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US07808449B2	Method and system for multi-channel viewing applications Methods and apparatus for rendering plural channels on a common display are provided. In a method embodiment, a method for allowing sharing of a display by a plurality of users wishing to view a plurality of respective images includes displaying the plurality of respective images sequentially on the display. The method further includes selectively allowing the respective image to be viewed by the respective user, but not by any other of the plurality of users.
US07808446B2	Active display system and method with optical addressing A display system, including an optical transmitter configured to optically transmit digital image information associated with an image to be displayed. The system also includes an active display including a decoder electrically coupled with a plurality of display elements that are configured to produce visible light in response to electrical stimulation. The decoder is configured to receive the digital image information and in response produce a control signal for each of the display elements, the control signals being usable to individually control visible light produced by the display elements so as to cause display of the image.
US07808445B2	Antenna device and portable radio communication device comprising such an antenna device The present invention relates to a portable radio communication device operable in at least a first and a second frequency band, the antenna device comprises a first electrically conductive radiating element comprises a first feeding portion connectable to a feed device (RF) of the radio communication device for feeding and receiving radio frequency signals, a ground plane provided at a distance from the first radiating element, a DC-blocking device connecting the first electrically conductive radiating element and the ground plane at a first position, and a controllable switch connecting the first electrically conductive radiating element and the ground plane at a second position.
US07808439B2	Substrate integrated waveguide antenna array A substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) slot full-array antenna fabricated employing printed circuit board technology. The SIW slot full-array antenna using either single or multi-layer structures greatly reduces the overall height and physical steering requirements of a mobile antenna when compared to a conventional metallic waveguide slot array antenna. The SIW slot full-array antenna is fabricated using a low-loss dielectric substrate with top and bottom metal plating. An array of radiating cross-slots is etched in to the top plating to produce circular polarization at a selected tilt-angle. Lines of spaced-apart, metal-lined vias form the sidewalls of the waveguides and feeding network. In multi-layer structures, the adjoining layers are coupled by transverse slots at the interface of the two layers.
US07808435B2	Antenna structure and wireless communication apparatus including same In an antenna structure in which a base is mounted in a ground region on a circuit board, the base having formed thereon a driven radiating electrode and a parasitic radiating electrode, the parasitic radiating electrode causing multiple resonance at least in a harmonic resonant frequency band of the driven radiating electrode, capacitance loading means for loading a capacitance to a harmonic-mode zero voltage region of the driven radiating electrode is provided. The capacitance loading means is electrically connected to a ground electrode in the ground region on the circuit board via a grounding conduction path and switching means. By switching the switching means ON/OFF, capacitance loading by the capacitance loading means to the harmonic-mode zero voltage region of the driven radiating electrode is switched ON/OFF to switch a base resonant frequency in a base resonant frequency band of the driven radiating electrode.
US07808434B2	Systems and methods for integrated antennae structures in multilayer organic-based printed circuit devices Embodiments of the invention may provide for a variety of antennae structures, including the following: a) antennae structures printed directly on the sides of the radio frequency (RF) module or integrated passive device (IPD), b) printed antennae structures fabricated on preformed dielectric lids or overmolds, c) antennae structures fabricated as part of the dielectric wiring that constitutes the wireless module, d) antennae structures that are printed directly on the top of the finished RF module, and e) antennae structures printed directly on the dielectric layers adjacent to thin film wiring and embedded passive elements such as filters, diplexers and couplers.
US07808432B2	Systems and methods for a high-precision time of arrival ultra-wideband positioning system Systems and methods for a high-precision time of arrival ultra-wideband positioning system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for generating precision localizer messages for an ultra-wideband time-of-arrival positioning system is provided. The method comprises receiving a signal from an atomically accurate reference, generating a timing signal based on the atomically accurate reference signal, correcting a system time based on the timing signal when an error is detected, and transmitting an ultra-wideband signal having a localization message based on the system time.
US07808427B1	Radar system having dual band polarization versatile active electronically scanned lens array A radar system comprises a first transmit/receive module for a first frequency band and a first polarization, a second transmit/receive module for the first frequency band and a second polarization orthogonal to the first polarization, a third transmit/receive module for a second frequency band and the first polarization, a fourth transmit/receive module for the second frequency band and the second polarization orthogonal to the first polarization, a first plurality of splitter/combiners to receive outputs from the first and second transmit/receive modules, a second plurality of splitter/combiners to receive outputs from the third and fourth transmit/receive modules, a plurality of lens phase shifter pairs to receive outputs from the first plurality of splitter/combiners, a plurality of diplexers to receive signals from the plurality of lens phase shifter pairs and from the second plurality of splitter/combiners, and, a radiator assembly including a series of radiator elements coupled to the plurality of diplexers.
US07808426B1	Remote sensing of wave heights using a broadband radar arrangement A broadband radar arrangement having a radar transmitter and a radar receiver mounted above a targeted water surface to monitor and determine a sea state of the targeted water surface. Spectrally spaced signals are transmitted by the transmitter and received by the receiver, via a direct path and via a forward scattered path off the targeted water surface. An interference pattern of interfering direct path signals and forward scattered signals is used to determine an instantaneous height of the water surface and also to determine the sea state of the targeted water surface.
US07808423B2	Methods for rapid target acquisitions in range measurement systems A method for acquiring targets within a search area using an electronic device is disclosed. The method involves partitioning a first acquisition time period into a plurality of range gates, simultaneously positioning one or more of the range gates within the search area during a search mode, and transmitting an energy pulse train. Upon receipt of a reflection of the transmitted pulse train, the method records a signal level of the reflected energy pulse train within the first acquisition time period. Based on the recorded signal level, the method advances one or more of the range gates by a prescribed outbound movement increment until the signal level within at least one of the range gates is above a prescribed acquisition signal level threshold.
US07808422B1	Predictive and adaptive weather radar detection system and method A method of detecting weather on an aircraft uses a weather radar system. The method includes determining a location of a reflective radar target, accessing a database having stored information relating to ground clutter of a reflective radar target, retrieving weather radar information associated with the location, and automatically adjusting the weather radar return threshold in response to the information. The method can adjust a threshold for a weather radar display, adjust a weather radar signal gain, adjust a tilt angle of the weather radar, or adjust a ground clutter suppression threshold. The method can be implemented by hardware and/or software.
US07808418B2	High-speed time-to-digital converter Techniques for enabling a time-to-digital (TDC) to sample with sub-inverter delay resolution are disclosed. In an embodiment, the inputs to a differential D-Q flip-flop in the TDC are coupled to a single-ended signal and a delayed and inverted version of that signal to allow time interpolation of the signal. Further disclosed are techniques to balance the loads of a first delay line and a complementary delay line within the TDC.
US07808416B2	Output circuit, digital analog circuit and display device A selection circuit receives a plural number (m) of respective different values of voltages as reference voltages to select and output two voltages. An amplifier receives at two input terminals the two reference voltages output from the selection circuit to output an output voltage extrapolated.
US07808411B2	Method and circuit for digitizing with improved resolution Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and a corresponding circuit for digitizing an analog signal. Applying a nonlinear function to the signal, digitizing the signal and applying the inverse of the nonlinear function to the digital samples improve the digital samples.
US07808408B2	Minimizing adverse effects of skew between two analog-to-digital converters Skew between a first clock signal received by a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a second clock signal received by a second ADC is adjusted to minimize error. Each ADC has an ADC element that produces a respective first or second digital output signal in response to an analog input signal and a respective first or second clock signal. A correction signal is produced in response to the first and second digital output signals. The skew between the first and second clock signals is then adjusted in response to the correction signal.
US07808406B2	Method and apparatus for realizing arithmetic coding/decoding A method and apparatus for performing arithmetic encoding/decoding in an arithmetic encoder is disclosed. It comprises: firstly, when performing binary arithmetic encoding/decoding in the arithmetic encoder, an interval update process for arithmetic encoding/decoding to be performed in the original domain is mapped to the logarithm domain, and the interval update computation is implemented with direct add/subtract operations; during arithmetic encoding/decoding in the logarithm domain, data conversions between the original domain and the logarithm domain are performed by approximations; and after encoding/decoding a symbol, its probability is updated when necessary, the update being performed with add/subtract operations in the logarithm domain. It can be seen that with the arithmetic encoding/decoding solutions of the disclosure, the arithmetic encoding/decoding process and the probability estimation involved therein are mapped to the logarithm domain. Data conversions between the original domain and the logarithm domain are performed by means of approximation equations. Accordingly, complicated computations and table looking-up are avoided effectively. Therefore, the disclosure provides a simple, efficient and suitable solution for performing arithmetic encoding/decoding.
US07808405B1	Efficient bitstream compression In one embodiment of the invention, a method of generating a compressed configuration bitstream for a programmable logic device comprises encoding the most-prevalent data word within the configuration data of the bitstream into a codeword of a first type; encoding a set of more-prevalent data words within the configuration data into codewords of a second type; and including in the compressed bitstream at least some of the data words that are members of the set of more-prevalent data words. The included data words, when received by the programmable logic device, are adapted to be identified by the device as members of the set of more-prevalent data words. The included data words are stored for selection by the device when a codeword of the second type representing an included data word is received by the device.
US07808402B1	Multi-mode traffic signal bulb assembly Systems and methods of controlling traffic including a traffic signal. The traffic signal including one or more lamps configured to each display a plurality of patterns by selectively powering different groups of bulbs. Embodiments of the invention include lamps configured to alternatively display an arrow pattern, a filled circle pattern, a bar pattern or other pattern meaningful to traffic control. The pattern displayed is optionally dependant on available power sources, ambient light, traffic flow, time of day or day of week. Embodiments of the invention include a bulb assembly including different groups of bulbs and configured to be controlled using as few as two hot electrical inputs.
US07808401B1	Light emitters for optical traffic control systems Various approaches for activating a traffic control preemption system. The traffic control preemption system has a receiver with a photodetector and circuitry that produces a number of electrical pulses in response to each detected light pulse. For each detected light pulse the number of electrical pulses represents a level of radiant power of the light pulse. A threshold number of electrical pulses and an activation frequency at which the threshold number of electrical pulses is repeated activates preemption. Control circuitry is coupled to a light emitter and controls the light emitter to emit bursts of light pulses. Each burst includes at least two light pulses and the control circuitry controls the frequency of light pulses in each burst and the frequency of the bursts to cause the receiver to produce at least the threshold number of electrical pulses at the activation frequency and activate the preemption.
US07808393B2	Smoke detector and sampling air supplying method for smoke detector In order to enable supply of a sampling air to a smoke detection portion at a stable flow velocity, the present invention provides a smoke detector including: a black box (21) including a smoke detection portion (25) having an inflow port and an outflow port; a sampling pipe (30) laid in a monitor space; a gas flow pipe (P) connected to the sampling pipe and which houses a fan (3) therein; a flow path branching portion (33) provided to the gas flow pipe on a secondary side of the fan and connected to the inflow port of the smoke detection portion; and a flow path merging portion (32) which is provided to the gas flow pipe on the secondary side of the fan and connected to the outflow port of the smoke detection portion, and at which a pressure of a fluid flowing through the gas flow pipe is lower than a fluid flowing through the gas flow pipe at the flow path branching portion.
US07808392B1	Apparatus and method for magnet attachment to clothing The present invention provides an apparatus and method for removably attaching one or more electronic components to an article of clothing. Opposing magnets and attachment members for the magnets are placed on opposite sides of clothing.
US07808390B2	Security tag having a swiveling engagement A security tag having a lanyard member that engages an article and the lanyard is secured to the tag body in a moveable manner such that the application of a turning force to the lanyard does not cause the lanyard to twist.
US07808387B1	Voltage reference circuit with low-power bandgap The present disclosure provides for a voltage reference circuit for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag circuit. Such a circuit is formed in a substrate that is lightly doped with impurities of a first polarity. A first transistor having a first source connected to a ground, a first gate doped with impurities of the first polarity, and a first drain connected to the first gate at a reference node, a reference current source to provide a reference current to the reference node for generating a first reference voltage at the reference node, and an additional component for receiving the first reference voltage are disclosed.
US07808383B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring an environmental condition with a tag A support includes a base having an outwardly extending projection with a passageway therethrough, and having a tag receiving portion configured to removably support a tag on the base adjacent one end of the passageway. A different arrangement involves a tag that includes a housing having an opening therethrough and having an annular surface around the opening, an annular gasket engaging the annular surface, and circuitry within the housing having a sensor located in the region of the opening and having a transmitter that can transmit wireless signals. A method includes defining a passageway that provides fluid communication between an interior and exterior of a container, supporting a tag on the exterior of the container, and causing the tag to sense, at a location in the region of an end of the passageway, a condition within the container.
US07808380B1	Indicator processor A system for customizing indicator information for displaying status information to a user includes a receiver for receiving status information from each of a plurality of devices, and assigning the status information to one of a plurality of classes to generate class information. Each of the plurality of classes is associated with a different characteristic of the plurality of devices. The system includes a plurality of manipulators for altering attributes of the class information for at least one of the plurality of classes. The system includes a logical combiner for combining class information into a plurality of combinational groups to customize the content of indicator information in each of the plurality of combinational groups, each combinational group formed according to a predetermined function. The system can include an information sequencer for modifying the order of indicator information from the plurality of combinational groups to generate a stream of indicator information.
US07808375B2	Battery run down indicator An automotive vehicle battery monitor includes an electrical connection configured to electrically couple to an electrical system of the vehicle. An output provides a visual indication related to a condition of the battery. A mount mounts the output at a location at which the output is visible from outside of the vehicle.
US07808372B2	Detection device for vehicles An antifraud device for a vehicle has a tank with a filler provided with a removable cap. The device comprises a first sensor, for detecting a movement of the cap with respect to the filler, and second sensor, configured for detecting at least one of the level and a qualitative characteristic of the contents of the tank. A control unit generates first information being indicative of detections made by the first sensor, and second information being indicative of detections made by the second sensor, and stores the information in a correlated form. The device is further arranged for making explicit the first information and the second information in a correlated form, in order to identify one or more of the following conditions: removal of at least part of the contents of the tank; dilution or alteration of the contents of the tank; replacement of at least part of the contents of the tank; effective removal of the cap following upon a movement thereof in the filler.
US07808366B2	Refrigerator and method of controlling the same A refrigerator and a method of controlling the same. The refrigerator includes: tags attached to goods stored in a storage chamber; a reader, including a plurality of antennas having different identification distances, identifying the tags using the antennas; and a control unit detecting locations of the tags attached to goods stored in the storage chamber using the different identification distances of the antennas.
US07808362B2	Moderately hazardous environment fuse A fuse for a moderately hazardous environment comprising includes: (i) a fuse element; (ii) first and second terminals connected to the fuse element; and (iii) a metal enclosure placed around the fuse element, the enclosure configured to protect the environment from an opening of the fuse element, and wherein the first and second terminals extend from the metal enclosure.
US07808361B1	Dual protection device for circuit A dual protection device includes a cover, a first protection unit, a second protection unit and a base. The first protection unit includes an elastic contact piece and a first conductive member. The elastic contact piece has a first end fixed to the cover and a second end including a first contact point. The first conductive member has a second contact point to contact with the first contact point. The elastic contact piece bends to separate the first contact point from the second contact point when overloaded. The second protection unit has a second conductive member, which is respectively connected with the first conductive member and a second terminal by fuse members. A biasing member is compressed between the second conductive member and the base so as to separate the second terminal from the second conductive member when the fuse members melt.
US07808359B2	Quad-gapped toroidal inductor A high power, high frequency toroidal inductor is broken into four quadrant cores and uses bare rectangular conductors to form coils. One coil is wound centrally around each quadrant. The coils positioned centrally on the quadrants minimize the effect of damaging fringe flux and leakage flux. The coil inner winding ends are bent perpendicular to the coils to form tangential leads with one coil inner tangential lead joined to an adjacent outer coil radial lead by jumpers that span adjacent coils.
US07808357B2	Dual inductance structure A dual inductance structure including a substrate, a first inductance element, a second inductance element and a grounding element is provided. The substrate has a layout layer and a grounding layer. The first inductance element has a first and a second conductor. The second inductance element has a third and a fourth conductor. The grounding element has a first and a second grounding portion. The first grounding portion is on the grounding layer and located at an area between the first conductor and the third conductor. At least a part of the second grounding portion is on the grounding layer and located at an area between the first conductor and the second conductor. At least another part of the second grounding portion is on the grounding layer and located at an area between the third conductor and the fourth conductor.
US07808354B2	Magnetic element A magnetic element includes a first wire, a second wire, a third wire, a fourth wire and a first single-strand wire. The first wire is disposed at a first side of the magnetic element, and has a first end and a second end. The second wire is disposed at the first side of the magnetic element, and has a third end and a fourth end. The third wire is disposed at a second side of the magnetic element, and has a fifth end and a sixth end. The fourth wire is disposed at the second side of the magnetic element, and has a seventh end an eighth end. The first single-strand wire has one terminal simultaneously connected to the second end and the fourth end.
US07808349B2	System and method for producing repeating spatial forces An improved field emission system and method is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial force function where spatial forces between field emission structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance, and the spatial force function.
US07808348B2	System and method for configuring a plurality of magnets An improved field emission system and method is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial force function where spatial forces between field emission structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance, and the spatial force function.
US07808347B2	Yoke and manufacturing method thereof A yoke, as embodied, includes a base having a center vent; at least a pair of inner yoke portions respectively located at both end edges of the center vent and protruding from the base to face each other, each of the inner yoke portions having a support protrusion, the support protrusions being respectively located at complementary positions of leading ends of the inner yoke portions; and at least a pair of outer yoke portions protruding from the base and facing each other.
US07808342B2	Harmonic phase tuning filter for RF switches According to one exemplary embodiment, a switching module includes a first harmonic phase tuning filter coupled to a first input of an RF switch. The first harmonic phase tuning filter is configured to provide an output impedance that substantially matches an input impedance of the RF switch at approximately a fundamental frequency and to provide a low impedance at approximately a harmonic frequency generated by the RF switch. The first harmonic phase tuning filter includes an LC circuit coupled between an output terminal of the first harmonic phase tuning filter and a ground and tuned to provide the low impedance at approximately the harmonic frequency generated by the RF switch. The RF switching module further includes a second harmonic phase tuning filter coupled to a second input of the RF switch. The first and second harmonic phase tuning filters can be fabricated on a single semiconductor die.
US07808338B1	Circuit topology for multiple loads A circuit topology for multiple loads includes a driving terminal for transmitting a driving signal, a number of transmitting lines, and a number of loads operable to receive the driving signal from the driving terminal. The number of loads are connected to the driving terminal one by one via the number of transmitting lines. Two transmitting lines of the number of transmitting lines, which are nearest and farthest respectively from the driving terminal, are both greater than widths of the other transmitting lines.
US07808336B2	Impedance tuner systems and probes An impedance tuner may include a transmission media for propagating RF signals, a reflection magnitude control device mounted in a fixed position relative to a direction of signal propagation along said transmission media, and a phase shifter to control a reflection phase. A multi-section probe for an impedance tuner system may include a plurality of probe sections and a holder structure for mechanically supporting the plurality of probe sections.
US07808332B1	Resonator electrode shields One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a MEMS resonator system that reduces interference signals arising from undesired capacitive coupling between different system elements. The system includes a MEMS resonator, two or more resonator electrodes, and at least one resonator electrode shield. The resonator electrode shield ensures that the resonator electrodes interact with either one or more shunting nodes or the active elements of the MEMS resonator by preventing or reducing, among other things, capacitive coupling between the resonator electrodes and the support and auxiliary elements of the MEMS resonator structure. By reducing the deleterious effects of interfering signals using one or more resonator electrode shields, a simpler, lower interference, and more efficient system relative to prior art approaches is presented.
US07808331B2	Current-controlled oscillator Widening the frequency range without increasing the power consumption. Current circuits output charge current based on control current. Capacitors are provided in association with the current circuits and store the charge current. Discharge transistors are provided in association with the capacitors and cause the capacitors to discharge electric charge. On-off transistors are connected between the current circuits and the capacitors and open or close the paths between the current circuits and the capacitors in accordance with the voltages across the capacitors. Signal output transistors have their gates connected between the current circuits and the on-off transistors and output signals to a flip-flop in accordance with the charge current. The flip-flop drives the discharge transistors alternately in accordance with the signals.
US07808327B2	Method and apparatus to provide digitally controlled crystal oscillators Methods and systems to provide digitally controlled crystal oscillators are disclosed. One example method includes determining a state of an oscillator system and selecting a first output of a digitally controlled crystal oscillator or a second output of a second oscillator based on the determination. In an example implementation, the second oscillator is a ring oscillator.
US07808324B1	Operating environment and process position selected charge-pump operating mode in an audio power amplifier integrated circuit A charge pump power supply for an audio power amplifier integrated circuit has an operating mode selected according to an indication of operating environment and/or a process position of the integrated circuit. The operating mode selects the output voltage provided by the charge pump and may also select efficiency by selecting a frequency of operation of the charge pump and/or the effective size of a switching transistor bank. The selection is made in conformity with an indication of a process position of the integrated circuit and/or an indication of an environment of the integrated circuit, such as temperature, power supply voltage and/or load impedance values, and generally also in conformity with a volume (gain) setting, or a detected signal level, so that internal power consumption of the amplifier and charge pump is reduced when a high signal level is not being reproduced at the audio power stage.
US07808323B2	High-efficiency envelope tracking systems and methods for radio frequency power amplifiers High-efficiency envelope tracking (ET) methods and apparatus for dynamically controlling power supplied to radio frequency power amplifiers (RFPAs). An exemplary ET circuit includes a switch-mode converter coupled in parallel with a split-path linear regulator. The switch-mode converter is configured to generally track an input envelope signal Venv and supply the current needs of a load (e.g., an RFPA). The split-path linear regulator compensates for inaccurate envelope tracking by sourcing or sinking current to the load via a main current path. A current sense path connected in parallel with the main current path includes a current sense resistor used by a hysteresis comparator to control the switching of the switch-mode converter. The split-path linear regulator is configured so that current flowing in the current sense path is a lower, scaled version of the current flowing in the main current path.
US07808321B2	Amplifier circuit An amplifier circuit includes first and second transistor circuits, a current supply unit, and a current sink unit. The first transistor circuit is operatively responsive to a first input signal, and the second transistor circuit is operatively responsive to a second input signal. The current supply unit includes at least two symmetrically configured current mirrors connected to a source voltage, and provides a first current to the first transistor circuit and a second current to the second transistor circuit, where a magnitude of the first and second currents is the same. The current sink unit is responsive to an enable signal to sink the first and second currents supplied to the first and second transistor circuits to a ground voltage.
US07808319B2	Differential amplifier circuit and frequency mixer for improving linearity A differential amplifier circuit and a frequency mixer for improving linearity are disclosed. The disclosed differential amplifier circuit includes first and second loads, a first output terminal for the first load, a second output terminal for the second load, a differential amplifying stage including a differential stage for amplifying a voltage difference between a first input stage and a second input stage, and a biasing current source for biasing the differential stage, and a non-linearity filtering circuit for filtering a non-linear signal generated from the differential amplifying stage. The non-linearity filtering circuit includes a first cross circuit including a first transistor to connect the first and second output terminals, and a second cross circuit including a second transistor to connect the first and second output terminals. The differential amplifier circuit achieves an improvement in linearity, as compared to conventional differential amplifier circuits, by offsetting, at a load side, a non-linear component generated at an active element of the differential amplifier circuit, to output only a linear current component.
US07808318B2	Data amplifying circuit controllable with swing level according to operation mode and output driver including the same A data amplifying circuit for an output driver has a swing level that is controllable according to an operation mode. The data amplifying circuit includes a mode responding circuit supplying an additional source current to a source node of an amplifying circuit in response to a mode selection signal. The mode responding circuit controls the supply of the additional source current in accordance with an operation mode. Another data amplifying circuit of a semiconductor device, according to the invention, includes a small-swing amplifier and a full-swing amplifier. The small-swing amplifier causes a swing level of the output signal to be relatively smaller, while the full-swing amplifier causes the output signal swing level be relatively larger. The small-swing and full-swing amplifiers are alternatively enabled in response to the mode selection signal.
US07808313B2	Power supply providing ultrafast modulation of output voltage A circuit for use with a power amplifier that amplifies an input signal. The circuit may comprise an amplitude correction circuit and an open-loop switching regulator. The amplitude correction circuit may be configured to generate a corrected envelope signal from an input envelope signal that represents an envelope of the input signal. The open-loop switching regulator may be connected to the amplitude correction circuit and may be for powering the power amplifier based on the corrected envelope signal. According to various embodiments, the corrected envelope signal generated by the amplitude correction circuit is a function of the input envelope signal and an error voltage of the open-loop switching regulator.
US07808311B2	Nested transimpedance amplifier A nested transimpedance amplifier circuit includes a first-order nested transimpedance amplifier having an input and an output. The first-order nested transimpedance amplifier is configured to be powered by a first voltage. A charge pump module is configured to receive the first voltage and a second voltage. The second voltage is different from the first voltage. The charge pump module generates a third voltage based on the first voltage and the second voltage. A first operational amplifier has an input and an output. The input of the first operational amplifier communicates with the output of the zero-order transimpedance amplifier, and the first operational amplifier is configured to be powered by the third voltage.
US07808308B2	Voltage generating apparatus A voltage generating apparatus is disclosed. The voltage generating apparatus includes a first N-type transistor and an enhancement MOSFET transistor. The first N-type transistor has a first drain/source coupled to a first voltage, a second drain/source generating a first output voltage, and a gate coupled to a second voltage. The enhancement MOSFET transistor has a first drain/source coupled to the second drain/source of the first N-type transistor, and a second drain/source and a gate coupled to a second voltage. The first N-type transistor is a depletion metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET).
US07808306B2	Power supply voltage control apparatus A power supply voltage control apparatus capable of freely setting a clock period setting margin according to a system clock frequency, and capable of converging power supply voltage to minimum power supply voltage where normal operation is possible in a short period of time without errors in operation of internal circuits in response to changes in the system clock frequency is provided. Power supply voltage control apparatus is provided with a first frequency-divider that frequency-divides the system clock at a first frequency-diving ratio, a second frequency-divider that frequency-divides an output of a voltage control oscillator at a second frequency-dividing ratio, a phase comparator/frequency comparator that carries out a phase comparison/frequency comparison on the respective output signals of the first and second frequency-dividers, and a controller. Frequency-dividing ratios of the first and second frequency-divider are set by a second controller according to an operation mode signal corresponding to the system clock frequency.
US07808303B2	Booster circuit Analog comparison circuits are provided, each of which compares the potentials of the same stage of a first boosting cell row and a second boosting cell row and selecting and outputting the lower potential. The P-well potentials of switching devices having a triple-well structure are controlled using the output potentials of these analog comparison circuits. As a result, the amplitude of the P-well potential can be suppressed and a common P-well region can be arranged.
US07808301B2	Multiple-stage charge pump circuit with charge recycle circuit A multiple-stage charge pump circuit includes first and second pump capacitors, a charge recycle circuit, and first and second transfer circuits. The charge recycle circuit includes first and second driving circuits and a switch circuit turning off to make a node floating and to couple first terminals of the first and second pump capacitors to the node in a first time period. The switch circuit and first and second driving circuits provide a specific voltage to the node and control voltages at the first terminals of the first and second pump capacitors in second and third time periods, respectively. The first and second transfer circuits provide a high voltage to a second terminal of the first pump capacitor in the second time period, and provide the voltage of the second terminal of the first pump capacitor to a second terminal of the second pump capacitor in the third time period.
US07808297B2	Apparatus and method for controlling voltage of semiconductor integrated circuit A device for controlling a voltage of a semiconductor integrated circuit includes a voltage selecting unit that generates a voltage selecting signal for selecting a voltage to be controlled among a plurality of voltages by using a first control signal, a control step selecting unit that generates a control step selection signal for selecting a control step of the voltage to be controlled by using a second control signal, and a voltage controlling unit that controls a level of the voltage to be controlled among the plurality of voltages in response to the control step selection signal.
US07808295B2	Multiphase level shift system Each of n level shifters (LS0 to LS7) includes an NMOS transistor (Mn1) for receiving any one of n clock signals (P0 to P7) and a PMOS transistor (Mp1) for receiving an output signal from another level shifter. An output signal given to the PMOS transistor (Mp1) included in each of the level shifters (LS0 to LS7) is an output signal of the level shifter which receives the clock signal whose phase delay amount with respect to the clock signal given to the NMOS transistor (Mn1) included in that level shifter is a phase amount X (0°
US07808294B1	Level shifter with balanced rise and fall times A level shifting circuit can include a shift stage that latches first and second internal nodes to opposite shifted logic potentials in response to different transitions at an input signal node. The input signal node can vary between non-shifted logic potentials. An output stage can enable a first controllable impedance path coupled between an output node and a first shifted power supply node in response to a first type transition at the first internal node, and can enable a second controllable impedance path coupled between the output node and a second shifted power supply node in response to the first type transition at the second internal node.
US07808292B2	Clock circuit for a microprocessor A wireless communication device is described having a transmitter that generates electromagnetic interference when operating in a transmit mode. The wireless communication device comprises a clock circuit including a first clock element configured to generate a first clock output, and a second clock element configured to generate a second clock output. Also included is a controller configured to switch between the first clock output and the second clock output when the transmitter is operating in the transmit mode.
US07808289B2	Method and apparatus for digital phase generation for high frequency clock applications An apparatus and method for generating phase-related clocks are disclosed. A clock input is delayed by an alignment magnitude to generate a first phase signal. The first phase signal is delayed by the phase alignment magnitude to generate a first phase delay signal. The clock input is delayed by a phase delay magnitude to generate a second phase signal and the second phase signal is delayed by about the phase delay magnitude to generate a last phase delay signal. A phase difference is detected between the first phase delay signal and the last phase delay signal and adjustments are made to at least one of the phase delay magnitude and the alignment magnitude.
US07808284B2	Constant current drive device An object of the present invention is to eliminate fluctuation in the value of the constant current I even if there is characteristic fluctuation in field effect transistors and at the same time, to improve the power consumption. There are provided with a plurality of current mirror circuits consisting of those on the reference side and on the mirror side; current holding capacitors 21a, 21b and 21c provided on the respective mirror sides of the plurality of current mirror circuits; sequential selection means 23, 24a, 24b and 24c for selecting the plurality of current mirror circuits sequentially by a constant period; first switching means 22a, 22b and 22c for connecting respective reference sides and mirror sides of the plurality of current mirror circuits; reference voltage change-over means 23, 25 and 26 for changing over reference voltages of constant current generation units 5, 7 and 8 such that currents on the mirror sides become constant in conformity with the selection period of the plurality of current mirror circuits; and second switching means 20a, 20b and 20c for connecting the constant current generation units 5, 7 and 8 to the reference sides of the plurality of current mirror circuits in conformity with the selection period.
US07808282B2	Out-of-band signaling using detector with equalizer, multiplier and comparator Power-down mode is activated when equal voltages are detected on a pair of differential inputs. The voltage difference across the differential inputs is equalized by an equalizer and then applied to a multiplier and smoothed and filtered by a low-pass filter to produce an average signal. The average signal is compared to a reference voltage to detect when the voltage difference across the differential inputs is too small. A power-down signal is activated when the average signal is too small. The reference voltage compared can be generated by an equalizer, multiplier, and low-pass filter to match process, temperature, and supply-voltage variations in the primary signal path. The multipliers can be implemented with Gilbert cells. The equalizers can receive control signals to control attenuation of different frequency components.
US07808279B2	Low power, self-gated, pulse triggered clock gating cell A clock gating cell for gating clock signals includes a latch circuit, a comparison logic circuit, a first logic circuit, and a second logic circuit. An input signal is provided to the latch circuit. An input clock signal is provided to the first logic circuit. The first logic circuit switches the input clock signal based on a comparison signal generated by the comparison logic circuit, thereby generating a latch clock signal. The latch clock signal switches between a first state and a second state only when the input signal switches between the first state and the second state, thereby preventing power loss of the clock gating cell.
US07808278B2	Driver calibration methods and circuits Described are amplifiers that facilitate high-speed communication with calibrated drive strength and termination impedance. Drivers and termination elements can be divided into a number N of parallel portions, one or more of which can be disabled and updated without interfering with signal (e.g., clock or data) transmission. Some embodiments identify inactive elements by examining incoming signals.
US07808270B2	Output circuit for semiconductor device, semiconductor device having output circuit, and method of adjusting characteristics of output circuit To decrease the circuit scale necessary for the calibration of the output circuit and to decrease the time required for the calibration operation. The invention includes a first output buffer and a second output buffer that are connected to a data pin, and a calibration circuit that is connected to a calibration pin. The first output buffer and the second output buffer include plural unit buffers. The unit buffers have mutually the same circuit structures. With this arrangement, the impedances of the first output buffer and the second output buffer can be set in common, based on the calibration operation using the calibration circuit. Consequently, both the circuit scale necessary for the calibration operation and the time required for the calibration operation can be decreased.
