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| US07830558B2 |
Digital camera and controlling method therefor
In a digital camera performing wireless communication, the communication speed of the wireless communication is changed according to the state of the wireless communication, and a clock frequency associated with producing packet data according to the changed communication speed is also changed. |
| US07830556B2 |
Information providing system
The information providing system according to the present invention comprises: a code transmission unit that can transmit an image acquired by reading the image that is printed on the print medium and in which the code is embedded, or can transmit the code extracted from the acquired image; an information providing unit that receives the acquired image, or the code extracted from the acquired image, and transmits information corresponding to the image or information used for acquiring the information corresponding to the image; an image receiving/acquiring unit that receives the information corresponding to the image, or receives the information used for acquiring the information corresponding to the image and can acquire the information corresponding to the image; and an information changing unit that can change the information corresponding to the image in the information providing unit. |
| US07830552B2 |
Black white image scaling having print density control and polarity detection
A scaling system and method for scaling a bitonal image that has print density control. A system for scaling a bitonal image is provide that includes: a polarity detection system for detecting a polarity of the bitonal image; a pixel reduction system that generates a scaled image by reducing pixel pairs down to single scaled pixels by selectively applying either a normal or reverse set of pixel reduction rules, wherein an applied set of pixel reduction rules is determined based on a detected polarity; and a line density control system that allows the scaled image to be made lighter or darker by changing the applied set of pixel reduction rules. |
| US07830549B2 |
Method for the identification of color measuring strips
To perform a method for identifying color measuring strips having measuring areas on printed products, the color measuring strips are scanned with a color measuring instrument. The measured color values acquired by the color measuring instrument are stored in a computer and that the measured color values acquired are each assigned to a printing ink. A sequence formed in this way of printing inks is stored in the computer and then compared with color measuring strip types stored in the computer. The stored color measuring strip type having the greatest probability is then selected. |
| US07830543B2 |
Photographic image region extracting apparatus and copying apparatus
A photographic image region extracting apparatus includes: a scanner portion that emits a light to a photographic sheet on which a photographic image is fixed to read a light reflected from the photographic sheet, and outputs image data including the photographic sheet; a photographic sheet extracting portion that extracts a region of the photographic sheet based on the image data output from the scanner; a margin deciding portion that decides presence of a margin around the photographic image based on image data of the photographic sheet region extracted by the photographic sheet extracting portion; and a photographic image extracting portion that specifies a region the photographic image based on a result of the decision of the margin deciding portion and outputs the specified region of the photographic image. |
| US07830539B2 |
Electronic device control system, portable data storage device, data preparation device, electronic device, and operation data management device
When preparing print data by a personal computer, identification data corresponding to the print data is also prepared. The print data is transmitted via a network to a printer, and the identification data is transmitted to a portable phone by wireless, and stored in a memory in the portable phone. When a user approaches the printer carrying the portable phone, the identification data is transmitted to the printer by wireless. The printer carries out image output processing based on the print data corresponding to the received identification data. Thus, in a control system for an electronic device such as an image output device, operation control can be conducted by each print job, and by such operation control, the whole system including an electronic device and data preparation means such as a personal computer can be controlled more efficiently. |
| US07830538B2 |
Method of providing multimedia data for direct printing, direct printing method and apparatus thereof
A method of providing multimedia data for direct printing and a direct printing method and apparatus are provided. The method of providing multimedia data for direct printing includes composing hyperlink information on image data to be printed by an image supplying apparatus and text using a predetermined markup language, transferring the markup document resulting from the composing to a printing apparatus directly connected with the image supplying apparatus via a predetermined interface for performing a direct printing job, and transferring the image data to the printing apparatus in response to a request from the printing apparatus. When a direct printing job from a photographing apparatus to a printing apparatus is performed, multimedia data including text and an image can be printed. |
| US07830536B2 |
Print system
In a print system including a printer connected to a plurality of personal computers, the personal computer to which a lock command is inputted by a user outputs an ID code of the personal computer and a lock signal to the printer. The printer memorizes the ID code of the personal computer into a memory and goes into an unprintable state. When a lock release command is inputted to the personal computer, it outputs the ID code and a lock release signal to the printer. When the received ID code coincides with the ID code memorized in the memory, the printer goes into a printable state and accepts an image data outputted from the personal computer and performs a printing operation using the image data. Thus, the print system can prevent that the image is printed on an undesirable recording paper sheet for the user. |
| US07830534B2 |
Information processing apparatus for transmitting print data to printer, printing instruction method, and storage medium storing computer program
Disclosed are an information processing apparatus, a printing instruction method, and a storage medium storing a computer program, that can improve the operability. When dragging and dropping of a first icon that indicates a printer onto a second icon that indicates a document to be printed is detected, or dragging and dropping of the second icon onto the first icon is detected, a signal from an input device such as a keyboard at the time of detection of the drop event is detected, and a printing condition is determined. A print data corresponding to the second icon is transmitted to the printer that is indicated by the first icon so as to print the document to be printed in the printing condition corresponding to the signal that is output from the input device. |
| US07830533B2 |
Paper UI method and tools
A machine readable instruction sheet for scanning along with a document. The machine readable instruction sheet is generally placed on top of the document prior to scanning. The machine readable instruction sheet includes at least two sets of distinct machine readable markings. Each of the at least two sets of distinct machine-readable markings include instructions for tasks. |
| US07830532B2 |
Door/gate monitoring sensor device
The invention proposes a sensor array having a plurality of sensor devices comprising a source of electromagnetic radiation, a receiver for the electromagnetic radiation and a control device, the control device being designed to use the source to emit electromagnetic radiation and being designed to determine a distance covered by electromagnetic radiation, which is emitted by the source, from a reflection surface of an object to the receiver by evaluating the reflected radiation. According to the invention, the sensor devices of the plurality of sensor devices operate at different frequencies or using time-division multiplexing. The invention also proposes a sensor device for a sensor array, the control device being designed to measure the distance at different frequencies or using time-division multiplexing. |
| US07830531B2 |
Displacement detecting device and optical instrument having the same
A displacement detecting device includes a light source for projecting light to an object to be examined, the light source being movable relative to the object to be examined, a first reflecting element being fixed to the object to be examined and including a reflection portion for reflecting light from the light source and a non-reflection portion, a first light receiving element for receiving light reflected by the first reflecting element, a second reflecting element fixed to the object to be examined and including a reflection portion for reflecting light from the light source and a non-reflection portion, and a second light receiving element for receiving light reflected by the second reflecting element, wherein the second reflecting element is disposed at a light path through which at least a portion of light from the light source and advancing via the first reflecting element is directed to the second light receiving element. |
| US07830530B2 |
Device and method for optical measurement of grains from cereals and like crops
A device for optical measuring of grains for analysis of the quality of the grains, comprises a feeder which is arranged to feed at least one grain in a direction of transport, a light source which is arranged to illuminate the grain along a line, a detector which is arranged to detect reflection from the surfaces of the grain and an analyzer which is arranged to analyze the detected reflection in order to determine a height profile of the grain along the line and to determine three-dimensional surface topographical information on the grain based on a plurality of determined height profiles as the grain is transported. The device further comprises an arrangement used in generating a two-dimensional image and the analyzer is arranged to determine a quality of the grain based on the three-dimensional surface information and the two-dimensional image of the same grain. |
| US07830529B2 |
Optical measurement of metallic surfaces
A method for optically measuring a surface is described, in particular, for a surface having a spherical form and a high reflection of radiation. The surface is illuminated by at least one radiation source, as well as by at least one structured light source, in order to produce an illumination structure on the surface to be measured, and to then record the illumination structure using a camera; prior to measuring the surface, a coating being applied thereto in order to reduce the reflected radiation, the electrostatic coating principle being followed when applying the coating to the spherical surface. Thus, a method for optically measuring a surface is described, which provides for a coating to be uniformly deposited on the entire surface of the test object and to have a thickness of less than 0.01 mm. |
| US07830519B2 |
Method and device for analyte measurement
A device for non-invasively measuring concentration of one or more analytes in a living subject or a biological sample, wherein the device includes several light sources, a system for controlling the timing and intensity of the light source outputs, a system for passing the light through the subject or sample, a system for measuring the amount of light transmitted, and a system for relating the measurement to the concentration of the analyte in question. The light sources are narrow band sources at different wavelengths, and are capable of being rapidly switched between two levels of intensity. The actual number of light sources required and the wavelengths of the sources are dependent upon the specific analyte being measured. |
| US07830518B2 |
Automatic analysis apparatus and automatic analysis method
An automatic analysis apparatus and an automatic analysis method analysis that includes an optical convergence point adjusting unit in order to variably adjust an optical convergence point of irradiation light or an optical convergence point of detection light to or from a reaction cuvette in accordance with at least one of analysis conditions of a kind of reaction of a mixed solution contained in the reaction cuvette, a liquid volume of the mixed solution or a measurement wave length. The optical convergence point adjusting unit is provided in front the reaction cuvette, in back of the reaction cuvette, or both in order to variably control the position of an optical convergence point so as to maximize the irradiation light based on the volume of the mixed solution in the reaction cuvette. By variably controlling the convergence point of the optical convergence point adjusting unit based on each of the examination items, both measurements of a turbidimetric assay and a spectrophotometric assay can be performed in a single automatic analysis apparatus with good accuracy and precision. |
| US07830510B2 |
Apparatus for high-accuracy fiber counting in air
The present disclosure has an apparatus for detecting fibers in a gas flowing along a passageway. A laser beam is provided at one end of the passageway and the beam is directed along a length of the passageway through which the gas flows. An electrode system, as disclosed, a quadrupole electrode system is mounted along the passageway to cause fibers carried in the gas to oscillate in a detection zone. A photo detector is positioned laterally of the passageway and detects light scattered by the oscillating fibers and projected through an opening in the passageway to provide an output signal that is a function of the light scattered by the fibers in the detection zone. |
| US07830507B2 |
Spatially patterned substrates for chemical and biological sensing
A system and method are provided for imaging a test substrate having a test surface that is configured to enable spectroscopic detection of one or more chemical or biological species, wherein the test surface includes a testing site disposed thereon according to a predetermined spatial pattern. The test substrate is provided in an image plane or a Fourier Transform plane of a sensor. The invention provides high throughput and high spectral resolution. |
| US07830505B2 |
Structure for diagnosis system of reaction process
The present invention relates to a spectroscopy analyzer for real-time diagnostics of process, and more particularly, to a spectroscopy analyzer for real-time diagnostics of process, in which a beam is injected to a reaction byproduct or a reactant and then an output beam is measured, thereby performing quantitative and qualitative analysis of the reaction byproduct or the reactant. |
| US07830501B2 |
Surveying method and surveying instrument
A surveying method using a the video total station comprises placing the video total station on a first platform, recording a first image of scenery, placing the video total solution on a second platform disposed at a distance from the first platform, measuring the distance from the first platform and recording a second image of the scenery. Three-dimensional coordinates of objects contained in the images are determined by a photogrammetric analysis of the images based on the measured distance. Further, orientations of the video total station can be recorded when taking the images and when measuring the distance. |
| US07830500B2 |
Optoelectric angle-measuring device
An optoelectric angle-measuring device has a code carrier having a position code which can be detected optically as well as a scanning device in the form of a light-sensitive row or area for detecting the position code and generating a position-dependent scanning signal. The scanning device which is in the form of a scanning film, in particular, surrounds the code carrier or the code carrier essentially completely surrounds the scanning device along a circumference. This provides an extremely accurate angle-measuring device by virtue of the fact that a large part of the position code, in particular even the entire position code, can be detected. |
| US07830492B2 |
Liquid crystal display and method for fabricating the same
A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates. The first substrate has a first insulating substrate, and a pixel electrode formed on the first insulating substrate with a first opening pattern. The second substrate has a second insulating substrate, and a common electrode formed on the second insulating substrate with a second opening pattern. The first and the second opening patterns proceed parallel to each other while being arranged in an alternate manner. A liquid crystal material is injected between the first and the second substrates. A spacer is positioned at an end of the second opening pattern to maintain the distance between the first and the second substrates. |
| US07830486B2 |
Pixel structure and liquid crystal display panel
A pixel structure suitable for being disposed on a substrate is provided. The pixel structure includes a scan line, a data line, a thin film transistor (TFT), a primary pixel electrode, and at least one secondary pixel electrode. The scan line and the data line are disposed on the substrate. The TFT is disposed on the substrate and is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The primary pixel electrode is electrically connected to a drain electrode of the TFT through a contact hole. The secondary pixel electrode is disposed above the drain electrode and the drain electrode is electrically coupled to the secondary pixel electrode. Besides, a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel having the pixel structure is also provided. |
| US07830465B2 |
Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus
An electro-optical device includes a semiconductor layer, a first insulating film, a second insulating film, and a gate electrode. The first insulating film is formed in an island shape so as to cover a first junction region of the semiconductor layer. The second insulating film is formed in an island shape so as to cover a second junction region of the semiconductor layer. The gate electrode faces the channel region through a gate insulating film and extends onto the first and second insulating films. |
| US07830463B2 |
Liquid crystal display device having particular source wires and manufacturing method thereof
Development of 3-mask process to reduce the manufacturing cost of LCD-display device successively following 4-mask process. Opening formation process and pixel electrode formation process which is sequentially done following the opening formation process are treated with one photo-mask without using halftone exposure technology by forming source-drain wires comprising a low-resistance metal layer and a heat-resistant metal layer, the latter is capable of being removed with etching gas for etching gate insulating layer (and passivation insulating layer), giving protection means at least for the channel and the data line of the insulating gate transistor, forming openings in the insulating layers including the gate insulating layer with photosensitive resins having counter-taper cross sections, removing the exposed low-resistance metal in the openings, forming pixel electrode with the photosensitive resins as a lift-off material to lift off the conductive thin film for pixel electrode. |
| US07830460B2 |
Electronic apparatus
An electronic device includes a movable unit, a turn support member, a rotation support member, and a stopper. The turn support member is housed in a casing to be freely taken in and out, and used at a regular standing position and an opposite standing position. The turn support member turnably supports the movable unit. The rotation support member rotatably supports the movable unit. The stopper positions the movable unit when the movable unit turns from the regular standing position or the opposite standing position to a reference position. The stopper positions the movable unit in a predetermined state when the movable unit rotates at the reference position. |
| US07830452B2 |
Direct digital encoding and radio frequency modulation for broadcast television applications
A digital audio encoder, digital video conditioner, and a digital modulator are described for producing a television broadcast signal at a desired channel frequency range. Left and right audio channel signals are digitized and encoded according to a stereo standard and then combined to form a stereo audio signal. A second audio programming channel signal may be included. A video input can be digitized and conditioned to form a digital video channel. The stereo audio signal can be placed directly at a desired channel frequency by frequency modulation without the need for using an intermediate frequency. The digital video channel can be placed at a desired frequency by amplitude modulation. The digital and audio channels can be digitally combined to create a television transmission signal at a desired frequency and according to a desired standard. |
| US07830450B2 |
Frame synchronization method and device utilizing frame buffer
A frame synchronization method includes: temporarily storing input data of at least one source frame in a frame buffer according to an input time sequence; generating an output time sequence according to the input time sequence and a delay time; generating output data of a destination frame according to the input data of the source frame; and outputting the output data of the destination frame according to an output time sequence; wherein an average frame rate of the source frame is substantially the same as that of the destination frame. |
| US07830449B2 |
Deinterlacer using low angle or high angle spatial interpolation
A display processor integrated circuit includes a display processor portion and an on-chip programmable logic portion. The programmable logic portion can be configured to implement custom video and/or image enhancement functions. The display processor portion performs block-based motion detection. If no motion is detected for a given block of pixels, then interline gaps in the block are filled using temporal interpolation. If motion is detected, then interline gaps are filled using spatial interpolation. To maintain accuracy without unduly increasing computational complexity, a less complex high angle spatial interpolation method is employed where a low angle tilt condition is not detected. A more computationally intensive low angle spatial interpolation method can therefore be employed in low angle tilt conditions. Integrated circuit cost is reduced by employing pipelining to write parts of segment buffers at the same time that other parts are being read to perform the interpolation process. |
| US07830448B2 |
Imaging apparatus with protecting circuit for CCD
An imaging apparatus is provided with a power source, a power supply circuit connected to the power source and having power supply lines for supplying a positive voltage and a negative voltage, an image pickup element, plural drivers for generating multi-phase driving signals and applying the generated multi-phase driving signals to the image pickup element, a discharging circuit connected in parallel with the plural drivers, and a conducting circuit for allowing unnecessary charge accumulated in the power source to discharge through the power supply circuit for a negative voltage to the discharging circuit at the time when the power source is turned off, wherein the power supply circuit for a negative voltage is connected to the plural drivers. |
| US07830439B2 |
Image sensing element and processing apparatus
There is disclosed an image sensing apparatus including at least one pixel, a signal read unit, and a saturation detector. The pixel includes a photoelectric converter, a semiconductor region, and a transfer controller which transfers a charge generated in the photoelectric converter to the semiconductor region. The signal read unit is configured to output a signal from the semiconductor region. The saturation detector includes a reset controller which detects a signal generated in the semiconductor region during an exposure period of the photoelectric converter, and resets the photoelectric converter based on the detection result. |
| US07830434B2 |
Semiconductor color image sensor responsive at shorter wavelengths
A semiconductor color image sensor comprises: an array of semiconductor photo-sensors (CMOS or CCD) and a color filter array comprising an array of red, green and blue filter elements in which each filter element is associated with a respective one of the photo-sensors. The sensor further comprises a phosphor (photo-luminescent) material associated with each of the blue filter elements and configured to absorb blue light and re-emit light of a longer wavelength range which is then incident on the photo-sensor associated with the blue filter element. Preferably the phosphor material is selected such that light of the longer wavelength range substantially matches the spectral response of the photo-sensor. The image sensor can further comprise an array of micro-lenses for focusing light onto the photo-sensors of the image sensor, wherein each micro-lens is associated with a respective one of the photo-sensors. |
| US07830432B2 |
Image sensor for mobile use and associated methods
The image sensor includes an array of pixels. Each pixel has a pinned photodiode which transfers charge via a transfer gate to a floating diffusion, from which output is provided by a source follower. Each column has a voltage supply line and a signal line. Each row has a transfer gate control line, a read/reset control line, and a read/reset voltage line which receives alternately zero volts and a predetermined positive voltage from a decoder circuit. |
| US07830431B2 |
Simultaneous readout of CMOS APS imagers
A new method of reading an imager is achieved. The method comprises providing an imager array comprising n rows and m columns where a pair of rows can be read during a single row access time. A first image field is completed by sequentially reading and storing pixel values of pairs of adjacent rows of the imager array. The reading begins at a first row, and the reading stops when less than three rows are unread. Thereafter pixel values of the next row are read and not stored. Thereafter pixel values of the first row of the imager array are read and not stored. A second image field is completed by sequentially reading and storing pixel values of pairs of adjacent rows. The reading begins at the second row, the reading stops when less than two rows are unread. |
| US07830430B2 |
Interpolation of panchromatic and color pixels
A method for forming a final digital color image, includes: capturing an image using an image sensor having panchromatic pixels and color pixels corresponding to at least two color photoresponses; providing from the captured image a digital high resolution panchromatic image and a digital high resolution color differences image; and using the digital high resolution panchromatic image and the digital high resolution color differences image to produce the final digital high resolution full color image. |
| US07830428B2 |
Method, apparatus and system providing green-green imbalance compensation
Method, apparatus and system for determining a value for green-green imbalance and applying the value to green pixels to correct the imbalance are described. Average pixel values of green pixels within a kernel are calculated and an imbalance value is determined based on the averages. The imbalance value is added to or subtracted from all green pixel response values in the kernel to correct the imbalance. |
| US07830426B2 |
Method and apparatus providing color interpolation in color filter arrays using edge detection and correction terms
A method and apparatus for color plane interpolation are provided which interpolates the color values of pixels differently depending on an edge direction and whether a pixel is at an edge within an image. The use of the edge detection during the interpolation of each of the colors present in the color pattern helps reduce some of the disadvantages of the loss of image sharpness abundant in known demosaicing techniques. |
| US07830424B2 |
Haze reduction method and apparatus for use in retinal imaging
Driver current in digital retinal image transfer is significantly reduced for retinal cameras for reducing heat-induced dark current and resultant haze. In one embodiment line drivers are used whose current draw does not depend on data rate or frequency to eliminate the problem of high data rates creating high driver current draw. In a second embodiment the 14-MHz clock driver is inhibited by interrupting its free-running clock pulse input until such time as one wishes to output a picture from the retinal camera, at which time the clock driver draws only a quick burst of current. The result is much lower overall clock driver current draw, less heat, less dark current and less haze. |
| US07830418B2 |
Perceptually-derived red-eye correction
Red-eye correction on a region of a digital image includes adjusting luminance of the region by generating a statistical measure of the luminance in the region, and computing an adjusted luminance based on the statistical measure according to a viewing condition. |
| US07830417B2 |
System and method for interacting with objects via a camera enhanced mobile device
Embodiments of the present invention enable an image based controller to control and manipulate objects with simple point-and-capture operations via images captured by a camera enhanced mobile device. Powered by this technology, a user is able to complete many complicated control tasks via guided control of objects without utilizing laser pointers, IR transmitters, mini-projectors, or bar code tagging and/or customized wall paper are not needed for the environment control. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or limit the scope of, the invention. Other features, aspects, and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures, and the claims. |
| US07830415B2 |
Camera having an image stabilizer
A camera having an image stabilizer includes a focus adjusting system which captures images at different positions along an optical axis of a focusing lens group of a photographing optical system via an image pickup device while performing a searching operation in which the focusing lens group detects an in-focus position based on contrasts of the captured images; a vibration detector for detecting camera shake; a shake-reduction driving device which is driven to prevent an object image formed on the image pickup device from shaking relative thereto when the vibration detector detects camera shake; and a controller which controls the focus adjusting system so as to one of suspend and terminate the searching operation one of when the vibration detector detects the camera shake during the searching operation and when the camera shake lasts for more than a predetermined period of time during the searching operation. |
| US07830414B2 |
Optical apparatus with stabilization control based on temperature
The invention relates to an optical apparatus having a vibration detector that detects vibration, a holding member that holds an image stabilizing optical system, an elastic member that elastically supports the holding member so that the holding member can shift within a plane perpendicular to an optical axis, a drive unit that generates a drive force resisting against an elastic force of the elastic member, a drive circuit that drives the drive unit, a control circuit that controls the position of the holding member, a temperature sensor that measures temperature, and a viscous damper that damps movement of the holding member in the drive direction. The control circuit changes the image stabilizing drive control characteristic of the drive circuit to compensate for changes in viscosity of the viscous damper with temperature. |
| US07830413B2 |
Combined editing system and digital moving picture recording system
A moving picture recording device includes a random-access, computer-readable and writable storage medium to provide non-linear access to recorded clips. The device provides digital capture of both video and audio information. Multiple data paths are provided to allow recording to and playback from the storage medium. Lists are maintained to manage recorded clips and edited events. An outtake list of deleted clips is also maintained. An event list includes a list of video events including clips from the storage medium as well as other video sources including a camera or external video. With switching circuitry, recorded clips can be viewed during editing while live images are output to a program output. An editing interface includes dedicated keys for performing standard recording functions as well as a display with associated input keys having adaptive functions. The textual display indicates the function currently associated with the input key. This display provides a simple interface for editing video without a mouse or other external input device or complex graphical user interface. The interface also may allow a user to input a value, stored as an attribute of a clip, that represents the merit of the clip. These attributes may be used to rank and/or select clips. |
| US07830412B2 |
Method and apparatus for shielding correction pixels from spurious charges in an imager
A barrier for isolating the dark correction pixels from spurious charges within an image sensor. The barrier comprises a charge absorbing region in a substrate electrically connected to a voltage source terminal. The charge absorbing region completely surrounds the dark correction region of a pixel array. The charge absorbing region absorbs carriers generated by lateral diffusion, near-infrared and infrared light reflected from the bottom of the silicon substrate, and other sources. This absorbing region prevents carriers from being absorbed into the dark correction pixel cells and causing image correction distorting effects. |
| US07830411B2 |
Digital camera and printing system
With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared print image data is transmitted from the digital camera 100 to a color printer of an output unit. An image is printed at the color printer in accordance with the print image data. |
| US07830410B2 |
Information processing system and method, information processing apparatus, image-capturing device and method, recording medium, and program
A feature extracting unit obtains sensor data from a plurality of sensors to calculate each feature. When an event determining unit determines the occurrence of an event based on each feature, a display data constructor generates remote-controller display data for displaying the event, and controls a remote-controller display device to display the remote-controller display data. When a user decision is input from a user input if based on this display, a control unit controls the sensors to be turned ON or OFF. When an infrared sensor detects an abnormality, a microwave sensor whose power consumption is small after the infrared sensor is turned ON. When the microwave sensor detects an abnormality, a video camera and a microphone are turned ON, and the microwave sensor is turned OFF. A communication unit wirelessly transmits an image signal captured by the video camera and an audio signal processed by the microphone. Then, if the infrared sensor does not detect an abnormality, the video camera and the microphone are turned OFF. With this arrangement, power consumption can be suppressed. The present invention is applied to, for example, a security system, for example, for monitoring outside a vehicle by a video camera disposed in the vehicle when the vehicle is parked. |
| US07830409B2 |
Split screen video in a multimedia communication system
A method is described for encoding video. A video sequence is captured at a full frame resolution. Boundaries for an inner region are identified within frames of the video sequence. The video sequence is encoded at the full frame resolution into a bitstream. The bitstream includes a sub-bitstream which encodes for the inner region. Data is embedded within the bitstream. The data identifies the sub-bitstream within the bitstream. In one aspect, the data is a header specifying the inner region. In another aspect, the encoding estimates motion for pixels within the inner region based on pixels within the inner region. |
| US07830407B2 |
Image forming apparatus
In an image forming apparatus, a polygon mirror, a plurality of laser generators, a first sensor, and a second sensor are disposed at a resin frame. A laser beam outputted from each of the laser generators and deflected by a deflection surface is irradiated onto a surface of a photosensitive drum to scan the surface over a scan part. The first sensor is disposed at a first position to detect a laser beam deflected by the deflection surface. The second sensor is disposed at a second position to detect a laser beam deflected by the deflection surface. A storage unit stores correspondence information indicating shift of the scan part from a reference scan part in relation to time difference between detections of the laser beam by the first and second sensor. A controller controls the laser generator to output a laser beam based on the shift of the scan part. |
| US07830405B2 |
Print head pulsing techniques for multicolor printers
In one aspect of the invention there is disclosed a multicolor thermal imaging system wherein different heating elements on a thermal print head can print on different color-forming layers of a multicolor thermal imaging member in a single pass. The line-printing time is divided into portions, each of which is divided into a plurality of subintervals. All of the pulses within the portions have the same energy. In one embodiment, every pulse has the same amplitude and duration. Different colors are selected for printing during the different portions by varying the fraction of subintervals that contain pulses. This technique allows multiple colors to be printed using a thermal print head with a single strobe signal line. Pulsing patterns may be chosen to reduce the coincidence of pulses provided to multiple print head elements, thereby reducing the peak power requirements of the print head. |
| US07830401B2 |
Information processing apparatus
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an internal display device that displays image information; an output terminal connectable with at least one external display device or more; and a display adjustment section that changes resolutions of the internal display device and the external display device to a display resolution based on comparison between the resolutions of the internal display device and the external display device and further adjust, when an aspect ratio of the internal display device differs from an aspect ratio of the external display device, display timing of the internal display device whose resolution has been changed and display timing of the external display device whose resolution has been changed, based on information about differences among the aspect ratios. |
| US07830396B2 |
Content and activity monitoring
A user interface includes at least one application element on a display of a device and at least indicative element associated with the at least one application element. The at least one indicative element is configured to vary at least one attribute in relation to a parameter of the at least one application element in order to reflect a degree of activity associated with an application linked to the at least one application element. |
| US07830394B2 |
Virtualization of graphics resources
Graphics resources are virtualized through an interface between graphics hardware and graphics clients. The interface allocates the graphics resources across multiple graphics clients, processes commands for access to the graphics resources from the graphics clients, and resolves conflicts for the graphics resources among the clients. |
| US07830389B2 |
Dual processor accelerated graphics rendering
Dual processor accelerated graphics rendering is a method which allows for optimizing graphics performance using two processors and 3D hardware accelerators. This method allows for real time embedded systems to have multiple partitions to render to multiple windows with non-blocking graphics calls. One processor queues up graphics calls within a discrete time because they do not interface with the graphics accelerator hardware. The second processor supports the hardware accelerator with drivers operating in a single partition. This design abstracts the graphics calls from the native interface of the graphics hardware accelerator. |
| US07830388B1 |
Methods and apparatus of sharing graphics data of multiple instances of interactive application
The present invention presents systems and methods for running interactive applications such as video games remotely over broadband network by an interactive application host system. In accordance with the present invention, interactive applications such as video games can be hosted and executed remotely by one or multiple interactive application hosts in native mode or using emulation or other similar binary execution technique. An interactive application host system can use dedicated graphics rendering apparatus inter-connected with the interactive application host(s) for rendering or compressing frames of multiple interactive applications. A graphics rendering apparatus can cache the graphics data received from the interactive application host(s) and share graphics data among multiple instances of interactive application from the same interactive application host or from different interactive application hosts. |
| US07830385B2 |
Script control for gait animation in a scene generated by a computer rendering engine
A system for controlling a rendering engine by using specialized commands. The commands are used to generate a production, such as a television show, at an end-user's computer that executes the rendering engine. In one embodiment, the commands are sent over a network, such as the Internet, to achieve broadcasts of video programs at very high compression and efficiency. Commands for setting and moving camera viewpoints, animating characters, and defining or controlling scenes and sounds are described. At a fine level of control math models and coordinate systems can be used make specifications. At a coarse level of control the command language approaches the text format traditionally used in television or movie scripts. Simple names for objects within a scene are used to identify items, directions and paths. Commands are further simplified by having the rendering engine use defaults when specifications are left out. For example, when a camera direction is not specified, the system assumes that the viewpoint is to be the current action area. The system provides a hierarchy of detail levels. Movement commands can be defaulted or specified. Synchronized speech can be specified as digital audio or as text which is used to synthesize the speech. |
| US07830384B1 |
Animating graphical objects using input video
