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US07803314B1 Non-toxic shot formulation and method of making
Non-toxic shot having 40-60% tungsten, 20-60% tin and 0-10% iron. A process of formulating the material is disclosed in which 95% by weight of the particles of each component having mesh sizes less than 325 are blended with a flux having 99.9% by weight particles less than 100 mesh. The blended material is then compaction formed into shape at a pressure range of between 20 and 40 tons per square inch. Finally, the blended material is sintered at a temperature in the range of 350 and 425° F. bonding the powdered metals and driving off the flux.
US07803311B2 Air recirculation in a blow molding process
A device for molding a container from a thermoplastic material in which a heated parison is pre-blown by supplying low-pressure blowing air from a low-pressure air supply and then the blow molding is completed by subsequent supply of high-pressure blowing air and in which the high-pressure blowing air flowing out of the container that has been completely blow molded is supplied to the low-pressure air supply via a reversing mechanism during a transitional phase. A pressure monitoring is performed in the area of the low-pressure air supply and in which, after the transitional phase, the container is vented with respect to an ambient pressure whereby the pressure in the low-pressure air supply is controlled by varying the duration of the transitional phase.
US07803308B2 Technique for separating a mold from solidified imprinting material
The present invention provides a method for separating a mold from solidified imprinting material that includes creating deformation in the template in which the mold is included. The deformation is sufficient to create a returning force that is greater than an adhesion forced between the solidified imprinting material and the mold. For example, the deformation may result from a pressure differential created between the mold and a side of the template disposed opposite to the mold. In this manner, the distortion may be undulations in the template of sufficient magnitude to contact a substrate upon which the solidified imprinting material is disposed.
US07803305B2 Process for forming multilayer containers
A co-injection process is provided for fabricating improved multi-layer containers, including but not limited to blood collection tubes, evacuated blood collection tubes, culture bottles, centrifuges tubes, and syringe barrels. The container includes a tube (10) having a bottom wall (12) and a side wall (14) with an open end (18). The container can be provided with a stopper having an upper portion (22) and a skirt with an outside portion (30), a well (34) and a cavity (36). The tube and stopper assembly can be used for medical purposes including containing a blood sample within an enclosed interior space (40).
US07803303B2 Methods and apparatus for plugging honeycomb structures
A plugging apparatus for plugging channels in a honeycomb structure used to form a particulate filter. The apparatus includes an extrusion apparatus that holds plugging material and that has an opening through which the plugging material is extruded. An extrusion plate having first through holes that correspond in location to a subset of honeycomb channels is arranged adjacent the opening. An annular flow plate is operatively arranged face-to-face with the extrusion plate. The annular flow plate has second through holes corresponding in location to the first through holes but that are smaller to compensate for a radial variation in the extrusion rate when plugging the channels in the honeycomb structure. The plugging apparatus is thus able to fill select channel ends with same-size plugs, which leads to a better-performing filter.
US07803302B2 Vacuum infusion by means of a semi-permeable membrane
Method of producing an oblong shell member made of fiber composite material by means of vacuum infusion, where the fiber material is impregnated with liquid polymer. A mould is applied with a mould cavity, in which a fiber insertion (3) with a first lateral face (1) and a second lateral face (2) is placed, and where said fiber insertion includes a plurality of fiber layers and a distribution layer (4), said distribution layer allowing a higher rate of flow for the liquid polymer than the fiber layers. A semi-permeable membrane (5) is placed opposite the first lateral face (1) of the fiber insertion, said semi-permeable membrane being substantially permeable to gasses and substantially impermeable to liquid polymer and further communicating with a vacuum source The distribution layer (4) is placed inside the fiber insertion (3) with fiber layers on both sides and is interrupted by a zone (6) opposite the semi-permeable membrane (5) Liquid polymer is directed via inlet channels (7, 8) to the distribution layer (4), thus creating a flow front (9, 10) between the distribution layer (4) and the second lateral face (2), said flow front moving through the central zone (6) towards the semi-permeable membrane (5)
US07803300B2 Method for making a multi-component lacrosse stick head
A multi-component lacrosse stick head, made of at least two materials, including a base lacrosse head structure of one material and one or more overlays made of one or more other materials strategically located on the base structure. The base structure and overlays provide particular performance characteristics for the lacrosse head. An embodiment of the invention includes a base lacrosse head structure, and at least one of a ball stop overlay, a sidewall overlay, an edge overlay, a thread opening overlay, and a scoop overlay. The overlays are affixed to the base lacrosse head structure by, for example, insert molding, over molding, reaction injection molding, spray application, rotational molding, dual extrusion, casting, or an interference fit.
US07803299B2 Extruded rubber profile, method for obtaining same and tire incorporating same
An extruded profiled element, based on a cross-linkable rubber composition, is delimited in width by two lateral faces which connect radially inner and outer faces to one another for the tread. A conducting element is provided in the profiled element to connect the inner face electrically to the outer face between the lateral faces and all along the length of the profiled element. The remainder of the profiled element is based on an electrically insulating material. When the profiled element is viewed in cross-section, the conducting element has a layered structure including electrically conducting layers which are essentially concentric and which have a curvature towards at least one of the inner and outer faces, with at least one of the layers emerging at the surface of the outer face.
US07803296B2 Methods and systems for preparing gypsum slurry containing a cellulose ether
A method for forming a gypsum slurry comprises the steps of combining gypsum and water to form a slurry, combining cellulose ether with at least a second material configured to delay solubilization of the cellulose ether, and adding the combined cellulose ether and at least a second material to the slurry.
US07803293B2 Optical film manufacturing method, optical film manufacturing apparatus and optical film
An optical film manufacturing method, including steps of: casting a dope in which a thermoplastic resin is dissolved in a solvent, on a support so as to form a web; peeling and conveying the web from the support; measuring a physical property of the conveyed web at plural positions along a lateral direction of the web and obtaining a deviation among plural measurement values of the physical property at the plural positions: and drying the web by adjusting drying conditions at the plural positions to differ in accordance with the deviation.
US07803289B2 Overvoltage protection materials and process for preparing same
The invention provides a process for preparing an overvoltage protection material comprising: (i) preparing a mixture comprising a polymer binder precursor and a conductive material; and (ii) heating the mixture to cause reaction of the polymer binder precursor and generate a polymer matrix having conductive material dispersed therein, wherein the polymer binder precursor is chosen such that substantially no solvent is generated during the reaction.
US07803285B2 Liquid crystal display device and associated liquid crystal media for use in the same
A reverse mode liquid crystal display device, including: a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; an insulating layer associated with at least one of the first and second substrates; and a liquid crystal medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates which includes an organometallic chelate; and a nematic, negative dielectric anisotropic liquid crystal mixture.
US07803284B2 Heat transfer fluids
Heat transfer fluids are used in the presence of metals and/or Lewis acids of mixtures. The heat transfer fluids comprise (A) hydrofluoroethers and/or hydrofluoropolyethers, liquid under the environmental conditions (25° C., 1 atm); and (B) a compound having a fluoropolyether structure having end groups selected from the pyridine, amine, and aryl classes. The heat transfer fluids have a number average molecular weight of between 400 and 10,000.
US07803283B2 Azeotrope-like compositions of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFC-1233xf) and 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane (HCFC-244bb)
Provided are azeotropic and azeotrope-like compositions of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf) and 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane (HCFC-244bb). Such azeotropic and azeotrope-like compositions are useful as intermediates in the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf).
US07803282B2 Piezoelectric/electrostrictive body, manufacturing method of the same, and piezoelectric/electrostrictive element
There is disclosed a piezoelectric/electrostrictive body in which a polarization direction of a domain indicates reversible conversion in an electric field and a strain ratio increases, a manufacturing method of the same, and a piezoelectric/electrostrictive element. The piezoelectric/electrostrictive body includes a matrix phase represented by a composition formula ABO3, and an additional, material phase included in the matrix phase, having at least a crystal structure of tetragonal system, represented by a composition formula ABO3 and having a composition different from that of the matrix phase. For example, an alkali-niobate-based material of the tetragonal system, BaTiO3, PZT, PbTiO3, or (Bi0.5, Na0.5)TiO3 is added as an additional material forming the additional material phase to an alkali-niobate-based matrix material forming the matrix phase to form the piezoelectric/electrostrictive body. An amount of the additional material to be added has a volume ratio of 5 vol % or more and 30 vol % or less (5 vol % or more and 45 vol % or less in a case where an additional material having a composition to which Mn has been added is used) with respect to the matrix material.
US07803278B2 Method for corrosion and scale inhibition
The present invention provides a formulation for use in the treatment of corrosion and metal sulphide scale deposits in aqueous systems, said formulation comprising a tetrakis (hydroxyorgano) phosphonium salt (THP+ salt) and a primary, secondary or tertiary alcohol having an acetylenic bond in the carbon backbone. The invention also provides the use of such a formulation for treating corrosion of mild steel, copper or aluminium, and a method for treatment of an aqueous system containing or in contact with a metal sulphide scale while concomitantly inhibiting the corrosion of surfaces in contact with said aqueous system, which method comprises the addition to said aqueous system of a scale and corrosion inhibiting amount of such a formulation.
US07803277B2 Process for removing fluorosurfactant from an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion using sorbent pouches
A process for reducing the fluorosurfactant content of an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion by filling a container with fluoropolymer dispersion, inserting into the container a fabric pouch containing a fluorosurfactant sorbent so that the sorbent contacts the fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion in the container and retains the fluorosurfactant to reduce fluorosurfactant content of said fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion, and removing the fabric pouch from the container.
US07803275B2 Membrane separation process using mixed vapor-liquid feed
The present invention pertains to a process for the separation of aromatics from a feed stream, including aromatics and non-aromatics by selectively permeating the aromatics through a membrane comprising feeding a mixed phase vapor-liquid feed to a membrane wherein said liquid phase preferentially wets the surface of the membrane.
US07803274B2 Contained liquid membrane contactor and a method of manufacturing the same
A contained liquid membrane contactor includes a perforated center tube, first and second membrane mats each with a first and a second end both being open, four tube sheets affixing the membrane mats to the center tube, a shell sealed to the tube sheets, and two end caps. The first end of the first mat extends a first distance beyond the second end of the second mat. The first end of the first mat is open at the first tube sheet while the first end of the second mat is open at the second tube sheet. The second end of the first mat is between the second and fourth tube sheets and the second end of the second mat is between the first and third tube sheets.
US07803271B2 Method of extracting the hydrogen sulfide contained in a hydrocarbon gas
The invention provides a method of extracting the hydrogen sulfide contained in a gas comprising aromatic hydrocarbons, wherein the following stages are carried out:a) contacting said gas with an absorbent solution so as to obtain a gas depleted in hydrogen sulfide and an absorbent solution laden with hydrogen sulfide,b) heating and expanding the hydrogen sulfide-laden absorbent solution to a predetermined temperature and pressure so as to release a gaseous fraction comprising aromatic hydrocarbons and to obtain an absorbent solution depleted in aromatic hydrocarbons, said temperature and pressure being so selected that said gaseous fraction comprises at least 50% of the aromatic hydrocarbons and at most 35% hydrogen sulfide contained in said hydrogen sulfide-laden absorbent solution,c) thermally regenerating the absorbent solution depleted in aromatic hydrocarbon compounds so as to release a hydrogen sulfide-rich gaseous effluent and to obtain a regenerated absorbent solution.
US07803265B2 Distillate-to-gasoline catalyst system and process therefor
A process is disclosed for converting distillate to gasoline-range hydrocarbons using a two-stage catalyst system including a first catalyst containing platinum, palladium, or platinum and palladium, and an acidic support, and a second catalyst containing iridium and an inorganic oxide support, and optionally nickel.
US07803264B2 Electro-catalysts for the oxidation of ammonia in alkaline media
An electro-catalyst for the oxidation of ammonia in alkaline media; the electrocatalyst being a noble metal co-deposited on a support with one or more other metals that are active to ammonia oxidation. In some embodiments, the support is platinum, gold, tantalum, or iridium. In some embodiments, the support has a layer of Raney metal deposited thereon prior to the deposition of the catalyst. Also provided are electrodes having the electro-catalyst deposited thereon, ammonia electrolytic cells, ammonia fuel cells, ammonia sensors, and a method for removing ammonia contaminants from a contaminated effluent.
US07803259B2 Electrochemical cell
The invention describes an electrochemical cell for the electrolysis of an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride, comprising at least an anode half-cell with an anode, a cathode half-cell with a gas diffusion electrode as cathode and an ion exchange membrane arranged between the anode half-cell and the cathode half-cell, the membrane consisting of at least a perfluorosulfonic acid polymer, wherein the gas diffusion electrode and the ion exchange membrane are adjacent to each other, characterised in that the gas diffusion electrode and the ion exchange membrane, under a pressure of 250 g/cm2 and at a temperature of 60° C., have a contact area of at least 50%, with respect to the geometric area.
US07803254B2 Processes for forming electronic devices and electronic devices formed by such processes
A process for forming an electronic device includes forming a first layer over a substrate, wherein the first layer includes an organic layer, and depositing a second layer over the substrate after forming the first layer, wherein depositing the second layer is performed using ion beam sputtering. In another embodiment, a process for forming an electronic device includes placing a workpiece within a depositing chamber of a depositing apparatus, wherein the workpiece includes a substrate and an organic layer overlying the workpiece. The process includes generating a plasma within a plasma-generating chamber of the depositing apparatus, wherein the plasma is not in direct contact with the workpiece. The process also includes sending an ion beam from the plasma-generating chamber towards a target within the depositing chamber, wherein the target includes a material, and depositing a layer of the material over the organic layer.
US07803253B2 Method for dehydrating water-containing substance using liquefied matter
A dehydration method of a water-containing substance using a liquefied matter, including a step (1) of contacting a liquefied matter of a substance which is in a gas phase under a condition at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure with the water-containing substance, to dissolve contained water in the water-containing substance into the liquefied matter, for obtaining the liquefied matter containing a large amount of water; and a step (2) of vaporizing the substance out of the liquefied matter containing a large amount of water, to thereby separate the substance as the gas from water.
US07803250B2 Wiping products having enhanced cleaning abilities
Wiping products are disclosed containing an additive composition that enhances the cleaning properties of the product. The additive composition, for instance, comprises an aqueous dispersion containing an alpha-olefin polymer, an ethylene-carboxylic acid copolymer, or mixtures thereof. The alpha-olefin polymer may comprise an interpolymer of ethylene and octene, while the ethylene-carboxylic acid copolymer may comprise ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer. The additive composition may also contain a dispersing agent, such as a fatty acid.
US07803247B2 Papers containing floc derived from diamino diphenyl sulfone
This invention relates to papers made with floc containing a polymer or copolymer derived from a monomer selected from the group consisting of 4,4′diaminodiphenyl sulfone, 3,3′diaminodiphenyl sulfone, and mixtures thereof. Such papers have higher elongation-at-break and work-to-break (toughness) properties and exhibit less shrinkage at high temperatures than papers made with solely with poly (metaphenylene isophthalamide) floc.
US07803241B2 Composite pressure tank and process for its manufacture
A pressure vessel and method for producing a pressure vessel is disclosed. The pressure vessel comprises a liner shell fabricated from composite material applied to a soluble mandrel having a body shaped to pattern an interior of the pressure vessel, the liner shell having an opening, a boss having an aperture therethrough, the boss sealingly bonded to the liner shell with the aperture adjacent the opening, and an outer shell fabricated from plies of composite material filament impregnated with matrix material wound over the liner shell and the boss, but not over the aperture.
US07803240B1 Methods of reinforcing medical balloons and making reinforced medical balloons and reinforced medical balloons made accordingly
A method is provided for reinforcing medical balloons in order to withstand high internal pressures without excessive dilation of the reinforced balloon. The method calls for the use of continuous filament high modulus yarns in a braided structure, pressurizing the balloon, inserting the pressurized balloon inside the braided structure, applying axial tension on the braid, thus causing the braided structure to collapse onto and conform to the shape of the pressurized balloon and bonding the reinforcement braid yarns to the exterior surface of the pressurized balloon.
US07803234B2 Surface treated shape memory materials and methods for making same
The invention provides a method for making surface treated shape memory materials such as from NiTi alloy using plasma immersion ion implantation and deposition and related ion-beam and plasma-based techniques to alter the surface properties of those materials primarily for biomedical applications. The surfaces are treated with nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon, but become bio-inactive after implanted with other elements such as silicon.
US07803231B2 Substrate edge part cleaning apparatus and substrate edge part cleaning method
A substrate edge part cleaning apparatus judging a cleaning degree of glass substrates when cleaning edge parts of the glass substrates used for liquid crystal display. The substrate edge part cleaning apparatus 100 having a cleaning head wiping an edge part of a substrate for display A while moving rectilinearly, and having a camera 117 capturing images of the proximity of an edge of a color filter which is placed on the substrate, by moving together with the cleaning head. The camera 117 obtains surface status information of the substrate part which has been cleaned, and the substrate edge part cleaning apparatus 100 further includes a cleaning degree judgment unit 306 judging a cleaning degree based on the surface status information.
US07803225B2 Non-efflorescing cementitious mortar compositions
The invention provides a non-efflorescing cementitious mortar composition, free of reactive silica material, in the form of a dry-mortar composition or an aqueous mortar composition, comprising a) ordinary portland cement, b) calcium aluminate cement, c) calcium sulfate, and d) an aqueous polymer dispersion or a water-redispersible polymer powder of polymers based on one or more monomers from the group consisting of vinyl esters, (meth)acrylates, vinyl aromatics, olefins, 1,3-dienes and vinyl halides and, if required, further monomers copolymerizable therewith.
US07803223B2 Formation of metallic thermal barrier alloys
Metal alloys having low electrical and thermal conductivity including relatively large fractions of P-Group element additions. The P-Group elements may be selected from the group including phosphorous, carbon, boron, and silicon. The resultant alloys do not exhibit significantly increased brittleness, and are applied as a coating that provides a metallic thermal barrier coating.
US07803222B2 Bitumen composition with improved ageing resistance
The invention provides a bitumen composition comprising a bitumen and a modified clay which clay is obtainable by subjecting a clay having a layered structure to a treatment with a compound that is selected from the group consisting of onium compounds having the general formulae (R1R2R3R4X)+ or (R1R2Y)+, wherein X represents N or P, Y represents S, and wherein at least one of R1-R4 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon substituent, a hydroxyl or amino functionalized aliphatic hydrocarbon substituent or a poly(ethyleneoxide) substituent. The invention further provides a process for preparing said bitumen, an asphalt composition comprising aggregate and said bitumen composition, and the use of said bitumen composition in an asphalt composition for road applications.
US07803221B2 Ink for ceramic surfaces
The present invention concerns ink for printing on ceramic surfaces such as glass, which contains glass frits for silica nanoparticles and optionally a pigment, and is suitable for ink jet printing.
US07803218B2 Drain valve assembly
An on-board oxygen generating system is provided, which includes an air supply duct, a breathing gas duct, and an oxygen generator fluidly coupled between the air supply duct and the breathing gas duct. The oxygen generator is configured to enrich the oxygen content of air flowing from the air supply duct to the breathing gas duct. A drain valve assembly is fluidly coupled to the air supply duct and configured to move between: (i) an open position wherein condensation may drain from the air supply duct, and (ii) a closed position.
US07803211B2 Method and apparatus for producing large diameter superalloy ingots
Methods and apparatus for producing large diameter superalloy ingots are disclosed. A material comprising at least one of a metal and a metallic alloy is introduced into a pressure-regulated chamber in a melting assembly. The material is subjected to a wide-area electron field within the pressure-regulated chamber to heat the material to a temperature above the melting temperature of the material to form a molten alloy. At least one stream of molten alloy from the pressure-regulated chamber is provided from the melting assembly and is fed into an atomizing assembly, where particles of the molten alloy are generated by impinging electrons on the molten alloy to atomize the molten alloy. At least one of an electrostatic field and an electromagnetic field are produced to influence the particles of the molten alloy. The particles of the molten alloy are deposited onto a collector in a spray forming operation to form an alloy ingot.
US07803209B2 Sb-Te alloy sintered compact sputtering target
Provided is an Sb—Te alloy sintered compact sputtering target having at least Sb or Te as its primary component, wherein surface roughness Ra is 0.4 μm or less, purity excluding gas components is 4N or more, content of gas components as impurities is 1500 ppm or less, and average crystal grain size is 50 μm or less. With this Sb—Te alloy sintered compact sputtering target, the density of defects having a maximum length of 10 μm or greater arising in a surface finish by machining is 80 or less in an 800 μm square. Thus, the Sb—Te alloy sputtering target structure can be uniformalized and refined, generation of cracks in the sintered target can be inhibited, and generation of arcing during sputtering can be inhibited. Further, surface ruggedness caused by sputter erosion can be reduced in order to obtain a high quality Sb—Te alloy sputtering target.
US07803207B2 Vacuum cleaner with a divider
An indoor vacuum cleaner comprises a dirty air inlet, a handle, a cyclone separator having an outer wall, a fluid inlet downstream from the dirty air inlet and a fluid outlet, a plate having a cyclone chamber surface and positioned to substantially divide the cyclone separator into a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, each of the cyclone chamber and the dirt collection chamber having an outer wall, the outer wall of each of the cyclone chamber and the dirt collection chamber having an outer perimeter, the dirt collection chamber having a cyclone chamber end spaced from a dirt collection floor, a passage extending between the cyclone chamber and the dirt collection chamber, the passage configured such that separated dirt travels at least outwardly as the dirt travels through the passage and, an air flow motor.
US07803206B2 Electronic device filter assembly
A filter assembly includes a sleeve coupled to an external surface of an electronic device and disposed at least partially over an airflow vent of the electronic device, the sleeve configured to receive insertion of a filter element therein.
US07803204B1 Foreign object deflector for jet engine
A deflector for an aircraft engine comprises a screen attached to a base, a connector connecting the base and the engine, a mechanism to limit the movement of the connector and base, a spring that has two ends, one end being attached to the base inside surface, the spring extending past the base, and the spring's other end is positioned proximate the screen; and a shock absorbing means attached to the base, and connects the base with the engine, whereby when a foreign object contacts the deflector with a force sufficient force to move the spring and the shock absorbing means, the screen, the spring and the shock absorbing means are urged towards the engine, the movement of the screen and the spring being controlled by the shock absorbing means and the limiting mechanism, preventing the foreign object, such as a bird, from entering the engine.
US07803203B2 Compositions and methods for CMP of semiconductor materials
The invention provides a composition for chemical-mechanical polishing. The composition comprises an abrasive, a first metal rate polishing modifier agent, a second metal rate polishing modifier agent, and a liquid carrier. In one embodiment, the first metal rate polishing modifier agent has a standard reduction potential less than 0.34 V relative to a standard hydrogen electrode, and the second metal rate polishing modifier agent has a standard reduction potential greater than 0.34 V relative to a standard hydrogen electrode. In other embodiments, the first and second metal rate polishing modifier agents are different oxidizing agents.
US07803200B2 Fuel additive composition
The present invention provides a fuel additive composition, and more particularly, to the fuel additive composition comprising hydrogen peroxide, silicate, borax, sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, and water.When the fuel additive composition of the present invention is added to fuels such as coal, oil, gas and etc., it stimulates fuel combustion, induces the complete combustion of fuel, and increases the heat transfer by preventing clinker formation and fouling in combustion apparatus. In particular, when the fuel additive composition is added to the coal, it increases a pulverizing efficiency in pre-treatment process, thereby facilitating supply of the coal to combustion apparatus advantageously.
US07803195B2 Obesity treatment and device
A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating obesity includes an artificial fistula created between gastrointestinal organs such as between the stomach and the colon. The method includes selecting an implant comprising a passageway having an internal lumen with an inlet end and an outlet end. The passageway is positioned passing through a first wall of first gastrointestinal organ (for example, passing through the wall of the stomach) and a second wall of a second gastrointestinal organ (for example, passing through the wall of the large intestine) with the inlet end disposed within an interior of the first gastrointestinal organ and with the outlet disposed within an interior of the second gastrointestinal organ.
US07803193B2 Knee prosthesis having a deformable articulation surface
Knee prostheses are provided. In some embodiments, the knee prostheses include a body formed of a resilient polyurethane having contact surface area that changes during use according to physical loading factors. In some embodiments, the knee prostheses include a femoral component configured for secure engagement with a lower portion of a femur without penetrating the femur and a tibial component configured for secure engagement with an upper portion of a tibia without penetrating the tibia. In that regard, the tibial component is also configured for moving engagement with the femoral component in some instances.
US07803188B2 Systems and methods for intravertebral reduction
Intravertebral reduction systems are provided to restore a deformed or damaged vertebral body to a desired configuration. The reduction systems can include a plurality of reduction elements sequentially positionable in the intravertebral space for reduction of the same. The reduction systems can also include reduction elements that include a linear insertion configuration and are deformable transversely to the linear insertion configuration in the intravertebral space.
US07803185B2 Method of implantation of a heart valve prosthesis through a tubular catheter
A method of implanting a heart valve prosthesis is disclosed. A valve is mounted within a support apparatus that is deformable between an expanded and a reduced cross-sectional condition. The prosthesis can be implanted into a patient's heart, such as during a direct vision procedure through a generally tubular implantation apparatus that maintains the prosthesis in its reduced cross-sectional condition until discharged from the tubular apparatus at a desired implantation site.
US07803181B2 Ostial stent
An improved medical device for use in the treatment of stenosis of the ostium of tubular organs, such as, but not limited to blood vessels. The improved medical device includes a configuration and design that enables at least one end region of the improved medical device to flare outwardly.
US07803176B2 Sternal closure clamp device
A sternal closure clamp device for securing and retaining longitudinally divided halves of a sternum, the device having four laterally extending engagement members that are positioned in inter-rib spaces on both sides of the sternum. The engagement members are connected to a centralized main body in a manner that allows the engagement members to be shortened or contracted such that the sternal halves may be pressed together and held in abutting relation. Each of the engagement members contracts in a direction non-perpendicular to the sternal incision, and the engagement members on a given side are non-parallel to each other such that device has a generally X-shaped configuration.
US07803173B2 Looped high strength suture chain for knotless fixation
A chain of loops of braided high strength suture for surgical applications. The suture chain is advantageous for use in knotless fixation of soft tissue to bone, and can be used for knotless side-to-side suturing of U-shaped defects, such as rotator cuff tears.
US07803171B1 Retrievable inferior vena cava filter
The present invention provides an intravascular filter for minimally invasive deployment into, and extraction from, a blood vessel. The invention comprises an inferior vena cava filter used to prevent migration of clots into the pulmonary artery wherein the filter has a novel architecture such that the filter can be extracted from the vessel without substantially damaging the vessel, even after prolonged periods of deployment.
US07803170B2 Rotary surgical instruments having curved cutting teeth
A rotary surgical instrument includes an outer member having an aperture in a distal portion thereof, and an inner member for being rotatably disposed within the outer member to move a cutting element on the inner member past the aperture to cut anatomical tissue. The inner member has an aperture, and the cutting element comprises first and second rows of cutting teeth extending longitudinally along opposite sides of the inner member aperture. Each cutting tooth is convexly curved, the cutting teeth of one row curving in opposition to the cutting teeth of the other row. The rows of cutting teeth have their tips staggered.
US07803164B2 Method for guiding instruments having different sizes
A system and procedure for using the system are disclosed for guiding instruments of varying sizes. The instruments can be guided into various portions of the anatomy for performing a procedure, providing a treatment, measuring a physiological response, or the like. Two or more instruments of varying sizes can be driven or guided relative to one another with the same system.
US07803162B2 Instruments and method for inserting an intervertebral implant
Instruments and methods for inserting an intervertebral implant. Insertion of the implant is accomplished by grasping the implant between the arms of an insertion instrument having arms which separate from each other and close against each other onto the implant, such that the ends of the arms of the insertion instrument engage recesses of the implant. A spacer may be provided between the arms of the insertion instrument to help position the implant while held by the arms.
US07803157B2 Dynamic, modular, multilock anterior cervical plate system having detachably fastened assembleable and moveable segments and instrumentation for installation thereof
An anterior cervical plating system having moveable and modular plate segments that are assembleable to vary the overall length of the plate, moveable to allow and/or cause intersegmental compression of vertebral bodies, and coupled together by a detachable fastener. The plating system includes locking elements, each locking element adapted to lock at least two bone screws to the plate, instrumentation, and method for installation thereof. The plating system is capable of both passive and active dynamization and the ability to produce the former from the latter.
US07803155B2 Vacuum coagulation probes
An embodiment of the invention includes a surgical device for coagulating soft tissue such as atrial tissue in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and atrial tachycardia; tendon or ligament shrinkage; or articular cartilage removal. The surgical device integrates a suction mechanism with the coagulation mechanism improving the lesion creation capabilities of the device. The surgical device comprises an elongate member having an insulative covering attached about conductive elements capable of coagulating soft tissue when radiofrequency or direct current energy is transmitted to the conductive elements. Openings through the insulative covering expose regions of the conductive elements and are coupled to lumens in the elongate member which are routed to a vacuum source. Suction causes the soft tissue to actively engage the opening thus the integrated, exposed conductive elements to facilitate the coagulation process and ensure the lesions created are consistent, continuous, and transmural. The embodiments of the invention can also incorporate cooling mechanisms associated with the conductive elements and coupled to a fluid source to passively transport fluid along the contacted soft tissue surface to cool thus pushing the maximum temperature deeper into tissue.
US07803154B2 Cryogenic probe for treating enlarged volume of tissue
A cryoprobe for surgical and other treatments. The cryoprobe comprises an expandable section that performs displacement of a distal cryotip forwards when there is elevation of the operation pressure in the interior of the cryoprobe. Needle-wise metal elements are installed on the external side of the cryotip. These needle-wise elements are deflecting outwards by a deflecting member fastened on the distal edge of an external shaft of the cryoprobe. This allows a significant enlargement of the frozen volume of the treated tissue with the same operation temperature and the outer diameter of the cryoprobe. In another embodiment, the needle elements are formed in a displaceable metal sheath and a distal section of a cryotip and/or special protrusions on this distal section act as the deflecting member.
US07803153B2 Method for preventing myopia progression through identification and correction of optical aberrations
A method for at least one of preventing myopia and retarding the progression of myopia is provided. The method includes measuring optical aberrations in a human eye (42, 43, 44) and correcting the optical aberrations (46). Measuring optical aberrations (42, 43, 44) may include measuring wavefront aberrations (45) of parallel light rays entering the eye.
US07803147B2 Diaper and absorbent article
A diaper for holding an absorbent article in close bodily contact in the crotch region of the wearer. The diaper comprises a front region, a crotch region having a specified Crotch Holding Force, and a rear region. The crotch region of the diaper typically is elastically extensible in both the longitudinal and lateral directions. The diaper provides an upward holding force against the absorbent article in the crotch region to hold the article in close bodily contact. A system comprising the diaper and an absorbent article for use therewith, and a method for holding such an article in close bodily contact by wearing the diaper, is also disclosed.
US07803143B2 Implantable hemodialysis access device
An implantable hemodialysis port includes a housing and a septum, the housing being formed from a flexible material and including a plurality of chambers. The chambers are fluidly interconnected with one another by integrated outlet passageways. Each of the chambers includes a sidewall portion and a funnel portion tapering from the sidewall portion. The septum encloses each of the chambers.
US07803142B2 Microtaper needle and method of use
The present invention relates to medical needles used in connection with guide wires. A needle of the present invention includes a substantially cylindrical tube formed along a central longitudinal axis. A tapered tube is connected to one end of the tube and has a sharpened end. A channel extends through the cylindrical tube and the tapered tube, and is aligned with the longitudinal axis. In some embodiments, the tapered portion is radially expandable. For instance, radial expansion may result when a guide wire is selectively inserted through the channel. The radial expansion may be facilitated by a relief on the tapered tube portion. Optionally, the relief includes a plurality of slots which expand as a guide wire is inserted through the channel and tapered portion, thereby also causing the internal and outer diameters of the tapered portion to expand.
US07803140B2 Medical connector with closeable male luer
A luer connector comprising a housing with a hollow bore having first and second ends. The hollow bore also has a male luer tip and a tapering interior surface. The luer connector also comprises a rigid valve member configured to at least partially extend through the housing. The valve member has a first opened end and a second closed end. The valve member also comprises a passageway within the valve member and an outwardly extending flange near the second end adapted to seal the hollow bore at the second end of the housing when placed in contact with a tapering interior surface of the housing. The valve member further comprises at least one opening near the closed end of the valve member extending outward from the passageway through the valve member and at least one strut attached to the valve member. At least a portion of the strut extends substantially parallel to the central axis of the valve member. The luer connector also comprises a retaining member configured to couple the valve member and the housing and a sealing element disposed within the housing. The sealing element is configured to inhibit fluid communication through the hollow bore of the housing between the interior of the male luer tip of the housing and the first end of the housing.
US07803138B2 Blood collection device
A safety needle assembly has a needle hub and a needle cannula projecting from the hub. Wings project transversely from the hub to facilitate manipulation and positioning of the needle assembly. A shield is hingedly attached to the needle hub and can be rotated from a first position where the needle cannula is exposed to a second position where the needle cannula is shielded. At least one latch may be disposed on the shield for secure locked engagement with the hub, the wings and/or the tubing extending from the hub. A spring may also be provided for propelling the shield into the second position.
US07803137B2 Intubation system for use with an endoscope
An intubation system is provided for use with an endoscope. The intubation system includes a guide apparatus having a track that is adapted to be associated with the endoscope such that bending of the track is substantially decoupled from bending of the endoscope. The intubation system also includes a positioning device having a first coupling member on the distal end and an intubation device having a second coupling member on the proximal end. The intubation device and the positioning device each include a mating member that is adapted to slidingly engage the track external of the endoscope, whereby the first and second coupling members may be releasably attached together.
US07803133B2 Flow controllers
An apparatus for selecting a flow rate of a fluid includes an axle including an elongated cylindrical member having flow paths, each flow path being defined by a corresponding set of radial holes, each set of radial holes comprising at least one radial hole that extends substantially between an outer surface of the axle and an interior cavity of the axle, and a barrel including an elongated cylindrical member within which the axle is disposed, the barrel having input ports and an output port, the barrel being configured to enable the axle to rotate about an axis of rotation that extends along a length of the axle, wherein a flow rate of a fluid is selected by rotating the axle to a position so that a set of radial holes is in alignment with one or more ports of the barrel.