US07808267B2	Module and method for detecting defect of thin film transistor substrate The present invention relates to a module and method for detecting a defect of a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate, which can detect disconnection of a gate line of the TFT substrate having gate drivers provided with a dual structure in which the gate drivers are provided at both sides of the gate lines. There is provided a module and method for detecting a defect of a TFT substrate, wherein gate lines are separated into two portions by cutting a central region of the gate lines, gate power is supplied to the gate lines of which central portions are cut through gate drivers provided at both sides of the gate lines, and a signal of a negative voltage level is supplied to data lines, so that disconnection of the gate lines can be detected.
US07808263B2	Non-invasive, low pin count test circuits and methods utilizing emulated stress conditions An integrated circuit including at least one internal operational block, which includes test control circuitry for initiating a test mode and testing circuitry for verifying an operation of the integrated circuit under a more stringent condition in the test mode as compared to a condition in another operating mode such that proper operation of the integrated circuit is assured in the another operating mode. Pin control circuitry selectively outputs a test signal from a selected pin in the test mode indicative of the operation of the internal block, wherein the selected pin is utilized for exchanging another signal when the integrated circuit is in the another operating mode.
US07808262B2	Integrated systems testing A method of making and testing a system on chip (SOC) comprises providing an integrated system test (IST) module in each one of a plurality of SOC components. At least one of the SOC components communicates with an external interface and at least one other of the SOC components. The method includes receiving test configuration data, transmitting test result data, and transmitting and receiving application data via the external interface. The method includes using at least one of the IST modules to receive the test configuration data and configure the IST modules to test the plurality of SOC components.
US07808261B2	Contact with plural beams To precisely control behavior of a probe at a portion near a contact, and to provide a probe with small electric capacity which can be used to inspect chips having high-speed and high-capacity signals. A parallel spring probe based on a principle of a link mechanism, the link mechanism including: a vertically extending vertical probe; and a plurality of linear or curved horizontal beams extending in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, the beams being fastened to a fixed end at one ends and connected to the vertical probe at the other ends, characterized in that distance between at least a pair of adjacent horizontal beams varies along a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction.
US07808258B2	Test interposer having active circuit component and method therefor A device under test (DUT) is tested via a test interposer. The test interposer includes a first set of contacts at a first surface to interface with the contacts of a load board or other interface of an automated test equipment (ATE) and a second set of contacts at an opposing second surface to interface with the contacts of the DUT. The second set of contacts can have a smaller contact pitch than the contact pitch of the first set of contacts to facilitate connection to the smaller pitch of the contacts of the DUT. The test interposer further includes one or more active circuit components or passive circuit components to facilitate testing of the DUT. The test interposer can be implemented as an integrated circuit (IC) package that encapsulates the circuit components.
US07808254B2	Micromechanical microwave power meter A micromechanical sensor for measuring millimetric wave or microwave power, which sensor comprises a wave line for conducting the millimetric or microwave power and a part arranged to move and a fixed electrode, in such a way that the capacitance (C) between the part that is arranged to move and the fixed electrode couples to the wave power advancing in the wave line. According to the invention, the capacitance (C) between the part that is arranged to move and the fixed electrode is divided into at least two portions (C/n), which are located at a distance from each other, in such a way that the wave power advancing in the wave line couples to the portions (C/n) of the capacitance (C) consecutively and experiences the inductive load between the portions (C/n) of the capacitance (C). Thus the frequency band of the sensor can be substantially broadened and the reflective coefficient can be kept reasonably small.
US07808250B2	Test method and apparatus for spark plug insulator There is provided a test method for detecting the presence or absence of a defect in a spark plug insulator, including a reference voltage determination process, a test area determination process, a test voltage determination process and a current detection process. In the reference voltage determination process, a reference voltage VF is determined. In the test area and voltage determined processes, test area and voltage are determined so as not to incur a flashover on the basis of a reference insulator of the same material, shape and size as the spark plug insulator when the reference insulator is placed in position between first and second test electrodes. In the current detection step, the test voltage is applied between the first and second test electrodes to detect an electric current between the first and second test electrodes.
US07808246B2	Apparatus and method for verifying a seal between multiple chambers An open seal check system for a multi-chamber supply container having at least one elongated seal, the system includes: (i) a base configured to support the multi chamber container; (ii) a plurality of electrodes positioned on the base so as to be at least substantially parallel with the elongated seal; and (iii) electronics connected to the electrodes, the electrodes each forming a capacitor with the multi-chamber supply container when the container is placed on the base, the electronics configured to output a single indication of a dielectric associated with each capacitor.
US07808244B2	System and method for determining state of charge of a battery utilizing initial voltage and current measurement and a previous estimate of battery resistance A processor executes a program to calculate values of the internal resistance R of a battery and updates a database of parameters defining the dependence of internal resistance on the battery state of charge (SOC) and temperature. The database is utilized to obtain the information needed to make accurate remaining run-time calculations. The processor may also execute a program to effectuate entry of a database into memory representative of characteristics of the battery including values of measured open circuit voltages (OCV) of the battery and determinations of “starting SOC” values that correspond to the most recently measured values of OCV after the battery has stabilized. The processor may also execute programs to determine the present SOC of the battery, the present battery capacity, and the remaining run-time of the device powered by the battery.
US07808240B2	Apparatus and method for optimizing the spectra of parallel excitation pulses An MRI apparatus includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system having a magnet to impress a polarizing magnetic field, a plurality of gradient coils positioned about the bore of the magnet to impose a magnetic field gradient, and an RF transceiver system and an RF switch controlled by a pulse module to transmit RF pulses to an RF coil assembly and to acquire MR images, and a computer programmed to apply a plurality of RF pulses configured to control RF excitation by a transmit coil array such that a waveform shape of each of the plurality of RF pulses is based on optimizing a spatial spectrum.
US07808237B2	Method and instrument of locally measuring protic solvent content in samples Excitation-use high frequency RF generated by an RF oscillator is modulated by a modulator based on control by a pulse control unit, to give a pulse form. The generated RF pulse is then amplified by an RF amplifier, and set to a small-sized RF coil. The small-sized RF coil applies the RF pulse to a specific position of a sample placed on a sample stage, and detects echo signals of the RF pulse. The echo signal is amplified by a preamplifier, and is then sent to a phase detector. The phase detector detects the echo signal, and sent it via an A/D converter to an operation unit. The operation unit calculates T2 relaxation time constant based on intensity of the echo signal, and the water content at the predetermined position of the sample is calculated based on the calculated T2 relaxation time constant.
US07808236B1	Energy harvester utilizing external magnetic field Apparatus and method for harvesting energy from the environment and/or other external sources and converting it to useful electrical energy. The harvester does not contain a permanent magnet or other local field source but instead relies on the earth's magnetic field of another source of a magnetic field that is external to the sensing device. One advantage of these new harvesters is that they can be made smaller and lighter than energy harvesters that contain a magnet and/or an inertial mass.
US07808230B2	Voltage detection device and voltage detection method A voltage detection device that is connected to a DC circuit to which a DC voltage is applied and that detects the DC voltage applied to the DC circuit comprises a voltage conversion means for outputting a first voltage that increases as the DC voltage increases and a second voltage that decreases as the DC voltage increases, a voltage calculation means for inputting the first voltage and the second voltage outputted from the voltage conversion means and calculating the DC voltage based upon a difference between the inputted first voltage and the inputted second voltage, and a first failure judgment means for judging that failure has occurred if at least one of the first voltage and the second voltage is not inputted to the voltage calculation means.
US07808228B1	Long range phasing voltmeter A long range wireless phasing voltmeter determines the phase difference between the time-varying voltage carried on a reference electrical conductor and another, field conductor. The voltage signal from the reference conductor is measured by a reference probe and compared by a first unit in communication with that reference probe to a 60 Hz signal generated from a GPS receiver. The phase difference, in the form of a nine-bit, audible signal using frequency shift keying to modulate the carrier frequency, is transmitted to a second unit perhaps miles away. A receiver in the second unit decodes the signal and uses another 60 Hz signal generated from another GPS receiver to re-create and then forward a surrogate of the original reference voltage signal to a meter probe that is measuring the signal on a field conductor. The meter probe can then compare the two signals to determine the phase angle difference.
US07808227B2	Systems and methods for detecting impurities in reactor systems The present invention is directed to various methods and systems for detecting at least one impurity in a bulk fluid. In certain embodiments, the methods are performed in conjunction with a polymerization reactor system such as a gas-phase reactor system.
US07808224B2	High-frequency power supply circuit To accurately regulate output of a high-frequency power with a simple configuration. A high-frequency power supply circuit includes: a basic drive square wave generation circuit unit (5) for generating a basic drive square wave having an output frequency; a differential signal generation circuit unit (9) for generating a front edge differential signal of the basic drive square wave; a vibrator circuit unit (15) having a square wave signal generator (10) for outputting a square wave signal having a signal width within a period corresponding to a half cycle of the output frequency upon input of a trigger signal from outside and signal width control circuits (11, 12) varying/controlling the signal width of the square wave signal according to the control signal; and a switching amplification circuit unit (6) for amplifying the amplification source signal based on the output signal from the vibrator circuit unit (15). The front edge differential signal generated by the differential signal generation circuit unit (9) is made to be a trigger signal in the vibrator circuit unit (15).
US07808222B2	Method and apparatus for high performance switch mode voltage regulators A circuit configuration for a high power switch-mode voltage regulator circuit is disclosed that includes an array of Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) switching transistors electrically coupled to one another at their drains and sources, and a plurality of gate driver circuits. Each gate driver circuit is coupled substantially close to the gate and dedicated to driving only one MOS switching transistor.
US07808221B2	Current regulation module The present invention discloses a current regulation module for providing a predetermined current. The current regulation module comprises a linear power conversion circuit, a switching power conversion circuit, a current detector, and a controller. The current detector is used to detect the output current of the current regulation module and output a detected current value. The controller control the switches in the linear power conversion circuit and the switching power conversion circuit in accordance with the detected current value, to strengthen the dynamic response ability to the sudden change in the output current.
US07808217B2	DC to DC converter A DC to DC converter comprising: an inductor; a plurality of switches for controlling current flow in the inductor such that the inductor is connected to a supply in a first phase of operation such that the inductor receives energy from the supply, and such that the inductor is connected to an output in a second phase of operation in order to deliver energy to the output; and a controller arranged to monitor the current flow in the inductor at the end of the second phase of operation and to modify the relative duration of the second phase compared to the first phase as a function of the current flow.
US07808212B2	Temperature-based charge and discharge control for a battery A protection circuit for a battery pack, comprising: a thermistor for indicating a temperature of a cell in the battery pack; a first comparator coupled to the thermistor for determining whether the temperature has exceeded a charge cut-off temperature threshold for the cell, and if so, for turning off a first switch in series with the cell to prevent: charging of the cell; and, a second comparator coupled to the thermistor for determining whether the temperature has exceeded a discharge cut-off temperature threshold for the cell, and if so, for turning off a second switch in series with the cell to prevent discharging of the cell.
US07808211B2	System and method for charging batteries A high frequency battery charger includes a converter, drive logic, and control logic. The converter transforms a DC voltage into a high frequency AC voltage. The drive logic controls a conversion of the high frequency AC voltage through a train of pulses. The control logic adjusts the output of the converter to maximize a charging cycle of a battery. The method of transforming an AC input into a direct current output used to charge a rechargeable battery includes transforming an AC input into a first DC output; transforming the first DC output into a high frequency AC output; transforming the high frequency AC output into a second DC output; and passing a charging current to an external load when the load is correctly connected to an output.
US07808209B2	Remaining battery charge calculation system in electronic device An electronic device has a voltage converter configured to convert output voltage of a battery for supplying power for operating an electronic device into a preset voltage for output, a constant current load unit configured to receive the voltage output by the voltage converter and output a preset constant current, a battery voltage detector configured to detect the output voltage of the battery, and a remaining charge calculator configured to calculate the remaining charge of the battery based on a first battery voltage obtained by the battery voltage detector when operation of the constant current load unit is stopped and a second battery voltage obtained by the battery voltage detector when the constant current load unit is operating.
US07808208B2	Battery equalizer for cars There is provided a battery equalizer for cars. The battery equalizer for cars includes a battery module including first and second batteries and a battery equalizer mounted in the battery module to sustain charge voltages of the first and second batteries to be the same. The battery equalizer includes a power converting unit for converting power so that the charge voltages are equally charged in the first and second batteries and a noise preventing unit connected between the power converting unit and an external case to remove conductive noise of the power converting unit and surge noise of the external case.
US07808198B2	Robust timed switching control with state measurement A mechanism for empirically deriving the values of the damping ratio and frequency of the mechanism driven by a servo-controlled control system is disclosed. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, the values of the damping ratio and frequency are continually re-generated based on empirical data derived from sensor feedback of the maximum-amplitude switch and the linear second-order servo. Because the values of the damping ratio and frequency are generated from empirical data, it is not necessary that they be known, and because the values of the damping ratio and frequency are continually re-generated, variances in their values are continually noticed and compensated for.
US07808191B2	Dim control circuit dimming method and system A dim control circuit dimming method and system with a dimming ballast dim control circuit (148) includes a dimmer switch input (120) having a first terminal (154) and a second terminal (156), the dimmer switch input (120) operably connected to receive a dim signal (106); a power supply (124); a current limiter (126); and a coupler (128). The power supply (124), the current limiter (126), and the coupler (128) are connected in series between the first terminal (154) and the second terminal (156), and the coupler (128) generates a lamp dim control signal (132) when the first terminal (154) and the second terminal (156) are electrically connected.
US07808190B2	Display apparatus and power supplying apparatus for lamp unit thereof A display apparatus is provided with a panel to display a picture thereon. The display apparatus comprises an inverter to convert DC power into AC power. The display apparatus also includes at least one lamp unit comprising a lamp body and a lamp electrode part provided in at least one of opposite ends of the lamp body to receive an electric power. A transformer is arranged adjacent to the lamp electrode part to boost up a voltage of the electric power output from the inverter to supply the electric power with the boosted voltage as a driving power to the lamp unit.
US07808185B2	Backlight current control in portable electronic devices A method in a portable electronic device (100) having a user interface illumination (110) is disclosed. The method comprises sensing (202) an ambient light level in a neighborhood of the portable electronic device with a sensor (104) of the portable electronic device. Based on the ambient light level sensed, then controlling (204) a visual characteristic of the user interface illumination, wherein the user interface illumination is operated at a brightness between a maximum brightness and a minimum brightness for at least one ambient light level detected.
US07808181B1	High intensity discharge lamp with terbium halide fill The invention relates to a high intensity discharge lamp provided with a discharge vessel enclosing a discharge space comprising an ionizable filling including besides mercury a rare earth halide, which lamp emits during stable operation light with a color temperature Tc of at least 7000K. According to the invention the lamp of the type described in the opening paragraph is therefore characterized in that the rare earth of the rare earth halide comprises Tb or Tb and Dy.
US07808178B1	Method of manufacture and operation A method of manufacture and operation for plasma display panel (PDP) device having one or more substrates and a multiplicity of pixels or sub-pixels that are defined by a hollow plasma-shell filled with an ionizable gas. As used herein plasma-shell includes plasma-dome, plasma-disc, and plasma-sphere. The invention is described with reference to a plasma-dome, but other plasma-shells may be used including plasma-disc and plasma-sphere. The plasma-dome has a domed or round side and an opposing flat side such as a dome top and flat bottom. One or more other sides or edges may also be flat or not flat. The PDP contain inorganic and/or organic luminescent materials that are excited by a gas discharge within each plasma-dome. The luminescent material is located on an exterior and/or interior surface of the plasma-dome and/or incorporated into the shell of the plasma-dome. Up-conversion (Stokes) and down-conversion (Anti-Stokes) phosphor materials may be used.
US07808177B2	Display device and method of manufacturing A display device comprising: a thin film transistor formed on an insulating substrate; a first anode electrically connected to the thin film transistor; a first organic layer formed on the first anode and comprising a first light-emitting layer; a second anode formed on the first organic layer and electrically connected to the thin film transistor; a second organic layer formed on the second anode and comprising a second light-emitting layer; and a cathode formed on the second organic layer.
US07808173B2	Organic light emitting display device and method of fabricating the same An organic light emitting display device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The organic light emitting display device includes a substrate having first, second and third pixel regions, and an upper substrate facing the substrate. The thicknesses of regions of the upper substrate respectively facing the first, second and third pixel regions are different from each other. The thicknesses of the regions of the upper substrate facing the pixel regions are formed different from each other, such that the organic light emitting display device having an optimal or improved optical resonance structure can be provided.
US07808169B2	Electron emitting device and electromagnetic wave generating device using the same Provided is an electron emitting device which can achieve high electron emission efficiency even in the case where excitation energy is low. The device includes a carbon nanotube layer which is formed on an SiC substrate and is made up of plural carbon nanotubes vertically oriented with respect to a surface of the SiC substrate; an MgO layer which is formed on and touches the carbon nanotube layer; an ohmic electrode which is connected to the carbon nanotube layer; an electrode which is facing the MgO layer with an air-gap between the MgO layer and the electrode; and a voltage source which applies a voltage between the electrode and the ohmic electrode.
US07808168B2	Spacer, manufacturing method thereof, image display apparatus using the spacer, and manufacturing method thereof A spacer for an image display apparatus includes a base material and a film configuration in which a first film having a structure that silver particles are dispersed in aluminum oxynitride and a second film containing tungsten, germanium and nitrogen are layered on the base material in this order.
US07808167B2	High-pressure discharge lamp and light sources device using the same The high-pressure discharge lamp includes: a pre-seal glass inserted in the internal space of each of seal portions and integrally comprising a metal foil sheathing portion which sheathes a metal foil, an electrode sheathing portion which sheathes a portion of an electrode that extends from a first end of the metal foil toward a base portion and an external lead pin sheathing portion which sheathes a portion of an external lead pin that extends outwardly from the other end of the metal foil; and a conductor for generating discharge between the conductor and the metal foil. The electrode sheathing portion is fused to the base portion. The external lead pin sheathing portion has an outer surface hermetically fused to an inner surface of one of the seal portions. A clearance hermetically sealed between the pre-seal glass and the seal portion encapsulates inert gas therein.
US07808164B2	Display device A display device having an electroluminescence element with an improved contrast ratio is provided. Stacked polarizing plates are provided on the outer side of substrates of a display device which includes a first light-transmitting substrate and a second light-transmitting substrate arranged to face each other and an electroluminescence element interposed therebetween that emits light to both the first light-transmitting substrate side and the second light-transmitting substrate side. The polarizing plates facing each other are arranged in a crossed nicol state. Furthermore, among a plurality of polarizing plates arranged to face each other, a plurality of polarizing plates which are stacked on one side or the other side of the light-transmitting substrates are arranged in a parallel nicol state. As a result, a display device with a high contrast ratio can be provided.
US07808161B2	Piezoelectric ceramic composition and piezoelectric device There is provided a piezoelectric ceramic composition that contains Na, Bi, Ti and Co wherein the composition ratio of Na, Bi, Ti and Co in terms of oxides thereof is in the following composition range (1): aNa2O-bBi2O3-cTiO2-dCoO (1) where a, b, c and d are mole fractions; 0.03≦a≦0.042; 0.330≦b≦0.370; 0.580≦c≦0.620; 0
US07808159B2	Magnetostrictive / piezo remote power generation, battery and method A power generation device generates power by subjecting a composite of magnetostrictive material and piezo material to a magnetic field. The composite of magnetostrictive material and piezo material may be incorporated in a battery or other storage device.
US07808157B2	Ultrasonic attenuation materials Improved acoustic attenuation materials and applications are provided. An improved acoustic attenuation material may include a woven layer of fibers made of porous polymers, such as porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), that include interstitial space. An improved acoustic attenuation material may include sheets of porous polymers interleaved with layers of epoxy. The sheets of porous polymers may include through holes. An embodiment of an ultrasonic transducer that includes a backing with woven layers of porous PTFE fibers is provided. The ultrasonic transducer that includes a backing with woven layers of porous PTFE fibers may be used in a three-dimensional ultrasound imaging apparatus. An embodiment of an ultrasonic transducer that includes a plurality of sheets of porous PTFE interleaved with layers of epoxy is provided. The ultrasonic transducer that includes a plurality of sheets of porous PTFE may be used in an ultrasonic imaging catheter.
US07808151B2	Piezoelectric element detection method, oscillation device, and vibrating gyroscope The measurement of the characteristic of the piezoelectric element of the oscillation device, particularly, the equivalent serial resistance value can be carried out without using a measurement device connected to the outside. An oscillation device causes oscillation by driving a piezoelectric element by means of an oscillation circuit, the equivalent serial resistance value of the piezoelectric element is determined on the basis of the voltage-current relationship between the output signal of the oscillation circuit of the oscillation device and the drive signal used when the oscillation circuit drives the piezoelectric element. The oscillation device has a piezoelectric element, an oscillation circuit that drives the oscillation of the piezoelectric element through feedback of the drive signal to the drive terminal of the piezoelectric element, and a drive signal switch circuit that controls the external output of the drive signal of the oscillation circuit.
US07808146B2	Coil bobbin for motor A coil bobbin has a body part, a first outer flange part provided at one end of the body part and a second outer flange part provided at the other end of the body part. The first outer flange part has a widthwise dimension larger than that of the second outer flange part. The first outer flange part has leg portions at both ends in the widthwise direction at the lower end. The second outer flange part has a leg portion at the lower end. The coil bobbin is preferably supported by the leg portions of the first outer flange part and the leg portion of the second outer flange part.
US07808144B2	Permanent magnet electric rotating machine and electromotive vehicle using permanent magnet electric rotating machine A magnetic gap is provided between a permanent magnet of a rotor and an auxiliary magnet pole portion which is arranged adjacent to the permanent magnet in a peripheral direction. A gradual change in a magnetic flux density distribution of a surface of the rotor is obtained and a cogging torque and a torque pulsation are restrained. By obtaining a reluctance torque according to the auxiliary magnetic pole, a permanent magnet electric rotating machine in which the cogging torque and the torque pulsation are restrained can be obtained and further an electromotive vehicle having the permanent magnet electric rotating machine can be provided.
US07808143B2	Permanent magnet motor A permanent magnet motor includes stator, rotor, and shaft; multiple rotor magnetic poles are disposed on the rotor; each rotor magnetic pole contains an arc surface and a first inclined section and a second inclined section extending respectively from both sides of the arc surface; a trap is formed between two second inclined section of two abutted rotor magnetic poles connected by a tangent section; multiple magnets are respectively disposed in each rotor magnetic pole; both ends of each magnet being disposed at where close to two second inclined sections; and a central portion of each magnet is indented inwardly towards a center of the rotor to effectively upgrade performance efficiency of the motor.
US07808142B2	Multivariable generator and method of using the same A generator device for generating electrical energy includes a rotor having a first set of even-numbered of magnetic sources distributed along a first radius of the rotor, and a first pair of stators, each having a first set of odd-numbered coil members distributed along a first radius of the stator, the stators disposed adjacent to opposing side portions of the rotor, wherein each coil member includes a core portion having an amorphous structure. In addition, a generator device for generating electrical energy includes interchangeable rotor and stator pairs to provide variable voltage/current/frequency outputs.
US07808139B2	Magnetic disk drive with improved vibration characteristics Embodiments of the invention provide a magnetic disk drive having improved vibration characteristics and a reduced size. In one embodiment, a magnetic disk drive comprises: a motor shaft for rotating a magnetic disk; a sleeve for rotatably supporting the motor shaft; and a motor hub into which the motor shaft is press fit. The motor hub supports the magnetic disk and includes a projection portion having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is in contact with the press-fit motor shaft in directions perpendicular to the rotational axis of the motor shaft. The outer surface faces the sleeve.
US07808135B2	Generator having a cooling flow bifurcation member and method for controlling a cooling flow A cooling flow bifurcation member is positioned in an outside radial flow passage of a generator between an end portion of a stator core and a stator flange. The flow bifurcation member includes a main body portion having a tapered surface that transforms a first flow having a first velocity passing into the outside radial flow passage into at least one other flow having another velocity. The at least one other flow is directed along at least one of an outer surface of the end portion of the stator core and the stator flange.
US07808134B2	Active control mount magnetic optimization for an engine A solenoid (10) includes a shell (12), a lower stator member (20) associated with the shell, and an upper stator member (30) in the shell. The upper stator member is separate from the lower stator member and has a wire receiving member (34). A half bobbin (40) is associated with the upper stator member and has a wire receiving portion (44). Wire is wound directly about the portion of the half bobbin and directly about the member of the upper stator member to define a winding (46). An armature (54) is movable with respect to at least the lower stator member upon energizing the winding.
US07808131B2	Precision battery pack circuits A battery pack connection scheme is shown that provides an synchronized DC environment for every cell in the pack, such that every cell in the same or similar voltage level in the pack sees exactly the same voltage and current environment. In some embodiments, a pack is provided having a positive load connection terminal and multiple batteries connected in parallel to the terminal. The connections are made via respective conductive paths each including a high-power DC precision cable segment, each of the conductive paths having a resistance suitable to allow an average charge acceptance rate of the battery pack to be greater than a one-hour, or “C1”, charge rate. The precision cable segments preferably have matching impedances, or have matching DC resistances.
US07808128B1	Remote monitoring of control decisions for network protectors Network protectors isolate the secondary side of a transformer from a load distribution network. It is useful to have information about the electrical parameters for the transformer and the load side of an open network protector and it is useful to have access to electrical parameters for a closed network protector. Information about a network protector can be provided to a transmitter used to convey information about the transformer associated with that network protector so that information about the network protector can be sent over power liner carrier to a centralized receiver.
US07808124B2	Electric power storage In various embodiments, various systems and methods are provided for power storage. In one embodiment, a power storage apparatus is described that comprises a power multiplier having a multiply-connected electrical structure. A parametric reactance is included in the multiply-connected electrical structure that negates at least a portion of a physical resistance of the multiply-connected electrical structure. A parametric excitation source having a parametric excitation output is applied to the parametric reactance.
US07808121B1	Vehicle with electricity generating, braking wind turbine An energy efficient land vehicle includes a.) a conventional land power mechanism, with a storage battery and power consuming mechanisms directly or indirectly connected to the storage battery, for controlled delivery of electric power to the power consuming mechanisms; b.) a supplemental electric power generation system located on the conventional land vehicle, the supplemental power plant including: i.) a housing; ii.) at least one set of rotatable blades mounted within the housing; iii.) a movable shaft connected to the set of rotatable blades; iv.) a generator for generating electricity connected to the shaft; v.) a voltage regulator; and, vi.) a connection to the storage battery for providing electric power. The housing has at least an open front for air ingress and an open area downstream from the blades for air egress, and the open front has at least one gate. The gate opens only when the vehicle is decelerating or stationary and is otherwise closed during vehicle movement.
US07808118B2	Method for creating energy sources for a vehicle drive system The method for creating energy sources for a vehicle drive system includes burning an air fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine and discharging the burned air fuel mixture through an exhaust system of the vehicle. Steam is created utilizing heat of the exhaust system. The steam is passed through a generator, which supplies mechanical or electrical power to an appropriate drive system of the vehicle. Hydrogen can be created utilizing the steam and a catalyst substrate. Wind turbines mounted to the vehicle can also supply electricity to the vehicle as air passes through the turbines due to movement of the vehicle.
US07808117B2	Integrated circuit having pads and input/output (I/O) cells A pad (20) is electrically connected to a first I/O cell (14) while also physically overlying active circuitry of a second I/O cell (16). Note that although the pad (20) overlies the second I/O cell (16), the pad (20) is not electrically connected to the I/O cell (16). Such a pattern may be replicated in any desired manner so that the I/O cells (e.g. 300-310) may have a finer pitch than the corresponding pads (320-324 and 330-335). In addition, the size of the pads may be increased (e.g. pad 131 may be bigger than pad 130) while the width “c” of the I/O cells (132-135) does not have to be increased. Such a pattern (e.g. 500) may be arranged so that the area required in one or more dimensions may be minimized.
US07808116B2	Semiconductor device and wire bonding method A semiconductor device with improved bondability between a wire and a bump and cutting property of the wire to improve the bonding quality. In the semiconductor device, a wire is stacked on a pad as a second bonding point to form a bump having a sloped wedge and a first bent wire convex portion, and a wire is looped from a lead as a first bonding point to the bump and is pressed to the sloped wedge of the bump with a face portion of a tip end of a capillary to bond the wire to the bump. At the same time, the wire is pressed to the first bent wire convex portion using an inner chamfer of a bonding wire hole in the capillary to form a wire bent portion having a bow-shaped cross section. The wire is pulled up and cut at the wire bent portion.
US07808111B2	Processed wafer via An apparatus involves a semiconductor wafer that has been back-end processed, the semiconductor wafer including a substrate, electronic devices and multiple metalization layers, a via extending from an outer surface of the substrate through the substrate to a metalization layer from among the multiple metalization layers, and an electrically conductive material within the via, the electrically conductive material forming an electrically conductive path from the metalization layer to the outer surface. A method of processing a semiconductor wafer that has been front-end and back-end processed involves forming a via in the semiconductor wafer extending from a surface of the wafer, into and through semiconductor material, to a metalization layer formed during the back-end processing by etching the semiconductor wafer; and making the via electrically conductive so as to form an electrical path within the via extending from the surface of the wafer to the metalization layer.
US07808110B2	Semiconductor package substrate A semiconductor package substrate proposed by the invention includes a base body and a plurality of finger pads disposed on surface of the base body, wherein the finger pads are arranged in such a way that an angle is formed between connecting line of centers of two adjacent finger pads and the direction in which the finger pads are arranged. The finger pads are waterdrop shaped finger pads with arc ends and angle ends alternately disposed on surface of the substrate, alternately disposed waterdrop shaped finger pads and arc shaped finger pads, or alternately disposed arc shaped finger pads at a predetermined spacing. According to the present invention, distance between adjacent finger pads is reduced and problem of short circuit as a result of erroneous contact between bonding wire and adjacent finger pad is prevented.
US07808108B2	Thin film conductor and method of fabrication A thin film conductor having improved adhesion and superior conductivity, a method for fabricating the same, a thin film transistor (TFT) plate including the thin film conductor, and a method for fabricating the TFT plate are provided. The thin film conductor includes an adhesive layer containing an oxidation-reactive metal or silicidation-reactive metal and silver, a silver conductive layer formed on the adhesive layer, and a protection layer formed on the silver conductive layer and containing an oxidation-reactive metal and silver.
US07808104B2	Substrate for mounting electronic component and electronic apparatus including the substrate A recess (5a) in the corner direction and recesses (5b) in side directions are formed in each connecting pad (5A) located at a corner of a lower surface-side of an insulating base 2 having groove-shaped recesses (6) in the periphery, and groove-shaped recesses (6a and 6b) in the corner and side directions are formed in each corner portion (2A) of the insulating base 2 corresponding to the connecting pad (5A). Connecting pads (5) of an electronic apparatus in which an electronic component is mounted on the insulating base 2 are mounted on an external electrical circuit board by using a solder. A solder (31) melted during the solder-mounting adheres onto the groove-shaped recesses (6a and 6b) in the corner and side directions of the corner portion (2A) of the insulating base 2 and thus solder fillets are formed in the groove-shaped recesses (6a and 6b). Thus, solder bonding strength in the corners where external force is likely to work can be increased and the connecting pads of the wiring board can be firmly bonded to the lead conductors of the external electrical circuit board by using a hard and brittle lead-free solder.
US07808102B2	Multi-die DC-DC boost power converter with efficient packaging A DC-DC boost converter in multi-die package is proposed having an output Schottky diode and a low-side vertical MOSFET controlled by a power regulating controller (PRC). The multi-die package includes a single die pad with the Schottky diode placed there on side by side with the vertical MOSFET. The PRC die is attached atop the single die pad via an insulating die bond. Alternatively, the single die pad is grounded. The vertical MOSFET is a top drain vertical N-channel FET, the substrate of Schottky diode die is its anode. The Schottky diode and the vertical MOSFET are stacked atop the single die pad. The PRC is attached atop the single die pad via a standard conductive die bond. The Schottky diode die can be supplied in a flip-chip configuration with cathode being its substrate. Alternatively, the Schottky diode is supplied with anode being its substrate without the flip-chip configuration.
US07808099B2	Liquid thermal interface having mixture of linearly structured polymer doped crosslinked networks and related method A liquid thermal interface (LTI) including a mixture of a linearly structured polymer doped with crosslinked networks and related method are presented. The LTI exhibits reduced liquid polymer macromolecule mobility, and thus increased surface tension. An embodiment of the method includes mixing a crosslinker with a linearly structured polymer to form a mixture, wherein the crosslinker includes a base agent including a vinyl-terminated or branched polydimethylsiloxane, and a curing agent including a hydrogen-terminated polydimethylsiloxane; and curing the mixture. The crosslinker functions as cages to block linear or branched linear macromolecules and prevents them from sliding into each other, thus increasing surface tension of the resulting LTI.