A method and system for driving a graphical object based on a performance of an actor in a video stream. A plurality of key frames are selected in a calibration video stream, allowing animation control values to be defined, in accordance with artistic intent, for each of a set of control variables, corresponding to each of the key frames. Features of the actor in the calibration video stream are parameterized so as to obtain a vector of values of parameters for each frame of the calibration video stream, and, then, an array of distance vectors is derived, characterizing a distance between each pair of vectors of values of parameters among the video stream frames. The space of distance vectors is mapped into the set of control variables according to a mapping operation which is then applied to distance vectors derived from an actual performance video stream to obtain a time sequence of animation control values. Finally, an animation is created on the basis of applying the sequence of animation control values to the graphical object. |
| US07830380B2 |
Method, apparatus, and medium for transforming graphic data of an object
A method, apparatus, and medium for transforming a graphic data of an object and a computer readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method are provided. The method includes; determining at least one triangle to be collapsed among one or more triangles comprised in the object, determining a collapsing vertex to be created by collapsing the at least one triangle, and transforming the graphic data of the object based on information regarding the at least one triangle determined to be collapsed and information regarding the determined collapsing vertex. Thus, a large three-dimensional object can be efficiently rendered with a small amount of resources. |
| US07830370B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the same
There is provided a display device capable of automatically controlling a luminance in response to a brightness of a surrounding. The display device has a gamma correction circuit for converting an image signal voltage into a drive voltage for gray scale display and a photosensor for controlling an input and output voltage characteristic of the gamma correction circuit in response to the brightness of the surrounding. In this case, the gamma correction circuit for converting the image signal voltage into the driver voltage for gray scale display is formed on a first substrate. The photosensor for controlling the input and output voltage characteristic of the gamma correction circuit in response to the brightness of the surrounding is formed on a second substrate. The second substrate is fixed to the first substrate. |
| US07830368B2 |
Keypad with virtual image
A keypad having a virtual floating image that appears to a user to be in a plane other than the apparent plane of the keypad surface. More particularly, the indicia on the keypad appear to float above or below the surface of the device. The keypad can be, for example, the keypad on a cell phone. For such an application there would be more than one array of indicia present on the keypad. For example, there might be ten arrays of indicia, which provide the numerals from 0 to 9 and two more arrays to provide virtual images of the * and # keys. In some embodiments, the keypad is integrated with an illumination source that light up the indicia. The present disclosure also provides a method of manufacturing a key pad with a virtual floating image. |
| US07830364B2 |
Method of indicating additional character combination choices on a handheld electronic device and associated apparatus
A method and associated apparatus for indicating additional character combination choices from a disambiguation function on a handheld electronic device. |
| US07830361B2 |
Haptic interface system for video systems
A haptic interface system is presented including manipulating a haptic controller having an accelerometer; programming a video system processor for responding to moving the accelerometer of the haptic controller; and activating a haptic response device by the video system processor for updating the haptic controller including heating, cooling, illuminating, or a combination thereof. |
| US07830358B2 |
Field sequential display of color images
A color display has a monochrome modulator. An active area of the modulator is illuminated by an array of light sources. The light sources include light sources of three or more colors. The intensities of the light sources may be adjusted to project desired luminance patterns on an active area of the modulator. In a fast field sequential method different colors are projected sequentially. The modulator is set to modulate the projected luminance patterns to display a desired image. In a slow field sequential method, colors are projected simultaneously and the modulator is set to modulate most important colors in the image. |
| US07830356B2 |
Surface light source using LED and backlight unit having the surface light source
A surface light source using LEDs is provided. The surface light source includes a substrate having a plurality of divided regions, a plurality of red, green and blue LEDs arranged on each divided region in a predetermined arrangement structure, and a plurality of LED driving units each having red, green and blue LED driving circuits for respectively driving the red, green and blue LEDs. Identical color LEDs in each divided region are interconnected in series. The series connections of the red, green and blue LEDs in one divided region are respectively connected to the series connections of the red, green and blue LEDs in one or more other divided regions in parallel. The parallel connections of the series connections are connected to corresponding color LED driving circuits. |
| US07830355B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
In a liquid crystal display device having a backlight, the backlight has a first state which outputs a first amount of light and a second state which generates a second amount of light and the time for the first state and the time for the second state are controlled. Due to such a constitution, the liquid crystal display device can display clear motion picture images in spite of a simple constitution thereof. Further, the liquid crystal display device can display clear and bright motion picture images. |
| US07830352B2 |
Driving circuit for flat panel display which provides a horizontal start signal to first and second shift register cells
A driving circuit. The driving circuit includes a plurality of scan shift register cells, a pair of complementary clock signal lines, and a horizontal start signal generator. Each scan shift register cell comprises a bidirectional circuit, a shift register coupled to the bidirectional circuit, a transmission gate coupled to the shift register, and a data line coupled to the transmission gate. The complementary clock signal lines are coupled to the shift registers. The horizontal start signal generator provides a horizontal start signal to the bidirectional circuits in the first and a subsequent scan shift register cells. The shift register in each scan shift register cell provides an output signal to the bidirectional circuit in the next scan shift register cell. The bidirectional circuit in each scan shift register cell also receives the output signal from the shift register in the next scan shift register cell. |
| US07830347B2 |
Liquid crystal display device with influences of offset voltages reduced
A liquid crystal display device includes drain signal lines, gate signal lines, thin film transistors, and a drain driver. The drain driver includes an amplifier circuit having a switching circuit which switches between a first state and a second state, the first state being a state where a first input terminal of the amplifier circuit is coupled to an inverting input terminal and a second input terminal is coupled to a noninverting input terminal, and the second state being a state where the first input terminal is coupled to the noninverting input terminal and the second input terminal is coupled to the inverting input terminal. The amplifier circuit supplies signal voltages to the thin film transistors via the drain signal lines which are gray scale voltages one of plus and minus offset voltages in a first frame and in a second frame. |
| US07830345B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
One picture element is divided into first and second sub-picture element regions. A sub-picture element electrode connected directly (not via capacitive coupling) to a source electrode of a TFT is placed in the first sub-picture element region and a sub-picture element electrode capacitively coupled to a control electrode connected to a source electrode is placed in the second sub-picture element region. A transparent resin film is formed in the first sub-picture element region and this makes a liquid crystal layer thickness in the second sub-picture element region thicker than that of the first sub-picture element region. |
| US07830344B2 |
Display panel including liquid crystal material having spontaneous polarization
There is provided a liquid crystal display including a panel using a liquid crystal material having spontaneous polarization, such as ferroelectroic liquid crystal (FLC), having a faster response time suitable to display dynamic images. The FLC has the disadvantage caused by the incomplete memory effect at during driving for displaying “black” in several frames, where the light transmittance is preferably desired zero. The panel in the display are driven signals so that the driving signals are applied across the picture element, where the signals are positively or negatively offset to reference voltage of the panel. |
| US07830343B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display and data driver output stage thereof
An output stage circuit of a data driver for an display is provided. The circuit includes a current mirror having a first transistor and a current source on a reference current path, having a second transistor on an output current path, wherein the reference and output current paths are commonly coupled to a power line, a capacitor having a first end coupled to the power line and a second end coupled to a gate of the second transistor, a first switch cutting off the output current path during a first period, and a second switch coupling the second end of the capacitor to the current source during the first period. |
| US07830342B2 |
Pixel circuit, image display device and drive method for the same, and electronic device
A pixel circuit is disclosed. The pixel circuit includes, at least a drive transistor; an input transistor; a first switching transistor; a second switching transistor; a retention capacity; and an electro-optic device. The retention capacity is connected, at both ends, to a gate node and a source node, respectively, of the drive transistor. The electro-optic device has rectification properties, and is determined in intensity by a value of a drive current coming from the drive transistor whose source node is connected to an anode thereof. The input transistor is connected, at one current end, to the gate node of the drive transistor, and samples a video signal to the retention capacity during a predetermined sampling period. The first switching transistor is turned on before the sampling period, and connects the gate node of the drive transistor at a predetermined reference voltage. |
| US07830337B2 |
Method and apparatus for driving AC plasma display panel with four electrodes
The present invention provides a driving method of a plasma display panel with ADS method comprising a reset period including an erase period, a rising period and a falling period, an address period and a sustain period, in which an auxiliary electrode is inserted between a scan electrode and a sustain electrode which are disposed in parallel on a front substrate, while an address electrode is disposed on a rear substrate facing the front substrate, wherein an erase pulse which rises from a first voltage to a second voltage is applied to the auxiliary electrode in the erase period. According to the present invention, the reset driving method is used in a four electrode AC PDP for a high efficiency, in which the reset discharge is stabilized by lowering the reset voltage, thereby, the address discharge is stabilized. Thus, the four electrode AC PDP having a high efficiency can be stably drived. The plasma display panel using the method uses a low reset voltage, so that the power consumption is reduced. Hence, the total energy efficiency is increased and a high definition PDP can be implemented due to a stable addressing. |
| US07830334B2 |
Image displaying method and apparatus
Image exhibiting method of exhibiting an image of mixed reality space is provided. A three-dimensional visual-field area of an observer in the mixed reality space is calculated, a virtual visual-field object representing the visual-field area is generated, and the virtual visual-field object is superimposed on the image of the mixed reality space to be exhibited. |
| US07830329B2 |
Composite antenna and portable terminal using same
Provided is a composite antenna adapted for reduction in size while ensuring sufficient electrical isolation between antenna elements. The composite antenna comprises ground plane, first feeding point connected to ground plane, first conductor connected to first feeding point and disposed linearly symmetrically with respect to axis, second conductor connected to first conductor and disposed linearly symmetrically with respect to axis, second feeding point disposed in a position along axis, third conductor connecting second feeding point and second conductor, and fourth conductor connecting second feeding point and second conductor and disposed in a linearly symmetrical manner to third conductor with respect to axis. |
| US07830326B2 |
Multi-band antenna
Provided herewith a multi-band antenna comprising a grounding element lying in a first plane and comprising two longitudinal sides, a radiating element spaced apart from the grounding element and comprising a first radiating arm having a first length and a second radiating arm having a second length being about equal to the first length, a connecting element lying in a second plane and electrically connecting the grounding element and the radiating element; a feeding line comprising an inner conductor for feeding signal and an outer conductor electrically connecting to the grounding element; and a coupling radiating element extending vertically from the grounding element and comprising a first radiating portion lying in a third plane and a second radiating portion being perpendicular to the third plane. |
| US07830320B2 |
Antenna with active elements
A multi-frequency antenna comprising an IMD element, active tuning elements and parasitic elements. The IMD element is used in combination with the active tuning and parasitic elements for enabling a variable frequency at which the antenna operates, wherein, when excited, the parasitic elements may couple with the IMD element to change an operating characteristic of the IMD element. |
| US07830319B2 |
Wideband antenna system for garments
A portable antenna system includes an antenna that is substantially defined by one or more portions that include electrically conductive self-similar extensions. The system also includes an article of clothing in which the antenna is attached to a surface of the article of clothing such that electrically conductive self-similar extensions extend across the surface of the article of clothing. |
| US07830318B2 |
Electrically small antenna
An antenna system, with a loop antenna and a loop current, is provided for transmitting an electromagnetic signal through a medium. The loop antenna has an E field transducer that generates an E field, and an H field transducer that generates an H field. The E and H fields are orthogonal in space and have at least one of a magnitude and phase relationship that is matched to an intrinsic impedance of a medium to generate a propagating wave. In an insulating medium the loop current lags an E field plate voltage by 90° to produce in phase E and H fields. In a conductive medium current is applied to the loop with a 135° phase lag with respect to a voltage across the E field plates. The H field is generated by the current component and leads current by 90°. |
| US07830316B2 |
Foldable electronic device with antenna
A foldable electronic device with an antenna including a first body, a second body, a pivotal mechanism, an antenna and a driving element is provided. The first body has a holding recess on one side thereof. The second body is located on the other side of the first body. The pivotal mechanism is used to pivotally connect the first body to the second body. Two sides of the driving element are connected to the pivotal mechanism and the antenna, respectively. When the first body is opened relatively to the second body, the pivotal mechanism drives the driving element to generate a first linear displacement. The first linear displacement drives the antenna to have a second rotation displacement to allow the antenna to extend out of the receiving groove. |
| US07830314B2 |
Adjustable industrial antenna mount
A field device including a housing having an outer surface and an inner surface surrounding a main cavity. The housing further includes an aperture extending from the main cavity to the outer surface. An electrical component is located within the main cavity of the housing. An antenna is in electrical communication with the electrical component. The field device further includes a rotatable mount attached to the housing. The mount has a channel extending from a first end to a second end of the mount. A cable is electrically connected to the electrical component and the antenna and the cable extends through at least a portion of the channel. |
| US07830307B2 |
Array antenna and a method of determining an antenna beam attribute
A method of determining one or more attributes of an antenna beam based on measuring phase and/or amplitude differences at different points in a feed network. Amplitude and/or phase are measured by a probe (13) at an input to a differential variable element (7, 8, 9) and by a probe (14) at fewer than all of the outputs of the differential variable element. By using lookup tables based on actual measurements of antenna beam attributes for phase and/or amplitude differences at different points in a feed network computation may be simplified. The method enables a relatively inexpensive control circuit to be employed while providing accurate measurement of antenna beam attributes. |
| US07830306B2 |
Positioning apparatus, control method of positioning apparatus, control program for positioning apparatus, and computer readable recording medium for storing control program for positioning apparatus
A positioning apparatus for positioning a current position based on satellite signals from positioning satellites includes: satellite signal receiving means, correlation information generating means, tentative code peak position information generating means, statistical processing range information generating means, statistical information generating means for generating statistical information by performing a statistical processing of the correlation values within the statistical processing range for each partial range specified as a limited range rather than the statistical processing range, beginning position information generating means, and direct wave code peak corresponding position information generating means for generating direct wave code peak corresponding position information which indicates a direct wave code peak corresponding position corresponding to a direct wave code peak, which is the maximum correlation value between the direct wave and the replica satellite signal, based on the beginning position information. |
| US07830302B1 |
Remote sensing of wave heights using a narrowband radar arrangement
A narrowband 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. Fixed frequency 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. |
| US07830301B2 |
Dual-band antenna array and RF front-end for automotive radars
The automotive radar includes a printed circuit board having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a processor mounted on the bottom surface of the printed circuit board. The automotive radar also includes a second liquid crystal polymer layer formed on the top surface of the printed circuit board, a second microstrip array printed on the second liquid crystal polymer layer, the second microstrip array having a patch, a first liquid crystal polymer layer formed on the second liquid crystal polymer layer, a first microstrip array printed on the first liquid crystal polymer layer, the first microstrip array having a perforated patch, and a transmit/receive module connected to a bottom surface of the second liquid crystal polymer layer and configured to transmit a first frequency signal to the first microstrip array and a second frequency signal to the second microstrip array. |
| US07830300B2 |
Radar imaging system and method using directional gradient magnitude second moment spatial variance detection
A detection system and method. The inventive system includes an arrangement for receiving a frame of image data; an arrangement for performing a rate of change of variance calculation with respect to at least one pixel in said frame of image data; and an arrangement for comparing said calculated rate of change of variance with a predetermined threshold to provide output data. In the illustrative embodiment, the frame of image data includes a range/Doppler matrix of N down range samples and M cross range samples. In this embodiment, the arrangement for performing a rate of change of variance calculation includes an arrangement for calculating a rate of change of variance over an N×M window within the range/Doppler matrix. The arrangement for performing a rate of change of variance calculation includes an arrangement for identifying a change in a standard deviation of a small, localized sampling of cells. In accordance with the invention, the arrangement for performing a rate of change of variance calculation outputs a rate of change of variance pixel map. |
| US07830291B2 |
Flexible analog-to-digital converter
An analog-to-digital converter (1). The analog to digital converter (1) comprises a first range-control unit (100) adapted to generate a first range-control value for controlling a size of an input range of the analog-to-digital converter (1). The analog to digital converter further comprises a second range-control unit (200) adapted to generate a second range-control value for controlling a midpoint of the input range. Further, the analog-to-digital converter (1) comprises a reference-level unit (300) operatively connected to the first range-control unit (100) and the second range-control unit (200). The reference-level unit (300) is arranged to generate a plurality of reference levels at least based on the first and the second range-control value. The analog-to-digital converter further comprises a comparison unit (400) operatively connected to the second range-control unit (200) and the reference-level unit (300). The comparison unit (400) is arranged to perform at least one comparison between a difference between an analog input value of the analog-to-digital converter (1) and the second range-control value and individual reference levels of the plurality of reference levels. The comparison unit (400) is further arranged to generate a digital output value of the analog-to-digital converter (1) based on the at least one comparison. |
| US07830286B2 |
AD converter and data processing unit
An AD converter includes an input circuit, an operation circuit and a bus interface. The input circuit is provided with a pull-down circuit, which is capable of pulling down an analog signal input side of a sample-hold circuit whether an analog signal is inputted or not. The operation circuit is provided with a reference voltage conversion result storing register, which is capable of storing a conversion result of an analog reference voltage inputted periodically separately from a conversion result of the analog signal inputted through the sample-hold circuit. The operation circuit is further provided with a check register, which is capable of writing in and reading out data for checking operation of a signal transfer system including a bus interface through the bus interface. Thus, it is made possible to confirm normality of an external part and an internal part of the AD converter. |
| US07830284B2 |
Entropy encoding apparatus, entropy encoding method, and computer program
An entropy encoding apparatus comprises: a binarization unit configured to convert an input syntax element into binarized data; a context calculation unit configured to generate a context index; a context memory unit configured to hold context information; and an arithmetic coding unit configured to perform arithmetic coding using context information output corresponding to the generated context index, and the binarized data, is provided. The context memory unit comprises: a storage unit, an initial value generation unit configured to generate an initial value of context information, a control unit configured to output a control signal specifying which to select between the initial value and the context information which corresponds to the generated context index, a selection unit configured to select either of the initial value or the context information which corresponds to the generated context index, an updating unit configured to generate updated context information. |
| US07830281B2 |
Variable-length code decoding apparatus, variable-length code decoding method, and program
Disclosed herein is a variable-length code decoding apparatus including: a code buffer that holds a variable-length code in which the same bit value continues for a given number of bits from the most significant bit; code word detectors each of which reads the variable-length code from the code buffer to detect whether the variable-length code matches a specified code word; a decoded code word determination block that determines a code word decoded; and a configuration information holding section that holds configuration information containing the specified code words and code lengths of the specified code words as arranged in an ascending order of code length. |
| US07830276B2 |
System and method for displaying required navigational performance corridor on aircraft map display
A method is provided for indicating the boundaries of a required navigational performance (RNP) corridor on an aircraft's map display. The method includes the steps of producing an aircraft leg segment symbol on the map display, establishing an RNP value, and scaling the RNP value to the map display field of view. The method further includes the step of generating an RNP corridor boundary graphic on the map display offset from the aircraft leg segment symbol by the scaled RNP value. |
| US07830261B2 |
RFID printer and antennas
A shielded antenna system is provided for reading from and/or writing to an RFID transponder wherein the energy radiated from the antenna system has a narrow beam width so that only one RFID transponder in a record member along a web of record members, each having an RFID transponder, is read from and/or written to without affecting or being affected by any other RFID transponder along the web. |
| US07830260B2 |
Learning device using RFID tags
A learning device using RFID tags is provided. The learning device includes a platform and at least one RFID tag unit. The tag unit includes at least one RFID tag with an identification code and a magnet at the inner space of the RFID tag unit. When the RFID tag unit is placed at an interrogation zone of the platform, the magnet actuates the magnet-induced switch to turn on and drives the power supply device to provide power. The signal S1 from the RFID tag is transmitted though the RFID reader for decoding and the processing unit for processing. The signal is sent to an audio/video output device for displaying and broadcasting. A plurality of platforms are formed a platform array, each of the platform including at least one receiver and at least one transmitter correspondent to the receiver, the transmitter transmitting a signal which represents the position of the transmitter, while the receiver receiving signals from the transmitter to recognize the relative positions of the platforms. |
| US07830259B2 |
Method and apparatus for RFID initiated interactive retail merchandising
An apparatus and method to detect consumer choices of products by use of RFID tags associated with a product and RFID readers to detect movement of the tag, which can initiate a presentation of relevant digital media based on the event and tag detected. The present invention is a new method of utilizing digital merchandising software, and RFID tags or other similar emitter identification tags as a potential input technology. The concept of the present invention can be considered a concept of “reverse RFID”, where the RFID reader and supporting CPU keeps track of tags in proximity to the reader and then triggering events based on separation from reader (i.e. the RFID reader no longer detects the presence of an RFID tag because the tag has been moved out of the range of the reader). The movement of the tag out of the detection range of the reader can be the result of a potential customer picking up a product and removing it from the shelf, where the product has an RFID tag associated therewith. |
| US07830248B2 |
Networking and multimedia adapter for power outlets
A power outlet adaptor device having a housing, at least one multimedia, networking and/or communications component, and an electrical socket box including at least one electrical socket is provided. The multimedia, networking, and/or communications component is secured within the housing and provides multimedia, networking and/or communications capabilities. The electrical socket accommodates an electrical device plug. The housing fits around the electrical socket box. The electrical socket box electrically couples to the multimedia, networking, and/or communications component. |
| US07830245B2 |
System and method for positioning a vehicle operator
Systems and methods for placing a vehicle operator into an performance driving position for a particular vehicle by adjusting equipment on the vehicle based on various combinations of biometric parameters of the vehicle operator. In one embodiment, the performance driving position for a particular vehicle is first determined and is stored in a processing device or associated memory. The vehicle operator may enter required biometric parameters into an input device operably connected to the processing device, which in turn calculates the vehicle operator's present location and any movement of the seating elements, controls, and set forth necessary to place the vehicle operator in an performance driving position. The processing device then sends one or more output signals to one or more motors associated with one or more seating elements or controls to adjust such equipment and place the operator in the performance driving position. |
| US07830241B2 |
Film resistor embedded in multi-layer circuit board and manufacturing method thereof
A resistor structure embedded in a multi-layer circuit board and manufacturing method thereof are provided. Resistive material is coated on any layer among the multi-layer circuit board, and two symmetric electrodes are formed in the geometric center of the resistive material area. The two electrodes are disposed in the resistive material layer and are covered by the resistive material. And the two electrodes are led out from respective bores at the central position of the resistive electrodes, for connecting to any other metal layer. This resistor structure can avoid the unstable resistance when the coated resistor is operated at high frequency, and also avoid the formation untrimmed edges during coating that affects the precision of resistance. |
| US07830240B2 |
Multilayer positive temperature coefficient thermistor
A multilayer positive temperature coefficient thermistor includes a ceramic body having semiconductor ceramic layers and internal electrodes, the semiconductor ceramic layers being mainly composed of BaTiO3 and containing semiconductor-forming agents, the semiconductor ceramic layers and the internal electrodes being alternately stacked, and the outermost layers of the ceramic body being formed of the semiconductor ceramic layers. The outermost layers serve as protective layers. The semiconductor ceramic layers arranged between the internal electrodes 4a and 4d serve as effective layers. The protective layers contain a semiconductor-forming agent having a larger ionic radius than that of a semiconductor-forming agent contained in the effective layers. The protective layers have a lower porosity than that of the effective layers. |
| US07830239B2 |
Device to protect against a surge voltage and an electronic apparatus including the same
A device to protect against a surge voltage includes a body having a hexahedron shape and filled with a varistor material, a pair of input signal electrodes attached to a first side surface of the body along upward and downward directions, a pair of output signal electrodes attached to a second side surface of the body that faces the first side surface of the body in the upward and downward directions, a ground electrode attached to an upper surface of the body, at least one pair of signal connection electrode plates to connect the input signal electrodes and the output signal electrodes, and a ground plate to be connected to the ground electrode. Thus, the device can protect an electronic circuit from a surge voltage and match an impedance of a transmission line. |
| US07830236B2 |
DC-DC converter for fuel cell application using hybrid inductor core material
An inductor that includes end core pieces and a plurality of center block core pieces between the end core pieces that define a plurality of gaps. The end core pieces are made of an amorphous alloy to provide good magnetic field properties and the center core pieces are stamped magnetic sheets forming a laminate structure to provide ease of manufacturability. In one non-limiting embodiment, the end core pieces are an amorphous iron alloy and the center core pieces are stamped silicon-iron. |
| US07830235B2 |
Inductor array with shared flux return path for a fuel cell boost converter
An inductor array that includes a plurality of inductors where adjacent inductors share a core piece and thus a flux path to reduce the size and weight of the array. In one embodiment, the shared core pieces are formed as back-to-back U-shaped members defining an indented region at the center of the core piece. In another embodiment, a plurality of small block-shaped center core pieces in each inductor defines a plurality of gaps therebetween. |
| US07830233B2 |
Electrical induction device for high-voltage applications
An electrical induction device for high voltage applications, of the type comprising a magnetic core which has at least one leg and is operatively coupled to a supporting structure, at least one inner winding which is arranged around said leg and has a first rated voltage, at least one outer winding which is arranged around said at least one inner winding and has a second rated voltage; and electrically insulating means, wherein said at least one inner winding comprises a plurality of substantially concentric turns formed by a sheet of electrically conducting material which is spirally wound, and in that said electrically insulating means comprise at least one layer of electrically insulating material which is arranged between mutually facing surfaces of said concentric turns, and first shaped insulating means which edge, at least partially, at least one of the upper and lower external rims of said inner winding. |
| US07830232B2 |
Arc runner assembly and electrical switching apparatus and method incorporating same
A circuit breaker includes a conductor, a fixed contact connected to the conductor, and an arc runner disposed on the conductor adjacent the fixed contact. The arc runner includes a first portion abutting the fixed contact and a second portion disposed in a recess of the circuit breaker housing. The arc runner is adapted to draw an arc from the fixed contact. A circuit breaker operating mechanism cooperates with a movable contact for opening and closing the fixed contact and the movable contact. An arc chute is adjacent the arc runner. A trip unit cooperates with the operating mechanism to trip open the fixed and movable contacts. |
| US07830229B2 |
Coaxial resonator including a metallized area with interdigitated fingers
A coaxial resonator includes a core of dielectric material. A through-hole defines respective openings in the top and bottom surfaces of the core. The top surface further defines at least first and second metallized regions surrounding the through-hole opening and an unmetallized region therebetween. The first metallized region defines a resonator pad. An isolated metallized region on at least one of the side surfaces defines an input/output electrode. In one embodiment, one of the metallized regions on the top surface and the electrode define interdigitated fingers on the top surface. In another embodiment, the pad defines outwardly projecting corner ears and both the second metallized region and electrode define fingers protruding between the ears. In a further embodiment, the electrode extends across at least two of the side surfaces. |
| US07830227B1 |
Device having integrated MEMS switches and filters
A method for fabricating integrated MEMS switches and filters includes forming cavities in a silicon substrate, metalizing a first pattern on a quartz substrate to form first switch and filter elements, bonding the quartz substrate to the silicon substrate so that the first switch and filter elements are located within one of the cavities, thinning the quartz substrate, forming conductive vias in the quartz substrate, metalizing a second pattern on a second surface of the quartz substrate to form second switch and filter elements, etching the quartz substrate to separate MEMS switches from filters, forming protrusions on a host substrate, metalizing a third metal pattern on the host substrate to form metal anchors and third switch elements, compression bonding the metal anchors on the host substrate to second switch and filter elements, forming signal lines to integrate the MEMS switches and filters and removing the silicon substrate. |
| US07830223B2 |
Ground straddling in PTH pinfield for improved impedance
High-speed communication links are improved by having differential pairs of traces in a connector pinfield on layers of a multilayer printed circuit board (PCB) to straddle respective rows of reference (ground) pins rather than the respective rows of signal vias. Thus, a desirable increase in the size of each an anti-pad to surrounding each signal via pad can be incorporated without forcing tracing of adjacent differential pairs closer to one another, and thus increased cross talk is avoided. Thereby, 50 ohm or close to 50 ohm impedance for each signal via is achieved. Spacing and routing between traces of each differential pair are advantageously adjusted for skew compensation and impedance optimization utilizing three dimensional computational electromagnetic tools. |
| US07830222B2 |
Non-reciprocal circuit device
A non-reciprocal circuit device capable of preventing and minimizing disturbances in magnetic field distribution in a ferrite to thereby improve insertion loss characteristics and isolation characteristics includes a ferrite to which a DC magnetic field is applied by permanent magnets and first and second center electrodes disposed on the ferrite. A conductive material is embedded in a recess provided in an end surface of the ferrite that is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first and second principal surfaces of the ferrite, and the first and second center electrodes are electrically connected to the conductive material to define a circuit. Opening portions of the recess facing the first and second principal surfaces are arranged such that the opening portion at a downstream side of a direction of application of the DC magnetic field by the permanent magnets is larger than the opening portion at an upstream side thereof. |
| US07830218B2 |
Communications device and data transmission method
A communications device includes a supply terminal which is able to be connected to a two-position-controlled power supply; a pulse width recording device, which is coupled to the supply terminal and which records a pulse width of current pulses that flow through the supply terminal, and a signal processing device which assigns a first logical level to a first recorded pulse width and a second logical level to a second recorded pulse width. |
| US07830216B1 |
Precision, temperature stable clock using a frequency-control circuit and a single oscillator
A frequency-control circuit, which is configured to receive a first signal having a first untuned frequency from a first oscillator, and to alter one or more pulses of the first signal to tune an output frequency of an output clock signal to have an average frequency at the desired target frequency. In some embodiments, the frequency-control circuit receives a signal from a single oscillator to generate a calibrated, precise, and temperature-stable clock. |
| US07830212B2 |
Phase locked loop, voltage controlled oscillator, and phase-frequency detector
A phase locked loop, voltage controlled oscillator, and phase-frequency detector are provided. The phase locked loop comprises a phase-frequency detector (PFD), a loop filter (LF), a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), and a 3-stage frequency divider. The PFD receives a reference signal and a feedback signal to determine phase and frequency errors. The LF), coupled to the phase-frequency detector, filters the phase and frequency errors to generate a control voltage. The VCO, coupled to the loop filter, generates a VCO output signal according to the control voltage. The 3-stage frequency divider, coupled to the voltage controlled oscillator, divides the frequency of the VCO output signal 3 times to generate the feedback signal. |
| US07830205B2 |
Fuse circuit for use in a semiconductor integrated apparatus
A fuse circuit of a semiconductor integrated apparatus includes first and second fuse blocks. The first fuse block includes a first up fuse block where a first plurality of fuses are arranged and a first down fuse block where a second plurality of fuses are arranged. The second plurality of fuses comprises fewer fuses than the first plurality of fuses. The second fuse block includes a second up fuse block where a third plurality of fuses are arranged, the third plurality of fuses comprising the same number of fuses as the second plurality of fuses, and a second down fuse block that includes a fourth plurality of fuses, the fourth plurality of fuses comprising the same number of fuses as the first plurality of fuses. The first up fuse block is opposite the second up fuse block and the first down fuse block is opposite the second down fuse block. |
| US07830203B2 |
System-on-a-chip and power gating circuit thereof
