polymeric layer. |
| US07794830B2 |
Sintered cemented carbides using vanadium as gradient former
The present invention relates to a cutting tool insert for turning consisting of a cemented carbide substrate and a coating. The cemented carbide substrate comprises WC, binder phase, and vanadium containing cubic carbide phase with a binder phase enriched surface zone essentially free of cubic carbide phase. The thermal properties of the vanadium-containing cubic phase, has turned out to give excellent resistance to thermal cracking of the insert. |
| US07794825B2 |
Prefabricated lightweight concrete structure including columns
Prefabricated, lightweight, modular, concrete structures, such as columns and a variety of end caps, have a strong, chip resistant surface exhibiting ornamental designs that include projections and impressions. The high strength of the surface layer is due to reinforcement of the concrete with alkali resistant short length (0.125-0.25 inch) glass fibers that allow replication of fine surface details in the column surface. The surface layer is supported by a second glass fiber reinforced concrete layer that incorporates long length (0.5-1.5 inch) alkali resistant glass fibers. In combination, the first and second layers are about 0.25 to 0.5 inches thick, and the lightweight column is readily handled by forklift trucks or economically transported on flat bed trucks without surface chipping or breakage. The modular concrete structures include concrete columns, end caps and arches, as well as other geometrically decorative assemblies. They fit into each other and are conveniently and efficiently assembled in the field to form column-like structures that embody a wide variety of geometrical shapes. |
| US07794823B2 |
Article with anti-adhesion coating and method for production
An article with a coating on its surface is described herein. The coating has at least one underlayer and a top layer. The underlayer includes one or more high-performance thermoplastics and inorganic tillers and the top layer includes one or more high-performance thermoplastics. |
| US07794822B2 |
Hydrolysis-resistant, multilayer polyester film with hydrolysis stabilizer
The invention relates to a multilayer polyester film comprising a hydrolysis stabilizer, wherein the hydrolysis stabilizer is an epoxidized alkyl ester of fatty acid or is a mixture of epoxidized alkyl esters of fatty acid or is an epoxidized fatty acid glyceride or is a mixture of epoxidized fatty acid glycerides, and at least one external layer of the film does not comprise the hydrolysis stabilizer. The form in which the hydrolysis stabilizer is added to the polyester can be that of dry liquid, absorbed by a carrier material. |
| US07794820B2 |
Printed circuit board and fabricating method of the same
Disclosed herein are a printed circuit board and a fabrication method thereof, which can improve electrical properties, shorten processing time, and reduce the thickness of a chip package by achieving an ultra-thin fine circuit pattern. The printed circuit board includes an insulating material; a via-hole formed in a given location of the insulating material; a copper seed layer formed through ion beam surface treatment and vacuum deposition on the surface of the insulating material having the via-hole formed therein; and a copper pattern plating layer formed on a given region of the insulating material, which has the copper seed layer formed thereon, and in the via-hole. |
| US07794817B2 |
Filled polymer composite and synthetic building material compositions
The invention relates to composite compositions having a matrix of polymer networks and dispersed phases of particulate or fibrous materials. The polymer matrix contains a polyurethane network formed by the reaction of a poly- or di-isocyanate and one or more saturated polyether or polyester polyols, and an optional polyisocyanurate network formed by the reaction of optionally added water and isocyanate. The matrix is filled with a particulate phase, which can be selected from one or more of a variety of components, such as fly ash particles, axially oriented fibers, fabrics, chopped random fibers, mineral fibers, ground waste glass, granite dust, or other solid waste materials. The addition of water can also serve to provide a blowing agent to the reaction mixture, resulting in a foamed structure, if such is desired. |
| US07794815B2 |
Honeycomb structure
A honeycomb structure 20 is provided with multiple honeycomb units 10 having multiple through holes 12 arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction, and a seal layer 26 for joining the units 10 via the outer faces 13 on which the through holes 12 are not opened. The honeycomb structure satisfies the expression 2≦A/B≦0.0002×C+5 (about 28000≦C), where A (g/cm3) represents a product of the apparent density of the honeycomb unit 10 and volume ratio of the honeycomb unit 10 to the whole honeycomb structure, B (g/cm3) represents a product of the apparent density of the seal layer 26 and volume ratio of the seal layer 26 to the whole honeycomb structure, and C (m2/L) represents a specific surface area per unit volume of the honeycomb structure 20. |
| US07794811B2 |
Protective film for electronic device
A protective film that covers a switch surface of an electronic device. The protective film has a first film with an adhesive surface to cover a surface of the electronic device and a second film superposed thereon to cover a predetermined area of the electronic device and the film may have one or more ribs incorporated into the film. The protective film provides various advantages such as excellent scratch resistance, antifouling and dirt or stain resistance. |
| US07794809B2 |
Jewelry tag substrate
A jewelry tag substrate comprises a liner, an adhesive and a clear face stock. The clear face stock has a print side and an adhesive side. The liner is disposed proximate said adhesive side so as to support the face stock. An adhesive is disposed between the liner and the face stock. The liner and the adhesive are adapted so that when portions of the face stock are separated from the liner, the adhesive adheres to the adhesive side. Labels and corresponding shanks are defined by the face stock so that the shanks extend from the labels. A top coat is applied to the print side so that the shanks are substantially clear. |