US07808098B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a semiconductor device which is not easily damaged by external local pressure. The present invention further provides a manufacturing method of a highly-reliable semiconductor device, which is not destroyed by external local pressure, with a high yield. A structure body, in which high-strength fiber of an organic compound or an inorganic compound is impregnated with an organic resin, is provided over an element substrate having a semiconductor element formed using a single crystal semiconductor region, and heating and pressure bonding are performed, whereby a semiconductor device is manufactured, to which the element substrate and the structure body in which the high-strength fiber of an organic compound or an inorganic compound is impregnated with the organic resin are fixed together.
US07808093B2	Stacked semiconductor device A stacked semiconductor device is constructed by stacking in two levels: a lower semiconductor device having a wiring board, at least one semiconductor chip mounted on a first surface of the wiring board and having electrodes electrically connected to wiring by way of a connection means, an encapsulant composed of insulating plastic that covers the semiconductor chip and the connection means, a plurality of electrodes formed overlying the wiring of a second surface of the wiring board, and a plurality of linking interconnects each having a portion connected to the wiring of the first surface of the wiring board and another portion exposed on the surface of the encapsulant; and an upper semiconductor device in which each electrode overlies and is electrically connected to the exposed portions of each of the linking interconnects of the lower semiconductor device. The linking interconnects extend from the first surface of the wiring board to the side surfaces and upper surface of the encapsulant, and moreover, electrically connect with wiring of the wiring board that projects from the encapsulant.
US07808092B2	Semiconductor device with a plurality of ground planes A multi-chip module (MCM) with a plurality of ground planes/layers is provided. Each integrated circuit (IC) chip of the MCM has its own ground plane on a substrate in the MCM. This MCM structure may facilitate separate testing of each IC chip without affecting other chips and without being affected by other chips. This MCM structure also may facilitate testing of interconnects/connections between two or more chips.
US07808085B2	Semiconductor device and mold for resin-molding semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a pair of power chips, an IC chip, a plurality of leads one of which having a die pad on which the power chips are mounted and another one having a die attach portion on which the IC chip is mounted, a resin sheet firmly adhered to one side of the die pad, and a resin casing made by molding operation to encapsulate the power chips, the IC chip and the resin sheet by a resin in such a manner that one surface of the resin sheet opposite the die pad is exposed to the exterior of the resin casing. The resin casing has a groove formed in one surface opposite the exposed surface of the resin sheet, the groove extending parallel to the resin sheet and perpendicular to a runner through which the resin was supplied in the molding operation.
US07808082B2	Structure and method for dual surface orientations for CMOS transistors The present invention provides structures and methods for providing facets with different crystallographic orientations than what a semiconductor substrate normally provides. By masking a portion of a semiconductor surface and exposing the rest to an anisotripic etch process that preferentially etches a set of crystallographic planes faster than others, new facets with different surface orientations than the substrate orientation are formed on the semiconductor substrate. Alternatively, selective epitaxy may be utilized to generate new facets. The facets thus formed are joined to form a lambda shaped profile in a cross-section. The electrical properties of the new facets, specifically, the enhanced carrier mobility, are utilized to enhance the performance of transistors. In a transistor with a channel on the facets that are joined to form a lambda shaped profile, the current flows in the direction of the ridge joining the facets avoiding any inflection in the direction of the current.
US07808081B2	Strained-silicon CMOS device and method The present invention provides a semiconductor device and a method of forming thereof, in which a uniaxial strain is produced in the device channel of the semiconductor device. The uniaxial strain may be in tension or in compression and is in a direction parallel to the device channel. The uniaxial strain can be produced in a biaxially strained substrate surface by strain inducing liners, strain inducing wells or a combination thereof. The uniaxial strain may be produced in a relaxed substrate by the combination of strain inducing wells and a strain inducing liner. The present invention also provides a means for increasing biaxial strain with strain inducing isolation regions. The present invention further provides CMOS devices in which the device regions of the CMOS substrate may be independently processed to provide uniaxially strained semiconducting surfaces in compression or tension.
US07808080B2	Synergistcally doped potassium niobate The present invention provides a photorefractive potassium niobate (KNbO3 ) crystal including a first impurity added substitutionally to the niobium (Nb) site and a second impurity added substitutionally to the potassium (K) site, wherein the first and second impurities are different. There is also provided a method of making the codoped potassium niobate crystal (KNbO3 ) of the present invention wherein the method includes adding at least one of the impurities to a melt composition during crystal growth, adding at least one of the impurities into an existing crystal using thermal diffusion, and/or adding at least one of impurities into an existing crystal using electrically assisted diffusion.
US07808077B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device is composed of: an interconnect made of a first conductive film and a second conductive film that are stacked in sequence from the interconnect underside on an insulating film formed on a substrate; and a capacitor composed of a lower capacitor electrode made of the first conductive film, a dielectric film formed on the lower capacitor electrode, and an upper capacitor electrode made of the second conductive film and formed on the dielectric film.
US07808074B2	Advanced leadframe having predefined bases for attaching passive components A leadframe includes at least one lead extending from an integrated circuit and terminating at a connector pin. The lead includes multiple predefined bases to connect to one or more components external to the integrated circuit.
US07808060B2	MEMS microphone module and method thereof A MEMS microphone module having an application specific IC and a microphone chip is disclosed. The application specific IC has a plurality of first vias and a plurality of first pads, and the first vias are connected to the first pads. The microphone chip has a resonant cavity, a plurality of second vias and a plurality of second pads, and the second vias are connected to the second pads. The microphone chip is disposed on a first surface of the application specific IC with an opening of the resonant cavity facing toward a first surface of the application specific IC. The second conductive vias of the microphone chip are also electrically connected to the first vias of the application specific IC. By placing the microphone chip on the first surface of the application specific IC, the present invention could reduce the package size and increase the reliability of the package.
US07808059B2	Semiconductor substrate, and semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device In a semiconductor substrate 1, a plurality of semiconductor elements 2 having diaphragm structures are formed in the form of cells in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction, and V-grooves 3 are formed by anisotropic etching continuously on only division lines 4 parallel formed in one direction, out of the division lines 4 which are orthogonal to each other and divide the respective semiconductor elements 2 individually.
US07808053B2	Method, apparatus, and system for flash memory Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus, methods and systems that include a substrate including a central region and a peripheral region; a plurality of layers above a surface of the substrate, a first plurality of pitch-multiplied spacers on a top surface of the plurality of layer, the first plurality of pitch-multiplied spacers being above the central region of the substrate, and a second plurality of pitch-multiplied spacers on the top surface of the plurality of layers, the second plurality of pitch-multiplied spacers above the peripheral region and including at least one pitch-multiplied spacer having a surface at a distance from the at least one pitch multiplied spacer having a surface at the boundary.
US07808050B2	Semiconductor device with relatively high breakdown voltage and manufacturing method A semiconductor device includes at least one active component (18) having a p-n junction (26) on the semiconductor substrate in an active region (19) of the semiconductor substrate (4). A shallow trench isolation pattern is used to form a plurality of longitudinally extending shallow trenches (12) containing insulator (14). These trenches define a plurality of longitudinal active stripes (10) between the shallow trenches (12). The shallow trench isolation depth (dsπ) is greater than the junction depth (dsO of the longitudinal active stripes and the width (wsO of the active stripes (10) is less than the depletion length (ldepi) of the p-n junction.
US07808045B2	Semiconductor device and semiconductor integrated circuit using the same The present invention provides a high speed and low power consumption LSI operable in a wide temperature range in which a MOS transistor having back gates is used specifically according to operating characteristics of a circuit.In the LSI, an FD-SOI structure having an embedded oxide film layer is used and a lower semiconductor region of the embedded oxide film layer is used as a back gate. A voltage for back gates in the logic circuits having a small load in the logic circuit block is controlled in response to activation of the block from outside of the block. Transistors, in which the gate and the back gate are connected to each other, are used for the circuit generating the back gate driving signal, and logic circuits having a heavy load such as circuit block output section, and the back gates are directly controlled according to the gate input signal.
US07808040B2	Semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device A semiconductor device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a channel formation region formed on a side wall and includes a mixture of a first semiconductor material, having a first lattice constant and a second semiconductor material with a second lattice constant differing from the first lattice constant, wherein a proportion of the second semiconductor material increases with increasing distance from the side wall.
US07808036B2	Memory device and method of fabricating the same A nonvolatile memory including a plurality of memory transistors in series, wherein source/drain and channel regions therebetween are of a first type and a select transistor, at each end of the plurality of memory transistors in series, wherein channels regions of each of the select transistors is of the first type. The first type may be n-type or p-type. The nonvolatile memory may further include a first dummy select transistor at one end of the plurality of memory transistors in series between one of the select transistors and the plurality of memory transistors in series and a second dummy select transistor at the other end of the plurality of memory transistors in series between the other select transistor and the plurality of memory transistors in series.
US07808031B2	Method of fabricating a semiconductor device with a trench isolation structure and resulting semiconductor device The present fabrication method includes the steps of: providing a nitride film in a main surface of a semiconductor substrate; providing an upper trench, with the nitride film used as a mask; filling the upper trench with an oxide film introduced therein; removing the oxide film to expose at least a portion of a bottom of the upper trench and allowing a remainder of the oxide film to serve as a sidewall; providing a lower trench in a bottom of the upper trench, with the sidewall used as a mask; and with the upper trench having the sidewall remaining therein, providing an oxide film in the upper trench and the lower trench. This can provide a semiconductor device fabrication method and a semiconductor device preventing a contact from penetrating the device in an interconnection process.
US07808030B2	Electronic component manufacturing method and electronic component The electronic component includes a base material, a capacitor unit, and a wiring portion. The capacitor unit has a stacked structure including a first electrode portion provided on the base material, a second electrode portion including a first surface opposing the first electrode portion and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a dielectric portion interposed between the electrode portions. The wiring portion includes a via portion having a surface on the base material side, and joined to the second surface of the second electrode portion via the surface on the base material side. The surface of the via portion on the base material side includes an extending portion extending outward of the periphery of the second surface of the second electrode portion.
US07808026B2	Dry etching method and production method of magnetic memory device Provision of a process capable of preferably etching particularly PtMn used for a pin layer of an MRAM is an object: a dry etching method for performing dry etching on a layer including platinum and/or manganese by using pulse plasma and a production method of an MRAM, wherein the dry etching method is applied to processing of the pin layer. The MRAM is configured to have a memory portion comprising a magnetic memory element composed of tunnel magnetoresistive effect element formed by stacking a magnetic fixed layer having a fixed magnetization direction, a tunnel barrier layer and a magnetic layer capable of changing the magnetization direction.
US07808020B2	Self-assembled sidewall spacer A semiconductor structure is provided that includes a spacer directly abutting a topographic edge of at least one patterned material layer. The spacer is a non-removable polymeric block component of a self-assembled block copolymer. A method of forming such a semiconductor structure including the inventive spacer is also provided that utilizes self-assembled block copolymer technology.
US07808019B2	Gate structure A gate structure includes a substrate, a gate dielectric layer, a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a cap layer and a first insulating spacer. The gate dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate. The first conductive layer is disposed on the gate dielectric layer and has an opening. A part of the second conductive layer is disposed in the opening. The second conductive layer has an extrusion that protrudes above the opening of the first conductive layer. The extrusion has a cross-sectional width less than the width of the second conductive layer inside the opening. The cap layer is disposed on the extrusion. The first insulating spacer is disposed on a part of the first conductive layer and covers the sidewalls of the extrusion. The inclusion of the extrusion in the second conductive layer decreases the resistance of the gate structure and promotes the efficiency of the device.
US07808018B2	Solid-state imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel array comprising a plurality of light receiving elements disposed in a charge transfer direction, the plurality of light receiving elements converting a light signal into an electric signal, a first charge transfer unit and a second charge transfer unit arranged on each side of the pixel array and transferring a signal charge input from the pixel array in the charge transfer direction, a first floating diffusion region connected to the first charge transfer unit, a second floating diffusion region connected to the second charge transfer unit, a wiring layer connecting the first floating diffusion region with the second floating diffusion region, and an output circuit connected to the wiring layer and output a signal voltage in accordance with a potential of the first floating diffusion region and the second floating diffusion region.
US07808014B2	Semiconductor device having insulated gate bipolar transistor A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer including a base region of a second conductive type formed in a first surface of the semiconductor layer, an emitter region of the first conductive type formed in the base region, a buffer layer of the first conductive type formed on a second surface of the semiconductor layer, and a collector layer of the second conductive type formed on the buffer layer. The buffer layer has a maximal concentration of the first conductive type impurity of approximately 5 ×1015 cm−3 or less, and the collector layer has a maximal concentration of the second conductive type impurity of approximately 1×1017 cm−3 or more. The ratio of the maximal concentration of the collector layer to that of the buffer layer is greater than 100. The collector layer has a thickness of approximately 1 μm or more.
US07808012B2	Group of phosphor particles for light-emitting device, light-emitting device and backlight for liquid crystal display A group of phosphor particles for a light-emitting device contains a plurality of types of phosphor particles having different emission peak wavelengths, while phosphor particles of a type having a relatively longer emission peak wavelength have a relatively larger median diameter as compared with phosphor particles of a type having a relatively shorter emission peak wavelength.
US07808010B2	Nitride semiconductor light emitting device and fabrication method thereof A nitride semiconductor light emitting device comprises a first nitride semiconductor layer, an active layer of a single or multiple quantum well structure formed on the first nitride semiconductor layer and including an InGaN well layer and a multilayer barrier layer, and a second nitride semiconductor layer formed on the active layer. A fabrication method of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device comprises: forming a buffer layer on a substrate, forming a GaN layer on the buffer layer, forming a first electrode layer on the GaN layer, forming an InxGa1-xN layer on the first electrode layer, forming on the first InxGa1-xN layer an active layer including an InGaN well layer and a multilayer barrier layer for emitting light, forming a p-GaN layer on the active layer, and forming a second electrode layer on the p-GaN layer.
US07808009B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same There is provided a high quality liquid crystal panel having a thickness with high accuracy, which is designed, without using a particulate spacer, within a free range in accordance with characteristics of a used liquid crystal and a driving method, and is also provided a method of fabricating the same. The shape of a spacer for keeping a substrate interval constant is made such that it is a columnar shape, a radius R of curvature is 2 μm or less, a height H is 0.5 μm to 10 μm, a diameter is 20 μm or less, and an angle α is 65° to 115°. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the lowering of an opening rate and the lowering of light leakage due to orientation disturbance.
US07808008B2	Display device and driving method thereof A display device in which not only a variation in a current value due to a threshold voltage but also a variation in a current value due to mobility are prevented from influencing luminance with respect to all the levels of grayscale to be displayed. After applying an initial potential for correction to a gate and a drain of a driving transistor, the gate and the drain of the driving transistor is kept connected in a floating state, and a voltage is held in a capacitor before a voltage between the gate and a source of the driving transistor becomes equal to a threshold voltage. When a voltage obtained by subtracting the voltage held in the capacitor from a voltage of a video signal is applied to the gate and the source of the driving transistor, a current is supplied to a light-emitting element. A value of an initial voltage for correction differs in accordance with the voltage of the video signal.
US07808007B2	Optical semiconductor device A semiconductor light-emitting element is disposed in a depression of a container. A first fluorescent material layer is located in the depression. At least a portion of the first fluorescent material layer is provided between the opening of the depression and the semiconductor light-emitting element. A second fluorescent material layer having first and second portions is disposed in the depression. The first portion is provided between the bottom of the depression and the semiconductor light-emitting element. The second portion is provided between the side surface of the depression and the semiconductor light-emitting element. The first and second fluorescent material layers are excited by the light radiated from the semiconductor light-emitting element to emit a light having a first wavelength longer than the emission wavelength of the semiconductor light-emitting element and another light having a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength respectively.
US07808004B2	Light emitting diode package structure and method of manufacturing the same A light emitting diode package structure having a heat-resistant cover and a method of manufacturing the same include a base, a light emitting diode chip, a plastic shell, and a packaging material. The plastic shell is in the shape of a bowl and has an injection hole thereon. After the light emitting diode chip is installed onto the base, the plastic shell is covered onto the base to fully and air-tightly seal the light emitting diode chip, and the packaging material is injected into the plastic shell through the injection hole until the plastic shell is filled up with the packaging material to form a packaging cover, and finally the plastic shell is removed to complete the LED package structure.
US07808003B2	Silicon carbide semiconductor device A silicon carbide semiconductor device is disclosed. The silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a substrate; a drift layer having a first conductivity type and located on a first surface of the substrate; and a vertical type semiconductor element. The vertical type semiconductor element includes: an impurity layer having a second conductivity type, and located in a surface portion of the drift layer; and a first conductivity type region located in the drift layer, spaced away from the impurity layer, located closer to the substrate than the impurity layer, and having an impurity concentration higher than the drift layer.
US07808000B2	Thin film transistor, display device having thin film transistor, and method for manufacturing the same A thin film transistor with excellent electric characteristics, a display device having the thin film transistor, and a method for manufacturing the thin film transistor and the display device are proposed. The thin film transistor includes a gate insulating film formed over a gate electrode, a microcrystalline semiconductor film formed over the gate insulating film, a buffer layer formed over the microcrystalline semiconductor film, a pair of semiconductor films to which an impurity element imparting one conductivity type is added and which are formed over the buffer layer, and wirings formed over the pair of semiconductor films to which the impurity element imparting one conductivity type is added. A part of the gate insulating film or the entire gate insulating film, and/or a part of the microcrystalline semiconductor or the entire microcrystalline semiconductor includes an impurity element which serves as a donor.
US07807993B2	Organic pentacene semiconducting layers A compound of formula 8 and uses thereof in various electronic devices and in a formulation for ink jet printing and in an organic semiconducting layer formulation.
US07807992B2	Organic electronic device having dual emitter dopants Electronic devices comprising an anode, buffer layer, hole transport layer, photoactive layer, electron transport layer, electron injection layer, and cathode are provided, where the photoactive layer comprises a dual dopant in a metallic complex. The dopants are selected so that their emitting wavelengths are essentially the same, while their ionization potentials and electron affinities are substantially different. The dual dopant device allows for tuning the ionization potential of one dopant to enhance hole injection and/or minimize hole trapping, while independently tuning the electron affinity of the other dopant to enhance electron injection and/or minimize electron trapping.
US07807991B2	Switching element A switching element with bistable characteristics which has switching characteristics stabilized by raising transition probability. The switching element has an organic bistable material layer between at least two electrodes. The organic bistable material layer contains an organic bistable compound having two stable resistance values to an applied voltage, wherein the switching element has thin films of a first electrode layer, a metal microparticle-containing layer, the organic bistable material layer, and a second electrode layer, formed on a substrate in this order, and the metal microparticle-containing layer contains metal microparticle and the organic bistable compound.
US07807989B2	Phase-change memory using single element semimetallic layer Provided is a phase-change memory using a single-element semimetallic thin film. The device includes a storage node having a phase-change material layer and a switching element connected to the storage node, wherein the storage node includes a single-element semimetallic thin film which is formed between an upper electrode and a lower electrode. Thus, the write speed of the phase-change memory can be increased compared with the case of a Ge—Sb—Te (GST) based material.
US07807985B2	Ion beam inspection apparatus, ion beam inspecting method, semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, and ion source apparatus The central axis of a source head and an extraction electrode is aligned on a line, and confirmed by a laser beam whether the line is coaxial with the ion beam axis. Thus, a light emitting unit that emits the laser beam on the ion beam axis is fitted to a housing instead of the source head, and a reflector that reflects the laser beam is fitted to the extraction electrode. A light emitting apparatus also has a function of detecting the laser beam to detect the laser beam that is reflected by the reflector, and sends the intensity of the detected laser beam to a control unit. The extraction electrode is positionally adjusted so that the intensity of the laser beam becomes maximum, whereby the ion beam axis can coincide with the central axes of the ion source and the extraction electrode.
US07807982B2	Particle beam irradiation system It is an object of the present invention to provide a charged particle beam extraction method and particle beam irradiation system that make it possible to exercise intensity control over an extracted ion beam while a simple device configuration is employed. To accomplish the above object, there is provided a particle beam irradiation system comprising: a synchrotron for accelerating and extracting an charged particle beam; an irradiation apparatus for extracting the charged particle beam that is extracted from the synchrotron; first beam intensity modulation means for controlling the beam intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron during an extraction control period of an operation cycle of the synchrotron; and second beam intensity modulation means for controlling the beam intensity during each of a plurality of irradiation periods contained in the extraction control period of the operation cycle.
US07807976B2	Radiation image detection apparatus and radiation image photographing system In a radiation image detection apparatus for reading out a radiation image signal from the radiation detection unit that detects radiation transmitted through a subject and outputting the radiation image signal as a radio communication signal, the carrier frequency of the radio communication signal is made lower during a reading period in which the radiation image signal is being read out by the read out unit than the carrier frequency of the radio communication signal at a time other than the reading period.
US07807974B2	Nuclear medical diagnosis apparatus A nuclear medical diagnosis apparatus capable of attaining improvement of the sensitivity by the reduction of a count loss of the data is provided. A data sort section inside a data acquisition unit re-arranges and outputs the data packet from a plurality of auxiliary data acquisition unit in order of the detection time data. A coincidence detection section includes a pair check section and a pair generation section. The pair check section refers to a context on the data packet re-arranged in order of the detection time, and judges a pair relating to a coincidence counting. The pair generation section, based on this judgment result, merges the data packet used as a pair, and outputs the same to the collection work station.
US07807973B2	Pileup rejection in an energy-dispersive radiation spectrometry system A method of detecting a pileup in an energy-dispersive radiation spectrometry system, wherein a filter of the system generates a first pulse in response to a preamplifier signal, and wherein the system has one or more fast channels having an energy of full efficiency wherein substantially all photons received having at least the full efficiency energy are detected. The method includes measuring an above threshold time duration of the filter, determining that the fast channels have not made any detections while the first pulse is above the minimum detectable threshold energy of the filter, in response thereto, declaring a pileup if the above threshold time duration exceeds a longest expected pulse duration that is a duration of a second pulse that would be output by the filter in response to a single photon having an energy equal to the energy of full efficiency being received by the system.
US07807967B2	Absorber with hole for metallic magnetic cryogenic detector and aligning method thereof Disclosed herein is an absorber with a hole for a metallic magnetic cryogenic detector and an aligning method. More specifically, the present invention is to provide an absorber with a small hole as an aligning mark for a temperature sensor used in a metallic magnetic cryogenic detector. A temperature sensor is bonded on the small hole of the absorber punched by a laser. Using the hole as an aligning mark the temperature sensor can be accurately positioned on the pick-up coil of the measuring means. Thus, the aligning method provides a magnetic measurement with an ideal coupling between the sensor and the pick-up loop. It eventually presents a precise measurement of the energy spectrum absorbed in a metallic magnetic cryogenic detector.
US07807965B2	Corrector for axial and off-axial beam paths A corrector (1) for the axial and off-axial beam path of a particle-optical system, comprises a first (10) and a second (20) correction piece, which are disposed one behind the other in the beam path (2) on an optical axis (3). Each correction piece (10, 20) comprises four successive multipole elements (11, 12, 13, 14; 24, 23, 22, 21) disposed symmetrically with respect to a center plane (5) and with the following fields: wherein the first (11; 24) and the fourth (14; 21) multipole elements of the multipole elements (11, 12, 13, 14; 24, 23, 22, 21) are used to generate quadrupole fields (11′, 14′; 24′, 21′) and the second (12; 23) and third (13; 22) are used to generate octupole fields (12′″, 13′″; 23′″,22′″) and quadrupole fields (12′, 13′; 23′,22′), wherein the latter are superposed magnetic (12′, 13′; 23′, 22′) and electric fields (12″, 13″; 23″, 22″), wherein the quadrupole fields (11′, 12′, 13′, 14′; 24′, 23′, 22′, 21′) of all four multipole elements (11, 12, 13, 14; 24, 23, 22,21) are rotated from one to the next through 90°. An astigmatism of third order is corrected by a central multipole element disposed in the center plane and generating an octupole field.
US07807964B2	Ion mobility spectrometer and method thereof An ion mobility spectrometer and method thereof are disclosed. The ion mobility spectrometer comprises an electrode and an ion source arranged adjacent to the electrode, wherein the ion mobility spectrometer further comprises: a single or a group of focusing guide electrodes arranged on the side of the ion source far away from the electrode and shaped as a funnel to output ions from the ion source; and a storage section arranged on the ion-outputting side of the focusing guide electrode for storing ions generated from the ion source. With the scheme of separating the ion source and the storage region, the present invention can facilitate exchange of different ion sources, so that a source can be replaced with another different source without any change in the subsequent configuration. The storage section can be made very thin in the direction of ion movement, its diameter can be very large, and the internal electric field is almost zero. Thus, it is possible to collect a huge amount of ions with a very small cluster thickness and a directional velocity of almost zero, leading to reduction in spread of ion mobility spectrum and increase in resolution.
US07807963B1	Method and apparatus for an improved mass spectrometer An apparatus including a plurality of electrodes defining a trapping chamber of an ion trap, wherein at least one of the electrodes is a transparent electrode having at least a portion that is both optically transparent and electrically conductive; a controller connected to the plurality of electrodes, wherein the controller includes a memory containing computer readable instructions which, when executed, cause the controller to send control signals to the plurality of electrodes so that: the plurality of electrodes produce and maintain a trapping field in the trapping chamber, and the plurality of electrodes change the trapping field so that ions of a predetermined mass in the trapping chamber are selectively moved; and an optical detector oriented so that the portion of the transparent electrode that is both optically transparent and electrically conductive is between the optical detector and the trapping chamber.
US07807961B2	Techniques for ion implantation of molecular ions Techniques for ion implantation of molecular ions are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for ion implantation comprising an ion implanter for implanting a target material with a molecular ion at a predetermined temperature to improve at least one of strain and amorphization of the target material, wherein the molecular ion is generated in-situ within an ion source.
US07807957B2	Light source unit and projection type image display apparatus A projection display apparatus in which the longitudinal direction of an arc type lamp is parallel with the longitudinal direction of an aperture of a polarization exchange element.
US07807956B2	Current detection circuit A current detection circuit detects photoelectric current that flows through a phototransistor, and outputs a current, which is proportional to the photoelectric current, via an output terminal. An input-side transistor is a PNP bipolar transistor, and is provided on a current path for the phototransistor. Output-side transistors are PNP bipolar transistors. The base terminals thereof are connected to that of the input-side transistor so as to form a common base terminal, and the emitter terminals thereof are connected to that of the input-side transistor so as to form a common emitter terminal, thereby forming a current mirror circuit. Each of first switches is provided between the collector of the corresponding output-side transistor and an output terminal. Each of second switches is provided between the collector of the corresponding output-side transistor and the ground terminal. A control unit controls the ON/OFF operations of the first switches and the second switches.
US07807955B2	Image sensor having reduced well bounce A CMOS image sensor or other type of image sensor comprises a pixel array and sampling and readout circuitry associated with the pixel array. In conjunction with readout of one or more pixels in a selected group of pixels of the pixel array, a pixel power line signal of the array transitions from an inactive state to an active state, and a reset signal of a non-selected group of pixels of the pixel array transitions from an active state to an inactive state within a predetermined time prior to the transition of the pixel power line signal from its inactive state to its active state. This arrangement advantageously reduces well bounce in the image sensor. The image sensor may be implemented in a digital camera or other type of digital imaging device.
US07807952B2	Gain calibration in EMCCD cameras A CCD device of the type which provides gain by impact ionisation in a multiplication register includes an arrangement for production of a first output signal derived from a known input with multiplication applied and a second output signal derived from a different input with unit gain applied. Using the known ratios of the two signals, the gain of the multiplication register can be determined. The two signals can be derived from accumulating thermal charge in elements a CCD image device and by summing charge to produce a signal processed with unity gain and by averaging charge for use with the signal with gain applied. An alternative embodiment uses an extra light source for producing input signals of known ratio.
US07807948B2	Cored welding electrode and method of manufacturing the same A manufacturing process is disclosed for manufacturing cored welding electrode, wherein calcium based drawing lubricant is applied to an outer surface of a flux cored welding electrode structure, and a drawing process is thereafter carried out to compact the core fill material and to set the final outer wire diameter. Cored welding electrodes are disclosed having calcium hydroxide within the electrode core, on the sheath, and/or in a sheath seam.
US07807946B2	Workpiece cutting and free body scrap collection system A system (20) adapted for securing a hollow workpiece (22) in a fixed position, for cutting at least one portion of the workpiece (22) to produce a free body scrap (24), and for collecting and conveying the scrap (24) to a predetermined destination away from the interior space defined by the workpiece (22), wherein said system (20) includes a cutting device (26), a base plate (36), and at least one clamp (30), a collecting and conveying conduit (32) having a tube (42), ejector (44), and biasing mechanism (48) for biasing the tube (42) towards a first inlet position, and a bin (34) for receiving the scrap (24), and more preferably also includes an air pressure device (38) for directing the scrap (24) towards the conduit (32).
US07807942B2	Laser processing method and laser processing apparatus Ultrashort pulse laser processing bores, welds or cuts objects (work pieces) by converging ultrashort laser pulses by a lens on the objects (work pieces) positioned at the focus and heating small spots or narrow lines on the objects (work pieces). Shortage of a focal depth of the lens prevents the ultrashort pulse laser processing from positioning the object (a work piece) and forming a deep, constant-diameter cylindrical hole. Z-parameter is defined to be Z=2fcΔt/Δi2, where Δt is a FWHM pulse width of the ultrashort pulse laser, Δi is a FWHM beam diameter of the ultrashort pulse, f is a focal length of the lens and c is the light velocity in vacuum. Selection of an optical system including a diffraction-type lens which gives the Z-parameter less than 1 (Z<1) prolongs the focal depth. Expansion of the focal depth facilitates the positioning of objects (work pieces) and enables the ultrashort pulse laser apparatus to bore a deep, constant-diameter cylindrical hole.
US07807938B2	Mastering tools and systems and methods for forming a plurality of cells on the mastering tools Mastering tools and systems and methods for forming a plurality of cells on the mastering tools are provided. In particular, the systems vary the geometry of the cells or the placement of the cells, or both, for forming a textured surface on a mastering tool.
US07807932B2	Printed circuit board and method for manufacturing the same An embodiment of a printed circuit board according to the present invention is provided with an insulating layer, a conductive layer that is laminated on the insulating layer and that has a connecting portion and a circuit pattern portion formed connected to the connecting portion, and a film cover layer that covers the insulating layer and the conductive layer via an adhesive layer and that has an opening for connecting a mounted component to the connecting portion. The circuit pattern portion is provided with a recessed portion that is concave with respect to the connecting portion.
US07807929B2	Lead A lead for transmitting an electrical signal within a gas turbine engine, from a node at a first part of the gas turbine engine having a first surface to a second part of the gas turbine engine having a second surface, wherein the first part and the second part are coupled at a compressed joint, wherein the lead comprises: a node on the first surface of the first part; a first interconnect, adhered to the first surface of the first part; and a second interconnect, adhered to the second surface of the second part, wherein the first interconnect and the second interconnect abut at the compressed joint to provide, by their contact, a continuous electrical connection from the node to the second part.
US07807928B1	Decorative retractable cord cover A cylindrical textile cover for electrical cords with an embedded elastic material to coil a conventional cord and to keep said cord from tangling is herein disclosed. A power cord for a styling appliance, tool, computer or the like, is placed within the elasticized textile cover and secured at both ends leaving a minimal amount of electric cord exposed. Thus, as the user of the appliance needs more cord, one would pull on the cord forcing the cover to stretch out. The maximum length of the cover is limited by the total length of the cord. As the cord is relaxed, the cover retracts upon itself taking on a convenient compact form.
US07807926B2	Flexible cable harness and image forming apparatus Flexible cables are connected to a movable member at a first end and a fixed member at a second end, each having a curve in between the first end and the second end. The flexible cables each include a first positioning system near the first end in the curve and a second positioning system near the second end in the curve, and they have different distances between the first positioning system and the second positioning system. The first positioning system and the second positioning system are fixed to a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion respectively. The flexible cables are spaced from each other to define clearances thereamong at the curve.
US07807923B2	Vandal resistant pull box A vandal resistant pull box to secure terminating utility cables and cable connections below ground surface. As a retrofit apparatus, brackets engage the bottom edges of the pull box container and a top cover securely engages the brackets. As a complete assembly, the container is included with the brackets and the cover. Any type of locking device may be employed to secure the cover to at least one of the brackets.