A system-on-a-chip and a power gating circuit thereof are provided. The power gating circuit includes a first transistor, a charge pump circuit, and a hold circuit. A gate terminal of the first transistor is controlled by a first input signal. A first source/drain terminal of the first transistor is coupled to a first voltage. A second source/drain terminal of the first transistor outputs an output voltage. The charge pump circuit is coupled to a bulk terminal of the first transistor for changing a bulk voltage of the first transistor according to a second input signal. The hold circuit is coupled to the bulk terminal of the first transistor for holding the bulk voltage of the first transistor. |
| US07830202B2 |
Current mirror circuit
The present invention discloses a current mirror circuit generating an output current flowing through an output current path according to an input current flowing through an input current path. The current mirror circuit comprises a P type transistor in the output current path, an operational amplifier, and a basic circuit. The operational amplifier has a negative input coupled to a node receiving the input current, a positive input coupled to a drain of the P type transistor, and an output coupled to a gate of the P type transistor. The basic circuit comprises a first transistor in the input current path and a second transistor in the output current path. The first transistor has a gate and a drain coupled together. The second transistor has a gate coupled to the gate of the first transistor. |
| US07830200B2 |
High voltage tolerant bias circuit with low voltage transistors
A circuit (200) can include a bias protection circuit (204) and a reference circuit (202). A bias protection circuit (204) can generate an internal power supply voltage (Vsuppi) from a higher device power supply (Vcch) with low voltage transistors and no resistors. A lower internal power supply voltage (Vsuppi) can be provided by buffer transistors (M5 and M6) that are biased according to limit section (206) that generates a bias voltage (biasn2) based on a threshold voltage drop and a feedback bias voltage (biasn1) from reference circuit (202). |
| US07830196B2 |
Semiconductor device alleviating or preventing surge voltage
When an insulated gate bipolar transistor turned on starts to transition to turn off, the insulated gate bipolar transistor has between the emitter and the collector a surge voltage caused in proportion to the magnitude of a current gradient provided when a current flowing through a coil in switching is interrupted and an electrode interconnect inductance internal to an inverter circuit. A MOS transistor is temporarily turned on within a period of time for which the insulated gate bipolar transistor turned on transitions to turn off. This can bypass a portion of the current to the MOS transistor. This can provide an alleviated apparent current gradient of the current and thus alleviate or prevent a surge voltage caused at the insulated gate bipolar transistor. |
| US07830192B2 |
Delay circuit and related method thereof
A delay circuit comprising a delay measurement unit, a delay mapping unit and a map delay module. The delay measurement unit generates a mapping table according to a reference signal and a reference clock signal. The delay mapping unit generates a mapped delay selection signal according to an input selection signal and at least a mapping value from the mapping table. The map delay module delays an input data signal to generate an output data signal according to the mapped delay selection signal. |
| US07830191B2 |
Vernier delay circuit
A ring oscillator oscillates at a frequency determined by an input bias signal. A bias signal adjusting unit produces a bias signal for the ring oscillator using feedback so that the oscillation frequency of the ring oscillator matches a predetermined reference frequency. An individual bias circuit includes a plurality of bias circuits provided for a total of N second variable delay elements, respectively. The bias circuits are configured such that the bias signals can be individually adjusted. |
| US07830190B2 |
Data latch circuit with a phase selector
The present invention provides a data latch circuit. The data latch circuit includes a first data latch unit, a second data latch unit, a third data latch unit, and a phase selector. The first data latch unit is used for latching a first input data according to a first clock signal and outputting a first output data. The second data latch unit is used for latching the first output data according to a second clock signal and outputting a second output data. The third data latch unit is used for latching the second output data according to a third clock signal and outputting an output data. The phase selector is coupled to the second data latch unit for generating the second clock signal to the second data latch unit according to phase relation between the first clock signal and the third clock signal. |
| US07830189B2 |
DLL circuit and control method therefor
A DLL (delay locked loop) circuit includes a first variable delay circuit, a pair of second variable delay circuits and a first synthesis circuit. The first variable delay circuit outputs signals of different delayed time values from each of first and second clock transitions. The pair of second variable delay circuits receive the signals from the first variable delay circuit, and the first synthesis circuit synthesizes output signals of the pair of second variable delay circuits to output the resulting synthesized signal. Each of the pair of second variable delay circuits includes a pair one-shot pulse generating circuits that generate one-shot pulses from the signals from the first variable delay circuit, a pair latch circuits, and a second synthesis circuit. The second synthesis circuit receives the set outputs of the latch circuits to output a signal which is a synthesis at a preset synthesis ratio. |
| US07830188B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit and method of controlling the same
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a DLL controlling block configured to enable or disable an update enable signal by detecting a change in a voltage level of a phase detecting signal during a predetermined time when an operation enable signal and a threshold phase difference detecting signal are enabled, and a delay locked loop (DLL) circuit configured to generate an output clock signal by delaying and driving the reference clock signal and to control a frequency of a change in the delay amount of the reference clock signal in response to the update enable signal. |
| US07830187B2 |
Delay locked loop circuit
A delay locked loop circuit includes a delay locking unit configured to output a first internal clock and a second internal clock, a rising edge of which is synchronized with that of the first internal clock by delaying a compensated external clock for compensating a skew of a semiconductor memory device; a duty ratio compensation unit configured to generate the compensated external clock by compensating a duty ratio of an external clock of the semiconductor memory device and to compensate duty ratios of the first and second internal clocks; and a clock control unit configured to control an activation state of the second internal clock after the duty ratio compensation of the external clock. |
| US07830186B2 |
Delay locked loop apparatus
A delay locked loop (DLL) apparatus includes a first delay unit converting a reference clock into a rising clock. A second delay unit converts the reference clock into a falling clock, and a replica delay unit replica-delays the rising clock. A first phase detector compares the phases of the reference clock and the delayed rising clock to output a first detection signal corresponding to the compared phases. A controller synchronizes the rising edge of the rising clock with the rising edge of the reference clock according to the first detection signal of the first phase detector. A second phase detector compares the phases of the synchronized rising clock and the synchronization clock to output a second detection signal corresponding to the compared phases. The DLL apparatus compensates for a skew between an external clock and data and between external and internal clocks by employing a single replica delay unit. |
| US07830184B2 |
Frequency multiplier
A frequency multiplier is disclosed. A plurality of voltage regulators each regulate levels of voltages at first and second common nodes in response to a corresponding one of input signals from a voltage-controlled delay line. An input buffer charges the first node or discharges the second node in response to a feedback signal. An output buffer regulates a level of a voltage at an output node and outputs a frequency-multiplied clock signal and the feedback signal corresponding to the voltage level of the output node. A discharge circuit discharges the first node before a rising edge of each of the input signals from the voltage-controlled delay line is inputted. A charge circuit charges the second node before the rising edge of each of the input signals from the voltage-controlled delay line is inputted. |
| US07830183B2 |
Comparator with reduced power consumption
A comparator component having a comparison circuit and bias generator circuit, with the bias generator circuit also having a same number of transistors connected in an identical configuration, as those contained in the comparison circuit to generate a comparison result based on the bias signal generated by the bias generator circuit. A transistor of the comparison circuit receiving the bias signal is connected to a corresponding transistor in the bias generator circuit, in a current mirror configuration. The same bias circuit may be shared by many comparison circuits of corresponding comparator components. The features can be extended to provide hysteresis. |
| US07830182B2 |
Comparator
A comparator has P-channel field effect transistors that are supplied at respective gates with input voltages Vin and Vref, which are objects of comparison, and that act as a differential transistor pair; and N-channel field effect transistors that serve as current channels for respective drain currents of these two P-channel field effect transistors and that act as a current mirror circuit. The comparator outputs a drain voltage Vx of an N-channel field effect transistor as a signal showing a result of comparison between the two input voltages. An N-channel field effect transistor diode-connected to the comparator is interposed between drains of the N-channel field effect transistors. |
| US07830175B1 |
Low power single-rail-input voltage level shifter
An apparatus includes a single-rail input connected to a low-voltage domain and a voltage-transition circuit connected to the single-rail input. The voltage-transition circuit is configured to convert a voltage of the low-voltage domain received via the single-rail input to a voltage of the high-voltage domain. |
| US07830166B2 |
Pulse shift modulation for reducing cross-talk of single ended I/O interconnects
A method and apparatus is described herein for pulse shift modulation of output waveforms for reducing crosstalk on interconnects. Based on input pulses/bits, an output waveform is selectively delayed by a shift value to ensure transitions in a first direction occur in a first half of a period and transitions in a second direction occur in a second half of the period. When the same pulse shift modulation is implemented on surrounding traces, certain worst-case crosstalk scenarios are reduced; thus reducing crosstalk and increasing performance in power consumption and speed of data transfer. |
| US07830164B2 |
Ducted test socket
A ducted test socket for thermally testing a device under test (DUT) is provided that can accommodate a large DUT and will improve the thermal transfer efficiency between a precision temperature forcing system (PTFS) and the DUT. The ducted test socket comprises a carrier and a base with opposing, mated cavities and holes. These cavities and holes channel airflow around the entire DUT body and out outlet ports. |
| US07830163B2 |
Testing circuit board for testing devices under test
The invention discloses a testing circuit board for placing a device under test and further testing the device under test according to a plurality of testing signals generated by a tester. The testing circuit board includes a circuit board and a plurality of sets of sockets. The circuit board includes a plurality of connecting holes. The plurality of sets of sockets are located on a plurality of connecting holes and electrically connects to the device under test via a plurality of connecting interfaces for transferring the plurality of testing signals to test the device under test. |
| US07830161B2 |
Methods for measurement of fluid electrical stability
The invention relates particularly to methods and apparatuses for characterizing water-in-oil or invert emulsion fluids for use in drilling well bores in hydro-carbon bearing subterranean formations. A fluid stability measurement method is described. The method includes placing a sample of an emulsion in a gap between electrodes, disturbing the sample, measuring the electrical stability of the sample, and establishing a relationship between electrical stability and time since the sample was disturbed. |
| US07830158B2 |
Time-sloped capacitance measuring circuits and methods
Time-sloped capacitance measuring circuits use the time to ramp voltage signals between reference levels to determine an unknown capacitance, where the ramping time is determined by the cumulative whole number of clock cycles counted during voltage signal ramping over multiple ramp cycles. Measurement resolution can be improved by adjusting a starting voltage level for subsequent voltage signal ramps by an amount that compensates for incremental voltage ramping during a terminal clock cycle of a previous voltage signal ramp. |
| US07830156B2 |
Method for measuring velocity of conductor pressing on capacitive sensor
A method for measuring a velocity of a conductor pressing on a capacitive sensor. The method includes: sampling a capacitance of a sensing electrode at each preset time; providing a threshold value; and determining the velocity of the conductor pressing on the capacitive sensor according to a specific period, wherein the specific period is defined as a period of time ranging from the time when the capacitance reaches the threshold value to the time when the capacitance reaches a peak value. |
| US07830155B2 |
Two-wire active sensor interface circuit
A two-wire active sensor interface circuit includes a constant current circuit adapted to be coupled to a two-wire active sensor for receipt of a sensor current signal indicating one of two sensor states. The constant current circuit provides a preselected constant current amount positioned between the two sensor states that vary the sensor current signal thereby generating a current level indicator signal. Additionally, the two-wire active sensor interface circuit includes a digital interface circuit operably coupled to the constant current circuit for receipt of the current level indicator signal and produces an interface output indicating which of the two sensor states is present. |
| US07830154B2 |
Continuity tester adaptors
An electrical continuity tester adaptor for attaching to a conventional continuity tester comprising first, second and third members. The first member is operably configured to engage a female F-type connector. The second member is operably configured to engage a female RJ series type connector. The third member includes a plurality of electrical connections and a printed circuit board to facilitate the electrical connectivity between the first and second members. |
| US07830149B1 |
Underground utility locator with a transmitter, a pair of upwardly opening pockets and helical coil type electrical cords
A transmitter for use with an underground utilities locator including a portable elongate housing; an electronic circuit mounted in the housing and configured to generate an electrical output signal at a frequency suitable for tracing an underground utility; a pair of springy helical coil type electrical cords each having an inner end connected to the circuit; means electrically connected to an outer end of each of the electrical cords for coupling the predetermined electrical output signal across the underground utility; and the housing having a pair of upwardly opening pockets formed on opposite ends of the elongate housing and each sized to permit the electrical cords to be wrapped into loops and stowed into corresponding ones of the pockets. |
| US07830148B2 |
NMR sample tube
An NMR sample tube for NMR measurement is provided. It includes a plug on both sides or one side of a sample to be measured, in an axial direction of the sample tube. The plug is adjusted to have magnetic susceptibility equal to or substantially equal to that of the sample. A whole shape of the plug and a sample space together is axisymmetric about an axis of the sample tube, and a surface of the plug not abutting the sample space bulges in a direction away from the sample space. |
| US07830147B2 |
RF coil assembly for MRI using differently shaped and/or sized coils
A radio frequency coil assembly is provided. The radio frequency coil assembly includes: a first radio frequency coil for receiving a magnetic resonance signal from a tested body; a second radio frequency coil for receiving a magnetic resonance signal from the tested body; and a third radio frequency coil for receiving a magnetic resonance signal from the tested body and having a shape which is different from that of at least one of the first and second radio frequency coils so as to increase a local sensitivity in an image-picked-up region. |
| US07830144B2 |
Reducing effects of rotational motion
A method and system for improving image quality by correcting errors introduced by rotational motion of an object being imaged is provided. The object is associated with a fiducial mark. The method provides a computer executable methodology for detecting a rotation and selectively reordering, deleting and/or reacquiring projection data. |
| US07830143B2 |
Magnetic sensor, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic device
A magnetic sensor have a magnetic field sensing portion having an alloy metal thin film including Ni, Fe and Co as main components and having a magneto-resistance effect, and detects two or more magnetic fields, at least one of which magnetic fields to be detected is 2.5 mT or more, and among which magnetic fields to be detected the minimum magnetic field and the maximum magnetic field are separated by 0.5 mT or more. The alloy metal thin film has an absolute value of magneto-striction constant of 1.5×10−5 or less, an anisotropic magnetic field of 8 Oe or more as well as 16 Oe or less, and a magnetic resistance change ratio of 2.5% or more. The alloy metal thin film is within a composition range which concurrently fulfills the following relations: 21x+19y≦1869, 5x+28y≧546, y≦11, and x+y≧85, where the composition ratio of Ni is represented by x % by weight, while the composition ratio of Co is represented by y % by weight. |
| US07830139B2 |
Gobo wheel location drive
A gobo wheel with automatic detection system that automatically detects a rotational position of the gobo. The rotational position can be detected by a magnetic marking system. Each of the gobos can be randomly placed within the holder. the position of the gobos can be automatically determined during a start up routine for example, and then those positions can be stored and used for later determination of a position. |
| US07830137B2 |
Position detecting sensor
A position detecting sensor is equipped with a holder capable of accommodating a sensor member therein on which a magnetic sensor is disposed. A connector formed on an end of the holder is connected to a fitting through a connecting bolt. The fitting is disposed by insertion into a sensor groove of a cylinder apparatus, and after insertion of the fitting into the sensor groove, the holder and the fitting are fastened by the connecting bolt, thereby fixing the holder with respect to the cylinder apparatus. |
| US07830135B2 |
Digital multimeter having housing sealing arrangement
A multimeter comprises a housing structure including a case defining an interior cavity in which components of the multimeter are located. The case has a shell of rigid polymeric material defining at least one groove containing a softer polymeric material. In addition, the housing structure further includes at least one rigid panel element juxtaposed to the case. The panel element has an elongate bead on an inside surface thereof in alignment with the groove such that the elongate bead presses into the softer polymeric material to provide a seal. |
| US07830134B2 |
Power meter with means to eliminate the need to zero and calibrating
An improved power sensor having an input connector connected to an input port having a center pin and a ground side; an amplifier; first and second detectors; and a thermal stabilization system, including a thermal mass disposed between the ground side of the input connection and the detectors, a ground plane for holding the temperature of thermally sensitive components constant to within 2 degrees C., and a thermal impedance disposed between the center pin of the input port, preferably including a splitter and at least one DC capacitor, and a temperature sensor disposed on the ground plane. |
| US07830131B2 |
Control circuit for switching regulator
A minimum pulse signal generating circuit generates a minimum pulse signal having a predetermined minimum duty ratio, synchronously with a PWM signal. When the duty ratio of the PWM signal is smaller than the minimum duty ratio, a corrected pulse signal generating circuit fixes the logical level of the PWM signal to the level that turns off a switching transistor. A driver circuit drives the switching transistor according to a corrected PWM signal output from the corrected pulse signal generating circuit. In a case in which the level of the PWM signal is fixed by means of the corrected pulse signal generating circuit, a stop signal generating circuit generates a stop signal at a predetermined first level. When the stop signal is at the predetermined first level, at least an oscillator used for pulse modulation is stopped. |
| US07830130B2 |
Forward power converter controllers
This invention relates to control techniques and controllers for resonant discontinuous forward power converters (RDFCs).A method of controlling a resonant discontinuous forward converter (RDFC), said converter including a transformer with primary and secondary matched polarity windings and a switch to, in operation, cyclically switch DC power to said primary winding of said transformer, said converter further having a DC output coupled to said secondary winding of said converter, said method comprising: sensing a primary winding signal during an on period of said switch, said primary winding signal representing a current in said primary winding; comparing said sensed primary winding signal with a threshold value; and controlling one or both of an on and off duration of said switch in response to said comparison. |
| US07830123B2 |
System and method for operating a rechargeable battery having a defective module
The invention relates to control of a battery, permitting a reduction in the number of components of the battery. The battery comprises several modules (2a, . . . , 2n), each module comprising a charge limiting circuit (4). When a module is detected as defective, the charge limiting circuit (4) carries out a command for the discharge of said defective module, by formation of a short-circuit path. The battery can subsequently be used without functional hindrance by the defective module. |
| US07830120B2 |
Low side N-channel FET protection circuit
The present invention relates to a battery protection circuit for protecting a plurality of batteries connected in series. The battery protection circuit includes: a controller for monitoring the batteries and outputting control signals based on predetermined conditions associated with the batteries; a first N-channel MOSFET and a second N-channel MOSFET coupled in a common-drain configuration in a low-side path, wherein at least one of the first and second N-channel MOSFETs turns off in response to the control signal received from the controller when at least one of the predetermined conditions is detected; and a gate protection circuit for preventing gate-to-source voltages of the first and second N-channel MOSFETs from exceeding a predetermined gate-to-source voltage level. |
| US07830119B2 |
Adaptive battery estimator and method
An adaptive battery estimation control system includes a fixed and adaptive battery estimators effective for a battery parameter estimations across a wide range of dynamic battery operational conditions. |
| US07830114B2 |
Flex circuit interface for wireless charging
A flex circuit interface for inductively charging a power source includes a flex circuit having a primary-portion and at least one folding portion. A device contact and a battery contact are disposed on a folding-portion. A secondary coil is disposed on the flex circuit for receiving inductively transferred power. A secondary receiving circuit is also disposed on the flex circuit. The secondary receiving circuit is in communication with the secondary coil to receive power from the coil. The flex circuit includes a battery contact and at least one pass-through contact. The battery contact is in communication with the secondary circuit for delivering power to the battery. |
| US07830113B2 |
Semiconductor device, communication system, and method of charging the semiconductor device
An object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor device including a battery that can be wirelessly charged, in which the battery can be charged even when the semiconductor device is not put close to a power feeder. Such a semiconductor device has a structure including an antenna circuit, a communication control circuit to conduct wireless communication via the antenna circuit, a battery to be charged with electric power which is externally wirelessly fed via the antenna circuit, and an oscillator circuit to wirelessly feed electric power via the antenna circuit. In addition, the battery in the semiconductor device is wirelessly charged and the semiconductor device externally feeds electric power wirelessly to a chargeable battery in another semiconductor device. |
| US07830112B2 |
Method for operating a traction converter circuit for coupling to an electric DC voltage network
A method for operating a traction converter circuit for coupling to an electric DC voltage network is stated, where the traction converter circuit comprises a network converter, which network converter on the DC voltage side is connected with a DC voltage circuit, wherein the DC voltage circuit can be switched to the electric DC voltage network, a transformer with a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein the network converter on the alternating voltage side is connected with the primary winding of the transformer, a converter unit, which converter unit on the alternating voltage side is connected with the secondary winding of the transformer and where the network converter is controlled by means of a predeterminable network converter control signal (SN) for the setting of the network converter alternating voltage (UG). To simplify the traction converter circuit the network converter control signal (SN) according to the method is a rectangular signal which follows a reference rectangular signal (SClk). |
| US07830111B2 |
Power delivery system including interchangeable cells
A power cell system includes a structure that provides multiple power cell locations. The system also includes at least one regenerative power cell, and at least one non-regenerative power cell. The cell locations and power cells are sized and positioned so that each cell location may interchangeably accept either a regenerative power cell or a non-regenerative power cell. |
| US07830108B2 |
Device for supplying electrical power to a fuel pump of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine
A device (1) for supplying electric current to the fuel pump (2) of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine (3) comprises a DC/DC converter (13) which increases voltage to a predetermined value in the event of a voltage drop of a direct current source (7). This ensures an adequate voltage supply of the fuel pump (2) even at low voltages of the direct voltage source. When the voltage (15) of the direct voltage source (7) is sufficient, the DC/DC converter (13) is bridged, so that the fuel pump (2) is directly supplied with fuel from the direct voltage source (7). The DC/DC converter is also bridged when the device is faulty. |
| US07830103B2 |
Method for driving ultrasonic motor
A method for driving an ultrasonic motor having an actuator section includes: a step of starting the ultrasonic motor by applying an AC voltage with a first frequency to the actuator section; a voltage detection step of detecting a voltage generated at the actuator section while lowering a driving frequency from the first frequency to a second frequency at which the ultrasonic motor stops; a starting step of starting the ultrasonic motor with a third frequency; and a driving step of changing the driving frequency from the third frequency to a lower frequency such that the driving frequency has a value within an operation frequency range, wherein the operation frequency range is within a range on a higher frequency side than the driving frequency at which a maximum voltage is detected in the voltage detection step. |
| US07830102B2 |
Light source driving device
A light source driving device for driving a light source module (22), includes a power stage circuit (20), a transformer and resonance circuit (21), a current balancing circuit (23), a feedback control circuit (25) and an fault detecting circuit (24). The power stage circuit converts received signals to alternating current (AC) signals. The transformer and resonance circuit converts the AC signals to electrical signals. The current balancing circuit balances current flowing through the light source module. The fault detecting circuit comprises a plurality of inputs (a1), (a2n (n=1, 2, 3, . . . , n)) and an output (b1). One of inputs is connected to one input of the current balancing circuit, other inputs are connected to outputs of the current balancing circuit, and the output outputs a fault signal. The feedback control circuit is used for controlling output of the power stage circuit. |
| US07830101B2 |
Regulation of electrical current through a resistive load
In one embodiment, an electrical system having an LED array, a first current source connected to provide a first current to the LED array, a current-sense resistor connected to the LED array, a second current source connected to provide a second current to the current-sense resistor, a control processor, and a voltage sensor adapted to provide a corresponding sensor signal to the control processor, wherein the control processor is adapted to control the first and second current sources based on the sensor signal. The first current source having a diode with first and second sides, an inductor connected between a first reference voltage source and a first side of a diode, a capacitor connected between a second side of the diode and a second reference voltage, and a transistor connected between the first side of the diode and the second reference voltage. |
| US07830100B2 |
System for driving a plurality of lamps
A system for driving a plurality of lamps may monitor the faults of the lamps by detecting the voltage variance of the first, second and third detecting resistors connected to the low voltage ends of the first and second secondary winding for providing the power to the lamps. |
| US07830095B2 |
LED assembly and module
A light emitting diode (LED) assembly and module including a substrate (48) having opposing first and second sides (50, 52); a capacitor (32) having first and second electrically-conductive plates (44, 46) respectively disposed proximate the first and second sides (50, 52) of the substrate (48); and an anti-parallel LED structure (34) electrically connected to the first electrically-conductive plate (44) and thermally coupled to the substrate (48). |
| US07830092B2 |
Electrodeless lamps with externally-grounded probes and improved bulb assemblies
An electrode-less plasma lamps, comprising generally of a bulb containing a gas-fill that is excited to produce light using radio-frequency (RF) energy. In specific embodiments, the use of grounded coupling-elements with integrated bulb assemblies simplifies manufacturability, improves resonant frequency control, and enables the use of solid, partially filled, and hollow lamp bodies. |
| US07830090B2 |
Light emission device and display device using the light emission device as a light source
A light emission device having an evaporating getter unit and a display device utilizing the light emission device as a light source. The light emission device includes a vacuum vessel having first and second substrates facing each other and a sealing member, the first and second substrates having an active area and a non-active area, an electron emission unit located on the first substrate at the active area, a light emission unit located on the second substrate at the active area, a getter unit provided between the first and second substrates at the non-active area, and a barrier disposed between the getter unit and the active area. The barrier blocks diffusion of getter material toward the active area during the getter activating process and prevents (or reduces) a slip or a movement of the getter unit. |
| US07830086B2 |
Light emitting device, lighting device, and display device having light emitting device
A light emitting device includes an organic light emitting layer disposed on a substrate and first and second electrodes between which the organic light emitting layer is disposed on the substrate. The second electrode is formed on the opposite side to the substrate of the organic light emitting layer. A buffer layer is disposed between the second electrode and the organic light emitting layer and is mainly made of oxide having a smaller quantity of oxygen generated in decomposition upon formation of the buffer layer than that of oxygen generated in decomposition upon formation of the second electrode. Further, the substrate is made of metal. |
| US07830081B2 |
Optoelectronic devices with multilayered structures
Optoelectronic devices include polysiloxanes derived from hydrosilation of an organometallic compound of formula L2MZ,wherein L and Z are independently bidentate ligands; at least one of L and Z comprises alkenyl, alkenylaryl, alkenyloxy, alkenyloxyaryl, alkynyl, alkynylaryl, alkynyloxy, alkynyloxyaryl, substituted alkenyl, substituted alkenylaryl, substituted alkenyloxy, substituted alkenyloxyaryl, substituted alkynyl, substituted alkynylaryl, substituted alkynyloxy, substituted alkynyloxyaryl, acrylate, methacrylate, or a combination thereof; and M is Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Hg, Ga, Ge, In, Sn, Sb, Tl, Pd, Bi, Po, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, or Lu. |
| US07830076B2 |
Incandescent halogen lamp
The invention relates to an incandescent halogen lamp, comprising at least one tungsten incandescent filament (3) in a transparent light bulb (1) and a filling in the light bulb (1), which has a halogen component for a halogen recycling process and a noble gas component containing krypton or xenon, whereby the noble gas component comprises at least one further noble gas, the atoms of which have a smaller atomic radius than krypton atoms and the cold filling pressure within the light bulb (1) is greater than or equal to 0.7 Megapascal. Said incandescent halogen lamp is suitable as light source in a curved lamp or as combined day running or position light in a motor vehicle. |
| US07830069B2 |
Arrayed ultrasonic transducer
An ultrasonic transducer comprises a stack having a first face, an opposed second face and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The stack comprises a plurality of layers, each layer having a top surface and an opposed bottom surface, wherein the plurality of layers of the stack comprises a piezoelectric layer and a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is connected to the piezoelectric layer and defines an opening extending a second predetermined length in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the stack. A plurality of first kerf slots are defined therein the stack, each first kerf slot extending a predetermined depth therein the stack and a first predetermined length in a direction substantially parallel to the axis. The first predetermined length of each first kerf slot is at least as long as the second predetermined length of the opening defined by the dielectric layer and is shorter than the longitudinal distance between the first face and the opposed second face of the stack in a lengthwise direction substantially parallel to the axis. |
| US07830068B2 |
Actuator and electronic hardware using the same
An actuator includes a first beam, a first fixed part, a second beam, a first connective part, and a first fixed electrode. The first beam extends from a first fixed end to a first connective end, and the first fixed part connects the first fixed end and the substrate and supports the first beam above a main surface of the substrate with a gap. The second beam extends from a second connective end to a first action end and is provided in parallel to the first beam, and has a first division part divided by a first slit extending from the first action end toward the second connective end. The first connective part connects the first connective end and the second connective end and holds the second beam above the main surface of the substrate with a gap. The first fixed electrode is provided on the main surface of the substrate being configured to be opposed to a part of the first division part on a side of the first action end. |
| US07830066B2 |
Micromechanical device with piezoelectric and electrostatic actuation and method therefor
A MEMS device uses both piezoelectric actuation and electrostatic actuation and also provides enough electrostatic force to enable very low voltage operation. As the electrostatic actuation uses DC and the piezoelectric actuation uses high frequency, the structure of the device minimizes the coupling of the two actuator structures to reduce noise. In addition, for some embodiments, the location of the physical structures of the piezoelectric actuator and electrostatic actuator generates higher contact force with lower voltage. For some embodiments, the piezoelectric actuator and electrostatic actuator of the device are connected at the contact shorting bar or capacitor plate location. This makes the contact shorting bar or capacitor plate the focal point of the forces generated by all of the actuators, thereby increasing the switch contact force. |
| US07830063B2 |
Electrical machine with double-sided rotor
A machine useful for ship propulsion purposes include a double-sided generator or motor with two concentric air gaps. In one embodiment, the machine includes a double-sided rotor with an inner rotor side and an outer rotor side; and a stator with an inner stator core and an outer stator core, wherein the double-sided rotor is concentrically disposed between the inner stator core and the outer stator core. |
| US07830062B2 |
Motor having round and angular coils
A straight line portion of a substantially U-shaped angular wire having a substantially rectangular cross section and a straight line portion of a substantially U-shaped round wire having a substantially circular cross section are accommodated at a slot arranged at a stator of a motor. The round wire is arranged at a more radially inward portion of the slot than the angular wire is. The connecting portion of the round wire is arranged radially inwardly of the straight line portion thereof. The connecting portion of the angular wire is arranged radially outwardly of the straight line portion thereof. |
| US07830059B2 |
Stacked rail stator and capacitive armature linear motor
A linear motor for high velocity drive has a transformer which has a magnetic circuit with a central limb; the two ends of stacked unit- or fractional-turn secondary winding of the transformer project at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the central limb; an armature links the two ends, sliding parallel to the longitudinal axis. The armature has dielectrics to form two series-connected capacitors in conjunction with the two ends. The transformer's primary winding is connected to an ac or pulse power source. The resonant frequency for the LC circuit formed by the two capacitors in series to the total effective inductance of the power source, the electric transformer and the armature is determined. The frequency or the pulse rise time of the power source is matched to the resonant frequency, in order to supply adequate electric power from the power source to the series LC circuit. |
| US07830051B2 |
Resolver, manufacturing method thereof, and motor using the resolver
A resolver includes a terminal block having a plurality of terminals integrally formed therein. Each of the terminals has a conductive wire connecting portion arranged to allow a conductive wire of a resolver stator to be fixed thereto and a lead wire connecting portion which allows a lead wire to be connected thereto. Ultrasonic welding is carried out to join the lead wire connecting portion and a connecting end of the lead wire. |
| US07830050B2 |
Brushless automotive alternator having easily-replaceable protective resistor
A brushless alternator includes a stationary field winding, a rotor, a stator, a rectifier, a terminal, and a protective resistor. The stationary field winding creates a magnetic flux. The rotor creates a rotating magnetic field with the magnetic flux created by the field winding. The stator includes three different-phase windings to generate a three-phase AC power in the rotating magnetic field created by the rotor. The rectifier rectifies the three-phase AC power generated by the stator into a DC power. The terminal is provided so that AC power generated by one of the three windings of the stator can be output from the alternator to external through the terminal. The protective resistor is electrically connected between the terminal and the one of the three windings of the stator to protect the alternator from electrical damage. |
| US07830049B2 |
Motor and disk drive using the same
A thrust yoke is fixed into a second recessed portion of a base with adhesive. The second recessed portion has a first surface to be in contact with the bottom surface of the thrust yoke, and a second surface axially opposing the bottom surface of the thrust yoke with a gap therebetween. The thrust yoke has a bent portion at its radial end. The bent portion is bent downward. The thrust yoke also has a protruding portion extending downward from the bent portion. The protruding portion axially opposes the second surface of the second recessed portion of the base with a gap therebetween. |
| US07830047B2 |
Linear motor geometry for use with persistent current magnets
An electrically powered launcher is disclosed that can accelerate small payloads to orbital velocities. The invention uses a novel geometry to overcome limitations of other design, and allows full exploitation of existing superconducting materials. |
| US07830046B2 |
Damper for a stage assembly
