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US07800807B2	Electrochromic mirror An electrochromic mirror includes an electrochromic film, an electrically conductive reflective film formed at one thickness direction side of the electrochromic film, an electrically conductive film provided at one thickness direction side of the electrochromic film and at a side of the electrically conductive reflective film that is opposite from the electrochromic film, an electrolytic solution containing lithium ions and enclosed between the electrically conductive reflective film and the electrically conductive film, and a reduction reaction compensation unit. In the electrolytic solution, due to applying a voltage such that the electrically conductive film is made positive and electrically conductive reflective film is made negative, the lithium ions move toward the side of the electrochromic film and are provided to a reduction reaction of the electrochromic film. The reduction reaction compensation unit compensates the reduction reaction.
US07800806B1	Two-element Fθ lens with short focal distance for laser scanning unit A two-element fθ lens with short focal distance for a laser scanning unit comprises a first lens and a second lens. The first lens has first and second optical surfaces, the second lens has third and fourth optical surfaces, and all the optical surfaces in a main scanning direction on the optical axis are aspherical surfaces. The fourth optical surface has an inflection point in SAG counted from the optical axis to peripheral portion and its paraxial portion is convex that is disposed on the polygon mirror side. The two-element fθ lens satisfies an optical condition of: 0.5429≦tan(β)≦1.2799, wherein β is a maximum effective window angle. The first and second lenses of the two-element fθ lens with short focal distance of the invention effectively reduces the distance from the polygon mirror to an imaging surface to achieve the purpose for reducing the volume of the laser scanning unit.
US07800802B2	Hologram recording medium and method for manufacturing same A hologram recording medium including a substrate, a hologram recording layer that records an interference pattern formed by a first wavelength beam, a wavelength selecting reflection layer provided between the substrate and the hologram recording layer that reflects the first wavelength beam and transmits a second wavelength beam, a beam absorbing layer provided between the substrate and the wavelength selecting reflection layer that absorbs the first wavelength beam, and an information layer provided between the substrate and the light absorbing layer in which information is recorded and reproduced by the second wavelength beam, a second information layer provided between the substrate and the information layer and a second wavelength selecting reflection layer provided between the information layer and the second information layer that reflects the second wavelength beam and transmits a third wavelength beam.
US07800799B2	Color shift correcting apparatus and method, image forming apparatus, color shift correcting program and recording medium A color shift detection pattern forming part forms a color shift detection pattern. A sensor detects color shift in the color shift detection pattern. A color shift amount computing part calculates an amount of color shift. A color shift correcting part corrects the calculated amount of color shift. A correction amount computing part computes an amount of correction to correct the computed amount of color shift. A correcting part corrects the computed amount of color shift based on the computed amount of correction based on a setting value for controlling a color shift state. A determining part determines whether an abnormality is detected in the computed amount of color shift or in the computed amount of correction of color shift based on a result of computation of the amount of color shift or a result of computation of the amount of correction. A fixed value setting part sets a specific fixed value to the setting value of the correcting part.
US07800798B2	Print quality measuring method and print quality measuring apparatus A representative color determining step is executed to determine, from image data, a representative color characterizing an image of a print, and positions of the representative color. A gray control color determining step is executed to determine, from the image data, a gray control color expressed in an achromatic color and positions of the gray control color. A reading step is executed to read an image of reference paper and an image of an actual print. Then, a calculating step is executed to carry out a comparative calculation of color data in the positions of the representative color of the image of the reference paper and color data in the positions of the representative color of the image of the print, and a comparative calculation of color data in the positions of the gray control color of the image of the reference paper and color data in the positions of the gray control color of the image of the print, to create control data for controlling ink feeding rates of a printing machine.
US07800796B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section to perform an image formation onto a recording medium which moves relatively in a sub scanning direction, the image forming section including a writing unit including a writing element; an image processing section to convert a data for driving the writing unit based on an input image data; a zoom ratio setting section to set zoom ratios of an image in a main scanning direction respectively associated with position in the image in the sub scanning direction; and a controlling section to control the image formation in the writing unit, based on the data for driving the writing unit which has been converted in the image processing section based on the zoom ratio set on the zoom ratio setting section.
US07800795B2	Scanning method and an image-processing device including the same An original comprises a first page and a second page as disposed face-down on the platen surface of an image-processing device. The platen is scanned to form a platen image. The positions of two diagonally-opposite corners of the original are determined based on a fixed platen reference point. An original image is formed by cropping the platen image based on the positions of the two original corners. The size and position of either one selected page or both pages are determined based on the two original corner positions. When the image of only one selected page is desired, the image of the selected page is formed by cropping the original image based on the size and position of the selected page. When the images of both pages are desired, the images of both pages are formed by cropping the original image based on the sizes and positions of both pages.
US07800793B2	Scanning speed control device and method A control device and a method for controlling scanning speed of a scanner. The control device includes a decision device and a driving device. The decision device further includes an image buffer, an up-down counter and a comparator. The decision device receives the input image data and utilizes the up-down counter to compute data access volume inside the image buffer. The comparator decides whether to increase or decrease the scanning speed according to the data access volume and also outputs decision data to the driving device.
US07800791B2	Image sensor An image sensor 20A contains a photodiode array portion 21, a signal processor 22, a switching instruction part 23A and a control part 24A. Each switch SWn is provided between the corresponding photodiode PDn and the common output line L, and instructed to carry out the switching operation by the switching instruction part 23A so as to be closed, whereby the charges accumulated in the junction capacitance portion of the photodiode PDn are output to the common output line L. On the basis of the instruction from the switching instruction part 23A, the N switches SW1 to SWN carry out the switching operation so that the N switches SW1 to SWN are set to the close state in the different periods and the interval at which each switch SWn is set to the close state is equal to an integral multiple of a base period. As described above, the charge accumulation time of each of the N photodiodes PD1 to PDN is set to an integral multiple of the base period.
US07800790B2	Document reading unit with easily removable document contact glass, and scanner and image forming apparatus using the same A document reading unit has an image sensor mounted in a box-like support base so that a document can be read by the image sensor through an opening in the support base. A contact glass disposed in the opening covers the image sensor and supports the document while it is being read by the image sensor. Support members coupled to the contact glass are detachably fixed to the support base by fixing screws. The image sensor has two rows of spaced-apart line sensors with the line sensors in one row staggered relative to those in the other row, and the support members are arranged between adjacent pairs of line sensors in each row of line sensors. The contact glass and support members are removable as a unit from the support base.
US07800789B2	Analog front-end circuit and electronic device An analog front-end circuit controlling an imaging device and processing an analog image signal output from the imaging device includes: an analog processing section that receives an analog image signal from the imaging device, provides the image signal with predetermined processing, and outputs the image signal; an A/D converter that performs A/D conversion with the image signal output from the analog processing section; a transmitter circuit that receives digital image data output from the A/D converter, generates a differential signal based on the digital image data, and outputs the differential signal; and a timing generator that generates a plurality of clocks including a multiphase driving clock for driving the imaging device based on a first reference clock; the transmitter circuit including a differential amplifier circuit that generates a differential signal based on the digital image data output from the A/D converter, and outputting the differential signal generated in the differential amplifier circuit.
US07800788B2	Upright image processing apparatus with pivotable image reading portion An image processing apparatus comprises: an image reading portion which has a box-shaped first housing with a reading surface, and a scanning device displaceable along the reading surface in the first housing, and reads a first image on a document by relatively displacing the document and scanning device; and an image recording portion which includes a recording medium supply device accommodating a recording medium, a feeding mechanism feeding the recording medium fed out of the supply device, a recording device recording a second image on the recording medium, and a second housing incorporating at least the feeding mechanism and recording device. The apparatus is placed on a rest surface in a substantially upright position, and the reading portion is changeable in position between an upright position in which the reading surface is opposed to the recording portion, and a horizontal position in which the reading surface faces upward.
US07800785B2	Methodology for substrate fluorescent non-overlapping dot design patterns for embedding information in printed documents The teachings as provided herein relate to a watermark embedded in an image, and methodology for same, that has the property of being relatively indecipherable under normal light, and yet decipherable under UV light. This fluorescent mark comprises a substrate containing optical brightening agents, and a first dot design printed as an image upon the substrate. The first dot design has as a characteristic, the property of strongly suppressing substrate fluorescence. A second dot design having a property of providing a differing level of substrate fluorescence suppression from that of the first dot design such that when rendered in close spatial proximity with the first dot design image print, the resultant image rendered substrate suitably exposed to an ultra-violet light source, will yield a discernable image evident as a fluorescent mark.
US07800784B2	Image printing apparatus, image printing system and control method An image printing apparatus and its control method for printing an image based on image data from an image data source. In a case where a correction condition is set for the image data, if the image data is a new format file image data including predetermined information, correction processing is performed in accordance with the set correction condition. If the image data is not a new format file image data, the correction processing in accordance with the correction condition is not performed.
US07800782B2	Image processing device, color conversion table creating device, display device, image processing method, color conversion table creating method, and method of manufacturing display device An image processing device carries out color conversion of a color value on a first color space into a color value on a second color space. The device includes a first color conversion unit that does not convert a color value corresponding to a gray axis in the first color space and carries out the color conversion so as to adapt a color value on the part other than the gray axis to a color area of the second color space; and a second color conversion unit that adjusts the gray axis in the first color space after the color conversion.
US07800779B2	System and method for image based control using inline sensors Disclosed are a system and method are directed to efficient image based color calibration and improving color consistency performance, and more particularly to the use of continuous or dynamic calibration performed during printing and enabling adjustment on a page by page basis.
US07800778B2	LED print head printing A method of pixelized image formation on a photosensitive surface, comprising: providing relative motion of the photosensitive surface relative to a multiplicity of light sources, such that pixels on the surface pass a plurality of said light sources; and exposing a plurality of the pixels of the surface to one or more, but fewer than the plurality, of said light sources, such that the exposure of the exposed pixels is the same.
US07800769B2	Information processing apparatus for setting process condition for allowing any of plurality of image forming apparatuses connected to network to form image, image formation condition setting method, and image formation condition setting program stored on a computer readable recording medium In order to facilitate an input of a process condition for allowing any of a plurality of image forming apparatuses to form an image, a PC communicative to a plurality of MFPs connected via a network obtains function information defining a function held by each of a plurality of MFPs, displays a common condition setting window for accepting an input of a process condition for performing a common function held by all of a plurality of image forming apparatuses, based on the obtained function information, accepts an input of a process condition, and outputs the accepted process condition to any one of a plurality of MFPs.
US07800765B2	Light projection optical system and light projection apparatus using the same There is disclosed a light projection optical system comprising a light source; a relay lens unit which has a negative lateral magnification and which converts a luminous flux that has diverged from the light source into converged light; and a projection lens unit which reduces a divergent angle of the luminous flux from the relay lens unit to convert a state of the luminous flux into a state close to that of a parallel luminous flux and which projects light toward a target region, wherein the following conditions are satisfied: 0.9<βr<3.0 (1); and 1.0<(1+βr)(fr/\|fo\|)<6.0 (2), in which βr is an absolute value of the lateral magnification of the relay lens unit, fr is a focal length of the relay lens unit and fo is a focal length of the projection lens unit.
US07800762B2	Fiber-based mid-infrared generation laser for laser ultrasound inspection Embodiments of the present invention relate to a laser system and method for the optical generation of ultrasound at a remote target. This involves generating a pump laser beam with a diode-pumped fiber laser. The diode pumped fiber laser is fiber-coupled with an optical fiber, either passive or diode pumped, to a generation laser head. The generation laser head generates a generation laser beam from the pump laser beam and directs the generation laser beam to the surface of the remote target. The interaction between generation laser beam and the surface of the remote target results in ultrasonic displacements at the remote target. These ultrasonic displacements may be sampled in order to assess and inspect the remote target.
US07800760B2	System and method for high resolution imaging of cellular detail in the retina A system and method for imaging tissue cells at a predetermined depth in the retina of an eye include components that provide for compensation of refractive errors. Specifically, the system basically includes three subassemblies that operate in concert with each other. There is a first subassembly for directing a first light beam into the eye to measure anterior optical aberrations. There is also a second subassembly for directing a second light beam through retinal tissue to a predetermined depth where the tissue cells are located. This second light beam is used to measure phase aberrations introduced by the retinal tissue. And, there is a third subassembly for directing a third light beam to the tissue cell to produce an image of the tissue cell. In the third light beam, the anterior optical aberrations and the phase aberrations have been substantially removed to provide a clearer image of the tissue cell.
US07800759B2	Eye length measurement apparatus An interferometric axial eye length measurement apparatus having a light source adapted to produce a beam of partially coherent light, a first mirror and a second mirror disposed in the reference arm, and a processor adapted to control at least the second mirror such that a corneal interference peak and a second interference peak have a non-zero separation. There is at least one variable delay optical element having a delay signal, wherein the delay signal corresponding to a region between the corneal interference peak and second interference peak is substantially linear.
US07800757B2	System and method for the spectroscopic determination of the components and concentrations of pumpable organic compounds The present invention is directed to a fast, nondestructive measurement method for determining the contents of solid, liquid and/or suspended flowing organic compounds. The arrangement according to the invention comprises a sample vessel, a pump, and a measurement cell which form a unit together with a spectroscopic measurement head. The measurement cell is connected to the pump, which can be regulated to vary the flow rate, and to the sample vessel by a pipe, and the spectroscopic measurement head and the regulatable pump have electrical connections to a controlling and evaluating unit. Due to its compact construction, the solution which makes use of the principle of transflection is also particularly suited to mobile use, for example, to determine the components of liquid manure while the latter is being dispensed. In principle, the solution can be transferred to any applications with suspensions or pumpable, homogeneous and inhomogeneous materials.
US07800755B1	High-speed polarimeter having a multi-wavelength source A polarimeter includes a multi-wavelength source for generating electromagnetic waves having at least two different wavelengths, means for separating electromagnetic waves, the electromagnetic waves including electromagnetic waves generated by the multi-wavelength source and electromagnetic waves received from a sample contacted by the electromagnetic waves generated by the multi-wavelength source, a fixed waveplate, wherein the fixed waveplate is configured to convert one polarization state to multiple polarization states that allow for calculations of linear and circular polarization components of the electromagnetic waves, a free space coupler, a beam splitter, and more than one detector. The polarimeter may be used in a method for high-speed measurement of linear and circular polarization components of electromagnetic waves.
US07800754B2	Optical arrangement for a flow cytometer An optical system suited to high sensitivity measurement of small particles as they travel through a point of detection in a flow cell. The system consists of components along two optical axes, preferably but not necessarily, at approximately the Brewster angle to one another. The first axis incorporates a flow cell, high numerical aperture light collection lens, spatial filtering and optical detectors. The second axis incorporates a radiation source (typically a laser or arc-lamp) and beam shaping optics. The two axes are positioned at an angle sufficient to enable collection of small angle light scatter near the edge of the collection lens and to allow collection of medium and large angle light scatter through the centre and opposite side of the collection lens. The invention enables spatial filtering in the image plane of the collection lens to exclude radiation from the dominating sources of unwanted scattering in the flow cell, and also allows the use of a high numerical aperture lens to collect radiation scattered and fluoresced by the sample particles.
US07800751B1	Dense pattern multiple pass cells An optical cell and a method of operating an optical cell comprising employing a first mirror comprising a first hole therein at approximately a center of the first mirror and through which laser light enters the cell, employing a second mirror comprising a second hole therein at approximately a center of the second mirror and through which laser light exits the cell, and forming a Lissajous pattern of spots on the mirrors by repeated reflection of laser light entering the cell.
US07800747B2	Inspection apparatus and inspection method An inspection apparatus includes: a first light source having a first plurality of surface emitting laser elements which emit fundamental waves, respectively; a first illumination optical system configured to illuminate a first plurality of fundamental waves emitted from the first plurality of surface emitting laser elements on an object to be inspected; and a stage on which the object to be inspected is placed.
US07800743B1	Method and apparatus for fiber optic signature recognition A method and apparatus is disclosed for use in fiber optic signature recognition to analyze buried optical fiber to identify a non-threat area along a fiber route and to discontinue monitoring for disturbances along that area of the cable route. The technique includes determining the location of the zone of non-threatening disturbances from comparing an optical signal to the representation of a prearranged optical signal identified as friendly. Once a zone of non-threatening disturbances is identified, all subsequent disturbances in that zone are considered friendly. Cable monitoring is discontinued in the identified zone of non-threatening disturbances so as to avoid monitoring fiber cable when permitted workers are in the area.
US07800742B2	Cell analyzer and cell analyzing method The present invention is to present a cell analyzer capable of measuring cells which are approximately 20 to 100 μm in size with high precision via flow cytometry. The cell analyzer 10 comprises: a flow cell 51 in which a measurement sample including a measurement target cell flows; a light source part 53 for irradiating a light on the measurement sample flowing in the flow cell 51; an optical system 52 for forming a beam spot on the measurement sample flowing in the flow cell 51, the beam spot having a diameter of 3˜8 μm in a flow direction of the measurement sample and a diameter of 300˜600 μm in a direction perpendicular to the flow direction of the measurement sample; and a light receiving part 55, 58, 59 for receiving a light from the measurement sample.
US07800741B2	Method for evaluation of a gemstone An apparatus for determining location of at least one inclusion in a gemstone having a first refractive index, comprising: a container adapted for containing a material having a second refractive index, a holder operative to support a gemstone in the material when the container contains the material; an illuminator positioned and adapted to illuminate said gemstone when disposed within said material in said container, with illumination at which said gemstone and said material have their respective first and second indices; a detector that detects illumination from the illuminated gemstone and said material and produces signals responsive thereto; a controller that receives the signals and is operative to determine a location of an inclusion in the gemstone based on the signals; and a system, operative to reduce the presence within said material, at least when the gemstone is disposed therein, of any substance other than inclusions, having a third refractive index.
US07800740B2	Method and apparatus for identifying and characterizing objects based on fluorescence A method and apparatus for characterizing objects. The method includes the steps of illuminating the object with incident red light having at least some wavelengths between 620 nms and 650 nms and detecting red light fluorescence from said object having a wavelength greater than visible wavelengths greater than that of the incident wavelengths, for example by using a filter. An apparatus including a source of red incident light, a detector for longer wavelength fluorescent light and a means for physically removing the detected objects from the rest is also provided. An embodiment of the present invention may be used in a mine, for example, to separate gem stones from less valuable ore rock or in prospecting to detect the presence of gems. In this embodiment the detection is not possible with the naked eye alone.
US07800737B2	Laser range finding device and distance measurement method thereof A distance measurement method for use in a laser range finding device to measure a distance between the laser range finding device and a target is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps. A laser signal is sent to the target in a first time point. A reflected laser signal reflected by the target is then received. A digital signal having a plurality of signal values ranging from 0 to N is obtained by sampling the reflected laser signal with a sampling signal, wherein N is an integer larger than two. A maximum signal value among the signal values is obtained. The distance is calculated according to the first time point and a second time point where the maximum signal value is generated.
US07800732B2	Projection exposure method and projection exposure apparatus for microlithography A projection exposure method for the exposure of a radiation-sensitive substrate arranged in the region of an image surface of a projection objective with at least one image of a pattern of a mask arranged in the region of an object surface of the projection objective includes exposing the substrate with the image of the pattern in an effective image field of the projection objective during an exposure time interval and also altering a relative positioning between a surface of the substrate and a focus surface of the projection objective during the exposure time interval in such a way that image points in the effective image field are exposed with different focus positions of the image of the mask during the exposure time interval. An active compensation of at least one portion of at least one imaging aberration induced by the change in the focus positions during the exposure time interval has the effect that the imaging quality is not significantly impaired by the alteration of the focusing during the exposure time interval.
US07800731B2	Method and apparatus for removing particles in immersion lithography A method and system involve supplying an immersion fluid to a space between an imaging lens and a substrate to be patterned, generating an electric field in the immersion fluid within the space so that the electric field urges particles away from a surface of the substrate, removing the immersion fluid along with the particles from the space, and thereafter supplying immersion fluid to the space and performing a lithographic exposing process on the surface of the substrate.
US07800730B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a cover bottom, a support main over the cover bottom, a backlight unit surrounded by the support main, a liquid crystal panel over the backlight unit and including first and second substrates with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, a driving circuit on an edge portion of the first substrate, a printed circuit board connected to the driving circuit through a connection means and bent toward one of a side surface of the support main and a rear surface of the cover bottom, and an adhesive tape covering edges of a front surface of the liquid crystal panel and including a conductive layer contacting the liquid crystal panel and the driving circuit, wherein the conductive layer is electrically connected to one of the cover bottom and the printed circuit board.
US07800729B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can easily prevent the generation of longitudinal smear. The display device includes a display panel having a plurality of scanning signal lines, a plurality of video signal lines, a plurality of thin film transistors and a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix array. In a state that a gap between two neighboring video signal lines with one pixel electrode out of the plurality of pixel electrodes sandwiched therebetween in a region where one pixel electrode is arranged is larger than a gap between two neighboring video signal lines with another pixel electrode different from one pixel electrode sandwiched therebetween in a region where another electrode is arranged, a size of one pixel electrode is set larger than a size of another pixel electrode.
US07800726B2	Polarizing plate containing polymer ball mixed anti-glare layer and liquid crystal display using the same A polarizing plate, which can achieve improved brightness with a reduced total-reflection region by appropriately regulating the height or interval of protrusions formed at a surface of the polarizing plate, thereby reducing eye fatigue, and a liquid crystal display device using the polarizing plate are disclosed. The polarizing plate includes a polarizing film, a protective layer formed at a lower surface of the polarizing film, and an anti-glare layer formed at an upper surface of the polarizing film, the anti-glare layer containing a plurality of polymer balls mixed therein such that protrusions, having substantially the same height as one another, are formed at a surface of the anti-glare layer by a predetermined interval.
US07800721B2	Liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal display apparatus using the same There is provided a liquid crystal panel having excellent balance between contrast and viewing angle characteristics.A liquid crystal panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first polarizer; a first optical compensation layer containing a resin having an absolute value of photoelastic coefficient of 2×10−11 m2/N or less, and having a relationship of nx>ny=nz; a second optical compensation layer having a relationship of nx=ny>nz; a liquid crystal cell; a third optical compensation layer containing a resin having an absolute value of photoelastic coefficient of 2×10−11 m2/N or less, and having a relationship of nx>ny=nz; and a second polarizer, in the stated order forward a viewer side, wherein the sum ΣRth1-n of the thickness direction retardation of all the optical compensation layers and the thickness direction retardation Rthc of the liquid crystal cell satisfy the following expression (1): −50 nm<(ΣRth1-n−Rthc)<150 nm (1).
US07800720B2	Liquid crystal display device The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device to which retardation of a desired value is imparted. In the liquid crystal display device of the invention, orientation films which are oriented by the light radiation possess a retardation value of 1.0 nm or more and an anchoring strength of 1.0×10−3 Jm−2 or more.
US07800717B2	Liquid crystal display and electronic apparatus A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed in a position opposite to the first substrate, a liquid crystal interposed between the first and second substrates, a plurality of color element regions provided on the second substrate, and a light shield formed so as to surround the color element regions. A width of the light shield varying depending on the color element region.
US07800708B2	Stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display with segmented light guide A backlight for a stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display apparatus includes a light guide formed from a plurality of segments. Each segment has a first side and a second side opposite the first side, and a first surface extending between the first and second sides and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface substantially re-directs light and the second surface substantially transmits light. The plurality of segments are arranged substantially in parallel with the second surfaces transmitting light in substantially the same direction to provide backlighting for a stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display. A light source is disposed along only one of the first side or second side of each segment for transmitting light into the light guide from either the first side or second side. Each segment light source is selectively turned on and off in a particular pattern.
US07800707B2	Backlight module and liquid crystal display device using same A backlight module (200) includes a fame (55) having a plurality of side walls (551, 552, 553, 554); a light guide plate (53) received in the frame, having a light incident surface (533); at least one spring element (5523), having a spring finger (5525) and a connecting arm (5524) connecting the spring finger and one side wall of the frame; and at least one radiation element (56) disposed between the spring finger and the light incident surface. The width of the at least one radiation element is larger than a distance between the light incident surface and the spring finger in a free state.
US07800706B2	Cooling fan unit and display apparatus having the same A display apparatus having a casing in which an opening part is formed, includes: a liquid crystal display panel that is supported by the casing so that an image can be displayed through an opening part; a backlight unit that is provided behind the liquid crystal display panel and has a light source that emits light; a shield cover that is provided behind the backlight unit and is supported by at least one of the backlight unit and the casing; and a cooling fan unit that is combined to the shield cover and supplies cooling air to the backlight unit.
US07800702B2	Liquid crystal display device, liquid crystal cell, transparent substrate, and method of manufacturing liquid crystal cell To provide a liquid crystal display device capable of outputting a sound of a sufficiently large volume by use of a liquid crystal cell which displays an image. A liquid crystal display device includes a thin front glass substrate having an outer surface in which a rib is formed on a peripheral portion, a back glass substrate arranged with a predetermined gap from an inner surface of the front glass substrate, in which liquid crystal is sealed in the gap, and a sound source element provided in contact with the front glass substrate.
US07800695B2	Video storage device, and method of controlling a video storage device and video mixer A video mixer is employed to form a transition between two video compositions, for example a fade or a wipe. A video storage device is associated with the video mixer and plays out a video signal, the timing of which is controlled in dependence upon the progress of the transition made by the said video mixer.
US07800694B2	Modular grid display Modular grid display is described. In an embodiment, a modular grid includes grid elements that each have a display ratio which is adaptable to correspond to different aspect ratios of respective display devices via which media content can be displayed. One or more of the grid elements can be selected as a grid segment to position the media content for display via a display device such that the media content displays at the aspect ratio of the display device within the grid segment.
US07800691B2	Video signal processing apparatus, method of processing video signal, program for processing video signal, and recording medium having the program recorded therein A video signal processing apparatus generates a plurality of subframes from each frame of an input video signal to generate an output video signal having a frame frequency higher than the frame frequency of the input video signal. The output video signal also has a smaller number of tones than the number of tones of the input video signal. The pixel values of pixels corresponding to the plurality of subframes are set in accordance with the input video signal to represent halftones that are difficult to display with the number of the tones of the output video signal. The pixel values of the pixels corresponding to the plurality of subframes are set to yield a maximum distribution of the pixel values in a time axis direction.
US07800682B2	Portable terminal and portable telephone having a camera and lens cover In a portable terminal having a photographic function for receiving photographic light from a camera subject and obtaining image data, the portable terminal comprises an optical member receiving photographic light from the camera subject, and a cover member mounted on a slidable basis. The cover member selectively opens and shuts to cover said optical member in accordance with a sliding operation. The cover member has a mirror on a surface of the cover member.
US07800679B2	Electronic camera including a display for displaying number of frames An electronic camera comprises an image-capturing element; a recording device that records image data constituted of image capturing signals output from the image-capturing element into a data recording medium; a frame number calculating device that calculates a number of frames of image data that have been recorded or can be recorded into the data recording medium; a display device at which the number of frames is displayed; and a control device that controls the display device so as to display at least the number of frames when a main switch is in an OFF state.
US07800677B2	Imaging device, imaging method and program thereof When an imaging device is set to a BS shooting mode, the imaging device goes into a through-image display state of an object being shot. When a user operates a SET-key, the imaging device is changed to a detailed-screen state in which a sample image, etc., corresponding to each shooting scene is singly displayed. When the user operates a Wide-key of the zoom key in the detailed-screen display state, the imaging device is changed to a multi-screen state of the sample image corresponding to each shooting scene. The user can select a sample image in the detailed-screen state and the multi-screen state. When the user selects a sample image and operates the SET-key, the parameters of the shooting scene corresponding to the selected sample image are set as shooting conditions and the imaging device returns to the through-image display state.
US07800675B2	Method of operating a storage gate pixel A storage gate pixel operates such that the storage gate is not required to have the same capacity as a photodiode of the pixel. This provides greater fill factor for the pixel and a higher signal to noise ratio.
US07800674B2	Solid-state image sensing apparatus and method of reading image signal using a plurality of output channels A solid-state image sensing apparatus having output channels CH1 and CH2 has first and second driving modes in which pixel signals of pixels in the same image sensing area are read out. The number of output channels to be used is changed between the first driving mode and the second driving mode. In at least one of the two modes, the phase of the read timing of pixel signals of pixels adjacent in the horizontal direction is shifted by a predetermined amount.
US07800669B2	System and method for image sensor element or array with photometric and realtime reporting capabilities A solid-state pixel structure or pixel array includes integrated exposure control provided within the pixel structure and/or pixel array. Including exposure control within the pixel structure and/or array allows optimal exposure to be achieved in real time. Optimal exposure is achieved by measuring the response of pixel structures to received electromagnetic radiation, and using the response information, in conjunction with knowledge regarding the pixel structure capabilities and photometric thresholds, to determine when the pixel structure is operating optimally. Tight control of the exposure of the pixel structure to the electromagnetic radiation allows the pixel structure to operate optimally in order to provide an optimal captured image.
US07800667B2	Photo-detecting apparatus The present invention relates to a photo-detecting apparatus having a structure for enabling photodetection with high sensitivity and wide dynamic range. When light is incident on a pixel section of an active pixel-type within a photo-detecting section, a voltage value corresponding to the amount of an electric charge generated at a photodiode included in the pixel section is outputted from the pixel section by way of a selecting transistor. A first pixel data readout section outputs the output from the pixel section as a first voltage value. On the other hand, the electric charge generated at the photodiode including the pixel section is outputted from the pixel section by way of a discharging transistor. The electric charge flown in a second pixel data readout section via a switch is accumulated in a capacitive element, and a voltage value corresponding to the amount of the accumulated electric charge is outputted from the second pixel data readout section as a second voltage value. The capacitance value of the capacitive element within the second pixel data readout section is greater than that of the parasitic capacitance section included in the pixel section.
US07800663B2	Image pickup device and image pickup method In a solid-state image pickup device using a CCD solid-state image pickup device, a vertical smear is reduced so as not to be influenced by a dark current such as a white blemish of the CCD solid-state image pickup device. A dark current variation in the vertical direction of a display screen of signals which are read out before effective pixels of a photosensitive surface of the solid-state image pickup device and obtained from a vertical light-shielded image is corrected. A vertical smear correction signal is calculated from each vertical pixel signal of the vertical light-shielded image and subtracted from image signals which are outputted from the effective pixels of the photosensitive surface. A represent-value signal is calculated from the signals outputted from the solid-state image pickup device and subtracted from the image signals outputted from the effective pixels of the photosensitive surface.
US07800656B2	Endoscope apparatus An endoscope apparatus comprises: an endoscope comprising an imaging device that forms color image signals of a body to be observed; a Y/C signal processing circuit that forms brightness/color difference signals from a color image signal obtained by the imaging device; a storage portion that stores Y/C matrix data for forming a spectral image based on the brightness/color difference signals; and a Y/C spectral image forming circuit that conducts matrix calculation by the Y/C matrix data of the storage portion and the brightness/color difference signals output from the Y/C signal processing circuit and forms a spectral image of an arbitrarily selected wavelength range.
US07800655B2	Detecting abnormality of image capturing apparatus A digital still camera having a photographing lens system set in a lens tube, a CCD solid image-capturing device, and a mechanical shutter. The mechanical shutter is set on a light path between the photographing lens system and the CCD solid image capturing device. The CCD solid image-capturing device divides a frame of an image into a plurality of fields and transmits the fields serially. The camera compares at least two fields of them, and detects abnormality caused by, for example, abnormal operation of the mechanical shutter or light leakage of the lens body. The camera also displays or announces the abnormality to a user.
US07800650B1	Multi-functional portable viewfinder for use with a digital camcorder A multi-functional portable viewfinder and digital camcorder system includes a camcorder with a transceiver electrically coupled thereto, and a headset. The headset includes a base member, and a view-finding arm pivotally mated thereto. The arm includes a lens operably mated to a distal end thereof. A headset transceiver is hard-wired to the camcorder transceiver or in wireless communication therewith. A user interface is electrically coupled to the headset transceiver, and includes control buttons disposed on an outside surface of the arm. The system includes a mechanism for automatically, selectively and manually actuating the camcorder to a recording mode. A digital imaging data interface circuit is electrically coupled to each of the recording mechanisms respectively for converting the captured image into a format understood by the digital camcorder.
US07800649B2	Image supply apparatus, recording apparatus, and recording system, and control method and program thereof After applications installed in a DSC and PD printer establish a communication procedure, the DSC issues a request to the PD printer. A time required for data transfer involved in the request is predicted. An elapse time until a response is received from the PD printer in response to the request is estimated on the basis of the predicted time. If no response is returned from the PD printer within the estimated elapse time, the request is disabled.
US07800648B2	Electronic apparatus with an image-capturing device An electronic apparatus includes a housing unit and an image-capturing device. The image-capturing device includes a support unit mounted rotatably on the housing unit so as to be rotatable relative thereto about a first axis, a casing unit coupled to the support unit in such a manner so as to be co-rotatable therewith about the first axis while being rotatable relative thereto about a second axis transverse to the first axis, and a lens unit mounted on the casing unit.
US07800641B2	Light source unit, optical scan apparatus, and image formation apparatus A light source unit is provided, which includes a light source with a plurality of light emission portions two-dimensionally arranged; a substrate on which the light source is mounted; a first support portion supporting the substrate; a bias member biasing the substrate towards the first support portion; a coupling element coupling a light beam emitted from the light source; a second support portion supporting the coupling element; a holding member holding a position of the substrate relative to the first support portion, a fitting portion provided in each of the first and second support portions to rotatably fit the first and second support portions into each other around an optical axis of the light source; and a fastening member integrally fastening the first and second support portions.