US07807917B2	Thermoelectric and pyroelectric energy conversion devices New thermoelectric materials and devices are disclosed for application to high efficiency thermoelectric power generation. New functional materials based on oxides, rare-earth-oxides, rare-earth-nitrides, rare-earth phosphides, copper-rare-earth oxides, silicon-rare-earth-oxides, germanium-rare-earth-oxides and bismuth rare-earth-oxides are disclosed. Addition of nitrogen and phosphorus are disclosed to optimize the oxide material properties for thermoelectric conversion efficiency. New devices based on bulk and multilayer thermoelectric materials are described. New devices based on bulk and multilayer thermoelectric materials using combinations of at least one of thermoelectric and pyroelectric and ferroelectric materials are described. Thermoelectric devices based on vertical pillar and planar architectures are disclosed. The advantage of the planar thermoelectric effect allows utility for large area applications and is scalable for large scale power generation plants.
US07807915B2	Bandwidth control for retrieval of reference waveforms in an audio device In general, the techniques of this disclosure may be used to control utilization of bandwidth allocated to an audio processing module. For example, to process various audio synthesis parameters, the audio processing module may retrieve reference waveform samples for use in generating audio information for voices within an audio frame, such as a MIDI frame. In some cases, the amount of bandwidth available for retrieving the reference waveforms from memory is limited. To manage the utilization of the allocated bandwidth a bandwidth control module estimates an amount of bandwidth required to retrieve reference waveforms for all the voices of the audio frame, and selects one or more voices to be eliminated from generated audio information when the bandwidth estimate exceeds the allocated bandwidth.
US07807910B1	Musical drum with multiple playing surfaces and a seat for the player An embodiment of a musical drum with a single outer shell and divided internally into a plurality of resonant chambers. A plate with a plurality of cutouts is mounted to an open end of the outer shell and a plurality of playing surfaces is mounted to the cutouts. The playing surfaces are joined to resonant chambers in the outer shell. The playing surfaces can be tensioned independently and are interchangeable with playing surfaces of similar shape and size, and are constructed of a variety of materials. The outer shell forms a general hourglass shape with a flat side that can be used as a base. A seat for the player is affixed to the outer shell.
US07807908B1	Method for automatic real-time variable performance intonation of chromatic instruments A method for automatic real-time performance intonation (ARPI) of electronic, digital, or computer-based musical instruments automatically adds the intonation characteristics of a variable-intonation instrument performance to an equal-tempered chromatic instrument performance. The method emphasizes the directional lead-in quality, upwards, or downwards, of certain notes in relation to the musical context. Notes, which are musically desirable to resolve upwards in a harmonic progression receive a slightly raised pitch, and notes that generally are resolved downwards receive a slightly lowered pitch. The method identifies major thirds and major sevenths in the harmonic context and raises their pitch slightly. It identifies minor thirds and minor sevenths in the harmonic context and lowers their pitch slightly. Fourth and fifth intervals are given a pure perfect tuning and octaves are made slightly wide. All is done automatically in real-time by identifying the harmonic context from a few preceding notes.
US07807905B2	Trailing growth habit in Impatiens The instant invention relates to an Impatiens plant having a trailing growth habit during its vegetative and generative growth phase. The invention particularly relates to such plants belonging to the African group of ornamental Impatiens. The invention further relates to pollen, seed and sexual as well as asexual progeny of such plants, to methods for obtaining Impatiens plants with a trailing growth habit, to methods for propagating said plants and to uses of said plants.
US07807904B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH744092 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH744092. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH744092, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH744092 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH744092.
US07807903B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH440457 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH440457. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH440457, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH440457 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH440457.
US07807902B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV201191 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV201191. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV201191, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV201191 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV201191.
US07807899B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH720554 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH720554. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH720554, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH720554 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH720554.
US07807898B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH020448 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH020448. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH020448, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH020448 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH020448.
US07807895B2	Plants and seeds of corn hybrid CH819344 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH819344. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH819344, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH819344 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH819344.
US07807894B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV723111 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV723111. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV723111, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV723111 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV723111 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV723111.
US07807890B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV552643 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV552643. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV552643, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV552643 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV552643 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV552643.
US07807888B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV592780 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV592780. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV592780, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV592780 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV592780 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV592780.
US07807882B2	Herbicide-resistant sunflower plants, polynucleotides encoding herbicide-resistant acetohydroxyacid synthase large subunit proteins, and methods of use Herbicide-resistant sunflower plants, isolated polynucleotides that encode herbicide resistant and wild type acetohydroxyacid synthase large subunit (AHASL) polypeptides, and the amino acid sequences of these polypeptides, are described. Expression cassettes and transformation vectors comprising the polynucleotides of the invention, as well as plants and host cells transformed with the polynucleotides, are described. Methods of using the polynucleotides to enhance the resistance of plants to herbicides, and methods for controlling weeds in the vicinity of herbicide-resistant plants are also described.
US07807879B2	Method for modifying plant morphology, biochemistry and physiology The present invention provides nucleotide sequences and corresponding amino acid sequences for plant cytokinin oxidase proteins. In addition, vectors, host cells, and transgenic plants comprising such sequences as well as methods for stimulating root growth and/or enhancing the formation of lateral or adventitious roots and/or altering root geotropism using such sequences are provided by the present invention. Also provided by the present invention are methods for altering various plant phenotypes including delaying onset to flowering, increasing leaf thickness, reducing vessel size, inducing parthenocarpy, increasing branching, increasing seed size and/or weight, embryo size and/or weight, and cotyledon size and/or weight using cytokinin oxidase proteins and/or nucleic acid molecules encoding cytokinin oxidase.
US07807877B2	Genetic sequences having methyltransferase activity and uses therefor The present invention relates generally to a genetic sequence encoding a polypeptide having methyltransferase activity and the use of the genetic sequence and/or the polypeptide to modify one or more phenotypic characteristics of a plant. More particularly, the methyltransferase of the present invention acts on flavonoids, preferably wherein the flavonoid is an anthocyanin. Even more particularly, the present invention relates to a polypeptide having S-adenosyl-L-methionine:anthocyanin 3′-O-methyl-transferase or S-adenosyl-L-methionine:anthocyanin 3′,5′-O-methyltransferase activity. The present invention still further provides a genetic sequence encoding a polypeptide having methyltransferase activity derived from Petunia, Torenia Fuchsia or Plumbago or botanically related plants. The instant invention further relates to antisense and sense molecules corresponding to all or part of the subject genetic sequence as well as genetically modified plants as well as cut flowers, parts, extracts and reproductive tissue from such plants.
US07807875B2	Drought and high light tolerant transgenic plants Transformed plants and/or plant cells having increased tolerance to high light, drought, water-deficit, and/or other stress-inducing conditions are provided. Plants and plant cells expressing or over-expressing an exogenous nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide involved in a CET pathway, including but not limited to, a PGR5 polypeptide, and methods of making the transformed plants and plant cells are also provided.
US07807871B2	Sugarcane plants with an increased storage carbohydrate content The present invention relates to a method for increasing the storage carbohydrate content of sugarcane plants.
US07807869B1	Increased resistance of plants to pathogens from multiple higher-order phylogenetic lineages Transgenic plants, plant tissue, and propagation materials are disclosed that exhibit or convey increased resistance to pathogens of multiple higher-order phylogenetic lineages. The disclosed transgenic plants and plant tissues include plant cells containing a DNA construct encoding Gastrodia Anti-Fungal Protein (GAFP), also known as gastrodianin, an anti-fungal gene naturally occurring in a Chinese orchid, Gastrodia elata. Transgenic plants disclosed include herbaceous plants as well as woody plants, including fruit trees. Disclosed transgenic plants can also be beneficially utilized as rootstock, for instance rootstock for stone fruit crops such as peach, thereby conferring enhanced disease resistance to the rootstock without genetically altering the scion.
US07807860B2	Autothermal cracking process and reactor The present invention provides a reactor design that enables an auto-thermal cracking process to be conducted at any suitable pressure wherein the gaseous reactants are preheated separately before mixing and then presented to the reaction zone in a uniformly distributed manner. In particular, the present invention-relates to apparatus for reacting a first and second gaseous reactant to form a gaseous product wherein the apparatus comprises at least one first supply means for the first gaseous reactant, at least one second supply means for the second gaseous reactant, a resistance zone and a reaction zone, preferably comprising a catalyst, wherein the first supply means comprises a plurality of first outlets for delivery of the first gaseous reactant, and the second supply means comprises a plurality of second outlets for delivery of the second gaseous reactant, the resistance zone is porous, the reaction zone is positioned downstream of the resistance zone with respect to the flow of the first and second gaseous reactants and wherein the first supply means and the second supply means are arranged such that the first gas and the second gas are contacted in an essentially parallel manner and mixed prior to contacting the resistance zone. The present invention also provides a process for the production of a mono-olefin utilizing said apparatus.
US07807859B2	Polymerization inhibitor for tetrafluoroethylene The present invention provides a polymerization inhibitor preventing the self-polymerization of TFE and the generation of a modified polymer of a polymerization inhibitor in a distillation step, particularly in a rectification step, of TFE. The present invention provides a method of distilling tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of a polymerization inhibitor comprising a cyclohexadiene compound of the formula: R1-A-R2 wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and A is a cyclohexadiene ring. The cyclohexadiene compound is preferably α-terpinene or γ-terpinene.
US07807855B2	Process for producing hydroxy compound The invention provides a process for producing a hydroxy compound including the following steps: (a) chlorination step: a step of producing a chlorinated hydrocarbon and hydrogen chloride from a hydrocarbon and chlorine; (b) hydrolysis step: a step of producing a hydroxy compound and hydrogen chloride from the chlorinated hydrocarbon and water; and (c) oxidation step: a step of producing chlorine by reaction of oxygen and hydrogen chloride obtained in the chlorination step and/or the hydrolysis step, and (d) recycling at least a portion of the chlorine to the chlorination step.
US07807851B2	Method for producing α-fluoromalonic acid dialkyl esters The invention relates to a new, advantageous method for the preparation of dialkyl α-fluoromalonates.
US07807840B2	Process for preparing optically active aminopentane derivative, intermediate and process for preparing intermediate There are provided a process for preparing an optically active aminopentane derivative that is promising as a psychotropic agent, an antidepressant agent, an antiparkinsonian agent, an anti-Alzheimer's agent, an apoptosis inhibitor, or the like; a novel optically active intermediate oxathiazolidine derivative very useful in the production of the aminopentane derivative; and process for the production thereof.The optically active aminopentane derivatives can be produced in an industrially advantageous manner from a novel optically active oxathiazolidine derivative represented by formula (5): wherein * indicates the position of an asymmetric carbon atom in the R or S configuration, and n is 0 or 1.
US07807837B2	Scalable synthesis of imidazole derivatives Imidazole derivatives, compositions containing them, methods of preparing them, including regioselective scale-up synthetic methods, and methods of using them.
US07807835B2	Mediator-modified redox biomolecules for use in electrochemical determination of analyte Compositions and methods for electrochemical detection of an analyte comprising a transition metal compound wherein M is a metallic element that can form a coordinate bond to nitrogen; R and R′ are coordinated to M at their nitrogen atoms; L is a linking ligand; Z is chlorine or bromine; m can be from 1 to 6 and X is an anion, or combination of anions, that balances the charge m. Also provided are electrochemical tags and methods of detection.
US07807832B2	Synthesis of 4/5-pyrimidinylimidazoles via sequential functionalization of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine This invention relates to methods of making pyrimidinyl-substituted imidazole compounds by sequential substitution of the 4- and 2-chloro groups of 2,4-dichloropyrimidine, nucleophilic substitution to form pyrimidinylalkyne derivatives, oxidation to the corresponding 1,2-diketones, and cyclocondensation reactions.
US07807830B2	Manufacture of pure hydralazine salts The present invention provides an improved process of preparing hydralazine hydrochloride, which involves the preparation of 1-chlorophthalazine salt and further reacting with hydrazine followed by purification of hydralazine hydrochloride, which is free of phosphate, does not contain any individual impurities more than 0.05%, total impurities less than 0.5%, and a hydrazine content of not more than 0.001%, and preferably less than 0.0003%. One benefit of improved purity is enhanced storage stability.
US07807828B2	Olanzapine analogs and methods of use thereof The invention relates to novel compounds and methods of using them for modulating sleep.
US07807827B2	Procedure for preparing 11-(4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]-1-piperazineyl)-dibenzo[b,f] [1,4]thiazepine The invention relates to a procedure for preparing quetiapine by reaction between a compound of formula (II) and a compound of formula (III), in which X means a leaving group and P a protective group of alcohols resistant to alkaline conditions, in the presence of a base, followed by a step of deprotection and, optionally, obtaining a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Said procedure permits the obtaining of quetiapine with a high degree of purity under soft temperature conditions, with short reaction times and avoiding the use of toxic solvents.(Graphic)
US07807822B2	Methods for purifying nucleic acids Methods are provided for producing highly purified compositions of nucleic acids by using a highly streamlined and readily automated process. The methods use static mixers for lysing cells and precipitating debris, followed by centrifugation and ion exchange chromatography. The process may include a purification step using tangential flow ultrafiltration. A scaleable process for producing pharmaceutical grade plasmid DNA, useful for gene therapy, is provided.
US07807819B2	siRNA targeting survivin Efficient sequence specific gene silencing is possible through the use of siRNA technology. By selecting particular siRNAs by rationale design, one can maximize the generation of an effective gene silencing reagent, as well as methods for silencing genes. Through these methodologies, one can select siRNA that target genes, including surviving.
US07807818B2	Antisense oligonucleotides (ODN) against Smad7 and uses thereof in medical field The invention relates to antisense oligonucleotidic sequences (ODN) against Smad7 suitably modified, and their uses in medical field as therapeutic biological agents, in particular in the treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
US07807805B2	Melanoma antigens and their use in diagnostic and therapeutic methods The present invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding a melanoma antigen recognized by T lymphocytes, designated MART-1. This invention further relates to bioassays using the nucleic acid sequence, protein or antibodies of this invention to diagnose, assess or prognoses a mammal afflicted with melanoma or metastata melanoma. This invention also provides immunogenic peptides derived from the MART-1 melanoma antigen and a second melanoma antigen designated gp100. This invention further provides immunogenic peptides derived from the MART-1 melanoma antigen or gp100 antigen which have been modified to enhance their immunogenicity. The proteins and peptides provided can serve as an immunogen or vaccine to prevent or treat melanoma.
US07807802B2	Polynucleotides for the amplification and detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Polynucleotides useful for detecting Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a test sample, kits, a nucleic acid amplification method and detection method including the same.
US07807799B2	Reducing protein A leaching during protein A affinity chromatography A method for reducing leaching of protein A during protein A affinity chromatography is described which involves reducing temperature or pH of, or by adding one or more protease inhibitors to, a composition that is subjected to protein A affinity chromatography.
US07807792B2	Tumor antigen based on products of the tumor suppressor gene WT1 A tumor antigen that comprises, as an active ingredient, a product of the Wilms' tumor suppressor gene WT1 or a peptide composed of 7-30 contiguous amino acids containing an anchor amino acid for binding to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I in said amino acid sequence, and a vaccine comprising said antigen.
US07807790B2	Peptide sequence that promotes tumor invasion An isolated sequence SGSSEEKQNAVSSEET (OPNcPEP) SEQ ID NO: 8, and uses thereof. The peptide enhanced soft agar clone formation but did not support the growth of cells in plastic dishes, consistent with supporting anchorage-independence rather than growth. This sequence represented and is unique for a domain around the splice junction of OPN variant-c (OPN-c). OPN-c was expressed in a variety of tumor cell lines, but not in normal tissues (e.g., non-cancerous tissue) or in benign tumors. OPN-c antibody may be administered to a patient with a cancer associated with OPN-c expression to prevent the formation and growth of metastases. OPN-c may be used as a diagnostic to determine whether a patient has a malignant, rather than a benign, growth. OPN-c may be used to detect or identify agents that inhibit or mimic OPN-c expression or activity.
US07807786B2	BSL2v1c2 polypeptides The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding B7-related factors that modulate the activation of immune or inflammatory response cells, such as T-cells. Also provided are expression vectors and fusion constructs comprising nucleic acids encoding B7-related polypeptides, including BSL1, BSL2, and BSL3. The present invention further provides isolated B7-related polypeptides, isolated fusion proteins comprising B7-related polypeptides, and antibodies that are specifically reactive with B7-related polypeptides, or portions thereof. In addition, the present invention provides assays utilizing B7-related nucleic acids, polypeptides, or peptides. The present invention further provides compositions of B7-related nucleic acids, polypeptides, fusion proteins, or antibodies that are useful for the immunomodulation of a human or animal subject.
US07807785B2	Androgen regulated prostate specific nucleic acids The present invention provides novel androgen regulated nucleic acid molecules. Related polypeptides and diagnostic methods also are provided.
US07807782B2	Method for linking molecular substances The invention relates to a method for linking two or more molecular substances, by means of adapter segments, which bring about a targeted interaction based upon the affinity of proline-rich amino acid sequences and protein domains of the type WW.
US07807780B2	Multi-component biological transport systems Compositions and methods are provided that are useful for the delivery of therapeutic agents, including nucleic acids. The compositions can be prepared with components useful for targeting the delivery of the compositions as well as imaging components.
US07807777B2	Marker peptide for alzheimer's disease To provide a peptide obtainable by cleaving an N-terminal region and a C-terminal region of Alcadein α, Alcadein β, or Alcadein γ; and capable of being a diagnostic marker for Alzheimer's disease. It is possible to detect Alzheimer's disease at an early stage without burdening subjects to be tested by using the peptide as a diagnostic marker.
US07807771B2	Binder and fiber glass product from maillard reactants The present disclosure is directed to cured and uncured binders useful in the fabrication of products from loosely assembled fibers. For example, the disclosure describes cured and uncured binders useful in the fabrication of products from loosely assembled glass fibers. The disclosure also describes methods of fabricating products from loosely assembled fibers utilizing the aforementioned binders.
US07807761B2	Apparatus and process for the withdrawal of polymer from a gas-phase polymerization reactor Process and apparatus for gas-phase polymerization of olefin(s), including a fluid or stirred bed reactor, a bed level controller, and at least one conduit for withdrawing polymer, provided with an isolation valve. The conduit connects the side wall of the reactor to at least one uplift conduit, at least one recovery gas lock hopper equipped with a discharge valve, and at least one degassing chamber. At least one flushing device is provided for flushing the at least one uplift conduit.
US07807760B2	Process for producing ethylene-α-olefin copolymer Disclosed is a process for producing an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer excellent in balancing between strength and elongation by continuous multi-step polymerization. The process comprises continuously polymerizing ethylene and α-olefin in a solvent in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst using a polymerization reaction apparatus comprising two or more tanks of polymerization reactors connected in series, said process including a first polymerization step of producing in one tank of polymerization reactor a polymer component under the polymerization condition of a flow state being 1.5 or more tanks in the perfect mixing cell model, and a second polymerization step of producing in one tank of polymerization reactor a polymer component under specific polymerization conditions.
US07807758B2	Chemical defunctionalization of polymeric alkylenedioxyheterocyclics A method for preparing a defunctionalized alkylenedioxyheterocycle polymer or copolymer involves providing a polycarboxylic acid derivative functionalized alkylenedioxyheterocycle polymer or copolymer and transforming the polymer or copolymer into a defunctionalized alkylenedioxyheterocycle polymer or copolymer which is polyhydroxy, polythiol, polyamino, or polycarboxylic acid functionalized alkylenedioxyheterocycle polymer or copolymer. The monomers, homopolymers and copolymers for use in the method are new compositions of matter. The polymers containing polycarboxylic acid derivative functionalized alkylenedioxyheterocycle units are soluble polymers which are defunctionalized to yield insoluble polyhydroxy, polythiol, polyamino, or polycarboxylic acid functionalized alkylenedioxyheterocycle polymers. These polymers can be cast as films for use as: hole transport layers in organic light emitting diodes; active electrochrome in electrochromic windows, mirrors and displays; field effect transistors, supercapacitors, batteries, photovoltaic cells, and other electronic components; electronic paper; anti-stat conductors; and transparent conductors.
US07807753B2	Coating composition and multilayered coating film forming method and coated article using this coating An object of the present invention is to provide a coating composition for forming a coating film having extremely high scratch resistance which could not be achieved up to now, concretely, such a degree of scratch resistance that even if the surface of a coating film is rubbed under strong external force by a cloud of sand flying and others while car washing and running, the surface can endure it. As a means of achieving this object, the coating composition according to the present invention comprises acrylic resin (A) having a short side chain hydroxyl group (a1) and a long side chain hydroxyl group (a2) and polyisocyanate prepolymer (C) as essential components and, as the need arises, further comprises polylactonepolyol (B), wherein the content ratio of the short side chain hydroxyl group (a1) to the long side chain hydroxyl group (a2), the total hydroxyl value of the short side chain hydroxyl group (a1) and the long side chain hydroxyl group (a2), the solid content ratio of the acrylic resin (A) to the polylactonepolyol (B), and the amount of the polyisocyanate prepolymer (C) being combined are in their respective specific ranges.
US07807751B2	Core-shell particle, method, and composition A core-shell particle is formed by a method that includes forming a crosslinked polyorganosiloxane core, reacting a graftlinking agent with the crosslinked polyorganosiloxane core, and polymerizing a poly(alkenyl aromatic) shell around the graftlinking agent-functionalized polyorganosiloxane core. The method produces a core-shell particle with improved adhesion between shell and core. The core-shell particle is useful as an impact modifier in thermoplastic compositions.
US07807747B2	Conjugated diene polymer, method for producing conjugated diene polymer, and conjugated diene polymer composition A conjugated diene polymer is provided that contains a conjugated diene-based monomer unit and a group represented by Formula (I) below, at least peaks H, M, and L below being present in a molecular weight distribution curve obtained by gel permeation chromatography measurement, and when the total area of the molecular weight distribution curve is 100%, the total peak area of peak H is 3% to 30%, the total peak area of peak M is 5% to 45%, and the total peak area of peak L is 40% to 80% (in Formula (I), R1 and R2 independently denote a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbonoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a hydroxy group, or a polymer chain containing a conjugated diene-based monomer unit, m denotes an integer of 0 to 10, and A1 denotes a polar functional group that does not have an active hydrogen) Peak H: a peak for which the molecular weight at the peak top is higher than the molecular weight at the peak top of peak M Peak M: a peak for which, when the molecular weight at the peak top of peak H is MH, the molecular weight at the peak top is 0.6×MH to 0.8×MH Peak L: a peak for which, when the molecular weight at the peak top of peak H is MH, the molecular weight at the peak top is 0.2×MH to 0.4×MH.
US07807743B2	Coating composition and film system therefrom A coating composition is used to form a clearcoat layer of a film system including a basecoat layer and the clearcoat layer. The coating composition includes a carbamate functional polymer, a cross-linking agent reactive with the carbamate functional polymer, and an acid functional polymer substantially non-reactive with the carbamate functional polymer and the cross-linking agent. The acid functional polymer has an acid value of at least 50 mg KOH/g and contributes to an increased resistance to acid etch of the clearcoat layer. The acid functional polymer also contributes to an increased intercoat adhesion of the basecoat layer and the clearcoat layer thereby decreasing a possibility of separation/delamination of the basecoat layer and the clearcoat layer.
US07807737B2	Phosphorus-containing flame retardant for thermoplastic polymers A flame retarded thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer and a metal salt of phosphinic acid possessing a desired degree of volatility.
US07807729B2	Heat-expanded microspheres, production process thereof, heat-expandable microspheres and application thereof A production process for heat-expanded microspheres includes the step of providing a gaseous fluid containing heat-expandable microspheres, which includes a shell of thermoplastic resin and a blowing agent encapsulated therein having a boiling point not higher than the softening point of the thermoplastic resin and have an average particle size from 1 to 100 μm. The gaseous fluid is fed through a gas-introducing tube having a dispersion nozzle on its outlet that is fixed inside a conduit having a hot gas flow flowing therethrough. A jet of the gaseous fluid is emitted through the dispersion nozzle. Further, the gaseous fluid is collided on a collision plate fixed under the dispersion nozzle so as to disperse the heat-expandable microspheres in the hot gas flow. The dispersed heat-expandable microspheres are heated in the hot gas flow at a temperature not lower than their expansion initiating temperature and thus expanded.
US07807726B2	Recovery of fluorinated surfactants from a basic anion exchange resin having quaternary ammonium groups The invention provides a method for recovery of a fluorinated anionic surfactant from a basic anion exchange resin having quaternary ammonium groups, the method comprising eluting the anion exchange resin with a composition comprising an ammonium salt and a water miscible organic solvent. The method according to the invention may provide one or more of the following advantages. For example, the method can be designed to allow for recovery of substantially all of the fluorinated surfactant from a basic anion exchange resin having quaternary ammonium groups. Also, the liquid used for recovering the surfactant from the anion exchange resin is a simple liquid that can be readily and cost effectively manufactured. Further the process may be carried out in a convenient and easy manner. Furthermore, the method generally does not require large amounts of the eluting composition.
US07807724B2	Colloidal dispersion of calcium phosphate tablets and method of obtaining the same The invention provides colloidal dispersions of calcium phosphate platelets comprising at least one polymer which complexes the calcium and in which the length of the platelets, L, is between 5 and 500 nm and in which the thickness of the platelets is between 0.5 and 20 nm.Another subject-matter of the invention is the calcium phosphate platelets obtained by drying the colloidal dispersion according to the invention.The invention also provides a process for preparing these colloidal dispersions of calcium phosphate platelets according to the invention.Finally, another subject-matter of the invention is the use of the abovementioned colloidal dispersions of platelets as food additive, reinforcing filler, thermal insulation filler, pharmaceutical excipient, polishing agent, building materials, additive for oral formulations, in particular dentifrices, or encapsulating agent.
US07807723B1	Water-free metaloxide colloids and metal oxide polymers, method for the production thereof and use thereof Water-free metal oxide colloids or metal oxide polymers of the formula [M(O)X3X4]n (1) in an aprotic, organic solvent or solvent mixture, wherein M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr or Hf; and X3 and X4 are independently O1/2, H, alkoxy (—OR), wherein R represents an organo radical having 1-20 C-atoms, alkyl having 1-20 C atoms or aryl having 6-C atoms, wherein the alkyl- or aryl radicals an include one or several other halogen substituents, selected from the group of F, Cl, Br or I; and n is from 10-1.000.000.
US07807720B2	Hydroxamic acid derivatives of 3-phenyl propionic acids useful as therapeutic agents for treating anthrax poisoning Compounds having the formula wherein the symbols have the meaning described in the specification are hydroxamic acid derivatives of 3-phenyl-propionic acid and capable of inhibiting the lethal effects of infection by anthrax bacteria and are useful in the treatment of poisoning by anthrax.
US07807714B2	Fungicidal compositions A composition suitable for control of diseases caused by phytopathogens comprising (A) a compound of formula (I) or a tautomer of such a compound; and component (B) and component (C) are pesticides as described in claim 1.
US07807713B2	Pan-antagonists for the androgen receptor and androgen associated with anti-androgen withdrawal Disclosed herein are novel antagonists of the androgen receptor and androgen receptor mutations associated with clinical failure of currently prescribed anti-androgens and use of said antagonists in the treatment of conditions associated with inappropriate activation of the androgen receptor.
US07807711B2	Medicinal acidic cannabinoids The invention relates to an acidic cannabinoid for medical use and to a cannabis extract comprising an acidic cannabinoid. The extract may comprise one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of cannabidiolic acid (CBD-A), cannabidiol (CBD), cannabigerolic acid (CBGA), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabinolic acid (CBN-A) and cannabinol. The invention further relates to a method for preparing a preparation comprising extracting an acidic cannabinoid from cannabis.
US07807709B2	Organic compounds The invention relates to the use of (3,4-di-, 3,3,4-tri, 3,4,4-tri- or 3,3,4,4-tetra-)substituted pyrrolidine compounds for the preparation of a pharmaceutical formulation for the treatment of a disease that depends on activity of renin; the use of a compound of that class in the treatment of a disease that depends on activity of renin; compounds that are part of a subclass of these substituted pyrrolidine compounds for use in the diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of a warm-blooded animal, especially for the treatment of a disease (=disorder) that depends on activity of renin; new compounds that are part of a subclass of these substituted pyrrolidine compounds; pharmaceutical formulations comprising said substituted pyrrolidine compounds, and/or a method of treatment comprising administering said substituted pyrrolidine compounds, a method for the manufacture especially of said new substituted pyrrolidine compounds, as well as novel intermediates, starting materials and/or partial steps for their synthesis.
US07807705B2	Potent indole-3-carbinol-derived antitumor agents Compounds and methods for treating cancer and inducing apoptosis in unwanted rapidly proliferating cells. The compounds are shown in formula I: wherein X is hydroxyl or amino; Y is carboxyl or sulfonyl; R1, R2, R3, and R4 can be the same or different and are selected from hydrogen, halogen, methoxy, trifluoromethyl, hydroxyl and combinations thereof, R5, R6, and R7 may be the same or different and are selected from hydrogen, chloro, bromo, nitro, phenyl, amino, methoxy, and combinations thereof, and derivatives or metabolites thereof.
US07807703B2	Substituted aryl ketones The invention relates to novel aryl ketones of the formula (I) in which Z represents the groups and A1, A2, A3, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, X, Y, and m are as defined in the disclosure, to their use as pesticides, in particular herbicides, and to processes and intermediates for their preparation.
US07807702B2	Substituted thiophene carboxylic amide glucagon receptor antagonists, preparation and therapeutic uses The present invention discloses novel compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which have glucagon receptor antagonist or inverse agonist activity, as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I) as well as methods of using them to treat diabetic and other glucagon related metabolic disorders, and the like.
US07807700B2	Inhibitors of 11-β-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase type 1 The present invention relates to compounds with the formula (I), (II), (III) or (IV): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, X and Z are as defined herein, and also to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, as well as methods of use of the compounds for treatment of disorders associated with human 11-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 enzyme and for the preparation of a medicament which acts on the human 11-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 enzyme.
US07807694B2	Chemokine receptor binding heterocyclic compounds Compounds which modulate chemokine receptor activities are disclosed. These compounds are preferably tertiary amines comprising tetrahydroquinoline and benzimidazole.
US07807693B2	Substituted prolinamides, manufacturing, and the use thereof as medicaments The present invention relates to new substituted prolinamides of general formula (I) wherein D, L, E, G, J, M, R3, R4, R5 and R13 are defined as in the specification, the tautomers, the enantiomers, the diastereomers, the mixtures, and the salts thereof.
US07807688B2	Tri-heterocyclic compounds and a pharmaceutical comprising them as an active ingredient Tri-heterocyclic compound of formula (I) wherein each of W, X and Y is carbon or nitrogen; each of U and Z is CR2, NR13, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur etc.; A ring is carbocyclic ring, heterocyclic ring; R1 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, NR4R5, OR6 etc.; R3 is carbocyclic ring, heterocyclic ring; and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a process for the preparation thereof, a pharmaceutical comprising them as an active ingredient. A compound of formula (I) is useful, in order to possess corticotropin releasing factor receptor antagonistic activity, for the prevention and/or treatment of depression, anxiety, eating disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, peptic ulcer, irritable bowl syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, drug addiction or alcohol dependence syndrome etc.
US07807687B2	Pyrido[3,2-h]quinazolines and/or 5,6-dihydro derivatives thereof, a method for the production thereof and doped organic semiconductor material containing these The present invention relates to pyrido[3,2-h]quinazolines and/or 5,6-dihydro derivatives thereof, methods for their production and doped organic semiconductor material which use such quinazolines.
US07807686B2	2-(4-oxo-4H-quinazolin-3-yl)acetamides and their use as vasopressin V3 antagonists The present invention relates to 2-(4-oxo4H-quinazolin-3-yl) acetamicle derivatives of formula (I), and to their use as vasopressin V3 antagonists, particularly for the treatment of depression.
US07807685B2	Therapeutic compounds Compounds of formula (I) below are disclosed. Their use as medicaments is described, in particular for the treatment of pain or inflammation: wherein: when X=Y=Z=OH, R1 is OCH2CF2CF3, phenoxy (substituted with 3-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl), 3,4-dichloro, (3-trifluoromethyl,4-fluoro), (3-trifluoromethyl,4-chloro), (3-chloro, 4-cyano), or 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)), 1-piperazinyl(4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)), phenyl (substituted with 3,4-dichloro, 3,5-difluoro, 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl) or 3,4,5-trifluoro) or 2-benzofuranyl; or when X=Y=OH and Z=OMe, R1 is OCH3, OCH2CHF2, OCH2cyclopentyl, O-(2,5-difluorophenyl) or (S)-sec-butylamino; or when X=H and Y=Z=OH, R1 is n-hexylamino or cyclopentylamino; or when (IV) X=Z=OH and Y=H, R1 is cyclopentylamino; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US07807668B2	Anti-inflammatory compounds Compounds of formula (I) or formula (II) have anti-inflammatory activity and comprise a new class of NSAIDs. The compounds are useful for treating inflammatory diseases or disorders. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, as well as methods of treating inflammatory diseases or disorders using compounds of formula (III) or formula (IV).