A stage assembly (220) that moves a work piece (200) along a first axis includes a stage base (236), a guide bar (238), a device table (240) that retains the work piece (200), a mover assembly (242), and a damper (225). The damper (225) can be a passive, electromagnetic damper that passively dampens movement of the guide bar (238) relative to the stage base (236) along a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis. The damper (225) can include a magnet array (356) and a conductor (366) that is positioned in a magnetic field that surrounds the magnet array (356). With this design, relative movement between the guide bar (238) and the stage base (236) along the second axis induces the flow of current in the conductor (366) and eddy current damping. The damper (225) can include a first damper subassembly (252A) that is coupled to the guide bar (238) and a second damper subassembly (252B) that is coupled to the stage base (236). |
| US07830045B1 |
Rapid disconnect system for cellular tower transmissions
A safety disconnect system for a cellular antenna array on a support structure includes an enclosure mountable to a support structure. A fixed connector secured within the enclosure has contacts connected to conductors of at least a first digital data and control cable. A moveable connector within the enclosure includes corresponding contacts connected to conductors of a second digital data and control cable. The two connectors are selectively mated to engage the contacts of the two connectors. When the connectors are mated, transceivers within a base transceiver station (BTS) receive signals from a base station controller (BSC) and transmit RF energy via an array of antennas. A gripping handle secured to the moveable connector has a size and configuration selected to be grasped by a gloved hand to move the moveable connector away from the fixed connector in a rapid and safe manner to disable further transmissions by the transceivers. |
| US07830044B2 |
Power switch circuit
A power switch circuit includes a connector connected to a power supply, a detecting circuit, a first switch circuit, and a first conversion circuit. The connector is connected to the detecting circuit and connected to a first power terminal of a motherboard. The connector is connected to a second power terminal of the motherboard via the first conversion circuit and the first switch circuit, the detecting circuit outputs a corresponding control signal according to a type of the power supply to turn the first switch circuit and the first conversion circuit on or off to supply power for the motherboard. |
| US07830043B1 |
Adaptable computer rack for power distribution
A system may include a rack that is configured to receive electrical power from a power distribution box and to distribute the electrical power to one or more electrical loads. The system may include at least one power strip having a first circuit and a second circuit that are mounted in the rack. The first circuit may include outlets into which the electrical loads are connected and a first portion of a connector interface. The second circuit may include an enclosure that houses an electrical configuration including at least one power cord that is coupled to the power distribution box and a second portion of the connector interface that is configured to couple the second circuit to the first circuit by mating with the first portion of the connector interface, where the second circuit is removable from the rack and interchangeable with other second circuits that comprise different electrical configurations. |
| US07830042B2 |
Dimmer switch for use with lighting circuits having three-way switches
A smart dimmer switch for control of a lighting load from an AC voltage source can replace any switch in a three-way or four-way lighting control system. The smart dimmer switch can be connected on the line-side or the load-side of a three-way system with a standard three-way switch in the other location. Further, the dimmer switch can replace a four-way switch in a four-way system and is operable to be coupled to two standard three-way switches. The dimmer switch includes either one or two semiconductor switches to control the intensity of the connected lighting load. The dimmer switch preferably includes a sensing circuit for detecting an electrical characteristic (i.e., either a voltage or a current) at a terminal of the dimmer to determine the state of the connected three-way switch(s) or four-way switch. The dimmer switch preferably controls the state of the semiconductor switch in response to either a toggle of any of the other switches in the system or an actuation of a toggle button of the dimmer switch. |
| US07830036B2 |
Power electronic module pre-charge system and method
A power electronics device with an improved pre-charge circuit configuration is provided. More specifically, the input of the motor drive module may accept an AC or DC source voltage. In this way, the pre-charge circuit of the motor drive module may be utilized whether the motor drive is coupled to an AC or DC source. |
| US07830026B2 |
Semiconductor device with a plastic housing composition that includes filler particles and that at least partially embeds a semiconductor chip
A semiconductor device with plastic housing composition includes an internal wiring that is electrically insulated from the plastic housing composition by an insulation layer. The plastic housing composition has a high thermal conductivity and a low coefficient of expansion, the coefficient of expansion being adapted to the semiconductor chip of the semiconductor device. This is achieved by forming the plastic housing composition with electrically semiconducting and/or electrically conducting filler particles. In particular, this plastic housing composition is advantageously used for semiconductor devices with flip-chip contacts and/or for semiconductor devices which are constructed according to the “universal packaging concept”. |
| US07830021B1 |
Tamper resistant packaging with transient liquid phase bonding
A tamper resistant semiconductor package includes a surface having flip chip electrical contacts. A flip chip semiconductor of the package also has flip chip electrical contacts. The flip chip semiconductor has a maximum temperature to which it can be exposed before being damaged. Flip chip solder joints physically couple and electrically connect the flip chip electrical contacts of the flip chip semiconductor to the flip chip electrical contacts of the surface. The flip chip solder joints are formed of an alloy having a higher melting point than the maximum temperature such that removal of the flip chip semiconductor from the surface by heating will destroy the functionality of the flip chip semiconductor. |
| US07830019B2 |
Via bottom contact and method of manufacturing same
A method of fabricating a device includes depositing a electromigration (EM) resistive material in an etched trench formed in a substrate and a wiring layer. The EM resistive material is formed in electrical contact with an underlying diffusion barrier layer and wiring layer. The method further includes forming a via structure in electrical contact with the EM resistive material and the wiring layer. The method results in a structure which prevents an open circuit. |
| US07830018B2 |
Partitioned through-layer via and associated systems and methods
Partitioned vias, interconnects, and substrates that include such vias and interconnects are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a substrate has a non-conductive layer and a partitioned via formed in a portion of the non-conductive layer. The non-conductive layer includes a top side, a bottom side, and a via hole extending between the top and bottom sides and including a sidewall having a first section a second section. The partitioned via includes a first metal interconnect within the via on the first section of the sidewall and a second metal interconnect within the via hole on the second section of the sidewall and electrically isolated from the first metal interconnect. In another embodiment, the first metal interconnect is separated from the second metal interconnect by a gap within the via hole. |
| US07830015B2 |
Memory device with improved data retention
The present memory device include first and second electrodes, a passive layer between the first and second electrodes, and an active layer between the first and second electrodes and into which ions from the passive layer may be provided, and from which the ions may be provided into the passive layer. The active layer is made up of a base material and an impurity therein. The combined the material and impurity have a lower diffusion coefficient than the base material alone. |
| US07830011B2 |
Semiconductor element and wafer level chip size package therefor
A semiconductor device, encapsulated in a wafer level chip size package (WLCSP), includes a plurality of pad electrodes formed on the surface of a semiconductor chip, wherein a first insulating layer is formed on the surface of the semiconductor chip except the pad electrodes; a plurality of connection electrodes and at least one heat-dissipation electrode are formed on the surface of the first insulating layer; the pad electrodes and the connection electrodes are mutually connected via a first wiring portion; the heat-dissipation electrode is connected with a second wiring portion; and a second insulating layer is formed to enclose the electrodes and wiring portions, wherein the second wiring portion is arranged in proximity to a heating portion of the semiconductor chip and is formed on the surface of the first insulating layer except the prescribed region corresponding to the first wiring portion. |
| US07830009B2 |
Semiconductor package and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor package is disclosed that includes a semiconductor device; a circuit board; and a connection mechanism including a first conductive terminal provided on the semiconductor device, and a second conductive terminal provided on the circuit board side, the connection mechanism electrically connecting the semiconductor device and the circuit board via the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal. At least one of the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal of the connection mechanism includes one or more carbon nanotubes each having one end thereof fixed to the surface of the at least one of the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal, and extending in a direction away from the surface. The first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal engage each other through the carbon nanotubes. |
| US07830005B2 |
Bond pad array for complex IC
An integrated circuit includes: a substrate; and a bond pad array on the substrate. The bond pad array includes: a row of inner bond pads, each inner bond pad positioned with respect to a plurality of inner pad openings; a plurality of first inner metal layers respectively coupled to the inner bond pads for transmitting signals between the inner pads and an internal circuit, where at least one first inner metal layer has a width less than a width of a corresponding inner bond pad; a row of outer bond pads, staggered with respect to the row of inner bond pads; and a plurality of first outer metal layers respectively coupled to the outer bond pads for transmitting signals between the outer pads and the internal circuit, where at least one inner bond pad overlaps adjacent first outer metal layers. |
| US07830001B2 |
Cu-Mo substrate and method for producing same
A Cu—Mo substrate 10 according to the present invention includes: a Cu base 1 containing Cu as a main component; an Mo base having opposing first and second principal faces 2a, 2b and containing Mo as a main component, the second principal face 2b of the Mo base 2 being positioned on at least a portion of a principal face 1a of the Cu base 1; and a first Sn—Cu-type alloy layer 3 covering the first principal face 2a and side faces 2c and 2d of the Mo base 2, the first Sn—Cu-type alloy layer 3 containing no less than 1 mass % and no more than 13 mass % of Sn. |
| US07829996B2 |
Film structure and electronic device housing utilizing the same
An electronic device housing includes a substrate, a film structure, and a protective film. The film structure includes an adhesive film, a film stack, and a protective film. The adhesive film is deposited onto the substrate. The film stack is deposited onto the adhesive film alternating dielectric films and metal films. The metal films are non-continuous with a total thickness of the metal films at a predetermined value. The protective film is deposited onto an upper film of the film stack. |
| US07829994B2 |
Semiconductor substrate elastomeric stack
A reconfigurable high performance computer occupies less than 360 cubic inches and has an approximate compute power of 0.7 teraflops per second while consuming less than 1000 watts. The computer includes a novel stack of semiconductor substrate assemblies. Some semiconductor substrate assemblies involve field programmable gate array (FPGA) dice that are directly surface mounted, as bare die, to a semiconductor substrate. Other semiconductor substrate assemblies of the stack involve bare memory integrated circuit dice that are directly surface mounted to a semiconductor substrate. Elastomeric connectors interconnect adjacent semiconductor substrates proceeding down the stack. Tines of novel comb-shaped power bus bar assembly structures extend into the stack to supply DC supply voltages. The supply voltages are supplied from bus bars, through vias in the semiconductor substrates, and to the integrated circuits on the other side of the substrates. The power bus bars also serve as capacitors and guides for liquid coolant. |
| US07829993B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus
A semiconductor apparatus comprising a silicon substrate; an device housing space including a concave portion formed in the silicon substrate and a hole perforating through the bottom surface of the concave portion; a plurality of laminated semiconductor devices provided in the device housing space; a first lid which lids the concave portion and a second lid which lids the hole, for sealing the semiconductor devices; and via plugs which are connected to the semiconductor devices, penetrating the bottom surface of the concave portion. |
| US07829992B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A semiconductor device (100) comprises a first resin substrate (101) on which a first semiconductor chip (125) is mounted a surface thereof; a second resin substrate (111) on which a second semiconductor chip (131) is mounted on a surface thereof; and a resin base material (109), joined to a front surface of the first resin substrate (101) and to a back surface of the second resin substrate (111), so that these surfaces are electrically connected. The resin base material (109) is disposed in a circumference of the first resin substrate (101) in the surface of the first resin substrate (101). Further, the first semiconductor chip (125) is disposed in a space section provided among the first resin substrate (101), the second resin substrate (111) and the resin base material (109) in the surface of the first resin substrate (101). |
| US07829987B2 |
Carrier structure embedded with semiconductor chips and method for manufacturing the same
Carrier structure embedded with semiconductor chips and method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The carrier structure comprises a metal plate and pluralities of semiconductor chips. An adhesive material is disposed on both surfaces of the metal plate, and pluralities of cavities are formed through the metal plate. The semiconductor chips are embedded in the cavities and mounted in the metal plate. The semiconductor chips each have an active surface on which pluralities of electrode pads are disposed. A built-up structure is formed on the surface of the carrier structure and the active surfaces of the semiconductor chips, which has pluralities of conductive vias therein to conduct the semiconductor chips, and has pads thereon. Besides, the metal plate has an etching cavity between the semiconductor chips, and the etching cavity is filled with the adhesive material. The present invention solves the problem of metal burrs being formed when cutting. |
| US07829982B2 |
Lead frame, sensor including lead frame and method of forming sensor including lead frame
A lead frame includes a frame body defining an internal region, a plurality of leads extending from the frame body, and first and second stages that are disposed in the internal region. The first and second stages are sloped and are parallel to a first line along which a primary stream of a molten resin runs, so that slope angles of the stages are not substantially changed by the injection of the molten resin into the cavity. |
| US07829978B2 |
Closed loop CESL high performance CMOS device
An N-MOS and/or P-MOS device having enhanced performance such as an FET suitable for use in a CMOS circuit. The device comprises both an “L-like” shaped layer or spacer on the side walls of a gate structure as well as a CESL (contact-etch stop layer) that covers the gate structure and surrounding substrate to induce increase tensile stresses in the N-MOS device and increased compressive stresses in the P-MOS device. |
| US07829977B2 |
Low temperature co-fired ceramics substrate and semiconductor package
A low-temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) substrate includes a plurality of substrate units and at least one cutting pattern. The cutting pattern is disposed between neighboring two of the substrate units. A semiconductor package including the LTCC substrate is also disclosed. |
| US07829973B2 |
N cell height decoupling circuit
A decoupling circuit disposed between a first rail and a second rail, where a third power rail is disposed between the first and second rails. A resistor having a first electrode and a second electrode is disposed between the first and second rails. Two capacitors are disposed between the first and second rails. The resistor is connected to the third rail and the two capacitors. In this manner, the two capacitors are connected in series with respect to the resistor, and in parallel with respect to one another. A first of the two capacitors is connected to the first rail, and a second of the two capacitors is connected to the second rail. At least one of the resistor and the two capacitors is disposed at least in part beneath the third rail. |
| US07829972B2 |
Edge termination structure for semiconductor components
A semiconductor component has a drift path (4) in a semiconductor body (5) of a semiconductor chip (6). The semiconductor component has an edge area (7) and a cell area (8), which is surrounded by the edge area (7). A trench structure (9), which surrounds the semiconductor component (6) in the edge area (7), is arranged in the edge area (7) of the semiconductor component (6). At least the trench walls (10) are covered by an insulation material (11). The trench structure (9) which surrounds the semiconductor component (6) has overlapping trench zones (12) with semiconductor material (13) arranged between them. |
| US07829967B2 |
Resin for optical-semiconductor-element encapsulation containing polyimide and optical semiconductor device obtained with the same
The present invention relates to a resin for optical-semiconductor-element encapsulation containing a polyimide which is produced by imidizing a polyimide precursor obtained by subjecting 5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride or maleic anhydride, an aliphatic tetracarboxylic dianhydride, and an aliphatic diamine compound to a condensation polymerization reaction. The resin of the invention has excellent heat resistance and excellent light-transmitting properties. In addition, the present invention also relates to an optical semiconductor device containing an optical semiconductor element encapsulated with the resin. |
| US07829966B2 |
Electronic assembly for image sensor device
An electronic assembly for an image sensor device is disclosed. The electronic assembly comprises a package module and a lens set mounted thereon. The package module comprises a device substrate comprising at least one grounding plug therein, in which the grounding plug is insulated from the device substrate and an array of optoelectronic devices therein. A transparent substrate comprises a dam portion attached to the device substrate to form a cavity between the device and transparent substrates. A micro-lens array is disposed within the cavity. A conductive layer is electrically connected to the grounding plug and covers the sidewalls of the lens set and the package module and the upper surface of the lens set. A method for fabricating the electronic assembly is also disclosed. |
| US07829965B2 |
Touching microlens structure for a pixel sensor and method of fabrication
A structure and method for increasing the sensitivity of pixel sensors by eliminating a gap space formed between adjacent microlens structures in a pixel sensor array. Advantageously, exposure and flowing conditions are such that adjacent microlens structures touch (are webbed) at a horizontal cross-section, yet have a round lens shape in all directions. Particularly, exposure and flowing conditions are such that each touching microlens structure is formed to have a matched uniform radius of curvature at a horizontal cross-section and at a 45 degree cross-sections. |
| US07829959B2 |
Semiconductor devices having line type active regions and methods of fabricating the same
In a semiconductor device having line type active regions and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device, the semiconductor device includes a device isolation layer which defines the line type active regions in a in a semiconductor substrate. Gate electrodes which are parallel to each other and intersect the line type active regions are disposed over the semiconductor substrate. Here, the gate electrodes include both a device gate electrode and a recessed device isolation gate electrode. Alternatively, each of the gate electrodes is constituted of a device gate electrode and a plan type device isolation gate electrode, and a width of the plan type device isolation gate electrode greater than a width of the device gate electrode. |
| US07829954B2 |
PMOS depletable drain extension made from NMOS dual depletable drain extensions
In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is an integrated circuit device having a complementary integrated circuit structure comprising a first MOS device. The first MOS device comprises a source doped to a first conductivity type, a drain extension doped to the first conductivity type separated from the source by a gate, and an extension region doped to a second conductivity type underlying at least a portion of the drain extension adjacent to the gate. The integrated circuit structure also comprises a second complementary MOS device comprising a dual drain extension structure. |
| US07829953B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including an NMOS region and a PMOS region, a gate insulating layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, an NMOS gate formed on the gate insulating layer of the NMOS region, and a PMOS gate formed on the gate insulating layer of the PMOS region. Any one of the NMOS gate and the PMOS gate includes a one-layered conductive layer pattern, and another of the NMOS gate and the PMOS gate includes a three-layered conductive layer pattern. |
| US07829951B2 |
Method of fabricating a fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device
A method of fabricating a semiconductor using a fin field effect transistor (FINFET) is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method includes depositing, on a silicon substrate, a first dummy structure having a first sidewall and a second sidewall separated by a first width. The method also includes depositing, on the silicon substrate, a second dummy structure concurrently with depositing the first dummy structure. The second dummy structure has a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall that are separated by a second width. The second width is substantially greater than the first width. The first dummy structure is used to form a first pair of fins separated by approximately the first width. The second dummy structure is used to form a second pair of fins separated by approximately the second width. |
| US07829940B2 |
Semiconductor component arrangement having a component with a drift zone and a drift control zone
Disclosed is a semiconductor including a component having a drift zone and a drift control zone. A first connection zone is adjacent to the drift zone and is doped more highly than the drift zone. A drift control zone is arranged adjacent to the drift zone and is coupled to the first connection zone. A drift control zone is dielectric arranged between the drift zone and the drift control zone. At least one rectifier element is arranged between the first connection zone and the drift control zone. A charging circuit is connected to the drift control zone. |
| US07829939B1 |
MOSFET including epitaxial halo region
A metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor structure and a method for fabricating the metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor structure provide for a halo region that is physically separated from a gate dielectric. The structure and the method also provide for a halo region aperture formed horizontally and crystallographically specifically within a channel region pedestal within the metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor structure. The halo region aperture is filled with a halo region formed using an epitaxial method, thus the halo region may be formed physically separated from the gate dielectric. As a result, performance of the metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor is enhanced. |
| US07829938B2 |
High density NAND non-volatile memory device
Non-volatile memory devices and arrays are described that utilize dual gate (or back-side gate) non-volatile memory cells with band engineered gate-stacks that are placed above or below the channel region in front-side or back-side charge trapping gate-stack configurations in NAND memory array architectures. The band-gap engineered gate-stacks with asymmetric or direct tunnel barriers of the floating node memory cells of embodiments of the present invention allow for low voltage tunneling programming and efficient erase with electrons and holes, while maintaining high charge blocking barriers and deep carrier trapping sites for good charge retention. The memory cell architecture also allows for improved high density memory devices or arrays with the utilization of reduced feature word lines and vertical select gates. |
| US07829933B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and write method of the same
A write and erase method of a semiconductor memory device includes a floating gate type transistor having a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate, a floating gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, and a control gate electrode opposing the floating gate electrode with a hollow portion being sandwiched therebetween. A capacitance between the semiconductor substrate and the control gate electrode is controlled by one of an operation of forming, in the hollow portion, an electrical path which electrically connects the floating gate electrode and the control gate electrode, and an operation of eliminating the electrical path. |
| US07829932B2 |
Semiconductor device
Example embodiments relate to a semiconductor device including a fin-type channel region and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor pillar and a contact plug. The semiconductor substrate includes at least one pair of fins used (or functioning) as an active region. The semiconductor pillar may be interposed between portions of the fins to connect the fins. The contact plug may be disposed (or formed) on the semiconductor pillar and electrically connected to top surfaces of the fins. |
| US07829927B2 |
Polyoxometallates in memory devices
The invention relates to a DRAM memory device with a capacity associated with a field effect transistor, in which all or some of the molecules capable of storing the loads comprising a polyoxometallate are incorporated into the capacity, or a flash-type memory using at least one field effect transistor, in which the molecules capable of storing the loads comprising a polyoxometallate are incorporated into the floating grid of the transistor. The invention also relates to a method for producing on such device and to an electronic appliance comprising one such memory device. |
| US07829925B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same
In a conventional semiconductor device, an excessive etching occurs in a section where an opening for contact plug is formed, causing a damage to a diffusion layer located under the opening.A semiconductor device 1 includes a region D1 for forming an electric circuit, and a seal ring 30 (guard ring) that surrounds the region D1 for forming the electric circuit. A DRAM 40 is formed in the region D1 for forming the electric circuit. Interlayer insulating films 22, 24, 26 and 28 are formed on a semiconductor substrate 10. The seal ring 30 is formed in the interlayer insulating films 22, 24, 26 and 28, and at least a portion there of is located spaced apart from the semiconductor substrate 10. |
| US07829921B2 |
Optimized transistor for imager device
An imager device that has mitigated dark current leakage and punch-through protection. The transistor associated with the photoconversion device is formed with a single (i.e. one-sided) active area extension region on one side of the transistor gate opposite the photoconversion device, while other transistors can have normal symmetrical (i.e, two-sided) active area extension regions (e.g., lightly doped drains) with resulting high performance and short gate lengths. The asymmetrical active area extension region of the transistor associated with the photodiode can serve to reduce dark current at the photoconversion device. The punch-through problem normally cured by a lightly doped drain is fixed at the transistor associated with the photoconversion device by adding a Vt adjustment implant and/or increasing its gate length. |
| US07829920B2 |
Photo detector and a display panel having the same
A photo detector has a sensing TFT (thin film transistor) and a photodiode. The sensing TFT has a gate and a base. The photodiode has an intrinsic semiconductor region electrically connected to the gate and the base of the sensing TFT. The sensing TFT and the photodiode both have a structure comprising low temperature poly-silicon. A display panel contains the photo detector is also disclosed. |
| US07829917B1 |
Layout for self-aligned emitter-base processing
The present invention provides a layout for a self-aligned semiconductor device, comprising an emitter mesa structure having an emitter electrode, and a base region that is comprised of a base electrode, with the base electrode deposited along crystal planes of the emitter mesa structure that undercut when the emitter mesa structure is etched, while avoiding depositing of the base electrode along crystal planes of the emitter mesa structure that do not undercut when the emitter mesa structure is etched. This allows the emitter electrode and the base electrode to self-align along the crystal planes that the emitter mesa structure undercuts when etched, and be isolated along the crystal planes that the emitter mesa structure does not undercut when etched. The present invention further provides dual interconnects mechanism and for connecting external circuitry to various semiconductor layers. |
| US07829915B2 |
Avalanche photodiode
The present invention changes layer polarities of an epitaxy structure of an avalanche photodiode into n-i-n-i-p. A transport layer is deposed above an absorption layer to prevent absorbing photon and producing electrons and holes. A major part of electric field is concentrated on a multiplication layer for producing avalanche and a minor part of the electric field is left on the absorption layer for transferring carrier without avalanche. Thus, bandwidth limit from a conflict between RC bandwidth and carrier transferring time is relieved. Meanwhile, active area is enlarged and alignment error is improved without sacrificing component velocity too much. |
| US07829908B2 |
Solid-state image sensors and display devices having anti-reflection film
Solid-state image sensors are disclosed that include an optical unit which separates incident light into a plurality of color elements, an optical receiving unit which converts each of the color elements separated by the optical unit to an electrical signal and an anti-reflection film having a high-refractive-index layer with a refractive index of 1.7 or higher and a low-refractive-index layer with a refractive index of less than 1.7. The anti-reflection film is between the optical unit for each of color elements and the optical receiving unit, on a semiconductor substrate. Each of the high-refractive-index layer and the low-refractive-index layer corresponds to at least one color element of the plurality of color elements and includes two or more layers. With such sensors it is possible to suppress the variation in sensitivity for each color. |
| US07829904B2 |
Optical radiation emitting device and method of manufacturing same
A device for emitting optical radiation is integrated on a substrate of semiconductor material. The device includes an active layer having a main area for generating radiation, and first and second electro-conductive layers having an electric signal that generates an electric field to which an exciting current is associated. In the device, a dielectric region is formed between the first and second layers to space peripheral portions of the first and second layers so that the electric field in the main area is higher than the electric field between the peripheral portions, thereby facilitating generation of the exciting current in the main area. A method of manufacturing is also disclosed. |
| US07829903B2 |
Light emitting apparatus
A light emitting apparatus includes a semiconductor light emitting element mounted on a circuit board; a lighting circuit part mounted on the circuit board; and a cover which covers the semiconductor light emitting element and the lighting circuit part. The lighting circuit part converts a voltage inputted from a power source into electromagnetic energy and propagates the converted electromagnetic energy to the semiconductor light emitting element as light emitting energy, and the cover transmits light from the semiconductor light emitting element. |
| US07829900B2 |
Nitride-based semiconductor element and method of forming nitride-based semiconductor
A nitride-based semiconductor element having superior mass productivity and excellent element characteristics is obtained. This nitride-based semiconductor element comprises a substrate comprising a surface having projection portions, a mask layer formed to be in contact with only the projection portions of the surface of the substrate, a first nitride-based semiconductor layer formed on recess portions of the substrate and the mask layer and a nitride-based semiconductor element layer, formed on the first nitride-based semiconductor layer, having an element region. Thus, the first nitride-based semiconductor layer having low dislocation density is readily formed on the projection portions of the substrate and the mask layer through the mask layer serving for selective growth. When the nitride-based semiconductor element layer having the element region is grown on the first nitride-based semiconductor layer having low dislocation density, a nitride-based semiconductor element having excellent element characteristics can be readily obtained. The first nitride-based semiconductor layer is formed through only single growth on the substrate, whereby a nitride-based semiconductor element having excellent mass productivity is obtained. |
| US07829899B2 |
Multi-element LED lamp package
In one embodiment, a single light emitting diode lamp package includes at least two light emitting devices that can be switched independently of one another and thus may be useful in vehicular lighting applications, for example low and high beam headlights. In another embodiment, a LED device includes a first LED die and at least one additional LED die disposed at different positions within a common reflector cup. Multiple LED sub-assemblies may be mounted to a common lead frame along non-coincident principal axes. Methods for varying intensity or color from multi-LED lamps are further provided. |
| US07829898B2 |
Power semiconductor device having raised channel and manufacturing method thereof
In a MOSFET using SiC a p-type channel is formed by epitaxial growth, so that the depletion layer produced in the p-type region right under the channel is reduced, even when the device is formed in a self-aligned manner. Thus, a high breakdown voltage is obtained. Also, since the device is formed in a self-aligned manner, the device size can be reduced so that an increased number of devices can be fabricated in a certain area and the on-state resistance can be reduced. |
| US07829894B2 |
Light emitting device, method for manufacturing thereof and electronic appliance
An object of the invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a light emitting device capable of reducing deterioration of elements due to electrostatic charge caused in manufacturing the light emitting device. Another object of the invention is to provide a light emitting device in which defects due to the deterioration of elements caused by the electrostatic charge are reduced. The method for manufacturing the light emitting device includes a step of forming a top-gate type transistor for driving a light emitting element. In the step of forming the top-gate type transistor, when processing a semiconductor layer, a first grid-like semiconductor layer extending in rows and columns is formed over a substrate. The plurality of second island-like semiconductor layers are formed between the first semiconductor layer. The plurality of second island-like second semiconductor layers serve as an active layer of the transistor. |
| US07829888B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display device and method of manufacturing the same
An OLED display device includes a plurality of pixels including sub-pixels arranged along a first direction, the sub-pixels being arranged in an order emitting red, blue, and green lights along the first direction or in a reverse order, wherein an arrangement of colors of light emitted from sub-pixels of one pixel is symmetrical to an arrangement of colors of light emitted from sub-pixels of an adjacent pixel, and wherein a light emitting layer of the sub-pixel emitting red light includes a light emitting layer emitting red light and a light emitting layer emitting blue light, a light emitting layer of the sub-pixel emitting blue light includes a light emitting layer emitting blue light, and a light emitting layer of the sub-pixel emitting green light includes a light emitting layer emitting green light and a light emitting layer emitting blue light. |
| US07829887B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display device and method of manufacturing the same
An OLED display device includes a plurality of pixels including sub-pixels arranged along a first direction, the sub-pixels being arranged in an order emitting red, green, and blue lights along the first direction or in a reverse order, wherein an arrangement of colors of light emitted from sub-pixels of one pixel is symmetrical to an arrangement of colors of light emitted from sub-pixels of an adjacent pixel, and wherein a light emitting layer of the sub-pixel emitting red light includes a light emitting layer emitting red light and a light emitting layer emitting green light, a light emitting layer of the sub-pixel emitting green light includes a light emitting layer emitting green light, and a light emitting layer of the sub-pixel emitting blue light includes a light emitting layer emitting blue light and a light emitting layer emitting green light. |
| US07829879B2 |
Integrated circuit including U-shaped access device
An integrated circuit includes a first contact, a second contact, and a U-shaped access device coupled to the first contact and the second contact. The integrated circuit includes self-aligned dielectric material isolating the first contact from the second contact. |
| US07829875B2 |
Nonvolatile rewritable memory cell comprising a resistivity-switching oxide or nitride and an antifuse
A memory cell is described, the memory cell comprising a dielectric rupture antifuse and a layer of a resistivity-switching material arranged electrically in series, wherein the resistivity-switching material is a metal oxide or nitride compound, the compound including exactly one metal. The dielectric rupture antifuse is ruptured in a preconditioning step, forming a rupture region through the antifuse. The rupture region provides a narrow conductive path, serving to limit current to the resistivity-switching material, and improving control when the resistivity-switching layer is switched between higher- and lower-resistivity states. |
| US07829873B2 |
Lower shield for radiation protection system
A radiation protection shield for protecting medical personnel from radiation being applied to a patient positioned on a table. The shield includes a frame and a primary screen including a radiation-resistant material connected to said frame. |
| US07829868B2 |
Methods for detecting fluorescent signals in a biological sample
A method for automated microscopic analysis wherein the test protocol is obtained from interrogatable data affixed to each microscope slide. The method further comprises the algorithms that implement the test protocol. |
| US07829864B2 |
Microfabricated miniature grids
A grid structure and method for manufacturing the same. The grid is used for gating a stream of charged particles in certain types of particle measurement instruments, such as ion mobility spectrometers and the like. The methods include various microfabrication techniques for etching and/or depositing grid structure materials on a silicon substrate. |
| US07829859B2 |
Radiation detecting cassette and radiation image capturing system
Power supply switches are disposed on respective side walls of a casing of a radiation detecting cassette, which are held out of contact with a patient when a radiation image of the patient is captured. When a surgeon or a radiological technician turns one of the power supply switches on or off, a battery starts or stops supplying electric power to a radiation detector, a cassette controller, and a transceiver. |
| US07829855B2 |
Methods and apparatus for determining fibre orientation
Fiber distribution characteristics such as the bulk average orientation of fibers in composite fibrous materials can be evaluated based on the variation in the speed with which polarized electromagnetic signals propagate through the material as a function of angle. The electromagnetic radiation may comprise terahertz radiation. The composite fibrous materials may be wood-containing materials such as oriented strand board or particle board. |
| US07829852B2 |
Device having etched feature with shrinkage carryover