| US07794808B2 |
Elastomeric damage-control barrier
A typical inventive embodiment describes a tubular shape and comprises a rigid outer layer, an elastomeric middle layer and a rigid inner layer. The elastomeric material is a strain-rate-sensitive polymer (e.g., polyurethane or polyurea) having a Young's modulus of approximately 700-1000 psi at 100% strain, and strong strain-rate-sensitivity in approximately the 103/second-106/second range. By the time that the projectile reaches the rigid inner layer, a projectile that impacts the three-layer system (commencing at the rigid outer layer) is structurally and kinetically diminished in its destructiveness by the rigid outer layer together with the elastomeric middle layer. Furthermore, the elastomeric middle layer becomes more rigid during a brief period in which it absorbs energy from the projectile, then again becomes elastic in a manner formative of a membrane covering the rigid inner layer. The elastomeric membrane tempers leakage if rupturing of the rigid inner layer has occurred. |
| US07794803B2 |
Plastic substrate and liquid crystal display having same
A plastic substrate according to the present invention is used in optical instruments. The plastic substrate includes a composite substrate 10 in which fibers 11 are embedded in a resin matrix 12. The fibers are arranged in at least one predetermined direction within a plane of the composite substrate. The composite substrate substantially transmits visible radiation and has a predefined retardation that is associated with the predetermined direction in which the fibers are arranged. |
| US07794801B2 |
Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal composition is provided that has a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy and a large specific resistance, and a liquid crystal composition is provided that satisfies these characteristics and also has a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, preferably −20° C. or less. A liquid crystal display device containing the liquid crystal composition is also provided. The liquid crystal composition has a negative dielectric anisotropy and contains a liquid crystal compound having an ethylene bond and 2,3-difluorophenylene as a first component and a liquid crystal compound having phenylene having halogens replacing two hydrogens as the second component, and the liquid crystal display device contains the liquid crystal composition. |
| US07794799B1 |
Process for producing array plate for biomolecules having hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions
A method for manufacturing an array plate for biomolecules includes coating a surface of a substrate with a hydrophobic material to form a hydrophobic layer having initial hydrophobic properties, etching the hydrophobic layer through an etch mask placed thereon to form a hydrophilic binding site, removing the etch mask, and processing the remaining region of the hydrophobic layer to recover the initial hydrophobic properties. A method for manufacturing a biochip using this array plate, includes processing the surface of the hydrophilic binding site of the array plate to increase an affinity of biomolecules to the hydrophilic binding site, and applying a solution containing biomolecules to the surface of the hydrophilic binding site. |
| US07794798B2 |
Method for depositing films using gas cluster ion beam processing
A method for depositing material on a substrate is described. The method comprises maintaining a reduced-pressure environment around a substrate holder for holding a substrate having a surface, and holding the substrate securely within the reduced-pressure environment. Additionally, the method comprises providing to the reduced-pressure environment a gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) from a pressurized gas mixture, accelerating the GCIB, and irradiating the accelerated GCIB onto at least a portion of the surface of the substrate to form a thin film. In one embodiment, the pressurized gas mixture comprises a silicon-containing specie and at least one of a nitrogen-containing specie or a carbon-containing specie for forming a thin film containing silicon and at least one of nitrogen or carbon. In another embodiment, the gas mixture comprises a metal-containing specie for forming a thin metal-containing film. In yet another embodiment, the pressurized gas mixture comprises a fluorocarbon-containing specie for forming a thin fluorocarbon-containing film. |
| US07794789B2 |
Multi-station deposition apparatus and method
A multi-station deposition apparatus capable of simultaneous processing multiple substrates using a plurality of stations, where a gas curtain separates the stations. The apparatus further comprises a multi-station platen that supports a plurality of wafers and rotates the wafers into specific deposition positions at which deposition gases are supplied to the wafers. The deposition gases may be supplied to the wafer through single zone or multi-zone gas dispensing nozzles. |
| US07794781B2 |
Film formation method, electro-optical device manufacturing method and electronic apparatus
A film formation method includes: ejecting liquid onto a substrate; and drying the liquid ejected onto the substrate by a drying device before an amount of a solvent evaporation of the liquid exceeds 40%. |
| US07794776B1 |
Modification of polymer stents with radiation
Methods of modifying properties such as degradation rate and drug release rate of polymer stents with radiation are disclosed. |
| US07794773B2 |
Frying fats and oils
Compositions suitable for use as a frying fat or oil may be derived from palm oil by a process comprising interesterification and comprise triglycerides. The compositions may have a content of saturated fatty acids having from 12 to 24 carbon atoms (SAFA) of at least 53% by weight, and a content of unsaturated fatty acids having 18 carbon atoms of less than 47% by weight. The compositions may be used to prepare fried foods such as donuts. |