US07803131B2 Devices and methods for percutaneously treating aortic valve stenosis
Devices and methods for their use in percutaneously increasing the aortic valve flow of a stenotic aortic valve are provided. The subject devices include an aortic valve isolation element, a shunt element and an aortic valve flushing element. Also provided are systems and kits that include the subject devices and can be employed in practicing the subject methods. The subject devices, methods, systems and kits find use in treating conditions associated with the presence of stenotic aortic valves.
US07803123B2 Lancet device having capillary action
A device for sampling body fluid, the device comprising, a main body, a lancet disposed within the main body, a carrier disposed within the main body fixedly attached to the lancet, a biasing means in communication with the lancet and the carrier, an annular space disposed within the main body adjacent the lancet, and a means for measuring a body fluid. Wherein the means for measuring the body fluid may include micro-porous test strips, an electronic testing device, an optical/reflectance testing measuring device, or a visual inspection.
US07803118B2 Detection of heart failure using a photoplethysmograph
A method for diagnosis includes receiving a signal associated with blood oxygen saturation of a patient during sleep. The signal is filtered so as to eliminate signal components at frequencies equal to and greater than a respiratory frequency of the patient. The filtered signal is processed to detect a pattern corresponding to multiple cycles of periodic breathing.
US07803112B2 Apparatus and method for displaying sectional planes of target object utilizing 3-dimensional ultrasound data
An apparatus for displaying sectional planes of a target object utilizing 3 dimensional (3D) ultrasound data. The apparatus is capable of scanning the target object in real time by improving a scan conversion speed and virtually scans the target object by storing previously acquired 3D data. The apparatus, which displays a target object by using 3D ultrasound data, includes 1) a scan conversion unit for performing scan conversion to convert Cartesian coordinates for display on a screen of a display device to conical coordinates of 3D data, and 2) a rendering unit for rendering multiple sectional plane images, based on the 3D scan conversion, parallel with a reference sectional plane.
US07803111B2 Vehicle with on-board overweight and obesity preventing system and method
A motor vehicle and a method of operating same, including an on-board vehicle microcomputer having a memory, and a display connected to the microcomputer. An on-board weighing apparatus located in the vehicle is adapted to weigh a person in the vehicle and provide an input to the on-board vehicle microcomputer of the weight of the person from time to time, whereby a weight trend can be analyzed for the person and overweight or obesity condition of the person that may develop in a short period of time, if any, will be forecasted and information of such weight trends provided to a health care professional to prevent it.
US07803110B2 Veterinary otoscope
A veterinary otoscope permitting examination of an ear is defined by an instrument head including a proximal end and a distal insertion portion that is insertable into the ear. The veterinary otoscope includes an imaging lens train disposed within the instrument head, wherein each of the imagine lens train, an eyepiece and a distal opening of said insertion portion are aligned along an optical axis. The veterinary otoscope further includes a focusing mechanism for selectively moving at least one of the imagine lens train and the optics contained within the eyepiece relative to one another along the optical axis. The imagine lens train and the optics in the eyepiece define an optical system such that an entrance pipil is substantially located in the distal insertion portion of the instrument head, thereby enabling the entire tympanic membrane to be viewed at once by the user.
US07803109B2 Method and apparatus for protecting the distal lens of endoscopes
An apparatus which is self-contained, disposable, utilized for protecting the distal lens of endoscopes. The apparatus is sterile and is used as a holder or as an anti-fog solution applicator for the scope while protecting it from impact with a shock absorbent outer housing. A new method for protecting endoscopes by placing an inexpensive sterile protective cover over the distal lens of the endoscope which entails, placing the protector over the distal lens prior to medical procedure, protective cover is used intermittently and repeatedly during the medical procedure when the scope is not in use. Finally, at the end of the medical procedure the protective cover is placed over the distal lens and not removed until the scope reaches the area where it will be cleaned and sterilized. By protecting the scope prior to, during and after a medical procedure, endoscope repairs are reduced thereby saving hospitals money.
US07803108B2 In-vivo image acquiring apparatus, receiving apparatus, and in-vivo information acquiring system
An object of the present invention is to enable a receiving side to easily recognize which of imaging devices has picked up received image data. A capsule endoscope (one example of the in-vivo image acquiring apparatus) of the present invention is swallowed by a subject, and picks up images of the inside of organs of the subject. The capsule endoscope has a plurality of LEDs, a plurality of CCDs, and a transmission module. The CCDs paired with the LEDs pick up images of the inside of a body cavity illuminated by the LEDs. The transmission module adds identification data for identifying the CCDs to image data in front and rear directions of the capsule endoscope picked up by the CCDS, and transmit the image data together with the identification data to the receiving side.
US07803107B2 Guidewire locking device and method
A locking device for a maintaining an elongated member at a selected place within a body lumen includes a substantially rigid body including an attachment portion adapted to be coupled to a proximal portion of a medical instrument. When in an operative position, the distal portion of the medical instrument is received within the body lumen and a head coupled to the substantially rigid body. The head is configured to overlie an access port of the medical device when the attachment portion is coupled to the proximal portion of the medical device in a predetermined configuration. A plurality of locking features extends from the head to immobilize a section of the elongated member relative to the medical device.
US07803102B2 Methods and apparatus for intraocular brachytherapy
A method for performing intraocular brachytherapy and an apparatus for performing the same is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a hand-held delivery device that advances a radiation source into an associated cannula or probe that is positioned adjacent the target tissue. The handpiece provides for shielded storage of the radiation source when retracted from the cannula and includes a slider mechanism for advancing and retracting the radiation source. The radiation source is mounted to a wire that has a flexible distal end and a relatively stiffer proximal end. A positioning system for the cannula is also disclosed.
US07803094B1 Seating device having exercise functionality
The invention relates to a seating device having exercise functionality. In particular, the invention relates to a seating device that can be used as furniture as well as an exercising device. The invention further relates to a seating device having stretchable cords threaded through its framework. Furthermore, the invention relates to a seating device that has brackets attached to its framework to facilitate the movement of the stretchable cords when the seating device is being used for exercise purposes.
US07803086B2 Controller of driver for vehicles
A control apparatus for a vehicular drive system including (a) a differential portion having a differential mechanism operable to distribute an output of an engine to a first electric motor and a power transmitting member, a second electric motor disposed in a power transmitting path between the power transmitting member and a vehicle drive wheel, and a switching clutch and a switching brake provided in the differential mechanism and operable to limit a differential function of the differential portion, and (b) a step-variable automatic transmission portion constituting a part of the power transmitting path and operable to perform a clutch-to-clutch shifting action by a releasing action of a coupling device and an engaging action of another coupling device, the control apparatus including a step-variable shifting control configured to change an amount of racing of an input speed of the automatic transmission portion during the clutch-to-clutch shifting action, depending upon whether the differential function of the differential portion is limited by the switching clutch and brake.
US07803084B2 8-speed transmission
The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide eight forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets having five torque-transmitting devices, three fixed interconnections and a grounded member. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously connected to at least one of the planetary gear members and an output member that is continuously connected with another one of the planetary gear members. The five torque-transmitting devices provide interconnections between various gear members, and with a stationary member, and are operated in combinations of three to establish at least eight forward speed ratios and at least one reverse speed ratio.
US07803082B2 Multi-step transmission
A transmission including an input and output shafts, gearsets (RS1-RS4), shafts (1-8) and elements (A-E). Carriers respectively of gearsets (RS4, RS3) and the input and output shafts respectively form shafts (1, 2), sun gears of gearsets (RS1, RS4) form shaft (3). A ring gear and carrier respectively of gearsets (RS1, RS2) form shafts (4, 8). A ring and sun gear respectively of gearsets (RS2, RS3) form shaft (5), a carrier a ring gear respectively of gearsets (RS1, RS3) form shaft (6), a sun gear of gearset (RS2) and a ring gear of gearset (RS4) form shaft (7). In the power flow, elements (A, B) are respectively between shafts (3, 4) and the housing; element (C) between shafts (5, 1), element (D) between shafts (8, 2) or (8, 6); element (E) between two of shafts (5, 7, 8). Gearsets (RS2, RS4) are axially and radially aligned between gearsets (RS1, RS3).
US07803081B2 System and method of controlling automatic transmission
In system and method of controlling an automatic transmission that includes a lowest gear-stage friction element and has a lowest gear stage having a largest gear ratio and a gear stage other than the lowest gear stage, the lowest gear stage being established through engagement of the lowest gear-stage friction element, the gear stage other than the lowest gear stage being established while the lowest gear-stage friction element is kept in disengagement, a temperature of working oil in the automatic transmission is sensed, and use of the lowest gear stage is inhibited and use of the gear stage other than the lowest gear stage is allowed when the sensed temperature of the working oil is lower than a first predetermined temperature as a predetermined extremely low temperature at which an engagement failure of the lowest gear-stage friction element is caused.
US07803080B2 High strength and stiffness silent chain with improved noise
An improved link for a chain for use with a sprocket, the link comprising a body having a pair of apertures for receiving connecting pins and a pair of teeth having outside flanks, and inside flanks between the teeth defining a crotch. The improvement includes an effective outer flank angle between a line tangent to the outer flank of the link at 1.5 P and a vertical line intersecting the tangent line of less than or equal to 29 degrees, an effective inner flank angle between a line tangent to the inner flank of the link at 0.5 P and a vertical line intersecting the tangent line of less than or equal to 29 degrees, and a plurality ratios. The links may be assembled into a chain and connected by a plurality of pins.
US07803078B2 Tensioner
A tensioner comprising a base, a pivot arm pivotally engaged with the base, a torsion spring engaged between the base and the pivot arm for biasing the pivot arm, a first damping member and a second damping member disposed between the pivot arm and the base, the first damping member wedgingly engagable between the pivot arm and the second damping member, and the second damping member frictionally engaged between the first damping member and the base.
US07803077B1 Constant torque input infinitely variable automatic transmission
A constant torque input infinitely variable automatic transmission preferably includes a transmission base, a first cone member, a second cone member, a cone drive member and a biasing member. The transmission base preferably includes a drive base, a first cone yoke and a second cone yoke. The first cone yoke is pivotally retained by the drive base and the first cone member is rotatably retained by the first cone yoke. The second cone yoke extends from the drive base and the second cone yoke rotatably retains the second cone member. A small diameter end of the first cone member is positioned adjacent to a large diameter end of the second cone member. The bias member causes an axis of the first cone member to move toward an axis of the second cone member. The cone drive member is received by an outer perimeter of the first and second cone members.
US07803075B2 Vehicle transmission
A vehicle transmission includes a crankshaft extending through a seal cover and into an oil-storing end portion of a driven shaft. The oil-storing end portion of the driven shaft defines a lubricating space filled with lubricating oil, and extends into the seal cover. A unidirectional clutch is disposed in the lubricating space and outwardly of the seal cover.
US07803074B2 Belt type continuous variable transmission, power unit having the belt type continuous variable transmission, vehicle mounting thereon the belt type continuous variable transmission, and sheave for continuous variable transmission
A belt type continuous variable transmission comprises a primary sheave, a secondary sheave, and a belt. The primary sheave comprises a first sheave body, a second sheave body that forms between it and the first sheave body a belt groove, about which a belt is entrained, a plurality of push bodies that slide the second sheave body according to centrifugal forces to change a width of the belt groove, and a plurality of stoppers that restrict movements of the push bodies by contacting with outer surfaces of the push bodies when the second sheave body reaches a position of minimum transmission gear ratio, in which the belt groove is made smallest in width. The stoppers are shaped to accelerate partial wear of the outer surfaces of the push bodies.
US07803073B2 Compact broadhead
An axially compact broadhead for archery and other such purposes is disclosed. The broadhead may be formed from a tip configured to facilitate penetration of the tip into an object with a pointed distal end and an opposite proximal end. The tip may include a central tip chamber extending distally into the tip from the proximal end and a plurality of blade slots extending from the proximal end of the tip toward the distal end. A base may be positioned proximally of the tip and have a central base chamber. One or more blades may be positioned in the blade slots and extend outwardly from the tip. An elongated engaging bar may extend through the central base chamber of the base and into the central tip chamber to affix the blades and provide a post for attaching the broadhead to an insert of an arrow.
US07803066B2 Golf club head with three-dimensional alignment aid and method of manufacture
A golf club head has a front wall member and a rear wall member joined by a pair of arms that extend rearward from the from the heel and toe ends of the front wall member. An arcuate wall formed in the rear wall member provides an alignment aid. The club may have a protrusion extending above the top rail. The protrusion may have an arcuate surface that corresponds to the arcuate wall formed in the rear member to enhance alignment of the golf club head. The club head may include a transverse alignment aid to assist the user with proper eye position and lie of the club head when addressing the golf ball.
US07803065B2 Golf club head
A hollow golf club head with a concave portion is disclosed and claimed. The club head includes a metallic portion and a light-weight portion, which may be formed of plastic, composite, or the like. The concave portion allows the club designer to make a club head having very thin portions while still maintaining the requisite structural integrity. Convex bulges may optionally be provided to house weight inserts to enhance the playing characteristics of the golf club. The metallic portion of the club head may take on the appearance of a frame, into which several light-weight inserts are positioned. These light-weight inserts may be positioned in the crown, skirt, and sole of the club head. The club head may be formed by co-molding, eliminating the need for welding or adhesives, freeing mass to be used in more beneficial ways. The club head may be large to increase playability and forgiveness. The club head may include one or more light-weight inserts to manipulate the playing characteristics of the resulting golf club. These inserts may have attachment surfaces that are relatively angled such that the inserts are subjected to compressive forces rather than shear forces upon impact with a golf ball during a golf swing.
US07803058B2 Scented bowling balls and methods
A scented article of manufacture, such as a bowling ball, including a mass of polymeric material. The mass of polymeric material is substantially nonporous and may be substantially rigid. Polyurethane may be used as the polymeric material. A method by which the article of manufacture is formed includes blending fragrance with a liquid or liquified material, substantially removing gas and gas bubbles from the mixture of fragrance and liquid or liquified material, introducing the mixture into a cavity of a mold, and permitting or causing at least the liquid or liquified material within the cavity to cure.
US07803053B2 System for real-time game network tracking
A data presentation system that allows a user to view information from a game network in real-time is disclosed. Information is collected from a game network and stored in a data repository. Data is gathered from the data repository, filtered, formatted, and displayed on a viewer of a user machine connected to the data presentation system. The user machine may be wired or wireless, and can include handheld devices as well. A user can select from a number of data views and customize the views, thus ensuring that the desired information is available to the user. Information is updated at a pre-selected rate, or as the network allows. Pre-filtering of data can provide notice to a user when predetermined network events occur.
US07803051B2 Casino table with controlled display of hidden cards or symbols
Systems and methods for playing live casino games. The systems have casino tables with changeable displays which portray virtual playing cards or symbols to live participants. The displays can be controlled to show hidden cards or symbols only to the player at that player position by depressing a manual button or touching a touch screen display. Viewing by others can be prevented by using the player's hands or other means. Shuffling, cutting, dealing, betting and return of playing cards are accomplished using data processing functions within an electronic game processor or processors which enable these functions to be performed quickly and without manual manipulation of playing cards.
US07803046B2 Simulcast pari-mutuel gaming machine with casino and lottery styled wagers for continuous play
An gaming machine for and method of par-mutuel wagering that allows individuals to continuously place multiple casino and lottery styled pari-mutuel wagers on simulcast live and/or recorded pari-mutuel race events. The gaming machine includes a display screen to provide a graphic display of a plurality of pari-mutuel gaming options to a player, and a selection device operable by the player to select at least one of the pari-mutuel gaming options displayed on the screen, the selection device operable by the player to input a wager corresponding to the selected at least one pari-mutuel gaming option. The gaming machine has the ability to be linked to a network of gaming machines in pari-mutuel and/or other wagering venues.
US07803045B2 Wagering game with communication feature for special wagers
A communication feature or a plurality of communication features allows a player to know that he or she has selected a special event to be conducted in the wagering game. Generally, the player must meet certain criteria (e.g., play the maximum number of paylines) or, perhaps, make an additional wager to be eligible for the special event. The communication features may include (i) an indicator within the player-input device that is used to allow the player to select the special event, (ii) a banner that is displayed prior to and during the wagering game that indicates that the special event is activated, (iii) a placard that is displayed prior to the wagering game that indicates that the special event is activated, and/or (iv) the altering of one or more symbols that are used to indicate the randomly selected outcome of the wagering game.
US07803044B2 Gaming device having a game with decreasing probabilities of success
A gaming device having a bonus scheme wherein the success or failure of a current selection directly affects the player's chances for success in a later selection. The probabilities of success are related to the number of previous successful attempts by the player.
US07803040B1 Concave adjust assembly including a torsion axle for damping crop threshing impulse loads
The concave adjust assembly uses a torsion axle connecting a drive to a concave. The torsion axle includes an inner element having an angular sectional shape, a tubular outer element disposed about the inner element and having a larger angular sectional shape oriented such that corners of the tubular element are disposed opposite flats of the inner element, the elements being laterally relatively rotatable, and damping elements disposed between the inner and outer elements such that the rotation will compressively load the damping elements. The drive includes a motor, such that operation of the motor will adjustably move the concave, and the damping elements will damp impulse loads generated from threshing, to reduce transmission of the loads to the drive.
US07803030B2 Toy vehicle, toy assembly device and method for assembling toy
A toy vehicle, a toy assembly device and a related method includes a toy body having a plurality of component members, and a plurality of support frame members respectively supporting the component members. The component members and the support frame members have respective engaging portions that can engage and disengage in a horizontal direction. Each of the support frame members has a fitting part provided thereon for connecting the support frame members to one another. Each of the component members has a fitting portion provided thereon for connecting the components members to one another. When the support frame members, each with a component member supported thereon, are connected to one another through the fitting parts, the component members are connected to one another by the fitting portions to form the toy body, so that the toy body can engage with or disengage from the support frame members connected to one another.
US07803029B2 Method of fabricating organic electroluminescent display device
An organic electroluminescent display device includes an array element layer formed on a substrate, the array element layer including a switching element, a driving element, a first electrode, an organic luminescent layer, and a second electrode, and a ground line formed on the substrate, the ground line directly contacting the second electrode.
US07803027B2 Watercraft paddle propulsion system
A watercraft propulsion device having a plurality of cooperating paddles driven by levers in a sweeping motion while cooperating with a peddle gear and electric motor in order to produce a reciprocating back and forth paddle motion capable of driving the watercraft through water densely populated with obstructive matter such as grass, Lilly pads, logs and other debris with ease. Additionally the pedal gear of the present invention allows for the paddles to be lifted while being brought towards the watercraft and then the paddle is brought downward and away from the vessel to push the device forward. Finally a speed throttle arm is mounted to the device to control the speed at which the paddles reciprocate and to control the direction that force is applied at the stern of the watercraft.
US07803026B2 Marine engine exhaust system
A marine engine exhaust system is provided. One exemplary embodiment of the system includes first and second manifolds. A first gas is transferred through a first conduit from the first manifold and is isolated from cooling water through at least a portion of the first conduit. A second conduit is in fluid communication with the second manifold and allows a second gas to be transferred through that is isolated from cooling water through a portion of its length. The first and second conduits are in fluid communication with a third conduit in which the first and second gases merge. Cooling water is merged with either the first or second gas, or both, in the first and second conduits before the first gas and second gas merge in the third conduit.
US07803025B2 System for mounting a marine jet propulsion system
A watercraft has a hull and a deck disposed above the hull. A ride plate is mounted below a rear portion of the hull. A jet pump assembly includes a jet pump disposed at least in part between the ride plate and the hull. A front wall is formed at least in part by the hull and disposed forwardly of the jet pump. The jet pump assembly is mounted on a top surface of the ride plate via a plurality of resilient mounts At least one sealing member forms a seal between the portion of the jet pump and the portion of the front wall. The jet pump is mounted to the watercraft only via a plurality of mounting points. The jet pump is resiliently mounted to the watercraft via each of the plurality of mounting points.
US07803023B2 Connector for automobile with high current capability
A connector for an automobile with high current capability includes a circular terminal and a connector housing. The circular terminal is configured with a cylinder and has a slot formed in an outer periphery of the cylinder at one end and at least one projection formed on the outer periphery at the other end. The connector housing has a cylindrical space for receiving the circular terminal. The cylindrical space has an anti-separation protrusion formed on an inner periphery thereof and coupled with the slot of the circular terminal to prevent separation of the circular terminal. Also, the cylindrical space has at least one anti-rotation groove formed in the inner periphery thereof and engaged with the at least one projection of the circular terminal so as to prevent rotation of the circular terminal. This connector may keep the coupling between the circular terminal and the connector housing in a stable state.
US07803022B2 Thermocouple connector for joining thermocouple wires
A thermocouple connector has a first member and a second member which couples to the first member. The first member carries two first terminals for electrically joining to the respective ends of a pair of thermocouple wires. The second member carries two corresponding second terminals for electrically joining to the respective ends of a pair of thermocouple extension wires. Each first terminal contacts a respective second terminal when the first and second members are coupled.
US07803020B2 Backplane system having high-density electrical connectors
A computer system architecture in which functionally compatible electronic components are located on modular printed circuit boards. Thus, a type of processor used by the system can be changed by replacing the printed circuit board incorporating the processor. Similarly a type of peripheral bus used can be changed simply by replacing the printed circuit board containing the peripheral controller. High-density connectors connect the circuit boards. Some embodiments of the invention use a single backplane. Other embodiments place peripheral slots on a second, passive backplane.
US07803016B2 Electronic accessory for an MP3 player, and method of providing the same
An electronic accessory (715) for an MP3 player comprising: (a) a body (705) having a neck (707) extending from the body, the neck having a cross-sectional dimension that is substantially less than a corresponding cross-sectional dimension of the body; (b) an electrical connector (763) located at least partially within the neck and configured to electrically connect the accessory to the MP3 player; (c) at least one electrical components (701) located at least partially within the body; and (d) a at least two electrical conductors (790) electrically coupling the electrical components to the electrical connector.
US07803010B1 Signal line connector structure of computer system
A signal line connector structure of a computer system includes a casing, a first connecting module and a second connecting module. The casing consists of an upper casing and a lower casing. The upper casing includes a first positioning block having a first stop side, and the lower casing includes a second positioning block having a second stop side. The first connecting module and the second connecting module are installed in the casing and abutted and fixed by the first positioning block and the second positioning block respectively to enhance the stability and convenience of the connection. In addition, two connecting modules are used for improving the applicability.
US07803006B2 Burn-in socket with hard stopper
A burn-in includes a base, a number of contacts received in the base, and a cover pivotally mounted to the base and rotatably moving between an open position and a closed position. The base defines a receiving space and a plurality of recesses adjacent to and communicating with the receiving space. Two hard stoppers are mounted to the recesses of the base and support upwardly the cover.
US07803005B1 Barbed-shaped connector elements with additional pre-seal element for improved holding ability and moisture resistance
A coupling system that forms very high moisture resistance to connectable elements comprising a male element containing female connection points inserted into a female element containing male connection points. These made from rigid and thermoplastic materials. This system has a series of circumferentially barbed receiving grooves on the female element and circumferentially formed barb elements on the male element and designed to fit in the grooves of the female element. These grooves mate to form a first moisture barrier and a rigid lip on the male element circumferentially surrounding the female connection points, presses into a flexible face containing the male connection points on the female element to form yet another moisture barrier. Yet another improvement is the presence of a circumferentially formed shoulder on the male element designed to snugly fit into a circumferentially formed shoulder receiving element on the female. This system can be easily be connected, disconnected and reconnected a plurality of times and yet the very high moisture resistant seal is repeated. It finds good use in communications or electrical connections among others.
US07803004B2 Airtight electrical socket
A water and/or airtight electrical socket for portable electronic devices includes sealing elements that are shaped like an arc, and arranged to seal only a portion of the perimeter of the socket-plug interface. When this arc element experiences pressure, it will mechanically relay the force caused by the pressure only to that section of the perimeter of the socket-plug interface that it is arranged to seal. It will not relay mechanical forces any further. This way, the mechanical effect of any extra asymmetric pressure will simply be limited to increasing the pressure of the seal in the perimeter section of that particular sealing element, thereby tightening the seal further still. This allows the socket opening to be sealed in a water- and/or airtight manner even in asymmetric pressure conditions, both when there is no plug in the socket and also when a plug is inside the socket.
US07803001B2 Ground connector
A ground connector including a frame and a U-bolt. The frame has a first conductor contact surface and a second conductor contact surface. The first and second conductor contact surfaces are angled relative to each other. The U-bolt has ends configured to extend through portions of the frame. The U-bolt and the frame are configured to directly contact and clamp a member therebetween.
US07803000B2 Wire connection unit
A wire connection unit includes a connector electrically connecting a first wire and a second wire, a first case and a second case. The second case is joined with the first case, and has an inner face opposing the first case. The inner face is formed with a first groove adapted to hold the first wire and the second wire, a second groove intersecting the first groove, and a first concave portion. The first concave portion is disposed at a part of the first groove except for a position where the second groove intersects the first groove, and accommodating the connector. One of a braided wire pulled out from the first wire and an earth wire electrically connected to the braided wire is accommodated in the second groove. The second groove communicates between a first outside face of the second case and a second outside face of the second case, the second outside case opposite to the first outside face.
US07802995B2 Rotatable connector connecting two flexible printed circuit boards
A rotatable connector includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member rotatable relative to the first rotating member, at least one conductive connecting member sandwiched between the first rotating member and the second rotating member, and a shaft. The first rotating member includes a first rotating body and a first flexible printed circuit board fixed to the first rotating body. The first rotating body includes at least one conductive portion electrically connected to the first flexible printed circuit board. The second rotating member includes a second rotating body and a second flexible printed circuit board fixed to the second rotating body. The second rotating body includes at least one conductive protrusion. The at least one conductive connecting member electrically connects the least one conductive protrusion to the at least one conductive portion. The shaft extends through the first rotating body, the second rotating body and the second flexible printed circuit board.
US07802990B2 Laparoscopic camera navigation trainer
A system for training users of laparoscopic cameras includes geometric targets disposed in spaced relation upon a base such that acquiring a laparoscopic view of each geometric target requires a change in the orientation of a laparoscopic camera. Each geometric target has disposed thereon an image of the same geometric shape, and each geometric target has an orientation line disposed thereon. The system accommodates both straight and angled laparoscopes. A method for training a person includes providing a system described above and allowing the person to use the laparoscopic camera to acquire images geometric targets. A preferred method includes the steps of having the user repeatedly acquire geometric targets with a 0 degree laparoscope until the measured time is less than a first time threshold and then having the user repeatedly acquire geometric targets with an angled laparoscope until the measured time is less than a second time threshold.
US07802989B2 Ozone tray
Apparatus for the treatment of iatrogenic enamel damage includes a tray for connection to a handpiece for delivering ozone to teeth. A port in the tray is provided for receiving the ozone. The tray includes a resilient edge for sealably engaging the tooth/gums to prevent escape of ozone therepast.
US07802979B2 Dough Moulder
A dough moulder including a dough conveyor operable to receive a strip of dough, the conveyor having a first run operable to co-operate with a curling element to curl or roll the dough strip into a dough piece and a second run operable with a pressure rolling board to mould the dough piece, wherein the pressure rolling board has an upper section and a lower section, the lower section including a plurality of formed channels or troughs.
US07802977B2 Apparatus for melt spinning and windup of synthetic yarn
An apparatus for melt spinning and winding up synthetic yarns comprising a spinning appliance, a treating appliance and a windup machine. The treating appliance comprises a runoff godet for guiding the yarns before entry and distribution of the yarns into a plurality of winding stations in the windup machine, the runoff godet being arranged above the windup machine and guiding the yarns in a parallel side by side arrangement on its circumference. The runoff godet is arranged transversely to a winding spindle and above the windup machine, the windup machine comprising a plurality of head yarn guides which are disposed upstream of the winding stations and are arranged in a vertically oriented runup plane. To ensure a very low-friction guidance for the yarns, the invention provides that the head yarn guides of the winding stations are disposed downstream of the runoff godet immediately in the yarn path and such that on deflection of the yarns into the runup plane an angle of deflection of not more than 15° is not exceeded.
US07802976B2 Mold for molding tire and pneumatic tire molded by the same
The mold for molding a tire has the contact part 42 that contacts with the end surface in the circumferential direction of the adjacent pieces and the non-contact part 44 that does not contact with the end surface in the circumferential direction of the adjacent pieces at the end surface 40 in the circumferential direction of the piece 30 in the segments right after the mold of the cycle of the tire molding process in which the opening and closure of the mold are repeated is closed, and the non-contact part 44 is present in the inner side of the tire radial direction, the contact part 42 is present outside of the tire radial direction than the non-contact part, and right before the mold in the cycle of the tire molding process is opened, the end surface 40 in the circumferential direction of the piece 30 in the segments contacts with the end surface 40 in the circumferential direction of the adjacent pieces in the non-contact part 44.
US07802974B2 Screw compressor having asymmetric seal around rotor axis
A compressor includes a male rotor (26) having a screw-type boy portion (30) extending from a first end (31) to a second end (32) and held within a housing assembly for rotation about a first rotor axis (500). A female rotor (27, 28) has a screw-type female body portion (33, 34) meshed with the male body portion and extending from a first end (35, 36) to a second end (37, 38) and held within the housing assembly for rotation about a second rotor axis (501, 502). An end seal (120) has a first surface (126) engaging the female body portion first end and being asymmetric around the second axis.
US07802963B2 Pivot ring
A pivot ring arrangement for a stage of variable stator vanes (VSVs) (38) in a gas turbine engine comprises a plurality of segments (12) secured in a segment carrier (22). The segments are injection molded from self-lubricating material, obviating the need for separate bushes for the VSV spindles (36).
US07802962B2 Bearing support structure and a gas turbine engine comprising the bearing support structure
A bearing support structure is provided for installation in a gas turbine engine between radially inner first and second bearings adapted to rotatably support a first and a second rotor, respectively, and a radially outer engine frame. The support structure includes a first annular plate-shaped part and an arrangement for supporting the first bearing at one end thereof and a second annular plate-shaped part and an arrangement for supporting the second bearing at one end thereof. The first and second plate-shaped parts are joined together forming a one-piece unit for installation in the gas turbine engine.
US07802959B2 Compact palletizer
A compact palletizer combines a plate apron and an apron conveyor as a layer build area positionable both vertically and horizontally to implement receipt and organization of items as layers and to stack item layers on a pallet. A puller bar serves to pull item rows into layers in a layer building operation and to act as a backstop in delivering an item layer onto a stack of items. An apron serves to also deliver empty pallets to a stack build area.
US07802955B2 Dowel for insertion into an opening of a wall, in particular on a vehicle body
A dowel for insertion into an opening (12) of a wall (14), in particular on a vehicle body, has a shank section (16) which extends through the opening (12) in an inserted state and a flange (18) adjoined thereto and made of a first material component, and a sealing section (20) made of a second material component. The second material component is a plastic material which expands at an elevated temperature and tightly closes the opening (12) in the expanded state.
US07802950B2 Tool clamping insert and tool clamping device
A tool clamping insert has a tool holder for receiving a tool shank. The tool holder hole is nominally smaller than the tool shank to be therein but upon heating of the insert expands to a size permitting insertion of the tool shank and, upon cooling, shrink fitting therein. The insert has an external clamping surface and is positioned in a clamping unit. The clamping surface and the tool holder hole are each configured with diameters, external and internal respectively, that change along the progression of their axial lengths.
US07802948B1 Drill extender
The invention is a drill bit extender and method that enables holes to be formed or screws to be driven remote from a drill motor. It includes a drill adapter for attaching to a drill bit, hole saw, or spade bit, for example. The drill adapter accepts a threaded rod, such as a segment of rod that is threaded along its entire length, where the length of the rod determines the distance that a hole can be drilled remote from a drill motor. The rod is readily attachable and replaceable to enable an operator flexibility in drilling at various locations remote to a drill motor. The rod is attached to a drill motor by a drill motor adapter, which securely retains the rod in the drill motor adapter, enabling the drill motor to drive the remotely located drill bit efficiently.
US07802947B2 Cutting tool insert having internal microduct for coolant
A cutting tool insert includes: a body defining a rake face, a flank face, and a cutting edge at an intersection of the rake and flank faces; and a cooling microduct within the body. A portion of the microduct extends along the cutting edge not more than 0.5 millimeter from the rake face, and not more than 0.5 millimeter from the flank face. The microduct has a cross-sectional area of not more than 1.0 square millimeter. The microduct is adapted to permit the flow of a coolant therethrough to transfer heat away from the cutting edge and extend the useful life of the insert. Secondary conduits having cross-sectional area no larger than 0.004 square millimeter may communicate between the microduct and the rake and/or flank face to exhaust coolant behind the cutting edge and further enhance cooling.
US07802942B2 Waste water electrical power generating system
An environmental protective electrical power generating system is formed by a penstock connected at its opposite ends to a large sewer for conveying waste water from feeder pipelines to a sanitary treatment station. Sewer waste water is propelled through the sewer line by pumping equipment which simultaneously pulverizes most large objects carried by the waste water. The waste water is diverted, through a control gate, into the penstock where it flows through and operates one or more water-operated turbines. The turbines are operatively connected to electrical power generators for producing electrical power and dispersing the power through an electrical power transmission system. Depending upon the size of the sewer pipes, the volume of liquid flowing there-through, and the turbine and generator equipment, electrical power is generated without affecting the environment or ecology and without the use of fossil fuels.
US07802940B2 Forged knurled socket housing
A ball and socket joint assembly comprises a housing having an interior socket and an exterior surface at least partially knurled for press fit into a mating first suspension part, such as a control arm. A ball is rotatably seated within the socket to provide an articulating joint. A mounting shank extends from the ball, outwardly from the housing, for attaching to a second suspension component, such as a suspended wheel. The housing, together with its knurls, is formed in a forging tool. As distinguished from the prior art technique of machining, knurls formed in the forging process allow economical, high-volume production. In addition, the forging technique allows greater design flexibility to place knurls in surface configurations and with longitudinal profiles and non-uniform shapes previously unattainable or impractical with conventional machining techniques.