In an embodiment of the present invention, a device includes a first etched feature located in a critical dimension scanning electron microscope (CD-SEM) characterization location, the first etched feature having an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section wherein the middle section is severely shrunk relative to a corresponding middle section of a second etched feature having similar dimensions and composition that is not located in a CD-SEM characterization location. In another embodiment of the present invention, the middle section of the first etched feature has a shrinkage carryover exceeding a threshold. In still another embodiment of the present invention, the middle section of the first etched feature exhibits a line edge roughness. |
| US07829848B2 |
Gas monitoring apparatus
A gas monitoring apparatus includes a sample introducing portion, a measurement portion, an ionization portion, a mass analysis portion, a data processing portion and a display. The sample introducing portion introduces a sample gas including an object material to be measured. The measurement portion measures a concentration of a predetermined coexisting material, which coexists with the object material in the sample gas. The ionization portion ionizes the sample gas. The mass analysis portion analyzes mass of an ion produced by the ionization portion. The data processing portion analyzes signals detected by the mass analysis portion to calculate a concentration of the object material. And the display displays results of analysis conducted by the data processing portion. The data processing portion includes an adjustment portion which adjusts the concentration of the object material according to the concentration of the predetermined coexisting material. |
| US07829845B2 |
Methods and instruments for identification of glycosylated proteins and peptides
To analyze glycans and peptide sequences without liberating glycans from glycosylated peptides, a glycan structure is analyzed through negative-ion CID, in which sialic acid and fucose are resistant to elimination, and a peptide sequence is analyzed through positive-ion ECD. |
| US07829844B2 |
Substrate for mass spectrometry, and method for manufacturing substrate for mass spectrometry
A substrate for mass spectrometry for effectively performing ionization has been demanded. The substrate for mass spectrometry includes a base, a porous film formed on the base, and an inorganic material film formed on the porous film. The inorganic material film has a plurality of concaves formed vertically to the base, and the diameter of the concaves is not less than 1 nm and less than 1 μm. |
| US07829843B2 |
Electronic time-of-flight mass selector
A method of selecting ions includes generating a group of ions, accelerating the group of ions through a flight region towards an electronic mass selector grid, and selectively varying a voltage applied to the electronic mass selector grid, such that only a selected subset of the group of ions passes through the grid. An apparatus for selecting ions includes an ion generator, an ion accelerator for accelerating ions into a flight region, and an electronic mass selector grid responsive to an applied voltage to pass a subset of the ions from the flight region. An apparatus for detecting a threat molecule includes an ion generator for generating ions from a mixed gas stream, an ion accelerator for accelerating the ions into a flight region, and an electronic mass selector grid. The grid passes only a subset of the ions, such as ions and/or ionized fragments of the threat molecule. |
| US07829839B2 |
Optical tweezers lifting apparatus
An optical tweezers lifting apparatus is provided. The optical tweezers lifting apparatus includes an optical tweezers and a particle-lifting device. The particle-lifting device includes a substrate and a plurality of electrodes that are disposed on the bottom of a flow path in the substrate. When a dielectrophoresis (DEP) solution with a plurality of floating particles is conducted into the flow path and upon those electrodes and a voltage is applied to these electrodes, these particles would be driven by a negative DEP force to move upward to a specific depth in the flow path. Meanwhile, the optical tweezers of the apparatus is selectively focused at the specific depth in the flow path. |
| US07829838B2 |
Mobile high bay storage system having vehicle guidance system
A mobile storage unit system includes a vehicle guide arrangement that navigates a forklift or other vehicle along aisles formed between mobile storage units. The vehicle guide arrangement allows an operator to identify the aisle containing a desired loading or unloading point and the guide arrangement defines a path of travel for the vehicle along that aisle to ensure that the vehicle has sufficient room to perform the loading and unloading functions. The mobile storage unit system may also include one or more perceptible indicators, such as lamps, that provide the operator a signal when an aisle is fully open and ready to receive the vehicle. A corresponding signal may also be provided to the vehicle guide arrangement so that the vehicle is not navigated along an aisle until the aisle is fully open. This ensures that the vehicle has the space needed to maneuver during the loading and unloading process. |
| US07829837B2 |
Low dark current pixel with a guard drive active photodiode
A method and apparatus for reducing thermally generated dark current in a CMOS imaging device is disclosed. A photodiode within the imaging device is kept zero-biased, so that the voltage is equal at both ends of the photodiode. This zero-biasing is accomplished using several different techniques, including, alternatively: a transistor operating at its sub-threshold level; a leaky diode; a short-channel MOSFET; or ramping charge injection. |
| US07829832B2 |
Method for operating a pixel cell using multiple pulses to a transistor transfer gate
Methods for operating a pixel cell include efficient transferring of photo-charges using multiple pulses to a transistor transfer gate during a charge integration period for an associated photosensor. The pixel cell can be operated with efficient transfer characteristics in either normal or high dynamic range (HDR) mode. The high dynamic range can be realized by either operating an optional HDR transistor or by fluctuating the voltage applied to a reset gate. |
| US07829826B2 |
Electric heater for a clothes dryer
The invention refers to an electric heater for a clothes dryer, said heater comprising at least one heating wire, a ring shaped support structure carrying the at least one heating wire. The at least one heating wire is a flat wire bent into loops. |
| US07829825B2 |
Oven and its combination with a steam module
The invention relates to an oven (1) comprising a preparation space and a device for heating the content thereof, and further provided with means for releasably connecting steam module (18) to the heating device. In this way a convection oven may be converted into a steam oven. The heating device may be arranged in a housing (4), and the connecting means may comprise attachment points (19, 20) arranged on an outer wall of the housing for parts of the steam module (18), like a condenser (31), supply and discharge valves (34, 35) and a pressure sensor (36). |
| US07829822B2 |
Electric blanket and system and method for making an electric blanket
An electric blanket has a woven web of warp and weft fibers. At least a portion of the warp fibers are electrically conductive. At least a portion of the weft fibers are electrically conductive and interweave with the electrically conductive warp fibers at a first area of the web. A power source in electrical communication with the web applies a voltage to the web that produces a wide area electrical distribution at the first area. |
| US07829821B2 |
Vehicle heating apparatus
A vehicle heating apparatus which directly detects an anomaly in temperature sensors for a heated portion of a vehicle or other device, including first and second front thermistors and first and second rear thermistors in front and rear seats, respectively, and a heater controller which stops a front heater group when a difference between temperatures detected respectively by the first and second front thermistors reaches a predetermined threshold value and which stops a rear heater group when a difference between temperatures detected respectively by the first and second rear thermistors reaches a predetermined threshold value. |
| US07829820B2 |
Flux cored electrode with fluorine
A cored electrode to form a weld bead with little or no gas tracking. The cored electrode includes a metal sheath and a fill composition. The filling composition includes a slag forming agent and at least one fluorine containing compound. |
| US07829819B2 |
Attaching a component to an internal surface of a tank formed of polymer
A method for securing a component to a tank includes forming the tank having a wall of multiple layers of polymer material with an opening in the wall, outer layers of polymer, and an inner layer of polymer having an inner surface whose color is dark relative to a natural color of the outer layers. The component is formed with a mounting surface of polymer. The tube wall opening is used to install the component in the tank such that the mounting surface contacts the inner surface. Energy is transmitted onto an area of a surface of the tank wall where the mounting surface contacts the inner surface. The transmitted energy is use to produce a weld between the mounting surface and the tank wall. |
| US07829816B2 |
Plasma arc torch providing angular shield flow injection
Plasma arc torches described herein include a torch tip with an improved nozzle that provides angular shield flow injection. In particular, the nozzle provides angular/conical impingement of a fluid (e.g., a shield gas) on an ionized plasma gas flowing through a plasma arc torch. Some of the torch tips described herein include a nozzle with a conical external shape combined with a shield with complementing internal geometry to form the angular fluid flow. As a result, a plasma arc torch including the improved nozzle have the benefits of a stabilized ionized plasma gas flow together with enhanced nozzle cooling and protection from reflecting slag during torch use. |
| US07829815B2 |
Adjustable electrodes and coils for plasma density distribution control
A adjustable upper coil or electrode for a reaction chamber apparatus useable in semiconductor processing, is constructed so that its shape may be selectively changed or so at least two portions thereof may be selectively driven at different power and/or frequencies. The adjustable upper coil or electrode, therefore, enables the plasma density distribution in the reaction chamber apparatus to be selectively controlled. |
| US07829812B2 |
Input device and an electronic device comprising an input device
An input device including a support structure, such as a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), and a switch device, e.g. a switch dome, mounted on the support structure. The switch device may be configured to provide tactile feedback to a user upon depression of the switch device by a finger of the user. The input device also comprises a capacitive touch sensing device, e.g. a capacitive touch screen, which is positioned in relation to the switch device such that the capacitive touch sensing device is configured to sense the capacitance of the finger upon depression of the switch device by the finger. The invention also concerns an electronic device, e.g. a mobile phone, comprising one or several input devices. |
| US07829809B2 |
Switching device with snap-fit housing
The disclosure relates to a service switching device with an insulating housing, which has a front-panel side and an opposite fastening side as well as narrow and broad sides connecting the front-panel and the fastening sides, including at least one first housing shell and at least one covering part, which are connected by a first connector, which act on the broad sides of the housing shell and the covering part and hold them together whilst forming a peripheral joining line, the insulating housing including accommodating areas for connection terminals in the region of the narrow sides. A second connector is provided in the region of a terminal accommodating area and in the region of the narrow side associated therewith, which second connector holds the housing shell and the covering part together there at the joining line. |
| US07829805B2 |
Shifting device for a motor vehicle
A shifting device for a motor vehicle is provided with a bracket (3), with a selector lever (7) mounted at the bracket (3) pivotably via a joint (12) and with an angle-measuring device having a signal transmitter (13) and two sensors (14, 15). The angle-measuring device is arranged in the joint (12) and is electrically connected to a control means (19) connected to a motor vehicle transmission (21). |
| US07829803B2 |
Enhanced key structure with combined keycap for a mobile computing device
A key structure assembly is provided for a mobile computing device. The key structure assembly includes a keycap having at least a first segment and a second segment. A first actuation member extends inward into the housing from the first segment of the keycap, and a second actuation member extends inward from the second segment of the key cap. A substrate including a plurality of electrical connects, including a first electrical contact aligned underneath the first actuation member, and a second electrical contact aligned underneath the second actuation member. The keycap is moveable inward to direct either the first actuation member into contact with the first electrical contact, or the second actuation member into contact with the second electrical contact. One or more sections of material are positioned above the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact. The material for the one or more sections is formed from a material that deforms with inward movement of either the first segment or the second segment of the keycap. A layer formed by a thickness of the one or more sections of material extending over the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact is non-uniform in either dimension or amount of material. |
| US07829795B2 |
Electrophoretic display sheet, electrophoretic display device, and electronic apparatus
In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, a driving substrate includes a substrate having a first portion and a second portion formed surrounding the first portion. A flexible printed circuit is formed on the second portion. The flexible printed circuit includes a protruding portion extending to the first portion. |
| US07829794B2 |
Partially rigid flexible circuits and method of making same
The present invention relates to partially rigid flexible circuits having both rigid portions and flexible portions and methods for making the same. |
| US07829791B2 |
Solder wire construction
A solder construction carrier device for connecting electrical components including a carrier with a plurality of compartments and a solder construction disposed in each of the plurality of compartments. Each solder construction includes a conductive wire and a solder component disposed adjacent to the conductive wire. |
| US07829788B2 |
Adapter for mounting a faceplate of a first style to an electrical outlet cavity of a second style
Apparatus for coupling a signal between a wiring and a device. Junction box mounting is popular in North America, whereas cavity mounting is popular in Europe and the Middle East. The apparatus includes an adapter and provides universal mounting for specialized faceplates which are designed and intended for junction box mounting. The adapter features clamps for gripping the inner surface of a wall cavity or sleeve and a plate for mounting an faceplate designed for junction box mounting. The plate has mounting points with a nominal center-to-center distance of 3¼ inches, corresponding to the requirements of junction box mounting. |
| US07829787B2 |
Telecommunications frame including an internal cable trough assembly
A telecommunications system including a frame to which telecommunications equipment is mounted. Fiber cables exiting the equipment are routed upward along each of the right and left sides of the frame. The fiber cables routed along the right and left sides merge within a horizontal trough section of a cable exit assembly. The cable exit assembly is located adjacent to the top of the frame and defines a single common exit point at which the merged fiber cables exit the frame. |
| US07829786B2 |
Sealing system and method for sealing a component within an electronic device
A sealing system for sealing a component (102) within an electronic device (100) is provided. The system includes one or more apertures (206) within an internal housing (202). Further the system includes an adhesive (602), adhered on a first surface to a ledge (502) and bottom perimeter surface 402 of the component. Furthermore, the system includes an external housing (204). The external housing presses the perimeter of the component onto the ledge. |
| US07829782B2 |
Photovoltaic conversion device, optical power generator and manufacturing method of photovoltaic conversion device
To provide an easy-to-manufacture, high-quality photovoltaic conversion device and an optical power generator and also to provide a manufacturing method with high production efficiency.To realize these, a photovoltaic conversion device is manufactured by a manufacturing method of a photovoltaic conversion device comprising steps of: (1) joining a lot of semiconductor particles 10 to a substrate 1; (2) forming a protective film 6 comprised of an oxide film, nitriding film, or oxynitriding film of a semiconductor constituting the semiconductor particle 10 on the surface of the semiconductor particle 10 except the junction where the semiconductor article 10 is joined to the substrate1; (3) forming an insulator 4 in a lower part between the adjoining semiconductor particles 10 on the substrate 1; (4) removing an upper part of the protective film 6 to allow an upper part of the semiconductor particle 10 to be exposed; and (5) forming an upper electrode 5 on the surface of the exposed upper part (connection area S) of the semiconductor particle 10 and the surface of the insulator 4. |
| US07829781B2 |
Photovoltaic module architecture
Modules are disclosed. The modules can include: a first photovoltaic cell including an electrode; a second photovoltaic cell including an electrode; and an interconnect that connects the electrodes of first and second photovoltaic cells. The interconnect can include: an electrically insulative material adhesive material; and a mesh partially disposed in the adhesive material. |
| US07829780B2 |
Hybrid wind musical instrument and electric system incorporated therein
A hybrid wind musical instrument is a combination between an alto saxophone and an electronic system so that a player can perform a music tune selectively through acoustic tones and electronic tones; although various parts and accessories are assembled into the alto saxophone, a bell brace makes it possible to sustain a control unit of the electronic system without damage of alto saxophone and undesirable influence on acoustic characteristics of the tubular instrument body. |
| US07829777B2 |
Music displaying apparatus and computer-readable storage medium storing music displaying program
A music displaying apparatus stores in advance music piece related information concerning a music piece, and a plurality of comparison parameters which is associated with the music piece related information. The music displaying apparatus obtains voice data concerning singing of a user, analyzes the voice data to calculate a plurality of singing characteristic parameters which indicate a characteristic of the singing of the user. Next, the music displaying apparatus compares the plurality of singing characteristic parameters with the plurality of comparison parameters to calculate a similarity between the plurality of singing characteristic parameters and the plurality of comparison parameters. Then, the music displaying apparatus selects at least one piece of the music piece related information which is associated with a comparison parameter which has a high similarity with the singing characteristic parameter, and shows certain information based on the music piece related information. |
| US07829776B2 |
Water music device
A water music device is provided. In one embodiment, the device permits a child to play a song wherein the different tones of the song are generated by tubes filled to different levels using any liquid, such as water. In another embodiment, the water music device may be one or more water drum devices. |
| US07829775B2 |
Necked string instrument support particularly suited for a guitar
A novel display and storage hanger for a musical instrument, and particularly, a guitar which provides for user unobtrusive, secure mounting at a selected angular rotation to achieve a desired display or storage position. |
| US07829772B2 |
Fluorescent carbon nanoparticles
Disclosed are photoluminescent particles. The particles include a core nano-sized particle of carbon and a passivation agent bound to the surface of the nanoparticle. The passivation agent can be, for instance, a polymeric material. The passivation agent can also be derivatized for particular applications. For example, the photoluminescent carbon nanoparticles can be derivatized to recognize and bind to a target material, for instance a biologically active material, a pollutant, or a surface receptor on a tissue or cell surface, such as in a tagging or staining protocol. |
| US07829768B2 |
Tomato variety EX01419137
The invention provides seed and plants of the tomato variety designated EX01419137. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato variety EX01419137 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing a plant of tomato variety EX01419137 with itself or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of tomato variety EX01419137 including the fruit and gametes of such plants. The invention also relates to tomato variety CHI 14-2079. The present invention is also directed to tomato variety CHD 14-2080. |
| US07829766B2 |
Cotton variety PM 2141 B2RF
The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated PM 2141 B2RF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety PM 2141 B2RF. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety PM 2141 B2RF and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety PM 2141 B2RF with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US07829762B2 |
Wheat plants having increased resistance to imidazolinone herbicides
The present invention is directed to plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More partitularly, the present invention includes wheat plants and triticale plants containing at least one IMI nucleic acid such as an imidazolinone resistant Brookton BR-8 or Krichauff K-42 cultivar. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and triticale plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants. |
| US07829761B2 |
Scarecrow-like stress-related polypeptides and methods of use in plants
A transgenic plant transformed with an SLSRP coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased growth under water-limited conditions and/or increased tolerance to an environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated SLSRPs, and isolated SLSRP coding nucleic acids, and vectors and host cells containing the latter. |
| US07829757B2 |
SGRF gene-modified mouse
A targeting vector was constructed by replacing exon regions in the SGRF gene with appropriate drug marker genes. This vector was transfected into mouse ES cell lines to obtain chimeric mice, which were then crossed with C57BL/6J mice to obtain mice comprising cells in which one SGRF gene alleles was inactivated. By crossing these mice with each other, the present inventors succeeded in producing mice in which both SGRF gene alleles were inactivated. These genetically modified animals can be used to predict the side effects of drugs such as SGRF antagonists. |
| US07829753B2 |
Catalytic system for the production of olefins
Catalytic system for partial oxidation reactions of hydrocarbons characterized in that it contains: one or more metals belonging to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd transition series; one or more elements of group IIIA, IVA or VA, wherein at least one of said metals or said elements is in the form of a nitride. |
| US07829749B2 |
Tetramerization
A new P-N-P ligand is useful in ethylene oligomerizations. In combination with i) a source of chromium and ii) an activator such as methylalumoxane; the ligand of this invention may be used to prepare an oligomer product that contains a mixture of hexenes and octenes. The hexenes and octenes produced with this ligand contain very low levels of internal olefins when produced under preferred reaction conditions. |
| US07829747B2 |
Process for dehydrofluorination of 3-chloro-1,1,1,3-tetrafluoropropane to 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene
A process for making 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene. The process has the following step: dehydrofluorinating 3-chloro-1,1,1,3-tetrafluoropropane under conditions sufficient to effect dehydrofluorination in the presence of a catalyst. Preferred catalysts are selected from the group consisting of (i) one or more halogenated trivalent or higher valent metal oxides, (ii) one or more trivalent or higher valent metal halides, and (iii) one or more natural or synthetic graphite materials. |
| US07829743B2 |
Sulfonium borate complex
A novel sulfonium borate complex, which can reduce the amount of fluorine ions produced during thermal cationic polymerization, and realize low-temperature, rapid curing properties in a thermal cationic polymerizable adhesive, is represented by the structure of the following formula (1). In the formula (1), R1 is an aralkyl group and R2 is a lower alkyl group. However, when R2 is a methyl group, R1 is not a benzyl group. X is a halogen atom, and n is an integer of 1 to 3. |
| US07829738B1 |
Production of N,N-dialklylaminoethyl (meth)acrylates
A method and apparatus for preparing a N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate in a continuous transesterification reaction. The reaction involves adding alkyl acrylates such as methacrylate or ethacrylate to a reboiler mechanism and efficiently removing alcohol co-products. Because the reaction is continuous, the alkyl acrylates can be added as needed to increase output, decrease output, or fine-tune the reaction dynamics. An entrainer is used to form a volatile azeotrope which contains both alcohol and entrainer and which is easily removed from the reboiler mechanism. This method reduces the amount of entrainer needed per unit of alkyl acrylate used and eliminates any need to purify the end product from entrainer contamination of the resulting N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate product. |
| US07829737B2 |
Protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II) that are useful for modulating the biological activity of the protein tyrosine phosphatase-1b (PTP1B) enzyme. Compounds of this invention can be used to treat diseases and/or conditions in which the PTP1B enzyme is a factor. Such diseases and/or conditions include, but are not limited to, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, inadequate glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, low HDL levels, atherosclerosis, vascular restenosis, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, adipose cell tumors, adipose cell carcinoma, liposarcoma, dyslipidemia, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases. |
| US07829734B2 |
Tetramethyl siloxane reaction
An asymmetric siloxane is made by reacting a silicone having the formula MHDxM′H where MH is R1R2HSiO1/2, M′H is R4R5HSiO1/2 and x is an integer 0≦x≦10 under selective hydrosilylation conditions in the presence of a precious metal hydrosilylation catalyst, with a first olefinic compound an in a second step, a monohydridosiloxane produced in the first step is reacted under hydrosilylating conditions with another olefinic compound different from the first olefinic compound. |
| US07829728B2 |
Diarymethyl and related compounds
This invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, Ar1, Ar2, E, a, b, c and z are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate or stereoisomer thereof. The compounds of this invention possess both β2 adrenergic receptor agonist and muscarinic receptor antagonist activity and therefore, such compounds are useful for treating pulmonary disorders, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. |
| US07829727B2 |
Device containing compound having indolocarbazole moiety and divalent linkage
An electronic device including a compound comprising at least one type of an optionally substituted indolocarbazole moiety and at least one divalent linkage. |
| US07829725B2 |
Ionic liquids
The present invention relates to compositions of matter that are ionic liquids, the compositions comprising any of eleven cations combined with any of three fluorinated sulfonated anions. Compositions of the invention should be useful as solvents and, perhaps, as catalysts for many reactions, including aromatic electrophilic substitution, nitration, acylation, esterification, etherification, oligomerization, transesterification, isomerization and hydration. |
| US07829722B2 |
Ionic liquids
The present invention relates to compositions of matter that are ionic liquids, the compositions comprising any of eleven cations combined with any of three fluorinated sulfonated anions. Compositions of the invention should be useful as solvents and, perhaps, as catalysts for many reactions, including aromatic electrophilic substitution, nitration, acylation, esterification, etherification, oligomerization, transesterification, isomerization and hydration. |
| US07829721B2 |
Specific caspase-10 inhibitors
The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I), and to their use as caspase-10 inhibitors, especially for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. |
| US07829719B2 |
Insecticidal N-substituted sulfoximines
N-Substituted sulfoximines are effective at controlling insects. |
| US07829718B2 |
Salts of benzimidazole derivative with amines and process for manufacturing the same
It is an object of the present invention to provide (1) a process for manufacturing alkali metal salts of 2-[{4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyridin-2-yl}methylsulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole which are useful as gastric acid secretion inhibitors, anti-ulcer agents and other drugs and (2) salts of 2-[{4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyridin-2-yl}methylsulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole with amines which are intermediates for the production of the alkali metal salts, and a process for manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, disclosed are salts represented by the following formula (I): (wherein A+ represents an isopropylammonium ion, sec-butylammonium ion or cyclopentylammonium ion). |
| US07829717B2 |
(Arylamidoaryl)squaramide compounds
Compounds represented by Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or N-oxide thereof, wherein A, Q, Y, R5, m and J are defined herein, are useful in the treatment of tumors and cancers such as mastocytosis/mast cell leukemia, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), germ cell tumors, small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC), sinonasal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, testicular cancer (seminoma), thyroid carcinoma, malignant melanoma, ovarian carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), breast carcinoma, pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, neuroblastoma, mast cell leukemia, angiosarcoma, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, endometrial carcinoma, and prostate carcinoma. |
| US07829713B2 |
Therapeutic piperazines
The invention includes a compound of formula I: wherein R1, X, Z, n, and m have any of the values described herein, as well as salts of such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and therapeutic methods that comprise the administration of such compounds. The compounds are inhibitors of PDE4 function and are useful for improving cognitive function in animals. |
| US07829711B2 |
Crystalline materials of 1-(4-benzoyl-piperazin-1-yl)-2-[4-methoxy-7-(3-methyl-[1,2,4]triazol-1-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-C]pyridine-3-yl]-ethane-1,2-dione
The instant invention provides crystalline materials of 1-(4-benzoyl-piperazin-1-yl)-2-[4-methoxy-7-(3-methyl-[1,2,4]triazol-1-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-3-yl]-ethane-1,2-dione; processes for the production of such crystalline materials; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such crystalline materials; and methods of treating HIV or AIDS with such crystalline materials or such pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US07829710B2 |
Ionic liquids
The present invention relates to compositions of matter that are ionic liquids, the compositions comprising any of eleven cations combined with any of three fluorinated sulfonated anions. Compositions of the invention should be useful as solvents and, perhaps, as catalysts for many reactions, including aromatic electrophilic substitution, nitration, acylation, esterification, etherification, oligomerization, transesterification, isomerization and hydration. |
| US07829708B2 |
Metabolically inert antifolates for treating disorders of abnormal cellular proliferation and inflammation
The present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of disorders of abnormal cell proliferation and/or inflammation, such as psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease, in a human or other host animals. |
| US07829706B2 |
Ionic liquids
The present invention relates to compositions of matter that are ionic liquids, the compositions comprising any of eleven cations combined with any of three fluorinated sulfonated anions. Compositions of the invention should be useful as solvents and, perhaps, as catalysts for many reactions, including aromatic electrophilic substitution, nitration, acylation, esterification, etherification, oligomerization, transesterification, isomerization and hydration. |
| US07829704B2 |
Ionic liquids
The present invention relates to compositions of matter that are ionic liquids, the compositions comprising any of eleven cations combined with any of three fluorinated sulfonated anions. Compositions of the invention should be useful as solvents and, perhaps, as catalysts for many reactions, including aromatic electrophilic substitution, nitration, acylation, esterification, etherification, oligomerization, transesterification, isomerization and hydration. |
| US07829703B2 |
Difluoromethanesulfonyl anilide derivatives useful as herbicides
Novel difluoromethanesulfonamide derivatives of the formula (I) Difluoromethanesulfonamide derivatives represented by the formula wherein X represents halogen, Y represents CH or N, R1 represents hydrogen, and R2 represents hydrogen or hydroxy, or R1 and R2 together may form C═O with the carbon atom to which they are bonded, and their use as herbicide for paddy field weeds. |
| US07829699B2 |
Process for the preparation of CGRP antagonist
An efficient synthesis for the preparation of N-[(3R,6S)-6-(2,3-difluorophenyl)-2-oxo-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)azepan-3-yl]-4-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-1-yl)piperidine-1 -carboxamide, by coupling (3R,6S)-3-amino-6-(2,3-difluorophenyl)-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)azepan-2-one and 2-oxo-1-(4-piperidinyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine dihydrochloride with 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (“CDI”) as carbonyl source; and an efficient preparation of the potassium salt of N-[(3R,6S)-6-(2,3-difluorophenyl)-2-oxo-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)azepan-3-yl]-4-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-1-yl)piperidine-1-carboxamide. |
| US07829696B2 |
siRNA targeting amyloid beta (A4) precursor protein (APP)
Efficient sequence specific gene silencing is possible through the use of siRNA technology. By selecting particular siRNAs by rational design, one can maximize the generation of an effective gene silencing reagent, as well as methods for silencing genes. Methods, compositions, and kits generated through rational design of siRNAs are disclosed including those directed to nucleotide sequences for APP. |
| US07829682B1 |
Human β-adrenergic receptor kinase nucleic acid molecule
Various embodiments of the invention provide human kinases and phosphatases (KPP) and polynucleotides which identify and encode KPP. Embodiments of the invention also provide expression vectors, host cells, antibodies, agonists, and antagonists. Other embodiments provide methods for diagnosing, treating, or preventing disorders associated with aberrant expression of KPP. |
| US07829681B2 |
High-pressure inclusion body solubilization and protease clipping of recombinant fusion proteins
Described herein are methods for the solubilization and proteolytic cleavage of fusion protein aggregates, including autocatalytic fusion proteins, at pressures greater than atmospheric pressure to yield soluble target polypeptides. |
| US07829680B1 |
System and method for isolation of gluten as a co-product of ethanol production
The present invention is a method for protein isolation as a co-product of alcohol production. The method includes receiving grain product at a holding receptacle, the grain product being at least one of whole stillage, dried distillers grain, and wet distillers grain. The method further includes directing the grain product from the holding receptacle over a plurality of screens, thereby allowing a fiber-containing portion of the grain product to be collected on the plurality of screens and further allowing a protein-containing portion of the grain product and an oil-containing portion of the grain product to pass through the plurality of screens. The method further includes directing the protein-containing portion and the oil-containing portion over a finishing screen, thereby allowing remaining fiber fractions from the protein-containing portion and the oil-containing portion to be collected on the finishing screen and further allowing the protein-containing portion and the oil-containing portion to pass through the finishing screen. Further, the method includes centrifuging the protein-containing portion and the oil-containing portion for isolating a protein fraction, an oil fraction, and a water and minerals fraction. |
| US07829675B2 |
TWEAK receptor
The present invention provides the TWEAK receptor and methods for identifying and using agonists and antagonists of the TWEAK receptor. In particular, the invention provides methods of screening for agonists and antagonists and for treating diseases or conditions mediated by angiogenesis, such as solid tumors and vascular deficiencies of cardiac or peripheral tissue. |
| US07829674B2 |
Compositions and methods for binding sphingosine-1-phosphate
The present invention relates to anti-S1P agents, for example, humanized monoclonal antibodies, and their uses for detection of S1P or for treatment of diseases and conditions associated with S1P. |
| US07829672B2 |
Modulation of sodium channels in dorsal root ganglia
A novel tetrodotoxin resistant sodium channel is described, along with isolated nucleotides that encode this receptor. Methods for identifying agents that modulate the Na+ current through the receptor are provided, as well as related therapeutic and diagnostic methods. |
| US07829668B2 |
Compositions and methods for modifying toxic effects of proteinaceous compounds
The present invention provides methods to produce immunotoxins (ITs) and cytokines with a reduced ability to promote vascular leak syndrome (VLS). The invention also provides ITs and cytokines which have been mutated to lack amino acid sequences which induce VLS. Also disclosed are methods for producing peptides that inhibit the induction of VLS by ITs and cytokines. Also disclosed are peptides comprising the (x)D(y) sequence to promote the extravasation of other molecules. Toxins mutated in the (x)D(y) motif or active site residues are disclosed for used in vaccines. |
| US07829666B2 |
Maurotoxin, PI1 and HSTX1 derivatives
Derivatives of Maurotoxin (MTX) in which the native disulfide bridge pattern (Cys3-Cys24, Cys9-Cys29, Cys19, Cys31-Cys34) has been disrupted are useful for the treatment of pathologies associated with dysfunctioning and/or activation of Ca2+-activated and/or voltage-gated K+ channel subtypes, such as IKCa1 or Kv1.2. In one group of derivatives, one or two of the amino acid residues of maurotoxin have been replaced by different amino acid residues resulting in the disulfide bridge pattern being changed to Cys3-Cys24, Cys9-Cys29, Cys13-Cys31, Cys19-Cys34. Exemplary substitutions include the Arg residue at position 14 and/or the Lys residue at position 15 replaced by a Gln residue and the Gly residue at position 33 replaced by an Ala residue. Pi1 and HsTx1 derivatives with disrupted native disulfide bridge patterns are similarly useful. |
| US07829663B2 |
F11 receptor (F11R) antagonists as therapeutic agents
The present invention provides a cell adhesion molecule (CAM), designated F11 receptor (F11R), which is a member of the immunoglobulin super family localized on the surface of human platelets, and determined to effect platelet aggregation, secretion, platelet spreading and cellular adhesion. Cloned F11R cDNA and full length F11R cDNA and amino acid sequences are provided. F11R-antagonists and methods for the prevention and treatment of thrombosis, atherosclerosis, heart attacks, stroke and other clinical disorders involving thrombus formation are also provided. |
| US07829662B2 |
Method of treating apoptosis and compositions thereof
Disclosed herein are novel polypeptides and the nucleic acid sequences that encode them. Also disclosed are antibodies that immunospecifically bind to the polypeptide, as well as derivatives, variants, mutants, or fragments of the novel polypeptide, polynucleotide, or antibody specific to the polypeptide. Vectors, host cells, antibodies and recombinant methods for producing the polypeptides and polynucleotides, as well as methods for using same are also included. The invention further discloses therapeutic, diagnostic and research methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of apoptosis associated disorders involving these novel human nucleic acids and proteins. |
| US07829660B1 |
Bis(thienyl)isopyrazoles and process for preparing and method for using bis(thienyl)isopyrazoles
The present invention demonstrates the synthesis of a new pyrazole-containing monomer by means of an easily implemented two-step process. This monomer can be electropolymerized to yield a stable n-doping polymer that may easily be electrochemically characterized. It is demonstrated that the electrochemical behavior of the polymer films produced is dependent upon the conditions applied during electrodeposition. Films deposited by cycling only at relatively positive potentials (0 to 2000 mV) show less intense n-doping responses than those films obtained by scanning the applied potential throughout a wider range (−2000 mV to 2000 mV). |
| US07829654B2 |
Method for producing elastomeric copolyesters