US07800640B2	Obtaining pressure of an operating environment of a bi-directionally scanning electrophotographic device for implementing corrections per pressure Methods and apparatus include improving print quality of a bi-directionally scanning electrophotographic (EP) device, such as a laser printer or copy machine, according to ambient pressure in which operated. A moving galvanometer or oscillator reflects a laser beam to create scan lines of a latent image in opposite directions. A damping of the motion occurs per air density implicated by temperature and pressure, where the pressure changes occurring especially from altitude changes. During use, a drive signal, such as a pulse train, moves the galvanometer or oscillator at or near its resonant frequency. Based on a parameter of the drive signal, such as pulse width, the ambient pressure can be made known. In general, a high-pressure environment requires a relatively longer pulse width to resonate the galvanometer or oscillator in comparison to a shorter pulse width for a low-pressure environment. Corrections to print quality stem from the determined ambient pressure.
US07800637B2	Overdrive gray level data modifier and method of looking up thereof An overdrive gray level data modifier and method of looking up thereof are provided. The overdrive data modifier obtains and outputs overdrive gray level data according to several overdrive gray values corresponding to several previous gray level index values and several current gray level index values. The overdrive data modifier includes a first, a second, a third and a fourth memory unit. The overdrive gray values are respectively stored in the first, the second, the third and the fourth memory unit. Firstly, a previous gray level index value and a current gray level index value are compared according to a current frame gray level data and a previous frame gray level data, and at least a corresponding overdrive gray level data are obtained from the overdrive gray value. At last, the overdrive gray level data are obtained according to the corresponding overdrive gray level data.
US07800636B2	Magnification engine An improved graphics processing system and method are described for magnifying visual output information for printing, display, or other output. A graphics engine transforms display information so as to magnify one or more components or areas of an output image for display via output hardware such as a screen or printer. Magnification parameters are supplied to the graphics engine by one or more magnification applications. In an embodiment of the invention, the graphics engine performs compositing of magnified and unmagnified content for display. In an alternative embodiment, the graphics engine outputs corresponding scaled image material to the appropriate magnification application for rendering. In a further embodiment, the graphics engine may operate in both modes. The magnified output according to various embodiments of the invention enhances the accessibility of the computer system for visually handicapped or impaired users by providing high quality magnification and increased system and application stability.
US07800628B2	System and method for generating scale maps A method includes determining a first blend map for a first projector, the first blend map including a first plurality of attenuation factors corresponding to a region of overlap between first and second images projected by the first projector and a second projector, respectively, on a display surface, applying the first blend map to a white level measurement map that includes a plurality of white level measurement values measured from a first plurality of captured images, applying a smoothing function to the white level measurement map to generate a white level target map, and determining a scale map for the first projector from the white level measurement map and the white level target map.
US07800625B2	Automatic parameters adjusting system and method for a display device A method of automatically adjusting parameters of a display device is provided. The method includes: measuring a current distance between a user and the display device; determining a particular distance range which the current distance falls in; determining corresponding parameter values of the particular distance range according to a parameter management table which lists a series of distance ranges and corresponding parameter values of the display device; transmitting the parameter values to the display device; adjusting parameters of the display device according to the parameter values.
US07800623B2	Bypassing pixel clock generation and CRTC circuits in a graphics controller chip In a video processor unit, a method of providing a video data stream at a clock rate that is independent of a pixel clock rate. Receiving native video data from a video source at a native clock rate, storing the video data in a memory unit, reading selected portions of the video data at a memory clock rate, rasterizing the selected video data, packetizing the rasterized video data, sending the packetized video data to a display unit by way of a link at a link rate, wherein the link rate is directly related to the memory clock rate.
US07800622B2	Method and apparatus for selective access of display data sequencing in mobile computing devices A method and apparatus for selective control of display data sequencing in a mobile computing device is disclosed. The method may include storing a plurality of display data sequencing instruction sets in a memory of the mobile computing device, each of the display data sequencing instruction sets being usable for transferring data in accordance with a different sequencing of display data than other ones of the display data sequencing instruction sets, receiving an indication of a particular type of display data sequencing to be used, selecting one of the display data sequencing instruction sets based on the received indication of the particular type of display data sequencing to be used, transferring data for display based on the selected one of the display data sequencing instruction sets, and controlling the transfer of data to the display device in order to synchronize the data transfer with the data and timing requirements of the display device.
US07800615B2	Universal timelines for coordinated productions Embodiments of the invention provide a universal timeline application that may be used to effectively manage the access and display of content related to multiple aspects of a production. The universal timeline application provides an interface presenting users with a visualization of all the different data elements of a production, represented in an intuitive, easily navigable, three-dimensional display. Icons representing data elements may be plotted on a three dimensional grid, wherein each axis of the grid represents a different dimension of the data elements. Metadata defined for a given data element specifies a location on the three dimensional grid to plot the given data element.
US07800604B2	Liquid crystal device, drive method therefor, and projection type display apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal device which can suppress cross-talk and can maintain uniformity of the display quality within the screen, and for which problems such as insufficient writing do not occur. In a liquid crystal light valve of the invention, an image signal for which the polarity is inverted for each one horizontal period, is supplied to each data line, and for each horizontal period plural pulse signals which each rise at a different timing, are supplied to each of plural scanning lines while skipping one part of the scanning lines. Moreover driving is such that in any one horizontal period, plural scanning lines, to which is supplied a pulse signal rising at a timing corresponding to an application period of a positive polarity potential, are adjacent to each other, and plural scanning lines, to which is supplied a pulse signal rising at a timing corresponding to an application period of a negative polarity potential, are adjacent to each other.
US07800602B2	Photosensitive display panel A light-sensitive (i.e., touch-sensitive) display device that requires less circuitry than the currently available light-sensitive display devices is presented. Unlike the currently available devices, which require at least two switching elements and a capacitor to implement a photosensitive switch, the invention only requires one switching element. The device of the invention includes a substrate with a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of read-out lines, a power line, and an array of photosensitive switches formed thereon. The scan lines and the read-out lines extend in directions that are substantially perpendicular to each other, forming pixels. One photosensitive switch is formed in each pixel, and each photosensitive switch has one light-sensitive transistor. The transistor connects the power line to one of the read-out lines in response to sensing incident light.
US07800598B2	Locating display items on multiple display devices In a multiple-display configuration comprising multiple display devices, the display device on which a display item, such as a mouse cursor, is located, is indicated without obscuring the view of any information being rendered on any display device. In an exemplary configuration, light emitting devices, such as LEDs for example, are located on the periphery of each display device. To indicate that the display item is located on a specific display device, the LEDs associated with that display device are activated.
US07800589B2	Touch screen with relatively conductive grid A new touch screen design provides for corrections of non-uniformities, more accurate touch point measurement, and multiple simultaneous touch point measurements through the use of a grid of relatively conductive lines.
US07800586B2	Data input device A data input device including plural keys that are arranged over at least two lines. A unidirectional position detector is associated with each line of keys and each unidirectional position detector includes a first input connection, a second input connection, and an output connection. The output connections of the unidirectional position detectors are connected at different locations to a first ohmic resistor. In addition, the first input connections are connected to a first terminal of the data input device and the second input connections are connected to a second terminal of the data input device.
US07800581B2	User input device with self-centering flat spring A user input device utilizes a self-centering flat spring to allow a user interface structure of the device to be manipulated by a user and to return the user interface structure back to its initial position.
US07800579B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display replaces the common electrodes of a conventional LCD with a plurality of switch electrodes. The plurality of switch electrodes is grouped into several switch electrode sets. Each of the switch electrode sets' potential is modulated by a different driving circuit. The driving circuits can also separately modulate the potentials of the switch electrode sets according to the scanning sequence of the LCD.
US07800576B2	Semiconductor device, display panel, and electronic apparatus A single-channel thin-film transistor buffer includes a first output stage including first and second thin-film transistors connected in series, a seventh thin-film transistor having one main electrode connected to a control electrode of the first thin-film transistor (first control line), the other main electrode connected to a power source of the second thin-film transistor, and a control electrode connected to a second control line, an eighth thin-film transistor having one main electrode connected to a control electrode of the second thin-film transistor (second control line), the other main electrode connected to the power source of the second thin-film transistor, and a control electrode connected to the first control line, and an eleventh thin-film transistor having a control electrode connected to an output terminal of a second output stage connected in parallel with the first output stage and one main electrode connected to the first control line.
US07800575B2	Display device The present invention provides a display device which includes a drive circuit having a CMOS shift register circuit constituted of a simple CMOS circuit. A drive circuit includes a shift register circuit, and the shift register circuit includes n(n≧2) pieces of basic circuits which are connected vertically in multiple stages. The basic circuit includes a first transistor of a first conductive type having a first electrode to which a clock is applied, a second transistor of a second conductive type different from the first conductive type in a conductive type and having a first electrode to which a second power source voltage is applied, and a third transistor of a first conductive type having a second electrode which is connected to the second electrode of the second transistor and a first electrode to which a first power source voltage different from the second power source voltage is applied, wherein the second electrode of the first transistor is connected to a control electrode of the third transistor, an input signal is applied to a control electrode of the first transistor and a control electrode of the second transistor, and a voltage of the second electrode of the third transistor forms a scanning circuit output.
US07800574B2	Liquid crystal display device It is an object of the invention to provide a liquid crystal display device that can realize a driving method reducing the power consumption of a driving circuit in a condition that real-time processing is available. In a liquid crystal display device, SW1 is controlled such that pixel data on odd lines are written in a first RAM (12), pixel data on even lines are written in a second RAM (13) for ist line to 11th line, and pixel data on 12th line are transferred to a latch circuit (14) directly. In a liquid crystal display device, SW1 is controlled such that pixel data on odd lines are written in the second RAM (13), pixel data on even lines are written in the first RAM 12 for 13th line to 23rd line, and pixel data on 24th line are transferred to a latch circuit (14) directly. Pixel data written in the first and second RAMs (12, 13) are output to source driver (15), which performs time-series operating process, through the latch circuit (14).
US07800573B2	Display panel driving circuit capable of minimizing circuit area by changing internal memory scheme in display panel and method using the same Provided is a display panel driving circuit. The display panel driving circuit rearranges and stores image data input of a predetermined number of source lines externally so that data of the same channel neighbor each other, and compares the rearranged data. If the rearranged data are identical, only one buffer is driven, and common data is transferred to a plurality of source lines, outputs the rearranged data according to each channel, sequentially outputs data according to each source line using source drivers of each channel. Thus, when output data neighboring source lines are identical, the current required for the buffer is reduced.
US07800572B2	Liquid crystal display for implmenting improved inversion driving technique A liquid crystal display apparatus is composed of an LCD panel including data lines, and an LCD driver. The LCD driver includes: a positive drive circuit providing a positive data signal having positive polarity with respect to a ground level of the LCD driver for one of the data lines; and a negative drive circuit providing a negative data signal having negative polarity with respect to the ground level of the LCD driver for another one of the data lines.
US07800570B2	LCD device capable of controlling a viewing angle and method for driving the same An LCD device is disclosed in which the LCD device is driven in an FFS mode and a VAC mode during a frame frequency period to obtain a narrow viewing angle. The method for driving the LCD device includes driving the LCD device in an FFS mode during a frame frequency period to obtain a wide viewing angle, and driving the LCD device in both the FFS mode and a VAC mode during the frame frequency period by dividing the frame frequency period, thereby obtaining a narrow viewing angle.
US07800568B2	Apparatus and method for inspecting liquid crystal display The liquid crystal display (LCD) inspection apparatus for inspecting an LCD panel includes a worktable which supports the LCD panel to be seated on a front side of the worktable, probe units which are electrically connected to the LCD panel, a backlight unit which supplies light to the LCD panel, an imaging unit which photographs an image of the LCD panel supported by the worktable, a first polarizing plate which is arranged between the imaging unit and the LCD panel to polarize the light, a second polarizing plate which is arranged between the LCD panel and the backlight unit to polarize the light, an illumination unit which emits illumination light to surfaces of the LCD panel, and an image processor which receives the image photographed by the imaging unit, and extracts defect information from the received image.
US07800567B2	LED drive circuit An LED drive circuit of the disclosed subject matter can include an LED unit and a serial circuit connected in parallel therewith. The serial circuit includes a resistor and a positive temperature coefficient resistor having a positive linear temperature coefficient. A voltage across the positive temperature coefficient resistor is fed back to an output control circuit. An output voltage that is PWM-controlled on the basis of a reference voltage set at the output control circuit is used to drive the LED unit.
US07800566B2	Drive device of color LED backlight Disclosed herein is a drive device of a color light emitting diode (LED) backlight, which is capable of precisely adjusting the forward voltages of color LED arrays for each channel.The drive device for driving the color light emitting diode (LED) backlight which includes a plurality of color LED arrays includes an I/O interface for inputting/outputting a signal, a control unit for controlling a driving voltage and driving current according to a brightness control signal output from the I/O interface, a DC/DC converter for converting an operation voltage into the driving voltage according to the driving voltage control of the control unit, a voltage regulator for regulating the driving voltage output from the DC/DC converter to a reference voltage without ripple, a multi-channel driving unit for converting the reference voltage output from the voltage regulator into forward voltages of the plurality of color LED arrays according to a plurality of control signals, and a current source for adjusting the amount of the driving current flowing in the color LED backlight according to the driving current control of the control unit.
US07800563B2	Display apparatus, driving method for display apparatus and electronic apparatus Disclosed herein is a display apparatus, including: a pixel array section wherein a plurality of pixel circuits each including an electro-optical element, a driving transistor, a sampling transistor and a capacitor are disposed in a matrix; a dependence cancellation section configured to negatively feed back, within a correction period before said electro-optical element emits light in a state wherein the image signal is written by said sampling transistor, drain-source current of said driving transistor to the gate input side of said driving transistor to cancel the dependence of the drain-source current of said driving transistor on the mobility; and a scanning section configured to use an AC power supply as a power supply to a last stage buffer of an output circuit to produce a scanning signal which defines the correction period.
US07800560B2	Driver for display panel It is an object of the present invention to provide a driver for a display panel in which a plurality of light-emitting elements are arranged in a matrix, which prevents false emission and/or destruction of the light-emitting elements from being caused when reset control is performed when scanning row lines included in the display panel. A cathode driver comprises a plurality of groups composed of a timing circuit and transistors that correspond to a plurality of cathode lines, respectively. Each of the timing circuits controls the timing for switching on the transistors, so that the potentials of all the cathode lines excluding the cathode line that is the target to be scanned are slowly changed from the ground potential to the power supply potential after the reset period elapses.
US07800559B2	Method and apparatus for power level control and/or contrast control in a display device The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling the power level and/or the contrast in a display device having a plurality of luminous elements corresponding to the colour components of the pixels of a picture, wherein the luminance generated by each of said luminous element is based on the intensity of the signal supplied to the luminous element and the power level and/or contrast for each picture is controlled by adjusting the intensity of the signal to be supplied to each luminous element. The invention is applicable to organic light emitting displays (OLED). According to the invention, the intensity of the signal to be supplied to each luminous element is based on reference signals and the adjustment of the signal intensity is made by adjusting the level of the reference signals.
US07800558B2	Display driver circuits for electroluminescent displays, using constant current generators Display driver circuits for driving an organic light emitting diode display, particularly a passive matrix display with greater efficiency are described. The display includes at least one electroluminescent display element, and the driver includes at least one substantially constant current generator for driving the display element. The display driver control circuitry includes a drive voltage sensor for sensing a voltage on a first line in which the current is regulated by the constant current generator; and a voltage controller coupled to the drive voltage sensor for controlling the voltage of a supply for the constant current generator in response to said sensed voltage, and configured to control the supply voltage to increase the efficiency of said display driver.
US07800555B2	Method of driving plasma display panel A driving method of plasma display panels is disclosed. This method can suppress a dark belt occurring in displaying a video of a lower part of grayscale. One field includes plural sub-fields, and each one of the sub-fields has an addressing period during which a scan pulse is applied to the scan electrodes and a data pulse is applied to the data electrodes, and a sustaining period during which a sustain pulse is applied to the scan electrodes and the sustain electrodes. A time interval between a scan pulse applied lastly during the addressing period and a sustain pulse applied firstly during the sustaining period is defined as a last pulse-interval. The last pulse-interval of at least one sub-field of a lower part of grayscale, which lower part is darker than a predetermined level of the grayscale, is set longer than the last pulse-intervals of the other sub-fields.
US07800554B2	Varying angle antenna for electromagnetic radiation dissipation device The present invention is a varying angle antenna design to be used with an electromagnetic radiation dissipation device that reduces exposure to undesirable electromagnetic radiation. The dissipation device uses a varying angle antenna to capture radiation from an active emission source, such as a cellular telephone when it is transmitting. The device converts the captured radiation into an electric current and dissipates the collected current by spending it to operate a thermal, mechanical, or electrical device. The varying angle antenna is a printed circuit board trace antenna comprising a microstrip having several serially connected meandering segments. One or more meandering segments include 90-degree bends in the microstrip, and one or more meandering segments include bends of more and less than 90 degrees. Portions of the microstrip that are horizontally oriented are all parallel, while portions of the microstrip that are vertically oriented can be parallel or angled, depending on the bend angle. Additionally, near the center of the varying angel antenna, the microstrip segments are narrower than the microstrip segments near the ends of the antenna. In general, the meandering segments include varying angles, which maximizes the operation of the antenna for absorbing undesirable electromagnetic radiation from cellular telephones.
US07800553B2	Information processing apparatus with antenna switching function, communication apparatus, antenna switching control unit, antenna switching control program, and computer-readable recording medium recording the same program In an information processing apparatus such as a notebook type personal computer having radio communication functions, for communication units to simultaneously carry out transmission/reception independently of each other without increasing the number of antennas, and for sufficiently utilizing a diversity function in the case of only a portion of the communication units, there are provided antennas, communication units capable of carrying out radio communications through the use of the antennas, respectively, and a switching unit for switching connection states between the antennas and the communication units. When radio communications are simultaneously made through the use of all the communication units, the switching unit establishes connections between the communication units and the antennas while, when radio communication is made through the use of the communication unit, the switching unit connects the antennas, the number of which depends on communication modes of the communication unit, with this communication unit.
US07800552B2	Antenna apparatus for multiple input multiple output communication At least two antennas are selected from a plurality of antennas which consist of at least two antennas having polarization characteristics or directivities different from one another, and which are arranged such that spatial fading correlations between the antennas are low, and a multiple input multiple output communication is conducted by using the selected antennas.
US07800550B2	Dipole antenna array A dipole antenna array includes a dielectric substrate; electric tuning elements mounted on a first surface and a second surface of the dielectric substrate; resonance elements and ground elements; and a feed line. Each resonance element includes first resonance parts, second resonance parts and a third resonance part. One of the second resonance parts connects the corresponding first resonance part to the third resonance part. The other second resonance parts respectively connect two neighboring first resonance parts. Each ground element includes first ground parts, second ground parts and a third ground part. One of the second ground parts connects one of the first ground parts to the third ground part. The other second ground parts respectively connect to two neighboring first ground parts.
US07800549B2	Multi-beam antenna A plurality of antenna elements on a dielectric substrate are adapted to launch or receive electromagnetic waves in or from a direction substantially away from either a convex or concave edge of the dielectric substrate, wherein at least two of the antenna elements operate in different directions. Slotlines of tapered-slot endfire antennas in a first conductive layer of a first side of the dielectric substrate are coupled to microstrip lines of a second conductive layer on the second side of the dielectric substrate. A bi-conical reflector, conformal cylindrical dielectric lens, or discrete lens array improves the H-plane radiation pattern. Dipole or Yagi-Uda antenna elements on the conductive layer of the dielectric substrate can be used in cooperation with associated reflective elements, either alone or in combination with a corner-reflector of conductive plates attached to the conductive layers proximate to the endfire antenna elements.
US07800547B2	Dual band WLAN antenna An antenna system includes first, second, and third antennas that are arranged on a substrate and that include an arc-shaped element having a concave side and a convex side, a conducting element that extends substantially radially from a center of the concave side, and a U-shaped element having a base portion with a center that communicates with the conducting element and two side portions that extend from ends of the base portion towards the concave side.
US07800537B2	System and method for antenna tracking A method includes determining if a dynamics requirement for an antenna positioner is exceeded, and employing a combination of mechanical and electronic beam steering techniques to steer a single antenna beam if the dynamics requirement is exceeded.
US07800535B2	Multi-function device with positioning system and shared processor A multi-function device with a positioning function and a real time positioning engine is disclosed. The device contains also a shared processor used by the positioning function and other functions of the device, such as a mobile radio-communication function. The positioning engine performs in real time the most computational intensive calculations of the positioning function, such as downsampling, Doppler mixing and correlation calculations. Since the received signal need not be stored, the memory requirements of the positioning function are significantly reduced if aiding data is available.
US07800529B2	Method and apparatus for creating and processing universal radar waveforms A new approach to radar imaging is described herein, in which radar pulses are transmitted with an uneven sampling scheme and subsequently processed with novel algorithms to produce images of equivalent resolution and quality as standard images produced using standard synthetic aperture radar (SAR) waveform and processing techniques. The radar data collected with these waveforms can be used to create many other useful products such as moving target indication (MTI) and high resolution terrain information (HRTI). The waveform and the correction algorithms described herein allow the algorithms of these other radar products to take advantage of the quality Doppler resolution.
US07800528B2	Radar level gauge with variable pulse parameters A radar level gauge (RLG) system and method for determining a filling level of a filling material in a tank is disclosed. The RLG system comprises a transmitter for generating and transmitting an electromagnetic transmitter pulse signal, a transmitter controller for controlling means for pulse width adjustment for adjusting the pulse width of the transmitter pulse signal in dependence of at least one application specific condition. Further, the system comprises a signal medium interface connectable to means for directing said transmitter pulse signal towards said filling material and for receiving a reception pulse signal reflected back from said filling material; a receiver for receiving said reception pulse signal from the tank; and processing circuitry for determining the filling level of the tank based on said reflection pulse signal received by said receiver. The application specific condition(s) is e.g. one or several of tank height, level of the filling material, type of filling material, presence of other tank structure providing reflecting surfaces and required accuracy of measurement.
US07800521B2	Nonlinear compensation in analog to digital converters An apparatus for converting an analog signal to a digital signal comprising a first analog to digital converter for generating a first digital value from an analog value. A second analog to digital converter for generating a second digital value from the analog value. Logic for determining a correction factor for the second digital value based on a difference between the first digital value and the second digital value, wherein the logic updates the correction factor.
US07800518B2	Pulse modulation method A pulse modulation method divides code comprising 4N-bit data into 2-bit units of data. For each pulse signal having a fixed pulse width tw, a code modulated signal is generated by pausing between pulse pause intervals Tr. An adjusted time width of between ½ and 1 times the fixed pulse width tw is taken to be Δt. One of time widths 0, Δt, 2Δt, and 3Δt is added to a fixed pause period tm of time intervals according to a corresponding value of the 2-bit data. If the sum total time TD of the code modulated signal is an interval of at least [(2tw+2tm+3Δt)N+Δt], each pulse pause interval Tr is substituted by a pulse pause interval Tr corresponding to the inverted 2-bit data. An inversion flag signal expresses that inversion information is added to the code modulated signal.
US07800512B1	Utility power restoration indicator for power management system A system for indicating a power condition in a conductor includes an indicator constructed to provide notification to a user of a utility power condition, and a sensor non-electrically connected to a utility conductor to control operation of the indicator in response to detection of power in the utility conductor.
US07800504B2	Disposable and tamper-resistant RFID lock A disposable and tamper-resistant RFID lock that employs an RFID tag. Use of tamper evident housing. Disabling an RFID tag contained in the housing cutting, crushing, or puncturing the RFID tag.
US07800497B2	Wireless detection system A system is disclosed including a transponder and a shield. The transponder may be a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder and sends a signal to a reader. The shield selectively prevents the transponder from sending the signal. The transponder and the shield are selectively movable relative to each other to permit transmission of the signal from the transponder. A movement of the transponder and the shield relative to each other is indicated by the presence of the signal. Thus, when a signal is present, due to a change or increase of the movement of the shield relative to the transponder, the reader receives an indication of a disturbance or an intrusion.
US07800496B2	Methods, devices and security systems utilizing wireless networks and detection devices Security systems, methods, and devices for monitoring a region for movement utilize a wireless network detector having a directional antenna and a transmitter for transmitting the detected wireless network signal strength to a computer. Analysis of changes in the signal strength measurements determines the presence of movement requiring a response.
US07800495B1	Open and covert detection mechanisms for materials at locations of interest An optical receiving and data communications system for sensing materials of interest (e.g., drugs and/or explosives) in transportation systems such as buses, trucks, cars, trains, aircraft, and ships, and checkpoints such as building entrances, roadblocks, passenger boarding areas, and the like. The system can be included in the transportation system, and includes a fiber optic front end that focuses and/or concentrates light reflected from a target into the fiber filament for communication to an optical sensor. When the target is illuminated at a predetermined wavelength, a vapor plume and/or particulate matter associated therewith is energized such that change information is caused to occur and be received into the fiber system. The change information is communicated over a fiber communications network to a remote processing and analysis system for processing and analysis to determine its chemical components.
US07800490B2	Electronic article surveillance system neural network minimizing false alarms and failures to deactivate A method, system and computer program product for managing false alarms in a security system. A detection zone is established. An alarm event is triggered based on the detection of a tag in the detection zone using an initial alarm trigger sensitivity. The initial alarm trigger sensitivity is based on an initial set of one or more detection criteria. The set of detection criteria is modified to adjust the alarm trigger sensitivity of the security system.
US07800486B2	Driving operation feedback apparatus and program for same A safe driving support apparatus in a vehicle is used in a manner that prevents an over-reliance of a driver on a safety device by an application of a technique. That is, for example, an evaluation of driving operation is lowered when the vehicle has been under control of an avoidance control for avoiding an unsafe situation of the vehicle, and the lowered evaluation of driving operation is recorded on a memory medium as well as being notified for the driver after evaluation is being changed. A provision of the avoidance control may result in a suppression of a vehicular function that contributes to a comfort in the vehicle among functions provided by in-vehicle devices.
US07800474B2	Bond magnet for direct current reactor and direct current reactor The present invention provides a bond magnet for direct current reactor which is to be disposed in a gap formed in a magnetic core of a direct current rector, the bond magnet containing a magnet powder containing a rapidly quenched powder of a rare earth magnet alloy. The present invention also provides a direct current reactor including a magnetic core having a gap and a winding area wound around the magnetic core, in which the bond magnet is disposed in the gap of the magnetic core.
US07800470B2	Method and system for a linear actuator with stationary vertical magnets and coils A linear actuating device contains a top magnet and a bottom magnet. The bottom magnet is axially aligned with the top magnet. The top magnet and the bottom magnet have opposing magnetization. A washer is sandwiched between the top magnet and the bottom magnet. A top coil is positioned within the top magnet. A bottom coil is positioned within the bottom magnet. A slug is slidably positioned within the top coil and bottom coil. An actuating member is integral with the slug.
US07800468B2	Electrical switching apparatus, and accessory module and strain relief mechanism therefor A strain relief mechanism is provided for an accessory for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The accessory includes an enclosure having a first end with an aperture, a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, and a number of electrical conductors, such as wires, extending through the aperture and outwardly from the first end of the accessory enclosure. The strain relief mechanism includes a support extending outwardly from the first end of the enclosure, and being proximate the aperture and the number of electrical conductors extending therethrough. A fastening mechanism, such as a wire tie, wraps around the electrical conductors and the support in order to secure the number of electrical conductors to the support and resist undesired movement thereof. First and second portions of the enclosure are fastened together without a plurality of separate fasteners.
US07800466B2	Magnetic trip mechanism and electrical switching apparatus employing the same A magnetic trip mechanism is provided for an electrical switching apparatus. The magnetic trip mechanism includes a magnetic member, an armature having opposing first and second ends and first and second sides, an armature restraint and a biasing element. The armature moves among first and second positions corresponding to separable contacts of the electrical switching apparatus being tripped open and closeable, respectively. The armature restraint includes first and second portions. In the first position, the first side of the armature engages the magnetic member. In the second position, the second side of the armature engages the second portion of the armature restraint. The armature restraint and the biasing element comprise a sub-assembly, which is removably coupled to the magnetic member. After being removably coupled to the magnetic member, the biasing element is chargeable to bias the armature away from the first position toward the second position.
US07800465B2	Passive component A passive component is provided with a filter section employing a nonequilibrium input/output system, which has an input side resonator connected to a nonequilibrium input terminal, and an output side resonator coupled with the input side resonator; and a converting section having two double line coupled lines. An output stage of the filter section is connected with an input stage of the converting section through a first capacitor, and an input stage of the filter section is connected with the input stage of the converting section through a second capacitor. Namely, the second capacitor functions as a jump capacitor. The position of an attenuation pole is permitted to be adjusted by a second capacitor in a region low in frequency characteristics.
US07800463B2	Band pass filter A band pass filter includes partial filters, each of which has a pass band. Pass bands of different ones of the partial filters have center frequencies that are different. A partial filter with a lowest center frequency has a pass band with a first low-frequency edge and a first high-frequency edge. The first low-frequency edge is steeper than first high-frequency edge. A partial filter with a highest center frequency has a pass band with a second low-frequency edge and a second high-frequency edge. The second high-frequency edge is steeper than the second low-frequency edge.
US07800461B2	Antenna branching filter In an antenna duplexer including a high band side filter, a low band side filter, and a phase shifter in a low pass configuration inserted between the high band side filter and an antenna port and taking phase matching of both filters, a resonance inductor resonating with a capacitor on the antenna port side is provided to obtain a attenuation characteristic in an optional band in an out-of-pass band of both filters by the resonance. For instance, the maximum attenuation is held at twice of the center frequency fL of a pass band of the low band side filter. The LC resonance circuit configuration can be desirably modified into a configuration such that a resonance capacitor is provided to an inductor in a phase shifter having a high band side filter configuration.
US07800459B2	Ultra-high bandwidth interconnect for data transmission In some embodiments an interconnect includes a waveguide and a transmission line coupled in parallel with the waveguide. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US07800455B2	PLL circuit and semiconductor device having the same A PLL circuit includes a phase detector, a loop filter (LF), a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), and a frequency divider. The phase detector compares a phase of a signal Fs which is input from outside with a phase of a signal Fo/N which is input from the frequency divider. The loop filter generates a signal Vin by removing alternating current components from a signal input from the phase detector. The voltage-controlled oscillator outputs a signal Fo based on the signal Vin input from the loop filter. The frequency divider converts the signal Fo output from the voltage-controlled oscillator into Fo/N (frequency division by N), and outputs it to the phase detector.
US07800454B2	Digital controlled oscillator A digital controlled oscillator including a programmable current source, a first variable capacitor and a second variable capacitor. A comparator compares the voltage across the variable capacitors with a reference voltage level and generates a DCO output clock signal. A switching means alternately switches the variable capacitors to either charge from a programmable current source or discharge in response to an output signal of the comparator. A clock divider divides the DCO output clock signal by a factor N substantially greater than 1. A frequency monitor receives the divided clock signal, determines the time difference of successive clock periods of the divided clock signal and generates a feedback signal to adapt the frequency of the DCO output clock signal.
US07800453B2	Apparatus and methods for radar imaging based on injected push-push oscillators The present invention relates to radar imaging and to phased array antennas. The invention also relates to transmitter/receiver modules, push-push oscillators and Injection locked push-push oscillators for phased array antennas. The invention reduces the production cost and improves the performance of conventional phased array antennas.
US07800448B2	Doherty amplifier An integrated Doherty amplifier structure comprises an input bond pad (IBP), and an output bond pad (OBP). A first transistor (T1) forms the peak amplifier stage of the Doherty amplifier and has a control input (G1) to receive a first input signal (IS1) being an input signal of the Doherty amplifier, and has an output (D1) to supply an amplified first input signal (OS1) at an output of the Doherty amplifier A second transistor (T2) forms a main amplifier stage of the Doherty amplifier and has a control input (G2) to receive a second input signal (IS2) and has an output (D2) to supply an amplified second input signal (0S2). The first input signal (IS1) and the second input signal (IS2) have a 90° phase offset. A first bond wire (BW1) forms a first inductance (L1), and extends in a first direction, and is arranged between the input bond pad (IBP) and the control input (G1) of the first transistor (T1). A second bond wire (B W2) forms a second inductance (L2), and extends in the first direction, and is arranged between the output bond pad (OBP) and the output (D1) of the first transistor (T1). A third bond wire (B W3) forms a third inductance (L3) and extends in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and is arranged between the output (D1) of the first transistor (T1) and the output (D2) of the second transistor (T2).
US07800444B2	Class D amplifier A single-end-output class D amplifier handles a load, such as stereo headphones, without using an expensive part such as a crystal resonator or transformer. The class D amplifier is equipped with PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) circuits that perform pulse width modulation of an input signal and output two opposite-phase PWM outputs, PWM output buffers that amplify differential outputs of PWM circuits using a power supply voltage, and inductors that combine PWM outputs amplified by the PWM output buffers.
US07800437B2	Closed loop timing feedback for PWM switching amplifiers using predictive feedback compensation Methods and systems are disclosed for closed loop feedback for pulse width modulated (PWM) switching amplifiers using predictive feedback compensation (PFC) for suppressing distortions caused by supply voltage variations and output amplitude switching non-idealities in pulse width modulated (PWM) switching amplifiers by pre-compensating the PWM input based upon the supply voltage or output pulse amplitude and using closed loop timing feedback. Output amplitude errors associated with previous PWM output signals are used to predict output amplitude errors expected for future PWM output signals. These predicted output amplitude errors are then used to adjust the pulse widths for the future PWM output signals. Timing differences between pulse widths for the uncompensated PWM input signal and the pre-compensated PWM signal are used as feedback to provide closed loop width adjustment.