US07802938B2 Resilient rod feature in hanging file folder
A binder for holding documents is disclosed. The binder has a spine with a pair of cover flaps attached to each side of the spine. Attached to the spine is a latching device, also referred to as a locking device, that includes a first retaining member, a latching member, and a second retaining member. The first and second retaining members are parallel to each other and extend perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the spine. The binder is configured to hold a plurality of document modules, each of which hold a set of documents, which are flexible sheets of material, such as paper or plastic. Each module has first and second ends. The first end is contoured to mate with a portion of an external profile of the first retaining member. The second end attaches to the second retaining member. The latching member moves between a latched position where it engages the first end of the module and an unlatched position where it is not engaged to the first end of said module.
US07802935B2 Printing table for a flatbed printing machine
A printing table for a flatbed printing machine, for example, a large format digital flatbed printing machine, has a printing table base and a printing table plate disposed on the printing table base. The printing table base is connected by several connecting elements to the printing table plate. The connecting elements permit movement of the printing table plate relative to the printing table base, in particular movement caused by thermal expansion, only in a direction parallel to the printing table surface and only proceeding from a certain area of the printing table plate, the area having a point or line form and being fixed relative to the printing table base.
US07802931B2 Lens accessory mounting device
A lens accessory mounting device for mounting a lens accessory to a front end of a lens barrel, an outer diameter of the lens accessory being substantially the same as an outer diameter of the front end of the lens barrel, the lens accessory mounting device includes at least one inward bayonet lug which projects radially inwards from an inner peripheral surface of a front end of the lens barrel; and at least one outward bayonet lug which projects radially outwards from the lens accessory to be engageable with the two inward bayonet lugs, respectively. The outward bayonet lug is firstly inserted into the front end of the lens barrel and subsequently brought into engagement with the inward bayonet lug, respectively, when the lens accessory is mounted to the lens barrel.
US07802930B2 Low-noise optical transmitter
A device comprising: an optical subassembly has a lens rear surface including one or more facets for scattering at least some of the light transmitted through the lens rear surface.
US07802924B2 Fiber optic ferrule
Consistent with the present disclosure, a ferrule is provided that includes first and second channels, for example. Multiple fibers of a ribbon cable, for example, are divided into groups and fed into corresponding channels of the ferrule. Since multiple channels are provided, however, each channel can be made relatively narrow. Thus, by providing smaller channel widths, the fibers in those channels experience less thermal stress. Moreover, the channels are spaced from one another so that the lateral spacing between adjacent fibers in the ribbon cable is maintained in the ferrule. As a result, the fibers are not bent laterally, and thus may experience little bending stress.
US07802919B2 Device and method for representing the direction of action of a working means
A device for representing the direction of action (9) of a working mechanism (3), in particular a tool or a radiation source and/or a radiation emitter, for example, of X-rays is provided. The device includes a first light source (4) which is used to produce a first beam (5). In order to represent the direction of action in a continuous manner, at least one additional light source (4′) which is used to produce an additional beam (5′) is provided. The light sources (4, 4′) and the working device (3) can be oriented in such a manner that the first beam (5) and the additional beam (5′) have a flat extension and cut in the direction of action (9) of the working mechanism (3). The invention also relates to a corresponding method.
US07802916B2 Differential scanning calorimeter
There is provided a differential scanning calorimeter for exactly measuring a calorie variation of the measured sample on the basis of the temperature difference between sample container and the reference container without the influence of the heat irregularity incoming from the surroundings and the noise components. The differential scanning calorimeter includes a heating furnace of an approximately H-shaped section having an approximately drum-shaped wall part and an approximately plate-shaped heat inflow part, a heater disposed outside the wall part so as to heat the heating furnace, a approximately bar-shaped heat-resistance member that is arranged along the center axis L of the wall part, that protrudes from both sides of the heat inflow part by an approximately equal length, that is made of a material heat conductivity lower than that of the material of the heating furnace, a sample container disposed at one end of the heat-resistance member, a reference container disposed at the other end of the heat-resistance member, and a differential heat flow detector measuring a difference between the temperature of the sample container and the temperature of the reference container as a measured value.
US07802914B2 Mixing drum blade support
A heavy duty rotary concrete mixing drum (16) for coupling to a vehicle (10) having a powered drivetrain (18) for rotating the drum comprises a wall and at least one projection (32). The wall (33) includes an inner surface (34) defining a volume and an outer surface (36). The at least one projection is coupled to the wall and extends from the inner surface of the wall. The projection includes a body and a support member (48) disposed within the body.
US07802913B2 LED lamp including positioning frame for general illumination
An LED lamp includes a positioning frame base, LED bars, a light guide plate, a reflection sheet, an optical film, a power supply unit and a protective cover. The LED bars and the light guide plate are disposed at the inner side of the positioning frame base; the reflection sheet is stuck on one side of the light guide plate; the optical film is disposed on the other side of the light guide plate, and the protective cover is disposed over the optical film. The power supply unit is installed at the rear side of the positioning frame base for converting and supplying steady DC power for the LED bars. Different types of optical films can be selected for adjusting the lighting angles of the LED bars.
US07802912B2 Illumination device and display device
A display device includes a plurality of cold cathode tubes that define linear light sources and are arranged in an aligned state in a backlight device. A direction that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a surface S along the direction of alignment of the cold cathode tubes is set as the illumination direction. The cold cathode tubes are supported in two kinds of postures whose axes intersect with each other. A first inclined cold cathode tube and a second inclined cold cathode tube are arranged in postures that incline the axis of each relative to the direction of illumination. The overall distribution of light intensity can be expanded by the amount of the relative inclination angles of the first inclined cold cathode tube and the second inclined cold cathode tube.
US07802908B2 Light guide module and a display device with the light guide module
A light guide module and a display device with the light guide module are disclosed. The light guide module includes a rigid light guide film and a soft light guide film. The soft light guide film is pasted on the rigid light guide film. The soft light guide film has a first surface, and a pattern is formed on the first surface. The area of the first surface without the pattern is pasted on the rigid light guide film. The pattern is positioned between the soft light guide film and the rigid light guide film. The display device includes at least one light guide module and a light source located at one side of the light guide module. When the light source is on, the pattern is lit and visible.
US07802907B2 Vehicle
A vehicle that is able to improve visibility of the light member (turning indicator) mounted to the front side of the motorcycle body, is preferably an underbone type motorcycle, and includes an engine, a head pipe disposed above the front of the engine, a main frame extending downward in the rear direction from the head pipe and disposed above the engine. In addition, the vehicle includes handlebars disposed above the head pipe, a cover member for covering the handlebars, a headlight disposed at the front sides of the cover member, a cover member for covering the front side of the head pipe, and width indicators and turn signals disposed at the front side of the cover member.
US07802906B2 Low profile lamp assembly
A lamp assembly for mounting to a panel includes a housing assembly having a lamp section holding a light source assembly, and a lens section extending from the lamp section. The lens section has a lens through which light from the light source assembly is directed, wherein the lens is configured to be received within a mounting opening of the panel. A locking tab extends from an outer surface of the lens section, wherein the locking tab is configured to be received within the mounting opening of the panel and wherein the locking tab is configured to engage a locking surface to secure the housing assembly relative to the panel.
US07802900B2 Light reflex testing device
A calorimetric pupil light reflex testing device for diagnostic assessment of the ocular and central nervous system diseases based on melanopsin and non-melanopsin spectral light properties. The device employs blue and red light emitting diodes emitting light at wavelengths of approximately 472 nanometers and 630 respectively to elicit pupillary constriction. The light emitting diodes are each provided within a handheld light wand, allowing the light emitting diodes to be hand held. The light emitting diodes provide intense light and the predetermined wavelengths, thereby eliminating the necessity of a light meter or colored filter.
US07802896B2 Hidden torchiere floor lamp
A floor lamp which is constructed of a plurality of elongated members having a plurality of rings affixed to an interior surface of each of the elongated members to provide a substantially circular arrangement with a translucent shade extending substantially along the entire length of the elongated members with a stem secured to and extending upwardly from a base and supporting a plurality of low light level bulbs and terminating in a general area lighting means which extends below the upper surface of the shade so that the tubular shade hides the low light level bulbs and the general area lighting means.
US07802894B2 Direct type back light unit for liquid crystal display device
A back light unit for a liquid crystal display device for improving uniformity of the light and dispensing with optical sheets. The back light unit includes a light source having a holographic pattern formed on a surface thereof opposite the display device which is to display a picture, and a reflective plate under the light source.
US07802889B2 Color wheel module for a projection apparatus
A color wheel module includes a color wheel having a side face defining a plurality of color regions and a detection region, a light source for emitting light beams toward the side face of the color wheel and a light detection device for detecting the light beams from the color regions and the detection region in order to locate position of the color regions and the detection region.
US07802887B2 System and method for improved 3-D rendering in 3-D rendering volume
A wiremap projector apparatus for projecting moving three-dimensional images within a three-dimensional viewing space. The wiremap projector apparatus includes an array of wires disposed within a three-dimensional viewing space defined between a first and second sheet. A digital projector is positioned with respect to said array of wires such that the projector projects multiple lighted pixel lines onto the array of wires to display a moving three-dimensional image within the three-dimensional viewing space. A position control actuator includes an actuating force means for moving the one or more wires, and a position controller generates and sends a position control signal to the position control actuator. The position controller generates the position control signal from image data processed by the projector to project multiple lighted pixel lines onto the array of wires to display a moving three-dimensional image within the three-dimensional viewing space.
US07802886B2 Ophthalmic apparatus
An ophthalmic apparatus has an optical system for presenting a target to an examinee's eye through a lens, an optical system placed in an optical path of the target presenting optical system, for correcting a refractive error of the eye seeing the target, a switching unit arranged to switch an aperture size of a diaphragm, which is placed in a position substantially conjugate with a pupil with respect to the lens, between a first size corresponding to a pupil size of the eye in photopic vision and a second size larger than the pupil size in scotopic vision, an inputting unit arranged to generate a signal for switching the aperture size between the first and second sizes, and a control unit arranged to control driving of the switching unit based on the signal from the inputting unit to switch the aperture size between the first and second sizes.
US07802884B2 Compact ocular fundus camera
Embodiments of a compact camera for imaging the ocular fundus are described. In some embodiments, the camera is a light, handheld camera that acquires a plurality of images of the fundus. The camera can be configured to acquire images manually or automatically. A movable imaging lens or movable image detector provides the images in a series to obtain an image with optimal focus. The camera can acquire a series of images and allow selection of an optimal image either manually, or automatically. In some embodiments, the camera is part of an imaging system that includes a base station. The base station exchanges data with the camera and can receive image data generated by the image detector of the camera. The base can further include networking capability, such that image data can be distributed over a network or to other communication or computing devices.
US07802883B2 Cosmetic contact lenses having a sparkle effect
The invention provides sparkle additives useful in producing cosmetic lenses, and lenses produced using the sparkle additives that produce a sparkle-effect when the lens is viewed on-eye. The sparkle effect is produced while, at the same time, maintaining the natural appearance of the eye.
US07802871B2 Ink jet printhead with amorphous ceramic chamber
A nozzle arrangement for use in an integrated circuit device is provided. The nozzle arrangement comprises a wafer substrate, a nozzle chamber wall disposed on the substrate, which with a roof wall defines a nozzle chamber, the roof wall forming an ejection port that is in fluid communication with the nozzle chamber, an inlet channel which extends through the substrate to the nozzle chamber, a thermal actuator having an actuating arm that extends through an opening in the nozzle chamber wall into the nozzle chamber for ejection of fluid from the ejection port, and a sealing structure depending from the actuating arm within the nozzle chamber wall opening. The sealing structure, nozzle chamber wall and roof wall are complementarily configured so as to form fluidic seals therebetween within the nozzle chamber wall opening.
US07802868B2 Nozzle plate, method of manufacturing nozzle plate, liquid ejection head and image forming apparatus
The nozzle plate has: a first metal layer in which a hole section corresponding to a nozzle hole is formed; a liquid-repellent layer formed on a front surface of the first metal layer, an inner surface of the hole section in the first metal layer, and an opening perimeter region of the hole section on a rear surface of the first metal layer; and a second metal layer formed on a rear surface side of the first metal layer, wherein the liquid-repellent layer on the rear surface of the first metal layer is sandwiched between the first metal layer and the second metal layer.
US07802867B2 Liquid jetting apparatus and maintenance method of the liquid jetting apparatus
A liquid jetting apparatus includes: a first liquid jetting head having a nozzle which jets a first liquid supplied from a first liquid supply source; a second liquid jetting head having a nozzle which jets a second liquid supplied from a second liquid supply source; a liquid shortage detecting section detecting shortage of the first liquid in the first liquid supply source; a state detecting section which detects a state of the first liquid jetting head since a time at which the shortage of the first liquid has been detected by the liquid shortage detecting section up to a time at which the shortage of the first liquid is solved; a recovery mechanism which performs a recovery operation of the first liquid jetting head and the second liquid jetting head; and a controller which controls the first liquid jetting head, the second liquid jetting head, and the recovery mechanism.
US07802866B2 Recording head that detects temperature information corresponding to a plurality of electro-thermal transducers on the recording head and recording apparatus using the recording head
A recording head is provided that detects temperature information corresponding to a plurality of electro-thermal transducers. The recording head includes a driving circuit that performs driving by dividing a plurality of heaters into a plurality of blocks and supplies electric current on a block-by-block basis based on recording data. A constant current source applies a common bias current to each temperature sensor group obtained by dividing temperature sensors disposed in correspondence to each heater of a plurality of heaters into blocks. A voltage output circuit is further included having a switching element turns an electric current supply to the temperature sensors of the selected temperature sensor group ON and OFF, and of which obtains a voltage generated at both terminals of the selected temperature sensor by supplying an electric current to the temperature sensor; and an amplifier circuit amplifying the detection voltages.
US07802865B2 Ink jet printing apparatus and ink jet printing method
The present invention provides an ink jet printing apparatus and an ink jet printing method which are capable of stabilizing the amount of ink ejection and of printing a high-definition image by selecting a driving condition with heat conductivity of an electrothermal converter being taken into consideration. The heat conductivity from a heater to ink is classified into heater ranks, and, on the basis of the heater rank, a voltage of a drive pulse to be applied to the heater is changed.
US07802864B2 Driving method and driving device of inkjet head
An inkjet recording apparatus includes actuators provided in an inkjet head, and a drive voltage generator that drives each actuator. The drive voltage generator is configured to set the cycle time Tc, the drop cycle Td, the number of ink droplets N for a maximum tone, and the inactive period Te in a relationship of Tc=Td×N+Te, set the drop cycle Td and the inactive period Te, by referencing pressure propagation time Ta in relationships of Td=n×Ta (where n=1, 2, 3, . . . ) and Te=(0.5+m)×Ta (where m=1, 2, 3, . . . ), and make an output timing of the final drive pulse signal for a dot of a tone other than the maximum tone coincide with an output timing of the final drive pulse signal for the maximum tone.
US07802861B2 Liquid detector and liquid container having the same
A liquid detector includes: a case; a sensor base; a sensor chip; and a partition wall, dividing a part of a flow channel in the case into an upstream and downstream buffer chambers. The sensor chip includes a sensor cavity adapted to receive a liquid to be detected. The sensor base has: a first hole through which the liquid is introduced from the upstream buffer chamber to the sensor cavity; and a second hole through which the liquid is introduced from the sensor cavity to the downstream buffer chamber. The first and second holes are arranged in parallel at the same height, the partition wall is arranged between the first and second holes so as to extend along the sensor base, and a bottom bypass is formed at a lowermost position of the upstream and downstream buffer chambers to communicate the upstream and downstream buffer chambers with each other.
US07802857B2 Thermal printer
A thermal printer for printing by applying heat energy to a recording medium uses a single logic circuit arrangement to enable operating in a plurality of print modes, and enables easily changing the control logic of each print mode to afford high quality printing. Heating elements apply heat energy to the recording medium. A heating element drive circuit is provided for each heating element to drive a particular heating element. A printing control unit 13 supplies predetermined drive signals to the heating element drive circuits based on pixel printing data input from an external source. The printing control unit 13 comprises a configuration registration unit 36 for storing predetermined value groups corresponding to the drive signal supply patterns so that the value groups can be changed. A logic circuit unit 34 updates the logic operation applied to the pixel printing data according to the value group stored in the configuration registration unit 36, and changes the drive signals to track the supply pattern.
US07802853B2 Seat cushion pad for vehicle, seat back pad for vehicle, and seat for vehicle
A seat cushion pad for a vehicle and a seat back pad for a vehicle, which produce no discomfort between seat comfort of an under-buttock section and a backrest section and that of the other sections, are provided. A part of or entire seating surface except the under-buttock section of the seat cushion pad is composed of a material Q having a density lower than the density of a material P constituting the under-buttock section. The 25% hardness based on a hardness testing method specified in JASO-B408 of the material Q is smaller than the 25% hardness of the material P. A part of or entire sections except the backrest section of the seat back pad are composed of a material S having a density lower than the density of a material R. The 25% hardness based on a hardness testing method specified in JASO-B408 of the material S is softer than the 25% hardness of the material R.
US07802852B2 Seat frame system and method of manufacturing
A seat frame for a vehicle includes a first seat frame member (34) and a second seat frame member (24). The second seat frame member (24) includes a body portion (32) and a first flexible member (70) extending from the body portion (32). The flexible member (70) is welded to the first seat frame member (34) at a first location (66) to couple the second seat frame member (26) to the first seat frame member (34).
US07802849B2 Seat reclining mechanism
A seat reclining mechanism comprises a guide bracket, and an internal gear member coupled to the guide bracket in a rotatable manner about a rotation axis thereof with respect to the guide bracket. A forwardmost-inclination stopper protrusion and a rearwardmost-inclination stopper protrusion are provided on either one of the guide bracket and the internal gear member. A stopper plate is fixed to a remaining one of the guide bracket and the internal gear member. The stopper plate has a forwardmost-inclination stopper portion adapted to be brought into contact with the forwardmost-inclination stopper protrusion when a seat back is at a forwardmost inclined position, and a rearwardmost-inclination stopper portion adapted to be brought into contact with the rearwardmost-inclination stopper protrusion when the seat back is at a rearwardmost inclined position.
US07802844B1 Collapsible inclement weather chair
An integrated inclement weather garment and chair having a removably mounted garment system designed so as to provide the user improved protection from the elements while providing a lightweight, portable, and stable resting platform. Embodiments of the garment system envelop at least a portion of the user in a protective material, the present invention providing comfort and warmth while allowing freedom of movement necessary to accommodate a variety of outdoor activities including sports spectating, concert events and demonstrations, hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, and other activities.
US07802840B1 Tractor cab bed apparatus
A tractor cab bed apparatus includes a tractor cab that has a roof with a bottom surface. A housing includes a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. A mattress is positioned in the housing. The peripheral wall extends around the mattress. A support assembly is attached to the housing and secures the housing to the bottom surface of the roof. The support assembly is collapsible to position the housing in a stored position adjacent to the roof or in a deployed position has the housing spaced from the bottom surface.
US07802837B2 Vehicle roof
A vehicle roof has at least two roof segments which, in the closed position of the roof, support a flexible roof skin at least in some regions and can be shifted via at least two pairs of links in a positively controlled manner from a closed position G of the top into a fixed storage position A of the top and vice-versa. One pair of links is thereby drivable by motor in order to move all of the roof parts. In the storage position A of the top, the driven pair of links can be supported by a first vehicle-body-side stop on each side of the vehicle in order to fix all of the roof parts with defined distances being maintained at least between the at least two pairs of links.
US07802834B2 Multiple slide-out room for a recreational vehicle
A multiple slide-out system for a recreational vehicle or the like includes a first slide-out section having a first floor, a first carriage abutting and affixed to the first floor, a first driven track affixed to the underside of the first carriage, and a first drive motor anchored to the floor of the vehicle to drive the first slide-out section relative to the vehicle. A second slide-out section which slides within the first slide-out section includes a second floor, a second carriage abutting and affixed to the second floor, a second driven track affixed to the underside of the second carriage, and a second drive motor anchored to top side of the first carriage to drive the second slide-out section relative to the first slide-out section. The driven tracks do not extend underneath the portions of the slide-out section floors that will be visible from the outside of the vehicle when the system is in its extended position, thereby presenting a clean and generally smooth appearance when viewed from the outside.
US07802825B2 Method and system for repairing a downcomer pipe in a core spray for a nuclear reactor
A slip joint assembly has been developed for a downcomer pipe in a core spray system of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel, the slip joint assembly including: a housing sleeve formed around a slip joint in the downcomer pipe, wherein an annular gap exists between an inside surface of the housing sleeve and the downcomer pipe; an upper wedge and a lower wedge insertable in the gap; a wedge bolt extending through the gap and extending through the upper wedge and lower wedge, wherein the bolt applies a force pulling the upper and lower wedge together to secure the housing sleeve to the downcomer pipe; an upper pin extending from the housing sleeve into an aperture of an upper section of the downcomer pipe, and a lower pin extending from the housing sleeve into an aperture of a lower section of the downcomer pipe.
US07802823B2 Holding back device for a pressure hose
The present invention relates to a holding back device for holding a hose to a fixed abutment and also relates to a mounting assembly.
US07802818B2 Device and method for tightening a safety belt serving to protect occupants in a vehicle
A belt brake is described for a safety belt for protecting occupants in a vehicle, which belt can be wound onto and unwound from a belt drum mounted rotationally about a belt shaft. A method for locking a safety belt is also described. The invention comprises at least one displaceable braking element for displacement along the belt shaft which is rotationally fixed to the belt shaft and is located between a first and a second thrust bearing. A first thrust bearing is forcibly guided along the belt shaft, thereby enabling the first thrust bearing to be transferred from a first position, in which the safety belt is wound on the belt drum with an axial distance a1 between the at least one braking element and the first thrust bearing, and to a second position, in which the safety belt is at least partially unwound from the belt drum with an axial distance a2 between the at least one braking element and the at least one thrust bearing where a2<11. At least one actuator element is actuated in the second position to generate a braking force which acts along the belt shaft between the first and second thrust bearings and which is orientated towards the at least one braking element.
US07802815B2 Working machine
A working machine has a main frame structure which includes a pair of endless tracks; each track is entrained about track supporting devices mounted by a track sub-frame. The sub-frame includes inner and outer members interconnected by cross members. The inner and outer members are arranged side by side and mounting at or adjacent upper edges thereof, at least one upper track support device between the members. The inner and outer members mount at or adjacent lower edges thereof, at least one lower track supporting device between the members. The inner and outer members and cross members of at least one of the track sub-frames is a monolithic casting.
US07802812B2 Gas generating system
A gas generating system (10) includes a housing (12), a first end closure (22) secured to the housing (12) for hermetically sealing a first end portion of the housing, and a first bore seal (26) formed separately from the first end closure (22) and secured to the first end closure (22) for mounting a first gas generant combustion initiation mechanism (24) therein. The gas generator (10) may include single-stage and/or dual-stage capability.
US07802808B2 Locking attachment and adjustment device
A binding is used for coupling a boot to a sport board. The binding includes a base plate, an instep support, and at least one fixation strap that couples the base plate to the instep support. An adjustment mechanism such as a buckle actuates to move the instep support toward the base plate. The adjustment mechanism can be transitioned into a first locked position wherein the instep support is prevented from moving toward the base plate.
US07802807B2 Hitch securement system
Embodiments of the invention relate to securing hitch appliances to a hitch receiver. In one embodiment, a hitch unit includes a frame including first and second wall regions, the first wall region having a first through hole and the second wall region having a second through hole, and first and second units in the frame configured to extend a pin coupled to the second unit through the second through hole when an implement is coupled to the first unit and operated.
US07802806B2 Nerf bar structure and replaceable foot peg inserts for utility and off road vehicles
A foot rest and foot holding apparatus is disclosed that protects a users foot from ground obstructions. The foot holding apparatus has multiple friction points to reduce movement of a foot in the apparatus. The structure includes serrated inserts that grip the bottom of a shoe to maintain the foot in position. The inserts are replaceable or changeable to accommodate foot placement preference. The foot peg inserts have a serrated top structure for gripping the underside of a shoe and have an inner and an outer component that can be used individually or in combination. The nerf structure is a combination fabric and welded metal brush guard where the foot pegs are mounted.
US07802798B2 System for sealing a space between a tubular opening and a tube
A system for sealing a space (16) between an inner wall (6) of a tubular opening (7) and at least one tube (17) or duct at least partly received in the opening (7), wherein the system comprises at least two segmental longitudinal parts (1) for forming a sealing plug (5) which can be received in the said space (16), wherein the longitudinal parts (1) are each provided with an outside (2) provided with a number of outer ribs (3) for realizing, in use, contact surfaces (4) closed upon themselves between the sealing plug (5) and the inner wall (6) of the opening (7), and wherein, further, each of the longitudinal parts (1) is provided with an outer collar (9) intended to be placed against an outer edge of the opening (7) in use, and wherein, further, the outer ribs (3) each substantially have the shape of a sawtooth (11) with rising surface (12).
US07802797B2 Flat seal
A flat seal, assembly comprises at least one metallic layer, which is to be supplied with several passages, spaced by bridges, whereby at least one corrugation and/or at least one wavelike contouring is to be set out at least in the area of one of the layers, on the passage side and at least for part of the area. The profile surrounding the pertaining passage has an approximately constant cross-section and a different profile is provided for the area of the pertaining bridge at a specified circumferential angle (α) to increase compression in this area.
US07802795B2 Portable horseshoe/ring toss game
A portable horseshoe game suitable for use in connection with an existing bags game. The game includes a rod which may be secured within the opening of the bags game. More specifically, the rod may be secured in a generally perpendicular position with respect to the target surface of the bags game. In an alternative embodiment, the rod may be secured in a generally perpendicular position with respect to the ground. The game has a first plate and a second plate secured to the rod wherein the first plate covers the top side of the opening of the target surface of the bags game and the second plate covers the bottom side of the opening of the target surface of the bags game. Once the rod is secured within the opening, users may play horseshoes on the existing bags target surface. The game may be played indoors or outdoors.
US07802793B2 Game of chance
A game of chance playable by two or more players and a method of playing the game, the game of chance comprising a gaming ticket (2) including removable first portions (8) removable by a first player to reveal first indicia and removable second portions (10) removable by a second player to reveal second indicia, wherein the first and second players compete against each other by removing the respective removable first indicia until a winner of the game is determined.
US07802791B2 Image forming system and control method therefor, and control unit for image forming apparatus
An image forming system including an image forming apparatus and a sheet feeding apparatus. The system includes: a first conveying unit conveying to the image forming apparatus a recording material; a second conveying unit conveying to an image forming unit of the image forming apparatus the recording material; a detector detecting a recording material type while the second conveying unit halts conveying the recording material; a first controller, based on detection by the detector, determining a speed for conveying the recording material to the image forming unit, and conveying the recording material at the conveying speed; and a second controller controlling recording material conveying speeds of the first conveying unit. Before the recording material reaches the second conveying unit, the second controller maintains a first conveying speed, and after the recording material reaches the second convey unit, maintains a second conveying speed determined by the first control unit.
US07802782B2 Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system
An image forming system which is capable of preventing paper jam from occurring in a sheet processing apparatus to thereby maintain the stability of the system. An alignment plates of an alignment unit movable in a lateral direction each sheet are brought into abutment with opposite side edges of sheets stacked on the sheet stack unit to laterally align the sheets. A lateral registration sensor unit detects a lateral position of the sheet being conveyed. When the detected lateral position of the sheet is beyond a predetermined position, the CPU of the apparatus changes the standby positions of the alignment plates such that spacing therebetween in the lateral direction the sheet is widened by a predetermined amount, and extends the conveying interval of sheets in the image forming apparatus by a predetermined time period.
US07802781B2 Sheet processing apparatus and sheet processing method
A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveying motor for conveying a sheet along a conveying path, a skew detecting unit configured to detect a quantity of skew of the conveyed sheet, a hole punching section arranged downstream from the skew detecting unit, an attitude control unit configured to carry out skew correction by changing tilt angle of the hole punching section in accordance with the quantity of skew, a detecting unit configured to detect the forward edge and the rear edge of the sheet conveyed into the hole punching section, and a control unit configured to control the conveying motor to control the conveying speed of the sheet. During a period from when the detecting unit detects the forward edge of the sheet until the detecting unit detects the rear edge, the sheet is decelerated from a first conveying speed to a second conveying speed. After the detecting unit detects the rear edge of the sheet, the conveying of the sheet is stopped and punching processing to the sheet is executed when the conveying is stopped.
US07802780B2 Method and device for inserting flat articles into printed products
Flat articles are inserted into printed products (3) continuously conveyed by grippers (11) of a gripper conveyor (1), wherein the printed products are held by the grippers at their fold or spine edges and wherein the grippers (11) are conveyed through a deflection region from below round an essentially horizontal deflection axis (2). Pegging elements (4) rotating around the deflection axis (2) are arranged along both sides of the deflection region and synchronized with the grippers, and form axially aligned and inter-spaced pairs and are radially distanced from the grippers. The printed products (3) are conveyed in a hanging manner into the deflection region and they are opened immediately upstream of the deflection region. The pegging elements (4) are activated as the grippers (11) enter the deflection region to grab the trailing part (32) of one opened printed product (3) and the leading part (31) of the next product by the corners opposite the fold or spine edge by clamping them together until the grippers (11) exit the deflection region.
US07802775B2 Method and apparatus for mixing of two fluids
A method and an apparatus for mixing of two fluids. The fluid is caused to flow into a mixing chamber (1). The gas is preferably mixed with the fluid before flowing into the mixing chamber. The chamber is vertically oriented and has a mainly cylindrical shape with smooth interior walls. The fluid is led into the chamber via a nozzle (7) in such a way that the fluid flows into the chamber at high velocity. During operation a turbulent gas/liquid phase is formed in the upper part of the chamber and mainly a fluid phase is formed in the lower part of the chamber. The fluid phase with mixed-in gas is drawn off from an outlet (8) arranged at the bottom of the chamber. The mixer could be connected to a transport pipe for fluid.
US07802767B2 Holding device for storing sundry items
A holding device for storing sundry items has a base body with a receiver in form of a cupholder and is associated with an insert member which can be inserted into the receiver of the base body, and the insert member has a holding recess by which opposing segments are separated from one another.
US07802766B2 Methods and assemblies for mounting articles to walls
Herein are disclosed methods and assemblies for adhesively mounting an article to two walls that meet at an angle (e.g., a corner). The methods and assemblies use first and second mounting plates that are deflectably and removably attachable to the article, with the first mounting plate being adhesively attachable to a first wall (e.g., by a piece of double-faced adhesive), and the second mounting plate being adhesively attachable to the second wall.
US07802765B2 Wall structure mounted retention device
Retention devices and methods are disclosed that are mounted to the surface of a wall structure such as a wall surface or surfaces or a framing construction. The retention devices and methods may be used or performed in combination with one or more retaining elements, such as storage elements or fastener elements, such as traditional peg board hooks, pegs or hangers and even with other traditional fasteners such as screws, bolts, and nails. The invention comprises in some embodiments retention devices and methods, alone or in combination with or performed with the retaining elements, and retains materials, tools, and other implements. The invention in some embodiments may comprise a retention device having a plurality of perforations, and in some embodiments perforations configured the extent of a rail or panel. In some preferred embodiments, perforations are configured a minimum of two rows and equally spaced. Furthermore, storage and work space embodiments are disclosed providing adjustably retained storage or work place components that may be retained to a surface or surfaces of a wall or framing structure. Methods such as those corresponding to the devices and assemblies are also disclosed, as well as methods of doing business, methods of manufacture and products by process. Applications may include the implementation of additional storage to existing structures such as garages, sheds, off-site storage, and other storage solutions and may be provided in combination with traditional peg board technologies.
US07802764B2 Adjustable wheeled IV stand
An adjustable IV stand has an adjustable support, which can be adjusted from a first compact configuration to a second expanded configuration that provides increased stability and a stand suitable for use to assist an ambulatory patient with walking.
US07802761B2 Vehicle clip method and apparatus
A two piece clip device is provided which can retain various components to a vehicle while reducing and/or eliminating the transfer of vibrations from the components to the vehicle. The clip device includes a base section having receivers capable of receiving and retaining components, such as fuel pipes, brake pipes and wire harnesses. The clip device also includes an attachment structure for attaching the entire clip device to a vehicle. A flexible material is deposited between the base section and the attachment structure so that the base section and attachment structure are not in contact with each other.
US07802760B2 Boundary layer control arrangement
A boundary layer control arrangement comprises a pulse generator communicating with a surface having a fluid boundary layer thereacross. The boundary layer control arrangement further includes a fluid supply means for supplying a fluid to the surface via the pulse generator. The pulse generator is constructed such that fluid acts on the pulse generator to cause the fluid to pulse. Pulsing fluid passes from the pulse generator to the surface.
US07802758B2 Load-distributing rotor insert for aircraft brakes
An aircraft brake rotor includes a circular rotor disk (10) having first and second walls (12) and a peripheral wall (14) connecting the first and second walls (12), the peripheral wall (14) including at least one notch (16) having a bottom wall (18) and first and second side walls (20) extending away from the bottom wall (18), an insert (22, 50, 60) having a first portion (24, 62) mounted against the first side wall (20) and a retainer (30, 74) connected to the rotor disk (10) and having at least one projection (38, 82), a portion of the at least one insert (22, 50, 60) extending between the at least projection (38, 82) and the first side wall (20), thus limiting movement of the insert (22, 50, 60) in a direction perpendicular to the first side wall (20).
US07802755B2 Rotating wing aircraft with tip-driven rotor and rotor guide-ring
A helicopter includes a main rotor guided and protected in minor impacts by a guide-ring. In selected embodiments, the rotor is powered by an electric motor employing a magnetic field generator carried by the main rotor and stator coils installed on the guide-ring. The helicopter's main rotor thus effectively functions as the rotor of the electric power plant of the helicopter. In selected embodiments, the rotor's blades are arranged so as to create an opening in the center of the rotor, allowing pilot ejection or deployment of a parachute capable of safely lowering the helicopter in case of an emergency.