US07807664B2	4,4-difluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-1-benzazepine derivative or salt thereof A novel 4,4-difluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-1-benzazepine derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is useful as an agent for treating or preventing nocturia and/or diabetes insipidus, is provided.
US07807663B2	Therapeutic agents for diabetes A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating diabetes, diabetic complication, hyperinsulinemia, disorders of glucose metabolism or obesity, comprising a combination of the following compound, analogues or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof with a hypoglycemic agent.
US07807659B2	Caspase inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention relates to novel classes of compounds of formula I which are caspase and TNF-alpha inhibitors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suited for inhibiting caspase and TNF-alpha activity and consequently, can be advantageously used as agents against caspase-, interleukin-1-(“IL-1”), apoptosis-, interferon-γ inducing factor-(IGIF), interferon-γ-(“IFN-γ”), or TNF-alpha mediated diseases, including inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, destructive bone disorders, proliferative disorders, infectious diseases, and degenerative diseases. This invention also relates to processes for preparing the compounds of this invention. This invention also relates to methods for inhibiting caspase and TNF-alpha activity and decreasing IGIF production and IFN-γ production and methods for treating caspase-, interleukin-1, apoptosis-, and interferon-γ-, and TNF-alpha mediated diseases using the compounds and compositions of this invention.
US07807652B2	Modulation of eIF4E-BP2 expression Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of eIF4E-BP2. The compositions comprise oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acid encoding eIF4E-BP2. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of eIF4E-BP2 expression and for diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions associated with expression of eIF4E-BP2 are provided.
US07807649B2	Modulation of forkhead box O1A expression Antisense compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of forkhead box O1A. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acids encoding forkhead box O1A. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of forkhead box O1A expression and for treatment of diseases associated with expression of forkhead box O1A are provided, in particular, for methods of treating diabetes.
US07807645B2	Method of treating degenerative disorders of the nervous system by administration of fibrinogen fragment The invention herein related to methods and compositions for treating nervous system disorders. The methods comprise peptides that bind to receptors important in disease progression, thus attenuating the disease.
US07807644B2	Chimeric proteins with phosphatidylserine binding domains Chimeric proteins comprising soluble Tissue Factor (sTF) and another subunit (e.g., annexin V) are described. The proteins promote blood clotting and/or inhibit cancer by targeting sTF to specific receptors such as phosphatidylserine (PS) on activated cells. These chimeric proteins are useful in treating patients with excessive bleeding due to inborn problems, drug therapy, trauma or surgery and/or as an anti-cancer therapy, for example by causing blood vessels feeding cancers to become clotted, thereby preventing adequate flow of blood to a tumor, which in turn will lead to tumor inhibition and death or may be used in a therapy to cause clotting within blood vessels that pose a threat in the subject in non-cancerous conditions.
US07807640B2	Orally administered peptides synergize statin activity This invention provides novel peptides that ameliorate one or more symptoms of atherosclerosis. The peptides are class A amphipathic helical peptides. They are highly stable and readily administered via an oral route. The peptides are effective to stimulate the formation and cycling of pre-beta high density lipoprotein-like particles and/or to promote lipid transport and detoxification. This invention also provides a method of tracking a peptide in a mammal. In addition, the peptides inhibit osteoporosis. When administered with a statin, the peptides enhance the activity of the statin permitting the statin to be used at significantly lower dosages and/or cause the statins to be significantly more anti-inflammatory at any given dose.
US07807636B1	Bovine P-selectin glycorpotein ligand-1 A novel bovine P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (bPSGL-1) is disclosed having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ. ID. NO:1. DNA sequences encoding the bPSGL-1 are also disclosed, along with vectors, host cells, and methods of using the bPSGL-1. The invention further provides methods for preventing or reducing acute inflammatory response in a bovine subject by administering bPSGL-1 and fragments thereof (e.g., a bPSGL-1 Ig fusion protein). The invention also provides methods for identifying compounds of reducing or preventing damage to tissue or organs caused by acute inflammatory response in a bovine.
US07807634B2	Immunogenic compositions and methods of use Disclosed herein are immunogenic compositions comprising a multilayer film comprising two or more layers of polyelectrolytes, wherein adjacent layers comprise oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. A first layer polyelectrolyte comprises an antigenic polypeptide comprising one or more surface adsorption regions covalently linked to one or more antigenic determinant regions, wherein the antigenic polypeptide and the one or more surface adsorption regions have the same polarity. The immunogenic compositions may be employed in methods of eliciting an immune response in a vertebrate organism.
US07807633B2	Immunogenic compositions and methods of use Disclosed herein are immunogenic compositions comprising a multilayer film comprising two or more layers of polyelectrolytes, wherein adjacent layers comprise oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. A first layer polyelectrolyte comprises an antigenic polypeptide comprising one or more surface adsorption regions covalently linked to one or more antigenic determinant regions, wherein the antigenic polypeptide and the one or more surface adsorption regions have the same polarity. The immunogenic compositions may be employed in methods of eliciting an immune response in a vertebrate organism.
US07807631B2	Methods of promoting growth of muscle tissue using ALK7 The invention relates to ALK7 soluble receptors and their uses as antagonists of the function of certain ligands such as GDF-8 (Myostatin) and GDF-11. The ALK7 soluble receptor of the invention is useful as antagonists of GDF-8 and GDF-11 in the treatment of neuronal diseases or conditions such as stroke, spinal cord injury, and all peripheral nerve diseases. The ALK7 soluble receptor of the invention is also useful as GH (growth hormone) equivalent, and for increasing muscle mass.
US07807630B2	Targeting of Notch3 receptor function for cancer therapy The present invention involves the use of peptides from Notch3, and antibodies that recognize epitopes represented by those peptides, as anti-cancer agents. Methods of combination therapy using standard anti-cancer protocols in conjunction with Notch3 peptides and antibodies also are provided.
US07807627B2	Bone morphogenetic protein 4 and osteogenic devices and pharmaceutical products containing thereof The present invention relates to reindeer bone formation inducing protein called bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP-4) and nucleotide molecules encoding the proteins and host cells expressing the proteins. The present invention relates also to the use of the BMP-4 for treating disorders related to bone and cartilage formation. Osteogenic devices and pharmaceutical compositions containing the proteins are also disclosed.
US07807626B2	Tumor suppressor protein and nucleotide encoding same The invention provides a method for suppressing tumor cell growth in a patient, comprising: administering to the patient an effective amount of an expression vector including a polynucleotide encoding a tumor suppressor protein having SEQ ID NO: 1 under conditions wherein the expression vector incorporates itself into the tumor cell genome and inhibits cell proliferation or induces cell death.The invention further provides a method for a method for inhibiting tumor cell proliferation in a tumor cell population comprising: administering to the tumor cell population an amount of a composition comprising a tumor suppressor protein having SEQ ID NO: 1 effective to inhibit tumor cell proliferation therein.
US07807622B2	Composition and use of phyto-percolate for treatment of disease This invention relates generally to a method of preparation of a phyto-percolate that is derived from fresh water mixture including algae. The phyto-percolate is believed to contain an enzyme having proteolytic activity. The invention further relates to the use of the phyto-percolate in a variety of disease states.
US07807621B2	Anti-invasive and anti-angiogenic compositions A peptide compound having the sequence Lys-Pro-Ser-Ser-Pro-Pro-Glu-Glu [SEQ ID NO:2] or a substitution variant, addition variant or other chemical derivative thereof inhibits cell invasion, endothelial tube formation or angiogenesis in vitro. A number of substitution variants and addition variants of this peptide, preferably capped at the N- and C-termini, as well as peptidomimetic derivatives, are useful for treating diseases and conditions mediated by undesired and uncontrolled cell invasion and/or angiogenesis. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above peptides and derivatives are administered to subjects in need of such treatment in a dosage sufficient to inhibit invasion and/or angiogenesis. The disclosed compositions and methods are particularly useful for suppressing the growth and metastasis of tumors.
US07807619B2	Compositions and methods for modification of biomolecules The present invention provides modified cycloalkyne compounds; and method of use of such compounds in modifying biomolecules. The present invention features a cycloaddition reaction that can be carried out under physiological conditions. In general, the invention involves reacting a modified cycloalkyne with an azide moiety on a target biomolecule, generating a covalently modified biomolecule. The selectivity of the reaction and its compatibility with aqueous environments provide for its application in vivo (e.g., on the cell surface or intracellularly) and in vitro (e.g., synthesis of peptides and other polymers, production of modified (e.g., labeled) amino acids).
US07807618B2	Methods and compositions for delivering enzymes and nucleic acid molecules to brain, bone and other tissues Disclosed are methods for delivering an enzyme to a subject's brain or bone. The methods include administering a hyaluronidase to the subject and administering the enzyme to the subject. The hyaluronidase and the enzyme are administered to the subject under conditions effective to deliver the enzyme to the subject's brain or bone. Compositions and kits which include hyaluronidase and an enzyme are also disclosed, as are methods for increasing blood-brain barrier permeability in a subject. Also disclosed are methods, compositions, and kits for delivering genes or other nucleic acid molecules to a subject's brain or bone, as well as methods, compositions, and kits for delivering enzymes to a subject's tissues. The methods, compositions, and kits are disclosed as being useful in treating or preventing a variety of enzyme deficiency diseases, such as those affecting brain and/or bone, e.g., as Canavan's disease, Fabry disease, Gaucher's disease, various forms of mucopolysaccharidosis (e.g., Hurler's syndrome, Scheie syndrome, Hurler-Scheie syndrome, Sanfillippo A syndrome, Morquio A syndrome, Morquio B syndrome, etc.), Niemann-Pick disease, Schindler disease, and Pompe disease.
US07807617B2	Peptide inhibitors of toxins derived from LL-37 The invention relates to a peptidic compound with affinity to bacterial and fungal toxins, especially to lipopolysaccharide or lipoteichoic acid. The peptidic compound includes an amino acid sequence X1KEFX2RIVX3RIKX4FLRX5LVX6, wherein X1 represents the N-terminal part: X2 is K or E; X3 is Q or E; X4 is D or R; X5 is N or E; X6 represents the C-terminal part: an amino acid of the core sequence is optionally derivatized; the N-terminal part is acetylated, and/or the C-terminal part is amidated, and/or the sequence differs from the native amino acid sequence X1KEFKRIVQRIKDFLRNLVX6.
US07807615B2	Production of (co)surfactants by reacting polyols with olefins The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyol alkyl ethers by reacting compounds comprising at least three hydroxyl functionalities with olefins in the presence of acidic catalysts at temperatures of from 20 to 250° C. and pressures of from 0.5 to 10 bar, wherein the olefins correspond to the general formula (I) in which R1 is hydrogen and R2 is a linear or branched carbon radical having from 7 to 28 carbon atoms, or R1 and R2 are each linear or branched carbon radicals having from 1 to 27 carbon atoms, the sum of the carbon number of R1 and R2 being at most 28, to polyol alkyl ethers derived from compounds having at least three hydroxyl functionalities, not more than all but one hydroxyl functionality being replaced by a moiety of the general formula (VIII) to the use of these polyol alkyl ethers as surfactants and to laundry detergents and cleaning compositions comprising these polyol alkyl ethers.
US07807614B2	Quaternary surfactant concentrates Quaternary surfactants of the formula (I), wherein R1CO is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, optionally hydroxy-functionalized acyl radical having 6 to 22 carbon atoms and 0, 1, 2 or 3 double bonds, R2 is a CH2COOH radical, an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a CH2CH2OH or a CH2CH2OCH2CH2OH group, and X is halide, alkyl sulfate, alkyl carbonate or alkyl phosphate, are useful as surfactants in cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations. Aqueous solutions above 50% by weight of the surfactants are flowable and pumpable.
US07807613B2	Aqueous buffered fluoride-containing etch residue removers and cleaners The invention relates to aqueous, buffered, fluoride containing compositions having a pH of greater than 7.0 to about 11.0. In certain embodiments, the buffered compositions have an extended worklife because pH dependent attributes such as oxide and metal etch rates are stable so long as the pH remains stable.
US07807610B2	Lubricating oil compositions An automotive lubricating oil composition containing: (A) an oil of lubricating viscosity in a major amount; and (B) as an additive component in a minor amount, an oil-soluble or oil-dispersible 4-oxobutanoic acid having the moiety —CO(CH2)COOH bonded to (i) a group OR1 where R1 is hydrocarbyl group having 10 to 30 carbon atoms; or (ii) a group X being an aromatic group substituted with at least one hydrocarbyl group having 10 to 30 carbon atoms; or (iii) a group NR2R3 where one or both of R2 and R3 is hydrocarbyl group having from 10 to 30 carbon atoms and one but not both of R2 and R3 may be a hydrogen atom, or a salt thereof.
US07807608B2	Coated conductor and polycrystalline films useful for the production of high temperatures superconductor layers Coated conductors have a substrate, a high temperature superconductor layer and at least one or more buffer layers, wherein at least one of the buffer layers is a template for biaxially orienting the high temperature superconductor layer wherein the template is composed of a polycrystalline film consisting of a non-stoichiometric material having the nominal chemical formula A2−xB2+xO7 with B being at least one selected from Zr, Hf, Sn, Pb and Ti; A being at least one selected from La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Y, Tm, Yb and Lu; and x≠0; and wherein the substrate is textured.
US07807604B2	Oxychlorination catalyst and process using such a catalyst Oxychlorination catalyst containing at least copper as an active element deposited on a support characterized in that the support consists essentially of an alumina obtained by calcination of an alumina hydrate obtained as by-product of the ALFOL® linear primary alcohol process and use of such catalyst in an oxychlorination process of a hydrocarbon containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
US07807598B2	Mesostructured material with a high aluminum content A mesostructured material that consists of at least two elementary spherical particles, each of said particles comprising a mesostructured matrix based on aluminum oxide and having a pore size of between 1.5 and 30 nm, an aluminum oxide content that represents more than 46% by weight relative to the mass of said matrix, which has amorphous walls with a thickness of between 1 and 30 nm and whereby said elementary spherical particles have a maximum diameter of 10 μm, is described. Said mesostructured matrix can also contain silicon oxide. Each of the spherical particles of the mesostructured material can also contain zeolitic nanocrystals so as to form a material with a mixed porosity that is both mesostructured and zeolitic in nature. The preparation of said material is also described.
US07807592B2	Interior wallboard and method of making same A gypsum wallboard suitable for Level 4 finishing having a coated non-woven first glass fiber mat facing material on one major surface and an optionally coated second glass fiber mat where on the other major surface. The first glass fiber mat has a majority of fibers of a nominal fiber diameter between 8 and 11 microns and a fiber length between ¼ and ¾ inch and has a basis weight between about 1.7 lb./100 ft.2 and about 2.0 lb./100; the second glass fiber mat has a majority of fibers of a nominal fiber diameter of at least 13 microns but no greater than about 16 microns and a fiber length between ¾ and 1 inch and has a basis weight between about 1.8 lb./100 ft.2 and about 2.2 lb./100, and wherein the fibers in both of the non-woven glass fiber mats are bound together with an acrylic-type adhesive binder.
US07807587B2	Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method The present invention is a substrate processing apparatus including: a holder that holds substrates in a tier-like manner; a processing container that contains the holder and that conducts a predetermined thermal process to the substrates in a process-gas atmosphere under a predetermined temperature and pressure; a gas-introducing part that introduces a process gas into the processing container; a gas-discharging part that discharges a gas from the processing container to create a predetermined vacuum pressure therein; and a heating part that heats the processing container; wherein the holder is provided with baffle plates each of which forms a processing space for each substrate when the holder is contained in the processing container; the gas-introducing part is provided with gas introduction holes disposed at one lateral side of the respective processing spaces; and the gas-discharging part is provided with gas discharge holes disposed at the other lateral side of the respective processing spaces, oppositely to the gas introduction holes.
US07807582B2	Method of forming contacts for a memory device The present invention is generally directed to a method of forming contacts for a memory device. In one illustrative embodiment, the method includes forming a layer of insulating material above an active area of a dual bit memory cell, forming a hard mask layer above the layer of insulating material, the hard mask layer having an original thickness, performing at least two partial etching processes on the hard mask layer to thereby define a patterned hard mask layer above the layer of insulating material, wherein each of the partial etching processes is designed to etch through less than the original thickness of the hard mask layer, the hard mask layer having openings formed therein that correspond to a digitline contact and a plurality of storage node contacts for the dual bit memory cell, and performing at least one etching process to form openings in the layer of insulating material for the digitline contact and the plurality of storage node contacts using the patterned hard mask layer as an etch mask.
US07807572B2	Micropad formation for a semiconductor A method forms a micropad to an external contact of a first semiconductor device. A stud of copper is formed over the external contact. The stud extends above a surface of the first semiconductor device. The stud of copper is immersed in a solution of tin. The tin replaces at least 95 percent of the copper of the stud and preferably more than 99 percent. The result is a tin micropad that has less than 5 percent copper by weight. Since the micropad is substantially pure tin, intermetallic bonds will not form during the time while the micropads of the first semiconductor device are not bonded. Smaller micropad dimensions result since intermetallic bonds do not form. When the first semiconductor device is bonded to an overlying second semiconductor device, the bond dimensions do not significantly increase the height of stacked chips.
US07807570B1	Local metallization and use thereof in semiconductor devices An embodiment of the invention provides a method of creating local metallization in a semiconductor structure, and the use of local metallization so created in semiconductor structures. In one respect, the method includes forming an insulating layer on top of a semiconductor substrate; creating a plurality of voids inside the insulating layer, with the plurality of voids spanning across a predefined area and being substantially confined within a range of depth below a top surface of the insulating layer; creating at least one via hole in the insulating layer, with the via hole passing through the predefined area; and filling the via hole, and the plurality of voids inside the insulating layer through at least the via hole, with a conductive material to form a local metallization. A semiconductor structure having the local metallization is also provided.
US07807569B2	Method of manufacturing a contact structure for a semiconductor device In one embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a conductive pad formed in a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a conductive pattern overlying a peripheral region of the conductive pad. The conductive pattern has an opening to expose another region of the conductive pad. The semiconductor device also includes a conductive contact extending through the opening. The conductive contact is electrically connected to the conductive pad. As a result, manufacturing cost for the semiconductor device may be reduced while manufacturing throughput may be improved.
US07807567B2	Semiconductor device with interconnection structure for reducing stress migration The semiconductor device of the present invention includes a first interconnection, a via-plug that is connected to the first interconnection, and a second interconnection that is formed as a single unit with the via-plug. The cross-sectional shape of the via-plug is such that the plug sidewall angle, which indicates the angle of the via-plug sidewall with respect to the surface of the first interconnection, is a positive angle; and moreover, at least two points exist between the base and the top of the via-plug on at least one sidewall of the two sidewalls of the cross-sectional shape of the via-plug at which the plug sidewall angle attains a maximum value. Since shapes that would give rise to the occurrence of concentrations of stress are not formed in the via-plug sidewalls, metal is more effectively embedded in the via-hole, and the incidence of voids is prevented.
US07807566B2	Method for forming dielectric SiOCH film having chemical stability A method for determining conditions for forming a dielectric SiOCH film, includes: (i) forming a dielectric SiOCH film on a substrate under conditions; (ii) evaluating the conditions using a ratio of Si—CH3 bonding strength to Si—O bonding strength of the film as formed in step (i); (iii) if the ratio is 2.50 % or higher, confirming the conditions, and if the ratio is less than 2.50 %, changing the conditions by changing at least one of the susceptor temperature, the distance between upper and lower electrodes, the RF power, and the curing time; and (iv) repeating steps (i) to (iii) until the ratio is 2.50 % or higher.
US07807559B2	Bonding pad for preventing pad peeling and method for fabricating the same A bonding pad includes multiple metal layers, insulation layers filled between the multiple metal layers, and a fixing pin coupled between the uppermost metal layer, where a bonding is performed, and the underlying metal layers. Peeling of the bonding pad can be prevented during the ball bonding by forming the fixing pin coupled to the edges of the bonding pad. The upper portion of the fixing pin is formed in a disk shape and a ball portion of the fixing pin is fixed by slits such that the peeling of the bonding pad can be further prevented.
US07807557B2	Method of forming a semiconductor device having a trapping film for charge accumulation A semiconductor device includes: source/drain regions formed in a semiconductor substrate; a trapping film for storing information by accumulating charges, the trapping film being formed in a region on the semiconductor substrate which includes a region on a channel region between the source/drain regions; and gate electrodes formed on the trapping film. A silicon nitride film containing carbon is formed by low pressure CVD using an organic material so as to cover the gate electrodes and a part of the trapping film which is located between adjacent gate electrodes.
US07807554B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor element A method of manufacturing a semiconductor element includes implanting ions of a dopant having a large diffusion coefficient into a semiconductor to provide a doped layer; and irradiating the doped layer with a plurality of pulsed laser beams supplied by a plurality of laser irradiation devices to activate the doped layer and provide an activated doped layer. The activated doped layer may be one of a single doped layer or a plurality of successive doped layers which each have respective conduction types that are one of identical or different. Device breakage and failure of the manufactured semiconductor element due to heat induced during laser irradiation are substantially prevented by this method.
US07807546B2	SRAM cell having stepped boundary regions and methods of fabrication A semiconductor device comprises a substrate. In addition, the semiconductor device comprises an active region and an isolation region. The active region is in the substrate and comprises a semiconductor material. The isolation region is also in the substrate, adjacent the active region and comprises an insulating material. The active region and isolation region form a surface having a step therein. The semiconductor further comprises a dielectric material formed over the step. The dielectric material has a dielectric constant greater than about 8.
US07807542B2	Semiconductor device having storage node electrode with protection film thereon and method of fabricating the same A highly reliable semiconductor device and a method fabricating the same are provided, the semiconductor device having a low resistance electrode structure. The semiconductor device includes an interlayer insulation film formed on a semiconductor substrate. A storage node electrode is formed on the interlayer insulation film. A protection film is formed on the storage node electrode and includes a nitrided metal film. A dielectric film overlies the protection film. A plate electrode is formed on the dielectric film.
US07807541B2	Concentric or nested container capacitor structure for integrated circuits Disclosed are embodiments for a container capacitor structure in which at least two container capacitors, e.g., an inner and outer container capacitor, are made concentric and nested with respect to one another. The nested capacitors are formed in one embodiment by defining a hole in a dielectric layer for the nested container capacitors in the vicinity of two capacitor contact plugs. An outer capacitor plate is formed by etching back poly 1 to leave it substantially on the vertical edges of the hole and in contact with one of the plugs. At least one sacrificial sidewall is formed on the poly 1, and poly 2 is deposited over the sidewalls to form an inner capacitor plate in contact with the other plug. The structure is planarized, the sacrificial sidewalls are removed, a capacitor dielectric is formed, and is topped with poly 3. Additional structures such as a protective layer (to prevent poly 1-to-poly 2 shorting) and a conductive layer (to strap the plugs to their respective poly layers) can also be used.
US07807534B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufactured therefrom A method for producing a semiconductor device includes forming a first hetero-semiconductor layer as a hetero-junction to a surface of a silicon carbide epitaxial layer. This layer is composed of polycrystalline silicon having a band gap different from that of the silicon carbide epitaxial layer. An etching stopper layer composed of a material having a different etching rate from that of the polycrystalline silicon is formed on the surface of the first hetero-semiconductor layer. A second hetero-semiconductor layer composed of polycrystalline silicon is formed so that the second hetero-semiconductor layer contacts the surface of the first hetero-semiconductor layer and the etching stopper layer. The etching stopper layer is removed, the first hetero-semiconductor layer is thermally oxidized, and the thermally oxidized portion is then removed.
US07807522B2	Lanthanide series metal implant to control work function of metal gate electrodes Semiconductor devices and fabrication methods are provided, in which metal transistor gates are provided for MOS transistors. Metal nitride is formed above a gate dielectric. A lanthaide series metal is implanted into the metal screen layer above the gate dielectric. The lanthaide metal is contained in the screen layer or at the interface between the screen metal layer and the gate dielectric. This process provides adjustment of the gate electrode work function, thereby tuning the threshold voltage of the resulting PMOS or NMOS transistors.
US07807519B2	Method of forming thin film transistor A thin film transistor including a gate, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer and a source/drain is provided. The gate is disposed over a substrate and includes at least one molybdenum-niobium alloy nitride layer. The gate insulating layer is formed over the substrate to cover the gate. The semiconductor layer is disposed over the gate insulating layer above the gate. The source/drain is disposed over the semiconductor layer.
US07807515B2	Oxide semiconductor, thin-film transistor and method for producing the same Disclosed is an oxide semiconductor having an amorphous structure, wherein higher mobility and reduced carrier concentration are achieved. Also disclosed are a thin film transistor, a method for producing the oxide semiconductor, and a method for producing the thin film transistor. Specifically disclosed is an oxide semiconductor which is characterized by being composed of an amorphous oxide represented by the following a general formula: Inx+1MZny+1SnzO(4+1.5x+y+2z) (wherein M is Ga or Al, 0≦x≦1, −0.2≦y≦1.2, z≧0.4 and 0.5≦(x+y)/z≦3). This oxide semiconductor is preferably subjected to a heat treatment in an oxidizing gas atmosphere after film formation. Also specifically disclosed is a thin film transistor which is characterized by comprising the oxide semiconductor.
US07807509B2	Anodically bonded ultra-high-vacuum cell The present invention discloses an anodically bonded vacuum cell structure with a glass substrate including a cavity, and a substrate deposited on the glass substrate, thereby enclosing the cavity to form a bonding interface. The bonding interface having silicon such that the substrate includes a layer of silicon or a secondary substrate with silicon layer bonded onto the secondary substrate.
US07807505B2	Methods for wafer-level packaging of microfeature devices and microfeature devices formed using such methods Methods for wafer-level packaging of microfeature devices and microfeature devices formed using such methods are disclosed herein. A method for packaging microfeature devices in accordance with an embodiment of the invention can include releasably attaching a plurality of first known good microelectronic dies to a carrier substrate in a desired arrangement. In several embodiments, for example, the first dies can be releasably attached to an attachment feature on the carrier substrate. The method can also include attaching one or more second known good microelectronic dies to the individual first dies in a stacked configuration to form a plurality of stacked devices. The method further includes at least partially encapsulating the stacked devices and separating the stacked devices from each other.
US07807502B2	Method for fabricating semiconductor packages with discrete components A semiconductor package includes a substrate having contacts, and a discrete component on the substrate in electrical communication with the contacts. The package also includes a semiconductor die on the substrate in electrical communication with the contacts, and a die attach polymer attaching the die to the substrate. The die includes a recess, and the discrete component is contained in the recess encapsulated in the die attach polymer. A method for fabricating the package includes the steps of: attaching the discrete component to the substrate, placing the die attach polymer on the discrete component and the substrate, pressing the die into the die attach polymer to encapsulate the discrete component in the recess and attach the die to the substrate, and then placing the die in electrical communication with the discrete component. An electronic system includes the semiconductor package mounted to a system substrate.
US07807498B2	Substrate, substrate fabrication, semiconductor device, and semiconductor device fabrication A substrate for fixing an integrated circuit (IC) element comprises: a substrate for fixing an integrated circuit element includes: a plurality of metal posts that are aligned in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction in plan view, each of the plurality of metal posts having a first surface and a second surface facing an opposite direction to the first surface, the plurality of metal posts being configured identically; and a joining section that joins each of the plurality of metal posts together at a portion of each of the plurality of metal posts between the first surface and the second surface.
US07807497B2	Phase-change material layers, methods of forming the same, phase-change memory devices having the same, and methods of forming phase-change memory devices Example embodiments may provide phase-change material layers and a method of forming a phase-change material layer and devices using the same by generating a plasma including helium and/or argon in a reaction chamber, forming a first material layer on the object by introducing a first source gas including a first material, forming a first composite material layer on the object by introducing a second source gas including a second material into the reaction chamber, forming a third material layer on the first composite material layer by introducing a third source gas including a third material, and forming a second composite material layer on the first composite material layer by introducing a fourth source gas including a fourth material. Example embodiment phase-change material layers including carbon may be more easily and/or quickly formed at lower temperatures under the helium/argon plasma environment by providing the source gases for various feeding times. Example embodiments may also include memory devices using phase-change memory layers.
US07807495B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor film and method of manufacturing photovoltaic element A method of manufacturing a semiconductor film capable of suppressing difficulty in temperature control of a catalytic wire is obtained. This method of manufacturing a semiconductor film includes steps of heating a catalytic wire to at least a prescribed temperature and forming a semiconductor film by introducing source gas for a semiconductor and decomposing the source gas with the heated catalytic wire after heating the catalytic wire to at least the prescribed temperature.
US07807492B2	Magnetoresistive random access memory with improved layout design and process thereof A MRAM memory and process thereof is described. A GMR magnetic layer is patterned to form a memory bit layer and an intermediate conductive layer. The intermediate conductive layer is disposed between two conductive layers such that shallow metal plugs can be utilized to interconnect the intermediate conductive layer and the conductive layers. Thus, a conventional deep tungsten plug process, interconnecting two conductive layers, is eliminated.
US07807488B2	Display element having filter material diffused in a substrate of the display element Optical filter functionality is incorporated into a substrate of a display element thereby decreasing the need for a separate thin film filter and, accordingly, reducing a total thickness of a filtered display element. Filter functionality may be provided by any filter material, such as pigment materials, photoluminescent materials, and opaque material, for example. The filter material may be incorporated in the substrate at the time of creating the substrate or may be selectively diffused in the substrate through a process of masking the substrate, exposing the substrate to the filter material, and heating the substrate in order to diffuse the filter material in the substrate.
US07807483B2	Method for manufacturing display device An object is to provide a display device that can be manufactured by improvement of use efficiency of a material and simplification of a manufacturing process. A light absorbing layer is formed, an insulating layer is formed over the light absorbing layer, the light absorbing layer and the insulating layer are selectively irradiated with laser light, an irradiated region in the insulating layer is removed to form an opening in the insulating layer, and a conductive film is formed in the opening so as to be in contact with the light absorbing layer. The conductive film is formed in the opening so as to be in contact with the light absorbing layer, which is exposed, so that the light absorbing layer and the conductive layer can be electrically connected with the insulating layer interposed therebetween.
US07807481B2	Method of semiconductor device protection, package of semiconductor device A method for protecting a semiconductor device is disclosed that can improve reliability of a performance test for the semiconductor device and prevent damage to the semiconductor device during transportation or packaging for shipment. An IC cover is attached to the semiconductor device, which has height unevenness because it includes semiconductor chips and electric parts having different heights. The IC cover includes projecting portions and a base portion. After being attached to the semiconductor device, the projecting portions stand in a free area in the semiconductor device, and the base portion is supported by the projections to be separated from the semiconductor chips and electric parts in the semiconductor device. The IC cover is detachably attached to the semiconductor device.
US07807477B2	Varactors and methods of manufacture and use In an embodiment of the present invention is provided a method of manufacturing a varactor, comprising providing a substrate; positioning a bottom electrode on a surface of the substrate; placing a tunable dielectric material adjacent to and extending over the bottom electrode forming a step and in contact with a top electrode; placing an interconnect layer in contact with the bottom electrode, the tunable dielectric and the top electrode.
US07807476B2	Vial system and method for processing liquid-based specimens A vial-based system and method for handling and processing specimens of particulate matter-containing liquid directly in the vial. A processing assembly, which includes a stirrer and a particulate matter separation chamber, is releasably coupled to the inside of the vial cover. The processing assembly remains with the cover when the vial is opened to insert a specimen therein. Application of a particular external force to the closed vial detaches the processing assembly from the cover so that it remains in the vial, for access by automated or manual laboratory equipment, when the cover is subsequently removed.
US07807472B2	Methods for separation and detection of ketosteroids and other carbonyl-containing compounds Methods for enhancing detection by mass spectroscopy (MS) and/or chromatographic separability of carbonyl-containing compounds such as steroids are disclosed. Reaction of a carbonyl compound with a sulfonhydrazide compound provides a sulfonhydrazone with enhanced ionization efficiency during the electrospray ionization process. In a particularly disclosed embodiment, derivatization of catechol estrogens with p-toluenesulfonhydrazide enhances both detection by atmospheric pressure ionization-MS (API-MS), such as electron spray ionization-MS (ESI-MS) and separation by liquid chromatography (such as HPLC) under reverse phase conditions. In yet other embodiments, the sulfonhydrazone is further reacted with a sulfonyl halide under alkaline conditions to derivatize hydroxyl groups in the compound. Prior formation of the sulfonhydrazide derivative protects the carbonyl bond of the compound during subsequent alkaline reaction with the sulfonyl halide.
US07807471B2	IL-23p40 specific immunoglobulin derived proteins, compositions, epitopes, methods and uses An anti-IL-23 specific human Ig derived protein, isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one anti-IL-23 Ig derived protein, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof are useful as therapeutic and diagnostic compositions, methods and devices. The anti-IL-23 Ig derived protein preferably binds to one or more of the Seg 1, Seg 2, and Seg 3 epitopes of the p40 subunit of IL-23.