US07800430B2	Temperature-compensated current generator, for instance for 1-10V interfaces A current generator arrangement for use, e.g., in 1-10V interfaces for lighting systems, includes at least one transistor (Q3) having a base-emitter junction wherein the voltage drop across the base-emitter junction defines the intensity of the output current and wherein the base-emitter junction is exposed to temperature drift. A resistive network (Req2) is coupled to the transistor (Q3), whereby the intensity of the output current is a function of both the voltage drop across the base-emitter junction of the transistor (Q3) and the resistance value of the resistive network (Req2). The resistive network (Req2) includes at least one resistor element (NTC3; NTC4) whose resistance value varies with temperature to keep constant the intensity of the output current irrespective of any temperature drift in the voltage drop across the base-emitter junction of the transistor (Q3).
US07800429B2	Temperature insensitive reference circuit for use in a voltage detection circuit A simple voltage detection circuit has few circuit elements, but provides a voltage output that is substantially temperature insensitive. The voltage detection circuit includes a diode-connected transistor, a cascode-connected transistor, as well as first and second resistors coupled between ground and a ramped power supply voltage. The diode-connected transistor exhibits a negative temperature coefficient. The on resistance of the cascode-connected transistor increases with temperature and thus the voltage dropped across the cascode-connected transistor also increases with temperature. By correctly sizing the cascode-connected device, the negative and positive temperature coefficients of the diode-connected and cascode-connected devices can be substantially cancelled out.
US07800428B2	Semiconductor device and method for controlling a semiconductor device Semiconductor devices and methods are disclosed wherein a switching element or a current path is coupled to a substrate, and wherein a further element is coupled to said substrate and a control input of said switching element or said current path. Accordingly, in at least one embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a substrate and a switching element with a control input coupled to the substrate. The semiconductor device includes a compensation element having a control input and an output. The control input of the compensation element is coupled to the substrate and the output of the compensation element is coupled to the control input of the switching element.
US07800425B2	On-chip mode-setting circuit and method for a chip An on-chip mode-setting circuit and method are provided for a chip having an output driver with an output terminal connected to a pin of the chip. The pin may be defined between two states from exterior of the chip. The on-chip mode-setting circuit includes an electronic element connected to a bias input of the output driver for producing a voltage when the pin is defined at one of the two states, and a voltage detector for monitoring the voltage to determine which one of the two states the pin is at, and producing a mode-setting signal accordingly.
US07800418B2	Current mirror circuit and digital-to-analog conversion circuit A first switched capacitor circuit is connected to the source of one MOS transistor of a current mirror pair configured by a pair of MOS transistors and a second switched capacitor circuit is connected to the source of the other MOS transistor. Each of the first and second switched capacitor circuits includes a capacitor and a switch connected in parallel with the capacitor and the switch is on/off-controlled based on a clock signal of a preset cycle. Each of the first and second switched capacitor circuits equivalently functions as a resistor with large resistance and a variation in the output current of the current mirror circuit based on a variation in the threshold voltages of the pair of MOS transistors can be reduced even if the power source voltage is reduced.
US07800415B2	Circuit device to produce an output signal including dither In a particular embodiment, a circuit device includes a count zero circuit having a first counter to receive a clock signal and to produce a count zero signal based on the clock signal and having a second counter to generate a reset control signal to control a reset of the count zero circuit. The circuit device further includes a turnoff circuit to receive the clock signal and to produce a turn off signal based on the clock signal. Further, the circuit device includes a pulse width modulated (PWM) latch circuit adapted to produce a gate drive signal based on the count zero signal and the turn off signal, where timing of an edge of the gate drive signal varies based on the reset control signal.
US07800404B2	Field programmable application specific integrated circuit with programmable logic array and method of designing and programming the programmable logic array A programmable logic array for use in a field programmable application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) implementation is provided. The programmable logic array includes programmable logic blocks, and programmable logic interfaces. The programmable logic interfaces couple the programmable logic blocks to external interfaces of the field programmable ASIC, and enable the programmable logic array to be inserted into the field programmable ASIC as a hard macro block.
US07800400B2	Configuration random access memory Integrated circuits such as programmable logic device integrated circuits are provided that have configuration random-access memory elements. The configuration random-access memory elements are loaded with configuration data to customize programmable logic on the integrated circuits. Each memory element has a capacitor that stores data for that memory element. A pair of cross-coupled inverters are connected to the capacitor. The inverters ensure that the memory elements produce output control signals with voltages than range from one power supply rail to another. Each configuration random-access memory element may have a clear transistor. The capacitor may be formed in a dielectric layer that lies above the transistors of the inverters, the address transistor, and the clear transistor. The inverters may be powered with an elevated power supply voltage.
US07800398B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit and method of controlling the same A semiconductor integrated circuit includes an ODT signal generator that receives an ODT command signal, an ODT reset signal, and an ODT calibration end signal to generate an ODT control signal according to the phase of the ODT calibration end signal, and an ODT resistance adjusting unit that is to perform an on-die termination operation in response to the ODT control signal.
US07800396B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit, control method, and information processing apparatus A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a circuit block connected to an arithmetic processing unit via a bus, a power supply noise data generator which is configured to generate a power supply noise data signal by converting power supply noise generated in power supply voltage of power supply operates the circuit block, an error detector which is configured to detect an error of data outputted from the circuit block to the bus, and a write controller which is configured to associate power supply noise information based on the power supply noise data signal with data on the bus and write the data in a storage unit, and to stop to write the data in response to the detection of the error by the error detector.
US07800391B2	Apparatus for testing a chip and methods of making and using the same An apparatus and method for testing an integrated circuit in a target electronic application, wherein the apparatus includes a socket for receiving the integrated circuit, a modified commercial electronic product which models the target electronic application, and an electrical connection between the socket and the modified commercial electronic product. The method of testing an integrated circuit includes placing an integrated circuit in a socket that is coupled to a circuit board substantially identical to that of a circuit board configured to include the integrated circuit, but which does not include the integrated circuit, and testing the integrated circuit. A method of making such a tester mechanically attaching a socket to a modified commercial electronic product and electrically connecting an integrated circuit and the modified commercial electronic product. This approach allows for cheaper, more comprehensive, and more accurate testing of an integrated circuit.
US07800390B2	Load fluctuation correction circuit, electronic device, testing device, and load fluctuation correction method Provided is a load fluctuation compensation circuit for compensating a power source voltage supplied to an operation circuit, the load fluctuation compensation circuit including: a periodic signal changing section that receives a power source voltage from a power source shared with the operation circuit, and outputs a changed signal resulting from changing a supplied periodic signal according to the power source voltage; a phase comparator that compares a phase of the periodic signal with a phase of the changed signal outputted from the periodic signal changing section; an initializing section that generates a bias voltage supplied to the periodic signal changing section and adjusts a phase difference between the periodic signal and the changed signal to a preset value, based on the comparison result of the phase comparator; a controller that holds the bias voltage outputted from the initializing section when the phase difference between the periodic signal and the changed signal has become the preset value; a power current consumption circuit that shares a power source with the operation circuit; and a fluctuation compensation section that controls an amount of a power current supplied to the power current consumption circuit, based on the comparison result outputted from the phase comparator while the bias voltage of the initializing section is kept on hold.
US07800386B2	Contact device and method for producing the same Provided is a method for producing a contact device, including a step of forming a first conductive film; a step of forming a second conductive film containing a metal or an alloy of the metal on the first conductive film; a step of forming a third conductive film on the second conductive film; and a step of forming a surface layer on the third conductive film, the surface layer containing an oxidative product of the metal in the second conductive film, which metal has been diffused to be precipitated out from the surface of the third conductive film and oxidized.
US07800385B2	Apparatus and method for testing electrical interconnects A test system including a package with interconnect paths. The package may have electrical paths that are electrically connected by the interconnect paths. The electrically connected electrical paths may yield increased data without significantly increasing the required testing hardware.
US07800375B2	System and method for estimating a state vector associated with a battery A system and a method for estimating a state vector associated with a battery are provided. The method includes determining a time interval that the battery has been electrically decoupled from a load circuit. The time interval starts at a first time. The method further includes obtaining a first state vector associated with the battery from a memory. The first state vector is determined prior to the first time. The method further includes calculating a second predicted state vector associated with the battery based on the first state vector and the time interval.
US07800372B2	Resistivity tools with segmented azimuthally sensitive antennas and methods of making same In one aspect, an apparatus and a method for estimating one or more electrical properties downhole are provided. The apparatus, in one embodiment, may include a metallic member that has a longitudinal axis and a radial axis, at least two groups of slots formed in the metallic member, each group of slots having at lest two rows of slots, each row of slots containing at least one slot, and an electrical conductor placed over the at least two rows of slots at an angle to the radial axis of the metallic member to form an antenna of a tool for use in a wellbore for estimating the electrical properties downhole. The antenna may be configured to operate as a transmitter or as a receiver.
US07800371B2	Portable NMR device and method for making and using the same An embodiment of the invention relates to a portable or handheld device for performing NMR analysis. The device comprises a console and a strip which can be placed into the console through a slot or other means. The strip comprises a sample holding place and a microcoil for generating an excitation magnetic field across a sample in the sample holding space. A permanent magnet is provided either by the console or the strip and generates a static magnetic field which, together with the excitation magnetic field, creates NMR within the sample. Other embodiments of the invention also encompass method of performing NMR analysis using the portable device and method of making such devices.
US07800370B2	Receiver coil array for magnetic resonance imaging A receiver coil array for a magnetic resonance imaging system has an inductive coupling coil incorporated in the middle coil unit of the receiver coil array as its secondary coil, which serves to regulate the frequency and impedance of the middle coil unit. The secondary coil has an output regulation circuit which can output the magnetic resonance signals received by the middle coil unit to increase the number of the coil units in the receiver coil array that receive and output resonance signals while further regulating the frequency and impedance of the middle coil unit. Since this receiver coil array achieves regulation of the frequency and impedance of the middle coil unit and increases the number of the coil units in the receiver coil array that receive and output the resonance signals, it can improve the quality of the signals received by the receiver coil array. Moreover, the design is simple and is easy to achieve.
US07800367B2	Method and apparatus for generating T2* weighted magnetic resonance images A method for generating a susceptibility (or T2*) weighted magnetic resonance (MR) image includes defining a pulse sequence having a plurality of gradient echoes and acquiring MR data for each of the plurality of gradient echoes. A weighting function is applied to image data for each gradient echo such as MR data (e.g., k-space data) or magnitude images associated with each gradient echo. A susceptibility weighted image is generated by combining the image data for each gradient echo based on at least the application of the weighting function.
US07800359B2	Relative rotational position detection apparatus A first sensor detects a rotational position of a first shaft in a noncontact fashion and generates a first output signal by phase-shifting a reference A.C. signal in accordance with the detected rotational position of the first shaft. A second sensor detects a rotational position of a second shaft in a noncontact fashion and generates a second output signal by phase-shifting the reference A.C. signal in accordance with the detected rotational position of the second shaft. First and second timing signals corresponding to phase shift amounts of the first and second output signals are output via respective output lines. Relative rotational position detection data, representing a rotational difference or amount of torsion between the two shafts, appears in a time difference between the first and second timing signals. A PWM signal, having a pulse width corresponding to a time difference between the first and second timing signals, may be output.
US07800357B2	Steering angle sensor A steering angle sensor comprises a main rotor which can be rotated in a rotationally synchronous manner and which can be coupled to a steering column or to a steering wheel. The main rotor can be rotated about the rotational axis of the steering column. The steering angle sensor also comprises at least one additional rotor which can be driven by the main rotor, a first scanning unit which is used to scan the position of the rotational angle of the main rotor, and a second scanning unit which is used to scan the rotational angle of the additional rotor. The additional rotor can be rotated about the rotational axis of the steering column and can drive the additional rotor of at least one transmission element driven by the main rotor. A method for determining the absolute steering angle of a steering wheel is also disclosed.
US07800351B2	High efficiency voltage regulator with auto power-save mode A DC-to-DC converter comprises an error amplifier, a comparator, a PWM controller, a power switch unit, and a control signal monitoring circuit. The PWM controller receives a comparison signal from the comparator and generates a digital control signal that controls the power switch unit such that the DC-to-DC converter supplies a regulated voltage onto a load. The control signal monitoring circuit monitors the digital control signal and detects either a heavy load or a light load condition based on characteristics of the digital control signal. Under the light load condition, the monitoring circuit generates a first enabling signal such that the DC-to-DC controller operates in a power-save mode. Under the heavy load condition, the monitoring circuit generates a second enabling signal such that the DC-to-DC controller operates in a normal operation mode. The DC-to-DC converter consumes substantially less power in the power-save mode than in the normal operation mode.
US07800350B2	Apparatus for optimizing diode conduction time during a deadtime interval Deadtime optimization techniques and circuits are provided which implement closed loop feedback to reduce a duration of a deadtime interval by reducing a diode conduction time (DCT) to an optimized or minimized value. Information regarding DCT is fed back to continuously adjust the relative delay between a first driver path which drives a first transistor and a second driver path which drives a second transistor. For instance, information regarding DCT can be measured and stored, and then used to generate a control signal which continuously adjusts (e.g., increases or decreases) a variable delay associated with a delay element in one of the driver paths of one of the transistors. The delay is adjusted to a value which drives the DCT towards an optimum value. By continuously changing the relative delay between the first driver path and the second driver path, the DCT can be driven to an optimum value.
US07800349B2	Voltage dip and undervoltage compensator The present invention relates a system for compensating for a voltage dip and undervoltage containing a primary side and secondary side transformer, a voltage dip/swell detector, and a level detector/switch selector device, wherein the secondary side of the transformer possesses a minimally sufficient number of taps to allow the system to be modified to meet supply voltage dips. The system, in particular, allows for long term compensation of voltage dips and quick adjustment of load voltage, usually within one cycle. Methods of using the present invention are also presented.
US07800348B2	Motor drive with VAR compensation Apparatus and methods are disclosed for providing VAR compensation using an AC motor drive, in which an off-line motor drive is configured to prevent power transfer to a motor load output, with a line side converter being operated to control a voltage or current in an intermediate circuit for leading or lagging VAR compensation of an AC power system.
US07800346B2	Device and method for equalizing charges of series-connected energy stores A device and method for equalizing the charges of series-connected individual cells of an energy storage device with a DC/DC converter, which draws energy from the energy storage device or from another energy source, charges an intermediate circuit capacitor whose voltage is inverted in a DC/AC converter, converts the alternating voltage via AC bus lines and coupling transformers by way of a rectifier into a pulsating direct current, and charges the cell having the lowest cell voltage with the pulsating direct current.
US07800339B2	Drive control assembly for controlling a motor A drive control assembly for a motor including a variable frequency drive module for providing variable speed control for the motor, a bypass module for providing bypass control for the motor, and a switch for switching control for the motor between the variable frequency drive module and the bypass module. The bypass module can provide control for the motor even when the variable frequency drive module is removed from the drive control assembly.
US07800337B2	Control apparatus for AC rotary machine and method for measuring electrical constant of AC rotary machine using the control apparatus A control apparatus for an AC rotary machine, including first voltage command calculation means for calculating first voltage commands from current commands, an angular frequency, and constant set values of the AC rotary machine, second voltage command calculation means for calculating second voltage commands on the basis of difference currents between the current commands and current detection values, so that the difference currents may converge into zero, third voltage command calculation means for calculating third voltage commands by adding the first voltage commands and the second voltage commands, voltage application means for applying voltages to the AC rotary machine on the basis of the third voltage commands, and constant measurement means for calculating the constant set values on the basis of the second voltage commands.
US07800334B2	Drive system The invention relates to a drive system comprising a control unit (1), which is connected to drive units (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g) via a data bus (2) for the exchange of data. According to the invention, one drive unit (3a, 3b) is connected to the drive motor (7a, 7b) in order to control the latter (7a, 7b) and an additional drive unit (3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g) is connected to a magnetic bearing (11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g) of a magnetic spindle bearing arrangement (23) in order to control said bearing (11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 11g). The invention thus provides a drive system, in which a magnetic spindle bearing arrangement (23) is integrated.
US07800333B2	Audible noise reduction for single current shunt platform A method for reducing audible motor noise in a motor drive, wherein the motor drive includes a motor controller driving a PWM space vector modulator providing gating pulses to an inverter providing phase currents to the phase windings of the motor, and wherein phase currents of the motor are determined by taking samples of the DC link current in a DC link powering the inverter. The method comprises determining the speed of the motor and comparing the speed to a preset threshold, the preset threshold defining a speed at which audible noise is generated by the motor due to a minimum pulse constraint being imposed on the motor phase currents in order to reliably sample the DC link current to measure the phase current. If the speed is below the threshold, the DC link current in the DC link is sampled using a reduced number of current samples for a PWM cycle of the PWM space vector modulator to reduce audible motor noise.
US07800330B2	Method for regulating a voltage or a current of an RLC filter, a recording medium and vehicles for this method This deadbeat control method for regulating an output voltage Uc or an output current Il of a low-pass RLC filter includes: calculation (92) of a current setting Īuc for the average intensity Īu of a DC current Iu flowing through a first output point of the filter between instants ti and ti+1, this setting Īuc being established from discretized state equations of the filter in such a way that the voltage Uc or the line current Il is equal to a predetermined setting of voltage Ucc or of line current Ilc at the instant ti+1, control (100) of an electric converter in order to produce a current Iu flowing through the filter, the average intensity Īu of which between the instants ti and ti+1 is equal to the current setting Īuc.
US07800329B2	Motor control device, method and program storage medium There are provided a motor control device and a method for deciding a velocity instruction shape within the limit of a movement range, a velocity, and an acceleration of an object device while maintaining the acceleration as high as possible in inertia identification. The motor control device includes a position control unit for generating a velocity instruction based on a position instruction and a motor position, a velocity control unit for generating a torque instruction based on the velocity instruction and a motor velocity, and a motor drive unit for generating motor current from the torque instruction. The motor control device further includes a model control unit for generating a model torque instruction based on the velocity instruction and a model velocity, an inertia identification unit for identifying an inertia from a predetermined positional instruction according to a ratio of the motor torque instruction integrated value obtained by temporal integration of the torque instruction of the motor at a predetermined section and the model torque instruction integrated value obtained by temporal integration of the model torque instruction at a predetermined section, and an instruction shape generation unit for automatically generating an instruction shape upon identification according to the conditions of the maximum movable distance, the permitted velocity, the permitted acceleration, and the maximum operation time of the object machine.
US07800327B2	Sensorless control in a permanent magnet machine An apparatus and method for providing improved sensorless control of permanent magnet motors is described. Induced electricity from at least one winding set is used to determine rotor position and provide feedback to a commutation circuit driving at least another winding set isolated from the first.
US07800321B2	Method for the detection of the rotational position of the rotor of a DC motor with commutator In a method for the detection of the rotational position of the rotor of a DC motor with commutator by evaluating the time development of a rotor current signal of the DC motor, said signal comprising a periodic waviness around an average value and comprising current ripples generated by commutation which are superimposed to said waviness, the rotor current signal of a current ripple detector unit (30) is supplied for detecting the current ripples of the rotor current signal. The rotor current signal is further supplied to a waviness detector unit (34) for detecting a half or full wave of the rotor current signal. The current ripple detector unit (30) is arranged to output a current ripple pulse for each detected current ripple. The waviness detector unit (34) is arranged to output a waviness pulse for each period of the waviness. The output signals of both detector units (30,34) are supplied to a logic OR unit (38) for generating a logic signal. Within a period of the rotor current signal, at least one of the detector units (30,34) will output a pulse. Thereby, the logic signal comprises a logic pulse for each period of the rotor current signal.
US07800320B2	Power transmission device, and display device and display panel pedestal that have the power transmission device A power transmission device capable of adjusting a torque to be applied to an output shaft easily and removing a backlash between gears exactly, and a display device and a display panel pedestal that have the power transmission device. A power transmission device 101 includes a display panel 102, an output shaft 103 to which the display panel is connected, output gears 104 and 105 rotating integrally with the output shaft, transmission gears 106 and 107 engaged with the respective output gears, motors 108 and 109 providing driving forces to the respective transmission gears, and a control circuit 110 controlling the motors. The control circuit 110 causes the motors 108 and 109 to rotate the transmission gears 106 and 107 at different rotation numbers, and to transmit different driving forces to the respective output gears 104 and 105. The output shaft 103 receives not only a torque on a rotation direction side, but also a torque on a side opposite to the rotation direction, whereby the occurrence of play due to the direction change of a weight torque of the display panel 102 is suppressed.
US07800317B2	Discharge lamp lighting apparatus and semiconductor integrated circuit A discharge lamp lighting apparatus includes switching elements to pass a current to a primary winding of a transformer and a capacitor, an oscillator to generate a triangular signal, an error amplifier to amplify an error voltage of a voltage corresponding to a current passed through a discharge lamp and receive a burst dimming signal that is a pulse signal to intermittently supply power to the discharge lamp, comparators to compare the error voltage with the triangular signal and generate PWM control signals that turn on/off the switching elements, respectively, a clamp circuit to clamp an output from the error amplifier so that the output from the error amplifier may not drop below a lower limit value of the triangular signal during an OFF period of the burst dimming signal, and breaking circuits to block the PWM control signals during the OFF period of the burst dimming signal.
US07800314B2	Projector and driving method of light source for projector A projector includes an discharge lamp which has a first electrode and a second electrode and emits light by generating discharge between the first and second electrodes, and a driving system which supplies power by alternating polarities of the first electrode and the second electrode. The driving system is operable in a restoration mode. The driving system melts surface layers of a tip and a surrounding area of the tip extending from a main body of one of the first and second electrodes, and expands a new tip on a tip area of the main body of the one electrode in the restoration mode.
US07800312B2	Dual mode ion source for ion implantation A direct electron impact ion source is disclosed that includes a vaporizer for producing a process gas; an electron source for generating an electron beam; and an ionization chamber. The electron source is located outside the ionization chamber. Aligned apertures are provided in opposing walls of the ionization chamber to allow an electron beam to pass through the ionization chamber. The process gas is directed into the ionization chamber and ionized and extracted from the ionization chamber by way of an extraction aperture. In one embodiment, the direct electron impact ion source is configured with a form factor to enable it to be retrofit into the volume of an existing ion source , for example, an arc discharge type ion source. Alternatively, the direct electron impact ion source may be used together with an arc discharge ion source to create a dual mode or universal ion source.
US07800311B2	Power supply unit, high-frequency circuit system and heater voltage control method At the time of restoration of the power supply after a power failure, a voltage higher than that in the normal operation mode is supplied to a heater. After a lapse of a predetermined time, the voltage to be supplied to the heater is switched into the voltage in the normal operation mode while a control signal for stating the operation of an electron tube is output. Alternatively, at the time of power activation, the rate of change of current flowing through a heater is determined for every period of time. When the rate of change becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold, a voltage higher than that in the normal operation mode is supplied to the heater, and after a lapse of a predetermined time, the voltage to be supplied to the heater is switched into the voltage in the normal operation mode while a control signal for stating the operation of the electron tube is output.
US07800301B2	Organic electroluminescent device comprising a prism structure Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, at least one organic layer containing a luminescent layer and disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, a transparent substrate and a prism structure disposed between the first electrode or the second electrode and the transparent substrate, wherein the prism structure is disposed such that the apexes of the prisms face the transparent substrate side and the coefficient of variation in the pitch of the apexes of the prisms is 1% or more.
US07800298B2	Light-emitting device having a planarized color filter A light-emitting device and the fabrication method thereof. A substrate is provided. A plurality of active elements are formed on the substrate, defining a plurality of pixel areas. A color filter is formed on the pixel areas. The surface of the color filter is planarized to reduce roughness. An electrode is formed on the color filter. An light-emitting layer is formed on the electrode. A second electrode is formed on the light-emitting layer.
US07800295B2	Organic light emitting device having a microcavity The present invention provides OLEDs incorporating microcavities. By combining a microcavity with a non-microcavity emissive layer, improved saturation and luminance may be achieved. OLEDs incorporating microcavities according to the invention may be used to produce white light, and as sub-pixels in full-color displays.
US07800291B2	Low wattage fluorescent lamp A low-wattage mercury vapor discharge fluorescent lamp is provided. The lamp has a discharge sustaining fill of mercury vapor and an inert gas having 1-100 mole % xenon, balance comprising a rare gas or rare gas mixture, such as krypton or argon. The fill gas has a total pressure of 0.5-4 torr, and the lamp being adapted to operate below 10 watts per foot of arc length.
US07800290B2	High efficiency emitter for incandescent light sources An emitter (F) for incandescent light sources, in particular a filament, capable of being brought to incandescence by the passage of electric current is obtained in such a way as to have a value of spectral absorption α that is high in the visible region of the spectrum and low in the infrared region of the spectrum, said absorption α being defined as α=1−ρ−τ, where ρ is the spectral reflectance and τ is the spectral transmittance of the emitter.
US07800289B2	Electrodeless gas discharge lamp The invention relates to an electrodeless high frequency gas discharge lamp according to the induction principle that, as a result of its design and construction, shows particularly low electromagnetic interference with a simultaneous increase in light efficiency. The gas discharge lamp according to the invention owes these advantageous properties on the one hand to the high coupling factor between the discharge current and the exciting current and, on the other hand, to the essentially homogeneous field conditions in the discharge vessel, which has been achieved by designing the discharge vessel to take the form of a hollow cylindrical ring which is seated directly over the exciter winding that extends over the entire length of the discharge vessel on a fully-closed, highly-permeable ferrite core.
US07800286B2	Alpha fusion electrical energy valve Alpha particles are directed and focused onto a delta-ray cathode target, where an alpha fusion reaction is generated. Delta radiation or high-energy secondary electrons are generated from the said alpha reaction. The cathode also becomes thermally active generating thermionic electrons. The electrons flow in the direction of an anode that absorbs their energy, generating electrical current in one direction, known in the electrical field as direct current.
US07800282B2	Single-resonator dual-frequency lateral-extension mode piezoelectric oscillators, and operating methods thereof Oscillators include a resonator having first and second electrodes and configured to resonate at a first frequency at which the first and second electrodes carry in-phase signals and at a second frequency at which the first and second electrodes carry out-of-phase signals. A driver circuit is configured to selectively sustain either the in-phase signals on the first and second electrodes or the out-of-phase signals on the first and second electrodes so that the resonator selectively resonates at either the first frequency or the second frequency, respectively. Related oscillator operating methods are also disclosed.
US07800276B2	Rotor assembly Devices and methods are provided for a rotor assembly and an electric motor. One embodiment for a rotor assembly includes a first rotor including a first interface surface and a second rotor including a second interface surface corresponding to the first interface surface. Also, the first rotor is positioned with the first interface surface in direct physical contact with the second interface surface of the second rotor.
US07800274B2	Thin stator, eccentric motor and axial air-gap brushless vibration motor equipped with the same A stator includes a bracket having a shaft bearing portion at a center, a stator base including a flexible printed wiring board outwardly attached to the shaft bearing portion, single-phase air-armature coils disposed on the stator base, and a drive circuit member disposed on the stator base so as not to overlap with the single-phase air-core armature coils. The bracket has a through hole at the section corresponding to the bottom of the drive circuit member. The stator base is embedded at least partly in the thickness direction in the through hole and fixed using a resin, and a detent torque generation member is contained in, and is no thicker than, the stator base.
US07800272B2	Embedded magnet motor and manufacturing method of the same In an embedded magnet motor, radial magnets and first inclined magnets form north poles. The radial magnets and second inclined magnets form south poles. Core sheets each include preformed radial accommodating slots the number of which is expressed by P/2. Some of the preformed radial accommodating slots are short slots and the rest are long slots. The short slots are located at some parts of each radial accommodating slot along the axial direction. Radially inner ends of the short slots restrict the radial magnets from moving radially inward.
US07800270B2	Small DC motor A small DC motor includes: a motor frame including a cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion having a constant thickness and having a cross section in a shape that includes four sides and connecting portions, each of the connecting portions connecting adjacent two of the four sides and being located inward from a corresponding corner in a quadrangle including the four sides; field magnets; and an armature assembly, wherein the field magnets are provided so as to be spaced apart from each other, and the small DC motor includes an air gap between each of the four sides and a radially outermost surface of the armature assembly, the air gap being a minimum size needed to rotate the armature assembly.
US07800268B2	Device to relieve thrust load in a rotor-bearing system using permanent magnets The present invention provides a device and a method to enhance thrust load capacity in a rotor bearing system. The load-enhancing device comprises a stator and a rotor arranged in such as way as to achieve a magnetic thrust load capacity enhancement by employing a number of permanent magnets, which produce an attracting force of an expulsing force between the rotor and the stator.
US07800264B2	Assembly of electronic components for electrical rotating machine An assembly of electronic components for a rotary electrical machine and power and signal interconnection pieces cooperating with the electronic components in order respectively to distribute power to the electronic components and convey control signals between electronic components for the functioning of the rotary electrical machine, wherein the electronic components are disposed in at least one module disposed on a first plane, the at least one module comprising a housing defined by a top face and a bottom face and at least three lateral faces, the signal interconnection piece is disposed on a second plane parallel to the first plane, and the power interconnection piece is disposed on a third plane parallel to the first plane, the power and signal interconnection pieces being independent of each other and independent of the at least one module.
US07800259B2	Stator assembly for use in a fluid-cooled motor and method of making the same A stator assembly for use in a fluid-cooled motor is disclosed, wherein a cooling jacket is disposed around a main body of the stator, the cooling jacket including at least one conduit adapted to receive a coolant therein, thereby minimizing a complexity and a cost of manufacture of the stator assembly, and maximizing a cooling capability of the stator assembly.
US07800256B2	Electric machine A linear or rotating electric synchronous machine includes a reluctance-secondary part, and a primary part, provided with a coil and permanent magnets. The primary part has teeth, with each tooth surrounded by a coil defining a coil axis. Arranged in each tooth is a permanent magnet which is surrounded by the coil and extends extending in parallel relationship to the coil axis of the coil. The secondary part is constructed for guiding a magnetic field and has teeth which define with the teeth of the primary part an air gap. The permanent magnet defines a magnetization direction in parallel to an air gap plane of the air gap, with the magnetization direction reversing from tooth to tooth.
US07800253B2	Transmitting signals over interconnect carrying direct current from power supply to electronic device A system of an embodiment of the invention is disclosed that includes an interconnect, an electronic device, and a power supply. The interconnect is to carry direct current (DC). The electronic device is connectable to the interconnect to receive DC, and has a communication circuit to transmit signals over the interconnect. The power supply is connectable to the interconnect to provide the DC to the electronic device, and has a decoder circuit to decode the signals received over the interconnect from the electronic device.
US07800252B2	Load condition controlled wall plate outlet system In accordance with various aspects of the present invention, a method and circuit for reducing power consumption of a wall plate system during idle conditions is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a wall plate system is configured for reducing power during idle mode by disengaging at least one outlet from a power input. A wall plate system may include one or more outlets and one or more wall plate circuits, with power input connected to the outlets through the wall plate circuit(s). The wall plate circuit may include a current measuring system, a control circuit, and a switch. The current measuring system provides, through the switch, an output power signal that is proportional to the load at the outlet. If behavior of the current measuring system indicates that an outlet is drawing substantially no power from the power input, the switch disengages the power input from the outlet.
US07800250B2	Connection of an internal regulator to an external filter/stabilization capacitor through a selectable external connection and prevention of a current surge therebetween An integrated circuit device provides a choice of external pins (connections) that may be user selectable for coupling an external filter/stabilization capacitor to an internal voltage regulator. However, connecting the output of a internal voltage regulator to an uncharged external filter/stabilization capacitor (or to a capacitor charged to a different voltage level than the internal regulation voltage) through a low impedance path can cause the regulator output voltage to sag/spike if the internal voltage regulator tries to charge/discharge the capacitor up/down to equilibrium with the regulator output voltage. To minimize this potential sag/spike, the voltage on the external filter/stabilization capacitor may be adjusted in a controlled manner to substantially the same voltage as the voltage on the output of the internal voltage regulator, and then the internal voltage regulator is operationally coupled through a low impedance to the external regulator filter/stabilization capacitor.
US07800244B2	Device for managing the supply to a network of power-consuming elements for a motor vehicle A switching unit for a device for managing the supply to a network of power-consuming elements for a motor vehicle, said management device including: a main network (Rp), a main energy storage element (Bp) which is intended to supply the main network (Rp), a secondary network (Rs), and a secondary energy storage element (Ucap) which is intended to supply the secondary network (Rs). According to the invention, the unit is intended to connect the secondary network (Rs) electrically with the secondary energy storage element (Ucap) when the vehicle is in a parking mode. The secondary energy storage element (Ucap) comprises a super-capacitor (Ucap) and includes means (D0, Rp) for pre-charging the secondary energy storage element (Ucap). The invention is suitable for motor vehicles.
US07800242B2	Wind energy installation and method of controlling the output power from a wind energy installation A method of controlling the output power from a wind energy installation to a utility grid having a specified nominal frequency is provided, in which the output power is controlled depending on the actual grid frequency in the utility grid such that the output power is reduced when the grid frequency exceeds a predetermined value. The predetermined value is at most two per mill higher than the nominal frequency of the grid and the output power is reduced as soon as any increase of the grid frequency above the predetermined value is detected.