US07802754B2 Tilt outboard wing for tilt rotor aircraft
Tilt-rotor aircraft experience increased efficiency and fuel economy by including wing extensions outboard of the tilting nacelles. Stall and buffeting during conversion from rotor-born hover to wing-born forward flight are reduced to an acceptable level using wide chord flaps deflected upwards by at least 15-20°, preferably in combination with leading edge slats. The outboard wing or wing portion preferably has a span at least 25-40% of a span of the inboard section, and a total surface area at least 10-20% the total surface area of the corresponding inboard section.
US07802752B2 Jet engine noise suppressor
An embodiment of the invention is a technique to suppress noise in a jet engine. A substantially annular fan nozzle is attached to a pylon and discharges a fan stream into atmosphere from an aft end thereof. A core nozzle discharges core stream into the atmosphere. The core nozzle has an exterior surface. A stream director is mounted on the pylon to direct the fan stream away from the pylon. At least a portion of the stream director is situated outside the aft end to maintain substantially constant flow area of the fan nozzle.
US07802751B2 Tape reel, recording tape cartridge, take-up reel, and drive device
There are provided a tape reel and a take-up reel at which it is possible to easily and inexpensively manufacture a hub having, at an outer peripheral surface thereof, a portion whose diameter is larger than diameters of each of the end portions of the hub, and a recording tape cartridge having the tape reel and a drive device having the take-up reel. At a tape reel 20 having a hub 22, which is made of resin on which a recording tape T is wound, and flanges 24, 26, which are provided at both end portions of the hub 22, a ring-shaped member 48, whose outer diameter is larger than an inner diameter of at least one portion of the hub 22, is press-fit in at an inner side of the hub 22. The tape reel 20 which has the hub 22 having, at least a portion of an outer peripheral surface, a portion whose diameter is larger than diameters of each of the end portions of the hub, is thereby easily formed.
US07802746B2 Hanging device
Disclosed herein is a hanging device including: a reeling portion which includes a reel adapted to reel a cord connected to an electronic device or component part and in which the reel is turned to pull out the cord from an orifice portion of a casing and to reel the cord through the orifice portion; an engaging portion disposed in the vicinity of the orifice portion of the reeling portion; and a connecting member attached to the cord so as to be engageable with and disengageable from an engaging portion of the orifice portion.
US07802739B2 Manually operable drain device
A manually operable device and a method for separating solid waste materials from liquid to be disposed of through a drain, and for reducing the size of pieces of such solid waste materials for more efficient disposal through the drain. A size reduction assembly is manually movable with respect to a stationary body and may include perforated material for catching solid material from a liquid flowing into the drain, and at least one cutting or ripping or abrasion component for reducing the size of pieces of the solid material into smaller pieces that may then pass downward through the drain. In some embodiments the size reduction assembly may be driven downward by pressure from a hand or foot. The reduced-size pieces of material are flushed from the device by liquid draining through the device.
US07802735B2 Refrigerant floating expansion apparatus
A refrigerant floating expansion apparatus including a main body, a standpipe, a float element and a separation element is provided. The main body includes a base plate and a pipe-shaped housing. The standpipe fixed on the base plate has a second pipe opening and a third pipe opening. The pipe wall of the standpipe has at least an opening near the second pipe opening. The float element surrounds the standpipe for controlling a fluid-passing area of the opening. The separation element surrounding the float element is disposed on the base plate and forms an inner path with the pipe-shaped housing. The separation element has several fluid passageways near the base plate. A high-pressure fluid entering the main body is guided to pass through the fluid passageways to move the float element for controlling the fluid-passing area of the opening. Then, the high-pressure fluid is transferred to a low-pressure fluid.
US07802734B2 Packaged air handling system for fully integrated heat exchange optimization
The described method and apparatus pertains namely to the HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) industry, though its many functions extend into any and all forms of air-fluid movement, metering, distribution, and containment. Essentially, the scope of operation of the method and apparatus encompasses all forms of scientific and engineering measurement dealing with fluid dynamics, fluid statics, fluid mechanics, thermal dynamics, and mechanical engineering as they pertain to precise, articulated control of air-fluid distribution and delivery. The described method and apparatus offers complete, comprehensive, and correct utilization of air-fluid movers and terminal devices under unique sensor logic control, from initial lab testing stages through to equipment cataloguing, selection, design and construction of any and all air-fluid distribution systems in entirety, whereas previously there was no such cohesive, total and terminal method of control for these systems or their components.
US07802733B2 Fluid delivery control system
A fluid delivery control system including a rotatable flow control member to provide a flow control signal to a controller and a rotatable temperature control member to provide a temperature control signal to a controller.
US07802723B2 System and method for nameless biometric authentication and non-repudiation validation
A system, method, and computer program product for authenticating a requestor using a previously-stored biometric print. Records are stored in a database, where each record contains a previously-stored biometric print corresponding to an individual and is disassociated from an identity of the individual. An identifier and a biometric sample are requested from the requester. The identifier is then used to locate one of the plurality of records corresponding to the requestor. The requestor is authenticated if the biometric sample matches the previously-stored biometric print.
US07802721B2 Method and system for transferring captured identification data in selectable formats suitable for different recipients
A method and system include a data capture device and scan, record, and report (SRR) logic. The data capture device captures identification data from a card having identification data elements such that the captured identification data includes the identification data elements. The SRR logic receives the identification data and receives requests pertaining to the card from a user of the data capture device. The SRR logic selects a set of the identification data elements in response to a first request and transfers the first set of identification data elements with the first request to a first recipient responsible for handling the first request. The SRR logic selects a different set of the identification data elements in response to a second request and transfers the second set of identification data elements with the second request to a second recipient responsible for handling the second request.
US07802716B2 Method of manufacturing heat exchanger tube and heat exchanger
The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger tube in which a tube for a heat exchanger formed by brazing is manufactured using a sheet material, wherein a filler metal melted during brazing can be prevented from entering an opening formed in an opposing portion or a parallel portion formed when bending a sheet material into a tube shape or an opening facing toward the outside of the tube. The opposing portion, the parallel portion, or the opening facing toward the outside of the tube is sealed. As the sealing means, friction welding is preferable.
US07802714B1 Machine for butt welding of pipes
A machine for butt welding of pipes can be used in different branches of industry and construction when welding of tubular parts having different configurations and purposes. The machine increases the accuracy of pipe alignment during clamping and reduces frictional losses by using a special mechanism for aligning and clamping the pipes being welded. The improvement makes it possible to improve the quality of welded joints, labor productivity and reliability of machine operation.
US07802711B2 Hand-held power tool with a pneumatic percussion mechanism
A hand-held power tool includes a pneumatic percussion mechanism (20) having a driving member (22) reciprocating in the guide tube (21), a percussion member (23) driven by the driving member (22), and an air spring (24) located between the driving member (22) and the percussion member (23) transmits a reciprocating movement of the driving member (22) to the percussion member (23), The hand-held power tool further includes a motor-driven elongate swashplate member (29) for reciprocating the driving member (22) a displacement stroke of which is adjusted by an adjusting member (31) displaceable along a longitudinal extent of a swashplate member (29) for adjusting a swashplate angle that determines the displacement stroke of the driving member (22).
US07802708B2 Clamp-on material carrier for a panel truck
A panel truck provides a material carrier made up of a fixed frame clamped the a rain gutter of the truck and a movable frame that is able to be drawn toward the fixed frame to clamp panels between the frames. The fixed frame is further secured to the truck by a clamp leg that may be drawn toward an interior panel of the truck so as to apply clamping action between the fixed frame against the exterior panel of the truck and the clamp leg against the interior panel. Therefore, the material carrier is easily mounted on the truck and easily removed therefrom without any modification to the truck.
US07802706B1 Belt holder for a tool
Apparatus and method for a clip-like device for attaching the head of a hammer or like tool to the belt which is being worn about the waist of a user. Various embodiments are shown wherein the clip may be attached to the head of the hammer in various ways.
US07802705B2 Method for forming pleat on fabric composed of polylactic acid yarn, and pleated fabric
A method for forming stable pleats on a fabric composed of a polylactic acid yarn of 100 mass % without causing decrease in physical properties of the polylactic acid yarn includes preparing a fabric composed of a polylactic acid yarn of 100 mass %. The fabric may be a raw fabric such as a woven raw fabric or a sewed product into which a raw fabric is sewed. The sewed product may be one in which part of clothing is sewed, or a final product. The fabric is folded up, and imparted a pressure in the folded state. Specifically, the folded fabric is passed under a suitable line pressure between a pair of rolls whose surfaces are heated in atmospheric ambience. The surface temperature of the rolls is about 100 to 130° C. As described above, a pleated fabric such as pleated clothing whose folded-up portion becomes stable pleats can be obtained.
US07802703B2 Collapsible container system
A three part container system. The first part is an outer rigid container formed with a mouth defining an opening into the outer container. The second part is an inner container positioned within the outer container, the inner container formed with a mouth defining an opening into the inner container, the mouth of the inner container being positioned in and sealed to or adjacent to the mouth of the outer container, at least a portion of the inner container being collapsible so that the inner container can be filled with a liquid. The third part is a turret fitted directly or indirectly by way of the outer container to the mouth of the inner container. The turret contains a one way valve so that if the inner container contains a liquid and the collapsible portion of the inner container is held above the turret, the fluid in the inner container will flow through the one way valve and out of the mouth of the turret as the inner container collapses within the outer container.
US07802702B2 System and method of pouring liquids from a vessel
A system for pouring liquids from a vessel is provided with a mounting flange that engages an inner surface of a vessel sidewall and a spout that extends from the mounting flange. A biasing member depends from the spout to engage an outer surface of the vessel sidewall and securely engage the mounting flange with the inner surface of the vessel sidewall. Guide walls may extend up from the mounting flange on either side of the spout. A separator plate may be removably secured with the mounting flange to strain solids from the liquid being poured from the vessel. The spout, alone or in combination with the separator plate my form a utensil support.
US07802701B2 Up-lock seal for dispenser pump
Current designs of dispensers often do not allow for proper ventilation. Additionally, current designs often do not permit proper liquid sealing during shipment. The disclosed apparatus can overcome these shortcomings. This foam dispenser comprises a container, a cylinder device, a collar connected to the cylinder device, the collar operably connecting the container with the cylinder device, and a seal located on the collar, wherein the seal expands under compression to a locked position to create an airtight and liquid tight seal substantially preventing air and liquid from entering or exiting the cylinder device.
US07802699B1 Beverage tossing cooler and method to operate
For the entertainment of individuals and for the convenience of others a method to eject a can from a cooler is described. A refrigerated cooler that houses a plurality of cans will have the ability to eject a can through an opening in the top of the cooler using a remote control device. Once the can has been ejected a small electric motor in the interior of the device will automatically reset a catapult arm and will permit another can to be automatically loaded onto the cradle at the end of the catapult beam.
US07802697B2 Bottle storage for refrigerator
A storage device for bottles with a neck, comprising at least one coupling member suitable for suspending the device beneath a shelf of a domestic refrigerator, and a hollow dispensing guide extending longitudinally from a rear end to a front end having a dispensing opening. The dispensing guide has a top face provided with the coupling member, a bottom face and a C-shaped cross section with an opening into the bottom face. The opening has a width suitable for allowing the narrowed portion of the neck of a bottle to slide freely and so that the longitudinal rims of the opening oriented toward the inside form bearing rails of a length more than twice the diameter of the widened portion of the neck of the bottle, on which this widened portion rests when the bottle is suspended.
US07802693B2 Free moving system for stable, manual support food and drink items
The invention relates to a system for holding food item(s) and a beverage container(s) with one hand. Stable handling of an integral somewhat planar support (1) with one hand may be enabled by an elliptical negative space (26) where the operator inserts either thumb to comfortably rest the device with equal weight perhaps on the first metacarpal bone, the phalanges, and radius of the same hand. An integral somewhat planar support may include a containment structure (4) having a noncircular yawning void (5) which may allow for retention of a variety of beverage containers and perhaps even a pedestal mounted object. Regions (14) may be provided for the retention of food items on an integral somewhat planar support.
US07802690B2 Closure having expanded peripheral surface
A closure includes a ribbed design wherein the ribs improve the ability to manually manipulate the closure and produce a distinctive aesthetic appearance. The new design allows improved manufacturing ability while reducing closure cost.
US07802685B2 Multistep separation of plastics
Multistep recycling processes for preparing recycled plastic materials. The processes feature a sequence of operations selected from the group consisting of preprocessing operations, size reduction operations, gravity concentration operations, color sorting, sorting by thickness, friction, or differential terminal velocity or drag in air, surface to mass control operations, separation processes enhanced by narrow surface to mass distributions, blending operations, and extrusion and compounding operations. Plastic-rich mixtures are subjected to the process, and one or more recycled plastic materials are collected as outputs of the sequence of processes.
US07802684B2 Food serving tray assembly having disposal opening with deep serving wells
A food serving tray assembly includes a serving platter and a receptacle platter. The serving platter includes a disposal opening and serving wells for receiving food items. The receptacle platter and serving platter releasable couple to one another in a serving configuration and a transport configuration. An improvement includes the serving platter having an outer peripheral wall having a first height and dividing walls defining and separating the serving wells, each of the dividing walls being approximately equal to the first height. The peripheral wall of the receptacle platter has a third height and a bottom of the receptacle platter defines a plurality of dividers having a fourth height substantially less than the third height. When the serving platter is received within the receptacle platter, each of the dividers aligns with and engages a respective dividing wall such that two wells are isolated and seated off from one another.
US07802681B2 Packaging and assembly for pipette
Packaging for an ICSI pipette (50) has a base (10) and a slider (20) on which the pipette is retained by clips (29) and (36). The base (10) has a transparent rod (16) projecting above the thin end (52) of the pipette (50), acting as a lens to enable the tip of the pipette to be viewed. A grip portion (26) on the slider (20) projects above the pipette (50) and the rod (16) to enable the slider to be moved relative to the base such that the thick end (52) of the pipette projects beyond the end of the base for access and removal.
US07802680B2 Tool holder system with extension and retraction device
According to the invention, a tool holder system having a tool holder with an extension and retraction device, in particular a reel, by means of which a cable, to which a tool can be fastened, is extendable and automatically retractive, is characterized by the fact that the tool holder can be detachably fastened by means of an attaching device.
US07802678B2 Device for a container
The device is for a container provided with an opening and a flexible wall. The device comprises at least one tank insertable into the container in operating position; and at least one release mechanism insertable into the container in operating position. The release mechanism is capable of cooperating with the tank in order to connect the tank with the interior of the container in response to a pressure exerted on the release mechanism via the wall of the container. The device comprises also a support element insertable inside the container to support in operating position the tank and the release mechanism in relation to the container. The support element has a fastening to fix it on the container close to the opening.
US07802673B2 Image recording apparatus
A conveying mechanism includes: a first belt roller; a second belt roller provided substantially parallel to the first belt roller downstream in the conveying direction of the recording medium; a conveying belt looped over at least the first belt roller and the second belt roller; a belt drive unit conveying the conveying belt; a resist roller pair configured by a first resist roller and a second resist roller contacting the first resist roller; and a resist roller drive unit driving the rotation of the first resist roller or the second resist roller. The first belt roller and the first resist roller are coaxially arranged, and the first belt roller rotates independent of the first resist roller.
US07802663B2 Vehicle brake system
A lock piston operates to automatically lock a parking brake piston which achieves a parking brake applied state in response to hydraulic pressure in a parking brake application control hydraulic chamber and operates to release a locked state in response to hydraulic pressure in a parking brake release control hydraulic chamber, and a manual change-over unit holding the hydraulic pressure in the parking brake release control hydraulic chamber to a hydraulic pressure on a lock release side, is provided among the wheel brake side hydraulic path, the parking brake application control hydraulic chamber and the parking brake release control hydraulic chamber by bypassing a hydraulic pressure control unit which changes over the application or release of hydraulic pressure to the parking brake application control hydraulic chamber and the parking brake release control hydraulic chamber.
US07802662B2 Slack adjuster for railway vehicle brake rigging
The present invention teaches a double-acting compression actuatable slack adjuster to adjust the slack in the brake rigging of a railway vehicle which includes a pair of elongated members movable with respect to each other in a longitudinal direction. A positioning device carrying a pair of opposed abutting surfaces is threadedly engaged with a threaded portion of the elongated rod. Pair of opposite facing abutment surfaces are positioned within the hollow housing. A first urging device is positioned to urge the positioning device into a disengaged position. A second urging device overcomes the force of the first urging device and urges an abutting surface on the positioning device into engagement with an adjacent abutment surface. A first overtravel control device is provided which is activated by a trigger device. A second overtravel control device is provided to prevent jamming condition of the positioning device with one of the abutment surfaces when the elongated rod is fully extended.
US07802660B2 Quick-release device of a bicycle brake cable
A quick-release device of a bicycle brake cable includes a brake arm mounted on a frame of the bicycle, a guider selectively slidably mounted on a free end of the brake arm and a safe lever pivotally mounted in the brake arm. The brake arm includes a groove defined along an axis thereof. The guider is hollow to allow the brake cable extending therethrough. The safe lever includes a pivot point that divides the safe lever into a press portion and a stop portion extending toward the guider to prevent the guider from an accidental operation due to an improper force.
US07802659B2 Brake control device for a wheeled walker
A brake control device has a handle, a controlling lever, a driving member and a swing lever. The controlling lever is designed for manipulating by hand and fingers that can be shifted between a braked position, a temporary braked position, and a released position. The swing lever has one end pivotally connected to the handle, and another end pivotally connected with the controlling lever and the driving member. The driving member has a portion slidably abutting an upper wall formed within the handle, and drives braking mechanism by pulling a connecting element via a rotation while the controlling lever moves the driving member either downwardly or upwardly. Preferably, the controlling lever is formed with a stop or protrusion at the lower edge thereof for self-keeping in the braked position for parking the wheeled walker.
US07802654B2 Operable climbing tree stand
A climbing tree stand platform includes a platform member having a back member and a front member separated by a first side member and a second side member, a first arm and a second arm that each extend angularly upward from the platform toward the back member, and a securing member connected between the first arm and the second arm. A first elasticized member having a first end is connected to the platform member toward the first side member and a second elasticized member having a first end is connected to the platform member toward the second side member. The back member of the platform member may selectively engage an upright support or tree while the securing member selectively surrounds it, thereby providing cantilevered support for the platform member. The first elasticized member and the second elasticized member are operatively attachable to a second platform member. A climbing tree stand system is also provided.
US07802651B2 Air duct assembly for vehicles
Disclosed herein is an air duct assembly for vehicles which reduces noise generated by the flow of intake air which flows along a path of the air duct provided in a vehicle and is fed to an engine. The air duct reduces the noise of a low frequency range in initial engine start operation, and in addition, the noise of a whole frequency range, thus allowing a vehicle to be traveled while providing the environment having minimum noise to a driver and passenger riding in the vehicle. Therefore, it is not necessary to install an additional resonator.
US07802650B2 Combination midrange and high frequency horn
A middle frequency horn and high frequency horn assembly having a straight pathway with a shared unitary terminus defined by shared side walls which approach a perpendicular angle compared to the horn axis. The two air columns are separated and partially defined by an internal horizontal baffle in which the top and bottom surfaces are angled to decrease in vertical separation in both upward and downward directions starting from the vertical distance between the respective throat openings and decreasing in separation while progressing toward the mouth, where the angled surfaces intersect and terminate the baffle substantially proximate to the horn mouth.
US07802648B2 Vehicle with tilt detection based on fuel gauge output
A vehicle including an engine, a fuel tank configured to store a fuel supplied to the engine, a fuel gauge configured to detect a fuel level of the fuel inside the fuel tank, and a tilting detector configured to determine whether or not a body of the vehicle is tilted, based on a signal output from the fuel gauge.
US07802647B2 Motorcycle including belt type continuously variable transmission having resin block belt
A noise preventing means for a motorcycle including a belt type continuously variable transmission using a resin block belt. An end of an intake duct for inducting cooling air into a belt chamber inside a transmission casing is connected to a front half part of the transmission casing. The intake duct extends upward from the transmission casing, then curves rearward, and extends rearward passing over a seat pillar. An air chamber is connected to a rear end of the intake duct. The intake duct has a curving part curving around the seat pillar.
US07802646B2 Snow vehicle
A snow vehicle includes a track belt unit having an endless track belt, an engine arranged to drive the track belt unit, a steering mechanism to which a pair of steerable skis positioned in a forward direction of the track belt unit and being steerable to the left and right are attached, a rod-shaped steering shaft coupled to the pair of steerable skis via the steering mechanism, a rod-shaped handlebar section coupled to the steering shaft and adapted to be gripped by a rider, and a pair of left and right footrests which allow the rider to rest the rider's feet thereon. A straight line that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the steering shaft extends from an upper end of the steering shaft to each footrest, as seen in a side view of the snow vehicle.
US07802644B2 Snowmobile hood attachment system
A snowmobile having a hood releasably secured to the snowmobile via interlocking male-female members, the hood being manually releasable from the snowmobile without the use of tools. A snowmobile having a hood releasably secured to the snowmobile via a hook and elastic connector, and having fairings with a moveable section constructed and arranged to conceal or cover the hook and elastic connector.
US07802643B2 Inverter buffer structure for a hybrid vehicle
An inverter buffer structure for a vehicle is provided so that even when a head-on collision occurs, no damage is caused to the inverter case and its internal contents. In one embodiment an inverter buffer structure for a vehicle is disposed with an inverter in an engine compartment and is provided with buffer member between a surface of the inverter and a radiator core support that constitutes a portion of a frame of the vehicle to reduce an incoming force to the vehicle in the event of a collision.
US07802641B2 Wind-powered, battery-energized electric vehicle
A vehicle has a frame with a body including a front and roof. The vehicle includes an electric motor energized by a battery pack, containing batteries, and connected to a battery charger/regulator. A driveshaft operatively connected to and driven by the motor propels the wheels of the vehicle. The vehicle further includes at least a pair of venturi effect air nozzle windstream accelerators comprising the design of the front of the vehicle, the front of the vehicle being wedge-shaped, having a sharp edge, generally horizontal and close to the surface or road upon which the vehicle travels, the front sloping backward and upward to the roof of the vehicle, thereby scooping up the horizontal headwind column of air developed upon vehicle movement. The accelerators further include at least a pair of venturi effect structures mounted on the roof, each containing a wind-electric generator, operatively connected to the battery charger/regulator.
US07802637B2 Steerable bit system assembly and methods
A drilling system includes a steerable bottomhole assembly (BHA) having a steering unit and a control unit that provide dynamic control of drill bit orientation or tilt. Exemplary steering units can adjust bit orientation at a rate that approaches or exceeds the rotational speed of the drill string or drill bit, can include a dynamically adjustable articulated joint having a plurality of elements that deform in response to an excitation signal, can include adjustable independently rotatable rings for selectively tilting the bit, and/or can include a plurality of selectively extensible force pads. The force pads are actuated by a shape change material that deforms in response to an excitation signal. A method of directional drilling includes continuously cycling the position of the steering unit based upon the rotational speed of the drill string and/or drill bit and with reference to an external reference point.
US07802635B2 Dual stripper rubber cartridge with leak detection
A rotating control drilling device includes an upper sealing element and a lower sealing element positioned around a drillstring and forming a chamber therebetween and a leak detection device. The leak detection device includes a piston in communication with the chamber, a magnet disc disposed on an end of the piston, and a plurality of magnetic sensors arranged in a magnetic sensing ring around the rotating control drilling device. Upon reaching a selected critical pressure in the chamber, a spring is configured to compress as the magnet disc is positioned proximate to the plurality of magnetic sensors. Furthermore, a method to detect leaks in a rotating control device includes positioning a leak detection device in communication with a chamber located between upper and lower sealing elements and signaling with the leak detection device when a pressure of the chamber exceeds a selected critical pressure.
US07802631B2 Ground engaging agricultural tine and associated mounting and indexing system
An agricultural implement has gangs of soil aerator tools. Each gang includes a set of integral multi-tine units mounted on a frame for rotation in unison. Each tine unit has a hub with tines. The hub has a first surface defining a first set of indexing receivers and a second surface defining a second set of indexing receivers. At least one indexing spacer separates each tine unit from the next tine unit. Keys of the indexing spacers assemble with selected ones of the first set of indexing receivers or the second set of indexing receivers to establish and maintain a predetermined pattern of rotational index positions among tine units in a group and groups in a gang.A method of rotationally indexing agricultural tools in an assembly. One method includes providing a shaft, tine units, and indexing spacers. Assembly involves sliding a tine unit and an indexing spacer onto the shaft, and assembling in series the tine unit and the indexing spacer on the shaft, such that the indexing spacer orients the tine unit to form an assembly.
US07802630B2 Fire-fighting monitor
A fire-fighting monitor includes a base, an outlet, and a plurality of jointed hollow members forming a flexible body. The hollow members are pivotably coupled together and extend between the base and the outlet to provide a flexible fluid path. A base-end hollow member is coupled to the base, and an outlet-end hollow member is coupled to the outlet. Each of the hollow members has a ball portion and a socket portion, with the socket portions adapted to receive the ball portions and form a seal therebetween. Optionally, a drive unit may be incorporated into the base for rotatably driving the fire-fighting monitor.
US07802629B2 Fire protection system
The invention relates to a fire protection system consisting of a first fire protection barrier in the form of a fire protection glass pane provided with preferably monolithic glass panels (1), and a device (2) for spraying water in the form of a water spray haze (7), in front of the fire protection glass pane. The inventive fire protection system ensures, in the event of a fire, that an additional transparent fire protection barrier is provided, that heat and smoke in the room (4) swept through by the fire mix together, and that exposed escape routes, inter alia, are thus protected from dangerous heat radiation (9). The inventive fire protection system can be used in very different fields of application, e.g. for interior glass panes or screens.
US07802620B2 Cementing head
A tool for dropping one or more balls and then one or more darts features a closable ball drop opening that works automatically after the ball release to minimize damage to the subsequently released dart. A retainer keeps the darts from coming back up above the dart launcher in the event of a pressure surge in the well. The dart launcher features a dedicated movable barrel for each dart that can be locked in a fully misaligned and fully aligned position with the casing or tubular. A handle is retained to the dart housing and can be manipulated to defeat the lock and rotate a given barrel. The darts may be inspected in their respective barrels before launch and the launch order is variable.
US07802618B2 Thermostat operation method and apparatus
A thermostat may be placed in a heating mode when the sensed temperature is less than the lowest of the heating and cooling target temperatures by a first amount and may be placed in a cooling mode when the sensed temperature is greater than the highest of the heating and cooling target temperatures by a second amount. The presence or absence of a user may be monitored. If the thermostat is in a user absent mode, a cool setback amount may be added to the cooling target temperature and a heat setback amount may be subtracted from the heating target temperature to arrive at setback cooling and setback heating target temperatures, respectively. The thermostat may comprise a touch-sensitive screen having various display areas.
US07802617B2 Heat dissipation apparatus
A heat dissipation apparatus (10) includes a centrifugal blower (12) and a fin assembly (11) having a plurality of fins (111) disposed at an air outlet (129) of the centrifugal blower. The centrifugal blower includes a first tongue (130) distant from the fin assembly, and a second tongue (131) located between the first tongue and the air outlet of the blower. The second tongue has an end (132) substantially parallel to the fins of the fin assembly to guide an airflow smoothly flowing through the fins.
US07802616B2 Heat dissipation apparatus with heat pipes
A heat dissipation apparatus adapted for removing heat from a heat-generating electronic component, includes a conducting core, a plurality of conducting arms, a plurality of fins and a heat pipe assembly. The conducting core comprises a heat-absorbing portion contacting with the heat-generating electronic component. The conducting arms extend radially and outwardly from the conducting core. The fins extend outwardly from the respective conducting arms. Each of the heat pipes comprises an evaporating section thermally attached to the heat-absorbing portion of the conducting core and at least one condensing section thermally coupled to the respective conducting arm.
US07802615B2 Sound attenuating shield for an electric heater
A sound-abating flow disruptor quiets a PTAC refrigerant system by disturbing the airflow between an energized electric heater and an adjacent fan wheel. In some embodiments, the flow disruptor is a perforated metal plate that attenuates a whistle, which appears to be caused by vortex shedding in the confined area between the energized heater and the fan. In some cases, the heater comprises selectively energizable heating elements of various wattage. The heating elements closest to the fan wheel are the lower wattage ones to minimize the heat near the fan.
US07802607B2 Combination garage door and roll-up curtain system
A combination garage door and roll-up curtain system that allows a flexible curtain to be lowered when the garage door is in a raised position. The system preferably comprises an automated garage door assembly wherein the drive mechanism is mounted to a bracket mounted in turn to the inside wall above the garage opening upper margin. The system preferably further comprises an automated roll-up curtain assembly having a rotatable rod mounted above the garage opening upper margin between the bracket and the inside wall. The rotatable rod has a flexible curtain wound thereabout wherein the first end of the curtain is affixed to the rod and the second end of the curtain is secured along its lateral margins within tracks mounted adjacent the garage opening lateral margins. The second end of the curtain preferably has a weighted member attached thereto to urge the curtain toward the garage opening lower margin and to keep the curtain taut.
US07802606B2 Folding storm shutters
The folding storm shutter provides a shutter for protecting a window during inclement weather, and shade similar to that provided by an awning when window protection is not required. The folding storm shutter has an upper shutter panel and a lower shutter panel pivotally attached to the lower edge of the upper shutter panel so that the lower shutter panel can be extended to cover the entire window, and, alternatively, the lower shutter panel can be placed in a folded configuration against the upper shutter panel when not needed for window protection. A latching mechanism is provided for selectively retaining the lower shutter panel in the folded configuration. Hinges pivotally attach the upper shutter panel to the window frame. A rod removably supported by brackets on opposite sides of the window may be used to support the shutter in the folded configuration.
US07802605B2 Retractable barrier system
A retractable barrier system comprises a plurality of barrier posts interconnectable by flexible barrier material, and a dispenser device upon which the posts can be carried and from which the posts can be dispensed, in sequence, to erect a barrier.
US07802604B2 Device for the ultrasound treatment of workpieces
The invention relates to a sonotrode (1) for ultrasonic machining workpieces. The sonotrode (1) is connected on the input side to a drive (5) with at least two ultrasonic transmitter units excited by an ultrasonic generator, is provided with a narrow and long machining surface (12) in front on the output side of the sonotrode, and is provided, at the side, with at least slot (10) situated approximately between two ultrasonic transmitter units. In order to obtain a narrow and long machining surface (12) in front on the output side of the sonotrode (1), whereby the machining surface has a length of more than twice the effective machining length so that it extends away over the crosswise dimension even of a wider workpiece, and the height of the device, which is measured from the front machining surface to behind over the drive (5), is not significantly greater than ?/2. To this end, the invention provides that; the sonotrode (1), from its machining surface (12) toward the rear in the direction of its height (H) while leaving recesses (6) for receiving the respective drive (5), is provided as a single piece up to its rear flat surface (13) that, on the input side of the sonotrode (1) opposite the output side machining surface (12), is provided approximately parallel to the machining surface (12) and is almost as long but wider than the latter, and; the outer surface of the sonotrode (1) is closed up to the at least one slot (10) and up to the openings, which are located in the rear flat surface (13) and serve for accessing the recesses (6) for the drives (5). The overall height of the sonotrode is =?/2, with ? being equal to the wavelength of the wave oscillating in the direction of its height (H).
US07802603B2 Transferring device
In a transferring device (A) structured such that a paste (Tb) is transferred to a paper strip (P) by being slid in a predetermined transferring direction in a state in which the paper strip (P) is pinched between a transferring device main body (1) and a transferred object receiving cradle (2), the transferring device is provided with a guide surface (12a) guiding the paper strip (P) in the same direction as a transferring direction by being brought into contact with an edge portion (Pa), and a deflection upper roller (11) energizing the paper strip (P) toward the guide surface (12a) at a time of the sliding movement by being arranged so as to be deflected at a predetermined angle toward the guide surface (12a) from the transferring direction.
US07802601B2 Joining press for joining the ends particularly of a conveyor belt and the like
A joining press for joining the ends particularly of a conveyor belt, comprising lower and upper heating plates which can be engaged by pusher pads in order to apply the necessary pressure, the plates being supported by reaction beams to contain a load applied by the pusher pads, the reaction beams having seats for detachably accommodating reinforcement elements.
US07802600B2 Double-sided printing label printer
A first printing device 12 that performs the printing on a first label L1, a second printing device 18 that performs the printing on a second label L2, and a laminating section 20 that laminates these labels one another and discharges the same therefrom and a sticking device 21 that sticks the first and second labels L1 and L2 to an object W. An unprinted surface of the second label L2 is attached to an adhesive layer A of the first label L1 and a printed surface of the second label L2 is positioned between the object W and the same to be hidden.
US07802593B2 Dual hopper frozen food dispenser and methods
A food dispensing apparatus includes a refrigerated cabinet having a dispense aperture, a hopper, an accumulator assembly, a weighing system, and a flap door. The hopper is positioned in the cabinet and configured to hold food articles. The accumulator assembly is positioned vertically below the first hopper and includes an accumulator bin and a door assembly. The accumulator door is positioned in the cabinet and arranged to receive food articles dispensed from the first hopper. The door assembly is configured to retain the food articles in the accumulator bin and is actuatable between an open position and a closed position. The weighing system is configured to determine an amount of food articles held in the accumulator bin. The flap door is positioned adjacent to the door assembly and is movable between a closed position substantially sealing closed the cabinet dispense aperture, and an open position. The flap door automatically closes upon actuation of the door assembly into the closed position.
US07802590B1 Switch valve having leakproof function
A switch valve includes a valve seat, a valve body, a ceramic plate unit, a control shaft, and a control handle. Thus, the ceramic plate unit is rotatable in the valve body to open or close the water flow so that the valve body will not rub the valve seat constantly to prevent the valve body and the valve seat from being worn out due to the friction, thereby enhancing the lifetime of the switch valve. In addition, the ceramic plate unit has a wear resisting function to prevent a gap from being formed between the ceramic plate unit and the valve body during a long-term utilization, so that the ceramic plate unit has a leakproof function, thereby enhancing the working efficiency of the switch valve.