US07807466B2	Method of fat analysis using a filtration container Fat content is analyzed by extraction in a filtration vessel having a porous hydrophilic and oleophobic filter.
US07807465B2	Methods for identifying an individual at increased risk of developing coronary artery disease The present invention provides methods of identifying a subject having an increased or decreased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, comprising: a) correlating the presence of one or more genetic markers in chromosome 3q13.31 with an increased or decreased risk of developing cardiovascular disease; and b) detecting the one or more genetic markers of step (a) in the subject, thereby identifying the subject as having an increased or decreased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Also provided are methods of identifying subjects with cardiovascular disease as having a good or poor prognosis, as well as methods of identifying effective treatment regimens for cardiovascular disease, based on correlation with genetic markers in chromosome 3q13.31.
US07807462B2	Method for producing a functional neuron The present invention relates to the production of functional neurons from adult human mesenchymal stem cells using a retinoid. A retinoid, when used in the absence of a growth factor, transdifferentiates mesenchymal stem cells into functional neurons that exhibit synaptic transmission. Moreover, polarization of the functional neurons can be achieved using selected growth factors. Functional neurons produced in accordance with the method of the invention find use in the treatment or amelioration of diseases or conditions associated with neurodegeneration or nerve damage.
US07807459B2	EphA4-positive human adult pancreatic endocrine progenitor cells The invention relates to the discovery of a selective cell surface marker that permits the selection of a unique subset of pancreatic stem cells having a high propensity to differentiate into insulin-producing cells or into insulin-producing cell aggregates.
US07807458B2	Multilineage-inducible cells and uses thereof Described herein are post natal, multilineage inducible cells (MIAMI cells). In some examples, the cells are isolated from non fractionated, adult (males and females 3 to 72 years old) human bone marrow under cell culture conditions, which are believed to resemble an in vivo niche microenvironment in which primitive multipotent cells exist. MIAMI cells have a unique profile of molecular markers, and can be maintained in vitro (for more than 50 population doublings) without detectable changes in their characteristic molecular profile. MIAMI cells can be differentiated into mesodermal, neuroectodermal, and endodermal cell lineages. Methods of isolating, differentiating and using MIAMI cells are also described.
US07807455B2	Method to confer cell culture replication activity to different Hepatitis C virus isolates The present invention features methods for producing HCV replicons using HCV encoding sequences from different isolates. The featured methods are based on the discovered importance of NS3 amino acid position 470 in conferring cell culture replication activity to different HCV isolates.
US07807453B2	Device for cell culture on deformable surfaces Device for the in vitro culture of cells comprising: a planar deformable substrate (3) with a culture surface (4), substrate deforming means for modifying the size of said culture surface (4), characterized by the fact that it furthermore comprises: substrate holding elements (5) which are located near the periphery of said culture surface (4), a frame (6,8) surrounding and directly or indirectly fixing said substrate holding elements (5), in such a way as to allow microscope viewing of the culture surface (4) and to avoid mechanical parts directly above or below the culture surface (4), said frame (6,8) being adapted to move said substrate holding elements (5) away from the center of said culture surface (4).
US07807448B2	Assay modules having assay reagents and methods of making and using same We describe assay modules (e.g., assay plates, cartridges, multi-well assay plates, reaction vessels, etc.), processes for their preparation, and method of their use for conducting assays. Reagents may be present in free form or supported on solid phases including the surfaces of compartments (e.g., chambers, channels, flow cells, wells, etc.) in the assay modules or the surface of colloids, beads, or other particulate supports. In particular, dry reagents can be incorporated into the compartments of these assay modules and reconstituted prior to their use in accordance with the assay methods. A desiccant material may be used to maintain and stabilize these reagents in a dry state.
US07807446B2	High throughput system and methods for analyzing liquid formulations The present disclosure generally relates to a high throughput system, apparatus, and methods useful for efficiently analyzing experimental liquid formulations applied to plants. In various embodiments, the high throughput system includes a liquid formulation dispensing subsystem (LFDS). The LFDS includes an automated moveable sample plate platform for holding at least one sample plate. Each sample plate includes a plurality of wells containing plant specimens. The LFDS is operable to sequentially position select ones of the wells at a well target location. Once a selected well is positioned at the target location, a micro-sprayer assembly, including at least one liquid formulation applicator, applies discrete amounts of a liquid formulation to the plant specimens within each selected well.
US07807444B2	Circular DNA molecule having a conditional origin of replication, process for their preparation and their use in gene therapy A circular DNA molecule, useful for gene therapy, comprising at least one nucleic acid sequence of interest, characterised in that the region allowing the replication thereof has an origin of replication with a functionality in a host cell that requires the presence of at least one specific protein foreign to said host cell. A method for preparing same, cells incorporating said DNA molecules and uses thereof in gene therapy are also described.
US07807437B2	Variants of hepatitis B virus resistant against some nucleoside analogues, but sensitive to others, and uses thereof The present invention relates generally to the field of Hepatitis B variants exhibiting a reduced sensitivity to nucleoside analogues both in vivo and in vitro. More in particular, reverse transcriptase mutant rt I233V is provided. Present invention provides assays and methods for detecting such variant, which assays are useful in monitoring anti-viral therapeutic regimes and adjusting patient therapy. A diagnostic kit for detecting the presence of an HBV variant in a biological sample has also been described. Finally, the use of a pharmaceutical composition to cure a subject suffering from a HBV infection, which HBV is resistant to lamuvidine and/or adefovir has been provided, which pharmaceutical composition comprises the nucleoside analogue tenofovir.
US07807435B2	Method for the purification of alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (a1PI) The present invention relates to a method for the purification of alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (a1PI) from protein fractions. More specifically, the invention relates to an improved method for the purification of alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (a1PI), wherein the yield of a1PI can be increased by thawing the starting material and incubating it for several hours before subjecting it to a washing step.
US07807433B2	Glycosidase enzymes A thermostable glycosidase enzymes derived from various Thermococcus, Staphylothermus and Pyrococcus organisms is disclosed. The enzymes are produced from native or recombinant host cells and can be utilized in the food processing industry, pharmaceutical industry and in the textile industry, detergent industry and in the baking industry.
US07807430B2	GSK3 polypeptides The invention provides truncated GSK3 polypeptides capable of crystallization, including GSK3α and GSK3β polypeptides, and use of these polypeptides to identify and optimize GSK3 inhibitors. Also provided are GSK3 polypeptides having at least one substituted amino acid that differs from wild-type GSK3, wherein the substituted amino acid is incapable of being phosphorylated. The invention finds use in providing methods of identifying and optimizing compounds useful for treating diseases mediated by GSK3 activity, including Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes, and inflammation.
US07807428B2	Method for producing an immobilized enzyme for hydrolyzing fats and oils A method for producing an immobilized enzyme which includes the steps of immobilizing an enzyme used for hydrolyzing fats and oils on a immobilization carrier by adsorption, bringing the immobilized enzyme into contact with an organic solvent in which fat-soluble fatty acids or the derivatives thereof have been dissolved, and adjusting the moisture content of the immobilized enzyme from 1 to 20% by weight based on the weight of the carrier.
US07807424B2	Methods of producing polyketide synthase mutants and compositions and uses thereof The present invention comprises crystalline polyketide synthases, isolated non-native polyketide synthases having the structural coordinates of said crystalline polyketide synthases, and nucleic acid encoding such non-native polyketide synthases. Also disclosed are methods of producing mutant polyketide synthases, and methods of altering the activity and/or substrate specificity of putative polyketide synthases.
US07807423B2	Enzymatic processes for the production of 4-substituted 3-hydroxybutyric acid derivatives The present invention provides methods and compositions for preparing 4-substituted 3-hydroxybutyric acid derivatives by halohydrin dehalogenase-catalyzed conversion of 4-halo-3-hydroxybutyric acid derivatives. The present invention further provides methods and compositions for preparing 4-halo-3-hydroxybutyric acid derivatives by ketoreductase-catalyzed conversion of 4-halo-3-ketobutyric acid derivatives The present invention also provides methods and compositions for preparing vicinal cyano, hydroxyl substituted carboxylic acid esters.
US07807419B2	Process for concentrated biomass saccharification Processes for saccharification of pretreated biomass to obtain high concentrations of fermentable sugars are provided. Specifically, a process was developed that uses a fed batch approach with particle size reduction to provide a high dry weight of biomass content enzymatic saccharification reaction, which produces a high sugars concentration hydrolysate, using a low cost reactor system.
US07807416B2	Antibodies and methods for generating genetically altered antibodies with enhanced effector function Dominant negative alleles of human mismatch repair genes can be used to generate hypermutable cells and organisms. By introducing these genes into cells and transgenic animals, new cell lines and animal varieties with novel and useful properties can be prepared more efficiently than by relying on the natural rate of mutation. These methods are useful for generating genetic diversity within immunoglobulin genes directed against an antigen of interest to produce altered antibodies with enhanced biochemical activity. Moreover, these methods are useful for generating antibody-producing cells with increased level of antibody production. The invention also provides methods for increasing the effector function of monoclonal antibodies and monoclonal antibodies with increased effector function.
US07807415B2	Methods of producing stable B-lymphocytes The invention provides a method of producing a stable lymphocyte culture and methods of producing monoclonal antibodies.
US07807414B2	Anti-IL-23 antibodies, compositions, methods and uses An anti-IL-23p19 antibody, including isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one anti-IL-23p19 antibody, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof have applications in diagnostic and/or therapeutic compositions, methods and devices.
US07807413B2	GAG binding protein A method is provided for introducing a GAG binding site into a protein comprising the steps: identifying a region in a protein which is not essential for structure maintenance introducing at least one basic amino acid into said site and/or deleting at least one bulky and/or acidic amino acid in said site, whereby said GAG binding site has a GAG binding affinity of Kd≦10 μM, preferably ≦1 μM, still preferred ≦0.1 μM, as well as modified GAG binding proteins.
US07807411B2	Genetically encoded fluorescent coumarin amino acids The invention relates to orthogonal pairs of tRNAs and aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases that can incorporate the coumarin unnatural amino acid L-(7-hydroxycoumarin-4-yl) ethylglycine into proteins produced in eubacterial host cells such as E. coli. The invention provides, for example but not limited to, novel orthogonal synthetases, methods for identifying and making the novel synthetases, methods for producing proteins containing the unnatural amino acid L-(7-hydroxycoumarin-4-yl)ethylglycine and related translation systems.
US07807410B2	Regulatory elements of cold-inducible hutU gene from the Antarctic Psychrotrophic Bacterium Pseudomonas syringae A DNA sequence from the upstream region of cold-inducible hutU gene of the Antarctic Psychrotrophic Bacterium Pseudomonas syringae, comprising promoter elements and other regulatory sequences, with unique ‘CAAAA’ nucleotide sequence at −10 site of multiple transcription start sites and using said promoter to express genes of interest in the said bacterium at temperature as low as 4° C. and using the said bacterium with generation time ranging between two and half to three hours, as a system to produce heat labile proteins of pharmaceutical significance.
US07807409B2	Method for the recombinant expression of a polypeptide A method for the recombinant production of a heterologous polypeptide in a eukaryotic host cell is described. The host cell comprises an expression plasmid, whereby the expression plasmid comprises in a 5′ to 3′ direction a) a promoter, b) a nucleic acid encoding a first polypeptide, whose amino acid sequence is selected from Table 1 depending on the first two amino acids of the second polypeptide, c) a nucleic acid encoding a second polypeptide comprising a nucleic acid encoding a heterologous polypeptide, a nucleic acid encoding a linker, and a nucleic acid encoding an immunoglobulin fragment, and d) a 3′ untranslated region comprising a polyadenylation signal. Further a plasmid and a kit are described.
US07807403B2	Device and direct method for detection of antibiotic-inactivating enzymes A method for determining whether a microorganism produces an AmpC β-lactamase is disclosed in which a culture of a microorganism suspected of producing a β-lactamase that inactivates a β-lactam-containing antibiotic is admixed with an effective amount of each of i) a β-lactam-containing antibiotic, ii) a β-lactamase inhibitor to which AmpC β-lactamase is resistant, and iii) a permeabilizing agent for the microorganism present in a non-growth-inhibiting microorganism-permeabilizing amount to form an assay culture. That assay culture in maintained under appropriate culture conditions and for a time period sufficient to determine the interaction of the microorganism with the AmpC β-lactamase resistant inhibitor and antibacterial compound, and thereby determine the presence of an AmpC β-lactamase, wherein a positive test indicates the presence of an AmpC β-lactamase.
US07807401B2	Reagent for digestion of hemoglobin The present invention relates to a reagent for digestion of hemoglobin comprising a buffer, pepsin and a 1,3-dialkyl-imidazolium salt. It also discloses to the use of this reagent in a method for digesting hemoglobin, in a method for detecting HbA1c, and to a sampling tube for collection of a whole blood sample comprising said reagent for digesting hemoglobin.
US07807398B2	Method of using lipid acyltransferase A method for the in situ production of an emulsifier in a foodstuff, wherein a lipid acyltransferase is added to the foodstuff. Preferably the emulsifier is produced without an increase or without a substantial increase in the free fatty acid content of the foodstuff. Preferably, the lipid acyltransferase is one which is capable of transferring an acyl group from a lipid to one or more of the following acyl acceptors: a sterol, a stanol, a carbohydrate, a protein or a sub-unit thereof, glycerol. Preferably, in addition to an emulsifier one or more of a stanol ester or a stanol ester or a protein ester or a carbohydrate ester or a diglyceride or a monoglyceride may be produced. One or more of these may function as an addition emulsifier.
US07807394B2	Nitro-imidazole hypoxia imaging agents The present invention relates to novel radioactively labeled bioreducible tracers of Formula I useful for detecting hypoxic tumors or ischemic tissue in vivo. In one embodiment, the tracers consist of a 2-nitroimidazole moiety, a triazole, metabolically stable linker with pharmacokinetics enhancing substituents, and a radioisotope. The preferred in vivo imaging modality is positron emission tomography.
US07807393B2	Biomarkers for prostate cancer The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the detecting, treating, and empirically investigating the prostate. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods for using neuroligin biomarkers (e.g., NLGN-4Y) in the diagnosis, treatment, and empirical investigation of prostate disorders (e.g., prostate cancer, benign prostatic hypertrophy).
US07807392B1	Lung disease targets and uses thereof The present invention provides a method for diagnosing and detecting diseases associated with lung. The present invention provides one or more proteins or fragments thereof, peptides or nucleic acid molecules differentially expressed in lung cancer (LCAT) and antibodies binds to LCATs. The present invention provides that LCATs are used as targets for screening agents that modulates the LCAT activities. Further the present invention provides methods for treating diseases associated with lung.
US07807389B2	Methods and compositions related to joint inflammation diseases Disclosed are compositions and methods related to joint inflammation diseases. Disclosed is the relationship between osteoclasts and inflammatory joint diseases and osteoclast precursor cells.
US07807388B2	Members of the Capsaicin/Vanilloid receptor family of proteins and uses thereof The invention provides isolated nucleic acids molecules, designated hVR-1, hVR-2, and rVR-2 nucleic acid molecules, which encode novel members of the Capsaicin/Vanilloid receptor family. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing hVR-1, hVR-2, and rVR-2 nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and nonhuman transgenic animals in which an hVR-1, hVR-2, and rVR-2 gene has been introduced or disrupted. The invention still further provides isolated hVR-1, hVR-2, and rVR-2 proteins, fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and anti-hVR-1, anti-hVR-2, and anti-rVR-2 antibodies. Diagnostic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided.
US07807385B2	Method of detecting PRO9917 The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.
US07807384B2	Low density lipoprotein binding proteins and their use in diagnosing and treating atherosclerosis Isolated polynucleotides encoding novel polypeptides which are capable of binding to native and methylated LDL (low density lipoprotein), the isolated polypeptides, called LBPs (LDL binding proteins), and biologically active fragments and analogs thereof, are described. Also described are methods for determining if an animal is at risk for atherosclerosis, methods for evaluating an agent for use in treating atherosclerosis, methods for treating atherosclerosis, and methods for treating a cell having an abnormality in structure or metabolism of LBP. Pharmaceutical compositions and vaccine compositions are also provided.
US07807380B2	Method of detecting a subfraction of proBNP The present invention relates to antibodies specifically binding to native proBNP, a method for specific detection of native proBNP, a method of correlating the level of native proBNP to the diagnosis of heart failure, a kit for detection of native proBNP and to a hybridoma cell line producing an antibody to native proBNP.
US07807378B2	Method of diagnosing myasthenia gravis and kits therefor The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing myasthenia gravis in a subject, by determining an amount of at least one autoantibody that specifically binds one or more autoantigens selected from heat-shock protein 60 (hsp60), heat-shock protein 90, alpha isoform (hsp90α), and heat-shock protein 90, beta isoform (hsp90β). The invention also provides diagnostic kits for identifying a subject having myasthenia gravis.
US07807377B2	Method of isolating antigen-specific T cells employing artificial antigen presenting cells The present invention concerns artificial antigen presenting cells (aAPCs) and methods of making and using the same, for example, to isolate, identify, and expand T cell populations specifically reactive against a disease-associated antigenic peptide, as well as to modulate responses of antigen-specific T cells both in vivo, ex vivo, and in vitro. Accordingly, the aAPCs of the invention can be used to treat conditions that would benefit from modulation of a T cell response, for example, autoimmune disorders, allergies, cancers, viral infections, and graft rejection. In certain preferred embodiments, the aAPCs are liposomes comprised of MHC:peptide complexes and accessory molecules. Other molecules, such as co-stimulatory molecules and adhesion molecules, can also be included in the compositions of the invention. In other embodiments, the aAPCs are comprised of a scaffold to which a plurality of MHC:peptide complexes and accessory molecules (as well as other molecules) can be attached at high density.
US07807375B2	Method for de novo detection of sequences in nucleic acids: target sequencing by fragmentation The present invention provides a method for determining nucleic acid sequences of a template nucleic acid that requires no prior knowledge of the nucleic acid sequence present in the template nucleic acid. The method is based on combining information about the mass of a fragment, the mass of any one nucleotide and the combinations thereof, and the sequence specificity of a nucleotide cutter, either enzymatic or chemical cutter, to determine a sequence of a nucleic acid fragment. This method allows for de novo detection of sequences in a target nucleic acid without requiring any prior sequence information. This method is called Partial Sequencing by Fragmentation (PSBF) and it works by fragmenting a target into oligo- or polynucleotides whose masses or lengths are uniquely associated with known sequences. The identities of these sequences are determined solely by the specific fragmentation method used, and are always independent of the target. PSBF can be implemented using electrophoresis, mass spectrometry or any other method that can be used to distinguish the size of the cut nucleic acid sequence fragments.
US07807371B2	Methods of selecting dopaminergic neuron proliferative progenitor cells using Lrp4/Corin markers In neuron transplantation therapy, in terms of safety, it is preferable to use a cell population consisting only of a desired type of cells, and to use postmitotic neurons in consideration to avoid the risk of tumorigenesis. Moreover, greater therapeutic effects would be expected through the use of earlier progenitor cells in consideration of post-transplantation viability, proper network formation ability, and such.According to the present invention, Lrp4, a gene that is specifically expressed in dopaminergic neuron proliferative progenitor cells prior to cell cycle exit, was identified. The use of Lrp4 expression in cells as an index allows for the isolation. of cells suitable for transplantation therapy of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease in terms of safety, survival rate, and network formation ability.
US07807369B2	Methods and means for the treatment of HPV induced intraepithelial neoplasia The current invention provides improved methods and means for the treatment of virally induced intraepithelial neoplasias of the ano-genital tract, such as HPV induced vulvar-, cervical-, vaginal-, penile- and anal intraepithelial neoplasias (VIN, CIN, VAIN, PIN and AIN). The invention provides a method of treatment of a subject suffering from an anogenital intraepithelial neoplasia comprising at least the steps of first determining whether the subject has a T-cell reactivity for viral early antigens, in particular high risk type HPV antigens; and subsequently a local treatment of the neoplasia with immune modulating compounds eliciting local inflammation if the subject scores positive for the T-cell reactivity, preferably a CD4+response against HPV early antigens. The invention also comprises methods and means to induce or further stimulate a cellular immune response against HPV antigens, prior to or during treatment with the immune modulating compound capable of eliciting a local inflammatory response.
US07807361B2	Dairy cattle breeding for improved milk production traits in cattle Nucleic acid molecules comprising a SNP site at position 1296 of bovine uterine milk protein (UTMP) coding sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1), which SNP indicates a desirable productive life in a dairy cattle. Also disclosed are an array or a kit comprising the same, a method for detecting the SNPs, a method for progeny testing of cattle, and a method for selectively breeding of cattle.
US07807357B2	Cotton event PV-GHGT07(1445) and compositions and methods for detection thereof The present invention provides DNA compositions and assays for detecting the presence of the DNA compositions in PV-GHGT07(1445) cotton event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant construct inserted into the cotton genome and of the genomic sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are provided.
US07807356B2	Labeled nucleotide composition Embodiments of labeled nucleotide compositions are described. Methods are described in which a sample containing RNA is contacted with an enzyme having an RNA ligation activity in the presence of a labeled nucleotide composition to provide labeled RNA. Methods of performing an array analysis of a labeled RNA sample are also described.
US07807355B2	Diagnostics and therapeutics for glaucoma Methods and compositions for diagnosing and treating glaucoma are disclosed.
US07807354B2	Low volume hybridization The present document relates to a system and method of commingling a low volume of a target solution with an array. For example, a quantity of the target solution and a quantity of an immiscible liquid may be introduced into a cavity having an array on an interior surface. The quantities of target solution and immiscible liquid do not fill the volume. Therefore, a gas is contained within the volume. The cavity is then agitated.
US07807352B2	Process for producing two or more copies of nucleic acids in a library, and process for detecting or quantifiying more than one nucleic acid in a library This invention provides novel compositions and processes for analyte detection, quantification and amplification. Nucleic acid arrays and libraries of analytes are usefully incorporated into such compositions and processes. Universal detection elements, signaling entities and the like are employed to detect and if necessary or desirable, to quantify analytes. Amplification of target analytes are also provided by the compositions and processes of this invention.
US07807351B2	Method of detecting target molecule by using aptamer An aptamer-probe complex for detecting the presence of a target molecule is disclosed. The complex of the present invention contains an aptamer moiety which is able to bind to an indicator protein and change the properties of the indicator protein, and a probe moiety which is able to bind to a target molecule, wherein the aptamer moiety and the probe moiety are combined in such a manner that the binding mode between the aptamer moiety and the indicator protein changes when the probe moiety binds to the target molecule. A target molecule can be detected with combination of an aptamer which binds to a certain protein, and a probe which binds to the target molecule, utilizing the properties of that protein as an indicator.
US07807348B2	Optical imaging of nanostructured substrates A method of imaging phenomena that occurs on a surface of a substrate includes contacting a fluid with a top surface of the substrate, and imaging phenomena that occurs on the top surface of the substrate by observing the substrate through polarized light in the absence of a liquid crystal after the liquid has contacted the top surface of the substrate. The top surface of the substrate has an anisotropic topography, and the wavelength of the polarized light is larger than the anisotropic topography of the top surface of the substrate. A method for determining the presence of an analyte in a sample includes: contacting a sample with a first portion of a top surface of a substrate that binds the analyte, the top surface of the substrate having an anisotropic topography; viewing the substrate through polarized light in the absence of a liquid crystal after it has been contacted with the sample; and determining whether the analyte is present in the sample by ascertaining whether the first portion of the top surface that was contacted with the sample appears different than it did before it was contacted with the sample. The wavelength of the polarized light is larger than the anisotropic topography of the top surface of the substrate. A difference in the appearance of the first portion of the top surface before and after contact with the sample indicates the presence of the analyte in the sample.
US07807346B2	High-throughput assay for virus entry and drug screening The present invention provides a rapid virus entry/binding detection assay. An enzyme such as luciferase was incorporated at the C-terminal end of viral envelope proteins of the HIV Nef protein that would specifically associate with cell membranes to deliver the enzyme into viral particles upon viral assembly. Virus entry/binding can then be assayed by determining the enzymatic activities in infected cells. The assay allows high-throughput non-radioactive detection of virus entry within 30 minutes after virus-cell contact. This assay provides high signal to noise ratio and is useful for screening compounds that affect virus-cell binding and entry. The design also permits packaging of potential therapeutic proteins into functional virus particles and delivering them to specific cellular targets.
US07807341B2	Method for forming organic mask and method for forming pattern using said organic mask A method for forming an organic mask, includes: permeating an organic solvent into an organic pattern formed on a base film and containing at least one kind of organic material, by contacting the organic pattern with the organic solvent; and thereby, partially or entirely decreasing original adhesion strength between the base film and the organic pattern. A heat treatment may be conducted after contacting to adjust the adhesion strength. Using the organic pattern as a mask, isotropic etching is conducted. As a result, a desired taper angle of the etched base film can be achieved with high accuracy. The taper angle of the etched base film is adjustable by controlling the adhesion strength through the heat treatment.
US07807337B2	Inductor for a system-on-a-chip and a method for manufacturing the same An inductor for a system-on-a-chip and a method for manufacturing the inductor are disclosed. The inductor comprises a conductive line formed by connecting a plurality of conductive patterns grown from a seed layer formed on a lower wiring. The method comprises using an electrolytic plating process or an electroless plating process to grow the plurality of adjacent conductive patterns from the seed layer until they become connected. The method also enables adjusting the height and width of the conductive line to desired levels.
US07807334B2	Substrate having fine line, electron source and image display apparatus As a substrate having a fine line and capable of suppressing crack generation in the substrate and peeling of the fine line, the invention discloses a configuration in which plural recesses are arranged on the fine line, and particularly a configuration in which the interval of the plural recesses does not exceed 200 μm. There is also disclosed a configuration in which the plural recesses are arranged along a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the fine line.
US07807332B2	Underlayer compositions containing heterocyclic aromatic structures A composition suitable for use as a planarizing underlayer in a multilayer lithographic process is disclosed. The inventive composition comprises a polymer containing heterocyclic aromatic moieties. In another aspect, the composition further comprises an acid generator. In yet another aspect, the composition further comprises a crosslinker. The inventive compositions provide planarizing underlayers having outstanding optical, mechanical and etch selectivity properties. The present invention also encompasses lithographic structures containing the underlayers prepared from the compositions of the present invention, methods of making such lithographic structures, and methods of using such lithographic structures to pattern underlying material layers on a substrate.
US07807329B2	Photosensitive composition and pattern-forming method using the same A photosensitive composition comprises (A) a specific compound, which is excellent in sensitivity, resolution, and defocus latitude (DOF), and a pattern-forming method using the photosensitive composition is provided.
US07807322B2	Photomask for double exposure and double exposure method using the same A photomask for double exposure, and a double exposure method using the same are disclosed. The photomask for double exposure comprises a mask substrate divided into first and second regions equally arranged to upper and lower sides on different sides, respectively, a first mask pattern formed on the first region of the mask substrate, and a second mask pattern formed on the second region of the mask substrate. The photomask and the double exposure method using the same enable a finer photoresist pattern to be formed on a semiconductor wafer, while minimizing reduction in yield and productivity due to misalignment and replacement.
US07807321B2	High resistivity compositions The present invention relates to a black matrix formed by applying a curable coating composition onto a substrate to form a curable coating, curing the curable coating imagewise to form a coating, and developing and drying the coating. The curable coating composition comprises a vehicle, a curable resin, and at least one modified pigment comprising a pigment having attached at least one organic group having the formula —X—I or —X—NI, wherein X, which is directly attached to the pigment, represents an arylene or heteroarylene group, an alkylene group, an aralkylene group, or an alkarylene group, I represents a non-polymeric group comprising at least one ionic group or at least one ionizable group, and NI represents a non-polymeric group comprising at least one nonionic group. The curable coating composition, curable coating, and cured coating are also described. Also disclosed is a method of controlling the resistivity of a coating.
US07807320B2	Overlay target for polarized light lithography A target and method for use in polarized light lithography. A preferred embodiment comprises a first structure located on a reference layer, wherein the first structure is visible through a second layer, and a second structure located on the second layer, wherein the second structure is formed from a photomask containing a plurality of sub-structures oriented in a first orientation, wherein a polarized light is used to pattern the second structure onto the second layer, and wherein a polarization of the polarized light is the same as the orientation of the plurality of sub-structures. The position, size, and shape of the second structure is dependent upon a polarity of the polarized light, permitting a single design for an overlay target to be used with different polarities of polarized light.
US07807314B2	Membrane electrode assembly for use in solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell A membrane electrode assembly that includes a cathode electrode catalyst layer and an anode electrode catalyst layer respectively disposed on one side and the other side of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, gas diffusion layers disposed respectively on the sides of the electrode catalyst layers; and intermediate layers having pores and disposed respectively between the electrode catalyst layer and the gas diffusion layer and between the electrode catalyst layer and the gas diffusion layer. The volume per unit area and per unit mass of the pores having pore size of 0.1 to 10 μm in the intermediate layer in the cathode side is larger than that in the intermediate layer in the anode side. The pore volume of the intermediate layer in the cathode side is 1.7 to 4.3 μl/cm2/mg and that of the intermediate layer in the anode side is 0.5 to 1.4 μl/cm2/mg.
US07807309B2	Integrated coolant header venting for a fuel cell stack A fuel cell stack configuration and method of removing gas from the coolant flow path within a fuel cell stack is provided. The fuel cell stack has an internal vent passageway that communicates with the coolant supply header to enable gas entrapped therein to be vented from the fuel cell stack. The vent passageway can be formed by a plurality of apertures in the components that comprise the fuel cell stack and run parallel and adjacent to the coolant supply header. Alternatively, a vent line can be connected to the coolant supply header with a valve therein to selectively vent gas from the coolant supply header.
US07807300B2	Resistance-stabilizing additives for electrolyte A resistance-stabilizing additive to an electrolyte for a battery cell in an implantable medical device is presented. At least one resistance-stabilizing additive is selected from a group comprising an electron withdrawing group, an aromatic diacid salt, an inorganic salt, an aliphatic organic acid, an aromatic diacid, and an aromatic monoacid.
US07807297B2	Alkaline batteries Alkaline batteries are provided, including an anode, a cathode, and a separator disposed between the anode and cathode. The cathode porosity is selected to optimize performance characteristics of the battery. In one aspect, an alkaline cell is provided that includes (a) an anode, (b) a cathode, comprising a cathode active material, wherein the cathode has a porosity of from about 25% to about 30%, and (c) a separator disposed between the cathode and the anode.
US07807295B2	Bipolar battery and method of manufacturing same Bipolar batteries configured to minimize the introduction of gas bubbles and methods of manufacturing such batteries are taught herein. One bipolar battery includes an electrolyte layer, which includes a plurality of separators having permeability such that the electrolytes can penetrate therein, in a bipolar electrode wherein a cathode is formed at one side of a collector and an anode is formed at another side of the collector. A stack is formed by stacking the electrolyte layers upon one another. The electrolyte layer of the stack has a layer of overlayed separators.
US07807291B2	Secondary battery with enhanced connection of protection circuit unit to cap plate In the secondary battery, a lead plate is provided so as not to overlap the position of the sealing unit of the electrolyte injection hole to enhance the fixation of the lead plate to the upper surface of the cap plate of a cap assembly. The position of a connection terminal of a protective circuit unit corresponds to the position of the lead plate and together with the connection terminal shape the connection terminal is prevented from being exposed to the outside during hot-melt molding.
US07807289B2	Battery pack and battery module and method for operating a battery module A battery pack with at least two electrochemical cells, lithium ion cells in particular, has each cell including a positive pole and a negative pole on the end face of the particular cell body, the poles of the cells being electrically connected in series and/or in parallel. A cell connector for electrically connecting the cells is provided on at least two cells, on the end face on the same side relative to their position in the battery pack, the cell connector connecting one pole of the connected cells and extending to a contact region of a circuit board; the cell bodies of the cells are positioned parallel to each other, and the end faces of the cell bodies are located in the same plane.
US07807286B2	Electrical separator, method for making same and use thereof in high-power lithium cells This object is achieved by an electrical separator according to the invention, comprising a sheetlike flexible substrate having a multiplicity of openings and having a coating on and in said substrate, said substrate being a polymeric nonwoven and said coating being a porous electrically insulating ceramic coating, said separator being characterized by said nonwoven having a thickness of less than 30 μm, a porosity of more than 50% and a pore radius distribution in which at least 50% of the pores have a pore radius from 75 to 150 μm.
US07807285B1	Battery connection structure and method An energy storage device, such as an electrical storage battery, having a unique terminal structure and sealing arrangement. The battery generally includes a case in which an electrode assembly is disposed, and a cover provided with a fill hole and fill plug, and a terminal structure that forms a battery terminal. Both the positive and negative electrode tabs are compressed by a fastener that seals the battery and forms a battery terminal. The battery case can be positive, negative, or neutral.