A process for continuous or discontinuous synthesis of elastomeric copolyesters from polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and polyoxytetramethylene glycol is described in which the tetrahydrofuran (THF) obtained as a byproduct in synthesis of polybutylene terephthalate from 1,4-butanediol is rectified and then reacted by ring-opening polymerization to form polyoxytetramethylene glycol which condenses with the free or esterified carboxyl groups of PBT to form the copolyester, whereby chain termination and catalyst deactivation are accomplished by adding 1,4-butanediol without separating the catalyst. |
| US07829651B2 |
Lens-forming silicone resin composition and silicone lens
Silicone resin compositions comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane containing at least two aliphatic unsaturated bonds, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule, (C) a platinum group metal base catalyst, and (D) a mold release agent cure into colorless, transparent, heat resistant parts which can be smoothly released from the mold and used as lenses in LED devices. |
| US07829650B2 |
Polymer for organic anti-reflective coating layer and composition including the same
A polymer which has siloxane group at a main chain thereof and a composition including the same, for forming an organic anti-reflective coating layer are disclosed. The polymer for forming an organic anti-reflective coating layer is represented by following Formula. In Formula, R is hydrogen atom, C1˜C20 alkyl group, C1˜C10 alcohol group or epoxy group, R1 is independently hydrogen atom, n is an integer of 1-50, R2 is C1˜C20 alkyl group, C3˜C20 cycloalkyl group, C6˜C20 aryl group or C7˜C12 arylalkyl group, R3 is hydrogen atom, C1˜C10 alcohol group or epoxy group and POSS is a polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane. |
| US07829649B2 |
Perfluoropolyether-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer and a surface treatment agent comprising the same
A perfluoropolyether-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer represented by the following formula (1), the block copolymer having a number average molecular weight, reduced to polystyrene, of from 2,000 to 20,000, W2-Q-Rf-Q-(W1-Q-Rf-Q)g-W2 (1) wherein Rf is a perfluoropolyether block, W1 is a polyorganosiloxane block having at least one group represented by the following formula (2) wherein X is a hydrolyzable group, R1 is a C1-4 alkyl group or a phenyl group, y is an integer of from 1 to 5, and a is 2 or 3, Q is a C2-12 divalent connecting group which may contain an oxygen atom and/or nitrogen atom, W2 is an organosiloxane residue having a group represented by the aforesaid formula (1), and g is an integer of from 1 to 11. |
| US07829643B2 |
Coating compositions containing levelling agents prepared by nitroxyl mediated polymerisation
The present invention relates to coating compositions containing a polymeric or copolymeric levelling agent, which has been prepared by nitroxyl-mediated polymerisation. Further aspects are a process for the preparation of smooth surface coatings and the use of said polymer or copolymer as levelling agent in coating compositions. Yet another aspect are specific ethylenically unsaturated monomer compositions from which copolymers can be obtained by atom transfer radical polymerisation or nitroxyl mediated polymerisation, which copolymers are useful as levelling agents in coating compositions. Still another aspect is the use of poly-tert.-butyl acrylate or poly-tert.butylmethacrylate as a levelling agent in powder coating compositions. |
| US07829640B2 |
Recirculation loop reactor bulk polymerization process
A process for producing polymer and more particularly adhesive using a recirculating loop reactor. In one embodiment the reactor includes one or more mixers to mix feed stock with the polymerized material recirculating in the reactor. In another embodiment a planetary roller extruder (PRE) may be used for this purpose. In still another embodiment, a combination of one or more static mixers and one or more PREs may be used. |
| US07829638B2 |
Antireflective hardmask composition and methods for using same
Hardmask compositions having antireflective properties useful in lithographic processes, methods of using the same, and semiconductor devices fabricated by such methods, are provided. |
| US07829637B2 |
Polymeric thickener for molding compounds
A molding composition is provided that includes a thermoset cross-linkable polymeric resin, a fibrous filler and a thickener system. The thickener system includes an amine and an isocyanate that are reactive to form a polyurea. The polyurea is operative to thicken the molding composition formulation prior to polymeric resin thermoset with superior properties relative to conventional thickener systems. A molded article produced from a cross-linked thermoset polymeric resin containing fibrous filler and a polyurea present from 1 to 5 total weight percent of the article either forms an interpenetrating network between the resin and the polyurea or the resin and polyurea crosslink upon resin thermoset to further strengthen the resulting article. An alkali earth oxide or hydroxide simultaneously thickens through interaction with carboxylate functionality of the cross-linkable resin to provide a superior viscosity build and humidity tolerance. |
| US07829627B2 |
Glass Adhesion Promoter
A glass adhesion composition containing a copolymer having an acid and a substituted amide, silanol, or amine oxide functionality. The substituted amide, silanol, or amine oxide functionality provide excellent adhesion of the copolymer to glass, silica, sand and other silicon-based substances. The copolymer is useful as a fiberglass binder, and also useful in providing protective coatings on glass sheets. A fiberglass sizing composition is also provided having a copolymer that includes at least one acid group derived from at least one acid monomer, a hydrophobic comonomer, and a crosslinker. Additives can be added to the compositions to provide other functionality such as corrosion inhibitors, hydrophobic additives, additives for reducing leaching of glass, release agents, acids for lowering pH, anti-oxidants/reducing agents, emulsifiers, dyes, pigments, oils, fillers, colorants, curing agents, anti-migration aids, biocides, plasticizers, waxes, anti-foaming agents, coupling agents, thermal stabilizers, flame retardants, enzymes, wetting agents, and lubricants. |
| US07829624B2 |
One-pot synthesis of nanoparticles and liquid polymer for rubber applications
A method for performing a one-batch synthesis of a blend of nanoparticles and liquid polymer includes polymerizing a first monomer and optionally a second monomer in a hydrocarbon solvent to form the liquid polymer. The polymerization is terminated before completion with a quenching agent. Then a charge of polymerization initiator, and a mixture of multiple-vinyl aromatic monomer and mono-vinyl aromatic monomer are added. This causes further polymerization whereby nanoparticles are formed in situ having a core including the multiple-vinyl aromatic monomer, and a shell including the first monomer or the first monomer and the second monomer. Liquid polymer/nanoparticle blends resulting from the method and rubber compositions incorporating the blends are also disclosed. |
| US07829622B2 |
Methods of making polymer composites containing single-walled carbon nanotubes
Methods of forming carbon nanotube-polymer composites comprising single-walled carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotube-polymer composites comprise highly dispersed carbon nanotubes having high melt elasticity and high conductivity. |
| US07829620B2 |
Polymer-zeolite nanocomposite membranes for proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells
A suite of polymer/zeolite nanocomposite membranes. The polymer backbone is preferably a film forming fluorinated sulfonic acid containing copolymer, such as a Teflon type polymer, a perfluorinated polymer, or a perfluorinated polymer with sulfonic groups. The zeolites formed in accordance with the present invention and which are used in the membranes are plain, phenethyl functionalized and acid functionalized zeolite FAU(Y) and BEA nanocrystals. The zeolite nanocrystals are incorporated into polymer matrices for membrane separation applications like gas separations, and in polymer-exchange-membrane fuel cells. For the purpose of developing zeolite-polymer nanocomposite membranes, the zeolite nanocrystals are size-adjustable to match the polymer-network dimensions. |
| US07829616B2 |
Random ethylene oxide copolymer and non-random alkylene oxide(s) polymer
A polymeric material comprised of (i) at least one random copolymer comprised of ethylene oxide and one or more other alkylene oxide(s) and (ii) at least one non-random polymer comprised of one or more poly(alkylene oxide)s has been discovered. Preferably, it is a polymer alloy. Alkylene oxide homopolymers or block copolymers may be the non-random polymer. In a related discovery, an adhesive material can be made by suspending (a) particles in (b) a matrix of at least one poly(ethylene oxide) copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, or a combination thereof. The handling characteristics may be adjusted for different utilities (e.g., from runny oil to hard wax). Applications include use as adhesive, cohesive, filler, lubricant, surfactant, or any combination thereof. In particular, the hard materials may be used for cleaning or waxing. |
| US07829615B2 |
Reactive hot melt adhesives
Reactive hot melt adhesives with long open time and/or high green strength prepared by using an acrylic polymer component containing a high molecular weight acrylic polymer. |
| US07829614B2 |
Reinforced polyester compositions, methods of manufacture, and articles thereof
A composition comprises, based on the total weight of the composition: from 20 to 90 wt. % of a polyester component comprising a poly(butylene terephthalate); from 5 to 35 wt. % of a flame retardant phosphinate of the formula (I) [(R1)(R2)(PO)—O]−mMm+ (I) a flame retardant diphosphinate of the formula (II) [(O—POR1)(R3)(POR2—O)]2−nMm+x (II), and/or a flame retardant polymer derived from the flame retardant phosphinate of the formula (I) or the flame retardant diphosphinate of the formula (II); from 1 to 25 wt. % of a melamine polyphosphate, melamine cyanurate, melamine pyrophosphate, and/or melamine phosphate; from greater than zero to 50 wt. % of a glass fiber having a non-circular cross-section; and from 0 to 5 wt. % of an additive selected from the group consisting of a mold release agent, an antioxidant, a thermal stabilizer, an antioxidant, and a UV stabilizer; wherein the components have a combined total weight of 100 wt. %. |
| US07829610B2 |
Impact-resistant polyoxymethylene molding compositions, use thereof and moldings produced therefrom
The present invention relates to a polyoxymethylene molding composition comprising:(A) from 0.1 to 5.0% by weight of a compatibilizer,(B) from 5 to 50% by weight of an impact modifier,(C) the remainder to 100% by weight of a polyoxymethylene.The molding compositions of the invention have substantially improved mechanical properties, in particular impact resistance. |
| US07829608B2 |
Polymeric additives to improve print quality and permanence attributes in ink-jet inks
Two-part fixatives are provided in conjunction with overcoating at least one ink-jet ink printed on a print medium and comprise (1) at least one first reactive component comprising a reactive monomer or oligomer, the reactive species selected from the group consisting of iso-cyanates and epoxy-terminated oligomers, optionally in a vehicle, and (2) at least one second component selected from the group consisting of polyols and polyvinyl alcohols, plus one or more base catalysts, optionally in a vehicle. The two components and catalyst(s) are deposited on the print medium on which the ink-jet ink has been printed, and react to form a hydrophobic polymer overcoating the printed ink and having a glass transition temperature within a range of −20° C. to +50° C. and a melting temperature within a range of 30° C. to 100° C. |
| US07829606B2 |
Acrylic hot melt adhesives
High durable polarized film comprising a radiation curable PSA layer for lamination in TFT/LCD applications have high humidity and heat resistance. In one embodiment, the adhesive comprises a UV curable acrylic polymer, a compatible tackifier, a multifunction unsaturated oligomer, and a long chain alkyl acrylate monomer. |
| US07829605B2 |
Energy ray-curable resin composition and adhesive using same
An energy ray-curable resin composition comprising (A) a (meth)acrylate having a molecular weight of from 500 to 5,000, of which the main chain backbone is at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polybutadiene, a polyisoprene and hydrogenated products thereof and which has at least one (meth)acryloyl group at an end of the main chain backbone or in a side chain, (B) a monofunctional (meth)acrylate having a C2-8 unsaturated hydrocarbon group via an ester bond, (C) a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate, (D) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, (E) a photopolymerization initiator, and (F) an antioxidant which exhibits equally high adhesive strength to various objects to be bonded, has good heat and moisture resistance, excellent rigidity, low cure shrinkage and little adhesion strain is provided. |
| US07829601B2 |
Process for operating a partial oxidation process of a solid carbonaceous feed
The invention is directed to a process for preparing a mixture comprising CO and H2 by operating a partial oxidation process of a solid carbonaceous feed, which process comprises the steps of: (a) supplying the solid carbonaceous feed and an oxygen-containing stream to a burner, wherein a CO2 containing transport gas is used to transport the solid carbonaceous feed to the burner; (b) partially oxidizing the carbonaceous feed in the burner wherein a gaseous stream comprising CO and H2 is being discharged from said burner into a reaction zone, wherein the temperature in the reaction zone is from 1200 to 1800° C. and wherein said reaction zone is at least partly bounded by a wall, which wall comprises conduits in which steam is prepared by evaporation of water, resulting in a flow of steam being discharged from said reaction zone; (c) monitoring the conditions in the reaction zone by continually or periodically measuring the rate of the steam flow and using said flow rate as input to adjust the oxygen-to-coal (O/C) ratio in step (a). |
| US07829599B2 |
Tensio-active glucoside urethanes
Methods of making emulsions comprising: adding an emulsifying agent comprising glucoside alkyl urethanes of formula: A(O—CO—NH—R)S, wherein A represents a glucosyl unit having a Dextrose Equivalent (D.E.) ranging from 1 to 47, and wherein R represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group containing from 3 to 22 carbon atoms, and s is the degree of substitution (DS) ranging from about 0.01 to about 2.0; to an aqueous based liquid and a dispersed product; followed by mixing to create a stable dispersion. The glucoside alkyl urethanes present properties of thermal and chemical stability with biodegradability and free of phosphor/phosphates. The glucoside alkyl urethanes are suitable as surfactants for use in household and industrial applications, e.g., as detergents, emulsifiers, emulsion stabilizers, foaming agents, foam stabilizers, dispersants and wetting agents. |
| US07829598B2 |
Production of nanosized materials
The present invention relates to a method of producing a nano-sized material such as in the form of a colloidal suspension of nano-sized particles and/or as a coating and/or as a thin film comprised by such nano-sized particles on the surface of a substrate. The invention also relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method according to the present invention. |
| US07829597B2 |
Benzylether and benzylamino beta-secretase inhibitors for the treatment of alzheimer's disease
The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved. |
| US07829593B2 |
Glutamine-containing compositions and a method for increasing blood flow using same
The present invention provides a glutamine-containing composition which functions to increase blood flow. Glutamine is present in the composition in an amount of 25 mg/kg body weight to 150 mg/kg body weight. By administering the composition to a subject in need thereof, the blood flow in the capillary vessels can be efficiently increased, while inhibiting any side effects such as low blood pressure. The present invention also provides food or feed containing the composition for increasing blood flow. |
| US07829590B2 |
Thiophene-carboxamides useful as inhibitors of protein kinases
The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase, represented by structural formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein values of the variables of structural formula are as described in the specification and claims. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds or salts, and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions. |
| US07829589B2 |
Sulfonamide compounds and uses thereof
Compounds that modulate GHS-R are described, for examples compounds formula (I) |
| US07829587B2 |
Substituted 2-aminotetralin derivatives as selective alpha 2B agonist
Substituted 2-aminotetralin derivatives as selective alpha 2B agonists can be incorporated in a pharmaceutical composition and can be used in methods of treating an alpha 2B receptor mediated diseases or conditions. The compounds are represented by Formula 1: wherein R1=H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, or cyclobutyl; R2=methyl or H; R3=pyridinyl X=C or O. |
| US07829585B2 |
Antifungal agent containing pyridine derivative
The present invention provides an antifungal agent that has superior antifungal action and is also superior in terms of physical properties, safety and metabolic stability. The present invention discloses a compound represented by the formula (I): (wherein X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —NH—, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an amino group or a substituent, and R2 and R3 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group or a substituent, except for a case in which R2 and R3 are both hydrogen atoms), and an antifungal agent containing the above compound. |
| US07829583B2 |
Biphenyl derivatives
This invention provides biphenyl derivatives of formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, W, a, b and c are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate or stereoisomer thereof. The biphenyl derivatives of this invention possess both β2 adrenergic receptor agonist and muscarinic receptor antagonist activity and therefore, such biphenyl derivatives are useful for treating pulmonary disorders, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. |
| US07829579B2 |
Method for the treatment of neurological disorders by enhancing the activity of β-glucocerebrosidase
Provided is a method of increasing the stability of wild-type β-glucocerebrosidase. Also provided are methods of treating and/or preventing an individual having a neurological disease in which increased expression or activity of β-glucocerebrosidase in the central nervous system would be beneficial. This method includes administering an effective amount of a pharmacologic chaperone for β-glucocerebrosidase, with the proviso that the individual does not have a mutation in the gene encoding β-glucocerebrosidase. Further provided are β-glucocerebrosidase inhibitors which have been identified as specific pharmacologic chaperones and which have been shown to increase activity of β-glucocerebrosidase in vivo in the central nervous system. |
| US07829578B1 |
Aromatic ketones and uses thereof
Aromatic ketones having an extended fluoro-alkyl or fluoro-alkoxy moiety are disclosed. In particular aspects, the compounds comprise substituted 9-acridone, 9-xanthone, 4(1H)-quinolone, 4(1H) pyridone, 1,4-naphthoquinone, 9,10-anthraquinone derivatives. These preparations possess potent pharmacological activity for inhibiting malaria and mosquito-borne (Plasmodium) diseases. The haloalkyl/alkoxy aromatic compounds possess significant pharmacological activity, with IC50 values in the nanomolar and sub-nanomolar range, and reduced toxicity against host derived cells and tissues. Methods of using the fluoro-alkyl/alkoxy aromatic compounds in the treatment of malaria and other human and animal diseases are also disclosed. Agricultural uses of the fluoro-alkyl/alkoxy aromatic compounds, such as in control of fungal diseases and in the production of important commercial crops (apples, etc.), are also presented. |
| US07829577B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions of (+)-1,4-dihydro-7-[(3S,4S)-3-methoxy-4-(methylamino)-1-pyrolidinyl]-4-oxo-1-(2-thiazolyl)-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid
The present invention relates to SNS-595 and methods of treating cancer using the same. |
| US07829576B2 |
Beloxepin and analogs for the treatment of pain
This present disclosure provides methods of treating pain with beloxepin and/or beloxepin analogs. |
| US07829575B2 |
Methods for treating androgen receptor related disorders
One embodiment is directed toward a method for treating an individual with a disorder affected by androgen receptor activity. This method includes administering a therapeutic amount of DL3 (6-amino-2-(2-4-tert-butyl-phenoxy)-ethylsulfanyl)-1H-pyrimidin-4-one) to the individual. In an additional embodiment, the disorder affected by androgen receptor activity includes cancer. Another embodiment is directed toward a method for treating an individual with prostate cancer. This method includes administering to the individual a therapeutic amount of an androgen receptor antagonist which reduces the production of prostate specific antigen and has only negligible androgen receptor agonist effects. |
| US07829574B2 |
Substituted quinazoline compounds and their use in treating angiogenesis-related diseases
Substituted quinazoline compounds of the following formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, and X are defined herein. It also discloses a pharmaceutical composition containing one of these compounds. |
| US07829572B2 |
Pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one derivatives as calcium receptor antagonists
The present invention is directed to novel pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof of structural formula I wherein the variables R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as described herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I as well as methods of treatment employing compounds of formula I to treat a disease or disorder characterized by abnormal bone or mineral homeostasis such as hypoparathyroidism, osteoporosis, osteopenia, periodontal disease, Paget's disease, bone fracture, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy. |
| US07829571B2 |
Cyclic derivatives as modulators of chemokine receptor activity
The present application describes modulators of MCP-1 of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, useful for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis and asthma. |
| US07829569B2 |
Solvate and crystalline forms of carbamoyl-cyclohexane derivatives
The present invention relates to novel solvate and crystalline forms of carbamoyl-cyclohexane derivatives and, more particularly, to novel solvate and crystalline forms of trans-1{4-[2-[4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-piperazin-1-yl]-ethyl]-cyclohexyl}-3,3-dimethyl-urea hydrochloride. Processes for the preparation of these forms, compositions containing these forms, and methods of use thereof are also described. |
| US07829562B2 |
Sigma ligands for neuronal regeneration and functional recovery
The invention discloses methods and compositions useful for facilitating neuronal regeneration and functional recovery in neurodegenerative diseases. The methods and compositions utilize ligands for the sigma receptor, wherein the ligand is preferably AGY-94806, or salts, or solvates thereof. These molecules can be delivered alone or in combination with agents which treat or prevent neurodegenerative diseases such as those caused by multiple sclerosis. In other methods, the sigma receptor ligands are administered after MS to facilitate functional recovery. The administration of the sigma receptor ligands causes faster functional recovery. |
| US07829561B2 |
Caspase inhibitors and uses thereof
This invention provides novel caspase inhibitors of formula I: wherein R1 is hydrogen, CHN2, R, or —CH2Y; R is an aliphatic group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclyl group, or a heterocyclylalkyl group; Y is an electronegative leaving group; R2 is CO2H, CH2CO2H, or esters, amides or isosteres thereof; X2—X1 is N(R3)—C(R3), C(R3)2—C(R3), C(R3)2—N, N═C, C(R3)═C, C(═O)—N, or C(═O)—C(R3); each R3 is independently selected from hydrogen or C1-6 aliphatic; Ring C is a fused aryl ring; n is 0, 1 or 2; and each methylene carbon in Ring A is optionally and independently substituted by ═O, or one or more halogen, C1-4 alkyl, or C1-4 alkoxy. The compounds are useful for treating caspase-mediated diseases. |
| US07829558B2 |
Fused ring heterocycle kinase modulators
The present invention provides novel fused ring heterocycle kinase modulators and methods of using the novel fused ring heterocycle kinase modulators to treat diseases mediated by kinase activity. |
| US07829557B2 |
2-heterosubstituted 3-aryl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones as novel therapeutics in breast cancer
The present invention provides 2-heterosubstituted 3-aryl-4H-benzopyran-4-one compounds for the treatment of cancers, namely breast cancer. This invention further provides a method of synthesis of 2-(alkylthio)isoflavones that can be carried out at ambient conditions. This invention further provides a method of synthesis of the 2-heterosubstituted 3-aryl-4H-benzopyran-4-one from a 2-(alkylthio)isoflavone. The invention further provides methods of using the 2-heterosubstituted 3-aryl-4H-benzopyran-4-one compounds for the treatment of breast cancer in mammals. |
| US07829556B2 |
Sirtuin modulating compounds
Provided herein are novel sirtuin-modulating compounds and methods of use thereof. The sirtuin-modulating compounds may be used for increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound in combination with another therapeutic agent. |
| US07829552B2 |
Phosphorus-containing thyromimetics
The present invention relates to compounds of phosphonic acid containing T3 mimetics, stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, co-crystals, and prodrugs thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and co-crystals of the prodrugs, as well as their preparation and uses for preventing and/or treating metabolic diseases such as obesity, NASH, hypercholesterolemia and hyperlipidemia, as well as associated conditions such as atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, impaired glucose tolerance, metabolic syndromex and diabetes. |
| US07829551B2 |
Method and composition for the control of arthropods
The present invention relates to the use of certain siloxanes and mixtures thereof in the control of arthropods such as insects and arachnids, and in particular ectoparasites, such as head lice. |
| US07829550B2 |
Use of cyclodextrin for treatment and prevention of bronchial inflammatory diseases
The invention provides the use of a cyclodextrin compound for the manufacturing of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of bronchial inflammatory diseases, particularly for asthma. |
| US07829547B2 |
Method and pharmaceutical composition for treating psoriasis, squamous cell carcinoma and/or parakeratosis by inhibiting expression of squamous cell carcinoma-related antigen
In a first aspect thereof, the present invention provides a method for treatment and/or prevention of a disease selected from the group consisting of psoriasis and squamous cell carcinoma by inhibiting the expression of squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCA) by cells. In another aspect thereof, the present invention provides a method for screening for substances that inhibit epidermal parakeratosis, wherein the activity of a candidate substance that inhibits cysteine protease inhibitory activity possessed by squamous cell carcinoma antigen 1 (SCCA-1) is used as an indicator. |
| US07829546B2 |
Method for immobilizing self-organizing material or fine particle on substrate, and substrate manufactured by using such method
A method for immobilizing a self-organizing material or fine particles on a substrate, and a substrate whereupon the self-organizing material or the fine particles are immobilized. More specifically, the method for immobilizing the fine particles including a nucleic acid (for instance, DNA or RNA) or a metal oxide on the substrate, and the substrate whereupon the nucleic acid (for example, DNA or RNA) or the metal oxide is immobilized. |
| US07829544B2 |
Aqueous solution preparation containing aminoglycoside antibiotic and bromfenac
Stable and clear aqueous solution preparations comprising an aminoglycoside antibiotic or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof and bromfenac being a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agent or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US07829543B2 |
Substituted polyamines as inhibitors of bacterial efflux pumps
Disclosed are methods of treating bacterial infections including those caused by multidrug resistant bacteria using polyamine efflux pump inhibiting compounds, including for example N-benzylated polyazaalkanes, N-benzylated polyaminoalkanes, or mixed N-benzylated poly(aza/amino)alkanes, optionally in combination with other drugs such as antibiotics, as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof. |
| US07829540B2 |
Compounds and methods for reducing undesired toxicity of chemotherapeutic agents
Novel compositions and formulations are disclosed that have use as toxicity-reducing agents for various chemotherapeutic agents and as treatment for certain diseases and conditions. The compositions of matter are amino acid and peptide heteroconjugated disulfides of 2-mercaptoethane sulfonate sodium. |
| US07829534B2 |
Methods for protecting allogeneic islet transplant using soluble CTLA4 mutant molecules
The present invention is a method of inhibiting islet cell transplant rejection particular, to treat diabetes, such as type-1 and type-2 diabetes, by administering to a subject an effective amount of a soluble CTLA4 mutant molecule. One example of soluble CTLA4 mutant molecule is L104EA29YIg. |
| US07829532B2 |
Method of treating a nerve-related vision disorder in a non-diabetic subject
This invention provides reagents and methods for delivering insulin, insulinomimetic agents, and the like to a vertebrate eye via subconjunctival routes, sub-Tenon's routes, or intravitreal routes for treatment of nerve-related vision disorders such as diabetic retinopathy, and formulations useful in the practice of the disclosed methods. |
| US07829528B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating STAT-6 associated diseases or conditions
The present invention relates to a cell permeable peptide to specifically inhibit tyrosine phosphorylation and/or subsequent activation of STAT-6. This peptide is composed of a protein transduction moiety operably linked to a portion of STAT-6 which contains tyrosine residue 641 (Tyr-641) of STAT-6, wherein Tyr-641 is phosphorylated. The chimeric STAT-6 peptide enters cells and binds to the SH2 domain of wild-type STAT-6, and subsequently inhibits dimerization and nuclear translocation of the wild-type STAT-6 protein. Administration of this chimeric peptide inhibits allergen-induced airway inflammation, cytokine production and airway hyperresponsiveness and is useful in methods for preventing or treating diseases or conditions associated with STAT-6 activation. |
| US07829526B2 |
Cardioinhibitory/antihypertensive novel endogenous physiologically active peptide
The present invention is to provide a novel peptide having a potent hypotensive activity by inhibiting cardiac contractility, a DNA encoding the peptide, an antibody against the peptide, or a cardioinhibitory/hypotensive agent comprising the peptide as an active ingredient. A search of a genetic data base revealed the presence of a peptide biosynthesized by a processing of unspliced product of TOR2A mRNA. As a result of functional analysis, a peptide hormone exerting a potent bioactivity and expressed abundantly throughout human organs was found. The peptide is hydrophobic with a molecular weight of 2664.02 consisting of 24 amino acids (AIFIFISNTGGKQINQVALEAWRS; SEQ ID NO.: 2) and shows a negative inotropism in rat hearts, as well as a marked systemic hypotensive activity. |
| US07829525B2 |
Formulation for a protein pharmaceutical without added human serum albumin (HSA)
A composition for stabilization of protein agents in pharmaceuticals, the composition comprising the following two constituents: a) a surface active substance, in particular a non-ionic detergent (tenside), and b) a mixture of at least two amino acids, wherein the at least two amino acids are either Glu and Gln or Asp and Asn. |
| US07829511B2 |
Stabilized lubricant compositions
A stabilized lubricant composition is disclosed that comprises lubricating oil and a mixture of (a) at least one organophosphite compound and (b) at least one aromatic secondary amine or one substituted phenol or mixtures thereof. The compositions have been found to be highly resistant to oxidation under demanding service conditions and to be useful as turbine lubricants. |
| US07829507B2 |
Subterranean treatment fluids comprising a degradable bridging agent and methods of treating subterranean formations
The present invention relates to bridging agents for use in subterranean formations, to well drill-in and servicing fluids comprising such bridging agents, and to methods of using such bridging agents and well drill-in and servicing fluids in subterranean drilling operations. An example of a well drill-in and servicing fluid of the present invention comprises a viscosified fluid, a fluid loss control additive, and a bridging agent comprising a degradable material. |
| US07829506B1 |
Clay stabilizing aqueous drilling fluids
Aqueous fluids for circulation through a well during drilling operations, especially drilling operations where shale and another clay bearing formations are encountered, and methods for circulating such clay stabilizing drilling fluids are provided for. The drilling fluid comprises an aqueous base fluid, a viscosifying polymer, a starch, and a chloride-free clay stabilizer. In one embodiment, the starch is selected from the group consisting of potato and corn starch and mixtures thereof and is present in relatively high amounts, i.e., starch in amounts from about 6 to about 18 lb/barrel of fluid, and stabilizer in amounts up to about 3% by volume of fluid. Other embodiments provide concentrations of polymer, starch, and clay stabilizer effective to provide the fluid with clay swelling of about 10% or less, preferably about 5% or less, and shale disintegration of about 10% or less, preferably about 5% or less. Preferably the novel fluids also comprise an environmentally friendly lubricant and surfactant. |
| US07829505B2 |
Method for construction of oligonucleotide microarrays
Disclosed herein is a method for the preparation of oligonucleotide microarrays obviating the drawbacks to an extent, such as time consuming complex chemical reactions, preparation of modified supports/oligomer modifying reagents, use of activating/condensing reagent, low signal to noise ratio, poor immobilization and hybridization efficiencies, etc. Further, the prepared arrays can be used to detect single or multiple nucleotide mismatches using hybridization assay. |
| US07829502B2 |
Systems and methods for nuclease-assisted selection and acquisition of single stranded DNA oligomer/polymer aptamers/ligands
A method for identifying aptamers that bind to target molecules may include contacting an oligonucleotide library with target molecule and digesting unbound oligonucleotides with one or more endonucleases, one or more exonucleases, or one or more endonucleases in combination with one or more exonucleases. A method for identifying aptamers may further include optionally subjecting selected aptamers to one or more rounds of selection under conditions of increased stringency. A method for identifying aptamers may include yet further amplifying selected aptamers. The described methods may be performed in a screen for identifying aptamers either alone or in combination with other methods typically employed in the art for selecting aptamers (such as, e.g., SELEX). Also contemplated herein are systems and kits for accomplishing the above. |
| US07829499B2 |
Granular pesticide preparation
The invention aims at providing a granular pesticide preparation which can be prepared by a simple and easy process and attain optimum controlled-release of pesticidal active ingredients and which is reduced in environmental load and in sufferings induced by pesticidal active ingredients and exerts stable drug effects. The invention relates to a granular pesticide preparation which consists of both non-disintegrating pesticide granules comprising an acid pesticidal active ingredient, a cationic surfactant, and a basic substance and causing no disintegration in water within 30 minutes and a pesticidal active ingredient and which has a particle size of 0.3 to 3 mm in diameter or of 0.6 to 3 mm in breadth and 2 to 10 mm in length and the property of falling into water after the application on water surface and disintegrating in water within 30 minutes. |
| US07829497B2 |
Thermal imaging members and methods
There are described thermal imaging members and thermal imaging methods utilizing unsymmetrical rhodamine compounds. The rhodamine color-forming compounds exhibit a first color when in a crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in an amorphous form. |
| US07829496B2 |
Process for preparing platinum based electrode catalyst for use in direct methanol fuel cell
The present invention discloses a method for preparing platinum (Pt) based nano-size catalyst which is useful as an electrode catalyst of a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC). This method includes the implementation of a reduction reaction of a platinum precursor and an optional ad-metal precursor with a reducing agent in a solvent and in the presence of a stabilizer to form a suspension containing colloidal particles of platinum or platinum/ad-metal; mixing the suspension with a co-solvent; subjecting the resultant mixture to a centrifugal treatment to form a platinum or platinum/ad-metal colloidal particle portion and a liquid portion, repeating the co-solvent mixing and centrifugal treatment to the platinum or platinum/ad-metal colloidal particle portion until the resultant liquid portion no longer contains the product of the reduction reaction; and drying the resultant platinum or platinum/ad-metal colloidal particle portion to obtain a platinum based nano-size catalyst. |
| US07829493B2 |
Method of preparing metallic nanoparticles and materials thus obtained
The invention relates to a method of preparing metallic nanoparticles and to the materials thus obtained. More specifically, the invention relates to a method of preparing metallic nanoparticles consisting in: selecting a precursor from the salts, hydroxides and oxides of metallic elements that can be reduced at temperatures below the clay silicate network destruction temperature; and depositing said precursor on a support selected from pseudolaminar phyllosilicate clays. According to the invention the method comprises: (i) a deposition step in which the precursor is deposited on the support: (ii) when the precursor is selected from among salts and hydroxides, a thermal decomposition step in a controlled atmosphere, in which the precursor is subjected to a decomposition process and is transformed into an oxide of the metallic element: and (iii) a reduction step in which the oxide of the metallic element is subjected to a reduction process in a controlled atmosphere. The aforementioned method is performed at temperatures below the clay silicate network destruction temperature. |
| US07829490B2 |
Low dielectric glass and fiber glass for electronic applications
Glass compositions are provided that are useful in electronic applications, e.g., as reinforcements in printed circuit board substrates. Reduced dielectric constants are provided relative to E-glass, and fiber forming properties are provided that are more commercially practical than D-glass. |
| US07829489B2 |
Low CTE photomachinable glass
The present invention describes a composition, method and article for a photomachinable glass having a coefficient of thermal expansion from less than 6×10−6/° C. in the temperature range of 0° C. to 300° C. The photomachinable glass composition is a low expansion glass having an amorphous glass phase and crystalline phases selected from the group consisting of spudomene and lithium disilicate. |
| US07829487B2 |
Extensible nonwoven fabric and composite nonwoven fabric comprising the same
An extensible nonwoven fabric comprises a fiber comprising at least two olefin-based polymers. These olefin-based polymers are of the same kind and have different induction periods of strain-induced crystallization as measured at the same temperature and shear strain rate. A composite nonwoven fabric of the invention comprises at least one layer comprising the extensible nonwoven fabric. |
| US07829486B2 |
Stretchable leather-like sheet substrate and process for producing same
The leather-like sheet substrate of the present invention comprises a fiber-entangled nonwoven fabric that comprises a microfine fiber bundle (A) and a microfine fiber bundle (B) in a blending ratio (A)/(B) of 30/70 to 70/30 by mass and a polymeric elastomer contained in the fiber-entangled nonwoven fabric. The microfine fiber bundle (A) comprises 10 to 100 microfine fibers each of which has a single fiber fineness of 0.5 dtex or less and which are made of an elastic polymer having a JIS A hardness of 90 to 97. The microfine fiber bundle (B) comprises a microfine fiber which has a single fiber fineness of 0.5 dtex or less and which is made of a non-elastic polymer. Because of its excellent stretchability in both the machine and transverse directions and drapeability, the leather-like sheet substrate is particularly suitable as the material for clothing. |
| US07829483B2 |
PIPD comfort fabrics and articled made therefrom
The invention concerns a fabric useful in apparel and garments comprising an intimate blend of staple fibers, the blend of fibers comprising 55 to 95 parts by weight of a polypyridobisimidazole fiber having an inherent viscosity of greater than 20 dl/g and a tensile modulus of greater than 120 GPa (820 gpd); and 5 to 45 parts by weight of a flexible fiber having a tensile modulus of less than 10 GPa (70 gpd). |
| US07829481B2 |
Garments comprising high strength extreme thermal performance outer shell fabric of polybenzimidazole and polypyridobisimidazole fibers
This invention concerns a flame-resistant garment having an outer shell fabric comprising 50 to 95 parts by weight of a polypyridobisimidazole fiber having an inherent viscosity of greater than 20 dl/g and 5 to 50 parts by weight of polybenzimidazole fiber. |
| US07829469B2 |
Method and system for uniformity control in ballistic electron beam enhanced plasma processing system
A method and system for adjusting and controlling the plasma uniformity in a plasma processing system is described. The plasma processing system includes an electron source electrode to which direct current (DC) power is coupled in order to generate a ballistic electron beam during the etching of the substrate. A ring electrode, provided about a periphery of the substrate and opposite the electron source electrode, is utilized to create a ring hollow cathode plasma to affect changes in the distribution of plasma density. |