US07800241B2	Semiconductor device with semiconductor device components embedded in a plastics composition A semiconductor device with semiconductor device components embedded in a plastics composition is disclosed. In one embodiment, organosilicon and organometallic compounds are used for producing an adhesion promoter layer. The adhesion promoter layer on the surfaces of the semiconductor device components of a semiconductor device has a microporous morphology and has an average thickness D of between 5 nm≦D≦300 nm. In this case, the adhesion promoter layer has nanoscale ceramic grains applied wet-chemically.
US07800238B2	Surface depressions for die-to-die interconnects and associated systems and methods Stacked microelectronic dies employing die-to-die interconnects and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a stacked system of microelectronic dies includes a first microelectronic die, a second microelectronic die attached to the first die, and a die-to-die interconnect electrically coupling the first die with the second die. The first die includes a back-side surface, a surface depression in the back-side surface, and a first metal contact located within the surface depression. The second die includes a front-side surface and a second metal contact located at the front-side surface and aligned with the first metal contact of the first die. The die-to-die interconnect electrically couples the first metal contact of the first die with the second metal contact of the second die and includes a flowable metal layer that at least partially fills the surface depression of the first die.
US07800237B2	Electronic device including a component stack and connecting elements, and connecting elements, and method for producing the electronic device An electronic device includes a stack of electronic components and connecting elements. The component stack includes two components stacked one on top of another by their top sides. Contact areas are arranged on the top sides of the components, and the contact areas include external contact structures as connecting elements. The external contact structures on the contact areas include rib and/or trench structures oriented in such a way that the rib and/or trench structures of the contact areas of the components stacked one on top of another cross or intersect each other.
US07800235B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device Method of fabricating thin-film transistors in which contact with connecting electrodes becomes reliable. When contact holes are formed, the bottom insulating layer is subjected to a wet etching process, thus producing undercuttings inside the contact holes. In order to remove the undercuttings, a light etching process is carried out to widen the contact holes. Thus, tapering section are obtained, and the covering of connection wiring is improved.
US07800234B2	Process for manufacturing deep through vias in a semiconductor device, and semiconductor device made thereby A process for manufacturing a through via in a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a body having a structural layer, a substrate, and a dielectric layer set between the structural layer and the substrate; insulating a portion of the structural layer to form a front-side interconnection region; insulating a portion of the substrate to form a back-side interconnection region; and connecting the front-side interconnection region and the back-side interconnection region through the dielectric layer.
US07800227B2	Semiconductor device with crack-resistant multilayer copper wiring In a semiconductor device including a multilayer pad, the multilayer pad comprises a first pad layer provided over a semiconductor substrate to have a first copper wiring region and a first intralayer insulating region provided within the first copper wiring region, and a second pad layer provided over the first pad layer via an interlayer insulating film to have a second copper wiring region and a second intralayer insulating region provided within the second copper wiring region. In the semiconductor device, the first copper wiring region, the first intralayer insulating region, the second copper wiring region, and the second intralayer insulating region are provided in the first and second pad layers such that the multilayer pad has a layout in which all the regions are covered with the copper wiring when the multilayer pad is perspectively viewed from a perpendicularly upper direction for the semiconductor substrate.
US07800222B2	Semiconductor module with switching components and driver electronics A semiconductor module comprises at least one semiconductor chip having at least one semiconductor switch. The at least one semiconductor chip is arranged on a carrier substrate. At least one driver component drives the at least one semiconductor switch. The at least one driver component is arranged on a circuit board. The at least one driver component has at least one input for receiving a control signal. The circuit board has a galvanic isolation in a signal path between the at least one driver component and the at least one semiconductor chip.
US07800219B2	High-power semiconductor die packages with integrated heat-sink capability and methods of manufacturing the same An exemplary semiconductor die package of the invention has a metal-oxide substrate disposed between a first surface of a semiconductor die and a heat-sinking component, with a conductive die clip or one or more electrical interconnect traces disposed between the metal-oxide substrate and the first surface of the semiconductor die. The heat-sinking component may comprise a heat sink, or an adaptor plate to which a heat sink may be coupled. The conductive die clip or electrical trace(s) provides electrical connection(s) to the first surface of the semiconductor die, while the metal-oxide substrate electrically insulates the die from the heat-sinking component, and provides a path of high thermal conductivity between the die and the heat-sinking component. The second surface of the semiconductor die may be left free to connect to a circuit board, or a leadframe or interconnect substrate may be attached to it.
US07800212B2	Mountable integrated circuit package system with stacking interposer A mountable integrated circuit package system includes: forming a base integrated circuit package system includes: providing a first substrate, and forming a package encapsulation having a cavity over the first substrate with the first substrate partially exposed within the cavity; and mounting an interposer including a central aperture over the package encapsulation and the first substrate with the central aperture over the cavity.
US07800207B2	Method for connecting a die attach pad to a lead frame and product thereof Disclosed in this specification is a semiconductor package with a die attach pad and a lead frame which are electrically and mechanically connected to one another through a conductive wire ribbon. Such a configuration reduces the package footprint and also permits different styles of die attach pads and lead frames to be interchanged, thus reducing production costs.
US07800206B2	Semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor device which is small in size and in which the deformation of leads is prevented at the time of wire-bonding. The semiconductor device includes: an island; a semiconductor element mounted on the bottom surface of the island; leads provided close to the island; and a sealing resin for integrally sealing these constituents. Moreover, in the semiconductor device according to the present invention, electrodes on the semiconductor element are bonded to the leads provided adjacent to a side of the island, the side not provided with leads which extends continuously from the island.
US07800202B2	Semiconductor device In order to obtain substantially the same operating speed of a p-type MOS transistor and an n-type MOS transistor forming a CMOS circuit, the n-type MOS transistor has a three-dimensional structure having a channel region on both the (100) plane and the (110) plane and the p-type MOS transistor has a planar structure having a channel region only on the (110) plane. Further, both the transistors are substantially equal to each other in the areas of the channel regions and gate insulating films. Accordingly, it is possible to make the areas of the gate insulating films and so on equal to each other and also to make the gate capacitances equal to each other.
US07800201B2	Thinned wafer having stress dispersion parts and method for manufacturing semiconductor package using the same A thinned wafer having stress dispersion parts that make the wafer resistant to warpage and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package using the same is described. The wafer includes a wafer body having a semiconductor chip forming zone and a peripheral zone located around the semiconductor chip forming zone; and the stress dispersion parts are located in the peripheral zone so as to disperse stress induced in the peripheral zone and the semiconductor chip forming zone.
US07800200B2	Wireless IC tag and method for manufacturing same A wireless IC tag is provided with a memory circuit including a ROM in which an identification number is written, and a pulse width detection circuit having divided resistors and a capacitor for detecting a signal waveform from a reader. In order to prevent the increase in the number of process steps and photomasks, a resistance value of the pulse width detection circuit is adjusted by an electron beam writing method while utilizing a step of writing an identification number unique to the wireless IC tag into the ROM of the memory circuit.
US07800199B2	Semiconductor circuit A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate and an interconnect region carried by the substrate. A donor layer is coupled to the interconnect region through a bonding interface. An electronic device is formed with the donor layer, wherein the electronic device is formed after the bonding interface is formed. A capacitor is connected to the electronic device so that the electronic device and capacitor operate as a dynamic random access memory device.
US07800198B2	Isolation structures for integrated circuits A variety of isolation structures for semiconductor substrates include a trench formed in the substrate that is filled with a dielectric material or filled with a conductive material and lined with a dielectric layer along the walls of the trench. The trench may be used in combination with doped sidewall isolation regions. Both the trench and the sidewall isolation regions may be annular and enclose an isolated pocket of the substrate. The isolation structures are formed by modular implant and etch processes that do not include significant thermal processing or diffusion of dopants so that the resulting structures are compact and may be tightly packed in the surface of the substrate.
US07800197B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method of manufacture thereof, being capable of improving the high integration by increasing a cell region while securing the reliability of device and the process margin through forming a cell region and a core region with the stacking structure.
US07800194B2	Thin film photodetector, method and system A photodetector, comprises a first section comprising at least one p-n junction that converts photon energy into a separate charge carrier and hole carrier; and another section of semiconductors of opposing conductivity type connected electrically in series and thermally in parallel in a heat dissipating and electric generating relationship to the cell to augment generation of electric energy of the first section.
US07800190B2	Getter on die in an upper sense plate designed system A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) hermetically sealed package device that is less labor intensive to construct and thus less expensive to manufacture. An example package device includes a package having a bottom section and a lid. A MEMS die includes upper and lower plates made in accordance with upper sense plate design. The MEMS die is mounted to the bottom section. The upper and lower plates form a cavity that receives a MEMS device. The upper and lower plates are bonded by one or more bond pads and a seal ring that surrounds the cavity. The seal ring includes grooves that allow exposure of the cavity to the space within the package. A getter material applied to a top surface of the MEMS die on the upper plate. The getter material is activated during or after the lid is mounted to the bottom section.
US07800187B2	Trech-type vertical semiconductor device having gate electrode buried in rounded hump opening In a semiconductor device including a gate electrode buried in a trench of the device, the trench is constructed by a first opening with a uniform width the same as that of an upper portion of the first opening and a second opening beneath the first opening with a width larger than the uniform width. A bottom of a base region adjacent to the trench is adjacent to the second opening.
US07800186B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating metal gate of the same Provided is a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating a metal gate in the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a metal gate formed on a gate insulating film, the metal gate is formed of a mixture of a metal nitride and a metal carbide, and a work function of the metal gate is determined according to ratios of the metal nitride with respect to the metal carbide.
US07800183B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a substrate of a first conductivity type, a base region of a second conductivity type, a source region of the first conductivity type, a collector region of the second conductivity type, a trench gate, which is formed in a trench via a gate insulation film, an electrically conductive layer, which is formed within a contact trench that is formed through the source region, a source electrode, which is in contact with the electrically conductive layer and the source region, and a latch-up suppression region of the second conductivity type, which is formed within the base region, in contact with the electrically conductive layer, and higher in impurity concentration than the base region. The distance between the gate insulation film and the latch-up suppression region is not less than the maximum width of a depletion layer that is formed in the base layer by the trench gate.
US07800182B2	Semiconductor devices having pFET with SiGe gate electrode and embedded SiGe source/drain regions and methods of making the same In a method of making a semiconductor device, a first gate stack is formed on a substrate at a pFET region, which includes a first gate electrode material. The source/drain regions of the substrate are etched at the pFET region and the first gate electrode material of the first gate stack is etched at the pFET region. The etching is at least partially selective against etching oxide and/or nitride materials so that the nFET region is shielded by a nitride layer (and/or a first oxide layer) and so that the spacer structure of the pFET region at least partially remains. Source/drain recesses are formed and at least part of the first gate electrode material is removed by the etching to form a gate electrode recess at the pFET region. A SiGe material is epitaxially grown in the source/drain recesses and in the gate electrode recess at the pFET region. The SMT effect is achieved from the same nitride nFETs mask.
US07800181B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A gate electrode is formed on a semiconductor substrate containing silicon, then source/drain regions are formed in regions of the semiconductor substrate located to both sides of the gate electrode, and then a nickel alloy silicide layer is formed on at least either the gate electrode or the source/drain regions. In the step of forming the nickel alloy silicide layer, a nickel alloy film and a nickel film are sequentially deposited on the semiconductor substrate and thereafter subjected to heat treatment.
US07800180B2	Semiconductor electrostatic protection device A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes an internal circuit having a high breakdown voltage transistor, and a first electrostatic protection circuit in which electrostatic protection elements are connected in series. The sum of the breakdown voltage values of the electrostatic protection elements in the first electrostatic protection circuit is almost equal to the breakdown voltage value of the high breakdown voltage transistor. The first electrostatic protection circuit is connected between an input/output terminal and a ground terminal of the semiconductor device to which terminals the internal circuit is connected.
US07800177B2	Thin film transistor plate and method of fabricating the same A thin film transistor (TFT) plate having improved processing efficiency without degradation in performance and a method of fabricating the TFT plate are provided. The TFT plate includes gate insulating layer patterns made of dual layers. Upper portions of both sidewalls of an upper gate insulating layer pattern are substantially aligned with both sidewalls of a gate electrode. Lower portions of both sidewalls of the upper gate insulating layer pattern are substantially aligned with a boundary portion between a lightly doped region and a source region and a boundary portion between the lightly doped region and a drain region. Thus, the concentration of the lightly doped region under a lower gate insulating layer pattern gradually changes.
US07800175B2	Vertical power semiconductor device with high breakdown voltage corresponding to edge termination and device regions A semiconductor apparatus includes: a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a first main electrode provided on a frontside of the semiconductor layer; a second main electrode provided on a backside of the semiconductor layer, the backside being opposite to the frontside; a plurality of semiconductor regions of a second conductivity type provided in a surface portion of the semiconductor layer in a edge termination region outside a device region in which a main current path is formed in a vertical direction between the first main electrode and the second main electrode; and a plurality of buried semiconductor regions of the second conductivity type provided in the semiconductor layer in the edge termination region, spaced from the semiconductor regions, and spaced from each other. The buried semiconductor regions provided substantially at the same depth from the frontside of the semiconductor layer are numbered as first, second, . . . , n-th, sequentially from the one nearer to the device region, the n-th buried semiconductor regions provided at different depths from the frontside of the semiconductor layer are displaced toward the device region relative to the corresponding n-th semiconductor region, and the buried semiconductor region located deeper from the frontside of the semiconductor layer is displaced more greatly toward the device region.
US07800173B2	Manufacturing process of a vertical-conduction MISFET device with gate dielectric structure having differentiated thickness and vertical-conduction MISFET device thus manufacture According to an embodiment of a method for manufacturing a MISFET device, in a semiconductor wafer, a semiconductor layer is formed, having a first type of conductivity and a first level of doping. A first body region and a second body region, having a second type of conductivity, opposite to the first type of conductivity, and an enriched region, extending between the first and second body regions are formed in the semiconductor layer. The enriched region has the first type of conductivity and a second level of doping, higher than the first level of doping. Moreover, a gate electrode is formed over the enriched region and over part of the first and second body regions, and a dielectric gate structure is formed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer, the dielectric gate structure having a larger thickness on the enriched region and a smaller thickness on the first and second body regions. To form the enriched region, a first conductive layer is made on the semiconductor layer, an enrichment opening is formed in the first conductive layer, and a dopant species is introduced into the semiconductor layer through the enrichment opening. Furthermore, the formation of the dielectric gate structure envisages filling the enrichment opening with dielectric material, prior to forming the first body region and the second body region.
US07800169B2	Power MOS device A semiconductor device comprises a drain, a body disposed over the drain, having a body top surface, a source embedded in the body, extending downward from the body top surface into the body, a gate trench extending through the source and the body into the drain, a gate disposed in the gate trench, a source body contact trench having a trench wall and an anti-punch through implant that is disposed along the trench wall. A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a hard mask on a substrate having a top substrate surface, forming a gate trench in the substrate, through the hard mask, depositing gate material in the gate trench, removing the hard mask to leave a gate structure, forming a source body contact trench having a trench wall and forming an anti-punch through implant.
US07800168B2	Power semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a base layer of a first conductivity type, a barrier layer of a first conductivity type formed on the base layer, a trench formed from the surface of the barrier layer to such a depth as to reach a region in the vicinity of an interface between the barrier layer and the base layer, a gate electrode formed in the trench via a gate insulating film, a contact layer of a second conductivity type selectively formed in a surface portion of the barrier layer, a source layer of the first conductivity type selectively formed in the surface portion of the barrier layer so as to contact the contact layer and a side wall of the gate insulating film in the trench, and a first main electrode formed so as to contact the contact layer and the source layer.
US07800164B2	Nanocrystal non-volatile memory cell and method therefor A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a first dielectric layer over a semiconductor substrate, forming a plurality of discrete storage elements over the first dielectric layer, thermally oxidizing the plurality of discrete storage elements to form a second dielectrics over the plurality of discrete storage elements, and forming a gate electrode over the second dielectric layer, wherein a significant portion of the gate electrode is between pairs of the plurality of discrete storage elements. In one embodiment, portions of the gate electrode is in the spaces between the discrete storage elements and extends to more than half of the depth of the spaces.
US07800160B2	Semiconductor device with a nitride film between a pair of oxide films A semiconductor device includes a tunnel insulation film formed on a semiconductor substrate, a floating gate electrode formed on the tunnel insulation film, an inter-electrode insulation film formed on the floating gate electrode, a control gate electrode formed on the inter-electrode insulation film, a pair of oxide films which are formed between the tunnel insulation film and the floating gate electrode and are formed near lower end portions of a pair of side surfaces of the floating gate electrode, which are parallel in one of a channel width direction and a channel length direction, and a nitride film which is formed between the tunnel insulation film and the floating gate electrode and is formed between the pair of oxide films.
US07800153B2	Capacitive electrode having semiconductor layers with an interface of separated grain boundaries The present invention relates to a structure of a capacitor, in particular using niobium pentoxide, of a semiconductor capacitor memory device. Since niobium pentoxide has a low crystallization temperature of 600° C. or less, niobium pentoxide can suppress the oxidation of a bottom electrode and a barrier metal by heat treatment. However, according to heat treatment at low temperature, carbon incorporated from CVD sources into the film is not easily oxidized or removed. Therefore, a problem that leakage current increases arises. As an insulator film of a capacitor, a layered film composed of niobium pentoxide film and a tantalum pentoxide film, or a layered film composed of niobium pentoxide films is used. By the use of the niobium pentoxide film, the dielectric constant of the capacitor can be made high and the crystallization temperature can be made low. By multiple-stage formation of the dielectric film, leakage current can be decreased.
US07800147B2	CMOS image sensor with reduced dark current A carbon-containing semiconductor layer is formed on exposed surfaces of a p− doped semiconductor layer abutting sidewalls of a shallow trench. Following formation of a dielectric layer on the carbon-containing semiconductor layer, a surface pinning layer having a p-type doping is formed underneath the carbon-containing semiconductor layer. A shallow trench isolation structure and a photodiode are subsequently formed. Diffusion of defects directly beneath the shallow trench isolation structure, now contained in the carbon-containing semiconductor layer, is suppressed. Further, boron diffusion into the shallow trench isolation structure and into the photodiode is also suppressed by the carbon-containing semiconductor layer, providing reduction in dark current and enhancement of performance of the photodiode.
US07800146B2	Implanted isolation region for imager pixels A pixel cell array architecture having ion implant regions as isolation regions between adjacent active areas of pixels in the array. In one exemplary embodiment, the invention provides an ion-doped p-well region separating n-type photosensitive areas of neighboring pixel cells. The pixel cells have increased fill factor without encountering the disadvantages associated with conventional shallow trench isolation regions.
US07800145B2	Method and apparatus for controlling charge transfer in CMOS sensors with a transfer gate work function An improved CMOS sensor integrated circuit is disclosed, along with methods of making the circuit and computer readable descriptions of the circuit.
US07800144B2	Solid state imaging apparatus and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a substrate; an imaging region which is formed at part of the substrate and in which photoelectric conversion cells including photoelectric conversion sections are arranged in the form of an array; a control-circuit region which is formed at part of the substrate and in which the imaging region is controlled and a signal from the imaging region is outputted; and a copper-containing interconnect layer formed above the substrate and made of a material containing copper. Furthermore, a first anti-diffusion layer and a second anti-diffusion layer are formed, as anti-diffusion layers for preventing the copper from diffusing into each photoelectric conversion section, on the photoelectric conversion section and the copper-containing interconnect layer, respectively.
US07800141B2	Electronic device including a semiconductor fin An electronic device can include a semiconductor fin overlying an insulating layer. The electronic device can also include a semiconductor layer overlying the semiconductor fin. The semiconductor layer can have a first portion and a second portion that are spaced-apart from each other. In one aspect, the electronic device can include a conductive member that lies between and spaced-apart from the first and second portions of the semiconductor layer. The electronic device can also include a metal-semiconductor layer overlying the semiconductor layer. In another aspect, the semiconductor layer can abut the semiconductor fin and include a dopant. In a further aspect, a process of forming the electronic device can include reacting a metal-containing layer and a semiconductor layer to form a metal-semiconductor layer. In another aspect, a process can include forming a semiconductor layer, including a dopant, abutting a wall surface of a semiconductor fin.
US07800139B2	Thin film transistor and method for fabricating the same, and liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same A thin film transistor (TFT) including a nanowire semiconductor layer having nanowires aligned in one direction in a channel region is disclosed. The nanowire semiconductor layer is selectively formed in the channel region. A method for fabricating the TFT, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device using the TFT, and a method for manufacturing the LCD device are also disclosed. The TFT fabricating method includes forming alignment electrodes on the insulating film such that the alignment electrodes face each other, to define a channel region, forming an organic film, to expose the channel region, coating a nanowire-dispersed solution on an entire surface of a substrate including the organic film, forming a nanowire semiconductor layer in the channel region by generating an electric field between the alignment electrodes such that nanowires of the nanowire semiconductor layer are aligned in a direction, and removing the organic film.
US07800133B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the same In an MIS-type GaN-FET, a base layer made of a conductive nitride including no oxygen, here, TaN, is provided on a surface layer as a nitride semiconductor layer to cover at least an area of a lower face of a gate insulation film made of Ta2O5 under a gate electrode.
US07800128B2	Semiconductor ESD device and method of making same A semiconductor device includes an SCR ESD device region disposed within a semiconductor body, and a plurality of first device regions of the first conductivity type disposed on a second device region of the second conductivity type, where the second conductivity type is opposite the first conductivity type. Also included is a plurality of third device regions having a sub-region of the first conductivity type and a sub-region of the second conductivity type disposed on the second device region. The first regions and second regions are distributed such that the third regions are not directly adjacent to each other. A fourth device region of the first conductivity type adjacent to the second device region and a fifth device region of the second conductivity type disposed within the fourth device region are also included.
US07800127B1	ESD protection device with controllable triggering characteristics using driver circuit related to power supply In an ESD device for fast switching applications based on a BSCR or NLDMOS-SCR, an anode junction control electrode is provided by not connecting the anode electrode to the collector of the BSCR or to the drain of the NLDMOS-SCR, and a cathode junction control electrode is provided by forming an additional n+ region in the BSCR or an additional p+ region in the p-well of the NLDMOS-SCR. The triggering voltage of the ESD device is adjusted after a time delay by controlling one or both of the control electrodes using an RC-timer-driver circuit.
US07800126B2	III-V group compound semiconductor light emitting device and manufacturing method thereof A light emitting device including a III-V group compound semiconductor includes a first stacked body and a second stacked body. The first stacked body includes a III-V group compound semiconductor stacked body, and a reflection layer, a first diffusion suppressing layer and a first metal layer formed on one main surface of the III-V group compound semiconductor stacked body. The second stacked body includes a semiconductor substrate and a second metal layer. The first stacked body and the second stacked body are joined by the first metal layer and the second metal layer, and by the first diffusion suppressing layer, diffusion of atoms between the reflection layer and the first metal layer is suppressed. Therefore, a III-V group compound semiconductor device having high efficiency of light emission to the outside per chip and manufacturing method thereof can be provided.
US07800122B2	Light emitting diode device, and manufacture and use thereof A light emitting diode device includes a multi-layer stack of materials including a p-layer, a n-layer, and a light generating region for emission of light in a primary emission direction towards one of the p- and n-layers; a substantially transparent layer located at or adjacent said one of the p- and n-layers, having a first surface facing said one of the p- and n-layers and an opposed second surface; and a reflective surface formed at or adjacent the second surface of the transparent layer for directing at least a portion of the emitted light in a direction away from the primary emission direction so as to enhance light emission from a side of the light emitting diode device.
US07800114B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof Manufacture of TFTs corresponding to various circuits makes structures thereof complex, which involves a larger number of manufacturing steps. Such an increase in the number of the manufacturing steps leads to a higher manufacturing cost and a lower manufacturing yield. In the invention, a high concentration of impurities is doped by using as masks a tapered resist that is used for the manufacture of a tapered gate electrode, and the tapered gate electrode, and then the tapered gate electrode is etched in the perpendicular direction using the resist as a mask. A semiconductor layer under the thusly removed tapered portion of the gate electrode is doped with a low concentration of impurities.
US07800113B2	Method for manufacturing display device The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a display device having a TFT that can be operated at high speed while using a small number of photomasks and improving the utilization efficiency of materials, where the threshold value is difficult to be varied. In the invention, a catalytic element is applied to an amorphous semiconductor film and the amorphous semiconductor film is heated to form a crystalline semiconductor film. After removing the catalytic element from the crystalline semiconductor film, a top-gate type thin film transistor with a planar structure is manufactured. Moreover, by using the droplet discharging method where an element of a display device is formed selectively, the process can be simplified, and loss of materials can be reduced.
US07800109B2	Thin film transistor with electrodes resistant to oxidation and erosion A thin film transistor including a gate, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode is provided. The gate is disposed over a substrate, wherein the gate comprises at least one layer of aluminum-yttrium alloy nitride. The gate insulating layer is formed over the substrate to cover the gate. The semiconductor layer is disposed over the gate insulating layer above the gate. The source electrode and the drain electrode are disposed over the semiconductor layer.
US07800107B2	Test module for semiconductor device A test module for measuring electrical characteristics of a semiconductor device includes a plurality of shallow trench isolation (STI) layers formed over a semiconductor substrate. An active area includes not only an extended part enclosing the STI layers but also a plurality of minute line-width parts isolated by the STI layers. A gate oxide layer is formed over the STI layers and the active area. A gate electrode is formed over the STI layers and the minute line-width parts of the active area with interposing the gate oxide layer. An interlayer insulating layer, a metal wiring layer, a contact plug, and test pads allow non-destructive testing of the semiconductor device.
US07800106B2	Test structure for OPC-related shorts between lines in a semiconductor device OPC results may be efficiently evaluated on the basis of a test structure containing a plurality of line features with opposing end portions. Thus, for different line parameters, the effect of OPC may be determined for a given critical tip-to-tip distance by determining the leakage behavior of the test assemblies, each having different design parameter values for line width and lateral distance between adjacent lines.
US07800105B2	Ga2O3 semiconductor device To provide a Ga2O3 compound semiconductor device in which a Ga2O3 system compound is used as a semiconductor, which has an electrode having ohmic characteristics adapted to the Ga2O3 system compound, and which can make a heat treatment for obtaining the ohmic characteristics unnecessary.An n-side electrode 20 including at least a Ti layer is formed on a lower surface of an n-type β-Ga2O3 substrate 2 by utilizing a PLD method. This n-side electrode 20 has ohmic characteristics at 25° C. The n-side electrode 20 may have two layer including a Ti layer and an Au layer, three layers including a Ti layer, an Al layer and an Au layer, or four layers including a Ti layer, an Al layer, a Ni layer and an Au layer.
US07800104B2	Array substrate for liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes: a data line on a substrate; a source electrode contacting the data line, a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode and a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, wherein the source electrode, the drain electrode and the pixel electrode each including a transparent conductive material; an organic semiconductor layer contacting the source and drain electrodes; a gate insulating layer on the organic semiconductor layer; a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer; a first passivation layer on the gate electrode, the first passivation layer having a gate contact hole exposing the gate electrode; and a gate line on the first passivation layer, the gate line connected to the gate electrode through the gate contact hole.
US07800103B2	Organic thin film transistor material, organic thin film transistor, field-effect transistor, switching element, organic semiconductor material and organic semiconductor film An objective is to provide an organic thin film transistor material exhibiting an excellent property as a transistor together with reduced aging degradation, and also to provide an organic thin film transistor, a field-effect transistor, a switching element, an organic semiconductor material and an organic semiconductor film employing the organic thin film transistor material. Disclosed is an organic thin film transistor material possessing a compound represented by the following Formula (1). where A composed of a condensed ring formed with a 6 membered aromatic cycle or a 6 membered aromatic heterocycle represents C—R, N or P; at least one of As is N or P; R represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a substituent; and R may be bonded with other Rs with each other to form a ring.
US07800102B2	Organic thin film transistor including a self-assembly monolayer between an insulating layer and an organic semiconductor layer and flat panel display comprising the same The organic TFT includes: a gate electrode; source and drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode; an organic semiconductor layer insulated from the gate electrode and electrically connected to the source and drain electrodes; an insulating layer insulating the gate electrode from the source and drain electrodes and the organic semiconductor layer; and a self-assembly monolayer (SAM) included between the insulating layer and the organic semiconductor layer. A compound forming the SAM has at least one terminal group selected from the group consisting of an unsubstituted or substituted C6-C30 aryl group and an unsubstituted or substituted C2-C30 heteroaryl group. The organic TFT is formed by forming the above-described layers and forming the SAM on the insulating layer before the organic semiconductor layer and source and drain electrodes are formed. Thus, the adhesive force between the organic semiconductor layer and the insulating layer increases and the phase separation of the organic semiconductor material caused by heat can be prevented, thereby obtaining a flat panel display device with improved reliability.
US07800099B2	Light emitting device, electronic equipment, and organic polarizing film A light emitting device capable of reducing degradation caused by dispersion of impurities such as moisture, oxygen, an alkaline metal, and an alkaline earth metal is provided. Specifically, a flexible light emitting device with an OLED formed on a plastic substrate is provided. In a light emitting device using a substrate, a circular polarizing plate has a single layer or two or more layers of barrier films formed of a compound or compounds selected from AlNXOY, AlXNY, and Al2O3, which is (are) capable of preventing oxygen and moisture from seeping into an organic light emitting layer of an OLED as well as preventing an alkaline metal, an alkaline earth metal, and other impurities from penetrating an active layer of a TFT.
US07800096B2	Light emitting semiconductor A semiconductor element is disclosed having a layered body of a first conductivity type, a light emitting layer, a layered body of a second conductivity type, a constriction layer having a constriction hole, and a first electrode having a lighting hole, a second electrode positioned such that charge traveling between the first and second electrodes passes through the light emitting layer. The constriction hole area is larger than the lighting hole area, and the lighting hole and the constriction hole expose a part of the layered body of the second conductivity type. A mirror is positioned such that the mirror receives light emitted from the light emitting layer that passes through the layered body of the first conductivity type, and the mirror is constructed to have a high reflection ratio for light having peak wavelengths between 200 nm to 350 nm.
US07800086B2	Arrangement for radiation generation by means of a gas discharge An arrangement for the generation of radiation by a gas discharge has the object of achieving a considerable reduction in the inductance of the discharge circuit for the gas discharge while simultaneously increasing the lifetime of the electrode system. Also, the use of different emitters is ensured. A rotary electrode arrangement accommodated in the discharge chamber contains electrodes which are rigidly connected to one another at a distance from one another and are mounted so as to be rotatable around a common axis. Capacitor elements of a high-voltage power supply for generating high-voltage pulses for the two electrodes are arranged in a free space formed by the mutual distance. The electrodes are electrically connected to the capacitor elements and to a voltage source for charging the capacitor elements.
US07800084B2	System and method for charged-particle beam lithography A charged-particle beam lithography system is provided. A region to be patterned is divided into plural frames, a main deflection positions a beam to a subfield within the frame, and an auxiliary deflection draws a pattern in units of subfield. The deflection control portion draws a pattern in units of stripe including a first frame drawing region and a second frame drawing region. The first frame drawing region corresponds to one of the frames, and the second frame drawing region is a region moved by a distance C from the first frame drawing region toward a frame to be drawn next. The deflection control portion controls the driver to alternately pattern a first sub-field drawing region in the first frame drawing region and a second sub-field drawing region in the second frame drawing region. The distance C satisfies 0
US07800082B2	Electromagnet with active field containment An electromagnet and related ion implanter system including active field containment are disclosed. The electromagnet provides a dipole magnetic field within a tall, large gap with minimum distortion and degradation of strength. In one embodiment, an electromagnet for modifying an ion beam includes: a ferromagnetic box structure including six sides; an opening in each of a first side and a second opposing side of the ferromagnetic box structure for passage of the ion beam therethrough; and a plurality of current-carrying wires having a path along an inner surface of the ferromagnetic box structure, the inner surface including the first side and the second opposing side and a third side and a fourth opposing side, wherein the plurality of current-carrying wires are positioned to pass around each of the openings of the first and second opposing sides.
US07800075B2	Multi-function module for an electron beam column A multifunction module for an electron beam column comprises upper and lower electrodes, and a central ring electrode. The upper and lower electrodes have multipoles and are capable of deflecting, or correcting an aberration of, an electron beam passing through the electrodes. A voltage can be applied to the central ring electrode independently of the voltages applied to the upper and lower electrodes to focus the electron beam on a substrate.
US07800073B2	Moldable neutron sensitive compositions, articles, and methods Moldable neutron sensitive compositions containing an inorganic scintillating component, and neutron capture component, and a moldable resin component, are described. They are prepared with optimized compositions for maximized thermal neutron sensitivity. Methods for preparing such compositions, and articles and radiation detectors made from them are described as well.
US07800072B2	Low pass X-ray scintillator system A scintillated CCD detector system for imaging x rays uses x-rays having a photon energy in the range of 1 to 20 keV. The detector differs from existing systems in that it provides extremely high resolution of better than a micrometer, and high detection quantum efficiency of up to 95%. The design of this detector also allows it to function as an energy filter to remove high-energy x-rays. This detector is useful in a wide range of applications including x-ray imaging, spectroscopy, and diffraction. The scintillator optical system has scintillator material with a lens system for collecting the light that is generated in the scintillator material. A substrate is used for spacing the scintillator material from the lens system.
US07800067B1	Electronically tunable and reconfigurable hyperspectral photon detector Electronically tunable and reconfigurable hyperspectral IR detectors and methods for making the same are presented. In one embodiment, a reconfigurable hyperspectral sensor (or detector) detects radiation from about 0.4 μm to about 2 μm and beyond. This sensor is configured to be compact, and lightweight and offers hyperspectral imaging capability while providing wavelength agility and tunability at the chip-level. That is, the sensor is used to rapidly image across diverse terrain to identify man-made objects and other anomalies in cluttered environments.