US07807283B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer that is formed on a first region of the negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode terminal connected to an edge section of a second region of the negative electrode current collector, a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer positioned to face the negative electrode active material layer and the second region, and a stress imparting member which imparts a tensile stress or a shearing stress to the second region.
US07807282B2	Nickel-metal hydride storage battery A nickel-metal hydride storage battery is provided capable of suppressing an increase of discharge reserve of a negative electrode and preventing lowering of battery characteristics. A nickel-metal hydride storage battery 100 of the present invention comprises a battery main part (an electrode plate group 150, an electrolyte, and others), a case 102 housing this battery main part, and a safety valve device 101 having an excessive pressure preventing function for preventing excessive rise of the internal pressure in the case 102 by discharging gas from the case 102 when the internal pressure in the case 102 exceeds a predetermined value. The safety valve device 101 includes a valve member 110 having a protruding wall 118 forming a valve internal space C communicated with a release hole 122 and has a hydrogen leakage function for allowing leakage of hydrogen gas in the case 102 out of the battery through the valve internal space C even when the internal pressure in the case 102 is the predetermined value or less.
US07807281B2	Stainless steel, titanium, or titanium alloy solid polymer fuel cell separator and its method of production and method of evaluation of warp and twist of separator The present invention releases a method of producing a metal separator for a solid polymer fuel cell by stainless steel, titanium, or titanium alloy during which securing lower cost and mass producibility by using a material having a high workability to form a complicated shape by a high productivity, then using an inexpensive blast process to drive a conductive substance into the surface of the metal separator member, that is, provides a stainless steel, titanium, or titanium alloy solid polymer fuel cell separator comprised of stainless steel, titanium, or titanium alloy in the surface of which a low ion release conductive substance is buried, having an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of the separator surface of 0.5 to 5.0 μm, having a 10-point mean roughness (Rz) of 3 to 20 μm, having an average spacing of surface relief shapes (Sm) of 300 μm or less, having values of a warp rate and twist rate of a separator of 0.1 or less, and having a contact resistance value with respect to carbon paper of 15 mΩcm2 or less at a surface pressure of 1 MPa.
US07807280B2	Control device for starting fuel cell vehicle A control device for starting a fuel cell is provided which is capable of preventing an excessive reduction of the terminal voltage of the fuel cell. A primary precharge portion, provided with a high voltage switch and a current limiter, is disposed at the output portion of a power storage unit, and a secondary precharge portion, provided with a DC-DC chopper and a control portion, is disposed at the output side of a fuel cell. The primary precharge portion controls the output current to flow in a path via a resistor having a predetermined resistance. The secondary precharge portion controls an output current of the fuel cell based on a current command value IFCCMD for the fuel cell.
US07807277B2	Amine compound and organic light-emitting device The present invention provides an amine compound useful for an organic light-emitting device capable of realizing extremely high luminous efficiency and having a light output with a long lifetime can be formed. The amine compound is represented by the following general formula (1): wherein Ar1 to Ar8 each represent an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, R1 to R6 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, or the like, and X represents a biphenylene group, a fluorenylene group, or the like.
US07807274B2	Tetramine compound and organic EL device The present invention provides a tetramine compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1, R2 and R3, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a tertiary alkyl group having 4 to 8 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted aryl group or an aryl group substituted with a tertiary alkyl group having 4 to 8 carbon atoms, and n represents 3 or 4. According to the invention, there can be provided a material suitable as a material for an organic EL element requiring luminous stability at the time of high temperature driving which has been the largest problem of the conventional organic EL element. Further, an organic EL element containing the above-mentioned tetramine compound and a method for producing the above-mentioned tetramine compound are also disclosed.
US07807273B2	Alloy-coated boiler part and method of welding self-fluxing alloy-coated boiler part An alloy-coated boiler part is furnished with a melted coating of alloy material excellent in erosion/corrosion resistance when joined by welding, and free from thermal shock cracking. Super alloy coating (15) is applied over rapid temperature rise region width (C), where thermal shock cracking may occur at a welding operation, at end portions subjected to weld joint including the vicinity. Self-fluxing alloy coating (16) is applied on remaining regions other than the rapid temperature rise region width (C). While over a half proportion of each of the alloy coatings (15, 16) occupied by an Ni-enriched Ni—Cr component, the super alloy coating (15) has the contents of B and Si suppressed to equal or less than 0.1% and equal or less than 0.5%, respectively, and in the self-fluxing alloy coating (16), the content of each of B and Si is in the range of 1 to 5%.
US07807272B2	Coating solution, and gas barrier film, gas barrier laminate and gas barrier multilayer film, using the coating solution, and their manufacturing methods A coating solution comprising: a first solvent; 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a polycarboxylic acid-based polymer relative to 100 parts by weight of the solvent; and 0.05 to 0.25 chemical equivalent of a zinc compound relative to an amount of carboxyl group in the polycarboxylic acid-based polymer, wherein a number average molecular weight of the polycarboxylic acid-based polymer is in a range of 40,000 to 10,000,000.
US07807270B2	Multilayered package with barrier properties The present invention provides compositions useful as a barrier layer in, for example, packaging products. The compositions generally comprise a blend of (i) a polyester material, preferably an aromatic polyester resin such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and (ii) a vinyl alcohol material. The blend optionally may further comprise (iii) a polyolefin material (preferably a functionalized polyolefin material, e.g., a BYNEL material); and/or (iv) a polyamide material (preferably an amorphous polyamide material, e.g., a GRIVORY material), that optionally further comprises an oxygen scavenging material. The present invention also provides containers (e.g., containers formed by expansion of preforms) having a multilayered body-forming portion including: a core layer comprising the aforementioned blend, and inner and outer layers of a formable polymer composition. The present invention also provides methods of making such containers.
US07807268B2	Silicone pressure sensitive adhesive and articles Pressure sensitive adhesive compositions comprising an unreactive mixture of polydiorganosiloxane polyurea copolymer, diluent, and silicate tackifying resin. The compositions are useful for articles such as medical devices.
US07807261B2	Transparent conductive laminate and transparent touch panel comprising the same A transparent conductive laminate consisting of a transparent polymer substrate, an uneven cured resin layer formed on at least one side of the substrate and a transparent conductive layer formed on the cured resin layer directly or through another layer. The cured resin layer contains fine particles A having an average primary particle diameter of 0.5 to 5 μm and super fine particles C having an average primary particle diameter of 100 nm or less made of a metal oxide and/or a metal fluoride. The above transparent conductive laminate does not cause the deterioration of visibility by sparkling even when a transparent touch panel is mounted on a high-definition display and can prevent “Newton rings” which occurs between two transparent electrode substrates constituting the transparent touch panel.
US07807259B2	Gas vessel packing structure having a crystalline phase The present invention relates to a container packing structure, characterized in that it comprises a crystalline phase containing 55 to 97% by weight of xonotlite crystallites and 3 to 45% by weight of tobermorite crystallites. It also relates to a method for fabricating such a packing structure, and the container containing same, and its use for storing fluids such as gases.
US07807257B2	Ceramic sheet and method of producing ceramic sheet The present invention relates to a ceramic sheet having uniform quality over its entire surface with a decreased number of detects such as foreign matters and flaws. When the ceramic sheet was divided into sections of 30 mm square or smaller, each divided section has 5 or less defects detected based on an image obtained with a charge coupled device (CCD) camera. The present invention also relates to a method for producing the ceramic sheet. In this method, a green sheet or a calcined sheet mainly including spherical ceramic particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to less than 5 μm was used as a spacer. By using this spacer, the green sheet for ceramic sheet slides smoothly on the spacer surface when it shrinks in baking, and the friction resistance between the green sheet for ceramic sheet and the spacer is lowered. In this manner, the method of the present invention can mass-produce the above-described high quality ceramic sheets.
US07807256B2	Toner receiving composition In one aspect of the present system and method, an electrophotographic media includes a base media, at least one sub-layer formed on a first side of the base media, and an image receiving layer formed on the at least one sub-layer, wherein the image receiving layer includes a cross-linked resin coating structure.
US07807249B2	Composite article having reinforcing fibers oriented to suppress or delay ply splitting A composite article comprises a plurality of reinforcing fibers embedded in a matrix. The fibers have a fiber orientation of ±α with respect to an axis of loading, where α=2 to 8 degrees to suppress or delay ply splitting.
US07807246B2	Dry paint transfer laminate This disclosed invention relates to a dry paint transfer laminate, comprising: a dry paint film layer comprising a binder and a pigment, the dry paint film layer having an upper surface and a lower surface; an adhesive layer overlying the upper surface of the dry paint film layer; and a release liner overlying the lower surface of the dry paint film layer. Methods of making and using the laminate are disclosed.
US07807242B2	Transparent, flexible, impermeable plastic container for storage of pharmaceutical liquids A container consisting of a PCTFE monolayer, the thickness of said layer being about 40-100 μm, which container is equipped with a device where the liquid can be lead out through when desired and which container is transparent, shows superior properties for storing liquid pharmaceutical compositions, especially insulin compositions containing preservatives.
US07807241B2	Hydrogenated copolymer-containing laminate A hydrogenated copolymer-containing laminate comprising a substrate layer, an adhesive layer, and a hydrogenated copolymer composition layer which is laminated on and bonded to the substrate layer through the adhesive layer, the hydrogenated copolymer composition layer comprising a hydrogenated copolymer (I), and a rubbery polymer (II), wherein the hydrogenated copolymer (I) is obtained by hydrogenating a conjugated diene/vinyl aromatic compound copolymer, the hydrogenated copolymer (I) having the following characteristics (1) to (4): (1) a vinyl aromatic monomer unit content of from more than 50% by weight to 90% by weight, (2) a content of a vinyl aromatic polymer block of not more than 40% by weight, (3) a weight average molecular weight of from 50,000 to 1,000,000, and (4) a hydrogenation ratio of 70% or more, as measured with respect to the double bonds in conjugated diene monomer units.
US07807240B2	Opaque polyester film as substrate with white coatings on both sides A multilayer white polymeric film having a core layer with an optical transmission density greater than 2.0, a white polyester outer layer on either side of the core layer and an ink receptive layer on the outer surface of the white polyester layers.
US07807238B2	Antiglare film and method of manufacturing the same One embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. A method of manufacturing an antiglare film comprising: forming a film by applying a coating liquid to a transparent substrate; and forming an antiglare layer by curing the film by irradiating the film with ionizing radiation, wherein the coating liquid includes a binder matrix forming material including an ionizing radiation-curable material, particle A and particle B, wherein difference in refractive index between either or both of particle A and particle B, and a cured binder matrix is equal to or more than 0.03, and wherein difference between average refractive index of particle A and particle B calculated based on respective weight of particle A and particle B and refractive index of a binder matrix is equal to or less than 0.03.
US07807236B2	Liquid-crystalline medium The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium, characterised in that it comprises one or more compounds of the formula I in which R0, L1, n, A and B have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, furthermore to novel compounds of the formula I, to processes for the preparation thereof, to the use thereof in electronic and electro-optical devices, in particular in LC displays, and to LC displays containing same.
US07807235B2	Retardation film having a homeotropic alignment liquid crystal film The present invention relates to a retardation film having a homeotropic alignment liquid crystal film prepared from coating a liquid crystal mixed solution containing a polymerizable reactive liquid crystal monomer on an oriented retardation film so as to improve a viewing angle characteristic of an ISP mode liquid crystal display and reduce a color shift and a method for preparing the same. There is an advantage in that since a homeotropic alignment liquid crystal film with a retardation of a thickness direction is prepared using a liquid crystal mixed solution containing a reactive liquid crystal monomer, the retardation film according to the present invention is not required for high-temperature heat treatment and cooling processes so that it can be applied to a high-speed continuous process.
US07807233B2	Method of forming a TEOS cap layer at low temperature and reduced deposition rate A method for forming a silicon dioxide cap layer for a carbon hard mask layer for patterning of polysilicon line features having critical dimensions of 50 nm and less is provided. To this end, a low temperature plasma enhanced CVD process is used in which the deposition rate is maintained low to provide improved controllability of the layer thickness and, thus, of the optical characteristics of the silicon dioxide layer.
US07807231B2	Process for forming thermal barrier coating resistant to infiltration A process for protecting a thermal barrier coating (TBC) on a component used in a high-temperature environment, such as the hot section of a gas turbine engine. The process applies a protective film on the surface of the TBC to resist infiltration of contaminants such as CMAS that can melt and infiltrate the TBC to cause spallation. The process generally entails applying to the TBC surface a metal composition containing at least one metal whose oxide resists infiltration of CMAS into the TBC. The metal composition is applied so as to form a metal film on the TBC surface and optionally to infiltrate porosity within the TBC beneath its surface. The metal composition is then converted to form an oxide film, with at least a portion of the oxide film forming a surface deposit on the TBC surface.
US07807229B2	Method for forming a pressure sensitive adhesive Methods of forming a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) are provided. The methods may be suitable for aircraft exterior applications. A particular method includes mixing together an un-crosslinked acrylic adhesive, a solvent, and a polyisocyanate crosslinker to form a mixture. The method also includes driving off a portion of the solvent. The method further includes reacting the polyisocyanate crosslinker with the un-crosslinked acrylic adhesive. A resultant crosslinked adhesive exhibits a peel strength in a range between around 2 pounds per square inch and around 8 pounds per square inch at temperatures in a range between around 180 degrees Fahrenheit and around 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
US07807224B2	Process for treatment of wood using a carrier fluid under high pressure without damaging the wood A process for treatment of wood susceptible to damage and having a length that is over the critical length with a fluid under high pressure is disclosed. The process is conducted in a way so that the fluid is not allowed to enter into the liquid form inside the wood. In one embodiment the process is performed in a way so the temperature during the pressurizing is not allowed to exceed the plastification temperature of the wood. In this embodiment the rate of damages of the wood is even further reduced.
US07807222B2	Semiconductor processing parts having apertures with deposited coatings and methods for forming the same Holes in semiconductor processing reactor parts are sized to facilitate deposition of protective coatings, such as by chemical vapor deposition at atmospheric pressure. In some embodiments, the holes each have a flow constriction that narrows the holes in one part and that also divides the holes into one or more other portions. In some embodiments, the aspect ratios of the one or more other portions are about 15:1 or less, or about 7:1 or less, and have a cylindrical or conical cross-sectional shape. The holes are coated with a protective coating, such as a silicon carbide coating, by chemical vapor deposition, including chemical vapor deposition at atmospheric pressure.
US07807215B2	Method of manufacturing copper-clad laminate for VOP application Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a copper-clad laminate for Via-On-Pad application. The pad includes the steps of providing a first copper foil layer and a second copper foil layer, on the first surfaces of which protective layers are formed; placing two sets of a first copper foil layer, an insulating layer and a second copper foil layer above and below an adhesive layer, respectively; removing the protective layers, which have been respectively formed on the second copper foil layers, and parts of the second copper foil layers; forming via holes by removing parts of the insulating layers through the regions from which the parts of the second copper foil layers have been removed, using laser processing; and forming two copper-clad laminates by removing the protective layers, which have been respectively formed on one surface of one first copper foil layer and one surface of the other first copper foil layer, and the adhesive layer.
US07807211B2	Thermal treatment of an implantable medical device A method of manufacturing an implantable medical device, such as a drug eluting stent, is disclosed. The method includes subjecting an implantable medical device that includes a polymer to a thermal condition. The thermal condition can result in reduction of the rate of release of an active agent from the device subsequent to the implantation of the device and/or improve the mechanical properties of a polymeric coating on the device.
US07807210B1	Hemocompatible polymers on hydrophobic porous polymers The present invention relates to providing a porous, hydrophobic polymer with a hemocompatible substance and to the materials produced thereby. One embodiment of the present invention relates to the providing of expanded poly(tetrafluoroethylene) with one or more complexes of heparin, typically containing heparin in combination with a hydrophobic counter ion. The hemocompatible substance is dissolved in a mixture of solvents in which a first solvent wets the polymer to be coated and the second solvent enhances the solubility of the hemocompatible substance material in the solvent mixture. Typical first solvents wetting hydrophobic polymers include non-polar such as hydrochlorofluorocarbons. Typical second solvents include polar solvents such as organic alcohols and ketones. Azeotropic mixtures of the second solvent in the first solvent are used in some embodiments of the present invention although second solvents may be employed in a range of concentration ranges from less than 0.1% up to saturation. A typical example providing a heparin complex to an endoluminal stent, consisting of coating DURAFLO onto an ePTFE stent-covering material.
US07807203B2	Anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical compositions for reducing inflammation and the treatment or prevention of gastric toxicity The invention provides hops (Humulus lupulus) extracts or derivatives thereof for use in treating a patient prophylactically and/or therapeutically for ulcerogenic-type disorders of the stomach and/or intestines. The ulcerogenic disorders can be of the type chemically induced, environmentally-induced, infection-induced, and/or stress-induced. The invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an active amount of hops extracts or derivatives thereof, in combination with an analgesic compound and/or an anti-inflammatory compound. The invention further provides for use of hops extracts or derivatives thereof, significantly reducing and/or therapeutically treating ulcerogenic-type disorders of the stomach and/or intestines.
US07807201B2	Antifungal agent comprising natural plant extracts An antifungal agent for the prevention and treatment of the fungal diseases caused by the water mould Saprolegnia parasitica includes the natural product sweet flag extract or its essential oil as an active ingredient and, therefore, is eco-friendly and not harmful to fish. In addition to offering effective prevention and inhibition of mould growth, the antifungal agent can replace malachite green, a known carcinogen, in the aquaculture industry.
US07807196B2	Process for drying amoxicillin Process for drying amoxicillin (compositions), characterised in that a gas, which is inert towards amoxicillin (compositions) and having a relative humidity content which is greater than zero is used for drying.
US07807194B2	Homogeneous, thermoreversible gel film containing kappa-2 carrageenan and soft capsules made therefrom The present invention is directed to a homogeneous, thermoreversible gel film comprising a film forming amount of kappa-2 carrageenan, and optionally at least one of a plasticizer, a second film former, a bulking agent, and a pH controlling agent; and processes for the preparation thereof. The present invention is also directed to soft capsules and solid forms containing the gel film, as well as processes for the preparation thereof.
US07807193B2	Method of treating insulin resistance, adult onset diabetes and metabolic syndrome X A method of treating insulin resistance, adult onset diabetes, and metabolic syndrome X and its related complications, in a mammalian subject is accomplished by intravenously administering to a mammalian subject, a therapeutically effective amount of a liposomal suspension of lipoprotein small unilamellar vesicles (SUVs) comprising predominantly phospholipids. The liposomal suspension is administered over a period of time, whereby the levels of some or all of blood glucose, insulin, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglyceride, creatine kinase (CK), creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), Hb-Alc, lipoprotein (a), SGOT and SGPT fall back within the normal range or are significantly reduced.
US07807191B2	Apparatus and methods for preventing or treating failure of hemodialysis vascular access and other vascular grafts This invention is a prosthetic device generally placed on the outside surface of the vessel or graft which then elutes antiproliferative drugs or agents from a drug-eluting matrix material. Methods of perivascular antiproliferative drug administration also are disclosed.
US07807189B2	Skin care formulation Skin moisturizing formulations which can be administered in the bath or shower, depositing a thin layer of moisturizing agents on application, which is not rinsed off but remains to protect the skin from drying, resulting in smoother, softer skin feel; the formulations comprising polyvalent metal cations and fatty acids, which react on application in the shower or bath to form a thin deposit of insoluble salts, thereby enhancing the retention of moisturizing oils and conditioning agents.
US07807184B2	Hybrid Shiga-like toxin The present invention relates to a hybrid bacterial toxin subunit, to a hybrid bipartite bacterial toxin and to nucleic acid molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding such bacterial toxins. Furthermore, the invention relates to vaccines comprising bacterial toxins and to their use in vaccines. Finally, the invention relates to methods for the preparation of such vaccines and to the use of such bacterial toxins for the manufacture of such vaccines.
US07807180B2	Poxvirus methods and compositions Methods and compositions for inducing immune responses against poxviruses are disclosed. The compositions include nucleic acids that encode modified vaccinia and variola antigens. Compositions that include recombinant vaccinia and variola polypeptides are also disclosed.
US07807177B2	Segment of glycosylation-deficient HGFalpha-chain The present invention provides a segment of glycosylation-deficient HGF having mutation(s) introduced into an amino acid sequence so as to prevent glycosylation at at least one glycosylation site of a hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), and a method of producing the same. The segment of glycosylation-deficient HGF of the present invention has the same activity as that of a segment of glycosylated HGF, therefore, it is useful as an alternate for a segment of glycosylated HGF.
US07807175B2	Therapeutic vaccine The present invention is related to methods and compositions for the therapeutic and diagnostic use in the treatment of diseases and disorders which are caused by or associated with amyloid or amyloid-like proteins including amyloidosis.In particular, the present invention provides novel methods and compositions for eliciting a highly specific and highly effective immune response in an organism, but particularly within an animal, particularly a mammal or a human, which is capable of preventing or alleviating amyloidosis, or the symptoms associated with amyloidosis, a group of diseases and disorders associated with amyloid plaque formation including secondary amyloidosis and age-related amyloidosis including, but not limited to, neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD), including diseases or conditions characterized by a loss of cognitive memory capacity such as, for example, mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
US07807172B2	Methods and compositions for detecting thyroglobulin in a biological sample The invention provides a method and reagents for determining the presence and/or amount of human thyroglobulin in a biological sample. In one embodiment, the method comprises (a) digesting a biological sample containing proteins to provide peptide fragments; (b) contacting the digested sample with a binding reagent comprising a plurality of antibodies that are capable of binding to at least one thyroglobulin peptide fragment; and (c) determining the presence and/or amount of the thyroglobulin peptide fragments that are bound to the binding reagent. In some embodiments, the binding reagent comprises a plurality of antibodies capable of binding to at least one thyroglobulin peptide fragment set forth in TABLE 1. In some embodiments, the binding regent comprises a plurality of antibodies capable of binding to at least one thyroglobulin peptide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, and SEQ ID NO:5.
US07807167B2	Administration of agents for the treatment of inflammation A method of chronically reducing a patient's pathological inflammation via the administration of an agent that specifically binds to an alpha-4 integrin or a dimer comprising an alpha-4 integrin is disclosed. The agent provided must have a binding affinity such that administration is sufficient to suppress pathological inflammation, and the agent is administered chronically to provide long-term suppression of pathological inflammation.
US07807165B2	Antibodies directed against amyloid-beta peptide and methods using same Monoclonal antibody 9TL and antibodies derived from 9TL directed against amyloid-beta peptide and methods of using same for diagnosing and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and Aβ peptide associated diseases are described. Methods of using antibodies directed against amyloid-beta peptide having impaired effector function for treatment of Alzheimer's disease and Aβ peptide associated diseases are also described.
US07807164B2	Lyophilized VEGF antagonist formulations for intravitreal administration Ophthalmic formulations of a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-specific fusion protein antagonist are provided suitable for intravitreal administration to the eye. The ophthalmic formulations include a stable liquid formulation and a lyophilizable formulation. Preferably, the protein antagonist has the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:4.
US07807162B2	Single domain VHH antibodies against von Willebrand factor The present invention relates to improved Nanobodies™ against von Willebrand Factor (vWF), as well as to polypeptides comprising or essentially consisting of one or more of such Nanobodies. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such Nanobodies and polypeptides; to methods for preparing such Nanobodies and polypeptides; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such Nanobodies or polypeptides; to compositions comprising such Nanobodies, polypeptides, nucleic acids or host cells; and to uses of such Nanobodies, such polypeptides, such nucleic acids, such host cells or such compositions, in particular for prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes, such as the prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
US07807161B2	Humanized anti-human osteopontin antibody The present invention provides a humanized anti-human osteopontin antibody having better activities (antigen binding activity, leukocyte migration inhibitory activity and the like) and/or stability (resistance to heat, low-pH conditions, denaturants and the like) than those of conventional anti-human osteopontin antibodies.
US07807160B2	Engineered anti-IL-23 antibodies Engineered antibodies to human IL-23p19 are provided, as well as uses thereof, e.g. in treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune, and proliferative disorders.
US07807159B2	Antibodies to myostatin The present invention relates to antibodies including human antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that bind to myostatin, and that function to inhibit myostatin. The invention also relates to human anti-myostatin antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof. The invention also relates to antibodies that are chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies or portions of fusion proteins. The invention also relates to isolated heavy and light chain immunoglobulins derived from human anti-myostatin antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding such immunoglobulins. The present invention also relates to methods of making human anti-myostatin antibodies, compositions comprising these antibodies and methods of using the antibodies and compositions for diagnosis and treatment. The invention also provides gene therapy methods using nucleic acid molecules encoding the heavy and/or light immunoglobulin molecules that comprise the human anti-myostatin antibodies. The invention also relates to transgenic animals or plants comprising nucleic acid molecules of the present invention.
US07807151B2	Probiotic, lactic acid-producing bacteria and uses thereof The present invention discloses compositions and methodologies for the utilization of probiotic organisms in therapeutic compositions. More specifically, the present invention relates to the utilization of one or more species or strains of lactic acid-producing bacteria, preferably strains of Bacillus coagulans, for the control of gastrointestinal tract pathogens, including antibiotic-resistant gastrointestinal tract pathogens, and their associated diseases by both a reduction in the rate of colonization and the severity of the deleterious physiological effects of the colonization of the antibiotic-resistant pathogen. In addition, the present invention relates to the utilization of therapeutic compounds comprised of lactic acid-producing bacteria and anti-microbial agents such as antibiotics, anti-fungal compounds, anti-yeast compounds, or anti-viral compounds. The present invention also discloses methodologies for: (i) the selective breeding and isolation of probiotic, lactic acid-producing bacterial strains which possess resistance or markedly decreased sensitivity to anti-microbial agents (e.g., antibiotics, anti-fungal agents, anti-yeast agents, and anti-viral agents); and (ii) treating or preventing bacteria-mediated infections of the gastrointestinal tract by use of the aforementioned probiotic bacterial strains with or without the concomitant administration of antibiotics. While the primary focus is on the treatment of gastrointestinal tract infections, the therapeutic compositions of the present invention may also be administered to buccal, vaginal, optic, and like physiological locations.
US07807150B2	Injectable composition containing crosslinkable material and cells for forming animal tissue Slowly polymerizing polysaccharide hydrogels have been demonstrated to be useful as a means of delivering large numbers of isolated cells via injection. The gels promote engraftment and provide three dimensional templates for new cell growth. The resulting tissue is similar in composition and histology to naturally occurring tissue. This method can be used for a variety of reconstructive procedures, including custom molding of cell implants to reconstruct three dimensional tissue defects, as well as implantation of tissues generally.
US07807149B2	Bacteriophage-containing therapeutic agents The present invention relates in its broadest aspect to combined phage/antibiotic therapy. More particularly, it relates to use of (i) one or more bacteriophages and (ii) one or more antibiotics in the manufacture of a combined product for simultaneous, separate or sequential administration of (i) and (ii) to treat a bacterial infection characterized by biofilm formation, for example an infection comprising or consisting of P. aeruginosa. Treatment in this context may be either therapeutic or prophylactic treatment. Also provided are deposited bacteriophages each exhibiting different strain specificity against P. aeruginosa and combinations of such bacteriophages, e.g. a panel of six deposited bacteriophages which was found to be effective against a high percentage of clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa from canine ear infections.
US07807147B2	Tumor therapy with high affinity laminin receptor-targeted vectors The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating tumors using vectors that preferentially target tumor cells. In particular, the invention relates to alphavirus-based, preferably Sindbis virus-based, vectors and to non-alphavirus-based vectors, which have a preferential affinity for high affinity laminin receptors (HALR). These vectors are efficiently targeted to tumors and have the ability to cause tumor necrosis.
US07807143B2	Alpha-MSH therapies for treatment of autoimmune disease Methods and compositions for the enteral treatment of autoimmune disease such a multiple sclerosis with polypeptide therapeutics. Enteral therapeutics comprise monomeric alpha-MSH polypeptides such as ACTH. Therapeutic formulations of the invention may be used to reduce the incidence or severity of autoimmune disease. For instance methods for the oral treatment of multiple sclerosis with alpha-MSH and ACTH are described.
US07807142B2	Stabilized liquid polypeptide-containing pharmaceutical compositions Stabilized liquid polypeptide-containing pharmaceutical compositions are provided. The compositions comprise an amino acid base, which serves as the primary stabilizing agent of the polypeptide, and an acid and/or its salt form to buffer the solution within an acceptable pH range for stability of the polypeptide. Methods for increasing stability of a polypeptide in a liquid pharmaceutical composition and for increasing storage stability of such a pharmaceutical composition are also provided.
US07807137B1	Iron-based contrast agent A contrast agent having a metal core and an inert shell forming a single cluster is disclosed. The metal core is iron-based and has an octa-nuclear structure. It is surrounded by a cluster of pyrazolate groups. Ligands can be attached to the cluster to provide water solubility and to target specific tissues or provide specific contrast properties.
US07807133B2	Avidin dimers effective in increasing the concentration of radioactive biotin in pretargeted radioimmunotherapy Dimers of avidin and streptavidins (diavidins) are described wherein the linker is suberate, which in turn, is bound to different functional groups (—NH2 o-COOH) of avidin. As compared to avidin, the diavidins have shown the ability to increase the amount of labelled biotin on the target, when used in an in vitro pretargeting test using supported human tenascin, the biotinylated anti-tenascin monoclonal antibody (Mab-B), avidin/diavidin, and biotin-3H. The use of such diavidins is also described in cancer diagnosis and anticancer therapy based on the three-step pretargeted radioimmunotherapy procedure.
US07807129B2	Portable fuel processor Described herein is a fuel processor that produces hydrogen from a fuel source. The fuel processor comprises a reformer and burner. The reformer includes a catalyst that facilitates the production of hydrogen from the fuel source. Voluminous reformer chamber designs are provided that increase the amount of catalyst that can be used in a reformer and increase hydrogen output for a given fuel processor size. The burner provides heat to the reformer. One or more burners may be configured to surround a reformer on multiple sides to increase thermal transfer to the reformer. Dewars are also described that increase thermal management of a fuel processor and increase burner efficiency. A dewar includes one or more dewar chambers that receive inlet air before a burner receives the air. The dewar is arranged such that air passing through the dewar chamber intercepts heat generated in the burner before the heat escapes the fuel processor.
US07807128B2	Process for preparing multimetallic anionic clays and products thereof Multimetallic anionic clays (MACs) are prepared using economical raw materials or reactants and a procedure for obtaining a series of multimetallic mixed oxides derived from the thermal decomposition of the MACs which comprises: (1) dissolving water-soluble bimetallic and/or trimetallic sources in water, (2) dispersing and homogenizing separate water-insoluble divalent and/or trivalent metal precursors with a high-speed stirrer in order to obtain small and reactive particles; depending on the nature of the water-insoluble divalent and/or trivalent metal precursors, this process can be adjusted to a desired pH, (3) adding the suspension obtained in (2) to solution (1) with the reaction medium still dispersed to facilitate solid particle's reduction/dissociation, and (4) afterwards the slurry is aged for several hours and finally dried. This process enables raw materials or reactants to be easily handled, and eliminates unit operations involving product washing and/or purification steps.
US07807127B1	Functionalization of carbon nanotubes The present invention relates to a carbon nanotube that contains nitrogen based functional groups (such as nitro, nitroso, N-oxide, oxime, hydroxylamine, diazo, azo, and azide) that are covalently attached to lattice carbons of the carbon nanotube, directly or via a chemical linker. The present invention also relates to methods for the preparation of the carbon nanotube from an amino-functionalized carbon nanotube via an amino oxidation reaction. The synthetic methods of the present invention allow the nitrogen based functional groups to be attached selectively to one of two distinct regions of the carbon nanotube, the ends or the sidewall, and thus enable the synthesis of a carbon nanotube having nitrogen based functional groups substantially concentrated on either the ends or the sidewall of the carbon nanotube.
US07807124B2	Carbon nitride preparation method The present invention relates to a method for preparing carbon nitride material wherein organic rodanide is simply pyrolyzed to give carbon nitride material in an efficient, economical, and ecologically friendly manner. The present invention accomplishes preparation of graphitic carbon nitride materials having a carbon to nitrogen molar ratio of about 3:4. The employed starting materials are cheap and can be easily removed and/or washed away.
US07807123B2	Method of manufacturing silicon carbide A method of manufacturing silicon carbide including reacting, in a temperature range of 370 to 800° C., (A) one selected from the group consisting of an alloy containing at least an Si element and one or more kinds of transition metal elements, a mixture containing metal silicon powder and transition metal powder, and a mixture of metal silicon powder and a transition metal compound with (B) one or more kinds of substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbons selected from the group consisting of a chain saturated hydrocarbon, a chain unsaturated hydrocarbon, a cyclic saturated hydrocarbon, an alcohol, and an aromatic hydrocarbon. The manufacturing method can provide a sufficient conversion ratio from raw materials at low temperatures and powdery silicon carbide having a small particle size and small amounts of impurities.