| US07829464B2 |
Planarization method using hybrid oxide and polysilicon CMP
A method of planarizing a semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, first and second components provided on the surface of the substrate, and a first material provided between and above the first and second components. The first component has a height greater than a height of the second component. The method includes performing a first polishing step on the semiconductor device to remove the first material above a top surface of the first component, to remove the first material above a top surface of the second component, and to level the top surface of the first component. The method also includes performing a second polishing step on the semiconductor device to planarize the top surfaces of the first and second components. |
| US07829457B2 |
Protection of conductors from oxidation in deposition chambers
In some embodiments, after depositing conductive material on substrates in a deposition chamber, a reducing gas is introduced into as the chamber in preparation for unloading the substrates. The deposition chamber can be a batch CVD chamber and the deposited material can be a metal nitride, e.g., a transition metal nitride such as titanium metal nitride. As part of the preparation for unloading substrates from the chamber, the substrates may be cooled and the chamber is backfilled with a reducing gas to increase the chamber pressure. It has been found that oxidants can be introduced into the chamber during this time. The introduction of a reducing gas has been found to protect exposed metal-containing films from oxidation during the backfill and/or cooling process. The reducing gas is formed of a reducing agent and a carrier gas, with the reducing agent being a minority component of the reducing gas. By providing a reducing agent, the effects of oxidation on exposed metal-containing films is reduced, therefore enhancing the conductive properties of the metal films. |
| US07829451B2 |
Conductive ball mounting method and apparatus having a movable solder ball container
A method of mounting conductive balls on pads on a substrate includes: (a) placing the substrate having the pads coated with an adhesive over a container for containing the conductive balls therein and whose top surface is open such that the pads faces the top surface of the container; and (b) throwing up the conductive balls in the container by moving the container up and down at a given stroke, thereby allowing the conductive balls to adhere to the adhesive coated on the pads. Step (b) is repeatedly performed. |
| US07829438B2 |
Edge connect wafer level stacking
In accordance with an aspect of the invention, a stacked microelectronic package is provided which may include a plurality of subassemblies, e.g., a first subassembly and a second subassembly underlying the first subassembly. A front face of the second subassembly may confront the rear face of the first subassembly. Each of the first and second subassemblies may include a plurality of front contacts exposed at the front face, at least one edge and a plurality of front traces extending about the respective at least one edge. The second subassembly may have a plurality of rear contacts exposed at the rear face. The second subassembly may also have a plurality of rear traces extending from the rear contacts about the at least one edge. The rear traces may extend to at least some of the plurality of front contacts of at least one of the first or second subassemblies. |
| US07829437B2 |
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a first substrate and a second substrate, which include a plurality of memory cells and selection transistors, respectively, are provided. A first insulating interlayer and a second insulating interlayer are formed on the first substrate and the second substrate, respectively, to cover the memory cells and the selection transistors. A lower surface of the second substrate is partially removed to reduce a thickness of the second substrate. The lower surface of the second substrate is attached to the first insulating interlayer. Plugs are formed through the second insulating interlayer, the second substrate and the first insulating interlayer to electrically connect the selection transistors in the first substrate and the second substrate to the plugs. Thus, impurity ions in the first substrate will not diffuse during a thermal treatment process. |
| US07829432B2 |
Method for manufacturing SOI substrate
To improve bonding strength and improve reliability of an SOI substrate in bonding a semiconductor substrate and a base substrate to each other even when an insulating film containing nitrogen is used as a bonding layer, an oxide film is provided on the semiconductor substrate side, a nitrogen-containing layer is provided on the base substrate side, and the oxide film formed on the semiconductor substrate and the nitrogen-containing layer formed over the base substrate are bonded to each other. Further, plasma treatment is performed on at least one of the oxide film and the nitrogen-containing layer before bonding the oxide film formed on the semiconductor substrate and the nitrogen-containing layer formed over the base substrate to each other. Plasma treatment can be performed in a state in which a bias voltage is applied. |
| US07829426B2 |
Semiconductor component and method of manufacture
A semiconductor component that includes an integrated passive device and method for manufacturing the semiconductor component. Vertically integrated passive devices are manufactured above a substrate. In accordance with one embodiment, a resistor is manufactured in a first level above a substrate, a capacitor is manufactured in a second level that is vertically above the first level, and a copper inductor is manufactured in a third level that is vertically above the second level. The capacitor has aluminum plates. In accordance with another embodiment, a resistor is manufactured in a first level above a substrate, a copper inductor is manufactured in a second level that is vertically above the first level, and a capacitor is manufactured in a third level that is vertically above the second level. The capacitor may have aluminum plates or a portion of the copper inductor may serve as one of its plates. |
| US07829424B2 |
Package configuration and manufacturing method enabling the addition of decoupling capacitors to standard package designs
The present invention is directed to a method of fabricating an integrated circuit package having decoupling capacitors using a package design conceived for use without decoupling capacitors. The package is implemented with a minimal redesign of the original design and not requiring any redesign of the signal trace pattern. The invention involves replacing top and bottom bond pads with via straps and then covering the top and bottom reference planes with a dielectric layer having conductive vias that electrically connect with the underlying via straps. Planes having the opposite polarity of the underlying reference plane are then formed on the dielectric layer. These planes include an array of bonding pads in registry with the vias. Decoupling capacitors are mounted to the top of the package and electrically connected with the plane on top of the package and the immediately underlying reference plane without the electrical connections to the capacitors passing through the signal planes of the package. |
| US07829418B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor apparatus including a trench gate transistor having at least an active region surrounded by a device isolation insulating film; a trench provided by bringing both ends thereof into contact with the device isolation insulating film in the active region; a gate electrode formed in the trench via a gate insulating film; and a diffusion layer formed close to the trench; on a semiconductor substrate, and also includes an opening portion positioned on one surface of the semiconductor substrate; a pair of first inner walls positioned in a side of the device isolation insulating film and connected with the opening portion; a pair of second inner walls positioned in a side of the active region and connected with the opening portion; and a bottom portion positioned opposite to the opening portion and connected with the first inner walls and the second inner walls, wherein a cross sectional outline of the second inner wall is substantially linear, and a burr generated inside the trench is removed or reduced. |
| US07829414B2 |
Method for manufacturing non-volatile semiconductor memory device, and non-volatile semiconductor memory device
An isolation oxide film whose upper surface is higher than a surface of a substrate is formed in the substrate. A silicon oxide film is formed on the substrate between the isolation oxide films. A self-aligned polysilicon film is formed on the silicon oxide film between the isolation oxide films. After forming a resist pattern covering the peripheral circuitry, the isolation oxide films in the memory cell are etched by a predetermined thickness. An ONO film is formed on the entire surface of the substrate, a second resist pattern covering the memory cell is formed. Then, the ONO film, the polysilicon film 8 and the silicon oxide film 7 are removed from the peripheral circuitry. |
| US07829413B2 |
Methods for forming quantum dots and forming gate using the quantum dots
Methods for forming a gate using quantum dots are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for forming quantum dots for fabrication of an ultrafine semiconductor device includes a gate with quantum dots. The present invention is capable of forming quantum dots in uniform sizes and at uniform intervals so as to achieve an electrically stable device. |
| US07829412B2 |
Method of manufacturing flash memory device
A method of manufacturing a flash memory device is disclosed. A first oxide layer, a nitride layer, a second oxide layer, and a first polysilicon layer, which is a part of a polysilicon layer for a control gate, are formed to a predetermined thickness on a semiconductor substrate. A first etch process is performed to form gate patterns. An insulating layer is formed on the entire surface. A second etch process is implemented so that insulating layer spacers are formed on both sidewalls of each gate pattern while exposing the first polysilicon layer. A second polysilicon layer for the control gate is formed on the entire surface. |
| US07829408B2 |
Laterally double-diffused metal oxide semiconductor transistor and method for fabricating the same
The present invention discloses a laterally double-diffused metal oxide semiconductor transistor (LDMOS) and a method for fabricating the same. The LDMOS includes a substrate, a first well, a drain, a second well and a source. The substrate includes a first conductive dopant. The first well includes a second conductive dopant and formed in a part of the substrate, and the drain is located in the first well. The second well includes the first conductive dopant and formed in another part of the substrate, and the source located in the second well. The source includes a lightly doped region and a heavily doped region extending downwardly from a top surface of the substrate. The depth of the lightly doped region is more than the depth of the heavily doped region. |
| US07829405B2 |
Lateral bipolar transistor with compensated well regions
Conduction between source and drain or emitter and collector regions is an important characteristic in transistor operation, particularly for lateral bipolar transistors. Accordingly, techniques that can facilitate control over this characteristic can mitigate yield loss by promoting the production of transistors that have an increased likelihood of exhibiting desired operational performance. As disclosed herein, well regions are established in a semiconductor substrate to facilitate, among other things, control over the conduction between the source and drain regions of a lateral bipolar transistor, thus mitigating yield loss and other associated fabrication deficiencies. Importantly, an additional mask is not required in establishing the well regions, thus further mitigating (increased) costs associated with promoting desired device performance. |
| US07829403B2 |
Method for fabricating semiconductor device
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. A first active region and a second active region are defined in a substrate. An electrode covering the first active region and the second active region is formed on the substrate. A first sacrificial layer is formed on the second active layer. A first work function electrode is formed on the first active layer by performing a first doping process to a portion of the electrode. The first sacrificial layer is removed. A second sacrificial layer is formed on the first active layer. |
| US07829401B2 |
MOSFET with asymmetrical extension implant
A method for fabricating a MOSFET (e.g., a PMOS FET) includes providing a semiconductor substrate having surface characterized by a (110) surface orientation or (110) sidewall surfaces, forming a gate structure on the surface, and forming a source extension and a drain extension in the semiconductor substrate asymmetrically positioned with respect to the gate structure. An ion implantation process is performed at a non-zero tilt angle. At least one spacer and the gate electrode mask a portion of the surface during the ion implantation process such that the source extension and drain extension are asymmetrically positioned with respect to the gate structure by an asymmetry measure. |
| US07829398B2 |
Method for making thin film transistor
A method for making a thin film transistor (TFT) is provided. A mask is first formed on the backside of a substrate, and is used to fabricate a gate, source, and drain of the transistor by backside exposure, such that the source and drain can be self-aligned with the gate pattern. In this way, an alignment shift due to expansion or contraction after performing a high temperature process on an insulating layer can be avoided. Further, since the backside mask previously formed on the substrate can be shifted with the expansion or contraction of the substrate, the process is simplified. Moreover, the source/drain can be accurately aligned with the gate, so that parasitic capacitance can be reduced and flickering of the panel can be avoided. |
| US07829395B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method of the same
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a display device which can reliably form electrodes in a thin film transistor. A method for manufacturing a display device includes the steps of: preparing a substrate having a sequentially stacked body formed of a gate signal line, an insulation film, a semiconductor layer and a conductor layer; forming a drain electrode and a source electrode of a thin film transistor at least in a region where the thin film transistor is formed in a pattern in which one of the drain electrode and the source electrode is formed in an approximately U shape having an open-ended one end side and a connecting portion on another end side such that one electrode surrounds a distal end portion of another electrode as viewed in a plan view and a projecting portion is formed on a side of the connecting portion opposite to another electrode, wherein the respective electrodes are formed by selectively etching the conductor layer using a photoresist film as a mask; and etching the semiconductor layer using a deformed photoresist film which is formed by directly reflowing the photoresist film as a mask. |
| US07829391B2 |
Active matrix substrate, method of making the substrate, and display device
An active matrix substrate includes base substrate, gate lines, data lines, thin-film transistors and pixel electrodes. The gate lines are formed on the base substrate. The data lines are formed over the gate lines. Each of the data lines crosses all of the gate lines with an insulating film interposed therebetween. The thin-film transistors are formed over the base substrate. Each of the thin-film transistors is associated with one of the gate lines and operates responsive to a signal on the associated gate line. Each of the pixel electrodes is associated with one of the data lines and one of the thin-film transistors and is electrically connectable to the associated data line by way of the associated thin-film transistor. Each of the pixel electrodes and the associated thin-film transistor are connected together by way of a conductive member. Each of the pixel electrodes crosses one of the gate lines, while the conductive member for the pixel electrode crosses another one of the gate lines that is adjacent to the former gate line. |
| US07829386B2 |
Power semiconductor packaging method and structure
A semiconductor chip packaging structure is fabricated by using a dielectric film with two surfaces, and a power semiconductor chip with an active surface having contact pads. An adhesive layer is used to connect the first surface of the dielectric film and the active surface of the power semiconductor chip. A patterned electrically conductive layer is formed adjacent to the second surface of the film, extending through holes in the film to the contact pads. |
| US07829384B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of laser-marking wafers with tape applied to its active surface
A method of laser-marking a semiconductor device involves providing a semiconductor wafer having a plurality of solder bumps formed on contact pads disposed on its active surface. The solder bumps have a diameter of about 250-280 μm. A backgrinding tape is applied over the solder bumps. The tape is translucent to optical images. A backside of the semiconductor wafer, opposite the active surface, undergoes grinding to reduce wafer thickness. The backside of the semiconductor wafer is laser-marked while the tape remains applied to the solder bumps. The laser-marking system including an optical recognition device, control system, and laser. The optical recognition device reads patterns on the active surface through the tape to control the laser. The tape reduces wafer warpage during laser-marking to about 0.3-0.5 mm. The tape is removed after laser-marking the backside of the semiconductor wafer. |
| US07829368B2 |
Methods of forming double pinned photodiodes
A pinned photodiode, which is a double pinned photodiode having increased electron capacitance, and a method for forming the same are disclosed. The invention provides a pinned photodiode structure comprising a substrate base over which is a first layer of semiconductor material. There is a base layer of a first conductivity type, wherein the base layer of a first conductivity type is the substrate base or is a doped layer over the substrate base. At least one doped region of a second conductivity type is below the surface of said first layer, and extends to form a first junction with the base layer. A doped surface layer of a first conductivity type is over the at least one region of a second conductivity type and forms a second junction with said at least one region of a second conductivity type. |
| US07829364B2 |
Method of fabricating a suspension microstructure
A suspension microstructure and its fabrication method, in which the method comprises the steps of: forming at least one insulation layer with inner micro-electro-mechanical structures on an upper surface of a silicon substrate, the micro-electro-mechanical structure includes at least one microstructure and a plurality of metal circuits that are independent from each other, the micro-electro-mechanical structures have an exposed portion on the surface of the insulation layer, and the exposed portion is provided with through holes or stacked metal-via layers correspondingly to the predetermined etching spaces of the micro-electro-mechanical structures, the above predetermined etching spaces and the stacked metal-via layers only penetrate the insulation layer; forming a photoresist with an opening on the upper surface of the exposed portion, and the opening of the photoresist is located outside all the through holes or the stacked metal-via layers; subsequently, conducting etching to realize the suspension of the microstructures. |
| US07829360B2 |
Vertical indent production repair
A method of nanomachining is provided. The method includes plunging a nanometer-scaled tip into a surface of a substrate at a first location in a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the surface, thereby displacing a first portion of the substrate with the tip. The method also includes withdrawing the tip from the substrate in a second direction that is substantially opposite to the first direction. The method further includes moving at least one of the tip and the substrate laterally relative to each other. In addition, the method also includes plunging the tip into the substrate at a second location in a third direction that is substantially parallel to the first direction, thereby displacing a second portion of the substrate with the tip and withdrawing the tip from the substrate in a fourth direction that is substantially opposite to the third direction. |
| US07829356B2 |
Thin film scribe process
A method and apparatus for improving a thin film scribing procedure is presented. Embodiments of the invention include a method and apparatus for determining a scribe setting for removal of an absorber layer of a photovoltaic device that improves contact resistance between a back contact layer and a front contact layer of the device. |
| US07829354B2 |
Method of fusing trimming for semiconductor device
Deviation occurring in a particular region in a plane of a resistor group which constitutes a semiconductor integrated circuit is improved and a quick increase in yield is accomplished. Provided is a fuse trimming method for a semiconductor device in which circuit elements such as transistors and resistors are formed on a semiconductor wafer and which has fuse elements capable of adjusting a resistance value of the resistors by laser trimming, including a resistor correction step of correcting in the particular region of the semiconductor wafer the resistance value of the resistors based on an amount of deviation from a target value of the resistance value of the resistors. |
| US07829350B2 |
Magnetic-nanoparticle conjugates and methods of use
The present invention provides novel compositions of binding moiety-nanoparticle conjugates, aggregates of these conjugates, and novel methods of using these conjugates, and aggregates. The nanoparticles in these conjugates can be magnetic metal oxides, either monodisperse or polydisperse. Binding moieties can be, e.g., oligonucleotides, polypeptides, or polysaccharides. Oligonucleotide sequences are linked to either non-polymer surface functionalized metal oxides or with functionalized polymers associated with the metal oxides. The novel compositions can be used in assays for detecting target molecules, such as nucleic acids and proteins, in vitro or as magnetic resonance (MR) contrast agents to detect target molecules in living organisms. |
| US07829343B2 |
Method and device for determining the smoke point of hydrocarbons
The invention relates to a method for determining the smoke point of a hydrocarbon, comprising, among the different steps defined in the ASTM D 1322 standard or equivalents thereof, the identification, among different aspects of the flame according to the position of the burner in the lamp, of a particular aspect of the flame and the reading of the height of this flame on a graduated scale in mm. The invention is characterized by the fact that a series of digital images of the flame is taken and recorded with the aid of a digital camera or the like at intervals sufficiently close for permitting, by analyzing these digital images, the detection of a sudden change in the shape of the flame, and that the height of this flame is measured at the moment of this sudden change in its shape, said height being considered as the smoke point of the tested hydrocarbon. |
| US07829333B2 |
Modulation of hedgehog-mediated signaling pathway
The present invention provides transcription factors associated with the hedgehog signaling pathway that are regulated by dephosphorylation by phosphatases. Hedgehog response elements (HRE) that interact with the dephosphorylated transcription factors are also provided as well as methods for identifying compounds that are phosphatase inhibitors. Methods of treating tumors in a subject by modulating the phosphorylation of the transcription factor are also included. |
| US07829332B2 |
Purines are self-renewal signals for neural stem cells, and purine receptor antagonists promote neuronal and glial differentiation therefrom
The present invention relates to a method of inhibiting differentiation of a population of neural stem cells by contacting a purinergic receptor agonist and a population of neural stem cells under conditions effective to inhibit differentiation of the population of neural stem cells. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of producing neurons and/or glial cells from a population of neural stem cells by culturing a population of neural stem cells with a purinergic receptor antagonist under conditions effective to cause the neural stem cells to differentiate into neurons and/or glial cells. The purinergic receptor agonist can also be used in a method of inducing proliferation and self-renewal of neural stem cells in a subject and a method of treating a neurological disease or neurodegenerative condition in a subject. The purinergic receptor antagonist can also be used in treating a neoplastic disease of the brain or spinal cord in a subject. |
| US07829330B2 |
Stresscopins and their uses
The invention provides novel nucleic acids and polypeptides, referred to herein as stresscopin 1 and stresscopin 2, which preferentially activate the CRH-R2 receptor over the R1 receptor. Stresscopins, analogs and mimetics, and related CRH-R2 agonists suppress food intake and heat-induced edema; but do not induce substantial release of ACTH. Stresscopin also finds use in the recovery phase of stress responses, as an anti-inflammatory agent, as a hypotensive agent, as a cardioprotective agent, and in the treatment of psychiatric and anxiolytic disorders. Stresscopin nucleic acid compositions find use in identifying homologous or related proteins and the DNA sequences encoding such proteins; in producing compositions that modulate the expression or function of the protein; and in studying associated physiological pathways. |
| US07829326B2 |
Encoded carrier
An encoded carrier includes a code region having a code, and a reaction region separate from the coded region, the reaction region having a variation in its refractive index or dielectric constant in a direction generally parallel to the surface of the reaction region. |
| US07829325B2 |
Drug testing with bio-artificial organ slices including for example those derived from liver
A drug testing system using any number of bio-artificial organs, for example liver-slices based in a culture apparatus. The apparatus has a chamber with plasma and gas valves, animal organ slices being positioned securely in the chamber so as to maximize the surface area of organ slices exposed to the culture medium. Plasma is supplied to the chamber so that it rises to contact the organ slices, and is alternately removed from contacting the organ slices. Gas is supplied to the top of the chamber. The system also includes a reservoir for containing media entering and exiting the chamber. Methods are provided for assessing the toxicity of a drug or drug candidate. |
| US07829317B2 |
Attachment of molecules to surfaces
The present invention relates to methods, reagents, and substrates that can be used for, for example, immobilizing biomolecules, such as nucleic acids and proteins. In an embodiment, the present invention relates to surfaces coated with a polymer according to the present invention. In an embodiment, the present invention relates to methods for thermochemically and/or photochemically attaching molecules to a surface at a high density. |
| US07829316B2 |
Process for production of succinic acid
Disclosed is a process for production of succinic acid, which comprises the step of reacting a bacterium which has been modified so as to increase the expression of a sucE1 gene or a product produced by any treatment of the bacterium with an organic raw material in a reaction solution containing a carbonate ion, a bicarbonate ion or carbon dioxide gas to thereby yield the desired succinic acid. |
| US07829313B2 |
Identification and quantification of a plurality of biological (micro)organisms or their components
Disclosed is a system and method conducting real-time PCR. Capture molecules of a specific design are immobilized on a solid support, and contacted with amplicons produced in one or more PCR cycles. Detection of amplicons may take place during or between the PCR cycles while the solid support is in fluidic contact with the PCR solution. In an alternate embodiment detection of the amplicons takes place when the solid support is not in fluidic contact with the PCR solution. The method is suitable for the simultaneous detection and quantification of closely homologous target molecules. |
| US07829308B2 |
Neurogenin
The invention relates to novel neurogenin proteins, nucleic acids and antibodies. |
| US07829307B2 |
Production of glucagon-like peptide 2
GLP-2 peptides and analogs thereof are produced in high yield and with desired, authentic termini by isolation from a GLP-2 peptide multimer in which at least two units of GLP-2 peptide are coupled through a linker that presents an N-terminal acid cleavage site and a C-terminal enzyme cleavage site. In a specific embodiment, [Gly2]hGLP-2 is produced from a multimeric precursor comprising 2-30 units thereof. |
| US07829303B1 |
Ligand screening method using a crystal of beta secretase
The x-ray crystal structure of BACE or BACE-like proteins is useful for solving the structure of other molecules or molecular complexes, and identifying and/or designing potential modifiers of BACE activity. |
| US07829296B2 |
Kinesin polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding same and compositions and methods of using same
An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a KIF18A polypeptide being expressed in mesenchymal stem cells is disclosed. Methods of detecting same are disclosed as well as methods of using same for modulating estrogen signaling in cells. |
| US07829291B2 |
In situ analysis of tissues
The present invention provides for the simultaneous assessment of a plurality of tissue regions or microregions, the benefit being homogeneity of the sampling, both in terms of tissue content and timing. Discrete regions of a tissue sample, such as those demarcated by microwells formed within the tissue itself or tissue plugs removed from the tissue in a spatially referenced fashion, can be treated with one or more physical or chemical treatments to liberate target molecules of interest. Subsequent analysis of said target molecules by, e.g., mass spectroscopy, permits identification of a variety of biological parameters, including those associated with disease or therapy. |
| US07829290B2 |
Method and device for protein delivery into cells
Methods for performing surface-mediated protein delivery into living cells, and fabricating protein-transfected cell cluster arrays are provided. The method comprises providing a protein-containing mixture; depositing said protein-containing mixture onto a surface at defined locations; affixing the protein-containing mixture to the surface as microspots; and plating cells onto the surface in sufficient density and under conditions for the proteins to be delivered into the cells. The protein-containing mixture comprises any suitable amino acid sequence, including peptides, proteins, protein-domains, antibodies, or protein-nucleic acid conjugates, etc., with a carrier reagent. Protein-transfected cell arrays may be used for rapid and direct, screening of protein or enzymatic functions or any given intracellular protein interaction in the natural environment of a living cell, as well as for high-throughput screening of other biological and chemical analytes, which affect the functions of these proteins. |
| US07829289B2 |
T cell subpopulation regulating gut immunity
The invention relates to methods of modulating an immune response in a mammal by modulating the activity of Jα33 T cells or of MR1 polypeptide in vitro, ex vivo or in vivo. The invention also relates to methods of regulating the activity of immune cells, particularly of T lymphocytes and/or B lymphocytes by regulating the activity of MR1 in vitro, ex vivo or in vivo. The invention further comprises methods of screening active compounds using MR1 or fragments thereof, or nucleic acid encoding the same, or recombinant host cells expressing said polypeptide. The invention also deals with a pharmaceutical composition comprising Jα33 T cells, MR1 polypeptide or a compound that modulates the activity of Jα33 TCR T cells or of MR1 polypeptide and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle or carrier. The invention further deals with methods of diagnosis for intestinal diseases related to a defect of the activity of said Jα33 T cells or MR1 polypeptide. |
| US07829287B2 |
Method of generating branched and multi-chain nucleic acid switches for ligand detection
Embodiments of the invention relate to a branched or multichain nucleic acid switch adapted to switch from a first conformation to a second conformation upon ligand binding. The switch includes a probe strand, P, which includes the ligand binding domain; a switching framework which includes a cover strand (C), and a tether that holds P and C together and a signaling apparatus. Some embodiments include a toggle strand (T) where now the tether holds P, C, T, and the signaling apparatus together. As the switch changes between the first and second conformations; the signaling apparatus reports the state of the switch. The signaling entity is typically a lumiphore and a quencher located along the switching framework. Nucleic acid switches have applications in real time assays for diverse agents including infectious agents, environmental toxins, and terrorist agents, as well as screening methods for such agents. Further applications are found for nanoelectronics, nanofabrication and nanomachines. |
| US07829286B2 |
Methods and compositions for diagnosing and monitoring transplant rejection
Methods of diagnosing or monitoring transplant rejection or cytomegalovirus infection in a patient by detecting the expression level of one or more genes or surrogates derived therefrom in the patient are described. Diagnostic oligonucleotides for diagnosing or monitoring transplant rejection or cytomegalovirus infection and kits or systems containing the same are also described. |
| US07829282B2 |
Methods and compositions for predicting drug responses
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for predicting drug responses. In particular, the present invention provides methods and compositions for determining individualized Warfarin dosages based on genotype of DNA polymorphisms and haplotypes derived from them in the VKORC1 gene. |
| US07829280B2 |
Process for reducing interferences in luciferase enzyme assays
A method of conducting a biochemical assay that allows for a reduction of assay interferences. The method comprises treating a mixture of cell sample and cell constituents solubilizing agent, with an insoluble agent prior to conducting the assay. There is also provided a device as well as a kit for carrying out such assays. |
| US07829279B1 |
Compositions and methods for diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy
Compositions and methods for diagnosis or treatment of epilepsy disease with EFHC1, EFHC1 agonists, or EFHC1 analogs are provided. Compositions and methods for diagnosis or treatment of epilepsy disease with EFHC1a, EFHC1a agonists, or EFHC1a analogs are provided. |
| US07829276B2 |
Methods of using CRCA-1 as a stomach and esophageal cancer marker
Screening and diagnostic reagents, kits and methods for stomach or esophageal cancer are disclosed. Compounds, compositions and methods of treating patients with stomach or esophageal cancer and for imaging stomach or esophageal tumors in vivo are disclosed. Compositions and methods for delivering active compounds such as drugs, gene therapeutics and antisense compounds to stomach or esophageal cells are disclosed. Vaccines compositions and methods of for treating and preventing stomach or esophageal cancer are disclosed. |
| US07829269B1 |
Dual tone development with plural photo-acid generators in lithographic applications
A method and system for patterning a substrate using a dual tone development process is described. The method comprises use of plural photo-acid generators with or without a flood exposure of the substrate to improve process latitude for the dual tone development process. |
| US07829268B2 |
Method for air gap formation using UV-decomposable materials
A method of selectively removing a sacrificial material on a substrate is described. The method comprises forming a sacrificial layer on a substrate. Thereafter, the sacrificial layer is selectively decomposed at a temperature less than the temperature required to thermally decompose the sacrificial layer by selectively exposing the sacrificial layer to UV radiation. |
| US07829263B2 |
Exposure method and apparatus, coating apparatus for applying resist to plural substrates, and device manufacturing method
Disclosed are an exposure method and apparatus, a coating apparatus and a device manufacturing method, wherein, in one preferred form, the exposure method is used to expose a resist having been applied onto a substrate by one of a plurality of resist coating units, and it includes a selecting step for choosing an exposure amount pattern that represents exposure amounts corresponding to a plurality of shots on the substrate, respectively, on the basis of a resist coating unit data that specifies which unit among the plurality of resist coating units should be used to apply a resist onto the substrate, and an exposure step for exposing the resist on the substrate in accordance with the exposure amount pattern chosen by the selecting step. |
| US07829259B2 |
Resin for photoresist composition, photoresist composition and method for forming resist pattern
A resin for photoresist compositions is disclosed with excellent resolution and line edge roughness characteristics. A photoresist composition and a method for forming a resist pattern using such a resin are also disclosed. The resin has a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom at a polymer terminal, and the carbon atom in the α-position to the hydroxyl group has at least one electron attractive group. |
| US07829258B2 |
Laser coloration of coated substrates
Record material imageable with a laser beam. The material is a substrate such as paper or polyolefin film having provided on at least one surface thereof a coating containing a solvent-soluble or disperse-type dye suitable for coloring plastics or polymers. Typical solvent-soluble and disperse-type dye include monoazo dyes, diazo dyes, anthraquinone dyes, coumarin dyes, quinoline dyes, xanthene dyes, and naphthalimide dyes. The record material does not show visible dye specks in the coating layer on the substrate because the dye has a very small average particle size—less than 50 microns. No more than 1% of the dye particles are larger than 100 microns. Also, method for imaging a substrate using heat energy by applying heat energy to the described record material to bring about a temperature in the coating greater than the melting temperature of the dye, causing color to become visible in the record material. |
| US07829256B2 |
Photocuring composition and plasma display panel produced by using the same
A photocuring composition includes black particles (A), black particles (B), an organic binder (C), a photopolymerizable monomer (D), and a photopolymerization initiator (E). The black particles (B) have a volume resistivity lower than the volume resistivity of the black particles (A) and an average diameter larger than the average diameter of the black particles (A). |
| US07829246B2 |
Method of forming pattern
Formation of a constricted portion in an interconnect pattern is inhibited while moderating design rule for a phase shifting mask. When an interconnect pattern including a plurality of straight lines that are arranged in parallel is formed in a photoresist film on or over a wafer, the process thereof comprises: providing different phase apertures 114 and 116 in longitudinal external side of the interconnect apertures 110 and 112 in the phase shifting mask 100, the different phase aperture providing a phase of light that is different from a phase of light through the interconnect apertures 110 and 112; transferring a basic pattern in the photoresist film via an exposure by using the phase shifting mask 100, the basic pattern containing the interconnect pattern and a temporary pattern formed from an end of the interconnect pattern toward a longitudinal external side thereof; and transferring a temporary pattern in the photoresist for removing the temporary pattern from the basic pattern via an exposure by using a trim mask. |
| US07829245B2 |
Mask for sequential lateral solidification and method of manufacturing the same
A mask for sequential lateral solidification capable of preventing pattern deformation that may be caused by laser beam, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The mask includes a transparent substrate, and a heat-resistant oxide film pattern, disposed on the transparent substrate, blocking a laser beam. |
| US07829242B2 |
Inorganic separator-electrode-unit for lithium-ion batteries, method for the production thereof and use thereof in lithium batteries
Separator-electrode assemblies (SEAs) comprising a porous electrode useful as a positive or negative electrode in a lithium battery and a separator layer applied to this electrode, the separator layer being an inorganic separator layer comprising at least two fractions of metal oxide particles different from each other in their average particle size and/or in the metal, and the electrode having active mass particles that are bonded together and to a current collector by an inorganic adhesive; and a process for their production. |
| US07829238B2 |
Fuel cell having a gasket integrally formed through gas diffusion layer
In order to prevent an electrolyte membrane from being broken, and make an assembling steps of a cell easy, in a fuel cell provided with a membrane electrode complex in which catalyst layers are respectively arranged on both surfaces of a electrolyte membrane, first and second gas diffusion layers which are arranged on both surfaces of the electrode complex, separators for respectively supplying reaction gas to the first and second gas diffusion layers, and a gasket for sealing the reaction gas, the gasket is formed on a surface of the gas diffusion layer so as to oppose to the separator, at least the gasket forming portion of the gas diffusion layer has a lower void content than the portion in contact with the catalyst layer, and the gasket arranged in the first and second gas diffusion layers is integrally formed at least via a through hole passing through the first and second gas diffusion layers. |