US07802588B2 Three-way poppet valve with internal check feature
A three-way poppet valve that can restrict or eliminate backflow without the use of an external check valve. Unlike conventional three-way poppet valves wherein both inlets can be open to the outlet at the same time during movement of the poppet, the valve according to the present invention can be configured to close both inlets prior to opening one of the inlets to the outlet. The valve features a poppet valve assembly that is operable to prevent both inlets from being open to the outlet at the same time. The valve assembly also reduces the force needed to close the valve against at least one of the inlets thereby allowing the use of a smaller actuator. A unique seal including a valve seat that is configured to conform to a valve member under sufficient pressure.
US07802585B2 Transducer of an electrical input signal into pneumatic output signals
In a transducer of at least one electrical input signal into two separate magnetic output signals for a pneumatic actuator, a pressure input is connected to a source of pressure and a setting unit sets the pneumatic output signals by use of the electrical input signal. The setting unit provides the two pneumatic output signals separately and reciprocal to each other as a function of the input signal. At least one of the two output signals is connected to a pneumatic amplifier.
US07802583B2 Fluid flow control device
A flow controller adapted to control a flow of fluid within the flow controller, the flow controller having a flow path adapted to convey said fluid, wherein the cross-sectional area of the flow path varies along the flow path and wherein in at least a portion of its length the flow controller comprises an active surface capable of influencing the fluid flow through the flow path to cause vortical motion of the fluid within the fluid pathway.
US07802582B2 System for concealment and shelter with structure for rapid setup and tight skin
An easy to use, universal, simple, lightweight compact, portable, dynamically configurable and modular system of concealment and shelter. An operator configures a number of concealment blinds or shelters using brackets, support, segmented and telescoping shafts, covers, curtains, and skirts, and more complex modules. The brackets and supports are used to secure a configuration to a tree or the ground. Advanced modules included user adjustable domes and cylindrical arches. The system can be configured for placement on a hillside or over rough terrain and obstacles, or four different types use. The system provides covers with novel windows, movable panels, and configuration attachments. The operator changes the configuration of the structure to quickly provide cover, to increase cover, and to adapt to terrain or changing weather. The system includes novel methods of tightening the skin on a cover to reduce movement and noises. Methods include using the full human body, from hands to feet, and its strongest muscle groups to rapidly set up the system with tighter skin. Foot attaching means and hand attachment means enable methods for setting up a fast setup frame with the body in a horizontal seated row or a vertical power jerk position.
US07802581B2 Buffer for trekking or nordic-walking poles
The invention describes a buffer (2) for a stick (1), in particular for a walking stick or a trekking or Nordic-Walking pole. The buffer (2) has means (10) for being attached to a stick tube (Ia), in particular in the form of a recess, at its upper end (4) and a rolling surface (5) at its lower end. In this case, the rolling surface (5) is of substantially flat or only slightly convex design in a transverse direction (22) in relation to the rolling motion but in a longitudinal direction (21) which is perpendicular thereto is convexly curved in such a way that it forms a rolling surface on a base surface (3) during the pushing-off movement with the stick when the user of the stick (1) moves. In the case of a buffer (2) of this type, an excellent degree of suitability and adhesive action for a very wide variety of base surfaces and at the same time quiet and problem-free use on hard base surfaces can be achieved by the buffer (2) being formed from an elastomeric material at least in the region of the rolling surface (5), and by at least one elastically mounted, hard, inelastic retaining element (9) being arranged in the elastomeric material.
US07802580B2 Umbrella
An umbrella includes a staff assembly, a plurality of upper ribs, a plurality of corresponding lower ribs and a canopy. The staff assembly includes an inner staff member and an outer staff member slidably mounted thereon. The upper ribs are pivotally connected to the inner staff member. The lower ribs are pivotally connected to the outer staff member and to the upper ribs. The canopy is mounted on the upper or lower ribs. Sliding the inner and outer staff members with respect to each other in a longitudinal direction thereof shifts the ribs and the canopy between a deployed position in which the ribs and canopy extend generally radially outwardly from the staff assembly so as to open the umbrella, and a retracted position in which the ribs and the canopy are collapsed inwardly toward, the staff assembly so as to close the umbrella.
US07802574B2 Medical component system
Medical component systems are described in which individual hand-held components are enhanced by adjacent restraint and by combinations of function, including: suction devices with a port for regulating suction with single-finger-operable valve for repeatable incremental user control of suction-vacuum variation by aperture shapes like triangles and slots and tactile feedback means like plane changes for amplifying tactile feedback to a user to enhance distinguishing of control increments; clips and tubing restraints for attachment between devices; endotracheal tubes with feedback features so a user knows where the distal end is; wound kits and splash shields for use in combination with various irrigation sources; combination cough shields with medical components; endotracheal tube adapters with less dead space and improved flanges and monitoring ports; and improved long syringes and medical lights.
US07802568B2 Cartridge for a liquid
For meteredly dispensing a liquid over a period of several months from a container which can be stored over a long period of time, the need is for a container which is practically diffusion-tight and in which the liquid does not come into contact with the ambient atmosphere. The cartridge according to the invention is a three-shell container comprising a collapsible bag which contains the liquid, a container which is stable in respect of shape and a stiff metal casing. The cartridge can be releasably connected to a dispensing device. The cartridge can be provided with a micro-opening with which the time for pressure equalisation between the cartridge and the ambient atmosphere can be adjusted. The cartridge is suitable for aqueous and for alcoholic liquids which contain a pharmaceutically active substance. The liquid in the cartridge is protected from external influences. The cartridge can be used in an atomiser for producing an inhalable aerosol for the treatment of illnesses.
US07802567B2 Device and method for a gas burner
A gas burner assembly connected to a source of gas. The gas burner assembly has a burner body. The burner body has a generally enclosed chamber with a central axis and is configured with a generally circular wall. Ports are formed at the top of the wall and are in flow communication to an area external the burner body for combustion of the gas. A venturi directs the flow of gas from the source of gas into the chamber through an opening where the opening is offset from the central axis of the chamber. The burner body further has a stability chamber.
US07802561B2 Method for controlling a valve and method for controlling a pump/nozzle device with a valve
A valve has a piezo actuator, a valve element, a valve body and a valve seat. At a predeterminable point in time, the valve element is controlled by a discharging process of the piezo actuator from a position in which it rests against the valve seat to a predetermined position located at a distance from the valve seat. The discharging process is divided into a first discharging period during which a predetermined first amount of electrical energy is discharged from the piezo actuator, a subsequent holding time period during which the piezo actuator is not controlled, and a subsequent second discharging period during which a predetermined second amount of electrical energy is discharged. The holding time duration and/or the first discharging period are/is adapted according to the course of a value that is not characteristic of the oscillation behavior of the piezo actuator during the holding time period.
US07802560B2 Fuel injector mounting assembly for an aircraft engine fuel delivery system
A fuel injector mounting assembly is configured to limit or constrain movement of a fuel injector relative to a corresponding cylinder assembly. For example, the fuel injector mounting assembly includes a base that is secured to a cylinder assembly's housing and a fuel conduit. The fuel conduit includes a first fuel conduit portion which operates in conjunction with a cylinder assembly's fuel manifold to capture a fuel injector between the fuel injector mounting assembly and the cylinder assembly's fuel manifold. The fuel conduit also includes a second fuel conduit portion which is secured to a compliant fuel line. With such a configuration of the fuel injector mounting assembly, both ends of the fuel injector are secured to the cylinder assembly to minimize any relative motion in the fuel injector's seals relative to either the cylinder assembly's fuel manifold or to the compliant fuel line.
US07802559B2 Hold-down device for a fuel injection device, and fuel injection device
The hold-down device for a fuel injection device is distinguished by a particularly simple design that nonetheless permits a very effective holding down of a fuel injection valve. The fuel injection device includes at least one fuel injection valve, a receptacle bore for the fuel injection valve, and a connecting fitting of a fuel distributor line, the hold-down device being clamped between a shoulder of the fuel injection valve and an end surface of the connecting fitting. The hold-down device has a partially annular base element from which there extends, in a bent-away fashion, an axially flexible hold-down clip that has at least two webs, two oblique segments, and two support segments. The fuel injection valve is particularly suitable for use in fuel injection systems of mixture-compressing externally ignited internal combustion engines.
US07802558B2 Fuel delivery system
A fuel delivery system for an internal combustion engine, the system comprising a common rail fuel reservoir having a primary rail axis and comprising a plurality of outlets at spaced locations along said rail axis and a plurality of fuel injectors arranged at spaced locations with respect to said rail axis. Each injector comprises an injector inlet, said plurality of fuel injectors defining first and second groups of injectors. The system further comprises first and second groups of pipes of substantially equal length, wherein each of said first group of pipes is of a first common design and connects the injector inlet of one of said first group of fuel injectors to an outlet displaced relative to said one of said first group of fuel injectors in a first direction substantially parallel to said rail axis, and each of said second group of pipes is of a second common design and connects the injector inlet of one of said second group of fuel injectors to an outlet displaced relative to said one of said second group of fuel injectors in a second direction substantially parallel to said rail axis and antiparallel to said first direction. Not more than one of said first group of injectors is disposed adjacent to said second group of injectors.
US07802553B2 Method to improve combustion stability in a controlled auto-ignition combustion engine
A method to control combustion in an HCCI engine, to mitigate effects of combustion chamber deposits is detailed. The method comprises applying a specific surface coating to a combustion chamber surface. The surface coating has thermal properties substantially similar to the combustion chamber deposits. The thermal properties preferably include a) thermal conductivity, b) heat capacity, and c) thermal diffusivity. Applying a surface coating results in a reduction of combustion variability due to variation in combustion chamber deposits, and an improvement on combustion stability at low loads due to reduced heat loss. A preferred thermally insulating surface coating includes thermal parameters of a heat capacity in a range of 0.03×106 J/m3-K to 2.0×106 J/m3-K; a thermal conductivity in a range of 0.25 W/m-K to 2.5 W/m-K; and, a thermal diffusivity in a range of 1×10−7 m2/s to 8×10−6 m2/s.
US07802551B2 Cylinder head for an internal combustion engine
A cylinder head for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The cylinder head includes a one piece main body having at least one internal chamber shaped to accommodate at least one rotary valve. At least one first passage extends between the internal chamber and an underside of the main body. A second passage provides communication between the internal chamber and the exterior of the main body and is shaped to allow insertion of a rotary valve therethrough.
US07802549B2 Camshaft
The present invention relates to a camshaft (1) which comprises an inner shaft (5) which is arranged coaxially in the outer shaft (6). Here, the outer shaft (6) is formed as a round cylindrical tube with a constant inner diameter (d) throughout, that is to say with a stepless inner lateral surface (9). Here, it is essential to the invention that the inner shaft (5) is secured directly against the stepless inner lateral surface (9) of the outer shaft (6) by means of at least one securing device (10) which is arranged axially at the end side of the inner shaft (5).
US07802544B2 Engine load estimating apparatus and engine load estimating method
An engine load estimating apparatus, including an actuator that changes a position of a top dead center of a piston of the engine, and a controller in communication with the actuator. The controller detects a drive output of the actuator when the actuator changes the position of the top dead center of the piston, and estimates the load of the engine based on the detected drive output of the actuator.
US07802538B2 Method to deposit functionally graded dielectric films via chemical vapor deposition using viscous precursors
A method of forming a graded dielectric layer on an underlying layer including flowing a mixture of a silicon-carbon containing gas, an oxygen containing gas and a carrier gas through a showerhead comprising a blocking plate and a faceplate to form an oxide rich portion of the graded dielectric layer, where the silicon-carbon containing gas has an initial flow rate, flowing the silicon-carbon containing gas at a first intermediate flow rate for about 0.5 seconds or longer, where the first intermediate flow rate is higher than the initial flow rate, and flowing the silicon-carbon containing gas at a fastest flow rate higher than the first intermediate flow rate to form a carbon rich portion of the graded dielectric layer.
US07802529B2 Carpet primary backing material
A process is described for treating a nonwoven fabric to improve the gripping ability of the fabric during the preparation of tufted carpets. The process includes the steps of applying an elastomeric binder to the fabric, treating the fabric to provide a series of depressions or holes in a pattern consistent with the tufting needle pattern to be subsequently applied, and then curing the binder. The resultant fabric has a pattern of holes or depressions which are essentially free of binder with excess binder squeezed from the depressions forming rings around the depressions. When the tufting needle is inserted into the depression or hole, the elastomeric ring surrounding the hole expands. Upon retraction of the needle, the elastomeric ring contracts and exerts a firm grip on the tuft in the hole.
US07802524B1 Constant contact side bearing assembly with improved cap machining for a railcar
A constant contact side bearing assembly includes a housing, a cap and an elastomeric resilient compressible element mounted within the interior chamber. The exterior surface of the cap wall has a generally even circumferential region which does not include protrusions or cavities other than small irregularities that are common to a casting process by which the cap of the present invention is manufactured. Accordingly, the anti-rotational tabs are positioned below this region and are operatively received within the channels disposed on the housing.
US07802523B2 Cable railway system
A cable railway system has two or more stations and at least one carrying cable and a conveying cable extending between the stations and guided in the stations by way of deflection pulleys. At least one of the pulleys is driven. Vehicles, such as cable cars or chairs, may be boarded or disembarked from in the stations by the passengers. The system may also have one or more fixed carrying cables along which the cars are moved by way of one or more hauling cables. At least one device is associated with the vehicles along the section of the cable railway system, by way of which device the pendulum movements that the vehicles are subject to transversely relative to the direction of movement of the vehicles are detectable and its output signals are conducted to a device that controls the drive of the cable railway system. The drive is thereby controllable in dependence on the extent of the pendulum movements.
US07802522B2 Multi-track multi-vehicle roller coaster with special effects
A multi-track multi-vehicle coaster simulates a popular theme of a competition, struggle or conflict taken from history or fiction. The vehicles interact with each other and with the ride scenery in many different ways and vehicle velocity is altered at different points in the ride using multiple motors and brakes. An interactive queue is provided and allows people in the queue to interact with people on the ride. Energy recycling and computer ride control are also disclosed.
US07802520B2 Drag minimizing projectile delivery system
A modified cartridge assembly including a projectile having a gas generator proximate its aft end. The projectile includes an aft closure having a cavity filled with gas generating material. The gas generating material is ignited around the time the projectile exits the weapon's muzzle. The gas generating material then burns while the projectile is in flight, spewing pressurized gas into the wake region immediately behind the projectile. The pressurized gas reduces the projectile's base drag.
US07802519B2 Method and apparatus for production of an infrared area emitter
A method for production of an infrared area emitter which can be used for defense against guided missiles with infrared homing heads, for example for ships. According to the invention, an aerosol cloud which is emissive in the infrared range is produced by the reaction of a first primary aerosol composed of an aqueous solution of an electron acceptor with a second primary aerosol composed of an aqueous solution of an electron donor in order to produce the infrared area emitter. The use of primary aerosols such as these leads to emission at 3-5 and 8-14 μm, and does not produce any visual signature either.
US07802518B2 Fuze mounting assemblies for penetrator weapons
A fuze mounting assembly for a penetrating, the fuze mounting assembly includes a fuze well and a fuze. The fuze includes an integral flange for securing to the fuze well.
US07802517B2 Method of patterning molecules on a substrate using a micro-contact printing process
The present invention relates to a method of patterning molecules on a substrate using a micro-contact printing process, to a substrate produced by said method and to uses of said substrate. It also relates to a device for performing the method according to the present invention.
US07802513B2 Brake actuating device
A brake actuating device of a motor vehicle brake system includes a master cylinder and a brake booster with a booster housing, with an attaching element for attaching the brake actuating device to a wall on the vehicle projecting through an opening from the booster housing. To improve the assembly, a means for the provisional attachment of the brake actuating device to the wall on the vehicle is provided, which cooperates in operative and/or positive engagement with the vehicle wall or a component that is arranged at the vehicle wall in an attached fashion.
US07802512B2 Assembly structure of drive shaft and swash plate in swash plate type compressor
Provided is an assembly structure of a drive shaft and a swash plate in a swash plate type compressor including a housing, a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinder bores, a drive shaft rotatably supported by the cylinder block or the housing, a swash plate installed at the drive shaft to vary its tilt angle with respect to the drive shaft, and pistons reciprocally accommodated in the cylinder bores, characterized in that the assembly structure includes: a swash plate tilt support pin fixedly installed at the drive shaft to cross the drive shaft; a hinge coupling groove formed in the swash plate to be rotatably coupled to a tip of the swash plate tilt support pin in a tilted manner, and a swash plate support part formed in the swash plate to support the drive shaft.Therefore, it is possible to simplify the structure of the swash plate type compressor and reduce its own weight by omitting a lug plate or a hinge mechanism in an assembly structure of the drive shaft and the swash plate.
US07802507B2 Automatic sliced piece fabricating apparatus and automatic sliced piece sample fabricating apparatus
To fabricate automatically a high quality sliced piece by preventing a temperature change of a surface of an enveloped block, there is provided an automatic sliced piece fabricating apparatus including a fixed base for mounting to fix an enveloped block, cutting means including a cut blade arranged on the fixed base for cutting out a sliced piece from the enveloped block by moving the cut blade and the fixed base relative to each other, a cabinet for containing the fixed base and the cutting means at inside thereof, sliced piece carrying means for carrying the cut-out sliced piece to outside of the cabinet, and temperature adjusting means for adjusting at least a surrounding temperature of the enveloped block to a predetermined temperature by supplying cold wind a temperature of which is controlled from outside at inside of the cabinet.
US07802506B2 Upper tool device and punch therefor
An upper tool device includes: a punch body having a punch blade at a lower end of the punch body; a punch guide into which the punch body is fitted so as to be movable in vertical direction; an adjustment screw member provided above the punch guide, the adjustment screw member screwed with a screw formed on the punch body; a stripper unit including an urging unit urging the punch body in an upward direction; and a retainer collar including a stopper piece having a tip end disengageably engaged with a stopper formed on the punch body. In the device, the stripper unit is detachably provided in the upper tool device, and the retainer collar is provided between the punch guide and the stripper unit in a manner such that the retainer collar can be relatively rotated against the stripper unit.
US07802505B2 Dust collection assembly for a power tool
A power tool includes a housing assembly having a housing portion and an arm extending upwardly from the housing portion. The arm has an outer surface. The power tool also includes a drive unit supported by the arm. The drive unit is operable to drive a tool element to work on a work piece. The power tool further includes a collection assembly operable to collect debris generated by the tool element working on the work piece. The collection assembly includes a collection chute assembly having an inlet and an outlet. The collection chute assembly is positionable on the arm to define, between the inlet and the outlet, a first path for debris around one side of the outer surface of the arm and a second path for debris around the other side of the outer surface of the arm.
US07802504B1 High speed transverse cutter for webs
A web transport system operates cyclically to advance a web and provide a synchronization signal at a known point in a cutting cycle. A drive system oscillates a cutting knife from a resting position to an active position and back in response to an actuating signal. A sensor in the path of the cutting knife provides a position signal when the cutting knife is at a predetermined position that is substantially different than the resting position. A controller receives the synchronization signal, provides the actuating signal at a time relative to the synchronization signal, receives the position signal, and adjusts subsequent actuating signals in response to the position signal so that the cutting knife arrives at the predetermined position substantially at a predetermined point in the cutting cycle.
US07802503B2 Method and apparatus for preparing bone grafts, including grafts for lumbar/thoracic interbody fusion
A base having a substantially planar surface, an upright support member and a blade guide having a serrated surface that can be adjustably positioned along the planar surface. The blade guide is biased toward an opposing serrated plate member to securely hold a section of donor bone, and locked in place using an adjustable lever-cam linkage.
US07802502B2 Tool for attenuating vibration in a disk brake rotor during the machining thereof
An improved tool for attenuating vibration in a disk brake rotor during the machining (or facing) thereof using a disk brake lathe is described. In its most basic form, embodiments of the tool comprise a pair of substantially linear and parallel spaced apart legs that are fixedly coupled together by way of a coupling section proximate their proximal ends and have opposing pads attached to the opposing distal ends. An adjustable clamping mechanism is also provided through which the distance between the legs can be varied and/or the biasing force applied against opposing brake rotor surfaces can be varied by way of the legs acting through the pads.
US07802499B2 Fastener driver
A socket for driving two different types of fasteners in one embodiment includes a driving portion with an outer surface and a driving bore, a base portion, a plurality of lands extending along the driving bore and configured to drive a first type of fastener, and a cradle positioned within the driving bore and defining a driving surface for a second type of fastener, the driving surface curved within a first plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the socket and curved within a second plane in which the longitudinal axis extends.
US07802495B2 Methods of forming earth-boring rotary drill bits
Methods of forming earth-boring rotary drill bits include providing a bit body, providing a shank that is configured for attachment to a drill string, and attaching the shank to the bit body. Providing a bit body includes providing a green powder component having a first region having a first composition and a second region having a second, different composition, and at least partially sintering the green powder component. Other methods include providing a powder mixture, pressing the powder mixture to form a green component, and sintering the green component to a final density. A shank is provided that includes an aperture, and a feature is machined in a surface of the bit body. The aperture is aligned with the feature, and a retaining member is inserted through the aperture. An earth-boring bit includes a bit body comprising a particle-matrix composite material including a plurality of hard particles dispersed throughout a matrix material. A shank is attached to the bit body using a retaining member.
US07802492B2 Cast crankshaft damper assembly
A hub for a vibration damper is formed by shell casting. The hub includes an outer annular surface or rubber diameter. In the casting of the part, the part line is formed along the center of this outer annular surface. The casting gate is also formed on the outer annular surface. The part line divides the outer annular surface into two halves. The surface of these two halves slope slightly away from the part line. When assembled, the elastomeric strip is located between the outer annular surface and inertia ring with edges of the elastomeric member extending up to edges of said casting gate. This, in combination with the different draft angles, maintains the elastomeric member in position during use.
US07802487B2 Gear and vehicle seat comprising such a gear
The invention relates to a gear for adjusting two parts (60, 61) that can be displaced in relation to each other, particularly vehicle parts of a seat adjustment device, of a window lifter or of a sliding roof, wherein the first one of the parts (60) comprises a non-rotatable spindle (62) or a fixed toothed rack. The gear comprises a worm wheel (4, 41), with a spindle nut (42) non-rotatable thereto for driving the spindle (62) or a worm non-rotatable thereto for driving the toothed rack, a drivable worm (3, 31) for transmitting a driving force to the worm wheel (4, 41) and a gear housing (1), which accommodates and supports the worm (3) and the worm wheel (4) and which can be non-rotatably connected to the second one of the parts (61) in the displacement direction thereof, the gear housing (1) being formed by a single-piece body with a worm bearing (14) and a worm wheel bearing (19).
US07802480B2 Method and apparatus for the detection of high pressure conditions in a vacuum-type electrical device
A apparatus for detecting a high pressure condition within a high voltage vacuum device includes a microcircuit embedded within the vacuum containment that transmits a wireless signal upon detection of a high pressure condition and/or light generated by arcing between the electrical contacts of the high voltage device. The wireless signal can be transmitted via RF or optical means. The microcircuit is powered by energy sources produced within the vacuum device such as magnetic fields generated by current flow through the device, or light generated by arcing between the contacts. Alternatively, the microcircuit can be powered RF or optical signals transmitted to the microcircuit from outside the vacuum device.
US07802474B2 Fiber optic laser accelerometer
An accelerometer is provided for a fiber optic laser. Strain applied to the fiber optic laser results in an emission wavelength shift. The fiber optic laser is joined to a transducer and extends laterally across said transducer. Acceleration of the transducer in a predefined direction causes strain in said fiber optic laser. The transducer can have many possible designs. There is further provided a system for sensing acceleration which includes a pumping laser and a distributor joined to the fiber optic laser. Return signals from the fiber optic laser are provided to an interferometer and analysis circuitry. In the absence of a transducer, the system can operate as a strain sensor.
US07802468B2 Pressure sensor for vehicle and brake fluid pressure control apparatus for vehicle
Disclosed is a pressure sensor 1 for a vehicle including a sensing element 10 for measuring the pressure of brake fluids in fluid passages, a sensor housing 20 for accommodating the sensing element 10, and contact probes 30 that are electrically connected to the sensing element 10 and an electronic control unit 300 (control unit). Each contact probe 30 includes a sleeve 31, a coil spring 32 (elastic member) housed in the sleeve 31, the rod 33 inserted into the sleeve 31. The sleeve 31 is connected to the sensing element 10 in a state that the sleeve 31 is fixed in the sensor housing 20, and the rod 33 is pressed to the electronic unit 300 by pressing force of the coil spring 32.
US07802467B2 Analyte sensors and methods of use
Analyte sensors for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample. The sensors have a sample chamber having an inlet with a projection extending from an edge of the sensor for facilitating flow of sample into the sample chamber.
US07802455B2 Programmable lock having incidental change control
A key-operated cylinder lock for operating a bolt or a latch, that can be programmed for use with one of a plurality of user keys without disassembling the lock or replacing the tumblers, with reduction or elimination of incidental or accidental re-keying of the lock. The lock has a rotating plug having one or more retainer cavities formed into the periphery, and lock configuration change balls, movable within the lock between a first position within a driver chamber and a second position within a corresponding retainer cavity when the plug is in a programming position. The positioning of the change balls within either the pin chambers or the retainer cavities determines the key configuration that can operate the lock. The lock employs a means for isolating selectively the retainer cavities from the corresponding driver chambers when the plug is in the programming position, to prevent incidental or accidental movement of the change members from the driver chamber into the retainer cavities.
US07802446B2 Bottle
A temperature regulating mechanism is attached inside the bottle. The temperature regulating mechanism may include phase change material. The temperature regulating mechanism may maintain a liquid (e.g. Vodka) stored in the bottle at a substantially consistent temperature (e.g. approximately 10 degrees Celsius) for a reasonable period of time.
US07802442B2 High power microjet cooler
A distribution apparatus, system and method for thermal control whereby a plate of a manifold assembly has predetermined surface features positioned on specific locations on a surface thereof for enhancing the cooling capabilities of the assembly. The predetermined surface features of the plate delay a velocity decay of a fluid impinging the surface of the plate, while also increase the surface area of the plate exposed to the impinging liquid, which in turn, maximize both the reliability and thermal performance of the overall thermal system at a given maximum operating pressure.
US07802441B2 Heat pump with accumulator at boost compressor output
A heat pump system is disclosed that utilizes an accumulator fluidly connected between a boost compressor output and a primary compressor input. The accumulator is multifunctional in that it allows the refrigerant from the boost compressor to be cooled with refrigerant from other parts of the system if necessary. The accumulator also serves to receive and cool the oil separated from the refrigerant near the output of the primary compressor. A method for distributing oil among the compressors is also disclosed.
US07802437B2 Electronic component with heat transfer by boiling and condensation and method for producing same
The electronic component with heat transfer by boiling and condensation comprises heat exchange surfaces immersed in a heat conducting fluid constituted by the free ends of nanowires of a thermoelectric converter. An electrically insulating coating material with a low thermal conduction partially covers the nanowires above the heat conducting fluid. Each nanowire forms a thermocouple composed of two coaxial branches made from materials of different natures separated by a layer of electrically insulating material and electrically connected individually to the free end of the nanowire.
US07802433B2 Adaptive inertial particle separators and methods of use
A method for operating a gas turbine engine including a compressor is provided. The method includes defining a predetermined concentration, placing at least one sensor in an inlet of the gas turbine engine, detecting a sand and dust concentration value using the at least one sensor; and deploying a boot to facilitate preventing particles from entering the compressor when the sand and dust concentration value equals or exceeds the predetermined concentration. The boot includes a plurality of fluid exit slots such that clean air is facilitated to be adhered to a flow path surface downstream from the boot.
US07802423B2 Condenser unit for NOx emission reduction system
A system and method for the reduction of NOx emissions from combustion sources are provided. The system includes a fuel tank, fuel converter unit, condensor unit, selective catalytic reduction (SCR) unit and an engine. The condenser unit includes a generally cylindrical inner wall defining a cavity having a first lower end and a second upper end, the first lower end is configured to include a gas inlet for receiving a gas mixture from the fuel converter and the second upper end is configured to include a gas outlet in fluid communication with the SCR unit. A heat exchanger is disposed within the cavity of the condensor unit to contact the gas mixture and separate heavy hydrocarbons from light hydrocarbons, wherein the light hydrocarbons are fed to the SCR unit and the heavy hydrocarbons are condensed and either send back to the fuel tank or directly to the engine for combustion.
US07802422B2 Method of assisting regeneration of pollution management means associated with catalyst forming means
Method of assisting regeneration of a depollution device (1) associated with an oxidation catalyst (2) and integrated in an exhaust line (3) of a motor vehicle diesel engine (4), in which a common ramp supplies fuel to the cylinders of the engine, by shifting the engine (4), through modification of engine operation control parameters and use of fuel post-injections into the cylinders, among four strategies of regeneration of the depollution device (1), the first called normal engine operation strategy, the second called level 1 strategy, the third called level 2 strategy and the fourth called over-calibrated level 2 strategy, enabling different thermal levels to be achieved in the exhaust line, with looping back of the strategies, until detection of a request for stopping the regeneration.
US07802415B2 Floor panel with sealing means
Floor panels and floor elements therefore are made of sheet-shaped cores which before application of the surface of the floor panels are formed with sealing means for counteracting changes in the properties of the floor panels caused by moisture.
US07802410B2 Modular elements, network, supporting structure, construct
The invention relates to modular elements made of insulating materials for constructions, provided with at least one network element in the interior; to a network obtained by connecting modular elements; to a supporting structure achieved by casting a hardening material in the network achieved by connecting the modular elements and joining them through the supporting structure, as well as to the process for obtaining thereof. The modular element has an interior network element made up of at least two main half joints and optionally it may have one or more secondary half-joints, connected through vertical and oblique channels. The network obtained by assembling the modular elements is made up of main and secondary joints, connected trough vertical, horizontal and oblique channels. The unitary supporting structure is obtained by casting a material that will be harden in the unitary network for the entire construction. The process for obtaining the construction according to the invention consists of the following: connection of modular elements and the casting of material that hardens in the network defined through the connection of modular elements and the creation of a unitary supporting structure.
US07802402B2 Crawl space access device
A crawl space access device is capable of being placed in a below grade level crawl space entry pit, and mating with the below grade opening in a building wall. The crawl space access device includes a body member having a base portion restable on a horizontal surface of the pit. A side wall portion extends generally perpendicular to the base portion. The side wall portion includes a side wall opening matable with the below grade opening.
US07802396B2 Electrified bird repellent track
An animal deterring device has a carrier with first and second conductive traces that are separated by an arc suppressor. Most typically, the arc suppressor is configured to eliminate short circuiting of the device when exposed to fog, dew, rain, or animal excrements while at the same time to allow an animal to contact both conductive traces at the same time.
US07802390B2 Configurable modular picture frame
A picture frame for holding and displaying content. The picture frame has an edge with a channel receiving the content. An edge segment is attachable to and detachable from the remainder of the edge, using magnets, to allow insertion and removal of the content. A back has a front face to which the edge remainder is attached and a rear face including one or more magnets for attaching the back to a magnetically attractive surface. An optional stand has a plurality of elements that engage at least one of the back magnets to support the back in multiple directions and orientations. An optional hanger is made of a magnetically attracted material for engaging at least one of the back magnets and attach the hanger to the back. The hanger is configured to engage a fastener and hang the picture frame from the fastener when the stand is not in use.
US07802388B2 Laminating labels
A label including a lamination, a method of using such label and a method of making such label. The label may include a liner, a face stock having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, disposed over a portion of the liner. In addition, the label may include a laminating material having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and a first edge and a second edge, wherein the laminating material is disposed over a portion of the liner and the second surface is proximate to said liner. Furthermore, the label may include at least two creases in the liner upon which the liner may be folded to locate the second surface of the laminating material over the first surface of the face stock.
US07802385B2 Inlay cards and method for its manufacture
The invention relates to an inlay card for decorating an enclosure, to packaging for a disk-shaped medium, to a method for manufacturing an inlay card for decorating an enclosure as well as to a method for packaging a disk-shaped medium. In particular, the present invention relates to inlay cards for decorating an enclosure, especially a jewel case, having a curved and/or multifaceted side wall.The invention can be summarized as an inlay card, or a manufacture thereof, having two or more tabs that are configured and adapted to be bent with respect to a major surface of said inlay card such that the tabs conform to the shape of a multifaceted or curved wall of a jewel case when the inlay card is placed therein.
US07802384B2 Method and device for excavating submerged stratum
An excavation technique for a stratum capable of excavating a submerged stratum such as a layer containing an underground resource by using laser irradiation in liquid is provided. In this technique, a laser beam transmitted through laser transmission means 20 is irradiated in liquid 90 in form of a laser beam having a wavelength with high absorptance of the liquid 90 by laser-induced bubble generation means 35, generating a bubble flow 36, thus excavation of a submerged stratum may be carried out by using a laser-induced destruction effect. Moreover, a laser beam 41 having low absorptance of the liquid 90 is irradiated by laser irradiation means 39 and passed through the bubble flow 36, thereby applying a thermal effect to a stratum to destroy rock and excavate the stratum. The destruction effect and the thermal effect also may be cooperatively worked.
US07802383B2 Hitched grooming device for winter trails
A hitched grooming device having a tapered frame. a pivot allows for device to create a trail that is kept horizontal no matter the inclination of the terrain. Another pivot allows a compactor to rotate so that it can keep the trail as uniform as possible by keeping the compactor horizontal.
US07802382B2 Novelty footwear item and method of using same
A novelty footwear item includes a flexible outsole, a flexible footbed and a flexible elongated wedge-shape midsole. The midsole has a unitary construction including a heel support area and an arch support area. An open storage compartment is disposed within the heel support area and is concealed by the footbed which overlays the midsole and the outsole. The footbed is fixedly attached to a front toe area of the outsole and fixedly attached to the midsole at about the arch support area. The footbed is further removably attached to the midsole at about the heel support area so that the footbed may be lifted up pivotally and way from the heel support area to provide user access to the storage compartment. Stiffeners disposed within the footbed facilitate the pivoting of the footbed and prevent collapse of the footbed into the compartment under a user load.