US07800066B2	Detection beyond the standard radiation noise limit using reduced emissivity and optical cavity coupling The present invention provides thermal detectors having an optical cavity that is optimized to couple light into a sensor. Light that is on resonance is coupled with the sensor with as high as 100% efficiency, while light off resonance is substantially reflected away. Light that strikes the sensor from the sides (i.e. not on the optical cavity axis) only interacts minimally with sensor because of the reduced absorption characteristics of the sensor. Narrowband sensors in accordance with the present invention can gain as much as 100% of the signal from one direction and spectral band, while receiving only a fraction of the normal radiation noise, which originates from all spectral bands and directions.
US07800065B2	Methods and apparatus for conducting heat from an electronic assembly while providing shock protection An apparatus is provided that includes an electronic assembly having a panel and a circuit board, a casing surrounding the electronic assembly and at least one isolated member coupled to the casing. The apparatus further includes a shock absorbing material flexibly coupling the electronic assembly directly or indirectly to the at least one isolated member.
US07800064B2	Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus for outputting image data on an image for which image processing is executed to a computer, the image pickup apparatus including: a thermal image capturing camera for capturing a thermal image; a visible-light camera for capturing an image under a visible light; a temperature zone extracting portion for detecting and extracting a portion corresponding to a predetermined temperature zone given from an outside from the thermal image; a background image extracting portion for extracting an image of an immobile object in the image captured under the visible light by the visible-light camera as a background image; and a synthesizing/outputting portion for synthesizing the portion extracted by the temperature zone extracting portion, and the background image extracted by the background image extracting portion with each other, and outputting image data on a resulting synthetic image.
US07800063B2	Manipulator for rotating and translating a sample holder A manipulator for use in e.g. a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) is described, said manipulator capable of rotating and translating a sample holder (4). The manipulator clasps the round sample holder between two members (3A, 3B), said members mounted on actuators (2A, 2B). Moving the actuators in the same direction results in a translation of the sample holder, while moving the actuators in opposite directions results in a rotation of the sample holder.
US07800059B2	Method of forming a sample image and charged particle beam apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a sample image forming method and a charged particle beam apparatus which are suitable for realizing suppressing of the view area displacement with high accuracy while the influence of charging due to irradiation of the charged particle beam is being suppressed.In order to attain the above object, the present invention provide a method of forming a sample image by scanning a charged particle beam on a sample and forming an image based on secondary signals emitted from the sample, the method comprising the steps of forming a plurality of composite images by superposing a plurality of images obtained by a plurality of scanning times; and forming a further composite image by correcting positional displacements among the plurality of composite images and superposing the plurality of composite images, and a charged particle beam apparatus for realizing the above method.
US07800050B2	Holding structure for optical element including an elastic biasing section and a displacement restricting section (as amneded) Pressure spring pieces elastically bias a free-form curved mirror such that the free-form curved mirror is pressed against positioning sections and positioned thereby. Displacement restricting sections are disposed opposite to the pressure spring pieces with respect to the free-form curved mirror in biasing directions of the pressure spring pieces with gaps. The gaps are set such that deformation of the pressure spring pieces remain within an elastic range when the free-form curved mirror moves against biasing forces of the pressure spring pieces to come into contact with the displacement restricting sections.
US07800049B2	Adjustable low voltage occupancy sensor An occupancy sensor having a replaceable cover with a convenient adjustment and installation scheme is disclosed herein. More particularly, a single or multi-technology occupancy sensor, assembled inside a semi-spherical shaped enclosure includes a replaceable cover with a convenient adjustment and installation scheme. This sensor design enables the sensor to be rotated after installation to obtain a desired coverage patterns. Specifically, the housing for the occupancy sensor includes a front cover having a lens assembly, a base assembly, a harmonic wheel, and a back cover. The front cover couples to the base assembly such that tool-less, manual access is available through the manually removable cover assembly to adjust several features of the sensor. The harmonic wheel enables the front cover, which includes the lens to swivel from zero to 359 degrees relative to the back cover anytime after installation.
US07800039B2	Method and apparatus providing an optical guide for an imager pixel having a ring of air-filled spaced slots around a photosensor A device and method to provide an optical guide of a pixel to guide incoming light onto a photosensor of the pixel and to improve the optical crosstalk immunity of an image sensor. The optical guide consists of an optically reflecting barrier formed as a trench that mitigates against optical crosstalk. The optical guide is made of an air-filled ring of spaced slots. In another embodiment, the optical guide structure can be filled with a low dielectric material with an index of refraction that is less than the index of refraction of the material used for the surrounding layers.
US07800038B2	Photodetector device The present invention relates to a photo-detecting apparatus capable of obtaining the intensity distribution of incident light at the same timing even when the intensity distribution of incident light may change with time. The photo-detecting apparatus comprises a photo-detecting section in which plural pixels are arranged in a two-dimensional array, and a signal processing section. Each of plural pixels constituting the photo-detecting section has a first photodiode and a second photodiode, N first photodiodes included in the group of pixels constituting the m-th row of the two-dimensional array being electrically connected to each other through multiple lines, while M second photodiodes included in the group of pixels constituting the n-th column of the two-dimensional array being electrically connected to each other through other multiple lines. The signal processing section includes M first readout circuits and N second readout circuits, and the signal processing section transfers an electric charge generated in the first photodiodes connected to the multiple lines into the first readout circuits to output voltage values in accordance with the charge quantity in the respective first readout circuits, while transferring an electric charge generated in the second photodiodes connected to the other multiple lines into the second readout circuits to output voltage values in accordance with the charge quantity in the respective second readout circuits.
US07800034B2	Dazzle protection unit for a portable dazzle protection device including a light capturing element guiding light to at least one sensor A dazzle protection unit (1) for a portable dazzle protection device that includes an optical dazzle protection filter (3) and at least one sensor (5) for the sensing of incident light and for controlling the translucency of the filter (3). In doing so, the dazzle protection unit (1) includes a light capturing element (4), which captures incident light on a light capturing surface area (12) and conducts it to the at least one sensor (5). The light capturing element (4) preferably captures the light from several areas located at a distance from one another on a front side of the dazzle protection unit (1). Means (8) for coupling light into the light capturing element (4) are situated at a distance from one another.
US07800033B1	Separation activated missile spiraling mechanism—FA An aircraft in the form of multi-stage missile 1 with a spiral inducing assembly 2 which is capable of inducing the missile to travel in a continuous spiraling motion without the missile rolling. A fin 6a is attached to a tube 3 that is able to rotate around the encircled part of the fuselage. The fin 6a is able to rotate in a pivoting manner on the rotate-able tube 3 with respect to the rotate-able tube 3, thereby changing the pitch relative to the longitudinal axis of the rotate-able tube 3. Fin 6a is rotated to a greater than another fin on the right side of the tube 3. The difference in degree of rotation between the fins makes the fin 6a exert a greater force on the rotate-able tube 3 than the fin on the right side when the fins are rotated in the same direction. The imbalance between the rotational forces thus causes the rotate-able tube 3 to rotate. When rotated, the fins would exert a lateral force on the rotate-able tube 3. Thus, as well as forcing the rotate-able tube 3 to rotate, the fins would also push the rotate-able tube sideways. But as the rotate-able tube is pushed sideways, it rotates, and hence the lateral direction of push constantly revolves, causing a spiraling motion of the missile when in flight. Rotation of the fins is activated automatically by separation of sections of the main body.
US07800030B2	Product with multiple functions such as on board technology, e.g. panel or pipe with enhanced systems within The invention relates to a product, which may take a wide variety of forms but which is exemplified by a pipe or a panel. The product has a first function, such as that normally expected of a pipe or a panel, and a second function different from the first. The second function is chosen from a group consisting of: delivery of energy, for a first purpose, delivery of energy for a second purpose, delivery of data for a first purpose, delivery of data for a second purpose, switching. The product has incorporated in its means capable of enabling the product to be used as medium to perform the second function. The invention also concerns a method of manufacturing the products.
US07800029B2	Heating device A heating device includes a high-frequency electrode embedded substantially in parallel with a heating surface of a ceramics base in the vicinity of the heating surface. A conducting hole toward this high-frequency electrode is formed in a back face of the ceramics base. This high-frequency electrode has a trapezoidal cone-like concave section toward the conducting hole at a region opposed to the conducting hole.
US07800028B2	Controllable electrothermal element of PTC thick film circuit The invention provides a controllable electrothermal element of a PTC thick film circuit which includes a substrate and a serial electronic paste. The serial paste includes a medium and electrode paste. The serial paste consists of a functional phase, an inorganic adhesive phase and an organic carrier. The serial paste further includes PTC paste. The substrate is 1Cr18Ni9 series stainless steel. The serial paste in the form of a thick film prepared on the substrate.
US07800023B2	Conveyor oven with hybrid heating sources A conveyor oven is provided with both electric and gas-fired infrared heaters. The heat output from the gas fired infrared heater is controlled by cycling or pulsing the gas supply to one or more burners that emit infrared heat by heating a nichrome screen wire.
US07800019B2	Mirror assembly with heater element A mirror reflective element system has a front substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface having a transparent second surface electrically conductive coating disposed thereon, and a rear substrate that has a third surface and a fourth surface, the third surface having a third surface electrically conductive coating disposed thereon. An attaching surface of a heating element is attached at the fourth surface. The heating element has an electrically conductive heating element established thereat and includes first and second electrically conductive traces. The electrically conductive heating element and the first and second electrically conductive traces are electrically isolated from one another. The first electrically conductive trace provides, at least in part, an electrically conductive connection to the transparent second surface electrically conductive coating, and the second electrically conductive trace provides, at least in part, an electrically conductive connection to the third surface electrically conductive coating.
US07800012B2	Electron gun with a focusing anode, forming a window for said gun and application thereof to irradiation and sterilization An electron gun includes a sealed chamber under vacuum. A cathode having an emitting face is placed inside the chamber. An anode forms a sealed window, formed facing the emitting face in one of the walls of the chamber. The anode is capable of allowing electrons emitted by the emitting face to pass through. A biasing apparatus sets up a voltage between the anode and the cathode, capable of accelerating these electrons towards the anode, the electrons thus accelerated forming a beam that passes through the anode. The anode and the emitting face each have a curvature, the curvature of the anode making it capable of resisting a pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the chamber and being designed to cooperate with the curvature of the emitting face to focus the electron beam outside the chamber.
US07800010B2	Wire-cut electric discharge machine having wire tension control function When a wire electrode is arranged along a traveling path by manual operation, a motor M1 for feeding the wire electrode to a workpiece is driven in response to a predetermined torque command from a control section with a switch SW1 on a side a. The wire electrode is connected, and a motor M2 for delivering the electrode from the wire is driven at a predetermined speed, whereby the electrode is run. Then, the switch SW1 is shifted to a side b and a switch SW2 to the side a, and the motor M1 is subjected to torque control such that a tension on the wire electrode detected by a tension detector is equal to a command tension. When a variation of the tension on the wire electrode is converged, the switches SW1 and SW2 are shifted to the side b, speed control of the motor M1 is performed so that detected tension is equal to the command tension, and electric discharge machining is started.
US07800006B2	Push switch A push switch, including a keytop, a keytop returning coil spring, which urges the keytop upwardly, a slider which is press-operated via the keytop, a slider returning coil spring, which urges the slider upwardly, and switch contacts which are contacted with and separated from each other in accordance with the operating position of the slider. The slider returning coil spring is placed at a position deviated from the axis of the keytop. A push switch which is small in size, produces less tilting or rattling even when a large keytop is attached, and which generates an excellent operation feeling is provided.
US07800003B2	Insulator with enhanced insulating capacity When an insulator is used in a humid atmosphere, the cooling thereof causes a humidity condensation, which is deposited on the insulator surface. Drops of water formed by the humidity condensation are connected to each other that a water film substantially reducing the insulation resistance of the insulator is formed. In order to solve said problem, the inventive insulator is provided, at least partially, with a hydrophobe surface. In such a way, the water layers formed by condensation are drained off the surface or detached there from without connection and the drops of water produced by condensation are unable to be bound to each other, thereby making it possible to maintain a desired high insulation resistance.
US07799999B2	Insulated conducting device with multiple insulation segments Insulated conducting devices and related methods are disclosed. An insulated conducting device for a voltage structure comprises: a conductor connected to a voltage; and multiple insulation segments enclosing the conductor, the multiple insulation segments interfacing with one another.
US07799996B2	Corrosion resistant automatic splice A corrosion resistant automatic splice having a housing with opposed first and second ends, an interior cavity between the ends, and a plurality of drainage openings disposed between an exterior surface of the housing and the interior cavity. The first and second ends are each adjacent a biasing member or spring. A semi frustoconical gripping jaw or clamp is located at each of the first and second ends adapted for receiving a cable. The drainage openings aid in voiding corrosive contaminants from the interior cavity of the splice.
US07799995B2	Sealing assemblies for elongate members and methods for using the same A sealing assembly for providing an environmental seal about an elongate member includes a housing defining a passage to receive an elongate member, a flowable sealant disposed in the passage, a compression mechanism and a trigger mechanism. The compression mechanism includes a biasing member. The biasing member is configured to apply a compression load against the sealant and the compression mechanism is configured to force the sealant to flow about the elongate member to provide an environmental seal about the elongate member. The trigger mechanism is configured to selectively actuate the biasing member to apply the compression load to the sealant.
US07799993B2	Universal water-resistant hinged-lid cover for an electrical outlet box A water-resistant cover for an electrical outlet box generally includes a base and a lid hingedly coupled to the base. The base has a ridge surrounding a substantial periphery of the base, wherein the ridge includes a top wall, an outer side wall extending downwardly from the top wall and an inner side wall extending downwardly from the top wall. The inner side wall defines a recessed portion of the base and an opening in the recessed portion. The lid is received in the recessed portion in a closed position to cover the opening, wherein the ridge prevents water from entering the opening whether the cover is oriented horizontally or vertically.
US07799992B2	Cover plate for surface mount junction box with locking member A cover plate assembly for mounting an electrical circuit device to an electrical outlet box includes at least one electrical circuit device and a cover plate. The cover plate has a locking member rigidly mounted to its rear surface, whereby the attachment member mounted upon the electrical circuit device is slidably received and restrained by the locking member to secure the electrical circuit device to the cover plate utilizing only the locking member. The locking member is preferably at least two flexibly resilient panels spaced apart so that each panel contacts the attachment member when inserted into the locking member. Both panels are preferably rigidly mounted to the cover plate's interior surface and have inner surfaces sloping outward from their lower edge so that the distance is greatest between their upper edges. These panels are spaced above the cover plate's back face by a distance substantially equal to the attachment member's depth to restrain the attachment member beneath the locking member when it is inserted through the locking member. A method for installing an electrical circuit device to an electrical outlet box is also disclosed.
US07799991B1	Bus bar position assurance device A power distribution box has a holder with inner, deflectable lock arms for securing bus bars within the holder. When the bus bars are correctly and completely installed within the holder, engaging portions of the lock arms are received in apertures of the bus bars and the lock arms are in a locked position. A cover can fit over and properly seat on the holder. The cover has projections that slide behind the lock arms and retain the lock arms in the locked position, preventing further movement. The projections each include a blocking surface. If one or more of the bus bars are not correctly and completely installed in the holder, the related latch arms are in a deflected, unlocked position. The blocking surface of a corresponding projection abuts against the deflected lock arm and prevents proper and complete assembly of the cover onto the holder.
US07799989B2	Photo-electric for a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a meso-porous metal oxide thin film and a process for preparation thereof Disclosed is a photo-electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a conductive substrate; a meso-porous metal oxide thin film formed on the surface of the conductive substrate; a porous film formed on the meso-porous metal oxide thin film and comprising metal oxide nanoparticles; and a photosensitive dye adsorbed on the surface of the porous film; and a process for preparation thereof.
US07799983B2	Music teaching tool for steel pan and drum players and associated methods A tool is provided for assisting in teaching music to a player of a steel pan/drum. The tool comprises a substantially circular base divided into twelve radial sectors, a central sector, and three concentric, radially spaced rings, thereby having 37 elements. Each element bears an indicium representative of a unitary, distinct note name in a range of three consecutive octaves plus a first note in a fourth consecutive octave. Each ring is arranged in so that a counter-clockwise-adjacent note name is separated by an interval of a fifth and a clockwise-adjacent note name is separated by an interval of a fourth.
US07799982B2	Quick change rattle suspendable percussion instruments A hybrid percussion instrument which is suspendable and can be used as a quick change rattle instrument in combination with other percussion instruments such as a cymbal.
US07799980B1	Ocarina An improved ocarina for providing improved tonal quality with better maintenance of said tonal quality. Ocarinas are generally oval in shape with finger holes on one side and thumb holes on the other side of the ocarina, with a windway and a sound hole called a “voicing”. A user blows into the voicing, creating a tone which varies depending on whether the fingers and thumbs are over the finger holes or thumb holes. Partitions are placed inside of said ocarina between said thumb hole and said sound hole which are customarily located on the same side of the ocarina. Partitions are located close to the thumb holes and distal from the sound hole. In the improved ocarina, a user may open the thumb hole without significant loss of tonal quality, unlike a standard ocarina where opening of the thumb holes ordinarily results in a decreased tonal quality.
US07799975B1	Soybean variety XB03T09 According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB03T09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB03T09, to the plants of soybean XB03T09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB03T09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB03T09 with another soybean plant, using XB03T09 as either the male or the female parent.
US07799973B2	Soybean cultivar 26074414 A soybean cultivar designated 26074414 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 26074414, to the plants of soybean 26074414, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 26074414 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 26074414 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 26074414, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 26074414 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 26074414 with another soybean cultivar.
US07799972B2	Cotton variety 05H284 The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 05H284. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 05H284. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 05H284 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 05H284 with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.
US07799971B2	Method for increasing pathogen-resistance in transgenic plants by expression of peroxidase The present invention relates to a method for the production of transgenic plants and/or plant cells, respectively, with increased pathogen resistance, characterized in that a DNA sequence, which encodes a protein with the activity of a peroxidase, is inserted into the plant and expressed therein. The invention at hand also relates to the use of nucleic acids encoding a peroxidase for the production of transgenic plants, or plant cells, respectively, with increased pathogen resistance. Further, the invention at hand relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding a peroxidase of barley.
US07799970B2	Plant regulatory sequences for selective control of gene expression The current invention relates to enhancing gene expression in plants. A promoter drives the expression of structural genes or other polynucleotides in the abscission zone of a plant is provided. The sequence of such a promoter, and its use in a transgenic plant comprising such a promoter, is described.
US07799968B2	Sponge-like pad comprising paper layers and method of manufacture A sponge-like pad used for cleaning and other wiping and polishing applications is disclosed. The sponge-like pad is made from a plurality of textured paper webs attached together at selected locations. The paper web can be, for instance, a highly textured throughdried paper web containing high-yield fibers and a wet strength agent. In one embodiment, the stacked plies can be contained within a cover material that is liquid pervious. The sponge-like product of the present invention can be used alone or it can be incorporated into a cleaning tool, such as a mop.
US07799967B2	Differentially expanding absorbent structure An absorbent structure expands to a greater extent along one surface than along an opposite surface when in the presence of a liquid. The absorbent structure may include a single layer, or two or more layers intimately bonded to one another. When in the presence of a liquid, the more expandable surface causes an increase in concavity in the X-Y plane of the structure, with the concavity being in the direction of the less expandable surface. One or both surfaces can be treated to adjust the respective level of expandability. By inducing a formed shape upon hydration swelling, a trough shape can be generated to facilitate absorbent properties, containment, and fit. The invention includes absorbent articles having such an absorbent structure incorporated therein.
US07799966B2	Fibrous absorbent articles having malodor counteractant ability and method of making same There is provided a fibrous absorbent article for absorbing body fluids. The article includes a fibrous absorbent material suitable for absorbing the body fluids, and one or more all-natural, liquid malodor counteractant materials disposed within the fibrous material to absorb, neutralize, suppress, and/or eliminate odors associated with the body fluids. The one or more malodor counteractant materials is one or more of the following: glycerin, glycerin compound, aldehyde, natural oil, solution of soluble natural compound, natural plant and herb extract, naturally occurring deodorizing active, acid, base, oxidant, chelating agent, ester, masking agent, sensory receptor alterant, oxidizing agent, biological agent, surfactant, surface active polymer, and any mixtures thereof.
US07799964B2	Membrane process for LPG recovery Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) can be recovered from various streams using a multiple membrane recovery process producing hydrogen stream at high yield and high purity and a C3+ LPG stream at high yield with low energy expenditure.
US07799962B2	Process for aromatic alkylation This invention relates to a process for the selective alkylation of toluene and/or benzene with an oxygen-containing alkylation agent. In particular, the process uses a selectivated molecular sieve which has been modified by the addition of a hydrogenation component, wherein at least one of the following conditions is met: (a) the selectivated molecular sieve has an alpha value of less than 100 prior to the addition of the hydrogenation component, or (b) the selectivated and hydrogenated catalyst has an alpha value of less than 100. The process of this invention provides high selectivity for the alkylated product while reducing catalyst degradation.
US07799959B2	Process for producing 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorohexafluorobutane Disclosed is a process for producing 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorohexafluorobutane safely in a high yield in the industrial viewpoint and at low cost in the economical viewpoint. Specifically disclosed is a process for producing 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorohexafluorobutane which process comprises: (1) a step of chlorinating 1,3-butadiene, thereby preparing a mixture containing 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorobutane, and (2) a step of allowing the 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorobutane prepared in the step (1) to react with a fluorine gas in the presence of a diluting gas in a gas phase, thereby preparing a mixture containing 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorohexafluorobutane.
US07799957B2	Process for producing product of hydrogenolysis of polyhydric alcohol The present invention relates to a process for producing hydrogenolysis products of polyhydric alcohols with a high selectivity as well as hydrogenolysis catalysts used in the hydrogenolysis reaction. The present invention provides a process for producing a hydrogenolysis product of a polyhydric alcohol which includes the step of reacting the polyhydric alcohol with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst containing (A) a platinum-supporting heterogeneous catalyst component and (B) at least one catalyst component selected from the group consisting of tungsten components and molybdenum components, or in the presence of a catalyst containing a heterogeneous catalyst component formed by supporting (A′) platinum and the above catalyst component (B), on a common carrier; as well as catalysts for hydrogenolysis of polyhydric alcohols.
US07799951B2	Non-staining antidegradants for vulcanized elastomers The instant invention discloses a process for preventing contact discoloration of substrates coming into contact with elastomers and stabilizing elastomers to prevent oxidative, thermal, dynamic, light-induced and/or ozone-induced degradation, which comprises incorporating into the elastomers, or applying to these, at least a compound of the formula (I) wherein R1 is C1-C12alkyl, R2 is C1-C12alkyl, or R1 and R2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form an unsubstituted or with C1-C4alkyl substituted C5-C12cycloalkyl ring; R3 is hydrogen or —CH2—S(O)m—R5, R4 and R5 independently of each other are unsubstituted or with cyano substituted C5-C18-alkyl; C7-C9phenylalkyl, unsubstituted or with halogen, hydroxyl, cyano or C1-C4alkyl substituted phenyl or naphthyl; benzothiazolyl or —R6—CO2—R7, R6 is C1-C18alkylene, R7 is C1-C18alkyl, and m is 0, 1 or 2. The instant invention discloses also novel compounds of the formula (I), new mixtures of compounds of the formula (I) and compositions thereof in elastomers.
US07799948B2	Nitrogen and hindered phenol containing dual functional macromolecular antioxidants: synthesis, performances and applications Disclosed are compounds represented by structural formula (I): methods of producing compounds represented by structural formula (I), and their use in inhibiting oxidation in an oxidizable material.
US07799946B2	Process for separating methacrolein from methacrylic acid in a gas phase product from the partial oxidation of isobutene A system and process for separating methacrolein (MA) from methacrylic acid (MAA) and acetic acid in the gas phase product from partial oxidation of isobutylene (IB) in two oxidation steps is disclosed. The process and system maximize recovery of all three components at minimum capital and energy cost, under conditions that minimize polymerization conditions and plugging by solids deposition in compressors, columns, etc.
US07799943B2	Method for promoting Michael addition reactions Homogeneously dispersed solid reaction promoters having an average particle size from 0.01 μm to 500 μm are disclosed for preparing curable mixtures of at least one Michael donor and at least one Michael acceptor. The resulting curable mixtures are useful as coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers.
US07799941B2	Process for producing optically active β-hydroxy-α-aminocarboxylic acid derivative There is provided a process for efficiently producing an anti form of an optically active β-hydroxy-α-aminocarboxylic acid derivative that is useful as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. The process for producing optically active β-hydroxy-α-aminocarboxylic acid derivative of formula (2) or (3) wherein R1 is substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkyl group, or substituted or unsubstituted C4-12 aromatic group, R2 is substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkyl group, or substituted or unsubstituted C4-12 aromatic group, characterized by comprising subjecting an α-aminoacyl acetic acid ester compound of formula (1) wherein R1 and R2 have the same meaning as the above, to hydrogenation by catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation in the presence of an acid.
US07799938B2	Method for the production of (mercaptoorganyl)alkyl polyether silanes The invention relates to a method for producing (mercaptoorganyl)alkyl polyether silanes by reacting dry mercaptization reagents with a (haloorganyl)alkyl polyether silane.
US07799935B2	Crystalline duloxetine hydrochloride Crystalline duloxetine hydrochloride, compositions containing the same and methods for the production thereof.
US07799933B2	Sulfonamide derivatives The invention is concerned with novel sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, X and Y are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit L-CPT1 and can be used as medicaments.
US07799928B2	Process for the preparation of irbesartan hydrochloride The present invention is concerned with a process for the preparation of 2n-butyl-4-spirocyclopentane-1-[(2′-(tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-2-imidazolin-5-one hydrochloride, irbesartan hydrochloride, novel hydrated and anhydrous crystalline forms thereof, amorphous irbesartan hydrochloride, formulations containing the same, therapeutic uses thereof and methods of treatment employing the same. The process of the present invention is a one-pot process which comprises reacting intermediate compounds 2n-butyl-1,3-diazaspiro[4,4]non-1-en-4-one and 5-(4′-bromomethyl-biphenyl-2-yl)-1-trityl-1H-tetrazole.
US07799927B2	Indolestyryl compound and high density recording media utilizing the same An indolestyryl compound. The indolestyryl compound has formula (I): wherein Z1 comprises benzene, naphthalene, or heterocyclic ring containing O, S, or N, R2 comprises H, halogen atoms, C1-5 alkyl, nitro, ester, carboxyl, sulfo, sulfonamide, sulfuric ester, amide, C1-3 alkoxy, amino, alkylamino, cyano, C1-6 alkylsulfonyl, or C2-7 alkoxy carbonyl, R3, R4, R5, and R6 comprise H, alkyl, aralkyl, or heterocyclic ring containing O, S, or N, R7 and R8 comprise H or alkyl, R10 comprises H, alkyl, halogen atoms, nitro, hydroxyl, amino, ester, or substituted or non-substituted sulfonyl, W comprises carbon or nitrogen, Y comprises carbon, oxygen, sulfur, selenium, —NR, or —C(CH3)2, m is 1˜3, and X1 comprises an anionic group or an anionic organometallic complex, wherein R3 and R4 are joined to a nitrogen atom or R5 and R6 are joined together to form a ring, and R bonded to nitrogen is C1-5 alkyl.
US07799926B2	Polar dyes The present invention relates to novel polar fluorescent and quenchers dyes, and minor groove binder with enhanced polarity. The present invention further relates to methods of preparing oligonucleotide probes labeled with polar arsonate dyes under the condition of automated synthesis and method of using such probes.
US07799921B2	Stereoselective process and crystalline forms of a camptothecin A stereoselective process for preparing 7-[(E)-t-butyloxyiminomethyl]-camptothecin (also known as gimatecan) is herein disclosed. With the addition of further dissolution and precipitation steps carried out in appropriate different solvent mixtures, four new crystalline forms of gimatecan are also obtainable by using the same stereoselective process.
US07799919B2	Water-soluble, fluorescent perylenetetracarboxylic acid bisimides The invention relates to novel perylenetetracarboxdiimide derivatives with improved performance properties.
US07799914B2	Chemical process The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I): wherein X is halogen; Y is ZR1; Z is oxygen or sulphur; and R1 is C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl or C3-7 cycloalkyl; the process comprising either: a. hydrogenating a compound of formula (II): with a suitable transition metal catalyst in a C1-6 aliphatic alcohol, an ether, an ester or a hydrocarbon as solvent; or, b. conducting a one-pot hydrogenation of a compound of formula (III): wherein R2 is phenyl optionally substituted by chloro, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy or (C1-6 alkyl)2N; i. firstly at about 20° C. to form a compound of formula (IV): ii. and then at about 40° C.; both steps (i) and (ii) being carried out in the presence of a suitable catalyst and in the presence of a suitable solvent.
US07799909B2	Hydrophobic starch having near-neutral dry product pH A free-flowing, hydrophobic starch composition has a near-neutral dry product pH. Methods for making the hydrophobic starch composition by preparing an aqueous mixture comprising a starch, a siliconate, and an acid, where the aqueous mixture has a near-neutral pH, and drying the starch solids to obtain a hydrophobic starch. Novel fuel compositions comprise hydrophobic starch which can be used in internal combustion engines, such as diesel engines. Hydrophobic starch compositions may be used as fuels or fuel components. Novel methods of fueling and operating internal combustion engines use hydrophobic starch as fuel or fuel components.
US07799904B2	Gilvocarcin gene cluster, recombinant production and use thereof A nucleic acid molecule encoding the gilvocarcin V gene cluster and subunits thereof. Recombinant vectors and host cells comprising a nucleic acid compound encoding the gilvocarcin V gene cluster or subunits thereof. Host cells comprising recombinant vectors encoding the gilvocarcin polyketide synthase and gilvocarcin post-PKS modifying enzymes from Streptomyces griseoflavus can be used to produce gilvocarcin and functional gilvocarcin mutants, analogs and derivatives thereof with application as antibiotics, anticancer agents, immunosuppressants, antivirals, and neuroprotective agents.
US07799903B2	Nucleic acid-engineered materials The present invention relates to the design and use of nucleic acid molecules to create novel materials. The present invention further related to the use of DNA as building block for DNA-materials that are of high yield and purity and that can be incorporated into larger structures.
US07799902B2	Receptor coupling agents and compositions thereof Receptor coupling agents, including multivalent constructs comprising anti-TNF receptor binding moieties, for treating cancer and inhibiting tumor volume in a subject are disclosed.
US07799900B2	Immunoglobulin variants and uses thereof The invention provides humanized and chimeric anti-CD20 antibodies for treatment of CD20 positive malignancies and autoimmune diseases.
US07799896B2	Methods of inhibiting tumor cell proliferation The invention provides methods for inhibiting tumor cell proliferation by inhibiting FoxM1B activity, expression, or nuclear localization in a tumor cell. The invention also provides methods for preventing tumor progression in an animal comprising inhibiting FoxM1B activity, expression, or nuclear localization. Furthermore, the invention provides methods for inhibiting tumor cell growth in an animal comprising inhibiting FoxM1B activity, expression, or nuclear localization in tumor cells in the animal.
US07799891B2	Phosphorus containing compounds for reducing acetaldehyde in polyesters polymers Polyesters whose polycondensation is catalyzed by titanium-containing catalysts and which are susceptible to acetaldehyde formation during polycondensation or subsequent molding operations are prepared with low finished acetaldehyde content and reduced acetaldehyde generation by adding an ammonium or amine salt of an oxyphosphorus-acid. Polyesters, especially polyethylene terephthalate, may be produced with high inherent viscosity in reduced processing time, without the necessity of further polymerization in the solid state.
US07799890B2	Amide-containing polymers for rheology control The invention relates to amide-containing polymers of the general formula (I) A-X—CO—(CH2)2—NR1—R2—[Y—R3—Y—R4)a—B (I) and also their salts with carboxylic acids, phosphoric esters and sulphonic acids. The invention further relates to processes for preparing the amide-containing polymers and to their use as rheology control agents.
US07799880B2	Process for the polymerization of olefins A multistep process comprising the following steps: step a) polymerizing propylene and optionally one or more monomers selected from ethylene or alpha olefins of formula CH2═CHT1, wherein T1 is a C2-C10 alkyl radical in the presence of a catalyst system supported on an inert carrier, comprising: ii) one or more metallocene compounds of formula (I): ii) an alumoxane or a compound capable of forming an alkyl metallocene cation; and optionally iii) an organo aluminum compound; step b) contacting, under polymerization conditions, in a gas phase, propylene or ethylene with one or more alpha olefins of formula CH2═CHT, wherein T is hydrogen or a C1-C10 alkyl radical, and optionally a non-conjugated diene, in the presence of the polymer obtained in step a) and optionally in the presence of an additional organo aluminum compound; provided that an homopolymer is not produced; wherein: the compound of formula (I) is described in the application.
US07799879B2	Catalyst system and process for olefin polymerization The present application relates to a new catalyst system for the polymerization of olefins, comprising a new ionic activator having the formula: [R1R2R3AH]+[Y]−, wherein [Y]− is a non-coordinating anion (NCA), A is nitrogen or phosphorus, R1 and R2 are hydrocarbyl groups or heteroatom-containing hydrocarbyl groups and together form a first, 3- to 10-membered non-aromatic ring with A, wherein any number of adjacent ring members may optionally be members of at least one second, aromatic or aliphatic ring or aliphatic and/or aromatic ring system of two or more rings, wherein said at least one second ring or ring system is fused to said first ring, and wherein any atom of the first and/or at least one second ring or ring system is a carbon atom or a heteroatom and may be substituted independently by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, C1 to C10 alkyl, C5 to C15 aryl, C6 to C25 arylalkyl, and C6 to C25 alkylaryl, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or C1 to C10 alkyl, or R3 is a C1 to C10 alkylene group that connects to said first ring and/or to said at least one second ring or ring system. The present application also relates to a process for the polymerization of olefins, preferably propylene, using this and other catalyst systems, as well as to polymers made by said process.