| US07829232B2 |
Fuel cell system and fuel cell control method
A fuel cell system allows suppression of the deterioration of a fuel cell even if a part of a membrane configuring the fuel cell is unavailable for power production. The fuel cell is configured with a membrane, and an anode and a cathode provided so as to sandwich the membrane, and produces electric power from reaction of reactive gases via the membrane when the reactive gases are supplied to the anode and the cathode. The fuel cell system is configured with the fuel cell, an MEA power production effective area calculating means for calculating an area of the membrane surface available for power production, an upper limit power producing current calculating means for controlling the total power production of the fuel cell based on the power production effective area calculated by the MEA power production effective area calculating means, and a current controller. |
| US07829227B2 |
Integrated fuel processor apparatus and enclosure and methods of using same
An integrated fuel processor apparatus and enclosure for converting hydrocarbon fuel to a hydrogen rich gas. The integrated apparatus includes a fuel processor for producing a hydrogen-rich reformate that contains water and a combustible gas component. The fuel processor is enclosed in a gas impermeable enclosure that has a collection vessel for receiving water separated from the reformate stream. |
| US07829226B2 |
Non-aqueous secondary battery
A non-aqueous secondary battery contains a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution. The positive electrode contains a layered structure lithium-containing compound oxide, or a spinel lithium-containing compound oxide containing manganese as an active material. The non-aqueous electrolytic solution contains at least one additive selected from a sulfonic acid anhydride, a sulfonate ester derivative, a cyclic sulfate derivative and a cyclic sulfonate ester derivative, and a vinylene carbonate or a derivative of the vinylene carbonate. |
| US07829214B2 |
Information handling system including battery assembly having multiple separable subassemblies
A battery assembly includes a plurality of battery subassemblies. The battery subassemblies are operable to be mechanically and electrically connected together to form a battery assembly and are provided to be shipped such that an additional shipping fee that would be incurred due to a battery characteristic that is not the total weight of the battery assembly is avoided. The plurality of battery subassemblies includes a first battery subassembly and a second battery subassembly. The first battery subassembly includes a first subassembly to subassembly electrical connector, a first subassembly to subassembly mechanical connector, and a device power connector operable to supply power to a battery powered device. The second battery subassembly is operable to be electrically and mechanically connected to the first battery subassembly and includes a second subassembly to subassembly electrical connector for electrically connecting to the first subassembly to subassembly electrical connector of the first battery subassembly and a second subassembly to subassembly mechanical connector for mechanically connecting to the first subassembly to subassembly mechanical connector of the first battery subassembly. |
| US07829212B2 |
Protected active metal electrode and battery cell structures with non-aqueous interlayer architecture
Active metal and active metal intercalation electrode structures and battery cells having ionically conductive protective architecture including an active metal (e.g., lithium) conductive impervious layer separated from the electrode (anode) by a porous separator impregnated with a non-aqueous electrolyte (anolyte). This protective architecture prevents the active metal from deleterious reaction with the environment on the other (cathode) side of the impervious layer, which may include aqueous or non-aqueous liquid electrolytes (catholytes) and/or a variety electrochemically active materials, including liquid, solid and gaseous oxidizers. Safety additives and designs that facilitate manufacture are also provided. |
| US07829209B2 |
Solid polymer electrolyte for fuel cell and fuel cell containing the same
A solid polymer electrolyte for a fuel cell has high proton conductivity, large heat resistance, an excellent mechanical strength. A fuel cell may include such solid polymer electrolyte. The solid polymer electrolyte for a fuel cell includes a proton conductive resin with side chains R1, R2, R3, and R4 that are bonded to an aromatic polyurea resin backbone. |
| US07829208B2 |
Chromium nitride layer for magnetic recording medium
A magnetic recording media with a multilayer structure and methods for forming the media are described. The magnetic recording media includes a substrate, an underlayer on top of the substrate and a magnetic layer over the underlayer. The underlayer includes a CrN film formed by sputter depositing chromium in the presence of nitrogen or nitrogen containing compounds. |
| US07829202B2 |
Large-heat-input butt welded joints having excellent brittle fracture resistance
A large-heat-input butt-welded joint of welded structures prepared by butt-welding high-strength steel plates over 50 mm in thickness, having excellent brittle fracture resistance, is characterized by: (a1) the hardness of the weld metal is not more than 110% of the hardness of the base metal or (a2) the hardness of the weld metal is not less than 70% and not more than 110% of the hardness of the base metal, and, as required, (b) the width of the weld metal is not more than 70% of the plate thickness of the base metal, (c) the width of the region affected by welding whose hardness is softened to not more than 95% of the hardness of the non-heat-affected base metal has a width not less than 5 mm, and/or (d) the prior austenite grain size in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) contacting the welding fusion line is not more than 200 μm. |
| US07829199B2 |
Solder, and mounted components using the same
An Sn—Zn alloy solder having a composition comprising 7 to 10 mass % of Zn, 0.075 to 1 mass % of Ag, and 0.07 to 0.5 mass % of Al; further comprising one or two components selected from 0.01 to 6 mass % of Bi and 0.007 to 0.1 mass % of Cu; and optionally comprising 0.007 to 0.1 mass %, with the balance being Sn and unavoidable impurities. The solder has the same processability, service conditions, and connection reliability as conventional Sn-37 mass % Pb eutectic solder, and does not contain the biologically harmful lead. |
| US07829197B2 |
Variable vapor barrier for humidity control
Disclosed is a composition comprising a neutralized acid copolymer or ionomer thereof, an organic acid, and optionally other polymers, having a ratio of wet cup permeance to dry cup permeance greater than 10. The composition is useful as a variable vapor barrier for moisture control of buildings. Also disclosed are articles comprising the variable vapor composition and methods of their use. |
| US07829193B2 |
Coating compositions comprising an aqueous dispersion of film-forming polymer and a silicone polyether, process for the preparation thereof and uses thereof, in particular as an antisoiling coating
The present invention relates to novel coating compositions, or surface-treatment compositions, in particular paint compositions. These compositions can be used in various applications, such as interior or exterior water-based paints, render, varnish, a semi-thick coating, formulations for finishes for architectural textiles, rigid or flexible plastic surfaces, or surface-protection products. |
| US07829186B2 |
Porous films with chemical resistance
A porous film with chemical resistance of this invention includes a porous film base covered with a chemical-resistant polymeric compound and has a multiplicity of communicating micropores having an average pore size of 0.01 to 10 μm. The chemical-resistant polymeric compound can be, for example, any of phenolic resins, urea resins, melamine resins, benzoguanamine resins, polyimide resins, epoxy resins, benzoxazine resins, polypropylene resins, polyurethane resins, fluororesins, alkyd resins, cellulose acetate resins, phthalic resins, maleic resins, and silicone resins. |
| US07829185B2 |
Selectively permeable film supported membrane
A selectively permeable film supported membrane comprises a selectively permeable film comprising at least one ionomer; a bilayer formed on the film; and at least one transport substance incorporated into the bilayer. Methods for forming a selectively permeable film supported membrane comprise the steps of forming a bilayer on a selectively permeable film comprising at least one ionomer and incorporating at least one transport substance into the bilayer. Fuel cells, toxins detectors and protective devices comprise a selectively permeable film supported membrane. |
| US07829184B2 |
Motor vehicle part made of plastics material comprising polypropylene filled with glass fibers
The invention relates to a plastics material part for a motor vehicle, the part comprising polypropylene filled with non-recycled glass fibers. The part further comprises 15% to 25% polypropylene filled with recycled glass fibers. |
| US07829181B2 |
Solvatochromic visual indicator and the use of the same
A graphic and/or message display system is described. The graphic and/or message display system functions to develop over a period of time a hidden graphic or message on an indicator panel or display area. The hidden graphic or message is revealed when an obscuring graphic reacts with a solvent to change color become at least substantially transparent. The graphic and/or message display system may be used as a stand-alone device or may be incorporated as part of various articles or products, for instance, as a positive reinforcement or a reminder to perform a task. Methods for using the graphic and/or message display system are also described. |
| US07829179B2 |
Photoluminescent sheet
A photoluminescent sheet is disclosed. In one embodiment, the photoluminescent sheet has a phosphor, absorbs some light, of at least one wavelength, of light emitted from a light source, emits particular light of a wavelength different from the wavelength of the emitted light and allows the remaining of the light emitted from the light source to penetrates the photoluminescent sheet, whereas the photoluminescent sheet comprises at least a surface comprising a wet preventing layer for minimizing a contracting area between the photoluminescent sheet and another sheet. According to at least one embodiment, wet is not generated on a screen even though the photoluminescent sheet is connected to other sheets. |
| US07829175B2 |
Multilayer, white polyester film
The invention relates to a multilayer, white, biaxially oriented polyester film, which has a base layer B and at least one outer layer (A), where a) the base layer (B) includes, as sole whitening pigment, a concentration of from 5 to 25% by weight of barium sulfate, and b) the outer layer (A) includes, as sole whitening pigment, a concentration of from 5 to 25% by weight of barium sulfate, and also includes from 0.01 to 4% by weight of antiblocking agent whose median diameter (d50 value) is from 2 to 8 μm. |
| US07829174B2 |
Weatherseals
Weatherseals are provided by a pair of base members which may be attached to a pile formed by winding fibers around a band as the band travels along an endless path. A section of the pile on one side of the endless band is cut to provide cut pile section and a continuous pile section. The continuous pile section forms the bow, arch or loop by disposing the base members in side-by-side, back-to-back, or perpendicular relationship. The cut pile section may be removed at the base members or halves of the cut pile section maybe left in place. The cut pile section halves and the outside surface of the bow, arch, or ioop may be attached by base members to a member, such as by adhesive or via one or more T-shaped slots, that is in sealing relationship with another member and engagable therewith to provide a resilient seal. |
| US07829170B1 |
PTFE membranes and gaskets made therefrom
Improved expanded PTFE materials and improved gasket materials made therefrom, the gaskets being capable of forming a seal with greater bolt load retention than is possible with existing PTFE gaskets. The expanded PTFE membranes of the invention can be tailored to exhibit a matrix tensile strength in at least one direction of at least 25,000 psi, a matrix tensile strength ratio in two orthogonal directions of between 0.25 and 4, an orientation index of 50° or less, and a density of 2.0 g/cc or less. The improved gaskets exhibit improved mechanical properties such as high bolt load retention, low creep, high tensile strength, low stress to seal and high crystallinity index. |
| US07829169B2 |
Information recording medium and method for producing the same
An information recording medium ensuring high recording and erase function and excellent archival characteristic at a high linear velocity and over a wide range of linear velocities is provided. Such a medium is obtained by constructing a recording layer which has a composition that can generate phase change as a whole, of a first through an M-th constituent layers (wherein M is an integer of 2 or greater) which are stacked in a thickness direction, such that elemental compositions of contiguous an m-th constituent layer and a (m+1)th constituent layer are different from each other (wherein m is an integer and satisfies 1≦m≦M) assuming that the constituent layer located at an m-th position from a laser light incident side is the m-th constituent layer. In this information recording medium, at least one m-th constituent layer constituting the recording layer preferably includes at least one element selected from Te, Bi, Sb, Ge, In, Ga, Al, Sn, Pb, Se and Si. |
| US07829166B2 |
Optical disk
It is an object of the present invention to provide a process for manufacturing a high-density optical disk having excellent optical properties by suppressing the production of a cloud caused by a release failure and preventing the deterioration of hue and light transmittance.The present invention is a process for manufacturing a high-density optical disk, comprising the steps of: (1) preparing a resin composition comprising an aromatic polycarbonate resin and a predetermined amount of monoglyceride behenate; (2) injecting molding the resin composition to obtain a substrate; and (3) forming an information recording/reproduction layer on the substrate, wherein the aromatic polycarbonate resin has a sodium metal content of 0.0005 to 0.05 ppm and a viscosity average molecular weight of 10,000 to 20,000, and the monoglyceride behenate has a sodium metal content of 1 ppm or less. |
| US07829163B2 |
Shrink sleeve for an article closure
The present invention provides a shrink sleeve for use on a closure of an article. The present invention does so by providing a decorated closure for an article, such as a container, used to package an item or items. The decorated closure includes a shrink sleeve and a closure for an article. The closure has a top end, a bottom end, and a side surface. The closure may further include a centerpoint of the top end and a centerpoint of the bottom end with a longitudinal axis passing therethrough. The shrink sleeve is shrunk around at least the side surface of the article, and includes at least one visible decoration on a surface of the shrink sleeve. |
| US07829161B2 |
Fusible inkjet recording element and related methods of coating and printing
An inkjet recording element comprises a support having thereon at least one ink-receiving layer, including a porous fusible layer comprising fusible polymeric particles and a thermoresponsive polymer that is capable of exhibiting a lower critical solution temperature below 20° C. |
| US07829153B2 |
Microwave-attenuating composite materials, methods for preparing the same, intermediates for preparing the same, devices containing the same, methods of preparing such a device, and methods of attenuating microwaves
The present invention provides microwave attenuating, filled composite materials which contain a polymer or ceramic matrix and metallic tubules and processes for making the same and devices which contain such materials. |
| US07829151B2 |
Method for producing pieces having a modified surface
The invention relates to a method for modifying piece surfaces consisting in bringing pieces into contact with at least one type of a modifying agent in such a way that the modification of the surface is carried out. |
| US07829147B2 |
Hermetically sealing a device without a heat treating step and the resulting hermetically sealed device
A method for hermetically sealing a device without performing a heat treatment step and the resulting hermetically sealed device are described herein. The method includes the steps of: (1) positioning the un-encapsulated device in a desired location with respect to a deposition device; and (2) using the deposition device to deposit a sealing material over at least a portion of the un-encapsulated device to form a hermetically sealed device without having to perform a post-deposition heat treating step. For instance, the sealing material can be a Sn2+-containing inorganic oxide material or a low liquidus temperature inorganic material. |
| US07829140B1 |
Method of forming iron oxide core metal shell nanoparticles
A method of forming mono-disperse iron-oxide core metal shell nanoparticles is disclosed. Particle size of the oxide core seeds is controlled and capped seeds are formed. The capping layer is desorbed by a thermally activated process and metal such as gold is chemically deposited on the core seeds in situ. This process can be repeated to produce multi-metal or different metal shells. A second capping layer is applied on the core/shell composite nanoparticles. In another step, the particles are sized by centrifuging to obtain a tightly controlled and narrow particle size distribution. The water-dispersibility of the particles is achieved by a thiol exchange reaction on the gold shell of the core/shell nanoparticles or by deposition of gold on ferritin-derived iron oxide cores in aqueous solution. Mono and multilayer thin films are assembled on different substrates using the core/shell particles and linking molecules. |
| US07829139B2 |
Method of making nanoparticle wires
A new method of making self-assembled nanoparticle wires involves: (1) at about ambient temperature and at or near atmospheric pressure, immersing a hydrophilic solid substrate at a non-horizontal angle (e.g., vertically) into a suspension of nanoparticles in a solvent, the suspension having a negative meniscus, the immersion forming a solid-liquid-air interface at the meniscus of the suspension; (2) gradually exposing the immersed substrate to air by gradually removing (preferably evaporating) the suspension, thereby causing deposition of the nanoparticles at a first location on the substrate at the meniscus, thereby forming a first nanoparticle wire on the substrate; (3) after a first deposition time period, rapidly removing a portion of the suspension, thereby causing deposition to stop and then re-start at a second location on the substrate at the meniscus; (4) continuing to gradually expose the immersed substrate to air by gradually removing the suspension for a second deposition period, thereby forming a second nanoparticle wire on the substrate; and optionally (5) repeating steps (3) and (4) one or more times to form one or more successive nanoparticle wires on the substrate. The above method can also be used to form integrated nanoparticle wire arrays. |
| US07829135B2 |
Method and apparatus for forming multi-layered circuit pattern
In the process of forming, on a substrate, a multi-layered circuit pattern with layers each having a portion made of the same material throughout the different layers in the direction in which the different layers are stacked, the position of nozzles with respect to the substrate when at least one of the layers is formed is shifted from that when the other layers are formed. |
| US07829132B2 |
Consumable tea composition with antioxidants
A consumable composition with antioxidants is described. The consumable composition comprises theaflavin, thearubigin and catechin and has good taste and appearance characteristics. The consumable composition can be black tea having green tea catechins as additives. |
| US07829130B2 |
Process for producing a lactose-free milk product
The invention relates to a process for producing lactose-free milk products. The process of the invention is characterized by the steps of subjecting a milk product to ultrafiltration (UF), nonfiltration (NF) and concentration by reverse osmosis, followed by the addition of salt to the UF retentate. |
| US07829125B1 |
Method and product for treating hair
The present invention relates to a product and method for simultaneously conditioning hair, scalp, hands and fingernails with that product. The ingredients of the product are quinine, orris root, methyl sulfonyl-methane, olive oil, coconut oil, bergamot oil, cinnamon oil, full or Virginia Island bay rum, camphor oil, and optionally panothenic acid mixed together in a petroleum jelly base. Other ingredients can also be added to the product. The product is applied by hand to treat primarily the hair and scalp to which it is applied and secondarily treats the skin and fingernails of the hands of the user when it is applied. |
| US07829124B2 |
Use of Phyllanthus constituents for treating or preventing infections caused by hepatitis B-viruses
The disclosure relates to a method of inhibiting synthesis of viral DNA in a mammal infected with a hepatitis B virus. This method includes administering at least one Phyllanthus component or substance to a mammal infected with the hepatitis B virus. It also includes inhibiting hepatitis B viral DNA synthesis in the mammal using the Phyllanthus component or substance. The disclosure also relates to a method of inhibiting viral gene expression in a mammal infected with a hepatitis B virus. This method includes administering at least one Phyllanthus component or substance to a mammal infected with the hepatitis B virus. It also includes inhibiting expression of at least one hepatitis B viral gene in the mammal using the Phyllanthus component or substance. These methods may form part of a method of preventing or treating hepatitis B infection. |
| US07829123B2 |
Process
A process for preparing particles of a substance, such as a protein or polypeptide, comprising: (a) preparing a first liquid comprising water, the substance and a modulator, wherein the modulator has a solubility in water which decreases with increasing temperature; and (b) contacting the first liquid with a second liquid comprising a fluid gas and an organic solvent using an anti-solvent fluid gas technique under conditions of temperature and pressure which result in the precipitation of particles comprising the substance, wherein the temperature of the first liquid is at or above the cloud point temperature of the first liquid when the first liquid contacts the second liquid. Also claimed are particles obtained according to the process and compositions containing the particles. |
| US07829121B2 |
Modified release dosage forms of skeletal muscle relaxants
A unit dosage form, such as a capsule or the like, for delivering a skeletal muscle relaxant, such as cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride, into the body in an extended or sustained release fashion comprising one or more populations of drug-containing particles (beads, pellets, granules, etc.) is disclosed. At least one bead population exhibits a pre-designed sustained release profile. Such a drug delivery system is designed for once-daily oral administration to maintain an adequate plasma concentration—time profile, thereby providing relief of muscle spasm associated with painful musculoskeletal conditions over a 24 hour period. |
| US07829120B2 |
Trazodone composition for once a day administration
The invention relates to a once a day formulation of trazodone or a trazodone derivative. The formulation contains trazodone or a trazodone derivative and a controlled release excipient so that, once administered orally, the trazodone or the trazodone derivative is maintained at a therapeutic plasma concentration from at least 1 hour to at least 24 hours after initial administration. After administration, the initial therapeutic action takes effect within the first hour and lasts at least about 24 hours. This therapeutic effect remains relatively and substantially stable for the remaining period of 24 hours. The formulations can be used for treating depression and/or sleeping disorders. |
| US07829118B1 |
Modified hyaluronic acid polymer compositions and related methods
The present application provides compositions comprising hyaluronic acid having low levels of functional group modification, mixtures formed by controlled reaction of such lightly modified hyaluronic acid with suitable difunctional or multi-functional crosslinkers, and hydrogel precursor compositions and the resulting hydrogels. The compositions are lightly cross-linked and possess low pro-inflammatory properties when injected in vivo, and can be used as, for example, medical devices, biomedical adhesives and sealants, and for localized delivery of bioactive agents, among other uses. |
| US07829116B2 |
Adhesive-forming composition and blend of adhesives obtained therefrom
The present invention relates to novel adhesive-forming compositions of silylated polyurethane prepolymer blended with pre-formed adhesives, and pressure sensitive adhesives containing the same. The silylated polyurethane prepolymer is obtained from the silylation of a polyurethane prepolymer derived from the reaction of polybutadiene polyol and polyisocyanante, where the polybutadiene polyol possesses a primary hydroxyl group content of from about 0.1 to about 2.0 meq/g. |
| US07829104B2 |
Electroporation of Mycobacterium and overexpression of antigens in mycobacteria
Recombinant Mycobacterium strains with improved vaccinal properties for use as vaccinating agents are provided. The parent strains of the recombinant Mycobacterium strains are selected for their potent immunogenicity. The Mycobacterium strains do not display antibiotic resistance, and do not exhibit horizontal transfer to gram-negative bacteria. |
| US07829102B2 |
Production of attenuated, human-bovine chimeric respiratory syncytial virus vaccines
Chimeric human-bovine respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are infectious and attenuated in humans and other mammals and useful in vaccine formulations for eliciting an anti-RSV immune response. Also provided are isolated polynucleotide molecules and vectors incorporating a chimeric RSV genome or antigenome which includes a partial or complete human or bovine RSV “background” genome or antigenome combined or integrated with one or more heterologous gene(s) or genome segment(s) of a different RSV strain. Chimeric human-bovine RSV of the invention include a partial or complete “background” RSV genome or antigenome derived from or patterned after a human or bovine RSV strain or subgroup virus combined with one or more heterologous gene(s) or genome segment(s) of a different RSV strain or subgroup virus to form the human-bovine chimeric RSV genome or antigenome. |
| US07829098B2 |
Herbal powder extracts and methods of preparing and using the same
Methods for preparing an herbal powder extract from a polysaccharide-peptide rich mushroom, including Coriolus versicolor (Yunzhi), are disclosed. A more effective, highly pure Yunzhi powder extract, methods of preparing and using the same in ameliorating cancerous cell proliferations and hepatitis and are also disclosed. |
| US07829096B2 |
CD40L-specific monovalent polypeptides
The invention relates to antibody polypeptides that monovalently bind CD40L. Antibody polypeptides that are monovalent for binding of CD40L can inhibit CD40L activity while avoiding potential undesirable effects that can occur with antibodies capable of divalent or multivalent binding of DC40L. In one aspect, a monovalent anti-CD40L antibody polypeptide consists of or comprises a single immunoglobulin variable domain that specifically binds and antagonizes the activity of DC40L, preferably without substantially agonizing CD40 activity. In another aspect, the monovalent anti-CD40L antibody polypeptide is a human antibody polypeptide. The invention further encompasses methods of antagonizing CD40/CD40L interactions in an individual and methods of treating diseases or disorders involving CD40/DC40L interactions, the methods involving administering a monovalent anti-CD40L antibody polypeptide to the individual. |
| US07829094B2 |
Method of treating an IL-1 related cancer
Methods of treating or preventing an IL-1 related disease or condition in a mammal comprising administering an effective amount of an IL-1β binding antibody or IL-1β binding fragment thereof. An IL-1β binding antibody or IL-1β binding fragment thereof is provided comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15 and SEQ ID NO: 11, and related nucleic acids, vectors, cells, and compositions, and a method of preparing an affinity matured IL-1β binding polypeptide. IL-1β binding antibodies or IL-1β binding fragments thereof are provided which have desirable affinity and potency. |
| US07829093B2 |
Method of treating an IL-1 related autoimmune disease or condition
Methods of treating or preventing an IL-1 related disease or condition in a mammal comprising administering an effective amount of an IL-1β binding antibody or IL-1β binding fragment thereof. An IL-1β binding antibody or IL-1β binding fragment thereof is provided comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15 and SEQ ID NO: 11, and related nucleic acids, vectors, cells, and compositions, and a method of preparing an affinity matured IL-1β binding polypeptide. IL-1β binding antibodies or IL-1β binding fragments thereof are provided which have desirable affinity and potency. |
| US07829090B2 |
Human antibody molecules for IL-13
Specific binding members, in particular human anti-IL-13 antibody molecules and especially those which neutralise IL-13 activity. Methods for using anti-IL-13 antibody molecules in diagnosis or treatment of IL-13 related disorders, including asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease and Hodgkin's lymphoma. |
| US07829088B2 |
Composition comprising humanized antibody HBBK4 for the treatment of cancer and the use thereof
The present invention is related to a pharmaceutical composition comprising humanized anti-4-1BB antibody (HBBK4) for treating cancer by inducing increase of CD11+CD8+ T cell and IFN-γ, and inhibiting proliferation of cancer cells, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and the use. Accordingly, it can be useful in the prevention or treatment of cancer without adverse response. |
| US07829085B2 |
Methods of treating hemostasis disorders using antibodies binding the C1 domain of factor VIII
The invention, in general, features a method of treatment and/or prevention of a thrombotic pathological condition, in a mammal, which includes administering to the mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a composition including an antibody directed against the C1 domain of Factor VIII, which is a partially inhibitory antibody of Factor VIII. |
| US07829082B2 |
Catheter composition and uses thereof
A composition useful for removal of fibrin-bound blood clots from a catheter comprises water, a fibrinolytically effective amount of a plasminogen activator, and a preservatively effective amount of a bacteriostatic organic alcohol. The composition does not comprise a chelating agent. |
| US07829081B2 |
Soluble glycosaminoglycanases and methods of preparing and using soluble glycosaminoglycanases
The invention relates to the discovery of novel soluble neutral active Hyaluronidase Glycoproteins (sHASEGPs), methods of manufacture, and their use to facilitate administration of other molecules or to alleviate glycosaminoglycan associated pathologies. Minimally active polypeptide domains of the soluble, neutral active sHASEGP domains are described that include asparagine-linked sugar moieties required for a functional neutral active hyaluronidase domain. Included are modified amino-terminal leader peptides that enhance secretion of sHASEGP. The invention further comprises sialated and pegylated form of a recombinant sHASEGP to enhance stability and serum pharmacokinetics over naturally occurring slaughterhouse enzymes. Further described are suitable formulations of a substantially purified recombinant sHASEGP glycoprotein derived from a eukaryotic cell that generate the proper glycosylation required for its optimal activity. |
| US07829078B2 |
Methods of treating anemia using recombinant adeno-associated virus virions
The use of recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) virions for delivery of DNA molecules to muscle cells and tissue in the treatment of anemia is disclosed. The invention allows for the direct, in vivo injection of recombinant AAV virions into muscle tissue, e.g., by intramuscular injection, as well as for the in vitro transduction of muscle cells which can subsequently be introduced into a subject for treatment. The invention provides for sustained, high-level expression of a delivered nucleotide sequence encoding erythropoietin, and for in vivo secretion thereof from transduced muscle cells such that systemic delivery is achieved. |
| US07829076B2 |
Method of using interferon-like potein ZCYTO20 (IL-28A) or ZCYTO22(IL-28B) to treat hepatitis B
The present invention relates to polynucleotide and polypeptide molecules for zcyto20, zcyto21, zcyto22, zycto24, and zcyto25 proteins which are most closely related to interferon-α at the amino acid sequence level. The receptor for this protein family is a class II cytokine receptor. The present invention includes methods of reducing viral infections and increasing monocyte counts. The present invention also includes antibodies to the zcyto20 polypeptides, and methods of producing the polynucleotides and polypeptides. |
| US07829073B2 |
Anhydrous cosmetic compositions comprising at least one polymeric gelling agent, at least one non-volatile oil, and poly(methyl methacrylate) particles
The present disclosure relates to anhydrous compositions for making up or caring for the skin, for example foundations, comprising at least one liquid organic phase comprising at least one non-volatile oil, at least one amorphous gelling polymer formed by polymerization of an olefin, and poly(methyl methacrylate) particles, wherein the amount of the at least one non-volatile oil present in the composition is greater than the amount of poly(methyl methacrylate) particles present in the composition.The compositions may exhibit a smooth and melting creamy texture, spread easily over the skin, and make it possible to obtain a homogeneous make-up that has a powdery and matt finish and that confers a pleasant softness on the skin. The make-up may also exhibit good properties of hold. |
| US07829072B2 |
Serum albumin compositions for use in cleansing or dermatological products for skin or hair
A hypoallergenic cleansing, cosmetic, conditioning or dermatological composition for treating skin or hair is provided which contains serum albumin in an amount effective to achieve cleansing, conditioning, wound debrisment, or other beneficial cosmetic or dermatological purpose for skin or hair, along with a suitable cleansing, conditioning, cosmetic, antibacterial or dermatological agent, vehicle, carrier or excipient. The compositions may be in any suitable form for treating skin or hair, such as a soap, shampoo, cream, oil, lotion, gel, gel-based ointment, and the like. The serum albumin compositions are preferably prepared using human serum albumin produced by recombinant means, and such compositions are useful in that they allow the albumin to be absorbed in the surface of skin or hair so as to replenish the structure of these tissues when utilized as a cleansing, cosmetic or dermatological agent. The compositions of the present invention will provide cleansing, cosmetic or dermatological compositions that can be used safely and effectively with reduced likelihood of allergic reaction. |
| US07829064B2 |
Anti-CD74 immunoconjugates and methods
Disclosed are compositions that include anti-CD74 immunoconjugates and a therapeutic and/or diagnostic agent. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the immunoconjugates and using the immunoconjugates in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The compositions may be part of a kit for administering the anti-CD74 immunoconjugates compositions in therapeutic and/or diagnostic methods. |
| US07829063B2 |
Development of molecular imaging probes for carbonic anhydrase-IX using click chemistry
The present application discloses methods for identifying inhibitors with high binding-affinity for the carbonic anhydrase-IX (CA-IX) enzyme using click chemistry and uses the candidates thereof as positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents. |
| US07829062B2 |
Method of preparing a molecular sieve composition
A method of preparing a crystalline molecular sieve is provided, which method comprises (a) providing a reaction mixture comprising at least one source of ions of tetravalent element Y, at least one source of alkali metal hydroxide, water, optionally at least one seed crystal, and optionally at least one source of ions of trivalent element X, said reaction mixture having the following mole composition: Y:X2 =10 to infinity OH−:Y =0.001 to 2 M+:Y =0.001 to 2 wherein M is an alkali metal and the amount of water is at least sufficient to permit extrusion of said reaction mixture; (b) extruding said reaction mixture to form a pre-formed extrudate; and (c) crystallizing said pre-formed extrudate under vapor phase conditions in a reactor to form said crystalline molecular sieve whereby excess alkali metal hydroxide is removed from the pre-formed extrudate during crystallization. The crystalline molecular sieve product is useful as catalyst in hydrocarbon conversion processes. |
| US07829060B2 |
Nano-particles of molybdenum oxide
Nano-particle of MoO3. The nano-particle of the present invention has a surface area in the range of 33 to about 68 m2/g as determined by BET. The nano-particle may also have a rod-like non-hollow configuration. |
| US07829052B2 |
Catalytic reaction between methanol and a peroxide
A process for initiating a reaction between methanol and a peroxide to produce a gas, which comprises contacting methanol and peroxide in the liquid phase and at a pressure equal to, below or above atmospheric pressure in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one group 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 transition metal. |
| US07829049B2 |
Method for recovery of high purity carbon dioxide from a gaseous source comprising nitrogen compounds
The present invention describes a method for recovery of high purity carbon dioxide, which is substantially free of nitrogen oxides. The present invention also discloses a plant for recovery of said high purity carbon dioxide comprising an absorption column, a flash column, a stripper column, and a purification unit. |
| US07829048B1 |
Electrically heated catalyst control system and method
An exhaust treatment system comprises M electrically heated substrates and a heater control module. The M electrically heated substrates are coated with a catalyst material and arranged in series to receive exhaust gas of an engine. M is an integer greater than one. The heater control module applies power to N of the M substrates to heat the N substrates during a predetermined period. N is an integer less than M. The engine is turned off and the M electrically heated substrates do not receive exhaust gas during the predetermined period. |
| US07829043B2 |
Method for coprecipitation of actinides in different oxidation states and method for preparation of mixed compounds of actinides
Method for coprecipitation (or simultaneous precipitation) of at least one actinide in oxidation state (IV) with at least one actinide in oxidation state (III), wherein: a solution i.e. mixture of actinide(s) in oxidation state (IV) and actinide(s) in oxidation state (III) is prepared by adding to it a singly charged cation whose presence makes it possible to stabilize the aforementioned oxidation states in the mixture, or a singly charged cation which does not act to stabilize the aforementioned oxidation states in the mixture; a solution containing oxalate ions is mixed with the said mixture of actinides in order to carry out coprecipitation, i.e. simultaneous precipitation, of the said actinides in oxidation states (IV) and (III) and a fraction of the singly charged cation. According to another embodiment, a solution i.e. mixture of actinide(s) in oxidation state (IV) and actinide(s) in oxidation state (III) is prepared and a solution containing oxalate ions and a singly charged cation is added to the said mixture of actinides in order to carry out the coprecipitation.Method for preparation of mixed compounds of actinides by calcining the precipitate which is obtained.These mixed oxides such as mixed oxides, carbides or nitrides can be used especially in the fabrication of nuclear fuel, in the fabrication of transmutation targets or for the stable packaging of nuclear materials. |
| US07829040B2 |
High temperature high pressure vessel for microwave assisted chemistry
A vessel assembly is disclosed for high pressure high temperature chemistry. The vessel assembly includes a cylindrical vessel and a cylindrical vessel seal cover. The vessel and the seal cover have respective surfaces that, when engaged, define a circumferential interior passage between the vessel and the seal cover. A pressure release opening in the seal cover is in fluid communication with the circumferential passage. A retaining ring surrounds the vessel and the seal cover at the position where the vessel and the seal cover meet to maintain an outer circumferential engagement between the seal cover and the vessel when pressure forces gases in the vessel to flow into the circumferential passage and then outwardly from the pressure release opening. |
| US07829038B2 |
Segmented outer catalyst retention screen for stacked radial flow reactors
A radial flow reactor design is presented. The reactor has individual and interchangeable screens that are arrayed circumferentially around the inside of the reactor. The reactor includes a plurality of screens held out from the reactor wall to form a circumferential screen, with channels defined between the reactor wall and the circumferential screen. |
| US07829037B2 |
Oxidation system with sidedraw secondary reactor
Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and the product from the oxidation reaction is crude terephthalic acid (CTA), such CTA product can be purified and separated by more economical techniques than could be employed if the CTA were formed by a conventional high-temperature oxidation process. |
| US07829036B2 |
Fluid jet cutting process
A fluid jet cutting process for fibrous materials, such as inorganic fibrous material articles is provided. A fluid composition for use in the fluid jet cutting process is also provided. The cutting fluid composition contains a carrier fluid and coating composition for the cut surfaces of the fibrous material. An apparatus for carrying out the fluid jet cutting process of fibrous materials is also provided. |