US07802380B2 Shoe construction with double tongue
A novel shoe construction provides a unique aesthetically pleasing appearance to a shoe while also reinforcing the shoe construction. In the shoe construction, the shoe is provided with a first tongue that extends upwardly from the shoe sole and across the forefoot opening in the front of the shoe upper, and a second tongue that is separate from the first tongue and extends upwardly from the shoe sole beneath the first tongue.
US07802378B2 Insert for article of footwear and method for producing the insert
An insert for footwear which has improved durability and pliability and satisfies a thumb test of pliability when exposed along the sides of the footwear. The insert comprises a compressible core at least partially surrounded by a flexible casing. The flexible casing has an open window of a size which is sufficient for insertion of the compressible core into the flexible casing but leaving sufficient material to hold the compressible core. The peripheral portion of the flexible casing is spaced from at least a portion of the peripheral surface of the compressible core, while not interfering with the foot applying pressure to the compressible core. A method for making the insert is also provided.
US07802374B1 Capacitive digital caliper
A capacitive digital caliper comprises a main beam and a slider, a rack and a gear are mounted on the main beam and the slider respectively. This gear system changes the linear position x on the main beam into angular position(θ+2Nπ), and the angular position is measured by a capacitive measuring device. The capacitive measuring device of angular position is seally isolated from the rack and gear by a seal cavity and a seal member. Therefore, the caliper can be used under a poor condition at present of particulate and fluid contaminants. The present invention is particularly suitable for being used in the field of mechanical work.
US07802371B2 Level with magnetic device
A level with magnetic device relates to a measuring instrument. That level includes a case body and a bubble cell on the case body, and it is characterized in that the cross section of the bottom of the case body, being the location of the reference plane, has a profiled shape, and furthermore by this is constituted a profiled slot on the bottom of the case body, a magnet is placed inside the profiled slot on the bottom of said case body, an elastic retaining bracket is pressed on top of the magnet, and the shapes of that elastic retaining bracket and the profiled slot are complementarily matched. That level solves the problem of instability of precision of the contemporary level with magnetic device, and it is widely applicable in the level industry.
US07802370B2 Antenna feed angular alignment tool
An antenna feed angular alignment tool for an antenna feed and method of use. The tool having a body with a bore between a first end and a second end; a capsule, retained within the bore, having a first material and a second material enclosed within a cavity of the capsule. Coupling feature(s) integral with the body, proximate the first end are configured to rotationally couple with the antenna feed. The first material and the second material having different densities are movable within the capsule, indicating when the capsule and thereby the tool are aligned with a horizontal plane.
US07802368B2 Razor assembly
A razor assembly is provided that includes a razor cartridge with one or more razor blades, a shaving aid body, a handle, and a linkage pivotally connected to the handle. The linkage is connected to the razor cartridge and the shaving aid body in a manner such that the razor cartridge and the shaving aid body are moveable relative to the handle. Movement of one of the razor cartridge or the shaving aid body in a first direction causes the other of the razor cartridge or the shaving aid body to move in a second direction substantially opposite the first direction. As a result, the positions of the shaving aid body and the razor cartridge are continuously adjusted to maintain the contact surface of the shaving aid body approximately co-planar with the cutting edges of the razor blades within the razor cartridge.
US07802367B1 Fence post tool
This fence post tool makes an opening in a fence post to receive a fence rail. The tool includes a threaded first member received within the hollow fence post and having an elongate handle to manipulate the first member into position adjacent a predrilled pilot hole. A second member includes a cutting edge defining the profile of the cutout and having a bolt received through the second member and into the threaded passage of the first member to draw the second member cutting edge into cutting engagement with the fence post sidewall.
US07802363B2 Method for forming a wheel bearing unit
Attachment holes are formed in a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction of the attachment flange of a wheel bearing unit. The amount “h” of projection from an attachment surface in the axial direction of the opening edge peripheral portion of the respective attachment holes is limited under the condition that studs are press-fitted and fixed into the respective attachment holes.
US07802362B2 Method of making heat pipe having composite capillary wick
A method of making a heat pipe includes the steps of: providing a mandrel, a capillary wick and a straight tubular shell; inserting the mandrel and the capillary wick into the shell; cramming powder into the shell, wherein the powder can be sintered between the shell and the mandrel; sintering the shell having the mandrel, the capillary wick and the powder therein; and drawing the mandrel out of the shell and filling working media into the pipe, and vacuuming and sealing the pipe. The mandrel defines a longitudinal slot therein, and the capillary wick is positioned in the slot.
US07802359B2 Electronic assembly manufacturing method
A method is described for manufacturing electronic assemblies (52). Electronic die (36) held in a plastic matrix (43) form a partially completed panel (35) of electronic assemblies (52). The panel (35) is adhesively mounted to a ceramic carrier (20) having multiple holes (22) there through. Conductive interconnects (38-1, 38-2, etc.) and other layers are applied to the panel, coupled to electrical contacts on the die (36) and external electrical contacts (39-1) for the panel (50). The panel (50) and the carrier (20) are separated and the panel singulated to release the finished electronic assemblies (52). Silicone is a preferred adhesive (27) and is dissolved using a non-polar solvent (70) that penetrates through the holes (22) in the carrier (20) to the adhesive (27). The adhesive (27) is preferentially applied using a transfer adhesive sandwich (24), that is, an adhesive layer (27) with removable plastic sheets (25, 26) on either side that can be peeled away from the adhesive (27). This facilitates handling and properly locating the adhesive (27) on the carrier (20) for efficient low cost manufacture of the assemblies (52).
US07802355B2 Vibration table for concrete moulding machines
Vibration equipment includes a vibration table with rotating shafts for producing vibrations and used in casting concrete blocks for e.g. paving and erection of walls. These vibration tables are normally made of cut-out, welded steel parts that after welding constitute the main part of the vibration table, making such vibration tables costly and resulting in relatively great waste of material. This method solves the above problems by providing vibration equipment in which individual parts for the vibration table are cast in one piece or are welded and are finally fastened to each other by bolts or by welding, thereby avoid several work operations and saving material in the form of steel. Simultaneously, the vibration table is designed such that force and stress flow in the vibration table is optimized.
US07802351B2 Compression post mount
A fence post assembly for mounting to a substructure with a single point of attachment. The post assembly has an outer sleeve surrounding a support member and an attachment rod extending through the support member. The post assembly is mounted to the substructure by securing one end of the attachment rod in the substructure and securing the support member between a compression plate and the substructure by tensioning the upper end of the attachment rod. Attachment points for securing additional fence components to the post are provided by inserting an adapter into a receiving channel defined along a longitudinal length of the support member.
US07802350B2 Flange hole repair
The invention is a method of repairing an aperture and adjacent defect in a part which is started by removing one or more defects adjacent an aperture in a base material. The material is removed to create a weld seam that extends past an area of high stress concentration on the aperture. An insert of material containing a profile that corresponds to the profile of the base material removed adjacent the aperture and a combination top and runoff plate that encompasses the insert of material are provided. The insert of material is tack welded to the combination plate to assure a gap of less than about 0.003 inches between the combination plate and the insert. A backing plate is inserted underneath the combination top and runoff plate and insert such that there remains an air space between the backing plate and the combination plate which prevents the combination plate from becoming fused to the backing plate during a welding process. The insert is welded to the base material, and the backing plate is removed. Excess material is removed from the insert to obtain an aperture containing a profile essentially the same as the profile of the aperture prior to initiating the repair.
US07802343B2 Suction head for a vacuum cleaner
A suction head for a vacuum cleaner comprises a hollow body including a pair of arms (1, 3) which diverge from predetermined region of the body at an acute angle. Each arm is formed with a channel (14) for the passage of air. An outlet opening (5) is located in the region of the body from which the arms diverge for the passage of air to a vacuum cleaner. A first continuous ground-engaging barrier (21) extends along the region of an inner edge (19) of one of the arms (1). A second continuous ground-engaging barrier (21) extends along the region of an inner edge (19) of the other of the arms (3). A gap (23) is formed between the first and second barriers (21) for the passage of relatively large particles of debris into the suction head.
US07802340B2 Extendable cleaning implement having two support heads
A cleaning tool 410 designed to be used with at least one cleaning implement/replaceable dusting sleeve/cleaning mitt or cleaning pad 11 is disclosed. The cleaning tool 410 includes a telescoping support 409 comprised of a plurality of telescopingly received shafts or sections (412, 413, 414, 415) wherein one of the shafts is an I-beam 415. The shafts 412, 413, 414 and 415 may be freely extended into a locked fully extended position 401 and released via depression of a first engaging projection 439. A primary support head 416 and secondary support head 418 are pivotally mounted to a forward mount 440 and releasably locked together.
US07802337B2 Retractable ramp
A ramp assembly includes an elongated frame sized and shaped to extend between a first door and a second door aligned opposite each other on opposed sides of a vehicle; a first sectional ramp section having a first end and a second end; and a second sectional ramp having a first end and a second end. The first sectional ramp is slidably moveable along the frame from a stored position to a deployed position on either of the opposed sides of the vehicle. The second sectional ramp is positioned adjacent the first sectional ramp and is slidably moveable along the frame from a stored position to a deployed position on either of the opposed sides of the vehicle. The ramp assembly also includes a first locking mechanism coupled to the first end of each of the first sectional ramp and the second sectional ramp; and a second locking mechanism coupled to the second end of each of the first sectional ramp and the second sectional ramp. The first locking mechanism is placed in a locked position and the second locking mechanism is placed in an unlocked position to allow the first and second sectional ramps to be coupled together and moved from the stored position to the deployed position through the first door. The second locking mechanism is placed in a locked position and the first locking mechanism is placed in an unlocked position to allow the first and second sectional ramps to be coupled together and moved from the stored position to the deployed position through the second door.
US07802336B2 Apparatus for controlling hot water washing of washing machine and method thereof
A system and method for controlling a hot water wash cycle in a washing machine is provided. The method includes supplying water to the washing machine, and determining a water level in the washing machine. When the water level reaches a heating water level at which a heating unit is submerged, the heating unit is turned on to heat the water while water continues to be supplied to the washing machine. When the water level reaches a washing water level and the water in the washing machine is at a washing water temperature, the heating unit is turned off and a wash cycle associated with a selected washing condition may be initiated. By turning on the heating unit as soon as it is submerged, wash time may be reduced.
US07802335B2 Bulk dispense user adjustable controls
Systems and methods for delivering an additive to an appliance are disclosed. The systems may include a user interface configured to accept a user input and a controller connected to the user interface. The controller may be configured to receive the user input and cause an additive delivery system to deliver at least one additive to the appliance. The methods include receiving an amount of the additive to be delivered to the appliance and receiving a time at which the additive is to be delivered to the appliance during a cycle. The method may further include activating an additive delivery system to deliver the amount of the additive at the time to the appliance.
US07802332B2 Inflatable mattress for a bed
A support apparatus includes a rotation therapy device, a pulsation therapy device, a dynamic therapy device, and a control system for operating the devices.
US07802320B2 Helmet padding
An improved helmet padding includes a multi-layered liner including an innermost layer consisting of a comfort liner designed to engage the head of the user, and having an outer surface covered by an inner surface of a relatively low density foam layer. The relatively low density foam layer consists of a first region of relatively uniform thickness with an outer area from which a multiplicity of protuberances extend radially outwardly. The radially outward layer of the inventive padding consists of a layer of relatively high density foam. The outer layer includes a plurality of recesses corresponding to the protuberances of the inner layer and sized to snugly receive the conical protuberances therewithin. The outer surface of the outer foam layer is shaped and configured to engage the outer shell of a helmet in which it is installed.
US07805760B2 Data processing method, data processing device computer program and recording medium
The branch origin address and branch destination address of a branch instruction (jmp instruction) are stored, a judgment is made as to whether or not a call instruction for calling an instruction code group for executing an external command is associated with the branch destination address, a judgment is made as to whether or not the call destination address is between the branch origin address and the branch destination address if the call instruction is associated with the branch destination address, and information indicating that malicious code was detected is generated if the call destination of the call instruction is between the branch origin address and the branch destination address.
US07805755B2 System and method for application authorization
A method and system for authorization of applications executing on a device having a key store. Applications obtain an application-level ticket to permit access to one or more key values located in the key store. Each ticket is securely associated with an application and being generated on the determination that the application is a trusted application. Tickets are potentially associated with one key value in the key store, with a subset of key values in the key store, or with all key values in the key store. Access to key values by an application is possible independently of a user providing a password for each such access.
US07805754B2 Communication method and apparatus using IP address of VPN gateway for mobile node in a VPN
A communication method and apparatus using the IP address of a gateway for an MN in a VPN are provided. When the MN is to access the VPN, the gateway acting an FA in the VPN performs a Mobile IP registration on behalf of the MN and is allocated a HoA for the MN from an HA. Therefore, the number of addresses required for the Mobile IP registration of the MN is reduced and overlap between an IP-in-IP tunnel for Mobile Internet and an IPsec tunnel for the VPN is avoided. As a result, packet transmission overhead is reduced.
US07805751B1 Automatic reconfiguration device
The present invention provides a method and device that can easily configure an entertainment system automatically or semi-automatically. The reconfiguration of the entertainment system can be achieved by cycling through the possible configurations of the entertainment system (i.e. different combinations of operational states of the components that make up the entertainment system) by changing various operational states of certain components until an operable configuration is found. The invention may be implemented in any component of the entertainment system including a set-top-box, satellite receiver or a remote control.
US07805749B1 Signal processing apparatus and methods
A unified system of programming communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc. At receiver stations, signals in received transmissions and from local inputs (225, 218, 22) cause control processors (200) and computers (205) to automate connection and operation of converters (201), tuners (215), decryptors (224), recorder/players (217), computers (205), furnaces (206), etc. Processors (71, 200) meter and monitor availability and usage of programming.
US07805746B2 Optimized application on-the-wire format for construction, delivery and display of enhanced television content
Enhanced television content is processed and displayed by the execution of computer-readable instructions formatted in a binary interchange format (BIF) of an enhanced television BIF (EBIF) application via user agent at a client by interpreting the computer-readable instructions directly and without additional compilation. A key identifier may be used by the EBIF application to identify a content programming engine to locate and retrieve programmable content to be displayed at the client.
US07805745B2 Media content rebroadcast
Media content rebroadcast is described. In embodiment(s), a content distributor broadcasts television media content to client devices, and caches the television media content that is broadcast. A client device can receive the television media content and then request identification data that corresponds to the television media content from the content distributor. The client device can determine whether all of the television media content has been received utilizing the identification data, and request data segment(s) of the television media content that are determined not to have been received. The content distributor receives requests from multiple client devices for data segments of the television media content not received by the client devices. The content distributor can then prioritize the requests based on demand for the data segments that are requested, and queue the data segments prioritized by demand for rebroadcast to the requesting client devices.
US07805742B2 Program guide application interface system
A program guide system is provided that supports a program guide application and multiple non-guide applications. The program guide system has a program guide application interface that allows the non-guide applications to use both device resources and program guide resources. The application interface maintains a list of registered applications and directs control requests from various applications to the current primary application. The application interface also has a user interface input director that directs keystrokes and other user input commands to the appropriate application. If a keystroke for the program guide application is detected while a non-guide application is running, the program guide application is invoked.
US07805737B2 Disk drive device and electronic apparatus
A disk drive device includes a housing having a front side with a slot through which a disk-shaped recording medium is inserted and ejected, a pickup unit including a mount on which the recording medium is mounted, a rotating mechanism that rotates the recording medium on the mount, a pickup mechanism that reproduces a signal recorded on the recording medium, a pickup-moving mechanism that moves the pickup mechanism in a radial direction of the recording medium, and a base plate that has a protruding surface guiding the recording medium toward the mount and on which the mount, the rotating mechanism, the pickup mechanism, and the pickup-moving mechanism are integrated, and a conveying mechanism that conveys the recording medium between the slot and the mount.
US07805732B2 System and method for enabling cooperation of applications on a distributed network
A system is implementable in a network including a plurality of coupled electronic devices. The system includes a first mobile agent object executable on an electronic device and operable to perform a first operation on a data set. A second mobile agent object is executable on an electronic device and operable to perform a second operation on a data set. A composition object is operable to enable the first mobile agent object to provide the data set to the second mobile agent object if the first mobile agent object and second mobile agent object are executing on the same electronic device. At least one bridging object can enable the first mobile agent object to provide the data set to the second mobile agent object if the first mobile agent object and second mobile agent object are executing on different electronic devices.
US07805729B2 System and method for an extendable mobile communications device user interface
A system and method for an extendable software interface includes a software architecture for use in a mobile device having a processor and a memory device. The software architecture includes a set of first-order controller software instructions configured to interface the application program with a first-order data model, and a first-order data object stored in the memory device in the form of the first-order data model. The first-order data object includes a second-order data object. A second-order set of controller software instructions configured to interact with the second-order data object is also included in the software architecture.
US07805727B2 Execution control for processor tasks
Method, system and means are provided for simultaneous activation/deactivation of a set of tasks by a processor, each of the tasks normally executed in a sequential fashion by one or more processors. A list of tasks to be activated/deactivated is stored, including the timing relationship for the activation process. The list is then implemented as frame numbers for activation and requested state in the actual task list. The executing processor compares the requested state to the actual state for each task, and if different, compares the value of the activation frame with the current frame. If the current frame equals or exceeds the activation frame, then the requested active state is transferred to the actual state.
US07805726B1 Multi-level resource limits for operating system partitions
A mechanism is provided for implementing multi-level resource control in operating system partitions. In one implementation, one or more non-global partitions may be established within a global operating system environment provided by an operating system. Each non-global partition may have one or more projects executing therein, and each project may comprise one or more processes. Each non-global partition may have associated therewith a first resource limit. This resource limit indicates how much of a particular resource has been allocated to the non-global partition as a whole. Each project executing within a non-global partition may have associated therewith a second resource limit. This limit indicates what amount of the particular resource allocated to the non-global partition has been allocated to that project. By setting multiple limits in this manner, it is possible to control resource allocation at multiple levels.
US07805721B2 System and method for automated migration from Windows to Linux
A system and method for automating the migration of configuration settings and data from computer systems running the Windows® operating system to computer systems running the Linux® operating system. The method utilizes data from one or more sources to create the configuration of the target system, and translates between settings related to the Windows® systems and Linux® systems involved. As a result, it simplifies the otherwise complex and time-consuming task of migrating from one server to another, specifically when migrating between two operating systems that provide similar functionality but are configured in distinctly different ways.
US07805719B2 System and method for updating and distributing information
The present invention discloses efficient devices, systems, and methods for updating digital information sequences that are comprised by software (110a), devices (104a), and data (110c). In addition, these digital information sequences may be stored and used in various forms, including but not limited to files, memory locations, and/or embedded storage locations. The disclosed invention is thus suitable for updating many types of digital information sequences and in the context of updating software comprised of multiple files. Furthermore, the devices, systems, and methods described herein provide a developer skilled in the art with an improved ability to generate update information as needed and, additionally, allow users to proceed through a simplified update path, which is not error-prone, and may be performed more quickly than through the use of existing technologies.
US07805715B2 Model publishing framework
Provided are a method, system, and program for a model publishing framework. An intermediate data structure is generated from a model to include elements providing information on the model, wherein the model defines an object oriented program design. A publisher registry has a plurality of registered publishers. One registered publisher is selected from the publisher registry to use to publish the model. The publisher includes formatting information to generate model output. The selected publisher accesses the intermediate data structure and generates output from the elements in the intermediate data structure according to the formatting information to provide a visualization of the defined model.
US07805707B2 System and method for preparing runtime checks
System and method for allowing embedded devices, even with a limited amount of CPU power and limited memory, to run code more efficiently by eliminating all or most of the runtime checks, while retaining the benefits of runtime checks. The runtime checks may be moved or duplicated to an outside application running on a remote computer. The outside application can prepare the runtime checks for execution at the embedded system. The embedded system may receive pre-validated code and store it inside custom cache for later execution using a check-less, or check-limited, runtime on the embedded device.
US07805703B2 System and method for representing the interactions between multiple inputs and at least one output
The invention relates to a system and method for visually representing the interactions of input variables and output variables using a visualization field. The method comprises generating a visualization field on a display device, generating input variable indicators representative of the input variables, positioning the input variable indicators relative to the visualization field, generating interaction indicators, which are indicators of the input variables, positioning the interaction indicators relative to the visualization field, and adjusting the appearance of the interaction indicators to reflect the values of the output variables. The interaction indicators may also comprise association indicators that identify the input variables associated with the interaction indicators.
US07805701B1 Universal two-input logic gate that is configurable and connectable in an integrated circuit by a single mask layer adjustment
A spare logic circuit for implementing any one of a plurality of logic gates includes a multiplexer circuit whose select inputs are utilized as logic gate inputs, and whose output is utilized as a logic gate output. Each of a plurality of data inputs of the multiplexer circuit is configured to receive one of first and second logic voltage levels which define the desired logic function. By modifying a single photolithographic mask, the spare logic gate can be: configured to perform the desired logic function; connected into a target logic circuit; or both configured and connected into a target logic circuit.
US07805697B2 Rotary clock synchronous fabric
Methods for generating a design for logic circuitry using rotary traveling wave oscillators (RTWOs) are described. A plurality of RTWOs are is arranged into an array of rows and columns. Adjacent elements in the array are interconnected so that the clocks in adjacent element are phase synchronous. Clocked devices are placed along the signal path of each array element and each is connected to one of the multiple phases provided by the RTWO element. The logic circuitry, described by a netlist, is divided into a number of partitions and each of these partitions is mapped to one of the array elements. The logic circuitry of the partition is then placed within or about the element of the array to which the partition is mapped and the circuitry in the partition is connected between the clocked devices in the element of the array, according to the net list.
US07805694B2 Apparatus and method to facilitate hierarchical netlist checking
An apparatus and method are disclosed which determine locations where verification data should exist in a circuit representation and then propagates verification or circuit properties within a circuit representation. For a hierarchical representation of a circuit, a minimum number of modified circuit entities are created and added to the hierarchical representation such that pertinent critical net and property information is represented at each hierarchical level.
US07805692B2 Method for local hot spot fixing
Efficient and cost-effective systems and methods for detecting and correcting hot spots of semiconductor devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes providing an input file having a device layout; performing a hot spot detection on the input file; and then modifying the device layout based on the hot spots detected to create an output file. In another aspect, a method includes providing an input file having a device layout; selecting a first local region of the device layout; performing a first hot spot detection on the first local region; modifying the first local region based on the hot spots detected to create a first output file; and repeating for other local regions of the device layout. In some aspects, hot spots are detected by comparing parameters of the device layout with a set of hot spot rules to determine if the device layout satisfies the hot spot rules.
US07805691B2 Semiconductor failure analysis apparatus, failure analysis method, and failure analysis program
A failure analysis apparatus 10 is composed of an inspection information acquirer 11 for acquiring a failure observed image P2 of a semiconductor device, a layout information acquirer 12 for acquiring layout information, and a failure analyzer 13 for analyzing a failure. The failure analyzer 13 extracts candidate nets passing at least one of analysis regions set from the failure observed image, out of a plurality of nets in the semiconductor device, and passage counts of the respective candidate nets through the analysis regions, selects a candidate net with the largest passage count as a first failure net, and selects a second failure net with attention to analysis regions where the first failure net does not pass. This substantializes a semiconductor failure analysis apparatus, failure analysis method, and failure analysis program capable of securely and efficiently performing the analysis of the failure of the semiconductor device using the failure observed image.
US07805687B2 One-time programmable (OTP) memory cell
A method of performing a programming, testing and trimming operation is disclosed in this invention. The method includes a step of applying a programming circuit for programming an OTP memory for probing and sensing one of three different states of the OTP memory for carrying out a trimming operation using one of the three states of the OTP memory whereby a higher utilization of OTP memory cells is achieved. Selecting and programming two conductive circuits of the OTP into two different operational characteristics thus enables the storing and sensing one of the three different states of the OTP memory. These two conductive circuits may include two different transistors for programming into a linear resistor and a nonlinear resistor with different current conducting characteristics. The programming processes include application of a high voltage and different programming currents thus generating different operational characteristics of these two transistors.
US07805686B2 Methods to generate state space models by closed forms for general interconnect and transmission lines, trees and nets, and their model reduction and simulations
There is provided a set of methods for generating state space models of general VLSI interconnect and transmission lines, trees and nets by closed forms with exact accuracy and low computation complexity. The state space model is built by three types of models: the branch model, the connection model and the non-connection model, that are block matrices in closed forms, arranged with topology. The main features are the topology structure, simplicity and accuracy of the closed forms of the state space models {A,B,C,D} or {A,B,C}, computation complexity of O(N) in sense of scalar multiplication times, where N is the total system order, practice of the modeling, ELO model simplification, and their optimization. For evenly distributed interconnect and transmission lines, trees and nets, the closed forms of state space model have the computation complexity of O(1), i.e., only a fixed constant of scalar multiplication times.
US07805676B2 Enhanced calendaring functionality in a collaboration suite
Various embodiments of the present invention provide for enhanced calendaring functionality in a collaboration suite application. A mini-calendar display in different views of the collaboration suite application provide for an easy way to view, edit and/or add appointments without needing to open of the calendar in the collaboration suite application. Email messages can be dragged onto days in the mini-calendar to create meeting proposals. Enhanced UI allows for different meetings being having different appearances based on whether they have been accepted, rejected, etc. Multiple calendars can be viewed simultaneously and their cumulative availability for any time slot can be easily seen via a calendar thermometer. Requests for sharing of calendars can be communicated via email messages, and they can be seamlessly responded to within the email message itself.
US07805675B2 Methods, systems, and computer program products for recreating events occurring within a web application
A method, system, and computer program product for re-creating events occurring within a Web application is provided. The method includes receiving a request to perform an action from a client system accessing the Web application over a network. The method also includes generating a log file for the client system and recording the request and a timestamp of the request in the log file. The method further includes collecting client system information, executing the request, and recording the client system information and request execution details in the log file. Upon the occurrence of a triggering event, the method includes generating scripts to re-create the request and the request execution details, executing the scripts within the Web application and the operating environment of the client system that is re-produced using the client system information, and recording and evaluating results of execution of the scripts to identify any issues or evaluate client system experiences with the Web application.
US07805673B2 Method and apparatus to provide a unified redaction system
A method comprising enabling a user to define a redaction of a part of a document in a corpus of documents, the redaction definition including a scope defining a range of documents in the corpus to which the redaction applies.
US07805669B2 System and method for selective form configuration
A system and method for selective form configuration. According to an embodiment of the invention, an engine retrieves a form template from a data store, the form template specifying a plurality of form elements, parses the form template to identify one or more configurable form elements from the plurality of form elements, presents to a user via a user interface one or more selectable options specifying configuration settings to govern modifications of the one or more identified configurable form elements, receives from the user interface a selection of the one or more options provided by the user, generates a descriptor identifying the selected options provided by the user, and associates the descriptor with the form template.
US07805667B2 System and method for identifying target node graphs from predetermined seed node subsets
A system and method to identify target node graphs from predetermined seed node subsets are described. A one-sided constrained spectral embedding of a graph using a predetermined set of seed nodes within the graph is computed. Next, a threshold boundary is identified to define a target area for a target subgraph within the embedded graph using predetermined network-flow calculations, the target subgraph including the predetermined set of seed nodes. Finally, the target subgraph is identified based on the calculated threshold boundary.
US07805662B2 Error correction code decoder
An ECC decoder for correcting a coded signal received, which includes a syndrome calculation and errata evaluation device to receive a code word of the coded signal for performing a syndrome calculation to thereby output a syndrome polynomial, and to receive an erasure and errata evaluator polynomial and an errata position for performing an errata evaluation to thereby output an errata and erasure value and correct the coded signal; a key equation solving device to receive the syndrome for generating an erasure and errata locator polynomial and the erasure and errata evaluator polynomial; and an errata position search device to receive the erasure and errata locator polynomial for searching and outputting the errata position. Evaluating the errata and erasure value and calculating the syndrome are performed in pipeline, thereby sharing the hardware and relatively reducing the hardware cost.
US07805659B2 Method and data storage devices for a RAID system
A method of controlling a RAID system including a plurality of disk devices is provided. The method allows for reading data recorded onto an area adjacent to an area where a write error occurs when the write error is detected while data is written into the disk device. When an error is detected from the data read from the adjacent area, the data recorded onto the adjacent area is restored by using a RAID function and the restored data is written into the adjacent area.
US07805657B2 Techniques to determine transmission quality of a signal propagation medium
Techniques are described that can be used to identify a defective communication channel in a communications network. A decoder in a receiver may decode a signal received from a network. The decoded signal may be re-encoded and compared with the signal received from the network. A count of differences between the re-encoded signal and the signal received from a network may be provided. An indication of errors remaining after the decoding may also be provided. Based on the count and the indication, a defect in the communication channel may be identified. A user may be notified and/or actions may take place.
US07805656B2 Error correction in packet-based communication networks using data consistency checks
Bit errors in packets of data that are communicated in a network such as a wireless network can be corrected by processes that do not require any overhead in the data such as conventional error-detection codes or redundant information such as conventional error-correction codes. A validation-set process compares corrupted data against values in a set of known valid values and selects one of the known valid values to replace the corrupted data. A consistency-check process uses data correlation characteristics of two or more parameters to determine if values obtained from a packet are consistent with one another. If not, values are changed to make them consistent.
US07805645B2 Data processing apparatus and method for testing stability of memory cells in a memory device
A data processor includes a memory device having an array of memory cells for storing data values. Test circuitry executes one or more test patterns to detect any memory cells which may malfunction. Each test pattern causes a sequence of access requests to be issued to the memory device where the timing of the sequence is controlled by a test mode clock signal. Dummy read control circuitry is responsive at least to each write access request to generate an internal clock signal which has an increased frequency with respect to the test mode clock signal. The dummy read control circuitry performs, using the internal clock signal, a write operation to at least one memory cell based on a memory address specified by the write access request, followed by a dummy read operation to the same memory cell, serving to stress the memory cell with respect to cell stability.
US07805644B2 Multiple pBIST controllers
A system on a single integrated circuit chip (SoC) includes a plurality of operational circuits to be tested. A plurality of programmable built-in self-test (pBIST) controllers is connected to respective ones of the plurality of operational circuits in a manner that allows the pBIST controllers to test the respective operation circuits in parallel. An interface is connected to each of the plurality of pBIST controllers for connection to an external tester to facilitate programming of each of the plurality of pBIST controllers by the external tester, such that the plurality of pBIST controllers are operable to test the plurality of operational circuits in parallel and report the results of the parallel tests to the external tester, thereby reducing test time.
US07805642B1 Low power iterative decoder using input data pipelining and voltage scaling
A decoder architecture and method for processing codewords are provided. In one implementation, the decoder architecture includes an input buffer configured to receive and store one or more codewords to be processed, and a decoder configured to receive codewords one at a time from the input buffer. The decoder processes each codeword only for a minimum amount of time for the codeword to become error free. The decoder architecture further includes an input buffer monitor and supply regulator configured to change a voltage supply to the decoder responsive to an average amount of time or each codeword to become error free.
US07805635B2 Constraint programming for reduction of system test-configuration-matrix complexity
A system for creating a system configuration data set includes an input operable to receive a set of system properties with attributes and values and a set of expressions representing a set of system test goals. The system further includes a processor operable to define a hierarchical tree structure with a plurality of nodes where each node represents one of the system properties and includes at least one of the attributes and the values and an output operable to output a set of system test data utilizing the hierarchical tree structure combined with the expressions. A method includes creating a hierarchical tree structure with a plurality of nodes where each node represents a system property. The method further includes receiving a set of expressions representing a set of system test goals and creating a set of system test data utilizing the hierarchical tree structure combined with the expressions.
US07805629B2 Protecting data transactions on an integrated circuit bus
Provided is a method and system for protecting data transactions transmitted on an integrated circuit bus. Specifically, by transmitting data along with the complement of the data from one component to another component that are connected by the integrated circuit bus, the data and complemented data can be compared for errors. Exemplary errors include bit flips. Comparisons include logical operations, such as XOR, that determine if an error has occurred during the transmission of the data or complemented data on the integrated circuit bus.
US07805627B2 Clock synchronization scheme for deskewing operations in a data interface
A technique includes providing transmitters that are each associated with a data bit line of a bus, and each transmitter is clocked by an associated transmit clock signal. The technique includes determining a baseline offset to apply to a base clock signal to synchronize the base clock signal to a source clock signal of a source that supplies data to the transmitters. For each transmitter, an associated phase offset is determined to compensate for an associated skew. The phase of each transmit clock signal is controlled based on the associated phase offset and the baseline offset.
US07805626B2 Print engine having authentication device for disabling memory writing upon power drop
A print engine comprising at least one print controller and at least one associated authentication device is provided. Each authentication device having a processor, a memory that the processor can access, a memory access unit for controlling accesses to the memory, an input for receiving power for the authentication device from an external power source, and a power detection unit. The processor is configured to control and trim the amount of power supplied to the input to predetermine a threshold at which operation of the authentication device is established. The power detection unit is configured to monitor a voltage level of the power supplied to the input, and in the event the voltage level drops below the predetermined threshold, disabling a power supply to circuitry for use in writing to the memory under the control of the print controller, such that the memory access unit's ability to alter data in the memory is disabled prior to address or data values to be written to the memory becoming unreliable due to failing power.
US07805619B2 Circuit technique to reduce leakage during reduced power mode
Provided herein are schemes for reducing leakage in dynamic circuits during sleep modes.