US07799878B2	Dinuclear transition metal compound, catalyst composition comprising the same, method of preparing olefin polymer, and olefin polymer produced using the method A dinuclear transition metal compound of Formula 1 is provided: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R, L, A, B, X, M, z, and n are the same as in the description of the present invention. The dinuclear transition metal compound includes two transition metal compounds connected each other by a bridging group so that a decrease in catalyst activation due to a polar functional group can be prevented. A catalyst composition including the dinuclear transition metal compound is highly active for a monomer having a polar functional group.
US07799877B2	Polymerization monitoring and control using leading indicators Methods of monitoring and controlling polymerization reactions are disclosed. The ratio of concentrations of two reactor components are determined in a gas stream of a reactor to obtain a leading indicator function L. The value of L or a function of L, such as a rescaled value or a reciprocal, is compared to a target value, and at least one reactor parameter is adjusted in response to a deviation between L or the function of L and the target value. Monitoring of the leading indicator permits rapid diagnosis of reactor problems, and rapid adjustments of reactor parameters, compared to laboratory analysis of samples of polymer properties.
US07799875B2	Triarylamine-arylvinylene moiety-containing conjugated polymers, their production and use The present invention relates to conjugated polymers and dendrimers containing styryl-triarylamine structural units, to the use thereof in electronic components, in particular in polymeric organic light-emitting diodes, to monomers for the preparation thereof, and to components and light-emitting diodes comprising polymers and dendrimers of this type.
US07799873B2	Thermoplastic elastomer composition A thermoplastic elastomer composition containing (i) a thermoplastic resin, (ii) an elastomer component discontinuously dispersed in the thermoplastic resin and (iii) a molecular chain extender, wherein the dispersed state of the particles of the elastomer component dispersed in the matrix of the thermoplastic elastomer composition is stabilized.
US07799872B2	Hydrogenation of diene-based polymer latex The present invention relates to a process for the hydrogenation of the carbon-carbon double bonds in a diene-based polymer latex in the absence of any organic solvent by a catalytically active system prepared in-situ based on a first main catalyst component and a secondary water-insoluble catalyst component.
US07799869B2	Thermoplastic elastomer composition and molded article The present invention provides an acrylic block copolymer composition improving melt flowability at molding and being excellent in heat resistance in addition to maintain weather resistance, chemical resistance, adhesivity, flexibility and abrasion resistance which are the characteristics of the acrylic block copolymer. It is attained by a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising an acrylic block copolymer (A) which comprises a methacrylic polymer block (a) and an acrylic polymer block (b), wherein at least one of polymer blocks among the methacrylic polymer block (a) and the acrylic polymer block (b) has a functional group (X), and a compound (B) containing 1.1 or more of functional groups (Y) in one molecule.
US07799864B2	Compositions and aqueous dispersions An aqueous dispersion including (A) at least one base polymer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-based co-polymer and a propylene-based co-polymer; (B) at least one polymeric stabilizing agent; and at least one filler; wherein the polymeric stabilizing agent is different from the at least one base polymer and is compatible with the at least one base polymer and the at least one filler, and wherein the dispersion has filler in the range of greater than 0 to about 600 parts per hundred parts of a combined amount of the at least one base polymer and the polymeric stabilizing agent is disclosed.
US07799863B2	Low application temperature elastic attachment adhesive Low application temperature thermoplastic hot melt adhesives are particularly useful as elastic attachment adhesives. The adhesives have a viscosity at 275° F. of less than about 8,000 cp, a yield stress of less than about than 80 psi and a creep performance for a bond made through strand coating of less than about 15%. Preferred are adhesives that have a creep performance for a bond made through spiral coating of less than about 25%.
US07799862B2	Rubber composition for a tire crown reinforcement A composition having a reduced hysteresis which is usable in a crown reinforcement for a heavy-vehicle tire, includes an elastomeric matrix comprising natural rubber or a synthetic polyisoprene in a majority proportion, and a reinforcing filler comprising a carbon black, where the carbon black fulfills the following conditions: (i) 45≦CTAB specific surface area in m2/g≦70, (ii) 45≦BET specific surface area in m2/g≦70, (iii) 45≦iodine adsorption index IA in mg/g≦70, (iv) ratio (BET surface area/index IA)≦1.07, (v) 115≦DBP structure value in ml/100 g≦170, (vi) 85 nm≦Stokes diameter dst in nm≦145, where dst is the diameter of aggregates corresponding to the maximum frequency of the Stokes diameters in a distribution of aggregates, and (vii) D50/dst≦0.0090·CTAB+0.19, where D50 is the difference, in the distribution of aggregates, between the Stokes diameters of two aggregates corresponding to one and the same frequency equal to 50% of the maximum frequency of the Stokes diameters, dst and D50 being measured by centrifugal photosedimentometry.
US07799860B2	Composition improved in the solubility or oral absorbability An object of the present invention is to provide a composition improved in the solubility or oral absorbability.The present invention provides a composition which comprises three components of a slightly water-soluble component, a surfactant and a hydrophilic polymer, and is obtainable by wet granulation in the presence of water.
US07799854B2	Flame retardant thermoplastic composition and articles comprising the same A flame retardant thermoplastic composition comprising a poly(arylene ether), a block copolymer, a liquid polyolefin, and a flame retardant additive composition. The flame retardant additive composition comprises a metal hydroxide, an organic phosphate, and a phosphoric acid salt selected from the group consisting of melamine phosphate, melamine pyrophosphate, melamine orthophosphate, melem polyphosphate, melam polyphosphate, diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, phosphoric acid amide, melamine polyphosphate, ammonium polyphosphate, polyphosphoric acid amide, and combinations of two or more of the foregoing. The block copolymer comprises a block that is a controlled distribution copolymer having terminal regions that are rich in alkylene units and a center region that is rich in aryl alkylene units. The flame retardant composition may be used in the production of covered conductors.
US07799853B2	Adhesive composition, adhesive sheet, and surface protective film Disclosed is a pressure sensitive adhesive composition characterized by containing an ionic liquid and a polymer which contains, as a monomer unit, 0.1-10% by weight of a (meth)acrylate with a hydroxyalkyl group having 3-12 carbon atoms. The present invention provides a pressure sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in antistatic property of a no-electrification-prevented adherend upon peeling, and has reduced staining of an adherend and is excellent in adhesion reliance. Also disclosed is an antistatic pressure sensitive adhesive sheet or surface-protecting film prepared using the composition. Also disclosed is an antistatic pressure sensitive adhesive sheet or surface-protecting film prepared using the composition.
US07799852B2	Composition of biphenyl epoxy resin, phenolbiphenylaralkyl resin and filler An epoxy resin composition which can be used as a semiconductor encapsulating resin and in which the improvement of flame retardancy can be attained by suitably adapting a crosslinked structure itself of a cured article without using any flame retardant material and without particularly highly filling an inorganic filler. The epoxy resin composition includes an epoxy resin (A), a phenolic resin (B), an inorganic filler (C) and a curing accelerator (D), wherein a flexural modulus E (kgf/mm2) at 240±20% C of a cured article obtained by curing the composition is a value satisfying 0.015 W+4.1≦E≦0.27 W+21.8 in the case of 30≦W<60, or a value satisfying 0.30 W−13≦E≦3.7 W−184 in the case of 60≦W≦95 wherein W (wt %) is a content of the inorganic filler (C) in the cured article. The cured article of this composition forms a foamed layer during thermal decomposition or at ignition to exert flame retardancy.
US07799851B2	Coated media The present invention is drawn to compositions and coated substrates wherein a back coating layer can be implemented for use to mitigate ink transfer, surface damage, smudging, and sticking between stacked sheets in output trays of ink-jet ink printers. Specifically, a coated media sheet can comprise a printing surface including an ink-receiving coating formulated to accept an ink-jet ink composition, and an opposing back surface comprising a back coating. The back coating can include an admixture of 0.5 wt % to 75 wt % of a polymeric binder, 5 wt % to 95 wt % of filler particulates having an average particle size from about 0.01 μm to about 15 μm, and 3 wt % to 90 wt % of spacer particulates having an average particle size from about 6 μm to about 500 μm. In one embodiment, the spacer particulates are larger than the filler particulates.
US07799849B2	Method to fabricate self-healing material A self-healing composite material and a method to fabricate the self-healing microcapsules are illustrated. The self-healing microcapsules may be fabricated by mixing nanoscale material with a self-healing agent to form a self-healing mixture. The self-healing mixture may be encapsulated to form self-healing capsules which may be dispersed in a polymer to fabricate self-healing material.
US07799847B2	Water-based ink composition for writing instruments Provided is a water-based ink composition for a writing instrument comprising at least a colorant and water, characterized by comprising an alkylene oxide-added glycerin ester in which a principal skeleton is glycerin and 60 to 150 moles of alkylene oxide is added thereto and in which the glycerin is ester-bonded with a carboxylic acid-containing substance in an amount of 0.1 to 30% by weight based on the total amount of the ink composition.
US07799846B2	Dental composition containing an epoxy functional carbosilane compound The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising least one carbosilane compound comprising at least one Si-Aryl bond, at least one silicon atom, no Si-Oxygen bond, at least one aliphatic epoxy moiety, wherein said carbosilane compound has no glycidyl ether moieties; and an initiator, optionally filler and optionally additive components selected from the group of modifiers, stabilizers, dyes, pigments, thixotropic agents, flow improvers, polymeric thickeners, surfactants, odorous substances, diluting agent(s) and flavorings.
US07799838B2	Elastomer blends of polyesters and copolyetheresters derived from polyethylene terephthalate, method of manufacture, and articles therefrom A composition comprising: (1) from 50 to 99 wt % of a modified, random copolyetherester containing: (i) 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 that contains at least one residue derived from the polyethylene terephthalate component; and (ii) 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; and (2) from 1 to 50 wt % of a polyester; wherein the copolyetherester, the polyester, and optionally any additives, are present in a total amount of 100 wt %.
US07799823B2	Androgen modulators The present invention is directed to a new class of benzonitriles and to their use as androgen receptor modulators. Other aspects of the invention are directed to the use of these compounds to decrease excess sebum secretions and to stimulate hair growth.
US07799822B2	Phenyl sulfonamides as modulators of ion channels The present invention relates to phenyl sulfonamides useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including for example the treatment of pain.
US07799810B2	Organic compounds The present invention concerns a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, wherein the groups Ri- Rs are defined in the description, to compositions and use of the compounds in the treatment of diseases ameloriated by inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase.
US07799809B2	Carboxamide compounds and their use as calpain inhibitors The present invention relates to novel carboxamide compounds and their use for the manufacture of a medicament. The carboxamide compounds are inhibitors of calpain (calcium dependant cysteine proteases). The invention therefore also relates to the use of these carboxamide compounds for treating a disorder associated with an elevated calpain activity.The carboxamide compounds are compounds of the general formula I in which R1, R2, R3a, R3b, W, Y and X have the meanings mentioned in the claims and the description, the tautomers thereof and the pharmaceutically suitable salts thereof. In particular, the compounds have the general formula I-A.a′ and I-A.a″ in which m, E, R1, R3a, R3b, R2, Ry, Rw and Rw6* have the meanings mentioned in the claims, n is 0, 1 or 2, the tautomers thereof and the pharmaceutically suitable salts thereof.
US07799808B2	α-Haloketone derivatives of imidazolyl-substituted aromatic compounds and compounds prepared therefrom Novel compounds, compositions, and kits are provided. Methods of modulating Aβ levels, and methods of treating a disease associated with aberrant Aβ levels are also provided.
US07799804B2	Therapeutic agents The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and processes for preparing such compounds, their use in the treatment of obesity, psychiatric and neurological disorders, to methods for their therapeutic use and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
US07799802B2	Method and health food for preventing and/or alleviating psychiatric disorder, and/or for effectuating sedation A method for preventing and/or alleviating a psychiatric disorder, and/or effectuating sedation, comprising administering a benzylisoquinoline derivative represented by General Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3 and X each represent a particular group; a method for preventing and/or alleviating a particular symptom, comprising administering a bisbenzylisoquinoline derivative represented by General Formula (II): wherein R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 each represent a particular group, and a health food containing said derivative represented by General Formula (I) or (II).
US07799799B2	Indolizine derivatives, method for preparing same, and therapeutic compositions comprising same The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): described as novel indolizine derivatives and to a method for their preparation along with pharmaceutical compositions thereof whose substituents are as described in the specification.
US07799798B2	Spiroheterocyclic compounds and their uses as therapeutic agents This invention is directed to spiroheterocyclic compounds of formula (I) wherein k, j, p, Q, R1, R3a, R3b, R3c, and R3d are as defined herein, as a stereoisomer, enantiomer, tautomer thereof or mixtures thereof; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, that are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of sodium channel-mediated diseases or conditions, such as pain. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds are also disclosed.
US07799797B2	Arylsulfonyl naphthalene derivatives and uses thereof Compounds of the formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein m, q, Ar, R1, R2 and R7 are as defined herein. Also provided are methods for preparing, compositions comprising, and methods for using compounds of formula I.
US07799795B2	Aryl nitrile compounds and compositions and their uses in treating inflammatory and related disorders Provided herein are compounds of the formula where A1, A2, A3, A4, L, Q, R1, R2, R3, R4, Rx, Ry, Rz, X, Y1, Y2, Y4 and Z are as described herein, and compositions thereof that are useful in the treatment of inflammatory and immune conditions and diseases. In particular, the invention provides aryl nitrile compounds which modulate the expression and/or function of a chemokine receptor.
US07799786B2	Therapeutic agents useful for treating pain A compound of formula: wherein A, Ar, R3, R6, and m are disclosed herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Cyanoiminopiperazine Compound”), compositions comprising an effective amount of a Cyanoiminopiperazine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing pain, urinary incontinence, an ulcer, inflammatory-bowel disease, irritable-bowel syndrome, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Cyanoiminopiperazine Compound are disclosed.
US07799777B2	Salts of potassium ATP channel openers and uses thereof Provided are immediate or prolonged administration of certain salts of KATP channel openers such as diazoxide to a subject to achieve novel pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, therapeutic, physiological, metabolic and compositional outcomes in the treatment of diseases or conditions involving KATP channels. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations, methods of administration and dosing of the salts that achieve these outcomes and reduce the incidence of adverse effects in treated individuals. Further provided are method of co-administering the salts with other drugs to treat diseases of humans and animals.
US07799776B2	Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitors Inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) are provided as are pharmaceutical compositions containing such inhibitors as well as the use of such inhibitors and compositions for the treatment of a condition in a mammalian subject characterized by pathology of the IDO-mediated tryptophan metabolic pathway. Such conditions may involve suppression of T-cell mediated immune response or may directly result from depletion of tryptophan or accumulation of a product of tryptophan degradation. Specific disease conditions include cataracts, age-related yellowing in the eye, neurodegenerative disorders, mood disorders, cancer and various bacterial/viral infections. IDO inhibitors of this invention are substituted naphthalene and anthracene diones. Novel compounds of this invention include the following taurine-substituted naphthaquinone structure.
US07799775B2	Pyrimidine derivatives This invention provides pyrimidine derivatives represented by a formula, in the formula, ring A stands for carbocyclic group or heterocyclic group, X1 stands for hydrogen, lower alkyl, amino, etc., X2 stands for hydrogen or lower alkyl, Y stands for a direct bond or sulfur or nitrogen, n stands for an integer of 0-4, and Ar stands for a group of the following formula, or a salt thereof, which concurrently exhibit 5-HT1A agonistic activity and 5-HT3 antagonistic activity and are useful for therapy and treatments of diseases such as IBS. The invention furthermore provides a therapeutic method of IBS, characterized by having 5-HT1A agonistic activity and 5-HT3 antagonistic activity work simultaneously and cooperatively in vivo, which comprises either administering 5-HT3 antagonistic agent which concurrently exhibits 5-HT1A agonistic activity, or administering 5-HT1A agonistic agent and 5-HT3 antagonistic agent simultaneously, in sequence or at an interval.
US07799771B2	Oral pharmaceutical products containing 17β-estradiol-3-lower alkanoate, method of administering the same and process of preparation A pharmaceutical dosage unit for oral administration to a human female comprising a therapeutically effective amount of 17β-estradiol-3-lower alkanoate, most preferably 17β-estradiol-3-acetate, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for treating a human female in need of 17β-estradiol and a contraceptive method by oral administration of the pharmaceutical dosage unit and a method of preparing a pharmaceutical composition that may be used to form the pharmaceutical dosage unit of the invention.
US07799769B2	Transdermal compositions and methods for treatment of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome Compositions and methods for alleviating the symptoms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome are provided. The compositions are based on use of a transdermal gel formulation delivery system for androgens, either alone or in combination with other hormones.
US07799763B2	Muscle-strengthening drugs and anti-inflammatory drugs A muscle-strengthening, anti-inflammatory, antiasthmatic, antidiarrheal or an antidepressant method, or a method for the treatment of diminution of vision, hepatitis, inflammatory intestinal syndrome, functional enteropathy, functional hepatopathy, functional nephropathy, dementia, climacteric symptoms, senile dementia and/or Alzheimer disease, said method comprising: administering to skin a composition comprising (a) at least one member selected from the group consisting of isoflavones and isoflavone glycosides, (b) curcumin, and (c) cholic acid or at least one member selected from the group consisting of scymnol and scymnol esters.
US07799760B2	Use of pharmaceutical composition containing epidermal growth factor (EGF) for diabetic foot amputation prevention The invention relates to the use of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) in a preferably-injectable pharmaceutical composition which is administered by means of infiltration into and around chronic cutaneous ischaemic lesions in order to prevent diabetic foot amputation. Said composition can be administered to recently-created surgical surfaces damaged by the effect of acute reperfusion with oxygenated blood following prolonged ischaemia, thereby preventing further surgical procedures and favoring the preservation of the extremity. The aforementioned composition can be used to improve (i) the cell microenvironment, thereby increasing the reparative and defensive capacity and viability of the is tissues and (ii) the cicatrization of cutaneous ischaemic lesions, thereby stimulating cell proliferation. The invention is suitable for use in human, veterinary and experimental medicine, specifically in vascular angiology and surgery, dermatology, burn treatment and reconstructive surgery and geriatric medicine. Said composition can be used for recalcitrant ulcers which are associated with lesions in the macro and/or microvasculature, patients with inadequate lymphatic and/or venous return and ulcers or other lesions which are difficult to cicatrize and/or heal.
US07799756B2	Processes for stereoselective synthesis of trans ISATX247 The present invention relates to a process for preparation of a trans ISATX247 compound of the formula: where R1═H or D; R2═H or D; and R3═H or D, by application of organozirconium chemistry. The process involves reacting an acetyl cyclosporin aldehyde with an organozirconium reagent to provide acetyl cyclosporin diene (the acetate of trans ISATX247) and deacetylating the acetyl cyclosporin diene to produce the trans-isomer of ISATX247. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing the same trans ISATX 247 compound, using olefin cross metathesis. The process involves: olefin cross metathesis of acetyl cyclosporin A to afford acetyl cyclosporin α,β-unsaturated aldehyde; Wittig reaction of the acetyl cyclosporin α,β-unsaturated aldehyde to provide acetyl cyclosporin diene; and deacetylation of the acetyl cyclosporin diene to produce the trans ISATX247 compound. Also disclosed are processes for preparing an acetyl cyclosporin α,β-unsaturated aldehyde compound and a cyclosporin triene analogue compound.
US07799755B2	Immunomodulatory methods using oligosaccharides Methods for modulating immune responses are provided. The methods involve contacting an immune cell with an agent that modulates interaction of a compound comprising a Lewis antigen with the immune cell such that production by the immune cell of at least one cytokine that regulates development of a T helper type 1 or T helper type 2 response is modulated. In one embodiment, the agent is a stimulatory form of a compound comprising a Lewis antigen, such as a Lewisy, Lewisx or Lewisa oligosaccharide, or a derivative thereof. In another embodiment, the agent is an inhibitory form of a compound comprising a Lewis antigen, such as a Lewisy, Lewisx or Lewisa oligosaccharide, or a derivative thereof. In various embodiments, the immune cell is a human immune cell, a macrophage or a T cell. Pharmaceutical compositions for modulating immune responses are also provided.
US07799751B2	Cleaning composition An improved cleaning composition adapted to clean a variety of hard surfaces. The improved cleaning composition includes a cationic biocide that includes biguanide compounds and/or quats.
US07799739B2	Biphenylcarboxamides for controlling micro-organisms Novel biphenylcarboxamides of the formula (I) There is further provided a plurality of processes for preparing these compounds and their use for controlling unwanted microorganisms, and also novel intermediates and their preparation.
US07799737B2	Use of fatty alcohols ethoxylates as penetration promoters This invention relates to fatty alcohol ethoxylates of the formula in which m represents average values from 8.0 to 13.0 and n represents average values from 6.0 to 17.0, that are highly suitable for use as penetrants for insecticidally active neonicotinyls when employed in amounts such that they are present in the commercial formulations in concentrations from 0.1 to 30% by weight and such that the weight ratio of neonicotinyl to fatty alcohol ethoxylate is from 1:0.1 to 1:2.0.
US07799735B2	Chemically modified melamine resin for use in sublimation dye imaging A method for transferring a decorative sublimation dye design formed on a transfer sheet to a substrate. The method comprises providing a substrate treated with a melamine resin, chemically modifying the melamine resin to produce an active dye site for acceptance of a sublimation dye, and transferring the sublimation dye to the active dye site.
US07799734B2	Catalyst carrier body for a catalytic converter to be installed close to an engine, catalytic converter, exhaust system and vehicle having the catalyst carrier body A catalyst carrier body, which is suitable for use in an exhaust system close to an internal combustion engine, has a multiplicity of passages through which a gas stream can flow and which extend next to one another between an inlet side and an outlet side. In order to allow efficient and permanent installation of an exhaust-gas treatment device, which can be subjected to high thermal and dynamic loads, the catalyst carrier body has at least one metallic sheet, which at a temperature of 900° C. at least has a proof stress Rp0.2 of 50 N/mm2. A catalytic converter, which is likewise suitable for this purpose, a corresponding exhaust system and a corresponding vehicle, are also provided.
US07799732B2	Highly active photocatalyst particles, method of production therefor, and use thereof A method of producing composite particles of titanium dioxide and a compound inactive as a photocatalyst, comprising the steps of preparing a water based slurry of pH 3 to 5 comprising titanium dioxide, preparing a water based solution comprising a compound inactive as a photocatalyst, and reacting the slurry and the water based solution together at a pH within a range from 4 to 10 is provided, together with highly active photocatalyst particles produced using such a method, and potential uses of such photocatalyst particles.
US07799731B2	Photocatalyst element, method and device for preparing the same A photocatalyst according to the invention comprises a photocatalytic film of a compound of titanium and oxygen and is characterized in that the photocatalytic film is made porous and has 0.02 or higher value as a value calculated by dividing the arithmetical mean deviation of profile Ra with the film thickness. The photocatalytic film can also be specified by the intensity ratio between x-ray diffraction peaks of the anatase structure of titanium oxide. Such a porous photocatalytic material can be obtained by a reactive sputtering method in conditions of adjusting film formation parameters such as the film formation rate, the sputtering pressure, the substrate temperature, the oxygen partial pressure and the like in proper ranges, respectively, and the photocatalyst material is provided with excellent decomposition and hydrophilization capability.
US07799730B2	Catalyst support The invention relates to a cylindrical catalyst body 1 which is characterized in that indentations are provided on the circumferential surface 3 of the catalyst body 1. These indentations are preferably configured as grooves 4 and webs 5 which run parallel to the longitudinal axis 2 of the catalyst body 1.
US07799729B2	Reforming catalyst In one embodiment, a reforming catalyst can include indium, tin, and a catalytically effective amount of a group VIII element for one or more reforming reactions. Typically, at least about 25%, by mole, of the indium is an In(3+) species based on the total moles of indium after exposure for about 30 minutes in an atmosphere including about 100% hydrogen, by mole, at a temperature of about 565° C. Usually, no more than about 25%, by mole, of the tin is a Sn(4+) species based on the total moles of tin after exposure for about 30 minutes in an atmosphere including about 100% hydrogen, by mole, at a temperature of about 565° C.
US07799728B2	Photocatalyst dispersing element, method for manufacturing photocatalyst dispersing element, photocatalyst element, method for manufacturing photocatalyst element A photocatalyst dispersing element includes: a photocatalyst material; and a solvent. A hydrogen-ion exponent of the solvent is in a range of pH 2.1 or more and pH 5.7 or less. A method for manufacturing a photocatalyst dispersing element includes: adjusting a hydrogen-ion exponent in a solvent to be in a range of inhibiting aggregation of a photocatalyst material and of suppressing lowering of a degree of catalytic activity of the photocatalyst material; and mixing the photocatalyst material with the solvent.
US07799727B2	Layered composition and processes for preparing and using the composition A layered composition which can be used in various processes has been developed. The composition comprises an inner core such as a cordierite core and an outer layer comprising a refractory inorganic oxide, a fibrous component and an inorganic binder. The refractory inorganic oxide layer can be alumina, zirconia, titania, etc. while the fibrous component can be titania fibers, silica fibers, carbon fibers, etc. The inorganic oxide binder can be alumina, silica, zirconia, etc. The layer can also contain catalytic metals such as gold and platinum plus other modifiers. The layered composition is prepared by coating the inner core with a slurry comprising the refractory inorganic oxide, fibrous component, an inorganic binder precursor and an organic binding agent such as polyvinyl alcohol. The composition can be used in various hydrocarbon conversion processes.
US07799726B2	Composites based on carbon nanotubes or nanofibers deposited on an activated support for use in catalysis A composite comprising a support activated by impregnation and carbon nanotubes or nanofibers formed by vapor deposition, wherein the weight of said carbon nanotubes or nanofibers formed on the said support is at least equal to 10.
US07799720B2	Method of regenerating carbon dioxide gas absorbent A method of regenerating a carbon dioxide gas absorbent includes heating a carbon dioxide gas absorbent containing lithium silicate, which has been absorbed a carbon dioxide gas, under a reduced pressure atmosphere to release the carbon dioxide gas.
US07799718B2	Dielectric ceramic composition, complex electronic device and multilayer ceramic capacitor The present invention relates to a dielectric ceramic composition comprising a main component including at least one selected from barium titanate, strontium titanate and calcium titanate, and as a subcomponent, a glass component including an oxide of B, wherein a content of said glass component is 2 to 7 wt % with respect to 100 wt % of said main component. According to the present invention, there are provided a dielectric ceramic composition wherein a layer can be made thinner by relatively decreasing a content of the glass component, etc., as well as having good properties (specific permittivity, loss Q value and insulation resistance), and a complex electronic device such as a multilayer filter or a multilayer ceramic capacitor, which has a dielectric layer composed of the dielectric ceramic composition.
US07799717B2	Spark plug having a ceramic insulator with improved high temperature electrical properties A spark plug which includes a center electrode metal shell and an insulator disposed therebetween utilizes for the insulator or ceramic with improved high temperature electrical properties which includes alumina in an amount between about 90 and about 99% by weight, a zirconium containing compound in an amount between about 0 and about 1% by weight, and an oxide mixture in an amount between about 1 and about 10% by weight. The oxide mixture includes a glass former, a network modifier and alumina in an amount between about 16% and about 40% by weight after firing, wherein the molar ratio of the glass former to the network modifier ranges between about 0.8:1 and 1.2:1. The ceramic insulator is particularly adapted for use as an insulator in a spark plug to provide improved dielectric strength and shunt resistance of greater than one 1000 megaohms at 1000 degrees Fahrenheit, so as to reduce the shunting of the spark plug and thereby improve the quality of the spark generated by the spark plug.
US07799716B2	Partially-alloyed zirconia powder The present invention provides a low density and porous zirconia (ZrO2) powder partially alloyed with one or more of yttria, scandia, dysprosia, ytterbia, or any of the oxides of lanthanide or actinide. The total amount of alloying oxides should be less than about 30 weight percent. The powder is manufactured by controlled sintering or light plasma densification of physically agglomerated, or chemically derived zirconia composite powder that contains proper amounts of yttria, scandia, dysprosia, ytterbia, or any of the oxides of lanthanide or actinide, or any combination of the aforementioned oxides. The resulting coating from use of the inventive powder has a monoclinic phase content of less than 5 percent.
US07799714B2	Optical glass, precision press molding preform and manufacturing method of the same, optical element and manufacturing method of the same The optical glass comprises equal to or greater than 5 mole percent of P2O5, has an Abbé number of equal to or greater than 58 and a glass transition temperature of equal to or less than 570 degree Celsius, and has an alkalinity resistance defined as a rate of weight reduction of equal to or less than 17 micrograms/(cm2·hour) when the surface of said optical glass which has been optically polished is immersed in 0.01 mole/liter of NaOH aqueous solution at 50 degree Celsius.
US07799711B2	Photomachinable glass compositions having tunable photosensitivity The invention is directed to photomachinable glass compositions having a controllable or tunable photosensitivity, and to a method for making such compositions. The compositions of the invention contain titania (TiO2) in an amount in the range of greater than 0.01 wt. % to 2 wt. % added to any known photomachinable glass composition. In one embodiment the TiO2 in an amount in the range of greater than 0.01 wt. % to 1 wt. %. An example of a photomachinable glass of the invention is one having a composition having, in weight percent (wt. %) of 65-80% SiO2, 15-20% Li2O, 1-4% Na2O, 1-4% K2O, 2-10% Al2O3, 0-3% ZnO, 0-0.15% Sb2O3, 0-0.015% CeO2, 0-0.001% Au, 0-0.015% Ag and >0.01% to 2% TiO2, and the sum of Au+Ag is greater than zero. In particular embodiment the TiO2 is in the range of >0.01% to 1%.
US07799710B1	Ballistic/impact resistant foamed composites and method for their manufacture A foamed composite armor laminate comprising interleaved combinations of ballistic resistant fabrics, and ceramic and/or metallic plates or sheets in a polymeric foam matrix. The foamed composite armor can be fabricated by inserting polymer powder or sheets between layers of fabric and/or ceramic or metallic sheets to form a laminated structure, heating this laminated structure under pressure to form a consolidated panel, and then foaming the polymeric portion of the consolidated panel in an autoclave or pressure vessel by saturating the polymeric portion with inert gas at elevated temperature, rapidly releasing the pressure and controllably cooling the laminated structure to ambient. Alternatively, pre-foamed panels can be laminated to fabric, ceramic and/or metallic sheets using adhesives or the like. Through proper selection of the various elements of the laminate, i.e. the foamed polymer matrix, the polymeric fabric(s) and the ceramic and metallic sheet(s), a wide variety of ballistic, flame retardance, stiffness and other properties can be custom designed into the product for specific end use applications.
US07799706B2	Neutral beam-assisted atomic layer chemical vapor deposition apparatus and method of processing substrate using the same A neutral beam-assisted atomic layer chemical vapor deposition (ALCVD) apparatus is provided for uniformly depositing an oxide layer filling a planarization layer or a trench to increase uniformity and density of the oxide layer using neutral beams generated by a neutral beam generator without a seam or void occurring in an atomic layer deposition (ALD) or ALD-like chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process, thereby solving problems on the void or seam and low density occurring when a high-density planarization layer or a shallow trench having a width of 65 nm or less is formed, and improving a next generation oxide layer isolation process. The neutral beam-assisted ALCVD apparatus includes: an ALCVD apparatus, which deposits an oxide layer in order to form a pattern in a semiconductor substrate; and a neutral beam generator, which converts ion beams to neutral beams in order to remove a seam or void in the oxide layer deposited between the patterns, and applies the neutral beams to the oxide layer deposited to form the pattern.
US07799705B1	Methods for producing low stress porous low-k dielectric materials using precursors with organic functional groups Methods of preparing a low stress porous low-k dielectric material on a substrate are provided. The methods involve the use of a structure former precursor and/or porogen precursor with one or more organic functional groups. In some cases, the structure former precursor has carbon-carbon double or triple bonds. In other cases, one or both of the structure former precursor and porogen precursor has one or more bulky organic groups. In other cases, the structure former precursor has carbon-carbon double or triple bonds and one or both of the structure former precursor and porogen precursor has one or more bulky organic groups. Once the precursor film is formed, the porogen is removed, leaving a porous low-k dielectric matrix with high mechanical strength. Different types of structure former precursors and porogen precursors are described. The resulting low stress low-k porous film may be used as a low-k dielectric film in integrated circuit manufacturing applications.
US07799704B2	Gas baffle and distributor for semiconductor processing chamber Apparatus and methods for distributing gas in a semiconductor process chamber are provided. In an embodiment, a gas distributor for use in a gas processing chamber comprises a body. The body includes a baffle with a gas deflection surface to divert the flow of a gas from a first direction to a second direction. The gas deflection surface comprises a concave surface. The concave surface comprises at least about 75% of the surface area of the gas deflection surface. The concave surface substantially deflects the gas toward a chamber wall and provides decreased metal atom contamination from the baffle so that season times can be reduced.