US07807122B2	Metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieves, their synthesis and use A process for manufacturing a metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieve, the process comprising the steps of: (a) combining at least one silicon source, at least one metal source, at least one structure-directing-agent (R), at least one phosphorus source, and at least one aluminum source to form a mixture having a molar composition according to formula: (n)Si:Al2:(m)P:(x)R:(y)H2O:(z)M wherein n is in the range of from about 0.005 to about 0.6, m is in the range of from about 1.2 to about 2.4, x is in the range of from about 0.5 to about 2, y is in the range of from about 10 to about 60, and z is in the range of from about 0.001 to 1; and (b) submitting the mixture to crystallization conditions to form the metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieve, wherein the metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieve has an X-ray diffraction pattern having a FWHM greater than 0.10 degree (2θ) and an AEI/CHA framework type ratio of from about 0/100 to about 40/60 as determined by DIFFaX analysis.
US07807120B2	High-efficiency catalytic converters for treating exhaust gases Several embodiments of high-efficiency catalytic converters and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a catalytic converter for treating a flow of exhaust gas comprising a reaction chamber, a heating enclosure enclosing at least a portion of the reaction chamber, and an optional coolant channel encasing the heating enclosure. The reaction chamber can have a first end section through which the exhaust gas flows into the reaction chamber and a second end section from which the exhaust gas exits the reaction chamber. The heating enclosure is configured to contain heated gas along the exterior of the reaction chamber, and the optional coolant channel is configured to contain a flow of coolant around the heating enclosure. The catalytic converter can further include a catalytic element in the reaction chamber.
US07807114B2	Reactor system with interstage product removal The present invention provides a reactor system having: (1) a plurality of reactors connected in fluid flow communication and having at least one pair of reactors separated by an interstage position; (2) a line for supplying a reactant feed stream separately to an inlet of more than one of the plurality of reactors; and (3) a diverter in fluid communication with the interstage position and capable of directing a first portion of a product stream exiting one reactor in said pair of reactors to a first location and a second portion of the product flow stream to an inlet of another reactor in said pair of reactors.
US07807110B2	Catalyst systems The present invention provides monolithic structural catalysts. The catalysts have a thin wall structure and are advantageous for catalyzing reactions of gaseous fluid or liquid fluid molecules, such as the denitration or selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in combustion flue gases. In an embodiment, the honeycomb-like monolithic structural body includes catalytically active outer peripheral walls and a plurality of catalytically active thin-walled inner partition walls, the thin-walled inner partition walls adapted to enhance fluid flow through the monolithic catalytic body and to increase interaction of the fluid molecules with the catalyst body.
US07807108B2	Apparatus for receiving biological specimens An apparatus for receiving biological specimens, the apparatus being introducible into a laser microdissection device for laser microdissection of a biological specimen, includes a first element having a first opening extending from a first side to a second side of the first element. A second element is provided having a second opening extending from a third side to a fourth side of the second element. The second opening is closed at the third side. The second element is disposed relative to the first element so that the first opening is aligned with the second opening. A layer is disposed between the first and second elements, the layer being designed to receive the biological specimen thereon and being capable of being cut through by laser light in a laser microdissection operation so that a portion of the biological specimen is received in the second opening so as to remain inside the apparatus.
US07807106B2	Apparatus and method to measure platelet contractility An apparatus and method for measuring blood platelet contractility, hereinafter called a “retractometer” is disclosed. Also disclosed is a system apparatus and method for automatically measuring platelet contractility in a plurality of samples, having an array of retractometer units and an electronic solenoid valve controller to fully automate screening in clinical and research situations and save costs in labor.
US07807102B1	Device and method for disinfecting stethoscope heads A device for disinfecting a head of a stethoscope has a receiver adapted to hold a supply of disinfecting agent. A dispenser that is mounted to reciprocate relative to the receiver has a receptacle for receiving the head of the stethoscope. The dispenser can communicate with the supply of disinfecting agent and deliver its disinfecting agent to the receptacle. By pressing the head of the stethoscope against the dispenser, disinfecting agent will pass from the receiver through the dispenser and onto the head of the stethoscope.
US07807098B2	Advanced erosion-corrosion resistant boride cermets The invention is related to a method for protecting a metal surface subject to erosion temperatures up to 850° C. The method comprises providing the metal surface with a cermet composition represented by the formula (PQ)(RS) comprising: a ceramic phase (PQ) and binder phase (RS) wherein, P is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group IV, Group V, and Group VI elements, Q is boride, R is selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Mn and mixtures thereof, S comprises Ti and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al, Si and Y.
US07807090B2	Mould for a composite material part coated with a stripping product The invention relates to a mold for making a composite material part, the mold being coated in a stripping composition. The stripping composition comprises: 100 parts by weight of a base ingredient consisting in epoxy polydimethylsiloxane; 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a polymerization agent for polymerizing the base ingredient and constituted by a diaryliodonium salt; not more than 30 parts by weight of an anti-adhesion modulator constituted by a silicone polymer; and not more than 40 parts by weight of an anti-stick agent making the composition less tacky prior to polymerization and constituted by at least one vinyl ether compound.
US07807089B2	Method and mold for manufacturing ground slabs made of cement-bonded material or concrete The invention relates to a method for manufacturing ground slabs from a cement-bonded material or concrete, with a facing made of fine-grade or facing concrete forming the top surface of the respective slab and with a core made of core concrete forming the bottom surface by means of pressing in a mold cavity of a press mold.
US07807088B2	Polyvinylidene fluoride resin powder for melt molding and process for producing molding from the resin powder Polyvinylidene fluoride resin powder for melt molding, which exhibits such particle size distribution characteristics that the average particle diameter (D50) is 80 to 250 μm, the proportion of resin powder having a particle diameter of at most 45 μm is at most 15.0% by weight, and the proportion of resin powder having a particle diameter of at least 355 μm is at most 10.0% by weight, and has a bulk density of 0.30 to 0.80 g/cm3 and an angle of repose of at most 40°, and a process for producing a molding, which comprises feeding the resin powder to an injection molding machine or extrusion molding machine, melting the resin powder, and injecting the resin melt into a mold.
US07807086B2	Method of strengthen a fibrous body for absorbent articles A method of strengthening a boundary region between a first portion and a second portion of a fibrous body for absorbent articles. This boundary region is provided with a pattern of compressed spots, the amount of compression being gradually increasing in a direction leading away from an edge of the first portion of the fibrous body. Also, an apparatus for performing the method and an absorbent body having a strengthened boundary region.
US07807085B2	Manufacturing apparatus of plugged honeycomb structure and manufacturing method of the same A manufacturing apparatus of a plugged honeycomb structure includes a table portion having a through hole into which the end of a honeycomb structure is inserted, positioning means for positioning and holding the honeycomb structure in the through hole of the table portion in such a manner that its end face appears on the side of a first face of the table portion, and a film holding portion fixing the remaining portion of a film on the side of a second face of the table portion. After or before fixing the film, holes corresponding to openings of cells of the honeycomb structure are formed in the film, and a plugging material is filled into the holes, to manufacture the plugged honeycomb structure using the apparatus.
US07807076B2	Process for the preparation of microcapsules An improved process for the preparation of microcapsules consisting essentially of a wall material and a core material in condensing a melamine-formaldehyde precondensate and/or methyl ethers thereof in an aqueous dispersion of a water-insoluble core material and in the presence of an acrylic acid/acrylamide copolymer at acidic pH and at a temperature in the range of from 20° to 100° C., and hardening thereafter the melamine-formaldehyde precondensate to form the walls of the microcapsules at an elevated temperature, wherein the core material is dispersed in the precondensate/copolymer solution without initial partial condensation of the precondensate and copolymer and wherein the hydrophobe point of the precondensate and/or its methyl esters is less than 90° C., as well as microcapsules, paper and pressure-sensitive recording material comprising such microcapsules.
US07807075B2	Photochromic compositions and light transmissible articles The invention relates to a photochromic polymeric composition comprising a polymer matrix and a photochromic compound which is an adduct comprising a photochromic moiety and at least one pendant oligomer group to provide a rate of fade of the photochromic polymeric composition which is significantly changed when compared with the corresponding composition comprising the photochromic compound without said pendent oligomer.The invention also relates to a photochromic compound which is an adduct comprising a photochromic moiety and at least one pendent oligomer.
US07807074B2	Gaseous dielectrics with low global warming potentials A dielectric gaseous compound which exhibits the following properties: a boiling point in the range between about −20° C. to about −273° C.; low ozone depleting; a GWP less than about 22,200; chemical stability, as measured by a negative standard enthalpy of formation (dHf<0); a toxicity level such that when the dielectric gas leaks, the effective diluted concentration does not exceed its PEL; and a dielectric strength greater than air.
US07807072B2	Inkjet printable electrode composition, electrode including the same, and secondary battery including the electrode An inkjet printable electrode composition, an electrode including the electrode composition, and a secondary battery including the electrode. The inkjet printable electrode composition includes oxide, a conducting agent, a wetting agent, a binder and an aqueous solvent, in which the viscosity of the binder is in a range of 2 to 20 cps in a 1 wt % aqueous solution of the binder. The inkjet printing electrode composition includes a binder having an appropriate viscosity to allow ink to be easily ejected when the ink is inkjet-printed, and thus, a uniform, thin, and planarized pattern may be formed onto a collector by inkjet printing, without clogging of a nozzle, and thus electrode and secondary battery may be formed at low costs.
US07807071B2	Light emitting apparatus A light emitting apparatus with high emission intensity and that is superior in weather resistance and reliability is obtained. The light emitting apparatus includes a light source and a wavelength-converting member for converting the wavelength of light emitted from the light source, wherein the wavelength-converting member contains a phosphor subjected to a cleaning treatment and/or a coating treatment, in a glass material having a composition of SiO2: 30 to 50%, Li2O: 0 to 15%, Na2O: 0 to 10%, K2O: 0 to 10%, Li2O +Na2O+K2O: 20 to 30%, B2O3: 5 to 15%, MgO: 0 to 10%, BaO: 0 to 10%, CaO: 0 to 10%, SrO: 0 to 10%, Al2O3: 0 to 10%, ZnO: 0 to 15%, TiO2: 10 to 20%, Nb205: 1 to 5%, La2O3: 0 to 5%, and TiO2+Nb2O5+La2O3: 11 to 20% by mole percentage.
US07807062B2	Electron induced chemical etching and deposition for local circuit repair A method of imaging and repairing defects on and below the surface of an integrated circuit (IC) is described. The method may be used in areas as small as one micron in diameter, and may remove the topmost material in the small spot, repeating with various layers, until a desired depth is obtained. An energetic beam, such as an electron beam, is directed at a selected surface location. The surface has an added layer of a solid, fluid or gaseous reactive material, such as a directed stream of a fluorocarbon, and the energetic beam disassociates the reactive material in the region of the beam into radicals that chemically attack the surface. After the defect location is exposed, the method uses the energetic beam to etch undesired materials, and deposit various appropriate materials to fill gaps, and restore the IC to an operational condition.
US07807061B2	Optical gas concentration detector and method of producing structure used in the detector A method of producing a structure by three-dimensionally processing a flat member includes a preparing, a first forming and a second forming. In the preparing, a substrate is prepared. In the first forming, an etching mask is formed on the substrate. The etching mask has at least two openings, and areas of the two openings are different from each other. In the second forming, at least a part of a three-dimension surface shape of the structure is formed on a surface of the substrate by a dry-etching on the substrate in accordance with the area of the opening of the etching mask.
US07807060B2	Filter with resuspension of solids The invention relates to a method for extracting solids (23; 123) from a suspension (22; 122) containing the solids (23; 123) and suspension liquid (32; 132) in a continuously or virtually continuously operating filter device (10; 110) using a filtering material (26; 126), on the one side of which, the high-pressure side (30; 130), a higher pressure prevails than on its other side, the low-pressure side (42; 142), and which passes successively through a plurality of working zones (I-V; I-IV) of the filter device (10; 110) in a working direction (U), the suspension (22; 122) being supplied to the filtering material (26; 126) on its high-pressure side (30; 130) in a first working zone (I) and being filtered, the suspension liquid (22; 122) flowing through the filtering material (26; 126) on account of the difference in pressure between the high-pressure side (30; 130) and the low-pressure side (42; 142) while at least some of the solids (23; 123) are deposited on the filtering material (26; 126). As claimed in the invention, the solids (23; 123) which are deposited on the filtering material (26; 126) are resuspended in a washing liquid (50; 150), and the new suspension (resuspension) (53; 153) thus formed is filtered again in a second working zone (II) of the filter device (10; 110), which zone is arranged downstream of the first working zone (I) in the working direction (U).
US07807059B2	Method and apparatus for collecting pollutants in a body of water During collection of pollutants having a density lower than that of water and carried by a surface layer of a body of water, water of the surface layer is caused to flow into and through a collection vessel having a separation compartment with a top wall, pollutants entrained by the inflowing surface layer water are allowed to collect gravimetrically as a supernatant layer carried beneath the top wall of the separation compartment on water in the separation compartment, and changes of the weight of the collection vessel in the body of water are monitored. Intake and discharge phases may be initiated and terminated to in response to the said weight reaching predetermined values.
US07807057B2	Dynamic up-flow zeolite system and method Systems and methods are provided for the removal of a contaminate from an aqueous medium using a zeolite-based sorption column. The systems and methods include an optimized relationship between the hydraulic loading, zeolite mesh size, distribution of zeolite mesh sizes and zeolite bed volume expansion to provide a highly effective sorption column that resists clogging while increases capacity.
US07807056B2	System and method for bioremediating oil field cuttings Apparatus and methods for bioremediating hydrocarbon contaminated solids. The method can include introducing a slurry comprising one or more drilling fluids and one or more hydrocarbon contaminated solids to a settling system. The settling system can include one or more housings having a receiving compartment at a first end thereof and a collecting compartment at a second end thereof. A barrier can be disposed in the receiving compartment, and at least one wall can be disposed transversely in the housing between the receiving and collecting compartments. The wall can have at least one aperture formed therethrough and at least one flow-restricting baffle disposed thereon, wherein the one or more baffles extend perpendicularly from the wall. The separated hydrocarbon contaminated solids can be contacted with one or more microorganism populations disposed between the receiving compartment and the collecting department.
US07807044B2	Process for slurry phase hydroconversion of heavy hydrocarbon feeds and/or coal using a supported catalyst The invention concerns a process for converting heavy feeds carried out in a slurry reactor in the presence of hydrogen and in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one catalytic metal or a compound of a catalytic metal from group VIB and/or VIII supported on alumina, the pore structure of which is composed of a plurality of juxtaposed agglomerates each formed by a plurality of acicular platelets, the platelets of each agglomerate being generally radially oriented with respect to the others and with respect to the center of the agglomerate, the catalyst having an irregular and nonspherical shape and being mainly in the form of fragments. The process of the invention employs a catalyst with a specific pore texture, shape and granulometry, resulting in improved performances.
US07807042B2	System for and method of patch clamp analysis A system and method for automated patch clamp analysis of biological tissue such as cellular membrane. A biological membrane is applied to a porous semiconductor substrate, and laser energy is imparted thereon. Voltage clamped electrodes detect current across the membrane to indicate ion channel activity.
US07807040B2	Recovery process The present invention provides a process for the recovery of radiolabelled isotopes from organic substances labelled or contaminated with one or more radiolabelled isotopes, which process comprises: i) adding organic substances labelled or contaminated with a radiolabelled isotope to an acidic aqueous electrolyte containing silver ions as an electrochemically regenerable primary oxidising species; ii) subjecting the acidic aqueous electrolyte to an electric potential; and iii) recovering the radiolabelled isotope from the products of the electrochemical process resulting from the application of the electric potential; wherein the process is carried out at a slight pressure depression.
US07807037B2	Apparatus and method for white layer and recast removal A method for removing a metal layer comprising the steps of providing a part having a slot, providing a porous metallic cathode comprising a recess bounded by a wall having an outer surface corresponding to the slot, inserting the porous metallic cathode into the slot, introducing an electrolyte into the recess of the porous metallic cathode, and removing a portion of an inner surface of the slot by flowing an electric current between the part and the porous metallic cathode.
US07807036B2	Method and system for pad conditioning in an ECMP process A method and system for pad conditioning in an electrochemical mechanical planarization (eCMP) tool is disclosed. A polishing pad having a pad electrode is placed onto a platen of the eCMP tool. A conditioning disk, having a second electrode is placed on the polishing pad, such that the pad electrode and conditioning disk form an electrode pair. An electric potential is established between the conditioning disk and the pad electrode. This causes debris from the polishing pad to become ionized, and attracted to the conditioning disk. The conditioning disk is then removed from the eCMP tool, allowing the eCMP tool to resume operation on normal semiconductor wafers.
US07807029B2	Stainless steel electrolytic plates There is provided a substantially permanent stainless steel cathode plate (1) suitable for use in electrorefining of metal cathodes, the cathode being composed of a low-nickel duplex steel or a lower grade “304” steel, wherein operational adherence of an electrode-position thereon is enabled by altering various qualities of the cathode surface. There is also provided a method of producing the above duplex or Grade 304 cathode plates, such that the desired operational adherence of the deposit upon the plate is not so strong as to prevent the metal deposit being removed during subsequent handling.
US07807028B2	Stainless steel electrolytic plates There is provided a substantially permanent stainless steel cathode plate suitable for use in electrorefining of metal cathodes, the cathode being composed of a low-nickel duplex steel or a lower grade “304” steel, wherein operational adherence of an electrodeposition thereon is enabled by altering various qualities of the cathode surface.There is also provided a method of producing the above duplex or Grade 304 cathode plates, such that the desired operational adherence of the deposit upon the plate is not so strong as to prevent the deposit being removed during subsequent handling.
US07807025B2	Method of decomposing carbon dioxide and method of forming carbon-particle structure A method for realizing carbon dioxide reduction, which is a task to be urgently accomplished from the viewpoint of global environmental problems, is provided. The method includes the steps of irradiating carbon dioxide in a supercritical or subcritical state (i.e., near the critical point) with a UV-wavelength laser beam to decompose carbon dioxide and form a carbon-particle structure.
US07807024B2	System for transferring an advancing web from a dryer across a draw to a reel section A system and method for transferring a continuously advancing paper web from a dryer to a reel section is provided. The system includes a first fabric defining a first moving conveyor. The first fabric may be a permeable fabric, which is positioned downstream from the dryer. A second fabric, which may also be permeable and defines a second moving conveyor, is also included. The first moving conveyor overlaps the second moving conveyor for a predetermined distance, and the first and second moving conveyors are configured to receive the paper web between the conveyors. A vacuum device is rotatably disposed against the first moving conveyor, and the dryer and the vacuum device are disposed relative to each other to form an open draw. The vacuum device is configured to produce a vacuum to attract the web to the first fabric for transferring the advancing web into the predetermined distance where the first and second conveyors overlap.
US07807022B2	Tissue sheets having good strength and bulk A method of making soft, strong, high bulk tissue is disclosed. The method includes pre-conditioning a wet web by straining the wet web in the cross-machine direction prior to transferring the wet web to a through drying fabric. The pre-conditioned web provides improved sheet softness and conforms more readily to the surface contour of the through drying fabric, thereby creating greater caliper (bulk) in the resulting dried sheet. The bulk is maintained during a subsequent creping step by maintaining the dried sheet in registration with the through drying fabric when the dried sheet is applied to the surface of the creping cylinder.
US07807020B2	Method for degassing and supplying a fibrous suspension to a headbox or a filter device and degassing device The invention relates to feeding a fibrous suspension to a headbox of a paper or cardboard machine, or to a filter device. The method includes: diluting a high-consistency suspension with a liquid to form a fibrous suspension; degassing the fibrous suspension via a degassing device having a rotating rotor, which is structured to apply centrifugal forces to the fibrous suspension; and guiding a degassed diluting liquid out of the degassing device.
US07807019B2	Radial antenna and plasma processing apparatus comprising the same Guide members (37) extending from the microwave entrance to a ring member (34) are arranged in the direction of propagation of microwave in a radial waveguide. The guide members (37) contribute to prevention of complex electromagnetic mode due to a microwave reflected from the peripheral portion of the radial waveguide. Therefore, a uniform plasma can be produced because the radiation into the process chamber is uniform even not by disposing any electromagnetic absorbing member at the peripheral portion of the radial waveguide. Since the microwave reflected from the peripheral portion of the radial waveguide can be used to produce a plasma if any electromagnetic absorbing member is not disposed, the plasma can be produced efficiently, and excessive heat is not generated.
US07807018B2	Etching apparatus for use in manufacture of flat panel display device and manufacturing method using the same Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for manufacturing a flat panel display device. The apparatus and method for manufacturing a flat panel display device contribute to a compact apparatus for etching a substrate and damage or breakage prevention of the substrate during the transfer of the substrate by virtue of stoppers. The etching apparatus comprises a loader for loading or unloading a substrate, an etching device for etching the substrate into a desired shape, a DI rinsing device for rinsing fine particles and etchant generated during the etching process from the etched substrate, an air knife for drying the rinsed substrate, and one or more turn stages provided at one or more locations between the above respective devices, and adapted to change a transfer direction of the substrate.
US07807017B2	Etching apparatus for substrates An etching apparatus for substrates includes an etching tank including an etching solution, a cassette having a plurality of substrates mounted therein and which is installed inside the etching tank, a porous plate installed on a lower surface of the cassette and a plurality of discharge sections provided in the porous plate corresponding to the substrates and each of the discharge sections having a plurality of discharge ports. The etching apparatus further includes a plurality of first lines connected to the discharge ports respectively, and supplied with a gas to provide bubbles to the substrates through the discharge ports. The first lines are divided into a plurality of groups, and at least one group is supplied with a gas having a pressure different from a pressure of a gas supplied to other groups.
US07807010B2	Method for producing an array for detecting electromagnetic radiation, especially infrared radiation Disclosed is a method for producing an array for detecting electromagnetic radiation, the array including a elementary detection modules mounted on an interconnect substrate, the modules comprising at least one circuit for detecting the radiation, connected to a read circuit by hybridization, the read circuits being attached to the interconnect substrate, the method including making, on the rear face of read circuit of each of the elementary modules grooves or slots, and areas without such grooves or slots; mounting, on the front face of the interconnect substrate, and on the front face of the detection circuit, registration features that ensure accurate positioning of each of the elementary modules on the interconnect substrate; pressing each elementary module onto the interconnect substrate after positioning; ensuring migration of the adhesive through grooves or slots; raising the temperature of the chamber used to produce the array to cure of the adhesive.
US07807008B2	Coated fabric containing recycled material and method for manufacturing same A three layer coated fabric has a bottom backing layer, a top coating layer and a middle coating layer that contains recycled coated fabric material. All of the constituent parts of coated fabrics being recycled are included in the middle layer. The middle layer also sometimes contains other materials that can blend with the recycled coated fabrics or other recycled post-consumer materials. The three layer coated fabric is manufactured by transforming the recycled coated fabrics and other materials into a form that can be used to create the middle layer.
US07807007B2	Molding touch fastener elements Methods of forming a sheet-form product can include: providing a forming surface having a multiplicity of inwardly extending forming cavities; forming a multi-layer sheet in the interior of which is a parting surface defined by materials of limited compatibility, material of the sheet lying on each side of the parting surface having peelable tensile strength; pressing the multi-layer sheet against the forming surface to cause the multi-layer sheet to substantially conform to and fill the cavities; and peeling the multi-layer sheet apart at the parting surface, whereby material directly engaging the forming surface defines a sheet-form member having a multiplicity of hollow formations.
US07807002B2	Verification of tow cut for automatic fiber placement The operation of tow cutters in an automatic fiber placement machine are monitored to determine if inconsistencies in fiber placement are related to cutter operation. A machine vision system detects inconsistencies in tow placement, and timing signals are generated that represent the actuation of the cutters. The timing signals are correlated with recorded images of the placed tows to determine if the inconsistency in tow placement are related to cutter operation.
US07806999B2	Metal and metal oxide granules and forming process This invention relates to granules comprising a homogenous mixture of metal flakes and/or metal powder and metal oxide powder, and a binder. The invention also relates to a process for producing such granules. The process includes the step of forming a mixture of metal flakes and/or metal powder and metal oxide powder, forming the mixture into a homogenous blend, adding the blend, together with a binder, to a granulator to form granules, and drying the granules. Granules so formed containing aluminum, aluminum oxide and iron oxide find particular use as sensitizers and energizers in explosives compositions.
US07806996B2	Copper-based alloy, and cast ingot and liquid-contacting part each using the alloy A copper-based alloy essentially includes 5.0 to 10.0 wt % of Zn, 2.8 to 5.0 wt % of Sn, 0.4 to 3.0 wt % of Bi, 0
US07806995B2	ODS molybdenum-silicon-boron alloy A Mo—Si—B alloy has a matrix of Mo or a Mo solid solution, wherein 25% by volume to 90% by volume of molybdenum silicide and molybdenum boron silicide, optionally together with molybdenum boride, are incorporated. The alloy also contains 0.1-5% by volume of one or more oxides or mixed oxides with a vapor pressure at 1500° C. of <5×10−2 bar in finely dispersed form. The oxide addition not only improves the hot strength but also greatly improves the ductility.
US07806993B2	Heat-resistant ferritic stainless steel and method for production thereof The present invention provides a ferritic stainless steel that has excellent strength at high temperature, oxidation resistance at high temperature, and salt corrosion resistance at high temperature and that can be used under high temperatures exceeding 900° C., and a method of producing the same.Specifically, the composition thereof is adjusted, on a % by mass basis, so as to include C: 0.02% or less; Si: 2.0% or less; Mn: 2.0% or less; Cr: from 12.0 to 40.0%; Mo: from 1.0 to 5.0%; W: more than 2.0% and 5.0% or less; wherein the total content of Mo and W: (Mo+W)≧4.3%, Nb: from 5 (C+N) to 1.0%, N: 0.02% or less, and Fe and inevitable impurities as residual.
US07806989B2	Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus A substrate (W) is processed with the use of a process liquid such as a deionized water. Then, a first fluid which is more volatile than the process liquid is supplied to an upper surface of the substrate (W) from a fluid nozzle (12) to form a liquid film. Next, a second fluid which is more volatile than the process liquid is supplied to the upper surface of the substrate (W) from the fluid nozzle (12), while the wafer (W) is being rotated. During this supply operation, a supply position (Sf) of the second fluid to the substrate (W) is moved radially outward from a rotational center (Po) of the substrate (W). As a result, it is possible to prevent the generation of particles on the substrate (W) after it is dried by using the first and second fluids.
US07806983B2	Substrate temperature control in an ALD reactor A deposition system includes a process chamber for conducting an ALD process to deposit layers on a substrate. An electrostatic chuck (ESC) retains the substrate. A backside gas increases thermal coupling between the substrate and the ESC. The ESC is cooled via a coolant flowing through a coolant plate and heated via a resistive heater. Various arrangements are disclosed.
US07806973B2	Compositions for imparting images on fibrous structures A composition suitable for printing onto a fibrous structures and/or absorbent paper products is disclosed. The composition is provided with an ink composition and a silicone composition. The ink composition contains from about 0% to about 50% pigment, from about 0% to about 50% resin, and from about 100% to about 0% water. The silicone composition contains from about 1% to about 75% of silicone, from about 99% to about 25% emulsion, and from about 0% to about 99% water. The composition comprises from about 50% to about 99.75% of the ink composition and from about 0.25% to about 50% of the silicone composition.
US07806972B2	Oil ink set The object of the invention is to provide an oil ink set capable of obtaining images having high color reproduction capabilities and high color saturation in particular. The oil ink set of the invention comprises a firsts a second, and a third oil ink having a wavelength region in which the reflectivity of each oil ink on a recording medium changes from 80% to 5% in the wavelength range of 400 nm to 700 nm. In this wavelength region, the reflectivity of the first oil ink is continuously higher than that of the first oil ink, and in the wavelength in which the reflectivity of the second oil ink changes from 80% to 5%, the reflectivity of the third oil ink is continuously higher than that of the second oil ink. Moreover, the coloring materials in the first, the second and the third oil inks are all different.
US07806971B2	Yellow ink composition, ink set, ink jet recording method using ink set, and record A yellow ink composition comprises C. I. Pigment Yellow 185 used as a colorant and has a pigment concentration of 10 to 20 weight percent.
US07806969B2	Black inkjet ink The present invention pertains to an aqueous-based black inkjet ink comprising a mixture of Direct Black 168, Acid Blue 290 and a certain magenta dye. The ink exhibits good color neutrality and gray scale.
US07806968B2	Calibration unit for volatile particle remover A penetration and removal efficiency calibration unit for a volatile particle remover in a solid particle counting system provides an accurate and efficient approach to calibration. The calibration unit includes an aerosol inlet, a flow meter downstream of the aerosol inlet, and a mixer. The flow meter receives the aerosol flow from the aerosol inlet and provides an output flow to the mixer. The mixer receives the output flow from the flow meter and also has a dilution gas inlet. The mixer provides a mixer output flow for reception by the volatile particle remover or particle counter. A first flow controller controls flow into the dilution gas inlet. The calibration unit also includes a bypass inlet. A second flow controller controls flow into the bypass inlet, and a control loop controls the bypass flow such that the aerosol flow tracks a reference value.
US07806967B2	Fuel cell separator, manufacturing method of same, and fuel cell and vehicle using the separator A fuel cell separator is provided with a separator substrate made of metal which has at least one open portion through which a fluid can pass provided in a predetermined position, and a film coating member that coats a predetermined area including the open portion of the separator substrate. A portion of the film coating member that corresponds to at least a peripheral edge portion of the open portion is adhesion treated.
US07806962B2	Cross-linkable and cross-linked mixed matrix membranes and methods of making the same The present invention is for novel high performance cross-linkable and cross-linked mixed matrix membranes and the use of such membranes for separations such as for CO2/CH4, H2/CH4 and propylene/propane separations. More specifically, the invention involves the preparation of cross-linkable and cross-linked mixed matrix membranes (MMMs). The cross-linkable MMMs were prepared by incorporating microporous molecular sieves or soluble high surface area microporous polymers (PIMs) as dispersed microporous fillers into a continuous cross-linkable polymer matrix. The cross-linked MMMs were prepared by UV-cross-linking the cross-linkable MMMs containing cross-linkable polymer matrix such as BP-55 polyimide. Pure gas permeation test results demonstrated that both types of MMMs exhibited higher performance for CO2/CH4 and H2/CH4 separations than those of the corresponding cross-linkable and cross-linked pure polymer matrices.
US07806961B2	Control interface for a variable speed fan device A variable speed fan device includes a housing, a motor, a fan blade, a controller, and a first plurality of discrete light sources. The motor is maintained by the housing and the fan blade is connected to the motor. The controller is electronically coupled to the motor and manages an operational status of the variable speed fan device. The light sources are adapted to emit light from the display panel along a discontinuous perimeter at the exterior face. In an activated state, the light emitted by each light source is visually perceptible an exterior face of the display panel. The controller is programmed to individually activate and deactivate the light sources in a predetermined pattern creating a perception of movement of light about the discontinuous perimeter at the exterior face of the display panel corresponding with an operational status of the variable speed fan device.
US07806957B1	Balanced fertilizer production and improved anaerobic digestion efficiency A method is provided for producing a balanced fertilizer from an anaerobic digestion process. The process includes anaerobically digesting a diluted influent mixed slurry in a digestion area and producing an effluent. The process includes separating water from the effluent to produce a liquid effluent, which is used as recycle water and a dewatered solids effluent. The process includes separating toxic compounds from the recycle water via a toxics strip and recovery area. The process includes mixing the detoxified recycle water with an influent solids slurry in a mixing area to provide the diluted influent mixed slurry. The process includes combining the toxic compounds with the dewatered solids effluent to produce a balanced fertilizer.
US07806953B2	Manually guided implement A manually guided implement having a tool driven by an internal combustion engine, which draws combustion air in via an air filter disposed on an air filter base. The air filter is secured to the implement via a releasable securement device that includes a first securement element, and a second securement element that cooperates with the first securement element. The securement elements can be released from one another, or connected to one another, by means of a rotational movement about an axis of rotation. To achieve easy handling of the air filter, the first securement element is fixedly connected to the air filter.
US07806947B2	Liquid hydrocarbon fuel from methane assisted by spontaneously generated voltage A methane-containing gas such as natural gas is converted to a clean-burning hydrocarbon liquid fuel in a process wherein the gas is fed to a reaction vessel to contact a metallic catalyst grid that is formed from windings of a transition metal supported on an iron frame immersed in a liquid petroleum fraction, in such a manner that a voltage is generated in the grid between the windings and the frame. Product gas in the vapor phase is drawn from the head space above the liquid level and condensed to form the product fuel.

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