US07805617B2 Digital data recording apparatus, digital data recording method, and computer-readable recording medium
A data communication unit receives encrypted digital data via a network and records the digital data on a primary recording medium. The digital data, having been encrypted in different encryption methods according to the distributors, include attribute information indicating the encryption methods. The encryption method of the digital data is determined and the encrypted data is decrypted by an appropriate decryption unit. Identification information of a secondary recording medium or a playback apparatus is obtained according to whether the secondary recording medium is removable from the playback apparatus. A controller selects an encryption unit among a plurality of encryption units according to the obtained identification information. The selected encryption unit creates an encryption key according to the identification information and re-encrypts the digital data. A recording unit records the digital data on the secondary recording medium. An accounting unit charges according to accounting information in the attribute information.
US07805613B2 Technique for recording entertainment programming content with limited memory capacity
A personal video recording (PVR) system and method for allocating limited memory space to multiple users for recording programming content. A selected amount of storage space for storing programing content is allocated for each PVR user. Based on a storage priority protocol, such storage space allocation may change (i.e., increase or decrease) dynamically for additional PVR users. Further, the accessibility of recorded programming content by one or more PVR users and viewing thereof may be subject to different access rights accorded to the users. Based on predetermined storage access and content access protocols associated with each PVR user, certain restrictions may be placed on one or more of these users. For example, a first restriction may relate to the type of programming content that can be recorded or displayed by the PVR for specific user(s). A second restriction may limit designated users from accessing programming content that is stored but associated with another user.
US07805610B2 System for registration of sensing device with printer
A system is provided having a sensing device for sensing coded data printed on a print media surface which is installed with a secret key and a first identifier which uniquely identifies the sensing device, a printer installed with a second identifier which uniquely identifies the printer, and a server installed with the first and second identifiers. The printer obtains the first identifier from the sensing device and communicates the first and second identifiers to the server. The server determines from the received first and second identifiers whether the sensing device should be registered with the printer and if so, authenticates the sensing device by verifying an encryption from the sensing device, using the secret key, of a challenge message. Upon successful authentication, the sensing device is registered in the server so as to be associated with the printer.
US07805606B2 Computer system for authenticating a computing device
A computer architecture for enterprise device applications provides a real-time, bi-directional communication layer for device communication. An identity-based communications layer provides for secure, end-to-end telemetry and control communications by enabling mutual authentication and encryption between the devices and the enterprise. A unique identity is assigned to each device, user and application to provide security services. A communications session is established between two devices using an authentication service that authenticates the device that is initiating the establishment of the communications session with another device. After authenticating the initiating device, the authentication service provides to the initiating device the network address of the other device and an authentication credential for use in the communications session between the initiating device and the other device.
US07805602B1 Prioritized call admission control for internet key exchange
A method for communication includes predefining two or more client profiles applicable to clients of a communication network. Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections are initiated between at least two of the clients and the network. At least two of the clients are matched with respective profiles selected from the two or more predefined client profiles. Priorities are assigned to packets exchanged between the at least two of the clients and the network responsively to the profiles. The VPN connections are set up for the at least two of the clients responsively to the priorities.
US07805601B2 Computerized apparatus and method for version control and management
Disclosed is a computerized apparatus and method for version control and management. The apparatus includes a cryptography boot loader, a control module on key usage, and one or more agents. After the user's device is powered on, the cryptography boot loader stores a user key, and checks an operating system (OS) certificate for an OS and an application certificate for an application to determine whether these certificates are valid. Then, a right object is obtained with a user certificate through an agent. The control module on key usage compares the OS version and the application version with the version required by the right object. The permission access to the user key is determined by the comparison result. This invention associates the cryptography component with the boot loader to develop a security mechanism performed by OS and application for using a secret key.
US07805598B2 Auto-detecting and auto-correcting system state changes before booting into operating systems
A mechanism via which system state changes can be detected and corrected automatically prior to a customer initiated boot. The mechanism is extensible to address newly added or discovered system state changes that result in a locked condition. The mechanism detects and corrects adverse events before booting into the operating system.
US07805596B2 Highly integrated multiprocessor system
In a multi-processor system (100), when a first processor interrupt generation unit (24) has executed a call command or a jump command in a main routine being executed, it generates an interrupt to a second processor. Upon reception of the interrupt from the interrupt generation unit (24), the second processor saves the return address for returning to the main routing upon completion of the subroutine processing called by the call command in a main memory area (54) other than the first processor or generates a call destination address and a jump destination address and reports it to the first processor. Thus, the first processor can be a small-size circuit capable of flexibly performing processing.
US07805593B1 Real-time performance monitoring using a system implemented in an integrated circuit
Apparatus and method for performance monitoring is described. Instances of performance monitors are loaded into configurable resources. The performance monitors are coupled to a processor via an auxiliary processor unit or a debug port to obtain processor pipeline execution status. Real-time threads or processes are loaded into memory for execution by the processor. The performance monitors are used to monitor the execution status of the real-time threads or processes executed by the processor.
US07805592B2 Early resolving instructions
Techniques are disclosed for handling control transfer instructions in pipelined processors. Such instructions may cause the sequence of subsequent instructions to change, and thus may require subsequent instructions to be deleted from the processor's pipeline. Pre-decode means (110) are provided for at least partially decoding control transfer instructions early in the pipeline. Subsequent instructions can then be prevented from progressing through the pipeline. The mechanism required to delete unwanted instructions is thereby simplified.
US07805591B2 Method and system for dual-core processing
This invention describes a baseband dual-core signal processing in mobile communication systems operating according to GSM, GPRS, or EDGE comprising a first digital signal processor adapted to perform tasks on a first time basis and a second digital signal processor adapted to perform tasks on a second time basis. The second time basis is an integer multiple of the first time basis.
US07805589B2 Relative address generation
Techniques to efficiently handle relative addressing are described. In one design, a processor includes an address generator and a storage unit. The address generator receives a relative address comprised of a base address and an offset, obtains a base value for the base address, sums the base value with the offset, and provides an absolute address corresponding to the relative address. The storage unit receives the base address and provides the base value to the address generator. The storage unit also receives the absolute address and provides data at this address. The address generator may derive the absolute address in a first clock cycle of a memory access. The storage unit may provide the data in a second clock cycle of the memory access. The storage unit may have multiple (e.g., two) read ports to support concurrent address generation and data retrieval.
US07805586B2 System and method for optimizing interconnections of memory devices in a multichip module
An apparatus and method couples memory devices in a memory module to a memory hub on the module such that signals traveling from the hub to the devices have the same propagation time regardless of which device is involved. The hub receives memory signals from a controller over a high speed data link which the hub translates into electrical data, command and address signals. These signals are applied to the memory devices over busses having equivalent path lengths. The busses may also be used by the memory devices to apply data signals to the memory hub. Such data signals can be converted by the memory hub into memory signals and applied to the controller over the high speed data link. In one example, the memory hub is located in the center of the memory module.
US07805578B2 Data processor apparatus and memory interface
A data processor apparatus and memory interface comprises a memory, a plurality of memories, an interface for controlling access to the memories by a device, and an identifier identifying at least a memory location in one memory and a memory location in another memory. The interface is responsive to the identifier to condition the memory locations for receiving data and/or for transferring data therefrom. This arrangement eliminates the need for a dedicated broadcast bus from the array controller to each processor unit (PU), which thereby enables the area/space required to accommodate the data processor to be significantly reduced.
US07805576B2 Information processing system, information processing board, and method of updating cache tag and snoop tag
In an information processing system loaded with a CPU having cache and a system controller having a copy of a tag of the cache (snoop tag), and the CPU not issuing replacement information about the cache tag, the number of WAYs of the snoop tags in the system controller is larger than the number of WAYs of the cache tags in the CPU to reduce a cache miss rate and suppress the degradation of performance by suppressing excess replacement of the cache tags in the CPU.
US07805574B2 Method and cache system with soft I-MRU member protection scheme during make MRU allocation
A caching mechanism implementing a “soft” Instruction-Most Recently Used (I-MRU) protection scheme whereby the selected I-MRU member (cache line) is only protected for a limited number of eviction cycles unless that member is updated/utilized during the period. An update or access to the instruction restarts the countdown that determines when the cache line is no longer protected as the I-MRU. Accordingly, only frequently used Instruction lines are protected, and old I-MRU lines age out of the cache. The old I-MRU members are evicted, such that all the members of a congruence class may be used for data. The I-MRU aging is accomplished through a counter or a linear feedback shift register (LFSR)-based “shootdown” of I-MRU cache lines. The LFSR is tuned such that an I-MRU line will be protected for a pre-established number of evictions.
US07805573B1 Multi-threaded stack cache
Systems and methods for storing stack data for multi-threaded processing in a specialized cache reduce on-chip memory requirements while maintaining low access latency. An on-chip stack cache is used store a predetermined number of stack entries for a thread. When additional entries are needed for the thread, entries stored in the stack cache are spilled, i.e., moved, to remote memory. As entries are popped off the on-chip stack cache, spilled entries are restored from the remote memory. The spilling and restoring processes may be performed while the on-chip stack cache is accessed. Therefore, a large stack size is supported using a smaller amount of die area than that needed to store the entire large stack on-chip. The large stack may be accessed without incurring the latency of reading and writing to remote memory since the stack cache is preemptively spilled and restored.
US07805572B2 Cache pollution avoidance
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a scheme in which information as to the future behavior of particular software is used in order to optimize cache management and reduce cache pollution. Accordingly, a certain type of data can be defined as “short life data” by using knowledge of the expected behavior of particular software. Short life data can be a type of data which, according to the ordinary expected operation of the software, is not expected to be used by the software often in the future. Data blocks which are to be stored in the cache can be examined to determine if they are short life data blocks. If the data blocks are in fact short life data blocks they can be stored only in a particular short life area of the cache.
US07805571B2 Using external memory devices to improve system performance
The invention is directed towards a system and method that utilizes external memory devices to cache sectors from a rotating storage device (e.g., a hard drive) to improve system performance. When an external memory device (EMD) is plugged into the computing device or onto a network in which the computing device is connected, the system recognizes the EMD and populates the EMD with disk sectors. The system routes I/O read requests directed to the disk sector to the EMD cache instead of the actual disk sector. The use of EMDs increases performance and productivity on the computing device systems for a fraction of the cost of adding memory to the computing device.
US07805570B2 System and method for secure document processing using removable data storage
The subject application is directed to a system and method for secure document processing. A removable storage, such as a flash drive, magnetic storage, IC card, is installed in document processing device. A selected document processing operation, such as copying, scanning, and the like, is then performed. Data files resultant from the selected document processing operations are directed to the removable storage for being stored temporary, instead of being sent to the storage inherent to the document processing device. Data files temporary stored in the removable storage are then deleted.
US07805564B2 Display apparatus and its method for displaying connections among a host, a logical unit and a storage system in a virtual storage system
This invention provides a user or an operator with a management apparatus or method for displaying logical connection information between an interface connected to a computer and a switch and a storage system or a logical unit in the storage system in a virtual storage system, wherein the switch receives a first access request from said computer, converts said first access request to a second access request to one of said plural storage systems, and sends said second access request to one of said plural storage systems or one logical unit.
US07805563B2 Tape drive apparatus
The present disclosure provides embodiments of tape drive systems and methods. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of a tape drive apparatus includes an interface for receiving a media access request and a unique identifier of a requestor. The tape drive apparatus also includes a data transfer apparatus for transferring data between a loaded tape cartridge and the tape drive apparatus. The data transfer apparatus is adapted to write a log entry to a log stored in a non-volatile memory of the tape cartridge, where the log entry includes at least the unique identifier. Other systems and methods are also provided.
US07805558B2 Method and system of controlling transfer speed of bus transactions
A method and system of controlling data transfer speed of bus transactions. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising analyzing of a characteristic a first bus transaction that has yet to be applied to a bus, setting a first data transfer speed across the bus based on the characteristic of the first bus transaction, and sending the first bus transaction across the bus at the first data transfer speed.
US07805555B2 Multiprocessor system
The present invention provides a technique capable of processing a plurality of interrupt causes sharing one interrupt request in different processors. An interrupt controller outputs an interrupt request when the interrupt request shared by a plurality of interrupt causes is notified. The interrupt request output by the interrupt controller is accepted by one of the processors. The processor accepting the interrupt request determines whether the interrupt cause that the processor must process has occurred, executes an interrupt processing when such interrupt cause has occurred, and notifies the generation of the interrupt request to another processor that processes another interrupt cause of the plurality of interrupt causes sharing the interrupt request when the relevant interrupt cause has not occurred.
US07805546B2 Chaining direct memory access data transfer operations for compute nodes in a parallel computer
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for chaining DMA data transfer operations for compute nodes in a parallel computer that include: receiving, by an origin DMA engine on an origin node in an origin injection FIFO buffer for the origin DMA engine, a RGET data descriptor specifying a DMA transfer operation data descriptor on the origin node and a second RGET data descriptor on the origin node, the second RGET data descriptor specifying a target RGET data descriptor on the target node, the target RGET data descriptor specifying an additional DMA transfer operation data descriptor on the origin node; creating, by the origin DMA engine, an RGET packet in dependence upon the RGET data descriptor, the RGET packet containing the DMA transfer operation data descriptor and the second RGET data descriptor; and transferring, by the origin DMA engine to a target DMA engine on the target node, the RGET packet.
US07805545B2 Method for implementing a control channel in a system of circumvention and recovery
A multi-function system comprising a plurality of peripherals having different levels of susceptibility to environmental events, at least one event detector configured to detect environmental events, a controller coupled to receive an event detected signal from the at least one event detector, a communication interface communicatively coupling the controller and each peripheral that includes an internal central processing unit, and a dedicated control interface communicatively coupling the controller and the plurality of peripherals. The controller is configured to control circumvention procedures of each peripheral via the dedicated control interface based on the detected event and the level of susceptibility of the peripheral.
US07805543B2 Hardware oriented host-side native command queuing tag management
Methods and apparatus for host-side Serial ATA Native Command Queuing (NCQ) tag management are disclosed. In one aspect, an exemplary apparatus may include a memory and an NCQ tag selection circuit in communication with the memory. The memory may store information for each of a plurality of different NCQ tag values. The information for each NCQ tag value may indicate whether or not a command having the NCQ tag value has been issued. The NCQ tag selection circuit may examine the information in the memory, and may select an NCQ tag value having information that indicates that a command having the NCQ tag value has not been issued. Systems and architectures including such apparatus are also disclosed.
US07805542B2 Mobile unit attached in a mobile environment that fully restricts access to data received via wireless signal to a separate computer in the mobile environment
Embodiments disclosed herein provide for an apparatus and method for input/output management in a mobile environment. One embodiment includes a mobile unit comprising at least one processor, a data bus interface and a computer readable memory persistently storing a unique hardware identification. The mobile unit can receive a wireless signal and, based on the wireless signal, communicate a set of data across the data bus. The persistent unique hardware identification of the mobile unit is used to restrict access to data received at the mobile unit via the wireless signal.
US07805541B2 Modular numerical control having low-jitter synchronization
A modular, numerical control having low-jitter synchronization includes a main computer and at least one controller unit which, starting from the main computer, are interconnected by serial data-transmission channels in the form of a series circuit. The at least one controller unit includes a first receiver unit for receiving a serial data stream arriving from the direction of the main computer, and a first transmitter unit for outputting a serial data stream. Also provided in the at least one controller unit is a clock recovery unit which derives a synchronous clock signal from the serial data stream arriving at the first receiver unit, and supplies it to the first transmitter unit which uses it as a transmission clock signal, so that the serial data stream arriving at the first receiver unit and the serial data stream output by the first transmitter unit are coupled to each other in phase-locked manner.
US07805538B2 Method and device address management
A method and a device of address management in a network which comprises a plurality of devices, including at least one STAtion (STA), and at least one Address Resource Management (ARM) unit. Each of the devices includes a stack of communication protocol layers comprising at least an Upper Layer (UL) and a Lower Layer (LL). The UL of each of the devices has a respective UL address within the network. The ARM unit associates, respectively disassociates, some of the devices in at least one LL network. The devices of a given LL network are allowed to exchange together data packets emitted and received at the LL level. The ARM unit allocates, respectively releases, one given LL address per each associated device, respectively disassociated device, in a given LL network. Besides, the ARM unit handles one ARM Translation Table (TT) per LL network. The TT comprises one entry per device of a given LL network and each entry comprises the UL address and the LL address.
US07805537B2 Method and apparatus for flooding link state packets to achieve faster convergence
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for flooding link state packets or packet data units (LSP's) from a first node to one other LSP receiving node, where the LSP's are flooded in an order that is related to relative costs of various paths emanating from the first node. That is, the first node sends its own LSP first since the first node has no cost relative to itself. The first node then sends other LSP's that are associated with a plurality of other LSP sending nodes that have previously flooded their LSP's to the first node. These other LSP's are sent by the first node to the other LSP receiving node in an order related to the relative costs associated with the paths from the first node to each of the other LSP sending nodes which had previously sent the other LSP's to the first node.
US07805536B1 Determining forwarding plane liveness
Forwarding liveness, such as the ability of an interface to send and receive packets and forwarding capabilities of the interface, is determined. The determined forwarding liveness may be sent in a single message, allowing forwarding liveness information to be sent more frequently which permits fast detection of failures. The message may also include aggregating liveness information for multiple protocols.
US07805533B2 Methods and media for a protocol abstraction layer for information handling systems
A method for communicating with remote devices wherein the method includes sending a request through an application programming interface (API), formatting the request and routing the request to a first connection associated with a first protocol. The method further includes mapping the request into a first command, wherein the first command conforms to the first protocol and sending the first command to a remote device.
US07805531B2 Content filtering system for a mobile communication device and method of using same
A method of controlling access to content from a mobile client device, the mobile client device being communicably connected to a server device via a communication link, and the method including the steps of: (i) receiving in the mobile client device, an input indicative of the content; (ii) thereafter, processing the received input, wherein said processing includes the mobile client device determining if the received input meets an access criteria, whereby, the mobile client device selectively provides access to the content if the access criteria is determined to have been met.
US07805530B2 Interactive content delivery server, a method and a computer program product for interactively delivering content
A user participation type game is provided that keeps a user interested in the game, or provides the user with an adequate sense of enjoyment while playing the game by changing content to be delivered on a game in which a scene is shifted in accordance with a predetermined scenario, and increasing variation of a story on the game. Multiple kinds of access related information relating to access by a user terminal (for example, positional information of the user terminal, a number of accesses by the user terminal, an access frequency, and an access time) are specified when the interactive content delivery server is accessed from the user terminal. Content corresponding to the multiple kinds of access related information thus specified is selected on the basis of scenario definition information in which the multiple kinds of access related information respectively correspond to multiple contents that can be delivered on the game so that content to be delivered is selected in accordance with the scenario. The content thus selected is delivered to the user terminal.
US07805525B2 System and method for processing fibre channel (FC) layer service requests in an FC network
A method for processing a fiber channel (FC) layer service request at a target node of an FC network may include receiving the FC layer service request from an initiator node, extracting a permanent identifier and a temporary identifier from the received FC layer service request, and determining whether a match exists between the extracted temporary identifier and a temporary identifier stored in association with the extracted permanent identifier. A security access device and computer-readable code arrangement may include similar features.
US07805520B2 Storage system, program and method
Disclosed is a storage system including a unit that requests reconnection to a host after once disconnecting the connection, and a unit that on receipt of a message for reconnection from the host sends to the host a message indicating that connection migration has been made to another storage and the address information of the destination of migration, wherein with these messages as a sequence of processing operations, control is exercised to send a migrate message after completion of the reconnection request to effect switching of a connection path from a migration source to a migration destination.
US07805514B2 Accessing results of network diagnostic functions in a distributed system
The principles of the present invention extend to accessing results of network diagnostic functions in a distributed system. A chassis allocates resources for performing a network diagnostic function directly to requesting computer system. The requesting computer system communicates directly with the allocated resources to initiate the network diagnostic function. The network diagnostic test continues to execute even if the requesting computer system subsequently malfunctions. Collected test results are stored at the chassis such that any network connectable computer system can access the collected test results. A monitoring computer system (which may or may not be the requesting computer system) requests collected test results corresponding to the network diagnostic function. The chassis identifies appropriate test results and returns the results to the monitoring computer system.
US07805512B2 Remote configuration, provisioning and/or updating in a layer two authentication network
A device capable of remote configuration, provisioning and/or updating comprising a network detector capable of detecting a network regardless of the state of the operating system on the device, wherein the network requires layer two authentication, and an Embedded Trust Agent capable of generating an authentication credential for layer two authentication and communicating the authentication credential via a layer two authentication protocol without a functioning operating system.
US07805511B1 Automated monitoring and reporting of health issues for a virtual server
Method and apparatus for automated monitoring and reporting of health issues for a virtual server is described herein. A virtual server may comprise virtual-server components distributed over two or more server systems, the components being used collectively to provide data-access service to client systems. A virtual server may further comprise virtual-server components that are distributed over one or more storage systems. Each server system of a virtual server may implement a health module that automatically monitors and reports health issues regarding the functions/operations or performance of the virtual server. In some embodiments, the health modules executing on the server systems work in conjunction to monitor and report on the virtual-server components (comprising physical and/or virtual components) of the virtual server. As such, the health modules provide convenient and automated monitoring and reporting of health issues affecting the virtual server in providing data-access service to a set of client systems.
US07805507B2 Use of URI-specifications in meta-data driven instrumentation
A method for managing an asset that includes identifying a relative location of a scheme, wherein the scheme is used to manage the asset, creating a relative Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) using the relative location, wherein the relative URI that includes at least one variable, and creating an entry in a native access interface definition, wherein the entry that includes the relative URI, wherein the native asset interface definition is bound to a data acquisition (DAQ) definition, and wherein the DAQ definition is an interface between a protocol handler and an information model, wherein managing the asset is performed using an actual URI to obtain management information, wherein the actual URI is obtained by replacing the at least one variable of the relative URI, and wherein the management information is transmitted to a management application.
US07805506B2 Electronic device and control method therefor
When participating in a network, an electronic device which can connect to the network as an UPnP control point acquires a description for each of a plurality of electronic devices connected to the network. The electronic device analyzes the acquired description, and extracts an external device which adapts a predetermined operation mode. Then, the electronic device transmits a predetermined confirmation message to the extracted external device, and confirms whether the electronic device itself can shift to the operation mode. When confirming that the electronic device can shift, the operation state of a digital video camera shifts to the predetermined mode.
US07805500B2 Network linking methods and apparatus
Some portions of the present disclosure relate to processing audio signals for network linking. One claim recites an apparatus including: electronic memory for buffering data representing an audio signal; and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is programmed for: analyzing the data representing an audio signal to extract identifying data therefrom; controlling communication of the identifying data to a remote device over a network, in which the remote device uses the identifying data as an index to identify a pointer from among a plurality of pointers, the plurality of pointers each identifying a remote computer or resource on the network; and controlling use of a pointer identified by the index and received from the remote device over the network. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided too.
US07805497B2 Method and product for calculating a net operating income audit and for enabling substantially identical audit practices among a plurality of audit firms
Deployment of a computer program including a global NOI audit model together with standards, procedures, documentation, and reporting requirements in interactive, digital form to a plurality of audit firms operating independently of each other and having a reporting relationship with an investment entity. The program is adapted for receiving audit data from a respective audit firm in connection with an associated real estate property and for generating an associated respective Current NOI audit report. The specific fields and screen arrangements, together with interactive instructions and definitions of the program require that each audit firm identify a consistent set of input parameters and apply them in a consistent way, as driven by the global audit model, thereby assuring computation and transmission of structurally consistent Current NOI audit reports to the investment entity, wherein the Current NOI calculations have been developed by substantially identical audit practices, procedures and assumptions. Using the same program, the investment entity then calculates and stores an Underwriting NOI set of values corresponding to each Current NOI report for the purpose of investment evaluation. The program generates a consolidated report of both Current and Underwriting NOI values for all of the plurality of audit firms so that the investment entity can effect a uniform analysis of all investment properties under consideration.
US07805493B2 Network service system, service proxy processing method, computer-readable storage medium storing program, and program therefor
A service proxy processing method is used with a network service system in which a service providing device connected over a network for performing predetermined capability processing can communicate with a plurality of client devices for performing network connection capability processing for recognizing connection status of each service providing device over a network. Each service providing device has a proxy process step of specifying a specific communications capability in response to a communications capability request from any client device when a predetermined service providing process is not performed in a predetermined period, allowing any service providing device in a network to perform as a proxy a communications process based on the specified specific communications capabilities, and making a transition to a network sleep status not recognized by a client device in the network.
US07805492B1 Systems and methods to provide assistance during address input
Systems and methods to provide assistance for completion during address input. In one embodiment, a method includes automatically generating profiles for persons identified in messages, such as incoming and outgoing emails. Based on how the addresses of the persons are used in incoming and outgoing messages, the relevancy scores of the addresses are determined. When a user is typing an address, the profiles and the relevancy scores are used to identify and sort suggestions for the completion of the address input.
US07805488B2 Determining social activity profile of a participant in a communication network
Determining the extent of a personal network and/or social activity of a participant in a communication network. On method includes: representing contacts between the participant and communication partners of the participant as a time sequence order; determining an instant strength value over time using the representation of contacts as a time sequence order; and charting a direction of the extent of the personal network and/or social activity of the participant by monitoring a change in the instant strength value over time.
US07805486B2 Meeting effectiveness indicator and method
A meeting effectiveness indicator provides information to participants of a meeting. The information includes messages that the meeting has gone off topic, and resources are being wasted. Participants within a room or local vicinity of the indicator used wired or wireless transmitters to send indications that the meeting is going off topic. Remote participants linked to a network also send indications via a network interface. Once a total number of indications reaches a warning threshold, the indicator warns the participants that the meeting is going off topic with a warning message. If additional indications are received, then the total number of indications will reach a tangent threshold, and the participants are alerted using a tangent message that the meeting is off topic.
US07805482B2 Method of correlating events in data packet streams
A method of correlating events in a stream of data packets in which each data packet includes an event type identifier and an attribute associated with a type of event. A plurality of data packets of the stream of data packets is received and correlation set of selectors is applied to the received data packets. Each selector of the correlation set of selectors is responsive to data packets of a predetermined type of event to extract the attribute from the data packets. The method further includes assessing two or more data packets of the received data packets as correlating events if attributes extracted from the two or more data packets match. Additionally, the method includes accessing a correlation session in a data store for each correlating events match, the correlation session holding data items of tasks that process said correlating events.
US07805481B1 Exploitation of topological categorization of chaotic and fractal functions, including field line calculations
A topological categorization method, based on inclusive intervals, provides a general method of analyzing escape topologies for discrete dynamic systems, in complex and higher dimensions, including the calculation of both potential for complex and hypercomplex and field lines for complex iterations.
US07805479B2 Scalable, faster method and apparatus for montgomery multiplication
Montgomery multiplication can be computed quickly by using carry save adders and parallel multipliers. We present an enhanced technique for very fast Montgomery multiplication that can be used for RSA calculations. This invention utilizes a scalable bit word implementation, suitable for very large bit encryptions. Such designs can be deployed on mid-level FPGAs that have dedicated multiplier logic, on ASICs, or on custom circuits. To our knowledge, our technique yields some of the fastest RSA encryption times to be reported, having area requirements similar to related work. Such circuits can be ideal for increased security in sensitive communication fields.
US07805478B2 Montgomery modular multiplier
In a Montgomery multiplier, a modulus product generator may select a modulus product from a plurality of selectable n-bit modulus numbers M, a given modulus number M being formed from a currently input extended chunk of bits among the n-bit modulus numbers. A partial product generator may select a multiplicand number from a plurality of selectable n-bit multiplicands A as a partial product, a given multiplicand A being formed from a currently input extended chunk of bits among the n-bit multiplicands. An accumulator may accumulate the selected modulus product and partial product to generate a multiplication result. The Montgomery multiplier may be part of an operation unit that may include a memory and host, and may be adapted to perform a Montgomery multiplication operation and a normal multiplication operation based on a logic state of a control signal input thereto.
US07805472B2 Applying multiple disposition schedules to documents
Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for applying multiple disposition schedules to documents. A file plan includes a plurality of containers, wherein each container is capable of providing management information for documents. A plurality of disposition schedules are defined, wherein each disposition schedule provides rules to use to determine documents in the file plan to dispose. At least two of the plurality of disposition schedules in the file plan are applied to one document in the file plan to determine whether to dispose of the document.
US07805467B2 Code preparation technique employing lock-free pointer operations
A methodology has been discovered for transforming garbage collection-dependent algorithms, shared object implementations and/or concurrent software mechanisms into a form that does not presume the existence of an independent, or execution environment provided, garbage collector. Algorithms, shared object implementations and/or mechanisms designed or transformed using techniques described herein provide explicit reclamation of storage using lock-free pointer operations. Transformations can be applied to lock-free algorithms and shared object implementations and preserve lock-freedom of such algorithms and implementations. As a result, existing and future lock-free algorithms and shared object implementations that depend on a garbage-collected execution environment can be exploited in environments that do not provide garbage collection. Furthermore, algorithms and shared object implementations that employ explicit reclamation of storage using lock-free pointer operations such as described herein may be employed in the implementation of a garbage collector itself.
US07805465B2 Metadata management for a data abstraction model
A method, system and article of manufacture for managing metadata associated with a data abstraction model abstractly describing data in a database. One embodiment provides a method of managing metadata describing objects of a data abstraction model with logical fields that define abstract views of physical data in a database. The method comprises traversing a logical tree structure representing the data abstraction model. The logical tree structure has a plurality of nodes, each representing a logical field or a category of logical fields of the data abstraction model. The method further comprises identifying metadata describing logical fields or categories represented by the plurality of nodes. The identified metadata is stored in a queryable database. A user is allowed to query the database to identify objects in the data abstraction model that may be used to construct an abstract query.
US07805454B2 System and method for parallel graph search utilizing parallel structured duplicate detection
A method and system for performing a graph search, includes partitioning a graph into multiple independent regions that do not interfere with each other for a period of time. A state space abstraction is used to identify the independent regions. Then using parallel structured duplicate detection a search work load is distributed across multiple processing units to maximize an amount of time during which the independent regions are capable of being maintained independent. This allows the search of the multiple independent regions of the partitioned graph to be undertaken in parallel.
US07805452B2 Data processing device and data processing method
A document processing apparatus that acquires a definition file associated with a document file that stores information that serves as a key for acquiring fragments. The definition file specifies a rule used for acquiring the fragments from other document files based upon the key stored in the document file. The document processing apparatus reads out sub-document files based upon the key specified in the document file and the rule specified in the definition file. The document processing apparatus arranges these fragments thus acquired so as to build a virtual document, and presents the virtual document thus built to the user.
US07805448B2 Storing attribute values of computing resources in a peer-to-peer network
A system comprises a plurality of computing resource. Attribute values for the computing resources are stored in a peer-to-peer network in the system. A method for storing an attribute value comprises receiving an attribute value for a resource in the system, identifying a node in the peer-to-peer network for storing the attribute value, wherein the node stores a range of attribute values encompassing the received attribute value, and storing the attribute value at the identified node.
US07805447B2 Generating example data for testing database queries
Computer-implemented methods, modules and clients relate to expanded, pruned sample table for testing database queries against a base table. The expanded, pruned sample table is formed from the base table by a process of initial sampling, synthesis, and pruning.
US07805445B2 Simplifying complex data stream problems involving feature extraction from noisy data
Methods, systems and computer program products for simplifying complex data stream problems involving feature extraction from noisy data. Exemplary embodiments include a method for processing a data stream, including applying multiple operators to the data stream, wherein an operation by each of the multiple operators includes retrieving the next chunk for each of set of input parameters, performing digital processing operations on a respective next chunk, producing sets of output parameters and adding data to one or more internal data stores, each internal data store acting as a data stream source.
US07805442B1 Method and system for representation of geographical features in a computer-based system
Cartographic data is represented using polynomial splines. To improve representation accuracy and reduce storage requirements, a database storing data points (shape points and nodes) is converted into a database of spline control points. The spline control points are computed by fitting a polynomial spline to the geographic features using a least squares approximation. The control points associated with each geographic feature are stored in a computer-usable database. The geographic features can be displayed by computing the spline functions using the stored control points.
US07805441B2 Vertical search expansion, disambiguation, and optimization of search queries
A system and method to facilitate expansion, disambiguation, and optimization of search queries over a network wherein an original query received from a user is parsed to obtain at least one query term. A plurality of keywords related contextually to one or more query terms are further retrieved from a database. Finally, a set of modified queries is generated, each modified query further comprising at least one query term and at least one retrieved keyword.
US07805440B2 System and method for simplifying and manipulating k-partite graphs
The system has a collection of a plurality of objects. Each object defines a node in a k-partite graph, such that, the nodes can be divided into a number of mutually exclusive sets such that all of the nodes are in exactly one of the sets; further edges occur only between nodes in different sets; The system also has a simplification process that aggregates one or more of the nodes into one or more categories and identifies a category node corresponding to each category. The category node inherits the mode and the edges of all the nodes in the respective category. Further, the system contains Directed Acyclic Graphs Indices (DAGIs) whose nodes may have a 1-1 mapping with the nodes in the k-partite graph. These indices can be used to aggregate and hide nodes in the k-partite graph. Aggregation occurs by selecting one or more non-leaf nodes in the DAGI and aggregating all descendent nodes. Hiding occurs by selecting some set of DAGI nodes, thus selecting some corresponding set of nodes in the k-partite graph, and requesting this set of nodes be hidden which effectively removes them from further consideration until they are restored by explicit request.
US07805432B2 Meta search engine
In an information retrieval method a meta search engine receives a user information query in the form of key words; and submits the query to a search engine, and also submits the query to a snippet database storing previously selected results, indexed by a snippet index of terms included in snippets of the results when they were previously selected. The meta search engine then receives results from the search engine; and receives a response from the snippet database. It merges the results from the search engine with those from the snippet database; and submits re-ranked results to the user. The snippet database processes in parallel with the underlying search engine. The meta search engine also monitors which results of the returned re-ranked results are selected by the user, and updates the snippet index accordingly.
US07805431B2 System and method for generating a display of tags
A system for generating a display of a tag options to a user wishing to tag an item includes a computer-implemented database for storing information related to various tags. Upon receiving a request for tags for an item, the system evaluates each tag associated with the item, and selects tag options to be displayed to the user based on the evaluations of the tags. The group of selected tags is displayed to the user in an order based on the evaluations.