US07799694B2	Methods of forming semiconductor constructions The invention includes methods of forming isolation regions for semiconductor constructions. A hard mask can be formed and patterned over a semiconductor substrate, with the patterned hard mask exposing a region of the substrate. Such exposed region can be etched to form a first opening having a first width. The first opening is narrowed with a conformal layer of carbon-containing material. The conformal layer is punched through to expose substrate along a bottom of the narrowed opening. The exposed substrate is removed to form a second opening which joins to the first opening, and which has a second width less than the first width. The carbon-containing material is then removed from within the first opening, and electrically insulative material is formed within the first and second openings. The electrically insulative material can substantially fill the first opening, and leave a void within the second opening.
US07799693B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate, an element formed on the substrate, and an insulating film formed on the element, includes: (a) forming a first conductive layer (b) forming a first insulating film on the upper portion of the first conductive layer; (c) forming a second insulating film with a porous structure on the first insulating film; (d) forming a third insulating film different from the second insulating film on the second insulating film; (e) forming a via hole in the second and third insulating film by dry etching of the third insulating films; (f) removing a part of the first insulating film such that the surface of the first conductive layer is exposed at the bottom of the via hole and (g) forming a second conductive material film layer so as to fill the via hole.
US07799691B2	System and method for anisotropically etching a recess in a silicon substrate A method and apparatus for anisotropically etching a recess in a silicon substrate is disclosed. Generally, a plasma is used for energetic excitation of a reactive etching gas, wherein the reactive etching gas is a constituent of a continuous gas flow. A recess is anisotropically etched in a silicon substrate using the reactive etching gas, during which time the recess id deepened by at least fifty micrometers without interrupting the gas flow of the reactive etching gas.
US07799690B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor integrated circuit device A method for fabricating a semiconductor integrated circuit device of the invention comprises feeding oxidation species containing a low concentration of water, which is generated from hydrogen and oxygen by the catalytic action, to the main surface of or in the vicinity of a semiconductor wafer, and forming a thin oxide film serving as a gate insulating film of an MOS transistor and having a thickness of 5 nm or below on the main surface of the semiconductor wafer at an oxide film-growing rate sufficient to ensure fidelity in formation of oxide film and uniformity in thickness of the oxide film.
US07799687B2	Slurry composition for a chemical mechanical polishing process and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the slurry composition A slurry composition for a chemical mechanical polishing process and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory device using the slurry composition are provided. The slurry composition may include about 0.001 percent by weight to about 5 percent by weight of a ceria abrasive, about 0.001 percent by weight to about 0.1 percent by weight of a nonionic surfactant adsorbed onto a polysilicon layer forming a passivation layer on the polysilicon layer, the nonionic surfactant having a chemical structure of a triblock copolymer including a first polyethylene oxide block, a polypropylene oxide block and a second polyethylene oxide block and a remainder of water.
US07799686B2	Materials for polishing liquid for metal, polishing liquid for metal, method for preparation thereof and polishing method using the same Provided are a metal-polishing liquid that comprises an oxidizing agent, an oxidized-metal etchant, a protective film-forming agent, a dissolution promoter for the protective film-forming agent, and water; a method for producing it; and a polishing method of using it. Also provided are materials for the metal-polishing liquid, which include an oxidized-metal etchant, a protective film-forming agent, and a dissolution promoter for the protective film-forming agent.
US07799679B2	Liquid phase molecular self-assembly for barrier deposition and structures formed thereby Methods and associated structures of forming a microelectronic structure are described. Those methods may comprise dissolving a metal precursor in a non-aqueous solvent in a bath; placing a substrate comprising an interconnect opening in the bath, wherein the metal precursor forms a monolayer within the interconnect opening; and placing the substrate in a coreactant mixture, wherein the coreactant reacts with the metal precursor to form a thin barrier monolayer.
US07799673B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes: forming a via pattern in an insulating film by use of an alignment mark of a lower wiring line; forming, by use of an alignment mark of the via pattern, an upper wiring groove pattern in an upper insulating film in which the via pattern is embedded; and repeating etching in a self-aligning manner to form a via and a wiring groove in an insulating film previously stacked under the insulating film in which the via pattern has been formed.
US07799672B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same A semiconductor device includes: a stacked body with a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of dielectric layers alternately stacked therein, the stacked body including a staircase structure having the plurality of conductive layers processed into a staircase shape; an interlayer dielectric layer covering the staircase structure; and a contact electrode provided inside a contact hole penetrating through the interlayer dielectric layer, the contact hole penetrating through one of the staircase-shaped conductive layers, the contact electrode being in contact with a sidewall portion of the one of the staircase-shaped conductive layers exposed into the contact hole.
US07799670B2	Plasma oxidation of a memory layer to form a blocking layer in non-volatile charge trap memory devices A blocking layer of a non-volatile charge trap memory device is formed by oxidizing a portion of a charge trapping layer of the memory device. In one embodiment, the blocking layer is grown by a radical oxidation process at temperature below 500° C. In accordance with one implementation, the radical oxidation process involves flowing hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) gas mixture into a process chamber and exposing the substrate to a plasma. In a preferred embodiment, a high density plasma (HDP) chamber is employed to oxidize a portion of the charge trapping layer. In further embodiments, a portion of a silicon-rich silicon oxynitride charge trapping layer is consumptively oxidized to form the blocking layer and provide an increased memory window relative to oxidation of a nitrogen-rich silicon oxynitride layer.
US07799665B2	Laser processing apparatus and laser processing process A laser processing process which comprises laser annealing a silicon film 2 μm or less in thickness by irradiating a laser beam 400 nm or less in wavelength and being operated in pulsed mode with a pulse width of 50 nsec or more, and preferably, 100 nsec or more. A laser processing apparatus which comprises a laser generation device and a stage for mounting thereon a sample provided separately from said device, to thereby prevent transfer of vibration attributed to the movement of the stage to the laser generation device and the optical system. A stable laser beam can be obtained to thereby improve productivity.
US07799659B2	Singulating semiconductor wafers to form semiconductor chips One aspect relates to a method for singulating semiconductor wafers to form semiconductor chips. A semiconductor wafer is provided with semiconductor chip positions arranged in rows and columns, rectilinear separating tracks being arranged between the positions. Crystallographic strains are induced into the region of the separating tracks. This is followed by a laser ablation along the separating tracks, the semiconductor wafer being separated into individual semiconductor chips.
US07799656B2	Microchannels for BioMEMS devices A method is disclosed for making a MEMS device wherein anhydrous HF exposed silicon nitride is used as a temporary adhesion layer allowing the transfer of a layer from a Carrier Wafer to a Device Wafer.
US07799652B2	Method for producing epitaxial wafer with buried diffusion layer and epitaxial wafer with buried diffusion layer There is disclosed a method for producing an epitaxial wafer with a buried diffusion layer comprising: implanting an impurity into a silicon single crystal wafer; subsequently diffusing the impurity in the wafer to form a diffusion layer; at least removing an oxide film on the diffusion layer; and thereafter forming a silicon epitaxial layer over the wafer to produce a silicon epitaxial wafer with a buried diffusion layer; wherein at least the oxide film on the diffusion layer is removed by etching with hydrofluoric acid to which a surfactant is added, and then the silicon epitaxial layer is formed. There can be provided a method for producing an epitaxial wafer with a buried diffusion layer in which generation of crystal defects in a silicon epitaxial layer is reduced effectively and an epitaxial wafer with a buried diffusion layer.
US07799649B2	Method for forming multi gate devices using a silicon oxide masking layer The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method, in one embodiment, includes forming a silicon oxide masking layer over a substrate in a first active region and a second active region of a semiconductor device, patterning the silicon oxide masking layer to expose the substrate in the first active region. The method further includes forming a layer of dielectric material over the substrate in the first active region, the patterned silicon oxide masking layer protecting the substrate from the layer of dielectric material in the second active region.
US07799646B2	Integration of a sense FET into a discrete power MOSFET A semiconductor device includes a main field effect transistor (FET) and one or more sense FETs, and a common gate pad. The main FET and the one or more sense FETs are formed in a common substrate. The main FET and each of the sense FETs include a source terminal, a gate terminal and a drain terminal. The common gate pad connects the gate terminals of the main FET and the one or more sense FETs. An electrical isolation is disposed between the gate terminals of the main FET and the one or more sense FETs. Embodiments of this invention may be applied to both N-channel and P-channel MOSFET devices.
US07799643B2	Method of fabricating semiconductor device having self-aligned contact plug Methods of fabricating a semiconductor device having a self-aligned contact plug are provided. Methods include forming a lower insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming a plurality of interconnection patterns parallel to each other on the lower insulating layer; forming an upper insulating layer that is configured to fill between the interconnection patterns, and forming a plurality of first mask patterns crossing the plurality of interconnection patterns, ones of the plurality of first mask patterns parallel to each other on the semiconductor substrate having the upper insulating layer. Methods may include forming a second mask pattern that is self-aligned to the plurality of first mask patterns and that is between ones of the plurality of first mask patterns, etching the upper insulating layer and the lower insulating layer using the first and second mask patterns and the plurality of interconnection patterns as etch masks to form a plurality of contact holes exposing the semiconductor substrate, and forming a plurality of contact plugs in respective ones of the plurality of contact holes. Semiconductor devices are also provided.
US07799641B2	Method for forming a semiconductor device having recess channel A method for forming a semiconductor device having recess channel includes forming a hard mask film pattern for exposing first regions for forming the trenches on a semiconductor substrate; forming first trenches by a first etching process using the hard mask film pattern as a mask, and removing the hard mask film pattern; forming a barrier film on the semiconductor substrate including the first trenches; forming an ion implantation mask film for exposing the first trenches on the barrier film; forming an ion implantation region in the semiconductor substrate below the first trenches using the ion implantation mask film and the barrier film; forming bulb-shaped second trenches by a second etching process using the ion implantation mask film and the barrier film as a mask, so that bulb-type trenches for recess channels, each including the first trench and the second trench, are formed; and removing the ion implantation mask film and the barrier film.
US07799640B2	Method of forming a semiconductor device having trench charge compensation regions In one embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor device with trench charge compensation structures includes exposing the trench sidewalls to a reduced temperature hydrogen desorption process to enhance the formation of monocrystalline semiconductor layers.
US07799636B2	Power device with trenches having wider upper portion than lower portion A method of forming a semiconductor device includes the following. A masking layer with opening is formed over a silicon layer. The silicon layer is isotropically etched through the masking layer openings so as to remove bowl-shaped portions of the silicon layer, each of which includes a middle portion and outer portions extending directly underneath the masking layer. The outer portions form outer sections of corresponding trenches. Additional portions of the silicon layer are removed through the masking layer openings so as to form a middle section of the trenches which extends deeper into the silicon layer than the outer sections of the trenches. A first doped region of a first conductivity type is formed in an upper portion of the silicon layer. An insulating layer is formed within each trench, and extends directly over a portion of the first doped region adjacent each trench sidewall. Silicon is removed from adjacent each trench until, of the first doped region, only the portions adjacent the trench sidewalls remain. The remaining portions of the first doped region adjacent the trench sidewalls form source regions which are self-aligned to the trenches.
US07799634B2	Method of forming nanocrystals Nanocrystals are formed over an insulating layer by depositing a semiconductor layer over the insulating layer. The semiconductor layer is annealed to form a plurality of globules from the semiconductor layer. The globules are annealed using oxygen. Semiconductor material is deposited on the plurality of globules to add semiconductor material to the globules. After depositing the semiconductor material, the globules are annealed to form the nanocrystals. The nanocrystals can then be used in a storage layer of a non-volatile memory cell, especially a split-gate non-volatile memory cell having a select gate over the nanocrystals and a control gate adjacent to the select gate.
US07799632B2	Method of forming an isolation structure by performing multiple high-density plasma depositions One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of forming an isolation structure. During this method, an isolation trench is formed within a semiconductor body. After this trench is formed, it is filled by performing multiple high-frequency plasma depositions to deposit multiple dielectric layers over the semiconductor body. A first of the multiple layers is deposited at a high-frequency power of between approximately 100 watts and approximately 900 watts.
US07799630B2	Method for manufacturing a CMOS device having dual metal gate A method for manufacturing a CMOS device having dual metal gate includes providing a substrate having at least two transistors of different conductive types and a dielectric layer covering the two transistors, planarizing the dielectric layer to expose gate conductive layers of the two transistors, forming a patterned blocking layer exposing one of the conductive type transistor, performing a first etching process to remove a portion of a gate of the conductive type transistor, reforming a metal gate, removing the patterned blocking layer, performing a second etching process to remove a portion of a gate of the other conductive type transistor, and reforming a metal gate.
US07799628B2	Advanced metal gate method and device The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device that includes forming a high-k dielectric over a substrate, forming a first metal layer over the high-k dielectric, forming a second metal layer over the first metal layer, forming a first silicon layer over the second metal layer, implanting a plurality of ions into the first silicon layer and the second metal layer overlying a first region of the substrate, forming a second silicon layer over the first silicon layer, patterning a first gate structure over the first region and a second gate structure over a second region, performing an annealing process that causes the second metal layer to react with the first silicon layer to form a silicide layer in the first and second gate structures, respectively, and driving the ions toward an interface of the first metal layer and the high-k dielectric in the first gate structure.
US07799614B2	Method of fabricating a power electronic device An electronic device and method is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes providing an electrically insulating substrate. A first electrically conductive layer is applied over the electrically insulating substrate. A first semiconductor chip is placed over the first electrically conductive layer. An electrically insulating layer is applied over the first electrically conductive layer. A second electrically conductive layer is applied over the electrically insulating layer. A through connection is formed in the electrically insulating layer to couple the second electrically conductive layer to the first electrically conductive layer.
US07799611B2	Partially patterned lead frames and methods of making and using the same in semiconductor packaging A method of making a lead frame and a partially patterned lead frame package with near-chip scale packaging (CSP) lead-counts is disclosed, wherein the method lends itself to better automation of the manufacturing line as well as to improving the quality and reliability of the packages produced therefrom. This is accomplished by performing a major portion of the manufacturing process steps with a partially patterned strip of metal formed into a web-like lead frame on one side, in contrast with the conventional fully etched stencil-like lead frames, so that the web-like lead frame, which is solid and flat on the other side is also rigid mechanically and robust thermally to perform without distortion or deformation during the chip-attach and wire bond processes, both at the chip level and the package level. The bottom side of the metal lead frame is patterned to isolate the chip-pad and the wire bond contacts only after the front side, including the chip and wires, is hermetically sealed with an encapsulant. The resultant package being electrically isolated enables strip testing and reliable singulation without having to cut into any additional metal. The use of the instant partially patterned lead frame in making ELP, ELPF and ELGA-type CSPs is also disclosed.
US07799610B2	Method of fabricating a stacked die having a recess in a die BGA package Semiconductor devices and stacked die assemblies, and methods of fabricating the devices and assemblies are provided.
US07799596B2	Phase change memory device and method for manufacturing the same A phase change memory device reduces the current necessary to cause a phase change of a phase change layer. The phase change memory device includes a first oxide layer formed on a semiconductor substrate; a lower electrode formed inside the first oxide layer; a second oxide layer formed on the first oxide layer including the lower electrode, the second oxide having a hole for exposing a part of the lower electrode; a phase change layer formed on a surface of the hole with a uniform thickness so as to make contact with the lower electrode; and an upper electrode formed in the hole and on a part of the second oxide layer, the part being adjacent to the hole.
US07799595B2	Semiconductor physical quantity sensor of electrostatic capacitance type and method for manufacturing the same In a semiconductor physical quantity sensor of electrostatic capacitance type, mutually facing peripheral areas (bonding areas) of a glass substrate and a silicon substrate are contacted for anodic bonding, while at the same time, both substrates have an anodic bonding voltage applied therebetween so as to be integrated. A fixed electrode is formed on a bonding face-side surface of the silicon substrate, while a movable electrode is formed on a bonding face-side surface of the semiconductor substrate. An equipotential wiring, which short-circuits the fixed electrode to the movable electrode as a countermeasure to discharge in anodic bonding, is formed on the bonding face-side surface of the glass substrate inside the bonding area before the anodic bonding. After the anodic bonding, the equipotential wiring is cut and removed. By manufacturing the sensor in this manner, the fixed electrode of the insulating substrate is made equipotential to the movable electrode of the semiconductor substrate when the insulating substrate is anodically bonded to the semiconductor substrate, thereby preventing discharge from occurring. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a high bonding strength and desired sensor characteristics without causing bonding voids to occur and a sensor chip to increase in size.
US07799594B2	Thin film transistor array panel and method for manufacturing the same A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate; a first gate line disposed on the substrate and including a gate electrode; a storage electrode disposed in a layer which is the same layer as a layer of the first gate line; a gate insulating layer disposed on the first gate line and the storage electrode; a semiconductor disposed on the gate insulating layer and including a channel portion; a data line disposed on the semiconductor and including a source electrode; a drain electrode disposed on the semiconductor and facing the source electrode; a passivation layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, the data line, and the drain electrode, the passivation layer including a contact hole which exposes a portion of the drain electrode; and a pixel electrode disposed on the passivation layer and electrically connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole, wherein the gate insulating layer and the passivation layer are interposed between the pixel electrode and the substrate except for a region corresponding to the contact hole, and wherein the pixel electrode overlaps the storage electrode via the gate insulating layer and the passivation layer.
US07799593B2	Light emitting diode structure and method for fabricating the same The present invention discloses a light emitting diode structure and a method for fabricating the same. In the present invention, a substrate is placed in a solution to form a chemical reaction layer. Next, the substrate is etched to form a plurality of concave zones and a plurality of convex zones with the chemical reaction layer overhead. Next, the chemical reaction layer is removed to form an irregular geometry of the concave zones and convex zones on the surface of the substrate. Then, a semiconductor light emitting structure is epitaxially formed on the surface of the substrate. Thereby, the present invention can achieve a light emitting diode structure having improved internal and external quantum efficiencies.
US07799592B2	Tri-gate field-effect transistors formed by aspect ratio trapping Semiconductor structures include a trench formed proximate a substrate including a first semiconductor material. A crystalline material including a second semiconductor material lattice mismatched to the first semiconductor material is formed in the trench. Process embodiments include removing a portion of the dielectric layer to expose a side portion of the crystalline material and defining a gate thereover. Defects are reduced by using an aspect ratio trapping approach.
US07799589B2	Optical waveguide apparatus and method for manufacturing the same An optical waveguide apparatus having a very simple structure that can modulate a signal light guided through an optical waveguide is provided. A photoresist 13 is applied to an upper side of an SOI film 12, a photoresist mask 14 is formed, and the SOI film in a region that is not covered with the photoresist mask 14 is removed by etching to obtain an optical waveguide 15 having a single-crystal silicon core. Further, a light emitting device capable of irradiating the single-crystal silicon core with a light having a wavelength of 1.1 μm or below is provided on a back surface side of a quartz substrate 20 to provide an optical waveguide apparatus. When the light emitting device 30 does not apply a light, the light guided through the optical waveguide 15 is guided as it is. However, when the light emitting device 30 applies a light to form each pair of an electron and a hole in the irradiated region 16, the light guided through the optical waveguide 15 is absorbed by the pair of an electron and a hole, thereby enabling switching (modulation) for turning ON/OFF an optical signal depending on presence/absence (ON or OFF) of application of the light from the light emitting device 30.
US07799584B2	Attaching device and method of fabricating organic light emmiting device using the same An attaching device and a method of manufacturing a light emitting device using the same are provided. The attaching device includes a process chamber, first and second supporters, and an open-close valve. The first and second supporters are disposed inside the process chamber to safely load and fix substrates. The open-close valve is disposed at a predetermined area of the process chamber to control a pressure inside the process chamber by opening and closing the process chamber. At least one of the first and second substrate supporters includes an electro static chuck including more than two of electrodes having different polarities and a polarity inverting unit for inverting polarities of the electrodes.
US07799582B2	Mitigation of edge degradation in ferroelectric memory devices through plasma etch clean A ferroelectric memory device is fabricated while mitigating edge degradation. A bottom electrode is formed over one or more semiconductor layers. A ferroelectric layer is formed over the bottom electrode. A top electrode is formed over the ferroelectric layer. The top electrode, the ferroelectric layer, and the bottom electrode are patterned or etched. A dry clean is performed that mitigates edge degradation. A wet etch/clean is then performed.
US07799578B2	Capillary active test element having an intermediate layer situated between the support and the covering The invention concerns a device and method for withdrawing samples of liquid samples for analytical elements. The device includes a carrier and a cover with a surface that cooperates with a surface of the carrier to form a channel. The channel has an opening defined by at least one edge. At least one notch in the form of a partial groove extends into the at least one edge of the opening so that one side of the edge of the opening is at least partially interrupted by the at least one notch. The notch forms a sample application opening by exposing the surface, whose extension forms an inner surface of the channel.
US07799575B2	Flow cytometers A calibration method for a flow cytometer with a multichannel detector module. During calibration, the fluorescence intensity data values for the different detector channels are used to calculate normalization factors needed to adjust subsequent data collected by each of the channels. By using a multichannel detector module, the results from the different flow cells can be reliably compared, so that multiple stages of flow cells can be arranged in series along a common flow path, for example to measure the same sample at defined time intervals.
US07799574B2	Dispensing apparatus and in-duct bubble presence determining method in the same A dispensing apparatus performs dispensing by filling a duct to which a dispensing nozzle is connected with a liquid, making the liquid move in the duct to absorb a liquid sample including a specimen or a reagent through the dispensing nozzle, and discharging the absorbed liquid sample; and an in-duct bubble presence determining method in the dispensing apparatus. The presence determining method includes discharging the liquid in the duct from the dispensing nozzle and detecting a transition of a pressure in the duct; calculating the number of mountain pulses in a pressure transition waveform based on the detected pressure transition; and determining a presence of a bubble in the duct based on the calculated number of mountain pulses.
US07799566B2	Cyclin D polynucleotides, polypeptides and uses thereof The invention provides isolated polynucleotides, specifically Cyclin D polynucleotides, and their encoded proteins that are involved in cell cycle regulation. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cell cycle protein content and/or composition of plants for the purpose of increasing transformation efficiency.
US07799565B2	Lipid encapsulated interfering RNA The present invention provides lipid-based formulations for delivering, e.g., introducing, nucleic acid-lipid particles comprising an interference RNA molecule to a cell, and assays for optimizing the delivery efficiency of such lipid-based formulations.
US07799563B2	Carrier fiber assembly for tissue structures Methods and structures are disclosed where carrier fiber is used to enable the assembly of two and three dimensional structures of autologous tissue. Tissue is harvested from the donor, integrated with a carrier fiber, and assembled into complex forms rapidly. The structures can be tailored to the requirements of a specific medical procedure. The tissue is kept live and viable during extracorporeal assembly and the finished structure is emplaced in the donor's body. The use of a carrier fiber leader for pre-threading integration and assembly machines facilitates machine set up, drawing of the tissue into the process, and rapid integration and assembly of the multi-dimensional structures. Assembly can include providing tissue and fiber leaders extending from the structure for attaching the structure in place. The carrier fiber either is bio-absorbed as new tissue forms, or forms a bio-compatible substructure for the patient's native tissue.
US07799559B2	Culture microscope apparatus A culture microscope apparatus has an illumination unit to apply excitation light to the specimen, a specimen observing portion to observe light generated from the specimen due to the excitation light, and a dimmer unit to dim the excitation light that has penetrated the specimen.
US07799557B2	Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) module and multiple PCR system using the same Provided are a DNA PCR module and a multiple PCR system using the same. More particularly, provided are a DNA PCR module with a combined PCR thermal cycler and PCR product detector, and a multiple PCR system using the same.
US07799549B2	Methods for increasing protein polyethylene glycol (PEG) conjugation The present invention relates to highly conjugated proteins and methods for making such proteins. In particular, the present invention relates to methods for linking additional sites to a protein for conjugation with activated polyethylene glycol (PEG) linkers, without denaturing the protein. The invention also relates to highly conjugated proteins with decreased immunogenicity and increased circulating half-life.
US07799546B2	Three-step biomethanation process A triphasic biomethanation process, to convert starch or sugary agricultural feed stock into a methane rich gas mixture for facilitating generation of biogas to be used as kitchen fuels, electrical power or transportation from renewable biomass in a cost-effective manner. The process brings about conversion of starch-rich or sugar-rich biomass into methane through three stages, namely, hydrolysis, acidogenesis and methane formation. The present invention deploys enzymes/physical/microbial parameters to hasten the hydrolytic reaction in the first stage. It also deploys microbial consortia that have been enriched for a targeted feed in order to speed up the process of conversion. The formation of alcohol from starch is prevented, as a result of the consortia deployed, the conversion efficiency is substantially improved and the retention time is also reduced to cut the capital cost of the plant.
US07799545B2	Microorganisms for the production of adipic acid and other compounds The invention provides a non-naturally occurring microbial organism having an adipate, 6-aminocaproic acid or caprolactam pathway. The microbial organism contains at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding an enzyme in the respective adipate, 6-aminocaproic acid or caprolactam pathway. The invention additionally provides a method for producing adipate, 6-aminocaproic acid or caprolactam. The method can include culturing an adipate, 6-aminocaproic acid or caprolactam producing microbial organism, where the microbial organism expresses at least one exogenous nucleic acid encoding an adipate, 6-aminocaproic acid or caprolactam pathway enzyme in a sufficient amount to produce the respective product, under conditions and for a sufficient period of time to produce adipate, 6-aminocaproic acid or caprolactam.
US07799542B2	Apparatus for arbitrary peptide synthesis Methods, apparatus, systems, computer programs and computing devices related to biologically assembling and/or synthesizing peptides and/or proteins are disclosed.
US07799533B2	Polypeptides, their production and use This invention relates to a novel polypeptide involving in the modulation of central nervous system function, circulatory function, immune function, gastrointestinal function, metabolic function, reproductive function, etc., it can be used as a drug for treating or preventing a variety of diseases, e.g. HIV infection or AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) or the like.
US07799531B2	Detecting fetal chromosomal abnormalities using tandem single nucleotide polymorphisms The invention provides tandem single nucleotide polymorphisms and methods for their use, for example, in diagnosing Down Syndrome.
US07799529B2	Nephrin gene and protein The present invention provides for compositions and methods for detecting susceptibility for basement membrane disease, in particular congenital nephrotic syndromes of the Finnish type. The present invention provides for nucleic acids and protein for use in methods and compositions for the diagnosis of disease and identification of small molecule therapeutics for treatment of such disease, in particular of proteinuria associated with kidney disease.
US07799526B2	Phosphoprotein detection reagent and methods of making and using the same A phosphoprotein detection reagent that selectively binds phosphoamino acids. Methods of generating and employing the reagent are also provided, as are methods of detecting modulation of protein phosphorylation are disclosed. Methods of detecting a change in state of a cell are also disclosed. Additionally, a kit for the detection of phosphoproteins is also disclosed.
US07799523B2	Association of polymorphisms in the SOST gene region with bone mineral density Compositions and methods are provided for determining in a subject a risk for having, or presence of, altered bone mineral density such as osteoporosis or osteopenia or other conditions characterized by decreased or increased bone density. Specifically, the invention relates to determination of a sclerostin gene region nucleotide polymorphism (SRP) in DNA of the sclerostin gene region of human chromosome 17. In certain embodiments, SRPs that indicate an increased risk for altered bone mineral density occur as gender-associated polymorphisms. Isolated polynucleotides comprising representative SRPs are also provided.
US07799520B2	Devices and methods for isolating and recovering target cells A cell isolating device and method is provided to concentrate or isolate cells with specific characteristics from a mixture of different cell types. One embodiment may comprise two subtypes of antibodies that are directly conjugated to biotin (Abb) and conjugated to a fluorescent molecule (Abf). The conjugated antibodies (Abb+Abf) bind to the target cells in a mixed cell suspension. The cell suspension is then passed over an immobilized avidin or streptavidin substrate on a glass microscope slide. The biotinylated target cells adhere to the avidin/streptavidin substrate, while the unbound cells are washed off and collected in a wicking member. Captured cells on the avidin/streptavidin substrate may then be visualized directly using a fluorescent microscope or detected and enumerated via an on-board fluorescent detection device. Additional chemicals and/or physical manipulation may then be applied to the device to release viable target cells for subsequent analysis.
US07799514B1	Surface treatment with an acidic composition to prevent substrate and environmental contamination Disclosed are methods for eliminating and/or mitigating the formation of footing and/or T-tops in a resist pattern. A substrate with or without an antireflective coating layer may be treated with an acidic composition prior to the formation of a resist layer. The acid treatment prevents the loss of photo generated acid from the resist by either quenching and/or neutralizing the bases, and thereby reduces the formation of footing. The surface of a resist layer which has been irradiated may be treated with an acidic composition prior to post-exposure bake. The acid treatment prevents the loss of photo generated acid from the resist by either compensating for the evaporation and/or neutralization of the bases and thereby prevents the formation of T-tops.
US07799508B2	Resist pattern thickening material and process for forming resist pattern, and semiconductor device and process for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a resist pattern thickening material, which can utilize ArF excimer laser light; which, when applied over a resist pattern to be thickened e.g., in form of lines and spaces pattern, can thicken the resist pattern to be thickened regardless of the size of the resist pattern to be thickened; and which is suited for forming a fine space pattern or the like, exceeding exposure limits. The present invention also provides a process for forming a resist pattern and a process for manufacturing a semiconductor device, wherein the resist pattern thickening material of the present invention is suitably utilized.
US07799504B2	Mask film to form relief images and method of use A mask-forming film has a transparent layer between the imageable layer and the carrier sheet, which transparent layer has a refractive index that is lower (by at least 0.04) than that of the carrier sheet or any immediately adjacent layer between it and the carrier sheet. This lower refractive index layer modifies the path of incident radiation during mask image transfer so as to provide steeper shoulder angles in the relief image solid areas.
US07799501B2	Photoreceptors Methods for making dispersions, which are of various rheologies, various pigment/binder ratios, various particle sizes, and possess less impurities or large particles are provided. These dispersions may be utilized to form layers of photoreceptors.
US07799497B2	Silanol containing overcoated photoconductors A photoconductor containing an optional supporting substrate, a silanol containing photogenerating layer, at least one charge transport layer, and a top overcoating layer in contact with and contiguous to the charge transport layer.
US07799493B2	Process for preparing a polyformyl arylamine A process including reacting a substituted or unsubstituted arylamine or a mixture thereof with a Vilsmeier reagent in the presence of a weakly polar liquid.
US07799492B2	P-terphenyl compound and photosensitive body for electrophotography using such compound The present invention provides p-terphenyl compounds represented by the following general formula (1) and (2): and an electrophotographic photoconductor containing the compound. According to the invention, a charge transporting agent having improved solubility in an organic solvent and an electrophotographic photoconductor excellent in drift mobility and having high sensitivity and high durability are provided.
US07799488B2	Method for manufacturing phase shift mask using electron beam lithography Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a phase shift mask. An embodiment of the disclosed method includes forming a conductive layer on a mask substrate, irradiating a predetermined area of the mask substrate on which the conductive layer is formed with an electron beam to selectively reduce a portion of silicon oxide (SiO2) in the substrate to silicon (Si), etching only the predetermined area converted to Si, and removing the conductive layer to form the phase shift mask.
US07799487B2	Dual metric OPC A technique for creating mask layout data to print a desired pattern of features via a photolithographic process includes defining one or more subresolution assist features (SRAFs) and performing OPC on printing features and the added SRAF features.
US07799485B2	Fuel cell system and composition for electrode According to the invention, a fuel cell system features a fuel cell (1) having an electrode (5, 6), and an antioxidant residing in or contacting the electrode (5, 6), for inactivating active oxygen.
US07799480B2	Fuel cell stack with dummy cell A fuel cell stack includes a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of power generation cells in a stacking direction. At one end of the stack body, first and second dummy cells are provided. At the other of the stack body, third and fourth dummy cells are provided. Each of the first to fourth dummy cells includes a first metal separator and a second metal separator. The first metal separator and a first metal separator of the power generation cell have substantially the same shape. The second metal separator and a second metal separator of the power generation cell have substantially the same shape.
US07799475B2	Method of using H2 purge for stack startup/shutdown to improve stack durability A method of fuel cell shutdown and start-up is provided. The method of shutdown includes introducing hydrogen gas into the cathode passages to purge a cathode gas from the cathode passages, then introducing air through the cathode and anode passages to remove water droplets and vapor from the fuel cell stacks. The method from fuel cell start-up includes introducing hydrogen gas into the anode and cathode passages to consume/purge oxygen in both the anode and cathode passages, and then introducing a cathode gas into the cathode passages. The introduction of hydrogen into the cathode passages in both the shutdown and start-up procedures allow a rapid draw down of the anode/cathode open circuit voltage and avoids providing a hydrogen/air front while the cathode is filled with air.
US07799473B2	Anode recirculation for a parallel dual stack fuel cell system A parallel dual stack fuel cell system having anode recirculation includes a first fuel cell stack and a second fuel cell stack. Each of the first and second fuel cell stacks includes a gas outlet line connected to an anode outlet unit. The anode outlet unit functions to release wet H2/N2 gaseous mixture from the system. A second water separator is provided between the anode outlet unit and gas inlet lines to the first and second fuel cell stacks to increase removal of water droplets prior to a recirculation pump.
US07799470B2	Non-aqueous-electrolyte and lithium secondary battery using the same Disclosed are nonaqueous electrolyte additives, which can improve the safety of a battery upon overcharge of the battery without reducing the performance of the battery, as well as a nonaqueous electrolyte comprising the additives, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the nonaqueous electrolyte. More particularly, disclosed are a nonaqueous electrolyte comprising both fluorobiphenyl and fluorotoluene as additives, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the nonaqueous electrolyte.