US07805428B2 SEO suite and sub-components
The present invention is a SEO suite comprising several modules that in combination or alone may are novel and non-obvious. These modules are: smart tools that provide isolation and workflow collaboration of tools in an SEO suite; using log files for key-wordless rank checking in an SEO tool; using log files for hyperlink analysis in an SEO tool; identifying web authorities for competitive analysis in an SEO tool; live relevancy metrics in on-page optimization editor (SEO tool); and a rotating authorization code to prevent the use of a software license in more than one machine.
US07805424B2 Querying nested documents embedded in compound XML documents
Querying a compound XML document having a primary XML document and multiple nested documents may be performed in a single query. The single query comprises an expression of at least one attribute and the encoding type of the nested documents. Execution of the query involves decoding each nested document according to its encoding type and searching for the attribute specified in the query. The results returned from each of the nested documents may be combined with the results returned from the primary document before returning the results to the user.
US07805420B2 Versioning and concurrency control for multiple client access of data
Versioning and concurrency control architecture of data operations on data of a data source by multiple independent clients of a user. Data operation messages between the clients and the data source are intercepted and tracked for serialization control to a data view instance of the data source. The architecture can be located as an always-on centrally-located system (e.g., mid-tier), accommodate data operations that include create, read, update, delete, and query (CRUDQ) against data sources, and provides support for distributed transactions, locking, versioning, and reliable messaging, for example, for data sources that do not expose such capabilities. A hash is employed for version control and to control changes at the data source. The central system also provides logic for the individual CRUDQ operations, and granular error classification to enable retries whenever possible.
US07805417B2 Data storage system having a unified container layer for an active data store
A data storage system and method for operating the data storage system. The data storage system includes an active data store that contains stored data, a rules engine, and a unified container layer. The rules engine receives a first portion of the stored data from the active data store and apply at least one rule to modify the received first portion of the stored data, resulting in a generation of modified data by the rules engine. The unified container layer: receives and validates the modified data generated by the rules engine, transmits the validated modified data to the active data store, validates external data received from an external source that is external to the data storage system, and transmits the validated external data to the active data store.
US07805409B2 Dynamic composition of an execution environment from multiple immutable file system images
A virtual file system is formed configured to enable the dynamic composition of immutable file system images. A file system containing a software distribution is divided into a plurality of mutually exclusive sub-trees. Each sub-tree includes a portion of the software distribution. An immutable file system image is formed for each sub-tree. During the booting of an operating system, a virtualization engine intercedes in the boot process to mount the immutable file system images to independent directories of the root file system. Upon request the virtualization engine, during run-time, combines virtual entries corresponding to immutable file system images so as to resemble the original software distribution.
US07805399B2 Methods and apparatus for providing a partial dual-encrypted stream in a conditional access overlay system
The present invention is directed towards providing a partial dual-encrypted stream in a conditional access overlay system. The headend equipment includes an aligner, identifier, and remapper (AIR) device (615) that receives a clear stream and one or two encrypted streams, where the two encrypted streams have been encrypted by two different encryption schemes. The AIR device (615) identifies critical packets associated with the clear stream and subsequently allows two encrypted streams to pass and drops the critical packets of the clear stream. A multiplexer (640) then combines a percentage of the non-critical packets of the clear stream and the critical packets of the two encrypted streams to provide the partial dual-encrypted stream.
US07805398B1 Registering rules for entity attributes for validation and inference
The present invention provides a method and system for registering rules for attributes of an entity with an entity validation and inference unit. The entity validation and inference unit can further validate input values for an entity and/or infer attributes of an entity using the associated registered rules. The entity validation and inference unit can also provide information regarding attributes, relations, and behaviors of an entity using the associated registered rules in response to a query. The present invention also provides a mechanism for a user to query an entity or the entity validation and inference unit regarding valid values for an entity. The mechanism also allows the user to query the registered rule associated with the entity.
US07805393B1 Assigning encoded state values to a search tree according to failure chains
A method for assigning state codes to states of a state diagram embodying a plurality of signatures to be searched for in an input string of characters re-organizes the states of a search tree embodying the signatures to construct a failure tree in which the states are organized in levels according to a number of failure transitions between each state and the root node of the search tree.
US07805390B2 System and method for deriving a hierarchical event based database optimized for analysis of complex accidents
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for inferring a probability of a first inference absent from a database at which a query regarding the inference is received. Each datum of the database is conformed to the dimensions of the database. Each datum of the plurality of data has associated metadata and an associated key. The associated metadata includes data regarding cohorts associated with the corresponding datum, data regarding hierarchies associated with the corresponding datum, data regarding a corresponding source of the datum, and data regarding probabilities associated with integrity, reliability, and importance of each associated datum. The query is used as a frame of reference for the search. The database returns a probability of the correctness of the first inference based on the query and on the data.
US07805386B2 Method of generating an encoded output signal using a manifold association processor having a plurality of pairs of processing elements trained to store a plurality of reciprocal signal pairs
A processor architecture for a learning machine is presented which uses a massive array of processing elements having local, recurrent connections to form global associations between functions defined on manifolds. Associations between these functions provide the basis for learning cause-and-effect relationships involving vision, audition, tactile sensation and kinetic motion. Two arbitrary images hold each other in place in a manifold association processor and form the basis of short-term memory.
US07805385B2 Prognosis modeling from literature and other sources
A predictor of medical treatment outcome is developed and applied. A prognosis model is developed from literature. The model is determined by reverse engineering the literature reported quantities. A relationship of a given variable to a treatment outcome is derived from the literature. A processor may then use individual patient values for one or more variables to predict outcome. The accuracy may be increased by including a data driven model in combination with the literature driven model.
US07805382B2 Match-based employment system and method
In one embodiment of the present invention, a match-based employment system and method of operation are provided. The match-based employment system collects a plurality of employer seeker and employee seeker profiles, bi-directionally matches the employer seeker and said employee seeker profiles and displays at least a portion of the results to an employer seeker or an employee seeker. The match-based employment system can also order the bi-directional matching results based on a bi-directional match score and display the bi-directional matching results according to the ordering. The match-based employment system can also perform the matching such that approximately 70% of a matching score depends upon the quality of the match between employee seeker desires and employment seeker attributes and approximately 30% of the matching score depends upon the quality of the match between employment seeker desires and employee seeker attributes.
US07805380B1 Systems and methods for optimized water allocation
The present invention relates to systems and methods for optimizing water allocation. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods for establishing and querying a database of information for projecting and optimizing water distribution within a county, city or state and providing useful output as a result of such queries. The system and method also provide for exchange of water rights and the output of data in a useful form, such as a map, graph, list, summary or chart. The system and method also provide for water planning based on consideration of various parameters.
US07805374B2 Digital media inventory control, distribution and destruction system
The system (10) includes a digital media creator-destroyer apparatus (12) for receiving and storing digital media from a remote digital media source (20), for generating multiple transferable copies of the digital media, and for destroying unused copies of the digital media. The digital media creator-destroyer apparatus (12) is housed within a retail store (14) or similar outlet that displays transferable copies of digital media to end-user purchasers. The system (10) provides retailer control at a single store (14) level, regional or national (38) level of inventory, distribution and destruction of digital media, such as music, movies, video games, computer software, ring tones for cell phones, etc., stored on compact disks, digital video disks or other apparatus capable of storing and transferring digital media. Destroying unused copies eliminates cost inefficiencies of the retailer having to return unused copies.
US07805373B1 Synchronizing multiple playback device timing utilizing DRM encoding
A system and method are provided for synchronizing playback of media content on multiple playback devices utilizing Digital Rights Management (DRM) encoding. In general, multiple playback devices or users of those playback devices are associated to form a virtual group. A virtual group (VG) control function operates to synchronize advertisement (ad) slots within media content provided to the playback devices in the virtual group utilizing DRM encoding.
US07805372B2 Universal secure registry
A method and system for controlling access to a plurality of secure computer networks using a secure registry system is disclosed. The secure registry system includes a database containing selected data of a plurality of users each authorized to access at least one of the plurality of secure computer networks. The method and system facilitate receiving authentication information from an entity at a secure computer network, communicating the authentication information to the secure registry system, validating the authentication information at the secure registry system, receiving from the secure registry system an indication of whether the entity is authorized to access the secure computer network, and granting the entity access to the secure computer network when the authentication information of the entity corresponds to one of the plurality of users.
US07805369B2 Anti-financial crimes business network
A computerized system is established through a network to help business organizations conduct and manage their businesses with anti-financial crimes provisions according to the government regulations and laws, e.g., the Bank Secrecy and the USA PATRIOT Act, and to enable financial institutions to monitor and manage these business organizations with confidence in compliance with the regulatory requirements and applicable laws.
US07805366B2 Method and system to facilitate payments to satisfy payment obligations resulting from purchase transactions
A payment system includes a transaction identification system to identify a plurality of purchase transactions, established utilizing one or more transaction systems that impose a plurality of corresponding payment obligations on a particular user. An interface generator generates an aggregation interface that presents the plurality of purchase transactions to the first user. The plurality of purchase transactions are presented in conjunction with a payment option to initiate an automatic payment process with respect to at least a subset of the purchase transactions. A payment engine initiates the automatic payment process with respect to the first subset of plurality of purchase transactions upon election by the first user of the payment option.
US07805360B2 Template based matching
Systems and methods for matching orders are provided. One or more trade templates are created. The trade templates define groups of orders for financial instruments that may be combined such that all of the orders are matched. New orders and resting orders are analyzed using one or more trade templates to determine whether a combination of orders satisfies all of the elements of a trade template. When all of the elements of a trade template are satisfied, the corresponding orders may be matched contemporaneously.
US07805357B2 System and method for routing trading orders in an electronic trading system using trader lists
A system for managing trading orders comprises a memory operable to store a trader list that is associated with a first trader and that designates one or more other traders. The system further comprises a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to receive a trading order from the first trader. The processor is further operable to transmit the trading order to a plurality of traders, wherein the plurality of traders does not comprise any of the one or more designated traders from the trader list. The processor is further operable to prevent the transmission of the trading order to the one or more designated traders.
US07805354B2 Compensation data prediction
A method of predicting compensation data includes obtaining compensation data, associated with a job category, with at least one datum being associated with each of a plurality of characteristics associated with the job category, determining values of factors, associated with respective ones of the characteristics, and a base value that when used as operands of a function yield estimates of the obtained data such that relationships between the estimates and corresponding obtained compensation data satisfy at least one criterion, and using a portion of the values of factors and the base value by a computer to automatically obtain estimates of compensation data.
US07805350B2 Method and a system for valuing and analyzing bonds with estate put features
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method is disclosed for valuing at least one bond having a nominal lifetime, the bond having estate put and call options and a cash flow value. The method includes the steps of decomposing the bond into a plurality of pieces, the plurality of pieces equal to the number of years of the nominal lifetime of the bond, valuing the estate put, call option, and cash flow of each piece based on an expected mortality rate, and aggregating the estate put, call option, and cash flow values of each piece to determine an aggregate value, wherein the value of the bond is equivalent to the aggregate value. A system also is disclosed for implementing the steps of the method of the present invention to determine the value of the bond.
US07805347B1 Methods, systems and securities for assuring a company an opportunity to sell stock after a specified time
Methods, systems and securities for assuring a company an opportunity to sell stock (e.g., common stock) after a specified time are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sale, by a company to an other entity, of a security may be issued, consisting of: (i) a post-paid forward contract which obligates the other entity to purchase a fixed number of shares stock of the company; and (ii) debt. In one embodiment, a purchase, by the company from the other entity, of a paid forward contract may be issued, which obligates the other entity to deliver to the company a variable number of shares of stock in the company. The number of shares underlying the pre-paid forward contract may be calculated based on a formula that is a function of a then-current stock price and a remaining maturity associated with the pre-paid forward contract.
US07805345B2 Computer-implemented lending analysis systems and methods
In accordance with the teachings described herein, computer-implemented lending analysis systems and methods are provided. A pre-processing module may be used to organize loan applicant data into a plurality of applicant groups based on one or more demographic factors, wherein a protected class is identified from the plurality of applicant groups. An index generation module may be used to calculate a plurality of disparity indices for the protected class by comparing lending-related data for the protected class with lending-related data for one or more control groups selected from the applicant groups. An indicator generation module may be used to calculate one or more singular indicators for the protected class by comparing the disparity indices with one or more reference indices. The indicator generation module may be further used to calculate a global indicator as a function of a plurality of singular indicators.
US07805343B1 Method and apparatus for managing tax return preparation
A method for managing tax return preparation includes receiving employee first information from a first company on behalf of a first employee, and preparing a tax return using the employee first information. The method further includes access to the tax return being provided to the employee. When the employee is satisfied, authorization is received to file the tax return on behalf of the employee and the tax return is filed with a tax authority.
US07805338B2 Method of constructing a digital content play list for transmission and presentation on a public access electronic terminal
The present invention relates to a method of constructing a play list of a plurality of digital content for transmission and presentation on a public access electronic terminal for use with various data processing resources. The method establishes a virtual terminal on a play list server; selects the plurality of digital content at the virtual terminal; appends a digital content header to each of the plurality of digital content included in the play list; stores the play list in association with said virtual terminal; transmits the play list from the virtual terminal to the public access electronic commerce terminal; selectively receives the play list from the public access electronic commerce terminal; generates an activity report in the public access electronic commerce terminal based on the play list transmission; and selectively updates the data processing resources to reflect the activity report.
US07805336B2 Anonymous delivery of digital products over a network via a link
Processes and systems are disclosed for enabling a user to purchase a digital product from a first computer system (e.g., a merchant web site), and to then initiate electronic delivery of the digital product from a second computer system without revealing personal information to the second computer system or its operator. In one embodiment, the user initiates the anonymous delivery from the second computer system using a link received from the first computer system. The first and second computer systems communicate with each other to track fulfillment/delivery statuses of orders, and to limit the number of times the user can download the purchased digital product from the second computer system.
US07805335B2 Purchase list having status indicators
A method of indicating the status of items in one or more databases includes displaying a list of items of interest, and displaying a visual status indicator for each of the items in the list of items of interest, wherein the visual status indicator is configured to indicate the status of the item of interest. A system for indicating the status of items in one or more databases includes means for displaying a list of items of interest, and means for displaying a visual status indicator for each of the items in the list of items of interest, wherein the visual status indicator is configured to indicate the status of the item of interest.
US07805333B2 Techniques for using loyalty cards and redeeming accumulated value
Techniques for accumulating value and redeeming the accumulated value in a flexible manner. An accumulate ID is provided that may be used by consumers to accumulate value (e.g., cash, points, etc.) in an account associated with the accumulate ID. A redemption ID is provided that enables the value accumulated in the account, or a portion thereof, to be redeemed.
US07805329B2 Development of actual risk costs based on estimated risk costs as well as probabilistic restriction of the actual risk costs
An evaluation is performed for a device, an application and/or a method, in particular a method for establishing a technical system such as a power plant for instance, the assessment being carried out on the basis of costs for risks. In accordance with the method, the costs for specific risks are to be assessed. A risk costs interval is to be determined, which contains the actual risk costs with high probability. This is achieved by a regression of intuitive assignments to a straight line by an indirect linear regression by a non-linear regression in an intermediate diagram.
US07805320B2 Methods and systems for navigating a large longitudinal dataset using a miniature representation in a flowsheet
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for presentation of patient data via a flowsheet including a graphical map representation of the data and a timeline axis for data navigation. Certain embodiments provide a system including a flowsheet including a patient data set represented as a map with a timeline axis for the map, wherein the map is navigated to display data collected along the timeline, and an interface for accessing the flowsheet. Certain embodiments provide a method including displaying data for a patient via a flowsheet along with a timeline of events relating to the patient, wherein the data is represented in alphanumeric as well as graphical map form; navigating the patient data using the timeline; allowing a user to flag events in the patient data along the timeline; and defining a time period for presentation of patient data along the timeline in the flowsheet.
US07805318B1 Using a non-profit organization to satisfy medicare out-of-pocket/troop and product replacement
A process of providing needy Medicare recipients with financial help in addressing medical care by setting up a non-profit organization, receiving donated pharmaceutical product from pharmaceutical manufacturers to the non-profit organization, inventorying the drug product received from the pharmaceutical manufacturers in a contracted or non-profit pharmacy, and taking title of the drug product from the pharmaceutical manufacturers. The drug product replaces a drug product used by the Medicare recipients and the drug product accounts toward the recipient's true out-of-pocket payment (TrOOP).
US07805315B2 Subscription management
A process, method, and system includes determining if a user has access to a data source. In response to the user being denied access to the data source, a determination is made concerning which upgrade packages would allow the user to access the particular data source.
US07805313B2 Frequency-based coding of channels in parametric multi-channel coding systems
For a multi-channel audio signal, parametric coding is applied to different subsets of audio input channels for different frequency regions. For example, for a 5.1 surround sound signal having five regular channels and one low-frequency (LFE) channel, binaural cue coding (BCC) can be applied to all six audio channels for sub-bands at or below a specified cut-off frequency, but to only five audio channels (excluding the LFE channel) for sub-bands above the cut-off frequency. Such frequency-based coding of channels can reduce the encoding and decoding processing loads and/or size of the encoded audio bitstream relative to parametric coding techniques that are applied to all input channels over the entire frequency range.
US07805312B2 Conversation control apparatus
To return a predetermined answer in a predetermined order, even in the event that user utterance contents differ from an original objective. A conversation control apparatus, which transmits an answer sentence in response to a user utterance, includes: a conversation data base storing a plurality of plans each including the answer sentence and next candidate prescription information which prescribes a next candidate answer sentence, which is an answer sentence due to be transmitted in an order succeeding the answer sentence; and a planned conversation processor which, in response to a first user utterance, selects a plan stored in the conversation data base, transmits an answer sentence included in the plan and, subsequently, in response to a second user utterance, based on next candidate prescription information included in the plan, transmits a next candidate answer sentence, wherein at least one portion of the plurality of plans, regardless of contents of a user utterance, includes an answer sentence and next candidate answer sentence in such a way as to transmit each question in a predetermined survey in a predetermined order.
US07805306B2 Voice guidance device and navigation device with the same
For a voice guidance phrase, multiple voice data items having individually different voice ranges or frequencies are previously stored in a memory. A voice mixing unit chooses to mix three voice data items among the stored voice data items and thereby produces a mixed voice data item. A voice outputting unit converts the mixed voice data item into a voice and then vocalizes a voice guidance phrase via a speaker. A voice measuring unit measures a characteristic of a frequency, a volume, or a pronunciation speed with respect to a response voice responding to the outputted voice guidance phrase. A voice mixing unit produces a mixed voice data item having a characteristic similar to the measured characteristic and outputs it.
US07805303B2 Question answering system, data search method, and computer program
A question answering system includes a question input unit, a search unit, an answer candidate extraction unit, an answer candidate inspection unit and an answer output unit. The search unit executes search processing based on an input question. The answer candidate extraction unit extracts an initial answer candidate based on a result of the search processing. The answer candidate inspection unit inspects the initial answer candidate. The answer candidate inspection unit executes search processing with using a query including the initial answer candidate. The answer candidate inspection unit determines whether each word of a sentence obtained as a result of the search processing has a similar lexical meaning to that of each word of the input question. The answer candidate inspection unit selects an initial answer candidate contained in a query determined to have the similar lexical meaning, as a secondary answer candidate.
US07805302B2 Applying a structured language model to information extraction
One feature of the present invention uses the parsing capabilities of a structured language model in the information extraction process. During training, the structured language model is first initialized with syntactically annotated training data. The model is then trained by generating parses on semantically annotated training data enforcing annotated constituent boundaries. The syntactic labels in the parse trees generated by the parser are then replaced with joint syntactic and semantic labels. The model is then trained by generating parses on the semantically annotated training data enforcing the semantic tags or labels found in the training data. The trained model can then be used to extract information from test data using the parses generated by the model.
US07805300B2 Apparatus and method for analysis of language model changes
An apparatus, a method, and a machine-readable medium are provided for characterizing differences between two language models. A group of utterances from each of a group of time domains are examined. One of a significant word change or a significant word class change within the plurality of utterances is determined. A first cluster of utterances including a word or a word class corresponding to the one of the significant word change or the significant word class change is generated from the utterances. A second cluster of utterances not including the word or the word class corresponding to the one of the significant word change or the significant word class change is generated from the utterances.
US07805298B2 Computer-aided transcription system using pronounceable substitute text with a common cross-reference library
A transcription system having linked computer terminals for a court reporter and/or for examining, defending, and/or associate attorneys is disclosed. A method of language translation may be utilized by the transcription system during a testimonial proceeding, for example. The method involves receiving into the transcription system, in real-time, representations of words spoken in a first language during the testimonial proceeding. The representations are translated, in real-time, to text in the first language. The text in the first language is translated, in real-time, to text in a second language, and the text in the second language is communicated to a terminal for real-time display.
US07805296B2 Audio data processing device including a judgment section that judges a load condition for audio data transmission
An audio data processing device including: a first processor; and a second processor which is connected to the first processor wherein the first processor includes: an audio data acquisition which acquires audio data of digital data; an omitting section which omits a bit corresponding to low volume which is hard to be heard by human ears from the audio data; and a transmitter which transmits the audio data in which the bit corresponding to the low volume is omitted by the omitting section from the first processor to the second processor; wherein the second processor includes: a receiver which receives the audio data transmitted from the first processor; and a reproduction data generator which generates audio reproduction data necessary to reproduce the audio data based on the received audio data.
US07805289B2 Aligning hierarchal and sequential document trees to identify parallel data
A set of candidate parallel pages is identified based on trigger words in one or more pages downloaded from a given network location (such as a website). A set of document trees representing each of the candidate pages are aligned to identify translationally parallel content and hyperlinks. The parallel content is further fed into conventional sentence aligner for parallel sentences. And the parallel hyperlinks usually refer to other parallel documents, and lead to a recursive mining of parallel documents.
US07805288B2 Corpus expansion system and method thereof
A system and method for expanding new sample seeds to automatically expand corpora, in which sample seeds are used to collect corpus is provided. The new sample seeds are generated based on the already existed sample seeds and collected corpora; The corpus expansion strategy is determined based on all the sample seeds having been used and new sample seeds: The new sample seeds are refined based on the corpus expansion strategy, and the refined new sample seeds are used to further collect corpus. The above steps are repeatedly executed until predefined condition is satisfied. According to the invention, corpus may be automatically expanded from the web or other resources with low cost and in convenient way to improve the coverage of corpora.
US07805284B2 Simulation model defining system for generating a simulation program for a simulator simulating a behavior of economy or society regarded as a system of phenomena and events
An issue to be settled by the present invention is to define a simulation model in accordance with the structure of a causal relation easy to be understood by human and to shorten greatly a simulation program development period. A simulation program is automatically generated by extracting, as nodes, specific items such as phenomenon, events and targets of constituent elements of economy, society or the like regarded as a system, coupling the nodes with arcs to define the structure of the causal relation, and defining a variable necessary for calculating metrics and a calculation formula therefor, relative to a simulation model inheriting the defined structure.
US07805279B2 Remote maintenance system
Factories (102-104) have host computers (107) for monitoring industrial equipment (106). Each host computer (107) is connected to a management host computer (108) on a vendor (101) side through the internet (105). The host computer (107) on the factory side detects occurrence of a trouble of the industrial equipment (106) and notifies the vendor side of status information representing a trouble state. In response to this, the host computer (108) on the vendor side notifies the factory side of response information representing a countermeasure against the trouble state.
US07805274B2 Structure and methodology for characterizing device self-heating
A method comprises determining a poly-gate temperature for a given device and determining channel temperatures of monitor devices. The method further includes extrapolating channel temperatures of the monitor devices to obtain a channel temperature for the given device. The difference in temperature (ΔT value) is determined for the given device based on the poly-gate temperature and the channel temperature. A device comprises a heating device having a poly gate with at least one contact at each end thereof and a plurality of monitor device spaced at known distances from the heating device
US07805272B2 Sensing circuit, optical detection circuit, display device, and electronic apparatus
A sensing circuit includes a first sensing element, a second sensing element, a reduction unit, a storage unit, a specifying unit and a detection unit. The reduction unit reduces the amount of the energy applied to the second sensing element. The storage unit stores a degradation characteristic of the sensing element. The specifying unit specifies a rate of degradation. The detection unit detects the amount of the energy on the basis of the rate of degradation.
US07805263B2 Wireless battery status management for medical devices
In a wireless battery operated medical component (10), a battery life monitor, particularly a voltage monitor (16), takes voltage readings of a battery (12) to assess charge level as the battery (12) drains. The monitored charge level and medical data are transmitted (20) to a receiver (22) associated with a remote host unit (24). The host unit includes historical and typical battery level information and estimates remaining life of the battery (12). Battery life and medical information are displayed on a user interface (42). Typical battery operated medical components include EKG sensors, pulse sensors, blood oxygen sensors, blood measure sensors, brain wave sensors, temperature sensors, perfusion pumps, IV drip controllers, patient identification tags or wrist bands, pacemakers, respirators, x-ray detectors, and an MRI coils.
US07805262B2 Utility meter using temperature compensation
A utility meter having a temperature compensation function provides advantages such as improved time keeping accuracy. According to an exemplary embodiment, a utility meter includes at least one sensor for detecting an ambient temperature at a location corresponding to a component such as a crystal oscillator that enables a time keeping function of the meter, and generating an output signal representative of the detected ambient temperature. A device such as a digital signal processor adjusts at least one clock maintained by the time keeping function of the meter in dependence upon the output signal from the at least one sensor.
US07805259B2 Method for detecting an operation malfunction of a leakage inspector, and a leakage inspector having a function to detect an operation malfunction thereof
A method for detecting an operation malfunction of a leakage inspector causes the leakage inspector to execute a calibration process and an inspection process. The calibration process seals air inside a first device serving as a reference device and measures changes in pressure over two time intervals. The inspection process seals air inside a second device to be checked for a leak and measures changes in pressure over two time intervals. A ratio is calculated from these measured changes in pressure and the ratio is used to determine whether an operation malfunction occurs in the leakage inspector.
US07805253B2 Methods and systems for discovering protein modifications and mutations
Accordingly, systems and methods for protein identification are provided. The present teaching provide for a system with one protein identification methodology based on one method and a second protein identification methodology based on a second protein identification methodology to interact and increase confidence in protein identification. Various embodiments employ protein identification methodologies that identify portions of a peptide. Various embodiments provide for a hypothesis generation module that can suggest modifications for the peptide based on differences between experimental and theoretical values. Various embodiments provide for an identifier module that can select one or more hypotheses from the hypothesis module as most probable. In this way, the present teachings can provide for systems and methods to combine protein identification results from multiple protein identification methodologies with the possibility of identifying modifications.
US07805248B2 System and method for water breakthrough detection and intervention in a production well
A system and method is provided for estimating an occurrence of a water breakthrough in a production well that includes estimating, at least periodically, a measure of water in the fluid produced from one or more production zones and estimating the occurrence of the water breakthrough utilizing at least in part a trend of the estimated measures of the produced fluid. A controller determines one or more actions to be taken to mitigate an effect of the water breakthrough and may automatically initiate one or more such actions.
US07805230B2 Apparatus for triggering personal protection means
An apparatus for triggering personal protection means, having a surroundings sensor suite and a contact sensor suite, influences a pedestrian protection algorithm as a function of a first signal of the surroundings sensor suite, and influences a pre-crash algorithm as a function of a second signal of the pedestrian protection algorithm that takes into account a third signal of the contact sensor suite. The apparatus triggers the personal protection means as a function of a fourth signal of the pedestrian protection algorithm and a fifth signal of the pre-crash algorithm.
US07805229B1 Engine speed constrained accessory control
A control method for high power accessory loads that is established by engine speed wherein a microcontroller and associated process control algorithm controls the state of a relay which in turn prevents the accessory loads from turning on until the engine speed reaches a set threshold. An optional accessory switch may be included to provide the ability to prevent the accessory from turning on regardless of engine speed.
US07805228B2 Vehicle diagnostic device
An apparatus and method is provided that allows a user to record events in a vehicle via a vehicle data recorder in the latest communication protocols, such as Controller Area Network. The vehicle data recorder can record data from the event when a trigger button is actuated by the user and the CAN communication can be controlled by the CAN controller. After the data is recorded, it can transferred to a host workstation, where the user can analyze the data from the event and diagnose the problem causing the event.
US07805225B2 Remote control apparatus for a boat
A remote control apparatus for controlling multiple propulsion units of a boat is provided. The remote control apparatus, in one embodiment, comprises a body having a first control lever and a second control lever. An electronic control unit is disposed within the body of the remote control apparatus and comprises a storage device and a contact member. The storage device can store a correction value for calibrating the control levers, while the contact member determines when correction values can be entered into the storage device when the contact member is in an enabled state. The remote control apparatus can be calibrated before the apparatus is installed on the boat, thereby eliminating the need for an operator to calibrate the remote control apparatus. A boat having the remote control apparatus described herein and a method for storing a calibration value for the control lever are also provided.
US07805222B2 Method for the determination of a control reserve and wind energy plant with a control unit for the determination of the control reserve
A method for the determination of a control reserve of one or plural wind energy plants, for the operation of which a desired value for at least one electric variable is preset, and for which a control unit is provided which has a power curve, which contains a maximum value of the electric variable depending on values of the wind, the method having the following steps: the control unit determines a maximum value of the electric variable from the actual value of the wind and subtracts a current value of the electric variable from the same, the control unit transmits the determined maximum value and/or the difference as a control reserve to a higher order control unit and/or an external utility.
US07805221B2 Automatically adjusting irrigation controller
Methods and devices are provided to automatically determine plant water requirements and adjust irrigation in order to make efficient use of water. In one implementation, an irrigation control unit comprises a memory storing historical values of a plurality of variables used at least in part in calculating plant water requirements, and at least one input adapted to receive signals corresponding to current values of one or more of the plurality of variables. The unit also comprises a processor coupled to the at least one input and the memory, the processor adapted to determine the plant water requirements at least in part using, for each of the plurality of variables, a current value in the event the current value is available and at least in part using, for each of the plurality of variables, a stored historical value in the event the current value is not available.
US07805219B2 Carrier robot system and control method for carrier robot
A carrier robot system and a control method for a carrier robot enabling teaching even when an operator cannot approach a teaching position for wafer conveyance are provided. In a carrier robot system comprising a robot which has a placement portion for placing an object presenting a low-profile form thereon and carries the object and a robot controller for controlling the robot, a jig mounted on the placement portion of the robot and having an image pickup member, an image processing portion for processing an image picked up by the image pickup member, and a superior control portion for controlling the robot controller and image processing portion from a superior position are provided.
US07805215B2 Programming device and programming method
A programming device programs a machining control program to be used on a numerical control device for machining an object. A setting unit sets an axial direction of the tool with respect to the data on the machining-target area and sets a deepest position of a tip of the tool with respect to the data on the machining-target area. An extracting unit extracts a surface-machining-target area of the object from the data on the machining-target area based on the set axial direction of the tool, the set deepest position of the tip, and the data on the machining-target area.
US07805214B2 Grasp state judging system and method
A grasp state judging system capable of satisfactorily judging the grasp state in which an object to be grasped is held by grasping means. The grasp state judging system is characterized in comprising a plurality of RFID tags that are mounted on an object to be grasped and that transmit the corresponding position ID; a plurality of RFID antennas (14) that are mounted on a glove (10) and that receive the position IDs; a grabbing pattern storage unit (48) for storing a condition for the position IDs received by the RFID antennas (14) with respect to the grasp states in which the object to be grasped is held by the glove (10); and a grasp state judging unit (44) for judging the grasp state in which the object to be grasped is held by the grasping means on the basis of the position IDs received by the RFID antennas (14) and the conditions stored in the grabbing pattern storage unit (48).
US07805213B2 Weave, a utility method for designing and fabricating 3D structural shells, solids and their assemblages, without limitations on shape, scale, strength or material
Weave is a process for fabricating freeform shells, proceeding from a precise definition of a given desired final three-dimensional shape of such a shell, to an optimized parametric mesh of said shape, to physical battens which, once fastened at calculated crossings, realize the final object of use. The initial iso-parametric mesh may be triangulated for increased rigidity. Such a mesh's battens' geometry is precisedly controlled by Weave such that the shell under construction automatically takes on, as it is fastened, the shape and dimensions of the designed fabrication without explicit registration or alignment. Weave places minimal constraints on shape type, complexity, scale and material. Minimal tools are required for preparing and fastening the battens, and no special construction skills or building environment are needed.
US07805211B2 System and method for correcting quality problems
A system for correcting quality problems includes a server (1), a database (2), and a plurality of client terminals (4) connected to the server through a network (3). The database stores data used or generated in utilizing the system. Each client terminal provides an interactive user interface for quality control operators to perform corrective actions. The server comprises: a data receiving module (12) for receiving confirmations and responses from the client terminals through the network; a data transmitting module (13) for transmitting initial corrective action reports generated by the server to corresponding client terminals, for operators located at the client terminals to reply to the initial corrective action reports; and a CAR (corrective action report) generating module (14) for integrating all data received by the data receiving module and automatically generating formal corrective action reports. A related method for correcting quality problems is also disclosed.
US07805209B2 Light barrier having separate output signals
A contact-less safety device, i.e., a safety device operating without contact has an interface for the transmission of output signals to connectable appliances for signal processing. The output signals from the individual sensors of the safety device operating without contact can be transmitted separately via the interface.
US07805205B2 Control system for wind turbine
A control system for a wind turbine comprises: a sensor arrangement for capturing measures related to the turbine operation and fatigue accumulation; an upper level controller, which, on the basis of a statistical treatment of said measures, calculates optimized control settings at discrete points of time; a measurement module which processes said measures into instantaneous values; and a lower level controller that receives said control settings and said instantaneous values and calculates instantaneous optimal commands to control turbine actuators. The lower level controller comprises a continuous-time damage model which calculates the rate at which damage is accumulated at any time, and an optimal controller which controls operational states of the turbine, either by directly giving feedback of the instantaneous values to the actuators, or by generating a turbine performance objective function which is continuously optimized by repeatedly solving a receding horizon optimization problem.
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