US07799468B2	Electrolyte material for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, electrolyte membrane and membrane-electrode assembly An electrolyte material for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, which is made of a polymer containing repeating units based on a fluoromonomer having a radical polymerization reactivity, wherein the repeating units contain a 5-membered ring (which may contain 1 or 2 oxygen atoms), of which at least one carbon atom is contained in the main chain of the polymer, and an ionic group such as a sulfonic acid group which is bonded to the 5-membered ring directly or via a perfluoroalkylene group having a linear or branched structure; and the polymer has a softening temperature of at least 120° C.
US07799467B2	Solid polymer electrolytes from ethylene oxide-containing, layer-by-layer assembled films A solid polymer electrolyte produced using a layer-by layer (LBL) assembly process. The solid electrolyte is assembled on a substrate by alternating exposure to dilute solutions of polycation and polyanion or hydrogen-bonding donor and hydrogen-bonding acceptor. Ethylene oxide content is introduced into the LBL film by 1) covalent grafting onto a polyionic species, 2) inclusion of an ethylene oxide (e.g. PEO) polymer as one of the two component species of a LBL assembly, or 3) the addition of ethylene oxide-containing small molecule, oligomer, or polymer to a fully assembled LBL polymer matrix. The prepared films were to be ultrathin SPE films with sound mechanical properties and ion conductivity to meet the needs of current applications, such as batteries, fuels cells, sensors and electrochromic devices.
US07799465B2	Cells There is described a fuel cell or electrolytic cell comprising an ion-conductive polymeric material which includes a first repeat unit of formula (I): —(O-Ph1-CO-Ph1-O-Ph1-CO-Ph1)-, and a second repeat unit of formula (II): —(O-Ph2-O-Ph3-CO-Ph4)-, or of formula (III): (O-Ph2-O-Ph3-SO2-Ph4)-; wherein Ph1, Ph2, Ph3 and Ph4 independently represent phenyl moieties and wherein said second repeat unit is provided with ion-exchange sites. The polymeric material may include a third repeat unit which is amorphous.
US07799458B2	Nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same In a nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery according to the invention, hexagonal system lithium containing cobalt composite oxide having a crystallite size in a (110) vector direction of 1000 Å or more and having a halogen compound added thereto by burning at time of synthesis is used as a positive electrode active material. By measuring a pH value of a filtrate obtained by dispersing, in water, the lithium containing cobalt composite oxide having the halogen compound added thereto by the burning at time of the synthesis and a crystallite size in the (110) vector direction of 1000 Å or more, a value of 9.6 to 10.1 is obtained. By using the lithium containing cobalt composite oxide as a positive electrode active material, a high temperature cycle property can be enhanced.
US07799456B2	Rechargeable battery with electrolyte injection opening sealing member A rechargeable battery having an electrolyte sealing member covering and sealing the electrolyte injection opening. An electrode assembly includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator wound in a jelly roll configuration. A case houses the electrode assembly. A cap assembly is combined with the case to seal the case, the cap assembly including a positive terminal connected to the positive electrode and a negative terminal connected to the negative electrode. An electrolyte injection opening is formed on the case or the cap assembly. A groove is formed along a periphery of the electrolyte injection opening. An electrolyte sealing member engages the groove.
US07799454B2	Method and device for stacking fuel cells A fuel cell stack is disclosed having a number of stacked fuel cells, each having in series an anode-facing end plate, an anode, an ion-exchanging layer, a cathode and a cathode-facing end plate. The stack includes at least one conductive and flexible intermediate layer between elements of the stack. The intermediate layer is deformable implemented in terms of its thickness. The intermediate layer abuts and interacts, in a fluid-tight manner, with the end plates. The intermediate layer is further disposed between at least one of the anode-facing end plate and the cathode-facing end plate of adjacent fuel cells, an end plate of a stack and a cooling plate attached to said end plate and an end plate of the stack and a cathode-facing end plate.
US07799452B2	Solid polymer electrolyte membrane and production method of the same An object is to provide a solid polymer electrolyte membrane for solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell, which has high durability, as well as a membrane electrode assembly and a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell, each containing the same. The solid polymer electrolyte membrane is produced using polymer electrolyte-containing solution preparation step of dissolving a perfluorocarbonsulfonic acid resin (component A) having an ion-exchange capacity of 0.5 to 3.0 meq/g, a polyazole-based compound (component B) and an alkali metal hydroxide in a protic solvent to prepare a polymer electrolyte-containing solution in which a weight ratio of the component A to component B, (A/B), is from 2.3 to 199 and a total weight of the component A and the component B is from 0.5 to 30% by weight. In a membrane formation step, a membrane is formed from the polymer electrolyte-containing solution.
US07799450B2	Water vapor transport power generator An improved system for generating electrical power using a fuel cell. More particularly, a system for generating hydrogen gas by reacting water vapor with a substantially non-fluid substance and transporting the generated hydrogen gas to the fuel cell which generates electrical power. Reacting water vapor with the non-fluid hydrogen generating substance rather than liquid water prevents caking of the non-fluid substance and deposition of byproducts onto the non-fluid substance that interfere with continued generation of hydrogen gas.
US07799449B2	Reformer having improved heat delivery and fuel cell system having the same A fuel cell system includes a reformer that includes a plurality of reaction sections for generating hydrogen from hydrogen-containing fuel; a plurality of heating sections which supply thermal energy to the plurality of heating sections and which have a catalyst; and a main body receiving the plurality of reaction sections and the plurality of heating sections. The respective heating sections generate different amounts of thermal energy for the reactions of the respective reaction sections.
US07799448B2	Battery pack for cordless devices A battery pack including a housing, a terminal block, a printed circuit board electrically connected to the terminal block, at least one battery cell, and a spark gap device on the printed circuit board to provide electrostatic discharge protection and disposed between the printed circuit board and the terminal block.
US07799445B2	Perpendicular magnetic recording media with soft magnetic underlayer A perpendicular magnetic recording medium including a soft magnetic underlayer. The perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes: a lower structural body including an anti-ferromagnetic layer; a first soft magnetic underlayer, a non-magnetic layer, and a second soft magnetic underlayer sequentially formed on the anti-ferromagnetic layer, where the thickness ratio of the second soft magnetic underlayer to that of the first soft magnetic underlayer is designed to be within specific range; and a recording layer formed on the second soft magnetic underlayer. Therefore, noise generated on the soft magnetic underlayer due to external magnetic fields of a magnetic head and a voice coil motor can be reduced greatly.
US07799443B2	Coated cermet cutting tool and use thereof A cutting tool insert has a cermet body with a Co and/or Ni binder phase and a coating deposited as monolayer or as multiple and/or alternating layers of carbide, nitride or oxide. The coating has a thickness of 21-50 μm, when the inserts have a flat rake face, without or with simple chipbreakers and a Co binder phase, or has a thickness of 10-50 μm, when the inserts have a rake face land with a width of 100-300 μm with an angle of 10-25° to the rake face and a Co and/or Ni binder phase. The cermet body has more than 50 vol. % Ti-based carbonitride and less than 15 wt % and more than 6 wt % Co and/or Ni binder phase and a hardness of >1650 HV3. The disclosure also relates to the use of the coated cutting tool insert for the machining of cast iron work pieces.
US07799442B2	Full-color organic el panel A full-color organic electroluminescent panel has red (R), green (G), and blue (B) color pixels that independently emit light. The organic electroluminescent panel includes a hole-injecting layer common to the red (R), green (G), and blue (B) color pixels and a plurality of hole-transporting layers. The hole-transporting layer in at least one of the red (R), green (G), or blue (B) color pixels differs from a corresponding hole-transporting layer in the remaining pixels.
US07799438B2	Surface-coated cutting tool and method for producing same A surface-coated cutting tool comprising a cutting tool body, and a hard coating layer formed on a surface of the cutting tool body. The hard coating layer comprises an upper layer comprising chromium boride and a lower layer comprising a composite nitride containing Ti and Al. The composite nitride preferably satisfies a composition formula: (Ti1-XAlX)N, where X is in a range from 0.40 to 0.75 by atomic ratio.
US07799431B2	Liquid impermeable, moisture vapour permeable layers and films comprising thermoplastic hydrophilic polymeric compositions The present invention relates to liquid impermeable, moisture vapour permeable film or layers comprising thermoplastic hydrophilic polymeric compositions. The thermoplastic compositions comprise selected thermoplastic hydrophilic polymers, selected compatible plasticisers, and selected functionalized copolymers that provide the resulting film or layer with an increased mechanical strength, and better bonding capability to a substrate, without impairing the moisture vapour permeability of said films or layers. The layers and films of the present invention made from the thermoplastic hydrophilic polymeric compositions can find a variety of applications wherein liquid imperviousness and moisture vapour permeability are desirable.
US07799430B2	Carbon commutator and process for producing the same A commutator utilizing a carbon composite base material, the carbon composite base material including a carbon base material; and an iron layer. The iron layer, to which a metal material can be joined, is formed on a surface of the carbon base material, iron powders, which are used to form the iron layer, are subjected to a treatment so as to increase surface-adsorbed oxygen before placing the iron powders to the surface of the carbon base material that is formed in advance by sintering, and sintering is applied to the iron powders placed on the surface of the carbon base material at a temperature not less than a diffusion temperature of carbon and not more than a melting point of iron in order to form the iron layer on the surface of the carbon base material.
US07799426B2	Nanoparticle structures comprising silicon oxide-based polymer, and composite materials Nanoparticle precursor structures, nanoparticle structures, and composite materials that include the nanoparticle structures in a polymer to form a composite material. The nanoparticle structures have chemical linkage moieties capable of forming non-covalent bonds with portions of a polymer for the composite material. Such composite materials are useful as biomaterials in medical devices.
US07799423B2	Nanostructured friction enhancement using fabricated microstructure Described herein are fabricated microstructures to adhere in shear to a contact surface. A fabricated microstructure comprises a substrate and a plurality of nano-fibers attached to the substrate. The nano-fibers have an elasticity modulus E, an interfacial energy per unit length of contact w, a length L, a radius R, and are oriented at an angle θo relative to the substrate. The length L of the nano-fibers is greater than 0.627θoR2(E/w)1/2 with θo in radians. Also described herein is a method of forming a fabricated microstructure to adhere in shear to a contact surface and a method of adhering in shear a fabricated microstructure to a contact surface.
US07799416B1	Periodic porous and relief nanostructured articles The current invention involves periodically ordered nanostructured materials and methods of using and modifying the materials. In some embodiments, the invention provides periodically structured microphase separated polymeric articles that include periodically occurring separate domains. The polymeric species comprising one or more of the domains, for some embodiments, contains an inorganic species capable of forming an inorganic oxide ceramic. In another aspect, the invention provides methods for modifying the polymeric articles by oxidation and/or radiation to form periodically structured porous and relief articles that, in some embodiments, include a ceramic oxide in their structure. The invention also provides methods of use for the novel articles and novel structures constructed utilizing the articles.
US07799414B2	Laminated structure, donor substrate, and method for fabricating laminated structure A laminated structure includes: a plurality of first electroconductive films each having a prescribed hardness; and a plurality of second electroconductive films each having a hardness that is lower than the prescribed hardness. The first and second electroconductive films are laminated alternately.
US07799413B2	Coated cutting tool insert A CVD-coated cutting tool insert with improved toughness properties having the ability to withstand high temperatures without sacrificing edge line security is disclosed. The insert coating comprises a TiCxNy-layer with a low tensile stress level of 50-500 MPa and an α-Al2O3-layer with a high surface smoothness with a mean Ra<0.12 μm as measured by AFM-technique, obtained by subjecting the coating to an intensive wet blasting operation.
US07799405B1	Three dimensional reinforced CMC articles by interlocking two dimensional structures The interlocking of two or more sections via the insertion of one or more out-of-plane features in one section or combination of sections through a void in one or more a complementary sections can result in a reinforced ceramic matrix composite article upon securing of the sections. The sections can be secured by friction between two tightly matched sections or by the use of a pin, hook, or clamp. The sections can be constructed from one or more CMC laminate sheets. The out-of-plane feature can be a loop or a flange and the void can be an orifice or a matched loop in the complementary sheet. The securing of the sections can result in a CMC article where the delamination between sheets is inhibited.
US07799403B2	Optical storage medium An optical disc has a first transparent substrate, a second substrate, and at least a first and a second recording layer formed between the substrates. The first substrate has a first surface and an opposing second surface, the first surface is a beam incidence surface for a laser beam, the second surface having a first concave section and a first convex section formed adjacent to each other thereon, the first concave section being farther than the first convex section from the incidence surface, first pre-pits being formed on the first concave section. The second substrate has a second concave section and a second convex section formed adjacent to each other thereon, the second concave section being farther than the second convex section from the incidence surface, second pre-pits being formed on the second concave section, a top surface of each second pre-pit being closer than a top surface of the second convex section to the beam surface. The second recording layer is farther than the first recording layer from the incidence surface. The second recording layer is formed with a dye mixture of cyanine dye and imonium dye having relations Wa>Wb and na>nb, in which Wa and Wb are a mass of the cyanine dye and the imonium dye, respectively, and “na” and “nb” are refractive indices of the cyanine dye and the imonium dye, respectively, to the laser beam having a specific wavelength, and having a relation na−nc>0.1 in which “nc” is a refractive index of the dye mixture.
US07799401B2	Adhesive sheet and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed herein are an adhesive sheet and a manufacturing method thereof. The adhesive sheet comprises a polyvinyl chloride sheet formed of a polyvinyl chloride sheet comprising polyvinyl chloride, tourmaline and/or kiyoseki, and a flame retardant. The adhesive sheet may further comprise an antibacterial/deodorant layer formed on one side of the polyvinyl chloride sheet. The adhesive sheet has excellent ability to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and excellent flame retardancy and printability.
US07799400B2	Multi-layered plastic body for medical applications A multi-layered plastic body for containing, storing or conducting a medical, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, cosmetic or other product, the plastic body including a first layer made of a stress fracture resistant plastic material, and at least a second layer adjacent to the first layer and made of a plastic material exhibiting a lower resistance to stress fractures than the first plastic material. The invention encompasses a suitable method of making the body.
US07799398B2	Developing member and electrophotographic image forming apparatus A developing member is provided which is capable of forming a high-quality image by simultaneously solving the problem of fogging in a high temperature and high humidity environment and the problem of ghosts in a low temperature and low humidity environment. The developing member includes a mandrel and a resin layer formed on the periphery of the mandrel, and has an outermost surface layer containing a non-reactive silicone compound. The non-reactive silicone compound satisfies the following requirements: (A) a copolymer of silicone and polyoxyethylene; (B) a specific gravity (25° C.) d of 0.99≦d≦1.03; and (C) a solubility in water (25° C.) of less than 0.1% by mass.
US07799394B2	Container with insulative label An insulative label is provided for a beverage container to reduce heat transfer, particularly heat transfer by conduction from a consumer's hand to the beverage container. The label comprises a dual-ply construction, with a grid pattern placed between the layered materials. Preferably, the label comprises a film base layer secured to the container, the grid pattern comprising an ink and varnish mixture printed over the film base layer, and a laminate top layer secured to the film base layer. Air is trapped in the gaps or spaces between the protrusions created by the grid pattern, and the trapped air insulates the container. The label has a very thin profile, thereby not perceptibly changing the appearance of the label or the container.
US07799387B2	Adhesion of fluorosilicone rubber A method for the adhesion of a layer of fluorosilicone rubber which is curable using a non-hydrosilylation curing process to a layer of silicone rubber which contains substantially no perfluoroalkyl groups and which is curable using a non-hydrosilylation curing processes described. The comprises the steps incorporating either a hydrosilylation catalyst or a siloxane containing at least two silicon bonded hydrogen groups into the fluorosilicone rubber composition prior to curing and incorporating the other of the hydrosilylation catalyst or the siloxane containing at least two silicon bonded hydrogen groups into the alternative silicone rubber composition prior to curing; forming the products of step (i) and step (ii) into required shapes; bringing the shaped products of step (iii) into contact with each other; and adhering the shaped products in contact with each other together by effecting a hydrosilylation reaction therebetween.
US07799384B2	Method of reducing porosity in thermal spray coated and sintered articles This invention relates to a method for sealing porosity of at least a portion of an outer porous surface of an article, said method comprising (i) applying a sealant solution on the outer porous surface of said article, (ii) infiltrating at least a portion of the outer porous surface with said sealant solution, and (iii) allowing the infiltrated sealant solution to react, thereby forming an infiltrated solid precipitate, said infiltrated solid precipitate sealing the porosity of at least a portion of the outer porous surface of said article. The method is useful, for example, in the protection of integrated circuit manufacturing equipment, internal chamber components, and electrostatic chuck manufacture.
US07799383B2	Surface activated adhesive systems Methods for adhesive bonding are disclosed. The methods includes contacting a substrate with an activator composition which includes a reactive solvent, such as methyl ethyl ketone or acrylic-based monomers, and a reducing agent, such that the treated substrate has a working time of greater than about four weeks, and contacting the substrate with adhesive compositions to result in adhesive bonding.
US07799381B2	Caulking or grouting method A method for caulking or grouting a corner involving providing a tape with two strips of adhesive tape, the strips being spaced apart such that a channel is formed therebetween. A non-adhesive dividing strip is attached to the strips. The strips are folded along the centerline of and rolled upon a cylindrical core (16). The roll is placed against one wall with the folded edge inserted into the corner. Using the roll as a guide the tape is unrolled along the corner by moving the roll along the corner, progressively unrolling tape from the roll and unpeeling the dividing strip. After the tape is in place, caulk or grout is applied in the channel between the adhesive strips.
US07799377B2	Organic/inorganic thin film deposition method Provided is a method for depositing an organic/inorganic thin film. The method includes: i) heating a source vessel containing an organic material and an inorganic material; ii) transferring a deposition gas to a process chamber; iii) distributing the deposition gas onto a substrate disposed in the process chamber; iv) purging the process chamber; v) heating an activating agent source vessel; vi) transferring a heat initiator gas phase to the process chamber; vii) distributing the heat initiator gas phase onto the organic or inorganic material monomer deposited on the substrate through the process chamber, and forming an organic/inorganic thin film; and viii) exhausting the heat initiator gas phase and purging the process chamber. Depositing the organic/inorganic thin film in a time-division manner, the thickness of the thin film can be accurately adjusted and the deposition can be uniformly performed when the thin film is deposited on a large-scale substrate.
US07799376B2	Method of controlling film stress in MEMS devices A structural film, typically of silicon, in MEMS or NEMS devices is fabricated by depositing the film in the presence of a gas other than nitrogen, and preferably argon as the carrier gas.
US07799374B2	Method for manufacturing field emission cathode A method for manufacturing a carbon nanotube field emission cathode includes the steps of: providing a substrate (110) with a metallic layer (130) thereon; defining holes (131) in the metallic layer; oxidizing the metallic layer to form a metallic oxide layer (132) thereon; removing portions of the metallic oxide layer in the holes so as to expose corresponding portions of the metallic layer; forming a metal-salt catalyst layer (580) on the exposed portions of the metallic layer in the holes; and growing carbon nanotubes (690) on the substrate in the holes.
US07799371B2	Extruding/dispensing multiple materials to form high-aspect ratio extruded structures A method for extruding composite materials on a substrate includes feeding a first material into a first channel and a second material, used to maintain a shape of the first material, into one or more second channels residing on at least one side of the first channel, merging the flows of the first and second materials into a single flow in which the second material surrounds the first material, applying the single flow to a substrate to produce at least one composite material, and post-processing the composite material to form a solid.
US07799369B2	Organic and inorganic light active devices and methods for making the same A light active device includes a semiconductor particulate dispersed within a carrier material. A first contact layer is provided so on application of an electric field charge carriers having a polarity are injected into the semiconductor particulate through the carrier material. A second contact layer is provided so on application of the electric field to the second contact layer charge carriers having an opposite polarity are injected into the semiconductor particulate through the carrier material. The semiconductor particulate comprises at least one of an organic and an inorganic semiconductor. The semiconductor particulate may comprise an organic light active particulate. When constructed as a light emitting device, an electric field applied to the semiconductor particulate through the carrier causes charge carriers of opposite polarity to be injected into the semiconductor particulate. The charge carriers combine to form carrier pairs which decay and give off light.
US07799365B2	Liquid egg composition including fish oil with omega-3 fatty acid A novel food composition is provided in which omega-3 fatty acids, preferably including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), particularly in the form of fish oil, is provided in a liquid egg product.
US07799363B2	Protein beverage and protein beverage concentrate and methods of making the same An improved protein beverage which may provide a relatively high protein content, ranging from about 0.01% by weight to about 15% by weight, while optionally employing a carbonation concentration between about 0.1 volumes of carbonation (per volume of liquid drink) to about 6 volumes of carbonation. Preferably the protein is a protein, such preferably as whey protein, or others. The protein beverage may contain juice and/or an additive which provides energy generation enhancement. The protein beverage may be heat treated to inactivate pathogenic microbes in the presence of the carbonation which may be used to provide taste and mouth feel for the drink. Typically, the treatment for pathogenic microbe inactivation is carried out in the individual package used for storage and handling of the protein drink. The protein beverage may be prepared from a protein beverage concentrate, which may be in the form of a syrup concentrate or a powder concentrate.
US07799357B2	In vitro resveratrol-rich callus tissues derived from Vitis thunbergii Sieb. et Zucc and method for producing the same The present invention provides an in vitro resveratrol-rich callus tissue of Vitis thunbergii Sieb. et Zucc. which is a callus tissue developed from a tissue culture system containing one or more plant growth regulators (PGRs) and cultured from a stem or a petiole tissue explant of a wild type of V. thunbergii or a cultivated plantlet of V. thunbergii. The cultivated plantlet is in turn derived from a shoot of the wild type of V. thunbergii cultivated in a plantlet culture system containing no PGRs. The in vitro resveratrol-rich callus tissue of V. thunbergii is characterized by its containing at least about 1,000 to 10,000 mg/kg of dried weight of resveratrol, predominantly in the form of trans-resveratrol and/or resveratrol-O-glucoside, and being ready for harvest or subculture in about 30 days.
US07799354B2	Jucara and Açai fruit-based compositions The present invention relates to stable, palatable, freeze-dried, fruit-based compositions. Specifically, the inventions relates to compositions of Açai fruit and Jucara fruit with high antioxidant capability and cyclooxygenase-inhibitory activity, and their uses. The invention further provides for methods of making stable, palatable, freeze-dried, fruit-based compositions from Açai fruit and Jucara fruit.
US07799351B2	Metal compounds, mixed or sulphated, as phosphate binders A mixed metal compound for pharmaceutical use is free from aluminium and has a phosphate binding capacity of at least 30%, by weight of the total weight of phosphate present, over a pH range of from 2-8. The compound is especially useful for treatment of hyperphosphataemia. The metals are preferably iron (III) and at least one of calcium, magnesium, lanthanum and cerium. A metal sulphate for pharmaceutical use is selected from at least one of calcium, lanthanum and cerium sulphate compounds and has a phosphate binding capacity of at least 30% by weight of the total phosphate present, over a pH range from 2-8.
US07799350B2	Use of cytokines and mitogens to inhibit graft versus host disease A method for inducing T cell tolerance in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) comprising adding a suppressive composition to said cells.
US07799349B2	Therapeutic angiogenesis by bone marrow-derived cell transplantation in myocardial ischemic tissue and skeletal muscle ischemic tissue This invention provides methods of forming new blood vessels in diseased or damaged tissue in a subject, methods of increasing blood flow to diseased or damaged tissue in a subject, and methods of increasing angiogenesis in diseased tissue in a subject, which methods comprise: a) isolating autologous bone marrow-mononuclear cells from the subject; and b) transplanting locally into the diseased or damaged tissue an effective amount of the autologous bone-marrow mononuclear cells, thereby forming new blood vessels in the diseased or damaged tissue. The new blood vessels may be capillaries or collateral vessels in ischemic tissue or any site of angiogenesis. Also provided are methods of treating tissue in disease or injury by local transplantation with an effective amount of the autologous bone marrow-mononuclear cells so as to induce vascularization in such diseased tissue.
US07799347B2	Endotoxin-adsorbent for the prevention and treatment of autoimmune diseases It is believed that the abnormal absorption of endotoxin present in the gastrointestinal tract relates to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. In an animal model for rheumatoid arthritis, it is observed that arthritis is improved by removing endotoxin. The present invention provides an endotoxin-adsorbent, which is capable of removing endotoxin in the gastrointestinal tract and can be administered to humans safely. By using a non-digestible and non-absorbable, and therefore, safe endotoxin-adsorbent, which has a high endotoxin-binding capacity for removing large amounts of endotoxin present in the gastrointestinal tract, it is possible to prevent and treat autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
US07799342B2	Fast dissolving tablet The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of tablets which dissolve rapidly in the mouth and provide an excellent mouthfeel. The tablets of the invention comprise a compound which melts at about 37° C. or lower, have a low hardness, high stability and generally comprise few insoluble disintegrants which may cause a gritty or chalky sensation in the mouth. Convenient and economically feasible processes by which the tablets of the invention may be produced are also provided.
US07799341B2	Encapsulation compositions and process for preparing the same Encapsulation compositions in which an encapsulate (A) is encapsulated in a matrix (B) may be prepared by: (i) mixing matrix (B) with a liquid plasticizer and encapsulate (A) in an extruder, to obtain a melted mixture of encapsulate (A) and matrix (B); and (ii) extruding the melted mixture, to obtain an extruded mixture.
US07799337B2	Method for directed intranasal administration of a composition Methods, kits, apparatus, and compositions for inhibiting a cerebral neurovascular disorder, a muscular headache, or cerebral inflammation in a human patient are provided. The methods comprise intranasally administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a local anesthetic, and preferably a long-acting local anesthetic ingredient. A composition useful for practicing the methods of the invention is described which comprises at least one local anesthetic in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the composition is formulated for intranasal delivery. Cerebral neurovascular disorders include migraine and cluster headache. Muscular headaches include tension headaches and muscle contraction headaches. A kit comprising the composition and an intranasal applicator and a method of systemically delivering a pharmaceutically active agent to an animal are also included in the invention. Apparatus for directed intranasal administration of the compositions of the invention and for performing the methods of the invention are also described.
US07799334B2	Pyrazolecarboxamides The present invention relates to pyrazolecarboxamides of the formula I in which the variables are as defined below: X is trifluoromethyl; R1 is F, Cl, Br, C1-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-haloalkyl; R2 is hydrogen, halogen or C1-C4-alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl or C3-C6-cycloalkyl; W is O or S; with the proviso that, if R3 is hydrogen and W is oxygen, a) R1 and R2 are not simultaneously methyl and F, respectively; b) R1 and R2 are not simultaneously trifluoromethyl and hydrogen or fluorine, respectively. to processes for preparing these compounds, to seeds and compositions comprising them and to methods for controlling harmful fungi.
US07799331B2	Oral suspension of prednisolone acetate The present invention relates to novel oral suspension formulation comprising prednisolone acetate, a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle and a thickening agent. The present invention further provides a method of treating patients in need of prednisolone with the novel formulation.
US07799328B2	Method for treating weight loss in patients suffering from inflammatory bowel diseases The present invention relates to a method of treating or preventing weight loss of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases comprising administering to said patients an effective amount of Saccharomyces boulardii.
US07799323B2	Methods of using IL-31 to treat airway hyper-responsiveness and asthma Use of IL-31 agonists, including IL-31, are used to treat agonists are used to treat asthma, airway hyper-responsiveness or allergic rhinitis. The method comprise inhibiting, reducing, limiting or minimizing production of proimflammatory cytokines and include administration of the IL-31 agonsit during sensitization or challenge resulting in the asthma, airway hyper-responsiveness or allergic rhinitis state.
US07799318B2	Liquid stick antiperspirant One embodiment of the invention described herein includes a method for improving stability of an antiperspirant. The method includes preparing a blend that comprises dibenzylidene sorbitol; adding an antiperspirant active to the blend, to make an antiperspirant blend; and adding one or more alkaline earth silicate salts to the antiperspirant blend in a concentration effective for stabilizing the dibenzylidene sorbitol.
US07799310B2	Systems and methods for generating sulfuric acid Methods and systems for generating sulfuric acid (102) are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes combusting a sulfur-containing material (114) with a gas including oxygen (116) to produce a first stream of sulfur dioxide (118), mixing water with the first stream of sulfur dioxide to produce a mixed stream, using an energy, electrolytically converting (108) the mixed stream of sulfur dioxide and water into sulfuric acid (102) and hydrogen (122), generating a source of energy (126) from the hydrogen, and providing the source of energy as at least a portion of the energy for electrolytically converting the first stream of sulfur dioxide and water into sulfuric acid and hydrogen. In some embodiments, the system includes a first chamber for combusting a sulfur-containing material to produce a first stream of sulfur dioxide, an electrolytic cell (108) for converting the first stream into sulfuric acid and hydrogen, and a fuel cell (112) for generating an energy source from the hydrogen.
US07799305B2	Silicon carbide single crystal and single crystal wafer The present invention provides a semi-insulating silicon carbide single crystal characterized by having an electrical resistivity at room temperature of 1×105 Ωcm or more, and a semi-insulating silicon carbide single crystal characterized by having an electrical resistivity at room temperature of 1×105 Ωcm or more and vacancy pairs (bivacancies), and an semi-insulating silicon carbide single crystal characterized by having an electrical resistivity at room temperature of 1×105 Ωcm or more and containing a crystal region where a position average lifetime becomes a lifetime longer than 155 ps in measurement of position lifetime at a liquid nitrogen boiling point temperature (77K) or less, and wafer obtained therefrom.According to the present invention, by having vacancy clusters including vacancy pairs, the electrical conductivity can be reduced even when the nitrogen concentration is higher than the boron concentration and, in addition, a semi-insulating SiC single crystal resistant to change of the electrical conductivity even with heat treatment can be obtained.
US07799301B2	Cathode material for lithium secondary battery and manufacturing method thereof Provided is a cathode material for a lithium secondary battery composed of an aggregate of Li-A-O composite oxide particles (wherein A represents one or more metal elements selected from Mn, Fe, Co and Ni), wherein the lithium composite oxide contains 20 to 100 ppm (by mass) of P, and the total content of impurity elements excluding essential components is 2000 ppm or less. Also provided is a manufacturing method of such a cathode material for a lithium secondary battery including the steps of suspending lithium carbonate in water and thereafter introducing a metallic salt solution of one or more metal elements selected from Mn, Fe, Co and Ni in the lithium carbonate suspension, adding a small amount of phosphoric acid so that the P content in the Li-A-O composite oxide particles will be 20 to 100 ppm (by mass), and forming an aggregate of Li-A-O composite oxide particles containing 20 to 100 ppm (by mass) of P by filtering, cleansing, drying and thereafter oxidizing the obtained carbonate. This cathode material for a lithium secondary battery and its manufacturing method realize improved sinterability and battery characteristics.
US07799300B2	Method and apparatus for removing substances from gases The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for removing substances from gases discharged from gas phase reactors. In particular, the invention provides a method for removing substances contained in gases discharged from an ALD reaction process, comprising contacting the gases with a “sacrificial” material having a high surface area kept at essentially the same conditions as those prevailing during the gas phase reaction process. The sacrificial material is thus subjected to surface reactions with the substances contained in the gases to form a reaction product on the surface of the sacrificial material and to remove the substances from the gases. The present invention diminishes the amount of waste produced in the gas phase process and reduces wear on the equipment.
US07799292B2	System for producing chemical compounds via a baric electromagnetic thermal process A baric electromagnetic thermal system for manufacturing disaccharide sweetener compounds is provided and permits baric and thermal processing, at low temperatures, to effect the retrocycloaddition, chemoselective promiscuous ligation, and cycloaddition reactions. A method for selecting base and adjunct components for the manufacture of a disaccharide sweetener compound having an equivalent functionality as a natural sweetener and/or derivative thereof as required for a specific food processing application is presented.
US07799287B2	Apparatus and process for regenerating catalyst Disclosed is an apparatus and process for disengaging regenerated catalyst from flue gas in a catalyst regenerator so as to avoid re-entrainment of catalyst that has settled into a bed in the catalyst regenerator using a disengaging device. A disengaging arm of the disengaging device has an outer shell that encloses the arm, an inner shell with a slot for allowing catalyst and flue gas to exit the arm and an outer baffle having a lower edge located below the opening in the outer wall. The baffle directs the catalyst and flue gas downwardly and limits radial flow. Catalyst and flue gas enter the disengaging arm through an opening in an outer wall of a riser section at a first superficial velocity and exits through a slot in a bottom of the disengaging arm at no more than 1.33 the first superficial velocity.
US07799271B2	Ni-base wear and corrosion resistant alloy Nickel base alloys for use in applications for highly corrosive and abrasive environments. The alloys contain a large volume fraction of metallic carbide particles that provide wear and abrasion resistance. The alloys are produced by induction melting and gas atomization to form alloy powder particles. The particles are consolidated by hot isostatic pressing to form a solid article.
US07799268B2	Implants A piezoelectric device is produced by providing a material having a hydroxyapatite (HA) component. The HA component is textured by, for example uniaxial pressing, to impart one of the limiting symmetries ∞, ∞ mm, or ∞2. The textured material may then be poled to enhance the piezoelectric properties.
US07799266B2	Method for manufacturing a stent delivery system A method for manufacturing a stent delivery system having a holder and at least one stent configured to expand from a first diameter to a second diameter is provided. The manufacturing method includes compressing the stent to the first diameter, inserting the stent into a first tube, placing a second tube inside the first tube and inside an inner diameter of the stent. The second tube is airtight. The manufacturing method also includes applying pressure and heat suitable to the second tube, thereby blowmolding the second tube against the stent.

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